[tense music playing]
[Michael] Oh, no!
Big Show just knocked out Cena!
[narrator] It was a shocking event
that stunned the WWE Universe
and unified a giant with the man behind People Power.
I saw a chance to make a deal and I took it.
So for once in my entire life,
I can go out and finally…
do what I want to.
[narrator] Tonight the Big Show's fury
zeroes in on one man,
John Cena.
[Big Show] John Cena exemplifies everything that I'm not.
I'm not a team player, I'm not somebody that people like.
I'm not somebody that kids look up to.
I'm not an entertainer.
I'm a giant. [echoes]
[music fades]
-[eerie music playing] -[narrator] Tonight,
inside an unforgiving steel cage…
will this giant
continue on his path of destruction
against a man with nothing to lose?
If you don't pummel me,
then in no way will anyone ever look at you
as the World's Largest Athlete.
[narrator] Will this be the demise of People Power?
You lose this match,
I'm gonna say those famous two words to your pal,
John Laurinaitis, "You're fired."
[crowd cheering]
-[intense music playing] -[narrator] Tonight
only one thing is certain.
There will be no…
[Jerry] Look at Laurinaitis trying to get in this
[narrator] …way…
[Jerry] Mr. McMahon is getting into this.
[music fades out]
[narrator] …out.
-["Unstoppable" playing] -And now,
World Wrestling Entertainment presents
No Way Out.
-[fireworks exploding] -["Unstoppable" continues playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Happy Father's Day,
as you are looking live at the Izod Center
in the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
WWE fans have jammed in here tonight for No Way Out.
And sadly, there will be no way out of this one
for General Manager Laurinaitis or John Cena.
One of those men will be fired tonight.
[bell ringing]
[Lilián] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd cheering]
["Written in My Face" playing]
♪ It's a shame for they Lost their head ♪
♪ A careless man who could wind up dead ♪
♪ You wear your sin Like it's some kind of prize ♪
[Michael] And there is the World Heavyweight Champion,
the brawler from Dublin, Ireland,
Sheamus.
[Jerry] The Great White.
He looks-- actually looks in a great mood.
He looks like he's ready for some serious action here tonight.
[Booker] Definitely, Sheamus is ready.
You think I always say,
just put on his hard hat week in and week out,
just go out there and get the job done. You gotta love it.
[Michael] Sheamus, of course, won the championship at WrestleMania
in a record-setting 18 seconds
and he's been building momentum ever since
on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Jerry] So impressive, this guy.
♪ The land will break And the seas will rise ♪
♪ The wind will rage as it burns the sky ♪
♪ All your beliefs will… ♪
[Michael] John Laurinaitis may be fired.
However, if Big Show wins
we understand Mr. Laurinaitis, in all likelihood,
would fire John Cena tomorrow night on Raw.
-[Jerry] Oh, brother. -["Here to Show the World" playing]
-♪ I'm here to show the world ♪ -♪ Come on! ♪
♪ Bring it on! ♪
[Michael] Well they call him The Showoff.
[Jerry] This guy's ego has its own ZIP code.
[Michael] Remember, Alberto Del Rio was the man
who was supposed to be in this matchup tonight,
the number-one contender.
But he was taken out of action by two huge chops
from The Great Khali,
suffering a concussion.
So last week on Monday Night Raw, a Fatal 4-Way elimination matchup
was put into place to name a new number-one contender.
It was Ziggler, Swagger, Khali and Christian,
four former World Champions going at it.
And, King as we pick it up here, Khali has already been eliminated.
[Jerry] And Jack Swagger had that ankle lock,
and I mean locked in on Christian.
But look at this.
Christian takes the opportunity and plants Jack Swagger.
But watch, Swagger's friend,
"The Showoff" Dolph Ziggler, sneaks in.
-[speaks indistinctly] -[Jerry] Vickie was livid.
[Michael] And two men remained.
Christian tweaking his knee here and Dolph Ziggler, Booker,
took advantage like The Showoff always seems to do.
[Booker] They always talk about Dolph Ziggler
and how much talent this guy really got.
This guy could get a blessing here tonight,
a history-making night could happen here tonight for Dolph Ziggler.
[Jerry] And Vickie Guerrero in that match went from agony to ecstasy
and now she's back in the championship picture.
Introducing first the challenger.
From Hollywood, Florida,
weighing in at 213 pounds,
Dolph Ziggler.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Vickie Guerrero leading the--
-what she was expecting to be cheers. -[Lilián] And his opponent,
from Dublin, Ireland,
weighing in at 267 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
-Sheamus. -[Jerry] Wow.
[Booker] There's that Heavyweight Championship atmosphere right now.
-I can't wait for the bell, dawg. -[Jerry] Hey, look at Ziggler.
One-armed pushups before the match?
Talk about showing off.
[Booker] I mean, any way you look at this guy,
he is the ultimate showoff,
but the guy can actually go out there and back it up.
That's what Ziggler having his true talent
is going out there and getting it done in the ring.
You gotta love this kid.
[Jerry] I don't love him.
[Booker laughs]
[Jerry] I agree with that sign we just saw.
[Booker] Maybe his talent, maybe.
[Michael] So, former World Champion, Dolph Ziggler.
-[Jerry] Well, let's see what we can hear. -[Michael] The strategy session.
Tonight's our night, right?
It's my time now, right?
[Vickie] You go get it.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Michael] Oh, a kiss for good luck.
[Booker] Oh, my goodness.
[Jerry] Oh, Vickie is beside herself.
-It could be-- -[Michael] Look at this! Oh, my.
Sheamus went for the Brogue Kick,
shades of WrestleMania there.
[Booker] Yeah, but you saw, Zigzag just too smart
for something like that to happen.
[Michael] But remember what happened at WrestleMania,
the good luck kiss between Daniel Bryan and AJ
led to the Brogue Kick by Sheamus in the record setting 18-second victory.
[Jerry] I mean, almost-- Ziggler almost got a kiss goodnight as well.
Whoa.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Ziggler!
[Michael] This crowd is electric
as we kick off No Way Out at the Izod Center,
in the shadow of New York City…
the Meadowlands in New Jersey.
[Booker] I tell you, definitely good strategy from Ziggler,
not going in there-- just locking up immediately with this guy,
take your time, do it when you wanna do it.
[Michael] Well, I'll tell you one thing, Sheamus is not gonna win a wow
in amateur-type style matchup here against Dolph Ziggler.
Ziggler set records in high school and in college.
-[Jerry] Well, that was a nice headlock. -[Michael] Had pinfall victories
-in amateur style. -[Jerry] Nice headlock and takeover
-by The Great White. -[Booker] As well as a huge
weight advantage right here.
I mean, Sheamus outweighs Ziggler by at least 15 to 20 pounds
and it showed right there, just mowed that boy down.
[Michael] Actually, Booker, it's a lot more than that.
Sheamus comes in tonight weighing at 267,
-Dolph Ziggler, 213. -[Booker] Wow.
[Jerry] And you know Dolph would not wanna mix it up
fisticuff-style with The Great White.
[Michael] And another powerful takedown by Sheamus
who is in control in the early going.
[Jerry] That's Sheamus.
Sheamus is a brawler, I'm surprised to see this--
well this type of hold right here from Sheamus.
[Michael] Booker, do you think that Ziggler may be in Sheamus's head?
Remember Dolph defeated Sheamus,
he actually pinned him in a tag team matchup
-this past Friday night on SmackDown. -[Booker] Let me tell you,
I don't think he's in Sheamus's head but I'm telling you,
late in this matchup--
-[Michael] Oh, wow. -[Booker] Oh, man.
We're gonna see exactly what Ziggler's made out of
because we know Sheamus can take it and take it and take it.
[Michael] Beautiful dropkick by Ziggler,
but notice how Sheamus worked his way to the ropes,
not allowing Ziggler to get Sheamus into a pinning combination.
A big shoulder knockdown again by Sheamus.
[Booker] That huge weight advantage right there.
Sheamus is using it to his-- to his ability--
-Whoa, man. -[Jerry] Oh, a sleeper.
[Michael] Ziggler going for the sleeper hold.
Remember, championship changes hands via pinfall or submission,
or if Sheamus passes out and isn't able to go via the sleeper hold.
[Jerry] Oh, Ziggler in a precarious situation right here,
dangling on that top rope. Ouch.
-What? -[Booker] Wow.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Michael] Oh, man.
[Jerry] What'd I tell you?
You don't wanna do something stupid
like slapping the World Champion in the face
when you're dangling on that top rope.
[Booker] And I'mma tell you, Ziggler landed right on that elbow
-right there too. -[Jerry] Uh-oh, look out guys.
[Michael] Oh. And Sheamus taking the fight
right outside to the number-one contender, Ziggler.
Lawler, how does it affect Sheamus
when he was-- as we take another look here,
-watch this. -[Jerry] Well that slap,
I don't know if Ziggler thought
that was gonna give him a psychological advantage,
but landing on the back of his head on this floor
didn't help anything for him.
[Michael] And Sheamus launching himself over the top rope
-this could put Ziggler away. -[Booker] Oh, this could be it.
[Michael] Hook of the leg and a kickout.
I was gonna ask you, Lawler, does it affect Sheamus at all?
He prepared for weeks for Del Rio but now he's only had a week
-to prepare for Ziggler. -[Jerry] I don't know.
You know, I think that-- I think that Sheamus is the--
is the type of champion that can, well, change at a moment's notice.
I didn't-- it didn't really matter who his opponent is.
He knows there's a target on his back when he's the champion.
[Booker] Oh, I gotta disagree with you there, King, though.
I tell you, Del Rio is a special talent
that you gotta actually train a certain way for.
Ziggler, he is a different-- I mean he's a lot quicker,
he's a lot smarter, I think in certain areas,
so tonight, I'mma tell you, Sheamus got his work cut out for him.
[Michael] Sheamus, a former King of the Ring winner,
two-time WWE Champion, current World Champion.
[Booker] Whoa. Man! Look at him.
[Jerry] You guys know when you talked
about Alberto Del Rio but what about Dolph?
He may be at a disadvantage. He only had a week…
Whoa! …to train for The Great White.
[Michael] But Dolph pinned the champion in a tag match, Friday night.
[Jerry] Oh, look out here. Oh.
[Michael] Oh, what an elbow. We even heard that out here.
[Booker] I'm gonna tell you, that's what I'm talking about.
Oh, man, this boy, Sheamus-- When Sheamus get to rolling…
[Michael] Sheamus into the cover, into the cover.
Hooks the leg, Ziggler needs two this time before he kicks out.
[Jerry] Watch this elbow one more time from Sheamus.
Wow! Good grief.
Almost took Dolph's head off.
[Michael] Well, Booker, you being a six-time World Champion,
you know the pressure that Sheamus faces on a daily basis.
[Booker] Definitely got a lot of pressure being the champion.
I mean, you're doing a lot of media, you're on the road day in and day out,
totally not spending time with your family.
But being the champion, holding that championship
is the best thing you can ever do as a performer.
Trust me, Sheamus is loving this moment.
-And willing to do anything to keep it. -[Michael] Ow, ow.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Oh, man.
I was gonna say Sheamus has been dominating the matchup
but that may be the turnaround Ziggler was looking for.
[crowd clamoring]
[Booker] That's what Ziggler is all about, this boy is putting himself in position
to capitalize and that's what happened right there, put himself
in a great position, now Sheamus is feeling the pain, baby.
[Michael] And now Ziggler looks to take advantage.
Dolph Ziggler-- Oh, man, he was caught by Sheamus.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
Actually, he delivered a DDT.
[Jerry] I thought Sheamus had countered.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, that giant DDT right there by Ziggler
-that could have been a three count easy. -[Michael] That was like a super DDT, huh.
[Jerry] I don't know. He leaped in the air
-and landed on Sheamus's head. -One, two, three, four!
[Jerry] Ziggler using, uh, nearly the entire five count.
He has until five to break.
[Jerry] Sheamus may feel the effects of that DDT for the rest of the match,
-right, Booker? -[Booker] He definitely got to feel it
and as far-- as far as Ziggler taking advantage of that five count,
that's what-- that's what-- that's a veteran move right there, King.
[Jerry] He's gonna wear Sheamus down.
And one thing we've learn during this championship reign of Sheamus,
it is so difficult to wear this big man from Ireland down.
He keeps coming at you, the brawling style as you see here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, what a knee by Ziggler.
And here is Ziggler into the cover again.
The champ kicks out at one. And, Booker, we talk about this all the time
but every near-fall against Sheamus,
he seems to be kicking out at one.
He never gets to the two or the two and a half level.
[Booker] That's the psychological effect right there on your opponent.
I mean, you keep kicking out, uh, that quick, that said,
this guy, you're gonna have to do a whole lot to stop him.
Ziggler, he's-- like I say, man,
-he's got his work cut out for him. -Come on, Dolph!
[Jerry] Vickie realizes what a World Championship
-would mean to her champ. -[Booker] Oh, check it out.
-That's what I'm talking about right here. -[Jerry] Please.
-[Michael] Now listen, you can-- -[Jerry] Please.
[Michael] You can say, King, you can talk about this
being a showoff all you want
but he is putting a lot of pressure on Sheamus here with that move.
[Jerry] He is wrestling for the World Heavyweight Championship
and he's doing headstands.
-[Michael] He is doing things his way. -[Jerry] Come on.
[Booker] Well, let me tell you, that tells me that kid--
this kid is confident in himself. He is confident in his ability
going out here and getting it done tonight against Sheamus.
Hey, you gotta love that.
-[Jerry] I don't love that, Booker. -[Booker laughs]
[Jerry] That's the second time I got to tell you, I don't love this guy.
[Michael] Ziggler trying to wear Sheamus down.
The champion trying to make it to the bottom rope
to force a break here but Dolph Ziggler continues the pressure.
Come on, Dolph!
[Booker] I tell you what Dolph is gonna have--
he's gonna have to get this game late, man.
He is gonna have to take it late and let his cardio effect
takeover in that-- in that late--
that second half of the game.
[Jerry] And Sheamus is in pretty good shape as well
when it comes to cardio.
Remember back at Extreme Rules, the best of two out of three matchup
against Daniel Bryan, Sheamus was pretty fit for that one.
[Booker] Definitely he's not gonna quit.
[Michael] No way.
Whoa. And look at Sheamus, the power…
of the World Champion-- Ziggler breaks that again.
-This could be it, new champion for us. -[Booker] Cover him, that-- that's it.
[Jerry] Ziggler hooks the inside leg and this time it's a two count
before Sheamus powers out.
[Booker] Let you know Sheamus felt that right there.
That DDT right there,
that was a floating DDT that landed perfect.
[Michael] Let's watch it one more time.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The Great White-- Oh, you're right.
-Good grief. -[Booker] That's what I'm talking about,
Ziggler just-- I mean, he was in a bad position
and he made it work for him.
That's what-- I mean, that's his specialty right there.
[Michael] Oh, man. And again, the brawler,
Sheamus who was brought up
in the tough North Great George's Street of Dublin,
-ooh, trying to fight back. -[Booker] Yeah,
took that dropkick right on the chin, though.
[Jerry] And Ziggler again with that dropkick.
Hooks the leg and a kickout again by the champion.
[Booker] You gotta be kidding me, man.
Come on, finish him!
What do you say, Sheamus?
[groans]
No, no, no.
[Jerry] We come to you live from the Meadowlands in New Jersey,
the shadow of New York City,
the Izod Center which has been hosting WWE events
for over 30 years.
[Michael] Vickie Guerrero doesn't even need to tweet,
you can hear her voice around the world, I believe.
[Booker] Ziggler trying to do a little something different
with the legs, he's trying to cut the air off from this big man,
but that's not gonna stop Sheamus.
[Jerry] Ooh, wow, what a shot to the ribs.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] And Sheamus looking for a swinging neckbreaker
and, again, Ziggler counters.
And look at this. Sheamus' shoulders down.
-[Jerry] Hey. -[Michael] Ziggler's got the ropes
-and the referee caught him. -[Booker] Wow.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Michael] Ziggler better be careful here.
Sheamus, shades of what happened Friday night.
Oh, and a kickout by Ziggler.
-[Booker] Wow, talking about close. -[Jerry] Look out.
[Michael] And there's the swinging neckbreaker,
this time, it's Dolph who delivers it.
Again into the cover, shoulders down,
Sheamus kicks out at two.
[Booker] Let me tell you, this is a great strategy by Ziggler.
I mean, he keep going to that neck area of Sheamus trying to--
trying to work him from a-- from a nerve perspective,
trying to-- trying to put him out of position.
Wow.
[Michael] I saw the smile across Ziggler's face.
I believe he thinks he's got Sheamus exactly where he wants him.
[Booker] Went right back to that leg scissor right there.
-[Jerry] Hey, come on, that's -[Michael] That's what?
[Jerry] It looks like a blatant chokehold.
[Michael] No, it's not.
Arm is nowhere near his throat.
And again, Sheamus in a terrible predicament here
as Ziggler continues to wear Sheamus down
and this will be some accomplishment
for Dolph Ziggler if he can actually wear the champion down
to the point where Sheamus gets beat here.
[Booker] Let me tell you, this ain't about ragtime,
this is about getting the cover and getting the three-count,
walking out the champion, he better try to pin this guy, man.
[Jerry] Oh!
[crowd clamor]
-[Michael] And Sheamus-- Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Michael] And the momentum may be shifting.
Sheamus with a couple of axe handles and now a shoulder to the gut.
-[Booker] Oh, wait a minute-- Whoa. -[Michael] And the World Champion--
went for the high knee and Ziggler again putting the sleeper.
The sleeper again and Sheamus got caught.
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
Look at-- Oh.
Was able to dump Ziggler right over that top rope
causing Dolph to break that sleeper hold.
[Booker] Yeah, but check Ziggler, and he's still in a good position
to go up and counter and do something beautiful like this right here.
[Michael] And Ziggler-- Uh-oh.
Went for the crossbody, Sheamus caught him.
-And now Ziggler again and this is just-- -[Jerry] Oh, oh. Look at-- Look at--
Look at Ziggler blocked.
[Michael] Yeah, he blocked, great block but Sheamus with a right hand of his own.
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Michael] Uh-oh, we've seen this before,
Ziggler looking to get out of a predicament here
-as Sheamus went for a White Noise. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] And now shoulder first goes Sheamus.
[Booker] Yeah, that's a quickness of Ziggler right there.
-[Michael] And Ziggler may have it. -[Booker] That's it.
-[Michael] This could be over. -[Booker] That's it, baby.
-[Michael] Ziggler's gonna win the title. -[Booker] Wow.
[Michael] He got it and Ziggler-- No! And a kickout by Sheamus.
[Jerry] Oh, I thought we had a new World Champion.
[Booker] Man, talking about a beautiful sidestep
right there, straight to that Zigzag.
I thought that was a cover right there. I thought that a three-count.
-[Michael] So did Vickie and even Dolph. -[speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] And Vickie is letting the referee have it.
[Jerry] She shouldn't be berating that poor referee.
[Booker] Oh, I thought that that was a slow count,
I mean, because Zigzag normally put that move down and that's--
that's normally it.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Sheamus! Let's go, Sheamus!
[Jerry] Listen to the WWE Universe.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Jerry] "Let's go, Sheamus."
[Michael] And Ziggler…
[Jerry] Ooh.
[Michael] Sheamus fighting right back into this.
[Jerry] Sheamus has absorbed a lot of punishment hadn't he, Booker?
[Booker] Yeah. I mean, Sheamus have been taught--
-but that's the case-- -[Jerry] Oh, look at him.
[Jerry] Look that strength he still got left.
[Booker] The more Sheamus takes,
the more he is looking to dish it out, baby.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Watch out here.
-Look at Ziggler. -[Michael] Oh, face first.
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Michael] This could be it.
-Come on, Dolph. -[Booker] You better cover him, son.
You better cover him.
And you better hook him and you better hook him hard.
[Michael] Ziggler.
[Booker] We got a new champion right here.
[Michael] He's got Sheamus. Two count, got him-- No!
And again, Sheamus kicks out.
[Booker] You got to be kidding me.
[Jerry] Booker, he may have hurt his knee after that dive off the top rope.
He slammed Sheamus's head into the mat but he may have hurt his own knee.
[Booker] You're talking about going all out right there, high-risk maneuvers,
Zigzag pulled it off and I thought that was a three-count right there, man.
[Jerry] Sheamus definitely hurting but so is Ziggler.
That's why those moves off the top, they call high-risk for a reason.
[Michael] Yeah but that's what you gotta do if you wanna win
the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Jerry] Yeah, but Ziggler may have taken his chances away.
[Booker] Wait a minute, baby.
[Michael] And again, went for the sleeper hold
and Sheamus counter with the Irish Curse Backbreaker.
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Booker] Did you see the momentum
-on that backbreaker right there? -Get up, Dolph!
[Jerry] Well, that's a difference-maker.
[Vickie] Get up, Dolph!
[Michael] Sheamus wearing the wounds of this matchup.
[Booker] That's--
[Jerry] Came off the top rope, face first.
[Booker] That's the wounds of being the champion right there.
But check Dolph out right here.
Dolph went for it and just got caught, baby.
Wow.
-[Michael] Brace yourself, Dolph. -[crowd] One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven…
-[Jerry] Man. -[crowd] …eight, nine, ten.
-[Jerry] Oh, boy. -[Michael] You can hear
those clubbing blows bouncing off the chest.
[Booker] Yeah, and you can't just hear it,
but I could feel those jabs right there, man.
[Michael] And again, Ziggler still hanging in this thing.
Notice how he grabbed the rope to slow his momentum.
-[Jerry] Not again. Look, he got it again. -[Michael] And again into the sleeper hold
for the third time in this matchup,
-Dolph went for the sleeper hold. -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
-[Booker] Doug get in position right here. -[Michael] And again, a counter
by Sheamus, White Noise.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And I guarantee you, Dolph's got White Noise in his head right now,
as Sheamus is focused and ready to put this one away.
[Booker] I mean, Dolph has gone out here.
I mean, trust me, he has laid it all out in the middle of this ring.
But this is what Sheamus is all about, right here.
Check him out.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Calling for the Brogue, the Brogue Kick.
Ziggler!
-[Jerry] Oh, look out, Dolph. -[Booker] Look out, Dolph Ziggler.
[Michael] Brogue Kick, takes Dolph's head off.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Michael] Sheamus.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Michael] He retains the World Heavyweight Championship.
-[Booker] What a night. -[Jerry] Whoo.
-[Booker] What a fight. -[Lilián] Here is your winner and still
the World Heavyweight Champion,
Sheamus.
[Michael] You know, and Dolph Ziggler was game here tonight,
but I tell you, Sheamus keeps coming at you.
There is no quit in the World Champion, Sheamus.
Booker, there were a number of occasions in this matchup tonight
we all thought that Dolph Ziggler is gonna win the title.
[Booker] Let me tell you something, what we have in Sheamus
is the true champion.
Dolph went out there, and he did a hell of a job
but it just tells me, Sheamus is still hungry for more.
He is the World Heavyweight Champion,
and, King, you got to love it.
[Jerry laughs] Okay. I will agree with you on that. I got to love it.
Look at this. Let's go back now and take a look at Dolph Ziggler.
He went for him several times early on,
got caught there with a big knee right across his back.
And then, that wasn't the only time Dolph got caught.
[Booker] Let me tell you right here-- this move right here,
we call it White Noise, and right now, Ziggler is not hearing a thing.
Man, you got to-- that was huge.
[Jerry] And then it came down to this, The Great White,
and the great Brogue Kick,
and that was all she wrote for Dolph Ziggler.
What a-- What a great match.
-What a great victory for Sheamus. -["Written in My Face" playing]
-[Booker] I see it. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] What a way to start out, No Way Out.
Sheamus continues his reign
as World Heavyweight Champion.
[Booker] Wow.
♪ And I will see You ride it straight to hell ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Oh, And I will see you ride ♪
-[crowd cheering] -[Laurinaitis] Mr. McMahon? Mr. McMahon?
Mr. McMahon? Mr. McMahon.
Sorry about what happened on Raw, that you got knocked out and everything.
And I know you have a concussion, which is why I'm suggesting
maybe you shouldn't go out to ringside tonight.
I mean, with all the bright lights, and loud noises,
isn't good for somebody with a concussion.
Although, a man of your stature may not have to deal with that,
I mean, I'm always thinking about your health.
[Vince groans]
And plus with the Big Show guarantee victory,
I just wanna make sure that our relationship--
business relationship, gets closer once Big Show beats John Cena tonight.
Excuse me, Mr. Laurinaitis?
Obviously, tonight is a high-pressure situation for you here, and--
What do you know about pressure, Josh, okay?
I'm the executive vice president of talent relations,
and the general manager of both Raw and SmackDown.
I steer this ship to success on a daily basis,
that's pressure, and I do it with dignity and honor.
I'm not some ex-wannabe wrestler, now wants to be an announcer,
who actually cannot even announce,
who's not even qualified to ask me a question.
So, Josh, I've got a show to run
tonight, tomorrow, and into the future.
[bell ringing]
[Justin] The following contest is a "tuxedo" match.
The first participant to strip his opponent off his tuxedo
will be the winner.
["La Vittoria E Mia" playing in Italian]
[Justin] Introducing first, from Calabria, Italy, weighing 233 pounds,
he is the United States Champion,
Santino Marella.
[Michael] Well, you know this rivalry started a few weeks ago
-when Santino was insisting… -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Michael] …that he was a better ring announcer than Ricardo.
Do you guys like this getup?
[Jerry] I like this getup, and I like the style of Santino.
It's displaying right now.
[Michael] Well, the rivalry actually…
[Booker] Will you stop with this profiling?
…blew up last week on Monday Night Raw.
It was a Mixed Tag Team matchup.
You see, Ricardo Rodriguez was teaming with the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix,
against Santino and the Divas Champion, Layla.
Now, admittedly, Beth Phoenix, well, did all the work.
Layla was, well, pretty early,
but it would be Beth who would deliver the Glam Slam.
She'd actually pinned the Diva's Champion.
[Jerry] You got to admit that Ricardo was able to get in the way pretty well.
[Michael] And Ricardo would celebrate like he won the championship.
[arguing indistinctly]
[Michael] And, uh, Santino didn't like the trash-talking,
and we found out that Ricardo Rodriguez is a Justin Bieber fan.
[Jerry laughs]
[Michael] Hey, I know what it's like to be stripped down in the middle of the ring.
It's pretty damn humiliating and embarrassing.
[Jerry] I could imagine because the suit you're wearing underneath--
the suit you're wearing now is the worst thing in the world,
your birthday suit. [gags]
[Michael] Hey, I've been training.
["Realeza" playing]
[Justin] And his opponent, from San Luis Potosí, Mexico,
weighing 225 pounds,
Ricardo Rodriguez.
[Michael] I'd like to thank all the WWE fans
for joining us here tonight at the Izod Center,
and watching all over the world,
including in Santino's homeland of Italy tonight,
Ricardo's homeland of Mexico,
and other great places like the United Kingdom,
Germany, and New Zealand.
[Booker] Ricardo looks like Pee-wee Herman.
-I mean, look at him. Look at the hair. -[Jerry] Hey, listen,
can I say hi to all my buddies watching down in my homeland of Memphis?
-[Michael] Of course. -[Jerry] Hi everybody down in Memphis!
[Michael] Listen, I think
Ricardo Rodriguez actually has the advantage in this matchup tonight.
-[Booker] What are you thinking? -[Jerry] What?
[Michael] He has the experience. He wears a tuxedo all the time,
he's used to competing in the wingtip shoes.
[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Booker] Yeah, but look at that powder blue tux
that that boy, Marella, got on.
I mean-- I mean, the-- that ruffled collar shirt with the patent…
-[bell rings] -…leather blue shoes on.
I mean, the guy is styling. He looks good.
[Michael] He looks like the bridal party from the wedding crashers.
[Booker laughs]
[Michael] So, again the rules of this matchup,
you got to take off your opponent's tuxedo to win the match.
-[Booker] In other words… -[Jerry] Take it off, even tear it off.
…somebody gotta leave here naked.
[Michael] Oh, not quite. Let's not get carried away, Booker.
-[crowd booing] -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[speaking Spanish]
[crowd cheering]
Thank you!
[Jerry] Ricardo doesn't think he's gonna win a popularity contest, here.
-[crowd booing] -[speaking Spanish]
[Jerry] He better go for tearing off the tuxedo.
[Booker] And look at the footwork of Marella.
[Michael] I believe this is gonna follow in the footsteps
of some of the great "tuxedo" matches over the years.
Who'll ever forget Tony Chimel and Howard Finkel back in 1999?
[Jerry] I can't forget. I've tried and tried, but I could not forget it.
[Michael] Or Howard Finkel and Harvey Wippleman?
-[Jerry] Oh, yes. -[Michael] Hillbilly Jim and Mr. Fuji?
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Booker] Ooh, wait a minute.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Ricardo speaking Spanish]
This is my only tuxedo.
[speaking Spanish]
[Jerry] Oh, that is not good.
-[Michael] Nor is that. -[Jerry] Well. [chuckles]
[speaking Italian]
[Booker] Cheap suit.
[Jerry] Ricardo's probably not too worried 'cause that's probably a rented tuxedo.
[Jerry] Oh, and Santino's just…
[Ricardo arguing in Spanish]
[crowd exclaims] Oh!
This was my favorite tuxedo, and now you ripped it back.
-[Jerry] Ricardo is about to cry. -[Michael] He was gonna cry.
-[Jerry] Look out now. Ooh. -[screams in pain]
How do you like that?
[Jerry] Look out. Oh.
[Michael] There goes the jacket.
[Jerry] Inverted atomic drop now.
El matador.
[Michael] Now, Ricardo loses one piece of his tux.
[crowd cheers]
[Jerry] Olé.
I got your jacket, huh.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[crowd cheers]
Come on! Let's see what you can do.
Go faster, faster, faster.
You're too slow.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And there goes Ricardo
right out of the ring, not a good start.
[Booker] I saw that coming.
[Michael] Well, Ricardo Rodriguez in this matchup here tonight.
[crowd clamor]
[Jerry] Like Santino's even wearing the vest.
[Michael] Yeah, because it's one more article of clothing
that you have to take off. It's great strategy by Santino.
[Jerry] Oh! Drop toehold.
[Booker] I mean, Santino is a great grappler, Jerry,
so he's got a huge advantage in this match.
Let's get this over with.
[Michael] Well, look at this, there goes one of the wingtip shoes.
[Booker] Get it over with, Santino.
[Michael] Booker, you--
Booker, you're actually trying to call this like a wrestling match.
[Booker] I mean, come on, I'm talking about Santino finishing this guy off.
[Michael] Now, there goes the second wingtip shoe.
[Jerry] Phew.
[Michael] Odor-eaters are called for.
[Jerry chuckles] Santino throwing out some hazardous waste.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Did you think about that joke all week?
[Jerry laughing]
[Michael] You know, my favorite "tuxedo" match of all the time, though,
was Lilián versus Howard, remember that one?
-Ooh. -[Jerry] No, I don't remember that.
[Michael] Yeah. Tuxedo versus evening gown on SmackDown in 2002.
[Booker] I remember that.
[Michael] Uh-oh, look at the shirt, it's gone.
Ricardo now has lost his jacket and his shirt but the bowtie is intact.
-[Booker] And his body looks like yours. -[Jerry laughing]
-[Booker] Cole. -[Michael] Who? Lawler's?
-[Booker] No, yours. -[Michael] Oh.
[Jerry] Whoa, look at this.
Where is the Justin Bieber shirt?
[Michael] You can't wear under a tuxedo. It's not formal.
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, I see. Uh-oh.
Oh, here comes a formal cobra.
[Michael] Oh, this is ridiculous.
You think he would've at least dress The Cobra up for the occasion.
[Jerry] This guy is sort of like you, Cole.
He just got these random tattoos.
[Booker laughing]
[crowd clamor]
-[Michael] So much for the cobra. -[Jerry] Wait a minute.
[Michael] And there go the powder-blue, Michael "P.S." Hayes-like shoes.
[Jerry] Hey.
[Michael] And now, Santino's pants are gone.
[Jerry] You can't wear white socks.
[Michael] Well, he is. The white socks are gone
and, uh, Santino still has his jacket and shirt on.
There goes the other shoe.
Ricardo Rodriguez may be closing in on victory.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
Look at this.
[Michael] Is that a cobra?
[Jerry] Well, it's-- look at his sock.
[Michael] I've heard of spitting cobra and that's a stinky cobra.
-[Booker laughs] -[Jerry] That is a big cobra.
Lay it out.
[Michael] Oh, the cobra struck.
[Booker] Beautiful.
[Jerry] Oh, oh. Oh, no.
-[bell rings] -[Michael] Oh, this is over. Thank God.
-["La Vittoria E Mia" playing in Italian] -[Jerry] Wait. What is that?
[Booker] Oh, no.
[Justin] Here is your winner, Santino.
[Michael] Is that-- No, he isn't.
Is that what I'm thinking?
That's Alberto Del Rio's face on his underwear.
[Jerry] Alberto Del Rio undies.
Oh, man, where did-- where do you buy those, Cole?
-You-- I'm sure you know. -[Booker] Exactly.
-[laughing] -[Michael] Santino's disgusted.
I've heard of Underoos, they're Del Rio-oos.
[Jerry laughing]
Man, Ricardo is pretty happy for this match to be over.
[Michael] He's not the only one.
[Booker laughing]
[Michael] Santino Marella wins the "tuxedo" match.
-[Booker] Whoa. -[Michael] I have nothing else to say.
[Jerry chuckling] That's a perfect spot for Alberto's face.
-[crowd cheering] -[song fades out]
CM Punk, tonight you have a daunting task.
Defend the WWE Championship against both Kane and Daniel Bryan
in a Triple Threat match.
But before your comments on that, I've got to ask you,
what's the deal with your relationship with AJ, man?
Relationship?
What relationship?
Look, don't get me wrong, AJ is crazy
and, yes, I dig crazy chicks.
But this match isn't about AJ or how crazy she is.
This match is about my WWE title.
And thankfully, right now, I'm more focused than I ever have been
in my entire life than I need to be because I'm walking out there
and I'm competing against a fantastic technical technician in Daniel Bryan
and a bona fide monster in Kane.
A lot of people say the odds are stack against me. In fact, they are.
But my entire life, I've been beating the odds.
[crowd cheering]
-Hey. -Hi.
I just want to wish you good luck.
Thank you, AJ, but…
[kisses]
But luck's for losers.
-["Smoke & Mirrors" playing] -♪ Whoa-oh ♪
[Michael] Huh.
♪ Whoa-oh ♪
[Michael] Nice to see AJ use the rest of the week to take care of her issues.
[Jerry laughs]
[bell rings]
[Lilián] This next match is set for one fall
and it is for the Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger from Marietta, Georgia
weighing in at 215 pounds, Cody Rhodes.
[Michael] You know, folks, you can get the latest updates
during tonight's show and connect with the WWE Universe on Facebook
by liking WWE@Facebook.com/WWE.
And right now, we'd like you to check out Cody Rhodes Facebook Page,
a lot of interesting information from Cody Rhodes on his page
over 156,000 likes for the former Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] I like Booker T's Facebook Page.
He's got a little button, his "You can't like Booker T,
you got to love him."
[Booker laughing]
["At Last" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ If you close your eyes ♪
[Lilián] And his opponent from Toronto, Canada
weighing in at 212 pounds,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
Christian.
[Michael] Well, Christian missed over six months of action
before making an incredible return at Over the Limit last month.
He won an impromptu People Power Battle Royal, he then--
well, he chose to face that man, Cody Rhodes,
for the Intercontinental Championship and, lo and behold,
Christian defeated Rhodes to win the title.
[Booker] Okay. Normally, time off is your worst enemy, but I think Christian,
I mean, after all the battles, after all the time being on the road,
he needed just that little bit of a break to come back to the game strong,
and he's showing it by coming back,
winning the Intercontinental Championship from this man, Cody Rhodes.
[Michael] And I'm sure Cody Rhodes' father
the legendary Hall of Famer, Dusty Rhodes,
watching this matchup on this Father's Day.
And, well, there's a great Father's Day tribute feature on WWE.com,
the legacy of fathers and sons in WWE history.
-[Booker] Definitely. -[Michael] Booker, we talked about this
on SmackDown this past Friday night
the importance of this matchup here tonight for Cody Rhodes
who has been talking a lot about Christian not really deserving to be a champion.
[Booker] Yeah, let me tell you something,
this is a make-or-break night for Cody Rhodes.
I mean, he talks real big talk about making history in this business,
and tonight he got his chance.
[Jerry] Well, I just, you know, unless it's just shallow talking
when he says that Christian doesn't deserve to be a champion.
I don't understand his logic there.
What does he say to back that up?
-[bell rings] -[Michael] Now it's Christian tonight,
defending the Intercontinental Championship
against Cody Rhodes.
Christian, a four-time Intercontinental Champion,
former two-time World Champion, and a nine-time Tag Team champion.
I mean, Christian has discussed his change of heart as of late,
saying that he doesn't wanna whine anymore.
He said it really dawned on him back WrestleMania weekend
when he inducted his former partner,
his great friend, Edge into the WWE Hall of Fame.
He said, "I wanna be remembered the way that Edge is,"
hence, the change of heart for Christian.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Well, Christian and Edge, what a tag team they made.
I mean, you know, Tag Team champions for so many times.
That's why I can't understand how Cody Rhodes could say
that Christian doesn't deserve to be a champion.
This guy has always been championship material.
[Michael] Well, Cody Rhodes, the bug seems to be for Cody
is the fact that he believes his time is now
and Christian in Cody words really a thing of the past.
[Jerry] Oh, come on.
[Michael] That's Cody words to support him that.
[Booker] Beautiful.
Well, I mean, as far as going out,
but you got to go out there and make your own breaks in this business.
Cody Rhodes, I mean, he is great at what he does
and I've said it time and time again,
I think this kid just need to feel a little bit more
before he make that big step.
Tonight, let's see exactly what he's made out of
with Christian in the middle of this ring.
It's all about the championship, baby.
[Michael] Yeah. The prestigious Intercontinental Championship
no fewer than a dozen WWE Hall of Famers have held this title.
[Booker] And guess what?
-I'm one of them. -[Michael] You're not a Hall of Famer yet.
[Booker laughs]
[Jerry] That's what you called just getting slapped off your feet.
[Michael] Cody Rhodes taking advantage, a bit overzealous of Christian.
[Jerry] Oh, look out here.
Trying to suplex Christian right out on the floor.
-[Michael] And that was a unique move. -[Jerry] There you go.
You wanna get down on the floor, that's how you get down there.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Christian taking out Cody.
[Booker] Beautiful move right there by Christian, that big flying dropkick.
[Jerry] Incoming, no-- whoop.
And Cody Rhodes.
[Michael] Oh, man, face first goes Christian
and suddenly Cody Rhodes is in control.
[Booker] Yeah, you can tell Cody has been doing his homework right now.
He's all on the top of his game tonight out here with Christian.
Let's see if he can go out here and pull it off.
No playing, no jiving, Cody, just business tonight.
[Michael] You know, earlier this year Cody Rhodes is in the midst
-of one of the longest… -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] …Intercontinental Championship reigns of all time.
Here's the cover by Cody on the champion, and a kick out.
Before he lost the title at WrestleMania, he would regain it at Extreme Rules
then lose to Christian last month.
[Jerry] Cody Rhodes is just delivering punishment to that left arm,
and shoulder, and elbow.
-Oh, man. -[Booker] I think Cody is great
in what he-- what he does.
I mean, I got out there in the middle of the ring with this kid.
-[Michael] Again a cover, again. -[Booker] Whoa, man,
the kid actually beat me in the middle of that ring fair and square.
The kid knows what he's doing.
I just want to go out there and concentrate, stay on top,
know what the prize is, baby.
[Michael] And Cody also understands, guys, that Christian is banged up.
I mean, there were a variety of ailments that kept him out of action
nearly seven months before his return in May.
Bad ankle, bad shoulder, bad neck.
[Booker] Ooh. Yeah. But you ain't talking about nothing new for Christian.
-I mean, this guy go out for-- -[Jerry] Uh-oh. Wait a minute.
-[Booker] Wait a minute here, baby. -[Jerry] This could be a difference-maker.
-[Michael] Oh, man. -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Michael] Wow. What a great move by Cody.
[Jerry] Boy, that was out of desperation, but it worked. And Christian--
[Booker] And Christian wasted too much time right there, I think.
[Michael] Yeah. Christian's head bouncing off the post.
[Jerry] I mean, talking about wasting time,
but there is-- going after it now, but, I mean, going after a hand,
watch this as Christian-- boom, right into that post.
Luckily, it's more of his shoulder than his head or he could be unconscious.
[Booker] Shoulder, collarbone area right there.
He's awake, yeah, you look at him at right now-- Cody is in total control.
[Michael] Cody Rhodes again into the cover, looking to win
the Intercontinental Championship, two-count kickout by the champion.
[Booker] Great hook of the leg right there by Cody Rhodes tells me
he's all about going out here and winning this match over here tonight.
And I've said it time and time again, Christian,
the only think he knows how to do is go out there and win.
So, Cody, you better get on your game, son.
[Michael] And Cody has been on his game as he's been dominating the champion,
Christian, better part of this matchup.
And working the injured left shoulder of Christian.
[Jerry] Oh, boy, here's that move-- no.
Christian, what do you say now? What do you say?
[Michael] You'll hear Christian writhing in pain
as Cody continues to pressure-- shoulders down and gotta get it up at two.
[Jerry] The referee right on top of the action,
watching for the three-count, also asking if Christian's had enough,
if that's too much pain.
If he wants to tap out, give up.
[Booker] Somewhat of a key line right here. Christian's in a bad position.
I'm wondering how's he gonna-- I mean, what's the counter to a move
like-- whoa, man, that's the counter right there, more pain.
[Michael] Intercontinental Championship up for grabs here tonight at No Way Out,
which returns to the WWE pay-per-view calendar this year
for the first time in three years.
[both grunting, straining]
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Michael] Oh, Christian again.
-[Booker] Oh, man. -[Michael] Did you see how he landed
on the bad shoulder?
He came off that top rope in that bad left shoulder hit the apron,
-the hardest part of the ring. -[Booker] Wow.
[Jerry] Well, there's no good way to land when you get shoved off like this.
Watch this. Watch the momentum, the way he shook-- oh, man, good grief.
That could've been really, really bad.
You land on the back of your neck.
Not that way.
[Michael] You see Christian trying to get some feeling back in his arms.
[Booker] He tilted it right there, Christian took a steel-- oh, man.
Nice reversal, trying to get a little bit of--
a little blood-- little blood flow back into that arm.
[Michael] You know all about that. What does the stinger feel like?
-[Booker] A stinger-- oh-- -[Michael] Look at this.
-[Booker] Oh, man. -[Michael] Christian from out of nowhere.
What a DDT.
-[Jerry] On the floor. -[Booker] Wow.
[Jerry] Boy, is-- Cody Rhodes will be lucky
to beat the ten-count back in the ring.
[Michael] Well, Christian may not either.
Remember, you-- in order to win the championship
you have to do it via pinfall or submission,
the only way in this match, here tonight.
[Booker] Look at Christian still favoring that left arm,
-up to that steel-- -[Jerry] Oh, the referee
is already up to count of six.
-seven -[Michael] Down to seven by the referee.
Christian beats the count back in, but the referee will continue to count
and Cody gets back in at the count of eight.
[Booker] I tell you what, a loss for Cody tonight,
I mean, after, you know, you want that championship so bad,
knowing that that's the championship that's gonna take him to the next level.
If he loses tonight, man, that's gonna do something to his head.
[Jerry] Yeah. And not only that, it's gonna do something to the standings
you'll be-- he'll move to the back of the line
as far as championship contenders.
[Michael] Dropkick cover by Christian, Cody at two.
[Booker] Christian still feeling it right there.
Let me tell you, when you-- when you-- when you get a sting like that,
it starts from the neck, you know, the lower base of the neck area.
[crowd clapping rhythmically]
[Michael] Cody misses wildly.
Nice drop toehold by the champion.
And see, Cody had him scouted well.
He knew the right hand was coming as Christian drop down
but he couldn't help it.
Christian countered in another way.
[Booker] A lot of pressure from that move on the back of the neck right there.
-So-- whoa, beautiful. -[Jerry] Crossbody.
-[Booker] That could be it. -[Michael] Two-count.
Got him-- no.
Champion survived.
[Booker] Wow. Talking about close.
[Jerry] See the look of shock on the face of Christian.
He realizes he almost got caught.
-Oh, no. -[Michael] And again, Cody.
[Booker] Boy. Christian was going for that little victory roll right there.
Normally get a three-count out of it,
but Cody was scouting it right there, totally.
[Jerry] I don't-- I know it.
I mean, I can't tell you how many times Cody has thwarted a move
that Christian look like he had planned well in advance.
Cody is on top of his game tonight.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] Former two-time Intercontinental Champion,
multiple-time Tag Team champion, Cody Rhodes.
And again, taking way too much time, you alluded to this earlier, Book.
[Jerry] Yeah. Not good.
[Booker] You know, and that's all it take for somebody like Christian.
Christian is a guy who's always on the prowl
looking for an opportunity and this could be it right here, baby.
[Michael] That little bit of showboating may had caused Cody.
Cover. Hooks the leg and Cody fights out at two.
-[Jerry] Wow. -[Booker] And I'll say it time
and time again, you don't want to mess with Christian.
You gotta go out there and you got to just beat this guy
because you let him get 15, 20 minutes in and trust me, you're in trouble.
[Jerry] Right. And Cody Rhodes is in trouble whether he knows it or not.
Oh.
-[crowd applauds] -[both grunting]
-[Booker] Oh, man. -[Michael] And again the challenger
goes right back to the injured shoulder.
It's been a great game plan by Cody since the get-go.
Again, a cover, the champ's in trouble, hook of the leg, two-count kickout.
[Jerry] Cody Rhodes might be-- showing a little bit of frustration.
[Booker] Wait a minute.
[Michael] And Christian went for the Killswitch.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Michael] And Cody.
Look out.
Alabama Slam. That could be it.
Stacks up Christian.
-And again Christian fights out somehow. -[Booker] Wow.
[Jerry] How did Christian muscle his way out of that?
[Booker] Talking about a slam.
I mean, Christian took it right in the back of the--
back of the head right there.
I don't know how he kicked out right there.
[Jerry] After taking that big Boot while he was in the--
in the mid-section after hanging on the ropes there.
[Michael] And look at Cody.
Oh, Christian countered.
[Booker] Oh, man.
[Jerry] These guys are doing some serious damage to one another.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Look at Christian.
[Jerry] We know what he's got in mind here.
[Michael] Yeah, he's perched in the corner stalking Cody Rhodes.
[Booker] Christian fights through the pain.
[Michael] Christian-- Oh, it looked like he was going for a spear
and Cody ducked out of harm's way.
[grunts]
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Booker] There it is, baby,
-sunset. -[Michael] Over the top.
[Jerry] No, no, no, no. He got him hooked.
[Michael] Great counter. Cody's got him, a new champion--
no, and again, Christian in two.
[Booker] Wow.
[Jerry] Well, these guys are pulling out all the stops, aren't they, Book?
-[Booker] Yeah, it is. -[Michael] Killswitch. Killswitch.
[Booker] That's it right there, baby.
-[Michael] Shoulders are down. -[Booker] You can count to 100.
[Michael] Oh no, he got him-- no, he didn't get him.
-[Booker] Whoa. -[Jerry] What?
[Michael] Cody kicked out of the Killswitch.
[Booker] You got to be kidding me.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Christian can't believe it either.
[Jerry] That is gotta be frustrating for Christian.
You hit the man with your best shot and somehow he survives.
What do you do next?
[Michael] Christian going to the top rope and-- Well, Cody,
he knew a frog splash was coming that Christian's been using as of late.
We still may get one here.
Christian top rope.
[Booker] Here we go, baby.
[Michael] Oh, Cody counters with knees to the ribs.
[Jerry] Whoa, man.
[Michael] Back and forth we go for the Intercontinental Championship.
Disaster kick missed.
Christian now has Cody wrap up trying for the Killswitch again.
Cody counters another time.
Christian lands on his feet.
[Booker] Here we-- Whoa. Not again.
[Jerry] He missed again.
-[Michael] A spear! -[Jerry] A spear!
-[Booker] That's it. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Jerry] Yes. -[bell rings]
-[Booker] Wow. -["Just Close Your Eyes" playing]
-[Jerry] What a battle. -[Booker] What a matchup.
[Lilián] Your winner, and still the Intercontinental Champion,
Christian.
[Michael] Well, we told you earlier on that Christian want to be remembered
as a respectable competitor much like his Hall of Fame buddy Edge.
So it's appropriate that Christian would use Edge's finishing maneuver,
the spear, to defeat Cody Rhodes here tonight,
but, King, a very game Cody Rhodes in this matchup.
[Jerry] Boy, you're right about that.
I mean, this thing went back and forth.
I thought Christian had it right here.
The big frog splash but no, he lands on the knees.
The knees of Cody Rhodes and then I thought--
I thought Cody Rhodes had it right here,
but no, Christian lands on his feet,
Rhodes goes for the kick, misses.
This thing was back and forth until the spear.
[Booker] Wow.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Michael] Cody Rhodes thought he was closing in
on the Intercontinental Championship a number of times tonight,
but in the end Christian retains the coveted Intercontinental title.
[Booker] I got a lot of respect for Cody Rhodes.
He went out there and, man, jumped in the middle of that ring
and stopped-- actually probably win them tonight.
[Michael] Big win for Christian here at No Way Out.
[Jerry] Shout out to the peeps.
-["Unstoppable" playing] -[Michael] And there is MetLife Stadium,
the Meadowlands in New Jersey, the shadow of New York City,
the home of WrestleMania 29 on April 7th.
And just across the parking lot is where we are tonight,
the Izod Center, hosting WWE events for over 30 years.
One million-plus WWE fans have filled this arena
for events including three SummerSlams.
[bell rings]
[Justin] The following is a Tag Team Fatal 4-Way match
to determine the number-one contenders
for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
["Barcode" playing]
[Justin] Introducing first, being accompanied by AW and Rosa Mendes,
from San Juan, Puerto Rico,
at a combined weight of 432 pounds,
Primo and Epico.
[Michael] You know, Primo and Epico didn't seem too happy with their, uh,
well, their new management, their promoter AW,
who is the owner of All World Promotions.
It all happened earlier tonight on the No Way Out pre-show
exclusively on WWE.com, YouTube, and Facebook.
-Positive visualization, Epico. -¿Qué?
Positivity leads to clarity.
Clarity leads to continuity.
-Continuity leads to victory. -Victory, okay.
And I promise you guys by the end of the night,
you will have the greatest spotlight that you've ever had in your life.
Trust me.
[both speaking Spanish]
-All World? -[both speaking Spanish]
-All World. Let's do it. -[all speaking Spanish]
[Michael] Well, the reason that Primo and Epico initially were not happy
with AW is because they informed them that their automatic rematch clause
had expired to challenge for the Tag Team titles,
but they're in this Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Number-one Contender's match tonight.
[Justin] Introducing, with a combined weight for 408 pounds,
the team of Tyson Kidd
-and Justin Gabriel. -[hard rock music playing]
[Michael] I like this team.
Kidd and Gabriel, both are highflyers.
[Booker] Definitely, I like these guys, I mean,
Kidd and Gabriel, these guys got, I mean, a whole lot of talent.
-They can fly around and do it all. -[hip-hop song playing]
[Jerry] Cole, how can you relate to high-flying acts?
[Justin] Next, at a combined weight of 509 pounds
Darren Young, Titus O'Neil,
the Prime Time Players.
[Michael] But I can relate to the Prime Time Players
and their millions and billions and billions
and millions, Titus and Darren.
Up-and-comers to the tag team division here at WWE.
[Jerry] You sound like your own world.
I guess you're gonna be looking for AW to represent you as well, Cole.
[Michael] Hey, I've got some interesting prospects.
[Booker] I like O'Neil and Young,
but the outfits look a little fruit-bootyish. [laughs]
-you know what I'm saying? -[Michael laughs]
[Booker] A lil' sweet.
[song fades out]
-[intense music playing] -[chanting Siva Tau]
And when we say "Uce", y'all say "Oh"!
-[both] Uce! -[man] Oh!
[cheers]
-[explosion] -[Jerry] Wow.
-[So Close Now" playing] -[Michael] Wow.
[Justin] At a combined weight of 479 pounds,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos.
[Michael] It's called the Siva Tau, it's the Samoan war dance,
it brings power, it gets the team of Jimmy and Jey Uso
ready for their matchups, in this case tonight,
an opportunity to become number-one contender
for the WWE Tag Team title.
[Jerry] Well, they certainly look fired up after that.
-What's it called again? -[Michael] Siva tau.
-[Booker laughs] -[Jerry] Very nice.
[Booker] Jimmy and Jey, I like these guys looking to get in that position,
that number-one position.
-Tag team wrestling… -[bell rings]
…is where I started at.
And you got-- got to get this-- get the feeling of this right here right now.
[Michael] Again, one fall, the finish in this matchup here tonight.
Titus starts things off against Jimmy Uso of the--
that's actually Jey Uso, tattoo on his chest, of the Uso brothers.
Remember, you gotta tag your partners in and out of this matchup.
In fact you can tag anybody into this match,
but why would you want to, you wanna tag your partner in.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Jerry] That didn't work.
-[Michael] Not at all. -[Booker] That was an amateur mistake
right there by these guys, right here.
I mean, they just got moved up to the big time
got to think a lot better on that.
[Michael] That's Darren Young and here comes Jimmy Uso.
The Usos, of course, the sons of the great Rikishi,
former WWE Tag Champ-- here's the cover.
[Booker] You're talking about two guys that know how to go out there
and just flat out get it done.
Jimmy and Jey, trust me, I know these guys and tonight might be their night.
[Michael] Yeah, Booker, the most experienced
of all the tag teams in this match.
[Jerry] Ooh, man, what a shot.
Well, there's been a great Samoan tradition in this industry.
And I can't think of two better young-- two better looking young men
to carry that on than these two guys, The Usos.
[Michael] And Epico tagging himself
and here's the cover again by The Usos and a kickout.
That was great strategy by Epico,
'cause you can't win the matchup when you're not in the ring.
[Booker] Definitely. I mean, you wanna get it in.
I mean, if you gotta take a beat, you gotta get in there and take a beat,
but it's about becoming the number-one contender for the--
for the World Tag Team Championship.
That's what it's all about.
[Michael] Remember the current Tag Team title holders
Kofi Kingston and R-Truth are both recovering from injuries
suffered at the hands of the Big Show.
The winner of this match gets a future title opportunities against that team.
Justin Gabriel into the matchup.
Well this kid can fly and it's fun to watch.
-[Booker] Whoa, man. -[Michael] And a stalemate.
[Jerry] Justin from Cape Town, South Africa
just returned to the WWE following a serious elbow injury.
[Jerry] And this young man, you're right, it was a serious injury,
there were some times that a lot of people thought that may have been a career
for this young man, but he's back.
[Booker] Glad to see Justin Gabriel back up,
I mean, this guy actually, I mean, he has so much talent.
Just wanna see him in a good position. Is this tag team spot here,
-that's what I'm wondering. -[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Michael] And Jey Uso just made the tag into the matchup.
-Double team again. -[Booker] Oh, my goodness.
[Michael] A Samoan drop.
[Booker] Talking about taking out the trash.
[Michael] And again, the more experienced tag team,
The Usos doing a great job keeping themselves in this matchup
and dominating in the early going.
[Jerry] They've flattened all their opponents here.
-Hey, wait a minute. -[Michael] It's Titus O'Neil
trying to steal one.
Who's now in the matchup.
Titus O'Neil, goes six-foot six, 270 pounds,
part of the Prime Time Players with Darren Young,
who makes their name on the WWE NXT program.
[Jerry] Uh-oh. Look at the strength of Titus.
-Ooh, man, wow. -[Booker] Wow.
[Michael] And here comes Darren.
Book, we've talked about these kids every week on SmackDown.
We've seen this before they tried it before.
[Jerry] And it worked this time.
[Michael] Here's the cover again and a kickout by Justin.
[Booker] I mean, we talked about O'Neil and Young,
I mean, as far as these guys, whether they're gonna step up or not,
whether they're gonna be like they say, Prime Time Players.
Tonight they-- whoa.
Tonight they got a hell of chance to prove it by winning this match.
[Michael] Cover again and Gabriel kicks out at two.
[groans in pain]
Darren Young, Titus O'Neil have the attitude
to be winners at least in my-- in my mind.
[Jerry] And you look at their physique,
of course, the magnificent physique on Titus,
but this Darren Young is no slouch either, this is a one strong guy right here.
[Booker] They call this guy Mr. No Days Off
is because of the time he spends in the gym training.
I mean, we're talking about four hours daily
this guy put in work in that gym working on his body.
[Jerry] Watch out here.
[Michael] Oh, Justin caught him with a heel kick.
[Booker] You can't train for that right there
though Justin Gabriel educated feet.
[Michael] And Epico went off the tag.
[Jerry] And Darren Young, I think he's--
he thought he was in his own corner
reaching back to tag Titus, but he was not in his own corner.
[Michael] Remember Epico and Primo, former Tag Team Champions,
before losing the titles to Kofi and R-Truth.
[Booker] And that's what I'm telling, they were having a hell of a run.
I mean, Rosa Mendes, you know, handling now the business.
Why bring in somebody else?
That just mess everything up.
-[Michael] Oh, and there's a dropkick. -[Booker] Oh, man.
[Jerry] Oh, man, these guys are fired up.
[Michael] And a kickout by Justin.
[Jerry] What did they-- what did AW say
was the key to this, which is continuity? Is that…
[Michael] Well, the bottom line is they had a-- an automatic rematch coming
when they lost their titles, but they didn't cash that rematch in
over a 30-day period, which means they lost it,
but AW has got Primo and Epico, well, buying into the fact
that they need to focus now on this opportunity.
That is great strategy.
[Booker laughs] Misdirection, get them thinking something else
because you can't get them a title, right?
-That's what you're saying, huh? -[Michael] You don't know that.
You don't know what AW has up in his sleeves.
I mean, come on.
He's a great businessman from what I understand.
[Jerry] You'll never know what anybody has up their sleeve around here.
-You could have a Justin Bieber shirt on. -[Michael] And here's the cover again.
And from what I've heard about your businesses,
Booker, maybe you should enlist AW
to maybe run your books at least.
-[Booker] What have you heard? -[Jerry] Just don't get personal.
Oh.
[Michael] A big right hand by Epico.
And now, Epico and Primo are dominating.
-[Jerry] Oh, Rosa. -[Booker] Oh, my goodness.
[Jerry] She's always dominating.
She dominated one of my dreams the other night.
[Rosa speaking Spanish]
[Michael] And Primo, to wear Gabriel down, they look to pick up the pinfall.
Remember, it's one fall to the finish, here.
-As Primo-- -[Jerry] Leg sweep.
[Michael] Primo and Epico, cousins from Puerto Rico.
Hook of the leg. And again, a kickout.
[Booker] I like Primo. I mean, just put together,
great combination right there.
Primo got a three-count, but Justin got a little bit left.
[Rosa laughs] ¡Ay, pobrecito!
[Michael] Ouch.
Whatever AW's been talking about, it's sunk in because Primo
and Epico look great so far in this match.
You're the man. You're the best.
-[Rosa] ¡Somos campeones! -[Michael] Listen to that positive
reinforcement, though.
[Jerry] Yeah. That's great, you're the best.
[Michael] You got to believe that, don't you,
-Booker? [chuckles] -[Booker] Yeah, exactly. [chuckles]
[Michael] Oh, no. Nobody home as Gabriel rolls out of the way.
[Jerry] You're not the best. What happened?
[man] You got to tag somebody.
Tag somebody.
[Michael] Gabriel trying to get to his partner Tyson Kidd.
Primo trying to get to Epico.
Titus tap Gabriel can't do it.
Here comes Tyson Kidd.
-[Rosa] No. -[Jerry] Wow.
[Michael] We all know the story of Tyson Kidd,
trained in the legendary Hart dungeon.
-Ooh. -[Booker] Ooh.
[Jerry] And this young man will come at you from every direction.
[Michael] Again, a proper hook of the leg, and a kickout.
[Jerry] You have no idea what he's gonna hit you with next.
[screams]
[Michael] And here's a set of example of it from Tyson Kidd.
[Booker] Let me tell you about this kid right here, Tyson Kidd,
I mean, he's got a hell of a-- I mean, flyer.
I mean, go up top, check this out right here.
-[Michael] Wow! -[Booker] Beautiful.
[Michael] This could be it.
Tyson and Justin, will they become the number-one contenders, no.
And Epico blasting The Usos, and here comes Gabriel.
[Jerry] Wait a minute. Look out.
Things starting to break down a little bit here.
[Michael] Tyson Kidd, legal man.
-[Jerry] Look at-- Oh, my God. -[Michael] Oh, went to drop the elbow
-and he caught him. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] With the knees, Primo backstabber from behind.
-Could be it? -[Booker] That's it right there, baby.
-That's it. -[Michael] Hook of the leg.
And Titus breaks it up saving the match.
[Jerry] Look out.
[Michael] Oh, Titus.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Jerry] Man,
did you hear that impact?
[Booker] Talking about precision right on the chin.
-[Michael] Look out! -[Jerry yelps]
[Michael] Bodies flying everywhere.
[Booker] Seven tier split, baby.
[Michael] The Usos throwing-- Hey, hey, hey, cover and a kickout.
Another near-fall from Primo and Epico.
[Booker] Primo almost took advantage to that situation right there,
totally in the right place, right time.
Hit that backstabber, son.
[Jerry] Oh, here comes Tyson Kidd again.
[Michael] Yeah, Tyson Kidd fighting back into this thing.
Darren Young.
-[Jerry] I believe that was a tag. -[Michael] I do too.
[Jerry] Doesn't matter, he's not gonna be able to get in the ring right now.
That's what you get.
Come on, let's go…
[Michael] Well, we know Primo's the legal man.
Did the referee call Darren for the Tag?
[Jerry] I don't know. I saw Darren trying to make a tag.
[Michael] Yeah, I believe that's what he just-- I believe that is what the referee
just signaled to Tyson Kidd that Darren Young made the tag,
but, nonetheless, Tyson Kidd gonna inflict more damage on Primo.
There goes everybody.
[Jerry] Onto the floor.
Look at the carnage.
All eight men involved in this tag team matchup laid out.
[Jerry] Everybody down.
[Booker] Hurricanrana to the outside of the--
I mean, I think that might be the first time I've ever seen that one.
Check it out one more time.
-Beautiful. -[Michael] Oh.
[Jerry] Took out everybody.
[Michael] Remember, Darren Young is the legal man.
He made the tag on Tyson Kidd moments ago.
He's back into the ring.
Primo is the legal man on the other side.
And AW realizing that.
-[Booker] What the hell is he doing? -[Michael] He's doing what he should do,
get his man back into the ring for an opportunity to win this thing.
[Michael] Darren Young, scooping up Primo.
Knees to the gut. Oh.
-[Booker] That's it. -[Michael] Darren diving to the cover.
-[crowd] Two. Three. -[Jerry] Got him. Wait a minute.
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] The Prime Time Players
-are the number-one contenders. -[hip-hop song playing]
[Justin] Now, the winners of this match, your number-one contenders
for the WWE Tag Team Championship,
Titus O'Neil and Darren Young,
the Prime Time Players!
[Jerry] Millions and billions perhaps coming their way.
[Booker] Talking about the future, baby.
Here we are right here, Darren Young, O'Neil.
[Jerry] Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Michael] Oh, very well, AW obviously
has decided to go with the crew that he believes is more impressive,
they may bring in some more money.
[Jerry] Well, obviously, he took Primo back into the ring
when Primo was not in any condition to be in there.
-Wait a minute. -[shouting indistinctly]
[indistinct clamor]
-It's not my fault. -[arguing in Spanish]
-I told you. -[speaking in Spanish]
-[speaking indistinctly] -[Epico] He did it!
He did it! You screwed us!
-You screwed us! -It was about business.
-What's wrong with you? -What business?! What business?!
You screwed us!
Of all people, man! You said [continues indistinctly]
You screwed us. Slimy snake!
What's your problem, huh?!
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[shouting in Spanish]
-[Michael] AW decked. -[Jerry] Look out from behind.
[Michael] Primo and Epico assaulted by Darren Young and Titus O'Neil.
And now, AW getting involved.
[Booker] What the hell is going on?!
[Jerry] This thing has really broken down.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] Well, earlier tonight, on the No Way Out pre-show,
exclusively on YouTube and WWE.com,
AW promised Epico and Primo would have their greatest spotlight tonight.
Well, they sure did, but not quite the way that they wanted things to play out.
[Michael] Man, if this is the way AW treats his clients,
I wouldn't want any part of it.
[Booker] All World Productions, you got to be kidding me.
This sucks just went out here.
You got to be kidding me.
[Jerry] Watch this, I mean, this was a shocking ending here.
Primo getting thrown back into the ring. And look!
Look at that. I mean-- I mean, did you see that?
I think AW stopped Epico from being able to save Primo.
[Michael] And then as they struck AW, Titus and Darren got involved
and then Primo and Epico suffered for it.
Laid out for nothing, but I told you guys all along,
AW is a great businessman.
And what a great businessman do?
They do what they need to do to make money.
You don't make money by making friends.
[Booker] By selling your team out?
just sell them out… I mean, come on, you got to be kidding me, right?
You are kidding me, right?
[Jerry] Booker, you don't make money by making friends.
You make money by hooking up with the best guys, that're gonna help you out.
And that's when Darren and Titus are doing for AW
[Michael] They're the number-one contenders for Tag Team titles.
[Triple H] Brock, your days of holding up the WWE are through.
[tense music playing]
And if you wanna be here, I would guarantee you
that you will get everything that you have coming to you
in the contract that you negotiated with John Laurinaitis
that I approved.
So, what's it gonna be?
[Laurinaitis] Hunter, I think you're being disrespectful.
I don't think that you understand
[music intensifies]
[Michael] That loose cannon, Brock Lesnar, out of control again.
[Brock] Brock Lesnar did what Brock Lesnar always does.
[Jerry] Get in there. Somebody get in there. He'll break his arm.
[Michael] I think he may have broke his arm.
He may have broke his arm.
Brock Lesnar quits.
["Next Big Thing" intro playing]
[tense music playing]
That, Triple H, is a lawsuit because Brock Lesnar
is suing you for the millions of dollars that you owe him.
Brock Lesnar expected so much more from you.
And what did he get?
He got a sniveling corporate sycophant that has not lived up
to the hype that has surrounded him for all these years.
[crowd cheering]
What are you doing?
[Triple H] You tell Brock Lesnar
he's gonna get everything he deserves.
[Heyman] You put your hands on me?
That's called lawsuit number two,
and Triple H, I will see you in court.
[music fades out]
[crowd cheering]
["The Game" playing]
♪ Time to play the game ♪
[singer cackles]
[Jerry] Wow.
What a reception.
♪ It's all about the game And how you play it ♪
♪ All about control And if you can take it ♪
[Jerry] Look around this arena, every single man
on their feet for The Game.
[Michael] Now, Triple H here tonight in capacity of COO of this company,
but the man known as The Game
has had two of the greatest matches ever at this No Way Out event.
Who will ever forget the year 2000
when Triple H was involved in a Hell in a Cell matchup
-with Cactus Jack at No Way Out. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] And then the following year, in a Three Stages of Hell match,
Triple H versus "Stone Cold" Steve Austin here at No Way Out.
[Booker] Well, I did an interview last week and it was actually about
the Attitude Era. This is the guy, right here,
who embodied the Attitude Era. This is the guy who I watched
every Monday night, that was out there, in the middle of that ring,
battered, bruised, and torn, bloodied up, but still getting the job done.
This is the guy right here, Triple H.
["The Game" continues]
[Jerry] And this packed arena giving The Game his props right now.
[song concludes]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Triple H! Triple H! Triple H!
You know, I've spent over half of my life in this ring,
standing right here, between these ropes, over half of my life.
I did it because for the most part is--
it's the only thing I ever wanted to do.
And also a little bit because I'd never wanted to get a real job.
And ironically, right,
here I am, all these years later, with a real job.
And for all the right reasons, don't get me wrong,
I'm not putting it down, but a corporate job on top of it.
And in that corporate job for the last five weeks,
since Paul Heyman put two lawsuits
against me in the WWE,
I've had to deal with a lot of crap.
I got to deal with legal mumbo jumbo
depositions, lawyers, and quite frankly,
I hate it because, let's face it,
I'm not really a corporate kind of guy.
I'm a fighter.
I'm an ass-kicker, it's what I do.
[crowd cheering]
Which leads me to this idea that I had,
which I think is a pretty good idea,
but it really only matters if it's a good idea to one guy.
You see,
Paul Heyman said Brock Lesnar wants to fight.
And Brock Lesnar said he's not a superstar,
he's not an entertainer, and I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say,
Brock Lesnar is not a lawyer.
Brock Lesnar said he's a fighter.
He's an ass-kicker.
Hmm.
Wow.
You know, the last time I saw Brock Lesnar in this ring,
he had jumped me from behind,
and yes, he broke my arm.
[scattered crowd booing]
But I got to tell ya,
the arm is…[chuckling] …feeling a lot better.
[crowd cheering]
And by my estimation, a couple of more weeks,
it should be 100%,
few more weeks after that, I should be back in fighting shape.
-[crowd cheers] -And that brings us
right to smack dab in the middle of, oh, summer sometime.
So, here's what I'm proposing…
we put all this crap behind us.
We get rid of the lawyers.
We get rid of the lawsuits.
We get rid all of the legal junk.
We get rid of the fat, balding manager.
This is not about them, Brock.
This is about me and you…
and doing what we do.
We're fighters, Brock.
And I wanna fight you.
[crowd cheering]
Brock Lesnar, I wanna fight you bad.
Brock Lesnar,
Triple H,
one-on-one SummerSlam.
[crowd cheering]
It's not about anything else, Brock.
Let's do this.
-Let's do this. -[crowd chanting]
Let's fight.
Brock Lesnar…
let's fight.
[crowd applauding]
Or you can be happy with being a quitter.
Either way, whatever works for you, Brock.
I'll be waiting.
-["The Game" playing] -[Michael] Wow.
What a proposal from Triple H,
calling out Brock Lesnar for a match at SummerSlam.
Will Brock accept?
[Jerry] I don't know, but you can't put it anymore plain than The Game just did.
"Brock Lesnar, let's fight."
[Booker] Wow. You're talking about just something off the hook.
I can't wait to see it.
SummerSlam is gonna be a--
I wanna see it, man.
[Michael laughs]
♪ From a smoking gun ♪
-♪ I am the game ♪ -[song fades out]
-[crowd cheering] -What do you want?
Daniel…
look, I know that we've been through a lot,
-and I don't know, I just-- -AJ, now is not the time, okay?
Please, just listen, okay?
Look, I know you have a match to get ready for,
and I'm not trying to distract you or anything,
but I just want to tell you that…
even after everything that we've been through…
there is still a part of me that hasn't gotten over you.
-I don't care. -And I don't expect you
to do anything about it, okay?
I just want to tell you.
And I wanted to wish you good luck.
[smooches]
[crowd cheering]
["Glamazon" playing]
[bell dings]
[Lilián] The following is scheduled for one fall,
and it's for the Divas Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger,
from Buffalo, New York,
she is the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix.
[Michael] How we are talking all night long about the global feel
of WWE's No Way Out live tonight from the Meadowlands,
the Izod center, in New Jersey.
Joining us at ringside, none other than our Spanish announce team,
Carlos Cabrera and Marcelo Rodriguez.
[speaking Spanish]
-[speaking Spanish] -["Not Enough for Me" playing]
[Michael] Booker, I understand them better than I understand you.
[commentators laugh]
♪ Just another man In love with me ♪
[Lilián] And her opponent from Miami, Florida,
she is the Divas Champion, Layla.
[Michael] Of course, Layla returned after missing a year due to a knee injury.
She won the Divas Championship at Extreme Rules.
Beth Phoenix, ironically,
had lost the title the week prior due to an injury.
But I think Layla may have Beth's number or beside the fact that Beth actually
knocked Layla off on Raw this past week being part of that Mixed Tag Team matchup.
We showed the highlights earlier.
[Jerry] Oh, every time I see Layla, it's a highlight.
♪ Of all the lonely nights ♪
[Jerry] Man oh man.
[Michael] Layla part of the Maxim Hot 100?
[Jerry] Yeah, did you-- she got the most write-in votes of anybody in the world.
[Michael] Yeah, the whole world.
[Booker] Because she's looking good.
[laughs]
♪ Ready for this woman's Rock steady ♪
[Michael] Beth Phoenix dying to get her Divas Championship back,
claimed that she is the greatest Divas Champion of all time.
She said she's gonna prove it here tonight at No Way Out.
I mean, what an event this has been over the years.
We've talked about, you know, what Triple H accomplished at No Way Out,
and you know, I'll always remember this event
for what happened in 2004,
back at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
It was the night that Eddie Guerrero
won his first WWE Championship.
-[Jerry] Yeah, you're right. -[Booker] What a night it was.
[Michael] So, this is for the Divas title, Layla and Beth Phoenix
in the early going of the matchup.
[Jerry] You think Layla has got Beth's number, Book?
[Booker] I tell you, I totally don't think so.
I mean, Beth-- I've talked to Beth, and she say,
she feel like she's got some property
she's gonna get back. She feel like that property was stolen from her,
and Layla just happened to be here at the right time
to pick up on that championship.
Tonight, she's gonna have to go out here and work for it, Beth is focused.
-[Jerry] She is focused. I'm gonna tell… -You can't lace my boots, sister.
-[Jerry] Did you hear… -You can't lace my boots,
and that's why I'm gonna take the Divas Championship tonight.
All of you people know it.
-[Michael] She's saying Layla… -[Jerry] Couldn't lace her boots.
I'm gonna tell you, you know, Layla may be in Maxim Hot 100,
but if there was a Mean 100,
Beth Phoenix would be at the top of the list.
-You know the movie of Mean Girls? -[Michael] Oh, yeah.
[Jerry] I mean, that's just describes Beth Phoenix to a T.
She is just mean.
[Michael] And look at the power of the Glamazon.
Layla has to try to counteract that with moves like that.
-Tried to take Beth down, and she does. -[Jerry] That'll work.
[shouts indistinctly]
Hey, look.
Look at this.
[Michael] I don't know if it's a good idea to mock Beth in that way, do you?
[Booker] Don't wanna be playing around the Glamazon.
[Michael] Yeah. Look at the look on Beth's face.
[laughs]
[Jerry] Well, you got to give Layla credit.
-[Michael] Layla continues mock Beth. -[Jerry] Whoa!
[Michael] I don't know if this is wise
unless if she can take Beth out of her game.
-[Jerry] Watch out. -[Michael] Beth's in a chase.
[Jerry chuckling] She's right behind you, Layla. Look out!
-Whoa. Look at Layla. -[Booker] Whoa, man.
[Jerry] It may have worked.
[laughs]
[Michael] Layla having fun at the expense
of Beth Phoenix right now, and--
[crowd clamor]
[Jerry] Now, who has whose number, Michael Cole?
[Michael] Yeah. I'm very shocked here, the mind games working for Layla.
Here's the cover. And Beth at two manages to kick out.
[Booker] Layla right now has got Beth playing her game,
but trust me, all this playing around might backfire in a minute.
-[referee] Come on, back up now. -[Michael] Yes, it could.
-Let's go. One. Two. Three. -[Jerry] But right now, it's fun.
Come on.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Yeah, Layla's got to be careful because-- Whoa!
-[Booker] Whoa, man. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] In the rib cage. Oh, and again.
Layla just much quicker than Beth here tonight-- Momentarily,
and this is what I was afraid of.
If you're a Layla fan, you better start worrying now because Layla
kicked Beth off, and Beth is about to take it out on Layla.
-You want 'em up here? -[Booker] You're right.
All that playing around, all that just real--
She should have been taking care of business trying to get a three count
because tonight, trust me, Beth ain't gonna be playing around with her.
[Jerry] And that's what you have to worry about.
Once Beth Phoenix got the upper hand,
got in command, which she is now.
[Michael] And Beth, hook of the leg. Layla's in trouble.
The Divas Champion kicks out at two.
[Jerry] I mean, I would-- I would think that Beth Phoenix
would just like to punish Layla for a little while now.
[Michael] And again, why would you wanna make the Glamazon mad?
I mean, it's bad enough you got to go in the ring to her, now, you tick her off?
-No. -Come on!
[Booker] Not a good position.
Could be going for that Grand Slam early?
[Michael] Layla felt the effects of the Grand Slam
-at Monday night on Raw. -[Jerry] Look at Layla. Layla able to turn
-through that thing. -[Booker] Whoa.
[Michael] Nice counter by Layla again.
[Jerry] You can't just-- Power.
-Power of Beth Phoenix. -[Michael] Power of Beth Phoenix.
[referee] Hey, come on. Back it up.
One, two, three.
[Michael] You're right. You don't wanna make the Glamazon mad. Whoa!
-[Jerry] Somehow Layla able to keep-- -[Michael] And Layla gonna steal one here.
Shoulders down, again but Beth powers out at two.
Oh.
Knee to the spine, and now Beth's gonna make Layla suffer.
[Booker] Too much muscle right here, I mean, right now, Beth Phoenix
-has just got Layla stretched out. -Scream!
Shut up.
[Jerry] She's talking to you, Cole.
-Maybe you, Booker. -[referee] Come on, Layla, huh?
[Michael] Beth just told Layla, "I'm not gonna stop."
-I believe her. -What do you say, Layla?
-Come on, Layla. -[Jerry] Man, that's got to be
excruciating pain right there.
[crowd clamor]
[Jerry] Hmm. Look at--
look at Beth, just--
Oh, nice knee to the jaw.
[Michael] And Layla, the-- remember the knee brace
protecting the bad knee, really working in Layla's favor there.
-[Booker] Oh, wait a minute, baby. -[Michael] Oh, no.
[Jerry] Get away, get away, Layla.
[Michael] And Layla trying to fight out of the predicament here.
What a great move,
shoulders are down here, and again Beth has to kick out.
Layla seem to have a counter for everything Beth is throwing her way.
-[Jerry] Look at that move. Look at that! -[Michael] Again, rolling through,
shoulders down, and again a kickout by the contender.
[both grunting]
-[Jerry] Oh. -[groans]
Watch out here.
[Michael] Layla, crossbody…
-[Booker] Three counts, baby. Whoa! -[Michael] …lateral press,
hook of the leg, and again, Beth kicks out.
Back and forth they go, nearfall after nearfall.
Uh-oh.
-Layla planted. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Booker] Big powerslam right there by the Glamazon.
[referee] One, two.
[Jerry] That may have taken the wind out-- Oh, wait a minute,
got that shoulder up.
[Michael] Well, I think Beth thought that she actually won the matchup there.
Did she?
[Jerry] I don't know, but look at Beth's headband go.
If it's over here, you better give it back.
[Michael] I'm not going anywhere near it.
And Beth Phoenix with Layla up,
what she-- what's she thinking here, Booker?
[Booker] Big press right here, gonna show the power…
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Booker] …gonna show the power
and endurance, how hard she's been working in the gym,
right here, Beth Phoenix.
-[Booker] Oh! Whoa. -[Jerry] Wait a minute,
-a DDT from Layla. -[Michael] What a counter by Layla
-from out of nowhere. -[Booker] You got to be kidding me.
[Jerry] Check this out.
-She didn't. -[Michael] No!
Beth Phoenix kicking out again.
[Booker] Wow.
-[Jerry] Oh, Layla, I thought she had her. -That was three.
[Michael] Again, Beth Phoenix has such an advantage over the other Divas
with-- in the strength column,
but Layla's been able to counter that all night tonight.
[Booker] It has been all finesse by Layla tonight,
totally been just slipping Beth Phoenix, putting herself in the right position,
just like that big DDT, but she's gonna have to keep it going.
Come on. Let's go.
[Jerry] I confess, sometimes when I-- when I watch Layla,
I get caught up in her beauty rather than I've--
I forget about what a great wrestler she is.
-[Michael] The neckbreaker. -[Jerry] There she is.
[Booker] That's it.
One, two, three.
-[Michael] And Layla has done it again. -[bell dinging]
-[Michael] She got her. -["Not Enough For Me" playing]
[Michael] Wow.
[Lilián] Here is your winner, and still the Divas Champion,
Layla.
[Jerry] Oh, congratulations.
♪ You got to open up Your eyes and see ♪
[Michael] Layla retaining the Divas Championship
tonight with another victory over Beth Phoenix.
♪ You see, at first I thought it was me ♪
♪ The way you flip Your attitude constantly… ♪
[Jerry] Cole, you look shocked at this is outcome of this match?
[Michael] I am. I couldn't believe Layla's done it again against Beth Phoenix.
What a victory for the Divas Champion.
[Jerry] She's a great Divas Champion.
♪ Lonely nights And nothing but squeeze ♪
♪ 'Cause I think You forgot this chick is mean ♪
-♪ I never lost my touch ♪ -[song fades out]
I, um--
I don't--
I can't really explain.
I just wanted to wish you good luck tonight.
[crowd cheering]
["Respecto" playing]
[Jerry] Wow, you don't have to be crazy to hang out with AJ, she'll train you.
[Booker] Man, hold up.
-[Jerry laughs] -[bell dings]
[Lilián] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring being accompanied by Camacho,
from Juarez, Mexico, weighing 205 pounds,
Hunico.
[Michael] And the rough, tough duo of Hunico and Camacho,
making their way to the ring on the lowrider bicycle.
[speaking Spanish]
[Michael] Of course, that type of bike was actually popularized by Eddie Munster.
[Booker] How much is a bike like that worth, Cole?
I'm sure you've done your research.
[Michael] Yeah, in some cases, it could be worth in the thousands.
And this one there, gold-plated, you see the banana seat.
-[Jerry] Eddie Munster. -[Michael] Big handlebars there.
Yeah, that's where the lowrider bike was popularized from,
and that's where the Hispanic culture took it to the crumb.
-[Jerry] How old are you? -["Ancient Spirit" playing]
[Michael] It's history.
[laughs]
You-- I heard you started the Munsters a few times.
[Jerry] Eddie Munster?
Weren't you Grandpa?
[Lilián] And his opponent, from Mexico City,
weighing in at 180 pounds, Sin Cara.
[Jerry] You started it.
[Michael laughs] The fabulous Sin Cara.
["Ancient Spirit" continues]
[exploding]
[Michael] A second-generation Superstar from Mexico
who began wrestling at 15 years old,
he would work his way to the point
where he was the biggest box office draw
in the history of Mexico.
And here tonight, he's on the grand stage of WWE's No Way Out
-in a matchup against a long-time rival… -[bell ringing]
[Michael] …from back in their days in Mexico, Hunico.
[Jerry] Oh, Lucha libre at its best right here.
[Booker] Yeah, definitely, two guys who just don't like each other.
Right here is about jockeying for position, who's the best?
We're gonna find out here tonight.
Sin-- Oh, man, Sin Cara.
[Jerry] These guys are gonna go faster than we could talk,
you know that, don't you, Booker? This is gonna be fun to watch.
[Booker laughs]
[Michael] See Camacho lurking on the outside, looking on.
Hunico would love a big victory here tonight over the very popular Sin Cara.
[Jerry] Oh, nice arm drag.
-[Michael] My neck-- Ah! Neck drag is-- -[Booker] Oh, man.
-[Michael] Hunico caught him. -[Booker] Sin Cara got momentum
going right there just-- right into that Bulldog.
[Michael] Yeah, these two know each other so well.
And Hunico was able to counter that.
And Sin Cara-- Over the top, Hunico.
[Booker] We've known about Hunico, I mean, the guy could flat out and go,
I mean, he could fight, I mean, he can go out there and go up top.
He can pretty much do it all.
Just put some pain on that boy, son.
[Michael] And as Booker T was rambling on, we had a nearfall there…
[Booker laughing]
-for Hunico. -[Jerry] I told you
these guys are gonna be…
Oh! …going faster than we could talk.
[Michael] Well, that'll slow things down in a hurry, a big chop.
-Oh, goodness. -[Booker] Wow.
-[speaking in Spanish] -[Michael] I like this Hunico.
He's been very impressive on Friday Night SmackDown
with moves like that.
-[Booker] Oh, man. -[Jerry laughing]
[Jerry] And I may have to try that in my next match. What about you, Booker?
[Michael] You know, one of the things Hunico has been upset about--
as we see another cover here on Sin Cara.
Booker, we've talked about this, is the fact that Sin Cara
arriving on the scene in the WWE has really gathered all the publicity,
everybody's talking about Sin Cara, that's really made Hunico jealous.
[Booker] Definitely. Hunico would want to be in the position that Sin Cara's in,
but trust me, he's gonna have to go out here,
and do it in the middle of this ring, man, because nobody's gonna give it to him.
Whoa, man.
[Michael] Sin Cara was so popular one time in Mexico,
they named a comic book after him.
He was actually a comic book character, a superhero.
[grunting]
And Hunico looking to take out Sin Cara, here.
[grunts]
Since Dallas, Hunico has been totally all over Sin Cara.
No high-flying tonight for Sin Cara, man.
[Michael] He makes the cover, hook of the leg, and a kickout.
[Jerry] Hey, you're right, it's obvious that's Hunico's strategy tonight,
keep Sin Cara grounded.
[Michael] Hunico doing a great job of it.
See, Camacho looking on his running buddy from Juarez.
Hunico wearing a bandana there, the colors of the Mexican flag.
Juarez, of course, just over the Rio Grande River from El Paso.
Sin Cara trying to fight back into this, really needs to pick the pace,
and again, Hunico, shoulders down,
-was going for a cover-- More power-- -[Booker] Oh, see this, man, beautiful.
Talking about power right there by Hunico. Wow.
[Michael] And Hunico, really the first time we've seen
anyone successfully ground Sin Cara like this.
[Booker] Definitely, I mean, Sin Cara's normally up flying around, I mean,
doing a move that we've never seen before, but tonight, Hunico has grounded him.
Check this move out right here, talking about pure power.
Just-- oh, my goodness.
[Michael] Yeah.
[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] There's nothing-- Uh, everything about Hunico is a little bit--
-Oh, nicely done. -[Michael] Oh, look at this, Sin Cara.
Oh, and a kick to the side of the head, and Hunico.
[Booker] One step-- just one step ahead right there by Hunico.
I mean, whatever Sin Cara
-is doing-- Oh, man. -[Michael] Cover, cover, cover…
and kick-out at two.
One.
[Booker] Wow.
[Michael] And this Hunico has just-- he's chosen to forego the traditional
ring gear like you would see-- well, like a--
[Jerry] What Sin Cara is wearing there.
His pants-- look at-- and look at that, no wrestling boots,
look at the-- look at the shoes.
[Michael] High stop-- high-top sneakers.
[Booker] Chuck-- Good Chuck Taylors right there, baby.
That's old school, that's about 1980.
[Michael] And look at this again, a Powerbomb.
It could be over here-- Shoulders down, kick-out.
[Booker] Talking about got somebody's number, Hunico,
no matter what Sin Cara does tonight, Hunico is ready for it.
[Michael] And, you know, Book, you got to give Sin Cara
credit because he's kicking out of this stuff.
[Booker] Definitely, I got to give him credit.
I mean, Sin Cara just get-- just getting back in action.
Maybe it's his cardio, maybe not fully ready yet,
but tonight, it ain't gonna make no difference because Hunico might-- Whoa!
[Michael] Whoa. In Booker's point, Sin Cara
just returned to action, a couple of weeks ago.
He suffered a serious knee injury back at Survivor Series in November.
So, he's just getting his legs back underneath him.
[Booker] Maybe not 100% is what I'm saying, Cole.
[Michael] And again, nobody home for Hunico.
And Sin Cara up over the top, lands on the apron, and Sin Cara connects.
And you feel, maybe just maybe the momentum is gonna be shifting here.
[Jerry] Little momentum change, here comes Sin Cara.
[Michael] With moves like that.
[Booker] Big hurricanrana off the top.
[Michael] And here the pace begins to quicken.
[groans]
[Jerry chuckling] Oh.
[Michael] And Sin Cara…
[Jerry] I don't know what Hunico was doing, but it didn't work!
[Michael] And look at this, face first goes Hunico.
Hook of the leg, shoulders down, Sin Cara got him.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] From out of nowhere,
-Sin Cara got him. -["Ancient Spirit" playing]
[Lilián] Here is your winner, Sin Cara!
[Michael] I mean, you got to give him credit, Sin Cara was beaten down
in this matchup from the get-go by Hunico, but somehow,
Sin Cara managed to hang in long enough
to pick up a big victory here tonight at No Way Out.
[Booker] Man, Sin Cara pulled it off, we'd normally see him go up top,
but tonight Hunico came out the blocks on fire, dog.
Check him out, big dropkick right to the snout.
[Michael] Yeah, and Hunico-- or Sin Cara rather, with a really fast up--
[Jerry] Got grounded a little bit in the middle there, but came back strong.
Hunico looked good as well, but this was a great matchup, back and forth.
And then, I don't know what Hunico was going for here, but it didn't work.
[Michael] Yeah, Sin Cara made a counter.
[Booker] I don't know what you'd call it right there,
but it was beautiful and the kid got a three count.
[Michael] And a big victory for Sin Cara here tonight, live at No Way Out.
We're at the Izod center, shadow of New York City,
the Meadowlands in New Jersey, just across the parking lot,
MetLife Stadium, of course, the home to WrestleMania 29.
And it is going to be such an event last year.
The New Jersey, New York fans have been so great over the years to WWE.
You know, in this building alone, we've talked about this earlier,
over one million WWE fans have attended events here at the Izod Center,
beginning at the very first event in October of 1981.
Well, I tell you, I was down on Times Square last night, 2:00 a.m.
The place was rocking.
Can you imagine what it's gonna be like during WrestleMania week here?
What were you doing up at 2:00 a.m.?
-[Booker laughs] -[Jerry] I was rocking, baby.
["Unstoppable" playing]
[Jerry] All right. Let's send out a special thank you right now
to Charm City Devils for "Unstoppable."
You're listening to it right now, and it's the official No Way Out theme song.
It's off the album, Sins, which is available right now on iTunes.
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship.
But there is a fourth person who is really in this volatile mix,
-her name is AJ. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] This all began last month when Daniel Bryan met CM Punk
for the WWE title at Over the Limit.
-[tense music playing] -[Daniel] Should I be the WWE Champion?
Yes!
[Michael] Daniel Bryan going for the Yes lock.
-[Jerry] He's got it. -[Michael] And look at this.
Wait, wait, shoulders down.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Punk just happened.
Daniel Bryan's shoulders were indeed down as you saw on the replay.
I demand a rematch!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
So now, he's trying to get with my ex-girlfriend
in attempt to make me jealous.
Hey, Punk!
Hi.
You know you have to. You know that you're the one
who's been acting like a fool this entire time, right?
[Mendez sobs]
Okay. Bring it in. Okay. All right.
-[sobbing] -Okay.
[Daniel] Do you think CM Punk honestly cares about you?
I sort of dig crazy chicks.
What do you even care what I do anyway?
[scoffs] I don't, but I did once.
[Laurinaitis] The WWE Championship at No Way Out
will now be a Triple Threat match.
[Kane] Let me remind the two of you
who or what I am.
["Veil of Fire" playing]
[Jerry] And look at Kane just unloading on Bryan.
[Michael] Kane is saying he will not be a pawn in the game
between CM Punk and Daniel Bryan.
[dramatic music playing]
[Mendez] Kane, I looked into your eyes last week,
and I saw that deep down,
you actually have a heart.
[Michael] CM Punk and Kane have a weakness.
[Jerry] Oh!
[Mendez] Do you not like aggressive women?
[Jerry] Has AJ gone completely delusional?
Yes.
[CM Punk] I dig crazy chicks.
-[Mendez] I kissed Kane. -[Michael] She kissed Kane.
[Mendez] You just might be my type.
There's only one thing I dig more…
[Mendez] I like when men look at me.
[CM Punk] save you from the monster.
This is my WWE title.
My point is this Sunday…
[Kane] No Way Out.
-[Michael] Everything on the line. -[CM Punk] Will I become the new…
-[Mendez] …I know… -[Jerry] I'm walking out Sunday.
WWE.
-[Kane] WWE Champion. -[Michael] WWE Champion.
…the best man will win.
Yes.
[CM Punk] You got to love crazy chicks.
[crowd cheering]
-[bell ringing] -[Justin] Ladies and gentlemen,
this is a Triple Threat match
for the WWE Championship.
The first man to score a pinfall or submission
will be declared the winner.
[exploding]
["Veil of Fire" playing]
[Michael] You know, when it comes to Kane, there's so much to talk about,
a two-time World Champion, former WWE Champion,
we can talk about this as his-- an opportunity for the first time
in 14 years to battle for the WWE title.
But all everybody want to talk to me about is what's going on between Kane and AJ?
-[Jerry] Yeah, what is it? -[Michael] We saw that--
we saw the kiss earlier tonight,
if that was going on between AJ and everybody.
[Jerry] Well, you know, I think CM Punk
was the first person to see something in AJ
that no one else saw…
[exploding]
[Jerry] …and that was that she was nuts.
And now, I think she's driving Kane nuts.
[Michael] A major kiss with Kane earlier on,
she also gave Bryan and Punk kisses good luck.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Not like that one.
-["Flight of the Valkyries" playing] -[crowd cheering]
Yes! Yes!
[Michael] There's a former World Champion
trying the opportunity tonight to win the WWE title.
Hey, Booker, let me ask you, do you think Daniel Bryan's over AJ?
[Booker] You know, I look at Daniel Bryan, I look in his eyes,
you know, when AJ is doing a working out, I got to say no.
I think he still got a little bit feelings for AJ.
[Michael] King?
[Jerry] I don't think Daniel Bryan ever had feelings for AJ.
I think he's only got feelings for that WWE title.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Jerry] Yes, you hear that chant, don't you, Cole?
[Michael] Yup, for CM Punk, the current champion.
[Jerry] And here he comes.
-[crowd cheering] -["Cult of Personality" playing]
♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see? ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
[Michael] The WWE fans are on their feet in the Izod Center…
[yells]
[Michael] …for the controversial WWE Champion,
CM Punk.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] CM Punk has held the WWE title
since Survivor Series in November.
He has taken on all covers and all types of matches.
Listen to the men that he's knocked off with the championship on the line,
Del Rio, Miz, Ziggler, Jericho,
Henry, Kane, Daniel Bryan.
He is a tested champion, and he's defended the title and matches,
like in Elimination Chamber, or Chicago Street Fight.
CM Punk has done it all.
[Booker] CM Punk has done one thing,
he has proved that he is the best in the world.
And I just got three words, baby,
let's get it on tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, you're reading off that list, Cole,
of the opponents that CM Punk has defeated,
and it's like a who's who of WWE Superstars.
[Michael] All former champions.
[song fades]
Introducing at this time, the challengers, first,
weighing 323 pounds,
Kane.
[crowd cheering]
Next, from Aberdeen, Washington,
weighing 210 pounds,
Daniel Bryan.
-Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! -[crowd cheering]
And from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing 218 pounds,
he is a current WWE Champion,
CM Punk.
[crowd cheering]
-[screaming] -[Jerry] So, as we get ready
for this Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship again,
we'd like to wish the fathers all over the world
a very happy father's day tonight, including those serving around the world,
and watching live tonight on the American Forces Network.
Thank you, guys, and happy father's day.
[Michael] No kidding, well said.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] CM Punk, Kane and Daniel Bryan,
the rules of the matchup,
first man to gain pinfall or submission wins the title.
-Punk at a disadvantage. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Kane does not have to be involved in the decision
to lose the championship.
[Jerry] The odds are definitely against champion in this type of match.
[Michael] And Kane the Big Red Monster who sent a major message
to Bryan and Punk Friday night on SmackDown.
Chokeslamming both men on the center of the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Maybe sent a major message to AJ a few minutes ago as well.
-[Booker] Oh, wait a minute, baby. -[Jerry] Uh-oh, this could be over early.
[Michael] Oh, and Punk and Bryan, did you ever think you'd see them
working together at least momentarily?
[Booker] They better work together because with Kane right now,
this guy right there is dangerous.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, you take the front, I'll take the back.
[Michael] Oh, it's one way to take Kane out of the equation.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Kane and Punk who were once friends,
team up momentarily tonight,
Punk first near-fall of the matchup, and Daniel Bryan as well.
Now Punk goes into the cover yet again…
[Jerry] So much for any camaraderie here.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Jerry] These two men both came up through the Independence.
[Booker] You've got to watch it, you got to watch Daniel Bryan, baby.
[Michael] Battled for years and years to get to this moment here tonight.
-[crowd] Yes! -No!
[Michael] This is great.
But then-- and CM Punk said to us, somewhere along the way,
things went awry for Daniel Bryan.
As Bryan sent over the top rope, and out of the ring.
[Booker] I tell you what it was, he was winning that championship,
that will do it to you, man.
[Michael] And Kane, the Big Red Monster.
Into the cover, will he win the title here?
Punk's kept the shoulder up.
Well, CM Punk and Daniel Bryan had momentarily forgot
about that Big Red Monster, but he's back in the game.
Did you guys realize it is 14 years,
since he came in the ring in 1998,
that Kane has held the WWE Championship.
[Booker] Did you see that big knee right to the back?
Right to the middle of the back of Kane.
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan all about the title.
[Booker] One thing about Daniel Bryan,
this guy do not mind going out
and getting right in the middle of a fight.
I like that in Daniel Bryan.
[Michael] Do you guys realize the reason Kane is involved in all this
is because of Punk and Bryan, they drew Kane into it.
[Jerry] From top rope taking out both guys.
[Booker] I think-- I think it's because of Big Johnny.
Big Johnny put this match together right here, dawg.
[Michael] Well, this match, but Kane was brought in
from the beginning,
as Daniel Bryan and CM Punk used Kane
as a-- almost as a pawn throughout the early part of this rivalry.
And here's Punk again, crawls into the cover, hooks the leg,
and it's Daniel Bryan.
So again, under these rules if there was a pinfall there,
Punk would retain the championship.
[Booker] Check this out right here, talking about getting caught up
in the lights right there.
-CM Punk, baby. -[Michael] Again, a cover by Punk.
CM Punk says that Daniel Bryan has turned into a self-absorbed,
arrogant, goat-faced moron.
Come on, Yes boy.
[Michael] And it trended, goat faced trended.
[Jerry] I don't-- I don't-- I don't he's a moron.
I don't think he's goat face either.
[Booker] Oh, come on, you know he's goat faced.
[Jerry] Maybe he's two-faced in many people's minds.
[Michael] No, if he was two-faced, he wouldn't be wearing that one, King.
[Jerry] Again Punk and Bryan kind of
-forget about the Big Red Monster. -[Michael] I saw that coming.
[crowd clamor]
[Jerry] This has been so physical in the early going.
-[Booker] Check it out-- -[Jerry] Oh, a great hand.
[Booker] Big uppercut by Kane.
You know, you guys can say what you wanna say about D. Bryan. Okay.
He's arrogant, whatever, but this guy is about competition,
it ain't about being friends,
it's about winning championship in this business.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] Oh, I tell you that all the time,
and you tell me I need to be nicer to people. [laughs]
[Jerry] Punk with the spine right to the steel post,
and again, CM Punk being punished by Kane.
[Michael] Nothing nice about what Kane is doing to CM Punk right now.
Oh, watch that exposed rib cage, this could be real bad.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Booker] That could be a broken rib right there, baby.
[Jerry] His leg, I don't think he looked--
[Michael] And again, guys, remember Punk's had some ribcage
and stomach issues throughout this rivalry.
Watch this right-hand and Daniel Bryan eats some on his way down.
[Jerry] Kane to the steel chair caused Punk to have to tape his ribs up
for a few weeks.
And again, backed the ribcage area to the steel post.
[Michael] Kane is on a roll right now, he's doing some serious damage.
[Jerry] Again, there are no countouts…
no disqualifications under Triple Threat rules.
Cover yet again, shoulders down, and Punk has to kick out at two.
[Michael] Well, Punk got to be sore after Kane has just done to him.
Did you see the way he had has leg bent out?
I mean, your leg is just not supposed to bend that way
when he had him up against that steel ring post a while ago and then-- Oh, man.
[Booker] Oh, wow, man, did you see that right--
see the leverage right there, Kane just shot that boy, Punk here,
and shot him-- it's all about the reckoning with Kane, man.
[Michael] And then the wonderful thing that Kane has done here
is he took Daniel Bryan out the match really with that right-hand
to the throat, and he's incensed now, made this a one-on-one matchup with Punk.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] CM Punk gonna have to get out of harm's way here.
[Jerry] Right now, I'm sure-- Oh, look at this cover.
They have him-- Oh.
I'm sure CM Punk was wishing that Daniel Bryan was back
in this mix right now.
[Michael] But look at how Kane uses his 323 pound frame
to again work on the ribs, the midsection of Punk.
[Booker] Trust me, that leg scissor right there,
I mean, that's got to be a whole hell of a lot of pressure
on the ribs of CM Punk.
[Jerry] You know, you don't ever wanna be the center of attention to Kane.
-[referee] You wanna give up now? -No.
You wanna give it up?
[Michael] And right now, unfortunately, CM Punk is.
CM trying to find an opening.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] Oh, man.
And again, the champion just being brutalized here by…
the former World Champion, former WWE Champion, Kane
as his partner is getting back into this-- Woah!
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan, from out of nowhere…
and he runs right into Kane.
Vintage Kane with a side slam.
[Michael] It might have worked on Punk, but it didn't work on Kane.
[Jerry] Hooks to the leg, and Bryan has to kick out again.
If Kane had pinned Bryan there,
Punk would have lost his championship to Kane.
[Booker] That's D. Bryan though, he's tenacious,
I mean, if you put him in a good position,
he's gonna take advantage of it every time.
Whoa!
[Michael] And Daniel Bryan ducks underneath,
runs into Kane, and that's like running into a brick wall.
[Jerry] Uh-oh! He delivered what may have been the best clothesline
he could have done, and had no effect.
[Michael] Yeah, but look at the effect Bryan has-- kicked right in the face.
He just kicked Kane right in the face.
[Michael] We're not kidding.
[Jerry] Oh, Kane may be out for a while.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now, oh.
[Booker] Beautiful right there, D. Bryan just grounded CM Punk.
-Check this out right here, watch this-- -[Michael] I think he kicks--
yeah, I think I actually think, you're right, the turnbuckle popped up
into the face of Kane, but the damage done nonetheless.
[Jerry] Yeah, no kidding, that man-- I mean, Kane may be out.
[Michael] If Kane's out, he's at least out of the ring,
which allows Daniel Bryan now to go one-on-one with Punk,
better odds for Bryan.
[Booker] You know, we talk about D. Bryan being the ultimate grappler.
But he'll go out there, like I said,
and get into a fight, that's what D. Bryan is really all about,
the guy's actually-- goes out, he tenacious.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan, Kane-- Nice suplex by Bryan
who claims that CM Punk is jealous of him
and all that he's accomplished in WWE.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Oh, I wouldn't say that.
I mean CM Punk is-- I mean, he's the WWE Champion,
why would he be jealous of anybody?
[Jerry] I don't know, that's what Daniel Bryan's saying, Book.
-Why are you upset with me? -[Booker] I'm just saying.
[crowd clamor]
[Jerry] And look at this, CM Punk going for a superplex.
-And Kane! -[Michael] He's back.
-[Jerry] Oh, man, did you hear that? -[Booker] Wow.
[Michael] He's had an extra little present waiting for Daniel Bryan.
It's called a receipt.
And now, Punk is like-- he's tenacious.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Wow, this is-- this action is great.
These guys…
[Michael] And Punk back into the mix.
[Jerry] Somebody's trying to superplex Daniel Bryan,
it's been a fight between Punk and Kane.
Let's see who gets to do it.
And I think Daniel Bryan is tired of it.
Watch out, Boys. Incoming.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan!
[Booker] Whoa, double dropkick.
[Michael] And if you're Daniel Bryan, which one do you choose to pick?
[Jerry] I don't know.
I'm not a Daniel Bryan fan, but that was a great move.
Flying dropkick caught them both.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan realizes that suddenly he has the upper hand here.
[Jerry] You're telling me that's not a goat face?
[Michael] That is a goat face.
-[Booker] That's a goat face. -Yes!
-[crowd] Yes! -Yes!
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan got this whole arena rocking.
-Yes! -[crowd] Yes!
-Yes! -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Oh, man, that may be definite. -[Booker] Wow.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Talking about making a statement.
[Michael] And now Punk suckered him in.
Punk suckered him in, and a two-count kick out.
Punk played possum and Bryan bit.
[Jerry] Now, it's Punk on a major roll here.
[Booker] Oh, CM Punk, he's rolling like you said, King.
Whoa, man.
[Michael] Running high knee by CM Punk has become his trademark,
and now another one on the other side of the ring to Kane.
-[Jerry] Oh, Daniel Bryan and Kane. -[Michael] Who does he bulldog here?
Kane used Punk to his advantage, neckbreaker.
Cover, hook of the leg, two, Bryan breaks it up.
[Jerry] Man, that's why in these matches especially,
it is gonna be tough for CM Punk or anyone to get a pinfall.
[Michael] Nice power slam by Punk, hook of the leg,
-yet again, and Bryan at two. -Two.
[Booker] Beautiful little shot on the power slam right there by CM Punk.
-Precision timing what it do, baby. -[Jerry] You ain't lying.
Booker, you, and I both been on the receiving end of those.
-[Booker] Definitely. -[Jerry] Those are devastating.
They can knock every ounce of air out of you in a second.
[Michael] CM Punk went ahead up top.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] And Daniel Bryan back to his feet.
Looked like Punk, maybe, is going for that big elbow from the top rope.
[Booker] Yeah, but right now, that boy, D. Bryan--
-[Jerry] Watch your backs. -[Michael] Uh-oh, Kane.
[Booker] Wait a minute.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan up where he probably doesn't wanna be.
[crowd clamor]
[Jerry] Look out, Punk!
Whoa.
[Michael] Punk, cover.
[Jerry] He's got him, he's got him, he's got him.
-[Michael] No, and a kickout. -[Booker] Wow.
I thought that was it right there,
CM Punk had everything going his way right there
except a three-count.
[Michael] Punk called one out of the legendary LODs playbook
with that big clothesline off the top rope
as Bryan was on the shoulders of Kane, and now CM Punk in control,
looking to win this Triple Threat matchup and retain his title?
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Booker] He's gonna do it.
[Jerry] Oh, he's pulling out all the stops.
-Here he comes, Booker. -[Booker] Let's get busy, baby.
[Michael] CM Punk, top rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, and he got him.
Cover, cover quick.
[Michael] Can Punk capitalize?
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] He's got him here. Bryan again has to fight out.
[Booker] Man.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] This matchup has taken out so much…
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Michael] …from all these guys.
[Jerry] I think CM Punk is trying to tell everybody…
this has gone on long enough.
Time for somebody to get sleepy.
[Booker] Time to Go To Sleep, baby, here we go.
[Michael] Oh, man, Kane.
Punk had vowed to put Bryan to sleep this past week,
but Kane interferes, trying to get him--
-Oh! And it's Punk who kicks out. -[Booker] Wow.
Talking about back and forth action right here,
who's gonna do it?
[crowd clamor]
[groans]
[Michael] It's always a physical matchup when Kane's involved.
[Jerry] Well, somewhere down there,
he may have a heart, but if it's there, it's black.
Oh.
Oh, man.
-[Booker] Right to the temp-- -[Jerry] Check his jaw.
[Booker] Right to the temple, baby.
[Jerry] Again, let's try this one more time.
-Uh-oh. -[Michael] Anybody home?!
[Jerry] Oh, wow, that was a bad landing.
[Michael] As Kane rolls out of the way,
an awkward landing for Punk.
Now, it's Daniel Bryan looking to take advantage.
Bryan, top rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] That's it. That's it.
[Michael] New champion, Daniel Bryan-- Oh, and a kickout.
[Booker] Wow.
[Jerry] Bryan like a missile with that head-butt
off the top rope hit it.
[Michael] I guess you could call it a Billy goat head-butt.
[Jerry] Yeah, no kidding.
[Michael] And Daniel Bryan takes Kane off the apron.
[Booker] What a lot of momentum right there.
Kane just took a bad spill.
[Michael] And suddenly, Daniel Bryan has the upper hand in the matchup,
trying to win the WWE Championship, Punk the champion's in trouble.
[Booker] I tell you, that championship means a whole lot to D. Bryan,
ever since he lost it, he's been scratching
-and clawing to get-- Whoa. -[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Michael] Look at this. He's gotten Punk here.
-Punk rolls him up, and Bryan… -[Booker] Whoa.
[Michael] Well, that may knock him out.
-Punk may be out cold. -[Booker] That's it.
-[Jerry] No, no, no, wait. -[Booker] That's it.
-[Michael] The "Yes!" Lock. -[Booker] That's it.
He's gonna tap. He's gonna tap.
[Michael] The "Yes!" Lock, will Punk tap out?
[Booker] He's gonna tap right there.
[Jerry] He's right in the center of the ring,
and there is no escaping this.
[Booker] Don't let it go, D., he's gonna tap.
[Michael] Yeah, the "Yes!" Lock is locked in.
[Jerry] Good grief, look at the-- Oh, man.
[Booker] Wow, look at that back arm right there.
-He's about to-- he's just about to-- -[Michael] And look at Punk.
-Punk reversed it. Punk reversed it again. -[Booker] Wow.
[Jerry] Whoa.
[Michael] Almost shades of what we saw the last time they met.
Punk ended up with a pinfall victory on-- Go To Sleep.
-[Jerry] He got him. -[Michael] Punk may be good
-on his promise. -[Jerry] Oh, but look at Kane.
[Michael] But Kane gonna make sure Punk isn't able to pin Bryan.
[Booker] Wow.
I mean, if CM Punk would have landed that n-- Oh, man,
the middle of the ring, he could have had a three count easy.
[Michael] And I think we got a pretty angry monster about to get involved,
air traffic control over at Newark,
better clear the skies because here comes Kane!
[Booker] Wow.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] That Big Red Monster is stalking the WWE Champion.
[Booker] Guys, we're gonna have a new champion right here.
If Kane lands this right here, we got a new champion.
-[Jerry] And he didn't get it. -[Michael] And a counter.
-[Jerry] He didn't get it. -[Michael] Punk countered, DDT,
covers Kane, shoulders down, and again, Kane.
[Jerry] Wow.
[Michael] What do these guys gotta do to put each other away?
[Jerry] I don't know, that's what's great about this type of match.
Nothing easy.
Nothing comes easy.
Three times, I don't care.
-[Jerry] He hit it. -[Michael] This time the elbow connects.
-Will Punk put Kane away? -[Booker] That could be it.
-[Michael] And Kane at two. -[Jerry] Wow.
[Booker] God, that's what I'm talking about,
I mean, the World Heavyweight Championship,
it will make you do strange things,
and these guys right here tonight are doing some of the strangest.
-You got to love it. -[Jerry] Oh, boy.
-[crowd chanting] -[Michael] And now CM Punk
calling for a Go To Sleep.
The question is,
is he gonna be able to get this 300-pound monster off his feet.
-[Jerry] Oh, he did. He couldn't do it. -[Michael] He can't do it.
[Jerry] Too much.
[Michael] And he runs into a boot.
[Booker] Too much weight right there.
[Jerry] We may be seeing the end of it.
[Michael] In this time, the chokeslam is good.
[Jerry] This is the WWE title reign for Punk.
[Booker] He's gotta be champion!
[Jerry] Jeez! I thought that would ought to get him?
-Was that a three? -[Michael] No, it was two.
[Booker] What the hell.
[Michael] The referee called for two,
Punk got the shoulder up, Kane can't believe it.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Jerry] Oh, that was so close.
-That was three. -That was two, I'm saying.
Two, I'm watching.
[Jerry] I'm gonna tell you, he may be a black-hearted monster,
but he's right to be angry about that, that was-- that was so close.
[Booker] Yeah, he can't believe that he was that close to winning
the World Heavyweight Championship, that close.
[crowd clamor]
-[Jerry] Ooh. -[Michael] Oh, no.
[Jerry] Punk, you're not gonna like this.
[Michael] Tombstone Piledriver time.
CM Punk trying to storm out of it.
[Booker] Punk's fighting, Punk's fighting.
[Jerry] I don't blame him.
[Michael] And Punk-- Hey, what was that?
-Who? AJ. -[Jerry] What?
[Michael] How did she get up there?
-[Jerry] Was she on the ring apron? -[Michael] I think so.
And now, CM Punk.
Go To Sleep connects.
Cover.
[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Michael] CM Punk retains the title. -[bell ringing]
-[Michael] What a match. -["Cult of Personality" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Booker] Wow, what a night.
[Justin] And the winner of this match,
and still WWE Champion,
CM Punk.
[Michael] CM Punk again survives the odds,
his incredible run as WWE Champion continues through too.
[Booker] You're talking about reaching down to the depths of hell,
CM Punk.
He pulled it off though.
[Jerry] Wow, look, AJ is out.
[Michael] AJ came rushing to the ring.
[Jerry] I didn't even-- I didn't even see her coming down the ring.
Did she get up on the apron or what?
[Michael] I think she climbed on the apron
and-- We're gonna take another look, I believe, here.
Watch this.
[Jerry] Oh, there she is right there, and-- Oh, my goodness.
As soon as AJ gets up on the apron,
Kane is slammed into her by CM Punk.
-[Michael] Well, watch this. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] Kane actually registered what happened to AJ,
and it allowed CM Punk to take advantage.
And he was able to deliver the Go To Sleep to Kane.
CM Punk retains the WWE Championship
here tonight in No Way Out.
Oh, poor AJ she's out.
♪ I sell the things You need to be ♪
♪ I'm the smiling face on your TV ♪
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ I exploit you, still you love me ♪
[Michael] Look at that.
[Booker] What the hell is going on?
King, did you see that?
[Jerry chuckles] I saw it.
♪ Like Joseph Stalin And Gandhi ♪
[Jerry] There's obviously a method to her madness.
♪ The cult of personality ♪
-♪ The cult of personality ♪ -[Michael laughs]
[Jerry] That is…
-[Michael] I tell you guys, you know… -[Jerry] That's too much.
[Michael] I'm not a big CM Punk fan, but I got to give him credit.
[Jerry] Well, let's go back and look at it one more time.
Here we got AJ coming down,
as soon as she gets there, slammed into by Kane,
and as you said, Kane looks back and the concern--
Watch the concern on-- from Kane,
and that causes Kane to get caught up and distracted,
and that put Kane in the-- into the Go To Sleep,
and that was it.
[Michael] This is amazing.
Now, Punk make it just-- I think Punk just realized what happened to AJ as well,
but nonetheless, CM Punk, you got to give him credit.
I mean, just an incredible reign as champion.
He's taken on all comers, he's defeated all comers tonight,
taking out Daniel Bryan and Kane in a Triple Threat Matchup.
[Jerry] Man, oh, man.
[Michael] CM Punk may indeed be the best in the world.
[Booker] He went out there and he proved it tonight.
CM Punk, congratulations.
You're still the champ, son.
[Michael] Guys, come on.
Are you forgetting about what we just witnessed with AJ?
♪ You gave me fortune ♪
♪ You gave me fame ♪
[Booker] Talking about bizarre, why was she out here?
[Jerry] And look at-- look at the look on AJ's face.
Come on, guys.
-She's smiling at CM Punk. -[Booker] Wow. Wow.
[Michael] I don't know what to make of it. I'm not gonna try to even interpret it.
[Jerry] She may be crazy like a fox.
[singer] ♪ Look in my eyes What do you see? ♪
[song concludes]
-[bell ringing] -[Lilián] The following is a 2-on-1
handicap match scheduled for one fall.
In the ring from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
at a combined weight of 340 pounds,
the team of Dan Delaney and Rob Grymes.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, yeah. I'm Rob Grymes.
-["Meat On The Table" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Lilián] And their opponent from Sin City,
weighing in at 291 pounds, Ryback.
[explosion]
[crowd clamor]
-My house. -[Jerry] Take a look at his face.
[Booker] Hey, I tell you, these guys think they're picked by accident.
They're real hard on the inner-city circuit,
and we're gonna see exactly what they're all about here tonight,
and see if they can do well in this huge matchup.
[Michael] Booker, you know that WWE fans
are watching this No Way Out pay-per-view all over the world tonight.
-[Booker] Yeah, yeah. -[Michael] Places like Canada, Australia,
Fiji, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, just to name a few countries.
What do you think that they think of Delaney and Grymes?
I can tell you what they think of Ryback, he's a wrecking ball.
[bell ringing]
[Booker] Let's see what these guys got right here Grymes and what-- Delaney.
[Michael] Yeah, Delaney and Grymes, I like that better, it sounds better.
-Here's Ryback. -[Jerry] Oh!
-[Booker] Whoa! -[Michael] Oh, man.
-[Booker] Man, talk about out of traffic. -[Jerry chuckles]
Oh, my Lord.
I got-- please let us see that again before the night is over.
Stupid, stupid.
[Michael] Did he say "stupid"?
[Jerry] I don't know, but Delaney and Bonnie are in big trouble.
-[Michael] It's Delaney and Grymes. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Oh, man.
Here's the man, Ryback, who bench presses 525 pounds
and he power cleans 370.
[Booker] Which one is Grymes, and which one is Delaney?
[Michael] Who cares? They're both losers.
[Booker] Oh, man, on the shoulder right there.
[Jerry] They're allowing them both to be grease spots on the mat
before the match is over.
What's Ryback gonna do here?
[Michael] I don't know. I haven't seen him go to the rope before.
-[Jerry] This is really scary. [shrieks] -[Michael] And that's his new blow.
-[Booker] Whoa, man. Wow. -[Michael] Oh, my God.
[Michael] You know-- you know, you do the belly splash in the pool.
[Jerry] Yeah, yeah.
[Booker] I'm sure you've done that before with the belly you got going.
[Michael] Well, hello, it took you 10 seconds here, that's awful.
[Booker laughs]
[Jerry] Uh-oh, watch this.
[Michael] Ryback-- oh, man, we've seen this before,
flat out power, two men.
[grunting]
-[Booker] Here we go. -[Michael] Marching around the ring.
[Jerry] This is classic.
Feed me three!
[Michael] Oh, my God.
[Booker] Wow.
[Michael] Delaney and Grymes
-thanks for coming. -One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -["Meat On The Table" playing]
-I can and I will. -[Lilián] Here is your winner,
-Ryback. -Feed me three.
[Michael] That was a Demolition Derby.
[Jerry] Well, this match didn't start too well
for Delaney and Grymes, did it?
Look at that.
And then this power, oh, of Ryback.
-Oh, he gets them up. -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Jerry] Two grown men on his shoulders, and he does a little march.
Feed me three!
-[Jerry] Is he saying-- -[Michael] Feed me three.
[Booker] Wow.
[Jerry] Feed this guy anything. I bet he eats steak with a spoon.
-[Michael laughs] -One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Ryback, impressive again.
He is just mowing down everybody.
Feed me more!
-[Michael] "Feed me more." -[Booker] Talking about aggressive.
Big dog machine. Done.
[crowd cheering]
My ring, my house.
[Michael] Now, there it is, ladies and gentlemen,
the steel cage will soon encase the ring.
As John Cena said tonight in the No Way Out pre-show, quote,
"If I leave here tomorrow, will you still remember me,
because after tonight someone will get fired
and shake the foundation of WWE."
"The face of WWE will change tonight."
It is John Cena versus the Big Show inside a steel cage
in a rivalry that heated up this past Monday night on Raw
when Mr. McMahon returned
to give John Laurinaitis his job performance review.
[Jerry] The rumors are running rampant that tonight will be the last night
that we have to endure the presence of Big Johnny.
John Laurinaitis come on down.
[Laurinaitis] First of all, I don't appreciate what you did to my scooter.
Second of all, sir, you don't need all these security guards.
No matter what your decision is,
I would never think of laying my hands on you.
These security, they're not for me, they're for you.
See, these fine gentlemen are gonna walk a certain someone
right out of this ring,
and right out of my business.
-[crowd cheering] -[Laurinaitis] Mr. McMahon,
please do the right thing for the WWE
by allowing me to keep in charge
and running the air of People Power.
People Power.
You know, these two words are sort of synonymous with you.
I have two words that are sort of synonymous with me as well.
John Laurinaitis…
-["Crank It Up" playing] -♪ Well, it's the Big Show! ♪
[Big Show] John Laurinaitis has made a few mistakes,
but the one thing that John Laurinaitis has done right
is he gave an ironclad contract,
which means I can say or do anything I want to.
Don't get mad at John Laurinaitis.
It's not his fault.
We both know exactly whose fault this is, don't we?
Every stupid costume, every movie,
every time I made sports center,
what is the one thing that all that has in common,
the one thing, you.
I did everything you asked me to do.
I no longer have to be part of your dog and pony show.
I finally get to be what I really am
a giant.
So, don't worry so much about firing Mr. Laurinaitis.
You should be more concerned about the other John,
your golden goose, the cash cow.
In No Way Out, your golden goose is gonna get his feathers plucked.
Do you realize what you've set yourself up for?
if you don't destroy me at No Way Out,
then in no way will anyone ever look at you
as the world's largest athlete.
You will simply be the world's largest disappointment.
And you'll gonna have to look and listen to these people
call you out for what you are, a sellout.
So, Show, if you don't win, what happens then?
[Vince] I'll tell you what happens.
What happens is I'm gonna be in the ringside this Sunday.
If you lose this match, and I'm gonna say
those famous two words to your pal, John Laurinaitis.
[Jerry] Oh, boy. Uh-oh.
[Michael] Big Show is tossing security guards everywhere.
Cena…
[Jerry] Oh, look at Laurinaitis trying to get into this.
Mr. McMahon getting-- oh!
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] My God.
[ominous music playing]
[inaudible]
[bell ringing]
[Justin] The following is a Steel Cage match.
The only way to win is by pinfall, submission,
or escaping the cage with both feet touching the floor.
-["Fanfare to the Rule" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] You guys realize this may be the last time
we have to listen to this goofy music?
[Booker] Yes, indeed.
[Michael] Oh, Mr. Laurinaitis has been nothing but a survivor.
His job was in jeopardy at WrestleMania, he survived.
It was in jeopardy at Over the Limit, he survived.
Will he survive tonight?
Will he be in charge the next time we come your way on pay-per-view,
July 15th, Phoenix, Arizona,
Money in the Bank.
[Jerry] Cole, where-- what about what he's wearing?
Where has he been shopping, clowns are us?
[Michael] Now, do you not understand--
[Jerry] All he needs a pair of those big shoes?
[Michael] Do you not understand the symbolism of the suit
that Mr. Laurinaitis is wearing?
It is the colors of People Power.
-People Power. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] That is what is all about for The Boss.
That is the reason all these WWE fans are here tonight
because of the great ingenuity of this man,
-John Laurinaitis. -[Jerry] What?
-["Crank It Up" playing] -[singer] ♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ It's a big bad show tonight ♪
♪ Oh, baby, come on ♪
[Justin] Approaching the ring standing at seven feet tall,
weighing 441 pounds,
the Big Show.
[Michael] John is all smiles because he realizes the damage
that Big Show could inflict.
He has been on this unrestrained path of destruction as of late.
Check out the roster of Superstars that Big Show has knocked out
and taken out in recent weeks.
Alex Riley, Kofi Kingston, R Truth,
Brodus Clay, Santino, Zack Ryder,
and not to mention, not once but twice,
he knocked out John Cena.
[Booker] Well, I'll tell you--
[Jerry] What about to the name you failed to mention, Mr. Vince McMahon.
[Michael] Yes, with the Knockout blow this past Monday Night on Raw.
[Booker] Big Show looks ready, guys.
He looks intense and ready to go here tonight.
[crowd clamor]
[Jerry] He'd better be.
-[crowd cheering] -["No Chance In Hell" playing]
♪ No chance of that's what you got ♪
♪ Up against a machine too strong ♪
-♪ Greedy politicians ♪ -[Jerry] Well, there he is.
[Justin] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the chairman of the board of the WWE,
Mr. McMahon.
[Jerry] Well, he is a man of his word.
He said he's gonna be right here at the ringside.
After the Big Show knocked Mr. McMahon's lights out,
John Laurinaitis' job now is on the line.
[Michael] And Mr. McMahon suffered a slight concussion
when he was KO'd by the Big Show
this past Monday night on Raw.
And Mr. McMahon said
that if John Cena defeats the Big Show tonight,
Mr. McMahon will fire Mr. Laurinaitis.
[Booker] Yeah, he might have a slight concussion but he is here tonight
to perhaps say those two famous words
and we all know what that is, "You're fired."
I can't wait to hear that.
[Michael] But remember what Mr. Laurinaitis plans to do
if Big Show would win tonight,
perhaps fire John Cena tomorrow night on Raw.
[Jerry] And there's no telling what Laurinaitis would do
if the Big Show is victorious here tonight.
-["The Time Is Now" playing] -[Michael] You're on, wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
There is no way out.
[announcer speaking indistinctly]
Tonight somebody's getting fired.
[announcing continues]
John Cena!
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
[Michael] Oh, I'm gonna stick by my guns
and to what I've said a couple of weeks ago,
I believe that John Cena is the reason
that Big Show has been on this chaotic path of destruction as of late.
When Big Show is fired by Mr. Laurinaitis,
John Cena, who Big Show considered a friend,
really turned his back on him,
didn't show any concern at all, no sympathy.
[Booker] Oh, my-- that is just stupid.
[Michael] Then I hear he laughed at Mr. Laurinaitis,
made jokes whilst Big Show was suffering
through the worst period of his life and his career.
And ever since then, Big Show did what he had to do,
he signed that ironclad contract,
he helped Mr. Laurinaitis to beat John Cena
at the Over the Limit pay-per-view
and this is why we're here tonight.
[Booker] And like John Cena said we all go through hard times,
it's what we do when we go through hard times.
Big Show chose the easy way out, just tell it like it is, Cole,
and just tell it like it is.
[Jerry] Yeah, tell it like it is.
[Michael] But King, you realize we saw on Monday night on Raw
what Big Show is capable of doing inside the steel cage against Kofi Kingston.
[bell ringing]
[Jerry] Well, I know what Big Show is capable of and so is John Cena.
You know, the only thing-- oh.
-Uh-oh. -[Michael] Already caught.
-Oh. -[Michael] Rules of this matchup.
You win via pinfall, submission, or escape from the cage.
[Booker] Oh!
[Michael] When you escape from the cage, you can do it over the top
or through the door but both feet must hit the floor.
[Booker] Let me tell you, that's gonna be John Cena's best bet tonight
is try to escape because like I said earlier in the ring,
Big Show is dangerous, and he can-- whoa.
He's gonna be looking to hurt John Cena tonight.
[Jerry] Well, you talk about how dangerous the Big Show is…
First move out of the gate, he slams and takes down John Cena with ease.
I mean, look at…
[Michael] You know what I find ridiculous, though?
These WWE fans.
They are-- they are rabid tonight. It's like a feeding frenzy.
They realize that if John Cena can win this matchup,
Mr. Laurinaitis is going to get fired here tonight.
I mean, do these people have no heart? It's Father's Day.
The man has two children at home.
To get fired on Father's Day? Oh.
[Booker] He got two kids and so, the good thing
is he's at home with them all the time.
[Jerry] Yeah, you know what, we've said this before,
you made your bed and you lie in it.
You reap what you sow.
If that's what happens to John Laurinaitis tonight,
he has no one to blame but himself.
[Michael] And Big Show just toying with Cena.
Big Show said he made the decision to become a businessman
and to become a-- well, a giant,
realizing that giants can't be beaten,
especially a seven-foot, 441-pound one.
[Booker] He must've never heard about David and Goliath, huh?
[Jerry laughs] Well, I'm gonna tell you something-- Oh, no.
[Michael] Oh, and went for the right hand, the WMD.
And he went right into the cage.
[Booker] Make your move.
[Jerry] John Cena, get out of there.
[Booker] John's making his move right now.
[Michael] John Cena trying to escape and Big Show with that awesome power
just yanking Cena from the cage.
[Michael] Well, I'm not one to question anybody's strategy
but one thing that made me uncomfortable last week on Raw
was when John Cena to me was almost like he was giving the Big Show a pep talk.
When he was explaining to the Big Show the consequences
if Show didn't win this match.
And they are-- oh.
They are huge. They are enormous.
So, Show's gonna whirl the pressure on him tonight to win.
[Booker] Just trying to get in the big man's head.
You know, Big Show has joked on the-- on the big stage many, many times.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Oh, good. -[Booker] Oh, wow.
[Jerry] You say you're good?
[Michael] Yeah, John Cena did that to me a number of times
and he-- I'm glad Big Show gave it back to him.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Booker] Good to see you aren't biased on here, Cole.
[Michael] Well, I just can't see why you guys
and no one else can understand the greater good
that John Laurinaitis has done for WWE.
He's made Raw, SmackDown, the pay-per-view's destination television.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] He's a visionary, a trailblazer, an astute businessman,
that is what Mr. Laurinaitis has brought to the table.
[Booker] In other words, big Johnny will do anything for ratings, right?
That's what you're saying?
[Michael] Why not? That's what the television business is about.
No wonder your show is not successful.
Hey, look at this, John Cena with a dropkick.
[Booker] Get out of there, John.
[Michael] Cena trying to escape through the cage.
Both feet would have to hit the floor.
And Big Show continues to manhandle Cena.
-[Big Show] Not that easy. -[crowd clamor]
Not that easy, huh?
[Michael] Oh, boy.
And Big Show just--
he's just been dominant since the opening bell here.
[Michael] He's been unstoppable since his path of destruction started.
You know, he signed the ironclad deal
when he basically said "I can do what I want whenever I want."
And he's doing it.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Cena trying to fight back.
And-- oh, what a clothesline.
[Booker] Man, big side of big guy right there.
How does Big Show just went forward and just put that boy down?
John is hurt.
[Michael] Mr. Laurinaitis in the mood, grin on his face at ringside.
Mr. McMahon expressionless so far.
[Jerry] Well, you know, the Big Show he's--
he was badmouthing the entire WWE Universe here.
-[Michael] Again, he-- -[Jerry] That's how--
well, that's how in command he is in this match.
[Michael] He's blaming everyone, too, King.
That's what it's all about.
Everyone who turned their back on this man-- I mean, he explained
[Jerry] Nobody turned their back on the man.
[Michael] King, he-- and Cena up the cage.
[Booker] Oh, man. Well, I just think that the years and years of frustration
of the Big Show having to play the games and not want to.
Right now, he's in a position that he can do
whatever the hell he wanna do and he likes it.
[Michael] Well, Booker, you know, this man went out
and entertained these fans, did all this goofy stuff for Mr. McMahon
in the quote, unquote, "dog and pony show" over the years.
And how did he get treated?
People laughed at him when got fired by Mr. Laurinaitis,
like it was some joke.
So, you can't explain-- you can't expect Big Show
to sit back and not-- and forget about all that.
[Booker] So, he-- so, he allied himself with the guy that fired him, huh?
[Jerry] Cole, would you just quit twisting the story
and putting your spin on this thing and just pay attention to this match…
-[Booker] Oh, man. -[Jerry] …and shut up?
[Michael] What a right hand.
[Booker] That was an uppercut right there that could have broke a rib easy.
[crowd clamor]
They don't care!
Quit!
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] Oh, he's right. They don't care.
He's here today, gone tomorrow, what have you done for me lately?
You don't care!
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, John Cena hanging tough
but he has absorbed a lot of punishment in this match.
[Booker] The body shot is the worst shot you can do.
You can take one on the chin and be a whole a lot safer
than taking that body shot. Trust me.
[Michael] You know, there's a great story on dot-com
about Big Show's knockout punch?
Oh, man.
And you-- to the point of your body shots, Booker.
Big Show is explaining that the power behind his punch is twice that
of a normal Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
Plus, Big Show has boxing training.
So, he's accurate and his fist is 15 inches in circumference.
[Jerry] Yes, yes, yes. That's great.
But look, you know what, John Cena is still in this match.
And you can say what you want.
Big Show can storm around the ring, saying, "Quit, quit, quit."
But John Cena is not a quitter.
[Booker] Oh, but we know John Cena is not gonna quit.
He's the-- he's the workhorse of WWE.
-He's not gonna quit. -[Michael] I agree with you guys.
John Cena never quits but he may have no option tonight.
You're not gonna die here, John.
[crowd clamor]
-[Jerry] You may be right for once, Cole. -I'm gonna make you regret the day
you were born.
Well, you too, Booker, but it's one thing for sure.
Oh, John Cena will not go down without a fight.
[crowd clamor]
[Jerry] Oh, there we go. Come on, John.
[Michael] John Cena trying to fight back into this ring.
[Jerry] Come on, John.
[Michael] And there's a-- Big-- oh, no.
Look at this. On the Bulldog and Big Show kicks out with authority.
[Booker] Yeah, but he didn't get the full effect of that bulldog.
[Michael] He's trying to escape.
Cena trying to escape.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Big Show trying to pull Cena back in.
Cena's gotten over the top rope-- over the top of the cage,
both feet has to hit the floor.
[Booker] Did you see how quick the Big Show got up there on side rope?
[Jerry] Big Show suddenly cat-like, I mean, he got agile in a hurry.
[Michael] Well, he's quick for a big guy, we all know that.
[Jerry] Quick for a big guy?
[Michael] Or a giant.
[Jerry] There you go.
-[Michael] Oh, no. -[Jerry] Whoo-hoo.
[Booker] There goes your way out. That's your way out right there, Cena.
[Jerry chuckles] The Big Show is hurt.
-He's-- -[Michael] Oh, Cena.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And again, the wear and tear on John Cena
that Big Show has inflicted here tonight inside the cage.
[Jerry] Oh, this is John's opportunity.
[Booker] Yeah, but just to--
[Jerry] The door is on the other side, John,
the other side of the-- other side of the cage.
I don't know if he's got the strength to climb out.
[Booker] Trying to take the hard way out.
[Michael] And he's trying to go up over the top.
And Big Show again in pursuit.
[Jerry] Well, maybe the quickest way but not now.
[Michael] Now, Cena is in trouble.
-Cena is in big, big trouble here. -[Jerry] Oh, no, no, no, not this.
[Michael] Oh, crashing into the steel.
Oh, man.
[Booker] Wow.
And just look at Big Show.
He look like he can make a move a get out of the cage any time he want
but right now, he just playing around with John Cena.
[Michael] And he wants to cover Cena,
humiliate Cena by pinning him in the steel cage.
[Jerry] Yeah, I don't think-- you know what, Booker,
I don't even know if that's in the Big Show's mind
to escape this cage to win this match.
I think he wants to-- I think he wants to prove a point to the world
that a giant can do whatever he wants to do
and he wants to beat John.
[Michael] Right. And Big Show warned us on SmackDown Friday night,
he said that what he was gonna do in the cage
was gonna be deliberate, calculated and uncomfortable.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Oh, if Big Show land this right here, man.
-[Jerry] John, you got to get up. -[Booker] John, look out.
Look out, John Cena!
[Michael] Four hundred thirty pounds, man, crushing Cena!
This one's over. Hook on the leg, Cena fights out.
[Booker] Wow, man.
-[Jerry] Somehow -[Michael] Yeah. Well, somehow--
[Jerry] Someway Cena was able to get that shoulder up.
[Michael] Come on, Lawler, it's a matter of time, you know that.
Everyone knows that.
[Booker] That's the no quit in John Cena right there.
[Jerry] So, I don't know that, Cole.
[Booker] You got to slip out or whatever you got to do
but he's not gonna just lay there.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] Remember, Big Show was looking at this match tonight
as really the first match of his career.
First match of the new Big Show, the dominant giant.
[Jerry] I'm worried about John right now. He may not even know where he is.
[crowd clamor]
[Michael] And was that glance at Mr. McMahon or at Mr. Laurinaitis?
-[Booker] Oh, no. -[Michael] Or both.
[Jerry] What is the Big Show gonna do here?
[Booker] Oh, no.
[Michael] He's got the-- Big Show on the top rope and look at the strength.
[Jerry] What?
[Michael] He just lifted a 250-pound man with one arm.
[Jerry] Good grief.
[Michael] And then bounced Cena's head off the top of the cage.
Do you realize the power Big Show just lifted him off with one arm?
-[Michael] Oh, my God. Look at this. -[Booker] Wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
[Michael] Oh, my God, Big Show from the top rope.
[Jerry] No, no, no.
[Michael] And this is a new Big Show.
Rarely would we see Big Show go to the top rope in the past.
Whoa, what is he…
-[Jerry] Oh, my God. This is-- this is -[Michael] This is bad.
[Jerry] Well, this is maybe the uncomfortable part
he was talking about.
[Michael] And Big Show with the elbow.
[Booker] Wow!
[Michael] And John Cena rolled out of the way
and maybe, just maybe, this is Cena's opening.
[Booker] Can you imagine if Big Show would have landed that big elbow?
[Jerry] You're not kidding. Somehow-- Watch this.
What an impact.
[Booker] Look at the ring.
Look at the ring almost collapse. Wow.
[Jerry] Somehow, John survives, but I don't know how the ring did.
[Michael] And John Cena trying to pull himself up
by using the ropes, as again Big Show--
[Jerry] Boy, and this may be the opening.
This may be exactly what John-- now, the Big Show.
[Michael] Yeah, Big Show crawling for the door.
[Jerry] John.
-[Michael] Big Show crawling for the door. -[Jerry] John, John, John.
[Michael] Both Show's feet must hit the floor.
And John Cena, we know he's a strong man, we know he's a powerful man,
but now he's got to pull a 440-pound giant back into the-- back into the cage.
[Jerry] He's got to keep him from getting out.
[Booker] Big Show just trying to get the hell out of dodge right now.
[Jerry] John holding on for dear life. Come on, John.
[Michael] Again, both feet have to hit the floor and not the hands.
This is like a human tug of war for John Cena.
[Booker] Look at the strength of John Cena, though,
to pull this 500-pound giant back into this ring,
that's a tough-- whoa.
[Michael] Big Show is just gonna fall out.
Big Show is just gonna fall out.
If he does and he wins this thing,
Laurinaitis may be firing Cena tomorrow night.
[Jerry] John got both feet up there for leverage.
Come on, John.
[Booker] And John-- we know John Cena's leg strength.
This guy's in the gym working those legs day in and day out.
[Michael] Again, this is a colossal tug of war.
-[Jerry] No kidding. Come on, John. -[Michael] And John Cena is winning it.
[Jerry] John Cena's winning it, you're right.
[Michael] John Cena is dragging Big Show back into the ring.
How in the hell did he do that?
[Jerry] That is unbelievable. Get out, John, get out.
-[Michael] And now Cena looking to escape. -[Jerry] Go, go, go, go, go, go.
[Michael] Cena trying to escape and it's Big Show.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] And Cena-- uh-oh.
Big Show, head first.
Cena.
[Jerry] Oh, and they're both down.
[Booker] Big Show was tackled by Cena, he's got nothing left to capitalize.
[Michael] What worries me is the longer this matchup goes,
the longer Cena stays in this thing.
Cena into the cover now. Here we go.
Shoulders down, Big Show in two and a half.
[Booker] Oh, to hold that Big Show down.
Look at Laurinaitis right there.
He's on the edge, he thought that was it.
[Michael] John Cena now perhaps looking to escape.
And look at Laurinaitis.
Look at Laurinaitis, everybody. Look at Laurinaitis, look at--
[Michael] The door is open. Laurinaitis just dumped the referee.
-[Booker] What the hell is doing? -[Michael] Mr. McMahon.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] McMahon is opening the door for Cena.
-Oh, no. -[Booker] Oh, no.
[Michael] And Big Show Chokeslam.
This one's over.
See you later, Cena.
-Oh, and a kickout. -[crowd cheering]
[Booker] Wow.
[Michael] Laurinaitis, the poor man who needs a crutch to get around…
[Jerry] The poor man, are you kidding me?
[Michael] …is really hurt. He's hurt.
[Jerry] What about Mr. McMahon?
[Michael] Oh, he's hurt, too.
[Jerry] Watch this.
Laurinaitis slams Mr. McMahon's head into that gate.
[Michael] And then a Chokeslam.
And somehow John Cena kicked out again.
[Booker] Talking about resilient.
[Michael] Uh-oh, look at this. Big Show has got the right-hand cocked.
-[Jerry] Oh, watch out, John. -[Michael] Knockout time. Knockout time.
-[Jerry] Now, turn around, look out. -[Michael] Oh, no.
The referee knocked out, Cole.
John Cena went for the AA.
Oh, a knockout to Cena.
This may be it. Cena has been knocked out.
John Cena has been knocked out cold.
[Jerry] But wait a minute.
[Booker] The referee is knocked out cold.
[Jerry] Both referees are down.
Watch this as Cena tried to lift him and then pow.
[Michael] Remember, John Laurinaitis took out the referee outside the ring.
Big Show knocked out the referee inside the ring.
Cena is out cold.
Mr. McMahon is being attended to by doctors at ringside.
-Laurinaitis is cheering. -It's time for me now!
[Michael] And Big Show realizes it's his time.
[Jerry] Yeah, but what…
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] …what are we gonna do here? What's gonna happen?
Hey.
[Jerry] Well, this-- look at this.
Look at that.
[Booker] What the heck? Brodus Clay.
[Michael] Brodus Clay.
Brodus Clay, the man who Big Show took out of action.
[Jerry] And he's got a steel chair and he's inviting Big Show
to just try to come out of that cage.
[Michael] Well, Big Show can walk through that door and win this matchup.
[Jerry] Yeah, and he'll walk right into that steel chair
that Brodus Clay is holding.
[Michael] Now Big Show perhaps thinking he's gonna go over the top.
Brodus Clay getting his semblance of revenge here on Big Show.
[Jerry] Watch out, watch out.
Big Brodus Clay waiting with that chair.
You know what this is it, guys?
There's No Way Out for the Big Show.
-[Booker laughs] You're right about that. -[Michael] Exactly.
Brodus Clay…
the man that Big Show knocked out a few weeks ago,
caused a serious concussion.
[Jerry] And Brodus Clay motioning to the back.
[Michael] Santino and Riley, two more of Big Show's victims.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Booker] Whoa.
[Jerry] Yeah, but the Big Show's timing right now.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Zack Ryder, another Big Show victim.
-[Jerry] Watch! -[Michael] Walks into a big right hand.
[Jerry] Right through the steel cage.
Big Show with a smile on his face now but the--
[Michael] Now Big Show climbing to the top.
[Booker] Yeah, but Brodus still got that steel chair, baby.
[Michael] Kofi Kingston, another victim of Big Show.
Uh-oh, look out.
Look out.
Kofi. Kofi.
[crowd cheering]
-[Booker] Whoa, baby. -[Michael] Big Show's down.
[Jerry] Kofi able to stop the climb out of the Big Show.
[Michael] Somebody get these guys out of here!
[Jerry] Now, who's gonna do that, Cole?
Big Johnny?
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[Jerry] Big Johnny's just stumbling around over here on his crutch.
[Michael] Cena, look at Cena. Cena's still in.
Cena is using the ropes trying to pull himself towards the door.
[Jerry] Come on, John. Pull.
-[Michael] Laurinaitis, shocked, stunned. -[Jerry] Pull, John.
[Michael] John Cena using the ropes to drag himself to the door,
Big Show coming too as well.
[Jerry] He's inching his way there, come on, John.
[Booker] Yeah, but the Big Show is moving also, he's up.
[Michael] Door is open.
[Jerry] Oh, you're almost there, pull, John.
[Michael] And now, John Cena trying to crawl out the door.
[Jerry] Now, the Big Show has his ankle.
[Booker] No, Big Show got that bad knee and John Cena's going nowhere.
-[Michael] Oh, look at this. -[Jerry] Oh, look at this!
[Michael] You gotta be kidding me. And AA.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Michael] AA.
-[Jerry] Cena did it! -[Michael] Oh, my God, come on, Big Show.
[Jerry] John Cena did it. Come on, Big Show.
[Michael] John Laurinaitis realizing his job is on the line.
[Jerry] You'd need a wrecker to pull Big Show out of there now.
-He's out. -[Booker] That probably did--
That might have took everything out of John Cena, though.
[Jerry] Oh, come on, John.
There's a cover. There's a cover.
[Michael] Look at this. The referee was knocked out by Big Show.
There's no referee.
[Jerry] I don't think John even realized that yet.
[Michael] John Cena would have the pinfall victory
but the referee is out cold.
[Michael] John Laurinaitis now, desperate times for the general manager.
Brodus Clay still standing guard at the door.
John Cena, what are his plans?
Look at Big Show.
[Jerry] Looks like John's trying to climb.
[Jerry] Big Show trying to crawl out the door.
John Cena trying to climb to the top of the cage.
[Jerry] Brodus, get that chair ready.
[Michael] John Cena is at the top of the cage.
John Cena is up top.
[Michael] And look at-- there's Laurinaitis.
[Michael] Laurinaitis with a-- with a crutch
trying to keep Cena inside the cage.
[Booker] Cena just got to fall. All he got to do is fall and then he wins.
[Jerry] Brodus, Brodus.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Uh-oh. Brodus has got Johnny. Get your hands off him!
[Booker] Look at the Big Show, look at the Big Show.
-Big Show's almost out of there. -[Michael] Come on, show.
-[Jerry] No. -[Michael] Come on, Show.
-[Jerry] Yes! -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Oh, my God. Oh, my God, no. Oh, my God, no.
-[Jerry] Yes. -[crowd cheering]
["The Time Is Now" playing]
[Justin] And the winner of this match,
John Cena.
[Michael] Oh, my God, no. Are you kidding me?
[Jerry] Oh, no, we're not kidding.
It's no joke.
It's the real deal.
John Cena has won.
[Michael] This is so unfair in so many ways.
-[Booker] Wow. -[Michael] Brodus Clay, Kofi Kingston.
-[Jerry] Yes. -[crowd cheering]
[song fades out]
[Jerry laughs]
[inaudible]
[Michael] Look out. Oh, my God, no.
[cheers]
[Jerry] You got no choice.
-[Jerry] Oh, wait. -This thing working?
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Yes, sir.
[thud echoes over speakers]
-[Michael] Don't do it. -John Laurinaitis!
you're… fired!
-[Jerry] Whoo-hoo. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, my God, it's Father's Day, he's got a family.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Michael] Right through the table.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, my God.
-[Booker] What a night. -[Michael] Johnny.
-["The Time Is Now" resumes] -[Booker] What a fight, baby.
[Jerry] Big Johnny is down and out.
[Booker] He's out, he's gone.
[Michael] Oh, this is a travesty of huge proportion.
[Booker] Guess what, Cole, you might be getting fired next.
[laughs]
[Michael] The John Laurinaitis era is over.
[Booker] What about People Power?
[Jerry] There's People Power for you.
[Michael] Big Johnny has been fired.
♪ I stay under you fightin' ♪
♪ Plus I'm stormin' on you Chumps like I'm thunder and lightnin' ♪
[Jerry] John Cena screaming no more, bucko.
[Booker] You better go happy, Cole, you better-- you better go help him up.
That's your boss.
[Michael] I don't know if-- he's not my boss anymore.
I don't wanna be anywhere near the guy.
Great job, Cena. Good job.
[Jerry laughs] Well, you know what,
you gotta give a big assist and a big thanks to Brodus Clay.
He got John Laurinaitis and that crutch out of the way,
cleared the way and look at the reaction on the face of Big Johnny.
-[Booker] Backed it out of… -[Jerry] Oh, watch this.
You're… fired!
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Now, you know, here's the-- here's the exclamation point. [shrieks]
[Michael] I mean, I'll tell you what,
I think Mr. Laurinaitis is doing a bad job anyway.
-[Jerry] Oh, you do? -[Booker] Yeah, right.
[Michael] I thought he was doing a terrible job running both shows.
It's a good thing that Mr. Laurinaitis fired--
was fired by Mr. McMahon tonight.
-[Booker] Talking about a turn, Cole. -[Jerry] Oh, just shut up.
[Booker] Talk about a sell-out.
Wow.
[Michael] I've never supported him.
But I wanna know what happens now.
Who's gonna run Raw tomorrow night and SmackDown on Friday?
[Booker] Not Mr. Laurinaitis.
[Jerry] That's one thing we don't have to worry about.
Way to go, John Cena.
[Jerry] He's victorious.
John Laurinaitis is fired.
Thanks for joining us at No Way Out.
Good night from the Meadowlands, the home of WrestleMania
and what's gonna happen tomorrow on Raw?
John Cena signing off. tomorrow on Raw?