[narrator] How far would a man go to fulfill a dream?
What is he willing to risk?
What pains would he endure?
Ladies and gentlemen, to headline the biggest event in entertainment,
these six men will enter
the most dangerous structure ever created.
Bear witness to an environment built for pain.
[Cole] Step inside the unforgiving.
[narrator] It feeds on cruelty...
[man 2] No one can survive another...
[narrator] ...and provides no mercy.
Tonight, in a battle that could change course at any moment,
these six combatants will be tested.
Only one will prevail and secure an opportunity
to shine on the world's greatest stage.
And under the ever-watching eyes of a greater authority,
the tenacity of a serpent is questioned.
Maybe we should consider putting our faith in someone else...
How can we trust you?
[Triple H] ...as the face of the WWE.
[narrator] Only one will leave champion of champions.
[Cena] I do this for the moment.
[Christian] Desperation equals dangerous. I'm desperate.
[Sheamus] This is my chance.
[narrator] But at what cost?
[Orton] The face of WWE!
-[metals clanking] -[narrator] Tonight...
For six superstars, their journey continues
as the Road to WrestleMania runs through
the Elimination Chamber.
And now, WWE presents Elimination Chamber.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] It is the final pay-per-view stop on the Road to WrestleMania.
This is Elimination Chamber.
You are looking live at the Target Center sold out
in freezing, Minneapolis.
Fourteen thousand one hundred and one WWE fans on hand
as we determine The Main Event
for WrestleMania.
[bell rings]
[announcer] This opening contest is scheduled for one fall.
It is for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Jack Swagger's theme music playing]
Introducing first, the challenger.
Being accompanied by Zeb Colter,
from Perry, Oklahoma, weighing in at 275 pounds,
Representing the real Americans, Jack Swagger.
Cut the music. Cut the music.
Jack Swagger's opponent tonight is Big E.
And after, and after a lot of soul searching this past week,
I finally realized what the E stands for.
It stands for "enough."
Enough of him being the Intercontinental Champion.
Now let me ask you a question in here.
An Intercontinental Champion should benefit all continents,
but I want anybody to name one thing
that Big E has done
to positively affect our continent, North America.
Got an answer?
No, you don't have an answer because the answer is "nothing."
He has done nothing.
Because things have gotten progressively worse
in the three months that he has been the champion.
Let me tell you something.
We have illegal sneaking and leaking
across our borders like a sill.
And now we're surrounded by a cold polar vortex.
Coincidence?
I don't think so.
[Cole] What?
But tonight, the Intercontinental title
comes back around the waist
of a real American.
So with that said,
I want every real American in this building to please rise.
[King] Get up, Michael.
Put your hand over your heart, and in a loud, clear voice,
say along with us, "We the people!"
You know, it is absolutely ridiculous that Zeb Colter thinks the polar vortex
is somehow tied to the U.S. immigration issue.
I think he's blaming it on Big E.
Can you prove differently? It could be.
-Oh, Big E is-- -Zeb should be on the weather channel.
[King] Big E is responsible for the polar vortex?
[JBL] It's a stretch. It's a stretch. Okay? I admit it.
It was funny, though.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Tampa, Florida,
weighing in at 285 pounds,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
Big E!
Well, you saw JBL and The King alongside me,
Michael Cole here at ringside, to our right,
calling all the action, our Spanish announcers,
Carlos Cabrera in the middle,
Marcelo Rodriguez to his right, and his left, Ricardo Rodriguez.
[speaking Spanish]
[Cole] And there is--
[King] Do you think Ricardo and Marcelo are related?
[Cole] I don't think so.
-[King] Big E-- -[JBL] Father, son.
-[Cole] Has been Inter-- -[King] Same last name?
[Cole] Big E has been Intercontinental Champion for 96 days.
He beat Curtis Axel back in November
to claim the Intercontinental Championship.
[JBL] Even on November 18th on a Monday Night RAW.
Jack Swagger, as Jeb Colter continues to give words of advice to Swagger.
Jack Swagger won a Fatal Four-Way Match to earn this opportunity here tonight,
and, John, Jack Swagger has had great history
here at this event last year inside the actual Elimination Chamber.
Jack Swagger won the match and went on to headline WrestleMania.
[JBL] Yeah, what a night Zeb could have.
He could walk out with Intercontinental Champion
and the WWE World Heavyweight Champion under his tutelage.
[Cole] Jack Swagger, a former Money in the Bank Ladder Match
winner at WrestleMania, former World Champion as well.
-And Big E links-- -Over ECW Champion, WWE Champion.
[King] And Zeb, it just turned out to be the big night
you're talking about for Zeb.
JBL, who would he blame for that?
Himself, I'm sure, right?
Have you ever noticed how Zeb has to blame somebody for everything?
[JBL] Zeb's very analytical.
And so what he does is he assigns blame where it's due.
[Cole] Well, the one thing Zeb Colter's done
is he really turned Swagger around in recent weeks,
and it all seemed to start with a slap
from Colter to Swagger at ringside a few weeks ago.
[King] Whoa!
[Cole] Big E, great athletic ability, power and explosive quickness.
The current Intercontinental Champion.
Shoulder tackle from Big E, and Swagger wants a breather.
You know, Big E is a former NXT Champion and...
Do what we talked about. Keep your eyes on him.
[Cole] And speaking of NXT, well, we talked about the WWE Network
will launch tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m. Eastern.
You go to WWE.com to sign up.
Well, this coming Thursday night at eight o'clock Eastern,
it's our first big live show on the WWE Network.
NXT ArRIVAL from down at Full Sail in Orlando, Florida, live Thursday night.
Big E, one of the many stars who've come from NXT to the big ranks over the years.
[JBL] Telling you, the WWE Network is gonna make history!
Television history.
[King] Boys, is there are great general manager at NXT.
[Cole] And belly-to-belly throw again from Big E.
[all] Oh!
-[Cole] And again-- -[King] Cut Swagger in half.
[Cole] Talking about NXT ArRIVAL, and JBL, of course, the general manager of NXT.
NXT ArRIVAL, the show will have a pre-show.
The NXT ArRIVAL pre-show at 7:30 Eastern
on the WWE Network.
Listen to the panel, guys... for that pre-show.
It includes Kevin Nash, Paul Heyman, and Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
And Swagger bounced off the steel steps from Big E.
Hey, Big E. Hey, knock it off, man.
[Cole] Jack Swagger.
Jack Swagger having a tough go-- Wait a minute now.
[JBL] Surely Big E is not gonna hit a grandfather.
You should be ashamed of yourself for ever thinking about that, Big E.
[King] Well, Zeb better keep his words soft and sweet.
-He might have to eat them. Look at this! -[Cole] Oh!
[JBL] Oh, man!
Oh, that is not good for Jack Swagger's rib cage.
[King] Not very often that Swagger gets outpowered,
but Big E is outpowering the big, tough Oklahoman.
[Cole] And here's the cover by Big E and Swagger at two.
Gotta take another look, King, at this.
[JBL] Yeah, watch this.
[King] Collision time! Man!
That's, that's called being caught between a rock and a hard place.
And this is called being caught again-- Oh, wait a minute!
[Cole] And there's Swagger.
You know, Jack Swagger could be as nasty as they come.
[JBL] Yeah, don't count that big, raw bone young man out ever.
-[King] Oh, man! -[screams]
[King] Does that remind you of anything, JBL?
[JBL] Yes, it does.
I don't think anybody enjoys a great clothesline more than I do.
[King] And look at Zeb, he's saying, "Come on,
get up and try something on me right now.
[Cole] John touched on this earlier.
What a big night this is for Zeb Colter.
One of the reasons he's very, well, animated in this match tonight
is Swagger crawls to the cover,
hooks the big leg on Big E, and a kick-out.
Swagger could become the Intercontinental Champion. Watch this.
[JBL] That's a good clothesline. That'll wake up Big E.
Later on tonight, Cesaro, who is not at ringside now
because he's getting ready for the Elimination Chamber match.
[JBL] Yeah, Swagger is smart enough to throw Big E out back in the ring.
He could have had a countout victory, but that didn't get him the championship.
[King] You're right about that.
[Cole] Yeah, you can only win a championship tonight
via pinfall or submission.
[JBL] Well, that's tonight and any other night.
Swagger has won all the championships in the WWE, the major ones.
[Cole] And a kick-out again by Big E near-fall for Swagger.
[JBL] 2006, Jack Swagger holds a record
for the most pins in a season in NCAA history.
More than John Smith, more than Bob Gardner, Gable, all of 'em.
Out of 39 victories, 30 of them were pins.
[King] I was talking to Zeb Colter earlier today,
and all he ever talks about is the Mexican border.
He knows a lot of interesting facts about it.
Did you realize he told me that the United States--
-[Cole] Oh, man. -[King] Oh, that may do it.
He said the United States border with Mexico
is over 2,000 miles long, but it's only six inches wide.
-[all] We, the people. -[King chuckles]
-I didn't know that. -[JBL] No wonder it's so easy to crawl.
[King] Right.
[Cole] And now Swagger, who right now is dominating right to the shoulder of Big E.
Is it enough to win the Intercontinental Championship?
And a kick-out. Watch this impact, King.
[King] This big boot is devastating.
[Cole] Pow!
[King] I got to hand it to Big E for just being able to sit up after that collision.
[Cole] I've got to hand it to Zeb Colter for really
instilling this new-found intensity into Jack Swagger.
Good thing Colter's wearing that what seems to be a warm vest
because it's like zero degrees here in Minneapolis.
[JBL] Yeah, blame that on Big E.
[Cole] Colter also referred to Big E
saying the E stands for big embarrassment.
[JBL] Whoa. Oh!
It's a big effort right there.
Put Jack Swagger up the air and off.
[Cole] These things really heated up this rivalry the past couple of weeks.
Friday night on SmackDown, big backstage altercation between Big E and Swagger.
Oh, and a collision, both men down center of the ring.
Turning point here, guys.
[King] Yeah, who's going to get to his feet first?
Both of them had the same idea at the same time.
I think Zeb is actually threatening Swagger right now.
"You better get up. You better get up."
[Cole] Well, whenever he's doing, it, it seems to work.
[JBL] Well, Zeb's not going to slap Swagger.
He slapped him a few months back, and Swagger's been doing great ever since.
[Cole] Yeah, we saw that.
[JBL] Nothing wrong with a coach just beating a guy if he has to.
[King] What did you just say?
[JBL] Nothing wrong with a coach slapping a guy if he has to.
-[King] You said beating. -[JBL] Whatever.
[Cole] Big E goes shoulder first into the steel.
Swagger looking for the Intercontinental Championship.
Rolling up Big E here and a kick-out at two.
Another near-fall.
[King] Were you a big fan of Woody Hayes back in the day?
And Bobby Knight.
[JBL] Hey, this is that little league.
Zeb's a friend of Gabby Hayes. Did you know that?
-[King laughs] -[crowd] We the people.
We the people.
[JBL] That's what the WWE Universe getting behind Jack Swagger here.
We the people.
Stand up and say it, Michael, like you mean it
with your hand across your heart.
-[King] Yeah, I'm going to see that. -[Cole] No, you won't.
And here's Big E whipped into the corner.
And now catches Swagger with an elbow to the jaw.
And again, Langston to the mid-section.
And now Big E looking to rally back into this match.
Side-stepping Swagger.
Langston with a clothesline!
[King] Oh, Big E building some momentum now.
Here's what Swagger had to... be afraid of!
Belly-to-belly by Big E.
[JBL] Oh, yeah. He's feeling it.
He's back.
[Cole] Swagger quickly back to his feet.
He catches Big E and lands him with a spinebuster.
[JBL] Look at that. It's a new Intercontinental Champion.
-And Big E stays in it. -[King] Oh, man.
Swagger, that cover was a little too lackadaisical.
[Cole] You see Swagger looking back at Zeb Colter perhaps for more advice.
[JBL] He may be looking for his front tooth.
[Cole] Wondering what he needs to do to put Big E away here.
[King] He's got something in mind.
[Cole] Glance back with the WrestleMania sign
as he heads across the ring.
Went for the Swagger. Caught by Big E.
Can he put him in position for the big ending?
-Swagger trying to hang on and he does. -[King] He better hang on!
[Cole] Langston driving Swagger with himself through the ring!
What a collision!
[King] Big E put it all on the line there.
Watch Big E Langston come flying, and continue to fly!
Right through and out of the ring.
[JBL] I'm impressed with that.
[Cole] That's incredible athleticism from a 300-pounder.
Cover again by the champion. Outside leg hook. Shoulder down.
[JBL] Sometimes you just got to fight like you're in somebody else's body.
And that's what Big E's doing.
That's how you hold on to a championship.
[Cole] Intercontinental Champion now. Look out. 300-pounder across the ring.
Big Splash to Swagger.
Is it enough to put him away?
Kick-out by Swagger in two.
[JBL] Man, Jack Swagger squashed.
How did he kick out?
Maybe it's Zeb Colter over there screaming, "You better kick out."
That's what good coaches do.
[Cole] What's Big E doing?
Wait a minute. Big E, hold on.
We don't see this very often.
We don't see it ever.
[King] Big E going to the top.
[Cole] Oh, and Swagger with a right.
[King] Maybe it wasn't a good idea after all.
[Cole] It's all about the Intercontinental Championship.
John, you've been an Intercontinental Champion.
You know how important this title is.
[JBL] And as a champion, you can't play defense.
-You got to play offense. -[Cole] Oh, and Swagger with a throw!
-[King] Oh, man! -[Cole] Swagger, cover.
Hooks the leg. Shoulders down.
Kick-out in two.
[JBL] That is a huge man
Swagger just threw halfway across the ring.
[King] How did Big E kick-out?
-How did Big E kick-out? -[JBL] Zeb doesn't know either.
He's in disbelief right now. He's in shock.
[JBL] What a great way to start the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
Swagger takes out Big E.
[Cole] Swagger may be going for the Patriot Lock.
Patriot Lock submission hold.
Trying to get Big E over on his belly, and he does.
Patriot Lock submission maneuver.
Langston looks to counter.
Swagger's got it locked in, though.
Will Big E tap out?
Will Big E tap out for the Intercontinental title?
-[King] Look at that ankle. -[JBL] That ankle's going to snap.
It's going to snap.
-[Cole] And Big E-- -[JBL] Compound fracture about to happen.
[Cole] Trying to do what he can, and he does create separation.
[King] Zeb's big night may be well underway.
Oh, he hit him in the mouth again.
[Cole] Big E's standing.
He's not.
Swagger with that gut wrench.
Big E, though, able to power out of it.
Oh, and he's caught-- Oh, man.
[JBL] Oh.
Big E jumped right into that one.
-[Cole] Yeah, Swagger-- -That was butt ugly.
-[Cole] And Langston with a collision. -[JBL] So was that, but it was effective.
-[King] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Uh-oh, straps are down.
-[JBL] You know what happens here, King. -[King] Swagger's in trouble.
He's already got a busted lip.
That's not going to help that speech impediment.
[Cole] Oh, he's going for Patriot Lock again!
[JBL] He's going to get his strap tap down. Those straps down.
[Cole] Patriot Lock again for Swagger.
Will Big E tap.
[JBL] Zeb's miracle night is about to start!
[King] There goes that ankle.
[Cole] He's trying to break the ankle of Big E.
The champion trying somehow to stay in this.
-Back to one foot. -[King] Look at that leg.
[Cole] Big E, look at the leg! Enzuigiri going to the back of the head.
Big E creates some space.
[King] And still got the strength in that leg of his.
[Cole] He has him!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] What a counter by Big E. What a match.
[JBL] What a great match.
[announcer] Here is your winner
and still the Intercontinental Champion,
Big E!
[Cole] What a fight.
[JBL] Hey, Langston had to read receipts for that one.
[King] And let's go back and take a look at this.
It was a hectic match. The action went all over the place.
In the ring, out of the ring.
Watch this move.
Oh, man!
And then check out the closing moments.
This is where Big E turned himself and the match around.
Oh!
Your leg's not supposed to bend that way, guys, but somehow Big E survived it.
And then the other Big E, the big ending.
[JBL] You got to love when two great competitors
lay it all on the line for a championship.
That's how it's done.
That's impressive.
[Cole] A great way to kick-off Elimination Chamber.
Big E retaining the Intercontinental Championship.
[JBL] Big E's ankle may not be ever the same again,
but he's walking out as Minneapolis Intercontinental Champion.
Well done, Big E.
[Cole] Hey.
[Wade Barrett's theme music playing]
There's my guy, Bad News!
[JBL] Oh, he's back.
[Cole] I love this guy.
[King] Why does he have to look down on everyone?
[Cole] Well, because he's on a podium.
[King] Yeah, but how high is that podium? Oh, it's going up to the ceiling.
-[Cole] Trying to get out of polar vortex. -[King] I'd get a nosebleed up that high.
[gavel tapping]
I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you Americans.
You see, to the surprise of nobody,
Russia has won more gold medals than you at the Olympic Games.
[crowd booing]
And you're going to have to wait four whole years to do anything about it,
whereupon, once again,
Mother Russia will prove European sporting supremacy.
Thank you very much.
[Cole] He's such a pleasant man.
[King] He failed to mention all those Russian judges.
What a great start to Elimination Chamber here tonight in Minneapolis.
Later on, the Elimination Chamber match,
and one of the participants can't be 100%.
Beaten, bruised, and battered, won Daniel Bryan,
but he's coming here to fight tonight.
I want to take you back to this past Monday night on RAW
and show you what I'm talking about.
Impromptu match between Daniel Bryan and Christian.
Christian had attacked the shoulder of Daniel Bryan before the match,
and Daniel Bryan, however, would pick up the victory.
Congratulations, Daniel.
Unfortunately, I neglected to mention
that you still have one more match tonight...
...against me.
[Cole] This is absolute abuse of power by the director of operations, Kane.
[JBL] What is the matter with you? Abuse of power?
Kane versus Daniel Bryan?
This is a marquee pay-per-view match-up anywhere in the world.
-This is best for business. -[bell dings]
[Cole] Well, it went from abuse of power to abuse of Daniel Bryan
at the hands of Kane.
Yeah, I know.
I'm disqualified.
[Cole] Kane knew what he was going to do.
And then Friday night on SmackDown, Daniel Bryan first beat Jack Swagger,
then he was put into a match against Cesaro.
You see the shoulder heavily taped,
and Kane once again would attack Daniel Bryan.
This is again a blatant abuse of power
by the director of operations putting his hands--
Cesaro has been disqualified as a result of outside interference.
Your winner is Daniel Bryan.
[JBL] Not much of a winner to me.
Please welcome my guest at this time, Daniel Bryan.
[crowd cheering]
Hello.
Daniel, clearly heading into the Elimination Chamber match-up
for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship,
you're less than 100%.
What's your mindset?
My mindset's the same as it is all the time,
whether I'm 100% or whether I'm 10%.
I go all out all the time.
Now, is that enough for me to walk out of the Elimination Chamber
as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion?
I can't answer that question.
But here are some questions I can answer.
Will this match be painful?
Yes.
Will my opponents go after my injured shoulder?
Yes.
Will I fight and scratch and claw and give everything I have
to win this match, to go on to Main Event WrestleMania?
[crowd] Yes!
Yes!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
[crowd continues] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[announcer] The following contest is set for one fall
is for the WWE Tag Team Championship!
[man] You didn't know?
[New Age Outlaws' theme music playing]
You better call somebody!
[JBL] How awesome are these guys?
[announcer] At a combined weight of 501 pounds,
they are the current WWE Tag Team Champions,
The New Age Outlaws!
[Cole] The New Age Outlaws, back at the Royal Rumble
kick-off show last month, won the Tag Team Titles.
Fourteen years between Tag Team Championship reigns.
That set a record here in WWE.
[JBL] The six-time Tag Team Champions.
One of the foundations of the Attitude Era.
The New Age Outlaws.
Cut the music!
[music stops]
Minneapolis, Minnesota, welcome to the Dog House!
[crowd cheering]
Well, you know me, me, that D to the O to the double-G
and by my side and always down to ride is that slick Willie G.
Now, we're just two old G's, never begging your pardon.
We've made a bit in Mania and sold out the Garden.
But tonight, we do what we do best.
Let's see if we can make a little noise.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages,
tonight, the generation that proudly brings to you
its six-time WWE Tag Team Champions of the world,
the Road Dogg Jesse James, the Badass Billy Gunn,
the New Age Outlaws!
[Cole] That's good.
[King] He does that better than anybody else.
[JBL chuckles]
[JBL] Here comes the best part.
If Billy remembers. He's been practicing all day.
And of course, if you're not down with that, we got two words for you.
[crowd] Suck it!
[yelling indistinctly]
And when we say "Us,"
you'll say "O"!
-Us... -[crowd] O!
-Us... -O!
[indistinct yelling]
[The Usos' theme song playing]
[announcer] At a combined weight of 479 pounds,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos.
[Cole] The Usos getting set for action here.
[King] Well, Road Dogg had a pretty good introduction,
but hey, you got to give Jimmy and Jey Uso credit.
That's quite a monologue from them as well, wasn't it?
[JBL] I agree with you. These guys are fun to watch, King.
The Usos coming to the ring with the Siva Tau at the War Dance.
Say they feel the fire from the gut, the emotion,
as they get ready to try to win the tag team titles tonight.
During the Elimination Chamber kick-off show earlier on,
Jimmy and Jey Uso telling the New Age Outlaws,
we've got two words for you.
"It's over."
We'll find out, because I believe
the Uso's have the Outlaws' numbers, guys.
Back on RAW, Jey beat Billy in a one-on-one match.
Jimmy beat Road Dogg Friday night on SmackDown.
[JBL] You're just still mad about the Attitude Era
where they sprayed you with a Super Soaker.
-[King] That was a great memory. -[JBL] That was awesome.
We'll be able to see that on WWE Network.
I'm going to play that over and over and over.
[Cole] I'm sure you are.
Shoulder knockdown by Billy Gunn to Jimmy Uso, who starts his match off.
[JBL] That's back before you got huge, Michael.
-[King] Yeah, right. -[Cole] And there is Billy.
Ow.
-High elbow yet again. -Whoa!
Road Dogg tweeting out earlier today that we're ready for The Uso's.
He said, "We used to beat up your daddy.
"Today, we're going to do it to you."
[JBL] Double generations here.
Bring your school supplies, Road Dogg said,
because school will be in session.
Whoo!
[Cole] I'd like to thank you for joining us live tonight here
on pay-per-view in the USA
and throughout the world in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports 1 HD,
in Italy on Sky Prima Fila, in Switzerland on Sky Select,
and, of course, our armed forces watching us across the world
and on the ships at sea on the American Forces Network tonight.
[JBL] Funny that Road Dogg would mention school, school in session.
He told me one time that his dad, Bob Armstrong,
used to walk him to school every morning because they were in the same grade.
[Cole laughs]
[Cole] Whoa! Where was Scott?
-Oh! -[JBL] Scott--
-[King] Look out. -[Cole] Oh, nice drop toe-hold.
[JBL] Scott was teaching. By Jimmy with a nice arm drag. He's old.
[Cole] Takedown. Now the Usos picking up the pace.
And this is what Jimmy and Jey have to do against The New Age Outlaws.
Keep that pace quick as Billy Gunn needs a breather.
[JBL] Veteran move right there by Billy Gunn.
-[Cole] Oh, man. -[JBL] Maybe not by Road Dogg.
[Cole laughs] He's going to think twice about it.
[JBL] Both of those guys, both of The New Age Outlaws
are able to avoid the side kick.
Watch it, guys! Watch it, guys!
-[King] Turn around! -[Cole] Whoa.
[JBL] They did. They hurt.
New age outlaws are smart.
Coming up with some kind of plot there.
Billy Gunn got a little stinger on his shoulder, it looks like.
[Cole] Well, John, you and Ron, APA, had a lot of battles
with The New Age Outlaws over the years.
What makes Road Dogg and Billy so tough is Road Dogg and Jay coming off the tags.
[JBL] Yeah, the charisma of Road Dogg makes him very capricious.
You never know what he's going to do. He's very deceiving.
I used to hate to fight guys that were capricious.
[King laughs]
Mainly because I didn't know what that meant.
[Cole] Road Dogg was looking for the collar and elbow tie-up
and went low with a kick to the mid-section.
The crafty Road Dogg.
[JBL] That's what I'm-- Capricious, crafty.
-[King laughs] -[Cole] Oh!
[King] You're not too smart to deliver a headbutt to one of the Usos.
[Cole] No, not at all.
Oh!
Jey having fun out there.
-This could be the night. -[JBL] Someone should check that paint.
[Cole] They finally win tag team goal.
Make their daddy Rikishi proud.
Their uncles, the Wild Samoans, were Tag Team Champions.
-[JBL] Wow! -Hall of Famers.
As Road Dogg sends Jey into the corner wickedly.
[JBL] That was nasty.
And that hurt that hamstring.
[Cole] And intentional.
-Oh! -[Cole] That's not good for The Usos.
Injure the hamstring, take the speed and quickness
and the high flying ability out of the way.
[JBL] Watch this one more time.
Hey, Road Dogg says old age and treachery will beat you every time.
-[Cole] Now, Road Dogg... -[JBL] Oh!
[JBL] Just like the old Fargo Strut, King.
-[King] It certainly did. -[Cole] A little old school.
[JBL] Another double letters.
Right about that leg and Road Dogg knows it.
They're going to capitalize on that right now.
-Watch this one more time. -[King] Oh, man!
[JBL] Nasty, nasty landing.
[Cole] Meanwhile, as you saw
in the upper left hand portion of your screen, Billy Gunn...
sent Jay flying with a wicked clothesline.
[King] Well, one thing that The New Age Outlaws cannot do right now,
don't get overconfident.
You can almost see it on their faces sometimes.
They feel like they got things well in hand.
[Cole] Cover by Billy, cover by Billy!
[King] Get a little arrogant, get a little cocky.
[JBL] They fought all the great teams. I mean, you look at it.
Minnesota knows something about great tag teams.
The LOD, the Road Warriors, one of the greatest,
maybe the greatest tag team of all time.
These guys fought 'em and beat 'em.
This is the sixth Tag Team Championship of these guys.
[King] Another great tag team around the Minnesota area
for a long, long time.
The Lanza, the Blackjack Lanza was here today.
[JBL] Absolutely.
[Cole] You had a great conversation with Jack earlier today.
-[JBL] I was once a Blackjack. -[King] Really?
-[JBL] Yes, I was. -[Cole] That's right.
[JBL] One of the greatest honors of my life.
[Cole] Jack Lanza looks better than ever, doesn't he?
[JBL] He never ages.
[Cole] As does Billy Gunn as Road Dogg comes in off the tag.
The New Age Outlaws...
[King] Oh!
[Cole] Fourteen years ago were Tag Team Champions,
and they are again today.
That's incredible when you think about it.
[JBL] It really is.
The Rock went ten years between championships.
[Cole] Last time the New Age Outlaws were Tag Team Champions...
[King] Ow!
...Bill Clinton was finishing up his reign in the White House.
Here's the cover. Hook of the leg and a kick-out.
[King] You know, that showed you, JBL, there's still hope for you and I.
-[JBL] Yes. -[King] We can go back on the WWE Network,
start watching old matches of ourselves, get all fired up,
come back and win a title.
[crowd applauding in sync]
Sold out, 14,101 WWE fans
in the Target Center in Minneapolis.
We are on the Road to WrestleMania.
[King] My foot. My toe.
-[King] Oh, man. -[all exclaim]
[Cole] You hear that?
So after that, would you like to return in there?
[King] Well, one of the bad things that comes with age
is the bunions and bad feet.
I think, I think the Usos just found that out with Road Dogg's feet.
[JBL] He kicked Road Dogg so hard,
he almost got an athlete's foot in his ear.
[Cole] Billy tag and Jimmy tag as well.
Oh!
-[King] Look out. -[Cole] Oh, man.
[King laughs]
[King] The action is picked up without a doubt here.
[Cole] Definitely where the Usos want the pace.
[JBL] This is not the pace The New Age Outlaws want.
[Cole] No, not at all.
-Oh, man! -[JBL] That's gotta hurt.
[King] Oh!
[Cole] And now Road Dogg going flying.
Jimmy and Billy are the legal men.
[JBL] Billy got his tailbone got to be able right now.
[Cole] Half a Samoan Drop. Billy came up over the top.
-And now Jimmy Uso. -Us...
-[crowd] O! -Us...
-O! -[Cole] Perhaps shades of daddy.
-[JBL] Who also was a Tag Team Champion. -[King] Oh, here come--
-No, look at this. -[Cole] Road Dogg saving his partner.
[JBL] Age and treachery.
I think it's just age and treachery.
-[Cole] Look out! -[King] Whoa!
-[Cole] Jimmy! -[King] Oh, heads collided!
[JBL] They sure did.
They got to understand they got to get a legal man back in the ring.
[Cole] Oh, man. And Billy Gunn.
[King] When your head collides with one of the Usos' head, you lose.
[JBL] We had an Air Uso going on.
[Cole] I believe it is Billy and Jimmy who are the legal men as you take a look.
[King] Watch the head of Road Dogg here get smacked.
[Cole] Billy went for the Famouser. Jimmy ducked underneath now.
Oh, and he's caught!
We may have new Tag Team Champions here for the gold.
Billy out of instinct.
[JBL] This ain't their first rodeo.
Maybe you spoke too soon when you said it's over.
[King] I'm telling you, The New Age Outlaws,
you just can't count 'em out.
[Cole] To the top.
[both grunt]
Jimmy lands on his feet, rolls through.
Billy Gunn now, again, went for a big kick.
Road Dogg paid for it. And Billy now from behind.
-[King] Hey, hey, hey. -[Cole] Shoulders down.
[both] Got him!
[The New Age Outlaws' theme music playing]
[King] You cannot take your eye off the ball for a second.
[announcer] And still WWE Tag Team Champions,
The New Age Outlaws.
[Cole] That's indeed the truth.
[JBL] The Usos are going to be mad at themselves
for quite some time for this.
-They were oh so close. -[Cole] Yeah, they were.
The Usos really had The New Age Outlaws rolling.
But Road Dogg, with a bit of a distraction,
and a veteran Billy Gunn able to capitalize.
[JBL] Veterans find ways to win championship matches.
[King] Let's go back and look at the closing moments
of this great tag team battle.
Watch this. Miss, but that one didn't.
But then, as you said, take your eye off the ball for just a second...
-[bell dings] -...and it'll cost you.
[JBL] These guys are going to be Tag Team Champions.
They just weren't today.
[Cole] And The Usos with a great showing,
But The New Age Outlaws retain the Tag Team Titles
here tonight at Elimination Chamber.
[JBL] The Attitude Era representing.
[Wade Barrett's theme music playing]
[JBL] Guys, that was a great match.
-[King] He's back again. More bad news. -[JBL] He's lower this time.
I have come down to your level
to deliver some bad news to Daniel Bryan fans.
[crowd frowning]
You see, Daniel Bryan will not be winning
the WWE World Heavyweight Championship this evening.
[crowd booing]
And of course, that means that you fickle fans will turn on him,
and the yes movement will cease to exist.
[crowd booing]
And to that, I say yes, yes, yes, yes.
[crowd chanting] No! No! No! No!
Thank you very much.
[Cole] Looks like it's no, no, no to that bad news.
And we are 42 days away from WrestleMania,
but we are less than 13 hours away from the launch of the WWE Network.
Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow, an historic day,
not only in WWE history, but in television history.
Because at 9:00 a.m. Eastern, you can go to WWE.com,
and you can sign up for the WWE Network as it launches.
Go to dot com for your free one-week trial.
Now, at $9.99 a month, what a value.
You're going to get every single pay-per-view that WWE produces,
starting with WrestleMania 30 in April.
And that is not all.
You say you're going to start with WrestleMania,
but you can get every single WWE pay-per-view ever produced.
And that includes ECW and WCW.
You know what? I got my iPad right here in front of me.
Let's take a look at this.
You also get hundreds of hours of RAW and SmackDown.
You get 50 documentaries from WWE Home Video.
[King] Look at all of these pay-per-views you can choose from here.
I'm going to go and see-- Let's see.
Let me look for-- I was looking for WrestleMania 28.
There it is.
I just tap that, tap "Watch," and here we go.
And what King is doing now is he's watching this on the WWE--
well, the iPad, through the WWE app,
which is one of the ways you can access the WWE Network.
And one of the things you're going to be able to see,
as you see King, this is the beginning of WrestleMania 28
in Miami, when The Rock met Cena for the very first time.
[King] That was a long-anticipated match.
Lillian Garcia about to sing the National Anthem.
You get it all right here.
[Cole] Meanwhile, JBL is on his laptop here at ringside.
And you can access the WWE Network via your computer by going to WWE.com.
How did you get a pass already for the Network?
Michael, there are people in this company that actually like me.
That's why I get a parking spot. I got the code that way.
What are you watching?
I just clicked on SummerSlam 2005,
JBL versus Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[King] How convenient.
So you're going to be watching a lot of yourself.
I will sit around and all day long watch myself.
You can watch your own match when you beat King at WrestleMania.
The beauty of the Network is you can actually hit rewind
and hit play again and watch the match over and over and over again.
And hey, we got these computers and iPads here at ringside,
but if you're at home, you can actually watch
the WWE Network on your home television.
All you got to do is get your streaming device,
plug it in, and watch the WWE Network.
It launches tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
-History will be made. -[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is set for one fall.
Introducing first, from Miami, Florida, weighing in at 239 pounds,
Darren Young!
[Cole] So, Mr. No Days Off,
Darren Young looking for some revenge and retribution here tonight.
Going to take you back to Friday Night SmackDown.
Last month, former friends and, well, tag team partners,
Titus and Darren, The Prime Time Players against RybAxel.
Titus O'Neil was never able to tag into this match-up
before Darren Young was defeated.
And, John, at this point, I guess Titus O'Neil had had enough.
[JBL] That's what he said.
Titus O'Neil said he had never been a loser before
until he tagged team with Darren.
Two minutes!
-Titus, where're you going? -Two minutes!
Where're you going.
[inaudible]
[Cole] And Titus O'Neil just blasting Darren Young.
I mean, these two young men had traveled the roads together
for years here in WWE.
They were brought up together. They came through NXT together.
They made it to WWE together as a tag team.
And I guess Titus O'Neil just,
just decided that enough is enough.
[JBL] Good baiter fish. Good for him.
[Cole] Well, Titus O'Neil is making it plain to everybody
back in the locker room.
Making it clear to everybody in the locker room
that he thinks Darren Young has been holding Titus back.
It's as simple as that.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Tampa, Florida,
weighing in at 270 pounds, Titus O'Neil!
Titus O'Neil said, "We ain't brothers" to Darren Young.
He said, "For the first time ever, I'm known as a loser
"because I'm teaming with Darren Young."
He said, "I came here to be the man.
"I've always been a winner,
"but I have had to carry dead weight for two years around here."
That's dead weight, apparently, Darren Young.
[JBL] Life's tough.
You don't come here to sit around and sing Kumbaya and make friends.
You come here to win championships.
And Titus O'Neil finally realized that.
[Cole] John, you-you the, you know, rode in the same car.
You, you went across the world with Ron Simmons for years
as a member of the APA.
Would you ever have done this to Ron?
[JBL] No, you can't compare any of these guys to Ron Simmons.
Ron Simmons is a Hall of Famer.
[Cole] Wait a minute. I'm not comparing this guy to Ron Simmons, John.
I'm comparing their relationship.
[King] I know for a fact that Ron considered doing it to JBL.
[JBL] I'm sure he probably did.
[King] He said JBL was holding him back.
[JBL] Hey, I couldn't have stopped him if he did.
And I don't know if Darren Young is going to be able to stop Titus O'Neil.
[Cole] Titus said the only weight that he plans on carrying
is championship gold.
[King] And there was a big difference.
[JBL] Ron Simmons and I were multi-time Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] Multi?
[JBL] Multi.
[Cole] Meanwhile, Darren Young, he was with us on commentary last week.
He said that Titus just threw away our friendship for greed and selfishness.
[JBL] Why else would he throw it away?
[Cole] I can't believe that you just can't understand Darren Young's point of view.
[JBL] Oh, wah, wah, wah.
My best friend turned on me.
He wants to be successful.
Good for Titus O'Neil.
[Cole] Oh, and Titus with a big shoulder knockdown.
John, you have mentioned, though,
you believe that Titus O'Neil has all the tools to be a star here at WWE.
[JBL] No doubt about it.
I mean, potential means he hasn't paid the rent.
Titus O'Neil has all the potential in the world.
We're going to see what he does now.
But he certainly has all the tools to be a world champion.
Doesn't mean he will be. Doesn't mean he'll be successful at all.
-But he has it. -[Cole] Oh, what a right by Darren!
Darren Young, who cost Titus O'Neil a match on SmackDown Friday.
[JBL] Better win this match first.
[Cole] When Darren had stole Titus' whistle--
As both men go over the top rope.
And Darren Young in control right now.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Darren Young may have listened to just about all he wants to hear
from his former friend and partner, Titus O'Neil.
Darren Young's got a breaking point, too.
[Cole] Now Darren top rope.
Look out. Mr. No Days Off with a big clothesline.
Here's the cover by Darren and a kick-out by Titus O'Neil.
I just hope for Darren Young's sake,
he's able to knock off Titus tonight and shut him up.
[JBL] That's what he should do.
[Cole] Oh, man! Wow!
[King] Man, that is power.
[JBL] This Titus O'Neil is a freak.
Absolute freak of nature.
[Cole] Titus did say at one point that Darren had a good quality.
-[JBL] What was that? -His hairdo.
-[Titus grunts] -[JBL] Oh, man.
Forget the turnbuckle.
He sent Darren Young flying right over the top of it.
-[King] Oh, no, come on. -[Cole] Oh, man. Now into the steel post.
[King] That's uncalled for right there. Uncalled for.
[Cole] Now, Titus is just hell-bent on injuring Darren Young.
That's what this is about,
embarrassing and humiliating this young man.
Is this enough for Titus to put Darren away and a kick-out again?
[JBL] He's not trying to injure him. He threw him in the pole a couple times.
He threw him back in the ring and tried to beat him.
If he tried to injure him, he'd kept him out there and hit him with the stairs,
he'd have thrown him like-- Who knows?
This is Titus O'Neil coming to his own.
[Cole] So you know everything that Titus O'Neil is thinking?
[JBL] Good Lord, I hope not.
That's what I was going to say. But you do know almost everything.
I bet you know where Hidden Valley Ranch is.
-[Cole laughs] -[JBL] Yeah.
Actually, Google Maps doesn't even know what I know.
[Cole] Oh!
[Cole] Here comes Darren Young again.
-Caught in midair by Titus. -[JBL] Not good.
[Cole] Oh!
[King] Backbreaker.
Working on that back as he sent it into the steel post
and now Titus just tossing Darren away.
Real deal.
[JBL] Think about Titus.
He's just got a bad attitude.
-[Cole] You think? -[JBL] Yeah.
-I mean, he's just-- -[Darren screams]
[JBL] Oh, wow.
-Oh. -[referee] He said no.
[JBL] I think he'd be voted the person most Americans
would least like to have dinner with.
[Cole] I'm sure John would want to have dinner with him.
[JBL] Why would I want to have dinner with him?
[Cole] I don't know. You love him.
[JBL] Who would pick up the tab at that dinner?
-[Cole] Not John. -[JBL] I know.
[Cole] He hasn't picked up a tab in 17 years I've known him.
[King] The last time he picked up a tab, Ric Flair just been voted
most promising newcomer.
[Cole] Look at Darren trying to fight out of this.
Titus with that abdominal stretching out. Darren Young creates separation.
[JBL] Not bad for Titus to pick up the tab.
Got a sign of respect from me.
[Cole] Oh, man.
[JBL] Like, 20 or 30 straight dinners.
[Cole] Guys, look at that.
[JBL] Oh, saw that big boot of Titus O'Neil land
in the mid-section of Darren Young.
What size foot do you think Titus O'Neil has?
Is that like a 15 or 16?
[Cole] That is close.
Who's going to make it back to their feet first?
[JBL] These guys got a lot to prove in this match.
[Cole] A lot.
Here comes Darren trying to rally a bit.
[JBL] Big uppercut.
Role reversal by Titus.
Oh! Nice knee lift.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Cole] Titus big back body drop!
[JBL] I don't think Titus is used to those kind of landings.
[Cole] Now Darren just let his frustration get the best of him here.
[JBL] He's going to have to let off a little steam,
but he can't get unfocused on what this match is all about.
No, to heck with it. Get unfocused. Beat him up.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
[Cole] Oh, man!
Ow.
[King] The back of Titus O'Neil's head bounced off that hard apron and--
[JBL] As you know, King, that's the hardest part of the ring right there.
[Cole] I know that too.
And here's Titus up on the shoulder of Darren.
Oh, and right to the kidney!
[JBL] Oh, man.
-Uh-oh. -[Cole] Uh-oh. That should be it.
Clash of the Titus and Titus O'Neil.
[JBL] Oh, my gosh.
One, two, three!
[Cole] Man, that move came out of nowhere.
[Titus O'Neil's theme song playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Titus O'Neil.
[JBL] Well, I guess Darren was a dead weight.
[King] Well, I don't think it was nearly as easy
as Titus O'Neil thought it was going to be,
but he did get the job done.
[Wade Barrett's theme music playing]
[Cole] Now, that's appropriate.
[King] Come on. How much bad news can we take in one evening?
[Cole] Why is this appropriate after that match?
It would appear that Minnesota's electricians
are just as bad as their NFL team.
[crowd booing]
So it looks like I'll be staying down here for the rest of the night.
Nevertheless, that does not change anything
because I'm afraid I've got some bad news.
[King groans]
It was announced on Friday that The Immortal Hulk Hogan
was returning to WWE
and will host this year's WrestleMania.
However, his once red-hot spotlight
will forever be dimmed in comparison
to the extraordinary charisma and athletic skills
of yours truly, Bad News Barrett.
Thank you very much.
[Cole] Folks, you know, a half hour before each pay-per-view,
we preview the action with our kick-off show,
the Elimination Chamber kick-off show with an all-star panel.
Let's check in with our broadcast colleague, Josh Matthews.
Michael, thank you very much.
A very busy night for Bad News Barrett.
Tonight's panel of experts have all competed inside the Elimination Chamber.
The World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry.
The most must-see superstar in all of WWE, The Miz.
And the greatest high-flyer of all time, Rey Mysterio.
Gentlemen, as you know, kick-off also comes with in-ring competition.
Earlier tonight, it was the former WWE Tag Team Champions,
Cody Rhodes and Goldust taking on Curtis Axel and Ryback.
It looked as if Curtis Axel and Ryback were going to win the match,
but as we see the closing moments here,
Cody Rhodes able to avoid Ryback
and the former Tag Team Champions.
It was said earlier on commentary
that they desperately needed to win this match.
Curtis Axel looking to do in Cody Rhodes.
The two legal men in this match.
Cross Rhodes from Cody,
and a victory for Cody Rhodes and Goldust
to get the night started here on Elimination Chamber.
It has certainly been a busy night here in the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Sold out, so let me defer to you gentlemen.
Mark Henry, we'll start with you.
What stood out the most to you tonight so far?
Well, I mean, I'm very proud of the fact
that Titus O'Neil has got a win in a major pay-per-view.
Uh, but mentoring those guys, I'm not happy with what's going on.
I'll tell you what, that Intercontinental Championship Match
was hard-hitting by both big men.
But just when you think Jack Swagger was going to win,
Big E hits him with a kick,
Big Ending, one, two, three, see you, bye, Swagger, Big E prevails.
Tag Team Titles, age and wisdom overcame youth.
So New Age Outlaws, they still got it, man.
Still plenty more to come here tonight at Elimination Chamber.
The predictions for the Elimination Chamber Match
from our experts in just a little bit.
But coming up next, which faction is the most dominant model of WWE?
Is it the bizarre Wyatt Family or is it The Shield?
Is it follow the buzzards or believe in The Shield?
It all got started when the Wyatt Family caused The Shield
a golden opportunity a few weeks ago on Monday Night RAW.
[man 1] Daniel Bryan looking to make a tag and he does.
And here comes Cena.
Now it's Cena and Reigns squaring off, a drop toe-hold, going for the STF.
Cena trying to send his team to the Chamber!
-And look at Reigns! -[man 2] Oh, my God!
[man 1] Reigns is breaking the grip of Cena!
-And look at this, The Wyatt Family. -[bell dings]
[announcer] And the winners of this match as a result of a disqualification.
[man 1] The Wyatts have caused The Shield an opportunity to go to the Chamber!
The Shields are incensed.
Because the universe knows
that if The Shield was unleashed inside that Chamber,
one of us would have walked out WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Oh, what you think? It would have been you?
I know so.
I don't think that.
I don't think that at all, bro.
Hey, hey, hey, listen, listen to me.
Enough of this petty crap, all right?
We're The Shield.
We are the most dominant force in the history of this company.
This is our yard and we have intruders.
If The Wyatts want a new world, we'll give 'em a new world.
[shouts]
[whistling]
[indistinct laughing]
Look at y'all, bickering like children.
War, justice, that's y'all's game, man.
[laughing]
I like games too.
War, ooh...
That's my favorite.
[laughs]
Run.
Ooh!
We're so scared of you, Bray Wyatt.
Take a look around, Wyatts.
We're standing in the Shield's yard now and we don't play games.
Come Elimination Chamber, playtime's over.
Believe that.
Bring it to me!
-Believe in The Shield. -I welcome this war!
[Ambrose] Bray Wyatt, his little family, they're an illusion.
The Shield was born and bred for war.
[Roman] We don't experience fear and we don't back down.
[Bray] Be careful.
You're inviting the devil in your backyard.
He may just like it and decide to stay.
[man] Sierra, Hotel, India, Echo, Lima, Delta.
[King] Oh, here it comes!
[The Shield's theme music playing]
[JBL] What are we going to see?
[bell dings]
[announcer] This is a Six-Man Tag Team Match,
set for one fall.
Approaching the ring first, at a combined weight of 707 pounds,
The United States Champion Dean Ambrose,
Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns,
The Shield!
In my weekly interview with him on WWE.com,
the COO of this company, Triple H, told me last week
that this match is going to be Armageddon.
I believe him.
I know one thing, this is the most highly anticipated match
that we have had in the WWE in a long, long time.
This is something you thought you wouldn't see.
This is a collision of a lifetime.
The two factions who ruled WWE for the past year collide tonight.
This is about supremacy.
This is about being the alpha males.
Reigns, Ambrose and Rollins.
The Shield.
Get ready.
[King] The Shields certainly look ready, don't they?
[Cole] Yes, they do. I've never seen them this animated before a match.
[crowd cheering]
We're here.
[Bray Wyatt's theme song playing]
[Cole] Earlier today, Bray Wyatt sent out this tweet.
"Don't take your guns to town, son.
"Leave your guns at home, Shield.
"Don't take your guns to town."
Luke Harper would follow that up with this.
"You three boys picked a beautiful hill to die on.
"Sunday it begins."
Guys, plain and simple, this match tonight... is about dominance.
Who's the dominant faction in WWE today?
Bray Wyatt in the rocking chair.
Harper flanks him on his left. Erick Rowan on his right.
[JBL] I think everybody in this arena knows
we're about to see something extraordinary.
[King] You're right about that.
[Cole] The Shield showing solidarity, standing shoulder to shoulder in the ring.
Rowan with that creepy sheep mask still on his face.
Reigns is in the middle.
Ambrose on the right. Rollins on his left.
[JBL] WWE Universe is already chanting, "This is awesome."
[King] I agree, though. And they haven't even touched.
I love this.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
This is awesome!
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct conversations]
[JBL] He's singling out Ambrose.
[indistinct conversation]
[Cole] When you got goosebumps... You got goosebumps right now?
-[JBL] Oh, yeah. -You think that's the weak link?
[JBL] Well, he did say that the Shield was bickering, bickering like children.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Shield! Let's go Wyatt!
-[JBL] I love it. -[Cole] Incredible.
[crowd] Let's go Shield! Let's go Wyatt!
[Cole] I'm not sure anybody here knows who to cheer for.
They're just cheering for a fight.
[JBL] Somebody's got to jump here.
[Cole] Don't remember what I said, JBL.
-I just want to see-- -[King] And here we go!
[Cole] Ambrose went right after Bray Wyatt!
And Wyatt called him out! Here we go!
This match-up hasn't even started yet.
And The Shield and the Wyatts are brawling in Minnesota.
[King] Did you expect anything less?
[JBL] Good luck to referee Jeff.
-[Cole] And The Shield own the ring! -[JBL] Right now.
[King] Yeah, for the moment.
[Cole] I think one of the things we've seen in the past few weeks, guys,
is that Ambrose and Bray Wyatt really have been in a verbal war of words.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Shield! Let's go Wyatt!
Let's go Shield! Let's go Wyatt!
[indistinct conversation]
[JBL] I don't like being this close to The Wyatt Family.
I wish we could listen in to that.
I'd love to have heard what was just said in that conversation.
[Cole] And meet the hot head.
The Lunatic Fringe, Dean Ambrose, being calmed down by his Shield brethren.
Dean Ambrose is the one that said the Wyatts want a new world.
We're going to give them a new world. Wipe 'em off the face of this Earth.
[JBL] Hey, Dean's a hot head, but he wants the Wyatts, he's got them.
[Cole] Ambrose said, "We don't live in your fantasy world.
"We're the hounds, the best in the industry."
As Rollins squares off with Rowan,
and we're underway between this much-anticipated match-up.
Rollins told the Wyatts, "Don't care whether you're monsters or men.
"We're not afraid of you.
"You cost us an opportunity at the Elimination Chamber Match,
"and you're gonna pay tonight."
[JBL] They may not be afraid, but they've got some respect for him.
I can tell you that.
[Cole] And Rollins, the architect of The Shield,
waiting to work on the power of Erick Rowan!
Great counter by Rollins. Rowan does not want to be there.
We know what The Shield can do with their opponent in their corner.
Roman Reigns, the powerhouse, in off the tag.
What an incredible few months Roman Reigns has had
as Rollins comes in again.
[King] Watch, guys, The Shield can-- Whoa.
[Cole] Oh, and Rowan turns Rollins inside out!
[King] It looks like the larger beard has the right-of-way.
He just bulldozed.
[Cole] And then dragged Rollins to the corner.
And here is Luke Harper.
[King] Watch this again. Bam!
Ooh, a 360 on that one.
[Cole] The eccentric Luke Harper...
with that brawling, unorthodox style.
[JBL] For a year, The Shield ruled the WWE,
put out every superstar they wanted to,
from The Undertaker to The Rock to John Cena.
[Cole] Well, the Wyatts have done the same, John.
[JBL] No, my point is that all of a sudden The Shield comes on.
Here comes the Wyatts right after them,
and now these two are battling for supremacy.
[Cole] And here comes the patriarch of the Wyatt Family,
the man who talks in riddles.
The man who has Harper and Rowan believing in themselves, Bray Wyatt.
One of the most bizarre superstars we've ever seen step in the ring here.
[JBL] Well, one combination, the same thing
about between these two teams is they all believe in a cause.
And their ego is in the team.
-[Cole] There's Rollins-- -[JBL] Uh-oh.
[King] Oh, boy.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Many say the leader of The Shield.
Facing off with the leader of the Wyatts.
[JBL] They get in a little argument from Dean Ambrose on that, but, uh--
[Cole] That's why I said, "Many say."
[JBL] Without a doubt, Bray is the leader of The Wyatts.
[Cole] Bray Wyatt, a very distressing individual.
[King] Oh!
[Cole] Roman Reigns really the juggernaut as he backs Wyatt into the corner.
And here comes Roman Reigns, the man who set an individual record
at the Royal Rumble match by eliminating 12 men last month.
[JBL] Over 40% of the competitors at the Royal Rumble
was eliminated by Roman Reigns by himself.
[King] Did you see that shot and right hand from Bray Wyatt?
-It didn't even knock Roman Reigns down. -[Cole] What about that shot by Reigns?
Cover. Kick-out by Wyatt. Count of one.
[JBL] I think there's gonna be a lot of things here
that aren't exactly pretty, but are very effective.
-That dropped Reigns to his knee. -[Cole] Wise move by Wyatt.
Drag Reigns back to the corner, bringing the big man Harper.
Now Luke Harper looks to tee off on Roman Reigns.
[JBL] I'm seeing these two teams teeing.
I don't think the idea of me and you coming back has any appeal anymore.
-[King] No, watch this. -[Cole] Oh, blocked.
Great block by Roman.
-[grunts] -[Cole] Uh-oh.
[King] Oh...
Third time was not the charm.
-And look at Reigns! -[Cole] Oh!
-[both grunt] -[King] Man.
[JBL] They've got Harper in the all corner of The Shield--
[Cole] And finally Ambrose gets his opportunity.
He's been chomping at the bit to get into this match.
-Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! -[Cole] The referee...
I'll tell you, referee Chad Patton doing a good job here
separating the men but then letting them fight early on.
You see how Rollins reached in and just yanked Harper back to the corner?
[JBL] Away from the referee where he couldn't see it.
[King] Yeah, using that nasty shirt.
[Cole] Now the double-team by The Shield. Rollins using Ambrose back into Harper.
Oh, and a big right hand! All three members of The Shield involved!
Reigns, cover, kick-out.
[JBL] Harper. I don't know if he knows what's hitting him right now.
[Cole] Hounds of justice.
The Shield again, Ambrose.
Dean Ambrose, the current United States Champion.
[JBL] This is smart.
You know what, guys? I'd slay one of these guys.
Keep away from the rest of the team.
It's what The Shield has done so well.
[Cole] Ambrose brings Harper down.
Is it enough to put Harper away? And a kick-out.
[King] And the WWE Universe just sitting-- I'm looking at some of the crowd here.
People just with their agape-- It's like...
I think they just want to see, like I said,
all six of these guys just beat the hell out of each other.
[Cole] You noticed how Seth Rollins came in, John?
He delivered a headbutt to the kidney of Harper.
And now Ambrose again. Frequent tags by The Shield.
[JBL] They understand this match here defines the team's legacy.
Both teams understand that.
This is not just about supremacy for this year.
This is about where you stand in history.
[Cole] Ambrose flies off the corner.
With an elbow. Rowan--
Now Erick Rowan providing the distraction! And Harper with a dropkick!
When did you, when have you seen Harper throw a dropkick?
[JBL] The answer be never.
Look at that face.
Did you say he actually sent out a tweet?
[Cole] Yeah, Harper and Wyatt.
Wyatt seems to try to invite the masses into his family by using Twitter.
-Oh! -[JBL] What a dropkick there.
-Last time in the swamp. -[grunts]
[King] Ooh!
Yeah, for cheap.
[indistinct chatter]
[Cole] Wyatt with a big headbutt right to the face.
[King] And here he comes!
[Cole] And Bray again!
-This Bray Wyatt is so dangerous. -[Bray yelling indistinctly]
[crowd cheering]
Is this not what you wanted?
[Cole] He's a whack job. There's no doubt about that. As are the rest of the family.
But he's effective.
And Rowan.
How do you describe Erick Rowan, John?
[JBL] I think you describe him as a whack job.
But as compared to the members of The Wyatt,
our Dean Ambrose who's also in there.
[Cole] That guy to me is just scary.
[JBL] Speaking of scary.
[crowd exclaims]
[King] Oh, look at this. We haven't seen this.
Remember Sgt. Slaughter used to do this back in the day?
[JBL] Yeah, but even the Sergeant had those massive mitts.
Like Rowan does.
[Cole] Sergeant Slaughter was here today. The Hall of Famer at Elimination Chamber.
He's looking at this match tonight.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Shield! Let's go Wyatt!
[King] See? Listen to this.
[JBL] Dean Ambrose is biting him.
[Cole] That's the Lunatic Fringe. Erick Rowan, sidewalk slam!
Cover! Is it enough to put Ambrose away? And a near-fall.
[King] Let's go, Wyatts. Let's go, Shield.
[Cole] You know who else is watching this match? He's actually tweeting.
WWE COO Triple H sent out a tweet moments ago
about this battle between these two factions tonight.
[JBL] I can see him tweeting a lot better than I can see Harper tweeting.
[Cole] And here comes Luke Harper.
[JBL] I was shocked when I first saw Harper talk.
[Cole] John, a lot of people have compared Luke Harper
and his style to the late, great Bruiser Brody.
[JBL] I think that's a very apt comparison.
A few people you have seen that you can compare this wild man to.
[King] Him and Rowan both. It's like Brody and Hanson revisited.
[Cole] Oh, man!
Planted Ambrose. Is that enough for Harper? And a kick-out.
You know, it would be ironic if it was Ambrose
who was pinned here tonight after all the jaw jacking he did to start the show.
[JBL] Look at Harper.
[King] Scary.
[Cole] He's wrecking the eyes and the face.
Squeezing the nose of Ambrose.
Oh, nice neck breaker by Ambrose. That creates a little bit of space.
And Ambrose has got to try to get to Rollins or Reigns here.
Come on! Come on!
-[King] And there's the tag. -[Cole] Seth Rollins.
Quite a quick in the face against Harper.
[King] Man, what a dropkick from Rollins.
Side kick.
Runs... Ooh!
[Cole] Rollins is like a mechanic in the ring.
-[Rollins yells] -[King] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Rollins going on top.
And Erick Rowans! Rollins caught him.
But Harper, though.
Harper used the distraction.
-[JBL] This doesn't end well. -[Cole] No.
Seth, you might ruin the day.
You've climbed to the... top of those turnbuckles.
Oh, my God, this is not going to be good.
-Oh, man! -[King] What?
[Cole] He landed on his feet. And Rollins, incredible!
And there goes Harper!
Seth Rollins, look out!
Rollins through the second rope, and Harper's down!
Rollins is pumped up!
[JBL] Now Seth Rollins can't break away here.
Rollins looking to go up top,
right to the side of the head of Luke Harper.
And Seth Rollins is in control.
[King] Seth Rollins looking like Spider-Man on those moves.
That was amazing.
[Cole] The aerial master Of The Shield.
[crowd] This is awesome!
[King] Oh, missed him.
[Cole] Yeah, Harper...
Oh, wow!
Is that enough off the impact?
Near-fall!
[JBL] Whoa.
That's how quick The Wyatts can turn things around.
[Cole] And here's the leader.
[King] Watch this amazing move, Seth Rollins landed on his feet.
Ooh! Look at that! And he wasn't even done there!
[crowd cheering]
And he wasn't done there!
This is amazing right here, look at this!
Still landed on his feet!
[Cole] Yeah, but guess what? He may be done here.
-Bray Wyatt! -[Rollins groans]
[Ambrose] Why don't you bring that crap over here?
[Cole] And Reigns can't do much about it.
[JBL] Yeah, on the floor.
-[Ambrose] Get up, get up! -[JBL] Seth Rollins is just flat.
[Cole] Wyatts are so scary.
[all exclaim]
Rollins had everything going his way, and just like that,
The Wyatt Family back in complete dominance of this match.
Cover by Bray. Can he put Rollins away? And a two-count.
[JBL] This is awesome, isn't it?
[King] Yes, this is fun to watch.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Shield! Let's go Wyatts!
[King] And the Universe, "Let's go Shield, let's go Wyatts!"
[chanting continues]
[JBL] Everybody's just waiting for a fight here.
[crowd roaring]
-[King] They're getting it. -They are getting it.
[Cole] It's an incredible atmosphere in the Target Center tonight.
[JBL] We knew this would happen.
And now Rowan using his power.
Oh, right to the kidney.
[JBL] This is a frightening man, this Rowan.
[Cole] And Rowan hooks the leg, wraps the arm,
but Rollins is gonna fight out.
[crowd] We want tables!
We want tables!
[Cole] Now it's Luke Harper, double-team in place.
[JBL] Oh, man!
[grunts]
[JBL] It's that straight boot by Harper.
[King] You see a chin, you kick it.
[JBL] Harper would wash his shirt if he wins this match?
-[Cole] I doubt it. -[King] Oh!
[Cole] He hasn't washed it yet, why would he start now?
Give me hand now!
[Cole] Wyatt always talking in the ring, always chatting.
John, the pace now, is this all Wyatt?
[JBL] Absolutely.
The Shield thrive in chaos.
I think The Wyatts thrive in a pace just exactly like this.
They just simply beat down people till they can't fight anymore.
[Cole] That's what Harper's doing.
That wide-eyed, like, faraway look in the eye of Harper!
[King] Oh, no!
[JBL] Yes. Seth Rollins almost decapitated right there.
[Cole] Yeah, maybe just a matter of time before Rollins is put away.
Here comes Bray Wyatt.
[JBL] This is hard to watch. Look at this.
[Cole] Bray.
Man, how do you, how do you describe Wyatt, John, in a style?
[JBL] They mug you. It's that simple.
It's monkey-butt ugly.
[Cole] And how about Bray and his leadership qualities?
[JBL] Look, any leader has a certain innate charisma about him,
and Bray Wyatt obviously has that.
[Cole] Yeah, and any leader's a bit crazy, and Wyatt's got that, too.
[King] I think, JBL, you got it right on the nose
when you said this is a mugging from The Wyatts.
That's a perfect description of what they do to you.
[Cole] Rollins trying to fight out of the corner.
Somehow he's got to get back to The Shield,
and Bray Wyatt using every part of his body to just destroy Seth Rollins.
Oh! Rollins!
[King] And Bray Wyatt built up a huge head of steam,
and then he got his own head jacked with that boot from Seth Rollins.
Look out!
[Cole] Bray Wyatt crossed Seth, though, and-- Oh, this could be it!
This could be it!
Bray Wyatt, the eater of worlds, and a--
Dean Ambrose and Luke Harper.
-[King] Whoa! -[JBL] Couldn't mount to a lunatic threat.
[Cole] Yeah, Dean Ambrose may want to think twice
before coming in again.
He's still flopping around like a dead fish over there.
[JBL] That boot had a little malice to it.
[Cole] That is the closest I've ever seen Luke Harper
come to breaking out in a smile.
And now Harper again as The Wyatts,
they're just beat, manhandling, torturing...
-[King] They're mugging him. -...Seth Rollins.
[JBL] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Reigns is helpless to do anything
as Harper and Rowan and Wyatt continue to bury Rollins here.
[King] Watch Dean Ambrose save this match for The Shield,
but brother, did he ever pay for it?
-Whoa! -[Cole] Lands on his feet!
Seth Rollins' great athletic ability may have saved him there.
Critical time. Reigns wants in.
Harper's seeing lights.
Rollins has got to make a tag.
[King] That was an awesome move there by Seth Rollins,
but he needs to make a tag now.
The cap flies on it.
-And there it is! -[Cole] Here comes the juggernaut.
Roman Reigns taking out Rowan.
Now The Wyatt.
[King] Roman Reigns is pumped up!
Reigns with a Samoan drop!
Here's the-- Oh, I thought he was going for the cover.
He wants to beat the hell out of Rowan.
And now Harper trying to rip Reigns off.
And quickly, Roman Reigns to the other side of the ring.
[JBL] Roman Reigns is everywhere!
[Cole] There goes Harper.
[JBL] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Oh, Reigns drops Rowan!
Is this enough to put him away?
And Bray Wyatt just saves the match-up for his family.
And now Dean Ambrose getting involved, and things are breaking down, guys.
[King] Look at Dean Ambrose go here.
-Now Harper's in it. -[Cole] Watch it.
What we are afraid of, everybody is either in the ring or outside the ring.
[King] Well, we knew this was going to be chaos here.
[Cole] Ambrose at Bray Wyatt. Meanwhile, Luke Harper--
[King] Wait a minute.
-[King] Would you just-- -[JBL] What did he just do?
What are they gonna do?
[Cole] Luke Harper's a 300-pound man!
[King] Watch this!
[Cole] Now Seth Rollins taking out Harper!
[JBL] And just landed on him!
[Cole] There are bodies everywhere!
Reigns and Rowan, legal men in the ring!
-Here comes Reigns! -[King] Wait a minute!
[Cole] For the victory! For the victory! Taken by Rowan.
[King] Oh, my gosh! I thought Reigns had him.
[Cole] And the both of them are down!
Bodies down in the ring,
bodies screwed everywhere outside the ring!
The Wyatts and The Shield paying off.
[King] With a head-on crash. Look at this.
-[JBL] It looks like the Airbus 777. -[King] Watch this.
[Cole] And now Harper picked off the steel post.
Luke Harper right out here in front of us.
And both men collided in the ring.
And now Seth Rollins.
Seth Rollins has just torn apart the Spanish announce table.
[JBL] We knew this might get ugly.
[Cole] The breakdown has begun.
[King] Get him away from our table.
[Cole] And now Bray Wyatt blasting Rollins from behind.
Chaos in ringside.
Uh-oh.
[King] Oh, watch out.
-Look out! -[Cole] And now Dean Ambrose!
And Ambrose goes after Bray!
Dean Ambrose and Bray now fighting outside the ring.
and spilling out to the WWE fans here in Minnesota.
[King] Guys, this is a war!
This is a war!
[Cole] Ambrose and Wyatt in the middle of the WWE Universe.
[King] Watch out, everybody! Watch out there!
[Cole] Meanwhile, Rowan and Reigns are legal in the ring.
Harper and Seth Rollins still down and outside the ring.
[JBL] Bray has brought Ambrose somewhere out in the crowd.
[King] Oh!
These guys are throwing haymakers.
[Cole] And now Rowan right into Reigns. Man.
[JBL] Shoulder first into the steel post.
[yelling indistinctly]
-[King] Oh, watch out here. -[all exclaim]
[Cole] Cover for Reigns! And the victory!
And a kick-out by Rowan.
[King] This Rowan may be unbeatable.
[Cole] Man, this has been incredible.
Meanwhile, Harper and Rollins now renew their fight outside the ring.
Spanish announce table is being ripped apart.
-[King] Watch it, watch it. -Rollins, monitor in hand.
-[King] Ooh! -To the mid-section. Bray Wyatt's back.
-Wyatt back in the fight now. -[JBL] Where's Dean Ambrose?
Oh, man.
-Bray Wyatt-- -[King] Look out, guys. Look out.
[Cole] Wyatt goes to dispatch at Ambrose because he's back here now.
[King] Oh, there goes their table.
[Cole] Now our table's being ripped apart by Rollins and Harper and Bray Wyatt.
[JBL] God, what the hell are they going to do here?
[King] Watch it.
[Cole] Meanwhile, inside the ring,
Roman Reigns and Erick Rowan still the legal men.
[King] Look at this!
[Cole] And a fallaway slam to Reigns, and he sends him right outside the ring.
And now all three members of The Wyatt Family are standing.
Ambrose nowhere to be found.
Reigns sent outside the ring, and Rollins is in deep, deep trouble, guys.
[JBL] Rollins is in trouble.
[King] Wyatt's definitely with the upper hand right now.
Oh, boy.
[Cole] Oh, and Luke Harper now. And now Erick Rowan.
[King] You've got to be-- That's our table, not our table.
[Cole] These guys are going up on our announce table here.
[JBL] What are they going to do with Rollins?
[Cole] Oh, my God. This is not going to be good.
They're going to break Seth Rollins in half here, guys.
Oh, my God!
[crowd cheering]
And now this bizarre celebration begins.
[crowd cheering]
[King] That was unbelievable!
[Cole] And now The Wyatts are turning their attention
to the lone Shield member who is--
[King] Guys, I hope Rollins didn't break his neck.
[Cole] Well, there's only one Shield member left in the ring.
And that is Roman Reigns. Remember, Rowan and Reigns are legal.
Reigns was set out of the ring on the fallaway slam by Erick Rowan.
And now The Wyatt Family look to dismantle Roman Reigns and The Shield.
Reigns--
Yeah, they're acting like The Shield, though.
This is what The Shield did to the WWE for over a year.
The numbers game that they conquered.
[Cole] And Roman Reigns still trying to fight back
against Wyatt, ripped down by Rowan.
[King] Yeah, maybe time for The Shield
to get a, finally get a taste of their own medicine.
[Cole] Harper made a tag. Luke Harper made a tag.
Whoa!
And Harper with a big boot.
[JBL] What a boot that was.
He just almost kicked Roman Reigns' head off.
[King] Look at this.
[Cole] Roman Reigns has got no help.
It's a three-on-one situation for The Wyatt Family.
[King] And it's like here's an offering to you, Bray Wyatt.
-[Cole] Indeed. -[King] Do your worst.
-[Cole] Roman Reigns about to become-- -[King] Look, look, look, look at this.
Look at this.
[Cole] The sacrifice for The Wyatt Family.
Bray Wyatt with Roman Reigns left in the ring.
Sister Abigail's kiss.
[King] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Cole] Reigns powering out!
Roman Reigns powering out!
Here comes the big man of The Shield!
He's got life in him, guys!
Headbutt by Bray Wyatt.
But Reigns is still in it.
Again, Roman Reigns showing signs of life.
-[King] Oh, no! -[Cole] Bray Wyatt up to the Samoan drop!
And here comes Reigns!
And there goes Luke Harper!
-There's the Superman Punch! -[King] Wow!
Right on the button of Rowan!
Another Superman Punch
to Bray Wyatt!
Reigns is clean at half.
[King] This is like Survivor Series in the Royal Rumble!
-[Cole] Standing alone! -Roman Reigns is taking them all on.
[JBL] They're rumbling at the Target Center.
Roman Reigns measuring Bray Wyatt.
[Cole] And Luke Harper gets speared!
Bray Wyatt
exploding into Reigns!
And now Bray Wyatt off the distraction by Luke Harper
with Sister Abigail's kiss.
And the cover!
And the numbers game has caught up to Reigns!
The Wyatt Family rule at Elimination Chamber!
[King] Oh, my gosh!
[announcer] ...The Wyatt Family.
-[King] That was awesome! -[JBL] Yes, it was.
I want to see more.
Normally, it's The Shield with the numbers.
Tonight, it was The Wyatt Family.
[Cole] And tonight, The Wyatt Family reigns supreme.
[JBL] There's still carnage everywhere.
[Cole] What an incredible match.
[King] Let's go back and look at what happened to Dean Ambrose there.
He battled Bray Wyatt
all around ringside and then--
Oh! Remember that roll.
I don't know what Bray Wyatt did to him out in the crowd,
but that was the last we saw of Dean Ambrose.
[Cole] And then the fight where they've taken to Rollins.
Oh, watch it.
Oh, man.
[King] Rollins landed right on the back of his neck.
He's still down.
And look at this.
[Cole] Rollins is the only one left, King.
[King] And look at the look of shock
on the face of Bray Wyatt
as Roman Reigns towered out of that.
And he wasn't done there!
Look at this!
Samoan drop delivered by Reigns!
Then he got rid of Luke Harper!
Oh, and then that Superman Punch!
Got rid of Rowan, and then... another one for Bray Wyatt!
[Cole] And it was at this point, Reigns was going to go for the spear
to put Bray away, but Harper would run interference.
And boy, King, did Bray capitalize.
[King] Harper took the spear, took one for the team,
and then Bray Wyatt, as you said, capitalized.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[King] For The Wyatt Family tonight, it's victory.
For The Wyatt Family tonight, it's follow the buzzards.
[JBL] But what a battle.
[King] What a battle.
[Cole] That was awesome.
[JBL] The future's now.
I'll be following the buzzards.
Christian, I just want to get a word.
It's been a rough couple weeks for you.
I mean, you were the only superstar that Randy Orton defeated
while running the gauntlet of all the superstars
in tonight's Elimination Chamber Match.
But you also suffered losses to two other superstars
in tonight's match in Daniel Bryan and Sheamus--
All right, we get it. I haven't been on the roll.
What's your point? No, you don't have one.
So let me give you my point, because nobody's going to remember those matches
after I win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
inside the Elimination Chamber tonight.
You know something? I don't even consider those losses anyway.
I had a mental lapse. I beat myself.
So what do I do? I reassess. I reset.
And I've been saying this since the moment I came back from injury,
and nobody's seemed to listen to me so far.
I'm desperate.
And that makes me more dangerous than I've ever been in my entire career
inside that Elimination Chamber tonight.
Cena, Orton, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, and Cesaro,
and the entire WWE Universe.
You go ahead, and you underestimate me tonight.
I dare you.
[King] Well... Whoo!
I want to send out a thank you to Nero for Doomsday.
You're listening to it right now.
It's the official Elimination Chamber theme song.
It's off the album Welcome Reality, which is available right now on iTunes.
[Cole] Man.
[AJ Lee's theme song playing]
This next match scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the Divas.
[Cole] There's the Divas' Champion, AJ Lee.
Of course, her buddy, Tamina, her protector, so to speak.
As still you see the carnage that was a result of that war
between The Wyatts and The Shield just moments ago.
What an incredible match.
[JBL] Thank goodness the Spanish announce team was here.
[crowd cheering]
For 252 days, I have been your Divas' Champion.
[crowd cheering]
I am the longest reigning Divas' Champion of all time.
It's okay to cheer.
It's impressive.
But despite the fact that I have zero competition,
I've still been informed that I have to defend my title right now.
But you know what? It doesn't matter.
I don't really care who my opponent is because I've beaten everyone.
And Naomi would have been a nice change of pace.
But it's too bad she broke her face.
So let's just get this over with and bring out whatever--
[Cameron's theme song playing]
[man] Hey, hey, hey, y'all.
Can somebody call my mom? It's about to get bumpy up in here.
[Cole] AJ may be laughing, but ladies and gentlemen, that's Cameron,
one half of The Funkadactyls, the tag team partner of Naomi.
And what AJ was referring to is Naomi has suffered a nasty injury.
She's going to be out for some time.
She needs surgery to have a fractured orbital socket in her eye
in the hands of Aksana a number of weeks ago.
And I don't think Cameron's going to take too kindly, guys,
of AJ making fun of what happened to Naomi here in WWE.
[King] Well, Naomi is out.
And AJ's, her M.O. has always been
if you can't say anything nice about somebody, come sit next to me.
[Cole] So again, this is for the Divas Championship.
AJ will defend the title tonight against Cameron, the Funkadactyls.
John, tell you, this is a great opportunity
for Cameron here tonight as she looks to surprise AJ.
[JBL] Well, it's a huge opportunity.
AJ doesn't have a chance to prepare for whoever her opponent's going to be.
It turns out it's going to be Cameron.
Cameron has a chance here, but what could be a huge upset?
You and I actually talked about this a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown.
Anybody throws pom-poms at you, you know the fight's underway.
You're not kidding.
[Cole] Cameron has improved so much here in WWE.
[bell dings]
Of course, one of the stars of Total Divas over on the E! Network,
which gets underway season two next month.
[JBL] Another one of the problems that AJ has.
-Apparently, the Total Divas... -[Cole] Cover yet again and a kick-out.
[JBL] Didn't want AJ, and so she's been very upset about that.
[Cole] I think AJ's move past that
as Cameron looks to win the championship right here.
-[JBL] Oh, you do. -AJ is a 252 days a Divas Champion.
-Longest of all time as Cameron now-- -[JBL] Longest Divas Champion of all time.
[King] I think that AJ, with that little smile on her face,
may underestimate Cameron, and if she does--
Oh, she's going to be in trouble. Look at this.
[Cole] Cameron very feisty.
Here's the cover off the split and a kick-out.
[JBL] She's actually still 26 years short of Great Moolah.
-Fabulous Moolah. -[King laughs]
-She's the one-- -[King] Just the time to go.
[JBL] Longest Divas Champion.
Yes, that is correct, and it's a fantastic accomplishment for AJ,
and she has beaten all of her competition.
[Cole] Cover yet again, hooks both legs on Cameron, and a kick-out at two.
[JBL] Having Tamina at her side has significantly helped.
[King] You think? [King laughs]
[Cole] One of the things about Cameron, too, is the fact that--
[JBL] I think me and Ron would've been five-times
Tag Team Champions if we would have had Tamina on our side.
[Cole] Get off the neck breaker.
Cameron, who stays in this thing.
[JBL] People are still buzzing from what we just saw.
[Cole] You've got to love the WWE Universe trending worldwide on Twitter right now.
[JBL] Rest in peace, Spanish announce table.
I love it.
I like to take those guys with me everywhere
just in case something happens.
They sound so excited.
They're doing commentary.
[Cole] You move pretty quickly
when The Shield and Wyatts came over to our table.
[King] I though you, you've got one run left in you, JBL.
[JBL laughs] Not after seeing The Wyatts and The Shield.
[King] That's what I meant. I meant running away from the desk.
[JBL] Yes, I do.
I'm going to get my comeback all the way back to the back.
[groans]
[Cole] Again, looking over the shoulder at Tamina.
-And AJ Lee-- -[King] Here we go.
-This is what I'm talking about. -Mocked Cameron.
[King] I hope she underestimates Cameron. And she may well be doing it right here.
[Cole] Now, Cameron looking to win the Divas Championship!
What an upset this would be.
And AJ really a bit.
Oh, man. Turning AJ--
[JBL] You never know. Those are when upsets occur.
[yells] Wow!
[Cole] What is that?
[JBL] When you have somebody unknown come along like this,
and you look at them and your champion's not prepared--
[Cole] And maybe it's right now.
Cameron for the championship.
[JBL] That's what I just said, goof.
[Cole] I meant right now as in she went into a cover there.
-[JBL] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Oh, man.
[AJ screaming]
[JBL] Version of a Thesz Press.
[Cole] Version...
[JBL] Look at this.
[Cole] And Cameron jumped out of the ring by AJ!
[King] I think you mean Mrs. Thesz, right?
[men laughing]
[Cole] And now AJ...
[crowd chanting]
[JBL] Uh-oh, not the pom-poms.
[Cole] And now she's having fun with Cameron here.
The pom-poms that Cameron first threw at AJ to start this match.
AJ has no regard for anyone.
It's all about her.
[JBL] She's the champion.
-[Cole] She's fun-- Cameron! -[King] Oh!
-[Cole] Blatantly she likes doing a lot. -[JBL] I don't think she--
[Cole] And Tamina with a big kick!
Oh, my goodness. She just kicked AJ.
[King] She missed Cameron.
[Cole] Cameron took it out of the way.
Tamina just took out AJ, and she may have handed
the Divas Championship to Cameron.
If Cameron gets AJ in the ring, she wins the championship.
-[JBL] Come on, Cameron. -[King] AJ is just knocked out.
[Cole] Cameron trying to win the championship here. The cover.
-Hooked the legs on AJ. And now Tamina-- -[referee] What are you doing?
-Get off! -Are you kidding me?
-Get out in a corner! -Are you kidding me?
Get on the corner now! I don't care!
-Okay. Okay. -[Cole] Cameron, cover again.
-Forget it. -[King] Yeah, I mean--
Oh, no, this is not starting well.
[Cole] And again, I was wondering, is the officially going to do something?
-[bell dings] -And he finally does.
[speaking indistinctly]
What are you talking about?
She's still a champ!
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, your winner by disqualification, Cameron.
[Cameron's theme music playing]
[King] Well, she got the win, but it proved to be a hollow victory.
[JBL] Tamina almost cost her the championship,
and then she saved her the championship.
[Cole] Now AJ is who you're talking about
As Tamina kicked AJ right in the face.
Seemed like it was inadvertent.
-AJ cannot be happy here. -[King] No.
[JBL] Tamina saved the championship by getting a disqualification.
AJ was beat.
[announcer] However, still Divas Champion, AJ Lee.
[AJ Lee's theme song playing]
[Cole] Now her title reign continues, 252 days and counting.
[King] I think AJ realizes that Tamina was part of her downfall there,
but she doesn't realize that Tamina actually saved her in the end.
[JBL] Yeah, we would have had a new champion if it hadn't been for Tamina.
-[Cole] Another appropriate... -[King] Oh, no.
...Bad News Barrett appearance.
Why do you say that?
[King] The real bad news is that Barrett is still talking.
And he still can't figure out a way to get his pedestal up there.
That Ellis podium.
Now then, thanks to these dummies in Minnesota,
breaking my podium so it no longer goes up and down,
the good news is I've got even more time to deliver bad news.
[JBL] Ah, great.
So how's about this?
At 9:00 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow,
the WWE Network goes live.
-[King] That's good news. -[Cole] That's great news.
Well, the problem is you're all going
to be so overwhelmed by the incredible content available,
you won't be able to turn it off.
Adults will lose their jobs,
and kids will be expelled from schools for lack of attendance.
[Cole] Oh, my God.
In fact, you're going to be so mesmerized
by the incredible content of the WWE Network
that you won't even have time to remove the garbage from your houses.
Your places are going to start to stink.
Rats will move in,
and they're going to look like bigger pigsty's than they already do.
Ultimately, the government is going to come along and condemn your homes,
and you will all be left homeless to fend for yourself on the streets.
Thank you very much.
[King] Great. [JBL] What's wrong with rats moving in?
[JBL] That's crazy.
One, two, three!
And Santino Marella beats John Cena to
becomes the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion!
-Santino. -[gasps]
-Hey. -Hey, how are you?
Are you playing with the toys?
What?
I'm not playing with this Stack Down LEGO all by myself.
[chuckles]
-No. -Santino Marella.
-I'm here now. -Yes, you are.
[indistinct]
What are you doing here?
Oh, fantastic.
Building set for me.
[laughs]
-[both] Ole! -Torito, there you are.
Now we are ready to build.
Santino, thank you for the invitation.
-Invitation? -You invited them?
What are you talking about?
I don't playing with things like these toys. I'm a grown man.
-You invited us. -Yeah.
What is that?
[blabbering]
That's too bad. I love toys.
Time to build now.
[inaudible]
[Cole] You know, tonight, we're in the home of the Hennigs, the Gagnes,
Jesse "The Body" Ventura.
We're in Minnesota.
This is Minneapolis, tonight, the home of Elimination Chamber,
the Target Center.
[King] And the home of the guy who trained me, Brad Rheingans.
[Cole] Don't forget Jack Lanza.
[JBL] One of my heroes, Jack Lanza.
[Batista's theme song playing]
[crowd cheering]
[fire crackers exploding]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way in the ring, from Washington, D.C.,
weighing in at 278 pounds,
Batista!
[Cole] He will make it at WrestleMania
with a WWE World Heavyweight Championship
against the winner of tonight's Elimination Chamber Match,
because Batista won the Royal Rumble Match last month.
[JBL] And he's had this major issue brewing with Alberto Del Rio.
[Cole] The Animal set for his first one-on-one match
since returning to WWE.
[King] Well, I don't think anybody can doubt that Batista looks ready.
[Cole] Again, I mentioned he's had problems
with Alberto Del Rio in recent weeks.
Two weeks ago, Alberto Del Rio on RAW after a victory over Dolph Ziggler
would go back and try to apply the Cross Armbreaker
once again on Dolph Ziggler.
Batista had heard enough.
Enough talk and enough trash-talking at the hands of Del Rio.
And watch Batista here, King.
First The Animal with a patented spear
and then he would take Del Rio outside the ring.
[King] Yeah, someplace that Del Rio certainly didn't want to be.
It was very, very unpleasant
for Mexico's greatest import, Alberto Del Rio.
[JBL] Export. I'll export.
[King] He was imported after this.
[crowd exclaims]
[Cole] And watch Batista sending a message here to Del Rio.
[Batista grunts]
The Batista Bomb to the announce table!
And it left Del Rio on crutches last week.
The Animal's back.
[Batista's theme song continues]
[King] I think another one of those Batista Bombs
are in Del Rio's future tonight.
[JBL] Quick, rebuild the Spanish announce table.
[Alberto's theme music playing]
[King] You're right.
[announcer speaking Spanish]
[announcer] ...Alberto Del Rio!
[JBL] Alberto must have slipped on the ice outside the Target Center.
He looks in terrible shape.
There's plenty of it out there.
What a brave, courageous man to come out here anyway.
[King] You don't think the table had anything
to do with Alberto's condition?
[Cole] Maybe the fact that Batista pushed him
on his keister last week on RAW,
back in the locker room when Del Rio was mouthing off to everybody.
[JBL] Del Rio wasn't mouthing off. He was just making a point.
Batista took advantage of it.
This is Mexico's greatest export, Michael. Show some respect.
[Cole] Well, to John's pointing--
[King] He's not even going to be able to get in the ring.
[JBL] Yeah, he doesn't look like he's able to compete.
[Cole] That's a shame.
[JBL] Oh, yeah.
Batista's a lucky man tonight.
[Cole] Del Rio's had a lot of nasty things to say again about Batista here.
[JBL] Del Rio is in there like a man.
[Cole] He's on a crutch with a neck brace.
[King] But he still came out here against The Animal Batista?
Call that courageous.
Two weeks ago, you furiously attacked me, Batista.
And because of that, because of your actions,
because of your brutal attack...
I'm not going to be able to compete tonight.
[JBL] Oh.
[inaudible]
[Cole] Oh, look at Del Rio. Come on now!
I mean, this is flat-out ambush.
Now attacking Batista with a crutch.
He doesn't look injured to me at all, John.
He's moving around pretty good right now.
[JBL] Champions know how to work through the pain.
[Cole] Work through the pain?
He has his tights underneath his, his warm-up gear.
-[JBL] Okay, maybe he was asleep. -[Cole] And now attacking with a crutch.
[King] I can't say much. I did this to Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
Oh, I mean, come on!
[Cole] Trying to injure the knee of Batista.
Batista's got a championship match at WrestleMania in six weeks.
[JBL] He did.
[King] Del Rio's not done.
[JBL] Hey, hey, Mexico's greatest expert.
[Cole] They were supposed to have a match tonight.
This is a cheap way out.
[JBL] Pulled one over on The Animal.
Oh, man.
This is it.
Del Rio's not through.
Ring the bell! Ring the bell!
[Cole] Oh, and now Del Rio's ready to go.
[JBL] "Ring the bell."
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Cole] Yeah, and after Del Rio just beat the hell out of Batista with a crutch,
now he's ready to go.
[JBL] The official, It's up to the official will start it.
[Cole] The official checking with Batista to see if he's ready to go here.
What do you think Batista's going to say? He's not going to back off here.
-[bell dings] -And the match-up's underway.
And Batista with the right hand out of Alberto Del Rio.
Batista reeling on one leg here after the, the attack.
He had a crutch at the hands of Del Rio.
And Alberto Del Rio taking it to Batista here.
Shoulder first into the steel post.
[JBL] Boot to the side of Batista's head.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
And now Alberto Del Rio just taking his time.
[King] We're in Minneapolis, about as far from the Mexican borders
you can get, and this crowd is solidly with Del Rio.
[Cole] He has something to do with NAFTA probably.
[JBL] He's got nothin' to do with NAFTA. This is Mexico's greatest export.
[Cole] Batista, hung up in the Cross Armbreaker for now, Batista!
-[King] Whoa! -Cross Armbreaker on Batista!
As Batista's arm is just draped around the second row.
Hey, John Cone doing a great job. Right position.
Del Rio's got to the count of five to break.
Del Rio knows that, as does Batista.
[Cole] This is ridiculous from the beginning.
And I admire Batista's heart here.
I give him credit for participating in this match-up, but...
[JBL] Well, you knew that Batista was going to want to compete.
This is up to the official for the safety of a performer
to say whether he can or can't.
[Cole] And now, once again, back to the arm.
Remember Del Rio's vow.
Del Rio vowed that he's going to break Batista's arm.
Said he's going to make him pay, break his arms, and rip him off tonight.
[King] And he's done enough damage early on here
with that crutch to the body of Batista.
Batista may be defenseless.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[JBL] And Batista has never really found his way since that start.
He had a little flurry there, but that was it.
[Cole] Yeah, but I mean, Batista can ill afford an injury here
with that WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
looming at WrestleMania in six weeks.
[King] Batista trying to turn this thing around.
[Cole] Yeah, Batista trying to fire back here.
Del Rio right back to the arm!
Alberto Del Rio, vicious and aggressive as they come.
[JBL] I, look, I'm shocked at this unusual crowd here at Minneapolis.
They're actually cheering for Alberto.
I think Alberto must have lived here a while.
Maybe he trained with Brad Rheingans also.
[crowd chanting] Y2J! Y2J! Y2J!
-[Cole] Now Del Rio, and then again the-- -[JBL] Oh, Y2J chant.
We are close to Canada. They just didn't win a gold medal in the Olympics.
[Cole] Y2J, the first-ever undisputed champion.
[JBL] Oh, here he comes.
Oh, shoulder first goes Del Rio.
[King] Maybe what Batista needs, he's gonna,
he's gonna have to have some kind of help here.
Batista's still reeling from that attack with that crutch.
[JBL] Oh!
[Cole] And now Batista trying to somehow rally.
Oh, man.
Again, the audacity of Del Rio to have those Mexican flags all over the ring...
-[King] What do you mean "audacity"? -...while he wrestles a match.
[King] He's proud of his heritage, and they're proud of him.
He's bigger than Hugo Sanchez in Mexico.
[Cole] Why isn't there an American flag up there as well for Batista?
[JBL] I heard that Alberto Del Rio's cell phone ringtone is La Cucaracha.
[King] Is that true?
I think it is, because I hear that, because I call him all the time.
[JBL] Oh, you guys talk a lot.
[King] We do.
[JBL] Next time you talk to him,
next time you talk to him, ask him why Mexicans
don't eat their beans the first time they fry them.
[Cole] And here comes Del Rio, and a kick right to the back of the head.
And Batista, here's the cover by Del Rio.
Can he put Batista away? And he grabs the bottom rope.
Batista's had a hard time getting out of the blocks in this match
ever since the attack with the crutch by Del Rio.
-Again-- -[King] Another cover.
[Cole] It's the leg this time, forcing Batista to power out.
[JBL] Watch out here.
[King] Oh, man!
[Cole] And Batista landed on the back of his head.
This has been all Del Rio since the beginning.
Batista hasn't had an opportunity to get back into this.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[JBL] I think they're chanting "We want Lesnar."
Also from Minneapolis.
[Cole] Yep. Brock just up the road.
[JBL] I don't want him.
We got enough stuff tore up after The Wyatts and The Shield.
[Cole] Yeah, you know.
[JBL] You know what? The heck with it.
[Cole] Uh-oh.
-[King] Del Rio again. -[Cole] And Batista with a spear!
Here's the cover by Batista and a kick-out by Del Rio.
[King] You know that Batista didn't have everything he needed
behind that spear after all the damage he's taken.
[JBL] That's exactly right, King.
[grunts]
[King] Batista trying to build some momentum here.
Oh, man.
Oh, look at Del Rio. Oh, no!
[Cole] Oh, man!
-A backstabber by Del Rio. -[King] This may be it.
Cover. Hook to the leg on Batista. Is it enough here?
And he almost had him! And a kick-out at two.
That's two Alberto.
-That was three. -No. Two.
[King] I don't know what Batista is going to be able to do
to really get himself back in this thing.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] This sold-out crowds don't look like they're going that long.
They still are.
-Del Rio on top rope. -[King] Oh!
-[Cole] And the tried puttin' him away-- -[King] Whoa!
-That's a difference-maker for Batista. -[Cole] What a huge mistake.
[King] Yeah, if he can capitalize on it.
-[Cole] Great counter by Batista. -[King] Again.
[crowd booing]
Here we go.
Oh, look at, look at Del Rio.
[Cole] Oh, and right to the back of the leg of Batista.
And again, right to the side of the head.
[JBL] That's the kick that won Del Rio the championship.
...two...
[Cole] Oh, and Batista powers out.
[King] Alberto Del Rio looking up at that WrestleMania sign.
[Cole] Del Rio thinks if he can take out Batista,
maybe it's his shot he can get at WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
Si! Si! Si!
Now he's calling for the Cross Armbreaker
on Batista here.
We've got a bilingual WWE Universe all chatting "si" with him.
Uh-oh. Hit that exposed turnbuckle.
Hit that exposed turnbuckle.
Batista Bomb!
Here is the cover by The Animal.
-And it's over. Batista with the victory. -[bell dings]
[Batista's theme song playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Batista!
[Cole] So now Batista can turn his attention to WrestleMania
in The Main Event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
against the winner of tonight's Elimination Chamber Match.
[JBL] Now Batista weathered the storm
against the former World Champion Del Rio and came out victorious.
[Cole] Headed to WrestleMania.
[King] Batista can be thankful too that that turnbuckle was exposed
and Alberto Del Rio's head met it.
This is what happened before the match even started.
A severe beatdown by Alberto Del Rio
using that crunch with that feigned injury.
But in the end, Batista weathered the storm.
Alberto's head hit that exposed turnbuckle and then the Batista Bomb!
[crowd cheering]
[referee] One, two...
[King] As you said, Michael,
Batista can now set his sights on WrestleMania.
[Cole] Going to the big A's here. Going to Nowlands.
Going to WrestleMania 30.
Batista weathers the storm tonight.
[JBL] Del Rio may have hurt that arm, though.
The arm could be broke.
That's where he's headed right there. WrestleMania 30.
That's what this is all about.
We are on the Road to WrestleMania.
[inaudible]
[man 1] Known collectively as The Soul Patrol,
Mr. U.S.A., Tony Atlas, and Soul Man, Rocky Johnson,
were an unstoppable physical force in the squared circle.
[man 2] Oh, what a superb teamwork.
[man 3] Two of the premier talents in professional wrestling today.
[man 1] Anthony White, better known as Strongman Tony Atlas,
first made a name for himself in bodybuilding,
ultimately earning the coveted Mr. U.S.A title three times.
[man 4] Tony Atlas with all kinds of agility and speed.
[man 5] A sensational-looking young athlete.
[man 1] Canadian-born Rocky Johnson began his athletic career as a boxer,
but quickly gravitated to the world of professional wrestling.
[man 6] Look at this Rocky Johnson.
Is he excited or is he?
[man 1] In 1983, the charismatic superstars joined forces in WWE
and had a meteoric rise to the top of the tag team ranks.
[man 7] Atlas and Johnson are so primed, so piqued, so determined.
And me and Rocky feel there ain't gonna be no tag team better than us.
[man 1] On November 15th, 1983,
the powerful pairing made history,
defeating The Wild Samoans
to become the first African-American WWE Tag Team Champions.
-[man 8] Oh, no! -[crowd cheering]
I can't believe it!
We've got new champions!
We won it for all of our fans and all of our people.
If I'd gone out there cheering,
I don't think me and Rocky could have done it, man.
[man 1] In addition to their own extraordinary in-ring accomplishments,
Johnson and Atlas also have a profound connection
to the history and future of WWE.
In recognition of Black History Month,
WWE pays tribute to the remarkable accomplishments
of one of WWE's greatest duos,
Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson.
[John] History will be made tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m. Eastern,
with the launch of the WWE Network.
But who will be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion?
We are just moments away from our Main Event.
Gentlemen, you gave your predictions earlier tonight.
You've all been involved inside the Elimination Chamber.
-Are you sticking with those predictions? -I've been switching back and forth.
Cesaro, Daniel Bryan. Daniel Bryan, Cesaro.
But I'm gonna go with Daniel Bryan in the Yes move
because sometimes when an audience gets behind you,
it gives you that added adrenaline, that added motivation to win.
Mark?
I'm gonna stick with Sheamus.
I mean, Sheamus has come a long way.
He's paid his dues, and it's his time.
I mean, he's been at home, but nobody's fresher than he is.
I think all six men, excluding one,
which is Cesaro, have been part of an Elimination Chamber.
Tonight, I truly believe that Cesaro is gonna take the victory.
So nobody believes that Randy Orton will retain the WWE Championship.
You guys believe that we're gonna see a new champion here tonight, moments away.
I do think we're gonna have a new champion.
He haven't won in a month.
-Like, who's-- -[Josh] Good point.
-Who does he have to beat? -[laughs]
Anticipation building
as the Elimination Chamber is being lowered here
inside the sold-out Target Center.
Who will be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
when we enter WrestleMania?
Tension.
Anticipation mounting.
We're just moments away from finding out six superstars lay it all on the line
in a quest to enter the Showcase of the Immortals
as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] That Elimination Chamber is 16 feet high
and weighs ten tons.
Inside, four pods.
They sport Lexan, a bulletproof material that would keep superstars inside.
Tonight marks the 17th Chamber match in WWE history.
Only ten men have won inside the Chamber.
Tonight's winner will face Batista at WrestleMania
with a WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
Now, a closer look at the devastating Elimination Chamber.
[narrator] WrestleMania.
Where superstars can solidify their legacies.
But to realize this dream, they must go through this structure.
[man 1] The last man standing. A first-class ticket to WrestleMania.
[narrator] Predictable environment born from shattered bodies and crushed souls.
[man 2] You look on the faces of these superstars, you see fear,
trepidation, almost an unknowing of what to expect.
[narrator] Reminding those who enter that men are merely flesh and bones.
[man 3] These men are playing Russian roulette with their careers.
[narrator] A match where survival is just the beginning.
Welcome...
to the Belly of the Beast.
The rules are as follows.
[man 4] Two men will start this match.
Four other superstars will be locked in those Lexan Chambers.
Every five minutes, one of these other superstars will be released from a pod.
[narrator] In an instant, a one-on-one match
can morph into a Triple Threat Match,
which can transform into a Fatal 4-Way
and spiral into an all-out brawl.
[man 5] Every man for himself inside the Chamber!
[man 6] It is all about headlining WrestleMania.
[man 7] You're eliminated via pinfall or submission.
[announcer] The last superstar remaining
after all the others have been eliminated
will be the winner...
[man 8] ...in The Main Event, WrestleMania.
[narrator] Six superstars in a relentless battle.
[man 9] What are these men willing to go through
to headline WrestleMania?
[narrator] A match that can change course at any time.
[man 9] Only one of six that are actually going to be able to win that match-up.
[narrator] No one knows what will happen.
[man 9] No one leaves the Elimination Chamber the same.
[narrator] But at this moment, one thing's for sure.
The winner will walk into WrestleMania WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[bell dings]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Elimination Chamber Match
for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
[John Cena's theme song playing]
[announcer] Introducing participants.
First, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing 250 pounds...
Last chance to punch that ticket to WrestleMania.
[announcer] ...John Cena!
[Cole] Well, here is one of only ten men
who won inside the Elimination Chamber over the years.
John Cena has won on three different occasions.
He'd love to make it four tonight
so he can headline WrestleMania.
[JBL] And John's feeling it right now. He knows what's waiting.
He doesn't even want to get in there.
He knows you walk in there,
there's a good chance you don't walk out the same.
[Cole] There's a happy young man right there.
[JBL] Yes, he is.
[Cole] John, you've been inside the Chamber.
How intimidating is it when you first walk inside?
[JBL] It's intimidating Cena, right now.
John Cena has been in five of them,
won three of them, back-to-back, 2010 and 2011.
Look, that thing floats around.
You get in that pod, you realize you don't really want to get out.
[Cole] And we will determine in this match tonight
who will defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
against Batista the next time we come your way
on pay-per-view and on the WWE Network
from the Superdome, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
in New Orleans with WrestleMania 30
hosted, of course, by the Hulkster, Hulk Hogan.
This is going to be unbelievable.
[JBL] Love the fact the Hulk's here back.
[King] Hulk Hogan back in the WWE.
[JBL] It's interesting also that our panel did not,
nobody chose John Cena to be the favorite.
I think John Cena where very well might be.
[Cole] Well, John Cena will be locked inside the pod.
It's a crapshoot, and he will be allowed into this match-up.
Two men are going to start.
Every five minutes, another man will enter.
They just don't know when they're going to enter.
[Christian's theme song playing]
[JBL] Here comes the underdog.
[announcer] From Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
weighting 212 pounds, Christian.
[Cole] For the first time ever, Christian is entering the Elimination Chamber,
and he does not come into this match on a hot streak.
He admitted that in an interview earlier tonight.
[King] I would describe him as a desperate underdog.
-[Cole] Desperate yet dangerous. -[King] Right.
[JBL] You better be desperate when you get in that structure.
[Cole] We've seen how things have affected Christian
as he feels the time could be running out
on his opportunity at getting a title shot.
The way that he attacked Daniel Bryan from behind
causing a shoulder injury on RAW.
The way that when we went off the air on SmackDown, John,
he attacked Sheamus as Sheamus was celebrating a victory.
It's a different Christian with a different mindset here tonight.
[JBL] You can attack anybody. You won't miss.
[Cole] Every man for himself inside the Chamber.
[King] Look at him gaze at those chains and that pod.
[Randy Orton's theme song playing]
[announcer] From St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing 245 pounds,
he is the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
The Viper,
Randy Orton.
[Cole] So under the rules of the Chamber,
the last man standing will be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
That means the current champion, Randy Orton,
has just a one in six chance of retaining his championship.
His odds are no different than any of the other competitors in the match.
There is no champion advantage in Elimination Chamber.
[King] You're right. His odds are no different, but his odds are not good.
[Cole] And Randy Orton, over the years, has been in five previous Chamber matches.
Randy Orton has never won.
He's oh and five inside Elimination Chamber.
John, is this weighing on Orton's mind tonight?
[JBL] I don't think it's weighing on Orton's mind at all.
What's weighing on Orton's mind is this structure.
And then he has five very dangerous people
that he has to find a way to go through
and be the last man standing to retain what he loves so much in life,
and that is the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
[King] Well, JBL, I disagree with you, but I respect your right to be wrong.
It would seem just like if you're facing an opponent
that has beaten you five straight times.
That is certainly going to be on your mind.
You're going to have doubts. Can you beat that guy?
Well, then Randy Orton's got doubts. Can he win in the Chamber?
[JBL] King, also there's a lot of luck.
There's a lot of variables involved in going into this.
[Cole] WWE COO Triple H said in a weekly interview last week
he had a unique take on Randy Orton's five appearances inside the Chamber.
He looks at it like this.
Orton has more experience inside the Chamber
than any other superstar here tonight.
[King] But he has no victories.
[JBL] Well, it's the same as Cena, right?
Both five times in the Chamber?
[Cole] This will be Cena's fifth time, Orton's sixth.
[Daniel Bryan's theme music playing]
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[Cole] The "yes" moment.
[announcer] From the city of Washington, weighing 210 pounds,
Daniel Bryan!
[Cole] This is why the WWE fans love Daniel Bryan.
When he asked the question tonight, "Will this match be painful?"
And he answered it, "Yes."
He said, "Will my shoulder be less than 100% tonight?"
He answered it, "Yes."
"But will I fight tooth and nail?
"Will I claw my way to win inside the Chamber tonight?"
The answer was, "Yes."
That is what Daniel Bryan's all about.
[crowd] Yes! Yes! Yes!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
[JBL] This is an amazing sight.
[King] You know, I think I said last week
that John Cena gets the biggest ovation of anyone in WWE.
I think I'm wearing orthopedic shoes. I stand corrected.
Daniel Bryan is right up there with him.
[Cole] This is phenomenal.
As all four men now have been locked inside the pods,
we now know the two men who are going to start the Chamber.
[Cesaro's theme music playing]
[announcer] Being accompanied to the ring by Zeb Colter,
weighing 232 pounds,
Cesaro!
[Cole] So Cesaro entering the Chamber match
for the very first time in his career.
Zeb Colter unsuccessful tonight in leading his other charge, Jack Swagger,
to victory in a match against Big E Langston.
Big E retaining the Intercontinental Championship.
He hopes to change his luck here with Cesaro.
John, we've talked a lot about this.
Cesaro's been on some roll.
He defeated Randy Orton.
He had a heck of a match Monday Night with John Cena.
Cesaro may be one of the hottest men coming into this match tonight.
[JBL] I think he is.
You and I have said for some time, Michael, this is a dark horse.
Well, you talk about a hardcore guy in a hardcore environment.
This is Cesaro.
[King] Zeb Colter may be one of the hottest men leaving tonight
if Cesaro doesn't win because Swagger already lost.
Zeb will be heartbroken.
[Sheamus' theme song playing]
[announcer] And from Dublin, Ireland,
weighing 267 pounds,
Sheamus!
[Cole] So for the third time in his career, The Celtic Warrior,
The Brawler Sheamus, enters the Elimination Chamber.
So Sheamus and Cesaro will start this match.
Every five minutes, one of the men will be released from the pod.
They just don't know in which order they'll be released.
You're eliminated via pinfall or submission.
When that happens, you must leave the Chamber
and head back to the locker room.
The last man standing is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
and headlines WrestleMania versus Batista.
Sheamus, three-time world champion, former Royal Rumble winner,
King of the Ring winner, standing in the Elimination Chamber
and the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion to his resume.
You know, we talk a lot about Cesaro being a throwback
and having that throwback mentality.
Well, he's going to find out
what the Elimination Chamber is all about here tonight.
[JBL] I talked with Zeb Colter today along with Cesaro.
They're debating whether Cesaro should wear knee pads tonight
because of all this steel laying around here.
They've decided, "Why change anything?
"Go with what you know."
[Cole] So two of the most physical men in WWE today,
Cesaro and Sheamus, will start this match.
John, I want to ask you, point blank strategy
for the first two men who start the Chamber.
[JBL] Survive. That's all you can do.
Look, you can't win this thing right off the bat,
but you certainly can lose it right off the bat.
You have to be there at the end.
Simply survive.
Crawl out, grab the rope, whatever you have to do, survive.
[Cole] And another way to look at this, guys,
is if Cesaro or Sheamus could put one another away real quickly,
they'd get some breathing room before the next guy's released.
[King] JBL, you've been in there.
Let me ask you, are they in the most dangerous part
of this Chamber right now?
[JBL] There is not one doubt about it.
That is solid steel.
Nothing outside that ring gives at all.
[Cole] Yeah, nothing breaks your fall.
Right in front of Randy Orton, Sheamus goes to work on Cesaro,
working the reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[JBL] Wow, what an uppercut.
This is gonna be physical.
[Cole] You know, John, in your Chamber match,
you actually started the match inside the pod...
And Sheamus lands onto steel.
When you're inside the pod, what is your mentality?
How do you keep yourself ready
when you're not quite sure when you're gonna enter this match?
[JBL] You're gonna stand there. You wonder about it.
Are you gonna stand there too long where you don't get loose anymore?
-When you come out of there-- -Oh!
[JBL] All of a sudden, you walk out there,
you walk on the steel, and somebody's attacking you.
[Cole] Sheamus cover, and again, we talk a lot
about how the last person into the match could have the advantage.
Maybe they don't, however, 'cause they're tight.
[JBL] That's a great point, Michael.
The last person stands there
and watches all the action for many minutes.
[Cole] Sheamus, cover here on Cesaro, and a kick-out.
[JBL] And whether they were loose or warmed-up when they came out here,
they're not after they've sat in that pod for some time.
[Cole] The number five entry has been the entry
that has produced the most winners over the years.
Five winners from the number five position,
including Triple H three times.
In fact, Triple H has...
[King] Oh!
...has four wins in the Elimination Chamber, not more than anyone.
As Cesaro hits the steel hard.
[King] He's wishing for those knee pads right now.
[Cole] Chris Jericho, one of the all-time Chamber performers,
He's been in eight in his career.
Most eliminations with ten.
[King] The best thing that could happen to either Cesaro or Sheamus right now
is to get a pinfall, get a victory over your opponent
before your next, next superstar enters, right?
[Cole] Yeah, because this five-minute intervals
could buy yourself a little bit of time.
[JBL] Now, this hurts whether you're in the Chamber or not.
[crowd] ...four, five, six...
-[JBL] Good grief. -[King] Listen to that.
[JBL] They need to outlaw that.
[Cole] Sheamus.
Oh, man, with a clothesline.
Sheamus in a tweet earlier today said,
"These guys better be brave souls
"because the mood I'm in, they don't want to climb into the Chamber with me."
And I see what he's talking about.
[JBL] Yeah.
[Cole] Trying to suplex.
Cesaro back into the ring.
Cesaro sitting down on Sheamus there.
[King] Can you imagine-- Whoa!
Can you imagine-- I was about to say, could you imagine
if Cesaro suplexed Sheamus out onto that steel floor?
[Cole] We know he can. We know how strong Cesaro is.
-Cesaro again with a block. -[King] He's trying to--
-[Cole] Look at this! -[JBL] Oh, yeah.
Sheamus counter coming over the top rope.
Now, both men outside on that steel right in front of Randy Orton.
Oh, right in the post.
[JBL] Is that a smirk on the face of Orton there.
[Cole] I hope that these guys beat the heck out of each other.
Oh, and right to the mid-section!
[JBL] We knew it was gonna be physical between these two.
[Cole] John, how did the light bulb go on for Cesaro?
How has he been on such a roll lately?
[JBL] I think a lot of it has to do with Zeb Colter.
[Cole] Watch this.
Right to the gut. Meanwhile, left hand part of your screen.
Kick-out by Sheamus.
[JBL] We saw the greatness in Cesaro from the moment he walked into WWE.
From the moment he walked into NXT.
It just took a little refining.
It took a coach like Zeb Colter to take Cesaro to where he is right now.
And to where he could go tonight.
[Cole] Now, a battle in front of John Cena whose...
Now, Cesaro mocking Cena. I don't know why that is.
[JBL] Look at these double uppercuts.
Come on, fella!
[Cole] Oh, Sheamus who loves to fight,
he wants to go toe-to-toe with Cesaro.
Oh, and an uppercut flooring Sheamus!
[JBL] I think Sheamus was trying to deliver one himself.
Cesaro got the best of that exchange.
Oh!
[crowd chanting] Cesaro! Cesaro! Cesaro!
Two of the most physical-- Look at Sheamus.
And up to the top rope now. And Cesaro again with an uppercut!
[JBL] Everything with Cesaro is straight ahead.
[Cole] Cesaro said when he wins this match tonight,
he's giving the new face to the WWE
and the new face of America.
As we await the first entry in this match from the pod.
[JBL] I mean, Zeb will be one of the faces of WWE.
-[King] Look at this! -[Cole] Sheamus shoulder tackle.
Who's going to enter the Chamber next?
[buzzer buzzes]
It is Daniel Bryan!
-[King] Oh, my! -And here comes Bryan!
-[crowd cheering] -The WWE fans exploding!
-[King] He's flying. -[Cole] And a missile dropkick!
But remember, Daniel Bryan's got a bad shoulder.
And that adrenaline will cover that up for only a little bit of time here.
Into the mid-section.
[crowd] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
And it's got to be so hard, John, when you come flying out of that Chamber,
not to burn out all your energy too quick.
[JBL] Absolutely. It's a very similar strategy to the Royal Rumble.
You've got to be there at the end to win this thing.
[Cole] Yeah, it's the last elimination that counts.
[JBL] You can eliminate everybody up until then
and get eliminated yourself and not win.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan to Sheamus now. And to Cesaro.
[crowd] Yes!
Sheamus and Cesaro started this match.
Bryan, the fresh man, at this moment.
[King] Daniel Bryan dishing out some punishment!
[JBL] Thank God he only has two feet.
[King laughs] Imagine if he were an octopus.
[Cole] Usually at this point he goes for the roundhouse kick,
but nobody's ready for it, now Cesaro is!
Cesaro should have stayed down, and Cesaro rolling under the bottom rope.
-[JBL] Smart move by Cesaro. -[Cole] And now Sheamus.
I think he went right to the shoulder, didn't he?
[JBL] Uh, I don't think so. I think he got him in the mid-section.
But he may have been aiming for that shoulder.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan from behind. Nice drop toe-hold.
On Sheamus. Remember, submission maneuvers count here, guys.
You tap out, you head to the locker room.
Listen to the crowd.
[JBL] Watch it.
[Cole] Cesaro.
Oh, man! Look at this!
He's got one man in a submission holding the other covered!
[JBL] I think Cesaro's making a mistake here.
[Cole] And shoulders down again!
[JBL] I'm not sure why Cesaro would break up a submission move.
[King] You're right.
Oh, it's in Cesaro's best interest, for anybody else to get eliminated.
[JBL] I know it's a natural tendency.
And that's what happens in the heat of battle.
But that's where experience comes.
You know, Daniel Bryan won this thing in 2012.
-[Cole] You want elimination. -[King] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Nice tilt and a little backbreaker.
Is it enough to put Bryan away in first-- Oh, no, and a kick-out.
Again, you remember, it's every man for himself.
But every elimination counts.
It doesn't matter if you get the eliminations.
As long as you're in the match when the final two are in the ring.
Now Sheamus goes right back to work on Cesaro.
[King] I think he's saying, "Hey, fella. "This is what those uppercuts feel like."
Oh!
That's what a big clothesline from The Celtic Warrior feels like.
[JBL] That was unique to Cesaro. You just--
[King] When you think you got him stopped, he's not even slowed down.
[JBL] You're right, King. He's relentless.
[Cole] Now Sheamus, he landed hard on that steel.
You saw him grabbing the back of his leg, the hamstring area.
[JBL] Look at this.
Cesaro.
[Cole] Oh, now Bryan with an uppercut.
-And now Cesaro bounced off the steel! -[JBL] Oh, wow!
[Cole] Oh, Bryan, he went deeper right through the pod.
[JBL] He had him break it.
Cut his face.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan sits right through the pod,
but guys, the situation is the bad shoulder.
Daniel Bryan hit the pod head.
Shoulder first.
[Cole] Watch this.
[King] That's an instinct to try to lock your opponents
collision to your shoulder.
[Cole] And again, Daniel Bryan coming to this match just beaten up.
Shoulder attack by Christian was the initial damage
and then Kane...
And Cesaro goes to work on Sheamus. Now the uppercut.
[JBL] Uppercuts.
[Cole] There's yet to be elimination yet in this match.
Oh, he's not going to try to try this on the steel, is he?
He is!
Oh, my Lord.
[King] Oh, man!
Get him in the ring. I think you can pin him right now.
[Cole] Sheamus dragging Cesaro,
or at least attempting to, back into the ring.
-Watch this. -[King] This man...
This is throwing caution to the wind.
[Cole] Cover by Sheamus! Kick-out at two.
[JBL] This is what I mean by luck of the draw.
These other three guys are still in their pod as fresh as they can be.
These guys are getting beat to hell,
the ones that are right there in the middle of this.
[King] To your point earlier, though, John,
I saw Cena shadowboxing,
dancing around over there, trying to stay loose, trying to stay ready.
He don't know when he's going to be in. He's going to be next.
[JBL] The last thing you want to do is go out there when you're cold,
like you know, King. Against a guy that's fresh,
against a guy that is warmed up.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Cole] Sheamus is going up top as we await the next entry in the Chamber.
[crowd] Three, two, one!
[King] Oh, who's it going to be?
[buzzer buzzes]
[Cole] Here comes Christian.
[King] Whoa!
[Cole] And Christian quickly into this match.
Captain Charisma, hoping to pick up the first elimination.
And look at Christian, he's smart here.
It was Christian who caused the initial shoulder injury
on Daniel Bryan last Monday Night, and he's targeting the shoulder again.
[King] So, guys, what we're witnessing here
is a Triple Threat that just became a Fatal 4-way.
[Cole] Indeed.
And no eliminations yet inside the Chamber.
[JBL] Pull your shoulder right out of the socket.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan landing on the steel.
Christian, who's just been a different man, different attitude lately.
Oh, and again to the shoulder.
Former world champion, feeling the pressure,
realizing that the time's now.
May never get another opportunity at a championship.
Ooh!
Now trying to rip apart that protective covering.
[King] This is a vicious Christian right here.
I like this Christian.
[Cole] Desperate equals dangerous, according to Christian.
[JBL] You'd better be dangerous if you're in this match.
-[Cole] Oh, man! -[JBL] Oh, come on now.
[Cole] Using the pod to his advantage.
[JBL] Hey, it's all legal, King.
[Cole] Christian measuring his man.
[King] Yeah, he's just waiting for Daniel to get up.
[Cole] Oh, with the back shoulder. Oh, again!
And it's in enough to put Daniel Bryan away and eliminate him?
And a kick-out of two.
John, you bet on the position Christian's in.
Nearing the end of your career. Injury starting to mount.
Not knowing when you're going to get a title match again.
How desperate is he?
[JBL] You've got to take advantage
of the championship matches you have left.
And you don't know when your last one is going to be.
Everybody wants one more run. Everybody wants that one more match.
This could be Christian's last. He doesn't know.
He's got to take advantage of it.
[Cole] You can see Orton glaring from that pod that he's in.
Wondering, is he going to be next?
It's gonna be Orton and Cena, only two men remain
as Bryan again lands on his shoulder.
Sheamus and Cesaro.
Finally, Sheamus back to his feet.
And for a while now Christian is going to feel the wrath of The Celtic Warrior.
Friday night on SmackDown, these two are engaged in a hellacious match.
And I don't think Sheamus--
[King] Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh!
[Cole] Christian!
[King] Christian really saved himself right there.
[JBL] It's going to be a long dart right into that pod.
[Cole] Uh-oh, now Cesaro!
[JBL] Oh, no.
Can you imagine if Cesaro starts that swing
and it ends up with somebody's head in that Chamber?
[crowd cheering]
Christian going for that kill switch.
Oh, that's still great.
[Cole] Oh, and Christian!
And Cesaro maybe going for the uppercut.
Christian hung on to the Chamber.
Uh-oh, now he's in trouble.
Oh, God!
Oh!
[JBL] Man!
-That'd real-- -[Cole] There's the cover by Cesaro!
-And a kick-out by Christian. -[King] What?
[JBL] Man, that had to rattle Christian all the way down to his boots.
[Cole] There's the damage that's been done to the pod.
Hey, guys, two men remain to be released into this Chamber match,
and we have yet to have an elimination.
[JBL] These two guys that are still in the pod,
Randy Orton and John Cena,
would love to see a couple of these guys eliminated
before they have to get out of that pod.
[Cole] Orton's getting ready, Cena's getting ready.
The battle continues between Cesaro, Sheamus, Bryan and Christian.
Oh, gosh. Wait a minute.
Cesaro using that--
Oh, man!
The Lexan was ripped off the pod when Bryan went through it.
These two...
[King] I'm telling you, there's some bad blood between these two.
[Cole] Oh, man, on the steel again!
Remember, Sheamus is just a month removed from his return from shoulder surgery.
[JBL] I don't care if he got healthy shoulders. That hurts.
[King] Well, you said it many times leading up to tonight, JBL.
-Everything in this match hurts. -[JBL] Yes, it does.
Who is next to enter the Chamber?
[crowd] ...four, three, two, one.
-[King] Two men left. -[buzzer buzzes]
It's Cena. John Cena!
[Cole] Cena going for his fourth Chamber victory.
He catches Christian, who comes up off the top.
Cena could enter the Elimination Chamber on a roll
using Christian now as a weapon.
Down goes Cesaro!
And now Cena going to go up top.
Cena very determined and focused. Now Daniel Bryan goes after Cena.
Daniel Bryan trying to rally here.
Cena sent flying.
You see Orton in the background. He's the champ.
He hasn't been in the match yet.
[JBL] I would say that is a distinct advantage for Randy Orton.
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[Cole] And Christian going for the Kill Switch!
-[King] And he got it. -And he connects.
[Cole] Christian, is he going to eliminate Bryan here?
Stays in it.
[JBL] Christian was hurt and terrible cover by Christian,
but he did the best he could.
I think if he could have hooked that leg
and got Daniel Bryan tight, he'd have beat him.
[King] Gone from a Fatal 4-Way to a-- What do you call a five-way here?
[JBL] We're about to have a Canadian lawn-dart launch.
[Cole] Cena.
-Christian launched! -[King] Did you see that?
[JBL] How the hell did that happen?
[Cole] Cena outfighting Christian.
[crowd cheering]
[King] John Cena still fairly fresh.
Oh, look out!
[Cole] Sheamus with Cena up top!
White Noise!
That's how he defeated Christian on Friday!
Is it enough? Cena kicks out.
[King] Well, I said Cena was fairly fresh,
but that White Noise took a lot of wind out of his sails.
[Cole] One man to enter. That's Randy Orton.
No one eliminated yet as the Elimination Chamber
for the WWE World title rolls on.
[King] I love these two with those uppercuts.
[Cole] They started the match, and they're still going at it.
Grief!
Christian just ducked out of the way.
Now Cesaro mid-section.
Cesaro here
going for the Neutralizer.
Cesaro-- Oh, and countered by Sheamus.
Christian ducks Sheamus now.
[King] Man, oh, man.
This is fast and furious action right here.
Christian Tornado DDT.
Planted Cesaro. Is it enough?
First elimination of the night.
Will it be Cesaro? Will Christian do it?
Cesaro kicks out at two and a half.
[King] As we call Christian the desperate underdog,
but so far he is hanging with everybody.
Showing his stuff.
[JBL] He's a former World Champion.
-He certainly has the ability to avoid elimination.
[Cole] Oh, man!
And avoid the Chamber.
[JBL] It's just the odds against any person winning.
They're against all of them.
[Cole] Cena with a shoulder tackle.
-[King] Ah! -[Cole] Oh, and an uppercut.
Caught him right on the chin. He caught him on the chin.
Cena may be out! Cena kicks out on instinct!
I thought Cena was out.
He caught him flush on the jaw.
[King] That was an awesome movement.
Cesaro got some pretty impressive traps there, too.
But that was an awesome move.
[Cole] Watch Cena's chin. Watch his chin right here.
Watch the contact. By Cesaro to Cena.
Driving his head. Snapping his neck back.
And Cena manages staying in.
[JBL] Cena kicked out on pure instinct.
I don't think he has any idea where he's at.
[King] I believe you're right.
Guys, this has got to be to great advantage
for the champion, Randy Orton.
[JBL] Yeah, Orton's going to enter this Chamber sometime very soon.
[King] He's going to be able to take his pick
as who he wants to pick off, I think.
This is just hammering each other.
[Cole] Just beating the heck out of each other.
Feet and hands and arms and legs.
[King] Oh!
[Cole] Uh-oh. Cena, now Daniel Bryan.
I mean, there's people going everywhere. Bryan now has Cena.
Cena's down. Now Bryan to hit Cesaro.
Bryan's hitting anything that moves.
[JBL] I understand it's the heat of the battle,
but Daniel Bryan makes a mistake there.
Let's see to hit Cesaro with whatever he's going to hit him with.
[Cole] Yeah, they've got to eliminate people here.
-[King] That's how big are the stakes-- -[Cole] Oh, man!
I think Bryan ran into the post.
[King] How big are the stakes that no one so far has suffered elimination?
[Cole] Yeah, and the champion is about to enter this match.
Very, very soon.
The WWE's Apex Predator lying in wait.
[JBL] Champion's about the only one standing.
It's only because he hadn't gotten the match yet.
[Cole] We have seen some definite punishment dissed out
and are about to see some more.
-[JBL] Look at this! -[King] Oh, man!
[JBL] That is unworldly!
[Cole] Can Cesaro eliminate Sheamus?
The cover by Cesaro and a kick-out.
You notice how Cena did not try to knock Cesaro off the cover there.
-Smart move by Cena. -[JBL] The veteran move.
His fifth Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] And here comes the champion!
All five men are down.
Randy Orton can pick and choose who he wants to go after.
First, Cesaro. Now, Cena.
Now stomping to Sheamus.
And now Daniel Bryan.
[King] JBL, do you agree with this strategy
or should he just single out one opponent
and go after him until they finish him off and then go to somebody else?
[JBL] I agree with the latter, King.
I think he needs to single somebody out and try to beat him.
[Cole] He can't move them all. Single them out and beat one at a time.
[King] He can't beat anybody standing there looking at the crowd.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, my gosh.
He's got an ego. He needs his own zip code.
[Cole] He's the self-proclaimed voice of the WWE.
He believes he's going to WrestleMania.
But in order to get there, five men have got to be eliminated.
We have not had an elimination yet in this match.
Going to punt Daniel Bryan!
Bryan out of harm's way.
And now everyone has the champion cornered.
[King] Oh, boy.
[JBL] That answers your question about strategy, King.
[Cole] The champion is a marked man.
No place for Randy Orton to run except trying to lock himself back in the pod.
[King] Well, they used to say you can't go home again, but Randy Orton's trying.
[Cole] Sheamus squaring off with Orton as the other four men--
[JBL] It's great strategy.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
Well, Randy Orton...
-This is crazy. -[JBL] He's outsmarted Sheamus.
[Cole] He has.
[JBL] What Sheamus gonna do?
-Oh, my gosh. -[Cole] Brogue Kick!
Brogue Kick!
A brogue kick through the pod!
And Orton's down.
And Sheamus looks to take advantage!
Sheamus just Brogue kicked the hell out of the pod!
[King] And now he's beating the hell out of Randy Orton.
[Cole] Sheamus dropping Orton into the Chamber!
Here goes Orton!
Randy Orton's plan has backfired!
Now Sheamus into the steel.
Cena to Orton!
[King] Are we gonna see our champion eliminated right here?
[Cole] Perhaps we are.
John Cena measuring Randy Orton.
How sweet this would be for John Cena.
But Cesaro from behind and there goes Cena.
Now Cesaro, he's beaten Orton once before.
He's looking to do it again.
Cesaro going for the swing.
[JBL] He's not gonna swing the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, is he?
[King] Oh, he's swinging!
Just the swinging!
[JBL] He's swinging him so much, the Ace Cowboy's getting busy.
[crowd] ...eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve...
[Cole] Randy Orton's back in the pod.
[JBL] Cesaro may throw him back in the pod.
[King] Twenty rotations.
[Cole] When is he gonna stop?
[King] Even Zeb's dizzy over there.
[Cole] Cesaro's going for 30.
Oh, God. Oh, my God!
Thirty rotations.
And now Daniel Bryan trying to take advantage a dizzy Cesaro!
Oh, man, what a throw.
[King] But Cesaro still with a whereabout to get himself out of the ring.
Guys, we still do not have anyone eliminated.
[Cole] Christian planted by Sheamus. Watch this.
[King] Watch how Randy Orton got back into this Elimination Chamber Match.
Courtesy of that Brogue kick.
Can you believe all six men are still in this match?
[Cole] It's amazing.
Everyone's been released from the pod.
Sheamus and Cesaro started this thing.
For the WWE World Heavyweight Title.
Sheamus, Brogue kicked, and he caught Cena flush.
-[JBL] Whoa. -[King] Hey, hey, hey!
[Cole] Looking to roll-up Sheamus.
Look at the roll-up Sheamus and Sheamus kicked out.
Now trying to get Cena. Cena who ran into the Brogue.
And Cena kicked out!
Oh, man.
[Cole] Don't forget...
And Sheamus has it
that Christian knocked Sheamus off the top rope
at the end of SmackDown this past Friday.
Sheamus hasn't forgotten about him.
[King] This could be real bad for Christian.
[Cole] Oh, my God. Look at Sheamus with Christian up high here.
[King] Will he land on the floor?
[Cole] And Christian going to climb to one of the top of the pod.
[JBL] He's like a little Canadian monkey.
[King] Like a little spider monkey.
But...
he's not going to be able to hide from Sheamus.
[Cole] Now Orton and now three men up there high.
[King] Way up there.
[JBL] Yes, they are.
-[grunts] -[King] Oh, no! Look out!
[Cole] Christian on top of the pod.
A splash to Sheamus from the top of the pod by Christian.
That's what he says! Desperation equals dangerous!
Christian looking to eliminate Sheamus!
First elimination of the match could be coming.
And he got it! Christian eliminated Sheamus!
[announcer] Sheamus has been eliminated.
[King] Oh, my God.
[JBL] That's a huge elimination.
[King] Watch this one more time.
Look at the bottom of your screen. Look at Christian flying.
From the top of the cage!
-Wow! -[Cole] So five men remain.
Sheamus has to leave the Chamber now.
After the elimination.
We're down to Cesaro,
Cena, Orton, Christian, Bryan.
[JBL] What a great effort by the Celtic Warrior, Sheamus.
[Cole] One of the five men remaining
is going to be WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
and headline WrestleMania.
As the doctors and trainers now aid Sheamus out of the Chamber.
Sheamus lasted 26 minutes.
He was the first guy in.
[JBL] Oh, man.
-[King] Oh! -[Cole] There's Daniel Bryan exploding!
And cover to Christian.
And there goes Christian. DB eliminates Christian with a knee.
[announcer] Christian has been eliminated.
[Cole] So just like that, two men eliminated.
We're down to four.
Cesaro, Orton, Cena, Bryan.
-[JBL] Man, oh, man. -[King] Tough luck for Christian.
He had to be feeling good about himself.
After coming off the top of that Chamber and eliminating Sheamus.
But he doesn't feel too good about himself right now.
That knee by Daniel Bryan took him right out of the Chamber match.
[JBL] Valiant effort by Captain Charisma though.
[Cole] We're down to the final four.
[King] One of these guys is going to WrestleMania.
One of these guys is going to be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion tonight.
[Cole] Three more eliminations must happen before that happens.
[JBL] Well, we're back to a Fatal 4-Way.
[King] Look at all these superstars eyeing each other.
[JBL] That title that was 50 years in the making is at stake.
[Cole] One of these men is going to be the Undisputed Champion.
The WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Bryan and Orton.
Cena and Cesaro.
-Oh, Cesaro bounced off the steel. -[King] Watch out here.
[Cole] Orton bounced off the steel in the pod.
[King] Now it's Cena and Daniel Bryan eyeing each other.
[Cole] Hey guys, this is,
this is where this journey really started for Daniel Bryan.
All the way back at SummerSlam.
Versus John Cena for the WWE title.
The night he beat Cena.
The night that Triple H stabbed him in the back
and allowed Orton to become champion.
That's where it all started for Bryan.
And now Bryan and Cena battling out here.
Six weeks away from WrestleMania.
-And both men scream. -[King] Uh-oh!
[Cole] Daniel Bryan going for the Yes Lock.
Going for the submission maneuver on John Cena.
Trying to get the Yes Lock locked in on Cena.
And Cena able to power through it.
[King] Oh, no.
[Cole] Going for the AA on Daniel Bryan.
Cesaro, you got to be kidding me!
-[King] Did you see that? -[Cole] You want to talk about power.
Cover on John Cena, and kick-out.
[JBL chuckles] That is unbelievable.
What a German suplex.
[screaming]
[JBL] That was the weight of Otto Wanz he just suplexed.
[Cole] Drop toe-hold by Cena.
Now Cena perhaps going to try to put Cesaro in position for the STF.
-Cesaro able to counter on his own. -[King] He's relentless.
-Cesaro is relentless. -And a great match we're seeing on Monday.
Here's the Gutwrench.
-[King] Cena countered though! -[JBL] Incredible move by John Cena.
[Cole] And now with Cesaro up on his shoulder going for the AA here.
Cesaro hanging on.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa! Oh my God. -[JBL] John!
Wow!
He's done for.
[Cole] And now Cena trying to drag Cesaro back into the ring and take advantage.
Cena into the STF.
[JBL] Locks it in. Submission maneuver.
Cesaro taps. We'll be down to three.
[JBL] My gosh.
[announcer] Cesaro has been eliminated.
[Cole] Cesaro tapped out.
Couldn't quite see it from our angle.
But Cesaro taps out to the STF.
Great showing though by Cesaro.
[King] But what a brutal elimination that was.
[Cole] So guys, we've got three men left now.
It's down to Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, and John Cena.
One of these three men is going to headline WrestleMania
as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[JBL] And you see the bad luck of the draw.
Cesaro and Sheamus both started this match.
-Both eliminated. -[Cole] Randy Orton went for the RKO.
John Cena countered.
John Cena drop toe-hold.
John Cena going for the STF now.
The STF lock in on Orton.
Is Randy Orton going to tap?
Is Orton going to tap? What the--
-[crowd cheering] -What the hell?
Who the--
What are they doing? Where are they?
I can't see anything.
Oh, my God. The Wyatts are in the Chamber!
-[King] How did they get in the Chamber? -And Orton blasted Cena from behind.
-But why are they out here? -[JBL] Who let them in?
Daniel Bryan! Harper with a boot to the face of Bryan.
And now Cena attacking Harper.
And The Wyatts attacking Cena.
Who are The Wyatts targeting here?
Daniel Bryan went right after The Wyatts.
And now they turn their attention to Cena.
My God. They're just destroying Cena.
The Wyatt Family.
[screams]
Who beat The Shield earlier tonight...
are making their presence felt again.
Oh, my God. Sister Abigail.
What on earth are The Wyatt Family doing out here?
[King] How did they get inside the Chamber?
[Cole] The Wyatts have left John Cena helpless.
They appeared at the Royal Rumble Match with Cena and Orton.
They've appeared again here tonight in Elimination Chamber.
-Look at this. Look at this. -And Randy Orton was just buying his time.
This is brilliant.
He's gonna hook the leg and he's gonna eliminate John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
And we're now down to Orton, Bryan.
[JBL] John Cena's WrestleMania dream is over.
Thanks to The Wyatt Family.
[Cole] This is just the startling turn of events.
They'll come back. They're gonna come back if you don't get 'em out of here.
[JBL] Wait, wait, wait. There's Kane, the director of operations.
And get these boys out of here. Get out of here.
Get to the back! Now!
[Cole] Actually... came here for-- they're crawling out now
Trying to rectify what's just been an awful situation.
[JBL] The Wyatts had no business.
I mean, again, there's no disqualification in the Elimination Chamber match.
I get that.
But they had absolutely no reason to come out here tonight.
Oh, now there--
Pretty sure the doctors and trainer are still, uh--
checking on John Cena, who's beated up pretty good by--
Wait a minute. Daniel Bryan!
Daniel Bryan with a knee to the side of the head of Kane.
And now Randy Orton is pounding Bryan and sending him to the pod.
[JBL] Oh, no.
[Cole] And now Daniel Bryan top rope Randy Orton now.
[King] Whoa... Look at this. Look at Daniel Bryan!
[Cole] Slides underneath Orton, gets caught up on the top.
What's Bryan going to do here to Orton?
One of these two men is going to WrestleMania.
It's either going to be Daniel Bryan or Randy Orton.
And it might be Daniel Bryan if he keeps this up.
[King] It's looking good for Daniel Bryan right now.
He's got Orton in big time trouble.
And Daniel Bryan right to Orton again.
And Randy Orton, his championship reign may be closing in on an end.
[crowd cheering]
And again!
[crowd cheering]
Guys, Daniel Bryan is close here.
-[JBL] Can Daniel Bryan finally do it? -Can Daniel Bryan realize his dream?
[King] I'd say his left arm is almost useless.
But he needs to keep using those feet.
[Cole] Yeah, but adrenaline here from this capacity crowd,
sold-out crowd, here in Minneapolis tonight.
[King] Whoa!
[Cole] Side suplex to Orton from the top rope.
Can Daniel Bryan capitalize?
Bryan, can he eliminate Randy Orton here?
Is Daniel Bryan going to WrestleMania?
Here's the cover on Orton. And a kick-out by the champion.
[King] Oh, man.
So close.
The WWE World Heavyweight Championship at stake.
Daniel Bryan is--
And I don't know what you can think of
that you haven't already done or had done to you in this match.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan with that protective bandage hanging out.
And Randy Orton,
the shrewd Viper.
-[King] Uh-oh. -And Orton's got it by the beard.
And now Daniel Bryan from the second rope.
Randy Orton looking to put him away with a DDT.
[King] What is that? Vintage Orton.
And now Randy Orton believes that he's going to be the man.
The face of the WWE.
Heading to New Orleans at WrestleMania.
Went for the RKO. Daniel Bryan countered.
Daniel Bryan out of the corner. He got him with a knee!
Bryan got him with a knee!
Daniel Bryan got him with a knee! Bryan's going to WrestleMania!
Bryan hooks the leg.
There's the two count.
-[King] Wait a minute. -Wait a minute.
Oh, come on! Kane grabbed the official.
-[King] Come on, Kane. -Bryan was going for the win.
-[King] Count again. -[JBL] Kane had left the ring.
[JBL] He's attacked by Daniel Bryan for no reason--
[Cole] And now Randy Orton with RKO from behind!
Not this way!
Dammit, not this way!
Countout by Bryan!
[King] Oh, my gosh!
Daniel Bryan's got a chance!
Daniel Bryan's still breathing!
[chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[Cole] Listen to this place!
Orton is--
[King] Every single person in here is chanting "Yes!"
[Cole] Randy Orton's throwing a fit.
Bryan's wrapped him up!
Shoulders down! Two count! And a kick-out again!
A kick out again. Daniel Bryan cut Orton.
[JBL] Right on the side of the head.
[King] That's what he needed! Get your cap glass! Cover him!
[crowd] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[JBL] Come on, Daniel.
The yes movement spurring him on.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan wants to headline WrestleMania.
A lifelong dream.
[JBL] Become the second ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] And Kane. Oh, my. Kane again.
Now the RKO!
Off that cheap shot!
-That blind shot by Kane. -[bell dings]
Daniel Bryan is screwed again.
[Randy Orton's theme song playing]
[announcer] The winner of this match
and still WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
The Viper, Randy Orton.
[Cole] An absolutely blatant,
disgusting abuse of power by the director of operations.
[JBL] Daniel Bryan should have never attacked Kane.
He was out here just to help control things.
He got The Wyatt Family out of here. He was tending to John Cena.
And Daniel Bryan, the insubordinate employee,
attacked an officer of the company.
[King] Okay, Okay. That's the way you see it.
[Cole] Randy Orton retains the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
It'll be Randy Orton versus Batista
in The Main Event at WrestleMania 30
in six weeks in New Orleans.
[King] I can't believe it.
I just knew Daniel Bryan was going to become the champion.
And I just knew it.
[Cole] And again, Daniel Bryan has had his dream turned into a nightmare.
[King] And another superstar that lost his WrestleMania dream
was John Cena, thanks to the interference by The Wyatt Family.
Bray Wyatt, Sister Abigail.
And who took advantage?
[JBL] There's no question The Wyatt Family targeted John Cena.
[Cole] We thought Daniel Bryan won this match right here.
Watch Kane. Watch Kane here.
Here's the knee now from Bryan to Orton.
Daniel Bryan should have been going to WrestleMania right there on that move.
Kane had no right to do this.
He grabbed the official and he pulled him off the count.
Blatant abuse of power.
And then later on in the match, Kane again
with another cheap shot to Daniel Bryan,
allowing Randy Orton to deliver the RKO.
Randy Orton's going to WrestleMania.
Daniel Bryan had it stuck to him again.
The WWE fans wanted Bryan to win this match tonight.
And Daniel Bryan had it shoved up yet again.
That's what happened.
[JBL] Daniel Bryan should have never attacked Kane.
That's what started this whole mess.
Daniel Bryan has himself to blame.
[Cole] Absolute disappointment.
Absolute shock out of the WWE fans here tonight at Elimination Chamber.
[King] It's just unfair. It's just not right.
[JBL] Wah, wah, wah!
[Cole] How much more of this does Daniel Bryan have to suffer through?
How much more of this does Daniel Bryan have to take?
He's the runner-up again.
And it's been heartbreaking. It's been frustrating.
It's been going on since SummerSlam,
and at some point, it's got to stop.
[King] You can tell from the looks on the faces of the WWE Universe,
they knew Daniel was going to win tonight.
But it just didn't happen.
[JBL] All that matters is Randy Orton is the undisputed
WWE World Heavyweight Champion and going to WrestleMania! Universe,