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00:00Longer if Brock went home after retiring and had second thoughts.
00:03But either way, what a shocker to no one more so than Obafeni.
00:07Yeah, here's what happened on Monday night.
00:25Obafeni set for another open challenge.
00:28We'll step up.
00:38What the hell?
00:55Oh, my God.
00:57It's the beast.
01:01F5 for Brock Lesnar.
01:08And another F5.
01:13Brock Lesnar with a third F5 to this monster, Obafeni.
01:28I need to get to the bottom.
01:29What the hell's going on here?
01:29Bring him into my office.
01:33Tell me what the hell I just saw.
01:35I hear you are looking for me.
01:40I filed retirement paperwork on his behalf.
01:43Brock Lesnar is retired.
01:46Retired?
01:48Start talking.
01:50That's for you.
01:51It's a contract.
01:53For Clash in Italy.
01:55With Brock Lesnar's signature already on it.
02:02When you get Obafeni to sign that, you have the biggest rematch in history.
02:27We started tonight with Charlotte Flair.
02:33And now a high point of Charlotte Flair ready for action.
02:40Man, it's always a fashion show when the queen is in town.
02:44How long is it ever?
03:02The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
03:05Introducing first, accompanied by Alexa Bliss, from the queen city, Charlotte Flair!
03:15A 14-time champion who was red hot after last week's attack by Jade Cargill and her crew.
03:23And then Rhea wasn't there to help.
03:27She addressed Rhea earlier tonight.
03:30And Alexa Bliss, who's by her side, had a solution.
04:00Charlotte Flair, ready for action.
04:02Only so much Flair could take it here before you got to deal with a living legend.
04:06Fatal influence crossed that line earlier.
04:09So now this.
04:11This is what he's ever doing!
04:16As Rupp Arena explodes for Mami.
04:40And her tag team partner, from Adelaide, South Australia, she is the WWE Women's Champion, Rhea Ripley!
04:51With that championship gold in hand, for Jade Cargill putting forth the challenge for Clashing Italy with business to take
05:01care of here tonight at SmackDown.
05:03Then tomorrow on Saturday night's main event, when Rhea, Charlotte, and Alexa will go up against Jade, Meechan, and BFab.
05:169 days away from Turin, and streaming on the ESPN app, it is Rhea Ripley, Jade Cargill, the WWE Women's
05:30Championship.
05:31Yeah, it could be 9 days until Rhea Ripley loses the gold in hand right now, back to the woman
05:39she took it from at WrestleMania 42.
05:42But first things first, a couple of big time matches ahead of that for Ripley, and indeed Charlotte Flair.
05:51And tomorrow night, Alexa Bliss 2, at Saturday night's main event.
05:56Now give Alexa Bliss credit for helping us have this match here, and this dynamic power pairing.
06:02Well, I don't think Rhea Ripley or Charlotte Flair are quite ready to thank Bliss for her antics today in
06:10putting this match together.
06:12Charlotte Flair clearly wanted to tag with Bliss, not Ripley.
06:16But Bliss did the smart thing with an eye on tomorrow's matchup at Saturday night's main event.
06:21We're gonna iron out the problems right now.
06:24We're gonna save in the night, now we won't let you in.
06:28Cause we hold on the light, and I'll blind you in sight.
06:34Better love for five, you can't save the day.
06:39We'll take away my day, we'll take over this game.
06:44We'll take over this game.
06:47And there comes a company by JTJ,
06:50representing Fatal Influence, Lady Reed and Talyn Henley!
06:57Wade, how much pleasure has Fatal Influence had creating as much chaos as possible in the women's division?
07:05So, what is your mission when you come up from NXT and step up to the biggest stage of them
07:12all on Raw and SmackDown?
07:14And your mission is to get in there and make the show about you as quickly as possible.
07:21And I would say, historically, I don't think anyone has done a job quite as well as this trio of
07:29rock stars,
07:30Fatal Influence, who have not only the fan base talking about them,
07:35but also the biggest names in the locker room, names that don't come bigger than Alexa Bliss,
07:41Charlotte Flair, and Rhea Bloody Ripley.
07:45Job well done, JC Jane et al.
07:48And it's the way they've done it, and it's what you just pointed out,
07:52because you can have those that are new to the roster who say,
07:56OK, there are going to be rungs on the ladder,
07:59and I will climb every rung on the ladder and try to work my way towards contendership.
08:05Not this group, wasting no time.
08:07And Charlotte Flair is wasting no time.
08:09But they wasted no time, Wade, in going right to the top to poke and prod and bother and disrupt.
08:16Well, they've got confidence.
08:17They've certainly got talent.
08:19But they've come in here with the smarts of knowing they're not going to walk on eggshells.
08:23They're not going to play good girls.
08:25They're not going to wait their turn in catering.
08:27They're going to come out here, and they're going to make a play for gold
08:31on the top spot in WWE right from the word go.
08:35And I like that.
08:36And by the way, Charlotte Flair delivering on the attitude we heard and saw from her earlier tonight immediately.
08:42I've got to tell you right now, that outfit of Charlotte Flair's should be banned.
08:46It is a cheat code.
08:47It is simply mesmerizing the opponents.
08:50How can you possibly focus on your fight with that outfit?
08:54Wow.
08:54The ultimate fashionista of WWE.
08:56It needs to be in the loop.
09:05So Fallon Henley now deciding, tagging out and giving Lainey Reid a little try here.
09:12Unfortunately for Lainey, a fresh mammy is in the ring.
09:15Unique chemistry is how we'll tub it between Rhea and Charlotte on that tag exchange.
09:22We just need to go back in time and think about those partners of convenience
09:28that one year ago Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss were.
09:33Well, essentially that is the role of Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair tonight.
09:37It's worked once, it may work again.
09:40But right now, Lainey Reid looks pretty damn special.
09:43But what a catch from Manny.
09:45Reid went for the cross body.
09:47Rhea Ripley said, watch out.
09:49Fall away, slam against Lainey Reid.
09:52Lainey Reid may want to get over to Fallon Henley and make the...
09:55Well, that's it.
09:56The pat on the head tag.
10:00Oh, these two.
10:03The two living legends.
10:05I mean, that's a disrespectful time.
10:07I think, come on.
10:07I think, to be fair, Charlotte's having to look.
10:08They are who they are.
10:10Oh, Charlotte.
10:12With that big clean boot.
10:15And then all of a sudden, Lainey Reid takes control.
10:19And now out on the floor.
10:21Fallon Henley runs Flair right to the top of our announce desk.
10:24Shout out by that aggression from Henley here.
10:27Bouncing.
10:27Charlotte Flair all over the place.
10:30And that distract from JCJ pivotal here.
10:34As finally, Fatal Influence have the upper hand.
10:38Fallon Henley.
10:39You're all welcome.
10:57And Charlotte Flair just got wrecked on the outside of the ring in the midst of our tag team match
11:04here.
11:04Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid taking on Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair.
11:10And once Fatal Influence get the upper hand, historically speaking, right at him, Cowgirl, historically speaking, they simply do not
11:19let up.
11:19That has been their story in NXT over the past couple of years.
11:22And it seems to be the story here now in this match.
11:28Malin Henley, Fatal Influence, bubbling up with confidence.
11:33As they should be.
11:34And if they're bubbling up with confidence now, imagine how bubbling up that confidence will be.
11:39If they put away the team of Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley.
11:44And now you see the teamwork.
11:46And Lainey Reid came in with such velocity and now a count of two.
11:51Yeah, that's from drilling in the WWE Performance Center.
11:56Getting their movement down.
11:58Getting their synchronicity down.
12:00And it really is showing here.
12:01And there's a lack of synchronicity between their opponents, Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley.
12:07Two all-timer individuals who simply aren't quite clicking as a team thus far.
12:15J.C. Jane looks on.
12:18She has been the leader.
12:20Spearheading this charge by Fatal Influence through the SmackDown roster.
12:25Going right to the top.
12:27And it really was J.C. Jane on the outside of this one that calls that distraction so pivotal
12:32to giving Lainey Reid the upper hand here against Charlotte Flair.
12:37And looking damn good while she does it.
12:43Alexa Bliss looks on, hoping that Charlotte can free herself, desperate to get the tag for Rhea Ripley.
12:50Alexa Bliss suddenly realizing that she made a major miscalculation putting Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley together in this one.
12:58Yeah, but also understanding they need to work through this stuff before they get to Saturday night's main event.
13:07Flair.
13:15And this has just been relentless from Lainey Reid who continues to impress.
13:21Fairly young in her career but listening to the smarts of J.C. Jane developing rapidly and becoming a major
13:29player and a major force here on SmackDown.
13:58The young rising stars fatal influence.
14:01Lainey Reid continue to impress.
14:04As you see Fallon Hemley and Lainey Reid in there against Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley as Charlotte.
14:11They've been getting the best of her but now she starts to fight back.
14:14Talk about impressive.
14:15That was impressive from Charlotte Flair but the hopes are fading away rapidly.
14:20Lainey Reid laughing in the face of Rhea.
14:23Bloody Ripley.
14:24She knows full well they have a major upper hand here over Charlotte Flair.
14:30Lainey Reid just playing with her food for a moment.
14:33Dropping down that elbow to the back of the neck of the 14-time world champion.
14:38Don't get too cocky.
14:40Oh!
14:41There was Charlotte Flair.
14:42The queen boot from Flair and then J.C. Jane takes out her feet right on the edge of the
14:50apron.
14:51Lainey Reid distracting the referee in ring.
14:54Did not see a thing.
14:55It just never ends with fatal influence.
14:58Well nor should it.
14:59There are three young women looking to go places in a hurry.
15:03A nice twist in suplex connecting there.
15:06And now you see the teamwork as Fallon Henley tags in right into the cover.
15:11Looking to put away Charlotte.
15:13Charlotte is so desperate to get to Rhea right now.
15:17And people might not like the attitude of fatal influence.
15:21But this is just textbook tag work from Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid.
15:27And this is something that Rhea and Charlotte could learn a lot from if we're being perfectly honest.
15:33There is Rhea Ripley.
15:35Alexa Bliss had to play Peacemaker earlier tonight.
15:39Saying they're letting their personal issues get in the way of good business.
15:44Talked to Nick Aldis.
15:45Match was made.
15:47Rhea and Charlotte.
15:49Six-woman tag team awaits at Saturday Night's main event against Jade, Neachin, and BFAP.
15:55But they are in major trouble here in the depths of this tag match against fatal influence.
16:01Right now Fallon Henley desperately clinging on trying to prevent this tag.
16:05You cannot let Rhea Ripley tag in.
16:07She is so close.
16:12Tantalizingly close.
16:13And a smart shot there from Henley.
16:15Fallon Henley looking to take out the low.
16:17Oh, what a big right forearm from Flair.
16:21Oh.
16:22Oh, knocks her right off the ropes.
16:24Charlotte's got hope here, Wade.
16:26A disaster moment for fatal influence.
16:29You have to stop attack.
16:31Oh, and Lainey Reid cuts down her leg.
16:34What's going to happen today, Mommy?
16:36What's going to happen today, Mommy?
16:41Flair rolls her up.
16:43A little too cocky there, did Lainey Reid.
16:46Oh, and now both are down.
16:50And how crucial could that little flurry from Charlotte Flair be here?
16:56If, if, if she can make this tag to a fresh Rhea bloody Ripley.
17:02A fresh, highly motivated, highly agitated Rhea Ripley, who is ready to unleash mayhem.
17:10And here she comes.
17:12Brutality in Lexington.
17:15Well, I hope you had your fun fatal influence because the game just changed.
17:21What a massive right forearm from Rhea on Lainey Reid.
17:28Fatal influence is finding out.
17:32And Rhea Ripley's finding that gear.
17:35Gets the best of Henley.
17:41Big kick.
17:41Big kick.
17:42A kick right to the temple of Lainey Reid.
17:45And it could be good night right here.
17:47Rhea's edge lined up.
17:50Lainey goes flying.
17:53Mommy drops her.
17:57And coming in to make the save is Fallon Henley.
18:01Oh, what a massive boot from Flair.
18:04Clutch timing from Fallon Henley to save the match for fatal influence.
18:08But it might be for Nort here.
18:10Charlotte to the outside.
18:14And now Lainey Reid is left alone with Rhea Ripley.
18:20And the tide has completely turned in this one at the right time for Ripley and Charlotte Flair.
18:27Oh, no.
18:29Got out of the way.
18:30And Flair took that kick.
18:33Well, Mommy might finish it regardless.
18:35It's one-on-one now.
18:38Lining her up.
18:40The Riptide and Flair blind tag.
18:43Natural selection.
18:46One, two, three.
18:48Whatever it takes.
18:51Here are your winners.
18:52The WWE Women's Champion, Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair.
18:59Well, I think Charlotte Flair, to be fair to Charlotte,
19:02wanted to tag back in because she's just been blasted off the apron by Lainey Reid.
19:08But regardless, it works.
19:11A new tag team here.
19:12Jane Cargill, B-Fab, and Mee-Champ.
19:1724 hours removed from Saturday night's main event.
19:23They attack.
19:24Just been laying in wait the entire night for the exact right moment to pounce.
19:32What a job.
19:34What a mugging it has been.
19:36Fatal influence getting him on the act, too.
19:37J.C. Jane is all over Lexi.
19:39And now Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid getting their shots in as well as Jade Cargill just stands back and
19:48watches B-Fab and Mee-Champ.
19:50And now Lash in Italy is nine days away.
19:55And these two powerhouses are exchanging big shots.
19:59Rhea Ripley heavily worn down and now being beaten by the woman she faces in nine days' time.
20:06Oh, no.
20:06For that WWE Women's Championship.
20:10Jaden!
20:13Cargill turning off the dial as she closes in on that championship showdown at Clash in Italy.
20:22The rematch of WrestleMania.
20:25It happens Sunday, May 31st.
20:28From Torino, Italy.
20:30Streaming on the ESPN app.
20:34Jaden and Rhea clashed in Italy.
20:40See you at Clash in Italy.
20:48Excuse me, Cody.
20:52You've got a match tonight against Sami Zayn.
20:54I know you're longtime friends with him.
20:57So does tonight's match differ in any way from your title defense against Gunther?
21:03At Clash in Italy.
21:05Sami and I are indeed friends.
21:07I don't really recognize my friends so much.
21:09I haven't really recognized them since hell, even before WrestleMania.
21:13I understand this anger, this passive aggressiveness, this mindset, this condescension, though.
21:21After a while, it gets to become too much.
21:24And I've been there.
21:25And you're a student of the Games, so you know this.
21:26Ten years ago, I felt all those same feelings.
21:28On this day, actually, ten years ago.
21:31And I decided I was going to look in the mirror and I was going to be accountable.
21:35So tonight, that's what I'm going to do for my friend Sami Zayn.
21:38I'm going to make him look in the mirror and be accountable.
21:41As far as Gunther is concerned, he can take a front row seat.
21:45He can do commentary for all I care.
21:47Whatever he chooses, that's his business.
21:49But the one thing he's not in control of is the fact that he is facing me at Clash in
21:53Italy.
21:54Well, good luck tonight.
21:56Thank you so much for your time.
21:58Cody Rhodes, who has the ultimate prize in this business, the undisputed champion.
22:03But some people, for some people in this business, there are things just as valuable as titles
22:08for Roman Reigns and his entire extended family.
22:11The role of tribal chief is that way.
22:14Yeah, I don't know about family politics.
22:16Thanks, buddy.
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