-[crowd cheering] -["new way out" playing]
[Michael] This is Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
And for the 12th time, the city will host a WWE premium live event.
The first time a WrestleMania was held outside the United States was here
at Rogers Centre, then known as Sky Dome.
It was WrestleMania VI, Hulk Hogan versus The Ultimate Warrior.
Also, WrestleMania XVIII, where it was Hogan versus The Rock.
And speaking of The Rock,
this man is the Undisputed WWE Champion.
Cody Rhodes has a massive decision to make.
Will he stay the course or sell out to The Final Boss?
Two decades together and it's come to this.
The deranged, the delusional, the dangerous
and bitter Kevin Owens allowed to do anything he wants here tonight.
Including using those wrenches as weapons.
Against this man, the affable Sami Zayn,
who knows his life will never be the same after tonight.
This match is unsanctioned.
It is a fight.
Who will face Cody Rhodes for the WWE title at WrestleMania?
It could be this man, the former World Champion, Damian Priest,
in his second Chamber match.
Or maybe Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
He's now competed in three Chamber matches in his career.
Can he return to the WrestleMania title match this year?
The dark horse could be "The Maverick" Logan Paul,
second Chamber match in his career.
Can Logan Paul pull off the unthinkable tonight?
"The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre is a two-time Elimination Chamber winner,
including last year.
Can he return to the WrestleMania title picture?
One-time Chamber winner trying to earn his first World Championship opportunity
in 12 years.
CM Punk trying to get to the main event of the very--
Of his very first WrestleMania.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, in moments,
six women will enter the unforgiving structure
known as the Elimination Chamber, where careers are shortened,
lives are changed, and a spot at WrestleMania hangs in the balance.
This is Elimination Chamber!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[suspenseful music playing]
[music fades]
-[door opening] -[suspenseful music playing]
[crowd applauding]
[Cena] Good evening, everybody. Thanks for showing up.
My truth is I've always done what's best for business.
What is best for business is I main event WrestleMania.
I will compete in the Elimination Chamber.
[Punk] John Cena deserves to call his shot.
The bad news for John Cena…
Just because you declare yourself the winner
doesn't mean it's gonna happen.
The Chamber is brutal.
The Chamber is sadistic.
[Michael] The last man standing goes on to main event WrestleMania.
Lock in, lads. There can be only one.
-[crowd cheering] -["new way out" playing]
And for the other five women,
it's gonna be a hell like they've never experienced before.
You gotta lock in mentally to win a match like Elimination Chamber.
We've been through a lot,
me and you, over the years.
You tried to end my career.
I'm gonna have to live with that.
And it's all your fault.
[music concludes]
The Rock is the most followed American man in the world, and I want that for you.
Cody, you are a great champion.
I want you to be my champion.
-[heart thumping] -[suspenseful music playing]
I don't want that.
I want your soul.
Don't break my heart again, Cody Rhodes.
I'm coming to Toronto.
You give me your soul, and you make me…
you make me embrace you as my champion.
Toronto, Canada, the face of the WWE, me, is coming to you!
It's time.
Watch me.
El Campeón returns.
["new way out" playing]
Former friends turning into enemies? That's cute.
[music concludes]
[Cena] It is time to walk that talk and be who I say I am.
Lock in.
["new way out" playing]
[announcer] And now, WWE presents Elimination Chamber.
[pyrotechnics bursting]
-♪ 'Cause they push and pull me down ♪ -[crowd cheering]
♪ And I'm forced to face The who I've become ♪
♪ The silent scream so loud… ♪
[Michael] You are looking live at the home
of the Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays.
This is Rogers Centre, over 37,000 WWE fans are here
for the final premium live event stop on the Road to WrestleMania.
Welcome, everyone, to the Elimination Chamber.
Hello again, everybody. I'm so proud and honored to be here tonight.
I'm Michael Cole. Of course, Pat McAfee, my partner on Monday Night Raw.
And from Friday Night SmackDown, none other than Wade Barrett.
Wade, what a night that could change your career forever.
Yeah, undoubtedly.
A ton of pressure on all the competitors tonight.
Everyone wants to get themselves to WrestleMania,
but you've got to stay healthy and win tonight.
These are the most stacked Elimination Chambers
that the WWE has ever had.
Kinda sucks that it's in the terrible country of Canada
that booed our national anthem to start this entire thing.
But it's gonna be a historic night for the WWE
on the Road to WrestleMania.
Let's get underway with the great Alicia Taylor.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is the Women's
Elimination Chamber match!
This begins with two Superstars inside the ring
and four other Superstars in their respective pods.
At regularly scheduled intervals, a random pod will open,
allowing another Superstar to join the match.
This will continue until all pods are empty.
Superstars are eliminated by pinfall or submission.
The last Superstar standing will be declared the winner
and will go on to challenge the Women's World Champion,
either Rhea Ripley or Iyo Sky
at WrestleMania 41!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
["The Fury" playing]
[Alicia] Introducing first, from Columbus, Ohio,
Alexa Bliss!
[Michael] Alexa Bliss, who returned last month at the Royal Rumble match.
Alexa has a lot of experience inside the Elimination Chamber.
She actually won the very first Chamber for the women back in 2018.
Many believe, Wade, she could be the odds-on favorite tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, and it's strange, having been in the Elimination Chamber previously,
that Alexa Bliss has this demented grin on her face.
She knows full well how dangerous and damaging this structure is,
yet she's ready for no-holds-barred action.
[Pat] The entire WWE changed whenever Alexa Bliss popped up
at the Royal Rumble.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, was expecting her return.
And now that she's back, she's ready for it all.
[Michael] Alexa will be locked in a pod to start this matchup.
Doors will be closed
and she will only be released when her time comes up.
Of course, random drawing to enter this match.
["All Fall Down" playing]
[Alicia] Next, from Laredo, Texas,
Roxanne Perez!
[Michael] The NXT upstart, Roxanne Perez, former two-time NXT champion,
really shocked the world when she lasted a record one hour,
seven minutes, and 40 seconds in this year's Royal Rumble match.
She beat Raquel Rodriguez to qualify for this match here tonight.
Wade, I had a great conversation
with Roxanne earlier today, talking about how she got started
in her wrestling career.
She's just 23 years old,
but she started learning how to wrestle back when she was 13.
At 16 years old, she would get on a Greyhound bus in Laredo, Texas
on weekends and nights after school,
and she would go all the way to Houston.
where she would be trained by Booker T at the Hall of Famer School in Houston.
She would then get back on the bus,
go back to Laredo, get in at four o'clock in the morning,
get up at six o'clock and go to school
because she wanted to be a professional wrestler.
Roxanne has an opportunity to shock the world tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, wanted to be a professional wrestler.
Looks confident, looks surprisingly calm
for what is effectively the only non-former world champion this match.
Roxanne is in for a rude awakening once that pod opens
and she tastes the steel for the first time in this match.
[Pat] I agree, Roxanne has certainly been awesome,
a prodigy to say the least,
but you said she looked confident and calm.
I saw those eyes get big whenever she saw this Elimination Chamber
for the first time, up close and personal.
["Role Model" playing]
[Alicia] Making her way to the ring from San Jose, California!
Bayley!
[Michael] Well on her way to a Hall of Fame career,
Bayley, a four-time World Champion, she's held the NXT title,
tag team titles, Money in the Bank, Royal Rumble.
This is her third Chamber match.
Back in 2019,
Bayley and Sasha Banks won a tag team title match inside the Chamber,
so Bayley knows what it takes to get it done.
[Wade] Bayley has the deepest resume of any woman in this matchup,
surely a red-hot favorite tonight.
[Michael] Yeah, this is a stacked field here tonight.
Roxanne Perez, the only one in this matchup
with no experience inside the Elimination Chamber.
We're gonna talk to Wade about that in just a moment,
because Wade has been in three Elimination Chamber matchups
in his career.
[Wade] And seeing as Bayley is making her entrance right now,
she has repeatedly called Michael Cole an idiot,
and I agree with that sentiment.
[Pat] Bayley's laughing.
Thinking about that chain link, and the post, and the glass.
So many things can hurt you in this Elimination Chamber.
[Wade] And I gotta tell you, Michael Cole,
this chamber is something that will change careers forever.
-["Watch Me Shine" playing] -[Wade] So dangerous, so much risk,
but the reward is there,
and that is why these six women are risking their careers tonight.
[Alicia] Next, from Knoxville, Tennessee,
Bianca Belair!
[Michael] Bianca Belair will be the fourth woman
locked in a pod here tonight.
Bianca Belair, who actually won the Chamber match
a couple of years ago, back in 2022.
This is her third Chamber match tonight. It's all Alexa Bliss.
Bianca Belair eliminated Alexa Bliss inside the Chamber the year that she won.
Now, Wade, you've been in three Chamber matches in your career.
You mentioned it earlier.
This is a match that can change the trajectory of your career,
but also can shorten your career as well.
[Wade] Yeah, one of the most appalling match designs in history.
I'll tell you, like everyone else, I was really excited for my first Chamber.
Once I tasted that steel,
once I felt the lingering effects of what this match did to my body,
I dreaded number two and number three, and then I pretty much chose retirement.
This is a horrible experience for all of these women.
Grin and bear it. It's going to be a tough night.
[Pat] Yeah, the Elimination Chamber can beat you mentally
before you even get in there, like it did for Wade number two
and number three times, didn't it?
The appeal of the steel is certainly
something you can feel on your way in here,
and The EST is ready to get back to WrestleMania.
[Michael] Well, the next two women will start this Chamber match.
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
♪ Watch me ♪
[Alicia] From Elmwood Park, New Jersey,
she is one half of the Women's Tag Team Champions.
Representing The Judgment Day,
Liv Morgan!
[Michael] An interesting note, because the winner of this matchup
will face either Rhea Ripley or Iyo Sky for the women's world title
at WrestleMania.
Those two meet Monday night on Raw in Buffalo.
Liv Morgan, Wade, defeated Iyo Sky to actually qualify
for the Chamber match, the sixth in her career.
No one's even close to the appearances that Liv has.
[Wade] No doubting whatsoever the ability of Liv Morgan
after the epic 2024 she had,
and I, on the Countdown show, picked Liv Morgan as my winner.
I want to change that now. This is kind of like a Royal Rumble.
You need a lucky draw to guarantee a modicum of success.
You don't want to be the first two in this match,
-and Liv Morgan is one of them. -[Michael] And you notice, Pat,
she is holding one half of the tag team titles.
Liv and Raquel became record-setters, three-time tag champs,
to beat Bianca and Naomi this past Monday night.
Liv putting the title right in Bianca's face moments ago.
[Pat] Yeah, the only tag team, women's tag team, that's ever done that.
Obviously, Judgment Day flying and riding high,
but being the first two in is certainly a negative.
Liv Morgan comfortable in the steel. We'll see how long she can last.
[Wade] Well, Liv Morgan could really do
with Raquel being in this match alongside her.
However, denied, thanks to the qualification of Roxanne.
-["Glow" playing] -♪ N-A-O-M-I ♪
[Naomi laughing]
♪ Let's go! ♪
♪ The beast is out the cage You know I own that stage ♪
♪ We knock the competition out And make 'em go insane ♪
♪ My head is in the game I make 'em feel the pain ♪
♪ I hear the people scream my name One, two, three, glow… ♪
[Alicia] Making her way to the ring, from Orlando, Florida,
Naomi!
[Michael] For the third time in her career,
Naomi will be inside the Elimination Chamber match.
Naomi and Liv Morgan will start things off.
This is the seventh Women's Elimination Chamber match
in history.
Again, once you're eliminated, you head back to the locker room,
via pinfall or submission.
The last woman standing, guess where she's going, folks?
WrestleMania.
♪ I make 'em feel the pain ♪
♪ I hear the people scream my name One, two, three ♪
♪ Glow, glow ♪
[Wade] Would be fascinating if we get deep into this matchup
with both Naomi and Bianca Belair end up working together
to eliminate the rest of the women in this matchup.
It would behoove them and it would make their path to victory that much easier.
[Michael] Well, let's not forget Bayley either,
Bayley good friends with Naomi as well.
[Wade] Although she does have major issues with Bianca Belair
dating back several years, so.
[Michael] They've smoothed that over, Wade.
[Pat] I think her name's Bianca too.
I know you English folks speak…
[Wade] We invented the language, Pat.
-[Pat] Okay. -[Wade] Give me a break.
-[Pat] All right, you're right. -[bell ringing]
[Pat] Doesn't mean you're right.
[Michael] And we are underway in this matchup now tonight.
-Inside the ring… -["A Storm Is Coming" playing]
…the official's Daphanie LaShaunn, and…
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] What the? -[Michael] Oh, Liv Morgan.
Liv Morgan, look at the look on her face.
[Wade] Oh my God.
[Pat] Is that?
[Michael] Liv Morgan believes she's seen a ghost!
In fact, Liv Morgan has seen a storm!
Jade Cargill! Jade Cargill is back!
-We haven't seen her since the attack… -[Wade] Close the cage!
-[Michael] …a couple of months ago! -[Wade] Close the cage!
[Pat] Well, well, well! Say hello to some comeuppance!
-[Michael] Wait a minute! -[Pat shouting] What the…
[Michael] Wait a minute, Jade Cargill has attacked Naomi!
[Wade] What the hell are you doing, Jade?
[Michael] Bianca Belair is beside herself inside the pod.
Liv Morgan thought she was the target of the attack,
and Jade Cargill has attacked Naomi!
Don't tell me…
-[Pat] I don't wanna… -[Wade] No way!
[Pat] I don't wanna make any assumptions, Cole, but…
[Michael] I know you're gonna.
[Wade] We're all thinking the same thing here!
[Michael] Does Jade…
Does she believe it was Naomi who attacked her?
[Pat] She would be the only one that would know, Cole.
[Wade] What else would possibly explain this kind of reaction from Jade Cargill?
[Michael] And Jade Cargill's had enough, and…
-Oh my goodness! -[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Kicking Bianca into the pod!
I should say Naomi into the pod, as Bianca looks on.
[Wade] Well, I'm as shocked as you are.
We have never seen this side of Jade Cargill before,
and only something incredibly dark could explain
this kind of reaction. Cargill has gone berserk.
[Michael] Naomi trying to crawl away, trying to crawl out of the Chamber.
The officials trying to separate Jade Cargill.
[Wade and Pat] Oh!
[Michael] And Cargill slamming Naomi into the side of the Chamber.
[indistinct clamor]
[Pat] Bianca's like the rest of us.
[Wade] Malice and extreme prejudice.
Jade Cargill came for her pound of flesh here.
[Michael] Jade Cargill marched to the ring,
beat the hell out of Naomi, and now she marches back…
to the locker room area. Bianca Belair is an emotional mess.
[Wade] Well, Naomi's done. She's not competing tonight.
-There's no way. -[staff member] Come on, somebody!
[Michael] Well, I mean…
[Pat] Liv Morgan is probably running around the ring saying,
"I told you so, I told you so."
[Michael] Well, Liv immediately thought that Jade was coming for her,
but I believe that Liv feels vindicated here.
[Wade] Well, Liv Morgan went from being petrified,
frozen in place, to now being completely euphoric.
[Morgan speaking indistinctly]
-Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! -That's your fault!
That's your fault! [laughs]
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, Naomi is no longer able to compete
in the Elimination Chamber match.
Therefore, she has been eliminated.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And the official making the call there,
Naomi not medically clear to continue in this matchup.
Liv Morgan is ecstatic.
[Wade] And so she should be.
Her path to victory just got that much easier.
[Michael] Alexa Bliss cannot believe what she just witnessed.
-[Wade] We're all in shock here, Cole. -[Michael] Liv is saying, "I told you so."
[crowd singing "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"]
[Michael] The next pod will open in ten seconds.
-[Wade] Well, Naomi's out of this. -[crowd counting]
[Wade] Bianca Belair, who is still technically in this match,
is an emotional wreck now, and perhaps can be counted out, too.
[Michael] Who's gonna enter the Chamber now against Liv Morgan?
[Pat] I'm beside myself.
[Michael] What a start to this match tonight.
And an emotional Bianca Belair has been chosen now
to enter the Elimination Chamber. Bianca finally gets herself out of the…
-[crowd jeering, booing] -[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] And Liv Morgan trying to take advantage from behind.
Liv Morgan now attacking Bianca Belair.
Bianca… pleading and asking questions
of Naomi as she's stretchered out of here.
Bianca doesn't know what to think, and Morgan's taking advantage.
[Pat] I couldn't even fathom the mental state of Bianca Belair,
who potentially just found out
that one of her best friends is a turncoat.
[Wade] Two best friends tearing each other to shreds,
or at least one tearing the other.
Belair needs some answers. She's got no time to get them.
[Michael] Well, Bianca Belair just fighting back now,
and now, trying to turn her anger to Liv Morgan.
Bianca Belair in absolute shock after what transpired tonight,
the return of her friend, her former tag partner, Jade Cargill,
who attacked-- we thought was going to be Liv Morgan.
It was actually Naomi.
And the assumption can be made now that perhaps it was Naomi
who attacked Jade Cargill, and took her out of action a number of months ago.
And now Bianca Belair just beating the hell out of Morgan!
[Pat] She's gonna have to focus all this anger and confusion and emotion
towards this Elimination Chamber match.
Get yourself to WrestleMania, Bianca. Everything else can be dealt with later.
[Michael] And now The EST, Bianca Belair.
Nobody home as Morgan, with a big smile on her face,
moves out of harm's way. And now Liv,
with that running kick to the back of the neck.
-Cover now to try to eliminate Bianca. -[Pat] Think about the last week for Liv.
She becomes tag team champs for the third time,
first time that has ever happened in the WWE,
and seemingly vindicated on the Jade Cargill attack
when she was caught on camera in the scene of the crime.
-What a time for Liv Morgan! -[Wade] Yeah.
I told you, but you didn't wanna listen, did ya?
[Wade] The only thing that would top it, Pat,
is winning this Chamber and booking her ticket for WrestleMania.
[Michael] Liv Morgan's had quite the twelve months
here at WWE, Women's Champion.
Of course, first ever Crown Jewel Champion,
Tag Team Champion as well.
[Wade] Belair's getting completely mugged in there.
Zero chance of compartmentalizing here or focusing.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] And now Liv turns her attention toward the corner!
And again, attacking Bianca Belair.
[Pat] Got a shocked Rogers Centre here in Toronto.
Ooh!
[Michael] Oh, and now, Liv sent to the turnbuckle!
And Bianca Belair planting Liv Morgan.
[Wade] Belair's just going on instincts at this point
and hoping it's enough to somehow pull her through.
[Michael] Here's the cover by Bianca to eliminate Liv, and a kick-out at two.
[Wade] The less thinking Belair does in this match at this point, the better.
[Michael] Again, Pat, you mentioned it.
It's almost like the air came out of the balloon here for a bit
for the 37,000 at Rogers Centre,
still in shock, trying to figure out what happened moments ago
in the Jade Cargill attack on Naomi.
[crowd counting]
[Pat] I think we're all kind of reeling still.
[suspenseful whirring]
-[loud rumble] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Pat] All right!
[Michael] Roxanne Perez now enters this matchup.
I considered Roxanne the wild card,
and I think she has a chance in this match tonight.
We talked about it on the Countdown show earlier on.
Kip up by Roxanne Perez.
[Wade] Roxanne, the clear underdog in this one, based on resume,
but perhaps the rest of the women may take her a little lightly as a result.
[Michael] I asked Roxanne if she was intimidated,
being in the ring with such great competitors here tonight.
She said, "No way, I'm a former two-time NXT Champion."
"I am NXT."
"Look what I did at the Royal Rumble earlier this year."
[Pat] That unflappable confidence has led her
to be called "The Prodigy" around here.
-Oh! -[Michael] And Roxanne,
with a hurricanrana, sends Bianca Belair down.
And now Liv Morgan in trouble, face first!
Roxanne looking to…
put her away, hook of the leg now, and a kick-out.
Wade, is there any type of strategy at all in the Chamber?
[Wade] I mean, your best bet is luck and good fortune,
and getting a late draw out of there.
-But once you're in there… -[Michael] Uh-oh!
[Wade] …go hell-for-leather, because it's either you or your opponent.
And right now, for Roxanne Perez, it's looking like her.
[Michael] The power of Bianca Belair.
Roxanne, though, trying to crossbody off the Chamber, caught again by Bianca.
Roxanne, though…
from behind, grabbing the braid of Bianca Belair,
who uses it to her advantage.
Roxanne, though, side Russian leg sweep into the Chamber.
[Wade] Just completely outfoxing Bianca Belair.
Highly impressive from The Prodigy there,
who has got a bunch of tricks up her sleeve.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Wade] Bianca, keep your eyes open.
[Michael] Liv Morgan with a wicked dropkick.
[Wade] And here's part of the problem, when you step up from NXT,
it is a different level of competition.
[Michael] Cover again by Liv to try to eliminate Roxanne,
and a kick-out at two.
Again, let's take a look at the action on the outside of the ropes.
[Wade] So, Bianca Belair, driving past the tape.
Roxanne up in knots,
but keep your eyes and your wits about you at all times.
Liv Morgan, the ultimate veteran now.
[Pat] Double missile dropkick on the outside to regain complete control.
Liv Morgan.
Been a World Champion before, looking to do it again at WrestleMania.
[Michael] Liv with that running knee, catches Roxanne.
Roxanne rolls through at least momentarily.
Morgan says, "Let's go." Liv Morgan has to roll through on her own.
And both women down now!
-Collision in the center of the ring. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Wade] Well, that youthful excitement is slowly leaving the body
of Roxanne Perez as reality and pain start kicking in.
[Michael] I was going to ask you, in your first Chamber,
how long did it take you for that reality to kick in?
[Wade] I think the first ten seconds, I looked good,
-I threw a few punches. -[Michael laughing]
[Wade] Then I ended up tasting the metal, I wanted out.
[crowd counting]
[suspenseful whirring]
[loud rumble]
[Michael] It is now Bayley's turn to enter the Elimination Chamber.
Bayley and Roxanne Perez have had
quite the rivalry over the past couple of months,
including at NXT Vengeance Day back in February.
And Bayley now, using the pod to her advantage
to take out Roxanne Perez.
[Pat] Any time you can use your own pod for you,
it is a great situation, and Bayley is dribbling Roxanne's head off the wall!
[Wade] Bayley was the ultimate idol of a young Roxanne Perez.
Quite clearly feels a little different now.
[Michael] Oh!
[Pat] When your idols become your rivals…
[Michael] Oh!
[Pat] …that's when life starts being a little bit different.
[Michael] Scottie Barnes, who plays in this building for the Raptors,
would have loved Bayley dribbling Roxanne Perez in the pod.
And now a belly-to-belly into the side of the Chamber!
[crowd cheering, whistling]
[Pat] Here we go.
[Michael] Bayley again in her third Chamber match,
and Wade, you talked about this earlier…
Bayley and Bianca Belair have had their problems in the past.
They seem to have mended fences as of late.
[Wade] Some cuts run too deep to mend, and I don't care.
They might put a brave face on at times, but that hatred burns red hot.
[Michael] Number of standing switches again.
When it's about WrestleMania, all bets are off.
And Bayley's showing some sportsmanship.
-Oh, and a forearm caught Bianca! -[Pat] We knew that was momentarily.
[Wade] Perfectly legal to attack that hair braid.
Bianca uses it as a weapon of her own.
[Michael] By the way, anything's legal inside the Chamber.
And a big knee caught Bianca on the jaw.
[crowd chanting "Let's go, Bayley"]
[Michael] "Let's go, Bayley" chants from the fans here.
Oh! Look at that sunset flip bomb into the corner by Bayley,
drags Bianca back toward the center of the ring.
Bayley looking to eliminate Belair, and a kick-out at two.
[Wade] I'm impressed that Bianca Belair is still hanging on in this one
after clearly such a shocking start to this matchup.
[Michael] Yeah, again, ladies and gentlemen,
if you're just joining us, Naomi and Liv Morgan started the match.
Jade Cargill came storming down to the ring and…
Oh, big elbow by Bayley, cover again by Belair!
Hook of the leg to try to eliminate her, and a kick-out at two.
We thought that Cargill was coming after Liv Morgan,
but instead she attacked Naomi.
And Naomi was beaten so badly
that she's not able to compete in this matchup
[Wade] The slim hopes of Bianca Belair are really starting to fade now.
-She's taken more-- -[Michael] Oh no!
…than anyone.
[Pat] The Prodigy, with a powerbomb of Bayley on the outside.
It was great.
[Wade] The former golden girl of NXT who has turned mean and vindictive
as the reality of this industry--
[Michael] Roxanne with a frog splash to Bayley.
Cover, now hook of the leg. Is it enough? And a kick-out at two by Bayley.
Can you imagine for Roxanne's ego if she was able to pin Bayley there?
-And a-- Oh, Codebreaker. -[crowd groaning]
-[Pat] Ego, confidence, you name it. -[Michael] Cover by Morgan.
-And Perez able to stay alive. -[crowd booing]
-[Wade] Take another look at this. -[Michael] Bang!
[Wade] Powerbomb right onto that steel by Roxanne Perez.
Pulling out every trick she can manage a huge student of the game,
a fan of this industry since she was a kid she knows full well
how to do maximum damage inside the Elimination Chamber.
[Michael] Alexa Bliss looking on, she's next to enter,
she had a big smile on her face 'cause she's watching
these other four competitors
-beat the heck out of each other. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Only one elimination in this match and that was Naomi
-because of the Cargill attack. -[loud rumble]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And the change in the look of a trance-like Alexa Bliss,
slowly entering a Chamber Match that she won back in 2018.
[Pat] The buzz is palpable for Alexa's appearance.
[Wade] One of the most mystical and perplexing individuals
-in the history of the women's division. -[crowd groaning]
[Michael] Alexa Bliss, a five-time World Champion.
Woman who eliminated Bayley inside the Chamber.
And now, Alexa Bliss going right after Liv Morgan.
-Roxanne Perez suffered a back elbow. -[Pat chuckles]
-[inaudible] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Bliss now sends Perez down. And Alexa Bliss unloading.
Just a vicious assault by Bliss.
-[Wade] Well, Bliss, as fresh as a daisy… -[Michael] Oh!
…the last woman to enter this match and it shows.
[Michael] Liv creates separation momentarily.
Drop kick by Bliss, drives Morgan back toward the corner.
Bayley now from behind, scoops up Bliss. Looks for elimination here.
Bliss has to kick at two. Bliss--
-Oh, what a right hand! -[Pat] Wow.
-[Wade] That's a jaw-loosener. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Bayley, perhaps knocked silly with that shot.
[Michael] She's a weirdo.
And Bliss now double knees to the back of the neck of Bayley.
-[Wade] I question how-- Oh! -[Michael] Oh!
Cover now. Bliss looking to eliminate Bayley.
-Shoulders down, Bayley stays in it. -[Wade] With that lack of competition
over the past couple of years for Alexa Bliss,
I really question just how sharp she could be.
But she looks perfect in there. Zero ring rust whatsoever.
[Pat] Throwing bombs, getting pins.
[Michael] And there's the double knees and Roxanne Perez able to counter
-and send Bliss outside the ropes. -[indistinct chatter]
[Pat] Earlier, Alexa said to Roxanne, "Who the hell do you think you are?"
Well, Alexa, this is a prodigy in the making.
[Michael] Yeah, Roxanne, Wade, has all the tools to be a great one.
-[Wade] Yeah, it gets a little over-- -[Michael] Oh!
[Wade] A little over cocky,
and you cannot do that with veterans like Alexa Bliss,
who will keep you guessing and capitalize on every mistake.
[Michael] And again, Wade, that's a lack of experience, right?
[Wade] It has to be.
You get a rush of blood to the head as a youngster in this game,
-and that's when the big mistakes happen. -[Michael] Uh-oh!
Bliss, cross body, caught by Bayley and Belair,
who are now working together to slam Bliss to the middle of the mat.
[Wade] Well, temporary alliances in this kind of match
can be highly beneficial, but they are always temporary,
as Belair just found out.
[Michael] What's Bayley gonna do here with Bliss and Belair?
And Bayley, now with a…
diving crossbody to take out Belair and Bliss.
And now, Liv Morgan from behind drives Bayley into the pod.
[Wade] Every woman tasting steel.
[Pat] You gotta have eyes in the back of your head in this Elimination Chamber.
[Michael] Wade, you know how important it is
at this stage of the career to get to WrestleMania,
to be a part of the two-night card in Las Vegas.
-[Wade] You're lucky if you get-- Oh! -[Michael] Oh!
[Wade] You're lucky if you get five appearances
at WrestleMania in your career. The best of the best maybe get ten.
You have to take every opportunity out there.
[Michael] Roxanne trying to take opportunity here
-and a kick-out by Bayley. -[Wade] And we're really getting
to the business end of this matchup now, because all--
-[Michael] Oh! What a move! -[Wade] Five women left. Here we go, Cole.
[Michael] Cross-face by Perez. Bayley in middle of the ring.
If Bayley taps, she'll be eliminated. Bayley, is she gonna tap out to Perez?
[Wade] No rope works whatsoever. No escape other than a reversal here.
[Michael] Just like Bayley did there. Again, the ropes do not cause a break.
Both women, now outside of the ropes.
Bayley trying to grab the Chamber to try to force something here,
but Perez tries to get it locked in. And now, Bayley using the Chamber!
-[Wade] Whoa! -[Pat] Wow, genius.
-[Michael] Great move by Bayley. -[Pat] The ingenuity there of Bayley
-is phenomenal. -You were never my role model!
[Wade] Well, using the chains as a cheese grater on the hands of Perez.
So cool in a crisis is Bayley, got out of Dodge on that one
-but straight back into trouble… -[crowd chattering]
[Michael] And again, Roxanne Perez, now driving Bayley
using the second rope to her advantage.
Perez has been so impressive in this match so far.
[Wade] It's an improbable story, an NXT Superstar.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Wade] Knees up right to the kisser.
[Michael] Went for the moonsault.
Roxanne may have a broken nose, courtesy of Bayley. Bayley, now with a--
Went for the Rose Plant, countered by Roxanne.
[Michael] And Roxanne dumped over the top rope, she hit hard.
-Liv Morgan now. Oblivion! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[Michael] Cover by Liv! -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] Liv eliminates Bayley! -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Bayley has been eliminated!
[Michael] Four women now remain
with an opportunity to get to WrestleMania.
Morgan, Belair, Perez and Bliss.
[Wade] And perhaps the biggest hitter of them all,
the one with the biggest resume, Bayley, is out
and this matchup has been blasted wide open.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Again, Bayley focused a lot on Roxanne Perez there,
and Liv Morgan able to take control.
And now, Bianca Belair, who obviously has massive issues with Liv Morgan.
[Pat] They're heading to the sky, maybe a little bit
-of a cat and mouse game here. -[Michael] Well, Liv, the problem is,
when you get up there, you got nowhere to go.
[Wade] Somehow, you've gotta come back down.
[Michael] Liv Morgan now with Bianca Belair
up on top of the pod too. Bianca bounced off the… the glass there.
Big elbow by Belair, high above the ring, Belair and Liv Morgan.
And Liv Morgan, just using Belair's hair to try to hang on for dear life.
[Wade] And this could turn ugly for both women.
-[Michael] Oh no! Oh! -[crowd groaning]
[Michael] Liv Morgan just got whipped by Belair and she's hanging on now.
And she collapses to the floor.
-[Pat] Yikes! -[Michael] Did you hear that, Pat?
-[Pat] Did you feel that, Cole? -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Yes and yes!
[Wade] Well, Belair should really stay up there.
It's about the safest place in that structure.
[Michael] Bianca Belair from the top of the pod now.
Belair with a crossbody taking everybody out.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Third time in her career,
Belair's been through the carnage of the Chamber. Listen to this.
-Oh my goodness! -[crowd groaning]
[Wade] Belair going high risk, taking out the entire field.
-[Pat] And look at this welt on Liv. -[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Pat] The whip across the body is starting to settle in…
-[crowd chanting "This is awesome"] -…and yes it is, Toronto.
[crowd applauding]
[Wade] All four women absorbing--
[Michael] Look at Bianca, look at Bianca. Crawling to the cover now.
Hook of the leg on Perez and a kick-out by Roxanne.
Bianca trying to take advantage.
And now trying to drag Morgan back into the ring.
Again, the pinfall has to happen inside the squared circle. Morgan kicks at two.
[Wade] Morgan's midsection is bleeding from that hair whip.
[Michael] That was one of the loudest things I've ever heard.
[Pat] They heard it all the way over there in Saskatoon.
-[Michael] That's a long way away. -[Pat] Canada's big.
They need to stop booing our national anthem.
[Michael] Belair now.
With Alexa Bliss. Trying to hook her up on the top rope.
Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan now into the fray.
This is not gonna be good.
-This is not gonna be good at all, folks. -[Belair screaming]
-[Michael] And down goes Bliss and Belair. -[crowd gasping, applauding]
[Michael] Again, everybody down.
Everybody putting everything they have on the line
for an opportunity at the world title at WrestleMania.
-[Pat] Look at that welt. -[Michael] Listen.
-[Pat] Oh! -[Michael] Goodness.
-[crowd groaning] -[Pat] Jeez.
[Wade] In a match filled with steel, we are talking about a hair whip
that has perhaps caused more damage than anything. That is incredible.
Industrial levels of abuse getting thrown out left, right, and center.
And hats off to these women for still being in the fight,
-especially Belair. -[Michael] Over 30-- Oh!
Went for Oblivion. Roxanne Perez with a kick, though,
stopped it from happening. Drops Belair now into the corner.
Roxanne Perez with a kick to the midsection,
and here comes Perez.
Went for Pop Rocks.
-Codebreaker. -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Bliss! Twisted Bliss. Cover. -[crowd] One! Two!
-Three! -[Michael] Perez eliminated by Bliss.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[Michael] And we're down to three. -[Alicia] Roxanne Perez
has been eliminated.
-[Michael] Morgan, Belair, and Bliss. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Great performance by Roxanne Perez in this matchup.
But now we are down to three.
All three of these women have been former world champions.
Morgan, a two-time world champion. Bianca, a three-time world champion.
And Alexa Bliss, a five-time world champion.
[Wade] Now, Bliss has that sinister, disturbed look in her eye once again.
All three women know they are tantalizingly close
to winning this match.
[Michael] It's high-pressure time now, Pat, with WrestleMania looming.
[Pat] It certainly is. Who's gonna punch a ticket to Las Vegas?
[Michael] Bianca, now, looking for the KOD, she's got Bliss up.
And Liv Morgan, though, sent flying by Alexa Bliss.
Bianca now.
[Pat] Great rana from Alexa into a leg sweep.
[Michael] And now Alexa.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] Standing tall.
[Michael] Continuing to punish Bianca Belair. No five count here.
Liv Morgan will break it up momentarily.
[Wade] Bliss having a little too much fun at the expense of Belair.
Taking her eye off the prize. And Morgan, of course, capitalizing.
[Michael] And Morgan, now, going for the Three Amigos.
Of course, made famous by the late, great Eddie Guerrero.
Taught to Liv Morgan by her boyfriend, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio,
who's one of the reasons Morgan is a tag champ
-with Raquel Rodriguez today. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] "Dirty Dom," the greatest luchador on the planet,
-teaching Liv Morgan… -[Michael] Did you forget about Penta?
-…a few tricks. -[Michael] Did you forget about Rey?
[Pat] Yeah, you're saying some real dumb stuff.
[Michael] Did you forget about Dragon Lee?
[Wade] It's all opinion-based. You can have your opinion. You're wrong.
[Michael] Well, speaking of Rey Mysterio and now her boyfriend, "Dirty" Dom,
Liv Morgan perhaps looking for a 619,
intercepted by Bliss.
Went for Sister Abigail. Morgan rolls Bliss up.
Liv Morgan almost had her!
And now Bianca with Morgan up top. Looking for the KOD.
-Morgan able to survive. -[Wade] Liv Morgan is just too damn good.
-We saw it in 2024. -[Michael] Roll-through by Belair.
-[crowd] One! Two! -[Michael] And a kick-out at two.
-Alexa Bliss catches Bianca. -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Sister Abigail! -[Pat] Welcome home, Sister Abigail.
[Michael] Liv Morgan, jackknife cover for the win.
And she eliminates Bliss. We're down to two.
-We're down to two. -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Alexa Bliss has been eliminated!
[Michael] Liv Morgan again, and genius move, Wade.
[Wade] Well, Liv Morgan needs to get over and cover Belair
who just ate an Abigail DDT, is completely out cold
and this is a procession now.
[Michael] Cover by Morgan for the win
and Bianca stays in it,
and this matchup continues.
[Wade] What a turn of events.
And we know all about the physical strength
of Bianca Belair.
The fact that she's still in this after the mental disturbance
she suffered earlier is mind-boggling.
[Michael] Well, let's not forget Liv Morgan,
who actually started this match-up, Wade. She's been in it for the duration.
Liv Morgan using Bianca Belair's hair to her disadvantage!
Belair, now, driven into the Chamber a number of times.
Liv Morgan beating the hell out of Belair.
[Wade] The sheer genius from Liv Morgan. Good night, Belair.
[Michael] Cover to go to WrestleMania.
Bianca stays in it at two.
[Pat] Absolutely brilliant offense from Liv Morgan.
Not enough to go to WrestleMania just yet.
[Michael] What an incredible match to kick things off here tonight.
[crowd chanting "EST"]
[Wade] Well, both of these women left in this match
have been put through the wringer through the entirety of this match.
-Who's going to Mania? -[Michael] Oh!
Wicked Codebreaker by Liv Morgan off the ropes.
Bianca with a spear!
-Cover by Belair, hook of the leg… -[crowd] One! Two!
-…Morgan is still in. -[crowd exclaiming]
[Wade] Both women running on fumes at this point.
It's all instinctive. It's all about how unfading are you?
How hard-wearing are you?
How badly do you want to get to WrestleMania?
[crowd applauding]
[Michael] An opportunity against Rhea Ripley or Iyo Sky
for the World Championship hangs in the balance.
Will it be Belair? Will it be Liv Morgan?
-[crowd chanting "EST"] -[Michael] Look at…
Again, the blood just from the hair whip by Belair earlier on.
Liv trying to hang on now.
-[Pat] Might be desperation. -[Michael] By both women.
[Wade] Yeah, there's nothing tactical at this point.
-You're not thinking clearly. Oh. -[Michael] Oh no. Oh!
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. would be very happy
with the display that Bianca Belair is putting on here
at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
[crowd gasping]
[Pat] Just battering Liv off the cage and off the glass.
And then one last powerbomb!
[Wade] What a display of core strength by Bianca Belair,
this deep in a match.
[Michael] I don't think Liv Morgan has anything left,
-as Belair goes to the top rope now. -[Wade] She's listless.
[Michael] Bianca Belair… from the top.
450, knees up by Morgan. Liv Morgan able to counter.
[Wade] Bianca just moving a beat too slow this deep into the matchup.
[Michael] And now Bianca, though, using her power.
She's got Liv up on her shoulders. Liv's in trouble here.
Went for the KOD.
Morgan countered with another Codebreaker.
Went for Oblivion. Intercepted by Bianca.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Liv up again.
-KOD! Kiss of Death! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Bianca Belair…
-[bell ringing] -…is going to WrestleMania!
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -["Watch Me Shine" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
Bianca Belair!
[Pat] You can't spell WrestleMania without E-S-T.
[Michael] What a performance by both Bianca and Liv tonight.
Bianca Belair was an emotional mess,
an emotional powder keg after Jade Cargill attacked Naomi.
Bianca needs explanations.
-She wants explanations. -[pyrotechnics bursting]
[Michael] But in the meantime, Belair is going to WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Congratulations, Bianca, you earned it.
[Michael] This is what we were talking about
as this matchup got underway. We thought that Jade was going
after Liv Morgan, but instead she went after Naomi
and we're all assuming here tonight that this had something to do
with perhaps Naomi being involved in the attack
on Jade Cargill a number of months ago. We were all in shock over this.
[Pat] We all thought it was Liv Morgan 'cause she was caught on camera
but instead Jade Cargill
took out Naomi with a brutal attack.
[Wade] Well, sooner or later, we'll get some answers on that.
Well, as Liv Morgan was looking for some answers to victory,
Roxanne Perez, NXT's finest, did the business in there.
One hell of a display, just as she went in for the kill,
it started going disastrously wrong, and one Twisted Bliss later,
The Prodigy was out of there.
[Pat] We thought maybe Alexa Bliss would win this thing.
Sister Abigail makes an appearance.
She was flying high.
And then jackknife cover by Liv Morgan who holds on to the hair whip,
which was utilized earlier
in the loudest whip in the history…
-[crowd groaning] -…of the Elimination Chamber.
That welt would remain and only grow across Liv's body.
And Bianca Belair would catch Liv one-handed.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] And K-O-D!
-The E-S-T! To WrestleMania! -[bell ringing]
[Wade] Bianca Belair's physical toughness has never been in doubt.
She showed us something new tonight with regards
to her mental toughness, but-- Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Will it be Bianca Belair versus Rhea Ripley
at WrestleMania?
[inaudible conversation]
[Michael] Or will it be Bianca Belair versus Iyo Sky
at WrestleMania?
Rhea versus Iyo for the world title, Monday Night on Netflix on Raw.
[crowd cheering]
["Tap" playing]
[Michael] Well, we're in Toronto for Elimination Chamber here tonight.
This is the 12th premium live event.
Of course, hosted WrestleMania VI and WrestleMania XVIII.
Pat all my buddies, all my friends are here tonight
at Elimination Chamber, including that man, NAV,
is a Toronto native and Grammy-nominated rapper.
His single "Tap" was the official song of Money in the Bank in 2024.
[Pat] God, it's great to see Nav out here. [chuckles] Good to see you, Nav.
[Michael] Well, Trish Stratus is in action next.
Wade, who will ever forget 2006 Unforgiven?
Trish Stratus using the sharpshooter,
of course, made famous by Canadian Bret Hart
to get Lita to tap out and win her seventh World Championship.
[Wade] Iconic woman,
one of the all time greats of this industry.
Thank you, Trish.
[Michael] And coming up next, we will see the Hall of Famer,
Trish Stratus, in action,
as she teams up with the WWE Women's Champion, Tiffany Stratton.
They've dubbed themselves, Trishy and Tiffy Time.
But standing in their way, none other than a very bitter Nia Jax
and "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae.
Well, it's Tiffy and Trishy time.
WWE Hall of Famer Stratus returns to the ring
as she teams up with Tiffany Stratton to take on the powerful pair
of Nia Jax and Candice LeRae.
Will Stratusfaction help The center of the Universe
overcome The Irresistible Force?
We'll find out next.
Here's a look at the turbulence that led these four women
to their match tonight.
-[upbeat music playing] -[Stratton] It's Tiffy time.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Missed money in the bank!
Oh, Tiffany from behind with a briefcase!
[Lilian] Tiffany Stratton is cashing in her Money in the Bank contract!
[Michael] It is now officially Tiffy time!
[Stratton] Less than a year ago, I befriended Nia.
She thought I was naive. She thought I was just a dumb blonde.
If this ends bad for me, this will end really bad for you.
[Stratton] And now, I'm at the Tiffy Top of my game.
She let her guard down, and because of that,
I stole her most prized possession,
her WWE Women's Championship.
Put some respect on my name and tell me what time it is!
[crowd chanting "Tiffy Time"]
-[dramatic music playing] -[Jax] You ungrateful little sh…
[crowd gasping]
You would be nothing without me!
I made you!
Give me my championship back, or I'm gonna take it from you!
[Wade] Tiffany Stratton is gonna put the gold on the line
against Nia Jax.
[Jax] I'm gonna take the title, which is rightfully mine.
[Stratton] I'm not worried, even in the slightest.
[Wade] Trish Stratus is here.
[Joe] Spinebuster!
Looking for that Prettiest Moon-- Hey!
-[bell ringing] -Candice LeRae!
And now there's nowhere for Stratton to go!
A steel chair? Candice, come on!
Trish Stratus!
[Wade] The Hall of Famer just in the nick of time!
[Joe] All right, Trish Stratus, she's seen enough.
[music swells]
[music concludes]
[intriguing music playing]
I know that you have some problems with Nia and Candice.
And now so do I.
So I'm thinking, me, you, Elimination Chamber?
Are you saying that it's gonna be Tiffy and Trishy Time in Toronto?
That's what I'm saying, all right?
Enjoy what little bit of Tiffy Time you have left.
[tense music playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Joe] Hooks the leg and a win.
-Help is on the way! -[Wade] Trish Stratus!
[Joe] She's stacking them up.
[Wade] Two for the price of one.
In Toronto, we're going to beat Nia Jax and Candice LeRae.
[Jax] We don't care.
Me and Candice are going to annihilate your Stratifaction.
[Wade] Tiffany and Trish Stratus against Nia Jax and Candice LeRae
at the Elimination Chamber.
[music concludes]
["Not Like Most Girls" playing]
-♪ There's only one of me… ♪ -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
the team of Candice LeRae and Nia Jax.
[Michael] Nia Jax is one of the rudest people I've ever met.
Did you hear what she said to me on the kickoff show yesterday?
[Wade] Not rude if it's accurate, Michael Cole.
And you did look like, I'll use a different word, "crap."
♪ I'm not like most girls ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Nia Jax is an intimidating force, and Candice LeRae next to her,
obviously willing to do whatever.
♪ And I bet you'll be out Before I count to three ♪
[Michael] What a night.
♪ I'ma show you how 'Cause I'm the baddest breed… ♪
♪ I'm not like most girls, most girls ♪
♪ So take a seat ♪
♪ There's only one of me ♪
♪ Look it up I'm written down in history ♪
♪ Take a look, you'll see I'm an anomaly ♪
-[music fades] -[crowd chattering]
-["Time to Rock & Roll" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ It's time to rock and roll This time, I'm in control ♪
♪ Right now, I own the streets I got the keys to the city… ♪
[Michael] She's a Hall of Famer!
[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] And their opponents, first,
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
WWE Hall of Famer,
-Trish Stratus! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Trish Stratus is celebrating her 25th anniversary here in WWE.
[Wade] I'll say this as an unabashed Trish Stratus lover,
for all of those 25 years, Trish, what the hell are you thinking?
Putting your body on the line in there with someone like Nia Jax,
and her partner, Candice LeRae, tonight. You didn't need to do this.
[Michael] Her jacket adorned with logos
from Trish Stratus's career over the years.
-["Tiffy Time" playing] -♪ It's Tiffy Time! ♪
[crowd cheering, applauding]
♪ Drop, I'm going in Bass so loud, it's in my skin ♪
♪ Drop, I wanna see you drop… ♪
[Alicia] And her tag team partner, from Briar Lake, Minnesota,
she is the WWE Women's Champion,
Tiffany Stratton!
[Michael] So, what we didn't catch on camera, folks,
the fact that Nia Jax just licked the entire top of Pat McAfee sippy cup.
-[Wade] She French-kissed the cup. -[Michael] She did.
-Nonetheless-- -[Pat] She contaminated my water
-with her negativity. -[Wade laughs]
[Michael] Tiffany Stratton, who defends the WWE Women's Championship
at WrestleMania in Las Vegas against the Royal Rumble winner,
Charlotte Flair, teaming tonight
with a longtime idol of hers, Trish Stratus.
They're both wearing the colors of the Toronto teams,
the Maple Leafs and the Toronto Blue Jays,
who, of course, play baseball in the Rogers Centre here.
Emotional night for Trish Stratus. This is the first time, guys,
that her children have ever watched her compete live.
[Wade] Well, that might be a bad idea for Trish Stratus's children,
who may perhaps be about to witness a video nasty
on behalf of Nia Jax,
who is in there to cause maximum carnage as always.
[Michael] Well, Nia Jax upset over the fact
that Tiffany Stratton stabbed her in the back,
cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase to win the WWE Women's Championship.
[Wade] One of the most disgraceful, treacherous,
-backstabbing acts… -[bell ringing]
…in the history of this industry,
and an act that Tiffany Stratton did not have to do.
She could have gone for a different championship.
[Pat] She could've, she didn't, now, she's champ,
and she's tag teaming with Trish Stratus in Toronto.
[Michael] Yeah, Trish-- Oh, there's the Thesz press,
which Trish Stratus likes to call the Air Canada,
as she takes down Candice LeRae.
Nia Jax runs into a right hand by Tiffany Stratton,
and we are underway.
[Wade] Nice chemistry in the early goings from the Trishy and Tiffy Time duo.
[Michael] Dropkick driving Nia out of the ring,
and we reset now with Trish and Candice as the legal women.
Nice swinging neck breaker by Trish Stratus.
Quickly into the cover, looking to put this one away.
And a kick-out.
Guys, Trish Stratus has never lost a tag team matchup
-in her career in Canada. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[Wade] Well, I question how ring sharp… -[Michael] Oh!
…Trish Stratus is coming into this, given her lack of competition.
And after getting flattened by Jax, that ring sharpness may be gone for good.
[Michael] It was interesting that Candice and Trish actually started
-this matchup… -[Wade] Oh!
…because it was Trish Stratus who eliminated Candice LeRae
from the Royal Rumble matchup last month.
Oh, and… Candice driving Tiffany into the steps.
[Wade] And let's give Candice LeRae some love here.
That is a woman who got very little spotlight
until she teamed up with Nia Jax.
-Boy, has she stepped up huge. -[Michael] So, she's-- But wait a minute.
One of the reasons Tiffany turned on Nia
is because Candice LeRae stepped in front of her,
kissed Nia's ass better,
and that's why she's in the position she's in today.
Let's just cut to the chase on it all, Wade.
[Wade] Okay, I'll take that.
So, Tiffany Stratton is not only a backstabber,
she also gets jealous. Is that what you're saying, Michael Cole?
[Michael] Oh, it doesn't matter.
She's the champ right now. Oh my goodness! Senton sent out by Nia Jax.
[Wade] Great job, Candice LeRae.
-And that was executed to perfection. -[crowd booing]
[Pat] And now, Nia mocking Trish in her hometown
as she throws Tiffy through the mat.
It's that type of power that Nia has that really is uncompetewithable.
-[Wade] That's a great word. Trish-- -[Michael] Is that a word?
-"Uncompetable"? -[Pat] Uncompetewithable.
[Michael] Uncompetewithable. Got it.
[Wade] Trish Stratus's kids at home now are crying.
[Michael] They're not home. They're actually here watching it.
If you listened to my commentary, you would have known that.
[Wade] No one listens to your commentary. It's a lot of nonsense most of the time.
But the kids are probably wishing Trish doesn't get tagged back
into this matchup.
"Just beat Tiffany, let Mommy come home in one piece."
[Michael] Nia Jax eliminated Trish Stratus from the Royal Rumble match.
-[crowd applauding] -[Michael] What a Rumble Nia had.
Nine eliminations, to set a record in historic Rumble, by Nia.
She is far and away the leader in career eliminations
-in Royal Rumble match history. -[Pat] Jawbreaker by Tiffy.
I don't know good-- Oh no.
This is the worst place you can be in the history of wrestling.
[Wade] We're going up top because it's squashing time.
[Michael] Nia Jax is looking for the Annihilator,
Tiffany Stratton made sure she didn't deliver,
and now an opportunity
for Tiffany Stratton to make a tag to Trish Stratus.
[Pat] Might have just rattled the Niagara Falls down the road a bit.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] And now, Trish Stratus takes the fight to Nia Jax.
[Pat] Big right. It's pretty stratisfying to watch, isn't it? [chuckles]
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] You're full of them tonight.
Another chop by Stratus, driving Nia back to the corner.
Trish, of course, a Hall of Famer. Seven-time world champion.
-[Pat] Licked it. -[Michael] Oh, and a big chop to Jax.
[Wade] Showing out tonight in front of her home crowd.
That's a dangerous thing to do when you're in there with someone
as physically dominating as Nia Jax. But this is all going wrong now…
-for The Irresistible Force. -[Pat] Wait a second.
[Michael] And now, Nia planted off the DDT by Stratus.
Trish into the cover.
Looking to knock off the former Women's Champion.
And a kick-out by Nia.
[Wade] Not even a two count. That is how tough Nia Jax is.
[Pat] I thought that was a tornado DDT into a win for Trish.
[Michael] Spinebuster by Stratus.
[Pat] Showcasing some power, some quickness.
-There's no ring rust at all. -[Wade] Yeah, you're right, Pat.
That timing has been spot on from the Hall of Famer.
But can she put this one to bed?
Wasn't anticipating this kind of power.
[Michael] Nia Jax now to the cover. Hook of the leg now on Stratus.
-And a kick-out, got her shoulder up. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] And as great as Trish Stratus's career has been,
she has never really had to deal with the likes of a Nia Jax.
Nia Jax, a complete one-off.
Nothing prepares you for that kind of offense.
-[speaks indistinctly] -[Pat] Oh, geez, Nia.
[Michael] Yeah, just a disrespectful woman,
-and a despicable woman as well. -[speaks indistinctly]
-America! -[Wade] A woman on the war path.
-USA! USA! -[Wade] A woman scorned.
[Pat] Oh, she's starting a USA chant. I didn't mind that.
Maybe the best thing N-I-A has ever done.
[Wade] I don't know if you're gonna make it out of this town alive.
-I'm gonna be honest with you, Pat. -[Pat] I'm okay with it.
[Michael] He's lucky he got in here today.
He showed up five minutes before the Countdown show started.
[Pat] It did feel like they were messing with me a little bit,
but it's an honor to be here at the Elimination Chamber
-as Nia Jax takes a one-woman parade. -[crowd jeering]
And then goes, "Tiffany, go ahead and kiss it."
[Wade] Kiss that derriere, Tiffany.
[Pat] Oh, oui, oui.
You're talking about the French up here in Canada.
[Wade] I want to make it out alive, Pat. That's the point.
I'm wearing red because we're in Canada. I'm a little scared of--
[Michael] Oh, look at this. Stretch muffler now.
Tag made by Candice LeRae.
-[crowd groaning] -[Pat] Oh, wow.
[Pat speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] And a double team coming, and Trish is in deep, deep trouble.
Cover now by LeRae.
Hook of the leg, looking to ruin Trish's homecoming,
and a kick-out by Stratus.
[Wade] How do you think the kids are feeling now, Michael Cole?
[Michael] Probably not well. They're watching their mom get beat up.
[Wade] Yeah, this is what I predicted a little earlier.
Real bad form here from Trish Stratus.
[Pat] Jeez.
Just bonking Trish's head off the second turnbuckle,
and then Candice LeRae…
[Wade] Oh, look, who wouldn't want a major match on a PLE in their hometown?
But not all matches, not all opponents are created equal.
-[crowd applauding] -[Wade] And Trish Stratus putting herself
in this position when she didn't have to is a major faux pas.
[Michael] Have you ever won in your hometown?
[Wade] I don't think I've won in any town for the last 15 years.
[Michael] Cover again by LeRae.
Did Trish get the shoulder up? She did at two.
[Wade] There's a reason I'm sat next to you at this point, Michael.
[Michael] Referee Dan Engler working this matchup.
[Pat] He's a good official, stern but fair, they say.
[Wade] Engler, good official?
That is the first time anyone said that, Pat.
[Michael] LeRae off the suplex, hook of the leg now.
And again, a kick-out by Trish.
[Pat] Now, we got a little bit of a readjustment period here.
Trish in the deep end of her match back in Toronto.
[Wade] A lot of questions now being asked of the Hall of Famer,
who is clearly not as ring sharp as she felt she was.
[crowd chanting "We want Tiffy"]
[Wade] That ring sharpness getting dulled by the second.
[Michael] Nia Jax now into the corner.
-And Trish Stratus is… -[Pat] Oh, no, and then Nia…
[Michael] Oh, Rikishi'd be happy.
…shaking it on Trish Stratus's dome.
The disrespect from Nia just knows no bounds.
[Michael] And Candice LeRae comes in off the tag.
Nia and Candice just dominating Stratus here.
Wise move, isolate Trish from a partner.
-The WWE Women's Champion. -[Pat] This would be the time
that Trish would maybe regretting getting into this match
on her 25th year anniversary in the WWE.
[Michael] Trish trying to fight out of the corner now.
Trish needs to make a tag to Tiffany. Candice LeRae tries to back her back up.
-Nice move by Candice LeRae. -[Wade] The body of Trish Stratus
is starting to fail this deep into the match,
but the fighting spirit is unbroken.
[crowd jeering]
[Wade] Popping Nia Jax off the apron here.
-[Michael] Oh, taken down. -[Pat] Bravo!
[Michael] Stratus is close to the corner, though.
Tiffany Stratton, who's off the apron,
trying to climb back up now to the apron so Trish can make a tag.
-Nia Jax helpless out here at ringside. -[crowd applauding]
[Wade] Well, Tiffany got a beating earlier in this matchup.
We know all about her bounce-back ability.
Starting to look fresh as a daisy. Needs this tag.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] It's Tiffy time!
[Michael] Tiffany Stratton,
the WWE Women's Champion, and off the tag.
I guarantee you, Charlotte Flair is watching this match carefully.
-She's got Tiffany at WrestleMania. -[crowd cheering]
Going off her gymnastics background with that back elbow in the corner.
Nia Jax blasted off the apron, couldn't happen to a nicer person.
[Wade] Former Team USA member.
[Michael] Jackknife cover, roll-through though by Candice.
Look at Tiffany though! Wow! Alabama Slam.
-[Pat] No way! -[Michael] The power now!
[Pat] Spinebuster on Nia Jax!
[Michael] Tiffany, double stomp, cover on LeRae…
-[crowd counting] -…almost had her and a kick-out.
[Wade] Just got a little highlight reel of exactly why so many people
consider Tiffany Stratton the greatest athlete
in women's competition history here in WWE.
[Pat] Wait until you see this.
[Michael] Tiffany Stratton-- got caught on the top rope and hung up,
and Candice LeRae capitalized.
[Wade] All of that landing on the way down,
caught with that knee in the rope, the right knee up…
-[Michael] Oh! -…Stratton may be shredded after that.
[Michael] Here comes Nia Jax now,
and Nia going to deliver the big leg drop to Stratton.
Looking to win this matchup. Hook of the leg now on Tiffany.
Manages to get the shoulder up.
Tiffany, remember guys, last summer, right here in Toronto,
won the Money in the Bank ladder match.
She would hold the briefcase until last month when she cashed in,
she said back in January,
and look at this now, Nia Jax with Tiffany up on her shoulder.
[Wade] Gonna concoct something menacing, thankfully,
for Stratton, managing to get out of the way just in time.
[Michael] And look at that!
Tremendous suplex by Tiffany Stratton to Nia Jax.
[Wade] And Jax simply isn't used to being abused in the ring like that.
[Michael] Tag now, Trish Stratus into the ring.
[crowd chanting "Canada"]
-[Pat] Oh, Trish. -[Michael] And Trish sends LeRae flying.
Cover now by Stratus.
Nia Jax gonna break things up with a big elbow.
[Wade] What an ugly break up.
The spine of Stratus taking all that damage from Jax.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] Last woman standing once again, Nia Jax.
Dragging her tag team partner over the corner
so she can make a legal tag.
She does. Nia now, legal woman in this match
with Trish Stratus.
[Michael] Nia would love to embarrass Stratus in her hometown.
[Pat] Nia would like to embarrass anybody anyway,
but especially in her hometown.
[Michael] Trish with a big kick to Nia. Stunned Nia a little bit.
Trish Stratus now, heading up to the top rope.
-Trish from up top. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Look at this. From way up top. Oh my goodness.
That's a super Stratusfaction.
-The bulldog off the top. Hook of the leg. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] LeRae moonsault's on her own partner.
[Pat] Trish knew.
That's 25 years in the biz, having a sixth sense.
And it's Tiffy Time once again!
[Wade] And LeRae and Nia Jaxon, complete disarray at this point.
It's there for Tiffany to put this one away.
[Michael] Yeah, Tiffany Stratton was gonna go for the moonsault,
realized Nia was across the way. Now, another moonsault connecting.
Prettiest Moonsault Ever!
-Hook of the leg by Stratton and the win. -[crowd counting]
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
-["Tiffy Time" playing] -[Pat] That's a great win.
[Alicia] Here are your winners, the team of WWE Hall of Famer,
Trish Stratus
and the WWE Women's Champion,
Tiffany Stratton!
[Michael] What a moment for Tiffany Stratton to be able
to team up with her idol here tonight in Toronto, Trish Stratus,
the Hall of Famer returnee for a tag team victory
here at Elimination Chamber.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] That is a super Stratusfaction.
And then the backfire, guys, from Candice LeRae.
[Wade] Well, this one looked over, but Trish Stratus had a wits about it.
Got out of Dodge just in time.
Candice LeRae cleared the hell out of there.
And this is why Tiffany Stratton is so damn effective.
Moves like this, executed to perfection.
-Nia Jax simply no answer. -[bell ringing]
[Wade] Big dub for Stratton and Stratus.
[Michael] And we can say it, Wade. Thank you, Trish.
[Wade] And thank you, Tiffany.
[Pat] And thank you, Elimination Chamber.
[chuckling] What a match.
-["new way out" playing] -[Michael] Enjoying the wonderful city
of Toronto.
The "Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre is chasing an opportunity
to get to WrestleMania.
He's the defending champion inside Elimination Chamber.
He's won two in his career. He hopes to go back-to-back tonight.
Standing in his way,
the man who cashed in the Money in the Bank contract
at WrestleMania on Drew McIntyre last year,
entering his second Chamber match,
former World Champion, Damian Priest is here live.
Three Chamber matches, no wins for that man, "The…
Architect" Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Rollins wants to win the Chamber and get an opportunity to face Cody Rhodes
for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
-Cody Rhodes, a lot on his mind. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Will he sell his soul? Will he sell out to The Rock?
No matter what Cody does, The Rock has had an indispensable impact
on sports entertainment from Rocky Maivia to today.
[interviewer] As a TKO board member, what's your vision for the future of WWE?
Well, my vision for the future of the WWE is,
in a way it sounds simple, but it is to continue to grow the company.
[Michael] We're jam packed tonight. Sold out!
-[Wade] Sold out. -[Pat] Sold out.
[Rock] Live on Netflix, we're making history.
This is the largest arena gate in the history of the WWE.
-["Uprise" playing] -[crowd cheering]
I'm the luckiest man in the world…
[announcer] The Rock joined the TKO board of directors.
…'cause I get one of the greatest entrepreneurs
to take this company to the next level.
[Pat] He's here! The Final Boss! The Most Famous Man on Earth!
You're one of the most well-loved people in the world.
-Yes. -Thank you.
[Rock] The greatest part about the job that I do,
whether it's on a movie screen, in a ring, is the reaction that I get.
That's special.
[Ari] The family tree that he has, that TKO and his family can come together
and kind of their branches meet up now, so special.
What an opportunity that I have to create one-of-one opportunities
for the talent.
♪ Face the nation, the TV station Like a goddamn nation… ♪
You made it.
♪ Every situation There was no mistake ♪
♪ And I'mma reach my goals ♪
-What's your name? -Dewey Johnson.
Very cool, Dewey Johnson. Very cool.
For me to be able to cast my real cousin, Roman Reigns…
[both roar]
…that's always important.
I can open up doors and possibilities that you never knew existed.
Cody, every dream you've ever had, I can make come true.
The Rock is the most followed American man in the world, and I want that for you.
I will take you from here to here if you become my champion.
[Nick] If you look at the mountains he's built, ZOA, Teremana, the UFL,
his film career, coming back to join us,
all of these things are because he learned his craft here.
Congrats on just crushing life, bro.
Rock, what you've been able to do is truly an inspiration.
I love being The Rock, and not only that, but I love being Final Boss.
-[crowd cheering] -[music concludes]
-["new way out" playing] -[Michael] It's a decision of a lifetime.
What will Cody Rhodes do?
Will he sell out to become a corporate champion?
Will he stay true to himself? Will Cody accept The Rock's offer?
We find out later on tonight.
♪ Before the bottom I need a new way, give me a new way ♪
-[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, tonight… -[Pat] Holy hell!
…at Rogers Centre in Toronto for Elimination Chamber.
38,493 in attendance tonight.
What you're about to witness may disturb you.
From best friends and tag team champions to bitter enemies,
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn will go head-to-head
in an unsanctioned match with no disqualifications,
no count-outs and no rules. Next.
For now, let's take a look at the career threatening betrayals
that divided a friendship and led to this brutal battle.
[music concludes]
-[tense music playing] -[crowd chanting "Sami"]
Just thinking about the history between Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.
There are no other two guys whose names have been tied to each other
for their entire careers like this.
Look, we're friends, we're partners.
You want a piece of us, we'll beat the hell out of you.
[Zayn] Through NXT, through WWE,
all the way to the main event of WrestleMania…
[Michael] Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens win their tag team titles.
-…we did it together. -[crowd cheering]
-[music continues] -[Zayn] In a story that long,
there's obviously gonna be a lot of betrayals.
[crowd gasping]
There's obviously gonna be a lot of forgiving and forgetting.
But unfortunately, Kev,
There's no forgiving and there's no forgetting this time.
-[crowd booing] -[intense music playing]
[Michael] No, no, no! Come on, Kevin! Not this!
[Kevin] I know and you know this time was different.
You tried to end my career.
There's been some nerve damage. I don't know when I'll be cleared.
And it's all your fault.
I watched a Royal Rumble match and what do I see,
but you rushing to the aid of Roman Reigns 'cause someone's beating him up.
But for me, for me…
you did nothing.
You stood there and watched while Cody tried to end my career.
You're a horrible friend. You're a disgusting human being.
I'll never forgive you, but I am gonna make you pay.
[Zayn] I'm not gonna pretend my neck's a 100%. It's not.
But I know what I've got in the tank, and I have got enough for a fight.
I can't sanction it.
It could be the very last match in the career of Sami Zayn.
Give me this damn match!
[Pearce] In Toronto, at Elimination Chamber,
it will be Kevin Owens, one-on-one with Sami Zayn.
It's not official.
It's unsanctioned.
You want to end my career, which will hurt my family, by the way.
What about your family, eh?
Do they know what you're about to put them through?
I am not the bad guy,
everything that's happened to you so far, you fully deserve.
When it's all done, I've ended your career,
and you're stuck to a wheelchair,
and you can't provide financially for your family anymore.
I'm not gonna help them.
I'm gonna watch them suffer, because this is all your fault.
I'm nervous about what I am going to do to you.
I'm nervous that your wife, your kids, that I've known since they were born,
I am nervous that they are not going to be able to forgive me.
Because I am prepared to end this! I am prepared to end you!
[music concludes]
-[crowd chattering] -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is unsanctioned!
[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] WWE absolves all responsibility
for anything that you see happen in this match.
There are no count-outs, no disqualifications.
There are no rules.
[crowd cheering]
The referee is only here to count pinfalls and accept submissions.
[Michael] The referee, Rod Zapata, not in his traditional referee gear,
since this is an unsanctioned match tonight.
["Worlds Apart" playing]
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Let's go! ♪
[crowd] ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
[Alicia] Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds,
Sami Zayn!
[Michael] In 2002, two young men
met at an independent wrestling show in Montreal.
Over the next 20-plus years, they would be the best of friends,
and also, would have times when they were the bitterest of enemies.
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh… ♪
[Michael] There was once a Supervillain Deathmatch
between El Generico and a Kevin Steen.
But this one tonight, unsanctioned, will be much, much different.
This is as personal, as emotional, it will cut as deep
as anything these two men have been through in their entire career.
-[music fades] -[crowd cheering, chanting "Sami"]
[Pat] That man not cleared for an actual match.
[Michael] And that is the reason it's unsanctioned to Pat's point.
Remember the package piledriver delivered by Kevin to Sami Zayn?
["Fight" playing]
[Michael] Injured Sami Zayn to the point where they would not clear him
to compete in a normal match tonight.
[Wade] Medically unclearable, yet facing the most barbaric match
of your long career against this man. Good luck.
[Alicia] And his opponent, from Marieville, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 242 pounds,
-Kevin Owens! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] In 2015,
at this premium live event, Elimination Chamber.
Kevin Owens had one of the biggest upsets in WWE history.
It was on that night when he defeated John Cena,
to cement himself as one of the greats in the current WWE.
But tonight, it's not about a match.
This is a fight. It is unsanctioned. It will be brutal. It will be a war.
Two men who have absolutely despised each other,
who want to hurt each other,
who want to put each other in the hospital,
who want to end each other's career here tonight,
as it comes full circle in Canada, for Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.
[Pat] The time for talking has passed.
Now, it's time to kick some ass.
[Michael] To think that a couple of years ago,
these two men as tag team partners main evented WrestleMania,
and put the first chip into the armor of The Bloodline
when they knocked off the Usos that night. And now, it has come to this.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] Kevin Owens, a delusional, a bitter, a jealous man.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] The downward spiral starting,
over the fact that he hasn't had a world championship in eight years,
a singles championship of any nature.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] The attack on Cody Rhodes back in October of last year,
that started the downward spiral when Kevin Owens started blaming everyone,
-for all his problems and issues. -[crowd shouting]
[Wade] Kevin Owens expected a little help from his lifetime friend Sami Zayn
at the Royal Rumble, and he didn't get it, Michael Cole.
That's why we're here. He was let down by Sami Zayn.
[Michael] And that is your thought and Kevin Owens's thought as well.
Sami Zayn now, takes the fight to Kevin Owens,
and we are underway, unsanctioned. There are no rules here tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, and no rules clearly benefits the prizefighter KO
more than it ever will Sami Zayn,
especially, as Sami Zayn nowhere near 100%.
[Michael] Sami Zayn now taking the fight to Kevin Owens right out of the blocks.
And I think, Wade, what you're saying is that Sami Zayn needs to end this quickly.
You can already see, Pat, signs of issues with the neck.
[Pat] I think that neck's going to bother him for a little bit,
especially tonight, as this fight goes on,
but both these men are gonna want to end this early.
[Michael] You know, it's a shame to… to see this where it is today.
Now, Kevin Owens lifting Sami Zayn up and popping him on the top rope,
and ribs first goes Zayn, and he…
Tough running senton by Kevin Owens.
[Wade] And I'll tell you point-blank, Cole.
In my career, you can walk around an injured ankle,
perhaps a twisted elbow, a busted shoulder,
and neck affects everything.
There's weaknesses now, all over the body of Sami Zayn.
Just pick your spot, KO. They all hurt.
[Michael] Kevin Owens now, sent into the steel post.
I've… I've known Kevin Owens for well over a decade,
since he started in NXT.
And I've seen this slow devolution of Kevin Owens,
as he's driven now, shoulder first into the steel post.
It was just a matter of time for Kevin to get to this point in his career.
He's always shown signs of cracking, a bit mentally unstable at times,
but it has really festered and manifested itself
over the past six months or so.
And Sami Zayn, now, realizing anything goes in this match,
gonna start sending some steel chairs into the ring.
[Wade] All perfectly legal.
You notice the referee already has those hygienic gloves on.
You rarely see them put them on when somebody gets bust open,
-the assumption in this match… -[Michael] Oh!
…is that it's likely to happen sooner or later.
[Michael] In fact, Zapata started this match with those gloves on, Wade.
And Rod Zapata, you notice him in the background now,
he's just shaking his head. There's nothing he can do.
He can't step in. He can't prevent Kevin from using the chair.
He can't even stop this match as Sami Zayn collapses.
Unless Sami taps out, passes out, or gets pinned, this matchup continues.
[Pat] Yeah, Zapata's got a front row seat to the carnage
that's about to take place by these two Canadians.
-[Michael] And now, Kevin Owens went-- Oh! -[Pat] Whoa, whoa. He hits himself--
[Michael] He hit with the chair and hit himself right in the face.
And Sami Zayn, now, with an opportunity.
[Wade] Zayn just trying to save himself, diving out the way,
and that bounce back to the forehead, at KO…
-[Michael] Oh! -…has shifted this match completely.
[Michael] I have a feeling that this match is gonna become extremely uncomfortable
-as it rolls along. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Already that steel chair has been bent, dinged up, and dented.
And the assault by Sami on KO,
who now makes his way out toward our announce table,
just trying desperately to get away from Sami Zayn.
[Wade] It was always bound to get ugly.
[Michael] And again, Zayn with a… with a chair to Kevin Owens,
and I can't believe that this relationship has come to this.
Sami, now, sending Kevin back into the ring.
[Pat] You never know what's gonna happen over here.
[Michael] I mean, guys, they were at each other's weddings, guys.
I mean, they've known their children since they were born.
And now, Sami Zayn stacking chairs up on the chest now, of…
of KO.
[Pat] Sami just had a second thought. Let me go grab some more tools.
Let me go get some more.
Is that a hockey stick?
[Michael] Well, we are in the home of the Maple Leafs.
[Pat] We are in the home of the Four Nations champs.
[Michael] Of course, the Maple Leafs play just down the road
at the Scotiabank where we went for SmackDown last night.
And now, a hockey stick being used as a weapon.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Well, this audience is lapping it up.
Here's the problem. When you don't have rules, you get chaos.
And both men have carte blanche to do whatever they want
-to the body of their opponent. -[Michael] I am shocked
that our general manager from Monday Night Raw,
Adam Pearce, agreed to this.
[Wade] He agreed to it because…
He has no blame attached to it.
-[Pat] Begrudgingly he-- -[Michael] Yeah, but come on.
You got to be a human being, right? I mean, at some point, you got to…
[Pat] No, if guys want to fight to settle their differences,
let them fight!
[Wade] They're doing it one way or the other.
At least we get to watch this version.
[Michael] Kevin Owens in trouble
as Sami Zayn now drags the table out from under the ring.
[Pat] The table obviously brings massive cheers from all of Toronto.
[Wade] I'm astounded that Sami Zayn is hung in there this long
with that badly damaged neck, somehow not just hanging in there,
-he's thriving! -[Michael] Wade, you've competed
with injuries sometimes the adrenaline takes over, right?
[Wade] It only whisks you for so long.
Eventually the nature of this kind of match
has to take its toll,
the adrenaline just isn't good enough to numb the pain.
[Michael] And now Kevin Owens has regained control,
-at least momentarily. -[Pat] He grabs the hockey stick.
[Michael] And now Owens with the hockey stick.
-[Pat] He says, I'm Connor McDavid. -[Michael] Oh!
[screams]
[Michael] Oh my goodness. Biting Zayn!
Biting Zayn, trying to rip the teeth out of his mouth with that stick.
What a sicko!
[Pat] They're, like, Paul Bissonnette with that hockey stick,
taking a bite of a forehead.
[Michael] Look at him. Look at the look on his face.
Kevin Owens, a man possessed.
[Wade] Just completely off the reservation.
[Michael] He's been that way for months, Wade.
I've been trying to convince everybody of that.
This guy is nuts.
[Wade] And this is why Sami Zayn has made the most foolish decision
of his entire career.
[Michael] Well, I'm beginning to agree with you, Wade.
[Wade] Getting in there with this nutcase KO
who is bent on wanton violence.
[Pat] He brings out his own table.
Two tables in Canada,
two Canadians battling it out in Elimination Chamber.
[crowd cheering]
Got a little Lego action with double tables.
[Michael] And meanwhile, Sami with a hockey stick in hand
using it as a weapon now for his own.
And driving Kevin Owens across the barricade
and into this massive crowd here at Rogers Centre.
[Pat] Thirty-eight thousand four hundred ninety-three people
watching these dudes beat the hell out of each other.
[Michael] And now the fight now spills out across the arena floor.
Remember, 38,493 here tonight
as Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn continue their fight.
Now using one of those security tapes there…
to basically just try to take Sami Zayn's breath away.
[Wade] This is a massive stadium, and there are a lot
of implements of torture potentially lying around,
all of which are clearly available to these two
in this kind of match.
[Pat] Getting real creative. They're exploring the space as we speak.
There's a trash can in the back there. Might as well have a damn spotlight on it.
[Michael] And Sami Zayn fighting back now.
-Now it's Kevin Owens who's stunned. -[Pat] Boom, here it comes.
[Michael] Kevin Owens trying to escape up the stairs.
[Pat] He just hit Kevin Owens in the head with Dominik Mysterio!
[Michael] That was a trash can, ladies and gentlemen.
[Wade] Completely unnecessary, but very funny, man.
[Michael] And Sami Zayn now dragging Kevin Owens back down the stairs.
And again, continuing to use the trash can.
[Pat] Uh-oh!
[Michael] Well, Kevin Owens is grouchy.
[Pat] Be here all day, folks.
[Michael] One night only. And Kevin Owens down onto the floor.
And Sami Zayn now in pursuit.
Again… Oh! What did he just hit him with?
[Pat] Appeared to be a bottle of some sort.
Maybe water, maybe Prime, maybe an energy drink.
[Michael] And now, Kevin Owens… Oh, look out! Sami Zayn!
Oh! A version of the Blue Thunderbomb through the table!
[Wade] Through the table and directly onto that concrete,
no give whatsoever.
-Well, Zayn ain't playing-- -[Pat] Whoa!
[Michael] Sami again sends Kevin through another table.
[Wade] Who's the unhinged one now, Michael Cole?
[Michael Oh, Kevin Owens drove Sami Zayn to this.
[Pat] Might have been some glass on that particular table.
[Wade] Kevin Owens was creeping around in the back garden
of Sami Zayn's family…
-[Michael] Just awesome. -…and this is part of the reason
why this level of punishment is required.
There's a line in this game. You never bring people's families
into any form of war. KO crossed that line,
and I understand this all bubbling up inside of Zayn.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] Sami now trying to drag Kevin back across the arena floor.
Zayn now in control,
and Sami Zayn's neck has held up to this point, on adrenaline.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] On passion, on spite. Oh!
[Wade] Astoundingly, Sami Zayn seems to be in better condition at this point
in the match than when he started.
[Pat] Kevin Owens startled, stumbling.
[Wade] The joint's lubricated.
[Michael] Again, Sami Zayn just bouncing that trash can lid
off the face of Owens.
[Pat] Steel to face, Sami Zayn in control.
[Wade] Now perhaps it's Kevin Owens
who's starting to regret every decision he's made over the past few months.
[Michael] Look at the look on Sami Zayn and how that has changed as well.
[Wade] Well, this match has gone completely the opposite way
-than what I expected. -[Michael] Oh!
Using the ring bell off the face of Zayn!
Kevin Owens now teeing off on Sami.
[Wade] Owens…
[crowd groaning]
[Michael] And now the punishment continues!
[Wade] Zayn desperately trying to cover up.
-There's very little you can do. -[Pat] Well, uh…
Kevin Owens coming over to the commentary table
to gather himself.
[Michael] Kevin Owens now grabbing Wade's monitor
and bouncing that off the face of Sami Zayn.
Kevin Owens has that wild, just deranged look in his eye.
[Wade] Well, we saw about five minutes of Sami Zayn in total control,
but with these instruments of pain dotted around the entire arena,
things can swing a 180 in the blink of an eye,
and now it's the Prizefighter back in control.
[Michael] And Sami Zayn back up there, though,
to meet Kevin Owens as he went up to the top rope.
Sami Zayn and Owens continue to fight, continue to battle.
Zayn now, with Owens in trouble.
[crowd chanting "Sami"]
[Pat] Sami Zayn looking for a superplex.
[Michael] And now, Kevin Owens hooking the leg of Sami Zayn.
Sami fighting out. I believe Owens was going to go
for that Fisherman's Buster. Sami able to counter.
-Uh-oh, Kevin Owens. -[Pat] Oh!
-[Michael] Oh my God! -[crowd gasping]
[crowd chanting "Sami"]
[Michael] This is incredible!
Sami Zayn sent flying head over heel through not one, but two tables!
[crowd gasping]
[Wade] Sami Zayn with about 12 to 15 feet in the air
did a backflip.
[Michael] And, Wade, I want you to notice something,
look where Sami's hand is,
it's going toward the neck the already injured neck of Sami Zayn
taken out by that pile driver.
[Wade] And that's actually a good sign. I thought potentially,
Sami Zayn could have been paralyzed on that one with the previous neck issues.
[Michael] But again the neck obviously bothering him again,
as Kevin Owens grabs Zayn by that neck.
[Pat] Kevin Owens said he wanted to send Sami Zayn out of here in a wheelchair.
[Michael] Well, he might be on his way to doing that.
[Pat] I don't know how Sami's moving after the double table break.
[Michael] He may not be moving after this. Kevin Owens with evil, evil intentions.
Owens, oh, sending Zayn through the steel chair!
Kevin is going to cover Sami.
-Sami with a kick-out at two and a half. -[Pat] How?
Why? How?
[Michael] I think why is the better question.
-Sami, you got a wife, you got a kid. -[crowd gasping]
That brain buster right through the chair.
[Wade] Let's be clear, Sami Zayn is only moving
because Kevin Owens is dragging that carcass around.
-And how Sami Zayn managed… -[crowd counting]
…to kick out here and you're right, the question is why.
Because Sami Zayn is a beaten man at this point.
[Michael] Well, listen, I understand pride, right?
I understand the fact that you don't want to lose this way.
But at some point,
you got to start thinking about your health and your well-being, right?
[Wade] You've gotta think about your family.
[Michael] Oh! Look! He just kicked Sami right in the face.
[Pat] That's a punt to the mouth.
[Michael] And now Kevin went for the pop-up powerbomb.
Sami Zayn able to turn it around. Suplex by Zayn!
And another one!
-Through the chair! Face first! -[Wade] Oh!
[Michael] Kevin Owens may be dead!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Owens screaming]
[Michael] And Sami Zayn now went for the Helluva Kick.
- And Kevin Owens-- -[Pat] He hit the ref!
[Michael] Damn Owens pulled the official in front of him!
Used the official as a shield! Sami took out Zapata.
[Wade] Well, there's no disqualification, Michael Cole,
so why not?
[Michael] Oh, there's a stunner by KO.
[Wade] Owen with the impact on the neck, but there's no referee.
[Michael] Yeah, Kevin Owens may have screwed himself there.
-Here's another official… -[crowd counting]
…Charles Robinson, into the ring.
And Sami got the shoulder up at two.
And now Kevin Owens has lost it. Oh my goodness!
He about decapitated Charles.
[Pat] What the hell is wrong with this man?
[Michael] Somebody get out here and get rid of this guy.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Kevin Owens has gone off the deep end.
-[Pat] A third ref has arrived. -[Wade] Who would want to be a ref?
[Pat] That's a great question all the time, but… certainly now,
[Wade] Ryan Tran might be the bravest man in the building
after what we've just witnessed. KO coming completely unglued
after multiple suplex
connected by Sami Zayn, just didn't get the job done
Rod Zapata pulled in the way of that Helluva Kick.
And the kick-out by Sami Zayn just frustrated KO,
and poor Charles Robinson, a 30-plus-year veteran referee,
getting decapitated by Kevin Owens.
[Michael] The hell is wrong with this guy?
-[Pat] I don't know if we have-- -[Wade] What is right with this guy?
[Pat] I was about to say,
I don't know if we have a long enough night to list off…
all of the deficiencies of Kevin Owens, who's going for another table.
[Michael] Kevin Owens just frustrated after Sami kicked out yet again.
Sami Zayn, I don't know if we got a shot of that,
Sami continues to try to…
to get his… he's trying to get feeling back into his left arm, I believe,
which means it could be a problem with the neck, right?
[Wade] I mean, you think that's pins and needles?
No, it's far, far worse than that. You can slap it all you want, Sami.
-You probably need surgery at this point. -[Michael] But it's a neck issue, right?
[Wade] Of course. It shuts off all the nerves shooting down your--
if you're lucky, just an arm. If you're unlucky, the entire body.
[Michael] Sami Zayn just trying to survive,
and Kevin Owens trying to cripple Sami here.
[Pat] Headshot with the chair from Kevin Owens, this--
[Michael] I mean, at this point, Sami, just lay down,
let Kevin beat you, and go home.
You got a wife to worry about, you got a family to worry about.
None of this is worth it.
[Pat] I don't even know what referee would tell you,
he didn't want to be in the match anymore,
-but Sami should think about it. -[Michael] I mean, come on now.
Kevin Owens with a headbutt now to Sami Zayn.
These guys were blood brothers.
These guys were bosom buddies. They were the best of friends.
And it's come down to this.
To the fact where Kevin Owens wants to end Sami Zayn's career,
wants to end his livelihood, may want to end his damn life.
Sami Zayn now up off the table. And a chair now off the face of Owens!
And Sami's got a chance!
[Pat] Sami was lying in wait on the table.
[Wade] Completely resetting the brain of Kevin Owens.
He's in boot-up mode now.
Can Sami Zayn capitalize on somehow pulling himself back into this,
despite the overwhelming abuse he's taken?
[Pat] I feel like that smack was just a, "Are you kidding me?"
[Michael] And now Sami, trying to hook Kevin Owens up.
Kevin Owens though, grabbing the leg of Sami Zayn.
No! Fisherman buster through the damn table!
[Pat] How much more can these men take?
[Wade] For God's sake, someone win this match. Get it over with.
[crowd shouting]
[Michael] Kevin Owens now just gonna try to fall into the cover.
The official, Ryan Tran, was out checking on others,
and now back into the ring.
And again, Sami Zayn does get the shoulder up.
Sami, I am begging you to just stay down.
[Pat] You're not the only one.
A lot of us are thinking this should be over.
[crowd gasping]
[Pat] Inverted fisherman suplex from the second rope through a table.
[Michael] Well, you got some officials down here now
And they're basically telling Kevin Owens,
-"Let's call this thing off." -[Wade] You can't call it off.
[Michael] Well, I know, Wade. I understand that.
But people are showing some concern.
I believe there's still some humanity around here.
[Wade] That's not what anybody signed up for in this matchup.
[Michael] Oh, again, Wade, whatever! Who cares what the hell you signed up for?
End the damn thing. You're gonna cost a man his life.
[Wade] Well, Sami Zayn needs to just lay there…
-He's had enough, Kevin, come on. -…and stop being so--
Listen to him.
Kevin, it's over…
[Michael] Here, Pete Williams saying he's had enough.
[Pat] Charlie and Pete saying, "Hey, listen, you've destroyed enough."
[Michael] Kevin Owens, there's just no give in here.
Sami Zayn's pretty much defenseless.
[Wade] Doesn't matter what Petey Williams has to say.
It matters what Sami Zayn has to say.
[Michael] I don't think Sami Zayn can even think.
[crowd shouting]
-It's all… it's all… it's all… -[groans, screams]
…it's all your fault! It's all your fault!
[Michael] Helluva Kick by Sami! One last gasp for Zayn!
Come on, Sami! Get into the cover and end the damn match!
Come on, Sami!
[crowd counting]
[Michael] And Kevin Owens gets the shoulder up
and this massacre continues!
[Pat] What a gasp here by Sami Zayn, who checks Kevin Owens…
as soon as he gets to the turnbuckle with a Helluva Kick.
[Wade] He can't even stand up straight.
[Pat] I think that's gonna be his life for the next week or two.
[Michael] It's gonna be his life for the rest of his life, Pat.
[Pat] You're right.
You're right.
[Michael] Sami will never be the same again.
Kevin Owens won't be the same again.
[Pat] Trying to regain some feeling in his arms yet again.
[Wade] Look, the oxygen and the energy has been sucked out of this arena.
Even the people who came here for a fight, they came here to see carnage.
Well, they've got it, and even they've had enough.
They want this one ended. It's sickening.
[Michael] Yeah, it's a massive concern now.
[Pat] Sami Zayn said, "Let's not think about stopping."
It's my turn to do some damage.
[Wade] The body of Sami Zayn just isn't cooperating.
-[Pat] Whoa! -[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Oh, Jesus! Oh, Jesus! That's a chair wrapped in…
Is that barbed wire?
[Wade] Who the hell set that up under the ring?
[crowd chanting "EC-Dub"]
[Wade] But regardless, it has fallen into the hands of Zayn.
[Michael] Somebody do something. Somebody get that weapon away from Sami.
[Pat] "ECW" chants raining through the Rogers Centre.
[Michael] Kevin Owens realizes what his fate may be.
And Sami Zayn now with a kick to the midsection.
-[Wade] Don't do it. -[Michael] No, no, no, Sami!
-Oh my God! Oh my God! -[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Just stop this madness.
[crowd chanting, cheering]
[Michael] Not again! Come on!
[Wade] It's now Sami Zayn who's the disturbed one,
and to be fair, who could blame him at this point?
[Michael] Oh, he was up… he was driven to this.
Sami Zayn did not want to be at this point.
Kevin Owens drove Zayn to this.
And Kevin Owens now, and Sami Zayn.
[Michael] And KO-- Drop toe hold! Face first, into the barbed wire.
[Owens screams]
[Pat] Lost an eye.
[Wade] Have you ever heard KO screaming like that?
It's either an eye or a busted cheekbone.
-The Prizefighter in sheer agony. -[Owens screams]
[Michael] Come on, somebody just end this, please.
-[Wade] Sami Zayn ain't got… -[Michael] Oh my God, Sami.
Come on, Sami. Sami, have some compassion!
The man used to be your best friend!
No! Blue Thunder Bomb through the damn barbed wire chair!
[Pat] Oh my lord!
[Michael] And Sami, looking to end this match, thank God.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Oh, come on, Kevin.
[Wade] Take another look at this.
Cheekbone first into that barbed wire steel chair!
And then this Blue Thunder Bomb,
executed perfectly once again on that instrument of torture.
Somehow, The Prizefighter kicks out, keeps on ticking in this one.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] This is sickening.
Kevin prone in the corner, Sami Zayn where he wants to be.
Sami Zayn, I don't know if he has anything left,
if he can deliver the death blow here to Kevin Owens.
One final Helluva Kick!
-Pop-up powerbomb! -[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Back on the back of the neck, the bad neck of Sami Zayn.
[Wade] Well, Sami Zayn bounced out of the ring,
so he at least can't be pinned.
But I wish he could be pinned and get this thing the hell over.
[Michael] Pat, did you see the welts and the bruises
on the back of Sami Zayn?
[Pat] Absolutely. They're all starting to show, and…
I'll tell you, I don't know how
the human body is able to take this much abuse.
[Wade] The bruises and the welts are the least of Sami Zayn's worries.
It's what you can't see.
It's that cervical spine that is getting shredded
by The Prizefighter who can barely walk himself.
[Michael] Yeah, but he's still hellbent on destruction.
[Wade] Well, it's been heartless, it's been cruel,
and astoundingly, it's still ongoing,
and something is about to get really, really bad.
[Michael] Kevin, not this. Somebody stop this guy!
Ryan, come on, have some compassion!
Somebody stop this guy, he's gonna break his damn neck!
[crowd gasping]
[Wade] Well, KO can do what he wants at this point, it's over.
-[Pat] This is a bad idea. -Kevin, he's had enough!
-[Pat] This is simply-- -[Michael] Come on, Kevin!
Kevin, enough! Kevin, enough!
None of this is worth it!
[Pat] There's a hush that has come across the Rogers Centre.
[Wade] Kevin, that's a human being, for crying out loud!
[Michael] Oh no. Oh my God.
-[Pat] Oh no. -[Michael] Oh my God, come on.
Kevin, not this, it's over, just pin the man and go home.
-Oh my God, you sick bastard! -[crowd gasping]
[Pat] As Kevin Owens casually takes a breather.
[Wade] I don't even know if Sami Zayn is capable
of saying the word, "I quit."
[Michael] Now you got Jason Jordan down here.
You got Shane Helms. I mean, you got a bunch of people
down here trying to talk Kevin Owens out of this.
[Wade] Here's what they're doing. They're pleading to the humanity of KO.
-The problem is there's none left-- Jesus! -[Michael] Stop it! Not again!
Damn it, Kevin, just stop! Just stop!
-Just stop! -[Pat] He didn't get it clean.
Sami was able to wiggle out there.
[Michael] Sami now fighting back. Somehow Sami's got something left.
Sami's got something left, at least momentarily.
[Wade] Sami's joints are made of jelly,
-and now his neck… -[Michael] No!
[Wade] It's just gone the same way.
Kevin Owens is shameless.
[Michael] Come on, there's got to be something
-somebody can do, right? -[Wade] Kevin Owens is subhuman scum.
This is an absolute disgrace. Put it away, Kevin!
[Michael] Just be done with it, Kevin!
-[crowd counting] -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Yeah, I hope you're happy. I hope you're happy.
You ruined a man's life. You ruined a friendship.
-["Fight" playing] -[Alicia] Here is your winner,
Kevin Owens!
[Michael] You may have ruined his damn family.
The man may not have a livelihood now.
I hope you're happy, Kevin.
The EMT is now heading down to the ring. Sami Zayn is helpless. He's defenseless.
Who the hell knows? He's got a broken neck.
That sicko Kevin Owens taking this… He's just this perverse…
Like, he's excited. He's happy about this.
[inaudible chatter]
[Michael] Security out there trying to get Kevin Owens out of the ring
and away from Sami Zayn.
[Wade] About the most defaced performance from a human being I have ever witnessed.
We all came here to see a fight tonight.
We wanted bedlam. Nobody wanted what we got.
That was awful.
-[Pat] Uncomfortable. -[Michael] Very uncomfortable.
I mean, to be able to do this to a man
that stood by you in your wedding, that grew up with you,
knows your wife, knows your children.
Families are so close.
Spending holidays together, traveling the world together.
[overlapping chatter]
-[Michael] Oh, come on, Kevin. -[Wade] The match is over, guys.
Security can do what they want… Or no, they can't.
[Michael] Well, here's an idea, put some damn handcuffs on the guy.
[Wade] Get a taser, get some pepper spray.
-[Michael] Oh… -[Pat] What's he…
[Michael] Oh my God, Wade, what the hell are we gonna do?
[Pat] The match is over!
[Michael] Kevin Owens is exposing the concrete.
-[Wade] I'm as disgusted as you guys are. -[Pat] The match is over!
[Michael] Well, Kevin Owens isn't done.
Kevin Owens is dragging Sami Zayn's lifeless carcass
out of the ring.
He wants to cripple Sami for the rest of his life!
[Pat] He said he was gonna make Sami roll out of here in a wheelchair!
-["Voices" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ They counsel me, they understand They talk to me ♪
♪ You got your rules and your religion All designed to keep you safe ♪
-♪ But when rules start getting broken… ♪ -[crowd roaring]
[Michael] The WWE's Apex Predator is back!
♪ Hates to love and loves to hate… ♪
[Michael] He suffered the wrath of Kevin Owens in a Package Piledriver.
And Randy Orton's coming for revenge!
♪ I see heroes dyin', I taste blood… ♪
[Wade] Kevin Owens, welcome to your worst nightmare!
♪ I hear voices in my head They counsel me, they understand ♪
-♪ They talk to me, they talk to me ♪ -[crowd singing along to music]
-[inaudible] -♪ They tell me things that I will do ♪
♪ They show me things I'll do to you ♪
♪ They talk to me Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me… ♪
[Michael] Oh boy.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Here comes Orton!
And here we go! Orton and Kevin Owens! A little bit of payback tonight!
-RKO! -[crowd cheering]
You wanna try and break my neck?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Randy Orton favoring the neck.
Taken out of action by Owens and the piledriver.
[crowd chanting "Randy"]
[crowd chanting, whistling]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd roaring]
[Michael] Oh, no!
It has been a long, long time since we've seen this.
"The Legend Killer" Randy Orton.
Going for the Punt and intercepted as Kevin Owens rolled out of harm's way.
Randy Orton was about to punt Kevin Owens to Montreal.
[crowd booing]
[Wade] And now security do their job?
The whole world wanted that punt to the cranium of Kevin Owens.
-Your time will come, KO. -[crowd chanting "Randy"]
[crowd cheering, whistling]
-Come here. -[guard speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Another RKO by an angry Viper!
And another one!
-[Wade] Give up, security. -[Michael] Another!
And it's an RKO party in Toronto!
[Wade] A lot a pent-up aggression from The Viper!
["Voices" playing]
[Michael] Randy Orton has had a lot of nightmares in this building
over the years.
Take a look back 20 years ago
to what happened to him at the hands of Evolution inside SkyDome.
[Pat] Look at that man.
[Michael] Kevin Owens has got major problems right now.
[Pat] Randy staring down that WrestleMania sign!
[crowd cheering]
[music fades]
["new way out" playing]
[Michael] Logan Paul, The Maverick,
enters his second Elimination Chamber match
in a matter of moments,
wants to pull a massive upset and head to WrestleMania.
One of the men who stands in his way,
the man that Logan Paul eliminated at the Royal Rumble, CM Punk.
Punk has won a Chamber match now.
He wants to win tonight so he can headline WrestleMania.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Michael] The Elimination Chamber slowly being lowered.
The survivor of this match will face Cody Rhodes
for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
Five former world champions and one maverick,
vying for ultimate opportunity.
John Cena, CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Damian Priest, Logan Paul,
and Seth "Freakin" Rollins will all enter the Elimination Chamber,
where only one will emerge victorious with a WWE Championship match
against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania.
Coming up next, here's the journey that brought these fierce competitors
inside the Chamber!
[tense music playing]
[narrator] They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions,
but the Road to WrestleMania in Sin City is paved through the Elimination Chamber.
With a WWE title opportunity awaiting,
six sinners meet inside the demonic structure
on a quest for immortality.
Widely considered the greatest of all time,
John Cena plans to live up to the standard of excellence that he set,
as he enters the Elimination Chamber one final time.
[John] After 23 years of loyal service to this company,
I feel that opportunity is earned.
[narrator] But with his career's end drawing near,
will hustle, loyalty, and respect be enough
to propel Cena forward on his quest for record-breaking glory?
[Paul] I gotta work smarter, not harder.
[narrator] Blessed with natural athleticism,
Logan Paul openly touts his effortless ascent
to a locker room of lifelong hopefuls.
[Paul] I accomplished in one year what you did in 20.
[narrator] And that attitude just might lead The Maverick
into the hands of The Punisher.
[Priest] Y'all better be ready for punishment,
because anarchy has arrived.
[narrator] After a devastating betrayal cost him everything,
Priest has sought revenge on everyone in his path.
But his penchant for punishment
may make him an easy target for Drew McIntyre.
The Scottish Warrior fulfilled his prophecy as The Chosen One,
but detests the circumstances surrounding it.
[McIntyre] The biggest moment of my career with no one there to celebrate.
[narrator] Mercilessly vengeful, McIntyre is desperate to win gold
in the grand way he believes he deserves.
But while the Scotsman seeks another WrestleMania main event,
another is hell-bent on his first.
[Michael] Punk has been obsessed with this need
to main event WrestleMania for the first time in his career.
[narrator] A series of unfortunate events surround CM Punk and WrestleMania,
leaving The Second City Saint resentful and bitter
towards those who have headlined the show of shows.
-WrestleMania 41 belongs to CM… -[crowd] Punk!
[narrator] But even Punk's hunger for the main event is no match
for Seth Rollins's insatiable desire to prove he is the absolute best.
[Rollins] I cannot settle for anything less than a championship.
[narrator] And The Visionary is not alone.
[Michael] So, much at stake, so much pressure
WrestleMania on the line!
[Paul] I do need that championship.
[Priest] I guarantee to be world champion.
[Punk] My dream, ever since I was a little kid,
was to main event WrestleMania
The only thing Drew McIntyre is obsessed with is the title.
[Cena] I'm going to main event my final appearance at WrestleMania
and win a 17th championship.
Because that's what's best for business.
[narrator] They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
But for these six competitors, the road to hell is paved
with the lust to survive the Elimination Chamber
and main event WrestleMania.
May God have mercy on their souls.
-[echoing] Souls, souls… -[music concludes]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is the Men's
Elimination Chamber Match!
This begins with two superstars inside the ring
and four other superstars in their respective pods.
At regularly scheduled intervals, a random pod will open,
allowing another superstar to join the match.
This will continue until all pods are empty.
Superstars are eliminated by pinfall or submission.
The last superstar standing will be declared the winner
and will face Cody Rhodes
for the Undisputed WWE Championship
at WrestleMania 41!
-["Take Flight" playing] -[crowd booing]
[Michael] Told you I liked Logan. [Pat] Me too!
[Michael] Canadians made headline news in the States.
[Alicia] Introducing first, from Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico,
by way of Cleveland, Ohio,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
Logan Paul!
[Michael] "The Maverick" Logan Paul
entering his second Elimination Chamber matchup.
What a Royal Rumble this young man had when he eliminated both CM Punk
and AJ Styles. Beat Rey Mysterio to qualify tonight.
[Wade] And carried Old Glory to the ring. Much to the annoyance of this…
-partisan Canadian crowd. -Let's go, baby.
[Wade] But will Logan Paul taste glory in the Chamber tonight?
He is the ranked outsider based on resume.
The only non-world champ in the field, but every time Logan Paul appears,
he shocks us one way or another.
[Pat] When you come out with the American flag…
Canada!
-…it feels like luck… -We love America.
…is gonna be in your favor.
Fortune favors the bold. Shout out to America!
[Wade] Logan Paul never heard a boo he didn't fall in love with.
Absolutely fearless.
And imagine the crescendo of booing
if Logan Paul wins this damn thing and books his ticket to WrestleMania.
[Michael] Paul's gonna be locked inside a pod.
["Rise For The Night" playing]
[Alicia] Next, from New York City,
weighing in at 249 pounds,
Damian Priest!
[Michael] Damian Priest has been in one other Chamber match
in his career, but…
He knows how important it is to win this match tonight
and get to WrestleMania. He knows the magic of WrestleMania.
Last year, he cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase
on Drew McIntyre to win the World Championship
on the grandest stage of all.
[Wade] He also eliminated Drew McIntyre from this year's Royal Rumble,
and Drew has not stopped banging on about it ever since.
Desperate to get his hands on the former World Heavyweight Champion,
the pride of Puerto Rico himself, Damian Priest.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The man who is now a key part of Friday Night SmackDown.
[Wade] As you mentioned, Cole, the former Señor Money in the Bank,
a man who knows how to get business done in the biggest moments.
Well, it doesn't come much bigger than the Elimination Chamber
and the prize for the winner of going on to challenge
Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania.
-[Michael] This is the 23rd year… -You ain't scaring nobody. Yeah!
…there's been a men's Elimination Chamber match.
The first one, of course, dating back in 2002.
The return of the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels,
to win the championship that night
in a legendary moment in Elimination Chamber history.
Triple H has the record with four wins inside the Elimination Chamber.
The record for most eliminations held by Chris Jericho,
-the man who invented this matchup. -[music concludes]
[crowd chattering
-["Cult Of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪
♪ I've been everything you want to be ♪
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality… ♪
[Alicia] Making his way to the ring, from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing in at 218 pounds,
CM Punk!
[Michael] It has been 13 years since CM Punk has stepped
inside the Elimination Chamber.
Back in 2012, he actually won this match.
And now, he's trying to earn the opportunity
to face Cody Rhodes for the title. It would be his first world title match…
in 12 years.
You know, I talked to Punk about this weight
on the kickoff show yesterday.
He's never main evented at WrestleMania in his career.
And I mentioned to Punk, as he gets older, the window shrinks and is getting smaller.
-He may be running out of time. -[Wade] I agree with you on that.
And one of the main reasons CM Punk left WWE for over ten years,
at one point was the fact that, in his eyes,
he was not given opportunities to main event WrestleMania.
Well, now, your destiny is in your own hands, CM Punk,
and there can be…
-[indistinct conversation] -…no complaints after tonight.
[Michael] CM Punk was eliminated
in the Rumble match by that man, Logan Paul.
[Pat] I mean, let's just say it how it is. It's a must win for CM Punk.
[Wade] Cole, you mentioned that window closing.
I would argue that CM Punk, at least per the eyeball test,
is in the best condition, physically, of his entire career.
And the athletic performances in the latter half of 2024 back that up.
[Michael] I agree 100%.
Look what he did to Drew McIntyre inside Hell in a Cell.
A culmination of an unbelievable rivalry.
[Wade] That is the absolute ultimate test.
To be athletically sharper at the age of 46 than you were at 26
-is unheard of in top-level athletics… -[music concludes]
-…but Punk has done that. -[crowd chattering]
-["The Time Is Now" playing] -[crowd cheering]
There's a vibe in here tonight, Stu!
There's a vibe in here tonight!
We got people over the showroom!
[crowd cheering]
Let's pave the way to the dance!
Let's do it, baby! Time to go to work.
[Alicia] Next, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 251 pounds,
John Cena!
[Michael] The GOAT is here!
John Cena has ten months left…
[crowd cheering]
…in his WWE career.
His final match inside Elimination Chamber.
John Cena has won three Chamber matches in his career,
tied with Daniel Bryan, second of all time.
One win behind The Game, Triple H.
Cena wins tonight, if he pulls off the miracle,
he goes to WrestleMania to face Cody Rhodes
in an opportunity at a 17th and record-breaking world championship.
-[Wade] Get your Chapstick ready, Michael. -[music concludes]
[Wade] I know you like kissing some John Cena ass.
[Pat] Yeah, your lips are blistering.
["Gallantry" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[roars]
[Alicia] Next, from Ayr, Scotland,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
Drew McIntyre!
[Michael] Drew McIntyre is the defending champion
inside Elimination Chamber.
He won last year, went on to WrestleMania, beat Seth Rollins for the world title.
Held it for five minutes, 34 seconds
before the Damian Priest cashed in the Money in the Bank.
Twice in his career, Wade, McIntyre has won this event
and could be the odds-on favorite.
[Wade] Win the Elimination Chamber,
go and main event WrestleMania, and win the WWE Championship.
All things McIntyre has done before.
However, he's drawn the short straw tonight
in the Elimination Chamber,
and if he is gonna go and do that once again,
he has to do it from the very beginning of this matchup.
[Michael] Yeah, and he'll start the matchup against Seth Rollins,
the man he battled for the world title at WrestleMania last year.
And, guys, McIntyre's been very vocal about what he wants to do to John Cena
in this match here tonight.
-He has not forgotten how Cena… -[speaks indistinctly]
…dominated the scene back when McIntyre,
and also yourself, Wade Barrett, came up here in WWE.
[Wade] Yeah, there's certainly some burning issues inside McIntyre
with regards to John Cena. And let's not forget,
five men had to qualify for this…
-[Pat] Oh, look at this, -[Michael] Oh.
Long time rivalry between these two.
-[inaudible conversation] -[Pat] There's an obsession on one side.
[Michael] Go back and make your point.
[Wade] Well, my point was that five men in this match had to qualify,
one man, John Cena, got a freebie,
which has irritated those two men we just saw,
Drew McIntyre and CM Punk, more than anyone else.
And I understand it. For me,
it shows severe favoritism from management towards John Cena.
[Michael] First off, there's the man who eliminated Drew in the Rumble.
Damian Priest, but to get back to your point, listen.
If there's one man in the history of this industry
that earned the opportunity
to say "I want to be in the Chamber match because it's best for business,"
it's John Cena.
-A 16-time world champion… -[Wade] Oh.
…the greatest of all time. For 20 straight years,
this man was on top of the business.
He gave everything he had to be here in WWE,
and now he's paying back with this retirement tour
-to the great fans across the globe. -[Wade] Well, get that Chapstick out, man.
-If we're gonna do that for John Cena… -[music concludes]
…why don't we just invite "Stone Cold"…
-[Pat] Yeah. -…Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan,
and whoever else you can list.
-[Michael] This is coming from the man… -["The Vision" playing]
…who tried to end John Cena's career
when he was in the prime of it, you and the silly group Nexus.
[Wade] Well, if I'd have managed the job, he wouldn't be in the Chamber tonight,
and this problem would go away. So, I apologize, planet Earth.
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
♪ Burn it down ♪
[Alicia] And from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Pat] A man that has done it all…
♪ Burn it down ♪
…but has never won an Elimination Chamber.
[Wade] Great shot of CM Punk contemplating the next hour
or so of his life. Now, as we mentioned, both Drew McIntyre
and Seth "Freakin" Rollins are gonna kick this thing off,
are perhaps the most ardent haters of CM Punk on planet Earth.
[Michael] Yeah, this borderline obsession for Seth Rollins…
in the way that he feels about CM Punk.
Punk just lets it roll off his back. Nothing bothers the man.
[Wade] And that just irritates Seth "Freakin" Rollins even more.
CM Punk is a lifelong antagonist.
But he does it with a certain panache, I must admit.
♪ Burn it down ♪
[music concludes]
[Pat] Seth "Freakin" Rollins wearing…
-I showed up! I'm here! -…a great pair of J's here tonight
at the Elimination Chamber.
[Michael] McIntyre, Rollins will start things off.
At regularly scheduled intervals,
the pod will open and the next man will enter.
When you're eliminated via pinfall or submission,
-you head back to the locker room. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Last man standing is going to WrestleMania
to take on Cody Rhodes in the main event of the Undisputed WWE Championship.
A lot of history weighed between these two men.
[Wade] Yeah, you're right. You mentioned it earlier.
They were competing for the World Heavyweight Championship
at last year's WrestleMania.
-They won a multi-matchup this year. -[Michael] Oh!
[Wade] Almost a Claymore attempt there.
[Michael] And then a stomp attempt by Rollins.
Remember McIntyre and what happened to him here in Toronto
with Money in the Bank last year, Wade? It involved Rollins. It involved Punk.
[Wade] It was an absolute meltdown in the post-show area.
[Michael] Yeah, you almost got to fight with your old friend.
Except Rollins now, hammers away on McIntyre.
[Pat] Help.
[Wade] That's a bite or a gouge of the eyes on McIntyre.
[Michael] And again, no rules in this matchup.
-Qualifications, count-outs don't happen. -[Wade] Oh.
[Michael] Ropes don't cause breaks. Chamber can be used as a weapon.
-We saw a tremendous… -[Wade] Oh!
…Women's Elimination match earlier tonight, won by Bianca Belair.
She'll face either Rhea Ripley or Iyo Sky
for the Women's World title at WrestleMania.
[Pat] Every shot you take here early,
is gonna linger with you for the rest of the match.
[Wade] Yeah, and historically,
Seth Rollins has had a multitude of back injuries.
McIntyre knows that better than anybody…
-[Michael] Oh! -…and has immediately targeted that spine.
And it's an easy win for McIntyre when you're surrounded by so much steel.
[Michael] And as McIntyre continues to punish Rollins,
I do wanna make one other note on the…
[Pat] Shoving his face through the chain link.
Incredibly uncomfortable, I assume. Oh.
[Michael] One other note on the situation in the women's matchup.
Reporters have been trying to get some information,
trying to track down Jade Cargill,
get information on Naomi after the attack earlier tonight.
-No such luck. -[overlapping chatter]
[Michael] As Punk continues to bark at McIntyre.
[Wade] McIntyre is so massive, he's such an intimidator,
but CM Punk showing so no signs of fear.
And McIntyre, with that distraction, has allowed Rollins back into this thing.
[Pat] They just broke the Chamber, a light fell off from the inside
with the force of Drew McIntyre's body and head!
There it is!
[Michael] And CM Punk is just egging Rollins on.
[Wade] Well, he spoke for choice on who wants to talk.
Does he talk Rollins? Does he talk Drew McIntyre?
[Michael] Here's an idea. Concentrate on the guy in the ring.
Punk means nothing to you right now.
[Pat] Seth "Freakin" Rollins has been a World Champion.
He's a revolutionary.
[Michael] Rollins now launching himself off the top rope.
That knee caught McIntyre. Now Rollins looking for a big kick again.
McIntyre's down. Cover. To eliminate Drew, and a kickout.
[Pat] Logan Paul's over here drawing on his Chamber.
[crowd chanting "Cena"]
[Michael] He actually has a marker, Pat. You're right.
He's actually drawing graffiti on his Chamber here.
[Pat] One side says "OVO," who knows what the other side says,
but… "Humble," it says, okay?
"Humble" and "OVO," obviously Logan Paul's let the world know.
He's having a good time out here.
[Michael] Rollins up over the top, McIntyre now, nice backbreaker by Drew,
cover now to try to eliminate Seth, and a kickout.
Again, so much pressure on everyone in this match,
an opportunity to main event WrestleMania
for the most prestigious prize in the industry,
the Undisputed WWE title.
Speaking of that,
Cody still has a decision to make tonight, guys.
-[Wade] Oh, yeah. -[Michael] We understand that…
Cody Rhodes is still contemplating what to do about The Rock's offer.
[Pat] Deep down, he knows.
[Wade] Yeah, he already has the answer. We're just waiting to find out.
Massive career consequences either way for Cody Rhodes,
as indeed for the six competitors in this Elimination Chamber
before our eyes.
-[Pat] Not to reason. -[Michael] High suplex by McIntyre.
[Pat] That's two times now
Seth's been dropped on the outside on the steel.
[Wade] Structure so well constructed,
causing damage anywhere you look to the bodies of these people.
Let me ask you, Cole, the guy who built the coal mine 15 years ago,
was it the same guy who built the Elimination Chamber?
[Michael] Yeah, it was, and nobody ever got in it,
except Jerry at WrestleMania, but nonetheless,
McIntyre now sending Seth Rollins across the ring.
Oh! And a big kick right to the midsection of Seth.
[Wade] There's great reactions there from McIntyre,
as nimble as they come,
despite that massive 270 pounds of snarling anger and vitriol.
[crowd chanting "Rollins suck"]
[Pat] Exposing the…
[Michael] And you can hear Punk in the background,
-just having fun with this. -[Pat] …have fun with this.
-Slingshot! -[Michael] Oh, no.
Right into the exposed steel of the pass point.
[Wade] Right onto that trachea of Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
whose athleticism sets him apart from the pack.
[Pat] It's been quite a beat down here, Seth Rollins by Drew McIntyre.
-[Michael] Or the throat to his layman. -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] I'm a scientist, Pat. -[Pat] You are. Marine biologist.
[Wade] Just trying to school you up, you know.
[Michael] Who's gonna be the third of the matchup?
[suspenseful music playing]
[Michael] Here comes the Punisher. Damian Priest enters the Chamber.
McIntyre and Priest now make their home on Friday nights.
And now Priest and McIntyre exchanging blows
in the center of the ring.
[Pat] Big time rights.
[Michael] We're gonna need a lot of Novocaine after this match.
[Wade] Two biggest dudes in the Chamber.
McIntyre has been living ever since the Royal Rumble
and his elimination at the hands of The Street King.
[Michael] Martial arts expert Priest.
[Pat] Can deliver a kick and a punch into a keyhole.
[Michael] Into the corner.
[Pat] Damian Priest, former member of The Judgment Day.
On SmackDown, trying to earn his way to WrestleMania.
Flatliner by Priest, followed up with a clothesline.
[Wade] It's been sheer punishment from the off,
from The Punisher of SmackDown himself, Damian Priest.
-[Michael] Priest is so powerful. -[Wade] Ayo!
[Michael] Look over the Razor's Edge, paying homage to his-- Oh!
-His idol, the late, great Razor Ramon. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Everybody loves a bad guy, especially in the Elimination Chamber.
[Wade] Who's in machismo.
[Michael] And Priest now.
Oh, and he runs right in.
Is that a Glasgow Kiss? The headbutt by McIntyre.
[Wade] Great reactions from McIntyre.
[Michael] Now a neckbreaker by McIntyre.
And a kip-up now by Drew.
-[Pat] Too big to be doing that stuff. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, we've described this man before as a "terminator."
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
-[Wade] Great veteran of wilds here. -[Michael] Absolute machine.
Calling for a Claymore. Rollins beats him with a kick to the face.
[Wade] Yeah, too much danger, too many angles to cover.
Wait a second.
[Michael] From the South of Heaven, Rollins lands on his feet.
Kick right to the knee now by Seth. Now a kick to the face.
[Wade] There's that otherworldly athleticism of Seth Rollins
that is the ultimate equalizer.
[Michael] Spinebuster by McIntyre.
[Pat] He's looking to stomp Damian Priest through McIntyre's spine,
bust him in half.
[Michael] Rollins now…
sent into Priest, covered by McIntyre to eliminate Seth,
and a kickout by Rollins.
[Wade] I've been impressed with the pacing of Drew McIntyre thus far.
He knows he has to go the distance if he's gonna win this thing.
He has a hair-trigger temper.
He's pretty much kept it on the wraps and has paced himself perfectly thus far.
You can't blow yourself up in the first ten minutes of this thing.
[Pat] The men in the Chamber have been treating it differently.
CM Punk chilling, Logan Paul warming up, John Cena seemingly in the match already.
[Michael] And Wade Barrett, of course, knows what he's talking about.
He's been in three of these dangerous matches in his career.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] So hard to win one of these things, isn't it?
[Wade] So hard to get a single elimination in my case.
This thing is absolute torture.
[Michael] Rollins top rope now. Look at the core strength of McIntyre!
[Wade] But I'll tell you right now,
all of the Chambers that I were in were never a star-studded
with the caliber of competitors we have here tonight.
Every single one of these men bona fide main event at WrestleMania tier,
-but only one of them's getting it. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Who will be the fourth man entering the Chamber?
[suspenseful music playing]
-[Michael] The Maverick! -[crowd booing]
[Michael] Logan Paul enters the Chamber for the second time in his career,
much to the chagrin of the crowd here in Toronto.
[Wade] Love him or loathe him, he's always appointment viewing.
[Pat] Because of this.
[Michael] Oh! Off the top rope,
cross body, springboard, cover on McIntyre.
Logan Paul almost eliminated Drew.
[Wade] Such an absolute natural at this game,
and that infuriates those of us who've had to work for years.
[Michael] Standing moonsault coming now on Priest for the win in a kickout.
Wade, have you ever seen anyone take to the business
as quickly as someone like Logan Paul?
[Wade] Absolutely not. It's unheard of.
He's had about ten to 15 matches in his entire career,
and has competed and held his own
against the likes of Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns,
and the list keeps on growing,
and he's never once looked out of his depth. [grunts]
[Michael] Great move by Logan Paul off the neck breaker.
Cover now on Rollins, hooks the leg, kick out at two.
[Pat] If you talk to Logan,
he said he's right where he's supposed to be
amongst these world champions in this Elimination Chamber.
[Michael] Pat, you're one of those guys that exploded on the scene,
had a couple of great matches early on.
I mean, it's pretty amazing what Paul's doing.
[Pat] Absolutely, the durability,
the evolution, continuing to only get better and better.
[Michael] There's some ringing in Logan's ears now
as he's sent up over the top rope, but now Damian Priest.
There's no interest in…
-[Pat] Jeez. -…in Logan Paul's podcast
or anything else he's doing.
Damian in the prime of his career.
[Pat] I see what you did there.
[Michael] And now a big chop by Priest.
[Wade] Look, a lot of these outsiders to our industry,
they come along, they have a match or two,
and then they're done because it is so damn painful in there.
Logan Paul knows all about that.
We can see it right before our eyes, but he continues to compete.
[Michael] And I talked to Triple H,
who again has a record of four victories inside Elimination Chamber. He…
he said, "You just can't calculate how many months and years
that this match will take off your career."
As you see now…
-[Pat] What? -…the Hall of Famer, the Undertaker--
-[Pat] What? -[Michael] Undertaker never did that.
Hurricanrana by Priest.
[Pat] I wonder why Taker never did a Hurricanrana
-with a big right from Logan Paul. -[Michael] I hear that.
Titanium-loaded right hand of Logan Paul struck there.
[Wade] The biggest puncher in the game. He and his brother rule the fight game,
and that's just one of the gifts that Logan Paul has.
[crowd chanting "You suck"]
[Michael] Logan now measuring Rollins, who catches him with a kick.
Logan got a bit overzealous. Cover now by Seth for the elimination.
Logan just stays alive.
[Pat] Logan was looking for another massive right
to put Seth Rollins out of the Elimination Chamber.
I telegraphed it a little bit too much,
especially amongst the vets here in this match.
[Michael] Cena and Punk remain locked in the pods.
Who will be number five? There's no eliminations yet in this match.
[crowd counting]
[Pat] Now, CM Punk and Cena chomping at the bit…
to get into the action.
-[Michael] And here comes John Cena. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] John Cena enters the final Elimination Match of his career.
Ten months remain until he retires from WWE.
Couple of shoulder tackles by Cena.
And AA to Priest, turning back the clock. John Cena takes down Paul.
And the GOAT is on a roll with an AA to Rollins.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "You can't see me"]
[Michael] John Cena with a Five Knuckle Shuffle!
And Cena now, with Logan Paul up, Cena looks to put him away!
The Attitude Adjustment!
And McIntyre with a Claymore!
[Pat] That could be it for Cena's last time!
[Michael] And now Priest throwing to McIntyre!
-And he got it! -[Pat] Oh!
[Michael] And I'll explain to you what happened there.
[Alicia] Drew McIntyre has been eliminated!
[Michael] What happened there, Wade,
is McIntyre has made such a point over the last number of weeks
that he wanted to embarrass,
that he wanted to eliminate, that he wanted to take out John Cena.
He turned his attention after the Claymore to John,
who had rolled under the bottom rope, and Priest took advantage.
Massive mental mistake by Drew McIntyre.
[Wade] And we're about to see a meltdown of epic proportions.
-McIntyre-- -[Michael] Claymore to Priest!
McIntyre's been eliminated. Get him out of the damn Chamber, Chad.
[Pat] This is classic Drew McIntyre.
Takes his eye off the ball, gets distracted, gets eliminated,
and now throws a tantrum.
[Michael] So, Wade, who's he gonna blame now?
-Who's Drew gonna blame now? -[Pat] Is he gonna blame you, Wade?
-[Michael] Come on, Wade. -[Pat] Is he gonna blame Cole?
[Wade] We're gonna focus back on the matchup here
and worry about Drew McIntyre a little later,
but that was a disaster for The Scottish Warrior,
and there will be hell to pay,
I promise you, for Damian Priest after that elimination--
[Michael] Wait a minute, Logan Paul, top rope.
Logan Paul's going to the top of the pod.
[Paul] You suck!
[Michael] Logan Paul from the top of the pod.
And the Maverick with a Frog Splash to Priest.
Priest may be hurt. Here's the cover. And he got it.
Logan Paul eliminated Damian Priest.
[Pat] What a Frog Splash.
[Alicia] Damian Priest has been eliminated.
[Pat] What a Frog Splash from the top of the Chamber.
[Wade] In the space of about 60 seconds,
the complexion of the match changed with two eliminations.
First, McIntyre, and this spotlight addict, Logan Paul,
hitting the Frog Splash bang to the ribs of the Street King, who is done.
[Michael] Now, there are four men left in this match.
Punk is yet to enter. He will in 15 seconds.
Logan Paul's in there. John Cena's in there.
Seth Rollins is in there.
And now Punk, who was eliminated by Logan Paul at the Royal Rumble,
gets a chance at revenge now!
Door's finally open.
[Michael] Door's open. Here comes Punk, Punk goes after Paul, and we're underway.
Everybody's into the matchup. Two eliminations thus far.
One of these four men are going to WrestleMania.
[Pat] Punk's been waiting since Rumble for this to watch the Paul outside.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] CM Punk has not had a world title match in 12 years.
And a big running knee to Logan Paul.
[Wade] He's drawn the luckiest number in this match.
-Number six. -[Michael] Oh!
[Wade] Clearly the freshest man. Your destiny is in your hands, Punk.
[Michael] And a man who's never Main Event in WrestleMania.
[Wade] And he'll never get a better opportunity
than the one that has been presented to him now.
Carcasses lying around the ring.
-There's three men to beat… -[Michael] Bang!
…and all three look to be down and perhaps out.
-[speaks indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Punk is fired up.
[Wade] What the hell is CM Punk up to here?
[Michael] He's pointing at the WrestleMania sign, Wade.
That's where Punk believes he's gonna go to face Cody Rhodes for the championship.
[Wade] There's another man who believes he's headed there too.
-[Michael] That's John Cena. -[Wade] If you can see him.
He sees his future.
[Michael] Future? This is also the past.
John Cena and CM Punk had one of the most amazing rivalries of all time.
Battling for the championship.
The night that Punk won and walked out of Chicago with the title.
Legendary stuff between these two men.
Only one of them can go to Mania. Only one of them can Main Event.
Will Cena get an opportunity at a 17th title?
Will Punk Main Event Mania for the very first time?
[Pat] The Chamber is yours, boys.
[Michael] Oh! Seth Rollins,
the man that is absolutely obsessed with CM Punk.
And now John Cena. Uh-oh.
He's mine. I know you've been gone a long time.
Why don't you go back and film some more movies?
His ass is mine. Stay out of it.
[Pat] He's in the Elimination Chamber match, Seth. I…
[Wade] That's not how this works at all, Rollins.
[Michael] And he knows that.
Seth Rollins now looking for the Pedigree on John Cena.
Cena able to get out of it. Rollins up top.
Seth Rollins now fights out of the AA. Rollins delivers a right hand.
Cena with a right of his own.
[crowd chanting "Ooh, yeah"]
[Michael] Meanwhile, Logan Paul takes advantage
with a double clothesline.
Man, he is so wise beyond his years, isn't he?
[Wade] Yeah, it's all about timing.
A move like that, the athletic potential, of course, we know is there.
The timing, though, is something else.
Wait till your opponents drop their guard and then hit this.
[Michael] And there it is. Oh, wait for it.
[Pat] Punk able to counter.
[Michael] Went for an X-breaker. Big slap to Paul now. And out.
CM Punk promised that Paul was gonna go to sleep.
GTS collapse. Punk cover.
-[crowd counting] One, two, three! -[Michael] And we are down to three.
-[crowd cheering] -[Alicia] Logan Paul has been eliminated.
[Pat] Thought there was a chance Logan Paul was gonna win
the Elimination Chamber and head to WrestleMania.
That's what Logan Paul does, but instead,
exactly what CM Punk said was gonna happen, happens.
[Wade] CM Punk out here burying the dreams of The Maverick.
And now with two more victories in this match
CM Punk goes to the Main Event of WrestleMania.
[Michael] The men inside this ring have held
26 World Championships among them.
[Wade] Last time CM Punk was a world champion,
eggs were $1.91 a dozen.
It's been a hell of a long time, Michael Cole.
[Pat] How much are they now?
[Michael] Well, there was no bird flu then either.
[Wade] About 12, I think. Twelve. Twelve dollars a dozen, I think.
-[Michael] You actually … yourself? -[Wade] I don't do the shopping.
-My missus does the shopping. -[Pat] An egg is a dollar?
[Wade] I buy the beers, she buys the eggs, exactly.
[Michael] Incredible moment inside the Elimination Chamber.
Three all-time greats. I guarantee you that all three of these men
will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame when all is said and done.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Pat] WWE Universe trying to figure out who
They're going to chant for him.
[Michael] Cena has made it clear. He has ten months left.
He's had a lot of miles on this road. The demand has been more than ever.
Cena has been pulled in so many different directions
over the past couple of years.
He understands that tonight is an uphill battle.
But can John Cena at least stall farther time here tonight?
Or will CM Punk, made him in his first WrestleMania,
or will Seth Rollins return to the world title picture?
-[Pat] What is this? -[Michael] It is a double team!
Fans of homage to Canada.
[Wade] Little heart attack right there execute to perfection.
I'll be the champion now.
[Michael] John Cena's journey…
to the end began in the city of Toronto last summer.
He told the world in one of the … that 2025 will be his retirement too.
He returned to the city tonight with an opportunity
to get back to WrestleMania
and perhaps win a 17 in record setting world title.
[Wade] John Cena hasn't won at WrestleMania in eight years.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] Hell yeah.
[Michael] Absolute show of respect before the punches fly.
And here we go. Punk and Cena.
Moving such a fabric of this company
in many different ways over the past couple of decades.
[crowd chanting "You suck"]
[Michael] Now Cena with a shoulder tackle.
[Wade] Trying to turn back the hands of time, one more time.
[Michael] Caught nice takedown of Cena. Into the corner now.
Caught with a running knee. Caught John Hart in the jaw.
[Wade] These two going for broke.
They know each other's offense inside and out. It's counter for counter.
[Michael] Down in the middle of the ring.
[Pat] We knew CM Punk… We knew Cena was gonna get to this.
[crowd] You can't see me!
[Michael] Punk went for the kick. John Cena able to turn it around.
Went for a half crab. Punk able to turn onto his back,
kicks Cena back toward the corner.
John now in position for the GTS!
[Pat] Punk went for the go to sleep! Cena countered! Cena countered!
-Center of the ring! STF coming! -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Is Punk gonna tap?
[Wade] There's no other way out than a reversal for CM Punk.
No road breaks, nothing can help you.
How badly do you want this WrestleMania made of egg, Punk?
[Michael] Does John Cena have a little bit of magic left?
[Pat] Is Punk gonna tap?
[Wade] It's locked in tight. I've been in this before. Sheer agony.
But Punk willing his way out of that thing.
[Michael] And now into the anaconda vice.
Punk looking for the vice. Looking to tap Cena out now.
CM Punk with the anaconda vice locked in. What is Cena going to do?
Now rolls through. Shoulders down.
-Great move by John. -[crowd counting] Three, two, one.
[Michael] Forces the break.
[Wade] So much at stake. Neither man willing to give any quarter.
[Michael] That was vintage Punk there with that swinging neck break.
[Pat] Vintage Cena, vintage Punk.
You're talking about perfection in here at the Elimination Chamber.
[wade] Two of the best in history rolling back the clock,
rolling back the years to try and achieve what they believe is their destiny.
[Michael] Punk now to the top rope. CM Punk. will gonna take out John Cena.
Meanwhile, Seth Rollins back to his feet.
Punk turns his attention to Rollins to take Rollins out again.
[Pat] Good idea by CM Punk.
[Wade] Well, you've got John Cena down. Put him away for good.
[Michael] Punk now off the top rope. John Cena roll through.
Pat] No way.
[Michael] They wanna talk about vengeance. The powerful John Cena powering Punk up.
-[Pat] No way. -[Michael] Into the …
Anaconda just in. Come on, John.
-Come on, Punk, … -[crowd chanting] Three, two, one.
[Pat] John Cena has looked stupendous this evening.
[Wade] Well, CM Punk has shown that dogged determination,
refusal to be denied in the overwhelming might of John Cena,
pulling out his greatest hits, perhaps his greatest hit of them all,
the Attitude Adjustment, landing flush on the spine of Punk.
But Punk is not going down without a major fight.
Not with WrestleMania on the line.
[Michael] Thirty-eight thousand, 493 on hand.
John Cena. Is he at the point of desperation
when he could not put Punk away with the attitude adjustment?
And now Rollins, as John Cena took a little bit too much time
trying to get to the top rope.
John not comfortable up there for a lot of his career.
And now Seth Rollins turns his attention to John
and tries to end John's dream.
[Pat] Rollins looking for a buckle bomb. Into the Chamber.
Oh! Through the pod.
[Wade] And now perhaps, Seth Rollins gets what he really wants.
A little breathing room and an opportunity to start slaying some bodies.
[Michael] Yeah, the opportunity to get back at the man
that he really wants to get his hands on, Wade.
[Wade] Now, there's been two major moments in this match
where Seth Rollins has allowed himself
to get completely distracted by the presence of CM Punk.
Now, he can really do some damage.
[Michael] But, Wade, now he can turn his attention,
so your point to Rollins. With Cena out of the equation for now…
Rollins can completely turn his obsession to CM Punk.
[Wade] CM Punk, who is in a complete heap, a mess in that ring.
[Michael] And Punk now rolling Rollins up. Shoulders are down. Almost had him.
Rollins kicked to the midsection.
Went for the pedigree. Putt going for the GTS.
Rollins raking the eyes.
Pedigree by Rollins!
Right in the middle of the ring! Cover now!
-[crowd counting] One two, three. -[Michael] Are we down to two?
No! Kick by Punk!
[Wade] Wow, hats off to CM Punk,
showing the kind of durability that could well propel into victory.
He's been in an STF, he's taken an attitude adjustment,
and now a pedigree, and somehow the dreams of Punk
and his millions of fans on planet Earth live on,
perhaps by a thread. But yes, they're still alive.
[Pat] Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] And again, turning his attention to the man that he hates
more than anybody on this planet.
CM Punk.
[Pat] Standing over top of CM Punk. Alpha-ing CM Punk.
[Michael] Punk returned a year and a half ago.
Rollins made it pretty plain and clear he didn't want Punk here.
Never forget what Punk said
about his company and about him when he left.
And now Rollins outside the ring, looking in, CM Punk with a pedigree.
Punk, though, able to back drop Seth back into the ring.
[Wade] Yeah, that would have been over.
Had Punk's cranium connected on that steel on the outside
of the Chamber with a pedigree.
-[crowd chanting] CM Punk! -[Wade] No one's kicking out of that.
Punk realized it, got out of there, and now,
with the wind in his sails, looking to put Seth away.
[Michael] Yeah, but Seth back to his feet. Rollins climbs the rope up top.
Rollins now with his superplex. Punk dropped him on his face.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Punk was, like, waiting for that from Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] And now CM Punk from up top.
-[Wade] Oh, yeah! -[Michael] Kills the leg with the elbow
to Rollins.
-Punk may have hurt himself as well. -[Pat] Dream always rises to the top.
[Michael] Remember, Seth Rollins started this match.
Cena and Punk entered five and six.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] CM Punk looking to put Seth "Freakin" Rollins
to sleep like he did Logan Paul.
[Michael] Now lifting Rollins up for the GTS.
Rollins, though, looking to slip out yet again.
And he does. Rolls through.
Punk's shoulders are down. Stacks him up. Wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Rollins going to power Punk up and then deliver a buckle bump…
-[crowd cheering] -…in position for the stomp.
-Rollins into the cover on Punk… -[crowd counting]
for the win and a kick out at… by Punk. And Rollins now is incensed.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] This is what CM Punk can do.
He can take your best shot and still kick out.
It's why he's the best in the world.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins needs to keep the foot on the gas.
[crowd chanting] CM punk!
[Wade] CM Punk has taken about five best shots already
in this matchup.
The moniker best in the world carries some real weight once again
in the year 2025.
[Michael] And I got a question Seth Rollins here in a moment
about his strategy as Rollins now is heading up to the second rope,
maybe looking for a super stomp on CM Punk.
John Cena quickly back into the ring. Seth Rollins now up on his shoulders.
John Cena now.
Cena looking for an AA. Seth trying to fight out of this.
CM Punk now, with Rollins up for a Go To Sleep.
-Into a AA. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Cover by Punk.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] We are down to Punk and Cena.
And the point I was gonna make was this.
[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Seth Rollins has been eliminated.
[Michael] When Rollins sent Cena through the pod,
he had a golden opportunity with John out for a number of minutes
to drag him to the ring way and make the cover and put Cena away.
He didn't do that. He turned his attention to Punk,
and this obsession with Punk just cost Seth Rollins this match.
[Wade] It's business and animosity.
Fifteen years of hatred inside Seth Rollins has cost him.
On three separate occasions in this matchup,
Seth Rollins's egos got in his way of victory.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] And now, Cena and CM Punk…
both viewing tonight…
[Michael] Let us turn back the clock, Pat.
…as a necessary win.
[Michael] Some 15 years to one of the great rivalries in WWE history.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, no, Cena got picked out of the air. Oh! GTS, Go To Sleep.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] On John, John stays in it.
[Pat] John running to shake CM Punk's hand.
[Wade] We've already had that part, John.
Never drop your guard.
You are inches, millimeters away from WrestleMania.
[Michael] Cena. AA to punk, cover! For John to go to WrestleMania.
Punk kicks out.
-[crowd cheering] -[Wade] 2.99…
[Pat] Nine, nine, nine, nine, nine.
[Wade] Two combatants running on fumes,
driven on nothing but the pursuit of glory
and what they see as their destiny.
[Pat] Two legends, two icons,
two Hall of Famers, one shot at WrestleMania.
[Michael] Cena now trying to drag Punk. Punk trying to fight out of this.
Remember, rope don't force any sort of break.
It may give you some relief like Punk showed there.
[Wade] It may give you some leverage. Oh, wait.
-[Michael] Oh, a stomp. -[Wade]
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] A stomp by Seth Rollins.
[Wade] A stomp onto the steel outside.
[Michael] And John Cena now. A desperate Cena.
A desperate Cena dragging Punk center of the ring.
STF is in.
Rollins with a stomp to Punk.
-Punk is fading. CM Punk is fading. -[crowd cheering]
Punk trying to survive. Rollins looking on.
[crowd cheering]
-[Wade] Punk's fading here. -[Michael] Punk may be out.
-[Wade] There's no fighting him. -[Michael] The official's right there.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Seth Rollins just screwed CM Punk…
-[bell ringing] -…John Cena's going to WrestleMania.
["The Time Is Now" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner…
-John Cena! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] John Cena has tied triple H
with his fourth win inside Elimination Chamber
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now, ladies and gentlemen,
the face of that generation
will face the face of this generation at WrestleMania.
[Wade] Well, the smiles do not tell the full story
on how this one went down.
Let's go back and watch some of the carnage
we witnessed a little earlier got messy immediately,
and then the big hitter, Logan Paul, started chewing up the opposition,
throwing the Street King around with abandon.
[Pat] Thought Logan Paul was gonna be able to steal it.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] But instead…
[crowd cheering]
…he catches an attitude adjustment.
Then Drew McIntyre would play more Cena.
-Damian Priest would do a quick roll-up. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] ]But again, guys, this match was so much
about personal rivalries and obsession. Drew's obsession with Cena cost him.
[Wade] His ego's getting in the way, but once again,
a spotlight highlight reel moment from the Maverick
getting Priest out of this match. And then we were down to four,
and things were looking so good for Logan Paul until he met himself…
a Go To Sleep courtesy of CM Punk right to the point of the jaw.
You ain't getting up on that one, pal.
[Michael] And then Seth Rollins would make a critical error.
He had John Cena out to lunch when he put Cena through the pod,
but didn't take advantage.
-[Pat] And a heart attack. -[Michael] To the heart foundation.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And again, this is the point I was making. Right here, guys.
Seth Rollins drives Cena through the pod. Cena was down and out.
Seth could have put Cena away here, but his obsession with Punk cost him.
[Wade] When you're bitter, when you're angry,
you can't have a strategy
because your vision is clouded by red mist.
It looked like Seth "Freakin" Rollins had got the job done
against his most bitter of nemesis, CM Punk,
until CM Punk proved he still made a difference to the rest of them.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And then Seth Rollins,
well, he'd be eliminated by his arch nemesis.
CM Punk and John Cena with an AA.
-[Wade] The ultimate one-two combo. -[crowd counting]
[Wade] Seth Rollins was done,
but it would appear not quite dusted in this one.
And just when CM Punk was getting involved with John Cena,
out of nowhere comes the stomp.
The head of Punk connected with a steel on the outside of the Chamber.
leaving the easiest task in the world to John Cena.
[Michael] John Cena, desperate to make it to WrestleMania's main event
for a final time in his career, would take advantage of the stomp
-and lock in the STF. -[bell ringing]
And as Seth Rollins looked on,
John Cena punched his ticket to WrestleMania.
-[crowd cheering] -[fireworks crackling]
[Pat] John looked good.
-[Michael] John looked great. -[Pat] And John's headed to WrestleMania.
-[Michael] And an opportunity… -[music concludes]
-[crowd cheering] -["Kingdom" playing]
…to win a 17th world title from this man.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪
♪ Every fight out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain… ♪
♪ Out the curtain Lights go up, I'm home ♪
-♪ Whoa! ♪ -[crowd chanting “Whoa”]
♪ And my father said When I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times breed better men ♪
♪ You took it all away I give it all away ♪
♪ Can't take my freedom ♪
♪ Here to change the game A banner made of pain ♪
♪ I built my kingdom ♪
♪ Now you bow to me ♪
[Pat] Biggest night of The American Nightmare's life.
♪ You'll follow me into the end ♪
♪ I am my kingdom ♪
♪ Lights go down, I'm ready now ♪
-♪ Tear this roof off for the town ♪ -[inaudible conversation]
♪ Gonna give 'em what they came to see ♪
♪ Hear the crowd on their toes ♪
♪ Ready for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain Lights go up, I'm home ♪
-♪ Whoa! ♪ -[crowd chanting “Whoa”]
♪ And my father said When I was younger ♪
-Glad you made it. -[song concludes]
You know, I respect the hell out of you. I'm giving you a run for your money.
Come WrestleMania.
-I know. -[speaks indistinctly]
They know it. They know it's you and me at WrestleMania.
They know there's gonna be a throwdown for the championship.
[crowd chanting]
-Of course, man. Of course. -[crowd cheering]
-["The Final Boss" playing] -[crowd cheering]
-♪ What The Rock is cooking? ♪ -["FE!N" playing]
♪ Just come outside for the night ♪
♪ Take your time, get your light, yeah ♪
♪ Johnny Dang, huh-uh ♪
♪ I been out geekin' ♪
♪ Fein', fein', fein', fein'-fein', yeah Fein', fein', fein', fein'-fein', yeah ♪
["The Final Boss" playing]
[crowd cheering]
Come on. Let's go.
[Pat] You can just feel it in here, man.
Special.
Power.
[Wade] Star power.
Probably what it is. All under one roof.
[Michael] Big decision for that man.
[Wade] You can see the stress pouring out of Cody Rhodes.
Consequences whichever way you turn.
[Michael] John Cena, who had an incredible two-year rivalry with The Rock.
[music concludes]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd booing]
Cody Rhodes…
the moment has arrived.
I will open my arms.
You will come to me. You will embrace me…
as your brother.
And I will embrace you as my champion.
I want it all, Cody.
-I want your mind. -[crowd chanting "What"]
-I want your soul. -[crowd chanting "What"]
[Rock] And God have mercy, I need your soul.
[crowd chanting "What"]
If the answer is yes…
then The American Nightmare will live forever.
Look me in the eyes.
If your answer is no…
then tonight, the dream dies.
Again.
[crowd chanting]
I want it all, Rock.
My soul…
no longer belongs to me.
[crowd cheering]
And you know why?
Because…
I gave my soul to this ring
-and these people a long time ago. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
-Hey, Rock, go [inaudible] yourself! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Pat shouting] What?
[crowd chanting]
[Pat] Travis Scott burning sage in the corner.
The rage sage from Travis Scott.
One of the most shocking things I've ever heard said
in the history of saying things.
[inaudible]
[inaudible conversation]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] There is your main event for WrestleMania, John Cena…
[crowd cheering, gasping]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael shouting] What the…
[Michael] Oh my God, John, what the hell are you doing?
-[Pat] The Final Boss… -[Michael] John, what the hell?
…always has a plan!
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Cena with brass knuckles.
[Pat] It's a Rolex, Cole.
[crowd gasping]
[Pat] And Cody could have had every Rolex he could have ever dreamed of,
but instead, he's getting his ass beat by John Cena!
Because The Final Boss said so!
[Michael] John-- John.
[Wade] Yeah, that's your boy, Cole. Choices have consequences.
[crowd gasping]
-[screams] -[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Come on, John, just stop.
[crowd chattering, applauding]
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] Why does he need to sell out?
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[Pat] Cody's already bleeding. -[screams]
-[crowd gasping] -[Michael] Come on, enough already.
Somebody stop this. John, what are you doing?
John, you want to go out like this?
[Wade] If the prize is great enough, Cole.
[Michael] John wants to go out like this--
[Wade] People will stoop to whatever depth it takes.
You said it yourself, John Cena is a desperate man.
[Michael] After everything he's accomplished in his career,
he's going to stoop to this…
You've got to be-- You've got to be kidding me.
-This is absolutely ridiculous. -[grunts]
[Wade] Cody could have had it all. It was his choice.
[Michael] Somebody stop this.
Pearce, Aldis, get somebody out here.
[Wade] Who the hell is going to step to The Final Boss?
-Come on. Wake up Cole. -[Michael] Cody is absolutely helpless.
[Pat] Travis Scott getting involved.
We know what's next.
[Michael] Come on guys, just stop this, this isn't worth it.
This isn't worth it, none of it's worth it.
[Wade] You can't stop pure power, Michael Cole.
[crowd gasping]
[Pat] John Cena with no soul, The Rock
with his belt, Travis Scott with some sage
and Cody Rhodes laying lifeless in Toronto.
[Michael] This is one of the--
-This is one of the most… disgusting… -[crowd jeering]
…displays that I've ever witnessed.
[Wade] I don't care how fantastical your imagination is.
There is not a soul on planet Earth who foresaw this.
-[Michael] John, what are you doing? -[crowd chanting "You sold out"]
[Michael] I mean, there are millions of children
around the world that look up to this man.
-[Wade] Not anymore. -[Michael] But this time, it's done.
[Pat] What are you gonna do, Cole? You gonna get in there?
[crowd groaning]
[Wade] No one is coming to help Cody.
Nobody wants to switch places with him.
You've done it now
[crowd booing]
[crowd shouting, applauding] with him.