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WWE Raw _July 14, 2025 - LA Knight Vs Jey Uso Vs Penta Vs Bron Breakker Vs CM Punk _ Gauntlet Match - Winner Faces Gunther for World Heavyweight Championship at Summer Slam
WWE Raw _July 14, 2025 - LA Knight Vs Jey Uso Vs Penta Vs Bron Breakker Vs CM Punk _ Gauntlet Match - Winner Faces Gunther for World Heavyweight Championship at Summer Slam
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00:00Here in the gauntlet match, he has to go through everyone in order to get an opportunity at Gunther at SummerSlam.
00:05Listen, nobody's ever content when they draw the unlucky first entry into a gauntlet match situation,
00:11but if anybody has the physical abilities, the endurance, and the power to go the distance, it's Braun Breaker.
00:18Paul Heyman extremely confident earlier on when he talked about the possibility of Breaker and Gunther in a couple of weeks at SummerSlam.
00:25Now think about this, if you get Braun Breaker and Gunther at SummerSlam, and potentially Heyman's prediction comes true.
00:33Braun Breaker is the long-term, as he's a world heavyweight champion.
00:37Look at what Paul Heyman still has in his hand right now.
00:40Seth Rollins has until next June to cash that in.
00:44Heyman could technically be responsible for both champions across WWE.
00:49Heyman telling us earlier tonight that he has no information yet on the severity of the knee injury to Seth Rollins.
00:54He said it is too soon to determine how long Rollins will be out of action, but again, to your point,
01:00there's almost a full year in which to utilize the contract in the briefcase.
01:05And amass absolute power in WWE.
01:10And Rollins and Heyman knew what they were doing when they brought Braun Breaker on board.
01:15You've known Paul Heyman a lot longer than I have, Cole.
01:19When have you ever known Paul to make a mistake when it comes to who he aligns inside with?
01:25I mean, he's been, what, 30, 40 years in the business and very few mistakes.
01:33He's earned the name the Oracle.
01:35He's earned the name the Oracle.
01:39Yeah!
01:49Yeah!
01:51Yeah!
01:56Yeah!
02:02Well, here's a man who knows Brawnbreaker very well.
02:16Been embroiled in a rivalry with this man and over the past number of months.
02:21But perhaps a match no bigger than the opening match of the gauntlet match here
02:25tonight.
02:27An opportunity to perhaps earn his first world title opportunity in WWE.
02:35And there's only been in WWE for a short period of time to think of what
02:38he's already accomplished.
02:40But arguably the biggest task he's faced is about to happen right now.
02:44SummerSlam is coming to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets,
02:59Jets on Saturday, August 2nd, Sunday, August 3rd, two weeks from this coming weekend.
03:03Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
03:10And tonight, Monday Night Raw, live on Netflix, emanates from Birmingham, Alabama.
03:16It is time for our main event, the Gauntlet Mash, to determine who faces Gunther for the
03:21World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam.
03:25Could it be Penta?
03:28Could it be Braun Breaker?
03:30Well, they draw the first two slots in the running of the gauntlet.
03:34These two superstars certainly with no shortage of juice to provide tonight.
03:50Stakes at an all-time high.
03:53The 38th gauntlet match in the long and illustrious history of Monday Night Raw.
04:00The first in well over a year, and so much at stake.
04:06I'm extremely curious to see what sort of strategy Braun Breaker employs in this gauntlet match.
04:12This is a young man who utilizes his explosivity, his power game, to his advantage regularly.
04:19But how does Braun fare in the endurance department?
04:22We haven't really seen Breaker tested in a long-term match like tonight could be.
04:26Great point.
04:27Braun Breaker, who beat Sami Zayn last week, put him on the injured list.
04:31Trying to earn his first world title opportunity here on Monday Night Raw.
04:38Last year, of course, at SummerSlam, Braun Breaker won his first championship here.
04:43The Intercontinental title.
04:45Hopes to get to another title match this year as Penta starts things off against Braun Breaker.
04:50Probably a wise decision here by Penta.
04:51Yeah, you wanna grab the upper hand against Braun Breaker by any means necessary.
04:55Smart strategy by Penta.
04:57But again, I'm curious to see what sort of strategy is employed by Penta,
05:00who loves to push the pace.
05:02But let's be realistic.
05:03The sort of pace that benefits Penta is not sustainable in a gauntlet match.
05:07And the power of Breaker.
05:12I think for both of these guys, the answer is to try to get through this first fall as
05:15quickly as possible.
05:17Whether it be a quick flash pin, a knockout shot, whatever it is,
05:21you wanna get out of here as fast as possible and see who's next.
05:24Do you think that the injury to Seth Rollins, and again, we don't know the severity of it yet.
05:28Do you think that injury is way in on the mind of Braun Breaker at all as he heads into this
05:33gauntlet match?
05:33Absolutely not.
05:35You heard Paul Heyman earlier, it's too quick to provide any sort of detail.
05:38But what Heyman holds in his hands is a guarantee.
05:42It is a surefire thing.
05:43The Money in the Bank contract belongs to Rollins until next June.
05:47I think Heyman said, Braun, the chance is yours.
05:50SummerSlam is yours for the taking.
05:52And that's all Breaker's focused on.
05:54Yeah, but Penta wants to head into his first SummerSlam with a championship
05:57opportunity cross body by Penta.
06:00And Penta burst on the scene in spectacular fashion here in WWE.
06:08A world traveled superstar, dreamt of making his presence known on the grandest stage.
06:15That is WWE.
06:16And Penta has absolutely not disappointed.
06:20And there's that breakneck speed.
06:24We talk about it all the time.
06:2523 miles per hour.
06:28Braun Breaker hits the ropes.
06:32And that's akin to being run over by a Mack truck in the center of the ring.
06:37And the other thing I've noticed about Breaker as of late, especially after
06:40joining Heyman and company is the confidence.
06:43The confidence is just growing.
06:47And Penta now gonna fly up over the top.
06:51Down goes Breaker.
06:52Penta in control.
06:59No fear.
07:00And again, Penta would love to put this match away early.
07:11Penta in an advantageous position at this moment.
07:14But your point you made a few moments ago about Braun Breaker's confidence has really
07:17been a game changer.
07:19This is Braun Breaker's relatively young as far as experience in this business goes.
07:23But Braun is smart enough to understand, to know what he doesn't know.
07:28That's where Paul Heyman comes into play.
07:30That's where Seth Rollins comes into play.
07:32To teach, to shape, to mold the mind of a relatively raw Braun Breaker.
07:36Well, and also control the recklessness, correct, of what the unpredictable badass Breaker has.
07:42Once in a while, Braun Breaker needs to be protected from himself.
07:45The guy has displayed reckless abandon on more than one occasion.
07:49Well, let's be honest.
07:49He's got to screw loose.
07:50I mean, seriously.
07:51I would agree with that.
07:54And Penta right now in control.
07:55And I think what we're seeing right now, even in this matchup, in this particular situation,
08:00is Breaker has yet to be turned loose by Paul Heyman, who, let's be honest,
08:04is holding the leash of the unpredictable badass.
08:07And better turn him loose quick, because Penta may put Breaker away here shortly.
08:11Penta trying to get under the skin of Braun Breaker.
08:17I wonder what goes through the mind of Heyman.
08:18And he obviously has no scruples.
08:25Paul, the disrespect you spew on a weekly basis about the Oracle.
08:28Come on, you think Paul Heyman has scruples?
08:30You think he gives a damn about anybody but himself?
08:32I mean, he's in this business to pat his pocket with money.
08:35He hooks to every gravy train that he can, and he's done it again here with Rollins in this group.
08:40I already said it earlier in the night, didn't pertain to Paul Heyman, but you're in this business
08:44not to make friends, but to make money.
08:47You know who Paul Heyman cares about beyond himself?
08:49Braun Breaker, Big Bronson Reed, Seth freaking Reynolds.
08:52Wait a minute, you really think Heyman, here's the cover now by Penta.
08:55Is it enough and a kick out?
08:57You think Heyman actually cares about these guys?
08:59He'll, as soon as they can no longer provide a monetary substance to him, he'll drop him.
09:06He's done it all his career.
09:10Okay, not gonna argue that point.
09:11Oh, wait a minute.
09:12I'm getting us out of harm's way, Cole.
09:14Thanks, sticking up for me.
09:16That's right.
09:21Don't be hiding behind us.
09:23Penta to the barricade.
09:25Well, the frightening thing for Penta is Breaker is starting to let loose.
09:38We heard Heyman barking orders just a few moments ago, and Braun Breaker, and I'm telling you,
09:44Breaker's crazy.
09:45Like, I said it before, he's gotta screw loose.
09:49He enjoys this.
09:50Well, you're not gonna get any disagreement from me.
09:52I mean, he's the son of a dog-faced gremlin, for God's sake.
09:55You don't earn that sort of nickname by utilizing your brain cells.
09:58And that press slam onto the steps.
10:06And just a few feet away from us, the oracle grinning from ear to ear.
10:11Paul Heyman can already taste SummerSlam.
10:14How many nicknames can a guy have in his career?
10:17How many dollars can a man have in his bank account, Cole?
10:19It's endless.
10:22It's about being great in his business.
10:24Heyman's already a Hall of Famer.
10:25Now he's just padding his resume and his bank account.
10:32And now Breaker has slowed the pace down to the way he likes it.
10:39Breaker prefers this methodical pace in these instances, knowing full well that in the blink of an eye,
10:45he can flip that switch.
10:47He can explode out of the gates and through an opponent, turn Penta's lights out,
10:51cut somebody clean in half with one of those spears.
10:56Right now, Breaker.
10:57Oh, suplex, floats into the cover, and now Breaker gonna do push-ups.
11:03Now this is an issue, however.
11:04He should have taken the opportunity to be Penta there.
11:08I might agree with you more often than not, but this is Braun Breaker we're talking about.
11:13And as we've learned in his short tenure in WWE, Breaker has broken all of the molds.
11:18He has defied all of the odds.
11:20We have never seen a superstar quite like Braun Breaker before.
11:24No, I agree.
11:25He's got everything.
11:27Baseball, you'd call him a five-tool player.
11:29Checks off every single box.
11:33And now under the tutelage of Heyman and Rollins.
11:35God knows what the future holds for Breaker.
11:41A desperate Penta dragging Breaker's neck across the top rope.
11:44And what a throw by Breaker with ease!
11:47And that's disheartening for an opponent.
11:50Cover!
11:51Penta kicks it too.
11:52When you're someone as world-traveled and successful as Penta, and you are throwing
11:56the best you have as we take a look at the World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther, enjoying this
12:01gauntlet match from his skybox.
12:03But when you're Penta, and you're hitting Braun Breaker with some of your best shots,
12:07and Breaker just eats him and smiles and keeps moving forward, that will crush the soul of a competitor.
12:13Now Penta trying to fight back.
12:18A lot of guts in this young man as we've learned, and another throw by Breaker.
12:23He's tossing Penta around like he's a child.
12:25And Penta is the personification of Cerro Miedo, zero fear.
12:30But look at, he's manhandling him, Corey.
12:32I agree.
12:33I think Penta's best bet in this circumstance is to try to take to the sky.
12:37Maybe tap out.
12:37Hey, maybe.
12:39That's the next best thing.
12:42Thing's about to go from bad to worse.
12:43For Penta, a kick by Penta.
12:46And Penta looking to rally.
12:48Went to the knee, smart move by Penta.
12:51Swing blade, face first, goes Braun Breaker.
12:57Enzigiri in the corner, rocks the brain of Breaker.
13:00Ooh, right to the chest.
13:07Drive all the wind out of the lungs of Braun Breaker.
13:13And in a gauntlet matchup where exhaustion is almost always a factor.
13:17Oh, man.
13:18You need your full lung capacity.
13:20Cover to advance in the gauntlet match.
13:22Breaker kicks it two.
13:24And the world champion, Gunther, looks on.
13:29Didn't seem impressed.
13:31When have you ever known Gunther to be impressed by any other superstars?
13:34We look yet again at the offense of Penta, that backstabber.
13:38Impressive to us, impressive to the WWE Universe, just not the Gunther.
13:45Penta, and Breaker with a knee, an explosive knee.
13:49The sudden impact of Braun Breaker.
13:51Got Penta right under the chin, but Penta able to fight his way out.
13:55Yeah, Penta not giving up.
13:56Looked like he was gonna go for the Penta driver there.
13:59Breaker was able to counter.
14:00Springboard, a spear!
14:03Oh, my God!
14:05Springboard and a spear just split him in half.
14:10Penta has been eliminated.
14:14When you can impress the icon Goldberg with the way you deliver a spear,
14:19it's saying something.
14:21Well, unfortunately for Braun Breaker, I guarantee you, this megastar ain't impressed.
14:27That is why it was not the luck of the draw for Braun Breaker.
14:31He's gotta go from start to finish to win this entire gauntlet match.
14:35And now a man who has a major issue with Rollins and company, L.A. Knight.
14:40We heard from L.A. Knight by his own admission earlier.
14:44He is not 100% after his grueling battle with Rollins at Saturday night's main event.
14:50But L.A. Knight's gonna have to figure out a way to rally if he wants any chance of getting past Breaker.
14:55Yeah, the win over Rollins at Saturday night's main event.
14:58He's never competed L.A. Knight for the World Heavyweight Championship that Gunther has.
15:03L.A. Knight has an opportunity if he wins the gauntlet.
15:06Well, isn't it a gauntlet match?
15:07It can't hurt to have that little something extra, a little something secret in your pocket.
15:11Tonight for L.A. Knight, that's the WWE Universe.
15:14Yeah, the sixth man.
15:15Listen to this place.
15:17Knight whipped across the corner.
15:20It explodes out with a clothesline.
15:22L.A. Knight is not gonna be intimidated by a man like Breaker.
15:29And a block by Breaker.
15:31Look at the power.
15:31Oh, my God.
15:32Oh, my.
15:32L.A. Knight, though, lands on a fan into a neck breaker.
15:35Great move by Knight.
15:37Now, L.A. Knight taking a second to mock the badass.
15:41Cover by Knight.
15:42Breaker gets the shoulder up.
15:48Knight so explosive.
15:49Well, L.A. Knight certainly has no shortage of personal issues with
15:54Braun Breaker, Bronson Reed, Seth Freak and Rollins.
15:57All of the above have made Knight's life hell recently.
16:01What an opportunity for catharsis this could be for the megastar.
16:04I'm surprised Heyman didn't rig the random drawing so Breaker got a better spot.
16:10Up over the top to the floor.
16:12Well, L.A. Knight gonna drag Breaker to the outside with him.
16:15And Breaker driven shoulder first into the post.
16:20Great offensive strategy here by Knight.
16:23Trying to take it again.
16:25Take the arm away from Braun Breaker.
16:29And Breaker now rolling back into the ring.
16:35And this is a strategy Penta didn't really, really wasn't able to employ.
16:39Trying to pick apart a body part from Braun Breaker.
16:42Look at the power, it's paying off.
16:45L.A. Knight, Breaker didn't have any power left in the arm after the repeated blows to the,
16:50to the post, Breaker up over the top right into our announce table.
16:53Great strategy by the veteran L.A. Knight.
16:57L.A. Knight looking to put out, pull out all the stops here.
17:01Both men bounce off the announce table.
17:03Breaker's down, golden opportunity here for Knight.
17:06Now Braun Breaker's skull being dribbled off the cowl of our announce desk.
17:18I'm getting out of the way, Cole.
17:19I have a feeling it's gonna get even uglier.
17:21I mean, I love the way that Knight has been aggressive since the start of this match with Breaker.
17:26Well, this isn't L.A. Knight's first day of school.
17:28Bang, Breaker!
17:30The megastar understands the assignment.
17:32He knows what he's dealing with.
17:34L.A. Knight knows what he needs to do to head to Summerslam.
17:40Oh, now the L.A. Knight driven ribs first.
17:43Now remember, ribs have been an issue for Knight over the last few weeks.
17:45Tsunami, spears, not a hundred percent.
17:48And now Breaker dropping him on the ribs yet again.
17:51Those ribs about to become a full-blown subscription.
17:54The issue is gonna get even worse courtesy of Braun Breaker.
18:00And now it's Braun Breaker back on top here in control of this match.
18:07In L.A. Knight, Breaker's smart here.
18:09Go for the midsection, the Achilles heel of L.A. Knight.
18:18Serious situation now for L.A. Knight.
18:25Having problems breathing, could have a cracked rib.
18:28I don't know if he had cracked ribs even coming into this match.
18:31L.A. Knight playing his cards close to the vest, not disclosing what sort of
18:35physical condition he is actually truly in.
18:37But by L.A.'s own admission, he's not a hundred percent.
18:41And I don't care how tough you are, what you've done in the past, you can't compete
18:45with a mutant of an athlete like Braun Breaker at anything less than a hundred percent.
18:50This is why, slow the pace down.
18:52Breaker's been competing now in his second match of the night.
18:55And you wonder why the Oracle Paul Heyman is of such value to a young gun like Braun Breaker.
19:02Are you trying to get a job with him?
19:04I might.
19:05I gotta stay afloat somehow.
19:08And L.A. Knight really suffering here.
19:17The official Eddie Arango checking on Knight to see if he can continue.
19:20Knight's not gonna give up, I'll tell you that.
19:22No, but again, what I was saying before, how deliberate Braun Breaker is competing
19:27in the moment since.
19:28He has control of the matchup, Braun understands.
19:31You may only get a chance to make one mistake against a veteran like Knight.
19:34Don't give L.A. that opportunity.
19:36And I guarantee you that, my God, something that's been coached up in him by Heyman,
19:42by Rollins, hell, even by Big Bronson Reed, who has global experience.
19:45That hurt, right?
19:47And it must have hurt me out.
19:49Heyman, loving what is going on here.
19:53Braun Breaker decimating L.A. Knight.
19:57And the other thing is, he's taken the crowd out of this, Corey.
20:01Very important.
20:03You're absolutely right, this arena was on fire when L.A. Knight made his entrance.
20:07Well, maybe coming back, well, I was gonna say coming back into it again.
20:10But Breaker able to quell the momentum.
20:13And it's smart, Breaker not taking any unnecessary risks.
20:18And again, kidney first.
20:20Yeah, the midsection.
20:23Being attacked by Braun Breaker.
20:25There's that confidence you talked about, Cole.
20:30Braun Breaker is smiling in his second match of this gauntlet.
20:39At least two more opponents if Braun Breaker wants to win this thing.
20:44Heyman telling L.A. Knight to tap out, stay down.
20:50Knight sent across the ring again.
20:51My God.
20:52And this has been a dissection.
20:54I mean, this has been a complete beat down by Breaker.
20:57L.A. Knight, I don't even know if he can breathe.
21:06Starting to get a bit uncomfortable out here.
21:09Come on, Cole, live a little.
21:10This is fun.
21:11Paul Heyman realizes that he has a diamond in his midst.
21:25Braun Breaker, who eliminated Penta in the gauntlet match.
21:29It is now completely dominating L.A. Knight.
21:33I'll tell you one better, Cole.
21:34It's not a diamond, it's the freaking Hope Diamond.
21:37Braun Breaker is the future of this business.
21:40And I don't know anybody that even disputes that.
21:42I don't.
21:42The scariest part about it is he is under the control of the Oracle.
21:48We've seen what Heyman has done to so many badasses in their careers here at WWE,
21:54able to take them to the next level.
21:58And Breaker now, knee right to the midsection again.
22:01This has been brilliant strategy.
22:05L.A. able to kick out.
22:06And tried and true by Braun Breaker.
22:08Nothing fancy, nothing risky.
22:10Just an answer for everything L.A. Knight has attempted.
22:14One thing I've noticed, too, since Breaker is coming to the Heyman fold,
22:18he's much more in control in the ring.
22:21Not trying to do too many high-risk things here and there like he was early on in his career.
22:25Realizes he's a powerhouse.
22:27Just beat the hell out of your opponents.
22:29Rely on your strengths, lean into what works best for you.
22:32And I guarantee you, Heyman and certainly Rollins, veterans of the game,
22:36have explained that to Braun.
22:37Protect your investment.
22:39If you're gonna be the future, you wanna be the future at 100% of yourself.
22:44L.A. Knight, though, he's not gonna give up.
22:47Fighting back, elbows to the face.
22:50Breaker misses wildly.
22:52Collision for the men are down.
22:54Center of the ring, who got the worst of it?
22:58Well, this is the best opportunity L.A. Knight has had in seemingly minutes to recover.
23:04As we take another look at the double clothesline that dropped both athletes.
23:12This is a critical point in this match.
23:17Breaker beat Pencil, looking to beat L.A. Knight in advance.
23:20Knight looking to advance in the gauntlet.
23:22Left hands for the southpaw.
23:24And then a big clothesline by Knight.
23:26You can hear the WWE Universe here in Birmingham has woken up and so has L.A. Knight.
23:30That's Breaker.
23:32Rallying behind the megastar, looking to push L.A.
23:36to the next round of this gauntlet.
23:38DDT.
23:40And this is what Breaker is hoping to avoid.
23:44This rally, this big fourth quarter comeback by Knight.
23:47L.A. Knight, yeah!
23:51Off the top rope, elbow delivered.
23:52Knight's got a chance.
23:55Hooks the leg.
23:56Breaker kicks it to Paul Heyman rushing to the ring.
24:01Let's take another look.
24:04This double jump flying elbow from L.A. Knight right to the heart of Braun Breaker.
24:10So close that it did force the Oracle.
24:12Paul Heyman off of his seat on our announce table and ringside.
24:15Wish he'd stay over there.
24:16Knight now went for another neckbreaker.
24:19For a BFT perhaps.
24:20Oh, Braun Breaker!
24:21My goodness!
24:22What a counter by Knight into the cover!
24:25Somehow Breaker kicked out!
24:27My goodness!
24:29What a counter by L.A. Knight!
24:31You can see the befuddled look on the face of the Oracle.
24:34That's the same expression we're all wearing.
24:37How the hell did Braun Breaker survive being stacked up like that by L.A. Knight?
24:43Breaker trying to fight out of this.
24:45Lands on his feet.
24:45L.A. Knight, again, the midsection given out.
24:48Knight just doesn't have any core strength right now with a possible rib injury.
24:51But I think L.A. Knight hurt Braun Breaker.
24:54Breaker has almost a glazed over look in his eyes.
24:56Yeah, trying to fight out of this.
24:57I think he raked the eyes and the official didn't see it.
25:00But it didn't matter.
25:01There's no disqualifications in the match tonight.
25:03And the knees right to the ribs.
25:05That gut buster could be the prelude to something very bad for the mega star.
25:10Remember, you can only win via pinfall or submission.
25:13Breaker, spear!
25:14One, two, three.
25:19Who's next for Breaker in the gauntlet?
25:22Great effort by L.A. Knight.
25:23L.A. Knight has been eliminated.
25:26Unfortunately for the mega star, he can give his best regards to Penta.
25:31As the second to fall in his gauntlet match.
25:34Now, Braun Breaker showing the physical
25:38and perhaps mental exhaustion of the first two matches.
25:42But now he's gotta go up against the former World Heavyweight Champion,
25:46a man he knows extremely well, Jey Uso.
25:56Jey Uso won the Royal Rumble this year.
25:59For the fourth time in his career, he enters a gauntlet match.
26:02But the first time he's ever been in a singles gauntlet match.
26:06Yeah, but the difference here is Jey Uso is fresh as a daisy, Michael Cole.
26:11And Braun Breaker has been pushed to the limit twice.
26:14First by Penta, then by L.A. Knight.
26:17But that unpredictable badass now realizes what he must do.
26:26And now Jey Uso goes right after Breaker.
26:28Smart move by Jey.
26:29Take advantage of Braun Breaker.
26:30Perhaps showing the wear and tear of the first two matches.
26:35Uso would love another opportunity at Gunther at SummerSlam.
26:38Jey Uso uncorking a heavy right, sending Breaker crashing to the outside.
26:42And here he comes, Uso's suicide dive wipes out Breaker.
26:51The fresh Jey Uso wants to run it back.
27:00Jey Uso celebrating, hopefully it's not premature.
27:04I don't like this at all.
27:20I don't like it, not even a little bit Cole.
27:23As much respect as I have for main event Jey Uso.
27:26You've got Braun Breaker down.
27:29You've got Breaker hurt.
27:30You've got Breaker softened up.
27:32And you stop to yeet with the people.
27:35That could prove to be the downfall of Jey tonight.
27:38I can sort of understand Jey Uso doing this.
27:40Because remember, he feeds off the WWE fans.
27:42He needs the WWE fans in his corner.
27:44He has them in his corner now.
27:48And Jey Uso is going to feed off over 10,000 people here tonight.
27:55They can feed off of whoever they want.
27:56But unfortunately, the schlubs in the front row aren't going to come in here and
28:00do the work for Jey Uso.
28:02Now that guy in the third row with the six chins isn't going to fight
28:06Braun Breaker on main event's behalf.
28:07Well, to your point, it's allowing Braun Breaker valuable time to try to regroup
28:11here after everything he went through in the first two matches.
28:14I love Jey Uso.
28:16I think the world of him as a competitor, as a person.
28:18But I think that was the worst mistake Jey could have made.
28:21I'm not sure.
28:22Again, I sort of defend Jey wanting to feed off the WWE fans that have been in
28:27his corner since the beginning.
28:29It was the fans, Corey, that willed him on his way to finally win a World Heavyweight Championship.
28:34But at WrestleMania, did Jey stop in the middle of the match with Gunther?
28:40No, good point.
28:41The only kind I make.
28:43Jey Uso now, big right hand breakers down.
28:45And Al Heyman shaking his head in disbelief.
28:51Cover by Jey.
28:56One, two, three.
28:57Breaker powers out.
29:01And listen, if Jey Uso does have an upper hand in this circumstance,
29:04beyond being the fresher competitor, Jey's had the chance to watch Braun Breaker for
29:09the last two competitors in this gauntlet match.
29:12Jey may have come up with a game plan.
29:14He maybe called something different before he came out here.
29:17Well, he's also a fresher, he understands that.
29:21He knows Braun Breaker extremely well.
29:23They've had quite the rivalry over the past year.
29:27But now Braun Breaker with just that one Irish wit, Corey, has turned it around.
29:31And that's the game-changing power possessed by Braun Breaker.
29:36Wicked cross face right across the bridge of Jey Uso's nose.
29:43The problem now is Braun has once again slowed down the match.
29:48And this allows him to regroup, allows him to catch his breath.
29:51But just to clarify, that problem is a problem for Jey Uso, not Braun Breaker.
29:56Exactly, that's what I'm saying, it's a problem for Jey.
29:58It's great strategy by Braun.
29:59There's that confidence you talked about, Cole.
30:13Suddenly Braun Breaker has regained control after an early rally by Jey Uso.
30:20Jey Uso in all types of trouble here, needs to find an escape route in a hurry.
30:27Shot to the body of Braun Breaker.
30:30And now a headbutt from the former World Heavyweight Champion.
30:32Jey Uso now top rope.
30:35Urgency now.
30:36Jey Uso's face, cross body, lateral press, hook of the leg, Breaker at two.
30:40Let's take another look at this as Gunther looks on from the sky box.
30:50Jey Uso takes to the sky, flying cross body on the money.
30:55But Braun Breaker still has too much left in the tank.
31:00I'm not sure how much more he has left in the tank though as he collapses in the corner.
31:04This is the third match for Breaker.
31:07Against three top superstars here in WWE.
31:13Jey Uso backing it up into the cover.
31:15Hook of the leg, Breaker kicks out again.
31:19Corey described how grueling it is to have three back-to-back matches like this
31:23against world-class competitors, former champions.
31:25Well, I've never tasted anything resembling success quite like this.
31:28As we look again at Jey Uso backing it up.
31:31But it doesn't matter what you've done.
31:33It comes down to endurance, cardiovascular conditioning, guts, grit, and will.
31:39And so far, we've seen Braun Breaker has that in spades.
31:44Jey Uso for the top rope.
31:47Braun Breaker gonna meet him there though.
31:48And these aren't just a random five superstars, Cole.
31:51These are five main event caliber, world championship caliber competitors.
31:56And guess who waits the winner of this match?
31:59None other than CM Punk.
32:02And if you somehow miraculously survive the gauntlet, your gift?
32:06A date with the ring general at SummerSlam.
32:09Yeah, one of the most dangerous men I've ever seen.
32:13The man who retired Goldberg this past weekend.
32:16And Breaker can still do that.
32:17You gotta be kidding me.
32:19The Breakensteiner cover now by Breaker.
32:23Jey kicks out.
32:25How the hell did Breaker have anything left to do that?
32:28That is a psyche destroyer if you're Jey Uso.
32:32You've thrown your best at a man who's already been through two opponents.
32:36And Braun Breaker busts out a Breakensteiner this deep into the matchup.
32:41That is terrifying.
32:44We saw Gunther looking on.
32:45He has not looked at all impressed with anyone here tonight.
32:48Well, that's the stoicism of a champion.
32:50Right now, Gunther is studying each competitor, each movement.
32:57Breaker, breakneck speed.
32:59Jey catches him with a kick.
33:03And another one.
33:04Breaker into the ropes.
33:07And a spear by Jey.
33:08Jey with an opportunity to advance to the gauntlet.
33:11Delivers a spear to Breaker.
33:13Cover now.
33:14Near fall by Jey Uso.
33:19How poetic would it have been to take out Breaker with a spear?
33:23But it may have been Jey making the climb.
33:26Oh, no.
33:27Damn it.
33:29Big Bronson Reed.
33:30Come on now.
33:31There's no disqualifications, but come on.
33:36Big Bronson Reed saving the damn match.
33:40Spear by Breaker.
33:44Give the assist to the Auszilla.
33:50Jey Uso has been eliminated.
33:54Big Bronson Reed set the table for Braun Breaker, and Breaker feasted.
34:01And so now Gunther settles in.
34:03He's gonna face Breaker or CM Punk at SummerSlam.
34:07Who's it gonna be?
34:08If you're Paul Heyman, what are you telling your charge now?
34:16He's been through a number of matches already.
34:18Now he's got the best in the world.
34:20Well, if there's a benefit to having Paul Heyman in Breaker's Corner,
34:24no one knows the Second City Saint quite like the Oracle.
34:29You see Heyman telling Braun, catch your breath.
34:32Try to compose yourself because the task doesn't get any easier against the best in the world.
34:40CM Punk has a score to settle after Seth Rollins again cost him a championship.
34:46The WWE Championship, back at night of champions.
34:49I don't know too many people who would disagree with that assessment, Michael Cole.
34:53For all intents and purposes, Punk should have the gold right now.
34:57And there's the veteran, CM Punk, understanding what's at stake here.
35:00Take advantage of Breaker.
35:01Don't allow him to get back into the match.
35:03Don't allow him to recuperate.
35:05Delivers a knee.
35:06There's the running bulldog by Punk.
35:08He hasn't even taken off his ring jacket yet.
35:10But Braun Breaker's on the ropes and to the outside.
35:13CM Punk came to fight and punch his ticket to SummerSlam.
35:23Punk was staring down at Heyman.
35:27Let's not forget what Heyman did to CM Punk.
35:30Stabbing him in the back, turning on him.
35:33Nicole, you and I both know that there isn't a person in this locker room who can
35:39utilize betrayal, perceived or otherwise, quite like CM Punk.
35:44Yeah, master manipulator is Punk, of course, as he drives Breaker.
35:48Kidney first into the apron.
35:49Braun Breaker beat Penta.
35:51He beat LA Knight.
35:52He beat Jey Uso.
35:55Punk came out of the gates 100 miles an hour to neutralize Braun Breaker.
35:59And then Punk took a second to make sure he knows where Bronson Reed is,
36:04where Paul Heyman is.
36:05Yeah, Punk was just barking at Reed, almost begging him to get involved.
36:10CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk, CM Punk.
36:14Now first from the top turnbuckle, and the axe handle takes down Breaker.
36:18You almost feel like Braun Breaker spent, like he's got nothing left, and Punk knows it.
36:24Punk top rope, and Punk this time, again Breaker goes down.
36:33And again, staring back at the man he once called his best friend.
36:39The man who stabbed him in the back at WrestleMania, Paul Heyman.
36:47Mistakes at an all time high for Paul Heyman tonight.
36:50Heyman loves to run his mouth when he's standing behind a 330 pound monster.
36:54Been quiet all night until Reed showed up.
36:56A cross face, this is from Punk to Breaker as Breaker just rolls out of the ring.
37:12And he respite at the feet of Ozzilla.
37:16Brunson Reed now is talking strategy with Breaker.
37:29Punk lining up the opposition, here he comes.
37:32Right over our announce desk, the best in the world fighting fire with fire.
37:40CM Punk wants Goodther at SummerSlam.
37:43And Punk may get Breaker.
37:54Gunther at SummerSlam.
37:55If he can knock off Breaker here.
37:59The final match in the gauntlet match.
38:01Breaker started, he knocked off.
38:04Penta, here's the cover.
38:06Breaker kicks out, he knocked off Penta, he knocked off LA Knight.
38:09Then he beat Jey Uso.
38:10As Gunther looks on, one of these two men will face Gunther.
38:14Two weeks from either Saturday or Sunday.
38:16At SummerSlam for the world heavyweight title.
38:20Forgive me for stating the obvious.
38:21But obviously, CM Punk, the fresher of the two competitors.
38:25But make no mistake about it, CM Punk has a gas tank.
38:28When it comes to cardio.
38:30When it comes to going 20, 30, 40 minutes if necessary.
38:33CM Punk can be that guy.
38:35Can Braun Breaker?
38:36He's made it this far.
38:38But does Breaker have what it takes to make it down the next stretch of this gauntlet match?
38:43The final lap, if you will, as we head to MetLife Stadium.
38:48Inverted atomic drop delivered to Breaker.
38:50In the shadows of New York City.
38:52Megan to climb once again to the top.
38:54The best in the world target acquired.
38:56Now this time Breaker caught him.
38:58What a throw by Breaker.
39:00And Breaker now has a chance.
39:02Punk has been extremely deliberate with all of his movements to this point.
39:07Sometimes you just can't plan ahead for raw power like that possessed by Braun Breaker.
39:13Burying his shoulders into the midsection of Punk and now Braun Breaker on the attack.
39:19And this has been a hell of a performance by Braun Breaker.
39:22I mean, Bronson Reed figured into the match earlier on, but-
39:26But you still can't take away.
39:28No, not at all.
39:28I mean, it's been a hell of a performance by Breaker.
39:34Seth Rollins, I'm sure watching, has got to be proud of what Breaker's accomplishing.
39:38What time is it, Stu?
39:41Is it clobbering at time?
39:42I don't think so.
39:46There's that aforementioned confidence goal.
39:48That might be the scariest thing about Braun Breaker these days.
39:51Especially this deep into the gauntlet match.
39:57Punk.
39:57Jada pulled it into the bottom rope, throat first.
40:02And that's a great maneuver to utilize in this sort of situation because it makes it tougher for CM Punk to breathe.
40:07Again, Punk's the pressure of the two competitors, but if you can't breathe, you can't fight.
40:10I just gotta note that Braun Breaker has been in this match for over 35 minutes.
40:16That's wild.
40:18And that's Royal Wumble time.
40:21And look at that, still able to execute feats of power like that, almost effortlessly.
40:26Well, he's, no doubt he's a Superman, right?
40:30Unbelievable shape.
40:34He's got everything.
40:37And he's got the oracle behind the wheel.
40:39No, another great suplex by Breaker.
40:44Again into the cover on Punk, who kicks out at one.
40:47I happen to find Braun Breaker to be quite enjoyable, Colin.
40:49Perhaps it's because you spend week after week after week talking smack about the oracle,
40:55about the man who has made all the difference in Braun Breaker's career.
40:58Maybe that's why he's not nice to me.
41:00I spent nearly 30 years of my life with that man.
41:02He just made it miserable, a lot of it.
41:04Punk back to his feet, Breaker.
41:10Look at Punk breaking the hold now.
41:14Now see him, Punk gets him up.
41:15Looking for the GTS.
41:17And Breaker now going to allow Punk to have that happen.
41:20And now Braun Breaker with a backbreaker.
41:22Need of the spine.
41:23Cover now by Braun.
41:25Kick out by Punk at two.
41:26Notice Braun Breaker keeping CM Punk within an arm's reach at all times.
41:35Not letting the Second City Saint build up any sort of momentum.
41:39You're not gonna win.
41:42You're not gonna win.
41:43This deep into the match.
41:44So I'm sure.
41:45Like 37 minutes.
41:46There is a better solution than what you're doing.
41:50He's still talking trash.
41:56And now Punk sent across the ring.
41:59Ripped into the corner again.
42:00Punk caught him with a boot to the face.
42:02CM Punk now.
42:06Oh, look at Breaker up top again.
42:09Going for the break and Snyder.
42:11Oh, Punk rolls through for the win.
42:13Almost had him.
42:16And that was the rare instance where the confidence of Braun Breaker
42:19almost proved to be his undoing.
42:21It's almost like Punk suckered him in, isn't it?
42:23Yeah, that and you can't get cute with a veteran like CM Punk.
42:26Punk has forgotten more about this business than most superstars will ever learn.
42:31So close for Punk, an air fall.
42:34Trying to get an opportunity at a world title at SummerSlam.
42:37And a live crowd in Birmingham.
42:39Been his goal since he returned to WWE, win a world championship again.
42:45Punk with a kick.
42:45That just rocked Breaker, but Punk unfortunately didn't have enough left to capitalize.
42:51Both men are down.
42:53CM Punk in his second career gauntlet match in WWE, but his first in 14 years.
42:59And Punk hasn't had an opportunity at a world heavyweight championship since 2010, 15 years ago.
43:10Has a chance tonight.
43:12Many would still argue, including Punk himself, that had it not been for Seth Rollins and company,
43:17he would be the undisputed WWE champion.
43:19And Punk with a block now, Breaker.
43:23Punches don't have quite the crispness that they did earlier.
43:28Well, at this point, I mean, a lesser athlete would feel like they're running through mud if
43:33you're Braun Breaker.
43:34Your legs get heavy, your muscles burn, your lungs burn.
43:37But Breaker's still hanging tough in this one.
43:39Neckbreaker by Punk, CM Punk now across the ring.
43:42Delivers the running knee, and Breaker's in trouble.
43:46And Punk now with a short arm clothesline.
43:49And now back out to the apron again, and Punk gonna climb high.
43:53And, well, what a shock.
43:54I was wondering when this was gonna happen.
43:56Bronson Reed up on the apron, trying to get involved.
43:59Forcing Punk now to fight back.
44:01Bronson Reed.
44:03You were wondering, but so was Punk.
44:05CM Punk was ready.
44:06Now perched on top once again.
44:12Oh yeah!
44:13That elbow by Punk to Breaker.
44:16One, two, three.
44:18Almost had a Breaker kick down.
44:20Oh, wait a minute.
44:21Anaconda Vice.
44:22Anaconda Vice.
44:24Seamless transition.
44:26Anaconda Vice looking to squeeze the breath out of Braun Breaker.
44:30Breaker somehow trying to hang on.
44:32Punk's got the vice.
44:33Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute.
44:34Watch Big Bronson Reed.
44:35Reed now with an elbow to Punk.
44:39Again, there are no disqualifications.
44:41Reed can do whatever the hell he wants.
44:43Oh no, Bronson just called for it.
44:48Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
44:56Punk's got some backup.
44:59Main event, Jey Uso beating and battered.
45:02Coming down to get himself some.
45:04Bad ribs and all looking to come to the aid of the Second City Saint.
45:09Jey Uso getting him some of Big Bronson.
45:14Uso taking out the Arce Zilla.
45:17Meanwhile, back in the ring, the match continues.
45:20No.
45:23Now Punk don't turn around.
45:28Breaker went for the spear.
45:30Punk intercepted him.
45:31He's got Breaker up top.
45:33Go to sleep.
45:34GTS, Punk into the cover.
45:37One, two, three.
45:38Punk's going to SummerSlam.
45:43Here is your winner, CM Punk.
45:51Gunther Punk for the world title.
45:55Two weeks from this weekend at SummerSlam.
45:59A few weeks ago, it was CM Punk who told Gunther, stay out of my way.
46:05Well, these two gentlemen are on a collision course at MetLife Stadium for
46:11the biggest party of the summer with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
46:18Punk had one goal, Corey, since his return to WWE, and that is to win a world title.
46:24He has another chance at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
46:29Two weeks from this coming weekend against that man, Gunther, for the World Championship.
46:35The World Championship.
46:44Goodness!
46:46Bronson Reed,
46:48ambushing Punk as Punk had his attention turned to Gunther.
46:52And now Jey Uso trying to come to his aid.
46:55Punk earned the championship opportunity, but Bronson Reed and company looking for the last laugh.
47:00Jey Uso coming to the aid of CM Punk.
47:06Breaker with a spear.
47:08Braun Breaker somehow had enough left in him to hit a spear.
47:13And now Reed and Breaker.
47:17Double teaming Punk and a spear down to Punk, decimating Punk and Uso.
47:24And Heyman looks on as his charges continue to destroy everything that moves.
47:29No, and if it continues to go this way,
47:31Cole CM Punk isn't going to make it to SummerSlam.
47:35Neither is Jey Uso.
47:37This is going to be a massacre.
47:39Stacking Uso and Punk up for what would be a double tsunami by the 330-pounder.
47:46One, two, three.
47:47The O.T. scene is back!
48:07The O.T. scene is back!
48:14Superman Punch!
48:20And now Reigns beat the hell out of Braun Breaker!
48:24One, two, three.
48:25One, two, three.
48:27One, two, three.
48:29Look at the power!
48:31Thanks for coming, Bronson Reed!
48:34One, two, three.
48:35One, two, three.
48:36One, two, three.
48:38Superman Punch!
48:38One, two, three!
48:42His place has come unglued!
48:50Spear!
48:54We haven't seen Roman Reigns since the night after WrestleMania, when России
49:04He feared him and aligned himself with Rollins and Heyman.
49:16Melvin is Cousin Jay.
49:34Melvin is Cousin Jay.
49:50Melvin is Cousin Jay.
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50:00Melvin is Cousin Jay.
50:02Melvin is Cousin Jay.
50:04Melvin is Cousin Jay.
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50:22Melvin is Cousin Jay.
50:24Melvin is Cousin Jay.
50:26Melvin is Cousin Jay.
50:28All Heyman are about to haunt him.
50:32Roman Reigns has never forgotten.
50:36The original Tribal Chief is back.
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