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00:00And then Peppa's stuffers and stuff yo ass on out of...
00:03Oh!
00:04Trick slap.
00:12And little Yachty's pulling the champ away.
00:17Hey, the champ don't fight unless the champ gets paid.
00:20It's that simple joke test.
00:23But wow, what a trick slap to poor Ricky Sainz.
00:26His mouth got him into big trouble there.
00:29I guess that's a way to shut him up.
00:33Carmelo Hayes, Ricky Sainz straight ahead.
00:42Friday night, SmackDown here in Barcelona, Spain.
00:46Ricky Sainz and Carmelo Hayes.
00:48They have been crossing paths a lot in recent weeks.
00:52Yeah, so they squabbled a couple of weeks ago
00:54over who deserved the United States Championship opportunity.
00:58And they ended up having a match.
01:00Hayes was victorious in the match.
01:03But he did so by putting his feet on the ropes during the pin.
01:06Which, to be fair, Sainz had attempted earlier in the match.
01:09So, major bad blood between these two and Ricky Sainz.
01:12Look at even the score tonight.
01:14Oh!
01:15That will knock a man clean off his feet.
01:18And then, just moments ago, the heated exchange with Trick Williams
01:24as both men trying to position themselves to fight again for the United States Championship.
01:28And Trick Williams decided to shut absolute Ricky Sainz up
01:32with an absolute monstrous Trick Slap as Carmelo Hayes takes control early on.
01:38Carmelo Hayes, the best mover in the game.
01:41And here's a little example of exactly why the no-look reverse springboard second row leg drop
01:47probably had a few more things on there too.
01:49But it was damn impressive.
01:51Descriptive game is really on point tonight.
01:53Ricky Sainz comes right back with the lariat.
01:55And then the beat down.
01:56A little ground and pound against Carmelo Hayes.
01:59Yeah, so, Ricky Sainz since coming in.
02:01He's had some very high-profile match-ups.
02:04And, of course, who can forget that first night match-up
02:08against Cody Rhodes where he took the champ to his limits.
02:11But Ricky Sainz looking to put the hammer down now.
02:14Start climbing up the card and get himself in contention for some gold.
02:17You know, there's a lot of stuff attached to Ricky Sainz
02:20that I think a lot of fans don't appreciate and don't respect.
02:22But I respect what you just mentioned.
02:24That on day one, he stepped right to Cody Rhodes.
02:27He tried to make a statement that there's no debate, no validation needed.
02:32I don't have to prove anything.
02:33I'm just me.
02:35And he went out and said,
02:37this is what I want and I want it right now.
02:39That's the positive spin on there right now.
02:41The reason Ricky Sainz did that Joe test on night one
02:44is because he truly believes in his head
02:46that he is already the top dog on the roster
02:49regardless of resumes.
02:52And to be fair to Ricky Sainz,
02:53he certainly has the caliber to do so in time.
02:56Oh, look at Melo coming into the corner.
02:59Yeah, he said he's not one to chase statements
03:00that the statement makes itself.
03:02Show up, show out.
03:04But right now, he's finding out again
03:06what Carmelo Hayes can offer up.
03:08Yeah, one thing is true of Carmelo Hayes
03:11and it has been true from the very start of his career.
03:13He gets better every single time you watch him.
03:16True student of the game
03:17who never wastes an opportunity to get better.
03:22Those both men, former NXT champions,
03:25former NXT North American champions,
03:27Carmelo Hayes was most recently
03:28the United States champion
03:30before giving way to Sami Zayn
03:32in late March.
03:33And Tripp Williams obviously starred at WrestleMania.
03:36Yeah, that was a little boxing masterclass there,
03:39Joe Tassamy.
03:39You all love language.
03:41Big Susan card coming up next weekend.
03:43In Bournemouth, England?
03:44That's right.
03:45What kind of town?
03:47Nice reaction there from Ricky Saint.
03:50And there's been a scramble from the word go.
03:52And Ricky Saint has a chance here.
03:54A chance to take control.
03:57And take control, he does.
04:00Running right into the barrier.
04:02Wow.
04:06Spotlight.
04:07Here's your chance.
04:08Say hello to Ricky Saint.
04:10The Crescent City Charm.
04:30Ricky Saint's trying to play to the crowd here.
04:34All that confidence bubbling up into arrogance
04:37always with Ricky Saint's.
04:48Yeah, and all the showbiz side of Ricky Saint's
04:52which is incredibly impressive
04:54is one thing.
04:55But the truth is
04:56it's all worth nothing
04:58unless you can convert that attention
05:00and notoriety
05:01into results in the ring
05:03against competition.
05:04The caliber of, say, a Carmelo Hayes.
05:07So this is a big statement night
05:09on the cards
05:10for Ricky Saint's
05:11if he can win this one.
05:16You can see the pain in the face
05:19of Carmelo Hayes right now.
05:22As Saints
05:25going super old school
05:26halfway down the ropes with swag.
05:29I'll tell you what, Joe.
05:30It's one thing to beat a man up
05:31but to look so good doing it
05:33is just ridiculous.
05:35And he knew it.
05:36And he drops the knee.
05:38Man, the impact on Carmelo Hayes.
05:41Able to survive that
05:43on the count of two.
05:44But now you see that gritty intensity
05:46in the eyes of Ricky Saint.
05:48All right, we've done the flash stuff.
05:50Now it is time to punish our opponent
05:52and convert this into a top.
06:01Carmelo Hayes, you see him fading.
06:04Not a pretty look on the face
06:06of Carmelo.
06:07Hayes right now
06:07has been struggling
06:08ever since Ricky got the jump on Hayes
06:11on the outside of the ring
06:12moments ago.
06:18Big opportunity for Melo
06:19to get back into this.
06:21Little separation.
06:22Shake off the cobwebs
06:23and hope
06:24you have some sort of plan
06:26spring to mind.
06:28And the back suplex
06:29doesn't open the door here.
06:31Saints right back on top.
06:32You can see him wincing in pain
06:33reaching for his lower back.
06:37Oh, what a chop!
06:40A little bit too much
06:41gloating and taunting
06:43for this audience from Saints
06:45and you can't do that with Hayes.
06:47Nice edge as he is
06:49right across that top rope.
06:50We're in the meat chopping business
06:52now in this match.
06:55Big uppercut.
06:58So close to that apron
07:00and the ropes.
07:01As he makes good.
07:03Slaps him in the back
07:03of the head, Wade.
07:05I mean, can you get
07:05more disrespectful than that?
07:08I mean, these are the things
07:09that we talk about
07:09with Ricky Saints.
07:11Good for Melo.
07:12Hey!
07:14Hey!
07:15Hey!
07:15Hey!
07:15Hey!
07:16Hey!
07:16Hey!
07:18Hey!
07:19Hey!
07:23Hey!
07:27Hey!
07:28Hey!
07:30Hey!
07:31Hey!
07:33Hey!
07:33Hey!
07:34Hey!
07:34Hey!
07:35Hey!
07:36Hey!
07:38Hey!
07:39Hey!
07:40Hey!
07:41Hey!
07:42Trying to hump down Trick Williams on an opportunity at the United States Championship.
07:46Moments ago, Trick Williams announcing that he is going to be part of King of the Ring.
07:49Remember, the King and Queen of the Ring tournament begins this week.
07:52The winners of those tournaments will get a title shot at SummerSlam.
07:56Yeah, it rarely gets as big as that in this game.
07:58What a prize on the line for the King and Queen of the Ring tournament.
08:02And I promise you, the locker room is currently ablaze
08:05with everyone demanding an opportunity in said tournaments.
08:09We're talking about opportunity. Opportunity presents itself now for Carmelo Hayes
08:15who has been under the cosh for the past several minutes.
08:18Frog splash. Knees got up from absolute Ricky Saints.
08:25Bridging.
08:26Oh, that is just top class timing from Ricky Saints.
08:32Saints in danger, baiting Carmelo Hayes in.
08:35As Carmelo went skyward, the knees of Saints went up,
08:38crushing the ribs of Mallow.
08:41And then this super northern light suplex almost getting the job done.
08:46Great scene here in Barcelona.
08:48Remember, we're just 48 hours away from going from the war in Spain.
08:53Oh, there's a quick one.
08:55Two and change to what will be an incredible scene at Clash in Italy on ESPN at 2 p.m.
09:01Eastern.
09:01Oh, oh, wow!
09:04Bounce in the skull of Ricky Saints off the mat.
09:08It was right after an attempt at a revolution DDT from Saints countered by Hayes.
09:15Those crowd respecting it.
09:17They love this kind of action.
09:23The kind of action that Carmelo Hayes has made his own over the past 12-plus months.
09:29And in the short taste we've got of Ricky Saints, he really is in that same vein.
09:34Both men back on their feet.
09:37Looking to trade massive right hands.
09:46Saints sit back, as was Hayes.
09:51Who has something more left in them?
09:55Meville, able to duck out of the way.
10:01Oh, the springboard!
10:04The cat-like reflexes of Carmelo Hayes' strike.
10:09Flushed to the jaw of Ricky Saints.
10:12And this deep into matches is where Carmelo Hayes comes into his own.
10:17Trying to shake off that most recent right hand, though.
10:19He's reaching for his left eye.
10:23Sends him across the ring.
10:28Dirty Diana delivered!
10:33That's your second Michael Jackson reference of the night.
10:36Joe Tasslin, yes, I am counting.
10:38And we now have to run a hat-trick.
10:40We can get a hat-trick.
10:41Well, Carmelo Hayes wanted a hat-trick of counts right there,
10:44but he only got two.
10:45But it's getting close now.
10:51Olympic Arena here in Barcelona,
10:54where the dream team once captured gold,
10:57and now where Ricky Saints is looking for a big win.
11:00But Melo denies it.
11:03And Melo must be seeing stars after that impact,
11:07and Ricky Saints knows it.
11:09And Ricky Saints knows this is there for the taking.
11:12Oh, he sets him out.
11:18Carmelo Hayes just about gathering his wits in the nick of time.
11:21Oh, my!
11:26Right in front of the Spanish announce desk.
11:29Oh, and now both men looking to get the best of each other.
11:33He sends them over the barrier.
11:35And then Carmelo's out in the crowd here in Barcelona.
11:38Oh, jeez!
11:38From the barrier!
11:39Are you kidding me?
11:41Bochman dragging at this point, and the count...
11:44By the way, they've got to watch that count.
11:47That's a nine count right now.
11:50That's a double count-out.
12:04Well, Carmelo Hayes is bleeding his case and dropping his guard in the process.
12:10Well, he was discussing it with our official Ryan Tran.
12:15And all of a sudden, that's when Saints attacks.
12:22A big kick from Melo.
12:24First 48 and a monstrous one!
12:32Well, a double count-out between Ricky Saints and Carmelo Hayes.
12:45What a way to start.
12:47What a way to start.
12:48What a way to start.
13:02Of course, at Clash in Italy.
13:04Many are calling it what will be the greatest rematch in history.
13:08And how could anybody have ever seen it coming with Brock Lesnar retired?
13:12So, all of a sudden, going from that to hitting four F5s on Obafemi.
13:17Yeah, two of the biggest, most terrifying men this industry has ever seen.
13:22I love the first Clash.
13:24I was shocked by the result of WrestleMania.
13:26And if we know Brock Lesnar, he doesn't like losing.
13:29And I can't see him losing twice.
13:31Sunday at 2 p.m. on ESPN, the greatest rematch in history at Clash in Italy.
13:38You do not exist in my world.
13:51At the showcase of the immortals.
13:56The heavens opened.
14:00The earth shook.
14:04And the impossible became prophecy.
14:13As the ruler ascended the mountaintop,
14:18an age of conquest faded into legend.
14:46With the beast cast down,
14:48the bringer of war summoned all who dared challenge his throne.
14:54The Obafemi, Obu challenge will commence!
14:58They answered his call
15:00and found only ruin.
15:02And found only ruin.
15:03His rule,
15:04merely absolute.
15:07But all
15:08were deceived.
15:13Titans do not fade quietly.
15:17They wait.
15:19They watch.
15:23It's not going to end that way.
15:29And so,
15:31the die is cast.
15:34Last time,
15:35I was fighting to beat him.
15:37This time,
15:38I'm fighting to kill him.
15:42They draw with its line in the sand.
15:45I
15:46am going to rule
15:48over
15:50Obafemi.
15:52In the land
15:53in the gladiators' battle,
15:55the vendetta
15:58begins.
16:03And it's right around the corner.
16:05Clash in Italy.
16:06Obafemi.
16:07Brock Lesnar.
16:08And a reminder,
16:09it gets underway at 2 p.m. Eastern
16:11on ESPN.
16:13The first hour of this premium live event
16:15will be on ESPN,
16:17streaming all day on the ESPN app
16:19from the full countdown show onward,
16:21including this premier rematch.
16:24Obafemi and Brock Lesnar.
16:26Clash in Italy.
16:28Sunday from Turin.
16:32Oh, Tiffy.
16:34You know,
16:35it's a really smart idea
16:36for you not to be in Chelsea's party tonight.
16:38Yeah,
16:38I guess she does have a little bit of sense
16:40in that big ol' head of hers.
16:41My big head.
16:42Have you seen yours?
16:43You know what?
16:44You know what?
16:45Tonight,
16:46we're going to handle your ol' Chelsea's problem.
16:49Okay?
16:50And then,
16:50she's going to learn
16:51not to mess with us.
16:52That's right.
16:53When we're done with that desperate Chelsea,
16:55it's only a matter of time
16:56before that U.S. title finds a new home.
16:59Good luck with that.
17:00Mm-hmm.
17:01Okay.
17:05Chelsea Green,
17:07Nia Jax,
17:08next.
17:11Next.
17:15Next.
17:18Next.
17:18Next.
17:18Next.
17:19Next.
17:19Next.
17:22Next.
17:25Next.
17:36Next.
17:40Next.
17:55What a beautiful city here in a setting for Friday Night Smackdown, a special night here
18:00for WWE, the first stop on the European Summer Tour.
18:13Dear Diary, there are so many fascinating women in that Smackdown locker room.
18:21I mean, take for example, Rhea Ripley, such presence, such brutality, such delicious misery
18:32wrapped in all that black leather, you are as captivating as can be.
18:38But while you spend all your time trying to strike fear into the hearts of others, I know
18:45you're only hiding from your own, all that heartbreak and betrayal.
18:51But I don't need a fake bravado to make a splash.
18:55I turn heads just by showing up.
18:59You can run from your fears all you want, but you can't run from me.
19:03I'm the stuff of nightmares and I'm dressed as beautiful as a dream.
19:08Don't get too comfortable.
19:10Because the glamour is coming to Smackdown.
19:15Yours truly, Blake Monroe.
19:24What a fantastic accent she has too, Jotess.
19:27Can't wait to see more of Blake Monroe.
19:31Well, it's been a busy week for the Irresistible Forces, hasn't it?
19:34Well, we saw a Saturday Night's main event.
19:40The following contest is set for one fall.
19:44Making your way to the ring.
19:45Being accompanied by Lash Legend.
19:49Representing the Irresistible Forces from San Diego, California.
19:54Nia, Nia, Jax!
19:58Well, they didn't get gold back against Paige and Bree.
20:01But of great interest is reminding everyone what happened last week on SmackDown
20:05with Nia Jax and Chelsea Green.
20:07Yeah, this was the US Title Open Challenge.
20:10Tiffany defending against Lash Legend and Nia Jax running interference on the outside.
20:15Lash had a major upper hand, but that was when Chelsea Green arrived.
20:19Providing a valuable equalizer.
20:21A little distraction that allowed Tiffany Stratton to steal the win.
20:26And with it, retain the gold.
20:28Much celebrations from two of the four women out there of Vaux.
20:33The champ still isn't slow to warm to Chelsea Green.
20:37That's one way to put it.
20:39Euphemism.
20:40I'm gonna ask you something, Jotess.
20:42What do you got, Wade?
20:43The Chelsea Green.
20:44Okay, hold on.
20:45I'll get back to it.
20:46You're not gonna, not the whole pledge thing.
20:48Not the...
20:48Oh, we are, yeah.
20:49We're not standing, please.
20:50We're still doing that.
20:51Barcelona!
20:52I'm in North America.
20:54Pledge allegiance to Chelsea Green!
20:58Incorrigible.
20:59Honestly.
21:01And her opponent,
21:03the Victoria, British, Columbia, Canada,
21:07Chelsea Green!
21:09Go ahead, go ahead, Vera.
21:10So good to get Chelsea Green back!
21:13Although, what a match-up she has.
21:15So I gotta ask you this, Joe.
21:16Yes.
21:17Cow Cop!
21:18We're about two minutes into Nia Jax's entrance,
21:22and you have still not acknowledged that it's Nia Jax's birthday today.
21:28Oh!
21:28Somebody forgot, huh?
21:30Well, luckily for you, I brought her a gift from the two of them.
21:33You did not!
21:33A nice bite!
21:34I didn't ask you to do that!
21:35Of the Rioja!
21:36So don't worry about it, Joe.
21:37Tesh, you over...
21:38Oh, I'm sorry.
21:38Of what?
21:40Rioja.
21:41It's the local Spanish delicacy wine.
21:43It's fantastic.
21:44Rioja.
21:45Rioja, yes.
21:46How do you pronounce it?
21:47Rioja.
21:48Get out of here.
21:49Suddenly you speak Spanish, right?
21:50No, I drink wine.
21:51Anyway, it's Nia Jax's birthday, so...
21:53Well, happy birthday to Nia.
21:54But it's no celebration for Chelsea Green,
21:58who I think is in over her head tonight.
22:01Chelsea! Chelsea Green! Chelsea Green!
22:05Oh, Chelsea's running towards the door and Nia says,
22:09Oh, I remember last week!
22:10And just throws her two-thirds across the ranks.
22:13Chelsea has not competed in about four months since back in early February
22:17after having a series of physical mishaps
22:20and she might be about to get several more of those physical mishaps.
22:24Glad to see her back healthy, doing what she does best, but she loves so passionately and delivers to the
22:29fans time and time again for years and years.
22:34Now Naya, just in rage, oh, and she sets her right out of the ring.
22:40Well, Chelsea is no slouch in the ring.
22:42Whoa!
22:43Wow, Chelsea!
22:44Right near the corner of that Spanish announced this here at Barcelona.
22:48You're saluting.
22:49Why are you saluting?
22:50Saluting.
23:01Impressive start by Chelsea Green.
23:06Well, she's the inaugural US champ for a reason.
23:10The run that was put herself firmly on the map as a contender.
23:14Now she's on the mat as a victim.
23:23Chelsea feeling the pain and just gets slammed down face first by Naya Jax.
23:37What'd you call that move, Joe?
23:38Come on.
23:43Yes, we mentioned the birthday lash.
23:45Yes, the birthday.
23:46Joe Tess, Joe Tess forgot the birthday lash.
23:48Do not bother her.
23:49Please do not bother her.
23:51You're a little nervous now, Joe Tess.
23:53More intimidating than you.
23:56Oh, man, that hip attack by Naya Jax.
24:01Happy birthday!
24:02Happy birthday!
24:03It's a birthday.
24:03Yep, we know lash.
24:04We're going to...
24:05Oh, it's her birthday.
24:06We're going to party like it's a birthday too, Joe Tess.
24:08Although you're not invited tonight.
24:09I wasn't invited to.
24:10I've got it on authority.
24:11You will not be invited.
24:12They go out very late here in Barcelona.
24:14You know that?
24:15People go out to dinner until about 11 o'clock at night.
24:17You like an early night, Joe Tess, right?
24:20Early bird special.
24:21Did you have a siesta earlier?
24:22A very long one, yes.
24:23It was called our production meeting.
24:32Right now it is Chelsea Green trying to establish some kind of resistance to the irresistible force,
24:41but resistance appears to be futile.
24:44No, not at all.
24:45Chelsea, what do you say?
24:47No!
24:47She said no.
25:01Chelsea really struggling to get back to her feet.
25:03She's taken down to the center of the ring.
25:04I mean, there is a major power imbalance in the ring here, and you struggle to see what Chelsea can
25:12do to get herself out of this predicament.
25:26Just a huge night here in Barcelona.
25:30And a pop-up headbutt by Nia Jax against Chelsea Green.
25:33Remember a week ago on SmackDown, Chelsea Green ran Nia Jax into the post ringside in the midst of Tiffany
25:39Stratton defeating Lash Legend.
25:42And now Lash Legend ringside looking on her tag team partner who's getting the best of Chelsea Green.
25:47Chelsea has been trying to win the favor of Tiffany Stratton in recent weeks, Wade.
25:52Yeah, no doubt about it.
25:53Chelsea recently lost her previous security crew and is in desperate need of a friend to provide some backup at
25:59least.
26:00Also had a little introductory chat with Blake Monroe last week, although that did not go particularly well.
26:07And Glamour is coming to SmackDown.
26:08Look forward to that.
26:09Look at this power of Nia Jax!
26:13Well, I think Chelsea was attempting a Rough Rider here.
26:17We saw a little earlier from her hobby.
26:19And we saw earlier tonight Matt Cardona hitting the Rough Rider and then Sami Zayn getting the best of him
26:26with an Exploder and Haluva kick to pick up the victory.
26:31Just the power moves are simply not working against Jax.
26:35Nia Jax, Chelsea trying to fight her way out of there and she does with great success.
26:42Zig-zag!
26:46Well, that caught Nia Jax by surprise.
26:49But almost got the job done.
26:52We know that Chelsea is more than capable when she gets the momentum on her side.
26:56Oh!
26:57That shoulder right into the post.
26:59That could be a game-changing moment here for Chelsea Green.
27:02Chelsea is looking to take advantage right away.
27:08Missile dropkick!
27:10Flattening the birthday girl Nia Jax.
27:13Oh, she could be in position here.
27:16Going back to the Rough Rider, Wade!
27:21Well, what looked like an unthinkable victory moments ago is suddenly front page news.
27:28Just like it's spread all over Chelsea Green's gear.
27:33What a shocker it would be if Chelsea could get the job done here.
27:40She thinking unprettier?
27:42She was looking for the unprettier.
27:44Go for Bro.
27:45Oh!
27:46Having to deal with Lash for a moment.
27:49Uh-oh.
27:50And in doing that, it's going to cost her with a Samoan drop.
27:56Oh, and now getting dragged into position.
28:01But instead of an annihilator, Tiffy time rings true here in Barcelona.
28:08She's saying, Lash, you deal with her.
28:11Well, it's going to be Tiffany repaying the favor.
28:14She was looking at the entryway.
28:17Meanwhile, Tiffany Stratton with a title shot to the dome of Nia Jax.
28:22The referee was busy dealing with Lash Lager to miss the entirety.
28:26Chelsea.
28:28She did it.
28:30With a big assist.
28:31The winner of this match, Chelsea Green.
28:36Wow, what a victory for Chelsea Green.
28:40Tiffany Stratton, the United States champ, repaying the favor to Chelsea from last week.
28:46And shock of all shocks, happy birthday, Nia Jax.
28:51Get some ice for the bump on that head.
28:53No, and look at the...
28:54She's...
28:56It's not that deep, Chelsea.
28:58Remember, going in for the hug, thinking besties.
29:01It's just not that deep.
29:07What a massive win for Chelsea Green.
29:09And I'm here with another couple winners from Saturday night's main event.
29:12The WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Paige and Brie Bella.
29:17Now, it seems like ever since you won those titles, the targets on your backs just keep getting bigger and
29:21bigger.
29:21Definitely, Kathy.
29:22I mean, the target has definitely gotten bigger.
29:24But Paige and I don't mind because we've been defending these titles time and time again successfully since WrestleMania more
29:30than any other champion in WWE.
29:32Exactly.
29:33We are on a roll, baby.
29:36Hi.
29:37Yeah, quick question for you.
29:38Why are you wasting your time interviewing anyone other than Fatal Influence?
29:43Exactly.
29:44In fact, I have groundbreaking news for you.
29:47I'm officially declaring myself for the Queen of the Ring Tournament.
29:52Now, get out.
29:53Beat it.
29:54Bye.
29:55And as for you two, I would hold on to those titles real tight.
29:59Because soon enough, y'all will never hold those championships again.
30:03Oh, really?
30:05Actually, whether it's me as your WWE Women's Champion or Fallon and Laney as the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
30:11and soon enough, everyone will be under our influence.
30:16We'll see you next time.
30:19Cheesy.
30:20It's okay.
30:24The undisputed WWE Championship will be decided in less than 48 hours.
30:30Cody Rhodes, Gunther, face-to-face right here in Barcelona, next.
30:48The Twisted T fact.
30:49What you see on Sunday, the Clash in Italy, will be the first premium live event from Italy.
30:55We have had incredible shows there through the years, including SmackDown last year in Bologna.
31:02And now, Torino hosts Clash in Italy with one of the best cards we have ever seen on paper.
31:10First hour is going to be on ESPN.
31:22And this man's going to be in the first match at Clash in Italy.
31:27The one and only undisputed WWE Champion.
31:56The End
32:09Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the undisputed WWE Champion, the American Nightmare, Cody Rose!
32:24It's always incredible to think the big picture of what Cody can endure and yet give back even more time,
32:31and it can.
32:32The American Nightmare finds himself on foreign soil, having to face a road game against the toughest of all opponents
32:41to try to keep his championship.
33:01Clash in Italy awaits for Cody Rhodes.
33:13Clash in Italy
33:38So Barcelona
33:43De que que eles hablar?
34:08Oh, if ever there's a heavy wet blanket to put over the fire of Cody Rose in a crowd like
34:14this, it just walked in, Wade.
34:17Well, it's been a month of sneak attacks, mind games, but crucially, finally, a signed contract for Gunther to reclaim
34:28a throne as one of our champions of the world.
34:32And Gunther gets that chance against QB1 Cody Rhodes this Sunday.
34:40And Gunther is not a man who traditionally makes mistakes or lets opportunities slide through his massive Austrian fingers.
35:23Let's get it out of the way, just so you know, I am not here to engage with any of
35:29you.
35:29I am here to tell you exactly what I think about you.
35:37And I'm still pretty new to SmackDown, but there's one thing I figured out quite quickly, and that is that
35:44this show has to be all about you.
35:47And if it's not about you, you find a way to make it about yourself.
35:55And it might not be your fault, Cody, because you're just a product of the culture you grew up in,
36:02where egotism and narcissism and nepotism gets rewarded.
36:09It gets you one ahead of everybody else, and it's very fitting that your name is the American nightmare, because
36:17right now you're the perfect symbol of the crumbling American dream.
36:24All right, take it easy Cody, I know what you're thinking, that would be low-hanging fruit, but I'm talking
36:31about the concept of the American dream.
36:40What they told me as a boy is, if you want to max out your life, you've got to leave
36:47home behind, you've got to move to America, and through discipline, hard work and sacrifice, you can achieve it all.
36:57And you know what, Cody? I've done that. I earned the position that I'm in. Whereas for you, everything was
37:08just one phone call away, wasn't it?
37:14You wanted to get some training to become a wrestler, one phone call. You wanted a contract with WWE, one
37:22phone call.
37:23You left, you wanted to come back to WWE, I bet there was just one phone call.
37:30And I think, Cody, all of that makes you a little entitled brat.
37:46You know, we might have the same profession, but we're nothing alike. You just can't help yourself.
37:56You've got to scratch that itch, you've got to fuel that ego, right? With their approval, with the office's approval,
38:05but to me, none of that matters.
38:07Because it's unnecessary.
38:15All that matters to me is to be the best professional wrestler in this company and to protect this sacred
38:23sport from people like you.
38:31Because the only thing Cody Rhodes cares about is Cody Rhodes.
38:37Cody Rhodes' biggest fan is Cody Rhodes.
38:42Cody, I think you're not a champion. All you are is a mark for yourself.
38:51A mark for myself, okay. Okay, I'm a mark for myself. Better put, I'm a fan for myself.
38:58You know what you are? You are a liar.
39:02Oh yeah, yeah. Because every kid dreams of becoming a professional wrestler, of carrying the chip and not getting that
39:11attention, right?
39:12You don't want it. You don't want the attention that comes with the WWE Championship.
39:16You don't want to be on the poster for Clash in Italy. You don't want to be on the first
39:20hour on ESPN in the featured match.
39:22You don't want the third party appearances, the talk shows, the media.
39:26You don't want the weight that comes with the WWE Championship.
39:29You don't want a crowd that knows and sings every single word of your song.
39:34You don't want that.
39:51I'm gonna tell you something.
39:55I know that you want it.
39:58Otherwise, I'd be talking to a 330 pound version of yourself in front of a couple hundred people at an
40:06indie show.
40:07But instead, I'm talking to the most refined, most dangerous, the peak form of an athlete that you have made
40:14yourself.
40:15Mr. Heyman, the man who got this match for you, he used to tell me about all the things that
40:21would happen if I got this.
40:23Talk about the bandwidth I'd need, the directions that I'd be pulled in.
40:26He tried to intimidate me.
40:28But what he said didn't intimidate me.
40:31It didn't scare me.
40:32It's what he didn't say.
40:34And I'm gonna tell you right now.
40:37It's that this is addictive.
40:46And you are just as sick as I am.
40:51And at Clash in Italy, you're gonna get this close to finding all that attention that you desperately seek and
41:01you know it.
41:02Don't dare stand there and lie to me.
41:05But you're gonna get this close and then you're gonna find out the worst thing that a pure wrestler, a
41:11sporting wrestler like you could ever find out.
41:13And it's simple.
41:15You're just not that good.
41:26Gunther, I am easy to find.
41:31Gunther, I am easy to find.
41:32Gunther! Gunther, Gunther, Gunther!
41:45Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther!
41:52You think I'm a liar?
41:57I promised Bill Goldberg that I would choke him out, and I did.
42:04I promised AJ Styles that I would choke him out, and I did.
42:13And I promised your big role model and hero, John Cena, that I would make him tap out, and I
42:24did.
42:28And now, I'm promising you that on Sunday, I'm gonna choke you out.
42:37I'm gonna drop you like a wet towel.
42:41I'm gonna take this precious price with me.
42:49The talking's done.
42:51The match is set.
42:52Sunday, Clash in Italy on ESPN, 2 p.m.
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