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>> AND NOW, WWE NETWORK 
PRESENTS, BACKLASH KICKOFF. 
♪  
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, COME ON
IN, WELCOME ABOARD HERE ON WHAT 
IS ABOUT TO BE THE GREATEST, THE
GREATEST KICKOFF SHOW EVER, I 
PROMISE.
WWE BACKLASH HEADED YOUR WAY TOP
OF THE HOUR ON THE WWE NETWORK. 
ALONGSIDE THE PROFESSOR, PETER  
ROSINBERG, I'M SCOTT STANFORD.
A RENEE YOUNG, BOOKER T. COMING 
ON THROUGHOUT THE SHOW. 
PETER, TONIGHT'S CARD IS SO 
STACKED.
BACKLASH GOING TO BE PURE FIRE. 
PETER: 100%.
HERE'S WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED  
ABOUT.
EDGE AND RANDY ORTON. 
TWO ALL-TIME ICONIC SUPERSTARS  
WHO HAVE SET THE BAR A MILE HIGH
AND GUARANTEED THE GREATEST 
WRESTLING MATCH EVER. 
WILL THEY DELIVER?
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE.
SCOTT: SOUNDS LIKE THE MIZ AND  
MORRISON TONIGHT MAY NOT EXACTLY
SHARE IN A VICTORY SHOULD THEY  
GET ONE OVER BRAUN STROWMAN.
PETER: WHOEVER SCORES THE PIN 
WILL BE CHAMPION. 
SO THAT'S GOING TO TEST THE 
DYNAMIC OF THAT DUO.
SCOTT: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,  
BACKLASH COMING YOUR WAY ON THE 
WWE NETWORK.
7:00 P.M. EASTERN, 4:00 PACIFIC.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SUBSCRIBED 
ALREADY, IT'S FREE AND IF YOU 
HAVEN'T DONE IT, WHAT HECK ARE  
YOU WAITING FOR?
HERE'S WHAT'S COMING TOP OF THE 
HOUR HERE ON THE WWE NETWORK. 
PETER: I JUST MENTIONED IN BUT  
IT BEARS REPEATING. 
THE GREATEST WRESTLING MATCH  
EVER. 
IN GOES BACK TO THE DAYS OF 
RATED R.K.O., EDGE AND RANDY  
ORTON.
THE BAR HAS BEEN SET HIGH.
SCOTT: DREW MACINTYRE HAS BEEN  
ON A ROLL SINCE WINNING THE WWE 
CHAMPIONSHIP BUT DOES THAT END  
TONIGHT?
HE COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE  
ALMIGHTY AND BOBBY LASHLEY, HE'S
WAITED 13 YEARS TO CHALLENGE FOR
THE WWE TITLE AND WITH M.V.P. BY
HIS SIDE, HE'S LOOKING TO TAKE  
DOWN THE CHAMP BY ANY MEANS 
NECESSARY.
PETER: HE'S BEEN A DIFFERENT MAN
WITH M.V.P. THERE.
JEFF HARDY AND SHAME US.
SHAME US MADE JEFF HARDY TAKE A 
DRUG TEST ON "SMACKDOWN" ON 
NATIONAL TELEVISION ON FRIDAY.
HE SET HIM UP AND NOW JEFF HARDY
FINALLY HAS HIS CHANCE FOR  
REVENGE TONIGHT AT BACKLASH.
SCOTT: WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS, THE 
ILCONICS, AND ALEXA BLISS AND 
NIKKI CROSS.
CAN ONE OF THESE WOMEN REGABE 
THEIR TITLES OR START OF A LONG 
REIGN ATOP IF DIVISION FOR  
BAYLEY AND BANKS? 
PETER: THERE'S BEEN BOWLING,  
MINIATURE GOLF AND TONIGHT THERE
WILL BE WRESTLING.
THE STREET PROFITS DEFENDING THE
RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS  
AGAINST THEIR OLD PALS AND  
ARCHRIVALS, THE VIKING RAIDERS. 
SCOTT: APOLLO CREWS LOOKING TO  
PUT HIS NEWLY ACQUIRED UNITED 
STATES CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE 
AGAINST AN DERAILED -- ANDRADE. 
THE VERY SUPERSTAR APOLLO TOOK  
THAT TITLE FROM.
CAN CREWS CONTINUE HIS DOMINANCE
OVER THE FORMER CHAMP?
THAT'S COMING UP ON BACKLASH  
HERE ON THE KICKOFF SHOW IN JUST
MOMENTS.
PETER: AND WHOEVER SCORES A PIN 
IS THE UNIFORM CHAMPION.
YOU HAVE BRAUN STROWMAN 
DEFENDING AGAINST THE MIZ AND 
HIS TAG TEAM PARTNER, JOHN  
MORRISON. 
SCOTT: AND FOR THE FIRST TIME 
SINCE BECKY LYNCH HANDLED OVER  
THE RAW WOMEN'S TITLE TO ASUKA, 
THE EMPRESS OF TOMORROW IS  
DEFENDING THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND  
AGAINST THE IRRESISTIBLE FORCE. 
NIA JAX SAYS HER CHAMPIONSHIP IS
A FARCE.
WE'LL FIND OUT TONIGHT.
♪  
>> HERE'S YOUR WINNER OF THE  
2020 WOMEN'S MONEY IN THE BANK  
LADDER MATCH, ASUKA!
>> THE MATCH LAST NIGHT, IT 
WASN'T WHAT YOU THOUGHT IT WAS. 
YOU HAVE BEEN IF BEST WRESTLER  
IN THE WORLD FOR A LONG TIME. 
YOU HAVE BEATEN ME WHEN NOBODY  
ELSE COULD. 
THIS IS WHY I AM SO GLAD THAT 
THIS IS HAPPENING TO YOU. 
>> AT THIS POINT CHAMPION?
>> YOU ARE THE CHAMPION.
>> YES, AT THIS POINT CHAMPION, 
YEAH! 
I AM THE CHAMP! 
[LAUGHTER]
>> YOU GO AND BE A WARRIOR  
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GO BE A  
MOTHER. 
♪  
>> HA HA, YES!
>> YOU ARE LITERALLY -- YOU WERE
LITERALLY HANDED THE "RAW"  
WOMEN'S TITLE BECAUSE OF  
HARMONALS.
YOU LEAPT YOUR WAY INTO THE 
GREATEST -- JOB EVER AND SOON 
YOU WILL BE REPLACED BY SOMEONE 
FAR MORE WORTHY -- ME.
>> OH, HERE WE GO!
THE RAW WOMEN'S CHAMPION GOING  
AFTER JAX.
>> NIA JAX GOT MORE THAN SHE  
BARGAINED FOR.
THE HARD WORK HAS GUN FOR OUR 
BRAND -- BEGUN FOR OUR BRAND-NEW
CHAMPION. 
>> CAN WE STOP, PLEASE? 
DON'T BELIEVE THE HIGHLY. 
ASUKA, REMEMBER WHAT I DID TO 
KYRIE BECAUSE THAT'S A FRACTION 
OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU
WHEN I BULL GOES OVER YOU AT  
BACKLASH. 
>> NIA JAX MOCKING THE RAW  
WOMEN'S CHAMPION. 
>> NIA JAX IS A SERIOUS THREAT  
TO THE "RAW" WOMEN'S CHAMPION.
>> HEY, GUYS, RENEE YOUNG HERE  
UNION!
ED BY TWO WWE HALL OF FAMERS.
J.B. IN THE HOUSE AND ALSO MY 
CO-HOST FOR FS 1 WWE BACKSTAGE, 
BOOKER T. 
LOOKING THAT THE MATCHUP, THE 
"RAW" WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP IS ON
THE LINE. 
NOW, LOOKING AT THE 
CIRCUMSTANCES, HOW ASUKA WON THE
"RAW" WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP, WHAT
ARE YOU EXPECTING OF HER FIRST  
TITLE DEFENSE HERE TONIGHT, 
J.B.L.? 
J.B.L.: I THINK JAX WAS RIGHT,  
SHE WAS HANDED THE TITLE, SHE 
DID NOT WIN THE TITLE.
I THINK IT'S RIGHT THAT ASTERISK
-- ASTERISK BROUGHT UP BY JAX IS
PUT ON ASUKA. 
SHE IS A DESERVING CHAMPION BUT 
NIA JAX WAS RIGHT, SHE WAS GIVEN
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP AND I THINK 
ASUKA WANTS TO TAKE THAT  
ASTERISK AND WIFE IT OFF -- OFF 
THE TITLE REIGN.
E.R.A. RENEE: SHE WON A 
TRIPLE-THREAT MATCH TO EARN THE 
OPPORTUNITY.
DOES SHE HAVE MORE MOMENTUM 
COMING INTO THIS MATCH, BOOK? 
BOOKER T: THAT'S WHERE I BEG TO 
DIFFER WITH MY COLLEAGUE. 
BUT NIA JAX HACK WAITING TO GET 
IN THIS POSITION FOR A LONG 
TIME. 
AND I'M TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS 
BEING ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE 
CHAMPION AS FAR AS ASUKA BEING  
HANDED THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. 
SHE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO CASH 
IN LIKE NORMAL TIMES. 
NORMALY YOU CASH IN YOU FEEL A  
CERTAIN WAY, YOU WANT TO GO OUTS
AND SHOW THE WORLDS THAT HEY, 
I'M READY TO DEFEND SO THE  
MINDSET MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR  
ASUKA BUT I DO THINK THE TIME 
THE RIGHT FOR NIA JAX TO TAKE 
THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND DOMINATE 
LIKE I THINK SHE SAID.
RENEE: SO YOU THINK THIS IS 
GOING TO BE A SHORT RUN FOR 
ASUKA?
BOOKER T: THE GUY COMING UP 
BEHIND, THEY ALWAYS SAY IT'S NOT
ABOUT THE PERSON WHO WON THE  
CHAMPIONSHIP. 
IT'S MY TIME AND I THINK THAT'S 
WHERE NIA JAX.
IS NIA HAS BEEN PLAYING THE 
GAME, WAITING HER TURN AND AS 
WE'RE SEEING LATELY ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA, SHE HAS A REPUTATION FOR 
GOING OUT AND HURTING PEOPLE. 
PEOPLE LIKE VADER, PEOPLE LIKE  
SID VICIOUS HAD REPUTATIONS OF  
HURTING PEOPLE. 
AND BOTH OF THOSE GUYS, IF I  
RECALL, WON WORLD TITLES SEVERAL
TIMES.
RENEE: WE HEARD BECKY LYNCH SAY 
ASUKA IS ONE OF THE BEST  
WREFRLTS IN THE WORLD.
DO YOU THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE
ONE AND DONE FOR HER, J.B.L.? 
J.B.L.: I THINK IT COULD BE.
BOOKER IS RIGHT, IF YOU'RE  
CRYING ABOUT GETTING HURT IN  
THIS BUSINESS, GIVE ME A BREAK. 
IT'S LIKE CRYING ABOUT GETTING  
PUNCHED IN BOXING.
VADER WAS A GREAT CHAMPION AND  
SID AS WELL.
I THINK NIA JAX, IF SHE'S GOING 
TO WIN, SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO  
HURT HER AND HURT HER EARLY.
THE LONGER THIS GOES, THE MORE  
IT FAVORS OS CALF.
ASUKA HAS A SLIGHT EDGE BECAUSE 
SHE'S A CHAMPION, A DESERVING 
CHAMPION BUT SHE DIDN'T WIN IT  
LIKE SHE WANTED TO. 
THIS IS HER MOMENT. 
THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HURT HER
IF SHE LOSES THIS CHAMPIONSHIP  
WITHOUT EVER GETTING THAT 
MOMENT. 
RENEE: ABSOLUTELY.
WE'LL SEE HOW IT ALL SHAPES OUT.
FOR NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 
THINGS OVER TO KWLARLE CARUSO.
CHARLIE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
TONIGHT, EDGE AND RANDY ORTON 
SQUARING OFF IN WHAT COULD BE 
THE GREATEST WRESTLING MATCH  
EVER. 
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE  
WELCOME FORMER WE'VE WORLD  
CHAMPION CHRISTIAN AND ALSO 
TWO-TIME WWE HALL OF FAMER THE  
NATURE BOY, RIC FLAIR.
RIC, LET'S START WITH YOU.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT THE
FACT YOU THINK RANDY ORTON IS 
THE GREATEST PERFORMER TODAY. 
WHILE CHRISTIAN, YOU, ALONG WITH
THE WWE UNIVERSE BELIEVE IN 
EDGE. 
CHRISTIAN, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT
ORTON HAS THE EDGE THIS EVENING 
DESPITE HAVING LOST TO HIM AT 
WRESTLEMANIA? 
>> HE LOVES THE 
LAST-MAN-STANDING MATCH.
THAT WAS TABLES, LADDERS AND  
CHAIRS. 
IT WAS NASTY, IT WAS ZPWISTIC.
-- SADISTIC.
SOME WOULD SHEA BARBARIC. 
IT WAS PHENOMENAL BUT TONIGHT 
THEY WALK INTO A 20-SQUARE-FOOT 
RING. 
TWO GREAT ATHLETES. 
ONE OF THEM AT THE PEAK OF HIS  
CAREER, RANDY ORTON.
THE OTHER ONE, AFTER NINE YEARS 
OF BEING OFF, TRYING TO CLIMB 
BACK INTO THE LIMELIGHT.
IT'S A LONG CLIMB, OK?
SO TONIGHT I'M SAYING THAT RANDY
ORTON WALKS BACK OUT OF THAT  
RING TONIGHT AND STAYS THE  
GREATEST IN-RING PERFORMER IN 
THE HISTORY TO HAVE WWE.
CHRISTIAN: RIC, IT'S FUNNY I'VE 
SEEN THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE 
BEFORE AND THAT SMILE AND IF YOU
KEEP REPEATING THE THINGS YOU'RE
SAYING, YOU MIGHT BELIEVE IT. 
THOSE NINE YEARS EDGE WAS OFF,  
HE WASN'T ON A VACATION.
HE WAS WORKING HIS ASS OFF  
TRYING TO GET BACK HERE EVERY 
SINGLE DAY. 
I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU, RANDY 
ORTON WAS BOIRN INTO THIS %
BUSINESS BUT YET THE LAST NAME  
ORTON WASN'T BIG ENOUGH TO GET  
HIM WHERE HE WANTED TO GO FAST  
ENOUGH. 
SO WHAT DID HE DO?
HE COZIED UP TO GUYS LIKE YOU.
HE'S THE MOST NATURALLY GIFTED  
WRESTLER I'VE EVER BEEN IN THE  
RING WITH BUT THAT'S STILL NOT  
ENOUGH. 
RANDY JUST WANTS TO TAKE THE  
PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE ALWAYS 
TIME, SO GUESS WHAT, HERE'S HOW 
IT REALLY IS, RIC.
TONIGHT, RANDY ORTON, THE MAN 
WHO'S NEVER HAD TO WORK FOR A 
THING IN HIS LIFE VERSUS EDGE,  
THE MAN WHO'S HAD TO SCRAP AND  
CLAW AND SCRAP AND CLAW FOR 
EVERY SINGLE THING IN HIS LIFE. 
SO TONIGHT I'M BANKING ON GRIT  
AND I'M BANKING ON PASSION TO 
OVERCOME NATURAL ABILITY. 
THAT IS WHY EDGE IS GOING TO WIN
TONIGHT.
CHARLY: GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY.
WHOOO! 
>> AHHH!
♪  
>> OK, BYE. 
SCOTT I KNOW: STANFORD AND  
ROSINBERG ROLLING ALONG ON THE  
BACKLASH KICKOFF SHOW, HEADED 
YOUR WAY TOP OF THE HOUR. 
BEFORE THE BREAK WE HEARD FROM  
RIC FLAIR, GOING WITH RANDY 
ORTON TONIGHT AND CHRISTIAN,  
WHO'S RILEDING WITH EDGE AGAINST
THE VIPER.
FLAIR GOING WITH VIPER SAYING 
THIS MATCH IS GOING WITH PURE 
ABILITY.
CHRISTIAN SAYS HE'S BANKING ON  
GRIT AND PASSION WITH EDGE. 
WHERE DO YOU STAND WITH THOSE?
ONE EAST HERE, ONE EAST HERE. 
WHERE YOU STONLED ON THIS TOPIC 
ON THIS MATCH?
PETER: THAT'S A GREAT WAY OF  
LOOKING AT IT.
IF I'M BEING TOTALLY HONEST, TO 
ME, NATURAL ABILITY, RANDY ORTON
IS THE BETTER WRESTLER. 
HE HAS BETTER PURE ABILITY THAN 
EDGE BUT EDGE'S ENTIRE CAREER,  
SINCE HE WAS A KID AT 
WRESTLEMANIA IN TORONTO DREAMING
OF ONE DAY BEING A SUPERSTAR. 
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT GRIT AND 
DETERMINATION AND EDGE HAD  
ENOUGH OF THAT TO GET A BIG WIN 
AT WRESTLEMANIA.
SO THINK ABOUT IT, THE PRESSURE 
IS SORT ONLY -- OF ON RANDY 
ORTON TO AVENGE THAT WITH HIS 
WRESTLING ABILITY.
SCOTT: WOULD YOU SAY AT THIS  
POINT MAYBE IT'S GOING TO TAKE  
NOT ONE BUT TWO SUPERSTARS TO 
TAKE BRAUN STROWMAN'S UNIVERSAL 
TITLE?
PETER: LOOK AT THE MAN. 
CAN HE BE BEATEN BY ONE MORTAL  
MAN?
HE'S BRAUN STROWMAN, A MONSTER  
AMONG MEN.
I THINK THIS IS AS GOOD AN  
OPPORTUNITY AS YOU'LL SEE FOR 
STROWMAN TO LOSE HIS  
CHAMPIONSHIP. 
SCOTT: THE MONSTER AMONG MEN  
WILL GO ONE-ON-TWO WITH BRAUN'S 
UNIFORM CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE 
LINE. 
>> BRAUN STROWMAN HAS BEEN GIVEN
WAY TOO MUCH CREDIT.
HE DOESN'T DESERVE THE UNIVERSAL
CHAMPIONSHIP. 
>> UH-OH. 
>> WHAT'S UP, BOYS? 
>> YOU FEEL LIKE A REAL BADASS, 
I'LL BELT BECAUSE YOU GOT LUCKY 
AND PINNED ME LAST WEEK DURING A
TAG MATCH.
>> NEWS FLASHING, YOU GET IN THE
RING WITH HIM HE'S GOING TO COME
AT YOU -- 
>> COMMANG SELFED.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET THESE HANDS.
>> STROWMAN WITH THE WIN. 
>> WE'RE CHALLENGING YOU TO 
SOMETHING WE KNOW YOU CAN'T DO  
AND THAT'S BEAT BOTH OF US IN A 
MATCH FOR THE UNIVERSAL 
CHAMPIONSHIP. 
>> YOU WANT ME? 
YOU GOT ME. 
>> TO DEFEAT THINE ENEMY, FIRST 
DESTROY HIS INFRASTRUCTURE. 
TRANSLATION, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
HIS LIFE A LIVING HEM.
>> MIZ AND MORRISON.
HEY, HEY. 
HO, HO! 
>> WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS 
GUY'S LIFE MISERABLE. 
BY THE TIME WE GET TO BACKLASH, 
BRAUN STROWMAN'S LIME WILL BE A 
LIVING HELL.
>> I'M SO SORRY.
I 100% KNOW THESE TWO JACKASSES,
MIZ AND MORRISON WERE UP TO 
THIS. 
>> I PUT IT ON THE LLTS.
>> THAT IS NOT THE LMEDS. 
>> STAGE LEFT.
LEFT IS LEFT. 
>> I AM RIGHT, ARE YOU WRONG. 
>> BRAUN STROWMAN, YOU AT GRAND 
NATIONAL. 
>> FORE!
>> OH! 
[LAUGHTER]
♪  
>> WHAT THE -- OH!
HEY!
>> HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT WE'RE IN
HERE. 
>> WHERE DID MIZ AND MORRISON 
GO, WHERE?
>> THEY'RE IN THE WHITE VAN.
>> STUPID, STUPID, STUPID.
>> GET OUT! 
>> IT'S LOCKED. 
>> WE'RE PROTECTED BY A VAN.
>> YOU TWO ARE DEAD MEN.
[SCREAMING] 
>> IT'S OVER! 
>> YOU GUYS THINK YOU'RE FUNNY? 
NOW THAT'S FUNNY. 
HA HA HA! 
>> AT BACKLASH, MIZ AND MORRISON
BOTH ARE GOING TO GET THESE 
HANDS.
>> AHHH!
SCOTT: I'M JUST WONDERING.
I WATCHED THAT AGAIN AND IF YOU 
WERE MANAGING MIZ AND MORRISON, 
IF YOU WERE OFFERING THEM 
ADVICE, WOULD YOU HAVE ADVISED  
THEM TO BE PULLING THESE PRANKS 
ON A BRAUN STROME SEASON PETER: 
SCOTT, YOU'RE SMARTER THAN  
THAT. 
DEFENSIVE TO ANSWER THAT  
QUESTION? 
YOU SAW THE FEAR. 
I GOT LEGITIMATELY NERVOUS FOR  
THEM WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT 
BRAUN KNEW THEY WERE IN THE VAN.
IT FELT LIKE A HORROR MOVE A -- 
MOVIE.
IT WAS TERRIFYING.
SCOTT: YOU MENTIONED IT EARLY ON
THE SHOW. 
IF SOMEBODY DOES PIN THE MONSTER
AMONG MEN,  IT'S MIZ OR 
MORRISON, THAT SUPERSTAR GETS 
THE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP. 
DO YOU FEEL IF ONE OF THOSE GUYS
COMES AWAY WITH THE VICTORY,  
LET'S TALK ABOUT THEIR  
COHESIVENESS AS A TEAM BECAUSE  
THEN SOMETIMES GEM OWLSY REARS  
ITS UGLY HEAD. 
BETTER -- PETER: LET'S STAY IN  
THE REALITY RIGHT NOW.
THE REALITY TO ME IS EVEN WITH  
MIZ AND MORRISON, THEY AIN'T  
BEATING THE MONSTER AMONG MEN.
SCOTT: I GOT A POINT. 
THE WORLD WAS SET TO SEE MIZ AND
MORRISON'S NEW MIKE -- MUSIC  
VIDEO.
THIS ONE ENTITLED "HEY, HEY,  
HEY." 
CATCHY. 
LOOK OUT, GRAMMYS.
♪  
BRAUN STROWMAN BEST BE WATCHING 
HIS BACK  
GONNA PUT THE BOOTS TO HIS BIG  
ASS 
CAUSE NOBODY LIKES HIM  
NEITHER DO WE 1 HIS BEARD SMELLS
LIKE CHEESE 
SEND HIM A TWEET AND LET HIM  
KNOW  
YOU WANT A NEW CHAMP ON THE SHOW
HEY 
PAUL HEYMAN 
DURINHO 
THE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION NEEDS TO 
GO  
BRAUN WET THE BED UNTIL HE WAS 6
YEARS OLD.
HEY, HEY 1 HO, HO 1 BRAUN 
STROMEN -- INSTEAD OF DRESS 
SHOES HE WEARS CROCS. 
OOH.
BRAUN WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT HIS 
HANDS AND THAT'S A FACT.
>> WE'RE FIXING TO WHIP HIS ASS 
LIVE ON PPV 
SET HIM BETWEEN AND LET HIM KNOW
YOU WANT A NEW CHAMP ON THE SHOW
HEY, HEY  
HO, HO  
THE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION NEEDS TO 
GO  
HEY, HEY  
BRAUN WET THE BED TILL HE WAS 6 
YEARS OLD 
HEY, HEY  
HO, HO  
BRAUN STROWMAN'S -- 
INSTEAD OF DRESS SHOES HE WEARS 
CROCS!
OOH.
>> HO.
HEY 
HO  
HEY, HEY  
HO, HO  
HEY, HEY  
HO, HO  
THE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION NEEDS TO 
GO. 
>> BRAUN WET THE BED UNTIL HE 
WAS  YEARS OLD  
INSTEAD OF DRESS SHOES HE WEARS 
CORCS.
OOH.
HEY 
HO  
HO  
SCOTT: HEY, HEY, HEY, HO, HO, 
UNIVERSAL CHAMP HAS GOT -- COME 
ON, MAN.
PETER: YOU HAVE TO STOP.
SCOTT: GUYS, I NEED SOMEONE NEW.
RENEE, KAYLA, SAM?
MCAFEE? 
BOOKER T, OTUNGA. 
J.B.L.
MOONEY. 
I DON'T WANT TO WORK WITH YOU 
ANYMORE IF YOU'RE GOING TO DANCE
LIKE THAT.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS THE 
STREET PROFITS AND VIKING 
RAIDERS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO 
OUTDO EACH OTHER. 
THERE WERE TIMES, PETE, WHEN IT 
WAS NOT PRETTY, AND YOU KNOW NOT
PRETTY. 
>> OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE 
STREET PROFITS AND VIKING 
RAIDERS HAVE BEEN ENGAGING IN A 
BAT OF -- BATTLE OF ANYTHING YOU
CAN DO, WE CAN DO BETTER. 
THEY'VE BATTLED IN BASKETBALL.
AX THROWING.
GOLF. 
BOWLING.
AND EVEN A DECATHLON. 
>> RAISE THE BAR! 
>> OH!
HA HA!
>> DOES THIS MEAN WE TIED?
>> BUT WITH NO CLEAR WINNER 
THROUGH FIVE COMPETITIONS,  
TONIGHT ANYTHING WE CAN DO YOU  
CAN DO BETTER, HEADS TO THE RING
FOR A "RAW" TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 
MATCH.
>> IT IS OFFICIAL, THE STREET 
PROFITS VS. THE VIKING RAIDERS  
FOR THE RAW TAG TEAM  
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
I LOVE THESE GAMES BEING PLAYED 
BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS BUT MORE  
EXCITEMENTED TO SEE THEM BETWEEN
THE ROPES.
BOOK, WHO'S GOING TO WALK AWAY  
WITH THE TAG TEAM TITLES? 
BOOKER T: MY BROTHER AND I  
HARLEM HEAT, 10-TIME WORLD TAG  
TEAM CHAMPIONS. 
NO PLAN, NO JIVING, JUST  
BUSINESS AND I THINK RIGHT NOW, 
THE VIKINGS RAIDERS GOT STREET  
PROFITS IN THE -- PROFITS IN THE
RIGHT POSITION. 
GOING TO BE A TITLE CHANGE. 
>> J.B.L., YOU AGREE? 
J.B.L.: HARLEM HEAT, THAT WAS 
ONE OF MY FAVORITE OF ALL TIME. 
I DON'T LIKE TO PLAY GAMES. 
YOU HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND  
FIGHT AND WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. 
IMPROMPTU MATCH.
THAT GOES TO ATHLETICISM. 
I'M GOING TO GO WITH THE STREET 
PROFITS.
RENEE: HERE'S ANOTHER MATCHUP 
WE'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT.
ANOTHER PAIR OF SUPERSTARS WILL 
BATTLE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 
WRESTLEMANIA. 
ARGUABLY TWO OF THE WEST TO EVER
DO IT BUT NOW THE TENSION AND 
PRESSURE IS MOUNTING TO AN  
ALL-TIME HIGH.
WILL THIS BE THE GREATEST 
WRESTLING MATCH EVER? 
♪  
>> WE ENTER THIS RING SO THAT 
ONE DAY WE CAN PERFORM AT 
WRESTLEMANIA AND AT 
WRESTLEMANIA, EDGE, AND I, WE 
TORE EACH OTHER APARTMENT WITH  
-- IN A LAST-MAN-STANDING MATCH.
ON THAT NIGHT, EDGE WAS THE 
BETTER MAN AND I KNOW DEEP  
INSIDE MY GUT WITHOUT A SHADOW  
OF A DOUBT THAT EDGE IS NOT THE 
SUPERIOR WRESTLER.
I AM. 
IF YOU'VE GOT THE GUTS THEN AT  
BACKLASH, IT WILL BE EDGE VS. 
ORTON IN A STRAIGHT-UP WRESTLING
MATCH.
YOU ARE QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST 
TALENTED PERSON I'VE EVER SEEN  
IN A WRESTLING RING BUT THIS  
ISN'T THE LIFE YOU WANTED, THIS 
IS THE LIFE YOU WERE HANDED.
YOU DON'T CARE. 
>> ARE YOU KILLEDING? 
CUT IT OUT. 
DO YOU SEMICHALLENGE OR NOT?
STOP IT, SHUT YOUR MOUTH. 
>> YES, I ACCEPT YOUR DAMN  
CHALLENGE!
>> WE WILL SEE EDGE VS. O.ABLE. 
A MATCH THAT MANY ARE SAYING  
COULD BE -- 
>> THE GREATST, 1 
>> GREATEST 
GREATEST  
>> WRESTLING MATCH EVER.
>> EVER.
>> LADIES AND JEFPBLETS, THIS 
WAS THE MOMENT YOU'VE WAITED  
MORE  
>> WHAT WAS GRATE -- GRIT AND 
PASSION 
>> IS NOW DOCUMENT AND FEAR.
>>♪ AND BURIED IN YOUR BONES  
THERE'S AN ACHE YOU CAN'T 
IGNORE. 
>> I HAVEN'T HAD A STRAIGHT-UP  
WRESTLING MATCH, NO BELLS AND 
WHISTLES FOR NINE NACHE YEARS.
>> IN EDGE HAS SOME SELF-DOUBT  
BECAUSE HE'S ABOUT TO FACE A GUY
AT RANDY ORTON IN BACKLASH WHO'S
BEEN HERE FOR THOSE NINE  
NASHVILLE YEARS AND IS FIRING ON
EVERY CYLINDER. 
>> BUT AT BACKLASH, I AM GOING  
TO DIG TO THE VERY DEPTHS OF MY 
SOUL TO TRY TO WIN. 
♪  
>> YOU ARE GOING TO TRY AND I 
THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY  
PATHETIC. 
I AM GOING TO EMBARRASS YOU,  
HUMILIATE YOU UNTIL YOU ARE A 
BROKEN MAN. 
THE REDEMPTION OF EDGE IS OVER. 
>> THE GRIT AND PASSION OF EDGE 
VERSUS THE NATURAL ABILITY OF 
RANDY ORTON.
IT COULD VERY WELL BE THE 
GREATEST WRESTLING MATCH EVER.
>>  
♪ THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW ♪ 
♪
>> FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GREATEST
WRESTLER MATCH EVER.
THIS IS AN INSANE AMOUNT OF 
PRESSURE ON EDGE AND RANDY  
ORTON.
DO YOU THINK EITHER MAN COULD 
YAK UNDER THE PRESSURE, JOHN? 
J.B.L.: AS A GOOD TEXAS FRIEND  
OF OURS SAYS, OH, HELL, NO. 
THERE ARE 24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
FROM THESE GUYS.
THE KING TO HAVE RING, THE ROYAL
RUMBLINGS.
THESE GUYS HAVE DONE IT ALL AND 
RISEN TO EVERY SINGLE OCCASION. 
THIS IS THE BIGGEST OF THEIR  
CAREER BUT THEY KNOW IT.
THE HYPE IS LIKE ROCK STONE COLD
WRESTLEMANIA 18.
HART AND MICHAELS, WRESTLEMANIA 
1.
FLAIR AND STEAMBOAT IN WCW. 
THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING  
AGAINST IN THERE AND CAN THEY DO
IT? 
ABSOLUTELY. 
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS MATCH.
RENEE: WITH RANDY ORTON 
SUFFERING THE LOSS AT 
WRESTLEMANIA, DOES RANDY NEED TO
WALK AWAY WITH THE WIN AND IF HE
DOESN'T, WHAT DOES HE DO, WHERE 
DOES HE GO? 
BOOKER T: I THINK RANDY HAS A 
LOT OF PRESSURE ON HIS SHOULDERS
BUT HE HAS PRETTY MUCH HIS WHOLE
LIFE. 
THE MECHANIC, RANDY ORTON.
HE'S BEEN IN THE WWE SINCE ABOUT
2001. 
HE'S DONE ITLL. 
HE'S COMING UP ON THAT 20-YEAR  
MARK AND WHEN YOU'VE BEEN IN THE
BUSINESS REICH RIGHT AT THAT  
MARK, IT SEEMS LIKE A LIGHT 
SWITCH GETS TURNED ONLY.
SEEMS LIKE YOU KNOW EVERY 
ASPECTS OF THAT 20. 
EDGE WON HIS FIRST  
INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 
BACK IN 1999. 
THIS IS A GUY THAT'S BEEN AROUND
A LONG TIME.
HE'S BEEN INJURED AND WHEN YOU  
GET INJURED IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT
THAN BEING HURT AND THEN TO MAKE
THAT COMEBACK.
HE'S A LITTLE BIT PAST THAT MARK
AS WELL.
THE ADVANTAGE GOES TO RANDY 
ORTON.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT 
EDGE HAS LEFT IN THE TANK.
RAY THEY: J.B.L., WHAT IS THE 
LEVEL OF CONCERN? 
WE SAW EDGE HAVE A GREAT SHOWING
AT WRESTLEMANIA BUT HE'S BEEN 
GONE FOR NINE NACHE YEARS.
DOES HE SHOW UP AS THAT SAME  
PERFORMER TONIGHT?
J.B.L.: ODDS ARE HE PROBABLY  
DOES BUT I WAS TAG TEAMING WITH 
RANDY'S DAD IN JAPAN IN THE 
EARLY 1990'S AND HE TOLD ME, YOU
KNOW, THIS KID COULD REALLY BE  
AWESOME.
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT HE COULD BE.
HE'S DONE EVERYBODY DREAM THAT  
WOULD HE COULD DO.
SO HAS EDGE BUT BOOKER IS RIGHT,
EDGE HAS BEEN OFF NINE NACHE  
YEARS.
I'M GOING WITH THE BATTLE 
HARDENED GUY. 
I REMEMBER SHAWN MICHAELS COMING
BACK BETTER THAN BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW IF EDGE IS GOING TO
DO 1/2. 
IF I'M BETTING MONEY, I'M GOING 
TO BET ON A SLIGHT EDGE ON RANDY
ORTON.
RENEE: SO ORTON ACROSS THE  
BOARD, BOAST BOTH OF YOU? 
BOOKER T: MOST DEFINITELY.
RENEE: THE GREATEST WRESTLING 
MATCH EVER. 
YOU GUYS READY? 
BOOKER T: LET'S DO IT.
RENEE: WE GO RINGSIDE TO TOM  
PHILLIPS. 
TOM: WE CANNOT WAIT FOR EDGE VS.
OR THE  LATER TONIGHT.
THE GREATEST WRESTLING MATCH  
EVER. 
TOM PHILLIPS ALONGSIDE BYRON AND
SNOW AH JOE.
>> I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY
TO KICK OFF BACKLASH. 
I WANT TO SEE THE U.S.  
CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENDED TONIGHT 
AND WE'RE GOING TO START THAT 
WAY.
RING ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING 
CONTEST, SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL,
IS FOR THE UNITED STATES  
CHAMPIONSHIP! 
INTRODUCING FIRST, ACCOMPANIED  
TO THE RING BY ANGEL GARLSAS, 
WEIGHING IN AT 215 POUNDS,  
ANDRADE!
TOM: OUR FIRST OF SIX TITLE 
MATCHES TONIGHT HERE AT BARB  
BACKLASH, LIVE ON THE WWE 
NETWORK.
GARZA AND ANDRADE COMING TO THE 
RING ON GOOD TURNS. 
THIS PAST WEEK ON "RAW," THIS IS
HOW OWENS GAINED THE UPPER HAND.
BYRON: CHAMPIONSHIPS OR 
FRIENDSHIP. 
AND ANGEL GARZA EARNED THE  
OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE HERE 
TONIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. 
TOM: WE'LL SEE IF ANDRADE CAN 
RECAPTURE THE TITLE HE ONCE HE  
WOULD.
SO MOWA JOE: -- SAMOA JOE:  
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD.
ANDRADE IS GOING TO SECURE HIS  
OPPORTUNITY.
RING ANNOUNCER: AND HIS 
OPPONENT, FROM STONE MOUNTAIN,  
GEORGIA, WEIGHING IN AT 240 
POUNDS, HE IS THE UNITED STATES 
CHAMPION, APOLLO CREWS! 
TOM: BYRON, LET'S NOT FORGET  
WHAT IT TOOK FOR CREWS TO GET TO
THE TITLE.
BYRON: AND HIS CAREER HAS BEEN  
AN UPHILL BATTLE. 
CAME IN WITH SO MUCH PRAISE AND 
EXPECTATION.
HAD TO FINALLY SILENCE THE  
CRITICS, BECOMING THE UNITED  
STATES CHAMPION.
JOE: YOU'RE RIGHT.
APOLLO CREWS IS A GUY WE'VE 
TALKED ABOUT HAVING LIMITLESS 
POTENTIAL.
NOW WE'RE SEEING THAT POTENTIAL 
BEING REALIZED AS HE STANDS 
HERE, UNITED STATES CHAMPION. 
TOP: REMEMBER IT WAS AT THE 
MONEY IN THE BANK PAY-PER-VIEW  
THAT APOLLO CREWS HAD A UNITED  
STATES TITLE OPPORTUNITY. 
BECAUSE OF A NEW INJURY 
OFFICIALLY, CREWS COULD NOT 
CONTINUE. 
IT ALSO COST HIM HIS SPOT IN THE
MONEY IN THE BANK CONTRACT. 
WHOA. 
BYRON: I KNOW THAT MUSIC. 
THERE HE IS AND HE'S DRESSED FOR
THE OCCASION. 
TOM: HERE COMES KEVIN OWENS,  
INVOLVED IN THE TRIPLE THREAT 
MATCH THIS PAST WEEK ON "RAW."
AND HE'S WELL-DRESSED.
BYRON: HE IS.
I'M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED. 
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS GOING TO
BE A DRESS COLD.
TOM: THEY HAVE A HISTORY FROM 
THEIR RECENT MATCHES ON WAY AWAY
-- RAW. 
IT LOOKS LIKE KEVIN OWENS IS  
GOING TO JOIN US HERE ON  
COMMENTARY. 
KEVIN: HEY, GUYS. 
BYRON: VERY SMART TIE.
TOM: THE UNITED STATES TIME 
MATCH IS UNDERWAY HERE ON THE 
KICKOFF SHOW. 
JOE: ALMOST GOT HIM WITH THE  
DROP KICK.
KEVIN: JUST LAY OUT, TOM. 
BYRON: HOW ARE YOU? 
KEVIN: I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU  
AGAIN.
TOM: KEVIN, YOU COULD HAVE  
WATCHED THIS MATCH IN THE BACK. 
KEVIN: ANGEL GARZA DOES NOT LIVE
UP TO HIS NAME BECAUSE HE'S NO  
AINGE GEM.
HE ACTUALLY ACTS THE COMPLETE 
OPPOSITE SO I WANTED TO MAKE  
SURE HE WASN'T GOING TO MESS US 
UP FOR APOLLO.
BYRON: WE'VE SEEN HIM BECAUSE 
CAUSE YOU A LOT OF PROBLEMS.
KEVIN: LOOK AT THIS SUBMISSION. 
THAT'S ILLEGAL, REFEREE?
TOM: TITLE CAN ONLY CHANGE HANDS
VIA PINFALL OR SUBMISSION INSIDE
THE RING. 
CANNOT CHANGE HANDS ON A  
COUNTOUT OR DISQUALIFICATION. 
THE ADVANTAGE FOR CREWS TONIGHT.
KEVIN: ANDRADE BETTER PAY 
ATTENTION.
TOM: OH!
ONTO THE DIAMOND PLACEMENT. 
BYRON: I FELT THAT STEEL QUITE A
FEW TIMES AND IT'S NO GOOD. 
JOE: ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S THAT 
EFFORTLESS POWER THAT APOLLO  
CREWS POSSESSES.
TOM: LOOK AT THIS.
ON THE RAMP, BOOM!
TAILBONE FIRST INTO THE SCREEN. 
KEVIN: I'M IMPRESSED ANDRADE WAS
UP THAT QUICK.
TOM: DOWN AGAIN, KEVIN. 
BYRON: KEVIN, WATCH YOU MADE OF 
THE CHAMPIONSHIP REIGN OF APOLLO
CREWS?
KEVIN: HE'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL
AND SEEMS LIKE A CHAMPION 
EVERYBODY CAN BE PROUD OF.
GOOD TO SEE HIM GET AN  
OPPORTUNITY LIKE THAT.
BYRON: KEVIN, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN
AN AMBITIOUS MAN. 
YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE OUT HERE FOR A
DUAL PURPOSE. 
YOU HAVE TO WONDER IF YOU'RE  
GOING TO MAKE ENTITLE A 
CHAMPIONSHIP. 
KEVIN: LOOK, I WAS ONCE THE FACE
OF AMERICA. 
I'D BE LYING IF I SAID I  
WOULDN'T LOVE TO BE THE FACE OF 
AMERICA AGAIN BUT FOR NOW I'M 
KEEPING AN EYE ON ANGEL GARZA,  
HOPING IF -- THE BEST FOR CREW. 
TOM: SLY GRIN ON THE FACE OF  
ANDRADE.
JOE: THE MOST DANGEROUS THING 
ABOUT ANDRADE IS THE RING 
AWARENESS.
KEVIN: I EXPERIENCED THOSE LAST 
WEEK AS WELL THAT COULD HAVE  
BEEN IT, BYRON. 
BYRON: THAT VERY WELL COULD HAVE
BEEN IT.
ANDRADE KNOWS IT. 
WE'VE SEEN ANDRADE HAVE SOME  
ISSUES. 
KEVIN: INTERESTING DYNAMIC GOING
ON. 
WHO IS THE LEADER FOR HER?
SHE HAS TO LIKE MORE ONE THAN 
THE OTHER.
JOE RIGHT NOW LIKES ONE OF YOU  
TWO MORE THAN THE OTHER.
TOM: OH, AND A SHOT TO THE CHEST
OF ANDRADE! 
KEVIN: APOLLO IS DOING GREAT. 
KEEP IT UP. 
SLAMMED HIM IN THE CHEST  
MULTIPLE TIMES. 
BYRON: APOLLO GOALS ALL THE WAY 
TO THE TOP. 
OH, NO. 
KEVIN: I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY  
THAT'S DANGEROUS AND I WAS  
CORRECT.
TOM: AND CAUGHT BY ANDRADE LONG 
THE TOP TURNBUCKLE. 
ANDRADE FROM THE TOM ROAM.
KEVIN: HE DID NOT GET HIM.
APOLLO IS OK. 
MAYBE HE'LL COVER -- RECOVER, 
AND HE DID? 
-- DID! 
TOM: GOODNESS.
ANDRADE MIGHT BE OUT. 
KEVIN: I'LL BET ANDRADE WISHES  
HE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIM AND  
THAT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE 
HAPPENED. 
TOM: TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. 
ANDRADE, OVERHEAD BELLY-TO-BELLY
BY APOLLO CREWS AND LOOK AT HIM 
GETTING HIM INTO THE  
TURNBUCKLES. 
KEVIN: THAT FORCES YOU INTO THE 
MOST UNCOMPROMISING OF  
POSITIONS.
AND IT TAKES A TOLL ON YOUR 
ANKLELES. 
TOM: APOLLO CREWS COMING TO LIFE
HERE. 
11 YEARS OF SACRIFICE IN THIS 
INDUSTRY TO GET TO HIS FIRST  
CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE WE'VE.
APOLLO CREWS LOOKING SHARP. 
BYRON: WE KNOW HE HAS THE 
ABILITY TO DEFEAT ANDRADE.
TOM: HERE'S THE COVER.
JOE: SO CLOSE.
TOM: KICKOUT. 
BYRON: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT 
APOLLO DOES NOT GET FRUSTRATED? 
KEVIN: IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU
GET THAT CLOSE AND CAN'T PUT THE
GUY AWAY. 
YOU JUST CAN'T BE DISSTARTED, 
WHICH IS HARD WITH ZALINA AND 
NOT SO ANGEL GARZA OVER THERE.
JOE: BEAUTIFUL DROP KICK. 
LEVELING ANDRADE. 
KEVIN, YOU HAVE TO WOMMEDER.
YOU'RE OUT HERE FOR INSURANCE 
BUT THE WAY THIS MATCH IS GOING,
YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT SOONER OR
LATER, ANDRADE'S ASSOCIATES 
MIGHT GET INVOLVED. 
KEVIN: JUST THE PRESENCE OF 
ANGEL GARZA MAKES A DIFFERENCE. 
>> IS HE GOING TO SUPLEX HIGHLY 
-- HIM? 
KEVIN: ADERAILED GOT VERY LUCKY.
TOM: CREWS CAUGHT AMONGST THE 
ROPES.
OH! 
JOE: THAT COULD BE IT.
TOM: DO WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION? 
JUST GOT UP.
KEVIN: VERY CLOSE.
AMAZING RESILIENCEY FROM THE  
CHAMPION. 
JOE: SO MUCH IMPACT ON THE FRONT
OF THAT SKULL.
JOE, TO YOUR -- TOM JN: JOE, TO 
YOUR FOIFPBLETS, LOOK AT THE  
DRIVE AND THE WHIP HERE.
ABLE TO DRIVE CREWS INTO THE  
CANVAS. 
KEVIN: APOLLO ABLE TO KICK OUT  
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH HE'S  
GOING TO HAVE LEFT AT THIS  
POINT.
TOM: THE D.D.T., GREAT COUNTER  
BY CREWS. 
JOE: LOOK OUT FOR ANDRADE.
OH! 
TOM: EMPHATIC RESPONSE FROM THE 
CHAMPION, AND THE   POWER.
INCREDIBLE POWER. 
KEVIN: A MOONSAULT USUALLY. 
HERE IT IS. 
TOM LISTEN HE'S GOT HIM.
AND -- TOM: HE'S GOT HIM. 
AND ANGEL GARZA TRYING TO 
DISTRACT THE OFFICIAL.
T.K.O.! 
KEVIN: THAT'S WHY SHE'S OUT 
HERE. 
TOM: ANDRADE AFTER THE CHAOS ON 
THE OUTSIDE TRYING TO TAKE  
ADVANTAGE AND NOW CREWS!
COVER.
SHOULDERS DOWN. 
NO. 
CREWS.
[BENEFIT RINGS] 
--  
[BELL RINGINGS] 
RING ANNOUNCER: HERE'S YOUR 
WINNER AND STILL THE UNITED 
STATES CHAMPION, APOLLO CREWS!
KEVIN: THANKS FOR SOMETHING ME. 
BYRON: THANK YOU, KEVIN.
AND THANKS TO ANGEL GARZA,  
APOLLO CREWS ABLE TO RETAIN --  
JOE: AND ZELINA VEG I-A IS  
LIVED.
-- VEGA IS LIVED. 
TOM: A STUNNER BY OWENS TOOK  
GARZA OUT OF THE EQUATION.
CREWS FOR A MOMENT WAS PAYING 
ATTENTION TO THE CHAOS. 
AN DRAPED NEARLY TOOK ADVANTAGE 
WITH THE HAMMER LOCK D.D.T. AND 
CREWS WAS ABLE TO PUT DOWN ON 
ANDRADE ON THE BACKLASH KICKOFF 
SHOW. 
BYRON: MORE BAD LUCK FOR ZELINA 
VEGA, ANDRADE AND ANGEL GARZA.
TOM: OWENS GETS A PIECE OF GARZA
TONIGHT.
BUT CREWS STILL YOUR UNITED 
STATES CHAMPION.
>> RATED T FOR TEEN.
♪ STOTT -- SCOTT: INCREDIBLE 
ACTION ALREADY. 
CONGRATULATIONS TO APOLLO CREWS 
RETAINING THAT TITLE. 
CONFIDENCE GALORE FOR HIM.
PETER: NO ONE I'D RATHER SEE  
REPRESENTING THAT U.S.  
CHAMPIONSHIP THAN APOLLO CREWS. 
SCOTT: BACKLASH COMING YOUR WAY 
ON THE WWE NETWORK. 
AFTER WEEKS OF SHEAMUS PUTTING  
HARDY THROUGH HELL, TONIGHT THE 
CHARISMATIC ENIGMA IS OUT FOR 
REVENGE.
>> LAST WEEK, THE WWE UNIVERSE  
WITNESSED SOMETHING AWFUL.
>> THIS ACCIDENT INVOLVED 
"SMACKDOWN" SUPERSTAR ELIAS.
>> I PULLED UP TO THE 
PERFORMANCE CENTER PARKING LOT, 
I GRABBED ALL MY STUFF, GOT OUT 
OF THE CAR AND BAM! 
EVERYTHING WENT DARK. 
>> JEFF HARDY?
THIS IS YOUR RENTAL CAR.
>> THE NEXT THING I KNEW, POLICE
WERE SURROUNDING ME, ASKING ME  
QUESTIONS THEY COULDN'T ANSWER. 
MY CLOTHES WREAKED OF CHOP. 
>> THE BOTTLE IS IN THE CAR.
>> I QUIT DRINK, MAN. 
MAN, I STARTED TO DRIFT BACK TO 
THAT DARK TIME THAT I VOWED I 
WOULD NEVER RETURN TO.
HOW COULD I LOOK MY WIFE AND TWO
DAUGHTERS IN THE EYE AND EXPLAIN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
WHEN I'M IN THAT POPULATION,  
THEY'RE THROWING EVERY SBRIFERTE
TEST AT ME. 
I'M -- SOBRIETYY TEST WITH ME.
I'M PASSING RIGHT AND LEFT. 
EYEWITNESSES SHOWED UP THAT THEY
INTERVIEWED.
THEY SAID THEY SAW A PERSON GET 
OUT OF MY CAR, FLEE THE SCENE.
THE PERSON HAD RED HAIR AND A 
RECOMMEND BEARD.
>> JEFF, YOU JUST DID WHAT  
YOU'VE DONE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, 
BLAMING OTHER PEOPLE PROSECUTOR 
-- FOR YOUR PROBLEMS. 
YOU'RE JUST A JUNKY.
>> YOU TRIED TO TAKE EVERYTHING 
AWAY FROM ME! 
EVERYTHING I WORKED FOR.
SOBRIETY, MY CAREER, MY FAMILY. 
I'LL BE DAMNED IF I'M GOING TO  
LET YOU GET AWAY WITH IT. 
>> DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE  
DISAPPOINTMENT AND EMBARRASSMENT
YOUR WIFE AND DAUGHTERS WOULD 
FEEL AFTER ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR  
SLIPUPS.
THEY'RE USED TO IT. 
>> JEFF HARDY'S HEARD ENOUGH. 
AND HOW HARDY TAKES SHEAMUS 
DOWN. 
AND ELBOW BY SHEAMUS. 
NOW JUST A PHYSICAL ASSAULT ON  
JEFF HARDY. 
SHEAMUS DOING EVERYTHING IN HIS 
POWER TO MAKE JEFF HARDY'S LIFE 
HELL. 
>> YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'VE 
UNLEASHED AT BACKLASH.
BEFORE -- 
>> BEFORE I PUT MY SIGNATURE ON 
THAT DOLTED LINE RIGHT THERE, 
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A  
URINE TEST. 
I'LL EVEN PAY FOR THE WHOLE 
THING MYSELF. 
THAT'S HOW MUCH I CARE. 
AND IF YOU FAIL, WHICH YOU  
PROBABLY, WILL YOU DEFINITELY 
WON'T BE GETTING THAT MATCH AT  
BACKLASH BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY 
I'M GOING TO STEP IN THE RING 
WITH A JUNKY. 
>> IF THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO 
TO GET TO YOU, THEN FINE. 
KIDS, IF YOU'RE A USER, YOU'RE A
LOSER.
>> DON'T WIND UP LIKE JEFF  
HARDY.
>> COME ON, I DON'T HAVE ALL  
NIGHT.
WOW, SOMEBODY REALLY ENJOYED  
HAPPY HOUR TODAY, HUH?
BEFORE THE DOCTOR GIVES THE BAD 
NEWS, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO  
SAY?
>> SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO BE  
PISSED OFF THAN PISSED ON.
♪  
>> SHEAMUS, MY PATH TO ONE LAST 
BLAZE OF GLORY RUNS RIGHT 
THROUGH YOU.
>> JEFF HARDY, LET'S NOT WORRY  
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED FRIDAY NIGHT
DURING OUR CONTRACT SIGNING.
TEMPERS FLARED AND THINGS GOT 
OUT OF CONTROL BUT AS THE BIGGER
MAN, I'M WILLING TO PUT IT  
BEHIND US AND LET BY JOHNS BE BY
JOHNS.
-- BYGONES. 
BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS I KNOW HOW 
MUCH PAIN YOU'RE REALLY IN. 
IT MUST BE PRETTY DIFFICULT TO  
PRESENT YOURSELF AS THIS VINLED 
INDICATED BEACON OF HOPE WHEN 
YOU KNOW DEEP DOWN THAT'S NOT 
THE REAL YOU. 
NOW, THIS CLEAR-HEADED SOBER  
JEFF HARDY IS JUST ANOTHER  
FLICKER OF FALSE HOPE BEFORE YOU
ONCE AGAIN REVERT BACK INTO THE 
DEPRAVED HUMAN BEING YOU'RE 
MEANT TO  AND YOU CAN SMILE AND 
HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE ON THE 
OUTSIDE BUT AT THE END OF THE 
DAY, YOU CAN'T DENY THE DEALENS 
LURKING JUST BELOW THE SURFACE. 
YOU CAN'T DENY QUHOW REALLY ARE,
THE HAS-BEEN WHO'S AN 
EMBARRASSMENTS TO HIS FRIENDS,  
HIS FAMILY, AND MOST OF ALL,  
HIMSELF.
YEAH. 
THAT'S THE TRUE JEFF HARDY. 
AND JEFF, TONIGHT I'LL REMIND 
THE WWE UNIVERSE OF THIS  
UNDENIABLE FACT WHEN I -- YOU 
OFF THE WAGON AND BACK INTO 
OBSCURITY.
SCOTT: SO LISTEN, SHEAMUS LOOKED
TO RUIN HARDY'S LIFE WITH THAT  
HIT AND RUN WITH ELIAS AND THEN 
ON FRIDAY NIGHT, JEFF HARDY 
TOSSES THE URINE IN SHAPE US'S  
FACE. 
MAYBE HE THOUGHT HE GOT BUILT BY
A JELLYFISH OR SOMETHING. 
PEEFRLT: THAT REMINDED ME OF A  
STOTT STANFORD DATE FROM LIKE 
THE LATE 1980'S.
SCOTT: NEVER URINE, MAYBE WINE  
OR A BEER.
COULD THEY BE TOO FOCUSED AND 
BLIND BY RAGE FOR EITHER ONE TO 
CARE ABOUT A VICTORY? 
PETER: THAT'S A GOOD POINT  
BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME VERY, 
VERY EMOTIONAL, ESPECIALLY WITH 
JEFF HARDY, WHO IS NOW VERY 
ANGRY.
BUT JEFF HARDY HAS A LOT OF 
PEOPLE SUPPORTING HIM.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO  
DEAL WITH ADDICTION AND 
EVERYTHING SHAME US HAS SAID HAS
BEEN AN AFFRONT TO ALL THESE  
PEOPLE. 
JEFF HARDY, LOOK AT THE 12 STEPS
IN THE BIG BOOK.
HE ADMITTED HE WAS POWERLESS. 
YOU'RE NOT TELLING HIM ANYTHING 
NEW BY TELLING HIM HE STRUGGLES 
WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. 
HE KNOWS IT.
SHAME US IS ANOTHER CHALLENGE HE
CAN OVERCOME. 
I SEE TONIGHT AS BEING WUNG OF  
THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF 
JEFF HARDY'S CAREER.
AND I EXPECT HIM TO BE FOCUSED  
AND HARNESS THAT EMOTION INTO A 
WIN.
SCOTT: TONIGHT WE GET A TRIP  
HANDFUL THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE
WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP.
THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.
AND THE GIRLS JUST, YOU KNOW, 
EVERYBODY BICKERING BACK AND  
FORTH ON TWITTER. 
YOU GOT NIKKI CROSS WHO SAYS  
THEY'RE GOING TO RECAPTURE THE  
TITLE.
PETER: OF COURSE PEYTON ROYCE 
JUMPS IN AND REMINDS SASHA AND  
BAYLEY THEY JUMP IT WOULD LINE. 
THEY'VE BEEN SAYING THE ILCONICS
TOOK THE TITLE FROM THEM IN THE 
FIRST PLACE.
SCOTT: BUT THEY WANT THEM TO TEP
-- STEP UP TO THEIR LEVEL AND 
SCHENN -- THEN SHE HAD TO GO AND
CALL THEM DORKS.
PETER: THAT'S JUST BAYLEY BEING 
BAYLEY THESE DAY. 
BAYLEY AND SASHA HAVE BECOME  
BASICALLY UNBEARABLE AT THIS  
POINT.
BAD ENOUGH WE SEE BAYLY EVERY 
WEEK WITH HER -- HAIRCUT AND HER
TERRIBLE ATTITUDE.
AND I PERSONALLY AM PSYCHIATRIST
-- EXCITED TO SEE WHAT ALEXA  
BLISS AND NIKKI CROSS DO. 
ALEXA BLISS IS A FRIEND.
THIS IS A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR 
THEN BUT YOU CANNOT FALL ASLEEP 
ON THE ILCONICS.
NO ONE THOUGHT THEY'D WIN AT  
WRESTLEMANIA BUT THEY DID A YEAR
AGO.
SCOTT: TRIPLE THREAT HARD TO  
PREDICT.
SASHA AND BAYLEY DON'T HAVE TO  
BE INVOLVED IN THE DECISION TO  
LOSE THE TITLE. 
WHO ARE YOU GOING WITH THIS IN  
MATCHUP?
PETER: I'M GOING TO KEEP IT 
REAL. 
I ACTUALLY LIKE THE IICONICS. 
LUKE AT THESE TEAMS AND YOU SEE 
THE RHYTHMS.
BLISS AND CRORKS THEY'VE GOTTEN 
THERE.
SASHA AND BAYLEY, YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET. 
THE IICONICS, THEY'VE BEEN  
FRIENDS NEVER FOREVER, I'M GOING
TO GO WITH THEM.
SCOTT: I'M GOING TO AGREE WITH  
YOU.
WE'VE BACKLASH, FREE FOR NEW  
SUBSCRIBERS ON THE WWE NETWORK. 
ALL THE ACTION COMING YOUR WAY  
IN MIR MOMENTS AT THE TOP OF THE
HOW WERE. 
PETER: AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,  
WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, THE
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. 
DREW MCINTIRE DEFENDING AGAINST 
BOBBY LASHLEY, WHO'S BEEN A 
DIFFERENT MAN SINCE HE'S GAINED 
THE SERVICES OF M.V.P.
>> THAT ANGER THAT I'VE BEEN  
SEEING OUT OF YOU, MAN, KEEP  
THAT, MAN, STAY ANGRY.
THAT FULL NELSON, DUDE, THAT'S  
ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE  
THINGS I'VE SEEN IN A REALLY  
LONG TIME.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING, WHEN  
IS LASHLEY GOING TO LET LASHLEY 
OUT?
>> CONSIDERING THE MOTIVATION 
THAT BOBBY LASHLEY HAS GOTTEN 
FROM M.V.P., HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S 
FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS.
>> RIGHT NOW BOBBY LASHLEY IS AT
HIS VERY BEST.
>> I'M NOT TRYING TO MANAGE 
ANYBODY BUT IF LASHLEY IS 
LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT, TELL HIM 
TO COME FIND ME.
>> YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A LEECH. 
>> I'M NOT TRYING TO CAUSE  
TROUBLE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR  
WIFE. 
JUST ANY, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF  
YOU PUNISHMENT THAT FULL NELSON 
ON THE WWE CHAMPION?
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE  
FUTURE WWE CHAMPION, THE  
ALMIGHTY LASHLEY! 
>> TONIGHT, MACINTYRE STEPS 
INSIDE THE V.I.P. LOUNGE. 
IS THIS A TRAP THAT HAS BEEN SET
BY LASHLEY AND M.V.P.?
>> WHERE IS HE? 
>> NO, NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO  
WORRY ABOUT AN AMBUSH.
WE'RE GOING TO SAVE THAT FOR  
BACKLASH. 
REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I INVITED
YOU TO THE V.I.P. LOUNGE? 
>> YOU NEED ME! 
>> AFTER FINDING MYSELF FLAT ON 
MY BACK, I HAD TWO THOUGHTS.
DREW MACINTYRE IS DEFINITELY  
GOING TO BECOME WWE CHAMPION, 
AND WHEN DREW MACINTYRE LOSES 
THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP, I WILL  
PERSONALLY PLAY A ROLE IN THAT  
OUTCOME.
>> ALL RIGHT, LASHLEY.
HERE'S THE TRUTH. 
YOU'RE THE BIGGEST THREAT TO  
THIS CHAMPIONSHIP, SO BACKLASH, 
BRING YOUR ABSOLUTE BEST. 
>> CLAYMORE!
>> THE FUTURE WE'VE CHAMPION! 
LASHLEY!
>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DAMN 
FIGHT.
WHEN IT'S OVER, DREW MACINTYRE  
WILL STILL BE STANDING CHAMPION!
SCOTT: OH, MAN. 
OFF BATTLE OF TWO LARGE, STRONG 
ATHLETES. 
DREW IS SO CONFIDENT RIGHT NOW. 
LASHLEY CAN HURT YOU IN A HURRY,
SO CAN MACINTYRE. 
DO YOU GIVE BOBBY AN ADVANTAGE  
HERE WITH M.V.P. IN HIS 
CORNER?
PETER: I'LL SAY THIS -- 
INSTANTLY WHEN M.V.P. STARTED 
WORKING -- BECAUSE HE'S NOT A 
MANAGER.
WHENEVER THEY STARTED WORKING 
TOGETHER, BOBBY LASHLEY 
INSTANTLY BECAME A DIFFERENT  
MAN.
NOW TOUGH FULL NELSON ALL OF A  
SUDDEN -- 
SCOTT: YEAH.
PETER: AM I WRONG?
HE SEEMS LIKE A COMPLETELY  
DIFFERENT GUY, REINVIGORATED  
WITH M.V.P. IN HIS CORNER.
SCOTT: LIKE WEEKS BEFORE, 13  
YEARS TO DWELT THAT TITLES SHOT.
I THINK THAT FACT ALONG IS GOING
TO GRIVE HIM AGAINST MACINTYRE. 
ON THE BUMP THIS MORNING, M.V.P.
WAS A GUEST AND HE SAID THAT  
LANA HAS BEEN HOLDING LASHLEY 
BACK. 
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT  
STATEMENT?
PETER: I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO
SOMEONE'S PERSONAL LIFE.
BUT IT SEEMS AS IF WHEN IT WAS  
HIM AND LANA, HIS CAREER WAS ONE
WAY AND NOW IT SEEMS THAT HE'S  
WITH M.V.P., THINGS ARE A 
DIFFERENT WAY.
LANA IS DIFFERENT AND THEY'LL 
DEAL WITH THAT HOWEVER THEY DO  
AS A COUPLE.
AND ALSO, M.V.P. IS NOT HIS 
MANAGER.
IS HE WITH HIM AT RINGSIDE  
TONIGHT AND IF SO, IS THAT A  
FACTOR? 
SCOTT: I HAVE TO ASSUME M.V.P.  
IS NOT GOING TO LEAVE THIS  
MATCH.
WHO LEAVES BACKLASH WITH. 
WE'VE TITLE IN TOW? 
PETER: I'M GOING TO SAY IT RIGHT
NOW.
BOBBY LASHLEY WILL BECOME WWE 
CHAMPION. 
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING  
AND SOMETIMES IT JUST TAKES THAT
RIGHT CONNECTION, THAT PERSON 
WHO ELEVATES YOU AND TAKES YOU  
TO THE NEXT LEVEL THAT. 
BELICHICK TO BRADY, IF YOU WILL.
SCOTHE SCOTT: 10 SECONDS OR 
LESS, DO WE GET THE WORLD'S 
GREATEST WRESTLER MATCH TONIGHT 
AND WHO COMES OUT ON TOM THERE? 
PETER: I'M GOING TO GO WITH 
RANDY ORTON AND I HAVE A VERY 
HIGH STANDARD FOR THE GREATEST  
WRESTLING MATCH OF ALL TIME, TO 
BEAT MATCHO MAN AND RICKY 
STEAMBOAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL GET IT BUT
I CERTAINLY HOME. 
SO SCOTT: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, 
THIS IS IT. 
IT'S TIME TO GET DOWN TO  
BUSINESS. 
SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWE NETWORK. 
YOU'LL BE FRONT ROW FOR A NIGHT 
OF NONSTOP ACTION.
BACKLASH COMING YOUR WAY
