[dramatic music playing]
[narrator] The making of a champion.
The will.
[Hogan] To be the world's champion, you got to beat me!
You got to put me on my back, brother!
[narrator] The endurance.
[Shawn] Not only did I dance with him for 60 minutes,
we danced for 63, and I came out on top.
[narrator] The drive.
[Stone Cold] You're messing with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin,
and that's something you don't do.
I am putting the title on the line.
[narrator] The unwavering dedication…
[Ric] The only way you get to stay number one is to be number one
and this title makes you number one!
…to never give up.
[Michael] John Cena ran into perhaps the most destructive force in history.
[man] Brock Lesnar's a beast.
[narrator] To rise to the challenge…
[Cena] A fight like that changes a man.
This rematch is the biggest rematch of my entire life.
He's gonna have to beat every last breath out of this body!
…even in the face of the most destructive beast of our time.
[Brock] This was a bad mistake.
Mark my words.
[Heyman] It's over, you're not gonna get up, John Cena.
[narrator] Tonight, every championship will be defended.
Every champion will be pushed to the limit
as we witness just what it takes
to make a champion.
["Night of Gold" playing]
[singer] ♪ I'm gonna be a champion ♪
♪ Yeah, I got what it takes ♪
♪ Risk it all, make my own fate ♪
[narrator] The rematch.
[singer] ♪ I'm gonna be a champion ♪
♪ All the glory and the fame Just setting in my own plate ♪
[narrator] Resolve.
[singer] ♪ I'm gonna be a champion ♪
[narrator] Will tonight be John Cena's redemption?
[Cena] I am going to beat Brock Lesnar!
[singer] ♪ I'm gonna be a champion ♪
[singer] ♪ Yeah I'm gonna be a champion
[narrator] And now, Diet Mountain Dew
presents WWE Night of Champions.
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Every championship in WWE is defended tonight.
Welcome to the night we celebrate the prestigious history
of those who have held the gold.
You're looking live inside the Bridgestone Arena
in Nashville, Tennessee.
This is Night of Champions.
And we're going to start things off here tonight
with the prestigious WWE tag team titles.
JBL, you've been a member of some great tag teams over the years.
How important is it to be tag team champion?
[JBL] Well, to The Usos, that's the only dream they've ever had from day one.
They wanna be tag team champions.
To them, it means the world, as it should.
[bell ringing]
[Justin] The following contest set for one fall
is for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[The Usos yelling and chanting]
[both chanting foreign language]
[chanting foreign language]
And when we say uce, y'all say oh!
-[both] Uce! -[crowd chanting] Oh!
Let's go.
[firework exploding]
["So Close Now" playing]
[Justin] Up first in the ring, at a combined weight of 479 pounds,
they are the current WWE Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The Usos set to defend the tag team titles.
And, guys, the question for the past month
has been the health of Jey Uso's leg.
He hurt it during a match versus Gold and Stardust,
a match won by the challengers, but they didn't win the titles
because of the count-out victory.
But Gold and Stardust, however,
would target the knee in subsequent weeks.
I want you to watch here what Gold and Stardust would do
to Jey Uso after Goldust would pick up the victory
in a one-on-one match-up.
It was a relentless, a vicious assault by the challengers.
[Jerry] Yeah, you're right about that.
The match was already won, it was a victory,
but they wouldn't stop at that.
They really were out to--
Oh. Possibly end the career of this young man.
Look at this!
[JBL] Ooh.
[Jerry] Way, way over the line.
[Michael] But we can report tonight that Jey Uso says
his knee is 100%.
We saw an example of that last week,
Jey Uso in action
on Monday Night Raw.
And, guys, I think The Usos are ready to go.
Gonna be an extreme challenge for them, however, tonight.
Well, you're right about that.
And all of these title match-ups tonight, a lot-- a great opportunity
for the challengers, but a lot of pressure on the champs.
[JBL] The Usos have been great fighting champions…
but I think these two weirdos right here
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -…this may be their night.
["Written in the Stars" playing]
[Justin] Introducing the challengers,
the team of Gold and Stardust.
[Michael] Number one contenders for the tag team titles,
the bizarre cosmic twins,
as I like to call them, Gold and Stardust.
Well, John, Jerry, and myself joined ringside as usual at pay-per-view
by our Spanish announce team, Carlos Cabrera and Marcelo Rodríguez.
[speaks Spanish]
[JBL] I agree with them.
[Michael] And we invite you to join us tonight on social media,
using the #tagtitles
for The Usos versus Gold and Stardust.
[Jerry] Come on, JBL, you refer to these guys as weirdos?
[JBL] Yes. [chuckling] What do you refer to them as?
[Jerry] Uh, a couple of weirdos.
[Michael] Well, guys, here's an example,
of a tweet sent out earlier today by Stardust, so judge for yourself.
He said, "If you didn't know who to look up to,
watch #wwenoc."
"I will rip the wings off your flying twins
and take the key to our destiny."
The Usos have been tweeting all week long calling old dust--
-I should say Goldust, old dust. -[bell ringing]
-[JBL] Wow. -[Jerry laughing]
[JBL] Tell me you just didn't call him old dust.
-[Michael] No, The Usos did in a tweet. -[Jerry] The Usos did.
So, it's Goldust starting things off in this match-up here tonight.
[JBL] Goldust has been around a long time, but I'm not sure he's ever been better.
[Jerry] JBL, you're right.
When you say something like that to a guy like this,
it's like a locker room material, you know.
You're just firing him up.
[Michael] You're used to that I guess, right, King?
[Jerry] What?
[Michael] As Jey Uso's backed into the corner by Goldust.
[Jerry] Any time.
[Michael] The Usos beat the New Age Outlaws
back on March 3rd of this year
to win the tag team titles.
John mentioned they've been great fighting champions.
[JBL] Incredible fighting champions.
The bouts they had with the Wyatts alone makes these guys great champions.
[Michael] And tag made and here comes Jimmy.
Now part of the
-[JBL] Ooh. -[Michael] Night of Champions Kickoff Show
on a number of platforms, including the WWE Network.
Big Show was a guest panelist tonight.
He made a really good point about this match-up.
You got two brothers teams going at it.
-[JBL] And that's astute? -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Yeah, because they could have gone.
[JBL] How do you know they're brothers? Because they came from the same parents?
[Michael] Because, uh, they both know each other so well, John.
-And one of you-- -[JBL] Mr. Genealogy Big Show.
[Michael] I thought Big Show was awesome on the panel tonight.
-And there's Stardust… -[Jerry] Watch it here.
-[Michael] And Jimmy Uso… -[Jerry] Oh, man.
…planting Stardust. Usos love to have fun.
[Jerry] Who doesn't?
[Michael] Of course their dad, Rikishi.
Here's the cover, hook to the leg and a kickout.
[JBL] Most importantly, The Usos love to compete.
These guys had a goal of one thing.
That was be tag team champions when they came to WWE
and they have been incredible champions.
-[Jerry] JBL, you told me earlier… -[JBL] Tag was made.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Michael] Oh.
[Jerry] …that you'd think you figured out exactly what the cosmic key is?
What do you think it is?
[JBL] I don't have any idea what the cosmic key is, King.
[Michael] Well, you guys-- here's the cover and a kickout.
You guys really don't know what the cosmic key is?
-[Jerry] You know? -[Michael] I believe
it's probably the tag team titles
because if you watched the Kickoff Show on the WWE Network tonight,
Stardust explained that they were going to try to take the cosmic key
from The Usos tonight.
See? Again, the journalist doing his homework.
[Jerry] It would seem like it would be keys, plural.
[Michael] And here's Goldust again on the tag.
And this is the different aggressive attitude you see out of Star and Goldust.
The flip-- the switch really flipped, John,
the night that Stardust and Goldust knocked off The Usos
in the Tag Team Championship match
but didn't take the championship because it was via count-out.
[JBL] Well, I think Goldust realizes that time might be passing by.
This is his opportunity
to get a Tag Team Championship with his brother
and he knows how precious that opportunity is.
[Michael] Cover on the champions and a kickout at two.
[JBL] Goldust has been tag team--
World Tag Team Champions with three different Hall of Famers,
Barry Windham, Booker T, Ricky Steamboat.
He's been Tag Team Champions with his brother, he wants to do it again.
[Jerry] One of the facts that we have to remember, everyone in this match,
everyone here in the WWE knows that a title, no matter title or titles,
cannot change hands unless you have a pinfall or a submission.
That's what Goldust is looking for.
Look at that. That's a unique look on his face tonight, isn't it?
Maybe a first.
[Michael] Gold and Stardust, looking to follow in the footsteps
of some of the great WWE Tag Team Champions over the years.
The likes of Edge and Rey Mysterio,
Los Guerreros.
Remember Jeri-Show
-[JBL] Ooh. -[Michael] D-Generation X?
Tag made.
And here comes Jimmy Uso.
[JBL] APA.
[Jerry] Yeah, if you're gonna start naming great tag teams
we'll be out here all night long.
[Michael] You actually weren't a WWE Tag Team Champion,
you were World Tag Team Champion.
-[Jerry] Oh, boy. -[JBL] WWE is the world.
[Jerry] Nitpicker.
Oh, look at this, reversal.
-Hey, nice slide. -[JBL] Ooh.
[Michael] Ow.
Look at Jimmy Uso, always smiling and having a blast.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Cover.
Is it enough to put Goldust away?
And a kickout at two.
[Jerry] Oh, that was close.
I think old-- I started to say old dust,
but I think Goldust is gonna need a little rest
and recuperation time out there.
-[Michael] Oh, look at Jimmy. -[Jerry] Oh, he's not gonna get it though!
[Michael] Tightrope on the barricade.
Down goes Stardust.
And Goldust with a power slam.
Nice move by Goldust.
And just like that, the challengers have taken over.
I wanna thank you tonight
watching Night of Champions all over the world
and over 170 countries in the WWE Network.
Places of course like Australia,
the Nordic countries as well.
Here's Goldust into the cover.
-Hook to the leg and a kickout. -[Jerry] Oh, there we go.
Check this out. Action
all over the outside of the ring.
Now back inside. Look at this.
Quick scoop slam there by Goldust.
Here's the cover. Oh.
[Michael] Stardust, strange, strange dude.
[Jerry] Yeah. I thought he was going for a cover.
You never know exactly what this guy has on his mind.
[referee speaking indistinctly]
Come on, come on.
[Jerry] Watch out there.
-[JBL] How about the-- -[Jerry] If he get himself disqualified,
you're not gonna win any titles that way.
[JBL] How about the inspector watching in Bermuda tonight on the WWE Network?
[Michael] Bermuda?
Cover again and a kickout.
This is Jimmy Uso who's in trouble
in the hands of Goldust.
[Jerry] He's just here-- I bet he's thinking right now,
"Oh, yeah, who's old dust now?"
Things you say on social media will come back to haunt you.
[Michael] You think?
[JBL] I think Michael knows that very well.
[crowd chanting] Uso! Uso!
[Michael] Listen to the Uso chants from this jam-packed WWE Universe
at the Bridgestone Arena here tonight.
[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Michael] Goldust, spinebuster. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] Is it enough? Hook to the leg now for the championship and a kickout.
[Stardust] Come on!
[Michael] What about the new demeanor, John, of Gold and Stardust?
They've been very successful.
[JBL] They've been very successful.
Look, this all started because they felt that…
[Michael] Cover by Stardust here and a kickout again.
-[Jerry] Guys, wait, wait, wait. -…one of The Usos--
one of The Usos took the easy way out by faking a leg injury
-and getting counted out, in hindsight-- -[Jerry] Hang on a sec.
[Michael] First off, he didn't fake the injury.
-[Jerry] Hang on, hang on. -[JBL] I said that's what they thought.
[Jerry] Both you guys said they've been very successful.
I think the only way you're gonna measure their success
is if they win the tag team titles.
[Michael] Yeah, I agree with you.
[Jerry] So, up to this point
oh.
We're gonna find out a little bit later on
how successful they real have been.
-[Michael] Looking for the Samoan drop. -[Jerry] Oh, my.
[Michael] -Stardust with a great counter. -[Jerry] That may do it.
[Michael] Great counter neckbreaker.
For the tag team championship. And a near fall again.
Stardust gonna cover, hook both legs this time
as #tagtitles trending number one in the world right now on Twitter.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. Oh, look at this.
[Michael] The cosmic twins looking to unlock the cosmic key.
[Jerry] I think Stardust feels he's pretty close
to having the combination.
Whoa.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Pace right now you'd seem to think favors Gold and Stardust.
[Jerry] 'Cause The Usos were unable to make those frequent tags.
[Michael] Tag made, Goldust drops the elbow.
[JBL] I think we may be on the verge
of the weirdest Tag Team Champions in history.
One, two
[Michael] Oh, and a kickout.
[Jerry] So Gold and Stardust would be the weirdest Tag Team Champions
ever in history of WWE?
[JBL] Can you name anybody weirder?
Headshrinkers maybe?
[Michael] Moondogs?
[JBL] Now you're talking.
[Jerry laughing]
[JBL] Moondog Mayne.
[Michael] Rex.
[Jerry] Usos need a tag here really--
Uh-oh. It may open the door.
[JBL] I thought Spot was the last of the litter.
-Yes, true story. -[Jerry] Yeah, watch out.
[Michael] Oh, nobody, shoulder first
-to the steel post goes Stardust. -[JBL] I heard that from PETA.
[Michael] And Jimmy Uso, critical moment to try to get to his brother, Jey.
[Jerry] Uso better get there or this may be…
-[JBL] Are you sure-- -…a bad night for The Usos.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] He's close.
Uh-oh, Goldust tagged in and there goes that opportunity.
[Michael] Oh, missed! Goldust-- Oh, he caught him the second time!
Goldust thought he ducked under the first, which he did,
but he got caught on the go round.
And Jimmy Uso trying to get to Jey.
Critical moment here.
[Jerry] He's up, Jimmy's up!
-There he is! -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, man!
Massive clotheslines.
Ow!
Hey. Little bit of Stardust's own medicine!
Whoa.
Nice move by Stardust.
[Jey] Oh!
[Michael] Ooh! Oh, man, right to the hamstring. Ow.
[Jerry] Oh!
[JBL] Think a little turnabout's fair play.
Working on that leg.
[JBL] I think Jey Uso's trying to make a point here.
-[Michael] This is what… -[JBL] Oh!
…Gold and Stardust did to Jey Uso.
Remember we showed you earlier,
Stardust with a chair to Jey's injured knee a few weeks back.
And now Jimmy gonna fly!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Now that's Uso crazy!
[Jerry] Watch it! Ooh!
[Michael] How does that feel, Stardust?
[Jerry] Thought you were unbiased.
Uh-oh.
-[Michael] Top rope! -[Jerry] Incoming!
-[Michael] Crossbody! -[Jerry] That's it!
[Michael] Lateral press, hooks the leg, is it enough?
Kickout at two!
Samoan drop!
-[Jerry] That may do it. -[Michael] And now The Usos are rolling!
[Jerry] And Stardust is crawling.
[JBL] We thought Stardust and Goldust went crazy before.
If they lose tonight, they're-- Oh boy.
-Oh! -[Jerry] Oh!
[Michael] Backing it up. Oh!
And a kick right to the jaw!
-Uh-oh, look at Stardust. -[Jerry] Stardust!
-This could be it! -[Michael] Dark Matter! For the win!
[JBL] We could have new tag team champions!
[Michael] Oh, and a kickout at two!
[Jerry] Stardust cannot believe it.
He was certain he had the victory.
The cosmic key was in his grasp!
Had to slip through his fingers.
[JBL] There's a reason The Usos have been tag team champions a really long time.
[Michael] The fight of Jimmy and Jey Uso.
Wait a minute, speaking of fingers.
Oh!
[Jerry] Stardust is taking that glove off?
[Michael] Yeah, but Stardust better be careful here he doesn't get disqualified.
[Jerry] What's Stardust doing?
Said these guys were weird.
-What's he-- slapping him with a glove. -[Michael] Jey Uso is helpless.
[Jerry] What is this, the ultimate challenge or something?
Do they wanna duel?
[Michael] Oh! Saving his brother.
Roll on. Shoulders down for the titles!
-Did he get him? No! Two counts. -[JBL] Wow, that was close.
[Jerry] Whoa!
These guys are flying all over the place!
[Michael] Look at this!
[Jerry] What?
[Michael] Bodies everywhere!
That's what it means for these teams to be tag team champions!
[Jerry] Everybody's down and out!
[JBL] Two teams of brothers fighting for supremacy!
-[crowd] Four! -[JBL] Count of four.
[Jerry] Man, I don't even know if we can keep up with these replays.
Maybe you can at home. Look at this!
Flying Usos, crashing Dust!
[Michael] Going up to the top rope now,
Stardust down and out, middle of the ring.
Looking to fly with-- Oh, Stardust counter!
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Michael] Knees to the midsection!
Stardust rolling him up!
Shoulders down!
-He got him! -[bell rings]
-[Jerry] New champions! -[Michael] We have new tag team champions!
-New champs! -[Justin] The winners of this match
and new WWE Tag Team Champions,
the team of Gold and Stardust!
[Michael] Did they indeed find the cosmic key?
Gold and Stardust win the tag team titles.
[JBL] I don't know what the weirdos found, but they found this.
They are the New WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Michael] Incredible action.
This match could have gone either way from the get-go, but in the end,
we have new tag team champions kicking off Night of Champions!
[JBL] They put an end to one of the better reigns
we've seen in years of The Usos.
[Jerry] Is the mystery of the cosmic key finally revealed?
Look at this.
This is how it all unfolded.
Watch this splash but the knees come up
right into the midsection in the chest!
-[Michael] Yeah, the nearly seven-month… -[JBL] Look at-- Oh, man.
…reign of The Usos as tag team champions ends tonight!
-[crowd] Two, three! -[bell rings]
["Written in the Stars" playing]
[Michael] The tag team title reign
of the cosmic twins begins.
And John, this could be one of the most bizarre reigns in WWE history.
Look at the celebration.
[JBL] I don't know what happened in Dusty's House.
-[Michael] A bitter disappointment. -[JBL] But these painted up boys
are tag team champions.
And they are weird.
[Jerry] But they have the gold.
["Written in the Stars" continues playing]
Clearly things are heating up here at Night of Champions,
presented by Diet Dew.
At this time, please welcome my guest, the Intercontinental Champion,
Dolph Ziggler and R-Ziggler.
-What's up, BS? -What's up, B?
Dolph, moment's almost here where you place your championship
on the line against The Miz.
Yeah, you know, BS, I may not be a movie star
but I got the best stunt double in the biz.
I mean, sometimes I can't even tell us apart.
But seriously, listen, The Miz can pretend to be a movie star all he wants.
I'm something much more important than that.
I'm the Intercontinental Champion.
I don't spend my entire life protecting the moneymaker
or attending fancy Hollywood premiers,
but I make this look damn good each and every night.
Tonight, after I rearrange The Miz's moneymaker
he's never going to work in this town again.
Shizzo izzo.
[Michael] Well, the Intercontinental Championship up for grabs later tonight,
but coming up next, the prestigious United States title.
Back in January 1, of 1975, Harley Race,
the WWE Hall of Famer became the very first United States Champion
and over a dozen Hall of Famers have followed in Mr. Race's footsteps.
["Night of Gold" playing]
-[bell rings] -[Lilian] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the United States Championship!
[sirens wailing]
["Swiss Made" playing]
[Lilian] Introducing first, from Lucerne, Switzerland,
weighing in at 232 pounds,
Cesaro!
[Michael] Number one contender for the United States Championship,
Cesaro, is set for action.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we want to thank all of you
for joining us tonight here at Night of Champions,
and those watching on pay-per-view,
just a reminder, you paid $54.95 to watch tonight.
You're right. Right now, we'd like to invite you
to go to wwe.com and subscribe to the network
because it's only $9.99 a month.
And what a value the WWE network is.
Yeah, but you not only get Night of Champions,
you get Hell in a Cell, Survivor Series, TLC, Royal Rumble, all for $9.99.
And of course the Royal Rumble, the first pay-per-view of next year,
which kicks off the Road to WrestleMania.
Thanks again for joining us, everybody, at Night of Champions.
Cesaro with a victory over Rob Van Dam to earn this opportunity tonight.
["Written in My Face" playing]
[Lilian] And his opponent from Dublin, Ireland,
weighing in at 267 pounds,
he is the United States Champion,
Sheamus!
[shouting]
[Michael] The Celtic Warrior,
the brawler from Dublin in this match-up has international flair tonight.
Sheamus of course from Dublin and Cesaro from Switzerland.
[singer] ♪ And I will see you Ride it straight to hell ♪
[Jerry] Get ready!
-This is going to be physical. -[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ The shadows of my eyes ♪
♪ When the devil comes to call ♪
♪ It breaks your hurting ties ♪
[Michael] And tonight, Night of Champions,
is brought to you by Diet Dew, the only diet with Dew in it.
♪ All your beliefs Will be broken and fall ♪
[Michael] And we thank you for joining us on social media
all over the world tonight.
If you'd like to discuss this particular match-up,
we invite you to use the #ustitle.
[JBL] You know they're going to be talking about the Celtic Warrior
defending the US title.
[Michael] John, this is not going to be a pretty match, is it?
-[bell rings] -[JBL] Absolutely not.
This is not gonna be for the faint of heart.
[Jerry] Well, you know what? Cesaro does some--
I mean, he does some pretty cool moves in there all the time.
So he may-- he may make his part of the match pretty.
[Michael] Sheamus won the United States Championship back--
[JBL] Look at that face. You think Cesaro does anything pretty?
[Jerry] Yeah, some of his--
look at this. Go behind.
Reversal.
[JBL] And that's pretty?
[Jerry] To Cesaro, it is.
[Michael] In a Sheamus and Cesaro sort of way.
[Jerry] Yeah.
[Michael] Sheamus won the United States Championship in May
winning the Battle Royal.
He's held the title 139 days.
Cesaro, a former US Champion held the title two years ago.
John, you're a former United States Champion.
[JBL] Look at these pretty moves.
-[Jerry] Nice-- Oh, look at this. -[Michael] And Sheamus, nice take down.
Very interesting start of the match,
not quite the way we believed it was going to go.
Don't-- Hey! Nice and easy on the ropes, guys.
[JBL] Sometimes we take for granted the actual wrestling ability of Sheamus
because he's better known as a brawler, so to speak.
Sheamus can go in there and mix it up with guys like Cesaro.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Uh-oh.
-Well, here we go now. -[Jerry] Oh, there you go.
[Michael] You knew it was gonna break down into a fight.
[Jerry] So much for that.
[Michael] And at some point--
[JBL] A fight just broke out.
[Jerry] What'd you expect when you slap Sheamus in the face?
[Michael] Yeah, Sheamus has quite the temper.
Nice and clean. Hey, let's go, guys! One!
[JBL] He's very good about that amateur move, the fist in the mouth.
[Michael] Hey, how about Cesaro's forearm to the face?
Hey, Cesaro get him out of the corner! Let's go!
[Michael] Oh, Sheamus with a high knee right to the sternum.
And now the rolling senton right out of the box.
[Jerry] Sheamus looking to make short work out of Cesaro here.
[Michael] Cover again and a kick-out by Cesaro.
[JBL] That high knee was just Sheamus lifting up his knee
-and running into him full speed. -[Jerry laughs]
[Michael] Yeah.
-[Jerry] Oh, what was that? -[Michael] These two-- These two men--
[JBL] I told you it was not going to be pretty, King.
[Michael] These two men have had quite the rivalry on and off
throughout the year.
Something fierce physical battles.
[Jerry] What is it about the Irish who just love kicking you
in the back like that?
Finley used to do that.
-[Michael] Yeah, how did that feel? -[Jerry] Horrible.
Still coughing up blood.
-Oh! -[JBL] Oh!
[Michael] Sheamus hung up on the top rope
and again, these men know each other so well.
And a lot of counters throughout this match.
Cesaro's done a lot of trash talking…
-[Jerry] Oh! -[JBL] Oh!
…over the weeks leading up to Night of Champions tonight.
Sheamus has built some momentum
over the past week with some tag team victories.
[Jerry] Guys better be careful of the trash talking.
Still say that some of that trash talking maybe has come back to haunt The Usos.
[Michael] Usos losing the tag team championship moments ago
to Gold and Stardust ago here to kick off.
[JBL] What an incredible title run they did have.
I know they're disappointed,
but they should be very proud of themselves.
[Michael] Oh look it now, Cesaro and Sheamus,
this match spilling outside the ring.
For Cesaro though, he doesn't want to be out there.
He's got to pin or get Sheamus to tap out in order to win the championship tonight.
Champion's advantage here.
-[JBL] Wow. -[Jerry] He just jacked Sheamus' jaw.
He barely flinched.
[JBL] They are blocking every punch and forearm with their face.
They're like SEC, they don't have any defense.
[Michael] And Sheamus! A battering ram launching himself over the top rope.
Cover now on Cesaro, kickout by The Swiss Superman.
[JBL] Reversal, Sheamus sent into the turnbuckle hard.
But uh-oh.
[Jerry] Right to the face of Cesaro.
[JBL] Blocked it again with his face.
[Michael] Great athleticism by Sheamus. And there's that uppercut!
There's the uppercut!
And like that, Cesaro's taken over!
[Jerry] He knows it. He's pretty proud of himself.
Sly little smile on his face with a swollen lip.
[Michael] John, you know, we talked a lot about this,
but it bears repeating.
We take another look at this big uppercut!
[Jerry] That was more like a take a listen to it.
[Michael] Here's a good look.
John, Cesaro, pound for pound, perhaps the strongest man in WWE today.
[JBL] I don't think there's any doubt about it.
He does things that just looks superhuman.
[Jerry] Yeah, I mean, you know, just to look at Cesaro and I say,
"He's got a nice physique and everything," but he's not, you know, he's not--
he doesn't look like a real superman, but he really is.
[JBL] He's The Swiss Superman.
[Michael] Raw power now looking to wear Sheamus down.
Remember, Sheamus taps out here, Cesaro becomes the United States Champion.
[Jerry] You talk about that strength, you can imagine what that--
I guarantee you Sheamus feels like his head is in a vise right now.
[JBL] Hard to tell if Sheamus is turning red or not.
[Michael] Sheamus trying to get back to his feet.
[Jerry] His hair's red.
[Michael] With that pale skin you can't tell if he's turning red?
[JBL] Yeah, he got all that hair on him.
[Michael] Now, sleeper hold by Cesaro.
[Jerry] Now you may see his face turn red.
-[JBL] Yes, look-- -[Michael] Sleeper hold by Cesaro
and he's got Sheamus right in the middle of the ring.
Sheamus has got nowhere to go, King.
Down to two knees. Here we go now!
-[Jerry] Yeah, Sheamus in big trouble. -[JBL] Cesaro could win this right here.
[Michael] Sheamus passes out here, Cesaro's the champion.
[JBL] Sheamus just staring at that second rope, reaching out.
He knows that may be his only chance if he can get to that rope, but now-- Oh!
[Michael] Creates some separation from Cesaro.
Right back to the sleeper, tried for it again.
Sheamus though-- Sheamus looks to counter.
Cesaro planting Sheamus!
[Jerry] Man, there's that strength we talked about.
Did you see quickly and with ease Cesaro picked up Sheamus
and dropped him right on the back his head?
Feeling the effect of that-- I mean, that was just like a momentary sleeper
that Sheamus locked on there.
[Michael] Now, Cesaro measuring the United States Champion.
[Jerry] I don't like the look on Cesaro's face.
[Michael] Sheamus though. And now starting to build a bit of momentum.
Two hundred seventy pounder.
Oh.
-Oh! And a big clothesline! -[Jerry] Wow.
[Michael] For the title, is it enough to put Sheamus away?
And a kickout at two, near fall for Cesaro.
[Jerry] That was a clothesline that would make you proud, JBL.
[JBL] Yes, it was.
Got a smile from ear to ear
seeing a clothesline like that.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] That was kind of stupid.
[Michael] Whoa, man!
[Jerry] "Whoa, man" is right!
-[Michael] Ooh, and another uppercut. -[Jerry] Good grief!
How is Sheamus standing on his feet, much less reversing this?
-Look at this! -[Michael] Oh, Irish Curse, backbreaker!
[Jerry] That's got to be on instinct.
I don't know how Sheamus is still conscious.
[Michael] And another one!
And now Sheamus looking to take out Cesaro after two back breakers!
And a kickout at two.
-[Jerry] Sheamus is tough, isn't he? -[Michael] Yeah.
These two superstars are so evenly matched.
And John, again, it's about fighting for the prestigious
United States Championship that you once held.
So important to follow in the footsteps the likes of Harley Race.
[JBL] Oh when you-- when you can win a title like that,
one of the proudest moments of my life is winning that United States Championship.
Knowing that the Legend, Harley, once held it.
[Jerry] Uh-oh!
[Michael] Ten beats of the Bodhran!
Hey, oh no. Maybe not!
Cesaro able to counter and…
-[Jerry] Oh, man! -…forearm to the temple
now into the side of the face!
Get in the ring right now! Let's go!
[JBL] The resourcefulness of this Cesaro is sometimes just amazing.
[Jerry] And every counter he throws hurts.
[Michael] How about how resourceful Sheamus is?
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[JBL] I guess you're right.
Uppercut, that's just a forearm to the jaw.
[Jerry] This is not pretty. It's pretty brutal.
-[JBL] What in the world? -[Michael] Oh, man!
Sheamus for the win!
Inside leg! Hook--
Cesaro powers out!
[Jerry] Well, I said it's not pretty.
Oh!
Watch this kick!
Everything they do seems to end up with a blow to the head.
[Michael] Yeah, it's amazing the amount of punishment both these men can take.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] I think they both enjoy dishing it out
and I think both of them in a weird way like taking it.
[Michael] Looked like Sheamus was going to go for White Noise,
Cesaro able to counter.
Missed with a Brogue Kick!
There's the uppercut!
For the championship!
-Cesaro on his way to the-- -[JBL] I think we have us a new champion!
[Michael] And a kick-out at two!
[Jerry] This may be Cesaro's big opportunity here!
[Michael] Oh, imagine if Cesaro-- see if he can do this.
If Cesaro can pull this off
[JBL] Sheamus is trying his best to block it though.
[screams]
[grunts]
[Michael] Elbow as Sheamus explodes out of the corner.
There's the high running knee, speaking of Harley Race.
And here's Sheamus, oh, planting Cesaro!
Cover, hooks the leg! Is this enough?
Oh, and Cesaro stays in it again!
What an incredible match for the United States title.
[Jerry] These guys may fight all night long.
[JBL] I hope they do. I'm enjoying this.
[Jerry] Yeah, this is good.
Stuff like this is good as long as it's happening to somebody else.
[JBL chuckles] Hey. That is the truth.
-[Jerry] Sheamus almost-- -[JBL] This is how you fight
over a championship.
[Michael] Sheamus trying to figure out what he has to do to put Cesaro away
and I guess vice versa.
[Jerry] I think he's just trying to figure out
what he hasn't already done to Cesaro.
[Michael] They've already hit each other hard many times.
[JBL] Oh, my gosh, look at Sheamus!
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Wonder what that sound is, Cesaro.
Don't get up and look around.
[Jerry] Yeah, you won't like the view.
[Michael] And for the Brogue Kick, Cesaro countered!
Cesaro, shoulders down!
Sheamus at two!
[Jerry] Oh, no, he's got him now!
[Michael] Oh, flat out power for the championship!
And another near fall for Cesaro!
[Jerry] Man, oh, man.
[JBL] Would have ripped Sheamus's shoulders out of joint.
[Michael] Neutralizer time! Cesaro's finishing maneuver!
-Looking to put Sheamus away. -[Jerry] Hey!
[Michael] Back body drop, Cesaro lands on his feet.
[Jerry] Missed that clothesline though.
[Michael] Went for the brogue, Cesaro countered again!
Incredible action for the United States Championship!
And a near fall!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] What a match!
[Jerry] Cesaro is in a state of shock right now.
He's wondering, "What in the world?!"
[Michael] Cesaro has countered everything and has hit Sheamus with everything!
[Jerry] Missed the clothesline, missed the Brogue Kick!
This didn't miss…
but it didn't get the job done!
[JBL] This is what a championship match is supposed to look like.
[Michael] Cesaro's in disbelief, Sheamus doesn't know where he's at,
but the champions continue to fight on instinct alone.
[Jerry] This is how bad Cesaro wants to win this
and how much Sheamus does not want to lose this.
[Michael] Cesaro now stalking the United States Champion.
[Jerry] Another slap.
You think you'd learn by now, Cesaro,
don't slap him when he's down because when he gets up you're screwed.
[Michael] I don't think you want to anger Sheamus.
Sheamus doesn't need to be angry.
[Jerry] Can you hear those blows?
I'm glad I'm only hearing--
-Oh! -[Michael] Oh, wow!
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[crowd cheering]
Come on! Come on!
[Michael] Sheamus wants more!
-He's crazy! -[JBL] This Irishman is nuts.
[laughs] I love it!
[Michael] Oh, a boot right to the face!
[JBL] He wanted more, he got it.
[Michael] And Cesaro unloading shots to the body, shots to the face.
Sheamus, still on his feet and a Brogue Kick! Brogue Kick!
Brogue Kick by Sheamus!
The cover! Sheamus does it!
-[bell rings] -[Michael] What an incredible match!
-[JBL] That was awesome. -["Written in My Face" playing]
[Lilian] Here is your winner and still the United States Champion,
Sheamus!
[Michael] Guys, you got to give it up for Sheamus.
What an incredible performance by a fighting champion.
[Jerry] You got to give it up for both of these guys.
This was-- Like you said, Mike, this was a fight.
It was great.
[JBL] That is what a championship match is supposed to look like.
That is how much that gold means.
That was a hell of a fight.
[Michael] Sheamus's title reign continues.
[JBL] I am proud to have seen that one.
Wow.
Congratulations, Sheamus.
Now, go have you a pint and celebrate, Irishman.
[Jerry] Let's go back earlier in the match
when Sheamus went for a Brogue Kick early on, missed that.
Cesaro almost had Sheamus rolled up
and then it was like, "Let's match each other move for move,
maneuver for maneuver,"
but watch this kick by Cesaro.
I thought Sheamus was finished there, and then this relentless assault.
But watch this move right here.
Boom!
Down goes Cesaro for the count!
[bell rings]
[Michael] Tell you, that man right there
is an incredible fighting United States Champion.
[Jerry] Way to go, fella!
[Michael] But the King's point earlier, you can't take anything away from Cesaro.
He threw everything he had at the Celtic Warrior.
[JBL] Cesaro came to fight.
And what a fight it was.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I think Cesaro is just now regaining consciousness.
He's actually counting his fingers.
Got to be wondering where he is right now.
[crowd cheering]
["Written in My Face" continues playing]
-[Jerry] This was great. -[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Oh, your time is done And now it's time to bleed ♪
[Jerry] You're in Nashville, Cesaro!
You're at Night of Champions!
But you're not the champion, Sheamus is!
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ These words are true And I'll make you believe ♪
[crowd cheering]
[exhales]
You ready?
Do I look ready?
You focused?
Man, that's a question you ain't got to ask me.
You know what's on the line?
Man, this whole country is behind me
and I can't-- no, I won't let them down.
Just know something, Mark, you're not out there alone.
You got 318 million Americans
that are gonna be tag team partners in your corner.
That means no surrender, no quarter.
Yes!
There's only one problem though.
What? You don't think I'm ready?
I know you're ready!
But you're not dressed right.
See, I happen to know somebody that knows somebody that knows somebody,
so I had something made for you tonight.
I want you to look at this.
You see this?
You see that right there?
That's the American flag.
That's who you represent!
You're representing America!
You will not fail!
And this, just 'cause it makes you look pretty.
I got your back, I believe in you.
No quarter, no surrender.
You tear his head off.
You better believe it.
-You know why? -Why?
Because that's what I do!
[crowd cheering]
[Justin] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our very special guests,
multiplatinum recording artists and Nashville's own Tyler Hubbard,
Brian Kelley, Florida Georgia Line!
["Anything Goes" playing]
[Michael] And guys, what an exciting part of Night of Champions.
Probably the hottest group in the world today,
not just in country music, but music in general.
You're listening right now to the song, "Anything Goes,"
which is the title of their brand-new album,
which is available October 14,
but you can preorder it right now on iTunes.
[singer] ♪ Anything goes on a Friday night ♪
[Jerry] This is great.
[Michael] Tyler and Brian gonna join us on commentary here tonight.
Gonna be so much fun
-to have these young men. -[JBL] I love these guys.
I'm gonna go two-stepping.
-What's up, boys? -[Jerry] Hello, gentlemen.
-Good to have you. -[Michael] Hey, Brian, how you doing?
[JBL] Hi, how are you? Great to see you guys.
-Hello, Tyler. -Tyler.
Hi Tyler.
[Jerry] These guys got quite a grip.
-These two young men are red hot. -Have a seat guys.
Their brand-new single, "Dirt,"
rising to the top of the charts right now in country music.
"Sundays" getting some radio play now.
And, guys, welcome to the show, welcome to Night of Champions.
Brian on the far side, Tyler here.
And I understand you're here tonight
to make, well, a very big announcement concerning the WWE.
We are playing-- you want to tell them, T, what we're doing?
You know what, we're doing the honor of the troops thing in December, man.
We're super excited.
Means a lot to us and, man, it's gonna be a party.
We're excited to be a part of it.
[Jerry] You're gonna join us at Tribute to the Troops?
-Tribute to the Troops, baby in December. -All right.
We're doing it big.
-[Michael] And, John, they join… -Oh, yeah.
…they join a lot of people
-that have paid Tribute to the Troops. -We had Diddy, Kid Rock, Mary J Blige,
-Trace Adkins, and you guys are… -It's gonna be a party.
…in great company.
We are so happy to have you.
-Well, thank you, man. -Thanks for having us, man.
We're honored to be a part of that.
And, guys, let's get right to the action.
Let's do it.
[bell rings]
[Justin] This contest set for one fall
is for the Intercontinental Championship!
-["I Came To Play" playing] -[woman] Quiet on the set.
Can we please have quiet on the set?
[The Miz] Awesome!
-[singer 1] ♪ I came to play ♪ -[singer 2] ♪ I came to play ♪
♪ There's a price to pay ♪
♪ Time for you to get down On your knees and pray ♪
[Justin] Being accompanied to the ring by Damien Mizdow,
from Hollywood, California, weighing 221 pounds,
The Miz!
[Michael] And so it's Miz, uh, if you're looking at your screen,
on the right side, his stunt double, Damien Mizdow on the left side.
And, you know, Florida Georgia Line, you can follow them on Twitter @flagaline.
You've got 1.22 million Twitter followers.
Well, Miz and Dolph Ziggler have been having
their own little war of words on Twitter.
We're gonna show you some of the things they've been saying to each other,
over the past couple of weeks.
This is Dolph, the Intercontinental Champion, to Miz.
He says he's ready to steal the show with Miz
wearing a futuristic wedding dress.
-That's real cool. -[Jerry] Wedding dress?
[Michael] Miz, of course, would respond to what Dolph Ziggler had to say
with some tweets of his own
and in particular, Dolph Ziggler's stunt double, R-Ziggler.
-["Here To Show The World" playing] -[singer] ♪ I'm here to show the world ♪
♪ I'm here to show the world ♪
♪ Come on ♪
♪ Bring it on ♪
[Justin] And his opponent being accompanied to the ring by R-Ziggler,
from Hollywood, Florida, weighing 213 pounds,
he is the current Intercontinental Champion,
Dolph Ziggler!
["Here To Show The World" continues playing]
[singer] ♪ I'm here to show the world ♪ ♪ I'm here to show the world ♪
♪ Things are exactly what they seem ♪
♪ I will define the things you dream ♪
♪ Go check the scores again ♪
[Jerry] So listen, guys, when you're sitting out here with us,
this close to the action,
if somebody gets thrown out of the ring you got to throw them back in.
-[Tyler] We'll see what we can do, man. -[Brian] Deal.
[Michael] And, of course, this is about the Intercontinental Championship.
Of course, 1979, Pat Patterson, the Hall of Famer,
became the very first Intercontinental Champion
and over the years, over a dozen WWE Hall of Famers have held the title,
including our own JBL who's not a Hall of Famer,
but he's, I'm sure, gonna be one, one day.
[JBL] Well, I got to have a little bling out here
because I'm sitting by the guys who had CMT Video of the Year.
[Tyler] Hey, and we got a little bling addiction ourselves so--
[laughter]
[Michael] So, let me ask you guys, as we invite everyone
to join us on social media using the #ictitle,
guys, if you had to have a stunt double play you, who would it be?
I think that's pretty obvious.
Uh, for me, BK, it would definitely have to be Brad Pitt.
-I mean, it's pretty obvious. -[Jerry] Brad Pitt?
-[laughter] -[JBL] He's like 4'2" though, isn't he?
[Brian] That's a good one.
[Tyler] Yeah, well, TV, you can't tell that on TV though.
[Michael] And, Brian, what about you?
-[Brian] Man, I'd have to go, uh-- -[Jerry] Brad Pitt.
[Brian] I'd probably have to go Brad Pitt as well.
-[laughter] -[Tyler] Earnhardt Junior.
-[Jerry] Let me tell you something. -[Brian] Yup. Earnhardt Junior for sure,
-how about that? -[Jerry] The Miz is so conceited he said
that he makes Brad Pitt look like the elephant man.
-[Brian] He would say that. -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Michael] So, here we go, for the Intercontinental Championship.
Dolph Ziggler, the current champion,
he defeated Miz last month at SummerSlam to win the title.
Miz, a three-time Intercontinental Champion.
-And that was Damien Mizdow. -[JBL] Just ignore him.
He's a stunt double, he talks all the time.
[Brian] Yeah, don't know what his deal is.
[JBL] Michael's stunt double would be an older version of Merle Haggard.
[Michael] Hey, I'd take that, The Hag.
[Tyler] There you go.
[Michael] Again guys, congratulations on all your success.
I knew-- the new album, Anything Goes comes out next month. Already "Dirt"…
-[JBL] October 14th. -[Brian] That's right.
…rising to the top of the charts.
-[Tyler] Man, thank you, man. -[Brian] Thank you very much.
[Tyler] It's a-- it's been a wild ride.
It's an honor to be here tonight. Thank you guys for all the support.
-[JBL] Oh, Dolph Ziggler-- -[Tyler] Hey! Whoa!
[JBL] "Anything Goes," your title track, comes out on iTunes, Tuesday, right?
-[Tyler] Tuesday, that's right, yeah. -[JBL] You'll get it on Tuesday.
[Michael] Miz sent into the corner and there's a nice hip toss
by The Showoff, Dolph Ziggler.
[JBL] Of course your hit song "Dirt" already out doing really well.
-[Tyler] Yeah, man. This is-- -[JBL] Guys, it's already available.
[Jerry] And my girlfriend turned me on
to the music video last week, we watched it.
That would bring a tear to a glass eye.
-[Brian] No kidding, man. -[Jerry] I promise you,
I was-- I was-- I'd really teared up.
[Tyler] I'll play that for Ziggler after the match, man.
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[man speaking indistinctly]
[JBL] This right here once gave King a dirt nap.
[laughter]
[Michael] I didn't-- I didn't realize, guys,
there's was so many-- so many things you can do with dirt.
[Brian] It's unbelievable. There's all kind of stuff on that.
[Tyler] Yeah.
[Michael] Oh, and Miz-- Oh, taking over!
-That was perfect. -[Brian] I see that.
[Michael] That is Damien Mizdow screaming at our guests out here at ringside.
And Miz straight to the face of Dolph.
-Miz, the cover… -[Brian] Cocky little guy.
…for the Intercontinental Championship
-and a kickout. I like that. -[Jerry] Damien Sandow knows so little
he thought you guys sang at the Grand Ole Opera.
-[Brian] The opera? Yeah. -[Jerry] He's out of touch.
With that-- Well, he should be singing at the opera with that coat on.
[Jerry] No kidding.
[Michael] You guys have played the Opry, though.
-You have played the Opry? -We have played the Opry.
We have, yeah, it's a great place to play.
[Michael] Right across the street here
from where we were tonight, the Bridgestone Arena.
[JBL] Damien looks more like Bela Lugosi's stunt double.
[Jerry] Yeah. He looks like the Phantom of the Opera.
[Michael] Cover again by Miz and a kickout at two.
Miz telling me today that he was disgusted to be in Nashville.
-[Jerry] What? -[Brian] The Miz said that?
[Michael] Yeah, he's from Hollywood, he's from Los Angeles.
[Jerry] He's from Cleveland!
[Michael] He called Nashville, "D-list Hollywood."
[Brian] Oh, shoot.
[Jerry] Watch this kick, guys.
Oh, man.
[JBL] The Miz brought his dogs the last pay-per-view
and they both cried when he lost.
-His dogs are Pumpkin and Mocha. -[Michael] Still talking about
-the United States Championship. -[JBL] I'm not surprised.
[Brian] Essential in boxing.
[Michael] Number one trend worldwide right now on Twitter.
I thought you said that Miz's dog was Fluffy.
[JBL] No, that's Pumpkin's stunt double is Fluffy.
His cats are Spice and Latte.
[Michael] Oh, please.
[JBL] They're not my cats, they're his.
[Michael] Damien Mizdow is annoying.
-[Jerry] JBL, you're sitting next to-- -[Brian] Can he stand on-- Can he stand
on the other side of the ring over there?
[Jerry] I don't know, but JBL is sitting next to Florida Georgia Line
and he's talking about Miz's cats.
-[Michael] Exactly. -[Jerry] What's wrong with you, JBL?
[Michael] You've never been in the presence of stardom before.
He's nervous. He's a little nervous.
-[JBL] I'm excited. -He's nervous.
[JBL] They were the ACMA Vocal Duo of the Year.
I know all about them! I'm a huge fan
of Florida Georgia Line. I'm nervous, okay!
[Brian] Are you just making stuff up right now?
[Michael] John, you can actually get into this--
[JBL] No, I'm not making stuff up! I got all kind of notes.
Billboard Music Awards, top country album. I have all your facts!
[Michael] You can get into this century
if you took a selfie right now with these guys and put it on Twitter.
You could say, "Oh, my God, JBL knows Florida Georgia Line."
-[JBL] Really? -[Michael] Yes!
-[Brian] Don't be scared. -[Tyler] He's not as old
-as we thought he was. -[laughter]
[Brian] He's got a party-- little party left in him.
-[Jerry] Ow. -[JBL] That's it.
[Michael] And Miz now dominating the Intercontinental Champion.
-[Brian] He's feeling it. -[Tyler] He's dancing, look at that.
Look how cocky he is right now.
[Michael] Well, that's what Miz is all about.
-He believes that… -[Brian] Oh, yeah.
…he's a true Hollywood superstar.
He scoffed at all the awards you've won from the Academy of Country Music
-and CMT. -[Tyler] That's cute.
[JBL] You need me to read them again?
[Michael] Miz said that it's nothing like the awards
that he's won in his career.
-[Tyler] Oh! -[Jerry] Whoa!
[Michael] Dolph exploding out of the corner.
[Jerry] What?
[JBL] That's the loudest stunt double I've ever heard.
-[Jerry] Did you hear that, Cole? -[Michael] Yeah, I heard it.
How could we not hear it?
I thought stunt doubles weren't supposed to speak.
[Jerry] They're not!
[Michael] Why don't you go tell Mizdow that?
-[Jerry] The Miz trying to… -[Michael] What is he doing?
…get back into this thing. He's cheerleading.
He's a stunt cheerleader.
[Michael] Oh, here comes Dolph now, building some momentum.
Ziggler, clothesline after clothesline.
Neckbreaker!
And now Dolph's fired up.
-[Jerry] He's feeling it. -[Brian] He is feeling it.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Went for the Famouser. -[Jerry] That may be a big mistake, Dolph.
[Brian] Uh-oh.
-[Michael] Miz trying to cover. -[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Michael] Ziggler, shoulders down, is it enough? Kickout.
-[Jerry] Watch it! Oh! -[Michael] Miz and Dolph
both sent out over the top rope.
-[Jerry] Told you guys. -Hey, let's go, Miz, come on!
[Jerry] Here's your chance. On your laps.
[man] Come on, Dolph.
[Tyler] There they are. There they are.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Brian] Whoo!
-[woman 1] Get up! -[man 2] Come on, Dolph.
[Michael] Don't worry guys, we got the Spanish announce table.
And usually people go through that one.
-[Brian] Yeah. -[laughter]
-[Jerry] You're probably safe. -[JBL] That's funny.
That's why we bring them.
[laughter]
-[Michael] Oh, come on. -[Tyler] Oh, come on.
[Brian] Oh, my goodness.
-[crowd cheers and boos] -[Brian] Cheap shot.
[Jerry] He's been waiting for that all night.
[Brian] There he comes.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Oh!
And that's Dolph's stunt double, R-Ziggler, taken out!
[Tyler] Man. Getting a little rowdy.
You punks want to talk about that, huh?
Ignore him, guys. Ignore him.
What? The power of Damien Sandow. Let's go.
That's enough, sit down.
-You all do nothing but sit there! -[JBL] Just ignore him, guys.
[Jerry] What an idiot. Guys, I apologize.
-[Michael] Oh, oh, oh, oh! -[cheers and applause]
[cheers and boos]
Sit back down!
-[cheers and applause] -[Jerry] Oh, my gosh!
-They just hit Sandow! -[Michael] Damien Mizdow--
[Jerry] Florida Georgia Line just hit Damien Mizdow!
[Michael] Mizdow just hit dirt!
[Jerry] He's hit the dirt!
[Michael] Chasing Mizdow!
[Jerry] Guys, that was awesome! Wow!
[JBL] You don't get to do that at the Grand Ole Opry!
[Tyler] Wow!
[Michael] Oh! And a kick by Ziggler, into the cover on Miz!
Hook of the leg and a kickout!
[JBL] I don't think Lester Flatts and Earl Scruggs ever did that.
-[Tyler] No. -[Jerry] What? Who?
[Michael] Yeah, but Florida Georgia Line did.
-That was unexpected. -Whoo.
-Got to take care of business. -[Tyler] He has been talking on--
he's been running that mouth a lot tonight, hasn't he?
[Jerry] You made him bite the dirt.
[laughter]
-[Michael] Way to go, guys. -[JBL] That's like a Friday night
at The Ryman or at Tootsies.
[Tyler] Or that's usually what you feel like the next morning.
[Jerry] Hey, guys, there's still a match going on here! Look at this!
[Michael] The Famouser! Miz going for the Skull Crushing Finale!
Dolph got caught by Miz.
Going for the figure-four leglock.
[Jerry] Oh! He's got him!
[Michael] Is Dolph gonna tap out?
-Is Dolph gonna tap out? -[Jerry] We got a new champion!
-[Brian] Uh-oh. -[Michael] What's Dolph gonna do here?
If Miz gets him to tap out,
we're gonna have a new Intercontinental Champion tonight.
[Jerry] One of the most painful holds in all of wrestling right there.
[Michael] Ziggler's got nowhere to go! He's not nowhere to go!
[Jerry] That's it.
[Michael] Oh, he almost had him on a three count.
Dolph will not give up though. He's not gonna tap out.
[Jerry] If he could some way turn his body,
get Miz on his stomach, he could reverse that pressure.
But Miz is blocking that with everything he's got.
Oh, Dolph trying to turn.
[Michael] Dolph trying to drag himself to the bottom rope, fingertips away.
He's got to get there to break the figure-four leglock.
-Can he do it? He got it. -[Jerry] He got it. He got it.
[Michael] But, King, has the damage been done?
[Jerry] I can assure you a lot of damage's been done.
Your legs are not made to bend that way.
Miz going back for it again. Whoa.
Hey, look at this!
[Michael] Is it enough for Ziggler to keep his title tonight?
Oh, and a kickout at two by Miz!
[Brian] I thought he had him there.
[Jerry] We talked about the damage done to the leg of Dolph Ziggler.
I don't think Ziggler can stand up
and I don't know if he can win this match if he can't stand up.
[Tyler] Oh, getting rowdy.
[JBL] Tyler, you may be about to see a new Intercontinental Champion
-right here in front of you. -[Tyler] Hey, it feels good.
This crowd's getting rowdy as hell, too. This is getting crazy.
[Jerry] Dolph Ziggler back to his feet barely.
[Michael] Oh, he's back. Mizdow--
-[Jerry] Look out! -[Michael] Look at Miz!
-He's got the tights! -[Jerry] Tights, tights.
-[Michael] He's got the tights! -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Miz has got the tights and he stole one!
[Justin] Winner of this match and new Intercontinental Champion, The Miz!
[JBL] He may have earned the tights, Michael,
but he's got the championship to go with it as well!
[Jerry] And the tights! He almost pulled his tights off! Come on!
[Michael] Miz is now a four-time Intercontinental Champion.
Miz steals one tonight at Night of Champions!
["I Came To Play" playing]
[Brian] Wow.
[Jerry] A new Intercontinental Champion!
[Michael] Well, Brian and Tyler, Florida Georgia Line,
thanks for joining us here tonight, guys.
You got to see history made at Night of Champions.
-[Tyler] Hey, thank y'all for having us. -[Brian] Thank you for having us.
[Tyler] Thank you for letting us be a part of this epic night.
[JBL] Good luck October 14. Album coming out.
Tuesday, the song, "Anything Goes" drops on iTunes.
Good luck to you guys.
-Thank you, guys. -Thank you very, very much, man.
-And we'll see you in December. -[Jerry] Hang on guys, hang on!
Hang on, don't go anywhere yet!
Let's take a look back at Florida Georgia Line in action!
-This is awesome! -[Michael] Watch this.
Tyler and Brian have Mizdow in their face all night long
and finally Florida Georgia Line had enough!
[Jerry] Whoa!
Mizdow bites the dirt and R-Truth finishes up.
But look at this.
Watch this. Is there any question about grabbing the tights?
-He almost pulled those tights off! -[Brian] Oh! There he is.
-[Tyler] Oh, man. -[Brian] Wow.
[Jerry] But Miz is the new Intercontinental Champion.
-[Michael] So, again, guys -[Brian] What a match.
[Michael] Florida Georgia Line, congratulations on all your success.
-[Brian] Thank you kindly. -[Michael] Good luck the rest of the year
and we are gonna see you in December at the 12th annual Tribute to the Troops.
-That's right. -We can't wait.
We can't wait, man. Thank you guys so much.
-[Michael] Thanks a lot. -[overlapping chatter]
-Enjoy the rest of the show. -Yes, sir.
[Michael] Nice seeing you guys out here tonight.
-[Tyler] See you in December. -[Michael] Thanks a lot.
Well, again, we have a new Intercontinental Champion tonight
and his name is The Miz.
[Jerry] Bitter disappointment for Dolph Ziggler though.
[Michael] Well, bitter disappointment as well, King,
as we switch gears now tonight
to talk about the situation that transpired over the weekend
involving Roman Reigns,
who needed emergency surgery yesterday in Nashville.
This is the coverage yesterday from the WWE Network
with our own Scott Stanford.
[JBL] This was shocking news.
WWE superstar, Roman Reigns, underwent emergency hernia surgery
in a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
Unfortunately, due to the surgery,
Reigns will not be able to compete at Night of Champions.
Moments after the surgery, Roman had this to say to the WWE Universe.
I was laying in bed and all of a sudden I felt a really sharp pain,
you know, right below my bully button, my bladder region.
Tried to gut it out, but it just kept getting worse
so I ended up calling 911.
[doctor] The good news is that surgery went exactly as planned
and everything is well and he's recovering nicely.
The biggest thing with hernia repairs is that you need to give the tissues
an adequate amount of time to heal up and repair.
He had what we call a hernia that has caught
in a pocket in his groin.
And I think in a person who is very active as Mr. Reigns is,
we look at probably at a rather lengthy time of recovery.
[Michael] And from what we understand now,
Roman Reigns is expected to be out of action several months.
Here's to a quick recovery for Roman Reigns.
[upbeat music playing]
[Michael] Well, here's the man that Roman Reigns was supposed to face
here tonight at Night of Champions.
[Jerry] Seth Rollins.
How can he have a smile on his face as close as he was to Roman Reigns?
These guys were like brothers.
They were a dominant force here in the WWE for over a year together.
[JBL] Well, if you just found out that hot-headed Roman Reigns
was not going to be facing you tonight, you'd be smiling too, King.
[Jerry] Yeah, you're probably right.
[Michael] Mr. Money in the Bank.
Inside the briefcase, a contract
for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship opportunity
that Seth Rollins can cash in any place, any time,
which he won back
with Money in the Bank Ladder match in July.
[Jerry] Which could actually be tonight.
I mean, Seth Rollins looks like he's gonna be fresh as a daisy
for the rest of the evening.
You know he's going to be watching that world title match with great interest
and if he sees an opportunity, he'll cash in.
[Michael] That Ladder match actually was back in June.
[crowd chanting]
Isn't it amazing how life works sometimes?
Just crazy.
I mean, one minute, you're on top of the world
and the next, you're Roman Reigns.
[laughing]
Now, my former partner and brother in The Shield
was scheduled to be here tonight to face me in a one-on-one contest.
Well, I got word yesterday
that Roman was rushed to a hospital here in Nashville.
But emergency surgery is no excuse
for not showing up here tonight.
But in the interest of fairness
and the interest of justice,
I'm gonna give Roman Reigns a chance.
I'm gonna give Roman Reigns ten seconds
to get here and face me,
otherwise I'm gonna have to accept Roman Reigns' forfeit
and have my hand raised in victory.
Referee, if you would be so kind as to ring the bell.
-Ring the bell. -[bell ringing]
[Jerry] Come on, he knows Roman Reigns is in the hospital.
two,
three,
four
[Jerry] He's just gloating.
five,
six,
-seven… -[Michael] I mean, this is ridiculous.
Obviously, Mr. Regins can't make it. He's in a hospital bed.
We saw that moments ago.
[Jerry] Well, Rollins knows that.
Nine,
ten.
-Ring the bell. -[bell ringing]
-[JBL] He's basking in the glory. -[Michael] Yeah, of course.
[Justin] The winner of this match as the result of a forfeit, Seth Rollins.
[JBL] I'd do the same thing!
[Michael] I'm sure you would.
-[JBL] That's what I just said, I would. -[Jerry] How do you bask in the glory?
He didn't do anything to Roman Reigns.
-It's an injury. -No, no, no, look, look,
it's not official until you raise my hand.
[JBL] Just defeated Roman Reigns.
Great victory.
[Jerry] Yeah, something to really be proud of.
[crowd chanting]
Look, I know you're disappointed, all right?
I understand you all wanted to see me compete here tonight.
I get it, okay?
Hey, I'm disappointed too, okay?
I'm disappointed in Roman Reigns.
I'm disappointed because Roman isn't half the man that I thought he was.
He's sure not man enough to show up here tonight and face me.
He kind of leaves me in a bind.
He left me high and dry and I've got no choice,
I've got to rectify the situation.
I got to do something to make you guys happy, right?
Luckily, I am an opportunist
and The Authority is all about providing opportunity.
So, right now, in that vein,
what I'd like to do is issue an open challenge.
[crowd cheering]
Because that's the kind of guy I am!
That's the kind of competitor I am!
I'm going to issue an open challenge to anybody,
anybody in that locker room who wants to come out here
and have a match with me right now!
Anybody?
This is the opportunity of a lifetime.
I'm giving you a chance to step into the ring
with Mr. Money in the Bank!
Come on, anybody.
-[Michael] Hold on. Dean Ambrose! -[JBL] What the hell is he doing here?
-[Michael] It's Dean Ambrose! -[Jerry] Dean Ambrose!
[Michael] Ambrose! That's the man that Seth Rollins drove his skull
through cinder blocks last month!
A man that Rollins stabbed in the back from The Shield!
[Jerry] Well, Seth Rollins may have just met his match
showing off his rear end.
[Michael] The Lunatic Fringe is here!
The unstable Dean Ambrose!
And Ambrose wasted little time going after Rollins!
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh! Look at him go!
[Michael] Dean Ambrose beating the hell out of Rollins!
Rollins out of the ring!
-Ambrose! -[Jerry] Oh, watch it!
[Michael] Rollins sent into the WWE fans!
Ambrose is back!
[Jerry] Ambrose is back!
[JBL] Somebody get a straitjacket!
-[Michael] Dean Ambrose giving Rollins-- -[JBL] Dean Ambrose, he's a nut case!
What is wrong with that guy?
[Michael] Fighting through the stands here at the Bridgestone Arena!
Rollins deserves every bit of this!
[Jerry] The last time we saw Dean Ambrose
he was having his head curb stomped through cinder blocks,
but he is back with a vengeance.
[JBL] Didn't even pay his cab fare.
[Michael] Seth Rollins wanted to end Dean Ambrose's career
and Ambrose is back with a vengeance!
And now Seth Rollins trying to turn the tables in this fight
-that has broken out here tonight. -[JBL] Oh, man, that is dangerous.
-[Jerry] Oh my! -[Michael] And The Authority--
The Authority, Triple H and Stephanie!
Wow!
[Jerry] Wait a minute, what are they trying to do?
Seth Rollins issued an open challenge to anyone!
[Michael] And now security,
security out here trying to separate these two!
[crowd booing]
[JBL] Yeah, they're not trying to separate these two,
they're trying to keep that nut case, Ambrose, off of Seth Rollins!
He's gone crazy!
Look at him. The guy belongs in a rubber room!
-[Jerry] Someone bring in security. -[JBL] What is wrong with him?
[Michael] And he's still stalking Rollins!
[Jerry] Dean Ambrose just wiped out the entire security detail.
[Michael] And Ambrose doesn't care!
All he cares about is beating the hell out of Rollins!
[JBL] Can't blame him for that.
[Jerry] I think Seth Rollins is going to rue the day
that he issued this challenge!
[Michael] Rollins trying to retreat, run away, hightail it!
-Ambrose won't let him go! -[Jerry] Oh, he's got him again!
Well, Seth Rollins--
I guess he came out here and he asked for a match,
but he sure didn't get one.
He's getting this instead!
And hell, this is not what he asked for, but it's what he's getting!
[Michael] Now the fight's coming back over near us here.
Ambrose just
hellbent on punishing Rollins!
[Jerry] And he's sacrificing himself in the process!
[Michael] Rollins trying to scurry away!
[JBL] I don't think he cares about that, King.
He doesn't care about anything except getting Seth Rollins!
[JBL] Ambrose now with a chair in hand!
[Jerry] Somebody needs to stop this guy!
Somebody needs to stop Ambrose!
Oh, look out! They got him.
[Michael] Now, Ambrose taken down and more security entering the ring.
And finally it seems Dean Ambrose has been-- has been secured.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. Where did they get this?
[Michael] What a brawl here tonight at Night of Champions.
[Jerry] Triple H just ordered him to be tied up.
[JBL] Look, look, look, Triple H-- I know that there's a reason!
Triple H is concerned about the welfare of everybody here
and concerned about people in the audience!
You have no idea what this nut case, Dean Ambrose, is gonna do.
[Jerry] Please.
[JBL] Not no "please." He was in the audience, wasn't he?
He was in the audience fighting, going crazy,
-jumping over security people! -[JBL] Yes he was. Yes he was.
[Michael] Triple H is doing the right thing for the WWE here
and the right thing for business!
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh, they got Dean Ambrose literally hog tied here.
[Michael] And they're hauling Ambrose out of the arena.
Ambrose still kicking and fighting.
They are carrying Ambrose out of this place.
[JBL] Thank God for a leader like Triple H to do this!
-[Michael] Oh, yeah. -[JBL] To protect
not only the WWE Universe, but everyone else!
[Michael] Yeah, but John, has everybody forgotten
what Seth Rollins did to Dean Ambrose?
He tried to end his career.
[Jerry] I'll agree with you, JBL.
Seth Rollins better thank God for Triple H.
Where the hell did he come from?
[Michael] Rollins drove Ambrose's head through cinder blocks.
He tried to end the man's career.
You can't blame Ambrose for acting the way he did.
[JBL] That was a one-on-one fight with no disqualification rules.
[Michael] Did you not hear what Seth Rollins said?
He challenged anybody, John.
Anybody, not Dean Ambrose.
[crowd booing]
[Jerry] Well, Seth Rollins, thanks to The Authority
is gonna escape with his hide.
[Michael] Not a popular decision by Triple H and Stephanie, but
-they saved their guy, nonetheless. -That's right. Right here.
-[Michael] Yes, they saved their guy. -Right here.
[JBL] Well, did the right thing for the safety of this entire arena.
Ambrose is out of control.
They should put him in a straitjacket by now.
[Seth] Where did he come from?
[Jerry] I'll agree with you, I guess.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, Dean Ambrose is back in the building.
[JBL] Oh boy.
Welcome to the Night of Champions Kickoff panel.
I'm Renee Young, joined by WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T.
I'm having a great time.
Are you guys having a great time?
[crowd cheering]
Come on!
We have the analyst, Alex Riley, with us.
I tell you what, Booker. It's been explosive.
After this, me and you are going to Tootsie's.
We're going, country music.
And we have the World's Largest Athlete, the Big Show.
Now, I want to see you and Booker two-step, that's what I wanna see.
-[Alex] We can do it. -Speaking of two-step,
Dean Ambrose just two stepped all over Seth Rollins' head.
-What a night. -What an impact. Yeah.
[Renee] What a night we've had here so far.
We have a new Intercontinental Champion in The Miz.
We have a new tag team champions in Gold and Stardust.
I mean, we are off to the races here tonight.
But the United States Champion is the same, Sheamus.
I talked about this on the pre-show and what it took to win that match.
It was the man that was gonna take the most punishment
and stand up and prove that he could be United States Champion.
That was Sheamus tonight.
What an incredible match, very physical. I loved it.
Now, looking forward here, Big Show,
you had the opportunity to talk to Mark Henry.
You had that new-- little conversation you had there with him.
Oh, that little pick-me-up speech?
Yeah.
Mark and I have been good friends for a long time.
Booker knows what I'm talking about.
I told Mark what he needed to know.
Mark Henry focused,
Mark Henry with all that power and he unleashes all that rage,
I don't know, Rusev might be on a trip back home
-with his tail between his legs. -[Alex] Get him out of here.
Book, you're going into a match like this.
You're fighting for patriotic pride.
How much more pressure is added into a match like that?
Come on, tonight is all about America!
America!
Mark Henry is gonna do it like it's supposed to be done.
-Well, it was last week on-- -Tootsies, I'm holding you to it.
It was last week on Monday Night Raw that Mark Henry was rallying with America
and he promised not to let USA down.
-["Some Bodies Gonna Get It" playing] -[singer] ♪ Whoa, hey ♪
-[singer] ♪ Step up ready? ♪ -[singer] ♪ Whoa. Hey ♪
-[singer] ♪ Whoa. Whoa ♪ -[singer] ♪ Yes, sir! ♪
[singer] ♪ Somebody gon' get they ass kicked ♪
♪ Somebody gon' get their wig split ♪
♪ Somebody gon' get they ass kicked ♪
[bell ringing]
[Justin] This contest is set for one fall!
Approaching the ring from Silsbee, Texas,
weighing 399 pounds,
he is "The World's Strongest Man,"
Mark Henry!
[Michael] And of course, Mark Henry, guys, wearing the brand-new singlet
with the American flag on it.
Of course, the scarf presented by his tag team partner,
the Big Show, a little earlier on tonight.
Mark Henry saying, "I'm ready, I'm focused.
I realize I have an entire country behind me
and I won't let them down."
[singer] ♪ Somebody gon' get their wig split ♪
♪ Somebody gon' get they ass kicked ♪
[Michael] John, huge pressure on the shoulders of Henry tonight.
[JBL] Massive pressure.
Mark Henry missed the '96 Olympics because of an injury.
He has a shot of redemption tonight.
He has the chance tonight
to represent 318 million Americans.
[Justin] And now, ladies and gentlemen,
please rise
as Lilian Garcia sings our national anthem.
["The Star-Spangled Banner" playing]
[Lilian] ♪ O! Say, can you see ♪
♪ By the dawn's early light ♪
♪ What so proudly we hailed ♪
♪ At the twilight's last gleaming ♪
♪ Whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪
♪ Through the perilous fight ♪
♪ O'er the ramparts we watched ♪
♪ Were so gallantly streaming? ♪
♪ And the rockets' ♪
♪ Red glare ♪
♪ The bombs bursting ♪
♪ In air ♪
♪ Gave proof through the night ♪
♪ That our flag was still there ♪
♪ O! Say does that ♪
♪ Star-Spangled Banner ♪
♪ Yet wave ♪
♪ O'er the land of the free ♪
♪ And the home ♪
♪ Of the brave? ♪
♪ Brave ♪
[cheers and applause]
[Michael] Tremendous performance by Lilian Garcia
and a very emotional and pumped up Mark Henry.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[man] Rusev udrya,
rusev matchka!
["Roar of the Lion" playing]
[Jerry] Look at Mark Henry.
[Justin] Being accompanied to the ring by "The Ravishing Russian," Lana,
now residing in Moscow, weighing 138 kilos,
he is the recipient of the Gold Star medal
and Hero of the Russian Federation,
Rusev!
[Michael] Rusev is undefeated.
Mark Henry tries to conquer the Russian tonight.
And for Mark Henry, guys, tonight it is about a second chance.
In 1992, that man represented the United States in the Olympics.
He finished in the top ten
but the gold medalist was an athlete from Russia.
In 1996, Mark Henry had to withdraw from Olympic Games with an injury.
The gold medalist that year was an athlete from Russia.
Tonight, Mark Henry has an opportunity to make it right with the country,
the United States of America behind him at Night of Champions.
[JBL] Well, with that great honor, Mark Henry representing his country
also comes the pressure of representing your country.
[Jerry] There's no doubt about it, JBL,
that is a huge weight on the shoulders of Mark Henry,
but he is The World's Strongest Man.
I got a feeling Mark Henry can handle that weight.
[Michael] And John, we've talked about this a lot
over the past number of weeks,
I don't think I've ever remembered Mark Henry as focused as he has been
leading up to this match here tonight.
[JBL] This is a shot at redemption.
Very few times life do you get it
and Mark Henry's is tonight.
[Michael] Mark Henry told Rusev,
"Tonight I'm going to give you a personal guided tour
into my Hall of Pain."
-Brand new international ring. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Here we go.
United States versus Russia,
the proud Henry, the proud Rusev set to lock up.
[Jerry] Yeah, we talk about all the pressure on Mark Henry,
but look at Rusev.
He's got a lot riding on this match as well.
He feels like he's representing his home country.
[Michael] Two huge men, Mark Henry nearly 400 pounds,
Rusev tipping the scales at 300.
And Mark Henry strikes first in this match.
[Jerry] Rusev feeling the power of The World's Strongest Man
behind those punches.
Whoa! Another one right to Rusev's head!
[Michael] And now the clubbing blows to the back of the neck
by The World's Strongest Man,
a former World Heavyweight Champion,
again, forcing Rusev to regroup.
[JBL] Mark Henry is pumped up.
I love it.
[Michael] And Rusev cannot get going here.
[Jerry] Rusev better rethink his strategy.
[Michael] Yeah, frustration now setting in for the Hero of the Russian Federation.
[JBL] The strategy though, King, is gonna go to Mark Henry right now.
Great strategy by The World's Strongest Man.
[Michael] Can you imagine if Rusev…
[speaking Russian]
…the winner of the Gold Star medal,
apparently presented to him by Russian President Putin.
Can you imagine if Rusev loses tonight,
the shame that he will bring to Mr. Putin and his country.
[Jerry] Yeah, I don't think Rusev would be allowed back in.
He'd be an outcast.
[Michael] And now Rusev-- it's Rusev's turn
and now a headbutt from Mark Henry.
And Rusev has not been able to get going in this match.
Mark Henry playing off emotion early, John.
[Jerry] How can you not be emotional
hearing "The Star-Spangled Banner" sang by Lilian
as well as that was, then facing--
[Michael] And now Rusev driving Mark Henry
-spine first into the steel steps! -[Jerry] Oh!
[Michael] And that is what Henry needed to avoid.
Rusev buys himself some time, he can go on offense.
[JBL] This is not a championship match on Night of Champions,
but it might as well be.
Two!
[JBL] You got two countries' pride at stake.
Three!
[Jerry] Mark Henry able to get back into the ring now.
He needs to-- he needs to keep some separation here
for a while, until that back feels a little better.
[screams]
-[Jerry] Watch out, here comes Rusev! -[JBL] No doubt, Mark Henry's hurt.
[Michael] And look at Rusev now.
Mark Henry in trouble in the corner.
[screaming]
[Jerry] Oh!
Smashing into the abdomen and chest of Mark Henry,
but driving that lower back into that unforgiving middle turnbuckle.
[Michael] And now Rusev on the attack.
[JBL] Those stairs must have really done a number on Mark Henry.
[Jerry] Well, he not only hit the stairs,
I think part of his lower back hit that ring post as well.
[JBL] And all that great strength from The World's Strongest Man.
[Michael] And neutralized since he's on his back.
And John, we've talked about Rusev and what he brings to the table.
He's so well-versed in so many different disciplines.
[JBL] Trained in Sambo, trained in ju-jitsu.
[Jerry] Guys, let's go back real quick
and look at where this thing turned around.
Watch this. [grunts]
Steps, ring post, lower back…
-[Michael] Rusev a power lifter. -…damaged.
[Michael] Great amateur background as well.
[JBL] Henry still holds the world's title
for the biggest total ever for a drug tested athlete
in power lifting.
[Michael] Hence The World's Strongest Man.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Jerry] Lana-- just a second ago, Lana not looking as confident as usual.
There's a bit of that smirk or smile we're used to seeing on her face.
[Michael] And Mark Henry's got to get back to his feet
to bring his power back into play to have a chance here against Rusev.
-Now side Russian leg sweep by Rusev. -[JBL] On that back.
[Michael] Right to the injured back again
and now continues the pressure on Mark Henry.
And now this match has settled into a familiar pattern for Rusev.
The dominance
of the big Russian.
[JBL] Rusev's also using his weight.
He's riding Mark Henry,
wearing the big man down.
[Jerry] And that confident smile has settled back
onto the face of the lovely Lana.
[JBL] You know how it is in a big match, King.
There's none bigger than Mark Henry, probably his entire career.
Those nerves start to wear on you.
[Jerry] Well, you can't-- you can't help that.
[JBL] And Rusev just riding Mark Henry like this is wearing him down.
[Jerry] Well, you got to think that that's what Rusev had in mind
from the get-go.
Except, in the early going in this match,
Mark Henry wouldn't even let Rusev stay in the ring with him,
but now Rusev has Henry exactly where he wants him.
[JBL] Now Mark Henry's on his feet though.
-[Jerry] Oh, there you go. -[JBL] And Rusev is not.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Michael] And now Mark Henry looking to build a little bit of momentum.
Mark Henry splashing Rusev in the corner.
Henry still in serious pain however,
the damage to the back done earlier in the match.
-[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Michael] And now Mark Henry
trying to get the big man off his feet
but again, guys, that back-- that back is really hurting.
And Rusev taking Henry down!
What a spin kick by Rusev.
[Jerry] Yeah, Rusev sensed it then
when Mark Henry-- when that back gave way,
when Mark Henry tried to slam Rusev,
Rusev knew he was in control.
[JBL] Yeah, this is not looking too good for America.
[Michael] No, not at all. Right to the injured spine again
and Rusev looking for The Accolade.
The Accolade is Rusev's submission maneuver.
[JBL] Come on, Mark Henry.
[Michael] And with the injured back and all.
[JBL] You got to dig deep.
[Michael] Rusev trying to lock it in but Mark Henry--
is he gonna try to fight out of this?
Mark Henry gonna try to fight out of The Accolade.
Henry's got to get back to his feet!
Rusev now on Henry's back!
Mark Henry trying to make it back to his feet!
Henry fighting out of-- fighting out of this!
[Jerry] He's almost up to his feet! He's up!
Mark Henry's to his feet!
Rusev can't believe it!
[Michael] And Mark Henry now stalking Rusev!
Rusev trying to rake the eyes of Henry, now right back to the midsection.
-[Jerry] Oh! There he goes! -[JBL] World's Strongest Slam!
Pin him, Mark! Cover him!
-[Michael] Come on, Mark. -[JBL] Cover him, Mark!
[Michael] Mark trying to take advantage but he's got the bad back!
And I think The World's Strongest Man
lifting Rusev, 300 pounds, off the ground got to him!
Henry trying to-- trying to somehow capitalize!
[Jerry] That did damage to Rusev as well though!
[Michael] Henry trying to crawl to the cover
and Rusev wisely rolling out toward the bottom rope!
-And Rusev rolls out of the ring! -[Jerry] Yeah, he's trying to
escape to some safety of the floor out there.
[Michael] The injured back definitely cost Mark Henry there.
[JBL] Brilliant move by Rusev.
[Jerry] Well, that World's Strongest Slam has won a lot of matches for Mark Henry.
[Michael] And Mark Henry realized--
[JBL] I think it would have won this won, King,
if he could have capitalized on it.
[Michael] Yeah, the expression on Mark Henry's face,
he realizes that was his moment.
[Jerry] Hey, he's got Rusev by the hair.
[Michael] Oh! Right to the face!
[crowd booing]
[Jerry] And Mark Henry's--
Mark Henry's back has got to be killing him.
[crowd booing]
[man] USA!
[Michael] Mark Henry is not giving up, though.
Mark Henry representing the United States.
He realizes what's at stake tonight.
Playing off emotion now.
[Jerry] Look at this one more time.
He was barely able to get Rusev up.
He didn't hit all of that World's Strongest Slam.
[Michael] Rusev did hit Mark Henry with a kick there
as he tried to get back into the ring.
[screaming]
[Michael] And now Rusev looking to put The World's Strongest Man away.
-[Jerry] Oh, no! -[Michael] Rusev with the kick to Henry.
And now Rusev looking for The Accolade.
-[JBL] Oh, no. -[Michael] The submission maneuver.
[Michael] Can he get it locked in this time?
[screaming]
[Jerry] He got those massive arms, and--
-[JBL] Oh, no. -{Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] Now The Accolade is in.
-Mark Henry taps out. -[bell ringing]
["Roar of the Lion" playing]
[Justin] The winner of this match as a result of a submission,
Rusev!
[Michael] What a disappointing night for Mark Henry
as Rusev's dominance
and his unbeaten streak continues.
[JBL] So much for redemption and so much for America.
[Jerry] Well, having-- Mark Henry
having his lower back slammed into those steel steps
and that ring post was his undoing.
Impossible for Henry to recover from that.
Oh, boy. And here
the Russian celebration begins.
["Roar of the Lion" playing]
[JBL] I'm disappointed in Mark Henry.
[Jerry] Watch this. This is the turning point. Oh.
Well, you're not as disappointed as Mark Henry is, I'm sure.
Mark Henry with that damaged back
was not able to get full force on that World's Strongest Slam,
but this was another game changer.
Then another huge kick.
And Rusev was in complete control.
[Michael] And The Accolade.
-Mark Henry would tap out. -[bell ringing]
[JBL] That's the visual of 318 million Americans being let down.
[Jerry] Come on, JBL. You cannot say Mark Henry
-[explosion] -[Jerry] let us down.
[JBL] And look at that flag.
You're telling me he didn't let us down?
We're in Nashville. We're in Music City, right in the heartland of America.
And you got this Russian flag there because Mark Henry lost to Rusev.
Yes, he let us down and the whole damn country.
[speaking Russian]
["Roar of the Lion" playing]
[Michael] Mark Henry did what he could.
Emotional night for Mark Henry.
But in the end, Rusev's dominance continues.
You've got to ask the question,
who stops Rusev?
["Roar of the Lion" continue playing]
[Michael] Rusev celebrating here tonight.
[Jerry] I guess that silence meant,
"We don't have an answer to who stops Rusev."
And you have to wonder what faces Rusev over the next five weeks
as we head toward the next time we visit you live on pay-per-view
on the WWE network for Hell in a Cell,
October 26th in Dallas, Texas.
And we can tell you this.
There will be at least one Hell in a Cell match,
one of the most destructive matches in WWE history.
The cell surrounding the ring.
You're right about that. It's unforgiving. It gets used as a weapon.
Every inch of that cell is dangerous and destructive.
But I love it. I can't wait to see it.
Even the name scares me.
-Yes. -Hell in a Cell.
Well, still to come tonight here on Night of Champions.
Our main event, Brock Lesnar, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
defending against John Cena.
Well, this past week I sat down with Brock Lesnar
in my weekly interview on wwe.com.
And I asked the WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
"Did you feel a different man in the ring this past Monday night on Raw?
Did you feel a different man when you brawled with John Cena?"
I'm a prize fighter, all right?
I come to Monday Night Raw to promote fights.
All right. That's my job.
I showed up on Monday night to promote Night of Champions.
And it just so happens that John Cena
is all fired up about this match on Sunday.
And so am I.
It's plain and simple.
On Sunday, John Cena is gonna get another ass beating.
[crowd cheering]
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
[Jerry] Well, he made no bones about it.
[explosion]
[singer] ♪ Break the walls down! ♪
♪ Break down the walls! ♪
♪ For those about to rock And what ya want ♪
♪ Baby, you know you're Judas And I'm your priest ♪
♪ Baby, what I got is not from the least
♪ Bring it to the stage In the rage of the beast ♪
♪ Step in the arena And break the wall down ♪
♪ Now you know ♪
♪ Comin' on down ♪
♪ It's like Jericho ♪
♪ You know I got ya, so now you know ♪
♪ Yeah, Jericho ♪
[bell ringing]
[Lilian] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
weighing in at 227 pounds,
Chris Jericho!
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Step into the town And break the walls down ♪
♪ Your heartbeat is the only sound ♪
♪ Step into the light And then you'll know ♪
♪ You were stopped and dropped By the Walls of Jericho ♪
♪ Now you know ♪
♪ Jericho ♪
♪ Coming down ♪
♪ Now you know ♪
♪ Uh, break the walls down ♪
♪ For those about to rock, set the clock
♪ For those about to jump, I'm all pumped ♪
♪ For those about to go, watch me slow ♪
♪ Break down the walls of Jericho ♪
♪ What ya' want? ♪
-["Voices" playing] -[singer] ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me ♪
♪ They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[Lilian] And his opponent from St. Louis, Missouri
weighing in at 245 pounds.
He is the "Apex Predator"
Randy Orton!
[Michael] Randy Orton and Chris Jericho have had a long and storied history.
A couple of weeks ago on the season premiere of Monday Night Raw,
Chris Jericho was in the trainers’ room.
He was being treated for an injured knee
that he hurt with a crossbody off the steel cage in a match
against Bray Wyatt.
[groaning]
Okay. Let's ice this down, okay?
You wrap this on.
[grunts]
You want to hand it to me, huh?
[grunting]
[groaning]
Sorry, Chris.
What can I say?
It's the season premiere.
[laughter]
[groans]
[Michael] And in fact, Chris Jericho and Randy Orton
would help us kick off today here at Night of Champions.
Part of the Night of Champions Kickoff Show.
An hour long tonight
before the Night of Champions pay-per-view.
Chris Jericho was a guest in Christian's Peep Show.
Randy Orton would interrupt
and have a back and forth with Chris Jericho.
Orton telling Jericho, "After I beat you tonight,
the only TV show you're going to be on is Total Divas."
[JBL] I like Total Divas.
-[Jerry] I love Total Divas. -[JBL] It's a great show.
[Jerry] Wish they'd have me on.
[Michael] Vintage Jericho said Randy's show would be total jack.
[Jerry] Don't say it.
-Please don't say it. -[JBL] A double crooked letter. [laughs]
I learned that-- I learned that from Road Dogg.
[Michael] Jericho and Randy Orton.
John, 18 world championships among the two.
Orton, a 12-time world champion.
Jericho a six-time world champion
plus the first-ever Undisputed World Champion.
[JBL] Randy Orton the first-ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[singer] ♪ They talk to me Talk to me, talk to me ♪
[JBL] Two guys who have made history.
[Michael] You know, Chris Jericho beat The Rock, King,
and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin on the same night.
[Jerry] Well, very impressive. And he hasn't slowed down since.
If you don't think he's got a chance to beat Randy Orton quickly here tonight,
you've got another thing coming.
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Jericho is fired up.
[JBL] He's even got a rock song out. "Lights Go Out" in the top 30.
[Michael] Yeah, from the band Fozzy. Here we go.
You know Randy Orton a few years ago punted Chris Jericho.
Chris Jericho missed a lot of-- many, many months of action.
-[JBL] Yes, he did. -[Michael] Almost cost Jericho
his career because of that.
And Jericho has not forgotten.
[Jerry] You know, Randy Orton
never showed any remorse about that whatsoever.
[Michael] You know, Christian allude today it tonight
in The Peep Show on the Kickoff Show.
But Chris Jericho has talked about it all along.
The difference between he and Randy Orton.
Jericho talked about working hard to make it here in the WWE.
He talks about how in his mind Randy Orton has had to handed to him,
being a third-generation superstar,
hooking up with the likes of Triple H and Ric Flair
early in his career in Evolution
and being a "lapdog" for The Authority.
[Jerry] JBL, I'm sure you don't agree with that, will you?
[JBL] I don't agree at all. He's a 12-time world champion.
You don't get that by getting things handed to you.
-[Jerry] Ooh. -[JBL] I have said all along.
You build a sports entertainer from the ground up.
It looks like Randy Orton. He was bred to be a champion.
[Jerry] I hate to degree with you, JBL, but I've got to.
Randy Orton, he has-- Oh.
[Michael] Wow!
[Jerry] He has worked hard for everything he's got.
-[Michael] Dropkick… -[Jerry] And he's got a lot. Whoa.
…by Y2J as Orton knocked over the top rope.
It was great over the--
oh, look at Jericho.
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Michael] Baseball slide knocks Orton right down here in front of us.
[Jerry] Watch your Mountain Dew.
[crowd chatters]
[Michael] Orton bounced off the Spanish announce table.
[JBL] The right table.
-[man 1] Let's go, Chris. -[man 2] Come on, Randy.
[Jerry] That slap to the back of the head.
That's insult to injury right there.
Oh! That's injury.
[Michael] Orton driven into the steel steps.
Two of the all-time greats going at it in this matchup here tonight.
[JBL] Chris, a record nine-time Intercontinental Champion.
Five.
[Michael] And Randy Orton right to the chest.
You know, it's interesting all the great programming
on the WWE Network for--
[JBL] $9.99!
-[Jerry] How much? -[JBL] $9.99.
[Michael] I was watching some of the Monday Night War
and some of the great Raws from the Attitude Era over the past week.
Do you remember the night Chris Jericho debuted back in 1999 in Chicago
when he interrupted The Rock,
one of the all-time great segments on Monday Night Raw.
[JBL] I generally just watch all my old stuff.
[Michael] And I also had the opportunity to watch Randy Orton
and the night he became the youngest world champion of all time.
The night that Evolution turned thumbs down on Mr. Orton.
[Jerry] Now, Chris Jericho trying to continue to turn
thumbs down on Randy Orton.
[Michael] Jericho whipped into the corner,
knocking Orton down.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Jericho gingerly making his way to the top rope.
Orton back to his feet and takes advantage.
[Jerry] Took too long. Too long.
[Michael] One of the reasons he's the Apex Predator of WWE.
[Jerry] Yeah. You cannot give The Viper an opening like that.
[JBL] Well, It's difficult standing up there.
I remember every time I stood up there, I just got dizzy.
[Jerry] You don't have too many memories of that, do you?
[JBL] I was dizzy a lot.
[Jerry] So you went to the top rope a lot, huh?
[JBL] Do you remember a story of you--
that you used to tell me about climbing the steel cage for the first time.
[Jerry] What's Orton thinking here?
Oh!
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Speaking of steel cages, an incredible Steel Cage match
between Jericho and Bray Wyatt a couple of weeks ago
in that season premiere of Monday Night Raw.
[JBL] It certainly was. And it looked like Chris Jericho had it won,
thanks to Harper and Rowan.
-[Michael] Uh-oh. -[JBL] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Randy Orton now.
-[Jerry] Oh, boy. -[Michael] Top rope, in trouble.
Superplex!
-[JBL] That's a long way down. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
That will jar everything inside your body.
[Michael] And Randy Orton, here's the cover on Jericho
and a kickout at two.
[Jerry] Bones, internal organs, everything.
[Michael] Now look at Randy Orton.
He's feeling the effect of the superplex as well.
-Watch the impact, King. -[Jerry] Randy Orton's smiling.
-[Michael] Watch-- -[Jerry] Yeah. This is-- this--
[JBL] How far that is.
[Jerry] But Randy Orton finds humor in the misfortunes of others.
He is happy right now.
[JBL] Don't you?
-[Jerry] No. -[JBL] I do.
[Michael] You made a career on that.
[JBL] Still try.
[Jerry] Randy Orton cranking it up.
[Michael] I want to thank everyone for watching Night of Champions tonight
live on the WWE Network in over 170 countries worldwide.
Also on pay-per-view.
You're watching live in countries tonight like the United Kingdom,
Chris Jericho's homeland of Canada.
All throughout Europe, Middle East.
[Jerry] Ooh, wow.
[Michael] And Jericho sent over the top rope
and, of course, a special shout-out to our U.S. Armed Forces
watching on our bases around the world and on our ships at sea
on the American Forces Network.
[Jerry] I'm looking at a tweet I just got right now.
I wish I could pronounce this guy's name. It's Zawatski.
He says, "I'm watching Night of Champions live in Poland
on the WWE Network for just $9.99."
[man] Let's go, Randy.
[Michael] Randy Orton…
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Watch out.
…and The Viper so dangerous outside the ring.
-And Jericho in trouble… -[Jerry] Oh, no.
…and there's the backbreaker.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] Jericho bounced off the barricade.
And just like that, Randy Orton off the sidestep.
And look at Orton, absolutely no absence of malice.
Just cruel intentions by The Viper.
Seven.
[JBL] Referee up to a count of seven
and Orton made sure he got his prey back into the ring.
[Michael] Cover again on Jericho.
-Two. -[Michael] Manages to power out at two.
[JBL] Yeah. I wouldn't exactly call that powering out.
[Michael] Oh.
Watch your Diet Mountain Dew, John.
It's all over your papers out here.
[Jerry] I almost lost mine.
-Well, that was nice of him. -Thank you.
[Michael] That was nice of Randy, John.
-Uh-oh. Look out. Oh. -[JBL] Oh, watch out.
[Michael] Bounced right over the announce table.
[Jerry] That was not nice.
Not nice at all.
Two.
[man] Let's go, Randy.
[Mike] Three!
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Man, Chris Jericho, did you see the look in his eye
when he came down on the announce table?
Jericho is down and out.
Orton looking for the victory here.
-Almost had him. -Two.
[Jerry] Speaking of eyes, look at your iPad, Michael. It's history.
[Michael] Hey, it's still alive. Thank God for the OtterBox.
[Jerry] Man, Jericho dropped unceremoniously
right on our announce table here.
[crowd chanting] Y2J, Y2J, Y2J.
[Michael] Jericho whipped across the ring.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And he caught Randy Orton.
Now, the chop to The Viper and Jericho starting to fight back now.
Jericho, shoulder tackle.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this. -[Michael] Oh, down goes Orton.
[crowd] One, two…
[Michael] Cover and a kickout at two.
[crowd chatter]
-[Jerry] Oh, look at that. -Come on. Let's go, Chris. Get him out.
[Jerry] Jericho foot right in his face now.
-Oh, those chops. Woo-hoo. -[Michael] Oh, did you hear that?
Jericho lands on his feet.
-Randy Orton-- Oh. That's beautiful. -[Jerry] Wow. Oh.
[Michael] That right there is vintage Orton.
-[Jerry] Yes, it is. -[Michael] Off the powerslam. Cover.
Oh, he almost had him.
-[Jerry] Man. -[Michael] Two and a half.
I thought Orton had him beat.
[JBL] Just smooth.
The great ones make it look easy.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] John, you have been in the ring with both of these superstars.
[JBL] I mean, Randy Orton reminded me of a young Barry Windham,
so fluid, so smooth.
[Michael] And that is high praise. Windham, one of the…
-[Jerry] Oh. He missed. -…best ever in the ring.
The WWE Hall of Famer as Jericho goes right to the face of Orton.
-[Jerry] Jericho trying to-- -[JBL] Jericho's just tenacious.
[Jerry] Yeah. He's trying to return the favor of that punt
that he remembers at the hands of Randy Orton.
[Michael] Jericho just doesn't go away. He keeps coming at you.
Jericho this time lands on the apron…
-[Jerry] Oh. Wow. What a right hand. -…who catches Orton with a right hand.
[Jerry] Jericho better get up there a little faster this time.
Don't give Orton that chance to stop you.
-Here it comes. -[Michael] And now, this one for Jericho
takes Orton out and it works that time.
Come on, baby.
Come on.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Whoa.
The Viper planted face first.
That almost defanged him. Look out.
-[Michael] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Jericho lands on his feet.
[Michael] And Randy Orton caught him. There he goes into the backbreaker.
The beauty of Randy Orton, John, there is no wasted motion.
[JBL] None at all.
What an incredible physical chess match we're watching.
Two of the all-time greats going at it.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Michael] Randy Orton went for the RKO.
Chris Jericho able to counter into the Lionsault
-and he connects. -[Jerry] There it is.
[Michael] Can he-- can he put Orton away?
Jericho hooks the leg. Randy Orton gets the shoulder up.
Wow.
[Jerry] Man, oh, man.
Some great back and forth action here and Jericho will not stop.
[Michael] Jericho doesn't wanna be there.
[JBL] And he certainly doesn't wanna be here.
[Jerry] Unfortunately, he's there.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Randy Orton going for the DDT from the second rope.
-[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. -[Michael] Jericho with the counter.
Looking for the Walls. Looking for the Walls of Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And a counter at Jericho sent halfway across the ring.
[JBL] Strong legs of Randy Orton.
[Michael] And now Jericho-- oh, sent shoulder first
into the steel post, maybe headfirst.
[JBL] Telegraph any move, make any mistake,
Randy Orton capitalizes.
[Jerry] No kidding.
That's why this Viper is so dangerous.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Now, he's toying with the WWE fans.
[Jerry] Taunting, if you will,
but you better keep your mind on Chris Jericho.
He's not finished yet, Randy Orton.
[crowd chattering]
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Oh, no.
-[Jerry] Wait a minute. -[Michael] Oh, wait, wait. Wait a minute.
We talked about what he did to Chris Jericho earlier on tonight.
Jericho's in position.
Is Randy Orton gonna try it here?
Randy Orton is going to that place, King.
[JBL] This could end Chris Jericho's career.
[Michael] Randy Orton's gonna try for the punt.
-[Jerry] Come on, ref. Stop the-- -[Michael] Jericho, Jericho,
underneath rolling Orton off.
Shoulders down. He got it. No. Orton kicked out.
And now Jericho going for the Walls.
[JBL] In the middle of the ring.
[Michael] Trying to roll Randy on his stomach and he does.
-[Jerry] He's got him. He's got him. -[Michael] Walls of Jericho.
-[Jerry] That's it for Orton. -[JBL] And he's sunk it in deep.
[Jerry] That is it for Orton.
[Michael] The legendary Walls of Jericho locked in.
Orton's got nowhere to go.
Is Orton gonna tap out?
Is Randy gonna tap out to Jericho?
[Jerry] Yes. Is he tapping? Is he tapping?
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] No. That just puts more pressure on Orton,
but he's got to try to get to those ropes.
[Michael] Yeah, Orton trying to drag Jericho toward the bottom rope.
-Randy Orton trying to hang on. -[JBL] These guys.
[Michael] Jericho's got him in pretty good.
[Jerry] He's scratching. He's crawling.
He's crawling.
[JBL] Such intense rivals.
Randy Orton had to tap out to Chris Jericho.
I don't know if Randy could take that.
[Michael] I think Orton's gonna tap.
[Jerry] No, no, no. He didn't make it. He didn't make it.
[Michael] He can get there. He's still not there.
Jericho dragging Orton back to the middle of the ring.
Randy's got nowhere to go.
Jericho sits down now.
The pressure's on.
Orton's gotta tap.
[Jerry] You can't breathe when you're in that.
[Michael] Orton's gonna have to tap.
Randy trying to counter,
trying to reverse this here.
[Jerry] Look at Orton. Look at this.
[Michael] Randy Orton with a great counter,
finally fighting out of it.
-Jericho sent through the ropes. -[Jerry] Wow.
[Michael] And now Randy Orton's got Jericho
right back where he wants him.
Oh, DDT!
Wow.
[Jerry] Randy Orton somehow contorted his entire body,
twisted and turned and pulled himself right through Jericho's legs
and got out of that painful Walls of Jericho.
How did he do that?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, there's a reason he's a 12-time world champion.
[crowd chanting] Y2J! Y2J! Y2J!
[Michael] WWE fans here in Nashville trying to will Jericho on.
[Jerry] Yeah. But I think that's just fueling the fire,
fueling the rage that is inside Randy Orton.
You don't wanna anger this Viper anymore than he already is. Oh, no, not again.
[Michael] Jericho hasn't moved after that DDT.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now, The Viper is coiled.
Jericho slowly making it back to his feet.
Orton's stalking, went to strike.
Codebreaker. Jericho suckered him in.
Jericho suckered him in. Here's the cover and Orton powers out.
-What a match. -[Jerry] Man.
Man.
[Mike] Chris, that was two. He got the shoulder up.
[JBL] What an incredible counter by Chris Jericho.
[Michael] Did you hear Jericho?
-[Jerry] Yeah, I did. -[Michael] He screamed at the official
and said, "Are you serious?"
[Jerry] How did Randy Orton power out of that?
Jericho can't believe it.
I can't believe it. Watch this.
[Michael] What a privilege to be able to sit here and call this match.
-[JBL] What do you-- -[Jerry] Watch this.
Two and somehow.
[JBL] What do you do when you hit a guy with your best shot
and it doesn't beat him?
[Jerry] Well, it's demoralizing, I can tell you that.
You gotta suck it up, Chris.
[Michael] Jericho gonna go up top.
Randy Orton has barely moved.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Now, Jericho…
Get up.
…pleading with Orton to "get to your feet."
-"I've got something else for you." -Get up.
Get up, Orton.
Come on. Come on.
-[Jerry] Orton slowly about to stand. -Get up.
Come on.
[Jerry] What's in store for The Viper when he turns around?
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Jericho launches. RKO.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
-[JBL] Orton -[Michael] RKO.
[JBL] Orton faked Jericho out.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[JBL] He suckered him in.
Orton knew it.
[Michael] Randy Orton with a vicious RKO.
-The cover. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Randy Orton picks up the win
at Night of Champions.
[Lilian] Here is your winner, Randy Orton.
[JBL] Orton knew what he was doing all along,
just waiting for the right moment.
[Michael] Guys, what a match.
[Jerry] Yes, it was.
I gotta agree with you, JBL.
-[JBL] Wow. -[Jerry] That's why Orton
was taking so long.
He knew that Chris Jericho was poised on the top of that rope.
And he was waiting for Jericho when he came down.
[singer] ♪ I have a voice that is my savior ♪
♪ Hates to love and loves to hate ♪
[Jerry] Man.
[Michael] Two of the best that we've ever had in the ring here at WWE
really gave us a treat tonight.
[Jerry] We just witnessed a classic.
[singer] ♪ I hear voices cryin' ♪
♪ I see heroes dyin' ♪
♪ I taste blood that's dryin' ♪
[Jerry] Earlier in the match,
this Codebreaker from Jericho came out of nowhere.
And we thought that did The Viper in.
But somehow, Orton at the last second saved himself.
And then the finish.
And that finished Chris Jericho.
As he flies off that top rope right into the hands,
the waiting arms of The Viper and an RKO.
[singer] ♪ Talk to me ♪
[Michael] John, you said it before.
There are very few that have been better
than the 12-time World Champion,
Randy Orton.
[JBL] And every year, somehow Randy himself continues to get better.
[Michael] An incredible performance by Randy Orton,
and what a performance by Chris Jericho.
Chris Jericho has nothing to be ashamed about tonight.
An absolute awesome match here at Night of Champions.
I'll tell you, guys, what a-- what a privilege
to be able to be involved in that.
That was awesome.
Well, you know, we've got two new champions tonight.
New Tag Team Champions in Gold and Stardust.
New Intercontinental Champion in The Miz.
Will we crown a new Divas Champion
coming up next here at Night of Champions?
We're about to find out because Paige puts her title on the line
in a Triple Threat match against Nikki Bella and AJ Lee.
And right now, I wanna provide a unique look at this match
through the eyes and the words of the Divas Champion, Paige.
[singer] ♪ Who's gonna stop me now? ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And AJ looking for the Black Widow.
Paige countered.
The RamPaige.
-Folks, we got a new champion. -[bell ringing]
I am the WWE Divas Champion.
I've beaten every Diva put in front of me.
Even you, my little bestie, AJ,
I've pinned you twice for this title.
Oh, AJ, frenemy of mine,
how many times do I have to crush your spirits before you realize
you don't have what it takes to beat me?
But don't worry, pumpkin,
you can continue living in the shadow of your bestest friend, me.
But now at Night of Champions, we'll be joined by another Diva.
You are exactly the face of the Divas Division
that I am looking for.
I am officially granting you a match
for the Divas Championship.
[Paige] Congratulations, Nikki.
You really earned this.
Nikki, you had to betray your own hippie sister
to even get a chance at my championship.
[Michael] Oh, my God.
Nikki Bella turned her back on her sister
But, Nikki, this isn't gonna be another episode of Total Divas
'cause at the Night of Champions,
you're gonna get the biggest dose of reality you've ever had.
No one can beat me.
The ring is my home
where I am the best,
where I excel.
At Night of Champions, this isn't gonna be another episode of Jerry Springer.
It's not gonna be a skipping contest.
It will be me walking out as WWE Divas Champion.
This is my title.
Please welcome my guest, Brie Bella.
[crowd cheering]
Thank you, Byron.
Brie, what are your thoughts on tonight's Divas Championship matchup?
Wow. You're actually the first person to ask me that question.
I mean, everywhere I go, the grocery store, the gym,
even walking my dog,
everybody always asks me,
"When is Nikki gonna get what she deserves?"
And I have to bite my tongue.
I mean, I get it, after everything that's happened.
But she's still my sister.
But you wanna know my thoughts about the Triple Threat match tonight?
After the past few weeks,
I can finally say
Nikki should not become the Divas Champion.
I mean, if Nikki becomes the champion tonight,
you think she's self-centered and obnoxious now?
Oh, Byron, you have not seen anything yet.
Trust me.
And I'm not saying I'm rooting for AJ or Paige,
but those two,
they have the opportunity to do the things I haven't had the chance to do yet.
They get to knock my sister down a couple of pegs tonight.
But the thing is, is Nikki,
she's a lot like karma.
They're both a bitch.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, it started as the Women's Championship.
It's now the Divas Champion.
Taking a look at some of the all-time greats
including, King, the greatest of all time, The Fabulous Moolah.
[Jerry] Oh, The Fabulous Moolah, Lita, Trish Stratus,
one of my all-time favorites.
[JBL] They're all your favorite, King.
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] I gotta admit, you're right.
[Lilian] The following is a Triple Threat match,
and it is for the Divas Championship.
["Let's Light It Up" playing]
[singer] ♪ Let's light it up ♪
♪ Light it up, light it up Light it tonight ♪
[Lilian] Introducing the challengers,
first from Union City, New Jersey,
AJ Lee.
[Michael] AJ Lee, a two-time Divas Champion.
AJ, the longest reigning Divas Champion of all time, 295 days
during her first reign as the Divas Champ.
[singer] ♪ Let's light it up Like the night ♪
♪ Like the diamonds As they shine in your eyes ♪
["Let's Light It Up" continue playing]
["You Can Look But You Can't Touch" playing]
[singer] ♪ You can look But you can't touch ♪
[Lilian] Next, from San Diego, California,
Nikki Bella.
-[JBL] Oh, my goodness. -[Michael] And we wanna thank--
we wanna thank all of you for joining us tonight at Night of Champions.
For those of you watching on pay-per-view,
just a reminder, you paid $54.95.
[Jerry] Yeah. You know what, we wanna invite all of you right now
to go to wwe.com and subscribe to the WWE Network.
It's just $9.99 a month.
[Michael] And you get every single pay-per-view.
[JBL] Every single pay-per-view, Hell in a Cell, Survivor Series,
TLC, Royal Rumble.
You get it all for $9.99.
That's a heck of a deal.
All my buddies in Bermuda do that.
The inspector, Coach Calhoun.
[Jerry chuckles] Name-dropping again.
[JBL] Mr. Keith.
[Lilian] And from Norwich, England,
she is the Divas Champion,
Paige.
["Stars in the Night" playing]
[Michael] Remember, Triple Threat rules in this matchup.
First Diva to gain pinfall or submission becomes the champion.
So, that young lady, Paige,
doesn't even have to be involved in the decision to lose the title.
[Jerry] Yeah. Odds are definitely not in her favor this evening.
[Michael] AJ Lee, a very strange relationship with Paige and--
hey, let's make no mistake about it.
The reason Nikki Bella is in this match tonight is--
well, because she provided a favor to Stephanie McMahon
back at SummerSlam when Nikki betrayed her sister, Brie,
to allow Stephanie to win that match.
So, this is sort of a reward for Nikki Bella tonight.
-[Jerry] Sort of? -[JBL] Maybe it's a reward for Nikki
for having to put up with her sister all these years.
[Michael] And it almost sounded like Brie is going to live vicariously
through AJ and Paige here tonight.
We invite you to join us on social media talking about this matchup
using the #DivasTitle.
[singer] ♪ Tear the stars out from the sky ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Darkness falls, I come alive ♪
[Jerry] Sometimes when I talk about Divas, I forget those hashtags.
[Paige speaking indistinctly]
-Hey, hey, hey, hey. -I beat you.
[Michael] Paige has made a--
[Jerry] Whenever I talk about Divas, I forget I'm married.
-Let's go. Ring the bell. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Paige has made no bones about it,
that she doesn't believe Nikki Bella belongs in this match, as has AJ.
You, I beat you.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Nikki, a former Divas Champion as well.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Now they both go after AJ Lee.
-And now AJ-- -[Jerry] A little mistake there.
[Michael] Sends Paige out of the ring.
Wise move. Turns this into a one-on-one matchup at least momentarily.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Michael] And there goes Nikki Bella.
And AJ looking great here
late on the start of the match.
Shoulders down. Is it enough for AJ to win the title?
And a kickout by Nikki.
[Jerry] Oh.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] AJ caught in the grasp of Nikki Bella.
[crowd chanting]
-[Jerry] Whoa. Look at this. -[Michael] And look at this.
Nikki taking control of AJ Lee here.
And again, if Nikki can take out AJ,
she can win the championship with the champion, Paige
not even involved under the Triple Threat rules.
[Jerry] Oh, man. She dropped Nikki Bella.
Nikki's chin right on the top of AJ's head.
-That hurt them both. -[Michael] Oh.
Now, Paige runs into the elbow of Nikki.
How disappointed would Brie be
if her sister Nikki could win the championship right here?
And a kickout by Paige.
[JBL] She's always been jealous of Nikki.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Paige,
a two-time Divas Champion as well.
She won the title over AJ back at SummerSlam.
[Jerry] JBL, you said sometimes when you talk about the Divas--
[Michael] Oh, look at Nikki. Submission maneuver here.
-[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey. -[Michael] This armbar on Nikki Bella.
And is this enough for Nikki to-- for Paige to tap out?
[Jerry] And that arm is--
[JBL] That arm is not supposed to bend that way.
[Jerry] It is hyperextended. Man.
[Michael] Nikki is gonna win the Divas Championship right here
unless Paige can do something to counter.
-And Paige, Nikki on her shoulders… -[Jerry] Which she did.
[Michael] …and Nikki has got to break and kick out.
[Jerry] JBL, you said something when it comes to the Divas,
sometimes you forget that you're married.
Can you imagine if Paige married Sheamus?
Their children would be transparent.
[Michael] Uh-oh, AJ.
-Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
[JBL] Name their kid Casper.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Michael] And Nikki into the barricade.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Smart by AJ.
She's had issues with Paige.
[Jerry] No, she has issues, yeah.
[Michael] She's lost the championship to Paige
a couple of different occasions.
Paige able to counter that Black Widow.
AJ's submission maneuver.
[Jerry] Wait a minute, remember, we're friends.
Sort of.
Is it time-out time?
Time-out time? Are you okay?
[Jerry] I think she's asking AJ
-to kiss her hand again. -[Michael] This is a championship--
-This is a championship-- -[Jerry] Oh.
-[Michael] So much for that. -[Jerry] Is this…
[Michael] And we learned before you don't want to make AJ mad.
-Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Great move by AJ, hooks both legs
and a kickout by Paige at two.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Paige looking to retain her Divas Championship here tonight
at Night of Champions.
King, and Paige is relentless.
[Jerry] She is.
-As AJ -[Michael] So is AJ.
[Jerry] has found out.
I think that's… that's really the thing is that…
-[Michael] And Nikki-- -…they're so competitive.
-They are so similar. -[Michael] Oh, and AJ hung up
on the top rope.
[Jerry] Very nice, Nikki.
[Michael] And now Nikki, looking to win the Divas Championship right here
with a victory over AJ who kicks out at two.
And with Paige out of the picture and AJ hurt,
Nikki Bella could be closing in on the title.
[Jerry] Oh, my God, look at this. Yeah.
[JBL] I'm not sure that's legal, referee.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Cover by Nikki.
And AJ able to kick out. And now
Paige back in.
[Jerry] Nikki just trying to pull the hair out of AJ by the roots. Uh-oh.
-Oh! -[Michael] Nikki hung on momentarily
and then
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Nikki driven off the apron
and Paige turns her attention to her so-called frenemy.
Aw.
[JBL] A place of shelter.
[Jerry] Maybe we can have a group hug over here.
[JBL] Divas in a group hug. That's a little--
Get off me!
[JBL] I don't think I have ever seen that in a championship match before.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Oh!
-I've seen have seen that, though. -[JBL] You have seen that. Yes, I have.
-Why don't you love me? -[Jerry] I felt that before, too.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Paige
[Jerry] Oh.
-[Michael] Headbutt after headbutt. -One
[Michael] Cover on AJ, kick out at two.
[Jerry] Look at Paige really using these kicks.
Oh.
And then another one.
This time to AJ.
[crowd chatter]
-[Michael] What is Paige-- -[Jerry] What is Paige thinking here?
You know what?
It's useless to try to figure what these Divas are gonna do next.
I have no idea what these two are doing.
-Oh, wow. -[Michael] And Nikki blasted Paige
off the apron.
AJ Lee looking to steal one here
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Michael] kick out by Nikki.
[Jerry] Apparently able to get out of that one.
-Whoa. -[Michael] And now Nikki--
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] AJ's face right off her knee.
-One, two. -[Michael] Cover, kick out.
[Jerry] It's that vengeful look on the face of Nikki
that her poor sister Brie has seen very often lately.
Where you at now, Paige, huh?
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] And Nikki just vicious attack here on AJ for the championship!
And another near fall for Nikki Bella.
[Jerry] Well, according to Brie, Nikki is used to getting what she wants.
She's not getting what she wants right now.
Oh!
[Michael] AJ still got fight in her.
AJ second rope.
-Caught by Nikki, though. -[Jerry] Oh, she's caught.
That's right.
It's over.
[Michael] Nikki just said it's over.
-Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Michael] AJ Looking for the Black Widow!
-[Jerry yells] -[Michael] Black Widow!
Black Widow locked in.
-And Paige saving her championship! -[Jerry] Whoa! Oh!
[Michael] Paige has saved her championship.
And now Paige looking to put Nikki away.
Retaining the title, no, kick out at two.
And now looking to put AJ away.
-Hook to the leg and AJ kicks out! -Come on!
[Michael] And now the frustration building for Paige.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[crowd chatter]
[Jerry] Paige depositing AJ up on that top turnbuckle.
[crowd chatter]
[speaks indistinctly]
[JBL] Wow.
[Jerry] Yeah, this is not gonna be-- this is not gonna be pretty.
-Wait, wait, wait, wait. -[Michael] Oh, now, Nikki.
[crowd cheering]
-[JBL] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Whoa!
[Michael] Oh, man!
[Jerry] Good grief.
[JBL] Somebody cover somebody.
We're about to have a new champion.
-[Michael] No kidding! -[JBL] All three Divas are out.
[crowd cheering]
Who's gonna be able to take advantage?
[Jerry] I would have to think that falling all the way from the top-- Oh!
AJ took the worst of that move.
Maybe Paige the second worst.
[crowd chatter]
But they're all three down.
[Michael] Who's gonna take advantage?
Critical moment here in this matchup.
Two!
-[crowd chanting] Let's go, AJ! -Three!
[Jerry] AJ Looking for some--
[Michael] Yeah, she rolls out of harm's way at least for now.
-[Jerry] For now. -Five.
[JBL] But if the pinfall happens in the ring
-[Jerry] Watch it. -[JBL] and she's out of it,
she has no chance of being champion.
-[Michael] Yeah, Nikki-- -[Jerry] Oh!
[JBL] Torture Rack.
-[Michael] Rack Attack, Nikki Bella--oh! -[Jerry] Oh!
[Michael] That could be it!
-Nikki Bella-- -[Jerry] Cover.
[Michael] Here's the cover.
And AJ Lee saving the matchup.
[Jerry] Oh, Nikki didn't see that coming.
Did you just do that?
[grunts]
[Jerry] Ooh.
Huh? You just do that, huh?
You like that?
Huh? You like it?
-You don't do that. -[Jerry] Oh, boy.
-And look-- Oh, man! -[Michael] Oh, man!
[JBL] Oh.
[Michael] Nikki is out.
[Jerry] All the way from the ring to the floor.
[Michael] And now AJ looking to turn her attention to Paige.
Black Widow!
Paige has countered this move on a number of occasions.
Will she do it again?
-AJ with the submission… -[JBL] She's trying.
-Paige is trying. -…maneuver locked in.
What's Paige gonna do?
[JBL] Title is on the line.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] And Paige did it again!
-Well, I thought she did. -[Jerry] No, no, no, no, no, no!
[Michael] But she's got it locked in! She taps out!
-[bell rings] -[Michael] AJ is the champion.
AJ is the new champion.
["Let's Light It up" playing]
[Lilian] Here is your winner by submission
and the new Divas Champion,
AJ Lee!
[Michael] AJ Lee now a three-time Divas Champion.
-[JBL] AJ has her baby back. [laughs] -[singer] ♪ Let's light it up ♪
♪ Like shooting stars are burning Light up the sky ♪
[Michael] What a great matchup here, triple threat for the Divas title.
AJ Lee, a three-time Divas Champ.
[singer] ♪ Let the night ♪
♪ L-Let the diamonds Sh-- Shine in your eyes ♪
[Jerry] Let's go back.
And then this is what took Nikki Bella completely out of the equation.
Slammed down to the floor.
And then AJ was in control.
[bell rings]
[singer] ♪ Feel my temperature reach ♪
♪ Every night's ♪
[Jerry] And we have a new Divas Champion
as she skips around the ring in celebration.
[singer] ♪ Like shooting stars are burnin’ Light up the sky ♪
♪ Let's light it up ♪
♪ Light it up, light it up Light it tonight ♪
♪ Let's light it up ♪
♪ L-Let the night, let the diamonds ♪
♪ Sh-- Shine in your eyes ♪
[Jerry] AJ--
[JBL] I almost feel sorry for Paige. Almost.
[singer] ♪ Let's light it up ♪
[JBL] So much for the frenemies.
[singer] ♪ Let's light it up ♪
[Jerry] Well, Paige asked for a kiss early on.
And all she can do now is kiss her title goodbye.
[singer] ♪ I feel you next to me ♪
♪ Lost in a dream ♪
♪ I feel you holding me ♪
[Michael] Congratulations to AJ Lee.
Well, Night of Champions tonight is live in Music City, USA.
And, of course, the world-famous Tootsies from right across the street here
on Broadway from the Bridgestone Arena.
Some of the all-time country greats have played at Tootsies
as we take a stroll down Broadway now.
But ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
it's our main event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
The Champion Brock Lesnar versus John Cena.
We talked a lot about the domination of Lesnar back in SummerSlam.
Check out these numbers, guys.
The match lasted just over 16 minutes.
John Cena was only on offense for one minute and 16 seconds.
Cena was on the mat, off his feet, for 11 minutes, 32 seconds,
more than two-thirds of the match.
Sixty-nine strikes from Brock Lesnar to John Cena.
Including seven devastating knees to the ribs,
and John much talked about the 16 suplexes…
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[Michael] …from Lesnar to Cena.
[JBL] I have never seen anybody dominated in a championship match
-like Brock Lesnar dominated John Cena. -[Michael] And, of course, the two F-5s.
For more on this, let's check in with our all-star panel
anchored by our own Renee Young.
Hey, guys, I am here with the Night of Champions kickoff panel.
Gentlemen, it is here.
You can just feel that the air is different tonight.
You feel it from the WWE Universe.
You feel it from the Superstars.
This is one of the most anticipated rematches in most recent memory.
How do you see this playing out tonight?
I mean just those numbers alone, you know, looking at those numbers,
I'm going to have to agree with Paul Heyman
and what he said this past Monday on Raw.
To beat a beast, you have to become a beast.
And that's exactly what John Cena is gonna have to become tonight
to beat Brock Lesnar.
He's gonna have to put hustle, loyalty,
and respect aside for the next 30 minutes to an hour.
I completely disagree as far as becoming a beast.
You can't become the devil to beat the devil.
That's a complete misnomer.
John Cena has to rely on what John Cena does best.
Keep his heart, keep his wrestling game,
get a few Attitude Adjustments in, stay on his defense.
Don't five Brock his strengths.
You come at Brock, Brock's gonna turn it against you.
John Cena has gotta stay on his game because that's what John Cena does best.
Let me tell y'all, I saw John Cena last week on Monday night.
He called out Brock Lesnar to a fight.
I wouldn't call it a fight. It was more of a scuffle.
But I saw something in John Cena.
He stayed a lot closer to Brock Lesnar.
[Big Show] He was a different guy.
He tried to take Brock Lesnar down a lot more.
I think that will be the key to John Cena winning tonight, if he can pull it off.
Well, look, if there is any one person left
wondering why this match is so anticipated, here's why.
[dramatic music playing]
[JBL] The most dominating performance in a championship match.
[Michael] It wasn't even close.
-[Justin] And the winner of this match… -[Michael] It was a merciless assault.
[Justin] And new…
[Heyman] …reigning, undisputed…
[Justin] WWE…
[Heyman] …Heavyweight Champion of the World
-"The Beast" -[Justin] Brock…
Brock Lesnar!
I love it when you say that.
[Heyman] Brock Lesnar!
[Michael] An absolutely dominating performance.
[Heyman] Eat, sleep, suplex, repeat.
Suplex, repeat.
Suplex repeat. Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat.
-[Michael] Sixteen suplexes. -[Jerry] Sixteen…
-Cena! -That's it!
[Michael] An F-5 to Cena!
[Heyman] Eat, sleep,
conquer John Cena.
[tense music playing]
[Cena] SummerSlam was an ass-whooping.
That was a 100% beat-down.
But I have my rematch.
I find my resolve.
And at Night of Champions,
I get my redemption!
-[crowd cheering] -[Heyman laughs]
That is your biggest problem.
You live to be John Cena.
Forget this whole concept of hustle, loyalty, and respect.
All you have to do is give in.
To beat a beast,
you have to become
a beast.
[suspenseful music playing]
Hit me!
Hit me, John Cena!
Tap into that hatred and that contempt inside your soul.
No.
[dramatic music playing]
[Heyman] Well, I'll give you credit, Mr. Cena.
You're doing the right thing by walking away.
I mean if I were your mother, I'd be very proud of you.
If my son was born with a pair of testicles.
Become a beast.
["Next Big Thing" playing]
[Jerry] Look at the look on Cena's face.
He's not backing up.
[Michael] Cena's got something to prove and he wants to prove it tonight.
-And here we go! -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Michael] Cena and Lesnar.
And Lesnar, now from behind, dropping Cena on the back of his neck.
-[Jerry] Again? -[Michael] And just like at SummerSlam,
Lesnar establishing dominance.
[Brock] John Cena, Mark my words.
Night of Champions is gonna be your last night
in this universe.
-[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey. -[Michael] Hey, look at Cena.
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Michael] Cena taking the fight to Brock
[tense music playing]
[Jerry] Lesnar having to cover up.
Cena pounding him.
[JBL] This is a different John Cena.
[Jerry] Yeah. This is not shades of SummerSlam.
[Cena] Night of Champions, I'm not just going to beat Brock Lesnar.
I'm going to beat Brock Lesnar's ass.
[crowd chatter]
-["The Time Is Now" playing] -[cheers and applause]
[singer] ♪ Krrr, Amadou ♪
♪ Your time is up, my time is now, now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now, now
♪ It's the franchise, boy I'm shining now, now ♪
[Michael] The question is, how will John Cena respond tonight?
Is what he said over the past four weeks,
does he really believe that, King?
Or are those words just hollow?
[Jerry] Well, I'm just gonna say right now John Cena is here.
But at the end of this match, will I be able to say,
"The champ is here"?
[Michael] And if you do that, King, John Cena will make history tonight.
If he wins the WWE World title,
he'll tie Ric Flair for most world championships in history
with 16.
Cena could do that tonight.
[singer] ♪ I brush your mouth like Colgate ♪
♪ In any weather, I'm never better Your boy is so hot ♪
♪ You'll never catch me In the next man's sweater ♪
♪ And if they hate, let 'em hate I drop their whole clan ♪
♪ Lay your ass down For the three second tan ♪
♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪
[Michael] And Night of Champions is presented by Diet Dew,
the only diet with dew in it.
[singer] ♪ Um, it's gon' be What it's gon' be ♪
[Michael] Capacity crowd here tonight at the Bridgestone in Nashville.
John Cena handing his "Never Give Up" banner
to a lucky young man at ringside.
That's what John Cena's all about.
It's the way he lives his life.
And he's told Paul Heyman on a number of occasions,
"I will not change for you."
"I won't change for anyone."
"What you get is what you get."
[crowd cheering and booing]
[JBL] You can feel the tension building.
-You can cut it with a knife. -[Michael] Wow.
-["Next Big Thing" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Guys, I wanna put something in perspective.
Brock Lesnar has had three matches this year.
He's had three matches in 2014.
At the Royal Rumble,
he completely destroyed The Big Show.
At WrestleMania, he completely destroyed The Undertaker,
ending The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania.
And at SummerSlam, he dominated and demolished John Cena.
Three matches this year, three routes.
[JBL] I would argue the greatest year so far
of any sports entertainer in history.
And you have to wonder will it be Brock Lesnar or John Cena
who will be WWE World Heavyweight Champion
the next time we come your way live on pay-per-view on the WWE Network
at Hell in a Cell, five weeks from tonight in Dallas.
And we invite you to join us on social media
using the #BrockVsCena to discuss this match.
[bell ringing]
[Justin] The following contest set for one fall
is for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[Justin] Introducing first, the challenger
from West Newbury, Massachusetts
weighing 251 pounds,
John Cena.
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd booing]
[Justin] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Paul Heyman.
[crowd cheering]
[Justin] From Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing 286 pounds,
he is the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Brock Lesnar!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The question on everyone's mind, how long will this last?
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[Michael] How dominant will Lesnar be?
And can John Cena somehow sustain offense here tonight?
We're about to have the questions answered.
One of the most anticipated rematches in recent memory.
Cena on your left, Lesnar on your right,
for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
You all set, Brock?
[JBL] Get ready.
Hell's about to be unleashed.
[Michael] Cena, 15-time world champion.
Lesnar, a champion in everything he's tried,
amateur wrestling, WWE, MMA.
[bell ringing]
[Michael] It's electric in Nashville!
-And Brock Lesnar… -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] …goes right at Cena out of the box.
And Lesnar with the shoulders to Cena. And will it be a repeat?
-Will it be a rerun? -[referee counting]
[Michael] Will it be more of the same?
[Jerry] Well, right now from the get-go,
it looks like the route is on, but please don't count Cena out yet.
-[JBL] Wow. -[Michael] Lesnar going for a suplex.
-[Jerry] Oh, no, no, no hang on. -[Michael] Cena looking to block,
Cena trying to block.
Lesnar going for the first suplex of the night.
Cena's holding on and Brock Lesnar releases.
And now John Cena with a clothesline. Lesnar is stunned.
Cena again, knocks Lesnar off his feet.
And John Cena going for the AA.
-Cena with Lesnar up. -[Jerry] He got him up!
[Michael] The AA! AA!
Cena for the title. And Lesnar kicks out.
[JBL] Not even a two-count.
[Jerry] I don't even know if he got a one-count.
[Michael] It doesn't matter. Lesnar's stunned.
Lesnar's hurt.
[JBL] Of John Cena's 15 championships, most of them won with that AA.
[Michael] And now look at this. Going for the Kimura lock.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] It's locked in.
John Cena-- What's Cena gonna do? Is Cena gonna tap out here?
Is Cena gonna tap out to Lesnar?
Lesnar trying to break Cena's arm.
[Jerry] He may break Cena's shoulder.
[Michael] Cena trying to somehow get to the bottom rope and survive here
because, just like that, Lesnar locked it in
and Cena forces the break.
[JBL] I don't care how tough you are, I don't care how you never give up,
that can break your arm.
[Michael] Lesnar's got a five-count. He used almost all of it.
-And now… -[Jerry] Oh.
…knee to the middle section.
[JBL] Those vicious knees that we talked about earlier.
[Michael] Listen to this place.
[JBL] This is the big-fight feel.
This is what you live for.
[Michael] Cena with a flurry in the beginning of the match.
And now Lesnar looks to buckle down.
Knee again to the ribs of Cena.
We don't even know, guys, if Cena's completely recuperated
from the butt-whooping he got at SummerSlam.
[Jerry] Yeah, but I'll tell you one thing.
We've almost already seen more offense from Cena tonight
than we saw at SummerSlam.
[Michael] Yeah. But it may not matter
because now The Beast is again in control.
[crowd chatter]
-[Michael] Brock Lesnar is scary. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] And now going for the German suplex.
-[Jerry] Oh, no! -[Michael] And there it is.
Suplex to Cena number one.
Sixteen of those at SummerSlam.
[JBL] Brock Lesnar is a scary man.
[Michael] John, I said-- Oh, look at Cena. Cena fighting back.
Brock Lesnar stunned again. He wasn't expecting Cena.
And now right back to the arm is Cena.
Cena wrapped in the ropes, gonna force a break here.
But Lesnar has got a five-count.
I think Lesnar is so quick
attacking from any direction.
[Jerry] And he's merciless.
-Oh. -[Michael] He is a machine.
[Jerry] Especially when it comes to John Cena.
[Michael] I'll tell you what, I was scared half to death in our interview last week,
sitting a few feet away from this man, looking at this man in the eyes,
seeing the intensity, the passion,
the emotion that Brock Lesnar brings to the table.
[JBL] Cena would like to be locked--
to tie Ric Flair for the most number of championships.
[Michael] Again now, Brock Lesnar looking to get Cena to tap out
and break the arm in the process.
Lesnar is so devastating with this move.
Cena again makes it to the bottom rope.
[JBL] Right now, Cena doesn't even look like he wants to survive.
[Jerry] You gotta get out of there, John.
[Michael] And how frustrating for Cena, guys.
Every time he tries to mount a little bit of offense,
Brock Lesnar's right there to turn it around.
[JBL] Brock Lesnar is just dangerous.
[Michael] And notice Lesnar didn't even do this at SummerSlam.
He didn't even go for a submission move.
He didn't even try to injure the arm of Cena.
-Completely changing strategy tonight. -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Michael] And Cena fighting back with the right hand.
Cena now, again, like you guys said, more offense than we saw last month.
Lesnar ducks underneath.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Michael] Another suplex to Cena.
[JBL] My God. Look at his head.
[Michael] And again, Cena with a flurry, flushed out by Lesnar.
Cover on Cena who gets the shoulder up.
[Jerry] Yeah. And just two of those devastating suplexes--
think we're gonna see the second one over here.
-[Michael] Oh, my God. Did you see-- -[Jerry] That would ordinarily be enough
to beat any superstar right there.
[JBL] Folding him up like an accordion.
[Michael] Yeah. His neck folding under, his head hitting hard.
Cena's still trying to get some blood flowing back to the left arm
focused on by Lesnar tonight.
And Brock Lesnar again targeting the arm of Cena.
-Great strategy. -[JBL] The damage
-to the neck of John Cena… -[Michael] Another suplex.
…will become apparent.
[Michael] Lesnar not releasing.
-Lesnar again. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Gonna go for a third, perhaps, to Cena.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] Triple verticals by Lesnar.
Cover.
-[JBL] Float over. -Hey, John, what do you say now?
[Michael] Shoulders are not down.
Watch this devastating suplex, King.
-[Lesnar shouting] -[Jerry] He just folds John Cena.
Watch the back of John's head.
-Oh, my. -[Michael] Man, he is--
Guys, think about what type of man John Cena is.
The fact that he's still going in this match
after getting dropped on his head like that.
[JBL] Yeah. You have to wonder about his health at some point.
John Cena is not gonna give up, we know that.
You call it stubborn, you call it tough,
it's one of the reasons people love him so much.
But for his own sake,
that referee at some point may have to step into this match
if what we saw at SummerSlam starts happening here tonight
because you know Cena's not going to give up.
[Michael] Yeah. Referee Chad Patton with a--
with a huge weight on his shoulder tonight.
[Jerry] I think the referee is cognizant of that fact.
[Michael] And Lesnar again rolling Cena up, hooks the leg.
Cena tried to make it to the rope.
[JBL] And not only do you know Cena's not going to give up,
you know Brock Lesnar is not gonna let up.
Brock Lesnar wants to torture John Cena.
[Jerry] You know, you're speaking to the fact about John Cena not giving up.
There's been two opportunities
that John could have gone under that bottom rope out to the floor
and bought himself a little time, time to rest for a second.
But he didn't do it.
He rolled back into the ring and back into this onslaught.
[Michael] John, we followed Brock Lesnar's career now
for the better part of a decade.
I don't think I've ever seen Lesnar as dominating as he's been this year.
The best shape of his life, the most physical he's ever been.
The man has been a machine. He's been a monster.
[Jerry] Oh!
[JBL] He's done everything he's wanted his entire life.
[Michael] And Cena, right hands to the face of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar trying to cover up.
Cena on offense again.
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Michael] Lesnar's stunned.
-[Jerry] Cena's rocking him. -[Michael] Lesnar's stunned,
Lesnar's back against the rope.
Lesnar in trouble here.
[Jerry] Oh, look at the strength. Look at this power of Lesnar.
[Michael] Oh, and again just cleaning Cena's clock.
[Jerry] Good grief.
[crowd chatter]
-[Jerry] Man. -[JBL] Brock Lesnar took up MMA.
In his third UFC fight,
defeated legendary Randy Couture for the heavyweight title.
UFC 116, he united--
became the united, undisputed heavyweight champion against Shane Carwin.
[Jerry] Guys, watch the force of this impact.
Oh, man.
[JBL] He's a four-time all-American in college.
[Michael] And now The Beast is just stalking his prey.
Cena trying to do what he can to get Lesnar off his feet.
And Lesnar is just toying with Cena.
[Jerry] Yeah. He's toying with him, you're right.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] This has just been a, again, a relentless beat-down.
Back to the arm Lesnar injured earlier.
Cena wisely continues to get to the ropes.
Lesnar using the full-- nearly the full five again.
[Jerry] You know, Michael, this has been pretty much exactly what,
unfortunately, what Lesnar said it was gonna be.
[Michael] And Cena has done what he can.
I mean, he's had more offense tonight, he's done what he could,
but Brock Lesnar just shuts him down at every turn.
And we're talking about a man in Cena that's a 15-time world champion.
-[Jerry] Oh, no! -[Michael] What a throw by Lesnar.
[JBL] That is just God-given strength.
[Michael] This is a clinic.
-Lesnar, cover. Cena gets the shoulder up. -One, two…
And Lesnar into the cover again,
almost saying, "Just stay down, John. Just stay down."
[Jerry] That strength you talk about, JBL…
-[JBL] Wow. -[Jerry] Oh.
[JBL] It's not like Cena has lost a step. We're talking about the best champion…
-[Jerry] Yeah. -…for sure, of our generation.
We're just talking about Brock Lesnar who is on a complete different level
than, I think, anybody else on the planet.
[Michael] John Cena hasn't lost a step.
[JBL] Brock Lesnar is a perfect fighting machine.
[Michael] And Cena with the right hand, again, exploding out of the corner.
-Trying to drive Lesnar back. -[Jerry] Did he catch him?
-Did Cena catch him good… -[Michael] I think he did.
…with that first right hand?
[Michael] I thought Cena caught him on the chin. And now…
[Jerry] Looks like Lesnar trying to hang on here.
[Michael] Yeah. But Lesnar's got Cena right back in position.
You notice how Lesnar,
the way he positions his body, quickly moves around.
One step puts Cena back in the corner and Lesnar on offense.
Just one step.
-[crowd chatter] -[speaks indistinctly]
[Jerry] Let's go back here and look.
Guys, I think Cena got him right there with those forearms.
I think that first one jacked the jaw of Lesnar.
[Michael] Oh, but look at Cena again just punished by Lesnar.
And Lesnar just stalking John Cena.
Watch it. Knees to the back.
[JBL] That will break a rib.
[crowd] Let's go, Cena!
Cena sucks!
Let's go, Cena!
Cena sucks!
[Michael] I just don't know what else John Cena can do.
We saw John Cena dominate people just a couple of weeks ago
on the road to Night of Champions, but Brock Lesnar isn't just any superstar.
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Michael] Cena again with the elbow. John Cena.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Michael] "Never give up."
-That's the mantra he lives by. -[Jerry] Whoa! Whoa!
He's got Lesnar reeling here.
[Michael] Cena trying to get Lesnar off his feet.
Lesnar, again, stunned. Again, back on the ropes.
Cena on the attack.
[Jerry] Cena gotta be careful not to punch himself out here.
Has he got the strength left…
-[Michael] He's trying to go for-- -…to lift him? No!
[Michael] And again Brock Lesnar from behind.
Cena went for the AA. Again, Lesnar just dropped down underneath,
delivered the suplex again.
[Jerry] There's no doubt Cena caught him right there.
Look at that. Now watch his back elbow.
-Yes. -[Michael] Cena's doing everything he can.
He's throwing rights, lefts, elbows.
But Cena would go for the AA
and Lesnar then would counter with that suplex.
And Lesnar's been busted open.
It could have been the elbow from Cena earlier.
[Jerry] He's got a bloody nose, that's for sure.
[JBL] I'm not sure it matters, but I don't think I want
-[Michael] And look at-- -…the anger of Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] Guys, did you see the… Look at the welt,
-left-kidney area of John Cena… -[Jerry] Oh, yeah.
…that's developed, no doubt, from the knees of Lesnar.
Look at that bruise.
That's the bruise we're talking about, right there, from the knees of Lesnar.
[JBL] Right in that spot just below the ribs.
[Jerry] Oh, guys.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Brock Lesnar--
[JBL] Very different.
[Michael] Yeah. Bare knuckle now.
The gloves are off. Brock Lesnar, bare knuckle.
And Lesnar driving Cena into the far turnbuckle again.
And The Beast Incarnate.
-[Jerry] Oh. -Brock, back it up. Come on now.
[Jerry] I mean, Cena, gosh… It looks like-- it looks like there--
[Michael] Oh, Cena! Cena has got him!
AA! Cena!
-[JBL] Can he do it again? -[Michael] For the title! For the title!
Lesnar at two.
Was that the last gasp for John Cena?
-We said, guys-- -[Jerry] That had an effect on--
That had an effect on Lesnar.
[Michael] And we did say, guys, that it might take a miracle tonight
for Cena to pull it off.
Was this the start of a miracle?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Or was that his last hope?
[Jerry] It could have been the last gasp. But as you say, JBL.
But it may be the start of a downhill slide for Lesnar
if Cena gets-- Oh, no!
[Michael] Oh, no. Brock Lesnar going for the F-5.
John Cena, though, from behind. Takes the leg.
-Cena, STF! -[Jerry] Whoa!
-[Michael] STF! -[Jerry] Whoa!
[Michael] Is Lesnar gonna tap? Is Lesnar gonna tap?
Is the champ gonna tap?
Lesnar trying to counter.
Trying to fight out of this, create separation.
-[Jerry] Oh, and he's done it. -[Michael] Lesnar counters.
And Lesnar, right back into it again. The Kimura again.
Is he going to break the arm of Cena?
[Jerry] John's gonna have to get to those ropes once again to save himself.
[Michael] He's done it to some of the greats.
Is it going to be Cena next? Is Cena going to tap out?
And see how Lesnar's positioned himself this time…
-[Jerry] Yeah. -…between the ropes and Cena?
-Not allowing Cena to get there. -[Jerry] Cena is in trouble.
He's in trouble now, big trouble.
[Michael] Cena, we said he's not gonna tap out, but he could fade.
But Cena hanging on here, trying to somehow hang on.
What's John Cena gonna be able to do.
John Cena, is he gonna be able to power out of this?
-[Jerry] Are you kidding me? -[Michael] Oh, my God.
-[JBL] Look at the strength. -[Michael] The strength of Cena.
-The power of Cena. -[JBL] Look at the strength.
[Michael] John Cena, trying to power out.
But Brock's still got it locked in, guys.
Brock still has the Kimura locked in.
John Cena trying to break the hold.
[Jerry] Guys, as much as we talk about the strength of Lesnar,
don't underestimate the strength of John Cena.
[Michael] And John Cena gets him up
-for a third AA. -[Jerry] Oh, he does it again!
[Michael] For the third time in this match.
-[Jerry] He's done it again! -[Michael] The Attitude Adjustment
for the championship!
-Now he's gonna go for the STF. -[Jerry] Yes.
[Michael] He wants to make Lesnar tap out.
He wants to make Lesnar tap out.
[JBL] Cena has hit him with his very best.
Is it enough?
[Michael] Brock trying to make it to the rope.
Will the champion tap out or will he force the break?
Critical moment in the matchup.
-And Cena gonna drag his carcass… -[Jerry] Whoa.
…back to the middle of the ring.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Again, what's Lesnar gonna do?
Heyman screaming at Lesnar from ringside!
Lesnar trying to drag himself to the rope!
[Heyman] Come on, Brock!
-[Jerry yells] -[Michael] Lesnar with the rope.
[JBL] Oh, no, no, no. He's on the ropes.
[Michael] And Cena pulls him back to the middle of the ring again.
Locks him in again for a third time.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The Beast in trouble.
-[JBL] Brock won't tap out. -[Michael] The Beast is in trouble.
[JBL] Can you imagine with John Cena and you have hit him with your best?
Your best submission, your best move.
[Michael] For the fourth time.
Four AAs! Four AAs!
-[Jerry] Hey! -[Michael] Oh, my God!
-Seth Rollins! -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Mr. Money in the Bank!
What the hell?
[crowd booing]
[JBL] Well, we'll never know if Brock was gonna tap out,
if Cena had him beat.
[Michael] Yeah. But more importantly, that's Mr. Money in the Bank.
-That's Mr. Money in the Bank… -[Jerry] Whoa.
…and he has taken out Cena!
What the hell is Rollins gonna do?
Is Rollins gonna cash in?
[JBL] This is his opportunity.
[Michael] Lesnar suffered four AAs.
He was in the STF for a long time.
Is Rollins gonna do it here?
[JBL] We are about to see a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion
and it's not going to be John Cena.
-It's gonna be Seth Rollins! -[Michael] Rollins better do it quick
because Lesnar's making it back to his feet.
-Curb Stomp! -[Jerry] Whoa!
[Michael] Now, guys, the match hasn't started.
Rollins hasn't cashed in yet.
But the Curb Stomp to Lesnar.
Cash it in! I'm cashing in!
-[Michael] Listen to him. -[Jerry] He said he's cashing in.
I'm cashing in on Brock Lesnar right now!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, my God. Rollins is gonna cash in.
Seth Rollins is cashing in his Money in the Bank contract.
[Michael] Seth Rollins has got to take advantage now.
Lesnar's out. Seth Rollins has got to take advantage now.
And now John Cena, John Cena.
Cena going after Rollins!
Guys-- And Cena and Rollins, I don't think the bell rang.
-Did the bell ring to start this thing? -[Jerry] I don't know. I don't know.
[Michael] I don't know if the bell rang to start this.
-[JBL] The bell never rang. -[Michael] So Rollins never cashed in.
Rollins never cashed in. But this match is over.
-[Jerry] Wait a minute, wait a minute. -[JBL] I think Seth Rollins
-[Jerry] Look out, John! -…may have cost John Cena the title.
[Michael] And now Brock Lesnar.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] The F5.
-Vicious F5. -[JBL] Brock Lesnar is inhuman.
We have seen several F5s.
He sat there in that STF for a good part of five minutes.
He got Curb Stomped and this beast is still on his feet.
[Michael] Guys, let's reset, though.
Was Brock Lesnar going to tap out to John Cena?
[Jerry] I say yes.
[crowd cheering, booing]
-[Michael] What-- -[Justin] Ladies and gentlemen,
the winner of the match as a result of a disqualification,
John Cena!
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] I think Seth Rollins cost John Cena the championship.
-[Michael] I agree. -[JBL] The point here is,
look at this, that guy is not human.
That is not human.
[Jerry] He's not human, but he's still the world champion.
[Michael] Guys, let's just-- we need to reset for just a moment.
[Justin] However, still your WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Brock Lesnar!
[Michael] Guys, we need to reset everything that happened
for just a moment.
John Cena may have been closing in on the WWE World title.
He had the STF on Lesnar. Was Brock gonna tap out?
We'll never know because Seth Rollins came in
and he knocked out Cena with the briefcase.
Rollins told the official that he was going to cash in
his Money in the Bank contract.
He delivered a Curb Stomp to Lesnar.
And just right before the matchup started, the bell never rang.
John Cena attacked Seth Rollins.
-The cash-in never happened. -[Jerry] What?
[JBL] All I can say is we saw a different John Cena tonight,
we saw a different match than SummerSlam.
And I'm not saying Brock Lesnar would have tapped out,
but there was a good chance. He was about to.
[Jerry] All right. Let's take a look one more time.
[Michael] This is what we were talking about, King.
Cena would deliver the AA here
after he had Lesnar for a long time in that STF.
-[Jerry] I don't care about a tap-out. -[bell ringing]
[Jerry] I think Cena would have counted Lesnar out,
I think it would've been one, two, three.
[Michael] And then Seth Rollins with the briefcase to John Cena.
And now he would hit a Curb Stomp on Brock Lesnar.
At this point, Rollins would tell the official
that he was cashing in his contract.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Seth Rollins is cashing in his Money in the Bank contract.
[Jerry] Well, I'm gonna tell you this. I think Seth Rollins, at this point,
after that Curb Stomp, would have won the title.
[Michael] Yeah. But remember, King, the referee never called for the bell.
John Cena got involved before the bell ever rang
so the cash-in never happened.
Seth Rollins is still Mr. Money in the Bank.
Cena wins via disqualification.
Brock Lesnar is still the champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And then Brock Lesnar
with an exclamation-point F5.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Can I go back to the first question?
After the fourth Attitude Adjustment in this match,
was Brock Lesnar going to lose to John Cena?
[JBL] Well, look, we saw a different John Cena,
we saw a different fight, but Brock Lesnar would not tap out.
John Cena had to try something different.
He hit the AA. We'll never know if he had him,
could have beat him because of Seth Rollins.
We just know this.
The Beast Incarnate is still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us tonight
from Nashville on pay-per-view on the WWE Network for Night of Champions!
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