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00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:30Welcome to Tampa, where tonight, championship dreams, score to settle rivalries, and the retro feel of 80s nostalgia meets modern-day momentum, Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:50Cena, Truth, the Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:55Oh, Cena went low!
01:00Wouldn't it be something if I take this championship home with me?
01:08That championship is around the waist of a YouTuber.
01:13That would almost ruin wrestling.
01:18Logan Paul, big right hand!
01:23Jay kicks it, too!
01:26Jay from up top, broad splash, connecting.
01:30Oh, Cena pulled the official out of the ring, and now he's assaulting Jey Uso.
01:40Cody Rhodes is back for the first time since WrestleMania.
01:49Uso repaid!
01:51You got yourself a partner in Logan Paul, I got myself a brother in the world, heavyweight champion.
01:58We'll see you at Money in the Bank!
02:03in a matchup tonight that is extremely personal.
02:09This is going to be an all-out war.
02:12Tag made!
02:14Here's Punk!
02:15Here's Punk!
02:16Here's Punk!
02:17Here's Punk!
02:18Here's Punk!
02:19Here's Punk!
02:20Here's Punk!
02:21Punk makes Rollins out!
02:22The exploder into the corner by Sammy!
02:23Looking for the haluma kick!
02:24Hey, man, grab Zayn!
02:25Oh, my God!
02:27Oh, my God!
02:28Big!
02:29Bronxin!
02:30Reed!
02:31And a win for Rollins and company!
02:32Big!
02:33Big!
02:34Big!
02:35Big!
02:36Big!
02:37Big!
02:38Big!
02:39Big!
02:40Big!
02:41Big!
02:42Big!
02:43Big!
02:44Big!
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02:55Big!
02:56Big!
02:57Big!
02:58Big!
02:59Big!
03:00Big!
03:01Seth Rollins had another play all along.
03:04Big!
03:05Big!
03:06Punk trying to get to Heyman!
03:08Big!
03:09Big!
03:10Big!
03:11Big!
03:12Big!
03:13Big!
03:14Big!
03:15Big!
03:16Big!
03:17Big!
03:18Big!
03:19It's just become unstoppable!
03:23Oh,
03:29yes, indeed, my friends!
03:34Come on in here!
03:35We had ourselves a nice little trip to the past over the weekend.
03:38That's Saturday night's main event.
03:40But, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the here and the now.
03:44For this week in WWE, what's going on, everybody?
03:46It's me, your buddy, your pal, Scott Stanford.
03:48I'm Megan Morant, and Scott, Saturday night's main event had me feeling a bit nostalgic for a time before Bronson Reed had joined up with Seth Rollins' crew.
03:57Listen, I know what you mean, Meg. It was really a great show, but man, Bronson's return is making the future look pretty bleak for everybody who's not part of Seth's plan.
04:07So, how about this? Let's let that development digest for just a bit until we come back to Seth and friends, say, for our main event.
04:15And in the meantime, let's walk it back to the night before.
04:19Maybe SmackDown's main event matchup for the WWE Tag Team titles?
04:23You got yourself a deal, but listen, Meg, you do remember how that turned out for the Street Profits and Fraxium, right?
04:29Honestly, Scott, I've been trying to forget, but for the benefit of you at home, I'm willing to relive the surprisingly dark twist that closed out SmackDown on Friday.
04:40Well, things didn't start out very bleak. Instead, it was the opposite.
04:44Fraxium, undefeated so far in their career here on SmackDown.
04:49We're looking to continue that momentum into a win against the Street Profits to claim the WWE Tag Team Championships.
04:56And early on in the matchup, as Frazier and Axiom gave the Profits a run for their money,
05:01that idea wasn't seeming like just a tale you'd find in a comic book.
05:05But as both teams continued to wow us back and forth throughout the match,
05:09unfortunately, other interested parties couldn't just let the fun continue.
05:14Now joined by Candice LeRae, who helped Tommaso Ciampa defeat Chris Saban earlier that night,
05:19DIY were out to ensure that the next time the Tag Team titles change hands, it would be to theirs.
05:26And the chaos as the Motor City Machine Guns joined the fray almost served to keep the titles in the grasps of Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins.
05:35Until things got unsettling.
05:38And they're going after him!
06:00They're back!
06:02Dexter Loomis!
06:03Under a wrecking shop!
06:05Tag Team Championship match!
06:14That was a thriller!
06:15All of a sudden, the arrival of the Wyatt Six!
06:19As Gacy puts Loomis up and on, and now, Uncle Howdy!
06:28These are four men who are completely defenseless.
06:31They've been wiped out in this match, and now, the Wyatt Six are just taking them apart at will.
06:39Howdy!
06:40Just taking out Frazier!
06:43They are back!
06:47And they're not done!
06:52Gargano's lined up!
06:53A kiss, and Sister Abigail's deliver!
06:57KONIEC!
07:27KONIEC!
07:39For you!
07:51Let me just say this.
07:54Angel.
07:55Berto.
07:57We're my familia.
07:59And yes,
08:01like any other familia,
08:03there's a lot of beautiful moments.
08:05Bonding moments.
08:07But sometimes
08:09there's fighting.
08:11There's bickering.
08:13I just know what we are capable of
08:15when we come
08:17together.
08:19Another stupid pep talk.
08:21This is not just another stupid pep talk, Perto.
08:23This is business.
08:27June 7th.
08:31Worlds collide.
08:33I got your attention now.
08:37We will come together
08:39as the best
08:41this house has to offer
08:43against the best
08:45they have to offer.
08:47We have shown who we are,
08:49where we come from,
08:51and what we're about
08:53across the globe.
08:55in the world.
08:57And this,
08:58this is an opportunity,
08:59unique,
09:01to stand victorious.
09:03And this time,
09:05in front
09:07of our people.
09:09And you know what?
09:11I'll drink to that.
09:13trust me.
09:25See the vision.
09:27Do zobaczenia.
09:42Do you want me to go for him?
09:44Let him go.
09:46Ok.
09:47Soon.
09:49He'll understand.
09:52Salud.
09:54Salud.
09:57On June 7th, it's going to be a battle of supremacy in the world of Lucha Libre.
10:04As the trio of Delgado del Fantasma take on Triple A's Psycho Clown, Pagano, and El Jijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. at Worlds Collide in LA.
10:17Worlds Collide kicks off a packed day in Los Angeles with Money in the Bank taking place later that same night on June 7th.
10:23And the titular ladder matches are starting to take shape as the qualifying matches continued last Friday.
10:30I love when you say titular.
10:32On SmackDown, the most recent Ms. Money in the Bank, Tiffany Stratton, proudly flaunted her WWE Women's title to show just how meaningful that contract can be.
10:40While also issuing a warning to this year's competitors, or at least she was trying to.
10:44A former Ms. Money in the Bank in her own right, Alexa Bliss, confronted Tiffany, claiming that she needs to win that briefcase again.
10:53And once she does, Tiffy's fall will be even faster than her meteoric rise.
10:57Unsurprisingly, the ring got more crowded still, with Charlotte Flair just moments away from her qualifying match, telling Tiffany in no uncertain terms that the Queen plans to win Money in the Bank to take back the title as well as the spotlight.
11:12But Scott the champ didn't back down, referring to both Charlotte and Alexa as vintage and herself as the upgrade, and vowing for it to be Tiffy time for a long time.
11:23So, with tensions flaring, and me personally recovering from the fact that Stratton referred to two women in their 30s as vintage, Charlotte Flair took on the Women's United States Champion in Zelina Vega, and the debuting NXT standout Julia in a Money in the Bank qualifying match.
11:40She's going for it.
11:47She's trying, she's failing.
11:48But the roll up, the roll up by Julia.
11:50Smart move by Julia there.
11:52Getting the hell out of that figure eight attempt.
11:55Right back to it.
11:56Second bite of the cherry.
11:57Can she lock it in?
11:58Meteor coming in from Vega.
12:03Just as Flair was attempted to bridge and increase that leverage on Julia.
12:08Oh!
12:09Oh!
12:10Colt Red!
12:11Colt Red!
12:12And Flair at the last possible second.
12:15Yeah, expert timing because that was Vega punching her ticket to Money in the Bank, a last millisecond break up.
12:27Sold out at N Market Arena here in Savannah.
12:30The night before Saturday night's main event, two weeks before Money in the Bank.
12:36And this match will determine the next entrant into the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
12:42What a hot start here on SmackDown.
12:45Vega.
12:46Massive stakes, and here we go, Vega once again.
12:49Tried to go for it again, but instead eats a big boot from the Queen.
12:53Flair is wobbled, but she's ready to pop this one away for good.
12:58Can she arch it?
12:59Bigger eight, leg lock is in play.
13:03Vega close to Tapano!
13:06Look at this from Julia!
13:08Stomp right there to that knee of Flair, which has been surgically repaired.
13:14Meanwhile, Julia!
13:20Northern Lights bombed!
13:23In her debut, a win to advance!
13:29Here is your winner, Julia!
13:38Julia impressed the entire WWE Universe with a successful debut.
13:42And now the beautiful Madness joins her former ally Roxanne Perez, plus Rhea Ripley and Alexa Bliss
13:48in the Money in the Bank ladder match on June 7th.
13:54Coming up, the fight for a spot on the Money in the Bank ladder match continues.
13:59An opportunity to compete in the Money in the Bank contract ladder match.
14:03But first...
14:04The World Heavyweight champs here!
14:06Jay Uso may have won his first battle.
14:09Logan Paul got yeeted on.
14:10John Cena about to get yeeted on too!
14:13But can he outsmart a general to win the war?
14:16I'm gonna take my World Heavyweight champion back where it belongs, around my waist!
14:23Well, it looks like our storage is full of superstar snapshots.
14:30Because we've been taking plenty of history-making shots.
14:34Like Trick Williams replicating the famed Michael Jordan cigar celebrating his unprecedented victory
14:40in becoming TNA World Champion as an NXT superstar.
14:45Enjoy it while you can, Trick Willy, because we believe in Joe Hendry wanting to get it back.
14:52Perhaps as soon as the next NXT PLE.
14:55Much like Tampa last weekend, WWE has completely taken over Atlanta this July.
15:00The Great American Bash comes home.
15:02Saturday night's main event takes center stage at the State Farm Arena.
15:06And it's Ladies Night in the ATL with the return of WWE Evolution.
15:12Three massive shows make for a classic weekend.
15:15July 12th and 13th.
15:17Tickets available now.
15:19Hopefully by then, Chelsea Green's broken nose will have healed.
15:23In pursuit of regaining the Women's United States Championship.
15:26Chelsea instead came out of this one red, white, and bruised of both body and mind.
15:33A big congratulations goes out to the 2025 Premier League champions, Liverpool.
15:38As Sheamus and JD McDonough cheered on the lads from Cosm,
15:42the Reds had the WWE presence alongside them sporting their custom legacy championship.
15:48They'll never walk alone, but now they don't have to do it without a title either.
15:52And in a continuation of WWE's community efforts, the men and women who fought for this country weren't alone either.
16:00As superstars Natalya and A-Town Down Under visited the Tampa Veterans Center on Memorial Day weekend.
16:07All while earlier the same week, Jey Uso treated and yeeted seven-year-old Amir, granting his wish to meet the world heavyweight champion.
16:15From sharing tattoos, handshakes, and quality time,
16:19quality time, it was surely a moment that Amir's family can only describe with more than four letters, but still one word.
16:27Perfect.
16:29Boy, oh boy. Jey Uso brought an irremovable smile to that youngster's face.
16:34But at Saturday night's main event, ironically enough, the man who was granted the most wishes, John Cena,
16:40try to help Logan Paul take the world heavyweight title.
16:43Luckily, the unexpected arrival of Cody Rhodes kept Cena from further ruining wrestling,
16:48giving us a blockbuster match at Money in the Bank.
16:51Cena and Logan Paul going up against Rhodes and Uso.
16:55But two days after a challenging battle for, let's call it what it is, the soul of professional wrestling,
17:01Jey faces the man who considers himself the gatekeeper of professional wrestling,
17:06the ring general Gunther.
17:08And despite Jey's crashing that gate at Gunther's expense at WrestleMania,
17:12the ring general finds that Jey's been crashing one too many third parties lately,
17:18distracting him from being a true champion, let alone the champ, Gunther would be.
17:26Being a great champion, Jey, doesn't mean you're there for everybody else.
17:30It doesn't mean you sort out everybody else's problems.
17:33Just guess how I was able to be a champion for almost a year,
17:39because the only person I care about is myself.
17:45If I'm fully honest, Jey, I don't think you have the intellect to understand
17:57how to carry yourself as a great champion.
18:00And in two weeks, when you and I step into this ring together for one more time,
18:06I'm gonna relieve you from your position.
18:09I'm gonna make things right.
18:11I'm gonna choke you out.
18:13I'm gonna take my World Heavyweight Champion back where it belongs,
18:18around my waists.
18:21You done?
18:31I'm done.
18:45I'm done.
18:50I'm done.
18:51I'm done with everybody saying my days as champ are numbered.
18:57I do have friends.
19:03I do have family.
19:04I'm a real one of those.
19:06I fight for them.
19:07You know?
19:08They fight for me.
19:09What you fighting for is less than what I'm fighting for.
19:23At the end of the day, I'm fighting for their support.
19:29Now look.
19:30Now look.
19:31Now look.
19:32Now look.
19:33Cause in Phoenix, I'm gonna make you tap out again.
19:36Hey.
19:37Four letters.
19:38One word.
19:39A fired up Jey Uso determined to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
19:53But Jey has a very long and hard road before he gets to Phoenix.
19:58Jey Uso has his sights set, but will he be blinded by his own hubris?
20:03With a colossal defense ahead of him, a momentous tag match stands before it.
20:07One where the opponents not only wanna ruin wrestling,
20:10but could ruin everything Jey and his partner Cody Rhodes ever stood for.
20:15Accomplished and looked to hold on to.
20:18If John Cena and Logan Paul prove successful, Money in the Bank on June 7th
20:22might be the most infamous day in WWE's history.
20:27And now Nakamura, is he thinking about Kinshasa here?
20:38Is he lining up Kinshasa here?
20:40Called just in the nick of time by Alistair Black, incredible reaction speed.
20:44But it might be for Noor.
20:47He sends him right into that post.
20:50What a thud on that right shoulder.
20:53As Nakamura trying to complete the task at hand.
20:58And Nakamura smells victory.
21:01But instead, Black Mass, Black Mass by Black.
21:08And LA Knight's gonna clean it up.
21:11Here is your winner, LA Knight!
21:21Yeah!
21:22It's all about that.
21:27Well, it may not have been pretty, but LA Knight got the job done.
21:31The megastar enters his third Money in the Bank ladder match on June 7th.
21:34Knight alongside Sola Sokoa will have the opportunity of a lifetime in Los Angeles.
21:42Boy, what an exciting win for LA Knight.
21:45But for Sola Sokoa, qualifying for the Money in the Bank ladder match didn't come without its share of controversy, Meg.
21:51Yeah, two weeks ago, Sola took on his older brother Jimmy Uso and newcomer Ray Phoenix for that opportunity.
21:57Just when it looked like Big Jim was closing in on a victory, Jacob Fatu interfered, allowing Sola to take control.
22:04And while Ray Phoenix did his best to counter JC Mateo's involvement, allowed Sola to spike Phoenix and secure himself a spot on the Money in the Bank ladder match.
22:12So now everything was sunshine and rainbows, right? Am I right?
22:17No, not exactly.
22:18Because last Friday, Fatu made it very clear that he doesn't even know JC, Mateo, let alone like or trust him.
22:26But Sola did his best to keep the peace, telling Jacob that the only way to get Jimmy back on their side was for JC and Jacob to work together.
22:34And yes, you heard that right.
22:36Sola Sokoa has decided that he wants Jimmy Uso to come back for the family now.
22:41So with JC and Jacob at odds, Solo trying to recruit his brother, and Jimmy and Ray out for revenge, JC Mateo and Jacob Fatu took on Jimmy Uso and Ray Phoenix in tag team action.
22:54And Sonson flying over our desk.
22:58Oh, that was a horrible landing for Ray Phoenix, who's down.
23:02And now it's one-on-one, made that two-on-one, made that one-on-one.
23:07Spear!
23:09Big Jim's got a big chance right now!
23:13Big Jim going up top doing what he does best way to-
23:18Zolo Zakoa, in the midst of Big Jim being in control, and now Jacob Fatu, he's going, it rejects the offer!
23:30Matteo gets out of the way.
23:32Hesitation, here we go!
23:34Tour of the islands!
23:37One, two, three!
23:40Here are your winners, the team of Jacob Fatu and JC Mateo!
23:55Well, Big Jim had this match-up won.
24:00It was the intervention of Solo Zakoa, that distraction that allowed JC Mateo to his feet.
24:08And that tour of the islands maneuver is truly devastating.
24:13We've seen it in back-to-back weeks.
24:16Solo had to work hard to get those two on the same page.
24:20But in the end, just when Big Jim thought he had it in position, it was JC Mateo and the tour of the islands finishing things off.
24:34Three troops between these two. Success!
24:37Coming up, she's back!
24:44And while some things have changed, others have stayed exactly the same.
24:50You're back!
24:54One of these men looking to qualify here tonight.
25:01Will it be Penta?
25:02Will it be Dragon Lee?
25:03Will it be Chad Gable, who now grabs the ankle, looks for an ankle lock,
25:07and now sent Penta right off her announce table.
25:10Holy hell!
25:13That hurt.
25:15Absolutely.
25:16I mean, me.
25:21Chad Gable letting Viking go know you can get some too!
25:27And again, remember these two men will meet each other a week from Saturday at Worlds Collide.
25:32Gable is targeting him, and here comes Dragon Lee! Holy hell!
25:36Dragon Lee and Penta wipe each other out! Chad Gable averting disaster!
25:49I mean-
25:50They have a cheap shot by Gable! Chad, what are you doing?
25:53Chad Gable's bringing it on!
25:54Get in there and win the damn match!
25:56It's not money in the bank!
25:58Dragon Lee, we're gonna put this one away, Penta able to fight out of it.
26:03Penta dragging Lee.
26:08Chad Gable now from behind.
26:10And Gable, the power of this man, with a German suplex!
26:15Incredible!
26:20Thank you, says Tampa.
26:22What an incredible display of strength.
26:25And now Gable, heading up top rope, moonsault to Penta.
26:29Gable looking to advance to Los Angeles!
26:31And a kick out by Penta.
26:33Eddie Orango only had two, he's trying to explain it to Chad.
26:37We thought it was over two.
26:38And Dragon Lee, my goodness!
26:40And Gable now, up to the top rope.
26:45And Kingo gets involved!
26:47And Kingo with a kick again, no disqualifications under triple threat rules!
26:53Coming to boot right to the nose of Chad Gable.
26:56Official Eddie Orango can do nothing about it.
26:59Chad Gable had that coming to him, Pat.
27:01Now right to the chest of Gable.
27:03Penta, Mexican destroyer!
27:06And the Penta driver!
27:13One, two, three!
27:14Penta's going to Money in the Bank!
27:16That's going to be must see!
27:18Here's your winner!
27:19Penta!
27:20Chad Gable, you see his busted open.
27:21That came from the big booth, from Pakingo.
27:22Well, he's going to get more of that a week from Saturday when he meets that man, Pakingo, and
27:39Pakingo, and worlds collide!
27:45In a situation as high stakes, high reward as the Money in the Bank ladder match, having Ciero, Miero, is more than an asset.
27:53It's a necessity.
27:54Penta joins LA Knight and Sola Sokoa in pursuit of the career-altering briefcase that guarantees an anytime, anyplace title opportunity for whomever is in the right place, at the right time, at Money in the Bank, Saturday, June 7th.
28:09I'll tell you what, Chad Gable needs another run-in with a luchador, like The Judgment Day needs another member, which actually doesn't tell us anything, especially after Finn Balor goaded the rest of his crew by welcoming Roxanne Perez into the clubhouse.
28:23And Roxanne certainly made herself at home, feeding into the situation, both literally and figuratively, all for returning Liv Morgan, fresh off her major movie role to witness it all.
28:33Despite the tension for his how hands-on as Roxanne chooses to be, Liv took other matters into her own hands, looking for Adam Pearce to approach him about a Money in the Bank qualifying opportunity.
28:45However, along the way, Morgan ran into another returning superstar in Kairi Sane as she reconnected with Io Sky.
28:52And to put it in the words of this would-be movie star now understands, there was a rewrite of the script, and Liv had a new scene partner facing Kairi later that night.
29:15A slingshot of Liv.
29:16Yeah, didn't really get all that, but she puts Liv into position now.
29:20With the insane elbow.
29:23Meanwhile, look who's here.
29:25Raquel's with the official.
29:27Roxanne Perez just shoved Kairi Sane off the top rope to give Liv Morgan an advantage here.
29:33Full chaos here as Roxanne makes herself-
29:35Who?
29:36Yourself?
29:37I don't know what Raquel's all ticked off about.
29:41Roxanne tried to help Morgan, who goes for oblivion.
29:45Kairi Sane though, shoulders are down.
29:47One, two, three.
29:49And the win!
29:53Here is your winner, Kairi Sane!
29:57Well, the argument between Roxanne and Raquel at ringside caused Liv to be a bit distracted.
30:03It cost her the oblivion and it cost her the match.
30:06Again, I don't know why Raquel was all mad.
30:09Roxanne actually tried to help Liv.
30:11Roxanne is saying, I tried to help you.
30:13Roxanne, I thought you were out there to help.
30:21What happened?
30:22What was that?
30:23Relax.
30:24Roxanne was only out there because Raquel got involved.
30:27You've seen Dominic, didn't you?
30:28Yeah, Dominic, what happened?
30:29I couldn't see that they didn't set it up for us back here.
30:33If Roxanne had gotten involved, you would have won.
30:36Do you know, Raquel?
30:37I can't believe I have to say this, but you were the veteran out there.
30:41You should have known better.
30:42Ivar's been putting on a clinic.
30:55Wake up, Eric.
30:56He says, it's time to go up.
30:58Eric now.
31:03Here's Woods.
31:05Tag made.
31:06Julius is now legal.
31:07Won't be coming in anytime soon.
31:09Woods now.
31:10Base first goes Eric.
31:11Kick right to the midsection by Kingston.
31:13Now again, New Day and American made working together again.
31:18And the top rope with a Brunus ball.
31:24Kofi saying, I'm gonna fly as well.
31:29And Kofi Kingston, uh-oh, caught by Ivar.
31:32Into the apron goes Kofi.
31:35Ivar.
31:40Short-circuiting the LED boards around the ring.
31:47And Kofi Kingston.
31:49And now Ivar.
31:50What?
31:51My God!
31:52Julius Creed coming off Xavier, who rolls up Creed.
31:55He's got the tights and the- New Day got him.
31:59New Day got him.
32:00New Day got him.
32:01Here are your winners and still the World Track Team champion.
32:10New Day built.
32:11The New Day.
32:13It's New Day's time.
32:14New Day's time.
32:16It's New Day's time.
32:18It's unbelievable.
32:19Okay, how could you guys let New Day run the show out there?
32:22You cost yourself a golden opportunity.
32:24All right?
32:25Now, Grande Americano gave me a message.
32:27And I gotta get it to Pierce right now.
32:29So Ivy, take these two, get them in the best shape of their life in case they get
32:33another opportunity.
32:34Go!
32:35Go!
32:36What do you want?
32:40Poking your nose in my business, costing me my spot and money in the bank, huh?
32:45Lucky for me, at Worlds Collide I get my revenge.
32:49It's Chad Gable versus Fakingo.
32:51And from the looks of it, it's gonna be as easy as taking candy from El Hijo.
32:57Tranquilo, tranquilo.
32:59Toda esta energía, guárdala para el 7 de junio en Los Angeles.
33:03Worlds Collide, face to face.
33:06See you soon.
33:09Yeah, walk away.
33:11Go look for another opportunity you didn't earn.
33:14What about me?
33:15What about Gable?
33:21Here's the thing, Gable.
33:24If you or that coffee bean interfere in my match ever again, I'm not just gonna put your
33:31back on the floor.
33:32I'm gonna put you through the concrete.
33:34You believe me?
33:37Chad Gable has not had the best track record with Phenomenal Ones or Luchadores.
33:43But he gets one more chance to dispel the stigma that surrounds him.
33:47Gable goes one-on-one with Vikingo when Worlds Collide on June 7th.
33:52Boy, I'll tell you what, Chad Gable just can't seem to shake this luchador problem.
33:59And now it seems he has a problem with the Phenomenal One also.
34:03Yeah, Scott, and Gable isn't the only superstar with a problem they can't get rid of.
34:07Since the shocking betrayal by Becky Lynch towards Lyra Valkyria,
34:11the Women's Intercontinental Champion has been trying to send the man packing.
34:15Yeah, and a victory by Valkyria over Lynch wasn't enough to quiet the man down,
34:20who initially claimed she was done with Lyra and on to bigger and better things.
34:24That was until two weeks ago during a Money in the Bank qualifying match.
34:28The Women's Intercontinental Champion would interfere and cost Becky a chance to become Miss Money in the Bank.
34:33And following that up last week on Raw, Valkyria made it clear Lynch has turned this personal,
34:38and the champion's willing to do whatever it takes, whatever it takes,
34:42to put the man down for good.
34:45I made this personal, I made this personal.
34:50You cost me, you cost me my opportunity.
34:53I was done with you.
34:55I was on to bigger and better things because, okay, okay, you won a match.
35:00You won a match.
35:01I won the night because I went home with my hot husband,
35:06and you went off to the hospital with your weird little fiance.
35:11Your hot husband, you mean the only talented thing about you.
35:16Jeez.
35:17See, here you go, here you go, making it personal again.
35:21You are making it personal again.
35:24You could have just let all of this go.
35:26You could have just let it go, but you couldn't, you know what?
35:30Because you know I am the best thing that has ever happened to you.
35:34And I am the best thing that has ever happened to that title.
35:39Becky, that is not the flex you think it is.
35:42You're acting like you graciously stepped aside and shared your spotlight
35:46and brought me into the conversation.
35:48People are talking about me because I beat you.
35:59Okay, okay, okay, okay.
36:01You say, you say I steal all of these opportunities, right?
36:05Okay, well, how about this if you're so confident, you're so cocky.
36:09How about this?
36:10How about money in the bank?
36:12If you can beat me, I will never challenge you for that title ever again.
36:24Fine, Becky, that's no problem to me.
36:27The way I see it, I beat you twice, and the last time, I did it with my eyes closed.
36:32You did not let me finish, because there's something that I keep remembering, right?
36:52When you took the title from me at NXT, very quick roll up, it wasn't really a decisive win.
36:58When you took the title from me, the good person that I am, what did I do after that match?
37:04Do you remember?
37:05I graciously raised your hand.
37:09So, when I win at Money in the Bank, when I win fair and square,
37:16you have to look me in the eyes and raise my hand.
37:23What do you say?
37:30Becky, I've never had an issue raising the hand of a woman who's better than me.
37:37That's just never been you yet.
37:49Will this be the last time Becky Lynch ever challenges Lyra Valkyria for the Intercontinental title?
37:55Or will Lyra have to give the ultimate sign of respect to a woman she has lost all respect for?
38:01We're gonna find out June 7th at Money in the Bank.
38:07Coming up, three men, one spot.
38:10And with Seth Rollins envisioning a new future of his own making for WWE, who will qualify for the men's Money in the Bank ladder match?
38:19Prepare to witness carnage, chaos, and madness in our NXT Battlegrounds slamming seven.
38:30The Collins attack on Hank and Tank and Briggs was thwarted by none other than Yoshiki Inomora at seven.
38:37Inomora with a chair and a little bit of payback.
38:40It's good to see a smile on the face of Josh Briggs.
38:45At number six, Tony D'Angelo seems to have a friend in no one as a distraction from Luca Crucifino proves to hit right in the heart.
38:55Since Ricky Saints' words of warning seem to have fallen on deaf ears, at five, the champion quickly pivots to lead by example instead.
39:05Ava needs to settle this, and it will be settled.
39:10Factoring in a potential loss of the championship, Sol Ruka pushes past her limit to retain the NXT Women's North American title at number four.
39:21Position X Factor X found the spot.
39:25At three, Miles Borin attempts to step up or jump out to the champion Oba Femi.
39:32But resistance proves futile as the overwhelming power of Oba keeps the NXT Championship right where it is.
39:39Stephanie Vaquer has really been breaking down barriers throughout NXT at number two.
39:45As Vaquer continues her dominant reign as the NXT Women's Champion.
39:50Trick Williams pulls off the highest of a lifetime in our number one spot.
39:55As Trick defeats Joe Hendry to become the new TNA World Champion.
40:00History has been made.
40:05Ah, you know what, Meg?
40:06It's time to talk about the tsunami heading our way.
40:10And that's Seth Rollins, Braun Breaker, and now Bronson Reed beginning in earnest their plan to reshape Monday Night Raw and the entire professional wrestling industry into the vision of an architect.
40:22And the first step would be to qualify for the Money in the Bank.
40:25Step two would be to climb the ladder and claim the Money in the Bank contract and finally cash in for the World Heavyweight Championship and exact complete and total control over WWE.
40:37It's a solid and slightly concerning plan.
40:40And with superstars like Bronson Reed ready to take out the opposition, just like CM Punk was handled at Saturday night's main event, there might be no stopping the visionary now.
40:50But Sami Zayn is still standing and he's more than an annoyance along the way.
40:54He's a direct competitor in our next Money in the Bank qualifying match.
40:58And in all the drama, we can't forget that Finn Balor proves a very real threat to these plans of Seth's if Balor qualifies instead.
41:07But at the end of the day, once Braun Breaker and Bronson Reed inevitably throw their weight into this matchup, it might just come down to a numbers game.
41:15One that leaves the very strong impression that resistance in this case is futile.
41:20And Sami!
41:25Exploder!
41:30And maybe it's Sami Zayn's opportunity.
41:33This is not good, not big.
41:36Sami looking for the halluva kick and Finn Balor with a sling blade intercepts.
41:41And now drives both men into the corner.
41:47Sami in the drop zone.
41:50Balor going up top.
41:53Went for the coup de grace, Sami rolled out of harm's way.
41:56Stomp by Rollins.
41:58Halluva kick by Zayn.
42:01Sami into the cover.
42:03One, two, three.
42:06Braun Breaker and Bronson Reed.
42:09Branker just saved Rollins.
42:14And now these two animals are beating the hell out of Sami.
42:19Meanwhile, that's Jey Uso.
42:21Jey Uso's here.
42:22The world champ.
42:24Coming in the aid of Sami.
42:27Super kicks all around.
42:30Rollins, though, grabbing the world champ, a right hand.
42:37And a massive spear by Breaker.
42:42Bronson Reed crushing Sami.
42:47And now Dirty Dom, the Intercontinental Champion.
42:52I believe it's not a great throw by Dom.
42:56The steel chest.
42:58Stomp.
42:59Stomp.
43:00Stomp by Rollins.
43:01Into the chair that Dominic introduced and it backfired for Dominic Setzko in LA.
43:08Here is your winner, Set freaking Rollins.
43:15Well, you know, Dominic hasn't showed up in weeks to help the Judgment Day.
43:20Tonight he shows up and it backfires on Finn Balor.
43:26Set Rollins reaps the benefits.
43:29Rollins will be going to Money in the Bank.
43:31Set freaking Rollins, Braun Breaker, Bronson Reed, and Paul Heyman.
43:38We're not done yet.
43:39Wait a minute, I was told he wasn't here.
43:41Breaker and Bronson Reed gonna head off Punk at the pass.
43:48Maybe not.
43:55Maybe not.
43:56Punk.
43:57Going to sleep Rollins.
44:02The head and run by CM Punk is successful.
44:09Dropping Rollins.
44:12Seth Rollins qualifies for Money in the Bank.
44:20But CM Punk gets the last laugh tonight.
44:23CM Punk puts Seth Rollins to sleep but it doesn't change the fact that Seth will be dreaming of the Money in the Bank briefcase for the next week.
44:32Rollins, Sola Sokoa, LA Knight, Penta will face off against two superstars to be determined for the career changing contract on Saturday, June 7th at Money in the Bank.
44:42And the first of those two remaining spots will be filled on Friday as the men's and women's qualifying matches continue on SmackDown.
44:50On the men's side of things, it comes down to Andrade, Jacob Fatu, or Carmelo Hayes.
44:55As that same night, Jade Cargill, Nia Jax, and Naomi compete to call their shot for that coveted Money in the Bank briefcase.
45:03Well, Scott, we've almost reached the top of that ladder.
45:08Money in the Bank is right around the corner.
45:12Only a few more rungs to go, Megan.
45:15On top of the qualifying matches this Friday, SmackDown promising just enough to keep us going until we make it to LA for Money in the Bank.
45:22That's right, while everyone else has been climbing the ladder of success in qualifying matches, Bianca Belair has been pulling herself back from injury.
45:31And this Friday, she makes her return to television.
45:34Yeah, can't wait.
45:35While John Cena has fallen down a few steps in the WWE Universe's goodwill lately, it's gonna be a good time either way as John joins us live on SmackDown.
45:44But with that, I think we should call it here before we climb a bit too close to the sun and tar ourselves out before Money in the Bank.
45:53You sure? You sure? Because I could do this all day, you know.
45:56All right, well, until next time, I'm Megan Marino.
45:58I guess we're done, huh?
45:59I'm Scott Stanford signing off on another soon-to-be award-winning edition of This Week in WWE.