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00:00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:00:31For the first time in nearly 12 years, WWE TV has come to the second largest city in the state
00:00:38of Indiana.
00:00:40This is Fort Wayne in the historic Allen County War Memorial.
00:00:44The Coliseum is sold out.
00:00:47Over 10,000 WWE fans expected tonight for
00:00:51the return of Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:01:03I'm pumped up, I'm excited.
00:01:08Here it is, the confrontation we've been waiting for.
00:01:14It's the Undertaker!
00:01:20First home call, cowboy him up!
00:01:22Uh-oh!
00:01:26You want a moment?
00:01:27This is always a moment!
00:01:29One of the most popular programs in the history of television.
00:01:33Saturday Night's Main Event!
00:01:37Bobby is back!
00:01:39Shane Carville is here!
00:01:42That championship needs a spotlight!
00:01:45Let's fight!
00:01:46Right now!
00:01:47Come on!
00:01:48The return of Paige!
00:01:50Return team goal!
00:01:51It's time to put all of y'all in check.
00:01:54You want the smoke?
00:01:55Then we can bring the smoke!
00:01:58I'm not just a star maker, I'm a star breaker.
00:02:02Everyone is buzzing about this spectacle!
00:02:06On Saturday Night's Main Event!
00:02:30You are looking live at the Soul Mount Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
00:02:3810,714 WWE fans on hand for Saturday Night's Main Event!
00:02:49This is my performance!
00:03:03This is my performance!
00:03:20The following is a 6-1 tag team contest scheduled for Warm Fall!
00:03:26Introducing first, from Adelaide, South Australia, she is the WWF Women's Champion!
00:03:37Rhea Ripley.
00:03:40Rhea Ripley is undefeated on Saturday night's main event.
00:03:47And she kicks off the show here tonight in a six woman tag team matchup.
00:03:54Rhea Ripley, of course, beat Jade Cargill for
00:03:57the WWE Championship back in WrestleMania.
00:04:00She now has a WrestleMania rematch a week from tomorrow.
00:04:04Turin Italy, Clash in Italy, Ripley Cargill for the WWE Championship.
00:04:21Hell good everybody, Michael Cole, Wade Barrett at ringside and partner Rhea Ripley,
00:04:25an opportunity tonight to build some momentum toward next Sunday in Clash in Italy.
00:04:29Yeah, undoubtedly, and also gain some vengeance for
00:04:32a number of beatdowns she's received from Jade Cargill over the past several weeks,
00:04:37including last night on SmackDown.
00:04:43Rhea suffered a Jaden at the hands of Jade Cargill.
00:04:48After Rhea and Charlotte were successful in a tag team matchup
00:04:51against Fatal Influence on SmackDown.
00:05:08All hail the Queen.
00:05:40Broscombe.
00:05:40We did not have all the tips we've made in-
00:06:01Introducing her tag team partners, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair.
00:06:09Former tag team champions teaming with Rhea Ripley here tonight, Charlotte Flair with some interesting gear for this matchup.
00:06:18She received a number of friendship bracelets over the past couple of years from a number of fans who felt
00:06:24that Charlotte was down in the dumps, that she was depressed a bit.
00:06:27And these friendship bracelets, well, they put Charlotte in an unbelievable mood.
00:06:31It led to where she is today, as happy as she's ever been in her life and in her career.
00:06:37So to pay respect to all these fans who've sent these bracelets over the years, Charlotte Flair's gear tonight, Wade,
00:06:44adored with all these friendship bracelets.
00:06:47Yeah, it's been an incredible 12 months for Charlotte Flair, taking herself out of that funk and back to the
00:06:53very top.
00:06:53And a huge part of that has also been this partnership with Alexa Bliss.
00:06:59Allies of Convenience initially, but that has turned into a huge friendship.
00:07:05Now the Allies of Convenience label could well be applied to Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley too tonight.
00:07:12Two women who probably don't like each other too well.
00:07:16Career rivals, yet they have to make it work tonight.
00:07:18He had massive egos on the same team tonight.
00:07:22Alexa Bliss has played Peacekeeper over the past few weeks.
00:07:53A storm.
00:07:55A storm.
00:07:57A storm, or a storm is coming.
00:07:58It's coming.
00:08:00So I'm sure or for you, I'm just looking for a storm.
00:08:20It's coming.
00:08:20And here's your opponent.
00:08:22The team of BFAB, Meechan, and Jade Cargill.
00:08:30Adorned in gear, paying homage to the late great Michael Jackson.
00:08:35Jade Cargill, Meechan, and BFAB headed to action tonight.
00:08:40For the first time, Wade, as a team.
00:08:43Remember, Meechan and BFAB would join forces with Jade Cargill a few months back
00:08:48to try to take out Rhea Ripley and company.
00:08:51Tonight, another opportunity to do that.
00:08:53Well, Shamone to that trio.
00:08:56They look incredible, and they've looked incredible every single time they've operated
00:09:00as a unit, even outside of match competition.
00:09:04Now, this is their first test as a trio, but in history, if anything to go by,
00:09:10they could be devastated once that bell rings.
00:09:12You know, on the other side of the coin, Wade, a lot has been made about this
00:09:15Rhea Ripley-Charlotte Flair relationship and these two massive egos colliding.
00:09:21Can they get along?
00:09:22Well, the cast shows they can.
00:09:25This trio, including Bliss, two and one as a team, and even last night, Charlotte and
00:09:30Rhea picked up for victory on SmackDown.
00:09:32Yeah, there was some tension in that match yesterday on SmackDown, but Bliss did the right thing.
00:09:37She said to Rhea, she said to Charlotte, you two have to bomb.
00:09:41We have to make this work.
00:09:43There are multiple threats in the division, be it fatal influence, or indeed Jay Cargill,
00:09:48Meachin, and B-Fab, and if we're gonna survive around here, we have to act as a unit.
00:09:53And the bell rings.
00:09:54The referee, Daphne LaShawn, will work this matchup, six-woman tag, to kick us off on Saturday night's main event.
00:10:02Three title matches still to come, and the Becky Lynch-Soul Ruka collision.
00:10:08And the WWE Women's Champion, Rhea Ripley, gonna start things off with the woman she took the title from at
00:10:14WrestleMania, the Storm Jade Cargill.
00:10:20Well, that's some mind games from Jay Cargill, man, no mistake, that's not fear of Rhea Ripley.
00:10:26Jay Cargill believes she has Ripley's number.
00:10:29Well, Cargill will get Ripley a week from Sunday, and clash in Italy for the championship.
00:10:35B-Fab will start things off against Rhea Ripley, lands on her feet.
00:10:39B-Fab ducks behind and trying to hook Rhea up here and there.
00:10:43There's the power now of the eradicator, but B-Fab able to land on her feet, waist lock now on
00:10:48Rhea.
00:10:49Yeah, how impressive has B-Fab been since this link-up win with Rhea Cargill, I was gonna say.
00:10:55Did you hear the impact of that clothesline?
00:10:58Yeah, a little chest-beating moment there from Mammy, sending a message to her opponent in just over a week's
00:11:06time at Clash in Italy.
00:11:07And tag made, and here comes Alexa Bliss, who appears on Saturday Night's Main Event for the very first time
00:11:14in her career.
00:11:15And Alexa now tends B-Fab toward the corner, tag made, here comes Meechan.
00:11:22Meechan, a former TNA Knockouts World Champion appearing in her second Saturday Night's Main Event in her career.
00:11:29Meechan has been an absolute menace of late since linking up with Cargill.
00:11:34And we're gonna need all of that menacing behavior right now, but taken down from the off-bike Bliss.
00:11:40Yeah, the former five-time world champion has this capacity crowd on its feet.
00:11:45Nice takedown of Meechan.
00:11:47And right there, Alexa Bliss.
00:11:51Oh!
00:11:52Vintage Bliss, cover, hook to the leg, Meechan kicks it too.
00:11:57Yeah, and Alexa Bliss really has to be the glue in this trio tonight.
00:12:02Make sure there is peace between Charlotte and Rhea at all times, and you almost can't fail.
00:12:08And former Tag Team Champions working together now, and here is the Queen, the 14-time world champion Charlotte Flair.
00:12:16Her father, the Nature Boy Ric Flair, appeared in one Saturday Night's Main Event in his career.
00:12:21Charlotte making her first appearance.
00:12:27And the uber-athletic Flair now in control of Meechan.
00:12:31Meechan is as hardcore as they get, but nothing will prepare you for that kind of abuse.
00:12:38You know, it's incredible watching this change in attitude of Charlotte over the past year.
00:12:44Yeah, she's back to having fun again, back to enjoying her time in the ring and around the industry.
00:12:50And that is when she's at her absolute best.
00:12:54Clothesline takes Meechan down, B-Fab now into the ring.
00:12:57And Charlotte Flair, knee to the neck, bounces B-Fab off the top turnbuckle.
00:13:03And Alexa Bliss now with a flying crossbody.
00:13:06Just cooking with gas right up there. Hold on, Jade Cargill now.
00:13:11Kick to Bliss!
00:13:12And that was behind the referee's back.
00:13:15A smart move by Jade Cargill, who realized her team needed something.
00:13:20They needed a little injection in this one, because they were getting eaten alive.
00:13:24I'm always impressed with the poise of Jade Cargill.
00:13:29Now toe-to-toe with one of the all-time greats in Charlotte Flair.
00:13:33Feel a collision is coming at some point between these two.
00:13:36Well, man, what an epic showdown this could be.
00:13:43And a cheap shot by Cargill for the WWE Champion.
00:13:47That's Ruth Charlotte's attention, and it allowed Meechan to attack from behind.
00:13:51Great teamwork by Jade and company.
00:13:53The absolute incredible quarterback shift there from Rhea, excuse me, from Jade Cargill.
00:14:00Causing the distraction and giving her team the upper hand finally in this one.
00:14:05Well, you know, B-Fab and Meechan, they also have a score to settle.
00:14:08They lost to Charlotte and Alexa a couple of weeks back on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:14:12So I'll tell you right now, Meechan and B-Fab, they've waited on the sidelines for a long time here
00:14:16in WWE,
00:14:17and they are done waiting, they're done playing nice, they've got an opportunity,
00:14:22and they're gonna make it count every single time.
00:14:24This has been a meticulous effort by Jade Cargill and company.
00:14:29As Cargill now controls Flair.
00:14:32Cargill's just been waiting for that right opportunity to strike,
00:14:35and when the moment was there, she did not miss a beat.
00:14:38Frequent tags now by Meechan and company.
00:14:41Cover, hook to the leg, and a kick out by Charlotte.
00:14:45Be surprised with how well they're working together.
00:14:47Really, as I mentioned before, the first time they've ever been in a six-woman tag match together.
00:14:51Well, we know the caliber of Jade Cargill and what she's done over the past 12 months.
00:14:55The B-Fab and Meechan deal has been the question, but they are so hungry, so motivated,
00:15:03sick of sitting on the sidelines, and finally they've got that spotlight,
00:15:07and they're not here to make mistakes.
00:15:09Yeah, they have to develop this edge, Wade.
00:15:12And you've got to do that.
00:15:14When you feel you've tried everything in this industry,
00:15:16you've done what you're supposed to do, and it simply isn't working,
00:15:21then suddenly you've got to change things up and do what you've got to do.
00:15:24Nobody is ignoring B-Fab and Meechan anymore.
00:15:28How embarrassing has that have been for Charlotte to look up and see Cargill doing push-ups and talking trash.
00:15:34Well, that's kind of the M-O of Charlotte Flair.
00:15:37She's the one who likes to strut, who likes to style and profile in the face of her opponents.
00:15:42Well, not tonight.
00:15:43Off the suplex, here's the cover, and Charlotte's got to kick out at two.
00:15:47And now it may be panic stations for Alexa Bliss and Rhea Ripley,
00:15:52watching Charlotte slowly getting decimated and controlled by Meechan.
00:15:57Meechan's the real deal, martial arts expert submission specialist as well.
00:16:02One of the baddest women in the locker room here in WWE.
00:16:07Absolute veteran of this industry who simply hasn't been given enough respect over the past couple of years
00:16:13while she's now beating that respect into the very top tier of the women on Raw and SmackDown.
00:16:19And you can see the concern on the faces of both Alexa Bliss and Rhea Ripley.
00:16:23Charlotte desperately needs to make a tag.
00:16:29The Queen trying to fight out.
00:16:37Creating some space.
00:16:41Meechan rocks Charlotte with the right.
00:16:43Just taking that momentum away from Charlotte Flair.
00:16:48There's your Torms in once again, Cole.
00:16:51And that from Jade.
00:16:53Oh!
00:16:53Down goes Charlotte, quickly into the cover.
00:16:55Is it enough to put her away?
00:16:57Hook to the leg by Meechan.
00:16:58And a kick at it too by Flair.
00:17:03And now questions are being asked of Meechan.
00:17:06How deep can you dig?
00:17:07How deep is your playbook here?
00:17:10When the big things you're trying simply haven't been enough to put Charlotte Flair away.
00:17:14What else have you got?
00:17:15Wait, I always thought Meechan was one of the most underrated stars on the roster.
00:17:20Now forming this alliance with Cargill.
00:17:22Yeah, you're only ever as big as your opportunities in this game, Cole.
00:17:26And quite frankly, Meechan hasn't had enough of those.
00:17:29But that opportunity may be about to go begging.
00:17:32And B-Fab in off the tag, trying to prevent Charlotte from making the tag to her corner.
00:17:37Dragging Charlotte back to the middle of the ring.
00:17:39Charlotte with the right hand.
00:17:40She's an arm's length away from Rhea now.
00:17:42Again, trying to get to Rhea Ripley and make the tag to the champion.
00:17:46Those are big shots, but B-Fab not letting go.
00:17:49Make no mistake, B-Fab is a street fighter.
00:17:52And there's a little taste of that.
00:17:54Yeah, but she got it.
00:17:55Oh, and both women delivering kicks at the same time.
00:17:58Collision, middle of the ring.
00:18:00Impressed with B-Fab though, not allowing Charlotte to make the tag.
00:18:04Rhea Ripley dying to get into this matchup.
00:18:07Yeah, this could be a pivotal moment.
00:18:10Two women down, and who desperately needs this tag?
00:18:13And the worst way here, it's Charlotte Flair, and Mami is itching to get into this one.
00:18:20B-Fab reaching out, makes the tag.
00:18:22Here comes Meechan, here comes Rhea.
00:18:24And this place has exploded.
00:18:26Oh, and the jaw of Jake Cargill might have just exploded.
00:18:33Crickly wiping out Meechan with a clothesline.
00:18:37The focused intensity of Rhea Ripley.
00:18:41One, go!
00:18:46Face first goes Meechan.
00:18:48Just raw power, speed, and precision all in sync for Rhea bloody Ripley.
00:18:55Ripley's got it all, she's the total package.
00:18:57The third time world champion.
00:19:00Got a history of leaving a path of broken bodies in her wake.
00:19:05And this does not bode well for Meechan.
00:19:07It needs to come up with something fast.
00:19:09The launch to Rhea out to the apron, but Rhea able to count it.
00:19:12Now up to the top rope goes Ripley.
00:19:15Rhea from up top, missed the top pick.
00:19:18Beautiful.
00:19:19Meechan may be down and out.
00:19:20Coming out by the champion.
00:19:22And a kick out at two by Meechan, Jade Cargill.
00:19:24Jade would not have made that.
00:19:27Jade was, how well rounded is Rhea bloody Ripley?
00:19:31That is cruiserweight style from a true powerhouse athlete in Rhea Ripley,
00:19:37who can do it all in that ring.
00:19:38Yeah, Meechan kicking out to save the matchup for her team.
00:19:43Now Ripley looking for Riptide.
00:19:45Her bread and butter move here.
00:19:48Meechan trying to fight out of it, Cargill in.
00:19:50Rhea Ripley heads her off.
00:19:53Rhea Ripley cleaning everyone out on her own.
00:19:56The rest of her team down may be out.
00:19:58Meechan taking advantage, looking for eight defeat.
00:20:01Rhea Ripley with a head cut.
00:20:03Nothing pretty about that.
00:20:05This, however.
00:20:07Went for Riptide.
00:20:09Meechan able to land on her feet.
00:20:11Oh, yeah.
00:20:13Rhea Carter.
00:20:22Oh!
00:20:25It's a nasty landing there for Meechan, but effective anyway.
00:20:28One, two, three.
00:20:30And Rhea's got a kick at it, too.
00:20:32That has been frustrating for Meechan.
00:20:34Thought she pulled up a miracle there.
00:20:37This is, this is nasty.
00:20:40Yeah, head first for Rhea Ripley.
00:20:43Both women taking a nasty landing there,
00:20:45but Ripley the first one to bounce back with that Caboera-style kick.
00:20:50Now trying to grab herself to a partner, Alexa Bliss,
00:20:53and here comes Bliss.
00:20:57Alexa Bliss takes Meechan for a ride, and DDT cover by Alexa.
00:21:03One, two, three.
00:21:04Kick out by Meechan at two.
00:21:06Just different questions now being asked by Alexa Bliss,
00:21:10who has a completely different style to the rest of her teammates,
00:21:14but desperation move from Meechan, and it worked.
00:21:16And now B-Fab caught by Bliss.
00:21:21And his sister Abigail, B-Fab though, nice roll-up.
00:21:26Kick right to the midsection.
00:21:28DDT plants her cover now.
00:21:30One, two, three.
00:21:32Bliss kicks out at two.
00:21:34And B-Fab is shocking a lot of people tonight with her abilities.
00:21:38Open your eyes, everyone.
00:21:40B-Fab is the dime that does the deals, and she can get it done.
00:21:44Meechan now in off the tag, double-team coming.
00:21:47Yes.
00:21:50And Bliss able to counter into a double DDT.
00:21:53Charlotte Flair back up on the apron.
00:21:55Bliss is hurting in a big way, though.
00:21:57Those ribs might be bust.
00:22:00Tag.
00:22:05Here comes the queen with a crossbody.
00:22:13Listen to this place.
00:22:16What?
00:22:17Meechan dropped right on the back of her head.
00:22:19What a German suplex.
00:22:22Charlotte Flair just has physical gifts you cannot manufacture.
00:22:27And now he's got Meechan in position.
00:22:31Put him to the figure four to bridge to the figure eight, but Meechan able to counter.
00:22:35Charlotte almost running into Rhea.
00:22:38Tension between the two.
00:22:41Meechan blasting Ripley off the apron.
00:22:47And Meechan now has shuttled up.
00:22:52Styles clashed, paying him off to her former running buddy AJ Styles.
00:22:57The Hall of Famer cover, Rhea Ripley.
00:22:59And that running knee breaks things up.
00:23:02Ripley saving things for her team.
00:23:04Meechan in default, Charlotte Flair, her rival.
00:23:08And things break.
00:23:09What?
00:23:10Cargill taking advantage of a car wreck.
00:23:14Not the time to celebrate.
00:23:19And that slap.
00:23:21Cargill just ate that slap.
00:23:24Charlotte with a big boot.
00:23:27The referee has now lost complete control of this world.
00:23:31Chaos reigning supreme.
00:23:35And the two besties, the former tag champs.
00:23:39Well, that cost him.
00:23:40And now everybody down.
00:23:42Simply cannot celebrate too early at this level.
00:23:46Got to keep your eyes peeled.
00:23:48Stay focused on the prize.
00:23:50Get the job finished.
00:23:55What absolute carnage from the word go this matchup has been.
00:24:05Charlotte and Meechan trying to struggle back to their feet.
00:24:10Jade Cargill, who remembers Saturday night's main event back in November,
00:24:15won the WWE Championship at this event.
00:24:19He's going to lose it to Ripley at WrestleMania.
00:24:21And now Jade is legal.
00:24:23Off the tag.
00:24:26Charlotte Flair going to make the tag to Ripley.
00:24:29And now the matchup we'll see a week from Sunday.
00:24:32Clash in Italy.
00:24:33Ripley.
00:24:34Jade Cargill unfolding on our screens right now.
00:24:38What the world's been waiting for.
00:24:51Ripley.
00:24:55Ripley getting to the upper hand.
00:25:00Cargill went for the pump kick.
00:25:01Ripley with a headbutt.
00:25:07Rhea, riptide.
00:25:10Meechan breaks things up.
00:25:12Just expert timing for Meechan, and it had to be.
00:25:16How is Meechan still going with the abuse he's taken?
00:25:20I may have dropped her.
00:25:22Oh, and a big kick by B-Fap.
00:25:24Drops Alexa Bliss.
00:25:26Focusing now on Rhea Ripley.
00:25:28Charlotte back to her feet with a kick.
00:25:31Saving Rhea Ripley in the process.
00:25:36Tensions may be dissipating between these two.
00:25:46Oh, going with a handshake, but Meechan was trying to sneak attack, and Ripley made her pay for it.
00:25:52Well, Ripley may have just saved Charlotte in response.
00:25:56Is this the beginning of something beautiful, Cole?
00:26:00Double chops.
00:26:02Oh, no.
00:26:03Come on.
00:26:05Please, Rhea.
00:26:05Double forward slams.
00:26:07And suddenly, they're a team.
00:26:12A very dangerous team if they put their differences aside.
00:26:16And Alexa Bliss getting hit on the hug as well.
00:26:20And the platinum role for Alexa Bliss.
00:26:22She glued these two together.
00:26:25From behind, Jay Cargill wiping everybody out.
00:26:29Interrupting the party.
00:26:31Kick to Ripley.
00:26:33Cargill hooking Ripley.
00:26:36Jayden.
00:26:37Jayden.
00:26:39Cover.
00:26:40Cargill has pinned the WWE Champion.
00:26:45Here are your winners, BFAP, Meechan, and Jay Cargill.
00:26:52Wait for the second straight night.
00:26:54Jay Cargill has hit Ripley with Jayden.
00:26:57And will that be the case a week from tomorrow at Clash in Italy with the WWE title on the
00:27:03line?
00:27:03Well, it just goes to show you no matter how impressive Jay Cargill has been over the past 12 months,
00:27:10there was a new motivation, a new focus since dropping the gold.
00:27:16And week after week, she has had the answers for Rhea Ripley.
00:27:21Well, this is the moment.
00:27:23It all looked golden for Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair, and Alexa Bliss.
00:27:27Yeah, but they took their eye off the ball.
00:27:28Never take your eye off Jay Cargill when Jay Cargill is capable of this.
00:27:34And most importantly of all, this, Jayden.
00:27:38And if Jay Cargill connects with that next week at Clash in Italy,
00:27:43we will have a new women's WWE champ.
00:27:46Played as Cargill in Ripley's head now.
00:27:49Absolutely.
00:27:50How could you not be?
00:27:51Nobody treats Cargill.
00:27:53Nobody treats Ripley the way Cargill has done over the past three weeks.
00:28:00Well, ladies and gentlemen, it is a star-studded night here at Saturday night's main event.
00:28:05It's the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match.
00:28:09The champs, Screambo, Paige and Brie Bella defend against the former champions,
00:28:13the irresistible forces tonight.
00:28:17Sol Ruka on the left looks to shut up big-time Bex, Becky Lynch,
00:28:21and perhaps earn a future Intercontinental Championship opportunity.
00:28:26These two lock horns tonight.
00:28:29The World Tag Team titles will be contested.
00:28:32Divisions Logan Paul and Austin Theory defend the gold
00:28:36against the three-time Tag Team Champions,
00:28:39the Street Profits, all on Saturday night's main event.
00:28:43And the Intercontinental Champion, Penta, is here.
00:28:46The magnificent one will defend the Intercontinental title tonight
00:28:50against all-ego Ethan Page.
00:28:53Our own Cathy Kelly, who's standing by with the number one contender
00:28:57to the Intercontinental title.
00:29:00Yeah, thanks so much, guys.
00:29:02I am here with Ethan Page.
00:29:04And Ethan, tonight under the prestigious lights
00:29:06of Saturday night's main event,
00:29:08you step into the biggest opportunity of your career against Penta.
00:29:11So how determined are you to walk out of here as the new Intercontinental Champion?
00:29:17Short answer varied.
00:29:19Let's touch on this biggest night of your career nonsense.
00:29:22It's not nonsense, it is.
00:29:24But it's also the biggest night of your career.
00:29:26No, no, no.
00:29:27You get to interview Ethan Page on the last night
00:29:29without the Intercontinental Championship.
00:29:32Hell, it's the Intercontinental Championship's biggest night of its career.
00:29:36The belt itself.
00:29:38Because it finally gets the spotlight it oh-so-ever deserves.
00:29:43No thanks to you, champ.
00:29:45Hey, Penta, the spotlight's on the championship
00:29:48because of all-ego Ethan Page.
00:29:49And you're a hell of a champ.
00:29:50Fighting champion.
00:29:51There's a reason you're Intercontinental Champion.
00:29:54That reason is for tonight.
00:29:57To hand me that championship in the middle of the ring
00:30:00at Saturday night's main event.
00:30:09Ethan Page and Penta for the Intercontinental title later tonight.
00:30:13Also a massive match coming up next.
00:30:16As the newcomer Sol Ruka looks to perhaps position herself
00:30:20for a future championship opportunity
00:30:22as she battles the current Intercontinental Champion
00:30:24big-time Bex Becky Lynch.
00:30:26You gotta give Sol Ruka credit.
00:30:29She forced the issue.
00:30:30Got the match.
00:30:35Please join me in welcoming the newest member of Monday Night Raw.
00:30:39Sol Ruka.
00:30:42Here is a young woman who has only been wrestling for four years.
00:30:47She was part of the NIL program.
00:30:49It is going to feel so damn good when I sign this.
00:30:55The man has come around.
00:30:58The Sol Ruka's contract signing.
00:31:02I think you've bitten off more than you can chew.
00:31:04I think you should get going.
00:31:06I think you should be gone.
00:31:07Go back to NXT.
00:31:08Well, Becky, not everything is about you.
00:31:14Actually, everything is about me and it's-
00:31:18What about this?
00:31:18You are exactly what everyone says that you are.
00:31:22Rude, big-headed, bitch.
00:31:27One thing about me is I am damn good at proving people wrong.
00:31:34You're not ready for this and I think you really need to go and think about it.
00:31:38Many people have stepped to me.
00:31:40They thought they were ready for the spotlight.
00:31:43And the ball from breaks has been astounding.
00:31:46Becky Lynch, again, on top of the world.
00:31:49If you are ready, then I will face you at Saturday night's main event.
00:31:56You have to remember I'm not just a star maker.
00:32:00I'm a star breaker.
00:32:03I'll see you at Saturday night's main event and I snatch your soul again.
00:32:07You see if you're ready to step in the ring with me.
00:32:11Welcome to the big time.
00:32:17I am here with Soul Ruka.
00:32:19And Soul, you've been touted as one of the most anticipated call-ups,
00:32:23but still some say that you're not ready for a match of this magnitude
00:32:26against one of the all-time greats, Becky Lynch.
00:32:29But I have to ask you, do you feel ready?
00:32:32I think the real question is if Becky's ready.
00:32:35All she's done since I've gone to Raw is underestimate me.
00:32:38Now I know she is one of the all-time greats,
00:32:40so I'm definitely not taking this match lightly.
00:32:43But, you know, she can underestimate me all she wants
00:32:45because all it's going to take is one soul snatcher,
00:32:49and she's going to know that the next generation is here.
00:32:52And we're not just going to sit around and wait to share the spotlight.
00:32:55No, no, no, no.
00:32:55We're here to snatch it.
00:32:58Well, good luck.
00:33:17The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:33:21Introducing first from Honolulu, Hawaii, Soul Ruka.
00:33:28Well, Wade, Soul Ruka snatched the spotlight back at our last Saturday Night's Main Event in December,
00:33:35the night that Soul Ruka took on the legendary Bayley
00:33:39and pulled one of the biggest upsets we've ever seen on Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:33:44Yeah, incredibly impressive as Soul Ruka has been for the past couple of years in NXT.
00:33:49Here's my question, though.
00:33:51When you finally grab that spotlight for good, you get called up to Raw,
00:33:55and then you follow it up with zero wins.
00:33:58Are you really eligible to compete against a star the level of a Becky Lynch?
00:34:05I'll answer that question in a moment.
00:34:12It's a big-time Saturday Night's Main Event because it's featuring big-time Bex,
00:34:17the greatest female wrestler of all time.
00:34:20And it's not just me saying it.
00:34:21Other people are saying it.
00:34:23Everybody's saying it.
00:34:24Sports Illustrated says it.
00:34:25The Bleacher Report says it.
00:34:27And everyone in Fort Wayne is going to say it.
00:34:32The man has come around!
00:34:49And her opponent, from Dublin, Ireland, she is the Women Intercontinental Champion,
00:34:58the man, Becky Lynch!
00:35:03Listen, if Becky Lynch really does believe all that hype and crap,
00:35:06she should have put the Intercontinental Championship on the line tonight.
00:35:10Listen, Soul Ruka took the world champion Liv Morgan to the limit.
00:35:16She took Io Sky to the limit.
00:35:18She beat Bayley.
00:35:20She should have an opportunity in my estimation.
00:35:22No, I don't agree with you whatsoever.
00:35:25Look, there is a lot of hype about Soul Ruka.
00:35:28There is a lot to like about Soul Ruka.
00:35:31Is she at the level she should be competing for gold?
00:35:33Just because she has to?
00:35:36Absolutely not.
00:35:36You're right.
00:35:37She's looked very good against some top stars.
00:35:40But this is a results business.
00:35:41The results, Michael Cole, have not been there for Soul Ruka.
00:35:46Did I mention she finished third in the Royal Rumble?
00:35:49So she didn't win once again.
00:35:51Congratulations, you get nothing for third.
00:35:53She could have come second.
00:35:54You get nothing for second.
00:35:55You know who did come second?
00:35:57Tiffany Stratton.
00:35:58She wasn't even on WrestleMania.
00:35:59It's a results business.
00:36:02Win or go home.
00:36:04The official in this matchup.
00:36:06Whoa.
00:36:07Who has been a thorn in Becky Lynch's side, Jessica Carr.
00:36:11Good grief.
00:36:13And Becky Lynch with a cheap shot.
00:36:15Throwing the title at Soul Ruka and now attacking the rookie.
00:36:19This matchup hasn't even started yet.
00:36:21The official admonishing Becky Lynch.
00:36:24She should have admonished Becky Lynch regardless of what she's done.
00:36:27We know what Fast Count Carr's all about.
00:36:29Well, Becky Lynch is gonna wear down Ruka before the bell even rings Wade.
00:36:34But you've got to have your wits about you as a competitor.
00:36:37Soul Ruka proving to me she's just not ready for this level.
00:36:40She didn't.
00:36:42And Soul Ruka now taking the fight to Becky Lynch and
00:36:46fired up Pat and official calls for the bell and we're underway.
00:36:49That was a cheap shot from Soul Ruka.
00:36:52Please.
00:36:52Becky Lynch stuttered all this when she threw the title at her.
00:36:55And now Soul Ruka taking Becky for a ride with a faceplant.
00:37:01Ruka so athletic.
00:37:04Four years in the business.
00:37:06Oh, look at that.
00:37:07That springboard course through cross body.
00:37:13The agility, the quickness of Ruka.
00:37:15Well, this is the kind of thing that has made the world catch fire when it comes to Soul Ruka.
00:37:21Incredibly impressive.
00:37:23Getting over the lines another thing.
00:37:25But this is a hell of a start from Soul Ruka.
00:37:28Ruka now off the top rope.
00:37:31Lands on her feet.
00:37:32Delivers a close line.
00:37:34And Becky Lynch, the veteran, wisely gonna roll out of the ring to try to regroup.
00:37:38That was a kamikaze style attack from Soul Ruka.
00:37:42But it did work.
00:37:43And Becky Lynch is in big trouble in the early going team.
00:37:46And look at Ruka.
00:37:47University of Oregon.
00:37:49She was acrobatics and tumbling.
00:37:53Oh, expert.
00:37:54And Mitch scored at Oregon and showing that off here tonight.
00:37:58And Becky Lynch knew she was gonna get this garage from Ruka.
00:38:02That's why she cheap shotted her before the match even began.
00:38:05I wouldn't go that far.
00:38:06That was teaching Soul Ruka a lesson in respect.
00:38:09But unfortunately, the lesson has been thrown back in the face of Becky Lynch.
00:38:14And I don't think anyone could compete with this level of athleticism we're seeing from Ruka.
00:38:18Feels like maybe she was going for the soul stature.
00:38:20And Becky Lynch looking now for the manhandling slam.
00:38:23And Soul Ruka able to counter with a deep arm drag.
00:38:26Ruka is just too fast.
00:38:31Becky Lynch has lost a seat at this point.
00:38:34Yeah, this is an incredibly important matchup for Ruka.
00:38:38She looks to a rise of the ranks on Monday Night Raw.
00:38:42Becky catches her with a boot to the face.
00:38:44Finally, a little breathing room for the champ here.
00:38:47You said what?
00:38:48A little breathing room for the champ.
00:38:51And look at this!
00:38:51Oh!
00:38:52Becky Lynch!
00:38:54No!
00:38:54Just grabbed the official.
00:38:56No!
00:38:56Threw her right into Soul Ruka.
00:38:58Soul Ruka just soul snatched the referee!
00:39:02Well, she didn't get all of it.
00:39:03That's a disqualification!
00:39:04But I get the point.
00:39:05Becky Lynch pulled the official into Ruka as she was attempting that soul snatcher.
00:39:11Don't twist this!
00:39:13That was Soul Ruka!
00:39:15Here we go!
00:39:15And disqualification!
00:39:17Thank you very much!
00:39:18Ladies and gentlemen, your winner by disqualification, Soul Ruka!
00:39:23What?
00:39:24Soul Ruka picks up the victory tonight!
00:39:27No!
00:39:27The official was wise to it.
00:39:29Becky Lynch dragging Jessica Carr in front of Ruka as she was going to attempt the soul snatcher.
00:39:35That collision cost Becky the match!
00:39:38Hold on!
00:39:38Lillian Garcia just said the wrong name!
00:39:41How did Becky Lynch get disqualified there?
00:39:45Because she pulled the official in front of the opponent?
00:39:47It was inadvertent!
00:39:48Open your eyes!
00:39:49The person who connected with the move was Soul Ruka!
00:39:53Becky's up!
00:39:54Becky's up!
00:39:56Becky's up!
00:39:57Becky's up!
00:39:58Becky's up!
00:40:00Becky's up!
00:40:00Becky's up!
00:40:00Becky's up!
00:40:03Becky's up!
00:40:05And now, from behind with the title, Becky Lynch with another ambush!
00:40:09Another cheap shot!
00:40:11More like it, teach these kids!
00:40:12And a manhandle slam!
00:40:14A lesson in respect!
00:40:19Becky Lynch pummeling Ruka!
00:40:21I mean, you pummel a referee, you deserve a beat down in my opinion.
00:40:27And Becky with yet another manhandle slam!
00:40:32Becky has completely lost it!
00:40:35Becky!
00:40:41Going after officials now.
00:40:44But just like Soul Ruka did moments ago, Cole!
00:40:47You seem to be okay with that!
00:40:49Again, off a third manhandle slam, it was the referee Jessica Carr who was pulled into the fray by Becky
00:40:58Lynch.
00:41:01Becky Lynch just exposed a rookie as in over her head.
00:41:08Welcome to the big time Sol Ruka.
00:41:12I look at it the other way.
00:41:13I think that Becky Lynch is running scared.
00:41:16She's afraid Sol Ruka was gonna take her spot.
00:41:18And she did everything she could to prevent that from happening tonight.
00:41:32I don't know about you, but
00:41:33I'm absolutely disgusted with the actions of Becky Lynch tonight.
00:41:38So unbecoming of the Intercontinental Champion.
00:41:55Ethan Page.
00:41:58You keep talking about my title.
00:42:01But tonight, stop talking.
00:42:03I'm fine.
00:42:05I am the Intercontinental Champion.
00:42:09I fight with fire.
00:42:11I fight with pain.
00:42:14And I never back down.
00:42:17La diferencia entre tú y yo es que tú eres un payaso arrogante presumido.
00:42:26Y yo peleo por mi gente y por mi campeonato.
00:42:31Ethan Page.
00:42:32Tonight, you will learn why Penta tiene solo miedo.
00:42:43Ladies and gentlemen, the spectacular Penta will once again defend the Intercontinental Championship tonight
00:42:50against the upstart, all-ego Ethan Page, who claims he is going to put fear into Penta.
00:42:57It's for the Intercontinental Championship, the historic Intercontinental title.
00:43:08A symbol that has changed throughout the years, yet remains timeless.
00:43:17With a story past steeped in tradition for nearly half a century, the Intercontinental Championship has stood as a pillar
00:43:27of excellence.
00:43:29This is beyond wrestling ability, this is guts personified right now.
00:43:33Earned by those destined for greatness.
00:43:35I've got nothing except the Intercontinental Championship, the most important thing in the world to me.
00:43:40No one ever said being the Intercontinental Champion was going to be easy, but Rocky Maivia will always give 110%.
00:43:46A championship that signifies pride and prestige, serving as a catalyst to superstardom, iconic moments, and Hall of Fame careers.
00:43:57As a new generation rises to seize its place in history, the legacy continues.
00:44:05Tonight, another chapter in the enduring lineage of the Intercontinental Championship will be written.
00:44:12As the high-flying Penta collides with the hungry ambition of Ethan Page,
00:44:18in pursuit of one of the most celebrated championships in history.
00:44:26Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to Saturday night's main event.
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00:44:33Welcomes you back to an unforgettable night of WWE action.
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00:44:42A moment to go.
00:44:43Becky Lynch, Sol Ruka, one-on-one.
00:44:45Sol Ruka going for a soul snatcher in the corner.
00:44:48Becky Lynch grabs the official.
00:44:49Jessica Carr pulls her in the way.
00:44:51Sol Ruka can't hit the soul snatcher.
00:44:53So the offense against the official in many people's books would be that Sol Ruka gets disqualified.
00:45:00However, that was not the case.
00:45:02Becky Lynch was disqualified.
00:45:04And of course, she didn't take that well at all, issuing a major beatdown to the newcomer, Sol Ruka,
00:45:11and teaching a little respect to the upstart.
00:45:14Yeah, what it seems like to me is Becky Lynch may be running a bit scared of Sol Ruka and
00:45:21what she may be able to accomplish on Monday Night Raw.
00:45:27Nick, just the man that I wanted to see, did you see that thing just horrified me?
00:45:31I'm not the one who hit the referee.
00:45:33Well, I did see what happened, and so did your friend of mine, Adam Pearce, who I just got off
00:45:37the phone with.
00:45:37And based on what just happened, he asked me to tell you that as a result, you will now face
00:45:42Sol Ruka once again next Sunday at Clash in Italy.
00:45:46But for what purpose?
00:45:48Oh, for what purpose?
00:45:49To defend the Intercontinental Championship, of course.
00:45:52What?
00:45:54This is a level of corruption unseen before I come.
00:45:58I doubt Becky Lynch was prepared for that one, but a massive title match set for Clash in Italy.
00:46:05Speaking of massive title matches, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships on the line.
00:46:10Paige and Brie Bella defending against the former Tag Team Champion.
00:46:14Kathy, that's where you're wrong.
00:46:16Okay, after tonight, we're going to make sure former is no longer in front of Tag Team Champions.
00:46:20Look, Paige and Brie might have been great in their prime, but it's time to end this whole nostalgic tour
00:46:27for good.
00:46:28Because we're younger, we're bougier, and we look way better with the titles.
00:46:33We're taller, we're stronger, we're better.
00:46:37Paige and Brie, we are going to make history tonight by making you history.
00:46:48The Women's Tag Team Championship on the line later tonight, but let's head out to the action.
00:46:55Can't wait for that matchup.
00:46:57Time now for the Intercontinental Championship.
00:47:00With a smile.
00:47:01With a smile.
00:47:08Ladies and gentlemen, before we discuss All Ego, Ethan Page, I do want to thank you all for joining us
00:47:14on this Memorial Day weekend.
00:47:16And we all at WWE would like to offer a big thank you to all those who have served and
00:47:22those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of all of our freedoms.
00:47:29All Ego, Ethan Page, Wade, says when he wins tonight, he is going to rename the prestigious Intercontinental Championship the
00:47:38Ethan Page Championship.
00:47:41That is how confident this man is.
00:47:44Yeah, confidence personified because he knows full well that he is razor sharp mentally.
00:47:50He is the most intelligent superstar in the locker room, and if anyone can, he can figure out how to
00:47:59outmaneuver and outthink the champ, Penta.
00:48:02I agree with everything you said, Wade, about this guy.
00:48:05I just think that his ego is going to get him in trouble.
00:48:07Had an interesting interview with him on Monday Night Raw.
00:48:10I told him to his face.
00:48:11I think he has everything it takes to be an all-time great at WWE, but he's got to get
00:48:16out of the way of his own ego.
00:48:18Yeah, well, I like the way he gave you notes for that said interview on Raw, because it was actually
00:48:23ended up being the greatest interview of your career.
00:48:27So congratulations, Michael Coleman, of course, major assist from all ego, Ethan Page.
00:48:54The man who has no fear, the Intercontinental Champion, Penta.
00:48:59However, Ethan Page claims that he is going to put fear into the vocabulary of the champ.
00:49:11Penta won the Intercontinental Championship just a couple of hours down the road here in Indiana, in Indianapolis.
00:49:18He's had a number of title defenses, including the classic six-pack ladder match at WrestleMania.
00:49:26Wade, Penta is the real deal.
00:49:28Yes, he is, and from day one, when he arrived on Raw, there's been no looking back for the WWE
00:49:36Universe,
00:49:37who's just fallen in love with this barrier-breaking charisma of his and his jaw-dropping aerial abilities.
00:49:46And nobody yet has quite figured out how to stop Penta when he hits top speed.
00:49:52If anyone can, though, it will be Ethan Page.
00:49:55Wade, my question is this, Ethan Page actually pinned Penta in a tag-team match-up a few weeks back.
00:50:01Does that come into play at all in this match-up tonight?
00:50:04Yeah, well, that's basically the entire reason why Ethan Page finds himself in this big opportunity right now.
00:50:11That has to be in the head of Penta, albeit in tag conditions.
00:50:15It's a little different in singles.
00:50:34I think they just singed my eyebrows, Cole.
00:50:37That should be banned.
00:50:40Ethan Page was a bit out of sorts when he was watching that moment to go.
00:50:44But where was Ethan Page's pyro?
00:50:47Well, actually, when he becomes the intercontinental Ethan Page champion,
00:50:52then he will get pyro, and it will be better than Panthers, I promise you that.
00:51:12Let's head up to the ring now, and our trailblazing ring announcer, Lillian Garcia.
00:51:23The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the Intercontinental Championship!
00:51:36Introducing first, the challenger from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at 240 pounds,
00:51:47all-ego, Ethan Page, and his opponent, from Icatepec, Mexico, weighing in at 87 kilos.
00:52:06He is the Intercontinental Champion, Penta!
00:52:15Well, ladies and gentlemen, history, well, if you believe history, it's not going to be kind to all-ego.
00:52:23Ethan Page here tonight.
00:52:24This is the 17th time the Intercontinental Championship's been defended on Saturday night's main event,
00:52:30the program, which started back in 1985.
00:52:33Wade, over the years, there's only been one title change at Saturday night's main event.
00:52:38Back in 1992, the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels, beating the British Bulldog.
00:52:45Well, history is there to be rewritten, and Ethan Page is no spring chicken.
00:52:51He's not brand new to this industry, even though a lot of our fan base might just be getting acquainted
00:52:57to him.
00:52:57He is a veteran, and he's already figured out how he's going to conquer Penta.
00:53:03I was going to ask you, Wade, what is the strategy tonight for Page to take the title from Penta?
00:53:08Well, it has to be to outsmart and outmaneuver Penta.
00:53:10You simply cannot live with Penta's speed and jaw-dropping ability.
00:53:14You have to figure out a shortcut path to winning that goal.
00:53:19Now, what that answer is, I'm not smart enough to tell you, but I know a man who is, and
00:53:23his name is Ethan Page.
00:53:24Number of standing switches to start this matchup, elbows now from the champ Penta.
00:53:28How does Penta keep his title?
00:53:30He does what he does best.
00:53:31He uses that astounding aerial ability and speed like that to catch Ethan Page napping.
00:53:40First time these two men have ever gone one-on-one.
00:53:43Ethan Page, I've talked about this before, he's deceptively large, Wade.
00:53:47He's also very, very quick, and he's powerful.
00:53:51Yeah, no doubt about that, but his biggest asset, of course, is the power of that brain,
00:53:55and immediately sidestepping Penta there.
00:53:58A step ahead of what Penta was about to try, regardless of how quick Penta is,
00:54:03shows you exactly the pathway that Ethan Page has to victory.
00:54:07And Penta now will send Ethan Page toward the corner with a run-up.
00:54:11And Penta with a clothesline, and now Penta starting to build up.
00:54:15The momentum, backbreaker delivered.
00:54:16Yeah, and here's part of the problem with Penta, you know what he's gonna do,
00:54:20but he's so quick at doing, he still can't stop it, no matter how much you've studied him.
00:54:25And Ethan Page with a dropkick, drags the champ to the center of the ring,
00:54:30and now gonna mount and pound away.
00:54:32Yeah, that was a nice burst of speed there from Ethan Page.
00:54:36Pinpoint accuracy on the dropkick, and now you have Penta grounded, you have to keep him there.
00:54:42Interesting note about the city we're in tonight, Wade, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
00:54:47This is where the game, the Hall of Famer Triple H,
00:54:50won his first ever Intercontinental Championship.
00:54:53We saw that package earlier, the list of greats about that tile.
00:54:57It is a pathway to the very top of the industry,
00:55:01and Ethan Page knows that full well.
00:55:03He's in a hurry to get to the top.
00:55:08And look at this now, Page into the corner, bounces headfirst off the turnbuckle,
00:55:13and now Penta, look at the agility of this man, and the balance,
00:55:16went for the arm drag, Page in the way,
00:55:18stopping just for a moment, but a kick to the face.
00:55:22That's part of the problem for Page here,
00:55:23you take your eye off the ball for a split second like he did,
00:55:26and suddenly back to 100 miles an hour is Penta.
00:55:30And here comes Penta now, baseball slide through the bottom.
00:55:35Page misses wildly, Penta with a kick to the face of Ethan Page.
00:55:41And the WWE Universe, wait a minute,
00:55:44Penta blocks right onto our announce table.
00:55:47And that was the lower spine of Penta,
00:55:49catching the edge of our announce table,
00:55:52and let's see how quick he can move after that.
00:55:56The official Eddie Arango at four, but here's the issue for Page.
00:56:00He can't take a count-out victory and win the title.
00:56:02He's got to pin or submit Penta here.
00:56:05And that's why he's keeping a close eye on Penta,
00:56:07and he's gonna make sure he's stopping the referee.
00:56:10How smart was that from Ethan Page?
00:56:12Extremely smart.
00:56:13Champions advantage for Penta here tonight.
00:56:16Yeah, not getting carried away with just winning this match.
00:56:19I wanna win and go home with the goal.
00:56:22I like that from Page.
00:56:24And now Penta face first and on a steel post.
00:56:32Nathan Page, I don't know if you know this way,
00:56:34but his entire complexion changed moments ago.
00:56:38Yeah, suddenly he smells blood in the water.
00:56:42And whatever game plan he came in with now can be fully executed.
00:56:49Well, you're a former five-time Intercontinental Champion.
00:56:53As we take another look here at Penta landing on our announce table.
00:56:58How important was it for you in your career,
00:57:00the first time you won gold, the Intercontinental title?
00:57:03Yeah, that solidified in the minds of myself and indeed management in WWE
00:57:09that I could be a player at the top stage.
00:57:12Will it be Page?
00:57:13Kick out at Penta.
00:57:14And it really is Ethan Page's opportunity now to put himself in that conversation.
00:57:19When they're putting cards together for the big shows for SummerSlam,
00:57:23for the Royal Rumble, for WrestleMania, you're a guy with gold,
00:57:27you're one of the guys who are first on the list to get on that card.
00:57:31That puts you in the upper echelon in the conversations of the top brass.
00:57:35You know, Penta, former Triple-A Mega Champion, Triple-A action,
00:57:39immediately following Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:57:41We'll get into all that big match-up.
00:57:43Talk about that a little bit later on.
00:57:45Penta now, and Page battling out for the Intercontinental title.
00:57:48Yeah, we're gonna see a different side of Penta here.
00:57:50We need the gritty side.
00:57:51The high-flying flash stuff ain't gonna get it done at this point,
00:57:54not with a busted back.
00:57:56One, two, three.
00:57:59And Page knows full well a boot to the face is not gonna keep Penta down.
00:58:03It's a test.
00:58:04How much does Penta have less in his system?
00:58:06How much more pressure do I have to apply to really finish the job?
00:58:10Well, the one thing I've learned about this man over the last year and a half
00:58:13here in WWE is that resilience is Penta's middleman.
00:58:17Just when you think he's down and out, he digs down deep, and he's able to fight back.
00:58:23Just like Penta's showing here.
00:58:26Page, though, has stood toe-to-toe with the champion.
00:58:29Penta consistently fights with so much pride, so much intensity,
00:58:33and he's gonna need all of that at this point in the match.
00:58:35Penta kicked to the hamstring.
00:58:37He's got Page down.
00:58:38Now, there's the sling blade, and now Penta's starting to take over.
00:58:42Yeah, that is a tide-turning maneuver.
00:58:45Face first off the canvas.
00:58:47And right now, the smarts of Ethan Page have completely dissipated.
00:58:53Penta, that step-up in Zeguri to the ear.
00:58:56Drops Penta in the corner.
00:58:57I should say Page in the corner.
00:58:59As Penta now goes into his handstand.
00:59:01Bang!
00:59:02Right to the chest.
00:59:03And here's the issue for Page.
00:59:04He's got no clue where he's at.
00:59:06All thoughts of any strategy have gone completely out the window now.
00:59:10And Penta with a major upper hand.
00:59:14Tobey caught Hilo, caught Page in the back of the neck.
00:59:18Oh, but that landing for Penta was not pretty at all.
00:59:21Perhaps re-aggravating that lumbar spine injury earlier when he landed on this desk.
00:59:28Take another look at this.
00:59:29It was a beautiful dive, but the landing for Penta
00:59:33was almost as bad as the one Ethan Page received.
00:59:36That's why they say high risk, high reward.
00:59:38Referee Eddie Arango at a count of six now.
00:59:41Again, count out doesn't do Ethan Page any good.
00:59:45Penta would keep the title.
00:59:46Page now sent back into the ring.
00:59:49Penta up to the apron.
00:59:51Penta simply does not want to win that way.
00:59:53Not that kind of performer.
00:59:54Wants to win with conviction.
00:59:57Penta now.
00:59:58Top rope.
00:59:59Cross body.
01:00:00What a collision.
01:00:01He hit Page high.
01:00:02Yeah, caught him right in the face.
01:00:04Unique application of the high cross body.
01:00:07Yeah, but look at Page fighting back.
01:00:09Page completely wobbled.
01:00:11Almost fighting blind at this point, but he's still ticking.
01:00:14Yeah, former NXT champion.
01:00:15Longest reigning NXT North America champion of all time.
01:00:19Triple A mixed tag champ.
01:00:21And this is where you learn the most about a competitor.
01:00:23You're hurting, you're digging deep.
01:00:25How deep can you dig with gold on the line and the world watching?
01:00:31Well, a lot of souls get broken and they give up.
01:00:36And Penta sets Page to the middle of the ring.
01:00:40Such a unique attack.
01:00:41Page tried to block the kick.
01:00:42It was never a kicker.
01:00:43Three more DDT.
01:00:46Cover by Penta.
01:00:47One, two.
01:00:48Page is still there.
01:00:50Nathan Page has been impressive.
01:00:52He's been incredible.
01:00:53And clicking on at this point is even more impressive.
01:00:56And right now it's this athleticism that's come to the fore from Penta once again.
01:01:01And Page seems to have no answer whatsoever.
01:01:05I said before, Page is a future champion here.
01:01:08It could come as soon as tonight.
01:01:10As these two men battle for the Intercontinental title.
01:01:14Penta!
01:01:15Penta!
01:01:16Dungeons and Hall of Famers have held this gold over the years.
01:01:20Penta may be going for the Penta driver, but Page.
01:01:24That's one counter.
01:01:25One move he clearly had while scoured.
01:01:27That's the danger move if you're Ethan Page.
01:01:29Connect with that and it may be over.
01:01:31Page coming right to the side of the head.
01:01:33And now Ethan Page up and down, off the slam, cover for the win.
01:01:38Penta kicks out at two.
01:01:39Well, Page now showing the world his durability too.
01:01:43Not just a brain, just a major tough guy too.
01:01:47But now he's gonna have to use his brain.
01:01:49He's gonna have to figure out how does he put Penta away.
01:01:52Has not been able to do it yet.
01:01:53Penta keeps fighting back in this match.
01:01:55Yeah, and I love the gold being presented at ringside there.
01:01:58Any fighter in that ring who needs added motivation this deep into the match.
01:02:02Just take one glance at that sparkling championship.
01:02:06Knowing what it will do for your career if you can grab it tonight.
01:02:10Will Penta's reign continue?
01:02:12Will this be a career-defining moment for Ethan Page?
01:02:15Backstabber!
01:02:17Backstabber by Penta!
01:02:19One, two, three!
01:02:20Another near fall!
01:02:22Once again, it's that nimbleness of Penta that is causing so many problems for
01:02:27Ethan Page, as it has done the entire roster that Penta has got in the ring with it.
01:02:33Yeah, it's that highly unorthodox offensive style.
01:02:36Yeah, and I'll tell you right now, it's one thing performing like that in Mexico.
01:02:41If that style, you come to the US, stars just aren't trained to compete at that level.
01:02:47Of course, Ethan Page from Canada is in that same place.
01:02:50We're sold out tonight, nearly 11,000 on hand in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for Saturday night's
01:02:55main event.
01:02:55It's been a great show so far, and Penta and Ethan Page putting on a show of their own.
01:03:11And Page now, getting the upper hand of the champ.
01:03:15Yes, load fast.
01:03:16I'm gonna back Page in that scenario, bigger, stronger superstar.
01:03:22Super kicks galore, forearm delivered by Page.
01:03:27Kicks from both men, and both men are down, critical moment now in this match.
01:03:33Well, fighting spirit on full display from both men.
01:03:40But speed of recovery has to be crucial at this point.
01:03:51Penta now trying to make it back to his feet and regroup as is Page.
01:03:58Page in a vulnerable position right now, though.
01:04:01Penta with a kick to the face.
01:04:03That super kick by Penta.
01:04:05Oh, and Ethan Page!
01:04:06Ethan Page with a confidence breaker!
01:04:08A confidence breaker to the champion!
01:04:11And a kick out by Penta at two!
01:04:13Well, agonizingly close to a new Intercontinental champion, Ethan Page.
01:04:19Amazing smarts of mind from him.
01:04:21And now Page, we're gonna hook him up for the egoplex, but Penta able to counter.
01:04:29And Penta now!
01:04:30Penta's lover!
01:04:32Is it enough for Penta to retain the title?
01:04:35Penta kicks out!
01:04:36Well, hats off to Ethan Page, because this one was as good as over.
01:04:41Connected with the Penta driver.
01:04:43How many times have we seen Penta pop people away with that?
01:04:46Not tonight.
01:04:48Nor were they highly motivated Ethan Page.
01:04:51In what may be, so far, the best performance of Ethan Page's career.
01:04:56But it won't be worth a damn thing if he can't finish the job.
01:05:01Now Penta, we're gonna put Page away for good.
01:05:05Page slowly back to his feet.
01:05:07Penta was looking for the Mexican Destroyer.
01:05:09Page caught him with an A.
01:05:10Well, Page fighting on instincts now, and those instincts are A+.
01:05:16What is Page gonna do here now?
01:05:18Both of these men have gotta be physically exhausted.
01:05:22Get your opponent warmed down, you've got him.
01:05:26Seeing stars, you have to pull out something quick, and something devastating.
01:05:31But this may be backfiring for Ethan Page.
01:05:36Page now grabbing the mask, and Penta putting Penta in position now.
01:05:41Page, with an avalanche slam from the second rope, cover.
01:05:46One, two, one.
01:05:46Penta still in it, and Page can't believe it.
01:05:51While throughout Ethan Page's career, he has never faced somebody with this debt of ability,
01:05:59and resilience, and the frustration just boiling over.
01:06:03Now what the hell do I have to do?
01:06:05Well, he's gotta be careful, he's gotta be careful because qualification doesn't help.
01:06:10Ethan Page has lost it.
01:06:12He has hit Penta with everything.
01:06:13The avalanche slam.
01:06:15He hit him with a confidence breaker.
01:06:16He went for the egoplex.
01:06:18And now Page looking to expose the steel turnbuckle, and the official caught him.
01:06:26Oh, here we go.
01:06:27And wait a minute, as Eddie Arango goes out for the turnbuckle pad, Page pulls one off in the other
01:06:32corner.
01:06:32Well, that's called outsmarting the referee.
01:06:34Penta into the steel.
01:06:37Page rolls him up.
01:06:38Shoulders are down.
01:06:40Penta kicks out at two and a half.
01:06:48How the hell did Penta kick out?
01:06:50He may have a crack sternum from that.
01:06:52Take two.
01:06:53Penta able to block.
01:06:55Page.
01:06:55Show first, into the exposed steel.
01:06:58Here comes Penta.
01:07:00Mexican Destroyer.
01:07:02Covered by Penta.
01:07:04One, two.
01:07:05He retains the title.
01:07:07What a match.
01:07:08Here is your winner, and still, the Intercontinental Champion, Penta.
01:07:21I think Ethan Page, man, outsmarted himself there.
01:07:25Yeah, undoubtedly, but that was one of the most incredible championship defenses you will see this year.
01:07:33We expect it from Penta, but Ethan Page lived up to his billing as the future here.
01:07:39This was the moment, this was the moment, this avalanche power slam, that he thought he had it done.
01:07:44This was the moment he realized it needed something a little different against Penta.
01:07:48And here was that little different, the exposed turnbuckle behind the referee's back.
01:07:53Just first into it went Penta.
01:07:55But somehow, remarkably, the toughness of the Mexican superstar, Penta, was just too much.
01:08:03And then Ethan Page fell on his own sword, followed by this Mexican Destroyer.
01:08:08And it's night-night time for the challenger, Ethan Page.
01:08:14Not tonight, Ethan, but trust me, one day this man will hold gold.
01:08:18But it ain't tonight.
01:08:19Tonight is all about Penta.
01:08:21I agree, Wade, Ethan Page is a future champion here in WWE, but
01:08:26still the Intercontinental Champion, Penta.
01:08:31Let's head backstage to Kathy Kelly.
01:08:36I'm here with the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Page and Brie Bella.
01:08:41And guys, I spoke to your competitors earlier tonight, the Irresistible Forces.
01:08:45They said that they are excited to end your, quote, nostalgia tour,
01:08:49and noted a considerable strength, size, and age difference.
01:08:54What's your response?
01:08:55I mean, Kathy, since we've been back, everyone's written us off.
01:08:58Paige came in to help me when Nikki couldn't.
01:09:01And for that, I'm forever grateful.
01:09:04You know, I have Paige's back.
01:09:06And I know Paige has mine.
01:09:08And I get it, we're going into this match as underdogs.
01:09:11But I believe in us.
01:09:13Because we've beaten them before, and I know we can beat them again.
01:09:16You know what, let's just be honest here, Brie, all right?
01:09:18This was never supposed to happen.
01:09:20I wasn't supposed to be your tag team champ.
01:09:23This was supposed to be Nikki here.
01:09:25None of this was supposed to happen.
01:09:27But here we are.
01:09:28And on paper, yes, we're the underdogs.
01:09:30We're not supposed to win tonight.
01:09:32But guess what?
01:09:34We're gonna.
01:09:36Well, I know a lot of people looking forward to that match
01:09:39that wasn't supposed to happen.
01:09:41And let's send it back to Cole and Wade.
01:09:44So the women's tag team titles will be up for grabs.
01:09:48Coming up next, Brie and Paige, the champs.
01:09:50Nia and Lash, the challengers.
01:09:52It's next on Saturday Night's Main Event.
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