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00:00The aura of these three.
00:14The dogs are barking in Kansas City, Cole.
00:28You didn't know you've been living under a rock at the winner of the main event.
00:47It's a little difficult for some of you out there, put your fingers in the air.
00:55But what you are looking at, future of our industry runs through Seth freaking Rollin.
01:07The new World Heavyweight Champion is Fred Jey Uso.
01:14I wonder what these vibes will be.
01:18Ladies and gentlemen, Sami Zayn.
01:25It is good to see you back on Monday Night Raw.
01:29How long have we been friends?
01:31Long time, right?
01:32Long time.
01:33I feel the need and tell you to your face.
01:36This is a load of crap, man.
01:37What do I mean?
01:38This isn't.
01:39For the longest time, I really started to believe that you just had this deep.
01:42You were just jealous.
01:44You just wanted to be in the position that they were in.
01:48This is the vision for the future.
01:51For years to come, it all revolves around Seth Rollins being front and center.
01:56My point, it's not a coincidence.
01:59It's hypocritical.
02:00You've got the wise man right over there and you've got your little dog right over there.
02:05If he keeps looking at me like that, it's gonna get his face kicked in.
02:09Everybody just calm down.
02:11And you are either with us or you become a target.
02:15That's not a threat.
02:17Because this whole thing, it's bigger than us.
02:19You stand in our way, you become a target.
02:22I don't want that for you.
02:23You're clearly not going to buy in to what we are selling.
02:27So maybe we can cash you out.
02:31Think about it.
02:33But we're gonna need an answer by the end of the night.
02:40Pack there.
02:41Seth Rollins calling this group the future of the industry.
02:44Move away from Monday Night Raw.
02:46If you're Sami Zayn.
02:47This is what he does!
02:56Rhea Ripley!
03:01Live against Roxanne Perez on Raw.
03:05Rhea Ripley would come out on top.
03:07But this is a very different Roxanne Perez.
03:11Oh, goodness.
03:13Perez, I'm not quite sure you want to be playing.
03:15But that paid off for Roxanne!
03:17Roxanne Perez now attacking.
03:19Perez looking to use her speed in this matchup.
03:24Roxanne now.
03:25Oh, yeah.
03:27Roxanne Perez.
03:28Rope in Laredo, Texas.
03:29Great WWE Hall of Famer and voice of NXT.
03:34And sends Perez into the barricade.
03:36Rapina.
03:37Oh, Roxanne!
03:38An instant classic here on Monday Night Raw.
03:40Roxanne Perez holding her own and then some.
03:42And again!
03:43Continues!
03:44The match against Stephanie Becker on NXT.
03:45And a clothesline takes out Perez.
03:49Netflix worldwide.
03:51Suplex delivered.
03:53And a drop kick by Ripley.
03:55For cover.
03:56What a match this has been.
03:57Rocky!
03:58Rocky!
03:59Rocky!
04:00Rocky!
04:01She's taking Rhea Ripley to the limits.
04:02And Pat, we said, can you imagine?
04:03Couldn't fathom what Roxanne Perez would feel like this evening.
04:07Oh, and a big kick to Perez.
04:09One leg.
04:10We're going to turn things around with a clothesline.
04:12With Roxanne up high.
04:13You catch her balance.
04:14There you go.
04:15Razor's edge.
04:17And a kick out.
04:18Notice how she grabbed it.
04:20Oh, now we got company.
04:22Yeah, Julia.
04:23Roxanne Perez.
04:24Cover.
04:25Rhea able to kick out at two.
04:28Roxanne Perez could be closing in.
04:30Big knee.
04:31Ripley kicks at two.
04:33I thought that was it, Cole.
04:35Just ticked Rhea off, but maybe not.
04:36Rhea able to hook her though.
04:39Roxanne.
04:40Oh, big kick.
04:41Down goes Perez.
04:42Kansas.
04:43I can't wait to come Julia.
04:44Steering down the road.
04:45Roxanne.
04:46Trying to roll up Rhea.
04:47Head bump by Ripley.
04:48Julia won't let it happen right to the bad leg.
04:51The bad leg of Ripley.
04:52Roxanne Perez, who made a statement last week.
04:55Not only with Rhea, but with this woman.
04:57Io Sky.
05:00Roxanne and Julia.
05:01Her buddy, Io Sky, going to make her pay.
05:04We paying the favor from Rhea Ripley last week.
05:08And as world champion, knocked off the ropes.
05:10Packed like a tack by Perez.
05:13Rhea Ripley makes her way to the ring.
05:15And the NXT stars scatter.
05:17Jamie.
05:18Jamie.
05:19Welcome back.
05:20Hey, I need to talk to you about a quick attention.
05:21Hey, I'm happy you're back and all, but I'm just going to come out and say it.
05:22I thought you would have told me you were returning last week.
05:23Yeah.
05:24I told Dom.
05:25I'm sorry.
05:26Dom.
05:27Look, it's cool that you told Dom.
05:28But I wish you had told me to.
05:29I was cleared quicker than I thought it was going to be.
05:30Hey, is everything okay here?
05:31Yeah, it's all good.
05:32Just two mates catching up.
05:33A match?
05:34Yeah.
05:35What match?
05:36I was going to tell you.
05:37I thought it would be a good idea for us to make another one of the tight team titles.
05:38And I thought that was a great idea.
05:39So I went to Nick Aldis and I got us a match of the Warriors tonight.
05:40You were supposed to tell him.
05:41There's been so much going on in the clubhouse and this has slipped my mind.
05:42I'm so sorry.
05:43But since you're not a champion, I thought you'd be interested.
05:44Can we please, please keep me in the loop around?
05:45Yes.
05:46Absolutely.
05:47Yes.
05:48I'm sorry.
05:49It's not my mind.
05:50It's not my mind.
05:51It's not my mind.
05:52It's not my mind.
05:53It's not my mind.
05:54It's not my mind.
05:55I'm so sorry.
05:56But since you're not a champion, I thought you'd be interested.
05:57Can we please, please keep me in the loop around?
05:59Of course.
06:00Yes.
06:01Absolutely.
06:02Yes.
06:03I'm sorry.
06:04It's not my mind.
06:05It's not my mind.
06:06It's like everyone's going to be a champion.
06:07Dom.
06:08What?
06:09Superstar social media megastar.
06:11Logan's here live.
06:12I don't know if y'all remember, but I beat the phenomenal AJ Styles last weekend at WrestleMania.
06:26You people still aren't satisfied.
06:28Don't know greatness when it's standing right in front of you.
06:31What a true legend looks like.
06:33I'm going to say something.
06:35It might offend some of you.
06:36You're not going to like it.
06:37But a true legend certainly does not look like your current world heavyweight champion,
06:44Jey Uso.
06:48I had seven days to think about it.
06:50And I realized done just about everything there is to do here in this industry,
06:54except win a world title.
06:57So Jey Uso.
06:58Yes.
07:00Is it a yeet party, Logan?
07:02Jey Uso.
07:03Jey Uso.
07:04Jey Uso.
07:05Jey Uso.
07:06Jey Uso.
07:07That young man there in the front row getting yeet glasses.
07:09Jey Uso.
07:10Jey Uso.
07:11Jey Uso.
07:12Jey Uso.
07:13The new world heavyweight champion kicking off WrestleMania weekend.
07:18After 15 years, me trying to make a name for myself,
07:22then I would just hand this over to some punk ass YouTuber like Logan Paul.
07:27y'all.
07:28Jey Uso.
07:29I'll be real with you for a minute.
07:32I watched Gunther beat my twin Gigi Uso.
07:37To a bloody pulpoose, so it did something to me that ain't never going out.
07:42Jey Uso.
07:43This title is not giving and if you want it, come take it.
07:48Yeet.
07:50Yeet, you sound so stupid, Oos.
07:52That title!
07:53I'm going to take it from you.
07:55from you you're gonna do what you always do and that is crash out screw up in less time
08:02than you held the intercontinental championship kick
08:15the returning jd mcdonough keeping up with judgment day teammate ben balor this team a proper
08:21introduction monday night you're out here promoting war war raiders that's the same man i know kofi
08:29kings the former king of the ring uh-huh xavier why are you talking about weight right now interesting
08:34he's got the greatest because wade's arm shirt i'm sure is yeah maybe he'll know something so
08:38dumb this match wow title contention you think that's impressive jd mcdonough coming back what's
08:43home yeah with the same with the same enthusiasm right then you sound like the sanders family out
08:48here oh big back body drop xavier i did mention the fact that elisha taylor haircut's great for
08:54years she just got here to have a cup of coffee because one of these teams who wins this matchup
08:58could be in line for a future man judgment day you said they lost the titles to the war raiders
09:02that was what their second or third defense in like a hundred paper champions see i don't want to talk
09:06about that though what is your issue with their great friendship great team you see what happens when
09:10you don't pay attention see oh well that's what happens okay because what happened when eric came
09:15back ibar that makes absolutely no sense they're just champions and then he comes back now what's
09:20ibar cut any kind of weight oh why by not putting a hand on him we've never heard a hand on his head
09:27you guys have to explain your jokes i agree every single day i've tried to learn as much
09:33this man this man doing that to me i'm looking at him it's a finn balor right now oh set out splat front
09:39wheel wow that's great big spinning heel kick and grants i'm already to the corner finn balor in
09:45trouble wait for the dude salt finn balor war waiters war raiders are an incredible team we're just
09:50that much better than them jd mcdonough in off the tag uses ibar to his advantage a free top goes ibar
09:57look at this man go down goal the war raiders they weren't giving the opportunity oh and eric breaks
10:04things up in here fall okay looks so impressive wow that was really impressive here we go oh
10:09oh raiders battering rams
10:17on their ass over here carlino trying to get it oh and there's a premium can bust any jaw
10:23and there's a premium can you give us a moment please you know sammy i was thinking about
10:53you set out and rang about the bloodline we're og bloodline but you just blew up whatever was left
11:01of the bloodline well i respected when you broke away from the bloodline and maybe one day you will
11:07respect what i had to do i didn't come here to talk about the bloodline seth rollins views himself as
11:15the vanguard of the future of this entire industry and whether he is or he isn't that's how he views
11:22himself and braun breaker that's his dog at the game and braun breaker right now is demanding a match
11:30with you and seth and i we can't say no to that because braun breaker is the key to our plans
11:38but seth rollins he holds you in such reverence if you accept being traded to smackdown starting this
11:45friday everybody wins listen i've spoken to pierce i've spoken to aldis seth rollins is going to do
11:55you a favor if you accept this offer you will face the winner of john cena versus randy orton just like
12:05that instant undisputed title contender that's how much seth rollins thinks of you think of your
12:11future sam think of the future for your family you can live in the future or you can die with the past
12:22think about it
12:23partner lyra valkyria last week after losing the tag title the man is live we like that probably driving
12:41someone who saved a wrestlemania moment a lot of different opinions great actor and a legend here at
12:50the wwe bailey was tragically taken out of her wrestlemania match i have reviewed the footage
12:58and we have found the culprit it was me i did it no no no no don't act like i'm the bad guy here
13:08that woman has attacked me since 2019 much like bailey seems to forget what this business is
13:18why am i a bigger star what she got to see what a bigger star looks like at wrestlemania
13:28brings me to lyra because there's an old phrase that goes the enemy of my enemy because the friend
13:36of my enemy is my enemy tried to get her to ditch that bitch she never would have won them tag titles
13:45with bailey she's already a loser
13:52i had high hopes for me do you know how many women in that locker room warned me about you i didn't buy
14:00any of it because of the hopes that i had for you and i don't know how it took me after manhandle slam but i
14:08finally see it now i'm about to make you pay for what you did to me and bailey you're gonna run away
14:16come on kansas city wants to see a fight right no no no no no and it does not matter in kansas city
14:25fine then backlash i'm gonna make that matter like i made you matter everything that i've done
14:32oh and lyra valkyria she had her dreams shattered by becky lynch last week valkyria in her career
14:39the most fired up this woman's bed and becky gonna retreat because becky has turned into a bitter and a
14:47jealous
14:55oh and becky lynch from behind backlash a week from saturday
15:04hey listen calm down okay thank you i understand what the judgment they did to you last week i
15:08understand you want payback i'm not gonna find you but i can't let that happen again you know what i
15:12mean what i just made a match next week between you and jd mcdonough i've been ready
15:17all right thank you just walking ivy down for her match but i couldn't resist the opportunity
15:22to talk to another luchador i thought you were pretty sweet pulling out a cheap victory against
15:27me on our netflix debut dropping the big one at wrestlemania what is it zero miedo zero comebacks
15:34you clown you losing wasn't my favorite part of wrestlemania it was watching your useless brother
15:40phoenix drop his first match and she's in action x against the pitbull from american made live on netflix
15:59once upon a time i had it all the gold the fame
16:08and then i lost myself i left the wwe and on my way home to bulgaria i fell into the abyss
16:15i fixed myself a flag that never was so now i will use my hands and jack barney for good
16:23those who wasted those who waste their talents like i did
16:29so my brothers i am the tempest rolling in i will hunt you fix you like i fixed myself for a
16:36righteous man saving you will be no hardship be no loss
16:40focused ivy nile big matchup for the pitbull of american made tonight
16:52stephanie
16:56first woman to ever hold the nxt women's championship in the north american championship
17:00we talked about captivating an entire universe you're an american maiden you haven't had a lot of
17:05opportunities nxt earlier tonight roxanne with a great match ivy nile still looking for her first
17:11women mat based technicians ivy nile with the mma now looks to control ivy nile cover now on niles
17:18got a kick out of two here booker t on that call always is hbk and now stepping into care wrapping
17:27her up again another unique cover and a kick out the body and the momentum and a suplex by the care
17:32rolls through yeah close through and now she's going to get away that's a double's kiss
17:37eats a mat ivy now in kansas city and chad is not happy they come her way for her to take advantage
17:45of and here's one tonight ivy grabbing picking the ankle now of the care and now looking at she's in
17:49the middle of the ring and in trouble we're going to tap that care here care trying to make into the
17:53ropes to force no perhaps no the care a joy to watch once again pat
17:57that punishing ivy nile face first into the mat eat matt no wasted motion oh into the corner with
18:06a meteora and chad gable now referee eddie arango and from behind ivy nile with the german suplex and
18:15again gable and nival looking for a big win tonight cover kick out by stephanie strategy here yeah and it
18:22took a little too much time and allowed the nxt women's champion the care with the headbutt and
18:27it more and more and more and a suplex nile still able to kick out there again the
18:34great up and comers in the women's division
18:38with a carry the kick in the midsection that stops nile svb but able to counter by nile oh
18:44the way you hoped at wrestlemania logan dug into his bag of tricks and pulled out that w but look
19:11you are who you are so if you want to get back on the horse and bounce back i think we got a long
19:15list of potential opponents for you i'm going to be filming a big hollywood movie congratulations
19:23it sounds very exciting we're very pleased as far as i'm aware all the paperwork looks good so yes
19:27i need some time off too yeah him too you because i'm the champion and i can do what i want oh no you
19:33should listen to your old man more when you're the champion workload doubles you have to show up more
19:38often request denied wow if you don't mind i'm in the middle of a conversation yeah finding a
19:42retirement home did you already break your hip like my deadbeat dad that's funny no i did break
19:50a hip in fact i'm thinking about breaking something else right now you know what we don't need this aj we
19:54don't need this study done let's go you're so much better than aj let's go you know what nick you
19:58you talk about opportunities i think i just got an idea i think i know what you mean
20:02you've got a really big decision to make tonight and hopefully you make the correct one
20:14i think there's a lot of people forgotten who the hell i am i am a man that was not handed a lot in
20:21this life i am a man that is lucky to be blessed with great friends i don't have more talent than
20:27anybody i'm definitely not better looking than most folks when i die and i'm six feet in the dirt he
20:34worked his ass off not only for himself but for his friends he gave back a lot he gave millions
20:42when i'm dead and gone they will say that i was a loyal mother
20:48if one go i'll go and there's one man that has been with me since the day i met him the greatest of
21:00all time michael cole and i see myself choked out all over the internet i have my friends and family
21:11saying i don't think you should be doing that he's the former world heavyweight champion i said
21:18god
21:22smackdown's version of adam pierce please come out here but i'm in charge tonight and i do things a
21:29little bit differently keep it professional pat but i know you have the power on this particular
21:34evening and i want to fight gunther asap i had a feeling you might say that which is why i already
21:41discussed this ahead of time lifting the suspension on gunther so you can get your hands on him whenever
21:47you want the answer is no you two have far too valuable assets to the company i can't take that
21:53risk i have an alternative we can lift the suspension on gunther and you can get your hands on him what i'm
22:02proposing is this pat mcafee versus the ring general gunther at backlash
22:09that's what i'm saying
22:18cedar for the undisputed wwe championship my brother from another mother just checking on
22:26you man i know you got some big decisions to make tonight big decisions well look whatever decision
22:33you decide to make what's gonna be best for you's love you dog love you too buddy
22:40i gotta go
22:41that's karma
22:47he takes on the 330 pound otis from alpha academy
22:59well we are here it is nearly the end of the night so sammy zane and let's talk this out my friend
23:08stay out of the way of the full future of the industry
23:16career altering decision here for sammy zane
23:21sammy before we get to the decision i know you've had all night to think about it you're putting me
23:28in a very difficult position you don't like braun you don't like hayman 20 years of friendship this is
23:37you and me you celebrated in the center of this ring with jay uso when you came out here tonight
23:43i thought you were going to give me the same respect
23:47but there is nobody better to lead us and the fact that you don't believe in me
23:54that hurts i mean how many how many true friends can you count one two three four i less than five you
24:02are one of those true friends when my baby girl was born you were one of the first people that i
24:09called you just become a new father yourself i was scared out of my mind man you gave me some of the best
24:15advice i've ever gotten in my entire life now please allow me to return the favor and give you a piece of
24:25advice that could save your life take the pass sammy bad things are going to happen to you take the out
24:35i'm begging you take the out if i hurt your feelings as a friend i'm sorry this business our kids are very
24:46close i think you're playing games you're really good that's why you're in the position you're in
24:51it's part of it i have confided in you over the years i have told you that one thing that i have
24:57eluded me this whole time a wwe championship the world championship and now you're dangling that in
25:03front of me seth have you ever known me to run away i'm not gonna stand here while my friend threatens me
25:13but guess what i have been a target a thousand times before i will not be threatened i will become a world champion
25:27as a friend i respect you but this is me telling you to go to hell
25:33well sammy zane you're about to look in the eyes of a bad man living the future die with the past the
25:45words from paul hayman to sammy zane and now sammy zane that seth rollins has for the industry and a
25:50belly-to-belly throw seth freaking rollins has assembled a dream team here he's been very successful
25:56in his first uh lost in a fatal four-way wasn't pinned at wrestlemania sammy zane now he sort of can't
26:01blow it but he was going to go for the huluva kick caught by breaker great throw think about
26:06what hayman did for brock lesnar business decision if you're brawn breaking now we don't know what all
26:11that's going to call for new alliance has some uh jealous who said he was a roman reign's wannabe
26:17on the entire
26:21there's the deal too as sammy zane leapfrogs up over the top he's an unbelievable athlete now he just
26:27gets some tutelage from hayman and rollins is especially grabbing the leg of sammy now breaker
26:31pouncing sammy off the has new clue what's about to happen to him breaker flies through the air it just
26:37about broke sammy zane at half success for power bomb for the win and a kick out zane now oh what a
26:45tornado ddt off the top rope on breaker who kicks out in two and breaker though oh cole breaker though up for
26:52the top rope breaking spider and sammy with an explorer in the corner and sammy's got life and
26:59rollins coalition spear except rollins looking on at rollins zane defenseless at this point another spear
27:10take the deal heyman's got set up for you take it go to hell zane wants to be a martyr
27:27sammy you may have broken ribs be healthier from what roland just did
27:31look out sammy look out oh my god
27:40get in there and stop this maniac right in the ball
27:48i mean hey listen remember they're trying to set a precedent this is night one here
27:54there are people that deserve our respect deserve our compassion
27:59we made his men and ryan's down the sky he told breaker changed for raw