00:00I don't know.
00:31The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:34Introducing first, from New York City weighing in at 249 pounds, he is one half of the WWE Tag Team
00:42Champions, Damian Priest!
00:46And you heard about the other half of the Tag Team Champions, R. Truth, who's not medically cleared.
00:54Still on the mend, although, wait, last week, even with the damaged shoulder, Truth was trying to come to the
00:59defense of his partner.
01:00Yeah, Truth was told to stay in the locker room.
01:05As we heard moments ago, however, he neglected to follow instructions, attempted to prevent the MFT's attacking Priest,
01:12but it backfired in a big way, distracting Priest, which allowed the massive Talat Tonga to score the win with
01:20this chokeslam.
01:22And what a chokeslam it is.
01:25Now, things were about to get even worse post-match.
01:30That was until Royce Keys arrived, forcing Solo to call off the Attack Dogs as Solo continues to attempt to
01:40curry favor,
01:41with Royce Keys, presumably, to bring him into the MFT clan.
01:48But make no mistake, this is a highly livid and volatile Damian Priest,
01:53who's been victimized for the past several weeks,
01:56and is now on a major conquest for vengeance.
02:00The victim in mind, this man.
02:15And hit the bullet, accompanied by Solo Shakoa and Talat Tonga,
02:20weighing in at 220 pounds,
02:23representing MFT,
02:26Tama Tonga!
02:28Tama Tonga, who was in singles action a week ago as well,
02:32that's when he chose to...
02:34He's getting right after him.
02:36I'm going to say a week ago, we saw him against Royce Keys,
02:38and now throwing any strategy other than just get straight to Damian Priest.
02:43Yeah, sheer violence right off the bat from Tama Tonga.
02:47This match is presented by Pressure,
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02:51only in theaters May 29th.
02:54And now, it's Priest returning fire with a series of right hands.
02:58Yeah, I don't blame Tama Tonga whatsoever for that attack, right?
03:02Right off the bat, knowing full well how agitated and angry Damian Priest is.
03:08It behooves you to try and jump the gun on this one
03:11and get whatever upper hand you can,
03:13because we know just how dangerous Damian Priest is,
03:16former World Heavyweight Champion,
03:18current tag champ,
03:20and highly motivated tonight to send a major message to the entire MFT group.
03:27He's locking him up and breaking free his Tonga for a moment
03:31before he eats that massive right hand.
03:33And now shoulders are down on Priest.
03:38What a big kick to Tama Tonga.
03:40Best striker in the game.
03:42Hands or feet for my money, Damian Priest.
03:45So much range, so much precision, so much power.
03:50Right now, Tama Tonga is in a bad, bad way.
03:53And Damian Priest looks to be cooking something up here.
03:57And you would not want to be Tama Tonga.
03:59Oh! Off the steps!
04:01Tama Tonga met him.
04:04You look stupid!
04:06You look stupid!
04:09You look stupid!
04:31I'm glad you're with us here in South Carolina
04:33as Tama Tonga slamming the head of Damian Priest
04:36right to the top of our announce desk.
04:42What a big night it has been so far.
04:44The homecoming of Trick Williams.
04:47We also found out Cody Rhodes was looking for the contract signing
04:52to see who his opponent will be in Clash of Italy.
04:54Of course, it's been lined up to be Gunther,
04:56and all of a sudden Royce Key said,
04:57I will take that opportunity.
05:00And now Gunther and Royce Keyes have been ordered
05:02for a number one contenders match
05:04coming up in our main event
05:05to see who will fight Cody Rhodes.
05:08That's what you call a major own goal by Gunther,
05:11rather topical with the World Cup looming.
05:14But Gunther could well have
05:18cost himself an opportunity
05:20at the WWE Championship
05:23should Royce Keyes defeat him tonight.
05:26All he required was a signature, Joe.
05:28That's it.
05:29But he started playing some mind games.
05:30He started with the attacks of Cody Rhodes
05:33and then the hesitation.
05:35And General Manager Nick Aldis said,
05:36I'm not taking it.
05:38Yeah, Aldis putting his foot down,
05:40taking no nonsense from anyone,
05:41including the ring general.
05:43And talk about taking no nonsense.
05:45It could be the middle name of Damian Priest.
05:49Although Tama Tonga putting in
05:51a hell of a showing in this one
05:53to keep the big man grounded.
05:55As he often has in recent months.
05:58Tama Tonga has definitely been in a groove
05:59finding his gear.
06:01And no doubt about that.
06:02He's also got under the skin of his boss,
06:04Solo Sokoa,
06:05on more than one occasion.
06:07We saw Solo and Tala Tonga
06:09not assisting Tama last week
06:11in his matchup against Royce Keyes.
06:13I feel like that was Solo
06:15maybe sending a little message
06:17to his soldier.
06:19Tama Tonga,
06:20listen to me,
06:21I'm the boss.
06:22We can do this the easy way
06:23or the difficult way.
06:25And if Tama Tonga wants to get back
06:27in Solo Sokoa's good box,
06:29a victory here tonight
06:30could well be the way to do it.
06:32And there have been some recent exchanges
06:34questioning the direction of the MFT
06:35and what should be the focus.
06:37Last week it was Tama Tonga
06:39who felt Royce Keyes
06:40should be of concern.
06:42Well, that's it, Joe.
06:42Too many cooks spoil the broth.
06:45You can only have one leader
06:46and that leader is undoubtedly
06:48Solo Sokoa.
06:50And of course,
06:50Shinsuke Nakamura
06:52hasn't helped by getting in the head
06:53of Tama Tonga at times,
06:55trying to convince him otherwise.
06:59Of course, he has been warned.
07:00Tama Tonga has gotten the best
07:02of Shinsuke Nakamura backstage.
07:07Damian Priest just looks like
07:08a limp ragdoll right now.
07:31Joe and Wade with you ringside here.
07:33Friday Night Smackdown
07:33from Colonial Life Arena.
07:35A massive crowd
07:37who started the night
07:37supporting their hometown hero,
07:39Trick Williams,
07:40and now gets the best of this.
07:43Damian Priest against Tama Tonga.
07:45Still to come tonight,
07:45Gunther and Royce Keyes
07:47for a title match
07:48against Cody Rhodes
07:49at Clash in Italy.
07:50That'll be our main event.
07:52Oh, Damian Priest
07:53looking for Razor's Edge.
07:56Oh, and what a counter
07:58by Tama Tonga.
07:59Oh, God.
07:59Just textbook from Tama Tonga
08:01and now that choke
08:02cinched in deep
08:03right from the depths of despair.
08:07That is an absolute genius counter
08:10by Tama Tonga
08:11as Priest forced to break free.
08:13I've seen a lot of crucifix bombs
08:15in my time.
08:16I've never quite seen
08:17a reversal like that.
08:18That was superb.
08:19But can Tama Tonga
08:20finish the job here?
08:23Dragon Screw shredding
08:24that knee of Damian Priest.
08:26You can see him
08:26and then
08:27that delayed
08:28jumping DDT
08:30and into the cover.
08:32Well, you can see the damage
08:33that that Dragon Screw
08:34did immediately
08:35as Priest reached for his knee.
08:37Yeah, it tells you
08:37just how impressive
08:39Tama Tonga
08:39really is in that ring.
08:41He's completely neutralized
08:43Damian Priest
08:44on more than one occasion.
08:46He's dominated
08:47the majority
08:48of this match
08:49but can he close it out?
08:55Big slap
08:57across the fray.
08:58You know the reaction
08:59that'll bring about
09:00from Damian Priest.
09:03Yeah, never a smart thing
09:05to do to agitate
09:06the volatile Priest further.
09:08Just awakened something
09:10inside of the big man.
09:16Priest
09:18and that confidence
09:20that just oozes out
09:21of Damian Priest
09:22now getting augmented
09:24by some blind rage.
09:27And Tama Tonga
09:28the victim here.
09:30And Priest
09:31captures momentum.
09:34Rump and flatline
09:36are just adding
09:36to the damage
09:37being sustained now
09:39by Tama Tonga
09:41who looks clueless
09:42as to where he's at.
09:44No defenses
09:45whatsoever.
09:46It is now
09:47the Damian Priest show.
09:49Is it ever?
09:51Broken Arrow
09:52lands
09:52into the cover
09:53but he can't
09:54put him away.
10:00Damian Priest
10:01not even breathing heavily.
10:02just eaten up
10:03a ton of punishment
10:05spat it back out
10:06and said
10:06not tonight
10:07this is my evening.
10:15Priest
10:17I was looking
10:18for that rebound
10:19Lariat
10:20but instead
10:20Tama Tonga
10:21smart enough
10:22to say
10:22I'm not absorbing
10:24that.
10:24About as great
10:25instincts
10:26as you could
10:26possibly have
10:27in a scenario
10:28like that
10:28from Tama Tonga
10:29but Tama Tonga
10:31is running
10:32low on gas
10:33right now.
10:34Oh man!
10:36Up
10:37on
10:37and over
10:38our announce
10:40desk
10:40he just
10:42sent him.
10:43Tama Tonga
10:43might have
10:44completely
10:44stalled out
10:45after that landing
10:46just pounced
10:48across the desk
10:49crashing down
10:50hard
10:51and Damian Priest
10:52now knows
10:53this is his
10:54to win.
10:56Priest
10:57confidently
10:58climbing
10:58back up
10:59against
11:00the
11:00damaged
11:00Tama Tonga
11:02going all
11:08the way
11:09up
11:09is Priest
11:11whoa
11:14Tama Tonga
11:15came charging
11:16in
11:16and Damian Priest
11:17lost his balance
11:18tremendous
11:19ring awareness
11:20from Tama Tonga
11:21who just got
11:22shellacked
11:22on the outside
11:23but might steal
11:24this at the deck
11:26could he do it
11:27right here
11:29the swinging
11:30neckbreaker
11:31wasn't enough
11:31to put him away
11:32yeah this one
11:33really has swung
11:33back and forth
11:34over the past
11:35couple of minutes
11:35both competitors
11:37have an ample
11:38opportunity
11:38to win this thing
11:40but who's hurting
11:42but who's hurting the most
11:42at this point
11:43and who can push
11:44through it
11:47Tama Tonga
11:48representing the
11:49MFT
11:50has been very
11:51outspoken
11:52lately
11:52a double underhook
11:55and Priest
11:58as Tonga
11:59desperate
12:00oh no
12:01from all the way
12:03off
12:03the mat
12:07and Tonga
12:09smart to battle
12:10out
12:11with the elbow
12:12as the rebound
12:13Lariat lands
12:14and now Priest
12:15says it's time
12:16it is time
12:18well Tama Tonga
12:19knows full well
12:20that's the one move
12:21you have to avoid
12:22but getting a second
12:23bite of the cherry
12:24now is Damian Priest
12:26South of Heaven
12:281, 2, 3
12:34here is your winner
12:37Damian Priest
12:45oh and Tama Tonga
12:47arrives
12:48well Damian Priest
12:50was already
12:51a shell of a man
12:52after the beating
12:53he received
12:54despite the victory
12:55but just like
12:56the past several weeks
12:59Talatonga
13:00and Solo
13:01Sikawa
13:02lurking to pick
13:03the boat
13:04and now Solo
13:06with Priest
13:07badly damaged
13:09from his enforcer
13:10oh he lands
13:12the spike
13:12of course
13:13R-Truth
13:14banned from
13:15coming down
13:15to ringside
13:16not medically
13:17cleared
13:17nobody here
13:18to save
13:19Damian Priest
13:20tonight
13:20a major show
13:22of force
13:22from Solo
13:24and the MFTs
13:25who walks out
13:25to come into a
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