World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns to battle Jacob Fatu in Tribal Combat





Date:
Sunday, May 31 at 2 p.m. ET

Location:
Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy

Available on:
ESPN Unlimited, Netflix (International)


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WWE Championship Match:
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Gunther

WWE Women's Championship Match:
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Jade Cargill

Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar

Women's Intercontinental Championship Match:
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Sol Ruca

Tribal Combat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu





— We're live outside of Inalpi Arena in Turin, where we see, and hear, a loud and energetic crowd of Italian fans, as we settle down at the pre-show panel.

— The panelists for the pre-show include Joe Tessitore, Peter Rosenberg, Corey Graves and Big E. They introduce themselves and then bring in their co-hosting staff for their first appearances. We check in briefly with Cathy Kelley, Byron Saxton and others.

— Back at the panel, the pre-show hosts begin breaking down some of the action scheduled for tonight's show. We see clips from Cody Rhodes' sit-down interview with Joe Tessitore, as well as Becky Lynch's with Corey Graves. We get a quick word from Jacob Fatu live backstage.

— Now, Sol Ruca comes out and joins the pre-show hosts at the panel. She assures them when asked that her injury status is fine, and that she is here and ready to go. The brief interview wraps up and after some more insight and analysis from the hosts, Becky Lynch joins them at the desk.

— After some more talk and additional excerpts from sit-down interviews with Gunther, Lynch and Rhodes, we start to wind things down on the pre-show. Paul 'Triple H' Levesque gives a quick interview backstage as the final minutes of the Countdown special wrap up.


— Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home as GUNTHER makes his way to the ring. Cody Rhodes follows.


Undisputed WWE Championship Match: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Gunther

The bell rings and the two lock up. GUNTHER levels Rhodes with a chop, but Rhodes looks to catch Rhodes with a right hand. GUNTHER sees Rhodes coming and whips Rhodes into the corner, but Rhodes catches GUNTHER with a powerslam and ascends to the top rope.

Rhodes looks to fly, but GUNTHER moves out of the way and lands a shotgun dropkick on Rhodes. He follows it up with a powerbomb and goes for a pin, but Rhodes kicks out. Rhodes looks to fly off the ropes, but GUNTHER catches him in a sleeper. Rhodes counters into a pinfall, but GUNTHER kicks out and catches Rhodes in a sleeper once again as he takes it to the mat.

Rhodes powers up to his feet and sends GUNTHER crashing into the mat spine first, but GUNTHER rains down Hammer and Anvil elbows on Rhodes and cinches in a sleeper on him once again. Rhodes gets his foot on the bottom rope to break the hold, but GUNTHER lands a mocking kick on Rhodes. Rhodes responds with a series of clotheslines on Rhodes, but GUNTHER stays standing and levels Rhodes with a clothesline of his own.

Rhodes inches in a sleeper on GUNTHER, but GUNTHER quickly escapes and Rhodes catches him with a Cody Cutter. He levels him with a clothesline and follows it up with a Cross-Rhodes, then pins him for the win despite GUNTHER having his foot under the bottom rope before lifting it up at the last second.

Winner and STILL Undisputed WWE Champion: Cody Rhodes

— Jade Cargill makes her way to the ring. Rhea Ripley follows.


WWE Women's Championship Match: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Jade Cargill

The bell rings and the two lock up. Cargill delivers a bodyslam to Ripley and shows off with some push-ups, but Ripley lands an open palm strike on Cargill and sends her crashing out of the ring. She delivers a dropkick to her through the bottom rope and sets up for a cannonball on her off the ring apron, but Cargill intercepts Ripley and lands a knee on her head.

Cargill lands a Fallaway Slam on Ripley and kips up, then dumps Ripley back in the ring. Ripley fires off right hands on Cargill's midsection, then fires off stomps on her in the corner and jams her boot into Ripley's neck. She connects with a suplex on Ripley and pins her, but Ripley kicks out.

Cargill whips Ripley into the corner spine first and wears her down with a submission hold, but Ripley fires off right hands on Cargill's midsection. Cargill sends Ripley crashing into the mat spine first and lands a bodyslam on her, then looks to follow it up with an elbow drop. Ripley rolls out of the way, but Cargill charges at her in the corner. Ripley moves out of the way to send Cargill crashing into the ring post shoulder first, then fires off strikes on her and sends her crashing into the mat face first.

Ripley delivers a dropkick to Cargill, then follows it up with a German suplex and delivers a cannonball to her off the ring apron. She dumps Cargill back in the ring and ascends to the top rope, then lands another dropkick on Cargill and goes for a pin. Cargill kicks out and catches Ripley with a back body drop, but Ripley rocks Cargill with an enzuigiri.

Ripley and Cargill fire off forearms on one another, but Cargill sets up for a pump kick. Ripley avoids it and Cargill sets up for Jaded, but Cargill avoids a dropkick Ripley looks to land on her. Ripley then rocks Cargill with a headbutt and sets up for Rip Tide, but Cargill escapes and Ripley catches her with Razor's Edge. Ripley sets up for Rip Tide on Cargill, but Cargill counters into a DDT on Ripley and Ripley catches her with a superplex. She goes for a pin, but Cargill kicks out.

Michin and B-Fab make their way out, opening the door for Cargill to catch Ripley with a pump kick. She sets up for Jaded, but Ripley escapes and delivers Rip Tide to Cargill. She goes for a pin, but B-Fab puts Cargill's foot on the bottom rope to break the fall.

Ripley stares down B-Fab and Michin on the outside, but Charlotte Flair appears to level Michin and B-Fab with a crossbody off one of the barricades. Cargill catches Ripley with Jaded and goes for a pin, but Flair places Ripley's foot on the bottom rope to break the fall. Ripley then catches Cargill with Rip Tide and pins her for the win.

Winner and STILL WWE Women's Champion: Rhea Ripley

— Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman make their way to the ring. Oba Femi follows.

Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman)

The bell rings and Lesnar fires off right hands and left hands on Femi. He connects with a four F5s on him and goes for a pin, but Femi kicks out and Lesnar cinches in the Kimura Lock on him. Femi powers up to his feet and sends Lesnar crashing into the mat spine first to break the hold, then sets up for a chokeslam. Lesnar lands on his feet and delivers another F5 to Femi, then goes for a pin but Femi kicks out at two.

Lesnar sets up for a sixth F5 on Femi, but Femi catches Lesnar with a chokeslam. He clotheslines Lesnar out of the ring and clears the English announce desk, but Lesnar whips Femi into the ring post using his injured arm from the Kimura Lock. Lesnar lands an F5 on Femi to send him crashing through the announce desk, then gets back into the ring as Femi is still down. Femi springs back up to his feet and gets inside the ring.

Femi fires off uppercuts on Lesnar in the corner and sends him crashing across the ring, then sets up for the Fall From Grace. Lesnar lands on his feet and delivers a seventh F5 on Femi for the win.

Winner: Brock Lesnar

— Sol Ruca makes her way to the ring. Becky Lynch follows.


WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Sol Ruca

The bell rings and Lynch looks to blindside Ruca. Ruca ducks out of the way and sends Lynch crashing into the mat face first, then sends Lynch crahsing into the middle turnbuckle face first and connects with a moonsault on her. She goes for a pin, but Lynch kicks out.

Ruca ascends to the top rope and delivers a moonsault to Lynch, then dumps her back in the ring and goes for a pin. Lynch kicks out, but Ruca rolls her up. Lynch kicks out and rains down right hands on Ruca, then dumps her out of the ring and levels her with a flying right hand off the ring apron.

Lynch sends Ruca crashing into the barricade spine first twice, then dumps her back in the ring and ascends to the top rope. She delivers a leg drop to Ruca and pins her, but Ruca kicks out and the two women exchange uppercuts with one another.

Ruca sends Lynch crashing into the corner chest first and follows it up with a German suplex, then delivers a missile dropkick to her off the ropes and runs her over with a knee strike. She lands another shotgun dropkick on Lynch and sets up for a Sol Snatcher off the ropes, but Lynch catches Ruca in an armbar.

Ruca transitions into a crossface on Lynch, but Lynch escapes and gets in the referee's face. Ruca lands another shotgun dropkick on Lynch, but Lynch sends Ruca crashing onto the apron and sends her crashing into the top turnbuckle face first. Lynch drags Ruca up to the top rope, but Ruca sends Lynch crashing into the mat with a facebuster.

Lynch uses the referee to trip Ruca on the top rope while Ruca teeters up there, then delivers a superplex to her and follows it up with a DDT. Ruca lands a superkick on Lynch, but Ruca flies out of the ring to level Lynch on the outside. Ruca then looks to land a 450 Splash off the top rope, but Lynch sees her coming and lands a Man Handle Slam on Ruca. She goes for a pin, but Ruca kicks out.

Lynch looks to fly out of the corner looking for a Sol Snatcher on Ruca, but Ruca intercepts her with a Man Handle Slam. She goes for a pin, but Lynch kicks out and Ruca connects with a Sol Snatcher on Lynch for the win.

Winner and NEW WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion: Sol Ruca

— Jacob Fatu makes his way to the ring. Roman Reigns follows.


WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tribal Combat Match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jacob Fatu

The bell rings and the two lock up. Reigns levels Fatu with a clothesline and holds up the One symbol, then sends Fatu crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and levels him with a spinning back elbow. He looks to cinch in the Tongan Death Grip on Reigns, but Reigns rolls out of the ring to escape.

Fatu levels Reigns with a suicide dive, then sends Reigns crashing over one of the barricades into the crowd and follows him out there. He rocks Reigns with a headbutt, but Reigns fires off right hands on Fatu and rains down more on him as Fatu is propped against a railing on one of the staircases in the crowd.

Fatu sends Reigns crashing off the opposite staircase railing, and the pair continue to brawl through the crowd. Fatu sends Reigns' head bouncing off a chair and rocks him with a headbutt, then looks to send him crashing into a snack stand. Reigns throws a bucket of ice in Fatu's face, but Fatu sends Reigns' head bouncing off a post attacked to another staircase railing.

Fatu and Reigns return to the ringside area, and Reigns rocks Fatu with a right hand as Fatu looks to pull something out from under the ring. Reigns pulls out a table from under the ring, but Fatu blindsides him from behind and Fatu picks up the table. He props it against the side of the ring, but Reigns levels Fatu and slides the table into the corner of the ring.

Fatu sends Reigns' head bouncing off the ring steps and sends him crashing into the opposite set of ring steps shoulder first, then grabs one of the ring steps and slides it into the ring. Reigns grabs the ring steps inside the ring and tosses them over the top rope to level Fatu on the outside, then dropkicks him into the ring post and levels him with a pair of clotheslines back inside the ring.

Reigns fires off more clotheslines on Fatu in the corner of the ring, but Fatu delivers a running senton to Reigns and follows it up with a splash. He fires off headbutts on Reigns in the corner and delivers a Hip Attack to him, then pops him up. Reigns counters into a Superman Punch and pins Fatu, but Fatu kicks out.

Fatu cinches in a Tongan Death Grip on Reigns, but Reigns looks to fight out of it. Fatu sends Reigns crashing out of the ring and looks to fly, but Reigns catches him with a strike. Reigns cracks a toolbox across Fatu's hand and retrieves a chain out of it, then cracks it across Fatu's right hand once again and dumps him in the ring.

Reigns spears Fatu through one of the barricades, then dumps him back inside the ring and lands another spear on him inside the ring. He goes for a pin, but Reigns kicks out and exposes three of the top turnbuckle. He rocks Fatu with a pair of Superman Punches but Fatu gets fired up. Reigns then sends Fatu crashing into two of the exposed top turnbuckles, but Fatu catches Reigns with a spear and pins him. Reigns kicks out.

Fatu looks to land a moonsault on Reigns off the top rope, then connects with a pop-up Samoan Drop and lands a moonsault on him off the top rope. He goes for a pin, but Reigns kicks out and exchanges right hands with Fatu.

Fatu locks in the Tongan Death Grip on Reigns once again, but Reigns escapes and repeatedly sends Fatu into one of the exposed top turnbuckles. He spears through a table that was propped up in the corner, then follows it up with a second spear to Fatu for the win.

Winner and STILL WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Roman Reigns

— After the match, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso make their way to the ring. Jey places the Ula Fala around Reigns' neck, and Reigns stares down Fatu in the corner of the ring before he leaves the ring with The Usos. MFT's Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Talla Tonga appear in the crowd as Reigns and The Usos head up the entrance ramp. Jey demands that Fatu come with himself, Jimmy, and Reigns, but Fatu stops at the bottom of the entrance ramp and stares down MFT in the crowd. He decides to leave with Reigns and The Usos, with the four men heading up the entrance ramp as the show goes off the air.