WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.839 --> 00:00:06.480 This is WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre and you're listening to 2 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:08.359 the WWE. 3 00:00:07.879 --> 00:00:27.440 Podcast show, the one that everybody wants me, so yours 4 00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:30.519 is my You're gonna acknowledge me. 5 00:00:33.320 --> 00:00:36.320 Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Hello, whatever time it 6 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:38.840 is with you and wherever you are. Thank you for 7 00:00:38.920 --> 00:00:43.119 downloading this SmackDown review as part of the WWE podcast. 8 00:00:44.280 --> 00:00:48.200 Hang on a second, though, Let's try this GCS German 9 00:00:48.880 --> 00:00:56.479 So Guten Morgan, Guten tag, guten arvand and hello. That's 10 00:00:56.520 --> 00:00:59.359 pretty much all I can remember, apart from what is 11 00:00:59.479 --> 00:01:02.600 the ashen, which I think is where's the ashtray? If 12 00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:06.159 anyone's listening in Germany, I'm sure you can correct me. 13 00:01:06.879 --> 00:01:10.000 And I have a vague recollection that minor copped today 14 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:12.640 means my head hurts, and that is all I have 15 00:01:13.239 --> 00:01:17.200 after two years of studying German in school. Anyway, I digress. 16 00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:21.079 It's an absolute pleasure to have you listening along once again, 17 00:01:21.319 --> 00:01:23.519 and thank you so much for the follows this week 18 00:01:23.599 --> 00:01:27.400 on Twitter, for anyone who hasn't done so already, and 19 00:01:27.640 --> 00:01:33.000 for anyone who wants to. I am at Amanda SD pod. 20 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:38.400 That's at Amanda sd pod. So first things first, guys, First, 21 00:01:38.640 --> 00:01:43.799 I want to thank Rob Mattick twelve for your explanation 22 00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:48.760 of the Comelo Hayes barbershop thing. Thank you. I now 23 00:01:49.239 --> 00:01:52.879 understand and can officially stop commenting on that and let 24 00:01:52.959 --> 00:01:57.120 it lie. Thank you very much. Second of all, big 25 00:01:57.239 --> 00:02:00.480 shout out to Jesse from Melbourne who's also reached out 26 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:04.079 this week on Twitter, and as you are in Australia, Jesse, 27 00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:09.159 it's my obligation to say Ozzy Ossy Ozzy and wait 28 00:02:09.240 --> 00:02:13.439 for your response. I'm sure you oi oid. But thank 29 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:18.120 you guys for listening and responding. Really great to know 30 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:21.000 you're out there. So if you guys see the teaser 31 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:25.879 for the new vincement Mann documentary apparently coming to Netflix 32 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:31.280 September twenty fifth, it looks fun. I've seen a picture 33 00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:34.000 which I assume is like from the opening credits or something, 34 00:02:34.439 --> 00:02:38.000 and it says has Vince as like a puppet master 35 00:02:38.599 --> 00:02:41.639 and it says mastermind on one side and then Madman 36 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:44.360 on the other. I can't wait. I think it's going 37 00:02:44.439 --> 00:02:48.800 to be epic must watch for us all. So yeah, 38 00:02:48.919 --> 00:02:50.960 that looks like it's going to be great. Netflix twenty 39 00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:55.319 fifth September apparently. So before we get to our review 40 00:02:55.479 --> 00:02:59.800 of SmackDown. Let's get to some quick predictions or Bush 41 00:03:00.039 --> 00:03:06.680 in Berlin tomorrow. I'm defending my outstanding record of two correct. 42 00:03:07.319 --> 00:03:11.080 Got to remember this time head overheart, Head over heart, 43 00:03:11.319 --> 00:03:15.080 not what I want, what I think. Okay, So first 44 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:21.360 of all, Gunda versus Randy. I have this as a 45 00:03:21.439 --> 00:03:26.800 Gunther win. This is only his first title defense. I'd 46 00:03:26.919 --> 00:03:30.759 like Randy to win. That's what I want, but my 47 00:03:30.919 --> 00:03:36.000 head says that's what I'm going Gunther. Cody versus Ko. 48 00:03:36.280 --> 00:03:38.759 I think this one's really simple. I think this is 49 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:43.400 a sitter. So this is a Cody win. There's no way, 50 00:03:44.039 --> 00:03:47.159 no way at all that Cody loses this, and I 51 00:03:47.479 --> 00:03:52.159 think we get a Ko turn as well. Drew McIntyre 52 00:03:52.439 --> 00:03:56.360 versus CM Punk the Strap match. I think this is 53 00:03:56.400 --> 00:03:58.039 going to be a win for Punk, and I think 54 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:04.400 he gets the bracelet back. Damien versus Rea, Sorry, Damian 55 00:04:04.439 --> 00:04:08.120 and Rea versus Dom and Live. This is difficult. Half 56 00:04:08.159 --> 00:04:11.639 of me thinks Dom and Live win, taking it to 57 00:04:11.759 --> 00:04:15.280 the respective single matches and a title shot for Rea 58 00:04:15.360 --> 00:04:18.560 at Bad Blood, and the other half thinks. 59 00:04:23.000 --> 00:04:23.439 I don't know. 60 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:25.680 Actually, maybe Dom and Live take the win with some 61 00:04:26.199 --> 00:04:30.439 massive Shenanigans from the rest of the judgment day, So 62 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:33.879 head over Heart. I'm going for Dom and Live to win, 63 00:04:35.160 --> 00:04:38.240 hopefully setting up for Live to get her ass kicked 64 00:04:38.279 --> 00:04:41.759 at Bad Blood in a title match for Rea's that's 65 00:04:41.839 --> 00:04:48.319 my call, yeah, domin Live Championship match tag team titles 66 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:52.920 Alba Faire and either Dawn versus Jaden Bianca. When I 67 00:04:53.439 --> 00:04:56.399 wrote this before I watched mack Down, the opening bit, 68 00:04:56.800 --> 00:04:59.680 not all of it, obviously that would be insane. I 69 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:04.600 said that I think the Champs retain, which was a 70 00:05:04.639 --> 00:05:06.040 bit of a stab in the dark because I thought 71 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:09.240 this one was quite a tough call as well. But 72 00:05:09.319 --> 00:05:11.120 I think I might have changed my mind now having 73 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:15.160 seen the Jaden Bianco promo within the show. But let's 74 00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:18.800 get to that. So for now, let's say Champs retains 75 00:05:18.839 --> 00:05:22.399 at Alba Fayre and Ila Dawn, but that one might change. 76 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:26.120 Let's see. Okay, well, let's see how we do. I mean, 77 00:05:26.199 --> 00:05:29.040 I only have to get three to improve on my 78 00:05:29.560 --> 00:05:33.759 appalling record, so fingers crossed. So let's get to it 79 00:05:34.079 --> 00:05:38.759 and review the SmackDown that aired on August thirtieth from Berlin, Germany, 80 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:43.560 and as we kick off tonight, we see Cody enter 81 00:05:43.639 --> 00:05:46.000 the arena and then we get told that there will 82 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:48.600 be a face to face tonight between him and Ko. 83 00:05:49.439 --> 00:05:52.680 We then get Nya and Tiffany arriving and remind you 84 00:05:52.879 --> 00:05:56.560 that tonight we have a title match which will be 85 00:05:56.600 --> 00:06:03.680 a street fight between Nya and Meat. First up, in 86 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:07.399 terms of action, we've got La Knight making his way 87 00:06:07.560 --> 00:06:11.439 to the ring for his open challenge. He gets massive 88 00:06:11.560 --> 00:06:17.120 pop as usual, and who's it going to be? We 89 00:06:17.199 --> 00:06:19.680 don't know there's been I haven't seen anything on Twitter 90 00:06:19.839 --> 00:06:22.800 or anything this week, so I legit don't know who 91 00:06:22.879 --> 00:06:26.800 it is. We've also got a changed up commentary team 92 00:06:26.920 --> 00:06:30.480 this week, with Cole joining Wade, but as we progress 93 00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:33.680 through the show, I think Wade is going to be 94 00:06:33.839 --> 00:06:37.000 replaced in coming weeks by Corey, so we'll have Michael 95 00:06:37.079 --> 00:06:41.399 Cole and Corey, which I think is a nice pair. 96 00:06:41.480 --> 00:06:45.959 In l A Knight has the mic in his hand. 97 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:49.319 He says it's been twenty seven years since WWE was 98 00:06:49.360 --> 00:06:52.959 in Berlin for a major TV event. He says, what 99 00:06:53.079 --> 00:06:55.279 a great way to kick it off with the megastar. Well, 100 00:06:55.279 --> 00:06:58.680 I couldn't agree more. He says he had his first 101 00:06:58.720 --> 00:07:01.600 title defense in the US capital of Washington last week, 102 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:03.519 and he thought he might as well defend it in 103 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:07.079 the capital of Germany. He then goes on to say 104 00:07:07.120 --> 00:07:09.399 that maybe that will be a thing and he'll just 105 00:07:10.120 --> 00:07:12.680 just defend it in capitals. I'm not sure how that's 106 00:07:12.680 --> 00:07:16.079 gonna work, and as he says, it's state capitals as well, 107 00:07:16.279 --> 00:07:19.519 I don't think they travel to that many capitals good enough. 108 00:07:20.680 --> 00:07:23.800 He calls out his challenger and then I thought it 109 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:28.120 was Gunter's music that hit, but it may not have been, 110 00:07:28.279 --> 00:07:31.000 but it sounded very much like Gunter's music. And then 111 00:07:31.079 --> 00:07:33.879 outcomes Ludwig Kaiser, so maybe they share music. I'm not 112 00:07:33.959 --> 00:07:38.319 completely sure. He gets a good pop, obviously being in 113 00:07:38.399 --> 00:07:41.839 his home country, and he says he's sure that La 114 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:44.879 Knight wants to defend against the best he can, and 115 00:07:44.959 --> 00:07:47.839 he assures him that no one is better on German soil. 116 00:07:48.959 --> 00:07:51.120 He says he will win the title and make it 117 00:07:51.199 --> 00:07:55.720 the European title, and La Knight says, that's very impressive 118 00:07:55.879 --> 00:07:59.639 for Gunter's stooge, which was a fun line, and then 119 00:07:59.720 --> 00:08:02.279 that looks like it's official. That's tonight's first match. So 120 00:08:02.560 --> 00:08:06.800 the open challenge is La Knight versus Ludwig Kaiser. I 121 00:08:07.199 --> 00:08:09.560 wouldn't have guess Ludwig Kaiser if you'd have given me 122 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:14.160 a month of guesses, which is probably my bad because 123 00:08:14.480 --> 00:08:18.480 obviously he's German, so yeah, stupid me. 124 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:19.160 But there we go. 125 00:08:20.399 --> 00:08:22.040 As we come back from the break, we are ready 126 00:08:22.079 --> 00:08:25.519 to go, ready to go, and the crowd are really pine. Kaiser. 127 00:08:27.199 --> 00:08:31.040 La Knight gets in an early offense, but Kaiser soon 128 00:08:31.360 --> 00:08:34.480 switches it and we go back and forth. During the 129 00:08:34.559 --> 00:08:38.120 early knockings of this match, we actually hear that this 130 00:08:38.240 --> 00:08:43.279 is Kaiser's first singles match for a title, which I 131 00:08:43.320 --> 00:08:46.600 guess makes sense, but again hadn't thought about it. La 132 00:08:46.720 --> 00:08:49.759 Knight pounding Kaiser in the corner and getting the year 133 00:08:49.919 --> 00:08:53.440 chance from the crowd, but he is soon reversed by Kaiser, 134 00:08:53.519 --> 00:08:58.159 who returns the favor massive clothesline from Night as the 135 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:02.200 action moves outside the ring and Kaiser is dropped on 136 00:09:02.320 --> 00:09:07.279 his neck on the apron. Kaiser then takes charge on 137 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:09.960 the outside of the ring, ramming Night into the steps 138 00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:14.039 as Kaiser sets up for a running kick through Night 139 00:09:14.120 --> 00:09:17.240 and into the steps, which looked pretty gnarly. As we 140 00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:20.679 come back from the break, Kaiser has retained the upper 141 00:09:20.759 --> 00:09:23.480 hand and he has Night in the ring and is 142 00:09:23.679 --> 00:09:26.480 beat him down on him. Night attempts to fight back 143 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:28.879 and on the two trade blows in the ring, with 144 00:09:29.039 --> 00:09:32.879 Kaiser again getting the upper hand. Night battles back and 145 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:35.759 has Kaiser in the corner and then over the top 146 00:09:35.879 --> 00:09:41.279 rope again, smashing Kaiser's head off the German announced table. 147 00:09:42.919 --> 00:09:46.960 Night with a neck breaker and an elbow from the 148 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:52.840 middle rope for a close two count. Night still on 149 00:09:53.000 --> 00:09:55.639 top with a big knee to the face of Kaiser, 150 00:09:56.240 --> 00:09:59.039 where then we get a reversal by Kaiser and a 151 00:09:59.159 --> 00:10:04.720 huge kick a quick and very close cover. Night then 152 00:10:06.039 --> 00:10:10.279 gets the power slam, but Kaiser counters the BFT and 153 00:10:10.399 --> 00:10:14.039 goes for the cover. Kaiser gets back into it with 154 00:10:14.120 --> 00:10:20.639 another kick and Kaiser wall for a really really close cover. 155 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:26.440 Knight then hits a BFT with the cover and retains 156 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:30.320 his title. I thought it was a good match, despite 157 00:10:30.559 --> 00:10:34.360 Kaiser being the hometown guy so to speak. The crowd 158 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:39.519 was still behind Night when he was on top, which 159 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:44.519 still left Kaiser getting his best ever crowd reaction. Cole 160 00:10:44.639 --> 00:10:48.840 mentioned interestingly in the commentary that Gunza is in fact Austrian. 161 00:10:49.480 --> 00:10:51.960 He has Germany as his adopted home, so that's good 162 00:10:51.960 --> 00:10:54.919 at least we don't have to pretend that when Gunza 163 00:10:55.639 --> 00:10:59.120 was the Intercontinental title he didn't have the Austrian flag 164 00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:03.120 on his side plate, which he so did, so at 165 00:11:03.200 --> 00:11:06.320 least now they're acknowledging that he's Austrian, but he has 166 00:11:06.440 --> 00:11:10.559 made his home or whatever the story is, in Germany. 167 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:16.240 So yeah, a good match. L A Night's still popular, 168 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:22.200 still very over, even despite being up against the hometown guy. 169 00:11:23.720 --> 00:11:28.519 Next up, we get a vignette building up Gunna versus Randy. 170 00:11:30.000 --> 00:11:32.879 We see some of Gunther's greatest hits and he tells 171 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:36.320 us again about the legacy of the championship when we 172 00:11:36.399 --> 00:11:39.240 hear from Randy, who basically says that he's the reason 173 00:11:39.279 --> 00:11:44.600 that the title exists. We also get a playback of 174 00:11:44.799 --> 00:11:47.919 the Randy non shoulder down cover in the King of 175 00:11:47.919 --> 00:11:51.080 the Ring Tournament, and Randy says he is going to 176 00:11:51.159 --> 00:11:54.720 leave Billin as a fifteen time champion. We see Randy's 177 00:11:54.799 --> 00:11:59.320 RKO again on Gunther and are reminded of gud There's 178 00:11:59.399 --> 00:12:04.919 Primo where he was about malting Randy's family. Randy also 179 00:12:05.080 --> 00:12:08.519 said it was good that guns consider himself as a legend, 180 00:12:08.759 --> 00:12:14.799 as Randy is the legend killer, which was another fantastic line. 181 00:12:17.080 --> 00:12:21.600 Next up, we have a tag team match. To be honest, guys, 182 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:25.039 I had to wait to see who it was. I 183 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:28.360 had no idea who the instance music was related to, 184 00:12:28.919 --> 00:12:32.679 but it turns out it's Baron Corbyn and Apollo Lows. Sorry, 185 00:12:32.840 --> 00:12:38.720 Apollo Cruise versus Angel and Berto, who are called Lagaza 186 00:12:38.919 --> 00:12:43.039 when they're together. Cole tells us as we go to 187 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:45.879 the break, this is a very important match for Legado 188 00:12:45.960 --> 00:12:49.679 del Fantasma, and I guess he is referring to the 189 00:12:49.840 --> 00:12:56.600 sort of ultimatum. I guess that far, but See gave 190 00:12:56.720 --> 00:13:00.360 them last week that they had to, you know, start 191 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:04.879 being impressive and bring the fear, etc. Before we go 192 00:13:04.960 --> 00:13:08.679 to the match, we get a promo from Nya, who 193 00:13:08.759 --> 00:13:13.120 says greatness is her destiny and basically showing her squashing 194 00:13:13.480 --> 00:13:17.200 everyone on the roster. I know Nya is doing a 195 00:13:17.240 --> 00:13:20.919 lot better this run, but I'm still just not feeling it. 196 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:24.639 I can't get on board the Naya train. I actually 197 00:13:24.679 --> 00:13:27.639 think I preferred her face character when she was dealing 198 00:13:27.720 --> 00:13:32.320 with the whole Alexa blissing in her first run. I 199 00:13:32.480 --> 00:13:35.799 wonder if we will see a return of face Naya if, 200 00:13:36.039 --> 00:13:39.279 and probably when Tiffany turns on her with the briefcase, 201 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:43.080 saying that though Tiffany is pretty over so maybe that 202 00:13:43.200 --> 00:13:48.559 wouldn't work either. I know personal preference, guys. You know 203 00:13:49.559 --> 00:13:52.879 Matt's not into Cody. I'm not into Naya. I just 204 00:13:53.679 --> 00:13:57.639 I just can't get there. Back to the match and 205 00:13:58.000 --> 00:14:01.639 we now have Legardo del Fantasma making their entrance. Cole 206 00:14:01.840 --> 00:14:04.960 reminds us again this is high stakes for them to 207 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:08.000 bring the fear back to the Guarda del Fantasma. We 208 00:14:08.159 --> 00:14:11.080 kick off with Apollo and Berto in the ring and 209 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:13.120 these two guys are tearing it up at the start 210 00:14:13.200 --> 00:14:19.399 with some very athletics athletic excuse me moves Apollo with 211 00:14:19.559 --> 00:14:21.960 an inverted souplex, which he held up in the air 212 00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:27.080 for literally hours, goes straight for the cover, which is 213 00:14:27.200 --> 00:14:31.720 kicked out of Corbyn is tagged in but is overcome 214 00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:34.720 by Berto. Tagged in Angel, who tried to do some 215 00:14:34.840 --> 00:14:38.399 double teething on Corbyn, but he flattens them both with 216 00:14:38.759 --> 00:14:44.039 a clothesline. Corbyn is still in charge with Angel, but 217 00:14:44.320 --> 00:14:48.440 is double teamed in the corner and it's actually Berto 218 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:53.200 who is legal. Corbyn gets the tag, Angel is quickly 219 00:14:53.279 --> 00:14:57.080 dispatched to the outside, Apollo is launched over the top 220 00:14:57.120 --> 00:15:00.120 by Corbyn and takes out both Angel and Berto as 221 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:04.200 we go to the break. That move was Ace using 222 00:15:04.320 --> 00:15:07.200 Apollo basically as a weapon, and Corbyn just sort of 223 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:10.399 like pings the rope back like what you used to 224 00:15:10.480 --> 00:15:13.120 do with an elastic band in school. So that's a 225 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:18.960 pretty wicked move. As we come back, the momentum has changed. 226 00:15:19.279 --> 00:15:21.279 It's annoying. I'm not going to go on about it, 227 00:15:22.320 --> 00:15:25.600 and Angel and Berto now have the upper hand and 228 00:15:25.720 --> 00:15:29.080 we get a near fall straight away by Berto and 229 00:15:29.200 --> 00:15:33.320 they continue to beat down Cruise in the corner. Cruise 230 00:15:33.720 --> 00:15:37.159 has some pretty great athletic moves and actually leap frog 231 00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:41.519 Angel to get to the tag, which brings Corbyn back 232 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:47.840 in beating up Berto and Angel. Corbyn with a face 233 00:15:47.919 --> 00:15:51.559 first slam and Berto has to move really quickly to 234 00:15:51.600 --> 00:15:56.639 break up the cover. Berto, with a springboard kick to Cruise, 235 00:15:57.080 --> 00:16:03.639 also takes out Corbyn on the out side, launches Corbyn 236 00:16:04.159 --> 00:16:07.480 into the steps off the distraction by Electro Lopez. Again, 237 00:16:08.440 --> 00:16:12.960 she's proven real key, similar to what Beefab is with 238 00:16:13.080 --> 00:16:18.399 the prophets. Whilst in the ring off the distraction, Berto 239 00:16:18.480 --> 00:16:21.759 gets a near four long cruise Cruise up onto the 240 00:16:21.799 --> 00:16:25.159 top rope that Berto intercepts him with an arm drag 241 00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:29.080 from the second rope and at tag to Angel, Los 242 00:16:29.200 --> 00:16:32.960 Gaza hit the empty y, which I think Colt said 243 00:16:33.519 --> 00:16:37.200 stands for Monterey on Cruise, and that gets them the 244 00:16:37.320 --> 00:16:41.879 pin and the victory, surprising me. A really enjoyable match. 245 00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:45.879 Berto and Angel are always great to watch, and I 246 00:16:46.120 --> 00:16:48.480 like them as heels. I like them as part of 247 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:50.240 the Guard of Elf Fantasma as well. I hope they 248 00:16:50.279 --> 00:16:52.879 get the push they deserve. I think the whole group, 249 00:16:53.080 --> 00:16:55.000 the whole of the Guard of Elf Fantasma is actually 250 00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:59.879 pretty impressive. I'm really enjoying that. Will we see elect 251 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:02.159 Lopez in the ring? Do we think? I don't know. 252 00:17:02.840 --> 00:17:05.880 Let me know what you guys think about that. That's 253 00:17:05.920 --> 00:17:09.240 for Corman and Cruise well, as Wade said on commentary, 254 00:17:09.279 --> 00:17:13.440 they are now three to zero losses. Like Cruise, he's 255 00:17:13.480 --> 00:17:17.720 a great athlete. I'm not sure about his character. It 256 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:21.319 still feels a bit me. I'm not sure what the 257 00:17:21.400 --> 00:17:23.599 hell they're doing with Corbin since he came back from 258 00:17:23.720 --> 00:17:28.880 NXT again. His character just seems bland. So I guess 259 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:32.079 just watch this space because I honestly cauldn't tell you 260 00:17:32.160 --> 00:17:34.519 what's next for these guys. Will they go down to 261 00:17:34.680 --> 00:17:39.759 NXT together, will they get a different program, will they continue, 262 00:17:40.519 --> 00:17:45.799 will they break up? I don't know. Yeah. So we 263 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:49.559 now get a recorded promo from Solo with the Bloodline. 264 00:17:49.640 --> 00:17:52.240 He says next week the bloodline will be acknowledged by 265 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:55.960 both they and the Street profits. He reminds them what 266 00:17:56.000 --> 00:17:58.599 they're up against. Say he has taken out his own 267 00:17:58.680 --> 00:18:03.400 brother and Roman reigns. He said, imagine what the four 268 00:18:03.519 --> 00:18:08.359 of them will do when that's what he will do 269 00:18:08.599 --> 00:18:12.640 to his own family, which is a fair point. He 270 00:18:12.799 --> 00:18:15.839 threatens Cody or Ko, saying he doesn't care who wins. 271 00:18:16.240 --> 00:18:19.279 He's coming for the title. I thought this was interesting 272 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:22.599 as we've got a reminder of exactly who has been 273 00:18:22.640 --> 00:18:25.079 taken out by Solo and the blood line, and I 274 00:18:25.200 --> 00:18:27.720 thought that maybe this is a teaser to remind us 275 00:18:27.759 --> 00:18:31.960 who is coming back into let's call it Roman's bloodline 276 00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:35.519 or whatever. I hope it's happening soon. It has to 277 00:18:35.599 --> 00:18:38.680 be lining up for blad Blood, right, I mean, it's 278 00:18:38.920 --> 00:18:43.519 just perfect. So we nearly there. I think I saw 279 00:18:43.599 --> 00:18:45.920 an ad for Bad Blood. It's like the fifth of 280 00:18:45.960 --> 00:18:48.000 October or something. Like that, so we don't have long 281 00:18:48.039 --> 00:18:52.119 to wait. We now go to the ring. When he 282 00:18:52.200 --> 00:18:54.839 called us or as you guys know, Oblivia the Gladiator 283 00:18:54.920 --> 00:18:57.519 as we like to call him is. They're talking up 284 00:18:57.640 --> 00:19:00.799 how pleased he is and how please ww E is 285 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:04.480 to be in Berlin, Germany and Europe. We get a 286 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:09.400 highlight package of the WWE European Tour, which Nick says 287 00:19:09.559 --> 00:19:12.960 has been very successful, and he brings out Cody and 288 00:19:13.119 --> 00:19:17.799 Ko for their face to face. Ko out first, to 289 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:21.839 a nice reaction from the crowd. He doesn't seem super 290 00:19:21.960 --> 00:19:24.519 up for it. To be fair, Wade says he owes 291 00:19:24.599 --> 00:19:27.240 Ko an apology as he didn't turn on Cody last week. 292 00:19:27.960 --> 00:19:30.559 I think we all thought he would. I'm still going 293 00:19:30.599 --> 00:19:33.759 to this storyline that much, to be fair. Then Nick 294 00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:37.920 brings out Cody, who as always gets a genormous pop 295 00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:42.160 and the noise counter is back, which I like. I 296 00:19:42.200 --> 00:19:44.519 think it encourages people to really give it someonheen. They're 297 00:19:44.519 --> 00:19:48.279 at a live event, so that's great. Kao is looking 298 00:19:48.920 --> 00:19:52.279 really weird and shifty in the ring as Cody makes 299 00:19:52.359 --> 00:19:57.079 his usual entrance, and Cole reminds us that Cody picked 300 00:19:57.160 --> 00:20:00.759 Ko for his opponent. Nick this point, I thought this 301 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:03.559 was quite weird, and Nick says good luck for tomorrow 302 00:20:03.680 --> 00:20:06.079 night and the floor is yours and then off you pops. 303 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:09.440 I'm not really sure what the point of him was. 304 00:20:09.759 --> 00:20:12.160 He gave a bit of hype to WWE and Berlin 305 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:15.640 and etcetera, what they've been doing in Europe. But yeah, 306 00:20:15.759 --> 00:20:19.640 a bit weird anyway. So Ko asked Cody what he 307 00:20:19.720 --> 00:20:24.079 wants to talk about, and he says the championship and 308 00:20:24.200 --> 00:20:27.599 that they will fight for the undisputed WWE Championship in 309 00:20:27.680 --> 00:20:30.839 a sold out bullin tomorrow night. Ko says we can 310 00:20:30.960 --> 00:20:33.680 talk about that, well, we can talk about what happened 311 00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:37.880 to Cody's knee during the tour. Cody says, his knee 312 00:20:37.920 --> 00:20:41.039 is fine, and let's talk about last week when Ko 313 00:20:41.240 --> 00:20:46.960 and Cody beat Waller and Theory. He calls them the 314 00:20:47.039 --> 00:20:50.680 two biggest upcoming stars in WWE, which is a nice thing. 315 00:20:51.519 --> 00:20:54.720 It's probably right. They probably are two of the next 316 00:20:54.799 --> 00:20:58.640 big big stars. Cody wants to talk about last week 317 00:20:58.920 --> 00:21:01.319 after the match that like Kao was going to hit 318 00:21:01.400 --> 00:21:04.319 Cody in the back of the title and he says 319 00:21:04.359 --> 00:21:06.279 he may have done if Cody hadn't turned around when 320 00:21:06.319 --> 00:21:10.119 he did. Kao says, why would he do that? They 321 00:21:10.200 --> 00:21:15.000 have so much history. Cody says is he mad with 322 00:21:15.200 --> 00:21:18.440 him because Kao doesn't get enough credit for the revolution 323 00:21:18.599 --> 00:21:20.640 that's happening in the business at the moment, and Cody 324 00:21:20.680 --> 00:21:24.359 gets too much. Kao says he doesn't need a cheap shot, 325 00:21:24.680 --> 00:21:27.079 as he knows he has hurt his knee. Cody again 326 00:21:27.160 --> 00:21:29.480 says his knee is fine and asks Ko if he 327 00:21:29.559 --> 00:21:33.000 wants to pull out like he wanted to before. Kao 328 00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:35.160 then says he doesn't want a tted victory and a 329 00:21:35.279 --> 00:21:39.160 tainted title run like he has before when he beats 330 00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:44.240 him if he's injured. Cody tells Ko that he loves 331 00:21:44.319 --> 00:21:47.920 him and consider him a true friend, but asks when 332 00:21:47.960 --> 00:21:50.440 Cody beats him tomorrow night, will they still be friends. 333 00:21:50.920 --> 00:21:53.480 Ko throws away his mic and whispers on it to 334 00:21:53.559 --> 00:21:59.400 Cody that we don't hear, and leaves we're still not 335 00:21:59.480 --> 00:22:03.519 feeling it this match. I had hoped that they would 336 00:22:03.559 --> 00:22:07.839 do some kind of really great build to get things going, 337 00:22:08.119 --> 00:22:11.720 but my opinion, I don't think they've done that at all. 338 00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:15.039 Feels like Cody just wants to fight one of his mates, 339 00:22:15.119 --> 00:22:19.680 and it feels like a just completely empty match. I 340 00:22:19.759 --> 00:22:22.200 think Ko was acting weird tonight, and I don't know 341 00:22:22.240 --> 00:22:25.519 if that was in storyline or whether there was something 342 00:22:26.640 --> 00:22:30.759 going on. I don't know. Perhaps there's something in this 343 00:22:30.960 --> 00:22:34.440 injured knee angle. Maybe Ko goes right for that and 344 00:22:34.559 --> 00:22:38.359 something develops, But as it is right now, I'm just 345 00:22:38.440 --> 00:22:44.160 thinking yawn fest. I think they could have picked someone else, 346 00:22:44.200 --> 00:22:48.759 a different opponent, or built differently or something. I think 347 00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:53.680 this might be my first time being disappointed with a 348 00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:57.640 Triple Ah story, but you never know. It's always hope, right. 349 00:22:59.240 --> 00:23:02.119 We then go back to stage and we see Corbyn 350 00:23:02.200 --> 00:23:04.640 and Cruise. They bump into Waller and Theory, who start 351 00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:09.599 mocking them straight away. Waller throw Theory under the bus again, 352 00:23:09.839 --> 00:23:12.440 saying that Theory said such and such a thing, which 353 00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:15.799 gets Corbyn all riled up, and at that point Theory 354 00:23:16.039 --> 00:23:20.599 finally pulls up Waller on all his shenanigans over the 355 00:23:20.680 --> 00:23:25.920 past few weeks and says maybe they're falling apart. Waller says, no, 356 00:23:26.160 --> 00:23:29.240 this is what you do in Australia. It's banter. They 357 00:23:29.359 --> 00:23:32.119 shake hands and all is well for now at least. 358 00:23:32.240 --> 00:23:37.359 I still think that there's a split and a turn 359 00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:42.359 coming with those two and it can't come soon enough 360 00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:44.079 for me, to be honest. I like them both as 361 00:23:44.119 --> 00:23:49.480 individuals and I'd like to see how that develops. Our 362 00:23:49.559 --> 00:23:54.759 next match is and versus Comello, with and up two 363 00:23:54.880 --> 00:23:58.440 matches to one. Before we go to that match, though, 364 00:23:58.519 --> 00:24:03.200 we get anotherdio package from Giovanni Vinci. He says, this 365 00:24:03.359 --> 00:24:08.640 isn't this isn't his return, it's his arrival. He is 366 00:24:08.720 --> 00:24:11.319 coming back next week on to backdown and looks to 367 00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:14.599 have been totally repackaged. Should be good to see and 368 00:24:14.720 --> 00:24:17.200 I'm looking forward to his arrival, see what storylines he 369 00:24:17.279 --> 00:24:19.920 gets and what for us he has. But yeah, that 370 00:24:20.519 --> 00:24:24.039 looks like a good move. So with Andrade having already 371 00:24:24.119 --> 00:24:27.640 made his entrance, we now get Carmelo making his way 372 00:24:27.880 --> 00:24:31.200 to the ring. We get a reminder of the last 373 00:24:31.319 --> 00:24:35.480 match between them and how it ended. Camello MUSHes to 374 00:24:35.559 --> 00:24:38.359 the ring, rushes to the rings straight away and the 375 00:24:38.400 --> 00:24:41.759 bell rings and we're off, and Rada with an insane 376 00:24:42.079 --> 00:24:45.799 cork crew off the ropes to the outside. It gives 377 00:24:45.880 --> 00:24:49.400 him the upper hand, but Carmelo with a springboard clothesline 378 00:24:50.319 --> 00:24:53.160 and Rada with a horrible looking move off the top 379 00:24:53.279 --> 00:24:56.799 to the outside. Once again, just kind of looked like 380 00:24:56.880 --> 00:25:00.319 he stepped on him with massive force, and we go 381 00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:03.160 to a break, but the replay is of the corkscrew 382 00:25:04.720 --> 00:25:07.519 from earlier, not the move we just saw, so I'm 383 00:25:07.559 --> 00:25:12.160 not sure if something's gone a bit wrong there. Certainly 384 00:25:12.240 --> 00:25:16.599 didn't look great. Back from the break and Hayes has 385 00:25:16.680 --> 00:25:21.079 Andrader in the ring, Andrade comes out of another exchange 386 00:25:21.920 --> 00:25:25.839 better off, goes to the top, pulls out his double 387 00:25:26.200 --> 00:25:29.839 moon salt, which is a beautiful thing. Hayes hits the 388 00:25:29.880 --> 00:25:32.839 first forty eight and follows up with a meteor and 389 00:25:32.960 --> 00:25:36.519 a cover for two, and Hayes is selling the knee injury. 390 00:25:38.279 --> 00:25:40.920 Andrade pulls off a series of power moves and almost 391 00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:44.319 gets a free count. He's firmly in charge now in 392 00:25:44.400 --> 00:25:48.680 the crowd absolutely loving him. Carmelo with a super kick 393 00:25:49.039 --> 00:25:52.279 from out of nowhere and gets a two count. Spanish 394 00:25:52.319 --> 00:25:55.559 fly from Andrade into the cover, but Hayes kicks out 395 00:25:55.599 --> 00:25:58.440 again and as we come back from the break and 396 00:25:59.119 --> 00:26:03.359 takes Hope off the top rope, and again Hayes kicks 397 00:26:03.400 --> 00:26:07.920 out and has Haze off on the top again. Hayes 398 00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:11.720 counters and pulls him onto the exposed turn buckle, hits 399 00:26:11.839 --> 00:26:15.400 nothing but net from the top and gets the three count, 400 00:26:15.519 --> 00:26:18.960 leveling up the series between these two to two each. 401 00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:23.960