[man] The Road to WrestleMania
is about to take a most diabolical turn.
Ahead, two miles of chainlink
and 16 tons of bone-crushing steel
casts an ominous shadow on this journey.
[Triple H] Enter the Chamber of horrors.
[Undertaker] A paradise of pain.
[Orton] The most diabolical structure ever devised.
[man] These 12 men will put their health, their careers,
their livelihoods in jeopardy
for one last chance to headline WrestleMania.
-[Cena] Only I. -[Ted] Only I.
[Triple H] Only I will emerge victorious.
[CM Punk] I will main event.
-[Jericho] I will headline… -[CM Punk] WrestleMania.
-[Mysterio] WrestleMania. -[Undertaker] WrestleMania.
[man] Tonight is the last stop on the Road to WrestleMania.
And it goes through… the Elimination Chamber.
And now, the Road to WrestleMania continues.
WWE presents the Elimination Chamber.
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music plays]
[Cole] The Gateway to the West is now the gateway to WrestleMania.
You are looking live at the sold-out Scottrade Center in St. Louis,
the most critical of stops on the Road to WrestleMania.
And ladies and gentlemen, here inside the Scottrade Center,
it's the 16-ton wicked Elimination Chamber.
[ominous music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[King] Well, that ominous music can mean only one thing.
Sixteen tons of career-changing steel descending upon the ring.
The Elimination Chamber.
[bell dings]
[Justin] This bout is for the WWE Championship.
[crowd cheering]
And it will be contested inside the Elimination Chamber.
The rules are as follows,
the match will begin with two participants in the ring
and four Superstars locked inside their individual chambers.
Every five minutes, a random chamber will open,
allowing a new participant into the ring.
This will continue until all Superstars have entered the match.
An elimination occurs by pinfall or submission,
and the last Superstar remaining will be declared the winner and champion.
[Cena's theme song plays]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Krrr, Amadou… ♪
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the participant first,
from West Newbury, Massachusetts, weighing 240 pounds,
John Cena!
[King] Whoa!
The roof just came off this arena.
John Cena is here.
[Cole] John Cena, looking out into the sea
-of 17,628 WWE fans. -Wow!
[Striker] One of the most controversial Superstars
to ever step foot in the WWE ring.
And John Cena's face tells the story of the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] For the third time in his career,
John Cena is entering the Elimination Chamber.
He is only one of two men to retain a championship
inside the Chamber in its near decade-long history.
♪ You'll never catch me In the next man's sweater ♪
♪ If they hate, let 'em hate I drop ya whole clan ♪
♪ Lay yo' ass down For the three-second tan… ♪
[Striker] And there is what it's all about.
The Road to WrestleMania.
[Cole] The winner of this match-up will win the WWE Championship
and will headline WrestleMania.
As you see, John Cena,
he will be encased in that one-inch-thick Lexan,
that pod or chamber, so to speak.
And the thing about this, guys,
John Cena does not know at what juncture he will enter this match-up.
Completely random.
[Striker] Who's next?
[Ted's theme song plays]
[crowd booing]
[Justin] From West Palm Beach, Florida,
weighing 225 pounds, Ted DiBiase!
[Cole] And one can only imagine
what is going through the mind of Ted DiBiase
as he looks on to the Chamber.
This is the first time DiBiase has ever battled
inside an Elimination Chamber in his career.
[Striker] Ted DiBiase, here comes the rest of your life.
Almost like Daniel in the lion's den.
What must be going through the mind of Ted DiBiase?
Hello, everybody, I'm Michael Cole, alongside WWE Hall of Famer
Jerry "The King" Lawler from Monday Night RAW,
and from SmackDown, Matt Striker.
King, I'll start with you.
Uh, perhaps the most ominous structure in the history of WWE.
Well, all I could tell you is that you can see from the face of Ted DiBiase
looking at this structure for the first time in his case,
it has got to be awe-inspiring.
He's gotta have butterflies in his stomach right now,
the size of eagles.
[Cole] Matt, it's awe-inspiring just sitting next to this thing.
[Striker] Well, this chamber is an iron maiden.
The Elimination Chamber can be your mansion
if you're willing to mortgage your career.
[Cole] DiBiase, the second man to be locked in…
to a chamber here tonight.
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me ♪
♪ They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me… ♪
[Justin] From St. Louis, Missouri, weighing 245 pounds,
Randy Orton!
[Cole] Gentlemen, here is a man who not only knows about the Chamber,
this is his third chamber match.
But Randy Orton also knows what it takes to headline WrestleMania.
He has main evented in his career there.
[King] Well, the interesting aspect to me at this juncture is,
you see there the face of Ted DiBiase as he stares at the…
well, his mentor.
You know, the founder, the driving force of Legacy, Randy Orton.
Those guys, at some point, they're gonna have to go at it tonight.
[Cole] Now, the other Legacy member, Cody Rhodes,
he said to Randy Orton,
"Hey, I believe it's about Ted DiBiase and not Legacy in this match-up."
Randy Orton said this past Monday night, King,
you remember this, he said, I quote,
"I guess inside the Chamber, we will put Cody's theory to a test."
[King] That's right. Look at that.
There's eye contact.
They're gonna make some physical contact before this night's over.
[Striker] This ardent arena, this devious dome.
Who will be able to navigate the treacherous?
Will it be Randy Orton?
♪ All the lawyers are defenseless ♪
♪ All the doctors are disease ♪
♪ And the preachers all are sinners ♪
♪ And the police just take the grease ♪
♪ All you judges, you are guilty ♪
♪ All the bosses I will fire… ♪
It's almost like the walls begin to close around you.
You are incarcerated in prison in the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] And again, the four men who will be in those pods
do not know when they will enter this match-up.
It is completely random, ladies and gentlemen.
[King] In a five-minute juncture, one of them will enter.
[Triple H's theme song plays]
♪ It's time to play the game… ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Time to play the game… ♪
[Justin] From Greenwich, Connecticut, weighing 255 pounds,
he is The Game, Triple H!
♪ It's all about the game And how you play it ♪
♪ All about control And if you can take it ♪
♪ All about your debt And if you can pay it ♪
♪ It's all about pain And who's gonna make it ♪
♪ I am the game You don't wanna play me… ♪
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, for the sixth time
in his legendary career,
Triple H will enter the Elimination Chamber.
And check these stats out.
Triple H has won four of five chamber matches.
[King] Absolutely amazing.
[Striker] Triple H knows what it takes.
Knows exactly what's needed.
A multi-time chamber conqueror.
What's the next chapter in the bloodstained blood story
between Triple H and the WWE Championship?
[Cole] Only two men have successfully retained their titles
inside the Elimination Chamber.
Those two men are in this match.
Triple H and John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] If you think about it,
the odds are almost astronomically stacked against the champion.
[King] Statistically, statistically,
The Game has gotta be the odds-on favorite.
[Cole] So The Game will be the fourth man to be locked inside the Chamber,
which means the next two men in this match-up
will start the Elimination Chamber Match.
And to your point, Matt, one of those men will be the WWE Champion.
Sheamus, who now has to eliminate five men to retain his title.
♪ You know ♪
♪ You, you know ♪
♪ SOS ♪
♪ I hear them shoutin' ♪
♪ SOS ♪
♪ I hear them cryin'… ♪
[Justin] From Ghana, West Africa, weighing 221 pounds,
Kofi Kingston!
[Cole] Kofi Kingston, for the first time in his career,
will enter the Elimination Chamber.
You see Kofi glancing back
because, well, quite frankly, remember what happened last year.
Kofi was supposed to be involved in the Chamber match.
He was ambushed that night before the match could start.
[King] You know what? Speaking of that,
what a difference a year has made
in the life and the career of this young man, Kofi Kingston.
I mean, it's just night and day.
This guy is on top of his game right now.
[Striker] If you think that the momentum for Kofi Kingston is impressive,
Kofi Kingston will never be the same after tonight.
[Cole] Kofi Kingston qualified for the Chamber match
here in St. Louis tonight
by defeating The Big Show in a controversial match-up
a couple of weeks ago on Monday Night RAW.
[Striker] Gentlemen, there's only one Superstar left,
and here he comes.
♪ It's a shame for they Lost their head… ♪
[crowd booing]
[Justin] From Dublin, Ireland, weighing 267 pounds,
he is the current WWE Champion,
The Celtic Warrior, Sheamus!
[Cole] The first-ever Irish-born champion in WWE history.
And, King, the odds are definitely stacked against the champ.
[King] Well, that's, you know, that's on paper.
The odds are all on paper.
I don't think for one minute that Sheamus feels that he is, uh,
has the odds stacked against him.
I think he is supremely confident as he steps into this evil chamber.
[Striker] You can't argue with numbers, being a former school teacher.
The odds are stacked against Sheamus
to walk out of the Elimination Chamber as the WWE Champion.
Sheamus' medal and resolve will be tested here, right now.
[Cole] Look at what the WWE Champion has accomplished
over the past couple of months.
He's beaten John Cena. He's beaten Randy Orton.
Two of the greatest in the history of WWE.
He has been a true champion since winning the title in December.
[King] Let me say this, what you said, Michael.
What you said, the odds are stacked against this champion,
but somehow, Sheamus keeps defying the odds.
[Striker] Let's not forget, Sheamus is a product
of years of a strong, proud, and pure Irish bloodline.
This Celtic Warrior comes from a long line of brave fighters.
[Cole] And playing the intimidation game.
[King] Oh, man.
[Cole] And lastly, looking into the man,
the eyes of the man who Sheamus took the championship from
at the Tables, Ladders and Chairs, the Tables Match back in December.
[Striker] Sheamus sent John Cena crashing through a table,
and the fiery cowled warrior became our new WWE Champion.
[Cole] So as we get start… get set to start here,
the WWE Championship match inside the Elimination Chamber,
wanna remind everyone of the rules.
Sheamus and Kofi Kingston will start.
Every five minutes,
one of these other Superstars will be released from a pod.
You are eliminated via pinfall or submission.
The last man standing headlines WrestleMania
as the WWE Champion.
[Striker] The last time the WWE Championship changed hands in this city,
we go all the way back to 1998.
Whose side is history on tonight?
[Cole] You see the referees, the officials outside the ring,
they're slamming and locking…
-[bell dings] -…the Elimination Chamber door shut.
Here we go. Sheamus went for that big kick early on,
looking to put Kofi away.
But here comes Kingston.
[King] You're right. Sheamus, in his mind,
he was gonna make short work out of Kofi Kingston.
But that's not the case.
[Cole] Kofi Kingston, you hit on it earlier, King, tremendous.
2009, reached on to 2010.
-Cover! A kick-out by Sheamus in one. -[King] Look at this!
[Cole] There's that controlled frenzy, the high jumping ability.
Hook of the leg yet again, and Sheamus kicks out.
[King] What a picture-perfect dropkick from Kofi Kingston early on
in this Elimination Chamber Match.
[Striker] Already notice the intensity and urgency in Kofi Kingston.
[groans]
[Cole] Gentlemen, talk a bit real quickly about the six Superstars in this match.
Forty-eight titles among them.
Twenty-seven of those titles, World Championships.
[Striker] What I find interesting…
[Cole] Cover again by Kofi, looking to eliminate Sheamus.
…is the progression and evolution of Superstars.
Look around these pods. Look at these faces.
Some of them are well-known.
Some of them may be very new to you.
[Cole] Yeah, the present and the future… of Monday Night RAW.
You're looking at 'em now.
[King] Let's think for one second. Give me a comment about this.
The unthinkable.
Suppose, in this first five minutes of competition,
somehow, some way…
and it could happen, Kofi Kingston eliminated Sheamus.
Would that change the entire complexion of the WWE?
[Striker] Absolutely.
[Cole] Sheamus, he changed the complexion of the WWE, King,
when he shocked the world back in December,
defeating Cena to win the championship.
[King] Don't talk about complexion around Sheamus.
[Striker] That's true.
[Cole] Here comes Kofi Kingston.
Randy Orton, the rivalry with Kingston last year
brought out so many different emotions in Kingston
that we quite frankly never knew Kofi had.
[Striker] If you notice, over the shoulder of Sheamus
sits John Cena, Triple H, and Randy Orton.
Notice the composure of these Superstars that have Elimination Chamber experience.
[Cole] The three men you mentioned, former Royal Rumble winners as well.
[King] What about before the match started?
As Sheamus went around to each and every pod
and made eye contact and glared at each one of those…
[Striker] Ooh!
[King] Orton, The Game, John Cena, just glared, it was like,
"I can't wait till I get my hands on you."
[Cole] We mentioned the Royal Rumble winners.
Edge, winning this year.
He still has to make a determination which champion he'll face at WrestleMania.
[King] Look at this. Blocked.
-Blocked there. -[grunts]
-Look out! -[Cole] Look at Kofi. Great balance.
[King] Great move by Kofi.
Oh!
[Cole] Kofi made him pay. Enzuigiri to the back of the head.
-[King] Look at this. -[Cole] Kofi Kingston. High crossbody.
Lateral press. And a kick-out by Sheamus at two.
[Striker] And you notice, hence the name Elimination Chamber.
Every opportunity to eliminate an opponent is crucial at this juncture.
-Take a look at this. -[King] Yeah, watch this.
A kick to the side and back of the head of Sheamus.
[Cole] Sheamus goes six foot six, two hundred seventy-two pounds.
Kofi Kingston, a former Intercontinental and United States Champion.
Tag Team Champ.
[King] Oh!
Sheamus keeps running into… those feet of Kofi Kingston.
[Cole] The strength of Sheamus is not allowing Kofi to flip him over.
[Striker] No disqualifications, no count-outs.
The only way to be eliminated is via pinfall or submission.
The last man remaining will be the new WWE Champion.
[Cole] Cover.
All these Superstars in the pods, of course, intense.
They're not sure when they'll enter, when that pod will open
and they get an opportunity to get into this match-up.
[Striker] Think about Ted DiBiase.
What an opportunity for Ted DiBiase and Kofi Kingston,
virgins to this chamber.
Think of what Elimination Chamber victory will do for the careers
of these young Superstars.
[King] Matt, you know this from being a former teacher,
you know, a lot of your students sit in class and hope and pray
that you wouldn't call on 'em to answer a question.
What are these Superstars in the pod… Do they wanna get in the match?
Or they want to be held back as long as possible?
[Striker] The Elimination Chamber offers you a chance to flirt with immortality.
If we can get a shot of John Cena…
Cena is bouncing up and down, Ted DiBiase pacing back and forth,
and Randy Orton cold and callous.
[Cole] I think The King's point,
I think you wanna be the last person to enter this match-up and come in fresh
after everyone else has gone through the rigors of this chamber.
[King] I think that's probably the smartest thing,
will give you statistically the best odds of winning.
But like you said, just take a look at Cena.
He's like a caged animal. He can't wait to get let out.
[Striker] Here's my question.
Guys like Sheamus, Kofi, Ted DiBiase, who have never felt the Chamber.
[Cole] There's the power! The backbreaker by Sheamus.
Will he put Kofi away?
Into the cover for the champion, hooks the leg.
Kingston in trouble and rolls the shoulder out.
[Striker] How will these Superstars react when first kissed by that steel
or first knocked down by one of these pods?
That's what you have to have,
the resiliency of these Superstars that have never been in the Chamber.
[Cole] We have yet to see the Chamber used as a weapon in this match.
The first pod, the first chamber, will open.
[Striker] Randomly, who will it be?
-[crowd] …three, two, one. -One of four.
We'll find out right now!
[ominous music plays]
[buzzer buzzes]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] It is time to play the game.
[Striker] As a competitor, Triple H is built for this type of match.
[King] That scary smile of Triple H, The Game.
[Cole] Only ten Elimination Chambers in history.
Triple H enters his sixth.
And remember what happened Monday night, gentlemen.
Remember what Sheamus did to Triple H.
The boot followed by that finishing maneuver
where he tossed Triple H halfway across the ring.
[crowd chanting] Triple H! Triple H! Triple H!
[King laughs] A little intimidation, you think?
Little mind game's going on here?
The Game trash talking the champ.
-Whoa! -[Cole] Thirteen-time champion.
Triple H unloading on Sheamus.
But again, we've not seen Sheamus back down from anyone
since entering World Wrestling Entertainment.
[King] Sheamus cut the offense
of The Game short there, but here's the reversal.
Missed!
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] So appropriate here in St. Louis.
Shades of Hall of Famer, Harley Race.
-[King] Whoa! -[Cole] Triple H.
Can he eliminate the champion?
Hook of the leg here.
And Sheamus kicks out.
Kofi Kingston, yes, still in this match-up,
trying to recover outside the ring.
[Striker] And you'll notice Triple H is spacing.
The distance that he keeps from his opponent,
again, goes back to Triple H's extensive Elimination Chamber experience.
[grunts]
[King] One other thing we have to remember
about this Elimination Chamber Match.
You can only eliminate and pin your opponent
or make him submit
while you're inside the ropes, inside the ring.
It cannot happen out on the perimeter.
-Whoa! -[Cole] Vicious clothesline.
Again, champ's in trouble.
And another near fall for The Game, Triple H.
Look inside this ominous structure.
Mentioned before, 16 tons
as Sheamus lands back-first on the steel grate.
[Striker] The Chamber can be your best friend or your worst enemy.
[King] You're right. Anything goes out there on the perimeter,
with the exception of a submission or pinfall.
-But you can certainly do this! -[all exclaiming]
-[Cole] Sheamus blocked. -[Striker] Very wise.
[Cole] And it's Sheamus.
And again, Triple H blocks.
[King] Whoa!
[Cole] What is it that Triple H said about the Chamber?
That no one ever leaves the same.
[Striker] Triple H called this a chamber of horrors.
I feel that that aptly describes what we are going to see here tonight.
[King] Kofi Kingston still down on the outside.
And you can't tell, I mean, if…
[Cole] Look at Sheamus. This is what he did Monday night.
And Triple H battles out of it.
-[King] Whoa! -[Cole] Hits him with a DDT.
[King] Cover him!
[Cole] Will Sheamus be eliminated by The Game? Hook on the leg.
-Two-count. Kick-out. -[crowd exclaiming]
[Striker] Also, let's not forget
that the other three confined Superstars are watching,
perhaps picking up tendencies or habits from their opponents.
[King] Kofi Kingston has been content to watch these two guys.
[Striker] Triple H saw it.
[Cole] Kofi Kingston into the cover! Oh, and a kick-out.
Yeah, Triple H coyly playing that one.
Tossed Sheamus to the wolves.
[King] I think Kofi Kingston may have just been, uh,
buying himself some time out there
while Sheamus and The Game went at each other.
[Cole] Kofi Kingston picking up the pace.
[King] Back in the fray. Whoa! Look at Kofi Kingston go!
[Cole] Well, Triple H and Sheamus have been taken out.
[crowd] One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine.
[King] Nine and…
-Oh! -[Cole] Exclamation point.
-[King] There you go. -[Cole] Yeah, Kofi Kingston.
[Striker] Kofi arguably the most agile and quick Superstar
in the Chamber right now.
-Boom! Boom! -[Cole] Oh, no.
[King] What?
[Cole] Boom Drop! From the top rope.
Crushing the ribs of Triple H!
[King] Uh-oh, Kofi Kingston may have hurt himself with that move.
[Striker] This shows you the lengths that these Superstars will go
to be etched in history.
[King] Oh!
If Kofi Kingston didn't hurt himself,
Sheamus just did it for him.
[Striker] Take a look again here at Kofi's athleticism,
agility, and sacrifice.
[Cole] Look it, look it!
Cover! Cover by Sheamus! Hooks the leg on Kofi,
who just manages to roll the shoulder up.
[King] Kofi gotta be hurting. If you watch that,
with that leap over the top rope,
he landed right on his tailbone. Right on the base of his spine.
[Cole] Then came the impact of the clothesline,
then his back hitting the steel grates again
-after the clothesline by Sheamus. -[Striker] Okay.
Again, the clock in the left-hand bottom corner of your screen counts down.
Which Superstar will randomly be released into the fray?
[ominous music plays]
[buzzer buzzes]
[crowd cheering]
Here comes Randy Orton.
[Cole] The Viper wasting little time.
Randy Orton.
[King] Randy Orton exploded out of that pod.
[Cole] Look at Orton go. Right after Sheamus.
Oh, and a clothesline to Triple H.
Orton and Triple H with a long history. Orton and Sheamus with a history as well.
And look at Orton go.
And not to mention the rivalry Orton's had with Kofi Kingston.
[King] Orton an equal opportunity offender right here.
He's blasting everyone.
[Cole] The third-generation star.
A six-time champion.
Who I believe had the championship won back at the Royal Rumble
over this man, Sheamus.
[Striker] The venomous Viper making the concrete jungle his own.
[Cole] Legacy member DiBiase looking on.
It is-- I guess you can still call him his mentor, Randy Orton.
And look at Orton go.
And again.
Look at this as he looks to pin the champion.
Hook of the leg and Randy Orton…
[Striker] This is where it gets very, very curious.
The carnage that is left around the ring
makes it very intriguing for these Superstars.
[Cole] And now, if you're Orton,
you look to prey on the weaker of the three competitors at this juncture.
[Striker] Who is that?
[Cole] That's what Randy's trying to figure out.
[King] Orton with one of those famous kicks,
but this time into the ribs of Triple H.
Now Orton outside.
[Cole] We know how demented Orton is, King.
You just have to imagine
the scenarios that have been played out in his mind this week,
-what he can do… -[King] Oh, watch out!
…inside the Chamber!
[King] And again!
[Cole] And again!
[crowd cheering]
Using part of that two miles of chain that surrounds this structure.
-[King] Oh, my gosh! -[Cole] Triple H will feel the chains.
[Striker] Now this metal militia begins to bear its fangs.
[King] Orton seems to have this offense down to a science.
Uh-oh.
[Cole] Orton torturing his opponents.
[King] As is the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] The icy stare…
from the WWE's Apex Predator.
[Striker] Let's remember, Randy Orton needs to get
these competitors inside the ring to start to eliminate…
[Cole] Kofi Kingston taking out all three men!
-[all exclaiming] -[King] And himself!
Everybody's down.
[Cole] Scintillating offense.
Cena almost looking like
he was directing traffic inside the Chamber.
[King] Or he wanted to be tagged in.
That ain't gonna happen.
[Cole] Randy Orton back to his feet.
-[all exclaiming] -Catches Kofi!
-[King] Whoa! -[Cole] Right in the ribs.
[King] That's a difference-maker.
[Striker] But notice, Randy Orton is holding what seems to be his left knee.
[Cole] Cover. Hook of the leg. Look at Kingston here.
Two-count. Kick-out at two-and-a-half.
[Striker] This could be Kofi Kingston's Elimination Chamber moment.
Look at that.
[King] Kofi landing on all three competitors,
but Kofi's not the only guy that can fly.
Look at that!
[Cole] Oh, man!
And notice how Randy focuses the attack on the ribs
of Kofi Kingston now after the dropkick.
-We all see the mind turning. -[Striker] Throat.
[Cole] What demented thoughts.
[Striker] Another.
He loves to walk circles around his opponent…
-[Cole] Uh-oh, Triple H. -…stomping on every available limb.
Triple H back in this. The Chamber veteran.
[King] Reverse.
Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
-[Striker] Whoa! -[Cole] Great scoop slam by Orton.
-[King] Boy, Orton is… -[Cole] Look at those sick eyes.
…he's on top of his game.
He caught Kofi Kingston with that dropkick as Kofi was coming off the top.
He just caught The Game with that tremendous scoop slam
when The Game thought he had things going his way.
Orton looking… looking sharp.
[Cole] The Viper coiling.
Triple H could be Orton's first victim.
[Striker] This is where Randy Orton is so dangerous.
-[King] RKO coming. -[Cole] Goes for the RKO.
Triple H counter. Kofi missed with Trouble in Paradise.
RKO again. Missed.
-Triple H. -[King] Pedigree. No.
Look out!
[crowd exclaiming]
[Striker] It may still be too early in this match.
-[Cole] And there goes Kingston! -[groans]
-Randy Orton is on his game tonight. -[King] Oh, you're right.
And speaking of The Game, watch…
as Triple H is sent hurtling through the air.
Landing hard on that steel.
[Cole] This is such a long, such a grueling match
with wide range of emotions for all Superstars involved.
And Orton's head!
He hit that steel pole or the turnbuckle?
[Striker] As matches like this go on,
the pain starts to burn in your back and your spine,
and you… you feel a silent scream begin inside.
[Cole] Who will be the next Superstar to enter the Elimination Chamber
-with the WWE Championship up for grabs? -[crowd] …three, two, one.
[ominous music plays]
[buzzer buzzes]
Legacy's DiBiase.
Went after Sheamus first. Now goes to work on Kofi Kingston.
It's gonna be interesting to watch DiBiase's strategy here
in his first chamber match-up.
DiBiase hammering away on Triple H. And look at DiBiase go.
Third-generation Superstar as well.
[King] DiBiase with a lot of offense,
-but he hasn't tried to eliminate anyone. -[Cole] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Nice right hand. And now…
perhaps the moment of truth.
-[King] What? -[Striker] I like this. This is good.
Randy Orton has taught Ted DiBiase so much during Ted's time here in the WWE,
and Ted appreciates that.
[King] Let me ask you guys, do you know how huge this could be?
[Cole] This is dangerous for Sheamus, Triple H, Kofi Kingston…
[King] Orton and DiBiase on the same page.
[Cole] As Legacy work together.
Their first man to attack, The Game, Triple H.
[Striker] Why not go for arguably the strongest
and definitely the most experienced and accomplished Superstar
-in this match, Triple H? -[King] The reason why not
is because it's supposed to be every man for himself here.
[Cole] It's not right now.
And look at DiBiase and Orton go, turning the attention to Sheamus.
Remember, DiBiase about got his head kicked off by Sheamus this Monday night.
[King] Well, this has put an unexpected new wrinkle into the Elimination Chamber.
Oh, my God.
[Cole] Shoulder to the post.
[Striker] You have to ask yourself, "Is this a pre-planned strategy?"
[Cole] Who knows what those guys talk about-- Orton and DiBiase?
[Striker] And if it is pre-planned,
what directions or instructions did Randy Orton give to Ted DiBiase?
[Cole] What was… What was that all about?
[King] I'm gonna tell you.
I think he is measuring to see if Kofi's head…
[Cole] Oh, you gotta be kidding me.
[King] No, wait. Yo can't… Ref?
-Somebody gotta stop this. -[Striker] Why? This is great.
[groans]
[King] Well, we've all talked about how that Elimination Chamber…
-[Striker] Oh, look at this. -…is your bitter enemy.
[Striker] This is sheer punishment.
DiBiase using the Chamber as a partner.
You can't beat the man out there.
This is just strictly unmitigated violence.
[Cole] It's punishment. Punishing Kofi Kingston.
[King] That's why this has been called a torture chamber.
We're seeing it all right now.
[Cole] And remember, Randy Orton blames Kofi Kingston for…
for costing him the WWE Championship a number of months ago.
Look at the… just the eyes of The Viper.
[Striker] The long road to ruin echoes with desire, sacrifice, and grace.
How much can Kofi Kingston withstand?
And now Triple H and Orton.
Hammering away at each other in the ring. DiBiase from behind.
And again, the numbers game on The Game.
Look at Orton holding Triple H for the assault by DiBiase.
A well-laid plan by Legacy thus far.
[King] And the plan has gotta be simple.
Look, Orton gotta have told DiBiase,
"We'll eliminate everybody till it's just down to the two of us,
and then may the best man win."
[Cole] Yeah, but there have been no eliminations thus far
in this Elimination Chamber Match.
Kofi Kingston's been virtually destroyed.
Triple H is heading down that path.
[Striker] If memory serves me correctly,
I don't think there's ever been a RAW Elimination Chamber
where all six Superstars were in the ring at the same time.
[Cole] Wow.
I don't believe there's ever been a chamber match.
[Striker] We're watching one right now.
[King] DiBiase is obviously enjoying himself
in his first appearance in an Elimination Chamber Match.
[Striker] Triple H's head just banging off of the two miles of steel.
[Cole] King, this is absolutely devastating.
I mean, Orton and DiBiase working together.
[King] I realize that.
I'm sorry, but my attention, I'm looking over at Kofi Kingston.
He's gonna have to have help getting his head out of that chain link.
[Striker] Why are you so upset that Orton and DiBiase are working together?
[Cole] I'm not upset at all. I'm sort of surprised, frankly.
[Striker] You never know what lengths men will go to for greatness.
The greatness that is WrestleMania.
[King] I don't want you to be upset…
[Cole] Oh, no! Oh, no! No, no!
Not outside! Not outside the ring! Not on the steel!
[Striker] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Oh, no!
-[crowd exclaiming] -[Matt groans]
[King] Oh, man, that has gotta be the end of the line for The Game.
[Cole] Did you hear? That was right in front of us, King.
Sickening. Sickening thud.
[King] Well, you know what? We all know…
that Triple H suffered a neck injury last Monday night…
in the hands of Sheamus, and now this.
[Cole] And now look at…
Cena, the last man to enter momentarily here.
And Orton and DiBiase just sending a little message.
[Striker] It's a welcoming committee. They know that John Cena is next.
[crowd cheering]
[King] They're not even gonna let him get out the door before they grab him.
[buzzer buzzes]
[Striker] Here we go!
[Cole] And John Cena fighting his way out of the Chamber.
[crowd cheering]
[King] Here comes Cena!
[Striker] With every ounce of venom and vinegar.
Here comes John Cena!
[Cole] Flying shoulders from Cena!
Ladies and gentlemen, Cena's rolling.
[crowd cheering]
[King] You can't see me, Randy Orton!
But you're gonna see this Five Knuckle Shuffle.
-Whoa! -[Cole] John Cena!
We've yet to have an elimination inside the Elimination Chamber.
-[King] Look out. -[Cole] Throwback time.
And Cena…
heading to the top rope.
[King] Whoa!
-[Cole] Leg drop to the back of the neck! -[King] Cover him.
No, Cena's not through.
He's gonna dish out some more punishment.
-Look at this! -[Cole] Attitude Adjustment time.
-[King] Ah! -[Cole] Using DiBiase as a battering ram.
[Striker] That gave DiBiase time to recuperate and grab that top rope.
-[King] Oh, no! -[Cole] Over the top rope!
Attitude Adjustment to the steel!
John Cena luckily landed fairly lightly.
But it allows Orton to again go on the attack.
[King] I'll tell you who didn't land lightly.
That was DiBiase.
[Cole] Look at Orton.
Think of the rivalry they had last year.
In my mind, the rivalry of 2009.
Some of the greatest matches that I've ever witnessed.
-I Quit… -[King] Oh, no, no!
[crowd cheering]
Nice reversal by Cena!
[Cole] With Orton out of the picture, Cena turns his attention to DiBiase.
STF. Remember, you can eliminate someone via submission.
[Striker] Right in the middle of the ring!
[Cole] Will DiBiase tap out?
Will DiBiase be eliminated from the Chamber?
Not if Orton can help it.
[Striker] And you may ask yourself, "Why would Randy Orton save Ted DiBiase?"
But it only behooves Randy Orton to have Ted in this match.
-[King] Who would ask himself that? -[Striker] Some.
-[King] I don't know who. -[Cole] Orton again…
turning his attention.
-Hey! -[King] What in the world?
[Cole] Cody Rhodes of Legacy.
[King] What's he got in his hand?
He's trying to get Orton's attention.
It's some sort of a steel, a lead pipe.
[Cole] Randy Orton… went for the RKO.
-John Cena! -[Striker] What?
[Cole] DiBiase!
[King] Oh! What the…
[Cole] DiBiase first struck Orton, then struck Cena.
-Both men are down. -[King] Who's he swinging at?
[Cole] Remember, there are no disqualifications.
[King] He could cover someone. Look out!
[Cole] DiBiase. Moment of truth!
DiBiase has eliminated Randy Orton.
[King] Oh, my God. Do you know what this means?
[Striker] Ted DiBiase was at a crossroads of his career right there,
and Ted DiBiase chose himself.
[Cole] And Randy Orton's protege, Cody Rhodes,
has again… has again cost Orton a match.
[Striker] That was unintentional.
-Cody was trying to get Randy the pipe. -[Cole] I agree with you there.
[King] How do you know it was unintentional?
[Cole] And Sheamus will turn his attention to DiBiase.
[Striker] Wow.
[Cole] Orton's been eliminated.
[Striker] Listen, the hush that's come over this crowd is just shock and awe.
[King] Well, that was shocking.
I don't know if Orton even knows what's happened.
[referee] You gotta go.
[King] I think he does now.
[Cole] Wow.
Wow.
[Striker] Ted DiBiase just made a career-altering decision.
Let's see where it takes Ted DiBiase.
[King] Well, now, I think we can safely say
it's gonna be every man for himself.
[Cole] Of course, five of the six men remain.
Triple H, DiBiase, Sheamus, Kingston, Cena.
-[King] Oh. Oh! -[Cole] And Kofi Kingston, great counter.
And Kofi with Trouble in Paradise.
Connects to DiBiase.
Cover on DiBiase.
-Hook of the leg. -[crowd cheering]
Kofi Kingston got DiBiase.
DiBiase is eliminated.
[Striker] Let's remember Kofi Kingston's neck and head
was pushed through that Chamber fence.
-[Kofi grunts] -[Cole] Oh, and Sheamus.
[Matt chuckles]
Thunderous kick.
[Striker] And you'll notice how the Chamber
just begins to eliminate men quickly
as we get into these trying times.
-[Cole] And Sheamus… -[King] I don't know if that was the…
chamber or if it was Sheamus' boot.
[Cole] Sheamus.
We've seen him take out so many Superstars with this move,
including Triple H this past Monday night.
Kofi Kingston may be the next victim.
Sheamus cover. Hooks the leg.
Kingston is eliminated.
[Striker] And there were three, gentlemen. Half the field has been eliminated.
Take a look at this offense from the WWE Champion.
[King] Yeah, this was icing on the cake after the huge punt kick.
[Cole] Sheamus and Cena.
Back in December,
Sheamus took the WWE Championship from John Cena.
[Striker] You have to ask yourself,
"How many miles can you put on one man's soul?"
"How much can one man take?"
[King] Watch out here. Watch out.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] And remember, John Cena suffered…
the brunt of that hellacious punt kick by Sheamus this past Monday night.
[Striker] Gentlemen, you do realize that out of the three men…
-Hang on a second here! -[Cole] Going for the Attitude Adjustment.
And Sheamus battles that and plants Cena.
Backbreaker.
[Striker] Of the three men here in this match,
two of them are perennial World Champions, WrestleMania main-eventers,
but the man standing tall
-is the WWE Champion. -[Cole] Sheamus hooking in.
Will Sheamus eliminate Cena? Who kicks out at two.
Wow.
Tell you, this Sheamus,
if there are any doubters, I think they're gone now.
-He is for real. -[Striker] A bona fied Superstar.
[King] We all said how the odds were stacked against Sheamus,
but he may come through again.
He may defy the odds again.
[Cole] Wow, this is… Look at Sheamus.
Sheamus, this is where he's comfortable. The barbaric assault.
[King] Let's not forget about The Game. I'm looking over here…
I don't even know if he's moved since being thrown over that top rope
and landing on that… that steel floor.
[Cole] King, he could've been unconscious for a while.
Randy Orton planted him with that DDT head first.
-[King] Watch yourself, Cena. -[Cole] Sheamus going for the top rope.
Looking to put John Cena away. And Triple H!
[crowd exclaiming]
Completely legal.
[King] Now The Game has moved.
[King laughs]
[Cole] A little payback to Sheamus from Triple H.
And Triple H looking for the Pedigree!
-[crowd cheering] -[King] He hit it!
[Striker] Does Triple H have enough to cover the champion?
-[Cole] Triple H. -[King] Yes!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] Got him! Triple H has eliminated the champion.
We are guaranteeing a new WWE Champion.
[King] Sheamus is gone. Sheamus is gone.
[crowd cheering]
This is huge.
[Striker] Let's go, guys. Take your pick.
Who's it gonna be? King, who do you like?
[King] I don't know.
I can't get over the fact that Sheamus is no longer gonna be the WWE Champion.
That was the difference maker right there by The Game.
And then the Pedigree finished off Sheamus.
[Cole] But again, damage done in the ring. The last two men are Cena and Triple H.
One of these men will headline WrestleMania
as the WWE Champion.
[Striker] Triple H's head must be ringing.
The pulse must be pounding after being dumped unceremoniously
on the steel floor.
[Cole] John Cena's back must be burning after the assault from Sheamus.
Cena trying to somehow get to his feet.
The Game as well.
[Striker] Who has more?
Who's gonna reach down deeper for the WWE Championship
and the opportunity at WrestleMania?
[Cole] Look at John Cena going for the STF.
Locked in. Triple H in trouble.
He's gotta get on his back. Triple H has gotta roll to his back.
[Striker] Brutal submission hold
that puts the pressure on the head, neck, and knee.
[Cole] Triple H has gotta get to his back. He's gotta get to his back here.
[King] And Cena looks as if he's riding a wild bull here,
trying to last until The Game will tap out.
[Cole] Will Triple H tap out?
Will Cena go to WrestleMania?
Can The Game hold on?
[Striker] Every time Triple H's chest touches the mat,
that's where this maneuver is most painful.
Clawing, clutching, grabbing.
[King] I don't think he's going to be able to make it.
[Cole] John Cena with the STF locked in.
Triple H in an unbelievable amount of pain.
[Striker] Triple H is fading. Look at his hands.
-That's a tap. He tapped out! -[bell dings]
-Wow! -[Cole] John Cena is the WWE Champion.
-John Cena is going to WrestleMania. -[Justin] The winner of this match
and new WWE Champion,
John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
[Cena's theme song plays]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, John Cena is an eight-time World Champion.
[King] But can you believe what we just witnessed?
I mean, first, the huge shock of Sheamus being dethroned.
And then we saw The Game, a battered and beaten Game,
but he was not able to get to the rope and finally had to tap out.
[Cole] And look at what the Elimination Chamber has done
to the new WWE Champion, John Cena.
He cannot even register emotion, ladies and gentlemen,
over the fact that he's headlining WrestleMania.
That is the brutality, the punishment that he has endured in this match-up.
[Striker] John Cena is gonna realize it
as soon as that championship is placed in his hands once again.
Look at the reaction from your new WWE Champion.
[Vince's theme song plays]
♪ No chance of that's what you got… ♪
[Cole] The chairman of the WWE, Mr. McMahon.
Congratulations.
Congratulations, Mr. Cena.
You're going to WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
Just as long as you can defend your championship right now
against this man.
[crowd booing]
-[King] What is he saying? -[Batista's theme song plays]
[Cole] Oh, my God. You gotta be kidding me!
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] The chairman of the board, the straw that stirs the drink.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, The Animal, Batista.
[King] You mean… you mean Mr. McMahon is making John Cena…
[Striker] Uh-huh. Oh, yeah.
[King] …defend the title right now?
[Cole] John Cena can't even get to his feet.
John Cena hasn't been able to get to his feet since this chamber match.
[Striker] I love it. I think it's great.
I think it's shrewd strategy.
I think The Animal is unleashed.
[Cole] Oh, my Lord.
[King] Tell me what the strategy is of this,
-other than just being vindictive… -[Striker] Yeah.
…other than just wanting to spite John Cena?
-What strategy is there in this? -[Striker] You answered it.
[Cole] Batista has become Mr. McMahon's heavy.
[Striker] And John Cena's been a thorn in Mr. McMahon's side.
[Cole] Forget all that. Forget the arguments.
This is about the WWE Title.
John Cena has to defend the title right now against Batista
after going through a 45-minute chamber match.
[Matt laughs]
[Striker] Look at Cena. Hands up, fist clinched, ready to go.
[Cole] And John Cena says go.
And a right hand stuns Batista momentarily.
[Striker] Batista is fresh and rested, like you said, Michael,
John Cena has just endured close to 50 minutes of hell.
And again, Batista looks like he was embarrassed by that right hand.
-[King] Look out! -[Cole] Spear!
-[crowd exclaiming] -Spear!
Come on!
[King] Oh, my God.
The Animal is unleashed here.
-[Cole] Oh, no. -[Striker] Oh, yeah.
-[King] Look out! -[Cole] Batista Bomb.
-[Striker] Oh. -[Cole] Bone rattling.
-You gotta be kidding me. -[Striker] Yes.
-[bell dings] -[Cole] Batista is the new WWE Champion.
[Striker] Oh, yeah.
♪ I walk for miles Inside this pit of danger… ♪
[Cole] Batista preying on John Cena's vulnerability.
[Justin] The winner of this match and new WWE Champion…
Batista!
[King] I think you need to add the words,
"Batista and Mr. McMahon preying on," yeah, vulnerability of John Cena.
[Cole] Batista will headline WrestleMania as the WWE Champion.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I'm just thinking back now, King.
Remember the interview of Batista and John Cena
engaged in this past Monday night on RAW.
Batista told John Cena Monday night,
"If we are ever in the same ring again,
you're gonna wish it was a bad dream."
Well, ladies and gentlemen, you just witnessed John Cena's nightmare.
♪ I've swallowed down A thousand years of anger ♪
♪ The weight of the world… ♪
[screams]
[crowd booing]
Yes, Batista is going to WrestleMania.
[Striker] Take a look here. Look at the look on Batista's face, King.
[King] Yeah, that was a smile,
but it got wiped off in a hurry by a game John Cena.
But then that changed to a glare.
And then… that spear.
[Striker] Watch Cena come off of the ground right there.
And if that were not enough, Michael…
[Cole] The Batista Bomb.
And remember the punishment that John Cena had endured,
especially the lower back area throughout that chamber match.
[Striker] Oh, yeah.
[Cole] Batista wins the WWE Championship tonight under…
some of the most controversial circumstances we've ever witnessed.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[Striker] Look at John Cena walking out on his own.
[crowd cheering]
Can you imagine what's going through John Cena's mind?
Just won the championship.
Maybe three, four seconds of joy and then snatched away.
[King] There's what's going through his mind.
-[Striker] WrestleMania. -[King] He can kiss WrestleMania goodbye.
That's what's going through John's mind.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[Striker] Again, there's really no way
that Cena could successfully defend the championship
after what we just saw him go through in the Elimination Chamber.
[King] He shouldn't have been forced to defend the championship.
[Striker] Anything can happen in the WWE, King.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] This is, ladies and gentlemen, St. Louis, Missouri.
It's the Gateway to the West, as you see the Arch there.
But we mentioned earlier, this is also the gateway to WrestleMania.
Over 17,000 plus here tonight for the Elimination Chamber.
And we do know Batista is going to WrestleMania as the WWE Champion.
The more I think about this, King,
it seems pretty obvious that Mr. McMahon sic Batista on John Cena
for John Cena's support of Bret Hart over the past number of weeks.
You know, Bret Hart comes back,
and he looks like he was gonna become a thorn in the side of Mr. McMahon,
but Mr. McMahon wanted to nip that in the bud,
-and it looks like he did here tonight. -Speaking of Bret Hart,
we wanna take you back to this past Monday night on RAW.
Bret Hart was there to say goodbye to the WWE Universe
before tragedy happened.
[crowd cheering]
When I came back to the WWE, it was really good intentions.
I came here to make peace with Vince McMahon.
Vince McMahon, he lied to me, he kicked me in the gut,
spit in my face, lied to me some more.
Now that I know where things stand,
I'm gonna take this opportunity right now…
to say goodbye.
Thank you very much.
That's it.
-There's nothing left for me to do, John. -We're close.
I think we could probably get some out of WrestleMania.
-I really think so. -It's the end of the line.
[crashing]
[Bret groans]
[Cena] Who, whoa, whoa!
-What were you doing? -Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.
John, oh, my God. What happened?
His leg's caught. It was an accident. His leg's caught.
Get the doc. Get the doc.
It's okay. We're here.
[groans] Damn, you guys.
It's gonna be all right.
[Bret groans]
[man] All right.
[siren wailing]
Ladies and gentlemen, the situation concerning Bret Hart,
information has been very hard to come by,
but his personal physician telling WWE.com this week
that Bret Hart suffered a broken leg and some ligament and tendon damage
after that accident on Monday night.
We know there is an old saying, "There's a first time for everything,"
but there's also a last time for everything.
And it seems like we've seen the last of Bret The Hitman Hart,
who had the most amazing career that we've ever seen here in the WWE.
And we wanna wish him well, and, uh…
It's a very unceremonious departure.
Without a doubt.
[bell dings]
The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the Intercontinental Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[Drew's theme song plays]
♪ What's that metronome I hear? ♪
♪ Perhaps the end is drawing near ♪
♪ You never hear the shot That takes you down ♪
♪ Out of time ♪
♪ So say goodbye ♪
♪ What is yours ♪
♪ Now is mine ♪
♪ And I dream broken dreams ♪
♪ I make them come true ♪
♪ I make them for you… ♪
Making his way to ring from Ayr, Scotland, weighing in at 243 pounds,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
Drew McIntyre!
From Friday Night SmackDown, Matt, the so-called Chosen One.
[Striker] It is a slow walk to greatness within the prodigy, Drew McIntyre.
Each and every Friday night on Friday Night SmackDown,
Drew McIntyre has come out and proven
that everything that has been said about this man is true.
[King] Are you mistaken or something?
[Striker] McIntyre's undefeated.
[King] It's a slow walk down here, all right, but like a…
a herd of turtles stampeding from the last…
[Cole laughs]
You love this guy, don't you, Matt?
[Striker] What's not to enjoy here?
Drew McIntyre is a 21st-century Superstar.
[King] What? He have a charisma bypass somewhere?
[Cole] Oh!
[Kane's theme song splays]
[Chimel] And the challenger, weighing in at 323 pounds,
Kane!
[Cole] Well, let's not forget that Kane hasn't forgotten
what happened to him a few weeks ago.
Kane was involved in a qualifying match-up
for tonight's World Heavyweight chamber match.
When Drew McIntyre stuck his nose in Kane's business,
Kane didn't qualify.
[Striker] Well, Kane is already demented, but now The Big Red Monster is unhinged.
The question is, what is Kane capable of here on a night of destruction?
[King] I think we all know Kane well enough
to know that he is capable of just about anything,
and destroying Drew McIntyre would be one of those things.
[Striker] Here's the question,
is Drew McIntyre so smart that he has gone to great lengths to frustrate Kane?
You know what they say about an angry fighter, a sloppy fighter.
Perhaps Drew McIntyre has a plan.
[Cole] Over 17,000 WWE fans watching this match-up
-here tonight in St. Louis. -[bell dings]
Of course they're watching Drew McIntyre in his homeland of Scotland
live on Sky Box Office here tonight.
Also in places around the world like Italy, Germany, Australia, and Mexico.
[Striker] If you notice, Kane is throwing wild right hands…
-Oh. -[King] You were saying?
[Striker] Yeah, no. I'm quiet now. Thanks.
[King] You mentioned the plan.
Usually, when you're in a match against Kane,
your plan is to survive.
[Striker] I've had many encounters with Kane.
It's one of the reasons why I'm sitting behind this desk and not in that ring.
-[King] Watch out here. -[Cole] Kane! Very agile for a big man.
The 323 pound into a cover.
Hooks the leg and a kick-out by McIntyre.
There is no doubt that McIntyre has all the natural ability.
Rough and tough.
[Striker] Take a look at the agility of this over 300-pound monster.
My broadcast partner Todd Grisham and I
discussed this past Friday night on SmackDown
the importance of the Intercontinental Championship.
Do you know that 20% of all Intercontinental Champions
have gone on to go into the Hall of Fame? That shows you how important
the Intercontinental Championship is to careers.
[Cole] Kane into the cover yet again
with the Intercontinental Title on the line.
Hooks the inside leg.
Kane, a two-time Intercontinental Champion,
former WWE Champion as well.
[Striker] This is an interesting strategy here, King.
Notice that Kane keeps going to the headlock takeover,
trying to ground the lanky and quick Drew McIntyre.
[King] Well, you can see the way Kane is, you know, he's leaning all of his weight,
using every bit of that massive upper body.
He's just, like, riding Drew McIntyre, and that'll wear McIntyre down.
That's sound strategy in my mind.
What is it about McIntyre, Matt, that makes him so dangerous?
[Striker] It's almost the unpredictability of Drew McIntyre.
-It's the… -[Cole] Swinging neckbreaker.
Look at Kane. Again, will go to the cover.
Hooks the leg on the champion.
Can he win the title?
And a kick-out.
[Striker] And the word to describe Drew McIntyre is crafty.
He's a very, very bright young man
to go along with all of the athletic ability
that this young man naturally possesses.
-[groans] -[Cole] Side steps Kane,
and McIntyre looks to, uh, put some offense together.
One, two…
-[Striker] Ooh! -[King] Man.
[Cole] How many people go toe-to-toe with The Big Red Monster?
[referee] Let's go. Out of the corner.
[King] Guys, I… I don't wanna take anything at all away from this match,
but I just can't get over what we saw at that Elimination Chamber.
John Cena winning the WWE Champion.
First of all, Sheamus losing and John Cena winning
only to have it ripped right away from him moments later at the hands of Batista.
[Striker] They say this is the most unpredictable night
on the WWE calendar on the Road to WrestleMania.
[Cole] What did you call it?
I think you used the proper word, a vindictive Mr. McMahon.
[King] Oh.
[Cole] Kane misses with the elbow.
Drew McIntyre, the Intercontinental Champion.
[Striker] Here you go.
Drew McIntyre is gonna focus on that left knee.
This past Friday on SmackDown,
Drew McIntyre looked to put a little chink in Kane's armor.
Let's see how that progresses as the match plays out.
[Cole] Oh, look at…
McIntyre landing on his feet on the apron.
[groans]
[King] You mentioned that Drew McIntyre is gonna focus on the knee,
but as soon as you said that, Matt, he went right back to the upper body.
[Striker] Take away Kane's legs, and Kane can't fly off the top rope.
Take away Kane's arm, Kane can't show chokeslam you.
[referee] Out of there.
-[King] It's gonna be a bit of both. -One, two, three…
[Cole] McIntyre continuing his assault.
[Striker] Ooh!
[Cole] That's why it's hard to go blow-to-blow with The Big Red Monster.
[Striker] Notice, McIntyre goes to the knee only to go right back to the arm.
Very crafty.
[Cole] So he's picking apart two body parts.
[Striker] There you go. You've done this before.
[Cole] Look at this. Cover and a kick-out.
[Striker] And right to a potential submission hold.
And this isn't any old armbar.
Look at the way Kane's shoulder is compromised.
[King] You get Kane to submit to that hold right there,
I'll give you my crown.
[crowd applauding]
Too much monster in Kane.
[Striker] Wow, look at that.
Transitioning submission hold right over to the top.
It's beautifully done.
[King] Nobody's doubting the wrestling ability of Drew McIntyre.
He's got it.
[Striker] But there's also strategy.
Keeping Kane on the mat,
trying to minimize Kane's height advantage.
[Cole] Oh, look at… And the champ's in trouble.
[Striker] The strength of Kane too much.
This is gonna give Kane some well-needed time
to try to get some blood, try to recombobulate himself.
[King] Watch this landing, if we can see that again.
Drew McIntyre, did you see the way he landed?
[Cole] Did you see the way the shoulder twisted?
[King] Not only the shoulder,
but it looked as if his knee might have gotten tweaked.
Maybe not. But, man, any time, any time you go out…
Watch… watch this uncomfortable look at the landing.
[Cole] And suddenly Kane's in control of the Intercontinental Champion.
It was right here in this building here in St. Louis…
[King] Back to that arm and shoulder.
[Cole] Into the cover. Hook of the leg. And a kick-out.
Kane made his debut 13 years ago here in this building.
[King] It's been an unlucky number for a lot of Superstars
that ever climbed in the ring with The Big Red Monster.
[Striker] Thirteen wicked years of Kane.
[crowd applauding]
[Cole] And every time Kane starts to muster some offense,
Drew McIntyre grounds him again.
[Striker] There's a reason that Drew McIntyre is hand-picked for greatness.
[Cole] Has all the tools.
-Fundamentally sound. -[Striker] Mm-hmm.
Eloquent speaker. It's fun to have a conversation with Drew.
I can't understand half the things he says
-because of the deep Scottish accent. -[King] What?
I was gonna say, "Don't tell me, you're the school teacher."
I mean, but, Matt,
once again, I'm gonna go back to your teaching background.
Sometimes you talk about him being hand-picked for greatness.
-[Striker] Him being Drew McIntyre. -[King] Yeah.
Well, I think that that can work to Drew's disadvantage.
Just like you gotta know, you know, in school when you were the teacher's pet,
-man, that got you picked on and beat up. -[Striker] I don't know.
-[King] Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. -[Striker] No, no, no.
That… It fuels you.
It fires you.
It tells you that someone who knows what it takes to make it believes in you.
That's how you have to look at it. Not about, you know,
-envy. -[Cole] Ooh!
[King] I'm saying his opponents.
-Look at him with envy. -[Cole] Look it.
Drew McIntyre looking to put Kane away. Kane countered.
[King] The strength of Kane.
[Cole] Going for the underhook DDT.
[Striker] That's that Future Shock DDT
that Drew McIntyre has used so brilliantly.
[Cole] There's the simply-put big boot that Kane has used
-so brilliantly in his career. -[Striker] No fancy names.
[King] Nothing brilliant about it, but it's brutal.
[Cole] And here comes the powerful offense of Kane.
So dangerous when he allows no separation between him and his opponent.
McIntyre again battling back.
What a right hand!
The champ could be knocked out.
Kane may win the Intercontinental Championship.
Hook of the leg! And McIntyre.
[Striker] The injured left arm comes into play
because Kane could not hook the leg.
Take a look at this gigantic boot right to the grill.
That could've been it. If Kane's left arm is 100%,
we may have a new Intercontinental Champion.
[King] I'm gonna give the devil his due here.
[Cole] Side slam.
Cover yet again. This time hooks the leg.
McIntyre manages to kick-out.
[King] That's the one thing that I've really been impressed
about Drew McIntyre-- is his resilience.
I mean, it is hard to dish out enough punishment
or more punishment than this young man can absorb.
He can take a heck of a beating.
[Cole] Yeah, let's see how he can take the 300-pounder from the top rope.
That's what he's about to get here.
Kane measuring his man.
Trying to get some feeling back in the left arm.
-[King] Ah! -[Cole] What a clothesline!
[Striker] This is usually followed by the hand coming high,
which signifies the chokeslam looming.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Will this be the first defeat in young Drew McIntyre's career?
McIntyre in trouble.
-Kane going for the chokeslam. -[King] No.
[Cole] McIntyre manages to scoot out of harm's way.
[Striker] Very wise.
Championship can't change hands on a count-out or disqualification,
and Drew McIntyre knows this.
[Cole] Now Kane is in punishment mode.
[King] Drew McIntyre went chin first into the steel post.
[Striker] This doesn't serve Kane well.
Kane has to get the champion back in the ring.
[King] I believe that The Big Red Monster is perfectly capable of doing it.
[Cole] Listen, folks.
You wanted me, you got me.
[Cole] Kane said to McIntyre, "You wanted me, you got me."
…three…
[King] Oh!
…four…
-…five… -[Cole] At a count of five.
Kane's got to ten to get the champion back in the ring
and try to take advantage of this destruction.
[King] Looks like Drew McIntyre may be thinking he's had enough.
I would be thinking the same thing right now.
[Cole] McIntyre picked the fight.
[referee] Hey! Hey!
[crowd booing]
[King] I think McIntyre has had enough.
[Striker] That's a smart strategy.
[Cole] He better start running because look what's behind him.
[Striker] Ooh!
Nice little left-Snooki punch from Drew McIntyre.
[King] Now watch out.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Intercontinental Champion, all he can handle with Kane.
…five…
Kane doing what he can to get the champ back in the ring,
but McIntyre hasn't been cooperating.
[Striker] Guys, with WrestleMania looming so close,
momentum is so very important to these Superstars.
[King] Now, maybe Kane can get the job done with that choke… No!
[Cole] Referee. The official's view is obstructed.
[Striker] That's right. Thumb to the eye. Future Shock DDT.
[Cole] McIntyre took advantage.
One, two, three.
Drew McIntyre retains the Intercontinental Champion.
-[bell dings] -[Striker] That was brilliant.
[Chimel] Here's your winner and still the Intercontinental Champion,
Drew McIntyre!
[King] I don't know about brilliant, but it was blatant.
[Striker] That's where Kane's height was detrimental.
Drew McIntyre had a perfect trajectory to put that thumb right in the eye
long enough to hook up the Future Shock DDT.
[Cole] The official was doing his job.
He was in there trying to separate the men like he was supposed to,
and McIntyre put a thumb in Kane's eye.
[Striker] He took advantage of opportunity, Michael. Take a look.
[King] The hand was on the rope,
but then Drew McIntyre's hand and thumb went right in the eye.
[Striker] Drew knows the official has to get in there.
The official is shorter than both of these guys.
Bang. Thumb to the eye. Future Shock DDT. Congratulations, Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] I'll tell you, Kane was game tonight.
He had the champion in deep, deep trouble.
Nonetheless, Drew McIntyre returns to Friday Night SmackDown
as the Intercontinental Champion.
[Striker] Still undefeated.
♪ Bad dreams come true ♪
♪ I make them for you… ♪
-Gail. Hey. -Hey.
[speaking French]
[both laugh]
Well, in English,
that means that I'm really looking forward for our match tonight.
And, you know, like those SmackDown Divas, I think we're sexy.
We're beautiful.
And, you know what?
We are professional.
[laughs]
Wow, see, Maryse…
[speaking French]
That's right, Maryse.
You can cut the charade right now.
What? You don't think I know that you've been trash talking me
this entire time in French?
[speaking French]
Oh, and by the way, I'm gonna beat you tonight,
and I'm gonna enjoy every second of it.
Au revoir.
[Cena] Every day I train.
[Jericho] Thousands of hours of practice.
[Mysterio] Injuries can happen at any time.
[Triple H] My kneecap just kind of blew over to the side of my leg.
[Cena] I tore my pectoral muscle completely off my shoulder.
[Mysterio] I've had surgery five times in my left knee.
[Batista] The tendon was torn off the bone.
I couldn't lift my leg anymore.
-[Carlito] With every move I make… -[Edge] My body…
[Jericho] My life is on the line.
[Cena] Don't risk yours.
Please don't try this.
[bell dings]
The following is the finals
of the WWE Divas Championship Tournament.
[crowd cheering]
[Maryse theme song plays]
Introducing first from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
Maryse!
[Cole] King, you made mention of it on Superstars this past Thursday night.
Maryse wasn't fooling anyone with her self-proclaimed French pep talk.
[King] No, obviously, Maryse thought she was fooling Gail Kim,
but it wasn't happening.
[Striker] King, join me on this one.
We don't agree on much. In any language, Maryse is hot.
[Cole] This is the finals of the Divas Tournament.
[Matt laughs]
Title vacated last month when Melina was injured.
[Striker] That was a softball for the King. Come on, wanna try it again?
King, Maryse is hot.
[King] I would have agreed with you,
but Michael Cole jumped right in there on me.
[Striker] As you would like to do here.
-[Cole] Matt was lulling me to sleep. -[Striker] Thank you.
[Justin] From Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Gail Kim!
[Cole] Gail Kim or Maryse, who will be the next Divas Champion?
[Striker] The Saigon Kid, Gail Kim, certainly brings an air of energy.
[Gail's theme song plays]
[Cole] Have to wonder, too, what condition Gail's shoulder will be in?
Quite the beating to the shoulder just three nights ago on Superstars.
-[King] Her shoulder looks good. -[Matt laughs]
Her legs look good.
Hips lo… Gail Kim looks good to me tonight.
[Striker] The thing about Gail Kim is you watch one of her matches,
you're satisfied,
then 20 minutes later, you wanna see her go again.
[King] Easy now, easy.
[Vickie] Excuse me!
-[crowd booing] -[King] Oh, no.
You've got to be kidding.
I said, "Excuse me!"
[Striker] It's the official consultant for SmackDown's general manager,
the lovely Vickie Guerrero.
[King] We know.
It has come to my attention
that the RAW Divas have had some disparity comments
about the SmackDown Divas.
And being the Diva that I am,
I can honestly say that the most beautiful
and competitive Divas are on SmackDown.
-[Striker] I agree with that. -Furthermore…
-[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! -I said, "Excuse me!"
[chanting continues]
-[Striker] This is just disrespectful. -Furthermore,
since I am the only Diva that has authority in this building,
I am officially postponing the Divas Championship match
to a tag team match.
-[King] She's doing what? -The two of you
will team up against SmackDown's top two Divas,
Layla and Michelle McCool, right now!
[Striker] Oh, wow!
The official consultant for SmackDown's general manager,
Vickie Guerrero, has the authority to make matches.
And here comes Team LayCool.
[Cole] Yeah, a team that gets together.
Now you've gotta put Gail and Maryse, who don't get together.
We saw what happened in the locker room earlier on.
[Striker] But Vickie made it very clear.
The RAW Divas have been making some disparaging comments
against the SmackDown Divas.
[Cole] Come on, Matt.
You can't tell me that what you've been witnessing on SmackDown
between Michelle, Layla, and Mickie James hasn't been pathetic,
hasn't been despicable.
[Striker] If by despicable you mean hilarious and entertaining, yes.
-[Cole] You find that funny? -[Striker] Yeah.
[King] You can't believe Vickie Guerrero if her tongue were notarized.
She comes out here with this big, fat lie.
-[Striker] Are you a notary? -[Cole] Don't use that word fat.
-[King] Excuse me. -[Striker] Come on, guys.
Well, listen, now the story is how will Gail and Maryse get along
-against the cohesive unit… -[bell dings]
…of Layla and Michelle McCool?
[Cole] Yeah, but Michelle McCool on Friday night
has got a Women's Championship match against Mickie James,
so both should be focusing on this tag match tonight.
[Striker] The special guest referee in that match
-this Friday on SmackDown… -[King] Is?
…Vickie Guerrero.
[Cole] I wonder how Vickie's gonna look in stripes.
[Striker] Stripes are very slimming.
[Cole] Gail Kim starting things off against Layla.
[King] As long as they're not horizontal.
[Cole] Gail, I believe, is trying to make a tag to Maryse.
Didn't work out too well as… goes back to work on Layla.
[Striker] Gail Kim and Michelle McCool, two more experienced Divas in the ring.
Layla brings a tenacity in her abi… Look at that! Wow!
[Cole] Nice move by Layla,
who is learning under the tutelage of Michelle McCool,
who's been both the Divas and Women's Champion.
[Striker] Layla has grown exponentially with her in-ring abilities.
-[King] Exponentially? -[Striker] Yes.
-What does that mean? -A lot.
[Cole] Look at Gail. Very flexible Diva.
-Over the top. -[Striker] Whoa!
-[Cole] Layla in trouble. -[Striker] On the roll.
[Cole] And a kick-out at two.
[Striker] Vickie Guerrero has given us a treat.
[King] I'll agree that it is usually better
to see four Divas than it is two,
-but we were supposed to see… -[Cole] Michelle!
Referee!
[Striker] The nearly six-foot frame of Michelle McCool comes into play.
Referee's view is obstructed.
Now the dynamic of this match changes, Michael.
[Cole] Yeah, Michelle McCool from out of nowhere.
Knocking Gail off the apron.
…two…
[King] And as you can see, Maryse looks in no…
She's in no hurry to help her partner.
[Striker] Gail really needs a reprieve. Gail really needs to make a tag.
Tag was made on the other side. Michelle McCool is legal.
[Cole] And a double team.
[Cole] Again, no help by Maryse.
In fact, she switched positions on the ring side.
Look at… Michelle hooks the leg on Gail.
Kim's shoulders down and valiantly kicks out.
[King] Oh, come on, here.
[Striker] Michelle McCool, one of the most aggressive Divas that I've ever seen.
Well-versed in submission holds as well.
Come on, Gail.
[Cole] Continuing to wear Gail Kim down.
Layla, look at the evil smile on her face.
[Striker] Evil? You mean adorable.
[King] Adorable?
[Cole] Gail trying to fight back. Oof.
Michelle enjoying her handiwork.
[Striker] Michelle may be the most athletically gifted Diva
in the entire WWE.
Hey! Come on, up. One…
-[Cole] This is very impressive. -[Striker] Mm-hmm.
-[King] She's a mean streak. -[Striker] That's what it takes…
-[King] She's a mean woman. -…to thrive on SmackDown.
King, what do you know about mean?
[Cole] Here comes Gail.
Gail looking to build a little bit of momentum.
[King] If she builds enough momentum to get to her corner to tag her partner,
will her partner be there to tag?
[Striker] Gail's gotta make up about five to six feet of distance here
and make that tag to Maryse.
[Cole] Maryse looks like she's ready to get in this match.
[King] Only because she thinks Michelle McCool is down.
What?
[Cole] That was nice. That was real nice.
[Striker] Call it what you want,
it looks like Gail Kim's faith is about to be broken,
-courtesy of Michelle McCool! -[King] Oh.
One, two, three.
[Striker] All right, score one for the blue team.
-[Cole] You're proud of that? -[Striker] Why not.
[Justin] The winners of this match, the team of Layla and Michelle McCool.
[Cole] Maryse had no intentions of helping out her partner, Gail Kim,
in this match-up.
That allows SmackDown to come in here and pick up the victory.
[Striker] What was originally scheduled to be a Divas Championship match,
turns into a tag team match
courtesy of the official consultant to SmackDown's general manager,
Vickie Guerrero.
[King] And Maryse… Yeah, Maryse is saying, "My work here is done."
[Cole] Michelle and Layla victorious.
♪ But please let me assure That this is the end… ♪
[speaking indistinctly]
[King] Trash talking.
-Oh, no. -[Cole] Oh, look at…
[Striker] The French Kiss from Maryse.
[Cole] Let's not forget, ladies and gentlemen,
that these two Divas will meet at some juncture
for the vacated Divas Championship.
[Maryse's theme song plays]
Maryse sending a message to Gail Kim here tonight.
Ladies and gentlemen, the much anticipated premiere of WWE NXT
will take place this Tuesday night on SYFY,
where eight NXT Rookies will be mentored by eight WWE Pros.
And one of those Pros is my guest at this time.
Please welcome The Miz.
[mixed cheers and boos]
Miz, you'll be mentoring Daniel Bryan.
What's your perspective so far of your NXT Rookie?
Josh, I am the first WWE Superstar to simultaneously hold both
the Unified Tag Team and United States Championships.
So if there's anyone
that can teach Daniel Bryan on how to be successful in the WWE,
it's me.
Daniel Bryan may be an Internet sensation. He may be King of the Indies.
But when I look at him,
I see a guy that's first in line at a Star Wars convention.
I see a guy with no personality.
I see a guy that's just as big a loser as the St. Louis Rams.
[crowd booing]
But with my help, and if he listens to me, he better listen to me…
Daniel Bryan will have the look, the personality,
and the charisma to be a star in the WWE.
Because I'm The Miz, and I'm…
[crowd] Awesome!
What do you want?
Actually, I just wanted to tell you that for the first time,
we agree on something.
You're right, personality is very important
in becoming a WWE Superstar.
It's done wonders for you. It's done wonders for me.
But even more important is winning.
Yeah, you know a little something about that.
But last week on Monday Night RAW, myself and Mark Henry,
we won our tag match against you and The Big Show when I pinned you.
So in essence, I want an opportunity to face you again
for the United States Championship.
Yeah, as a matter of fact, that goes down tonight.
So I suggest you head to the locker room and change out of that really tacky outfit
and, uh, get ready to tell your NXT Rookie
how you lost the United States Championship to MVP,
but how you did it with personality.
See you in a few.
[Cole] United States Championship match tonight.
[laughs] Miz.
[William's theme music plays]
Not a good week for him.
[Chimel] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome William Regal!
[Cole] Well, this is interesting.
[Striker] Yes, the egregious, intriguing, and engaging Englishman,
Hannibal Rising himself, William Regal.
[Cole] And we've been told that, uh, now that there's no more ECW,
that William Regal is in negotiations to perhaps come to Monday Night RAW…
-[Striker] As part of the free agent… -…as a free agent.
We also know that Mr. Regal will be a mentor, a Pro,
in the new NXT show, which begins Tuesday night.
[Striker] Imagine what this man can teach a young Superstar
with dreams of being in the WWE.
This Tuesday will be the debut of a never-before-seen program.
It was dubbed by Mr. McMahon himself as the new evolution in WWE television.
WWE NXT.
[crowd] What?
This new and innovative program
will feature eight NXT Rookies paired with eight WWE Pros.
What?
And I, being a man of such a wealth of knowledge and experience…
[crowd] What?
…have understandably been chosen to be one of the WWE Pros.
[crowd] What?
Now, obviously, of all the WWE Pros and NXT Rookies,
I have the most experience and tenure here in this ring.
[crowd] What?
Such wonderful people.
[crowd cheering]
And because of that,
I expect and I demand to be treated with respect.
[crowd] What?
[crowd booing]
I am the model of professionalism.
And each and every one of those men can learn something from me.
[crowd] What?
In fact…
each and every one of you wonderful people could learn something from me.
[crowd] What?
If you could just conduct yourselves…
♪ You think you know me… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] And there is the 2010 Royal Rumble winner,
the man who will go on to main-event WrestleMania,
Edge!
♪ A bitter place and a broken dream ♪
♪ And we'll leave it all behind ♪
♪ On this day… ♪
[Cole] The Elimination Chamber event… is now rated R,
as in Rated-R Superstar.
[King] I don't think, uh, William Regal was finished, do you, Matt?
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] Edge, returning from a near-career-ending injury
well ahead of schedule,
is back in the WWE ring on the Road to WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
Now, what on earth do you want, sunshine?
[crowd chanting] Edge! Edge! Edge!
[chuckles]
I'm sorry, Lord Snugglesworth.
I was back there listening to you drone on and on and on.
And honestly, it's like watching paint dry.
[crowd cheering]
See, I thought I'd come out here and tell the WWE Universe
something they might actually want to hear.
[crowd cheering]
I see it was three weeks ago that I won the Royal Rumble, which means…
that I also won a chance to be in the main event at WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
Which also means that I can choose to face
either the WWE Champion or the World Heavyweight Champion.
Now what I'm here to tell everyone is that tomorrow night live on RAW,
I'm gonna make that decision.
[crowd cheering]
No, but tonight…
tonight, I'm here to do something else.
-[Cole] Spear! -[Striker] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[King] What's that about?
[Striker] Edge can do what he wants, when he wants.
[Cole] And he's gonna do what he wants, when he wants,
tomorrow night live on Monday Night RAW in Indianapolis.
Edge will make a decision.
Who's he going to battle at WrestleMania?
-Will it be the new WWE Champion, Batista? -[Striker] Wow!
Or the winner of the World Heavyweight Championship chamber match
still to come here tonight?
What a statement from Edge.
[Striker] You talked about the Elimination Chamber to come.
Six caged Superstars…
with primal and guttural instincts.
[King] Yeah, let me jump in here quick
and send out a special thank you to Cypress Hill for "Rise Up,"
which is the official Elimination Chamber theme song.
It's off the album Rise Up, which is available April 6th.
So again, the choice that Edge has to make is this--
will he face Batista for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania?
Batista winning that title from John Cena in a shocker earlier tonight.
Or will he face the winner of the upcoming match
inside the Chamber for the World Heavyweight Title?
[Striker] Tonight's the night that one of these men will make history.
If your only crime is to be legendary,
then your sentence is the Elimination Chamber.
We are express nonstop on the Road to WrestleMania.
[Cole] It's called the greatest sports city in America.
This is St. Louis.
There's, of course, Busch Stadium, home to the Cardinals.
But tonight is a critical stop on the Road to WrestleMania,
the Elimination Chamber.
[bell dings]
[Justin] This bout is set for one fall,
and it is for the United States Championship.
♪ Awesome ♪
♪ I came to play There's a price to pay… ♪
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by The Big Show,
from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing 231 pounds,
he is one half of the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions
and the current United States Champion, The Miz!
[Cole] So Miz and Big Show indeed are the new Unified Tag Team Champions.
They took the titles from D-Generation X in a Triple Threat Elimination Match
a couple of weeks ago.
But tonight, Miz will defend his United States Championship
against MVP.
And according to MVP, King, here's the reason why.
This past Monday night on RAW, it was a non-title match,
Miz and Big Show against MVP and Mark Henry.
[Cole] You're right, and of course, MVP, as we heard earlier, uh,
and along with Mark Henry, we're victorious.
We'll see some of the highlights here.
It looks as if, at least we thought at the time,
MVP was history after that big boot.
And a nonchalant cover by The Miz.
Big smile on his face, but… Oh!
It looked as if MVP would play a little possum.
He jerked The Miz over for the cover and got a quick one, two, three,
and The Miz lost.
[Cole] So what does that mean for tonight's match?
Not only did Miz have little time to prepare for this,
but does the loss on Monday night hurt Miz psychologically?
[King] I think you see right there. Big Show looks as if he's saying,
"Hey, keep your eyes on the prize. Stay focused.
You've got it at all times."
Don't ever underestimate The Miz.
[MVP's theme song plays]
Or don't ever underestimate MVP, or it'll cost you like it did last week.
And the challenger, accompanied to the ring by Mark Henry,
from Miami, Florida, weighing 259 pounds,
Montel Vontavious Porter, MVP!
[Cole] Of course, accompanied by his tag team partner,
The World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry.
♪ Now they gettin' scared When I call up my troops ♪
♪ I'm the One like Neo Cocky like T.O… ♪
Now I'll ask you, Matt.
Does the victory this past Monday night help MVP?
[Striker] Well, listen, MVP won his first U.S. Title
in this very building.
So, yes, the victory this past Monday
and the nostalgia and prestige of this arena for MVP
certainly works in Montel Vontavious Porter's favor.
[Cole] MVP did a--
I should say Miz, did a lot of talking a little bit ago
about his involvement with the new NXT show.
He's been chatting a lot online at WWEUniverse.com as well
about his protege, so to speak, the NXT Rookie, Daniel Bryan.
[Striker] Miz has made some great points.
Daniel Bryan has ten years of experience in the final leagues and the Indies,
but that's nothing compared to the WWE.
[King] Well, you know what?
I have a bit of empathy or sympathy for The Miz in this situation.
He's thrown to the wolves here,
uh, for really no reason at all, you know?
And I know what you'd say, Michael. "I like The Miz because he's Cleveland."
[bell dings]
You said this is the greatest sports city in the world here at St. Louis?
[Cole] That's what some people say. Nonetheless, MVP versus Miz.
United States Championship on the line.
Will Miz head into the season premiere of NXT, SyFy,
Tuesday night at ten o'clock/nine central, as the United States champion,
or will he not?
[speaking indistinctly]
You understand me, boy? Huh? You did it!
[Cole] He deserved that.
And MVP clubbing away at The Miz.
These two have been trash-talking each other for months.
Miz has called into question MVP's background.
The time MVP was sent to prison.
[Striker] It's gonna be Miz's speed, quickness,
and, I guess, mental ability against MVP's unmitigated power.
[Cole] Miz is a loudmouth, King, we know all about that.
I believe that, in many instances,
he's crossed a line with his treatment of MVP.
[King] Why do you say that?
I don't think he's ever…
[Cole] Here's the cover. Hook of the leg, and a kick-out.
[King] I don't think Miz has said anything about MVP that wasn't true.
[Cole] Yeah, but MVP… listen, he confessed.
He made mistakes. He's learned from those mistakes.
And now he's trying to use those mistakes to help people.
Miz doesn't talk about that.
-Nice throw… -[King] Like Tiger Woods.
…by MVP.
Don't even get me started on that.
[King] Well, okay. Do you forgive Tiger Woods?
I mean… I mean… I mean… I'm likening MVP to Tiger Woods.
[Cole] At least MVP doesn't have to read his apology.
And look at… Miz.
[Striker] United States Championship match going on.
[Cole] You talked about the Intercontinental Title earlier on.
A dozen WWE Hall of Famers have held the United States Championship.
That is how prestigious this title is.
MVP!
[King] Another reason The Miz is always not in a very good mood
that I can, uh, sort of, uh, relate to him.
You know, this past week, Forbes Magazine rated my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee,
-the third… -[Cole] Look it.
Cover! Hook of the leg. Miz in trouble. Kick-out.
Forbes Magazine rated Memphis, Tennessee
as the third most miserable city in the United States.
[Striker] Were you home at the time they took the poll?
[King] You know what was number one?
The most miserable city to live in America?
-Cleveland. -[Cole] There you go.
-[King] Miz's hometown. -[Cole] And your adopted one.
[Striker] Right now, Miz, the United States Champion,
firmly in control.
[Cole] Yeah, the 231-pounder is dominating the 260-pounder thus far.
[Striker] I really think The Miz can truly impart some wisdom
to a lot of these Rookies that are looking to achieve a WWE contract.
The Miz has come miles in the past couple of years.
[Cole] MVP has come miles as well.
The two-time United States Champion.
Looking to win again.
Look at… He's been waiting a long time to do this.
[Striker] This is frustration.
Why not go for a cover there, win the championship? Here we go.
[Cole] Now he's gonna cover Miz after punishing him a bit.
[MVP] Come on, man.
[King] You know, I'm interested to see Miz do mentoring
because it sounds as if he's not enamored with the guy that he's gonna mentor.
[Striker] Oh, not at all. And it's being in holds like this.
Look at this excruciating submission hold.
The Miz has experience being in front of 20, 30, 40, 50,000 people
and being in this opportunity.
That's the type of knowledge that The Miz can impart to Daniel Bryan,
and the Pros can impart to the Rookies this Tuesday on the inaugural episode,
first time ever, NXT.
[Cole] You saw Big Show trying to impart some of his wisdom
to his teammate, The Miz.
Look at this. Never seen that out of Miz before.
[King] Nice move.
[Cole] Very unique moves.
[King] Give him some credit. That was awesome.
[Striker] The Miz, the first Superstar to win the United States Title
and Unified Tag Team Titles.
[Cole] Cover. Hook of the leg on MVP,
who just manages to somehow roll the shoulder up.
Really didn't have much of his midsection to be able to kick-out of that.
[King] Matt, do you think maybe NXT might have some young announce talent
that you can mentor?
[Striker] That's very, very interesting.
I think we're gonna certainly have a lot of intriguing moments on NXT.
Dreams come true, and that's what the WWE is all about.
[King] Michael, have you ever been mentored?
[Cole] Oh yeah. I've been mentored for 13 years.
I was mentored for tonight's event.
And look. Ooh!
And Miz, hook of the leg of MVP, and a kick-out at two.
[Big Show speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] MVP continues the pressure.
[Striker] This young man that Miz is gonna mentor,
this Daniel Bryan,
really a very impressive young man in the ring.
[King] I know. I understand that some of the WWE Superstars
are saying that they think he knows more than The Miz already.
That's what's got Miz hot.
[Striker] But the thing is, The Miz is a star. Look at The Miz.
Miz said, "You look at this kid-- Daniel Bryan looks like an accountant."
You look at The Miz walking down the street,
you whisper, "Hey, that's the Miz."
And Miz has a reality show background,
and that's certainly gonna lend itself to NXT.
[Cole] You and Miz. That's why you like Miz so much.
You guys have so many of the same traits and qualities.
[King] Who are you talking to?
-[Cole] To Matt. -[Striker] Such as?
Look at this. MVP, small package, may have it here.
Hooks the leg, and then Miz almost got caught.
[Striker] Ooh!
[Cole] And once again on the offense, the current United States Champion…
who has had an incredible couple of years.
What a rise.
-As he hooks the leg of MVP! -[King] Watch it.
[Cole] MVP may have him here! Shoulders down!
Got him! No! Kick-out at two.
[King] I can see that coming a mile away.
It was another one of those nonchalant covers
that cost him the victory last week.
That's one thing that Miz has a tendency to just become too arrogant, too cocky,
and too self-confident.
You're in a match.
[Cole] Mark Henry, you saw the expression on his face outside the ring.
Mark Henry concerned about the state of his partner, MVP.
[Striker] Now the self-indulgent southpaw, The Miz,
looks to switch gears now and gotta get MVP out of there.
[King] Can you guys hear The Big Show screaming
at The Miz over here with…?
[Cole] Oh, what a right!
An explosive right hand from out of nowhere for MVP.
And Miz is stunned.
Miz is stunned.
His eyes rolling back in his head.
And MVP is suddenly on the attack.
[Striker] This could be the opportunity MVP needs.
That right hand caught The Miz right on the jaw.
[Cole] But again, Miz right back…
Oh, into the clothesline.
MVP just can't muster any offense.
Again, the only offense that MVP's been able to muster
is just these quick strikes and then Miz once again into punishment mode.
[King] The Miz talking about mentoring,
all The Miz has to do is listen to The Big Show.
He is shouting, screaming instructions.
When The Miz did that nonchalant cover awhile ago,
Big Show almost lost his mind.
[Cole] Look at Miz. Looking again… to continue…
[Striker] It's little things.
Notice that The Miz moved MVP's arms to go over the Miz's leg.
That makes this hold that much more painful.
That's what these Rookies are gonna learn this Tuesday on NXT.
[Cole] We talked about this a lot, but with Miz,
the intensity that he has brought to the table the past six months or so
has been off the charts.
-[Striker] Whoa! -[Cole] MVP. Look at Miz.
-Look at the switch! -[Striker] Electric chair. Cover!
-[Cole] And a kick-out. -[King] Oh, man.
[Cole] Another desperation maneuver by MVP, but effective.
[King] I forgot the question. What were you saying?
[Cole] I was talking about Miz's intensity
and how he's brought it up to another level
the past six months or so.
[King] I think that electric chair move from MVP
knocked a little bit of the intensity out of The Miz.
[Striker] You see it every Monday night live on RAW.
MVP has a counter-strike ability.
He uses that Monsta Mack overhead belly-to-belly suplex.
Always able to catch an opponent coming off.
[King] Look at this.
[Cole] And look at Miz. Hooks the leg.
He may have him here! Again, a kick-out by MVP, surviving.
[King] I think Miz has good reason to be upset.
That looked like a slow count to me.
[Cole] Let's not lose sight of the fact that the United States Championship
is on the line.
The frustration, as you mentioned, setting in perhaps for The Miz.
Every time he seems to have MVP worn down, knocked out,
MVP battles back.
[Striker] Look at the size of the two-time Olympian,
-Mark Henry's back. -[Cole] You could show a movie on it.
[Striker] Mark holds records in the snatch and the clean and jerk.
King, no comments.
[crowd chanting] MVP! MVP!
[King] The rest of us want to stay out of the clean and jerk.
You're a jerk.
[Striker] I took a shower.
Thank you, Jerry "The King" Lawler, the Hall of Famer.
-[Cole] Back to his feet. -[King] Oh!
[Cole] And again, can MVP build any sort of momentum?
-[Striker] Oh! -[Cole] Not there.
Every time you think MVP is gonna jump back into this match,
Miz knocks him back down again.
[Striker] He's The Miz, and he's awesome.
[Cole] We're watching the Elimination Chamber event tonight
live all over the world
in places like Canada, New Zealand, the Middle East,
and of course, on the Armed Forces Network.
[King] He didn't learn that move in Cleveland.
[groans]
[Striker] Ooh, did you hear that?
[Cole] A gurgling sound coming from the throat of MVP.
[King] That was Cole.
Oh, no, it was Striker.
-[Striker] Ooh! -[King] That did it.
[Cole] This is just assault.
You just need to give up. That's what you need to do.
You're not gonna be U.S. Champion.
[both speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] Miz stalking MVP.
[Big Show laughs]
[Big Show] Yeah, baby!
[crowd booing]
-[Striker] Show's fired up. -[King] Yes, he is.
[Striker] Big Show enjoys teaming with The Miz.
[Cole] He said it last week,
it's because The Miz treats him with respect,
unlike, Big Show said, Chris Jericho, the way he treated him.
-Miz treats Big Show as an equal. -[King] Oh, no.
Uh-oh.
[Striker] Now, this is the opportunity that MVP needs.
[Cole] Could this be the turning point of the match for MVP?
[Striker] The tension builds so high above the ring.
There's only one place to go, and that is down.
[Cole] Miz still fighting back.
[King] Miz not wanting to take that trip.
[Striker] The prestige of WrestleMania looms.
[Cole] MVP can't get anything together. He can't put a number of moves together.
[Striker] Not "MVP can't."
How about what The Miz can do, what The Miz has been able to do?
-[Cole] Miz again. -[Striker] Whoa!
-[King] Not again. -[Cole] Look at this!
A belly-to-belly throw from the top rope.
[King] From one corner of the ring to the other.
[Striker] Miz is wearing the wounds of war right now.
[King] I think The Miz opened his own head up with that headbutt.
[Cole] Miz could be in trouble. MVP crawling toward the cover.
Can he wrestle away? The United States Championship.
Two! And a kick-out.
Oh, what a match this has been. Impromptu match-up.
[Striker] Take a look at this again, King.
[King] This is some distance.
The hang time, as well.
[Cole] Already the WWE Championship has changed hands tonight.
It's changed hands twice.
[King] Miz is gonna have to get some different strategy.
I was never, in my entire career, a big fan of the headbutt.
Harley Race, however, right here in St. Louis,
was the headbutt king.
But look at the damage Miz did to his own head
by headbutting MVP.
[Cole] A wild left hand blocked by MVP.
MVP, now he's starting to put it together.
MVP moves in succession, trying to build the momentum.
There's another good throw. And here comes MVP.
[King] All right. MVP with a huge head of steam here.
Miz in big trouble.
[Cole] It's rally time for MVP.
[crowd cheering]
[Big Show] No!
-Come on, Miz. -[King] MVP feeling it.
-Oh, yeah. Ballin'. -[crowd] Ballin'!
[Cole] The old spirits of St. Louis would have liked that.
Hook of the leg.
And Miz gets his leg on the bottom rope.
[Striker] Foot on the rope forces the official to stop the count.
The Miz very shrewd.
-[King] Had the official not seen… -[Cole] Look, look, look.
The referee's view is obstructed,
and Big Show pulling his partner out of harm's way.
[King] Hey!
-[Cole] MVP just… -[Striker] Kicked The Big Show…
-[Cole] And now Mark Henry. -…right in the small of the back.
[Cole] World's Strongest Man! Skull of Big Show off the post.
-[King] Watch out. -[Cole] Look at this.
[all exclaiming]
-[King] The world's biggest collision. -[Cole] Correct!
[Striker] The destruction of the Elimination Chamber
has spilled over into the United States Championship match.
[King] Oh, man.
[Cole] Mark Henry was sent flying through the barricades.
As MVP continues his quest for the United States Championship.
[Striker] MVP went for the Yakuza Kick. Miz moves out of the way.
And now, from behind, The Miz takes advantage.
[Cole] Look at MVP fighting back.
Can MVP somehow get back into…
And Big Show!
Right hand. The Knockout Punch.
The referee couldn't see it.
-The cover! Miz steals one. -[bell dings]
♪ I came to play, there's a price to pay ♪
♪ Time for you to get down On your knees… ♪
[Justin] The winner of this match, and still United States Champion,
The Miz!
[Striker] That provoked…
MVP kicked The Big Show in the small of the back.
-[Cole] Shut up. -[Striker] Really?
[Cole] Provoked.
[Striker] Wow!
[Cole] Let's explain what happened.
[Striker] Told to shut up on national television.
[Cole] Big Show pulled his partner out of the ring and out of harm's way.
-Then, he was kicked by MVP. -[Striker] Okay.
[Cole] And then he just dropped MVP,
knocked him out with a right hand when the referee wasn't watching.
[Striker] Okay.
[King] Look at The Big Show
proudly showing off the United States Championship.
And he should. He had a big hand in… Miz retaining.
Watch this. You said that Mark Henry was sent flying through the wall.
He was sent flying, but Mark Henry hit it.
[Striker] Take a look at it again.
Oh.
[King] Doggone it. He missed Tony Chimel.
[Striker] Look at this right hand. Bang! Right on the temple.
Out goes MVP.
Miz in perfect position. Still the United States Champion, The Miz.
He is awesome.
[Cole] I'll tell you, Big Show and, uh, The Miz,
making a pretty deadly combination.
♪ And I have come to play ♪
♪ I came to play There's a price to pay… ♪
Miz retained the United States Championship.
Big Show is ecstatic.
[King] I'm gonna say once again,
I think The Big Show may be the best cornerman in the WWE.
I would love to have him in my corner in any match.
[Cole] I would love to know how The Miz is going to explain to NXT Rookie,
Daniel Bryan, this coming Tuesday night
how you can justify cheating your way into retaining your title
like we just saw there?
I wanna hear that explanation.
I hope Bryan asks him about it.
U.S. Champ right here!
The Miz!
[King] Right now, we wanna say thank you to our partner, National Guard.
Visit nationalguard.com today and show us your guns.
And there you see, we have one of our proud members
of the National Guard right here with us at the Elimination Chamber.
Thank you guys for everything you do for us.
Army National Guard.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
it has been a wild night already here at Elimination Chamber.
We had our first chamber match-up to kick off the show
with the WWE title on the line.
And it was an absolute shocker from the very beginning.
Triple H was on a major roll.
He was building momentum before he was double-teamed,
the surprising double team by Randy Orton and his Legacy partner, DiBiase.
[King] At this point, we thought things were gonna be bad for everybody
that aren't involved with Legacy.
It looked like it was gonna be two-on-one all night.
[Striker] And then this.
Just listen to Triple H's head.
And then again, though, not once, but twice.
And then John Cena takes advantage of a very, very damaged Triple H.
[Cole] Triple H tried. He was so game, ladies and gentlemen.
He tried to hang in there.
Tried to hang on, but in the end, he had to tap out.
John Cena winning the WWE Championship
and headlining WrestleMania for the moment.
[Justin] And new…
[Cole] But look at the damage that the Chamber had done to John Cena.
He couldn't even make it to his feet to celebrate
before we were interrupted by the chairman.
♪ No chance of that's what you got ♪
♪ Up against a machine too strong ♪
♪ Greedy politicians buying souls… ♪
Congratulations!
Congratulations, Mr. Cena.
You're going to WrestleMania!
[crowd cheering]
Just as long as you can defend your championship right now,
against this man.
[Batista's theme song plays]
[Striker] That man is the altered beast, Batista.
[speaking indistinctly]
How did you ever expect John Cena to defend the championship
-in the condition that John Cena was in? -[Cole] The Animal…
would prey on the vulnerability of John Cena.
Obviously, this was retaliation by Mr. McMahon
for John Cena's support of Bret Hart in recent weeks.
[King] That first shot took the smile momentarily off the face of The Animal,
but that smile was replaced with this glare.
And then…
[Cole] Watch how Cena is taken off his feet by this spear.
And at this point, it's all academic.
Cena's back had been destroyed throughout the Chamber match-up,
and Batista would deliver the Batista Bomb,
ensuring that he will go to WrestleMania
to defend the WWE Championship.
And as we heard earlier on, gentlemen,
Edge will make his decision tomorrow night live on RAW.
Will he face this man, Batista, at WrestleMania for the WWE Title,
or will he face the winner of our next match-up,
with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line
inside the Elimination Chamber?
-[King] Yeah, but for John Cena… -[Justin] …and new WWE Champion,
Batista!
[King] Boy, for John Cena, it meant not only losing the WWE Title,
but kissing WrestleMania goodbye.
[Cole] The WWE Championship changing hands twice in the same night here tonight.
What will be the fate of the World Heavyweight Championship?
[ominous music plays]
No one leaves the Elimination Chamber the same.
As we saw earlier, it is cruel, it is remorseless, it is malignant,
and now it will house six Superstars from Friday Night SmackDown
with the World Title up for grabs.
[bell dings]
[Chimel] The following is an Elimination Chamber Match,
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Booyaka, booyaka… ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka ♪
♪ That's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, that's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, Rey Mysterio ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, that's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪
♪ What you gon' do when we come for you? ♪
Making his way to the ring, from San Diego, California,
weighing in at 175 pounds,
Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] For the second time in his career,
Rey Mysterio will enter the Elimination Chamber.
Last year, he was the final person eliminated.
But it's been a rough road for the past couple of weeks for Mysterio
on his way to Elimination Chamber.
[Striker] Rey Mysterio has been
the World Heavyweight Champion once before.
Rey Mysterio has stayed hungry
since that last World Heavyweight Championship reign.
And there you see what drives Rey Mysterio.
It's the younger members of the WWE Universe
that believe in their hero, that believe in the luchador.
What does Rey Mysterio have in store for us
entering the Elimination Chamber?
[Cole] A range of emotions
for the Superstars who enter this chamber, King,
everything from excitement to trepidation to fear.
[King] I think in Rey Mysterio's case,
he's thinking right now about the opportunity.
This is, well, not only his,
but all of these guys' last opportunity to headline WrestleMania.
And this has been such a long succession of disappointments for Rey.
And that can all be wiped away tonight with a win in the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio will be the first of four Superstars
to be locked inside this one-inch-thick Lexan,
these pods, these chambers.
Superstars will be released at regular intervals,
five-minute intervals throughout this match-up
once two men start.
[Morrison's theme song plays]
♪ Now listen This ain't no make believe… ♪
[Chimel] From Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 224 pounds,
John Morrison!
[Cole] John Morrison will enter the Chamber for the very first time.
I've been thinking about this a lot this week, Matt.
In fact, John Morrison has a lingering ankle injury.
Will that affect him, if not physically, but mentally, inside the Chamber tonight?
[Striker] Not at all.
This is a chance for John Morrison to shed his innocence.
John Morrison will never be the same.
As far as physically, put some tape on it, take a shot at cortisone, and let's go.
Mentally, John Morrison has been to the mountaintop.
John Morrison is a former ECW Champion.
John Morrison has WrestleMania experience.
[Cole] But this is about being in the main event at WrestleMania.
This is about winning the World Heavyweight Championship…
that is currently held by The Undertaker.
♪ Watch me I'm changing your heart today ♪
♪ 'Cause you know… ♪
[Striker] Again, you can see these guys that are virgin to the Chamber,
they look around,
they almost don't know what to make of this incarceration
as these walls begin to close in on their careers.
[King] When you're going into this chamber for the first time in your career
as John Morrison is,
it's… it's awe-inspiring.
I mean, it's just… it can be… I don't know,
you can be overcome by emotion when you look around this chamber.
[Striker] Unpredictable.
♪ Break the walls down ♪
♪ Break down the walls ♪
♪ For those about to rock… ♪
[Chime] Making his way to the ring, weighing in at 227 pounds,
Chris Jericho!
[Cole] For the sixth time in his career, Chris Jericho enters the Chamber.
He has never won inside this structure,
but he has some history on his side here in St. Louis.
He won his first World Title in the city.
[Striker] Chris Jericho also made a very bold guarantee
two weeks ago on SmackDown.
Chris Jericho guaranteed that he would win the Elimination Chamber.
Guaranteed that he would headline WrestleMania.
[Cole] All these Superstars have qualified to be here tonight.
Rey Mysterio beat Mike Knox,
John Morrison beat Kane,
and Chris Jericho beat Matt Hardy to move into this event.
You gotta wonder how being involved in this chamber match so many times,
like Jericho has, how that will help him here tonight.
He knows every nook and cranny of this 16-ton structure.
[King] Well, Jericho is… you know, I liken him to Triple H in the fact that,
well, that… that one word, cerebral.
I mean, Jericho is constantly thinking.
He outthinks most of his opponents.
And that could really be a… his ace in the hole in this match tonight.
[Cole] Who will be the final man to be put in the pod?
[Undertaker's theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Chimel] And from Death Valley, weighing in at 299 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
The Undertaker!
[Cole] If ever a structure was made for a certain individual,
the Elimination Chamber was made for The Undertaker.
And he's not wasting any time.
The Undertaker normally takes his time coming to the ring.
But he's ripped his jacket off.
He stormed into the Chamber,
hell-bent on defending his World Title.
And, gentlemen, remember this, unlike earlier tonight,
when Sheamus had to start this match off in the ring,
Undertaker will be locked in a pod.
He has a distinct advantage in this match that Sheamus didn't have earlier.
The Undertaker has been in this event…
a couple of different times.
In fact, he won here two years ago.
[Striker] Willingly going into the pod.
Every other Superstar was very cautious and trepidatious.
[Cole] I can never remember The Undertaker entering a match that way.
-Different. -[King] With trepidation?
[Cole] No.
-[Striker] Intensity. -[King] Oh.
[CM Punk theme song plays]
♪ Yeah… ♪
[Chimel] From Chicago, Illinois, weighing in at 275 pounds,
CM Punk!
[Cole] With the Straight Edge Society at his side,
Luke Gallows and Serena.
This is CM Punk's second trip inside the Chamber,
but, ah, he's a much different man this time around.
I really hope that the symbolism isn't lost
on you four Superstars in the Chamber right now.
Because it's killing me.
Here's four extremely weak individuals
that every day are locked inside a prison of addiction
like most of these people here today.
[crowd booing]
And now…
the four of you…
are locked inside the Elimination Chamber with me.
And be sure it's not me locked in here with you.
It's you locked in here with me.
And tomorrow morning…
when you're nursing the pain and the wounds that this chamber
and myself have caused you…
I want you to remember that when your pod door opened
and you came out and I defeated you,
don't think of it as failure.
Think of it as me saving you.
Think of it as me setting you free.
And tomorrow morning, when the pain is too much
and you drown yourself in a sea of alcohol and prescription medication,
I want you to know…
[R-Truth's theme song plays]
[Cole] Thank goodness.
[R-Truth] ♪ Y'all know what time it is ♪
♪ This is the part when we crank it up ♪
♪ Here we go, here we go, here we go ♪
♪ People over there, what's up? ♪
♪ If you feel me Stand up and say, "What's up?" ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -[crowd] ♪ What's up? ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -♪ What's up? ♪
♪ You can get with this Or you can get with that ♪
♪ You better get with this 'Cause this is where it's at ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -♪ What's up? ♪
♪ I be skippin' and jumpin' Leavin' the competition ♪
♪ Make 'em disappear Like your favorite magician ♪
♪ And I ride 'til the wheels fall off ♪
♪ I bounce 'em back-to-back 'Til they necks get soft ♪
♪ Most of the time you see me I'm being simple ♪
♪ These are the type I be busting them up like a pimple ♪
♪ Statin' my claim to fame ♪
♪ To be one of the baddest dudes To step foot in this game ♪
♪ And I haven't even started yet ♪
♪ But you can better believe I'ma take it off a sure-shot bet ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -♪ What's up? ♪
♪ People over there, what's up? ♪
♪ If you feel me Stand up and say, "What's up?" ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -♪ What's up? ♪
[crowd cheering]
St. Louis!
[crowd cheering]
-What's up? -What's up?
[Striker] Some may pose the question…
Elimination Chamber.
That's what's up.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] This isn't a singing or rapping environment, but I like it.
R-Truth hasn't changed anything.
This is the way R-Truth enters the ring night in and night out.
[Cole] I guarantee you,
his life and his career will change tonight.
His first venture inside the Elimination Chamber.
He starts things off against CM Punk.
Ladies and gentlemen, the rules as we start.
Two men will start.
Every five minutes, a pod, a chamber will open,
and another man will enter.
Pinfall or submission inside the ring.
If that happens to you, you're eliminated.
The last man standing wins the World Championship
and will defend that title at WrestleMania.
[Striker] Six caged men with primal guttural instincts of survival
all for the opportunity to become World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] Six Superstars in this match-up, King.
77 total titles among them, including 16 World Championships.
[King] And 16 tons of steel in this Elimination Chamber.
This career-changing chamber.
[Cole] Is it good for a guy like R-Truth
to have never experienced this thing to start this off?
Get those butterflies out of the way
so you don't have to wait in the pod to get in.
[King] That's tough question. I don't know.
You'd have to ask R-Truth that.
I guess there's two schools of thought.
It could go either way.
I personally would like to be inside the pod.
Watch and see what happens. See how this thing unfolds.
[Cole] Then you have to watch this torture unfold in front of you.
[King] As long as it's happening to somebody else.
[Striker] You're asking for a strategy in Elimination Chamber.
It's like trying to dismantle an atomic bomb.
-Your faith in your skills… Cover! -[Cole] Look at this.
Cover by CM Punk as he hooks both legs.
[Striker] It's your faith in your skills and a touch of luck,
and maybe, just maybe, you'll succeed.
If you don't, your world is never the same.
-If you do… -[King] Your world is never the same.
…your world is never the same. Thanks, King.
[Cole] It is a golden opportunity for all six of these men.
A chance to headline
the grandest spectacle of all at WrestleMania.
[Cole] R-Truth. Great balance, tremendous agility.
And a nice kick to the jaw.
Here's the cover on Punk.
Will he be eliminated?
And a kick-out at two.
[King] I'm a little distracted here by this spectacle
that's standing right next to me here at the table.
-[Cole] That would be Serena. -[Striker] That's right.
[Cole] CM Punk's Straight Edge Society.
[Striker] His concubine.
His chaplain, Luke Gallows, is lurking somewhere as well.
[King] Uh-oh, watch out here.
[Cole] Uh-oh.
Oh!
[Striker] And the shrapnel just goes everywhere.
[Cole] R-Truth on the attack,
-on the offense early on. -[King] Watch out!
[Cole] An inch-thick Lexan.
[Striker] This is the art of war.
[Cole] R-Truth? What is he gonna do here?
-R-Truth, top rope. -[Striker] Anything it takes.
-[King] Look at that! -[Striker] Can you believe that?
[Cole] Doing as much damage to himself as he did to CM Punk.
But that's what you've gotta do to win this type of match
in this type of environment.
[Striker] This callous colosseum plays no favorites.
-[Cole] I like that. -[Striker] Callous colosseum.
Take a look again. Watch the way R-Truth lands.
Bam! Right there.
[King] Yeah, that was, uh, almost like getting a power bomb.
[Striker] Whoa! Ooh!
[Cole] Meanwhile, left-hand part of your screen,
the punishment continues to one CM Punk.
R-Truth.
The way he's using that chamber as a weapon,
you wouldn't believe
this was his first time inside this environment.
[King] R-Truth looking well versed with the Elimination Chamber offense.
[Cole] In the background,
you saw the World Champion, The Undertaker, defending his title here.
Remember, only twice has the champion retained the title inside the Chamber.
Odds not with Undertaker tonight.
[King] Oh.
[Cole] R-Truth missed wildly.
Going for the Go To Sleep.
Missed wildly with a big kick, and here comes R-Truth again.
-[Striker] There you go. -[Cole] The corkscrew got caught.
[Striker] Now, the pastor of purity,
SmackDown's savior, CM Punk will go to work.
[Cole] Yeah, a three-time World Champion, Punk.
Did you hear that?
[Striker] Oh, my! Hold that.
[Cole] And R-Truth is in trouble of going to sleep.
Connection!
[Striker] Sleepy time for you there, Truth?
[Cole] CM Punk hooks the leg.
He has eliminated R-Truth.
[Striker] Now CM Punk has a moment of reprieve here
because those pods will not open until the five-minute mark.
[King] Really? They don't come out now?
[Cole] No, so CM Punk gets to gather his breath.
[Striker] No, no, I think we're gonna get another sermon on the mount.
-[King] Oh, no. -[Striker] Yes, yes.
-[King] Open a pod, please. -[Matt chuckles]
[CM Punk pants]
You better pray that your pod door opens last.
'Cause when you come out,
I'm gonna make you tap out, just like I did before.
[crowd booing]
[Striker] CM Punk working those angels.
I'm going to prove to you that you're decadent rock life…
will get you nowhere.
I'm gonna prove to the world
that Straight Edge means I'm better than you.
[crowd booing]
For those of you at home, feel free.
Place your hand on the screen…
and feel CM Punk flow through you.
[crowd booing]
[King] Matt, did you put your hand on the screen?
[Striker] Yes.
[King] Do you feel CM Punk flow through you?
Nobody can stop me.
[Cole] Guys, the sermon is over in three seconds.
[crowd] …three, two, one.
[ominous music plays]
And who will be our savior from CM Punk?
[King] I know who I'm praying for.
[buzzer buzzes]
[Cole] Mysterio.
-[Striker] Oh, boy. -[Cole] Here comes Rey!
[Striker] And Rey Mysterio is so enthralled to get his hands on CM Punk.
[Cole] He's got a score to settle with Punk and the Straight Edge Society
after a beatdown on SmackDown.
Here comes Mysterio, the high-flyer.
Crossbody. Lateral press.
Hooks the leg!
-And a kick-out at two. -[King] Oh, my goodness.
I was about to put my hand on the screen.
[Cole] Mysterio rolls through. Kick to the side of the head.
Punk could be out. Hooks the leg again.
Got him! No! Kick-out at two.
[Striker] Rey Mysterio defeated CM Punk this past week on SmackDown,
but then the Straight Edge Society intervened
and almost sacrificed Rey Mysterio
to the salvation of the Straight Edge Society.
[Cole] Mysterio, former World Champion.
Won the title at WrestleMania, would love to defend the title
-at this year's WrestleMania. -[King] Here we go.
Dialing it up.
-[Striker] Whoa! Powerslam! -[Cole] Nice scoop slam by Punk.
Hooks the leg. Got him! No. Kick-out at two.
[Jerry sighs] Good thing Rey is still fresh.
[Striker] Was.
[King] Well, you know, CM Punk,
he absorbed a lot of punishment at the hands of R-Truth.
Rey gonna have to mount that offense again.
-Stay on it. -[Cole] Uh-oh.
Can Punk make it two in a row with the Go To Sleep?
He eliminated R-Truth with this moments ago.
[King] Look at this!
[Cole] Great balance. Hooks the leg. Shoulders down!
Got him! Did he get him? No. Two-count.
Official was right there.
[King] Even CM Punk doesn't know if he kicked out in time.
[Striker] These Superstars are blessing this hallowed ground
with seeds of greatness.
That seed is gonna grow into the Tree of Life.
A WrestleMania moment.
[Cole] Punk's got you talking about all the biblical references today.
Now look at Mysterio.
[Striker] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[King] Watch it.
[Cole] I thought Rey was in trouble there, but perhaps he is.
-Oh, like baseball bat! -[all exclaiming]
[King] Man.
Albert Pujols-like here in St. Louis.
-Punk using Mysterio like a bat. -[Striker] Guy's, look at that.
John Morrison, who's never been in the Chamber,
just witnessed firsthand the carnage.
[King] Yeah, that's a look of trepidation, as you said,
on the face now of Morrison.
[Cole] CM Punk suddenly in total control of Mysterio.
Drags to the cover, hooks the leg, shoulders down,
and Mysterio with guts and heart and resilience.
We always talk about him.
Rey Mysterio is there.
[King] CM Punk can't believe that,
after he slammed Rey Mysterio into the Chamber walls the way he did,
Mysterio was able to kick-out.
[Cole] The high knee to the head.
Just taunting Jericho.
-[King] Oh, no, watch out! -[Cole] Oh, man!
Headfirst. Did you hear that?
And no time, no rest for the weary.
Into the cover, hook of the leg, and Mysterio somehow kicked out.
[King] How does he do it?
[Striker] Gosh, can we see that again, please?
[King] And listen. Listen to Rey's head.
-[Cole] Oh! -[King] Oh, my God.
[Striker] Can we get one more? Yes.
[Cole] Watch the glass shiver.
Look at that. The Lexan.
[King] Well, the Lexan didn't shatter, but Rey's skull may have.
Good grief.
[Striker] The lengths that the Superstars will go.
[Cole] Look at Mysterio still fighting back.
Always the underdog in any type of match.
Mysterio keeps battling back with all his heart and soul.
-Punk is in trouble. -[Striker] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-Look at Rey's eyes. -[crowd cheering]
[King] Oh, no way.
[Striker] Yeah, way.
[King] Look out. Look out.
[Cole] Punk realizing.
This is so dangerous.
[Striker] Is he gonna GTS from off of there?
[King] I don't know, but it looks bad.
[Cole] Steel all over the place.
Look at Rey.
[Striker] Even the slightest misstep can end your career.
You can tear a tendon right here.
[Cole] Forget about that.
How about falling on your head on the steel?
[King] Breaking your neck.
[all exclaiming]
-Now what's Rey got in mind? -[Cole] Who knows?
-[King] Look at this. -[Cole] Look at this.
[Striker] Rana from the top rope.
[Cole] And Mysterio looking to capitalize.
The splash.
Hooks the leg.
CM Punk!
-[Striker] Oh, no! -[Cole] Thanks for coming.
-[Kings laughs] -[Striker] No!
[King] Can you believe it?
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] How in the world is Rey Mysterio still in this match?
[Cole] CM Punk has been eliminated.
Four men remain.
Three are still locked inside the chambers.
[Striker] Not for long.
[Cole] Morrison, Jericho, and the World Champion, The Undertaker.
Who will be the next man to enter the Chamber?
[crowd] …three, two, one.
[Striker] Morrison looks nervous. Jericho's stoic.
[ominous music plays]
[buzzer buzzes]
Oh, boy.
-[Cole] Here comes… Chris Jericho. -[King] Oh!
[Striker] The mental mastermind from SmackDown.
[Cole] The five-time World Champion. Nine-time Intercontinental Champion.
[King] Jericho looking to take early advantage, but didn't work.
Rey all over him. Look at this.
[Cole] Mysterio tremendous balance. Oh, and he runs into the clothesline.
Jericho into the cover.
Looks to eliminate Mysterio here and a kick-out at two.
Six times, Chris Jericho has entered this structure.
[Striker] Chris Jericho knows Rey Mysterio very well.
A great Intercontinental Championship match at SummerSlam.
-Storming… -[King] Oh, no.
Man.
[Striker] If anyone has a counter for the lucha libre abilities of Rey Mysterio,
it's that man, Chris Jericho.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] The narcissist.
Basking in sudden glory.
-[Striker] Oh. -[Cole] The Lionsault.
Oh, and Mysterio takes him out at the knees.
Here comes Mysterio.
[King] 619!
[Cole] Connected!
Mysterio looking to eliminate his second straight Superstar.
[Striker] Notice where Jericho rolled, outside of the ring.
-[King] Smart on the part of Jericho. -[Cole] This could cost him.
-Look at this Spider-Man. -[Striker] Spidey-like.
-[crowd exclaiming] -And that's Venom.
[groans]
[Cole] Rey Mysterio screaming in pain.
Just when you thought Mysterio had everything going his way.
Jericho has turned the tables.
Watch the amazing agility of Mysterio.
[Striker] But then the veteran instinct of Jericho.
Very smart to pull the feet, knowing that Rey's wearing those gloves,
and those gloves become slick as the match goes on.
[Cole] Jericho well versed to using every part of this chamber as a weapon.
The two miles of steel that surround the Chamber.
Over the top goes Jericho.
Can he put Mysterio away?
Hooks the leg, shoulders are down, and Mysterio has to kick-out of two.
[King] It's funny that Jericho…
He doesn't seem to be in any hurry here.
He's got to realize that, you know, in just a matter of minutes,
either Morrison or The Undertaker are gonna be entering this match.
I think he'd have more of a sense of urgency
in trying to eliminate Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] Yeah, but this is Jericho's M.O. He's made a career out of this.
This almost methodical attack.
-Punishment of his opponent. -[King] Look at that.
[Cole] I find it hard to question anything Jericho does inside the Chamber.
[King] No disqualification.
Rey's throat draped across that second rope.
[Cole] I would question that.
[Striker] You know what they say at the zoo, don't tap on the glass.
Why would you do that?
[Cole] Provoking The Undertaker.
Look at Mysterio trying to battle back into this thing.
If there's anybody that can, it's Rey.
-Ask him! -What do you say, Mysterio?
[Striker] This is a wise submission hold, trying to work on the head and neck.
Let's remember the fall that Rey Mysterio took
hanging on the Chamber.
Jericho pulled his feet out,
and Rey Mysterio came crashing down on those upper extremities.
[King] You hear Jericho telling the ref, "Ask him. See if he'll submit."
[Cole] If Mysterio does submit, remember that's an elimination.
Rey's gotta get the pace picked up.
Turn it up a little bit. Turn up the volume, Rey.
-[Cole] He may do it here. -[King] Nice.
[Cole] Look at this. Off that moonsault, and a kick-out by Jericho.
[King] The back of Jericho's head to Matt Hardy.
Close to a three-count, then.
Whoa.
[Cole] Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.
-Look at Rey. -[Matt speaking Spanish]
That's the dragon sleeper that Rey Mysterio is pulling out.
[Cole] He's got it locked in. Will Jericho tap here?
Will Jericho tap or fade out?
If Jericho fades away, he's heading back to the locker room.
[Striker] This is a version of the sleeper hold.
Chris Jericho very wise to get out of that.
[King] Very lucky to be able to get back to his feet.
[Striker] Look at the opportunity afforded to Chris Jericho.
[Cole] Jericho's version of the submission.
[King] There it is. Locked in The Walls of Jericho.
[Cole] Will Mysterio tap out to The Walls of Jericho?
Will Jericho be able to eliminate Rey Mysterio?
[Striker] Now this is where Chris Jericho's urgency is going to pick up now.
-[Cole] Yeah, because look at the clock. -[Striker] Yeah, Chris Jericho sees it.
The Superstars can see it.
Who's coming next?
-Will Rey Mysterio tap out? -[crowd] …three, two, one.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio does not tap out.
Not yet anyway.
Who's the next Superstar to enter?
The light, look it. The Walls of Jericho are still locked in.
-Mysterio is still hanging on. -[buzzer buzzes]
-[Striker] It's John Morrison. -[Cole] John Morrison.
[Striker] The rock star himself with an opportunity at immortality.
[Cole] And Rey Mysterio was literally saved by the buzzer that time.
Morrison coming into the match-up
forced Jericho to break the submission hold.
Dropkick.
[Striker] As the Superstars come in and the pace picks up,
it definitely behooves a fresh Superstar.
[Cole] There goes Jericho, landing hard.
Only one man remains to enter the Chamber.
[Striker] You know what they say about the inevitable.
[Cole] That's the World Champion.
Right now, these men trying desperately to get any sort of elimination.
[King] Look out, Rey. There we go.
[Cole] Great balance.
-Oh, what a kick! -[Striker] Oh!
[Matt laughs]
[King] I think Rey Mysterio got his light put out.
Morrison back to work on Jericho.
[Cole] It's a great opportunity for John Morrison.
First time ever inside the Chamber.
Jericho looking to eliminate Morrison. May have caught him here.
And a kick-out.
[Striker] Take a look at this.
Spectacular is the only word I can think of, King.
-Ooh! -[King] Man, oh, man.
Rey, in essence, saved by the bottom rope.
If he'd come down after that kick and then landed on that steel…
[Cole] Rey Mysterio trying to regroup.
This allows Jericho to focus now on one opponent for the time being.
And Morrison trying to turn up the offense.
-[King] And look at Rey. -[all exclaiming]
Rey tries to return the favor and does.
[Striker] That's John Morrison's first taste of the Chamber.
Let's see how Jo Mo responds.
[Cole] Oh, look at Mysterio.
And Jericho.
-[Striker] Ow! -[King] Mmm.
[Cole] Bodies flying everywhere.
[Striker] And it's almost like everyone in the arena knows who's coming next.
[Cole] Jericho would love to eliminate at least one of these men
before the World Champion gets into this match.
Jericho continues the punishment on Mysterio.
-Look at Morrison. And Morrison! -[Striker] Oh! Flying kong!
[King] Flying foot.
[Cole] Suddenly, John Morrison is back in the game.
-[Striker] Oh, boy! -[Cole] Here we go.
Hook of the leg. Mysterio, is he in trouble?
Kick-out at two.
[Striker] Standing shooting star not enough.
Situations like this, this is where your heartbeat increases.
You can feel your pulse pumping in your neck.
You know you're close.
[King] Whoa, look out!
Uh-oh.
Morrison set up.
[Cole] Mysterio going for his second 619.
And Chris Jericho…
Look at the backbreaker.
Shoulder. To back.
Hook of the leg. Mysterio.
[King] Wow.
How did Rey kick-out of that?
[Cole] It's all about the World Title.
It's all about a chance to head to Phoenix for WrestleMania.
Undertaker pacing back and forth, awaiting his time to enter the Chamber.
Jericho, who do you decide to go after?
-[King] Ooh! -[Cole] Mysterio.
[King] Nice kick.
Oh, look out.
[Cole] Nice and connecting.
-[King] Right to the face of Jericho. -[Cole] Can someone take advantage?
Morrison sent into the corner.
And suddenly it's Mysterio on top of the world.
[King] All right, Matt, what's Mysterio signaling there?
[Striker] He was looking to go for the top rope rana,
but John Morrison very smart.
And let's not forget what Morrison is capable of.
Starship Pain!
-Cover! -[Cole] And will he eliminate Mysterio?
-He does! -[Striker] He got him.
[Cole] Morrison eliminates Mysterio.
-We are down to three. -[crowd cheering]
[Striker] Yeah, but guys, no matter how good, it can't be that good
'cause there is still one fresh World Heavyweight Champion
who has yet to emerge.
[Cole] Yeah, but think about what that does for Morrison's confidence
inside his first chamber.
He's eliminated Mysterio.
If he could somehow eliminate Jericho before Undertaker gets into this match-up,
anything can happen.
[Striker] No disqualifications, no count-outs.
The only way to win-- pinfall or submission in the ring.
[Cole] What is Morrison planning?
[King] Morrison just taking it in and watching as Rey Mysterio exits.
Man, you better keep your eye… Stay focused here.
[Cole] That's what happens.
-Morrison lost his focus momentarily. -[Striker] Wall of Jericho,
if he could turn him over, to eliminate John Morrison
and focus squarely on The Undertaker. It's Chris Jericho's strategy here.
[Cole] Notice how he stepped on the hand of Morrison
to force Morrison on his belly.
The Walls of Jericho locked in. Submission maneuver.
Will Morrison tap out?
The Undertaker enters the fray in five seconds.
[Striker] This is hell's kitchen,
and The Undertaker is about to eat your lunch.
[Cole] He's like a bull stalking to shoot.
-[buzzer buzzes] -Here comes The Undertaker.
[Striker] The pod's not opening. There we go. Oh, boy.
[Cole] And Jericho had no choice but to break The Walls.
Undertaker has been pent up inside that pod.
You saw how he entered this match and this chamber earlier on.
Breathing fire!
[King] Whoa!
Jericho single-handedly suffering all the wrath
that was pent up by The Undertaker.
[Cole] Undertaker and Jericho, great match-up on Friday Night SmackDown.
Look at this. Jericho kicking out.
[Striker] Of course we'd be remiss if we did not address,
as the hand comes high for the chokeslam,
what's been going on between Edge and The Undertaker
these past few weeks on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] Jericho with a pinfall victory over The Undertaker.
[Striker] That's because Edge Speared The Undertaker.
-[King] Look at this. -[Cole] Went for the double chokeslam.
Now Jericho and Morrison.
This is good strategy, gentlemen.
Work together against The Phenom.
If you can eliminate The Phenom,
then it's a one-on-one match between Morrison and Jericho.
[King] And you're guaranteed a new champion in this match as well.
[Striker] Half of The Undertaker's offense is his ability to absorb punishment.
[Cole] Well, he's being punished right now by both Morrison and Jericho.
Jericho went to turn his attention to Morrison.
And John Morrison rolling Jericho up.
This could be it. Could he do it here? A kick-out at two by Jericho.
[King] That was close. So close.
[Cole] Jericho again wisely rolling out of the ring.
You cannot get that pinfall or submission outside of the ring.
[Striker] And you have to believe that the 2010 Royal Rumble winner, Edge,
is watching somewhere very closely to see whom he will choose tomorrow
live on Monday Night RAW to face at WrestleMania.
[Cole] Will it be the new WWE Champion, Batista,
or the winner of this match-up?
One of these three men, Undertaker, Chris Jericho, or John Morrison,
will be the World Champion at WrestleMania.
[King] Oh, man.
Morrison sent back-first out onto that steel.
[laughs] You guys, I just… I never did get this strategy.
Slapping the back of the head of The Undertaker,
just goading him.
[Striker] An angry fighter is a sloppy fighter.
[Cole] Jericho looking for refuge inside the pod.
[King] That's a smart move.
[Striker] Oh boy! Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
[Cole] Undertaker unloading on Jericho.
Fury-filled assault.
[Striker] But look at how experienced The Undertaker is,
aware that there is one other competitor left.
[Cole] You notice that one half of the Lexan hanging on its hinge.
[King] A battered head of Chris Jericho.
I think he's about had enough.
[Striker] Look how comfortable, almost happy,
The Undertaker is strolling around in this dungeon of doom.
[King] That door, that particular pod over there,
is ripped almost half off its hinges.
[Cole] Undertaker turning his assault to Morrison, King.
Jericho still, uh, in a fetal position in the corner.
[King] The Undertaker has unhinged the pod.
-Now he wants to unhinge Morrison. -[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Did you hear that?
-The thunderous kick! -[Striker] Wait a minute.
John Morrison's injured right ankle comes into play right here.
[Cole] We talked about it earlier tonight.
[Striker] Going for a cover.
[Cole] Can Morrison muster enough to get into the cover?
Is The Deadman in trouble? Will we crown a new World Champion?
[Striker] Oh, John, John. Come on.
[King] Morrison delivered that kick with such force.
[Cole] Maybe he didn't think he put The Undertaker away there.
Oh, and The Undertaker got the knee up.
[Striker] Those precious seconds.
But take a look at this right hand from The Undertaker.
You can hear it.
The precious seconds that John Morrison had to tend to his ankle
gave The Undertaker the championship opportunity.
[Cole] Chris Jericho.
-Uh-oh. -[crowd cheering]
-Jericho stopped in his tracks. -[King laughs]
Once again waving the white flag.
-[King] That Jericho is smart. -[Striker] Wait a minute.
Undertaker looks groggy.
[Cole] He was kicked right in the skull by Morrison.
[King] Yeah, I think The Undertaker was able to get his legs up on instinct,
pure instinct, because you're right, he's still looking…
I don't know if he knows where he's at right now.
[Cole] Jericho is still hiding out in that chamber.
But one way or another, he's gonna have to get out and face The Undertaker.
Perhaps he's gonna bide his time and hope for a miracle from John Morrison.
[King] The last thing Jericho wants to do is get out of that pod right now.
[Striker] The best pure striker in the game,
equally as deft with his hands as he is with his feet,
the World's Heavyweight Champion, The Undertaker.
-[Cole] The seven-time World Champion. -[King] Look out!
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Jericho definitely trying to stay inside that chamber.
[King] Undertaker trying desperately to give Jericho some company
in the form of John Morrison.
He'd love to…
Do you think that's possible?
Could The Undertaker smash Morrison right through that?
[Cole] I think anything's possible with The Undertaker.
Oh, John Morrison.
-John Morrison. -[King] Oh, no, no, no.
[Cole] Jericho driving Undertaker into that steel.
Look how Morrison has hung on.
[King] Smart move by Morrison.
[Cole] Look at Jericho with the veteran.
He was hiding out in that pod, and he picked his spot.
And The Undertaker is smashed forward.
[King] Gosh.
[Cole] There are bodies strewn everywhere.
That is why Triple H said that no one leaves the Chamber the same.
[Striker] Listen to this.
[King] But this demonic chamber still stands strong.
[Cole] Jericho down, Morrison down, The Undertaker down.
Knee to the skull. Can he eliminate Jericho?
Can John Morrison move within one…
[King] Did he… Was that a three?
[Cole] No, that was a two-and-a-half, probably.
-Waving it off. -[King] Oh, man.
[Cole] One of these three men will be World Champion.
[Striker] Look at the unnerving caress of steel…
[Cole] Uh-oh!
John Morrison forgot about The Phenom!
Chokeslam on the steel.
[Striker] The steel grave claims another soul.
[King] Goodbye Morrison.
[Striker] Look at this callous carnivore eying his prey.
[Cole] Undertaker always with an eye on Jericho
as he puts Morrison in the cover.
Two-count, and he got him.
-[crowd cheering] -Morrison eliminated.
Undertaker and Chris Jericho--
which one of these two men is heading to WrestleMania?
[King] Oh, boy.
-[Striker] King. -[King laughs] Yeah.
Doesn't matter that you and I know what that means.
More importantly, does Jericho know what that means from The Undertaker?
You're about to suffer the wrath of The Deadman.
[Cole] The marvel that is The Undertaker.
Taking his time.
He knows he has Jericho exactly where he wants him.
It's a one-on-one match, guys.
[Striker] Inside the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] Pinfall or submission.
No disqualifications or, obviously, count-outs.
[King] More importantly,
it's for the World Championship and headlining WrestleMania.
[Cole] Jericho straight into the right hand of The Undertaker.
[King] Not smart.
[Cole] Jericho is gonna have to rethink his strategy now.
[Striker] The Undertaker is burning with desire.
[King] You don't wanna trade bombs with The Undertaker.
That's what you get right there.
[Cole] That right hand landed directly into the kidney.
[King] Uh-oh.
Jericho, incoming.
[Cole] Jericho ducking out of the way.
And the ever-wise Jericho looking to take control of The Undertaker.
This is a very important point of this match for Jericho.
He's gotta seize the advantage of this momentary…
Undertaker's situation here.
[King] But can he do it? What's he gonna try here?
Jericho, I don't know if Jericho…
[Cole] And he does. Jericho connecting with a superplex.
[Striker] Look at Undertaker's instincts.
Rolling right over to his side, keeping his shoulders off the mat.
[Cole] But that superplex, it always hurts you when you deliver it,
considering the amount of punishment Jericho's gone through in this match-up.
[King] I don't know if that was instinct. That's just…
where the… collapsed body of The Undertaker…
[Cole] Look at Chris Jericho.
Is he gonna pin the World Champion? Is Jericho going to WrestleMania?
He's got it! Oh, two-and-a-half!
Jericho almost crawled and snuck his way to WrestleMania.
[King] Jericho driving that knee into the temple of The Undertaker now.
Now Jericho's right hand is having an effect.
[Cole] Jericho continuing to wear down The Phenom.
[King] Don't gloat.
Get the job done, then you can gloat all you want.
I told you don't gloat.
[Cole] Uh-oh, look at the eyes.
[crowd cheering]
-[King] Oh, no! -[Cole] Went for the chokeslam.
Jericho rolled him through. He's going for The Walls.
Can he roll the big carcass over? Look at this.
[Striker] Look at the counter submission.
-[Cole] The Undertaker. -[Striker] No!
[King] Once again, Jericho.
He's got it!
[Cole] The Walls of Jericho.
[Striker] Notice Undertaker's left arm is trapped underneath his body.
[Cole] Will Undertaker tap out?
Will Jericho win this match and win the World Title?
Undertaker was going for Hell's Gate.
Jericho turned it into The Walls of Jericho.
[Striker] You can see The Undertaker propping his body up off the mat,
trying to alleviate the pressure on the lower back.
[Cole] There's nobody else to help out.
Undertaker is in the middle of the ring.
[King] His hand is…
It looks as if he's about to tap.
[Cole] Oh, my God, this would be a major shock.
This would be a startling turn of events
if The Undertaker taps out to Chris Jericho.
[Striker] Again, though, The Undertaker's strength
is the fact that he can take more punishment than anyone else.
[Cole] Undertaker rolls on the belly.
-[Striker] Look at that. -[Cole] Back to his back.
-Look at this. -[Striker] Hook the Hell's Gate.
[Cole] The Hell's Gate locked in. The submission maneuver.
-Jericho trying to fight out. -[Striker] Can The Undertaker get it?
[King] It's not locked in.
[Cole] Jericho trying to fight out desperately.
Makes it to the ropes.
But remember, that doesn't matter. You can't force a break on the ropes.
Not in this type of match. Not in this environment.
[King] Jericho was able to use the fact that he got to the ropes
as enough leverage to free himself from that submission hold.
Undertaker looks spent. Oh, no.
[Cole] What did you say?
Never underestimate the prowess of The Deadman.
[Striker] The Undertaker can taste it.
[King] I'm afraid Jericho is about to taste it.
Uh-oh.
-[Striker] Codebreaker! -[Cole] Codebreaker!
[Striker] That's the maneuver Jericho used
to defeat The Undertaker on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] Can Chris Jericho capitalize?
He is crawling, desperately crawling.
Undertaker is prone and vulnerable.
Chris Jericho.
Does he have enough left, guys?
Does he have enough left…
-[King] To the cover. -…to pin the champion?
And a kick-out at two-and-a-half!
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] The World Heavyweight Championship
is in dire jeopardy, gentlemen.
[King] But Jericho's begging.
"Please. Was that not a three?"
And the referee says no.
Stay down!
[King] Jericho now pleading with The Undertaker to stay down.
That's gonna fall on deaf ears. Watch it.
[Cole] Jericho assaulting The Undertaker at every turn
but getting frustrated as every second rolls by in this match.
[Striker] Remember it was Chris Jericho that said he does not fear The Undertaker.
The Undertaker is merely a man.
[Cole] Well, he may fear this because Chris Jericho is going
for his last ride!
Vintage Undertaker.
[King] That rattled every bone in Jericho's body.
[Striker] But what did it take from The Undertaker?
[Cole] Can The Undertaker now capitalize?
[King] Can The Undertaker just get to his feet?
[Cole] It's crunch time. It's overtime.
The next fall or submission…
will mean that The Undertaker retains his championship
or Jericho wins it.
[King] What's Undertaker got in mind?
-[crowd cheering] -Oh, my.
[Cole] I believe the end is near for Jericho.
Oh, oh, oh, Lord.
[Striker] S-S-S-Shawn Michaels.
-[Cole] Oh, my God. Shawn Michaels! -[King] Undertaker, it's Shawn Michaels.
[Cole] Sweet Chin Music!
[Striker] There's no disqualifications.
[Cole] Sweet Chin Music!
[Striker] Do it.
[Cole] Oh, my God.
-[crowd] One, two, three. -Chris Jericho. Chris Jericho is the new--
-the new World Champion. -[bell dings]
He's going to WrestleMania.
[Chimel] Here is your winner
and the new World Heavyweight Champion,
Chris Jericho!
[King] This is unbelievable.
Shawn Michaels has just cost The Undertaker the World Championship.
Where did he come from? It was--
[Striker] Chris Jericho is going to WrestleMania.
♪ Jericho ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'm awakened from a deep sleep You're all weak ♪
♪ You're livin' in the agony of defeat ♪
♪ I am the master of your whole heap ♪
♪ I am the pastor, flock ya like sheep ♪
♪ Step into the town And break the walls down… ♪
[King] I thought we had seen and heard the last of Shawn Michaels,
but no, he reappears tonight
and cost The Undertaker the World Heavyweight Championship.
♪ Coming on down ♪
♪ Now you know ♪
♪ Uh You feel me now? ♪
♪ Break the walls down ♪
♪ Jericho ♪
♪ For those about to rock, set the clock ♪
♪ For those about to jump I'm all pumped ♪
♪ For those about to go, watch me slow ♪
♪ Break down the walls of Jericho ♪
♪ What you want? ♪
♪ I'll break you down… ♪ icho ♪