[dramatic music playing]
[narrator] From inside a son,
burns a fury,
driven by the anger,
haunted by the images.
On this night,
the Legend Killer becomes the hunted.
[Shane] I want some payback and I'm gonna get it.
[narrator] As the son becomes avenger.
[JBL] I hired you to get me to WrestleMania as World Champion.
You failed me.
And I have in mind right now to release you from your contract,
is that what you want?
What I want is to kick your teeth down your throat.
I'll make you a proposal. You versus me at No Way Out.
If you beat me, I will pay you everything I owe you
but if I win, I own The Heartbreak Kid, I own Shawn Michaels,
and you work for me
for the rest of your life.
How about you bring your wife
because I want your wife to witness firsthand
what a broken, battered old man
her husband has become.
It's all or nothing.
[narrator] The most brutal structure ever created
holds the fate of two champions.
[grunts] John Cena will defend his World Heavyweight Championship.
Edge will defend his WWE Championship.
Both are in for the fight of their lives.
[Jerry] John Cena, The Champ now, but will he remain the champion?
[Ross] There may be, literally, no way out for the WWE Champion.
[narrator] For these men,
the Road to WrestleMania
goes through No Way Out.
WWE No Way Out.
["Hunt You Down" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Well, oh, yeah Here we go again ♪
♪ Looks like we're on the floor again ♪
♪ Hell, yeah, here we go again… ♪
[Ross] Tonight, the Road to WrestleMania continues.
We're in the sold-out KeyArena in Seattle, Washington
as tonight, championships, careers, and legacies
will be at stake at No Way Out.
-["Rest In Peace" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Justin] This is the WWE Championship
Elimination Chamber Match.
Introducing the participants first, from Death Valley,
weighing 299 pounds,
The Undertaker.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] There will be nay no man better suited for the Elimination Chamber
than The Demon of Death Valley.
Especially when one considers that the Elimination Chamber itself
is an enigmatic structure with a diabolical personality.
[Tazz] Well, we heard The Undertaker this past Friday on SmackDown.
He said there will be pain and suffering
inside the Elimination Chamber
and, uh… I believe him.
[Ross] The Undertaker has competed in one Elimination Chamber
that last year and he won it.
The Undertaker taking his place in the Lexan pod.
Four members of this match will be locked away
in their respective chambers
while two superstars will start the match.
-["Big" playing] -♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
♪ It's a big bad show tonight ♪
♪ Oh baby, come on… ♪
[Justin] Introducing next, standing at seven feet tall,
weighing 441 pounds,
the Big Show.
So as we said, there'll be four men in their respective pods
and then two men will start and every five minutes at random,
another man will then enter the contest.
The match continues, it can only be won by pin or submission
and will continue until five men have been eliminated,
only one survives,
that man will be the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] Eyeing The Undertaker is the Big Show.
[Ross] Big Show the only man in history
to be the World Heavyweight, the WWE, and the ECW Champion,
looking to dominate here tonight
in this enclosure of infamy.
[Tazz] Just the pure mass and the colossal size of the Big Show,
in my opinion, has to make him a favorite in this match.
[Ross] A mountainous man at seven feet, 441.
-["Pain" playing] -[singer singing in Russian]
[Justin, in English] Approaching the ring from Moscow,
weighing 302 pounds,
Vladimir Kozlov.
[Tazz] Well, the only undefeated competitor in singles competition
is Vladimir Kozlov.
Intimidating, nasty,
pure aggressive individual.
[Ross] The Moscow Mauler is not intimidated
by the individuals competing in this match for the WWE title,
nor is Kozlov intimidated by this satanic structure.
[Tazz] Well, the merciless and barbaric surroundings around Kozlov
kind of seems as if Kozlov's at home.
[crowd jeering]
[Ross] Two and a half miles of steel chain intertwined.
[Tazz] Well, you get the feeling
that Vladimir Kozlov is accustomed to being confined.
["The Game" playing]
♪ Time to play the game… ♪
[Ross] It is indeed time to play a game tonight.
[Justin] From Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing 255 pounds,
Triple H.
♪ All about control And if you can take it ♪
♪ All about your debt And if you can pay it… ♪
[Ross] The 12-time champion
is a three-time winner inside the Elimination Chamber,
the most of anyone in this contest.
[Tazz] We heard Triple H say on SmackDown
that every man dreads the Elimination Chamber.
The Game said he likes the pain
and he will revel in the moment.
[scoffs] Better him than me, I--
I thank God I never had to compete in one of these chamber matches.
♪ Don't you forget That the price you can pay ♪
♪ 'Cause I am the game And I want to play ♪
[Ross] There's no doubt that Triple H has well-earned his name
The Cerebral Assassin,
but when it comes to physicality,
pure physicality,
this man is Neanderthal-like.
♪ Time to play the game ♪
[Ross] The Game has come to No Way Out…
[Tazz] Whoa. Whoa. Oh!
[Ross] …to be a destroyer
and to leave the WWE Champion,
play some mind games… [scoffs]
…on the World's Largest Athlete.
[Tazz] I think Triple H, uh, has enraged the Big Show.
You gotta-- In my opinion, you gotta respect
the confidence and poise that Triple H just showed
as he entered the Elimination Chamber.
[crowd chattering excitedly]
[Ross] This Lexan-encased pod being padlocked shut.
Locked shut.
[Tazz] And as you pointed out, J.R., two men will start this match
and every five minutes, a superstar will randomly be released into the match.
["No More Words" playing]
[Justin] From Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing 225 pounds,
Jeff Hardy.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy who won the WWE title in December at Armageddon,
lost it in January at the Royal Rumble,
thanks to his brother Matt,
is getting his quote, unquote, "rematch"
out of the generosity of the heart
of the SmackDown general manager, Vickie Guerrero
who is also married to the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] And I think what you're alluding to is some have said that,
well, it could be slightly unfair on Vickie Guerrero's part
to give Jeff Hardy his rematch inside an Elimination Chamber.
Sure Jeff Hardy would have preferred one-on-one.
["Metalingus" playing]
[audience booing]
♪ On this day I see clearly… ♪
[Justin] From Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
weighing 241 pounds, he is the current WWE Champion,
the "Rated-R Superstar"
Edge.
[Tazz] Well, the WWE Champion Edge was forced to defend his championship,
and claims he's not 100%.
He'd suffered a neck injury by The Undertaker.
[Ross] As a result of a Tombstone Piledriver.
He's bemoaning that fact
a couple of days ago on Friday Night SmackDown.
Nonetheless, it will be Edge and Jeff Hardy starting it out
in this Elimination Chamber match for the WWE title.
Remember, a third man will join
at random.
That is, unless, there's a pin or submission
before that five-minute interval expires.
[Tazz] Well, J.R., you know, let me help you out of here.
Two guys start and if they last the five minutes,
then the third-- the third or fourth,
you know, competitor would come in after that.
[Ross] Thank you.
♪ …To change my ways ♪
[Ross] Well, even though Jeff Hardy would love to have the one-on-one opportunity,
as Tazz pointed out, at least, for five minutes,
he gets one-on-one with Edge,
-the reigning WWE Champion. -[bell ringing]
And what are the chances of Edge retaining his title tonight,
especially as we see Jeff Hardy start out quickly?
[Tazz] Not good. Edge's chances are not good.
[Tazz exclaims]
[Ross] Jeff Hardy has dictated
and initiated a very quick pace in this contest.
[Tazz] Jeff Hardy gives his utmost in every--
oh, single match he is in.
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
[Ross] Superstars are eliminated, again, by pin or submission only.
-[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Ross] And there's a cover.
And they must take place inside the ring.
[Tazz] Early goings of the match, Edge gets the upper hand
on Jeff Hardy.
[Ross] So, you see that steel on the outside of the ring apron?
Pins and submissions can only take place
and count inside the ring itself.
-[Tazz] Inside the ropes. -Let him go. Get goin'.
-Watch out! -[groans]
[Ross] Edge looking to put Hardy away.
Easier said than done.
[Tazz] We see Big Show smirking at Edge.
And we heard Big Show tell Edge this Friday on SmackDown,
"You will not walk out of the Elimination Chamber this Sunday."
Or at least, if he does, it could be with the championship.
[Ross] Edge in certainly a precarious position
to walk in this match as WWE Champion.
One would think it would be somewhat miraculous for him to leave sane.
[mimics Big Show's battle cry]
[crowd booing]
[Tazz] I think the mathematical odds alone
for any champion are against-- Edge or-- or like I said, any champion.
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
Seattle!
[Tazz] Jeff Hardy here. Oh!
[Ross] The unique enigma… [chuckles]
…scoring with that low dropkick,
again seizing the momentum.
[Tazz] Here we go-- Oh!
[Ross] Hardy thinking Twist of Fate.
Edge thinking Edgecution.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Ross] And there's the Twist.
And what will Edge's fate be?
Hardy not going for the cover.
[Tazz] Well, the Hardy is going where Hardy is comfortable.
[exclaims]
[Ross] And Jeff Hardy took one chance perhaps
too many in that exchange.
[Tazz] Jeff Hardy, well-documented,
gives maximum effort every single time
he's in between the ropes.
Sometimes he crashes and burns.
-[Ross] Edge looking to spear. -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Ross] Inside cradle counter. -[Tazz] Nice. Oh!
[Ross] Jeff Hardy beats Edge.
-[Tazz laughing] -[Ross] Edge is eliminated.
And do you know what that means?
We're guaranteed to see
a new WWE Champion crowned here tonight.
The reigning champion has been eliminated.
[Tazz] I cannot believe this.
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy
[Tazz] Shocking moment.
Edge going for the spear
and then outstanding counter by Jeff Hardy.
[Ross] Edge's own momentum took him into the inside cradle.
Edge hitting the showers early.
And he's gotta be realizing that
his WWE Championship,
his seventh title reign is now a memory.
[Edge] No!
No.
No. No.
It was three. Let's go. We all seen it.
[Tazz] I never in a million years would have thought this would have happened.
Go.
[crowd] …six, five, four, three, two, one.
[tense music playing]
[Ross] We're about to find out Jeff Hardy's adversary
in this next five-minute period.
[buzzer blaring]
[crowd booing]
[Ross] The undefeated "Moscow Mauler", Vladimir Kozlov…
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Ross] …competing in his first Elimination Chamber,
looking to survive five eliminations
and become the champion.
[Tazz] You could just imagine the amount of pent-up rage
Kozlov has had just waiting
in that chamber.
[Ross] Actually Kozlov's only gotta… I say "only",
Kozlov's gotta survive four eliminations.
[Tazz] Oh, the battering ram. Oh, man.
[Ross] Right to the sternum was that well-placed battering ram.
[Tazz] To your point-- your point, J.R., what you said earlier,
now we are guaranteed to see a new champion.
How exciting is that?
[Ross] It's more exciting than this battering ram
that drove the air out of Hardy.
And now Jeff Hardy bouncing back and forth from the--
those steel chains that are looped together.
[man] No more!
[Ross] These men are out in a steel base.
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, ooh!
[Ross] And Kozlov completely overpowering…
[screaming]
[Ross] …and attempting to disable the strange enigma Jeff Hardy.
[Tazz] Look at the intensity in the Moscow Mauler.
Oh!
[Ross] Kozlov knows he can only win by pin or submission inside the ring.
Inside the ropes to be more specific.
-[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Ross] A cover.
Hardy, resilient.
[grunting]
[Ross] And now paying for his resilience
at the hands of the-- this powerhouse
who's trained in several forms of physical combat.
A man who has never lost in one-on-one competition.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Tazz] Look at the pure strength, substantial power of Kozlov.
[both grunting]
[Ross] Battering ram head right to the kidneys.
[Tazz] A unique offense.
-[Ross] Straightforward. -[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] It's hard to make a mistake when that's your primary offensive weapon.
[Tazz] Vladimir Kozlov just toying with Jeff Hardy.
Whoa.
[Ross] One of the great traits of Kozlov is his focus.
[Tazz] Well, yeah, he's just-- Kozlov very intense and--
[Ross] No wasted motion.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] And again a near-fall.
Second time Kozlov has been within a second
of eliminating Jeff Hardy.
[Tazz] Well, as you pointed out, the resiliency, J.R., of Jeff Hardy.
Oh!
All heart, all toughness.
-[Ross] Backbreaker, cover. -One, two…
[Ross] And another kick-out.
Well, a close one.
[Tazz] Oh.
Now you see Kozlov going to what he knows best,
ground control, wrestling.
A waistlock.
Excruciating on your-- to your breathing.
It's very difficult to breathe.
When that powerhouse is just squeezing your stomach.
The pure power of Vladimir. Oh.
[Ross] Amazing strength by this Russian powerhouse
who has grounded the high-flying Jeff Hardy,
the strange enigma, in an insane environment,
with a rush of adrenaline,
fighting back into this contest.
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] Not for that long.
And Kozlov drives the elbow again to the sternum.
[Tazz] Well, if you-- if you have the ability
of eliminating Jeff Hardy's energy,
you know, you have the upper hand on him obviously,
and that's what Kozlov has done here.
[Vladimir screaming]
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] Hardy out the backside.
Finally gets some aerial offense in.
[Tazz] Uh-oh, uh-oh. Oh.
[Ross] And both feet to the face of Vladimir Kozlov.
Hardy buying himself some time now to regroup, if you will.
[Tazz] I feel the ingredient for Jeff Hardy's success,
he executes every move like it's his last-- Wait. A cover!
[Ross] Here we go. Another near-fall.
A bruising match in this bedlam environment.
Whisper in the Wind by Hardy
with under ten seconds till we find out who our fourth entrant will be.
Hardy and Kozlov survive the five-minute period.
Who will join them?
[Tazz] Either way, it's not gonna be good.
[buzzer buzzes]
[Ross] And the man with the size 18, 6E boots
who covers the ground he walks on, as has been said,
steps over Kozlov to get to the smaller of the two adversaries, Jeff Hardy.
And look at these debilitating body punches.
[Tazz] Oh.
Just an insane biel,
a humungous biel by the Big Show,
a humungous human.
Oh God.
[Ross] There's that big boot.
Eighteen, 6E.
[Tazz] Always been a bully, the Big Show,
and bullying Jeff Hardy right now.
[Ross] Big Show with that 16-inch fist,
and he knows how to use them.
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy! Hardy
-[Ross] Right into Kozlov. -[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] Now look at this synergy.
-[Tazz] It is every man for himself but-- -[Ross] An evil synergy.
[Tazz] Battering rams.
[Ross] Again, to the sternum of Jeff Hardy.
Big Show may be smiling at Kozlov,
but somewhere, sometime,
we know Kozlov and the Big Show
are gonna cross paths in this very match.
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] Thunderous right hand.
[Tazz] Just an uppercut that no one can compete with.
Body blows by the Big Show now.
[Ross] And now the knees of Kozlov.
Malignant rights, malignant knees,
all to the torso of Jeff Hardy.
And it's as if one big man is looking to outdo the other
and using Jeff Hardy as their pawn.
[Tazz] Well, it's pretty obvious to see that one man is trying to outdo the other.
Kozlov saying, "See what I could do to Jeff,"
and then you see Big Show saying, "Well, look what I could do to Jeff."
[Ross] And what they both should be trying to do is to pin Jeff.
Remember, five men must be eliminated in this match
to win the WWE title.
The WWE Champion has already been eliminated thanks to Jeff Hardy.
[Tazz] Well, it could be a little risky, J.R., to go for a pin
because if you go to-- if you got to pin Jeff then you--
if Kozlov goes to pin Jeff,
then the Big Show, you see-- you're vulnerable.
[Ross] I understand that but does it get any better?
You got The Undertaker and The Game still waiting to enter this contest.
I like my odds at three as opposed to five.
[Tazz] Well, maybe somebody else can do your dirty work, J.R.
Nothing wrong with that.
[Ross] Jeff Hardy showing that heart and the spirit
and the will to be WWE Champion once again.
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] Is it just too little too late
in this particular matchup?
[Tazz] Jeff Hardy all intestinal fortitude,
but that's just in harm's way here big time.
[Ross] Big Show not willing to leave his feet.
[Tazz] See the heart of Jeff Hardy,
trying to mount some shot-- some sort of momentum.
[Ross] How can you not love the spirit of young Jeff Hardy?
And now the Big Show and Kozlov--
[Tazz] Hey, I'm looking forward to these two big bulls
locking up here myself, J.R., I tell you.
[Ross] I think this psychotic structure
that they're competing in would like it as well.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[grunting]
[Tazz] It's almost as if this Elimination Chamber
has its own personality, the way you're talking, J.R..
[Ross] It's a ten-ton solid steel bully.
-Oh, yeah. -[Tazz laughs]
[Ross] From one bully to another.
[Tazz] Well as you said, it was a matter of time.
[Ross] Kozlov taking a 441-pound super heavyweight down
with the battering ram.
[Tazz] Go time.
[Ross] No allies in this one.
[Tazz] Look at this battering ram out of nowhere.
Very rare you see the Big Show get dropped.
[Ross] Kozlov not backing up.
Staggered the Big Show, it would seem.
But the Big Show fighting back,
trying to bust some ribs with those rights and lefts.
[Tazz] Uh-oh.
[Ross] World's Largest Athlete looking to deliver the world's largest suplex.
[Tazz] The power of Kozlov stopping the Big Show from a vertical suplex.
[Ross] This is just five seconds away from picking up.
[crowd chanting] …three, two, one!
[buzzer buzzes]
[crowd cheering]
-[Tazz exclaims excitedly] -[Ross] Game time.
[Tazz] Here we go.
[Ross] Triple H,
Big Show, Jeff Hardy, and Kozlov
all in the ring with the WWE title at stake.
Harley Race high knee,
a Harley Race knee right to the sternum and the--
no wasted motion, again, The Game going right to Big Show.
[Tazz] Listen, once Triple H is focused on what he wants,
the WWE title, there's no stopping him.
-[crowd cheering] -[Tazz] Oh my God!
[Ross] A massive AA spinebuster.
Unbelievable. But Jeff Hardy's up.
-[Tazz] Oh! -[Ross] And Hardy down.
-Look at the carnage. -[Tazz] Oh my God.
[Ross] And The Undertaker pacing like a wild animal.
[Vladimir screaming]
[Tazz] Watch out. [grunts]
[Ross] Kozlov low-bridge to the steel.
[Tazz] The impact of the clothesline by Triple H was just sick and vile.
[chuckling] Oh man.
[Ross] Surrounded by steel, are The Game and Kozlov.
[Tazz] Well, from an experience-- Uh-oh.
From an experience factor here, well,
the intelligence of The Cerebral Assassin.
Oh man.
[Ross] Kozlov got his brain scrambled.
-Oh my gosh. You gotta be kidding me. -[Tazz] Oh no.
Triple H thinking Pedigree on the steel,
Big Show intervened.
I'm not so sure how wise a move that was
for the Big Show to intervene, quite frankly.
[Tazz] How hard did the Big Show
just chop the chest of Triple H
that Triple H completely flipped in a 360?
[Ross] Big Show, those body shots, rights and lefts.
[Tazz] I guess that was the payback for that spinebuster by Triple H.
Take a look, Kozlov missing here,
but hitting the Lexan--
the pod, the chain, though.
That power-- that big head, that powerful head of Kozlov.
[Ross] A sideslam.
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Ross] Triple H a second away from being the second man eliminated
inside the Elimination Chamber for the WWE title.
[Tazz] Look at The Undertaker.
Can you believe that, J.R.?
The Champion, Edge, has been eliminated.
[Ross] We are guaranteed to crown a new WWE Champion
here tonight at No Way Out.
And a worldwide audience looking on.
[Tazz] This is awesome.
[Ross] We're having an unbelievable night and what a start to No Way Out.
[Tazz] Yeah. Could you kick off No Way Out any bigger
than the WWE title on the line?
[Ross] That massive hand of the Big Show taking down The Game.
[Tazz] And it's one thing, J.R., to lose your championship
but oh my God, it's elimi-- it's humiliating
to lose your title so early on to the match,
to be the first man eliminated.
[Ross] This is only the second time in WWE history,
the WWE title has been defended in the Elimination Chamber.
[crowd chanting] Undertaker!
Undertaker!
[Tazz] And our audience anticipating The Undertaker's presence soon.
-Uh-oh. -[Ross] Big Show looking for a Chokeslam.
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, man.
[Ross] Massive strength
from a seven-foot plus man,
extending his arms in a military press.
[Tazz] It's like falling off the Space Needle.
There aren't many men alive
that can press slam Triple H
and drive him to the mat as Big Show has done.
[Ross] And how do you determine who of these four has a decided advantage?
And then you factor in the fact The Undertaker
will be joining this, right this-- any moment.
-[Ross] If any-- -[Tazz] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Unforgiving steel chain welcoming The Game.
[Tazz] Ooh.
[Ross] Big Show using that body.
[Tazz] Oh no. Oh no.
-[Ross] The power and mass. -[Tazz] Jeff got caught-- Oh!
[Ross] And Hardy, rammed into The Game
who's propped up against the steel chain.
And the Big Show does damage to himself,
trying to eliminate two men.
[Tazz] A tad overzealous and the Big Show,
yeah, that was-- we've talked about this Eliminations Chamber,
the structure, how merciless it is.
Well, look at this.
[Ross] Sinfully sinister steel
welcome the Big Show.
-And now Jeff Hardy… -[Tazz] Whoa, whoa.
[Ross] …and The Game momentarily on the same page.
Hardy, Whisper in the Wind connects on Triple H.
[crowd counting]
[Ross] The Demon of Death Valley is about to debut tonight.
-[buzzer buzzes] -[Tazz] Man, he is stewing.
[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] The WWE title on the line.
The Big Show being hammered with rights and lefts.
[both grunting]
[Ross] What strikes by The Phenom of the WWE!
[Tazz] Oh, man.
Snake Eyes City.
[Ross] And a spike-- Snake Eyes
and Kozlov's head almost off his shoulders from the impact.
No one is safe.
There's no Geneva, no Switzerland here.
[Tazz] Look at this.
The Deadman in complete control.
[Ross] The dominant Deadman
about to double Chokeslam two of his adversaries
until the seven-footer came from behind.
[Tazz] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] What a-- What a contest.
All for the WWE title.
[Tazz] We are guaranteed to have a new WWE Champion.
[Ross] The Undertaker, 16 and 0 at WrestleMania…
looking to walk into Houston as the WWE Champion after tonight.
[Tazz] Whoa!
-Whoa, whoa, look at this. -[Ross] Oh my God.
-[Tazz] Look at this. Oh my God. -[Ross] Oh good lord.
Did you hear the splat, the skull, the splatter…
of the brain matter of the Big Show on the steel?
If the Big Show can get back in this,
it will be a miracle after that DDT on the steel.
And school is back in session.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] No spring break for The Game.
[Tazz] Undertaker is--
[Ross] And Kozlov, what an opportune time
to deliver.
[Tazz] You're exactly right, timing is everything in this type of matchup.
Kozlov capitalizing on that battering ram.
[Ross] Going right back to what brought him to the dance,
that battering ram.
And now Kozlov may have the most advantageous position,
literally and figuratively in this contest.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] It's very rare you see anyone
with the ability to just pound on The Undertaker at will.
[Ross] We are bearing witness
to five men willing to shorten their own careers…
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. Uh-oh. -[Ross] …to be WWE Champion.
And the Last Ride,
will it be the Last Ride tonight for Kozlov?
-[crowd cheering] -[Ross] Yes, it will.
One massive Russian is eliminated.
Four men remain.
-And one of them… -[Tazz] Here we go. Oh, whoa, whoa.
[Ross] …is the Big Show.
[Tazz] I think Big Show still feeling the attack--
the effects of the DDT on the steel and--
whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Ross] Oh my God. -[Tazz] Oh, man, oh.
[Ross] And The Game splats that steel
with his lower back and kidneys,
his spine hitting the steel.
Steel wins every time.
-[Tazz] Oh no. Oh no. -[Ross] More power. More power.
And this time the Big Show
was able to take out The Game and Jeff Hardy with one shot.
[Tazz] My God, look at this. Just listen to this.
[crowd exclaims]
[Ross] That's human flesh, ladies and gentlemen.
-[Tazz] Well, that's why we-- -[Ross] Hammering steel.
[Tazz] That's why we speak about the Elimination Chamber,
how it's a career shortener,
a career threatener for acts like that.
[Ross] You'll wonder, ladies and gentlemen,
if there truly can be any real winners
inside the Elimination Chamber?
[Tazz] Oh!
[Ross] We are down to the final four.
And one of these four men will be the WWE Champion.
But by God, let me ask you, will it be worth it?
Will the price they pay
-be worth becoming WWE Champion? -[Tazz] Oh no, no, no.
-[Ross] Oh, Hardy. -[Tazz] Like Spider-Man.
What the--
[Ross] Jeff Hardy is in-- not only no man's land
but Never-Never Land on top of the Lexan pod.
-Looks like King Kong… -[Tazz] Oh no, I don't like this.
[Ross] …climbing a skyscraper.
[Ross] Those giant paws, those fists of the Big Show
hammering Jeff Hardy and now here comes The Undertaker.
Good Lord.
[Tazz] That's a load of humanity up there.
[Ross] Surrounded by ten--
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] It sounded like ten tons of steel just got suplexed.
Good Lord.
[Tazz] That's a load of humanity up there.
[Ross] It looks like a wreck on I-5, bodies everywhere.
[Tazz] Look at that. Like I said, Jeff Hardy like Spider-Man
with his Velcro on his feet,
-Hardy just landed ugly. -[Ross] The Game…
[Tazz] Oh, man.
[Ross] …taking advantage of the suplex
hits the Pedigree.
Big Show's had a suplex, a Pedigree,
and now what?
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] This sold-out crowd coming alive.
-[Tazz] Oh. -[Ross] Oh my God.
Oh my God. What a Swanton from the top.
The Game got the arm over.
-[Tazz] Got the cover. -[Ross] And Big Show is eliminated.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] It took three men and everything they had to eliminate the Big Show.
[Tazz] Well, this is what happened to the Big Show.
This massive superplex and then a Pedigree,
this sequence is-- more or less
would put out the Big Show after the Pedigree,
and a humongous, humongous--
[Ross] We're down to three.
Three-- one of these three men will be the new WWE Champion,
Triple H, The Undertaker, or Jeff Hardy,
three of the most popular superstars in all the WWE.
No allies here. And look at this.
[Tazz] Oh, man. Oh, man.
[Ross] Look at this offense,
and the velocity, and once again The Game tastes the steel.
His body has got to be ravaged in pain.
[Tazz] Even though Triple H is the most experienced
in these Elimination Chamber matches, J.R., you're right.
It seems as this-- as if The Game has been driven on the steel
more than all these other men.
[Ross] Undertaker looking to go Old School.
And The Game from the outside intervened.
You saw the tender landing of The Undertaker.
And now, Hardy and The Undertaker are down.
The Game is trying to regroup.
[Tazz] Very clever by Triple H.
Even though Triple H was hurting,
he stopped the momentum of Undertaker.
Velocity of Triple H hitting the steel.
[Ross] Hardy back up. Looking for offense.
[crowd cheering]
[Ross] Hardy going Old School.
Hardy's using The Undertaker to catapult off of,
right into The Game who hits the steel one more time.
[Tazz] That was sick.
Jeff Hardy is just-- Jeff Hardy is just wide open.
-[Ross] Sick steel, sick offense. -[Tazz] Oh no. Oh my God.
-Oh my God. Oh my God. -[Ross] And here we go.
Tombstone. Tombstone.
Rest in peace tonight, Jeff Hardy.
And we are down to two.
The Game and The Undertaker,
Triple H and The Deadman
will become WWE Champion
before this night concludes.
[Tazz] And Triple-- I'm sorry.
Jeff Hardy, as usual, throwing caution to the wind,
but then The Undertaker one step ahead of Hardy,
and good God,
a sick Tombstone.
[crowd] …two, three.
[Ross] We have seen the defacing and the destruction
of some of the biggest superstars in the WWE.
And now arguably, it's down to the two biggest superstars
in the WWE
to decide who will leave No Way Out the WWE Champion.
[Tazz] I'm getting goose bumps.
It cannot get any bigger than The Undertaker, Triple H,
WWE title Elimination Chamber.
[Ross] And it's gonna be decided
inside Satan's vacation house in hell,
the Elimination Chamber.
What a right hand.
That's gonna jar the insides.
And this is after The Game has tasted steel, time and time again.
[Tazz] The Undertaker picking his spots
and it's almost as if Triple H is-- he almost can't even defend himself.
[Ross] Whoever wins the fall by pin or submission in the ring
will be the new WWE Champion.
And the-- and The Game avoided disaster.
And disaster it would have been
if The Undertaker had been able to connect,
but The Undertaker may have ripped a hamstring
in getting his leg caught up on that top rope.
Look at this great shot.
[Tazz] Yeah, right into-- right into your living room
with a massive missed big boot by The Deadman.
[Ross] You saw up close The Undertaker came
in the connecting with that big boot to the head.
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Oh.
[Ross] And the-- again, the unforgiving steel,
this ten-ton steel bully
couldn't care about who's thrown face-first, back-first, or anything else.
The chamber is standing stronger than ever.
But we're seeing two great superstars
almost, they may be destroying each other.
[Tazz] Look at The Game.
[Ross] And the end could be near.
-[Tazz] He's got him. -[Ross] Chokeslam.
The Chokeslam, The Deadman…
-[Tazz] New champ? -[Ross] …has done it.
Oh my God.
The Game's left shoulder gets off the canvas
at the very, very last moment.
I would have bet my black hat
The Undertaker had the three after the Chokeslam.
[Tazz] I definitely thought The Undertaker had the victory and the title.
Let's take a look.
[Ross] Oh, look out here.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Oh.
[Ross] Snake Eyes by The Undertaker.
-[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Ross] Spinebuster.
-[Tazz] Whoa. -[Ross] Out of nowhere.
The spinebuster could do it.
[Tazz] Oh, man.
Let's take a look at that last controversial three-count
by The Undertaker.
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Tazz] Wow. -[Ross] Inches. Inches.
A game of inches for the WWE title.
[Tazz] How about the clever counter
by The Game with that ginormous spinebuster?
[Ross] The Cerebral Assassin using The Undertaker's arm
to force the momentum to execute it.
And now back to the steel
-who doesn't care whose flesh it is. -[Tazz] Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
[Ross] Pedigree to the outside.
[Tazz] Oh, watch out. Oh.
[Ross] The Game catapulted face-first
into this chain.
And now, The Undertaker, again, on the outside.
-[Tazz] Oh, look at this. -[Ross] Oh my God.
Look at-- good lord, no. Oh, yes.
-Undertaker-- -[Tazz] Undertaker's got The Game.
-Oh. -[Ross] Tombstone.
Tombstone.
Title time.
[Tazz] That is it.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[crowd cheering]
-[Tazz] What? -[Ross] What? Did he get three?
You see the foot on the rope.
Referee says it was a two-count.
The Game had the wherewithal
to perhaps instinctively put his foot on the bottom rope,
which obviously stops the count.
[Tazz] Let's take a look at what happened before that three-count
at this amazing counter into a counter here,
and the impact that Triple H's skull met the mat was disturbing.
But then here's-- let's see here.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Oh, it looked like The Game by a hair.
[Ross] That wasn't inches.
-[Tazz] A hair. -[Ross] Inches. And now…
-[Tazz] Here we go. -[Ross] …a Pedigree.
A thunderous slobberknocking Pedigree
with amazing velocity.
And the leg is hooked.
-Will it be three? -[Tazz] For a new champ?
[Ross] Oh, it's not. My God, my God, this match continues.
[Tazz] What a match.
[Ross] The Undertaker willing his way,
reaching down into his soul to kick out
and allow this match to continue.
How bad do these men wanna be WWE Champion?
[crowd chattering]
[Ross] The amazing physical sacrifice,
the physical sacrifice that we are witnessing.
[Tazz] Yeah. Undertaker's legs buckling underneath him.
[Ross] A mutilation on man and manhood.
[Tazz] Look at this, punch for punch.
[Ross] Two heavyweights, neither one to back up.
Undertaker now scoring the rights,
but The Game retaliates,
and the fight continues.
Good lord, what a fight.
[Tazz] Oh, oh, man.
[Ross] Something has got to give
anatomically, spiritually, if you will.
[crowd chattering]
[crowd] One…
two, three!
[Ross] Big rights.
[crowd] Four.
[Tazz] Uh-oh.
[Ross] Last Ride, no.
[Tazz] Oh.
-[Ross] Triple H… -[Tazz] Got it. No.
[Ross] …hits the Pedigree, shoots the half nelson,
hooks the leg, and gets a three.
[bell ringing]
["The Game" playing]
[Ross] Thirteen times, The Game--
[Justin] Here is your winner and new WWE Champion,
Triple H.
[Ross] A physical war of epic proportions
has been concluded, 13 times The Game.
Triple H is the new WWE Champion
and what a hellacious battle we have witnessed.
[Tazz] What an amazing, amazing contest.
Truly amazing.
Congratulations to the new WWE Champion, Triple H.
[Ross] In this iconic structure,
surrounded by sick steel,
these two men put their bodies and their souls…
completely on the line with everything they had.
Is there anything left?
[Tazz] J.R., could have-- it could have went either way.
This match could have went either way.
Let's go back to the beginning of this Elimination Chamber Match,
the shocking start to this.
The first man eliminated is the former WWE Champion, Edge.
And Edge shocked.
[Ross] We thought The Game might have lost here after the Tombstone Piledriver.
we would have bet money on it.
The Undertaker thought the same, but look at the-- look at the foot.
[Tazz] Oh, I mean, we-- speaking of a half inch maybe.
And then the biggest counter of the match for Triple H.
[Ross] The second Pedigree, the second Pedigree
in a matter of moments.
And The Game is going to leave
a 13-time WWE Champion.
[Ross] And of all the Championships,
The Game didn't-- there's no way he could have worked any harder
to earn this match
and earn this championship than he-- what he went through tonight.
[singer] ♪ Time to play the game ♪
[Ross] What has this match done to both these gladiators?
This will all go down in the annals of the WWE
as one of the greatest contests we have seen.
The intensity.
[Tazz] That's a look of respect,
watching The Undertaker--
watching The Undertaker leave here.
What a-- what a contest. What a match.
[Ross] Two future WWE Hall of Famers,
leaving their heart and their soul
inside this sinister structure of solid steel.
Only one could leave the WWE Champion.
And on this night, The Game made it number 13.
[singer] ♪ Look over your shoulder Ready to run ♪
♪ Like a Cleveland bitch From a smoking gun ♪
♪ I am The Game and I make the rules ♪
♪ So move on out here And die like a fool ♪
♪ Try to figure out What my move's gonna be ♪
♪ Come on over sucker Why don't you ask me? ♪
♪ Don't you forget That the price you can pay ♪
♪ 'Cause I am The Game And I want to play ♪
[Ross] Congratulations to the 13-time WWE Champion
who has gone through hell one more time
to become the most coveted champion
in all the WWE.
[singer] ♪ Time to play the game ♪
♪ It's all about the game And how you play it ♪
Here's what, he pulled my tights, he pulled my hair, my shoulders were up,
that referee, we got to start this match over again.
Vickie, Vickie, you have the power to do this.
-We could-- -Wait.
-Babe, we can start the match over again. -Wait, wait, wait.
That's what we should do. I should be the WWE Champion.
-Wait a minute, wait a minute. -You have to start over again.
What do you want me to do?
This is your fault.
You lost.
Sorry.
I didn't mean it like that.
Oh my gosh.
I am so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
[Michael] Well, we're at Seattle tonight for No Way Out,
ladies and gentlemen.
There's the world famous Farmers Market just down the hill
from the sold-out KeyArena here in Seattle.
And I know you were checking this out earlier today.
[Jerry] The famous fish throwing here in Seattle.
[Michael] New--
[Jerry] These guys better-- these guys better keep a grip on those fish,
but you know, speaking of grips,
it looks like Edge loses his grip on the WWE title.
Now, it looks like he's lost his grip on reality.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
as emotional and as personal as it can get.
Well, you're right, Shane McMahon,
I mean, this is all about revenge.
No Holds Barred, Shane McMahon and Randy Orton.
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, The Viper builds his legacy.
A son avenges his father's pain.
Randy Orton, you're--
[Randy] IED,
intermittent explosive disorder.
It is a mental condition where the individual,
when sufficiently provoked,
suffers a loss of control
resulting in outbursts of physical violence.
I was not responsible for my actions.
The WWE knew of my condition,
but did nothing.
If you fire me here tonight, I will sue you.
I will file an injunction so that this year,
there will be no WrestleMania.
Randy, you kicked my father in the head last week
and you have the nerve to threaten me and this company?
You know what, fire me.
Let me sue this company for everything.
Let me hear the words your father was about to say
right before I kicked him in the skull.
Firing you would be too easy.
We've got bigger plans.
[Michael] Shane McMahon.
[Jerry] Stephanie's brother, Shane McMahon?
[Shane] Randy, after that deplorable and cowardly act you did to my father,
I'm gonna ensure that you are unable
to compete at WrestleMania.
["Hunt You Down" playing]
[singer] ♪ I am the master of this game ♪
♪ And everybody knows my name ♪
♪ And I will gladly make you see ♪
♪ That you should Not have messed with me ♪
♪ 'Cause when you chose To raise your hand ♪
♪ That's when a boy messed with a man ♪
♪ And I will hunt you down, my friend ♪
♪ And I'm gonna tear you limb from limb ♪
♪ And you know it's true ♪
♪ I'm just better than you ♪
♪ I'll fight forever ♪
♪ I won't surrender ♪
♪ And I will always-- ♪
[Stephanie] I just want you to careful.
You know, it's No Holds Barred and--
[Randy] No Holds Barred.
I can do whatever I wanna do to you without any consequence.
[man] Randy, get back. Come on. You got to get back.
Randy, get back, get back. Get him back.
Get him back.
[Stephanie] Shane, are you okay?
[Randy] Stephanie thought that I was going to punt her.
I was never going to do that.
I don't wanna hurt Stephanie McMahon.
I want her to be around so I can see the look in her eyes
when I take out yet another member of her family.
[Michael] And now a three-on-one assault.
[Jerry] Shane McMahon.
[singer] ♪ Hell, yeah, here we go again ♪
♪ 'Cause I can't get away ♪
♪ I'll fight forever ♪
♪ I won't surrender ♪
[Shane] I'm gonna sacrifice my body.
[Jerry] Shane said he would sacrifice his body.
He may be doing it this Sunday.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, Shane.
Hey, Shane, listen up.
How is your father?
He's probably home from the hospital by now, huh?
Propped up in bed as we speak
with his wife, your mother, Linda,
right by his side,
hoping, praying that tonight,
their only son will avenge him.
Well that's not going to happen.
Tonight will be the first time
that Vince McMahon is completely helpless.
He is going to watch you,
his only son, cry,
and then cry out in pain,
screaming for your life
as I take you apart
piece by piece.
And then your father will try to turn away
and close his eyes,
hoping that the carnage will stop,
but it will not stop.
I will not stop
until I have destroyed the entire McMahon family.
I will make my legacy
at the expense of yours.
And after it's all over, Shane,
you and your father together
can watch as I take my rightful place
in the Main Event of WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
The following is a No Holds Barred Match.
Now in this match, there are no disqualifications,
no count-outs, and anything goes.
The only way to win is by pinfall or submission.
["Voices" playing]
[singer] ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand, they talk to me ♪
[crowd chattering]
[announcer] Introducing first from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 245 pounds,
Randy Orton.
[singer] ♪ I have a voice That is my savior ♪
♪ Hates to love and loves to hate ♪
[Jerry] Well, I don't know if I've ever seen or heard Randy Orton
be more serious, be more intense about anything.
I mean, those words, those threats
that we just heard from Randy Orton
that he's gonna be able to do anything that he wants to
to Shane McMahon in this match with absolutely no consequences.
He's gonna make Shane cry and then cry out in pain
and then-- I mean, he's-- he just told the world
he's determined to destroy the entire McMahon family.
[Michael] He claims that he will build his legacy
at the expense of the McMahons.
This third generation superstar, Randy Orton,
has targeted the most legendary namesake in the history of this industry.
Just last month, a vile and vicious
disgusting punt to the skull
of the chairman of this company
an action that has led to tonight.
[singer] ♪ Politicians all are liars ♪
♪ I see darkness falling ♪
♪ I hear voices calling ♪
♪ I feel justice crawling ♪
[Michael] He is named The Legend Killer,
and there is no bigger legend than the McMahons.
[singer] ♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ They tell me things that I will do ♪
♪ They show me things I'll do to you ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Hmm. Have you ever seen anyone look intense or more confident?
[singer] ♪ Here comes the money ♪
[singer] ♪ Here we go, money talks ♪
[singer] ♪ Here comes the money ♪
♪ Money, money, money, money ♪
[announcer] And from Greenwich, Connecticut,
weighing in at 235 pounds,
Shane McMahon.
[Michael] Well, there's a man intense in his own right,
out here to avenge his father's injury
and to protect the McMahon family legacy.
-[Jerry] Oh, there's-- -[Michael] Shane's sister, Stephanie,
the general manager of Raw, looking on.
You have to wonder what thoughts are going through her mind.
[singer] ♪ Pores reekin' testosterone ♪
♪ Power and money got me crazy, cocky ♪
[Jerry] Well, I would-- I would think that Stephanie is hopeful that--
but at the same time, concerned about her brother
that-- but hopeful that this match,
especially, you know, a No Holds Barred match,
that Shane is gonna be able to do what he's here to do,
avenge the injury that his father suffered.
[Michael] Will Shane McMahon's raw emotion,
those ties that bind be stronger than Randy Orton's quest for power?
We're gonna find out.
[Jerry] Man, Randy Orton can't walk into many of those.
[Michael] Mentioned Randy Orton, a third-generation superstar.
Shane McMahon, a fourth-generation
in this industry of the McMahon family.
[Jerry] There's another one.
[Michael] What does Shane need to do, King,
to stay in this match against Orton?
[Jerry] Well, he needs to-- he needs to win this match.
And he's--you know, he's gonna have to use speed and quickness
and absolutely anything that he can get his hands on, really.
[Michael] Randy Orton looking surprised.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Down to business. No Holds Barred match.
Again, pinfall or submission only way to win.
-[Jerry] Oh, this is not good now. -Hey, come on.
[Jerry] This is that intensity, this is that confidence
that we're seeing from Orton early on
just pounding the face of Shane.
[Michael] Orton promised that Shane's dad
was gonna have company in that hospital bed.
[Jerry] Oh, wow.
Man, Shane landing a jaw-jacker of his own there.
[Michael] Orton stunned. And Shane McMahon just taking it to Orton.
Will it go into this matchup?
[Jerry] Well, that's big right hands.
You asked what he's gonna have to do.
I think that's what Shane does-- oh, whoa, nice.
[Michael] Throws caution to the wind.
Shane said he'd sacrifice every part of his body.
[Jerry] Nice baseball slide there.
And there-- this is-- this is what Shane's gonna have to do.
Here comes the table. And anything and everything is legal here.
[Michael] Shane has to use everything that is available to him.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Do you ever wonder what else is under the WWE ring?
-[Michael] We saw what Shane-- -We may found out tonight.
[Michael] We saw what Shane could do with that trash can
this past Monday night on Raw.
Randy Orton-- oh.
Shane just cannot take time.
He's gotta stay in the offense.
[Jerry] You're exactly right there, Michael.
I was gonna say the same thing.
You know, Shane is gonna have to just continue.
He can't walk around the ring
and just be picking up things, setting them in place.
He has gonna have to stay on the offense,
cannot let Randy Orton recuperate.
[Michael] Randy Orton, three-time world champion.
No stranger to these dangerous matches.
Guaranteed the main event at WrestleMania
for winning the Royal Rumble match.
Although, Shane McMahon predicts Orton's not gonna make it to WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, man.
[Jerry] Right now, Orton with the upper hand.
But one thing Orton is gonna have to contend with
is that-- is that unbridled passion
that not just Shane but all McMahons seem to have in that McMahon heart.
-[Michael] Again, No Holds Barred. -[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
What is he doing now?
[Michael] He'd taken that protective covering off this turnbuckle,
exposing the steel.
Completely legal.
We talk about Shane's unbridled passion and emotion, King,
but can he channel it here?
Is he gonna have the opportunity to?
[Jerry] Well, he's gonna have to find a way to
or this match might not last long.
[Michael] There, that back was softened up by the suplex.
[Jerry] Went right into that turnbuckle.
See, Orton seems to have-- Orton seems to have the time
and-- just to walk around
and methodically,
oh, take Shane apart here.
[Michael] Punishing Shane
and, in turn, punishing the McMahon family.
[crowd booing]
[Jerry] You know, there's no doubt, as Randy Orton said,
that Mr. McMahon is at home watching this.
[Michael] And Shane's mother, Mr. McMahon's wife, Linda, as well.
[Jerry] Orton is just sadistic.
Oh.
-[Michael] The ever resourceful Shane. -[Jerry] Oh.
We didn't see that coming and neither did Randy Orton.
[Michael] There is no quit in Shane McMahon.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Kendo stick in hand,
brutalizing Orton.
[Jerry] That same kendo stick that Shane had hidden
from Randy Orton the last time they met.
[Michael] Well, imagine what you would do
if someone kicks your father in the skull
and send him to the hospital?
Imagine what emotions would be running through your veins.
[Jerry] Oh.
He wanna take Randy Orton's head off with that kendo stick.
This is exactly what Shane is trying to do.
[Michael] Randy Orton did not, I can guarantee you, expect this.
Another one out of the park.
That kendo stick, the great equalizer so far.
Orton's body contorting,
numbed from the assault.
And there's Shane throwing body and caution to the wind.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] We talk about throwing caution to the wind.
This is vintage Shane McMahon.
[Michael] You talked about the intensity on Orton's face earlier on.
Look at the intensity in Shane's eyes now.
[Jerry] Oh, wait a minute.
Shane's got the TV monitor in his hand.
-Oh. -[Michael] Did you hear that?
[Jerry] Good grief.
[Michael] I believe the edge of that monitor caught Orton in the temple.
[Jerry] Without a doubt. Look at--
he bashed Randy Orton right in the skull and opened him up.
[Michael] And Randy Orton, look at his eyes, look at his body.
Near lifeless and limp. Orton doesn't know here he's at.
Shane McMahon--
[Jerry] Listen, listen. Oh, man.
[Michael] What thoughts are running through the mind of Shane McMahon?
[Jerry] Oh, wait, a minute, Michael.
-[Michael] No, no, no, no. -[Jerry] You know where Shane's going.
-[Michael] He's not gonna-- -[Jerry] Yes, he is. He's going up top.
[Michael] Shane McMahon going to the top.
-Look, look, look. -[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute.
[Michael] DiBiase, Rhodes.
Legacy assaulting Shane.
Remember, anything goes.
Orton's backup, his thugs, DiBiase and Rhodes.
[Jerry] Man, Shane absolutely helpless now.
[Michael] One can only wonder what Shane was gonna do but we'll never know.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Come on.
[Jerry] Orton is absolutely laid out over here on this announce table but--
[Michael] And the referee can do nothing.
Shane McMahon--
[Jerry] Watch it.
[Michael] Oh, and DiBiase took the brunt of the chair.
And here comes Shane.
And there goes, Rhodes.
[Jerry] DDT right on the metal chair.
This is that heart.
This is that passion.
And this has gotta, hopefully, make Stephanie
feel a little bit better than she did a minute ago.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Rhodes has no clue.
-And look at Orton. -[Jerry] Look at Randy Orton there.
Oh, a horrible mess.
You know what?
Look at-- the referee-- someone may have to stop this thing.
Oh, man.
Shane-- we've seen this in Shane's repertoire before,
-which-- -[Jerry] He calls it the Coast to Coast.
[Michael] Just this past Monday night--
[Jerry] Watch this.
[Michael] From Greenwich to Seattle,
Shane goes coast to coast.
[Jerry] And on the other side of that garbage can used to be a face.
What an absolutely amazing athletic feat.
[Michael] Shane McMahon, driven.
Orton is still out next to us, ladies and gentlemen.
Shane McMahon is climbing the ropes.
-There's Orton's lifeless body. -[Jerry] Wait, wait, wait, wait.
[Jerry] Shane, you don't have to do this.
-You don't have to do this. -[Michael] No, Shane.
-Shane's on the top rope. -[Jerry] No.
-[Michael] You gotta be kidding me. -[Jerry] No.
Oh no.
Orton, in as bad a shape as he's in,
still able to move out of the way.
Shane crashing through that table.
Let's go back one more time and take a look at this amazing feat,
this Coast to Coast.
Oh.
Smashing that can into the face of Cody Rhodes.
But that was-- that was a few moments ago.
Get him out of here. Get him out of here.
Take him. Make sure he's all right.
Go. Go, go, go.
-You sure? -Yes. Go.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] And then Shane went to the top,
but, oh, Orton had too much time to…
recuperate.
I don't know if recuperate is the right word.
Look at Orton's face.
Ooh.
[Michael] And Randy Orton has completely turned his attention
to Shane McMahon.
And if Randy was taking Shane lightly earlier, it's not the case now.
[Jerry] No. And this is gonna make Randy Orton, if you can imagine,
even more dangerous
than he was before.
Oh no.
[Michael] That cold, icy stare.
-[Jerry] Oh no. This is-- -[Michael] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Emotion can only get you so far.
And Randy Orton looking to put Shane away.
Hooking the leg.
He could get-- Shane.
Cover again by Orton this time.
Oh, and Shane again.
A third cover, hooking both legs.
And, every time, Shane continues to power out.
[Jerry] And Orton cannot believe it. I can't believe it.
Look right into the eyes of this sadistic Viper
as he drives Shane head first,
face first into that mat.
[Michael] I can almost see the wheels turning in that evil mind.
[Jerry] Oh no.
[Michael] The once distant stare
has now focused on Shane.
[Jerry] What Randy Orton couldn't do himself,
we might now see this table help him do.
[Michael] I mean, he's still feeling the effects.
[Jerry] You can see how Randy Orton is standing,
but nothing's gonna get him out of that ring at this point.
Oh.
I hate to even think what Orton is planning here.
[Michael] Shane can't even make it to his feet.
[Jerry] Shane already been through the announce table.
Randy Orton said we were gonna watch Shane cry,
cry in pain, scream for his life.
Guys, watch him.
Shane about to fall from that top rope out onto the floor.
[Michael] Oh no. Oh no.
[Jerry] Randy Orton going with a superplex on Shane through the table.
[Michael] A glance back at the table for Orton.
Shane in all kinds of trouble.
-This should be the death now for Shane. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] He went through the table.
Shane's body buckling.
[Jerry] Man, I said when-- this match probably should have been stopped
when Orton was smashed in the head.
Now, after this-- watch this.
See and listen to Shane.
[Michael] Cover by Orton on Shane McMahon
who rolls the shoulder
-[Jerry] Unreal. -[Michael] again.
How's he doing it?
[Jerry] That McMahon heart we talked about.
The passion.
Orton seems like he's intent
on stopping that McMahon heart from beating.
[Michael] Punishing.
[Jerry] Vintage sadistic Randy Orton
as he walks around his opponent,
stomping on every arm and leg.
And, of course, we could see the table, the carnage in the ring.
This is-- reminding everyone, this is a No Holds Barred match.
Got broken ribs.
[Michael] Gasping for air.
Again, a cover by Randy Orton on Shane-- no.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Shane is-- he's almost defenseless.
All he's-- all he's able to do is somehow manage to not be pinned,
and that's-- the longer it goes like that,
the worse this is gonna be.
-[Michael] Uh-oh. Look at the eyes. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
You can see Shane set up for that Punt.
[Michael] And Shane caught Orton. He caught Orton.
Exploded into Randy Orton.
Desperation.
[Jerry] Man, tackling Orton and just taking the--
looks like it took all the wind out of Orton's sails.
[Michael] Shane McMahon will not quit.
[Jerry] Look at Orton coming full speed ahead.
Shane with this huge tackle.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Oh, that chair.
[Michael] The chair could be Shane's last bastion of defense.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Randy Orton writhing like a snake.
Oh.
This looks like maybe
Shane is returning what Orton did to him earlier.
[Michael] And listen. Listen to Orton.
It's Orton crying in pain.
-Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
Earlier on, we watched Orton walk around and stomp Shane's ankle.
Now Shane wearing out the ankles of Randy Orton with that chair.
[Michael] Orton begging and pleading.
No. No. No.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] That was for the entire McMahon family.
Shane wanting to punish Orton.
[Jerry] Shane wants to win this match, of course, but he--
he's not gonna be content just to pin Randy's shoulders
to the mat for a three-count.
He wants to avenge what Randy Orton has done.
All of Randy Orton's evil actions.
[Michael] He's gonna make sure that Orton won't compete
-in WrestleMania. -[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey. Look at this.
[Michael] He's measuring Orton off.
-Oh no. -[Jerry] Oh, RKO.
The Viper struck.
-Oh. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Jerry] Orton wins. -[bell rings]
[singer] ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me ♪
[announcer] Here is your winner, Randy Orton.
[Michael] If Shane McMahon had delivered that punt,
it would have been the ultimate vengeance.
But Randy Orton, as you said,
struck like The Viper that he is
with that RKO.
[singer] ♪ But when rules start getting broken ♪
♪ You start questioning your faith ♪
♪ I have a voice that is my savior Hates to love ♪
[Michael] But the scars and wounds on Orton's body tells the story.
[singer] ♪ Has the knowledge And the power to rule your fate ♪
♪ I hear voices cryin' ♪
♪ I see heroes dyin' ♪
[Jerry] Look at that evil Randy Orton.
He knows the scars and the wounds will heal.
Watch again and listen to this.
Oh, man. That monitor opened up Randy Orton.
-Then-- -[Michael] Shane was rolling.
[Jerry] Shane was rolling.
That Coast to Coast to the face of Cody Rhodes.
But this was a mistake.
[Michael] Shane would eventually get the final equalizer,
and this is chair would turn the tables to Shane before the shocking ending.
[Jerry] And we thought Shane was about to punt Randy Orton into next week
and instead Orton hits, out of nowhere, with that RKO.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Jerry] It's what-- it's gotta be one of the most gratifying victories. What
[singer] ♪ All you bankers will have losses ♪
♪ Politicians all are liars ♪
[Jerry] All right. Orton, this is over.
[singer] ♪ I see darkness fallin' ♪
♪ I hear voices callin' ♪
♪ I feel justice crawlin' ♪
♪ I see faith has fallen ♪
[Jerry] Thank goodness it's over.
But you know what, somehow I think,
if Orton's ankle wasn't quite as bad as it is,
this wouldn't be over right now.
[Michael] In the most vile and vicious and physical of ways,
Randy Orton continues to solidify the foundation of his legacy,
again, at the expense of the McMahons.
[Jerry] Man, Shane is…
Shane's in bad shape.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the ECW Championship.
["Get On Your Knees" playing]
[singer] ♪ Check one, two, oh yeah ♪
[announcer] Making his way to the ring from Perry, Oklahoma,
weighing in at 263 pounds,
he is the ECW Champion,
"The All-American American"
Jack Swagger.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the ECW main event.
Alongside Matt Striker, I'm Todd Grisham.
And, Matt, we've already seen one championship change hands tonight.
What do you think about Finlay's chances tonight against Jack Swagger?
If anyone can upend the ECW Champion,
it is the man who loves to fight, Finlay.
[Todd] Well, you're looking now at the self-proclaimed wrestling prodigy,
who in just four short months went from a relative unknown rookie
to winning the ECW title.
That, my friends, is very impressive.
["Get On Your Knees" continues playing]
[Striker] That's what it's all about.
The Road to WrestleMania.
Traveling down the road and flirting with disaster
is the credible and talented ECW Champion
"The All-American American" Jack Swagger.
["He's Ma Da" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And the challenger from Belfast, Northern Ireland,
weighing in at 233 pounds,
Finlay.
[Striker] Here comes the man who lets his actions speak louder than his words.
Accompanied by his son, Hornswoggle, that is Finlay.
And, Todd, you and I know,
Jack Swagger was undefeated up until two weeks ago.
With the assistance of Hornswoggle and the shillelagh,
Finlay defeated Jack Swagger.
[Todd] In fact Swagger said he felt victimized and embarrassed
by Finlay and Hornswoggle,
but, hey, Hornswoggle stole Jack's title.
[Striker] Hornswoggle was playing with Jack's title.
Jack was looking to have the championship celebration.
Finlay did the honorable thing in making his son give it back.
Swagger took exception, shoved Hornswoggle down.
Finlay retaliated. That brings us to where we are right now.
Who's right and who's wrong is open for discussion.
I'm more than happy to discuss it with you if you want.
-[Todd] No, thanks. -[Striker] Okay.
[Todd] This is for the ECW Championship.
As Striker just mentioned, Jack Swagger was on quite a run.
Four months-- over four months without a loss in singles competition.
But now where did that momentum go?
Back-to-back losses for Jack Swagger heading into this match.
[Striker] Hang on. Let's tell it like it is, okay, Todd?
Finlay uses a shillelagh.
Finlay uses Hornswoggle.
And, of course, to everyone's surprise last week,
the return of Christian and, again, the assistance
of Hornswoggle and the shillelagh caused Jack Swagger the defeat.
So keep that in mind.
[crowd cheering]
[Todd] That's right, last week, Christian returning to the WWE, part of ECW.
And Christian says he wants the winner of this match tonight.
He wants to take on the ECW Champion,
whether it be Jack Swagger or Finlay.
[Striker] Right now, notice here, Finlay applying the pressure to the leg.
That's the same leg that Finlay's son, Hornswoggle,
struck Swagger with the shillelagh.
So maybe, just maybe, this is all part of the master plan from Finlay.
He might not be as nice as you think he is.
[Todd] Finlay, the hard-nosed brawler, the man who loves to fight.
Appreciates a good brawl, doesn't he?
[Striker] Absolutely.
Finlay started at 16 years old,
working on putting up rings,
paying his dues to pursue his dream.
On the flip side, Jack Swagger is just physically blessed,
the 21st century superstar, two-time All-American.
Two completely different paths for both these superstars.
Come on. Back him out. Let's go. Come on.
[Todd] Not only was Swagger a two-time All-American in amateur wrestling,
he also played defensive tackle for the Oklahoma Sooners
and wanted me to mention that he graduated with honors at 3.4 GPA in Finance.
Says he uses that degree to count all the money he's earning right now.
[Striker] Swagger is enjoying the lifestyle
of being the second youngest ECW Champion
Look, it's no-- it's no secret.
I like Jack Swagger. I like what Jack Swagger represents.
He represents today's youth, today's athlete
and how it compares to yesterday's athlete.
[Todd] Finlay, I don't think, appreciates Jack Swagger too much.
Think about Finlay's career.
Has won championships all over the world,
the United States Championship, but he's never won an ECW title.
And here comes this brash, cocky, young Jack Swagger
who gets it done in four months.
[Striker] That's to be said for talent.
Notice right there, Swagger locking the fingers,
which causes the arm to tense up.
You can lock your hand into your own hand right now
and feel that pressure.
Now, imagine if someone like Jack Swagger is working over your arm.
[Todd] It appeared that Finlay had targeted
the lower leg of Jack Swagger.
Swagger, on the other hand, going after that arm.
[Striker] And that's smart 'cause Finlay's offense…
-[Todd] Oh. -[Striker] …is based around
using a lot of short-arm clotheslines.
[Todd] How about that impact?
Shoulders down, leg is hooked, and Finlay kicking out.
Our first near-fall of the match.
[Striker] So much going on tonight already, Todd.
-[Todd] Wow. -[Striker] I mean, where is this night
going to take us as we head to the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania?
[Todd] All I know is, to our left, it used to be the Raw announce table.
It is no longer there.
Triple H winning back the WWE Championship.
Edge is expensing a phenomenal Elimination Chamber match.
And, yes, folks, there is still another one yet to come later tonight
and that is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Striker] History has already been made before that.
The last major title change in Seattle was in 2003 at WrestleMania XIX.
So history may or may not be on the side of Finlay.
One, two…
[Todd] Shoulders down there.
[Striker] So now what this maneuver does is it stretches out-- wow.
Look at that. That's Finlay's wrestling ability right there.
[Todd] And how about the counter by Swagger instantly?
[Striker] The All-American American stretching on that arm,
pulling it away from the tendons and the ligaments, softens the arm up.
Swagger diligent in his pursuit in attacking Finlay's arm. I like it.
That's why Jack Swagger is the ECW Champion.
[Todd] Some would say this does not behoove Finlay at all
to have a chain wrestling-type match here with Jack Swagger.
Can Finlay beat Swagger at his own game?
[Striker] Listen, I believe that there is nothing
you can throw at Finlay that he's never seen before.
All it takes is one punch in the face from the Irishman
to turn this tide around.
[Todd] As an amateur, Jack Swagger set a record
with 30 pins in a single season that still stands to this date.
[Striker] He needs to get one pin or one submission tonight.
That's what matters.
-Oh. -[Todd] Finlay…
-has his shoulders down-- two. -Two.
[Striker] Notice Finlay's arm is definitely hurting there.
He could not bring himself to hook that leg.
Let's see how the damage to Finlay's arm affects this match.
[Todd] Oh.
And when you're in a match with Finlay,
there's two other things you have to focus on
besides Finlay himself, the shillelagh and Finlay's son, Hornswoggle,
neither of which has made an appearance in this match.
[Striker] Swagger showing a little bit of sportsmanship there.
Either that or he just wants to pick a good spot and--
-[Todd] That's probably the right answer. -[Striker] Yeah. No, listen,
-I admire that. Why not? -[Todd] I'm gonna go with B.
-[Striker] Why not? -[Todd] Oh.
[Striker] Finlay could have been playing possum right there.
[Todd] Finlay escapes and a roll-up. The shoulder's down.
Not quite yet.
Now they are.
And that cost Finlay.
[Striker] Swagger has spent all of his life staying off of his back.
It's gonna take more than that.
Get him out. Get him out. Get him out.
One, two, three. get out.
[Todd] The ECW Championship is on the line.
Jack Swagger in his mid-20s has already accomplished
more than many superstars do in their entire career.
Let's go. Get out. One…
[Todd] A part of Theodore Long's New Superstar Initiative
just four and a half months ago.
Now defending his ECW Championship.
[crowd chattering]
[Todd] Let's not forget, Swagger beat Matt Hardy to get that very title.
[Striker] This could be the break Finlay needs.
[Todd] Finlay grimacing in pain.
[Striker] Oh, wouldn't you be?
Here, let me pull on your arm a little bit and see what your face looks like.
[Todd] That ring, tonight, has seen just countless amounts of pain and torture.
[Striker] It's also seen athleticism.
It's also seen above and beyond anything you can expect to see anywhere else.
[crowd cheering]
[Striker] See, here he comes again.
Look at this. There's no place for him.
[Todd] It's not a father-son picnic.
It's an ECW Championship match,
and dad may have just won it--
-no. -…two.
[Striker] Listen, those precious seconds that Finlay took to acknowledge his son,
that could have cost Finlay the ECW Championship.
I'm beginning to get a little sick and tired of Hornswoggle's presence,
to be honest with you.
[Todd] Jack Swagger probably is too.
But, right now, all eyes are on Finlay.
Again, the cover. No.
[Striker] Notice Finlay driving his forearm?
I mean, that does-- that negates the wrestler's ability to bridge.
Finlay is so smart.
[Todd] Oh.
Finlay a former United States Champion,
who told us last week a win here tonight would be the biggest of his career.
Swagger in trouble here.
[Striker] What is Hornswoggle doing?
-[Todd] Oh. -[Striker] Oh, good.
You know what? You don't belong there.
-I'm sorry. -[Todd] Finlay ran right into his son,
Hornswoggle, who has been counterproductive
for his father so far in this match.
[Striker] I think it was the inertia of the ropes
that sent Hornswoggle to the floor there.
But, again, there's no reason for a child to be out there.
-[Todd] Swagger, he hit it. -[Striker] Ow!
[Todd] Ladies and gentlemen,
Jack Swagger has retained his ECW Championship
just like that.
[Striker] Impressive.
[announcer] Here's the winner and still the ECW Champion,
"The All-American American" Jack Swagger.
[Todd] So Swagger, once again, walks away victorious,
so much for momentum.
Swagger regained it with one move.
[Striker] Back and forth, Finlay's intentions
could have been the Rolling Hills.
Hornswoggle up there.
Hornswoggle taking the brunt of it.
It was all the moment that Swagger needed to turn it in
to this beautiful Gutwrench Powerbomb and that spells defeat.
-Jack is still your ECW Champion. -One, two, three.
[Todd] Well, tonight was not the night for Irish eyes to smile.
The road to WrestleMania continues and so too does the Jack Swagger era.
["Get On Your Knees" playing]
Oh, ladies and gentlemen, earlier tonight,
it was Shane McMahon versus Randy Orton in a No Holds Barred match.
We understand now that we have an update on Shane McMahon's condition.
Well, we've just been told that Shane has been repeatedly
losing consciousness, going in and out.
He's been taken to a local medical facility
and his sister, Stephanie, has accompanied him
and hopefully, we'll get a further update soon.
Okay.
[singer] ♪ And to punish your transgression ♪
♪ On your knees! ♪
[crowd chattering]
[crowd cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
[Shawn] This is not something I want to do.
This is something I have to do.
[JBL] Ladies and gentlemen, my newest employee,
Shawn Michaels.
You hired me to make sure
that you were the world heavyweight champion
going into WrestleMania.
Since that time, I've done so many things that I'm not proud of.
[Jerry] JBL gesturing for Shawn Michaels to lay down.
[Shawn] The Heartbreak Kid lays down
for absolutely nobody.
This is not something I want to do.
This is something I have to do.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Shawn] I did the most humiliating shameful thing a competitor can do.
I laid down for you.
[Jerry] It's gonna be JBL facing John Cena
for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Royal Rumble.
[Michael] And both men knocked down center of the ring.
What in the world is Shawn Michaels gonna do?
[JBL] I hired you to get me to WrestleMania as world champion.
[Jerry] What-- oh my God!
Shawn, what did you do?
[Shawn] I've got obligations.
[Jerry] No.
The champ and the challenger laid out.
[Shawn] I put you on top of a nearly unconscious John Cena.
[crowd] One, two…
[Michael] Cena kicked out.
[Shawn] You failed me.
[Michael] Cena, connecting.
[crowd] One, two, three
[bell rings]
[Michael] Cena remains the world champion.
[JBL] And I have in mind right now to release you from your contract.
Is that what you want?
What I want is to kick your teeth down your throat.
[JBL] I'll make you a proposal,
you versus me at No Way Out.
If you beat me, I will pay you everything I owe you,
but if I win,
I own The Heartbreak Kid, I own Shawn Michaels,
and you work for me
for the rest of your life.
[dramatic music playing]
[JBL] It's all or nothing.
I accept.
So you understand what you're accepting.
You understand that if you lose,
I own the Michaels name, I own your birthright,
I own everything about you, you hear that?
How about you bring your wife
because I want your wife to witness firsthand what a broken,
battered, old man her husband has become.
It's all or nothing.
[bell ringing]
["Longhorn" playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is an All or Nothing match.
Introducing first from New York City,
John Bradshaw Layfield.
[Jerry] Well…
Oh, there's Rebecca, Shawn Michaels' wife.
She is here.
And I was just about to say that, you know,
we've heard JBL say a lot of things but those last remarks
concerning Shawn's wife, Rebecca, they are uncalled for.
I mean, it's just…
[Michael] Many adjectives, positive and negative, to describe JBL.
Shrewd has to be at the top of the list.
If he wins this match,
he owns Shawn Michaels' name and likeness
and everything that comes with it forever.
[Jerry] Yeah, but, you know, he thought he was shrewd enough
to use Shawn Michaels as his employee.
And there, once again, is Shawn's beautiful wife, Rebecca, but…
That shrewd plan of JBL's didn't really work.
He thought he was gonna go to WrestleMania as the champion.
I couldn't tell. I wish I could-- I wish I'd know what he's actually--
I think he's actually talking to Rebecca now.
[Michael] Well, they weren't flattering.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] You know, if JBL does win this match,
he will exploit Shawn Michaels' name
and likeness for personal gain all…
[Jerry] Or forever, it-- I mean this-- it's--
-[Michael] Exactly, in perpetude. -[Jerry] Perpetude, right.
That's forever.
[crowd] HBK! HBK! HBK!
["I'm A Sexy Boy" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ I think I'm cute ♪
♪ I know I'm sexy, I got the looks ♪
[announcer] And from San Antonio, Texas,
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[singer] ♪ Up and down their spine ♪
♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
♪ I'm not your boy toy ♪
[fireworks exploding]
[Michael] For Wrestle- -for Mr. WrestleMania, it comes down to this,
the biggest match of his life.
[Jerry] And, you know, Shawn Michaels has to truly be thankful
that he is in this position that he is in tonight,
at this very moment.
Certainly, the last few months had been horrible for Shawn Michaels,
losing his entire fortune, his family there,
there his wife, their future in jeopardy.
And that's what-- you know, that's what forced Shawn Michaels
to sink to the depths that he did to sign on,
at the likes of JBL.
But now tonight, Shawn could get all of that burden off his shoulders.
[Michael] And Rebecca, Shawn's wife of ten years.
You know she's confident in her husband's ability,
but if Shawn Michaels makes one error,
if there's one fluke accident out here tonight,
if it just goes one wrong way,
then their entire life is over as they know it.
[Jerry] Well, Shawn put in a position
that he absolutely had to work for JBL,
but if Shawn could somehow win this match tonight--
look at the hope in her eyes and the tears.
-[bell rings] -[Jerry] If Shawn can somehow
win this match tonight,
he's gonna get enough money from JBL
that he won't have to worry about the future
and he won't have to be under the thumb
of John Bradshaw Layfield anymore.
[Michael] For Shawn Michaels, it is so important for him
to try to channel emotion here, not to get carried away early on.
Remember, Shawn can't ill afford a disqualification
or a count out in this matchup.
That smirk.
And you sometimes forget about--
just about the size and how big JBL is, and that
One mistake, one mistake, one mistake.
Look at me. Look at me. Look at me, one mistake.
One mistake, no more than that out of you.
-Back it up. -One mistake.
That's all I need, one.
[Michael] Well, the employer would be addressing the employee
for the final time.
[Jerry] Well, it's like-- I mean, a lot of people can relate
to being browbeaten by your boss
and that's exactly what was taking place right there.
Okay. That's great. Let go guys, back it out.
-Play it right. -[Michael] JBL is trying to bully Shawn.
Just go, out. One-- let's go.
-[Michael] Roll with him. -Back off.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And Shawn Michaels
unloading for the first time.
Remember, it's been weeks
since Shawn can physically have contact with Bradshaw.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Shawn Michaels, HBK had about all he could stand of that smirk.
[crowd cheering]
[Doan] Let's go. In the ring.
[Jerry] What is that-- what does that smile mean?
Oh, watch it. Watch it. Oh.
[Doan] Don't do it.
-You'd be disqualified. -[Michael] Now, let's see.
Again, JBL trying to bait Shawn into that disqualification.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Shawn Michaels will have none of it.
[Jerry] Well, you're-- you know, you almost have to-- oh.
You have to-- look at the physicality in there
but you have to hand it to JBL.
[Michael] Shawn.
[Jerry] He's about-- oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Michael] With just the pure size and strength,
and Shawn kicks out at two.
Michaels going for the backslide.
Can he get the near 300-pounder over?
He does, and JBL rolls right through using momentum.
[Jerry] JBL has got more than one game plan.
He's thinking if he-- oh, doesn't physically beat Shawn--
[Michael] Cover, cover, hooks the leg and a kick out.
[Jerry] When he's not able pin Shawn or make Shawn submit,
maybe he can get Shawn to get himself disqualified.
[Michael] If Shawn loses this match, he'll be, in a sense,
an indentured servant to JBL.
But that there, the veteran instincts of Shawn Michaels
cut the big man down to size.
[Jerry] Hey, hey, figure-four.
-[Michael] Figure-four. -[Jerry] He's got him locked in.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] This is may be it. -[Michael] Shades of Hall of Famer,
Ric Flair, but two counts to the ropes.
-One, two, three, four -[Michael] And Shawn's--
If you get to five, you're gonna get disqualified.
[Michael] You heard the referee explain the rule.
You're gonna get yourself DQ'd.
[Michael] Remember, if Shawn is disqualified,
it's over for him.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Submission maneuver.
Bradshaw in trouble, middle of the ring.
And JBL.
Look at-- great counter by JBL.
[Jerry] JBL able to turn that near submission
into a pinning combination now on Shawn.
Move out.
Go back. Get on, Shawn.
[Michael] Have a sense, since you look in Shawn's eyes,
how good that shot just felt for The Heartbreak Kid a long time coming.
[Jerry exclaims]
A timed reversal there by JBL,
sending Shawn all the way out to the floor.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Shawn can't afford to get counted out either.
Get in here.
[crowd chattering]
-[Jerry] Oh. -Get him in the ring.
[Michael] Shawn Michaels, a history of back problems throughout his career.
And the impact, the force--
oh, the rugged JBL,
dropping that near 300-pound frame
across the chest of Shawn Michaels.
[Jerry] Did you see him glance over at Shawn's wife, Rebecca?
Look at him.
[Michael] I have to believe some sick way, JBL is enjoying this--
cover, Shawn Michaels kicks out at two.
Not just Shawn's wife, but his entire family's life
would change just drastically if JBL wins this match.
[Jerry] Once again this all started with Shawn Michaels--
oh, battling on financial hard times.
[Michael] Bad investments were made.
And here's a cover again by JBL
and Shawn Michaels has to kick out at two.
[Michael] How much does Shawn Michaels have left?
How much has this-- this trauma,
this mental trauma the past few months tapped him?
[Jerry] Well, we don't know. We're gonna find out here tonight but…
[Michael] Oh, good grief.
Come on. One, two, three, four
-[Jerry] Brutal. -Hey, over there.
Get him out. Come on, JBL.
[Jerry] And JBL could get disqualified here.
Hey, one.
Get down there.
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK!
[Jerry] I just wonder what's going through the minds of Rebecca.
[Michael] JBL is just overpowering Shawn Michaels.
Goes back to work on the back.
[Jerry] You know…
-[Michael] Injured-- -[Jerry] You know, I mean, we heard it,
Rebecca heard it, JBL with those, I thought, uncalled for remarks,
saying that he was gonna show Shawn's wife, Rebecca,
what a broken, battered, old man Shawn has become.
[Michael] And then robbing him,
I mean, the fact if Shawn Michaels failed his family.
Failed in finances,
failed him and JBL's opportunity to go to WrestleMania's champion.
[Jerry] What failed was the banks.
I mean, how did-- Shawn had no control over that.
[Michael] JBL doesn't care.
He's been using Shawn Michaels for his personal gain
for weeks and months, King, and if he wins this match,
he's gonna use him for the rest of his life.
What do you call him?
Shawn's gonna be like to Layfield Enterprise
is like Mickey Mouse is to Disney.
[Jerry] Yeah, but you know what?
Just think about if Shawn Michaels wins.
He'll be free. He'll be emancipated.
He'll get enough money from JBL to eliminate all the debts
for Shawn and his entire family.
[Michael] Well, the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is there…
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] …but can Shawn get there?
Does he have enough to stay on the tracks?
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Michael] Ooh.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Swinging neckbreaker.
Cover.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Michaels just not able to get that cover.
[Doan] two.
[Jerry] You know, he's just been through so much,
you know, physically, mentally, emotionally.
[Michael] Oh, it's Shawn Michaels' momentum perhaps.
[Jerry] Inverted atomic drop. That will slow JBL down.
[Jerry] Here comes another one.
You know a lot of people are…
-[Michael] Ooh! -[Jerry] …thinking right now that JBL
is getting exactly what he deserves.
[Michael] The back, the injured back again of Shawn Michaels.
JBL looking to exploit it.
[Jerry] Ooh, those punches right to the face of Shawn.
Good grief.
[Michael] Former WWE Champion, JBL.
[Jerry] He's been doing the right thing there,
trying to keep JBL from being able to get the upper--
well, he's got it, like literally the upper hand.
[Michael] Superplex. Imagine what the superplex would do
to Shawn Michaels' injured back if JBL can connect.
[Jerry] Shawn trying to-- you're gonna have to take advantage
of that exposed ribcage there.
Oh, nice shot to the side of the jaw of JBL.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Crucial Point in this match.
[Jerry] Oh, JBL reeling. There here goes.
[Michael] Could Shawn Michaels build on it?
Can the man who's constantly in the eye of the storm become the storm?
[Jerry] Be careful.
-Oh! -[Michael] And JBL…
[Jerry] Ah.
[Michael] …knows Shawn Michaels so well
and the veteran Bradshaw sensed the elbow coming.
Every time Shawn starts to get something going…
Oh, a Clothesline from Hell.
[Jerry] That is it.
[Michael] And that is gonna be it.
Shawn Michaels gonna be the property of-- no.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Ho, ho, ho, Shawn Michaels kicking out
of a Clothesline from Hell.
[Jerry] It's got to make JBL think, what does he have to do?
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK!
[Michael] He's looking.
Look at him, I'm not sure, is he talking to himself?
[Jerry] And JBL, I mean, he literally personifies the typical tyrannical boss.
-[Michael] Oh no, JBL. -[Jerry] No.
[Michael] What a second Clothesline from Hell.
[crowd chattering]
[man] Get up, Shawn.
Get up, Shawn.
One…
-[Jerry] If Shawn is counted out here… -…two…
-[Jerry] …he loses… -…three…
[Jerry] …his life, his career.
…four, five…
[man] Get up, Shawn.
…six, seven,
eight, nine.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] He did it-- he did it.
Shawn beat it. Shawn beat the ten-count.
[Jerry] I don't know what to say
because I didn't think he was gonna make it.
[Michael] Disbelief.
[Jerry] Yeah, disbelief from Bradshaw.
[Michael] So the punishment continues.
[Jerry] And JBL would love to see Shawn get…
-[man] Get up, Shawn! -[Jerry] …counted out of the ring.
Hey, get in the ring.
I told you he's a beaten down old man.
[man] Get him, JBL.
Maybe you'll come work for me, you won't see one.
-You suck. -[crowd chattering]
-[boy] You suck. -[crowd chattering]
[man] JBL, you suck!
Come on, JBL.
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Did Rebecca just hit JBL?
[Michael] The last thing that Bradshaw thought was gonna happen.
And here comes Shawn Michaels.
Now, Shawn feeding off the emotion.
Vintage Michaels…
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Michael] …the Showstopper is here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Shawn Michaels, oh, oh, over JBL.
Look at this.
[Michael] Weeks and months of torture just flowing from the pores of Michaels.
[Jerry] You can only push HBK so far.
Yes.
[Michael] JBL has lost control of the situation.
Shawn Michaels has gained it.
[Jerry] Shawn Michaels did that big elbow landed on that black heart of JBL.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Vintage Shawn Michaels tuning up the band.
[crowd] …four, five.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Could that be the emancipation
of Shawn Michaels?
-It is. -[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
["I'm A Sexy Boy" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[Michael] The Sweetest Chin Music of Shawn Michaels' wife.
[singer] ♪ I send chills ♪
♪ Up and down their spine ♪
[Jerry] Shawn's wife, Rebecca, with absolute tears of joy.
And hey, I think she certainly deserves a--
yeah, there you go.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] So that's when you stand by your man, Michael.
[singer] ♪ I make them hot ♪
♪ I make them shiver ♪
♪ Their knees get weak ♪
♪ Whenever I'm around ♪
♪ They see me walk ♪
[Michael] Shawn Michaels said the one constant
that got him through the past few months was his family,
and Shawn Michaels' family rallied for him tonight.
[singer] ♪ I'm just a sexy boy ♪
[Jerry] And I can tell you this Shawn's smiling, Rebecca's smiling,
and their two children at home had to be smiling just this big.
[Michael] There was no smiles going on here
when JBL hit the Clothesline from Hell.
It could have been it, but was it desperation?
Was it instinct or just hope and desire?
[Jerry] And this, to me, this was the turning point.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] JBL in the face of Rebecca
and she kept right back in JBL's face and then Sweet Chin Music.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Can we see that one more time?
Yes.
Oh, man.
[Michael] Nirvana for Shawn Michaels.
[Jerry] And the reaction of Rebecca.
It's a feel good moment for me at least.
Wow.
Congratulations.
Ladies and gentlemen, earlier tonight in our first Elimination Chamber match,
we crowned a new WWE Champion in Triple H.
Are we about to see a new world heavyweight champion
in our second Elimination Chamber match?
Well, we are about to find out.
But right now, joining me at this time,
one of the superstars in our next match,
please welcome, Chris Jericho.
[crowd booing]
Chris, you're about to enter the Elimination Chamber for a fifth time.
How confident are you right now?
Todd, I am the best in the world at what I do
and my confidence level is exactly where it should be.
I am going to walk out of the Chamber tonight
as the new world heavyweight champion.
And when I do win,
I'm then gonna invite and challenge Ric Flair
to come out of retirement and face me at WrestleMania XXV
and give him the chance to become the 17-time world champion.
You know what?
I'm not gonna do that.
I'm not gonna waste my time on a charity case like Ric Flair
because I know he's watching somewhere, Todd,
and I wanted to build him up before I pulled the rug away from him
and took him straight down to reality.
I wasn't serious about that, but I am serious about my guarantee
that I will win the chamber match tonight
and I'm gonna prove to all of these lying, cheating, hypocritical, sicko fans
why I was the Superstar of the Year in 2008
and why I will become
the Superstar of the Year in 2009 as well.
[singer] ♪ I'll fight forever. I won't surrender ♪
[Jerry] All right. You're listening to "Hunt You Down".
It's by Saliva.
It's our official No Way Out theme song
and it's off the album Cinco Diablo.
It's available right now.
[Michael] And we're here tonight in one of the most beautiful cities
in the country, this is Seattle.
Of course, home to the world famous Space Needle just steps away
from the sold-out KeyArena here in Seattle for No Way Out.
Well, there's a pretty good chance, uh,
that Chris Jericho maybe right on the money
after what he was talking about moments ago
that we could crown a new world champion in just minutes here at No Way Out
because remember what happened earlier tonight.
Yeah, I'm surprise we didn't see Edge, teetering, maybe wanted to jump off
that Space Needle after losing his title tonight.
[Michael] Well, of course earlier tonight, Elimination Chamber from SmackDown,
Triple H becomes the 13-time world champion winning the WWE title.
Now, because of that, the percentage has just got worse
for the world champion John Cena.
Because of that victory by Triple H,
67% of the time now, 67% of the time,
the championship will change hands inside the Elimination Chamber.
Is it going to happen with the world title on the line right now?
[Jerry] Well, I'd say-- let me see,
I think I'd bet 67% of my money that it would.
[Michael] Ten tons of steel,
two miles of chain,
the demonic Elimination Chamber.
Two men will start this match,
four other superstars will be locked in those Lexan Chambers.
-["The Time Is Now" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following is the World Heavyweight Championship
Elimination Chamber match.
Introducing first from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 240 pound, he is the world heavyweight champion,
John Cena.
[Jerry] Well, the champion is here.
[Michael] Well, if there's any good news for the champion, John Cena,
he only has a one in six chance of keeping his title tonight,
is that he will not start this match.
He is going to be locked in one of those Lexan Chambers
and at some point in this chamber match will be released into the ring.
[singer] ♪ In any weather I'm never better, your boy's so hot ♪
♪ You'll never catch me In the next man's sweater ♪
[Michael] John Cena won that world title back at Survivor Series
with the victory over Chris Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And John Cena aware of Jericho's words a few moment ago.
Jericho flat out guaranteed that he was gonna be victorious
in this world championship Elimination Chamber match.
[Michael] Cena has successfully defended the title inside this chamber in the past.
["Death Grip" playing]
[announcer] Weighing in at 293 pounds, Mike Knox.
[Jerry] Oh, here comes someone who needs to be locked up, if you ask me.
[Michael] The "Monstrous" Mike Knox.
He won a Battle Royal to qualify for this,
his first chamber match and the biggest match of his career.
[Jerry] I got a feeling that he's gonna be right at home in there.
[Michael] I agree.
This guy is just…
-nasty. -[Jerry] Right. He's certainly nasty.
He's creepy. He's hard to figure out.
He just wants to beat on people for-- and then you ask him why, no reason.
It's, I guess, his personality.
["Man On Fire" playing]
[announcer] Weighing in 323 pounds, Kane.
[Jerry] And now we're gone from bad to worse.
[Michael] Yeah, Kane making his third appearance in the chamber.
And he's another superstar who should be at home in this structure.
Conflicted and demented, strange.
Understanding the perils involved in this Elimination Chamber matchup.
-["SOS" playing] -[singer] ♪ You know ♪
♪ You, you know ♪
♪ SOS ♪
♪ I hear them shoutin' ♪
-♪ SOS ♪ -[Jerry] Boom, boom, boom.
[announcer] Making his way to the ring from Jamaica,
weighing in at 218 pounds, Kofi Kingston.
[Jerry] Well, here's the young man, Michael, who-- oh, what the hell?
What-- is that-- it's Edge.
What the hell is Edge doing?
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Get him out of here.
Edge is--
[Michael] Watch it.
[Jerry] Come on. You got no business out here.
[man] What are you doing?
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry stutters]
No, wait. Oh! Con-chair-to!
[referee] Get out of here.
Get him out of here. Get out.
[Michael] Edge just busted Kofi.
[Jerry] And now look at-- look at this mad man.
[Michael] What is he doing?
Rey Mysterio out here.
[Jerry] Yeah, we need some help for Kofi.
Get somebody out here.
Kofi.
Get somebody out here.
[Michael] Edge just bangs Kofi over the head and rammed his--
bust his head into those metal steps.
[Jerry] And then-- and then it just-- he locked himself in the-- in the chamber.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Ooh.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Rey Mysterio trying to get Edge out of there.
[Rey] You're in this match, man.
["Break The Walls Down" playing]
[singer] ♪ Break the walls down ♪
♪ Break down the walls ♪
♪ For those about to rock I'm what ya want ♪
♪ Baby, you know you're Judas And I'm your priest ♪
[announcer] And weighing in at 226 pounds,
Chris Jericho.
[Michael] What-- we're trying to reset this, ladies and gentlemen,
to the best of our ability.
John Cena, Mike Knox, and Kane are--
they're locked in their respective chambers.
They're in the matchup.
Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho, we know they're gonna start this match
-but-- -[Jerry] And you see Kofi being led--
helped away from the ring here by the medical crew.
[Michael] And then Edge has barricaded himself
in one of those chambers.
[Jerry] Michael, I don't know, is this-- is this legal?
I mean, is Edge gonna be allowed to stay out here?
-[Michael] Well, you saw it-- -[Jerry] I see he's got himself
locked in there now but--
[Michael] When you saw Edge literally teetering on the edge earlier tonight
when he-- when he lost his WWE Championship inside the chamber
but-- oh, the officials are locking the chamber up.
[Jerry] Well, you know what? I mean, this is-- this is probably one point
I've seen discussed-- I'll bet they're as much at loss as we are.
I don't think-- this is unprecedented
and I think they're gonna start the match.
[crowd chattering]
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Well, they do start the match,
it's Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho starting things off
as the first two men in the Elimination Chamber.
We'll reset the rules, these two men will start
five-minute intervals throughout the matchup,
superstars will be released from the chambers.
They only win by pinfall or submission or I should say eliminated
when they suffer a pinfall or submission, has to happen in the ring itself.
And the last man standing will be the world champion.
[Jerry] And we see Edge who lost his WWE title
in the first Elimination Chamber match of the-- of the evening.
Now, he's apparently a part of this match.
You know, I was-- as Kofi Kingston was coming out, I was about to say,
"This young man is gotta be on top of the world
and chance to become the world heavyweight champion here tonight no sooner than,"
well, I didn't even get to say it.
Edge comes out, bashes Kofi Kingston in the head
and takes his place in the match.
[Michael] And earlier tonight, Edge lost his WWE title in less than five minutes.
And Edge is a SmackDown Superstar.
He's not even part of Raw.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, Chris Jericho--
[Jerry] I mean, unprecedented is the only thing
that can come to-- come to mind
and nothing like this has ever happened before.
[Michael] Well, for Mysterio-- and Jericho, it's down to business.
Stamina will play a huge part for these two men
in the beginning of this matchup.
If they're gonna win this, they're gonna have to go the distance,
-one of these two. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Set up for the 619, but nope.
-[Jerry] Hey-- -[Michael] Mysterio. Oh.
Injuring himself in the process.
[Jerry] Enough room inside that chamber there
between the ropes and the wall.
[Michael] And you wanna talk about the stamina of these two men,
remember the Royal Rumble matchup, King,
Rey Mysterio went 50 minutes in that match, Chris Jericho nearly 40,
so we know that these two men can go a long time
in this type of an atmosphere.
[Jerry] Mysterio, nice clothesline putting Jericho back into the ring.
[Michael] Mysterio, a former world champion,
-Chris Jericho as well. -[Jerry] We saw-- we saw a second ago
that few of-- over the shoulder of the world heavyweight champion,
there you see John Cena there in his pod locked in.
What is John Cena gotta be thinking about the fact that
in the pod across from him is Edge now?
-As you said-- oh no. -[Michael] Oh, did you hear?
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] That Lexan glass, it's bullet proof, so imagine the impact.
[Jerry] You were certainly not gonna get any sympathy
from that man, Kane, just actually smiled.
And watch and listen to this. Look-- oh.
[crowd exclaims]
[Jerry] Imagine seeing something like that happen to a fellow human being
and you're putting a smile on your face like it did Kane.
[Michael] Now, Jericho, so dangerous as it is
and now to give him the advantage like this.
Into the cover, will Mysterio be the first to be eliminated?
And Rey Mysterio kicks out.
[Jerry] Jericho twice won the world title in 2008,
one of the reasons he was named the 2008 Superstar of the Year.
And you heard from Jericho-- look at this-- still I'm in shock.
Edge in the Raw World Championship Elimination Chamber match.
[Michael] Well, he originally locked himself inside the chamber
to stay away from Mysterio's assault but what's gonna happen
when the chamber eventually opens?
Because it's gonna open at some point.
[Jerry] I think obviously what Edge is hoping for
was inserting himself in this match.
[Michael] Yeah, but what gives him the right?
Oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I guess he does.
[Michael] Mysterio absorbing a tremendous amount of punishment
in the early going.
[Jerry] Before this match started, we heard from Chris Jericho.
Watch this now.
[Michael] Oh, look at-- hey,
Mysterio scaling to the top of the chamber.
[Michael] Whoa. Using those chains links to his advantage.
-[Jerry] Whoa, man. -[Michael] Whoa.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The sensational Rey Mysterio.
[Jerry] We've seen all kind of things we've never seen before.
[Michael] Here's seated senton, into the cover,
will Jericho be the first to be eliminated?
And he kicks out at two and half.
[Jerry] Oh, I thought Jericho was gonna relive
the experience of Edge earlier.
-[Michael] Yeah. -[Jerry] Look at this.
He's a wall climber
and then dropped right under the ceiling onto Jericho.
And we heard talk-- Jericho talking earlier.
I don't know about you but, you know-- somehow when Jericho talks,
people listen and I have a tendency to believe.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Mysterio--
[crowd] …six, five, four, three…
[Michael] Who's the next superstar
and who's gonna be released from the chamber?
[tense music playing]
-[buzzer blaring] -[Michael] Oh, Lord.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And there is no love lost for Kane with Rey Mysterio.
The third time in his career he's been inside the Elimination Chamber
and goes right for the smaller man.
Well-- and then he goes after Jericho as well.
[Jerry] I don't think Kane has no love lost for anybody now
and look at him-- look at him stare down to Edge.
-Oh, hey. -[Michael] Jericho takes advantage.
Edge better take a real good look through that glass
and what he's gonna have to contend with at some point.
[Jerry] Kane is an equal opportunity offender here.
He just put the hurt on anybody.
[Michael] Side slam, rattling the bones of Mysterio.
Oh, and Mysterio kicks out at two.
Think about the punishment Mysterio's gone through so far in this match.
First his skull with that Lexan glass,
his body dropping under the steel grate around the ring.
-[Jerry] Good grief. -[Michael] With a vicious side slam.
[Jerry] Do you think maybe Jericho is rethinking
that guarantee that he made earlier that he is gonna win this chamber match?
-Oh. -[Michael] Oh.
Pretty bold guarantee with the man in this match.
Mysterio in trouble again and at two and half kicks out.
This Elimination Chamber match is the world heavyweight championship.
[Jerry] Watch this kick again.
[Michael] You know, you gotta give the veteran Jericho
some type of credit though,
-he picks his opportunities. -[Jerry] Oh, I do.
[Michael] He got Kane when his back was turned to him.
Wow.
[Jerry] Man.
In a-- such a different apparatus, so different
when you're over that top rope and I don't think, you know,
you don't-- you don't go down to the floor,
you go right to the-- a metal floor,
steel floor that's even with ring floor.
[Michael] Chris Jericho has been in five Elimination Chamber matches.
He knows all about the punishment that they deal out.
[Jerry] Yeah, that chamber itself can be just as brutal on you as your opponent.
[Michael] Mysterio--
[Jerry] Mysterio now taking it to Kane. The ultimate underdog.
[Michael] Oh, he's fighting and digging deep.
[Jerry] Man, that baseball slide both feet driven right into the ribcage of Kane.
[Michael] Mysterio won a world title at WrestleMania.
Imagine if he could go to the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania
as the world champion.
[Jerry] Sometimes when you see him in there with Kane,
you just think you'd be lucky to survive this Elimination Chamber,
the menacing and torturous Kane.
I don't think any of these guys--
during this match is you're gonna be able to think about WrestleMania.
They gotta think about winning here tonight.
[Michael] Great counter by Mysterio.
Can he capitalize?
Jericho looks to lionsault, missed opportunity.
[Jerry] I don't think this has got to be helping the champion,
John Cena, a little bit because it's in his favor that three of the--
three of the toughest superstars are--
[Michael] Well, which one is Rey gonna choose?
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] No one. No.
The call was disconnected.
The strength and power of the Big Red Monster but Mysterio.
-[Jerry] 619. -[Michael] The magician connecting.
Codebreaker.
[Jerry] Whoa.
-[Michael] Jericho up and over. -[Jerry] Man.
Both of these guys missing a huge opportunity there I think
to get Kane out of this match.
[Michael] But Mysterio looking to capitalize on that opportunity.
-[Jerry] How high is Rey Mysterio? -[Michael] On top of the chamber.
Seated senton, Kane could be down and out.
Mysterio eliminates the Big Red Monster.
[Jerry] Man.
I thought that taking too long, the damage was done to Kane
but then that extra height that Rey got
when he climbed all the way to the top of chamber.
The force coming off on Kane did the-- did the job.
[Michael] Eliminating the man who put him through physical
and mental abuse for much of last year.
[Jerry] Look at this, bam.
[Michael] Can you believe Mysterio just eliminated Kane?
[Jerry] Well, when you-- when you land on someone
from as far up as Rey Mysterio came, it's gonna do some damage.
[Michael] Four falls remain
but who is the next superstar to let through the chamber?
The "Monstrous" Mike Knox.
[Jerry] Only thing I can say right now is it's a good thing for Rey Mysterio
that Kane was eliminated.
[Michael] And here's the guy Mike Knox who said
-he has nothing against Rey. -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Michael] Just like beating him up against.
[Jerry] You'll have to have his tongue notarized
before I believe that statement.
[Michael] Big is happy, imagine Mike Knox's life.
[Jerry] Imagine if Kane were still in there,
Kane and Mike Knox and Jericho for Rey would have no chance.
[Michael] Kane was eliminated by Mysterio.
Mike Knox 293 pounds and fresh.
Cover on Jericho.
-Will Jericho be eliminated? -Two.
[Michael] But a kick out at two by Jericho.
[Jerry] Jericho and Rey Mysterio in this match from the opening bell.
Mike Knox just now coming in, as you said, fresh.
Oh.
[Michael] Chris Jericho said he was gonna be the 2009 Superstar of the Year.
This is gonna be the springboard to that, this matchup.
The veteran, that is where the veteran instinct
of Chris Jericho comes into play.
[Jerry] Mike Knox seeing his first action ever in a Elimination Chamber match,
you know, we've seen some--
a first tonight in Elimination Chamber match as well.
[Jerry] Edge, losing in one Elimination Chamber match
and come out here and put himself in another one the same night. Oh.
[Michael] Pure power. And Mike Knox showing that
you can use the chamber as a weapon with the best of it.
[Jerry] You got to look out.
[Michael] He's got it right over the steel.
[Jerry] And I know those are steel chains
but when someone is as big and powerful as Mike Knox,
you can't help but think that he can drive Chris Jericho right through that steel.
Whoa, whoa, look, look, look, look, Mysterio.
[Michael] Rey Mysterio.
Knox had his attention turned to Jericho but-- oh no.
Dangerous, Mike Knox.
[Jerry] A wedge between those steel chains and "Monstrous" Mike Knox.
-[Michael] Mike Knox just-- -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] He hooked Rey Mysterio's foot in between those chain links.
Rey is a sitting duck.
[Jerry] This is where that, like you said, those chains of the Elimination Chamber
become an ally with Mike Knox.
[Michael] Rey freed himself but was the damage done?
[Jerry] And as you saw, the referee-- you know, it's not the referee,
you need to try to help get somebody free.
Anything that this chamber does,
anything that go-- happens with this chamber goes.
[Michael] John Cena looking on, John Cena is the world champion.
His title is on the line here.
And the champion has yet to enter the match.
[Jerry] No doubt about how strong this Mike Knox is.
He just took any doubts away.
[Michael] And intimidating, just an intimidating presence.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Maybe he-- maybe he didn't have anything personal against Rey Mysterio.
I mean, he's manhandling-- oh, Jericho in there just as well.
[Michael] No, it's nothing personal tonight.
Tonight it's every man for himself for the world championship.
The quickness of Rey.
And Mysterio needs to quicken the pace against the bigger man.
Look at Mike Knox at every turn-- oh.
Just tossing Mysterio around.
-Jericho, Codebreaker. -[Jerry] Man.
[Michael] Knox never saw it coming, a Codebreaker.
-[Jerry] That might be enough. -[Michael] Is it enough?
-Hook to the leg. It is. -[Jerry] Yes.
[Michael] Mike Knox eliminated.
[Jerry] And Knox-- and I think was just seconds away
from eliminating Rey Mysterio and he was about to put him away
and then out nowhere Jericho hits that Codebreaker.
[Michael] We are down to four superstars remaining in the Elimination Chamber.
Two have not entered yet.
Once again, it's Jericho and Mysterio in the ring and--
[Jerry] And--
[Michael] Well, John Cena, we know is supposed to be in the match.
-[Jerry] Right. -[Michael] Edge,
we still don't know about.
Well, he's in the match
and he's certainly not supposed to be in this match.
Wasn't originally intended to be in this match.
[Michael] Lost his WWE Championship earlier tonight.
Will it be Edge's turn or Cena's turn?
[crowd] …three, two, one.
[tense music playing]
[Michael] It is Edge.
[Jerry] Well, now we're gonna find out if he'd really-- oh, and Mysterio.
[Michael] Mysterio and Kofi Kingston are friends
and Mysterio did not forget it.
And look at Mysterio not allowing Edge to get out of the box.
[Jerry] Damn, Rey Mysterio did not wait for Edge to come out of that pod.
He'd joined Edge.
[Michael] Edge is seven-time world champion.
He lost his WWE title earlier tonight
and Mysterio looking to eliminate Edge from the get-go.
Oh, and Jericho.
[Jerry] Oh, I think Rey had completely forgotten about Jericho.
Let's take one more look at Edge.
He realized that Rey Mysterio is gonna join him in his own pod.
[Michael] The attention star Jericho lightened his dirty work.
Just sabotaged Mysterio.
[Jerry] Well, I think-- I'm really thinking
Rey was so focused on Edge
and he'd just completely forgotten about Jericho.
[Michael] Here's Edge.
[Jerry] Two guys that are famous we just to love to see
possibly eliminate each other.
[Michael] Bulldog sends Edge reeling.
The only man yet to enter the chamber is the world champion, John Cena.
[Jerry] Well, there's Rey Mysterio on the game early.
[Michael] High elbow from the former world champion, Chris Jericho,
who said he would return to prominence tonight.
Edge from behind, the advantageous Edge--
oh, and Jericho kicked out at two.
[Jerry] Jericho's guarantee almost went up in smoke there.
[Michael] Well, I can't believe I was about to say
Edge eliminates Jericho.
[Jerry] It was Rey Mysterio hanging.
They were just abusing the punishment that Rey has absorbed in this match.
[Michael] And what about Chris Jericho?
Both Mysterio and Jericho started this match and is still in it.
They were never locked in a chamber.
[Jerry] Something about what Jericho said earlier--
uh-oh, here comes that spear.
Here comes that spear.
[Michael] Mysterio saw him coming, off the leap frog,
Jericho, oh, went for the Codebreaker, Edge hung on.
Edge got caught.
Jericho again intercepting Mysterio.
[Jerry] Man, Rey Mysterio had Edge set up for the 619,
you know, for the second time.
[Michael] I understand it's every man for himself but--
[Jerry] Well, I think Jericho demonstrated
that he didn't do that to try to help Edge.
He's doing it just to take out Mysterio.
[Michael] He didn't care about anybody but himself anyway,
so that's no change.
[Jerry] He said earlier, this would be personally,
when I listened to the words and that guarantee from Jericho,
now this-- he's got a gut feeling.
[Michael] There's no reason he can't back up the words, Jericho.
[Jerry] I believe he--
[Michael] Edge, yes,
Edge from SmackDown is in this world championship match.
-Chris Jericho, sunset flip. -[Jerry] Oh.
-Oh, man. -[Michael] Mysterio and Edge tossed.
Well, who got the worst today?
[Jerry] Oh, without a doubt Rey,
Edge able to hang on to Rey Mysterio, slamming Rey
looks like on the back of his head and neck.
-Watch the way that-- oh. -[Michael] Oh.
And Rey is-- Rey has suffered some punishment here tonight.
[Jerry] Yes, I'm surprised he's still conscious.
[Michael] John Cena the world champion,
imagine the thoughts running through his mind.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[Michael] He is in a crouch in the chamber
waiting for his time, for his moment.
[Jerry] But he's gotta-- I mean, if he can,
he's gotta feel good about the fact
that these three opponents have been wreaking havoc on one another.
[Michael] Yeah, we talked about the heavy odds against the champion in this match
but Cena's odds have drastically increased as this match has rolled along.
[Jerry] Yeah, it certainly less than 67% chance now.
[Michael] Whoa.
Imagine.
[crowd] Ten, nine…
[Michael] The world champion will be in this match in six seconds.
[crowd] …five, four, three, two, one.
[buzzer blaring]
[Michael] Cena looks like a bull about to be released from the shoot.
And here comes the world champion.
[Jerry] And he's heading right for Edge who shouldn't be here anyway.
And Cena would like to get rid of him quickly.
[Michael] John Cena says, I'll be damned.
Look out, fisherman's--
bulldog.
[Jerry] Well, as we said, Cena,
just been sitting inside that pod from the get-go
watching this like a caged animal.
Look at the expression.
[Michael] Raw emotion.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, yeah.
The champ…
with a show and you can't see me
and I know we're about to see a little Five Knuckle Shuffle. Oh.
[Michael] Four men remaining in the Elimination Chamber.
It may soon be three.
-Chris Jericho… -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Michael] …Codebreaker again from out of nowhere.
-And Mysterio every man for himself. -[Jerry] What?
-Spear. -[Michael] Edge covers the champion.
-You've gotta be kidding me? -[Jerry] What?
[Michael] You've gotta be kidding me?
[Jerry] What?
Even Edge can't believe it.
[Michael] Edge eliminated the world champion.
[Jerry] Well, wait a minute, there was a Codebreaker,
there was a 619 and then Edge eliminated Cena.
And it's starting to sink in
and that smile is starting to widen on the face of Edge.
He's been allowed to remain in this match
and his chance of becoming the--
can he become the world heavyweight champion?
[Michael] I guess. I don't know what the heck is going on.
All I know is Edge continues to take advantage
of every opportunity that presents itself.
[Jerry] He's SmackDown.
[Michael] Mysterio for the second win.
Two more falls remain in this match.
[Jerry] Rey Mysterio delivering that--
[Michael] Mysterio and Jericho started this matchup.
They're still in it.
[Jerry] I am absolutely shocked that John Cena has been eliminated. Uh-oh.
[Michael] I think Edge and Jericho are about to be shocked.
-[Jerry] Rey Mysterio trying to-- yes. -[Michael] Edge moved out of the way
but Jericho caught the front of it.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Thanks for coming.
Mysterio-- uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, caught by Jericho.
-[Jerry] Oh, and reversal. -[Michael] And for the walls. Mysterio.
Mysterio got it. Mysterio pinned Jericho.
We are down to two men.
[Jerry] And I guarantee Jericho can't believe that.
[Michael] Mysterio…
or Edge?
[Jerry] Well, you gotta get your bearings, you gotta watch your back.
[Michael] Both men former champions.
[Jerry] Look out.
[Michael] Edge poised.
[Jerry] Turn around, Rey.
[Michael] Looking to strike Mysterio oblivious.
[Jerry] Turn around, look over your shoulder.
-Here it goes. -[Michael] But Mysterio felt it.
A success. Here's the cover. Mysterio is gonna be the champion.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Oh, and a kick out by Edge.
[Jerry] Rey Mysterio on the verge
of becoming the world heavyweight champion.
[Michael] I thought Rey had it.
[crowd chanting] Rey! Rey! Rey!
[Michael] The Rey chants echoing.
[Jerry] Sold out KeyArena, everyone on their feet.
[Michael] Lateral press. Mysterio's got it.
-[Jerry] Damn it! -[Michael] And again Edge kicks out.
So close for Mysterio.
[Jerry] Oh, man, I thought Edge was gonna win this thing
with the spear but-- well, then I thought with just two--
[Michael] Look at-- look at that, how close.
[Jerry] Rey is gonna somehow let Edge taste one of those 619s.
[Michael] Edge-- yes, Edge and Rey Mysterio,
the remaining two in the Elimination Chamber.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Michael] Mysterio--
Edge is out. Rey is gonna be the world champion-- no.
Edge again.
A third near-fall.
What does Rey have to do?
[Jerry] I don't know but I got a feeling he's gonna do it.
What are we doing? We're-- I don't-- look at that.
We're calling a match with Rey Mysterio and Edge.
[Michael] Edge is from Raw.
Edge lost the WWE title in this chamber earlier tonight.
[Jerry] We're on Raw, he's from SmackDown.
[Michael] Come on, Rey.
Look at Mysterio.
We gotta be seeing history here.
Edge has gotta be the first man
to ever compete in the chamber twice in one night.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
Now, look at-- look at-- look at-- look at Rey.
[Michael] Another counter. Another counter.
-[Jerry] Cover, cover, cover. -[Michael] Cover for Mysterio,
the cover by Mysterio, he's got him, he's got it.
And Edge rolls the shoulder off a fourth near-fall.
[Jerry] Cover him again. Cover him again.
This is absolutely spectacular move here.
Oh, man. That should've done it.
[Michael] Mysterio pleading with someone just moderate to himself.
[Jerry] Rey will not give up, I'm telling you, come on, Rey.
[Michael] There is no give up in Rey Mysterio's vocabulary.
[Jerry] Now, the 619 chant going.
That's what I'm thinking. Oh.
Where did he come from?
Man, Rey is starting to climb to the top
and Edge just jacked up and booted him right in the chest.
[Michael] It also bought himself some time.
-[crowd chattering] -[man] Come on, Rey, get up, man.
[Michael] One fall remains,
one of these two men will be world champion.
[Jerry] That's-- this kid come from--
like you said, Edge just up and out of nowhere
but now they're both outside the ring,
you can only pin your opponent inside the ring.
[Michael] Remember, Mysterio started this match,
one of the two men to start this chamber match.
[Jerry] He's a warrior, he's been battling.
[Michael] Edge entered second to last.
And that is the Latin warrior.
[Jerry] Edge was going for a powerbomb on that steel floor.
[Michael] Talk about the skull crusher.
-[Jerry] Now what? -[Michael] What does Rey--
-what does Rey have in mind? -[Jerry] Maybe it's a 916.
[Michael] To the back of the skull.
[Jerry] Is that a back-- a reverse-- a backward 619?
-[Michael] So, would you call it a 916? -[Jerry] Well, I don't know.
It worked whatever it was.
[Michael] Edge is gonna need 911.
[crowd chanting] Rey! Rey! Rey!
[Michael] What is Mysterio thinking about-- oh no.
Oh my God.
[crowd chattering]
[Jerry] Rustling thunders, this-- you know, that glass is bulletproof
but I thought Rey was gonna go face first right here.
-[Michael] Listen, listen. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Listen, listen to this. Just listen.
[Jerry] Did it break that glass?
I don't even know how Rey is moving now.
[Michael] Rey near helpless,
Edge again for a spear.
Oh no. Don't tell me Edge into the cover, off the spear.
You know, this can't be.
-["Metalingus" playing] -[Jerry] No way.
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and the new world heavyweight champion, Edge.
[Michael] The new world heavyweight champion.
Edge is from SmackDown.
Frankly this whole thing stinks.
[Jerry] Well, what does this-- what does this mean? We don't--
[Michael] I can't believe my eyes.
The Ultimate Opportunist has struck again.
[Jerry] Well, does Raw not have a world champion or--
[Michael] Is Edge an eight-time champ now?
[Michael] Well, this all began earlier tonight.
[Jerry] Well, that's just--
[Michael] This is in the Elimination Chamber
from the WWE title and Edge was the champion lost
so he was eliminated and lost the championship.
[Jerry] And Edge pulling gasket
and then as our Raw Elimination Chamber match
was about to get underway,
Edge comes, out attacks Kofi Kingston,
slams him face first into those steel steps
-and then used a chair on Kofi. -[Michael] A ConChairTo.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] And then after that assault, Edge barricaded himself in the chamber.
[Jerry] Now, watch what John Cena, the former champ,
I can't believe I'm saying that,
he got hit with the Codebreaker from Jericho,
then a 619 from Rey Mysterio, then the spear from Edge.
All in succession and somehow Edge got the three count.
[Michael] Edge couldn't believe it.
And this was the turning point of the entire match.
And after that, Edge "The Ultimate Opportunist".
[Jerry] Here's the spear
that gave Edge our world heavyweight championship.
[Michael] It's all ironic, King, because started the night
trying to utilize the spear and lost the WWE title,
he ends tonight using the spear to win the world title.
[singer] ♪ On this day I see clearly ♪
♪ Everything has come to life ♪
[Jerry] So, it felt absolutely history made here tonight.
You truly never ever know what's gonna happen next in the WWE.
[Michael] This is-- so, Edge is the world champion?
[Jerry] I guess.
That's the way it seems right now.
[Michael] So what does Raw have?
[Jerry] I can't answer that question.
But it looks like Edge is-- it looks like Edge is going to WrestleMania
one way or the other as champion.
[Michael] So Edge is now an-- Edge is now an eight-time world champion.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, there indeed was a way out of the chamber
with a world title for Edge.
Thanks for joining us, everybody.
Good night. oining us, everybody.