RAW March 11 2024 Review 00:00:00.401 --> 00:00:01.302 Going into Raw, 00:00:01.682 --> 00:00:02.803 we know that Cody Rhodes is 00:00:02.823 --> 00:00:03.644 going to do an in-ring 00:00:03.684 --> 00:00:05.005 interview with Michael Cole. 00:00:05.844 --> 00:00:06.204 Obviously, 00:00:06.224 --> 00:00:07.145 he's going to talk about the 00:00:07.185 --> 00:00:09.167 slap heard around the world on SmackDown. 00:00:09.207 --> 00:00:10.228 That should be interesting. 00:00:10.908 --> 00:00:11.769 We also know there's going 00:00:11.789 --> 00:00:13.390 to be a women's tag team title match. 00:00:13.611 --> 00:00:14.992 I can kind of predict the outcome, 00:00:15.432 --> 00:00:16.893 but it should still be a good match. 00:00:17.848 --> 00:00:20.730 And we have Liv Morgan versus Becky Lynch. 00:00:20.810 --> 00:00:22.212 I did a whole video on this 00:00:22.552 --> 00:00:23.833 talking about which one of 00:00:23.873 --> 00:00:24.914 them might turn heel, 00:00:24.974 --> 00:00:25.854 if not both of them. 00:00:26.215 --> 00:00:27.356 So I'm definitely interested 00:00:27.396 --> 00:00:27.956 in this match. 00:00:28.016 --> 00:00:28.977 But the thing that really 00:00:29.037 --> 00:00:30.418 has me hooked is the 00:00:31.059 --> 00:00:32.880 gauntlet match to determine 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:34.101 Gunther's opponent for the 00:00:34.141 --> 00:00:34.902 Intercontinental 00:00:34.942 --> 00:00:36.383 Championship at WrestleMania. 00:00:37.578 --> 00:00:39.419 WWE Raw is in the, once again, 00:00:39.539 --> 00:00:41.399 sold out Toyota Center in Houston, 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:44.760 Texas on March 11th, 2024. 00:00:44.760 --> 00:00:45.820 These are my thoughts. 00:00:46.581 --> 00:00:47.801 We see people arriving. 00:00:49.141 --> 00:00:50.602 Rapper Travis Scott is there. 00:00:50.642 --> 00:00:51.642 He's hanging out with main 00:00:51.682 --> 00:00:53.322 event Jey Uso backstage. 00:00:53.863 --> 00:00:54.483 That tracks. 00:00:54.943 --> 00:00:56.463 Gunther's arriving by himself. 00:00:56.803 --> 00:00:57.704 That also tracks. 00:00:57.824 --> 00:00:59.624 I mean, sometimes he has Imperium with him, 00:00:59.884 --> 00:01:00.624 but not today. 00:01:02.325 --> 00:01:04.305 In the ring, Drew McIntyre arrives. 00:01:04.325 --> 00:01:05.846 There's a lot of boos. 00:01:07.718 --> 00:01:09.018 Pat McAfee makes a couple of 00:01:09.058 --> 00:01:09.859 interesting comments, 00:01:09.919 --> 00:01:10.859 namely that Drew's been 00:01:10.899 --> 00:01:12.139 backdooring himself into 00:01:12.499 --> 00:01:13.420 important events for the 00:01:13.460 --> 00:01:14.360 past little while. 00:01:15.020 --> 00:01:15.880 And he also asks, 00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:18.001 are those boos or are they chanting Drew? 00:01:19.121 --> 00:01:21.042 Nice little Simpsons deep cut there. 00:01:21.990 --> 00:01:23.190 Drew's definitely doing some 00:01:23.250 --> 00:01:25.191 top notch heel crowd work. 00:01:25.910 --> 00:01:27.171 Bringing up some of the classics, 00:01:27.211 --> 00:01:28.451 like some of the recent 00:01:28.491 --> 00:01:29.851 classics lines about Seth 00:01:29.911 --> 00:01:31.712 Rollins being a spotlight junkie. 00:01:32.751 --> 00:01:33.191 At one point, 00:01:33.211 --> 00:01:34.132 the crowd starts what 00:01:34.172 --> 00:01:35.293 chanting him and he gave 00:01:35.333 --> 00:01:36.935 the most unique response to that. 00:01:38.036 --> 00:01:38.416 He says, 00:01:38.696 --> 00:01:40.117 say what if you like how I took 00:01:40.177 --> 00:01:40.958 out CM Punk? 00:01:41.779 --> 00:01:43.680 They stopped whatting after that, but they, 00:01:43.700 --> 00:01:44.681 of course, kept booing. 00:01:45.702 --> 00:01:46.523 He asked them if they want 00:01:46.543 --> 00:01:47.564 to know what the bigger picture is. 00:01:47.584 --> 00:01:48.845 They start chanting CM Punk. 00:01:48.865 --> 00:01:50.146 He says, no, it's not him. 00:01:51.527 --> 00:01:52.728 And then he puts over the rock. 00:01:54.049 --> 00:01:54.610 It's interesting. 00:01:55.413 --> 00:01:56.294 He's getting closer and 00:01:56.334 --> 00:01:57.374 closer to the bloodline 00:01:57.374 --> 00:01:58.013 And that's 00:01:58.053 --> 00:01:59.173 something echoed by world 00:01:59.213 --> 00:02:00.494 heavyweight champion Seth 00:02:00.554 --> 00:02:01.875 freaking Rollins, who comes out, 00:02:02.315 --> 00:02:03.436 first gets Drew to try and 00:02:03.476 --> 00:02:04.476 take a cheap shot on him, 00:02:05.859 --> 00:02:06.639 And then says that Drew 00:02:06.759 --> 00:02:08.000 wants to be in the bloodline. 00:02:08.928 --> 00:02:10.788 He accepts the help from Jimmy and Solo. 00:02:12.764 --> 00:02:13.924 And now he's cozying up to 00:02:13.964 --> 00:02:15.125 The Rock as though he wants 00:02:15.485 --> 00:02:16.545 the People's Champion to 00:02:16.585 --> 00:02:17.706 make him his hand-picked 00:02:18.186 --> 00:02:19.466 world heavyweight champion. 00:02:20.667 --> 00:02:22.307 This gets Drew agitated 00:02:22.347 --> 00:02:23.728 despite being very honest. 00:02:23.828 --> 00:02:24.988 I think Seth Rollins really 00:02:25.028 --> 00:02:26.089 hit the nail on the head here. 00:02:26.109 --> 00:02:27.089 And I think he's making more 00:02:27.649 --> 00:02:28.910 sense than Drew in this promo, 00:02:29.450 --> 00:02:30.190 which is an interesting 00:02:30.230 --> 00:02:31.691 turn of events and a really nice one. 00:02:33.133 --> 00:02:35.234 He tries finally to provoke 00:02:35.254 --> 00:02:38.245 Drew into attacking him by 00:02:38.305 --> 00:02:39.486 saying that Drew is the 00:02:39.546 --> 00:02:40.647 least of his concerns, 00:02:41.307 --> 00:02:42.368 but Drew just walks away. 00:02:42.448 --> 00:02:44.138 It was a nice segment to start the show, 00:02:44.138 --> 00:02:44.964 and I like how Drew's 00:02:44.984 --> 00:02:46.505 hypocrisy is really shining 00:02:46.565 --> 00:02:48.106 through while he's still 00:02:48.146 --> 00:02:49.086 sticking to his guns. 00:02:49.446 --> 00:02:51.626 And Seth Rollins didn't even 00:02:51.646 --> 00:02:53.267 let the crowd sing his song at first. 00:02:53.307 --> 00:02:54.308 He let them sing it later, 00:02:54.608 --> 00:02:55.709 but he went right to business. 00:02:56.899 --> 00:02:58.103 It's this new serious side 00:02:58.123 --> 00:02:59.286 of Seth Rollins that we get 00:02:59.326 --> 00:03:01.151 before main events that we're getting now, 00:03:01.652 --> 00:03:02.254 and I'm liking it. 00:03:03.513 --> 00:03:04.814 We get another reminder that 00:03:04.854 --> 00:03:06.874 the WWE's YouTube channel 00:03:06.914 --> 00:03:09.035 surpassed 100 million subscribers. 00:03:09.435 --> 00:03:09.896 By the way, 00:03:10.256 --> 00:03:12.517 subscribe to SVS Wrestling on YouTube. 00:03:12.557 --> 00:03:13.977 We're nowhere near 100 million, 00:03:14.457 --> 00:03:15.658 but we could always use the help. 00:03:17.188 --> 00:03:18.989 We get a great Chad Gable video. 00:03:19.409 --> 00:03:21.410 It was released earlier on social media. 00:03:22.330 --> 00:03:24.271 He's talking passionately as 00:03:24.291 --> 00:03:26.192 to how fighting Gunther at 00:03:26.212 --> 00:03:28.893 WrestleMania means more for him. 00:03:30.928 --> 00:03:31.808 And then we're right into 00:03:31.908 --> 00:03:33.809 Becky Lynch versus Liv Morgan. 00:03:34.942 --> 00:03:35.943 Now I'm looking for hints 00:03:35.983 --> 00:03:37.263 that Liv might turn heel or 00:03:37.323 --> 00:03:38.864 Becky and Liv definitely 00:03:38.904 --> 00:03:40.324 looks devious at the start. 00:03:41.765 --> 00:03:42.145 In fact, 00:03:42.405 --> 00:03:44.086 her haircut kind of makes her look 00:03:44.681 --> 00:03:45.701 like Alexa Bliss, 00:03:46.702 --> 00:03:47.762 but maybe I'm seeing things. 00:03:48.745 --> 00:03:52.226 Becky Lynch has a 92 score on WWE 2K24. 00:03:52.286 --> 00:03:53.967 Liv Morgan has an 85. 00:03:55.940 --> 00:03:56.900 There's some back and forth 00:03:56.940 --> 00:03:57.580 at the beginning. 00:03:58.040 --> 00:03:58.786 But then Liv 00:03:58.866 --> 00:04:00.746 poses and gets slapped for her troubles. 00:04:01.767 --> 00:04:03.287 Morgan hits a nice suicide 00:04:03.327 --> 00:04:04.627 dive to Becky outside of 00:04:04.667 --> 00:04:06.008 the ring as we go to commercial. 00:04:06.807 --> 00:04:07.427 When we come back, 00:04:07.487 --> 00:04:10.769 Michael Cole announces $13,900. 00:04:10.769 --> 00:04:11.509 Another sellout. 00:04:11.529 --> 00:04:13.130 Their seventh consecutive TV 00:04:13.150 --> 00:04:13.412 sellout 00:04:14.156 --> 00:04:15.416 Liv's in the ring, but she jumps up, 00:04:15.496 --> 00:04:17.757 Drew McIntyre style, powers up. 00:04:19.121 --> 00:04:20.461 Becky hits a baseball slide, 00:04:20.501 --> 00:04:21.882 knocks Liv outside of the ring, 00:04:22.442 --> 00:04:23.242 and then punches her and 00:04:23.262 --> 00:04:24.483 throws her back in the ring. 00:04:24.803 --> 00:04:26.003 Becky comes off the ropes, 00:04:26.763 --> 00:04:28.564 but Liv hits a really nice codebreaker, 00:04:28.844 --> 00:04:29.904 and both women are down. 00:04:30.464 --> 00:04:31.305 There's a back-and-forth 00:04:31.345 --> 00:04:32.265 exchange of blows. 00:04:32.602 --> 00:04:34.043 Becky goes for the springboard, 00:04:34.423 --> 00:04:35.564 but Liv turns it into 00:04:35.604 --> 00:04:36.865 another nice code breaker, 00:04:36.905 --> 00:04:38.166 this time off the second rope. 00:04:39.757 --> 00:04:40.378 Becky goes down, 00:04:40.398 --> 00:04:41.538 but only for the two count. 00:04:42.119 --> 00:04:43.300 They're fighting on the apron. 00:04:43.860 --> 00:04:45.141 Pat McAfee reminds us that 00:04:45.161 --> 00:04:46.482 the apron is the hardest 00:04:46.542 --> 00:04:47.223 part of the ring. 00:04:47.723 --> 00:04:49.905 Becky tries to do a suplex on the apron, 00:04:50.465 --> 00:04:52.167 but instead Liv elbows her off. 00:04:52.365 --> 00:04:53.606 Liv is looking really good. 00:04:53.833 --> 00:04:55.114 And Becky's looking good as always. 00:04:55.910 --> 00:04:57.091 Liv jumps off the apron, 00:04:57.111 --> 00:04:58.492 hits a sunset flip on Becky, 00:04:58.532 --> 00:04:59.393 pulling her to the ground, 00:04:59.413 --> 00:05:00.754 hits Becky with a powerbomb, 00:05:00.794 --> 00:05:02.135 throws her back into the ring, 00:05:03.036 --> 00:05:03.816 gets a two count. 00:05:04.217 --> 00:05:04.797 At this point, 00:05:05.177 --> 00:05:07.299 the crowd is understandably 00:05:07.339 --> 00:05:09.040 and correctly chanting, this is awesome, 00:05:09.060 --> 00:05:10.201 this is a really good matchup, 00:05:10.341 --> 00:05:12.083 a fiery match to start off the show. 00:05:13.023 --> 00:05:14.204 Liv gets another roll up, 00:05:14.680 --> 00:05:15.701 but only a two count. 00:05:16.041 --> 00:05:17.783 Then Becky hits the manhandle slam, 00:05:18.143 --> 00:05:19.284 but Liv rolls out of the ring. 00:05:19.400 --> 00:05:20.441 We get the side shot coming 00:05:20.481 --> 00:05:21.422 back from commercial. 00:05:22.322 --> 00:05:23.603 Liv has a submission hold on, 00:05:23.623 --> 00:05:24.604 but Becky rolls out. 00:05:24.664 --> 00:05:26.385 And then Becky applies the arm bar, 00:05:27.727 --> 00:05:30.268 rolling over, attempts to pin her. 00:05:30.739 --> 00:05:31.700 But Liv hits a really nice 00:05:31.860 --> 00:05:33.521 DDT face first on Becky. 00:05:33.541 --> 00:05:35.721 Gets a one count, does an oblivion, 00:05:35.761 --> 00:05:37.062 but Becky rolls out of the ring. 00:05:37.921 --> 00:05:39.562 Liv is getting frustrated at this point. 00:05:39.823 --> 00:05:41.023 Starts banging Becky's head 00:05:41.184 --> 00:05:42.024 into the ring apron. 00:05:42.425 --> 00:05:43.505 Throws her back into the ring. 00:05:43.854 --> 00:05:45.115 Liv comes off the rope, 00:05:45.235 --> 00:05:46.296 but Becky catches her and 00:05:46.336 --> 00:05:47.937 turns it into a manhandle slam. 00:05:48.478 --> 00:05:50.239 Gets the three count for the win. 00:05:50.797 --> 00:05:53.018 Then we go into this very 00:05:53.038 --> 00:05:56.219 tense moment with Liv 00:05:56.960 --> 00:05:58.780 trying to compose herself, having lost. 00:05:59.301 --> 00:06:00.101 Becky celebrating. 00:06:00.121 --> 00:06:01.502 The camera goes back and forth. 00:06:01.542 --> 00:06:03.302 Liv makes her way out of the ring slowly. 00:06:03.322 --> 00:06:04.343 You're wondering if she's 00:06:04.383 --> 00:06:07.004 going to try and heal on Becky right now. 00:06:07.284 --> 00:06:09.625 But then Ripley's music hits. 00:06:10.062 --> 00:06:10.862 Mommy comes out. 00:06:10.922 --> 00:06:13.303 She passes Liv in the entranceway. 00:06:13.964 --> 00:06:15.504 Liv says that she's going to 00:06:15.544 --> 00:06:16.905 take everything from her 00:06:17.685 --> 00:06:18.686 when she gets a chance. 00:06:19.349 --> 00:06:20.710 And security ushers Liv out. 00:06:21.950 --> 00:06:22.831 Rhea gets into the ring. 00:06:22.851 --> 00:06:23.151 By the way, 00:06:23.231 --> 00:06:27.152 Rhea's outfit with the platform shoes, 00:06:27.352 --> 00:06:28.993 how she's looking, wow, 00:06:29.053 --> 00:06:30.194 this is a good look for Mommy. 00:06:31.065 --> 00:06:32.346 Cuts a scathing promo and 00:06:32.386 --> 00:06:33.427 Becky says the only reason 00:06:33.467 --> 00:06:34.288 she's taking all these 00:06:34.348 --> 00:06:35.630 other matches is so she has 00:06:35.670 --> 00:06:37.492 an excuse when she loses. 00:06:38.412 --> 00:06:39.454 And Becky the whole time is 00:06:39.554 --> 00:06:41.496 understandably looking like weary. 00:06:41.516 --> 00:06:43.578 Because after all, 00:06:43.598 --> 00:06:44.379 she just went through a 00:06:44.380 --> 00:06:46.204 hellish match with Liv Morgan. 00:06:47.034 --> 00:06:47.914 So she's a bit out of it, 00:06:48.214 --> 00:06:49.574 but she responds and said, yeah, 00:06:49.634 --> 00:06:50.655 I planted the seeds. 00:06:50.695 --> 00:06:52.035 I planted the seeds of doubt 00:06:52.615 --> 00:06:53.915 because when people believe in me, 00:06:53.975 --> 00:06:54.435 I'm good. 00:06:54.975 --> 00:06:57.936 But when nobody believes in me, I'm great. 00:06:58.624 --> 00:06:59.484 and if it's me against the 00:06:59.524 --> 00:07:00.564 world and the world doesn't 00:07:00.624 --> 00:07:02.424 stand a chance and walks out. 00:07:03.459 --> 00:07:03.939 At this point, 00:07:03.979 --> 00:07:04.999 I'm pretty sure that neither 00:07:05.059 --> 00:07:06.579 Liv nor Becky are going to turn heel, 00:07:07.319 --> 00:07:09.120 at least not before WrestleMania, 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:10.440 despite what I said in that video. 00:07:11.038 --> 00:07:11.718 And I'm glad that they're 00:07:11.738 --> 00:07:14.523 finally building the Becky Rhea matchup. 00:07:15.043 --> 00:07:16.724 Last time it was Charlotte and Rhea. 00:07:16.744 --> 00:07:18.005 That was an amazing match, 00:07:18.045 --> 00:07:19.046 like a match of the year 00:07:19.106 --> 00:07:21.328 candidate with a kind of 00:07:21.348 --> 00:07:24.069 lousy build or a phone it in bill. 00:07:24.410 --> 00:07:24.730 This time, 00:07:24.770 --> 00:07:25.350 I think we're going to get 00:07:25.390 --> 00:07:26.411 another really great match. 00:07:27.011 --> 00:07:27.632 And I'm glad that there 00:07:27.652 --> 00:07:28.573 might actually be a nice 00:07:29.433 --> 00:07:30.434 heated build to it. 00:07:30.831 --> 00:07:32.192 Then the two GMs are backstage. 00:07:32.272 --> 00:07:34.153 Raw general manager Adam Pearson. 00:07:34.233 --> 00:07:36.734 Smackdown general manager Nick Aldis. 00:07:37.648 --> 00:07:38.408 Everyone thinks they're 00:07:38.428 --> 00:07:39.028 going to announce that 00:07:39.048 --> 00:07:40.589 they're splitting the tag titles, 00:07:41.289 --> 00:07:42.269 and the tag titles might 00:07:42.389 --> 00:07:43.569 split at WrestleMania, 00:07:44.269 --> 00:07:45.029 but that's only if this 00:07:45.110 --> 00:07:46.210 match goes a certain way. 00:07:46.470 --> 00:07:46.810 Instead, 00:07:46.850 --> 00:07:50.271 they're announcing a six-pack 00:07:51.031 --> 00:07:53.331 ladder match for the 00:07:53.371 --> 00:07:56.472 Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships. 00:07:56.512 --> 00:07:57.532 That means the Judgment Day 00:07:57.572 --> 00:07:58.572 will be defending against 00:07:58.712 --> 00:08:00.553 five other teams picked 00:08:01.013 --> 00:08:01.753 through a tournament. 00:08:02.548 --> 00:08:03.889 Pearce and Aldis are very 00:08:03.949 --> 00:08:04.909 happy with themselves. 00:08:05.451 --> 00:08:07.812 Pat McAfee is very happy that, quote, 00:08:07.912 --> 00:08:09.252 middle management finally 00:08:09.272 --> 00:08:10.572 did something right, end quote, 00:08:10.792 --> 00:08:11.632 or something like that. 00:08:12.813 --> 00:08:13.333 I'm happy. 00:08:13.453 --> 00:08:14.293 I think this is great. 00:08:14.993 --> 00:08:15.893 I wasn't looking forward to 00:08:15.913 --> 00:08:17.174 the tag titles being split. 00:08:17.709 --> 00:08:19.282 Two people who aren't happy, though, 00:08:19.342 --> 00:08:21.022 are Finn Balor and Damian Priest. 00:08:21.302 --> 00:08:23.323 We cut back to the Judgment Day Clubhouse, 00:08:23.683 --> 00:08:24.923 and they decide to go and 00:08:24.943 --> 00:08:27.964 have some words with Pierce and Aldis. 00:08:28.522 --> 00:08:29.442 We get a little reminder 00:08:29.482 --> 00:08:30.783 that The Rock and Bad Bunny 00:08:30.823 --> 00:08:31.683 were presenters at the 00:08:31.803 --> 00:08:33.103 Oscars and that John Cena 00:08:33.143 --> 00:08:34.104 was a presenter who 00:08:34.144 --> 00:08:35.204 presented a lot more of 00:08:35.244 --> 00:08:36.764 himself than expected. 00:08:37.164 --> 00:08:38.305 He was pretty much naked, 00:08:38.385 --> 00:08:40.245 save for the list of 00:08:40.325 --> 00:08:42.486 nominees for most of his presentation. 00:08:43.247 --> 00:08:44.928 Travis Scott's now in the crowd, 00:08:45.488 --> 00:08:47.088 not hanging out with Jey Uso anymore. 00:08:48.302 --> 00:08:49.062 And we cut to the ring and 00:08:49.082 --> 00:08:50.823 there's a match that wasn't announced. 00:08:51.297 --> 00:08:52.698 And we didn't see the entrances of. 00:08:52.858 --> 00:08:55.119 It was Ivy Nile and Maxine 00:08:55.159 --> 00:08:56.779 Dupree versus Indi Hartwell 00:08:56.819 --> 00:08:57.780 and Candice LeRae. 00:08:58.880 --> 00:09:00.461 Now, this was a pretty short match. 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:02.741 But that's not the real story. 00:09:03.489 --> 00:09:05.719 Maxine starts off with some strikes. 00:09:06.468 --> 00:09:07.409 Gets Indi down. 00:09:07.866 --> 00:09:10.068 and starts doing the reverse worm. 00:09:10.988 --> 00:09:12.910 But LeRae walks in, stops her, 00:09:13.629 --> 00:09:14.990 and cuts a shoot promo on 00:09:15.010 --> 00:09:15.730 her in the ring. 00:09:15.790 --> 00:09:17.572 Says, no, she's not taking that move. 00:09:17.612 --> 00:09:18.212 What are you doing? 00:09:18.252 --> 00:09:19.633 This is why people laugh at you. 00:09:19.739 --> 00:09:20.620 if you don't like what they're saying 00:09:20.660 --> 00:09:21.580 about you online, 00:09:22.081 --> 00:09:22.701 you should hear what the 00:09:22.741 --> 00:09:24.503 girls are saying about you backstage. 00:09:25.379 --> 00:09:25.879 She's, of course, 00:09:25.960 --> 00:09:27.781 playing on the incident 00:09:27.821 --> 00:09:29.242 that happened at a WWE 00:09:29.282 --> 00:09:30.864 house show where the crowd 00:09:30.904 --> 00:09:31.865 was booing and one person 00:09:31.885 --> 00:09:34.927 was loudly heckling Maxine Dupree. 00:09:35.208 --> 00:09:36.909 That video went around online. 00:09:37.776 --> 00:09:39.217 And then she gets particularly brutal. 00:09:39.297 --> 00:09:40.058 She says that... 00:09:41.062 --> 00:09:42.243 It's a good thing that her 00:09:42.543 --> 00:09:43.923 Maxine's dead brother isn't 00:09:43.963 --> 00:09:44.904 there to see her because 00:09:44.944 --> 00:09:45.944 she'd be embarrassed. 00:09:46.184 --> 00:09:46.585 Now, at first, 00:09:46.645 --> 00:09:47.445 I think she was talking 00:09:47.465 --> 00:09:49.606 about her kayfabe brother, Max Dupree, 00:09:49.846 --> 00:09:51.927 who became who turned back into L.A. 00:09:51.967 --> 00:09:53.448 Knight and therefore ceased to exist. 00:09:53.468 --> 00:09:53.788 But no. 00:09:55.389 --> 00:09:57.550 Maxine Dupree had an actual. 00:09:58.278 --> 00:10:00.259 Brother who was killed 00:10:00.379 --> 00:10:02.621 suddenly seven years ago in 00:10:02.661 --> 00:10:03.461 a car accident. 00:10:04.084 --> 00:10:05.064 Wow, that's rough. 00:10:05.284 --> 00:10:07.245 Obviously, Maxine had to agree to that. 00:10:07.825 --> 00:10:08.305 Otherwise, 00:10:08.325 --> 00:10:10.205 I don't think Candace would have used it. 00:10:10.265 --> 00:10:12.285 But wow, that's hitting below the belt. 00:10:13.106 --> 00:10:14.066 But I do like how they're 00:10:14.086 --> 00:10:15.466 bringing reality into this. 00:10:16.006 --> 00:10:16.726 They're leaning into 00:10:16.786 --> 00:10:18.227 something that happened online, 00:10:18.347 --> 00:10:19.207 some unfortunate thing. 00:10:19.227 --> 00:10:20.487 They're giving Maxine sympathy. 00:10:20.527 --> 00:10:22.387 The crowd was chanting for Maxine. 00:10:22.474 --> 00:10:22.870 yeah, by the way, 00:10:22.890 --> 00:10:24.670 she looked really sad and 00:10:24.710 --> 00:10:25.690 was going to leave. 00:10:26.110 --> 00:10:27.031 Indi Hartwell knocks her 00:10:27.071 --> 00:10:28.411 down and Candace orders 00:10:28.471 --> 00:10:29.411 Indi Hartwell to pin her. 00:10:30.468 --> 00:10:31.208 Indy looked confused, 00:10:31.288 --> 00:10:32.029 and I definitely think 00:10:32.069 --> 00:10:33.549 Candice LeRae is getting a heel turn. 00:10:33.589 --> 00:10:34.750 Candice is a great worker, 00:10:35.110 --> 00:10:36.150 but you don't really notice it. 00:10:36.230 --> 00:10:37.591 Her character is not really getting over. 00:10:38.191 --> 00:10:39.211 Maybe as a heel, 00:10:39.935 --> 00:10:41.256 people will start to notice her. 00:10:41.476 --> 00:10:42.556 Maybe in a heel program 00:10:42.576 --> 00:10:43.737 against Maxine Dupree or 00:10:43.757 --> 00:10:44.517 against Indy Hartwell, 00:10:44.737 --> 00:10:45.917 that could be very interesting. 00:10:46.841 --> 00:10:48.003 We get a shot of Cody Rhodes 00:10:48.063 --> 00:10:49.184 leaving his bus backstage, 00:10:49.204 --> 00:10:49.985 and I love how he 00:10:50.766 --> 00:10:52.669 essentially gave a pet to 00:10:52.809 --> 00:10:54.551 the image of Pharaoh on his bus. 00:10:55.085 --> 00:10:55.926 And Cody Rhodes, of course, 00:10:55.966 --> 00:10:57.088 is coming out for that big 00:10:57.188 --> 00:10:58.369 nine o'clock hour interview 00:10:58.389 --> 00:10:59.191 with Michael Cole. 00:10:59.511 --> 00:11:00.552 But before we get there, 00:11:00.853 --> 00:11:01.634 we come back with a 00:11:01.714 --> 00:11:02.875 backstage segment with 00:11:03.848 --> 00:11:05.029 Aldis and Pierce still 00:11:05.049 --> 00:11:06.551 looking very happy with themselves. 00:11:06.611 --> 00:11:07.933 And Balor and Priest come in 00:11:08.553 --> 00:11:09.574 complaining about the match. 00:11:09.634 --> 00:11:10.956 And Finn Balor actually says 00:11:10.996 --> 00:11:12.017 that he doesn't like ladder 00:11:12.037 --> 00:11:13.439 matches because he's afraid of heights. 00:11:13.519 --> 00:11:13.619 Now, 00:11:13.659 --> 00:11:15.241 I'm sure there's a video out there of 00:11:15.281 --> 00:11:16.682 Balor jumping off a cage or 00:11:16.722 --> 00:11:18.364 a cell that will prove him wrong. 00:11:19.105 --> 00:11:20.266 Feel free to send it online 00:11:20.306 --> 00:11:20.787 if you find it. 00:11:21.206 --> 00:11:23.747 They press the two GMs to 00:11:23.787 --> 00:11:24.867 see where the idea came from, 00:11:24.907 --> 00:11:25.687 and eventually they find 00:11:25.727 --> 00:11:27.347 out it came from the Miz and R-Truth. 00:11:27.768 --> 00:11:29.148 Priest wants to fight them tonight, 00:11:29.188 --> 00:11:30.048 but apparently Miz and 00:11:30.168 --> 00:11:32.689 R-Truth aren't there, according to Pierce, 00:11:32.769 --> 00:11:34.409 just as R-Truth walks in. 00:11:35.092 --> 00:11:35.993 Perfectly on cue. 00:11:36.668 --> 00:11:36.969 Pierce said, 00:11:36.989 --> 00:11:37.709 you're supposed to be doing 00:11:37.749 --> 00:11:38.609 media appearances. 00:11:38.669 --> 00:11:39.989 Truth says, well, that's Monday. 00:11:40.069 --> 00:11:41.350 Pierce is like, this is Monday. 00:11:41.710 --> 00:11:43.350 As if Truth didn't realize 00:11:44.010 --> 00:11:45.711 Monday Night Raw happens on Monday. 00:11:45.751 --> 00:11:47.331 Anyways, classic R-Truth. 00:11:47.793 --> 00:11:49.033 Then we get the Cody Rhodes 00:11:49.213 --> 00:11:50.914 in-ring interview with Michael Cole. 00:11:52.179 --> 00:11:53.380 I like the in-ring interview. 00:11:54.340 --> 00:11:56.100 I'm fine with wrestlers just 00:11:56.180 --> 00:11:57.561 coming out out of nowhere 00:11:57.881 --> 00:11:59.161 and cutting a promo in the ring. 00:11:59.441 --> 00:12:00.742 But when there's actually an interview, 00:12:00.762 --> 00:12:02.902 it gives it another dimension. 00:12:02.962 --> 00:12:03.662 It's a nice thing. 00:12:04.609 --> 00:12:05.909 Cody addresses the fact that 00:12:06.009 --> 00:12:07.510 he essentially slapped his 00:12:07.570 --> 00:12:07.908 boss 00:12:08.226 --> 00:12:11.008 He's not exactly sure if Rock is his boss, 00:12:11.048 --> 00:12:11.669 but if he is, 00:12:12.349 --> 00:12:13.870 it feels nice to slap your boss. 00:12:14.106 --> 00:12:14.987 And then Cole presses him 00:12:15.027 --> 00:12:16.668 and brings up Seth Rollins and asks him, 00:12:16.728 --> 00:12:19.430 how can he possibly trust Seth Rollins? 00:12:19.839 --> 00:12:21.040 Cody responds by saying that 00:12:21.080 --> 00:12:21.760 people change. 00:12:22.347 --> 00:12:24.609 Mentions how Cole used to be 00:12:24.769 --> 00:12:27.111 in a bubble heckling the wrestlers. 00:12:27.171 --> 00:12:28.412 He was heel Cole at the time 00:12:28.932 --> 00:12:29.573 and he's changed. 00:12:30.663 --> 00:12:31.023 He says, hey, 00:12:31.083 --> 00:12:33.284 I'm even tagged with Jey Uso. 00:12:33.978 --> 00:12:34.838 And then in something I 00:12:34.878 --> 00:12:35.778 didn't think I'd hear, 00:12:35.818 --> 00:12:38.299 he brings up smashing Triple H's throne, 00:12:38.339 --> 00:12:40.139 which is something he did on AEW. 00:12:41.043 --> 00:12:42.043 And adding that the guy who 00:12:42.083 --> 00:12:43.363 sits on that throne is now 00:12:43.423 --> 00:12:44.883 his top ally backstage. 00:12:44.923 --> 00:12:45.964 So it's bringing a lot of 00:12:46.064 --> 00:12:47.044 real world into it. 00:12:47.384 --> 00:12:48.104 And I'm here for it. 00:12:48.404 --> 00:12:50.905 But then Cody gets very emotional. 00:12:50.945 --> 00:12:51.825 And by very emotional, 00:12:51.865 --> 00:12:53.746 I mean he's holding back 00:12:53.786 --> 00:12:56.427 tears and at some point actively crying. 00:12:56.927 --> 00:12:58.007 Talks about how he can't 00:12:58.067 --> 00:12:59.908 give this belt to Dusty Rhodes, 00:12:59.948 --> 00:13:01.068 but he can give it to his mother, 00:13:01.108 --> 00:13:02.649 who's all he has left. 00:13:03.989 --> 00:13:05.070 Talks about his sister, 00:13:06.190 --> 00:13:07.631 the one that The Rock didn't mention. 00:13:07.992 --> 00:13:08.397 He brings up 00:13:08.437 --> 00:13:09.338 his wife Brandy and 00:13:09.358 --> 00:13:10.458 mentions that Michael Cole 00:13:10.478 --> 00:13:11.339 is the one who originally 00:13:11.379 --> 00:13:12.879 hired her and that Brandy 00:13:12.939 --> 00:13:14.080 took a chance on him 00:13:14.181 --> 00:13:15.202 When he was just stardust 00:13:15.242 --> 00:13:17.863 and taking countless RKOs every week. 00:13:18.607 --> 00:13:19.507 He says that he needs to 00:13:19.527 --> 00:13:20.528 finish the story and says 00:13:20.548 --> 00:13:21.308 that Michael Cole is 00:13:21.348 --> 00:13:22.409 fortunate because he gets 00:13:22.449 --> 00:13:24.610 to say that on WrestleMania... 00:13:25.877 --> 00:13:27.198 that Rhodes has the 00:13:27.238 --> 00:13:29.099 undisputed WWE championship. 00:13:29.179 --> 00:13:30.300 And Michael Cole also will 00:13:30.320 --> 00:13:32.021 get to say that Cody Rhodes 00:13:32.241 --> 00:13:33.102 has finished the story. 00:13:33.230 --> 00:13:34.358 Oh, by the way, 00:13:34.899 --> 00:13:36.060 Cody didn't bring up that 00:13:36.240 --> 00:13:38.061 Roman Reigns said that we 00:13:38.081 --> 00:13:38.841 were in the third inning. 00:13:38.861 --> 00:13:40.162 That was actually Paul Heyman. 00:13:41.043 --> 00:13:41.903 But Cody says, no, 00:13:42.103 --> 00:13:42.924 we're in the last inning. 00:13:43.549 --> 00:13:44.690 This promo was incredible. 00:13:45.692 --> 00:13:47.033 It brought even more meaning 00:13:47.494 --> 00:13:49.537 to Cody's match on Sunday 00:13:49.597 --> 00:13:50.478 against Roman Reigns. 00:13:51.736 --> 00:13:52.497 And with all the talk of 00:13:52.577 --> 00:13:53.798 Cody crybabies and the 00:13:53.838 --> 00:13:54.819 knowledge that The Rock is 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:55.980 sure going to call Cody 00:13:56.020 --> 00:13:57.601 something like the ultimate crybaby, 00:13:58.101 --> 00:13:59.102 the fact that he was crying 00:13:59.122 --> 00:14:01.765 and holding back tears was a good thing. 00:14:02.338 --> 00:14:03.259 It shows that you don't have 00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:04.320 to be stoic all the time. 00:14:04.420 --> 00:14:06.242 You can be a hero and have 00:14:06.282 --> 00:14:07.983 emotion and be passionate. 00:14:08.744 --> 00:14:09.545 And that felt real. 00:14:09.585 --> 00:14:10.285 And I think Cody 00:14:10.325 --> 00:14:11.907 legitimately wasn't intending to cry. 00:14:11.927 --> 00:14:12.733 himself into a shoot, 00:14:12.773 --> 00:14:13.114 basically. 00:14:16.069 --> 00:14:17.610 And he just got so emotional about it. 00:14:17.790 --> 00:14:19.070 And it was incredibly believable. 00:14:19.590 --> 00:14:20.831 And he is still the ultimate 00:14:20.851 --> 00:14:21.871 baby face in the company. 00:14:22.795 --> 00:14:23.535 We got a couple more 00:14:23.595 --> 00:14:25.716 intercontinental gauntlet match promos. 00:14:26.474 --> 00:14:27.734 First one was from Ricochet, 00:14:27.774 --> 00:14:29.355 who did make a convincing argument, 00:14:29.535 --> 00:14:31.075 except for the fact that he 00:14:31.115 --> 00:14:32.776 already had two chances to 00:14:32.816 --> 00:14:34.237 take back the belt from Gunther, 00:14:34.457 --> 00:14:35.297 because he was originally 00:14:35.317 --> 00:14:36.457 the one who lost it to Gunther. 00:14:36.898 --> 00:14:37.798 And he lost both times. 00:14:38.827 --> 00:14:40.328 And we get one from JD McDonough. 00:14:40.808 --> 00:14:41.328 And I'm sorry, 00:14:41.368 --> 00:14:42.809 JD McDonough is not going to 00:14:42.829 --> 00:14:43.429 win this match. 00:14:44.390 --> 00:14:46.131 And even if for some reason he did, 00:14:46.151 --> 00:14:47.631 that would be a lousy match 00:14:47.671 --> 00:14:48.912 against Gunther at WrestleMania. 00:14:49.223 --> 00:14:50.624 And we get a nice handshake 00:14:50.664 --> 00:14:51.744 moment between Becky Lynch 00:14:51.784 --> 00:14:53.185 and Liv Morgan backstage. 00:14:54.037 --> 00:14:54.297 At first, 00:14:54.337 --> 00:14:55.518 you're not sure if Liv is going 00:14:55.558 --> 00:14:56.358 to shake her hand, 00:14:56.398 --> 00:14:57.679 but eventually she does. 00:14:58.039 --> 00:14:58.680 And then, of course, 00:14:58.780 --> 00:15:00.581 Nia Jax comes in and wrecks both of them. 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:03.119 I'm hoping we get Nia Jax 00:15:03.660 --> 00:15:04.520 against Liv Morgan at 00:15:04.560 --> 00:15:05.961 WrestleMania with some sort 00:15:06.001 --> 00:15:07.762 of stipulation, like street fight, 00:15:08.082 --> 00:15:09.143 maybe the hell in the cell. 00:15:09.563 --> 00:15:09.963 Who knows? 00:15:10.795 --> 00:15:12.456 Then it's the Kabuki Warriors, 00:15:13.196 --> 00:15:14.297 Asuka and Kairi Sane, 00:15:14.337 --> 00:15:17.459 the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, 00:15:17.819 --> 00:15:19.840 defending against Zoe Stark 00:15:19.980 --> 00:15:20.921 and Shayna Baszler. 00:15:22.152 --> 00:15:23.293 The Kabuki Warriors, of course, 00:15:23.333 --> 00:15:24.233 have the rest of damage 00:15:24.273 --> 00:15:25.013 control with them. 00:15:25.493 --> 00:15:27.514 WWE Women's Champion Io Sky 00:15:27.534 --> 00:15:29.695 and Dakota Kai. 00:15:30.349 --> 00:15:31.389 I was pretty sure that the 00:15:31.429 --> 00:15:32.370 Kabuki Warriors were 00:15:32.390 --> 00:15:33.210 retaining because I 00:15:33.290 --> 00:15:34.170 definitely see them 00:15:34.210 --> 00:15:35.800 defending the titles at WrestleMania. 00:15:36.539 --> 00:15:36.999 But still, 00:15:37.783 --> 00:15:38.797 it was quite a good match 00:15:39.422 --> 00:15:40.602 Both teams are looking strong. 00:15:40.642 --> 00:15:42.102 We start off with Shayna 00:15:42.122 --> 00:15:43.785 Baszler and Asuka. 00:15:44.421 --> 00:15:46.222 Baszler ducks one of Asuka's 00:15:46.282 --> 00:15:47.342 kicks and turns it into an 00:15:47.562 --> 00:15:49.313 ankle lock and prevents the 00:15:49.353 --> 00:15:50.914 tag to Kairi for a bit. 00:15:51.660 --> 00:15:53.021 But eventually they both tag in. 00:15:54.148 --> 00:15:55.789 Zoe Stark takes them all 00:15:55.850 --> 00:15:56.590 outside of the ring, 00:15:56.630 --> 00:15:57.791 and we head to commercial. 00:15:58.151 --> 00:15:59.092 We're back from the break. 00:15:59.893 --> 00:16:01.334 Asuka and Baszler are in the ring, 00:16:01.354 --> 00:16:02.614 and they tag out. 00:16:02.634 --> 00:16:05.056 So we get Zoe Stark working on Kairi Sane, 00:16:05.356 --> 00:16:06.477 looking really dominant. 00:16:06.858 --> 00:16:07.298 But eventually, 00:16:07.338 --> 00:16:08.659 Kairi gets up on the ropes. 00:16:09.527 --> 00:16:11.788 Zoe joins her, starts headbutting her. 00:16:11.848 --> 00:16:12.629 Kairi blocks. 00:16:13.310 --> 00:16:14.531 Zoe's hanging on the ropes. 00:16:15.486 --> 00:16:17.887 Kairi drops down on her, gets a two count. 00:16:18.262 --> 00:16:19.703 Then Kairi's upset about 00:16:19.943 --> 00:16:20.923 only getting a two count, 00:16:20.963 --> 00:16:22.484 starts stomping around the ring. 00:16:23.317 --> 00:16:24.397 They both make tags, 00:16:25.069 --> 00:16:26.229 but Asuka then quickly gets 00:16:26.269 --> 00:16:27.589 a blind tag into Kairi. 00:16:27.609 --> 00:16:29.371 There's a nice double team 00:16:29.411 --> 00:16:31.212 for a two count broken up by Stark. 00:16:31.873 --> 00:16:33.694 Shayna gets a nice kick in on Asuka. 00:16:34.434 --> 00:16:35.115 Tags Zoe. 00:16:35.366 --> 00:16:37.805 Zoe sets up a nice Z360, 00:16:38.246 --> 00:16:39.226 but Asuka counters it, 00:16:39.266 --> 00:16:40.107 turns it into a nice 00:16:40.147 --> 00:16:41.427 reverse German suplex. 00:16:42.166 --> 00:16:43.627 Kairi goes for the insane elbow, 00:16:43.667 --> 00:16:44.227 but misses. 00:16:45.564 --> 00:16:46.344 And there's another double 00:16:46.384 --> 00:16:49.046 team for a Zed 360. 00:16:49.046 --> 00:16:50.187 Baszler goes for the pin, 00:16:50.307 --> 00:16:51.387 but Asuka breaks it up. 00:16:51.951 --> 00:16:54.019 Baszler gets Kyrie in the Karafuda clutch, 00:16:54.400 --> 00:16:54.880 At this point, 00:16:54.920 --> 00:16:55.861 Dakota Kai outside of the 00:16:55.921 --> 00:16:57.282 ring grabs Baszler's foot. 00:16:57.922 --> 00:17:00.924 This allows Asuka to hit a reverse DDT, 00:17:01.225 --> 00:17:02.386 and Kairi Sane to come in 00:17:02.406 --> 00:17:03.326 with the insane elbow. 00:17:03.406 --> 00:17:04.807 Nice combo. 00:17:04.827 --> 00:17:04.807 1, 2, 3. 00:17:05.568 --> 00:17:06.809 Kabuki Warriors retain. 00:17:08.031 --> 00:17:08.171 Well, 00:17:08.211 --> 00:17:09.532 I knew the Kabuki Warriors are going 00:17:09.552 --> 00:17:10.834 to be defending at WrestleMania, 00:17:11.374 --> 00:17:13.816 possibly against Naomi and 00:17:13.836 --> 00:17:14.857 Jade Cargill or maybe 00:17:14.897 --> 00:17:16.298 Bianca Belair in there somewhere. 00:17:17.419 --> 00:17:18.520 I think Stark and Baszler 00:17:18.560 --> 00:17:19.641 looked really good and 00:17:19.681 --> 00:17:20.522 should be at WrestleMania 00:17:20.542 --> 00:17:22.043 in some capacity themselves, too. 00:17:22.384 --> 00:17:23.445 And they only did lose 00:17:23.505 --> 00:17:25.967 because of Dakota Kai's cheating. 00:17:26.659 --> 00:17:28.100 So both teams ended up looking strong. 00:17:28.568 --> 00:17:29.376 Andrade walks 00:17:29.436 --> 00:17:30.396 up to Judgment Day. 00:17:31.076 --> 00:17:31.937 They set up a meeting for 00:17:31.997 --> 00:17:33.797 next week to talk some business. 00:17:34.658 --> 00:17:36.738 Finn Balor definitely backs Andrade. 00:17:37.839 --> 00:17:39.219 Obviously, Dom supports him. 00:17:40.019 --> 00:17:41.500 JD is just being JD. 00:17:42.280 --> 00:17:43.861 Rhea seems interested in the prospect. 00:17:43.901 --> 00:17:44.621 The only one who doesn't 00:17:44.641 --> 00:17:46.181 seem to care is Damian Priest. 00:17:46.521 --> 00:17:48.282 And if Andrade does enter Judgment Day, 00:17:48.322 --> 00:17:49.362 maybe one of them will leave, 00:17:49.382 --> 00:17:50.363 and that might be Priest. 00:17:50.743 --> 00:17:51.103 Who knows? 00:17:52.540 --> 00:17:54.501 We get two more gauntlet match promos. 00:17:54.581 --> 00:17:56.841 Shinsuke Nakamura looks nice and creepy. 00:17:57.081 --> 00:17:58.642 Yes, he's fought Gunther before and lost, 00:17:58.662 --> 00:17:59.782 but he was a babyface then. 00:17:59.842 --> 00:18:01.643 He wasn't creepy heel Shinsuke, 00:18:01.683 --> 00:18:02.503 so who knows? 00:18:03.528 --> 00:18:05.328 And Bronson Reed looks good in a suit. 00:18:06.344 --> 00:18:07.084 I still don't think he's 00:18:07.104 --> 00:18:08.144 going to win the gauntlet match, 00:18:08.184 --> 00:18:09.205 but he might be a spoiler. 00:18:10.661 --> 00:18:11.881 Gable got his own promo. 00:18:13.270 --> 00:18:14.290 And the other four promos 00:18:14.310 --> 00:18:15.131 were coupled together. 00:18:15.191 --> 00:18:16.151 I guess Sami Zayn is going 00:18:16.171 --> 00:18:17.371 to get his solo promo too. 00:18:17.411 --> 00:18:18.372 I'm thinking at this point. 00:18:19.703 --> 00:18:21.864 We get Damian Priest versus R-Truth. 00:18:22.844 --> 00:18:24.164 R-Truth enters in rapping. 00:18:24.304 --> 00:18:25.105 Crowd's pleased. 00:18:25.545 --> 00:18:26.365 Priest enters. 00:18:26.545 --> 00:18:27.371 And Michael Cole's 00:18:27.411 --> 00:18:28.831 talking about the video game, 00:18:29.772 --> 00:18:32.597 Priest aggressively punches R-Truth. 00:18:33.751 --> 00:18:34.572 Knocks him down. 00:18:35.432 --> 00:18:37.113 We come back up with Truth 00:18:37.153 --> 00:18:37.853 down on the ground. 00:18:37.873 --> 00:18:38.754 The crowd's booing. 00:18:38.814 --> 00:18:40.055 Priest is really vicious, 00:18:40.975 --> 00:18:42.596 really making himself a heel here. 00:18:42.836 --> 00:18:44.577 He's shouting at Truth, saying, 00:18:44.818 --> 00:18:45.878 what are your ideas now? 00:18:46.178 --> 00:18:47.359 What are your suggestions now? 00:18:48.807 --> 00:18:49.568 DIY, 00:18:50.460 --> 00:18:52.541 that's Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny 00:18:52.581 --> 00:18:54.142 Gargano come down to 00:18:54.182 --> 00:18:55.363 support Truth at ringside. 00:18:56.521 --> 00:18:57.602 and Truth starts getting a 00:18:57.622 --> 00:18:58.562 bit more energy back. 00:18:58.662 --> 00:19:00.163 Priest goes for a razor's 00:19:00.243 --> 00:19:01.404 edge onto the announce table, 00:19:01.464 --> 00:19:03.165 but Truth breaks out of it, 00:19:03.505 --> 00:19:04.426 and we go to commercial. 00:19:05.807 --> 00:19:06.467 We come back from the 00:19:06.507 --> 00:19:07.868 commercial with Truth fighting back. 00:19:07.928 --> 00:19:09.129 Both men go into the ring. 00:19:10.205 --> 00:19:12.186 Priest hits a flat liner, goes for a cover, 00:19:13.442 --> 00:19:14.322 Priest tries to confront 00:19:14.402 --> 00:19:16.203 DIY and goes up to the top rope, 00:19:16.303 --> 00:19:17.843 but Truth yanks the ropes 00:19:17.883 --> 00:19:18.744 and he falls down. 00:19:19.897 --> 00:19:20.898 Truth hits a nice couple of 00:19:20.958 --> 00:19:21.718 shoulder tackles. 00:19:22.609 --> 00:19:24.410 In tribute to his childhood hero, 00:19:24.470 --> 00:19:25.191 John Cena, 00:19:25.809 --> 00:19:26.760 for the you can't 00:19:26.861 --> 00:19:27.981 see me and does the five 00:19:28.021 --> 00:19:31.364 knuckle shuffle and even 00:19:31.364 --> 00:19:31.386 adjustment, 00:19:31.406 --> 00:19:32.647 but Priest kicks out at two. 00:19:33.728 --> 00:19:35.049 Crowd's going wild at this point. 00:19:35.089 --> 00:19:35.890 They love the fact that 00:19:36.150 --> 00:19:38.171 R-Truth is really making a comeback. 00:19:39.250 --> 00:19:40.991 Truth even gets Priest in the STF. 00:19:41.733 --> 00:19:43.074 But then JD McDonough and 00:19:43.154 --> 00:19:44.474 Finn Balor show up outside 00:19:44.534 --> 00:19:46.395 ringside and attack DIY. 00:19:46.981 --> 00:19:49.735 his buddies. 00:19:51.198 --> 00:19:52.359 And he takes out everybody 00:19:52.579 --> 00:19:53.759 coming off the top rope. 00:19:53.799 --> 00:19:55.660 The crowd starts chanting, holy shit. 00:19:56.060 --> 00:19:57.161 But he gets back in the ring. 00:19:58.423 --> 00:19:59.203 Priest hits him with a 00:19:59.283 --> 00:20:00.384 massive clothesline. 00:20:00.404 --> 00:20:01.264 Truth goes down. 00:20:01.985 --> 00:20:02.965 Priest does the South of 00:20:03.005 --> 00:20:05.166 Heaven Chokeslam for the one, two, three. 00:20:06.467 --> 00:20:07.107 And then there's a bit of a 00:20:07.188 --> 00:20:09.752 melee after the match with 00:20:09.772 --> 00:20:10.432 the other members of 00:20:10.492 --> 00:20:12.754 Judgment Day and DIY all fighting. 00:20:13.294 --> 00:20:14.855 And I'm starting to wonder at this point, 00:20:15.743 --> 00:20:18.124 isn't JD McDonough in the gauntlet match? 00:20:19.537 --> 00:20:20.578 Shouldn't he be focusing on 00:20:20.598 --> 00:20:21.638 that instead of fighting 00:20:22.158 --> 00:20:24.079 DIY randomly in the ring? 00:20:24.540 --> 00:20:24.840 Anyways. 00:20:25.773 --> 00:20:26.453 The gauntlet matchup, 00:20:26.493 --> 00:20:27.994 which I thought was next, isn't next. 00:20:28.034 --> 00:20:29.655 We find out that main event 00:20:29.695 --> 00:20:31.056 Jey Uso is going to be in the ring. 00:20:31.777 --> 00:20:32.117 Gee, 00:20:32.297 --> 00:20:33.738 I wonder what he's going to be talking 00:20:33.798 --> 00:20:34.038 about. 00:20:35.337 --> 00:20:36.658 We get shots of Logan Paul 00:20:36.718 --> 00:20:38.469 and KSI at a UFC fight 00:20:39.262 --> 00:20:40.202 And then there's a shot of 00:20:40.222 --> 00:20:42.843 Rhea Ripley and her real-life fiancé, 00:20:43.363 --> 00:20:44.183 Buddy Matthews, 00:20:44.223 --> 00:20:46.324 who's in AEW at the event. 00:20:47.644 --> 00:20:49.825 Michael Cole acknowledges Rhea Ripley. 00:20:50.905 --> 00:20:52.765 But then Pat McAfee comes in and says, 00:20:53.366 --> 00:20:54.046 With who? 00:20:55.077 --> 00:20:55.837 That wouldn't have been 00:20:55.857 --> 00:20:57.657 tolerated in the old WWE. 00:20:59.018 --> 00:21:00.418 Probably isn't in this one either. 00:21:01.455 --> 00:21:01.895 But of course, 00:21:01.955 --> 00:21:03.216 Pat McAfee can get away with 00:21:03.256 --> 00:21:03.936 whatever he wants. 00:21:05.268 --> 00:21:06.549 Still nice to show a picture 00:21:06.569 --> 00:21:07.370 of somebody who's in the 00:21:07.410 --> 00:21:10.232 rival promotion on WWE TV. 00:21:11.071 --> 00:21:12.232 So it's a big party as main 00:21:12.272 --> 00:21:14.013 event Jey Uso comes to the ring. 00:21:14.454 --> 00:21:16.215 Pat McAfee's up on the table. 00:21:16.255 --> 00:21:17.436 Everyone's doing the gesture. 00:21:17.736 --> 00:21:19.397 Jey gets right down to business, says, 00:21:19.457 --> 00:21:19.918 Houston, 00:21:19.958 --> 00:21:21.659 main event Jey Uso's in your city. 00:21:21.679 --> 00:21:24.721 And then he acts kind of like a preacher, 00:21:24.761 --> 00:21:26.363 encouraging the crowd to 00:21:26.403 --> 00:21:27.844 give yeet chants on lines. 00:21:28.715 --> 00:21:30.576 Jimmy Uso, yeet. 00:21:32.097 --> 00:21:34.077 Brother versus brother, yeet. 00:21:35.038 --> 00:21:36.859 Twin versus twin, yeet. 00:21:37.459 --> 00:21:39.300 Blood versus blood, yeet. 00:21:39.780 --> 00:21:42.661 Jimmy versus Jay, yeet at WrestleMania. 00:21:43.061 --> 00:21:44.562 Very direct, very to the point. 00:21:44.842 --> 00:21:45.743 We kind of knew this match 00:21:45.763 --> 00:21:46.503 was going to happen, 00:21:47.023 --> 00:21:48.584 but now it's officially been challenged. 00:21:48.664 --> 00:21:50.325 I'm pretty sure Jimmy's going to say yes. 00:21:50.825 --> 00:21:51.485 And I'm excited. 00:21:51.525 --> 00:21:52.566 And this was a fun way to 00:21:53.669 --> 00:21:54.930 start making this match official. 00:21:55.759 --> 00:21:56.660 We find out the gauntlet 00:21:56.680 --> 00:21:57.881 match is coming up next, 00:21:57.941 --> 00:21:58.761 and it's going to take up 00:21:58.881 --> 00:22:00.583 most of the final hour of the show. 00:22:01.043 --> 00:22:03.895 So we get a promo Gunther's 610 days. 00:22:04.976 --> 00:22:05.596 But wait a second. 00:22:05.616 --> 00:22:06.977 We haven't had Sami Zayn's 00:22:06.997 --> 00:22:07.958 video promo yet. 00:22:09.019 --> 00:22:09.259 Uh-oh. 00:22:10.206 --> 00:22:12.212 Kayla Braxton with 00:22:12.332 --> 00:22:13.113 the Intercontinental 00:22:13.153 --> 00:22:14.774 Champion Gunther backstage. 00:22:15.114 --> 00:22:16.175 The ring general looks as 00:22:16.275 --> 00:22:17.275 confident as ever. 00:22:17.295 --> 00:22:19.936 I'd almost say smug, but he's earned it. 00:22:20.346 --> 00:22:22.991 He cuts a short and sweet Gunther promo. 00:22:23.362 --> 00:22:25.224 And then, without a Savvy Zayn promo, 00:22:25.384 --> 00:22:25.644 uh-oh. 00:22:26.346 --> 00:22:27.406 the gauntlet match starts. 00:22:27.486 --> 00:22:28.926 We're starting with Ricochet, 00:22:29.667 --> 00:22:31.967 who has a WWE 2K24 score of 00:22:31.967 --> 00:22:34.047 81 versus JD McDonough, 00:22:34.387 --> 00:22:35.728 who has a score of 71. 00:22:35.728 --> 00:22:36.648 And apparently McDonough is 00:22:36.688 --> 00:22:37.948 not that happy with his score. 00:22:38.608 --> 00:22:38.788 Now, 00:22:39.434 --> 00:22:40.655 I'm sure both of these guys aren't 00:22:40.675 --> 00:22:41.155 going to win, 00:22:41.195 --> 00:22:42.175 but they still give the 00:22:42.235 --> 00:22:44.085 longest match of the gauntlet. 00:22:44.578 --> 00:22:45.258 And it's a good one. 00:22:45.669 --> 00:22:46.660 McDonough hits knees on 00:22:46.740 --> 00:22:47.961 Ricochet's midsection. 00:22:47.981 --> 00:22:49.161 They go outside of the ring. 00:22:49.201 --> 00:22:50.302 McDonough's throwing 00:22:50.362 --> 00:22:51.662 Ricochet over the barricade, 00:22:51.942 --> 00:22:52.502 pulls him back, 00:22:52.542 --> 00:22:53.683 throws him back in the ring. 00:22:54.190 --> 00:22:55.270 Michael Cole points out that 00:22:55.450 --> 00:22:56.130 McDonough's very 00:22:56.190 --> 00:22:58.111 ground-based and Ricochet's a high flyer. 00:22:58.131 --> 00:22:59.732 I kind of knew that. 00:23:00.314 --> 00:23:01.495 There's a top rope 00:23:01.555 --> 00:23:03.475 backbreaker by McDonough on Ricochet. 00:23:03.535 --> 00:23:04.816 Ricochet kicks out at one. 00:23:05.215 --> 00:23:05.816 He's down. 00:23:06.516 --> 00:23:08.278 McDonough starts arguing with the ref. 00:23:08.820 --> 00:23:10.702 Starts pointing at the WrestleMania sign. 00:23:10.742 --> 00:23:11.763 If that's not hubris, 00:23:11.803 --> 00:23:12.683 I don't know what is. 00:23:12.703 --> 00:23:15.045 It's only the first match in the gauntlet. 00:23:15.457 --> 00:23:16.091 So McDonough 00:23:16.289 --> 00:23:17.590 Does a standing moonsault. 00:23:17.650 --> 00:23:18.591 Gets a two count. 00:23:19.043 --> 00:23:20.063 We find out McDonough was 00:23:20.144 --> 00:23:21.104 trained by Finn Balor. 00:23:21.124 --> 00:23:21.745 I knew they were close. 00:23:21.785 --> 00:23:22.586 I didn't know Balor had 00:23:22.626 --> 00:23:23.366 actually trained him. 00:23:23.720 --> 00:23:24.701 It's interesting to know that. 00:23:25.058 --> 00:23:27.157 Ricochet goes for the crossbody, 00:23:27.417 --> 00:23:28.937 but McDonough gets his knees up. 00:23:29.768 --> 00:23:30.708 It's a brain buster, 00:23:30.828 --> 00:23:31.949 only gets a two count. 00:23:33.034 --> 00:23:34.795 Ricochet flips over him, gets a two count. 00:23:34.815 --> 00:23:35.896 We go to commercial break. 00:23:36.207 --> 00:23:36.547 break, 00:23:36.567 --> 00:23:38.588 they're slapping each other on the apron. 00:23:38.997 --> 00:23:40.037 McDonough plants a kick to 00:23:40.057 --> 00:23:41.979 the back of Ricochet's head, lifts him up, 00:23:42.019 --> 00:23:44.601 or Ricochet reverses it and 00:23:44.621 --> 00:23:45.862 lifts McDonough on his back 00:23:46.502 --> 00:23:48.644 and drops him on the apron to the ground. 00:23:49.392 --> 00:23:50.272 Ricochet has a really nice 00:23:50.332 --> 00:23:51.433 triple move sequence. 00:23:52.098 --> 00:23:52.958 It goes for the pin. 00:23:53.479 --> 00:23:54.439 McDonough kicks out. 00:23:54.726 --> 00:23:55.907 McDonough gets an eye rake 00:23:56.007 --> 00:23:57.128 in without the ref seeing. 00:23:57.689 --> 00:23:59.510 He rams Ricochet into the ring post. 00:23:59.881 --> 00:24:00.722 Gets a two count. 00:24:01.538 --> 00:24:01.999 At this point, 00:24:02.039 --> 00:24:02.959 the announcers are 00:24:03.039 --> 00:24:04.781 referencing Ricochet's midsection, 00:24:04.801 --> 00:24:06.222 which he's been selling the whole match. 00:24:06.952 --> 00:24:08.513 Both end up fighting on the top rope. 00:24:08.994 --> 00:24:10.696 Ricochet knocks McDonough down. 00:24:10.976 --> 00:24:11.897 Executes a beautiful 00:24:11.957 --> 00:24:14.039 shooting star press for the three count. 00:24:14.819 --> 00:24:16.061 McDonough's been eliminated. 00:24:16.081 --> 00:24:16.388 Now, 00:24:16.492 --> 00:24:16.592 Now, 00:24:16.612 --> 00:24:17.994 the one person you don't want coming 00:24:18.034 --> 00:24:19.195 down the aisle when you 00:24:19.255 --> 00:24:20.577 have an injured midsection 00:24:20.637 --> 00:24:21.917 is Big Bronson Reed, 00:24:21.917 --> 00:24:22.493 for 00:24:22.533 --> 00:24:23.674 the second match of the gauntlet. 00:24:25.692 --> 00:24:27.653 Ricochet runs and dives at him right away. 00:24:27.693 --> 00:24:28.454 Gets him down. 00:24:29.234 --> 00:24:30.575 Rolls Bronson into the ring. 00:24:31.656 --> 00:24:32.816 Drop kicks Bronson. 00:24:33.917 --> 00:24:35.038 Whips over the top rope. 00:24:37.565 --> 00:24:38.665 Ricochet kicks him to the face. 00:24:38.705 --> 00:24:39.566 Bronson goes down. 00:24:39.626 --> 00:24:40.907 Ricochet does a power slam. 00:24:40.947 --> 00:24:41.847 Gets a two count. 00:24:42.328 --> 00:24:44.569 We find out Bronson's WWE 00:24:44.649 --> 00:24:45.770 2K24 score is 84. 00:24:45.770 --> 00:24:46.951 That's three more than Ricochet. 00:24:47.849 --> 00:24:50.285 Reed slams him down, 00:24:51.565 --> 00:24:52.726 goes up to the top rope, 00:24:53.446 --> 00:24:54.446 hits the tsunami. 00:24:55.107 --> 00:24:55.827 One, two, three. 00:24:56.287 --> 00:24:57.227 Really short match. 00:24:57.647 --> 00:25:00.968 And next out is my man, Sami Zayn. 00:25:01.489 --> 00:25:01.969 At this point, 00:25:02.029 --> 00:25:03.949 I'm realizing that this 00:25:04.049 --> 00:25:05.990 means that if Sami Zayn's 00:25:06.010 --> 00:25:06.630 going to win this, 00:25:07.010 --> 00:25:07.851 he's actually going to have 00:25:07.891 --> 00:25:08.891 to fight Chad Gable. 00:25:10.117 --> 00:25:11.399 We find out on commentary 00:25:11.439 --> 00:25:12.560 that this is the first day 00:25:12.600 --> 00:25:15.203 of Ramadan and Sami Zayn, who's Muslim, 00:25:15.223 --> 00:25:16.385 has been fasting all day, 00:25:16.465 --> 00:25:17.406 only he's had some water 00:25:17.426 --> 00:25:18.207 before the match. 00:25:20.012 --> 00:25:21.274 Not the best situation to be 00:25:21.354 --> 00:25:22.775 in when you're fighting in a gauntlet, 00:25:23.256 --> 00:25:24.077 but Sami Zayn, 00:25:24.117 --> 00:25:25.258 someone who always fights 00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:26.740 from behind and does best 00:25:26.800 --> 00:25:27.982 when he is fighting from behind. 00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:31.181 Reid goes right after Sami, gets him down, 00:25:32.162 --> 00:25:33.242 gets only a two count. 00:25:34.855 --> 00:25:36.156 He goes for a running senton, 00:25:36.196 --> 00:25:37.537 but Sami moves out of the way, 00:25:37.577 --> 00:25:38.457 which is when I realized 00:25:38.497 --> 00:25:40.598 the best way to beat 00:25:40.638 --> 00:25:42.339 Bronson Reid is to move out 00:25:42.359 --> 00:25:43.340 of the way of his moves. 00:25:43.880 --> 00:25:44.861 Unless your name's Ivar, 00:25:44.981 --> 00:25:46.222 then you can take him and give your own. 00:25:47.335 --> 00:25:48.356 Reed gives the elbow. 00:25:48.416 --> 00:25:50.317 Sammy goes down, but kicks out at two. 00:25:50.337 --> 00:25:50.973 And 00:25:51.252 --> 00:25:52.673 And Sammy takes Bronson down 00:25:52.713 --> 00:25:54.034 with a beautiful sunset 00:25:54.094 --> 00:25:56.356 flip powerbomb off the top rope. 00:25:57.016 --> 00:25:57.717 One, two, three. 00:25:58.547 --> 00:25:59.436 Another short match. 00:25:59.996 --> 00:26:01.857 Shinsuke Nakamura is coming down. 00:26:02.918 --> 00:26:04.379 All seems good for Sami Zayn 00:26:04.399 --> 00:26:05.920 getting ready for his next opponent. 00:26:05.960 --> 00:26:07.041 But then Bronson Reed, 00:26:07.541 --> 00:26:08.382 who still hasn't left, 00:26:08.420 --> 00:26:10.161 Surprise attacks him and hits the Tsunami. 00:26:10.799 --> 00:26:12.760 Sami's down and Nakamura is 00:26:12.820 --> 00:26:14.041 definitely not above taking 00:26:14.081 --> 00:26:14.882 advantage of this. 00:26:15.181 --> 00:26:16.361 He goes for a Kinshasa, 00:26:16.381 --> 00:26:17.982 but Sami catches him and 00:26:18.002 --> 00:26:19.282 rolls him up for a two count, 00:26:19.322 --> 00:26:20.983 but then the two fight to the outside, 00:26:21.843 --> 00:26:23.163 and Nakamura gets Sami over 00:26:23.223 --> 00:26:24.344 the announce table as we go 00:26:24.384 --> 00:26:24.944 to commercial. 00:26:25.716 --> 00:26:26.416 We come back from break. 00:26:26.436 --> 00:26:27.917 The two are still at the announce table, 00:26:28.197 --> 00:26:30.172 but we get a Pat Strader 00:26:30.316 --> 00:26:31.597 Or the Piero-Pat Strader 00:26:31.617 --> 00:26:32.798 with Pat McAfee drawing, 00:26:33.098 --> 00:26:34.039 explaining what happened 00:26:34.059 --> 00:26:35.020 with Bronson Reed. 00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:37.682 Sometimes the Pat Strader is a hit, 00:26:37.722 --> 00:26:38.602 sometimes it's a miss. 00:26:38.642 --> 00:26:39.963 It was definitely a hit here 00:26:40.464 --> 00:26:42.425 mid-match with Pat 00:26:42.545 --> 00:26:43.746 passionately talking about 00:26:43.806 --> 00:26:45.217 how horrible it was what 00:26:45.217 --> 00:26:46.933 Bronson Reed did to a guy 00:26:46.973 --> 00:26:47.974 who was fasting and just 00:26:47.994 --> 00:26:48.935 trying to win a match. 00:26:49.035 --> 00:26:50.126 they get back in the ring. 00:26:50.927 --> 00:26:52.508 Sami hits a blue thunder bomb, 00:26:52.528 --> 00:26:53.888 but Nakamura kicks out. 00:26:54.789 --> 00:26:56.250 Then Zayn gets the Huluva kick. 00:26:57.090 --> 00:26:57.811 One, two, three. 00:26:58.128 --> 00:26:58.909 Shinsuke's out. 00:26:59.187 --> 00:27:00.348 Here comes Chad Gable. 00:27:00.688 --> 00:27:02.069 But Sami's still sore, 00:27:02.790 --> 00:27:03.870 not really from Shinsuke, 00:27:04.190 --> 00:27:04.931 but from getting that 00:27:04.991 --> 00:27:06.172 tsunami in the last match. 00:27:06.212 --> 00:27:07.112 He's still down. 00:27:07.172 --> 00:27:07.793 But Gable, 00:27:08.077 --> 00:27:09.198 who's probably the second most 00:27:09.698 --> 00:27:11.199 noble baby face in the company, 00:27:11.482 --> 00:27:12.579 Doesn't want to take 00:27:12.599 --> 00:27:14.159 advantage of an opponent who's down. 00:27:14.389 --> 00:27:16.810 Helps Sami power up so he can fight him. 00:27:17.110 --> 00:27:18.271 And when Sami's all powered 00:27:18.351 --> 00:27:19.431 up and ready to go, 00:27:19.879 --> 00:27:21.939 Gable hits him with two German suplexes. 00:27:22.230 --> 00:27:23.410 Applies the ankle lock, 00:27:23.450 --> 00:27:24.511 tries to win right away. 00:27:25.351 --> 00:27:27.292 But Zayn manages to reach the rope. 00:27:27.676 --> 00:27:28.856 They fall outside of the ring. 00:27:28.976 --> 00:27:30.937 Sami headbutts Gable to the chest, 00:27:30.957 --> 00:27:32.377 but then Gable applies the 00:27:32.477 --> 00:27:33.757 ankle lock outside of the ring. 00:27:33.857 --> 00:27:34.317 Obviously, 00:27:34.657 --> 00:27:36.258 you can't tap out outside of the ring. 00:27:36.738 --> 00:27:37.158 And also, 00:27:37.198 --> 00:27:38.578 Zayn kicks Gable against the 00:27:38.638 --> 00:27:39.778 stairs to break the hold. 00:27:40.061 --> 00:27:41.181 We come back from commercial, 00:27:41.741 --> 00:27:43.262 and instead of both being on the floor, 00:27:43.702 --> 00:27:45.342 they're both on the ropes fighting. 00:27:45.575 --> 00:27:47.756 Gable suplexes Sami off the top rope, 00:27:48.096 --> 00:27:49.016 gets a two count. 00:27:49.272 --> 00:27:50.513 Gable goes for a moonsault, 00:27:50.553 --> 00:27:51.995 but Sammy gets his knees up 00:27:52.535 --> 00:27:53.716 and then rolls Gable up for 00:27:53.736 --> 00:27:54.437 the two count. 00:27:55.238 --> 00:27:56.859 Sammy tries a blue thunder bomb, 00:27:56.879 --> 00:27:58.421 but Gable catches it and 00:27:58.481 --> 00:27:59.982 reverses it into yet another, 00:28:00.003 --> 00:28:01.644 I guess a third ankle lock. 00:28:01.885 --> 00:28:02.865 Sammy at this point looks 00:28:02.886 --> 00:28:04.307 like he's almost going to tap, 00:28:05.080 --> 00:28:06.622 but he has his Hulk Hogan moment, 00:28:07.109 --> 00:28:08.350 stops himself from tapping 00:28:09.251 --> 00:28:10.092 and reaches the ropes. 00:28:10.814 --> 00:28:11.274 At this point, 00:28:11.314 --> 00:28:12.195 the announcers note that 00:28:12.235 --> 00:28:13.735 Gable's showing frustration. 00:28:14.195 --> 00:28:16.016 Sammy hits an exploder suplex. 00:28:16.411 --> 00:28:18.652 He goes for a Huluva kick, but his ankle, 00:28:18.692 --> 00:28:19.633 which is really sore from 00:28:19.653 --> 00:28:21.553 all the ankle locks, gives out. 00:28:22.654 --> 00:28:23.754 And Gable takes advantage of 00:28:23.774 --> 00:28:26.135 this to get him into another ankle lock. 00:28:26.835 --> 00:28:29.016 At this point, I'm yelling, don't tap, 00:28:29.056 --> 00:28:30.077 Sammy, don't tap. 00:28:30.177 --> 00:28:31.157 It looks like he's going to, 00:28:31.197 --> 00:28:31.797 but he doesn't. 00:28:32.257 --> 00:28:33.218 Real hero moment. 00:28:33.496 --> 00:28:34.257 He doesn't make it to the 00:28:34.317 --> 00:28:35.434 rope sticks this time, 00:28:35.481 --> 00:28:37.142 but he manages to kick Gable off, 00:28:37.502 --> 00:28:38.562 but then Gable inches in 00:28:38.582 --> 00:28:39.882 the ankle lock yet again. 00:28:40.058 --> 00:28:41.298 Sammy manages to get to his 00:28:41.378 --> 00:28:43.219 feet without tapping out, 00:28:43.779 --> 00:28:45.540 but Gable gives him a German suplex, 00:28:45.737 --> 00:28:46.838 goes to the top rope, 00:28:47.278 --> 00:28:49.139 but Sammy moves away from the moonsault. 00:28:49.514 --> 00:28:52.595 This time with the even weaker angle, 00:28:53.175 --> 00:28:54.156 Sammy powers through and 00:28:54.196 --> 00:28:55.136 gets a hula the kick. 00:28:55.678 --> 00:28:57.320 But Gable kicks out and 00:28:57.360 --> 00:28:59.763 reverses it for another pin attempt. 00:29:00.143 --> 00:29:01.004 Sami kicks out. 00:29:01.304 --> 00:29:02.526 This is an incredible match. 00:29:03.447 --> 00:29:05.189 The announcers acknowledge that right now. 00:29:05.609 --> 00:29:06.470 I'm acknowledging it. 00:29:06.770 --> 00:29:08.572 The crowd is completely into this. 00:29:09.393 --> 00:29:10.374 Both men are down. 00:29:11.255 --> 00:29:12.497 But Sami gets up first. 00:29:12.716 --> 00:29:14.066 Gable gets a cross face and 00:29:14.106 --> 00:29:15.247 hooks the chaos theory on 00:29:15.327 --> 00:29:16.950 Sammy and then applies the 00:29:17.110 --> 00:29:18.371 ankle lock yet again. 00:29:19.072 --> 00:29:19.573 But this time, 00:29:19.633 --> 00:29:20.895 Sammy reverses the ankle 00:29:20.935 --> 00:29:22.297 lock into a roll up. 00:29:22.978 --> 00:29:23.999 One, two, three. 00:29:24.279 --> 00:29:24.840 Sammy wins. 00:29:24.860 --> 00:29:25.942 He's going to WrestleMania 00:29:25.962 --> 00:29:26.723 to fight Gunther. 00:29:27.804 --> 00:29:29.166 I cheered at home at this point. 00:29:29.527 --> 00:29:30.807 I was afraid Sammy wouldn't 00:29:30.847 --> 00:29:32.468 be included on the WrestleMania card. 00:29:32.528 --> 00:29:34.988 And now he's not only included on the card, 00:29:35.768 --> 00:29:36.749 he's fighting freaking 00:29:36.789 --> 00:29:37.449 Gunther for the 00:29:37.489 --> 00:29:39.009 Intercontinental Championship. 00:29:39.232 --> 00:29:39.772 Now, for months, 00:29:39.812 --> 00:29:41.052 I had actually wanted Chad 00:29:41.092 --> 00:29:43.031 Gable to win this before 00:29:43.111 --> 00:29:44.451 Sammy was even in this picture. 00:29:44.831 --> 00:29:45.872 But when it became apparent 00:29:45.912 --> 00:29:47.852 this was Sammy's path to WrestleMania, 00:29:48.312 --> 00:29:49.953 I really wanted him to take this path. 00:29:50.393 --> 00:29:51.073 And it's interesting. 00:29:51.133 --> 00:29:51.633 Last year, 00:29:51.993 --> 00:29:53.593 he was in the main event and him 00:29:53.633 --> 00:29:55.614 and Kevin Owens beat 00:29:56.144 --> 00:29:57.845 the longest reigning tag team in history. 00:29:57.885 --> 00:29:58.566 And this time he has a 00:29:58.606 --> 00:29:59.527 chance to beat the longest 00:29:59.587 --> 00:30:00.708 reigning intercontinental 00:30:00.748 --> 00:30:01.668 champion in history. 00:30:02.189 --> 00:30:02.489 Also, 00:30:02.589 --> 00:30:04.931 if Kevin Owens somehow gets his way 00:30:05.011 --> 00:30:07.853 into a triple threat match 00:30:07.873 --> 00:30:08.674 with Randy Orton or 00:30:08.774 --> 00:30:09.674 one-on-one against Logan 00:30:09.714 --> 00:30:10.735 Paul for the US title, 00:30:10.775 --> 00:30:11.856 you could have Sami Zayn 00:30:12.316 --> 00:30:12.737 going for the 00:30:12.777 --> 00:30:13.918 intercontinental title and 00:30:13.938 --> 00:30:16.319 Kevin Owens going for the US title. 00:30:16.719 --> 00:30:18.120 Symmetrical, almost. 00:30:18.861 --> 00:30:20.702 Poetry, definitely. 00:30:21.006 --> 00:30:22.286 I do hope Gable finds his 00:30:22.347 --> 00:30:23.507 way into WrestleMania. 00:30:23.567 --> 00:30:25.368 Maybe instead of Tozawa and Otis, 00:30:25.408 --> 00:30:27.577 it's Gable and Otis in the 00:30:27.637 --> 00:30:29.017 six-pack ladder match for 00:30:29.037 --> 00:30:30.398 the Tag Team Championships. 00:30:31.558 --> 00:30:32.499 Some people have suggested 00:30:32.559 --> 00:30:33.859 making this a triple threat match. 00:30:33.999 --> 00:30:34.659 I wouldn't mind, 00:30:34.699 --> 00:30:35.700 but I actually would prefer 00:30:35.740 --> 00:30:36.400 the one-on-one. 00:30:37.212 --> 00:30:37.893 And while I would have been 00:30:37.913 --> 00:30:39.234 perfectly happy with Gable, in fact, 00:30:39.274 --> 00:30:40.115 I wanted him to have this 00:30:40.155 --> 00:30:40.916 position for months, 00:30:41.237 --> 00:30:43.019 I'm ecstatic that Sami Zayn 00:30:43.419 --> 00:30:44.120 is going to have another 00:30:44.160 --> 00:30:46.523 amazing WrestleMania moment, win or lose. 00:30:46.823 --> 00:30:47.283 But of course, 00:30:47.303 --> 00:30:49.866 the celebration doesn't last long. 00:30:49.886 --> 00:30:50.223 Well, 00:30:50.372 --> 00:30:51.814 Gable picks Sami Zayn up. 00:30:52.214 --> 00:30:52.655 They hug. 00:30:52.695 --> 00:30:53.736 Sami says something to him. 00:30:54.061 --> 00:30:55.482 Gable goes off to leave, 00:30:55.502 --> 00:30:56.583 but the celebration doesn't 00:30:56.603 --> 00:30:57.984 last long because, oh yeah, 00:30:58.265 --> 00:30:59.285 Imperium music hits. 00:30:59.506 --> 00:31:00.386 Out comes Gunther. 00:31:00.907 --> 00:31:01.827 There's a cut between 00:31:01.867 --> 00:31:03.789 Gunther on the alleyway and 00:31:03.849 --> 00:31:04.910 Sami Zayn in the ring. 00:31:05.631 --> 00:31:07.092 Back and forth cutting as 00:31:07.192 --> 00:31:08.593 Raw goes off the air. 00:31:09.114 --> 00:31:09.734 Chef's kiss. 00:31:10.275 --> 00:31:11.716 I love this ending to Raw. 00:31:12.187 --> 00:31:13.068 I like where we're going 00:31:13.148 --> 00:31:15.130 with Becky and Liv and Rhea. 00:31:15.432 --> 00:31:16.733 I like that Seth Rollins 00:31:16.874 --> 00:31:18.795 finally got some choice 00:31:18.836 --> 00:31:20.497 words in on Drew McIntyre 00:31:20.557 --> 00:31:21.478 and they really stuck. 00:31:21.648 --> 00:31:23.436 We confirmed Jimmy and Jay 00:31:23.476 --> 00:31:24.377 for WrestleMania. 00:31:24.789 --> 00:31:26.351 Further reinforcing the 00:31:26.471 --> 00:31:28.052 Night 2 WrestleMania main event, 00:31:28.633 --> 00:31:29.754 if that was even possible. 00:31:29.814 --> 00:31:31.316 Well, it was and Cody just did it. 00:31:31.717 --> 00:31:32.257 But of course, 00:31:32.318 --> 00:31:34.039 the big takeaway is my man 00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:36.181 Sami Zayn is facing Gunther 00:31:36.201 --> 00:31:36.961 at WrestleMania. 00:31:37.516 --> 00:31:38.937 This was a very exciting Raw. 00:31:40.316 --> 00:31:43.419 Follow at Silo Wrestling on X or Twitter, 00:31:43.980 --> 00:31:47.656 at SVS Reviews on Facebook and Instagram. 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