00:00Ladies and gentlemen, what a main event for later on tonight.
00:03We'll get into that as the show goes on, but WWE has apologized earlier this week to the Russian people
00:08for the incidents of this man, the Big Show, and what he did this past Monday night to the Russian
00:13flag.
00:14Later on tonight on SmackDown, the Big Show addresses the incident tonight.
00:20Well, ladies and gentlemen, right now we want to shift our focus.
00:23It was that night of champions that Mark Henry went head-to-head with Rusev and came up empty, and
00:29it was after that on main event that his friend, The Big Show, tried to come to the aid of
00:34Mark Henry after Mark Henry had apologized to the WWE Universe.
00:41I've known Mark Henry for a long time.
00:43You know, Mark Henry and I have a strong bond.
00:45Look, I know you're upset, and I know you fought as hard as you do, and I feel your pain.
00:50Mark Henry taps out.
00:53Part of it's my fault, too.
00:55I put 316 million people on your back.
00:58That's who you represent.
01:00You're representing America.
01:02You will not fail.
01:03What a disappointing night for Mark Henry as Rusev's dominance continues.
01:11I'll make you a little promise.
01:13This Friday night on SmackDown, I'm gonna knock Rusev smooth the hell out.
01:20Big Show in a main event matchup here on SmackDown against Rusev.
01:24And Big Show looking for a chokeslam.
01:28Rana and Rusev want to degrade Mark Henry, degrade America.
01:32I'm gonna knock your ass out.
01:36Look at Rana.
01:37Come on now, Big Show is going for the knockout.
01:42Rusev with the Russian flag.
01:45I have to play in this qualification.
01:47Rusev is gonna get knocked out.
01:48Lana knew it.
01:52Oh, my God.
01:53He got it.
01:54Down goes Rusev.
01:55For the first time, we have seen Rusev trot.
02:05Shut up.
02:08The Big Show showed his true colors when he attacked Rusev from the back in the most cowardly way.
02:16Well, listen, Big Show.
02:19What's going on?
02:20Big Show.
02:21I will break every bone in your body to Duval.
02:25Awesome, Bulgarina.
02:27Oh, enough, enough.
02:29Talk.
02:30What do you say, Chicago?
02:32Let's knock down all that crap.
02:34The giant, the world's largest athlete going right after Rusev.
02:38And look at Rusev.
02:42Rusev said he was gonna break every bone in Big Show's body.
02:45Listen, this didn't mean tonight.
02:48I don't know if this is the wild idea, Big Show.
02:50Wait a minute.
02:52Oh!
02:54Big Show right here, guys, hitting Rusev where it hurts.
03:01An emphatic statement from the Big Show tonight.
03:05Rusev is not gonna forget that.
03:12And because of those actions by the Big Show, WWE issued an apology to the Russian people on WWE.com
03:20and social media earlier this week.
03:22Later on tonight, on Friday Night SmackDown, the world's largest athlete, the Big Show, will be here.
03:27He'll respond to this incident tonight.
03:33Well, ladies and gentlemen, there's the Big Show.
03:35He's going to address the incident that the WWE apologized to.
03:39On Monday Night Raw, Big Show is coming up next on SmackDown.
03:54Well, guys, I cannot wait for Monday Night, Big Show and Rusev colliding on Raw.
04:00We've got a giant standing up for America.
04:05Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Big Show.
04:11And that huge matchup coming up next week live in Brooklyn.
04:16But we want to take you back through this past Monday Night on Raw, showing you all the controversy as
04:22Big Show was in an altercation with Rusev.
04:24Well, this incident here forced WWE this past Tuesday to apologize to the Russian people on both WWE.com and
04:32social media.
04:33Big Show yanking the Russian flag to the ground, which incensed Rusev and Lana.
04:40And Big Show expected to address that incident here tonight on SmackDown.
04:49And John, Big Show, I mean, Rusev tried to get to him.
04:52Big Show is having none of it.
04:53Well, of course, Rusev is absolutely apoplectic.
04:57You would be too if you're flagging it up on the ground.
05:00Wow.
05:01The show's gonna rain.
05:10USA!
05:12USA!
05:13USA!
05:14USA!
05:16USA!
05:17USA!
05:18USA!
05:20USA!
05:21USA!
05:23USA!
05:23USA!
05:24USA!
05:25USA!
05:25Now, as human beings, we should be held accountable for our actions.
05:31And some situations, other people's, other people hold us accountable for those actions.
05:39But ultimately, it relies on, relies on ourselves to hold ourselves accountable for our actions, you know?
05:46It relies on us.
05:50USA!
05:51i'd like to directly and honestly address what happened this past monday night on raw
06:00now i admit maybe my sense of nationalistic pride got the better of me
06:13however perhaps my actions were a little bit overzealous by pulling down the russian flag
06:26you know the the irony of it is
06:30i actually like the majority of russian people that i've met
06:38it's true let's face it america america what it makes america so fantastic it's a melting pot
06:45of different cultures different creeds different nationalities that's what makes america the proud
06:51the home of the free and the brave
06:58but with that being said when i went home after monday night raw i started thinking
07:04and i started thinking what if someone did that to us what if someone pulled down old glory how would
07:14i
07:14feel how would you feel if someone pulled down old glory
07:21i'll tell you exactly how we feel we'd be damn mad that's how we'd feel
07:30now i can't take back my actions from this past monday on raw i did that but what i can
07:39do
07:40is as a wwe superstar and a red white and blue-blooded american of the united states of america
07:51i can stand here in front of all of you and sincerely humbly
08:01apologize to the russian people that i have may have offended
08:10it has to be done
08:12it has to be done
08:14there's not one person
08:15there is
08:15sorry
08:16might
08:16you
08:17and
