[dramatic music playing]
[narrator 1] Tonight is unlike any other.
It's the only night of the year
where every championship will be defended.
Seven championships,
the WWE Championship,
Intercontinental Championship,
United States Championship,
Divas Championship,
Women's Championship,
WWE Tag Team Championship,
and the World Heavyweight Championship.
One historic night.
Welcome to WWE Night of Champions.
[crowd cheering]
[narrator 2] The face of a champion
takes on many different forms,
but the mind of a true champion
has only one focus…
triumph.
[tense music playing]
[narrator 3] This menacing Celtic warrior
holds WWE's most prized possession…
[Sheamus] I am the WWE Champion!
[narrator] …which makes him a target
to five of WWE's most dominant superstars.
[Michael] Are we looking at the next WWE Champion?
[Jerry] It's a Six-Pack Challenge Elimination match.
[narrator] How far will each man go to stand alone as champion?
[crowd cheering]
[sinister laughter]
[narrator] Sometimes the desire for a championship
pushes one to do the unthinkable.
[Kane] You are nothing more than a brother that I destroyed.
[narrator] And the appetite for destruction
that drew these two brothers together
has turned inward,
betraying the bond of brotherhood.
[Kane] What was once your holy grail,
is now my World Heavyweight Championship.
You are not worthy to carry that championship.
You're unworthy of being my brother.
[narrator] And tonight, you'll see if blood
is thicker than gold.
[Kane] There are no limits, no rules, no holds barred.
Do you hear me, big brother?
Nothing can stop me!
[bell tolls]
["Freefall" playing]
[narrator] And now, WWE presents…
Night of Champions.
[cheering]
[Michael] It is truly a Night of Champions.
You are looking live at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Chicago.
13,851 WWE fans are here
on a night where history will indeed be made.
Who will leave Chicago champion?
["Freefall" playing]
[Michael] Hello again everybody, here at ringside,
I'm Michael Cole joined, of course, from Monday Night Raw
by the Hall of Famer, Jerry "The King" Lawler,
from SmackDown Matt Striker.
And King, it's all about being champion here tonight.
Well, this is one of the most prestigious
and important nights in-- well, of the entire year of WWE.
Every title is gonna be defended here tonight.
Now, let's go up to our ring announcers
as we get set for our first championship matchup.
[bell rings]
This is our first championship match
and it is for the Intercontinental Championship.
Now if the champion is counted out or disqualified,
he will lose the title.
[Vickie] Excuse me!
[crowd booing]
[Vickie] Excuse me!
[crowd booing]
Excuse me!
[Jerry] Oh!
[crowd booing]
Ladies and gentleman, please help me welcome
the current reigning and future Intercontinental Champion
and my boyfriend,
Dolph Ziggler.
[Michael] And you see Vickie also accompanied by her rookie diva
from NXT Season 3, Kaitlyn,
as Dolph Ziggler heads to the ring now.
Matt Striker, the stipulations for this match are in place
because of Vickie Guerrero, Dolph's girlfriend.
[Striker] Yeah, many claim that Vickie's had a hand
in Dolph successfully defending the prestigious
Intercontinental Championship.
Personally, I'm a purist.
The fact that Dolph can't be disqualified or counted out
almost takes away Dolph's championship advantage
that he earned by being Intercontinental Champion.
[Michael] And what about this past Tuesday night on NXT,
it looked like Vickie was a bit jealous and she let Dolph Ziggler know about it
when Dolph and Kaitlyn picked up a victory in a mixed tag team matchup, King,
the celebration a little too close for comfort for Vickie Guerrero.
[Jerry] Well, exactly, and as you could see
when Vickie just introduce Dolph, she looked straight at Kaitlyn
and made sure that Kaitlyn heard the fact that Dolph is Vickie's boyfriend.
[Striker] Vickie's my little BBW,
looking very pretty in her Lane Bryant backless shirt tonight.
[Jerry] You know, you've been rubbing off on me…
-[Striker] That's not good. -[Jerry] Vickie has been attractive to us.
-[Striker] Yes, you are. -[Jerry] There's something about her.
-[cheering] -["SOS" playing]
[Michael] I know she's over your age limit, King.
-[Jerry] Way over. -[laughter]
[Chimel] Introducing the challenger from Ghana, West Africa,
weighing in at 221 pounds,
Kofi Kingston.
[Michael] And Matt, for Kofi Kingston, a huge opportunity to win his title match
that he lost to Dolph last month.
[Striker] Kofi is a two-time Intercontinental Champion
and the other superstars in the locker room say
that Kofi is the most genuine superstar they've ever met.
His strongest passion is competing and achieving.
Tonight, Kofi feels it's a fair and balanced playing field.
[Michael] And King, this is about the very prestigious
Intercontinental Championship.
[Jerry] Oh, you're right about that.
When was the first Intercontinental Championship, what year?
[Michael] 1979 Pat Patterson, the Hall of Famer.
[Striker] Guys, let me point it out that over a third of the superstars
that have held the Intercontinental Championship
have gone on to become either World or WWE Champions.
That's how important this championship is.
-[Jerry] Well, you know, Matt… -[Striker] Yes.
[Jerry] …it's not that often that I agree with you,
but I have to agree with the situation tonight.
And I'm not a huge Dolph Ziggler fan, you know.
[Striker] Why not?
[Jerry] I'm in Kofi Kingston corner here tonight.
But Dolph is at a big disadvantage with these stipulations tonight.
-[bell rings] -[Jerry] You know being a--
anybody knows that's ever been a champion in this industry.
You can-- When you take away the--
To me, the stipulations that--
or the stipulation of the match that you've earned
by being a champion like a count-out saving your title…
-[Striker] Yes. -[Jerry] …it makes it hard on you.
[Michael] Well, Dolph has lost his championship advantage so to speak.
Matchup underway here. Our first one of the night here
at Night of Champions.
-I'd like to welcome everyone watching… -[Jerry] Whoa!
[Michael] …live all over the world in places like the United Kingdom,
Mexico, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain.
[Striker] Now King, Kofi Kingston has an ability to frustrate his opponents
because he's so unpredictable inside the ring.
At some point, Dolph is gonna have to keep his cool or risk being disqualified.
[Jerry] Oh, you're right about that.
But you know what, I think that Dolph can do that, I really do.
I mean, you know, Dolph is not gonna go into this major match unprepared.
[Michael] And remember, Dolph can't afford a count-out here
or he will lose the Intercontinental Championship.
[Striker] Now King, you and I are equal-opportunity romancers.
[Michael] Look, look, look. Speaking of romance.
[Mike] One…
two…
[Striker] Vickie telling Kaitlyn, "I got this"
-and putting her hands on. -…three.
[Jerry] What if he needed mouth-to-mouth?
Well, Vickie was gonna volunteer for that.
[Michael] Yeah, but more importantly,
Dolph Ziggler better worry about the count here.
The referee at a count of six.
[Jerry] Wait, did Vickie just send Kaitlyn out of here?
[Striker] Yes.
[Michael] Dolph, wake up, there you go back to the ring.
Count-out would've cost him the Intercontinental title.
[Striker] King, I was gonna say that--
-[Michael] Kingston -[Striker] Hang on.
[Michael] Quickly-- Oh! And a kickout at two.
[Striker] We're equal-opportunity romancers.
Do you have any redeeming qualities in Vickie Guerrero?
Do you find her attractive at all?
-[Jerry] Do I find her attractive? Yes. -[Michael] Oh!
-[Striker] Well, silence is golden. -[Jerry] No, no, no.
-She used to-- She used to get mud packs. -[Michael] Oh!
[Jerry] Did you know she used to get mud packs,
and that improved her looks for a while, but then the mud fell off.
[Michael] A high risk offense by Kofi cost him there,
lost his balance on the second rope
and Dolph, the champion, looks to take advantage.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Dragging Kofi back into the ring.
Hooks the leg here, two count, kick out.
[Striker] Kofi recently married his lifelong sweetheart.
Congratulations to Kofi Kingston.
Nothing would be better for the honeymoon than to go on it
with the Intercontinental Championship.
[Michael] Neckbreaker by Ziggler.
Into the cover yet again for the champion, hook to the leg and put Kofi away early.
[crowd] Kofi! Kofi! Kofi
[Michael] Kofi Kingston has called Vickie Guerrero
and I quote, "repulsive."
Kofi with a big victory this past Friday night on SmackDown
against Jack Swagger match.
[Striker] Kofi has to have a momentum coming into this night,
and again, Dolph Ziggler needs to maintain his poise
and his composure in order to ground Kofi Kingston.
[Michael] It's a rematch of sorts from SummerSlam last month.
Remember, King, matchup was interrupted by an attack
by The Nexus on that night.
[Jerry] Who could ever forget that.
But you mentioned that Kofi said that that young lady was repulsive.
I mean, I'm not gonna go that far,
but you guys all have to admit, there's nothing more irritating
than Vickie Guerrero's voice.
-[Striker] I disagree. -[Jerry] What?
[Striker] It's soothing. Soothing to my ears.
[Michael] I don't know if I'd quite use the term "soothing"
but I get where you're coming from.
[Jerry] The last time I heard a sound like her voice,
my cat was being neutered.
[Michael] Actually, I was hoping Vickie would do books on tape,
you know, motivational series that I can listen to in the car.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] So now you guys can see why Dolph Ziggler is so enamored
with Vickie Guerrero and how come Dolph Ziggler
is such a successful Intercontinental Champion.
[Michael] Yeah, but what about Kaitlyn being involved in the midst now?
[Jerry] Oh, what about Kaitlyn…
[Michael] And here's Ziggler in control of Kofi
looking to build a little bit of a momentum here.
[Jerry] And Kaitlyn, I could-- I could get used to.
Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Ziggler, hook to the leg yet again, shoulders down and a kick out.
I'm not surprised that you're a regular viewer of NXT
on Tuesday night since the diva addition in season 3.
[Jerry] I love it. Absolutely love it.
[Striker] Take a look once again right here.
-[Jerry] Oh, look out. -[Striker] Dolph's tenacity.
[Michael] Look at this, cover, left-hand top of your screen
and a kick out.
-[Striker] Watch and listen to this. -[Jerry] Bam.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Man.
[Striker] Guys, lost in the shuffle with the stipulation here in this match
is Dolph Ziggler's excellent in-ring ability,
a collegiate standout at Kent State.
He's the Intercontinental Champion for a very good reason.
He's very talented inside the ring.
[Michael] And he just had another honor
added to his resume over the past couple of weeks,
he is the Jerk of the Month in WWE magazine.
-[Jerry] How about that. -[Striker] Are you jealous?
[Jerry] No.
[Michael] Hoping I'd be in the running at some point.
-[Jerry] You're Jerk of the Year. -[Striker] Yes.
-[Michael] Thanks, King. [laughs] -[Jerry] Jerk of the lifetime.
You can get the lifetime jerk award.
[Michael] Oh, and look at Ziggler powering Kingston down.
Yes, of course, for the Intercontinental Championship.
Ziggler into the cover, again.
[Jerry] You know, we talked about how irritating Vickie's voice is.
Oh! The only thing I used to find more irritating than that…
[Michael] Watch this, stacking him up, Kingston kicks out.
[Jerry] …was how many times Dolph Ziggler
had to introduce himself to everybody.
[Striker] Man, he never introduced himself to me.
-[Jerry] I can't imagine why. -[Michael laughs]
[Michael] Look at Kofi trying to fight back into this matchup
as Vickie looks to will Dolph on.
[Striker] Kofi Kingston has that unique offense, that Trouble in Paradise,
kick to the back of the head can come from out of nowhere.
[Jerry] Watch out.
-[Jerry] That may be it. -[Michael] Ziggler.
[Striker] I'm trying to make Kofi famous.
[Michael] Trying to shoot the half and look at this, nice roll up
entangling Kingston here and kick out at two.
[Striker] There she is, Pat Benatar stung by bees.
[Jerry] Vickie Guerrero.
[Michael] Wyatt referred to our NXT who is such a great coach
-is the Pat Summitt of NXT. -[Striker] Take a look at this.
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Striker] Beautiful leg drop
to the back of the head driving Kofi face first into the mat.
Now, the man you see under control
is the Intercontinental Champion, Dolph Ziggler.
[Michael] Matt, Ziggler seems to have it all.
I mean, we talked about his technical skills
he's flashy, flamboyant, got great charisma,
-good looking guy… -[Striker] I think--
[Michael] …and he can talk, does a great interview.
[Striker] This is the 21st century superstar.
WWE Superstars now are college educated, they're worldly.
This is different for maybe what your parents grew up watching.
This is Dolph Ziggler.
-No offense, King. -[Jerry] No, I'm-- You're fine.
-[Striker] Okay. -[Jerry] And now,
Vickie Guerrero's smitten with Dolph Ziggler.
How is Dolph…
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Driving an elbow on the back of the neck.
Ziggler again hooks the leg, oh, and a kick out at two.
[Jerry] You know before Dolph came along, Vickie was really boy crazy.
Boys wouldn't have anything to do with it, they drove her crazy.
[Michael] I'm so glad Vickie is on this side of the ring
standing right out here in front of us
because she's modeling those leather pants,
-just look at that. -[Jerry] I see that.
-[Striker] I haven't seen that… -[Michael] Look at those pants.
[Striker] …since Big Daddy V…
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Big Daddy V?
[Striker] Well, didn't Viscera used to wear a long leather coat?
And her pants sort of match that leather collar
that Dolph was wearing earlier.
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[Striker] Excess material.
[Michael] They are a team, you know, King.
[Striker] I happen to know that Dolph Ziggler has been taking
anger management classes to try to corral his rage
to avoid being disqualified here.
That's how important the Intercontinental title is to Dolph.
-[Jerry] Anger management? -[Striker] Yes.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] Listen, Dolph has a tendency to get hotheaded,
especially in the ring with Kofi Kingston.
[Jerry] I can take my eyes of that backless outfit.
Is that what you call it, backless?
[Striker] Yes. Lane Bryant backless shirt that Vickie is wearing.
[Michael] Lane Bryant.
[Jerry] Here we go. Kofi trying to--
[Striker] Kofi's got to be careful not to get disqualified either.
[Michael] If Kofi's disqualified,
Dolph will retain the Intercontinental Championship.
[Jerry] Oh!
-[Michael] Oh! -[Jerry] Oh, great counter.
What a move by Kofi Kingston.
[Striker] And this is where Dolph Ziggler is in serious jeopardy.
[Michael] What-- Oh, what a crossbody, lateral press.
-Kofi, will he win the title here? -[Jerry] Yes.
-No. -[Michael] And kick out at two.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh.
Yes, Vickie, we know. That was two and seven-eighths.
[Michael] And Kingston, all of the sudden, you feel the momentum has shifted.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] And the 13,000 plus in attendance tonight feel the same thing.
[Striker] You see this every Friday night on SmackDown.
Kofi Kingston builds ahead of momentum.
[Jerry] Nope. Missed.
[Michael] I like to call that controlled frenzy.
[Striker] I know you do.
-[Michael] Obviously, you've never… -[Jerry] Look at this!
[Michael] …seen on SmackDown.
As you see Kingston hammering away.
[Jerry] And a kind of unique version of a Thesz press
and then the fists were flying.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And you see some uncontrolled frenzy here in a minute.
-A Boom Drop connects. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Dolph could be closing in
on another Intercontinental Championship reign.
[Striker] This is where Kofi starts to get the boom squad behind him.
[crowd] Boom!
-Boom! -[Michael] The boom squad?
[Striker] That's what he calls his admirers.
[Michael] That's nice.
[crowd] Boom!
And went for Trouble in Paradise,
Dolph Ziggler from behind going for the sleeper,
going for the sleeper hold, and Kofi successfully countered.
[Striker] This is the maneuver Kofi used to win the Intercontinental Championship.
[Michael] Look at this, cover. Got it. Got it.
-Oh, Dolph. -[Striker] Oh, brilliant.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Wow.
[Michael] And Vickie realized for a moment title aspirations almost went up in smoke.
[Striker] Brilliant move by the champion,
touching the rope, forces the official to stop the count.
The match continues.
[Jerry] Well, Dolph, without a doubt, you got to give the devil his due.
He literally saved the Intercontinental title for himself
for at least for the moment.
-Look out. -[Michael] Look at Kofi.
[Striker] Oh, no.
[Michael] Brilliant coaching by Vickie there as well.
-[Striker] Whoa. -[Michael] And look at Kingston. Oh, man.
Did you see Ziggler's head and neck just snap back.
And the referee is counting, at a count of two.
Remember, count-out hurts Ziggler here and he'll lose the championship.
[referee] Four!
I'm sure Kofi knows that
and could play right into it here.
It could be part of his strategy.
[Jerry] Slam on the floor.
It'll be tough for Dolph to get up from that.
[Striker] And notice Kofi very wise rolling Dolph back into the ring.
-A cover here, Michael. -[Michael] Here's a cover,
hook to the leg, Ziggler in trouble and a kick out.
You see, I disagree with you, Matt.
-[Striker] Why? -[Michael] Why is that wise?
Kofi could've won the title via the count-out.
-[Striker] Good point. -[Michael] He should've left him
outside the ring and counted out.
[Jerry] Look at Vickie right there.
[Michael] And look-- Oh, Kingston.
[Striker] Concerned for her own safety,
as well as the safety of her boyfriend, Dolph Ziggler.
[Michael] And Kofi Kingston in control.
Will he become the next Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] I got to agree with you, Michael Cole,
I don't know if Kofi was thinking all the way,
we almost came up with a double count-out.
[Striker] Hook up the wrong high again.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Michael] It's sleeper. Sleeper hold.
Ziggler trying to lock it in, center of the ring.
Kofi struggling trying to somehow get out of this.
[Striker] King, what does this hold feel like?
[Jerry] Well, you just-- It feels like you've been very,
very sleepy, like you're being hypnotized.
The oxygen to your brain is being cut off and you just lose consciousness.
[Michael] Pretty soon Kofi is gonna feel nothing.
Ziggler looking to take Kofi down back to a vertical base,
could be a last gasp here for Kofi Kingston.
Needs to break the hold here.
[Striker] The more Kofi rides around
the quicker he begins to sleep into his slumber.
[Michael] And again, back to one knee.
Like I said, that could have been the last gasp for Kingston.
[Striker] It's like a car slowly running out of gas, if Dolph can lock his feet.
[Jerry] Yeah, that's it right there.
If Dolph can stay behind, completely behind him--
[Michael] Kofi trying to fight out of it.
Trying one last time to get out of this,
but Ziggler's put many people away with this sleeper hold.
Looking to do it again here tonight.
[Jerry] If he can work his way to the side of Dolph,
he almost was there a couple of times. Now he's got the grip broken.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] He's broken the grip of the sleeper.
-He's out! -[Michael] And Kofi reversed it!
-Kofi reversed it! -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Sleeper of his own locked in.
[Striker] Now if Dolph Ziggler is truly the expert of the sleeper hold,
he'll know a counter, as evident right there.
[Michael] Now Ziggler, he is in deep trouble.
[Jerry] Hey, keep your eye on Vickie, what's--
Vickie?
[crowd chattering]
Vickie, no!
-Hey! -No, don't ruin this!
Don't ruin this for me.
I got this, stay out.
I got it.
[Michael] Smart. Remember, if Vickie was caught
maybe slapping Kofi there and Dolph's disqualified,
he would've lost the title.
[speaks indistinctly]
-[Striker] Oh! -[Michael] Trouble in Paradise missed!
Kingston caught up top rope.
Ziggler now stalking Kingston.
[Striker] Trying to roll him up with a Zig Zag!
[Michael] And he got it! Kingston's head bouncing off the mat.
-Dolph Ziggler retains… -[bell rings]
…the Intercontinental Championship.
["I Am Perfection" playing]
[Chimel] Here is your winner and still the Intercontinental Champion,
Dolph Ziggler!
[Jerry] Man, this kid Dolph Ziggler is smarter than I gave him credit for.
I kept watching, I kept wondering why is he stalling,
why is he waiting for Kofi Kingston
to recuperate and be able to come up behind Dolph.
But I noticed Dolph kept looking over his shoulder,
he was lying and waiting for Kofi to make that move and then Dolph struck.
[singer] ♪ Call mine a perfect ten ♪
♪ They broke the mold when they made me ♪
[Jerry] Now, what's the problem?
[Michael] Wow, I thought for a moment
Vickie maybe was upset that she was scolded.
[Jerry] This should be a huge victory celebration.
[Michael] By Ziggler. Can you imagine the celebrations those two will engage in.
As Kingston missed with Trouble in Paradise,
and to your point, King,
it allowed Ziggler to use the Zig Zag to pick up the victory here tonight.
[Striker] And Dolph Ziggler has silenced his critics,
anyone who says that Dolph Ziggler needs any help
retaining Intercontinental Champion needs only-- Look at this.
And look at Vickie's face.
-Watch, it'll turn to joy, so happy. -[bell rings]
[Michael] It was a pretty smile too.
[Striker] Oh, look at that. What a couple.
[Striker] Who wears the pants in that relationship?
-[Michael] I'm still upset-- -[Jerry] You call that a pretty smile?
That's an orthodontist's dream, look at her teeth.
[Michael] I'm still upset with Dolph Ziggler.
The fact that he gets to have her.
[Jerry] I mean, wouldn't you be her hero?
-[Striker] Absolutely. -[Jerry] My God.
[Striker] Congratulations Dolph Ziggler kicking off Night of Champions.
[Michael] Oh, ladies and gentlemen, throughout the night we're gonna hear
from the superstars in tonight's Six-Pack Challenge
for the WWE Championship.
The first one comes your way, right now.
[crowd cheering]
Edge, sorry to bother you. Quick question.
Tonight, a very unusual match.
What's your strategy gonna be towards winning the WWE title
in the Six-Pack Challenge?
Why do you ask me that question, Tom? Why do you ask me that?
Do you think I'm at some sort of disadvantage
because I have to defeat five men instead of one tonight? Hmm?
I suggest you go ask the other five men in this match,
how they plan on beating me.
You see, this is the kind of night when I rise to the occasion, I shock people.
When they least expect it, I walk out the new WWE Champion
because they call me the Ultimate Opportunist for a reason.
And tonight, I do it again.
I walked out your new WWE…
Champion.
-Thanks for your time. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] A very confident Edge, ladies and gentlemen,
as we are in one of the great WWE cities tonight.
This is Chicago, the home to three WrestleManias
and tonight, the home to Night of Champions.
["Freefall" playing]
[bell rings]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing in at 222 pounds,
CM Punk!
-["This Fire Burns" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The Second City Saint has come home.
[singer] ♪ To be fulfilled! ♪
♪ It is in my hands! ♪
[Striker] Two of CM Punk's childhood friends Scott and Christian are here
in attendance tonight, they told me earlier
that Punk has always been a conflicted,
determined and impossible to ignore personality.
[Michael] Well, two of my childhood friends Tom and Jerry
are here tonight too, King, but nonetheless has been…
[Striker] Cartoon characters.
[Michael] …a rough week for CM Punk.
What about this past Friday night on SmackDown.
He felt the big knockout punch from The Big Show.
[Striker] Well, basically it's the heavy right hand of The Giant
versus the hometown advantage
of the Straight Edge Second City Saint, CM Punk.
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Misery begins to rise! ♪
♪ Turn away from yesterday! ♪
♪ Tomorrow's in my eyes! ♪
[Jerry] Quite frankly, I'm surprised by this reception.
-[Striker] Why? -[Jerry] I mean this entire city…
drinking Punk's Kool-Aid or what?
I don't get it.
["This Fire Burns" continues playing]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
[crowd chattering]
I love Chicago.
[crowd cheering]
I love the parks, I love Navy Pier, I love the skyline.
[crowd cheering]
I love the museums, I love the history.
I love Chicago!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chattering]
What I hate…
what I hate, what I despise
is the inhabitants of Chicago.
[crowd booing]
You, you,
you ruined my beautiful city.
You…
You middle class, lazy teamsters,
you corrupt politicians,
you corrupt police officers.
[Jerry chuckles]
The horrible, horrible Chicago White Sox.
[crowd cheering]
The Suzy Homemakers
who fatten up their children with fast food
and then eat a bottle of pills and past out on the couch.
The out-of-work dads,
you people make me sick.
[crowd booing]
I'm proud to live here, I'm proud to be from here,
I am not proud to live amongst people like you.
-You are the scum of the earth… -[Jerry laughs]
…and you have ruined a beautiful city
that for-- that for a second time
should be burned to the ground
and it's ashes,
I and I alone will build a Straight Edge utopia.
[Jerry] This guy is nuts.
[Striker] You ever think something happened to CM Punk in his life
to make him this way?
And speaking of fat people that nobody likes,
we all-- we all saw The Big Show
knocked me out with his big, stupid ham fist.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry laughs]
And yet unlike all of you,
I don't run away, I stand here on my own two feet
and I stand here defiant.
I stand here confident.
This is my house
and I run from nobody.
Not any of you, not somebody that's a foot taller,
not somebody that outweighs me by 250 pounds.
Tonight, I am David
and Big Show, he could be Goliath,
and my slingshot
is the power of almighty Straight Edge.
-[Jerry chuckles] -[crowd booing]
[Michael] Well, keep telling yourself that.
[singer] ♪ Well, it's The Big Show ♪
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Oh ♪
♪ It's a big bad show tonight ♪
♪ Oh, baby, come on ♪
[Chimel] Making his way to the ring standing seven feet tall,
weighing in at 485 pounds,
The Big Show.
[Michael] Because this man is truly a giant.
Seven feet tall, 485 pounds.
Did you see him just high five that little girl?
[Striker] Yeah.
[Michael] His hand, leg, and shoulders.
[Striker] Well, listen, have you ever talked to The Big Show?
He's a kind and funny man.
Here's a guy who had to develop his personality as a child
in order to fit in.
That's the psychology of why and how The Big Show got to be this way.
[Michael] And he was a real knucklehead as a kid.
[Jerry] Well, Goliath didn't fair too well against David,
but I got a feeling The Big Show might rewrite history here tonight.
[Michael] Well, take a look at the size of The Big Show,
the man is an absolute giant.
He has an 84-inch reach,
his waist is 50 inches-- or 50 inches around.
Can you imagine that? That's double my size.
[Striker] Yeah.
I went out to eat with The Big Show one time,
they hand him the menu, he said I'll take it.
Technically, CM Punk is the bully here
for poking fun at The Giant,
and with this emotionally charged return home,
how many people you think are here tonight that remembered being bullied
and almost had animosity towards CM Punk by proxy?
[Michael] And CM Punk who uses his feet and legs as weapons,
as well his arms and hands.
-[Striker] Wow. -[Jerry] What about the head?
[Michael] He runs into that knucklehead.
And a punch.
It's like taking a cinder block and busting your opponent's head.
Oh.
And Punk looking to use his quickness here.
Let's keep in mind, CM Punk is a three-time World Champion.
A two-time Money in the Bank winner.
[Striker] And also CM Punk has been using the Anaconda Vice submission hold.
You have to believe that Punk realizes that he can get that submission hold
on The Big Show if Punk can avoid being knocked out.
[Jerry] Let's not forget one other thing about Punk.
-[Striker] What's that? -[Jerry] He's nuts.
[laughs] That rant we just listened to.
[Michael] We saw that huge 22/5E boot in the jaw of Punk.
-Matt, I got a question. -[Striker] Yes.
[Michael] Shh. Shh.
-[Striker] Oh. -[Michael] Uh-oh. Right out of the ring.
[Striker] Welcome to Chicago.
[Michael] And Big Show, the man who ripped that mask off
-of CM Punk a few months ago exposing… -[Jerry] Watch out, guys,
I think The Big Show maybe coming this way.
[Michael] …Punk's bald head to the world.
[Jerry] Thank you.
[Michael] He's on the attack again.
-Matt, does CM Punk… -[Striker] Yes.
[Michael] …blame Big Show for the dissolution of his Straight Edge Society?
[Striker] I don't think so.
I think CM Punk blames the actual society for being weak.
-[Jerry] Watch out. -[Michael] What a knee to the jaw.
That's what Punk had to do.
[Striker] Down goes The Big Show.
[Jerry] Man that was--
[crowd chattering]
-[Michael] And Punk up over the top. -[Jerry] Good grief.
[Striker] Say what you want, but CM Punk is a world class athlete.
[Jerry] And nuts. I told you he was nuts.
You gotta to be nuts to try a move like that.
[Michael] But what strategy though. He takes out Big Show
while he's down outside the ring
perhaps leading to a count-out victory for Punk here.
[Striker] Take a look at the athleticism, the desire and the sacrifices CM Punk.
[Jerry] Well, I gotta admit, that's an extraordinary move right there.
[Striker] It also shows you the respect that Punk has
for The Giant going to all lengths.
[Michael] And the referee.
[Jerry] Referee up to count of, what, six?
[Michael] On the count of seven, Big Show's in trouble.
You gotta try to pull that big frame back into the ring.
Eight.
[Michael] And CM Punk thinks he's gonna win this via count-out,
Big Show back to his feet, and he was slipping
onto the bottom rope before the count of ten.
Punk right back on the attack.
[Striker] We see that Punk is gonna get very aggressive right now.
[Jerry] Well, he's gonna have to stay aggressive at this point.
If you're ever lucky enough to somehow get The Big Show down.
-Oh. -[Michael] Oh.
[Jerry] That can fracture ribs.
[Michael] Well, that will stall a momentum quickly.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Michael] Punk with an elbow
to the back of the neck and into the cover trying to put the big man away.
Kicks out even before the referee can get in position.
Cover yet again, and again a kickout before a count of one.
Punk a third time. When are you gonna learn?
[Striker] Well, you know something, it takes a lot to kick
225 or 230 pounds off you three times in succession.
-It's a wise strategy for Punk. -[Michael] Yeah, but Matt,
you're not talking about a normal guy here,
you're talking about a giant of a man
who weighs 485 pounds,
he can toss CM Punk around the ring ten times.
-[Striker] So, I credit CM Punk… -[Jerry] Oh, wow.
[Striker] …for trying everything.
-[Michael] Did you hear that? -[Jerry] It sounds like an M80 going off.
[Striker] King,
who's the largest superstar you've ever been in the ring with?
-Do you remember off top of your head? -[Jerry] Of course, André the Giant.
[Striker] André. What was it like? What did you have to do to beat André?
[Jerry] Are you kidding?
-[Michael] Nobody beat André. -[Striker] There you go.
[Michael] Here we go. A cover by Punk, two-count kickout.
[Striker] So to my point you have to be impressed
with CM Punk at this point in the contest.
[Jerry] Well, yeah, I mean if you're-- Like I said,
if you're ever fortunate enough to get The Big Show down like he is right now
you have to stay aggressive, you have to try to maintain that momentum,
and hope you can finally wear this giant down.
[Michael] The problem though with Punk, Matt, is-- you know this--
the main way he wins matches is with the GTS, the Go To Sleep,
so he's gotta pick this big man off his feet
-however, he does have another way. -[Striker] Right.
I alluded to it earlier to the point is that Anaconda Vice submission hold,
but CM Punk is actually a very bright superstar,
and he has a submission hold that can be put on the smallest
and largest superstar
and that usually equates success for the WWE.
-[Michael] Punk top rope. -[Striker] Oh.
-[Michael] And Big Show, what a tackle. -[Jerry chuckles]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Shades of Brian Urlacher,
what a tackle by Big Show
knocking Punk out of midair.
[Striker] CM Punk may have fractured ribs after that.
[Michael] Talk about a cruise missile colliding with a person.
[Jerry] I don't know how there's any air left in the lungs of Punk.
-[Striker] Right hand is cocked. -[Jerry] Watch out.
[Michael] And Big Show with a Knockout Punch.
Punk was vulnerable.
No clue where he was at and Big Show
puts Punk away with a giant win.
["Crank It Up" playing]
[Chimel] Here's your winner,
The Big Show.
[Jerry] Well, Punk able to erase the smile from the face of The Big Show
but all of that-- all of those kicks, effects of damage to his chest
but still Big Show with that huge right hand
just knocks out CM Punk.
And this is where The Big Show turned things around.
-[Michael] Boom. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Striker] Well, it just goes to show you that anyone has a puncher's chance.
I don't care how tough you think you are.
You get laid out like that, you're going down.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Michael] And I think CM Punk is still unconscious.
As Big Show celebrates his victory.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] What a win for The Big Show at Night of Champions.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, Chris Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
Chris, you're involved in a very intriguing match tonight.
-I am. -The Six-Pack Challenge
-for the WWE Championship. -Yes, I am.
We heard Edge's comments earlier,
Edge seems very confident about his chances,
but you've gotta feel pretty lucky
-to even be involved in this match. -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Lucky?
Josh, let me explain something to you, you miscreant.
The general manager put me in this match for a reason.
He checked his facts, had his statisticians
look at all the figures of what's been going,
he knows my track record in matches like this.
He knows that I beat The Rock and Steve Austin
in the same night to become Undisputed Champion.
Yeah, and he remembers just two years ago
in the scramble match when I beat four,
one, two, three, four of the greatest superstars of all time
and guess what, I was still The Champion.
And then eight months ago in the Elimination Chamber,
I beat five of the greatest of all time,
including The Undertaker and once again,
walked out The Champion.
He knows that's what I do. This is my type of match.
And tonight, my modus operandi is simple, same as always.
Edge, eliminate, Wade Barrett, eliminate,
Sheamus, eliminate, John Cena, eliminate.
[crowd booing]
Randy Orton,
eliminate, eliminate, eliminate.
Tonight, I guarantee I'm going to walk out of the Six-Pack challenge
the new WWE Champion.
And the reason for that is not luck, young Josh.
The reason for that is because I am the best
in the world at what I do.
[crowd chattering]
Well, it's no secret that confidence is an asset
and Chris Jericho seems to be oozing confidence right now.
And folks, he needs it, because remember what Chris Jericho said
a number of weeks ago, if he does not win the WWE title tonight,
he's gone, he's gonna leave the WWE.
Well, he's not very modest, but you're right, he's very confident.
-I like that. -This is Night of Champions,
we are in Chicago tonight and there are plenty of champions here in attendance,
-champions of another story, King. -[Jerry] Well, you're right.
And we wanna send out a special welcome
to the National Guard soldiers in attendance this evening.
Here they are.
WWE is certainly proud to support all of our men and women in uniform.
We wanna thank you for all that you do.
[Striker] Michael, to your point about Chris Jericho,
I know that Chris retracted the statement
about not being able to win The Championship.
-Let's keep that in mind. -[Michael] But he put it out there.
Look, folks, coming up next the United States title on the line.
[Jerry] Oh, there you see, the young--
well, in The Miz's eyes, young upstart.
Daniel Bryan gonna try his best
to wrestle the United States Championship from The Miz.
[Michael] This began all the way back on Season 1 of NXT.
[Miz] From the moment Daniel Bryan arrived as my rookie,
the WWE Universe said that he was better than me,
that Daniel Bryan should be my pro.
[Daniel] I've been in this business for twice as long as he has.
I can be a star on my own.
[Miz] You may be a submission machine,
but where's your personality, where's your charisma?
[Michael] Daniel Bryan still has to learn to perform on this level, the WWE level.
[Miz] How are you gonna become a star in the WWE?
[Justin] Bryan finds himself winless on NXT.
[Miz] I will personally make sure that you never achieve your goal
of becoming a WWE Superstar.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan is 0-10,
he has no support from his own pro, The Miz
and he's yet to win a rookie competition here on NXT.
[Miz] Everyone thinks Daniel Bryan is so special,
well, how special is he now?
[Striker] Daniel, you have been eliminated from NXT.
[Michael] Miz, one-on-one with John Cena here tonight.
Daniel Bryan.
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan doing a little payback.
[Michael] And this rivalry still simmering.
[Daniel] Clearly I haven't accomplished as much as you,
clearly I'm not the superstar that you are,
but I want you to know that I can beat you.
[Miz] You can beat me, really?
-Really? Really? -Enough.
You and me, US Championship Match,
yes or no?
Yes.
[rock music playing]
[Michael] That's Alex Riley, Miz's rookie from NXT season 2.
[Daniel] Miz, I want you to know that I can beat you
and that I can make you tap out
and that I can become the next United States Champion.
-[bell rings] -This contest set for one fall
is for the United States Championship.
-["I Came to Play" playing] -♪ Awesome ♪
♪ I came to play ♪
♪ I came to play, there's a price to pay Time for you to get down… ♪
-[Michael] All right. Here we go. -[Justin] From Cleveland, Ohio,
weighing 231 pounds
is the current United States Champion,
The Miz.
♪ I guess you had a dream But it can't be saved… ♪
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentleman, the WWE Magazine's cover boy,
a man who's been on a major roll.
In my mind, the future, not only of Monday Night Raw
but of WWE,
The Miz and his apprentice, Alex Riley.
[Striker] Michael, why do you love The Miz so much?
-What is it about The Miz? -[Michael] I just told you.
I think he's the future of the WWE. He worked hard, number one, to get here,
he's charismatic, he's smart, he's a hard worker,
he's Mr. Money in the Bank, and he's the US Champion.
[Striker] He's also in the Paper Jamz commercial too.
-[Michael] It's big. -[Jerry laughs]
♪ Run away if you see me ♪
♪ Don't even say my name ♪
♪ Don't think that you can know me ♪
♪ Don't try and play that game ♪
♪ Every day that I get better ♪
♪ I watch as you get worse ♪
♪ My script is to the letter ♪
♪ And I'll write your final verse ♪
[Michael] Miz about to take on a paper opponent in my estimation.
-[Striker] Here we go. -[Michael] One Daniel Bryan.
["The Final Countdown" playing]
[Justin] Introducing the challenger from Aberdeen, Washington,
weighing 192 pounds,
Daniel Bryan.
[Michael] Well, folks, we do wanna welcome everyone
all over the world who's watching the Night of Champions tonight
on the American Forces Network
in 175 countries and Navy ships at sea.
[Jerry] And not only that, we wanna send out a special-- well, a shout-out
to the men and women of our Armed Forces who continue to serve at Camp Victory.
You know all about Camp Victory over in Baghdad, Iraq.
[Michael] Yeah, and of course those who are serving
at the Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan.
And of course, Matt, this matchup is about the very prestigious
United States Championship.
[Striker] Well, when you look back at the history of the United States Championship,
we find Harley Race as the first ever United States champion,
WWE Hall of Famer.
Harley went on to become arguably one of the greatest champions of all time.
That is an indication to the prestige and honor
of the United States Championship.
[Jerry] But if you listen to Michael Cole,
Harley Race couldn't hold a candle to The Miz.
[Striker] Oh, boy, that's blasphemy.
[Michael] Of course, as you see Miz wisely stepping into the rope.
Remember, he knows what Daniel Bryan's submission maneuver,
the LeBell Lock, feels like.
[Striker] Oh, last time we saw The Miz, he was tapping like Mr. Bojangles.
[Michael] As you see Miz, quietly, plotting his strategy here tonight.
[Striker] I don't understand how you can't somewhat root for Daniel Bryan.
I mean, he's faithfully labored and sacrificed
his entire adolescent life just to make it here.
I mean, this is true reality TV. It's a dream come true for Daniel Bryan.
[Michael] But he's accomplished nothing yet.
In fact, Daniel Bryan's the guy who lacks so much confidence
that he had himself eliminated from NXT season 1
because he didn't believe in himself.
And then he wouldn't listen to his pro, The Miz.
And look at Bryan going for the LeBell Lock, a submission hold.
The Miz wisely gets out of the ring.
[Striker] And when you look at who trained the top superstars of the WWE,
Triple H was trained by Killer Kowalski,
HBK trained by Jose Lothario,
Daniel Bryan was trained by "HBK" Shawn Michaels.
[Michael] Yeah, and he's also trained by The Miz
and should've listened to The Miz more.
[Striker] Wait, you said The Miz and Shawn Michaels in the same breath.
Well, part of the training was the Farmer Burns Catch Wrestling book,
Karl Gotch and of course Judo Gene LeBell.
A lot of these submission holds that Daniel Bryan uses
haven't been seen in quite some time in the WWE.
[Jerry] Do you think Michael Cole knows anything about Judo Gene LeBell?
-[Striker] Not at all. -[Michael] Well, actually, I do.
He wrestled in the 1930s in Los Angeles-- Kickout.
He wrestled with the likes of Lou Thesz.
He even worked with Archie Moore, the former boxer.
-[Jerry] Man, okay. -[Michael] Many people consider him
the toughest man in the world.
[Striker] God bless the internet, Michael Cole.
-[Michael] I actually Googled that. -[Striker] Yeah, I'm sure.
[Jerry] I must be wearing orthopedic shoes 'cause I stand corrected.
[Michael] Okay. Listen. Let's get back to the real thing here.
What does Gene LeBell have anything to do with this match?
-[Striker] I just told you. -[Michael] You're looking at The Miz,
the United States Champion, the future of WWE,
the future of Monday Night Raw.
That's what you're talking about.
Daniel Bryan, do you want him to be the United States Champion?
-[Striker] Michael… -[Michael] The guy has no charisma.
He's not entertaining.
Who wants to watch this guy on Monday Night Raw?
[Striker] You're gonna talk about charisma? Have you spoken to you lately?
All you do is tell people to go away and drink PBR.
How are you gonna say anything about Bryan's personality?
-[Michael] I wish you'd go away right now. -[Striker] Nice.
[Michael] Again, Miz is the future of this organization,
of WWE.
[Jerry] Okay. Michael, that's enough. Calm down.
-One, two -[Michael] And here we go,
hook to the leg and a kickout.
[Striker] Now, to your point. Let me ask you this.
What does it do for Daniel Bryan to be in the ring
with a superstar the caliber of The Miz?
[Michael] Well, of course, it's gonna help him in his career.
This is the biggest match, King, of Daniel Bryan's young career.
[Jerry] Oh, without a doubt, I mean, could you imagine what happens
if Daniel Bryan becomes the United States Champion?
Not only the egg on the face of The Miz
but I mean-- that would be probably
enough pleasure for Daniel Bryan.
But hey, the fame, the fortune,
I mean, you know, this catapults Daniel Bryan
to heights that he's only dreamed of.
[Michael] But how about Daniel Bryan showing The Miz no respect?
Not only not listening to him as an NXT pro
-[Jerry] I don't agree. -[Michael] He interrupted Miz's Road
to Awesomeness a couple of weeks ago.
-[Striker] Can you say that again, please? -[Michael] Miz's Road to Awesomeness.
[Jerry] Do you ever listen to yourself talk?
[Striker] No one else does.
But I will credit this to you, Michael.
Notice that The Miz is working on Daniel Bryan's arms and shoulders.
With Daniel Bryan's arms and shoulders compromised,
thus the LeBell Lock may be negated.
[Michael] Great strategy by the United States Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] That's why The Miz has his forehead buried
into the top of Daniel Bryan's head, increases the pressure.
[Michael] And Daniel Bryan nice counter that time, backslide,
shoulders down, two-count, kickout by The Miz.
-And have a good night. -[Striker] Oh.
Right back to the shoulder of Daniel Bryan.
Remember, Miz is really stepping back,
not only in NXT but what happened last month at SummerSlam.
The Miz embarrassed over the fact that John Cena chose Daniel Bryan
over The Miz to represent team WWE
for the big tag team matchup against The Nexus.
[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey, hey.
[Michael] And Alex Riley.
Now, see, the apprentice learning from the master.
[Jerry chuckles] So, that's your rationale there.
[Michael] Why not?
The referee didn't see it.
[Jerry] So, it's only cheating if you get caught?
[Michael] You used to say that for years, King.
[Jerry] I know and you're right.
[Michael] As you see, Miz continuing,
which has been very sound strategy to your point.
[Striker] Let me ask you this. Somewhere a little kid is watching us tonight,
has aspirations of being a WWE superstar,
which path do you think he would choose to follow,
Daniel Bryan's path with hard work and faith or The Miz's path?
[Michael] I will follow The Miz's path. No doubt about it.
[Striker] Okay.
[Michael] I mean who wants to be like Daniel Bryan?
[Striker] I don't know. I think it's attractive.
I think it's contagious. Everyone wants to be…
-[Michael] He's attractive? -[Striker] …around Daniel
to believe that they can achieve.
-People like being around… -[Michael] The guy doesn't eat meat,
for God's sake.
[Jerry] And you can't say that The Miz hasn't worked hard, as well.
I mean The Miz has come a long way
from a reality TV star.
[Michael] Now, look at Miz.
[Striker] This is the ultimate reality TV.
Miz going for a shoulder breaker, shades of AA,
happy birthday, you belong in the Hall of Fame.
Cover here.
[Michael] Hook of the leg and Bryan kicks out at two.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Miz who won the United States Championship
back in June.
Money in the Bank in July.
What a summer
for the 231-pounder from Cleveland.
-[Jerry] Watch out. Oh! -[Michael] Oh.
[Striker] That'll tear a labrum on any part of your shoulder quickly.
[Michael] Again, great, great strategy by The Miz.
[crowd chattering]
One!
[Michael] Miz realized the danger of the LeBell Lock
this past Monday on Raw and he now negates it.
-[Alex] That's it. -[Michael] Cover.
-One, two. -[Michael] Forearm right in the face.
And he looked right in Daniel Bryan's eyes as he went for the win.
[Striker] Take a look at--again, at The Miz's strategy here,
trying to separate Daniel Bryan's shoulder
and thus eliminating the LeBell Lock submission hold.
But you noticed that The Miz is hastened.
He's much different than Daniel Bryan.
The Miz has brought this match to his pace.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] For some reason, the majority of the WWE fans here tonight
are trying to will Bryan back into this matchup.
[Striker] I think it's because they can relate to Daniel Bryan easier
than they can relate to The Miz.
How many people do you know like The Miz
versus how many people do you know like Daniel Bryan?
[Michael] Look at Miz through the second rope.
How many people do you know that don't have a TV?
-And Bryan. -[Jerry] Look out.
[Michael] A suicide plancha through the second rope.
Daniel Bryan shades all the way back to his first season of NXT
when he did that to Chris Jericho.
[Striker] There's an intensity in Daniel Bryan's eyes.
He can sense the United States Championship.
[Michael] But he really is in this matchup with one arm.
Daniel Bryan to the top rope, doesn't fly high most of the time.
Back with a missile dropkick to the chest.
Bryan, for the United States title.
Hook to the leg and a kickout at two.
And Bryan now picking up the pace offensively.
Cover again, hook to the leg.
-Will he do it? And a kickout by Miz. -[Jerry] Let me tell you something.
Miz is in a lot of trouble here, a lot more than you realize, Michael Cole.
[Michael] Well, he's in a lot of trouble. I'll give you that.
Remember, he's a LeBell Lock away
from losing the United States Championship.
[Striker] Daniel Bryan doing all of this with one limb, actually, it seems.
The injured left arm is coming into play.
[Michael] Yeah. The Miz targeted it moments ago.
And Bryan trying to use his feet on offense, too.
-[Michael] Oh, what a kick. -[Striker] Oh.
-One, two. -[Michael] Hook to the leg,
shoulders down and a kickout.
Alex Riley, Miz's apprentice, showing concern.
Get up!
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Bryan!
Let's go, Bryan!
[Jerry] You gotta wonder what happens to Alex Riley
if The Miz is no longer the United States Champion.
[Michael] The Miz is… [speaks indistinctly]
[Striker] Yeah, but still.
It seems that all that has been lost from standing behind the ring.
The Miz has a championship opportunity anytime he wants up to one year.
[Jerry] Michael, I think The Miz may be out-slugging
or being out-slugged by Daniel Bryan.
Oh. And now he's being out-kicked.
[Michael] He's actually putting on a clinic here.
-Oh! -[Striker] Nice.
Miz could be down and out.
[Michael] It could be Bryan's time.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] And to think this has been that left arm, left shoulder of Daniel,
has a little bit time to--
-[Michael] Oh! -[Striker] Oh!
-[Jerry speaks indistinctly] -[Michael] Into the cover.
-[Striker] This is it. -[Michael] This could be it.
New United States Champion, kickout by The Miz.
Perhaps that goofy Clint Eastwood-like look may have cost Bryan there.
[Striker] Now, Michael, Daniel Bryan has never been in this situation before.
It's gonna be interesting to see how he reacts.
[Jerry] Did you call Clint Eastwood goofy?
[Michael] No, I said it was a goofy Clint Eastwood-like look
from Daniel Bryan.
And look at-- Bryan has Miz literally on the ropes.
-[Striker] Ooh. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] Well, that could be the turning point.
[Striker] It's about to sound like Peter Cetera here in Chicago.
-[Michael] Oh, what a clothesline. -[Striker] Oh. Wow.
[Michael] Miz turning Bryan inside out.
He fell on the injured arm.
[Jerry] Boy, that's it. Miz got it.
[Michael] Miz into the cover, hook to the leg, two-count.
Got it. Bryan kicks out again.
And frustration beginning to show on the face of The Miz.
-[Striker] Watch this. -[Jerry] Yeah, watch this.
Oh, my goodness.
Daniel Bryan landed right on the top of his head.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] King, let me ask you, you have great championship experience.
What do you do in this situation
where you have an injury and yet the match goes on?
[Jerry] Well, as best you can, you just try to block that out of your mind.
There's nothing you can do about it while the match is going on.
[Miz] Tap out. Tap out.
-[screams] -[referee] No?
[Jerry] This is where it just becomes the will power.
Mind over matter.
Somehow blocked that pain out, it's not easy to do, as you can see.
[Michael] And Bryan's arm has gone into so much punishment here
and how great would it be
if Miz could get Daniel Bryan to tap out here tonight?
-[Striker] You'd love that. -[Michael] So would The Miz.
[Jerry] And we'd never hear the end of it.
[Striker] That'd be great.
-It'd be all Miz all the time. -You get off me!
I'm telling you, I got to get him off!
[crowd chattering]
[Striker] And again, the pace now more conducive to The Miz's style.
[Jerry] Look at that face, the looks.
[Striker] It's the face of the United States Champion.
[Michael] Looking to pick his spot.
He is The Miz.
From behind, going for the Skull-Crushing Finale,
looking to put Bryan away,
has it locked in center of the ring.
-[Striker] Nice. -[Michael] Bryan, great counter.
Look at this, shoulders down, not like this!
No! And a kickout at two.
[Jerry] What do you mean not like this?
[Michael] And there's-- Uh-oh, in trouble again.
Bryan going for the LeBell Lock, center of the ring.
Miz trying desperately, somehow, to stay out of this submission maneuver.
-[Jerry] Look at them go! -[Michael] Riley doing what he can.
[indistinct shouting]
[Michael] That may have saved Miz the matchup.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Riley--
-[Jerry] Look out! -[Michael] Bryan, shoulders, two-count.
Miz kicked out! Miz kicked out!
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan, so close.
Oh, I thought he had him.
[Michael] Miz missed Bryan wildly, knocked Riley off the apron.
[Striker] This emotional roller coaster rolls on.
[Jerry] Now, that may have been Daniel Bryan's best chance
to win this thing and it didn't work.
-[Michael] Uh-oh, look at this. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] And Miz buys himself some valuable time here.
Valuable.
I'm just caught up in the excitement of this.
-[Striker] Of course, you are. -[Michael] And Riley…
Riley went after Bryan, Bryan sidestepped.
[Striker] See you, bye.
[Michael] And Miz, looking for any advantage he can get here.
Bryan back into the ring.
Miz rolled up, might have it here, shoulders down.
Oh, and a kickout at two.
[Striker] Miz wasn't able to lock his feet on the inside,
-otherwise this could have been over. -[Michael] Oh.
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Break.
[Jerry] The referee is trying to get some control over The Miz.
It's like he snapped.
[Michael] Yeah, Miz just letting his frustrations boil over.
Hey, hey, hey! Come on.
Hey, look, Miz, you got to control yourself.
-I'm telling you, get off of him. -What's your problem?
[Jerry] I think the referee-- I think he just asked the referee,
"What's your problem?"
And it's Miz, Miz was caught! Miz got caught!
[Striker] Can Daniel Bryan lock his hands?
[Michael] Miz got caught!
Miz got caught!
[Striker] It's not locked in yet. There it is.
[Michael] There it is. LeBell Lock.
Now, Bryan's got it locked in.
Miz is in trouble.
[Striker] Is the left shoulder strong enough?
-[Michael] Miz is in trouble. -[Jerry] Can he reach the ropes?
Can he get to the ropes?
[Striker] Crossface locked in.
[Michael] Come on, Miz, you got to get to the bottom rope to break this.
-[Striker] It's over. -[Michael] You gotta be kidding me!
-[crowd cheering] -["The Rage" playing]
[Justin] The winner of this match as a result of a submission
and new United States champion,
Daniel Bryan.
-[Michael] This is so wrong… -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Michael] …on so many different levels.
[Jerry] Here, have a big helping of pro. Start eating.
Look at this.
[Striker] Congratulations, Daniel Bryan,
you join a long list of legends in our industry.
Daniel Bryan is the new United States Champion.
[Michael] First off, you can't start calling this guy a legend
-when he won by a fluke. -[Striker] I said he joins a long list.
-How is a submission a fluke? -[Michael] Come on.
[Striker] I can understand a quick rollup, but not a submission.
[Michael] It looked like Miz slipped a little bit in the middle of the ring
when he went to grab Bryan's shoulder and Bryan somehow took advantage.
This is a disgrace.
Daniel Bryan got lucky here tonight.
[Striker] I disagree with you.
I think Daniel Bryan fought with tenacity and perseverance
and earned the United States Championship.
-[Jerry] You might as well… -[Striker] Dreams do come true, guys.
[Jerry] You might as well get on the Daniel Bryan bandwagon, Michael Cole.
He may have that title for a long, long time.
[Michael] Oh, God forbid.
[Jerry] Well, let's watch again and see if The Miz--
-[Michael] See? -[Jerry] Well, that was a slip.
[Michael] See, Alex Riley shouldn't even have been on the apron.
[Striker] I thought Bryan had him here but the match continued.
-[Jerry] Now this… -[Michael] Watch Miz, he slips here.
-Watch. He slipped. -[Striker] Where?
[Michael] He slipped on the mat.
[Striker] The Fujiwara takedown was a slip?
Once Daniel Bryan locked his hands, the LeBell Lock,
all the pressure on the shoulder and neck,
and The Miz has no choice but to concede.
[Michael] Well, guys, you saw the replay.
In retrospect, Alex Riley probably should have Miz disqualified
when he was up on the apron anyway.
[Jerry] I think The Miz is actually crying.
He's weeping like a willow. Look at him.
He can't believe it.
["The Rage" playing]
[Striker] It's a long road for Daniel Bryan.
Congratulations.
[Jerry] I love losers when they cry.
["The Rage" continues]
[Jerry laughs]
[Cena] Every day, I train.
[Jericho] Thousands of hours of practice.
[Rey] Injuries can happen at any time.
[Edge] It popped right off the bone. I knew it was torn since it happened.
[Cena] I've torn the pectoral muscle completely off my shoulder.
[Rey] I've had surgery five times in my left knee.
[Randy] I heard something snap. I knew something was wrong.
[man] My body, my life, is on the line.
[Cena] Don't risk yours.
Please, don't try this.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome one of the superstars
competing in the Six-Pack challenge tonight
for the WWE Championship,
John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
John, we've heard from the few of the others,
simply put, what are your chances of leaving Night of Champions tonight
as the WWE Champion?
Chances, chances.
This Six-Pack thing, we have the Six-Pack challenge
and all I hear about is chances,
what are your numbers, what is the percentages?
This whole thing is percentages.
You know, there's a 90% chance tonight we're gonna see a new champion.
There's a 60% chance it's gonna be me, we got a 50% chance of rain.
There's a zero percent chance that the Rated-R Superstar
is technically still Rated-R.
It's TV-PG, guys.
There's an 85% chance we'll see an RKO.
There's a 99% chance we'll see The Nexus,
35% chance the crowd may be hostile.
[crowd booing]
Okay, 75% chance.
And there's actually a 2% chance that we find out tonight
Sheamus is made of 2% milk.
What does all this mean, Josh?
Nothing. It's bupkis.
We got a Six-Pack, 12 ounces and a partridge in a pear tree.
I can't call this one. Nobody can call this one.
I'm not gonna sit here and tell you I'm gonna win.
Nobody knows who's gonna win.
But I'll tell you something you do know,
you can never count me out.
See you out there.
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Justin] The following is a Lumberjill's Match,
to unify the WWE Divas
and Women's Championships.
[upbeat music playing]
[Striker] King, take it away.
[Justin] The lumberjills.
-[Jerry] Oh, lumberjills. -[Michael] You're gonna be in heaven.
[Jerry] The Bellas. Hello, Kelly Kelly!
Eve, Alicia,
-Maddie, Jillian. -[Striker] Jillian's still here?
-[Jerry] What? [Striker] I haven't seen her in a while.
[Michael] And of course, Layla, a lumberjill here tonight, as well.
[Jerry] We hear Jillian almost every Monday night on Raw.
[Striker] Well, she is your ringtone on your phone.
You have a rotary cell phone though.
[Jerry] Oh, listen to this guy now.
[Striker] Well, the lumberjills will surround the ring
in order to keep the competitors inside of the ring.
This match, of course, to unify the WWE Women's Championship
and the Divas Championship.
[Michael] Maryse looks real happy to be out of here.
She's a former Divas Champion.
A lot of Divas and Women's Champions surrounding the ring.
The Bellas look on as well.
[Jerry] Maryse is not happy with anything that's not about--
[singer] ♪ You're not enough for me ♪
♪ Oh, no, no ♪
♪ Just another man in love with me ♪
[Justin] Making her way to the ring from Palatka, Florida,
she is the WWE Women's Champion,
Michelle McCool.
[Michael] So, Matt, tell us what happened Friday night on SmackDown,
for the reason that Michelle is defending the women's title here tonight.
[Striker] Well, technically, because the championship is co-owned
between Layla and Michelle McCool,
either McCool or Layla qualified to defend the title.
But Michelle McCool pulled some hijinks
and was able to-- How do we say this?
Connive her way into being the person involved
in this particular Divas Championship unification match.
-[Jerry] I like this match. -[Michael] You do.
-I know you do. -[Jerry] How about this one?
He said I got a rotary phone
and then he calls-- used the word hijinks.
[Michael] And how about this one. Layla was not happy
that she was put away by Michelle.
[Striker] Well, McCool feels that she's been at her craft longer.
She's the original champion, she defeated Melina last year
at Night of Champions,
the first Diva to win both the Diva and Women's championship.
Michelle should be the one to unify the crown.
[Jerry] I don't have any problem watching Michelle McCool.
I don't have a problem watching any of these Divas.
["Paparazzi" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Justin] And her opponent from Los Angeles, California,
she is the WWE Divas Champion,
-Melina. -[Jerry] Wow.
Listen to this reception for Melina.
[Michael] Melina, one of the best ever, a three-time Women's Champion,
two-time Divas Champion.
Remember, she won the Divas Championship back at SummerSlam
before LayCool rained on her parade,
her Party in her hometown.
And then, of course, LayCool making the offer
to unify the titles here tonight.
[Striker] And how about the evolution of the WWE Women's Championship?
You have names like The Fabulous Moolah, Leilani Kai,
-Alundra Blayze-- -[Jerry] Watch out!
[Striker] But these Divas are so different.
[Michael] And look at Michelle wasting little time
to get involved in this unification matchup.
[Jerry] Well, the match, I don't think, has officially started
but Michelle McCool tried to pull off a cheap shot there,
but what would you say, the flexibility of Melina?
-[Michael] Yes, very, very flexible. -[Jerry] Wow.
[Michael] Michelle McCool, the first Diva ever
to hold the Women's Championship and the Divas Championship.
Melina joined that exclusive club as well.
[Striker] And it's important to point out that none of the lumberjills
curry any favor with Michelle McCool.
She's managed to upset every single diva at ringside.
[Michael] Women's Champion, the oldest title in the WWE,
established back in 1956.
[Jerry] And of course, you know, in case you're wondering,
our lumberjills are out there just in case something like this happens.
If the action spills outside, their job is to get to come back--
[Striker] Oh.
[Michael] Cheap shot from Michelle?
I don't know how wise that was, to tick off the lumberjills.
[Jerry] I don't think that was smart at all.
[Striker] Michelle was able to create a diversion to get back in the ring.
Michelle McCool, college-educated, a former teacher,
exceptional athleticism from Florida State University.
-A major appeal to you, right? -[Michael] Sure, Matt.
[Striker] Melina, great--
[Jerry] You guys could go ahead together and conjugate some verbs.
[Michael laughs]
[Striker] Oh.
[Michael] Melina, a great athlete in her own right.
She was a former Miss California.
As you see, Melina trying to take it to Michelle here
in this lumberjill matchup to unify the Women's and Divas Championships.
[Striker] Melina has a unique maneuver. It's almost a sunset flip powerbomb.
You have to see it to understand it,
whereas Michelle has the Faithbreaker,
which again just crashes her opponent face-first into the mat.
[Jerry] Melina landed some really tough elbows already in this match.
Got Michelle in a precarious situation here. What's this?
-Oh, no! -[Michael] Oh!
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] Great counter by Michelle. That will cost Melina.
[Striker] I think she pulled her hair.
Let's see. I think Michelle pulled Melina's hair. Thank you.
[Jerry] Either way, a bad spill out of the ring.
-[Striker] Yup. There you go. -[Jerry] A handful of hair.
-[Michael] Hard fall for Melina. -[Striker] Plenty of tactics.
[Jerry] But these lumberjills are supposed to be…
[Michael] Right.
[Jerry] I think they're supposed to be putting the…
[Striker] Well, let's not forget that the jills have issues
amongst themselves as well.
Wow, nice flipping blockbuster.
[Michael] We also gotta keep in mind, too,
all these Divas surrounding the ring wanna be in line
for a championship one day, so why not get involved a little bit?
-[Striker] Yeah. -[Jerry] Mix things up.
[Michael] Michelle, cover, hook to the leg on Melina who kicks out at two.
[Jerry] Well, the one thing you said, Matt, Melina has…
[referee] Not the hair.
[Striker] I love that you stopped your thought right in its track.
[Jerry] Oh, let's be real, my friend.
[Striker] Every time King speaks, just show a Diva.
-[Michael laughs] -[Jerry] No, just show Kelly Kelly.
Oh, man.
[Michael] You're so upset she's on SmackDown now.
[Jerry] I am.
I can't believe I would ever be jealous of Matt Striker, but…
-[Striker] Nice. Thank you. -[Michael] You told me draft night
was the worst night of your life.
-[Jerry] Kelly Kelly going to SmackDown. -[Michael laughs]
[Jerry] But Melina, like you said, Matt,
Melina has not done anything to really alienate
or offend any of these lumberjills
but Michelle McCool has gone out of her way.
[Michael] I like LayCool.
I think they're fun.
We see Michelle wearing Melina down.
[Jerry] All that talking in tandem with, like, the stereo.
[Michael] Yeah, it's cool.
-[Jerry] It's LayCool, right? -[Michael] Right.
[Striker] Oh, LayCool.
[indistinct chattering]
[Jerry] Matt, you would know.
Are they that obnoxious over there on SmackDown?
[Striker] Not at all. No, I find them entertaining,
I find them smart, sexy, powerful.
[Michael] It's scary that you and I are attracted
-to the same type of women. -[Striker] It is.
I don't know what's happening here.
[Jerry] Well, they are smart, sexy, and powerful,
-and they say opposites attract. -[Michael laughs]
[Jerry] So, that's nice. There you go.
[Striker] Here we go. Faithbreaker coming up.
[Michael] Uh-oh, look out. Melina is in trouble.
Trying to fight out of this.
[crowd cheering]
-[Striker] Oh! -[Michael] Face-first goes Michelle.
[Jerry] Man.
[crowd chattering]
-[Melina groans] -[woman] Let's go, Melina.
[Jerry] Could be a broken nose.
[Michael] Melina, a couple of wild forearms.
Suddenly she's in control. For a moment at least.
[Striker] Nice.
[Michael] Belly to belly throw by Michelle.
-Cover. -One, two--
[Michael] Nonchalant cover and a kickout by Melina.
[Striker] I thought Michelle had Melina earlier in the match
going for the Faithbreaker,
but Melina using her abdominal muscles to find a way out.
[Jerry] And then she returned the favor of hanging onto the hair.
-Michelle did to her earlier. -[Striker] Oh.
-[Jerry] Hey, look at this. -[Michael] Oh, Natalya.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Michelle taunted her a bit.
Are you kidding me?
Mind your business.
-Hey, hey, hey. -Mind your--
[Michael] Oh, Melina, from behind, looking to put Michelle away.
But Natalya has the referee tied up.
Melina is unifying the title, but the referee out of position
and a kickout at two.
[Striker] I wonder if that was the right hand of the official,
would this match would be over?
-[Striker] Oh. -[Michael] And Natalya.
And the lumberjills are now getting involved.
[Jerry] Now, the lumberjills go to work.
[Michael] Right out in front of you, King.
[Jerry] Look at this.
[Michael] Front row seat.
[Maryse] Don't touch me.
[Jerry] Wow.
None of these lumberjills actually get along with each other too well.
-[Striker] Uh-oh, look at this. -[Michael] Melina, face-first.
[Jerry] Well, they took the golden opportunity to team up on Michelle McCool.
[Michael] Oh!
[Jerry] Cover.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Melina with that low dropkick
right into the lower back of Michelle McCool.
-Look at this! -[Michael] Oh, man.
-[screams] -[Michael] There it is.
[Jerry laughs] Oh, I love it.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry laughs] Oh! -[Michael] Oh, Matrix.
And Michelle didn't fall for it.
Take that.
[Jerry] Well, Michelle, you're right.
-[Michael] Matrix stalled in motion. -[Jerry] She was ready for
the Matrix move.
-[Jerry] Good primal scream wasted. -[Michael laughs]
[crowd chattering]
-[Michael] Michelle. -Get her down from there, come on.
[Michael] Well, if she connects here-- Uh-oh.
[Jerry] Whoa. Look out, look out.
[Michael] Divas tumbling outside the ring.
You're gonna pay.
[Michael] And the Diva lumberjills at a stalemate.
[Jerry] Well, I think-- I think these girls took-- Oh!
-[Michael] Oh. -Get in there.
[Michael] Gail was trying to help Melina, I think.
[Jerry laughs] Here we go again.
I love it!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, look at Layla.
Layla's in the ring now.
-She went after Melina. -[Jerry] What in the world?
[Michael] Michelle's buddy Layla went after Melina.
[Jerry] And now she's out as well.
[Michael] And meanwhile, Michelle back in the ring
and ambushing Melina from behind.
Hand her the cover,
-hook to the leg, got it. -[Striker] She got it.
-[bell rings] -[Michael] Michelle McCool unifies
the Women and Divas Championships.
[singer] ♪ Just another man In love with me ♪
[Justin] The winner of this match and Unified Divas Champion,
Michelle McCool.
[Michael] A unique matchup here tonight at Night of Champions.
[Striker] Oh, history has been made here.
Michelle McCool, the first ever Unified Divas Champion.
Congratulations, Michelle McCool.
[both cheering]
[Michael] Layla with the assist.
And just when we thought Layla was upset
over the stunt that Michelle pulled this past Friday night,
LayCool remains unified.
[Jerry] Yeah. And Layla helped as much as anybody to win this match.
[Michael] What's gonna happen here do you think, Matt,
now that there's a Unified and a Women's title?
I guess they could, well, LayCool could parade around
-with both championships. -[Striker] Why not?
[Jerry] You'll never hear the end of this over on SmackDown.
[Michael laughs]
[Jerry] Take a look at it one more time
as you'll see the lumberjills getting involved
and just-- They were all over.
But meanwhile, while all of this was going on outside the ring,
inside, Layla with a huge boot right to the face,
but Melina fought her off valiantly,
got rid of Layla.
But then who was waiting in the wings?
Oh, Michelle McCool with a big kick.
[Michael] Took advantage and picked up the victory.
The New Unified Women and Divas Champion,
-Michelle McCool. -She's so smart.
[singer] ♪ Or sweats some flats ♪
♪ When Pete comes through I pass out heart attacks ♪
♪ Like the emergency room ♪
♪ I'm the layest, I'm the layest I'm the layest on the scope ♪
♪ Turn it on, zoom What? ♪
♪ I know you like what you see ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm a woman And I'm manicured perfectly ♪
[Michael] What a night it's been here in lovely Chicago, Illinois, thus far.
This is Night of Champions.
We are live at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Chicago.
Thirteen thousand eight hundred fifty-one WWE fans
are here to witness Night of Champions.
[dramatic music playing]
[crowd chattering]
Wade, sorry to bother you. I know it's the biggest night of your career,
the first ever opportunity you've had at the WWE Championship,
but I've gotta ask you.
A lot of people feel that your odds are very long tonight.
Not only are you facing five superstars
but five of the most decorated and greatest superstars in WWE history.
Do you like your chances tonight?
Now, Todd, I've listened
to what some of my opponents have been saying this evening.
Edge, Jericho, Cena, there's no doubt about it.
They represent greatness.
But in my opinion, they also represent the status quo here in the WWE.
Now, I said a long time ago
that the winds of change were blowing here.
And tonight, I've got an opportunity to bring those words to fruition.
See, against five of the very best superstars in the WWE,
I'm gonna prove that the winds of change are indeed blowing,
that I am the future of the WWE
and that I am the next WWE Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] A very confident Wade Barrett, ladies and gentlemen.
And, King, I guess he should be because he's really backing up
all his words over the past few months.
Yeah, but then he's got to realize that at one point or other,
Wade Barrett, as part of Nexus has done something bad
to every one of these guys he's gonna be facing.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
the World Heavyweight Championship is on the line.
[Striker] Well, for The Brothers of Destruction,
tonight a lifetime of lies stand face-to-face with the destiny of truth.
It will be lawless, sinister, and no holds barred
as these brothers become unchained.
Who is more devious? Who is more maniacal?
And who will emerge as the World's Heavyweight Champion?
[Undertaker] When Kane was brought to the WWE,
he was already sick.
Kane is alive, Undertaker.
Your brother Kane is coming.
[Michael] That's got to be Kane.
The Undertaker looking at him,
looking into the eyes of that giant who stands in front of him.
The Undertaker set up for the tomb, driven down to the canvas.
[Jerry] This is shocking.
[Undertaker] Sick in the head
and even at times, psychotic.
[Jerry] This is a seven-foot monster that looks to be etched of stone.
Our grim…
[Undertaker] He has a diseased soul.
[Michael] The casket's on fire
and The Undertaker is in the casket.
[Undertaker] And that disease has festered
and turned into a web of lies.
Lies that thinks that he can walk from beneath my shadow.
[Jerry] What the hell is that?
Get a shot of that face.
[Undertaker] Lies that he thinks that he can fulfill my boots.
[Jerry] Kane is the most devastating force that I think we have ever seen.
[sinister music playing]
[Kane] I know you better than anyone, brother.
Instead of destroying your legend, I made it greater.
We used to be called the Brothers of Destruction.
But now, you are nothing more than a brother that I destroyed.
It was your pride that allowed me
to put you in a vegetative state.
For 15 years, I relished
the thought of being the dominant brother.
I have dedicated my life
to making this moment reality.
[Undertaker] I'm not dead yet
and this is still my yard.
[Kane] You're no longer the Phenom.
You're not even a shadow of what you once were.
[Undertaker] You called yourself the devil's favorite demon.
Well, Kane, have you forgotten
that the house that the devil lives in, I built it.
[Kane] What was once your holy grail
is now my World Heavyweight Championship.
[Undertaker] You are not worthy to carry that championship.
You're unworthy of being my brother.
And when the fight starts,
it's always going to end the same way.
[Kane] Not this time.
[Undertaker] I vow on the grave of our mother
that you will never…
rest in peace.
[laughing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Chimel] The following is a "no holds barred" match
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[bell tolls]
[crowd cheering]
[bell tolling continues]
["Rest In Peace" playing]
["Rest In Peace" continues playing]
[Chimel] Introducing first the challenger from Death Valley,
weighing in at 299 pounds,
The Undertaker.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, it is the most awe-inspiring,
the most bone-chilling walk to the ring
in WWE history.
It is also a huge psychological advantage for The Undertaker,
but, Matt Striker, you've been following the story each and every week.
Has The Undertaker lost that psychological advantage?
Has he lost the opportunity to play those mind games to his very own brother, Kane?
[Striker] Well, no one has ever physically, mentally, or emotionally
decimated The Undertaker like his own flesh and blood, Kane.
But on the flip side, The Undertaker is the man responsible
for perhaps the most chaos and destruction in WWE history.
And tonight, it all comes to a head.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] This is just spooky and creepy.
[Jerry] If you wanna know what this feels like,
try walking through a cemetery by yourself at midnight.
Wow.
[Michael] Let me get back to the psychological advantage
point we made a few moments ago, King,
The Undertaker has always possessed these legendary powers,
this uncanny ability to do supernatural things,
powers that now his own brother Kane seems to control.
[Jerry] Well, you know, we've seen the repercussions.
We've seen the damage that Kane has brought as of late
but let's not forget what this man is capable of.
[Michael] Matt Striker, has The Undertaker lost his step
because of that manic attack by Kane back on Memorial Day?
[Striker] You can never count out The Undertaker with all of his experience.
And a lot of people are buzzing
that if someone can destroy The Undertaker,
it's his own flesh and blood,
his "little brother," the World's Heavyweight Champion, Kane.
[Michael] You know, there are also many, Matt Striker,
who believe The Undertaker is lulling Kane in this match up
playing possum so to speak.
[Chimel] And making his way to the ring, weighing 323 pounds,
he is the world--
[Michael] Uh-oh, look at Undertaker.
Remember, no holds barred, ladies and gentlemen.
-[bell rings] -Anything goes in this matchup
for the world title.
Undertaker wasting little time going after his brother Kane.
[Striker] Oh, a lifetime of angst, turmoil,
and jealousy are all coming to a head right now.
[Jerry] And Kane trying to thwart his brother,
trying to somehow survive this early onslaught by The Undertaker.
[Striker] Kane said that once The Undertaker showed mercy
to HBK at WrestleMania,
Kane knew The Undertaker was right.
You have to wonder, is this about something Kane didn't receive as a child?
Jealousy about being second fiddle,
and The Undertaker being the alpha male in the household?
[Jerry] I don't know, but for years, we've talked about
the striking ability and power of The Undertaker.
And Kane right now is witnessing it firsthand.
[Michael] Yeah, but Kane has never been better.
You saw what Kane did to The Undertaker just this past Friday night.
-A horrific assault. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Michael] Kane, right up that pillar
out here in this arena in Chicago.
[Striker] The psychological thriller is complete
with Kane throwing emotional daggers
saying that Kane and The Undertaker's relationship
was just a vehicle for Kane's lifelong vengeance.
[Michael] And Kane goes right to the knee of the seven-time world champion,
The Undertaker.
[man] Come on, Taker!
-[Striker] Take a look. -[Michael] Watch this, once again.
Oh, my gosh, Kane head and face first.
Undertaker wasted little time getting this match started.
Perhaps, King, Undertaker realizes maybe he's not 100%,
needs to get this match over early rather than later.
[Jerry] Well, the only person that would know that for sure is The Undertaker.
[Michael] Oh, and look at him go here.
This is brother versus brother for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd clamoring]
[Jerry] We've seen their hideous father.
Can you-- Can you imagine what the mother that spawned
these two evil creatures must be like, or look like?
[Striker] Kane brought up the sins of their father,
even swore on their mother's grave.
Whereas The Undertaker said that
Kane is sick in the head and sick in the heart.
[Michael] Well, Undertaker called it envy,
what Kane has done to him over the past number of months,
but in Kane's mind, it's his opportunity to step away
from The Undertaker's shadow once and for all.
[Striker] What I find interesting is The Undertaker vowed
to exercise the demons his way.
What exactly is The Undertaker's way?
-[Michael] No holds barred. -[Striker] Yeah.
[Michael] I don't know if even an exorcism is gonna work on Kane.
[Striker] Well, from a human aspect,
The Undertaker has to feel betrayed
-by his own brother's jealousy and ego. -[Michael] Oh, wow.
Kane, planting the boot into the jaw of The Undertaker,
and the demented maniacal Kane now on the assault.
[Striker] I have to wonder, is Kane the smarter, more cunning brother?
[crowd booing]
[Michael] For 13 years, Kane has plotted and worked toward this day.
[Jerry] I don't know if this is about who's the smarter.
I think it's gonna be about who's the most evil.
[Striker] We're gonna find out who truly sits
at the left-hand of Lucifer's throne when this night is over.
[Michael] Oh. All you got to remember is this,
there is one person that Kane learned how to be evil from,
and that's The Undertaker.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] A man who is 18 and 0 in WrestleMania.
These two used to be called The Brothers of Destruction.
They were once tag team champions together, and now this.
[Jerry] Tonight, still The Brothers of Destruction
except they're trying to destroy each other.
-Oh, watch out. Here we go. -[Michael] And then Kane shoulders first
into the steel steps.
And because of his physical state, Undertaker can ill afford in his step.
Perhaps, that was it there, advantaged Kane.
They have to remember.
[Striker] What kind of torment is inside of this barely human monster Kane?
And this is a lifetime's worth of jealousy and animosity.
[Jerry] And one thing we know about Kane over the years is he has no soul, none.
Shows no mercy to no one else.
It's all about himself.
[Michael] Just look at the way that he won the World Heavyweight title
-back at Money in the Bank. -[Striker] Wow, of course he'll do that.
[Jerry] He won the Money in the Bank that night and turned around
and preyed on a really helpless Rey Mysterio
to win the championship.
[Striker] You're referring to the opportunity
that Rey Mysterio had, a grueling contest,
and Kane came down and took advantage of a beaten Rey Mysterio
and thus captured the World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] And, King, you've been following
the thrill of Orton's name for many, many years.
When is the last time you've seen somebody do to The Undertaker what Kane has done
not just on one night, but week after week seeing him ever since SummerSlam?
[Jerry] I don't think I've ever seen it. Not as far back as I can remember.
Now, what's Kane got in mind
with that World Heavyweight Championship on his hands?
-[Striker] No holds barred. -[Michael] Completely legal.
[Striker] But a diseased soul has ravaged Kane
and turned him into a bitter and jealous man.
[Jerry] Well, you really considered Kane a man?
He's more of a monster.
[man] Come on, Taker.
[Michael] You can call him bitter, jealous, call him whatever you want,
the bottom line is he's world champion.
And that is what Kane is about. It's what he's wanted for 13 years here.
-As he calls it, "the Holy Grail." -[Jerry] I don't know about you,
but I've always been a huge fan of monster movies.
And one of my favorites was Freddy vs. Jason,
this is almost like that except real life here.
[Michael] Yeah, Jacob Goodnight, See No Evil, bring back memories?
-Look at this. -[Jerry] The monster…
[Michael] Kane from the top rope.
Imagine looking up and seeing that 323-pound frame
coming across the ring at you midair.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] And Kane looks to put his brother away,
hook to the leg, middle of the ring, and a kickout, but thus far,
it has been Kane dissecting The Undertaker.
[Striker] I wanna say The Undertaker constantly tries to get back to his feet,
and Kane is consistently on the attack.
[Michael] Yeah, we can't forget. It was just a few months ago, Matt,
The Undertaker was really just comatose after that attack by Kane on Memorial Day.
And no right man, no normal human being should be in this match right now
for the world championship but The Undertaker is here.
-[Striker] He's not a human being. -[Jerry laughs] Yeah, not at all.
[Michael] Yeah, but he's also in there against a man,
who as King referred to earlier, isn't human either.
[Jerry] Well, and you know what? We've talked about because this is--
I mean, when you're talking about…
[Michael] Oh.
[Jerry] …not just monsters against monsters,
but brother against brother.
This is so personal. But we can't forget
this is also for the WWE's World Heavyweight Championship.
[Michael] Yeah, but this has been a sick relationship between these two
as we've seen over the years.
A very strange relationship.
Kane cover, hook to the leg, will he put Undertaker away?
-And a kickout. -[Jerry] But there's no way of knowing,
or no way of telling between these two brothers
what the-- oh-- the bragging rights
of one being the World Heavyweight Champion over the other is all about.
[Michael] And I think it's more than that too, King.
This is about perhaps ending The Undertaker's career for good.
This is about cementing Kane's legacy
that he's the man who put The Undertaker away forever.
[Jerry] So, in other words, you think it's all about Kane--
oh-- feeling that he's lived in The Undertaker's shadow.
[Michael] I think it's about that. I think it's about the world championship.
I think it's about, you know, wanting to be better than his brother.
[Jerry] Good grief.
[Striker] Kane is just rattling hell's gate,
shaking the cages of Hades.
[Jerry] Is either one of you guys there an older brother?
[Striker] I was an older brother.
[Jerry] I have a brother who's four years older than me.
We had a situation, well, not anything like this,
but we had to decide who is the alpha male at one point.
[Striker] What happened?
[Michael] I do not like the look on Kane's face
out here in front of us!
Undertaker literally just thrown like a piece of meat
across the announce table.
And Kane completely dominating.
[Jerry] Watch it, he's gonna hit The Undertaker.
-[Michael] Devastating his brother here. -[Jerry] Look out!
[Michael] And Undertaker can't get in this.
Undertaker cannot get rolling.
He can't get out of the gate.
-[Striker] It's a good point, Michael. -[Michael] Oh!
[Jerry] Oh, God, he just threw that at you, Cole.
[Striker] Oh, we're standing here at our announce table
trying to avoid these two monsters' chaos at ringside.
[Michael] You're gonna be standing, I'm ducking.
You see that sick smile that just crossed the face of Kane?
-[Jerry] Look out! -[Michael] The Undertaker counters.
Counter.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Will this be the opening that the Phenom needs?
Can he somehow reach it down inside and put his brother away?
Take another look.
[Striker] No holds barred. Anything goes.
It's not only legal but encouraged.
[Jerry] A reversal,
The Undertaker sending his brother Kane headlong into those steel steps.
And what about it, guys?
When they were right here in front of us on this table,
-how big are these two? -[Michael] Huge.
[Striker] But you also felt the presence of The Undertaker.
-[Jerry] The presence and the power. -[Striker] You can feel
that eerie macabre of arguably one of the greatest superstars
-in WWE history. -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Michael] You can say what you want, Matt, but I felt the presence of Kane
here at the announce table.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] It's that look and that glare
that Kane looked all the way then looked at The Undertaker,
but right now Undertaker getting back into that zone.
He has Kane prone over the apron.
This is vintage Undertaker.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] Three-hundred-pound leg drop across the throat,
-but what's scary here… -[Striker] Look at this.
[Michael] …is Kane is somehow still moving around.
Kane is getting back to his feet after that leg drop by The Undertaker.
And more punishment.
[crowd chattering]
[man] Come on, Taker.
[Jerry] It's almost like this sick, demented Kane is impervious
to the pain that The Undertaker is dishing out here.
[Michael] And we talked about the fact
that Kane has somehow guarded his-- Look at Undertaker!
Did you see Undertaker leap right over the barricade?
[Jerry] Awesome.
[Michael] Right into the timekeeper area and continues to punish Kane.
[Jerry] Absolutely awesome.
Man.
[Michael] This is also what Undertaker calls
the "treacherous betrayal of his brother."
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Watch out, guys.
[Michael] You guys can stay here as much as you want.
-[Striker] Take a look at the-- -[Michael] The Undertaker just--
I mean, just--
[Michael] And a chair. Steel chair to the ribs by Kane.
Undertaker was blindsided.
He never saw that coming.
-[Jerry] But he sure felt it. -[woman] Come on, Taker.
You can do it. You're the best.
[man] Come on, Undertaker. You can do it.
[Jerry] Yes, The Undertaker and Kane out here on the floor
-right beside our announce table. -[Michael] Yeah.
These two monsters just continue to just physically decimate one another.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[man] You suck, Kane!
[Michael] Pure hatred boiling from the veins of both of these men.
Two brothers…
in a match of their life.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now spilling out into this humungous crowd in Chicago.
[Jerry] You'd better give these monsters some room.
This is dangerous.
[Jerry] Oh, wow. Just throwing bombs.
[Michael] Oh.
That right takes Kane off his feet.
And let's see if The Undertaker can sustain, Matt,
a little bit of offense here.
Every time he seems like he's gonna get on a roll,
Kane manages to get back in it.
[Striker] And you have to ask yourself
whom does the "no holds barred" stipulation favor?
[Michael] Well, on normal occasions I would have said The Undertaker.
[Striker] But tonight, I have to say no one.
These guys have-- these brothers, these monsters have--
oh-- given as well as they've taken.
[Michael] Not only did the knee drive into the temple,
but you could see how Undertaker's head was driven through that barricade.
[Michael] This is as physical a matchup… that I have witnessed.
[Jerry] And what a bizarre sight these guys have on the concrete floor.
Oh.
[Jerry] Did you ever think it would--
[Michael] Look out.
[crowd chattering]
[Michal] And again, as I mentioned earlier, Matt,
The Undertaker just can't get going here.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Well, I mean, you know,
how can The Undertaker have been 100% by the end of this match.
[Michael] Oh, again, look at Kane perched,
perched on the wall here at ringside.
Undertaker back to his feet.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] And Kane with a right hand.
He turned himself into a human javelin
as he came off the wall
and put that right hand to the skull of The Undertaker.
I wish these guys would go over on the other side of the ring.
[crowd chattering]
[Striker] Take a look.
Oh, wow, man.
[Michael] Back into the ring in this "no holds barred" match,
the World Heavyweight Championship.
-Look at his smile. -[Striker] Yeah. It's maniacal.
[Jerry] After all the pain and abuse that The Undertaker had been dealt out here
Kane is still with that sinister, sick smile.
[Michael] Right. I think that smile was just a little indication that,
"Hey, brother, I got you where I wanted."
[Striker] And for as emotionally charged as this match is,
let's not lose sight of the importance of the World's Heavyweight Championship.
Give it up, big brother.
[Jerry] And now, Kane just said, "Give it up, big brother."
I don't think you got to worry about The Undertaker giving up.
[Michael] He might not give up, King, but if this is--
if this attack continues, Undertaker may not be able to…
[Jerry] Continue? You think?
[Michael] I didn't want to say it.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Look at Kane just jabbing away, almost having his way with his brother.
Undertaker can't even keep his hands up to defend himself.
[Striker] Oh, it's not good, brother. It's not a good sign.
[Michael] Kane is teeing off.
If this were a boxing match, folks, this would be over.
[Jerry] Referee will have to step in to stop this.
The Undertaker is not able to even defend himself.
[Jerry] Don't ever count The Phenom out.
[Michael] Undertaker almost begging Kane to come in for more.
And Kane who wants to destroy his brother once and for all has no problem doing it.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] It's like Kane can't believe that The Undertaker somehow…
-Had enough, big brother? -[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] …is still standing.
[Michael] But I can tell you one thing, Kane's gonna show no mercy
no matter who he's in the ring with.
[Jerry] I can see that.
This is just a merciless beatdown.
Do you still want to continue? Do you still want to continue?
[Jerry] Look at that, The Undertaker motioning.
It's almost as if he's asking his evil brother,
"Is that all you got? Come on, I can take some more."
-Oh. -[Striker] Whoa.
[Michael] Another right. Undertaker tried to fire back.
[Jerry] I was about to say the referee might have to think about stopping
after I heard those blows from Kane but there's still--
there's still fight left in The Undertaker.
-[Michael] And fighting Kane as well. -[Jerry] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And that stunned Kane.
Kane stunned again.
[Jerry] Guys, this is great.
[Michael] Undertaker, couple of extra blows.
There's another one right in the bridge of the nose,
and Kane with a knee to the gut.
Undertaker ducks underneath.
Undertaker through the air. A little bit of life left for The Phenom.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] But once again, Kane beats The Undertaker to his feet.
How does he do this?
Oh, it's pin rolled.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Now, Undertaker looking for a flurry of offense.
[Jerry] The Undertaker can keep this up without just punching himself out,
but how much gas is left in the tank for The Undertaker?
Oh, look at him.
-Can he get him up? -[Michael] Can he do it here?
Snake Eyes.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Big Boot. Can Undertaker pull it out?
A leg drop could seal the deal
for the world title, Kane's in trouble.
Kick out by the Big Red Monster.
[Striker] That brings back the question, what shape is The Undertaker in?
He didn't hook a leg there, King, and that's very unlike the Phenom.
[Jerry] Yeah, but it's amazing that The Undertaker…
-[Michael] Can he pull this off? -[Jerry] …had just survived.
[Michael] Can he pull this off? Can Undertaker pull this off?
Going for the Chokeslam, going for the Chokeslam.
He does it. He plants Kane.
Somewhere The Undertaker was able to dig down deep.
[Jerry] Are we gonna have a new World Heavyweight Champion?
[Michael] What does The Undertaker have left?
[Striker] Can the judger of souls, the weigher of hearts, the overlord,
The Undertaker, capture the World's Heavyweight Championship?
[Jerry] From the look on The Undertaker's face
he shocked himself with that Chokeslam and now…
[Michael] But the confidence is back, Kane to his feet,
strap's down for The Undertaker.
-[Jerry] Whoa, look out. -[Michael] He's going for the Tombstone.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Can he--no, no, no, no. -[Michael] And Kane reversal,
reversal by Kane, counter by Kane, counter by Kane,
Tombstone Piledriver.
The cover on The Undertaker.
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Michael] Kane… -[bell rings]
[Michael] …has defeated his brother.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Tony] Here is your winner,
and still the World Heavyweight Champion,
Kane.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Michael] You could almost--
you could almost hear the air come out of this capacity crowd
here in Chicago tonight
when Kane delivered a Tombstone Piledriver to his brother.
[Striker] Kane has finally emerged from the dark shadows of his brother.
Kane may very well be the dominant brother
when the Brothers of Destruction have become unchained.
[Michael] King, I'm in-- I'm in absolute shock.
[Jerry] Well, I'm one of those--
I'm one of those that the air came out of, Mike.
I saw it, but I still don't believe it.
-[Striker] Yeah, actually, I did. -[Jerry] Watch this one more time.
I thought when The Undertaker hit this Chokeslam, as amazing--
It even surprised The Undertaker.
[Michael] Of course you thought because so many times in the past
and throughout his career, it's over at this point.
-[Jerry] But watch this. -[Michael] It's academic at this point.
[Jerry] And watch this.
[Striker] And we've talked about The Undertaker's strength being sapped,
Kane using The Undertaker's own vicious maneuver the Tombstone.
-[Michael] And you know what? -[crowd] One, two, three.
[Michael] We can talk about-- we can talk all we want out here, folks,
about how The Undertaker wasn't 100% maybe,
how his strength was sapped, this and that.
[Striker] Oh, take nothing away from Kane.
[Michael] The bottom line is Kane was dominant tonight.
Kane is still the World Heavyweight Champion.
That demented, that maniacal man who has no soul
just beat his brother one, two, three, in the middle of the ring.
[Jerry] And I got a-- I got a feeling that was the most impressive match
that I've ever seen Kane ever had.
[Striker] Congratulations. Kane is still the World's Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] The question is, what now?
[Striker] Now we stare into the eyes of the legend,
the man who has been betrayed, the man known the world over
as The Undertaker.
-[crowd chattering] -[Jerry] Oh.
[woman] Undertaker!
Undertaker!
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] This is something I've never seen.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] You know what, guys? You almost have to ask yourself,
is this the end of an era and the beginning of another?
[women] Undertaker!
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] What a respect and rightfully so
from the fans here,
but this is…
The Undertaker is shaking, barely able to walk.
Look at how he balances himself.
[crowd chattering]
[Striker] The Undertaker had his head jammed down into his shoulders
by his brother and-- oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] Man, I have never witnessed The Undertaker in this condition.
Maybe, I mean, he really needs help back to the back.
His jaw may be fractured.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] What a match but, man, this is a sight-- this is a sight that…
I hate to say it, but I mean, I think The Undertaker's powers
are just completely sapped.
[crowd cheering]
[Todd] Randy, before you go I'm just wondering if you had anything to say
to the other five competitors inside the Six-Pack Challenge.
[crowd chattering]
[crowd chanting] Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy!
No.
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up right now,
another championship to be defended at Night of Champions.
It is Tag Team Turmoil.
Five teams will be involved.
The Hart Dynasty definitely losing the championship advantage
under Tag Team Turmoil rules.
[bell rings]
[Justin] The following is a Tag Team Turmoil match,
and it is for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
The two teams will start in the ring.
The winner of that match will face the next team.
This will continue until all five teams have participated.
The last remaining team will be declared the winners
and WWE Tag Team Champions.
["New Foundation" playing]
Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by Natalya,
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
at a combined weight of 449 pounds
David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd,
the current WWE Tag Team Champions, The Hart Dynasty.
[Striker] Oh, Michael, if you've never seen The Hart Dynasty before,
what cans our viewers expect?
[Michael] Well, they're a great tag team.
Tyson Kidd's a great athletic, David Hart Smith the power of the team,
Natalya, of course, the ringleader so to speak at ringside.
But what's interesting here, Matt, is this,
in order to keep those tag team titles,
the Harts are gonna have to go through four other teams
in Tag Team Turmoil here tonight.
And here comes the first.
["Get Up" playing]
[Tony] Introducing next being accompanied to the ring by Tamina
from San Francisco, California
at a combined weight of 475 pounds
Jimmy and Jey Uso.
[Michael] And The Usos have a great history with the Hart dynasty.
So again, the rules of Tag Team Turmoil,
two teams are gonna start.
Once one of these teams are eliminated, a New team will come to the ring.
The last team standing in this five-team format
will be the WWE Tag Team Champs.
[Striker] Oh, The Usos, of course, related to Rikishi, Tamina,
the daughter of "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka.
David Hart Smith, the son of The British Bulldog.
Really great WWE tag team lineage in this opening contest.
[Michael] You see the new championship titles there, brand new.
Remember the world and WWE tag titles
-unified a couple of years ago… -[bell rings]
[Michael] …and just a couple of months ago
renamed just the WWE Tag Team gold.
[Striker] And I like to play a game "six degrees of separation
with the Hart Dungeon."
Pick a superstar try to connect them to the Hart Dungeon with six or less steps.
It's actually very fun.
[Michael] There's been a lot over the years.
Tyson Kidd the last graduate of the Hart Dungeon.
Look at that great move, kickout.
I used to be able to tell the difference between Jimmy and Jey Uso,
because Jey wore shorts.
Problem is now they're both wearing shorts. [laughs]
Can you tell the difference?
[Striker] I have to ask them their names. That's how I tell the difference.
[Michael] Nonetheless, great double team.
Here's the cover, hook to the leg on Tyson Kidd, and a kickout.
[Jerry] That's Jimmy Uso in the ring right now.
-Right now. -[Striker] I think if Tamina--
she's showing.
[Michael] You could see like that far away?
[Jerry] Nice.
[Striker] You think of a great tag team of the WWE history
of course the-- my favorite, the Graham brother's,
Money Inc., the Valiants, the Harts,
all these teams had chemistry, and that's very interesting to point out.
[Michael] Let's not forget the great Samoan tag team,
the Hall of Famers, the Wild Samoans, Afa and Sika.
David Hart Smith there's power.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Hart dynasty current tag team champs
but they have to pick up four victories here tonight to keep the title.
[Jerry] What a punk.
[Michael] Look at this nice throw by David Hart Smith.
[Jerry] But whoever designed this kind of champion was really, uh,
had it in for the champions.
-[Striker] Hang on. -[Michael] Look at this.
[Striker] Uso sensing the urgency.
David Hart Smith going for the sharp shooter.
[Michael] Tag was made, Kidd is legal.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] What is Kidd doing? Look out!
[Michael] And that's a little bit of what Tyson Kidd is about.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, what an insane move,
but thank goodness, he hit it.
[Michael] He is a bundle of energy,
Tyson Kidd, hook at the leg.
Got it, and a kickout at two.
-Also got a great personality -[Jerry] And a horrible haircut.
[Michael] Practical joker in the locker room.
As you see, uh, Tyson Kidd
looking to roll The Usos over here for the Sharpshooter.
David Hart Smith into the ring as well.
[Jerry] And Tamina trying to get in and look at Natty.
[Michael] Well, Tamina buying her team some time.
From out of nowhere, Tyson Kidd kicked in the skull.
-One, two, three! -[Michael] Here's the hook of the leg
and guess what, folks, The Harts have been eliminated.
[Striker] You know what that means, we're guaranteed new tag team champions.
["La Vittoria E Mia" playing]
[Michael] And here comes the next team.
Usos, they're gonna have to take on Kozlov and Santino.
And what's interesting about here is the-- I guess you would call it…
-[Jerry] What? -[Michael] Full of crush, I guess,
Tamina has on Santino.
[Striker] Hey, King, if this is your introduction to Santino and Kozlov…
[Michael] Oh, Santino. [Striker] …what can the fan expect?
[Jerry] Well, total-- uh, total absolute opposites in style.
-[Michael] Cover, cover. -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Michael] They have it here, hook at the leg.
Oh, but it's breaking up the three count.
[Jerry] There you've seen the strength of Vladimir Kozlov.
[Michael] Here it comes, here it comes.
[Jerry] And they can expect the Cobra.
[Michael] Cobra time. Uh-oh.
And Tamina who learned how to do the Cobra last week on Superstars
Cobra.
-[Striker] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Oh.
And a Samoan drop.
[Jerry] The Cobra took too long to strike.
[Michael] Hook to the leg, and Santino has been dropped.
The Usos have won again,
but now no rest for the weary under this gauntlet style match up
another team is on the way.
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
["Some Bodies Gonna Get It" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry
and High-flyer Evan Bourne.
[Striker] The ultimate blend of speed and strength.
Evan Bourne's unique aerial tactics
and of course "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry.
["Some Bodies Gonna Get It" continues]
[Michael] Usos appear to be ready.
They knocked off the Harts and Santino and Kozlov,
but here comes Evan Bourne.
Talk about picking up the pace.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] That is so exciting, Evan Bourne is.
[Jerry] There's something about tag team wrestling,
and the fact that it's experience, it's a--
I don't know. It's chemistry.
I mean, The Usos, these guys have been a team their entire lives.
[Striker] And there is a reason we don't see much of tag team grappling
because now the guys are focused on individually playing.
[Michael] The World's Strongest Man,
416 pounds of Mark Henry.
Oh, my God.
[Jerry] I'm not saying that Mark Henry and Evan Bourne
are like a thrown together team, but I mean…
[Michael] Uh-oh. Look at that. Pure power.
Pure power.
[Jerry] The World's Strongest Slam.
[Michael] They have it here.
[Striker] Now, are we gonna see it?
[crowd cheering]
-[Striker] If you've never seen… -[Jerry] Get him a little closer.
[Striker] …Evan Bourne in the shooting star press,
well, prepare to be impressed.
[Michael] I hope air traffic control is working up the street at O'Hare
because here comes Air Bourne.
[Jerry] Whoa.
-Evan Bourne, hook to the leg. -[crowd] One, two, three.
[Michael] Bourne and Henry advance. One more team to go.
[Jerry] Usually, you have to serve peanuts on a flight like that.
-["Broken Dreams" playing] -[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this next fall,
Bourne and Mark Henry versus McIntyre and Rhodes.
Who will be the new tag team champions?
[Striker] On the right-hand side of your screen
The Chosen One from Ayr, Scotland, Drew McIntyre
and of course "Dashing" Cody Rhodes.
Very interesting union here.
[Michael] They made a pretty good team the past few weeks.
In fact they knocked off The Harts this past Friday night on SmackDown.
[Striker] Expect some cunning and sinister maneuvers
from Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes.
Cody Rhodes hates being hit in the face.
Drew McIntyre just hates everything.
[Jerry] And now I understand Cody Rhodes hates to be called Cody Rhodes.
He wants that "Dashing" inserted in front of that every time you say his name.
[Jerry] So here we have "Dashing" Cody Rhodes
-delivering some damage. -[Michael] Oh, he is dashing.
[Jerry] What?
[Michael] If you get an up close look at Cody Rhodes,
the guy is-- he doesn't have any blemishes at all.
[Striker] Well, the WWE Divas made a poll
and they voted Cody Rhodes as the most handsome superstar.
Obviously, Michael, you were excluded from that poll.
[Michael] And they are watching Night of Champions
all over the world tonight live
in places like the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates,
all over the Middle East, and of course,
in over 170 countries on the American Forces Network
and what a night it's been.
Already two championships.
Well, one has changed hands another, the Women's and Divas title unified.
Daniel Bryan is the new United States Champion.
[Jerry] And this title, the tag team title is gonna change hands.
But they already have basically.
We're just finding out now who the new-- oh-- champions are gonna be.
[Jerry] Oh. Uh-oh.
-That hurt. -[Michael] So quick, so flexible.
But there's the power of McIntyre.
Cover, forearm in the face and a kickout.
[Striker] Drew McIntyre has a true aggressive streak
that we get to see every Friday night on SmackDown.
[Michael] They really are impressive tonight.
[Striker] Absolutely, The Chosen One, chosen by the chairman of the WWE
to be a future champion.
[Jerry] And his partner, "Dashing" Cody--
I wanna know more about that poll.
Is that taken over in SmackDown, the Divas?
[Striker] It was a WWE-wide poll.
-Where did that come in. -[Michael] Here comes Cody.
-[Striker] You weren't listed. -[Jerry] What?
[Striker] You got honorable mention.
-[Jerry] Oh, okay. -[Michael] And Mark Henry
drawn into the ring by Cody Rhodes.
[Striker] Betty White voted for you.
[Jerry] Thank you very much, that cougar.
[Michael] Cody, a former tag team champion,
cover, hook to the leg on Bourne.
Two count kickout.
Mark Henry realizes he's got to get in this match.
Bourne has been punished, isolated from his partner
by Rhodes and McIntyre.
[Michael] A new tag team champion will be crowned the winner of this fall.
Who will it be?
One, two…
[Michael] If McIntyre and Rhodes win we'll get the opportunity to see them
on Monday nights, 'cause remember, tag team champions
will have to defend the title on both brands.
And you guys will get Bourne and Henry on SmackDown.
[Striker] And it's important to point out
that neither of these teams have been teaming for very long.
And it's a testament to the level of the superstars
that they can join themselves in about a month
and become a cohesive unit.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Drew McIntyre, knee to the gut.
-[Michael] Nonchalant cover. -One, two…
[Michael] He did a hook to the leg, and that could have cost Drew.
[Striker] That's Drew McIntyre's ego coming into play.
[Jerry] And speaking of Drew McIntyre's ego,
how did he fare in that poll?
I bet he was pretty upset that he wasn't voted as most dashing,
the most handsome.
[Striker] I'm gonna protect Drew McIntyre, and say he wasn't in the poll either.
-[Jerry] What? -[Michael] Were you in the poll?
[Striker] Yes. So actually Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes
are my sister's two favorite superstars.
She watches SmackDown just so she can drool over them.
[Michael] How great is that
that you're not even your sister's favorite personality.
[Striker] She's seen me for the last twenty something years.
It doesn't matter.
I can't stand you for three hours a week.
-[Striker] Nice. Thank you, Mike. -[Michael] And look at this.
And Cody Rhodes-- oh!
"Dashing" Cody Rhodes, sorry.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Dashing, putting on a clinic.
-How about Dashing, Cole? -Right, you got it, "Dashing."
-[Jerry] Okay. -[Michael] He's my buddy.
[Jerry] Yeah. Just because you called him dashing.
[Striker] Because you put over another man as handsome
doesn't mean he's your buddy.
[Michael] Drew in off the tag.
[Mark] Come on, Evan. Come on, come on, keep fighting.
[Michael] Oh, here we go.
This is the part of the night that Matt Striker's gonna get sarcastic, folks.
-[Jerry] Hang on, guys. -[Striker] Who, me? No way.
[Jerry] Just don't let this commentary go south on us.
[Striker] I notice that Drew McIntyre has brought the pace of this contest
to a screeching halt.
They've isolated the quicker Evan Bourne,
keeping him away from his larger and more powerful partner, Mark Henry.
[Michael] Mark Henry trying to get Bourne back into this matchup
realizes he's got to make a tag.
Thirteen thousand plus willing on Bourne as well.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Look at Evan Bourne fighting this young man,
183-pounder from Saint Louis.
[Striker] Oh.
[Jerry] Those knees had put Drew McIntyre on his knees.
[Michael] This is an opportunity for Evan Bourne
if he can make the tag to Mark Henry
the entire momentum of this contest will shift.
[Jerry] Yeah. You got that right.
The entire ring may shift.
-[Jerry] Oh… there's the tag. -[Michael] Here it comes.
[Michael] And here comes Mark Henry as well, World's Strongest Man.
Oh.
[Jerry] "Dashing" Cody Rhodes fell coming into the ring
and then he fell again.
[Michael] Look at Dashing trying to make his way
away from Mark Henry. Drew McIntyre is gonna pay as well.
[Striker] That's actually why strategy by Mark Henry will eliminate Drew McIntyre.
[crowd chattering]
Oh.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
Cody may not be so dashing after this.
-[Striker] Oh. -[Michael] Look at that ring shake.
[Jerry] He just got dashed.
[Michael] Mark Henry, the power of Henry.
[Jerry] Oh.
-[crowd cheering] -Come on!
[Striker] Mark Henry gonna do a shooting star press?
[Jerry] Eh, that would be a no.
[Michael] Evan Bourne, going for a second…
[Striker] Hey, look at this, shades of the Snuka and André the Giant.
Evan's gonna go off from Mark's shoulders it seems.
[Michael] I don't know.
This is-- Our problem here is…
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Michael] I was gonna say a waste of valuable time
as Drew McIntyre capitalizes.
[Striker] Let's not forget that Cody Rhodes
and Evan Bourne are legal.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Look at Dashing.
[Striker] Now he's going for the Cross Rhodes.
-[Michael] Cross Rhodes connecting. -[Striker] Go for a cover.
We're gonna have new champs right here.
-[Michael] Hook to the leg. -[Striker] He got them.
[Michael] Cody and Drew are the new tag team champions.
[Justin] The winners of this match
and new WWE Tag Team Champions,
Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes.
[Jerry] Dashing has done it.
[Striker] Congratulations to "Dashing" Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre.
They are the new Unified WWE Tag Team Champions
which means they can show up on any show at any time
to defend the prestigious tag team titles.
[Michael] And that's great news for you, King.
You get some grooming tips now on Monday Night Raw from Dashing.
[Jerry] Let's see if I can become as dashing as Cody Rhodes.
[Michael] Maybe you can move up in that divas poll.
Nonetheless Cody and Drew the new tag team champions.
[Strike] This has to feel good for two egotistical, narcissistic superstars.
They now have even more to brag about.
[Jerry] Yeah. Just what they need. Watch this big kick here.
-[Striker] Bam. -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
And then that follow-up nice kick there by Evan Bourne
but that distraction and this miss
allowed the "Dashing" Cody Rhodes to deliver the goods.
-One, two, three. -[crowd chattering] One, two, three.
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, here tonight at Night of Champions,
new United States Champion, Daniel Bryan,
the Women's and Divas Champion unified,
Michelle McCool, the new champ there.
And Drew and Cody, the new tag team champions.
Three title changes tonight at Night of Champions
and I'll tell you, not only "Dashing" Cody Rhodes
is gonna look pretty dashing with the gold around his waist.
Absolutely, as is Drew McIntyre,
these are two dedicated and tenacious superstars.
Just two of the, well, great young and up-and-coming superstars
you guys have on Friday Night SmackDown.
Well, we have a virtuous superstar, a man of class, a man of wealth.
Let's meet a very interesting man
who is shaking Friday Night SmackDown from its foundation.
I like this guy.
[upbeat Latin music playing]
My name is Alberto Del Rio.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] A lot of people talk about all my attributes,
excellence, inspiration,
pride, honesty,
the one I'm proudest of…
is my intelligence.
So many of you have squandered your opportunity
because you are mentally constipated.
I, on the other hand,
I am not bound by limitations
or imprisoned by insecurities,
the pyramid of excellence.
Alberto Del Rio.
-Please, Michael, you like this guy? -Alberto Del Rio.
The only reason you like this guy is because he drives a Bentley
and you have a timeshare on a Trans Am.
I like everybody that drives a Bentley.
[laughs]
Well, Alberto Del Rio has eliminated Rey Mysterio,
and now embroiled in a bit of rivalry with Christian
on Friday Night SmackDown.
But ladies and gentlemen, coming up next, it is our main event.
It is the Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE Championship
and it is elimination style.
It is the most prestigious,
most important of all titles in WWE,
the WWE Championship.
[dramatic music playing]
[narrator] The pinnacle.
[commentator] This is the greatest tribute any champion could ever have.
[narrator] The Apex.
[commentator] The new Heavyweight Champion of the World,
Pedro Morales.
[Vince] The boyhood dream has come true.
[narrator] For every man who enters this battlefield,
it is the desire for she that courses through their veins…
[Ross] Stone Cold! Stone Cold!
[narrator] …that inspires their every move,
that pushes them to the very brink.
Her seductive siren song for glory,
for grandeur,
for gold.
But the path to immortality is perilous.
For while her capture is glorious,
her preservation is precarious.
Tonight, for these men,
she beckons.
[Michael] Sheamus, absolutely dominating.
[narrator] A twisted champion.
[Ross] I don't think I've seen anyone make this big of an impact here in the WWE
as quickly as Sheamus.
[narrator] A rash narcissist.
[Jericho] I have achieved greatness time and time again.
All of you are forced to recognize and respect
just how good Chris Jericho is.
[narrator] A ravenous zealot.
[Wade] One thing's for certain, I will beat Orton,
Cena, Sheamus, Jericho, and Edge
to bring the WWE Championship to The Nexus.
[narrator] A veracious viper.
[Michael] The WWE's Apex Predator is on the hunt.
[Randy] I will be WWE Champion.
[narrator] An Ultimate Opportunist.
[Edge] My name is Edge.
I do what I want
when I want.
[narrator] A charismatic warrior.
[John] I have gone toe-to-toe
with the meanest, the baddest,
and the toughest and every single one has been compromised.
This is my life,
this is my passion,
this is all that I got.
[narrator] Who will reach the pinnacle?
Who will answer her call?
For glory,
for grandeur,
for immortality,
who will be…
champion?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd booing]
[Josh] Sheamus, the trending topic for tonight's
WWE Championship Six-Pack Challenge match,
is that you, the champion, are at a decisive disadvantage
as you have to defend your title
against five other competitors as opposed to just one.
Sheamus, are you at all concerned that tonight at Night of Champ--
Fella, is this the look of a face of a man who's concerned?
Josh, do you even know why I'm WWE Champion?
-Well, you're the WWE Champion-- -Because I win.
And no matter what the stipulation is, I win them all.
From a tables match, easy.
A Fatal 4-Way, no butter.
A Steel Cage Match, piece of cake.
I always leave with me WWE title.
And honestly, I don't care what the other fellas have to say
because an elimination match suits me right down to the ground.
Tonight is gonna end like every other night ends for me.
With a Brogue Kick to someone's skull,
and me leaving with two things…
a smile on me face
and the WWE title on me shoulder.
Thank you, Sheamus.
[bell rings]
Ladies and gentlemen, the following
is a Six-Pack Challenge Elimination match
and it is for the WWE Championship.
And the only ways to be eliminated is my pinfall or submission.
-["Written In My Face" playing] -[singer] ♪ It's a shame for they ♪
♪ Lost their head ♪
♪ A careless man who could wind up dead ♪
♪ You wear your sin ♪
[Michael] So King, what do you think?
Do you think an elimination match suits him to the ground,
as Sheamus said moments ago?
[Jerry] I'm gonna to tell you something about Sheamus.
I've come to realize, don't doubt
anything that this man said because he is capable of everything.
[Michael] He's had an absolutely amazing first year and a half in the WWE.
[Striker] Well, it's been a meteoric rise for Sheamus to the top of the WWE,
and now five other challengers,
four of them, former champions,
have their sights set on Sheamus' WWE Championship.
[Michael] And King, the question is, will this man, Sheamus,
be champion the next time that we're on pay-per-view?
It comes two weeks from tonight
-in Dallas, Texas. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] At the American Airline Center,
Hell in a Cell.
[Jerry] Oh, I can't wait for Hell in a Cell in Dallas.
You know, that demonic structure's provided WWE fans
with some of the most memorable moments in WWE history.
[Michael] Will Sheamus be defending that championship
inside the Cell in two weeks?
-["The Time Is Now" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Amadou! ♪
-[Michael] What an explosion. -[Jerry] Wow.
Night of Champions.
[Michael] It doesn't matter if the universe is booing,
or if it's cheering… John Cena.
-He blows the roof of this place. -[Jerry] There you go.
[Striker] Well, John Cena is charismatic,
made from granite, seemingly impenetrable,
but tonight will be a true test of John Cena's resolve.
[Michael] John Cena and Sheamus have had their issues in the past.
Remember, Sheamus won his first WWE Championship
in a tables match over John Cena.
He won in second WWE Championship
beating John Cena, thanks to Nexus.
A long storied rivalry between these two men.
[Striker] Well, in this match, out of the six competitors,
John Cena's held the WWE Championship the most times.
That experience will certainly be a factor.
[woman] You think you know me.
-[crowd cheering] -["Metalingus" playing]
[singer] ♪ On this day I see clearly ♪
♪ Everything has come to life ♪
♪ A bitter place and a broken dream ♪
♪ And we'll leave it all behind ♪
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, Edge,
who's had his problems with the Raw General Manager
over the past couple of weeks,
will put all that aside here tonight.
King, he said earlier that he shocks people
and that he's called, "The Ultimate Opportunist" for a reason.
[Jerry] Well, if he comes out of this Six-Pack Challenge Elimination match
as the WWE Champion,
he's gonna certainly shock a lot of people here tonight.
You know, most importantly, he'll shock those five other participants.
-["Break The Walls Down" playing] -[singer] ♪ Break the walls down ♪
♪ Break down the walls ♪
♪ For those about to rock I'm what ya want ♪
♪ Baby, you know you're Judas And I'm your priest ♪
♪ Baby, what I got is not from the least ♪
♪ Bring it from the stage In the rage of the beast ♪
♪ Step in the arena And break the walls down ♪
♪ Step in the arena ♪
[Striker] There he is, the superstar,
first ever to unite
the World's Heavyweight and WWE Championships,
brash, smarmy, disingenuous, and self-serving.
-[Michael] Yeah. -[Striker] And now, a brand new DVD
dedicated to the life and times of Chris Jericho is poised for release.
[Michael] And you talk about disingenuous.
Well that's what Chris Jericho, we talked about earlier tonight,
reneging on a promise to walk away if he didn't win The Championship tonight.
[Striker] Chris Jericho who spoke with much confidence, hubris,
-earlier tonight. -[Michael] With what?
[Striker] Much confidence and hubris.
[Michael] Remember, he had to win a 2-on-1 Handicap match
against The Hart Dynasty inside a steel cage this past Monday on Raw
just to get in to this match tonight.
-["We Are One" playing] -[singer] ♪ We walk alone ♪
♪ In the unknown ♪
♪ We live to win another victory ♪
♪ Our sacred scars show who we are ♪
♪ It's time to face it ♪
[Striker] There is the leader of The Nexus
in his freshman endeavor into the championship realm,
from Manchester in the UK,
the British Commonwealth Bare Knuckles Champion.
Right now, walking into the fire.
[Michael] King, are the winds of change blowing into the WWE
like Wade Barrett told us earlier tonight?
[Jerry] Well, I don't doubt that.
I mean, you know, you must be served and there's always--
there's always that air of newness about the WWE,
but I don't think that Wade Barrett can look to that as an ally
in this match tonight because he's got too many enemies.
[Striker] And let's not forget, it's elimination style
so Wade Barrett has to be careful that his impetuosity
doesn't allow him to get caught early and eliminated.
[Michael] Wade Barrett along with Nexus have made a lot of enemies.
-[singer] ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪ -[Jerry] Whoa!
[singer] ♪ They council me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
["Voices" playing]
[Michael] Coming into the Six-Pack Challenge tonight,
there has been no one
that has been hotter than this man,
the WWE's "Apex Predator" Randy Orton.
[singer] ♪ You start questioning your faith ♪
♪ I have a voice that is my savior ♪
[Michael] He is on the roll of his career.
[Striker] Multi-time WWE Champion.
And let's not forget,
this city of Chicago played host to a very interesting title controversy
in 2007 between Randy Orton and Triple H.
You have to wonder, is there any air of history and confidence
for Randy Orton in this city?
[Jerry] I tell you what I found interesting early on.
[Striker] What?
[Jerry] Every one of these superstars in this match
had some words to say about what they expected to do here tonight
except Randy Orton.
He had none because I could tell from the look on his face
that tonight, Orton is gonna let his actions speak,
not his words.
[Michael] King, the strategy for this Six-Pack Elimination Challenge
after the ring announcement, please.
Introducing the challengers.
First, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing 240 pounds,
John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing next, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
weighing 241 pounds,
he is the "Rated-R Superstar,"
Edge.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing next, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing 226 pounds,
Chris Jericho.
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd booing]
From Manchester, England,
weighing 260 pounds,
Wade Barrett.
[crowd booing]
And from Saint Louis, Missouri,
weighing 245 pounds,
Randy Orton.
[crowd cheering]
And from Dublin, Ireland,
weighing 272 pounds,
he is the current WWE Champion,
"The Celtic Warrior"
-Sheamus. -[crowd booing]
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen,
to put this main event here tonight into perspective,
the men in this match have a combined
32 World Championship reigns.
-[Striker] Wow. -[Michael] Thirty-two.
[Striker] King, what is the strategy for such a perilous contest?
[Jerry] Well, I know this is going to sound oversimplified
but it is simply "avoid elimination."
And by that, I mean,
when you talk about having five opponents rather than one
and possible alliances and that sort of thing,
that is gonna to be all you're gonna be able to think about,
-avoid being eliminated. -[bell rings]
[Michael] Here we go ladies and gentlemen, the rules of the Six-Pack Challenge.
All the men will be in the ring at one time.
Pinfall or submission will force an elimination.
The last man standing is WWE Champion.
Matt, what about you, what do you think the strategy is in this title match?
As Barrett goes shoulder first to the post.
[Striker] Well, for Chris Jericho, it's gonna be his mental advantage.
For Randy Orton, it's gonna be his momentum and his cold-blooded nature.
For Edge, he will be taking advantage of opportunity.
For John Cena, will be his power.
For Wade Barrett, it'll be his confidence.
And for Sheamus, it will be that air of championship arrogance.
[Michael] And John Cena tossed out first, Jericho into the cover,
hook of the leg onto him. Two-count and a kick out.
It's about the prestigious WWE Championship.
The greatest title in the history of this industry.
Formed in 1963,
the first champion, Buddy Rogers.
[Striker] Nature Boy, the Hall of Famer.
[Michael] And over the years, the likes of Bruno and Superstar
and Hulk and Andre, HBK and Triple H
and The Rock and Austin,
have made this title the greatest ever.
[Jerry] Look at this face-off.
[Michael] John Cena pounding away on Jericho.
Think about the rivalry these two have had in the past.
So much history between all the men in this matchup.
Oh, and a nice running bulldog by Cena.
Randy Orton strikes.
RKO.
Orton, cover, hooks the leg.
-Goodbye, Jericho. -[Jerry] What? What?
[Michael] We are down to five.
-[Jerry] You've got to be kidding me. -[Striker] Tell me.
[Jerry] He was my pick.
[Striker] I've never seen such confidence deflated.
It's almost like there's a pen put into a balloon
-for Jericho. -[Jerry] There's goes my chance.
[Michael] And John Cena even looking to the referee and saying,
"That was three?"
[Striker] Chris Jericho swore he'd eliminate everybody
and now, less than five minutes into this contest,
Chris Jericho is gone.
[Jerry] He can't believe it, I can't either.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Jericho has gotta make that walk of shame.
The first man unceremoniously eliminated
from this big Six-Pack Elimination match.
[crowd chanting] Y2J! Y2J! Y2J!
-[Michael] He's in shock. He's in shock. -[Jerry] I can't believe it.
[Striker] The WWE title brings an opportunity of prestige,
basically, you're thrust into greatness
and now, it's has been pulled away from Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] You see that look on the face of Edge.
-[Michael] Edge shocked as well. -[Jerry] Yeah, you can't help but believe
that somewhere, Edge and Jericho
are planning some sort of alliance in this match.
That's out the window now.
[Michael] We are down to five.
Jericho eliminated off the RKO by Orton.
Almost a reset here in this matchup
as Jericho makes the lonely walk back to the locker room.
[Striker] And let me ask you something, King.
Does Chris Jericho's elimination favor one superstar in particular?
[Jerry] Ah, I don't know, but I think it hurts
Edge's chances more than it favors anyone else's.
-[Striker] How come? -[Jerry] Well, I just think that
Edge and Jericho, you know, I mean, just look at their history,
I think they would've worked together in this match.
They could've eliminated as many opponents as they could.
I would imagine they would've liked to have it down to just those two.
[Striker] Michael, does this pause in the action,
serve as an advantage or disadvantage for these competitors?
[Jerry] Wait a minute, Michael.
[Michael] I'll tell you why I think there's a pause. People are shocked.
[Jerry] Have you got a handkerchief on you?
[Michael] Shocked over the fact that Chris Jericho was eliminated.
Even the five superstars in the ring could not believe
-that Jericho was eliminated so quickly. -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] I'm gonna cry as well. -[Michael] And look at--
Wade Barrett's normally on the outside, looking in to this type of situation.
Right now, Wade Barrett is in the inside, looking out.
[Jerry] This is what I talked about earlier.
[Michael] And they're ganging up on Wade Barrett.
And think about what Barrett has done to all of these men
in his Nexus group over the past few months.
[Jerry] Every single one of these superstars have suffered
a beatdown at the hand of Nexus,
-just like Wade Barrett's getting now. -[Michael] Oh, and there goes Barrett.
[Michael] And look at this.
[Striker] And Nexus is like a virus that is hosted by the WWE.
[Michael] How can you not be excited for this main event?
It is electric tonight in Chicago.
The greatest superstars in WWE history in the ring here.
[Jerry] Whoa. Look at this.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Thunderous.
And Wade Barrett spoils the party.
[Jerry] Wade Barrett.
I don't know what he was thinking getting back in there at this point.
[Michael] Sheamus and Barrett now singled out Cena.
Barrett goes back to work on Orton with Edge.
Look at Barrett directing traffic.
-[Striker] You notice here, Sheamus-- -[Michael] I don't think Sheamus,
an Irish man's gonna take any orders from, uh, Wade Barrett,
who's from Manchester, England.
[Striker] You have three rule breakers essentially in the ring right now.
[Michael] Rule breakers?
[Striker] Well, you know, they tend to just follow their own
kind of mentality.
[Jerry] There's no honor among thieves, as you can see right there.
[Michael] Look at this, Edge and Sheamus with the double team.
You will see though, to your point, Matt, some very strange alliances formed
-in this match tonight. -[Striker] Did Cena just throw a dropkick?
[Michael] I don't think I've ever seen that.
-[Jerry] I think he did. -[Michael] And again--
[Jerry] I think Orton was shocked by that.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Cena, nine-time champ.
Orton, six times.
[Jerry] Come on. I wanna see these two tie it up.
[crowd chattering]
-[Michael] And Orton went for the RKO. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] You noticed how The Viper looked to strike there.
-Cena back up on the apron. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Randy Orton.
John Cena saw that one coming.
These two know each other so well.
A long history between Orton and Cena over the years.
-[Striker] How monumental would it be… -[Jerry] Watch out.
Orton's gonna try to suplex Cena out of the ring.
[Michael] And look at Edge.
[Striker] …if John Cena and Randy Orton are eliminated right now?
[Michael] Edge trying to get involved too. Cena's in deep, deep trouble here.
-And Wade Barrett. -[Striker] Oh.
-[Michael] And Sheamus. -[Striker] Oh.
[Michael] The WWE Champion is the lone man standing right now.
Looks to take advantage of Cena. Here's the cover, hook of the leg,
and Cena kicks out at two.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The 272-pounder from Dublin
powering his way through Cena.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
The last man standing so to speak right now…
-[Michael] I like the strategy. -[Jerry] …is Sheamus, the champ.
[Michael] And I like the strategy, Sheamus making sure all these other guys
outside the ring are taken out,
-left, uh, lying out here… -[Striker] Oh, wow.
[Michael] …so he can again go back into the ring
and turn his focus on the injured Cena.
Great strategy by the champion.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Oh, and a high knee.
[Jerry] Sheamus ruling right now.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] I'll tell you, this guy is the real deal.
-[Striker] Sheamus? -[Michael] Say whatever you wanna say
about him,
but Sheamus has been an awesome champion.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And another high knee.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] He is just oozing with confidence.
Earlier on, Sheamus said he wasn't concerned at all.
[Jerry] Oh, there's a miss.
[Michael] John Cena firing back with the right hands.
[Jerry] Cena trying to lose some of that confidence out of Sheamus,
-but it didn't work. -[Michael] Another high elbow by Sheamus.
Five men remain in this Six-Pack Challenge.
[Striker] And it would behoove Sheamus to try to eliminate John Cena
because if anyone has the resiliency and the tenacity, it's John Cena.
He's almost impenetrable.
[Jerry] I can't believe Jericho's gone.
[Michael] Eliminated in the first couple of minutes
in this matchup by an Orton RKO.
Sheamus has been dominant since.
[crowd chattering]
-[Michael] Now, wait. Look at this. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Cena perched on the top rope.
Sheamus could be going for that finishing maneuver, the High Cross,
looking to put John Cena away.
Sheamus, the man, remember who, for all intents and purposes,
has ended the career of Triple H.
Just a barbaric individual.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] And Cena…
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] …somehow staying in it.
John Cena going up to the top rope, looking to deliver that high leg drop.
-[Jerry] And look at Edge. -[Michael] Edge from behind.
And Cena got caught.
You noticed how his foot got caught on the top rope? That'll--
-[Jerry] That'll mess his knee up. -[Michael] Grabbing the knee.
I was gonna say it'll tear a hamstring but--
[Striker] Let's not forget that John likes to employ the STF submission.
[Michael] And without a knee, he can't use his power
especially for the AA.
See John Cena grimacing in pain as Edge grabbed the bad knee.
And now Sheamus and Edge, another strange alliance that's been formed.
[Striker] You can easily twist a ligament in the knee when you fall awkwardly.
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Michael] Oh, bad news. Bad, bad news for John Cena.
[Jerry] There's one of those alliances.
[Michael] Edge and Sheamus working in tandem.
John Cena, what a massive superplex from the top rope,
spine jarring.
-[Jerry] That's it. -[Michael] Edge crawls to the cover.
He may be the one to put Cena away.
Hook of the leg, two-count. You saw Sheamus looking on.
There was no reason for Sheamus to break up that three-count there.
[Jerry] No. This is not like a Triple Threat Match.
[Michael] Elimination rules,
pinfalls or submission, only way you're eliminated.
[Jerry] You wanna see any of your opponents eliminated by anybody.
Wade Barrett trying to get to his feet,
but he's stopped by Sheamus and Edge and--
oh, no, head first.
-[Michael] And Wade Barrett-- -[Jerry] Look out.
[Michael] Sheamus and Edge working as a very effective unit here.
You caught a glimpse out of the right side of your camera
at a fallen Randy Orton.
That's where Edge and Sheamus are now turning their attention.
[crowd chattering]
[Striker] And again, you'll notice which superstars are being targeted.
Arguably, the two most lethal superstars, Randy Orton and John Cena, some would say.
[Jerry] And this could be the most lethal combination
that have formed as allies here, Edge and Sheamus.
They put down Cena,
now they put down Barrett, and now working on Orton.
[Michael] And the thing is, this alliance, it behooves Edge-- and look at a cover,
hook of the leg now on Orton center of the ring, kickout.
It behooves Sheamus and Edge to continue to work together.
-[Jerry] Sure. -[Michael] If they can eliminate
the other individuals, the other three,
now it's down to two guys, one-on-one, mano a mano.
[Jerry] I just thought-- I had envisioned early on
that this would be Edge and Jericho working together like this.
[Michael] Well, what did Edge call himself earlier,
The Ultimate Opportunist?
Again, taking advantage of an opportunity.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Matt, you're sitting back, taking this all in.
What do you make of it?
[Striker] I'm just watching Edge and Sheamus
systemically dissect their opponents.
[Jerry] Yeah. You can't--
You can't deny that this is a very, very sound strategy.
[Michael] And little wasted motion. Did you see Edge come all the way
around the other side of the ring, took a little cheap shot on Cena?
Now a cover on Orton again by Sheamus, and a kickout.
[Jerry] Well, that's the only thing I would suggest
that they start doing, try to, uh, get a pinfall.
I'd try to get Wade Barrett. He's in bad shape out here.
I'd try to get Wade Barrett in and see if I can get a cover on him.
[Striker] If you're looking for deficiencies,
Wade Barrett, like I said, never had this opportunity,
his freshman championship endeavor,
so that is almost, uh, like I said, a disadvantage for him.
-[Jerry] Wow. -[Michael] Catapulting Edge is Sheamus.
[Striker] John Cena's power and Randy Orton's momentum
make John and Randy a distinct threat.
[Jerry] Cena's still lying on the floor over there as well.
You can't give him too long to recuperate.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] There's John.
[Michael] John and Orton banged up from earlier.
He was superplexed off the top rope.
[Jerry] Right now if you're Randy Orton, this is your worst nightmare,
these two guys working together as one.
-[Michael] Slingshot again. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] And Randy Orton-- see how he folded his chest out.
Orton trying to change gears into that zone.
Scoop slam. And Randy Orton-- oh, runs into a big axe handle.
[Striker] How often do we see Randy Orton just completely ascend in momentum?
Sheamus, wise to cut Randy Orton down.
[Michael] Well, that's the problem in this type of matchup,
all men in the ring at the same time, there's so much traffic.
You can't turn your back in on anybody.
-[Jerry] Watch it. -[Michael] And Wade Barrett
knocked off the apron, just can't seem to get back in this.
Now, it's Edge's turn.
Edge and Sheamus' alliance has gone away.
Now they've turned their attention to each other.
[Jerry] Well, that's good if you're John Cena, Randy Orton and Wade Barrett.
[Michael] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] You smell a spear? -[Michael] I think it may be coming.
-[Jerry laughs] I think that-- -[Michael] Sheamus has no clue.
[Jerry] I think that's-- whoa.
[Michael] Edge went for the spear, Sheamus with a side step.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Michael] Planting Edge,
the Irish Curse backbreaker.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] You know, we're talking about everybody in this matchup, Matt,
that's so resilient.
How about Sheamus?
The guy keeps coming at you.
-He does not stop. -[Striker] Well, it's admirable.
The championship advantage negated by the Six-Pack rules,
Sheamus is trying to take his destiny into his own hands.
[Jerry] As much as I don't like him, Sheamus is my pick in this match.
-[Michael] I'm with you, King. -[Striker] How come? Why?
[Michael] He's on a roll. He's been on a major roll.
[Jerry] Well, because Jericho got eliminated early.
-[Michael] Spear. -[Striker] Spear.
[Michael] Look at Orton. Look at Orton. Look at Orton.
-Went for the RKO. -[Jerry] Hey.
[Michael] John Cena, AA time.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And a Spear to Orton.
Pace has picked up.
Edge.
John Cena, another counter.
-AA connecting. -[Jerry] He got him.
[Michael] Cena, cover, hook of the leg.
See you later, Edge.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] We are down to four. -[Jerry] Watch it, Wade Barrett.
[Michael] Barrett, Cena, Orton, Sheamus.
[Striker] Well, this is huge now
with the elimination of "The Ultimate Opportunist" Edge.
[Jerry] And a rested Wade Barrett now on the attack.
[Michael] And Wade Barrett has shown over the past number of weeks
that he can get it done on his own, individually.
[Striker] But we're also left with a leader of men, Wade Barrett,
a granite powerhouse in John Cena,
a cunning and conniving superstar in Randy Orton
and the WWE Champion, Sheamus.
[Michael] A little bit of look at the bare knuckle style,
Wade Barrett, that Matt touched on earlier.
Bare knuckle champion throughout Europe,
Wade Barrett looking to win his first major championship in the WWE.
[Jerry] Oh, no. Oh, no.
[Michael] And Wade Barrett looking for some Wasteland and John Cena counters.
[Jerry] Hey.
[Michael] Barrett's turn.
And look at Barrett, that lanky-- oh.
Tall, lanky body, allowing him to shift balance
and work his way out of the AA.
[Jerry] DDT delivered on Cena.
[Michael] Can he put him away? Can Barrett eliminate Cena?
Hook of the leg, two-count, kickout.
[Jerry] Woo.
Cena is absolutely amazing.
[Striker] A lot of people have likened John Cena to Superman.
It seems that nothing hurts John.
[Michael] He looks hurt now.
[Jerry] Oh, yeah. There's some Kryptonite out there lurking.
[Michael] Wade Barrett now,
suddenly in control of this match, his time to shine.
[crowd chattering]
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Striker] Wow. What a shot.
[Michael] And that bare knuckle style, juking and jiving.
John Cena, though, flying shoulder tackle.
This is vintage Cena.
Cena picking up the pace.
Wade Barrett going for a ride, and it's time.
[Jerry laughs]
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Hello, Mr. Wade Barrett. You can't see me,
but you're about to feel a little Five Knuckle Shuffle, I gotta feeling.
Yes.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Now, Cena measuring Barrett.
AA time for Wade Barrett.
-Sheamus-- -[Jerry] Oh, nice.
A meeting of the minds.
[Michael] Look at the drop toehold, going for the STF.
[Jerry] Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's got him.
[Michael] Can he get him here? STF locked in.
STF's locked in. No, it isn't.
Smart move, Cena dragging Sheamus back to the middle,
away from the ropes, back into the STF.
Champ's in trouble. Will he tap?
Will he tap? Will the champ tap?
[Striker] Michael, to my recollection, no one has ever been dragged
back to the middle of the ring in the STF and not tapped out.
[Michael] But Sheamus trying to somehow.
[Jerry] And it doesn't look like there's anyone to help him.
[Michael] Dragged his body and Cena's body to the bottom rope to force a break here.
Sheamus, fingertips away.
Champ's in trouble.
Is he gonna tap out? Cena's got it locked in.
[Jerry] Oh, no. He touched the rope but-- -[Michael] He touched the rope
-but he's gotta grab it. -[Jerry] He got it.
[Michael] And he does.
We'll wonder if John Cena's knee
came into play and the STF was less effective.
-Normally we'd see a tap out here. -[Michael] I think Sheamus just--
I think Sheamus just powered his way out of it.
[Jerry] Well, he certainly dodged a bullet there, all right?
That--
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, no. What a shock.
Nexus, Gabriel, Slater,
Otunga, Tarver.
[Striker] Michael, can you remind us what the Nexus' issue with John Cena is?
-[Jerry] Hey, Wade Barrett. -[Michael] Look at this.
Wade Barrett, Wasteland.
Wasteland by Barrett.
Cover, hook of the leg, Cena's been eliminated.
-[Jerry] What? -[Michael] Barrett and Nexus do it again.
Barrett has eliminated Cena.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] It's gotta feel good for Wade Barrett.
[Jerry] That's the understatement of the year.
[Michael] And now, like feral dogs,
Nexus assaulting-- Is that Orton?
[Striker] Yeah, that's Randy Orton.
Nexus trying to soften up the remaining competitors
-for their leader, Wade Barrett. -[Michael] And remember, folks,
let's remind everybody,
disqualification's not in effect in this matchup.
-[Jerry] No, it is not. -[Michael] Pinfall or submission,
only way you can eliminate somebody.
Randy Orton is fresh meat tossed to Barrett.
Nexus has done damage.
Barrett capitalized, eliminating Cena.
What a coup this would be for Barrett?
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] And I think Orton is just now realizing
what the situation is and how bleak things look.
Nexus still around the ring.
[Michael] Look at Barrett, the ringleader,
calling Nexus up on the apron.
-[Jerry] Orton's surrounded here. -[Striker] Whoa!
-[Michael] Look at Cena. Cena, Cena. -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Striker] Cena, taking out his aggression on The Nexus.
[Michael] And an RKO.
[Striker] The Nexus cost John Cena a championship opportunity here.
[Michael] RKOs Slater.
[Jerry] Watch it. Watch your back.
[Michael] Wade Barrett looking to put away Orton.
Elbow, Orton, backbreaker.
The Viper is coiled.
The Viper is ready to strike.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
Wade Barrett…
-meet The Viper. -[Michael] Randy Orton is on fire.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Barrett eliminated.
[Striker] We are down to two.
-[Michael] Sheamus, Orton… -[Jerry] Whoa, look at Sheamus.
[Michael] …the last two remaining men in this matchup for the WWE title.
Next pinfall, next submission, we crown a champion.
[Jerry] Watch it.
You can tell Sheamus, setting up for that Brogue Kick.
-He got it. -[Michael] Brogue Kick to Orton.
-Sheamus has downed Orton. -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Michael] The cover. He's gonna win it, and Orton kicked out.
[Jerry] What? What?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Randy Orton, instinct alone,
kicked out of the Brogue Kick.
[Striker] Randy Orton, a third generation superstar.
[Michael] Look at this.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] Sheamus went for the High Cross.
-RKO. -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Randy-- -[Jerry] You got it.
-[Michael] Cover. -[Jerry] He got it.
-[crowd] One, two, three. -[Michael] He did it. He did it.
-[bell rings] -[Michael] Randy Orton…
is seven-time champion.
[Justin] The winner of this match
and new WWE Champion,
-Randy Orton. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Let the celebration begin.
A conclusive victory for Orton.
Randy Orton survived five men
and Nexus to win the WWE title.
[Jerry] What a match.
[Striker] What a long, hard journey it's been for Randy Orton
and the fruits of his labor evident being the new WWE Champion.
Congratulations, Randy Orton.
[Michael] A goose bump-filled ending to a heck of a main event here tonight.
[Striker] And I pose this question,
what does this mean for Hell in a Cell in two weeks?
[Michael] What a night for Randy Orton.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, what a match. What a match here tonight.
[Jerry] It was awesome. Look at this.
[Michael] This is what this great industry's all about,
ladies and gentlemen,
the excitement and the high drama
with the WWE Championship on the line.
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ And police just take the grease ♪
♪ All the judges, you are guilty ♪
[Jerry] Well, Orton had no words for his opponents before the match,
but he let his actions speak louder than any words he could've uttered.
This was shocking early on, Nexus all over the ring.
The distraction led to the elimination of John Cena.
And look at this, Wade Barrett.
[Michael] Again, and again, and again, Nexus has done this to John Cena.
They cost him the WWE title on a handful of occasions.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And then the Brogue Kick by Sheamus,
we thought it was over here.
[Jerry] Are you kidding me? I knew it was over.
Sheamus knew it was over.
Look at Sheamus, his veins bulging.
And then he went to finish Orton off, but no, The Viper struck.
And Sheamus, the champ, was eliminated.
-[bell rings] -[Jerry] And we have a new WWE Champion…
Randy Orton.
-["Voices" playing] -♪ I hear voices crying ♪
♪ I see heroes dying… ♪
[Michael] What a scene in Chicago.
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They council me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me They talk to me… ♪
[Michael] Another great chapter
in the history of the WWE Championship written here tonight.
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ Talk to me Talk to me, talk to me ♪
♪ They talk to me Talk to me, talk to me ♪
♪ You got your rules and your religion All designed to keep you safe… ♪
[Michael] The WWE's Apex Predator
is indeed once again on top of the WWE.
♪ Hates to love and loves the hate ♪
♪ I have a voice that has the knowledge ♪
♪ And the power to rule your fate ♪
♪ I hear voices crying ♪
♪ I see heroes dying ♪
♪ I taste blood that's drying ♪
♪ I feel tensions rising ♪
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They council me They understand ♪
[Jerry chuckles]
What can you say?
One more time, let's take a look at the way Randy Orton
became the new WWE Champ.
Picture-perfect RKO.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, on this Night of Champions,
Randy Orton's star shines brightest of all.
Randy Orton is the new WWE Champion
as we say goodnight from Chicago.
[song concludes] ht from Chicago.