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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of Night One of WWE SummerSlam from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Your host is Joe Tessitore. He is joined by Big E, Corey Graves, and Peter Rosenberg
They run through the card.
They talk about what they are most looking forward to on tonight's show.
Cathy Kelley, Jackie Redmond, and Byron Saxton give their picks.
They talk about Hell in a Cell.
We have a video package for Brock Lesnar's origin, narrated by Paul Heyman.
We take a look at how we got to Cody Rhodes and CM Punk.
Cathy Kelley talked to Cody Rhodes.
She brings up what happened after the match at Saturday Night's Main Event.
Cody says it was an accident and he feels misdiagnosed, not paranoid. Punk mentioned what has happened to hi in the past. Cody says he does not sweat anyone on the roster, but CM Punk.
Cathy asks about Punk now.
Cody says you would make a lot of acquaintances, but not friends. This is not like Cody, Kevin, or Randy. This is competition. They are not going to do the thing that annoys everyone and they will find out who is the best at SummerSlam.
Cathy asks if he thinks that Punk is jealous of him.
Cody says he doesn't want to use 'jealous' because how could the WWE Champion be jealous. Live rounds have been thrown but we are trying to figure out who is best for WWE.
Cathy asks if this will affect their friendship.
Cody says it will affect the dynamic because of what they have to do. He says he hopes Punk knows nothing has changed other than knowing who the best is.
Joe talks to Punk and asks about his mindset.
Punk says the day is here so what happened in the past does not matter. He says he lives for the moment. He says he is at his best.
Peter asks about the friendship and if it will affect the match.
Punk says he doesn't think it has affected either of them. Tonight is all business. No matter who is against him, it is just another man.
Corey asks why is tonight different than Wrestlemania.
Punk says today is the 20th anniversary of his WWE debut. He didn't expect to be champion 20 years later.
Punk says he would do anything to win.
Big E asks about giving others an opportunity and if he is overlooking Cody.
Punk says he has planted seeds for future contenders but they might be Cody's. Everyone should want to be champion and welcome all challengers. He says he wants everyone to want what he has. He says he isn't trying to limit anyone.
They talk about Triplemania.
We take a look at Iyo Sky and Liv Morgan.
Jackie talks about how Tiffany Stratton will be wrestling in her home state tomorrow.
We have a video package.
Tiffany joins Jackie.
She asks about the match tomorrow.
She says she is so happy and excited to be here because she grew up 20 miles from Minnesapolis.
Jackie asks if it will be different tomorrow.
Tiffany says she is not usually emotional, but she will be a bit emotional. Her friends and family will be there in a suite.
Jackie asks about the ladder match.
She says she has been in multiple ladder matches so she is well versed. She expects to win the title tomorrow.
They go to Michael Cole and he talks about the first Hell in a Cell and the history of the match.
Wade joins Cole to talk about Hell in a Cell
The panel talks about the Punk/Rhodes match.
We take a look at Logan Paul and Tom Brady from Fanatics Fest.
Vic Joseph and Booker T talk about doing play by play for WWE Radio on Sirius XM.
Michael Cole mentions Curt Hennig and his match at SummerSlam 1991 against Bret Hart.
Cole mentons Chad Gable wrestling tomorrow night for the IC title.
Jackie is with Paige and the Bellas
Nikki says she is ready to come back and has the fire.
Brie says they are always ready fto fight.
The panel talks about the six woman tag match.
The panel talks about the return of Haku and how it could affect Talla Tonga and Tama Tonga.
We take a look at the six man tag match.
Cathy is with the Usos and Fatu.
She asks if they have any concerns.
Jimmy says they have been giving out warning shots. Jey says they will take the W just like at Wrestlemania and like Roman will tomorrow.
We take a look at Seth and Roman.
Byron Saxton is with Ethan Page.
Byron asks which match is he looking forward to most and Page says he would be looking forward to his match, but he is looking forward to the IC title match to see who loses the title to him.
Byron asks Page how will he make history.
Ethan says he will make history this weekend. This will be the last SummerSlam without hm on the card.
The panel and reporters discuss what they are looking forward to on tonight's show.
We take a look at CM Punk and Big E in the gym.
Big E asks if he is in the best shape of his life.
He says he is at his best at age 47 and wants to be 1 percent better every day.
Big E asks if it is egos boiling over or something worse?
Punk says he hopes it isn't worse. When you are in the locker room, or when Cody is on his bus. They want to be the one in charge. He doesn't care about the quarterback stuff, he scores touchdowns.
Big E asks what will people be talking about after the match.
Punk says he knows what can happen and he doesn't want his hubris to be the reason for the loss. People are going to say that they need to see it again.
We move inside the stadium and we go to Cathy with Paul Levesque.
Cathy asks about Hell in a Cell.
Paul says Brock is the last guy you want to be locked in Hell in a Cell with, almost as much as Oba. This will be extreme and brutal. It will be violent. Two giant humans tearing it up. He says he can't wait to watch.
Cathy asks what match could steal the show tonight.
Paul says you put the best of the best on the cards. He mentions the top matches. The amount of talent that could steal the night is off the chart. He says he can't wait.
Peter does the walk from Gorilla to the state.
Cathy talks to the size of the stage and set.
We take a look at Gunther and Nick Aldis.
We get Undertaker's prediction for Hell in a Cell.
Mark Henry joins the panel.
They talk about Hell in a Cell.
We take a look at top Hell in a Cell Moments.
They talk about Cody and Punk.
They ask Mark what else he is looking forward to and he mentions Liv and Iyo and he says it will open the show.
We take a look at Brock and Oba.
We take a look at Liv and Iyo.
The panel give their final thoughts.
Your announcers are Wade Barrett and Michael Cole.
Match Number One: Women’s World Championship Match: Liv Morgan versus Iyo Sky
They lock up and Iyo backs Liv into the corner but Liv with a kick and she sends Iyo to the mat. Iyo with kicks and forearms to the back. Liv sends Iyo into the turnbuckles and Liv slaps Iyo. Iyo with a knee to the midsection followed by kicks. Iyo chokes Liv in the corner and hits a hesitation double knee strike. Iyo goes for a butterfly suplex but Liv escapes. Iyo with bank handsprings to avoid Liv followed by a leg sweep and drop kick. Liv goes to the floor. Iyo goes to the apron and sets for an Asai Moonsault but Liv pulls Iyo off the ropes. Iyo with a forearm and she goes to the ringside barrier and Liv drops Iyo on the ringside barrier and then Liv sends her into the ringside barrier.
They rturn to the ring and Liv with a drop kick that sends Iyo into the corner. Liv with kicks and she screams at the referee. Liv with kicks to Iyo in the corner. Liv with a kick to the ribs. Liv with a suplex and she holds on for a second one. Liv holds on for the third Amiga and hits it. Liv with an enzuigiri and she gets a near fall. Liv with an Irish whip and a running hip into the corner. Liv with a knee into the corner and Iyo with a victory roll and she hits a double stomp to the midsection. Iyo with shotei and a kick to the head. Liv with an Irish whip and Iyo gets to the apron and she connects with a forearm. Iyo goes up top for a missile drop kick. Iyo with a running double knee strike in the corner. Iyo with kicks to Liv hanging over the middle rope. Iyo sets for a suicide dive sunset flip power bomb and hits it.
Iyo sends Liv back into the ring and Iyo goes to the turnbuckles for the moonsault but . . .
Roxanne Perez distracts the refree and Raquel with a choke slam to Iyo off the turnbuckles.
Liv gets a near fall. Iyo kicks Liv when she goes for obLIViion. Iyo knocks Perez off the apron. Iyo sends Liv over the top rope and Raquel catches Liv. Iyo goes up top and hits a moonsault on Perez and Raquel while Liv got back into the ring. Liv with a rana driver in the ropes. Liv goes to the turnbuckles and Iyo stops her with a shotei. Iyo with an elbow to the back. Iyo sets for Spanish Fly and hits it. Iyo gets a near fall. Iyo with a forearm and Liv fires back. They continue the exchange. Iyo with a butterfly gourd buster and follows with a butterfly back breaker but Liv rolls into the corner. Iyo misses the running doulb knee strike and hits the turnbuckles. Iyo blocks obLIViion and Iyo with a reverse wsinging DDT. Iyo with her version of obLIViion for a near fall.
Iyo goes up top and misses a moonsault but under rotates and lands on her feet. Liv goes to the turnbuckles for a Code Breaker for a near fall. Iyo avoids obLIViion and Iyo goes to the apron and hits a German suplex on the apron and then sets for a running double knee stike against the ring post and hits it. The referee checks on LIv and Iyo limps to the turnbuckles. Iyo misses a moonsault when Liv gets her knees up. Liv goes for obLIViion and hits it but Iyo is able to land on her feet. Liv with a Code Breaker and obLIVion for the three count.
Winner: Liv Morgan (Retains championship)
Match Number Two: The Usos and Jacob Fatu versus LA Knight, Royce Keys, and Solo Sikoa
All six men brawl and the referee starts the match. Knight punches Jimmy and kicks him. Jey chokes Solo. Knight with a drop kick through the ropes to Fatu. Jimmy with a plancha onto Keys, Knight, and Fatu. Jey with punches to Solo. Solo blocks the final punch and Solo with punches o his own and he punches Jey. Solo says to run it back and they p;play Jey's music. Fatu tags in. Solo with a Samoan drop and he buffers. Fatu pops up and he buffers and hits a super kick and a pop up Samoan drop. Fatu with a back senton and he punches Solo. Fatu chokes Solo in the ropes and Jey kicks SOlo in the ropes. Fatu punches Solo and tags in Jimmy. Jimmy kicks Solo and he tags in Jey. Jimmy with a shoulder in the corner and Jey with a splash. Jey chokes Solo in the ropes and Fatu with a had butt. Fatu tags in and he kicks Solo. Fatu with another kick.
Fatu with a head butt to Solo. Fatu with a running hip into the corner. Fatu gets a near fall. Fatu knocks Knight off the apron. Solo with punches to Fat u and he knocks Jey off the apron. Both men with clotheslines and they are both down. Jimmy and Keys tag in and Keys with clotheslines. Keys with another clothesline and he hits a splash into the corner. Jimmy with an Iris whip but Keys with a clothesline out of the corner. Keys gets Jimmy up and hits a World's Strongest Slam and then he hits a sit out spine buster on Jey. Keys punches Jimmy and then knocks Fatu off the apron. Jimmy with a series of super kicks but it looks like JImmy might have hurt his leg. Keys punches Jimmy on the turnbuckles.
Keys goes for a super twisting power slam and hits it. Jey and Knight tag in and Knight with a clothesline and a back elbow. Knight with a power slam and he kicks Fatu off the apron. Knight sets for the YEAHple's Elbow and hits it. He kicks Fatu off the apron. Jey escapes a BFT and hits a spear for a near fall. Knight hits a superplex on Jey but Jimmy with a frog splash on Knight. Solo with a uranage on Jimmy. Fatu with an Impaler DDT and he buffers. Keys with a spine buster to Fatu. Fatu with a super kick to Keys and he sets for a spear through the ringside barrier and Keys counters with a power slam into the time keeper's area.
Knight gets a near fall on Jey. Jey with a spear and Jimmy tags in and he hits a frog splash for a near fall. Jey tags in and they set for 1D. Solo with a Samoan Spike to Jey and Knight with a kick and BFT to Jey for the three count.
Winners: Royce Keys, Solo Sikoa, and LA Knight
After the match, Solo wants a hug from Knight and Knight hesitates but does it.
Match Number Three: Nick Aldis versus Gunther
They lock up and Gunther with a wrist lock. Nick with a reversal. Gunther backs Nick into the ropes and Gunther with a side head lock. Nick with side head lock take downs. Gunther goes to the floor and he assumes his pose on the announce table. Gunther returns to the ring and Nick with a wrist lock but Gunther backs him into the corner. Gunther with a chop on the break and Nick punches back. Nick with a clothesline. Nick catches Gunther on a cross body and turns it into a suplex for a near fall. Gunther kicks Nick away and Gunther chops Nick over the top rope to the floor. Gunther sends Nick into the ring post and he has some comments for Mickie James and their son. Nick goes for a cloverleaf but Gunther blocks it and chops Nick.
Gunther with chops but he misses a third one. Nick with many chops. Gunther with a hard Irish whip and another hard Irish whip. Nick with an Irish whip and a back breaker. NIck goes for the cloverleaf again and Gunther kicks him away. Gunther goes for a sleeper and locks it in. Nick recovers and sends Gunther into the turnbuckles. Gunther is staggered but Gunther is able to hit a clothesline. Nick stops Gunther on the turnbuckles and Nick sets for a superplex and hits it. Nick with punches to Gunther and Gunther with chops. NIck with a clothesline but Gunther with a clothesline. Gunther goes for another clothesline but Nick hits one. Nick goes for an Bulldog Power Slam and hits it for a near fall.
Nick goes up top and misses a move but lands on his feet when Gunther moves. Gunther misses a Yakuza kick and Nick with a Smiley Slam and an elbow drop off the turnbuckles. Nick with an elbow drop to the back and then he applies the Cloverleaf. Gunther is able to fight to the ropes to force a break. Gunther sends Nick into the turnbuckless and Gunther with a sleeper. Nick reverses but Gunther escapes with a suplex. Gunther with a power bomb for a near fall. Gunther with elbows to the clavicle and then he applies the sleeper with a body scissors. Nick gets to his feet but Gunther takes him back to the mat. Nick taps out.
Winner: Gunther
After the match, Nick gets a standing ovation and he is joined in the ring by Mickie James and their son.
Match Number Four: The Bella Twins and Paige versus Fatal Influence
Fallon with a punch to Brie and she blocks a hip toss and Brie lands on her feet on a hip toss and Brie with a side Russian leg sweep followed by kicks to the chest and the round kick. Jacy and Reid go after Paige and Nikki but they get pulls to the floor. Paige with a cross body. Brie goes up top and punches Fallon. Jacy pulls Brie off the turnbuckles when the referee was not looking. Reid sends Brie into the ring steps and she stomps on the back of the head. Jacy with a cannonball against the ring steps. Jacy with a back senton for a near fall. Jacy with an Irish whip and a hip into the corner. Reid tags in and Reid with an elbow into the corner and she gets a near fall. Reid sends Brie into the turnbuckles but she runs into an elbow. Brie punches Fallon and Jacy. Brie sends Reid to the floor.
Reid sneaks around Nikki to punch her and stop Brie from making the tag. Nikki with a tag and she hits a few clotheslines followed by a face buster. Nikki with a kick and she sends Jacy into Fallon and Nikki with a clothesline to Fallon and it leads to a DDT on Jacy. Nikki gets a near fall on Reid. Nikki gets Reid up but Jacy distracts Nikki. Reid with an inside radle for a near fall. Nikki with a forearm. Nikki tries to get Reid up and Fallon stops her but Paige with a thrust kick and a cannonball. Nikki hits Rack Attack for a near fall when Jacy breaks up the cover. Brie with a forearm to Jacy. Brie helps Nikki up and they set for a Hart Attack but Fallon trips Bri. Reid with a knee and Fallon tags in for a double fisherman's buster but Paige breaks up the cover.
Brie with a running knee to Reid and she sends Jacy to the floor. Fallon sends Brie into the turnbuckles. Fallon gets Nikki up and both collide and go down. Jacy tags in and Paige tags in and she misses Rolling encore. Paige with a sunset flip for a near fall. Paige kicks Fallon on the floor. Jacy with a Rolling Encore for the three count.
Winners: Fatal Influence
After the match, the Bellas and Paige hug. They raise each other's hands and . . .
Nikki with a clothesline to Paige and then Brie and Nikki attacks Paige.Nikki gets Paige up for Rack Attack.
Match Number Five: Men’s WWE Championship Match: CM Punk versus Cody Rhodes
Matches Announced for Night One:
Hwll in a Cell: Brock Lesnar versus Oba Femi
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