1 00:00:01,034 --> 00:00:04,037 [soft inspirational music playing] 2 00:00:04,670 --> 00:00:07,173 [narrator] What defines a champion? 3 00:00:08,942 --> 00:00:10,610 It isn't just winning, 4 00:00:11,478 --> 00:00:13,080 but champions win. 5 00:00:13,145 --> 00:00:15,848 -[bell ringing] -[Gorilla] Bruno Sammartino! 6 00:00:15,915 --> 00:00:18,085 [narrator] It isn't all about glory, 7 00:00:19,119 --> 00:00:20,820 but champions find it. 8 00:00:20,887 --> 00:00:23,523 [Gorilla] Hulkamania is here. 9 00:00:23,991 --> 00:00:26,426 [narrator] Their passion is undeniable. 10 00:00:26,493 --> 00:00:30,029 [Vince] The boyhood dream has come true. 11 00:00:30,096 --> 00:00:33,199 [narrator] Their drive is unstoppable. 12 00:00:33,266 --> 00:00:35,602 [Heenan] Long live The Undertaker. 13 00:00:35,669 --> 00:00:39,439 [narrator] Their greatest moment is always right now. 14 00:00:39,506 --> 00:00:42,009 [Ross] The Austin era has begun. 15 00:00:43,544 --> 00:00:46,245 [narrator] When pressure is at its greatest, 16 00:00:47,214 --> 00:00:50,250 a champion is at his best. 17 00:00:51,117 --> 00:00:52,119 Why? 18 00:00:52,686 --> 00:00:56,489 Because nothing else matters. 19 00:00:59,059 --> 00:01:01,562 -["Night of Gold" playing] -[narrator] Throughout the years, 20 00:01:02,262 --> 00:01:04,397 so many things have changed. 21 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:09,970 But what it means to be a champion, 22 00:01:10,036 --> 00:01:13,372 to have the heart of a champion, 23 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:15,408 that will never change. 24 00:01:16,542 --> 00:01:19,580 Tonight is a night of champions, 25 00:01:20,447 --> 00:01:22,583 and as we remember the past, 26 00:01:22,683 --> 00:01:25,786 we look to tonight and dream of the future. 27 00:01:25,851 --> 00:01:27,420 ♪ I'm gonna be a champion ♪ 28 00:01:27,487 --> 00:01:29,155 ♪ Yeah, I've got what it takes ♪ 29 00:01:29,256 --> 00:01:30,923 [Daniel] I can be WWE Champion. 30 00:01:30,991 --> 00:01:33,292 [Triple H] You are not an A player. 31 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:34,895 The face, you don't have it, 32 00:01:34,961 --> 00:01:35,963 of a company. 33 00:01:36,029 --> 00:01:37,030 I don't care what you think! 34 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:38,932 ♪ I'm gonna be a champion ♪ 35 00:01:39,032 --> 00:01:41,167 [CM Punk] After what was done to me, 36 00:01:42,002 --> 00:01:44,170 I want a fight! 37 00:01:44,538 --> 00:01:49,276 Anybody that steps in between you and I, I will rip apart. 38 00:01:49,342 --> 00:01:52,279 [narrator] Tonight, there is only one thing that matters. 39 00:01:52,345 --> 00:01:55,115 [Randy] There's not a chance in hell that you can win this fight. 40 00:01:55,214 --> 00:01:56,649 [narrator] To walk out of this arena 41 00:01:56,750 --> 00:01:59,720 [Daniel] Randy Orton may have the genetics of a champion. 42 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:00,786 [narrator] a champion. 43 00:02:00,854 --> 00:02:03,256 [Daniel] But Randy, you don't have the heart… 44 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:06,360 of a champion. 45 00:02:09,128 --> 00:02:10,430 [music concludes] 46 00:02:17,337 --> 00:02:23,609 [narrator] And now, WWE Night of Champions. 47 00:02:25,078 --> 00:02:27,079 [fireworks banging] 48 00:02:32,084 --> 00:02:34,087 [crowd cheering] 49 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:45,766 [Michael] And tonight, we celebrate those at the top, 50 00:02:45,866 --> 00:02:47,534 those who proved they are the best, 51 00:02:47,601 --> 00:02:50,003 those who are champions. 52 00:02:50,070 --> 00:02:52,339 You are looking live at the Joe Louis Arena 53 00:02:52,406 --> 00:02:53,840 in Detroit, Michigan, 54 00:02:53,906 --> 00:02:57,376 and this is Night of Champions. 55 00:02:57,444 --> 00:03:00,447 [dramatic music playing] 56 00:03:05,152 --> 00:03:07,387 [Justin] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome 57 00:03:07,453 --> 00:03:11,524 the COO of the WWE, 58 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:14,494 Triple H. 59 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,296 ["King of Kings" playing] 60 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:18,131 ♪ Behold the King ♪ 61 00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:21,101 ♪ The King of Kings ♪ 62 00:03:25,605 --> 00:03:27,107 ♪ On your knees, dog ♪ 63 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:34,847 [Michael] So, it is only appropriate that we begin tonight 64 00:03:34,915 --> 00:03:38,285 with one of our all-time great champions, 65 00:03:38,885 --> 00:03:44,090 a 13-time world champion, Triple H. 66 00:03:44,558 --> 00:03:47,160 But many say he hasn't been quite a champion 67 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:52,332 while running things as COO of WWE. 68 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:53,399 Hello again, everybody. 69 00:03:53,466 --> 00:03:55,668 At ringside, I'm Michael Cole, he's John Layfield, 70 00:03:55,736 --> 00:03:57,970 he's Jerry "The King" Lawler. You were gonna say? 71 00:03:58,037 --> 00:04:00,540 I was gonna say I don't know how many people are saying that, 72 00:04:00,607 --> 00:04:02,642 anything derogatory about The Game, 73 00:04:02,709 --> 00:04:05,779 because they fear for their jobs if they speak out against him. 74 00:04:05,845 --> 00:04:08,614 [JBL] He's doing what's best for business. 75 00:04:08,682 --> 00:04:09,882 It's that simple. 76 00:04:09,950 --> 00:04:12,786 [Michael] Also joining us at ringside, our Spanish colleagues, 77 00:04:12,852 --> 00:04:14,887 Carlos Cabrera, Marcelo Rodriguez. 78 00:04:14,954 --> 00:04:16,322 Hola, gentlemen. 79 00:04:16,690 --> 00:04:19,091 [speaking Spanish] 80 00:04:25,332 --> 00:04:27,200 [speaking Spanish] 81 00:04:31,805 --> 00:04:33,140 [Jerry, in English] I heard him say something bad 82 00:04:33,205 --> 00:04:34,341 about Paul Heyman, and I agree. 83 00:04:34,407 --> 00:04:38,445 Welcome to Night of Champions! 84 00:04:38,512 --> 00:04:40,514 [crowd cheering] 85 00:04:42,916 --> 00:04:48,889 I am extremely proud to put my stamp of approval on tonight's matches 86 00:04:49,188 --> 00:04:52,325 as I truly believe Night of Champions 87 00:04:52,392 --> 00:04:56,530 will be one of the greatest nights in WWE history. 88 00:04:56,729 --> 00:04:58,732 [crowd cheering] 89 00:05:02,034 --> 00:05:05,872 And to show you that I am not the… 90 00:05:06,873 --> 00:05:10,010 villainous, corporate, evil guy 91 00:05:10,075 --> 00:05:14,914 that many of the WWE superstars think that I am… 92 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:22,823 to show you that I have listened to the WWE Universe… 93 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:30,096 and that I think you want what I want, which is what's best for business. 94 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:32,164 [crowd cheering] 95 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,301 So tonight, 96 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:39,639 in the WWE Championship match, 97 00:05:40,707 --> 00:05:42,976 where Daniel Bryan… 98 00:05:43,043 --> 00:05:45,044 [crowd cheering] 99 00:05:47,546 --> 00:05:51,318 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 100 00:05:51,418 --> 00:05:54,788 Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 101 00:05:54,921 --> 00:05:56,756 Yes! Yes! Yes! 102 00:05:57,123 --> 00:06:02,162 …will take on WWE Champion Randy Orton. 103 00:06:02,229 --> 00:06:04,231 [crowd cheering] 104 00:06:08,335 --> 00:06:14,640 There will be no interference from anybody. 105 00:06:14,707 --> 00:06:16,710 [crowd cheering] 106 00:06:18,311 --> 00:06:20,780 That means no Shield, 107 00:06:20,847 --> 00:06:23,650 that means no Big Show, 108 00:06:23,717 --> 00:06:25,784 that means nobody. 109 00:06:25,852 --> 00:06:30,991 Just Orton and Daniel Bryan, one-on-one. 110 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:38,498 We will find out who should be WWE Champion. 111 00:06:38,565 --> 00:06:42,234 So with that said, are you ready? 112 00:06:42,301 --> 00:06:44,003 [crowd cheering] 113 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:48,474 I said, are you ready 114 00:06:48,541 --> 00:06:51,878 -for Night of Champions? -[Heyman] Hey. Whoa, whoa. 115 00:06:52,445 --> 00:06:54,748 Stop, stop. 116 00:06:56,149 --> 00:06:59,019 [crowd booing] 117 00:07:03,924 --> 00:07:04,924 Hi. 118 00:07:05,625 --> 00:07:10,697 Um… Pardon the interruption, but I have been calling 119 00:07:10,763 --> 00:07:14,267 and texting and e-mailing you. 120 00:07:14,334 --> 00:07:17,837 I have left messages with your executive assistants, 121 00:07:17,904 --> 00:07:20,407 I have left messages with your wife, 122 00:07:20,472 --> 00:07:23,143 I have left messages with your servants. 123 00:07:23,209 --> 00:07:27,380 I don't know what it takes to get a reply from you. 124 00:07:27,447 --> 00:07:31,650 I understand how busy you are, 125 00:07:31,717 --> 00:07:34,654 but I have, sir, 126 00:07:34,721 --> 00:07:38,191 a desperate need to speak with you. 127 00:07:38,590 --> 00:07:43,296 I didn't want it to be here in public, 128 00:07:44,229 --> 00:07:47,467 in your ring, face-to-face, 129 00:07:48,301 --> 00:07:52,772 but I have a really serious problem 130 00:07:52,839 --> 00:07:55,542 with what you're considering to be best for business. 131 00:07:55,909 --> 00:07:57,710 Paul, Paul, first of all… 132 00:08:00,246 --> 00:08:02,582 You all right? You look terrible. 133 00:08:02,649 --> 00:08:04,217 [crowd laughing] 134 00:08:04,284 --> 00:08:06,119 [Triple H] When's the last time you've slept? 135 00:08:07,854 --> 00:08:09,054 Paul, you need-- 136 00:08:11,791 --> 00:08:13,960 When's the last time you've showered? 137 00:08:15,561 --> 00:08:17,530 What is wrong with you? You're falling apart, man. 138 00:08:17,597 --> 00:08:18,597 You're a wreck. 139 00:08:19,698 --> 00:08:21,200 Of course I'm a wreck! I-- 140 00:08:25,972 --> 00:08:27,539 I apologize. I-- 141 00:08:27,873 --> 00:08:30,777 No one should ever raise their voice to a man in your position, 142 00:08:31,411 --> 00:08:34,948 and I apologize to you, especially on this, 143 00:08:35,015 --> 00:08:39,151 which is the most heavily anticipated Night of Champions in history, 144 00:08:39,218 --> 00:08:41,254 and that goes to your credit, sir. 145 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:45,058 I respect and I admire your vision 146 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:47,494 and your leadership. 147 00:08:47,560 --> 00:08:48,862 But with all due respect, 148 00:08:48,928 --> 00:08:55,468 I think tonight you've made one serious error in judgment. 149 00:08:55,535 --> 00:08:59,805 You put me, a non-athlete, 150 00:08:59,872 --> 00:09:02,509 a middle-aged father of two, 151 00:09:02,574 --> 00:09:04,477 in a hand-- 152 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:06,679 [crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! 153 00:09:06,780 --> 00:09:12,185 CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! 154 00:09:12,419 --> 00:09:17,189 CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! 155 00:09:17,824 --> 00:09:21,728 In a-- in a Handicap Elimination match against a man-- 156 00:09:22,228 --> 00:09:24,497 not just a man, a fighter. 157 00:09:24,564 --> 00:09:28,968 A fighter of such dominance, even your WWE 158 00:09:29,035 --> 00:09:34,841 accepted my branding of him as being The Best in the World. 159 00:09:34,908 --> 00:09:38,545 A fighter that came within an inch 160 00:09:38,611 --> 00:09:41,548 of snapping The Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania. 161 00:09:41,613 --> 00:09:46,853 A fighter that gave Brock Lesnar 162 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,456 all that Brock could handle. 163 00:09:49,521 --> 00:09:55,161 And this man doesn't wanna just wrestle me or grapple me Greco, 164 00:09:55,228 --> 00:09:57,964 this man wants to beat me up. 165 00:09:58,031 --> 00:10:00,333 This man wants to hurt me. 166 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:01,968 This man-- 167 00:10:02,035 --> 00:10:04,370 [crowd cheering] 168 00:10:05,505 --> 00:10:08,241 He wants to give me such a beating 169 00:10:08,341 --> 00:10:12,978 that Paul Heyman will never be seen in WWE again. 170 00:10:13,045 --> 00:10:14,047 And-- 171 00:10:14,113 --> 00:10:16,216 [crowd cheering] 172 00:10:16,983 --> 00:10:18,517 I'm… [stammers] 173 00:10:23,490 --> 00:10:26,226 I'm begging you to do what's best for business. 174 00:10:26,925 --> 00:10:32,265 Please cancel this Handicap Elimination match 175 00:10:32,332 --> 00:10:34,834 with CM Punk. 176 00:10:35,767 --> 00:10:37,770 [crowd booing] 177 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:43,142 [crowd chanting] No! No! No! No! 178 00:10:43,209 --> 00:10:48,113 No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! 179 00:10:48,247 --> 00:10:51,483 No! No! No! No! No! 180 00:10:52,752 --> 00:10:54,254 You make some good points, Paul. 181 00:10:54,319 --> 00:10:56,956 Does this have anything the fact-- to do with the fact 182 00:10:57,023 --> 00:10:59,826 that your match was made into 183 00:10:59,892 --> 00:11:04,597 a No Disqualification Elimination Handicap match? 184 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:05,665 Yes. 185 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:09,468 You've already tried to weasel out of this thing. 186 00:11:09,536 --> 00:11:10,937 I don't see it happening again. 187 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:12,639 But here's the reality, Paul. 188 00:11:12,704 --> 00:11:14,473 There's no reason to be scared. 189 00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:18,077 In this kind of match, quite honestly, 190 00:11:18,144 --> 00:11:20,947 you don't even have to tag in if you don't want to. 191 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:25,351 I mean, just let Curtis Axel here handle CM Punk. 192 00:11:25,418 --> 00:11:28,353 I mean, you believe that Curtis Axel 193 00:11:28,788 --> 00:11:31,024 can handle CM Punk, don't you? 194 00:11:31,089 --> 00:11:33,992 If you-- if you believe in Curtis Axel 195 00:11:34,060 --> 00:11:36,396 like you say you believe in Curtis Axel, 196 00:11:36,462 --> 00:11:38,665 then there's no problem. 197 00:11:39,399 --> 00:11:43,502 You do believe in Curtis Axel, don't you? 198 00:11:44,304 --> 00:11:48,007 [inaudible] 199 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:50,543 My feeling, Paul? 200 00:11:52,312 --> 00:11:53,613 The match stays. 201 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:56,882 [crowd cheering] 202 00:12:00,019 --> 00:12:04,424 Is there-- is there no more honor amongst thieves? I mean-- 203 00:12:10,096 --> 00:12:11,164 What are you doing? 204 00:12:12,832 --> 00:12:14,434 You think this is funny, Hunter? 205 00:12:15,435 --> 00:12:17,536 -[inaudible] -What's wrong with you? 206 00:12:17,804 --> 00:12:20,772 Is this something personal going on here? 207 00:12:22,574 --> 00:12:23,876 I know what it is. 208 00:12:24,843 --> 00:12:26,212 I know what it is. 209 00:12:27,447 --> 00:12:31,150 It's ever since I became-- The first day I became Paul Heyman Guy, 210 00:12:31,217 --> 00:12:35,121 it was May 20th, in Kansas City, 211 00:12:35,688 --> 00:12:37,423 on Monday Night Raw. 212 00:12:38,223 --> 00:12:39,959 I beat you 213 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:42,362 in a match. 214 00:12:42,795 --> 00:12:43,795 That's it, isn't it? 215 00:12:43,863 --> 00:12:47,467 Wow, you actually even remember the date. 216 00:12:47,533 --> 00:12:49,935 -That's impressive. -He's sorry. 217 00:12:50,002 --> 00:12:52,572 No, no. There's an old saying, 218 00:12:52,639 --> 00:12:55,141 "Don't poke the bear," right? 219 00:12:55,208 --> 00:12:57,910 So Paul Heyman brings up a good point earlier 220 00:12:57,977 --> 00:13:00,613 that I made a mistake tonight. 221 00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:03,783 After all, this is Night of Champions 222 00:13:03,849 --> 00:13:04,851 No, no! 223 00:13:04,916 --> 00:13:06,718 -What did you do? What did you do? -[crowd cheering] 224 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:10,656 And if I am mistaken, at Night of Champions, 225 00:13:10,723 --> 00:13:13,959 all championships are defended. 226 00:13:14,026 --> 00:13:16,228 [crowd cheering] 227 00:13:16,295 --> 00:13:18,964 [Triple H] Now, luckily for me, 228 00:13:19,031 --> 00:13:23,069 this is a mistake that I can fix now. 229 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:29,041 See, what I am gonna do right here on September 15th 230 00:13:29,742 --> 00:13:31,511 in Detroit. 231 00:13:31,577 --> 00:13:34,247 [crowd cheering] 232 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:37,650 I am gonna walk back down that aisle, 233 00:13:38,251 --> 00:13:43,823 and you are gonna defend the Intercontinental Championship 234 00:13:43,890 --> 00:13:46,825 against the first person I cross 235 00:13:46,892 --> 00:13:48,761 when I walk back there. 236 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:50,262 And Curtis, 237 00:13:51,030 --> 00:13:52,632 don't go anywhere, 238 00:13:53,031 --> 00:13:56,602 'cause that match is gonna take place right now. 239 00:13:56,669 --> 00:13:58,670 [crowd cheering] 240 00:13:59,771 --> 00:14:01,107 [Michael] Oh, boy. 241 00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:02,942 -["King of Kings" playing] -[JBL laughs] Here we go! 242 00:14:03,009 --> 00:14:06,079 [Michael] The night not starting quite the way Mr. Heyman would like. 243 00:14:06,145 --> 00:14:08,548 [Jerry] I think Curtis Axel let his alligator mouth 244 00:14:08,613 --> 00:14:10,183 overload his hummingbird rear end. 245 00:14:10,248 --> 00:14:13,553 [JBL] All Triple H is doing is what's best for business. 246 00:14:13,618 --> 00:14:15,088 [laughing] 247 00:14:18,790 --> 00:14:20,959 [Jerry] Well, the WWE Universe here seems to like it. 248 00:14:21,026 --> 00:14:23,262 Let me, um… Um… 249 00:14:23,963 --> 00:14:27,632 [crowd jeering] 250 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,301 Listen, it can't be that bad, right? 251 00:14:29,368 --> 00:14:31,503 Ladies and gentlemen, at this juncture, 252 00:14:31,570 --> 00:14:36,809 I would like to inform you that this Intercontinental Championship match 253 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:39,812 is being contested under protest 254 00:14:39,878 --> 00:14:43,415 by my client, Curtis Axel. 255 00:14:44,183 --> 00:14:46,919 [crowd booing] 256 00:14:47,019 --> 00:14:48,488 [Michael] Who's he gonna protest to? 257 00:14:49,856 --> 00:14:51,357 [Jerry] Next, he'll file a grievance. 258 00:14:52,257 --> 00:14:54,894 -Of all people. You know-- -I can't handle this. 259 00:14:54,961 --> 00:14:56,661 -You know how he gets. [JBL] You think he'd be subpoenaed? 260 00:14:56,728 --> 00:14:58,930 [Jerry] Who do you think Triple H is just gonna come across back there? 261 00:14:58,997 --> 00:14:59,998 ["S.O.S." playing] 262 00:15:00,065 --> 00:15:01,300 -[crowd cheering] -[inaudible] 263 00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:03,269 -[JBL] Uh-oh. [chuckling] -[Michael] Oh, yeah! 264 00:15:03,803 --> 00:15:05,103 ♪ SOS ♪ 265 00:15:05,505 --> 00:15:07,473 ♪ I hear them shoutin' ♪ 266 00:15:08,608 --> 00:15:10,175 ♪ SOS ♪ 267 00:15:10,242 --> 00:15:13,378 ♪ I hear them cryin', everybody ♪ 268 00:15:13,846 --> 00:15:15,381 ♪ You woke up in a bad-man place… ♪ 269 00:15:15,515 --> 00:15:17,817 [Michael] This is not good news for Curtis Axel, 270 00:15:17,884 --> 00:15:21,053 'cause, guys, you recall over the past couple of weeks, 271 00:15:21,154 --> 00:15:25,891 Kofi Kingston owns a couple of victories over Curtis Axel, 272 00:15:25,958 --> 00:15:29,060 -including a pinfall win. -[Jerry laughing] 273 00:15:29,161 --> 00:15:32,064 [Michael] So tonight, it's for the Intercontinental Championship, 274 00:15:32,131 --> 00:15:34,967 and Paul Heyman is beside himself. 275 00:15:35,133 --> 00:15:37,103 [Jerry] It looks like he suddenly got sick to his stomach. 276 00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:38,570 He may lose his lunch here. 277 00:15:39,137 --> 00:15:40,939 ♪ I hear them callin' ♪ 278 00:15:42,007 --> 00:15:43,810 ♪ SOS ♪ 279 00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:45,711 ♪ I hear them shoutin' ♪ 280 00:15:47,012 --> 00:15:48,514 ♪ SOS ♪ 281 00:15:48,580 --> 00:15:50,716 ♪ I hear them cryin' ♪ 282 00:15:51,818 --> 00:15:53,453 ♪ SOS ♪ 283 00:15:53,519 --> 00:15:55,420 ♪ I hear them callin' ♪ 284 00:15:58,024 --> 00:15:59,959 [music concludes] 285 00:16:00,992 --> 00:16:02,728 [inaudible] 286 00:16:02,795 --> 00:16:04,163 [bell ringing] 287 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,368 [crowd chanting] Kofi! Kofi! Kofi! 288 00:16:10,569 --> 00:16:13,072 Kofi! Kofi! Kofi! 289 00:16:13,305 --> 00:16:16,175 Kofi! Kofi! Kofi! 290 00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:18,210 Kofi! Kofi! 291 00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:20,746 [Michael] What a critical matchup for both of these men. 292 00:16:20,813 --> 00:16:23,315 Kofi Kingston battling for the Intercontinental Championship, 293 00:16:23,382 --> 00:16:26,117 Curtis Axel battling to build momentum 294 00:16:26,185 --> 00:16:29,521 toward the Two-on-One Elimination matchup later tonight versus Punk. 295 00:16:30,323 --> 00:16:32,757 [JBL] Well, you gotta be prepared when opportunity knocks. 296 00:16:32,824 --> 00:16:34,894 A huge opportunity for Kofi Kingston. 297 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,429 [Michael] You know, we mentioned Chris Jericho 298 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:39,064 has won the Intercontinental Championship a record eight times. 299 00:16:39,131 --> 00:16:41,233 A victory tonight for Kofi Kingston 300 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:45,704 would mean he would hold the Intercontinental title for five times. 301 00:16:46,472 --> 00:16:49,876 [Jerry] Yeah, Kofi Kingston has been a great Intercontinental Champion, 302 00:16:49,942 --> 00:16:52,144 and nothing more in the world 303 00:16:52,210 --> 00:16:55,680 that would please this young man more than to do it again here tonight. 304 00:16:55,747 --> 00:16:58,584 [JBL] And, King, he's had Curtis Axel numbered recently. 305 00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:01,621 [Michael] Curtis Axel, of course, won the Intercontinental title 306 00:17:02,154 --> 00:17:03,622 back on Father's Day. 307 00:17:04,857 --> 00:17:06,459 Here's the cover by Kofi Kingston. 308 00:17:06,525 --> 00:17:08,761 Rather appropriate since we mentioned his father, 309 00:17:08,828 --> 00:17:10,148 the late, great Mr. Perfect, 310 00:17:10,337 --> 00:17:12,499 one of the great all-time Intercontinental champs. 311 00:17:13,098 --> 00:17:15,768 [Jerry] Can you imagine Kofi Kingston just being here tonight, 312 00:17:16,234 --> 00:17:18,236 not even knowing if he was gonna compete or anything, 313 00:17:18,303 --> 00:17:21,874 and suddenly, he's in a match for the Intercontinental title. 314 00:17:22,608 --> 00:17:25,377 [Michael] I'd like to thank you for joining us tonight on pay-per-view 315 00:17:25,444 --> 00:17:28,714 and all over the world in places like the United Kingdom on Sky Box Office, 316 00:17:28,781 --> 00:17:30,316 Australia on Main Event, 317 00:17:30,383 --> 00:17:32,418 Spain on Priso TV and Uno, 318 00:17:32,885 --> 00:17:36,022 and in the Middle East on Abu Dhabi TV and OSN. 319 00:17:36,088 --> 00:17:38,823 -[group 1 chanting] Let's go, Kofi! -[group 2 chanting] Let's go, Axel! 320 00:17:38,957 --> 00:17:41,928 -[group 1] Let's go, Kofi! -[group 2] Let's go, Axel! 321 00:17:41,994 --> 00:17:44,764 -[group 1] Let's go, Kofi! -[group 2] Let's go, Axel! 322 00:17:44,830 --> 00:17:46,632 [Michael] And there's Kingston, up over the top. 323 00:17:51,102 --> 00:17:52,871 And Curtis Axel gonna take a breather. 324 00:17:52,938 --> 00:17:55,441 [Jerry] Well, Curtis has been a little cautious, and I don't blame him. 325 00:17:55,508 --> 00:17:56,609 A lot at stake here. 326 00:17:58,610 --> 00:18:00,346 [JBL] The pressure's always on Curtis Axel. 327 00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:03,883 I mean, Curtis Axel's not only defending his championship impromptu, 328 00:18:03,950 --> 00:18:06,351 he knew nothing about it, but think about what he's got coming up 329 00:18:06,418 --> 00:18:08,821 with "The Best in the World" CM Punk, 330 00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:12,124 and trying to take care of his meal ticket, Paul Heyman. 331 00:18:12,191 --> 00:18:14,126 [Jerry] Yeah, the pressure's on Paul Heyman as well. 332 00:18:14,193 --> 00:18:16,729 [JBL] You better believe it, you can look at him and smell him. 333 00:18:16,796 --> 00:18:19,365 [Michael] Yeah, I'd like one of you guys to answer Triple H's question. 334 00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:23,168 Does Paul Heyman have faith that Axel can beat Punk later tonight? 335 00:18:23,235 --> 00:18:27,340 [Jerry] I don't know. I could just judge by the look on Paul Heyman's face. 336 00:18:27,406 --> 00:18:29,675 He didn't look-- it was not a look of confidence. 337 00:18:29,742 --> 00:18:32,678 It was not a look of-- like he was secure 338 00:18:32,745 --> 00:18:35,181 in the fact that nothing bad was gonna happen to him tonight. 339 00:18:35,246 --> 00:18:37,183 [JBL] Hey, pressure makes diamonds. 340 00:18:37,249 --> 00:18:38,351 It also breaks bones. 341 00:18:39,150 --> 00:18:40,152 [Jerry] Oh, look out. 342 00:18:40,219 --> 00:18:42,321 [JBL] You don't know how people are gonna respond to it. 343 00:18:43,089 --> 00:18:45,491 [Michael] And Kofi Kingston looking to wear out Axel 344 00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:48,360 who doesn't quite seem to be in this, at least mentally, 345 00:18:48,894 --> 00:18:50,796 in the early going as Kingston-- 346 00:18:50,863 --> 00:18:54,500 [JBL] Well, you prepare like crazy for a guy like CM Punk. 347 00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:55,568 [Michael] Oh, man! 348 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:57,235 [crowd cheering] 349 00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:59,271 [Michael] And again, Axel needs a time out. 350 00:19:00,706 --> 00:19:03,075 [JBL] And all of a sudden, Curtis Axel thinks it's a way's away 351 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:05,444 from the match with Punk, he gets in there with Kofi Kingston. 352 00:19:05,511 --> 00:19:07,146 -Don't worry about it, Paul -One! 353 00:19:07,213 --> 00:19:08,246 You gotta turn this around. 354 00:19:09,115 --> 00:19:11,550 [Michael] And John, you notice the way Curtis Axel 355 00:19:11,650 --> 00:19:12,784 is favoring his leg. 356 00:19:12,851 --> 00:19:15,721 Axel can ill afford an injury in this match tonight 357 00:19:15,788 --> 00:19:17,490 with the Punk match looming. 358 00:19:17,556 --> 00:19:18,557 [Jerry] Whoa. 359 00:19:18,624 --> 00:19:20,059 [Michael] Again, that leg giving way. 360 00:19:20,126 --> 00:19:22,461 And Kofi Kingston caught him right on the jaw. 361 00:19:22,528 --> 00:19:23,529 Flushed by Kofi. 362 00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:25,831 Cover, for the Intercontinental Championship, 363 00:19:25,898 --> 00:19:27,332 and a kickout at two. 364 00:19:27,399 --> 00:19:30,101 [JBL] But even if Curtis Axel comes out of this without an injury, 365 00:19:30,168 --> 00:19:33,873 think about all the energy he expends in this match with Kofi Kingston. 366 00:19:33,938 --> 00:19:34,940 [Jerry] Exactly. 367 00:19:35,707 --> 00:19:38,476 [JBL] And he's got a guy who's the longest-reigning WWE Champion 368 00:19:38,543 --> 00:19:40,646 in the modern era and CM Punk waiting on him? 369 00:19:40,713 --> 00:19:42,014 [Jerry] And just imagine this. 370 00:19:42,081 --> 00:19:46,318 Think about what would happen if Curtis Axel actually loses this match 371 00:19:46,385 --> 00:19:50,322 and the title to Kofi Kingston going into that big match… 372 00:19:50,389 --> 00:19:51,924 -[Michael] Nice dropkick. -[Jerry] …later on with CM Punk. 373 00:19:51,991 --> 00:19:55,161 [JBL] Looked like his daddy right there. "Better than Perfect," he says. 374 00:19:55,226 --> 00:19:57,296 -[Jerry] Oh, watch out here. Ow. -[Michael] And there's Kofi. 375 00:19:58,496 --> 00:20:00,832 And Axel buys himself a little bit of time. 376 00:20:01,466 --> 00:20:02,501 Remember that. 377 00:20:03,002 --> 00:20:05,638 [JBL] Paul Heyman's not doing a lot of coaching right now. 378 00:20:05,705 --> 00:20:07,473 [Jerry] Paul Heyman's walking around the ring. 379 00:20:09,041 --> 00:20:10,275 Waddling around the ring. 380 00:20:11,677 --> 00:20:14,046 [Michael] You know, Triple H alluded to it as well, 381 00:20:14,113 --> 00:20:16,749 and we heard about it exclusively on the kickoff show… 382 00:20:17,983 --> 00:20:18,984 [Jerry] Well… 383 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:22,388 [Michael] …that the Axel/Heyman match with Punk 384 00:20:22,455 --> 00:20:24,924 was gonna be no disqualification now later tonight. 385 00:20:24,990 --> 00:20:26,591 [Jerry] Oh, this cannot be good for Kofi. 386 00:20:26,658 --> 00:20:28,527 -[Michael] Kingston-- oh, look at this. -[Jerry] Look at that. 387 00:20:28,594 --> 00:20:31,996 [Michael] Great leaping off the top by Kofi as he takes out the champion! 388 00:20:32,063 --> 00:20:33,165 [Jerry] Oh, my gosh. 389 00:20:33,866 --> 00:20:35,701 [crowd cheering] 390 00:20:37,002 --> 00:20:39,105 [Jerry] Oh, Heyman just shakes his head. 391 00:20:39,171 --> 00:20:41,340 I don't know if it's disbelief or disgust. 392 00:20:41,407 --> 00:20:44,076 [Michael] Well, it's almost like he's in shock out here, Mr. Heyman. 393 00:20:44,143 --> 00:20:45,945 [JBL] Well, you can imagine. You-- 394 00:20:46,011 --> 00:20:47,446 -[Michael] And look at Kingston. -[Jerry] There's a cover. 395 00:20:47,513 --> 00:20:48,947 [Michael] Is it enough to take the title away? 396 00:20:49,014 --> 00:20:50,182 And a two-count. 397 00:20:50,649 --> 00:20:53,085 [Jerry] Can we take one more look at Kofi Kingston's move here? 398 00:20:53,152 --> 00:20:54,854 Look at this. Climb the steps, 399 00:20:54,919 --> 00:20:56,989 climb the ropes, and then whoo-hoo, 400 00:20:57,056 --> 00:20:59,492 look at this leap right onto Curtis Axel. 401 00:20:59,558 --> 00:21:02,928 [JBL] You can imagine. Your client, Curtis Axel, is not only in a title match 402 00:21:03,028 --> 00:21:05,063 which he is losing at right now, 403 00:21:05,130 --> 00:21:08,501 but you've got another match with CM Punk that Paul Heyman 404 00:21:08,567 --> 00:21:10,002 has to depend on Curtis Axel. 405 00:21:10,069 --> 00:21:12,037 [Michael] Oh, and Axel, Great moves. 406 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:13,172 [Jerry] Yeah. 407 00:21:14,340 --> 00:21:18,144 Maybe he might be able to depend on Curtis pulling off a move like that 408 00:21:18,610 --> 00:21:19,779 in the CM Punk match. 409 00:21:21,179 --> 00:21:23,482 Curtis, out of there now, let's go! Come on, get up! 410 00:21:23,549 --> 00:21:26,284 -One, two, three! -[Michael] Axel begins to punish Kingston. 411 00:21:26,485 --> 00:21:29,687 [Jerry] And you can't go to the well once too often with a guy like Curtis Axel. 412 00:21:30,089 --> 00:21:32,558 I mean, Paul Heyman has read everybody's book. 413 00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:33,993 -Oh. -[Michael] Oh, man. 414 00:21:34,059 --> 00:21:35,127 [Jerry] Almost broke him in half. 415 00:21:35,194 --> 00:21:37,663 [JBL] And there's a reason that Curtis Axel is the chosen one. 416 00:21:37,730 --> 00:21:39,631 [Michael] Is that enough here to put away Kingston? 417 00:21:39,697 --> 00:21:40,698 Chosen by who? 418 00:21:40,765 --> 00:21:41,767 [JBL] Paul Heyman. 419 00:21:42,967 --> 00:21:43,969 What do you mean, chosen by who? 420 00:21:44,035 --> 00:21:46,938 Paul Heyman had his pick of the entire WWE roster. 421 00:21:47,473 --> 00:21:49,207 Who wouldn't wanna be with Paul Heyman? 422 00:21:49,274 --> 00:21:50,609 -[Jerry] Me. -[JBL] His last four clients 423 00:21:50,676 --> 00:21:52,144 have been world champions. 424 00:21:52,211 --> 00:21:53,546 -Besides you. -[Jerry chuckles] Oh. 425 00:21:53,611 --> 00:21:54,947 [referee] Curtis, come on. Hey! 426 00:21:56,048 --> 00:21:57,550 [Jerry] Judging from what Triple H smelled-- 427 00:21:57,616 --> 00:22:00,485 or said about Paul Heyman earlier, nobody's gonna want to be with him. 428 00:22:00,553 --> 00:22:02,754 [Michael] Well, Heyman's tried to do everything to get out of this match. 429 00:22:02,822 --> 00:22:05,456 Monday night on Raw, he even feigned an injury. 430 00:22:07,659 --> 00:22:09,794 [JBL] King, you're still mad at Paul Heyman and Austin Idol 431 00:22:09,861 --> 00:22:11,563 for shaving your head several years ago. 432 00:22:11,629 --> 00:22:12,630 [Jerry] You're right. 433 00:22:13,365 --> 00:22:14,767 Oh, look at that face. 434 00:22:14,833 --> 00:22:16,702 I'm gonna go as him for Halloween. 435 00:22:18,537 --> 00:22:20,406 [Michael] What? Are you gonna wear a balloon on your head? 436 00:22:21,139 --> 00:22:22,374 Oh. 437 00:22:23,042 --> 00:22:26,345 [Jerry] Kofi Kingston trying desperately to get out of that grip. 438 00:22:31,015 --> 00:22:32,952 -Oh, man. -[Michael] And again, Axel-- 439 00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:35,620 -[JBL] That's a throw. -[Michael] Great throw by Axel. 440 00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:38,724 And here's the cover. Is it enough to put Kingston away? 441 00:22:38,890 --> 00:22:40,860 Well, the rally by Kofi. Not enough. 442 00:22:41,694 --> 00:22:43,762 Near-fall for the Intercontinental Champion, 443 00:22:43,829 --> 00:22:47,566 first match of the night here in Detroit at Night of Champions. 444 00:22:47,633 --> 00:22:49,969 [Jerry] I think Kofi landed right on the back of his head 445 00:22:50,436 --> 00:22:52,771 with that throw from Curtis Axel. 446 00:22:52,838 --> 00:22:54,306 He's still a little loopy in there. 447 00:22:55,541 --> 00:22:56,675 [JBL] All that hair will help him. 448 00:22:56,742 --> 00:22:58,043 [referee] Come on, Kofi, huh. 449 00:22:58,110 --> 00:23:00,111 [Jerry] And that lack of hair may help Heyman. 450 00:23:00,178 --> 00:23:01,914 [Michael] And Heyman seems to like the aggression 451 00:23:01,981 --> 00:23:03,349 that Axel's showing here. 452 00:23:05,583 --> 00:23:08,587 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 453 00:23:11,756 --> 00:23:15,961 [Jerry] We're gonna watch once again where Kofi was thrown on his head. 454 00:23:16,061 --> 00:23:17,062 Oh. 455 00:23:18,364 --> 00:23:20,032 [Michael] And Kofi trying to fight back, former-- 456 00:23:20,099 --> 00:23:22,635 [Jerry] It's gonna take a while to shake the cobwebs out after that. 457 00:23:23,668 --> 00:23:26,504 [Michael] Kofi looking to pick up the pace to his advantage. 458 00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:28,974 Oh, and he got caught by a wicked clothesline. 459 00:23:29,475 --> 00:23:31,110 [JBL] That looked more like a right hand. 460 00:23:31,176 --> 00:23:33,646 [Michael] And again, shoots the half into the cover, hooks the leg. 461 00:23:33,712 --> 00:23:34,980 Is it enough to put Kingston away? 462 00:23:35,047 --> 00:23:38,417 And kickout at two by the challenger. 463 00:23:38,484 --> 00:23:40,386 [JBL] More like something Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns 464 00:23:40,452 --> 00:23:42,120 right here in Detroit would throw. 465 00:23:46,024 --> 00:23:47,293 -[referee] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! -[screams] 466 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:48,527 -[Jerry] Whoa! -Curtis, come on! 467 00:23:48,593 --> 00:23:50,763 -[Jerry] Did he just walk on Kofi's face? -Stay out of his eyes. 468 00:23:51,664 --> 00:23:54,899 [crowd chanting] Kofi! Kofi! Kofi! 469 00:23:55,501 --> 00:23:57,303 -[JBL] There's a face for you. -[Jerry] Not again. 470 00:23:57,468 --> 00:24:01,674 -[speaking indistinctly] -[crowd chanting] Kofi! Kofi! Kofi! Kofi! 471 00:24:01,740 --> 00:24:04,208 [Michael] WWE fans firmly behind the challenger. 472 00:24:05,410 --> 00:24:07,312 [Jerry] Heyman looks like somebody's been walking on his face. 473 00:24:07,379 --> 00:24:09,915 We heard him say he has not slept-- 474 00:24:09,982 --> 00:24:12,618 -[Michael] Shaved. -[Jerry] And I think he hasn't showered. 475 00:24:12,685 --> 00:24:13,819 Off the hair. 476 00:24:14,986 --> 00:24:16,889 [Jerry] He looks like an unmade bed. Look at him. 477 00:24:19,825 --> 00:24:21,126 Whoa! 478 00:24:21,193 --> 00:24:22,695 [Michael] Again, Axel quickly to the cover. 479 00:24:22,761 --> 00:24:24,495 -Is it enough to put Kingston away? -[referee] One, two! 480 00:24:24,562 --> 00:24:26,598 [Michael] And Kofi's hanging in this thing. 481 00:24:26,665 --> 00:24:29,601 [Jerry] Yeah, that's about all you can say for Kofi right now. 482 00:24:30,569 --> 00:24:34,206 Curtis Axel is really in command of this match at the moment. 483 00:24:36,341 --> 00:24:37,775 He's got Kofi right where he wants him. 484 00:24:37,876 --> 00:24:39,211 -Look at this roll through. -[JBL] Wow. 485 00:24:40,111 --> 00:24:42,114 [Jerry] Bet that does put some pressure on your neck. 486 00:24:45,016 --> 00:24:46,284 [JBL] He's been targeting that head of Kofi 487 00:24:46,351 --> 00:24:47,852 ever since he threw him on it. 488 00:24:50,054 --> 00:24:53,125 [Jerry] Once again, trying to build up a little head of steam. Whoa, ducked that. 489 00:24:54,158 --> 00:24:55,593 -[chuckling] -[Michael] Oh, man. 490 00:24:55,660 --> 00:24:57,029 And Kofi, look at this! 491 00:24:57,096 --> 00:24:59,365 -[Jerry] Yes! -[Michael] Planting Axel. 492 00:25:00,264 --> 00:25:02,467 But can Kofi take advantage? 493 00:25:04,168 --> 00:25:05,471 [JBL] Cover him, Kofi. 494 00:25:06,004 --> 00:25:07,172 Come on, Kofi. 495 00:25:07,239 --> 00:25:09,441 You can be a five-time Intercontinental Champion. 496 00:25:10,476 --> 00:25:11,976 -[referee] Four! -[Michael] And even more importantly, 497 00:25:12,043 --> 00:25:13,712 -you can make Heyman sweat even more. -[JBL] I wanna-- 498 00:25:13,779 --> 00:25:16,181 I agree, Michael, I would love to see Heyman's face 499 00:25:16,247 --> 00:25:17,515 if Kofi wins this thing. 500 00:25:17,582 --> 00:25:19,051 -[Jerry] You don't wanna-- -[JBL] Oh, my God. 501 00:25:19,118 --> 00:25:21,787 [Jerry] You don't wanna read the lips of Paul Heyman. 502 00:25:22,321 --> 00:25:24,656 I don't think what he has to say right now is-- 503 00:25:24,723 --> 00:25:27,158 [JBL] It'd be like Terry-- it'd be Terry Bradshaw. 504 00:25:27,226 --> 00:25:28,527 [Jerry] Yeah-- oh. 505 00:25:29,194 --> 00:25:30,729 [Michael] And here's Kingston, look at this. 506 00:25:30,829 --> 00:25:31,929 Kofi off the dropkick, 507 00:25:31,996 --> 00:25:34,533 and now Kofi trying to pick up the pace, build momentum here. 508 00:25:34,933 --> 00:25:37,803 -The quicker pace will favor Kingston. -[Jerry] Uh-oh. 509 00:25:40,806 --> 00:25:42,774 -[grunts] -[Jerry] Oh, man. 510 00:25:43,976 --> 00:25:46,845 Curtis Axel ran right into two big boots. And here comes Kofi again! 511 00:25:46,945 --> 00:25:49,681 [Michael] Crossbody lateral press, hook of the leg, for the title. 512 00:25:49,747 --> 00:25:51,617 -And a kickout at two. -[Jerry] He got it! Oh, he didn't get it. 513 00:25:51,683 --> 00:25:53,418 [Michael] A near-fall for the challenger. 514 00:25:54,218 --> 00:25:56,822 [Jerry] And a near-- Oh, I had one of those. 515 00:25:56,889 --> 00:25:59,792 [Michael] Heyman's now resorted to muttering to himself. 516 00:25:59,858 --> 00:26:01,326 [JBL] It's been one year 517 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:03,762 since I came back at Night of Champions last year, King, 518 00:26:03,829 --> 00:26:05,297 because you did have one of those. 519 00:26:05,931 --> 00:26:07,131 [Jerry] I know. 520 00:26:07,198 --> 00:26:09,568 [JBL] They said, "King's dead, you've gotta come fill in for him." 521 00:26:09,901 --> 00:26:11,570 Here comes the momentum of Kofi. 522 00:26:13,371 --> 00:26:15,441 -Boom! Boom! -[crowd] Boom! Boom! 523 00:26:15,506 --> 00:26:17,341 [Michael] Kofi Kingston Boom Drop. 524 00:26:19,144 --> 00:26:23,314 Kingston could be closing in on his fifth Intercontinental title. 525 00:26:23,381 --> 00:26:25,451 [crowd cheering] 526 00:26:25,516 --> 00:26:26,918 [JBL] What a night for this young man 527 00:26:26,985 --> 00:26:29,221 that he knew nothing about when he got here. 528 00:26:29,288 --> 00:26:31,590 [crowd] Boom! Boom! 529 00:26:31,657 --> 00:26:34,025 [Michael] Kofi Kingston trying to set up the champion here. 530 00:26:34,092 --> 00:26:35,726 Axel trying to make it to his feet. 531 00:26:35,793 --> 00:26:37,663 Kingston looking for Trouble in Paradise. 532 00:26:40,466 --> 00:26:42,301 -[Jerry] Here it comes! -[Michael] And Kingston misses. 533 00:26:42,967 --> 00:26:45,070 -[Jerry] Took too long. -[Michael] Axel. 534 00:26:46,338 --> 00:26:48,573 Back it up, let's go. Curtis, that's enough. 535 00:26:49,108 --> 00:26:50,676 That's enough, I said. Come on. 536 00:26:50,742 --> 00:26:53,212 [Jerry] Curtis Axel driving that shoulder of his 537 00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:55,481 into the midsection of Kofi Kingston. 538 00:26:55,547 --> 00:26:57,983 [Michael] Yeah, but Axel's been through some battle here tonight. 539 00:26:58,082 --> 00:26:59,384 -Kingston catches him. -[Jerry] Oh! 540 00:27:00,953 --> 00:27:02,154 That'll put your lights out. 541 00:27:04,389 --> 00:27:05,890 -Oh, and-- -[Michael] Oh, wow, 542 00:27:05,957 --> 00:27:07,726 -Axel right to the gut. -[JBL] Wow! 543 00:27:07,793 --> 00:27:10,428 [Michael] Great move by the Intercontinental Champion. 544 00:27:10,495 --> 00:27:12,130 -The cover. -One, two. 545 00:27:12,563 --> 00:27:13,799 [Michael] And Kingston stays in it. 546 00:27:14,867 --> 00:27:16,235 [Jerry chuckling] 547 00:27:16,601 --> 00:27:19,103 If Heyman had any hair, he'd be pulling it out right now. 548 00:27:20,572 --> 00:27:23,108 Watch this amazing move by Curtis Axel. 549 00:27:23,175 --> 00:27:24,176 Look at that. 550 00:27:25,110 --> 00:27:27,513 How did Kofi Kingston survive that? 551 00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:32,317 [Michael] The longer this match goes, 552 00:27:33,217 --> 00:27:35,353 the worse it is for Heyman later on tonight. 553 00:27:35,419 --> 00:27:37,755 [JBL] CM Punk has to be loving every second of this. 554 00:27:40,893 --> 00:27:44,463 [Jerry] Yeah, even if-- even if Curtis Axel comes out of this unscathed, 555 00:27:44,530 --> 00:27:45,597 he's still gonna be worn out. 556 00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:46,798 [JBL] Here we go. 557 00:27:46,865 --> 00:27:48,266 [Jerry] Be exhausted. Oh! 558 00:27:48,867 --> 00:27:49,868 [Michael] Uh-oh, Kingston 559 00:27:52,838 --> 00:27:54,639 -Ducks underneath. Great move by Kofi. -[Jerry] Whoa! 560 00:27:54,773 --> 00:27:56,774 [Michael] Is it enough? Is it enough here for Kofi? 561 00:27:56,908 --> 00:27:57,976 Axel at two. 562 00:27:59,043 --> 00:28:00,611 -[Jerry laughing] Paul Heyman… -[Michael] Oh. 563 00:28:00,678 --> 00:28:02,214 [Jerry] …can't believe what he's seeing here. 564 00:28:03,215 --> 00:28:06,284 [Michael] And Axel who just plowed right over Kofi Kingston. 565 00:28:06,351 --> 00:28:08,352 And another near-fall for the champion. 566 00:28:10,188 --> 00:28:14,326 Exhilarating matchup to start here tonight on Night of Champs. 567 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:16,328 -And look at this. -One, two. 568 00:28:16,395 --> 00:28:19,164 [JBL] We now have every championship on the line. 569 00:28:21,033 --> 00:28:23,601 [Jerry] This shows you what these guys think of these titles. 570 00:28:23,668 --> 00:28:26,871 Look how these two men are battling for the Intercontinental Championship. 571 00:28:26,938 --> 00:28:29,274 [Michael] About a dozen WWE Hall of Famers 572 00:28:29,341 --> 00:28:31,342 that held the Intercontinental title over the years. 573 00:28:39,351 --> 00:28:42,087 Oh, Kofi went for the SOS, Axel countered, 574 00:28:42,221 --> 00:28:43,655 Kofi missed Trouble in Paradise. 575 00:28:44,089 --> 00:28:47,059 Curtis Axel now may have Kofi Kingston right where he wants him. 576 00:28:48,659 --> 00:28:49,660 [Jerry] No. 577 00:28:49,727 --> 00:28:51,562 [Michael] And Kingston, S.O.S.! 578 00:28:51,629 --> 00:28:53,932 -He's beaten Axel like this before. -[JBL] What, has he got him? 579 00:28:53,999 --> 00:28:56,968 [Michael] Did he get him? Did he get him? No, two and half. 580 00:28:57,269 --> 00:28:58,270 [Jerry] Are you kidding me! 581 00:28:58,337 --> 00:29:00,805 [Michael] Two and a half. What a near-fall for Kingston. 582 00:29:02,241 --> 00:29:04,208 [Jerry] How did Curtis Axel kick out of that? 583 00:29:06,110 --> 00:29:09,481 Oh, and Kofi knows he was so, so close. 584 00:29:10,782 --> 00:29:14,052 [JBL] So close to his fifth Intercontinental Championship. 585 00:29:14,119 --> 00:29:16,053 [Jerry] Yeah, loosen that tie, Paulrus. 586 00:29:17,289 --> 00:29:19,057 -[JBL] Paulrus! -[Jerry chuckling] Yeah. 587 00:29:19,124 --> 00:29:21,326 [Michael] How in the world did Axel kick out-- Oh! 588 00:29:25,330 --> 00:29:27,366 [JBL] Axel's a champion, that's why. 589 00:29:27,698 --> 00:29:31,003 He's the chosen one. Paul Heyman chose him for a reason. 590 00:29:32,504 --> 00:29:33,739 -Whoa! -[Michael] Uh-oh. 591 00:29:34,740 --> 00:29:35,741 Don't know what's gonna happen here. 592 00:29:35,807 --> 00:29:37,908 -Something's gotta give. -[Jerry] I don't know. Curtis has him. 593 00:29:38,476 --> 00:29:40,712 [Michael] Something's gotta give. Look at Kofi, look at Kofi. 594 00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:42,714 Oh, and he got hung up on the top rope. 595 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:46,051 [JBL] Terrific counter by Curtis Axel. 596 00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:47,619 [Michael] And is that enough for Axel here? 597 00:29:47,718 --> 00:29:49,353 [JBL] This could be it. Here we go. 598 00:29:49,420 --> 00:29:51,555 -Ball game. -[Michael] Oh, no. Ow. 599 00:29:51,622 --> 00:29:52,823 [JBL] Wow, did he plant him. 600 00:29:53,391 --> 00:29:56,328 -[Michael] That's it, cover by Axel. -One, two, three. 601 00:29:56,395 --> 00:29:57,963 [Michael] And he retains the Intercontinental title… 602 00:29:58,062 --> 00:29:59,531 -[bell ringing] -[Michael] …after a great match 603 00:29:59,598 --> 00:30:00,765 from a game Kingston. 604 00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:02,768 [Justin] The winner of this match 605 00:30:02,900 --> 00:30:06,638 and still Intercontinental Champion, 606 00:30:06,705 --> 00:30:09,274 Curtis Axel. 607 00:30:09,341 --> 00:30:10,876 [JBL] Hey, kudos to Curtis Axel. 608 00:30:10,942 --> 00:30:14,413 Kudos to Kofi Kingston for kicking off the pay-per-view in a championship way, 609 00:30:14,478 --> 00:30:16,814 but Curtis Axel still has to go out there 610 00:30:16,881 --> 00:30:20,217 against "The Best in the World" CM Punk. 611 00:30:20,284 --> 00:30:21,352 [Jerry] Yeah, you're right about that. 612 00:30:21,419 --> 00:30:25,223 I mean, you've got to admit, Curtis Axel expended a lot of energy. 613 00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:27,458 It's got to take something out of him, 614 00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:30,095 but he also gained a lot of confidence with that victory. 615 00:30:30,161 --> 00:30:32,764 [Michael] And guys, let's not forget about the breaking news we heard 616 00:30:32,831 --> 00:30:35,567 about on the Night of Champions kickoff show. 617 00:30:35,634 --> 00:30:37,636 That Two-on-One Handicap Elimination matchup 618 00:30:37,703 --> 00:30:39,905 between those two men and CM Punk later on tonight 619 00:30:39,971 --> 00:30:44,342 will now be contested under No Disqualification rules. 620 00:30:44,408 --> 00:30:47,245 [Jerry] Yeah, Paul Heyman almost fainted when he found that out. 621 00:30:49,514 --> 00:30:51,015 What a great match we witnessed. 622 00:30:51,082 --> 00:30:52,583 And we thought-- right at this point, 623 00:30:52,650 --> 00:30:55,486 I thought Kofi Kingston had won this thing. 624 00:30:56,487 --> 00:30:58,122 Look at that. Oh, man. 625 00:30:59,291 --> 00:31:00,524 No! 626 00:31:00,591 --> 00:31:04,995 [Jerry] But you got to watch-- Right here is where Curtis, oh, turns things around, 627 00:31:05,062 --> 00:31:07,366 dropping Kofi across that top rope. 628 00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:10,968 And then he planted Kingston, ow! 629 00:31:12,838 --> 00:31:17,109 [Michael] Watch how Paul Heyman reacts to the victory by Curtis Axel. 630 00:31:18,176 --> 00:31:19,410 [bell ringing] 631 00:31:19,477 --> 00:31:22,848 [Michael] So, for Paul Heyman, he's a bit relieved at this point. 632 00:31:22,914 --> 00:31:25,984 -He's passed the first test. -[Jerry] Is he-- Is he praying or what? 633 00:31:26,051 --> 00:31:29,254 [Michael] But still a huge hill to climb for Heyman and Axel 634 00:31:29,321 --> 00:31:31,689 later on tonight when they take on CM Punk, 635 00:31:31,756 --> 00:31:34,192 Two-on-One Handicap Elimination matchup, 636 00:31:34,259 --> 00:31:36,995 which is now No Disqualification. 637 00:31:37,795 --> 00:31:39,231 Heyman can breathe a little easy, 638 00:31:39,297 --> 00:31:41,233 -at least for a few more moments. -[Jerry] Yeah. 639 00:31:41,299 --> 00:31:43,769 He can breathe a little easy for a short while. 640 00:31:43,834 --> 00:31:45,203 We've been talking all night long, folks, 641 00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:48,206 about these great polls that are on wwe.com right now. 642 00:31:48,273 --> 00:31:49,374 -Yes. -Where you can vote 643 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:51,610 for some of the greatest champions of all time. 644 00:31:51,676 --> 00:31:54,245 The Intercontinental title, among those on the list, 645 00:31:54,312 --> 00:31:56,982 Chris Jericho, the Honky Tonk Man, 646 00:31:57,048 --> 00:32:00,084 Mr. Perfect, Pat Patterson, 647 00:32:00,151 --> 00:32:02,320 and "Ravishing" Rick Rude. 648 00:32:02,387 --> 00:32:05,689 And it's now time to show you who you, the WWE Universe, 649 00:32:05,791 --> 00:32:09,494 picked as the all-time greatest Intercontinental Champion. 650 00:32:09,561 --> 00:32:11,495 [Jerry] And me and JBL, we picked too. 651 00:32:12,496 --> 00:32:13,899 [Michael] Chris Jericho. 652 00:32:13,965 --> 00:32:15,900 -[Jerry] Wow. -[Michael] And deservedly so. 653 00:32:15,966 --> 00:32:17,569 Chris sets the record, 654 00:32:17,636 --> 00:32:21,273 having eight Intercontinental Championship reigns. 655 00:32:21,572 --> 00:32:23,574 [JBL] Where's my write-in vote for JBL? 656 00:32:23,641 --> 00:32:25,976 [Jerry] Down there with Pat Patterson, 1%. 657 00:32:28,879 --> 00:32:29,880 [Ricardo] Ow, ow, ow. 658 00:32:29,947 --> 00:32:31,349 -[crowd cheering] -Yeah, right there, you feel it? 659 00:32:31,416 --> 00:32:32,417 I feel it. 660 00:32:32,484 --> 00:32:34,052 Dude, are you all right? 661 00:32:34,119 --> 00:32:35,553 [mumbling] 662 00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:37,889 Look, you fought hard against Alberto Del Rio 663 00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:40,591 last week on SmackDown. Are you sure tonight you're gonna be set? 664 00:32:40,658 --> 00:32:42,092 I'll be fine, I promise. I promise. 665 00:32:42,159 --> 00:32:46,164 Actually, in fact-- in fact, I think I'll be a lot better after tonight you win 666 00:32:46,298 --> 00:32:47,565 the World Heavyweight Championship. 667 00:32:47,631 --> 00:32:50,302 Oh, yeah, you and me both, amigo. 668 00:32:50,368 --> 00:32:51,602 -Hey, Ricardo. -Yup, what's up? 669 00:32:51,669 --> 00:32:53,405 How would you say this in Spanish? 670 00:32:53,538 --> 00:32:55,407 Five-Star Frog Splash. 671 00:32:55,474 --> 00:32:57,676 El Frog Splash de Cinco Estrellas. 672 00:32:57,742 --> 00:32:59,511 Frog Splash de Cinco Estrellas. 673 00:32:59,578 --> 00:33:00,846 That makes sense, yeah. 674 00:33:00,911 --> 00:33:03,715 And how about Mr. Monday Night? Say that one. 675 00:33:03,782 --> 00:33:05,617 El señor de Las Noches de Lunes. 676 00:33:05,684 --> 00:33:09,154 El señor de Las Noches de Lunes, nice, nice. 677 00:33:09,221 --> 00:33:10,921 Ooh, say Rolling Thunder. 678 00:33:10,988 --> 00:33:12,389 Trueno Rodante. 679 00:33:12,456 --> 00:33:13,625 Trueno Rodante. 680 00:33:13,692 --> 00:33:15,860 We'll practice that one later. It's-- We'll practice it. 681 00:33:15,927 --> 00:33:16,995 Okay, all right. 682 00:33:17,696 --> 00:33:22,701 Is there-- is there any Spanish to describe Alberto Del Rio? 683 00:33:22,766 --> 00:33:24,135 No tiene cojones. 684 00:33:24,535 --> 00:33:26,771 Ah, I know what that means. 685 00:33:26,838 --> 00:33:28,039 -Mm-hmm. -Nice. 686 00:33:28,106 --> 00:33:29,573 Oh, I got one more for you, all right? 687 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:30,641 Translate this, 688 00:33:31,208 --> 00:33:34,111 World Heavyweight Champion. 689 00:33:34,178 --> 00:33:36,814 Amigo, this one is actually very simple and universal, 690 00:33:37,482 --> 00:33:39,885 RVD. 691 00:33:39,951 --> 00:33:41,218 I think I got it. 692 00:33:41,285 --> 00:33:43,187 -RVD. -RVD. 693 00:33:43,254 --> 00:33:44,255 Like that? 694 00:33:44,322 --> 00:33:46,123 -RVD. -RVD. 695 00:33:46,190 --> 00:33:47,192 Good teacher. 696 00:33:47,259 --> 00:33:48,959 -RVD. -RVD. 697 00:33:49,026 --> 00:33:50,195 I'm speaking Spanish. 698 00:33:50,262 --> 00:33:52,062 -RVD. -RVD. 699 00:33:52,464 --> 00:33:54,099 -RVD. -RVD. 700 00:33:54,165 --> 00:33:55,233 World Heavyweight Champion. 701 00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:57,668 -Oh, yeah. [groans] -Thanks, man. Oh, sorry. 702 00:33:57,735 --> 00:33:59,771 -Nah, it doesn't hurt. -Okay, okay. 703 00:34:00,205 --> 00:34:01,171 I like that. 704 00:34:02,573 --> 00:34:05,043 [crowd cheering] 705 00:34:06,778 --> 00:34:07,779 Hey, girls! 706 00:34:08,212 --> 00:34:10,214 All right, tonight is the night, right? 707 00:34:10,281 --> 00:34:13,183 I mean, what do those "divas" think? 708 00:34:13,250 --> 00:34:15,219 That they are going to walk out with my title? 709 00:34:15,286 --> 00:34:18,089 They are severely mistaken, right? 710 00:34:18,156 --> 00:34:20,257 I mean, let's just go prove them wrong, okay? 711 00:34:20,324 --> 00:34:22,627 Let's go out there and let's show them that a real diva 712 00:34:22,694 --> 00:34:24,062 is going home with this title tonight. 713 00:34:24,929 --> 00:34:26,364 We? [scoffs] 714 00:34:26,864 --> 00:34:27,866 I don't think so. 715 00:34:29,301 --> 00:34:30,301 What did you just say to me? 716 00:34:30,368 --> 00:34:31,368 You heard me. 717 00:34:31,435 --> 00:34:35,072 Here's the thing, you made some good points last week, fine. 718 00:34:35,139 --> 00:34:37,475 But to be honest, we are done being your little army. 719 00:34:38,009 --> 00:34:39,277 -Done. -Yeah. 720 00:34:39,344 --> 00:34:40,712 Let's go. [scoffs] 721 00:34:40,779 --> 00:34:43,315 Wait, wait, you can't walk away from me! 722 00:34:44,281 --> 00:34:46,817 You're nothing without me. I am this division! 723 00:34:51,889 --> 00:34:53,592 Layla, you and I are friends. 724 00:34:53,658 --> 00:34:55,092 You get it, right? You understand. 725 00:34:55,159 --> 00:34:56,493 Sure, I understand. 726 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:59,598 Okay, oh, gosh, I'm so glad. Okay, so at least I have you. 727 00:34:59,663 --> 00:35:01,333 -So, we'll go out there now and-- -Actually, you know what? 728 00:35:01,399 --> 00:35:03,535 Let me go straighten Aksana and Alicia Fox out. 729 00:35:03,602 --> 00:35:04,803 I'll be right back. 730 00:35:04,868 --> 00:35:05,937 Wait, Layla! 731 00:35:06,605 --> 00:35:07,939 Layla, the match is next! 732 00:35:12,777 --> 00:35:14,479 [Michael] Well, apparently AJ's done a pretty good job 733 00:35:14,578 --> 00:35:16,214 alienating just about everybody. 734 00:35:16,281 --> 00:35:18,717 Folks, we are in Detroit tonight. 735 00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:22,053 Great tradition for WWE in the Detroit area. 736 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,888 It's hosted two WrestleManias 737 00:35:23,955 --> 00:35:26,424 and, well, some of all-time sports entertainment greats 738 00:35:26,491 --> 00:35:28,727 have come from this city, including the Hall of Famer, 739 00:35:28,793 --> 00:35:30,528 -the original Sheik. -Yes. 740 00:35:30,595 --> 00:35:34,399 The home of the Red Wings, 11th-time Stanley Cup Champions. 741 00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:37,435 And we've been asking you to vote all night long at wwe.com 742 00:35:37,502 --> 00:35:39,738 for some of the greatest champions of all time. 743 00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:40,805 We're asking you to vote now 744 00:35:40,872 --> 00:35:44,009 for who is the greatest Women's or Divas Champion. 745 00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:46,111 [Jerry] Oh, and look at that illustrious list, 746 00:35:46,176 --> 00:35:48,680 topped off there by The Fabulous Moolah, 747 00:35:48,747 --> 00:35:51,549 Wendi Richter, Trish Stratus, 748 00:35:51,616 --> 00:35:54,419 oh, Lita, or Michelle McCool. 749 00:35:54,486 --> 00:35:57,122 Man, what an impressive list of Divas. 750 00:35:57,188 --> 00:36:02,060 And you get to decide who you think is the all-time greatest Diva Champion. 751 00:36:02,127 --> 00:36:04,895 [Michael] And let's take you back to Raw, show you AJ talking. 752 00:36:04,962 --> 00:36:08,266 Oh, we're gonna show you the results, actually, ladies and gentlemen, right now, 753 00:36:08,333 --> 00:36:11,336 of who you voted as the greatest champion of all time. 754 00:36:11,403 --> 00:36:15,573 The Hall of Famer Trish Stratus at 56%. 755 00:36:15,973 --> 00:36:17,642 Well, AJ Lee in just a few moments 756 00:36:17,709 --> 00:36:21,011 is going to defend the Divas Championship in a Fatal 4-Way. 757 00:36:21,078 --> 00:36:24,783 This got really interesting a few weeks ago on Monday Night Raw. 758 00:36:26,817 --> 00:36:29,921 Do you wanna know what I see when I look in that ring? 759 00:36:29,988 --> 00:36:33,058 A bunch of cheap, interchangeable, 760 00:36:33,124 --> 00:36:36,060 expendable, useless women, 761 00:36:36,127 --> 00:36:38,296 women who have turned to reality television 762 00:36:38,363 --> 00:36:41,266 because they just weren't gifted enough to be actresses. 763 00:36:41,598 --> 00:36:44,868 I have done more in one year than all of you have done 764 00:36:44,935 --> 00:36:47,806 in your entire collective careers, 765 00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:51,442 and that is reality. 766 00:36:57,315 --> 00:37:01,019 [Michael] And then a couple of weeks ago on Monday Night Raw, 767 00:37:01,086 --> 00:37:03,621 things really took a turn for the worse. 768 00:37:03,688 --> 00:37:06,091 There was a big tag team matchup. 769 00:37:06,156 --> 00:37:09,094 And look at-- check out Naomi with the Rear View. 770 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:10,528 She's part of the Fatal 4-Way. 771 00:37:11,462 --> 00:37:14,132 And then AJ, who was on commentary, would get involved. 772 00:37:14,199 --> 00:37:15,200 [bell ringing] 773 00:37:15,266 --> 00:37:17,134 [Michael] And I don't know how wise it is for AJ Lee… 774 00:37:17,234 --> 00:37:19,837 You don't deserve my title! None of you do! 775 00:37:20,404 --> 00:37:21,406 [Michael] …to go after-- 776 00:37:21,473 --> 00:37:23,107 [JBL] Things got carried away with the other Divas. 777 00:37:23,174 --> 00:37:25,076 She got passion for that title. 778 00:37:25,276 --> 00:37:27,578 [Jerry] And nobody ever accused AJ of being wise. 779 00:37:28,513 --> 00:37:29,681 Wily maybe. 780 00:37:30,448 --> 00:37:33,384 -[JBL] Crazy maybe. -[Jerry] Wacky maybe, but not wise. 781 00:37:34,118 --> 00:37:35,720 [Michael] AJ Lee even admitted, 782 00:37:35,787 --> 00:37:38,389 "Hey, sometimes I do get a bit carried away." 783 00:37:38,589 --> 00:37:40,725 [JBL] She is-- She is entertaining. 784 00:37:40,792 --> 00:37:42,527 ["New Foundation" playing] 785 00:37:46,830 --> 00:37:47,832 [bell ringing] 786 00:37:47,899 --> 00:37:50,468 [Lilian] The following is a Fatal 4-Way, 787 00:37:50,535 --> 00:37:54,072 and it is for the Divas Championship. 788 00:37:54,272 --> 00:37:56,775 Introducing the challengers. First, 789 00:37:56,841 --> 00:38:00,511 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Natalya. 790 00:38:00,578 --> 00:38:02,113 [Jerry] Oh, man, Nattie looks ready. 791 00:38:02,180 --> 00:38:04,649 [Michael] Natalya, of course, the daughter of Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart 792 00:38:04,716 --> 00:38:06,116 from the Hart Foundation. 793 00:38:07,886 --> 00:38:09,888 ["Somebody Call My Momma" playing] 794 00:38:10,255 --> 00:38:12,323 -♪ Funk is on a roll ♪ -♪ 'Ey, 'ey, 'ayo ♪ 795 00:38:12,423 --> 00:38:14,092 -♪ Funk is on a roll ♪ -♪ Can somebody call… ♪ 796 00:38:14,159 --> 00:38:17,028 [Lilian] From Planet Funk, Naomi. 797 00:38:17,095 --> 00:38:18,563 [Jerry] Oh, boy. 798 00:38:19,998 --> 00:38:22,500 [JBL] The best pure athlete in the Diva division. 799 00:38:22,567 --> 00:38:24,169 [Michael] One of The Funkadactyls. 800 00:38:26,304 --> 00:38:27,337 [music fades] 801 00:38:27,438 --> 00:38:28,439 [Jerry] Love that outfit. 802 00:38:28,506 --> 00:38:30,674 ["You Can Look (But You Can’t Touch)" playing] 803 00:38:32,277 --> 00:38:36,381 [Lilian] From Scottsdale, Arizona, Brie Bella. 804 00:38:36,447 --> 00:38:37,549 [Michael] Check out Brie's outfit. 805 00:38:37,615 --> 00:38:41,286 It was voted on by WWE fans as part of a twitter poll. 806 00:38:41,352 --> 00:38:45,290 The fans decided to choose Bella Bright 807 00:38:45,356 --> 00:38:47,792 hence the outfit that Brie is wearing tonight. 808 00:38:47,859 --> 00:38:49,227 [Jerry] Hey, that kid stole my sign. 809 00:38:49,828 --> 00:38:53,498 ♪ Something in the way I always make you crazy ♪ 810 00:38:53,565 --> 00:38:55,133 ♪ It's a mystery… ♪ 811 00:38:55,232 --> 00:38:57,035 -[music fades] -["Let's Light It Up" playing] 812 00:38:57,101 --> 00:38:58,336 [crowd cheering] 813 00:38:58,403 --> 00:38:59,671 ♪ Let's light it up ♪ 814 00:38:59,737 --> 00:39:01,673 ♪ Light it up, light it up Light it tonight ♪ 815 00:39:01,739 --> 00:39:02,740 ♪ Let's light it up ♪ 816 00:39:02,807 --> 00:39:05,043 [Lilian] And from Union City, New Jersey, 817 00:39:05,109 --> 00:39:07,612 she is the Divas Champion, 818 00:39:07,679 --> 00:39:09,513 AJ Lee. 819 00:39:09,580 --> 00:39:13,484 [Michael] AJ Lee, in an exclusive on wwe.com's backstage fallout, 820 00:39:13,551 --> 00:39:14,919 said she doesn't understand 821 00:39:14,986 --> 00:39:18,623 why all the other divas want to gang up on her all the time. 822 00:39:20,792 --> 00:39:23,261 [Jerry] Well, last week I said something about AJ's look, 823 00:39:23,328 --> 00:39:28,533 but in reality, all divas look the same to me. Good. Whoo! 824 00:39:28,633 --> 00:39:30,401 [Michael] So, this is a Fatal 4-Way match. 825 00:39:30,468 --> 00:39:33,805 The rules are simple, first diva to gain pinfall or submission 826 00:39:33,872 --> 00:39:35,772 will become the Divas Champion. 827 00:39:35,839 --> 00:39:39,344 ♪ Every time the sun goes down Feel everything change… ♪ 828 00:39:40,044 --> 00:39:41,946 [Michael] You do not have to beat the champion. 829 00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:46,917 So for instance, if Brie Bella, say, pins Naomi, Brie would be the Divas champ. 830 00:39:46,984 --> 00:39:49,621 [Jerry] You know what we heard out of the mouth of AJ earlier? 831 00:39:49,687 --> 00:39:52,624 She's really, truly, in that little heart of hers, 832 00:39:52,757 --> 00:39:57,161 believes that she is single-handedly the whole divas division. 833 00:39:57,462 --> 00:39:58,863 -It's all about her. -[bell ringing] 834 00:39:59,763 --> 00:40:00,932 [JBL] That's confidence. 835 00:40:00,999 --> 00:40:02,967 [Michael] It was three years ago tonight at Night of Champions 836 00:40:03,034 --> 00:40:06,203 when the Women's and Divas Championship were unified here, 837 00:40:06,270 --> 00:40:09,173 and that was done by Michelle McCool. 838 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:11,109 -[Jerry] It is all-- -[Michael] AJ Lee trying to get away. 839 00:40:11,174 --> 00:40:13,044 -Natalya-- -[Jerry] It is all-- it is all about AJ. 840 00:40:13,111 --> 00:40:14,679 -Everybody's after her. -[Michael] Brie and Naomi 841 00:40:14,746 --> 00:40:16,114 not going to allow it to happen. 842 00:40:19,250 --> 00:40:20,351 [Jerry] Nowhere to run, 843 00:40:20,417 --> 00:40:22,086 -nowhere to hide. -Get her in, Nattie. 844 00:40:22,153 --> 00:40:26,057 [Michael] This is Fatal 4-Way, so anything goes here. 845 00:40:27,292 --> 00:40:29,426 [Jerry] It looks like they're going to take turns 846 00:40:29,493 --> 00:40:31,663 doing anything and everything to poor AJ. 847 00:40:32,864 --> 00:40:35,767 [Michael] It is supposed to be every diva for herself in this match, 848 00:40:35,933 --> 00:40:38,502 but of course everyone wants to get their licks in on AJ, 849 00:40:38,569 --> 00:40:41,606 who had some very inflammatory things to say about, uh… 850 00:40:42,740 --> 00:40:44,842 the cast of Total Divas. 851 00:40:45,209 --> 00:40:47,879 Natalya, Brie, and Naomi are part of that Show on E. 852 00:40:48,645 --> 00:40:50,381 -[yells] -[Michael] Oh, and Brie. 853 00:40:51,115 --> 00:40:53,817 And now Brie goes right back after Natalya and Naomi. 854 00:40:53,952 --> 00:40:55,720 Wise move by Brie Bella. 855 00:40:56,821 --> 00:41:00,158 [JBL] Well, you'll realize right now that it's every diva for themselves. 856 00:41:00,223 --> 00:41:01,426 [Jerry] You're not kidding. 857 00:41:03,094 --> 00:41:06,998 [Michael] AJ called this group stiff, plastic, graceless mannequins. 858 00:41:07,231 --> 00:41:08,566 [Jerry] What? 859 00:41:10,201 --> 00:41:11,903 -[Michael] The words of AJ. -[Jerry] That's a lot of words. 860 00:41:11,970 --> 00:41:14,071 [Michael] Oh, and Brie taking it to Natalya. 861 00:41:14,172 --> 00:41:16,507 [Jerry] A knee right to the chin. Ooh, and another one. 862 00:41:16,574 --> 00:41:20,511 [JBL] And the Divas claimed that AJ was jealous of them on Total Divas. 863 00:41:21,511 --> 00:41:22,680 Nobody wanted her. 864 00:41:25,783 --> 00:41:27,618 [Jerry] Boy, look at Brie Bella. 865 00:41:28,386 --> 00:41:29,787 She has that look on her face-- 866 00:41:29,854 --> 00:41:32,256 Oh, well, that look may have just changed. 867 00:41:33,458 --> 00:41:36,794 Nice dropkick there and it was totally unexpected by Brie. 868 00:41:36,861 --> 00:41:39,696 [JBL] Well, I'll tell you, she's the best athlete in the Diva division, 869 00:41:39,763 --> 00:41:42,266 -best pure athlete. -[Jerry] Which one, Brie? 870 00:41:42,567 --> 00:41:43,634 [JBL] No! 871 00:41:46,337 --> 00:41:47,372 Uh-oh. 872 00:41:49,107 --> 00:41:50,475 [Jerry] Oh. 873 00:41:50,540 --> 00:41:52,377 [JBL] That's what I'm talking about, King. 874 00:41:52,676 --> 00:41:54,379 -Naomi. -[referee] One, two-- 875 00:41:57,982 --> 00:41:59,717 [JBL] She's still young to the business. 876 00:41:59,851 --> 00:42:02,086 When she figures it out, I think she's gonna be a great champion. 877 00:42:02,153 --> 00:42:03,755 -[Michael] Yeah, you said-- -[JBL] And she could be tonight. 878 00:42:03,855 --> 00:42:05,790 [Michael] And AJ back into the fray, 879 00:42:05,857 --> 00:42:09,060 looking to take one from Natalya here who kicks out at two. 880 00:42:10,328 --> 00:42:12,897 [Jerry chuckles] AJ very opportunistic. 881 00:42:12,964 --> 00:42:14,232 She waited on the outside 882 00:42:14,332 --> 00:42:17,167 until she saw an opening. Oh, what a forearm. 883 00:42:17,468 --> 00:42:18,870 -Ow, what a slap! -[Michael] Wow! 884 00:42:18,935 --> 00:42:21,906 [JBL] Well, that's what you have to be in a Fatal 4-Way, as you know, King. 885 00:42:22,106 --> 00:42:24,442 [Michael] And there's the Rear View by Naomi. 886 00:42:25,209 --> 00:42:28,145 Here's the cover, is it enough? And Brie Bella breaks it up. 887 00:42:28,546 --> 00:42:30,415 -No. -[JBL] Bella Brite. 888 00:42:30,714 --> 00:42:32,316 [Jerry laughs] 889 00:42:32,383 --> 00:42:34,218 [Michael] There were a number of things you could have voted for, 890 00:42:34,285 --> 00:42:38,321 including Raggedy Bella or Strawberry Shortcake Bella. 891 00:42:38,423 --> 00:42:40,424 [JBL] Can we vote for your outfit tomorrow night, Michael? 892 00:42:40,691 --> 00:42:42,259 You'd look good in one of those Brite outfits. 893 00:42:42,326 --> 00:42:45,029 [Michael] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Or Raggedy. Look at this. 894 00:42:46,897 --> 00:42:48,566 [grunts] 895 00:42:49,866 --> 00:42:52,236 [Jerry] Brie is in some kind of mood tonight-- 896 00:42:52,303 --> 00:42:54,172 -Oh, man! -[Michael] Oh! Was. 897 00:42:54,272 --> 00:42:57,408 Natalya, shoulders down, and a kickout by Brie. 898 00:42:57,475 --> 00:42:58,810 -Look at Naomi fly! -[Jerry] Look out! 899 00:42:58,910 --> 00:43:00,978 -[Michael] Nobody home. -[JBL] Missed her. Missed her. 900 00:43:01,045 --> 00:43:02,647 [Jerry] Natalya able to drop out of the way. 901 00:43:02,712 --> 00:43:06,551 [Michael] And now AJ Lee, the champion, trying to take advantage. 902 00:43:07,652 --> 00:43:09,987 [Jerry] Oh, no, she's throwing Naomi out of the ring. 903 00:43:10,054 --> 00:43:11,756 I think she should have tried to pin Naomi. 904 00:43:11,823 --> 00:43:14,058 [JBL] She sure should have, mistake by AJ. 905 00:43:14,125 --> 00:43:16,294 [Michael] Don't say that too loud. She'll be out here criticizing you. 906 00:43:16,359 --> 00:43:17,694 [Jerry chuckling] Yeah, no kidding. 907 00:43:17,761 --> 00:43:20,098 -[Michael] AJ-- oh! -[JBL] She does like to do that. 908 00:43:20,163 --> 00:43:22,232 -[Michael] And Naomi. -[Jerry] Whoa! 909 00:43:22,299 --> 00:43:23,334 [Michael] Oh, man. 910 00:43:23,433 --> 00:43:26,804 [Jerry] Naomi's got some unbelievable moves in this match tonight. 911 00:43:26,871 --> 00:43:29,406 [Michael] And there's AJ! Oh, boy. 912 00:43:29,473 --> 00:43:31,741 [Jerry] Man, she just pulled Naomi right down on her face. 913 00:43:31,843 --> 00:43:33,444 [Michael] Naomi face-first off the apron. 914 00:43:36,247 --> 00:43:37,982 [Jerry] That put a big smile on the face of AJ. 915 00:43:38,049 --> 00:43:39,817 -Oh! -[Michael] And there goes AJ. 916 00:43:40,317 --> 00:43:41,752 [Jerry] This is-- this is some great action. 917 00:43:41,819 --> 00:43:44,754 [Michael] Brie looking to-- Brie looking to win here, looking to take out Natalya. 918 00:43:44,821 --> 00:43:46,022 And a kickout at two. 919 00:43:47,758 --> 00:43:49,627 [groans] 920 00:43:53,464 --> 00:43:55,366 [JBL] Recognized as the hardest-working diva, 921 00:43:55,433 --> 00:43:56,534 Nattie Neidhart. 922 00:43:57,502 --> 00:44:00,203 What a great win it'd be for Nattie if she's able to get it. 923 00:44:00,304 --> 00:44:04,174 [Michael] She won the 16th tag match last week using the Sharpshooter. 924 00:44:04,642 --> 00:44:05,676 Oh, man! 925 00:44:06,676 --> 00:44:07,879 [Jerry] And that one had me fooled. 926 00:44:07,944 --> 00:44:10,013 [JBL] It'd be a celebration in Calgary. 927 00:44:10,515 --> 00:44:13,584 [Michael] And Natalya, she was stepping through for the Sharpshooter there. 928 00:44:18,288 --> 00:44:19,656 [Jerry] Wait a minute. 929 00:44:21,025 --> 00:44:24,295 A body slam on Brie on Naomi. 930 00:44:24,362 --> 00:44:26,596 [JBL] Naomi's covered. Why don't they count it? 931 00:44:26,663 --> 00:44:28,432 -Why is the referee not counting? -[Michael] I know. The referee-- 932 00:44:28,533 --> 00:44:29,834 Look at-- the shoulders are down. 933 00:44:29,933 --> 00:44:32,569 -Both the shoulders are down. -[JBL] Come on, referee! 934 00:44:32,636 --> 00:44:34,337 [Jerry] He's just standing there staring at them. 935 00:44:34,438 --> 00:44:36,674 [JBL] Where'd they get this guy from? A Mayweather fight? 936 00:44:36,741 --> 00:44:38,303 -[Jerry] Well, he's just, uh-- -[JBL] Thanks a lot, C.J. Ross 937 00:44:38,428 --> 00:44:39,844 [Michael] Her shoulders are still down, by the way. 938 00:44:39,911 --> 00:44:41,444 -[Jerry] He's caught up in the moment. -[JBL] Good grief. 939 00:44:41,511 --> 00:44:43,446 Brie Bella should be the champion right now. 940 00:44:43,513 --> 00:44:44,682 [Jerry] Wait guys, look at this. 941 00:44:44,749 --> 00:44:48,185 We are about to witness maybe the first ever 942 00:44:48,252 --> 00:44:49,987 double Sharpshooter. 943 00:44:50,054 --> 00:44:51,656 -Whoa! -[Michael] And there it is. 944 00:44:52,723 --> 00:44:55,225 [JBL] Is the referee smart enough to count out the tap out? 945 00:44:56,127 --> 00:44:58,496 [Michael] And there's AJ from behind. 946 00:44:59,931 --> 00:45:02,933 Incredible double Sharpshooter by Natalya. 947 00:45:07,904 --> 00:45:09,106 [Jerry] Look at that AJ. 948 00:45:10,708 --> 00:45:14,278 What a vicious little vixen. Whoa! Oh, no! 949 00:45:14,345 --> 00:45:17,548 [Michael] And there it is, the Black Widow, AJ's submission maneuver. 950 00:45:17,615 --> 00:45:19,383 -She's got it locked into Natalya. -[Jerry] Oh, my God. 951 00:45:20,084 --> 00:45:22,086 Does she ever have it locked in? 952 00:45:22,587 --> 00:45:24,555 [Michael] Brie and Naomi are down and out. 953 00:45:25,223 --> 00:45:26,591 What's Natalya gonna do? 954 00:45:26,656 --> 00:45:28,259 Is she gonna tap to the Black Widow? 955 00:45:28,326 --> 00:45:29,393 [Jerry] She's got no choice. 956 00:45:29,460 --> 00:45:31,127 [referee] Come on, Nat. Do you wanna give up? 957 00:45:31,194 --> 00:45:33,297 -[Jerry] She's tied up like a pretzel. -[JBL] Nattie tapped. 958 00:45:33,364 --> 00:45:35,533 -[bell ringing] -[Michael] AJ retains her championship. 959 00:45:35,600 --> 00:45:36,801 ["Let's Light It Up" playing] 960 00:45:36,901 --> 00:45:40,671 [Lilian] Here is your winner and still Divas Champion, 961 00:45:40,738 --> 00:45:42,506 AJ Lee. 962 00:45:42,772 --> 00:45:44,942 ♪ Light up the sky, let's light it up… ♪ 963 00:45:45,509 --> 00:45:48,312 [Michael] Well, say what you want about AJ Lee, but she survived tonight. 964 00:45:48,913 --> 00:45:51,315 ♪ Like the diamonds As they shine in your eyes ♪ 965 00:45:51,382 --> 00:45:53,718 ♪ Light it up, light it up Light it tonight… ♪ 966 00:45:53,783 --> 00:45:55,051 [Jerry] Let's go back and look at this. 967 00:45:55,118 --> 00:45:58,356 I don't know if I've ever seen a more unusual looking Sharpshooter. 968 00:45:58,422 --> 00:46:00,857 She thought she definitely was gonna win this thing, 969 00:46:00,924 --> 00:46:03,493 but from behind once again, 970 00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:05,863 taking that opportunity, AJ Lee. 971 00:46:05,930 --> 00:46:08,031 -And watch this, whoa! -[JBL] That's what it's all about. 972 00:46:08,098 --> 00:46:09,165 [Jerry] Oh, my goodness. 973 00:46:09,232 --> 00:46:10,567 [Michael] Talking about taking opportunities, 974 00:46:10,634 --> 00:46:12,569 -that's the Black Widow. -[screams] 975 00:46:12,903 --> 00:46:17,808 [Michael] And Natalya had no choice but to tap out to the raging AJ Lee. 976 00:46:17,875 --> 00:46:20,211 ♪ Feel my body buzzin' Feel my temperature rage… ♪ 977 00:46:20,278 --> 00:46:22,712 Still the Divas Champion. 978 00:46:24,415 --> 00:46:25,982 [JBL] Crazy's still in charge. [laughs] 979 00:46:26,183 --> 00:46:27,984 ♪ Light it up tonight Let's light it up… ♪ 980 00:46:28,685 --> 00:46:29,987 [Jerry] What a great match. 981 00:46:30,054 --> 00:46:31,122 [JBL] That was a great match. 982 00:46:31,187 --> 00:46:33,557 -[Jerry] Wonderful diva action. -[shouts indistinctly] 983 00:46:33,624 --> 00:46:34,625 ♪ Let's light it up… ♪ 984 00:46:34,692 --> 00:46:36,993 [Michael] Tremendous performance by all the divas involved, 985 00:46:37,060 --> 00:46:39,596 but AJ Lee doing what she said she was gonna do. 986 00:46:39,663 --> 00:46:41,432 She's leaving Night of Champions… 987 00:46:41,499 --> 00:46:43,500 [JBL] And one blind referee. 988 00:46:43,567 --> 00:46:44,902 [Michael] …with the title. 989 00:46:46,636 --> 00:46:49,173 You know, AJ Lee, guys, does what she says she's going to do. 990 00:46:49,240 --> 00:46:51,275 She retains her Divas Championship. 991 00:46:51,375 --> 00:46:52,810 She did in fine style. 992 00:46:52,910 --> 00:46:55,379 So if you missed it, the Night of Champions Kickoff Show 993 00:46:55,479 --> 00:46:56,946 has an all-star panel. 994 00:46:57,013 --> 00:46:58,482 Let's check in with the guys right now. 995 00:46:58,549 --> 00:47:00,250 Here's Josh Mathews. 996 00:47:00,850 --> 00:47:02,586 Thanks guys, very much. 997 00:47:02,720 --> 00:47:04,355 Alex Riley has joined us, 998 00:47:04,422 --> 00:47:06,057 WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, 999 00:47:06,123 --> 00:47:09,493 and former Intercontinental Champion, Santino Marella. 1000 00:47:09,593 --> 00:47:10,961 It's been an incredible night thus far 1001 00:47:11,028 --> 00:47:14,332 as we are just moments away from the World Heavyweight Championship match, 1002 00:47:14,432 --> 00:47:16,634 Alberto Del Rio versus Rob Van Dam. 1003 00:47:16,701 --> 00:47:19,203 Booker, on Kickoff, you said you think we're gonna see 1004 00:47:19,270 --> 00:47:20,638 a new World Heavyweight Champion. 1005 00:47:20,904 --> 00:47:21,806 I mean, no doubt. 1006 00:47:21,872 --> 00:47:24,741 I mean, Rob Van Dam has what it takes to win, 1007 00:47:24,808 --> 00:47:29,246 but let me tell you, Alberto Del Rio has proved he is the real deal. 1008 00:47:29,312 --> 00:47:31,582 Multi-time World Heavyweight Champion. 1009 00:47:31,649 --> 00:47:33,683 Will Rob Van Dam step up? 1010 00:47:33,750 --> 00:47:37,721 Backs against the wall, I think he will do it tonight. 1011 00:47:37,788 --> 00:47:40,857 [Santino] I think they're very equal in experience, and strength, 1012 00:47:40,924 --> 00:47:42,393 and speed, and stamina. 1013 00:47:42,460 --> 00:47:45,363 But is being the hometown guy gonna have an impact? 1014 00:47:45,429 --> 00:47:47,163 [Alex] Yeah, and Santino, you mentioned experience. 1015 00:47:47,231 --> 00:47:51,368 Seventeen years of experience in this business for RVD. 1016 00:47:51,435 --> 00:47:54,138 Like Booker said, it might be one of his last shots, 1017 00:47:54,205 --> 00:47:56,874 and he's got Alberto Del Rio's assistant coach on his side. 1018 00:47:56,941 --> 00:47:58,375 I mean, I wouldn't wanna lose my assistant coach. 1019 00:47:58,442 --> 00:48:02,747 He's old school, and I'm looking forward to seeing my friend, Rob Van Dam, 1020 00:48:02,812 --> 00:48:04,448 drop that Five-Star Splash, 1021 00:48:04,515 --> 00:48:06,650 become the World Heavyweight Champion 1022 00:48:06,716 --> 00:48:08,452 -tonight at Night of Champions. -[Alex] I'm rooting for him as well. 1023 00:48:08,519 --> 00:48:09,754 -Cool dude. -[laughs] 1024 00:48:09,819 --> 00:48:12,323 Well, we are getting settled in for the World Heavyweight Championship match, 1025 00:48:12,423 --> 00:48:16,394 Del Rio versus Rob Van Dam, as we send things back down to ringside. 1026 00:48:18,462 --> 00:48:20,431 [Jerry] Quite an illustrious panel there. 1027 00:48:20,498 --> 00:48:23,401 ["One of a Kind" playing] 1028 00:48:23,933 --> 00:48:25,169 ♪ One of a kind! ♪ 1029 00:48:25,236 --> 00:48:27,504 ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ 1030 00:48:27,571 --> 00:48:28,739 ♪ One of a kind! ♪ 1031 00:48:28,806 --> 00:48:30,775 ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ 1032 00:48:30,941 --> 00:48:31,975 ♪ One of a kind! ♪ 1033 00:48:32,042 --> 00:48:33,944 [Michael] Led by Ricardo Rodriguez, Rob Van Dam, 1034 00:48:34,011 --> 00:48:37,114 the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. 1035 00:48:37,181 --> 00:48:39,417 I do wanna go back and correct something I said earlier on. 1036 00:48:39,482 --> 00:48:40,750 Chris Jericho is actually 1037 00:48:40,850 --> 00:48:44,187 a record-setting nine-time Intercontinental Champion. 1038 00:48:44,254 --> 00:48:47,158 Not eight-time as I alluded to before. 1039 00:48:47,223 --> 00:48:50,528 Rob Van Dam, former WWE Champion and ECW Champion, 1040 00:48:50,594 --> 00:48:52,395 held those titles at the same time. 1041 00:48:52,462 --> 00:48:54,598 [JBL] The only person to ever do so. 1042 00:48:54,665 --> 00:48:59,170 [Michael] And now he has the opportunity to win the World Championship tonight. 1043 00:48:59,970 --> 00:49:03,073 [Jerry] And he learned how to say World Heavyweight Champion in Spanish, 1044 00:49:03,507 --> 00:49:04,975 RVD. 1045 00:49:05,042 --> 00:49:06,243 ♪ One of a kind! ♪ 1046 00:49:06,310 --> 00:49:08,312 ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ 1047 00:49:08,379 --> 00:49:09,779 ♪ One of a kind! ♪ 1048 00:49:09,846 --> 00:49:11,781 ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ 1049 00:49:11,982 --> 00:49:13,017 ♪ One of a kind! ♪ 1050 00:49:13,183 --> 00:49:14,518 [crowd] Van Dam! 1051 00:49:23,359 --> 00:49:25,095 -[music concludes] -[crowd cheering] 1052 00:49:25,162 --> 00:49:27,565 ["Realeza" playing] 1053 00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:38,576 [speaking Spanish] 1054 00:49:38,642 --> 00:49:40,478 [Jerry, in English] Alberto Del Rio. 1055 00:49:41,345 --> 00:49:43,747 You can say what you want, in Spanish or in English, 1056 00:49:43,814 --> 00:49:48,085 Alberto Del Rio is the World Heavyweight Champion. 1057 00:49:48,152 --> 00:49:50,321 [JBL] Mexico's greatest export, 1058 00:49:50,620 --> 00:49:52,022 Alberto. 1059 00:49:52,089 --> 00:49:53,857 [Michael] Let's take it back to Friday Night SmackDown 1060 00:49:53,924 --> 00:49:55,058 from a couple of weeks ago. 1061 00:49:55,125 --> 00:49:57,528 Rob Van Dam had just finished a match on SmackDown 1062 00:49:57,595 --> 00:49:59,997 and Alberto Del Rio, who was on commentary, 1063 00:50:00,064 --> 00:50:02,799 would take advantage of a fallen Rob Van Dam, 1064 00:50:02,866 --> 00:50:04,502 sending a message to the number one contender 1065 00:50:04,567 --> 00:50:07,071 with that Cross Armbreaker, submission maneuver, King, 1066 00:50:07,136 --> 00:50:08,906 that could come into play here tonight. 1067 00:50:08,973 --> 00:50:11,775 [Jerry] Well, I think it goes back to the match 1068 00:50:11,841 --> 00:50:14,612 that Alberto Del Rio had with Dolph Ziggler. 1069 00:50:14,678 --> 00:50:16,547 He snapped that night in some sort of way 1070 00:50:16,614 --> 00:50:20,750 and he gained an aggressive, vicious streak that he still carries. 1071 00:50:20,884 --> 00:50:22,586 You saw it there on RVD, 1072 00:50:22,653 --> 00:50:25,689 and, well, I think we may see it again in this match tonight. 1073 00:50:25,756 --> 00:50:27,258 [JBL] I agree with you, King. 1074 00:50:27,324 --> 00:50:29,292 It's been a noticeable difference since that match. 1075 00:50:30,560 --> 00:50:34,365 It's been an Alberto Del Rio that has been almost impossible to beat. 1076 00:50:44,208 --> 00:50:46,076 [shouts indistinctly] 1077 00:50:47,711 --> 00:50:48,879 [music concludes] 1078 00:50:48,946 --> 00:50:50,114 [bell ringing] 1079 00:50:50,180 --> 00:50:52,516 The following contest is scheduled for one fall, 1080 00:50:52,583 --> 00:50:56,687 and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship. 1081 00:50:56,754 --> 00:50:59,223 [crowd cheering] 1082 00:50:59,290 --> 00:51:02,259 Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present to you at this time, 1083 00:51:02,859 --> 00:51:04,895 from the Great State of Michigan, 1084 00:51:04,962 --> 00:51:07,330 Mr. Pay-Per-View, 1085 00:51:07,565 --> 00:51:12,469 Rob Van Dam. 1086 00:51:12,536 --> 00:51:14,939 [crowd cheering] 1087 00:51:15,071 --> 00:51:15,940 [Lilian] And his opponent… 1088 00:51:16,807 --> 00:51:19,810 [speaking Spanish] 1089 00:51:25,015 --> 00:51:30,054 Alberto Del Rio! 1090 00:51:31,020 --> 00:51:32,522 [Jerry, in English] Michael, you speak Spanish. 1091 00:51:32,589 --> 00:51:33,824 You're gonna have to tell me what she said. 1092 00:51:34,491 --> 00:51:36,026 -[Michael] I don't. [laughing] -[Jerry] Oh. 1093 00:51:36,093 --> 00:51:38,629 [JBL] She said, "Mexico's greatest export." 1094 00:51:38,696 --> 00:51:40,698 And Lilian said, "I also think he's very cute." 1095 00:51:40,763 --> 00:51:43,133 [Michael] And she also said, "Alberto Del Rio." 1096 00:51:43,533 --> 00:51:46,770 So, here we go. Rob Van Dam versus Alberto Del Rio 1097 00:51:46,837 --> 00:51:49,306 for the World Heavyweight Championship. 1098 00:51:49,373 --> 00:51:54,178 [crowd chanting] RVD! RVD! RVD! 1099 00:51:54,243 --> 00:51:56,913 [Michael] Well, Rob Van Dam earned this opportunity tonight, King, 1100 00:51:56,981 --> 00:52:00,017 with a victory over Alberto Del Rio a couple of weeks ago. 1101 00:52:00,084 --> 00:52:02,853 -[bell ringing] -[Jerry] No doubt who the WWE Universe 1102 00:52:02,920 --> 00:52:04,555 here at Detroit is solidly behind. 1103 00:52:05,288 --> 00:52:06,522 But look at Alberto Del Rio. 1104 00:52:06,589 --> 00:52:08,926 There's that viciousness starting this match off 1105 00:52:08,993 --> 00:52:10,361 that we were talking about, JBL. 1106 00:52:11,629 --> 00:52:12,997 [JBL] Absolutely. 1107 00:52:13,062 --> 00:52:15,065 Alberto Del Rio said RVD beat him, 1108 00:52:15,132 --> 00:52:17,067 but he didn't beat him for the championship. 1109 00:52:17,134 --> 00:52:19,236 He said he's gonna see a different Alberto Del Rio. 1110 00:52:19,303 --> 00:52:20,404 [Jerry laughing] 1111 00:52:20,471 --> 00:52:22,740 [Michael] Van Dam with that explosive offensive style. 1112 00:52:22,806 --> 00:52:27,444 [Jerry] Alberto Del Rio just saw Rob Van Dam's foot in his face. 1113 00:52:27,511 --> 00:52:30,314 [JBL] Yeah, Del Rio blocked it with his bicuspids. 1114 00:52:30,381 --> 00:52:31,781 -[Jerry] Yeah. -Two. 1115 00:52:32,649 --> 00:52:35,653 [Michael] Night of Champions has not been kind to Alberto Del Rio 1116 00:52:35,752 --> 00:52:38,656 -over the years, as Van Dam catches him. -[JBL] Oh, wow, good grief. 1117 00:52:38,721 --> 00:52:41,125 -[Jerry] Did you hear that? -Now, one-- 1118 00:52:41,191 --> 00:52:43,460 [Michael] Del Rio 0-2 in championship matches 1119 00:52:43,527 --> 00:52:44,528 at Night of Champions. 1120 00:52:45,895 --> 00:52:47,431 -And there's Van Dam. -[Jerry] Whoa. 1121 00:52:47,498 --> 00:52:48,866 [Michael] Monkey flip to Del Rio. 1122 00:52:48,932 --> 00:52:51,000 And Rob Van Dam is rolling in the early going. 1123 00:52:51,067 --> 00:52:52,536 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Standing moonsault. 1124 00:52:52,603 --> 00:52:54,672 And look at Van Dam hammering away 1125 00:52:54,738 --> 00:52:56,339 and cover, hook of the leg. 1126 00:52:56,406 --> 00:52:57,641 Del Rio kicks out. 1127 00:52:59,343 --> 00:53:00,611 Rob Van Dam hit a Five-- 1128 00:53:00,743 --> 00:53:03,080 [crowd] Rob Van Dam. 1129 00:53:03,180 --> 00:53:05,415 [Michael] A Five-Star Frog Splash on Del Rio… 1130 00:53:05,482 --> 00:53:07,384 [Jerry] He's got frog splashes and monkey flips. 1131 00:53:07,451 --> 00:53:08,551 He's very animal friendly. 1132 00:53:08,618 --> 00:53:10,120 [Michael] …this past Friday night on SmackDown. 1133 00:53:10,187 --> 00:53:11,555 -[Jerry] Oh. Oh, my God. -[Michael] Oh, and Del Rio. 1134 00:53:11,622 --> 00:53:12,890 [JBL] It's like wrestling Jack Hanna. 1135 00:53:12,955 --> 00:53:15,526 [Jerry] What about that dropkick to the side of Rob's head? 1136 00:53:16,192 --> 00:53:19,196 [Michael] Nobody home as Van Dam was able to roll out of the way. 1137 00:53:19,263 --> 00:53:23,067 Ooh. Kick to the back, and now Van Dam in control. 1138 00:53:23,866 --> 00:53:27,071 [Jerry] That's what Alberto Del Rio just said, "Van Damn!" 1139 00:53:27,504 --> 00:53:30,441 [Michael] Ricardo Rodriguez, you see his arm in a sling at ringside. 1140 00:53:30,507 --> 00:53:33,577 That's because he was in a Cross Armbreaker by Del Rio 1141 00:53:33,644 --> 00:53:35,078 Friday night on SmackDown. 1142 00:53:35,145 --> 00:53:37,614 Moonsault again takes out Del Rio. 1143 00:53:41,618 --> 00:53:43,087 [Jerry] I'm gonna tell you something, 1144 00:53:43,153 --> 00:53:46,857 these guys have started this thing off at a very fast pace, 1145 00:53:46,924 --> 00:53:48,491 and it has not slowed down one bit. 1146 00:53:48,692 --> 00:53:50,294 I don't know how long they can keep this pace up. 1147 00:53:51,595 --> 00:53:54,698 [JBL] RVD knows you can't win a title on the count out. 1148 00:53:54,765 --> 00:53:56,734 [crowd chanting] RVD! RVD 1149 00:53:56,799 --> 00:53:57,935 [JBL] The champ's gotta be careful. 1150 00:53:58,000 --> 00:53:59,870 You can't let your emotions take over. 1151 00:53:59,937 --> 00:54:01,904 [Jerry] He just rolled in to break the referee's count 1152 00:54:01,971 --> 00:54:03,040 and make him start over again, 1153 00:54:03,107 --> 00:54:05,808 and he's got some evil intentions out here. Ooh. 1154 00:54:08,779 --> 00:54:10,547 [Michael] That's not good for the champion. 1155 00:54:10,614 --> 00:54:14,051 [JBL] Well, again, it's great for the WWE Universe. 1156 00:54:14,183 --> 00:54:17,354 -Watch this. -[crowd] Rob Van Dam! 1157 00:54:17,421 --> 00:54:18,654 [Jerry] Incoming! 1158 00:54:18,788 --> 00:54:20,257 [Michael] Ooh. 1159 00:54:21,491 --> 00:54:24,361 And almost a homecoming for Van Dam here tonight. 1160 00:54:24,528 --> 00:54:26,163 He's from Battle Creek, Michigan. 1161 00:54:26,230 --> 00:54:28,531 We're in Detroit for Night of Champions. 1162 00:54:28,598 --> 00:54:30,567 [Jerry] What a battle we got going on right here 1163 00:54:30,634 --> 00:54:32,770 for the World Heavyweight Championship. 1164 00:54:34,705 --> 00:54:35,973 [Michael] Watch this, King. 1165 00:54:37,040 --> 00:54:38,741 [Jerry] Amazing, look at this leap. 1166 00:54:39,609 --> 00:54:41,779 [JBL] Bam, right in the back of the head. 1167 00:54:43,180 --> 00:54:46,482 [Jerry] Alberto Del Rio feeling the effects of that kick. 1168 00:54:46,582 --> 00:54:49,051 [crowd] Rob Van Dam! 1169 00:54:50,254 --> 00:54:52,055 [JBL] I think Booker T is right. 1170 00:54:52,122 --> 00:54:53,524 He's good friends with RVD. 1171 00:54:53,589 --> 00:54:56,292 RVD knows this might be his last, best chance. 1172 00:55:00,096 --> 00:55:01,899 -[Michael] Del Rio with a counter. -[Jerry] No, not out onto the floor. 1173 00:55:01,964 --> 00:55:03,634 -[Michael] Oh, man. -[Jerry] Whoa, that was close. 1174 00:55:03,700 --> 00:55:04,868 [Michael] Good balance by Van Dam. 1175 00:55:05,602 --> 00:55:07,837 [Jerry] Alberto Del Rio, though, that just shows you. 1176 00:55:07,904 --> 00:55:09,106 -[JBL] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh. 1177 00:55:09,173 --> 00:55:12,509 He almost kinda suplexed Rob all the way out onto the floor here. 1178 00:55:13,176 --> 00:55:14,344 Come on, get up, get up, get up. 1179 00:55:14,478 --> 00:55:16,814 [Michael] Ricardo, who's formerly in the employ of Del Rio, 1180 00:55:16,879 --> 00:55:18,615 now works with Rob Van Dam. 1181 00:55:18,682 --> 00:55:20,484 -[Jerry] Oh, watch out here. -[JBL] Anybody's ballgame now. 1182 00:55:20,551 --> 00:55:21,618 -[Jerry] Look out. -[Michael] And Del Rio. 1183 00:55:21,685 --> 00:55:23,854 Van Dam not the only one that can fly. 1184 00:55:23,921 --> 00:55:27,991 [Jerry] Del Rio with a flying headbutt right to the sternum of Rob Van Dam. 1185 00:55:28,225 --> 00:55:29,593 [Michael] And one of the things now-- Look out. 1186 00:55:29,692 --> 00:55:33,263 -Van Dam sent right into the barricade. -[Jerry] Good grief. 1187 00:55:33,730 --> 00:55:36,033 [Michael] You talk about this all the time, John. 1188 00:55:36,466 --> 00:55:39,703 Del Rio, so many different aspects to his arsenal. 1189 00:55:39,770 --> 00:55:41,138 He's got the Greco-Roman style, 1190 00:55:41,205 --> 00:55:42,806 of course he can brawl with the best of 'em. 1191 00:55:42,873 --> 00:55:45,042 He'll even fly like he did there moments ago. 1192 00:55:45,776 --> 00:55:47,243 [JBL] And mind you, he grew up in this business. 1193 00:55:47,310 --> 00:55:50,247 [Michael] Here's the cover. Van Dam powers out at two. 1194 00:55:50,314 --> 00:55:51,882 [JBL] Son of a champion. 1195 00:55:52,415 --> 00:55:54,384 [Jerry] You talk about him flying. Here you see it. 1196 00:55:58,120 --> 00:56:00,857 [JBL] He's a nephew of one of Mexico's greatest champions, 1197 00:56:00,924 --> 00:56:02,859 Mil Máscaras, who's in our Hall of Fame. 1198 00:56:03,993 --> 00:56:06,562 And also a Greco-Roman Pan American gold medalist. 1199 00:56:06,663 --> 00:56:08,464 The guy's got every tool in the toolbox. 1200 00:56:10,299 --> 00:56:12,301 -[Michael] Did you just call him a tool? -[shouts indistinctly] 1201 00:56:16,473 --> 00:56:18,575 [Jerry] Some of the Universe thinks that about him 1202 00:56:18,642 --> 00:56:21,545 after the way he seemed to change. 1203 00:56:22,712 --> 00:56:24,580 -I mean, for a while-- -[Michael] Uh-oh. Look at this. 1204 00:56:24,647 --> 00:56:26,950 Shoulders down, and Del Rio… 1205 00:56:28,118 --> 00:56:31,555 [Jerry] For a while, Alberto Del Rio had the Universe behind him. 1206 00:56:31,622 --> 00:56:33,390 [Michael] Snap suplex by Del Rio. 1207 00:56:33,457 --> 00:56:35,325 -World champion now on the attack. -[Jerry] Oh. 1208 00:56:35,392 --> 00:56:38,228 [JBL] Well, they should be behind him now. He's a great champion 1209 00:56:38,694 --> 00:56:41,098 and a great representative, not just for the Latino people, 1210 00:56:41,163 --> 00:56:44,134 but for all people, for the whole WWE Universe. 1211 00:56:44,201 --> 00:56:45,469 [Jerry] He's a role model, huh? 1212 00:56:45,535 --> 00:56:46,703 [JBL] Absolutely. 1213 00:56:46,770 --> 00:56:50,073 [Michael] He claims the Latino community has no heroes to look up to 1214 00:56:50,140 --> 00:56:52,075 -except himself. -[shouts indistinctly] 1215 00:56:52,142 --> 00:56:53,844 [JBL] And it's wonderful that Alberto Del Rio 1216 00:56:53,911 --> 00:56:55,578 is willing to fill that role. 1217 00:56:56,145 --> 00:56:58,815 [Michael] I thought Canelo Álvarez did a pretty good job doing it. 1218 00:56:58,882 --> 00:57:00,350 [Jerry] Very magnanimous of him, right? 1219 00:57:00,884 --> 00:57:02,486 [JBL] Canelo did a wonderful job. 1220 00:57:02,551 --> 00:57:04,821 He had a great fight last night, just came up a bit short. 1221 00:57:04,888 --> 00:57:06,123 -[Michael] Ooh. -[Jerry] Oh. 1222 00:57:06,189 --> 00:57:07,723 [JBL] Unless you're C.J. Ross. 1223 00:57:08,524 --> 00:57:11,060 [Michael] Again, Del Rio looks to put Van Dam away. 1224 00:57:11,127 --> 00:57:14,163 Wraps the leg and the arm, but Van Dam still game, kicks out at two. 1225 00:57:14,231 --> 00:57:16,366 [Jerry] Was that a referee reference? 1226 00:57:16,433 --> 00:57:18,067 The judge who judged it even last time 1227 00:57:19,435 --> 00:57:21,437 was blind as the referee in the divas match. 1228 00:57:21,504 --> 00:57:24,540 [crowd chanting] RVD! RVD! RVD! 1229 00:57:24,741 --> 00:57:29,346 RVD! RVD! RVD! 1230 00:57:29,479 --> 00:57:33,917 [Jerry] Ricardo on the outside getting the RVD chants going loud and clear. 1231 00:57:33,984 --> 00:57:35,752 [Michael] Look at the viciousness of the champion. 1232 00:57:35,819 --> 00:57:37,921 [Jerry] Yeah, that just infuriates Alberto Del Rio. 1233 00:57:41,357 --> 00:57:44,895 [Michael] But again, Del Rio's just been in his zone, to King's point, ever since 1234 00:57:44,962 --> 00:57:47,263 -he won the title back in June. -[JBL] Smart move. Smart move by RVD. 1235 00:57:49,566 --> 00:57:50,767 [overlapping chatter] 1236 00:57:50,834 --> 00:57:53,169 [Jerry] Under that bottom rope, buy yourself a little bit of time. 1237 00:57:53,236 --> 00:57:54,937 [Michael] Oh, man, enzuigiri to the back of the head, 1238 00:57:55,004 --> 00:57:58,241 and Van Dam knocked off the apron, and he could be out. 1239 00:57:58,709 --> 00:58:01,745 [JBL] You can retain the championship on a count out. 1240 00:58:05,281 --> 00:58:07,484 [Jerry] Watch this, right to the skull of RVD. 1241 00:58:07,551 --> 00:58:08,884 Oh, man. 1242 00:58:17,094 --> 00:58:18,995 [Michael] And Del Rio, nobody home. 1243 00:58:19,062 --> 00:58:20,964 I think he caught his leg on the second rope 1244 00:58:21,031 --> 00:58:22,531 as Van Dam moved out of the way. 1245 00:58:22,598 --> 00:58:26,069 [Jerry] I'm surprised that Rob was able to recover enough to move out of the way. 1246 00:58:26,136 --> 00:58:28,471 [Michael] Van Dam's gotta get Del Rio back into the ring. 1247 00:58:28,538 --> 00:58:31,308 He can only win via pinfall or submission, the world title, that is. 1248 00:58:33,109 --> 00:58:34,144 [Jerry] Oh. 1249 00:58:36,279 --> 00:58:38,482 [Michael] Van Dam looking to quicken the pace. 1250 00:58:38,548 --> 00:58:41,817 Cover, off the thrust kick to the face, and a kickout at two. 1251 00:58:47,124 --> 00:58:50,027 [Jerry] Right hand from Alberto now, follow that up with a headbutt. 1252 00:58:50,359 --> 00:58:52,962 Alberto trying to stop the momentum that Rob was building up here. 1253 00:58:53,029 --> 00:58:54,096 Oh. 1254 00:58:54,163 --> 00:58:56,533 [Michael] This match has been very fast-paced. 1255 00:58:56,600 --> 00:58:59,368 Del Rio, there's a thrust kick, caught him. Is it enough? 1256 00:58:59,469 --> 00:59:02,339 World Championship on the line, and the champ… 1257 00:59:03,006 --> 00:59:04,007 able to power out. 1258 00:59:04,073 --> 00:59:05,475 [Jerry] And that's the thing about Rob Van Dam. 1259 00:59:05,542 --> 00:59:06,877 You never know what he's gonna hit you with, 1260 00:59:06,942 --> 00:59:08,211 and you never know where it's coming from. 1261 00:59:08,278 --> 00:59:09,812 [JBL] You have no idea whatsoever. 1262 00:59:10,781 --> 00:59:13,549 -Impossible game plan. -[Jerry] Look at this. [laughing] 1263 00:59:13,616 --> 00:59:15,819 He just flew over the top rope and landed. 1264 00:59:15,886 --> 00:59:17,553 [JBL] You know, you're thinking, Del Rio, you think you're gonna be 1265 00:59:17,620 --> 00:59:18,721 okay right there on the apron? 1266 00:59:18,788 --> 00:59:20,057 [Jerry] Uh-oh. 1267 00:59:20,123 --> 00:59:22,526 [crowd cheering] 1268 00:59:22,591 --> 00:59:24,127 [Jerry] We don't know what we want you to do, Rob. 1269 00:59:24,361 --> 00:59:25,361 Just do it. 1270 00:59:25,729 --> 00:59:26,730 [JBL] I'm not sure Rob knows. 1271 00:59:26,797 --> 00:59:28,899 I think Rob just jumps and makes stuff up in the air. 1272 00:59:28,964 --> 00:59:31,768 -[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Got him off the thrust kick. 1273 00:59:31,835 --> 00:59:33,270 Is it enough for Van Dam? 1274 00:59:33,569 --> 00:59:35,839 [crowd cheering] 1275 00:59:36,839 --> 00:59:38,808 [Michael] I can't remember how they said it. 1276 00:59:38,875 --> 00:59:41,544 They said it in Spanish, but in English, it's Rolling Thunder. 1277 00:59:41,611 --> 00:59:44,981 -[JBL] Oh, he missed him. -[Michael] Del Rio, oh, man! Backstabber. 1278 00:59:45,048 --> 00:59:46,283 [JBL] I think he's got him. 1279 00:59:46,348 --> 00:59:48,350 [Michael] Is it enough? He wrapped up Van Dam, 1280 00:59:48,417 --> 00:59:49,819 -who stays in it. -[JBL] Whoa. 1281 00:59:51,821 --> 00:59:54,057 [Michael] Ricardo on the outside realized how close it was. 1282 00:59:54,124 --> 00:59:55,591 Came out of-- out of his sneakers. 1283 00:59:58,127 --> 01:00:00,730 -[JBL] Who wears sneakers to a match? -[Jerry chuckling] 1284 01:00:00,830 --> 01:00:02,866 -[Michael] Ricardo Rodriguez. -[JBL] Exactly. 1285 01:00:02,933 --> 01:00:06,803 He was in a tux when he was Alberto Del Rio's little hand-paid stooge. 1286 01:00:06,870 --> 01:00:08,638 [Michael] He is a little underdressed as of late. 1287 01:00:08,772 --> 01:00:11,140 [Jerry] Who noticed-- who noticed that he had on sneakers? 1288 01:00:11,207 --> 01:00:12,542 [JBL] Only Michael… 1289 01:00:14,377 --> 01:00:15,912 the shoe aficionado. 1290 01:00:18,248 --> 01:00:19,482 [Jerry] Footwear fan. 1291 01:00:19,549 --> 01:00:21,417 -[Michael] If the shoe fits. -[Jerry] Oh, boy. 1292 01:00:21,484 --> 01:00:22,886 Oh, watch out now. 1293 01:00:23,986 --> 01:00:26,756 [Michael] Rob in a precarious position here. 1294 01:00:32,361 --> 01:00:34,698 [speaking indistinctly] 1295 01:00:35,565 --> 01:00:36,633 [Jerry] Inverted suplex. 1296 01:00:36,700 --> 01:00:38,401 [Michael] Van Dam trying to block. 1297 01:00:40,270 --> 01:00:41,971 Look at Van Dam fighting back. 1298 01:00:44,140 --> 01:00:46,375 [chuckles] Great opportunity here for Van Dam. 1299 01:00:46,442 --> 01:00:47,711 The World Champion's down. 1300 01:00:47,777 --> 01:00:49,846 Rob Van Dam going to the top rope. 1301 01:00:52,515 --> 01:00:54,350 [Jerry] Is he gonna go for a Five-Star? 1302 01:00:55,018 --> 01:00:57,453 -[Michael] He can't because Del Rio-- -[Jerry] No, Del Rio's on his feet. 1303 01:00:57,520 --> 01:00:58,687 [Michael] Look at this. 1304 01:00:59,522 --> 01:01:01,591 Van Dam cover, for the title, 1305 01:01:01,658 --> 01:01:04,461 -and Del Rio stays in it. -[JBL] Wow. 1306 01:01:04,528 --> 01:01:06,196 [Jerry] Van Dam just throws caution to the wind, 1307 01:01:06,263 --> 01:01:07,964 throws his body all over the place. 1308 01:01:09,499 --> 01:01:11,535 Come on, come on, come on. Come on! 1309 01:01:11,667 --> 01:01:12,801 [JBL] I agree with you, King. 1310 01:01:12,868 --> 01:01:15,504 He knows what's at stake, the World Heavyweight Championship… 1311 01:01:15,571 --> 01:01:17,107 [crowd chanting] RVD! RVD! 1312 01:01:17,174 --> 01:01:19,776 [JBL] …for basically a hometown crowd here for RVD. 1313 01:01:19,843 --> 01:01:23,413 [crowd chanting] RVD! RVD! RVD!! 1314 01:01:24,413 --> 01:01:28,350 [Jerry] These guys have tried every move in the book, but none of it's-- 1315 01:01:28,417 --> 01:01:30,720 [JBL] They're just hitting each other 'til one of 'em falls down. 1316 01:01:30,787 --> 01:01:32,055 [Jerry] Right. 1317 01:01:32,122 --> 01:01:33,857 Just turn this thing into a slugfest. 1318 01:01:33,924 --> 01:01:37,027 -Uh-oh. No, wait a minute. -[Michael] The tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, 1319 01:01:37,093 --> 01:01:39,196 and Del Rio back in control. 1320 01:01:40,062 --> 01:01:41,131 [Jerry] Whoa. 1321 01:01:43,200 --> 01:01:46,002 [Michael] Del Rio, is it enough? Can he put Van Dam away here? 1322 01:01:46,069 --> 01:01:47,837 And the challenger staying in it. 1323 01:01:50,774 --> 01:01:51,908 Come on, man. 1324 01:01:51,975 --> 01:01:53,676 -[Jerry] Del Rio… -You gotta be kidding me. 1325 01:01:53,910 --> 01:01:56,046 [Jerry] …saying, "What do I got to do to beat this guy?" 1326 01:01:57,147 --> 01:02:00,683 [Michael] We mentioned before, Van Dam with a victory over Alberto Del Rio 1327 01:02:00,750 --> 01:02:02,652 a couple of weeks ago to earn this match tonight. 1328 01:02:05,488 --> 01:02:10,660 [chanting] Sí! Sí! Sí! Sí! 1329 01:02:12,861 --> 01:02:15,464 [Michael] Del Rio looking perhaps to set up Rob Van Dam 1330 01:02:15,531 --> 01:02:17,200 for the Cross Armbreaker, 1331 01:02:17,267 --> 01:02:18,935 his submission maneuver. 1332 01:02:19,002 --> 01:02:20,303 [JBL] Here we go. 1333 01:02:21,937 --> 01:02:23,006 [Jerry] Oh. 1334 01:02:23,073 --> 01:02:25,408 [Michael] Oh, Van Dam caught him right in the side of the head with a knee. 1335 01:02:25,475 --> 01:02:27,410 And now Rob Van Dam, leg scissors, shoulders down. 1336 01:02:27,477 --> 01:02:29,412 [JBL] This is how he beat him before. That's how he beat him before. 1337 01:02:29,479 --> 01:02:30,913 [Michael] And a kickout. To John's point, 1338 01:02:31,013 --> 01:02:33,450 that's how Van Dam took out Del Rio the last time. 1339 01:02:35,719 --> 01:02:37,620 -[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Split-legged moonsault. 1340 01:02:37,687 --> 01:02:40,589 Is it enough to crown a new World Heavyweight Champion? 1341 01:02:40,656 --> 01:02:42,591 And a kickout at two. 1342 01:02:43,493 --> 01:02:44,426 Come on! 1343 01:02:45,861 --> 01:02:50,899 [crowd chanting] RVD! RVD! RVD! RVD! RVD! 1344 01:02:51,334 --> 01:02:54,604 [Jerry] I think both Alberto Del Rio and now Rob Van Dam 1345 01:02:54,971 --> 01:02:57,240 are beginning to wonder, "What is it gonna take?" 1346 01:02:57,307 --> 01:02:59,975 [crowd chanting] RVD! RVD! RVD! 1347 01:03:00,042 --> 01:03:01,845 [Jerry] They've hit each other with everything except the kitchen sink. 1348 01:03:03,446 --> 01:03:05,115 There may be a kitchen sink under the ring. 1349 01:03:06,015 --> 01:03:07,350 [JBL] If there's a kitchen… 1350 01:03:10,419 --> 01:03:11,754 [Jerry laughing] What? 1351 01:03:11,821 --> 01:03:12,922 [Michael] Oh, man! 1352 01:03:13,455 --> 01:03:18,094 Del Rio now targeting the left arm of Rob Van Dam. 1353 01:03:19,495 --> 01:03:21,397 -Oh, and he caught him. -[Jerry] That's it. 1354 01:03:21,464 --> 01:03:22,899 [JBL] That's how he won the championship. 1355 01:03:22,966 --> 01:03:24,667 [Michael] That could be enough. Rob Van Dam out cold-- 1356 01:03:24,734 --> 01:03:28,337 No, and he stays in it, perhaps on instinct alone. 1357 01:03:29,439 --> 01:03:32,107 [JBL] I was saying, "If there's a kitchen, Ricardo's in it." 1358 01:03:33,009 --> 01:03:34,644 -Somehow it didn't come out. -[Michael] It didn't come out? 1359 01:03:34,711 --> 01:03:36,613 It made no sense, even when you said it. 1360 01:03:38,114 --> 01:03:39,482 -[Jerry] Whoa. -[JBL] Ooh. 1361 01:03:45,087 --> 01:03:48,258 [Jerry] Now Alberto's feeling a little better about himself 1362 01:03:48,325 --> 01:03:49,526 and his chances here. 1363 01:03:50,660 --> 01:03:53,730 [Michael] Yeah, but he still has not been able to put Rob Van Dam away. 1364 01:03:55,432 --> 01:03:57,734 [Jerry] I mean, look at this guy though. Look at this match he's been through. 1365 01:03:57,801 --> 01:03:58,968 He barely broke a sweat. 1366 01:04:00,102 --> 01:04:03,839 He is in amazing physical condition, and blowing kisses. 1367 01:04:04,441 --> 01:04:06,643 -[Michael] Oh! -[Jerry laughing] 1368 01:04:06,710 --> 01:04:09,078 -[JBL] Wow. -[Michael] That heel kick caught Del Rio. 1369 01:04:09,145 --> 01:04:12,816 And Van Dam buys himself some time. Rob Van Dam. 1370 01:04:12,881 --> 01:04:14,884 [JBL] He just kissed the championship goodbye. 1371 01:04:14,984 --> 01:04:16,720 -[Jerry] You're not kidding. -[crowd cheering] 1372 01:04:16,785 --> 01:04:18,721 [JBL] Wow. We could have a reversed title change here. 1373 01:04:18,788 --> 01:04:20,423 -[Jerry] Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait. -[JBL] Night of Champions. 1374 01:04:20,490 --> 01:04:22,926 [Jerry] Guys, I think Rob's feeling a little froggy. 1375 01:04:24,594 --> 01:04:26,096 [JBL] Here we go with Air Van Dam. 1376 01:04:26,162 --> 01:04:29,232 -[Jerry] He may jump. -[crowd] Rob Van Dam. 1377 01:04:29,299 --> 01:04:32,102 [Michael] Is it enough? Five-Star-- Countered by Del Rio. 1378 01:04:32,202 --> 01:04:33,770 -[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Michael] Knees to the gut. 1379 01:04:33,837 --> 01:04:35,437 [Jerry] Oh, man. 1380 01:04:35,571 --> 01:04:38,308 [Michael] And now Del Rio locks in the Cross Armbreaker. 1381 01:04:38,408 --> 01:04:40,542 Armbreaker locked into Van Dam, center of the ring. 1382 01:04:40,609 --> 01:04:42,312 Van Dam's got nowhere to go. 1383 01:04:42,912 --> 01:04:45,348 The Cross Armbreaker is locked in. 1384 01:04:46,383 --> 01:04:48,350 [JBL] Right in the middle of the ring, too. 1385 01:04:49,252 --> 01:04:50,285 [Jerry] And look at the pressure. 1386 01:04:50,352 --> 01:04:52,756 [JBL] All the air was knocked out of Van Dam. 1387 01:04:53,390 --> 01:04:54,656 [Michael] Van Dam trying to do what he can, 1388 01:04:54,723 --> 01:04:58,027 trying to squirm his way to a bottom rope to force a break here. 1389 01:04:58,127 --> 01:04:59,729 Van Dam's trying to do everything he can. 1390 01:04:59,796 --> 01:05:02,198 -[Jerry] How is he withstanding the pain? -[crowd chanting] RVD! RVD! 1391 01:05:02,332 --> 01:05:05,201 [Michael] Trying to feed off the WWE fans in Detroit. 1392 01:05:05,602 --> 01:05:08,138 Maybe roll Del Rio to alleviate some of the pressure. 1393 01:05:08,238 --> 01:05:09,672 [JBL] Del Rio will break that arm. 1394 01:05:09,739 --> 01:05:10,807 [Michael] He's a hand's length away. 1395 01:05:10,874 --> 01:05:12,642 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Van Dam is closing in. 1396 01:05:12,709 --> 01:05:14,511 -[Jerry] He's close. -[Michael] He got there! 1397 01:05:14,743 --> 01:05:17,680 Break. Break. Break it. Break the hold. 1398 01:05:17,747 --> 01:05:18,748 One. 1399 01:05:18,814 --> 01:05:21,183 [Michael] There's a five count to break here or be disqualified. 1400 01:05:21,785 --> 01:05:23,352 -[JBL] Del Rio knows that. -Four! Five! 1401 01:05:23,453 --> 01:05:24,354 Ring the bell. 1402 01:05:24,421 --> 01:05:27,056 -[bell ringing] -[speaks indistinctly] 1403 01:05:27,156 --> 01:05:28,258 [JBL] Well, I thought he did. 1404 01:05:28,323 --> 01:05:30,359 [Michael] Somebody better get that hold off Van Dam or he could break the arm. 1405 01:05:30,426 --> 01:05:31,528 [Jerry] No kidding. 1406 01:05:33,562 --> 01:05:34,663 [Lilian] Ladies and gentlemen, 1407 01:05:34,731 --> 01:05:38,567 the winner of this match, by disqualification, 1408 01:05:38,634 --> 01:05:41,738 is Rob Van Dam. 1409 01:05:41,805 --> 01:05:42,806 ["One of a Kind" playing] 1410 01:05:42,872 --> 01:05:45,207 [Michael] Alberto Del Rio had him in the Cross Armbreaker, 1411 01:05:45,274 --> 01:05:47,810 and when Van Dam made it to the ropes to force a break, 1412 01:05:47,877 --> 01:05:51,247 Del Rio refusing to let go forces the disqualification, 1413 01:05:51,314 --> 01:05:53,883 which means, even though Van Dam wins the match, 1414 01:05:53,950 --> 01:05:55,884 Del Rio keeps his championship. 1415 01:05:55,952 --> 01:05:56,986 [Jerry] Yeah, that's where the term-- 1416 01:05:57,053 --> 01:06:00,123 [Lilian] But still World Heavyweight Champion, 1417 01:06:00,189 --> 01:06:04,127 Alberto Del Rio. 1418 01:06:04,194 --> 01:06:07,297 [Jerry] That's where the term hollow victory comes from. 1419 01:06:07,363 --> 01:06:09,899 -["Realeza" playing] -[JBL] Victory's a victory. 1420 01:06:09,966 --> 01:06:12,402 Alberto Del Rio walks out of Detroit 1421 01:06:12,468 --> 01:06:14,270 World Heavyweight Champion like he walked in. 1422 01:06:14,337 --> 01:06:16,004 [Jerry] Now, now, look at this now. Look at this. 1423 01:06:16,105 --> 01:06:17,073 [music stops] 1424 01:06:17,140 --> 01:06:18,540 [Jerry] There's no call for this. 1425 01:06:20,109 --> 01:06:21,444 You're still the champion, 1426 01:06:22,544 --> 01:06:24,047 show a little class. 1427 01:06:26,683 --> 01:06:29,685 [crowd jeering] 1428 01:06:36,326 --> 01:06:38,727 -[Michael] Oh, no. -[Jerry] Hey, come on. 1429 01:06:40,964 --> 01:06:42,598 You don't need to do this. 1430 01:06:44,200 --> 01:06:46,336 [JBL] Think he just winked at you, King. 1431 01:06:47,703 --> 01:06:49,172 [Jerry] Hey, look, look, look at this. 1432 01:06:49,239 --> 01:06:50,473 [JBL] Look, look, Ricardo! 1433 01:06:51,674 --> 01:06:53,475 Ricardo and Van Dam. 1434 01:06:53,609 --> 01:06:55,544 Ricardo saving RVD. 1435 01:06:55,845 --> 01:06:57,779 [Michael] Van Dam planting Del Rio. 1436 01:07:04,053 --> 01:07:08,057 [Jerry] Well, Rob's arm is just about useless 1437 01:07:08,857 --> 01:07:11,160 after the length of time that Alberto held that Cross Armbreaker. 1438 01:07:11,261 --> 01:07:13,096 [JBL] Oh, no. No, no, no. Look at this, look at this. 1439 01:07:16,265 --> 01:07:18,768 You're about to see something that was made famous 1440 01:07:19,002 --> 01:07:21,404 in a bingo hall in Philadelphia. 1441 01:07:23,806 --> 01:07:25,308 [Jerry] Oh, no way. 1442 01:07:25,375 --> 01:07:27,442 [JBL] These fans know what's coming. 1443 01:07:27,509 --> 01:07:29,345 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 1444 01:07:29,479 --> 01:07:31,548 [JBL] I think we all know what's coming. 1445 01:07:31,614 --> 01:07:32,881 [Jerry] Is he gonna be able to do this 1446 01:07:32,948 --> 01:07:35,051 after the battle that he's just been through? 1447 01:07:35,118 --> 01:07:36,519 [Michael] Rob Van Dam up top. 1448 01:07:36,586 --> 01:07:37,819 [JBL] Get out of there, Del Rio. 1449 01:07:37,921 --> 01:07:39,455 [Michael] Shades of a decade ago. 1450 01:07:39,522 --> 01:07:42,725 -[JBL] Get out of there, Del Rio. -[crowd] Rob Van Dam! 1451 01:07:42,792 --> 01:07:44,327 -[Jerry] Look out! -[Michael] Van… Daminator! 1452 01:07:44,394 --> 01:07:46,828 -[JBL] Wow! -[Jerry] Oh, my gosh! 1453 01:07:48,698 --> 01:07:49,999 Del Rio's history! 1454 01:07:52,602 --> 01:07:55,504 [Michael] No doubt the World Champion deserved that. 1455 01:07:55,571 --> 01:07:57,439 -["One of a kind" playing] -♪ One of a kind ♪ 1456 01:07:57,774 --> 01:08:01,511 [Michael] He weaseled his way out of here with the championship tonight, 1457 01:08:01,743 --> 01:08:05,615 and he had intentions on continuing to inflict punishment with a steel chair. 1458 01:08:05,682 --> 01:08:10,653 Ricardo Rodriguez saving Van Dam and RVD made the World Champ pay. 1459 01:08:13,656 --> 01:08:14,591 ♪ One of a kind! ♪ 1460 01:08:14,691 --> 01:08:17,760 ♪ The fear I see When I look in your eyes ♪ 1461 01:08:17,827 --> 01:08:20,964 ♪ Makes you believe I'm one of a kind ♪ 1462 01:08:21,029 --> 01:08:25,434 [Jerry] Man, I'll tell you, we just about saw it all in that match. 1463 01:08:25,501 --> 01:08:26,603 [JBL] We sure did. 1464 01:08:27,103 --> 01:08:30,005 RVD, I hate to tell you, it's not a popularity contest. 1465 01:08:30,072 --> 01:08:32,541 You gotta give that championship back to the champion. 1466 01:08:32,608 --> 01:08:34,743 [Jerry] I think Alberto Del Rio's hurt. 1467 01:08:35,310 --> 01:08:36,946 [JBL] Yeah, I think he's hurt bad. 1468 01:08:37,647 --> 01:08:38,715 [Michael] The doctors are-- 1469 01:08:39,148 --> 01:08:41,117 ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ 1470 01:08:41,184 --> 01:08:42,684 ♪ One of a kind ♪ 1471 01:08:47,756 --> 01:08:49,125 [Jerry] Watch this. 1472 01:08:49,192 --> 01:08:50,960 Well, this is earlier in the match. 1473 01:08:51,027 --> 01:08:55,430 It looked like that Five-Star Frog Splash was gonna put Alberto Del Rio away, 1474 01:08:55,497 --> 01:08:58,100 but just in the nick of time, Del Rio brought the knees up 1475 01:08:58,166 --> 01:09:03,706 and locked on the Cross Armbreaker and held it on, would not let go. 1476 01:09:03,773 --> 01:09:04,941 One, two… 1477 01:09:05,008 --> 01:09:06,341 [Jerry] He had the five-count 1478 01:09:06,408 --> 01:09:08,111 -to break it. -…three, four, 1479 01:09:08,611 --> 01:09:10,278 -five! -[Jerry] But he still wouldn't break it. 1480 01:09:10,345 --> 01:09:13,683 The referee had no choice but to disqualify Alberto Del Rio. 1481 01:09:13,750 --> 01:09:15,718 [Michael] And then Del Rio had every intention 1482 01:09:15,785 --> 01:09:17,987 of using a steel chair on Rob Van Dam, 1483 01:09:18,054 --> 01:09:19,721 but listen, bad arm and all, 1484 01:09:19,788 --> 01:09:22,325 Ricardo Rodriguez saving his buddy. 1485 01:09:22,392 --> 01:09:24,327 -[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] And off the DDT, 1486 01:09:24,394 --> 01:09:28,930 this incredible move by Rob Van Dam, John, over a decade ago, 1487 01:09:28,997 --> 01:09:30,832 Van Dam made this famous, 1488 01:09:30,899 --> 01:09:33,670 the Van Daminator, steel chair off the skull. 1489 01:09:33,736 --> 01:09:36,538 [JBL] Hey, I loved it then, I love it now. 1490 01:09:36,606 --> 01:09:40,443 It's just gotten better with age, just like Rob Van Dam. 1491 01:09:44,546 --> 01:09:47,517 [Michael] Del Rio took the easy way out tonight to retain 1492 01:09:47,617 --> 01:09:49,852 his World Heavyweight Championship, 1493 01:09:49,952 --> 01:09:54,290 but they're on their feet for RVD in Detroit. 1494 01:09:57,226 --> 01:09:58,594 ♪ One of a kind! ♪ 1495 01:09:58,661 --> 01:10:00,830 ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ 1496 01:10:00,929 --> 01:10:01,998 ♪ One of a kind! ♪ 1497 01:10:02,130 --> 01:10:03,700 [music fades] 1498 01:10:03,800 --> 01:10:06,135 -[crowd cheering] -[indistinct chatter] 1499 01:10:09,706 --> 01:10:11,074 [laughs] 1500 01:10:15,545 --> 01:10:18,047 Hey, I want you to understand what's at stake here tonight, 1501 01:10:19,482 --> 01:10:23,186 because if I get left alone inside that ring, 1502 01:10:23,553 --> 01:10:26,989 I won't be here tomorrow, or the day after, 1503 01:10:27,056 --> 01:10:29,992 or the day after that to help you anymore. 1504 01:10:30,059 --> 01:10:32,762 You lose my strategy. 1505 01:10:32,829 --> 01:10:35,465 You lose my brilliance. 1506 01:10:35,531 --> 01:10:39,936 You made an enemy tonight out of Triple H. 1507 01:10:40,536 --> 01:10:45,708 Do you know what kind of adversary that man can be to you? 1508 01:10:45,775 --> 01:10:49,010 Everything your grandfather built, everything your father built, 1509 01:10:49,077 --> 01:10:52,181 everything you struggled and sacrificed for will go away 1510 01:10:52,248 --> 01:10:54,983 because Triple H will make sure that it's taken. 1511 01:10:55,518 --> 01:10:57,587 And I can fix that for you. 1512 01:10:58,487 --> 01:11:01,324 I can fix everything that's wrong with you and Triple H, 1513 01:11:01,389 --> 01:11:05,661 but I have to be here tomorrow to be able to do that for you. 1514 01:11:05,728 --> 01:11:08,197 And I won't be here 1515 01:11:08,931 --> 01:11:11,099 if I'm left alone 1516 01:11:12,367 --> 01:11:16,072 with CM Punk. 1517 01:11:18,608 --> 01:11:20,343 You believe in me, right, Paul? 1518 01:11:21,510 --> 01:11:22,644 Right? 1519 01:11:23,346 --> 01:11:26,749 I have believed in you since day one, 1520 01:11:27,349 --> 01:11:28,584 and tonight… 1521 01:11:30,553 --> 01:11:33,889 tonight, I need you to believe in yourself. 1522 01:11:39,262 --> 01:11:40,730 That matchup still to come today… 1523 01:11:40,797 --> 01:11:42,831 -That's a perverse pep talk. -…at Night of Champions. 1524 01:11:42,898 --> 01:11:45,934 We've been asking you to vote on wwe.com all night long 1525 01:11:46,001 --> 01:11:47,737 on some of the greatest champions. 1526 01:11:47,804 --> 01:11:50,438 We're gonna show you the results now of how you voted 1527 01:11:50,505 --> 01:11:53,108 to be the greatest World Champion of all time. 1528 01:11:53,175 --> 01:11:56,411 [Jerry] Yeah, Ric Flair, Booker T, Batista, Edge, Undertaker. 1529 01:11:56,478 --> 01:11:57,980 Who'd you choose? 1530 01:12:02,184 --> 01:12:03,653 [Michael] Booker T! 1531 01:12:03,719 --> 01:12:05,054 [JBL] I voted Booker! 1532 01:12:05,121 --> 01:12:06,755 [Michael] Five-time! Five-time! 1533 01:12:06,822 --> 01:12:08,791 Five-time! Five-time! 1534 01:12:08,858 --> 01:12:10,559 Booker T part of our panel. 1535 01:12:10,626 --> 01:12:12,394 Congratulations to the Hall of Famer. 1536 01:12:12,461 --> 01:12:14,096 [JBL] The old G.I. Bro. 1537 01:12:16,732 --> 01:12:18,034 Makes total sense. 1538 01:12:18,534 --> 01:12:20,469 Hey, let me call you right back. 1539 01:12:21,804 --> 01:12:23,572 -[crowd cheering] -So, what's going on? 1540 01:12:24,240 --> 01:12:25,808 What's going on? The-- 1541 01:12:25,875 --> 01:12:27,309 Please help me understand your logic. 1542 01:12:27,376 --> 01:12:29,278 No Big Show ringside tonight. 1543 01:12:29,345 --> 01:12:31,280 You banned Big Show, you banned Roman Reigns, 1544 01:12:31,347 --> 01:12:33,014 you banned Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins. 1545 01:12:33,081 --> 01:12:36,485 None of them are-- If it's not broke, don't fix it, right? 1546 01:12:36,552 --> 01:12:38,955 I mean, please help me understand your logic. 1547 01:12:39,455 --> 01:12:41,157 My logic is simple, Randy. 1548 01:12:41,624 --> 01:12:44,327 I just want to make sure I picked the right guy 1549 01:12:44,393 --> 01:12:48,431 when I chose you as the face of the WWE. 1550 01:12:48,563 --> 01:12:51,534 [chuckles softly] 1551 01:12:52,068 --> 01:12:53,169 You did. 1552 01:13:00,543 --> 01:13:03,545 ["ChaChaLaLa" playing] 1553 01:13:10,920 --> 01:13:13,923 -[Michael chuckling] -[JBL] Mrs. Fandango! 1554 01:13:19,661 --> 01:13:20,963 [Jerry] And that guy. 1555 01:13:22,197 --> 01:13:25,668 [Michael] Fandango. 1556 01:13:27,036 --> 01:13:28,571 It's really fun to say. 1557 01:13:28,638 --> 01:13:30,239 Fandango. 1558 01:13:31,173 --> 01:13:33,809 How about Summer Rae, 1559 01:13:34,110 --> 01:13:35,978 Mrs. Fandango? 1560 01:13:36,178 --> 01:13:37,346 [bell ringing] 1561 01:13:37,413 --> 01:13:39,749 [Justin] The following contest is set for one fall. 1562 01:13:39,815 --> 01:13:41,684 Approaching the ring first, 1563 01:13:41,751 --> 01:13:46,121 Fandango. 1564 01:13:46,188 --> 01:13:49,392 [Jerry] Would you like to do a cha-cha-cha with Summer Rae? 1565 01:13:50,092 --> 01:13:51,727 -[JBL] Absolutely. -[Michael] You know, guys, 1566 01:13:51,794 --> 01:13:53,896 WWE's YouTube page is jam-packed 1567 01:13:53,963 --> 01:13:56,132 with great shows like The JBL & Cole Show, 1568 01:13:56,197 --> 01:13:58,834 Backstage Fallout, WWE Inbox, and more. 1569 01:13:58,901 --> 01:14:01,170 There's also a load of classic content for you to enjoy. 1570 01:14:01,304 --> 01:14:05,007 Two million subscribers now and a half a billion views. 1571 01:14:05,074 --> 01:14:08,077 Go to WWE's YouTube page and check it out. 1572 01:14:08,144 --> 01:14:11,380 [JBL] An Edge and Christian reunion on The JBL & Cole Show this week. 1573 01:14:11,981 --> 01:14:13,115 [Michael] You can check it out right now. 1574 01:14:13,182 --> 01:14:16,152 [JBL] JBL & Cole Show gonna visit a museum in Tunica, Mississippi. 1575 01:14:16,218 --> 01:14:18,154 [Jerry] Yeah, whose is it? 1576 01:14:18,219 --> 01:14:19,455 [JBL] The King. 1577 01:14:21,389 --> 01:14:22,992 That'd be yours, King. 1578 01:14:24,593 --> 01:14:26,529 [Jerry] I was just there the day before yesterday. 1579 01:14:26,862 --> 01:14:29,098 I can't-- I can't wait for you guys to visit. 1580 01:14:29,665 --> 01:14:31,334 Can you bring Summer Rae with you? 1581 01:14:44,914 --> 01:14:46,514 [music fades] 1582 01:14:46,682 --> 01:14:48,951 -["I Came to Play" playing] -♪ Awesome! ♪ 1583 01:14:49,018 --> 01:14:50,653 ♪ I came to play ♪ 1584 01:14:50,719 --> 01:14:52,455 ♪ I came to play, there's a price to pay ♪ 1585 01:14:52,521 --> 01:14:54,456 ♪ Time for you to get down On your knees and pray… ♪ 1586 01:14:54,523 --> 01:14:56,659 [Justin] And his opponent, from Cleveland, Ohio, 1587 01:14:56,726 --> 01:14:59,862 weighing 221 pounds, 1588 01:14:59,929 --> 01:15:03,499 The Miz. 1589 01:15:04,633 --> 01:15:07,336 [Michael] Well, Miz and Fandango have had their issues 1590 01:15:07,436 --> 01:15:09,237 over the past number of weeks. 1591 01:15:09,304 --> 01:15:11,574 Really, uh, kicked off at SummerSlam 1592 01:15:11,639 --> 01:15:16,712 when Fandango kept interrupting Miz's hosting duties in Los Angeles. 1593 01:15:16,779 --> 01:15:20,516 But this past Friday night on SmackDown, we got something very unique, John. 1594 01:15:20,750 --> 01:15:26,755 It was actually a… well, a dancing with the WWE superstars dance-off. 1595 01:15:26,822 --> 01:15:30,126 R-Truth was involved, Fandango was involved. 1596 01:15:30,226 --> 01:15:33,129 -["Land of Five Rivers" playing] -[Jerry] The Great Khali was involved. 1597 01:15:33,195 --> 01:15:36,465 -[hip-hop music playing] -[Michael] And also Miz, or Mizco Inferno 1598 01:15:36,532 --> 01:15:38,000 was part of it as well. 1599 01:15:38,067 --> 01:15:40,403 -[Jerry] The Mizco Inferno was twerking. -[music stops] 1600 01:15:41,170 --> 01:15:43,572 And your winner is, 1601 01:15:43,639 --> 01:15:45,974 The Miz! 1602 01:15:46,041 --> 01:15:48,878 [Michael] And the fact that Mizco Inferno won the matchup 1603 01:15:48,943 --> 01:15:50,478 -did not sit well with… -No, no, no, no! 1604 01:15:51,313 --> 01:15:53,482 [Michael] …Fandango, who tried to attack Miz, 1605 01:15:53,549 --> 01:15:56,751 and then Miz and R-Truth had some fun with Fandango. 1606 01:16:00,056 --> 01:16:01,357 [JBL] While Khali watched. 1607 01:16:01,424 --> 01:16:02,657 [Jerry] Yeah. 1608 01:16:04,760 --> 01:16:06,695 [Jerry] That may have been the most entertaining dance-off 1609 01:16:06,795 --> 01:16:09,965 -I've ever witnessed on SmackDown. -["I Came to Play" playing] 1610 01:16:10,099 --> 01:16:11,099 [Jerry] Miz loved it. 1611 01:16:11,166 --> 01:16:12,902 ♪ I came to play There's a price to pay… ♪ 1612 01:16:12,968 --> 01:16:15,036 [JBL] It was a travesty, though, that Fandango didn't win. 1613 01:16:15,103 --> 01:16:16,172 -[music fades] -[bell ringing] 1614 01:16:16,237 --> 01:16:17,572 [Jerry] Yeah, you would think. 1615 01:16:18,907 --> 01:16:21,077 This guy's, like, a professional dancer and all. 1616 01:16:22,244 --> 01:16:24,280 Look at those moves. Look at that footwork. 1617 01:16:24,413 --> 01:16:25,648 [speaks indistinctly] 1618 01:16:25,748 --> 01:16:27,049 [Michael] Look at that grace. 1619 01:16:27,116 --> 01:16:28,983 Well, I mentioned this on SmackDown Friday night, 1620 01:16:29,050 --> 01:16:30,853 he only seems to know about three or four dance moves. 1621 01:16:30,920 --> 01:16:32,888 [JBL] Well, that's coming from an expert like you 1622 01:16:32,955 --> 01:16:35,224 'cause you went to Syracuse Dance Academy 1623 01:16:35,291 --> 01:16:36,392 with Mike Rotunda. 1624 01:16:36,459 --> 01:16:39,562 Hey! Hey! Come on. Back up. Back up. No, no. Come on, now. Let's go. Come on. 1625 01:16:39,628 --> 01:16:44,032 [Michael] So, Miz versus Fandango here tonight on Night of Champions in Detroit. 1626 01:16:44,834 --> 01:16:46,402 Thank you for joining us… 1627 01:16:46,469 --> 01:16:48,771 [JBL] Did you wear that at Syracuse when you were in dance class? 1628 01:16:48,838 --> 01:16:50,773 [Michael] …on pay-per-view and also all over the world, 1629 01:16:50,840 --> 01:16:53,809 in places like New Zealand on Sky Arena, 1630 01:16:53,876 --> 01:16:56,545 Tonga on Fiji TV, 1631 01:16:56,612 --> 01:16:58,781 over in South America on DLA Affiliates, 1632 01:16:58,848 --> 01:17:01,684 Canada, a number of outlets, and also the American Forces Network 1633 01:17:01,750 --> 01:17:05,554 on our bases around the world and our ships at sea. 1634 01:17:05,621 --> 01:17:06,922 [Jerry] Don't forget Bermuda. 1635 01:17:08,958 --> 01:17:10,425 [JBL] Can never forget Bermuda. 1636 01:17:10,893 --> 01:17:12,561 -You won't let us. -[crowd cheering] 1637 01:17:15,030 --> 01:17:17,500 [Michael] Miz, a former WWE Champion. 1638 01:17:18,166 --> 01:17:21,837 Fandango burst on the scene with a win in his debut match at WrestleMania. 1639 01:17:22,004 --> 01:17:24,005 [JBL] One of the biggest upsets of all time. 1640 01:17:24,072 --> 01:17:26,474 [Michael] Knocking out Chris Jericho. Look at Miz. 1641 01:17:27,443 --> 01:17:29,911 He's going for a figure-four leglock here, 1642 01:17:29,978 --> 01:17:32,248 and Fandango wisely making it to the bottom rope. 1643 01:17:32,313 --> 01:17:34,416 [JBL] The last thing a great dancer like Fandango wants 1644 01:17:34,483 --> 01:17:37,086 is something to happen to his legs. That's his money. 1645 01:17:39,621 --> 01:17:42,525 [Jerry] I heard Summer Rae's legs are insured for close to a million dollars. 1646 01:17:43,626 --> 01:17:45,327 -[JBL] Really? -[Jerry] Look at this now. 1647 01:17:45,394 --> 01:17:47,830 [Michael] Shoulders down, Fandango at two. 1648 01:17:50,232 --> 01:17:52,367 -[JBL] Her leg? -[Jerry] Whoa! 1649 01:17:52,434 --> 01:17:53,434 Should be. 1650 01:17:53,501 --> 01:17:55,538 [crowd cheering] 1651 01:17:55,603 --> 01:17:57,572 [Jerry] Look at The Miz, he's still got the moves. 1652 01:17:57,673 --> 01:18:00,276 [Michael chuckling] He's mocking Fandango. 1653 01:18:00,342 --> 01:18:01,343 Oh. 1654 01:18:05,447 --> 01:18:07,683 Hey! Hey! What are you doing? Get down! 1655 01:18:07,750 --> 01:18:09,485 [Jerry] Summer Rae on top with a distraction. 1656 01:18:09,552 --> 01:18:11,754 [Michael] Oh! And Fandango takes advantage. 1657 01:18:13,789 --> 01:18:17,459 Did you guys hear her voice? It was very high-pitched. 1658 01:18:17,559 --> 01:18:19,594 [Jerry] It was like somebody scratching their nails on a chalkboard. 1659 01:18:21,096 --> 01:18:24,300 [Michael] Hey folks, in case you haven't been following the news this weekend. 1660 01:18:24,366 --> 01:18:26,969 Big news on wwe.com, 1661 01:18:27,036 --> 01:18:32,174 Stephanie McMahon has invited Dusty Rhodes to Monday Night Raw tomorrow night. 1662 01:18:32,241 --> 01:18:33,242 -[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Oh! 1663 01:18:33,309 --> 01:18:36,445 She says she has a business proposition for the Hall of Famer. 1664 01:18:36,579 --> 01:18:38,280 -[Jerry] The American Dream. -[Michael] Dusty Rhodes said-- 1665 01:18:38,414 --> 01:18:39,581 And here's the cover, and a kickout. 1666 01:18:39,648 --> 01:18:43,285 Dusty said he will be at Monday Night Raw in Cleveland. 1667 01:18:43,751 --> 01:18:47,523 In the ongoing saga with Rhodes family, Cody Rhodes fired a couple of weeks ago. 1668 01:18:47,590 --> 01:18:50,459 Goldust, Dusty Rhodes not able to get Cody's job back this past week. 1669 01:18:50,526 --> 01:18:52,494 -[Jerry] Look at this, look at this. -[Michael] Cover again on Miz, 1670 01:18:52,561 --> 01:18:54,063 who powers out at two. 1671 01:18:54,597 --> 01:18:57,800 [JBL] A lot of champions here in Detroit. Detroit knows a lot about champions. 1672 01:18:58,800 --> 01:19:02,004 You know, the Detroit Tigers were originally the Detroit Cougars. 1673 01:19:02,938 --> 01:19:05,741 -Michael, you're a Cougar fan, aren't you? -[Michael] Was Vickie the manager? 1674 01:19:05,808 --> 01:19:07,675 [JBL laughing] I'm not sure. 1675 01:19:07,742 --> 01:19:09,144 They were founded in 1926. 1676 01:19:09,612 --> 01:19:11,045 -[Jerry] Yup, she was there. -[Michael] Was Vickie the-- 1677 01:19:11,112 --> 01:19:13,048 [JBL laughing] See, that's not nice, King. 1678 01:19:14,416 --> 01:19:15,951 Come on, baby! Come on! 1679 01:19:16,018 --> 01:19:18,286 [Jerry] Summer Rae, a little flustered right now. 1680 01:19:23,358 --> 01:19:25,960 [JBL speaking indistinctly] 1681 01:19:26,594 --> 01:19:28,530 [overlapping chatter] 1682 01:19:28,664 --> 01:19:29,764 [Jerry] That changes the whole story. 1683 01:19:29,865 --> 01:19:32,101 [JBL] Our WWE fact checkers are really good. 1684 01:19:32,166 --> 01:19:33,769 [Jerry] You are a fountain of misinformation. 1685 01:19:33,835 --> 01:19:35,437 [JBL laughing] 1686 01:19:35,536 --> 01:19:37,473 Actually, I just made it up just to get… [speaking indistinctly] 1687 01:19:37,539 --> 01:19:38,907 [Michael] There goes Fandango. 1688 01:19:41,043 --> 01:19:44,112 [Jerry] Fandango on the floor, but not the dance floor. 1689 01:19:46,648 --> 01:19:48,384 He could do a little break dancing while he's down there. 1690 01:19:48,517 --> 01:19:49,518 Ooh! 1691 01:19:50,385 --> 01:19:52,688 [Michael] Miz did some break dancing in the dance off. 1692 01:19:52,755 --> 01:19:55,190 [JBL] Kinda looked like Horshack from the 1970s. 1693 01:19:56,858 --> 01:19:58,093 Saturday Night Fever. 1694 01:19:58,160 --> 01:20:00,195 [Jerry] You know how break dancing was invented? 1695 01:20:00,496 --> 01:20:01,362 [Michael] How? 1696 01:20:01,463 --> 01:20:03,799 [Jerry] Somebody was trying to steal a hubcap from a moving car. 1697 01:20:07,001 --> 01:20:09,271 Michael, you don't even know what break dancing is. 1698 01:20:09,338 --> 01:20:10,539 [Michael] I used to do that in high school. 1699 01:20:10,606 --> 01:20:11,773 -And look at Miz. -[Jerry laughing] 1700 01:20:11,874 --> 01:20:13,675 -[JBL] Steal hubcaps? -[Michael] As Fandango catches him 1701 01:20:13,742 --> 01:20:15,477 right to the midsection. 1702 01:20:15,844 --> 01:20:19,882 I did. I had the big boom box that I'd put on my sidewalk and I used to break dance. 1703 01:20:19,947 --> 01:20:21,416 [JBL] At Webutuck High? 1704 01:20:21,483 --> 01:20:22,951 [Michael] I used to listen to The Sugarhill Gang. 1705 01:20:23,018 --> 01:20:26,621 Here's the cover and a kickout at two by Miz! 1706 01:20:26,688 --> 01:20:29,525 [groans] 1707 01:20:30,059 --> 01:20:33,362 [coughs] 1708 01:20:35,097 --> 01:20:37,266 [Jerry] A lot of people breakdance to The Gentrys. 1709 01:20:37,666 --> 01:20:38,967 [Michael chuckling] 1710 01:20:39,434 --> 01:20:41,070 Ask him! 1711 01:20:41,303 --> 01:20:45,441 [Michael] Fandango continues the pressure on the midsection of Miz. 1712 01:20:46,442 --> 01:20:47,776 [Jerry] Miz's been in a foul mood all day 1713 01:20:47,843 --> 01:20:51,213 since his beloved Cleveland Browns lost again today. 1714 01:20:51,280 --> 01:20:52,981 [JBL] Your beloved Cleveland browns as well. 1715 01:20:53,048 --> 01:20:54,249 -[Michael] I know. -[Jerry] Yeah, Michael, 1716 01:20:54,316 --> 01:20:55,550 your Jets are doing a lot better. 1717 01:20:55,617 --> 01:20:57,119 [Michael] At least we won a game. 1718 01:20:57,853 --> 01:20:58,853 Ooh. 1719 01:21:02,657 --> 01:21:05,494 [Jerry] And Fandango with a big elbow and-- look out! 1720 01:21:05,561 --> 01:21:06,728 [Michael] Oh, Miz with a clothesline. 1721 01:21:06,795 --> 01:21:07,996 [Jerry] Miz followed him in. 1722 01:21:13,936 --> 01:21:15,070 Oh! 1723 01:21:15,337 --> 01:21:18,240 That should work, Fandango bouncing right back up. 1724 01:21:21,309 --> 01:21:22,344 Hurt his nose? 1725 01:21:24,713 --> 01:21:25,981 [Michael] Ow, man. 1726 01:21:27,883 --> 01:21:29,351 That'll halt the dancing for a bit. 1727 01:21:29,418 --> 01:21:32,154 [Jerry] There'll be no late-night dancing tonight. 1728 01:21:39,995 --> 01:21:41,230 [JBL] Now Miz up. 1729 01:21:41,295 --> 01:21:44,199 [Michael] Yeah, working on the leg to soften up Fandango 1730 01:21:44,266 --> 01:21:45,634 for the figure-four leglock. 1731 01:21:45,834 --> 01:21:47,969 -[Jerry] Watch out! -[Michael] Plants Fandango off the DDT. 1732 01:21:48,036 --> 01:21:49,538 Miz into the cover, is it enough? 1733 01:21:50,539 --> 01:21:52,307 And near-fall for Miz. 1734 01:21:53,909 --> 01:21:56,245 Come on, baby! Get up, baby! 1735 01:21:56,311 --> 01:21:57,513 Get up! 1736 01:21:57,579 --> 01:21:59,648 [crowd chanting] We want tables! 1737 01:22:01,282 --> 01:22:03,018 -We want tables! -[Michael] And now Miz… 1738 01:22:05,219 --> 01:22:06,789 looking for the Skull-Crushing Finale. 1739 01:22:06,855 --> 01:22:08,857 Fandango able to fight out of it. 1740 01:22:11,326 --> 01:22:14,797 [Jerry] Whoa, big suplex delivered there by Fandango. 1741 01:22:14,862 --> 01:22:16,432 His leg's still giving him fits. Still hurting 1742 01:22:16,498 --> 01:22:19,067 [Michael] Yeah, but he may be able to escape here. No. 1743 01:22:19,635 --> 01:22:22,670 [JBL] Here in Detroit, it looked like he got hit by Ndamukong Suh. 1744 01:22:24,606 --> 01:22:25,641 Come on, baby. 1745 01:22:27,509 --> 01:22:29,545 [Jerry] I don't-- I don't even-- Who was that? 1746 01:22:29,611 --> 01:22:32,080 [JBL] It was a low blow cheap shot where he got fined $100,000. 1747 01:22:32,147 --> 01:22:33,816 -[Jerry] Oh, yeah. Okay. -[Michael] He plays for the Detroit Lions. 1748 01:22:33,882 --> 01:22:35,550 He keeps getting fined all the time. 1749 01:22:37,686 --> 01:22:40,556 John's just a plethora of Detroit sports knowledge. 1750 01:22:40,621 --> 01:22:41,757 [Jerry] No kidding. 1751 01:22:41,824 --> 01:22:43,492 [JBL] I was on Wikipedia all day. 1752 01:22:44,960 --> 01:22:46,027 -Watch out here. -[Jerry] Not good. 1753 01:22:46,094 --> 01:22:48,764 -Oh! Man. -[Michael] Miz, oh, man! 1754 01:22:51,900 --> 01:22:53,902 [JBL] I've got a lot more just in case. 1755 01:22:53,969 --> 01:22:55,170 [Michael] Good. 1756 01:22:55,237 --> 01:22:56,772 [Jerry] More Detroit stuff? 1757 01:23:01,108 --> 01:23:03,478 [JBL] The Detroit Tigers were formed in 1894-- 1758 01:23:03,545 --> 01:23:05,380 [Michael] Oh, Fandango right across 1759 01:23:05,447 --> 01:23:06,915 -the chest of Miz. -[JBL] That could be it. 1760 01:23:06,982 --> 01:23:09,050 [Michael] Drags him out from underneath the bottom rope. 1761 01:23:09,117 --> 01:23:11,786 Still favoring that leg, still looks to put Miz away, 1762 01:23:11,853 --> 01:23:14,322 and again a near-fall for Fandango. 1763 01:23:16,191 --> 01:23:17,291 Watch this. 1764 01:23:17,759 --> 01:23:19,527 Right across the chest of Miz. 1765 01:23:19,594 --> 01:23:21,396 [JBL] This Fandango's a great athlete. 1766 01:23:21,463 --> 01:23:23,665 [Jerry] You've gotta give Miz credit for just hanging in there. 1767 01:23:23,732 --> 01:23:24,900 [JBL] Yes, you do. 1768 01:23:25,267 --> 01:23:27,469 [Michael] And Fandango, who likes to use the leg drop 1769 01:23:27,536 --> 01:23:30,371 from the top rope, but that leg is really bothering him now. 1770 01:23:31,540 --> 01:23:33,442 [JBL] He's taking a while to get up there, 1771 01:23:34,543 --> 01:23:35,844 but if he hits it, 1772 01:23:36,879 --> 01:23:39,748 we'll be Fandangoing here in Detroit. 1773 01:23:39,815 --> 01:23:41,483 -[Jerry] Oh, he missed. -[JBL] No, he missed. He missed it. 1774 01:23:41,550 --> 01:23:43,184 [Michael] Just rolled out of the way. 1775 01:23:43,251 --> 01:23:44,686 [JBL] Took too long. 1776 01:23:45,554 --> 01:23:48,456 [Michael] And Miz just falls back into a cover, able to hook the leg, 1777 01:23:48,523 --> 01:23:50,893 and Fandango stays alive. 1778 01:23:53,195 --> 01:23:56,264 Fandango here, is he gonna be able to steal one? No. 1779 01:23:57,165 --> 01:23:58,967 And now Miz going for the figure-four leglock. 1780 01:23:59,067 --> 01:24:00,969 -[JBL] Can he lock it in? He locked it in! -[Jerry] Yes, Summer Rae-- 1781 01:24:01,036 --> 01:24:02,371 [Michael] There it is, lock it in! 1782 01:24:02,437 --> 01:24:04,239 [Jerry] You can start sweating now, Summer Rae. 1783 01:24:04,306 --> 01:24:05,574 -There it is. -[bell ringing] 1784 01:24:05,641 --> 01:24:07,442 -["I Came to Play" playing] -♪ I came to play ♪ 1785 01:24:07,509 --> 01:24:09,678 ♪ I came to play There's a price to pay… ♪ 1786 01:24:10,178 --> 01:24:14,849 [Justin] The winner of this match in result of a submission, The Miz! 1787 01:24:14,916 --> 01:24:16,385 [Jerry] Fandango taps quickly. 1788 01:24:16,451 --> 01:24:19,621 He doesn't want any damage done to those dancing legs of his. 1789 01:24:19,688 --> 01:24:22,224 [JBL] Well, it's already gonna be difficult to dance tonight, King. 1790 01:24:23,392 --> 01:24:24,693 Poor Fandango. 1791 01:24:24,760 --> 01:24:27,062 -[Jerry] Where's he dancing tonight? -[Michael] A casino. 1792 01:24:28,063 --> 01:24:30,532 [JBL] Yeah, at the Detroit Ballet Hall. 1793 01:24:32,000 --> 01:24:33,468 I heard it was sold out. 1794 01:24:33,535 --> 01:24:35,103 [Michael] Miz with a victory 1795 01:24:35,871 --> 01:24:38,674 with a figure-four leglock at Night of Champions. 1796 01:24:38,740 --> 01:24:40,809 ♪ I came to play to get my dues paid ♪ 1797 01:24:40,876 --> 01:24:42,911 -♪ I guess you had a dream ♪ -[music concludes] 1798 01:24:43,378 --> 01:24:45,480 [rousing rock music playing] 1799 01:24:45,547 --> 01:24:48,483 [narrator] The WWE has a longstanding history 1800 01:24:48,550 --> 01:24:50,686 supporting our men and women of the armed forces. 1801 01:24:50,751 --> 01:24:53,487 We are especially proud of our three-year partnership 1802 01:24:53,655 --> 01:24:54,889 with the National Guard. 1803 01:24:55,389 --> 01:24:57,192 [Steven] This is probably one of the biggest events 1804 01:24:57,259 --> 01:24:59,227 and it's been totally branded with the guard. 1805 01:24:59,294 --> 01:25:02,464 [Jerry] We want to say thank you to our partner, National Guard. 1806 01:25:02,531 --> 01:25:05,534 [man] When you can take an organization that's as popular and well-respected 1807 01:25:05,601 --> 01:25:09,304 as the WWE and combine that with the oldest branch of the military 1808 01:25:09,371 --> 01:25:12,206 in the United States, it's a win-win situation for everybody. 1809 01:25:12,273 --> 01:25:14,175 WWE's a great partner with us 1810 01:25:14,242 --> 01:25:16,378 and I hope we can continue it for a long time. 1811 01:25:16,445 --> 01:25:19,514 ♪ Hear me when I'm calling ♪ 1812 01:25:19,581 --> 01:25:23,652 ♪ Hello ♪ 1813 01:25:23,719 --> 01:25:28,423 ♪ Are you out there? ♪ 1814 01:25:28,490 --> 01:25:31,393 ♪ Are you out there? ♪ 1815 01:25:34,896 --> 01:25:36,665 [music concludes] 1816 01:25:39,735 --> 01:25:42,536 [Lilian] Ladies and gentlemen, the WWE would like to extend 1817 01:25:42,603 --> 01:25:47,342 a very special welcome to the members of the Michigan National Guard 1818 01:25:47,409 --> 01:25:49,411 who are in attendance with us this evening. 1819 01:25:49,478 --> 01:25:54,782 WWE is extremely proud of our men and women in military. 1820 01:25:54,849 --> 01:25:58,654 Thank you for everything that you do for our country! 1821 01:26:00,255 --> 01:26:04,726 [crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA! 1822 01:26:04,860 --> 01:26:09,297 USA! USA! USA! USA! 1823 01:26:09,697 --> 01:26:12,567 And again, a big thank you to all of you watching around the world 1824 01:26:12,800 --> 01:26:15,971 at our bases and our ships at sea on the American forces network. 1825 01:26:16,038 --> 01:26:18,507 -Absolutely. -Thank you so much for everything you do. 1826 01:26:18,572 --> 01:26:20,242 I've gotta say hi to my girlfriend's brother, 1827 01:26:20,342 --> 01:26:23,844 Hunter McBride, in the air force over in Saudi Arabia, becau-- Saudi Arabia. 1828 01:26:23,911 --> 01:26:25,714 -Watching right now. -You know, speaking of the National Guard, 1829 01:26:25,781 --> 01:26:28,116 Paul Heyman may wanna recruit the National Guard, 1830 01:26:28,183 --> 01:26:30,117 because coming up next, it's he and Curtis Axel. 1831 01:26:30,184 --> 01:26:32,254 -Yeah. -Two-on-one Handicap Elimination matchup 1832 01:26:32,320 --> 01:26:34,589 against CM Punk. What's gonna happen here? 1833 01:26:34,656 --> 01:26:36,458 [Jerry] He's gonna need an army I'm afraid. 1834 01:26:36,858 --> 01:26:38,927 CM Punk is prime, 1835 01:26:39,126 --> 01:26:41,596 he's cocked and loaded, he is ready to go. 1836 01:26:41,730 --> 01:26:44,366 -[Michael] And CM Punk-- -[Jerry] He wants this match bad. 1837 01:26:44,433 --> 01:26:46,268 [Michael] And remember Punk's guarantee. 1838 01:26:46,334 --> 01:26:50,739 He's guaranteed he will get Paul Heyman in the ring here tonight. 1839 01:26:50,806 --> 01:26:55,143 A personal vendetta that began all the way back at Money in the Bank. 1840 01:26:57,245 --> 01:26:59,246 [breathing heavily] 1841 01:27:02,349 --> 01:27:05,286 [Michael] CM Punk is in prime position to win this matchup. 1842 01:27:06,922 --> 01:27:08,090 [Jerry] Oh, what? 1843 01:27:08,190 --> 01:27:10,625 [somber music playing] 1844 01:27:10,726 --> 01:27:13,562 [Heyman] You're my best friend in the world. 1845 01:27:14,029 --> 01:27:17,232 [CM Punk] I'm always gonna be a Paul Heyman guy, always. 1846 01:27:17,299 --> 01:27:22,571 The man that I once considered to be my best friend has been reduced 1847 01:27:22,637 --> 01:27:25,474 to being a sad, 1848 01:27:25,540 --> 01:27:29,777 pathetic loser. 1849 01:27:29,844 --> 01:27:33,248 [Michael] Heyman costing Punk the Money in the Bank Ladder match. 1850 01:27:34,648 --> 01:27:37,318 -[tense music playing] -[CM Punk] And, Paul, I am pissed off. 1851 01:27:37,919 --> 01:27:39,621 And I want a fight! 1852 01:27:39,688 --> 01:27:45,393 And if I have to fight Curtis Axel to get a shot at fighting Paul Heyman, 1853 01:27:45,460 --> 01:27:47,262 by God, I'm gonna do it! 1854 01:27:47,329 --> 01:27:53,335 Do you know what would happen if CM Punk got his hands on me? 1855 01:27:53,768 --> 01:27:57,038 You'd never see Paul Heyman again. 1856 01:27:57,606 --> 01:27:59,007 [Michael] At Night of Champions, 1857 01:27:59,074 --> 01:28:02,210 it'll be Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman versus CM Punk 1858 01:28:02,510 --> 01:28:05,981 in a Two-on-One Handicap Elimination matchup. 1859 01:28:06,047 --> 01:28:08,450 And if CM Punk can eliminate Curtis Axel… 1860 01:28:08,517 --> 01:28:11,419 [Jerry] Heyman will get the beating of his life. 1861 01:28:12,487 --> 01:28:14,523 [Heyman] I'm man enough to admit it. 1862 01:28:14,589 --> 01:28:17,425 I'm scared out of my mind. 1863 01:28:17,526 --> 01:28:19,161 [Curtis] I've got this. 1864 01:28:19,227 --> 01:28:24,065 He's gonna have to outwrestle me, and he cannot outwrestle me. 1865 01:28:24,132 --> 01:28:25,666 You believe in me, right, Paul? 1866 01:28:26,101 --> 01:28:28,503 Like my life depends on it. 1867 01:28:31,673 --> 01:28:33,708 [Michael] S.O.S., Kofi beat him! 1868 01:28:33,775 --> 01:28:37,012 [JBL] Paul Heyman just saw his life flash before his eyes. 1869 01:28:37,112 --> 01:28:38,746 This can't happen on Sunday. 1870 01:28:38,813 --> 01:28:40,048 I'm alone with CM Punk! 1871 01:28:40,447 --> 01:28:43,251 [JBL] We may be seeing the end of Paul Heyman. 1872 01:28:43,318 --> 01:28:49,023 If CM Punk gets by Curtis Axel, Punk is gonna slaughter me! 1873 01:28:49,991 --> 01:28:51,626 [CM Punk] I don't care who you put in front of me, 1874 01:28:51,693 --> 01:28:54,996 I'm gonna get my hands on you, and I'm gonna get my revenge. 1875 01:28:55,697 --> 01:28:58,366 I promise. 1876 01:29:02,771 --> 01:29:05,040 [brooding music playing] 1877 01:29:05,941 --> 01:29:07,142 I invented you! 1878 01:29:07,209 --> 01:29:08,844 Come on, tough guy. 1879 01:29:08,910 --> 01:29:10,612 You're nothing! You hear me? 1880 01:29:12,781 --> 01:29:14,382 You're nothing! 1881 01:29:15,317 --> 01:29:16,884 [groans] 1882 01:29:19,588 --> 01:29:21,623 I fathered you! 1883 01:29:25,326 --> 01:29:27,429 I murdered myself for you! 1884 01:29:27,562 --> 01:29:28,630 [groans] 1885 01:29:30,764 --> 01:29:33,134 You were everything to me! 1886 01:29:40,308 --> 01:29:42,410 I gave you my heart! 1887 01:29:43,111 --> 01:29:44,779 You broke my heart! 1888 01:29:44,846 --> 01:29:46,781 I loved you! 1889 01:29:48,950 --> 01:29:50,785 [music concludes] 1890 01:29:51,853 --> 01:29:54,856 ["Reborn" playing] 1891 01:30:11,206 --> 01:30:12,273 [bell ringing] 1892 01:30:12,374 --> 01:30:18,380 [Justin] This is a No Disqualification Handicap Elimination match. 1893 01:30:19,080 --> 01:30:22,284 Introducing first, the team of Paul Heyman 1894 01:30:22,349 --> 01:30:27,956 and the Intercontinental Champion, Curtis Axel. 1895 01:30:28,023 --> 01:30:30,692 [Michael] And let's remind everyone, this is no disqualification. 1896 01:30:30,759 --> 01:30:35,697 But keep in mind, Paul Heyman, well, if his Intercontinental Champion, 1897 01:30:35,764 --> 01:30:38,700 Curtis Axel, can actually beat CM Punk, 1898 01:30:38,767 --> 01:30:40,768 Heyman may never ever have to get into the ring. 1899 01:30:40,835 --> 01:30:42,437 Although Punk guarantees that's not gonna happen. 1900 01:30:42,504 --> 01:30:45,440 [JBL] Paul Heyman is walking to the gallows. Look at him. 1901 01:30:45,507 --> 01:30:48,376 [Jerry] He has no friends. Even his collar's turned on him. 1902 01:31:10,331 --> 01:31:13,201 [Michael] Curtis Axel earlier tonight successfully retaining 1903 01:31:13,268 --> 01:31:17,672 the Intercontinental Championship over Kofi Kingston in a hard-fought battle, 1904 01:31:17,739 --> 01:31:22,943 and now Paul Heyman, imagine what is going through his weaselly mind. 1905 01:31:23,010 --> 01:31:26,214 [JBL] Yeah, but a retention of the Intercontinental Championship is huge, 1906 01:31:26,281 --> 01:31:28,550 especially on Night of Champions. But this match… 1907 01:31:28,650 --> 01:31:30,552 -[music concludes] -[JBL] This could be a career match 1908 01:31:30,617 --> 01:31:34,556 for Curtis Axel or a career-ending match for Paul Heyman. 1909 01:31:34,621 --> 01:31:39,728 [crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! 1910 01:31:39,827 --> 01:31:42,563 [Jerry] You know, I'm just wondering how much will Paul Heyman 1911 01:31:42,630 --> 01:31:46,468 owe Curtis Axel if Axel can somehow beat Punk. 1912 01:31:47,168 --> 01:31:49,904 -[Michael] Uh, everything? -[Jerry] Yeah, his life maybe. 1913 01:31:50,371 --> 01:31:51,773 [JBL] I'd start with that. 1914 01:31:55,509 --> 01:31:58,847 Wait 'til you see Heyman's face when CM Punk comes out. 1915 01:31:58,913 --> 01:32:01,116 -["Cult of Personality" playing] -[Michael] There you go. 1916 01:32:01,182 --> 01:32:03,251 Oh, my God. 1917 01:32:03,317 --> 01:32:05,186 That man knows his fate. 1918 01:32:05,253 --> 01:32:08,822 ♪ Look in my eyes What do you see? ♪ 1919 01:32:09,924 --> 01:32:13,495 ♪ The cult of personality ♪ 1920 01:32:14,195 --> 01:32:15,864 ♪ I know your anger… ♪ 1921 01:32:15,929 --> 01:32:18,800 [Justin] And their opponent, from Chicago, Illinois, 1922 01:32:18,933 --> 01:32:21,803 weighing 218 pounds, 1923 01:32:21,870 --> 01:32:25,673 CM Punk! 1924 01:32:25,740 --> 01:32:29,044 ♪ The cult of personality ♪ 1925 01:32:29,744 --> 01:32:34,883 ♪ Like Mussolini and Kennedy… ♪ 1926 01:32:34,949 --> 01:32:38,318 Time to die! 1927 01:32:38,652 --> 01:32:41,121 ♪ The cult of personality ♪ 1928 01:32:41,188 --> 01:32:43,224 ♪ The cult of personality ♪ 1929 01:32:43,291 --> 01:32:46,827 [Michael] CM Punk has been waiting a long time for this. 1930 01:32:50,398 --> 01:32:52,166 [JBL] No disqualification. 1931 01:32:53,634 --> 01:32:56,137 BYOT, bring your own toys. 1932 01:32:58,273 --> 01:33:03,844 [Jerry] Well, CM Punk has one of those kendo sticks that Paul Heyman broke 1933 01:33:03,911 --> 01:33:06,714 into splinters over Punk's body. 1934 01:33:06,915 --> 01:33:10,585 But I just looked, and it looks like Curtis Axel has one as well. 1935 01:33:11,585 --> 01:33:15,423 [Michael] Everything that Punk has gone through to get to this point tonight. 1936 01:33:16,157 --> 01:33:19,360 Betrayed at Money in the Bank. 1937 01:33:19,661 --> 01:33:21,463 He had to go through Brock Lesnar. 1938 01:33:21,529 --> 01:33:24,965 What a Battle that was at SummerSlam just to get here. 1939 01:33:25,599 --> 01:33:28,268 [JBL] You know, Paul Heyman thought he had a plan on the Kickoff Show. 1940 01:33:28,335 --> 01:33:31,673 He thought he'd take a cheap way out, punch the referee, get disqualified, 1941 01:33:31,739 --> 01:33:35,343 until Brad Maddox, a general manager, 1942 01:33:35,410 --> 01:33:38,480 did what was best for business and said, "You know what?" 1943 01:33:38,545 --> 01:33:41,215 "It's now no disqualification." 1944 01:33:46,286 --> 01:33:48,956 -[music fades] -[crowd cheering] 1945 01:33:50,525 --> 01:33:51,759 [bell ringing] 1946 01:33:51,826 --> 01:33:53,661 [Michael] And here we go, no disqualification. 1947 01:33:53,728 --> 01:33:55,630 Both men starting off kendo stick. 1948 01:33:55,697 --> 01:33:58,465 -[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! -[Michael] Oh. 1949 01:33:58,532 --> 01:34:01,503 [Jerry] And we've seen how dangerous these kendo sticks can be. 1950 01:34:02,070 --> 01:34:04,072 Curtis Axel gets in the first shot. 1951 01:34:04,304 --> 01:34:07,075 [Michael] Notice Paul Heyman is not very interested 1952 01:34:07,142 --> 01:34:08,776 in getting that close to the ring. 1953 01:34:08,843 --> 01:34:11,612 [JBL] He can, though. It's no disqualification. 1954 01:34:12,112 --> 01:34:13,681 [Michael] I don't think Heyman wants to get anywhere near 1955 01:34:13,748 --> 01:34:14,949 Punk at this juncture. 1956 01:34:15,016 --> 01:34:17,485 [JBL] I didn't say he should, I said he could. 1957 01:34:20,822 --> 01:34:22,724 -[crowd cheering] -[Michael] This is an elimination matchup. 1958 01:34:22,790 --> 01:34:25,927 Punk eliminates Axel, he gets Heyman, simple. 1959 01:34:30,697 --> 01:34:31,699 Uh-oh. 1960 01:34:33,034 --> 01:34:34,602 -All this legal. -For Gordie Howe! 1961 01:34:35,402 --> 01:34:37,138 -[Jerry] Oh, man! -[JBL] Man. 1962 01:34:39,607 --> 01:34:41,742 -[Jerry] And look out! -[Michael] Oh, now he gets to Heyman! 1963 01:34:41,809 --> 01:34:43,678 -[Jerry laughing] -[Michael] Punk over the top rope. 1964 01:34:43,745 --> 01:34:44,879 Down goes Heyman. 1965 01:34:44,946 --> 01:34:48,148 And a little celebration and a tip of the hat from Punk. 1966 01:34:48,215 --> 01:34:49,617 [crowd cheering] 1967 01:34:49,851 --> 01:34:53,554 [Jerry] Oh, he's gonna have some fun with Paulrus. 1968 01:34:54,422 --> 01:34:57,157 -[Michael] Hey, it's no disqualification. -[JBL] Hey, you're right. 1969 01:34:57,592 --> 01:34:59,626 CM Punk has been waiting for this. 1970 01:34:59,693 --> 01:35:01,029 [Michael] Listen to this place. 1971 01:35:01,094 --> 01:35:03,932 -[JBL] So has the WWE Universe. -[Jerry] Look at him. 1972 01:35:05,133 --> 01:35:06,367 [JBL] Goodbye, Paul. 1973 01:35:10,371 --> 01:35:11,873 [crowd cheering] 1974 01:35:11,940 --> 01:35:14,041 [Jerry] Thumbs up or thumbs-- Oh, yeah. 1975 01:35:15,610 --> 01:35:17,378 That would be a down. 1976 01:35:18,813 --> 01:35:20,181 -Oh, no! No! -[Michael] Oh, no. 1977 01:35:20,748 --> 01:35:23,317 No, no, no. No! Come on. 1978 01:35:23,451 --> 01:35:26,221 -Please. I loved you. I loved you. -[Jerry] Right in the head. 1979 01:35:26,286 --> 01:35:27,989 -Oh! -[Michael] Oh, and Axel. 1980 01:35:28,056 --> 01:35:30,090 Low blow, but legal. 1981 01:35:31,526 --> 01:35:37,298 No disqualification, and Heyman escapes this time. 1982 01:35:39,400 --> 01:35:41,068 [JBL] He right knuckled this side. 1983 01:35:41,134 --> 01:35:42,469 It's far from over. 1984 01:35:42,536 --> 01:35:45,273 [Michael] Yeah, but Axel may have Punk where he wants him off that low blow. 1985 01:35:45,340 --> 01:35:49,110 Curtis Axel, it would behoove himself if he could put Punk away here. 1986 01:35:49,177 --> 01:35:52,112 [Jerry] Heyman escaped by the hair on one of his chinny chin chins. 1987 01:35:52,179 --> 01:35:57,919 [crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! 1988 01:35:59,152 --> 01:36:01,422 [Jerry] The Universe wanting Punk to get back to his feet. 1989 01:36:03,057 --> 01:36:04,291 -[screams] -[JBL] Oh, man. 1990 01:36:04,358 --> 01:36:05,425 [Jerry] The kidneys. 1991 01:36:05,492 --> 01:36:07,428 [groans] 1992 01:36:13,233 --> 01:36:14,235 [grunts] 1993 01:36:16,170 --> 01:36:18,106 [Michael] Axel going for the cover, going for the cover. 1994 01:36:18,172 --> 01:36:20,974 Hook the leg on Punk here and a kickout at two. 1995 01:36:21,041 --> 01:36:22,242 [Heyman laughing] 1996 01:36:22,343 --> 01:36:24,478 -I believe in you! -[Jerry speaking indistinctly] 1997 01:36:25,246 --> 01:36:26,313 [JBL] Yes, it was. 1998 01:36:26,380 --> 01:36:28,983 [Michael] And Heyman, literally just screaming, 1999 01:36:29,717 --> 01:36:31,952 trying to urge Axel on. 2000 01:36:32,019 --> 01:36:33,788 -[crowd chanting] Paulrus! Paulrus! -He wants to play? 2001 01:36:33,855 --> 01:36:36,590 [Michael] As the "walrus" chants fill the Joe. 2002 01:36:38,326 --> 01:36:39,727 [JBL] Pretty disrespectful. 2003 01:36:40,193 --> 01:36:42,063 [Michael laughs] Oh, please. 2004 01:36:42,130 --> 01:36:43,563 [JBL] He could be the greatest manager of all time. 2005 01:36:43,630 --> 01:36:45,032 [Michael] Could be. Oh! 2006 01:36:45,099 --> 01:36:46,567 [Jerry] He deserves a lot of respect. 2007 01:36:47,934 --> 01:36:49,837 [Michael] He may be in a hospital before tonight's over too. 2008 01:36:54,474 --> 01:36:56,110 Now Punk teeing off on Axel. 2009 01:36:56,177 --> 01:36:59,647 [Jerry] He'd be the first guy to get "get well" cards from the nurses. 2010 01:36:59,714 --> 01:37:02,016 [crowd cheering] 2011 01:37:02,083 --> 01:37:04,285 [Michael] Watch out! Oh, and what a drop kick 2012 01:37:04,352 --> 01:37:06,587 to the chin for Axel. 2013 01:37:08,889 --> 01:37:10,657 [Jerry] Oh, look. Look at-- 2014 01:37:10,724 --> 01:37:14,027 Paulrus feeling a little froggy himself out there. 2015 01:37:16,130 --> 01:37:17,799 [crowd chanting] We want tables! 2016 01:37:17,865 --> 01:37:19,000 [Jerry] He's all antsy. 2017 01:37:19,300 --> 01:37:21,369 He wants him some Punk right now. 2018 01:37:23,103 --> 01:37:25,406 [Michael] He better slow down before he blows up. 2019 01:37:25,540 --> 01:37:27,942 [crowd] We want tables! 2020 01:37:29,344 --> 01:37:31,112 [JBL] Easy inside baseball. 2021 01:37:33,947 --> 01:37:35,583 [Jerry] Oh, big chop! 2022 01:37:36,983 --> 01:37:38,452 Another one. 2023 01:37:40,420 --> 01:37:42,790 [Michael] Look at Punk just taking Curtis Axel. 2024 01:37:43,791 --> 01:37:45,293 Axel avoids the chair. 2025 01:37:45,360 --> 01:37:47,061 Punk misses wildly, right hand. 2026 01:37:47,128 --> 01:37:50,130 Axel misses as well, and a clubbing blow to the back of the head. 2027 01:37:50,197 --> 01:37:51,132 And now it's Axel 2028 01:37:51,199 --> 01:37:52,733 -looking to shoot the half. -[JBL] This Axel is relentless. 2029 01:37:52,800 --> 01:37:56,170 [Michael] He does, cover. Is it enough to put Punk away? Not there. 2030 01:38:05,679 --> 01:38:09,384 [Michael] Paul Heyman saying that at one point, "CM Punk and I… 2031 01:38:10,884 --> 01:38:14,355 were WWE Champion for 434 days." Their relationship… 2032 01:38:14,422 --> 01:38:16,290 -[JBL] I think that's accurate. -[Michael] …really went downhill 2033 01:38:16,357 --> 01:38:18,159 when Punk won the title-- or lost the title. 2034 01:38:18,226 --> 01:38:20,628 [Jerry] Uh-oh. We're gonna have some table action. 2035 01:38:20,695 --> 01:38:23,764 [JBL] Paul Heyman made tables famous in ECW. 2036 01:38:23,831 --> 01:38:25,733 He knows a little something about 'em. 2037 01:38:27,300 --> 01:38:29,637 Obviously Axel has been well tutored. 2038 01:38:32,039 --> 01:38:33,808 You wanna mess with Paul Heyman? 2039 01:38:35,710 --> 01:38:39,714 [Michael] Curtis Axel puts Punk through this table, and it'll be all she wrote. 2040 01:38:41,182 --> 01:38:45,018 [JBL] Can you imagine the frustration of CM Punk coming all this way 2041 01:38:45,085 --> 01:38:47,655 to get Paul Heyman if he got defeated 2042 01:38:47,722 --> 01:38:50,458 by Curtis Axel before he really got his hands on him? 2043 01:38:50,525 --> 01:38:51,526 Pick him up. 2044 01:38:52,527 --> 01:38:53,960 [Michael] Axel built momentum earlier tonight 2045 01:38:54,027 --> 01:38:56,831 -with that victory over Kofi Kingston. -[Heyman] Drive him through that table. 2046 01:38:57,432 --> 01:38:58,933 [Jerry] Well, this could happen. 2047 01:39:01,369 --> 01:39:03,237 [JBL] It's about to happen, I think, King. 2048 01:39:03,304 --> 01:39:04,605 [Jerry] And of course, just for the record, 2049 01:39:04,672 --> 01:39:06,808 it's not an Intercontinental Championship match. 2050 01:39:06,874 --> 01:39:08,108 [Michael] No, not this matchup. 2051 01:39:08,942 --> 01:39:12,413 [Jerry] Oh. Trying to-- trying to suplex. 2052 01:39:13,414 --> 01:39:15,583 [Michael] And is it Axel? No, Axel blocks this time. 2053 01:39:17,218 --> 01:39:18,452 And a second time. 2054 01:39:18,518 --> 01:39:20,688 -Now Axel! -[Jerry] Nobody wants to go-- oh. 2055 01:39:22,156 --> 01:39:23,558 Nobody wants to go through that table. 2056 01:39:23,624 --> 01:39:25,226 [Michael] Is that enough to put Punk away? 2057 01:39:25,293 --> 01:39:26,527 [JBL] Can't go one way, go the other. 2058 01:39:26,594 --> 01:39:29,697 [Michael] Both legs are hooked this time, and Punk stays in it. 2059 01:39:30,364 --> 01:39:32,300 Punk's not gonna go away quietly. 2060 01:39:33,300 --> 01:39:35,436 -You saw what-- -[JBL] I'm not sure Punk's gonna go away. 2061 01:39:35,503 --> 01:39:39,307 [Michael] You saw what CM Punk put himself through against Brock Lesnar. 2062 01:39:40,374 --> 01:39:41,509 [JBL] And the Undertaker. 2063 01:39:41,576 --> 01:39:44,579 [Michael] He took the Undertaker to the limit at WrestleMania. 2064 01:39:45,580 --> 01:39:50,684 Took on all comers during his, oh, over year-long championship reign. 2065 01:39:50,750 --> 01:39:55,056 Again, Axel cover on CM Punk, and another near-fall. 2066 01:39:55,121 --> 01:39:57,258 [JBL] Sometimes careers are defined by moments. 2067 01:39:57,325 --> 01:40:01,062 Curtis Axel's career could be defined right here if he beats CM Punk. 2068 01:40:01,128 --> 01:40:03,264 [Michael] Just in this event alone at Night of Champions, 2069 01:40:03,331 --> 01:40:06,933 CM Punk has battled the likes of John Cena, and Triple H, 2070 01:40:07,000 --> 01:40:08,469 and the Big Show over the years. 2071 01:40:08,536 --> 01:40:12,106 [crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! 2072 01:40:12,240 --> 01:40:14,808 CM Punk! CM Punk! 2073 01:40:14,875 --> 01:40:18,079 [Jerry] At this point, I think Heyman wants to smile. 2074 01:40:19,146 --> 01:40:20,815 It's just his nerves won't let him yet. 2075 01:40:29,290 --> 01:40:31,959 [Michael] Oh, I think-- Yup, Punk did roll out of the way. 2076 01:40:32,360 --> 01:40:34,027 Axel fist-first into the mat. 2077 01:40:34,094 --> 01:40:38,032 Now CM Punk looks to try to build some sort of momentum in this match. 2078 01:40:38,099 --> 01:40:39,200 -It's been all Axel here. -[Jerry] Oh! 2079 01:40:39,267 --> 01:40:41,067 -[Michael] Into the steel chair. -[JBL] Right into the chair. 2080 01:40:41,134 --> 01:40:42,169 [Michael] Shoulder-first. 2081 01:40:43,170 --> 01:40:44,438 [Jerry] Heyman's so nervous. 2082 01:40:44,505 --> 01:40:47,308 He's been biting his nails so much his stomach needs a manicure. 2083 01:40:49,277 --> 01:40:51,679 [Heyman] You've gotta get up. You've gotta get up. 2084 01:40:53,179 --> 01:40:54,514 [Michael] Watch this. 2085 01:40:54,581 --> 01:40:55,583 [Jerry] Oh! 2086 01:41:00,087 --> 01:41:01,054 [Heyman] You've gotta get up. 2087 01:41:01,155 --> 01:41:02,790 You've gotta go in there and fight him right now. 2088 01:41:02,857 --> 01:41:04,858 [JBL] Curtis Axel trying to shake out the cobwebs. 2089 01:41:04,925 --> 01:41:06,259 [Michael] And Heyman pleading. 2090 01:41:06,326 --> 01:41:08,195 [Jerry] You're right, he is pleading. 2091 01:41:08,262 --> 01:41:09,263 [JBL] Wouldn't you? 2092 01:41:09,797 --> 01:41:12,333 -[Jerry] Yeah, if I was Paul Heyman-- -[Michael] Oh, here comes Punk. 2093 01:41:13,366 --> 01:41:16,036 Here comes CM Punk. You feel the shift. 2094 01:41:16,536 --> 01:41:19,874 It's a power play for Punk, off the swinging neckbreaker! 2095 01:41:19,941 --> 01:41:21,942 [crowd cheering] 2096 01:41:28,014 --> 01:41:29,215 [Jerry] Oh, watch out. 2097 01:41:29,282 --> 01:41:31,117 -Yes! -[Michael] High running knee. 2098 01:41:31,552 --> 01:41:32,987 -[Jerry] Found its mark. -[Michael] CM Punk follows it up 2099 01:41:33,054 --> 01:41:34,355 with a clothesline. 2100 01:41:34,422 --> 01:41:36,590 [JBL] This could be preceding the end. 2101 01:41:37,058 --> 01:41:39,860 Not just for Curtis Axel. For that man right there, Paul Heyman. 2102 01:41:39,927 --> 01:41:41,629 [Michael] Yeah, think about how many times over the years 2103 01:41:41,696 --> 01:41:44,865 Heyman has seen CM Punk do this from the top rope. 2104 01:41:45,499 --> 01:41:47,634 [Jerry] Yeah, but he's not enjoying watching it now. 2105 01:41:47,701 --> 01:41:49,003 [JBL] No, he's not. 2106 01:41:49,570 --> 01:41:51,304 -His life flashing before his eyes. -[Michael] Oh. 2107 01:41:51,371 --> 01:41:53,374 And Curtis Axel wisely 2108 01:41:53,474 --> 01:41:55,776 -rolling out the ring. -[JBL] A brilliant move by Curtis Axel. 2109 01:41:57,445 --> 01:41:59,112 Great ring presence. 2110 01:42:00,181 --> 01:42:01,581 Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. 2111 01:42:02,249 --> 01:42:04,951 [Michael] And Punk-- Oh, and Axel with a chair! 2112 01:42:06,253 --> 01:42:09,657 A glancing blow to the back of the head of CM Punk. 2113 01:42:09,724 --> 01:42:12,259 Luckily Axel didn't get the full force of that chair. 2114 01:42:12,326 --> 01:42:14,128 -[Jerry] You're not kidding, or this-- -[Michael] Or Punk'd be out cold. 2115 01:42:14,195 --> 01:42:15,730 [Jerry] This would be over right now. 2116 01:42:16,630 --> 01:42:18,065 [JBL] Great counter by Curtis Axel. 2117 01:42:18,132 --> 01:42:20,300 [Michael] Axel into the-- is it enough? Is it enough to Punk away? 2118 01:42:20,367 --> 01:42:21,736 CM Punk at two! 2119 01:42:21,802 --> 01:42:23,670 [JBL] You're right, if Curtis Axel would have got all of that, 2120 01:42:23,737 --> 01:42:25,740 I think CM Punk would be done right there. 2121 01:42:28,009 --> 01:42:32,679 [crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! 2122 01:42:33,114 --> 01:42:37,518 CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! 2123 01:42:37,684 --> 01:42:38,686 [Jerry chuckling] 2124 01:42:38,753 --> 01:42:40,755 Heyman's letting the Universe get to him. 2125 01:42:40,821 --> 01:42:42,322 [Michael] Wow, that wicked swinging neckbreaker. 2126 01:42:42,423 --> 01:42:45,393 That could be it. Axel this time got it, no. 2127 01:42:45,459 --> 01:42:47,327 -[referee] Two! Two. -No! 2128 01:42:49,563 --> 01:42:52,700 [grunting] 2129 01:42:56,303 --> 01:42:59,306 [grunts, yells] 2130 01:43:00,041 --> 01:43:02,043 [Heyman] You are better than CM Punk! 2131 01:43:02,843 --> 01:43:05,012 You are better than CM Punk! 2132 01:43:05,946 --> 01:43:07,380 [JBL] Now Heyman convincing himself? 2133 01:43:07,447 --> 01:43:08,581 [Michael] Mind games. 2134 01:43:09,583 --> 01:43:12,085 [Heyman] Who's the best in the world now? 2135 01:43:12,186 --> 01:43:14,755 [crowd booing] 2136 01:43:14,855 --> 01:43:17,191 [Michael] Axel has said that Punk's jealous of him. 2137 01:43:18,392 --> 01:43:20,827 Jealous that Heyman's paying more attention to Curtis Axel! 2138 01:43:20,894 --> 01:43:22,797 -[Jerry] Oh, no! -[groans] 2139 01:43:23,496 --> 01:43:25,166 [JBL] Mm, man. 2140 01:43:25,465 --> 01:43:29,335 [grunting] 2141 01:43:29,402 --> 01:43:30,804 [Jerry] Hey, good grief! 2142 01:43:31,672 --> 01:43:33,139 [JBL] No disqualification. 2143 01:43:34,909 --> 01:43:36,009 [Michael] Near-fall again! 2144 01:43:36,110 --> 01:43:38,012 -[screams] -[Michael] So close for Curtis Axel. 2145 01:43:38,079 --> 01:43:41,081 And Punk writhing in pain. 2146 01:43:41,148 --> 01:43:43,416 [Jerry] Curtis Axel just about to beat Punk to a pulp. 2147 01:43:43,483 --> 01:43:46,954 [Michael] And Axel's doing a great job here against CM Punk. 2148 01:43:48,522 --> 01:43:51,424 [JBL] Yeah. CM Punk knows what's at stake though. 2149 01:43:51,491 --> 01:43:54,295 [Michael] Yeah, he's gotta eliminate Axel to get his hands on Heyman. 2150 01:43:54,829 --> 01:43:58,898 He went for the-- that was the same move that beat Kofi Kingston earlier on. 2151 01:43:58,965 --> 01:44:00,835 Punk though maybe going for the Go To Sleep. 2152 01:44:00,901 --> 01:44:02,436 Curtis Axel able to come out of it. 2153 01:44:02,503 --> 01:44:04,138 Kendo stick to the gut! 2154 01:44:06,173 --> 01:44:07,607 Now he's got Axel up top. 2155 01:44:08,608 --> 01:44:11,178 -Go To Sleep connected! -[Jerry] He got him! He got him! 2156 01:44:11,245 --> 01:44:13,347 [JBL] If this is a three-count, he's got Heyman. 2157 01:44:13,447 --> 01:44:15,982 -[Michael] The Vise, the Vise! -[JBL] He's got him! 2158 01:44:16,049 --> 01:44:17,550 [Michael] The Anaconda Vise! 2159 01:44:18,184 --> 01:44:20,654 -Look at Heyman's face in the background! -[JBL] No disqualification. 2160 01:44:20,721 --> 01:44:22,022 [Michael] Axel taps! 2161 01:44:22,089 --> 01:44:23,290 -[bell ringing] -[Michael] Bring on Heyman! 2162 01:44:23,357 --> 01:44:24,991 Bring on Heyman! 2163 01:44:25,058 --> 01:44:27,594 [crowd cheering] 2164 01:44:27,661 --> 01:44:30,464 [Jerry] He's in shock. He's in total shock. 2165 01:44:30,531 --> 01:44:32,032 [Michael] And Punk not gonna release here. 2166 01:44:32,099 --> 01:44:34,268 It doesn't matter, no disqualification. 2167 01:44:34,335 --> 01:44:36,937 Smart move by Punk, try to take Axel out 2168 01:44:37,004 --> 01:44:39,740 so he can't get involved in the second part of this matchup. 2169 01:44:39,840 --> 01:44:42,209 [JBL] Christmas came early for CM Punk. 2170 01:44:42,276 --> 01:44:45,012 [crowd cheering] 2171 01:44:45,079 --> 01:44:47,715 -[Jerry laughing] -[Michael] Come to daddy, Pauly. 2172 01:44:47,982 --> 01:44:49,817 [Jerry] There's a deer in the headlights. 2173 01:44:50,584 --> 01:44:53,420 [JBL] That's about to get hit by an 18-wheeler. 2174 01:44:59,326 --> 01:45:00,760 [crowd cheering] 2175 01:45:00,827 --> 01:45:02,596 [Michael laughing] 2176 01:45:04,165 --> 01:45:06,366 -Well, Heyman, no matter-- He can't-- -[Jerry] Where's he going? 2177 01:45:06,433 --> 01:45:07,735 [Michael] It doesn't matter where he runs. 2178 01:45:07,835 --> 01:45:09,937 He can drop in the-- he can jump in the river outside, 2179 01:45:10,070 --> 01:45:11,639 he's still gotta face Punk. 2180 01:45:12,907 --> 01:45:15,108 [JBL] You chase him long enough, Heyman will drop. 2181 01:45:15,843 --> 01:45:18,245 -They're coming through here. -[Jerry] Watch out, watch out, watch out. 2182 01:45:19,112 --> 01:45:20,380 [Michael] I don't know how smart that was. 2183 01:45:20,447 --> 01:45:22,148 [JBL] I've never seen Heyman run that far. 2184 01:45:22,215 --> 01:45:24,751 -[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Here we go! 2185 01:45:28,155 --> 01:45:29,790 -Hey, oh, wh-- -[Jerry] look at that nose. 2186 01:45:30,023 --> 01:45:31,357 [Michael] He looks better like that. 2187 01:45:34,327 --> 01:45:36,996 -Oh, this is gonna be fun. -[Jerry laughing] 2188 01:45:37,063 --> 01:45:38,065 [JBL] Fun for who? 2189 01:45:38,132 --> 01:45:40,300 [Michael] Oh, man, how many times over the years 2190 01:45:40,366 --> 01:45:42,937 have people wanted to get their hands on Paul Heyman like this? 2191 01:45:43,670 --> 01:45:45,773 [JBL] Only everybody who's ever met him. 2192 01:45:49,276 --> 01:45:53,179 [Jerry] Remember when Paul Heyman was screaming, "I fathered you"? 2193 01:45:53,547 --> 01:45:55,816 He said, "I murdered myself for you." 2194 01:45:55,883 --> 01:45:58,585 I think CM Punk's about to return the favor. 2195 01:45:59,152 --> 01:46:00,387 [Michael] Oh, no. 2196 01:46:01,621 --> 01:46:04,157 [JBL] He's actually mentored himself. He's about to get murdered. 2197 01:46:04,491 --> 01:46:06,326 [Michael] Heyman's not martyred now. 2198 01:46:11,565 --> 01:46:15,035 Punishment time, vengeance time. 2199 01:46:15,936 --> 01:46:18,438 -The time of reckoning. -[Heyman] Oh, God, that hurts! 2200 01:46:18,505 --> 01:46:19,907 Oh, my God. 2201 01:46:20,974 --> 01:46:22,242 [Jerry] Oh, man! 2202 01:46:25,246 --> 01:46:26,847 He can't miss, he's got a big target. 2203 01:46:26,914 --> 01:46:30,116 -[Heyman] Oh, my God. -[JBL] And this is a no disqualification. 2204 01:46:30,985 --> 01:46:35,656 Punk can beat him up all night, and Punk just might. 2205 01:46:35,723 --> 01:46:37,324 [crowd cheering] 2206 01:46:49,335 --> 01:46:51,871 [JBL] What's he doing? That's something-- 2207 01:46:54,375 --> 01:46:55,942 [Michael] Oh, looky here. 2208 01:46:56,009 --> 01:46:57,010 [Jerry] Well… 2209 01:46:57,076 --> 01:46:59,079 [Michael] You know what they say about payback. 2210 01:47:01,749 --> 01:47:06,353 Remember the night Heyman and Axel handcuffed CM Punk to the ropes. 2211 01:47:06,420 --> 01:47:07,955 Stop. Stop! 2212 01:47:08,455 --> 01:47:09,956 [Michael] Handcuffed his hands behind his back 2213 01:47:10,023 --> 01:47:11,424 and then beat him up with a kendo stick. 2214 01:47:11,491 --> 01:47:13,192 [JBL] He'll never get his hands together. 2215 01:47:13,360 --> 01:47:15,329 You did this to yourself, boy. 2216 01:47:15,396 --> 01:47:17,563 [Heyman] Please, listen to me. 2217 01:47:17,630 --> 01:47:20,200 -I can work this out with you. -[JBL] This doesn't end well. 2218 01:47:20,733 --> 01:47:22,969 -Listen, don't do this. -[JBL] Not for Paul Heyman. 2219 01:47:23,036 --> 01:47:24,204 I'm tapping. 2220 01:47:24,271 --> 01:47:25,739 I'm tapping! 2221 01:47:26,373 --> 01:47:27,407 I'm tapping. 2222 01:47:27,775 --> 01:47:29,843 -I'm tapping. -[crowd chanting] This is awesome. 2223 01:47:30,643 --> 01:47:31,712 This is awesome. 2224 01:47:31,779 --> 01:47:33,313 -I'm tapping. -[Michael] How's it feel now, Heyman? 2225 01:47:33,380 --> 01:47:36,282 [JBL] The WWE Universe certainly is loving this. 2226 01:47:36,583 --> 01:47:37,718 [Michael] You know, Paul had-- 2227 01:47:37,785 --> 01:47:39,920 Punk handcuffed like this a number of weeks ago, 2228 01:47:39,987 --> 01:47:41,889 -and now it's your turn! -[Jerry] Oh, the ankle. 2229 01:47:41,956 --> 01:47:46,059 Oh, my God! Are you crazy? What are you doing? 2230 01:47:46,125 --> 01:47:48,996 -No! Oh! [yells] -[Jerry laughing] 2231 01:47:49,063 --> 01:47:50,798 -Reminds me of that movie, Misery. -Help me! 2232 01:47:50,864 --> 01:47:52,799 [Michael] He's breaking everything on him. 2233 01:47:52,933 --> 01:47:53,866 [Jerry] Ooh! 2234 01:47:53,933 --> 01:47:55,869 Oh, God, help me! 2235 01:47:55,936 --> 01:47:57,338 -[JBL] That hurt. -No, no! 2236 01:47:57,404 --> 01:47:58,405 [Jerry] You think? 2237 01:48:03,043 --> 01:48:05,012 -[Michael] Ow, ow, ow. -Oh, my God. 2238 01:48:05,079 --> 01:48:06,080 Are you crazy? 2239 01:48:06,612 --> 01:48:08,581 Stop. Stop. 2240 01:48:09,016 --> 01:48:12,353 Just remember, I did this to you. 2241 01:48:12,885 --> 01:48:14,321 -[Michael] Oh! -[Jerry] Oh! 2242 01:48:14,388 --> 01:48:16,389 -[grunting] -[crowd cheering] 2243 01:48:22,396 --> 01:48:24,130 [Jerry] I could watch this all night long. 2244 01:48:24,264 --> 01:48:26,299 -[JBL] We may. -[Jerry chuckling] 2245 01:48:27,701 --> 01:48:30,304 [crowd chanting] Table! Table! Table! 2246 01:48:30,437 --> 01:48:31,739 [Heyman] I'm tapping. 2247 01:48:31,905 --> 01:48:33,574 -[inaudible] -[JBL] Come on, that's enough. 2248 01:48:33,639 --> 01:48:35,642 [crowd chanting] Table! Table! Table! 2249 01:48:35,709 --> 01:48:38,512 [Michael] I didn't hear you saying that when Heyman and Axel had Punk handcuffed 2250 01:48:38,579 --> 01:48:40,047 a couple of weeks ago. 2251 01:48:42,583 --> 01:48:43,916 I broke your heart? 2252 01:48:45,119 --> 01:48:46,353 Now I'm gonna break your face. 2253 01:48:52,326 --> 01:48:53,460 [referee speaking indistinctly] 2254 01:48:54,128 --> 01:48:55,795 [Michael] Oh, my God! Oh, my God! 2255 01:48:55,862 --> 01:48:56,864 -What the-- -[Jerry] What? 2256 01:48:56,929 --> 01:48:58,866 [Michael] Ryback! What the-- 2257 01:49:07,473 --> 01:49:08,674 [Jerry] Oh, man. 2258 01:49:16,482 --> 01:49:19,219 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 2259 01:49:19,286 --> 01:49:20,454 [Jerry] Oh. 2260 01:49:21,088 --> 01:49:22,755 [Michael] You've gotta be kidding me. 2261 01:49:24,157 --> 01:49:25,659 -No, no, no, no, no. Wait, wait, no, no. -[JBL] No. 2262 01:49:25,759 --> 01:49:27,628 [Michael] No, no, no. It's no disqualification. 2263 01:49:29,295 --> 01:49:32,566 [Jerry] Well, you can't-- Oh, come on. 2264 01:49:34,334 --> 01:49:35,235 [bell ringing] 2265 01:49:35,302 --> 01:49:37,170 [crowd booing] 2266 01:49:37,237 --> 01:49:41,674 [Justin] The winner of this match, Paul Heyman. 2267 01:49:42,142 --> 01:49:44,044 [JBL] Heyman just defeated CM Punk. 2268 01:49:44,111 --> 01:49:45,379 [Michael] Oh, please. 2269 01:49:45,446 --> 01:49:47,447 [JBL] That's what the record book shows. 2270 01:49:53,353 --> 01:49:54,621 [Ryback] Come on, Paul. 2271 01:49:56,389 --> 01:49:57,458 Get up. 2272 01:49:59,326 --> 01:50:03,996 [crowd chanting] Ryback sucks! Ryback sucks! Ryback sucks! 2273 01:50:09,001 --> 01:50:10,070 [Michael] You're kidding me. 2274 01:50:10,137 --> 01:50:12,005 [Jerry] Oh, my gosh. He's stronger than I thought. 2275 01:50:12,072 --> 01:50:13,473 [JBL] Strongest man alive. 2276 01:50:13,574 --> 01:50:16,210 [crowd jeering] 2277 01:50:17,210 --> 01:50:21,514 [Jerry] Ryback just came out here and broke CM Punk in half. 2278 01:50:21,581 --> 01:50:24,817 -Forget the table, he broke Punk in half. -[JBL] CM Punk is hurt. 2279 01:50:30,090 --> 01:50:32,558 [Michael] We thought CM Punk was gonna finish off Heyman right here, 2280 01:50:32,625 --> 01:50:34,094 -and watch this. Watch the background. -[JBL] He was. 2281 01:50:34,161 --> 01:50:35,228 [Michael] Watch the background. 2282 01:50:35,295 --> 01:50:37,965 Ryback out of nowhere. 2283 01:50:38,031 --> 01:50:39,232 -[JBL] Look at this. -[Michael] Oh. 2284 01:50:39,299 --> 01:50:41,501 Driving Punk through the table. 2285 01:50:42,568 --> 01:50:45,839 [Jerry] And ripping Punk apart at the same time. 2286 01:50:45,906 --> 01:50:48,008 -Watch this. -[Michael] Oh, man. 2287 01:50:49,710 --> 01:50:51,178 [Jerry] Oh, man, oh, man. 2288 01:50:52,179 --> 01:50:57,784 And then, if the pain wasn't bad enough, here comes the humiliation. 2289 01:51:00,987 --> 01:51:06,058 Paul Heyman just dragged across the body of CM Punk 2290 01:51:06,125 --> 01:51:08,262 and the referee counts to three. 2291 01:51:09,396 --> 01:51:12,331 And as you said, JBL, the record books are gonna show 2292 01:51:12,398 --> 01:51:17,603 that Paul Heyman defeated CM Punk. 2293 01:51:17,670 --> 01:51:20,240 We will never, ever hear the end of this. 2294 01:51:20,340 --> 01:51:23,376 [JBL] I don't think anybody would have ever believed you'd say that, 2295 01:51:23,442 --> 01:51:27,414 anybody would say that Paul Heyman defeated CM Punk. 2296 01:51:27,614 --> 01:51:30,349 [Michael] Man, look at Punk. His eyes are rolled back in his head. 2297 01:51:31,884 --> 01:51:34,755 Who would have believed you ever would have saw Ryback 2298 01:51:35,688 --> 01:51:37,124 come to the aid of Heyman. 2299 01:51:45,965 --> 01:51:47,034 [Jerry] Oh. 2300 01:51:47,099 --> 01:51:52,339 [crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! 2301 01:51:52,406 --> 01:51:55,241 [JBL] Punk is humiliated. 2302 01:52:04,317 --> 01:52:06,186 [Jerry] Big gash in his back. 2303 01:52:09,322 --> 01:52:11,724 He won't-- he won't be feeling the-- 2304 01:52:11,791 --> 01:52:14,260 -[JBL] The gash isn't the problem. -[Jerry] Yeah, you're right. 2305 01:52:14,327 --> 01:52:17,931 He's just feeling complete humiliation right now. 2306 01:52:22,436 --> 01:52:24,204 One more look at this. 2307 01:52:24,404 --> 01:52:27,107 Punk measuring Paul Heyman, 2308 01:52:27,174 --> 01:52:30,710 and then from behind, this-- Oh, my gosh! 2309 01:52:32,679 --> 01:52:35,281 Smashed right through that table. 2310 01:52:36,282 --> 01:52:38,285 Stay away from me. Stay away from me. 2311 01:52:38,352 --> 01:52:41,521 [crowd cheering] 2312 01:52:41,621 --> 01:52:44,625 [Jerry] You can see Punk refusing any kind of medical attention. 2313 01:52:44,691 --> 01:52:46,159 [Michael] No, he's just embarrassed. 2314 01:52:48,962 --> 01:52:51,732 What a night it's been here thus far at Night of Champions. 2315 01:52:51,831 --> 01:52:54,300 This of course is the expert superstar panel. 2316 01:52:54,367 --> 01:52:55,369 Alex Riley, 2317 01:52:55,902 --> 01:52:58,071 WWE Hall of Famer Booker T, 2318 01:52:58,605 --> 01:53:02,009 former United States Champion Santino Marella. 2319 01:53:02,075 --> 01:53:03,643 Guys, where do we start? 2320 01:53:03,710 --> 01:53:06,913 What has surprised you the most so far here at Night of Champions, Alex? 2321 01:53:06,980 --> 01:53:09,249 Well, I think this has been a tremendous pay-per-view to start with. 2322 01:53:09,316 --> 01:53:11,918 And the most shocking thing to me-- Well, second most shocking thing to me 2323 01:53:11,985 --> 01:53:14,621 is the way the COO started the night off, 2324 01:53:14,688 --> 01:53:17,557 by making a stipulation that nobody's gonna get involved 2325 01:53:17,624 --> 01:53:19,526 in the WWE Championship matchup. 2326 01:53:19,593 --> 01:53:21,795 At first, I thought it was confidence that he had in Randy Orton, 2327 01:53:21,862 --> 01:53:23,996 and then we saw earlier that it might be a test. 2328 01:53:24,063 --> 01:53:26,633 I don't know if this is the night to test. But the first most shocking thing 2329 01:53:26,700 --> 01:53:28,000 is Booker getting awarded… 2330 01:53:28,067 --> 01:53:30,737 -[Booker T laughing] -…the most popular World Champion award. 2331 01:53:30,804 --> 01:53:32,606 -Congrats. -You know, what can I say, dawg? 2332 01:53:32,673 --> 01:53:35,942 You know, as far as-- for me, definitely the Night of Champions 2333 01:53:36,009 --> 01:53:40,414 has produced three championship matches and three champions has retained. 2334 01:53:40,480 --> 01:53:42,281 That right there is something totally surprising. 2335 01:53:42,348 --> 01:53:45,052 I thought Rob Van Dam was about to cash in 2336 01:53:45,152 --> 01:53:48,554 until Alberto Del Rio just went totally underhanded. 2337 01:53:48,621 --> 01:53:51,357 -What do you think? -Well, what just happened with Ryback 2338 01:53:51,825 --> 01:53:55,962 blew my mind, but I must say I'm very, very impressed with Kofi Kingston, 2339 01:53:56,029 --> 01:53:59,499 not knowing he's going to have a match tonight and taking Axel to the limit. 2340 01:53:59,566 --> 01:54:01,168 Oh, man, but he still didn't cash in. 2341 01:54:01,233 --> 01:54:04,103 Kofi came close, but he didn't win the championship. 2342 01:54:04,170 --> 01:54:05,839 And again, congratulations to Booker T 2343 01:54:05,906 --> 01:54:07,808 being named the greatest World Heavyweight Champion… 2344 01:54:07,874 --> 01:54:10,306 -Thank you. -[Josh] …of all time on the wwe.com polls. 2345 01:54:10,406 --> 01:54:12,245 -[Santino] That's impressive. -[Josh] That sound means that it's time 2346 01:54:12,312 --> 01:54:13,780 for the United States Championship match. 2347 01:54:13,847 --> 01:54:16,849 ["Special Op" playing] 2348 01:54:20,786 --> 01:54:21,788 [bell ringing] 2349 01:54:21,855 --> 01:54:23,255 [Justin] This contest, set for one fall, 2350 01:54:23,322 --> 01:54:28,661 is for the United States Championship! 2351 01:54:28,728 --> 01:54:32,665 Representing The Shield, weighing 225 pounds, 2352 01:54:32,732 --> 01:54:36,702 he is the current United States Champion, 2353 01:54:37,137 --> 01:54:40,540 Dean Ambrose! 2354 01:54:42,108 --> 01:54:45,112 ["Special Op" continues playing] 2355 01:54:51,884 --> 01:54:53,887 [crowd cheering] 2356 01:54:58,357 --> 01:54:59,893 [music fades] 2357 01:54:59,960 --> 01:55:01,495 ["Here to Show the World" playing] 2358 01:55:01,594 --> 01:55:03,730 ♪ I'm here to show the world I'm here to show the world ♪ 2359 01:55:03,797 --> 01:55:06,599 -♪ Come on ♪ -♪ Bring it on ♪ 2360 01:55:09,302 --> 01:55:11,772 [Justin] And the challenger, from Hollywood, Florida, 2361 01:55:11,838 --> 01:55:14,974 weighing 213 pounds, 2362 01:55:15,040 --> 01:55:19,780 Dolph Ziggler! 2363 01:55:19,846 --> 01:55:23,183 [Michael] Big opportunity tonight for Dolph Ziggler. 2364 01:55:23,250 --> 01:55:25,451 He goes one-on-one with Dean Ambrose 2365 01:55:25,518 --> 01:55:28,455 for the prestigious United States Championship. 2366 01:55:28,655 --> 01:55:30,490 [inaudible] 2367 01:55:30,589 --> 01:55:35,728 [Michael] More than a dozen WWE Hall of Famers have held that title, 2368 01:55:36,730 --> 01:55:39,732 including the man to my right, John "Bradshaw" Layfield. 2369 01:55:39,799 --> 01:55:40,767 [JBL] Yes, sir. 2370 01:55:41,601 --> 01:55:43,068 [Michael] John, explain to me the importance 2371 01:55:43,135 --> 01:55:45,906 of the United States Championship. 2372 01:55:45,972 --> 01:55:48,474 [JBL] Well, especially when you grew up in the United States, 2373 01:55:48,541 --> 01:55:49,543 you're proud of your country. 2374 01:55:49,608 --> 01:55:51,210 The one thing you want to do is represent it. 2375 01:55:51,277 --> 01:55:54,947 That flag-- that title has the American flag on it, 2376 01:55:55,014 --> 01:55:57,384 named the United States Championship. 2377 01:55:57,884 --> 01:55:59,486 Think about Harley Race. 2378 01:55:59,652 --> 01:56:01,721 Think about all the guys who've held that title. 2379 01:56:01,788 --> 01:56:03,322 ♪ Bring it on! ♪ 2380 01:56:03,389 --> 01:56:05,858 ♪ Do what I say, better watch what I do… ♪ 2381 01:56:05,925 --> 01:56:07,960 [Michael] Dolph Ziggler earning this matchup tonight 2382 01:56:08,027 --> 01:56:10,730 via a disqualification victory over Dean Ambrose 2383 01:56:10,797 --> 01:56:13,366 this past Friday night on SmackDown. 2384 01:56:13,433 --> 01:56:16,303 Dolph and Ambrose have had their problems in recent weeks. 2385 01:56:16,803 --> 01:56:19,005 Remember Dean Ambrose attacked Dolph Ziggler 2386 01:56:19,406 --> 01:56:22,075 before a match a couple of weeks ago. Ziggler's also had his problems 2387 01:56:22,209 --> 01:56:23,543 -with The Shield… -[bell ringing] 2388 01:56:23,610 --> 01:56:26,847 [Michael] …as he's been punished by WWE COO 2389 01:56:26,947 --> 01:56:29,449 for speaking out against The Authority 2390 01:56:29,516 --> 01:56:32,251 over the past few weeks ever since SummerSlam. 2391 01:56:32,318 --> 01:56:33,253 [JBL] Punished? 2392 01:56:33,620 --> 01:56:35,489 He's in a title match against Dean Ambrose. 2393 01:56:35,554 --> 01:56:36,623 You call that a punishment? 2394 01:56:36,690 --> 01:56:38,592 [Michael] I said he had some problems with The Shield, 2395 01:56:39,226 --> 01:56:42,562 -that's why he was-- -[JBL] And look at how fair Triple H is. 2396 01:56:42,629 --> 01:56:44,630 He put Dolph Ziggler right out there against Dean Ambrose 2397 01:56:44,697 --> 01:56:45,764 on Night of Champions. 2398 01:56:48,934 --> 01:56:51,905 [Michael] Triple H extremely fair I thought in my mind earlier tonight 2399 01:56:51,972 --> 01:56:54,907 when he kicked off the show saying that Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton, 2400 01:56:54,974 --> 01:56:59,212 for the WWE title a little bit later on, will indeed be one-on-one. 2401 01:56:59,713 --> 01:57:02,482 [Jerry] Yeah, that's surprising to say the least 2402 01:57:02,549 --> 01:57:06,620 after all we've seen the past few weeks from our COO, 2403 01:57:07,387 --> 01:57:10,156 and suddenly tonight, you're right, that's a very fair decision. 2404 01:57:10,223 --> 01:57:11,590 [Michael] There'll be no outside interference. 2405 01:57:11,657 --> 01:57:14,594 [JBL] I don't know why that's surprising. Triple H does what's best for business. 2406 01:57:15,195 --> 01:57:18,598 [Michael] Dean Ambrose, six foot four, 225 pounds. He won the-- 2407 01:57:18,665 --> 01:57:20,767 [Jerry] It looked like it was surprising to Randy Orton. 2408 01:57:22,268 --> 01:57:25,472 [JBL] Randy Orton-- Triple H wants to know he has the right person. 2409 01:57:26,438 --> 01:57:29,409 -[Michael] He's gonna find out tonight. -[JBL] That's what a great COO does. 2410 01:57:32,112 --> 01:57:33,213 I believe he does. 2411 01:57:33,813 --> 01:57:37,083 I believe Randy Orton is incredible as the face of the WWE. 2412 01:57:38,250 --> 01:57:40,719 [Michael] Ambrose ducks underneath the right hand. 2413 01:57:40,786 --> 01:57:42,422 Dolph Ziggler, former World Champion. 2414 01:57:42,489 --> 01:57:44,991 [Jerry chuckling] Dean Ambrose trying to play 2415 01:57:45,058 --> 01:57:47,027 some mind games with Dolph Ziggler. 2416 01:57:47,093 --> 01:57:49,094 -Oh. -[Michael] Oh. That's where it gets you. 2417 01:57:49,161 --> 01:57:51,364 Here's the cover for the United States title. 2418 01:57:51,431 --> 01:57:53,633 [Jerry] Dolph Ziggler gets into your head with his feet. 2419 01:57:55,768 --> 01:57:56,769 [JBL] Both feet. 2420 01:58:03,343 --> 01:58:05,378 -[JBL] Oh. -[Jerry] Yeah. 2421 01:58:05,445 --> 01:58:07,347 [JBL] Get out your nitroglycerin, King. 2422 01:58:08,048 --> 01:58:09,415 [Michael] This has become a… 2423 01:58:09,549 --> 01:58:12,652 -[crowd] Six! Seven! -[Michael] …signature for Ziggler. 2424 01:58:13,186 --> 01:58:14,621 [crowd] Eight! 2425 01:58:14,688 --> 01:58:17,424 [JBL] One year ago when I first had to start filling in for you, King. 2426 01:58:17,490 --> 01:58:19,858 I may have to fill in for Dean Ambrose now. 2427 01:58:20,026 --> 01:58:21,795 [Michael] And Ziggler… Oh! 2428 01:58:21,861 --> 01:58:23,597 Is it enough to put Ambrose away? 2429 01:58:23,663 --> 01:58:24,798 And a kickout. 2430 01:58:26,098 --> 01:58:27,067 [yells] 2431 01:58:27,901 --> 01:58:30,170 [Michael] And there goes the champion, and Ziggler as well. 2432 01:58:31,705 --> 01:58:33,306 Remember, Ziggler, in order to win the title, 2433 01:58:33,373 --> 01:58:35,674 must win via pinfall or submission. 2434 01:58:36,742 --> 01:58:39,212 [Jerry] Speaking of that, I just got a bill for my doctor 2435 01:58:39,279 --> 01:58:42,115 with a note that said the bill is one year old. 2436 01:58:42,781 --> 01:58:44,951 I sent it back with a note that said, "Happy birthday." 2437 01:58:45,050 --> 01:58:47,053 [Michael laughing] 2438 01:58:49,356 --> 01:58:51,391 [Jerry] Dolph Ziggler now gonna take it to Dean Ambrose. 2439 01:58:51,458 --> 01:58:53,192 Whoa, Ambrose gonna turn things around here. 2440 01:58:53,259 --> 01:58:54,259 [JBL] Ow. 2441 01:58:56,329 --> 01:58:57,330 [Jerry] Oh. 2442 01:59:00,165 --> 01:59:02,035 [crowd wooing] 2443 01:59:02,102 --> 01:59:04,004 [JBL] Ambrose won his United States Championship 2444 01:59:04,070 --> 01:59:08,575 back at Extreme Rules earlier this year in his first ever title match. 2445 01:59:09,576 --> 01:59:13,045 [Michael] As did his Shield brethren, Reigns and Rollins, 2446 01:59:13,112 --> 01:59:14,781 winning the tag title that night, 2447 01:59:14,880 --> 01:59:17,083 which they'll defend in just a little bit against The Prime Time Players. 2448 01:59:17,150 --> 01:59:19,619 [JBL] And they have owned every pay-per-view since. 2449 01:59:23,255 --> 01:59:24,324 [Jerry] Uh-oh, caught. 2450 01:59:24,391 --> 01:59:25,692 -[Michael] Oh, man. -[JBL] Man. 2451 01:59:27,259 --> 01:59:28,460 [Jerry] Well, there's a difference maker. 2452 01:59:28,527 --> 01:59:29,763 [JBL] Yes, it is. 2453 01:59:30,764 --> 01:59:32,766 [Michael] The slightly-off Dean Ambrose. 2454 01:59:34,366 --> 01:59:36,436 -Eccentric in nature. -Just one. 2455 01:59:37,237 --> 01:59:39,105 -[Michael] Cover, hook of the leg and-- -[Chad] One. 2456 01:59:41,241 --> 01:59:43,308 Kicking it back at Ziggler that time, 2457 01:59:43,375 --> 01:59:44,844 trying that with just one elbow. 2458 01:59:44,911 --> 01:59:47,179 -Tried to put him away with that. -[Chad] One, two, three. 2459 01:59:47,614 --> 01:59:49,315 Watch your face. Come on now. 2460 01:59:49,382 --> 01:59:51,250 Hey, come on now. Watch your hair. Watch your hair. 2461 01:59:51,317 --> 01:59:53,719 [Jerry] Ambrose is gonna add a little humiliation 2462 01:59:54,019 --> 01:59:55,355 of his own to this match. 2463 01:59:56,156 --> 01:59:58,391 [JBL] Confidence is not something Dean Ambrose lacks. 2464 01:59:58,458 --> 02:00:00,427 -No. -[Michael] Said he gets bored out there. 2465 02:00:00,492 --> 02:00:04,864 He likes to poke the hornet's nest 'cause he enjoys living on the edge. 2466 02:00:05,865 --> 02:00:07,133 [Jerry] Well, he's in there with a young man, 2467 02:00:07,200 --> 02:00:10,070 Dolph Ziggler, that'll put you right over the edge if you're not careful. 2468 02:00:10,870 --> 02:00:11,871 [Chad] There you go. 2469 02:00:14,641 --> 02:00:16,509 [Michael] Again, Ambrose wrestling him back down to the mat. 2470 02:00:16,576 --> 02:00:17,977 -[Chad] What do you say, Dolph? -Done. 2471 02:00:18,044 --> 02:00:19,512 [JBL] The Showoff was with Mr. Money in the Bank, 2472 02:00:19,579 --> 02:00:21,548 two-time World Champion. 2473 02:00:21,880 --> 02:00:24,817 You knock off Dean Ambrose, so the first one that does, 2474 02:00:25,218 --> 02:00:27,187 and eventually somebody will 2475 02:00:27,320 --> 02:00:31,324 take that championship from him, what a name you make for yourself. 2476 02:00:33,125 --> 02:00:34,326 [Chad] What do you say now, Dolph? 2477 02:00:35,061 --> 02:00:36,196 You quit. 2478 02:00:36,262 --> 02:00:37,996 [Chad] Come on, Dolph. You gonna give it up? What do you say? 2479 02:00:38,063 --> 02:00:39,264 -No. -[Chad] No. 2480 02:00:42,268 --> 02:00:44,437 [Michael] Ambrose has Ziggler exactly where he wants him. 2481 02:00:44,504 --> 02:00:47,840 Has not allowed Dolph Ziggler to build any type of momentum. 2482 02:00:49,108 --> 02:00:50,576 [Jerry] And asking Ziggler if he wants to quit. 2483 02:00:50,643 --> 02:00:54,147 I don't think Dolph Ziggler's gonna say, "I quit," in this match. 2484 02:00:54,214 --> 02:00:56,182 [Michael] We asked Ambrose on commentary a couple of weeks ago 2485 02:00:56,249 --> 02:00:58,451 why he's been attacking Ziggler. 2486 02:00:58,518 --> 02:01:00,085 He said it's all about respect. 2487 02:01:02,188 --> 02:01:03,723 [JBL] He thinks Ziggler lacks it, 2488 02:01:04,824 --> 02:01:08,561 and he thinks he is here, Dean Ambrose, to mete out justice. 2489 02:01:20,373 --> 02:01:21,641 -[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Michael] Over the top. 2490 02:01:21,708 --> 02:01:25,010 Is it enough here? And Ambrose got a kickout. 2491 02:01:25,077 --> 02:01:27,547 -Now, he attacks Dolph Ziggler. -[Jerry chuckling] 2492 02:01:27,614 --> 02:01:29,848 [Michael] Reversal that time, again, a near-fall. 2493 02:01:35,021 --> 02:01:36,156 [Jerry] Oh, look at this. 2494 02:01:37,991 --> 02:01:41,294 [Michael] High elbow by Ziggler for the United States Championship. 2495 02:01:44,464 --> 02:01:45,632 [Chad] Let's go, Ambrose. 2496 02:01:46,799 --> 02:01:48,601 Let's work him down. Come on, now. 2497 02:01:50,737 --> 02:01:52,005 [Dolph screaming] 2498 02:01:52,672 --> 02:01:54,641 -[Jerry] Oh, man. -[screams] 2499 02:01:59,144 --> 02:02:00,513 [Jerry] I remember not that long ago 2500 02:02:00,580 --> 02:02:03,683 when Dean Ambrose and The Shield appeared on the scene. 2501 02:02:03,750 --> 02:02:04,750 -[Michael] Oh. -[JBL] Wow. 2502 02:02:06,585 --> 02:02:09,289 [Michael] Is that enough for Ambrose to put Dolph Ziggler away 2503 02:02:09,355 --> 02:02:11,825 and retain his United States Championship? 2504 02:02:11,891 --> 02:02:13,192 -A near-fall. -[Chad] Two. 2505 02:02:13,259 --> 02:02:15,995 [Jerry] You could tell right away that those three individuals 2506 02:02:16,062 --> 02:02:18,665 -were gonna be something special. -Who is gonna be the US Champ now, huh? 2507 02:02:18,731 --> 02:02:19,898 -[Michael] And they have been. -[Jerry] Yeah. 2508 02:02:19,999 --> 02:02:21,934 I'll be honest with you though. I never expected them 2509 02:02:22,000 --> 02:02:25,271 to all be holding gold like they are now. 2510 02:02:25,338 --> 02:02:26,739 [Michael] And they have for a number of months. 2511 02:02:27,206 --> 02:02:28,241 Come on. 2512 02:02:28,308 --> 02:02:31,443 [JBL] They all won it in their first championship matches respectively. 2513 02:02:33,346 --> 02:02:36,382 They said it's their yard, and it has been. 2514 02:02:36,782 --> 02:02:38,451 I don't think I've ever seen a team come along 2515 02:02:38,518 --> 02:02:42,989 that has dominated an entire company like The Shield has done 2516 02:02:43,056 --> 02:02:44,123 since they've been here. 2517 02:02:45,858 --> 02:02:46,860 [Jerry] Watch yourself. 2518 02:02:46,960 --> 02:02:48,862 [Michael] Oh, Ziggler, there's the quickness of Dolph Ziggler. 2519 02:02:49,062 --> 02:02:52,464 Former World Champion plants Ambrose. This could be what he needs. 2520 02:02:52,531 --> 02:02:53,967 Ziggler crawling to the cover. 2521 02:02:54,032 --> 02:02:56,236 Can he get Ambrose on his back? He does. 2522 02:02:56,302 --> 02:02:58,304 Shoulders down, is it enough? No. 2523 02:02:58,371 --> 02:03:01,507 [Jerry] Oh, man, Ambrose was flopping like a flounder out there. 2524 02:03:02,208 --> 02:03:03,675 I thought Ziggler had him. 2525 02:03:07,112 --> 02:03:08,114 [Chad] What do you say, Dolph? 2526 02:03:11,951 --> 02:03:13,119 What do you say, guys? Come on, now. 2527 02:03:13,219 --> 02:03:15,121 [Jerry] Both these guys feeling the effects of that move. 2528 02:03:16,522 --> 02:03:17,522 [Chad] Two. 2529 02:03:17,589 --> 02:03:20,460 [Michael] Ziggler trying to somehow get his wits about him… 2530 02:03:23,161 --> 02:03:24,297 to gain the upper hand. 2531 02:03:25,665 --> 02:03:27,799 Ambrose. Full Nelson. 2532 02:03:27,866 --> 02:03:29,936 -Ziggler rolls through. Is it enough here? -[Jerry] Got him hooked. 2533 02:03:30,036 --> 02:03:31,437 [Michael] And Ambrose has got to squirm out. 2534 02:03:35,775 --> 02:03:37,442 [Jerry] Hit that turnbuckle there. 2535 02:03:37,509 --> 02:03:38,577 [Chad] What you say now? 2536 02:03:43,616 --> 02:03:45,117 [yells] 2537 02:03:45,183 --> 02:03:46,184 [Jerry] Oh. 2538 02:03:47,654 --> 02:03:51,491 [crowd] One, two, three, four, 2539 02:03:51,557 --> 02:03:54,294 five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. 2540 02:03:57,563 --> 02:03:58,998 [crowd cheering] 2541 02:03:59,065 --> 02:04:01,534 [Michael] And Ziggler off the clothesline, into the cover of the champion. 2542 02:04:01,601 --> 02:04:03,835 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Ambrose stays in it. 2543 02:04:09,241 --> 02:04:14,380 [Jerry] Of course, these two-- these two young men matchup pretty evenly here. 2544 02:04:14,914 --> 02:04:16,415 -[JBL] Yes, they do. -[Michael] Sleeper hold. 2545 02:04:16,516 --> 02:04:18,151 Sleeper hold. Dolph Ziggler… 2546 02:04:20,652 --> 02:04:23,056 If he gets the champ to pass out or tap out, 2547 02:04:23,423 --> 02:04:25,724 but Dean Ambrose creates separation. 2548 02:04:26,826 --> 02:04:28,460 [Jerry] That's how you break that sleeper hold. 2549 02:04:32,197 --> 02:04:33,833 -One, two! -[Michael] Cover. 2550 02:04:34,232 --> 02:04:35,500 And again, Ziggler at two. 2551 02:04:36,235 --> 02:04:37,971 [Chad] Watch your hair. Watch your hair. 2552 02:04:42,909 --> 02:04:43,910 [Jerry] Ow. 2553 02:04:45,445 --> 02:04:47,112 [Chad] Hey, keep off the ropes, guys. 2554 02:04:47,179 --> 02:04:50,817 Come on, guys. Let's get him off. One. Not the rope, guys. 2555 02:04:53,686 --> 02:04:55,955 Oh. Watch this, watch this. 2556 02:04:56,022 --> 02:04:57,557 [Michael] A cover. Is it enough here to win the title? 2557 02:04:58,156 --> 02:04:59,157 [Chad] Two. 2558 02:05:01,193 --> 02:05:03,329 [Michael] Dolph with a Famouser, Ambrose from behind. 2559 02:05:04,830 --> 02:05:07,567 This time Ambrose has got the tights. Ziggler able to kick out. 2560 02:05:08,067 --> 02:05:10,603 And Dolph Ziggler, this time he hits the move made famous by Billy Gunn. 2561 02:05:10,670 --> 02:05:11,737 [JBL] We may have us a new champion. 2562 02:05:11,804 --> 02:05:14,040 [Michael] Famouser, hook of the leg, shoulders down, 2563 02:05:14,107 --> 02:05:15,775 and Ambrose grabs the bottom rope. 2564 02:05:15,974 --> 02:05:17,276 Two. 2565 02:05:17,343 --> 02:05:19,911 [Jerry] I thought Dolph Ziggler had the victory right there. 2566 02:05:19,978 --> 02:05:22,014 [Chad] Hey, he grabbed the rope, Dolph. I'm telling you, he grabbed the rope. 2567 02:05:22,080 --> 02:05:24,951 [Jerry] Speaking of victories, I still cannot get over the fact that, 2568 02:05:25,250 --> 02:05:28,920 like you said, JBL, in the record books it's gonna show that Paul Heyman, 2569 02:05:29,989 --> 02:05:34,192 here at Night of Champions, got a victory over CM Punk. 2570 02:05:34,626 --> 02:05:37,330 -Can you believe that? -[JBL] No, no. 2571 02:05:37,397 --> 02:05:39,065 [Michael] Thanks to Ryback. 2572 02:05:39,232 --> 02:05:40,299 [Jerry] Watch out, oh. 2573 02:05:44,137 --> 02:05:47,272 [Michael] And now Ambrose, Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler. 2574 02:05:47,373 --> 02:05:49,308 Shoulders down, is it enough? Here he may have him. 2575 02:05:49,375 --> 02:05:51,210 And oh, Ambrose almost got caught in it. 2576 02:05:52,478 --> 02:05:55,815 [JBL] But Dolph is clever, and what an athlete. 2577 02:05:55,882 --> 02:05:56,883 [Jerry] Maybe not that clever. 2578 02:05:57,250 --> 02:05:58,384 -Watch out here. -[JBL] Maybe not. 2579 02:05:58,550 --> 02:06:00,318 [Michael] And now Ambrose plants him. 2580 02:06:04,357 --> 02:06:07,093 Dean Ambrose, hook of the leg, wraps the arm, 2581 02:06:07,160 --> 02:06:10,029 and Ambrose retains the United States Championship. 2582 02:06:10,096 --> 02:06:11,696 ["Special Op" playing] 2583 02:06:12,165 --> 02:06:17,402 [Justin] The winner of this match and still United States Champion, 2584 02:06:17,469 --> 02:06:20,039 Dean Ambrose. 2585 02:06:20,106 --> 02:06:22,875 [Michael] And The Shield dominance continues. 2586 02:06:24,309 --> 02:06:29,081 Dean Ambrose hard-fought victory tonight over Dolph Ziggler 2587 02:06:29,248 --> 02:06:31,049 for the United States Championship. 2588 02:06:37,389 --> 02:06:39,092 [JBL] Another day at the office. 2589 02:06:39,157 --> 02:06:41,594 [inaudible] 2590 02:06:41,727 --> 02:06:44,496 [Michael] Well, we asked you on wwe.com today to vote 2591 02:06:44,563 --> 02:06:50,036 for who you believe were the greatest United States Champions of all time. 2592 02:06:50,103 --> 02:06:51,904 Among those on the list, we'll show you now. 2593 02:06:51,971 --> 02:06:53,839 We'll show you who the winner is. 2594 02:06:56,342 --> 02:06:57,610 'Cause there's the current champ. 2595 02:06:58,744 --> 02:07:01,513 [Jerry] Yeah, illustrious names. Bobo Brazil, Harley Race, 2596 02:07:01,580 --> 02:07:04,217 Ricky Steamboat, Sgt. Slaughter, and Sting. 2597 02:07:05,117 --> 02:07:09,321 But who was the all-time greatest United States Champion? 2598 02:07:11,924 --> 02:07:13,425 Sting, wow. 2599 02:07:15,061 --> 02:07:18,563 [Michael] Sting wins the vote from the WWE Universe 2600 02:07:18,664 --> 02:07:22,434 as the greatest United States Champion of all time. 2601 02:07:22,501 --> 02:07:25,036 ["Making Moves" playing] 2602 02:07:25,103 --> 02:07:26,938 ♪ Millions of dollars ♪ 2603 02:07:27,639 --> 02:07:29,608 ♪ Millions of dollars ♪ 2604 02:07:29,842 --> 02:07:30,843 [bell ringing] 2605 02:07:30,910 --> 02:07:34,347 [Lilian] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall, 2606 02:07:34,446 --> 02:07:39,885 and it is for the WWE Tag Team Championship. 2607 02:07:40,018 --> 02:07:44,156 Introducing the challengers, at a combined weight of 509 pounds, 2608 02:07:44,223 --> 02:07:50,463 Darren Young and Titus O'Neil, The Prime Time Players. 2609 02:07:50,530 --> 02:07:52,932 [Michael] The Prime Time Players got here tonight virtue of their victory 2610 02:07:52,999 --> 02:07:55,735 in the tag team turmoil match earlier tonight 2611 02:07:55,800 --> 02:07:58,204 on the Night of Champions Kickoff Show. 2612 02:07:58,271 --> 02:08:00,173 The Real Americans and Jack Swagger. 2613 02:08:00,239 --> 02:08:02,474 Two Patriot Locks eliminated two teams. 2614 02:08:02,541 --> 02:08:04,043 He went for it in The Prime Time Players, 2615 02:08:04,110 --> 02:08:06,312 but this time around, John, it would not work. 2616 02:08:06,379 --> 02:08:08,013 Darren Young, doing a great job, 2617 02:08:08,080 --> 02:08:10,683 separated himself here from the Patriot Lock. 2618 02:08:10,750 --> 02:08:12,751 Able to put Jack Swagger away. 2619 02:08:12,817 --> 02:08:15,688 What a performance by The Prime Time Players. 2620 02:08:15,754 --> 02:08:18,924 [JBL] Millions of dollars, millions of dollars, millions of dollars! 2621 02:08:18,991 --> 02:08:22,260 And what an opportunity the Prime Time Players have tonight. 2622 02:08:23,196 --> 02:08:25,063 It's step up or step off. 2623 02:08:25,130 --> 02:08:29,268 [Justin] …number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship, 2624 02:08:29,468 --> 02:08:30,902 The Prime Time Players. 2625 02:08:30,969 --> 02:08:32,772 [Michael] That match taking place exclusively 2626 02:08:32,838 --> 02:08:36,675 on our Night of Champions Kickoff Show earlier on tonight. 2627 02:08:37,076 --> 02:08:40,446 So, Rollins and Reigns defending the tag team titles 2628 02:08:40,513 --> 02:08:44,517 against the Prime Time Players, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young. 2629 02:08:44,584 --> 02:08:47,053 Great opportunity for those two young men tonight 2630 02:08:47,119 --> 02:08:50,790 here at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit for Night of Champions. 2631 02:08:50,856 --> 02:08:53,925 [Jerry] There you saw the Tag Team Championships. 2632 02:08:54,427 --> 02:08:57,230 Man, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young are pumped, aren't they? 2633 02:08:57,295 --> 02:08:59,098 -[bell ringing] -[Jerry] They are ready for this match. 2634 02:08:59,565 --> 02:09:02,300 Of course, so is Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. 2635 02:09:02,835 --> 02:09:05,504 [Michael] Seth Rollins will start things off against Titus O'Neil. 2636 02:09:05,571 --> 02:09:08,174 [JBL] What an opportunity Prime Time Players have. 2637 02:09:08,241 --> 02:09:09,976 [Michael] The Shield won the tag team gold back 2638 02:09:10,041 --> 02:09:14,714 at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, with a victory over then Team Hell No. 2639 02:09:16,982 --> 02:09:18,851 [JBL] Few guys who can match on muscle 2640 02:09:19,418 --> 02:09:22,154 when Roman Reigns is standing right there, Titus O'Neil. 2641 02:09:22,221 --> 02:09:23,222 [Rollins] Come on. 2642 02:09:24,824 --> 02:09:27,058 [Michael] The Shield, who have taken out the likes 2643 02:09:27,125 --> 02:09:28,861 of so many superstars 2644 02:09:28,928 --> 02:09:30,830 since they arrived on the scene late last year, 2645 02:09:30,896 --> 02:09:35,268 including The Phenom, The Undertaker, who we have not heard or seen 2646 02:09:35,334 --> 02:09:39,605 since their brutal attack on SmackDown just a bit after WrestleMania. 2647 02:09:40,005 --> 02:09:41,807 Get out. Get out. 2648 02:09:41,874 --> 02:09:43,742 [Jerry] Seth Rollins caught right there. 2649 02:09:43,808 --> 02:09:46,212 He may get caught again but-- Oh, yes, he is caught again. 2650 02:09:46,279 --> 02:09:48,214 -[JBL] He sure is. -[Michael] That's the strength and power… 2651 02:09:48,281 --> 02:09:50,782 -[JBL] This guy is a freak. -[Michael] …of Titus O'Neil. 2652 02:09:50,849 --> 02:09:52,617 [JBL] He is an absolute freak. 2653 02:09:52,684 --> 02:09:54,687 [Michael] John, you talk all the time about Titus O'Neil 2654 02:09:54,754 --> 02:09:57,389 and the potential this young man has. 2655 02:09:57,857 --> 02:09:59,759 [JBL] Absolutely. Once that light bulb goes off, 2656 02:09:59,825 --> 02:10:02,962 we could be looking at a world champion right here in Titus O'Neil. 2657 02:10:03,696 --> 02:10:06,065 Everything you have to have, he has it. 2658 02:10:06,132 --> 02:10:08,000 [Jerry] He will slam you right through the floor. 2659 02:10:08,867 --> 02:10:10,469 [JBL] Just God-given strength. 2660 02:10:10,536 --> 02:10:12,271 [Michael] Darren Young, in off the tag. 2661 02:10:13,205 --> 02:10:14,507 Darren Young, you saw moments ago, 2662 02:10:14,572 --> 02:10:17,043 took out Swagger in the Tag Team Turmoil match… 2663 02:10:18,710 --> 02:10:20,045 to get us this point here tonight. 2664 02:10:25,418 --> 02:10:26,485 [Chad] Come on. 2665 02:10:26,552 --> 02:10:28,219 [Jerry] I saw Darren in Canada last week. 2666 02:10:28,286 --> 02:10:32,290 He said he had no problem getting his hair through there, through customs. [laughing] 2667 02:10:34,693 --> 02:10:36,228 [Michael] Titus didn't have to worry about that. 2668 02:10:36,962 --> 02:10:38,964 [JBL] No, he just had to bring his washrags. 2669 02:10:39,764 --> 02:10:41,733 -[Michael] Oh, Darren caught him. -[Jerry] Oh, nice catch. 2670 02:10:41,834 --> 02:10:44,536 [Michael] Great move by Darren. Is it enough to win the tag team titles? 2671 02:10:45,905 --> 02:10:47,106 Kickout by Rollins. 2672 02:10:49,842 --> 02:10:52,745 [JBL] There's no doubt in my mind Prime Time Players have the ability 2673 02:10:52,812 --> 02:10:54,813 to win this match and win these championships. 2674 02:10:54,879 --> 02:10:56,749 I still think it'd be an upset if they do. 2675 02:10:56,816 --> 02:10:58,584 [Michael] Here's the powerhouse, Roman Reigns. 2676 02:11:01,053 --> 02:11:02,254 [Jerry] I think you're right about that. 2677 02:11:02,321 --> 02:11:07,326 It's-- I mean, you look at Roman Reigns as the powerhouse of The Shield Team, 2678 02:11:07,759 --> 02:11:10,763 but, hey, Titus O'Neil matches him pound for pound, 2679 02:11:10,830 --> 02:11:12,498 and probably every bit as strong, 2680 02:11:12,565 --> 02:11:17,268 and Darren Young can hang with Seth Rollins ability-wise. 2681 02:11:17,335 --> 02:11:19,205 I just think it's an experience factor. 2682 02:11:19,871 --> 02:11:22,040 -[JBL] You're right, King. -[Jerry] Whoa. 2683 02:11:22,508 --> 02:11:23,942 [Michael] There goes Reigns and… 2684 02:11:24,509 --> 02:11:26,411 [Jerry] But that's not to say these young men can't rise 2685 02:11:26,478 --> 02:11:28,547 -to the occasion tonight. Oh, man. -[JBL] You never know. 2686 02:11:28,614 --> 02:11:30,849 [Michael] What an elbow caught by Rollins. 2687 02:11:30,915 --> 02:11:32,785 -[JBL] That could be it. -[Michael] Is it enough here? 2688 02:11:32,951 --> 02:11:33,853 [Chad] Two. 2689 02:11:34,487 --> 02:11:36,155 Get him over here. Get him over here. 2690 02:11:37,556 --> 02:11:39,458 [Michael] Prime Time getting close to winning the tag titles. 2691 02:11:39,525 --> 02:11:40,860 In comes Titus, the try his share. 2692 02:11:40,925 --> 02:11:44,163 [JBL] They did. That was a heck of an elbow by Darren Young. 2693 02:11:44,230 --> 02:11:46,766 What? Do you wanna stop me, huh? 2694 02:11:46,831 --> 02:11:48,666 [JBL] Now's not when you hot dog, Titus. 2695 02:11:48,733 --> 02:11:51,670 -Now's when you try to win a championship. -One, two, three. 2696 02:11:52,237 --> 02:11:54,906 [whistle blowing] 2697 02:11:55,007 --> 02:11:56,275 [JBL] Well, go ahead and hot dog. 2698 02:11:56,342 --> 02:11:58,143 [crowd cheering] 2699 02:11:58,210 --> 02:12:00,246 [Michael] Yeah, I don't think team-- I don't think The Shield's the team 2700 02:12:00,312 --> 02:12:01,379 you want to be screwing around with. 2701 02:12:01,446 --> 02:12:02,514 -[whistle blowing] -[JBL] No, they're not. 2702 02:12:03,549 --> 02:12:05,683 You don't get many chances to win a championship. 2703 02:12:07,452 --> 02:12:10,423 [Michael] There goes Roman Reigns. Prime Time Players are rolling, however. 2704 02:12:10,489 --> 02:12:11,891 -[whistle blowing] -[JBL] Yes, they are. 2705 02:12:12,090 --> 02:12:13,726 [crowd cheering] 2706 02:12:14,058 --> 02:12:15,728 [JBL] You better get your focus on, boys. 2707 02:12:17,228 --> 02:12:18,364 [Michael] And what happens was 2708 02:12:18,431 --> 02:12:20,799 it allowed Seth Rollins to roll out of harm's way. 2709 02:12:21,901 --> 02:12:22,902 [Jerry] Watch out here. 2710 02:12:22,968 --> 02:12:24,437 -Oh, good duck. Nice. -[Michael] Darren ducked underneath 2711 02:12:24,503 --> 02:12:26,438 -the right hand and slipped here. -[JBL] Darren slipped out here. 2712 02:12:26,504 --> 02:12:28,072 [Michael] Still able to deliver the right. 2713 02:12:31,043 --> 02:12:32,945 -And look at Seth Rollins. -[Jerry] Oh, he's lying in wait. 2714 02:12:33,012 --> 02:12:34,746 [Michael] Hangs up Darren Young. And I'll tell you what happened, 2715 02:12:34,813 --> 02:12:38,584 that entire sequence got out of control for the Prime Time Players 2716 02:12:38,651 --> 02:12:40,385 -and The Shield took advantage. -[JBL] Yeah. 2717 02:12:40,452 --> 02:12:42,054 [Michael] Rollins was in trouble in the corner, 2718 02:12:42,120 --> 02:12:43,355 he was able to roll out of the ring. 2719 02:12:43,422 --> 02:12:45,624 [JBL] Yeah, and that's what you talk about, King, with experience. 2720 02:12:46,025 --> 02:12:48,160 Youth and inexperience allowed this to happen. 2721 02:12:48,994 --> 02:12:51,996 Prime Time Players not used to being in a big match like this, 2722 02:12:52,665 --> 02:12:54,400 let their emotions get ahead of them. 2723 02:12:55,934 --> 02:12:57,902 [Jerry] Yeah, and you're right. Sometimes when you-- 2724 02:12:57,969 --> 02:13:00,505 when you start thinking about how big this match really is, 2725 02:13:00,572 --> 02:13:02,374 -and how important it is… -[Michael] Oh, man. 2726 02:13:02,441 --> 02:13:04,442 [Jerry] …and how much those titles mean, 2727 02:13:04,509 --> 02:13:08,446 it-- I mean you're just-- your focus, you can lose that focus. 2728 02:13:10,849 --> 02:13:13,986 [Michael] Now The Shield have Darren Young right where they want him. 2729 02:13:14,053 --> 02:13:16,088 -[fan] Believe in The Shield! -[Michael] Pick them apart. 2730 02:13:18,324 --> 02:13:20,492 [JBL] You better believe The Shield won't lose focus. 2731 02:13:23,228 --> 02:13:24,396 [yells] 2732 02:13:27,665 --> 02:13:29,201 [man] Come on, Darren, get up. 2733 02:13:30,536 --> 02:13:33,873 [Michael] Darren Young-- Here's Reigns looking to put it away right here. 2734 02:13:34,906 --> 02:13:37,209 [Michael] Notice how Reigns, when he hooked the leg, 2735 02:13:37,276 --> 02:13:39,879 he swung Young's body right back into the middle 2736 02:13:39,978 --> 02:13:42,681 so Young couldn't get to the bottom rope for the kickout. 2737 02:13:42,781 --> 02:13:44,884 [Jerry] That's just a little bit of that experience 2738 02:13:44,950 --> 02:13:47,419 that JBL and I were talking about these guys have. 2739 02:13:49,388 --> 02:13:51,924 [JBL] Those guys make very, very few mistakes. 2740 02:13:53,157 --> 02:13:54,226 [Reigns] Keep him down. 2741 02:13:54,727 --> 02:13:56,214 -[Titus] Come on, big dawg. -[Reigns] Keep him down. 2742 02:13:58,364 --> 02:13:59,431 Come on, D Young. 2743 02:13:59,498 --> 02:14:02,233 [crowd clapping rhythmically] 2744 02:14:02,300 --> 02:14:03,369 Come on. 2745 02:14:06,672 --> 02:14:09,808 [Michael] Darren trying to fight back against Rollins. 2746 02:14:10,241 --> 02:14:11,309 Yes. 2747 02:14:13,344 --> 02:14:16,214 [Seth] Come on, come on, D Young, huh? 2748 02:14:16,281 --> 02:14:18,616 -Come on, you wanna be a champion? -Come on, D Young, fight back. 2749 02:14:18,683 --> 02:14:19,684 What champion? 2750 02:14:20,786 --> 02:14:21,920 This is how you dominate a man. 2751 02:14:21,987 --> 02:14:23,489 [Michael] A little mind games by The Shield. 2752 02:14:23,556 --> 02:14:26,058 Darren though-- Darren Young, oh, what a throw. 2753 02:14:26,125 --> 02:14:27,192 -Belly to belly. -[Jerry] Man. 2754 02:14:29,327 --> 02:14:30,529 You've got to capitalize on that. 2755 02:14:31,931 --> 02:14:34,199 [JBL] You say they don't make many mistakes, they just made one. 2756 02:14:34,866 --> 02:14:37,503 Darren Young better capitalize on it and get to Titus O'Neil. 2757 02:14:37,969 --> 02:14:39,271 [Michael] Roman Reigns. 2758 02:14:39,804 --> 02:14:42,473 -How great was that for Reigns? -[Jerry] Yup. 2759 02:14:42,907 --> 02:14:45,811 [Michael] Darren was about an arm's length away. 2760 02:14:45,878 --> 02:14:48,480 Uh-oh, now the hot doggin' may have caught up with The Shield. 2761 02:14:48,547 --> 02:14:51,584 Trash talking with Titus O'Neil, Roman Reigns got caught 2762 02:14:51,650 --> 02:14:54,353 and now it's Darren Young trying to get to Titus. 2763 02:14:56,088 --> 02:14:57,089 [Jerry] Whoa. 2764 02:15:06,643 --> 02:15:08,267 -Tag out, there you go. -[Michael] Tag out. Tag's made. 2765 02:15:08,334 --> 02:15:09,335 [JBL] Here we go. 2766 02:15:10,936 --> 02:15:11,937 Man! 2767 02:15:12,437 --> 02:15:15,907 [Michael] Here's the cover by Titus, new champions, and a kickout at two. 2768 02:15:15,974 --> 02:15:18,643 [JBL] That looked like an old University of Florida tackle 2769 02:15:18,744 --> 02:15:20,144 right there by big Titus. 2770 02:15:21,112 --> 02:15:23,048 [Jerry] It kinda looked like somebody getting hit by a car. 2771 02:15:24,916 --> 02:15:28,053 [JBL] I tell you, this big man, he is fun to watch. 2772 02:15:28,120 --> 02:15:30,356 [Michael] And Titus O'Neil unloading rights and lefts. 2773 02:15:30,455 --> 02:15:32,491 [JBL] Titus O'Neil has no idea how good he is. 2774 02:15:32,558 --> 02:15:34,759 [Jerry] He is destroying The Shield. 2775 02:15:34,826 --> 02:15:35,827 [JBL] Watch this. 2776 02:15:38,030 --> 02:15:39,431 [Michael] Flat out power. 2777 02:15:40,665 --> 02:15:41,733 Oh! 2778 02:15:42,468 --> 02:15:44,335 [JBL] Great counter by Seth Rollins. 2779 02:15:46,371 --> 02:15:48,107 -[Michael] Down he goes, this is it. -[JBL] Goodnight! 2780 02:15:48,307 --> 02:15:49,942 -[Jerry] Cover, cover, cover. -[Michael] The Prime Time Players-- 2781 02:15:50,009 --> 02:15:51,809 The Prime Time Players are gonna do it. 2782 02:15:51,876 --> 02:15:54,146 And Roman Reigns saving the matchup. 2783 02:15:56,048 --> 02:15:57,616 Off the Clash of the Titus, 2784 02:15:57,683 --> 02:16:00,419 Prime Time Players almost won the tag team titles. 2785 02:16:01,152 --> 02:16:02,221 [Jerry] Oh, man. 2786 02:16:06,290 --> 02:16:10,161 Seth Rollins had a death grip on the leg of Titus O'Neil, 2787 02:16:10,228 --> 02:16:11,397 but not anymore. 2788 02:16:15,733 --> 02:16:17,536 -Watch your back. -[Michael] Oh, and a spear! 2789 02:16:18,003 --> 02:16:20,673 The official was with Darren Young. 2790 02:16:20,739 --> 02:16:22,840 Roman Reigns with the spear, 2791 02:16:22,907 --> 02:16:25,376 -and The Shield retains. -[bell ringing] 2792 02:16:25,443 --> 02:16:28,914 ["Special Op" playing] 2793 02:16:28,981 --> 02:16:35,054 [Lilian] Here are your winners and still WWE Tag Team Champions, 2794 02:16:35,119 --> 02:16:38,891 Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, The Shield. 2795 02:16:38,957 --> 02:16:41,627 [JBL] Hey, great effort by the Prime Time Players. 2796 02:16:42,294 --> 02:16:44,629 The lights were on bright, and they stepped up. 2797 02:16:48,734 --> 02:16:51,469 But I'm not sure anybody can beat The Shield right now. 2798 02:16:51,537 --> 02:16:55,673 [Jerry] Look at this point in the match where Titus was literally on a roll. 2799 02:16:55,741 --> 02:16:58,143 He rolled right over Seth Rollins. 2800 02:16:59,877 --> 02:17:02,614 I thought he had the match in hand and he just-- 2801 02:17:02,681 --> 02:17:07,686 Watch Seth Rollins land on his feet and then catch Titus with that big kick. 2802 02:17:07,752 --> 02:17:09,353 That was the beginning of the end. 2803 02:17:09,421 --> 02:17:11,724 [Michael] Yeah, we thought this was the end, Clash of the Titus. 2804 02:17:11,789 --> 02:17:13,992 Titus O'Neil looking to put away Seth Rollins, 2805 02:17:14,058 --> 02:17:16,728 but Roman Reigns would save the matchup for his team. 2806 02:17:16,795 --> 02:17:19,630 Now, I want-- I want you to watch very carefully what happens here. 2807 02:17:20,766 --> 02:17:23,635 The spear. You saw the referee was dealing with Darren Young. 2808 02:17:23,735 --> 02:17:26,038 -Roman Reigns took advantage. -[JBL] And he knows. 2809 02:17:26,137 --> 02:17:28,340 ["Special Op" continues playing] 2810 02:17:28,406 --> 02:17:30,008 [Michael] Ambrose successful, 2811 02:17:30,074 --> 02:17:32,243 Rollins and Reigns successful, 2812 02:17:32,311 --> 02:17:36,414 The Shield standing tall at Night of Champions. 2813 02:17:40,018 --> 02:17:41,085 That's Comerica Park. 2814 02:17:41,153 --> 02:17:44,857 It's home of the Detroit tigers, one of the best teams in baseball, 2815 02:17:44,922 --> 02:17:50,228 but we're down the street a ways at Joe Louis Arena for Night of Champions. 2816 02:17:50,295 --> 02:17:53,232 Titus' tigers were victorious today there at Comerica Park. 2817 02:17:53,297 --> 02:17:55,634 It has been a shocking night on many accounts, 2818 02:17:55,700 --> 02:17:59,071 but, uh, nothing more shocking than what we saw a bit earlier on. 2819 02:17:59,137 --> 02:18:01,206 It was CM Punk versus Paul Heyman and Curtis Axel 2820 02:18:01,272 --> 02:18:05,144 in a Two-on-One Handicap Elimination matchup, no disqualification. 2821 02:18:05,209 --> 02:18:07,713 Let's show you how Punk took care of Curtis Axel. 2822 02:18:08,180 --> 02:18:13,985 [Jerry] Well, you see here, CM Punk had that hold on Curtis Axel. 2823 02:18:14,052 --> 02:18:15,587 -Curtis Axel tapping out… -[bell ringing] 2824 02:18:15,654 --> 02:18:18,490 [Jerry] …and the look on the face of Paulrus 2825 02:18:18,556 --> 02:18:23,662 was… [chuckles] …well, it was priceless because he was in big trouble, 2826 02:18:24,730 --> 02:18:25,731 and he knew it. 2827 02:18:25,797 --> 02:18:28,332 [Michael] And the Anaconda Vise supplied by CM Punk 2828 02:18:28,400 --> 02:18:30,402 meaning that he would get his hands on Heyman. 2829 02:18:30,468 --> 02:18:32,037 Just remember, I did this to you. 2830 02:18:32,904 --> 02:18:35,773 [Jerry] Well, CM Punk handcuffed Paul Heyman, 2831 02:18:36,375 --> 02:18:38,243 and then with that kendo stick, 2832 02:18:38,709 --> 02:18:40,244 proceeded to wear out… 2833 02:18:42,314 --> 02:18:44,082 the body of Heyman. 2834 02:18:44,148 --> 02:18:46,717 [Michael] But watch this. Watch the back of your screen. 2835 02:18:48,287 --> 02:18:52,190 Ryback appears, and he drives CM Punk through the table. 2836 02:18:52,491 --> 02:18:54,259 That was the physical hurt. 2837 02:18:56,227 --> 02:18:57,495 Check out the emotional hurt. 2838 02:18:57,563 --> 02:18:58,864 [Jerry] No kidding. 2839 02:18:58,931 --> 02:19:03,334 This was, as you will recall, a No Disqualification match, 2840 02:19:03,402 --> 02:19:07,638 so Ryback drags a lifeless Paul Heyman's body 2841 02:19:07,706 --> 02:19:12,511 on top of CM Punk, and unbelievably, listen. 2842 02:19:14,111 --> 02:19:16,114 Paul Heyman wins the match 2843 02:19:17,349 --> 02:19:21,252 and then is carried to the back by Ryback. 2844 02:19:21,653 --> 02:19:23,422 [Michael] I mean, when did you ever think Paul Heyman 2845 02:19:23,589 --> 02:19:25,224 would beat CM Punk, and Ryback was-- 2846 02:19:25,289 --> 02:19:27,359 I don't think CM Punk in his wildest dreams 2847 02:19:27,425 --> 02:19:30,761 would ever-- I believe Paul Heyman would pin him. 2848 02:19:30,829 --> 02:19:32,998 Well, Heyman and Axel may not be considered 2849 02:19:33,065 --> 02:19:37,402 one of the greatest tag teams of all time, but we've asked you to vote on wwe.com 2850 02:19:37,468 --> 02:19:40,072 who you think is one of the greatest tag teams of all time. 2851 02:19:40,137 --> 02:19:41,840 King, uh, let's show you who wins this thing. 2852 02:19:41,906 --> 02:19:45,177 [Jerry] Look at those great teams. Hart Foundation, DX, The Wild Samoans, 2853 02:19:45,277 --> 02:19:47,813 The British Bulldogs, Road Warriors. 2854 02:19:47,879 --> 02:19:49,648 Who's the greatest of all time? 2855 02:19:50,916 --> 02:19:54,319 DX! Triple H and HBK. 2856 02:19:55,287 --> 02:19:58,090 [JBL] We got two words for you, well done. 2857 02:19:59,358 --> 02:20:03,428 [Michael] Triple H, our COO, must be happy with that. 2858 02:20:03,494 --> 02:20:04,997 -Speaking of our-- -[Jerry] I love these polls. 2859 02:20:05,097 --> 02:20:07,565 -I love to vote. It's a lot of fun. -Speaking of our COO, 2860 02:20:07,633 --> 02:20:12,104 he made a big ruling in our main event tonight, no outside interference. 2861 02:20:12,170 --> 02:20:14,873 It's gonna be Randy Orton versus Daniel Bryan one-on-one 2862 02:20:14,940 --> 02:20:17,242 -for the WWE title. -[Jerry] That's right. 2863 02:20:17,309 --> 02:20:23,081 Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan will find out if Randy Orton was the right choice 2864 02:20:23,148 --> 02:20:27,351 by Triple H to be the face of the WWE. 2865 02:20:27,452 --> 02:20:32,391 [Michael] For Daniel-- for Daniel Bryan, the nightmare began at SummerSlam. 2866 02:20:36,295 --> 02:20:38,896 [Triple H] Let me take you back to SummerSlam. 2867 02:20:39,297 --> 02:20:43,902 [Michael] Daniel Bryan did it! Daniel Bryan is WWE Champion! 2868 02:20:44,536 --> 02:20:46,738 [Triple H] The dawning of a new era. 2869 02:20:47,239 --> 02:20:49,241 [Michael] Oh, my God! Oh, my God, no! 2870 02:20:50,142 --> 02:20:52,911 [Triple H] The beginning of the future. 2871 02:20:53,478 --> 02:20:57,815 Randy Orton is the new face of WWE. 2872 02:20:58,350 --> 02:21:00,351 I am the COO of this company. 2873 02:21:00,419 --> 02:21:04,922 It is my job to ensure the best product for everybody. 2874 02:21:04,990 --> 02:21:08,327 Daniel Bryan is not the face of the WWE. 2875 02:21:08,993 --> 02:21:10,595 [Stephanie] You're, like, five foot eight. 2876 02:21:10,662 --> 02:21:13,765 He is the wrong corporate image for the WWE. 2877 02:21:13,832 --> 02:21:15,367 [Stephanie] Two hundred pounds. 2878 02:21:15,434 --> 02:21:18,235 [Triple H] When you are burdened with not only the talent here, 2879 02:21:18,303 --> 02:21:22,641 but the 700-plus employees that work in corporate WWE, 2880 02:21:22,707 --> 02:21:25,277 to ensure that there is food on their table every night, 2881 02:21:25,344 --> 02:21:27,244 to ensure that they're in the most prosperous company 2882 02:21:27,312 --> 02:21:28,246 they can be in, 2883 02:21:28,313 --> 02:21:31,917 that's the burden that I have every day with every decision I make, 2884 02:21:31,984 --> 02:21:34,786 to make the WWE everything that it can be. 2885 02:21:35,187 --> 02:21:36,588 [tense music playing] 2886 02:21:36,688 --> 02:21:41,560 [Michael] Now, each and every week, Daniel Bryan is getting pummeled, 2887 02:21:41,626 --> 02:21:43,929 and beaten up, and punished, and destroyed. 2888 02:21:43,996 --> 02:21:45,297 [Jerry] Oh, this is ridiculous. 2889 02:21:45,364 --> 02:21:49,734 You had a giant knock him out when he was already defenseless. 2890 02:21:49,901 --> 02:21:52,003 [Triple H] You're gonna do what I tell you for your family. 2891 02:21:52,471 --> 02:21:55,140 What kind of precedent would that set in the locker room? 2892 02:21:55,207 --> 02:21:56,975 A 20-year veteran just looks at me and says, 2893 02:21:57,042 --> 02:21:58,609 "No, I'm not gonna do my job." 2894 02:21:58,944 --> 02:21:59,978 I would have anarchy. 2895 02:22:00,145 --> 02:22:03,482 -[music fades] -[pensive music playing] 2896 02:22:03,547 --> 02:22:04,883 [Triple H] The reality of it is, 2897 02:22:04,949 --> 02:22:07,953 I did what I did because I care about Big Show. 2898 02:22:08,954 --> 02:22:12,190 As for the Cody Rhodes situation, I feel bad. 2899 02:22:12,257 --> 02:22:17,628 Daniel Bryan versus Randy Orton is what's best for business. 2900 02:22:17,696 --> 02:22:19,898 You have to look at people's attitudes 2901 02:22:19,965 --> 02:22:22,768 and how that affects everybody else in the locker room. 2902 02:22:22,833 --> 02:22:26,270 And if Cody Rhodes had to be the egg that got cracked 2903 02:22:26,338 --> 02:22:28,507 to make the WWE a better place, 2904 02:22:28,573 --> 02:22:30,642 I'm willing to make that sacrifice. 2905 02:22:31,143 --> 02:22:34,713 Cody, it's with deep regret 2906 02:22:36,181 --> 02:22:39,518 that I have to tell you you're fired. 2907 02:22:39,583 --> 02:22:42,587 [crowd booing] 2908 02:22:43,955 --> 02:22:44,990 [tense rock music playing] 2909 02:22:45,056 --> 02:22:46,190 [Triple H] I'm not the enemy here. 2910 02:22:47,159 --> 02:22:48,393 Growth is painful. 2911 02:22:48,460 --> 02:22:50,562 If Daniel Bryan proves me wrong, 2912 02:22:50,628 --> 02:22:54,232 I will be the first guy to shake his hand and say, "You proved me wrong." 2913 02:22:55,667 --> 02:22:58,603 This is about my life. 2914 02:22:59,538 --> 02:23:03,475 As far as the face of the WWE goes… 2915 02:23:03,909 --> 02:23:07,679 [Michael] This WWE Universe is absolutely going berserk. 2916 02:23:07,746 --> 02:23:11,349 [Daniel] It's time for that face to change. 2917 02:23:12,451 --> 02:23:13,585 [Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa. 2918 02:23:13,851 --> 02:23:16,288 -[crowd] One, two, three. -[Michael] He got him! 2919 02:23:16,887 --> 02:23:18,990 What a victory for Daniel Bryan. 2920 02:23:19,323 --> 02:23:21,993 [crowd cheering] 2921 02:23:23,295 --> 02:23:25,363 [Michael] And Daniel Bryan goes right after Orton. 2922 02:23:26,998 --> 02:23:29,868 -And now The Shield. -[Jerry] It's four on one. 2923 02:23:32,237 --> 02:23:35,039 -[music concludes] -[tense music playing] 2924 02:23:35,273 --> 02:23:39,511 [Triple H] As COO, I am WWE. 2925 02:23:39,578 --> 02:23:40,511 Go. 2926 02:23:41,713 --> 02:23:44,916 It's what's best for business. 2927 02:23:46,184 --> 02:23:47,185 Do it! 2928 02:23:48,320 --> 02:23:49,321 Do it! 2929 02:23:51,456 --> 02:23:55,594 Pick him up and knock him back down. 2930 02:23:58,196 --> 02:23:59,197 [dramatic music playing] 2931 02:23:59,264 --> 02:24:02,934 [Michael] Bryan! Daniel Bryan with a knee to the face. 2932 02:24:03,401 --> 02:24:07,538 [Daniel] I will beat Randy Orton. 2933 02:24:07,606 --> 02:24:09,474 [JBL] It just could be. 2934 02:24:10,008 --> 02:24:12,877 [Daniel] I will regain the title. 2935 02:24:12,944 --> 02:24:16,381 [Michael] It could happen Sunday, Night of Champions. 2936 02:24:16,448 --> 02:24:21,219 [Daniel] And I will be the WWE Champion! 2937 02:24:22,520 --> 02:24:24,122 [music concludes] 2938 02:24:26,892 --> 02:24:29,895 -["Flight of the Valkyries" playing] -[crowd cheering] 2939 02:24:37,101 --> 02:24:39,003 [JBL] Is tonight the night? 2940 02:24:39,070 --> 02:24:41,405 [crowd cheering] 2941 02:24:43,775 --> 02:24:47,479 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! 2942 02:24:49,748 --> 02:24:51,650 [Jerry] Do you realize that, right now, 2943 02:24:51,716 --> 02:24:55,487 people all over the world are standing up in their living rooms 2944 02:24:55,554 --> 02:25:00,958 with their hands up in the air, shouting, "Yes, yes, yes"? 2945 02:25:01,026 --> 02:25:04,529 [JBL] One of the most popular WWE superstars of all time. 2946 02:25:05,896 --> 02:25:08,900 ["Flight of the Valkyries" continues playing] 2947 02:25:09,734 --> 02:25:14,306 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 2948 02:25:14,538 --> 02:25:20,579 Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 2949 02:25:20,679 --> 02:25:24,349 [Michael] The question is, will Daniel Bryan be WWE Champion 2950 02:25:24,416 --> 02:25:27,819 the next time we come to you on pay-per-view three weeks from tonight? 2951 02:25:27,886 --> 02:25:32,224 Buffalo, New York, brand new pay-per-view entitled Battleground. 2952 02:25:32,289 --> 02:25:33,792 It's gonna be an even playing field. 2953 02:25:33,858 --> 02:25:38,262 Triple H says no outside interference for this match tonight. 2954 02:25:38,830 --> 02:25:40,599 [music fades] 2955 02:25:40,732 --> 02:25:43,734 [crowd cheering] 2956 02:25:49,674 --> 02:25:51,743 [crowd chanting] Let's go, Bryan! 2957 02:25:53,044 --> 02:25:54,913 Let's go, Bryan! 2958 02:25:56,547 --> 02:25:58,116 Let's go, Bryan! 2959 02:25:59,216 --> 02:26:01,118 Let's go, Bryan! 2960 02:26:02,253 --> 02:26:03,421 Let's go, Bryan! 2961 02:26:03,488 --> 02:26:05,957 -["Voices" playing] -♪ I hear voices in my head ♪ 2962 02:26:06,024 --> 02:26:08,893 ♪ They counsel me, they understand ♪ 2963 02:26:08,960 --> 02:26:10,962 ♪ They talk to me ♪ 2964 02:26:18,536 --> 02:26:23,475 [Michael] He is the face of the WWE, according to COO Triple H. 2965 02:26:24,309 --> 02:26:27,378 He is a ten-time world champion. 2966 02:26:28,980 --> 02:26:33,851 And he's extremely confident that he can beat Daniel Bryan here tonight. 2967 02:26:34,419 --> 02:26:37,288 [JBL] That's an air of confidence walking into the room. 2968 02:26:39,524 --> 02:26:42,127 You get that when you're the face of the WWE. 2969 02:26:43,795 --> 02:26:46,698 [Michael] We've asked you to vote on wwe.com all night long 2970 02:26:46,765 --> 02:26:48,400 about who you believe 2971 02:26:49,000 --> 02:26:52,337 is among the greatest WWE Champions of all time. 2972 02:26:52,404 --> 02:26:53,705 -Let's show you that list. -[Jerry] Yes. 2973 02:26:53,805 --> 02:26:56,408 If you voted on this list, these are the champions that are listed. 2974 02:26:56,474 --> 02:26:59,844 There've been many, many great WWE Champion in the past, 2975 02:26:59,911 --> 02:27:04,983 but Triple H, CM Punk, John Cena, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, or Hulk Hogan? 2976 02:27:06,451 --> 02:27:07,819 Let's see what you said. 2977 02:27:08,687 --> 02:27:10,121 -Hulk Hogan? -[Michael] Wow. 2978 02:27:10,188 --> 02:27:12,424 And again, this is only five of the greats. 2979 02:27:13,058 --> 02:27:14,893 As in the other categories all night long, 2980 02:27:14,958 --> 02:27:16,728 including the World Heavyweight Championship, 2981 02:27:16,795 --> 02:27:18,797 there are so many great champions to list. 2982 02:27:19,163 --> 02:27:20,664 We picked five in each category. 2983 02:27:20,732 --> 02:27:24,536 You voted for Hulk Hogan as the greatest WWE Champion of all time. 2984 02:27:24,601 --> 02:27:27,072 [JBL] Hey, don't tell Booker T that. He agrees with the outcome. 2985 02:27:27,172 --> 02:27:29,341 -[Michael laughing] -[JBL] I do too, I love Booker. 2986 02:27:29,407 --> 02:27:31,176 [Michael] You know what's interesting about this match, guys, 2987 02:27:31,242 --> 02:27:33,912 is both of these men, Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton, 2988 02:27:34,179 --> 02:27:39,250 have had career years really wrapped up here at Night of Champions. 2989 02:27:39,317 --> 02:27:45,990 Randy Orton at Night of Champions won a Six-Pack Challenge to win the WWE title. 2990 02:27:46,056 --> 02:27:51,696 He defeated Triple H and John Cena to retain the WWE title one year. 2991 02:27:51,830 --> 02:27:53,030 ["Voices" continues playing] 2992 02:27:53,098 --> 02:27:55,400 [Michael] Last year, he knocked off Dolph Ziggler 2993 02:27:55,466 --> 02:27:57,302 in a matchup here at Night of Champions. 2994 02:27:58,403 --> 02:28:01,038 Been a very successful event for Randy Orton. 2995 02:28:01,106 --> 02:28:02,507 ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪ 2996 02:28:02,573 --> 02:28:05,243 ♪ They counsel me, they understand ♪ 2997 02:28:05,310 --> 02:28:07,378 ♪ They talk to me ♪ 2998 02:28:08,113 --> 02:28:10,148 ♪ They talk to me ♪ 2999 02:28:10,248 --> 02:28:11,716 -[music fades] -[bell ringing] 3000 02:28:11,783 --> 02:28:14,452 [Justin] Ladies and gentlemen, this contest set for one fall 3001 02:28:14,519 --> 02:28:20,324 is for the WWE Championship. 3002 02:28:21,693 --> 02:28:24,596 Introducing at this time, the challenger, 3003 02:28:24,895 --> 02:28:26,831 from Aberdeen, Washington, 3004 02:28:26,898 --> 02:28:33,371 weighing 210 pounds, Daniel Bryan. 3005 02:28:33,438 --> 02:28:37,475 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3006 02:28:37,975 --> 02:28:43,280 Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3007 02:28:43,448 --> 02:28:46,785 And his opponent, from St. Louis, Missouri, 3008 02:28:46,850 --> 02:28:53,591 weighing 245, he is the current WWE Champion, 3009 02:28:54,259 --> 02:29:00,999 "The Apex Predator" Randy Orton. 3010 02:29:01,064 --> 02:29:04,269 [crowd cheering] 3011 02:29:05,270 --> 02:29:06,404 [Michael] Gentlemen, I explained to you 3012 02:29:06,471 --> 02:29:08,206 what Randy Orton has done at Night of Champions. 3013 02:29:08,273 --> 02:29:10,942 Look what Daniel Bryan has accomplished over the years in this event. 3014 02:29:11,009 --> 02:29:13,344 In 2010, he won his first championship, 3015 02:29:13,411 --> 02:29:15,512 the United States title here at this event. 3016 02:29:15,580 --> 02:29:18,516 Last year, along with Kane, he won the Tag Team Championship 3017 02:29:18,582 --> 02:29:20,118 as part of Team Hell No. 3018 02:29:20,185 --> 02:29:24,489 Tonight, can he win the WWE title from Randy Orton? 3019 02:29:25,757 --> 02:29:28,960 It is a big fight feel in the Joe. 3020 02:29:29,493 --> 02:29:34,466 Daniel Bryan, the prohibited fan favorite, his back against the wall 3021 02:29:34,899 --> 02:29:37,734 -against the ten-time champ, Randy Orton. -[bell ringing] 3022 02:29:37,802 --> 02:29:39,002 [Jerry] Oh, here we go. 3023 02:29:40,738 --> 02:29:42,106 [JBL] How great is Triple H, 3024 02:29:42,172 --> 02:29:45,577 making sure it's gonna be decided right there in that WWE ring? 3025 02:29:45,643 --> 02:29:48,847 [Michael] No outside interference. That means no Big Show, no Shield. 3026 02:29:48,913 --> 02:29:50,482 No one can get involved. 3027 02:29:51,416 --> 02:29:55,220 Orton and Daniel Bryan lock up center of the ring, 3028 02:29:55,286 --> 02:29:58,957 and we're underway for the prestigious WWE Championship. 3029 02:29:59,924 --> 02:30:02,760 Hey, hey. Leave it. Leave it. Please, clean break. Hold. Come on. 3030 02:30:02,827 --> 02:30:06,231 Come on, guys. Clean break. Come on. Hey, Randy, come on. 3031 02:30:07,365 --> 02:30:08,366 Clean break. 3032 02:30:08,483 --> 02:30:11,314 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3033 02:30:11,465 --> 02:30:13,371 [Michael] One thing we've learned about Bryan, you saw it there, 3034 02:30:13,438 --> 02:30:14,839 he's not gonna back down. 3035 02:30:14,905 --> 02:30:17,642 And Daniel Bryan, can he feed off 3036 02:30:17,708 --> 02:30:20,144 the-- this so-called sixth man here tonight, 3037 02:30:20,211 --> 02:30:22,981 the WWE Universe, or will they get the head of Randy Orton? 3038 02:30:26,583 --> 02:30:28,586 [Jerry] Well, that's the Universe that's here. 3039 02:30:28,653 --> 02:30:32,090 I mean, as I said earlier, all over the world, people are standing. 3040 02:30:32,155 --> 02:30:33,591 They're tweeting right now. 3041 02:30:33,658 --> 02:30:36,226 Razmarzda just tweeted, said, "That's right, Jerry Lawler." 3042 02:30:36,294 --> 02:30:39,597 "I really am standing in my living room shouting, 'Yes, yes, yes.'" 3043 02:30:39,663 --> 02:30:41,064 [Michael] Oh, Randy Orton with a headbutt. 3044 02:30:41,132 --> 02:30:43,434 John, let's not forget what happened Friday night on SmackDown, 3045 02:30:43,501 --> 02:30:46,037 part of The Cutting Edge, hosted by Edge. 3046 02:30:46,104 --> 02:30:49,774 Daniel Bryan, as we went off the air, had Randy Orton in the Yes! Lock. 3047 02:30:49,841 --> 02:30:52,010 Orton was tapping out to the "Yes!" Lock. 3048 02:30:52,076 --> 02:30:53,278 Can that happen tonight? 3049 02:30:53,811 --> 02:30:55,113 [JBL] Yes, it can happen. 3050 02:30:55,512 --> 02:30:59,484 Well, look. Daniel Bryan is-- has been a WWE Champion. 3051 02:30:59,551 --> 02:31:01,819 It just got taken from him by the Money in the Bank 3052 02:31:01,886 --> 02:31:03,221 being cashed in on him. 3053 02:31:03,288 --> 02:31:06,291 [crowd cheering] 3054 02:31:07,725 --> 02:31:09,260 [Jerry] Whoa, big knee. 3055 02:31:10,828 --> 02:31:12,830 [Michael] Daniel Bryan has not backed down yet. 3056 02:31:13,564 --> 02:31:15,233 [Jerry] Well, that's the thing about Daniel Bryan. 3057 02:31:16,067 --> 02:31:19,938 That goes back to that time when he thought he was the weak link. 3058 02:31:20,003 --> 02:31:25,342 He would never back down from bigger, stronger opponents or superstars, never. 3059 02:31:25,410 --> 02:31:27,478 [JBL] Why would you think Daniel Bryan would back down? 3060 02:31:27,744 --> 02:31:28,947 [Michael] Again, Randy Orton, 3061 02:31:29,347 --> 02:31:31,315 as Bryan continues to work on the left arm, 3062 02:31:31,382 --> 02:31:32,716 left shoulder of Randy. 3063 02:31:32,784 --> 02:31:34,919 [JBL] You have a stupid answer for that stupid question? 3064 02:31:34,985 --> 02:31:35,853 [Michael] What? 3065 02:31:36,253 --> 02:31:38,089 [JBL] Why would you expect Daniel Bryan to back down? 3066 02:31:38,155 --> 02:31:39,657 [Michael] Big match, pressure matchup. 3067 02:31:39,724 --> 02:31:42,927 Who knows how he's gonna react to this situation tonight against Orton? 3068 02:31:42,993 --> 02:31:44,329 [JBL] He's never backed down from anything. 3069 02:31:44,395 --> 02:31:45,663 I certainly don't expect it tonight 3070 02:31:45,730 --> 02:31:47,732 and I certainly don't think the WWE Universe expects it, 3071 02:31:47,799 --> 02:31:49,667 and I don't think Randy Orton expects it. 3072 02:31:50,467 --> 02:31:51,936 [Michael] Bryan again, kicks to Orton 3073 02:31:52,002 --> 02:31:54,939 and now in the corner with the right hands to The Viper. 3074 02:31:55,038 --> 02:31:58,276 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3075 02:31:58,643 --> 02:32:00,445 [Michael] To the kidney by Orton. 3076 02:32:00,578 --> 02:32:03,547 [Jerry] I think that's what we said, was the only thing you can count on 3077 02:32:03,615 --> 02:32:05,679 is Daniel Bryan will never back down. 3078 02:32:05,804 --> 02:32:07,618 -[JBL] You better believe it. -[Michael] Now, look at Orton. 3079 02:32:07,685 --> 02:32:09,654 Again, from the second rope, there's the backbreaker. 3080 02:32:09,721 --> 02:32:12,823 [JBL] What a match Daniel Bryan had with John Cena at SummerSlam. 3081 02:32:12,890 --> 02:32:14,292 [Michael] And he won the matchup, 3082 02:32:14,359 --> 02:32:17,829 won the WWE Championship only to have it ripped away 3083 02:32:17,895 --> 02:32:19,731 when Orton would cash in Money in the Bank, 3084 02:32:19,797 --> 02:32:23,568 thanks to Triple H, the COO, getting involved. 3085 02:32:23,635 --> 02:32:26,371 [JBL] It wasn't ripped away. The Money in the Bank was cashed in. 3086 02:32:26,437 --> 02:32:28,339 That's what happens when Money in the Bank gets cashed in. 3087 02:32:28,405 --> 02:32:30,875 [Michael] It was unprecedented. The COO, the man who runs this company… 3088 02:32:30,942 --> 02:32:32,443 [JBL] Come on. Wah, wah, wah. 3089 02:32:32,510 --> 02:32:34,779 [Michael] …got involved and basically put into place 3090 02:32:34,846 --> 02:32:36,714 the man he wanted to see as champion. 3091 02:32:37,414 --> 02:32:39,250 [JBL] It would have happened anyhow. 3092 02:32:39,317 --> 02:32:41,085 Randy Orton had Money in the Bank. 3093 02:32:41,152 --> 02:32:42,587 He was waiting on his opportunity. 3094 02:32:43,387 --> 02:32:46,556 [Jerry] Yeah. But guys, that's what this match tonight is all about. 3095 02:32:46,624 --> 02:32:50,962 We could say what we want about whether or not Triple H helped Randy Orton 3096 02:32:51,029 --> 02:32:52,830 become the face of the WWE. 3097 02:32:52,896 --> 02:32:55,667 Tonight, it doesn't matter. Randy Orton has no help. 3098 02:32:55,733 --> 02:32:57,467 [JBL] That is exactly right, King. 3099 02:32:57,535 --> 02:32:58,936 [Jerry] It's man against man here. 3100 02:32:59,002 --> 02:33:01,105 [Michael] Forearm in the face, cover, kickout by Bryan. 3101 02:33:01,172 --> 02:33:02,974 [JBL] This is Night of Champions. 3102 02:33:03,041 --> 02:33:05,777 [Michael] Randy Orton, a third-generation superstar. 3103 02:33:07,078 --> 02:33:11,416 [JBL] And that is what's best for business, just as Triple H said. 3104 02:33:12,082 --> 02:33:15,987 [Michael] Daniel Bryan's line, saying that Randy had the genetics of a champion, 3105 02:33:16,054 --> 02:33:18,922 -but not the heart of a champion. -[Jerry] I wanna ask you this, JBL. 3106 02:33:20,692 --> 02:33:24,162 Do you think-- do you think that it's possible 3107 02:33:24,529 --> 02:33:26,264 that Daniel Bryan can win this match? 3108 02:33:26,330 --> 02:33:27,664 [JBL] Not a doubt in my mind, King. 3109 02:33:27,732 --> 02:33:30,301 [Jerry] Okay. If he does-- I agree. 3110 02:33:30,368 --> 02:33:33,938 If he does, will Triple H be man enough to come out here and say, 3111 02:33:34,005 --> 02:33:37,141 "Daniel Bryan, you are now the face of the WWE"? 3112 02:33:37,742 --> 02:33:39,109 [JBL] He wouldn't have any alternative. 3113 02:33:39,177 --> 02:33:40,344 [Michael] Look at Bryan. 3114 02:33:40,411 --> 02:33:41,679 [JBL] That would be what's best for business. 3115 02:33:41,746 --> 02:33:42,980 So, to answer your question, King, 3116 02:33:43,047 --> 02:33:44,916 -yes, I think-- -[Michael] And Randy-- Oh! 3117 02:33:45,016 --> 02:33:46,951 [JBL] I think Triple H would do exactly that. 3118 02:33:47,618 --> 02:33:50,922 [crowd cheering] 3119 02:33:50,988 --> 02:33:52,857 [Michael] Again, we talked about this last week, John. 3120 02:33:52,924 --> 02:33:54,958 Think about the pressure that's on Orton tonight. 3121 02:33:56,961 --> 02:33:58,895 Here's the cover. Forearm right in the face. 3122 02:33:58,963 --> 02:34:00,664 Now he hooks the leg and a kickout. 3123 02:34:00,732 --> 02:34:03,333 [Jerry] That would sure be a bitter pill for Randy Orton to have to swallow 3124 02:34:03,868 --> 02:34:07,572 if Triple H came out here and admitted to the world that-- 3125 02:34:07,637 --> 02:34:10,541 [Michael] He was anointed as the face by Triple H, Orton was. 3126 02:34:10,608 --> 02:34:12,310 [Jerry] Ow, ow, ow, the beard. The beard. The beard. 3127 02:34:12,376 --> 02:34:14,145 [JBL] Guys, there's pressure in any championship match, 3128 02:34:14,212 --> 02:34:15,645 but the pressure is on Daniel Bryan. 3129 02:34:15,713 --> 02:34:17,648 Daniel Bryan has to beat Randy Orton. 3130 02:34:17,715 --> 02:34:20,689 Randy Orton just has to retain any way possible. 3131 02:34:20,788 --> 02:34:22,053 [Michael] John, I agree with that point, 3132 02:34:22,119 --> 02:34:24,122 but I also agree with a ton of pressure on Orton. 3133 02:34:24,188 --> 02:34:28,693 Triple H, he anointed Randy Orton as face of WWE. 3134 02:34:28,760 --> 02:34:30,828 If Orton goes out and loses tonight, 3135 02:34:30,895 --> 02:34:34,064 think about what that does to Triple H and his entire regime. 3136 02:34:35,065 --> 02:34:36,701 [JBL] He's a ten-time world champion. 3137 02:34:36,768 --> 02:34:40,238 He's responded to pressure every time he's been in that situation. 3138 02:34:41,372 --> 02:34:43,440 There's no reason to think he doesn't respond tonight. 3139 02:34:48,779 --> 02:34:51,749 [Michael] And Bryan-- This place is electric here tonight in Detroit. 3140 02:34:51,815 --> 02:34:53,583 Bryan ducks underneath. 3141 02:34:53,651 --> 02:34:55,920 Daniel Bryan right-- right to the midsection, 3142 02:34:55,987 --> 02:34:57,555 and now he hammers away on Orton. 3143 02:34:58,555 --> 02:35:00,224 Daniel Bryan's gotta be careful. 3144 02:35:00,291 --> 02:35:02,693 A disqualification does not help the cause. 3145 02:35:02,760 --> 02:35:05,062 -[Jerry] You're right about that. -[Michael] Oh, man. 3146 02:35:05,128 --> 02:35:07,231 -Wow. -[JBL] That's an explosion. 3147 02:35:11,202 --> 02:35:13,805 [Michael] Now Orton-- And a kickout by Bryan at two. 3148 02:35:13,871 --> 02:35:14,905 [JBL] I say it often, 3149 02:35:14,972 --> 02:35:16,841 if you built the sports entertainment from the ground up, 3150 02:35:16,908 --> 02:35:19,277 it would look exactly like Randy Orton. 3151 02:35:24,615 --> 02:35:26,484 The old Garvin stomp. 3152 02:35:29,053 --> 02:35:31,021 Wearing down Daniel Bryan. 3153 02:35:32,256 --> 02:35:34,591 [Jerry] And Orton's so-- so famous for that. 3154 02:35:34,659 --> 02:35:37,728 It's just like a trademark of his. 3155 02:35:37,929 --> 02:35:39,896 [Michael] Hook of the leg yet again, and again, 3156 02:35:39,964 --> 02:35:42,966 he forces Daniel Bryan to power out. 3157 02:35:45,937 --> 02:35:48,439 Randy, watch the man's hair. [speaks indistinctly] 3158 02:35:51,208 --> 02:35:53,811 [JBL] Randy Orton's got a great game plan here. 3159 02:35:54,545 --> 02:35:56,314 Wear Daniel Bryan down, 3160 02:35:57,481 --> 02:35:59,082 don't let him get all flying around, 3161 02:35:59,150 --> 02:36:00,751 take the crowd out of it. 3162 02:36:01,452 --> 02:36:04,322 [crowd chanting indistinctly] 3163 02:36:05,723 --> 02:36:07,625 [Jerry] Oh, man. Those are hard, hard shots. 3164 02:36:07,692 --> 02:36:09,627 [chanting continues] 3165 02:36:15,633 --> 02:36:16,801 [JBL] Straight right hand. 3166 02:36:17,868 --> 02:36:20,938 [Jerry] He went back to grab on the beard and then a headbutt to the beard. 3167 02:36:21,005 --> 02:36:22,106 [JBL] The beard's like a handle. 3168 02:36:22,172 --> 02:36:24,175 [crowd cheering] 3169 02:36:26,677 --> 02:36:29,279 [Michael] Orton thinks he's got Bryan right where he wants him. 3170 02:36:29,347 --> 02:36:30,715 [Jerry] And he may have him. 3171 02:36:32,350 --> 02:36:34,719 [Michael] Bryan top rope, Orton ducks underneath. 3172 02:36:36,687 --> 02:36:39,289 Misses wildly. Here comes Daniel Bryan. 3173 02:36:40,024 --> 02:36:41,192 Clothesline. 3174 02:36:43,226 --> 02:36:45,229 Can Bryan shift the momentum? 3175 02:36:45,997 --> 02:36:49,533 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3176 02:36:49,634 --> 02:36:50,835 [Jerry chuckling] 3177 02:36:51,868 --> 02:36:53,304 Daniel Bryan's twitching. 3178 02:36:53,770 --> 02:36:54,872 He's shaking. 3179 02:36:54,939 --> 02:36:55,939 [JBL] Yes, he is. 3180 02:36:56,007 --> 02:36:57,942 [Michael] Trying to feed off the WWE fans. 3181 02:36:58,009 --> 02:36:59,076 [Jerry] Here he comes. 3182 02:36:59,143 --> 02:37:00,243 -[Michael] Bryan -[Jerry] Oh. 3183 02:37:03,447 --> 02:37:05,616 -Again. -[Michael] You can feel it now. 3184 02:37:07,018 --> 02:37:13,391 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3185 02:37:15,026 --> 02:37:17,862 Come on, guys. Hey, let's go. 3186 02:37:17,929 --> 02:37:19,830 [Michael] What's Bryan gonna do here? Top rope. 3187 02:37:19,896 --> 02:37:21,832 -[Jerry] Let me tell you something-- -[Michael] Oh, look out. 3188 02:37:21,933 --> 02:37:23,668 Bryan, Hurricanrana from the top. 3189 02:37:23,734 --> 02:37:25,569 [Jerry] I guess Daniel Bryan can hang with anybody. 3190 02:37:25,636 --> 02:37:26,871 [Michael] And how smart is the champion? 3191 02:37:26,938 --> 02:37:30,041 [JBL] Oh, brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. That's ring presence. 3192 02:37:30,107 --> 02:37:31,309 -Watch out, Randy! -[Jerry] Look out! 3193 02:37:31,375 --> 02:37:32,743 [Michael] And Bryan taking out Orton. 3194 02:37:32,810 --> 02:37:34,445 [JBL] And a Flying Goat. 3195 02:37:34,946 --> 02:37:37,782 [Michael] But Bryan's gotta get the champion back in the ring. 3196 02:37:38,349 --> 02:37:42,118 He needs to win via pinfall or submission tonight to take the championship. 3197 02:37:42,186 --> 02:37:46,957 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3198 02:37:48,725 --> 02:37:50,627 [JBL] Daniel Bryan shifted all the momentum. 3199 02:37:50,695 --> 02:37:52,029 [Jerry] He's gonna fly again. 3200 02:37:52,363 --> 02:37:54,698 [JBL] Air Goat, going for the home run. 3201 02:37:55,032 --> 02:37:56,534 [Michael] There he is with a missile dropkick! 3202 02:37:56,634 --> 02:37:58,302 -And Orton again… -[JBL] Randy going out again. 3203 02:37:58,368 --> 02:38:00,571 -[Michael] …goes out of the ring. -[JBL] That is ring presence. 3204 02:38:00,637 --> 02:38:02,206 [Jerry] And here comes the Flying Goat again. 3205 02:38:02,273 --> 02:38:04,308 [Michael] And Bryan again, taking out Orton. 3206 02:38:04,809 --> 02:38:08,878 Daniel Bryan doing everything in his power to take down the champ. 3207 02:38:09,680 --> 02:38:11,983 [JBL] This Daniel Bryan is fun to watch. 3208 02:38:12,049 --> 02:38:13,350 [Jerry] Orton won't seem to learn. 3209 02:38:16,220 --> 02:38:18,788 [JBL] Yeah, but-- Roll out somewhere else, Randy. 3210 02:38:18,856 --> 02:38:21,559 -[Michael] Oh, no. Look out, guys. -[JBL] Watch out. Watch out. 3211 02:38:21,725 --> 02:38:23,894 [Michael] Oh, and Randy Orton this time. 3212 02:38:23,961 --> 02:38:27,931 Bryan went to the well once too often and Randy Orton took advantage. 3213 02:38:27,999 --> 02:38:30,034 He felt it coming. He delivered the right hand. 3214 02:38:30,100 --> 02:38:31,902 [JBL] Randy Orton knew exactly what he was doing. 3215 02:38:31,969 --> 02:38:34,505 He suckered Daniel Bryan in, brilliant. 3216 02:38:34,572 --> 02:38:36,741 [Jerry] I think Orton may have a broken nose though. 3217 02:38:36,940 --> 02:38:38,876 [Scott] Come on. Let's go. One. 3218 02:38:41,278 --> 02:38:42,913 Come on, man. Hey, hey. 3219 02:38:42,980 --> 02:38:44,648 -[Michael] Oh, no. -[Jerry] Oh, no, no. Come on. 3220 02:38:44,715 --> 02:38:46,484 -[JBL] Oh, wow. -[Michael] Usually Orton does this-- 3221 02:38:46,550 --> 02:38:47,952 Usually Orton does this in the ring-- 3222 02:38:48,019 --> 02:38:50,921 Outside the ring! Bryan planted. 3223 02:38:50,988 --> 02:38:52,089 [Scott] Three! 3224 02:38:52,857 --> 02:38:54,892 [Michael] And let's show you again how Daniel Bryan… 3225 02:38:54,958 --> 02:38:56,927 -[Jerry] Now, watch this. This is the… -[Michael] …took out Orton. 3226 02:38:59,230 --> 02:39:01,365 [Jerry] …the second time Daniel Bryan had done that. 3227 02:39:01,431 --> 02:39:03,600 But this was, as you said, the third time. 3228 02:39:03,667 --> 02:39:07,071 -It was not the charm for Daniel Bryan. -[JBL] And Randy suckered him in. 3229 02:39:08,171 --> 02:39:09,273 Seven. 3230 02:39:09,340 --> 02:39:11,242 -[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[JBL] Randy retains by count-out. 3231 02:39:11,341 --> 02:39:13,210 -[Michael] Daniel Bryan-- Count of eight. -[Scott] Eight! 3232 02:39:13,277 --> 02:39:14,957 [Michael] Bryan's gotta make it in before a count of ten. 3233 02:39:15,082 --> 02:39:16,981 [JBL] Or Randy Orton's gonna keep the championship by count-out. 3234 02:39:17,047 --> 02:39:19,582 [Michael] The count of nine, Daniel Bryan just breaks the count. 3235 02:39:27,558 --> 02:39:29,760 [Michael] But the WWE's Apex Predator 3236 02:39:29,827 --> 02:39:31,628 -may have Bryan where he wants him. -[Jerry] You're right. 3237 02:39:31,695 --> 02:39:36,033 After Daniel Bryan's head was planted into the floor by Orton, 3238 02:39:36,100 --> 02:39:37,401 he's got him where he wants him. 3239 02:39:37,467 --> 02:39:39,502 [crowd cheering] 3240 02:39:39,570 --> 02:39:40,971 Yes! 3241 02:39:43,207 --> 02:39:45,876 [Michael] And now The Viper is coiled and ready to strike. 3242 02:39:45,943 --> 02:39:46,944 [Jerry] Uh-oh. 3243 02:39:47,778 --> 02:39:50,648 [JBL] Randy Orton hits this, the dream's over, Cinderella. 3244 02:39:50,714 --> 02:39:52,216 [Michael] Went for the RKO. 3245 02:39:52,283 --> 02:39:55,453 Now, Bryan with a dropkick. 3246 02:39:55,519 --> 02:39:56,987 Orton right into the referee, 3247 02:39:57,054 --> 02:39:58,788 and Scott Armstrong's been knocked out of the ring. 3248 02:39:58,856 --> 02:40:00,291 [Jerry] He's all the way to the floor. 3249 02:40:05,863 --> 02:40:06,864 Look at this. 3250 02:40:06,930 --> 02:40:09,065 [Michael] Now, Daniel Bryan trying to wrestle Randy Orton to the mat here, 3251 02:40:09,133 --> 02:40:11,268 -trying to set him up for the "Yes!" Lock. -[JBL] There's no referee. 3252 02:40:16,507 --> 02:40:17,741 [Michael] And now a second ref-- 3253 02:40:17,908 --> 02:40:19,844 a second ref has made it down to the ring. 3254 02:40:20,411 --> 02:40:21,412 [Jerry] Good. 3255 02:40:22,613 --> 02:40:25,949 [Michael] The importance of this matchup for the WWE Championship. 3256 02:40:28,252 --> 02:40:29,886 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] There's the powerslam. 3257 02:40:29,954 --> 02:40:33,257 Cover, hooks the leg on Daniel Bryan, and a kickout. 3258 02:40:45,536 --> 02:40:48,072 [crowd cheering] 3259 02:40:48,139 --> 02:40:50,341 [Michael] It'll just be a matter of time at this point. 3260 02:40:54,478 --> 02:40:56,279 Orton gonna go for it again. 3261 02:40:56,347 --> 02:40:59,383 He delivered this DDT outside the ring a few moments ago. 3262 02:41:02,186 --> 02:41:03,921 -[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey. -[Michael] Now, Daniel Bryan fights out-- 3263 02:41:04,015 --> 02:41:05,288 Fights out of it, fights out of it. 3264 02:41:05,356 --> 02:41:07,591 Trying to bring Orton down to the-- down to the mat, and he does. 3265 02:41:07,658 --> 02:41:09,627 -[Jerry] He's got it. -[JBL] He's got it. He's got it. 3266 02:41:09,693 --> 02:41:10,794 [Michael] The "Yes!" Lock. 3267 02:41:10,860 --> 02:41:13,330 -[Jerry cheering] -[Michael] Will Orton tap? 3268 02:41:13,396 --> 02:41:14,965 Will Orton tap out? 3269 02:41:15,032 --> 02:41:16,367 Bryan's got him locked in. 3270 02:41:16,433 --> 02:41:17,701 [JBL] Right in the middle of the ring. 3271 02:41:17,768 --> 02:41:19,670 [Michael] For the WWE Championship. 3272 02:41:19,737 --> 02:41:22,172 [Jerry] Watch Orton's hand. Watch his hand. Is he gonna tap? 3273 02:41:22,239 --> 02:41:25,576 [Michael] Orton's trying somehow to break the hold, but Bryan's got it locked in. 3274 02:41:25,643 --> 02:41:27,912 The Viper's slithering toward the bottom rope. 3275 02:41:27,978 --> 02:41:29,246 Can he get there? 3276 02:41:29,313 --> 02:41:32,249 Daniel Bryan with the "Yes!" Lock locked in. 3277 02:41:32,315 --> 02:41:35,686 [Jerry] Oh, he's gonna put that-- the pressure on Orton's neck and shoulder. 3278 02:41:35,752 --> 02:41:37,955 [Michael] Is he gonna tap out? Is he gonna tap out? 3279 02:41:38,021 --> 02:41:39,890 [JBL] Orton's got a history of shoulder problems. 3280 02:41:39,957 --> 02:41:41,559 [Michael] Oh, and he can't quite get there. 3281 02:41:41,625 --> 02:41:44,195 And now the long arms of Orton pay off. 3282 02:41:44,261 --> 02:41:46,630 Bryan has gotta break this before five. 3283 02:41:46,697 --> 02:41:49,366 [JBL] You gotta wonder how much damage he did to that shoulder though. 3284 02:41:52,469 --> 02:41:55,305 Shoulder problems have plagued Randy Orton his entire career. 3285 02:41:59,176 --> 02:42:00,177 [Jerry] Oh. 3286 02:42:00,243 --> 02:42:04,381 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! 3287 02:42:04,547 --> 02:42:10,253 Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh! 3288 02:42:10,354 --> 02:42:12,890 -[Jerry] Here he comes. Oh! -[Michael] Oh, nobody home. 3289 02:42:18,596 --> 02:42:22,332 [Jerry] The doctor attending to the first official. 3290 02:42:23,300 --> 02:42:25,603 Scott Armstrong out there, still on the floor. 3291 02:42:27,471 --> 02:42:31,542 [Michael] Randy Orton now, uh, one arm down off the "Yes!" Lock. 3292 02:42:36,279 --> 02:42:39,650 Comes into the cover, and Daniel Bryan able to power out. 3293 02:42:41,085 --> 02:42:43,420 [Jerry] This was a point that Daniel Bryan really needed 3294 02:42:43,487 --> 02:42:47,992 to take advantage of Randy Orton's injured arm there. 3295 02:42:49,359 --> 02:42:51,328 But instead, Orton able to move out of the way 3296 02:42:51,395 --> 02:42:54,865 and Daniel Bryan flying into that top turnbuckle. 3297 02:43:02,106 --> 02:43:03,974 [Jerry] Just look at Orton now. 3298 02:43:04,041 --> 02:43:07,678 You can just see the wheels turning in that mind of his. 3299 02:43:07,744 --> 02:43:09,913 He's thinking of something devious, something that's gonna hurt. 3300 02:43:09,980 --> 02:43:11,681 -Oh, and there it is. -[Michael] Yeah, like that. 3301 02:43:11,749 --> 02:43:12,983 [Jerry] Man, oh, man. 3302 02:43:13,082 --> 02:43:14,451 [crowd cheering] 3303 02:43:14,984 --> 02:43:16,920 [JBL] You gotta love Randy Orton. 3304 02:43:16,987 --> 02:43:19,155 He will hit you with absolutely anything. 3305 02:43:19,223 --> 02:43:20,658 [Jerry] Headbutt right to the mouth, 3306 02:43:20,724 --> 02:43:22,826 you'd be sucking soup through a straw for a week. 3307 02:43:27,364 --> 02:43:28,399 Uh-oh. 3308 02:43:28,465 --> 02:43:30,134 [Michael] Now, look at Daniel Bryan slip underneath. 3309 02:43:30,234 --> 02:43:31,969 Randy Orton caught up on the top rope. 3310 02:43:32,036 --> 02:43:35,439 This could be a huge opening for the challenger, Bryan. 3311 02:43:43,279 --> 02:43:45,616 [Jerry] He's got the nose and the back of the neck. 3312 02:43:45,683 --> 02:43:48,652 [Scott] Come on. One, two, three. 3313 02:43:49,920 --> 02:43:56,092 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3314 02:43:56,260 --> 02:43:57,895 [Jerry] Daniel Bryan wearing out that ribcage. 3315 02:43:57,961 --> 02:43:59,330 Now, what's he gonna do? 3316 02:43:59,596 --> 02:44:01,064 [Michael] And this time he connects. 3317 02:44:08,037 --> 02:44:09,840 -Orton's out of it. -[Jerry] I know. 3318 02:44:09,907 --> 02:44:13,577 All this is well and good, but I think Daniel Bryan needs to try to cover Orton. 3319 02:44:15,346 --> 02:44:17,008 He's got him in a position he could win this thing. 3320 02:44:17,108 --> 02:44:18,849 Orton's about to fall off that top turnbuckle. 3321 02:44:18,916 --> 02:44:20,484 [Michael] See what he'll do here. 3322 02:44:20,551 --> 02:44:22,353 This is a precarious situation. 3323 02:44:22,419 --> 02:44:23,587 [Jerry] Yeah, for both men. 3324 02:44:26,890 --> 02:44:28,158 Oh. 3325 02:44:28,625 --> 02:44:29,626 [JBL] Wow. 3326 02:44:29,693 --> 02:44:30,894 [Jerry] That was a hard fall. 3327 02:44:30,961 --> 02:44:32,162 [Michael] Now, what's Orton gonna do? 3328 02:44:34,564 --> 02:44:37,701 Orton's just-- Orton's spent too much time up on the top rope. 3329 02:44:41,472 --> 02:44:43,306 -[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And now Bryan again. 3330 02:44:44,141 --> 02:44:45,475 [Jerry] He is relentless. 3331 02:44:47,478 --> 02:44:48,579 [Michael] He won't go away. 3332 02:44:48,645 --> 02:44:50,146 [Jerry] You can't keep a good goat down. 3333 02:44:51,982 --> 02:44:55,285 [JBL] That goat might be the next WWE Champion if he hits this. 3334 02:44:59,990 --> 02:45:01,125 [Jerry] Oh, and he got him. 3335 02:45:01,190 --> 02:45:04,027 [Michael] Oh, and Bryan hung on. 3336 02:45:04,094 --> 02:45:05,395 Daniel Bryan hung on. 3337 02:45:05,462 --> 02:45:08,332 He didn't feel the impact like Randy Orton did. 3338 02:45:08,399 --> 02:45:09,966 And now Daniel Bryan… 3339 02:45:12,502 --> 02:45:13,871 he's feeling it. 3340 02:45:14,904 --> 02:45:17,207 Bryan's feeling it, going up top. 3341 02:45:17,274 --> 02:45:19,810 [Jerry] Wait a minute. Randy Orton's too far away, Daniel. 3342 02:45:20,743 --> 02:45:23,080 [crowd cheering] 3343 02:45:23,146 --> 02:45:24,982 -[JBL] We'll see if he is. -[Michael] Bryan-- 3344 02:45:25,047 --> 02:45:26,949 Three-quarters of the way across the ring. 3345 02:45:27,017 --> 02:45:28,351 [Jerry] He hit him. He got him. 3346 02:45:28,419 --> 02:45:30,320 [Michael] The cover, new champion, new champion. 3347 02:45:30,386 --> 02:45:32,021 [crowd exclaiming] 3348 02:45:35,091 --> 02:45:37,027 -[Jerry] Wait a minute. -Are you all right? 3349 02:45:39,529 --> 02:45:43,199 [Michael] Now, the original official back into things, Scott Armstrong. 3350 02:45:43,267 --> 02:45:44,268 [JBL] Senior official. 3351 02:45:44,333 --> 02:45:47,136 [Michael] He begins his-- uh, his count with both men down. 3352 02:45:48,439 --> 02:45:49,439 Three. 3353 02:45:49,506 --> 02:45:52,042 [Michael] Daniel Bryan went three-quarters of the way across the ring, guys, 3354 02:45:52,109 --> 02:45:53,944 to deliver that headbutt to Randy Orton. 3355 02:45:55,746 --> 02:45:58,782 -[JBL] Here he goes. Here he goes. -[Michael] A near-fall for Daniel Bryan. 3356 02:45:59,149 --> 02:46:01,251 [crowd cheering] 3357 02:46:01,318 --> 02:46:05,655 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! 3358 02:46:06,457 --> 02:46:12,062 Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3359 02:46:12,296 --> 02:46:13,864 [Jerry] How many more of these can Orton take? 3360 02:46:16,332 --> 02:46:17,333 [Michael] Orton… 3361 02:46:19,403 --> 02:46:20,604 -[Jerry] Oh. -[JBL] Oh, man. 3362 02:46:20,671 --> 02:46:21,939 [Michael] Is that enough? 3363 02:46:22,939 --> 02:46:25,074 [Jerry] Oh, man, he landed hard on his shoulder. 3364 02:46:25,142 --> 02:46:26,877 Daniel Bryan hurt that shoulder then. 3365 02:46:30,413 --> 02:46:32,181 He could have snapped a collarbone. 3366 02:46:32,249 --> 02:46:34,318 [Michael] This is for the WWE Championship. 3367 02:46:34,384 --> 02:46:36,320 Which one of these men will survive? 3368 02:46:38,956 --> 02:46:39,957 [Jerry] Look at The Viper. 3369 02:46:41,024 --> 02:46:43,193 Look at the look on The Viper's face. 3370 02:46:44,461 --> 02:46:46,430 He knows that Daniel Bryan's hurt. 3371 02:46:47,029 --> 02:46:48,030 [JBL] Ten-time champion, 3372 02:46:48,098 --> 02:46:50,367 he knows when he has his opponent where he wants him. 3373 02:46:50,434 --> 02:46:54,404 [Michael] Coiled and ready to strike, slithering into position. 3374 02:46:54,471 --> 02:46:56,874 Went for the RKO, but Daniel Bryan backslide. 3375 02:46:56,939 --> 02:46:58,041 -Orton rolled through. -[JBL] Bam. 3376 02:46:58,108 --> 02:47:00,087 [Michael] And he caught it, kick right in the back of the head. 3377 02:47:00,143 --> 02:47:01,211 [JBL] Right in the head. 3378 02:47:04,146 --> 02:47:05,716 -[Jerry] The knee! He got him. -[overlapping chatter] 3379 02:47:05,782 --> 02:47:07,417 [JBL] There's that knee that beat John Cena. 3380 02:47:07,484 --> 02:47:08,886 [Michael] Hook of the leg, hook of the leg. 3381 02:47:08,952 --> 02:47:10,287 -Daniel Bryan did it. -[bell ringing] 3382 02:47:10,354 --> 02:47:11,755 [Michael] Daniel Bryan did it! 3383 02:47:11,822 --> 02:47:13,422 Daniel Bryan did it! 3384 02:47:13,490 --> 02:47:16,493 -["Flight of the Valkyries" playing] -[crowd cheering] 3385 02:47:17,127 --> 02:47:18,729 [Justin] And the winner of this match 3386 02:47:18,795 --> 02:47:24,067 and new WWE Champion, 3387 02:47:24,935 --> 02:47:27,003 Daniel Bryan. 3388 02:47:27,070 --> 02:47:29,805 [Michael] He's no longer a B+. 3389 02:47:29,873 --> 02:47:33,342 Daniel Bryan is an A tonight. 3390 02:47:33,410 --> 02:47:35,846 [JBL] Is that the face of the WWE now? 3391 02:47:35,912 --> 02:47:38,749 [Jerry] Yes, yes, yes, it is. 3392 02:47:38,814 --> 02:47:42,853 [Michael] Daniel Bryan is the new WWE Champion. 3393 02:47:43,554 --> 02:47:44,855 [JBL] Wow. 3394 02:47:46,590 --> 02:47:48,759 [Michael] How good must that feel? 3395 02:47:49,893 --> 02:47:52,696 He had it ripped away from him at SummerSlam. 3396 02:47:52,762 --> 02:47:54,765 [crowd cheering] 3397 02:47:59,735 --> 02:48:01,471 [Jerry] What a fantastic match. 3398 02:48:01,537 --> 02:48:07,311 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3399 02:48:07,444 --> 02:48:09,346 [JBL] What an unbelievable Night of Champions. 3400 02:48:09,412 --> 02:48:13,016 We've seen things tonight I thought we'd never see, including this. 3401 02:48:14,017 --> 02:48:18,255 What an unbelievable rolling journey Daniel Bryan has been on. 3402 02:48:20,524 --> 02:48:22,592 [Michael] Daniel Bryan has defeated 3403 02:48:22,659 --> 02:48:26,496 the hand-picked face of WWE. 3404 02:48:27,264 --> 02:48:31,335 [Jerry] And once again, Daniel Bryan has become WWE Champion 3405 02:48:31,401 --> 02:48:33,070 for the second time. 3406 02:48:33,537 --> 02:48:35,606 [Michael] Went for the RKO. Watch the backslide. 3407 02:48:35,671 --> 02:48:37,274 Orton rolled through and then Bryan. 3408 02:48:39,076 --> 02:48:41,110 [Jerry] Daniel Bryan-- and watch this one more time. 3409 02:48:41,178 --> 02:48:43,546 Watch Daniel Bryan catch that kick to the head. 3410 02:48:43,614 --> 02:48:46,183 [Michael] And, John, Daniel Bryan would use the same move 3411 02:48:46,249 --> 02:48:48,652 that he defeated John Cena with at SummerSlam, 3412 02:48:48,719 --> 02:48:50,988 the running knee, catching Orton. 3413 02:48:52,689 --> 02:48:54,524 [Jerry] This knee is devastating. 3414 02:48:57,661 --> 02:49:00,197 [crowd] One, two, three! [cheers] 3415 02:49:00,296 --> 02:49:01,297 [bell ringing] 3416 02:49:01,498 --> 02:49:03,600 [crowd cheering] 3417 02:49:03,667 --> 02:49:06,103 [Michael] And the celebration begins. 3418 02:49:06,169 --> 02:49:09,072 ["Flight of the Valkyries" continues playing] 3419 02:49:09,139 --> 02:49:11,908 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! 3420 02:49:12,009 --> 02:49:17,680 Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3421 02:49:19,949 --> 02:49:22,152 [Michael] Oh, how good that must feel. 3422 02:49:22,386 --> 02:49:24,354 How good it must feel. 3423 02:49:24,688 --> 02:49:26,689 [crowd cheering] 3424 02:49:28,659 --> 02:49:30,493 [Michael] It's been a long time coming. 3425 02:49:32,996 --> 02:49:34,631 [Jerry] Yes, yes, yes. 3426 02:49:35,766 --> 02:49:37,401 I believe in the beard. 3427 02:49:39,770 --> 02:49:42,973 [crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! 3428 02:49:43,039 --> 02:49:45,742 [Michael] Fifteen years of dedication and hard work, 3429 02:49:45,809 --> 02:49:48,778 and never say die has led to this moment. 3430 02:49:48,845 --> 02:49:50,847 [crowd cheering] 3431 02:49:53,550 --> 02:49:58,755 [Jerry] Well, I've gotta give my personal congratulations to Daniel Bryan. 3432 02:49:58,822 --> 02:50:02,659 -Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! -[Jerry] Great job. 3433 02:50:02,793 --> 02:50:05,761 -Yes! Yes! [JBL] That's right. Congratulations. 3434 02:50:07,064 --> 02:50:08,297 [Michael] You don't sound so excited. 3435 02:50:08,664 --> 02:50:10,267 [JBL] I'm very excited about it. 3436 02:50:10,534 --> 02:50:12,669 This young man has been put down, put down. 3437 02:50:12,735 --> 02:50:14,270 He believes the world was against him. 3438 02:50:14,371 --> 02:50:16,373 And right now, he's standing on the mountaintop. 3439 02:50:16,439 --> 02:50:19,710 [Michael] The face of WWE has changed. 3440 02:50:20,210 --> 02:50:24,648 The new face of WWE is its champion, 3441 02:50:25,414 --> 02:50:27,350 Daniel Bryan. 3442 02:50:28,251 --> 02:50:29,618 Good night from Detroit. 3443 02:50:33,523 --> 02:50:34,524 [music fades out] troit.