So I don't need you and
everybody else telling me every day that I'm just living in Ronda Rousey's shadow.
[MUSIC]
>> Well, beecausse I think Shayna tell Ronda herself, cuz look who's here.
[MUSIC]
>> [NOISE]
>> And Sheamus lighting up.
>> [NOISE]
>> Claymore from McIntyre.
>> Top Dolla's been battered.
Wasn't even tagged in.
I believe a shot may be battered as well.
Brogue kick by Sheamus.
Here's the cover.
>> One, two, three.
[SOUND]
>> The following contest scheduled for
One Fall is for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Introducing the challengers,
the team of Ricochet and Braun Strowman.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> And
their opponents, defending the SmackDown Tag Team Championships on his own, Jimmy-
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> Jey Uso is here.
Main Event Jey Uso has shown up at the last minute at sold out Mohegan Sun Arena.
>> There he is, Cole, never in doubt.
You were panicking too, but The Wanderer has returned.
And it's all feeling pretty Ucey here in the Mohegan Sun.
>> [NOISE] >> WWE fans excited to see Jey Uso,
as is Jimmy.
The Usos will defend the Tag Team titles at full strength here tonight.
The embrace in the center of the ring.
>> Cohesion, that's what that is.
>> And their opponents, they are the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos.
>> The Brothers Usos back together tonight.
>> [SOUND] [NOISE]
>> Demanded in a woman's right.
>> Did you hear me?
Did you hear me?
Don't lose me,
your nasty games.
>> The world needs to salute Lacey Evans.
And there it is, Cole, the inescapable Cobra Clutch.
[SOUND] >> Break the hold, come on.
>> And Lacey Evans refusing to break the Cobra Clutch,
the hold made famous by WWE Hall of Famer Sergeant Slaughter.
>> This is what awaits any opponent of Lacey Evans down the line.
[SOUND] >> And Chelsea's like, maybe not.
Hey, you wanted an opportunity, right?
You can't just go asking for handouts, you've gotta earn them.
>> A real lack of Tag Team cohesion there with, no.
>> Raquel, the power of Raquel Rodriguez.
>> [NOISE] >> Tag by Liv.
>> Effortless. >> Tejana Bomb.
>> [NOISE] >> And Liv Morgan, Oblivion.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> I guess they're not done yet.
Great double team action here by Liv and Raquel.
Chelsea Green, welcome to Friday Night SmackDown.
Jey Uso back up to the apron, he makes a tag.
I don't believe Ricochet knows the tag has been made.
Ricochet now, to the top rope, Jimmy in the ring is not the legal man.
Ricochet still could hit the Shooting Star.
Meanwhile, Jey Uso splash, he's legal.
Cover by Jey, the 572-day reign continues.
>> [NOISE] >> I can't believe we're 50 nights away,
WrestleMania and the epic battle between 14-time Women's Champion Charlotte Flair
and the winner of the Women's Royal Rumble Rhea Ripley.
You guys have a lot of history together.
>> I do [INAUDIBLE].
>> And three years ago, you won the Royal Rumble.
However, Rhea Ripley challenged you.
You put her in her place at WrestleMania.
Now, three years later Rhea thinks that it's her time.
It's her time to shine, it's her time to rise, and
she believes that everyone will rise for Ripley.
>> She thinks, so here's the thing, Cole, three years ago,
Rhea Ripley chose me, because she knew I was the mountain she had to climb.
She knew that beating me meant that you were here,
that you were at the top, right?
So we had our WrestleMania match.
I was impressed, I thought she did great.
But here's the thing, she was young.
She was green and she wasn't ready and I won.
So now, Rhea is telling us that it's three years later and now, she's ready.
Well, Cole, I would hope she's ready three years now, because this is how I feel.
Here we are three years later, and I'm still saying the same thing.
There are levels to this, I said it three years ago, and I'm saying it again.
>> So let me ask you about levels, right?
So is Rhea Ripley finally on Charlotte Flair's level?
>> It's gonna take more than just three years to get on my level.
And Rhea said that I put her in her place three years ago?
No, I didn't put in her place three years ago.
I taught her a lesson three years ago, now, April 1st,
I SoFi Stadium in front of 80,000 fans.
Now, I'm gonna put Rhea Ripley in her place once and for all.
[SOUND]
>> [NOISE]
>> Welcome back.
>> Look, man, I can't imagine what you're going through right now and
I don't wanna put you in a tough spot.
I just know Roman pretty well, and you know him even better.
And I just can't imagine him letting you forget what you did at the Royal Rumble.
Which by the way, I never got a chance to tell you, it meant the world to me, okay?
Look, all I wanna say is this, we're eight days away from something huge.
We're on the verge of scene.
Something that I know on some level you've wanted to see for a long time and
it's that man going down.
And I don't know how I'm gonna do it, but I'm telling you, he's going down, okay?
And all I wanna tell you is that you don't have to go down with the ship, okay?
There's a way out of this, there's a way out for you.
That's all I'm saying, and
I don't know if we'll get a chance to talk like this again.
In case, we don't, I just want to let you know,
I acknowledge you.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Sam,
you better get outta here with that man.
>> I'm leaving.
>> [APPLAUSE]
[SOUND]
>> Now, Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber,
Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania.
Let's be very clear, without these titles,
there is no island of relevancy.
Without these titles, there is no Bloodline.
Without these titles, there is no Paul Heyman.
Ladies and gentlemen,
without these titles,
there is no Roman Reigns.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> Here you are, talking about life after
Roman Reigns, life after the WWE titles are gone.
You know what every other member of The Bloodline knows.
The Bloodline is on it's way out.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> And
Paul, I know you're in the business of not doing predictions, you do spoilers.
Here's one, I'm gonna tell you exactly how many days Roman Reigns has left, eight.
Eight days from tonight in Montreal at Elimination Chamber,
that is the time that Roman Reigns has left.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> Hey, Paul, listen to me, listen to me very carefully.
Tell Roman he doesn't need to worry about Cody,
because I am gonna be the one to take him down.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> The truth
is I was fighting before Rhonda.
I was competing in rings like this all over the world before Rhonda Rousey.
I was signed to this company winning titles before
Rhonda Rousey So I don't need you and
everybody else telling me every day that I'm just living in Rhonda Rousey's shadow.
[MUSIC]
>> Well, because I think Shayna tell Ronda herself, cuz look who's here.
[MUSIC]
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> And Shayna with a cheap shot.
And you saw the smile cross the face of Rousey and now, Ronda and
Shayna beat the hell out of Natalya.
>> Just a set up all along, Cole.
>> You should have expected it from these two, but rough shot over the locker room.
Shotzi, one of those who was a victim of Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler,
coming to the aid of Natalya.
>> Shotzi's either brave or crazy, I don't know which one it is, but it didn't work.
>> [NOISE] >> And Ronda, setting Natalya up and
again, Shayna with the knee that broke Natalya's nose a few months ago.
>> [SOUND]
[NOISE]
>> Into position,
here it comes, 619.
And Scarlett getting involved and dropping Mysterio.
No disqualification, that was perfectly legal.
>> Just swing, Karrion Kross was about to be [INAUDIBLE].
Cross Hammer to the back of the head.
>> [NOISE] >> And now Escobar into the ring.
Escobar and Kross, Escobar over the top, Kross underneath the bottom rope.
They're gonna fight outside the ring.
Meanwhile, Madcap top rope the Mysterio is in trouble.
Madcap drops an elbow from the top rope.
Cover now by Madcap, hook of the leg on Mysterio.
Madcap with the win.
[MUSIC]