[dreamy distorted music]
[music turns dramatic]
[narrator] Tonight…
is my night to bring out the worst in them.
I will find pleasure in their pain…
and make evil things happen.
I am Hell in a Cell.
Tonight, The World's Strongest Champion and The Venomous Viper
tear each other apart.
[Orton] When I come back from hell,
I'll be bringing the World Heavyweight Championship with me.
[Henry] I'm gonna end… his career.
[narrator] Tonight, for the first time ever,
a Triple Threat Match will enter.
Hell will be unleashed.
[Cena] I will stare Satan dead in the face,
scream at the top of my lungs, "Is that all you got?"
[CM Punk] I am leaving with the WWE Championship.
I'm bringing hell with me.
[Alberto] It is my destiny to beat the hell out of you.
[narrator] And only one surviving soul will emerge as champion.
Tonight, these mortal men must endure my torture
to rise from the depths of hell.
So if they haven't already,
they better start…
praying.
[narrator] And now…
WWE Hell in a Cell.
["Set The World On Fire" playing]
[Cole] Welcome to the one time all year
that Superstars literally go through hell inside Hell in a Cell.
You are looking live at the New Orleans Arena.
A stone's throw from the French Quarter
on a night where four titles will be up for grabs.
Hello again, everybody at ringside.
I'm Michael Cole, joined by the legendary Booker T and Hall of Famer Jim Ross.
Guys, how excited are y'all?
Man, I'm telling you, tonight it's about Hell in a Cell.
Who is gonna make it through Hell in a Cell?
That is the question, Cole.
There are no winners in Hell in a Cell, only survivors.
The most unpredictable matches of the entire year.
And of course, Jerry "The King" Lawler, not with us tonight.
Still recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of Mark Henry.
[Christian's theme song playing]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contestant is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Toronto, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds…
Christian.
[Cole] Well, J.R., for Christian, tonight,
it really is an opportunity
to settle things with "The Great White" Sheamus.
[J.R.] Well, you know, as far as Sheamus is concerned,
I would think he would think that
Christian is a rash that just won't go away
because on two occasions in the past six days,
Christian has cost the money. And watch this right here.
You'll see Christian interfere as Sheamus about to win the Intercontinental Title.
Good shot, and then, the Killswitch.
There is retribution on the mind of the big Irishman.
How does that feel, Sheamus? Huh?
[Cole] And again, it was twice within a week period that Christian--
W-W-Well, wait a minute.
Is that--
It is. Look, it's Miz. Miz and R-Truth are here.
[Booker] You've gotta be kidding me. What are they doing here?
[Cole] Well, they were fired by--
By Triple H a couple of weeks ago but--
[J.R.] They have tickets.
[Booker] Wait a minute. Okay, they've got tickets.
[Cole] There's Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, John Laurinaitis.
[crowd booing]
-[man boos loudly] -[Miz] We bought a ticket.
-You guys gotta go. -[R-Truth] But we gotta ticket.
[indistinct conversations]
We're going nowhere. We're going nowhere.
No, we're not going anywhere.
[indistinct conversations]
We bought a ticket.
You can't kick him out of here.
We bought a ticket.
[indistinct conversations]
What about him?
What about him? We bought a ticket.
We bought a ticket, Johnny.
I bought a ticket.
-[indistinct conversations] -[crowd chanting]
[Sheamus' theme song playing]
[announcer] Making his way to the ring, from Dublin, Ireland,
weighing in at 267 pounds…
The Celtic Warrior, Sheamus!
[Cole] As we try to settle things down here and kick off this pay-per-view,
I believe Miz and R-Truth, guys, had tickets yet,
Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, John Laurinaitis,
had to escort him out of the arena.
[Booker] I said what I said. They had tickets.
I don't think they should have been kicked out of the arena.
I think that was all wrong.
[Cole] Also joining us at ringside, tonight, our Spanish commentators,
Carlos Cabrera and Marcelo Rodriguez.
I'm interested to see what they have to say about The Miz and R-Truth.
[Carlos speaking Spanish]
[Marcelo speaking Spanish]
[Booker] That's right.
[Cole] J.R., you've been around since Civil War,
so my question is, R-Truth and Miz, they had tickets,
but they were kicked out of the arena. Have you ever seen that before?
[J.R.] In my last meet with Ulysses S. Grant,
he would have said, let him stay.
[Cole] Nonetheless, let's get us to action here.
"The Great White" Sheamus set to take on Christian in a retribution matchup.
[J.R.] Seriously, Michael, I don't know how legally
Mr. Laurinaitis could remove Miz and R-Truth from the arena
if they had tickets.
[Booker] I agree with you.
You talkin' about lawsuits, that might be one right there.
[Cole] Sometimes it is left up to the discretion of the promoter
so to speak, to see who comes into the arena.
And as this matchup gets underway, we'd like to invite and welcome all of you
who are watching this matchup all over the world tonight, live,
in places like the United Kingdom on Sky Box office,
in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, and Germany.
[Booker] Let me tell you, the significance of this match right here,
if Christian loses this match, where is it gonna put him?
Is it going to put him at the back of the line?
Is he going to put his psyche in a place
that he's not going to know exactly what's happening?
If Christian loses tonight, it could be all over for him.
[Cole] The rivalry between these two gentlemen
actually started over the summer, where Sheamus, in his mind,
blamed Christian for costing him the World Heavyweight Championship,
hence the reason that Christian has been costing Sheamus
some matches over the past--
[Booker] That's exactly what happened though, Cole.
[J.R.] They can stop playing the blame game and compete.
Set up a ring, not a boardroom.
[Cole] And there's the power of Sheamus for cover of the matchup,
and continues the pressure with the headlock.
[J.R.] There's Sheamus, a two-time WWE Champion.
Big, rugged, powerful man.
Almost to the side headlock hitting his adversary.
Using that weight advantage.
Weight and power and strength, Sheamus brings that.
Raised in Northbridge, George's Street in Dublin.
[Booker] Let me tell you,
Sheamus is just leaning on this boy Christian right now.
No Christian is a late game player, so tonight, right now,
Sheamus is trying to slow this boy down early.
[Cole] What does Christian have to do to overcome
that weight advantage that J.R. was talking about?
[Booker] I'ma tell you one thing about Christian.
Christian always got his cardio effect. Totally, totally always there.
But tonight, Sheamus, I'm gonna tell you,
this kid right here has been showing me something since day one.
-[Cole] Cover hook of the leg and-- -[Booker] Almost got it.
[J.R.] One thing about him, cutting to the chase,
is that Christian can't stay in front of Sheamus.
Christian's got to hit and move. Uses his technique, his leverage.
Sheamus is too big, too strong for Christian to fight with.
[Booker] In other words, J.R., Christian needs to stay on his bicycle tonight.
[Cole] Just like he's doing here.
Trying to stay out of harm's way with Sheamus giving chase.
[J.R.] You pedal away until you get a shot.
[Booker] That's smart on Christian's behalf,
just creating a little bit of space. But tonight, Sheamus means business.
[Cole] But how smart was it for Christian to slap Sheamus
and make The Great White even angrier?
[Booker] He's just trying to agitate Sheamus,
trying to get Sheamus out of his game plan early.
[J.R.] Oh, leverage right there.
But, you know, Sheamus is the kind of athlete--
[Booker] Check this out.
[J.R.] Well, take two shots just to get his one in.
[Booker] I agree with you on this.
Sheamus is that type of guy that goes in there
and goes straight up man-to-man, toe-to-toe,
just like he's doing right now.
[crowd counting]
[J.R.] This is Sheamus' wheelhouse.
Straight ahead, smash-mouth.
And Christian cannot withstand this.
[Cole] Sheamus could be disqualified here.
He's gotta watch the count from the referee.
[Booker] Got a five count.
[J.R.] Got a break on four, disqualified on five.
[Cole] A cover by Sheamus, hook of the leg on Christian who powers out at two.
[Booker] Let me tell you, I'm sure Sheamus is thinking about
just going out here and beating on this boy, Christian.
Just beat this boy down in this first half.
Not too much thinking about getting a pinfall.
[Cole] But there's Christian, the shrewd veteran.
Former two-time World Champion.
[Booker] Check this out.
-[J.R.] A lot of power, a lot of strength. -[Booker] Look at the smile on Sheamus.
This kid right here, he's loving every bit of this fight.
And that's what I like about it.
[Cole] Sheamus is confident.
And keep in mind, Christian cost him the Intercontinental Championship
twice in five days.
[Booker] We know what this means.
Sheamus, going up for that-- oh, cover.
[Cole] Great move by Christian.
[J.R.] That's a ring savvy, the awareness of the veteran Christian.
Now gaining an advantage
as Sheamus put himself in a little bit of jeopardy there.
[Booker] Make no mistake about it, Christian is a real veteran.
And Sheamus fell right on the back of his neck.
I'ma tell you, that's going to affect him late in the game, guys.
[Cole] These two men know each other so well.
Sheamus is going for the flying and battering ram,
and Christian was able to counter.
And now it's Christian in control.
[J.R.] Christian will have this match well scouted.
He'll have a great game plan.
[Booker] Check this out right here.
Just look when Christian turned this whole thing around.
I mean, look at Sheamus. Oh, my goodness.
[Cole] Look at Christian hammering away on Sheamus.
He wants to be careful not to get into a slugfest,
but Sheamus will not go down.
[J.R.] Christian cannot win a slugfest,
but he does have the advantage after Sheamus went to the floor.
[Booker] I'ma tell you, Sheamus is hurt. He's feeling it right there.
Christian needs to move in and take full advantage of it, but right now,
-he might have waited too long. -[Cole] That's the thing about Sheamus.
He's always on offense. He's always coming at you.
And Christian needs to try to avoid that.
Try to slow the momentum of Sheamus throughout this matchup.
Oh, nice elbow by Christian.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about.
Need to take this big Irishman off his feet, because I'ma tell you,
if that boy Sheamus gets Christian with that Irish hand grenade,
it could be all over with.
[Cole] Christian looking for a sleeper hold on Sheamus.
[J.R.] An equalizing maneuver.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Until that.
[J.R.] Man, that was with power.
-[Cole] That rang the bell of Christian. -[J.R.] Beautiful counter.
And Sheamus, you saw the sense of urgency.
He felt that sleeper apply and applied well.
[Booker] Sheamus is still feeling the back of that neck.
I'm telling you, he's hurting. He's hurting bad.
But check this out right here.
Turnabout is fair play. Check out Christian's eyes right there.
He might have been out for a second.
[Cole] Christian, one of those Superstars who's been very outspoken
of Triple H's leadership, or lack thereof, as COO.
[Booker] Christian's going to cry, man. He'll cry at the drop of a hat, man.
So that really means nothing.
[Cole] Christian spoke out on RAW, and look where it got him.
A match with John Cena Monday night. On Friday night, a match with Randy Orton.
And tonight, a match with Sheamus.
-[J.R.] So what're you sayin'? -[Booker] I'm wondering too.
[Cole] I'm saying that I believe, in my mind, Triple H punished Christian,
for speaking his mind about the leadership around here.
[J.R.] I don't understand the logic
of punishing someone for putting them in main events
where the big money lies. I don't get that.
[Cole] Look at Christian, just staying at arms length away from Sheamus.
[J.R.] Smart.
[Cole] And right back on the attack
for the 215-pounder, six foot two, two-time World Champion,
three-time Intercontinental Champion, and nine-time Tag Team Champion.
[J.R.] It may not be real judicious to waste any time with a man like Sheamus.
[Booker] Any way you look at it, I'ma tell you, Christian is crafty.
The guy knows every inch of that ring.
If Sheamus get out of position, it could be over with.
[Cole] Look at Sheamus. Continues to just come back, come back.
[Booker] You see that right there?
Christian let Sheamus create that space and took advantage of--
Oh, did you see that? Dropkick.
[Cole] Missile dropkick by Christian. Kick-out at-- Not even one that time.
[J.R.] Second time that Christian has used the ropes for additional leverage.
Christian around 215, Sheamus close to 270.
[Booker] I'ma tell you, you're exactly right J.R.,
with that extra leverage right there,
Christian might have weighed about 235 coming off that rope.
[Cole] Look at Sheamus. He just keeps coming at you.
[J.R.] You don't want to make Sheamus angry, you pay a heavy price.
[Cole] That's why I didn't understand the strategy of Christian--
[Booker] This is a fight, this is a fight, just broke out,
and Sheamus is the best at that.
Look at the eye that tells the whole story. The eyes never lie, Cole.
[J.R.] Like I said, Sheamus will take a hell of a beating,
just to get his one or two in.
That's what he's done here. Tougher than a $2 steak is Sheamus.
[Cole chuckling] Oh, my God. Oh, man.
[Booker] I had that steak this morning at Denny's.
[Cole] And look at this. Sheamus planting Christian.
Cover yet again. Two-count.
Christian powers out another near-fall for Sheamus.
[J.R.] That was a very, very close near-fall.
Christian had a hard time negotiating his way out of that pinning predicament.
[Cole] Again, Christian.
[Booker] Christian almost got set up for that Brogue Kick.
That could have been a big mistake for Christian.
[Cole] The raw power of Sheamus. But Christian again counters.
And Sheamus in trouble.
Christian was perhaps going for the Killswitch that we saw earlier,
he hit on Sheamus, Friday night.
[Booker] I'ma tell you now. I'm looking at Sheamus
and it seems like the cardio is kicking in.
He's feeling every bit of this match right now.
[J.R.] I'll tell you honestly, Sheamus has not been quite the same
since he was knocked off the top turnbuckle.
[Cole] Christian keeps coming at you. This time caught by Sheamus.
And a backbreaker planting the knee to the spine.
And Sheamus put Christian away here, off the two-count.
Christian has to power out again.
[J.R.] Sheamus a little bit of a far away look in his eye.
I think the shot from the turnbuckle to the floor
has taken something out of Sheamus.
[Booker] Lackadaisical is what Sheamus is looking like right now.
Sheamus need to keep his eye on the prize and the prize is right in front of him.
And that's Christian. Oh my goodness, this could be it right here.
[J.R.] Respectfully disagree. I don't think it's lackadaisical at all.
Easier for me to say.
Oh man, those shot big right hands are getting in to Sheamus.
[Cole] Christian all fired up. You see how he pumped his fists as he connected.
[Booker] Christian's going up top and got caught in midway through.
[J.R.] Same thing that happened to Sheamus earlier
that he paid for taking a trip to the top.
[Booker] This could be a mistake.
Normally don't see Sheamus on that top rope in this position here.
-[J.R.] Oh man, what a shot to the temple. -[Cole] And he paid for it.
And look at Christian, suckering Sheamus in and connecting.
[Booker] You're exactly right, Cole.
He's sucking Sheamus in with the greatest of ease. And it was beautiful.
Check this out right here. Oh, my-- That's it.
[Cole] Tornado DDT. Can Christian capitalize?
Christian crawled and tore the cover slowly.
Does he have enough? I can't believe it. Oh, and Sheamus…
didn't even allow a count to happen.
[Booker] Check this out right here. Christian just lured that boy Sheamus in.
And he almost took him out right there with that big kick.
Wow. Let me tell you, like I said,
Christian, one of the most craftiest individuals
I've ever seen in the middle of that ring.
[Cole] Again, Christian looking to put Sheamus away perhaps
with his finishing maneuver known as the Killswitch.
Sending Sheamus up center of the ring.
Christian may have him here. What a win this would be.
Oof!
Is the pace where Sheamus wants it right now?
[Booker] I don't think so. I think the pace is so fast.
Sheamus, like I said, his gas tank is almost on it.
If Sheamus don't do something quick. Trust me.
Exactly what I'm talking about. Christian just, he will aggravate you.
He will nag you by-- with any enemies necessary.
Christian is one of the best in the game. Trust me.
[Cole] But Sheamus, you knew he was going outside the apron to go up to the top rope
again for that flying battering ram and Christian didn't allow it to happen.
[Booker] I was gonna say, Christian just nagging Sheamus there.
-[J.R.] Wow. Look at that. -[Cole] Oh, man.
[Booker] Whoa, did you see that?
[J.R.] The amazing agility from huge Sheamus.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me.
[crowd cheering]
[J.R.] Momentum has changed.
Maybe Sheamus got that second win right now.
[Cole] Sheamus is feeling it.
[J.R.] Sheamus thinking Brogue Kick.
And Christian, the veteran, had it well scouted.
[Cole] Oh, and look at the shoulder to the gut.
[Booker] Big shoulder to the gut right there too. Where we going here?
[Cole] Been an even match up so far,
but every time Christian tries to put Sheamus away,
Sheamus keeps getting back into this thing.
-Oof! -[Booker] Wow.
[J.R.] Unforgiving ring aprons. Slapped Sheamus in the face.
[Booker] Christian is looking better than I ever seen him looking.
[Cole] Was… was.
[J.R.] Nice flat.
The spine of Christian on the floor, here in New Orleans.
[Booker] I'ma tell you,
there's no sympathy from that big red man right there.
He's just laying it on Sheamus.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] A spear by Christian outside the ring.
[J.R.] If it was falls count anywhere, maybe Christian can win the three-count.
But he can't go for the cover there,
but perhaps he can pick up a count out victory.
[Booker] Sheamus was in total control into that right there.
That's what I'm talking about.
As far as Christian goes, he will get you by any means necessary. You just saw it.
[Cole] Look at the referee now at a count of seven.
-[Booker] It's over. -[J.R.] A win is a win.
[Cole] But Sheamus, and look at Christian.
Christian cannot believe that Sheamus made it in that count of eight.
-[Booker] That's it. -[Cole] Spear.
And you can believe this? No, you can't.
[J.R.] Oh, the toughness.
The raw toughness of Sheamus.
And Christian cannot believe what has transpired.
[Booker] Christian looked like he was complaining about it.
That was a slow count, I think.
[Cole] Well, frustration beginning to burn inside Christian.
He's thrown two spears at Sheamus,
and he hasn't been able to put the Great White away.
[Booker] That's the one part that Christian cannot combat,
is the heart of that man, Sheamus.
[J.R.] Big risk. Big chance. No payday.
-[Cole] Uh-oh. -[Booker] Wait a minute.
[Cole] Could be the opening that Sheamus needs here.
Christian up for the-- Cross, and again, Christian counters.
[J.R.] Great counter. That was a great counter.
[Cole] Great for the Killswitch. Again, this time, Christian… Nobody home!
Oh, what a kick! Oh, what a shot!
[Booker] That's gotta be it!
-[Cole] Sheamus! -[bell dings]
[Sheamus' theme song playing]
[Booker] Man! What a man!
[announcer] Here's your winner, Sheamus!
[Cole] What a victory for Sheamus tonight over a very game Christian.
Christian tried everything he could, including two spears, to put Sheamus away,
but it wasn't gonna happen here, tonight, in New Orleans.
[Booker] You're exactly right. Christian was totally game tonight,
but that man, that Celtic Warrior, was ready for everything.
Check this out right here. This is the first spear right here.
Christian almost got a count out.
Was gonna let him hang out, but check this out. That was just second.
And Christian thought he had it for the one, two, three, but uh-uh.
[J.R.] Christian kept looking for the Killswitch.
But he couldn't find it. Couldn't quite connect. And then…
the ring post, and boom!
[Booker] Whoa!
[J.R.] A double whammy, if you will. What a shot!
[Booker] But all it took was one.
[J.R.] Very competitive match-up.
Two highly skilled individuals, in my opinion.
[Booker] But you see that shot, J.R.?
All it took was one big shot from that Celtic Warrior, and it was all over.
[J.R.] Let me tell you something. That is one tough Irishman.
[Cole] Sheamus proved a lot here tonight.
The kickoff Hell in a Cell.
Huge victory over Christian.
[crowd cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the reigning Heavyweight Champion
and The World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry.
Mark, the past few weeks since winning the championship,
you seem to relish in the spotlight.
But tonight, with Hell in a Cell upon you, I have to ask you if--
Shut up!
I know exactly what you gon' say.
Ah, Mark Henry, you've never been in Hell in a Cell.
How do you think you're going to do?
Well, it's a different time.
And there's a different champion.
And I don't care where in the world that I face Randy Orton.
Whether it be Hell in a Cell…
or in a back alley.
Randy Orton is going to join the Hall of Fame.
[crowd] Woo!
[Sin Cara's theme music playing]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
making his way to the ring, from Mexico City,
weighing in at 180 pounds…
Sin Cara.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, who deserves to be called the real Sin Cara?
Well, we're going to find out right now.
[Booker] Whoa. Here we go.
[Cole] This has been a very bizarre, yet interesting rivalry
that has developed here over the past month or so at WWE.
Will fill you in on all about it here in just a few moments.
[Sin Cara's theme music playing]
[announcer] And making his way tonight, from Mexico City,
weighing in at 180 pounds…
Sin Cara.
[Cole] Well, for weeks,
the two Sin Caras were mirror images of one another.
But this past Friday night on SmackDown, finally some clarity,
when this Sin Cara donned a black outfit and said, "You stole my identity",
referring to the other Sin Cara, once before.
"And it's only right that I do the same to you."
Now, we find out who is worthy about being the real Sin Cara.
What do you make of all this, J.R.?
[J.R.] I'll tell you, obviously there's some professional issues there
that occurred before these two men came to WWE
is all I can think about of this situation.
I have great respect for both men's abilities,
but there's a lot of latent personal issues here
that perhaps we don't know all the details.
[Cole] So matchup underway.
Who is the real Sin Cara?
[Booker] You know, I said, Sin Cara is the most extreme daredevil
that WWE has ever seen,
but right now I'm a little confused as to which one I was talking about.
Tonight we're gonna find out.
[Cole] This all started back in July at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view
when the, well, first Sin Cara was injured
when Sheamus powerbombed him through a ladder at ringside.
Couple of weeks later, Sin Cara, well, he reappeared.
We believed it was the original one. We would find out later it wasn't.
[J.R.] So are we calling the gentleman with the black trim, a Sin Cara 2?
Yes, I guess that would be the easiest way to do it here tonight,
at least for this matchup.
[Booker] But I think that Sin Cara won, actually.
-[Cole] Here we go. -[J.R.] That helps.
[Cole] Gonna see a lot of these unique maneuvers here.
Look at this, pinning combination and a kick-out.
Sin Cara means faceless…
hence the reason for the mask.
[Booker] Whoa…
long match, that's what I'm talking about right there.
This match right now, this is gonna be high,
high, high intense action right here, trust me.
[Cole] Sin Cara reached mythical proportions in Mexico.
Character was very respected and popular. A huge draw there.
In fact, he became a comic book hero, sort of an urban hero in Mexico City.
But again, which Sin Cara was that?
[Booker] Whoa.
[J.R.] Seeing the lucha libre style there, and Sin Cara 2 somewhat frustrated,
or at least we think anyway, by his body image.
[crowd clapping]
The guys are lucid, kind of like trying to nail Jell-O to a tree.
-[Cole chuckling] What? -[Booker chucking]
[J.R.] That's hard to do, you ever try that, Cole?
[Cole] I used to throw slime against a mirror.
[groaning]
[Cole] Stalemate narrowly going.
[Booker] Check this out, Sin Cara here, black at the upper hand,
right there, let's see exactly what happened.
These guys got moves that are, that is totally unbelievable,
never seen before.
[Cole chuckling] I know you never did 'em in your career.
-[Booker] Oh no, check this out. -[Cole] Oh, look at the balance.
And again, face off, center of the ring.
[Booker] Wow.
[J.R.] Both men with great athletic abilities, obviously, great balance.
[Booker] That right there was just a right hand to the gut.
[Cole] That was good, bud. Great analysis.
[Booker] They just threw out all the high-flying.
-[Cole] Oh, look at this. -[Booker] Whoa.
[Cole] A flying legscissors.
And now, it's Sin Cara 2 on offense,
but again, a mirror image from Sin Cara 1.
[Booker] I really don't know who got the upper hand in this match.
Seems like these both, these guys here, both evenly matched.
[crowd cheering]
[J.R.] Neither Sin Cara has been able to gain an advantage thus far.
We've seen some interesting counters, unique style.
[Booker] I like all of these moves and all,
but you know, I just want to see Sin Cara and Sin Cara
take it to the street and just throw down, dog.
[Cole] Oh, hey. Look at this, wow.
[Booker] Here we go, this might be the beginning right here.
Whoa!
[Cole] Now that's an arm drag right out of the ring.
[J.R.] Wow.
[Cole] Fast and furious action.
[Booker] Wait a minute, here we go.
[Cole] Sin Cara takes flight.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] And Sin Cara is unbelievable.
This guy has all the moves one should ever want.
[Cole] Well, which one, Sin Cara 1 or 2?
[Booker] Sin Cara 1, actually in the ring.
[Cole] What about Sin Cara 2? He looked pretty impressive as well.
[Booker] Sin Cara 2 is unbelievable.
I mean, he's totally off the hook right now. He's taking a beat.
[referee] Let's go gentlemen, you gotta get back--
[Booker] Tonight is going to sell it, no matter what.
[Cole] Moonsault off the apron, nobody home.
[J.R.] Yeah, Asai Moonsault with a bad landing.
And that may give the Sin Cara 2, the opening that he has been looking for.
[Cole] Referee giving a…
these two Sin Caras a lot of leeway here tonight in this matchup.
[Booker] Check this out right here.
This was a hard drag right here. Had a whole lot of torque on him.
But this right here, Sin Cara just went airborne on that boy,
it took him right out.
[Cole] Oh man, this could be it.
Sin Cara 2, hook of the leg and a kick-out.
Now, Sin Cara 2 slowing the pace down.
[Booker] Try to just, you know, look like he--
I don't know if he's a little winded or not,
but the high impact maneuvers earlier
may have, you know, psyched his gas tank a little bit,
but need to keep this thing moving. Get a win tonight, Sin Cara.
[J.R.] I think Sin Cara 2 is a little bit,
seems to be a little bit larger of the two.
Probably not a bad idea to try to slow the other one down.
If that's possible.
[Booker] I'll tell you, this right here.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Booker] Whoa!
[Cole] Just caught him in the lower back.
Head bounced off the canvas. Covered again by Sin Cara 2.
[Booker] He did all of it. If he would've got all of that dropkick,
he could've had a finish. Could've been all over with.
It could've been a one, two, three.
-Whoa! -[Sin Cara screaming]
[Booker] Look at that shot right there, straight to the kidney.
That's a bad area to be messing with right there, J.R.
[J.R.] I would agree with that wholeheartedly.
[Cole] Now it's Sin Cara 2 who's grabbed firm control of the match.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about. Just lay it out.
Just hit somebody in the mouth. Forget all of these moves, man.
-[Cole] Just like that? -[Booker] That's what I'm talking about.
That's what I like about this Sin Cara here.
He's about business. Whoa!
[J.R.] Sin Cara 2 dictating the pace, slowing it down, now speeding it up.
Has the advantage and has had the advantage the past several moments.
[Booker] See the elevation on that move right there on the top rope.
Check this out right here. Like an elevator.
He kept going straight up to the top floor
and then just came down hard on Sin Cara 1.
[J.R.] Sin Cara Blue and Sin Cara Black.
-[Cole] That's good too. -[Booker] I like that. I like that.
[Cole] Sin Cara Black with the cover and a kick-out.
Sin Cara 2 or Black has, well, slowed the pace down here.
And it's really helped him since the beginning of this matchup.
-[Booker] Sin Cara Negro? -[Cole] Yeah, that's good too.
[Booker] I like that. That sounds better.
[Cole] Against Sin Cara Blanco,
or I don't know what Blue is, that's white. But nonetheless…
Here's the cover. Hook on the leg and again and a kick-out.
[groaning]
[Cole] Perhaps frustration building.
Obviously, you can't see the emotion through the mask, but you heard the groan.
[Booker] I'ma tell you, that groan tells you a whole lot there.
Tells me Sin Cara Black is frustrated right now, J.R.
[J.R.] I would say you're exactly right because he's been dictating the pace.
Still hasn't been able to find the pinning combination that he's been looking for.
[Cole] So, it's Sin Cara Azul. That means blue.
I just looked it up in my Spanish-English dictionary.
[Booker] Sin Cara Negro is just all over this kid right here.
He just ragtagging Sin Cara Blue.
And that might be the win for him here tonight.
[J.R.] Gracias, Cole.
-[Cole] Adios, J.R. -[J.R.] Thank you.
-I knew that was coming. -[Cole chuckling]
-[Cole] Oh, man!
Both men.
[J.R.] They were thinking the same thing, these two Sin Caras.
[Cole chuckling] The best thing about you, J.R.,
is having an Oklahoma hillbilly pronounce Spanish.
The funny thing is,
I can understand your Spanish better than I can your English.
[J.R.] Oh, thank you.
[Booker] Check it out. Whoa!
[Cole] Oh, man! Did he just step on his spine?
[Booker] I think so. I think that was a bad placement there.
These Sin Caras, they're moving at a high pitch right now.
Somebody, wait a minute. Not liking the looks of this--
[Cole] Sin Cara Azul needed to pick up the pace, and that is what he's done.
[all exclaiming]
-[Cole] That's for the highlight reel. -[Booker] Did you see that?
[crowd cheering]
[J.R.] That was a, man, we got a bird's eye view of that.
That was some serious hang time.
-[Booker] Check this out. -[J.R.] Amazing elevation.
[Booker] Like I said, this kid, Sin Cara just coming down.
[Cole] Here we go, cover, cover, cover! Oh, and a kick-out at two.
[Cole] Here we go again.
Sin Cara Azul…
almost had the victory.
He would have been victorioso.
[Booker] Crosskick right to the mask area.
[J.R.] Mask area?
[Booker] I don't know where he caught him. Wait a minute.
[Cole] Oh, look at this. Big victory here, and a kick-out at two again.
[Cole chuckles]
That just sunk in. You just said the mask area.
[Booker] He caught him.
I don't know if he hit him in the nose or the mouth or the eye area, but--
-[Cole] How about the head? -[Booker] That's good, the head area.
-[J.R.] Look that up, Cole, hurry up. -[Cole chuckles]
Doesn't work that fast.
-[Booker] Sin Cara's going up top here. -[Cole] Oh!
-[Booker] Wait a minute. -[J.R.] This is not gonna end well.
[Booker] We've never seen this before.
[Cole] What an arm drag from the top rope.
[Booker] That'd have been the biggest arm drag
I've ever seen in my life from the top rope.
Sin Cara Negro gotta be hurting real bad right now.
[grunting]
-[all exclaiming] -[Cole] Did you hear that?
-[J.R.] That was a shot. -[Booker] This could be it.
[crowd cheering]
[J.R.] Big leap by Sin Cara Blue.
[Booker] This could be it right here.
-[Cole] Nobody home. -[J.R.] Look at that.
Normally a crash and burn, not this time.
[Cole] Look at that, up off the top, shoulders down!
-Sin Cara Azul picks up the win. -[bell dings]
[announcer] Here's your winner, Sin Cara.
[Cole] Muy bueno…
Sin Cara Azul.
[Booker] Tell me, Cole, what does this mean right here?
I mean, Sin Cara Blue, what's the deal? What's going on here?
[Cole] Well, just before we get there,
I wanna hear J.R. say, muy bueno, muy bueno, Sin Cara Azul.
[J.R.] Sin Cara Azul.
[Booker] Check this out right here,
big arm drag off the top rope by Sin Cara Blue.
I'm gonna tell you right now.
Check this out right here.
Sin Cara.
[J.R.] That's great.
[Booker] Right here, almost somewhat of a modified powerbomb.
You gotta love it.
[Cole] And to answer your question, Booker, what this means, uh--
is that Sin Cara Azul can call himself the real Sin Cara.
-[Booker] Okay. -[Cole] So Sin Cara 2 said Friday night.
[crowd cheering]
[slurps coffee]
Can I chat with you for a second?
No, you can't.
Why not?
Don't you have ambulances to be chasing right now?
-Ha! -I'm a little busy.
I like a good lawyer joke, but actually I'm not here in that capacity right now.
Wait a minute, you do know I have a Juris Doctorate from Harvard.
Now, remind me, where'd you go to school again?
It doesn't matter.
Look, I'm representing the rights of all WWE Superstars,
and frankly, this includes you.
Well, I don't need a bourgeois lawyer from Harvard representing me.
I have my own voice.
[scoffs]
Well, if you win the WWE Championship, tonight,
you just might change your mind.
Not if, how I win the WWE Championship tonight,
and I won't change my mind. I'm a little stubborn, and besides…
Love your argyle sweater, love your bow tie.
I hate lawyers.
Vanish.
[crowd whistles]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, as CM Punk is ready
for the Triple Threat matchup inside Hell in a Cell, tonight,
we welcome you to what's been called America's favorite city,
the Crescent City, the Big Easy, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tonight, the host of Hell in a Cell.
And thanks to Black Veil Brides for "Set The World On Fire",
the official Hell in a Cell theme.
It's off the album Set The World On Fire, available now on iTunes.
[J.R.] This feels like my ninth grade prom date
who was nicknamed after New Orleans.
-[Cole] You actually got a date? -[J.R.] Yeah.
-[Cole] And what was your nickname? -[J.R.] Big Easy.
You know, Crescent City.
Easy to get along with.
[Booker] Boom, here we go, y'all.
[J.R.] Tag Titles on the line.
[bell dings]
[announcer] This contest set for one fall is for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first, at a combined weight of 377 pounds,
they are the current WWE Tag Team Champions,
Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne, Air Boom!
[Cole] And yes, ladies and gentlemen, the nickname is your fault.
The WWE Universe decided that Air Boom would be called Air Boom.
-[Booker] What's wrong with Air Boom? -[Cole] It's horrible.
[Cole] Maybe the worst nickname since Harlem Heat.
-[Booker] Okay. -[J.R.] Wow.
-[Booker] Okay. All right. -[J.R.] Booker. You're right.
[Booker] All right, now, watch your mouth, Cole.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, at this time,
Vickie Guerrero.
[Vickie] Excuse me!
Excuse me!
It is with great pleasure to introduce to you, excuse me!
[J.R.] My glasses just broke.
It is with great pleasure to introduce to you
your next, new, WWE Tag Team Champions,
my newest client,
Jack Swagger, and United States Champion, Dolph Ziggler!
[Cole] I don't know about you guys,
but I am so impressed with Vickie Guerrero.
Her clientele is expanding and from what I understand,
she has big plans for the future as well.
Look at these guys, the current United States Champion, Dolph Ziggler,
former World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger.
[Booker] Yes, Cole, you would be, but let me tell you,
Air Boom, you can say what you want to say about their name,
but let me tell you, Evan Bourne, and that boy, Kofi Kingston,
is doing something that no other tag team has done in a long time,
create excitement around here.
[J.R.] Well, they're creating relevancy in the tag team division.
They're creating attention, at least in the tag team division.
So we gotta agree with that, I think.
[Cole] Instead of talking about Air Boom,
why don't we talk about what type of a courageous man Dolph Ziggler is.
-[Booker] What are you talking about? -[Cole] Well, he's slowly recovering,
from that fractured jaw caused by a Hugh Jackman punch
a couple of weeks ago.
He's finally starting to be able to eat a little bit of solid food,
and he's out here competing again, tonight.
[Booker] You mean to tell me an actor broke his jaw,
fessed him up that bad, that's what you're telling me?
[Cole] Dolph Ziggler, it's all over the news.
Don't you read the internet, don't you watch television?
[Booker] Wow. Let me knows how soft this kid is.
That's what you're telling me.
[Cole] Here we go. Tag Team Championship on the line.
Ziggler and Swagger, who have been getting along as of late,
to take on Kingston and Bourne, Air Boom,
and it's Swagger to start things off against Kofi Kingston.
[Booker] It's something about Kofi Kingston I really like.
He reminds me of somebody.
I don't know who it is right now, but he reminds me of somebody.
[Cole] He reminds me of someone who kisses up to the WWE Universe.
Did you read the tweet that Kofi sent out yesterday?
Kofi Kingston sent out a tweet that said,
"Air Boom will be shaking hands, kissing babies,
signing autographs, showing up at some air and sales and lease."
And he invited everybody to come.
You gotta invite people to come see you? Come on.
[Booker] Could you tell me what's wrong with that?
-What is wrong with that? -[Cole] You're so insecure about yourself,
you gotta put on Twitter where you're gonna be so people show up
to see you can sign autographs for 'em? Give me a break.
They're the Tag Team Champions.
[J.R.] Meanwhile, back to the tag team action.
If Kofi brought up a good point earlier, believe it or not.
[Booker] He did?
[J.R.] If Swagger and Ziggler are really on the same page,
-[J.R.] they can stay on the same page. -[Cole] Here we go, Kingston.
[J.R.] We could very easily have new Tag Team Champions here.
That's the key in this matchup.
I really like the potential of Swagger and Ziggler.
-[Cole] And here's the tag to Air Bourne. -[Booker] Check this out here.
Evan Bourne finna get live on that board.
Jack Swagger, wow.
[Cole] Five-eight, 165 pounder into the cover. Swagger powers out.
Remember, this past Friday night on SmackDown,
Jack Swagger made Evan Bourne tap out to the patented ankle lock.
Something, J.R., you know very well how that ankle lock feels.
[J.R.] It's excruciating.
[Cole] And here comes Dolph Ziggler.
You know, Ziggler and Swagger and Vickie among the Superstars here,
that have been vocally critical of Triple H's leadership.
And, well, they double-started a treatment around here.
Cover again by Evan Bourne.
[Booker] I mean, Ziggler, man, he's-- the guy just so arrogant.
I really can't tell how talented he is
because he always got Vickie Guerrero out here with him.
I wanna see what this kid can do by himself.
-[Cole] Oh! -[J.R.] Nice teamwork.
Good synergy by Air Boom.
-[Booker] This could be it. -[Cole] A cover and a kick-out by Ziggler.
[Booker] I'm talking about the teamwork of Air Boom.
I mean, these guys, I think, are totally incredible.
Check it out. Check this out right here. tag team personification. Here we go.
[Cole] Well, again, it shows the reason
that Bourne and Kingston are the Tag Team Champions.
Evan Bourne.
-[J.R.] It hasn't been a long time. -[Cole] Cover on Ziggler. Hooks the leg.
Has to power out at two.
[J.R.] Since we've seen the synergy created by Kingston and Bourne.
[Booker] I agree with you on that right there.
[Swagger] Come on Dolph. Get in there!
[Cole] Here's Swagger and Vickie,
both offering words of encouragement to Ziggler and here comes Jack Swagger.
Six-seven, 260 pounds…
from Perry, Oklahoma.
And now luckily, he left that dump of a state to move on.
[J.R.] Oh, come on, Cole.
He's a four-time heavyweight starter at Oklahoma.
-Two-time All-American. -[Cole] Yeah, but he left the place.
-[J.R.] He graduated. He got a degree. -[Cole] Bachelor's of finance degree.
Actually worked in a Dallas, Texas firm for a while.
And there is the pull of Swagger.
[J.R.] He's going for the cover right here. Big man, powerful man.
[Booker] Swagger's been to the top of the mountain.
He needs to totally stay focused
if he wants to get back to the top of the mountain.
I don't know if Vickie Guerrero
is gonna put him exactly in the place he really needs to be.
[Cole] You know, interesting article on WWE.com to that point, Booker.
Jack Swagger believes that Vickie Guerrero is going to bring to him political clout.
She's going to put him in positions for big-time matches.
For championship matches.
No, because Vickie Guerrero is one of the best managers
of recent memory, Booker.
I mean, look at this.
Here's the cover by Ziggler, and a kick-out.
Edge became the World Champion under her watch.
Dolph Ziggler's the current United States Champion.
You can't argue with his success.
[J.R.] Swagger's upside is limitless, and so is the aerial ability of Air Boom.
[Booker] Here we go, here comes Kingston.
[Cole] And Kofi Kingston, oh, look at that.
Referee didn't see it. He's busy getting Bourne out of the ring doing his job.
[Booker] I'm going to tell you, that was great teamwork.
Swag did the job right there. No, and the ref did not see anything.
That's great tag team work.
[referee] Okay, let's go.
[J.R.] Challenger's got to get Kofi Kingston back in the ring.
-[Cole] Yeah-- -[J.R.] Quickly.
[Cole] The only way titles change hands here tonight is via pinfall or submission.
And Ziggler continues the attack outside the ring.
[J.R.] Ziggler needs to go for the cover now.
[Cole] That's what he's going to do.
-[Booker] Whoa! -[Cole] The leg is tied.
[J.R.] Take a look here at Swagger, how he helped his team gain the advantage.
[Booker] This is exactly what I'm talking about.
That's just great teamwork any way you look at it.
It was a little underhanded, but I can take that.
[Cole] And Ziggler wearing Kofi Kingston down against Vickie.
[Vickie screams]
[Cole] Offering instruction as is Swagger to Ziggler.
You want to get back to a point I mentioned moments ago
between Ziggler and Swagger and Vickie
and the problems they're having with Triple H.
The problem I have with all this is Ziggler came out last week
on Monday Night RAW to explain what he had problems with around here,
especially being sucker punched in his words by Hugh Jackman.
What Triple H did was when he talked about this issue with Ziggler,
he didn't discuss it with him. He made a joke about it.
He made a joke about this.
-He said Ziggler again, a cover. -[Booker] Wait a minute.
[Cole] tag team titles on the line and a kick-out.
Triple H said that Ziggler had a "glass jaw".
And he asked Ziggler if he wanted security
for when the Muppets guest host Monday Night RAW, later this month.
Now, you're running this company. You're the COO.
Your employees are coming to you asking you to help 'em out.
What do you do? You make a joke about it?
In a normal company, you'd be brought to human resources for that.
[Booker] Triple H is doing what he has to do around here.
It ain't about as far as what Triple H is doing right now.
It's about these guys coming out here, stepping up,
taking care of their business and everything is taken care of itself.
[Cole] You're like the rest of the people here.
You do not want to speak out against management.
You don't want to realize that there's a problem here, Booker.
[Booker] What's the problem?
[Cole] The problem is Triple H and his leadership.
This place is out of control.
Ask Jerry Lawler what the problem is. Jim Ross won't say anything.
The only reason he's back here is cause Triple H gave his job.
Somebody's got to talk about this.
And guys that are talking about it,
like Swagger and Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Christian,
what's happening to them?
They're getting laughed at, getting reprimanded.
They're put in ridiculous matches. That's what's going on.
[Booker] You should just stop crying,
get out in the middle of the ring and take care of your business.
It was about me going out there, taking care of my business.
And if I did that, everything else would take care of itself, Cole.
Just quit crying, do your job, just like these men in the ring are doing right now.
Jack Swagger is doing a hell of a job to y'all.
[J.R.] This is a stiff maneuver right here, painful.
This chancery by Swagger, the underhook.
[Cole] Kingston really needs to make a tag. He's been worn down.
[Booker] Kingston's been isolated, Cole.
[Cole] By Swagger, and look at that.
[J.R.] Eliminate the person, the taggee.
And the tagger gets stomped on the other side.
[Cole] This is great tag team wrestling. I don't care what any of you guys say.
[Booker] Swag and Ziggler, they have put together a game plan tonight,
and they're coming out here and putting it down.
I gotta give it to these guys.
They may walk away tonight, new Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] Swagger, will they win the titles right here?
hook of the leg and a kick-out at two.
[J.R.] Swagger and Ziggler came with a plan, a good solid game plan,
to leave as the new WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] Vickie has been so animated throughout this matchup.
She realizes what a victory here tonight for her team would do well for her stock.
If she gets a win here and she makes Ziggler and Swagger the tag team champs,
and Ziggler's the United States Champion as well,
Vickie could probably handpick anybody on the roster to come work with her.
[Booker] You might be right about that, Cole.
[J.R.] She won't find herself in a Terry Francona situation.
[Booker] Much as I hate to agree with you, you might be right.
[J.R.] Win or stay, and winning solves a lot of issues.
[Cole] That is for sure.
[J.R.] Look at Swagger holding that tag team rope.
Referee's in eye shot.
[Booker] This what I'm talking about, the arrogance of this guy right here.
Need to just do his work to get a big victory here tonight,
but he wanna play around just a little bit,
could be the big mistake that he's gonna make tonight.
Whoa!
[Cole] Elbow straight to the heart,
Kingston in trouble again, and that's the power out at two.
[Booker] Sternum area right there, that's gotta hurt.
[J.R.] Ziggler, another of the great young men signed to WWE.
Went to Kent State, graduated there. He's an amazing amateur wrestler.
[Cole] He's been very successful here at WWE as well.
[Booker] Did you see that?
[Cole] Ankle lock, ankle lock.
[J.R.] It could be near.
Kofi with a desperation counter.
[Booker] Kofi needs to do something, he needs to do it quick.
[Cole] But Swagger's not gonna let him get to the corner and make the tag,
the strength of Swagger takes the counters.
[J.R.] And that DDT…
the mother of all counters in that situation.
[Booker] Kingston in great position to make his tag to Evan Bourne,
and I'ma tell you, if he don't do it now, it could be all over with for Kingston.
[Cole] And Vickie realizes that. You saw the angst in her face.
Ziggler needs to tag Swagger.
Kingston, a couple arm lengths away from Evan Bourne, makes the tag.
[Booker] Evan's ready, check out Evan, here we go.
[Cole] And there's the high-flyer.
The aviation nut, Evan Bourne.
-[Cole] Hooks to the skull, -[J.R.] Bourne is a speed freak.
[Cole] Glancing blow knocks Swagger off the apron.
[Booker] Check this out right here, Evan Bourne finna get loud on this boy.
Wow, check it, it's over with.
[Cole] That's what Bourne's all about, hook of the leg on Ziggler.
-Ziggler's out on two. -[Booker] Whoa!
[Cole] If Bourne would've got that three, there would've been no grievances filed,
I can tell you that, because there would be no questions asked.
[groans]
[Cole] And Dolph Ziggler…
-Whoa! -[Booker] Whoa!
[Cole] Evan Bourne.
-Standing moonsault. -[Booker] Did you see it?
[Cole] They have him here, and a kick-out at two.
And now, Swagger, ankle lock time,
Jack Swagger putting the ankle lock on Evan Bourne.
Problem is, he's not the legal man.
Kofi Kingston.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about.
That's a tag team right there, working together.
Oh, my goodness.
-[J.R.] Ziggler's the legal man, right? -[Cole] Ziggler is the legal man.
[J.R.] Ziggler and Bourne are the two legal men.
[Cole] Look at Evan Bourne, rolling up Ziggler.
Referee back in position,
two-count, and Ziggler scrambles out of it.
[J.R.] Hard clothesline after the near-fall
from the Inside Cradle.
[Booker] Ziggler and Swagger's putting themselves
in a great position to walk away Tag Team Champions tonight.
Check this standing moonsault out right here.
You gotta love this kid, Evan Bourne, because he can do it all.
[J.R.] Great athleticism.
And then Swagger with the ankle lock.
Watch Kofi save the day.
But Swagger and Kingston were not the legal men.
The two men in the ring now, Ziggler and Bourne are the two legal men.
Well, now there's a tag.
[Booker] Bourne's in trouble, dog.
[Cole] Jack Swagger, in off the tag.
And Dolph Ziggler.
Swagger looking to punish Evan Bourne.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me.
He's not gonna do this.
-[Cole] No, I think he is. -[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Evan Bourne! Counter. Look at Kofi!
-[bell dings] -[Cole] They retained their titles.
[announcer] And the winner for this match and still,
WWE Tag Team Champions, Air Boom!
[Cole] I don't think I've ever seen that before.
What great teamwork by Bourne and Kingston
to keep their championship. I thought Evan Bourne was dead to rights.
[Booker] And give it up for Swag and Zig. Man, they came in with a plan.
But just gave up a little bit short.
Let me know exactly what their future look like here at the WWE.
[J.R.] One of the best WWE Tag Team matches on pay-per-view in a long time.
-And a great counter by Bourne. -Watch Kingston, watch Kingston.
[J.R.] Right place at the right time.
Couldn't make the save.
And Vickie could not believe what she has seen.
She can see more money, more fame, more influence
with the Tag Titles in her care.
Not to be tonight.
[Vickie yelling]
[indistinct conversations]
I don't wanna hear about your neck.
[indistinct conversations]
[Cole] Get used to it, Swagger.
That's gonna be life under Vickie Guerrero.
Happiness when you win, pure anger when you lose.
[Cole] It is wicked, manic, many say possessed.
Those who enter her steel walls never, ever exit the same.
It changes you physically and psychologically.
Ladies and gentlemen, up next, the World Championship
will be determined inside Hell in a Cell.
And the World Champion, Mark Henry, claims he will add Randy Orton
to a very special club.
[Henry] I'm gonna tell you about the Hall of Pain.
Bones get broken.
Flesh gets torn.
Careers have been ended.
I'm more unpredictable than I've ever been.
I'm more dangerous.
I'm more reckless.
And at Night of Champions,
Randy Orton is gonna get inducted in the Hall of Pain.
I don't underestimate Mark Henry,
just like my opponents should never underestimate me.
Mark Henry's unstable.
And unstable can be dangerous.
Trust me, I know I've been called unstable myself.
[Cole] Orton in an almost altered state.
[Orton] I've had problems in the past, managing my anger.
[Cole] Randy Orton has gone completely insane.
[Man 1] Orton's feeling it.
He's going to that other place right now.
[Orton] He has people wondering
who or what exactly could ever stop Mark Henry.
The answer is an RKO.
[Henry] You must have a death wish.
Randy Orton…
you have no idea what I'm capable of.
[Henry] Fifteen years of not being World Heavyweight Champion.
Fifteen years.
[Henry] I've seen men weaker than me become champion.
Fifteen years of no respect.
Fifteen years.
My whole career has led me to this point.
Fifteen years.
[crowd] One! Two! Three!
[Cole] Mark Henry is World Champion.
And all doubters and cynics be damned.
[Henry] I'm going to be the most dominant champion of all time.
I'd like to welcome all of you…
to the Hall of Pain.
Night of Champions…
was about the World Heavyweight Championship.
But a Hell in a Cell,
beating Randy is not going to be enough.
I'm going to end his career.
[Man 1] Look at Orton!
[Cole] The RKO out of nowhere.
Randy Orton has proved that he can hit the RKO on Mark Henry.
There may be hope for Randy Orton after all, inside Hell in a Cell.
[Mark Henry's theme song plays]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, for just the 22nd time in history,
we have a Hell in a Cell Match.
For the first time, this man, Mark Henry, enters the devil's playground.
Booker, will that be a factor?
Mark Henry entering the 20 foot high cell for the first time.
[Booker] Let me tell you, it's about ring placement,
it's about the situation,
it's about being able to use that cell as a weapon.
I don't know if Mark Henry intend on doing that tonight,
but trust me, I know that man, that Viper, that Apex Predator,
he's thinking exactly, exactly what I'm thinking, Cole.
[Cole] J.R., Mark Henry is more confident than he's ever been in his career.
[J.R.] And that's a great asset for any champion.
Mark Henry had just come to WWE, essentially,
when the first Hell in a Cell Match happened on October 5th, 1997.
HBK and The Undertaker, one-on-one, he'll never forget that.
Mark Henry, in all these years, has never been inside Hell in a Cell.
I'm not so sure that's, uh, I don't know if that's a positive or a negative.
All I know is that man, as a high schooler,
bench pressed 525 pounds.
He is legitimately recognized as the strongest man in the world.
And that means he can do common things to normal men
that… exact extraordinary pain.
[Cole] It has been 14 years, almost to the day,
of the first Hell in a Cell matchup that J.R. mentioned.
The World Heavyweight Champion, Mark Henry.
As he surveys the 20 foot high, five ton cell.
[crowd cheering]
[J.R.] We saw Randy Orton's RKO work Friday night on SmackDown.
It was because Mark Henry lost his focus,
looking to use a steel chair on Randy Orton.
That tells me that Randy Orton can beat Mark Henry with the RKO,
if Henry loses the champion's focus.
[crowd chanting] Randy! Randy!
[Randy Orton's theme song plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, Triple H is the only man in history
to have a better winning percentage inside Hell in a Cell than Randy Orton.
Randy Orton has entered the cell three times.
He has won two of those matchups.
And tonight, he brings that experience to the ring
in a newfound confidence over the fact
that he was able to RKO Mark Henry, this past Friday night.
He enters the cell looking to gain his tenth World Championship.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, I look at Randy Orton's eyes,
let me tell you something, it ain't about the money.
I really don't think it's about the title. Maybe just a little bit, but tonight,
with Randy Orton, it's about the reckoning.
[J.R.] Orton has this unique DNA.
A lot of second, third generation, simply second generation stars,
they're born on third base,
and they go through life thinking that they actually hit a triple.
Well, Randy Orton is not that individual.
Randy Orton has worked his way through WWE,
one of the most honored champions in a tender age
that we have ever seen in our lifetime.
[Booker] I totally agree with you.
I say Randy Orton is a major player, and he knows it.
Look at Randy Orton, just look at his eyes
right here when he's telling the whole story.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, the question is,
which one of these men will be champion?
Which one of these men will be seeking vengeance?
When we come to you the next time on pay-per-view
The pay-per-view entitled Vengeance, three weeks from tonight.
The AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas.
[J.R.] Those are cold eyes of Mark Henry. Uncaring, relentless eyes.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following is a Hell in a Cell Match,
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger,
from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing in at 235 pounds…
Randy Orton!
[crowd cheering]
And from Silsbee, Texas, weighing in at 412 pounds,
he is The World's Strongest Man
and the World Heavyweight Champion, Mark Henry!
[J.R.] You know, if Randy Orton wins this match tonight,
he'll be the only man in WWE history
to win both of WWE's most prestigious championships
in this environment.
That is an amazing accomplishment, if, big 400-pound if.
[Booker] If is the question, but I'm gonna tell you,
if anybody can do it, it's Randy Orton.
Randy Orton is gonna have to pull the rabbit out of his hat,
and trust me, he can do it.
[Cole] Randy Orton giving away 177 pounds in this matchup
as the referee locks the door.
Again, this isn't your traditional steel cage match.
There is a roof on this cell.
You have to win this matchup by pinfall or submission,
and Randy Orton trying to take it for the big man in the early going.
[Booker] Randy trying to get a bit of advantage right off the bat
by just stealing Mark Henry,
and you gotta love that, taking the initiative right off the bat.
[Cole] One thing we've seen over the past weeks, J.R.,
since Randy Orton lost the championship to Mark Henry,
is a newly revived Randy Orton.
Much more vicious,
much more aggressive than we've seen in the past.
[J.R.] We know that Randy Orton has a psychotic side.
[Cole] Look at here, there's the strength of Mark Henry,
able to block Randy Orton
from driving him skull first into the Cell.
[J.R.] Obviously, any athlete wants to stay away from this.
[Booker] Check this out! Here comes Randy!
-[Cole] It's Mark Henry! -[Booker] That's what Randy's on.
Randy Orton said last week,
Mark Henry has no idea how many ways he can hurt him inside this cell.
He's just showing it right there.
[Cole] Randy Orton says he'll regret none of it.
It's about winning back the World Championship.
And suddenly, the big man is on his back, and this match just got started.
[Booker] Wow. That's impressive there, to get Mark Henry on his back
within the first five minutes of this contest,
lets me know Randy Orton means business.
Check this out right here, Randy Orton had no essential,
but did exactly what he said he was gonna do,
and that's hurt this big man.
[J.R.] And the whole--
This cell is just vibrating for Mark Henry.
Body weight and the force of Randy Orton,
and Orton, man, he's not looking for angles,
he's not looking for the shortcuts.
Orton is attacking Henry face, head on, face to face.
[Cole] Randy Orton, he believes he has a lot to prove here tonight
in his mind, because, well, I don't think there's a lot of people
that believe Randy Orton can beat Mark Henry in this environment.
A poll in the WWE Superstars show
that most of them believe Mark Henry will win this here tonight.
[Booker] Looked like Randy was going for that DDT,
but Mark Henry is-- you're not gonna be able to get Mark Henry this early
with something like that, he's got too much energy,
too much girth on him to do that move right there.
[J.R.] There are gonna be certain spurts that Randy Orton's gotta capitalize,
monetize, if you will.
He just had that opportunity, can he create another?
[Cole] Mark Henry says he wants to end Randy Orton's career.
[J.R.] Here's the strength--
[Cole] J.R., sorry, this is great strategy by Mark Henry.
[Cole] Randy Orton has had a history of shoulder problems
throughout his career.
It's well-documented he suffers from hypermobile shoulders,
that's double-jointness in his shoulders.
Mark Henry realizing that, and attacking the arm of Orton.
[Booker] Whoa.
[J.R.] The ring post, just like the hell in the cell itself,
has no conscience, has no feelings.
Mark Henry could say, testify to that at this moment.
[Booker] I agree with you on that.
[J.R.] I know you're good with me on that one.
[Cole] And look at Randy Orton stomping away at Mark Henry,
much of the psychological as it is physical.
[Booker] This is the one advantage Randy can have.
Whoa, wait a minute.
[Cole] Mark Henry uses the cell as a weapon
for the first time in the matchup,
driving Orton into the steel cell and into the steel post.
[Booker] See, that's the thing right there with Mark Henry,
it only takes one shot and this thing could be all over with for Randy Orton.
[J.R.] Unmitigated power.
Mark Henry rag-dolling Randy Orton
to two sides of the cage and then the ring post.
[Cole] See the expression change on Mark Henry there.
Mark Henry glancing to see the state Randy Orton was in,
and now Mark Henry is in feeding mode.
[Booker] Before Mark Henry won that championship,
he was on the endangered species list and now he's done--
Check this out right here.
[J.R.] Watch the spine, spine again.
[Booker] This is the one right here, oh my goodness.
[Cole] Randy Orton's been called the WWE's Apex Predator.
Mark Henry would like to take that claim from him.
[J.R.] Mark Henry's got things some nice, the pace he likes,
but Randy Orton fighting back.
[Cole] Look at the strength of Mark Henry.
[Booker] Can't combat against that.
[J.R.] At some point, you can't stand in front of Mark Henry.
-[Booker] Goodness, did you see that? -[Cole] Running powerslam.
-[J.R.] That is a devastating maneuver. -[Booker] Whoa.
[Cole] Here we go, cover on Orton who kicks out,
but every time, Mark Henry is able to pull off a move like that,
the confidence just continues to grow.
[J.R.] Let's remember where that running powerslam,
when it was in this match,
and what is gonna happen from this point forward,
because Randy Orton may not be able to fully recover
from that one powerful maneuver.
[Booker] That's a bit of something new
in Mark Henry's repertoire, that power slam.
[Cole] How smart's Randy Orton? He realized he was in trouble,
rolled out of the ring to again reposition himself on offense.
[Booker] That's called creating space.
[Cole] I don't think Randy Orton wants to get into a brawl with Mark Henry.
He's gotta be careful of that. And look at Mark Henry,
yet again, this time slamming him outside the ring.
[J.R.] Well, there's your space.
And Randy Orton just got wasted on the space.
[Cole] Listen to Randy, moaning and groaning.
[Booker] The only good thing for Randy right now,
you can't be pinned, you can't lose outside of that ring right there.
Can't win the title either.
[J.R.] We can all think back at our careers,
of men that have used a running powerslam,
but none, none have had the power, the force and intensity of Mark Henry.
It is a devastating maneuver. Orton may not recover from it.
[Cole] Inside Hell in a Cell as Mark Henry looks to use the steps perhaps here.
No disqualification, no countout.
This is all legal. You can only win via pinfall or submission.
Really, No Holds Barred.
[J.R.] And it's gotta be in the ring, Mike.
We might wanna point that out as well. That running powerslam,
those steps are as legal as the powerslam,
but the match has gotta end in the ring.
[Booker] But the thing is, Mark Henry, he can just roll back in the ring,
take the ten-count, walk away, steal the champ.
That's really what it's all about.
[Cole] I just said that it's only pinfall or submission.
-There's no countout in this matchup. -[Booker] I bet.
[Cole] I'm just making sure you understood what match you were calling.
[Booker] I knew that. I'm just making sure you did.
[Cole] Thanks.
Mark Henry right now,
a complete domination of Randy Orton over the past few minutes of this matchup.
[J.R.] Just like Mark Henry dominated the Big Show.
Just like he dominated Kane.
Like what he did to Jerry Lawler on the announce table.
[Cole] How about the fractured fibula he caused The Great Khali
-this past Friday night? -[J.R.] Exactly.
[Booker] This is not looking good for Randy Orton.
[Cole] Oh no. Oh, man.
Did you see how Mark Henry slung those steel steps?
-[Booker] You gotta be kidding me. -[Cole] He threw it like a baseball.
[J.R.] Good God Almighty, those steps are--
That would have been…
[Cole] Booker, tell us how heavy these steps are.
[Booker] Check this out. That's some heat right there
to pick those steps up because that's steel right there.
What Mark Henry just picked up, he just tossed it like it was nothing.
[J.R.] Mark Henry brought the high inside heat
with those steel steps and Randy Orton now perhaps fighting out of desperation.
[Booker] This is a fight. This is a fight right here.
This is not the place Randy Orton wants to be yet.
[J.R.] Something's gotta occur to get Mark Henry on the defensive.
[Cole] It looks like this is a fight
that Randy Orton is not gonna be able to win.
A lawn dart into the side of the Hell in a Cell.
[J.R.] Orton has found himself in that proverbial, pugilistic purgatory
known as Hell in a Cell.
[Henry] Welcome to my hell.
You understand me?
I win this!
[Cole] Mark Henry's screaming at Orton, "This is my hell."
[Booker] Mark Henry is just ragtagging this boy right here, Randy Orton.
I don't like the way this looks.
[J.R.] Orton is being physically dominated
without question. That's an understatement.
But Mark Henry, then, intimidates people
with his menacing presence, his fervor, fervosity.
[Cole] Randy Orton, Randy Orton trying to create space
and he did successfully, at least for the moment.
Orton trying to get back into this thing.
JR] Orton's gotta have a sequence of offense and he can't get it.
[Cole] Randy Orton tried to Irish whip the 400-plus pounder across the ring.
-[J.R.] I think that was instinctual. -[Cole] Desperation.
[Booker] That was a bad--
[Cole] Good night, Orton!
-Orton flattened Mark Henry. -[Booker] It's over with.
[Cole] Dominant as Orton manages to get the shoulder out.
[J.R.] I go back to that running powerslam.
And now Mark Henry looking at the--
to do some more internal damage to Randy Orton, if he can.
[Booker] Randy gotta find a second wind and somehow try to get on his toes,
get on his bicycle, create a little bit more space,
make Mark Henry work a little bit harder.
But I don't like-- Oh my goodness!
-[Cole] Knee driven to the spine. -[Booker] That could be it.
[J.R.] Perhaps, a prelude to the World's Strongest Slam
by The World's Strongest Man,
the world's Heavyweight Champion, Mark Henry.
Orton's anatomy can only take so much punishment.
-[Cole] Mark Henry again! -[Booker] Whoa!
[Cole] Orton's back buckling.
And here we go, Mark Henry, cover, hooks the leg,
and Orton powers out, but it may just be a matter of time.
[Booker] Mark Henry's trying to make a statement tonight
and tell Randy on this, "Nothing you can do to stop me.
"I'm the World Heavyweight Champion,
and I'm gonna stay the World Heavyweight Champion."
[Cole] It has been an awesome display. And you notice how Mark Henry,
weak in the back with the knees to the spine,
now he goes to the bear hug.
[Booker] You said Mark Henry's coming with a game plan tonight.
Winning that championship seems to do something for you.
Once you win it, trust me, you don't ever wanna lose it.
That's what Mark Henry's psyche is right now.
[Cole] Submission will win this matchup for Mark Henry.
And he has got Randy Orton as he's bearing down that full 400 pounds.
[J.R.] 20 feet high, five tons of steel, 3,500 square feet.
These two men are fighting for the World Heavyweight Championship.
And everything that Mark Henry has done is like pieces to a puzzle.
A perverse picture painted by Henry.
[Cole] J.R. we've talked so much about the confidence and--
[Randy Orton groaning]
[Cole] And look at 400 pounds…
driving the breath from the lungs of Orton.
We talked so much about the confidence that's building in Mark Henry,
his power and his strength.
As we take another look, another example, what Mark Henry's capable of.
But another thing we've noticed the past few weeks,
is the way that Mark Henry's approached these matches.
The strategy that he's been using throughout.
It's a different Mark Henry than we've ever seen before.
[J.R.] I think that is one of the big differences.
Mark Henry, is he stronger now than he was 15 years ago?
I don't know, but he's a lot smarter than he was 15 years ago.
[Booker] The thing is Mark Henry's not making any mistakes.
That's the biggest asset Mark Henry's picked up.
He's always had the offense, never had the defense.
And Mark Henry, trust me, has picked it up.
[Cole] An awesome display thus far for the World Champion.
[Booker] You look at Mark Henry, he's just not walking into anything.
He's taking it, he's taking it slowly, taking his time and getting the job done.
That's what I like about Mark Henry.
[J.R.] Mark Henry trying to squeeze a submission
out of the challenger for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Cole] What's interesting is Randy Orton is exerting all his energy
just to play defense, just to get out of these predicaments.
He has no energy left to create any offense.
[Booker] The thing is, Randy cannot rest.
He's not resting for one minute.
Mark Henry is making him work every second in that ring, just like this right here.
Check this out, check this out.
[Cole] And a wicked headbutt.
[J.R.] Orton beat his way out of the predicament,
and Mark Henry, with that battering ram lock head…
just regained the advantage.
[Booker] I tell you…
Randy Orton's on a whole dream street right now, guys.
[J.R.] Mark Henry is in control.
He's driving this truck.
He's steering the ship, if you will.
[Cole] Randy Orton's had a couple of flurries here and there,
but has been able to create really nothing.
[Booker] Not liking the looks of this right now.
[Cole] No, no, no, no.
World's Strongest Slam maybe on the steel.
[J.R.] No, and Ran-- on top--cover!
-[Cole] And Randy Orton! -[Booker] Whoa!
[Cole] And look at Randy Orton….
scaling the cell.
[J.R.] Orton creating that flurry that he needed, that one moment of opportunity.
-[Cole] And now Randy Orton… -[all exclaiming]
[J.R.] There's a difference maker there! That is the difference maker.
[Cole] But the problem for Orton is he's gotta get Henry back in the ring.
How do you haul the 400-pound carcass back in the ring?
[J.R.] That's an excellent point, and Mark Henry is back up,
to Mark Henry's credit.
[all exclaiming]
[Booker] Was Randy Orton getting this grub right here?
I thought Randy was out of the game, but right now he's back in it.
[Cole] There's a reason. Randy Orton's a nine-time World Champion.
And Randy Orton…
…has Mark Henry right where Randy wants him.
Randy Orton knocking Henry, here we go!
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me!
[Cole] Orton unloading!
[Booker] Randy Orton's got momentum right now.
The question is, can he keep it? Can he keep the big man down?
I beg to differ, I don't think he will.
-[J.R.] Gonna turn the burner. -[Booker] Check it out!
[J.R.] Turning the burner, keep the offense going.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me, Mark Henry.
[J.R.] Fast and furious for Orton to have a chance!
[Cole] Randy Orton's feeding off the universe.
All of a sudden, an electricity has filled the New Orleans arena.
[Booker] Did you see that standing dropkick
that took Mark Henry right off his feet? It was beautiful.
[Cole] It is, here it comes, look out.
[Booker] Can he do it? That's the question. Can he pull this off?
[Cole] Randy Orton has balance! Vintage Randy Orton!
-[Booker] He did it! -[J.R.] Orton, can he finish it off?
[Booker] Randy's feeling it now.
[J.R.] Mark Henry in trouble, two ring posts,
the steps, the DDT, and now, can it be?
Randy Orton, one win away
from winning the World Title for the tenth time.
[Cole] The Viper is hearing voices.
He's going to the special place.
He's coiled and ready.
Randy Orton for the RKO. He hit it!
-[Cole] Randy Orton hit it! -[Booker] You gotta be kidding me,
-it all over here with. -Randy Orton, the new World-- Oh!
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] That is a buzz kill! -[Booker] Wow.
[J.R.] You gotta regroup, Randy,
one, maybe it's gonna take two or three RKOs.
[Booker] I don't believe Mark Henry kicked out of the RKO, I just don't believe it.
[Cole] I think Randy Orton just realized that he can't beat Mark Henry.
[Booker] You might be right.
[Cole] Randy Orton's one saving grace, I think, in his mind
was he knew if he hit the RKO, he could win this thing.
Well, he hit the RKO, and he isn't able to win it, at least not yet.
[Booker] Hell, I say hit it again, Randy!
If it don't work once, go back to it again,
it just might work for you.
[J.R.] What's going on beyond those blue eyes of Randy Orton?
What's he thinking now in that sinister mind of his,
that we said earlier can be very psychotic at times.
Orton has gotta find the place
to do the most damage with no conscience.
[Booker] Don't let Mark Henry regroup,
but don't let Mark Henry regroup because, man, it could be over with.
[J.R.] Oh, no, Randy Orton.
[Booker] Oh, no.
[Cole] The man who has no absence of malice, Randy Orton,
has Mark Henry in position. We've seen this before.
Randy Orton going for the patented punt,
hoping to kick the skull of Mark Henry off.
-And Mark Henry! -[Booker] Oh, no!
-[Cole] Orton's strongest slam! -[Booker] You gotta be kidding, wow!
[Cole] Mark Henry is still the World Champion!
[announcer] Here's your winner and still,
the World Heavyweight Champion,
The World's Strongest Man,
Mark Henry!
[Cole] Guys, you gotta give it up for Mark Henry.
Randy Orton had Henry in position after the RKO for the patented punt.
Mark Henry was able, quick enough, had the resolve to get off his feet,
to intercept Orton and hit the World's Strongest Slam.
[Booker] I'm gonna tell you, I have nothing but respect for Mark Henry.
He went out here toe-to-toe, man-to-man, and he manned up, pulled it off.
He is the World Heavyweight Champion.
[J.R.] Perhaps the most imposing, physically dominating,
World Champion ever.
Orton trying to get that flurry, he got it.
Here's the ring steps, two ring posts,
an RKO,
but you still see who's leading
with a Heavyweight Championship of the world.
It's Mark Henry.
[Cole] Mark Henry's season of dominance continues.
-Oh no. -[J.R.] This is totally uncalled for.
[Cole] The steel chair that has done so much damage.
[Booker] Why?
[Cole] That has inflicted damage to Big Show and Kane and Khali
and now Mark Henry, who vowed before tonight
to end the career of Randy Orton.
Mark Henry vowed to end the career of Randy Orton.
[J.R.] No doubt about it that
Mark Henry wants to eliminate his competition,
one man at a time.
And now it's Randy Orton's turn to enter the Hall of Pain.
It has been a nightmare, a sick nightmare that has been reoccurring.
[Booker] You'd think winning the match would be enough,
but Mark Henry wants to punish, he wants to hurt,
he wants to maim Randy Orton for good.
[J.R.] Mark Henry's gonna try to end the career of Randy Orton.
Shatter that ankle, destroy the foot.
Take Randy Orton's livelihood away from him and his family.
[Cole] Mark Henry had Kane and Big Show and Khali
all in the same position, was able to connect.
-[Cole] Look at Mark Henry. -[Booker] Don't do this.
[Booker] Don't do this, Mark. Don't do this, Mark.
Mark, don't do this.
[J.R.] And Randy Orton…
Randy Orton barely dodged a bullet at the last moment,
pulling out of the way.
Orton realized what was about to happen.
His career was almost over.
[Booker] Don't be a bulldozer, here we go.
[Cole] And Randy Orton, weapon in hand.
-Unloading. -[all exclaiming]
[J.R.] Unrelenting steel chair shot.
[Booker] It ain't over yet.
[Cole] The World Champion's retreating, but Randy Orton is still on the attack.
[J.R.] Oh my, God Almighty.
Good Lord, what a shot.
Right to the sternum.
[Cole] Randy Orton has lost it.
[Cole] Trying to shake the voices out of his head.
Those voices telling him to attack.
And Mark Henry.
-[J.R.] Out of desperation. -[Cole] Survival.
[J.R.] Mark Henry tryna protect himself. Look at The World's Strongest Man retreat.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me. Mark's trying to find somewhere to hide.
[crowd cheering]
[J.R.] Randy Orton found the equalizer.
And this issue is…
Randy Orton's so close.
[Randy Orton's theme song plays]
[Cole] While Mark Henry remains the World Heavyweight Champion,
but he does not make good on his vow to end the career of Randy Orton.
[J.R.] Let me tell you something, Michael. Randy Orton did as good as any human being
walking the face of the earth could against Mark Henry.
[Booker] Check this out.
We thought this was it for that boy Mark Henry,
but Mark came out and kicked out. You gotta be kidding me.
[J.R.] Look at Randy Orton's face. Look at Orton's face right here.
What just happened? What must I do?
Then we thought it would be over with a punt--
[Cole] But watch Mark Henry.
Mark Henry intercepting Orton, delivering the World's Strongest Slam.
Henry retains the title, but that wasn't enough for Mark Henry.
[J.R.] This is too much.
Mark Henry trying to end Randy Orton's career.
Shatter the ankle, break the foot, break the leg.
Randy Orton coming to realization it was gonna be him or Mark Henry.
And the steel chair was the equalizer.
And that was a nasty foul shot.
Ladies and gentlemen, joining me now, Alberto Del Rio.
And Alberto, you've been very vocal these past couple of weeks
about just how unhappy you are that you haven't received
your one-on-one obligatory rematch for the WWE Championship.
And to make matters worse, tonight's Triple Threat Match
is inside Hell in a Cell.
First of all, this is not fair because I can beat John Cena.
And besides…
I shouldn't be in this match, this brutal, barbaric match.
I'm not an animal.
I'm not a criminal.
But I'm gonna tell you this,
when an animal is trapped,
that's when he becomes more dangerous, more vicious,
[speaking Spanish]
And that's what I'm gonna do tonight.
So I'm warning John Cena and CM Punk,
tonight, you will see a side of Alberto Del Rio
you didn't know that exists.
Tonight, I'm coming back from hell with the WWE Title.
[Cody Rhodes' theme music plays]
[Cole] Oh, this is great.
What a pleasant surprise.
Look who's gracing us with his presence.
There is the Intercontinental Champion, Cody Rhodes.
And of course, his baggers in tow.
[Booker] You know, this guy, Cody Rhodes, he irritates me with his baggers.
You gotta be kidding me.
[J.R.] What is the Intercontinental Champion's agenda this evening?
[Cole] I know two guys that need to be bagged here at ringside.
[Booker] I know he should have got that suit tailored.
[J.R. chuckling]
Now, I know there are many of you
watching at home worldwide on television,
adorned with paper bags,
doing your best to conceal your… hideous features.
And there are many here tonight in New Orleans.
[crowd cheering]
We haven't even reached Halloween yet,
and I wouldn't let most of you on my street.
If you refuse a paper bag, well then,
you should be figuratively euthanized.
[Cole chuckling]
Just… as the current Intercontinental Championship
should be put to rest.
Now, hand me the velvet bag.
What I hold in my hand
is the classic Intercontinental Championship Title.
The very same that was held by greats
like Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat,
[crowd cheering]
Bret--
Bret "The Hitman" Hart,
the late macho man, Randy Savage,
even "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
And in honor of those men,
I will wear this classic Intercontinental Title belt,
yet I will wear it with more pride and more dignity than any of them.
[crowd booing]
And unlike those gentlemen, I will defend it feverishly.
I will defend it against any man, any time, any place.
The name Cody Rhodes will be synonymous--
[Laurinaitis] Cody… Cody.
Cody.
-[Cody] Yes, John? -[Laurinaitis] Sorry for the interruption.
Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Mr. John Laurinaitis.
I am the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations.
Cody, Triple H demanded I come out here right now
to inform you that you will be defending the Intercontinental Title tonight.
[crowd cheering]
-I didn't, I'm not ready to get-- -Cody, Cody, I'm sorry.
You're gonna defend it tonight.
You're gonna defend it right now.
You're gonna defend it against this man.
[Cole] Come on, this is ridiculous.
-[Booker chuckling] -[John Morrison's theme music plays]
[J.R.] Any time, any place, anywhere, against anybody.
-So-- -[Cole] Well, no, it doesn't fit.
[Cole] Well, he didn't mean it literally.
[J.R.] How do you know what I said it for?
[Cole] Okay, listen, listen, listen, listen.
How is this fair?
I mean, again, Triple H carrying out his personal vendetta
against people who have the courage to stand up to his tyrannical ways.
That's the way I look at it.
[Booker] Cody Rhodes stuck his own foot in his mouth and--
he gotta taste it. And you know what?
It probably tastes real good.
[Cole] Listen, Cody Rhodes doesn't even have his gear on.
His tights on, he's got his suit clothes on.
[Booker] Look, I don't care about that. Defend that championship.
That's what it's all about.
[Cole] Cody Rhodes wears $2,000 suits.
You can't ask him to get into the ring and defend his championship
in that type of-- in the style that he possesses.
[J.R.] Well, the grandson of a plumber interrupts the pay-per-view,
comes out here and presents himself a new championship.
[Cole] What is wrong with that? He's a glorious champion.
[J.R.] Then he says, "There's nothing wrong with it."
and to your point, then he says, "Anytime, anyplace, anywhere."
That's what he's saying.
[Cole] So you guys don't find it the least bit weird
or odd that Cody Rhodes comes on RAW Monday night.
[J.R.] I find out a lot of weird, odd about Cody Rhodes.
[Cole] Cody Rhodes, he complains to Triple H about his treatment.
What does Triple H do?
He puts him in a Battle Royal to defend his Intercontinental Championship.
He forces him to defend his title, Friday against Sheamus.
He's being forced to defend it again. Three close against John Morrison.
How is that fair?
[Booker] It's up! We have the new champ right here?
-[Cole] Here we go, Morrison! -[Booker] Whoa!
[Cole] This is ridiculous.
[J.R.] I will agree that the nine-man Battle Royal is--
[Cole] Hook of the leg and a kick out.
[J.R.] …pretty challenging. for each staple in the young man's head.
[Cole] I cannot believe this is surreal.
That we're actually seeing a match with a man in sling clothes tonight.
[Booker] Don't believe it. You're looking at it, and it is real.
We're about to have a new champion in a minute,
so just keep your eyes on this matchup right now.
[Cole] My mind is gonna explode, though. Cody's got Gucci shoes on.
-This is ridiculous. -[J.R.] Oh, no, not Gucci shoes.
-[Booker] That should help him. -[J.R.] I don't know--
[Cole] He can't even do his patent maneuver.
-Come on, Cody! -[Booker] Whoa!
[Cole] Cody Rhodes has got to take a breather here.
He should be at least giving a timeout this match to get his composure back.
-[Booker] We have no timeouts. -[J.R.] Let him change shoes.
Please, not the Guccis.
[Cole] He's not even a proper foot gear.
He's slipping and sliding all over the ring.
[Booker] I like it.
[J.R.] He's got his plexiglass mask on, or whatever you call it.
[Cole] John Morrison knew he was gonna have a matchup tonight.
He's in his gear already. He's probably been doing that stupid parkour crap
all around the backstage locker room getting ready for this match.
[Booker] I saw John Morrison when he showed up tonight.
He had those pants on, so I don't think so.
[Cole] He doesn't walk around New Orleans in those pants, you goof.
[Booker] You ever see the guys down on Bourbon Street?
-What you talking about? -[J.R.] True, true.
[Cole] Look at Morrison, who's completely taken Cody Rhodes off his game here.
You know, this whole thing with Triple H is ridiculous.
[J.R.] An expensive shirt there. I think you should blow a gasket over that one.
-[Cole] That was a $500 shirt. -[J.R.] At least $500.
[Cole] …that he just threw into the crowd. I bet it was pure silk.
I mean, this is ridiculous.
He doesn't buy stuff at Walmart like you, Booker--
-[Booker] Check this out. -[Cole] Cody, just get out of here.
[Booker] John Morrison, put something on this boy.
[Cole] Nobody's gonna blame Cody Rhodes for him walking out of this matchup
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about.
[J.R.] Beside this Intercontinental Championship.
[Cole] Exactly. That's what I'd do.
[Booker] This could be huge tonight for John Morrison.
Get this championship around his way. He can put Morrison back on track.
[Cole] Finally, Cody Rhodes, and look at Cody.
Three!
-[J.R.] Cody's like, he's protesting. -[Booker] That's a coward move.
[Cole] Cody's screaming at the referee to count.
I think Cody Rhodes is trying to get a countout here.
-You can't blame him. -[Booker] You gotta be kidding me.
[Cole] John Morrison trying to get Rhodes back into the ring
where he needs Rhodes to be to win the title.
[J.R.] That was a sharp kick there, if you will.
[Cole] I'm flabbergasted at all of this. Good for Cody.
[J.R.] Morrison's head.
[Cole] He drove that acrylic mask into the skull of Morrison.
[Booker] No matter how Cody's dressed, this kid is dangerous.
You gotta watch him at all times.
[Cole] I hope Triple H is enjoying this.
[Cole] Triple H is talking about not losing control around here.
How can he gain control?
How can he gain respect when he's playing favorites?
Plain and simple. He's punishing the few who stand up against him.
[J.R.] Hard-sole shoes. That's--
[Cole] Randy Orton put nine staples in Cody Rhodes' skull couple weeks ago.
He didn't even get punished for it. He didn't even--
-[J.R.] You control yourself. -[Cole] This is ridiculous.
[J.R.] Take a time-out. Go out and have a herbal tea.
Come back a little while.
He's getting a bonus Intercontinental Championship Match.
[Cole] At least he didn't say Lipton this time.
-[J.R.] That was-- -[Booker] Cody Rhodes is on top now.
That should make you feel pretty good right there, Cole.
[J.R.] Rhodes is one of the great young stars in WWE,
but he's got a big mouth.
He said, "Anybody, anytime, anyplace, anywhere."
-[Booker] What-- -[Cole] He didn't mean tonight.
[Booker] What's the difference how you dress?
That should make no difference how you come out and perform.
Have you ever performed in street clothes like this? No. You haven't.
[Booker] Have you ever performed in a mask like Cody Rhodes got on now?
[Cole] He needs to wear it. It's protective.
[Booker] Yeah, whatever.
[Cole] I mean, come on now. This is unreal. Oh, that's right.
At WrestleMania, you certainly get stunned by Austin. Forgot about that.
Look at Cody Rhodes. That acrylic mask, he has to wear it.
And he's got nine staples in his head, the poor guy,
and he's now defended his title three times in seven days.
[Booker] This is not ballet, so we expect Cody Rhodes to come out here,
defend the championship when he's supposed to.
And tonight, he's supposed to. Do your job, Rhodes.
[Cole] He wasn't supposed to.
[J.R.] Rhodes does have nine staples in his head.
[Cole] Come on, Cody. Get out of here.
-[Booker] Morrison needs to pick it up. -[Cole] Yes.
[Cody] It's all on my mask.
[Booker] Morrison needs to pick it up a little bit.
[Cole] If there's a title change tonight, it'd be a travesty.
Cody Rhodes should be wrestling this match--
Just like he wrestled the last five out of protest.
[Booker] That'd be so much stuff--
That would be a travesty just because it's Cody Rhodes?
I don't think so.
[Cole] This was an absolutely spiteful thing to do by Triple H.
Look at this. Figure-Four Leglock for Cody Rhodes, perhaps,
trying to get a submission maneuver out of John Morrison.
[Booker] If Morrison was smart, he would take that shoe off.
That way, Cody Rhodes--
[Cole] So why? So he could use the shoe as a weapon?
So he could use it as a weapon?
Is that what Morrison's gonna do with the shoe?
If the shoe fits.
-Watch your hair. -Put the bags on!
[Cole] Put the bags on.
You guys should put the bags on and be ashamed
for the way you're calling this matchup. Like Triple H.
[Booker] You're talking about calling--
[Cole] Triple H should have the bag on. He should have the bag on here.
Thank goodness for guys like John Laurinaitis.
Thank goodness for John Laurinaitis and Dave Otunga.
[Booker] I hope Triple H fires you.
I hope Triple H fires you from running your mouth.
[Cole] Thank goodness for Laurinaitis and Otunga,
who are looking out for Superstars that want to speak their mind.
-[Booker] You ain't no Superstar. -[J.R.] I think both of you should focus
on this Intercontinental Championship Match. Only a suggestion.
The last few weeks around here have just been insane.
[Booker] Come on, Morrison.
[J.R.] Intercontinental Champion is in trouble. John Morrison,
looking to seize the moment to become Intercontinental Champion.
Acrylic mask or not, Gucci shoes or not.
This is an official match.
[Booker] Morrison better lay it on and lay it on thick
on Cody Rhodes right now.
[Cole] Cody can't even keep his balance.
Looks like he's wearing ice skates in there.
[J.R.] Morrison's got a golden opportunity.
[Booker] This is it right here. Here we go. Cover him.
[Cole] Cody in trouble. Come on, Cody.
[J.R.] Rhodes barely able to kick out.
Morrison about a half a second away from becoming Intercontinental Champion.
And joining that prestigious group.
[Cole] Morrison was going for the protective mask.
[Booker] Check this out here. That's what I'm talking about.
John Morrison, action personified. This kid.
[Cole] Look at Cody Rhodes. Cody Rhodes.
Morrison was going for Starship Pain and Rhodes played some defense.
[J.R.] That's a hard shot. That's a legal shot above the belt line.
[Booker] That was all legal. That's what I like about John Morrison.
[J.R.] Morrison missed the knee. Could have been the proverbial kill shot.
-[Cole] But Cody Rhodes. Oh, man. -[Booker] Whoa! Did you see that?
Pelé Kick.
[Booker] Morrison is taking this shot.
[Cole] Oh, wild. Missed it.
Cody Rhodes roll through. They have him here. Shoulders down.
Oh, he got it. Yes!
Justice wins. Justice wins.
[announcer] Here's your winner
and still the Intercontinental Champion…
Cody Rhodes.
[Cole] That may be the greatest win in WWE history.
[Booker] I wouldn't say that. I mean with a good win, He slipped.
John Morrison, he held on to a championship.
Greatest? I don't know about that.
[Cole] Cody Rhodes was forced to compete
He was forced to compete in street clothes.
Wasn't ready for the matchup.
Suffering a personal vendetta by Triple H.
And I believe tonight, Cody Rhodes proved
that he's just like the names he mentioned earlier.
Some of the greatest of all time. Stone Cold and Bret Hart.
[Booker] John Morrison thought he had it there.
-[J.R.] Watch this kick out. Boom! -[Booker] That was beautiful.
[J.R.] That was a devastating athletic maneuver. Outstanding.
But then Morrison made one mistake. Handed to Cody Rhodes.
The Intercontinental Champion. The son of a Hall of Famer.
Capitalized on one mistake. And that was all he needed.
[Cole] And despite the shameful, arrogant actions of Triple H,
Cody retains the title. Triple H made a huge mistake here tonight.
No, no, no. I've about had it with him. You understand me?
Hunter, Hunter, Hunter. We got a problem.
Shut up. What did I tell you about making matches, huh?
Don't do it. I make the match.
Miz and Truth are beating up talent. I tried to stop 'em.
-Where? -Down here.
[man 1] Get these guys out of here.
[indistinct shouting]
Get your hands off of me!
Get outta here!
Get out.
I told you to get cops. Police. Not security guys.
You can't even get security? Huh?
I'm telling you right now. This happens again. It's your ass.
Damn it.
[Man 2] Get somebody, get some help, man.
-[Man 1] You all right, bud? -I'm all right.
[Cole] You guys believe me now?
You believe me now that things are completely out of control?
That it is chaos here?
[Booker] I don't know. I don't know if they're completely out of control.
[Cole] Miz and R Truth beating Superstars--
-[Booker] How'd they get back there? -[Cole] Who knows? Who knows?
[Cole] Triple H doesn't have a grasp on anything that's going on around here.
Nothing.
Do you feel safe right now?
[Booker] Who are you talking about? Triple H--
[bell ringing]
[announcer] This contest is set for one fall,
is for the WWE Divas Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger.
Accompanied to the ring by Natalya from Buffalo, New York.
She is The Glamazon, Beth Phoenix.
[Cole] We'll try to get an update
on what's going on back in the locker room area
as Beth Phoenix, well, tonight, tries to break the snide.
Finally break through against Divas Champion, Kelly Kelly.
-J.R., can she do it? -[J.R.] Absolutely. Without question.
You know, I think that Beth Phoenix is bigger, stronger.
She seems to be extremely motivated.
And the thing about it is that she's got Natalya out here and that's a nice asset.
[Kelly Kelly's theme song plays]
[announcer] …to the ring by Eve Torres from Jacksonville, Florida.
She is the current WWE Divas Champion, Kelly Kelly.
[Cole] One more thing on Cody Rhodes. I just want to let you know that
Cody Rhodes and the Intercontinental Championship
are trending worldwide right now on Twitter.
[J.R.] Good for him. Congratulations, Cody.
-[Booker] Who cares? -[Cole] Well, who cares?
You two tweet like it's going out of style.
[J.R.] Why are you so angry?
We're going to see the Divas Championship tonight, here, Cole.
A lot of things to be angry about.
One of the reasons I'm angry is you're sitting out here.
You and him and everybody else.
You guys don't see what's going on around here.
You don't see how this place isn't floating. That's what's going on.
[Booker] We see exactly what's going on. Right now, it's a very exciting time.
-I like it. -[Cole] Exciting, yeah.
You're going to like it when you don't have a job.
You're going to like it when this company is falling apart.
[Booker] You're the one who's working on not having a job.
Just leave me out of that.
[J.R.] I don't hear any fans complaining.
[bell dings]
[J.R.] Well, let's see if Beth Phoenix can do what she says
she's going to be doing for quite some time.
Bigger and stronger, as we can obviously see.
And Kelly Kelly's got a lot of fire, a lot of heart.
[Booker] Kelly Kelly's willing to prove it in the middle of that ring
that she is the Diva Champion and she's down to escape.
[Cole] The other thing about Kelly, she's got tremendous confidence.
She knocked off Beth Phoenix at SummerSlam. She beat Beth two weeks ago
in Beth's hometown of Buffalo at Night of Champions.
[Booker] But she just got rocked last week just as well
with that Glam Slam, so she better watch her back.
[Cole] But Kelly was able to knock off Natalya's back, Friday night.
Look at Kelly. Taking it to Beth Phoenix, hook to the leg here.
Kelly Kelly, who's had an incredible reign as Diva's Champion, began back in June
when she won the title
after the WWE Universe hand-picked her in the Power to the People at RAW.
You see that? I said something about Beth Phoenix earlier
that she wasn't focused.
She wasn't ready for this moment, but tonight,
Beth Phoenix is coming out here and showing me a little bit of something.
[Cole] Pressing the elbow right to the gut of Kelly.
Here's the hook for the leg, yet again in a two-count kick-out.
At some point, you gotta wonder when the frustration's gonna begin to build
for Beth Phoenix and whether she can actually believe inside book
whether she can beat Kelly or not.
[Booker] Just like J.R. said,
Beth has all the tools to go out there and do it.
I mean, she's done it before. She's been there.
She knows exactly what it takes to go back.
Whoa, did you see that?
But the thing is,
Kelly Kelly has been stepping up week after week after week.
-You gotta love it. -[Cole] No doubt about that.
Oh, no. Huh?
Natalya poking fun at Kelly
as Beth continues to hammer away on the Divas champion.
Beth and Natalya again with this new movement within the Divas division.
No more Barbie in their mind.
They call it pin-up strong, do Natalya and Beth.
Beth Phoenix tweeting earlier today, Booker,
that she was doing heavy squats to get ready for this matchup tonight.
[Booker] Make no mistake about it. I've seen Beth Phoenix in the gym,
you know, racking up 225 pounds on the big sprints,
and that's a feat for a female. You gotta give it up for her.
-[Cole] Feet for a female? -[Booker] A feat.
[Cole] I said feat for a female? I couldn't even do that.
[Booker] I don't know if you could either.
-[Cole] Look at that, Beth. -[Booker chuckles]
-[J.R.] Pretty strategic. -[Booker] I got you.
-I got you, Cole. -[Cole] You did.
[Booker chuckling]
Oh, look at Beth, just--
[J.R.] Just humiliated. And embarrassed.
[Cole] She's got Kelly right where he wants her here.
Again, what Kelly did to Beth as well, a little payback for Beth Phoenix.
[Booker] Kelly's a fighter. She's not gonna quit in there.
Right now, that championship has given her confidence like no other.
[Cole] The thing is, we've seen Beth do this, dominate Kelly in the past,
yet Kelly's been able to pull out the victory in the end.
[J.R.] Seems like Beth is just dying to win this match.
[Booker] Look at that shot right there.
You tore it up, suck it, ducky, quack, quack.
[J.R.] What? What does that mean, Cole?
[Cole] Don't even ask.
And Kelly bent almost like a pretzel as she tries to battle out of this.
[J.R.] How did the closed captioning person handle that?
-That's an interesting question. -[Booker] Here we go.
[Cole] Again, Kelly almost stole one from Beth.
[Booker] That wouldn't have been a steal.
That just would have been a straight up victory,
showing that Kelly Kelly is on top of her game tonight.
[Cole] WWE fans all over the world enjoying this matchup tonight.
And live in places like Austria and Switzerland,
two stations in Spain, four stations in Mexico.
Also a very special shout out
to the men and women of the US Armed Forces.
-[Booker] The hot shot. -[Cole] Watching all over the world
and at our ship's at sea on the American Forces Network.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Cole] Hook of the leg on Kelly.
New champion-- No!
Two, two!
[J.R.] Natalya wanted a quicker count.
[Natalya] Come on, Beth. You finish her.
[Booker] This is the part right here as far as Beth Phoenix losing her focus.
Need to get rid of Kelly Kelly and do it quick.
Otherwise, it can turn around. Just like that.
[Cole] Oh, it was Kelly again. And a kick-out.
[J.R.] Kelly couldn't grab the other ankle.
[Cole] And Beth right back on the attack.
[J.R.] You gotta hand it to Kelly for winning the Divas Championship,
first of all, and retaining it in some real tough competition.
[Cole] Beth, hook of the leg. This time, Kelly kicks out again at two.
And look at, frustration, yes.
[J.R.] Frustration will be the enemy of Beth Phoenix.
Can be, will be, with those feet.
Certainly the adversary of the Divas Champion.
[Booker] You definitely cannot underestimate Kelly Kelly
because she has been working diligently on her game.
It is showing, it's showing all over. Check this out.
That's what I'm talking about right there.
[Cole] And this could be the opening Kelly needs.
-[J.R.] Oh, pull a hamstring. -[Cole] Neck breaker to Beth.
Can Kelly Kelly retain the Divas Title again?
[J.R.] That was actually a neck breaker, but it was effective.
-[Cole] What did I say? -[J.R.] Back breaker.
-[Cole] Sorry, I'm all wired up tonight. -[J.R.] Oh, we noticed.
Kelly Kelly's wired up too. She knows she's in a fight.
Look at this.
-[Cole] Oh, Kelly. -[Booker] Whoa, you see that?
[Cole] No, Beth hooks both legs on Kelly Kelly. Great reversal by Kelly.
Counter yet again. Shoulders down. Beth kicks out.
[Booker] Wow. What a matchup.
[Cole] Uh-oh, now look at Beth.
Uh-oh.
[Booker] Kelly went for that bulldog and got caught.
[Cole] Again, look like Beth was going for the Glam Slam.
Kelly going for a backslide. Gonna be a feat.
There's the power of Beth.
[Booker] Too much weight right there. Too much power. Too much strength
by Beth Phoenix right there.
[J.R.] Beth Phoenix overpowering the champ.
[Cole] Nobody home. Kelly sidestepped it.
Now, Kelly's showing a little mean streak.
[Booker] That's a mean streak if I ever saw it.
Trust me, it looks good.
[Booker] What's gonna happen here?
[Cole] We're probably gonna find out right now. Now, look at Kelly.
[Booker] Whoa.
Beautiful move by Kelly Kelly.
[Cole] Vintage Kelly Kelly.
[J.R.] Nice handspring back elbow. I've seen that a number of times before.
[Cole] That's why it's vintage.
[J.R.] Correct.
And this is not a good place for Kelly to be in my estimation.
But I'm wrong on that one.
[Cole] Plenty of Beth Phoenix. Kelly Kelly crawling to the cover.
Eve looking on. Thinks she's got a victory here.
-[Booker] That's it. -[Cole] Can Kelly capitalize?
Over the legs. Shoulders are down.
Kelly with her head bent in. Two and a half. Two and a half.
[Booker] What the hell?
[Cole] It was two and a half, folks.
And now, Eve Torres going after Natalya.
[Booker] Oh my goodness. We got a fight.
[Cole] Eve's gonna pick up this one thing.
[J.R.] Natalya overpowering Eve Torres. Sitting there to the security wall.
So, Kelly's backup has been deterred.
[Booker] Wow.
[Cole] And Kelly looking to put Beth Phoenix away.
But there's the strength of Beth.
[all exclaiming]
[Booker] No.
Kelly Kelly is in big trouble right now.
[Cole] What is Beth gonna do here?
[Cole] Oh, look at this. Look at Beth.
This is what Natalya did to Kelly on Friday.
[Natalya] Scream Kelly. Scream.
Oh, we can't hear you.
We can't hear you.
Louder.
Louder, Kelly.
Louder.
You gonna cry?
[Cole] I don't know if she's gonna cry, but she may tap out.
Trying to make it to the bottom rope as the champion, and she does.
You gonna cry? You gonna cry? Huh?
[Cole] Kelly trying-- Oh, look at Natalya.
[J.R.] That was uncalled for.
[Cole] The referee was backing Beth off of Kelly.
And Natalya used the microphone.
Natalya used the microphone as a weapon.
And Beth Phoenix is gonna try to take advantage with the Glam Slam.
[J.R.] I guess so. It's academic now.
A shot to the head, then the Glam Slam.
[Cole] Beth Phoenix is the Divas champion.
[announcer] The winner of this match,
and new WWE Divas champion,
the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix.
[Booker] You probably think that was a great victory, right?
[Cole] I don't. Actually, I thought Beth was gonna win it
with a submission maneuver when Kelly made it to the rope.
She did the right thing, and she broke.
But it was Natalya who used the microphone as a weapon,
allowing Beth Phoenix to win the Divas Title here tonight.
[Booker] This is ridiculous is what it is, Cole.
[J.R.] Are we seeing changes now in the direction of the WWE Divas?
[Booker] The hell, glossy tears? Why is she crying?
[Cole] Because she won a championship?
It's a big deal.
Beth has been a Women's Champion before, but she's never been a Divas Champion.
Beth Phoenix rises to the top of the mountain.
No matter how she did it, she did it.
Beth Phoenix is crying tears of joy for the new Divas Champion.
-Natalya's crying too. -[Booker] They should be.
[Cole] Booker, you got a tear.
You got a little tear coming out of there too.
[Booker] I do, I do have a tear.
-[Cole] You do? -[Booker] Trust me, it's not for that.
[Cole] Welcome to what Beth and Natalya like to call the pin-up strong movement.
It is a new era in the Divas division in WWE.
Hey, J.R., give Booker your handkerchief.
Wham, wham, wham.
[Cole] There it is, ladies and gentlemen, the French Quarter,
Bourbon Street in New Orleans, home tonight of WWE's Hell in a Cell,
just a stone's throw away at the New Orleans Arena.
You're gonna be there tonight, Book?
[Booker] Yeah, I'm gonna hang out a little bit on the Bourb.
[J.R.] Ladies and gentlemen, that means only one thing, that Hell in a Cell…
is just here, it's now.
It is a remorseless, soulless structure
that becomes the temporary home for three brave men momentarily.
And remember, this is the first ever Triple Threat Match inside Hell in a Cell
and it's all about the uproar and controversy
surrounding the WWE Title.
[Triple H] This championship is flooded with uncertainty.
[Cole] CM Punk is leaving with the WWE Championship.
[Man 1] What in the world?
[Cole] Oh my God, Alberto Del Rio, Mr. Money in the Bank.
[Booker] What the hell?
[J.R.] And look at Cena.
-[King] There it is! -[J.R.] STF, we got a new champion.
[Triple H] John Cena made history
when he won the WWE championship for a tenth time.
Now, Alberto Del Rio deserves his rematch, and quite honestly,
you deserve the rematch that you never received either.
That is why, for the first time ever,
the WWE Championship will be contested
in a Triple Threat Hell in a Cell Match.
[Cena] Why a match of this magnitude, this brutality, this punishment?
Because it is a brutal problem solver.
[J.R.] That almost got a pulse, it's got a heartbeat.
It likes to devour people.
Hell in a Cell only has survivors.
[Cena] When that door is locked at the end of the night,
the controversy is over.
[voice echoes]
John Cena goes to hell.
I will stare Satan dead in the face,
look him in the eye, and scream at the top of my lungs,
"Is that all you got?"
[CM Punk] I've been to hell, just like John Cena.
I don't want any controversy, I don't want excuses.
The thing I got going for me is confidence.
You cannot walk into the Hell in a Cell and not be confident.
If you're scared, you're already lost.
I'm bringing hell with me.
And I hope you're paying attention, Del Rio.
[Alberto] Yes, you're right.
The three of us will be living in hell.
But I'm the only one coming back.
It is my destiny…
to beat the hell out of you.
And after that, people, you all can go to hell.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome at this time,
Alberto Del Rio's personal ring announcer,
Ricardo Rodriguez.
[Cole] Finally, a little bit of sanity.
[Alberto Del Rio's theme music playing]
[car honking]
[Cole] And look it, check this out.
Silver Mercedes SL convertible worth $100,000.
[speaking in Spanish]
Alberto…
Del Rio!
[Cole] You know, guys, Alberto Del Rio's right.
I mean, I've never heard of this situation before
where a man loses the WWE Championship
and then his rematch is granted,
but it's granted in a Triple Threat Match
inside the most barbaric structure in the history of WWE Hell in a Cell.
I ask you two again, how is that fair?
[J.R.] Well, you know, you make a very valid point.
I will not argue, I'm not gonna be argumentative,
but CM Punk also deserves a rematch, would you not agree?
[Cole] But in this situation, I just don't get it.
[Booker] It's very simple, it's very simple.
Like mama say, it be that way sometime.
And tonight, he's in a Triple Threat Match.
Let's see if he can pull it off.
I think Alberto Del Rio has all the skills to get it done.
[Cole] I do too. I think Del Rio has all the skills--
[Booker] So quit crying about it. Let him go out there and get his job.
[Cole] But he's right. He's not an animal. He's not a criminal.
He doesn't deserve to be locked up in this cell.
This man is a philanthropist. He's an aristocrat from Mexico.
He's put thousands of people to work and now they're locking him up.
-[Cole] It's ridiculous. -[Booker] Are they still working?
-[Cole] Yeah. -[Booker] What's your point?
[Cole] He should be running for president in a year.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena!
[Booker] Okay.
[CM Punk's theme music playing]
♪ Look in my eyes ♪
♪ What do you see ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
♪ I know your anger ♪
[Cole] You know, J.R., CM Punk has, all week long,
has been talking about how he should be the favorite of this matchup tonight
because he's been in one Hell in a Cell Match before
and it was against one of the greatest self-competitors of all time,
The Undertaker. Is there credence to that argument?
[J.R.] There is some validity, but the thing about it, Michael, is that,
if that makes CM Punk believe in himself, in his heart,
that he's gonna win this match,
if that's his mind game that he's playing on himself, so be it.
Best in the world!
[J.R.] …surviving a Hell in a Cell Match with The Undertaker
is a mighty, mighty feat,
as Booker said earlier, a feat NBA team.
[Booker laughing] I totally agree with you on that, J.R.
I mean, CM Punk just knowing that he went in there
and stood toe-to-toe with The Deadman, that's gonna do something for him.
But tonight, Triple Threat situation.
Man, anything can happen.
[J.R.] We should talk about the rules, Michael,
because, you know, John Cena's a reigning champ.
The first man to score ten or submission on the other, wins the WWE Title,
and that could be Alberto and CM Punk, or CM Punk and Alberto.
Point being is that
Cena doesn't have to be involved in the decision to lose the WWE Title.
[Cole] Yeah, John Cena, in an interview on WWE.com,
as we can trust that, but he said,
"Despite all those odds, there's no way in hell that I lose this matchup tonight."
[Booker] You know, J.R., that's what makes this matchup fair for everybody.
Anybody can win this match.
[Cole] I don't know how you can call a Hell in a Cell matchup fair,
but you just did.
[John Cena's theme music playing]
Time for Hell in a Cell!
[Cole] I want to go back to a point I made earlier.
Alberto Del Rio has an argument.
He should be forced to have his rematch in a Triple Threat Match number one,
number two in a Triple Threat Match inside Hell in a Cell.
To John Cena's defense, I come as well,
because he only won the WWE championship, two weeks ago.
He defeated Alberto Del Rio in a one-on-one matchup,
so I believe Cena should have to defend only against Del Rio, tonight.
[J.R.] All your points are somewhat viable.
I'm not gonna argue as I mentioned, but the COO made the decision.
He's the boss, he's calling the shot.
[Cole] What a shock, another controversial decision by our COO.
[Booker] The way I see it, Triple H made it fair.
He made it even for each and every one of these competitors
to go out here and have, not win the championship,
but have a chance to win the championship.
That's what it's all about, J.R.
[J.R.] Now, all three men have entered the netherworld of WWE.
Can John Cena leave this hellacious structure
with a WWE Championship intact?
[Cole] Again, not to belabor the point, but I'm going to.
Delaying favoritism, in my mind, from Triple H,
allowing CM Punk in this match and to have this opportunity tonight.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, this…
is a Triple Threat Hell in a Cell Match
for the WWE Championship.
Introducing the challengers first,
from Chicago, Illinois, weighing 218 pounds…
CM Punk.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Introducing next…
from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, weighing 239 pounds,
Alberto Del Rio.
And from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing 251 pounds,
is the current WWE Champion,
John Cena!
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, two weeks ago,
John Cena won the WWE Championship for a record tenth time.
Can he retain the title tonight? Remember the rules.
First man to gain pinfall or submission
will become the WWE Champion inside this cavernous Hell in a Cell.
It is 20 feet high, it weighs five tons, 3,200 square feet of steel.
That is bigger than an average American home in there.
[J.R.] Let's make it clear, ladies and gentlemen,
that the pin or submission must take place in the ring.
[Cole] As we saw earlier tonight, Mark Henry defending Randy Orton.
[Booker] Let's also make it clear. Tonight is No Holds Barred.
I've got so much respect for each and every one of these guys
because like you said, this structure right here is a monster, baby.
-Here we go. -[bell dinging]
[Cole] CM Punk's been in one Hell in a Cell matchup in his career
as has John Cena.
Alberto Del Rio making his first appearance inside the structure.
[J.R.] And quite frankly, uh--
if we all remember back to those historic Hell in a Cell matches,
Punk nor Cena had great success in their first Hell in a Cell Match.
What did they learn?
[Cole] Alberto Del Rio learning to play keep away under Triple Threat rule.
[J.R.] Any Triple Threat Match, Booker, is unique in itself,
but I'm anxious to see the strategy and how it unfolds.
I don't think we're gonna see any allegiances in this.
[Booker] Nobody will be on each other's side tonight.
Tonight is about every man is for himself.
My mom always said, "Son, stay away from that cell
and each and every one of these men who are in it tonight."
Let's see how it play out.
[Cole] Cena and Punk going after Del Rio,
and there's Punk, he really chases Del Rio back.
[Booker] We got a fight going on, we got a fight.
[J.R.] Body shots by Cena.
[Cole And now, Punk wants an opportunity at Del Rio.
[Booker] Taking turns beating the hell out of Del Rio.
[Cole] John Cena, very controversial with Del Rio over the past weeks,
doesn't believe he ever should have been champion.
CM Punk, remember, lost his title to Del Rio.
[J.R.] The strikes.
[Cole] And Del Rio cashed in Money in the Bank.
[Booker] Del Rio getting just beat up, brother.
I mean, come on, come on, give me a break here.
-Here we go. -[Cole] Again, every man for himself.
[Booker] That was smart. That was real smart right there by Punk.
[Cole] You can trust no one in this type of matchup.
[J.R.] According to you, Cole,
no one in WWE can trust anybody, with our management as it is.
[Cole] I agree with that.
I wouldn't trust you, J.R. Booker, or anybody else.
[Booker] You just better watch your mouth.
[Cole] You'd be the last person in a foxhole to remain.
[Booker] Watch your mouth and just keep your eyes on this match.
-[J.R.] I like this rivalry. -[Booker] Here we go.
[Cole] Cena going for the Attitude Adjustment early.
And Cena, Punk, perhaps going for the Go to Sleep.
Both finishing maneuvers. Can Punk connect? No, he can't.
John Cena counters. Drop toehold into the STF, maybe.
And it's Punk battling out.
And what's telling in all this is, uh,
well, Punk, I mean, look at Del Rio.
[all exclaiming]
[Booker] Del Rio trying to sneak one right there.
-[J.R.] Look out here. -[Cole] Look at John Cena.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Sacrificing his own body.
[Booker] Throwing caution to the wind right there, CM Punk.
[Cole] For the good of his cause.
You guys notice the expression on Del Rio's face
when he went face to face with the cell for the first time?
[J.R.] The cell spoke to him.
-[Cole] Yeah. -[J.R.] Well, watch this.
Cena and Del Rio, both in that vulnerable position.
CM Punk capitalizing on it.
And now we're seeing on the outside, Punk capitalizing and beating Del Rio.
[Cole] Neckbreaker, hook of the leg. Remember, if Punk had pinned Del Rio,
he would've won the championship under Triple Threat rules.
[Booker] I'ma tell you, CM Punk was real close to pulling it off there.
[Cole] Again, the WWE Universe split 50-50
with John Cena, the WWE Champion.
And now, it's the "Let's Go Cena! CM Punk!" chant.
[Booker] What about Del Rio?
[Cole] You're not gonna hear many of Del Rio chants.
[Booker] I hear a couple of 'em.
[J.R.] Legal chairs are legal, just gonna make that point.
[Cole] Look at John Cena, going after CM Punk.
[Booker] John Cena just throwing that right hand right there.
He got a lot of leverage on that big right hand.
[Cole] And Punk tackling quickness.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Again, in Triple Threat, you really gotta have eyes in the back of your head.
[Booker] You gotta watch yourself out there in that cell right there,
because that man, Alberto Del Rio, he's dangerous.
He's real dangerous.
[J.R.] He's the man who saw that chair lying in the ring.
Who's gonna get there the first, the quickest?
[Cole] Cena, right now, it's a one-on-one matchup.
Cena and Del Rio, both men with like-these odds.
It's the backbreaker.
[Booker] I don't know what it is about Alberto Del Rio.
[Cole] Del Rio, Del Rio! Title, the title, here he is again!
And a kick-out. Triple Threat Match.
You never know where the offense and defense is coming from.
-[Booker] Check Punk out. Whoa. -[J.R.] Blindside shot.
[J.R.] Punk didn't cover his blindside.
[Booker] Going back to Del Rio,
I really think Del Rio need to be just keep his head right, keep his focus.
And, dude, Del Rio can pull this thing out. That's my guy.
[J.R.] Your guy just got another chair.
-[Booker] That's legal. -[J.R.] I agree.
[Cole] You agree with me on Del Rio deserving to win this thing.
[Booker] Like I said, I've liked Del Rio since day one, since he showed up here.
[Cole] Okay, okay, all right.
Alberto, big bandwagon jumper.
[Booker] What you talking about? How he jump on the bandwagon?
He said that since day one.
-[Cole] And look at John Cena. -[J.R.] Big-time body shots.
-[J.R.] Cena in those pulverizing shots. -[Booker] Cena doing that right hand.
He need to add a jab, maybe a jab, a left hook or something there.
Maybe he can get Del Rio out.
[Cole] And John Cena's rolling a bit here. John Cena.
[Booker] Oh… here we go.
[J.R.] Cena just said, "It's time."
[Cole] You can't see me.
And vintage John Cena with a five-knuckle shuffle.
Now going for the Attitude Adjustment.
-Del Rio in trouble. -[Booker] This could be it here.
[Cole] And Del Rio battling out of it.
Del Rio going for the Cross Armbreaker. A submission maneuver--
[J.R.] And a strike by Punk. Great kick by Punk.
[Booker] I'ma tell you right now, Del Rio is out.
[Cole] Do you notice Punk's back? Punk's back has been lashed.
And Punk, though, aware with all the takeout,
both men, great strategy. Can he pick the champion? No, and a kick-out.
And again, here's the cover, hook of the leg, and again.
And you see CM Punk's back.
That shows you the damage that the cell can do.
[Booker] Let me tell you,
we say every time you go into a match like this,
you leave a little bit of piece of yourself.
Tonight, Cole, these guys are going to leave not pieces, but chunks.
[Cole] Yeah, it's about the most prestigious title in WWE.
The WWE Championship, nearly 50 years old.
[Booker] Look at CM Punk's back right now.
He wants to take that steel real hard.
[Cole] And he got tangled back into it by Del Rio.
[J.R.] It must be a table for three. Table for two.
[Cole] Look at Punk, big ol' smile on his face.
[Booker] You see, that's the thing about this chamber.
You gotta love it.
You gotta actually embrace being in there in that chamber
and CM Punk is actually doing that.
[Cole] It's a Cell.
[Booker] That chamber, that cell, it's a thing, you know?
-[J.R.] That bottom was a pit of pain. -[Booker] Have you ever been to jail?
[Cole] No, not at all. Why would I ever go to jail?
[Booker] We're talking about something called the chamber.
[J.R.] What a running knee! And now, Cena's in trouble.
Oh, man! And Punk eats a cell!
[Booker] Wow.
[J.R.] Good grief, Punk's left elbow, his face, his chest.
[Booker] I mean, Punk did that thing face first.
-[Cole] Punk continues-- -[Booker] Wait a minute!
-[Cole] Del Rio with a steel chair! -[Booker] That could be it.
Del Rio covering. We could have a new champ right here.
[J.R.] The third man, the third element again in this Triple Threat Match.
This time it's Alberto Del Rio.
[Cole] The key here is that CM Punk is out of the equation for the time being.
Del Rio's got Cena one-on-one, right where he wants him,
and he has a chair.
[all exclaiming]
-[Booker] John Cena. -[J.R.] You heard the impact.
[Booker] Cena's in big trouble right there.
-[Cole] Yeah, Cena's frustration-- -[Booker] Check that out.
That's what I'm talking about about this chamber. Whoa!
[Cole] Backbreaker to the--
Look at the chair just buckle and bend and crash.
Del Rio gonna be the champion.
Hook of the leg, shoulders down, and Cena kicks out at two.
[J.R.] You get a better feel for just how ruthless,
how menacing Alberto Del Rio can be.
[Booker] I don't know how Cena can get out of this. Check this out.
[Cole] Look at the chair! Look at the chair!
[J.R.] That's a man's spine on a steel chair.
[Booker] Let me tell you, Alberto Del Rio right now
is taking his shots at that WWE Championship,
and you gotta love it.
[J.R.] We talked earlier about Randy Orton
sustaining his chance to be the world's champion after that power slam.
[Cole] Look at Del Rio mocking Cena.
[J.R.] I'm telling you, Cena may not be able to recover after that chair shot.
That suplex on the chair.
Del Rio focusing. Look at the shot.
[Booker] Going right back to the kidney area.
That's what Del Rio is really good about.
The guy knows exactly what parts to work on, and he's working on Cena.
[Cole] The lower back that Del Rio drove through the chair.
[Booker] Check this out. My goodness.
[Cole] The way that Cena's body is twisted and contorted.
-[Cole] And now, Del Rio-- -[Booker] Whoa!
[Cole] How did Cena-- How did Cena pull himself up like that?
That was just awareness.
John Cena just had the awareness to move out of the way at the right time.
[Cole] Tremendous core strength by Cena.
[J.R.] Absolutely, and for Del Rio fans out there,
Del Rio struck the ring post with great force,
and now the advantage that Del Rio had is evaporating somewhat.
[Booker] Wait a minute. Del Rio is in a bad, bad position here.
John Cena may capitalize.
-[J.R.] and look at-- CM Punk! -[Booker] Oh, no. Whoa!
[J.R.] Just took-- Used the ropes to take Cena off balance.
-[Cole] And now CM Punk-- -[J.R.] Side suplex, pullover.
-[Booker] Right place at the right time. -[Cole] He got him, no, he didn't get him.
[Booker] CM Punk was in the right place at the right time to pull that off.
Almost got the cover, almost won that match right there.
[J.R.] The way John Cena landed, he may not be back
in this match for a while.
[Booker] Whoa!
[Cole] CM Punk again with his shoulders down,
will he pin Del Rio? Will he win the title? No!
[J.R.] CM Punk coming out of nowhere, not ready to save Alberto Del Rio, but--
Oh, that's gonna-- excruciating pain there.
Delimiting John Cena.
[Cole] Yeah, saving the championship for himself.
[Cole] Because it's every man for himself.
[Booker] I'ma tell you, CM Punk got no love lost for Alberto Del Rio.
And he's showing it in this match here.
[Cole] Rio now under the cover. Now it's up to the leg on Punk!
And a kick-out, near-fall after near-fall.
Three men going for the WWE Championship.
[J.R.] I am very impressed by the resolve of all three of these competitors.
They all are willing to pay the price.
The supreme price for the WWE Championship.
[Booker] I know Alberto Del Rio like to wear his opponent down,
but this move here just not conducive for a matchup like this right here.
Del Rio need to pick up the pace and get Punk out of there, man.
[Cole] And there's a look at the cavernous, demonic, Hell in a Cell.
Twenty feet high.
Five-ton steel structure that alters careers,
does the Hell in a Cell.
[Booker] Not just alter careers, but sometimes end careers, J.R.
[Cole] And Del Rio, that side headlock on Punk.
[Booker] What the hell?
-[J.R.] John Cena! -[Booker] Where'd John Cena come from?
Gonna retain the title!
-[J.R.] He's got it! -[Cole] Gonna retain the title!
-No, no! Del Rio kicks out. -[Booker] You gotta be kidding me.
[Cole] And out goes the Punk! Cover again by Cena on Punk!
And a kick-out at two and a half!
[J.R.] Cena won the leg, he got the leg.
Got the near-fall on both men.
[Booker] Did you see the height from John Cena coming down
with that leg dropper? You would've swore it was all over.
[Cole] Fast-paced, tremendous action.
[J.R.] But was that Cena's best shot?
After straddling the top turnbuckle, was that Cena's best shot?
Or does he have something left?
A little more left to put one of these two men away?
[Cole] John Cena always seems to have something left.
With Del Rio up on his shoulder. Went for the AA.
And there it is! Patented Del Rio!
[Booker] Right back to that kidney shot right there.
[Cole] And Punk with a kick to the skull, driving Del Rio right out of the ring.
Right out, John Cena!
-[Booker] Whoa! -[J.R.] That was a car crash!
[Cole] There are bodies strewn everywhere inside the Hell in a Cell.
[J.R.] I've been run off the road on I-10 out here.
Easier than that.
[Booker] Check this out right here. Where did Cena come from to drop that in?
But check this out right here.
You gotta love, look at the height. Look at the action.
Wow, you would've swore that would've been all over it right there.
Man, these guys are going.
[J.R.] The power, the height, and it was accurate.
-[Cole] Oh, look at, look at. -[Booker] Wait a minute.
[Cole] Probably Rodriguez trying to get Del Rio--
[Booker] There's nothing wrong with that.
He's just fanning him down, trying to give him a little bit of air.
[Cole] Meanwhile, Cena and Punk continue the battle inside the ring.
[Booker] Wow, big kick by CM Punk.
[J.R.] He's just got to use his kicks.
Those educated feet from CM Punk is deadly.
Oh, this is a fight right here. You think he's breaking down.
[Cole] CM Punk going for the Go To Sleep. The GTS perhaps for CM Punk.
And Del Rio with a chair back in the ring.
And now, Del Rio assaulting Punk, assaulting Cena.
[Booker] You're exactly right.
That was definitely an assault by Alberto Del Rio.
This kid right here is about to do it.
He's ready to pull it in and win that championship.
[J.R.] It's all legal, come on, it's all legal.
[Booker] Tell it like it is. Testify, J.R.
[J.R.] It's legal.
[Cole] And Del Rio still using the chair as a weapon.
He has completely decimated Punk and Cena.
And now Alberto Del Rio…
I don't know how smart this is for Alberto Del Rio.
[J.R.] Del Rio's got Punk and Cena stacked up like cordwood.
And get chairs in between.
-[Cole] Del Rio top rope. -[Booker] You got to be kidding me.
[Cole] That chair is sandwiched between Punk and Cena.
Del Rio under the cover.
Will it be Del Rio's night? Two count kick-out by Punk.
[Booker] That's what I'm talking about. Del Rio willing to pull up all the stops.
[Cole] Del Rio to Cena with a hook of the leg.
-[Booker] Bam! -[Cole] Cena's got a power out again.
[J.R.] We're seeing three men do all they can
to walk away if they can walk away from this structure on this night
with a WWE Title.
Nothing more important than the WWE Championship.
[Booker] I've said it time and time again,
that championship make you do strange things, Cole.
[Cole] Alberto Del Rio went for the Cross Armbreaker.
And Del Rio, there's Cena, Punk.
Oh, did you hear that?
[Booker] That was a bad spiel right there. I think Del Rio took the stairs.
I didn't see it, but I definitely heard it.
[J.R.] That was anatomy on steel. Steel wins this time.
[Cole] Del Rio, I don't think he knows where he's at.
Now, John Cena.
[Booker] Wait a minute. That's it.
-[J.R.] Cena knows. -[Cole] Gonna retain the title and it's--
Alberto Del Rio saving the championship.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me.
[J.R.] I'll tell you, Hell in a Cell does not build character.
It reveals it.
[Booker] That goes to show how much Alberto Del Rio
wants this championship tonight in Hell in a Cell.
[Cole] Kick to the back of the neck.
I believe Del Rio's about to win it right here.
In total control. Wants to pin the champion.
Hook of the leg on Cena. Two-count.
No, Cena powers out again.
[J.R.] These men have been hitting with chairs. They ran into the cell.
-Somebody's gonna break down. -[Cole] Cross Armbreaker.
-[J.R.] The arm breaker-- -[Cole] Cena blocking.
Cena blocking the armbreaker.
[J.R.] As Cena's arm straightens out, he's gonna have to tap.
[Booker] Cena better get back to a base, he better get to a base quick,
or Del Rio's gonna stretch his thing out.
[J.R.] I don't care if it's John Cena or anybody in the world,
you gotta tap if your arm straightens out. And CM Punk.
Literally kept this match going. Extended the match, did Punk.
It's to Punk's advantage to not hear the bell.
[Booker] Let me tell you. Del Rio was that close to winning this matchup.
[J.R.] Absolutely.
[Cole] And now, it's CM Punk with Cena up high.
Going for the Go to Sleep. Connects with it. Right to the temple.
[Booker] CM Punk got all of it too.
[Cole] CM Punk gonna win the championship here,
and it's Del Rio saving it.
-And there goes Punk. -[Booker] Oh, my goodness.
[J.R.] CM Punk in his morning maneuver.
The Go To Sleep, but Alberto Del Rio will win.
[Cole] And look at the viciousness now,
and the aggressiveness of Del Rio beginning to pick up.
[J.R.] Punk's thighs, his knees,
right into the edge of the steel steps, and now, Del Rio with a chair.
-We told you about the-- -[Booker] Oh, my goodness.
Right to the knee right there.
[J.R.] There's a mean streak.
And we're seeing Alberto Del Rio, here tonight.
[Cole] J.R., this is the man, Del Rio, who took Mysterio out of action,
who forced Edge to retire.
Del Rio has damaged many a man since coming to the WWE.
[J.R.] But can he become the WWE champion on this night?
-[Booker] Wait a minute. -[Cole] John Cena trying to steal one.
Roll through, may have it, and Del Rio kicks out.
[Booker] I'ma tell you, John Cena's playing possum there.
Got caught on the rebound, though.
[J.R.] One of the prettiest inside cradles.
I think it was straight frustration and desperation out of Cena.
[Booker] You might be right, Cole.
[J.R.] I'd have to agree with that.
[Cole] And look at Del Rio again, in the back.
[J.R.] Del Rio has taken over this contest.
Alberto Del Rio is the alpha male as we speak in this match.
[Booker] Wow.
[J.R.] And he's using everything that he can. Steps.
-Oh, the cell. -[Cole] Dominating.
And Del Rio who has never been in this matchup before,
is finding it very familiar territory, using the Cell as a weapon.
[Booker] I'll tell you, that may be the one thing
that's helping Alberto Del Rio.
[J.R.] Alberto Del Rio, Booker, has command of the Hell in a Cell.
[Booker] What Alberto Del Rio has commanded
is respect from both of these gentlemen right here.
John Cena is feeling it.
CM Punk has taken it, and I'ma tell you, Alberto Del Rio is the man right now.
Did you see that? John Cena's getting brutalized.
[Cole] There's a lot of speculation coming into this matchup
whether Del Rio could adapt to Hell in a Cell, and so far,
he's really been the Cell's maestro, so to speak.
But now it's CM Punk trying to build some momentum again.
[J.R.] But thus far, Del Rio has been very resilient
when he has been put on the defensive. he's been able to counter with something.
[Booker] Here comes CM Punk, though, right now.
CM Punk is feeling it, catching that second wind,
and I'ma tell you,
that's what he's gonna need to pull it out in this cell tonight.
[Cole] Yeah, Punk has held four world championships.
He's won two Money in the Bank Ladder Matches.
[J.R.] Punk's hurting, his body is hurting so much, he can barely climb.
Step, slowly, step by step.
-[Cole] CM Punk. -[J.R.] All or nothing for--
[Booker] Oh, Punk's gonna put that elbow.
He's gonna put that elbow right in, right in the chest of Alberto Del Rio.
-This could be it. -[Cole] New champion, perhaps.
It's CM Punk, and Del Rio's got him back now.
[Cole] Now, CM Punk saw Cena coming out.
-[J.R.] John Cena exploding. -[Booker] Here comes John Cena.
-[Cole] Yeah, the semi is rolling down the interstate.
[crowd cheering]
[J.R.] He's got Massachusetts plates.
Oh, and a shot.
Oh, the flip, the valedictorian or the salutatorian.
[Cole] And CM Punk, with that kick to the skull, has taken control.
And again, Punk and Cena know each other so well,
really the rivalry of the summer, here in WWE.
[J.R.] Punk is hell bent on doing something from the top.
What is Punk gonna try to go up top and pull off here this time?
[Cole] Probably the same thing he did before, drop the elbow.
And now it's Del Rio, through the table.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me. There goes CM Punk, and he's down.
[J.R.] And the irony of this is it was Punk who put the table in play.
[Cole] And again, it's Alberto Del Rio who's in control of this matchup.
Who would've thunk it? Oh, John Cena, though.
[Cole] John Cena-- -[J.R.] Look out, look out.
[Booker] Here he goes.
-[J.R.] Submission, submission. -[Cole] The STF.
[Booker] Del Rio gotta get to that rope. Gotta get to that rope quick.
[Cole] If Del Rio taps out, Cena's the champion.
-Ricardo Rodriguez. -[Booker] What the hell is going on here?
[Cole] Rodriguez, he's got the key.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me.
[Cole] Rodriguez with the key to the cell.
[J.R.] You gotta be kidding me.
[Cole] What is that? A steel pipe.
[J.R.] Ricardo Rodriguez trying to assault Cena with some weapon.
Oh my God.
[Cole] John Cena with the AA.
-[Booker] Oh, my goodness. -[J.R.] Del Rio putting him to the ribs.
Right in the ribs.
And now Alberto Del Rio.
-Are you kidding me? -[Cole] Look at this, look at this.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me. Alberto Del Rio is about to peel it off.
[Cole] How smart is this? And he's got the key.
Del Rio locked the cell. He has the key in his hand.
Del Rio now makes it a one-on-one matchup with CM Punk.
[J.R.] John Cena's locked out of the Cell.
Alberto Del Rio holds the key not only to the Cell,
but to the WWE title.
[Cole] The champion's been locked out of the cell.
Del Rio can now focus on Punk,
who went through that table and crashed moments ago.
[Booker] This easy pick is for Del Rio right now.
All Del Rio needs to do is get Punk in the middle of that ring,
set him up for that big shot, and put him out.
This is it, we got a new champion right here.
[J.R.] Del Rio looks as if he will be the next WWE Champion.
[Cole] Del Rio, German suplex, shoulders down here.
Could have it, and Punk manages the kick-out at two.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me, Punk kicked out.
[J.R.] A textbook German suplex.
[Cole] Still a breath left in the lungs of CM Punk.
[J.R.] The heart, the fight of CM Punk.
The resiliency of this young man from Chicago.
[Cole] But I just can't get over the strategy of Del Rio.
[J.R.] John Cena's locked out of the Cell, and the Cell's got a rule.
[Cole] I've never seen it before. Brilliant.
Del Rio perhaps going for the German again,
nice switch fight, CM Punk, shoulders down,
will Punk get it here, will Punk get it here?
Oh, no, no, two and a half, two and a half.
[J.R.] Oh, that was close, very, very close.
[Cole] Now Punk's staying in his thing.
[Booker] Punk got a second wind, Punk is not gonna just lay down and quit.
-My goodness. That's it. -[Cole] Del Rio, did you hear it?
New champion, new champion, right now, two-count kick-out again by Punk.
[Booker] Oh, wow.
[J.R.] Man, Del Rio walked those ropes like a cat,
and then struck with the enzuigiri, got a near-fall.
John Cena is gonna soon realize just--
[Cole] John Cena doesn't even realize he's been locked out of the cell.
He was knocked-- He was knocked silly with the steel pipe.
I don't think Cena knows where he's at.
[J.R.] He's soon gonna realize that John Cena,
that he can't, he's locked out of the cell.
[Booker] Del Rio look like he just called for it.
[Cole] And Alberto Del Rio.
[Booker] He just called for it. And here we go, right here.
Went for the Cross Armbreaker, CM Punk countered.
[J.R.] Del Rio called for it, loud enough, that Punk heard it and countered it.
And look at Punk with the strikes.
[Cole] Oh, CM Punk, right to the gut of Del Rio.
And here comes CM Punk.
[Booker] CM Punk is back.
[J.R.] A leg lariat by Punk, takes down Alberto Del Rio.
It looks as if one of these two men will be the next WWE Champion.
[Cole] Look at Cena, now Cena's realizing what's happening.
[Booker] Cena's locked up, dog.
[Cole] Meanwhile, the fight continues in the ring.
[J.R.] This match has got to continue with no disqualification.
[Cole] Bulldog by CM Punk.
Perhaps it's Punk closing in now on the WWE Championship.
[Booker] Punk got a huge advantage right now.
-Punk needs to do it just carefully. -[J.R.] Cena's looking for the key.
[Cole] Yeah, but the key is inside the Cell, remember.
-Del Rio threw it underneath the ring. [J.R.] Cena doesn't know that.
[Booker] Here we go. Wow!
[Cole] Here we go, Punk the champion. Punk, no, and again a kick-out by Del Rio.
[J.R.] More and more near falls as the WWE Title--
[Cole] Cena's trying to force open the Cell,
trying to somehow bust at the key in the lock, trying to get back inside.
His championship is at stake.
[J.R.] There's that weapon that Ricardo Rodriquez introduced
that Del Rio used on John Cena.
[Cole] And it is all legal. And it's right in front of John Cena.
[Booker] Oh, wait a minute.
[Cole] John Cena looking on, Cena looking on.
His WWE Championship is slipping through his hands
and he can do nothing about it.
Cena has got to be so frustrated.
[J.R.] Punk, Punk, Punk.
[Cole] Punk. Went for the Go To Sleep and Del Rio connected with a pipe.
[Booker] Look at Del Rio, this guy.
[J.R.] But how come there's anything left now?
How come there'd be anything left now? The cover, the hook, got it.
-[bell dings] -[J.R.] And Del Rio has won the WWE Title.
[Booker] Wow.
[J.R.] John Cena locked out of the cage.
[announcer] And new WWE champion,
Alberto Del--
[Cole] And Cena's back in the Cell.
Cena, hey, look at this, who the, who the hell?
[Booker] What the hell is going on here?
[Cole] Who, who, who in the, who on earth?
[J.R.] Cena's being assaulted.
-[Booker] What the hell? -[Cole] I think that's Miz and R-Truth.
It's R-Truth and Miz.
[J.R.] And the referees are being assaulted.
[Cole] R-Truth and Miz are assaulting Cena.
And the referees, and Lauranitus, and more officials, and Triple H, the COO.
And the cell has been lowered back to the ground.
The cell was lowered back to the ground.
[J.R.] Who lowered the cell back to the ground?
[Cole] I have no idea.
But it allowed Miz and R-Truth to get inside.
And they're assaulting Punk and Cena, and the officials, and Del Rio.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me, these guys have been locked.
[Cole] The cell's locked, guys, the cell's locked. The key's inside.
There is no way to get the cell open.
[J.R.] This is anarchy.
[Cole] Miz and R-Truth--
-[Booker] Oh my goodness. -[J.R.] Oh, come on.
[Cole] …are assaulting these men, there's nothing anybody can do about it.
The locker room's here.
[Booker] This somebody needs to do something about this right here.
This is ridiculous.
[indistinct yelling]
[Cole] I think one of the cameramen was assaulted as well.
Look at-- they're attacking the officials.
[J.R.] This is not--
[Cole] The entire locker room is out here, folks.
[Booker] Come on, come on-- Somebody gotta get in that cage.
[J.R.] There's only one way in.
[Cole] Superstars are trying to somehow get inside the cell, but they can't do it,
it's locked. And Miz and R-Truth are laying waste to everything.
[J.R.] My God, the carnage is overwhelming.
[Cole] This is a mugging.
[J.R.] R-Truth and Miz don't work here anymore.
[Booker] Miz and R-Truth have lost their damn minds.
[all exclaiming]
[Booker] Bro, you gotta be kidding me. What the hell is going on here?
[Cole] Oh, look at this. And R-Truth.
[indistinct yelling]
[J.R.] That's not right, what the hell's wrong with you?
What the hell's wrong with both you guys?
[Cole] R-Truth and Miz are attacking and assaulting everything in their path.
[J.R.] For the love of God, get the door open.
[Cole] And now there's armed security. Police officers down here.
-[J.R.] Unlock the damn door. -[Cole] They can't, they can't get in.
[Booker] Come on, we gotta get somebody out here.
[J.R.] Cut the lock, cut the lock, cut the chain.
Help these people.
[Cole] And finally, look at this, finally some ball cutters.
[J.R.] My God, they got ball cutters. Get in there, get in there, all of you.
-Get in there. -[Cole] Now the doors are open.
[J.R.] Get in there and help someone!
[Cole] And look at R-Truth.
R-Truth and Miz, R-Truth and Miz…
they're surrendering.
[crowd booing]
[J.R.] Well, this is not justice.
It makes me sick.
[Cole] R-Truth and Miz have voluntarily given up.
They've been handcuffed, being led out of the ring.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me, I mean, I mean, they got police out here.
I mean, this is justice, of course, but we need street justice.
That's what we need from Miz and R-Truth.
They need the hell beat out of there right now, tonight.
[Cole] Miz and R-Truth are proud of what they've done.
They are proud of being arrested.
In their minds, they made some sort of statement tonight.
[Booker] Oh… that's what I'm talking about, street justice.
That's street justice there.
That's the kind of justice I'm talking about.
A beatdown, a good old-fashioned beatdown by Triple H.
[Cole] Triple H…
[J.R.] Triple H taking down Laurinaitis.
My God!
[Cole] Triple H, the COO of this company has exploded.
I think Triple H is being arrested.
[Booker] He should not be arrested, what are you talking about?
[referee] Back off, back off! Get him out of here, get him out of here!
You gotta back up, Hunter, no, no, no, Hunter, stop!
Come on, Hunter, no, get back!
Back off, back off, back off!
You gotta back off, Hunter, come on!
[police] Come on, that's enough, that's enough!
That's enough, that's enough.
-Guys! -That's enough! nough.