00:00Oh, my God.
00:35And the two men who hold those titles.
00:41The following contest is for one call and it's for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
00:48Introducing first with a combined weight of 469 pounds, they are the WWE Tag Team Champions,
00:58Damian Priest, and R-Truth.
01:01R-Truth fully healed up, ready to go again with Damian Priest.
01:06The question is, can the champs hold off MFT?
01:10Solo's game trying to win back the Tag Team Championship.
01:14Priest and Truth against Tama and Tama next in KC.
01:29Dear Diary, I've seen this girl before.
01:33Julia, we met once before in the land of the rising sun,
01:37and I knew when I saw you then that your awe and presence would take you to the dance.
01:42Congrats, you made it.
01:45But you seem to have forgotten the steps.
01:47And don't get me wrong, you're rage.
01:49It's very intimidating, but I think it's clouding your judgment.
01:53Whereas me, well, I can see quite clearly and it looks like there's a starring role just waiting to be
02:00filled.
02:01And who better to grace your screams than the glamour?
02:04I mean, I have a vision to look at after all.
02:08Don't cry when I pass you by, because the glamour is coming soon to SmackDown.
02:15Yours truly, Blake Monroe.
02:18Oh, I think we could all do with a bit more glamour in our lives, Joe Tess.
02:26It's coming your way.
02:27It's coming very soon.
02:28You know, on March 20th, everything changed in the Tag Team Division.
02:32These guys, locker room veterans, they instantly made partners turn champs.
02:35And that's when Preece and Poole took the titles from MFT.
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03:13And their opponents.
03:24The fierce brother combination of size and power and then dynamic skill and experience.
03:32Tama and Tama Taga.
03:33They've never lost as a tag team.
03:35And moments ago, they were very direct with Solo Sokoa.
03:39You're dealing with a lot with the bloodline right now.
03:42We want these titles back.
03:44Sit back.
03:45Let us do our thing.
03:46I really like that from Tama and Tala.
03:49And clearly, Solo was a little perturbed by those two standing up to the boss.
03:53But it was the smart thing to do.
03:55We know for a fact that Jacob Batu is in town.
03:58We know for a fact that the bloodline have been almost harassing Solo to go out late.
04:03Solo comes down to the ring.
04:04Who knows who else is going to follow?
04:07And let's face it, the MFTs, Tavla and Tama Taga, just want to reacquire gold tonight from the tag champs.
04:15And I love the way this tag team championship match starts.
04:20Damian Priest and the nearly 7-foot tall Tala Taga.
04:24Look at these two in the center of the ring, Wade.
04:26How often do you see the massive Damian Priest look like a major underdog in any fight?
04:32Well, welcome to SmackDown right now.
04:35Look at the size of this man and the physique as he throws Priest into the corner.
04:43Well, they call the Priest the Street King for a reason.
04:47He is absolutely fearless in there.
04:49Never want to be intimidated, given his background on the streets.
04:55Right now, Tala Tonga is finding out firsthand that Damian Priest is not all torn.
05:01Now landed a couple of big right hands, and now Priest delivers again as he sends Tala back.
05:07How much punishment can Tala Tonga absorb without going down?
05:12We see it week in, week out.
05:14It's an enormous achievement just to take the big Tonga off his feet.
05:18Showing the punch resistance and then the shoulder tackle.
05:22And meanwhile, you see the War Raiders, the AAA World Tag Team Champions,
05:28as they are looking on, capture the titles back on May 30th.
05:31Perhaps looking for a little more gold.
05:33Yeah, they made it very clear a couple of weeks ago to Damian Priest and R-Truth.
05:37Hey, handle your business with MFTs.
05:40And if you survive that, we will be waiting in the wings, looking to double up on gold.
05:46The resurgent War Raiders has been spectacular in AAA, looking to bring that back to SmackDown.
05:54Tama Tonga tacked in.
05:56And Tama looking to get the best of Priest here.
05:59Priest, flying elbow.
06:03Yeah, he's taken a lot of abuse in the early goings of this one as Damian Priest and Babs ready
06:09to tag a fresh man in.
06:11That being R-Truth.
06:14Or maybe not.
06:19Massive right hand.
06:23And you know this T-Mobile center ready to roar for R-Truth.
06:31I look painful.
06:32I'm not going to look at my show.
06:33He's still got it, Wade.
06:34I'll tell you right now, he has been bent on vengeance with the MFTs who took him out several weeks
06:40ago.
06:41Injured R-Truth and left Damian Priest completely isolated at times.
06:45Well, now it must be a boy.
06:46And R-Truth in that rich vein of form that he's so well known for.
06:52And uh-oh.
06:53Here it comes.
06:56U.S.T.D.
06:58Little five-knuckle shuffle.
07:02Why not in this tag team championship match?
07:06Well, stealing from the absolute best in John Cena.
07:09But playing distraction there is the massive talent, Tonga.
07:12And how could you miss him?
07:14As soon as he went for that AA, all of a sudden a seven-footer was getting ready to step
07:19over the top.
07:20Oh, from behind.
07:21Well, R-Truth having a little too much fun there at the expense of talent, Tonga.
07:25And Tamer made him pay.
07:27Oh.
07:28What a massive boot out on the floor.
07:33Uh-oh.
07:34Watch out.
07:36Caught in mid-air.
07:39And then the chokeslam right on the edge of the apron.
07:42And now the champs are down on the outside.
07:45You can't stop this.
07:55It is incredible how quickly Talatonga can impact a match.
08:01Yeah, I mean, the size part is the obvious part, but it's the speed of movement for me.
08:05I don't think we've ever had somebody who could be in that giant classification like Talatonga,
08:10who has ever moved as quick as this man.
08:13I'm continually astounded and impressed by the big man.
08:17What an acquisition by Solo Sokoa and the MFT group.
08:27Tamatonga sends R-Truth back into the ring.
08:30And he is the legal man.
08:33He was seemingly in control.
08:35Had the shoulder blocks.
08:37The spin-out slam.
08:38The five-knuckle shuffle.
08:40Then all of a sudden, when he went for the attitude adjustment,
08:43it was Talatonga stepping up on the apron.
08:46And that just disrupted all the momentum for the tag team champions.
08:52So R-Truth, who has been out injured for several weeks until coming back tonight
08:57with a clean bill of health, of course, was taken out by the MFTs in the first place.
09:03And this may be a short-lived return for R-Truth.
09:07Who now has a rather tenuous grip on tag team championship gold.
09:12And Damian Priest on the outside, clearly in agony too,
09:15cannot help R-Truth at this point.
09:20R-Truth taken a beating from MFT.
09:26That's the yin and yang of R-Truth.
09:28He goes in there, has a whole lot of fun.
09:30Takes his eye off the ball for a split second.
09:33And you cannot do that against two men as dangerous as Tamatonga and Talatonga.
09:38They will make you pay every single time.
09:52On the face of R-Truth telling its own story now,
09:55agony etched all over it.
09:58And there's going to be no let-up whatsoever
10:00with a fresh Tamatonga getting in there.
10:03Certainly the most technical of the two in his tag team this evening.
10:08Launching into that hard Boston Crab.
10:10Completely torturing R-Truth.
10:12Yeah, that half Crab is getting the best of that mullet back and leg, isn't it?
10:16No doubt about it.
10:17It really has been the back of R-Truth that has taken the most vicious beating.
10:22However, it has kind of been a full-body workout.
10:25Welcome back to the ring, R-Truth.
10:31Sound injury for the better part of the past month.
10:34Back to full strength.
10:36Looking to defend here.
10:38Such a veteran presence in the ring is Tamatonga.
10:41Knows exactly how to cut that ring in half
10:43and keep R-Truth on the wrong side of the tracks.
10:47Looking to fight back for a moment in the center of the ring
10:49before Tamatonga reclaims control of the match.
10:51And it is just classic tag team work.
10:54And Tamatonga certainly is a tag team veteran.
10:59And R-Truth getting no chance whatsoever
11:02to reach over to his partner Damian Priest
11:06and get out of trouble.
11:22We're in the midst of the WWE tag team championship match.
11:27R-Truth and Damian Priest, the belt holders, but MFT, Tamatonga and Tamatonga looking to reclaim gold.
11:36They are hyper-focused for this one tonight.
11:39It has been a heated division.
11:41You should see the War Raiders, the AAA world tag team champions, looking on.
11:45They would love to be double champions.
11:47We will see how things play out.
11:49But right now, it is Tamatonga and Tamatonga.
11:52And you heard what they said earlier.
11:54We're going to handle this.
11:56But right now, they've got to handle a fresh and ready Damian Priest.
12:01Well, it was all going perfectly for Tala and Tamatonga.
12:07But things went awry in a big way.
12:10And now, big Damian Priest making them pay for it.
12:13However, Tamatonga has other ideas.
12:17Those ideas falling short against Damian Priest.
12:22Smashing into the corner again.
12:25Well, Damian Priest just looks completely renewed after getting chokeslammed on the apron a little earlier in the match.
12:32Oh, the flatliner.
12:34Priest into the cover to retain the championships.
12:38And a kick out at two and change.
12:40Getting that right shoulder up was Tamatonga.
12:42And how quickly things change at this championship level.
12:46And now, it is Tamatonga is desperately needing a tag to a fresh Tala.
12:51Oh, boy.
12:52Uh-oh.
12:53Tala Tonga steps right over that top rope.
12:55Apparently, he doesn't want a tag.
12:57He just wants trouble right on him.
12:59Brakes releases.
13:00Bell clap.
13:01Big right hand.
13:02Fighting back against the nearly seven-foot monster of MFT.
13:07Massive heavyweight shots.
13:09And Tala Tonga finally crumbling down to the ground upon landing.
13:14Going all the way over the top.
13:15And Tam is in big trouble here.
13:17Meanwhile, back to business.
13:19He was looking for the rebound, Larry.
13:21But instead, what a counter by Tala Tonga.
13:25Yeah, nasty snap neck breakers there.
13:28Some added torque to it, too.
13:30But again, Tamabaps.
13:32Too beaten up to make the cover.
13:34And he's telling us to get back up in a big way.
13:37MFT looking for gold here.
13:41Solo Sokoa comes inside.
14:01Oh, priest!
14:03That was a tag there!
14:04Uh-oh.
14:05Oh, boy. Oh, boy.
14:08Priest able to break free from the potential chokeslam.
14:11Oh, and into the post of Tama Tonga.
14:14Solo Sakala was asked to stay out of this matchup by Tama and Tama later.
14:18R-Truth's the legal man.
14:21The roll-up to retain.
14:24Here are your winners and still WWE Tag Team Camions,
14:30Damian Priest and R-Truth.
14:33Well, I don't know what Solo Sakala's plan was in coming out
14:38after being asked by Tama and Tala not to,
14:41but that distraction was pivotal
14:43and has allowed Damian Priest and R-Truth to retain the goal.
14:51What quick thinking by R-Truth.
14:55And what a disaster for the MFTs,
14:57and in the ring you can see how perplexed Tama and Tala Tonga are.
15:02Absolutely. Look at their reaction to Solo.
15:08Come on, Solo.
15:31his turn walk away from him they said you're dealing with so much with jacob and the messaging
15:36from the otc let us handle our business with focus instead
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