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00:00:15Then, now, forever.
00:00:33Together.
00:01:00Cody Rhodes arrives at Colonial Life Arena ready to secure a title defense.
00:01:05He has the contract binder in hand you see right there.
00:01:10It needs Gunther's signature on it.
00:01:12We will track down the ring general.
00:01:14We'll find out tonight.
00:01:15And you see Damien Priest on your left and Solo and the MFTs on the right.
00:01:20And earlier today, we received word that R-Truth still not medically cleared.
00:01:24So the originally scheduled tag team match now singles Tama Tonga against Priest.
00:01:30And the women's tag team division.
00:01:32Some added tension.
00:01:34Charlotte and Alexa.
00:01:35They were on the wrong end of Jake Cargill's return.
00:01:38So the Queen and her bestie going up in Meeching and B-Fab here on SmackDown.
00:01:50And you don't have to wait for football season for a homecoming here at South Carolina.
00:01:56It happens tonight for the Gamecocks' favorite native son.
00:02:01Shrick Williams is back.
00:02:03Taking in Bryce Williams Stadium.
00:02:05As we're just six days removed from the wild night at Backlash.
00:02:12We are sold out tonight.
00:02:1515,000 WWE fans on hand for WWE Backlash.
00:02:21We are making history here tonight.
00:02:29Because we have a brand new event.
00:02:32The John Cena Classic.
00:02:42What on earth is that?
00:02:45He's a mini housing.
00:02:47Oh no.
00:02:47Back into the cloning machine.
00:02:50Yeah!
00:02:51Look at this!
00:02:52The cloning machine works!
00:02:54They're assaulting Kit Wilson!
00:02:56I am not cursed!
00:03:02Pump kick!
00:03:04This right here.
00:03:06This is wrestling!
00:03:11Since you met me, I've been running this as Chick Williams were.
00:03:14And tonight all the games is over.
00:03:16A little kick!
00:03:19A little kick!
00:03:19A little yardie!
00:03:21Trick shot!
00:03:23Trick Williams legend continuing to grow.
00:03:41Top Ball batomb!
00:03:49Oh .
00:03:50proprio62!
00:03:51See you next time.
00:03:52Mr.
00:03:55The red music.
00:03:55Joe, bong, guy.
00:04:27Ladies and gentlemen, accompanied by Grammy Award nominee Lil Yachty and Kaki, the mascot, he is the United States champion
00:04:37and Columbia's very own Trick Williams!
00:04:45Just try to contain that smile, Trick. The famous quote, you can't go home again, does not apply here.
00:04:56Trick Williams is not the same man he was. He's better and he's home. A breakout star returns.
00:05:08His old South Carolina jersey in the hands of Lil Yachty.
00:05:13Go back here! Go back here! Go back here!
00:05:25Ayo, cut to music!
00:05:30Woo-hoo!
00:05:37Straight out of South CAC and don't know how to ag. Trick Williams back to Columbia, South Carolina.
00:05:51I love that. Representing W.J. Keenan High School.
00:06:01Representing the University of South Carolina Gamecock.
00:06:10Grew up right here on these streets. I remember driving up Trick Notch Road.
00:06:20That's right. Cutting that right to my favorite restaurant. Woo!
00:06:26Kiki's Trick and Waffles. Woo!
00:06:31But look here, Yachty. You gotta understand, I would go there and I would get the special.
00:06:35What's that? The special sauce.
00:06:37Woo! The sauce so good, the chicken wings so good, you gotta eat them while you're standing up.
00:06:44And old Trick Willie would get those wings. And don't forget, I'm a big guy.
00:06:48That's right. Six foot five. That's right. 250 pounds. That's right.
00:06:53I would bite into that chicken wing and the sauce would drip down.
00:06:57All the way past my three chains. That's right.
00:07:01Past these eight ass. That's right.
00:07:04Onto my two shoes. Huh.
00:07:07I said, oh no.
00:07:10For this day and forevermore, these shoes will be called the Lemon Pepper.
00:07:18Let's talk about it. Woo-hoo!
00:07:25Playing for the Gamecocks.
00:07:31I had a lot of good days. I had some not so good days.
00:07:35But my family's here.
00:07:41And my mama told me, boy, you are a king created by God Almighty.
00:07:48Never forget who you are or whose you are. Trick, they can't break you.
00:07:56So to Columbia, South Carolina.
00:07:59To W.J. Keenan.
00:08:01To Kiki's Chicken and Waffles.
00:08:04To the Gamecocks.
00:08:06To Mama.
00:08:10Look at the star you've created.
00:08:16Awesome!
00:08:19Here we go!
00:08:20To Kiki the record.
00:08:20At J Boulder's Day.stoffer
00:08:23.ΩΩica's
00:08:23how long things happen. I can't
00:08:25retain! To the whole
00:08:26thing. I'm not,
00:08:28I'm not feeling bad. Not just what I
00:08:29can't bring. You're hard to
00:08:32see me. I can't you
00:08:33ever dream like that. Oh my gosh!
00:08:38It's a homecoming!
00:08:40you even brought out cocky the mascot last week was the gingerbread man trick your whole career
00:08:51is starting to look like rejected mascots from my daughter's birthday party is this wwe or sesame
00:09:00street what's next is big bird gonna come out and people say they have trouble taking me seriously
00:09:11see that's y'all problem right there coming out here interrupting and disrespecting trick williams
00:09:17on trick williams homecoming and trick williams hometown of columbia south carolina with all
00:09:22trick williams friends and family y'all got some nerve that's the reason y'all got beat up last
00:09:30week by those little mini houses that's the reason y'all cursed
00:09:39i am not cursed
00:09:47i am not cursed
00:09:56wake up wake up you clearly aren't understanding what the master is saying so maybe i will speak
00:10:06in a language that you can understand slam poetry
00:10:19by kit willie
00:10:23you wouldn't last a day on the streets where i grew up
00:10:28kit from buckinghamshire england is gonna lyrically mess you up oh
00:10:38trick and yachty well you're two obnoxious folk that's two egos the miz will never stroke
00:10:49this town is filled with bros and nasty jocks
00:10:57only to be united by the love of their toxic game cocks
00:11:10look can i try that can i can i try that um i got
00:11:26hit him with it dog
00:11:29on your tombstone in the reed kit wilson better known for assisting the miz
00:11:37on your tombstone in the reed kit wilson better known for assisting the miz
00:11:42i already completed show biz i don't really know who you is
00:11:45but that tan got you yellow like the road on the whiz
00:11:49y'all ain't handsome as we whiz and that's the reason y'all sick
00:11:53it'd be a shame we show columbia how to whoop that trick
00:12:03i'm a diamond platinum artist i didn't done done at all
00:12:07ah they mad we came out with cocky cause miz got little tiny balls
00:12:32do you know what this means do you know what this means
00:12:39when my hand goes up your mouth goes shut i am so sick of this we are not bringing tiny
00:12:47balls back
00:12:48there is no curse i want to get out of this dumpster fire of the city
00:12:53with your stupid chicken game cock if i lived here i'd volunteer to move to tennessee
00:13:03so get a referee out here right here right now in this ring
00:13:10cause i'm gonna whoop your ass in front of your mama
00:13:16he's gonna whoop your ass oh trick slap oh here we go you don't bring up mama wade
00:13:25you do not bring up mama and we don't need a referee apparently
00:13:31sends him out
00:13:33this place is on fire homecoming in columbia cackalacky style
00:13:41just listen to him
00:13:51the native sun against the miz next
00:14:08the first ever premium live event to be held in italy
00:14:14high stakes high pressure this is what we call must see
00:14:26massive crowd at colonial life arena in columbia
00:14:29south carolina waving their university of south carolina flags
00:14:33for their foot former football star and now breakout wwe star
00:14:39the united states champion trick williams up against
00:14:42the miz joe tessitore and wade barrett with you on this great night
00:14:47of friday night smackdown well polar opposite weekends these two men had at
00:14:52backlash just six nights ago
00:14:55trick williams victorious against sammy zane in that u.s championship defense the
00:15:00miz and kip wilson
00:15:02got mini housen out of there
00:15:04yeah this is a little bit of a make good for that right wade this is something
00:15:08nick aldus said hey i understand you're complaining he said it wasn't fair
00:15:11of all the overrunning by the wool housens in that tag team match so
00:15:16it's not miss complaining one way or another but it could certainly be a big make good if this is
00:15:22victorious here suddenly we'll be able to stake a claim for a future championship opportunity
00:15:28keep your eyes on little yachty cigar et al
00:15:31certainly been involved in some matches in recent weeks
00:15:35well yachty's so excited to come here to columbia and celebrate this homecoming
00:15:39with these fans this past tuesday may 12th in fact was officially declared
00:15:44trick williams day by the south carolina house of representatives
00:15:49capital of energy and noise this town has turned into over the past 24 hours with
00:15:55willie in town great gut shot there body shot and now a series of right hands
00:16:01from trick willie trick just looks extra energized today and i don't say that lightly the man is
00:16:07always buzzing with energy a little extra to him right here as the homecoming king
00:16:12well miz will certainly kick that out of you in a hurry
00:16:19and now mocking trick and has whooped that
00:16:23chant in front of this crowd anything trick can do
00:16:26miz can do better that is why he is the master
00:16:30i'm talking about doing things better how about kit willie spitting some ice cold bars
00:16:35at little yossi and then was completely outdone by little yachty
00:16:39i disagree what to disagree willie freestyling that was complete mismatch
00:16:44against trick willie as he proclaimed looking into his poetry book
00:16:49kit willie get it right
00:16:51kit kit kit kit kit kit kit kit kit kit kit
00:16:58right now miz showing all 20 plus years of his class inside that ring there's a reason why this guy
00:17:06is a two-time grand slam champ
00:17:10and it's not because of that columbia how crass
00:17:14oh nice job with the upper head movement and then a neckbreaker jumping neckbreaker
00:17:19by trick williams well massive assist from this massive crowd distracting and insulting
00:17:25them is
00:17:25but how explosive is trick williams just dynamic athlete here in the town where it all started
00:17:32another one of those quick slaps connecting
00:17:39so many here remember everything he was as an all-state athlete at keenan high school just a couple miles
00:17:46away
00:17:50is out the back door
00:17:52might have gone for a school crushing finale there but the speed of trick williams just too much to handle
00:17:59trick is on fire tonight
00:18:02chasing down the miz
00:18:08out on the floor massive uppercut by the united states champ
00:18:12trick williams is just a step ahead of the veteran miz
00:18:18but everything miz is trying is just backfiring now
00:18:22and this could be a short night's oh wait oh oh kit wilson getting involved
00:18:27blind back elbow there taking down trick williams behind the referee's back
00:18:32there's not a lot little yossi can do about it either
00:18:43meanwhile right back to action is the miz
00:18:47face to face with will yotty the music superstar
00:19:10the miz getting the best of trip williams out on the floor running him into the barricade you see
00:19:16trick's family is there in the front row
00:19:19well exactly what miz said was gonna happen is now happening right in front of mom and dad
00:19:25oh that's ridiculous right in front of his parents wade
00:19:31miz in the face of mama williams
00:19:34oh that's it trick protect mama dish it back out
00:19:54i could do this all day long says the hometown hero
00:20:09there's a vocal crowd here at colonial life arena to support trick williams
00:20:15and trick is following their demands to a team but the miz once again able to bounce back putting the
00:20:21brakes on
00:20:22and then following up with that big boot right to the kisser of trick williams
00:20:32now staring daggers back at the family of trick williams who are about to see
00:20:38their boy get a whooping that miz believes he so richly deserves
00:20:45pointing at his mom blowing kisses to mama williams and then delivering a massive boot
00:21:02miz starting to enjoy this a little too much got to keep his eyes on the prize here we know
00:21:06full well the trick williams
00:21:08can fire back in the blink of an eye
00:21:16the crowd literally sizing him up
00:21:20in what way joe
00:21:22just
00:21:22poetic chance
00:21:25oh what a great counter the suplex by trick williams
00:21:36get wilson and lil yachty ringside
00:21:40kit law starting to look a little panicked
00:21:44lil yachty laser focused on him
00:21:47getting his man back into the fight
00:22:11the united states champion trick williams is the pride of columbia south carolina going toe-to-toe center of the
00:22:18ring with the miz
00:22:19this is his homecoming here
00:22:21after his wrestlemania debut
00:22:24oh what a big flooring uppercut
00:22:27from trick willie
00:22:28they're highly partisan crowd fully behind their man trick williams who is delivering the right stuff now
00:22:38and now he's got him in position
00:22:54how about it tricky book in
00:22:58and a count of twos and left shoulder gets up from the miz
00:23:01yeah living dangerously now is the miz
00:23:03that was a split second away from what would have torn the roof off this building
00:23:08big dub for trick williams
00:23:11but can he close it out now in front of this adoring crowd
00:23:15you see saturday may 23rd saturday night's main event eight days away
00:23:19that'll be streaming on peacock and in fort wayne indiana
00:23:22oh he's going for it
00:23:23he's going for it
00:23:24but instead what a great counter by trick williams
00:23:28out of that skull crushing finale
00:23:30well trick williams certainly has done his homework
00:23:33but it might not help you now
00:23:36miz into the cover
00:23:38trick survives it you can see
00:23:40the incredulous look on the face of the miz
00:23:43you're absolutely astonished
00:23:44however anyone paying close attention to the career of trick williams over the past couple of years will not be
00:23:50surprised
00:23:51this man is not just charisma personified
00:23:54he is double tough too
00:23:56these fans here in philimbia south carolina know about the spirit and heart and will of trick williams
00:24:04he walked on to the south carolina football team
00:24:06an sec football team
00:24:07he won the most outstanding offensive walkout award
00:24:11earned playing time earned a degree
00:24:14he climbed the mountains
00:24:15people said were impossible to climb
00:24:19and the miz kicks not getting the jump done
00:24:22looking for a quick one again
00:24:27trick williams
00:24:28hip up
00:24:29and this crowd is ready to roar
00:24:32remarkably fresh this deep into the match that is why
00:24:36and kim wilson once again
00:24:38playing the distract on the outside
00:24:41getting involved
00:24:42o'connor roll
00:24:42miz
00:24:43right back to it
00:24:44back and forth they go
00:24:47goodnight
00:24:48going for skull crushing finale
00:24:50it delivers it
00:24:50he hit it
00:24:51he hit it
00:24:54no
00:24:54mick williams
00:24:57well astonished is no longer the word the eyes popping out of the skull of the miz because nobody kicks
00:25:05out of that mood
00:25:07and now kit wilson up on the ropes and the miz what is he doing here
00:25:13well referee distracted now miz jack to try something
00:25:17oh he's got a kendo in his hand
00:25:19still crushing finale did not work perhaps this well
00:25:25referee jason ayers has to turn around what is he doing he's got a kendo in his hand
00:25:28yadi
00:25:30yadi
00:25:32yadi
00:25:33yadi
00:25:33yadi saves the day
00:25:34the great equalizer lil yadi on the outside
00:25:37wait up
00:25:37oh how about it
00:25:39he gets the best of kit wilson
00:25:41coming away
00:25:43wow
00:25:44lil yadi just wrecks kit wilson
00:25:51trick shot
00:25:52and a big one
00:25:54one
00:25:54two
00:25:55three
00:25:59here is your winner
00:26:01trick
00:26:03williams
00:26:11let it rain in colombia
00:26:14yadi's got cash in hand
00:26:17the champs got his homecoming win
00:26:24and trick williams is undoubtedly pure money
00:26:29take another look at this
00:26:32the miz lining up to bat one out of left field
00:26:35when lil yadi steals the kendo
00:26:38tricks
00:26:39pull
00:26:40kit wilson
00:26:41puts a dive over our desk in the process of one trick shot later
00:26:46flying into the jaw of the miss
00:26:49and it is a successful homecoming for the former game cup wide receiver
00:26:56from keenan high to start up
00:26:58trick williams
00:27:00let's go backstage to kathy kelly
00:27:03kathy take it away
00:27:07yeah thanks guys i'm here with carmelo hayes and mellow first match back in a while you go
00:27:12one on one with ricky saint so tell me how are you feeling what's your mindset going in
00:27:16well kathy
00:27:17well kathy let me address the elephant in the room
00:27:18obviously i've been gone for a month
00:27:20but i've been watching
00:27:20i'm seeing guys like sammy
00:27:22guys like trick make a mockery of that united states championship
00:27:24that i took so much pride in making sure to have prestige behind it
00:27:27okay
00:27:27and i'm listening to the people and they're telling me they say mellow
00:27:29we want mellow we want mellow
00:27:30well guess what you got mellow
00:27:32and when mellow shoots
00:27:32he don't miss
00:27:33and i'm shooting for that united states championship
00:27:35let's talk about it
00:27:37let's talk about the fact that i didn't even get a formal hello from you mellow
00:27:40ricky what you need a hello for
00:27:42i know exactly who you are
00:27:43i'm not out here running for president
00:27:44i'm trying to get my united states championship back
00:27:45ah
00:27:46well here's the thing
00:27:47since you've been gone on your vacay
00:27:49the world is entirely different man
00:27:51okay
00:27:51there's new tenants in the building
00:27:53okay
00:27:53oh there's new tenants
00:27:54well you need to ask about me
00:27:55because when it comes to what we do in that ring
00:27:56i'm the freaking landlord
00:27:57and tonight
00:27:58rent is due for your ass
00:27:59ask about me
00:28:00ask nick aldis about me
00:28:01ask cody rhodes about me
00:28:02okay
00:28:04man i'm looking at you man
00:28:05i see exactly what you are
00:28:06man let me tell you something ricky
00:28:08this place has a funny way of humbling people
00:28:10like you
00:28:12like me
00:28:12it might not be today
00:28:14it might not be tomorrow
00:28:15but it's gonna be one day
00:28:16and that's absolute
00:28:18you
00:28:18gonna humble me
00:28:20i don't need your advice okay
00:28:22you know what you need
00:28:23you need a lesson
00:28:24you need an absolute lesson
00:28:25and the best teacher is standing right in front of you
00:28:27and his name is ricky saint
00:28:29i'll see you tonight
00:28:29we'll find out then
00:28:31like looking in a dirty mirror
00:28:37you down south for triple a i've been very very impressed you've been tearing it up down there my friend
00:28:41trust me sir i got my eyes on something big
00:28:44all right i'm looking forward to it
00:28:46thanks man
00:28:47thank you sir
00:28:49sami
00:28:50nick
00:28:51look i just want to say i know i lost that match at backlash for the us championship i'm ashamed
00:28:57of myself
00:28:58okay i i did things in that match that were very underhanded that were totally out of character and i
00:29:05think i think the pressure of just everybody telling me i need to be different the pressure of people treating
00:29:09me differently got to me but i think it was a wake up call honestly i think this is the
00:29:13universe's way of telling me i need to go back to who i really am
00:29:17okay so all i'm asking for nick is a rematch for the u.s championship so i could go and
00:29:21do things the right way this time
00:29:23okay i appreciate all that
00:29:25here's the thing you just had your rematch
00:29:28right
00:29:28so you know what comes next
00:29:30if you want another title shot
00:29:32you have to earn it
00:29:35earn it
00:29:36earn it
00:29:36yeah right so okay
00:29:38you don't think everything i've done over the past couple of weeks is enough to earn it the past couple
00:29:42of months how about we go back to the last couple of years no how about we go back to
00:29:45the last couple of years nick or you can't get it back to the last couple of years nick
00:29:47why are you so quick to forget why why is everyone around here so quick to forget you know who
00:29:52doesn't forget nick my ride or die fans nick and all i'm looking to do is to redeem myself for
00:30:00them
00:30:01i haven't forgotten nobody's forgotten everyone knows how good you are okay here's the thing
00:30:08clearly you're dealing with some stuff
00:30:11so my advice to you is to go deal with it because right now all i'm getting from you is
00:30:18entitled
00:30:22entitled
00:30:22entitled
00:30:23entitled
00:30:24entitled
00:30:24you believe this guy
00:30:25hey what's going on with you
00:30:28me
00:30:28me
00:30:29nothing's going on with me
00:30:30ray i'm the same i'm the same sammy i've always been it's everyone else and everything else around here that's
00:30:36changing
00:30:38i don't even recognize you bro come on
00:30:42ray ray amigo
00:30:54coming up next it's page and three against julia and kiana james that's coming your way hey ww universe here's
00:31:04a special look at pressure the untold true story of d-day only in theaters on may 29th
00:31:12you
00:31:15welcome back to smackdown i'm here with the women's tag team champions now page brie it feels like every single
00:31:21week there's another team just waiting to take a shot at you too so how do you feel knowing that
00:31:27the target on your backs just keeps getting bigger and bigger i mean yeah this division is definitely competitive and
00:31:33we love it but yes holding these titles it feels like you're in a shark tank and everyone wants a
00:31:37piece of you fatal influence julia and kiana tonight and this coming monday night raw we're defending our team
00:31:41our titles against judgment day yeah you know it's taken us years to get these bad boys and i refuse
00:31:46we refuse to give them up that easily kathy you know
00:31:52we just want to say that we are rooting for you too really yeah girl actually we want y'all
00:31:57to win tonight and uh on monday too because saturday night men event we're gonna get our titles back okay
00:32:03you know the ones that you guys stole and we don't want to beat judgment day or julia and kiana
00:32:08we want to beat you two and take back what is ours
00:32:12you know and another thing i think oh we'd love to say chad but there's somewhere we have to be
00:32:32and that's somewhere to be is being showered with love from these fans
00:32:38it's been week after week since mania for page and brie with that
00:32:47the following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall introducing first day off the wwe women's tag team champions
00:32:57wwe hall of fame are brie bella and page
00:33:02so they've got their hands full with a match tonight they've got their hands full on monday taking on
00:33:10the judgment day they've got the irresistible forces on their tails continuing the theme of the women's tag division being
00:33:18unbridled chaos
00:33:19thus the description of a shark tank tonight's friday night smackdown is present
00:33:33page and brie belly don't mention irresistible forces last week they rocked them post promo that running leg drop the
00:33:39lash extension
00:33:40now the skill and strength of julia and kiana james
00:33:54and their opponents the team of julia and kiana james
00:34:02of course we just saw kiana james a week ago battling tiffany stratton for the united states championship
00:34:10especially julia's presence ringside that had the opposite effect on that night
00:34:14okay joe test now stirring the part
00:34:17all it was there was a minor verbal miscommunication
00:34:20i'm summarizing the facts of the match
00:34:22no you're twisting it like you always do there was a minor verbal miscue between these two
00:34:29kiana wanted one thing
00:34:31julia because of the noise of the crowd didn't quite hear it
00:34:34the plan did not get executed
00:34:36and an l was taken by kiana
00:34:39what we have right now is a get right opportunity for julia and kiana
00:34:45yes
00:34:45beat the tag champs now
00:34:47and then surely you will have earned yourself a future opportunity at the gold together in harmony
00:34:54that's that's a fair way to frame it that they have a chance to show some teamwork
00:34:59right now after they weren't on the same page at all a week ago when julia attempted to run interference
00:35:04it completely backfired and tiffany stratton retained the u.s championship
00:35:08once again a slight joe test twist to that
00:35:11however match underway and immediately there with the power is kiana james
00:35:18and that's something brie bella simply cannot match kiana out brie bella has all the experience in the world
00:35:24but a powerhouse she certainly is not
00:35:31incredible to have them back on top after the time away and then the shocking return of page at wrestlemania
00:35:3842
00:35:39really one of those wrestlemania moments that we always talk about that you always walk away from a big weekend
00:35:46talking about
00:35:47that was it the return of page yeah no doubt about it brie bella and indeed page it's a gift
00:35:52for us their careers were
00:35:54completely over but they're back and back to their best and it could be a short one here
00:35:59it could be page with the cover
00:36:03kiana james already badly needing the help from the beautiful madness julia on the outside needing that tag and here
00:36:09she is
00:36:09and here comes the beautiful madness
00:36:12former nxc women's champion former u.s champion
00:36:19and on the attack right away against page
00:36:22massive weight of expectation always on the shoulders of julia
00:36:27for a career over in japan and elsewhere with untold amounts of success
00:36:33looking to continue that here against our tag champs
00:36:37snap suplex and straight to the lateral press and the hook of the leg and a count of two
00:36:45there's always a nice calm confidence about julia
00:36:48dangerously close to giving away a tag there to brie bella has to watch that
00:36:52no page turning things around instantly
00:36:59delivering the kick herself and now taking momentum back here in south carolina
00:37:05kind of skills speed of thought and movement that took page to being a two-time divas champion on her
00:37:12first run here in wwe
00:37:14no surprises that she got straight back in at the business end of smackdown
00:37:19winning gold already but watch out
00:37:22oh smash down onto the edge of the apron
00:37:26beautiful harmony already between kiana and julia just like i told you
00:37:31and now doubling down face first into that pole
00:37:35damage done on page
00:37:58big crowd here at colonial life arena in columbia south carolina
00:38:02earlier it was the homecoming for their hometown hero trick williams now it's the tag team
00:38:07and champions brie bella and page going up against julia and kiana james
00:38:12and it has suddenly turned into the julia and kiana james show here
00:38:17a nice little distraction on the outside clearly this week
00:38:20communication not a problem between julia and kiana james
00:38:25great example of the beautiful madness there
00:38:28julia on the attack against page and now kiana james takes the tag
00:38:33nice smooth tags between kiana and julia too looking like an excellent performance
00:38:39excellent counter as shoulders were down
00:38:41that's the problem with page is simply cannot write her off all
00:38:44millimeters away from a tag to a fresh brie bella on the outside
00:38:51able to stop the series of right hands and counter herself as kiana james retakes control
00:38:58driving those knees right into the spine
00:39:01just punishing attacks now
00:39:03this is page who has got a lot of miles on the clock we know all night
00:39:08and then right in the face of brie
00:39:11just mocking brie bella
00:39:14one way to get inside the minds of the veteran champs
00:39:17he's doing exactly that showing them zero respect
00:39:21part of the game in this level
00:39:24cannot be intimidated by those with bigger resumes than your own
00:39:28and kiana showing no sign of that
00:39:31and julia distracting the referee
00:39:34and
00:39:36see kiana james taking advantage
00:39:38again those communication issues completely evaporated now
00:39:43much to the annoyance of my commentary partner joe tax
00:39:47i don't know about that i'm just calling the match here
00:39:57driving pages head into the turnbuckle
00:39:59getting wiped out now giving no room to breathe whatsoever and neither should she
00:40:05you
00:40:06trying to compare to that you cannot give an inch to
00:40:07she is being smothered in that corner
00:40:10kiana james man oh man did she bring that
00:40:14what a burst of speed from kiana and that is dangerous
00:40:19and now julia up top
00:40:22page able to get out of the way for a moment
00:40:24and deliver a series of right hands
00:40:32nice take down there from julia rarely seen
00:40:36and now a torturous keyhole being applied
00:40:39but page could tap here
00:40:58page is in a world of hurt against julia and kiana james
00:41:02she is desperate to tag brie bella
00:41:05and that world of hurt could end pretty soon
00:41:08because whatever julia is cooking up here could be utterly devastating
00:41:12not where page wants to be at all
00:41:14and now scrambling with everything she's got
00:41:17to get out of trouble
00:41:19page
00:41:21oh
00:41:21she could have a shot here
00:41:25sunset
00:41:25page this could be the opening she needs
00:41:29but is there anything left in the tank of page to scramble over
00:41:33and get that tag to brie
00:41:35she's gonna sustain beat down
00:41:37cut her off
00:41:42this place is gonna explode if brie can get there
00:41:46and here she comes
00:41:50and the hall of famer now looking to do hall of fame level things
00:41:57teach julia and kiana a major lesson in respect
00:42:01green mode
00:42:02green mode is activated
00:42:06the running knee strikes
00:42:10back and forth she goes
00:42:12activated and delivered
00:42:19yes kicks engaged
00:42:22must have been watching the miz a little earlier
00:42:27rie bella
00:42:29back to her best
00:42:33bella buster
00:42:36hooking the leg to put it away here
00:42:38a nice time in once again from julia completely on the same page now and saving the match for her
00:42:46team
00:42:46but turfed out unceremoniously
00:42:49and that was kiana in a major wall of problems
00:42:52now big kick from kiana james
00:42:55well timed there
00:42:56the tag to julia
00:43:00nice lung blower
00:43:01and doubling down on the pain
00:43:03oh you are seeing the teamwork now
00:43:07northern lights
00:43:10and the save by page
00:43:13just in the nick of time by page here
00:43:16showing that championship caliber ability that she has
00:43:20but it might be redundant here because brie bella is down and all alone
00:43:27she is in a tough spot right now isn't she
00:43:30oh
00:43:31sidestep there by kiana inadvertently sending page into julia
00:43:35meanwhile looking for the quick one
00:43:40oh what a super kick
00:43:42yeah that's what you call a quick one joe text
00:43:44oh knees up
00:43:46for that standing moonsault
00:43:48doubling down on the punishment here
00:43:50and it might have backfired
00:43:52page is back in the mix
00:43:57rampage ddt
00:43:59one two three
00:44:05here are your winners
00:44:07here are your winners
00:44:08wwe women's tag team champions
00:44:10brie bella and page
00:44:14well that was a gutsy performance by both page and brie bella and it had to be cause
00:44:19julia and kiana for 99% of that match were perfect until that brief miscue
00:44:27take another look at this
00:44:29effort here from kiana james
00:44:31attempting the standing moonsault for brie bella with perfect timing
00:44:35and then the one two whammy followed up by this
00:44:39cradle ddt
00:44:42the rampage
00:44:43getting the job done
00:44:46once again another miscue
00:44:48between julia and kiana and they're gonna have to talk that one through in the locker room joe
00:44:54and keep in mind they have a title match defense against judgment day coming up on monday night raw
00:44:58what do you say we move ahead and discuss the undisputed champion cody rhodes
00:45:01just when cody was putting wrestlemania behind him medically cleared comes back to smackdown then the vicious and dangerous gunther
00:45:09arrived and then wait a week ago the contract signing that wasn't
00:45:15if you want gunther's name on the contract you'll have to get his signature all by yourself
00:45:24and while cody pondered that gunther once again struck from behind but this time cody was wise to it fighting
00:45:34out of the sleeper
00:45:35not once
00:45:38but twice
00:45:39dumping the ring general out of the ring
00:45:43now what you want to do you want everybody to roll out the red carpet on smackdown i'm easy to
00:45:51find
00:45:52hard
00:45:53hard
00:45:54to beat
00:45:55you be one ready to fight fire with fire
00:46:01it's the american nightmare
00:46:04contract binder in hand undisputed championship on shoulder
00:46:09he's here in south carolina next
00:46:13what a stretch of premium action we're on
00:46:16and of course summer slam is coming your way to us bank stadium
00:46:20in minnesota august 1st and 2nd
00:46:23two day combo tickets are on sale now
00:46:26via ticketmaster
00:46:31let's check in with kathy kelly
00:46:35well joe i am here with the united states women's champion tiffany stratton and tiffany
00:46:39there are an abundance of strong alliances in the women's division
00:46:42as a singles competitor where do you see yourself fitting into all of that
00:46:46well kathy if i had to guess
00:46:49then i feel like
00:46:51what is the
00:47:00well
00:47:00if
00:47:01those are the teams i have to go against then i think i'll be just fine because unlike them i
00:47:05am just fine on my own and at the end of the day if they want to play the numbers
00:47:09game then i'm gonna
00:47:10yeah
00:47:11chelsea i've been looking for you
00:47:14just the person i was looking for
00:47:16um i was just talking about how i don't like being partnered up
00:47:19oh
00:47:20oh you were talking about them yeah that is so embarrassing and you know they've been like bickering ever since
00:47:26you the second greatest united states women's champion
00:47:31beat both of them
00:47:32yeah chelsea sometimes people just aren't meant to be a team and they're just oblivious to it
00:47:38no you're so right
00:47:42tiffy that would never be us
00:47:44right because we weren't meant to be a team
00:47:51that's like so us like she's always joking like that
00:47:54friendly banter
00:47:55she's so funny kathy
00:47:59chelsea was wearing a breakfast that tiffany's outfit too
00:48:04best
00:48:04best
00:48:05best
00:48:05best
00:48:06best
00:48:06best
00:48:07best
00:48:07best
00:48:07best
00:48:08best
00:48:08best
00:48:09best
00:48:11best
00:48:12best
00:48:26cody's been in a fighting mood lately
00:48:53ladies and gentlemen please welcome
00:49:05as he passed that binder we're only two weeks away to clash in italy and the undisputed wwe championship
00:49:15is supposed to be set but he's got to track down his signature of gunford to get it there
00:49:23well he's been victimized time and time again by the ring general it should be academic
00:49:29that getting that signature on that contract should be fairly easy
00:49:37qb1 business to be taken care of imminently perhaps
00:49:45a little remodeling ringside
00:49:54now mark nash is going to need a seat
00:49:59and that gets launched up there too
00:50:02i think he's saying i can get set for a contract signing
00:50:08i thought he was asking for a pack
00:50:10just all tables are coming out
00:50:12we got chairs we got a table now
00:50:16cody's taking care of business himself
00:50:22qb1 really can do it all
00:50:26including furniture removal apparently
00:50:31last week in jacksonville he was ready to defend his championship against gunther on the spot
00:50:35it was told quite clearly by paul heyman
00:50:38look you can have the match but it's your job to get this signature
00:50:41and now taking on that responsibility with a plop
00:50:45is cody rhodes wwe champ
00:50:49and for once the champ is chasing the challenger for a signature
00:50:54that is a one-man crew look at this ink in the hand
00:50:56one-man crew
00:50:57yeah that was impressive
00:51:01wasting no time whatsoever
00:51:03and now let's get down to business
00:51:32columbia south carolina
00:51:39what do you want to talk about
00:51:42i have all of the formal ingredients for a contract signing
00:51:48that's what we got here
00:51:50a contract for gunther to come to smackdown
00:51:56a contract for a wwe championship match
00:52:01at clash in italy
00:52:02and that's what we're gonna do folks
00:52:05right here
00:52:06right now
00:52:21the ring general
00:52:24the ring general
00:52:38recently dumped the career
00:52:40and cody
00:52:42cody do you know
00:52:44how much time and work it took
00:52:47to set up the deal
00:52:50do you know how much strategic planning
00:52:52how much foresight
00:52:54how much negotiation went into all of this
00:52:56i mean we're talking
00:52:58i mean we're talking the roster transfer of the best wrestler in wwe
00:53:05and still
00:53:07and still you find a way to make it all about yourself
00:53:14just like a typical american
00:53:19i mean and i shouldn't be surprised
00:53:22i see it on your neck
00:53:24every week
00:53:26when the attention
00:53:28is not on you
00:53:30you cry
00:53:31you complain
00:53:32and you find a way
00:53:33to make it all about yourself
00:53:37but not with me
00:53:39this is my deal
00:53:41this is my title match
00:53:43and this
00:53:45will be my title
00:53:51so golden boy
00:53:55all i want you to do
00:53:57is be professional
00:54:01address me nicely
00:54:03and don't forget
00:54:05to say please
00:54:07it's very simple
00:54:12in a nice way cody
00:54:15in a professional way
00:54:18simple
00:54:20simple
00:54:21don't forget
00:54:22that you are the one
00:54:24who got the drop on me
00:54:25that you
00:54:26are the one
00:54:27who convinced mr hayman
00:54:29to do this favor
00:54:30where you get a title shot
00:54:31that you didn't even earn
00:54:32and you
00:54:33wouldn't sign in jacksonville
00:54:35and now
00:54:36basically you're saying
00:54:37you're not going to sign
00:54:38in columbia
00:54:39and i'm the one
00:54:40yes
00:54:40i'm the one
00:54:41with a u.s flag
00:54:42on the side of my neck
00:54:43sure
00:54:44but you're the one
00:54:45who's making it weird
00:54:46so here's the thing
00:54:47i'm gonna make it simple
00:54:49this is the contract
00:54:51right here
00:54:52it's in this ring
00:54:53that's where you need to be
00:54:55and you need to sign it
00:54:57you want me to say
00:54:58please
00:54:59sure
00:55:00please
00:55:01come to this ring
00:55:02sign this contract
00:55:04so that you're guaranteed
00:55:06to get your ass
00:55:07kicked
00:55:08at clash
00:55:09in italy
00:55:19okay cody
00:55:31well
00:55:32i noticed it
00:55:34you said please
00:55:35but i could really feel
00:55:36you didn't really mean it
00:55:39so let me help you
00:55:41rephrase that
00:55:44please
00:55:44mr
00:55:46gunter
00:55:50oh
00:55:52oh boy
00:55:57royce keys
00:56:09if you won't sign it
00:56:11i will
00:56:12oh how about that
00:56:14the bay area big man
00:56:16royce keys
00:56:18jumped the line
00:56:20gunther hesitating
00:56:22playing games
00:56:23giving problems
00:56:24royce keys
00:56:24says i'm here
00:56:37oh he's got the pen
00:56:39hold on
00:56:56this is quite the situation
00:56:58we've got developing here
00:56:59isn't it boys
00:57:01you know gunther you're right
00:57:03this whole process
00:57:05this whole process was
00:57:06very simple
00:57:07that's a contract
00:57:09for a title shot
00:57:10at clash in italy
00:57:11it's supposed to have
00:57:12your signature on it
00:57:14but you haven't signed it
00:57:16so as far as i'm concerned
00:57:17you've overplayed
00:57:19your hand
00:57:20and now that title shot
00:57:22is up for grabs
00:57:23so here's what we're gonna do
00:57:26royce keys
00:57:29tonight
00:57:29you will face
00:57:31gunther
00:57:33right here in
00:57:35columbia south carolina
00:57:36and the winner of that match
00:57:38will sign on the line
00:57:40and face cody rhodes
00:57:41for the wwe championship
00:57:43at clash in italy
00:57:44i love all this
00:57:48oh god
00:57:49gunther tried getting a little
00:57:50too cute
00:57:51he's ended up playing himself
00:57:53that was supposed to be
00:57:54a guaranteed thing
00:57:55i'm proud of you
00:57:57and you know that we're friends
00:57:59but i'm gonna tell you the same thing
00:58:00that i'm telling you gunther
00:58:02i am easy to find
00:58:07hard to beat
00:58:10gunther and royce keys
00:58:12tonight
00:58:13winner gets the title match
00:58:16against cody rhodes
00:58:17at clash in italy
00:58:22oh boy
00:58:23things just turned around
00:58:25in a hurry
00:58:26but what a main event
00:58:28we have on deck
00:58:29now
00:58:29gunther keys
00:58:30for the right to take on cody
00:58:33i wasn't expecting that
00:58:40so listen
00:58:41the tag titles can wait
00:58:44you understand the assignment
00:58:49time
00:58:51do you understand
00:58:52the assignment
00:58:55good
00:58:57our truth isn't clear tonight
00:58:59but damian priest is still
00:59:01walking around here
00:59:02take him out tonight
00:59:04you
00:59:06let's go talk to royce
00:59:08let's go talk to royce
00:59:15hey tana
00:59:16i am gonna stop this
00:59:19i've waited so long
00:59:23i know
00:59:24you decided already
00:59:26look
00:59:28i warned you
00:59:38i warned you
00:59:39i warned you
00:59:39come
00:59:55to see who gets cody rhodes
01:00:01We had a contract, we had an agreement.
01:00:03Yeah, you're right, we had a deal, Gunther.
01:00:05You signed with SmackDown and you get a title shot.
01:00:07It was very simple, but you overplayed your hand.
01:00:10You're the one being unprofessional.
01:00:12You're the one going back on your word.
01:00:13Maybe Heyman rubbed off on you, but what he should have told you is you don't play
01:00:16games with me.
01:00:17So as far as I'm concerned, you overplayed your hand.
01:00:19Now you have to earn that title shot.
01:00:22You should be thankful I'm here.
01:00:26He did play games.
01:00:28All this is correct.
01:00:29And now, with just two weeks to go, this will determine it.
01:00:35He's Gunther to see who goes to clash in Italy to face Cody Rhodes for the undisputed WWE
01:00:40championship.
01:00:41That's tonight here in South Carolina.
01:01:09The following contest is scheduled for one call.
01:01:12Introducing first, from Boston, Massachusetts, laying in at 212 pounds, Carmelo Haynes!
01:01:20The recent US champ, former US champ, who helped really define that fighting spirit and the
01:01:27honor of that title in the course of the past year, and it's good to have him back.
01:01:31And Wade Melo knows exactly what it's like to be the new guy who everybody's talking about.
01:01:36The hot shot, once labeled the number one draft pick, who grew out of that phase of untamed
01:01:42arrogance and now is mature and is well-respected.
01:01:47Yeah, no doubt about it.
01:01:49I was highly critical of that US Open challenge that Melo was running.
01:01:53It's no surprise to me that post losing that championship prior to WrestleMania, Melo, I think,
01:02:00quite smartly has taken several weeks off to rest, recover, recuperate, get back to 100% and now, presumably,
01:02:09launch an assault to get back to the goal.
01:02:27And here's a bonus, from New Orleans, Louisiana, laying in at 210 pounds, Absolute Ricky Sands!
01:02:38Yes, from New Orleans, the Crescent City Charmer.
01:02:43Been an interesting past few weeks away with Ricky Sands, really stamping himself as one to
01:02:48watch on this SmackDown roster, stepped to Cody back on May 1st, gave him a good showing,
01:02:52and then last week defeated Matt Cardona, now the former NXT champion, with his third straight match.
01:02:58Yeah, no doubt about it, an absolute spotlight hog.
01:03:02Perhaps that's where the nickname comes from, but Ricky Sands here has made a real name for himself
01:03:09in short time here.
01:03:10Hell of a performance, as you mentioned, against Cody, albeit a losing one, but scoring a major victory
01:03:15last week against Cardona, and now demanding opportunities at gold, the same opportunities
01:03:23that Carmelo Hayes is looking for.
01:03:25So perhaps, the winner of this match might be knocking on GM Nick Aldis' doors, and making
01:03:31some demands, but Carmelo Hayes, big, big error there right off the bat.
01:03:36Do not turn your back on Ricky Sands.
01:03:39That's absolute Ricky Sands wasting no time.
01:03:44All over Melo.
01:03:49Now Melo's showing him that speed and athleticism.
01:03:52Yeah, and Melo needs to show along tonight, because it's one thing being the new kid on
01:03:56the block, as Melo was for the past couple of years, and as you mentioned, he's graduated
01:04:00out of that now.
01:04:01But now, fresh blood is coming in, and looking to take your spot, steal your thunder, and Melo
01:04:08needs a dub here tonight.
01:04:11I agree with what you said earlier about that stretch he was on, and how exhausting, and how
01:04:16much it can take out of you, as he was putting forth that open challenge, and saying yes, time
01:04:21and time again to everything that was put in front of him, now refreshed, reset, and ready.
01:04:26Yeah, people love fighting spirit, they love guys who leave it all on the mat every single
01:04:31night, and never turn down a fight, but the truth is, it never leads to a long championship
01:04:37reign, and Melo, he got several months out of it, and it was damn impressive, exhilarating
01:04:42several months, but ultimately, cost himself in the end.
01:04:47And I will say, he lost that championship to Zayn pre-WrestleMania in incredibly dubious
01:04:53fashion, so I'm not surprised he wants another stab at getting the goal back, now held,
01:04:58of course, by Trick Willie, a former friend, partner, confidant of his from NXT, and what
01:05:05a matchup that could potentially be.
01:05:07Old-school delivery from Ricky Saints, yeah, just asked him proud about Trick Williams in
01:05:11the U.S. Championship, that was.
01:05:13Well, here we go, Joe, welcome to Friday Night Saints, continue.
01:05:20My bad.
01:05:20Man who says, I'm the one, and there's no debate.
01:05:25Right now, Ricky Saints stamping his authority all over this match, and with it, perhaps, this
01:05:31division here, highly contested United States Championship, has been hot potato to several
01:05:38hands.
01:05:38Oh, springboard leg drop, Melo.
01:05:43Yeah, anything you can do, Saints, I can do better.
01:05:46I wrote the book on this kind of thing.
01:05:49Melo now really coming into his own.
01:05:51Up and over.
01:05:52Wow, did you see the height and the distance?
01:05:56Carmelo Hayes is back.
01:06:17First match since Carmelo Hayes, since that U.S. Championship match that we cited back in
01:06:25early April against Sami Zayn, two former NXT champions, Ricky Saints and Carmelo Hayes.
01:06:31Two men who dominated their respective eras in NXT, looking to continue that domination here
01:06:39under the blue brand, but Ricky Saints has more than a few dirty tricks up his sleeve.
01:06:46And now Melo is getting fully acquainted with each one of them sequentially here.
01:06:50And that is a real stinger to the jaw.
01:06:57And no slowing down whatsoever from Ricky Saints, simply goading this audience, absorbing the
01:07:04booze and delivering further punishment to that neck and jaw area on Carmelo Hayes.
01:07:10Come on, really Ricky?
01:07:14I mean, the kid should have shut his mouth.
01:07:15No, not really.
01:07:16He's enjoying himself.
01:07:17Tang fan, having a blast here.
01:07:21How about that chop from Melo?
01:07:24Massive boot.
01:07:25I mean, massive boot from Saints.
01:07:29And Melo survives it.
01:07:30Saints using the ropes for extra leverage on that boot, and it certainly stung Melo in a big way.
01:07:35Just when Melo was looking to rally, he was buying himself a little opportunity
01:07:40to get a foothold back in this match, but snuffed away immediately.
01:07:44And you have to respect the smarts and the movement of Ricky Saints.
01:07:50Federal press.
01:07:52And that's one of the issues for Melo here.
01:07:54It's rare he's in the ring with someone who is an equal mover to him.
01:07:58And Ricky Saints certainly encapsulates the great movers now in WWE.
01:08:04Just as fluid as water.
01:08:13Oh, he eats that big elbow.
01:08:15That was smart from Melo to size it up and track him coming.
01:08:18Melo just about able to put the brakes on in time and attempt to turn this thing around.
01:08:22But there's a major grimace on the face of Carmelo.
01:08:26Hayes absorbed a lot of abuse over the past several minutes.
01:08:29And it's starting to slow Melo down.
01:08:32That could cost him.
01:08:35Saints returning with that clothesline.
01:08:38And he hooks the leg.
01:08:40And you can just tell Carmelo Hayes over the past two or three minutes just half a step slower
01:08:46to the usual Carmelo Hayes that we are used to it.
01:08:50Now Ricky Saints fully aware of that is not going to give Melo any letter whatsoever.
01:09:04A little extra pepper on every single shot from Saints here.
01:09:17Ricky Saints climbing up to meet Carmelo Hayes.
01:09:20Ricky the new hot shot on the roster.
01:09:21Not long ago Carmelo was.
01:09:23Now they meet here in South Carolina.
01:09:26Great night of Friday Night Smackdown.
01:09:29Nice reversal just in the nick of time there from Carmelo Hayes.
01:09:34And we know when Carmelo Hayes goes airborne, bad things happen to opponents.
01:09:40Frog splash.
01:09:41Melo took some damage as well.
01:09:45Saints kicks out of it.
01:09:47Yeah, a pin but not the greatest pin of Carmelo Hayes' career.
01:09:51And look at the hang time, the height on this.
01:09:54Injuring himself upon the landing.
01:09:56And that's why no leg was hooked.
01:09:58No pin was tightly stacked.
01:09:59And perhaps why Ricky Saints is still alive in this one.
01:10:03But both men desperately sucking a win with busted up ribs.
01:10:12Oh, he's looking for first 48.
01:10:15Instead, he eats a big right hand from Ricky Saints.
01:10:19Oh!
01:10:20Oh!
01:10:23How did Melo survive that?
01:10:25A nasty high-angle driver there right on the neck and shoulders, I think, of Carmelo Hayes.
01:10:31Perhaps the head as well.
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01:10:56The angle of that driver moments ago by absolute Ricky Saints.
01:11:02Last third straight week, we have seen Ricky Saints in action here on SmackDown since joining the roster.
01:11:09Yeah, Carmelo Hayes has not looked right ever since.
01:11:12I'm astounded he's even in this match after such a hellacious landing.
01:11:17But there's that fighting spirit we know and love from Carmelo Hayes.
01:11:22Hayes able to break free.
01:11:24It's a wobbled Hayes, but he's fighting back with everything he's got.
01:11:28We know the drive this man has.
01:11:30There's that movement back once again.
01:11:33Oh, and he just leveled Saints.
01:11:36And finally, perhaps reinvigorated is the former United States champion.
01:11:48Oh, man, oh, man, that springboard.
01:11:52Cat-like reflexes from Carmelo Hayes, who suddenly looks renewed and back to his best.
01:11:59We're going to close in on an opportunity to stake a claim for the United States Championship opportunity.
01:12:06His ability to rally is always so impressive.
01:12:10Dirty, Diana, but it doesn't do it.
01:12:14Yeah, that was a late, late kick out there from Ricky Saints, who is now in big trouble.
01:12:19And Carmelo Hayes knows it.
01:12:21A flush landing, forehead first, and this time a nicely hugged pin from Carmelo Hayes.
01:12:28Not quite enough, but the end may be nigh for Ricky Saints and his U.S. Championship aspirations.
01:12:41And here's the Let's Go Melo chant here in Columbia, South Carolina.
01:12:47Richard Saints just to lock him up here and deny it.
01:12:51Oh, look at the roll up here.
01:12:54Back and forth they go.
01:12:55Shoulders are down.
01:12:56Shoulders are down there.
01:12:58Both men going counter for counter on that one.
01:13:05Oh, that slams him down with such force.
01:13:12This is new territory now for Ricky Saints,
01:13:16who knows historically in his career, hit somebody with this level of offense,
01:13:22you get a win, be it NXT or elsewhere.
01:13:25But this is a very different level now.
01:13:28This is the top level, and Ricky Saints needs a little something extra here.
01:13:32And that's why the frustration is seeping out of him.
01:13:35Yeah, you can see the frustration, the body language, each action he has been taken.
01:13:41Competing with the very best here.
01:13:44No one more motivated than Carmelo Hayes, but Carmelo Hayes starting to look like a beaten man here,
01:13:50getting stomped by Ricky Saints.
01:13:52That kick he just took even there, down on the mat.
01:13:58Looking for that Revolution DDT.
01:14:00Yeah, Melo slipped out of there.
01:14:01But instead, he finds out what a first 48 tastes like.
01:14:07Saints survives that.
01:14:13Just see both men not able to hit their moves as crisply as they are used to.
01:14:19Attempt there from Ricky Saints.
01:14:22But the body not cooperating, capitalized on by Melo.
01:14:27And now, historically, first 48 doesn't work.
01:14:31We go up top, and we try something major.
01:14:36That body of Melo simply not climbing up there particularly fast.
01:14:41Saints able to get it out of the way.
01:14:45There it is!
01:14:48Revolution DDT.
01:14:50Oh!
01:14:52Hayes was able to roll over the top and get the shoulders up.
01:14:56And that disbelief and frustration on Ricky Saints further compounded here.
01:15:03Saints.
01:15:05He's going for the big one, but denied by Carmelo Hayes.
01:15:09And this has turned into a major struggle.
01:15:12He was setting him up for Rochambeau.
01:15:18Oh!
01:15:19Face first, right to the corner.
01:15:21Shoulders down.
01:15:22Using the leverage.
01:15:23Using the leverage of the top rope.
01:15:26That's why Charles Robinson is the best in the business, veteran referee.
01:15:38That's great work.
01:15:40Meanwhile, Melo.
01:15:42Oh, he got a little bit of work.
01:15:46Here is your winner, Carmelo Hayes.
01:15:51While Carmelo Hayes has been the victim of several misfortunes in his past few matches,
01:15:58finally getting one back and outsmarting Ricky Saints.
01:16:02And perhaps that will earn Carmelo Hayes a future opportunity of Trip Willy's US title.
01:16:09But I dread to think where the mind of Ricky Saints is going to go after that.
01:16:15Look at how frustrated Saints are.
01:16:18Still complaining.
01:16:26Royce Keys.
01:16:30Hey, dawg.
01:16:30I know you're getting ready for the biggest match of your career.
01:16:34But I had to come and tell you, thank you, bro.
01:16:38Damn, you're big.
01:16:40Thank you for assisting and helping us out with MFTs, man, you know what I'm saying?
01:16:45Bro, we're building a new clubhouse for the new judgment day.
01:16:48You should fill out an application and I'll make sure you get in, dawg.
01:16:53Clubhouse?
01:16:54You want to be selling boxes on my day off?
01:16:57I think about it.
01:17:00Think about it, dawg.
01:17:03DP.
01:17:05What's that all about?
01:17:07What's gonna join the judgment day, dawg?
01:17:09The new judgment day, 2000, you know what I'm saying?
01:17:13Yeah, I'm not even gonna touch what you just said.
01:17:16What I'm asking is, what's up with him?
01:17:18Because the way I see it, Solo has the MFTs taking everybody out.
01:17:22They took me out, they took you out, they took out Shinsuke.
01:17:26But when Royce is around, he's not touched.
01:17:29Now, he may have earned yours, but he hasn't earned my respect yet or my trust.
01:17:35I'd be careful.
01:17:37Fair enough.
01:17:39And I wanna say, I apologize, you was right about last week.
01:17:45I interfered, you told me to stay back, MFTs used me to get to you.
01:17:50You were right, it won't happen again.
01:17:53Well, it's not gonna happen tonight, because tonight you're 100% not medically clear.
01:17:58So you can't even go out there tonight.
01:18:00Look, whatever happens there tonight is gonna happen, right?
01:18:03But at least I know, tonight you're safe.
01:18:10I love you!
01:18:12A reference last week, that was against Tama Tonga.
01:18:14Now the MFT represented by Tama Tonga against Damian Priest.
01:18:21That is coming your way next.
01:18:28That's
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