1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:03,970 [Triple H] This is why I step into the ring. 2 00:00:04,037 --> 00:00:06,005 -[dramatic music playing] -[Cena] Why I sacrifice my body. 3 00:00:06,106 --> 00:00:07,875 [Edge] This is the bigger picture. 4 00:00:07,941 --> 00:00:09,676 [Batista] This is my obsession. 5 00:00:09,743 --> 00:00:11,078 [Big Show] Who I want to be. 6 00:00:11,144 --> 00:00:13,747 -[Matt] Who I am. -[Kane] A champion. 7 00:00:13,814 --> 00:00:15,681 -[Edge] Champions. -[Matt] Champions. 8 00:00:15,748 --> 00:00:17,484 -[Cena] This is my time… -[Chavo] …to prove… 9 00:00:17,683 --> 00:00:19,285 [Triple H] I am a champion. 10 00:00:19,352 --> 00:00:21,188 [Batista] And nothing will stop me. 11 00:00:21,255 --> 00:00:23,590 [Cena] This will be my night. 12 00:00:28,628 --> 00:00:31,031 [Batista] I said that I was going to challenge whoever won 13 00:00:31,098 --> 00:00:32,466 the World Heavyweight Championship 14 00:00:32,632 --> 00:00:36,436 and that's exactly what I'm doing right now. 15 00:00:36,503 --> 00:00:39,172 [Michael] Batista, setting his sights on that man. 16 00:00:39,239 --> 00:00:41,909 -The world champion, Edge. -[tense music playing] 17 00:00:41,975 --> 00:00:44,044 [Mick] This is flat-out disgusting. 18 00:00:44,111 --> 00:00:46,913 [Michael] Five-on-one assault on Batista. 19 00:00:46,980 --> 00:00:48,681 The family sticks together. 20 00:00:48,748 --> 00:00:50,516 [Batista] No matter what he throws at me, 21 00:00:50,583 --> 00:00:51,785 I'm going to keep coming back 22 00:00:51,852 --> 00:00:54,221 and I am going to be World Heavyweight Champion again. 23 00:00:54,288 --> 00:00:55,689 You better hope that you win 24 00:00:55,756 --> 00:01:00,193 because you'll never get another title match against me again. 25 00:01:00,794 --> 00:01:04,932 [Michael] It is Batista versus Edge for the world title. 26 00:01:06,833 --> 00:01:08,167 [music concludes] 27 00:01:08,368 --> 00:01:10,137 -[suspenseful music playing] -[Cena] At Night of Champions 28 00:01:10,203 --> 00:01:11,972 it's going to be a moment. 29 00:01:12,039 --> 00:01:13,840 [Triple H] Two years ago, you beat me. 30 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:15,107 [Ross] The Game taps. 31 00:01:15,175 --> 00:01:17,277 [Triple H] And I've never gotten over it. You know why? 32 00:01:17,411 --> 00:01:19,246 Because you're not as good as me. 33 00:01:19,313 --> 00:01:22,381 What it comes down to is being the best. 34 00:01:22,449 --> 00:01:25,252 You may have that, but until you beat me, you're nothing. 35 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,589 [Triple H] Until you take this from me, you're nothing. 36 00:01:28,655 --> 00:01:29,655 [Cena] Are you ready to fight? 37 00:01:29,756 --> 00:01:32,759 [Triple H] Cena, if you want some, come get some. 38 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:37,064 [Ross] The Night of Champions for the richest prize in the WWE. 39 00:01:37,130 --> 00:01:41,868 These two men will indeed create a moment in time. 40 00:01:44,470 --> 00:01:45,839 [music concludes] 41 00:01:48,208 --> 00:01:50,744 -["Devour" playing] -[narrator] WWE Night of Champions 42 00:01:50,811 --> 00:01:53,714 where every match is a championship match 43 00:01:53,780 --> 00:01:55,348 It's a night of defenders. 44 00:01:55,414 --> 00:01:57,651 It's a night of challengers. 45 00:01:57,717 --> 00:01:59,919 It's a Night of Champions. 46 00:01:59,987 --> 00:02:02,823 ♪ Suffocate your own empire ♪ 47 00:02:03,789 --> 00:02:08,161 [narrator] WWE presents Night of Champions. 48 00:02:08,227 --> 00:02:10,697 ♪ Devour, devour ♪ 49 00:02:10,763 --> 00:02:13,700 ♪ Stolen like a foreign soul ♪ 50 00:02:13,767 --> 00:02:16,102 ♪ Devour, devour ♪ 51 00:02:16,168 --> 00:02:18,971 ♪ What a way to go! ♪ 52 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:26,912 ♪ You want it, you want it, you want it You want it? Well, here it is ♪ 53 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:29,715 ♪ Everything, everything Everything isn't so primitive ♪ 54 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:32,753 ♪ Take it and take it and take it And take it and take it all ♪ 55 00:02:33,953 --> 00:02:36,822 [Ross] From deep in the heart of Texas, 56 00:02:36,890 --> 00:02:41,762 where the color of the night will be not black gold but gold. 57 00:02:41,828 --> 00:02:46,900 We welcome you to the Night of Champions from the American Airlines Center 58 00:02:46,966 --> 00:02:48,368 where we're sold out 59 00:02:48,435 --> 00:02:55,375 with 16,151 WWE fans on hand. 60 00:02:55,775 --> 00:03:00,079 Hello, everybody, I'm Jim Ross alongside the "Hardcore Legend" Mick Foley. 61 00:03:00,147 --> 00:03:02,182 And, Mick, what a night it's gonna be. 62 00:03:02,249 --> 00:03:04,284 Every match for a championship. 63 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:08,221 J.R., it's what every prospective superstar gets into this business for, 64 00:03:08,287 --> 00:03:10,489 the opportunity to be a champion. 65 00:03:10,557 --> 00:03:12,292 Tonight, at Night of Champions, 66 00:03:12,358 --> 00:03:14,894 many superstars will have that opportunity. 67 00:03:15,095 --> 00:03:17,096 What a night. We're glad you're with us. 68 00:03:17,297 --> 00:03:18,999 [music fades] 69 00:03:19,132 --> 00:03:20,167 [bell ringing] 70 00:03:20,434 --> 00:03:22,069 This contest set for one fall 71 00:03:22,234 --> 00:03:26,606 is for the WWE Tag Team Championship. 72 00:03:26,673 --> 00:03:28,575 [crowd cheering] 73 00:03:28,642 --> 00:03:31,644 ["Ain't No Make Believe" playing] 74 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:34,081 ♪ Now, listen ♪ 75 00:03:34,147 --> 00:03:35,881 ♪ This ain't no make believe ♪ 76 00:03:35,948 --> 00:03:39,619 [Justin] Introducing first, at a total combined weight of 450 pounds, 77 00:03:39,685 --> 00:03:43,557 they are the current WWE Tag Team Champions, 78 00:03:43,623 --> 00:03:46,326 John Morrison and The Miz! 79 00:03:46,393 --> 00:03:50,564 ♪ Too much wasted time Ain't gonna waste no more ♪ 80 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:53,399 ♪ No, baby, now take this ♪ 81 00:03:55,234 --> 00:03:56,168 ♪ Rock on ♪ 82 00:03:56,737 --> 00:04:00,474 [Ross] Certainly a charismatic, athletic young duo 83 00:04:00,540 --> 00:04:03,476 are the WWE Tag Team Champions, 84 00:04:03,542 --> 00:04:05,644 Morrison and The Miz. 85 00:04:05,712 --> 00:04:07,012 [Mick] Indeed they are, J.R. 86 00:04:07,079 --> 00:04:10,016 But I've got to wonder if they might not be taking the challenge 87 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:14,186 of Finlay and his son Hornswoggle a little bit too lightly. 88 00:04:15,221 --> 00:04:17,791 [Ross] Well, let's not count Finlay and Hornswoggle short. 89 00:04:17,858 --> 00:04:19,625 [Mick laughing] 90 00:04:19,692 --> 00:04:22,628 [Ross] If that's what The Miz and Morrison do tonight, 91 00:04:22,896 --> 00:04:26,233 then the champions will leave without their championship gold, 92 00:04:26,299 --> 00:04:28,301 -I can assure you. -[Mick] A couple weeks ago, 93 00:04:28,368 --> 00:04:30,370 Morrison made a big deal about The Miz's hat. 94 00:04:30,437 --> 00:04:33,272 I happen to like Hornswoggle's green leprechaun hat. 95 00:04:33,340 --> 00:04:35,675 ♪ 'Cause you know The best in the business, babe ♪ 96 00:04:36,075 --> 00:04:37,077 ♪ Hey! ♪ 97 00:04:37,144 --> 00:04:38,912 ♪ You should'a never showed up to play ♪ 98 00:04:38,979 --> 00:04:44,751 [Ross] The youth, the exuberance, and the unbridled athleticism of that man, 99 00:04:44,818 --> 00:04:46,887 John Morrison and The Miz 100 00:04:46,953 --> 00:04:50,623 certainly speaks well for the future of the WWE. 101 00:04:50,690 --> 00:04:52,825 -["He's Ma Da" playing] -[crowd cheering] 102 00:04:52,893 --> 00:04:54,561 [Justin] Introducing the challengers, 103 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:59,065 the team of Finlay and Hornswoggle. 104 00:05:01,168 --> 00:05:04,871 [Mick] They may indeed be the future of tag team wrestling in the WWE, 105 00:05:04,938 --> 00:05:07,907 but, J.R., if they were to suffer some kind of humiliating defeat 106 00:05:07,974 --> 00:05:11,311 here at Night of Champions, that might be a short-lived duo. 107 00:05:12,846 --> 00:05:14,914 [Ross] Finlay and his son Hornswoggle, 108 00:05:15,982 --> 00:05:19,986 looking to become a father and son championship combination 109 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:25,125 following the heels of the Garibaldis in the '40s, 110 00:05:25,192 --> 00:05:28,395 and Eddie and Mike Graham from Florida among others. 111 00:05:28,461 --> 00:05:30,296 [Mick] Wow. And, J.R., I thought I was old school 112 00:05:30,363 --> 00:05:32,532 but I think you were from the school that burnt down 113 00:05:32,599 --> 00:05:34,267 before they built the old school. 114 00:05:36,036 --> 00:05:37,637 [Ross] I just learned to Google a couple of days ago. 115 00:05:37,704 --> 00:05:39,239 [Mick] The Garibaldi brothers. 116 00:05:39,673 --> 00:05:40,974 [Ross] One fall matchup, 117 00:05:42,308 --> 00:05:44,010 with Jim Korderas, 118 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:47,380 the official in this WWE Tag Title match. 119 00:05:47,447 --> 00:05:48,849 [music fades] 120 00:05:49,149 --> 00:05:50,683 Set that shillelagh down. 121 00:05:50,750 --> 00:05:52,318 Set the shillelagh down. 122 00:05:53,119 --> 00:05:55,255 [Ross] You know, Finlay's got a lot of folks watching 123 00:05:55,322 --> 00:05:58,058 on Sky Box Office tonight in the United Kingdom, 124 00:05:58,123 --> 00:05:59,793 fans around the world including Canada, 125 00:05:59,859 --> 00:06:01,127 -Australia, New Zealand… -[bell ringing] 126 00:06:01,193 --> 00:06:02,262 [Ross] …Italy, Germany 127 00:06:02,329 --> 00:06:05,599 among others joining us tonight, and we thank you for that. 128 00:06:06,433 --> 00:06:07,334 Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. 129 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,370 [Mick] And how proud would they be of their favorite son, Finlay, 130 00:06:10,436 --> 00:06:11,705 should he capture 131 00:06:11,805 --> 00:06:13,772 the Tag Team Championship gold here tonight? 132 00:06:13,840 --> 00:06:15,308 [Ross] Finlay is so fundamentally sound, 133 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:20,313 he's second generation wrestler from the old school of wrestling. 134 00:06:21,313 --> 00:06:22,448 And Finlay, by saying that, 135 00:06:22,515 --> 00:06:25,585 won't make too many mistakes in that European-like form. 136 00:06:25,652 --> 00:06:30,123 We've seen it from so many great European Stars, the Billy Robinsons. 137 00:06:30,590 --> 00:06:31,825 [Miz] Come on, John. Come on, John. 138 00:06:31,892 --> 00:06:34,494 [Mick] Yeah, Finlay's able to inject that classic European style 139 00:06:34,561 --> 00:06:36,162 -with a little bit of… -[Ross] A cover now. 140 00:06:36,529 --> 00:06:38,431 [Mick] …American catch-as-catch-can. 141 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:41,067 Here's that uppercut you've talked about, J.R. Watch it. 142 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,503 Oh! That's why they call it a lipster. 143 00:06:43,570 --> 00:06:45,705 [Ross] That'll chip a tooth, I'll tell you. 144 00:06:46,006 --> 00:06:50,109 And Finlay, with a unique version of a slam 145 00:06:50,176 --> 00:06:52,178 as his son Hornswoggle looks on. 146 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,781 Hornswoggle is four-feet, four-inches tall. 147 00:06:54,847 --> 00:06:56,216 -[Miz] Come on, John. -[Mick] But nonetheless, 148 00:06:56,282 --> 00:07:00,186 he was able to get on every ride yesterday at Six Flags over at Texas. 149 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:03,423 He's very proud of it, from what I'm told. 150 00:07:04,024 --> 00:07:05,792 [Ross] Great crowd on hand here in Texas, 151 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:09,429 and I wonder if Hornswoggle's been working on the Von Erich "Iron Claw." 152 00:07:09,496 --> 00:07:11,063 -[Mick laughing] -[Ross] Probably not. 153 00:07:11,131 --> 00:07:14,366 [Mick] Probably not, but, J.R., I have seen him ascend the top rope 154 00:07:14,433 --> 00:07:16,369 like Kevin Von Erich used to do in the-- 155 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:17,904 [Ross] Look out, John Morrison. 156 00:07:19,072 --> 00:07:21,808 Had a miscue right there, and look at Finlay take advantage 157 00:07:21,875 --> 00:07:23,342 on a mistake by Morrison. 158 00:07:23,810 --> 00:07:28,181 And The Miz using Hornswoggle as collateral 159 00:07:29,282 --> 00:07:32,484 to barter his partner out of a predicament and-- 160 00:07:32,551 --> 00:07:35,655 Whoa, then a-- for now Morrison to gain an advantage. 161 00:07:36,022 --> 00:07:38,224 [Mick] Man, he's just filled with intestinal fortitude, 162 00:07:38,291 --> 00:07:40,727 -that Miz, you got to admire a guy-- -[Ross] How about this? 163 00:07:40,794 --> 00:07:42,495 -Where are these two guys-- -[Mick] Catch a leprechaun. 164 00:07:42,594 --> 00:07:46,132 [Ross] Now, how proud can our tag champions be, 165 00:07:46,198 --> 00:07:47,767 a conduct like this? 166 00:07:48,668 --> 00:07:50,770 [Mick] J.R., sometimes they're absolutely magnificent 167 00:07:50,837 --> 00:07:52,272 and sometimes, as we see here, 168 00:07:52,339 --> 00:07:54,640 they're nothing more than schoolyard bullies. 169 00:07:55,174 --> 00:07:57,176 [Ross] Hornswoggle has not been tagged in. 170 00:07:58,311 --> 00:07:59,346 And… 171 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:02,349 [crowd cheering] 172 00:08:02,414 --> 00:08:03,917 -[Ross] Look at the Horn. -[Mick laughing] He-- 173 00:08:03,984 --> 00:08:05,852 [Ross] Look at-- look at the Horn, he's trying to fight. 174 00:08:05,919 --> 00:08:07,887 [Mick] He loves to fight, too, just like his dad. 175 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:10,022 -Bam! -[crowd cheering] 176 00:08:10,090 --> 00:08:14,159 [Ross] And Finlay, with a series of clotheslines, 177 00:08:15,128 --> 00:08:18,231 and using little Hornswoggle like a battering ram. 178 00:08:21,601 --> 00:08:23,269 -Oh! -[Mick] That's a-- 179 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:26,039 That's quite a height to be landing on the chest of Morrison. 180 00:08:26,673 --> 00:08:28,842 [Ross] Could this be a night for the Irish? 181 00:08:30,409 --> 00:08:34,481 Will the Irish eyes be smiling when this night concludes? 182 00:08:34,547 --> 00:08:37,384 [Mick] Did you see the height on Hornswoggle's big heinie smash? 183 00:08:37,449 --> 00:08:40,419 That heinie's almost Mick Foley-esque in its size and depth. 184 00:08:40,486 --> 00:08:42,956 -[Ross] Let's not be ridiculous. -[Mick laughing] 185 00:08:43,722 --> 00:08:45,091 [Ross] You're in a class of yourself. 186 00:08:45,191 --> 00:08:47,227 -Here, let's take a look at this. -[Mick] Let's take a look. Watch it. 187 00:08:47,293 --> 00:08:50,063 -Ross] It's season for the Olympics. -[Mick] Oh, hang time. 188 00:08:50,130 --> 00:08:51,564 Yes. [laughs] 189 00:08:51,631 --> 00:08:54,867 Oh, and down to the chest of Morrison. 190 00:08:54,934 --> 00:08:58,670 [Ross] Well, the-- Morrison now with Finlay in trouble. 191 00:08:59,105 --> 00:09:00,640 Makes the tag to Miz. 192 00:09:01,074 --> 00:09:04,411 And now we'll see that teamwork we've talked about in all seriousness, 193 00:09:04,477 --> 00:09:08,648 the double gutbuster, and now the-- a cover on Finlay. 194 00:09:12,151 --> 00:09:14,654 [Mick] And watch how the champions are able to turn this match around. 195 00:09:14,721 --> 00:09:17,023 Here's Miz distracting Finlay. And bam! Whoa! 196 00:09:17,089 --> 00:09:19,626 The athleticism of Morrison really coming into play there 197 00:09:19,692 --> 00:09:21,026 with that devastating boot. 198 00:09:21,093 --> 00:09:23,363 [Ross] Morrison is amazingly athletic. 199 00:09:23,797 --> 00:09:26,165 And of course, The Miz is so calculating, 200 00:09:26,232 --> 00:09:30,770 complements Morrison extremely well as Hornswoggle looking on 201 00:09:30,837 --> 00:09:33,406 ready to accept the tag from his father 202 00:09:33,473 --> 00:09:35,809 if that opportunity were to present itself. 203 00:09:35,875 --> 00:09:36,876 Tag made. 204 00:09:39,012 --> 00:09:40,579 Nice teamwork by the champions. 205 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:43,049 Look, they're seamless. 206 00:09:43,850 --> 00:09:46,653 [Mick] Morrison's being able to channel some of that unique athleticism 207 00:09:46,718 --> 00:09:48,188 -and combine it with-- -[Ross] Cover now. 208 00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:51,057 Front leg hooked, and Finlay again shows his toughness. 209 00:09:51,124 --> 00:09:53,425 [Mick] And combine it with a certifiable mean streak 210 00:09:53,492 --> 00:09:55,829 to really put together an intriguing package here 211 00:09:55,895 --> 00:09:57,163 at Night of Champions. 212 00:09:57,764 --> 00:10:00,967 [Ross] Certainly so many great teams in the long history of the WWE. 213 00:10:01,034 --> 00:10:03,336 This is potentially one of the best. 214 00:10:03,403 --> 00:10:05,839 Great teamwork. Tandem offense. 215 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:12,512 I like the tag team strategy of Morrison and Miz. 216 00:10:12,579 --> 00:10:15,848 Whether I like them personally or not is totally irrelevant. 217 00:10:16,415 --> 00:10:18,418 [Mick] Yeah, I think you can't help but respect what they've done 218 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:21,988 and really appreciate with the maturation 219 00:10:22,055 --> 00:10:24,723 that they'd gone-- undergone in the last year or so here. 220 00:10:24,790 --> 00:10:26,925 [Ross] And Hornswoggle tags himself in. 221 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:29,062 -Tilt-a-whirl. -[crowd cheering] 222 00:10:29,161 --> 00:10:30,697 -[Mick] Whoa! -[Ross] Headscissors! 223 00:10:30,762 --> 00:10:32,198 Holy moly! 224 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:35,300 -[Mick laughing] -[Ross] And a-- a stunner. 225 00:10:37,837 --> 00:10:39,204 Look at Hornswoggle. 226 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:42,208 Lil' bulldog action. 227 00:10:42,275 --> 00:10:44,611 -[Mick] Please don't-- Oh! -[Ross] Oh, my gosh. 228 00:10:44,677 --> 00:10:48,915 Hornswoggle got a-- some offense in with the crowd behind-- Oh. 229 00:10:48,982 --> 00:10:53,185 Now that was an uncalled for, cheap shot by John Morrison. 230 00:10:53,252 --> 00:10:55,755 [Mick] And I think, J.R., it shows that John Morrison 231 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:57,857 may be at least a little bit worried 232 00:10:57,924 --> 00:11:00,560 that the title was about to escape their grasp. 233 00:11:00,627 --> 00:11:02,362 [Ross] Well, as you mentioned earlier, 234 00:11:02,929 --> 00:11:05,198 you know, and all due respect for the work-- 235 00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:08,067 the WWE Tag Champions to lose to Hornswoggle 236 00:11:08,134 --> 00:11:11,304 would not bode well for their fragile and large egos. 237 00:11:11,404 --> 00:11:14,540 [Mick] No, no, and how-- that-- what-- He's just roughhousing this. 238 00:11:14,973 --> 00:11:17,242 [Ross] And look at Finlay trying to intervene, 239 00:11:17,310 --> 00:11:21,014 but the referee doing his job but this is a… 240 00:11:21,981 --> 00:11:25,285 as you said, a classic case of schoolyard bullyism. 241 00:11:25,351 --> 00:11:27,387 [Mick] Yeah, it's not so much damaging offense 242 00:11:27,453 --> 00:11:29,088 as it is insulting offense. 243 00:11:29,155 --> 00:11:30,757 And just a few moments ago, J.R., 244 00:11:30,823 --> 00:11:33,793 it would have done my heart so good to see Hornswoggle… 245 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:38,198 -[Ross] Oh, man! Horn-- Hornsw-- -[Mick] …take the title belt from The Miz. 246 00:11:38,398 --> 00:11:40,433 [Ross] Hornswoggle and Finlay were… 247 00:11:42,101 --> 00:11:45,972 won over the ECW in the supplemental draft last week. 248 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,040 Look at this. 249 00:11:48,107 --> 00:11:50,476 Oh, man. Golly, right in the head. 250 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:53,112 [Mick] Just look-- It looked like his head really whiplashed against that turnbuckle. 251 00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:54,948 [Ross] And look at the little guy fight back. 252 00:11:55,014 --> 00:11:57,116 -[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Look at the courage 253 00:11:57,183 --> 00:11:58,785 and the heart of Hornswoggle. 254 00:11:58,851 --> 00:12:00,920 He's hurting, he's been punished 255 00:12:00,987 --> 00:12:04,656 but the little fella's not gonna quit, but he can't make the tag to his father. 256 00:12:04,723 --> 00:12:05,725 Get out of the ring. 257 00:12:07,427 --> 00:12:10,496 [Ross] I think this is much more than The Miz and Morrison 258 00:12:10,563 --> 00:12:14,000 bargained for going into this match, at least that's my assumption. 259 00:12:14,067 --> 00:12:16,536 [Mick] I think so, and now you're seeing a really angry side 260 00:12:16,603 --> 00:12:19,105 of the tag team champions coming into play here. 261 00:12:20,139 --> 00:12:23,843 [Ross] Well, I shudder to think what Morrison and The Miz 262 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:27,280 will do to little Hornswoggle if given the opportunity. 263 00:12:27,347 --> 00:12:31,384 And quite frankly, ladies and gentlemen, an opportunity has presented itself. 264 00:12:32,017 --> 00:12:34,786 [Mick] Before this match, their abuse had been limited mainly 265 00:12:34,853 --> 00:12:37,089 to verbal confrontations, calling him a hobbit and troll, 266 00:12:37,156 --> 00:12:39,726 comparing him to Smeagol from Lord of the Rings, 267 00:12:39,791 --> 00:12:41,828 but now we see it really taking a-- an ugly side. 268 00:12:41,894 --> 00:12:43,563 [Ross] Oh, there's a chance now. 269 00:12:43,630 --> 00:12:45,298 Can Hornswoggle make the tag? 270 00:12:46,098 --> 00:12:49,636 Little Hornswoggle needs to tag his father Finlay in this match. 271 00:12:49,702 --> 00:12:51,204 Tag title's on the line. 272 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:52,572 And, oh, man. 273 00:12:53,139 --> 00:12:55,108 John Morrison got a legal tag 274 00:12:55,174 --> 00:12:58,511 and made sure that Hornswoggle did not make a tag. 275 00:12:58,578 --> 00:13:01,581 [Mick] And now he's mockling-- mocking the father Finlay. 276 00:13:01,647 --> 00:13:04,651 [crowd chatter] 277 00:13:05,117 --> 00:13:06,552 [speaking indistinctly] 278 00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:12,724 [Ross] Oh, look at the-- this is-- this is not wrestling. 279 00:13:12,791 --> 00:13:15,361 Slapping a much smaller man in the face 280 00:13:15,428 --> 00:13:19,932 and just intimidating and being a bully is all this is all about. 281 00:13:22,235 --> 00:13:23,336 Oh, man. 282 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:27,006 -[crowd cheering] -[Ross] And look, Hornswoggle. 283 00:13:27,073 --> 00:13:30,175 Morrison opened his mouth and now there's a tag. 284 00:13:30,242 --> 00:13:31,477 There's the tag. 285 00:13:32,444 --> 00:13:35,548 And business has picked up for the Finlays. 286 00:13:40,420 --> 00:13:42,588 Beautiful powerslam. Could it be? 287 00:13:42,689 --> 00:13:44,324 Oh, a near-fall, yes. 288 00:13:44,589 --> 00:13:45,658 But three, no. 289 00:13:45,724 --> 00:13:47,760 [Mick] Finlay is perturbed and rightfully so, 290 00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:49,929 went on the offense, nearly got the three count. 291 00:13:51,331 --> 00:13:53,433 [Ross] Finlay, tougher than Irish coffee. 292 00:13:54,166 --> 00:13:55,367 Sticking that boot in. 293 00:13:55,435 --> 00:13:58,438 Oh, and Finlay, the veteran, goes to the air. 294 00:13:59,038 --> 00:14:00,439 This might do it here. 295 00:14:00,506 --> 00:14:04,276 And Morrison off his back barely before the three-count. 296 00:14:04,343 --> 00:14:06,679 [Mick] I felt going into this match, we can-- Oh! 297 00:14:07,613 --> 00:14:10,083 [Ross] Finlay, looking to-- Oh, wait a minute. 298 00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:14,853 Out of the corner of his eye, Finlay, the veteran, saw The Miz. 299 00:14:20,325 --> 00:14:22,328 -[Ross] Celtic Cross. -[crowd cheering] 300 00:14:22,694 --> 00:14:24,329 [Mick] And could it be, J.R.? 301 00:14:24,396 --> 00:14:26,232 The Tadpole Splash. 302 00:14:26,733 --> 00:14:30,870 [Ross] Oh. Miz with a cheap shot knocking Finlay to the floor. 303 00:14:32,771 --> 00:14:35,641 And little Hornswoggle caught in no-man's-land. 304 00:14:36,776 --> 00:14:39,911 Hornswoggle is-- remember, has made the tag. 305 00:14:39,978 --> 00:14:44,584 Oh, my. And therefore, is obviously the legal man is the little fella. 306 00:14:45,284 --> 00:14:47,652 Just chucked off that top turnbuckle. 307 00:14:47,786 --> 00:14:49,288 -[bell ringing] -[Ross] And Miz and Morrison 308 00:14:49,354 --> 00:14:50,656 retain tag gold. 309 00:14:51,223 --> 00:14:53,092 ["Ain't No Make Believe" playing] 310 00:14:53,159 --> 00:14:55,594 ♪ Now listen This ain't no make believe ♪ 311 00:14:55,661 --> 00:15:00,333 [Justin] The winners of this match and still WWE Tag Team Champions, 312 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,136 John Morrison and The Miz. 313 00:15:03,536 --> 00:15:05,471 [Mick] J.R., do you imagine Miz and Morrison 314 00:15:05,538 --> 00:15:07,740 feel really proud of themselves after that effort? 315 00:15:08,875 --> 00:15:12,178 [Ross] They'll probably celebrate just like they've won the World Cup. 316 00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:18,985 The bottom line, this young team of Miz and Morrison 317 00:15:19,050 --> 00:15:22,188 are the WWE Tag Team Champions. 318 00:15:22,255 --> 00:15:25,257 They are an amazingly gifted athletic team. 319 00:15:25,324 --> 00:15:28,026 Whether we like them or we don't, completely irrelevant. 320 00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:32,531 [Mick] And I think you had the keyword there, 321 00:15:32,598 --> 00:15:36,035 they worked together as a team to achieve a mutual goal. 322 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:37,870 [inaudible] 323 00:15:37,969 --> 00:15:42,040 [Ross] The synergy of Morrison and Miz is exceptional. 324 00:15:43,108 --> 00:15:45,111 And let's take a look at Hornswoggle here. 325 00:15:45,178 --> 00:15:47,012 He was amazing. Look at this. 326 00:15:47,579 --> 00:15:49,348 Tilt-a-whirl headscissor. 327 00:15:49,615 --> 00:15:51,584 [Mick] I've never seen anything quite like that. 328 00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:53,685 [Ross] Boom. A stunner. 329 00:15:54,554 --> 00:15:56,889 [Mick] Somewhere in Texas, Stone Cold's got to be proud. 330 00:15:57,022 --> 00:15:59,525 Oh, Fit going airborne, a rare, rare feat. 331 00:15:59,592 --> 00:16:01,961 [Ross] The Finlay family tried everything they could, 332 00:16:02,027 --> 00:16:03,996 but there might have been the move of the match, 333 00:16:04,130 --> 00:16:05,765 a cheap shot by The Miz. 334 00:16:05,832 --> 00:16:09,035 [Mick] A cheap shot and the big slam by the big shot, 335 00:16:09,101 --> 00:16:11,437 and Morrison gets the one, two, three. 336 00:16:11,503 --> 00:16:14,406 [Ross] It was academic at that point with the little fella 337 00:16:14,473 --> 00:16:16,041 coming off the top turnbuckle. 338 00:16:16,108 --> 00:16:19,911 A great effort by the Finlays but still tag team champs, 339 00:16:19,978 --> 00:16:22,348 John Morrison and The Miz. 340 00:16:22,415 --> 00:16:24,416 ♪ Aye! Come on now ♪ 341 00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:26,718 ♪ You know what I'm talking 'bout ♪ 342 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:29,488 ♪ Here you come ♪ 343 00:16:31,089 --> 00:16:32,657 ♪ Yeah, there you go ♪ 344 00:16:32,757 --> 00:16:33,693 [inaudible] 345 00:16:34,727 --> 00:16:36,329 [Ross] And they've got nothing to be ashamed about. 346 00:16:36,395 --> 00:16:37,396 Great effort. 347 00:16:38,264 --> 00:16:40,500 -The Miz and Morrison… -[inaudible] 348 00:16:41,132 --> 00:16:44,402 [Mick] Yeah. A father and son team there. You see, Fit has every reason in the world 349 00:16:44,469 --> 00:16:47,673 to be proud of the little guy. He put up a tremendous, tremendous fight. 350 00:16:48,473 --> 00:16:49,474 [Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, 351 00:16:49,541 --> 00:16:51,310 let's take you over to our broadcast partners. 352 00:16:51,377 --> 00:16:55,281 Representing Monday Night Raw, Michael Cole and Jerry "the King" Lawler. 353 00:16:55,714 --> 00:16:57,116 -Thanks a lot-- -[Ross] Shake and bake, gentleman. 354 00:16:57,216 --> 00:16:58,217 Thanks a lot, J.R.. 355 00:16:58,317 --> 00:17:00,319 And, well, King, we just saw the title retention 356 00:17:00,386 --> 00:17:02,787 by the tag team champions, will that be the case 357 00:17:02,854 --> 00:17:05,023 in the seven other title matches 358 00:17:05,090 --> 00:17:07,859 we still have to come tonight, including the historic encounter 359 00:17:07,926 --> 00:17:11,630 between Triple H and John Cena for the WWE Championship? 360 00:17:11,696 --> 00:17:14,700 First time in over two years, these two have met one on one. 361 00:17:14,767 --> 00:17:16,836 Well, you know, we use the word "historic" a lot, 362 00:17:16,903 --> 00:17:20,172 but then sometimes maybe not necessarily it is historic. 363 00:17:20,239 --> 00:17:22,375 But tonight, truly, as J.R. said, 364 00:17:22,441 --> 00:17:24,844 Cena and Triple H will create a moment in time. 365 00:17:24,911 --> 00:17:27,946 Let's take you back to WrestleMania 22, Chicago, Illinois, 366 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:29,482 two and a half years ago. 367 00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:34,486 The first time, the only time, Triple H and John Cena had met one-on-one. 368 00:17:34,553 --> 00:17:37,490 It was a combative, a competitive, a grueling matchup 369 00:17:37,557 --> 00:17:39,225 with the championship on the line. 370 00:17:39,292 --> 00:17:42,962 [Jerry] And finally, as you see, John Cena, after an amazing battle 371 00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:47,366 hooked in that STFU, and Triple H was in trouble. 372 00:17:49,201 --> 00:17:51,937 Triple H tried desperately, but finally had to tap. 373 00:17:52,171 --> 00:17:53,472 [bell ringing] 374 00:17:53,673 --> 00:17:58,110 [Michael] And John Cena retaining the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. 375 00:17:58,177 --> 00:18:00,713 And tonight, King, a-- well, a different twist 376 00:18:00,780 --> 00:18:03,716 has been thrown into the mix because of the draft this past Monday night. 377 00:18:03,816 --> 00:18:06,118 -Right. -Triple H is now a member of SmackDown. 378 00:18:06,185 --> 00:18:08,588 -Yeah. -That means he has the WWE Championship 379 00:18:08,654 --> 00:18:09,822 on SmackDown. 380 00:18:09,889 --> 00:18:13,292 Cena has got to win to bring that title back to Monday Night Raw 381 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:14,694 which leads us to tonight's 382 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:18,230 WWE mobile text voting question presented by AT&T. 383 00:18:18,297 --> 00:18:19,831 [Jerry] There you see, what do you think? 384 00:18:19,899 --> 00:18:21,200 That's what we want to know. 385 00:18:21,267 --> 00:18:23,668 Who will bring a championship back to Raw? 386 00:18:23,735 --> 00:18:26,105 You can vote for John Cena. Or will it be Batista? 387 00:18:26,172 --> 00:18:28,640 Or maybe both Cena and Batista or neither. 388 00:18:29,308 --> 00:18:31,143 [Michael] There's where you call to make your vote. 389 00:18:31,210 --> 00:18:32,411 We want your opinion. 390 00:18:32,477 --> 00:18:34,280 We want to hear what you have to say. 391 00:18:34,714 --> 00:18:35,781 [Jerry] I'd say both. 392 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:39,351 [bell ringing] 393 00:18:39,418 --> 00:18:41,220 [Justin] This next bout set for one fall 394 00:18:41,287 --> 00:18:45,691 is for the WWE United States Championship. 395 00:18:45,758 --> 00:18:47,592 [crowd cheering] 396 00:18:47,659 --> 00:18:50,363 -["Chavito Ardiente" playing] -♪ Ooh, Chavo! ♪ 397 00:18:51,263 --> 00:18:53,832 [singing in Spanish] 398 00:18:55,568 --> 00:18:57,470 [Justin] Introducing first, the challenger, 399 00:18:57,536 --> 00:18:59,504 being accompanied to the ring by Bam Neely, 400 00:18:59,572 --> 00:19:03,542 from El Paso, Texas, weighing 215 pounds, 401 00:19:03,908 --> 00:19:06,044 Chavo Guerrero. 402 00:19:20,626 --> 00:19:23,294 [crowd clamoring] 403 00:19:27,767 --> 00:19:30,503 [Ross] The amazing heritage of the Guerrero family 404 00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:33,304 lives on as Chavo Guerrero looks to become 405 00:19:33,371 --> 00:19:36,108 the United States Champion for the first time. 406 00:19:36,775 --> 00:19:39,745 And that heritage is displayed on his tights. 407 00:19:39,812 --> 00:19:44,216 His grandpa, the late Gory Guerrero was called Thunderbird. 408 00:19:44,417 --> 00:19:48,854 Hence, the thunderbird emblem on the tights of Chavo Guerrero. 409 00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:51,956 [Mick] And I think the confidence is displayed all over his face. 410 00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:53,726 Man, would Chavo love to walk away 411 00:19:53,793 --> 00:19:55,895 with the United States Heavyweight Championship. 412 00:19:55,961 --> 00:20:00,166 [Ross] McMahon needing a bodyguard, certainly so many WWE Hall of Famers 413 00:20:00,232 --> 00:20:03,969 have been United States Champions from Harley Race, Blackjack Mulligan, 414 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:08,407 Bobo Brazil, Ric Flair, Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper, Sergeant Slaughter. 415 00:20:08,474 --> 00:20:11,944 -["Live For The Moment" playing] -♪ Oh, yeah! ♪ 416 00:20:12,110 --> 00:20:13,312 [crowd cheering] 417 00:20:13,446 --> 00:20:14,580 ♪ Whoo! ♪ 418 00:20:18,050 --> 00:20:20,119 [Justin] And his opponent from Cameron, North Carolina, 419 00:20:20,186 --> 00:20:22,288 weighing 236 pounds, 420 00:20:22,354 --> 00:20:26,892 he is the current WWE United States Champion, 421 00:20:26,958 --> 00:20:29,227 Matt Hardy. 422 00:20:29,294 --> 00:20:31,629 [crowd cheering] 423 00:20:32,697 --> 00:20:38,671 [Ross] An amazing ovation from over 16,000 fans here in Dallas 424 00:20:38,870 --> 00:20:42,341 for the popular and talented United States Champion, 425 00:20:42,408 --> 00:20:45,977 a very proud young man that fully understands 426 00:20:46,044 --> 00:20:48,714 the heritage of the United States title. 427 00:20:48,947 --> 00:20:49,948 [Mick] Oh, that's for sure. 428 00:20:50,014 --> 00:20:52,551 Matt definitely understands what a privilege it is 429 00:20:52,618 --> 00:20:56,021 to be included in the ranks of that illustrious list you just mentioned. 430 00:20:56,088 --> 00:20:59,892 And, Matt-- I think it really bothers Matt that he thinks Chavo kinda snuck in 431 00:20:59,958 --> 00:21:02,328 with a title opportunity through the back door. 432 00:21:03,229 --> 00:21:04,964 [Ross] Well, Chavo certainly got some-- 433 00:21:06,665 --> 00:21:08,567 Maybe a little bit of nepotism involved, 434 00:21:08,667 --> 00:21:11,537 the fact that his aunt, Vickie Guerrero, 435 00:21:11,604 --> 00:21:13,272 general manager of SmackDown, 436 00:21:13,339 --> 00:21:16,041 awarded Chavo the number one contendership. 437 00:21:16,108 --> 00:21:18,811 [Mick] Perhaps, perhaps, but after all, you are talking about a man 438 00:21:18,878 --> 00:21:23,616 who is Edge's best man at the upcoming Vickie Guerrero/Edge nuptials. 439 00:21:24,316 --> 00:21:28,187 ♪ You couldn't pay me enough You couldn't pay me enough ♪ 440 00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:29,955 [Mick] Aren't you happy to be on SmackDown to be-- 441 00:21:30,022 --> 00:21:32,158 have the privilege of calling the wedding nuptials? 442 00:21:32,725 --> 00:21:35,694 [Ross] Well, you know, I've called a few weddings in my time 443 00:21:35,761 --> 00:21:37,996 but I am happy to be on SmackDown by the way. 444 00:21:38,062 --> 00:21:39,732 [Mick] Well, we're glad to have you here, that's for sure. 445 00:21:41,233 --> 00:21:43,168 [Ross] But right now, it's all about the United States title. 446 00:21:43,235 --> 00:21:44,503 That's what's important. 447 00:21:45,204 --> 00:21:47,039 I know what it means to Matt Hardy, 448 00:21:48,706 --> 00:21:52,912 but I also know what-- I know what it means to Chavo Guerrero. 449 00:21:57,950 --> 00:22:01,053 [Mick] All this talk about championships has kinda made me nostalgic, J.R. 450 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:04,156 After all, it was in Dallas, Texas in 1988 451 00:22:04,223 --> 00:22:06,392 that I earned my first singles championship. 452 00:22:06,457 --> 00:22:07,726 -[bell ringing] -[Mick] The world-class 453 00:22:07,793 --> 00:22:09,695 Light Heavyweight Championship. 454 00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:11,764 [Ross] Ex-- Come on, now. 455 00:22:11,831 --> 00:22:13,566 [Mick] Nineteen years and about 90 pounds ago, 456 00:22:13,631 --> 00:22:14,767 I kid you not. 457 00:22:14,833 --> 00:22:16,368 [Ross] Well, hard elbow tie up. 458 00:22:16,435 --> 00:22:20,371 From that, we'll segue right into a United States Championship match, 459 00:22:20,438 --> 00:22:24,009 one fall, and Chavo Guerrero who has great quickness and skills. 460 00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:25,177 We all know that. 461 00:22:25,244 --> 00:22:29,014 He is a third-generation superstar which has to mean a lot, 462 00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:33,284 as far as I'm concerned, in the preparation for this matchup. 463 00:22:33,351 --> 00:22:35,354 [Mick] Yeah, and he's got a lot to live up to. 464 00:22:35,421 --> 00:22:37,590 He's done a tremendous job and I think, uh, 465 00:22:37,656 --> 00:22:39,891 with all respect to the ECW Championship, 466 00:22:39,958 --> 00:22:42,595 this would be on a par with that former title he held 467 00:22:42,660 --> 00:22:44,495 if he could come out victorious tonight. 468 00:22:45,531 --> 00:22:47,233 [Ross] Side headlock by Matt Hardy. 469 00:22:47,867 --> 00:22:50,769 Both these men can fly. They can both beat you on the ground. 470 00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:53,739 Is Bam Neely, the bodyguard of Chavo Guerrero, 471 00:22:53,806 --> 00:22:57,342 gonna be the wildcard in this equation here tonight? 472 00:22:57,408 --> 00:22:58,944 [Mick] Well, I certainly hope not. 473 00:22:59,011 --> 00:23:01,146 I'd like to see this thing settle in the ring where it should be, 474 00:23:01,213 --> 00:23:05,117 but when the La Familia is involved, you really never can tell. 475 00:23:05,783 --> 00:23:06,719 [Bam] Own him! 476 00:23:07,852 --> 00:23:09,588 [Ross] Basic side headlock takeover. 477 00:23:09,655 --> 00:23:13,225 Chavo Guerrero not wanting to make any mistakes that drop his guard, 478 00:23:13,292 --> 00:23:17,428 not let Matt Hardy have that opening, and Matt can reach you in a lot of ways 479 00:23:17,495 --> 00:23:20,331 and suddenly, that's just that Hardy style. 480 00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:22,568 [Mick] Yeah, yeah, and these guys match up well in that respect. 481 00:23:22,635 --> 00:23:24,136 They're both so technically sound 482 00:23:24,203 --> 00:23:26,871 but not averse to taking a little risk every now and then. 483 00:23:30,842 --> 00:23:32,278 [Ross] Matt Hardy with a little bit of size 484 00:23:32,343 --> 00:23:34,713 and perhaps strength advantage in this matchup. 485 00:23:34,780 --> 00:23:37,182 I'd have to say Chavo Guerrero may be the quicker of the two. 486 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:41,220 And not even a one count there, as Chavo found his way off the canvas. 487 00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:44,723 [Mick] And we talk about the X factor perhaps being Bam Neely, 488 00:23:44,790 --> 00:23:47,993 but maybe perhaps would be the crowd 489 00:23:48,092 --> 00:23:51,196 and the way Matt Hardy's able to feed off the enthusiasm 490 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:52,965 of almost every crowd he encounters. 491 00:23:54,466 --> 00:23:58,137 [Ross] Sort of the fans play all-- Matt Hardy looking for that bulldog early. 492 00:23:59,204 --> 00:24:03,876 And what a chop block, going downstairs is Chavo Guerrero. 493 00:24:04,909 --> 00:24:08,347 And Chavo now isolating that body part, and this is-- 494 00:24:08,414 --> 00:24:11,783 this is classic strategy inside the squared circle, 495 00:24:12,384 --> 00:24:13,918 and something that Chavo actually, 496 00:24:13,985 --> 00:24:16,789 -you gotta believe, grew up seeing. -[Mick] Oh, I'm sure he did. 497 00:24:16,855 --> 00:24:19,658 I'm sure Chavo's seen thousands of matches, 498 00:24:19,725 --> 00:24:22,360 been a real witness, uh, to history 499 00:24:22,428 --> 00:24:24,797 and has seen that you can dissect the body part 500 00:24:24,862 --> 00:24:26,564 and be very effective in that manner. 501 00:24:27,933 --> 00:24:30,735 [Ross] Chavo knows he has a five count to utilize. 502 00:24:30,803 --> 00:24:33,438 He'll break on four. He'll be disqualified on five. 503 00:24:33,871 --> 00:24:37,042 Chavo cannot win the United States title via disqualification. 504 00:24:37,109 --> 00:24:40,346 And look at the innovative offense of Chavo Guerrero, 505 00:24:40,412 --> 00:24:43,983 extorting that left knee of Matt Hardy. 506 00:24:45,184 --> 00:24:48,020 [Mick] I guess, uh, he must be thinking he can neutralize Hardy 507 00:24:48,087 --> 00:24:51,756 by taking out one of his, uh, legs, he stands a much better chance. 508 00:24:51,823 --> 00:24:54,626 [Ross] Well, without a doubt. Hardy's quickness and his… 509 00:24:56,462 --> 00:24:58,997 his legs were such an integral part obviously 510 00:24:59,063 --> 00:25:03,135 as anyone's-- of anyone's offense, and it's especially true for Matt Hardy. 511 00:25:03,202 --> 00:25:05,437 [Mick] Yeah, yeah. But another wildcard here is-- 512 00:25:05,537 --> 00:25:07,473 -[Ross] Look out, look out here. -[Mick] Now, come on. 513 00:25:07,539 --> 00:25:08,774 [Ross] Referee. 514 00:25:08,841 --> 00:25:12,644 Referee, uh, being detained, if you will, 515 00:25:12,711 --> 00:25:14,847 by the challenger, Chavo Guerrero, 516 00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:17,448 while Bam Neely did his dirty work. 517 00:25:19,685 --> 00:25:22,021 [Mick] And that's exactly what it was, dirty work. 518 00:25:22,087 --> 00:25:24,023 [Ross] And now Chavo, not wasting any time. 519 00:25:25,057 --> 00:25:28,527 And Matt Hardy having problems obviously with his-- with his knee. 520 00:25:28,593 --> 00:25:33,298 And you notice Chavo Guerrero goes right back to that exposed limb, 521 00:25:33,698 --> 00:25:35,667 the damaged knee of Matt Hardy. 522 00:25:37,101 --> 00:25:39,405 [Mick] And I know general manager Vickie Guerrero's looking 523 00:25:39,471 --> 00:25:41,273 for a big night for La Familia. 524 00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:42,541 Man, they would love to come out 525 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:46,011 not only with Edge holding on to that World Heavyweight Championship, 526 00:25:46,110 --> 00:25:49,148 but seeing, uh, nephew Chavo come out 527 00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:51,949 with the United States Heavyweight Championship as well. 528 00:25:52,717 --> 00:25:55,920 [Ross] Matt Hardy trying to figure out a unique way as Bam Neely looks on. 529 00:25:56,321 --> 00:25:58,057 Boy, Neely's a big, impressive athlete. 530 00:25:59,258 --> 00:26:04,797 And Chavo, that's a hard right hand by Hardy, 531 00:26:04,862 --> 00:26:07,366 but good strategy by Chavo Guerrero. 532 00:26:07,433 --> 00:26:10,769 Hardy's trying to stand, but you can see that Hardy's-- 533 00:26:11,303 --> 00:26:12,937 A quick short bulldog. 534 00:26:13,504 --> 00:26:15,374 Hardy's movement is limited now. 535 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:19,378 The lateral press, and again, Chavo kicks out before the one. 536 00:26:19,445 --> 00:26:21,013 [Mick] Yeah, yeah, and I certainly think that Matt, 537 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:22,514 uh, having to take his-- 538 00:26:23,048 --> 00:26:24,949 struggling to make the cover had something to do with that. 539 00:26:25,016 --> 00:26:26,150 [Ross] Another cover. 540 00:26:28,352 --> 00:26:33,125 Chavo Guerrero is systematically dissecting the left leg of Matt Hardy. 541 00:26:33,391 --> 00:26:36,360 [Mick] Well, he's a sound technician. He has a definite goal in mind. 542 00:26:37,562 --> 00:26:38,897 What'd you say, Matt? 543 00:26:38,964 --> 00:26:40,399 [Ross] Chavo's last name Guerrero, 544 00:26:40,566 --> 00:26:43,068 that translated into English means "warrior," 545 00:26:43,135 --> 00:26:45,838 and Chavo is competing like a warrior here tonight 546 00:26:45,904 --> 00:26:47,706 for the United States Championship. 547 00:26:47,806 --> 00:26:50,842 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 548 00:26:50,908 --> 00:26:52,177 What'd you say, Matt? 549 00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:54,812 [Ross] Well, that's a-- that's a nasty-looking angle right there. 550 00:26:54,879 --> 00:26:57,149 -[Mick] Yeah, yeah. -[Ross] That leg of Matt Hardy. 551 00:26:58,851 --> 00:27:02,353 [Mick] Twisting it in ways that the knee and ankle are not meant to be twisted. 552 00:27:02,420 --> 00:27:04,289 [Ross] And you don't have to be a kinesiology major 553 00:27:04,356 --> 00:27:05,524 to understand that one. 554 00:27:05,591 --> 00:27:08,092 And Hardy, a unique counter, at least bought himself 555 00:27:08,159 --> 00:27:11,129 a couple of seconds of time but to no avail, 556 00:27:11,697 --> 00:27:14,066 as Chavo Guerrero took advantage. 557 00:27:14,133 --> 00:27:16,968 And now Chavo Guerrero looks to put Matt Hardy away. 558 00:27:18,169 --> 00:27:19,670 The United States title at stake. 559 00:27:20,205 --> 00:27:21,874 [crowd cheering] 560 00:27:23,509 --> 00:27:25,543 [Ross] Chavo completely rolled through that. 561 00:27:25,610 --> 00:27:29,148 Hardy avoided contact but Guerrero did not on the rebound. 562 00:27:29,247 --> 00:27:30,649 [Mick] Yeah, yeah, he went for that Swanton, 563 00:27:30,716 --> 00:27:34,052 nobody was home, but like you said, had the presence of mind to roll through 564 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,022 and minimize the impact but then took a devastating clothesline, 565 00:27:37,089 --> 00:27:39,691 defensive clothesline largely, from Matt Hardy. 566 00:27:40,591 --> 00:27:43,095 [Ross] That was a heck of a counter in midair averted by Chavo Guerrero 567 00:27:43,162 --> 00:27:47,466 when you start thinking about it, being able to roll through the Swanton. 568 00:27:47,533 --> 00:27:51,870 And now Matt Hardy looking to-- trying to get some kinda offense going, 569 00:27:51,937 --> 00:27:54,173 but Hardy's literally fighting on one leg. 570 00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:56,542 Hardy with the elbow. 571 00:27:58,443 --> 00:28:00,646 [Mick] And we'll see quite a bit of Matt's offense 572 00:28:00,712 --> 00:28:04,216 does incorporate that leg whether it'd be the leg drop from the second rope, 573 00:28:04,283 --> 00:28:06,717 other maneuvers, we'll see if that comes into play. 574 00:28:07,218 --> 00:28:08,920 [Ross] Hardy might have been thinking a Side Effect. 575 00:28:09,554 --> 00:28:12,124 There's something else that Chavo Guerrero's got on his mind. 576 00:28:12,191 --> 00:28:16,360 That's winning the United States title and those uppercuts, they were blocked. 577 00:28:17,663 --> 00:28:19,598 [Mick] Someone's going for a backslide here. 578 00:28:19,665 --> 00:28:21,934 [Ross] Talk about leverage and strength. 579 00:28:23,869 --> 00:28:25,102 Hardy got the advantage. 580 00:28:25,571 --> 00:28:29,574 The Hardy-- The Hardy Side Effect may do it! 581 00:28:29,774 --> 00:28:30,809 And a-- ooh. 582 00:28:31,510 --> 00:28:34,279 [Mick] And he didn't kick out before one on that one, J.R. 583 00:28:34,812 --> 00:28:37,916 [Ross] A near-fall created by Matt Hardy's Side Effect 584 00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:42,087 and Hardy noticeably limping from the damage done by the challenger. 585 00:28:42,154 --> 00:28:44,622 [Mick] And here we go, here's that second rope leg drop. 586 00:28:44,689 --> 00:28:47,458 We'll see if Matt has enough in the tank to finish him off. 587 00:28:47,559 --> 00:28:48,726 [crowd cheering] 588 00:28:50,128 --> 00:28:53,130 [Ross] Hardy off the second rope but was it ill-advised? 589 00:28:53,197 --> 00:28:54,399 Time will tell. 590 00:28:54,466 --> 00:28:58,603 The elbow connects and this time, Chavo again able to kick out. 591 00:28:58,669 --> 00:29:02,040 Hardy just can't put enough torque on that hook of the leg 592 00:29:02,107 --> 00:29:04,009 -to hold Chavo down. -[Mick] No, he can't. 593 00:29:04,109 --> 00:29:06,378 I think he was going for the leg drop, settled for the elbow 594 00:29:06,511 --> 00:29:09,114 to the point of the neck, but not enough to put Chavo away. 595 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:13,150 [Ross] Hardy, again, taking a risk on that second rope, 596 00:29:13,217 --> 00:29:16,922 and that high-risk fall didn't pay off. 597 00:29:16,989 --> 00:29:20,425 There's a half Boston crab, a submission maneuver. 598 00:29:21,592 --> 00:29:25,630 [Ross] Will Chavo Guerrero become United States Champion via submission? 599 00:29:26,031 --> 00:29:28,000 [Mick] He may, J.R., because that half a crab 600 00:29:28,066 --> 00:29:31,736 actually puts more intense pain on the smaller part of the body. 601 00:29:32,904 --> 00:29:34,206 [Ross] Hardy on the ropes. 602 00:29:35,439 --> 00:29:38,110 Referee got a break out of it before the count of five, 603 00:29:38,176 --> 00:29:42,414 obviously, because right now, Chavo Guerrero, just by his body English, 604 00:29:42,481 --> 00:29:44,483 looks to be supremely confident. 605 00:29:46,818 --> 00:29:49,620 [Mick] I think he is. I think he realized Matt made the ropes-- 606 00:29:49,721 --> 00:29:51,188 -Oh! -[Ross] DDT! 607 00:29:52,791 --> 00:29:54,293 Hardy with a counter. 608 00:29:54,359 --> 00:29:56,595 Look at that cover, the DDT, 609 00:29:56,661 --> 00:29:59,965 and Chavo able to get his right shoulder off the canvas. 610 00:30:01,399 --> 00:30:04,636 [Mick] And how would that big DDT affect Chavo's confidence? 611 00:30:04,703 --> 00:30:07,606 [crowd cheering] 612 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,809 [Ross] Matt Hardy may be thinking Twist of Fate. 613 00:30:11,543 --> 00:30:14,245 Going downstairs now, just looking for it. 614 00:30:16,581 --> 00:30:18,283 -Look at this takedown. -[Mick] Chavo rolling through. 615 00:30:18,350 --> 00:30:20,918 I think he's looking for that half Boston crab one more time. 616 00:30:20,985 --> 00:30:22,920 [Ross] Here it is. In the center of the ring this time. 617 00:30:22,987 --> 00:30:25,057 Matt Hardy a long way from the ropes. 618 00:30:25,590 --> 00:30:26,457 [yells indistinctly] 619 00:30:26,524 --> 00:30:28,293 [Ross] The United States title at stake. 620 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:31,830 One fall can be won by pinfall or submission, 621 00:30:31,929 --> 00:30:34,131 and the submission is what Chavo is looking for. 622 00:30:36,201 --> 00:30:38,570 [Mick] Matt, still quite away from that rope break. 623 00:30:40,339 --> 00:30:43,175 -[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Hardy, out of desperation, 624 00:30:43,241 --> 00:30:45,310 able to get his right hand on the rope. 625 00:30:46,244 --> 00:30:50,881 And now, Hardy is literally having to use the ropes to pull himself up. 626 00:30:50,948 --> 00:30:52,717 [Mick] Yeah, and we can see him really exhaling-- 627 00:30:52,818 --> 00:30:54,186 [Ross] Oh, enzuigiri. 628 00:30:54,252 --> 00:30:57,121 [Mick] Quite a bit of pain with every exhalation of breath there. 629 00:30:58,389 --> 00:30:59,491 [Ross] The head kick. 630 00:31:00,391 --> 00:31:03,695 [Mick] Didn't seem to quite catch the back of the head but seemed to do a good job 631 00:31:03,762 --> 00:31:06,831 on that upper shoulder, certainly enough to buy Matt Hardy some time. 632 00:31:06,898 --> 00:31:09,333 [Ross] It did cause some separation but not for long, 633 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,303 and there's a suplex by Chavo Guerrero. 634 00:31:12,471 --> 00:31:15,040 -[crowd booing] -[Ross] And it may be Three Amigo time. 635 00:31:15,439 --> 00:31:17,809 [Mick] Numero dos of the Three Amigos. 636 00:31:17,876 --> 00:31:20,145 [crowd jeering] 637 00:31:20,911 --> 00:31:22,680 [Ross] Hardy on one leg and-- Oh! 638 00:31:22,747 --> 00:31:26,283 Matt Hardy, out of nowhere with the Twist of Fate. 639 00:31:26,351 --> 00:31:28,352 United States Champion covers 640 00:31:28,419 --> 00:31:29,721 -and Hardy wins it. -[bell ringing] 641 00:31:29,788 --> 00:31:32,690 -["Live For The Moment" playing] -♪ Oh, yeah! ♪ 642 00:31:32,858 --> 00:31:34,326 [crowd cheering] 643 00:31:34,392 --> 00:31:39,464 [Justin] The winner of this match and still WWE United States Champion, 644 00:31:39,531 --> 00:31:41,632 Matt Hardy. 645 00:31:41,766 --> 00:31:45,536 [Ross] The Three Amigos, not a friend of Chavo Guerrero tonight. 646 00:31:45,603 --> 00:31:46,772 [Mick laughing] 647 00:31:46,838 --> 00:31:50,141 Well put, J.R., Matt Hardy may have had those Three Amigos scouted, 648 00:31:50,207 --> 00:31:52,843 countering big time and scoring the win, 649 00:31:52,910 --> 00:31:55,813 maintaining United States Heavyweight Championship. 650 00:31:56,180 --> 00:32:00,385 [Ross] Chavo Guerrero did plenty of damage physically to Matt Hardy, 651 00:32:00,452 --> 00:32:03,155 but Hardy's will to stay in this match 652 00:32:03,221 --> 00:32:06,725 and retain the prestigious United States Championship 653 00:32:06,792 --> 00:32:08,860 prevailed in the end. 654 00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:11,763 And the Twist of Fate was just that, 655 00:32:11,830 --> 00:32:15,167 suffered by the challenger, Chavo Guerrero. 656 00:32:17,535 --> 00:32:20,572 ♪ I can dry up a sea, yeah ♪ 657 00:32:22,174 --> 00:32:23,675 ♪ When I live for the moment… ♪ 658 00:32:23,742 --> 00:32:26,077 [Mick] J.R., I can't help but think that the night has gotten off 659 00:32:26,144 --> 00:32:29,981 to a somewhat uneven start for La Familia. 660 00:32:30,081 --> 00:32:34,019 [Ross] But every match tonight is for championship gold. 661 00:32:34,084 --> 00:32:35,352 ♪ Yeah ♪ 662 00:32:36,053 --> 00:32:39,558 ♪ Don't you sell me your love… ♪ 663 00:32:39,624 --> 00:32:42,627 But without a doubt, the champions seem to be up to par tonight. 664 00:32:42,694 --> 00:32:45,296 They're maintaining the gold so far. 665 00:32:45,362 --> 00:32:47,331 Well, there are many champions here tonight 666 00:32:47,399 --> 00:32:49,000 at the American Airlines Center as well. 667 00:32:49,067 --> 00:32:52,236 We are sold out with a-- well, once part of America's team in attendance. 668 00:32:52,303 --> 00:32:53,504 [Jerry] There you go. Look who's here. 669 00:32:53,572 --> 00:32:56,107 Speaking of champions, the former Dallas Cowboy great, 670 00:32:56,174 --> 00:32:59,110 Tony Dorsett, NFL Hall of Famer. 671 00:32:59,177 --> 00:33:00,278 Hey, Tony. 672 00:33:00,344 --> 00:33:04,549 You know, but last week on Raw, it wasn't about thousands. 673 00:33:04,616 --> 00:33:06,650 I mean, it was about millions. 674 00:33:06,717 --> 00:33:09,221 Mr. McMahon had just given away half a million dollars 675 00:33:09,286 --> 00:33:10,655 when a catastrophe struck. 676 00:33:11,857 --> 00:33:13,024 [music concludes] 677 00:33:13,123 --> 00:33:14,525 [Ross] Well, ladies and gentlemen, how do you feel 678 00:33:14,626 --> 00:33:18,530 about winning a bunch of money, of Mr. McMahon's money? 679 00:33:19,164 --> 00:33:23,101 It'll be five lucky winners who win $100,000. 680 00:33:23,168 --> 00:33:24,636 -[dial tone trilling] -[upbeat music playing] 681 00:33:24,703 --> 00:33:25,837 Guess what, Donna? 682 00:33:25,904 --> 00:33:29,640 You've just won $100,000. 683 00:33:29,707 --> 00:33:31,810 -[Donna, over phone] Oh, my God. -[Vince] Well, congratulations. 684 00:33:31,877 --> 00:33:33,911 $100,000. 685 00:33:34,478 --> 00:33:36,680 -[cash machine chiming] -[Vince] $100,000. 686 00:33:36,747 --> 00:33:39,216 -[cash machine chiming] -[Vince] $100,000. 687 00:33:39,283 --> 00:33:41,218 -[man, over phone] Thank you. -[dial tone trilling] 688 00:33:41,285 --> 00:33:42,486 [Vanessa, over phone] I'm here at the show. 689 00:33:42,553 --> 00:33:44,923 -[Vince] You just won $100,000. -[cash machine chiming] 690 00:33:44,990 --> 00:33:46,625 [crowd cheering] 691 00:33:46,690 --> 00:33:48,526 [dial tone trilling] 692 00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:52,163 [Vince] You've just won a half of a million dollars. 693 00:33:52,230 --> 00:33:53,965 Congratulations. 694 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:56,700 -[man, over phone] I love you, Vince. -You do? I love you back. 695 00:33:56,767 --> 00:33:58,770 [music stops abruptly] 696 00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:00,105 [eerie music playing] 697 00:34:02,274 --> 00:34:05,243 -[loud bang] -[crowd clamoring] 698 00:34:08,145 --> 00:34:11,348 [loud banging continues] 699 00:34:12,616 --> 00:34:14,786 [metal creaks, crashes] 700 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:19,156 [man 1] Vince! Vince! Vince! 701 00:34:19,223 --> 00:34:20,792 -[man 2] Right here. -[indistinct chatter] 702 00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:25,931 -[man 2] Get some help! -[electrical crackling] 703 00:34:27,998 --> 00:34:29,467 [man 3] We gotta get him out of here. 704 00:34:30,268 --> 00:34:34,038 [indistinct chatter] 705 00:34:35,473 --> 00:34:37,342 [paramedic 1] One, two, three. 706 00:34:37,442 --> 00:34:39,810 -[indistinct chatter] -[crowd clamoring] 707 00:34:39,911 --> 00:34:41,478 [paramedic 1] You got him? You got him? 708 00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:43,415 [paramedic 2] Slide him out. One more. Slide him down. One more. 709 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,784 [paramedic 3] Slide him out, slide him out, slide him out. 710 00:34:45,850 --> 00:34:47,618 -Slide him out. -[paramedic 4] Good. 711 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:49,520 -All right. Come with-- -[paramedic 3] Put your arms over here. 712 00:34:49,621 --> 00:34:50,621 [Vince] What happened? 713 00:34:51,623 --> 00:34:52,824 [man] Just relax, Vince. 714 00:34:52,891 --> 00:34:54,960 [paramedic 1] Get down, someone get down there. Scoot down-- 715 00:34:55,025 --> 00:34:56,560 [man] You're all right, you're all right, okay? 716 00:34:56,761 --> 00:34:58,395 -[Vince] I can't feel my legs. -[man] Don't move. 717 00:34:58,462 --> 00:35:00,065 Jesus Christ, don't move. 718 00:35:00,131 --> 00:35:01,399 It's gonna be all right. 719 00:35:01,466 --> 00:35:04,736 -I can't feel my legs, God. -[man] Just lie down. Just lie down, okay? 720 00:35:04,803 --> 00:35:07,572 Don't-- just don't let him move, you guys. 721 00:35:07,639 --> 00:35:08,906 Don't let him move. 722 00:35:09,007 --> 00:35:12,009 [eerie music continues] 723 00:35:15,513 --> 00:35:16,781 [music fades] 724 00:35:19,618 --> 00:35:22,854 An absolutely frightening and terrifying moment 725 00:35:22,953 --> 00:35:24,422 last Monday night on Raw. 726 00:35:24,489 --> 00:35:26,924 Mike Adamle, alongside Tazz, and it should be noted 727 00:35:26,991 --> 00:35:32,564 that the McMahon family will be issuing a formal statement tomorrow night on Raw. 728 00:35:32,631 --> 00:35:34,299 Well, you know, Mike, it's well-documented 729 00:35:34,366 --> 00:35:38,036 that Mr. McMahon does everything big and if you want big, 730 00:35:38,103 --> 00:35:40,337 you're gonna check out something huge right now. 731 00:35:40,404 --> 00:35:43,575 ECW title match, baby, this is big. 732 00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:45,243 [bell ringing] 733 00:35:45,310 --> 00:35:48,647 The following contest is a Triple Threat match 734 00:35:48,712 --> 00:35:50,415 scheduled for one fall 735 00:35:50,482 --> 00:35:56,421 and it is for the ECW Championship. 736 00:35:57,221 --> 00:35:59,658 -["Some Bodies Gonna Get It" playing] -♪ Step up, ready ♪ 737 00:36:01,326 --> 00:36:02,594 ♪ Yes, sir! ♪ 738 00:36:02,661 --> 00:36:04,596 ♪ Somebody gon' get they ass kicked ♪ 739 00:36:05,063 --> 00:36:07,464 ♪ Somebody gon' get their wig split ♪ 740 00:36:07,531 --> 00:36:09,901 ♪ Somebody gon' get they ass kicked… ♪ 741 00:36:09,968 --> 00:36:13,038 [Tazz] Well, what you're looking at is a man, six-foot-one, 742 00:36:13,104 --> 00:36:15,406 1400 pounds, baby. 743 00:36:15,473 --> 00:36:17,609 The World's Strongest Man. 744 00:36:17,676 --> 00:36:20,779 [Adamle] No question about it, and his name is Mark Henry. 745 00:36:21,980 --> 00:36:26,217 The only thing missing from his resume, Tazz, is a major title. 746 00:36:26,284 --> 00:36:28,252 ♪ If I said I'mma do it In the streets it's the same ♪ 747 00:36:28,353 --> 00:36:30,455 ♪ It's the K-I-N, G in here ♪ 748 00:36:30,522 --> 00:36:32,589 ♪ Wildest man in the world And I have no fear… ♪ 749 00:36:32,656 --> 00:36:35,192 [Adamle] He is a man with that lean and hungry look tonight. 750 00:36:36,394 --> 00:36:39,163 [Tazz] Well, last week on ECW, 751 00:36:39,330 --> 00:36:43,368 Mark Henry was in a non-title match with the ECW Champion Kane, 752 00:36:43,435 --> 00:36:45,804 and Big Show was joining us for commentary. 753 00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:47,772 You know, Kane, took his eyes off the ball, 754 00:36:47,839 --> 00:36:51,375 got a little distracted by The World's Largest Athlete on commentary, 755 00:36:51,442 --> 00:36:55,013 then Mark Henry seizing the opportunity 756 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:56,681 and who would've thunk it? 757 00:36:56,748 --> 00:37:01,819 But boom! The World's Strongest Man obtains a victory… 758 00:37:01,886 --> 00:37:04,723 -[bell ringing] -[Tazz] …over the ECW Champion. 759 00:37:05,123 --> 00:37:06,658 I couldn't believe it, man. 760 00:37:07,025 --> 00:37:09,394 [Adamle] Will tonight be his night? 761 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:14,132 [Tazz] Well, Mark Henry went to the ECW general manager, Teddy Long, 762 00:37:14,399 --> 00:37:18,069 and said, "You know what? I need to be put into this ECW title match." 763 00:37:18,136 --> 00:37:21,538 And, uh, well, ECW general manager did just that. 764 00:37:21,606 --> 00:37:23,208 Now we got a Triple Threat. 765 00:37:23,274 --> 00:37:25,276 ["Crank It Up" playing] 766 00:37:27,345 --> 00:37:30,548 ♪ It's a big bad show tonight ♪ 767 00:37:30,615 --> 00:37:33,718 [Adamle] Well, the Big Show needs no introduction, that's for sure, 768 00:37:33,785 --> 00:37:36,888 and someone who is certainly familiar with championships 769 00:37:36,955 --> 00:37:40,125 -and two-time WWE Champion. -[Tazz] Well, absolutely. 770 00:37:40,191 --> 00:37:44,529 And a WWE Champion, a multi-time World Tag Team Champion, 771 00:37:44,596 --> 00:37:46,598 who incidentally was with Kane, 772 00:37:46,663 --> 00:37:48,732 also an ECW Champion, 773 00:37:48,799 --> 00:37:51,301 was the Big Show and a United States Champion. 774 00:37:51,368 --> 00:37:53,505 [Adamle] And he, of course, earned the right to compete 775 00:37:53,571 --> 00:37:55,707 for the ECW Championship 776 00:37:55,774 --> 00:37:59,310 by winning the Singapore Cane match on One Night Stand. 777 00:37:59,377 --> 00:38:04,348 [Tazz] Well, yeah, a match with contested five former ECW Champions 778 00:38:04,783 --> 00:38:08,620 with a Singapore cane in hand, and the Big Show didn't need a weapon. 779 00:38:08,685 --> 00:38:09,754 He's a walking weapon. 780 00:38:10,822 --> 00:38:14,893 But The World's Largest Athlete was victorious then. 781 00:38:14,959 --> 00:38:16,426 Will he be tonight? 782 00:38:16,493 --> 00:38:18,163 [Adamle] And he gave that look to Mark Henry 783 00:38:18,229 --> 00:38:20,865 like, "You want some of this? Come get it." 784 00:38:20,932 --> 00:38:22,700 -[crowd cheering] -[music fades] 785 00:38:23,301 --> 00:38:25,103 [fan] Big Show! 786 00:38:25,170 --> 00:38:27,672 ["Slow Chemical" playing] 787 00:38:33,745 --> 00:38:37,147 [Tazz] Well that man right there, seven-feet tall, Mike, 788 00:38:37,214 --> 00:38:39,484 323 pounds, 789 00:38:39,551 --> 00:38:41,152 ECW Champion 790 00:38:41,219 --> 00:38:44,154 and The Big Red Machine's a former WWE Champion, 791 00:38:44,221 --> 00:38:47,892 an Intercontinental Champion, multi-time World Tag Team Champion, 792 00:38:47,959 --> 00:38:50,929 and as I said now, the current ECW Champion. 793 00:38:51,029 --> 00:38:54,566 [Adamle] And after last week's WWE 2008 draft, 794 00:38:54,632 --> 00:38:56,768 he is now a member of Raw. 795 00:38:59,203 --> 00:39:01,138 This should be something special. 796 00:39:01,205 --> 00:39:03,308 [Tazz] We better reinforce the ring, baby. 797 00:39:04,042 --> 00:39:05,276 A lot of weight there. 798 00:39:05,410 --> 00:39:07,946 ♪ All the wonder that I want… ♪ 799 00:39:08,078 --> 00:39:11,316 [Adamle] Over 1,200 pounds of angry athlete. 800 00:39:11,382 --> 00:39:13,852 ♪ As the whole becomes a part ♪ 801 00:39:13,918 --> 00:39:16,354 ♪ I strike to burn ♪ 802 00:39:16,421 --> 00:39:19,991 ♪ And no flame returns ♪ 803 00:39:25,296 --> 00:39:29,534 -♪ Every intuition fails to find ♪ -[music fades] 804 00:39:29,601 --> 00:39:31,502 [Chimel] Introducing first, 805 00:39:31,569 --> 00:39:33,404 standing seven-feet tall, 806 00:39:33,471 --> 00:39:36,941 weighing 441 pounds, 807 00:39:37,008 --> 00:39:40,011 the Big Show. 808 00:39:40,078 --> 00:39:42,080 [crowd cheering] 809 00:39:44,214 --> 00:39:46,317 And from Silsbee, Texas, 810 00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:49,287 weighing in at 392 pounds 811 00:39:49,354 --> 00:39:54,392 is "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry. 812 00:39:54,459 --> 00:39:56,461 [crowd booing] 813 00:39:59,364 --> 00:40:03,201 And weighing in at 323 pounds, 814 00:40:03,268 --> 00:40:07,438 he is the ECW Champion, 815 00:40:07,505 --> 00:40:10,441 -Kane. -[crowd cheering] 816 00:40:10,508 --> 00:40:13,678 [Adamle] And, Tazz, we should mention that you don't necessarily have 817 00:40:13,745 --> 00:40:17,115 to pin the champion to win the ECW Championship. 818 00:40:19,484 --> 00:40:20,718 [bell ringing] 819 00:40:20,785 --> 00:40:22,754 [Tazz] Well, here we go. And that's a great point, Mike. 820 00:40:22,819 --> 00:40:25,790 As you see… [chuckles] …ECW Champion Kane, 821 00:40:25,857 --> 00:40:28,859 you got to assume, he realizes what you just said. 822 00:40:29,327 --> 00:40:31,429 He knows he's a marked man here. Oh. 823 00:40:31,496 --> 00:40:34,531 Speaking of marked, Mark Henry just drilling the Big Show. 824 00:40:34,999 --> 00:40:36,901 Every man for himself here, though. 825 00:40:37,502 --> 00:40:40,270 Whoever gets that pinfall first, no matter who it's on, 826 00:40:40,337 --> 00:40:42,440 is the new ECW Champion. 827 00:40:42,507 --> 00:40:44,942 [Adamle] Well, they're gonna see nothing fancy here. 828 00:40:46,344 --> 00:40:48,779 These guys are all about ask no quarter, give no quarter, 829 00:40:48,846 --> 00:40:50,682 and Kane giving out a little pain. 830 00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:56,654 So agile, so flexible for a man seven-feet tall. 831 00:40:56,721 --> 00:40:59,022 -[Tazz] Oh, absolutely. -[Adamle] But then so is the Show. 832 00:40:59,089 --> 00:41:02,327 [Tazz] Well, yeah, Big Show, 440 pounds. 833 00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:04,962 It's damn near giant-like. 834 00:41:05,296 --> 00:41:09,167 I mean, come on, Big Show, the only man ever to be WWE Champion, 835 00:41:09,232 --> 00:41:11,536 WCW Champion, and ECW Champion, 836 00:41:11,602 --> 00:41:15,038 and the largest athlete in the world, baby, he could throw hands. 837 00:41:16,307 --> 00:41:18,977 [Adamle] A guy who has dabbled in amateur boxing, the Big Show, 838 00:41:19,042 --> 00:41:21,145 and he knows how to use his fists, 839 00:41:21,212 --> 00:41:23,047 but right now it's Kane doing that. 840 00:41:26,718 --> 00:41:27,986 [Tazz exclaims] Oh! 841 00:41:28,051 --> 00:41:29,953 Might be the world's largest DDT. 842 00:41:30,020 --> 00:41:31,022 Here we go. 843 00:41:31,923 --> 00:41:33,924 Well, Kane trying to get a quick-- 844 00:41:34,525 --> 00:41:37,028 a quick pinfall for a snap DDT 845 00:41:37,095 --> 00:41:39,029 on the Big Show, didn't work. 846 00:41:39,096 --> 00:41:42,000 [Adamle] Meanwhile, Mark Henry trying to get back into the ring. 847 00:41:42,066 --> 00:41:43,968 -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa! -[Adamle] Whoa! 848 00:41:44,902 --> 00:41:46,104 You talk about strength. 849 00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:47,904 [fan] Come on, Kane. Get up. 850 00:41:47,971 --> 00:41:51,009 [Adamle] You know, this is like a scene out of a Jurassic Park almost. 851 00:41:51,075 --> 00:41:52,844 [Tazz] You're not kidding, it's like we got a T-Rex, 852 00:41:52,910 --> 00:41:55,813 a-- you know, a brontosaurus, and give me another dinosaur, 853 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:57,615 -I don't know no-- -[Adamle] Uh, triceratops? 854 00:41:57,682 --> 00:41:58,683 [Tazz] That'll work. 855 00:41:59,650 --> 00:42:04,654 Right now, Kane has got to try and get to a vertical base, if possible. 856 00:42:04,989 --> 00:42:08,459 I think Kane might've… might've got hurt out here. 857 00:42:08,526 --> 00:42:10,028 Kane's having a hard time getting up but-- 858 00:42:10,094 --> 00:42:12,263 -[Adamle] Grabbing that left knee. -[Tazz] Ooh. Wow, yeah. 859 00:42:12,330 --> 00:42:13,998 [Adamle] Wow. Now you know why. 860 00:42:14,065 --> 00:42:15,767 [Tazz] Maybe his back, or his knee or… 861 00:42:17,234 --> 00:42:19,237 -something, Kane-- -[Adamle] Show doesn't care. 862 00:42:19,303 --> 00:42:21,471 He said, "Now I've got Mark Henry right where I want him, 863 00:42:21,538 --> 00:42:23,540 one-on-one in the center of the ring." 864 00:42:23,607 --> 00:42:25,442 [Tazz] And as I stated, every man for himself 865 00:42:25,509 --> 00:42:29,279 or every monstrous mastodon from himself in this case. 866 00:42:33,951 --> 00:42:35,720 I mean, God, what gives here? 867 00:42:36,386 --> 00:42:41,325 Four hundred-pound World's Strongest Man or a 440-pound giant? 868 00:42:42,225 --> 00:42:45,830 [Adamle] Again, Mark Henry looking for his first major title. 869 00:42:46,064 --> 00:42:48,799 This would be a huge coup if he is able to pull it off 870 00:42:48,866 --> 00:42:51,469 against the likes of the Big Show and Kane. 871 00:42:51,536 --> 00:42:53,304 [Tazz] Imagine being caught in a headlock 872 00:42:53,371 --> 00:42:55,339 by a man as powerful as Mark Henry. 873 00:42:55,406 --> 00:42:56,406 Oh! 874 00:42:57,808 --> 00:42:58,776 Wow. 875 00:42:59,410 --> 00:43:01,011 [Adamle] I mean, that was 450 pounds 876 00:43:01,078 --> 00:43:03,848 bouncing off the rope, and Big Show didn't even flinch. 877 00:43:03,915 --> 00:43:07,452 [Tazz] Like, two big boulders just colliding. 878 00:43:08,352 --> 00:43:11,189 Most men when they get hit by Mark Henry go down, 879 00:43:11,255 --> 00:43:12,223 not the Big Show. 880 00:43:12,690 --> 00:43:15,326 [Adamle] And where is Kane, you ask, right in front of us. 881 00:43:18,162 --> 00:43:19,497 [Tazz] Here we go. Oh! 882 00:43:20,932 --> 00:43:23,734 [Adamle] All Show needs to do-- He doesn't have to extend his arms 883 00:43:24,167 --> 00:43:25,703 -to deliver a clothesline. -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa! 884 00:43:25,837 --> 00:43:27,205 [Adamle] Just the Big Show-- and look at this. 885 00:43:27,305 --> 00:43:29,040 -[Tazz] Wow! -[Adamle] Wow, have mercy! 886 00:43:30,107 --> 00:43:33,877 [Tazz] How impressive is The World's Largest Athlete? 887 00:43:37,982 --> 00:43:40,618 [Adamle] He is just toying with Mark Henry right now. 888 00:43:40,685 --> 00:43:42,886 [Tazz] Looks like our trainer and doctors are coming, 889 00:43:42,953 --> 00:43:46,924 checking out the condition of the ECW Champion, Kane, 890 00:43:46,991 --> 00:43:50,194 and got to point out Triple Threat right here, 891 00:43:50,261 --> 00:43:52,997 no count-outs, no disqualifications, so… 892 00:43:53,798 --> 00:43:57,067 Watch the power and strength here of the Big Show. 893 00:43:57,167 --> 00:43:59,537 Look at that, oh, my God! Look at that. 894 00:43:59,604 --> 00:44:01,672 That's like lifting up like a-- like a big-- 895 00:44:01,739 --> 00:44:04,741 -like a Volkswagen or something. -[Adamle] You know how hard that is to do? 896 00:44:04,808 --> 00:44:10,013 I would have no idea, but just going from a dead stop like that, unbelievable. 897 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:11,082 [Big Show] Oh. 898 00:44:11,149 --> 00:44:13,850 [Adamle] Meanwhile, Kane, still in front of our broadcasting… 899 00:44:14,685 --> 00:44:16,287 -[Tazz] Table. -[Adamle] Table? 900 00:44:16,453 --> 00:44:17,622 Kind of thing. 901 00:44:18,221 --> 00:44:19,557 It is inanimate 902 00:44:19,624 --> 00:44:21,759 which makes it a thing, but it's our broadcast table. 903 00:44:21,826 --> 00:44:23,828 [Tazz] I'll tell you what is a thing, and that's that large head 904 00:44:23,895 --> 00:44:27,031 of the Big Show who just headbutted Mark Henry-- Oh! 905 00:44:27,098 --> 00:44:30,268 Kane was trying to get to his feet a moment ago on the outside and-- 906 00:44:30,334 --> 00:44:31,702 [Adamle] He waved away the doctor and said, 907 00:44:31,769 --> 00:44:34,172 "Hey, nothing is wrong with me," but he falls back… 908 00:44:35,473 --> 00:44:37,475 -[Tazz] Down. Right. Right. -[Adamle] …on his posterior. 909 00:44:37,674 --> 00:44:39,109 [Tazz] Um, well, right now, 910 00:44:39,509 --> 00:44:43,314 Kane has got to try and survive for his own title here. 911 00:44:43,381 --> 00:44:46,049 He's got to try and get back in the ring if possible. 912 00:44:46,917 --> 00:44:50,188 But while-- Look at this, Big Show now goozling Mark Henry. 913 00:44:52,757 --> 00:44:57,328 Powerful Mark Henry just chopping down the arm of the Big Show off his throat. 914 00:44:58,828 --> 00:45:00,865 [Adamle] And successfully getting him off his body. 915 00:45:00,932 --> 00:45:02,900 Here comes the Show off the ropes. 916 00:45:02,967 --> 00:45:04,067 Oh! 917 00:45:04,234 --> 00:45:07,038 Looking for the clothesline, both men go down. 918 00:45:07,104 --> 00:45:09,574 [Tazz] It's like a semi hitting a dump truck. 919 00:45:09,707 --> 00:45:12,143 -[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Good God. 920 00:45:12,343 --> 00:45:13,743 Oh, yeah, baby. 921 00:45:13,810 --> 00:45:17,147 [Adamle] And that crowd you hear is for The Big Red Machine 922 00:45:17,214 --> 00:45:19,482 because he's getting back into the ring. 923 00:45:19,549 --> 00:45:22,553 [Tazz] Oh, no, I think Big Red Machine, ECW Champion, 924 00:45:22,620 --> 00:45:24,254 is gonna do a little flying, baby. 925 00:45:24,922 --> 00:45:26,357 Watch out! 926 00:45:26,424 --> 00:45:27,625 Oh, my God. 927 00:45:27,725 --> 00:45:30,461 [Adamle] How does a guy seven-feet tall do that? 928 00:45:30,528 --> 00:45:31,796 Boy, he means business. 929 00:45:31,862 --> 00:45:34,432 He gathered himself when he was outside of the ring 930 00:45:34,498 --> 00:45:36,400 and now delivering out punishment. 931 00:45:36,467 --> 00:45:38,469 [Tazz] Took advantage of the no count-out deal here 932 00:45:38,536 --> 00:45:40,471 in a Triple Threat match and-- Oh! 933 00:45:41,138 --> 00:45:45,776 ECW Champion coming on all cylinders, but can't run full speed. 934 00:45:45,843 --> 00:45:48,980 Got to assume that knee is messed up and banged up on him. 935 00:45:50,948 --> 00:45:53,250 But tell you what, Kane-- Uh-oh. Oh, boy. 936 00:45:53,651 --> 00:45:56,487 Got caught in a bearhug by a big, strong bear. 937 00:45:58,723 --> 00:46:02,393 [Adamle] This is like being in a giant king size vise 938 00:46:02,460 --> 00:46:05,763 when Mark Henry gets that-- Oh. 939 00:46:05,830 --> 00:46:07,265 [Tazz] Oh, man! 940 00:46:07,632 --> 00:46:09,299 [crowd cheering] 941 00:46:09,366 --> 00:46:11,301 [Adamle] Next to Kane, has anybody delivered 942 00:46:11,368 --> 00:46:14,038 a straight shot leg like the Big Show? 943 00:46:14,105 --> 00:46:17,174 [Tazz] Well, big boot like that to the face of-- Uh-oh. 944 00:46:17,975 --> 00:46:20,044 -Well, Mark Henry-- -[Adamle] Double chokeslam. 945 00:46:20,111 --> 00:46:21,779 Can he survive this? 946 00:46:22,078 --> 00:46:23,180 -Wow. -[Tazz] Here we go! 947 00:46:23,247 --> 00:46:24,382 [Adamle] Here's the cover. 948 00:46:24,448 --> 00:46:27,285 [Tazz] And Kane saving his own title right there. 949 00:46:27,350 --> 00:46:29,120 -Look at Kane! -[Adamle] Now he's gonna try to get it. 950 00:46:29,953 --> 00:46:33,223 [Tazz] Again, you do not have to pin the champion to become the champion here. 951 00:46:34,392 --> 00:46:35,660 Uh-oh. 952 00:46:36,594 --> 00:46:38,229 Former tag team champions. 953 00:46:40,464 --> 00:46:41,598 Oof! 954 00:46:43,301 --> 00:46:47,305 [Adamle] This rivalry actually began to intensify a little bit last week 955 00:46:47,371 --> 00:46:50,975 as we saw when Big Show was doing commentary with us, Tazz. 956 00:46:51,042 --> 00:46:52,777 [Tazz] Absolutely, but lis-- [chuckles] 957 00:46:52,843 --> 00:46:55,479 Well, right now Kane realizes the Big Show is in the hunt 958 00:46:55,546 --> 00:46:58,214 after his ECW Championship. 959 00:47:02,386 --> 00:47:05,423 Kane is able to peel off move after move, 960 00:47:05,522 --> 00:47:08,359 and you know the-- and you gotta assume the man, Kane, 961 00:47:08,426 --> 00:47:10,795 is not 100%. 962 00:47:10,861 --> 00:47:13,163 [Adamle] Despite the fact he gets off that right boot 963 00:47:13,230 --> 00:47:16,133 and delivered it to the jaw of Show, goes down-- 964 00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:18,169 [Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute, wait a minute. Look at this. 965 00:47:19,370 --> 00:47:21,638 Came up a little short. Here we go. 966 00:47:21,872 --> 00:47:23,708 [Adamle] The Chokeslam only the Big Show-- 967 00:47:23,774 --> 00:47:25,743 -We got the cover. This could be it. -[Tazz] That's it. That's it. 968 00:47:25,975 --> 00:47:27,044 -Oh! -[Adamle] Oh! 969 00:47:27,111 --> 00:47:29,080 How did Kane get out of that one? 970 00:47:29,879 --> 00:47:31,615 Show can't believe it. 971 00:47:31,682 --> 00:47:33,017 [Tazz] I can't believe it. 972 00:47:33,718 --> 00:47:38,656 The intestinal fortitude of the ECW Champion named Kane-- 973 00:47:38,723 --> 00:47:40,024 -Oh! -[crowd cheering] 974 00:47:41,392 --> 00:47:43,527 [Adamle] How did you get up, man? How did you get up? 975 00:47:46,196 --> 00:47:49,734 Usually, when the Show has the man in that position, it's all over, 976 00:47:49,799 --> 00:47:51,935 but not when you're going against The Big Red Machine. 977 00:47:57,208 --> 00:47:59,910 [Tazz] Looked like Big Show trying to nail a back suplex-- 978 00:47:59,977 --> 00:48:02,546 [Adamle] Now he's got a cover again, he hooks the leg, this could be it. 979 00:48:02,645 --> 00:48:03,881 [Tazz] Oh! 980 00:48:03,948 --> 00:48:05,783 [crowd cheering] 981 00:48:05,850 --> 00:48:07,585 [Adamle] So close but yet so far. 982 00:48:07,651 --> 00:48:10,221 [Tazz] Might be some frustration building up 983 00:48:10,388 --> 00:48:13,524 in the World's Largest Athlete, the number one contender-- 984 00:48:13,624 --> 00:48:15,359 well, now we have two in Mark Henry, 985 00:48:15,426 --> 00:48:17,161 for the ECW Championship. 986 00:48:17,228 --> 00:48:18,662 [Adamle] Great point, Tazz. 987 00:48:18,729 --> 00:48:20,897 Uh-oh, Kane coming to life again, 988 00:48:20,964 --> 00:48:23,401 while Show getting on the ropes. 989 00:48:23,500 --> 00:48:25,970 [Tazz] Oh. Well, that's uncharacteristic of the Big Sh-- 990 00:48:26,036 --> 00:48:27,937 [Adamle] He didn't even blink at that right hand cross. 991 00:48:28,004 --> 00:48:29,740 -[Tazz] Wait a minute. -[Adamle] What is Kane-- Look at this. 992 00:48:29,906 --> 00:48:31,709 Oh, my gosh. 993 00:48:32,109 --> 00:48:34,078 -Here comes Mark Henry. -[Tazz] Oh! 994 00:48:35,179 --> 00:48:37,882 -One, two-- No! -[Adamle] 450-pound splash, and that's it! 995 00:48:37,948 --> 00:48:39,950 -[bell ringing] -[Adamle] Mark Henry, 996 00:48:40,017 --> 00:48:42,685 -The World's Strongest Man. -["Some Bodies Gonna Get It" playing] 997 00:48:43,254 --> 00:48:44,989 [Chimel] Here is your winner 998 00:48:45,055 --> 00:48:51,060 and the new ECW Champion, 999 00:48:51,127 --> 00:48:55,833 "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry! 1000 00:48:55,900 --> 00:48:58,769 [Tazz] Well, we had our first title change hands here 1001 00:48:58,836 --> 00:49:02,306 at Night of Champions, Mark Henry makes history. 1002 00:49:02,373 --> 00:49:08,511 Mark Henry, The World's Strongest Man is now the new ECW Champion. 1003 00:49:08,578 --> 00:49:11,315 -Holy smokes. -[Adamle] In a match of mastodons, 1004 00:49:11,382 --> 00:49:16,153 a brawl of behemoth, Mark Henry returns to glory. 1005 00:49:16,220 --> 00:49:17,754 ♪ Somebody gon' get they ass kicked ♪ 1006 00:49:17,821 --> 00:49:20,324 ♪ Somebody gon' get their wig split… ♪ 1007 00:49:20,391 --> 00:49:22,960 [Tazz] A very proud Mark Henry. 1008 00:49:23,027 --> 00:49:24,694 What a win for Mark Henry. 1009 00:49:26,096 --> 00:49:28,098 Kane got hurt early in the match right here. 1010 00:49:28,165 --> 00:49:29,266 Check this out, Mike. 1011 00:49:29,333 --> 00:49:31,935 Getting chucked out of the ring by the Big Show 1012 00:49:32,002 --> 00:49:34,705 and Kane either tweaked his knee or his back of sorts. 1013 00:49:34,772 --> 00:49:37,274 And then the double team started on Mark Henry here, 1014 00:49:37,575 --> 00:49:43,714 by Kane and Big Show working momentarily as a cohesive unit, and then, boom! 1015 00:49:44,415 --> 00:49:45,683 I thought Mark Henry was done. 1016 00:49:45,749 --> 00:49:49,587 They keep making the save on each other to prevent each other becoming champion. 1017 00:49:50,287 --> 00:49:51,622 And then this was it. 1018 00:49:51,689 --> 00:49:56,393 A crazy superplex by Kane. Out of nowhere, bam! 1019 00:49:56,527 --> 00:49:59,196 [Adamle] That Mark Henry 450-pound splash. 1020 00:49:59,263 --> 00:50:01,232 -[Tazz] What a win for Mark Henry. -[bell ringing] 1021 00:50:01,298 --> 00:50:04,702 [Tazz] Defeated the ECW Champion last week at ECW, 1022 00:50:04,768 --> 00:50:09,306 put into this title match by our general manager, drafted to ECW, 1023 00:50:09,373 --> 00:50:15,112 and now tonight at Night of Champions, Mark Henry the new ECW Champion. 1024 00:50:15,179 --> 00:50:18,115 [Adamle] And he's making GM Teddy Long look like a genius 1025 00:50:18,182 --> 00:50:20,149 for creating this match. 1026 00:50:20,417 --> 00:50:25,756 [Tazz] Congratulations to the very happy World's Strongest Man. 1027 00:50:25,823 --> 00:50:27,958 ♪ You steppin' up to a gorilla ♪ 1028 00:50:28,024 --> 00:50:30,560 ♪ I bang yo' head, dawg ♪ 1029 00:50:30,627 --> 00:50:33,129 ♪ 'Til yo' head like eggnog ♪ 1030 00:50:33,196 --> 00:50:35,699 ♪ Don't think I'm scared, dawg ♪ 1031 00:50:35,766 --> 00:50:37,935 ♪ I'll leave you in red, dawg ♪ 1032 00:50:38,002 --> 00:50:39,636 ♪ Somebody gon' get they ass kicked… ♪ 1033 00:50:39,703 --> 00:50:44,241 [Adamle] But still to come, more champions will be crowned. 1034 00:50:45,709 --> 00:50:48,444 ♪ Somebody gon' get their wig split… ♪ 1035 00:50:48,511 --> 00:50:52,783 [Ross] Our congratulations to Mark Henry for becoming the ECW Champion, 1036 00:50:52,850 --> 00:50:56,252 but, Mick Foley, what I'm more concerned about is 1037 00:50:56,386 --> 00:51:00,491 will Batista become the Heavyweight Champion of the World tonight? 1038 00:51:00,558 --> 00:51:03,460 [Mick] Well, it'll be his last chance if he's not successful. 1039 00:51:03,527 --> 00:51:06,696 Batista moving to Raw will not have an opportunity 1040 00:51:06,763 --> 00:51:10,100 to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship again. 1041 00:51:10,167 --> 00:51:12,169 [Ross] And ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to have your vote, 1042 00:51:12,236 --> 00:51:16,173 your opinion on who-- what championship you think 1043 00:51:16,240 --> 00:51:18,808 will be brought back to Monday Night Raw. 1044 00:51:20,243 --> 00:51:25,149 Remember that standard text messaging rates will apply. 1045 00:51:25,214 --> 00:51:27,350 -["Devour" playing] -♪ Suffocate your own empire ♪ 1046 00:51:27,417 --> 00:51:30,120 ♪ Devour, devour ♪ 1047 00:51:30,187 --> 00:51:32,388 -♪ It's your final hour ♪ -[music fades] 1048 00:51:32,455 --> 00:51:35,259 [crowd cheering] 1049 00:51:35,326 --> 00:51:38,127 Batista, later on tonight, you will be facing Edge. 1050 00:51:38,194 --> 00:51:40,998 Now the question everyone wants to know is will you be bringing 1051 00:51:41,065 --> 00:51:44,167 the World Heavyweight Championship back to Monday Night Raw? 1052 00:51:44,234 --> 00:51:45,836 [crowd cheering] 1053 00:51:45,903 --> 00:51:47,770 Well, now that I've been drafted back to Raw 1054 00:51:47,837 --> 00:51:50,841 and there's no way I'm returning empty-handed, 1055 00:51:50,908 --> 00:51:54,243 so I'm gonna beat Edge, return to Raw a World Heavyweight Champion, 1056 00:51:54,310 --> 00:51:55,846 exactly like I left. 1057 00:51:57,615 --> 00:52:00,451 And be the man on Monday Night Raw-- 1058 00:52:00,517 --> 00:52:01,585 What's up, John? 1059 00:52:03,120 --> 00:52:06,123 [crowd cheering] 1060 00:52:10,327 --> 00:52:11,495 Welcome back to Raw. 1061 00:52:12,328 --> 00:52:13,330 Thank you. 1062 00:52:14,263 --> 00:52:16,466 That's a bold statement. You wanna be the man? 1063 00:52:17,067 --> 00:52:18,902 Now listen, I know at Night of Champions tonight, 1064 00:52:18,969 --> 00:52:22,839 you can be the World Heavyweight Champion, but you gotta realize something. 1065 00:52:24,008 --> 00:52:27,011 If you win tonight and become a World Heavyweight Champion, 1066 00:52:27,077 --> 00:52:31,015 you may not be by the end of the night the only champion. 1067 00:52:32,149 --> 00:52:33,149 Fair enough. 1068 00:52:34,518 --> 00:52:36,185 -[crowd cheering] -Dave. 1069 00:52:36,252 --> 00:52:38,254 -John. -CM Punk. 1070 00:52:38,788 --> 00:52:41,658 Personally, I hope you both bring gold home to Raw, 1071 00:52:43,761 --> 00:52:46,830 'cause this briefcase is getting awful heavy. 1072 00:52:54,837 --> 00:52:55,839 [bell ringing] 1073 00:52:55,906 --> 00:52:59,375 The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall 1074 00:52:59,442 --> 00:53:03,781 and it is for the World Tag Team Championship. 1075 00:53:04,915 --> 00:53:07,917 ["How Do You Like Me Now" playing] 1076 00:53:12,790 --> 00:53:17,261 [Lilian] Introducing first, at a combined weight of 462 pounds, 1077 00:53:17,327 --> 00:53:20,897 they are the World Tag Team Champions, 1078 00:53:20,964 --> 00:53:25,469 Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly. 1079 00:53:25,536 --> 00:53:29,807 [Michael] Make a pretty darn good team, almost a mentor-protégé type situation. 1080 00:53:29,873 --> 00:53:32,142 They won the tag team titles back in December 1081 00:53:32,209 --> 00:53:33,676 from Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, 1082 00:53:33,743 --> 00:53:36,680 but they seem to be rattled a bit last month 1083 00:53:36,747 --> 00:53:40,084 when newcomer Ted DiBiase made that bold challenge 1084 00:53:40,149 --> 00:53:42,486 that he'd find a partner and take the gold here tonight. 1085 00:53:42,653 --> 00:53:44,154 [Jerry] Well, you're right there, Michael. You know, 1086 00:53:44,221 --> 00:53:47,057 last month and maybe even a little before that, 1087 00:53:47,591 --> 00:53:49,426 even though they were the tag team champions, 1088 00:53:49,493 --> 00:53:52,895 Holly and Cody Rhodes, they didn't seem to be on the same page, 1089 00:53:52,962 --> 00:53:55,799 and, J.R., and I had talked about it and thought maybe there was a little bit 1090 00:53:55,866 --> 00:53:57,533 of a generation gap, something was missing. 1091 00:53:57,600 --> 00:54:00,803 But these two guys sat down, they got things together, 1092 00:54:00,870 --> 00:54:02,906 they put their heads together, they talked out all their problems, 1093 00:54:02,973 --> 00:54:06,109 and now I'm telling you they are-- they are a cohesive unit. 1094 00:54:08,045 --> 00:54:11,048 ["Priceless" playing] 1095 00:54:11,781 --> 00:54:13,383 ♪ Priceless ♪ 1096 00:54:14,384 --> 00:54:16,986 ♪ Oh, baby, I'm priceless ♪ 1097 00:54:17,053 --> 00:54:19,790 [Lilian] And introducing the challengers. 1098 00:54:19,857 --> 00:54:22,926 First, from West Palm Beach, Florida, 1099 00:54:22,993 --> 00:54:28,665 weighing in at 235 pounds, Ted DiBiase. 1100 00:54:28,732 --> 00:54:32,636 [Michael] A third-generation superstar who makes his in-ring debut 1101 00:54:32,703 --> 00:54:36,673 here in the WWE tonight, claiming he will win tag team gold. 1102 00:54:36,740 --> 00:54:41,310 But King, the question in the locker room, and nobody's been able to answer it, 1103 00:54:41,377 --> 00:54:43,413 who is DiBiase's partner gonna be? 1104 00:54:43,480 --> 00:54:45,883 [Jerry] Well, you're right, we don't know, nobody knows. 1105 00:54:45,949 --> 00:54:47,084 Only that young man knows. 1106 00:54:47,151 --> 00:54:50,053 But I can assure you one thing, with his family's money, 1107 00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:52,522 he'll have the best partner that money can buy. 1108 00:54:52,589 --> 00:54:54,924 [Michael] His dad, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. 1109 00:54:54,991 --> 00:54:58,361 And King, you had a young Ted DiBiase at ringside with you 1110 00:54:58,428 --> 00:54:59,763 last week on commentary, 1111 00:54:59,830 --> 00:55:02,566 and you couldn't even pry out of him who his partner may be tonight. 1112 00:55:02,633 --> 00:55:05,502 [Jerry] Well, growing up DiBiase has its privileges. 1113 00:55:05,569 --> 00:55:07,437 He was on the Little League polo team. 1114 00:55:08,004 --> 00:55:09,640 His high school mascot was a mink. 1115 00:55:12,475 --> 00:55:13,509 [Michael chuckling] A mink. 1116 00:55:13,609 --> 00:55:14,944 [music fades] 1117 00:55:15,178 --> 00:55:18,315 And introducing his tag team partner… 1118 00:55:18,382 --> 00:55:21,384 [crowd chattering] 1119 00:55:23,120 --> 00:55:25,721 Um, there's a little problem. 1120 00:55:26,723 --> 00:55:30,460 You see, my partner just text me, he's on his way, 1121 00:55:30,527 --> 00:55:32,562 but if we could just wait ten minutes. 1122 00:55:32,629 --> 00:55:34,431 [crowd booing] 1123 00:55:34,498 --> 00:55:35,531 [Jerry] What? 1124 00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:38,468 [Ted Jr.] What do you mean we can't wait? 1125 00:55:38,535 --> 00:55:40,103 We can't wait, what are you talking about? 1126 00:55:40,203 --> 00:55:43,973 Why can't-- Can we reschedule this match for later on in the night? 1127 00:55:44,040 --> 00:55:46,143 -There's no way. -[crowd booing] 1128 00:55:46,210 --> 00:55:47,678 You get another partner. 1129 00:55:47,743 --> 00:55:49,178 Well, then what am I supposed to do? 1130 00:55:49,245 --> 00:55:51,448 -You could forfeit if you want. -[crowd clamoring] 1131 00:55:51,548 --> 00:55:53,482 Forfeit? No, no. 1132 00:55:53,549 --> 00:55:56,319 Don't forfeit this match. Look, please. 1133 00:55:57,287 --> 00:55:59,756 If we can go ahead and start the match, 1134 00:55:59,823 --> 00:56:02,692 my partner will be here. I promise. 1135 00:56:03,359 --> 00:56:04,694 [indistinct chatter] 1136 00:56:04,761 --> 00:56:07,231 [Jerry] Oh, Michael, have you ever heard of anything like this? 1137 00:56:07,297 --> 00:56:08,397 Just ring the bell, let's go. 1138 00:56:08,464 --> 00:56:10,000 [Michael] Well, the matchup is going to begin 1139 00:56:10,067 --> 00:56:12,269 with the World Tag Team titles on the line, 1140 00:56:12,336 --> 00:56:16,272 probably not the way that Ted DiBiase wanted to start his career 1141 00:56:18,075 --> 00:56:21,645 -against the World Tag Team Champions. -No, not you. 1142 00:56:22,245 --> 00:56:23,312 I want him. 1143 00:56:24,781 --> 00:56:26,984 I want Hardcore Holly right now. 1144 00:56:31,754 --> 00:56:35,359 You want me? Cody, tag me. Tag me. 1145 00:56:36,158 --> 00:56:38,761 [Michael] Well, he wants the veteran. We know that DiBiase has had 1146 00:56:38,828 --> 00:56:41,632 -a confident air about him, King but-- -[Jerry] Well, DiBiase wants-- 1147 00:56:41,698 --> 00:56:43,500 [Michael] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, what the-- What the hell? 1148 00:56:43,634 --> 00:56:45,435 [Jerry] What is this? 1149 00:56:56,013 --> 00:56:57,214 [laughs] 1150 00:56:57,314 --> 00:57:01,018 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, 1151 00:57:01,084 --> 00:57:04,421 my partner, Cody Rhodes. 1152 00:57:04,488 --> 00:57:07,491 [crowd booing] 1153 00:57:16,732 --> 00:57:17,734 [Jerry] Well-- 1154 00:57:21,071 --> 00:57:22,071 [Ted Jr.] Get up. 1155 00:57:22,471 --> 00:57:24,341 [Michael] I guess this is official, King, I mean-- 1156 00:57:24,408 --> 00:57:26,209 [Jerry] I don't know, but I can just say in all my years, 1157 00:57:26,276 --> 00:57:28,678 I don't think I've ever seen anything like this. Look at-- 1158 00:57:29,479 --> 00:57:32,049 [Michael] And shades of DiBiase's father, 1159 00:57:32,115 --> 00:57:33,417 Ted DiBiase. 1160 00:57:35,085 --> 00:57:36,453 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Oh. 1161 00:57:38,087 --> 00:57:39,923 And the cover by DiBiase. 1162 00:57:39,990 --> 00:57:42,326 [Jerry] And look at-- look at-- Cody Rhodes standing there, 1163 00:57:42,392 --> 00:57:43,961 -staring out at our fans and-- -[bell ringing] 1164 00:57:44,094 --> 00:57:45,495 [crowd booing] 1165 00:57:47,497 --> 00:57:51,268 The winners of the match, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. 1166 00:57:52,935 --> 00:57:55,372 Ladies and gentlemen, here are your winners, 1167 00:57:55,439 --> 00:57:58,875 Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. 1168 00:57:59,308 --> 00:58:02,611 ["Priceless" playing] 1169 00:58:02,678 --> 00:58:04,982 [Michael] I mean, our fans in Dallas absolutely shocked 1170 00:58:05,048 --> 00:58:06,616 as we are, King, in what transpired. 1171 00:58:06,683 --> 00:58:10,220 Ted DiBiase, he did what he said he was going to do. 1172 00:58:10,287 --> 00:58:16,359 He became the first man in WWE history to win tag team gold-- 1173 00:58:16,426 --> 00:58:17,961 -[music stops] -Your winners 1174 00:58:18,194 --> 00:58:21,964 and new World Tag Team Champions, 1175 00:58:22,031 --> 00:58:26,502 Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. 1176 00:58:26,569 --> 00:58:28,538 -[Jerry] I don't know. I'm-- -["Priceless" continues playing] 1177 00:58:28,605 --> 00:58:30,707 [Jerry] I don't know if shocked is the right word, I'm dumbfounded. 1178 00:58:30,774 --> 00:58:32,274 I don't understand this. 1179 00:58:32,341 --> 00:58:35,479 How did-- how did DiBiase pull this off? 1180 00:58:37,080 --> 00:58:41,118 [Michael] All I know is DiBiase, he made history tonight, King. 1181 00:58:41,651 --> 00:58:44,654 He's the first person in history to win tag team gold 1182 00:58:44,721 --> 00:58:46,823 in his debut match here at WWE. 1183 00:58:48,524 --> 00:58:50,660 But, I mean, what did-- 1184 00:58:51,895 --> 00:58:54,531 what did DiBiase's dad used to say all the time? 1185 00:58:54,598 --> 00:58:56,033 Everybody's got a price? 1186 00:58:57,100 --> 00:59:00,203 Well, Cody Rhodes-- I mean, I cannot believe this. 1187 00:59:00,270 --> 00:59:02,873 [Jerry] We're gonna have to try to get to the bottom of this, check this out. 1188 00:59:02,939 --> 00:59:06,676 DiBiase, yeah, he says he wants Bob Holly to start the match 1189 00:59:06,743 --> 00:59:08,845 and then look at Rhodes from behind. 1190 00:59:09,513 --> 00:59:11,714 [Michael] An ambush behind the man's back. 1191 00:59:11,781 --> 00:59:14,785 [crowd cheering] 1192 00:59:16,520 --> 00:59:18,788 [Jerry] Well, I've heard rumors earlier in the day 1193 00:59:18,855 --> 00:59:22,526 that Cody Rhodes and Bob Holly were not getting along as of late, 1194 00:59:22,591 --> 00:59:23,894 but I thought that was only rumors. 1195 00:59:23,960 --> 00:59:26,962 I thought they-- they're on the same page, but look at that. 1196 00:59:28,665 --> 00:59:30,801 [Elias] One, two, three. 1197 00:59:30,866 --> 00:59:32,502 -[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing] 1198 00:59:32,569 --> 00:59:36,705 [Michael] Well, Ted DiBiase, I'll tell you King, 1199 00:59:38,575 --> 00:59:42,913 a simply priceless debut here in the WWE. 1200 00:59:42,979 --> 00:59:44,114 You talked about the problems 1201 00:59:44,181 --> 00:59:46,783 between Rhodes and Hardcore Holly all along. 1202 00:59:46,850 --> 00:59:48,350 I never thought it'd get to this point. 1203 00:59:52,721 --> 00:59:55,459 Our commentating colleague, Todd Grisham, standing by 1204 00:59:55,524 --> 00:59:59,196 with a very special guest, in a luxury suite here in Dallas. 1205 01:00:01,064 --> 01:00:02,265 [Todd] Thank you, Michael. 1206 01:00:02,332 --> 01:00:07,037 Joining me at this time is John "Bradshaw" Layfield. 1207 01:00:07,104 --> 01:00:08,571 [crowd booing] 1208 01:00:08,638 --> 01:00:13,577 John, we're in a luxury suite here at the American Airline Center 1209 01:00:13,643 --> 01:00:14,911 -and it's got-- -No, Todd. 1210 01:00:17,013 --> 01:00:21,518 We're in my luxury suite here at the American Airline Center. 1211 01:00:21,585 --> 01:00:26,923 And the audacity of having a pay-per-view and calling it the Night of Champions 1212 01:00:26,990 --> 01:00:31,861 in a state that has yearned for greatness since I left, it absolutely amazes me. 1213 01:00:31,928 --> 01:00:33,529 Please, Todd, please… 1214 01:00:35,499 --> 01:00:36,799 explain that to me. 1215 01:00:38,567 --> 01:00:43,240 Why JBL would not have a match on this pay-per-view? 1216 01:00:44,908 --> 01:00:47,644 It's because you're not a champion. 1217 01:00:49,279 --> 01:00:52,281 [crowd cheering] 1218 01:00:56,419 --> 01:00:58,120 You're saying I'm not a champion? 1219 01:00:58,187 --> 01:01:01,024 [crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck! 1220 01:01:01,223 --> 01:01:04,094 You suck! You suck! You suck! 1221 01:01:04,227 --> 01:01:06,962 You suck! You suck! You suck! 1222 01:01:12,134 --> 01:01:16,272 In a failing economy, in a country where people realizes 1223 01:01:16,339 --> 01:01:20,042 they're too stupid to know you can't buy things you can't afford 1224 01:01:20,109 --> 01:01:22,745 and Americans are losing their homes, 1225 01:01:22,812 --> 01:01:26,116 JBL owns his own company, 1226 01:01:26,183 --> 01:01:30,252 a successful company that I am the CEO of. 1227 01:01:30,319 --> 01:01:34,357 I own a luxurious penthouse apartment in New York City. 1228 01:01:34,924 --> 01:01:39,095 And with Mr. McMahon being incapacitated, unfortunately, 1229 01:01:39,562 --> 01:01:41,364 here in the WWE, 1230 01:01:42,131 --> 01:01:45,301 I am the richest person 1231 01:01:45,368 --> 01:01:49,239 in the entire World Wrestling Entertainment. 1232 01:01:49,306 --> 01:01:55,312 That to me is a champion, a champion in life. 1233 01:01:55,377 --> 01:02:00,183 After all… who else can say that? 1234 01:02:02,051 --> 01:02:04,321 Maybe Mark Cuban? But-- 1235 01:02:11,761 --> 01:02:15,565 Because as I look around, I don't see any championship banners 1236 01:02:15,631 --> 01:02:20,437 because when JBL left Texas, champions quit being produced. 1237 01:02:20,502 --> 01:02:22,672 Whatever Mark Cuban has done, 1238 01:02:22,806 --> 01:02:27,777 whatever the state of Texas has done, what the city of Dallas has done 1239 01:02:27,844 --> 01:02:32,214 has produced nothing but massive failures. 1240 01:02:32,848 --> 01:02:34,984 The Dallas Cowboys. 1241 01:02:35,051 --> 01:02:37,854 [crowd jeering] 1242 01:02:41,558 --> 01:02:46,830 Beloved America's team, the Dallas Cowboys, 1243 01:02:46,895 --> 01:02:52,368 go into the NFC playoffs the favorite and choke. 1244 01:02:53,703 --> 01:02:56,740 But they don't just choke to anybody, they choke for a reason 1245 01:02:56,806 --> 01:03:01,678 because they choke to the city of champions, JBL's home, 1246 01:03:01,745 --> 01:03:04,346 the greatest city in the world, New York City, 1247 01:03:04,413 --> 01:03:07,216 and home to the Super Bowl champions… 1248 01:03:07,283 --> 01:03:10,419 [crowd booing] 1249 01:03:14,124 --> 01:03:17,627 …and my New York Giants. 1250 01:03:17,694 --> 01:03:19,696 [crowd booing] 1251 01:03:23,899 --> 01:03:26,236 Everybody loves a champion, 1252 01:03:26,535 --> 01:03:30,807 that's why I am Texas's favorite New Yorker. 1253 01:03:31,441 --> 01:03:34,243 And as far as having a championship… 1254 01:03:37,212 --> 01:03:40,683 as far as having a championship around my waist… 1255 01:03:44,354 --> 01:03:45,488 it's not if. 1256 01:03:47,656 --> 01:03:48,792 It's when. 1257 01:03:55,765 --> 01:03:56,966 [bell ringing] 1258 01:03:57,033 --> 01:03:59,102 This contest is scheduled for one fall 1259 01:03:59,169 --> 01:04:03,173 and it is for the Intercontinental Championship. 1260 01:04:03,239 --> 01:04:06,241 -[crowd cheering] -["Break The Walls Down" playing] 1261 01:04:14,283 --> 01:04:15,618 ♪ Come on ♪ 1262 01:04:15,685 --> 01:04:18,754 ♪ You know I got you, yeah ♪ 1263 01:04:18,988 --> 01:04:21,658 ♪ One, break the wall down… ♪ 1264 01:04:21,725 --> 01:04:26,596 [Lilian] Introducing first, weighing in at 226 pounds, 1265 01:04:26,663 --> 01:04:30,299 he is the Intercontinental Champion, 1266 01:04:30,366 --> 01:04:35,904 "Y2J" Chris Jericho. 1267 01:04:36,538 --> 01:04:39,408 ♪ Step in the arena And break the wall down… ♪ 1268 01:04:39,475 --> 01:04:41,410 [Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, no matter what you think 1269 01:04:41,477 --> 01:04:44,580 about Chris Jericho's recent actions towards Shawn Michaels, 1270 01:04:44,647 --> 01:04:48,118 there is no denying that he indeed should be represented 1271 01:04:48,183 --> 01:04:50,285 here at the Night of Champions. 1272 01:04:50,352 --> 01:04:52,721 Chris Jericho, one of the most decorated champions 1273 01:04:52,821 --> 01:04:57,026 in WWE history, the first ever Undisputed Champion 1274 01:04:57,093 --> 01:05:00,363 and an eight-time Intercontinental Champion. 1275 01:05:01,096 --> 01:05:03,198 [Jerry] Yeah, but, you know, as you mentioned, 1276 01:05:03,265 --> 01:05:05,134 a lot of that is overshadowed 1277 01:05:05,201 --> 01:05:08,504 or at least tainted or clouded by his recent actions. 1278 01:05:08,571 --> 01:05:10,973 I mean, when we watched the-- a few weeks ago 1279 01:05:11,040 --> 01:05:15,345 when he ran Shawn Michaels head-first into that Jeritron with all that glass 1280 01:05:15,444 --> 01:05:18,281 going into Shawn Michaels's eye. And then, again, last week on Raw, 1281 01:05:18,348 --> 01:05:20,250 he ran Shawn Michaels face-first, 1282 01:05:20,316 --> 01:05:22,952 his eye, again, into the corner of the announce table. 1283 01:05:23,019 --> 01:05:25,422 I mean, that can't be forgiven. Come on. 1284 01:05:25,522 --> 01:05:27,957 [Michael] King, I spoke with Chris Jericho earlier today. 1285 01:05:28,024 --> 01:05:31,828 He told me he has absolutely no remorse for what he did to Shawn Michaels. 1286 01:05:32,562 --> 01:05:35,899 He said it's no longer about saving the WWE. 1287 01:05:35,964 --> 01:05:39,636 He said it's about saving himself, about "saving me." 1288 01:05:39,702 --> 01:05:42,839 "I'm on a one-man crusade to save myself 1289 01:05:42,906 --> 01:05:46,709 from 'the flock of lying, cheating superstars 1290 01:05:46,776 --> 01:05:49,212 like Shawn Michaels here on the WWE.'" 1291 01:05:49,279 --> 01:05:50,279 [Jerry] Oh, man. 1292 01:05:50,346 --> 01:05:53,249 [crowd cheering] 1293 01:05:53,316 --> 01:05:56,218 As the record-holding eight-time 1294 01:05:56,285 --> 01:05:59,288 and currently reigning Intercontinental Champion, 1295 01:06:00,223 --> 01:06:04,259 I was told to come out here tonight because I was gonna be defending my title 1296 01:06:04,327 --> 01:06:07,129 against a surprise opponent. Hmm. 1297 01:06:08,397 --> 01:06:09,466 Yeah. 1298 01:06:11,334 --> 01:06:13,136 So I'm not too sure exactly who it is, 1299 01:06:13,203 --> 01:06:16,538 but much to your chagrin, I'll tell you who is not gonna be, 1300 01:06:16,606 --> 01:06:18,875 and that's "HBK" Shawn Michaels. 1301 01:06:18,942 --> 01:06:21,944 [crowd booing] 1302 01:06:28,250 --> 01:06:31,254 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 1303 01:06:34,857 --> 01:06:36,792 -[Jerry] Lance Cade at ringside. -[Jericho] That's fine. 1304 01:06:36,859 --> 01:06:38,495 Chant it all you want. He's not gonna be here 1305 01:06:38,560 --> 01:06:43,232 because he can't be bothered to take a, what, 30-minute, 45-minute flight 1306 01:06:43,299 --> 01:06:46,236 from his home in Texas to come here tonight 1307 01:06:46,301 --> 01:06:50,640 'cause apparently he has some sort of eye injury. Huh. 1308 01:06:52,674 --> 01:06:57,946 As a hero and a role model to millions, I show up every night. 1309 01:06:58,647 --> 01:07:01,683 I show up injured or not. I've had an injured foot. 1310 01:07:01,750 --> 01:07:05,221 I've had bulging discs. I performed with a broken arm. 1311 01:07:06,823 --> 01:07:08,691 I've missed anniversaries, funerals. 1312 01:07:08,758 --> 01:07:11,627 I've missed my own children's birthday parties 1313 01:07:11,694 --> 01:07:15,631 so I could come and perform for all of you and for what? 1314 01:07:15,698 --> 01:07:18,301 For what? You don't deserve it. 1315 01:07:19,968 --> 01:07:24,741 You sure as hell don't appreciate it because I am unlike all of you. 1316 01:07:24,807 --> 01:07:26,475 I'm an honest man. 1317 01:07:27,509 --> 01:07:30,513 -[crowd jeering] -[inaudible] 1318 01:07:32,682 --> 01:07:35,183 I'm an honest man, and I guarantee this. 1319 01:07:35,250 --> 01:07:37,986 No matter who it is, I will have my vindication 1320 01:07:38,053 --> 01:07:41,390 because I'm not here to save us anymore. 1321 01:07:41,457 --> 01:07:45,895 I'm here to save myself. I'm here to save me from all of you. 1322 01:07:49,732 --> 01:07:51,000 I will be appreciated. 1323 01:07:51,067 --> 01:07:52,535 -["S.O.S." playing] -I will have-- 1324 01:07:55,672 --> 01:07:56,673 [Michael] Hey. 1325 01:07:57,406 --> 01:07:59,042 ♪ I hear them shoutin'… ♪ 1326 01:07:59,107 --> 01:08:01,611 -[Michael] Surprise opponent. -[Lilian] Introducing the challenger 1327 01:08:01,678 --> 01:08:06,348 from Jamaica, weighing in at 218 pounds, 1328 01:08:06,415 --> 01:08:08,850 Kofi Kingston. 1329 01:08:08,917 --> 01:08:11,187 [Michael] Well, he is the newest member of the Raw roster. 1330 01:08:11,254 --> 01:08:13,455 Kofi Kingston joined Raw this past Wednesday 1331 01:08:13,522 --> 01:08:16,759 in the supplemental draft on WWE.com. 1332 01:08:16,826 --> 01:08:20,330 It is his first title match here in World Wrestling Entertainment. 1333 01:08:20,395 --> 01:08:24,067 But as we've seen on Tuesday night on ECW on Syfy, King, 1334 01:08:24,133 --> 01:08:25,902 he is high-octane. 1335 01:08:25,969 --> 01:08:29,005 He is a high flyer, and he may just be ready 1336 01:08:29,072 --> 01:08:30,540 to surprise the world here tonight. 1337 01:08:30,607 --> 01:08:34,477 [Jerry] That's right. Boom, boom, boom, the Jamaican sensation could do that, 1338 01:08:34,544 --> 01:08:35,812 surprise and shock the world, 1339 01:08:35,877 --> 01:08:38,214 but it wouldn't surprise anybody or shock anybody more 1340 01:08:38,281 --> 01:08:40,550 than it would that young man, Chris Jericho, 1341 01:08:41,216 --> 01:08:45,554 if Kofi Kingston walk outta here the Intercontinental Champion. 1342 01:08:45,688 --> 01:08:49,224 [Michael] Every match a championship match here tonight on Night of Champions. 1343 01:08:49,291 --> 01:08:53,696 Already two titles have changed hands, the ECW Championship won by Mark Henry, 1344 01:08:53,763 --> 01:08:59,469 the World Tag Team titles won by Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. 1345 01:08:59,535 --> 01:09:01,336 -[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Do you wonder at all, Michael? 1346 01:09:01,403 --> 01:09:05,308 I can't help but wonder why Lance Cade is standing here at ring side. 1347 01:09:05,675 --> 01:09:07,242 [Michael] Unusual stance starting things off 1348 01:09:07,309 --> 01:09:10,679 with Kofi Kingston, the challenger. But, King, to your point, I mean, 1349 01:09:10,746 --> 01:09:12,048 I don't know why Cade would be out of here, 1350 01:09:12,115 --> 01:09:14,216 but I do know one thing, he apparently has bought 1351 01:09:14,282 --> 01:09:16,486 into Chris Jericho's gibberish. 1352 01:09:16,551 --> 01:09:18,388 You heard what Cade had to say last week 1353 01:09:18,453 --> 01:09:22,858 that the reason he attacked Shawn Michaels was a preemptive strike. 1354 01:09:23,259 --> 01:09:25,795 Cade was once a student of Shawn Michaels in his wrestling school, 1355 01:09:25,862 --> 01:09:28,865 said he was afraid Shawn Michaels would turn his back on him 1356 01:09:28,930 --> 01:09:30,265 at some point in his career. 1357 01:09:31,733 --> 01:09:32,868 [Jerry] Boy, did you see that slap 1358 01:09:32,969 --> 01:09:34,804 from the Intercontinental Champion-- Whoa, wait, wait. 1359 01:09:35,537 --> 01:09:37,674 [Michael] And there is the veteran, Chris Jericho, 1360 01:09:37,740 --> 01:09:41,077 as he tries to draw the newcomer, Kofi Kingston, 1361 01:09:41,144 --> 01:09:43,979 perhaps to lose control in the early going of this matchup, King. 1362 01:09:44,313 --> 01:09:46,482 [Jerry] Yeah. But you could tell by the smile on the face of Kofi 1363 01:09:46,549 --> 01:09:48,151 that it's not gonna work. 1364 01:09:48,216 --> 01:09:50,620 It's not gonna get him off his game, too much at stake here. 1365 01:09:50,687 --> 01:09:53,622 [Michael] Kofi Kingston embriled in a-- embroiled, I should say 1366 01:09:53,689 --> 01:09:56,826 in a great rivalry with Shelton Benjamin over on ECW. 1367 01:09:57,360 --> 01:09:59,429 He's now a member of the Raw roster 1368 01:09:59,495 --> 01:10:01,898 with a chance to the Intercontinental title tonight. 1369 01:10:02,831 --> 01:10:04,032 [Jerry] And what a personable young man. 1370 01:10:04,099 --> 01:10:06,436 I had an opportunity just to speak with him momentarily today. 1371 01:10:06,501 --> 01:10:07,704 What a-- what a nice kid. 1372 01:10:08,603 --> 01:10:11,074 [Michael] He is so cheerful, amiable all the time. 1373 01:10:11,607 --> 01:10:13,608 Very animated in the ring. 1374 01:10:14,277 --> 01:10:17,213 I like to call it a controlled frenzy when he gets going, 1375 01:10:17,346 --> 01:10:21,983 and Jericho realizes that, realizes he's gotta keep Kingston grounded, King. 1376 01:10:22,050 --> 01:10:25,054 [Jerry] Well, Kingston, as you said, always smiling, always cheerful. 1377 01:10:25,121 --> 01:10:26,856 Can you imagine if he wins this title tonight? 1378 01:10:26,923 --> 01:10:29,224 You have to have his smile surgically removed. 1379 01:10:29,291 --> 01:10:31,894 [Michael] He'll be partying in Kingston, Jamaica, that's for sure, 1380 01:10:32,628 --> 01:10:34,030 where Kofi hails from. 1381 01:10:35,865 --> 01:10:38,201 A statement from Chris Jericho there. 1382 01:10:39,268 --> 01:10:42,304 -[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Michael] Just establish a territory, 1383 01:10:42,371 --> 01:10:44,874 marking territory against Kingston in the early going. 1384 01:10:47,943 --> 01:10:51,714 The 230-pound Jericho, one of the most accomplished champions 1385 01:10:51,781 --> 01:10:55,518 in WWE history, held just about every title. 1386 01:10:55,585 --> 01:10:57,620 Hey. One, two! 1387 01:10:57,687 --> 01:11:01,190 [Jerry] Yeah. You know, you talk about-- Oh, look out. Wow. 1388 01:11:01,257 --> 01:11:05,561 [Michael] And there's that athleticism of Kingston, catching Jericho by surprise. 1389 01:11:05,628 --> 01:11:09,065 [Jerry] I've never seen anyone other than this young man do that. 1390 01:11:09,766 --> 01:11:11,367 [Michael] And the dynamic Kofi Kingston 1391 01:11:11,434 --> 01:11:13,135 -with that great leaping ability. -[Jerry] Look at this. 1392 01:11:13,669 --> 01:11:16,706 [Michael] And Jericho, time out for the Intercontinental Champ. 1393 01:11:16,773 --> 01:11:18,107 [Jerry] Yeah, Jericho starting to realize, 1394 01:11:18,174 --> 01:11:20,143 "What the heck am I in the ring with here?" 1395 01:11:20,209 --> 01:11:23,146 -"This guy's-- " Watch out! -[Michael] Ooh, Kingston. 1396 01:11:24,347 --> 01:11:26,648 That boot glancing off the jaw of Jericho. 1397 01:11:27,517 --> 01:11:30,286 [Jerry] And Jericho bouncing off this, ooh, announce table. 1398 01:11:30,353 --> 01:11:31,621 Look, incoming. 1399 01:11:31,687 --> 01:11:33,222 [crowd cheering] 1400 01:11:33,289 --> 01:11:35,023 Come on, let's get him in the ring. 1401 01:11:35,090 --> 01:11:37,093 [Michael] When Jericho was told he had a surprise opponent, 1402 01:11:37,160 --> 01:11:39,262 I don't think he quite figured on this. 1403 01:11:44,267 --> 01:11:46,669 [Michael] And the high-flyer Kofi Kingston heads to the top rope. 1404 01:11:46,736 --> 01:11:49,371 He's got Jericho off-balanced here in the early going of the matchup. 1405 01:11:49,438 --> 01:11:53,976 What a crossbody lateral press, title on the line, and a kickout. 1406 01:11:54,577 --> 01:11:56,379 [Jerry] Did you see how big Jericho's eyes got 1407 01:11:56,445 --> 01:11:59,949 when he looked up and saw Kingston flying through the air? 1408 01:12:00,049 --> 01:12:01,050 Look at the height here. 1409 01:12:01,150 --> 01:12:03,119 [Michael] An anxious moment for Chris Jericho. 1410 01:12:03,251 --> 01:12:04,853 -[Jerry laughing] Wow. -[Michael] Wow. 1411 01:12:06,621 --> 01:12:10,126 Kofi Kingston on display here at Night of Champions. 1412 01:12:12,829 --> 01:12:13,696 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Ooh. 1413 01:12:13,763 --> 01:12:17,633 Well, there's the veteran Jericho, perhaps taking advantage of a-- 1414 01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:19,335 of a bit overzealous Kingston. 1415 01:12:19,402 --> 01:12:21,536 [Jerry] Well, Kofi Kingston, as you just saw, 1416 01:12:21,603 --> 01:12:24,440 so absolutely athletic, it's uncanny. 1417 01:12:24,507 --> 01:12:28,845 But then Jericho, the veteran, able to take advantage of this. 1418 01:12:28,911 --> 01:12:30,112 Watch the height here. 1419 01:12:30,913 --> 01:12:32,447 -Good grief. -[Michael] Look at this. 1420 01:12:33,683 --> 01:12:35,218 And then Jeri-- Chris Jericho, 1421 01:12:35,952 --> 01:12:39,121 the instinct again of the champion, dumping Kingston over the top rope. 1422 01:12:39,188 --> 01:12:41,824 I believe his shoulder may have caught the apron. 1423 01:12:42,692 --> 01:12:43,893 -Oh. -[Jerry] Oh, man. 1424 01:12:44,327 --> 01:12:46,996 [Michael] And this is where Jericho is so dangerous, 1425 01:12:48,030 --> 01:12:50,132 picking apart his opponent. Ooh. 1426 01:12:50,199 --> 01:12:51,867 [indistinct chatter] 1427 01:12:52,268 --> 01:12:55,170 [Michael] Wearing Kingston down, using the apron as a weapon. 1428 01:12:55,905 --> 01:12:56,906 [Chad] Three. 1429 01:12:58,773 --> 01:13:01,210 [Jerry] You know, I can't help but watch Lance Cade 1430 01:13:01,277 --> 01:13:02,644 out of the corner of my eye over here. 1431 01:13:02,712 --> 01:13:04,947 He just seemed to be enjoying what he's seeing. 1432 01:13:05,014 --> 01:13:05,882 It's almost like-- 1433 01:13:06,415 --> 01:13:08,483 You know, when you mentioned that he was a student of Shawn Michaels, 1434 01:13:08,550 --> 01:13:11,853 it's almost like now he wants to become a student of Y2J. 1435 01:13:11,920 --> 01:13:14,824 [Michael] He's bought in everything that Jericho has been saying recently. 1436 01:13:15,992 --> 01:13:18,193 Jericho, wearing down Kingston 1437 01:13:18,260 --> 01:13:21,230 who made his debut back in January of this year. 1438 01:13:21,297 --> 01:13:22,632 [Jerry] Oh, man, what a force. 1439 01:13:22,697 --> 01:13:25,001 [Michael] It's Kingston's first title match 1440 01:13:25,300 --> 01:13:26,969 in the World Wrestling Entertainment 1441 01:13:28,737 --> 01:13:30,373 against a man who's had plenty. 1442 01:13:30,438 --> 01:13:32,909 [Jericho] You wanna be champion, huh? Huh? 1443 01:13:33,209 --> 01:13:37,513 [Jerry] Jericho who's showing now almost a total lack of respect here 1444 01:13:37,580 --> 01:13:41,183 for Kofi just kicking, jabbing on his face, a bully. 1445 01:13:45,321 --> 01:13:46,389 [Michael] Uh-oh. 1446 01:13:46,455 --> 01:13:49,492 Kingston blocking the attempted suplex, and blocks it a second time. 1447 01:13:51,160 --> 01:13:52,762 -[Jerry chuckling] -[Michael] Now the champion, Jericho, 1448 01:13:52,862 --> 01:13:53,896 is in trouble. 1449 01:13:53,963 --> 01:13:56,866 [Jerry] Kingston trying to suplex Jericho out of the ring-- uh-oh. 1450 01:13:56,933 --> 01:13:57,934 [Michael] Oh. 1451 01:13:58,534 --> 01:14:01,504 And Jericho finally with the upper hand after quite a struggle. 1452 01:14:01,570 --> 01:14:03,105 Quickly into the cover, hooks the leg. 1453 01:14:03,205 --> 01:14:05,141 Could be it. Two-count kickout. 1454 01:14:12,048 --> 01:14:14,250 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Jericho punishing… 1455 01:14:14,317 --> 01:14:16,352 [Chad] Come on now, what do you say? Come on, Kingston. 1456 01:14:16,852 --> 01:14:17,987 [Michael] Kofi Kingston. 1457 01:14:19,121 --> 01:14:22,391 [Jerry] Well, Jericho with a decided upper hand right now. 1458 01:14:22,458 --> 01:14:25,260 But, you know, you got-- you gotta hand it to Jericho, 1459 01:14:25,327 --> 01:14:27,063 I mean, he had no idea who his opponent was gonna be 1460 01:14:27,129 --> 01:14:30,199 and watching this Kofi Kingston, 1461 01:14:30,266 --> 01:14:32,902 you need some time to prepare for this guy's offense. 1462 01:14:32,969 --> 01:14:36,038 [Michael] Well, for that matter, King, I don't believe Kofi Kingston had any idea 1463 01:14:36,105 --> 01:14:38,574 he was gonna be in this championship matchup tonight. 1464 01:14:40,175 --> 01:14:42,445 You imagine you go to Raw a couple days early, 1465 01:14:42,510 --> 01:14:44,780 you arrive at Night of Champions, and you're told you have the chance 1466 01:14:44,847 --> 01:14:47,282 to win the prestigious Intercontinental title? 1467 01:14:47,683 --> 01:14:51,019 The same championship debuted in 1979. 1468 01:14:51,087 --> 01:14:52,888 -[Jerry] You're right. -[Michael] Hall of Famer, Pat Patterson, 1469 01:14:52,955 --> 01:14:54,757 -the first Intercontinental Champion. -Hey! 1470 01:14:54,824 --> 01:14:56,592 [Jerry] Being told that on the day of-- 1471 01:14:56,659 --> 01:14:59,161 the day of the event could be a little overwhelming. 1472 01:14:59,996 --> 01:15:02,865 Right now, Y2J overwhelming 1473 01:15:02,932 --> 01:15:04,934 -Kofi Kingston, good grief. -[Michael] Oh! 1474 01:15:05,701 --> 01:15:09,405 Knee buried in the back of the neck of Kofi Kingston 1475 01:15:09,472 --> 01:15:14,143 and Chris Jericho, with a look on his face we've seen recently. 1476 01:15:16,012 --> 01:15:18,981 Talk about Kofi's quickness, but Jericho's got some too. 1477 01:15:19,048 --> 01:15:20,383 [Jerry] Yes, he does, man. 1478 01:15:21,217 --> 01:15:25,187 We gotta-- we gotta know that somewhere in San Antonio, Texas, 1479 01:15:25,254 --> 01:15:27,056 Shawn Michaels is home watching this. 1480 01:15:30,291 --> 01:15:32,894 [Michael] And Jericho tying Kingston up with the abdominal stretch, 1481 01:15:33,896 --> 01:15:37,066 a submission maneuver, center of the ring. Kingston has nowhere to go. 1482 01:15:37,133 --> 01:15:40,169 Intercontinental Championship on the line here at the Night of Champions. 1483 01:15:40,635 --> 01:15:41,804 -Ask him. -[Chad] Come on. 1484 01:15:41,871 --> 01:15:43,639 -What do you say, Kingston? -Oh, no, no, no. 1485 01:15:44,874 --> 01:15:46,675 -Ask him. [grunts] -[Chad] What do you say, Kingston? 1486 01:15:47,376 --> 01:15:49,278 -Come on. -Come on, Kingston, what do you say? 1487 01:15:49,344 --> 01:15:53,182 [Jerry] Jericho trying to get that submission out of Kofi Kingston. 1488 01:15:53,249 --> 01:15:54,884 -What do you say? -No. 1489 01:15:54,950 --> 01:15:56,318 [speaking indistinctly] 1490 01:15:56,986 --> 01:15:57,987 Come on. 1491 01:15:58,054 --> 01:16:01,857 [Michael] Now, Kofi realizing that title opportunities don't grow on trees, 1492 01:16:01,924 --> 01:16:03,325 to use the old cliché, King. 1493 01:16:03,392 --> 01:16:05,193 [Jerry] Well that's the last thing you'd wanna do, 1494 01:16:05,760 --> 01:16:09,298 is submit in a situation like this, your first ever title match. 1495 01:16:11,834 --> 01:16:15,838 Sometimes when you're in there with a veteran like Y2J, 1496 01:16:15,905 --> 01:16:17,106 you don't have any choice. 1497 01:16:17,173 --> 01:16:18,941 Kofi worked his way out of this-- Look at this. 1498 01:16:19,008 --> 01:16:21,544 -[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Great hip toss by Kingston. 1499 01:16:22,577 --> 01:16:25,214 Desperate move by Kofi Kingston, yet effective. 1500 01:16:27,282 --> 01:16:28,483 Oh. 1501 01:16:28,550 --> 01:16:30,019 And, King, as this match wears on, 1502 01:16:30,086 --> 01:16:31,987 does it favor the champion or the challenger? 1503 01:16:32,455 --> 01:16:33,489 Ooh. 1504 01:16:33,556 --> 01:16:36,625 [Jerry] Well, I would definitely think that it would favor the champion, 1505 01:16:36,692 --> 01:16:38,394 Jericho, in this situation. 1506 01:16:38,861 --> 01:16:42,565 And look. Man, Jericho pulling out all the stops. 1507 01:16:43,065 --> 01:16:45,434 His entire bodyweight coming down on the neck 1508 01:16:45,501 --> 01:16:47,570 and straight across that middle rope. 1509 01:16:47,635 --> 01:16:50,039 [Michael] Jericho saying earlier today he was a righteous man. 1510 01:16:50,106 --> 01:16:51,974 He's definitely a changed man. 1511 01:16:52,041 --> 01:16:54,076 -That's for sure. -[Chad] Put him down, now. Come on. 1512 01:16:55,211 --> 01:16:56,612 Hey! Let's go, Jericho. 1513 01:16:57,079 --> 01:16:59,215 [Michael] Well, he claims he didn't change, 1514 01:16:59,281 --> 01:17:02,251 it was the superstars and our fans that changed since he returned 1515 01:17:02,318 --> 01:17:04,420 to the WWE late last year. 1516 01:17:04,487 --> 01:17:07,223 [Jerry] Well, Jericho's always had a pretty high opinion of himself. 1517 01:17:07,289 --> 01:17:09,758 There's a lot of talk among the WWE superstars 1518 01:17:09,892 --> 01:17:12,760 that Jericho's ego needs its own ZIP code, but, uh… 1519 01:17:15,431 --> 01:17:17,633 Kofi with these punches to the side of Jericho's head 1520 01:17:17,700 --> 01:17:18,701 -but look out. -[Michael] Oh! 1521 01:17:18,767 --> 01:17:21,737 Hey, look at this. Jericho in trouble, could get caught, hooks the leg. 1522 01:17:21,804 --> 01:17:23,973 -Two count, kickout at two and a half. -[Jerry] Oh, man. 1523 01:17:24,039 --> 01:17:27,009 [Michael] A near-fall for the challenger Kofi Kingston 1524 01:17:27,175 --> 01:17:30,545 and Jericho's going to the top rope almost cost him. 1525 01:17:31,013 --> 01:17:33,148 [Jerry] Boy, Jericho's-- the back of his head landed right on the mat. 1526 01:17:33,215 --> 01:17:34,916 He could be a little addled right here. 1527 01:17:34,983 --> 01:17:37,486 Great time for Kofi Kingston to mount some offense. 1528 01:17:37,553 --> 01:17:39,288 [crowd cheering] 1529 01:17:39,755 --> 01:17:43,325 [Michael] Jericho won the Intercontinental title four months ago from Jeff Hardy! 1530 01:17:43,392 --> 01:17:46,262 Kingston, looking to end that reign here tonight. Ooh! 1531 01:17:46,327 --> 01:17:47,663 [Jerry] Jericho's in trouble, I'm telling you. 1532 01:17:47,730 --> 01:17:49,665 I don't know if he-- he's a little wobbly on those legs. 1533 01:17:49,732 --> 01:17:52,067 I don't know if he knows exactly where he is right now. 1534 01:17:53,602 --> 01:17:56,672 [Michael] Kofi Kingston off the stand, he dropkicked him to knock down Jericho. 1535 01:17:56,739 --> 01:17:58,474 [Jerry] Jericho's even more wobbly now. 1536 01:17:58,541 --> 01:18:00,009 -[Michael] The high-- -[Jerry] Flat on his back. 1537 01:18:00,876 --> 01:18:02,577 -Boom, boom. -[Michael] The high-octane Kingston. 1538 01:18:02,644 --> 01:18:04,713 -[Jerry laughing] -[Michael] Caught by Jericho! 1539 01:18:04,780 --> 01:18:06,949 -[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Michael] It's almost as if the veteran 1540 01:18:07,016 --> 01:18:09,751 had Kingston scouted, trying to roll him over on his belly, 1541 01:18:09,818 --> 01:18:12,688 into the Walls of Jericho. Can the Intercontinental Champion do it? 1542 01:18:12,987 --> 01:18:14,423 -[Jerry] Hey! -[Michael] Kofi Kingston roll up, 1543 01:18:14,523 --> 01:18:15,424 hooks the leg. 1544 01:18:15,523 --> 01:18:16,791 -We'll have a new champion-- no! -[Jerry] Oh! 1545 01:18:16,892 --> 01:18:18,460 -[Michael] Kickout at two. -[Jerry] Oh, man. 1546 01:18:20,228 --> 01:18:22,398 [Michael] Great counter by Kofi Kingston. 1547 01:18:23,566 --> 01:18:25,501 [Jerry] I was about to jump out of my chair. 1548 01:18:26,168 --> 01:18:27,570 [Michael] This kid's showing some guts. 1549 01:18:27,635 --> 01:18:31,907 Here's the cover, may have him-- Oh, and a kickout at two and a half. 1550 01:18:33,709 --> 01:18:36,445 [Jerry] Jericho, if he doesn't-- he didn't realize that he'd know-- 1551 01:18:36,512 --> 01:18:38,914 he's realizing it now, he's in for the fight of his life here. 1552 01:18:38,981 --> 01:18:41,617 [Michael] Kingston has the pace-- Well, where he wanted him. 1553 01:18:41,684 --> 01:18:45,788 That feverous pace would help Kofi Kingston. 1554 01:18:45,853 --> 01:18:49,191 Jericho realizes he needs to slow things down, but he can't. 1555 01:18:49,258 --> 01:18:51,527 Cover again! Off the hurricanrana. 1556 01:18:51,594 --> 01:18:53,462 He got him-- No, and a kickout! 1557 01:18:54,463 --> 01:18:56,031 Another near-fall! 1558 01:18:57,700 --> 01:18:59,768 You believe Jericho thought he was gonna be in for this tonight? 1559 01:18:59,835 --> 01:19:02,737 [Jerry chuckling] I don't think he had any clue. 1560 01:19:04,005 --> 01:19:05,107 Oh, man. 1561 01:19:06,108 --> 01:19:09,945 Into the ribs of Kofi Kingston, a sickening thud. 1562 01:19:15,550 --> 01:19:18,286 [Michael] Jericho reestablishing control. 1563 01:19:20,054 --> 01:19:22,090 -[Jerry] Lionsault. -[Michael] Lionsault connected. 1564 01:19:22,157 --> 01:19:24,360 Could be it for Kofi Kingston. 1565 01:19:24,425 --> 01:19:29,031 And that smug look on the face of Jericho almost saying to Kofi, 1566 01:19:29,098 --> 01:19:31,767 "You don't deserve to be in the same ring as me." 1567 01:19:31,834 --> 01:19:32,835 [crowd cheering] 1568 01:19:32,901 --> 01:19:34,702 -[Michael] Walls of Jericho locked in! -[Jerry] Oh, this is it. 1569 01:19:34,769 --> 01:19:36,105 Oh, my God. 1570 01:19:36,170 --> 01:19:37,373 [Michael] Submission maneuver. 1571 01:19:37,438 --> 01:19:38,907 Will the challenge tap out? 1572 01:19:38,974 --> 01:19:42,911 [Jerry] Look how Kingston-- Kingston's body is contorted in-- Hey! 1573 01:19:43,946 --> 01:19:45,014 Look at this. 1574 01:19:45,114 --> 01:19:46,581 -It's Shawn Michaels! -[Michael] Shawn Michaels! 1575 01:19:46,648 --> 01:19:49,652 -Sweet Chin Music to Lance Cade. -[crowd cheering] 1576 01:19:49,718 --> 01:19:52,788 [Michael] Shawn Michaels. I didn't know he was here. 1577 01:19:52,855 --> 01:19:54,623 [crowd cheering] 1578 01:19:54,690 --> 01:19:56,825 -[Michael] And Kingston-- Look at this! -[crowd cheering] 1579 01:19:56,925 --> 01:19:58,059 [Michael] Trouble in Paradise 1580 01:19:58,126 --> 01:19:59,827 -[Jerry] Hey! -[Michael] Off the distraction! 1581 01:19:59,894 --> 01:20:01,362 -Kingston! Kingston! -[Jerry] Oh, my God. 1582 01:20:01,429 --> 01:20:03,132 -[bell ringing] -[Michael] Kingston wins the title. 1583 01:20:03,197 --> 01:20:05,401 -[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, my God. 1584 01:20:05,467 --> 01:20:06,934 -This is crazy. -[Lilian] Here's your winner, 1585 01:20:07,001 --> 01:20:11,473 and the new Intercontinental Champion, 1586 01:20:11,540 --> 01:20:13,876 -Kofi Kingston! -["S.O.S" playing] 1587 01:20:14,643 --> 01:20:17,279 [Michael] That distraction by Shawn Michaels, King… 1588 01:20:17,346 --> 01:20:19,548 -[Jerry laughing] -[Michael] …cost Chris Jericho 1589 01:20:19,615 --> 01:20:21,150 the Intercontinental title. 1590 01:20:21,215 --> 01:20:24,286 Kofi Kingston, is the new Intercontinental Champion. 1591 01:20:24,353 --> 01:20:27,022 [Jerry] I cannot believe it. I know Jericho can't believe it. 1592 01:20:27,089 --> 01:20:29,491 I bet Kofi Kingston can't believe it right now. 1593 01:20:29,558 --> 01:20:34,129 ♪ You have no, no More, more time ♪ 1594 01:20:34,196 --> 01:20:36,632 -♪ Your destiny is mine… ♪ -[Jerry laughing] 1595 01:20:36,699 --> 01:20:40,402 [Michael] The shock on Chris Jericho's face 1596 01:20:41,103 --> 01:20:42,871 -told the story. -[Jerry] Look at this young man. 1597 01:20:44,505 --> 01:20:45,907 ♪ SOS ♪ 1598 01:20:45,974 --> 01:20:47,175 ♪ I hear them shoutin'… ♪ 1599 01:20:47,242 --> 01:20:49,712 It is beginning to sink in on Kofi Kingston. 1600 01:20:49,777 --> 01:20:51,780 It's beginning to sink in on Jericho. 1601 01:20:51,847 --> 01:20:54,016 You are no longer the Intercontinental Champion. 1602 01:20:54,083 --> 01:20:55,651 [Michael] Well, we have a developing situation 1603 01:20:55,718 --> 01:20:56,818 here at ringside, King. 1604 01:20:56,885 --> 01:21:00,222 Shawn Michaels, remember the eye injury on two separate occasions and now… 1605 01:21:02,324 --> 01:21:04,326 a trainer is a-- has come to ringside. 1606 01:21:04,393 --> 01:21:08,297 ♪ Hey, mister I been telling you to be afraid ♪ 1607 01:21:08,864 --> 01:21:12,800 ♪ 'Cause this bad man Him have bad news for you today… ♪ 1608 01:21:12,867 --> 01:21:16,405 [Jerry] Shawn was knock-- knocked off ringside by Jericho 1609 01:21:16,472 --> 01:21:20,442 while Jericho stood there looking at Shawn, he was hit from behind but-- 1610 01:21:20,509 --> 01:21:22,510 [crowd cheering] 1611 01:21:23,512 --> 01:21:25,681 [Jerry] I didn't see how Shawn landed, he must have landed on his-- 1612 01:21:25,748 --> 01:21:28,550 [crowd chanting] 1613 01:21:28,650 --> 01:21:30,619 -[Jerry] He's hurt. -[indistinct chatter] 1614 01:21:33,789 --> 01:21:37,226 [Jerry] I'm amazed that Shawn had the guts enough to show up here tonight. 1615 01:21:38,093 --> 01:21:39,561 And he had his eye taped up. 1616 01:21:39,628 --> 01:21:42,030 [indistinct chatter] 1617 01:21:43,232 --> 01:21:45,567 [Jerry] Did you see that last week when Shawn was thrown, 1618 01:21:45,634 --> 01:21:49,304 his eye and the side of his head hit into the corner of the announce table? 1619 01:21:49,371 --> 01:21:51,607 [Michael] Bounced right off the announce table right in front of us. 1620 01:21:53,509 --> 01:21:55,510 [crowd jeering] 1621 01:21:56,812 --> 01:22:00,715 [indistinct chatter] 1622 01:22:04,119 --> 01:22:06,121 -[Michael] Uh-oh. -[crowd cheering] 1623 01:22:08,389 --> 01:22:09,657 [fan] Shawn, watch out, watch out. 1624 01:22:10,526 --> 01:22:13,128 [crowd clamoring] 1625 01:22:13,195 --> 01:22:15,931 -[indistinct chatter] -Hey, hey, hey. 1626 01:22:15,998 --> 01:22:18,500 [overlapping chatter] 1627 01:22:20,602 --> 01:22:23,672 -Hey! -[overlapping chatter] 1628 01:22:27,608 --> 01:22:29,611 -[Jerry] Oh, look out! Oh, man! -[Michael] Oh! 1629 01:22:31,547 --> 01:22:34,715 [Jerry] Oh, that big right fist right into the eye of Shawn Michaels. 1630 01:22:35,751 --> 01:22:36,751 Come on. 1631 01:22:36,818 --> 01:22:37,885 [referee] Come on, Chris. 1632 01:22:37,952 --> 01:22:41,389 [overlapping chatter] 1633 01:22:41,557 --> 01:22:44,293 -[Shawn] Oh, God. -[Jerry] Man, right in his eye. 1634 01:22:44,358 --> 01:22:46,361 -[overlapping chatter] -[Shawn] Goddamn it. 1635 01:22:46,428 --> 01:22:48,897 [medic] All right, help me, guys. It's okay. 1636 01:22:48,964 --> 01:22:51,300 [grunting] 1637 01:22:52,835 --> 01:22:54,335 [man] It's all right. It's okay. 1638 01:22:54,803 --> 01:22:56,237 [referee] It's over, Chris, it's over. 1639 01:22:56,304 --> 01:22:57,306 Come on. 1640 01:22:58,607 --> 01:23:02,978 [Jerry] Anybody that's ever had any type of eye injury 1641 01:23:03,045 --> 01:23:06,581 can understand somewhat what Shawn Michaels is going through here. 1642 01:23:06,648 --> 01:23:09,918 I mean, first glass, just imagine glass in your eye 1643 01:23:09,985 --> 01:23:12,454 and then-- and then the side of that table and now this. 1644 01:23:12,521 --> 01:23:13,856 [man] Come on, Shawn. 1645 01:23:13,922 --> 01:23:15,958 -[Jerry] And this cheap shot by Jericho. -[man] Shawn, we wanna help. 1646 01:23:16,023 --> 01:23:18,193 We wanna help you. We just wanna help you, Shawn. 1647 01:23:20,529 --> 01:23:23,465 [Michael] Well, near the end of the matchup, from out of nowhere, 1648 01:23:23,532 --> 01:23:27,736 shocking Shawn Michaels' Sweet Chin Music to Lance Cade. 1649 01:23:28,737 --> 01:23:30,138 But this is a-- 1650 01:23:30,205 --> 01:23:31,206 [Jerry] Oh. 1651 01:23:31,273 --> 01:23:34,409 I think Shawn must have landed on the side of his head or something 1652 01:23:34,476 --> 01:23:36,044 when he hit-- that's where he was there. 1653 01:23:36,111 --> 01:23:40,415 But then Kofi Kingston took advantage of the opportunity 1654 01:23:40,482 --> 01:23:42,985 -and became the Intercontinental Champion. -[bell ringing] 1655 01:23:43,986 --> 01:23:45,420 [Jerry] Then this confrontation. 1656 01:23:45,487 --> 01:23:47,656 -[Michael] The absolute cheap shot. -[Jerry] Watch this. 1657 01:23:48,223 --> 01:23:50,291 Oh, my gosh, right in his eye. 1658 01:23:50,358 --> 01:23:53,228 [overlapping chatter] 1659 01:23:55,030 --> 01:23:56,098 [Jerry] Watch it again. 1660 01:23:56,164 --> 01:23:58,166 [overlapping chatter] 1661 01:23:59,501 --> 01:24:01,937 [Michael] Chris Jericho says he's here to save himself, King. 1662 01:24:02,070 --> 01:24:04,806 He may need somebody to save him from himself. 1663 01:24:06,308 --> 01:24:10,679 [Jerry] And then they need to get Shawn to the back to get some attention, right now. 1664 01:24:10,746 --> 01:24:13,849 [crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK! 1665 01:24:13,916 --> 01:24:15,651 [Jerry] And get him out as well. 1666 01:24:15,717 --> 01:24:16,718 Go. 1667 01:24:20,822 --> 01:24:22,858 [Michael] Now, ladies and gentlemen, three champions have-- 1668 01:24:22,925 --> 01:24:25,527 championships have changed hands tonight. Will there be a fourth? 1669 01:24:25,594 --> 01:24:27,329 WWE title on the line. 1670 01:24:27,396 --> 01:24:30,866 One of the most anticipated rematches in recent memory, King. 1671 01:24:30,933 --> 01:24:32,601 [Jerry] Oh, without a doubt. 1672 01:24:32,668 --> 01:24:37,072 John Cena, Triple H, it's been two years since they met one-on-one. 1673 01:24:37,139 --> 01:24:39,206 That was historic, tonight-- 1674 01:24:39,273 --> 01:24:41,876 I mean, I'm telling you, it's gonna be as-- I can't-- 1675 01:24:41,943 --> 01:24:44,179 I can't think of better words, a moment in time. 1676 01:24:44,246 --> 01:24:46,081 [Michael] Well, important night for both SmackDown and Raw, 1677 01:24:46,148 --> 01:24:48,817 and we're asking all of our fans for their opinions. 1678 01:24:48,884 --> 01:24:52,554 WWE mobile text voting brought you by AT&T. 1679 01:24:52,621 --> 01:24:55,157 Who will bring a championship back to Raw? 1680 01:24:55,223 --> 01:24:58,626 You can vote now. Standard text messaging rates apply. 1681 01:24:58,693 --> 01:24:59,962 We want your opinion. 1682 01:25:01,763 --> 01:25:03,098 -It's not gonna do. -All right. 1683 01:25:03,165 --> 01:25:05,233 -That's not me. -It's out. It's out. 1684 01:25:05,300 --> 01:25:08,904 And this purple, baby, what do you think about this purple Rose? 1685 01:25:08,971 --> 01:25:10,505 -Yeah. Yeah. -Pretty nice flower, right? 1686 01:25:10,572 --> 01:25:11,773 Purple, purple's way better. 1687 01:25:11,840 --> 01:25:13,041 [Zack] Champ, are you ready? 1688 01:25:14,041 --> 01:25:15,376 It's a big night tonight, man. 1689 01:25:16,644 --> 01:25:18,647 Yes, it is. And you know what, I am ready. 1690 01:25:18,714 --> 01:25:20,248 -I want you guys to watch close though. -Of course. 1691 01:25:20,315 --> 01:25:22,718 I mean, did you see the fear in Batista's eyes the other night? 1692 01:25:22,784 --> 01:25:24,452 I mean, he's already beaten, he's already a beaten, man. 1693 01:25:24,518 --> 01:25:26,521 But too bad about Triple H, right? 1694 01:25:28,590 --> 01:25:29,992 What do you mean? What is that supposed to mean? 1695 01:25:30,058 --> 01:25:31,059 Tell him. 1696 01:25:32,260 --> 01:25:34,396 What he means is it's too bad he just, 1697 01:25:34,463 --> 01:25:37,264 you know-- Triple H decided to help Batista on Friday, I mean, 1698 01:25:37,331 --> 01:25:40,602 if he hadn't maybe you two could've worked together tonight. 1699 01:25:42,103 --> 01:25:44,473 What are you trying to say? I mean, you think I need help? 1700 01:25:44,539 --> 01:25:46,273 -No. No. -Do you think I need anybody's help? 1701 01:25:46,340 --> 01:25:48,276 All right. I'm gonna give you guys a little lesson here. 1702 01:25:48,343 --> 01:25:51,146 Batista has never beaten me in a World Heavyweight Championship match. 1703 01:25:51,213 --> 01:25:52,347 He's never done it. 1704 01:25:52,947 --> 01:25:56,751 Another little lesson, I am a two-time WWE Champion. 1705 01:25:56,818 --> 01:25:58,553 I'm a 12-time tag team champion. 1706 01:25:58,620 --> 01:26:00,489 I'm a five-time Intercontinental Champion. 1707 01:26:00,554 --> 01:26:01,956 I'm a US Champion. 1708 01:26:02,691 --> 01:26:05,360 King of the Ring, two-time Mr. Money in the Bank. 1709 01:26:05,427 --> 01:26:08,897 I am the man who banished The Undertaker from the WWE. 1710 01:26:08,964 --> 01:26:10,432 [crowd booing] 1711 01:26:10,499 --> 01:26:11,500 Oh, oh, yeah. 1712 01:26:11,566 --> 01:26:12,834 In case we forgot, 1713 01:26:12,901 --> 01:26:15,370 I'm the reigning and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, 1714 01:26:15,437 --> 01:26:17,639 so I don't need anybody's help. 1715 01:26:17,706 --> 01:26:19,041 You're absolutely right. 1716 01:26:19,107 --> 01:26:24,513 The only thing I need is the love of my fiancée and my baby, 1717 01:26:26,181 --> 01:26:31,452 And with that, I'll leave Batista tonight beaten and empty-handed. 1718 01:26:31,519 --> 01:26:33,522 [crowd booing] 1719 01:26:39,393 --> 01:26:40,529 [bell ringing] 1720 01:26:40,594 --> 01:26:42,931 [Lilian] This next contest is scheduled for one fall 1721 01:26:42,998 --> 01:26:47,669 and it is for the WWE Women's Championship! 1722 01:26:47,736 --> 01:26:49,137 [crowd cheering] 1723 01:26:49,204 --> 01:26:51,406 ["Obsession" playing] 1724 01:26:51,473 --> 01:26:54,608 [Jerry] Well, this is the best that I can get. 1725 01:26:54,675 --> 01:26:56,077 Mickie James. 1726 01:26:57,112 --> 01:27:00,682 [Lilian] Introducing first, from Richmond, Virginia. 1727 01:27:00,749 --> 01:27:06,353 She is the WWE Women's Champion, Mickie James! 1728 01:27:06,420 --> 01:27:09,157 [Michael] Mickie James, a four-time Women's Champion. 1729 01:27:09,224 --> 01:27:11,492 Won the title back in April in London, England. 1730 01:27:11,559 --> 01:27:15,897 A shocker, an upset against Beth Phoenix, The Glamazon. 1731 01:27:15,964 --> 01:27:19,934 [Jerry] Right. Mickie James did something that everyone at Raw thought 1732 01:27:20,068 --> 01:27:22,904 was gonna be virtually impossible, and that was beat Beth Phoenix. 1733 01:27:22,971 --> 01:27:24,639 Beth Phoenix was on such a roll but, 1734 01:27:24,706 --> 01:27:28,242 oh, man, Mickie James has just been sensational. 1735 01:27:28,309 --> 01:27:30,911 [Michael] You know, Mickie, a huge Dallas Cowboy's fan. 1736 01:27:30,978 --> 01:27:31,980 [Jerry] Really? 1737 01:27:32,047 --> 01:27:35,050 [Michael] We're here in Dallas, Texas tonight for Night of Champions. 1738 01:27:35,483 --> 01:27:37,352 [music fades] 1739 01:27:37,919 --> 01:27:40,922 ["Generator (A)" playing] 1740 01:27:45,259 --> 01:27:47,728 [Lilian] And introducing the challenger. 1741 01:27:47,795 --> 01:27:50,132 Hailing from Chelsea, England. 1742 01:27:50,197 --> 01:27:52,601 Katie Lea. 1743 01:27:52,666 --> 01:27:54,835 [Michael] Along with her brother Paul Burchill, 1744 01:27:55,269 --> 01:27:57,739 Katie Lea looking to win her Women's Championship tonight. 1745 01:27:57,806 --> 01:28:00,142 She holds two pinfall victories in tag team matches 1746 01:28:00,208 --> 01:28:02,811 over Mickie James in recent weeks. 1747 01:28:02,878 --> 01:28:07,249 But, King, wouldn't it be a little ironic if this lady from Chelsea, England, 1748 01:28:07,315 --> 01:28:10,951 Katie Lea showed up at The Great American Bash next month 1749 01:28:11,018 --> 01:28:13,088 as the Women's Champion? 1750 01:28:13,155 --> 01:28:15,824 [Jerry] Well, it would-- I don't know if ironic would be the right word 1751 01:28:15,891 --> 01:28:20,428 but now that I see her brother here at ring side, it could be very possible. 1752 01:28:20,495 --> 01:28:22,197 [Michael] Great American Bash, 1753 01:28:22,264 --> 01:28:25,300 next time we're on pay-per-view next month, sold out. 1754 01:28:26,300 --> 01:28:28,702 -Coliseum on Long Island. -[Jerry] Already sold out? 1755 01:28:28,769 --> 01:28:30,272 -[Michael] Yes. -[Jerry] Wow. 1756 01:28:35,911 --> 01:28:40,715 [Jerry] I got an uneasy feeling with the big brother and sister combination. 1757 01:28:40,782 --> 01:28:42,784 Brother being at ringside. 1758 01:28:46,521 --> 01:28:50,258 [Michael] WWE Women's Championship on the line. 1759 01:28:50,325 --> 01:28:52,360 -Mickie James versus the challenger… -[bell ringing] 1760 01:28:52,427 --> 01:28:54,129 [Michael] …Katie Lea Burchill. 1761 01:28:54,196 --> 01:28:58,733 I know you were checking out Katie Lea as the Daily Diva on WWE.com earlier today. 1762 01:28:58,800 --> 01:29:01,536 [Jerry] Well, I always check out the Divas on WWE.com. 1763 01:29:01,902 --> 01:29:03,138 -[Michael] Katie Lea. -[Jerry] Whoa. 1764 01:29:03,205 --> 01:29:05,139 [Michael] Oh, looking to pick up a quick victory here 1765 01:29:05,206 --> 01:29:06,675 in the early going of the matchup. 1766 01:29:07,474 --> 01:29:10,378 Backslide on Mickie James, the champ caught off guard a bit. 1767 01:29:11,079 --> 01:29:14,549 Katie Lea, schoolgirl may have her-- And a kick out by Mickie. 1768 01:29:14,616 --> 01:29:16,985 And perhaps Katie Lea is in Mickie's head 1769 01:29:17,686 --> 01:29:20,822 considering she owns two pinfall victories over the champion in recent weeks. 1770 01:29:20,889 --> 01:29:24,693 [Jerry] Well, I think, you know, Katie Lea Burchill has not been on Raw 1771 01:29:24,759 --> 01:29:28,295 for all that long, and I don't know if anybody knew exactly 1772 01:29:28,362 --> 01:29:31,233 how good her wrestling abilities were but apparently, 1773 01:29:31,299 --> 01:29:32,968 they're better than most people thought. 1774 01:29:33,034 --> 01:29:36,571 [Michael] And Mickie James, the champion, four-time champion. 1775 01:29:36,638 --> 01:29:39,840 She is a spark plug, a firecracker to say the least. 1776 01:29:42,177 --> 01:29:44,212 -[Jerry] Oh, oh. Look at this. -[Michael] Mickie going for the victory. 1777 01:29:44,312 --> 01:29:46,214 Ooh, went for the bridge and Katie Lea kicked out. 1778 01:29:46,681 --> 01:29:48,250 [Jerry] Yeah, I mean, kicked out quickly. 1779 01:29:49,317 --> 01:29:53,321 [Michael] Words of encouragement from brother Paul. 1780 01:29:56,124 --> 01:29:59,193 [Michael] Katie Lea said in WWE.com's Diva Dish, King, 1781 01:29:59,260 --> 01:30:00,996 that she's the real champion, 1782 01:30:01,062 --> 01:30:04,965 that she's already beaten Mickie James, and that she'll have more pride and class 1783 01:30:05,032 --> 01:30:06,735 as the champion than Mickie ever did. 1784 01:30:07,201 --> 01:30:10,538 [Jerry] Oh, come on. Well, you know, if you can win these matches-- 1785 01:30:10,605 --> 01:30:12,706 win matches with your mouth, 1786 01:30:13,208 --> 01:30:15,343 oh, she would be the World Champion or the Women's Champion, 1787 01:30:15,410 --> 01:30:17,512 but she's gonna have to do it in the ring, 1788 01:30:17,579 --> 01:30:19,547 when the title is at stake, like tonight. 1789 01:30:19,614 --> 01:30:22,017 [Michael] Off the monkey flip, Mickie James looks to pick up the pace 1790 01:30:22,083 --> 01:30:24,451 against Katie Lea which she needs to do. 1791 01:30:24,920 --> 01:30:26,087 [Jerry] Nice forearm there. 1792 01:30:29,224 --> 01:30:30,759 [Jerry] Oh, man. 1793 01:30:32,360 --> 01:30:33,962 -Go up? -[crowd cheering] 1794 01:30:34,029 --> 01:30:35,030 [Jerry] Yes. 1795 01:30:35,563 --> 01:30:38,300 [Michael] The scrappy Mickie James gonna head to the top ropes. 1796 01:30:41,702 --> 01:30:43,237 [crowd booing] 1797 01:30:44,306 --> 01:30:46,041 [Michael] We might not like the tactics but wise. 1798 01:30:46,675 --> 01:30:49,143 [Jerry] Well, yeah, but you know, it's just-- like I said, 1799 01:30:49,210 --> 01:30:53,982 it's a little unsettling to have brother Paul 1800 01:30:54,049 --> 01:30:55,517 screaming at her sister, you know, 1801 01:30:55,583 --> 01:30:58,786 I mean warning her of what's about to happen to her from Mickie James. 1802 01:30:58,853 --> 01:30:59,721 Now, look at this! 1803 01:30:59,788 --> 01:31:01,589 [Doan] Back off or you're outta here, do you hear me? 1804 01:31:01,656 --> 01:31:03,791 [Michael] Katie Lea looking to take advantage, here's the cover, 1805 01:31:03,858 --> 01:31:05,960 champ in trouble and a kickout. 1806 01:31:06,027 --> 01:31:09,097 Little bit of a distraction there by brother Paul. Mickie-- 1807 01:31:09,164 --> 01:31:11,465 [Jerry] Distraction? It was almost an interference. 1808 01:31:13,201 --> 01:31:14,536 -Oh! -[Michael] Oh! 1809 01:31:14,602 --> 01:31:15,704 [Jerry] Man, that's a move 1810 01:31:15,804 --> 01:31:17,472 that Mickie James has won a lot of matches with. 1811 01:31:17,539 --> 01:31:19,340 [Michael] Hook to the leg by the champ and a kickout. 1812 01:31:20,407 --> 01:31:22,110 -No way. -Hey, hey! 1813 01:31:22,177 --> 01:31:23,812 [Michael] Now, it's Katie Lea that's on the run. 1814 01:31:23,878 --> 01:31:27,482 Let go, Mickie. Hey, Katie. Come on. Hey! Get inside the ring. 1815 01:31:30,485 --> 01:31:32,286 [Jerry] Katie Lea didn't stay on the run long. 1816 01:31:32,353 --> 01:31:33,355 [Michael] Not for long. 1817 01:31:33,420 --> 01:31:35,657 [Jerry] Right back in the ring and right back on the offensive. 1818 01:31:35,724 --> 01:31:39,827 Uh-oh, watch out! Oh, man, right on-- right on that arm. 1819 01:31:39,893 --> 01:31:43,398 [Michael] Suplex by Katie Lea, the more powerful of the two women. 1820 01:31:43,465 --> 01:31:46,101 [Jerry] Mickie James' arm caught behind her when she landed. 1821 01:31:46,166 --> 01:31:47,501 Come on! Come on! 1822 01:31:49,304 --> 01:31:51,139 [Michael] You see Mickie favoring the arm. 1823 01:31:52,440 --> 01:31:53,441 [grunts] 1824 01:31:55,710 --> 01:31:57,911 [Jerry] Katie Lea threw off that suplex, 1825 01:31:57,978 --> 01:32:00,382 Mickie James' arm was behind her, she landed right on it. 1826 01:32:00,447 --> 01:32:03,251 -That could separate her shoulder or-- -One, two, three! Hey. 1827 01:32:06,321 --> 01:32:09,724 -Back off. Back off. -[Jerry] Look at this Burchill. 1828 01:32:11,860 --> 01:32:13,995 Just like a snake just about to strike over here. 1829 01:32:15,096 --> 01:32:17,632 [Michael] He's playing mind games with Mickie at the very least. 1830 01:32:19,367 --> 01:32:20,535 Out of the corner. 1831 01:32:23,371 --> 01:32:25,072 -[Michael] Oh! -[Jerry] Oh, man! 1832 01:32:25,139 --> 01:32:26,808 [Michael] And Katie is targeting the shoulder, 1833 01:32:26,875 --> 01:32:28,675 the left arm of Mickie James. 1834 01:32:29,811 --> 01:32:31,880 You stay there. Are you okay? 1835 01:32:31,946 --> 01:32:34,482 Hey, hey, hold-- back off. 1836 01:32:34,549 --> 01:32:35,884 Can you continue? 1837 01:32:35,950 --> 01:32:36,951 -Huh? -Yeah. 1838 01:32:37,018 --> 01:32:39,187 -Okay. -Katie! Come on Katie, get on the arm! 1839 01:32:39,254 --> 01:32:40,755 -Get on her arm! -[Jerry] I'm afraid she's hurt. 1840 01:32:40,822 --> 01:32:41,822 Listen to the impact. 1841 01:32:41,889 --> 01:32:43,858 -[yells] -[Jerry] Oh! Man. 1842 01:32:45,259 --> 01:32:48,096 [Michael] Here's the cover by Katie, hooks the leg and a kickout by the champ! 1843 01:32:48,163 --> 01:32:50,098 You heard referee Jack Doan moments ago 1844 01:32:50,165 --> 01:32:53,500 asking Mickie James if she can continue in this match. 1845 01:32:54,501 --> 01:32:55,637 Rip it off! Rip it off! 1846 01:32:55,702 --> 01:32:57,172 [Jerry] That's part of the referee's job in there. 1847 01:32:57,237 --> 01:32:58,440 I mean, if somebody is injured, 1848 01:32:58,505 --> 01:33:01,576 he's gotta keep their opponent off and check to see if they're able 1849 01:33:01,643 --> 01:33:03,812 to continue or not. If not, he'd stop the match. 1850 01:33:04,879 --> 01:33:07,849 Boy, the way Mickie was rammed into that corner. 1851 01:33:09,317 --> 01:33:11,853 She's unsure whether she's gonna be able to continue or not. 1852 01:33:13,788 --> 01:33:15,590 [Michael] Katie saw the opening, the injured arm, 1853 01:33:15,657 --> 01:33:17,325 and is looking to take advantage, 1854 01:33:17,392 --> 01:33:20,527 -win her first championship here in WWE! -[Jerry] There you go. 1855 01:33:20,594 --> 01:33:21,830 [crowd cheering] 1856 01:33:21,896 --> 01:33:24,331 [Michael] And look at Mickie hammering away on Katie Lea. 1857 01:33:24,398 --> 01:33:26,267 It's been a night of firsts, King. 1858 01:33:26,334 --> 01:33:28,536 First major title for Mark Henry. 1859 01:33:29,536 --> 01:33:33,675 First Tag Team title for Ted DiBiase in his debut, Kingston wins his first title. 1860 01:33:33,741 --> 01:33:35,543 -[Jerry] Oh, no! -[Michael] And Katie Lea looking to win 1861 01:33:35,610 --> 01:33:39,080 her first title tonight as well at Night of Champions. 1862 01:33:39,147 --> 01:33:40,748 [Jerry] Well, she may be three seconds away. 1863 01:33:40,815 --> 01:33:43,317 [Michael] Hook of the leg and the gutsy Mickie James 1864 01:33:43,418 --> 01:33:44,451 kicks out again. 1865 01:33:44,818 --> 01:33:45,920 One, two. 1866 01:33:45,987 --> 01:33:47,422 [Michael] But at some point, King, you gotta wonder 1867 01:33:47,522 --> 01:33:49,557 how much longer Mickie is gonna be able to continue. 1868 01:33:49,624 --> 01:33:51,159 [Jerry] I know, it's some kind of-- Mickie needs to-- 1869 01:33:51,226 --> 01:33:52,693 There's no shame right now to get out of the ring, 1870 01:33:52,794 --> 01:33:53,962 buy yourself some time. 1871 01:33:54,896 --> 01:33:56,297 Let that shoulder recuperate a little bit. 1872 01:33:56,364 --> 01:33:57,599 Back off. Back off. 1873 01:33:58,032 --> 01:33:59,567 Are you okay? Can you continue? 1874 01:33:59,634 --> 01:34:00,902 -[Mickie] Yeah. -Go ahead. 1875 01:34:03,170 --> 01:34:05,907 [Jerry] Mickie-- she's not even able to defend herself right now. 1876 01:34:05,974 --> 01:34:09,510 She's not even able to lift that left arm. 1877 01:34:09,576 --> 01:34:10,879 [Michael] Can't even get out of the corner. 1878 01:34:13,648 --> 01:34:17,684 Be a matter of moments before Katie Lea is the new Women's Champion. 1879 01:34:19,353 --> 01:34:20,522 Get her outta here. 1880 01:34:20,989 --> 01:34:23,258 [Michael] Ooh! Mickie trying to-- 1881 01:34:23,324 --> 01:34:25,125 trying to battle back in this matchup. 1882 01:34:25,192 --> 01:34:27,027 [Jerry] Well, if you can't use your arm, maybe the legs will do. 1883 01:34:27,094 --> 01:34:28,096 There we go. 1884 01:34:28,163 --> 01:34:29,931 [Michael] Resolute Mickie James! 1885 01:34:29,998 --> 01:34:31,398 [Jerry] Nice move! 1886 01:34:31,465 --> 01:34:33,334 [crowd cheering] 1887 01:34:33,401 --> 01:34:34,402 [Michael] Oh! 1888 01:34:35,536 --> 01:34:38,473 And the Women's Champion trying to build momentum. 1889 01:34:38,540 --> 01:34:40,942 [Jerry] But loot at her left arm, it's just-- it's just hanging there limp. 1890 01:34:41,009 --> 01:34:42,410 [Michael] A one-armed champ. 1891 01:34:44,812 --> 01:34:46,313 Katie misses wildly with a kick. 1892 01:34:46,380 --> 01:34:47,849 Mickie didn't miss with hers. 1893 01:34:50,884 --> 01:34:52,487 Unique snapmare. 1894 01:34:53,487 --> 01:34:54,688 Cover. Hook to the leg! 1895 01:34:54,755 --> 01:34:55,757 [Doan] One, two-- 1896 01:34:55,822 --> 01:34:57,291 [Michael] Oh, and a kickout by Katie. 1897 01:34:57,358 --> 01:34:58,559 [Doan] Two. 1898 01:34:58,625 --> 01:35:01,161 [Jerry] She just-- Mickie just doesn't have enough strength in that left arm 1899 01:35:01,228 --> 01:35:03,298 to hold Katie Lea down. 1900 01:35:03,364 --> 01:35:05,099 -Oh, nice kick though. -[Michael] Can't hook the leg 1901 01:35:05,166 --> 01:35:07,201 -or put any pressure on her opponent. -[screams] 1902 01:35:08,135 --> 01:35:10,471 [Michael] Mickie was going for the victory there. Back to the armbar. 1903 01:35:10,538 --> 01:35:12,340 And look at this, submission maneuver, locked in to the arm, 1904 01:35:12,407 --> 01:35:14,909 on the injured arm of Mickie James, and Mickie's in trouble. 1905 01:35:14,976 --> 01:35:17,679 -Nowhere near the bottom ropes. -[screams] 1906 01:35:17,745 --> 01:35:20,248 [Burchill] Come on! Come on! 1907 01:35:20,315 --> 01:35:23,183 [Michael] Remember if Mickie submits, the title will change hands. 1908 01:35:23,351 --> 01:35:25,320 [Jerry] Mickie trying desperately to get to those ropes 1909 01:35:25,420 --> 01:35:27,255 to have the referee break this hold. 1910 01:35:27,322 --> 01:35:28,990 -[Burchill] Give up. Give up. -[Doan] No! 1911 01:35:29,057 --> 01:35:30,058 -[Burchill] Give up. -No! 1912 01:35:30,124 --> 01:35:32,626 [Jerry] Brother Paul screaming for Mickie to give up. 1913 01:35:33,628 --> 01:35:35,563 [Michael] Mickie not gonna give up, not quite yet. 1914 01:35:35,663 --> 01:35:37,965 Nice arm drag, buys herself some time. 1915 01:35:43,804 --> 01:35:45,005 -[Jerry] Oh, no, not again! -[Michael] Ooh! 1916 01:35:45,072 --> 01:35:46,541 -[Doan] Get out of the corner. -[Jerry] Good grief. 1917 01:35:49,410 --> 01:35:52,146 [Michael] For the second time in this matchup, 1918 01:35:52,213 --> 01:35:55,016 Mickie's shoulder driven into the turnbuckle. 1919 01:35:55,650 --> 01:35:57,684 [Jerry] And here's another one of those-- No, wait a minute. 1920 01:35:57,751 --> 01:35:59,120 Mickie able to counter. 1921 01:36:00,021 --> 01:36:01,489 [Michael] Katie in trouble. Mickie-- 1922 01:36:01,556 --> 01:36:02,557 -Oh! -[Jerry] DDT! 1923 01:36:02,624 --> 01:36:04,025 [Michael] The Implant DDT! 1924 01:36:04,092 --> 01:36:06,094 -Can Mickie take advantage? -[Jerry] Cover. Cover, Mickie. 1925 01:36:06,160 --> 01:36:08,161 [Michael] Cover with her good arm. Hooks the leg. 1926 01:36:08,228 --> 01:36:09,429 -[Jerry] Yes! -[Michael] Mickie's got it! 1927 01:36:09,496 --> 01:36:11,132 -[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Oh, man. 1928 01:36:11,199 --> 01:36:13,534 -[crowd cheering] -["Obsession" playing] 1929 01:36:14,001 --> 01:36:18,840 [Lilian] Here's your winner and still the WWE Women's Champion, 1930 01:36:18,906 --> 01:36:20,575 Mickie James! 1931 01:36:20,642 --> 01:36:25,679 [Michael] King, what a gutsy performance from the Women's Champion, Mickie James, 1932 01:36:25,746 --> 01:36:27,048 here at Night of Champions. 1933 01:36:27,115 --> 01:36:29,083 [Jerry] Oh, man. I'm sweaty. 1934 01:36:29,717 --> 01:36:31,853 What a match. Way to hang in there, Mickie. 1935 01:36:31,919 --> 01:36:33,521 I mean, I'm gonna tell you, 1936 01:36:33,588 --> 01:36:38,326 I honestly thought that Women's title was gonna be gone. 1937 01:36:38,393 --> 01:36:40,728 [Michael] There were a number of times in that matchup, 1938 01:36:40,795 --> 01:36:42,664 I thought Mickie was gonna submit, 1939 01:36:42,730 --> 01:36:44,599 wasn't gonna be able to continue, 1940 01:36:44,666 --> 01:36:48,135 but Mickie James reclaims the Women's Championship. 1941 01:36:48,201 --> 01:36:51,005 Let's show you what happened. End of the matchup, from out of nowhere. 1942 01:36:51,072 --> 01:36:53,441 [Jerry] Yeah, the counter, I mean, I think Katie Lea was gonna go 1943 01:36:53,508 --> 01:36:55,543 for another one of those suplexes but then, 1944 01:36:55,610 --> 01:36:59,880 boom, that huge DDT, and Mickie with just enough strength 1945 01:36:59,947 --> 01:37:02,817 -to cover and hook that leg. -[crowd] One, two, three. 1946 01:37:02,884 --> 01:37:04,619 [Jerry] And there is a three-count. 1947 01:37:04,686 --> 01:37:07,088 Wow. Great job. 1948 01:37:07,155 --> 01:37:09,624 [Michael] Very proud champion, Mickie James. 1949 01:37:10,825 --> 01:37:15,096 It seemed at times, she was gonna be devoured by Katie Lea 1950 01:37:15,163 --> 01:37:17,831 here in this matchup, but Mickie somehow prevail. 1951 01:37:17,898 --> 01:37:20,401 [Jerry] I think she just threw me a kiss. [smooches] 1952 01:37:21,369 --> 01:37:23,036 -Hey, did you say "devour"? -[Michael] Yes. 1953 01:37:23,103 --> 01:37:25,106 [Jerry chuckles] Well, what a coincidence. 1954 01:37:25,173 --> 01:37:28,308 We wanna say thanks, you're listening right now to Shinedown, 1955 01:37:28,375 --> 01:37:29,643 and that is "Devour." 1956 01:37:29,710 --> 01:37:32,780 That's the official Night of Champions theme song. 1957 01:37:32,914 --> 01:37:34,549 -["Devour" playing] -[Jerry] Go, Shinedown. 1958 01:37:35,616 --> 01:37:36,651 All right, ladies and gentlemen. 1959 01:37:36,718 --> 01:37:39,853 Three championships have been changed hands here tonight. 1960 01:37:39,920 --> 01:37:41,422 Mick, you've been a champion 1961 01:37:41,489 --> 01:37:43,324 on three occasions yourself in the WWE. 1962 01:37:43,391 --> 01:37:46,193 Is this a dangerous trend if you're a title holder? 1963 01:37:46,259 --> 01:37:49,063 Well, I think so. Thus far tonight, we've seen the type of change 1964 01:37:49,130 --> 01:37:51,866 usually reserved for Barack Obama speeches. 1965 01:37:51,933 --> 01:37:56,871 Tonight, Edge's job is to make sure that some things remain the same. 1966 01:37:56,938 --> 01:37:59,273 Well, ladies and gentleman, earlier tonight, we asked you, 1967 01:37:59,941 --> 01:38:04,010 which championship you think will be brought back to Monday Night Raw. 1968 01:38:04,077 --> 01:38:07,648 There are your options, and we have the results for you. 1969 01:38:07,949 --> 01:38:10,617 And let's take a look right now at how you voted. 1970 01:38:10,684 --> 01:38:13,621 ♪ Devour, devour… ♪ 1971 01:38:13,721 --> 01:38:15,089 -[Mick] Whoa. Whoa. -[Ross] How close is that. 1972 01:38:15,188 --> 01:38:17,090 [Mick] It's a three-way horse race there. 1973 01:38:18,159 --> 01:38:19,960 [Ross] It's amazing that Batista-- 1974 01:38:21,027 --> 01:38:23,664 Lot of folks think Batista's gonna prevail tonight. 1975 01:38:23,764 --> 01:38:27,235 But ladies and gentleman, at One Night Stand in the TLC match, 1976 01:38:27,300 --> 01:38:30,972 Edge made history in more ways than one. 1977 01:38:31,973 --> 01:38:33,474 [music concludes] 1978 01:38:34,375 --> 01:38:35,610 [Michael] Edge is there! 1979 01:38:35,675 --> 01:38:38,379 -Edge is the world champion! -["Devour" playing] 1980 01:38:38,478 --> 01:38:41,816 [Vickie] It is with great pleasure 1981 01:38:41,883 --> 01:38:46,521 to introduce to you the man responsible 1982 01:38:46,587 --> 01:38:51,925 for banishing The Undertaker from the WWE 1983 01:38:51,992 --> 01:38:57,365 and the new World Heavyweight Champion, 1984 01:38:57,432 --> 01:38:58,633 Edge! 1985 01:38:59,866 --> 01:39:04,105 [Edge] Here's to the entire family and to my special lady, 1986 01:39:05,639 --> 01:39:09,544 -you… you complete me. -[mouths] I love you. 1987 01:39:10,978 --> 01:39:13,681 ♪ Take it and take it And take it and take it and take it all 1988 01:39:13,748 --> 01:39:16,384 ♪ Take it and take it And take it until you take us all ♪ 1989 01:39:16,451 --> 01:39:19,387 ♪ Smash it and crash it and thrash it And trash it, they're only toys ♪ 1990 01:39:22,089 --> 01:39:29,030 ♪ Devour, devour, what a way to go ♪ 1991 01:39:30,465 --> 01:39:32,599 [Batista] I've said that I was gonna challenge whoever won 1992 01:39:32,666 --> 01:39:34,902 the World Heavyweight Championship in the TLC match 1993 01:39:34,969 --> 01:39:40,541 at One Night Stand, and that's exactly what I'm doing right now. 1994 01:39:40,608 --> 01:39:42,643 -[crowd cheering] -[Vickie] Excuse me. 1995 01:39:42,710 --> 01:39:44,712 Excuse me! 1996 01:39:46,313 --> 01:39:47,715 You're gonna have to earn it. 1997 01:39:47,782 --> 01:39:51,486 [Michael] Excuse me, but this is a travesty. 1998 01:39:51,585 --> 01:39:53,955 [Mick] And we thought she'd stack the deck before. 1999 01:39:54,021 --> 01:39:56,858 This is plain-out, flat-out disgusting. 2000 01:39:56,924 --> 01:39:59,594 [Batista] No matter what she throws at me, I'm gonna keep coming back, 2001 01:40:00,126 --> 01:40:02,730 and I am gonna be World Heavyweight Champion again. 2002 01:40:02,830 --> 01:40:07,668 ♪ Devour, devour, it's your final hour ♪ 2003 01:40:08,102 --> 01:40:10,271 ♪ Devour, devour ♪ 2004 01:40:10,338 --> 01:40:13,139 ♪ What a way to go ♪ 2005 01:40:13,273 --> 01:40:14,741 [Michael] Oh, my! 2006 01:40:14,808 --> 01:40:17,812 -Batista is coming to Monday Night. -[music concludes] 2007 01:40:17,879 --> 01:40:19,679 [Edge] You better hope that you win 2008 01:40:19,746 --> 01:40:25,486 because you'll never get another title match against me again. 2009 01:40:31,592 --> 01:40:32,960 [crowd cheering] 2010 01:40:33,027 --> 01:40:34,295 [bell ringing] 2011 01:40:34,362 --> 01:40:39,901 [Justin] This bout is set for one fall is for the World Heavyweight Championship. 2012 01:40:39,967 --> 01:40:41,802 [crowd cheering] 2013 01:40:43,170 --> 01:40:45,106 -["Metalingus" playing] -♪ You think you know me ♪ 2014 01:40:51,178 --> 01:40:55,583 ♪ On this day, I see clearly ♪ 2015 01:40:55,650 --> 01:40:59,786 ♪ Everything has come to life ♪ 2016 01:40:59,853 --> 01:41:04,325 ♪ Bitter place and a broken dream ♪ 2017 01:41:04,491 --> 01:41:08,596 ♪ And we'll leave it all behind ♪ 2018 01:41:08,862 --> 01:41:12,900 ♪ On this day, it's so real to me ♪ 2019 01:41:13,166 --> 01:41:17,271 ♪ Everything has come to life ♪ 2020 01:41:17,338 --> 01:41:21,741 ♪ Another chance to chase a dream ♪ 2021 01:41:21,808 --> 01:41:24,545 ♪ Another chance to feel ♪ 2022 01:41:24,644 --> 01:41:30,951 ♪ Chance to feel alive ♪ 2023 01:41:31,152 --> 01:41:35,289 [Ross] It's always amaze me the story that Edge's eyes will tell you 2024 01:41:35,356 --> 01:41:38,692 before the bell rings and sometimes during the match. 2025 01:41:39,693 --> 01:41:43,097 The Rated-R Superstar, and I've often wondered, Mick Foley, 2026 01:41:43,164 --> 01:41:45,766 what the R stands for? Could it be ruthless? 2027 01:41:45,833 --> 01:41:47,500 Could it be relentless? 2028 01:41:47,567 --> 01:41:50,705 Or will it be renowned? For the story is told. 2029 01:41:51,772 --> 01:41:55,910 [Mick] Perhaps all three as we saw in our-- in our texting results. 2030 01:41:56,576 --> 01:42:01,449 A vast majority of our fans think they will see something major happen 2031 01:42:01,514 --> 01:42:03,049 in our next two matchups. 2032 01:42:03,116 --> 01:42:09,123 ♪ The time has come To change my ways ♪ 2033 01:42:10,858 --> 01:42:15,295 [Ross] Well, this is a-- an amazingly gifted and honored athlete. 2034 01:42:16,063 --> 01:42:17,764 ♪ I see clearly… ♪ 2035 01:42:17,831 --> 01:42:22,335 [Ross] A young man that as a child attended WrestleMania VI in SkyDome 2036 01:42:22,402 --> 01:42:25,005 in beautiful Toronto where he's from. 2037 01:42:26,574 --> 01:42:30,143 He's living his dream as we speak. 2038 01:42:30,544 --> 01:42:31,946 Yes, he is. 2039 01:42:32,013 --> 01:42:35,950 [Mick] But we may doubt his method but one thing I firmly believe, 2040 01:42:36,017 --> 01:42:40,487 no superstar brings more intensity to a Championship match 2041 01:42:40,554 --> 01:42:42,289 than does that man, Edge. 2042 01:42:43,691 --> 01:42:46,160 [Ross] And my God, look at the honors the man has won. 2043 01:42:46,227 --> 01:42:50,097 Twelve-time tag champ, five-time Intercontinental Champ, 2044 01:42:50,164 --> 01:42:55,436 two-time WWE Champion, and he's on his third world title reign, 2045 01:42:55,503 --> 01:42:58,239 not to mention a couple of Money's in the Bank. 2046 01:42:58,339 --> 01:42:59,874 [music concludes] 2047 01:43:00,441 --> 01:43:04,512 [Ross] But that could all come to a screeching halt in big D tonight. 2048 01:43:04,577 --> 01:43:07,114 [Mick] A crashing conclusion here in big D. 2049 01:43:07,181 --> 01:43:10,250 [crowd booing] 2050 01:43:13,187 --> 01:43:16,624 [Mick] And you can really feel this anticipation, can't you, J.R.? 2051 01:43:16,924 --> 01:43:18,893 [Ross] Without a doubt. Big match feel. 2052 01:43:18,959 --> 01:43:22,196 Big match it is. World title on the line. 2053 01:43:23,496 --> 01:43:25,499 [inaudible] 2054 01:43:31,237 --> 01:43:33,407 [booing continues] 2055 01:43:35,209 --> 01:43:38,212 -["I Walk Alone" playing] -[crowd cheering] 2056 01:43:44,552 --> 01:43:46,420 ♪ Yeah ♪ 2057 01:43:51,258 --> 01:43:53,160 [crowd cheering] 2058 01:44:13,748 --> 01:44:15,282 [Ross] The number one contender 2059 01:44:15,416 --> 01:44:18,251 for the Heavyweight Championship of the World 2060 01:44:18,318 --> 01:44:21,989 is indeed a slobberknocker of a man. 2061 01:44:23,190 --> 01:44:27,460 Batista with Leviathan-like strength… 2062 01:44:31,264 --> 01:44:35,870 has one opportunity and only one opportunity 2063 01:44:35,936 --> 01:44:39,139 to wrestle the world title from that man Edge, 2064 01:44:39,206 --> 01:44:44,678 because Batista is now a member of Monday Night Raw. 2065 01:44:44,745 --> 01:44:48,482 Edge of course with us on Friday Night SmackDown. 2066 01:44:48,549 --> 01:44:50,483 [Mick] Yeah. And I think it's a big honor, J.R., 2067 01:44:50,550 --> 01:44:54,588 that we get the privilege to call Batista's last match 2068 01:44:54,655 --> 01:44:56,357 as a SmackDown superstar. 2069 01:44:56,423 --> 01:44:58,159 And I know it means so much to him 2070 01:44:58,224 --> 01:45:00,294 to bring that World Heavyweight Championship 2071 01:45:00,361 --> 01:45:01,529 with him to Raw. 2072 01:45:01,996 --> 01:45:06,901 ♪ I walk for miles Inside this pit of danger ♪ 2073 01:45:08,701 --> 01:45:12,373 [Ross] Batista, a man of pride, a man of honor, 2074 01:45:12,438 --> 01:45:16,911 who at 17 years of age was estranged from both his parents, 2075 01:45:16,977 --> 01:45:19,914 was living on his own at 17. 2076 01:45:19,980 --> 01:45:23,017 That's hard to imagine in today's times. 2077 01:45:24,218 --> 01:45:26,987 But he grew up tough in Washington, D.C. 2078 01:45:27,054 --> 01:45:30,758 And now, the pinnacle for Batista could be here tonight 2079 01:45:31,325 --> 01:45:33,193 as he would look to become 2080 01:45:33,259 --> 01:45:36,730 the Heavyweight Champion for a fourth time. 2081 01:45:36,797 --> 01:45:40,668 [Mick] And I think that tough background has served him really well on SmackDown, 2082 01:45:40,733 --> 01:45:42,536 especially in the last several weeks 2083 01:45:42,603 --> 01:45:44,972 when he's had to overcome so much adversity. 2084 01:45:45,105 --> 01:45:47,041 [music fades] 2085 01:45:48,209 --> 01:45:50,844 Introducing first, the challenger 2086 01:45:50,911 --> 01:45:52,847 from Washington, D.C., 2087 01:45:52,913 --> 01:45:55,516 weighing 290 pounds, 2088 01:45:55,749 --> 01:45:59,353 Batista. 2089 01:45:59,420 --> 01:46:02,121 [crowd cheering] 2090 01:46:02,822 --> 01:46:05,759 [Justin] And his opponent from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2091 01:46:05,860 --> 01:46:07,695 weighing 250 pounds, 2092 01:46:07,760 --> 01:46:12,566 he is the current World Heavyweight Champion, 2093 01:46:12,633 --> 01:46:17,670 the "Rated-R Superstar" Edge. 2094 01:46:17,737 --> 01:46:20,574 [crowd booing] 2095 01:46:20,641 --> 01:46:21,741 [Ross] Many people have asked, 2096 01:46:21,842 --> 01:46:25,545 "What will Edge do to keep the World Heavyweight title?" 2097 01:46:25,612 --> 01:46:27,848 I think that anyone that's watched Friday Night SmackDown 2098 01:46:27,915 --> 01:46:29,983 knows the answer to that. Anything. 2099 01:46:30,384 --> 01:46:31,285 [bell ringing] 2100 01:46:31,451 --> 01:46:34,889 [Ross] The same goal I think could perhaps be said of Batista. 2101 01:46:34,955 --> 01:46:36,657 [Mick] Yeah. And maybe I spoke a little bit too soon 2102 01:46:36,724 --> 01:46:39,660 about the unparalleled intensity that Edge brings to the ring 2103 01:46:39,759 --> 01:46:42,862 because that man, if anything, is not far behind. 2104 01:46:42,929 --> 01:46:46,433 Batista, "The Animal" is intensity personified. 2105 01:46:47,134 --> 01:46:48,736 [Ross] This is gonna be a very interesting match 2106 01:46:48,802 --> 01:46:51,906 as we watch the strategy unfold in this contest 2107 01:46:51,972 --> 01:46:55,643 because it's obvious that Batista has a size, 2108 01:46:55,709 --> 01:46:57,844 a strength, power advantage 2109 01:46:57,911 --> 01:47:00,547 over the Heavyweight Champion of the World. 2110 01:47:00,614 --> 01:47:03,918 That certainly doesn't mean that Edge doesn't have a chance obviously… 2111 01:47:03,983 --> 01:47:05,251 -[Mick] No, no. -[Ross] …to retain the title. 2112 01:47:05,318 --> 01:47:08,255 [Mick] Edge has always got a tremendous champion-- chance. 2113 01:47:08,322 --> 01:47:13,960 He brings so much to the table in terms of intensity, experience and strategy. 2114 01:47:14,027 --> 01:47:17,197 [inaudible] 2115 01:47:17,264 --> 01:47:21,302 [Ross] Veteran referee Mickie Henson stepping in between the combatants here. 2116 01:47:21,367 --> 01:47:24,338 And let's not forget that Edge does have- 2117 01:47:24,405 --> 01:47:27,273 that man, the champion, has the championship advantage, 2118 01:47:27,340 --> 01:47:29,543 meaning very simply that the challenger 2119 01:47:29,610 --> 01:47:32,913 must win by pinfall or submission 2120 01:47:32,980 --> 01:47:34,815 to leave the World Heavyweight Champion. 2121 01:47:34,882 --> 01:47:37,718 [Mick] And that's a feat that "The Animal" Batista has never accomplished 2122 01:47:37,785 --> 01:47:40,019 in a Championship match against Edge. 2123 01:47:41,188 --> 01:47:46,759 [Ross] Edge is perfect in title defenses against Batista. 2124 01:47:48,329 --> 01:47:50,597 And Batista looking to break that streak. 2125 01:47:53,968 --> 01:47:55,369 And… 2126 01:47:56,036 --> 01:47:58,237 Edge trying to create some distance. 2127 01:47:58,304 --> 01:47:59,940 Did so momentarily. 2128 01:48:00,007 --> 01:48:04,344 And the basement dropkick did not score. 2129 01:48:06,880 --> 01:48:10,183 [crowd clamoring] 2130 01:48:10,250 --> 01:48:12,920 [Ross] Security railing not very forgiving 2131 01:48:12,987 --> 01:48:14,355 to the World Heavyweight Champion. 2132 01:48:14,420 --> 01:48:15,556 [Mick] Not forgiving in the least, 2133 01:48:15,621 --> 01:48:17,991 and Edge is a champion who likes to get out to a fast start, 2134 01:48:18,058 --> 01:48:21,195 and that's definitely not the case here at Night of Champions. 2135 01:48:21,260 --> 01:48:24,665 [Ross] Batista shutting down the champion here in the early going. 2136 01:48:25,499 --> 01:48:29,036 And what-- Oh, there-- there's a cover, the cover by the challenger. 2137 01:48:29,103 --> 01:48:32,306 Batista is a pounder, a mauler, 2138 01:48:32,373 --> 01:48:35,142 using great strength and high impact. 2139 01:48:35,642 --> 01:48:39,045 And then at some point, just as any human being would, 2140 01:48:39,112 --> 01:48:41,447 the human body starts breaking down, 2141 01:48:41,514 --> 01:48:45,552 and that's what we're looking for here if Batista can maintain the offense. 2142 01:48:45,619 --> 01:48:47,454 [Mick] And I think that offense is a keyword. 2143 01:48:47,521 --> 01:48:49,523 There's one thing Batista brings to this match-- 2144 01:48:49,590 --> 01:48:50,857 -[Ross] Sternum first. -[Mick] What? 2145 01:48:50,924 --> 01:48:53,059 [Ross] Sternum first to a turnbuckle. 2146 01:48:53,126 --> 01:48:56,730 [Mick] Is the potential to change the game in a hurry. 2147 01:48:56,797 --> 01:48:59,532 Anyone of Batista's big offensive moves 2148 01:48:59,599 --> 01:49:01,567 can change a match and win a match in a hurry. 2149 01:49:03,303 --> 01:49:04,737 [Ross] Snapmare with ease. 2150 01:49:06,572 --> 01:49:11,844 And nothing fancy about a big size 14 or 15 boot to the face. 2151 01:49:14,014 --> 01:49:16,049 Batista dictating a pace, 2152 01:49:17,183 --> 01:49:18,818 punishing the champion, 2153 01:49:19,152 --> 01:49:21,621 looking to gain one fall 2154 01:49:21,688 --> 01:49:24,290 and become the World Heavyweight Champion. 2155 01:49:24,357 --> 01:49:25,826 And look at that jackhammer. 2156 01:49:26,259 --> 01:49:27,827 The cover-- and Batista. 2157 01:49:29,129 --> 01:49:31,532 And he is dancing with what brought him here to Texas tonight. 2158 01:49:31,598 --> 01:49:32,732 [Mick] Yeah, indeed he is. 2159 01:49:32,799 --> 01:49:34,802 Pure power, but in addition to the power game, 2160 01:49:34,867 --> 01:49:38,038 Batista, along the way, has become a complete package, 2161 01:49:38,105 --> 01:49:40,273 adding endurance and strategy as well. 2162 01:49:44,210 --> 01:49:46,413 [Ross] Thus-- Oh, man, the impact there. 2163 01:49:46,480 --> 01:49:49,450 Thus far, Batista has made, 2164 01:49:49,516 --> 01:49:52,018 really, no significant or… 2165 01:49:53,187 --> 01:49:55,656 profound mistakes that I can remember. 2166 01:49:55,722 --> 01:49:57,491 [Mick] No, no, but he-- Importantly, 2167 01:49:57,558 --> 01:50:00,794 he is not wrestling not to lose, he's wrestling to win, 2168 01:50:00,861 --> 01:50:03,764 and I think he needs to do that to prevail in this matchup. 2169 01:50:03,831 --> 01:50:06,032 [Ross] Edge, uh-- Oh, man. 2170 01:50:06,099 --> 01:50:09,969 Opportunistically, using the ring post 2171 01:50:10,036 --> 01:50:12,505 as a unnamed tag team partner. 2172 01:50:12,572 --> 01:50:13,607 [Mick] Man, man. 2173 01:50:13,674 --> 01:50:16,442 And we have seen Edge as the Ultimate Opportunist 2174 01:50:16,509 --> 01:50:19,580 using anything and everything in his disposal to gain an edge. 2175 01:50:21,315 --> 01:50:22,648 Or an advantage. 2176 01:50:24,017 --> 01:50:26,987 [Ross] Edge, uh, not only punishing Batista 2177 01:50:27,054 --> 01:50:29,723 using a ring post as an ally, 2178 01:50:29,790 --> 01:50:32,625 but it also bought Edge a little bit of time here. 2179 01:50:32,692 --> 01:50:34,193 Referee counting-out. 2180 01:50:34,260 --> 01:50:35,629 [Mick] Watch this. 2181 01:50:35,696 --> 01:50:37,197 Oh, a tremendous impact. 2182 01:50:37,264 --> 01:50:38,764 Oh, let's take one more look. 2183 01:50:38,831 --> 01:50:41,268 That left shoulder-- oh, left shoulder of The Animal. 2184 01:50:41,335 --> 01:50:42,669 [Ross] Well, we can look at it all we want, 2185 01:50:42,736 --> 01:50:45,639 but the referee's about to count Batista out. And Batista 2186 01:50:45,706 --> 01:50:47,074 [Mick] Oh. 2187 01:50:47,141 --> 01:50:50,376 [crowd chatter] 2188 01:50:50,443 --> 01:50:53,780 [Ross] Remember now, if Batista is counted out, 2189 01:50:53,847 --> 01:50:57,317 Edge obviously retains the heavyweight title. 2190 01:50:57,384 --> 01:51:00,219 [Mick] And Batista will never have a chance to challenge 2191 01:51:00,286 --> 01:51:02,523 for the World Heavyweight Championship again. 2192 01:51:02,589 --> 01:51:04,924 [crowd chatter] 2193 01:51:04,991 --> 01:51:08,195 [Ross] Referee Mickie Henson's got a 10-count to work with 2194 01:51:08,262 --> 01:51:09,563 in this situation. 2195 01:51:09,630 --> 01:51:12,633 [crowd chatter] 2196 01:51:14,134 --> 01:51:16,103 [Ross] How much damage, 2197 01:51:16,170 --> 01:51:18,972 collateral damage was done to Batista 2198 01:51:19,039 --> 01:51:20,674 flying over that announce table? 2199 01:51:20,741 --> 01:51:22,942 [Mick] Well, I can't help but think there was quite a bit of damage, though. 2200 01:51:23,009 --> 01:51:24,510 Watch this baseball slide, 2201 01:51:24,577 --> 01:51:28,848 just sending-- oh, The Animal sprawling over our ECW announce table. 2202 01:51:30,616 --> 01:51:32,719 [Ross] Batista in great shape, no doubt about it, 2203 01:51:32,786 --> 01:51:37,324 but his body not meant to be crashing into a wooden announce table. 2204 01:51:37,391 --> 01:51:41,327 And then to go-- the momentum taking him all the way to the floor. 2205 01:51:41,394 --> 01:51:44,031 [Mick] Yeah, and he's endured some world-class poundings 2206 01:51:44,097 --> 01:51:46,866 at the-- at the hands of Edge and La Familia 2207 01:51:46,933 --> 01:51:48,468 the last several weeks on SmackDown. 2208 01:51:51,071 --> 01:51:54,575 [Ross] The Ultimate Opportunist, also known as Edge, 2209 01:51:54,641 --> 01:51:56,442 the Heavyweight Champion of the World, 2210 01:51:56,509 --> 01:51:58,812 has created his break, 2211 01:51:58,879 --> 01:52:01,315 has created his opportunity, 2212 01:52:01,380 --> 01:52:04,918 first with the ring post and then with the announce table. 2213 01:52:04,985 --> 01:52:07,955 Two inanimate objects coming into play 2214 01:52:08,021 --> 01:52:11,458 as Edge uses his right hand very effectively. 2215 01:52:11,525 --> 01:52:14,327 [Mick] Yeah, earlier on this night, uh, Edge is really adamant 2216 01:52:14,393 --> 01:52:18,165 about reminding Ryder and Hawkins about his own accomplishments. 2217 01:52:18,232 --> 01:52:22,134 Uh, he may be the most decorated champion in WWE history. 2218 01:52:22,402 --> 01:52:25,706 But he is also adamant about doing this on his own 2219 01:52:25,772 --> 01:52:27,840 without the help of La Familia, 2220 01:52:27,907 --> 01:52:30,210 All right. Batista, get inside. 2221 01:52:30,277 --> 01:52:32,144 [Mick] which would be a welcome change of pace. 2222 01:52:32,212 --> 01:52:33,746 [Ross] And no doubt about that. 2223 01:52:34,715 --> 01:52:38,518 Edge, uh, since have had a, uh, a lot of help 2224 01:52:39,119 --> 01:52:43,590 politically and from his familia, as you say, Mick, 2225 01:52:43,656 --> 01:52:46,192 as Batista tried to fight back in this thing. 2226 01:52:47,227 --> 01:52:50,330 Batista's will and his desire. 2227 01:52:52,398 --> 01:52:54,268 It's gonna be hard to overcome tonight, 2228 01:52:54,334 --> 01:52:58,705 but that was a very strategic, uh, drop toehold 2229 01:52:58,772 --> 01:53:02,041 that, again, destroyed the vertical base of the challenger. 2230 01:53:02,108 --> 01:53:04,777 [Mick] Yeah, one thing about Edge, he's a man who does his homework. 2231 01:53:04,878 --> 01:53:07,813 Not only does he know Batista well from their battles inside the ring. 2232 01:53:07,880 --> 01:53:09,849 -Here's a cover. -[Ross] Swinging neckbreaker, 2233 01:53:09,915 --> 01:53:11,751 got a two-count. 2234 01:53:11,817 --> 01:53:13,786 When you-- when you have an opponent 2235 01:53:13,853 --> 01:53:15,856 as big and as strong as Batista 2236 01:53:15,922 --> 01:53:20,326 destroying the vertical base is one of the keys to success. 2237 01:53:20,393 --> 01:53:23,163 [Mick] Because if he can do that, destroy the vertical base, 2238 01:53:23,230 --> 01:53:27,433 Batista becomes just a man, albeit, a strong, powerful man. 2239 01:53:27,500 --> 01:53:29,135 [Ross] Let's put it this way. 2240 01:53:29,201 --> 01:53:31,938 Batista is at his best and dangerous 2241 01:53:32,005 --> 01:53:34,074 when he is at a upright position. 2242 01:53:34,141 --> 01:53:36,777 And right now, Edge is using leverage, 2243 01:53:36,843 --> 01:53:40,213 his own weight to grip the neck of Batista. 2244 01:53:41,281 --> 01:53:43,884 [Mick] And that vertical base is so important 2245 01:53:43,950 --> 01:53:46,119 to so much of Batista's major league offense, 2246 01:53:46,186 --> 01:53:48,922 whether it be the big spear or the Batista Bomb. 2247 01:53:48,989 --> 01:53:52,259 He needs those legs, those quadriceps to generate that power. 2248 01:53:52,959 --> 01:53:55,896 [Ross] Edge can be called cagey, or cunning, 2249 01:53:55,962 --> 01:53:58,098 perhaps even calculating. 2250 01:53:58,165 --> 01:54:03,804 But no one can deny the success of, uh, the Rated-R Superstar. 2251 01:54:05,005 --> 01:54:06,606 [Mick] I think an unlikely adjective 2252 01:54:06,673 --> 01:54:08,575 you can throw into that mix is bitter, J.R. 2253 01:54:08,642 --> 01:54:11,978 There seems to be a bitterness kinda pervading Edge's persona. 2254 01:54:12,045 --> 01:54:14,181 [crowd cheering] 2255 01:54:14,246 --> 01:54:16,349 [Mick] He thinks perhaps it took him longer than it should have 2256 01:54:16,415 --> 01:54:17,983 to get to this level. 2257 01:54:18,050 --> 01:54:21,021 He's hell-bent on staying there no matter what the method may be. 2258 01:54:21,088 --> 01:54:23,589 [Ross] And look at Edge, trying that rear-naked choke, 2259 01:54:23,656 --> 01:54:26,425 but Batista rising to that vertical base. 2260 01:54:26,492 --> 01:54:28,260 -[Mick] Oh. -[Ross] And again, 2261 01:54:28,327 --> 01:54:30,597 Edge goes to the drop toehold. 2262 01:54:30,664 --> 01:54:34,668 And this time, Batista eats the center turnbuckle. 2263 01:54:34,735 --> 01:54:39,206 And the center turnbuckle is not covered with barbecue sauce, let me tell you. 2264 01:54:39,272 --> 01:54:41,708 That is a high impact tough move right here. 2265 01:54:41,775 --> 01:54:43,110 [Mick] And watch it, here's his drop toehold. 2266 01:54:43,175 --> 01:54:44,577 [Ross] Oh, oh. 2267 01:54:44,643 --> 01:54:49,816 [Mick] And with a neck trapezius muscles as heavily muscled as Batista's are, 2268 01:54:49,883 --> 01:54:53,219 that physical structure can actually work against a man of his size 2269 01:54:53,286 --> 01:54:54,821 with that type of maneuver. 2270 01:54:54,888 --> 01:54:57,290 [Ross] Sixteen thousand one hundred fifty-one looking on here 2271 01:54:57,357 --> 01:55:00,494 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. 2272 01:55:00,559 --> 01:55:04,563 First, it was the ring post, then the smack of the ECW announce table 2273 01:55:04,630 --> 01:55:06,732 and now the turnbuckle all again, 2274 01:55:06,799 --> 01:55:11,804 inanimate yet effective objects that the Rated-R Superstar is utilizing. 2275 01:55:11,871 --> 01:55:15,040 [Mick] Yeah, he uses everything and anything at his disposal. 2276 01:55:16,343 --> 01:55:21,114 [Ross] Highly-skilled and may sound somewhat, uh, ridiculous to some, 2277 01:55:21,181 --> 01:55:24,750 but Edge is highly skilled in maneuvering 2278 01:55:24,817 --> 01:55:27,320 a man like Batista into a ring post. 2279 01:55:27,387 --> 01:55:29,121 [Mick] Yeah, yeah. I know I've said on many occasions 2280 01:55:29,188 --> 01:55:31,223 whether it be verbally or in print 2281 01:55:31,290 --> 01:55:34,193 that I think Edge is the most talented superstar in WWE. 2282 01:55:34,260 --> 01:55:37,496 It's just that I sometimes question his motives and his methods, 2283 01:55:37,563 --> 01:55:38,932 but never his ability. 2284 01:55:38,999 --> 01:55:41,134 [Ross] Batista trying to fight back in this thing, 2285 01:55:41,201 --> 01:55:44,438 and Batista will go-- if this gets into a slugfest, 2286 01:55:44,504 --> 01:55:46,505 -I don't like Edge's chances. -[Mick] No, no. Oh! 2287 01:55:46,572 --> 01:55:47,607 [Ross] And the neckbreaker, 2288 01:55:47,674 --> 01:55:50,143 that's a wrestling maneuver with technique, 2289 01:55:50,210 --> 01:55:51,911 with leverage applied. 2290 01:55:51,978 --> 01:55:54,681 Batista, in trouble, the cover and-- 2291 01:55:54,748 --> 01:55:58,684 you see referee Mickie Henson's hand was going south. 2292 01:56:00,053 --> 01:56:02,656 [Mick] And Edge hesitated for just a moment for-- 2293 01:56:02,755 --> 01:56:05,025 before going for that cover and I think that moment 2294 01:56:05,090 --> 01:56:07,527 may have really cost him there. 2295 01:56:07,594 --> 01:56:10,697 [Ross] Edge again grounding his bigger, 2296 01:56:10,764 --> 01:56:13,165 stronger adversary 2297 01:56:13,232 --> 01:56:17,437 in this tremendously hard-fought, thus far, main event 2298 01:56:17,504 --> 01:56:18,905 here at Night of Champions. 2299 01:56:20,339 --> 01:56:21,907 [Mick] A few moments ago, 2300 01:56:21,974 --> 01:56:25,178 I said that Batista had changed as a-- as a wrestler 2301 01:56:25,245 --> 01:56:28,482 who had gone from being strictly a guy using power to his advantage 2302 01:56:28,548 --> 01:56:33,519 to putting athleticism, strategy, and endurance into his game. 2303 01:56:34,487 --> 01:56:37,624 As a matter of fact, J.R., I think he's a guy who's completely redefined 2304 01:56:37,691 --> 01:56:40,026 what fans can expect from a guy of his stature. 2305 01:56:41,527 --> 01:56:45,764 [Ross] And, uh, Batista who’s been denigrated from being in Evolution, 2306 01:56:47,067 --> 01:56:48,802 just countered a nice movement by Edge 2307 01:56:48,869 --> 01:56:52,472 and Edge now with that Jack Brisco roll-up… 2308 01:56:52,539 --> 01:56:53,639 -[Mick] Oh. -[Ross] …from the corner. 2309 01:56:53,706 --> 01:56:57,210 And that almost got the three for the world champion. 2310 01:56:57,277 --> 01:56:59,079 [Mick] Yeah, we saw The Animal with a beautiful counter 2311 01:56:59,144 --> 01:57:00,480 using leverage and momentum, 2312 01:57:00,547 --> 01:57:03,116 but Edge was there to counter the counter, 2313 01:57:03,183 --> 01:57:06,085 which is why he is such an incredible World Heavyweight Champion. 2314 01:57:07,987 --> 01:57:10,824 And, thus far, not a peek from La Familia. 2315 01:57:10,891 --> 01:57:12,192 [Henson] Get inside the ring. One 2316 01:57:12,259 --> 01:57:16,029 [Ross] Both men are-- have reached down into their resources here. 2317 01:57:16,096 --> 01:57:18,098 Both men are obviously spent. 2318 01:57:18,164 --> 01:57:20,599 It will become now a matter of will 2319 01:57:20,666 --> 01:57:23,303 and maybe pushing Edge's tenacity. 2320 01:57:25,772 --> 01:57:28,875 And maybe then have been perhaps we shouldn't. 2321 01:57:28,942 --> 01:57:32,178 [Mick] No, because as I've seen time and time again, Edge is-- oh. 2322 01:57:32,245 --> 01:57:34,246 Big clothesline Batista. 2323 01:57:34,313 --> 01:57:37,116 Edge's resiliency as an underrated wildcard 2324 01:57:37,183 --> 01:57:39,585 in the Rated-R Superstar's arsenal. 2325 01:57:39,652 --> 01:57:42,289 [Ross] Batista, like a big heavyweight boxer 2326 01:57:42,355 --> 01:57:44,691 and, uh, by that, I mean, this illustration. 2327 01:57:44,758 --> 01:57:45,858 Watch the right. 2328 01:57:46,492 --> 01:57:49,462 [Mick] Just that clothesline comes from out of nowhere, 2329 01:57:49,596 --> 01:57:50,730 buying Batista some time. 2330 01:57:50,797 --> 01:57:53,098 Both men have been through a lot, thus far, 2331 01:57:53,165 --> 01:57:54,534 in this Heavyweight Championship matchup. 2332 01:57:54,601 --> 01:57:57,637 [Ross] When you're 6'6" and 290, 2333 01:57:57,704 --> 01:57:59,606 one big, high-impact move 2334 01:57:59,673 --> 01:58:03,643 can change the entire complexion of a championship match. 2335 01:58:03,710 --> 01:58:06,746 And look at this, overpowering strength. 2336 01:58:06,813 --> 01:58:09,683 Batista looking to become world champion, 2337 01:58:09,749 --> 01:58:12,384 take the title back to Monday Night Raw. 2338 01:58:12,852 --> 01:58:14,688 [crowd cheering] 2339 01:58:16,790 --> 01:58:18,892 [Ross] A momentum, you can feel it changing. 2340 01:58:20,427 --> 01:58:23,063 And a sidewalk slam. 2341 01:58:23,129 --> 01:58:24,331 Could be all. 2342 01:58:24,397 --> 01:58:26,566 The count is-- did he? 2343 01:58:26,633 --> 01:58:28,000 No. 2344 01:58:28,067 --> 01:58:29,302 [Mick] So close. So close. 2345 01:58:29,369 --> 01:58:31,304 I think a lot of fans in this sell-out crowd 2346 01:58:31,371 --> 01:58:33,839 thought they'd just seen the Heavyweight Championship change hands. 2347 01:58:33,906 --> 01:58:35,775 [Ross] Edge got a shoulder up, 2348 01:58:35,842 --> 01:58:39,112 referee in great position to make the call. 2349 01:58:39,179 --> 01:58:42,449 Batista just can't get frustrated, got to stay focused. 2350 01:58:44,884 --> 01:58:46,553 -[Mick] And there it is! -[Ross] Oh, my God! 2351 01:58:46,620 --> 01:58:49,255 What a slobberknocker spear. That's gotta be-- oh. 2352 01:58:49,322 --> 01:58:55,728 Oh, my-- how in the heck did Edge roll a shoulder on? 2353 01:58:55,795 --> 01:58:57,831 The fans might not like the count, 2354 01:58:57,897 --> 01:59:01,567 but referee was in, again, perfect position. 2355 01:59:01,634 --> 01:59:05,505 I'm thinking shows the resilience of the world's champion. 2356 01:59:06,572 --> 01:59:08,308 [crowd cheering] 2357 01:59:08,375 --> 01:59:10,543 [Mick] If he gets-- if he got that Batista Bomb, J.R., 2358 01:59:10,610 --> 01:59:12,212 I think it would've been over. 2359 01:59:13,079 --> 01:59:14,380 [Ross] Now the high impact. 2360 01:59:15,315 --> 01:59:16,683 Indeed. 2361 01:59:16,750 --> 01:59:18,218 [crowd cheering] 2362 01:59:18,284 --> 01:59:19,885 [Ross] Batista's feeling it. 2363 01:59:21,286 --> 01:59:23,757 Monday Night Raw may be receiving it. 2364 01:59:26,425 --> 01:59:29,462 Edge in big trouble. 2365 01:59:29,529 --> 01:59:31,431 [crowd cheering] 2366 01:59:32,331 --> 01:59:34,567 -[Ross] Oh, Edge. -[Mick] Oh! 2367 01:59:34,634 --> 01:59:38,538 [Ross] That Impaler DDT, an amazing counter. 2368 01:59:38,605 --> 01:59:40,040 [Mick] That should do it. 2369 01:59:40,106 --> 01:59:42,675 [Ross] Oh. And it almost did. 2370 01:59:42,741 --> 01:59:44,510 A near-fall. 2371 01:59:44,576 --> 01:59:50,717 A strong two-count for the counter from the Impaler DDT. 2372 01:59:51,451 --> 01:59:53,687 But the question is, how much pain 2373 01:59:54,621 --> 01:59:57,691 and punishment can Edge-- 2374 01:59:57,757 --> 01:59:59,659 or has Edge sustained here? 2375 02:00:02,529 --> 02:00:04,297 Edge looking for the homerun. 2376 02:00:04,364 --> 02:00:05,598 [Mick] And he didn't get it. 2377 02:00:05,665 --> 02:00:10,737 [Ross] Edge swinging for the fences, but the spear came up short. 2378 02:00:11,538 --> 02:00:16,742 And Batista, somewhat uncharacteristically, going to the top. 2379 02:00:18,210 --> 02:00:19,646 And Edge countered. 2380 02:00:19,713 --> 02:00:22,147 An amazing counter with a dropkick. 2381 02:00:22,214 --> 02:00:25,117 Batista with nowhere to go in midair. 2382 02:00:25,184 --> 02:00:27,554 [Mick] Yeah, yeah, that top rope is not territory 2383 02:00:27,620 --> 02:00:30,824 that Batista inhabits very frequently and he paid for it there. 2384 02:00:30,889 --> 02:00:32,258 Watch this. Edge counters. 2385 02:00:32,325 --> 02:00:34,126 [Ross] A great counter. 2386 02:00:34,259 --> 02:00:37,362 And that counter caught Batista in the sternum, 2387 02:00:37,429 --> 02:00:39,999 driving the air out of the challenger. 2388 02:00:40,066 --> 02:00:41,534 Both men are down. 2389 02:00:41,601 --> 02:00:42,969 If this match ends in a-- 2390 02:00:43,969 --> 02:00:47,240 Well, there's our general manager from SmackDown, Vickie Guerrero, 2391 02:00:47,307 --> 02:00:48,741 along with Hawkins and Ryder. 2392 02:00:48,808 --> 02:00:51,478 [Mick] Yeah. A little earlier, I said we hadn't seen a peep from La Familia 2393 02:00:51,544 --> 02:00:53,446 and that's, uh, changed here in a hurry. 2394 02:00:54,813 --> 02:00:57,584 [Ross] I'll be respectful of the general manager 2395 02:00:57,650 --> 02:00:59,885 of Friday Night SmackDown, obviously. 2396 02:00:59,952 --> 02:01:03,123 Edge ready to uncoil, looking for the spear. 2397 02:01:03,188 --> 02:01:06,192 Look out. Amazing athleticism by Batista. 2398 02:01:06,259 --> 02:01:07,527 Batista Bomb. 2399 02:01:07,594 --> 02:01:09,394 That'll do it. That'll do it. 2400 02:01:09,462 --> 02:01:11,630 We've got a new World-- what? 2401 02:01:11,697 --> 02:01:13,098 [crowd cheering] 2402 02:01:13,165 --> 02:01:14,267 [Mick] You gotta be kidding me. 2403 02:01:14,334 --> 02:01:16,902 -[Ross] Vickie Guerrero… -What are you doing? 2404 02:01:16,969 --> 02:01:18,371 [Ross] …just stopped the count. 2405 02:01:22,107 --> 02:01:23,308 What the-- 2406 02:01:24,410 --> 02:01:27,714 And Edge couldn't capitalize. 2407 02:01:27,781 --> 02:01:29,915 Edge looked to capitalize, 2408 02:01:30,884 --> 02:01:33,686 instead just got smashed into the ring post. 2409 02:01:33,753 --> 02:01:36,990 But remember, Batista can't win the title by count-out. 2410 02:01:37,056 --> 02:01:38,424 [Mick] No, I know, technically, 2411 02:01:38,491 --> 02:01:41,326 Vickie Guerrero as general manager is Mickie Henson's boss, 2412 02:01:41,393 --> 02:01:43,797 but shouldn't this match be over? 2413 02:01:43,862 --> 02:01:45,098 [Henson] Six, 2414 02:01:46,266 --> 02:01:47,634 seven… 2415 02:01:48,867 --> 02:01:51,170 [Ross] Wait a-- what the heck? Referee? 2416 02:01:51,237 --> 02:01:52,972 [Mick] Uh, you don't put your hands on an official. 2417 02:01:53,039 --> 02:01:54,406 [Ross] Hey, hey. 2418 02:01:54,473 --> 02:01:56,476 That's gotta be a disqualification. 2419 02:01:57,376 --> 02:01:58,812 Now we've got no official. 2420 02:02:01,481 --> 02:02:04,550 Wait, wait, wait. Send me another referee. 2421 02:02:05,218 --> 02:02:06,786 Send me another one. 2422 02:02:06,853 --> 02:02:08,655 Just send me another one. 2423 02:02:08,721 --> 02:02:12,558 [overlapping chatter] 2424 02:02:12,625 --> 02:02:15,527 -["Chavito Ardiente" playing] -[singer] ♪ Ooh, Chavo! ♪ 2425 02:02:16,362 --> 02:02:19,031 -[Ross] What? -[singer] ♪ Chavo e'todo un hombre ♪ 2426 02:02:19,632 --> 02:02:20,834 ♪ Whoo! ♪ 2427 02:02:21,534 --> 02:02:22,535 ♪ Aah! ♪ 2428 02:02:22,602 --> 02:02:24,871 [Ross] My God, this reeks of collusion. 2429 02:02:25,538 --> 02:02:27,240 [Mick] It reeks of nepotism, too. 2430 02:02:27,339 --> 02:02:29,275 [singer] ♪ Oh, Chavo ♪ 2431 02:02:29,642 --> 02:02:33,045 [Ross] Chavo Guerrero sauntering down to the ring 2432 02:02:33,112 --> 02:02:37,383 with that official shirt on and-- well, how convenient was that? 2433 02:02:37,450 --> 02:02:38,718 Hey, wait a minute. 2434 02:02:38,785 --> 02:02:42,856 Batista putting his hands on Vickie Guerrero. 2435 02:02:42,922 --> 02:02:45,724 [crowd cheering] 2436 02:02:46,793 --> 02:02:48,094 [Ross] The Animal 2437 02:02:49,728 --> 02:02:50,730 has gone… 2438 02:02:50,797 --> 02:02:53,566 [crowd cheering] 2439 02:02:53,633 --> 02:02:55,602 [Ross] What am I-- My-- 2440 02:02:55,668 --> 02:02:57,337 Wait a minute. Oh, no! 2441 02:02:57,402 --> 02:02:59,005 [crowd cheering] 2442 02:02:59,072 --> 02:03:00,306 [Ross] Oh, my God! 2443 02:03:00,373 --> 02:03:02,775 Vickie Guerrero thrown out into the woods. 2444 02:03:04,509 --> 02:03:07,746 And Edge with the world title belt 2445 02:03:07,813 --> 02:03:10,683 catching Batista right between the eyes 2446 02:03:10,750 --> 02:03:14,853 after Batista physically threw Vickie Guerrero 2447 02:03:14,920 --> 02:03:17,257 over the ropes to the floor. 2448 02:03:17,322 --> 02:03:19,224 Now, Chavo with the count. 2449 02:03:19,291 --> 02:03:21,227 -I don't-- my God. -[bell ringing] 2450 02:03:21,294 --> 02:03:23,929 [Ross] My God. Edge has just beat Batista. 2451 02:03:23,996 --> 02:03:25,565 [Justin] The winner of this match 2452 02:03:25,632 --> 02:03:29,067 and still World Heavyweight Champion, 2453 02:03:29,134 --> 02:03:32,839 the "Rated-R Superstar", Edge. 2454 02:03:32,938 --> 02:03:35,008 -["Metalingus" playing] -♪ On this day♪ 2455 02:03:35,508 --> 02:03:39,812 [Ross] After Edge tells us his impassioned plea 2456 02:03:39,879 --> 02:03:42,581 he wanted to do this match on his own, 2457 02:03:42,648 --> 02:03:46,952 that Edge wanted to beat Batista all by himself, one-on-one, 2458 02:03:47,019 --> 02:03:48,788 and then we all witness 2459 02:03:48,855 --> 02:03:52,125 this amazing situation. 2460 02:03:52,191 --> 02:03:55,161 I wish I could say how I felt about this situation, 2461 02:03:55,228 --> 02:03:59,031 but the bottom line is that Edge is still the Heavyweight Champion 2462 02:03:59,098 --> 02:04:02,936 and Batista's dreams of being Heavyweight Champion 2463 02:04:03,001 --> 02:04:06,572 have been eroded, destroyed by La Familia. 2464 02:04:06,638 --> 02:04:08,508 [Mick] Yeah, yeah. He was impassioned indeed, J.R., 2465 02:04:08,574 --> 02:04:10,276 on wanting to do it all by himself, 2466 02:04:10,343 --> 02:04:12,478 but in the end, it took his fiancé. 2467 02:04:12,545 --> 02:04:14,981 It took Bam Neely, it took Chavo Guerrero, 2468 02:04:15,048 --> 02:04:17,215 it took Ryder, it took Hawkins. 2469 02:04:17,282 --> 02:04:21,788 It took a travesty to hold on to the World Heavyweight Championship. 2470 02:04:23,522 --> 02:04:24,991 [Ross] I-- 2471 02:04:25,058 --> 02:04:27,059 Vickie Guerrero could certainly be injured here. 2472 02:04:27,125 --> 02:04:29,562 I'm just shocked if she was not. 2473 02:04:32,432 --> 02:04:36,201 How Edge can be proud of this accomplishment. 2474 02:04:38,271 --> 02:04:40,005 It's should have been over right here. 2475 02:04:40,072 --> 02:04:41,406 [Mick] There it is. Now, watch this. 2476 02:04:41,473 --> 02:04:44,210 Watch the bottom of your screens, Referee Mickie Henson slides out, 2477 02:04:44,309 --> 02:04:47,714 courtesy of the wheelchair-bound general manager, Vickie Guerrero. 2478 02:04:47,780 --> 02:04:49,816 [Ross] Henson taken off his count, 2479 02:04:49,882 --> 02:04:51,150 didn't make the count, 2480 02:04:51,217 --> 02:04:54,420 and then this should've been an automatic disqualification. 2481 02:04:54,487 --> 02:04:55,788 [Mick] Right away. Right away. 2482 02:04:55,855 --> 02:04:57,956 [Ross] But that wouldn't have helped Batista 2483 02:04:58,023 --> 02:04:59,826 because Batista couldn't win the belt. 2484 02:04:59,892 --> 02:05:02,260 But then look at this, Batista had had enough. 2485 02:05:02,327 --> 02:05:04,664 Batista, uncharacteristically. 2486 02:05:04,731 --> 02:05:08,034 My God! Vickie Guerrero sailing through the air. 2487 02:05:10,335 --> 02:05:12,271 And then Batista turning around, 2488 02:05:12,338 --> 02:05:14,173 and boom, 2489 02:05:14,240 --> 02:05:17,910 that huge world title belt right in the face. 2490 02:05:17,977 --> 02:05:22,647 And the Ultimate Opportunist wins the match, but not without-- 2491 02:05:22,714 --> 02:05:24,450 [Mick] You know, J.R., I-- just in this case 2492 02:05:24,517 --> 02:05:26,619 -[bell ringing] -[Mick] I cannot blame The Animal 2493 02:05:26,686 --> 02:05:29,489 for losing his cool and putting his hands on Vickie Guerrero. 2494 02:05:29,554 --> 02:05:32,125 He just endured too much, he finally snapped. 2495 02:05:32,191 --> 02:05:35,628 ♪ Regret won't waste my life again ♪ 2496 02:05:35,695 --> 02:05:37,864 [Ross] Man, I cannot believe this whole-- 2497 02:05:37,929 --> 02:05:39,932 how this whole circumstance came to be. 2498 02:05:39,999 --> 02:05:44,103 Edge-- how can Edge be proud of being the World's Heavyweight Champion, 2499 02:05:44,170 --> 02:05:46,339 retaining his title this way? 2500 02:05:46,406 --> 02:05:49,041 [Mick] And for that, man, Batista has accomplished so much 2501 02:05:49,107 --> 02:05:52,077 and meant so much to the fabric of SmackDown 2502 02:05:52,144 --> 02:05:55,048 to leave our show in that manner is a disgrace. 2503 02:05:55,114 --> 02:05:57,482 [Ross] Well, I know-- I can't blame Batista. 2504 02:05:57,549 --> 02:06:00,887 Look at this, amazing strength, passion. 2505 02:06:00,952 --> 02:06:03,955 All Batista wanted was a fair shot, and this is what he got. 2506 02:06:04,057 --> 02:06:06,259 -[Mick] Bam. Oh. -[Ross] Batista got a shot all right. 2507 02:06:06,325 --> 02:06:10,496 [Mick] And the Ultimate Opportunist proves the nickname once again, 2508 02:06:10,563 --> 02:06:13,465 seizing any opportunity to hold on to that championship. 2509 02:06:13,532 --> 02:06:14,866 [Ross] But I'll tell you one thing, 2510 02:06:14,933 --> 02:06:17,969 Monday Night Raw is getting one hell of an Animal. 2511 02:06:18,036 --> 02:06:22,141 That will be a beast unleashed come tomorrow night in Oklahoma City. 2512 02:06:22,208 --> 02:06:25,411 [Mick] Oh, I gained so much respect over the past several weeks for The Animal. 2513 02:06:25,478 --> 02:06:27,045 I hate to see him go, 2514 02:06:27,112 --> 02:06:28,614 but I know there are big things, 2515 02:06:28,681 --> 02:06:31,616 even bigger things in store for him every Monday night. 2516 02:06:31,683 --> 02:06:34,687 [crowd chatter] 2517 02:07:06,052 --> 02:07:08,955 [Ross] Certainly, one would think that Batista could be-- 2518 02:07:09,021 --> 02:07:11,089 obviously, that dazed look in his eyes, 2519 02:07:11,156 --> 02:07:13,392 that from being a hit in the face. 2520 02:07:13,492 --> 02:07:14,594 [inaudible] 2521 02:07:14,727 --> 02:07:17,196 [Mick] And no question, you could really hear the impact 2522 02:07:17,263 --> 02:07:18,897 even from our table out there, 2523 02:07:18,964 --> 02:07:22,335 that championship just clanging off the skull of The Animal. 2524 02:07:22,934 --> 02:07:24,871 [Ross] Batista has that faraway look in his eyes, 2525 02:07:24,937 --> 02:07:28,040 a dazed look after-- could be concussed. 2526 02:07:28,107 --> 02:07:30,509 I'm certainly not gonna diagnose the man. 2527 02:07:30,576 --> 02:07:33,579 But he couldn't have done any more in the ring tonight than he did. 2528 02:07:33,646 --> 02:07:34,946 He left everything he had 2529 02:07:35,047 --> 02:07:36,348 -in the ring, did Batista. -[Mick] Yeah. 2530 02:07:36,415 --> 02:07:38,416 And I think that's also disappointment in his eyes. 2531 02:07:38,483 --> 02:07:40,318 He wanted so badly 2532 02:07:40,385 --> 02:07:42,355 to bring that Heavyweight Championship, 2533 02:07:42,420 --> 02:07:44,123 that would restore some of the luster 2534 02:07:44,190 --> 02:07:47,425 that I think he's lost over the past several weeks, to bring it to Raw. 2535 02:07:48,027 --> 02:07:50,096 [Ross] That's one hell of a man, ladies and gentlemen. 2536 02:07:51,330 --> 02:07:53,232 He gave us everything he had tonight. 2537 02:07:53,299 --> 02:07:55,902 ♪ A place where no one follows me ♪ 2538 02:07:55,968 --> 02:07:58,938 [Ross] And I guarantee you, you count the folks it took to beat Batista, 2539 02:07:59,004 --> 02:08:02,842 there was Edge, and Hawkins, and Ryder, and a referee, and Bam Neely, 2540 02:08:02,909 --> 02:08:07,013 and, of course, our beloved general manager of SmackDown, Vickie Guerrero. 2541 02:08:07,079 --> 02:08:09,182 What's that, seven, eight people? 2542 02:08:09,248 --> 02:08:11,651 [Mick] And, J.R., I'm gonna just repeat or refrain, 2543 02:08:11,717 --> 02:08:14,620 how does that woman still have a job here? 2544 02:08:14,687 --> 02:08:17,290 ["I Walk Alone" playing] 2545 02:08:17,356 --> 02:08:23,161 ♪ I’ve never understood A damn thing that they said ♪ 2546 02:08:24,030 --> 02:08:29,201 ♪ From words to actions Never knowing what they're about ♪ 2547 02:08:29,568 --> 02:08:32,504 Wanna give your final thoughts before you head to the ring to face John Cena? 2548 02:08:33,239 --> 02:08:34,272 Final thoughts? 2549 02:08:35,208 --> 02:08:39,745 I'm gonna go out there and I'm gonna do what I should've done two years ago. 2550 02:08:39,812 --> 02:08:43,148 [crowd cheering] 2551 02:08:43,215 --> 02:08:46,184 -["Devour" playing] -♪ Devour, devour ♪ 2552 02:08:46,251 --> 02:08:48,087 [Michael] Now, ladies and gentleman, up next, 2553 02:08:48,154 --> 02:08:51,357 it is the most anticipated rematch in recent memory, 2554 02:08:51,424 --> 02:08:55,126 Triple H versus Cena for the WWE title. 2555 02:08:57,063 --> 02:09:00,566 Ladies and gentleman, it is a match for the ages. 2556 02:09:00,633 --> 02:09:02,500 ♪ Devour, devour ♪ 2557 02:09:04,103 --> 02:09:07,072 [Cena] The truly great thing about WWE 2558 02:09:07,138 --> 02:09:12,143 is once in every great while, it provides moments. 2559 02:09:14,146 --> 02:09:17,782 Moments that every single one of you 2560 02:09:17,849 --> 02:09:19,919 know exactly where you were 2561 02:09:20,318 --> 02:09:22,088 and what you were doing. 2562 02:09:22,154 --> 02:09:24,389 [commentator] This is just the greatest tribute 2563 02:09:24,456 --> 02:09:26,726 any champion could ever have. 2564 02:09:27,660 --> 02:09:29,594 [Gorilla] We have a new champion, 2565 02:09:29,661 --> 02:09:32,231 history made in Madison Square Garden. 2566 02:09:33,633 --> 02:09:37,870 I got it with a tear in my eye. 2567 02:09:39,237 --> 02:09:40,772 [Ross] Tombstone. 2568 02:09:40,839 --> 02:09:42,107 [Vince] Oh, yeah. 2569 02:09:42,174 --> 02:09:44,376 [Ross] The title moves to the dark side. 2570 02:09:45,844 --> 02:09:50,182 [Vince] The boyhood dream has come true 2571 02:09:50,249 --> 02:09:51,983 for Shawn Michaels. 2572 02:09:55,454 --> 02:09:58,324 [Michael] Frog splash, frog splash. 2573 02:09:58,391 --> 02:10:00,759 Eddie Guerrero is champion. 2574 02:10:04,062 --> 02:10:06,031 [Ross] Austin is the champion. 2575 02:10:06,098 --> 02:10:09,367 Stone Cold, Stone Cold, Stone Cold. 2576 02:10:09,634 --> 02:10:11,603 [Cena] At Night of Champions, 2577 02:10:11,670 --> 02:10:15,374 they will receive that moment that transcends time. 2578 02:10:15,607 --> 02:10:20,379 [Ross] These two men will indeed create a moment in time 2579 02:10:20,446 --> 02:10:23,749 for the richest prize in the WWE. 2580 02:10:26,619 --> 02:10:28,521 [dramatic music playing] 2581 02:10:28,587 --> 02:10:30,723 [Triple H] It's never been personal between you and me. 2582 02:10:30,790 --> 02:10:33,659 What it comes down to is being the best. 2583 02:10:34,492 --> 02:10:35,628 And right now, 2584 02:10:36,696 --> 02:10:38,630 you're looking at the best. 2585 02:10:39,764 --> 02:10:41,400 [Cena] Yeah, but if memory serves me correct, 2586 02:10:42,233 --> 02:10:43,768 the one match that we've had 2587 02:10:43,969 --> 02:10:45,404 -[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa! -[Ross] Oh. 2588 02:10:45,471 --> 02:10:48,473 STFU, this could be the match. 2589 02:10:48,540 --> 02:10:49,709 It's all on the line. 2590 02:10:51,043 --> 02:10:53,079 [Jerry] Look at this. Look at this. He tapped. 2591 02:10:53,144 --> 02:10:54,246 -[Ross] He tapped. -[Jerry] He tapped. 2592 02:10:54,312 --> 02:10:55,915 -[Ross] The Game taps. -[Jerry] He tapped. 2593 02:10:55,981 --> 02:10:57,183 [Ross] I don't believe it. 2594 02:10:57,282 --> 02:10:59,719 You beat me, and I've never gotten over it. 2595 02:10:59,818 --> 02:11:04,223 You know why? Because I know you're not as good as me. 2596 02:11:04,522 --> 02:11:06,858 You'll never be as good as me. 2597 02:11:08,361 --> 02:11:10,029 -[Cena] Triple H. -[Triple H] Cena. 2598 02:11:10,096 --> 02:11:11,830 -[Cena] Are you ready? -[Triple H] If you want some… 2599 02:11:11,897 --> 02:11:14,500 -[Cena] Are you ready to fight? -[Triple H] …come get some. 2600 02:11:15,101 --> 02:11:17,068 Until you take this from me… 2601 02:11:17,135 --> 02:11:19,871 [Cena] You may have that, but until you beat me… 2602 02:11:19,938 --> 02:11:21,840 [Triple H] You are nothing. 2603 02:11:21,906 --> 02:11:23,241 You're nothing. 2604 02:11:23,308 --> 02:11:24,777 At Night of Champions… 2605 02:11:24,844 --> 02:11:27,413 [Triple H] It's gonna be a moment. 2606 02:11:31,416 --> 02:11:32,751 [crowd cheering] 2607 02:11:32,817 --> 02:11:34,018 [bell ringing] 2608 02:11:34,085 --> 02:11:36,989 [Lilian] This contest is scheduled for one fall 2609 02:11:37,056 --> 02:11:42,161 and it is for the WWE Championship. 2610 02:11:42,228 --> 02:11:46,398 [crowd cheering] 2611 02:11:46,464 --> 02:11:49,468 -["The Time Is Now" playing] -[crowd cheering] 2612 02:11:56,275 --> 02:11:58,777 ♪ Krrr, Amadou ♪ 2613 02:12:09,054 --> 02:12:11,257 ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ 2614 02:12:11,322 --> 02:12:14,259 ♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪ 2615 02:12:14,326 --> 02:12:16,661 ♪ It's the franchise Boy, I'm shining now ♪ 2616 02:12:16,728 --> 02:12:18,830 ♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪ 2617 02:12:18,897 --> 02:12:21,500 ♪ In case you forgot Or fell off, I'm still hot ♪ 2618 02:12:21,567 --> 02:12:22,701 [Jerry] Well, I'll tell you something. 2619 02:12:22,768 --> 02:12:26,272 If you don't have goose bumps right now, there's something wrong with you. 2620 02:12:26,338 --> 02:12:28,206 [Michael] If you're not excited about this, 2621 02:12:28,273 --> 02:12:29,575 ladies and gentlemen, go home. 2622 02:12:29,642 --> 02:12:31,811 It is a big fight atmosphere 2623 02:12:31,876 --> 02:12:34,679 here in front of a sell-out crowd in Dallas, Texas. 2624 02:12:34,746 --> 02:12:37,817 The WWE Championship is on the line 2625 02:12:37,883 --> 02:12:40,920 and here is the number one contender for that title, 2626 02:12:40,986 --> 02:12:42,888 the three-time champion, 2627 02:12:42,955 --> 02:12:44,522 John Cena. 2628 02:12:46,291 --> 02:12:47,559 And, King, it's simple. 2629 02:12:47,625 --> 02:12:52,164 A win tonight, and the WWE title will stay on Monday Night Raw. 2630 02:12:52,764 --> 02:12:54,567 A loss for John Cena, 2631 02:12:54,633 --> 02:12:57,603 Triple H takes the gold to SmackDown. 2632 02:12:58,404 --> 02:13:00,772 ♪ Let 'em hate I drop their whole clan ♪ 2633 02:13:00,839 --> 02:13:03,808 ♪ Lay your ass down For the three-second tan ♪ 2634 02:13:03,875 --> 02:13:06,344 ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪ 2635 02:13:06,411 --> 02:13:09,647 [Jerry] I don't think I've ever seen John Cena more pumped 2636 02:13:09,714 --> 02:13:11,851 than he is at this moment. 2637 02:13:11,916 --> 02:13:14,219 [Michael] For the first time since WrestleMania 22 2638 02:13:14,286 --> 02:13:15,987 over two years ago, 2639 02:13:16,054 --> 02:13:20,392 John Cena will go one-on-one with "The Game" Triple H. 2640 02:13:20,459 --> 02:13:25,364 The WWE title on the line at Night of Champions. 2641 02:13:25,865 --> 02:13:29,067 [Jerry] Oh, you mentioned John Cena wanting to bring the… 2642 02:13:30,536 --> 02:13:34,039 the WWE Championship to Raw. 2643 02:13:35,206 --> 02:13:38,643 Our fans voted earlier, they were wrong about Batista, 2644 02:13:39,210 --> 02:13:41,213 but maybe they'll be right about John Cena. 2645 02:13:41,280 --> 02:13:43,816 [crowd cheering] 2646 02:13:46,485 --> 02:13:48,487 [crowd chattering] 2647 02:13:59,632 --> 02:14:01,901 [Michael] Cena unaccustomed to waiting. 2648 02:14:06,105 --> 02:14:07,172 Here we go. 2649 02:14:07,606 --> 02:14:08,607 Here we go, baby. 2650 02:14:08,674 --> 02:14:11,175 [Jerry] Well, they don't call him The Cerebral Assassin for nothing. 2651 02:14:11,242 --> 02:14:12,244 [man] Cena! 2652 02:14:13,245 --> 02:14:15,681 [Jerry] The Game is making Cena wait. 2653 02:14:18,483 --> 02:14:19,485 ["The Game" playing] 2654 02:14:19,552 --> 02:14:21,654 ♪ It's time to play the game ♪ 2655 02:14:21,719 --> 02:14:23,722 [crowd cheering] 2656 02:14:24,822 --> 02:14:27,092 ♪ Time to play the game ♪ 2657 02:14:32,764 --> 02:14:34,767 [crowd cheering] 2658 02:14:40,772 --> 02:14:43,541 ♪ It's all about the game And how you play it ♪ 2659 02:14:43,608 --> 02:14:46,411 ♪ All about control And if you can take it ♪ 2660 02:14:46,512 --> 02:14:49,380 ♪ All about your debt And if you can pay it ♪ 2661 02:14:50,081 --> 02:14:51,983 [Jerry] And the wait is over, Michael. 2662 02:14:52,050 --> 02:14:53,419 They're gonna get it on. 2663 02:14:53,485 --> 02:14:54,987 ♪ I am the game You don't wanna play me ♪ 2664 02:14:55,054 --> 02:14:56,554 ♪ I am control, no way you can change me 2665 02:14:56,621 --> 02:14:58,924 [Michael] Triple H should be the poster boy 2666 02:14:58,991 --> 02:15:00,858 for Night of Champions. 2667 02:15:01,626 --> 02:15:07,098 He is perhaps the greatest, the most prolific champion in WWE history. 2668 02:15:07,700 --> 02:15:11,070 A 12-time world champion, 2669 02:15:11,269 --> 02:15:13,405 a Grand Slam winner, 2670 02:15:13,472 --> 02:15:15,941 he's won all the titles in WWE. 2671 02:15:16,407 --> 02:15:18,043 He's won King of the Ring, 2672 02:15:18,110 --> 02:15:19,678 he's won the Royal Rumble. 2673 02:15:21,780 --> 02:15:24,415 He is indeed The Game. 2674 02:15:26,518 --> 02:15:28,687 ["The Game" playing] 2675 02:15:29,821 --> 02:15:31,824 [crowd cheering] 2676 02:15:39,330 --> 02:15:41,000 [Jerry] Wow. Well, seldom, Michael, 2677 02:15:41,066 --> 02:15:45,103 do you ever see two huge fan favorites, 2678 02:15:45,170 --> 02:15:48,741 two WWE superstars so idolized, go at it. 2679 02:15:48,807 --> 02:15:53,579 And these two, John Cena and Triple H, maybe the two most-- 2680 02:15:54,279 --> 02:15:56,181 the two biggest fan favorites ever. 2681 02:15:56,949 --> 02:16:00,385 [Michael] King, this night has been etched in the mind of Triple H 2682 02:16:00,451 --> 02:16:02,321 for nearly two and a half years. 2683 02:16:02,388 --> 02:16:04,623 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] It has been eating at him. 2684 02:16:05,391 --> 02:16:08,027 Triple H obsessed over the fact 2685 02:16:08,427 --> 02:16:10,728 that he has never beaten John Cena. 2686 02:16:10,795 --> 02:16:12,830 That he tapped out to John Cena… 2687 02:16:12,897 --> 02:16:15,768 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] …back in WrestleMania 22. 2688 02:16:16,501 --> 02:16:20,906 [Jerry] And in his own words, he admits he's never gotten over it. 2689 02:16:20,973 --> 02:16:23,241 ♪ I know you can't take me ♪ 2690 02:16:28,147 --> 02:16:29,313 ♪ Play the game ♪ 2691 02:16:29,380 --> 02:16:30,782 ♪ You're gonna be the same ♪ 2692 02:16:30,848 --> 02:16:32,984 ♪ You're gonna change your name You're gonna die in flames ♪ 2693 02:16:33,052 --> 02:16:36,154 [Jerry] Wow. What a sight, what a night. 2694 02:16:36,221 --> 02:16:37,723 [Michael] They are jam-packed to the rafters, 2695 02:16:37,823 --> 02:16:40,659 over 16,000 here in Dallas 2696 02:16:40,859 --> 02:16:42,994 to see this historic main event 2697 02:16:43,696 --> 02:16:46,130 between two great champions, 2698 02:16:46,198 --> 02:16:48,734 Triple H and John Cena. 2699 02:16:49,434 --> 02:16:50,936 ♪ Time to play the game ♪ 2700 02:16:52,370 --> 02:16:55,673 Introducing first, the challenger 2701 02:16:55,741 --> 02:16:57,910 from West Newbury, Massachusetts, 2702 02:16:57,975 --> 02:17:01,245 weighing in at 240 pounds, 2703 02:17:01,313 --> 02:17:05,150 John Cena. 2704 02:17:05,216 --> 02:17:07,752 [crowd cheering and booing] 2705 02:17:11,556 --> 02:17:13,525 And from Greenwich, Connecticut, 2706 02:17:13,591 --> 02:17:16,360 weighing in at 255 pounds, 2707 02:17:16,428 --> 02:17:20,565 he is the WWE Champion, 2708 02:17:20,632 --> 02:17:24,969 Triple H. 2709 02:17:25,037 --> 02:17:27,004 [crowd cheering] 2710 02:17:38,182 --> 02:17:40,985 [Michael] Senior referee Mike Chioda will officiate this matchup. 2711 02:17:41,053 --> 02:17:43,254 Matches like this do not happen often. 2712 02:17:43,856 --> 02:17:48,960 So ladies and gentlemen, sit back and enjoy what should be a classic. 2713 02:17:49,795 --> 02:17:50,963 [Jerry] Well, classic is right. 2714 02:17:51,029 --> 02:17:53,132 What a night-- what a Night of Champions. 2715 02:17:54,298 --> 02:17:56,334 [Michael] Three titles have changed hands tonight. 2716 02:17:56,401 --> 02:17:59,438 Will that title, the WWE Championship, 2717 02:17:59,504 --> 02:18:03,441 the greatest of them all change hands in this one? 2718 02:18:06,145 --> 02:18:08,746 [Jerry] Well, huge matchup. 2719 02:18:08,814 --> 02:18:12,017 And quite frankly, Michael, I'm gonna be pulling for John Cena 2720 02:18:12,083 --> 02:18:15,454 to bring that title back to Monday Night Raw. 2721 02:18:15,520 --> 02:18:18,690 Do you realize that if not, we won't have a championship on Raw? 2722 02:18:18,757 --> 02:18:19,957 [bell ringing] 2723 02:18:20,025 --> 02:18:22,727 [Michael] Edge ensured the world title stayed on SmackDown moments ago. 2724 02:18:22,795 --> 02:18:24,329 John Cena hopes to bring it home, 2725 02:18:24,395 --> 02:18:26,999 the WWE title, home to Monday night right now. 2726 02:18:27,065 --> 02:18:28,367 And this matchup is underway. 2727 02:18:30,568 --> 02:18:33,972 [Jerry] Triple H, the new property of SmackDown. 2728 02:18:34,038 --> 02:18:35,540 [Michael] From the draft last week. 2729 02:18:38,043 --> 02:18:40,445 Both men feeling each other out here in the early going. 2730 02:18:40,511 --> 02:18:43,715 Again, the first time they've met one-on-one in over two years. 2731 02:18:44,616 --> 02:18:47,252 For John Cena, the quest to regain the gold began 2732 02:18:47,318 --> 02:18:49,188 when he eliminated Triple H, 2733 02:18:49,253 --> 02:18:52,124 battle for Royal Rumble in January. 2734 02:18:52,190 --> 02:18:54,559 Cena's return from that pec injury. 2735 02:18:54,959 --> 02:18:58,430 And remember King, Cena never lost the WWE title. 2736 02:18:58,496 --> 02:19:01,500 He had to relinquish it because of the torn pectoral muscle. 2737 02:19:02,567 --> 02:19:06,071 [Jerry] And when I look at Cena, the bulging muscles, 2738 02:19:06,137 --> 02:19:08,539 and look at the physique on Triple H, 2739 02:19:08,607 --> 02:19:09,975 and when you think about strength, 2740 02:19:10,041 --> 02:19:11,910 it's hard to figure which one of these guys 2741 02:19:11,976 --> 02:19:13,045 is gonna have the advantage 2742 02:19:13,110 --> 02:19:15,246 when it comes to strength and power in this match. 2743 02:19:15,780 --> 02:19:18,816 [Michael] John Cena beat Triple-- uh, I should say beat Jeff Hardy 2744 02:19:18,884 --> 02:19:20,351 to get to this matchup tonight 2745 02:19:21,153 --> 02:19:22,887 to become the number one contender. 2746 02:19:29,394 --> 02:19:31,730 The smile breaking onto the face of The Game 2747 02:19:31,797 --> 02:19:33,198 in the early going of the matchup. 2748 02:19:35,133 --> 02:19:38,202 Oh. And there's the power you were talking about from the champion. 2749 02:19:38,502 --> 02:19:40,973 [Jerry] And that smile you were talking about I think comes from-- 2750 02:19:41,806 --> 02:19:42,907 Triple H would love to give-- 2751 02:19:42,975 --> 02:19:43,975 -oh, John Cena -[Michael] Oh. 2752 02:19:44,041 --> 02:19:46,377 [Jerry] a little wrestling lesson along the way. 2753 02:19:48,080 --> 02:19:50,716 [Michael] Triple H "The Cerebral Assassin." 2754 02:19:50,782 --> 02:19:52,284 [crowd cheering] 2755 02:19:52,350 --> 02:19:53,952 [Jerry] There's the exclamation point. 2756 02:19:54,019 --> 02:19:55,020 [Michael] Or the mind games, 2757 02:19:55,087 --> 02:19:57,322 the psychological warfare from the veteran. 2758 02:19:58,390 --> 02:20:01,126 A very shrewd and wise Triple H 2759 02:20:01,193 --> 02:20:03,061 trying to set the tone in the early going. 2760 02:20:03,127 --> 02:20:05,130 [Jerry] Yeah, but, you know, some may disagree, 2761 02:20:05,197 --> 02:20:07,232 I don't know if that was a wise thing to do. 2762 02:20:07,299 --> 02:20:10,101 One thing that Triple H, I think, does not wanna do 2763 02:20:10,168 --> 02:20:13,438 is get John Cena angry. 2764 02:20:13,505 --> 02:20:15,207 [crowd cheering and chanting] 2765 02:20:19,044 --> 02:20:20,511 [Jerry] Cena, I think a little bit-- 2766 02:20:21,346 --> 02:20:23,815 and now just a little bit disappointed in himself so far. 2767 02:20:24,783 --> 02:20:26,551 Slapping his head, saying, "Come on, get with it." 2768 02:20:30,422 --> 02:20:33,225 [Jerry] Here-- now here we're talking about strength and power. 2769 02:20:33,292 --> 02:20:35,027 That headlock clamped on by The Game, 2770 02:20:35,092 --> 02:20:37,162 and now Cena powered out of it and reversed it. 2771 02:20:37,229 --> 02:20:40,332 [Michael] Yeah, the tenacious Cena to do a headlock of his own. 2772 02:20:43,035 --> 02:20:44,403 [Jerry] Oh, man. 2773 02:20:45,369 --> 02:20:48,674 Now, that's the ground, Michael, 2774 02:20:48,740 --> 02:20:51,176 we haven't seen the pound yet, but that's the ground. 2775 02:20:51,576 --> 02:20:54,413 That headlock is clamped on John Cena-- 2776 02:20:54,479 --> 02:20:57,215 or is clamped on Triple H by Cena like a vise. 2777 02:20:58,850 --> 02:21:01,653 [Michael] Again, referring to Cena's pound-and-ground attack, 2778 02:21:02,587 --> 02:21:03,956 very aggressive Cena. 2779 02:21:05,457 --> 02:21:07,458 [crowd cheering] 2780 02:21:07,526 --> 02:21:10,562 [Michael] A little, "In your face," from the former champion. 2781 02:21:11,663 --> 02:21:13,065 -[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh. 2782 02:21:14,800 --> 02:21:18,103 [Michael] So both champions trying to stake their ground here, King. 2783 02:21:19,237 --> 02:21:22,074 [Jerry] Well, if you go to the well once too often. 2784 02:21:22,374 --> 02:21:23,408 Yeah. 2785 02:21:23,475 --> 02:21:25,444 Not exactly a cross chop, 2786 02:21:25,510 --> 02:21:29,047 but the message sent by John Cena. 2787 02:21:29,381 --> 02:21:30,983 Whoa. Look out! 2788 02:21:31,049 --> 02:21:32,918 -[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] This thing's gonna break down. 2789 02:21:32,984 --> 02:21:34,519 -Here we go. -[Michael] A brawly game as John Cena 2790 02:21:34,586 --> 02:21:36,621 hammering away on the WWE Champion. 2791 02:21:37,622 --> 02:21:40,125 The brawling game may indeed favor Cena. 2792 02:21:42,761 --> 02:21:44,762 [crowd chatter] 2793 02:21:46,664 --> 02:21:47,666 [Jerry] Oh, man. 2794 02:21:47,733 --> 02:21:49,600 [Michael] Fisherman. Cena, quickly to the cover, 2795 02:21:49,668 --> 02:21:52,204 hooks the leg, title on the line, first cover in the matchup, 2796 02:21:52,270 --> 02:21:54,606 and a kickout at two by Triple H. 2797 02:21:56,641 --> 02:21:59,744 [Jerry] Oh, I don't know. You said the brawling game may have-- 2798 02:21:59,811 --> 02:22:01,680 Cena may have the advantage, I don't know. 2799 02:22:01,747 --> 02:22:03,882 I mean, both of these guys are so evenly matched, 2800 02:22:03,948 --> 02:22:08,053 I've seen-- I've seen Triple H in some fabulous brawls 2801 02:22:08,119 --> 02:22:10,722 and he could go with the best of them. 2802 02:22:10,788 --> 02:22:11,890 -Look at this. -[Michael] Ooh. 2803 02:22:11,957 --> 02:22:13,925 Shoulder knockdown by Cena, Cena trying to build 2804 02:22:13,992 --> 02:22:15,293 the momentum, nobody home. 2805 02:22:15,359 --> 02:22:17,062 And there's The Cerebral Assassin. 2806 02:22:17,128 --> 02:22:18,130 [Jerry] Yup. 2807 02:22:18,196 --> 02:22:20,565 [crowd cheering] 2808 02:22:20,632 --> 02:22:23,734 [Jerry] It looks like he sucked John Cena right in there 2809 02:22:23,802 --> 02:22:27,372 and outsmarted him, out-moved him and-- well, you see the results. 2810 02:22:29,775 --> 02:22:34,980 [Michael] This matchup for the WWE title is simply about being the best, period. 2811 02:22:36,914 --> 02:22:38,650 [Jerry] That's why we see-- saw Cena… 2812 02:22:38,716 --> 02:22:40,351 -[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] …slap his forehead earlier. 2813 02:22:40,419 --> 02:22:42,520 It's like keep your-- keep your eye on the ball. 2814 02:22:42,587 --> 02:22:45,556 You know, Cena, he'll make some mistakes, but he's so tenacious. 2815 02:22:45,624 --> 02:22:47,225 It's like he overcomes them. 2816 02:22:47,292 --> 02:22:48,560 He would keep coming at you. 2817 02:22:50,829 --> 02:22:52,964 [Michael] Triple H makes very few mistakes. 2818 02:22:53,030 --> 02:22:54,366 Get off the ropes. Get off the ropes. 2819 02:22:54,433 --> 02:22:55,901 [Jerry] Wow. Oh, man. 2820 02:22:55,966 --> 02:22:58,036 -One, two… -[Michael] Ooh. 2821 02:22:58,103 --> 02:23:00,872 Driving the knee to the spine of Cena, 2822 02:23:01,740 --> 02:23:04,242 looking to wear down the number one contender. 2823 02:23:04,309 --> 02:23:06,845 [crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena! 2824 02:23:07,645 --> 02:23:08,814 [Jerry] Ooh. 2825 02:23:08,880 --> 02:23:11,616 [Michael] Knee to the back. And it looks like Hunter is targeting 2826 02:23:11,683 --> 02:23:13,350 the small of the back in the early going. 2827 02:23:13,418 --> 02:23:15,252 [Jerry] You're right. That's not gonna help-- 2828 02:23:16,020 --> 02:23:17,655 it's not gonna help that back of John Cena 2829 02:23:17,823 --> 02:23:19,891 after two knees driven in there 2830 02:23:19,957 --> 02:23:23,428 and then to be dropped across the knee of The Game. 2831 02:23:25,363 --> 02:23:27,132 His legs are gonna have an effect as well. 2832 02:23:28,233 --> 02:23:31,970 [Michael] WWE Champion Triple H yet to go for a pinfall in the matchup 2833 02:23:34,106 --> 02:23:35,539 punishing Cena. 2834 02:23:38,143 --> 02:23:39,144 [Jerry] You know, Michael, 2835 02:23:39,978 --> 02:23:43,014 "The Game", Triple H, is-- he's calculating. 2836 02:23:43,081 --> 02:23:46,384 I mean, look at-- look at this-- look at this strategy right now. 2837 02:23:46,451 --> 02:23:48,420 I mean, he is zeroing in 2838 02:23:48,487 --> 02:23:50,922 on the small of the back of John Cena 2839 02:23:50,989 --> 02:23:52,190 and he'll stay there. 2840 02:23:52,690 --> 02:23:54,993 [Michael] Triple H has something to prove in his mind tonight, King. 2841 02:23:55,060 --> 02:23:56,194 He's got to prove a point. 2842 02:23:56,261 --> 02:23:57,261 [Jerry] Wow. 2843 02:23:58,430 --> 02:24:00,931 [Michael] Obsessed over the fact that he's never beaten Cena, 2844 02:24:00,999 --> 02:24:03,368 that he lost to John Cena at WrestleMania. 2845 02:24:04,035 --> 02:24:06,872 Triple H would like an emphatic victory here tonight. 2846 02:24:07,472 --> 02:24:09,940 [crowd chatter] 2847 02:24:15,413 --> 02:24:18,315 [Jerry] I don't [chuckles] I don't know. You're right. 2848 02:24:18,383 --> 02:24:20,152 Triple H would love an emphatic victory, 2849 02:24:20,217 --> 02:24:23,255 but these two superstars are to me, in my opinion, 2850 02:24:23,321 --> 02:24:25,123 are so well and evenly matched, 2851 02:24:25,223 --> 02:24:28,092 I don't see how either of them can get an emphatic victory. 2852 02:24:28,160 --> 02:24:30,962 [Michael] Quickly, to the cover, hook at both legs, may have it here, 2853 02:24:31,062 --> 02:24:33,297 first one in the matchup, and a kickout by Cena. 2854 02:24:35,332 --> 02:24:38,470 A near-fall for the WWE Champion Triple H. 2855 02:24:39,503 --> 02:24:41,139 [Jerry] Each one of these guys so far, at least to me, 2856 02:24:41,206 --> 02:24:43,073 it appears that each one are trying to-- 2857 02:24:43,141 --> 02:24:46,311 trying to prove and show their dominance over the other. 2858 02:24:46,377 --> 02:24:48,547 [crowd cheering] 2859 02:24:49,614 --> 02:24:52,350 [Jerry] Each one trying to sustain the upper hand. 2860 02:24:53,752 --> 02:24:55,587 [grunting] 2861 02:24:56,321 --> 02:24:59,758 [Jerry] Watch the hands, too close for him. 2862 02:24:59,858 --> 02:25:02,394 The head of Cena, and Cena retaliating. 2863 02:25:02,460 --> 02:25:04,261 [Michael] Really been a stalemate thus far. 2864 02:25:04,863 --> 02:25:07,132 [crowd cheering] 2865 02:25:07,198 --> 02:25:08,600 -[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Uh-oh. 2866 02:25:09,833 --> 02:25:11,502 Cena ran into those big boots. 2867 02:25:13,805 --> 02:25:16,341 -Look at this shot. Oh, no! -[Michael] Ooh, and John Cena countered. 2868 02:25:17,175 --> 02:25:19,177 [Jerry] Uh-oh. Triple H 2869 02:25:20,078 --> 02:25:21,546 -[Michael] Cena saw him coming. -[Jerry] He's woozy. 2870 02:25:22,881 --> 02:25:24,683 [Michael] And now Cena looks to build momentum. 2871 02:25:26,284 --> 02:25:29,588 When he gets that near 250-pound frame rolling, it's hard to stop. 2872 02:25:30,521 --> 02:25:31,957 [Jerry] Oh, God. 2873 02:25:32,624 --> 02:25:34,626 [crowd cheering and booing] 2874 02:25:42,634 --> 02:25:43,902 [Jerry] Oh, here we go. 2875 02:25:45,770 --> 02:25:47,606 This could be the beginning of the end-- no, wait. 2876 02:25:48,640 --> 02:25:51,543 [Michael] Triple H taking advantage of Cena taking too much time 2877 02:25:51,609 --> 02:25:53,578 and John Cena with a great right hand of his own. 2878 02:25:53,645 --> 02:25:56,681 [Jerry] Cena relishing the upper hand for way too long there. 2879 02:25:59,850 --> 02:26:01,252 [Michael] Oh, a high knee. 2880 02:26:01,786 --> 02:26:03,255 Vintage Triple H. 2881 02:26:10,562 --> 02:26:11,895 -[Jerry] Reversal-- oh. -[Michael] Oh. 2882 02:26:13,565 --> 02:26:15,900 Face crusher by Triple H. 2883 02:26:15,966 --> 02:26:18,235 As each man tries to gain control of the matchup, 2884 02:26:18,303 --> 02:26:20,404 gain the upper hand, King, they haven't been able to. 2885 02:26:20,472 --> 02:26:22,340 Back and forth, back and forth. 2886 02:26:22,407 --> 02:26:23,408 [Jerry] Oh, watch this. 2887 02:26:23,475 --> 02:26:25,543 The Game is stalking and he's going for it. 2888 02:26:25,609 --> 02:26:27,779 Pedigree time. No. 2889 02:26:27,846 --> 02:26:29,180 [Michael] Cena saw it coming. 2890 02:26:31,116 --> 02:26:33,051 A throwback by John Cena! 2891 02:26:33,118 --> 02:26:34,886 Skull-first goes Triple H. 2892 02:26:34,953 --> 02:26:36,253 Can Cena capitalize? 2893 02:26:36,755 --> 02:26:38,757 [crowd cheering] 2894 02:26:44,429 --> 02:26:47,431 [Jerry] Well, it looks like Cena is going to the top. 2895 02:26:47,499 --> 02:26:49,967 We don't see this too often from John Cena. 2896 02:26:50,035 --> 02:26:52,437 [crowd cheering] 2897 02:26:52,503 --> 02:26:53,605 [Michael] Oh! 2898 02:26:53,672 --> 02:26:55,473 What a leg drop to the back of the neck. 2899 02:26:55,539 --> 02:26:56,541 This could be it. 2900 02:26:56,608 --> 02:26:58,475 Can John Cena take advantage? 2901 02:27:00,211 --> 02:27:01,713 And Cena is feeling it. 2902 02:27:02,913 --> 02:27:04,282 Adrenaline pumping. 2903 02:27:05,917 --> 02:27:07,118 [Jerry] Oh, what do we got here? 2904 02:27:07,217 --> 02:27:10,722 [Michael] Look like he may have been going for the submission hold, that STFU. 2905 02:27:12,524 --> 02:27:16,561 The same submission he beat Triple H with at WrestleMania 22. 2906 02:27:18,896 --> 02:27:20,799 [Jerry] You gotta know that that's the foremost thing 2907 02:27:20,865 --> 02:27:22,434 -in the mind of The Game… -[Michael] Oh. 2908 02:27:22,500 --> 02:27:24,135 [Jerry] …not to succumb to that move again. 2909 02:27:24,202 --> 02:27:26,204 [crowd cheering and booing] 2910 02:27:29,741 --> 02:27:32,476 [Jerry] Cena, you-- you're giving The Game too much time. 2911 02:27:33,845 --> 02:27:35,847 [crowd cheering] 2912 02:27:37,414 --> 02:27:39,818 [Jerry] Here it is, vintage John Cena. 2913 02:27:39,884 --> 02:27:40,952 [Michael] I think you're right, King. 2914 02:27:41,052 --> 02:27:42,854 I think Cena's trying to establish dominance. 2915 02:27:42,921 --> 02:27:45,789 [Jerry] You can't see me. Five Knuckle Shuffle. 2916 02:27:45,857 --> 02:27:47,725 [Michael] No. And it caught Cena again! 2917 02:27:47,792 --> 02:27:48,793 [Jerry] Right. 2918 02:27:48,859 --> 02:27:51,062 [Michael] Another knee lift to the jaw. 2919 02:27:52,396 --> 02:27:55,332 [Jerry] Man, I question, does Cena realize-- 2920 02:27:55,400 --> 02:27:57,234 is he forgetting who he's in the ring with? 2921 02:27:58,336 --> 02:28:00,705 It's Triple H, the WWE Champion. 2922 02:28:01,905 --> 02:28:04,208 You can't grandstand on The Game. 2923 02:28:04,275 --> 02:28:06,277 [Michael] Well, the grandstanding, as you called it, 2924 02:28:06,344 --> 02:28:08,613 has allowed Triple H to seize control. 2925 02:28:08,747 --> 02:28:10,982 And The Cerebral Assassin, you could see the gears 2926 02:28:11,049 --> 02:28:12,384 turning in his mind 2927 02:28:12,449 --> 02:28:15,753 as he stalks and measures the number one contender. 2928 02:28:15,820 --> 02:28:18,390 [Jerry] Well, Triple H wants to hit that Pedigree. 2929 02:28:18,456 --> 02:28:21,159 You can taste it. And Cena maybe tasting it. 2930 02:28:22,060 --> 02:28:23,061 Oh, and Cena, able to-- 2931 02:28:23,127 --> 02:28:24,362 -[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Look out. Look out! 2932 02:28:24,429 --> 02:28:25,797 [Michael] Triple H. 2933 02:28:25,864 --> 02:28:27,332 -[Jerry] Oh, uh-oh. -[Michael] Uh-oh. 2934 02:28:28,332 --> 02:28:29,868 [boy] Come on, Triple H, get up! 2935 02:28:29,934 --> 02:28:32,002 -[man] Come on, Triple H, get up! -[boy] Get up! 2936 02:28:32,070 --> 02:28:33,438 [Jerry] Oh no, check his knee. 2937 02:28:33,505 --> 02:28:35,073 [crowd chatter] 2938 02:28:35,140 --> 02:28:37,074 [man] Come on, baby. Come on, baby. 2939 02:28:38,009 --> 02:28:40,878 [Michael] Triple H went right for the knee when he flew over the top rope. 2940 02:28:42,046 --> 02:28:45,750 And remember, King, the history of the leg problems with Triple H, 2941 02:28:45,817 --> 02:28:48,286 torn quads on two separate occasions. 2942 02:28:48,987 --> 02:28:50,822 The first thing that flashes into your mind 2943 02:28:50,889 --> 02:28:52,823 when Triple H went through the legs-- 2944 02:28:52,891 --> 02:28:54,526 -that's a nasty fall. -[Jerry] Right, right. 2945 02:28:55,927 --> 02:28:57,595 And the power of John Cena, 2946 02:28:57,662 --> 02:29:00,832 he just literally whipped Triple H over that top rope. 2947 02:29:01,966 --> 02:29:03,668 And he landed awkwardly out there. 2948 02:29:05,069 --> 02:29:06,438 -[crowd] Four -[Jerry speaks indistinctly] 2949 02:29:08,106 --> 02:29:09,707 You can see that again from a different angle. 2950 02:29:09,774 --> 02:29:12,444 Watch as he lands on-- oh, man. 2951 02:29:13,678 --> 02:29:15,313 I don't know if that knee was hyperextended. 2952 02:29:15,980 --> 02:29:17,882 [Michael] Well, Triple H, the champion, back to the ring, 2953 02:29:18,082 --> 02:29:19,617 broke the count for John Cena. 2954 02:29:19,684 --> 02:29:21,152 -[Jerry] And look at Cena now! -[Michael] Oh! 2955 02:29:21,219 --> 02:29:23,822 [crowd cheering] 2956 02:29:23,887 --> 02:29:25,123 [Michael] May not like the response, 2957 02:29:25,189 --> 02:29:27,192 but John Cena doing what he has to do, King, 2958 02:29:27,258 --> 02:29:29,092 to try to win the WWE title, 2959 02:29:29,160 --> 02:29:31,029 that's take advantage of an injury. 2960 02:29:31,628 --> 02:29:33,731 [Jerry] Well, we saw earlier on, 2961 02:29:33,797 --> 02:29:35,099 -Triple H-- oh. -[Michael] Oh! 2962 02:29:35,166 --> 02:29:37,535 [Jerry] Triple H went after the small of Cena's back, 2963 02:29:37,601 --> 02:29:39,770 but at least he did it in the ring. 2964 02:29:39,838 --> 02:29:43,207 [Michael] And Cena taking a page out of Triple H's playbook, 2965 02:29:43,274 --> 02:29:45,944 right out of the playbook of The Cerebral Assassin. 2966 02:29:46,010 --> 02:29:49,080 [Jerry] Yeah, looks like John Cena now sees a bullseye 2967 02:29:49,146 --> 02:29:50,882 -on the leg of Triple H. -[Michael] Oh. 2968 02:29:50,948 --> 02:29:53,918 And now it's Cena who's clever and calculating, 2969 02:29:54,452 --> 02:29:56,087 wearing the champion down. 2970 02:29:56,753 --> 02:29:58,823 [crowd chatter] 2971 02:30:00,158 --> 02:30:01,159 [Jerry] Nothing-- 2972 02:30:01,960 --> 02:30:05,830 you know, if you-- if you think about it, nothing illegal so far from either man. 2973 02:30:05,896 --> 02:30:06,898 [Michael] No, not at all. 2974 02:30:07,698 --> 02:30:08,867 [Jerry] It's been a great matchup. 2975 02:30:08,933 --> 02:30:11,269 [Mike] Cena, I'm telling you, listen up. Get off his leg. 2976 02:30:11,469 --> 02:30:12,470 [Michael] Oh! 2977 02:30:12,937 --> 02:30:14,205 [speaking indistinctly] 2978 02:30:15,240 --> 02:30:16,241 Come on. 2979 02:30:17,041 --> 02:30:18,842 [crowd cheering] 2980 02:30:18,910 --> 02:30:21,613 [Jerry] Cena, beating the referees count, back in the ring. And now-- 2981 02:30:21,713 --> 02:30:23,615 [Michael] John Cena trying to drag the champ back 2982 02:30:23,715 --> 02:30:24,815 towards the middle of the ring and-- 2983 02:30:24,916 --> 02:30:28,286 [Jerry] He wants to hook that STFU on Triple H so bad. 2984 02:30:29,320 --> 02:30:31,456 [Michael] The veteran knowing exactly where he was in the ring. 2985 02:30:31,523 --> 02:30:33,658 And Cena goes right back for the injured knee. 2986 02:30:33,725 --> 02:30:34,826 [Jerry] Oh, man. 2987 02:30:35,859 --> 02:30:38,663 Come on, John. I'm rooting for you. 2988 02:30:38,730 --> 02:30:40,030 Bring that title back to Raw. 2989 02:30:41,633 --> 02:30:43,600 [Michael] Every time Cena goes for the STFU, 2990 02:30:43,668 --> 02:30:46,437 Triple H tries to battle out, but this time he may not be able to. 2991 02:30:48,706 --> 02:30:51,543 Cena's gonna-- he's gonna turn Triple H over on his belly. 2992 02:30:51,609 --> 02:30:53,610 [crowd cheering] 2993 02:30:53,678 --> 02:30:55,646 [Michael] And The Game realizing that. Ooh. 2994 02:30:55,747 --> 02:30:57,982 [Jerry] But Cena, relentless. 2995 02:30:58,049 --> 02:31:01,252 He's got a death grip on the leg of Triple H. 2996 02:31:01,319 --> 02:31:02,619 [Michael] Cena did turn and-- 2997 02:31:02,687 --> 02:31:04,055 [Jerry] Here we go. Here we go! 2998 02:31:04,154 --> 02:31:05,957 -[Michael] There it is! -[Jerry] No, no, no. He hasn't got it. 2999 02:31:06,024 --> 02:31:08,026 [Michael] Can he get it locked in? He's gotta get it locked in. 3000 02:31:08,458 --> 02:31:09,527 [Jerry] Okay. 3001 02:31:09,627 --> 02:31:12,163 [Michael] And Triple H battling and fighting 3002 02:31:12,262 --> 02:31:13,765 for everything he's worth. 3003 02:31:15,900 --> 02:31:20,705 And Cena forced to break the STFU as Triple H made it to the bottom rope. 3004 02:31:20,771 --> 02:31:23,574 [Jerry] Well, you have to know-- you have to know in your heart 3005 02:31:23,641 --> 02:31:27,312 that the one thing that The Game has thought about in this match 3006 02:31:27,377 --> 02:31:28,880 that he was not gonna tap out again. 3007 02:31:29,814 --> 02:31:32,784 He's gonna try-- he's gotta have devised any number… 3008 02:31:32,850 --> 02:31:34,484 -of ways to try… -[Michael] And look-- and look at that. 3009 02:31:34,586 --> 02:31:35,720 [Jerry] …to counter that STFU, but-- 3010 02:31:35,787 --> 02:31:38,021 [Michael] Went for the FU. Triple H countered. 3011 02:31:38,523 --> 02:31:40,625 [Jerry] Pedigree! Pedigree! 3012 02:31:40,692 --> 02:31:42,359 -[Michael] Triple H got Cena. -[Jerry] Oh, oh, oh. 3013 02:31:43,061 --> 02:31:44,529 He landed right on that bad knee again. 3014 02:31:44,596 --> 02:31:46,064 [Michael] But can he take advantage? 3015 02:31:46,130 --> 02:31:48,533 Crawls towards the cover, hooks the leg, 3016 02:31:48,600 --> 02:31:50,034 -title on the line… -[Jerry] Whoa! 3017 02:31:50,100 --> 02:31:52,036 [Michael] …and John Cena kicks out at two and a half! 3018 02:31:52,103 --> 02:31:53,171 [Jerry] Oh. 3019 02:31:53,237 --> 02:31:55,172 [crowd cheering] 3020 02:31:55,239 --> 02:31:58,509 [Michael] Perhaps that slight hesitation because of the injury to the knee 3021 02:31:58,576 --> 02:31:59,877 may have cost The Game. 3022 02:32:00,678 --> 02:32:02,180 [Jerry] I'm telling you, that injury to the knee 3023 02:32:02,246 --> 02:32:05,716 may cost The Game this match because that may have been all he had. 3024 02:32:06,684 --> 02:32:07,851 [boy] Come on, Triple H! 3025 02:32:07,919 --> 02:32:12,023 [Michael] A look of anguish in the eyes of The Game, the WWE Champion. 3026 02:32:12,724 --> 02:32:14,626 [crowd chatter] 3027 02:32:14,692 --> 02:32:15,793 [Jerry] Get up, Cena. Come on. 3028 02:32:16,627 --> 02:32:19,197 That Pedigree had its effect on Cena. He's-- 3029 02:32:19,998 --> 02:32:21,099 Four… 3030 02:32:21,164 --> 02:32:22,833 [Jerry] Referee up to a count of five. 3031 02:32:24,068 --> 02:32:25,336 Five… 3032 02:32:25,403 --> 02:32:30,274 [Michael] Title will not switch hands if there is a draw here. 3033 02:32:32,176 --> 02:32:35,380 [Jerry] Well, you have to know that if Triple H's leg 3034 02:32:35,446 --> 02:32:37,148 hadn't given out after that Pedigree, 3035 02:32:38,416 --> 02:32:40,652 it would have been a successful title defense by The Game. 3036 02:32:40,717 --> 02:32:42,954 [Michael] Both men back to their feet, both men dazed. 3037 02:32:43,020 --> 02:32:44,756 -John Cena looks to take advantage! -[Jerry] Oh. 3038 02:32:44,822 --> 02:32:46,189 -FU! That's it! -[Michael] FU! 3039 02:32:46,257 --> 02:32:47,558 FU connects! 3040 02:32:47,625 --> 02:32:48,626 [Jerry] Come on, Cena. 3041 02:32:48,693 --> 02:32:52,063 [Michael] Can Cena take advantage and become a four-time champion? 3042 02:32:52,130 --> 02:32:53,898 -Into a cover. Hooks the leg. -[Jerry] Here we go. 3043 02:32:53,965 --> 02:32:55,166 [Michael] There's one, two-- 3044 02:32:55,233 --> 02:32:56,967 -[Jerry] Did he get him? -[Michael] No, two and a half. 3045 02:32:57,035 --> 02:32:58,036 [Jerry] He didn't-- 3046 02:32:58,101 --> 02:32:59,404 [Michael] Triple H kicked out. 3047 02:33:00,338 --> 02:33:01,739 [Jerry] That wasn't a three-count? 3048 02:33:02,939 --> 02:33:04,942 [crowd cheering] 3049 02:33:07,712 --> 02:33:09,380 [Jerry] Oh, how close was that. 3050 02:33:09,447 --> 02:33:11,683 [crowd chatter] 3051 02:33:11,749 --> 02:33:14,519 -[Mike] One… -[boy] Come on, Triple H! Get up! 3052 02:33:15,720 --> 02:33:16,721 …two… 3053 02:33:16,788 --> 02:33:18,922 [Jerry] I don't think that Cena didn't have the velocity 3054 02:33:18,990 --> 02:33:21,392 that he would normally have on that FU 3055 02:33:21,458 --> 02:33:25,363 because of this-- that repeated abuse 3056 02:33:25,430 --> 02:33:27,598 that his back had taken from Triple H earlier. 3057 02:33:28,198 --> 02:33:31,302 [Michael] Cena stirring, but referee Mike Chioda's at a count of five. 3058 02:33:32,235 --> 02:33:33,237 Six… 3059 02:33:34,905 --> 02:33:37,275 [Jerry] The Game-- The Game not moving much. 3060 02:33:38,176 --> 02:33:39,177 There he goes. 3061 02:33:40,243 --> 02:33:41,244 Eight… 3062 02:33:41,913 --> 02:33:42,913 [Jerry] We're at the eight. 3063 02:33:45,249 --> 02:33:48,086 [Michael] Cena hoping to build momentum as he gets back to his feet first. 3064 02:33:49,252 --> 02:33:50,253 [Jerry] Oh. 3065 02:33:50,321 --> 02:33:52,556 [crowd jeering] 3066 02:33:52,623 --> 02:33:53,758 [Michael] What a right. 3067 02:33:53,824 --> 02:33:55,193 [Jerry] I think he may have knocked a tooth out. 3068 02:33:55,259 --> 02:33:56,427 -[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh, wow. 3069 02:33:57,562 --> 02:34:00,198 Triple H answers with a hard right of his own. 3070 02:34:00,865 --> 02:34:01,866 [Michael] Oh. 3071 02:34:06,002 --> 02:34:07,637 [crowd cheering] 3072 02:34:07,705 --> 02:34:09,607 [Jerry] Man, these guys are just hauling off 3073 02:34:09,674 --> 02:34:11,175 and throwing bombs now, Michael. 3074 02:34:12,043 --> 02:34:14,045 [crowd cheering] 3075 02:34:16,314 --> 02:34:17,715 [Jerry] How are they standing? 3076 02:34:18,549 --> 02:34:22,252 [crowd cheering] 3077 02:34:29,794 --> 02:34:30,828 [Jerry] This is amazing. 3078 02:34:30,895 --> 02:34:32,597 [crowd cheering] 3079 02:34:33,564 --> 02:34:36,534 [Jerry] It's like-- it's like they're-- 3080 02:34:36,600 --> 02:34:39,136 almost it's like they're knocking sense into each other, 3081 02:34:39,303 --> 02:34:41,404 giving each other more adrenaline and power. 3082 02:34:41,472 --> 02:34:44,375 [Michael] Triple H missed widely with the right. John Cena 3083 02:34:44,442 --> 02:34:46,511 [crowd cheering] 3084 02:34:54,452 --> 02:34:56,187 [Michael] Both men leaving it all on the line 3085 02:34:56,253 --> 02:34:58,389 for the WWE Championship. 3086 02:35:00,258 --> 02:35:02,527 [crowd cheering and booing] 3087 02:35:07,732 --> 02:35:09,534 [Jerry] With the third time the charm? 3088 02:35:10,301 --> 02:35:12,002 You can't see me. 3089 02:35:13,637 --> 02:35:14,905 Five Knuckle Shuffle. 3090 02:35:14,972 --> 02:35:15,973 -He is! -[Michael] It is. 3091 02:35:16,039 --> 02:35:17,408 [crowd cheering] 3092 02:35:19,476 --> 02:35:21,645 [Michael] I think psychologically, at least for himself, 3093 02:35:21,712 --> 02:35:23,413 John Cena had to connect with that. 3094 02:35:28,085 --> 02:35:31,521 And Cena, the contender now, stalking the champion. 3095 02:35:31,589 --> 02:35:33,690 [Jerry] Are you feeling it, Michael? I'm feeling the beginning of the end. 3096 02:35:33,758 --> 02:35:35,159 -And he-- no. -[Michael] Went for the FU, 3097 02:35:35,225 --> 02:35:36,860 Triple H trying to hang on. 3098 02:35:36,928 --> 02:35:40,564 His championship reign may be just hanging on to the top rope. 3099 02:35:41,365 --> 02:35:42,833 [crowd cheering] 3100 02:35:42,900 --> 02:35:43,935 [Jerry] Uh-oh. 3101 02:35:44,001 --> 02:35:45,203 [Michael] Triple H with a counter. 3102 02:35:45,269 --> 02:35:46,971 -Cena with a counter! -[Jerry] This is it! 3103 02:35:47,038 --> 02:35:48,206 [Michael] STFU in. 3104 02:35:48,271 --> 02:35:49,874 -[Jerry] Yes! He's got him! -[Michael] It's locked in! 3105 02:35:49,940 --> 02:35:51,509 [Jerry] He's tapping! Is he tapping? 3106 02:35:51,576 --> 02:35:52,609 [Michael] No, he's not tapping. 3107 02:35:52,677 --> 02:35:54,645 Triple H is trying to make it to the bottom rope. 3108 02:35:55,680 --> 02:36:00,618 [Jerry] Oh, but look at the strength and the power that Cena is exerting. 3109 02:36:00,685 --> 02:36:01,985 He's gonna have to tap. 3110 02:36:02,053 --> 02:36:03,386 Come on, give it up. 3111 02:36:03,454 --> 02:36:05,623 [crowd cheering] 3112 02:36:06,624 --> 02:36:08,192 What do you say, Triple H? 3113 02:36:08,259 --> 02:36:09,894 Are you gonna tap? 3114 02:36:09,961 --> 02:36:11,395 [speaking indistinctly] 3115 02:36:12,363 --> 02:36:16,000 [Michael] This is what Triple H tapped to two years ago at WrestleMania. 3116 02:36:16,067 --> 02:36:19,337 [Jerry] This had to be The Game's biggest fear coming into this match. 3117 02:36:19,837 --> 02:36:21,005 What do you say, Triple H? 3118 02:36:21,072 --> 02:36:22,506 [Jerry] And now he's really-- look at-- 3119 02:36:22,573 --> 02:36:25,676 look at the way The Game's leg is contorting. 3120 02:36:25,743 --> 02:36:27,712 This has gotta be excruciating pain. 3121 02:36:27,778 --> 02:36:29,213 [Michael] Fingertip away… 3122 02:36:30,814 --> 02:36:31,815 [Jerry] Whoa-ho. 3123 02:36:31,883 --> 02:36:32,884 [Michael] …for a moment. 3124 02:36:32,949 --> 02:36:33,951 [Jerry] No help from the ropes. 3125 02:36:34,018 --> 02:36:35,553 [Michael] Back to the center of the ring. 3126 02:36:36,053 --> 02:36:37,688 [Jerry] Oh, look at The Game trying to block. 3127 02:36:39,724 --> 02:36:42,326 [Michael] Triple H blocking and trying to counter. 3128 02:36:42,393 --> 02:36:43,694 Triple H trying to counter! 3129 02:36:43,794 --> 02:36:45,997 -[Jerry] What? -[Michael] Triple H counters 3130 02:36:47,899 --> 02:36:49,133 John Cena! 3131 02:36:50,134 --> 02:36:51,569 [Jerry] John Cena now locked in! 3132 02:36:51,636 --> 02:36:52,703 [Michael] Will Cena tap? 3133 02:36:53,437 --> 02:36:54,472 [Jerry] Oh! 3134 02:36:55,439 --> 02:36:57,341 [Michael] Will John Cena tap? 3135 02:36:57,408 --> 02:36:59,410 [crowd cheering] 3136 02:37:01,612 --> 02:37:03,680 [Jerry] I can't believe this turn of events. 3137 02:37:04,482 --> 02:37:07,350 Now Cena is the one in excruciating pain. 3138 02:37:07,418 --> 02:37:08,920 I don't see any way out. 3139 02:37:09,820 --> 02:37:11,188 [Michael] There may be no way out. 3140 02:37:11,255 --> 02:37:12,390 Cena fading. 3141 02:37:14,358 --> 02:37:17,428 Triple H "The Game" with a crossface locked in. 3142 02:37:17,561 --> 02:37:19,797 [crowd cheering] 3143 02:37:22,433 --> 02:37:23,768 [Michael] Cena's fading. 3144 02:37:23,833 --> 02:37:25,770 The number one contender's fading. 3145 02:37:25,836 --> 02:37:29,840 [Jerry] I don't think I've ever seen anyone block that STFU submission 3146 02:37:29,907 --> 02:37:33,577 like The Game did, but now-- and look at the strength. 3147 02:37:33,644 --> 02:37:35,413 -[Michael] Oh, my God. Look at this. -[Jerry] Oh, my God. 3148 02:37:35,479 --> 02:37:39,050 [Michael] The strength and the power, the grip, the determination 3149 02:37:40,251 --> 02:37:41,484 of John Cena. 3150 02:37:41,552 --> 02:37:44,255 He lifted Triple H up into an FU position. 3151 02:37:44,322 --> 02:37:45,323 [Jerry] Oh. 3152 02:37:45,990 --> 02:37:47,892 [crowd cheering] 3153 02:37:47,958 --> 02:37:49,493 [Jerry] Oh, this is amazing. 3154 02:37:50,226 --> 02:37:52,896 -Pedigree. Pedigree! -[Michael] Another Pedigree, face-first. 3155 02:37:53,430 --> 02:37:56,199 -Triple H, the cover, hooks the leg. -[crowd] One, two, three. 3156 02:37:56,267 --> 02:37:57,802 -[Jerry] Oh, my God. -[bell ringing] 3157 02:37:57,868 --> 02:37:59,103 ["The Game" playing] 3158 02:37:59,170 --> 02:38:01,238 ♪ It's all about the game And how you play it ♪ 3159 02:38:01,305 --> 02:38:02,473 [Jerry] It's over. 3160 02:38:03,407 --> 02:38:04,909 [Lilian] Here is your winner 3161 02:38:04,975 --> 02:38:09,613 and still the WWE Champion, 3162 02:38:10,114 --> 02:38:12,984 Triple H. 3163 02:38:13,050 --> 02:38:15,953 [Michael] It was a moment of twist and turns, 3164 02:38:16,020 --> 02:38:20,591 of ups and downs, but finally the WWE Champion 3165 02:38:20,658 --> 02:38:23,627 was able to capitalize with the Pedigree 3166 02:38:23,694 --> 02:38:25,329 and retain the title. 3167 02:38:25,395 --> 02:38:26,597 ♪ From a smoking gun ♪ 3168 02:38:27,331 --> 02:38:29,100 [Jerry] What a match. 3169 02:38:29,667 --> 02:38:34,038 I don't know when I've ever enjoyed a match of two great fan favorites 3170 02:38:34,438 --> 02:38:35,639 as much as that one. 3171 02:38:35,706 --> 02:38:37,707 ♪ Come on over, sucker Why don't you ask me? ♪ 3172 02:38:38,743 --> 02:38:41,112 [Jerry] And retribution for The Game. 3173 02:38:41,712 --> 02:38:46,150 [Michael] Triple H doing what he said he should have done two years ago. 3174 02:38:46,984 --> 02:38:50,020 [Michael] Triple H evening the score with John Cena, 3175 02:38:50,087 --> 02:38:53,189 retaining the WWE Championship. 3176 02:38:53,823 --> 02:38:55,826 ["The Game" continue playing] 3177 02:38:56,493 --> 02:39:01,399 [Michael] Indeed a moment here at Night of Champions in Dallas, Texas. 3178 02:39:01,899 --> 02:39:03,868 [Jerry] The dejection and the disappointment 3179 02:39:03,934 --> 02:39:06,203 on the face of John Cena and then-- 3180 02:39:06,270 --> 02:39:07,338 but this is-- 3181 02:39:08,706 --> 02:39:10,306 you know I'm looking at him. I'm wondering if-- 3182 02:39:10,374 --> 02:39:14,377 I'm wondering if Cena might have suffered a torn pectoral muscle there. 3183 02:39:14,445 --> 02:39:16,514 You know, that's the same way he carried his arm 3184 02:39:16,580 --> 02:39:19,082 when he had that last pectoral injury. 3185 02:39:19,150 --> 02:39:20,717 ♪ It's all about the game And how you play it ♪ 3186 02:39:20,785 --> 02:39:23,654 [Michael] Triple H retains the WWE Championship 3187 02:39:23,721 --> 02:39:27,792 and Triple H is bringing that title to Friday Night SmackDown. 3188 02:39:29,060 --> 02:39:30,528 ♪ I am the game, you don't…♪ 3189 02:39:30,627 --> 02:39:32,796 [Jerry] Well, each one of these great superstars 3190 02:39:32,863 --> 02:39:34,632 has a victory over the other now. 3191 02:39:34,698 --> 02:39:37,301 ♪ I am your debt And you know you can't pay me ♪ 3192 02:39:37,368 --> 02:39:38,368 ♪ I am your pain ♪ 3193 02:39:38,436 --> 02:39:40,805 [Michael] A classic, classic battle 3194 02:39:41,872 --> 02:39:44,175 for WWE supremacy. 3195 02:39:46,544 --> 02:39:47,877 [Jerry] I'm worried about Cena's pec. 3196 02:39:47,945 --> 02:39:49,546 That did not look good. 3197 02:39:50,081 --> 02:39:51,515 ♪ You're gonna die in flames ♪ 3198 02:39:53,850 --> 02:39:55,118 [Jerry] Here's that moment. 3199 02:39:56,921 --> 02:39:59,490 That moment that these two created tonight. 3200 02:40:00,524 --> 02:40:02,560 Check this out. Earlier in the match, 3201 02:40:03,226 --> 02:40:05,162 the Pedigree, 3202 02:40:05,229 --> 02:40:08,532 but the injury to Triple H's knee 3203 02:40:08,599 --> 02:40:10,835 stopped him from getting the pin in time. 3204 02:40:10,901 --> 02:40:12,203 Then the FU. 3205 02:40:12,770 --> 02:40:14,071 [Michael] It was the same with Cena. 3206 02:40:14,137 --> 02:40:17,675 He couldn't get into the cover in time to take advantage of the FU. 3207 02:40:17,741 --> 02:40:19,176 And then the STFU, 3208 02:40:19,243 --> 02:40:22,279 the same move that Triple H tapped out to at WrestleMania. 3209 02:40:22,346 --> 02:40:26,216 But watch this counter by Triple H on John Cena. 3210 02:40:26,283 --> 02:40:29,854 [Jerry] He blocked Cena from being able to hook his head and then turned. 3211 02:40:29,920 --> 02:40:32,389 Look at-- look at this. Amazing. 3212 02:40:32,456 --> 02:40:36,327 He pulled Cena's right arm right into that crossface. 3213 02:40:36,860 --> 02:40:39,296 [Michael] But on top of that amazing, look at this, 3214 02:40:39,363 --> 02:40:43,367 the amazing strength and power of John Cena. 3215 02:40:43,434 --> 02:40:47,003 [Jerry] And possibly with a torn pectoral muscle at this time, 3216 02:40:47,938 --> 02:40:50,274 but still able to get The Game up. 3217 02:40:52,976 --> 02:40:57,581 And those three elbows to Cena's jaw and then the Pedigree. 3218 02:40:57,648 --> 02:41:00,083 [crowd cheering] 3219 02:41:00,151 --> 02:41:02,686 One, two, three. 3220 02:41:02,752 --> 02:41:04,488 -[bell ringing] -[Michael] Triple H retaining 3221 02:41:04,555 --> 02:41:06,891 the WWE Championship 3222 02:41:06,957 --> 02:41:09,493 in a great battle at Night of Champions. 3223 02:41:09,592 --> 02:41:11,095 [Jerry] I gotta tell you, I don't wanna be crass, 3224 02:41:11,162 --> 02:41:14,664 but these two men literally beat the hell out of each other. 3225 02:41:14,732 --> 02:41:19,670 [Michael] Thank you for joining us from Dallas, Texas. Goodnight, everybody. 3226 02:41:20,003 --> 02:41:21,105 [Jerry] What a night. 3227 02:41:21,171 --> 02:41:23,039 ♪ 'Cause I am the game And I want to play ♪ 3228 02:41:24,775 --> 02:41:26,577 [music fades] m the game And I want to play ♪