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00:00Thanks a lot, Byron.
00:01I think that was the best interview Byron Saxton's ever conducted
00:04due to no decision made by him.
00:07Well, Ethan Page called him by his right name, too.
00:09Right.
00:09He called me Mike.
00:10Well, you let it go.
00:11It's been weeks now.
00:12Mike.
00:14Plenty more to come tonight on Monday Night Raw.
00:17We are live in Paris.
00:32Hey, Corey, guess what?
00:34We have breaking news tonight.
00:37WWE is coming back to Atlanta with a special edition Sunday night's main event.
00:44On Sunday, September 6th at State Farm Arena.
00:47Tickets are on sale this Friday at 10 Eastern, only at Ticketmaster.
00:55But tonight, WWE's European Takeover wraps up in Paris, France.
01:00Well, this portion of the tour wraps up more on that in just a little bit.
01:03This is Monday Night Raw.
01:05We are live on Netflix.
01:17Oh, man.
01:19Man, you know what?
01:20In all seriousness, real talk.
01:22Good luck out there tonight, because you are this generation's king of the ring.
01:26Yo, dude, I'm glad you stopped by.
01:28I want to say thank you for that, and thank you for last week, dude.
01:32How's dogs doing?
01:38Can I help you, gentlemen?
01:44Yo, Seth.
01:46I'd be real careful, Ooze, on how you speak about the family.
01:53Matter of fact, I'm in the king of the ring tournament now.
01:57And I'm winning.
01:59And I'm taking that championship from Cody Rhodes, Ooze.
02:02Yeet.
02:03Yeet.
02:04Congratulations, yo.
02:05I'm glad you're in the tournament.
02:07You're not going to win, but at least that's more I can say for Big Jim.
02:11Big Jim not in the tournament.
02:13Big Jim's on the sidelines, right where Roman wants you, huh?
02:17Look, I don't know if you boys even heard what I said earlier.
02:20I wasn't talking about the family.
02:22I'm never talking about the family.
02:24I'm talking about Roman Reigns.
02:28I get it.
02:28I get it.
02:29This is a family thing, and that's how you guys do business.
02:32I understand that.
02:33I'm not mad at it.
02:35I'm not mad at you boys, but I'm disappointed.
02:39Because the truth is, I thought you were better than this.
02:45All right?
02:46I thought you were better than just running business for Roman Reigns.
02:49I thought you were better.
02:51I thought this was Big Jim, Main Event J, Uso.
02:53All right?
02:54That's what I thought this was.
02:55But maybe I'm wrong.
02:57Maybe this is the best it gets for you.
02:59Maybe the best it will ever be for you is being bag boys for Roman.
03:06Hey, Jacob, get this, fools.
03:27Family, eh?
03:38Well, Rollins continues to start fires everywhere he goes,
03:42but the visionary had better be focused on the task at hand.
03:45A first-round fatal four-way in the King of the Ring tournament.
03:48It's Rollins, the young OG Javon Evans,
03:51Tala Tonga, and Ricky Saints tonight.
03:54Also, an interesting note from moments ago,
03:57Jacob Fatu told the Usos last week,
04:00I have to acknowledge Roman Reigns.
04:03Not you.
04:04And Jacob Fatu obviously not following the orders of the Usos.
04:08Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
04:10it is the first title defense for our brand-new women's intercontinental champion.
04:14Sol Ruka defends against the inaugural intercontinental champion,
04:19Lyra Valkyria.
04:23As the Queen of the Ring tournament begins to heat up,
04:27two contenders are set on a collision course,
04:29tonight in the City of Lights,
04:31with championship gold on the line.
04:35The women's intercontinental champion,
04:38Raw's newest rising star,
04:40is determined to cement her own legacy.
04:42But first, she'll face the woman who paved the way
04:45as the inaugural women's intercontinental champion.
04:49Before their Queen of the Ring qualifier match this Friday on SmackDown,
04:53they go one-on-one for the very first time.
04:58My title.
04:59I think it's time I took it back.
05:01Lyra Valkyria.
05:03One thing about me is I am damn good at proving people wrong.
05:09Sol Ruka.
05:10Women's intercontinental championship on the line.
05:13Who will walk out victorious as champion tonight in Paris?
05:23I know you're getting ready.
05:26I'm just excited for you.
05:27Sol versus Lyra, first time ever.
05:29How do you feel?
05:30Yeah, I feel so good, dude.
05:31Awesome.
05:31I haven't held gold in over a year.
05:34Yeah.
05:34Yeah, I know.
05:35But that's not what tonight's about.
05:37Nope, tonight's late.
05:38Tonight's about getting back what was yours in the first place.
05:41The first ever women's intercontinental champion.
05:44Former NXT women's champion.
05:46Former tag team champion.
05:47All these things that you've accomplished has gotten you to tonight.
05:50Right?
05:51Yeah.
05:51Yes, you do whatever it takes because you are Lyra and you are one of the best and I believe
05:58in you.
05:59All right?
06:00Yeah.
06:00You good?
06:01Yeah, I'm good.
06:01I'm good.
06:02I got this.
06:02All right.
06:03Good luck.
06:03Oh, see ya.
06:21A great reaction to the brand new intercontinental champion, Corey Solruca.
06:27Last Sunday, a clash in Italy knocking off Becky Lynch for the title.
06:30No doubt a memorable moment for Solruca, but tonight we find out what Sol truly is made
06:37of as she makes her first defense of the Intercontinental Championship one-on-one with Lyra Valkyria.
06:43Next.
06:56Corey, big night tonight for Solruca.
06:59Her first title defense, and you can attest to this, it is so hard to go from the hunter
07:05to the hunter.
07:06It's one thing in this business to capture a championship.
07:09It's another altogether to retain, to hang on.
07:12That's what separates the greats from those who are sometimes flashes in the pan.
07:18Yes, Solruca was able to get the job done.
07:20Yes, all signs point to Solruca being a major star here in WWE.
07:24But tonight, Lyra Valkyria could expose another side of Sol.
07:27Here's Solruca who knocked off Becky Lynch.
07:30Bailey back at Saturday night's main event took Liv Morgan and EO Sky to the limit.
07:35Great start to her career here on Raw.
07:41Okay, Chelsea.
07:42Yes.
07:42How, what can you say about someone who's out there just blowing it away?
07:47She's just, she's just cooking.
07:49Yeah, she gets it.
07:49She knows how to, you know, maximize her minutes, whether it's a little backstage or a match.
07:53Yeah.
07:54She doesn't say no to anything.
07:55You know, she does all these appearances.
07:56I mentioned that.
07:57But she, she gets it.
07:58She understands it.
07:59It's, it's way more than just what happens in that ring in between those ropes.
08:04It's, it's everything else.
08:05It's the media.
08:06Yeah.
08:07It's the, the appearances.
08:08It's the autograph signings.
08:10It's the social media.
08:11Yeah.
08:11It's the backs.
08:12It's, it's, it's everything wrapped into one.
08:14Are you excited to be back on the road with each other?
08:16It seems like.
08:17We see each other a lot more now.
08:19Yeah, of course.
08:20You know, when I was on the Indies, we barely saw each other because she was so busy with WWE.
08:23And then I was busy doing my thing.
08:25So now we see each other.
08:26We're busy together, which is nice.
08:27And you have three dogs.
08:29Three dogs, three cats.
08:30Three cats.
08:31Yeah.
08:31I was, I remember Kylo is cat one, right?
08:34That's cat one.
08:34Yes.
08:35And then it just developed into now you have this menagerie of animals.
08:38It's a zoo.
08:39Maybe a little baby one day, but not yet.
08:41Yeah.
08:41Hopefully one day.
08:42A little wrestler baby.
08:43Well, I don't know.
08:44I don't know about that.
08:45That's how it works.
09:14That's how it works.
09:30Moments away from the Women's Intercontinental Championship match.
09:36Woo!
09:38Calm down, Cole.
10:17Final first round matchup in the Queen of the Ring Tournament with an opportunity to advance
10:22to the semi-finals.
10:25Let's head up to the ring.
10:26The great Alicia Taylor.
10:34The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
10:38And it's for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
10:48Introducing the challenger from Dublin, Ireland, Lyra Berkiria.
11:01And her opponent, from Honolulu, Hawaii.
11:08She is the Women's Intercontinental Champion, Sol Ruka.
11:20I want to start with the challenger, Lyra Berkiria, because this is a match nearly one year in
11:25the making.
11:26Remember, when she lost at SummerSlam, she could no longer challenge for an Intercontinental
11:31Championship opportunity.
11:32That's a stipulation.
11:33As long as Becky Lynch was the champ.
11:36Lynch is no longer the champ.
11:38Lyra's got a chance.
11:39Potentially speaking, Lyra has an opportunity to become Intercontinental Champion once again.
11:44What I'm curious to see is whether or not Lyra Berkiria has developed a killer instinct.
11:49We talked about the difference between winning a champion and becoming a champion and staying
11:53a champion.
11:54Killer instinct can make all the difference.
11:55If Lyra shows us that tonight, she technically speaking has what it takes to knock off Ruka.
12:00And I think Lyra may be able to pull that off, because I loved what I saw out of Lyra
12:05last
12:05week.
12:05Bayley was in the middle of that interview.
12:07Lyra saw Sol Ruka down the hallway.
12:09She left the interview, walked down to Sol, and basically challenged her for this match
12:13tonight.
12:13And Sol, being a fighting champion, decided to put the gold on the line.
12:16Certainly, Lyra sees what she wants and is doing her best to take it.
12:20Whether or not she has what it takes to get past Ruka remains to be seen.
12:23Okay, what does Ruka need to do to win her first title defense here tonight?
12:26Stick with what brought her to the dance.
12:28Sol Ruka is going to be looking for the Soul Snatcher, maybe the most spectacular move in
12:31the game right now.
12:32With that said, Sol has to mix it up a little bit.
12:35We know Sol wants to hit the Soul Snatcher, but Lyra knows that as well.
12:39So Sol needs to come at Lyra from different angles, give her a different look, come out
12:43of nowhere with the Soul Snatcher.
12:44And Corey, you're a former champion.
12:45When you win that first title like Sol Ruka did at this level, I mean, she's been on a
12:50high for eight nights now.
12:52Can that come into play here tonight?
12:54Well, there's certainly a level of weight taken off your shoulders if you do pick up a win.
12:58With that said, the path is not going to get any easier.
13:00Sol Ruka, as long as she holds the Intercontinental Championship, or any title for that matter,
13:04is a marked woman in WWE.
13:06Lyra Valkyria, nice springboard arm drag into a kip up and Lyra now.
13:11Nope, out of the way.
13:12And Sol Ruka, again, that quickness.
13:13Here's the hook of the leg and a kick out.
13:15Sol Ruka's a high flyer.
13:16She talks about that a lot, but she says because she's so tall, it gives her an added advantage.
13:21She's not your typical high flyer.
13:23There's nothing typical about Sol Ruka from her high-flying abilities to her in-ring style.
13:28The fact is, a product of the WWE Performance Center, Sol is about as well-trained as anybody can be.
13:32It's what she does with that training now, how she applies it, that's really going to make or break her.
13:36Yeah, only four years of training, Corey.
13:39She was part of the NIL group.
13:42Here's the thing, for all the flips and tricks somebody can do in the ring, sometimes you're going to get
13:47punched in the mouth.
13:47How do you respond to that?
13:49How do you respond to being body slammed or thrown over the ropes?
13:52Cover by Ruka.
13:53Hook of the leg, and Lyra kicks out.
13:55That's where the advantage belongs to Lyra Valkyria.
13:58She traveled the globe on the independents before arriving in WWE.
14:01Lyra certainly has the experience advantage.
14:03It's whether or not she's willing to pull the trigger when it's necessary.
14:06And among those who've trained Lyra Valkyria, none other than SmackDown's newest acquisition, Finn Fowler trained Lyra very early on
14:13in her career.
14:14And again, champion's advantage for Ruka tonight.
14:17Lyra's got to pin her submit the champion.
14:19And Lyra now, with Sol up on her shoulders, maybe looking for Nightwing.
14:24And with that being said, with champion's advantage in effect, if you're Sol Ruka, you want to win this thing
14:28by pinfall or submission.
14:30You don't want any controversy in your first championship defense.
14:33You know that's what Sol's looking for tonight.
14:34A clean, decisive victory.
14:36And now Ruka launches herself off the top rope, caught by Valkyria.
14:41And Lyra.
14:42Lyra trying to power over Sol.
14:44Sol trying to sink her weight down, making it tougher for Lyra.
14:48And now, oh, over the top rope to the floor.
14:51She's lucky she didn't hit the apron.
14:53Lyra trying to win the Intercontinental title.
14:55Can Sol hold on?
15:07It is all about the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
15:10Lyra Valkyria, the challenger, was the inaugural Intercontinental Champion.
15:14She knows how much that title means.
15:17Sol Ruka, a former NXT North American Champion, a Speed Champion, and now the current Intercontinental Champion.
15:23Well, unfortunately, Lyra also all too familiar with the feeling of losing the Intercontinental Championship.
15:28And what a heartbreaker that can be.
15:29And how it can truly turn your entire career upside down.
15:32And it's interesting, Lyra now, she's been so focused on tag team action with Bayley over the last number of
15:37months
15:38and trying to win the tag team titles.
15:39And here now, there's the cover and a kickout.
15:42Does that hurt her in this one-on-one matchup?
15:45No, I don't believe it does.
15:46I believe, if anything, Lyra has learned a trick or two from Bayley,
15:49who has been around the game for plenty of times to learn how to become champion, how to stay champion.
15:54And if Lyra absorbs any of the knowledge Bayley possesses, I think she's going to be all right in that
15:58respect.
15:58Yeah, Lyra made the point to Bayley a little bit ago that, hey, it's been almost a year since I
16:02was champ.
16:02Bayley understands that for a while since Bayley has held gold.
16:06It's almost detrimental to Bayley to be that understanding.
16:09Bayley's so proud of the women's division, sometimes it's at her own expense.
16:12Now, Lyra Valkyria with Ruka in trouble here.
16:16With his inverted Boston Crab.
16:18This could be a game changer.
16:19It turns things around.
16:21Ruka's in trouble.
16:22Tap out here would give Lyra the title.
16:24And this is where the height of Sol Ruka is actually a disadvantage.
16:27Look how deep Lyra has that cinched in.
16:29Ruka nearly bent in half.
16:33Now you've got to wonder how much Sol has left.
16:36You're going to learn a lot about the new champion here tonight.
16:38What I like about this is a very aggressive Lyra Valkyria.
16:41I agree until Lyra started.
16:43Oh, cover here.
16:44And a kick out.
16:45Lyra started pandering to the fans a moment ago.
16:48There's a time for fun and there's a time to start swinging.
16:51Now is not the time to enjoy yourself.
16:52That step up in Zagari into the cover again.
16:54Hooks the leg on the champ.
16:55And a kick out by Ruka at two.
17:01Tremendous electric crowd like they've been all throughout this tour the last couple of weeks here in Europe.
17:06We end things tonight, but two weeks from tonight we're back in London.
17:10As Sol Ruka is whipped across the ring with authority by Lyra.
17:13Who's starting to settle in a little bit now.
17:16Lyra sinking into her game plan right now.
17:19She has Sol Ruka exactly where she wants it.
17:21Lyra not trying to push the pace too far.
17:23Not opening herself up to any mistakes.
17:26Yeah, I think the quicker the pace, the better off it will be for the champion.
17:31Now again, whipped into the corner.
17:33And Lyra Valkyria wearing Ruka down.
17:35And we're going to learn a lot about Sol Ruka here tonight.
17:39Does she have the guts?
17:41Does she have the fortitude to hang on to the title?
17:46Those intangibles make all the difference.
17:49Ruka.
17:50Shoulder down.
17:51Is it enough to retain?
17:52And a kick out.
18:02And we are back with a women's Intercontinental Championship match.
18:05Sol Ruka defending against Lyra Valkyria.
18:08Ruka looking to gain.
18:09Sol Ruka.
18:09Both women down off that collision in the center of the ring.
18:12Both women with the same idea.
18:14Both looking for the clothesline.
18:15Both connecting.
18:16I've been very impressed.
18:17We mentioned this a few moments ago, Corey.
18:19With the aggressiveness of Lyra Valkyria tonight.
18:22Her first opportunity at the Intercontinental title in almost a year.
18:26And she does not want to let it go by.
18:28Clearly, Lyra has been watching her calendar.
18:30Hoping for the day that Becky Lynch was no longer the Intercontinental Champion.
18:34And now Lyra's going to make the best of this opportunity.
18:36Because she may not get another one if she fails tonight.
18:38And we've mentioned as well that we're going to learn a lot about the champion Sol Ruka in her first
18:42title defense tonight.
18:43Does she have the guts, the resilience, the fortitude to keep the title?
18:50And Sol fighting back.
18:51What an uppercut.
18:52We know Ruka has the physical skill set.
18:55It's the intangibles that make or break a champion.
18:57A lot of that has to do with experience.
18:59Sol has had to learn fast here.
19:02Knowing the wins and the lies.
19:05Nice back elbow.
19:06Another one delivered to Valkyria.
19:10Lyra into the...
19:11Whoa!
19:12Oh, Sol Ruka and the German suplex released.
19:18Ruka now looking to push the pace of this one.
19:20Keep her foot on the gas pedal.
19:21And the drop kick drives Lyra back toward the corner.
19:26So impressive has been the champion.
19:30This is what Ruka was looking for.
19:32That next gear, that next level.
19:34Oh, that running knee isn't enough.
19:35Hook of both legs.
19:36Now on Lyra, who's got a kick out at two.
19:43Take another look at Ruka delivering a full extension missile drop kick to the chest of Valkyria.
19:49Followed up immediately by a running knee.
19:52But still not enough to keep Valkyria down.
19:54And a sensational matchup for the Women's Intercontinental Championship here tonight.
19:59Live from Paris on Monday Night Raw.
20:02Ruka off the top rope.
20:03And Lyra Valkyria that time was able to intercept.
20:07And now Lyra.
20:08A leg drop.
20:09Back of the neck.
20:10Is it enough to win the title?
20:12And Sol Ruka, though, rolls back to her feet.
20:14Wise decision by the champion.
20:16Oh!
20:16That spinning heel kick by Lyra.
20:18Stacks up the champ.
20:20Sol kicks out at two.
20:22Just surviving.
20:27Valkyria has been extremely impressive tonight.
20:29There we see the leg drop across the back of Ruka's neck.
20:33But almost instinctively, Ruka rolled away.
20:36Put as much space between herself and her challenger as possible.
20:40And it paid off in that instance.
20:41In that instance, Corey, you just can't teach.
20:43Right.
20:44That shows that Sol Ruka has wisdom beyond her years in this business.
20:47And now Lyra.
20:49Tornado DDT.
20:50No!
20:50No!
20:51Ruka countered!
20:52Somehow laid it on her hands and feet!
20:55Went for the X-Factor.
20:56Lyra turns it into a basement dropkick.
21:01Tremendous action here.
21:03Lyra could be looking for Nightwing.
21:05Has the champion hooked?
21:06So, Ruka, though, elbows well placed.
21:09Lyra's got a dropper.
21:12Not where Lyra wants to be.
21:14Lyra intercepted a soul snatcher, though.
21:16I told you, Lyra Valkyria is a smart competitor.
21:19She definitely did her homework.
21:20She's prepared for the soul snatcher.
21:22And now soul trying to fight out of this.
21:25Uh-oh!
21:25Uh-oh!
21:25Lyra may have her in position here.
21:28Ruka, though.
21:29And now stack up.
21:30Grabs the leg.
21:32Shoulders down.
21:32And a kick out at two.
21:34I'm going to go!
21:37I'm going to go!
21:38Very impressive from Lyra Valkyria.
21:41There's exhaustion starting to set in, perhaps, for the champion.
21:44Uh-oh!
21:44Uh-oh!
21:45Soul snatcher!
21:46Lyra got caught up in the ropes!
21:48Soul Ruka, for the soul snatcher, from out of nowhere, retains the title!
21:55Here is your winner, and still, the women's Intercontinental Champion, Soul Ruka!
22:09Some say the first defense is the toughest.
22:13Congratulations to Soul Ruka.
22:15And Lyra was prepared for the soul snatcher.
22:18We learned that much throughout the match.
22:20But in the end, the slightest hiccup, Valkyria got her foot caught, and the champion made her pay.
22:27Soul snatcher and still.
22:29I'll give Soul all the credit in the world.
22:32What a title defense here tonight.
22:33I bet it's a gear against the very game, and now upset, Lyra Valkyria.
22:42And just think, Corey, this is just the start of what should be an amazing career for Soul Ruka.
22:48No doubt about it.
22:49The sky truly is the limit for Soul Ruka.
22:51And we've known about her since NXT.
22:53The secret's out, and the secret's the Intercontinental Champion.
22:56Well, moments ago, you saw the situation with the Usos, with Jacob Fatu, and Jacob not wanting to do the
23:01Usos bidding.
23:02But he does have to do the bidding of the world champion, Roman Reigns, because he lost tribal combat.
23:08Last week on Monday Night Raw, Jacob Fatu had to acknowledge his tribal chief.
23:15Let's not drag this thing out, Jacob.
23:18I knew what would happen if I walked out with that title last night.
23:25And I knew what would happen if I'd lost.
23:30And last night, I lost to my tribal chief.
23:37Roman, I acknowledge you!
23:50You don't understand this right now, Jacob.
23:52But I love you.
24:03Jack!
24:04What was that, Usos?
24:05Huh?
24:06Man, anytime we in front of Seth like that, Usos, man, you get my back, bro.
24:10We on the same team, Moose.
24:11Got you, bro.
24:12Hey, man, we called the play.
24:14You supposed to run it.
24:16What?
24:16Hold on.
24:17Run it?
24:18Yeah.
24:18Hey, let's not get it twisted.
24:21Let's keep it one, honey.
24:22I didn't acknowledge you.
24:24And after showing the hell, did I acknowledge your punk ass, Jake?
24:28Man, there you go.
24:29Hey, the only one that I acknowledged was our old T.C.
24:35Roman Reigns!
24:36And keep it one, honey, you two worried about me, me to worry about your boy, L.A. Knight.
24:42Awkward.
24:44Didn't y'all tell him to stop talking about the family, huh?
24:48And knowing L.A. got a lot on his mind and a lot to say.
24:51He's probably out there right now talking about the family.
24:55And you two are back here doing nothing!
24:59Ass!
25:01Group text in!
25:02No worries!
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