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00:00gable in over a year it's hard to believe but i'm curious what this next chapter represents for you
00:07jackie after losing the mask and then gaining the respect for the mask and lucha libre itself
00:12made me realize i've been wrong about a lot the last couple years and i've got
00:18people to make amends to now i hope i started that process with helping ray last week after
00:23what ethan and rusev did to him but ray made me realize that tonight after i'm done with rusev
00:31i've got some other people to make amends to
00:49there's some of chad's pass colliding with his present
00:52gable can make amends later because it is time to throw down on monday night raw
01:00the following contest is scheduled for one call introducing first from minneapolis minnesota
01:07weighing in for 202 pounds chad gable
01:14i love what we just heard what he said to jackie losing the mask but gaining respect chad gable
01:32chad gable pound for pound one of the best wrestlers on the planet earth represented the united states in
01:40olympics and has parlayed that skill set into great success here in wwe
01:51and joe you've been paying attention i mean let's be perfectly honest the original
01:54chad gable el grande americano was detested south of the border in mexico that was chad gable's goal
02:01chad gable became el grande americano to insult lucha libre while simultaneously learning the secrets of the
02:08culture i think it's one of the most interesting journeys that any superstar has taken in recent years
02:14in terms of a change of career course and now to reemerge on this stage at this juncture with the
02:21respect of the luchadores of lucha libre culture and the wwe universe behind him greatness is on the horizon
02:31for chad gable
02:37that adrenal rush there was crazier than any other like game any any type of environment i've been in
02:44because like when you're prepared for moments like you're not really worried about anything like that
02:48like i was not prepared for what i was getting myself into yeah there's not a lot of rehearsal yeah
02:55you're not like i know what to do but like the whole thing was a blur yeah that's how it
03:00happens
03:00yeah yeah and then you replay it like a million times yeah i remember i knew i threw that train
03:06a little
03:06too far i knew that i knew that yeah well you were like so excited right yeah i was just
03:15like right
03:15before like i like uh got in the ring i was like just don't like push on your hand because
03:21i was like
03:21five weeks out of like surgery right yeah i was like just don't push on your hand and it did
03:28a little
03:29bit and i don't know if there's a adrenaline rush or anything but like i didn't feel it yeah so
03:32sorry
03:33i was like all right i'm good we're good we're good
03:36you
04:03accompanied by all ego ethan paige from bulgaria weighed in at 270 pounds
04:16rusev
04:22well Atlanta's always such a great atmosphere with the wwe universe and wwe is headed back to the
04:29atl and it's going to be a special edition of sunday night's main event it comes your way
04:36on september 6th at state farm arena sunday night's main event tickets are on sale now only at ticketmaster
04:46rusev the lion of bulgaria the often enraged powerhouse whose actions last week corey unmasking
04:54ray mysterio the reason why this matchup now is so intriguing against chad gable
05:02rusev recently has become borderline obsessed with the idea of becoming intercontinental champion
05:08that title currently held by penta and rusev will stop at absolutely nothing until he
05:14achieves his goal all right let's get into the story of chad gable and his renaissance in his
05:18career where he is the journey he's taken you had a front row seat to it all the mass versus
05:23past
05:23epic thriller and now gable's first match back on raw as chad gable in over a year i would argue
05:31this may be the single most important match of chad gable's career also because chad gable
05:36returned to the united states as himself look at this power with the goodwill of the wwe fans it's
05:44been a long time since chad gable has felt that now what do you do with the adulation of the
05:49crowd
05:50has chad gable truly changed his ways is he still the same wrestling machine we've seen in the past
05:56it's sort of a reintroduction tonight for chad gable and rusev would love to play spoiler you know you
06:02pose the question has he changed his ways to me and i don't know your take but to me he
06:08seems
06:08very sincere making amends in understanding what oh wow that force and he seems very sincere with all
06:16his interactions lately i wholeheartedly agree with you joe i've got no reason to doubt the
06:20sincerity of chad gable it seems that as though he's made quite a few amends it sounds like he's got
06:25a few more to make i've looked from maxine dupree that we saw just before he made his ring entrance
06:32absolute daggers look at this is what we talk about belly-to-belly suplex unbelievable power
06:39from the former olympian the olympic pedigree shows up dragon screw and now right back oh
06:45agaloc cinched in rusev knew he was in trouble and got out of dodge in a hurry he had a
06:50matter of seconds
06:51and it was very smart of rusev now gable coming out to meet him on the floor oh wow he
07:00just snow plowed
07:01him into the steel steps rusev continuing the attack
07:11rusev just ragdolling chad gable oh the suplex out onto the floor
07:20rusev wisely breaking the count so he can inflict further punishment on chad gable
07:27rusev getting the best of gable right now the uppercut draped over our announce desk for a moment
07:33and slams his head there rusev told me earlier today he has no respect for chad gable he thinks
07:39chad gable is still a fraud he's not talking about el grande americano rusev rusev is a national hero
07:47not only in bulgaria once upon a oh wait a minute oh look at that as rusev smashes down
07:56across the front of her reinforced announce desk we're talking about the speed of a lot of superstars
08:02chad gable is downright sudden he's a page quick to back up oh gable goes smashing into the front of
08:11the desk
08:13and ethan page on the outside trying to direct traffic
08:18oh god all the way right over the desk oh gable is laid out a chair on top of him
08:24as well
08:31here's the situation here in baltimore as rusev oh he's coming our way now watch out
08:36yeah here's the problem joe if you're chad gable you don't have any allies yet gable much like seth
08:43rollez is experiencing has burned so many bridges over the past several years he can really only
08:48rely on himself at this juncture man he just moved that barrier a good 12 inches with his body thrown
08:56into it not only is rusev a powerhouse he is malicious rusev sabers the suffering of his opponents
09:05night after night by cable as you can see rusev feeling that pain at his lower back slammed into
09:13the barrier and i gotta give credit where it's due ethan page may be abrasive to some but
09:20page knows how this game works he's out here adding advice as needed helping out rusev wherever he can
09:28chasing each other around out on the floor inflicting damage back and forth they go
09:39look at the speed wow are you kidding me with all that size and weight looking to put him away
09:48rusev truly is a super athlete isn't he for all intents and purposes a man of his size should not
09:54be
09:54able to move the way he does vicious rear chin lock of lies i am a national treasure though
10:02he's never finding the world that he is a national treasure
10:17chad gable fighting desperately finally out of the clutches of the line of bulgaria
10:24oh my god into his sternum with so much velocity that he went halfway back into the middle of the
10:32ring
10:33and now rusev hooks the leg and a two count as gable survives these guys are fake i'm a real
10:40national
10:41hero crowned by my own country there you have it again rusev a real national hero rusev told me he
10:50doesn't believe chad gable's shoulders are broad enough to carry the weight of being a real national
10:55hero he sends him out to the floor again where already enough damage has been done
11:03big right hand he's in page gets involved with our official having been turned around
11:13gable could be in big big trouble
11:21chad gable is in a world of hurt right now against rusev look at this great scene here at the
11:26cfg
11:27bank arena a sold out arena in baltimore 11 198 a week ago on raw on netflix chad gable had
11:35to come
11:36to the aid of ray mysterio when ethan page and rusev unmasked ray mysterio and gable ran down to help
11:42now rusev bit european uppercut has been in complete control doing damage to gable chad gable came out here
11:49tonight in search of something of a rebirth yes chad gable wwe superstar and he's being met by the lion
11:57of
11:57bulgaria rusev who brought his a game tonight gable out of the way in time german chad gable and he
12:05keeps
12:06it locked in who's been owning up to his mistakes who's been earning the trust and respect of everybody
12:13again is now proving himself against the lion of bulgaria rusev scrambling for the rope smart decision
12:21great ring awareness big elbow from the big man god gable right on the temple
12:30smart by gable hat like agility from rusev notice how he was able to get his foot down just for
12:36a second
12:36to mitigate the impact of the outside now rusev making the long climb to the top gable quick to meet
12:44him
12:46look at chad gable with rusev up top
12:53gable's return to raw as chad gable for the first time in a year
13:01and this crowd has rallied support behind chad gable ankle lock ankle lock
13:09rusev trying to roll free and kick free and he does you can see the panic in the eyes of
13:13rusev now
13:14drop toe hold if you look for the accolade oh boy if that accolade gets locked in gable very nice
13:20counter
13:21hey let's look at the rolling german but instead oh neutralizes the attempt at the moshka ankle lock
13:29can he get there close to the ropes rusev being dragged back to the center of the ring cory gable
13:35cranking on the ankle of rusev with everything in his being you can see that ankle lock firmly in place
13:42in the center of the ring as ethan paige desperate to help jab gable dragging rusev back
13:49clearing out ethan paige all ego sent to the outside
13:57gable gets the shoulder off
14:01you can see the heartbreak in the eyes of rusev as if we look once again at this
14:06matcha kick that caught gable right under the chin i mean you can't target it any better than
14:13what rusev just did and you can see the effect of the ankle lock for a moment there as he
14:17was trying
14:17to stabilize himself when he reset on his feet he wants that accolade cory rusev trying to get the
14:23adrenaline pumping trying to fight through the pain it's since then accolade is in the accolade is locked
14:30in and look at chad gable's face gable grimacing in pain
14:41can he dig deep he's working forward to his knees chad gable inching forward
14:52trying to reach for that rope
14:58and did enough to break free and this time he locks up that stop
15:06and with that right foot in hand throws rusev away
15:13and the
15:14angle slam
15:17angle lock
15:22that's it he did it he did it
15:27here is your winner
15:28ethan paige once again spoiling the celebration
15:34all ego raining down right hands on the exhausted chad gable
15:40ethan paige with a set now rusev is getting involved
15:45help is on the way
15:49the hall of favor ray mysterio and dragon lee
15:56unmasked a week ago gable helped them out and now the return favor
16:06ray mysterio and dragon
16:08here comes page and there he goes again exactly what he deserves
16:18after such a gutsy and thrilling effort from chad gable
16:27dragon lee ray mysterio both stops on chad gable's redemption tour
16:32the man who learned so much about the importance of a ruchador's mask
16:50the hand extended for chad gable
16:54who says he's owning up to his mistakes
16:58he's earning trust he's earning respect
17:03a great hand for chad gable the victor
17:07over rusev and embraced by ray and dragon lee
17:14make sure that the jet is filled up i need you to get all the bags all the food
17:49together get them in the truck
17:50outside in our family it's not like that no more we can't have infighting everybody on the outside
17:57hates us they're disrespecting us they're running the mountains
18:02who handled l.a night why is he still running his mouth huh why hadn't somebody busted his ass
18:07already as a matter of fact maybe i should send the werewolf man let me go get him travel cheap
18:14no no no no let me talk to him yeah let me talk to him
18:21all right i got him get him
18:28so big jim is going to deal with it
18:32good luck for dirty dom dealing with this man
18:35that side alone of old defending should strike fear into any competitors
18:41it is the semi-final matchup that we can't wait for
19:09the semi-final matchup that we can't wait for you
19:35it is very evil and i am the world's most famous person in the world yes that'll do
19:44when dan hausen first arrived in the wwe it was the debut to thunderous applause and now it is even
19:52bigger because dan hausen is an nba champion
19:59that's right i'm the king maker and now i've got all these famous celebrity friends
20:05i got cardi b is my friend
20:10i curse stephen a smith
20:13and i've got zoolander himself ben stiller
20:18that's right i even had famous pop star olivia morgan come in and try to get dan hausen to curse
20:23her
20:24enemies and uh it's gonna cost some human monies to do so but tonight is not about dan hausen it
20:33is
20:33about the fan hausen so let us give you t-shirts
20:49apparently it is cursed so having said that let me get back into the center of the stage
20:56the most important thing of the night love that dan hausen because if you don't
21:01the most important thing of the night love that you are cursed you are cursed
21:28you are cursed
21:31fanatics fest n-yc is back and coming in hot
21:41stacked with wwe superstar appearances too legendary to miss
21:53thursday july 16th through sunday july 19th at the javits center
21:58tickets on sale now at fanaticsfest.com
22:03great night here in baltimore not far from the inner harbor and all the brick row houses and tonight
22:09wwe recognizes a baltimore hometown hero and it's lance corporal jaco gorda earlier this month the marine
22:18corps veteran courageously fought off a group of teens who tried to carjack him at gunpoint close to
22:25washington washington washington dc and lance corporal border along with the help from his family disarmed
22:31a suspect restrain the attackers until police arrive preventing any harm to anyone wwe salutes jaco's quick
22:57also sitting ringside one of the stars of super boxing
23:01washington dc's very own jaleel packard the highly touted middleweight prospect has a huge fight coming
23:09up on super boxing 9 july 26th at madison square garden and sugar seed is here
23:15super boxing just signed to jean smith the undefeated light heavyweight prospect
23:21already 10-0 with seven knockouts we got punching power ringside at raw
23:30seth rollins you made an entire career off of undermining and backstabbing everyone to get to
23:40where you are and you want to play the victim in this story but the truth is
23:48i destroyed your vision because you use deception to prey on other people around you for the glory of
23:57one man instead of the many you're not a visionary you are a sheep in wolf's clothing
24:06and a knight of champions you will be locked inside of a steel cage with the most vicious and
24:13unbreakable superstar and all of wwe that's the thing son about being locked in a cage
24:25with a dog is that in the end the dog always makes it out
24:37cory it is now official and it makes the knight of champions card on june 27th beyond belief this long
24:46simmering rivalry finally comes to a head nowhere to run nowhere to hide inside of a steel cage
24:54set freaking rollins one-on-one with brawn breaker
24:58a spectacular night here in baltimore monday night raw live on netflix is presented by doordash
25:07but when you twist the top of the bottle i'm a monster you gave him away
25:28the megastars in baltimore
25:33ladies and gentlemen please welcome l.a night everybody was stunned in providence on friday
25:43night when l.a night hopes to win the king of the ring tournament took an unexpected turn so will
25:48sakoa samoan spike change things well obviously that's stuck in the craw of the megastar and l.a
25:55night told adam pierce earlier this evening i'm gonna do things the way i always do my way what
26:02that means only time will tell of course jay usso was able to take advantage and suddenly knight went
26:10from prime position in the king of the ring tournament to ousted
26:47you
26:55Let me talk to you.
27:01For anybody that might have missed Friday Night SmackDown,
27:08this is about how I ended my night.
27:22Yeah.
27:26I knew I was right about one thing, and I'll get that in a minute,
27:30because I laid in that ring in Providence on Friday,
27:33and I thought, my God, I could lay here all damn weekend.
27:39But then I remembered I got to get to Baltimore.
27:49So I got a phone call, and a friend of mine was like,
27:52hey, man, why don't you just come home for a couple days,
27:56just kind of unwind, take it easy.
27:58I said, you don't understand.
27:59I got to get to Baltimore.
28:06So I get another phone call as I'm driving down here.
28:09I'm making my way down to Baltimore.
28:12And another person calls me, and they said,
28:14hey, man, just think about this for a second.
28:15The King of the Ring is out of the reach right now.
28:17It's all over for you.
28:19You can't do the King of the Ring anymore.
28:20Just take Monday night off.
28:22Take the week off.
28:24Don't go to Raw.
28:24I said, you don't understand.
28:26I got to get to Baltimore.
28:33And now I stand in Baltimore, and I am home.
28:54I didn't return home a king.
28:58I didn't return home a champion.
29:02But with or without the crown, with or without that championship,
29:07it's still my game.
29:08And y'all know the name with everybody saying.
29:12L-A-N-I-N.
29:14And what that means is L-A-Night is I've always been fighting the odds.
29:19I don't stop.
29:20I don't give up because I don't know how.
29:22Now, usually what that means is I'm fighting the numbers,
29:25whether that's with the Bloodline, the MFTs, the Vision, the Bloodline 2.0.
29:30We're all back at it because you know why?
29:33I didn't have a famous dad.
29:35I didn't have any kind of tribal chief to help me out to get along here.
29:42Matter of fact, I'm looking at Roman Reigns right now,
29:44just manipulating Jacob Fatu.
29:47Next thing you know, he's going to have his own meme coin,
29:50Roman OTC coin, where he can scam each and every one of you.
29:57Because now you're standing here looking at the Bloodline.
30:00It's tough for me to be angry at what happened on Friday
30:03because it happened exactly how I said it was.
30:06And I ain't out here to complain, cry, or whine.
30:08Let's just go ahead and call it what it is.
30:10I told you every single member of the Bloodline would be down here,
30:13and they were plus one.
30:15My God, we're reaching into the past.
30:17Here comes Solo Sokoa.
30:19He drops the spike on me.
30:21The dominoes fall.
30:22I'm out of the tournament.
30:23Jey Uso moves on to the King of the Rings.
30:26Ooh, yeah.
30:29I was born the king.
30:32Remember it was big.
30:33Jim, who told Roman he can handle this situation.
30:36They talk your family first off the dead in the back.
30:42Jimmy certainly appears to be, at least on the surface,
30:45one of the more level-headed members of the Bloodline by far, Corey.
30:49We ran with him.
30:50Best of no.
30:52Roman believes he can message things to LA Knight in a more diplomatic and
30:56tempered way than others.
30:58The Ufos and LA Knight did coexist at WrestleMania.
31:02This is my world, this is my earth, this is my turf, this is my land.
31:06I stand on my own two feet against my family.
31:18Man, I'm just out here to talk to you.
31:21Hey man, listen, I know you got legit beef with our family, especially all the crap that
31:28went down a few years ago.
31:29But that was a few years ago, Ufos.
31:32You got to believe me when I'm telling you.
31:34It's different now.
31:36It's way different now.
31:38All this crap with Solo, Solo don't run with us.
31:42Solo do what Solo wanna do.
31:44You know this.
31:46I don't know anything, the only thing I know is Solo's the one who came out here
31:50and made sure that your brother went on to the king of the ring.
31:54So it seems pretty apparent that he's in the fold.
31:57So what you're telling me is if I go find Solo, drop him on his damn head,
32:01smack him back to factory settings, you're telling me you guys ain't gonna come
32:04looking for me.
32:11Yeah, actually, that's exactly what I'm saying, spot on.
32:17And check this out, if you ever earn your one-on-one news,
32:21you got Big Jim's word, man, may the best man win.
32:36Well, I mentioned the factory reset.
32:39Look at that scowl on Jey Uso's face.
32:42If I don't know anything it's going to be a big game.
32:46And I'm not playing with you.
32:48We, he, he, he, he.
32:54We, he, he!
32:55We, he, he, he, he, he.
32:58We, he, he, he, he, he, he.
33:05We, he, he, he, he, he.
33:35Let me talk to you.
33:41What my brother is saying to you is right.
33:46We told you over and over and over again LA.
33:54Solo is on his own.
33:56I need you to accept that, Oss.
34:00But look at this, I ain't out here for none of that.
34:03I ain't even out here for no apology LA.
34:08But I'm out here for one thing, Oss.
34:11Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
34:21Let me guess.
34:23The one thing you're out here for is you want me to acknowledge your little tribal chief.
34:27Is that why you're out here?
34:28Nah, I'm better than you LA.
34:36I'll put your ass out the king of the ring tournament LA.
34:41Yeah, fair and square one on one in the middle of this ring on Friday.
34:46So what I need your ass to do is acknowledge me.
35:03Fair and square on your own.
35:06I remember solo being out there, but I'll be honest, I didn't see this coming.
35:11I didn't expect to be acknowledging you, but with everything going on, all the numbers I
35:17got to compete with, if I'm honest, it's a bit of a compelling offer.
35:32Okay, fine.
35:34I acknowledge you can kiss my ass.
35:45Big Jim got caught in the middle.
35:47And now here they are, right in the center of the ring.
35:50After what went down on Friday, what heated up moments.
35:55And now Big Jim, there goes all the diplomacy.
35:59It's family business.
36:03I was trying to tell you, I was just trying to tell you.
36:06I was trying to make a business.
36:08He's grabbing a steel chair.
36:09He's got the steel chair.
36:11This elevated quickly.
36:13Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
36:15Wait, wait, wait.
36:16Everybody, wait.
36:17You ain't got to hold on like that.
36:19You ain't got to hold on like that.
36:20You ain't got to hold on.
36:21You ain't got to hold on.
36:22You ain't got to hold on.
36:23You ain't got to hold on.
36:25Jim's out of the way again.
36:27Big kick to the gun, steel chairs in LA's hands.
36:30LA Knight with the attack of the steel chair on the Usos.
36:34The Megastar swinging for the fence is Jacob Batu.
36:38Tongan Death Grip.
36:41Tongan Death Grip on LA Knight.
36:46LA Knight is helpless.
36:48He is paralyzed by the Tongan Death Grip.
36:50Just died.
37:00Come on, buddy.
37:02We�nd this.
37:05We all liprove...
37:11Come on, buddy.
37:14Emily Knight gasping for breath.
37:20Roman Reigns discussed how he would be handled.
37:24Jacob Batu handled it the only way he knows how, a Tongan death grip.
37:42We should cut.
37:43There's a guy pissing all over the car out there, and he shattered the window, and a car drove
37:50by and ripped the door off.
37:53I can explain everything.
37:55This maniac has infiltrated our household.
38:02This is the damage done to L.A. Knight.
38:12Moments ago, after Jimmy Uso tried to calm things down, tried to talk through the situation
38:20of what was concerning Roman Reigns.
38:22Jay Uso addressed it, said acknowledge me.
38:25That was rejected.
38:27They brawled.
38:28The steel chair was used, and then Jacob Batu, Corey, with a Tongan death grip.
38:34You have to understand the mindset of L.A. Knight.
38:37This man's life was made a living hell by the bloodline.
38:40It lasted for years, not a few matches, not a few months, years of dealing with the bloodline.
38:47L.A. Knight understandably very skeptical about these new developments, including the relationship
38:52of Adam Pearce with Roman Reigns.
38:55But at the end of the day, while Big Jim tried to keep the peace, Main Event Jay, the right
39:02-hand
39:02man, went off the deep end, but it was the Samoan werewolf who was unleashed by the tribal
39:09chief to handle the L.A. Knight problem.
39:13New?
39:13New?
39:14New?
39:15I'm going to throw back the toe.
39:17I'm going to be a little bit funny.
39:51I love that everywhere you go, Knicks fans chant MVP.
39:59Nothing like it.
40:00There's nothing like it.
40:01It's the ultimate drug.
40:02It really is.
40:03Nothing like it.
40:04At all.
40:04Especially being at MSG.
40:06Like if it was anywhere else, I don't know.
40:07But being in that place, I also think like an organization like this, in a city like this,
40:13it's like who wouldn't want to work for like the Knicks?
40:17It's been a great experience for me.
40:18Obviously, I want to win.
40:18What can make this experience ten times better?
40:20If we end it and we win a championship.
40:24Yeah.
40:24That's our number one goal above all.
40:27That 73 was the last one?
40:29She went there.
40:30It was a long time.
40:31Well, no, I went there because it's a big opportunity.
40:33No pressure.
40:35No pressure.
40:35Yeah.
40:36No pressure at all.
40:37Yeah.
40:37It's been a long time, but I feel like we have an opportunity.
40:42Sure.
40:43We do.
40:53We're celebrating the champs on ice.
40:56The Carolina Hurricanes are the Stanley Cup champions.
40:59And Canes fans, you can celebrate your title with a title of your own.
41:04WWE NHL Stanley Cup legacy title belt.
41:08Shop yours today.
41:10And champion your team.
41:12This is what happened moments ago.
41:16I acknowledge you can kiss my ass.
41:20That would force the right-hand man main event Jey Uso to want to drop the gloves with L.A.
41:26Knight.
41:26And as Jimmy Uso attempted to keep the peace, Jey and L.A. Knight would eventually put hands on one
41:32another and chaos would ensue.
41:35After his steel chair was introduced by Jey Uso, L.A. Knight used it to great effect on both Jimmy
41:41and his brother Jey.
41:44But what L.A. Knight was not prepared for was the Tongan death grip.
41:48Roman Reigns saying bring in the wolf, the Samoan werewolf.
41:52Jacob Fatu paralyzing the megastar doing the bidding of the O.T.C.
42:03Come on, man.
42:04What you out there doing?
42:05What you talking about?
42:06I was out there talking to him.
42:07I was running his damn ass.
42:08What you doing, bro?
42:10I keep it one.
42:10Honey, we tried it your way.
42:12Man.
42:13And we tried it your way.
42:14And both those ways were ass because it didn't get the job done.
42:19So I did it the O.T.C. way.
42:26You tripped.
42:32Glitter, Glitz, Sparkle, Bliss.
42:36I think the evolution of Alexa Bliss has definitely helped my career because in NXT, I learned the process of
42:43evolving.
42:45I think I'm pretty much the blingiest bell here.
42:48And I can't live without my home.
42:51Former NXT princess, if you will, now turned wicked witch of NXT.
42:55Bliss was good, but bad is better.
42:58I went through a multitude of characters trying to figure out who Alexa Bliss was.
43:03Times are changing.
43:05I am what girls strive to be.
43:06Beautiful, strong, and I take what I want.
43:09I had no idea what I was getting into.
43:11I had never been in a ring.
43:13It's something that I'm very proud of, that I've been able to start with no experience and become as accomplished
43:21as I have.
43:23And I'm very thankful.
43:24And that's all because, you know, NXT homegrown.
43:31The origin story of Alexa Bliss.
43:34And now you know where and who you can climb from on.
43:38It was during Bliss' NXT tenure that she first encountered the Queen.
43:43Now down.
43:46All hail the Queen.
44:11All hail the Queen.
44:12The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
44:17Introducing first, accompanied by Alexa Bliss, from the Queen City, Charlotte Flair.
44:29And what a massive week ahead for Charlotte Flair.
44:35And that's because of what happened on SmackDown, when it was back to basics in the best possible way.
44:40Let's go back to that loaded Fatal 4-Way Corey.
44:43Charlotte Flair, Sol Ruka, the Women's Intercontinental Champion, Lyra Valkyria and Jade Cargill.
44:48Just when it seemed as though Sol Ruka had victory in her fingertips, it was thwarted.
44:54The same would hold true for Lyra Valkyria, who would be met with natural selection by the Queen.
45:00And the Figure 8 submission, Charlotte Flair has advanced to the semifinals of the Queen of the Ring Tournament.
45:08Of course, earlier tonight, a semifinal victor was E.O. Sky.
45:12E.O. Sky will be headed to the night of champions for the finals of the Queen of the Ring
45:17Tournament.
45:18Will Charlotte Flair advance there to meet her?
45:22The winner of the Queen of the Ring, of course, gets a title shot at SummerSlam.
45:26But now this task ahead on Monday Night Raw here in Baltimore, a sold-out CFG Bank Arena.
45:36And a huge opportunity for Roxanne Perez.
45:43With Liv Morgan by her side.
45:47And her opponent accompanied by the Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan, representing the Judgment Day, Roxanne Perez.
46:02And speaking of course of the Judgment Day, it's Liv Morgan from the Judgment Day, who will be facing Charlotte
46:08Flair in the semifinals.
46:09And also, perhaps an opportunity to help out here.
46:12This is how she advanced.
46:13Well, tonight is an opportunity for redemption.
46:16Poor Roxanne Perez, as we look again at Alexa Bliss, delivering Sister Abigail, met with a manhandled slam by Becky
46:26Lynch.
46:26Chelsea Green would deliver the Unpretty Her to the man.
46:31What a very, very cagey maneuver by the Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan, punching her ticket to the semifinals.
46:40It's an opportunity for redemption tonight for Roxanne Perez, who failed to advance in her own match.
46:49Yeah, she was the one member of the Judgment Day who didn't advance out of the first round of the
46:53tournament.
46:53Earlier tonight, we saw Raquel Rodriguez from the Judgment Day in action against EO Sky.
46:59So now, here she has a chance of redemption against a living legend, Charlotte Flair.
47:04But also, just as important, an opportunity to help Liv Morgan days before her semifinal.
47:12Because Roxanne, as much as she's committed to winning for her own good, also the ability to soften up Charlotte
47:19when she gets ready for Friday's action.
47:23I'm sure whatever you just said was absolutely true, Joe. I was a little distracted.
47:27The Women's World Champion is a few feet in front of us. The greatest Women's Champion of all time.
47:34I can't do it quite the same way Liv does it. Thankfully, you can't do it quite the same way,
47:37or else my eardrums would be pleading.
47:39I'll keep practicing. And Roxanne Perez unleashing the fury out of the gate. Smart strategy.
47:45Roxanne Perez is a student of the game. She grew up a super fan of this industry.
47:50She watched Charlotte Flair before she had the opportunity to step inside the ring with her.
47:54But now, Roxanne Perez, one of the most well studied superstars on the roster.
48:00How about that knee from the Queen right away?
48:03And you can see Roxanne Perez effective reaching for her chin and mouth.
48:08Big Flair chop out on the floor.
48:11And no matter who you are, the opportunity to step inside of the ring with Charlotte Flair cannot be lost.
48:17This is one of, if not the greatest female superstar of all time.
48:23As Perez capitalizes on the mishap.
48:27Oh, she went from a Flair chop, it went right into the post.
48:30And then Perez picked up on it and did more damage to the right hand.
48:34This is what I'm talking about when it comes to in-ring IQ.
48:36Roxanne Perez is second to none. This is dangerous for the Queen.
48:40The Flair's hand is clearly damaged here in the midst of this match.
48:45No doubt about it.
48:50Corey, this is exactly what were we discussing moments ago.
48:54She was going for the cartwheel knee drop there.
48:57And into the cover, hooking the leg.
48:59In terms of, yes, the ability for Roxanne to bounce back.
49:02But for Charlotte, she could be softened up.
49:04She could be damaged a bit before she even faces Liv on Friday.
49:07You're absolutely right.
49:08And Charlotte Flair, for as decorated and talented as we all know she is,
49:12at less than 100%, may not have a shot at knocking off the women's world champion Liv Morgan
49:18in this Queen of the Ring tournament.
49:20Charlotte needs to be as close to 100% as she possibly can be.
49:23Because we learned recently how crafty, how cagey, how intelligent Liv Morgan can be
49:29when the situation calls for it.
49:32You can see Roxanne again working on that right arm.
49:35Charlotte trying to get to her feet.
49:37And you can see how proud Liv is of Roxanne.
49:40Roxanne Perez came up from NXT.
49:42She was a former NXT Women's Champion.
49:44Roxanne has seen and done it all.
49:46But she really became a superstar once she joined forces with the Judgment Day.
49:51Much like we were talking about with Raquel Rodriguez.
49:53When you're around great, you become great.
49:56You absorb, sometimes via osmosis, the intellect, the skill set of those you surround yourself with.
50:02And it's paid off big time for Perez.
50:04Boy, more and more damage done to that right arm and right hand of Charlotte Flair.
50:10Perez has been relentless since then.
50:14Beautiful side Russian leg sweep.
50:15And the Russian leg sweep.
50:16And she's in control here against the Queen.
50:22And I will say this, Joe.
50:23If Charlotte Flair made the mistake of overlooking Roxanne Perez, it could prove to be catastrophic for Flair.
50:31And that's the chance you take when you take this kind of an opponent on this kind of a week.
50:37That's so big in the midst of her year.
50:40Charlotte Flair is also a competitor who believes iron sharpens iron.
50:43Charlotte wants to be at the tip top of her game.
50:45If she can tune herself up tonight at the expense of Perez, that could spell trouble for Liv Morgan and
50:52the Judgment Day.
50:55Cover by Roxanne.
50:56One, two.
50:58Pick out by Charlotte Flair.
51:00But she's still favoring that right arm, that right hand.
51:04And it was a great strategy by Roxanne, even though it was accidental.
51:08Charlotte Flair tried to deliver one of her trademark Flair chops.
51:11Perez got out of the way.
51:13Contact with the ring post.
51:14But it's cost Charlotte badly thus far.
51:18Time to use one good arm essentially.
51:24And again, such a sound strategy by Perez, making Charlotte Flair support all of her
51:28body weight with this sleeper hold applied.
51:32And the queen found a way out.
51:34Take care.
52:06Lick it, flip it, drumstick it.
52:09Really unique circumstances in this match
52:11between Charlotte Flair and Roxanne Perez
52:13because Charlotte Flair was in control early on,
52:15a series of Flair chops.
52:17Then all of a sudden, Perez got out of the way,
52:18and the right hand of Charlotte Flair went into the post
52:22and was clearly damaged.
52:24And what did Roxanne Perez do?
52:25A relentless attack on the right arm
52:28and the right hand since then, Corey.
52:30Every once in a while, an opportunity will present itself
52:33between the bells.
52:35Roxanne Perez did not miss her chance.
52:38And now Charlotte Flair, sit-out slam.
52:41Look at Charlotte Flair finding a way.
52:43And Perez survives it.
52:45Of course, come Friday, it'll be semi-final action
52:49in Queen of the Ring tournament.
52:51Liv Morgan against Charlotte Flair.
52:53Liv Morgan, of course, Judgment Day,
52:54sister to Roxanne Perez, is ringside.
52:59There is the champ.
53:00The greatest women's champ of all time.
53:06Now look at the reaction.
53:07Look at the reaction when she went for the Flair chop.
53:10You could see she was affected there greatly with the right hand.
53:13Wow.
53:14And now, looking for the cover, looking for the win right here.
53:20You see the frustration beginning to build on the face of Roxanne Perez.
53:26Ooh!
53:27And Perez immediately back to the attack on the right arm of the Queen.
53:32Such a great strategy.
53:34It opened up very early on.
53:37And Charlotte Flair just trying to find a way to escape.
53:41Going to plan B here.
53:44Jackknife pin.
53:45Jackknife.
53:45Jackknife.
53:45Jackknife.
53:47Even trying to execute a jackknife cover.
53:50Charlotte Flair's right hand basically rendered ineffective.
53:55Unable to squeeze the pin tight enough to keep Perez down.
53:59And look at Roxanne teeing off now.
54:00And she's all giving her some of her own medicine.
54:02And Flair standing tall right up to it.
54:06And that face says it all.
54:10She hasn't been able to use her right hand effectively.
54:14Roxanne got caught mocking Charlotte Flair.
54:18Roxy, you might pay for that one.
54:19No!
54:22You can't not be impressed by Roxanne Perez in this one.
54:26She's been extremely successful to this juncture against the Queen.
54:30But Charlotte Flair knows how to win.
54:33Charlotte Flair understands meeting the moment.
54:36Oh!
54:36Bliss!
54:37Morgan runs Bliss right into the post!
54:42Meanwhile, here's Charlotte, center of the ring.
54:46Fall away slam.
54:50And still favoring that right hand and right arm.
54:55She's trying to shake it out.
54:57She's trying to find a way to fight through it.
54:59How about left-handed Flair chops?
55:01I don't know if they're quite as effective as her right hand,
55:04but Perez feeling the effects either way.
55:10Damage done to that right hand.
55:12And you can see that left hand just isn't as 100% effective for Flair.
55:19Charlotte with the walkover clothesline.
55:22Come on!
55:29They are rallying support in Baltimore for the Queen.
55:33Big boot by Charlotte.
55:34Trying to stay the course here in the tournament.
55:37Trying to target championship number 15.
55:39Remember, the winner of the Queen of the Ring tournament gets a title shot at SummerSlam.
55:47We're 12 days away from Night of Champions when we will have the finals of the Queen of the Ring.
55:51All right.
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