[man] Then…
[Ric] Woo!
[The Rock] If you smell…
-[bell tolls] -[man] …now…
♪ The king of kings ♪
[Cena] You can't see me.
[man] …forever…
…together.
[man] On this path to glory…
[Kevin] We are on the road to Hollywood and WrestleMania.
[man] …forward is the only way.
No matter the danger,
you must face it head-on.
♪ Your flesh made of metal ♪
♪ You're about to dance with the devil ♪
[man] The fear is bitter.
[Cole] It's insurmountable.
Unforgiving.
Inescapable.
[Corey] The United States Championship will be on the line
inside the sadistic structure.
[man] The obstacles unrelenting.
[Corey] The only way to earn a WrestleMania opportunity
at the RAW Women's Title is to win this match.
[Cole] Who is willing to pay the price?
[man] You freeze or fight.
[laughs] And man, that's cold.
[Corey] This could be the single biggest brawl
in the history of the Great White North.
[Cole] The clock is ticking toward the biggest match of Sami's life.
[man] But when the storm hits home…
What's wrong with you?
[Sami] If you're asking if I believe I am capable of beating Roman Reigns…
[man] …it hits big.
[Sami] …yes!
If you're asking if I am WrestleMania Main Event material, yes!
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
I am coming after you
and the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship!
[Corey] Can Sami Zayn do the unthinkable in his hometown?
[Roman] I'm gonna break you in front of your entire family.
All your relatives, everybody, I want them to see what happens when you
mess with my family.
[man] The Chamber calls.
And the only way out is in.
[Corey] Here we go!
♪ There's a psycho in my head ♪
♪ I'm closer to the edge ♪
♪ Makin' me feel like I'm livin' in misery, misery ♪
♪ Insane… ♪
[Cole] The Road to WrestleMania goes through Elimination Chamber!
♪ There's a psycho in my ♪
[man] And now, C4 Energy presents WWE Elimination Chamber.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Welcome to the final premium live event stop
on the Road to WrestleMania.
You're looking live at the sold-out Bell Centre in Montreal.
Seventeen thousand, two hundred seventy-one WWE fans
are here tonight to watch native son, Sami Zayn,
try to make history at WWE Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
the first time we had a major television event here in Montreal
was Survivor Series 1997.
We all know what happened there.
But for tonight, Montreal wants this to be different.
Needs this to be different tonight.
The energy inside of the Bell Centre is palpable.
It is frigid outside, it is red hot inside.
And this is an opportunity for Montreal
to write a little positive history of its own as pertains to WWE.
[ominous music plays]
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following is the Women's Elimination Chamber Match!
[crowd cheering]
In this match, two Superstars will begin inside the ring
with four other Superstars in their respective pods.
At regularly scheduled intervals, a pod door will open at random,
allowing another Superstar to join the match.
If at any time a Superstar is pinned or submits,
she is eliminated and must exit the Chamber.
The last remaining Superstar will be declared the winner
and will go on to face the RAW Women's Champion at WrestleMania!
[crowd cheering]
[Asuka's theme song plays]
[crowd cheering]
Introducing first, from Osaka, Japan,
Asuka!
[Cole] A princess to start Elimination Chamber!
For the second time in her career, Asuka will enter the Chamber match.
And for many, Corey, perhaps the odds-on favorite.
[Corey] You simply cannot bet against The Empress of Tomorrow.
And let's be honest, since she returned in the Royal Rumble Match,
this may be the most vicious Asuka we have ever seen in a WWE ring.
[Cole] Returning to her roots.
You know, the second time in the history of Elimination Chamber,
an opportunity at the RAW Women's Championship at WrestleMania
hangs in the balance.
Asuka will be locked inside a pod, waiting for the point
where she will be released into this match.
[Corey] I'll tell you this,
every other Superstar in this match better thank their lucky stars
that The Empress isn't involved from the opening bell.
♪ F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S ♪
♪ I'm bad… ♪
[Samantha] Next, from Staten Island, Carmella!
[Corey] Cole, I know this may come as something of a shock to you,
but we are looking at my pick to win this Elimination Chamber Match
and moonwalk her way to the showcase of the immortals at WrestleMania.
[Cole] Well, Carmella, who's a former SmackDown Women's Champion,
she's won Money in the Bank on two different occasions,
a former Tag Team Champion.
We learned last night on Friday Night SmackDown,
she's a hell of a commentator as well.
Carmella entering the Chamber for the second time in her career.
And I'm not sure it's wise, though, Corey,
how wise this is to be mouthing off to Asuka?
[Corey] Listen, don't question the brilliance of Carmella.
During her time away from WWE,
if nothing else, Carmella was able to achieve clarity.
And I promise you, I sat with her firsthand.
Carmella has done more homework on every opponent in this match
than probably anybody on the roster.
[Cole] Shocking.
[Raquel's theme song plays]
[Samantha] Making her way to the ring, from Rio Grande Valley, Texas,
Raquel Rodriguez!
[Corey] And, Cole, while I'm being honest,
I also cannot bet against Raquel Rodriguez.
Raquel is brimming with potential.
Could tonight be the first step toward Raquel becoming a megastar in WWE?
Headlining WrestleMania with the RAW Women's Champion
would certainly make a strong case for that.
[Cole] But an incredible start to her career here at WWE.
This is another first for Raquel Rodriguez.
Tonight, entering the Chamber for the first time in her career.
In an Instagram story earlier today,
she called it the biggest match of her life.
[Corey] I was listening to Wade Barrett on a Kickoff Show
talk about how intimidating the Elimination Chamber structure is
and how it might actually be a benefit for a Superstar like Raquel Rodriguez
to have no preconceptions,
to have never been inside this structure before.
So maybe, fear is not gonna be a factor in Raquel's case.
[Cole] Wade has been in three chamber matches in his career.
He knows what he's talking about.
♪ Pay attention, pay attention ♪
[Samantha] Next, from Glasgow, Scotland,
Nikki Cross!
[Cole] Second time in her career, Nikki enters the Chamber.
Nikki told me earlier today that she's her own kind of crazy.
And she actually is looking forward to being in this matchup yet again.
She wants the Chamber to be her best friend.
She wants to, now, "Play with the Chamber tonight."
[Corey] I have no earthly idea what exactly that means.
It's hard to decipher anything that comes out of Nikki Cross' mouth.
But let's be perfectly honest,
is there anyone more custom-built for an Elimination Chamber Match
than this absolute lunatic, Nikki Cross?
[Cole] Great point.
She is trying to intimidate the women who are already locked in their pods.
So, the next two women, of course, will start this match.
We've had three winners from the number two spot over the years.
And we've had four winners from the number one spot.
Carmella looks just disgusted.
[Natalya's theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Samantha] Making her way to the ring, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
Natalya!
[Cole] Corey, Natalya, who won a fatal four-way to get here,
said that Canada is always behind the Hart family.
And she does not take that for granted.
She believes she's never been so ready.
She's regrouped, she's refocused, she's recalibrated,
and she's ready to win tonight.
[Corey] Well, Montreal holds a very special place in the heart
of not only Natalya, but the entire Hart family.
It could be argued there's a bit of bad juju in this area
for the entire Hart family.
Natalya wants to right those wrongs, and tonight's a hell of an opportunity.
[Cole] Natalya recognized that. I was speaking with her earlier today.
And she goes, "Listen, that is a story that's 25 years and counting,
and I understand,
but I think tonight might be my night where the Harts will triumph in Montreal."
[Corey] Unfortunately for Natalya, she finds herself as one of the two women
to begin this Elimination Chamber matchup.
So it's gonna be an uphill battle for The Queen of Harts.
[Cole] Again, measuring all the opponents in this match.
Gladly! [kisses]
[Liv's theme song plays]
♪ Watch me ♪
[Samantha] And their opponent, from Elmwood Park, New Jersey,
Liv Morgan!
[Cole] So, Corey, Liv Morgan, again tonight,
will need to go wire-to-wire to reach her goal.
Now, remember what happened back at the Royal Rumble.
Liv started number two.
Rhea Ripley started number one.
Liv lasted an hour and a minute in the match
before being last eliminated by the eventual winner, Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] As impressive as Liv Morgan has been recently,
in my opinion, since she won the SmackDown Women's Championship,
Liv Morgan's lost herself in the spotlight.
She cannot stop chasing the big moments, the glory of the championships.
We've seen Liv taking unnecessary risks rather frequently lately.
and I can't believe I'm gonna say that.
Ironically, that could benefit Liv inside the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] Indeed. A couple of weeks ago,
when Liv Morgan learned she would be in this matchup,
she said, "I love the feel of steel on my skin."
She's also the most experienced woman in this match.
This is her fourth she's been involved in the Chamber.
[Corey] And we are officially locked in.
-It's time. -[bell dings]
[Cole] So, Morgan and Natalya will start this matchup.
Every few minutes, another pod will open, another woman will enter the fray.
When you're tapped or pinned, you head back to the locker room.
Last woman standing heads to WrestleMania.
This structure is very foreboding, Corey.
It's 30,000 pounds,
two miles of chainlink, sixteen feet high.
[Corey] This is akin to having a match inside of a haunted house,
in that the structure itself will become involved.
It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.
And the structure in which the match is taking place can truly change the game.
[Cole] Shoulders down, and Liv now, Liv reversal.
Shoulders down again. Natalya kicks at two.
[Corey] Curious to see what strategy these first two women employ.
Do you try to eliminate your opponent as fast as possible,
or do you lean toward conserving energy?
Energy conservation can be a big factor in this matchup.
-[Cole] What was Nikki doing? -You can ask me that 10,000 times,
I'm never gonna have an answer for ya.
[Cole] Elimination Chamber, of course,
the first ever was back at Survivor Series in 2002.
What an incredible, historic night that was.
The return of the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels,
to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
And the Chamber has not disappointed since.
And just to your point, Corey, chamber comes into play.
Morgan using it to her advantage.
[Corey] And Natalya over and over and over again
being painfully introduced to the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole laughs] With a little kiss for good measure.
-[Corey] A double stomp to the spine. -If Nikki wasn't in this match,
I believe that Liv Morgan would be the one considered to be off her rocker,
but then we just saw Asuka as well.
Some strange personalities in this match tonight.
[Corey] Listen, whatever Liv's tapped into recently, I like.
-I think it's a positive-- -Uh-oh.
[Corey] It's the fearlessness.
It's the ruthlessness we're seeing right now.
[Cole] She understood she had to change her game. She had to evolve…
after losing the SmackDown Women's Championship,
when she shocked the world to cash in her Money in the Bank!
Bounced right off the pod, face-first.
And now Natalya looks to take over.
[Corey] It looks like the lights are on in Liv's head,
but there is nobody home.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Natalya slowing down the pace like she--
Oh, and now, Liv sent once again into the pod.
[Corey] The brutality these Superstars are capable of
within the Elimination Chamber is unmatched.
[crowd chanting] One more time!
[Cole] Oh, and she gives the Montreal fans what they request.
[Corey] A sanguinest bunch we've got here tonight.
[Cole] I have a feeling it's gonna be like that all night long
as we head to the Main Event
with native son, Sami Zayn, and Roman Reigns.
And now Liv Morgan.
Oh, face-first!
[Corey] Great counter by Natalya.
[Cole] Now Natalya giving Morgan some of her own medicine.
First pod will open in five seconds.
[crowd] …four, three, two, one.
[ominous music plays]
[buzzer buzzes]
[crowd cheering]
Raquel Rodriguez, here comes the powerhouse.
[Corey] I think the term game changer
is thrown around a little too frequently in our business,
but physically speaking, Raquel is truly that.
She brings unmatched power to the entire women's division.
[Cole] A former NXT Champion, two-time NXT Tag Champ,
-former WWE Tag Champ as well. -Ooh!
[Cole] And a big clothesline takes down Natalya.
[Corey] Let's be honest, Raquel is still extremely early
into her WWE tenure.
She's gonna continue to learn, to gain more experience,
and become more and more dangerous to everyone she competes against.
[Cole] And now Morgan, across the ring into the corner.
Again, pinfall or submission, you must leave the Chamber.
Last woman standing wins the matchup.
Of course, no disqualifications, no countouts.
And now Raquel Rodriguez, big splash into both Morgan and Natalya.
[Corey] Doubled up the impact in the turnbuckle.
Check out the strength of Rodriguez.
[Cole] Tremendous peal to Natalya.
Now a fallaway slam delivered to Morgan.
Another Texan would be proud.
JBL, a Hall of Famer of that.
And Raquel-- Oh, big boot to the face of Natalya.
To your point, Corey,
Raquel can really change the complexion of a match.
[Corey] What Raquel lacks in experience or technique,
she more than compensates for with raw power.
Just ask Natalya.
Oh!
[Cole] Backing Natalya up into the Chamber.
And again.
Raquel is showing that she has a ruthless side as well.
[Corey] That's what it's gonna take.
That is the name of the game in a brutal environment
like the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] Raquel and Liv Morgan have become very good friends,
but that's all thrown out the window tonight.
[Corey] They can go out and share a beer after the fact,
'cause right now, it is all business.
An opportunity to head to WrestleMania is at stake.
-[Cole] And Morgan caught by Raquel! -What?
What is happening?
-Oh! -Natalya with a sunset flip,
driving Raquel into the Chamber.
And Asuka seems to be gleeful over that.
[crowd cheering]
Nikki would--
[Corey] Let's be honest,
let's talk about why Asuka is gleeful right now.
Asuka is akin to the lion laying in the bushes,
waiting for the most injured, weakest, oldest member of the pack to fall behind
so that she can pounce and eat dinner.
[Cole] Survival of the fittest.
Three women are in the matchup.
Three still need to enter.
Natalya is gonna soften up Morgan, perhaps for a Sharpshooter.
Remember, submissions will count.
Separation by Morgan.
-Natalya. -Interesting counter.
[Cole] But it put her in position.
[Corey] Almost for a Boston crab. Counter by Morgan.
[Cole] Shoulders are down on Natalya, who's got a kick.
And Morgan trying to pick up the pace in the offense here.
Raquel back into the fray.
Morgan went for the Code Red. It was picked out of the air by Raquel.
And now a double T.
I guess not, actually. Natalya took out everybody.
Cover on Rodriguez! And a kick-out at two.
That was unique.
[Corey] We gotta unpack everything that just happened.
In delivering the neckbreaker, Nattie took out Liv,
but Liv then delivered both knees to the face of Raquel.
-Someone else is about to join the party. -[crowd] …three, two, one.
[ominous music plays]
[buzzer buzzes]
[Cole] And here comes the unpredictable Nikki Cross
who is elated to be entering the Elimination Chamber.
[Corey] Nikki had several minutes
and didn't bother to take her ring jacket off.
She's obviously here to fight and nothing more.
[Cole] Nikki trying to take everybody out. No eliminations yet.
[Corey] My question is, how do we handle if Nikki Cross heads to WrestleMania
to challenge for the RAW Women's Championship?
Do we have to hire like a wrangler to keep Nikki in line
for her media appearances?
Oh!
[Cole] Shoulder first to the post goes Rodriguez.
Nikki, of course, is a former RAW Women's Champion.
[Corey] These days, Nikki's got the sort of personality
that would've made Ryan Seacrest step down from the morning show
if he had encountered her.
[Cole] There goes Natalya. And now Liv Morgan.
Knee right to the face. Misses with a step-up enzuigiri.
Nikki takes her down and sends Morgan to the outside.
[groans]
I actually asked Nikki today.
We developed a friendship last night on SmackDown.
And I asked her about if nuts is a good way to describe her.
She said she loves it. She may change her name to that.
[Corey] That speaks volumes, Cole.
-And here-- -Morgan!
[Corey] Liv Morgan face-first into the Chamber.
[Cole] Nikki Cross is now dominating this Elimination Chamber Match.
[Corey] I used to have a friend like Nikki Cross.
We used to go to group together,
and then we would draw mandalas afterwards until the doctor was ready.
[Cole] And Natalya, just banging the back of her neck by Nikki
off the Elimination Chamber.
And now turns her attention to Raquel.
And Nikki using the environment to her advantage.
Boom! Like she did there.
[Corey] Liv driven face-first
into one of the support beams of the Chamber.
And now, look at this gnarly display from Nikki Cross.
[Cole] Carmella's laughing at all this,
but she does understand that she has to enter this match at some point, right?
[Corey] Relax, Cole.
You need not concern yourself with Carmella's strategy.
I assure you, it's airtight.
[Carmella] Hi, Raquel. How's that feel?
How's that feel?
You're so cute.
[Cole laughs] What on earth?
[Cole] Raquel face-first into the pod.
And I'm not quite sure what Nikki is thinking about here.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] I'd be willing to bet it's safer to not even try to figure it out, Cole.
[Cole] Nikki heading up to the top of Carmella's pod.
[Corey] Oh, no.
[Cole] So much for the ring jacket.
And Nikki! Crossbody from the top of the pod!
Wiping everybody out!
[Corey] Nikki Cross throwing caution to the wind
in the name of an opportunity to challenge
for the RAW Women's Championship at WrestleMania.
[Cole] And with everybody down,
Asuka and Carmella, if they get into this matchup,
have a massive opportunity.
[Corey] Nikki Cross, intentionally or otherwise,
doing a lot of the heavy lifting for the other competitors in this match
by throwing herself off the top of the pod,
taking down Natalya, Raquel, and Liv.
[Cole] Say what you want about Nikki Cross,
but she's a spark plug.
Look at her. She enjoyed the fact that she just took out three women.
And now in five seconds, entry number five in the Chamber.
[crowd] …three, two, one.
[ominous music plays]
[Carmella] There you go. There you go.
Open it up. Let's go.
[buzzer buzzes]
[Cole] And here comes Carmella!
And a great opportunity, Corey. Cover now on Morgan!
Morgan kicks out.
Now, gonna try her fair with Natalya.
Hook of the leg again. Natalya kicks out.
[Corey] Not only is she beautiful, Cole, she's smarter than the day is long.
[Carmella speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] This isn't smart, Corey.
You think I'm scared of you?
I'm Carmella.
[Cole] What would she want to intimidate or try to--
[Corey] Can you please stop asking me these questions?
You've been married a lot longer than I have,
and sometimes ,you just have to blindly support your other half.
[Cole] My wife doesn't talk to me. But nonetheless, Carmella closes the pod.
[Corey] She's smart, but your wife also isn't trying to pick a fight with Asuka.
[Cole] Carmella locking herself back in her pod.
Get away from me.
And Raquel Rodriguez with Nikki Cross!
[all exclaiming]
Drives Nikki through the pod,
and now Carmella with no choice but to escape.
Now she's begging to get in another pod and lock herself in again.
[Corey] Great job, baby.
[Cole] Carmella, you gotta be in the ring to win.
[Corey] Technically, she's still in the Chamber.
[Cole] Watch this impact.
[Corey] The pod imploding under the impact of Nikki Cross and Raquel Rodriguez.
-Look at this angle. -Incoming!
[Corey] Oh, cover here!
-[Cole] And a kick-out. Oh, no! -No!
[Samantha] Nikki Cross has been eliminated!
[Cole] Sorry about that, folks. We didn't see it in the replay,
but Raquel Rodriguez, I believe, has eliminated Nikki Cross.
[Corey] Raquel's gotta turn around. Here comes Liv!
[Cole] And Morgan now! Code Red!
-[Corey] Codebreaker… -[Cole] Here's the elimination.
…from the second rope. Let's take a look at this.
Raquel very wisely capitalized on a fallen Nikki Cross.
Look at Liv going all Spider-Man on everybody.
[Cole] And Morgan, Spider-Man colors on her tights,
up now, uh, scaling the Chamber,
trying to make it to the top of Asuka's pod.
One elimination thus far.
That's Nikki Cross.
Five women remain.
An opportunity at WrestleMania for the RAW Women's Championship.
And now driving Natalya to the turnbuckle.
And Raquel, the powerhouse,
has been dominating much like we thought she would.
[Corey] Strategy aside,
Raquel has the raw physical ability to just impose her will on her opponents.
It's up to Natalya to utilize her experience,
her veteran abilities to fight her way out of this situation.
Nattie does just that.
[Cole] Raquel trying to hang on.
Natalya… didn't pay off.
And a clubbing blow by Raquel.
[Corey] If I'm Raquel, I need to get off of the middle rope.
This is unfamiliar, uncomfortable territory for Rodriguez.
Oh, my God!
[Cole] Sunset flip from the top of the pod by Morgan!
[Corey] And Carmella with the cover!
[Cole] Hooks the leg on Raquel, trying to take advantage!
And Raquel kicks out.
[Corey] Unbelievable!
How?
How did Raquel survive?
[Cole] Carmella can't believe it.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Unbelievable!
[Cole] Do you think the women remaining in this chamber are ready for…
[buzzer buzzes]
-[Corey] Oh, no. -[Cole] …Asuka!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Cover up, baby!
[Cole] Carmella's hiding into the pod and a boot right to the spine.
-[Corey] Put your hands up, Mella! -And The Empress, Asuka.
Carmella shouldn't have been taunting Asuka earlier on in the matchup.
I hope Carmella…
[Corey] And these sick freaks in Montreal are enjoying it!
[screams]
[Cole] And so is Asuka.
Asuka could not wait to get into the Elimination Chamber,
and now I believe she's gonna punish everybody.
A couple of backhands, kick to the midsection.
[Corey] Oh!
[Cole] Carmella able to roll out of harm's way.
[Corey] Carmella avoided disaster, but Asuka…
Oh, no, Asuka's still not finished!
[Cole] That sliding kick to the face of Carmella.
[crowd cheering]
Asuka, three-time Women's Champion, four if you count NXT.
Nice German suplex released by Asuka.
[Corey] I think it's just now dawning on Asuka
that there are more victims at play
inside the Chamber with her.
[Cole] And Asuka and Raquel now!
Going face-to-face!
And Asuka caught by Raquel!
The shoulder tackle by the powerhouse!
Asuka…
[Corey] Does Asuka have the ability to wear the much larger Rodriguez down?
[Cole] Raquel trying to hang in there. Asuka's got it locked in.
Raquel trying to stay at a vertical base.
[Corey] Her version of the octopus stretch locked in.
Rodriguez in trouble.
[Cole] Raquel, though.
The strength of Raquel. Now Asuka's in trouble.
Asuka reverses Raquel into the turnbuckle.
Kick to the back of the head!
Liv Morgan with a missile dropkick!
Cover by Liv.
Can she knock out Asuka?
Kick-out!
And now Natalya back into the fray.
Liv trying to hang on. Lands on her feet.
Oh!
Connects to Natalya again.
The Code Red. And now looks for Oblivion!
But Carmella intercepted!
And Natalya gonna take advantage!
Stepping through for the Sharpshooter!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Middle of the ring! Nowhere to go!
Can Liv hang on?
[Cole] Ropes won't help.
No break inside the Chamber.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Sharpshooter's in!
Middle of the ring!
Liv trying to do what she can to stay in this matchup!
[screams]
Does Morgan have the will to hang on?
[Corey] Liv definitely has the will.
But will Liv's body hold up?
The human anatomy can only take so much punishment!
This is gonna break her!
[Cole] No way now!
Now Asuka and Natalya both applying submissions.
Morgan trying to do what she can!
But how much does Liv have left?
Liv is fading in the middle of the ring!
[referee] Hey, no, no! She's eliminated.
[Samantha] Liv Morgan has been eliminated.
[Cole] Ah!
[Corey] Great call by our official.
Stepping in to protect Liv Morgan from herself.
Liv wants to challenge for the RAW Women's Championship so badly,
she was willing to endure everything thrown in her way.
Even at great physical cost to herself.
[Cole] Now Natalya and Asuka,
two of the most dominant women in the last decade here in WWE
going at it.
Four women remain.
Carmella is in this matchup as well.
-[Corey] The Sharpshooter yet again! -[Cole] Locked into Asuka.
Is Asuka gonna tap now to the sharpshooter by Natalya?
And Carmella from behind.
And now Carmella, cover on Natalya. Hook of the leg.
Natalya eliminated. We're down to three!
[Samantha] Natalya has been eliminated.
[Corey] Cole, do you know what this means?
Two more eliminations, and we are making Mania plans, baby!
[Cole] Carmella, Raquel, Asuka.
The three remaining women.
The winner heads to WrestleMania
to face Bianca Belair for the RAW Women's Championship.
What's up, baby?
[Corey] Talk about being stuck between a rock
and a hard place if you're Carmella.
Look at the powerhouse, Raquel!
[Cole] Looking for the Tejana Bomb and Carmella from behind!
Chop block to the back of the knee. Asuka with a backhand.
Carmella with a superkick! Enzuigiri by Asuka!
Superkick by Carmella!
Cover now by both Asuka and Carmella.
Eliminating Raquel!
[Samantha] Raquel Rodriguez has been eliminated!
[Corey] So much for teamwork!
[Cole] Carmella for the win to go to WrestleMania!
Stepped in on Asuka, and kick-out!
[Corey] Less than a half a second away
from Carmella earning another opportunity to challenge Bianca Belair.
I'm going to WrestleMania!
[Samantha] …eliminated.
[Corey] Asuka took a half a second to enjoy the spoils of the victory.
And Carmella nearly stole the victory.
[Cole] We are now down to two.
Not you, Asuka.
Carmella went for the superkick, caught by Asuka.
Asuka looking for an ankle lock.
Trying to drag Carmella back to the center of the ring.
Carmella rolls through.
Stacking Asuka up. Is it enough?
Asuka reverses, shoulders down on Carmella.
[Corey] Carmella barely able to escape. Schoolboy from behind.
[Cole] Is it enough to put Asuka away? Two-count.
Asuka, now looking for the Asuka Lock.
[Corey] Hang in there, Mella!
[Cole] Carmella is caught by Asuka!
[crowd cheering]
-How much-- It-It's over! -[bell dings]
It's over! Asuka wins!
[Corey] The Empress is going to WrestleMania!
[Samantha] Here is your winner, Asuka!
[Cole] What a tremendous Elimination Chamber Match.
And in the end, Asuka is your lone survivor.
And as Corey said,
Asuka is going to WrestleMania
for our RAW Women's Championship match with Bianca Belair.
[Corey] Which now poses the question,
is the EST ready for Asuka?
[Asuka's theme song plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] It is official.
The RAW Women's Championship will be on the line at WrestleMania.
Bianca Belair will defend the title
against the former two-time RAW Women's Champion Asuka in Los Angeles.
♪ Day and night ♪
♪ Your destiny's written All over the sky… ♪
[Corey] The action was fast and furious from the opening bell
as we knew it would be.
The opportunity to head to WrestleMania
compelled all of these women to leave it all inside the Chamber.
And look at this.
Liv Morgan risking life and limb.
Which allowed Carmella to capitalize for the moment.
Raquel would survive that assault.
But eventually the numbers would pose too big of a threat to Raquel.
Back and forth, a symphony of educated feet.
Double cover.
See ya, bye, Raquel.
[Cole] And then in the end, there was no escape for Carmella.
Asuka got Carmella to tap.
And Asuka is going to WrestleMania.
♪ The Empress of Tomorrow. ♪
Corey, this is gonna be some matchup at SoFi Stadium.
[Corey] You can say that again.
The RAW Women's Title on the line.
Los Angeles, WrestleMania, the EST and The Empress of Tomorrow.
[Corey] The Baddest Woman on the Planet.
We're talking about a woman who changed the entire sports industry.
She became a household name by defying odds.
[Ronda] My entire career,
I've been knocking down doors in judo and the UFC.
She's been such a pioneer in helping change the way women are treated in sport.
♪ This one goes out to the ladies ♪
♪ Who do big things and go crazy… ♪
[Ronda] All the women were politely asking for permission to change the world.
That doesn't really work very well.
♪ I'm the one that's doing damage While I'm posing for the cameras ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, my God!
The rumors are true!
Ronda Rousey is here!
WWE signing Ronda Rousey meant that everyone's game had to be upped
or you were gonna be left behind.
[Corey] Look in the eyes of Ronda Rousey.
[Ronda] I am the most dangerous woman on the planet.
[Cole] Oh, my God, look at the arm!
The first woman in history
to win a UFC Championship and the WWE Women's Title.
[Corey] She's the baddest woman to headline WrestleMania.
[Pat] Ronda Rousey wins the Royal Rumble Match.
[Corey] Ronda Rousey shocks the world once again.
[Cole] She wins her first ever SmackDown Women's Championship,
beating one of the all-time greats.
[Heyman] If you have barriers, if you have glass ceilings,
don't let Ronda Rousey in
'cause she's gonna smash them all.
♪ This is the lantern for the champions ♪
[Ronda] This is a relay from generation to generation.
I took the torch and carried it, and I will continue carrying it
until it's time for the next person to take it.
♪ This is the lantern for the champions ♪
[Shayna] You know what's better than anything?
Revenge.
Let me know when you're ready to break some bones
and take over the show.
[Cole] Ronda Rousey told Shayna, "It's time for you to be a killer again."
[Wade] They rule by fear.
Many of their opponents have lost before the match even starts.
[Ronda] Only the great can recognize greatness.
[Corey] Ronda Rousey reigns supreme!
♪ Follow the leader. ♪
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
the colossal battle between The Beast, Brock Lesnar,
and The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley.
It's the rubber match in their rivalry.
And at the Royal Rumble, well, they had it fueled with fire.
[Brock's theme music plays]
At the Royal Rumble,
Brock Lesnar got his ass thrown over the top rope.
Thrown over the top rope by Bobby, who?
Bobby Lashley.
Bobby, you finally struck a chord in Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] My God!
[Corey] Brock's pissed!
Oh, wait! Guys, look out!
Lesnar just destroyed everything!
See, all last week, I couldn't get Bobby out of my head.
I came up with a resolution.
On this contract, it states Bobby Lashley
versus Brock Lesnar at Elimination Chamber.
Bobby Lashley, get your ass down here and sign this contract.
[Kevin] The All Mighty doesn't need a second invitation.
Let's take a little walk down memory lane.
Match number one, I pinned you.
[Pat] Bobby Lashley defeats Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship.
[Bobby] Now match number two…
[Cole] The Hurt Lock has been applied.
[Wade] The light in the eyes of Lesnar disappearing.
[Cole] Lashley's shoulders are down!
Lesnar wins and survives!
[Bobby] …you won, but if my memory serves me correct,
I laid your ass unconscious as I walked out this ring.
So I'm gonna take this contract, and then I'll get back with you, Brock.
Are you surprised that Bobby, who, has one up on you?
[crowd exclaiming]
-[Corey] Uh-oh! Uh-oh! Look out! -[Kevin] He's angered The Beast!
[Corey] F-5 to The All Mighty!
♪ Or maybe I'm just sick inside… ♪
Bobby, get your ass out here and sign this contract.
[Corey] This is a wise decision to hire additional security.
But the mind games continue.
♪ Maybe I'm just paranoid ♪
♪ Or maybe I'm just livin' a lie… ♪
This is not the Brock Lesnar show.
I'm in the driver's seat right now.
We're gonna do things on my terms.
Bobby, if you don't come up here and sign this contract,
I'm gonna come down there and beat your ass,
and I'll sign it for you.
[Corey] Here we go!
♪ There's a psycho in my head… ♪
Lesnar is laying waste!
Holy crap!
[Kevin] Lashley Spear.
[Corey] It is official.
The contract has been signed.
This could be the single biggest brawl in the history of the Great White North.
Bobby Lashley, Brock Lesnar, for the third time.
♪ There's a psycho in my ♪
♪ There's a psycho in my head ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Bobby's theme music plays]
[bell dings]
[Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Denver, Colorado, weighing in at 273 pounds,
The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley!
[Cole] Corey, explain this to me, why the disdain between these two men?
[Corey] The bottom line is,
this is two alpha males fighting over territory.
Plain and simple.
These are two of the baddest men walking God's green earth.
Two of the most decorated combat athletes in history.
But this town ain't big enough for both of them.
Bobby Lashley still blames Brock Lesnar
for Lashley losing his coveted United States Championship
several months back.
Lashley has lost sleep over that.
Tonight is an opportunity to right that wrong
if you're The All Mighty.
If you're The Beast Incarnate, quite simply, business as usual.
[Brock's theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Rome] And his opponent, from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 286 pounds,
Brock Lesnar!
[Corey] Notice the dramatically different expression
on the face of The Beast Incarnate tonight.
That's the first smile Lesnar has cracked since his music has hit
because Brock is here to do what Brock does best.
Hurt people.
[Cole] Remember, Bobby Lashley cost Brock Lesnar
the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble two years ago.
Lesnar knocked off Lashley at Crown Jewel late last year.
This is the proverbial rubber match.
One of these men will be the alpha male after tonight.
[Corey] That's what it's all about when you're talking Lashley and Lesnar.
It's about having that definitive, decisive W over the other competitor.
Period.
[Cole] This will be as physical as they come.
Lesnar realizing that smile crosses his face.
-[bell dings] -Lashley ready to go.
Here we go, and quickly,
Lesnar picks Lashley up and drives him into the corner.
That's the quickness, the speed, the power of Brock Lesnar.
-Belly-to-belly! -The power, my goodness.
And The All Mighty is not used to being manhandled by another human ever.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar could not wait to get this match started.
Full speed ahead against Lashley.
[Corey] Brock doesn't get paid by the hour,
neither does Lashley.
I think some of these fans here in the Bell Centre
might get to take some teeth home
along with those commemorative chairs in the front few rows.
[Cole] The ten-time World Champion, Brock Lesnar,
sending Lashley out to the floor.
Now Brock with a blow right to the back of the neck of Lashley.
Get your ass in the ring.
Lashley sent back into the ring.
And Bobby trying to get a--
-[Corey] Oh! -spear!
A spear to Lesnar!
Cover! For the win by Lashley!
And a kick-out by Brock!
And there's the explosiveness of Bobby Lashley.
[Corey] There aren't too many departments in the physicality world
that Lesnar doesn't have the advantage in.
But we're talking about The All Mighty here.
[Cole] Another spear by Lashley!
[Corey] A second spear,
and Lashley wants to make Lesnar say, "I quit."
[Cole] Lesnar is hurt.
Bobby Lashley stalking The Beast,
looking for the Hurt Lock to try to put Brock away.
[Corey] Can Bobby Lashley lock his hands
behind the massive neck and traps of The Beast Incarnate?
[Cole] Brock trying to block.
Trying to make sure Lashley cannot clasp his hands.
And quickly, just like that, picks Lashley up and delivers an F-5!
[crowd cheering]
-[Corey] Can Lesnar cover? -Cover by Brock for the win!
Oh, and getting the shoulder up is Bobby Lashley.
This is the second spear, Corey.
[Corey] Amazingly, Lesnar was able to counter the Hurt Lock attempt
with a thunderous ring-shaking F-5.
And The All Mighty escaped before the count of three.
[Cole] Brock back to his feet first.
Still favoring the ribs after two spears by Bobby Lashley.
Brock lifting Lashley up again, looking for yet another F-5.
Second one delivered to The All Mighty.
[Corey] Will that do the trick? Will that finish the job?
[Cole] Lesnar quickly into the cover, hooks the leg yet again on Bobby.
And Bobby, this time, kicks at two.
Another near fall for The Beast.
[Corey] I love Brock Lesnar's style matches,
where you just start the battle with the heavy artillery.
Everybody knows how this match ends.
It's either an F-5 or a spear,
maybe a Hurt Lock, but there aren't a lot of options.
These are two smash-mouth athletes.
It's not about style points.
[Cole] And Brock is feeding off this sold-out crowd of over 17,000
here tonight in Montreal.
Lesnar going for a third F-5 now on Bobby Lashley.
Bobby able to counter.
Spear! For a third time!
Get up!
[crowd booing]
[Corey] You can see the intensity
pulsing through the veins of The All Mighty,
who is stalking The Beast.
[Cole] Neither of these men are here to play games.
Bobby Lashley all business.
Lashley, again looking for the Hurt Lock.
-Can he get the hands… -[Corey] It's locked in.
[Cole] He does, in the middle of the ring.
Brock Lesnar's caught in the Hurt Lock, the submission move by Bobby Lashley.
Brock trying to hang on. Lashley's got it locked in tight.
[Corey] Lashley wants to make absolutely sure
the next time Brock asks, "Bobby, who?"
That Brock Lesnar sees Lashley's name in Brock's sleep.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar is trying to break the definitive full nelson
known as the Hurt Lock.
Bobby still got it locked in.
Brock could be fading.
Was that his last gasp effort by The Beast?
No!
-Brock went low… -[bell dings]
…and the official has no choice.
[crowd booing]
[Rome] Here's your winner as a result of a disqualification,
The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley!
[Bobby's theme music plays]
[Cole] Brock Lesnar could not break the Hurt Lock.
So what did he do?
He went down low, delivered the low blow, and the disqualification was called.
-[Corey] Listen, Cole, this is not-- -Oh, wait a minute!
[Corey] Don't do this, Brock!
[Cole] Referee Chad Patton…
[crowd cheering]
suffers the wrath of The Beast!
[Corey] And when Lesnar's in this mood, nobody's safe.
It certainly wasn't the result the WWE Universe wanted!
[Cole] Another F-5 to Lashley!
[Corey] It's definitely not the result Brock Lesnar wanted,
and I dare say it's not the result Bobby Lashley wanted.
But my question to you is, Cole,
when is the last time we saw Brock Lesnar so desperate
he had to resort to tactics like a low blow?
Brock knew he was in trouble.
[Cole] Brock was this close to fading,
to passing out to the Hurt Lock of Lashley.
And he went low, and now Bobby Lashley…
[Corey] Oh, no. Cole, get the hell out of here.
[Cole] He suffered a number of F-5s at the hand of The Beast,
and then, of course, the low blow.
And now Brock Lesnar's over here cleaning up the announce table.
And that'll only mean one thing.
[crowd cheering]
F-5 through the table!
[crowd chanting] Holy shit! Holy shit!
I don't believe…
Wait a minute, Brock now with the official, Chad Patton.
[Corey] Brock…
Brock, please.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Brock with Chad Patton!
-F-5 through the table. -Oh, my God!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] There is not a human being on the face of this planet
that is as scary as Brock Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar laying waste to Lashley,
to the official, to ringside.
[Brock's theme music plays]
The carnage that is Lesnar.
Brock knew he wasn't getting out of the Hurt Lock,
so Brock went low.
The official called for the disqualification
that Chad Patton would pay, Corey.
[Corey] This is the reason
that Chad Patton is suffering here at ringside.
Feet in front of us.
Chad Patton is a WWE official, not a competitor.
But Lesnar came absolutely unglued.
We see another epic F-5 suffered by The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley.
[Cole] He wasn't done there, though.
This was an F-5 through our announce table.
As vicious as I've ever seen.
And Brock had the thirst, he had the smell of blood.
And he would go after the official again.
I see you.
And The Beast said he wanted to beat the hell out of Bobby Lashley.
He did just that.
Ladies and gentlemen, once again, this year,
six weeks from tonight, WrestleMania goes Hollywood.
And as in the past,
our WWE Superstars are as big as the biggest stars in Hollywood.
[Seth's theme song plays]
[dings]
[vocalizing]
[laughs]
[gasps]
[deep voice] What was that?
Ooh, it's you.
Kind of scared me.
Up there, what was it?
Interpretive dance.
-Helps me collect my thoughts. -And?
I can't stop thinking about WrestleMania.
No one can.
The whole city's on the edge of its seat.
I didn't know you were such a close talker.
What's with the face paint?
-It's exfoliating. What's with the voice? -[grunts]
Gotta run.
Late for the man cave.
I didn't know we had a man cave.
You wouldn't.
Because I'm The Man.
-She is The Man. -[normal voice] I'm The Man!
[laughs]
[Seth's theme song plays]
[Cody] Six full years. That's a heck of a journey.
[crowd cheering]
I didn't think I was coming back.
[Corey] The prodigal son has returned!
[Cody] And I feel like, coming out at WrestleMania,
everybody understood the path.
[Dusty] Get a dream, hold on to it, and shoot for the sky.
[Cody] I get another shot at living the first dream I ever had.
Yes, I cannot physically put that title into my father's hands.
I cannot bestow it upon The American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.
♪ This is now or never ♪
♪ Ain't no time forever ♪
♪ We are legendary ♪
But I certainly can put it around the waist of The American Nightmare.
[Kevin] Cody Rhodes suffered a pectoral tear.
Then he tore the pectoral muscle right off the bone.
[Cody] I've looked up at the lights enough,
whether that be in the ring
or laying on a table getting ready to get surgery.
To think you are as close as you've ever been to the moment.
All the sacrifices, all the doubt, all the struggle, all the heartache,
all that I have,
for it to get broken, um, it was a legit knife to the heart.
Being in the ring is like oxygen.
And I really need to breathe again.
[buzzer buzzes]
[Cole] Here comes number 30.
The American Nightmare is here!
It's down to two!
The American Nightmare one step closer to the American Dream!
[bell dings]
[Cody] I have made it crystal clear what I want.
Those Undisputed WWE Universal Titles.
[Cole] Finish the story!
[Cody] Undesirable has already become undeniable,
where undeniable remains uncrowned.
And at WrestleMania, it ends.
And I'm going to do it for me.
I'm going to do it for my family.
And I am going to do it for you.
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
[Cole] Elimination Chamber is live tonight in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
sold-out in the Bell Centre, the home of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens.
Seventeen thousand, two hundred seventy-one WWE fans on hand,
including two Montreal natives.
Check this out.
On your right, there's Georges St-Pierre, one of the greatest MMA stars of all time.
On the left, the unbiased, world-renowned combat sport journalist,
Ariel Helwani, who asks all the hard questions,
whether you want to answer them or not.
[Corey] He's in, Cole. Only if GSP is on this side of the barricade.
But in the meantime, we want to say thanks to Skillet for "Psycho in My Head,"
the official theme song of the Elimination Chamber.
It's off the album Dominion: Day of Destiny,
the deluxe edition,
which is available right now on Apple Music and Spotify.
[Cole] And up next, it was just after WrestleMania last year
when Edge would form Judgment Day.
But since then, he's been excommunicated from the group.
His wife, Beth Phoenix, has been drawn into the fray.
And tonight, the Grit Couple looks to end the Judgment Day threat once and for all.
[Corey] An absolutely deafening response from the WWE Universe
for the arrival of the Grit Couple.
There's one reason why we're here. It's the Judgment Day.
For the last year, we have battled back and forth…
all leading up to Extreme Rules.
The minute I saw Rhea Ripley
bash Beth in the back of the head with those brass knuckles
I knew exactly what was going to happen, and I was helpless to stop it.
I quit. I quit.
I quit.
Beth! Beth!
You taught us too well.
[crowd booing]
[buzzer buzzes]
♪ You think you know me ♪
[Edge] You just made a bad problem even worse.
[crowd cheering]
Because I am a cruel, vindictive, sick bastard
who will sink to any level to get my pound of flesh!
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Mami's home!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Uh-oh, Glamazon is here!
Spear!
I'm gonna cut right to the chase.
If you've got the stones,
Ripley, Bálor…
[Judgment Day's theme song plays]
Am I the only person around here that's noticing a pattern
that Edge makes his triumphant return to the ring
only for the Judgment Day
to beat him down again and again and again?
Beth, what I did to you
was just a glimpse of what I'm capable of.
Finn, Rhea, I am going to end Judgment Day.
[Kevin] Message sent.
It will all come to a head at the Elimination Chamber.
[Judgment Day's theme song plays]
[bell dings]
[Rome] The following contest is a mixed tag-team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by Dominik Mysterio,
representing the Judgment Day,
Finn Bálor and Rhea Ripley!
[Cole] You know, Corey,
the Judgment Day has become Frankenstein's monster to Dr. Edge,
created, of course, by Edge just after WrestleMania.
Edge was kicked out of the group,
but now this monster has taken on a life of its own.
[Corey] Did you take a look at my notes? I have an exact same analogy in my phone.
I was gonna bring it to light.
You're absolutely right. A perfect example.
And I feel as though the involvement of Beth Phoenix
with Edge over the past year or so
has really shown to be Edge's Achilles' heel.
And the Judgment Day have not slowed down
in their pursuit of knocking off Edge from his pedestal.
♪ You think That heaven's gates are waiting… ♪
[Cole] And WWE Elimination Chamber is powered by C4 Energy,
the Main Event energy drink
that supercharges your performance to the ultimate level.
Go for that undisputed heavyweight energy with C4.
[Corey] And listen, the Judgment Day have run roughshod
over Monday Night RAW for months now.
Week after week, they seem to grow more and more dangerous.
You add the street smarts and the inside knowledge
-that Dominik Mysterio brings to the-- -[Cole] Just stop.
-[Corey] What? -[Cole] Stop.
Dominik's the man who said earlier today
that it's time to send Edge and Beth to the old folks home.
Absolutely no respect.
[Corey] Respect is earned on the inside, Cole.
[crowd booing]
Look at the way Mami looks at her man.
♪ You think you know me ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ On this day, I see clearly ♪
♪ Everything has come to life ♪
♪ A bitter place and a broken dream ♪
♪ And we'll leave it all behind ♪
♪ On this day, it's so real to me ♪
♪ Everything has come to life ♪
♪ Another chance to chase a dream ♪
♪ Another chance to feel ♪
♪ Chance to feel alive… ♪
[Rome] And their opponents,
WWE Hall of Famers,
Beth Phoenix
and The Rated-R Superstar,
Edge!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Corey, do you realize it has been almost 17 years
since Edge has wrestled here in Montreal, Quebec, Canada?
He was brought up in Orangeville, Ontario.
He always dreamed of headlining events in Montreal,
and here he is again tonight.
[Corey] It's been 17 years,
but I assure you, The Rated-R Superstar has not lost a step.
This is deeply personal.
Edge is intent on not just defeating the Judgment Day,
but destroying the Judgment Day tonight in Montreal.
[Cole] Edge was forced to watch, was forced to say, "I quit,"
as Judgment Day held Beth Phoenix hostage at Extreme Rules,
but they still delivered the concerto.
[crowd singing]
[Corey] Montreal serenading Edge with his entrance song.
And take a look at the face, the makeup of Beth Phoenix.
Paying a little homage to Bull Nakano,
one of the baddest women to ever step in the ring.
Edge is gonna have--
I'm sorry, Beth is gonna have to unleash her inner bull tonight
if she wants to survive Rhea Ripley.
[Cole] Former Women's Champion, just like Beth Phoenix here in WWE.
[crowd chanting]
Mixed tag-team matchup.
Finn Bálor will start things off with Edge.
-[bell dings] -[Corey] Very curious to see
what sort of strategy Bálor employs in the early stages of this match.
As I was mentioning earlier,
Beth has shown to be something of an Achilles' heel
for The Rated-R Superstar.
There was a point in time where Edge was so ruthless,
he had backup plans for his backup plans.
He had plans in case those went awry.
[Cole] Yeah, but I think people have forgotten
what Beth Phoenix is all about, Corey.
She's The Glamazon, she's a Hall of Famer, she's a former Women's Champion.
And now, she is in the ring with Edge.
The Grit Couple taking it out on the Judgment Day.
[crowd cheering]
Tag made, here comes Beth.
And now a double team by Beth and Edge.
-[Corey] Whoa, whoa, whoa! -[Cole] And Edge!
-Does that look familiar? -[Corey] Is that a wife-assisted splash?
[Cole] That means Rhea Ripley must come into the ring for the first time ever.
[Corey] Oh, here we go.
[Cole] Rhea Ripley and Beth are going to meet one-on-one in a match.
Rhea, of course, already has her dates set at WrestleMania.
-Want to eat me for lunch, Beth? -Yes!
I've been waiting for this.
You've been waiting?
Bitch, I've been waiting.
[Corey] Two physical specimens ready to throw down.
[Cole] And a lock-up for Rhea and Beth Phoenix.
Rhea, of course, with Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship
in six weeks at WrestleMania.
[Corey] A nice collar and elbow tie-up.
A legitimate struggle between two powerhouses.
-[Cole] And Rhea… -[Corey] Oh!
[Cole] …runs into a clothesline by Beth, which does not take her down.
Do you get boys like me, Beth, huh?
You're pathetic.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Cole] Oh!
-A clothesline doesn't move Beth. -And no effect.
I'm pathetic?
Yeah.
Eat this, bitch!
[Cole] True disdain between these two women.
[crowd whooping]
[Corey] The Glamazon and The Eradicator battering one another with clotheslines.
[Cole] And Beth…
Rhea Ripley catches her with a forearm, and now Dominik up on the apron.
[Corey] He's checking on Mami, making sure Rhea's in the right-head space.
Offering a little professional advice, maybe a little personal motivation.
[Cole] Maybe telling Rhea what he told the world last week.
That Beth and Edge are just like his deadbeat dad, Rey Mysterio.
They were once good, but the game's passed them by.
[Dom] Come on, Rhea.
[Corey] I think a lot of people would argue that Beth Phoenix walked
so that Rhea Ripley can run in this game.
The problem is, Beth Phoenix not ready to step out of the way just yet.
[crowd chanting] Fuck you, Dominik!
And listen to these people here in Montreal.
Absolutely no respect for what Dominik had to endure.
[Cole] Why should anybody show him any respect?
[Cole] Because the prisons here in Canada are like Club Med, Cole.
[Cole] Look at this test of strength in the middle of the ring
between Rhea and Beth Phoenix.
The Glamazon and The Eradicator.
And a kick right to the midsection by Rhea Ripley.
Rhea wants the Riptide.
Beth suffered this Monday night.
[Cole] Beth able
to switch, go behind now.
And an elbow by Rhea catches Beth.
Misses wildly with a clothesline again. And Beth takes down Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] Big time clothesline.
Rhea looking for a little respite here on the outside.
[Cole] And Beth, uh…
And Dominik right now running, retreating.
-And Beth Phoenix with a chop to Rhea. -[crowd] Woo!
-And another one. -Woooo!
And into the steps.
Beth Phoenix has come to play tonight.
Dominik loves to run away from the action, doesn't he?
[Corey] When you've been through traumatic issues like Dominik has--
[Cole] Come on, he spent an hour in county jail.
[Corey] When you spend time, significant periods of your life,
locked away from society…
[Cole] Look, Dominik getting involved, Finn with the official.
And Dominik now trying to distract Beth Phoenix.
-And once again… -[Corey] Oh, God!
[Cole] Beth loses her balance.
And that put Dominik getting involved again.
And Edge is gonna make him pay.
And of course, Dominik, Dominik running out of the arena.
[Corey] Dominik has a curfew. We're in Canada. It's understandable.
He's not allowed to be out here any longer.
[Cole] And now, Rhea Ripley laughing at everyone
as she's taking control of this match and taking control of Beth Phoenix.
[Corey] Oh, no, The Glamazon now trapped upside down in the tree of woe.
And as Edge was giving chase to young Dominik,
Finn Bálor suffered the wrath of The Rated-R Superstar,
which allowed Dominik to escape.
[crowd] ♪ Hey, hey, goodbye ♪
[Cole] Over 17,000 here tonight, very vocal at Bell Centre in Montreal.
[crowd cheering]
As Rhea Ripley is taking control of Beth Phoenix.
-[Corey] Oh, he's back! -[Cole] Great.
Great.
Can't we ground him or something?
[Corey] Cole, you talk very, very bravely for a man who's not behind glass
while being confronted by Dominik.
[Cole] They had a great Valentine's Day date, did you see that?
-[Corey] They sure did. -[Cole] He couldn't even pay for his tab.
Rhea had to pick up the tab for Dominik.
[Corey] Cole, you should get you a sugar mama.
It's a great way to live. Trust me.
[crowd chanting] Fuck you, Dominik.
[Cole] Dominik is hearing it.
Now Beth knocks Finn off the apron.
[Corey] I knew it--
[Cole] Whoa, wait a minute.
Beth desperately trying to make a tag to Edge.
Inches away, but…
Oh!
Beth Phoenix with a DDT!
[Corey] Mami got spiked right on the crown of her dome.
[Cole] Well, I think Finn just went under the ring.
-So, Beth trying to make a tag-- -Oh, brilliant!
[Cole] And Finn not gonna allow the tag to happen.
And now taking out Edge outside the ring!
[Corey] Beth Phoenix now all on her own.
[Cole] Rhea Ripley gonna have her way with The Glamazon.
Take another look.
Watch Finn. Comes out from underneath the ring.
And just in the nick of time, pulls Edge off the apron,
not allowing the tag to be made.
And he wasn't done there, Corey.
[Corey] The exclamation point driving Edge down on the outside.
And now, Rhea ready to bring it all home!
Riptide.
[Cole] Nope! Beth Phoenix, again, countered Riptide.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Cole] Driven into the top turnbuckle,
as we look over the shoulder of Dominik
cheering his Mami on.
Rhea now, second rope,
winner of the Royal Rumble Match this year.
Entering number one and lasting over an hour.
[Corey] Rhea now, looking to dispose of The Glamazon
once and for all in spectacular fashion.
But Beth fighting her heart out.
[Cole] And again, no Edge on the apron for Beth to tag.
So Beth remains in the match…
[crowd] Woo!
…fighting back against Rhea Ripley.
-[crowd] Woo! -[Corey] Brutal chops by Beth Phoenix.
Come on, Rhea.
-[Cole] Right in front of Dominik. -[Dom] There you go.
-[Cole] Beth trying to punish Ripley. -Don't you dare!
Don't you do it!
I think she's going to, Dom!
[Corey] Oh, no!
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Superplex! -[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] My God!
-Spine shattering impact for Rhea Ripley. -Mami, get up!
[Cole] Watch this!
Feel this impact from the top rope!
-My goodness! -Full extension.
Oh!
Ripley's body has got to be wracked with pain right now.
Rhea desperately needs to make a tag to the much fresher Finn Bálor.
[Cole] Yeah, Finn pacing,
realizes an important part of this matchup.
Take another look at that wicked superplex delivered by Beth.
And now, Bálor dragging Beth back to the center of the ring
so she couldn't make the tag.
Rhea into Finn, tag made, here comes Edge.
[Corey] Edge is legal,
and The Rated-R Superstar is unleashing on Bálor.
[Cole] The 11-time World Champion is fired up.
There goes Finn, face-first!
And Finn Bálor, nice double leg takedown, went for the stomp.
Edge rolled through.
And he's gonna turn Finn over!
Trying to get Finn to tap out.
Edge trying to get Finn to tap out.
[Corey] Oh, Rhea!
Rhea came in to make the safe for her team.
[Cole] Edge with the Edgecator locked in.
Beth Phoenix is gonna go for the Edgecator as well.
Husband and wife with the Edgecator locked in on Bálor and Rhea.
Rhea not allowing Finn to tap out.
Is Finn gonna tap? Rhea not gonna let it happen.
[crowd booing]
Dominik now running interference with the official.
[Corey] Dom standing by his lady!
[Cole] Headbutt!
[Corey] Wait, wait, wait.
[Cole] Oh, my goodness, I think Dom just--
-[Corey] I think that's brass knuckles! -Dominik tossed brass knuckles to Rhea!
And now, Rhea puts Finn into the cover!
Not quite.
Beth just saving the matchup.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Just barely in the nick of time.
And it seems as though Dominik's best laid plans
might've come up a little short.
[Cole] And now Beth…
[Corey] Kicks Rhea off the apron.
[Cole] And a brawl now outside the ring between Beth and Rhea.
[Corey] Rhea able to create a little bit of separation.
Meanwhile, in the ring, The Prince, Finn Bálor, teeing off on Edge.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] And Bálor has Edge right where he wants him.
Bálor heading up to the top rope.
Oh, and Dominik was flung into the rope by Beth!
Saving Edge, perhaps, from a Coup de Grâce!
[Corey] Did Beth just throw Dominik?
[Cole] I believe so.
[Corey] My Lord.
[Cole] Finn was going for the Coup de Grâce
and Beth Phoenix did not allow it to happen.
[Corey] Coup de Grâce. They speak French here in Montreal.
[Cole] Now, what are Edge and Finn gonna do?
[Corey] And Ripley now!
-[Cole] And The Glamazon in it as well! -[Corey] Oh, no.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Are you kidding me?!
[Corey] Double powerbombs!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And now, Beth firing up!
[Corey] It's a whole new kind of spousal support.
[Cole] Everybody down!
[Corey] And here's what went down a few moments ago.
As Dominik was tied up with the official,
Dominik unintentionally lost his hold of his protective--
[Cole] Uh, he threw the brass knuckles to Rhea.
Bam! Who used the knuckles to her advantage.
[Corey] It's a high-pressure situation. I'm sure Dom's palms are sweaty.
I mean, Rhea makes him feel some kind of way.
Valentine's Day was already ruined.
What a man.
What a partner.
[Cole] Rhea Ripley now looking to do more damage on Beth Phoenix.
Dominik rearranging the furniture.
Oh, no, no, no.
This is what they did to Beth Phoenix back at Extreme Rules.
And Rhea Ripley is hellbent on doing it again.
Bálor is forcing Edge to watch his wife, Beth,
suffer another concerto!
-[Corey] No, no, no. -[Cole] And Beth able to escape!
-[Corey] Oh! -[Cole]Face-first goes Rhea off the steps.
[Corey] Phoenix avoided disaster.
And now looking to muscle Ripley up.
[Cole] Glam Slam on the floor!
Edgecution!
-[Corey] No! -[Cole] Dominik's taken out!
Good for Edge with a suicide dive!
[screams]
[crowd cheering]
Went for the spear!
And a sling blade by Bálor.
[Corey] Bálor had it scouted.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] And now, Finn Bálor, perhaps, looking to put Edge away.
Spear!
[crowd cheering]
Beth into the ring!
Shatter Machine!
Cover by Edge!
[crowd] One, two, three!
Edge and Beth with the win!
[bell dings]
♪ On this day… ♪
[Rome] Here are your winners, Beth Phoenix
and The Rated-R Superstar,
Edge!
♪ And we'll leave it all all behind ♪
♪ On this day… ♪
[Corey] What a fight.
It's what we expected.
It's what we got.
But tonight, Edge and Beth Phoenix, the Grit Couple,
is the last couple standing.
[Cole] How good did that have to feel for Edge and his wife, Beth Phoenix,
after everything that the Judgment Day has put them through
over the past six months?
[Corey] Here we see Rhea and Beth delivering stereo powerbombs.
And here was the exclamation point from The Glamazon.
A Glam Slam on the outside to Ripley.
An epic spear from The Rated-R Superstar.
And reaching deep into the bag of tricks,
a Shatter Machine, expertly executed by Edge and Beth Phoenix.
The Grit Couple own the night in Montreal.
♪ On this day, I see clearly… ♪
I hate you. I hate you, Edge.
♪ A bitter place and a broken dream ♪
♪ And we'll leave it all ♪
♪ Leave it all behind ♪
♪ I'll never long For what might have been ♪
♪ Regret won't waste my life again ♪
♪ I won't look back ♪
♪ I'll fight to remain ♪
[crowd cheering]
[woman] Quiet on the set.
Can we please have quiet on the set?
[Miz] I'm The Miz, and I'm
awesome!
[Cole] Miz, of course, the A-Lister, the Hollywood star around these parts.
[Corey] Rolling the red carpet out for the A-Lister!
-[Jimmy] Please welcome The Miz. -[Conan] The Miz!
The biggest celebrity is standing in front of you right now.
I have done everything.
I'm the star of The Marine movie franchise.
I'm the star of the sensational TV hit, Miz & Mrs.
I'm the man who headlined WrestleMania.
I am the only two-time Grand Slam Champion in this company.
I look the part, I act the part, I walk the part, I talk the part,
because I am the part!
I came into WWE as an outsider.
-[woman] The Real World… -[man] Back to New York.
[Miz] People just saw me a certain way, and that was a reality star.
[Snow] You're gonna prove that it's not just to be on TV.
Yes, sir.
-We're gonna see you. -Yes, sir.
No matter what I did, I was rubbing people the wrong way.
[JBL] How about we book Paris Hilton, okay?
Since we booked The freaking Miz.
[Miz] Whether fans believe it, whether the locker room believes it,
I believe it.
And I will make everyone believe it.
♪ Everybody knows my name… ♪
[Cole] Miz is the United States Champion! Tag Team Champion!
Intercontinental Champion!
Mr. Money in the Bank!
[Miz] I'd rather you all hate me for everything I am…
[Cole] Miz is cashing in on a vulnerable Orton.
Miz is champion!
[Miz] …than love me for something I'm not!
♪ I'm your champion ♪
♪ I'm your chosen one ♪
♪ I'll march through the sun, I don't care as long as you stay by me ♪
When you don't get respect that you have earned,
you take it!
This is my show!
My show!
And I'm gonna keep taking it!
[Corey] There's only room for one in this spotlight,
and it belongs to the A-Lister.
[Miz] Do you have any idea how important I am?
I am, was, and always will be the greatest man in WWE.
Because I am a star.
And the whole world will look at me and simply say…
Awesome!
[Corey] Well, immediately following the Elimination Chamber event,
stay tuned to WWE's social media platform
for the official Elimination Chamber press conference.
You can relive the elation of victory, you can hear the heartbreak of defeat,
with some of the biggest stars of the night here at Elimination Chamber,
immediately following the event.
[Cole] And also catch it right here on Peacock.
Ladies and gentlemen, for 902 days, Roman Reigns has ruled WWE.
The greatest title run of this modern era.
Tribal Chief, Montreal is now your city.
It can't be looked at as zany.
There's nothing zany about Montreal.
Montreal tonight becomes the centerpiece of your Island of Relevancy.
[crowd booing]
I agree with you.
Thank you, my Tribal Chief.
[Cole] Well, still to come tonight in Montreal,
Roman Reigns defends against the native son, Sami Zayn,
who will have 17,000 in his corner.
Roman versus Sami.
The Undisputed Championship Main Event at WrestleMania at stake as well.
Live tonight.
[ominous music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[bell dings]
[Rome] The following is the Elimination Chamber Match
for the United States Championship.
[crowd cheering]
In this match, two Superstars will begin inside the ring
with four other Superstars in their respective pods.
At regularly scheduled intervals, a pod door will open at random,
allowing another Superstar to join the match.
If at any time a Superstar is pinned or submits,
he is eliminated and must exit the Chamber.
This will continue until one Superstar is left standing
as the United States Champion!
♪ A-Town ♪
♪ Down ♪
♪ Let's go A-Town Down, screamin' out loud ♪
♪ A-Town Down, the future's right now ♪
♪ A-Town Down, tearin' the place down… ♪
Introducing first, from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing in at 220 pounds,
he is the United States Champion,
Austin Theory!
[Corey] Cole, as the great Jimi Hendrix so eloquently asked,
"Are you experienced?"
That was an actual question, Cole. Are you experienced?
Don't answer that!
Because we are about to live the experience
of Austin Theory live!
[Cole] Yeah, the so-called forever champion.
This is the first time in the history of Elimination Chamber
that the United States Championship has been defended inside.
The good news for Theory is he will not have to start this match.
He will be locked in a pod.
[Corey] The better news for Theory, no Brock Lesnar.
Because the last time Austin Theory was inside the Elimination Chamber,
he was launched off the top of a pod by The Beast Incarnate himself.
Very different scenario tonight for the now,
for the United States Champion, Austin Theory.
♪ When I walk in your room Roll out the red carpet… ♪
[Cole] He still has nightmares.
[Corey] Could you blame him?
But this is a very different Austin Theory, Cole,
than we saw even back then.
Theory has matured.
Theory has grown into his role as United States Champion,
which is why Austin Theory was eager to accept this challenge.
[Cole] He's more confident than he's ever been.
And I'm not talking about the cockiness.
I'm talking about how confident he is in the ring.
My time.
[The Street Profits' theme song plays]
♪ I bring the swag like nobody can… ♪
[Rome] Next, representing The Street Profits,
weighing in at 232 pounds,
Montez Ford!
[Cole] You know, Corey, this is one of those moments
that Montez Ford has been waiting for.
A breakout opportunity, perhaps, as a single star here at WWE.
[Corey] Listen, Cole, let's be perfectly honest,
you and I talk offline all the time about the potential in Montez Ford.
And that someday, likely sooner than later,
Montez Ford was going to reach the pinnacle of this business.
His journey could begin tonight.
But what I love most about Montez is he hasn't forgotten where he came from.
Montez said if he wins tonight, if he becomes United States Champion,
he is going to offer the first opportunity to his tag team partner, Angelo Dawkins.
[Cole] And speaking of Dawkins, he sent out on Instagram,
"Go be great, fam."
That was some Dawkins a bit earlier on.
Now, Montez Ford also said that if he wins the United States Championship,
this U.S. Marine said he's going to call it
the Us Championship.
Because it's about us.
It's about the WWE family.
And he wants to represent them as the champion.
[Corey] I love it. I can think of no better option.
Montez Ford, a true Superstar through and through.
We expect big things.
And when I say we, I mean us.
All of us as the WWE Universe expect big things tonight from Mr. Ford.
[Cole] First time he's ever entered the Elimination Chamber.
The United States Champion, Austin Theory,
entering for the second time in his career.
[Bronson's theme song plays]
♪ I'm war ready ♪
♪ I'm battle tested… ♪
[Rome] From Black Forest, South Australia,
weighing in at 330 pounds,
Bronson Reed!
[Cole] A rock of a man.
Corey, could Bronson Reed be the dark horse in this match?
[Corey] Yes, absolutely yes.
Bronson Reed is an athlete unlike anything we've seen before in WWE.
He is a terrifying blend of size, speed, and power.
Let me tell you this,
the scariest part about Bronson is his demeanor, his attitude.
Reed is a nasty, gnarly, mean human being.
[Cole] Look how he got here.
He beat the veteran, the former multi-time champion, Dolph Ziggler,
to earn this event here tonight.
There's so many stories in this chamber match
between all these Superstars that we're gonna get into
because they all have rich histories together.
[Corey] We talked about the opportunity for Montez Ford
to elevate his star tonight,
the same has gotta be said for Bronson Reed.
[Damian's theme music plays]
[Rome] Representing the Judgment Day, weighing in at 249 pounds,
Damian Priest!
[Cole] Oh, hence the reason you didn't see Damian Priest
around ringside in the last match
because Priest enters the Chamber for the first time in his career tonight.
He actually beat Tez's partner, Angelo Dawkins, to earn this opportunity.
[Corey] I thought Damian Priest went north of the Wall
to actually take the crown from the Night King himself.
[Cole] Listen, he probably could.
[Corey] Damian Priest has proven himself over and over and over again,
particularly recently.
He has done most of the heavy lifting for the Judgment Day.
Priest knows what it feels like to be United States Champion.
And tonight is his chance to take it home.
You want my title? You ain't taking my title.
My time.
I'm the forever champ.
[Cole] What did Dominik say about Damian Priest,
that Priest is gonna run the Chamber like I ran my block?
[Corey] Yeah, it was C-Block.
Probably the worst block of all the blocks.
Very dangerous block, Cole.
Particularly in that penitentiary.
[Cole] Well, stare down between these two Goliaths,
Bronson Reed and Damian Priest.
Priest will be the fourth man to be locked in the pod tonight.
So we now know the two men who will start this matchup.
The two men who will have to go wire-to-wire
if they want to win the United States Championship.
[Gargano's theme song plays]
[Rome] Next, from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing in at 199 pounds,
Johnny Gargano!
[Cole] Gargano said it was poetic to be in his first Elimination Chamber Match
here tonight in Canada, which is where he began his WWE career.
[Corey] I thought you were talking about how poetic it could be
to watch Johnny Gargano
physically dismantled inside the Elimination Chamber
less than 24 hours after his kid's birthday.
That's poetry!
[Cole] Let's not get ahead of ourselves because listen to this.
When Gargano won the NXT North American Championship,
who did he beat?
He beat Damian Priest with the help of Austin Theory.
[crowd cheering]
Bronson Reed, who's locked in another pod,
when he won his NXT North American Championship,
who did he beat?
He beat Johnny Gargano.
Hence all the history between all the men in this matchup.
[Corey] That was then, this is now.
The now, as a matter of fact,
when you're talking about Austin Theory, the United States Champion.
Whatever happened in the past, sure, it all happened, it's all reality,
but it was all means to an end.
Austin Theory is in the midst of his forever reign.
Maybe he thanks Gargano, or maybe he punches Gargano in the teeth.
♪ Burn it down… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Rome] And making his way to the ring, from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Burn it down… ♪
[Cole] Seth Rollins comes into this match as the most experienced man.
This will be his third Elimination Chamber.
[Corey] That's what it all boils down to.
That could be the X factor in this entire matchup,
is the experience of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Because Rollins has experience, not only in the Chamber,
but of every level in WWE, up until WrestleMania.
Rollins is entering this chamber with supreme confidence.
It may be the biggest threat to Theory's title run.
♪ Burn it down… ♪
But on the other side of things, Cole,
it reminds me of a conversation I had with Bronson Reed
on my podcast, After the Bell,
which is that Bronson Reed is eager to mix it up
with a Superstar of the caliber of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Rollins is a guy we consider a star-maker in this business.
If you beat Rollins, people have no choice but to pay attention to you.
That's Bronson Reed's goal tonight.
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh… ♪
[Cole] So an interesting fact here, Corey.
For the first time in WWE,
Seth Rollins and Johnny Gargano will actually touch in a matchup,
and it happens inside Elimination Chamber.
[bell dings]
[Corey] That's actually pretty wild.
I used to do shows with these guys all the time in Cleveland.
-Many, many moons ago. -First time ever in WWE.
[Corey] Hard to believe.
[Cole] Historic night here at Elimination Chamber,
where we are sold-out at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
There are 17,271 WWE fans in attendance.
[Corey] Seventeen thousand, two hundred seventy of them
are singing Seth Rollins' music right now.
The other one is a Johnny Gargano fan.
[Cole] The final premium live event stop on the Road to WrestleMania.
One of these men are gonna go to WrestleMania
as the United States Champion.
It could be Rollins, could be Gargano. We are underway.
Pinfall or submission, you're eliminated.
You head back to the locker room.
Every few minutes, a pod will enter.
Last man standing is the United States Champ.
Cover!
And again, needless to say, there are no advantages at all
for the champion, Austin Theory, tonight.
[Corey] Listen, I sit out here and spew insults about Johnny Gargano
'cause I don't like the guy.
But I do respect Johnny Gargano.
Johnny has made a living, quite literally, by defying the odds.
Just tell Johnny Gargano, "You can't do something."
-His response? "Watch me." -[Cole] Well, look how he got here.
He beat Baron Corbin to get into the Chamber.
Seth Rollins defeated Chad Gable to get this opportunity here tonight.
[Corey] I've learned, through all my years,
that despite my personal opinion of him,
you can never bet against Johnny's wrestling.
[Cole] Well, Johnny Gargano said, "He's starving for this opportunity."
Takedown of Rollins. Rollins able to roll through.
Johnny misses with a kick. Seth went for the Stomp.
Johnny Gargano able to counter.
Shoulders down, near fall.
-One, two… -Seth will stack him up. Two-count.
One, two…
Great combinations here.
Rollins looking for the first elimination of the night.
[Corey] I don't know if I agree with this strategy.
Far be it from me to question anything Rollins does,
but they're expending a great deal of energy
in the opening moments of an Elimination Chamber Match.
We mentioned in the last match
how important it is to conserve your energy.
[Cole] Uh-oh! Uh-oh!
[Corey] Gargano caught by Rollins, looking, perhaps, for a pedigree.
Gargano able to send Rollins over the top rope.
Seth Rollins does not want to be a joker in this match here tonight.
But Gargano cutting Rollins nearly in half.
[Corey] Inside-out!
[groans]
[Cole] The first pod will open.
[crowd] …seven, six…
We'll now move into the triple threat part of this matchup.
Again, earlier tonight, it was Asuka who won the Elimination Chamber.
She'll face Bianca Belair for the RAW Women's Title at WrestleMania.
[buzzer buzzes]
[crowd booing]
And the United States Champion will enter next.
-[Corey] Oh! -This is unique.
Austin Theory goes after Gargano and Seth Rollins.
And talk about history between these three men.
Austin Theory got his start in WWE
really with Johnny Gargano as his mentor in the way.
How about The Messiah, Seth Rollins, with Theory involved?
This is my time! My time!
[Corey] Does that look like something
that a grateful individual would do to their mentor?
'Cause what Austin Theory was just doing to Johnny Gargano
was blatantly disrespectful and extremely painful.
Because you keep bringing up this ancient history.
Because once upon a time Johnny Gargano knew that Austin Theory would be a star.
Well, guess what?
Theory is a star,
and now Gargano's trying to catch his coattails.
[Cole] Well, I agree with you on that point. No doubt about it.
And now…
-[Corey] Oh! -[Cole] Into the pod goes Johnny Gargano.
Remember, Gargano isn't the only person in WWE at high levels
that thought Austin Theory was gonna be a star and a champion one day.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Well, thus far, it's proven to be more of a spoiler
than a prediction to steal a line from the great Paul Heyman.
Hard left hand right between the eyes of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
And listen, when you're talking Rollins,
this is a guy who commands a bit of reverence from the locker room.
Theory may be the only exception these days.
Austin Theory feels that he's survived Rollins so many times.
-[Cole laughs] You make me laugh. -Why?
[Cole] Because Seth Rollins has earned that reverence.
-[Corey] I agree. -He's a four-time World Champion.
He has accomplished just about everything in this business.
Austin Theory won a couple of United States Title.
He's got a tremendous amount of potential, but he's not at the Rollins level yet.
[Corey] I didn't say he was at the Rollins level.
I said Theory believes he's at the Rollins level,
which is why he's so confident tonight.
And now he's being ping-ponged back and forth.
[Cole] Rollins and Gargano
would like to take the United States Champion out of the mix
and guarantee there'll be a new title holder after tonight.
-[groans] -Oh, goodness.
[crowd cheering]
Seth is so crafty, isn't he?
♪ Oh, oh, oh… ♪
They're singing, right?
♪ Oh, oh, oh… ♪
I think Theory's been upset that the WWE fans are firmly with Rollins.
♪ Oh, oh, oh… ♪
They only care about him.
What about us?
What about what we had? Huh?
They don't care about us. They care about him.
Let's work together.
Like The Way! Remember that?
Come on. We'll gang up on him.
[Cole] Theory trying to rekindle the old alliance.
Oh, oh, oh, all the time. Huh?
Oh, all right. Come on.
Come on, you piece of shit. Come on.
Johnny Gargano said, "Nope!"
-[laughs] -And he just dropped Theory.
[Corey] What kind of example is Gargano setting for his kid?
For future generations.
[Cole] I don't think Johnny's kid's old enough to understand what's going on.
And Theory, now locking himself in the pod again.
What's wrong with you?
-You know everything I've been through? -[Corey] Oh, no, no. Theory, turn around.
Everyday! That's right.
That's right.
[Cole laughs] Seth Rollins driving Theory off the pod.
Theory thought he was clever, and it backfired.
And now, Gargano and Rollins locking themselves in the pod,
-and they're teeing off the champion. -A fist fight in a phone booth.
-[Cole] Who will enter the fray next? -[crowd] …six, five, four…
Turns into a fatal four-way now at this point.
[buzzer buzzes]
[Corey] And here comes the powerhouse of the Judgment Day.
Damian Priest has joined the chat.
[Cole] Priest with a big boot.
And Damian Priest would love to win that United States Champion back.
[Corey] Ooh!
Priest uncorks a right on the jaw of The Visionary.
[Cole] Oh, and into the corner, taking out Gargano,
and now going after Rollins as well.
No eliminations yet in this match.
[Corey] And Priest with a Broken Arrow to Gargano.
Johnny Wrestling in trouble.
[Cole] And now Priest runs into the boot by Rollins.
Setting him up, perhaps, for a pedigree.
Priest able to get out of it.
Oh, face-first goes Seth Rollins.
[Corey] A version of an inverted bulldog and an elevated flat liner drops Gargano.
[Cole] Is it enough to put Gargano away?
And a kick-out at two.
Montez Ford waiting to enter the fray.
Bronson Reed with a big smile on his face.
He's looking forward
to getting in this matchup and creating carnage.
And, oh, Rollins!
[Corey] Outrageous athleticism by Rollins.
Beat to the kick by Priest.
Oh! Face-first goes Seth. Is it enough to put him away?
First elimination of the matchup could be coming.
And Seth near fall for Priest.
[Corey] Priest has been a dominant force since being released from his pod.
-And Theory recognizes the hard work. -Go. Get em'.
[Cole] Theory's saying, "Do my job for me."
-[Corey] Oh! -[Cole] There you go.
Theory pays for it. Kick to the face, and down goes the champ again.
And now Damian Priest over the top and crushing theory.
[Corey] My God.
That little catwalk surrounding the ring is completely unforgiving.
The United States Champion was just crushed between it
and a very, very angry Damian Priest.
[Cole] And Priest again, trying to use the Chamber as a weapon.
Rollins trying to hang on.
The most experienced man in this matchup.
[Corey] Great power by Seth.
[Cole] Priest, though, from behind.
[Corey] Rings the bell of Rollins! -[Cole] Step up an enzuigiri.
Gargano with a kick!
Theory with a dropkick!
Priest.
[crowd cheering]
And Damian Priest dominating.
[Corey] There is carnage in the Chamber
and still two Superstars left to be released.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Cole] Indeed it is.
And Damian Priest, as he goes to the top rope,
Seth Rollins is gonna meet him there.
Oh, superplex!
Seth rolling through.
Falcon Arrow by Rollins.
-Cover to eliminate Priest. -[crowd] one, two…
Priest kicks out at two.
[Corey] Priest keeps his United States Title hopes alive.
[crowd] …seven, six, five, four…
It's about to get a little more crowded.
[Cole] Still no eliminations.
[buzzer buzzes]
-And here comes Bronson Reed. -[Corey] Oh, baby.
[Cole] The 330 pounder.
Who's gonna definitely change the complexion of this matchup.
[Corey] Bronson Reed with a double impact.
My goodness.
How do you solve somebody as powerful as Bronson Reed?
[Cole] I don't know if you can.
[Corey] Using Gargano as a weapon against Rollins.
[Cole] And now, splash in the corner.
[Corey] Bronson Reed told me on After the Bell,
while he was away from WWE, all he did was seethe.
He was angry.
The man has a chip on his shoulder the size of a mountain.
Bronson Reed is now channeling all that vitriol
on everybody else in the Chamber.
[Cole] Now with Rollins on his shoulders.
Johnny Gargano gonna be put on his shoulders as well.
Bronson Reed marching around the ring with Rollins and Gargano.
This tank of a man
with a fallaway slam.
[Corey] Gods be good.
[Cole] Montez Ford will be the final entry into the matchup.
-[Corey] Cover! -[Cole] Cover by Reed on Rollins.
And Rollins able to get the shoulder up.
No eliminations yet in this match.
[Corey] Look at this double-stacked Samoan drop by the colossal Bronson Reed,
who, at the top of your screen, is staring a hole in Montez Ford.
[Cole] And now, staring a hole at Damian Priest.
Headbutt by Reed drives Priest back to the Chamber.
[crowd exclaims]
[Corey] Priest just tattooed Reed with that right hand.
-And-- Oh! -[Cole] Bronson Reed
driving Priest into the Chamber.
[Corey] Reed has been a force of nature since being released from the pod.
[Cole] Oh, and bouncing off the pod is Priest.
Reed with that massive splash.
Priest just doubled over.
[Corey] I've never known Montez Ford to know anything about the word fear.
But he's gotta be feeling a little bit of trepidation, at least.
[Cole] The word I was gonna use.
-Ford still waiting to enter the Chamber. -[Corey] Oh, no, no, no.
[Cole] Oh, my goodness! The flying shoulder tackle to Theory!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Bronson Reed is a wrecking ball, plain and simple.
[Cole] Montez Ford will enter this matchup in less than ten seconds.
And all six men will be in the match for the United States Championship.
-Nobody's been eliminated yet. -[buzzer buzzes]
Bronson Reed is like, "Okay, I'm gonna be the welcoming committee."
Ford trying to fight his way out of it.
And here comes Montez Ford! And Montez with a step-up enzuigiri!
Theory from behind!
Ford lands on his feet.
[Corey] Whoa!
[Cole] The pace of this match is gonna pick up.
Kick by Ford, and another one.
[Corey] There's a little extra something something
behind every movement Montez makes tonight.
[Cole] Spinebuster!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] You can feel it, Cole. You can feel it in the Bell Centre.
We are watching something special develop.
[crowd cheering]
I get that it's WrestleMania season and we're doing impressions,
but now probably ain't the time.
[Cole] Oh, and Bronson Reed does not allow any of that to even get off the ground.
[Corey] You know what? Good. Good.
Bronson Reed's not here to pay homage to anybody.
[Cole] Oh, and Theory.
[Corey] Wow.
[Cole] Theory trying to power Reed up, and the United States Champion is able to!
[Corey] Okay, young man!
[Cole] But Reed able to slip behind the back.
And now-- Oh! And a powerslam to Theory.
Now, Gargano taking the fight to the big man.
[Corey] There's no quitting, Gargano.
Johnny can be cagey when he needs to be.
[Cole] Yeah, but he's not as powerful as Bronson Reed.
Rollins top rope!
-[Corey] Oh, Jesus! -Oh, my goodness!
[crowd cheering]
-[Corey] Oh, my God! -Cover by Ford!
-Trying to take advantage! -[crowd] One, two…
Oh, and Reed survives!
[Corey] My God above!
[Cole] I thought we were gonna have to carry Gargano out of here.
[Corey] I was really, truly worried.
-[Cole] Watch this. -We were witnessing a catastrophe.
But great leg strength by Johnny Gargano.
Muscling Bronson Reed over using Seth's momentum.
It was like a mechanism come to life before our very eyes.
-Man, this is fun! -[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Cole] Corey, we don't have an elimination yet in this match.
[Corey] It doesn't sound to me
like Montreal is very disappointed about that fact.
[Cole] The United States Championship is on the line.
Austin Theory defending against five other men
inside the unforgiving Elimination Chamber.
Sixteen feet high.
These men surrounded by 30,000 pounds of steel.
[Corey] Watch Ford!
[Cole] And Ford caught by Priest!
-[Corey] Ford lands on his feet. -[Cole] Oh, my goodness!
What impact!
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Damian Priest looking to make tonight memorable
for himself and the Judgment Day.
Hoisting up Montez Ford!
[Cole] And Montez hanging on to the Chamber.
Allowed him to shift the momentum.
And now, Ford climbing out of harm's way.
Up near the top of the Chamber.
[Corey] Montez Ford surveying the scene
with an eagle eye view.
[Cole] Where is Ford going?
[Corey] Montez, don't.
[Cole] Montez Ford is hanging from the roof of the Chamber!
What the hell is he doing? Get down from there!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Holy shit!
[Cole] We have seen some of the damnedest things inside this chamber,
I've never seen this!
[Corey] Montez Ford dropping himself like a bomb on the field!
Everybody's down!
[Cole] And we still have no eliminations for the United States Championship!
[Corey] This is nuts!
This is absolutely nuts!
[Cole] Ford still going with a superkick, but it didn't even stun Reed!
Double superkick. Bronson still on his feet!
Triple superkick. Reed has not gone down!
[Corey] But the big Aussie is still standing!
-[Cole] Gargano! -[Corey] Final Beat!
[Cole] And now Rollins.
Stomp!
Montez Ford! From the Heavens!
[crowd cheering]
It took four men to eliminate Bronson Reed!
[Rome] Bronson Reed has been eliminated!
[Corey] Four men, and even then just barely!
I promise you, Bronson Reed will be a force here in WWE for quite some time.
But just look at the athleticism,
the assault it took from four other athletes
just to pin the big man's shoulders for three!
[crowd] ♪ Hey, hey, goodbye ♪
[Cole] Montreal faithful serenading Bronson Reed.
And now Damian Priest.
[Corey] Gargano and Rollins working in unison again
toward a common enemy in Damian Priest at the moment.
But watch the United States Champion.
-Austin Theory from behind! -[Cole] Picking his spots.
Going after Rollins.
Now Priest sending Gargano into the corner.
Oh! And Gargano hits hard!
[crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh… ♪
Austin Theory nice takedown of Rollins.
[Corey] Uh-oh, uh-oh!
[Cole] Seth able to hang on and now will scale the Chamber.
[Corey] That leg agility of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Cole] And Austin Theory gonna climb up the Chamber as well.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Gargano's climbing.
[Corey] Austin Theory probably having flashbacks.
[Cole] He hit pretty hard as he fell off the side of the Chamber.
Damian Priest trying to climb up as well.
Rollins and Gargano perched on top of a pod.
Trending number one in the United States on Twitter tonight.
Everyone talking about Elimination Chamber.
[crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh… ♪
What could this be about?
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
[Cole laughs] Goodness!
So much for the respite.
Gargano, Rollins fighting on the pod.
[Corey] Incredibly hazardous position for both men to be in.
Gargano being dribbled off of the Chamber.
[Cole] Seth Rollins, who has no remorse for anyone.
It's about winning the United States Championship tonight.
[Corey] Oh, no, no. No.
-Good-- No. No. -[Cole] Not from up there.
Rollins on top of the pod with Gargano.
No way Gargano survives this!
-[Corey] That's what I'm afraid of. -Gargano sends Rollins off the pod.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Holy shit!
[Cole] Dude, this is what it means for these men
to become the United States Champion.
[Corey] Rollins was looking to end Gargano.
Instead, Johnny Wrestling may have dashed Rollins' hopes
of becoming United States Champion.
[Cole] Yeah, but Johnny Gargano's worse for wear as well.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
There are bodies strewn everywhere inside the Chamber.
Priest is back to his feet.
For four of these men,
it is their first time inside this brutal structure.
The first time they've witnessed this type of carnage.
Gargano using his speed and his quickness.
Kick to the face of Damian Priest.
Using the Chamber to his advantage.
[Corey] Tornado DDT takes down Priest.
Uh-oh! Superkick stops the champ dead in his tracks.
Oh! And one for Tez as well.
[Cole] Gargano's fired up.
The adrenaline pumping through Johnny wrestling.
The innovative offensive style of Johnny Gargano
stands the champ up on his head.
[Corey] On the outside of the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] The unforgiving floor of the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] Gargano is dominating.
Was dominating, until he ran into the right hand of Damian Priest.
[Corey] Priest muscling Johnny up.
[Cole] The Razor's Edge by Priest.
Cover to try to take Gargano out.
Is it enough? And it is.
What a performance by Gargano.
[Rome] Johnny Gargano has been eliminated.
[Cole] We're down to four. But what a performance by Gargano, Corey.
[Corey] I will begrudgingly put a lot more respect on Johnny's name
after his performance tonight.
But the homage to the bad guy.
The Razor's Edge from Damian Priest.
Using his hero's finishing maneuver to dispose of Johnny Wrestling tonight.
[Cole] And could this be Damian Priest's night?
He's been so impressive thus far inside the Chamber.
[Corey] I feel as though Damian Priest
has been perpetually on the cusp of great things.
Tonight, he could break through.
He could break out.
[groans]
[Cole] Heard Seth Rollins writhing in pain after the well-placed kicks of Priest.
Such an athlete is Damian Priest.
This is the pace that Priest wants.
[Corey] All of these men have to be feeling
some level of exhaustion.
[Cole] Especially Rollins, who started this match.
And now he has Priest caught.
Priest, though, able to block and deliver a right of his own.
Seth looking for a pedigree.
Priest… Oh!
[Corey] Able to counter out and deliver a thunderous kick of his own.
But keep your eyes on the skies.
Montez Ford making the climb.
[Cole] Yeah, Damian Priest not gonna allow that to happen.
Smart move by Priest.
[Corey] Priest, notice, weighing his options.
Taking a moment to survey the situation.
Realizing, "Rollins is down, I better focus on Ford."
Oh, no, and Rollins making Priest look like a fool.
[Cole] Great maneuver by Seth Rollins.
Montez Ford!
Blockbuster from the top of the rope!
Ford cover on Priest.
Eliminates him!
We're down to three.
[crowd cheering]
[Rome] Damian Priest has been eliminated.
[Corey] I guarantee you, backstage, Angelo Dawkins is grinning ear to ear
because Rollins just took a page out of The Street Profits' playbook.
Holding Priest up, allowing Tez to deliver this blockbuster maneuver,
and eliminate the Judgment Day's Damian Priest.
[Cole] We are down to three.
Montez Ford, Seth Rollins,
and your current United States Champion, Austin Theory.
One of these men will be the United States Champion
as we head into the home stretch of WrestleMania.
[Corey] The United States Champion on the outside.
Austin Theory crumbled in pain.
Montez Ford trying to pull himself back to a vertical base.
Locking eyes with The Visionary.
[Seth] I'm standing right here.
[crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
Right hand by Rollins, answered by Ford.
[Cole] And both men slugging it away, middle of the ring.
What a moment for Montez Ford.
Fighting back. He's got Rollins on the defensive.
Misses wildly. Seth caught him with a right!
Oh, and a kick to the midsection!
[Corey] Rollins out of the way just in time.
[Cole] Ford will land on his feet.
Oh, and drives Seth out of the ring.
[Corey] Montez picking up speed.
-Oh! -[Cole] Goodness! Just wiping out Theory.
-I don't know how Ford's back on his feet. -[Corey] Adrenaline!
[Cole] On the other side, taking out Rollins!
[Corey] Plain and simple.
Montez Ford's gonna feel this for the next couple weeks.
-[Cole] Ford is insane. -But right now, Montez is rolling!
[Cole] Not again!
[crowd exclaiming]
Montez Ford looking to seize the moment!
Steal the spotlight!
Make tonight his!
[Corey] Theory was looking for A-Town Down.
[Cole] Montez Ford planting him with the uranage.
And now Ford gonna head up to the top rope yet again!
[Corey] Montez Ford gonna let him know!
[Cole] From the Heavens!
Theory got his knees up!
And Ford's in position for the stomp!
[Corey] Oh, no! On the outside of the ring!
[Cole] And Theory
gonna take advantage of the stomp to eliminate Ford!
[crowd booing]
[Rome] Montez Ford has been eliminated.
[Cole] We're now down to two, and it's almost appropriate, Corey,
that it's Rollins and Theory
who will battle for the United States Title.
[Corey] Montez…
Take another look at this.
The stomp of Seth Rollins.
We've talked all night about how unforgiving
the platform surrounding the ring in the Chamber is.
And yes, kudos to Theory for capitalizing on the situation, but…
[crowd chanting] You suck!
Ford hasn't moved, Cole.
[Cole] Well, the official, Rod Zapata, checking on Montez Ford.
The match continues, remember.
[Corey] Rod's in there to stay in between Rollins and Theory and a fallen Ford.
But the action continues! Liger Bomb!
[Cole] Is it enough to put him away and win the United States Championship?
Near fall!
[Corey] Seth Rollins taking a page out of the Hall of Fame playbook.
-[Cole] And now, Rod Zapata is, uh… -Send the medics out here.
[Cole] …just calling in another official.
And I believe they're asking for some, uh…
for some help for Montez Ford to get him out of the Chamber.
[Corey] We need some officials in here to get Rollins and Theory separated.
[Cole] This was a frightening moment when Rollins delivered
the stomp.
Montez Ford going face-first
outside the ring.
[crowd cheering and applauding]
A well-deserved round of applause for this man.
[Corey] Get some medics out here or something.
Can we stop showing this?
I mean, it's understandable.
This is what happened to Montez Ford, but obviously…
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Great show of respect, and…
But Montez needs help in a serious way.
[Corey] The stakes are high,
but you never wanna lose sight of the fact that these Superstars are human beings.
You hate to see this happen.
[crowd chanting] Montez!
Get some more medics.
Guys…
[Cole] Meanwhile, we gotta turn our attention back to the action, Corey,
because Seth Rollins right now is looking to put a stomp to Austin Theory
and put him away.
Theory trying to retain his United States Championship.
Can he put Seth Rollins away?
Seth lands on his feet, going for the pedigree now.
And he hits the pedigree on Theory.
And Rollins could be moments away
from winning the United States Championship.
Looking for the stomp on Austin Theory.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Rollins lining it up. What the…
[Cole] Logan Paul!
-[Corey] No! -[Cole] Logan Paul is here!
And he takes out Rollins!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] The man who eliminated Rollins in the Royal Rumble.
Seth Rollins has been talking all kinds of trash
about Logan Paul the past couple of weeks.
-Stomp on Rollins by Paul! -[Corey] You gotta be kidding me.
[crowd booing]
Never miss a moment to go viral.
[Cole] Now slamming the Chamber shut.
Rollins stomped to hell by Paul.
And now Austin Theory, the United States Champion,
looking to reap the benefit.
Theory with Rollins.
[Corey] A-Town Down.
[Cole] Austin Theory will retain the United States Championship.
[bell dings]
♪ A-Town Down, screamin' out loud… ♪
[Rome] Here's your winner, and still
the United States Champion,
Austin Theory!
[Cole] Corey, Seth Rollins said about Logan Paul
that he needs to stay in his lane.
That Logan Paul doesn't want to wrestle.
That Logan Paul just wants to be famous.
He wants to leech off our business.
Those are the words of Seth Rollins.
And tonight, as you said earlier,
Logan Paul looking for another viral moment.
Keep running your mouth, Seth.
[Corey] I'd keep my opinions about Logan Paul to myself.
I tend to err on the side of Seth Rollins and his opinions.
Dancing around like a monkey.
[Corey] But even the influencers couldn't resist the experience.
The experience we all had collectively at the Elimination Chamber.
As we look yet again at Logan Paul capitalizing on the open chamber door
while Montez Ford was being tended to.
And Logan Paul stomping Seth Rollins' face into the canvas.
[Cole] And then, the champion with the A-Town Down retaining the title.
[Corey] And ultimately, while Logan Paul wants us talking about him,
we need to be talking about the now.
About the forever reign.
About the Austin Theory live experience.
[Cole] Doesn't matter how he did it.
Theory did it.
Inside the Elimination Chamber to remain your United States Champion.
♪ A-Town Down, screamin' out loud ♪
♪ A-Town Down, the future's right now ♪
♪ A-Town Down, tearin' the place down ♪
♪ A-Town Down, like my next sound ♪
[Bianca] I am from Knoxville, Tennessee.
I was born April 9th, 1989.
Sports has been a part of my life ever since I can remember.
I got very good very quickly.
I was obsessed with being the absolute best.
I earned a full athletic scholarship to the University of South Carolina.
But I put a lot of pressure on myself.
And so I forgot
that I was supposed to be having fun in the process.
I was always naturally a muscular, bigger girl.
So I started dieting to try to get faster.
And so, that's when I developed bulimia.
I just got really, really lost.
And so at that point, I was like, "Okay, I need to face my demons."
And I went back home.
I was, like, this hometown success.
And now I'm back at home, and I failed.
I was in a dark place.
That's when WWE came into my life.
Bianca Belair is who I wanted to be as a little girl,
but I was too shy to be her.
I feel like I'm in this environment now where I can just be me.
♪ Born great, I was made for this ♪
♪ Legendary, the queen of the ring Look at me, I'm supreme in this thing… ♪
[Bianca] I'm the B-E-S-T.
And that ain't up for debate.
I was meant to be here.
I just didn't know this was my dream until it was my reality.
♪ I'mma teach you a thing or two ♪
♪ Like how to take over the world What does greatness mean to you? ♪
[Cole] The EST of WWE
is now the B-E-S-T.
♪ Born great, I was made for this… ♪
[Bianca] I want young girls to see themselves in me.
We are just getting started creating history.
They don't have to dim their light for anyone.
♪ Born great, I was made for this ♪
And now looking back at my life,
I look at all the pieces that led me to WWE.
To the whole journey of my final destination.
It's sitting right here on my shoulder now.
♪ L.A., get real ♪
♪ It's time to prepare ♪
♪ City of Angels Can you feel it in the air? ♪
♪ It's time for the show ♪
♪ Time for some action Be the biggest attraction ♪
♪ It's time for the show ♪
♪ Everybody tuned it About to feel their movement ♪
♪ You can feel it It's that time, it's that place ♪
♪ Hear those cheers, see those faces ♪
♪ Lighting up When them Superstars walk through ♪
♪ Larger than life But something about them just like you ♪
♪ It's time to prepare ♪
♪ That's right You can feel it in the air ♪
♪ It's time to prepare ♪
♪ City of Angels Can you feel it in the air? ♪
♪ It's time for the show ♪
♪ Time to deliver There's nothing bigger ♪
♪ Hollywood, we coming ♪
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, the next time we have a WWE premium live event
here on Peacock, six weeks from tonight,
it is WrestleMania, the two-night event.
April 1st, April 2nd, from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Can you believe it's almost here?
It's shocking to me we're this close to the Showcase of the Immortals.
Well, who is going to be the Undisputed Champion?
Who's gonna be in the Main Event at WrestleMania?
Well, coming up next,
it's been over three years since Roman Reigns has been pinned.
He's been champion for two and a half years of that.
But could tonight be the night it all ends?
For Sami Zayn, it's a homecoming.
Seventeen thousand people will be in his corner.
Just like they were last night on Friday Night SmackDown.
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
[Heyman] Tribal Chief, we have a guest.
Roman, how you doing?
My name, my reputation as of late has taken hit after hit after hit.
What I need is to regain my credibility, to regain the respect that I am owed.
If there was some way to help out,
trust me when I tell you, I could be a very, very valuable ally.
[Cole] Sami Zayn proving that he deserves to be in The Bloodline.
[Sami] I am not going to let you down. I am with the bloodline.
[Cole] Sami Zayn said he's found his family.
Sami Zayn just took a bullet for Reigns.
[Sami] I have their back, and I know that they have mine.
Doesn't matter how many times they tell you you're in The Bloodline,
you're not their real blood, and you never will be.
What happens when you do something and you piss Roman off?
We are the show!
[Owens] What do you think he's gonna do to you?
[Roman] You want to be The Tribal Chief?
Do you think you're me? Do you think you're me?
[Owens] I just wouldn't wait for them to turn on me.
I would strike first.
Sami Zayn is the betrayer of The Island of Relevancy!
I don't want to see you again until the Royal Rumble,
and that is where you're gonna deliver your final test.
[Cole] Roman Reigns is flanked by the Honorary Uce, Sami Zayn,
who must deliver his final test tonight.
But what that test will be, we will find out.
[Roman] We're gonna see if Sami Zayn really is The Bloodline or not.
Zayn is my family now. You understand me?
Stop, stop, stop.
[crowd cheering]
It's done. He's beneath you.
You don't need to do this.
I shouldn't do it.
Roman, I don't want it.
You should do it.
[Heyman] This is your moment.
What's wrong with you?
Pull the trigger!
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] Come on!
This ain't your brother. We are!
[crowd exclaiming]
[Roman] I saw everything that I needed to see.
I saw greed.
And I give him the opportunity of a lifetime,
and all he does is he uses me, and he uses my bloodline,
and he uses my Island of Relevancy!
[crowd cheering]
[Sami] I never wanted anything from you.
Until now.
I am coming after you
and the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship!
[Cole] Jimmy and Solo!
Samoan Spike!
I'm gonna give you what you want, but you're gonna give me what I want.
I want you in Montreal.
I want you at the Elimination Chamber because you broke up my family,
and I'm gonna break you in front of your entire family.
I want them to see what happens when you play with The Bloodline
and you mess with my family!
[crowd] ♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
You deserve it!
It's not just Roman Reigns versus Sami Zayn!
It's Roman Reigns versus Sami Zayn and the entire city of Montreal!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
[crowd cheering]
[The Bloodline's theme music plays]
[crowd booing]
[Cole] For 902 days, Roman Reigns has been champion.
He has not been pinned in over three years,
since December of 2019.
But there is a historical parallel that I want to make tonight, Corey.
Bruno Sammartino once held the WWE Championship
for nearly eight years.
The man who defeated him to end that streak
was The Russian Bear, Ivan Koloff,
who was from right here in Montreal, Canada.
Will the same thing happen tonight?
Will another native son of Montreal be able to do the unthinkable
and stop the greatest streak of the modern era
and knock off Roman Reigns tonight?
[Corey] Sami Zayn has at his fingertips the opportunity to drag
the entire city of Montreal out of the shadows of 1997
to give the WWE Universe hope.
This is something out of a storybook.
The stars simply cannot be any better aligned.
Unfortunately for Sami, a happy ending is not guaranteed.
[Cole] This is perhaps the most vulnerable that Roman Reigns has ever been.
He looks naked out here without the rest of The Bloodline,
which has imploded in recent weeks.
And he has over 17,000 people,
an entire city, and an entire nation against him.
[Corey] And Roman wouldn't want it any other way, Cole.
Roman Reigns is operating in God mode.
Roman realizes that the whole world is against him tonight.
And Roman is savoring the opportunity to play the role of dream crusher tonight.
Roman is a man who offered Sami Zayn paradise.
And for his troubles, received a dagger in the back.
I expect tonight to be the fight of Sami Zayn's life.
But ultimately, a very public,
very painful punishment by The Tribal Chief.
[Cole] It's not paradise if you're used and abused.
[Corey] You have to appreciate Roman Reigns using the champion's prerogative
to make his entrance first.
Roman is going to stand in the ring and make Sami stare into the lion's den.
Make sure Sami knows exactly what he got himself into.
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
[crowd singing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd singing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
[singing continues]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
[crowd chanting] Sami!
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the Undisputed
WWE Universal Championship!
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challenger,
from Montreal, Quebec, Canada…
[crowd cheering]
…weighing in at 212 pounds,
Sami Zayn!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring by his special counsel, The Wiseman,
Paul Heyman,
from Pensacola, Florida, weighing in at 265 pounds,
he is the Undisputed
WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] Fuck you, Roman!
[Cole] Sami Zayn grew up down the road from Montreal in Laval, Quebec.
He debuted in this building, the Bell Centre.
His WWE debut was here eight years ago.
And tonight, the biggest match of his entire career.
In front of his wife,
in front of his father, in front of his brothers,
in front of 17,000 countrymen in Montreal.
Is it probable? Hell, no!
Is it possible? Hell, yes!
Can Sami Zayn take down the king tonight?
[crowd] ♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole… ♪
-Ring the bell! -[bell dings]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And here we go.
One of the biggest moments,
one of the biggest matchups this city has ever seen.
Roman Reigns looking to weather the emotional storm of Sami Zayn
and put him in his place.
[crowd chanting] Sami!
[crowd cheering]
Sami! Sami! Sami!
[Cole] There are very few moments where the stars align like this.
This moment in time, one of the most emotional nights in WWE.
[crowd] ♪ …ole, ole ♪
♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
[Corey] You can cut the emotion in the Bell Centre
with a knife, Michael Cole.
We, as the WWE Universe, have all taken this journey
to this moment with Sami Zayn.
But on the other side of the coin, you have to realize,
in provoking The Tribal Chief,
Sami may have provided Roman with additional motivation.
Motivation that Tribal Chief usually wouldn't need.
So again, look for Reigns to savor Sami's suffering tonight in Montreal.
[Cole] Roman looks annoyed.
[crowd chanting] Fuck you, Roman.
And this will be a true test of the champ's resolve.
I don't think Roman Reigns…
[crowd cheering]
…over these two and a half years as champion,
has ever been in this type of a hostile environment.
[Corey] When you are a global Superstar, the caliber of Roman Reigns,
you almost never play an away game.
Tonight, hometown advantage, home field advantage,
clearly belongs to Sami Zayn and Sami Zayn only.
Tonight, The Island of Relevancy may be the loneliest place in the world.
[crowd] ♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
♪ Ole, ole, ole… ♪
Sami Zayn and over 17,000 members of the WWE Universe
reminding Roman Reigns that this is, in fact, Sami Zayn's house.
[Cole] Okay, time to get down to business now.
This is for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
Roman Reigns looks to outpower Sami Zayn,
outfinesse Sami Zayn in this matchup.
Oh, and a shoulder tackle.
[crowd booing]
For Sami Zayn, it is important to strike early,
not allow Roman Reigns to take the crowd out of this moment.
[Corey] You are 100% accurate in that assessment, Cole.
Sami's not gonna have many windows of opportunity,
but he must capitalize on all of them.
[Cole] What Sami has to do is continue to provide hope
to this sellout crowd in Bell Centre.
Imagine the nerves in Sami Zayn right now.
He goes into a side headlock of his own.
Looks to wear down the champ.
[Corey] Listen, all the respect that Sami Zayn has for Roman to this point
is based on fear.
Sami has witnessed firsthand the cruelty Roman Reigns is capable of.
Unfortunately for Zayn, tonight he may experience
the wrath of The Tribal Chief like he's never had to before.
[Cole] Oh, and a high elbow by Roman Reigns
and right to the bridge of the nose of Sami.
Establish dominance early and work your pace.
[Corey] And now, Roman reminding the people
that he is pulling the strings, that Reigns is the puppet master.
[Cole] Roman Reigns said it,
"Everyone thinks you're the guy until you meet the guy."
[crowd chanting] Fuck you, Roman.
No acknowledgment here tonight for the Tribal Chief.
Reigns with a side headlock again.
[crowd booing]
Sends Roman Reigns over the top!
And Zayn surprising the champ!
[crowd cheering]
Sami Zayn gonna fly! Down goes Reigns!
[crowd cheering]
Make 'em believe, Sami!
Whoo!
And the champion's stunned.
Sami Zayn realizes champion's advantage.
He only wins if he pins or submits Reigns.
[Corey] Roman clutching at his left ear.
The champion's equilibrium may have been thrown off greatly
from that attack on the outside, courtesy of the challenger, Sami Zayn,
who begins to rain down rights.
[crowd] …four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Sami Zayn unloading on Roman!
The longer the match goes, the longer Sami sticks around,
the more he believes, the more confidence he gains.
Zayn, elbow takes down the champ!
First cover of the matchup! Hook of the leg! No.
Sami knew he wasn't getting Roman there,
but that was to send a bit of a message to the champion.
[Corey] You're absolutely right.
Every pinfall attempt forces your opponent to kick-out, to exert additional energy.
And I am not yet convinced that Reigns is okay.
Roman Reigns, after the Sami Zayn dive to the outside, stood up holding his ear,
and you could see it on Roman's face.
He's off balance right now.
[Cole] I don't think he's okay mentally either, Corey.
We've talked a lot in recent weeks about the paranoia,
-about the walls closing in. -[Corey] Oh!
[Cole] But there's a right hand dropping Sami Zayn!
[Corey] Reigns bought himself some valuable time with the uppercut.
[Cole] Roman has everything to lose tonight.
Roman has the Main Event at WrestleMania to lose.
Roman has endorsements and money, and of course, the championship.
Boom! A right hand by Roman to Sami.
[Corey] Well, listen, but Sami Zayn also has a lot to lose, Michael.
Well, there's a great deal of pressure on Sami tonight.
While the WWE Universe, particularly in Montreal,
is firmly behind Sami Zayn,
think of how Sami's gonna feel if he doesn't do the job.
If Sami comes up short tonight,
he is going to let down millions of people.
[Cole] Drive-by by Reigns.
That's gotta be weighing on Sami as well.
[Corey] And I'll do you one better. This is Sami's life's work.
Sami Zayn has dedicated his life to this business,
dreaming of getting to this point once.
And once may be all he ever gets.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Sami.
So the same pressure that's propping up Sami Zayn
could be the same pressure weighing him down.
[Cole] Seventeen thousand, two hundred seventy-one
trying to will on the number one contender for the Undisputed Championship.
And that chop by Zayn didn't even stun Roman.
[Corey] Just insulted the champion.
-[Cole] Well, you used the word insulted. -Come on!
I think Roman Reigns is… is insulted…
I've thought about this all week, and that's all you got?
Is a couple of Sami chants?
I think Roman's insulted with the fact
that he even has to be in the ring with Sami Zayn here tonight.
[Corey] Certainly seems to be the case.
Roman addressing the WWE fans here in Montreal, saying, "That's all you got?"
[crowd chanting] Roman sucks.
[Cole] He was talking about Sami, too.
Sami trying to fight back, chop to Reigns.
Sami again with another chop. Sami with a third.
Roman is back on his heels.
Oh, and a right hand stops Sami in his tracks.
You know, it's been an emotional week for Sami.
He's been here in Montreal, and that had to take a lot out of him.
I mean, from a mental perspective, coming into this match with Roman.
[Corey] I don't know that I've encountered anybody in this business
who utilizes their emotions to their own benefit quite like Sami Zayn.
Sami Zayn is an emotional human being,
and that is part of the reason why he is at this point in his career.
What Reigns needs to do is figure out
how to use Sami's own emotions against him.
This is not what I wanted. You understand me?
I wanted you to be a part of my family.
I wanted to help provide for you.
I wanted your life to feel better now.
[Cole] Roman is talking to Sami's wife at ringside.
Now continuing to punish Zayn.
[Corey] Roman knows exactly what he's doing.
[crowd booing]
You're booing me?
Roman is pulling the strings.
Roman is calling the shots.
In a matter of minutes,
Roman Reigns has reminded the WWE Universe…
Get up, Sami.
I'm just saying,
this was never meant to be like this. I want you to understand.
-I didn't do this. -He guarded you guys.
This is his fault. It's his fault.
You understand me? It's his fault.
It's your fault. It's your fault.
Sami, get up. Get up!
I just wanted us as a whole team together.
-I wanted this. -No, you didn't.
I wanted this.
-No! -But he…
-He betrayed me. -He loved you.
[Cole] Continuing to punish Sami in front of his family.
[Corey] This is the operative motive, it's what this is all about.
The Tribal Chief was betrayed.
You don't deserve this.
You understand me?
[Cole] If you're gonna try to take out the man at the top,
you better take him out.
[Corey] Come at the king, you best not miss.
You're absolutely right.
[Cole] This is not the way
that anyone in Montreal played this night out in their head.
[Corey] Again, fantasy is fun. Sure, it's a great story.
It would be the feel-good moment of the year.
But this is reality.
This is the reality we live in.
The reality the WWE Universe exists in.
And that is Roman Reigns' world.
[Cole] But Sami Zayn, who's got a tremendous amount of heart,
with a couple of right hands, stunning Roman momentarily.
But Roman has done what we talked about earlier,
he has, in effect, taken out
the home-field advantage for Sami Zayn in this match tonight.
Zayn, leapfrog. Lands on his feet.
Down goes Reigns. Big clothesline by Sami!
And Sami's got a little bit of life!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Sami threw just about everything he had inside behind that clothesline
and just flattened the champion.
[Cole] Sami back to his feet. Roman as well.
Sami able to block and deliver a right hand.
And now Sami trying to build a little bit of momentum here.
Sami takes down the champ with that!
[crowd cheering]
Roman knocked over the top rope right in front of us!
And now, it's Roman who's on his heels!
[coughs]
And now, Sami Zayn starting to unload. Let the anger come out of him.
[crowd] ♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole… ♪
[Corey] Slowly but surely, the WWE Universe waking up.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] That was for his wife.
Sami now up to the apron.
Roman Reigns is down in the middle of the ring.
Sami Zayn is gonna climb to the top rope.
And Roman Reigns meets him with a right hand.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Sami took half a second too long to celebrate, to bask in the moment,
to soak in the adulation of his hometown.
And The Tribal Chief made the challenger pay.
[Cole] Roman continues the punishment.
Now, from the second rope, looking to hook Sami.
Sami with a shot to the ribs and another one.
[crowd cheering]
Sami Zayn rallying!
Zayn's gonna try to pull out all the stops!
Sami!
Sunset flip powerbomb!
Shoulders are down! For the title!
-[Corey] Oh, my. -[Cole] Two and a half!
-Holy cow! -[Corey] Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
I think the look on The Wiseman's face said it all.
A sunset powerbomb.
At two and nine-tenths
Roman Reigns escapes.
[Cole] But now Sami's gotta stay on the offense.
-[Corey] You're right. -[Cole] Sami's gotta stay on the attack.
He's got the champ in trouble.
[Corey] Sami needs to keep his foot on the gas pedal.
Keep soldiering forward.
[Cole] Trying to drag Roman back to his feet.
Sami Zayn.
Looked like he might have been going for the Blue Thunderbomb.
Roman was able to block.
[crowd booing]
Well-placed elbow to the back of the neck.
And now, planting Sami Zayn!
Cover by Roman to retain the championship!
Sami stays in it!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Look at the impact.
Roman with a standing uranage.
Hoisting the challenger up
and nearly putting Zayn clean through the ring.
[Cole] Back of Sami's neck
whiplashing off the mat.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] If you're Sami Zayn at this juncture in the match
and you look across the ring to see The Tribal Chief smiling at you,
to see Roman Reigns enjoying himself,
you have to know the end is near.
[Cole] Locked and loaded.
Roman Reigns has Sami Zayn in his sights.
Looking to end the dream.
Sami caught him!
Sami! Exploder into the corner!
[crowd cheering]
Sami's got Roman in position!
Roman Reigns is stunned!
[Corey] Take your shots, Sami! -Oh! Superman Punch!
Cover!
Is it enough?
Sami stays alive!
Sami was going for the Helluva Kick.
Roman Reigns picked him out of the air with a Superman Punch
and almost retained the title.
[Corey] Roman was locked and loaded.
Zayn able to counter with the exploder suplex into the buckles.
But as Sami looked to finish the task,
The Tribal Chief had other plans.
Superman Punch nearly put Sami Zayn's dreams down for good.
[Cole] Jam-packed, sold-out Bell Centre, Montreal.
Paul Heyman's pleading with the champion
to put Sami Zayn away.
Continue this record reign.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Now, it's Reigns taking in the moment
to bask in the disdain of the WWE Universe.
[roars]
Roman went for the spear. Oh!
[Cole] Sami! Roman hit hard!
Roll up for the title! Shoulders down!
Two count!
[Corey] Oh!
That was too close for anyone's comfort.
-Zayn again! -Another exploder to the corner!
[crowd cheering]
Is this Sami's moment?
Is this Sami's time?
Can Sami Zayn deliver
the moment Montreal was waiting for?
Mocking Roman!
[Corey] Not a wise move.
[Cole] Superman Punch to Reigns!
Do you believe in miracles?
-Helluva Kick! -He hit it!
Sami's gonna do it!
[Cole] Cover for the title!
Hook of the leg!
-Reigns kicked out! -[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] It was so loud in here.
I don't blame Sami for having to clarify the official's count.
My God!
Superman Punch from the challenger!
And the exclamation point, old faithful,
Helluva Kick drops the champion!
Hook of the leg!
One, two…
Not quite yet!
[Cole] But the thing now is that Roman Reigns is in trouble.
Roman Reigns is scrambling.
Sami Zayn is taking control of this match.
Roman Reigns ducks out of the ring, rolls out to the announce table.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] It was a brilliant maneuver by the champion.
Roman realizes he may be in deep, deep trouble.
Here comes Zayn!
[Cole] Oh! And he got caught up in the ropes,
and it allowed Roman Reigns to deliver the right hand and stop the rally.
[Corey] With that one massive uppercut,
you can almost feel the tides beginning to shift a little.
Let's go.
[Corey] Roman just took the wind out of Sami Zayn's sails.
[Cole] It allows the champion valuable time to regroup.
[Corey] Oh, no, Roman's building up speed. Oh, no.
[Cole] Full head of speed by Roman Reigns!
-[Corey] Oh! -Through the barricade!
Sami sidestepped the champ!
[Corey] Sami, you gotta get him in the ring!
[Cole] The official now to count of five. Sami Zayn gets the champion!
Can Sami take advantage?
Roman Reigns scrambles back to the corner!
Misses with a Superman Punch!
Blue Thunderbomb!
Cover for the title!
Do it, Sami. No!
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] Sami Zayn was a fraction of a second away
from dethroning The Tribal Chief.
First Reigns driven through the barricade
and capped off with the Blue Thunderbomb.
But somehow, someway,
The Head of the Table survives.
[Cole] The problem is, Corey,
is that Sami Zayn has hit Roman Reigns with everything in his arsenal,
and the champ is still in this match.
[Corey] And this is where Sami can't allow doubt to creep into his mind.
Sami has come within a fraction of a second on multiple times
of knocking off Reigns and finishing the job.
Can Sami finish the job here at home?
[crowd] ♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole… ♪
[Cole] The challenger back on the attack, Roman Reigns able to block.
Now into a headlock.
And he drives Sami into the corner and into the official.
And Dan Engler took a shot and another one.
[Corey] Yeah, I think Sami's head might--
-[Cole] Helluva Kick! -The champion's down!
[Cole] From out of nowhere!
The cover on Roman!
[Corey] Wake up!
[Cole] The official's down!
-[crowd] One, two, three, four… -One, two, three, four!
Sami Zayn and the championship won!
…eight, nine, ten, eleven.
[crowd booing]
That was Sami's opportunity!
His moment!
[Corey] What a cruel twist of fate.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Oh, now look who's here!
Jimmy Uso!
Who was told to stay home by his cousin!
And another superkick!
Taking advantage of the official being down.
Sami Zayn taken out by Jimmy Uso.
And this is a damn shame!
Jimmy Uso and the Uso Splash!
The problem is there's no official.
The official's still knocked out here at ringside.
-[Corey] After the damage Sami just took. -[Cole] A new official.
Ryan Tran's out with the count!
Almost had it. Two and a half!
[crowd cheering]
Never underestimate the heart of Sami Zayn.
[Corey] Jimmy Uso's beside himself!
Jimmy just all but guaranteed victory for Roman Reigns!
And Sami kicked out!
[Corey] Now what does Reigns do?
What a match for the Undisputed Championship!
Reigns can't believe Sami's still in it!
[Corey] But how in it is Sami Zayn?
[crowd] ♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole… ♪
[Cole] He's still in it! Still got fight left!
The rebellious Zayn still standing up to the champion, Reigns!
And both men physically exhausted from this battle.
You understand me?
-You understand me? -Roman, come on! Away from the rope.
You understand me?
[Cole] Sami ducked underneath. Roman missed with the Superman Punch.
Almost ran into the official.
Sami Zayn taking advantage.
[Corey] Sami now capitalizing on the misstep by the champion.
[Cole] He's gotta be careful! He doesn't get disqualified!
[Corey] And Reigns wisely rolling to the outside.
-Sami! -[Cole] Jimmy Uso taken out!
Roman Reigns back in to take advantage.
Spear!
To retain the championship!
No!
[crowd cheering]
For the love of God, how the hell did Sami kick-out?
[Corey] I don't have an answer for you!
No one does!
But the fact remains, Sami still has hope!
[Cole] I'm telling you, Corey!
You gotta believe!
There's magic in here tonight.
There's a feeling in here tonight.
A feeling we have not witnessed in a Reigns Championship match in years!
[Corey] You saw once again a smile and hope on the face of Sami's wife.
Why'd you come into my life?
You've ruined my life!
I tried to help you.
[crowd] ♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
I tried to help you.
You were nothing without me!
I was helping you! I elevated you!
And this is how you repay me.
This is how he repays me?
All of you!
All of you who support this guy.
[crowd booing]
You're a piece of shit.
That's what you are.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Sami said, "No way. I'm not taking any more of this!"
Oh! Another official taken out!
Superman Punch by Zayn!
Superman Punch by Roman!
Both men down!
It is a mess out here!
Two officials are out cold!
Reigns and Zayn are down in the center of the ring.
Two referees out.
[Corey] The champion surveying the scene.
[Cole] And you hear Special Counsel Heyman telling Reigns
that both officials are out.
[Corey] And The Wiseman providing a tool
for The Tribal Chief.
[Cole] There's nobody to stop him. There's nobody to stop Roman Reigns.
Officials are down.
Roman's got a steel chair.
[Corey] I can only imagine
what Roman has dreamed of doing to Sami Zayn's body with a steel chair.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Wait a minute!
It is Jey Uso!
You defy me for him?
Well, you got your loss.
It's either me or it's him.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] No! No! No!
What are you waiting for?
Hit him.
What's wrong with you, man? What's wrong with you?
[crowd exclaiming]
[Cole] Sami Zayn back at his feet! Oh, my God!
[Corey] Sami speared Jey Uso!
[Cole] Roman Reigns uses the chair to his advantage!
Jey didn't pull the trigger, but Roman did!
And he's wearing out Sami Zayn!
[crowd booing]
[roars]
Spear to Sami!
And again, no officials.
Dan Engler back to his feet.
-Here's the count on Sami Zayn! -One, two, three!
-[Cole] And of all the damn ways… -[bell dings]
…Reigns has retained the championship. It ends like this!
[Samantha] Here is your winner
and still the Undisputed
WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[Corey] Amidst the sea
of heartbroken members of the WWE Universe
we may have been in Sami Zayn's house,
but we exist in Roman Reigns' universe.
[Cole] Nine hundred two days and counting.
Roman Reigns makes sure that he will Main Event WrestleMania
against Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed Championship.
But I don't think the lessons are over yet for Sami Zayn tonight.
[Corey] There must be suffering.
[crowd booing]
Roman wants to make sure Sami Zayn makes it no further than Montreal.
[Owens' theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Montreal's own Kevin Owens!
Sami Zayn's longtime friend.
And KO is coming after Jimmy Uso!
[Corey] Oh, my God! Taking down Roman!
[Cole] Mounting Roman! Pounding away is KO!
Stunner!
[crowd cheering]
Stunner to Jimmy!
[crowd cheering]
Kevin Owens coming back to the aid of his longtime friend.
Pop-Up Powerbomb to the table!
I believe it is time for--
[Corey] Oh, no, Paul.
[Cole] What the hell is that idiot doing?
That may be the dumbest thing Paul Heyman's ever done in his career.
I've always loved you.
I've always wanted to be with you, not with him.
Screw him. I love you.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Stunner to Heyman!
The Bloodline's in tatters!
[crowd] ♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole… ♪
[Cole] Helluva Kick!
Not quite what Sami Zayn wanted out of this night.
But that had to feel good.
♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
One of the most…
One of the most emotional nights that we have ever witnessed here in WWE.
Sami Zayn with the fight of his life.
A disappointed Zayn.
Roman Reigns retains the Undisputed Championship.
[crowd singing]
Sami Zayn's disappointed, Corey,
but he has absolutely nothing to be disappointed about.
[Corey] That sound. That's the music.
When Sami's got the music, he's always got a place to go.
[Cole] An incredible night, ladies and gentlemen, here in Montreal.
Thank you for joining us at Elimination Chamber.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are officially
on the Road to WrestleMania!
Welcome to the final premium live event stop
on the Road to WrestleMania.
Seventeen thousand, two hundred seventy-one WWE fans
are here tonight.
[Corey] The lions collide.
Brock Lesnar, Bobby Lashley.
♪ Maybe I'm just paranoid ♪
♪ Or maybe I'm just livin' a lie… ♪
[Cole] Low blow.
♪ Can't stop this screamin' voice ♪
♪ Or maybe I'm just sick inside… ♪
[Corey] The most sadistic structure in sports entertainment.
♪ Out of his cage ♪
♪ He breaks to take the life from me ♪
♪ Tell me, tell me, tell me I'm not crazy ♪
[Cole] Asuka is going to WrestleMania.
♪ There's a psycho in my head ♪
♪ I'm closer to the edge ♪
♪ Makin' me feel like I'm livin' in misery, misery ♪
♪ Insane ♪
♪ These voices in my brain ♪
♪ Startin' to feel like it's gonna be The death of me, death of me ♪
♪ There's a psycho in my There's a psycho in my… ♪
[Cole] One of these men are gonna go to WrestleMania
as the United States Champion.
♪ There's a psycho in my head ♪
♪ I'm closer to the edge ♪
♪ Makin' me feel like I'm livin' in misery, misery ♪
♪ Insane ♪
♪ These voices in my brain ♪
♪ Startin' to feel like it's gonna be The death of me, death of me… ♪
[Cole] Logan Paul is here, and he takes out Rollins.
Theory will retain the United States Championship.
[crowd] ♪ Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, ole ♪
[Cole] For Sami Zayn, it's a homecoming.
Seventeen thousand people will be in his corner.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Sami.
[bell dings] ng] Let's go, Sami.