[melancholy music playing]
[narrator 1] We all have desires…
we all dream…
to reach places only a few have been…
of moments that could make us immortal.
Sometimes…
the only thing between a man and his dream…
is but a small and seemingly insignificant distance…
a thin line…
between almost and everything.
-[music fades] -[epic music playing]
[narrator 1] On this night, two men continue to redefine the future
in what might be the biggest rematch in WWE history.
[Randy] I am the only WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[narrator 1] Adding another page to this storied rivalry.
[Cena] Either put up or shut up!
[narrator1 ] And when their battle is over,
another will be waiting.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, this is a Royal Rumble match!
[narrator 1] On this night,
as 30 superstars face an unpredictable and career-defining moment…
[Michael] It's every man for himself!
-…an Animal returns… -[Jerry] Oh, my!
…all for that rare opportunity at glory.
[Bradshaw] One will main event WrestleMania!
-Who will be the one? -[crowd chanting] Three, two, one!
[narrator 1] Every opportunity has a beginning.
[Jerry] This is history in the making.
[narrator 1] Every legacy starts with a dream.
[Jerry] The match the world is waiting for!
[narrator 1] And tonight, no dream is too big.
Tonight, the Road to WrestleMania begins.
[music concludes]
[narrator 2] WWE Royal Rumble!
["We Own It" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Everything rides on tonight ♪
♪ Even if I got three strikes ♪
♪ I'ma go for it This moment ♪
[Michael] Welcome to the most exciting time of the year!
Welcome to the Road to WrestleMania!
Welcome to the 27th annual Royal Rumble!
You are looking live
at a sold out Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh,
15,715 WWE fans on hand.
-["Flight of the Valkyries" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] What a way to kick it off!
[chuckles]
[crowd chanting] Yes, yes, yes!
[bell ringing]
[Justin] The following contest is set for one fall.
Introducing first from Aberdeen, Washington,
weighing 210 pounds, Daniel Bryan!
[crowd cheering] Yes, yes, yes!
[Michael] Almost 15,000 WWE fans chanting,
"Yes, yes, yes!" in unison.
Hello again, everybody! Welcome to ringside,
Michael Cole, the legendary JBL,
the Hall of Famer, Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Are you guys ready?
Are you kidding, baby? It's the Royal Rumble.
It's the match the world is waiting for!
This is amazing! I'm like a fat kid at a pizza buffet.
-I'm in heaven! -[chuckles]
Also joining us here at ringside, our Spanish announce team.
[speaking Spanish]
[Michael] And the madness continues!
-[Bradshaw] Can you believe this? -[Jerry] Unbelievable!
-[Bradshaw] This is amazing! -[Michael] Uh-oh, that just stopped.
-Buzzkill. -[crowd cheering]
We're here.
[Live In Fear" playing]
[Michae] Remember Bray Wyatts ominous words to Daniel Bryan that…
"Everything that happens from now on, is your fault."
[Bradshaw] Well, it is.
[Michael] That's a scary thought. Look at this menagerie.
So, for a few weeks,
we all thought Daniel Bryan had given in, that he joined the Wyatt family.
So, two weeks ago,
Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt would meet in a tag team matchup
inside a steel cage versus The Usos. The Usos would win the match.
It would set the stage for what would happen later on.
It looked to be another, well, sacrifice,
another indoctrination for Bray Wyatt to Daniel Bryan, to get him closer,
more inside The Wyatt Family.
But it was here, King, Daniel Bryan would pick his moment.
[Jerry] That's right.
This is the moment
the world realized that Daniel Bryan had laid a trap.
[Michael] And Daniel Bryan said he would tell us later on
that he had a plan.
That in order to take down a guy with a messianic complex,
you have to attack him mentally and physically.
The rest of the Wyatts couldn't get in the ring.
The steel cage had been locked by Director of Operations, Kane.
And Daniel Bryan had his opportunity, in his words,
"To become the buzzard that chewed on the carcass of Bray Wyatt."
[Jerry] He had waited for it and waited for it
and he took it when he got the chance!
[music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] And now it's time to pay the piper for Daniel Bryan.
[Michael] Yeah, we'll see.
[Jerry] These guys are so freaky,
the Wyatt family with Manson family values.
[Bradshaw] Well, they invited Daniel into their family.
It was a gracious offer, and Daniel Bryan turned out to be a traitor.
[Jerry] Yeah, how would you like to be related to that?
[Michael] Bray Wyatt saying that,
"At the Royal Rumble, I'm going to beat Daniel Bryan."
"I'm also going to change the world."
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Listen to the response for that man, Daniel Bryan.
[Bradshaw] Well, they love him and for good reason,
they don't have to get in the ring with Bray Wyatt.
[Michael] And Daniel Bryan had had enough.
He figured the only way to beat the Wyatts would be at their game.
To infiltrate the group, to become part of the group and…
[Bradshaw] To become a traitor.
[Michael] …turn their back on Bray Wyatt.
[Bradshaw] Well, what goes around comes around,
so it's going to backfire on Daniel Bryan.
[Jerry] Oh, we'll see.
[Bradshaw] You wanted him, here he is, Daniel.
[Michael] That remains to be seen.
[Bradshaw] You don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the Superman's cape,
and you don't cross The Wyatt Family.
[mumbles indistinctly]
[Michael] I'm not sure if Bray is talking to himself or talking to Bryan.
[Bradshaw] Let's go ask him.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan with that intense look
has yet to take his eyes off Bray Wyatt.
The man who told Daniel Bryan,
"We gave you a chance to walk with the reapers…"
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] "…now you're gonna burn
with the saints."
[Bradshaw] Burn with the saints in the battle of the beards.
Let's see what happens here.
[yelling]
[Michael] This Wyatt is a strange dude.
[crowd chanting] Yes, yes, yes!
[Jerry] And here we go!
[Michael] And Bray Wyatt blocked by Daniel Bryan,
and now looks to fight out of the corner.
Daniel Bryan giving away a lot of weight to Bray Wyatt here tonight.
Bray Wyatt with a very unorthodox style.
[Bradshaw] Well, I don't know-- I don't even know if you could call it style,
but unorthodox is putting it mildly.
[Michael] Oh, good grief!
[Bradshaw] Flattened Daniel Bryan.
I see no mercy from me!
[Michael] There's no doubt as we mentioned before, John,
that Bray Wyatt has developed this messianic complex.
-[Bradshaw] Oh, oh! -[Michael] …as we take another look
at the physical impact of Bray Wyatt!
And obviously Harper and Rowan who are at ringside have bought into this.
Bryan!
[Bradshaw] Oh, a little impact of his own!
[Michael] Oh, and look at this, Bray Wyatt…
grabbing for his left leg.
[Bradshaw] Oh, watch out.
[Michael] And again that's who Bryan's got to watch out for.
Rowan and Harper are gonna, in my mind, play a major role in this match.
[Jerry] You know, what you call a messianic complex
may be a beacon of hope for these guys.
-[Bradshaw] For who, Harper and Rowan? -[Jerry] Exactly.
[Michael] I can't believe they bought into what Bray is selling.
Oh, and Daniel Bryan!
-[Jerry] There you go! -[Bradshaw] Down goes Luke Harper!
[Michael] Whoa, watch out, watch out!
[Bradshaw] Now, Erick Rowan on the attack!
Hey, hey, hey, hey! Back it up!
-[Michael] Referee John Cone-- -[Bradshaw] Yup, he saw him.
[Michael] He's throwing them out!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Wyatt from behind.
Harper and Rowan have been tossed from the arena.
Great call by official John Cone.
I don't need you to fight this war for me.
Okay.
I don't need you to fight this war for me.
-I got this. -Okay.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] Well, Bray Wyatt seems prepared to go it alone.
[Jerry] I think he said, "I don't need you
to fight this war for me."
Well, get ready Bray because this is gonna be a war.
-Whoo! -[Michael] And Daniel Bryan
throwing caution into the wind, and again Bray Wyatt reaching down
to the left leg that seemed to be injured earlier on in the match.
[Jerry] Yeah, Bray Wyatt may have spoke too soon!
[Bradshaw] Daniel Bryan wanted a one-on-one match,
he certainly has it now!
[Michael] One thing we've learned about Daniel Bryan, he's hard-headed.
He'll never give in, he'll never give up.
[crowd chanting] Daniel Bryan!
[Jerry] Here he comes again flying!
-Oh! -[Michael] Cross body.
Lateral press, kick-out by Wyatt!
[crowd booing]
[Michael] And Bryan has Bray Wyatt reeling!
[Jerry] Yeah, watch this, the scene from outside the ring there!
Incoming Daniel Bryan!
Going right for that leg, both legs.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Daniel Bryan whipped into the corner by Bray Wyatt.
And again he catches the boot to the face,
and Bray Wyatt has not-- Whoa! I was gonna say,
"Hasn't been able to get out of the blocks," until that point.
Daniel Bryan landing hard,
and guys, I think he might've hit his head on the steel steps
as he tumbled out of the ring.
[Jerry] That may be a game changer. Whoo!
[Michael] And a lot of rumors going around
that Daniel Bryan had some sort of concussion over the past few weeks and…
the way he fell there did not look good.
[Bradshaw] Watch out, guys.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan again with a right hand from Bray Wyatt!
-[chuckles] -[Jerry] What a weirdo.
-[Bradshaw] I was gonna tell you-- -[Michael] Oh, and Daniel Bryan!
Sidestepping Wyatts, and again back to the leg!
And it seems like Bray Wyatt
has a previous injury to that left leg, King.
[Jerry] Yeah, that might have wiped the smile off the weirdo's face.
[Bradshaw] Are you calling him a weirdo
as compared to the hobbit creature he's wrestling?
-[Jerry] Oh, my gosh! -[Michael] Oh, man!
[Bradshaw] I mean for one thing that buys Daniel Bryan a little bit of time.
[Jerry] I think you're right.
I think Daniel Bryan had hit his head on those steel steps
-as he was chopped out of the ring-- Oh! -[Michael] Oh, man!
[Bradshaw] What a competitor Bray is, a lesser man would've just stayed out.
-[Michael] Oh, man! -[Bradshaw] Getting back to the leg!
Oh!
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan not showing any favoritism.
[Bradshaw] For all we know that hamstring…
[Jerry] He's kicking every part of Bray Wyatt.
[Bradshaw] For all we know that hamstring can be torn, but if it's not,
it's certainly gonna start cramping up the more Daniel Bryan kicks it.
[Michael] And-- Oh! A nice single leg takedown by Bryan.
[Bradshaw] Daniel Bryan, guys, we know he's a submission expert.
[Michael] Right now, number one trend in the world,
#NewAgeOutlaws who on the Royal Rumble kickoff show,
won the tag team titles.
[Jerry] New WWE Tag Team Champions. Look at this!
[Bradshaw] The longest in-between title reigns of all time in WWE.
[Michael] Oh, and again, Daniel Bryan punishing Bray Wyatt in the left leg.
-[Jerry] Oh, this is gonna hurt. -[Bradshaw] Uh-oh.
-[Jerry] Watch this, this is gonna hurt. -[Bradshaw] Oh, you're right, King.
[Jerry] Oh, are you kidding me?
[Bradshaw] Maybe Bryan looking for a tap out victory here tonight.
-[Jerry] Oh, my goodness! -[Bradshaw] Wow!
[Jerry chuckling] Oh, my gosh!
[Michael] Bryan a bit agitated tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Now, again looks to put Bray away.
Notice how Daniel Bryan hooked the bad leg,
Bray's still managing to kick-out.
[Jerry] What about the way he stomped that face right into the mat.
That was unbelievable.
Come on, Bray, back it up.
[Michael] Again, let's take another look at what you were talking about, King.
[Jerry] Yeah, I wanna see this again.
[Michael] Watch Bray Wyatts head snap back!
[Jerry] Oh, good grief!
Again, you can't blame Daniel Bryan for acting this way
after everything the Wyatts had put him through
over the past number of months.
[Bradshaw] Well, I can tell you one thing, I got to give kudos to Bray Wyatt,
I mean, I'm surprised he even got up after that hit…
-Look at this! -…and I'm sorry you can't blame him?
For what? For inviting Daniel Bryan into his family
and Daniel Bryan turning on him like a traitor?
[Jerry] Invite him into his family, beat the heck out of Daniel Bryan
for weeks and weeks and weeks. What did you expect Daniel Bryan would do?
[Bradshaw] Daniel Bryan didn't get anything he didn't deserve,
and that's just what the Wyatts do,
they invite you to their family and they beat you up,
and Daniel Bryan accepted it and became a traitor.
Daniel Bryan is an ingrate.
[Michael] And now, trying to suplex Wyatt back into the ring,
but Bray managing to counter.
[Jerry] Bray Wyatt trying to suplex Daniel Bryan
all the way out to the floor!
[Michael] Bryan fighting back as well, in a stalemate here for a moment.
Oh, man, Daniel Bryan lands on the apron-- And Bryan with the right!
[Jerry chuckling] Solid right hand!
[Bradshaw] So far Bray is blocking all of them with his face.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Jerry] Oh, man!
Well, you said it earlier, Michael,
this guy, this Bray Wyatt is so unorthodox.
I mean, you don't know what to expect next out of him.
-Watch this move again. -[Bradshaw] This was vicious.
[Jerry] Yeah, I appreciate that.
That is just brilliant.
[Bradshaw] Brilliant? I think it was bizarre.
I mean, Bray Wyatt, he's just-- He just keeps coming at you
with Lord knows what next!
I mean I don't-- Oh!
I don't know if Bray Wyatt knows what he's gonna do next,
-but it's gonna be bad. -[Jerry] Oh, look, I agree with you.
no matter what body part you pick on him,
I think Bray Wyatts gonna find a way to overcome it.
[Bradshaw] Well, he has taken some abuse so far--
[Jerry] I mean, you call it bizarre.
[Bradshaw] King, it is bizarre, but I think it's also brilliant.
He found an opportunity-- Look at this!
Everything turned into a throw, and Bray Wyatt does hurt.
[Michael] And Bray continues to punish Daniel Bryan.
Remember, we've talked about this earlier, Wyatt telling Daniel Bryan that,
"Everything that happens from now, on is your fault."
-"We're gonna punish you." -[Jerry] Yeah, and Bray
is one those competitors that every time you look into his eyes,
you'll lose a little bit of strength.
You'll lose a little bit of confidence looking into the eyes of this man.
[Bradshaw] That's what Daniel Bryan is facing.
He's mesmerizing, hypnotic in many ways.
And he enjoys beating people up.
[Michael] But there's gonna be no quit in Daniel Bryan,
and that's one thing we've learned about this man over the years.
[Bradshaw] There never has been, Michael.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan launched over the top rope!
[Jerry] Wow, that's two bad landings tonight for Daniel Bryan.
[Michael] And Daniel Bryan trying to…
You know, he's always trying to regroup to gather his thoughts out there.
[Bradshaw] And I would imagine
there's gonna be a few more bad landings in his future, King…
including Sister Abigail.
[Michael] Again, to King's point earlier, Wyatt is just so dangerous
because you never know what's coming.
[Bradshaw] You just know it's gonna hurt.
[Michael] Oh, no, no, no!
We talked about that possible concussion earlier on,
and now Wyatts banging Bryan's head.
His skull against the steel post!
And then that!
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] I don't know if I've ever seen somebody's head used
on the ring post like that, just splashed.
[Jerry] Yeah, that was hard to watch.
-Now, Bray was humiliated-- -[Jerry] Daniel is hurt, look at this.
[Bradshaw] Yeah, you guys, if Daniel didn't have a concussion before,
he certainly may have one now.
[Michael] Yeah, he is hurt.
[Bradshaw] Yeah, that's not your ordinary grimace there,
and the way he's holding both sides of his head, he's…
[Michael] Now, Bray Wyatt-- No!
-[Bradshaw] Oh! -[Jerry] Oh, my God!
[crowd cheering]
-I've tried telling him. -[referee] One…
-[Bradshaw] Tried telling him what? -Why didn't you help him?
-…two… -Why didn't you help him?
…three.
Why didn't you stop me? Why didn't you help him?
[crowd booing]
-[Michael] Now, look at this impact. -[Bradshaw] Oh, man!
Look at the way Bray Wyatt uses his body as a weapon.
And I think he's just trying to reiterate what he told Daniel before,
"Everything that happens now is your fault."
-Look at this! -[Jerry] Here's the cover,
-hooks the leg and Bryan stays in it. -[Bradshaw] I'd say it is his fault.
You wanna dance with the devil?
You got your wish.
[Jerry] No, I don't.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Well, admittedly Bray was embarrassed and humiliated
after Bryan pulled the stunt he did a few weeks ago.
I gave you world, Bryan.
-[Bradshaw] Whoa! -[Jerry] Ooh!
-[Michael] Oh, my God! -[Jerry] Oh, man!
[Bradshaw] Right on the side of the head and neck.
He just tried to decapitated him.
[Michael] Again, Bray Wyatt into the cover,
and again Daniel Bryan staying in, and cover yet again.
Hook to the leg and again a kick-out by Bryan.
Daniel Bryan just won't go away.
[Bradshaw] The rope just…
Wrecked the side of Daniel Bryan's neck. Oh!
[Michael] There is just the meanness…
-[Bradshaw] Yeah, there is… -…of the attack of Bray Wyatt.
…it's just vicious.
That'll rattle everything inside your brain.
And then after all of that, that sick smile on his face.
[Jerry] He's a nut, there's no doubt about it.
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] He's an effective nut.
Watch this. I mean, this is just absolutely sickening!
[Michael] Oh!
Daniel Bryan somehow still…
-[Jerry] Oh! -…in this match.
[Jerry] No, he's trying to build some sort of momentum,
Wyatts is not gonna let it happen-- Damn!
[Bradshaw] Daniel landed on his back and that shoulder.
It's that shoulder that Bray dragged when he pulled him into that middle rope.
[Jerry] Yeah, these injuries are mounting on every part of Daniel's body.
[Michael] This is just confidence,
I mean , the way that Bray Wyatt moves around the ring.
[Bradshaw] Look at this.
Oh, my God!
[Michael] How would you like that to become the…
freakiest thing.
[Jerry] Listen, this freak needs an exorcist.
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Michael] He needs Linda Blair.
[Bradshaw] She was not the exorcist.
No, she was the one that needed to be exorcized.
[Jerry] And that was so long ago,
if anybody remembers, that's like in the early '70s.
-[Michael] Look at this. -[Jerry] Cover by Wyatt,
kick-out at two by Daniel Bryan.
[Bradshaw] Right back to that neck.
This has been a dissection.
[crowd chanting] Daniel Bryan!
[Michael] You know, there's a strange perverseness in…
-watching Bray Wyatt in the ring. -[Bradshaw] Yeah.
I'll tell you one thing, it's entertaining.
It's also a strange brilliance.
Yeah, because it's like you never know what's coming.
-It's like what's he gonna do next. -Oh!
And Daniel Bryan rolling out of the way…
creates a little bit of separation.
[Bradshaw] I'm not sure if Daniel Bryan should just get out of the ring and leave.
[Michael] Oh, he'll never do that.
You know what type of competitor Daniel Bryan is.
[Bradshaw] Yeah, guaranteed he'll stay here until the bitter end.
That's why the WWE Universe loves him.
[Michael] The end may be really bitter.
[Bradshaw] Or it could be very better.
Uh-oh, wait a minute.
[Jerry] Is it rally time for Daniel Bryan?
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry chuckling] There is still life left in Daniel Bryan!
[Bradshaw] I don't know where he finds it, but you're right, King.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Bradshaw] Whoo-hoo!
Drop toehold by Bryan,
Bray Wyatts's face bouncing off the turnbuckle.
[Jerry] Ooh!
[Bradshaw] And now Bray Wyatt with a little payback.
Daniel Bryan getting himself some!
[Jerry] Every one of those kicks finding its mark,
and got to be doing some damage.
[Bradshaw] Now, what?
-Whoo! -[Michael] Oh, man!
Daniel Bryan for the win, hooks the inside leg!
And Wyatt gets the shoulder up.
[Bradshaw] Daniel Bryan got to be wondering now,
"What's it gonna take to keep this guy down?"
-[crowd chanting] This is awesome! -[Bradshaw] Yes, this is awesome.
He's got to keep on doing what he's doing, King!
Keep going to the well!
[Jerry] Bryan top rope, lands on his feet.
That is classic Daniel Bryan right there.
-[Michael] Oh, Bray Wyatt! -[Bradshaw] What a collision!
[Michael] And what about the quickness? What about the quickness of Bray Wyatt?
[Jerry] Deceiving, unbelievable…
[Michael] From out of nowhere, he turned the table.
…he launches himself as a weapon.
[Bradshaw] As much as I hate to, you got to give Bray Wyatt a credit.
[Michael] Is this enough to put Daniel?
No, it isn't. Near fall again for Wyatt.
Take another look and watch the quickness here of Bray Wyatt.
From out of nowhere, the collision!
[Jerry] Absolutely explodes into Daniel Bryan.
That was impressive.
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] Oh, and the universe wants so badly,
so badly to get behind Daniel to get that "Yes" chant going.
but this Bray Wyatt is keeping them quiet!
Whoa! Oh, boy!
[Jerry] Wyatt got caught going over the top rope.
[crowd cheering]
-[Bradshaw] Oh, watch this! -[Jerry] Oh, my God! Did you see that?
[Michael] Daniel Bryan off the apron with a flying, spinning, tornado DDT!
-[Jerry] Bray Wyatt. -[Michael] Watch this, King.
[Jerry] Oh!
Bray Wyatt may have just bit his tongue in half.
[Michael] This is an absolutely incredible way to kick off Royal Rumble.
[Bradshaw] Referee's at the count of five.
[Michael] Oh!
[Michael] Now, it's Daniel Bryan on the attack,
the momentum building, rally time for Bryan!
[crowd chanting] Yes, yes, yes!
[Michael] Top rope, Bray Wyatt not quite sure where he is,
Daniel Bryan looking to take advantage. This could be his opportunity, his moment.
Missile dropkick!
[Michael] What a phenomenal performance put together by Daniel Bryan.
-[Michael] Kip-up by Bryan! -[Jerry] This is amazing.
[Bradshaw] Yes, you're right, King. This is amazing!
[Michael] Shades of his mentor Shawn Michaels who's in the house tonight.
[Jerry] After all Daniel Bryan has been through in this match,
he kips up,
and he's ready to start dishing out the pain!
[Bradshaw chuckling] This guy is unbelievable!
[Michael] Listen to this place!
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Oh, he got him! -[Bradshaw] Right on the button!
[Michael] That could be enough to put Wyatt away!
Daniel Bryan for the victory here, in the Rumble!
And kick-out at two.
[Jerry] This Bray Wyatt is just unstoppable.
[Michael] Same can be said for Daniel Bryan here tonight.
He's hung in this thing.
[Jerry] Well, if these guys can take it, I can watch this all night long
[Bradshaw] You got to believe it!
[chuckles]
WWE fans here keep breaking into this.
-This is awesome. -[Jerry] I agree.
This is awesome.
[Michael] Bryan back and forth, here he comes again.
-[Jerry] Again? -Bray Wyatt stunned for a second time.
He's gonna go for a Trifecta here.
-[Jerry] Wyatt! Oh, my God! -[Michael] Just took him out of his boots!
What a freaking clothesline!
-Daniel Bryan spinning in the air! -[Jerry] Oh, my God!
And he still stays in it!
-[Jerry] What a match, guys! -[Bradshaw] What a collision!
Watch this again, watch this impact!
[Michael] Whoa!
[Bradshaw] That just almost took Daniel Bryan out of his boots!
-[Jerry] Turn him inside out, a 360! -[Bradshaw] Oh, man!
[Michael] Oh, no, calling for Sister Abigail.
[Bradshaw] Here it comes! Here it comes! Kissing him goodbye!
[Michael] Bray Wyatts finishing maneuver.
Daniel Bryan looking to steal one here, did he get him?
-No, two and a half! -[Bradshaw] That was close.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Michael] And Bryan trying to wrestle Bray to the mat for the "Yes" lock.
-Look out for the "Yes" lock here… -[Jerry] He's got him!
…looking for the submission maneuver, the "Yes" lock.
[Bradshaw] Not yet. Not yet. He got it now!
[Michael] And now he's got it in! Oh, he's biting him.
He's biting Daniel Bryan!
Bryan had to break the hold at that point because of Bray Wyatt biting him!
[Jerry] Guys, this-- We said this was gonna be a war.
-This is more than a war! -[Bradshaw] The end justifies the means.
[Michael] Bray Wyatt biting the hand of Daniel Bryan to break the "Yes" lock,
and then pounding his head into the canvas.
[Jerry] I think that Bray Wyatt is capable of just about anything.
He will do absolutely anything!
[Bradshaw] For the cause, for his cause.
If you're a believer, that's what you do.
[Michael] Oh, man!
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Michael] Now, what are they gonna do up this top rope?
[Bradshaw] They're just gonna hit each other's head as hard as they can.
Wow, this is incredible!
[Jerry] These guys are beating the hell out of each other.
-[Michael] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] I love it!
[Michael] Daniel Bryan, remember Wyatts been attacking his head
for most of this matchup.
Is Daniel Bryan still gonna go for the flying headbutt here?
[Jerry] Well, Wyatts in a precarious position!
He got him! That was a splash or what?
[Michael] Looked like a half a splash.
[Bradshaw] I think it was just, "I'm gonna jump on you."
-[Michael] And he did. -[Jerry] Yeah, I think you're right.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Whatever it was, the damage was done!
Right for the running knee,
and Bray Wyatt wisely scoots out of the ring.
[Bradshaw] No-give-in Daniel Bryan.
Daniel Bryan is gonna launch himself through the second rope.
-[Michael] Oh, Wyatts caught him! -[Jerry] Wyatt caught him!
Sister Abigail.
[Michael] Sister Abigail, head-first off the barricade!
Incredible!
He's out. Daniel is done!
-Check him, ref. -[Bradshaw] Check him?
[Michael] Watch this!
[Bradshaw] Caught him.
You don't wanna make Bray Wyatt angry, he'll do that to you right there.
-Look at this. -[Michael] Daniel Bryan may be out guys.
He may be out cold.
[Bradshaw] There's no way out, he's helpless.
He's absolutely helpless.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Bray Wyatt just lifted his limp body.
Bray Wyatt, I believe, thinks, "The end is near."
"It's time to sacrifice Daniel Bryan."
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Sister Abigail's kiss…
followed by a Sister Abigail.
Bray Wyatt makes good on his word…
[bell ringing]
…to beat Daniel Bryan and change the world tonight.
[Justin] The winner of this match, Bray Wyatt!
["Live In Fear" playing]
-[Michael] What an incredible match! -[Bradshaw] You're not kidding
[Michael] I mean you can't take anything away from Daniel Bryan tonight.
The fight, the heart in that kid is incredible.
But we learned a lot about Bray Wyatt
as Harper and Rowan return to celebrate with their leader.
[Bradshaw] Bray said he didn't need them. He didn't.
What a start to the Royal Rumble.
[Michael] And it's because of performances like that,
that the likes of Harper and Rowan Rally behind this man as their leader.
[Bradshaw] He leads by example.
And that was a phenomenal example.
[Michael] Let's check this out, guys.
If you ask me, this was the… Oh! …unfortunate beginning of the end.
[Michael] Whoa, man!
[Michael] Poor Daniel Bryan planted head-first into that barricade,
and it was easy pickings after that.
[crowd cheering]
-One, two, three! -[bell ringing]
[Bradshaw] What a message…
from Bray Wyatt.
But what an incredible fight from that man, Daniel Bryan.
At any time, this match could've gone either way, but…
tonight it went Bray Wyatt and The Wyatts Family's way.
Wow!
That was awesome!
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time,
Paul Heyman.
[crowd cheering]
Mr. Heyman right now, we are moments away
from The Big Show taking on your client, Brock Lesnar.
-Now, the question that's on everybody's-- -Ladies and gentlemen…
and you too, Renee,
my name is Paul Heyman, and as the advocate for Brock Lesnar,
I want to apologize in advance…
for the uncomfortable and the unpleasant scene that's about to unfold
before your very eyes.
My client, Brock Lesnar is going to challenge the winner
of the John Cena versus Randy Orton match
for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship,
and standing in my client's way
is a seven-foot tall, nearly 500-pound Giant.
A Giant with super human size,
super human strength, super human ability
which means Brock Lesnar is going to have to victimize this Giant.
This Giant, The Big Show is going to step into the ring
with a fighter that has no compassion for his opponent
because Brock Lesnar is going to take The Big Show down
and go on to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
because don't you understand what's going on here, Renee?
This is the dawning of a new era,
a new era because the WWE Universe is going to be conquered and subjugated
by Brock, the unmerciful.
[Michael] This is the 27th annual Royal Rumble.
We are in Pittsburgh tonight, sold out over 15,000 on hand.
[Jerry] Fifteen thousand and, well, we have a special guest
along with us tonight.
He was the NFL Rookie of the year in 2004, two-time Pro Bowler,
two-time Super Bowl Champion.
The youngest starting quarterback ever to win the Super Bowl,
that was Ben Roethlisberger!
Ben Roethlisberger, "Big Ben" is in the house.
[Michael] Hey, King, we've got all pros, we got all stars,
we got an all-star panel watching the show.
Let's head up to Josh Matthews for more.
Thank you guys very much. A tremendous panel of experts tonight,
they're all in the prestigious WWE Hall of Fame.
They've all won the Royal Rumble match.
Up first the winner of the only Royal Rumble match
that was for the WWE Championship in 1992,
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!
Whoo!
[crowd cheering]
Whoo!
[Josh] The winner of the very first Royal Rumble match,
Hacksaw Jim Duggan!
You know, the first thing Hacksaw has got to do is give a big "Ho!"
It wakes me up!
[Josh] One of only three men to win back-to-back Royal Rumble matches,
Mr. Wrestlemania, Shawn Michaels!
[crowd cheering]
And I got out dressed by Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
You know, Shawn we love your insight via twitter @ShawnMichaels.
Give us some insight in the--
What just happened in the ring there with Daniel Bryan.
Oh, first of all I wanna say, WWE Universe,
the future of the WWE, I think is in the hands
of those two young gentlemen,
and in my humble opinion, it is in great hands.
Now, having said that,
obviously I was wrong, but I will continue
to put all my chips on Daniel Bryan for any match in the future.
In spite of what anybody may think, I think that young man,
when the tide turns for him, it is gonna turn big time.
You've got to start riding the right horse.
-[laughs] -You live on a ranch, okay?
[Josh] Well, gentlemen, coming up next,
it is The Big Show, one-on-one with Brock Lesnar.
Naitch, on the Kickoff Show, you picked Brock Lesnar.
No problem, again, I'll pick Brock all night long!
He's the baddest man on the planet!
I love The Big Show,
but God bless you, buddy, you got Brock Lesnar!
Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!
[chuckles] You got to give size and the strength some credit.
Brock Lesnar is a big tough man, but The Big Show manhandled him.
It's got to be in the back of Brock's mind.
So, I think The Big Show has got the upper hand.
No, a big upper hand!
Well, the panel predictions are now-- Now, we're all one.
Everybody's got one.
-[Josh] Gentlemen, thank you very much! -We're picking Brock, right?
This side picking Brock, he's picking Big Show, right?
[Josh] Let's go back to ringside.
What time is it?
[upbeat music playing]
[bell ringing]
[Lilián] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, standing over seven feet tall,
weighing in at 425 pounds,
he is the world's largest athlete, The Big Show!
[Bradshaw] Look at the determined look on The Big Show's face.
[Michael] Guys, big show flat out claims he doesn't like Brock Lesnar.
One of the reasons that he came to the ring at Old School Raw
after Brock Lesnar had dislocated Mark Henry's elbow.
Brock Lesnar thinking twice about getting in the ring with Big Show,
and then he tried the sneak attack, and watch what Big Show does here.
[Jerry] This was absolutely… Oh! …astounding.
[Michael] Never before--
The reason we've never seen something like this before
because nobody has ever handled Brock Lesnar like that before.
[Bradshaw] That's one of the biggest toughest men in the world
just being manhandled by The Big Show.
[Michael] And then last week on Monday Night Raw,
Big Show and Brock Lesnar in a confrontation yet again.
This time Brock Lesnar tried to play mind games with Big Show.
John, watch Lesnar here, try to double leg takedown Big Show.
[Bradshaw] He's a former NCAA Champion, former UFC Champion.
Get stuffed from going for a double leg, that's never happened to Brock Lesnar.
-[Michael] Watch this. -[Jerry] Oh, look at that!
[Bradshaw] This certainly has never happened to Brock Lesnar.
[Jerry] Lesnar is in shock again!
[Bradshaw] Lesnar was furious.
[Michael] Oh, he went on a rampage. He was humiliated and embarrassed.
Brock Lesnar has never been manhandled like that in his career.
[Bradshaw] Again, well, he found out that chair was a bad idea,
everything was attacking Brock Lesnar that night.
See you on Sunday!
I will see you on Sunday!
[Michael] Indeed Brock Lesnar will.
Big Show won it all in his very first pro-wrestling match.
He's done it all, but he understands
this is going to be the toughest fight of his life.
[Jerry] Get ready, folks.
The mood just changed.
[Lilián] And his opponent being accompanied by Paul Heyman…
from Minneapolis, Minnesota, weighing in at 286 pounds,
Brock Lesnar!
[Michael] You know, it is amazing…
how the atmosphere changes in the arena when Brock Lesnar enters.
[Bradshaw] I'll tell you right now, Brock has been embarrassed
that makes him incredibly dangerous.
[Michael] Whoa! Brock Lesnar wasting little time,
going right after the Big Show!
-It is a smart move. -[Bradshaw] The match hasn't begun.
-Brock just took him down. -[Michael] Yeah, but smart move by Lesnar.
Smart move by Brock Lesnar, and now Heyman tossing a steel chair in.
[Michael] Again, the match has not started.
-Oh, my God! -The bell has not rung.
[Jerry] Watch out!
[Michael] Brock Lesnar unloading on The Big Show.
[Jerry] Well, the referee is gonna have to try to get… Oh!
…some kind of control here!
[Michael] The official has never called for the bell to start this match.
[Jerry] I don't think Brock cares.
[Michael] Whether do you agree or not, this is great strategy by Lesnar.
He'd been manhandled by Big Show for weeks and weeks,
and tonight, he gets the upper hand right from the beginning.
[Jerry] You know what this tells me?
Obviously Brock Lesnar does not wanna fight this man.
[Bradshaw] No, I'll tell you what it tells me.
It's exactly what Paul Heyman said earlier,
Brock Lesnar wants a title match.
He declared himself the number one contender,
he has no desire to be in a singles match here,
he has no desire to be in a Royal Rumble,
he wants the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
[Jerry] He does not wanna fight The Big Show.
[Bradshaw] He's fighting The Big Show right now!
-[Michael] And his advocate Paul Heyman… -[Jerry] No, he's not…
-…loves what he sees. -…the match has not even started.
[Bradshaw] Oh, Big Show can do whatever he wants. Get up and do it.
[Michael] I think Brock Lesnar knew from the get-go,
he was gonna lose to Big Show.
[Bradshaw] He doesn't look like a man who looks like he's gonna lose.
[Jerry] Brock Lesnar never even allowed the referee to start this match.
He immediately took out Big Show and then started the attack
with the steel chair entered into the ring by Heyman.
[Bradshaw] Oh!
I don't think Brock cares.
You know, Big Show was the man that gave Brock Lesnar's first defeat
when he came into the WWE,
and ironically, it was at the Royal Rumble in 2002.
[Jerry] You can say what you want--
[Bradshaw] I don't think Brock Lesnar wanted any part of the Big Show tonight,
in this one-on-one match.
[Michael] Well, Paul Heyman said it in the interview earlier on, he admitted--
[Bradshaw] He attacked Big Show while Big Show was looking at him.
-It wasn't like he snuck up behind him. -[Jerry] The match hadn't started.
[Bradshaw] That's Big Show's fault.
[Michael] And now, Lesnar says, "I'm ready."
[Bradshaw] Yeah, I guess.
How many times did he hit him with the chair?
[Michael] And again, Lesnar back on the attack of Big Show.
And the official Mike Chioda can't even get these guys separated
to start this match.
[Jerry] No, no, no!
[Michael] Oh, my God, and is Big Show-- He can't even compete, guys.
He's been hit over half a dozen times by that steel chair.
-[Jerry] No, Michael-- -[Bradshaw] Look at this, look at this.
Paul Heyman's giving Brock another chair.
-You rang the bell! -No. No!
No!
[Bradshaw] If Big Show tries to block those blows by the chair,
that could break his arms.
[Michael] Lesnar is scary enough as it is, but when he has a steel chair in hand…
[Jerry] Oh, the official got that chair!
[Bradshaw] He got out of dodge.
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] I'll tell you guys, Big Show had to know this was coming.
There's another chair.
[Jerry] Well, how could you know this is coming?
[bell ringing]
-[Michael] And now the matchup underway. -Oh!
-[Bradshaw] Oh, my god! -[Jerry] He knocked him out.
He knocked him out.
Lesnar was KO'D by Big Show, but Big Show can't take advantage.
[Bradshaw] I don't know if he was KO'D, he was whacked.
-[Michael] He's not out! -[Bradshaw] Right on the chin!
Big Show has knocked out everybody he has hit with that.
[Michael] A KO punch by Big Show, but Lesnar still barely conscious.
[Jerry] Lesnar is woozy.
[Bradshaw] Brock doesn't know where he is, has no idea.
[Jerry] Watch this again, watch this shot.
-[Michael] Oh, man! -[Bradshaw] Right on the chin!
-That was right on the button! -[Jerry] Stunning him!
And now, it's Big Show on the attack.
[Bradshaw] Look at Lesnar's eyes, he has no idea where he is!
[Michael] Oh, and now Big Show just tossing Lesnar around
again outside the ring.
[Bradshaw] But Big Show's really hurting here.
[Jerry] Those steel chair shots taking a lot out of the world's largest athlete.
[Bradshaw] These guys are both damaged goods right now.
They have both taken some serious abuse.
[Jerry] Yeah, the knockout-- The KO punch right on the chin of Lesnar.
I'm telling you, eyes back in his head.
[Bradshaw] Big Show was hammered with that chair on the arm
when he tried to block some of those chair shots.
-He could have a fractured arm. -[Jerry] Yeah.
Brock Lesnar swings the chair, he looks like Paul Bunyan up there.
You could see the back of Brock's head through his eyes, nobody was harmed.
[Bradshaw] I'm not sure anybody is right now.
-Get up! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Big Show angry now…
begging Lesnar to get back to his feet.
Another wicked body shot
by those sledgehammer-sized hands of Big Show.
-It would break a normal person's-- -[Bradshaw] Here it comes, Brock.
Here comes that KO punch.
[Michael] Lesnar ducking underneath it, and look--
[Jerry] Oh, my God! No!
-The Big Show up on his shoulders. -[Bradshaw] He's walking around with him!
-[Jerry] Can you believe this? -[Bradshaw] No way, no way!
F5, F5, Lesnar!
It's like F5 with an elephant.
[Michael] Here's the cover, Lesnar with the win!
[Bradshaw] He just F5ed The Giant!
[Lilian] Here is your winner, Brock Lesnar!
[Michael] Paul Heyman claimed, "This is the dawning of a new era."
But Brock Lesnar realizes he was almost knocked out.
[Bradshaw] Look at his eyes, he's still, Michael,
he still don't know where he's at,
and he still had the strength to F5 a giant!
[Michae] Yeah, but a pretty cowardly way that Lesnar went about, starting this--
[Bradshaw] He attacked him from the front, it wasn't like it was from behind.
And then he wore him out with the steel chair, John.
Lesnar, still not in complete control of his back, at least right now.
[Bradshaw] Yeah, Big Show didn't have to fight
if he was worn out by the steel chair.
He could've said, "I've had enough," and go back to the back.
Big Show decided to stay.
He's a grown man, he's a freaking Giant!
Man!
[Michael] That self-proclaimed number one contender
for the WWE World Title--
-[Bradshaw] Uh-oh, uh-oh. -[Jerry] Oh, my God!
[Bradshaw] Show's not over, folks.
Big Show may be over,
but not the show that Brock Lesnar is putting on him.
[Mihcael] JBL, are you gonna condone this?
[Bradshaw] Condone what?
He's walking around with a chair in his hand.
-What am I condoning? -[Michael] The fact that he shouldn't walk
around at ringside with chair in his hand?
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] If I was Big Show, I'd put my running shoes on right now,
and learn how to sprint.
He's just very loose with the F5.
[Michael] Enough!
[crowd cheering]
Attack!
[Michael] No, no!
[Paul] No compassion!
No mercy!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Lesnar wasn't just walking around the ring with the chair.
[Bradshaw] He is now.
[Michael] Sickening display.
Like Paul Heyman said, "Brock, the unmerciful."
[Jerry] Oh! The legs too.
[Bradshaw] And maybe this has turned into something, you're right, King.
That it should not be.
[Jerry] I'll tell you what it is, it's a… Oh! …shameful display.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar has never been manhandled like that in his life!
He got infuriated.
Also the fact that Brock says he's the number one contender.
How many times has Lesnar hit Big Show with the chair?
[Bradshaw] And he's not done.
[Michael] Heyman vowed that Lesnar would annihilate The Big Show tonight.
Look at that!
He's completely annihilated with that chair.
-[Bradshaw] That is the second chair. -[Michael] Not another one, come on!
[Bradshaw] That's the second chair.
Steel chair that Brock has broke over The Big Show.
[Jerry] I think that's the third chair, you're right.
[Michael] I mean this is ridiculous.
[Bradshaw] This is not ridiculous, it's called angering Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] I mean this has got to be stopped, that's enough!
[Bradshaw] Who's gonna stop it?
Who's gonna stop Brock? He comes out here
and declares himself the number one contender,
-Nobody says he-- -[Michael] Oh, my God!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
That was a big mistake right there.
[Bradshaw] Yeah, Brock is over the line, yeah, I think he's absolutely lost it.
I don't know who can stop this.
Well, Paul Heyman could at least try.
Do you think he could stop him?
For one, I don't think Paul Heyman wants to.
-Hey, come on! -[Bradshaw] Yeah, this is enough.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, my God!
He has beaten The Big Show into a fetal position.
For God's sake, Brock, that-- You got to stop.
The man has a family to support.
I never thought I'd see the giant like that.
[crowd cheering]
That is a scary, scary individual.
Let's go back and take a look at--
This is before the match even started. The bell had not rung.
Brock Lesnar attacking The Big Show with the chair
over and over again, looking to destroy that chair.
And then still after that, watch this right hand by The Big Show.
Whoa! He jacked the jaw of Brock Lesnar.
Watch the sweat fly here.
Oh, my Lord!
That would've knocked out basically any man on the planet.
Watch this, just incredible, incredible strength by Lesnar,
450 pounds on his shoulder…
the F5 here from Lesnar to Big Show.
That is a freak of nature.
Lesnar had been embarrassed and humiliated
by Big Show over the past number of weeks.
He came in here with a strategy,
and that was to take Big Show out before this match even started.
Look at the marks on The Big Show.
That's got to be on every inch of his body.
Let's take one more look at the very uncomfortable aftermath.
Just a continuous beat down,
broke not one but two chairs over the body of…
The Big Show and this…
That was four or five chairs he used on wearing out The Giant.
How can The Big Show even walk?
[Bradshaw] Brock Lesnar is a scary, scary individual.
Big Show's right elbow could be shattered.
He is limping as well.
I don't know how he's walking.
He could have a fractured hip.
Yeah, he is a Giant,
but could have broken ribs with that chair on the back.
This guy needs to go to the hospital.
[Michael] Yeah, it's just one of those things he won't realize--
[Bradshaw] I thought I'd never feel sorry for a giant,
but I've never seen anything like that.
Night after night after night for over a year now,
The Shield has proven to be the most dominant force,
the most unstoppable unit in sports entertainment history,
and that comes at a price…
we don't make friends easy,
and tonight, in the Royal Rumble match, we got 27 enemies in the ring with us.
But "The Hounds" are on the loose tonight,
and all 27 of those superstars are gonna get tossed,
and flung, and dumped over the top rope.
Yes, sir, one by one they're gonna fly and they're gonna fall,
and it's just gonna be the three of us that remain.
And at that point, it truly becomes Every Man for Himself.
Now, only one of us can go on to main event WrestleMania,
we get that.
But when the Rumble is done, and one of us is left standing,
The Shield will stand united.
That's what I'm talking about.
But I got to tell you, boys,
I know you can notice my energy, my swag is off the charts right now,
I'm feeling confident, boys, that I got the winning number tonight.
-Oh, yeah? -Yeah.
And what number you got?
You better stay tuned.
You'll find out later.
But if I tell you my number, you tell me your number?
[clicks tongue] It sounds good, go on, shoot.
I'm not gonna tell you my number!
How do you know if I don't even have two numbers?
-Nobody has two numbers. -I got all the numbers, all right?
Hey, hey, look,
It doesn't matter what numbers we drew, the number that matters tonight…
three.
Believe in The Shield.
Please welcome my guess at this time,
the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Orton.
Randy, tonight, you put your championship on the line against John Cena.
-I mean, this is a man that is-- -This is the man.
This is the man, Renee, that I've beaten.
But you already know that. Everybody knows that.
But after tonight, when I beat him again, John Cena goes to the back of the line.
It's actually an interesting choice of words, Randy,
because right now it seems that there's quite a line forming
to challenge you for your Championship.
I mean, Brock Lesnar's made it
that he wants to come after Championship,
Batista, now back in WWE after being gone for four years,
he wants a shot at your Championship.
If you retain your title tonight,
the winner of the Royal Rumble will go on to face you at WrestleMania.
And now, with Bray Wyatt, fresh off of his victory over Daniel Bryan
he's now thrown his hat into the ring.
Renee, Renee… [chuckles]
…when you're on the top of the mountain, people are gonna want a shot.
That's just how this business works.
That's why that line is forming, but no one's gonna touch me.
You see, Brock Lesnar, David Batista, they're good,
but they're not great like me.
Bray Wyatt, I mean he's a Duck Dynasty reject for god's sakes.
He's definitely not face of the WWE material like me.
I'm the true face, the one and only face, it's not Brock,
Batista, CM Punk or Daniel Bryan,
and it certainly isn't that deranged hillbilly
who sits in a rocking chair every once in a while.
No, and I'm gonna make sure tonight, that once and for all,
everyone knows that it is definitely not John Cena either.
["We Own It" playing]
[Michael] It's 30 degrees in snowy and icy Pittsburgh tonight.
For the first time ever, the Steel City hosting the Royal Rumble,
15,715 WWE fans on hand.
We're sold out at the Consol Energy Center.
[Jerry] And we wanna send out a special thank you to 2 Chainz
and Wiz Khalifa for the song "We Own It".
It's the official Royal Rumble theme song and it's off the Fast & Furious 6
original Motion Picture soundtrack which is available right now on iTunes.
[Michael] And I'm telling you, it's still buzzing here
inside the Consol Energy Center.
First off, Bray Wyatt and Daniel Bryan, what a match to kick things off tonight.
Somebody call the sheriff, those boys just stole the show.
And then, of course, what Brock Lesnar just did to the Big Show.
Well, the bar has been set awfully high tonight
-to follow those two matches. -You better believe it.
Ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
it is for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship,
John Cena versus Randy Orton.
Remember, the rules of this match, you must win via pinfall or submission.
Traditional championship match tonight in one of the most anticipated rematches
in WWE history.
[Lilián] Tonight, we will witness one of the most important matches
in the history of WWE or professional wrestling.
[slow music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Randy Orton is the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Randy] I'm the most powerful person standing in this ring.
I am the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
-And my reign will-- -[Josh] Randy, you need to relax.
[crowd cheering]
[Josh] Genuinely, I wanna say congratulations.
But I wanna remind you of something.
You're the man now, everybody is gunning for you.
That championship forces you every night to put up or shut up.
And at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Randy Orton will be defending
the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a traditional championship match
against the challenger, John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
Kane, where are they? Where's the authority?
They had me in an unnecessary rematch against John Cena
at the Royal Rumble.
Tonight, you can vent your frustration on Kofi Kingston.
[Michael] This could be the beginning of the end.
[Jerry] Kofi Kingston with the SOS, cover, hooks the leg, he got him.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Randy Orton in disbelief.
[Bradshaw] Randy's lost it.
[Michael] Oh, look at that, look at that. Oh, my God.
And security's trying to pull Randy Orton off.
That's John Cena's father that Orton attacked.
[crowd cheering]
Move back.
[Cena] Can you hear me? Dad, are you all right?
[indistinct clamor]
We're almost there, right here. Right here. Okay.
Can I go in?
[Cena] Okay.
[epic music playing]
[Randy] I'm standing where I belong. This is my spotlight now.
[Michael] John Cena is here.
[Cena] Dad says, let's dance, Randy.
[Michael] John Cena came to give him some.
[Jerry] Orton sent right out into the crowd.
[Michael] And Randy Orton continuing to retreat.
Oh, watch out, watch out.
[Bradshaw] Where did he go?
[Michael] Randy Orton escaping.
["Voices" playing]
♪ I hear voices in my head They counsel me ♪
♪ They understand, they talk to me ♪
[Michael] But there's no escape tonight
for the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Orton.
He is a 12-time world champion and the current face of WWE.
[Bradshaw] And the first ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
♪ I have a voice that is my savior ♪
♪ Hates to love and loves to hate ♪
♪ I have the voice that has the knowledge ♪
♪ And the power to rule your fate ♪
♪ I hear voices cryin', I see… ♪
[Michael] An impressive list of names that Randy Orton kicked off
during his interview a few moments ago where he said,
none of them including Cena, and Daniel Bryan, and even Bray Wyatt
are capable of being the face of WWE.
[Bradshaw] Well, he is the face of the WWE for the time being.
[Jerry] You know, it's gonna go through Randy Orton's mind
every time he walks down that aisle to defend those titles.
This could be the last time he does that.
[Michael] Randy Orton, who calls himself
the greatest superstar of his generation or any other.
[Bradshaw] It's hard to argue with that.
[Jerry] He claims he's proved himself already, he has nothing left to prove
which, in his mind, this match tonight should never be happening.
[Michael] Well, that's taking in a lot of territory
when you claim to be the greatest of all time.
Third generation superstar.
[Bradshaw] I said it all along, ever since Randy's come along,
if you build the sports entertainment from the ground up,
it would look exactly like Randy Orton.
He's had very successful Royal Rumble events over the years.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Randy, the 2009 Royal Rumble winner.
[indistinct chatter]
["The Time Is Now" playing]
♪ Your time is up, my time is now You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise, boy, I'm shinin' now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ In case you forgot or fell off I'm still hot, knock your shell off ♪
[Jerry] Some are cheering, some are booing,
but they're all standing on their feet for John Cena here in Pittsburgh.
♪ …you hear those horns who finish A soldier and I stay under you fighting ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm stormin' on you chumps Like I'm thunder and lightning ♪
♪ Ain't no way you breakin' me, kid… ♪
[Michael] John says, "I don't know."
Which way is he gonna go? And we all have an opinion.
[Jerry] Ladies and gentlemen, the next time we come your way
on pay-per-view, four weeks from tonight,
it is the final pay-per-view before WrestleMania.
It's the Elimination Chamber at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
[Michael] Which one of these two men
will be the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion
-come Elimination Chamber? -[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] Do they put colder cities in the winter?
[Michael] It's not cold in here.
[Bradshaw] No, it's not, it is at a fever pitch.
[bell ringing]
The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 251 pounds, John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent, from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 245 pounds, he is the Apex Predator
and the WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
-Randy Orton. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] That's what it's all about, to be the best.
The undisputed champ, Randy Orton. The champion Cena, the challenger.
John mentioned, Orton a Royal Rumble match winner in the past,
John Cena, one of only four men
to have actually won two Royal Rumble matches.
-His latest, last year at the Rumble. -[Bradshaw] Earliest was 2008.
[Jerry] I like to try to read the faces of these competitors here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] And what do you see, King? -[Jerry] I see a look of…
-[bell ringing] -…confidence and strictly business
on the face of John Cena.
Those smirks early on from Randy Orton,
I don't know what to make of that.
I don't know if that may be a little bit of nervousness
or just total disdain for the WWE Universe.
[Michael] Storied rivalry continuing between these two men.
They've been going at it for years here in WWE.
Careers have paralleled one another, they both burst on the scene in 2002,
taking different paths to get to where they are today.
[crowd chanting]
[commentators laughing]
[Jerry] This is what John was talking about earlier on.
Which chant is louder?
Everybody has an opinion,
that's what you got to love about John Cena.
You know what, I've talked to John several times about this,
I know you have as well, Michael. He feeds off this energy.
Just so long as there's energy in the arena
when he's in that ring, he loves it.
[Michael] Again, reminding everyone tonight, the rules of course.
You must win via pinfall or submission.
And you talk about energy King, when John Cena enters an arena,
it's like any of your all-time greats, the energy level just picks up.
[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] And Stephanie McMahon said, there's no excuses tonight.
Traditional match, one fall to the finish.
Here in Pittsburgh, they're chanting for Daniel Bryan.
I'm not sure they realize that he was in the first match and he lost.
[Michael] Well, many WWE fans believe
Daniel Bryan is still the uncrowned champion.
Remember, Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan had a number of matchups late last year
before Orton finally secured the WWE title.
[Bradshaw] Yeah, he beat him.
[Michael] We then crowned the champ with the help of a Sweet Chin Music
from Shawn Michaels, but nonetheless, here's John Cena
battling Randy Orton in the corner.
[Jerry] You got to love the WWE Universe.
I mean, with a chant like-- If you ask me, the Daniel Bryan chant, it's just too--
Cover by the challenger.
It's just to let Randy Orton
and John Cena know what they got to follow.
Yes, this is a World Heavyweight Championship match,
but I mean, they got-- Whoa.
They got to go or something, to get past what Daniel Bryan did tonight.
[Michael] You better believe it, that was one heck of a match, King.
A great matchup versus Bray Wyatt to kick-off the show.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] You see Randy Orton, just once again, just…
not only mocking John Cena, but…
like I said, showing his disdain to the WWE Universe.
[Michael] And Randy Orton cares about no one but himself,
he's made that abundantly clear.
[Jerry] Suplex from Orton. It's a single sport, why would you?
[Michael] Orton, forearm right to the face of Cena,
forces him to power out.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] This could be a downfall guys, of Randy Orton tonight if he--
[Jerry] He's paying too much attention to the…
-[Michael] Exactly. -…to the universe.
[Michael] Yeah, I agree with you, King.
[Jerry] You got to keep your mind on business.
[Michael] He can't allow the WWE fans to get under his skin,
and he has had a problem with that in the past, it's been well documented.
As Orton now off the headbutt, into the cover again,
hooks the leg, kick-out by Cena.
[Jerry] My mentor, the fabulous Jackie Fargo
used to call that rabbit ears.
[Bradshaw] Hey look, you guys, I got to disagree with you both.
I don't think anybody gets in Randy Orton's head.
He hears voices.
[Jerry] Wait a minute, you just agreed with us
a moment ago and now you're disagreeing.
[Bradshaw] Well, who knows what you said, I don't listen to you guys.
[Jerry] Well, sometimes you make us wish we were deaf.
[Bradshaw chuckling] I wish you were gone.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] An electric crowd here tonight in Pittsburgh.
[Jerry] We are on the road to WrestleMania.
[Michael] Takedown by Cena and look at this!
Trying to roll Orton over on his belly. Can Cena do it?
[Jerry] Got him. No, no, he doesn't have him.
[Michael] Cena kicked right out of the ring by Randy Orton.
John Cena tweeting out earlier today that "I just believe in me."
"#NeverGiveUpEvenStronger."
[Jerry] I don't think he's heard that expression,
"No man is an island."
[Michael] Why don't you get on him about being self-centered?
He just believes in himself.
That's what Randy Orton does.
-Build confidence. -Same thing with Randy.
And all of a sudden you talk about how he's so self-centered and…
John Cena doesn't tell everyone about it.
And here is Orton now.
He tweeted to the world, he's followed by five million people,
what are you talking about?
-To his fans-- There is Orton, raising… -[Bradshaw] Oh, my God.
…Cena off the suplex. Here is the cover, hook to the leg again and a kick-out.
Hey, John Cena's not the one that's running around saying
he needs protection, but he's gotta be protected
because Batista's after him and Lesnar's after him
-and Cena's after… -You are a freaking spinmeister.
Spinmeister? That's what Randy Orton said,
it was a direct quote.
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] Cena makes it back to his feet, WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Orton's been in control. Cena though, looking to fight back.
Cena knocks Orton over the top rope.
And now, Cena gets a chance to regroup.
[Jerry] Can't win the title that way, John.
[Bradshaw] No. Pinfall or submission here tonight in order to win the championship.
[Michael] John Cena knows that, 14-time champion.
Only person that's held more titles is that man up there in the booth,
on the kick-off panel, that hall of famer, Ric Flair.
[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Michael] Reversal, Cena shoulder first into the steps.
[Bradshaw] Cena has He hugging those steel stairs.
[Michael] Look at these two guys.
I think you're right, I think when John Cena realizes
what's about to happen, he tries to go on the offense
-even against the steps. -[Jerry] I think the stairs said, "Ow."
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Orton again, cover on Cena, hook of the leg, kick-out at two.
[Jerry] Look at these two guys, we've known them all since they started,
they've never been in better shape, have they?
Look at the incredible shape these guys are in,
they're absolutely at the peak of their career,
in their peak physical shape.
This is a moment in history.
[Michael] Randy Orton saying, "You should be chanting my name."
I'm the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] And again, we said it before, and John, you disagree with us.
I think the WWE fans are starting to get under Orton's skin a little bit.
And John Cena looking to capitalize, Orton's up on top.
Orton almost made a big mistake.
-Planted Cena though with a DDT. -[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Michael] Great DDT by the champion.
Is this enough to put the challenger away? And a kick-out.
[Jerry] Randy Orton just proven he could multitask.
He can browbeat the universe and…
physically beat John Cena at the same time.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And it is electric inside this arena at Pittsburgh tonight.
[Bradshaw] They are chanting everything under the sun here
in Pittsburgh and I love it.
[Michael] That's what so great about the WWE fans,
they do whatever they want, just have a good time.
[Jerry] It's WrestleMania season, isn't it?
-[Michael] Yes, it is. -[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] Randy Orton.
[Michael] He's gonna get this arena talking about nobody but him…
-[Jerry] Look at Cena. -…it's the last thing he does--
[Jerry] John Cena again, looking to take advantage.
Randy Orton playing with the crowd, John Cena with the title on the line,
looking to take it here. Hook of the leg, Orton stays in it.
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] We're in this great match between Cena and Orton.
-And now, John Cena… -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It's funny how that smile on the face of John Cena irritates
half of this-- Oh, man!
[Bradshaw] And Randy Orton, power slam.
-Randy Orton. -One, two--
[Bradshaw] And a kick-out again by Cena, but Orton's never looked this good.
[Michael] He has thwarted every attempt by Cena here tonight.
You had an answer for everything, John.
Cena, though-- Oh, look at that.
Here we go, is it enough to crown a new champion?
No, a two.
Great move by Cena, full nelson into a neck breaker.
[Jerry] John thinking that was-- Might've been a three count.
I don't know if I've seen John do that before, that was nice.
[Jerry] Cena now, gonna go up top and now, Randy Orton looks to meet him
and he does.
[Michael] And these men know each other so well,
so many matches together over the years.
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] Both guys are trying to prove they're the best of this generation.
[Michael] That's a good argument from each of them.
[Jerry] Yes, it is.
[Michael] That's why you love matchups like this.
And Cena now, headbutts by Cena.
Randy Orton on the second rope.
John Cena, can he go up top and capitalize here?
[Bradshaw] Well, get your balance first.
[Michael] Right to the back of the neck of Orton.
For a new champion here tonight-- No, Orton stays in it.
[Jerry] Cena caught him, but didn't catch every bit of him.
[Jerry] Randy Orton coming down on that mat with the side of his head.
He's feeling the effects, John's trying to figure
what he can come up with right now to put Orton away.
[Jerry] Cena has a knack of winning big matches.
-He always has. -[Michael] And he's getting ready again,
putting him up top, looking for the AA second time in the matchup.
And again, for the second time, Orton counters.
This time into the backbreaker. Orton cover, hooks the leg, is it enough?
Another near-fall for the champion.
[Jerry] Well, you're right, Michael, it's as if Orton is saying,
"Cena, I read your book."
It's as if he knows what Cena's gonna do before he does it.
He's ready with a counter immediately.
[Michael] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Now, Cena-- Whoa, great move by Cena,
launching the champion over the top rope
and he came perilously close to the steel steps.
And Cena knocked out of position earlier on in the match.
-Look at Orton, how quick is Orton? -[Bradshaw] Oh, no.
-[Michael] I'm telling you. -[Bradshaw] Oh, no, look at this.
[Michael] Oh, wow.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Orton is really on the money tonight,
it's as if he's anticipating everything that John Cena is about to try to do.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Now, Randy gotta get him back in the ring to pin him.
[Michael] Randy Orton now, slithering to the cover, hook of the leg,
Apex Predator looks to win and Cena again, who stays alive.
[Jerry] Yeah, but Cena's hurt.
[Michael] An absolute game changer for Randy Orton.
And Orton slowly taking his time.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] You guys are right.
I've never seen Randy more on top of his game than he is tonight.
[Michael] Yeah, I mean, Cena has only had a couple of rallies here,
it's been Orton since the get-go.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Yeah, he wanna hear you now. -[Jerry] Yeah, but you know what, again.
[Michael] And the viper is coiled.
Looking to strike Cena.
Going for the RKO, Cena saw it coming,
pinched the leg of Orton, now with the STF.
[Jerry] Look at this. Oh, he's got him.
[Bradshaw] Right in the middle of the ring.
[Michael] Remember, pinfall or submission.
Orton taps here, Cena's the champion.
[Bradshaw] We can have the second ever WWE World Heavyweight Championship,
that title that John Cena wants so badly.
[Michael] Randy Orton trying to grab that bottom rope,
-John Cena has got him there. -[Jerry] He's got it.
[Michael] Referee's gonna force a break now on Cena and he has to do it.
Again, Orton staying in it. Cena's still hurting, guys.
[Jerry] Yeah, he is.
And a good thing for Cena, Orton's hurting now as well.
[Michael] Another great counter by Randy Orton.
Cena just can't build any type of momentum here.
[Jerry] What an incredible chess match going on between these two.
[Michael] You can't just keep expecting that right out of Cena either,
he's not getting it, but perhaps this could be it here.
Cena putting Orton to position. This could be a game changer.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Five knuckle shuffle.
And now Cena, measuring the champion, it's Orton who's in trouble now.
John Cena, once again, up on his shoulders, going for the AA,
Randy Orton trying to hang on.
Oh, the referee is down.
Cena, STF time. Again, looking for him, he's got him.
-Randy Orton's tapping out. -[Jerry] And he's tapping, he tapped out.
-Randy tapped out. -[Michael] No referee.
[Bradshaw] There's no official.
[Michael] Randy Orton inadvertently was shoved into the referee,
Charles Robinson knocked down.
Orton was tapping out, but at this point, it didn't matter.
-[Bradshaw] Orton has got the title. -[Michael] Look out.
[Michael] Oh, and he clocked Cena with the title.
Randy Orton clocking Cena with the WWE world title.
The official finally coming to with the aid of the doctor.
Randy Orton trying to put Cena away. Cena maybe unconscious.
[Jerry] The doctor may have just helped Randy Orton retain that championship.
[Michael] A cover on Cena, Orton's gonna retain it here--
-And Cena stays in it. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Foiled.
[Jerry] That didn't work, Randy, you better think of something else.
[Michael] Orton tried to steal it, and it didn't happen.
Check this out one more time. This is where the referee got--
On the left side of your frame there, the referee got kicked down by Orton.
And then Orton took advantage, watch this. Oh, man.
Orton thought it was a three-count.
[Jerry] He was trying to convince the referee.
Here's Cena. Cena with Orton up top.
-Going for the AA and he got him. -[Jerry] He got him.
[Michael] John Cena going for the championship right here
and Orton stayed in it, two and a half for Cena.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And that burst of energy came from out of nowhere there
-by John Cena, surprising Randy Orton. -[Bradshaw] You're right.
[Michael] That was the first thing Randy Orton was not able to block,
but he still survived.
Fifteen-thousand seven hundred and fifteen looking on
here in the Consol Energy Center.
[Bradshaw] Cena has always had a way to win big matches.
Is he going to be able to find a way to do it again?
-[Jerry] Well, he's looking. -[Bradshaw] Yes, he is.
[Michael] He's one of the greatest competitors of all time, John--
[Jerry] Orton got him. This may be it.
[Michael] Orton just-- And a kick-out.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] RKO came out of nowhere…
just like John Cena a moment ago.
These guys have hit each other with their best shots.
[Jerry] They're not leaving nothing in the bag.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] And you gotta love the Universe.
I think they're trying everything in their power to distract Randy Orton
and it's worked a couple of times tonight.
[Bradshaw] Hey, they're having fun here in Pittsburgh tonight and it feels great.
[Michael] And you're right King,
they're trying to get in Randy Orton's head.
[Michael] Randy Orton now lining up in the corner.
[Jerry] Something about to get in John Cena's head
-is Randy's right boot. -[Bradshaw] Yeah.
[Michael] Randy Orton looking for the punt on John Cena who ducks out of the way.
Orton whips up on the shoulders again of Cena, going for another AA.
-Slides down, shoulders down. -[Jerry] Cena.
-[Michael] Now, look at Orton. -[Jerry] Look at this.
[Michael] Look at Randy Orton.
[Bradshaw] Can you imagine John Cena tapping out to his own move?
[Michael] Randy Orton now locking it in. Is John Cena gonna tap out now?
-Is Cena gonna tap out? -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, somehow John's gonna have to try to fight out of this,
but he has a long way from any of those ropes.
[Michael] And now, John Cena's close to tapping out to Randy Orton
right in the middle of the ring.
[Jerry] Look at the pressure Orton putting on--
Cena able to get break a little bit of that pressure now.
[Michael] Yeah, Cena using his strength, able to break the hold by Orton
-and now, John Cena, look at here again. -[screams]
[Michael] John Cena with a crossface now. What's Randy Orton gonna do?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Randy Orton now, is he gonna tap out?
Oh, and a kick out.
[Jerry] Counter after counter by both these guys.
[Michael] Now going for the AA now. Randy Orton with Cena's own move here.
-[Jerry] What? -[Michael] The AA to Cena.
[Bradshaw] He beat him with his own move.
-[Michael] And Cena kicked out. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Boy, that would be the ultimate disgrace, wouldn't it?
-[Michael chuckling] Oh, man. -[Jerry] And Orton knows it?
[Bradshaw] These guys are fighting to be the greatest of this generation
and more importantly, for that WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
[Michael] Orton's saying to himself, "What else do I have to do here?"
John Cena is gutsy as they come. Orton's been gutsy tonight as well.
[Jerry] Randy has found out like he didn't know before
the greatness of John Cena.
When he says, "Never give up," that's not just a slogan,
that's something John Cena lives by.
[Michae] Which one of these guys is gonna find a way to win?
[Jerry] I'm telling you, I'm loving watching this-- Whoa!
[Michael] RKO.
Cena's gonna pin Orton with the RKO and he kicks out.
John Cena with Orton's move, the RKO.
Well, that was in your face after you put it in to my face.
John Cena turning around with an RKO.
[Jerry] Now, Orton knows what that feels like.
[Michael] Both of these men battling
for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
The chance to be the man, to be undisputed champion.
[Jerry] The greatest prize in sports entertainment history,
the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at stake.
One of these guys is gonna find a way to win.
I don't know how.
[Michael] And Cena just powering up a limp Randy Orton here.
[Jerry] What's he doing here?
What is this?
-[Michael] Oh, my God. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
John Cena with Orton on his shoulders,
he's gonna try the AA from the second rope.
[Michael] And Randy Orton manages to slither out but catches a boot.
[Jerry] What a boot to the face.
[Michael] Now, Cena turning it to a DDT off the second rope.
Again, for the championship,
Cena gonna put him in position for the STF.
[Bradshaw] He's got him right in the middle of the ring.
[Michael] The STF again.
[Bradshaw] We're about to have the second
WWE World Heavyweight Champion of all time.
[Jerry] Yeah, but look at Randy Orton's scratching and crawling
his way towards those ropes.
[Michael] Randy Orton again, trying to drag Cena to the ropes.
He's about an arm's length away here.
Now, John Cena, switching, dragging Orton back to the middle of the ring,
going back to the STF again. STF again, Orton's gonna tap out.
[Jerry] Orton's gonna tap-- What the--
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] What the--
[Jerry] What's happening?
-The Wyatts! The Wyatts! -[Michael] Why?
[Jerry] Who knows? RKO from Orton.
Randy Orton retains the championship.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
["Voices" playing]
[Lilián] Here is your winner and still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
the Apex Predator, Randy Orton.
[Michael] I'm not sure what we just saw,
but you have to give an assist to Bray Wyatt.
[Jerry] You think?
Bray Wyatt, the Wyatt family distracting Cena,
Randy Orton with an RKO and retains the championship.
♪ I have a voice that is my savior ♪
♪ Hates to love and loves to hate ♪
[Jerry] But why?
♪ …voice that has the knowledge ♪
♪ And the power to rule your fate ♪
Where's he going now?
[Jerry] I know where he's not going, he's not going toward the Wyatts.
[Michael] Well, remember what Randy Orton said to Bray Wyatt
or he said about Bray Wyatt earlier on tonight.
He called him a Duck Dynasty reject and said he'd never be a candidate
to be facing WWE.
[Bradshaw] Called him a hillbilly in a rocking chair.
[Jerry] You know what, I mean--
I guess judging from the outcome, you got to assume that--
Or at least I assume that these guys are out here after John Cena,
but you know what, maybe they weren't.
[Michael] Yeah, maybe they were here for Orton, like I said,
after what Orton said about Bray Wyatt earlier tonight.
[Jerry] Oh, maybe they were. Wait a minute.
[Michael] But now, it's dangerous time here for John Cena.
Cena runs into the boot from Harper.
And we got another mauling from Rowan.
Oh, look out.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Michael] Oh, man. What a clothesline.
Now, Cena's helpless.
The sacrifice for Bray Wyatt.
-[screams] -[crowd cheering]
Behold the creators of the new world.
[Michael] Sister Abigail.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] That is Bray Wyatt, vowed he was gonna change the world tonight.
[Jerry] He did.
["Live In Fear" playing]
[Jerry] Nobody was expecting this.
♪ Catching flies in his mouth ♪
[Michael] What a night for Bray Wyatt and the Wyatt family.
♪ Tasting freedom ♪
♪ While he dares ♪
♪ Then crawling back ♪
[Jerry] Guys, I was--
I'm almost speechless after what we just witnessed.
♪ Top of the stairs ♪
[Michael] Cena has no idea what happened.
-[Jerry] Do we? -[Michael] No.
We do know is Randy Orton's still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
♪ He's broken out in love ♪
[Jerry] Let's go back and try to figure out
exactly what happened here.
I mean, I figured at this point that John Cena had Randy Orton.
He was too far away from the ropes and then this, the lights went out
and literally seconds later, when they came back on,
all the Wyatts' up on the ring.
John I think just figured, they're out after him.
He went on the attack and then Randy Orton attacked.
-RKO, spelled the victory for Orton. -[bell ringing]
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
And then the Wyatts family
commenced with a vicious beat down on John Cena.
Behold the creators of the new world.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Bradshaw] Behold the creators of the new world?
[crowd cheering]
["The Time Is Now" playing]
[Michael] Cena's opportunity, the championship,
taken away from him by the Wyatts family.
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
[Bradshaw] I don't think John knows where he is.
[Michael] No, I don't think either.
[Jerry] And I don't think he knows what happened.
[Michael] He still doesn't realize what happened.
[music concludes]
["Stubborn Love" by The Lumineers playing]
[Lilián] There will never be another Mae Young.
She was a pioneer in every respect, kicking down doors everywhere she went.
Proving that girls can do everything boys can do, only better.
Her career spanned an unprecedented eight decades.
She was a trailblazer, a champion,
and proud to have been a professional wrestler.
♪ She'll tear a hole in you The one you can't repair ♪
-[Ross] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh, look at this.
[Ross] What a takedown.
♪ But I still love her I don't really care ♪
Sure I got money.
What the hell are you waiting on? Deal the lady here.
Sit down, sit down, you get five cards.
♪ When we were young Oh oh, we did enough ♪
♪ When it got cold, ooh ooh We bundled up ♪
♪ I can't be told Ah ah it can't be done ♪
♪ It's better to feel pain ♪
♪ Than nothing at all ♪
♪ Pay attention now ♪
-A straight flush, read 'em and weep. -Damn!
♪ I'm standing on your porch Screaming out ♪
♪ And I won't leave until you come downstairs ♪
And first thing, you know I didn't wanna cuddle.
♪ When we were young oh oh, we did enough ♪
♪ When it got cold ooh ooh we bundled up ♪
♪ I can't be told, ah ah, can't be done ♪
I'll having exactly what they're having.
And I'm so thrilled to be here tonight with you fans.
It's you fans that makes me bound and determined to be here
on my 100th birthday to be out seeing you.
-[crowd cheering] -Thank you so much. I love you all.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
♪ Love ♪
[Lilián] Now, we celebrate the life of the legendary Mae Young.
Mae, your legacy will live forever.
[music concludes]
Please welcome my guest joining me at this time,
the new WWE Tag Team Champions, the New Age Outlaws.
Hey, Renee.
Renee, you need a little work on that intro.
Next time put a little stank on it, maybe something like this.
D-Generation X proudly brings to you
the six-time WWE tag Team Champions of the world.
The "Road Dogg" Jesse James, the "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn,
the New Age Outlaws.
I'll have time to work on that, I'm sure.
So, earlier tonight, on the Royal Rumble kickoff show,
you guys faced the Rhodes brothers.
Let's take a look at how you guys became champs.
[Michael] And again, Tag Team Championship.
Goldust here now,
driven through the barricade by Billy Gunn.
Now, here's the turning point, King, of the match,
Watch Billy Gunn get back up on the apron
and he actually makes a tag here to Road Dogg.
[Jerry] Yeah, you could see that.
I don't know if Road Dogg even knew he was tagged in.
Caught that big boot in the face
and I think Road Dogg thought he was finished,
-but Billy Gunn wasn't finished. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Off the Fameasser…
-[bell ringing] -…the New Age Outlaws defeat
Cody Rhodes and Goldust to become
-sixth-time… -[Lilián] Here are your winners…
-…Tag Team Champions. -…and the new WWE Tag Team Champions,
the New Age Outlaws.
Gentlemen, tonight at the Royal Rumble history was made.
You're diddly dadgum right, history was made.
That was poetry in motion.
You see, 14 years between title reigns,
that's a WWE record, Renee, do you know?
[scoffs] Oh, you didn't know?
Well, that's why I'm telling you, 14 years history in the making.
You see, the Rhodes brothers found out
what the rest of the world has known all along,
the New Age Outlaws do tag team wrestling better than anybody in this industry.
You know what, Billy, we got a little victory party to go to.
-Yes, we do. -Renee, you're not invited.
-Oh, really? -Give her those two words.
New champs.
-New champs. -New champs.
Ladies and gentlemen, coming up next, it is the Royal Rumble match.
We're gonna find out who will main event WrestleMania.
Earlier today, with the opportunity to sit down with some of the participants
-in the Royal Rumble match… -We got King's family behind us.
-…and get their-- They're mine too. -[laughs]
Get their thoughts on the Royal Rumble match.
Why am I going to win the Royal Rumble match?
["We Own It" playing]
Because I'm willing to do whatever it takes
to get back to headlining WrestleMania.
♪ I only fear never trying ♪
We might be going into the Royal Rumble match as brothers…
But only one of us can walk out a winner
and go on the main event at WrestleMania.
♪ Everything rides on tonight ♪
And we're cool with it.
♪ Even if I've got three strikes… ♪
I'm proud to be your Intercontinental Champion
and headlining WrestleMania and the main event,
well, that's where it's at.
Who better to outperform 29 other WWE superstars
and go on to main event, the big dance
than Fandango.
♪ Financial outbreak I'm free, but I ain't out yet ♪
♪ Ridin' with the plug So I'm close to the outlet ♪
Exactly.
♪ Rims sittin' offset, I look… ♪
The definition of insanity
is making the same mistakes over and over again
and expecting different results.
I lost my opportunity to become champion once.
And when I win the Royal Rumble match, I will not make the same mistake again.
Twenty-nine other superstars
only one human wrecking ball.
Tonight, my unlimited energy takes me to WrestleMania.
♪ Tonight Even if I got three strikes… ♪
I shocked the world in 2006 when I defied the odds and won.
Tonight, I intend to make history again. Booyaka.
♪ I ride or die for mine, this moment ♪
Who will win the Royal Rumble match?
Who will headline WrestleMania?
We've been having a great time up here on the Royal Rumble kickoff set.
I've got the best seat in the house, next to three WWE Hall of Famers.
Gentlemen, it is selection time.
Hacksaw, you won the very first Royal Rumble match,
you get to pick first.
Well, you know way back in '88, there's a lot of superstars out there,
a lot of guys that were favored to win, I don't think I was favored.
I think there's a guy back there that nobody's thinking about
that's gonna seize this opportunity, going to grab it and become the--
Go to WrestleMania. And that guy is Dolph Ziggler.
Nobody expects it, he's a dark horse, he's gonna pull it out.
Well, I'm still picking my four guys as my one pick.
The Shield or CM Punk or a combination of all four.
All four guys one pick. That's fair, right?
And I am staying
with Batista.
-[crowd cheering] -[Ric] Born to love it.
-He's been gone four years. -Born to love it.
[Duggan] It's a long time out of the ring, flair.
I don't care.
-Four guys, uh-uh, they're much better. -Born to love it.
-Wait a minute. -Shawn, one you pick CM Punk
will be the number one entrant into the Royal Rumble match.
Batista.
Just about to begin gentlemen, back to you.
-Oh, four years too long. -[bell ringing]
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a Royal Rumble match.
Now, two superstars will start in the ring.
Every 90 seconds, a new participant will enter.
Elimination occurs when you are thrown over the top rope
and both feet touch the floor.
This will continue until all 30 men have entered the match.
The last remaining superstar will be declared the winner
and will earn a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match
at WrestleMania.
-[crowd cheering] -["Cult of Personality" playing]
[Justin] Introducing the first participant,
from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing 218 pounds, CM Punk.
[Michael] Well, it is no secret that CM Punk is entering
the Royal Rumble number one.
The news broken to him last week by director of operations, Kane.
It is not the first time CM Punk has started off the Rumble
at the number spot, he had that petition back in 2011.
But, guys, you know, number one has yielded two winners
over the 27-year history in the Royal Rumble.
[Jerry] Absolutely. It's not impossible, it's improbable, but not impossible.
[Bradshaw] Yeah. From our incredible hall of fame panel up there,
HBK in 1995 entered number one and won it all.
I'm still mad he didn't get a gold moose, but he won the Royal Rumble.
♪ You won't have to follow me ♪
♪ Only you can set me free ♪
[Michael] CM Punk says this is a hidden agenda by the authority,
but he says it gives him motivation.
It's his pastime to prove the McMahon family wrong
and rub it in their faces.
Right now, let's see who's number two in the Rumble.
-[music concludes] -[crowd cheering]
[""Special Op" playing]
[Michael] Isn't that apropos?
[Justin] Introducing the second participant,
representing The Shield, weighing 217 pounds, Seth Rollins.
[Michael] Well, CM Punk has had major issues with The Shield
over the past number of what? Months? So, I guess he's still shocked
that he's starting this thing off against Seth Rollins.
[Bradshaw] One of HBK's many picks for the Rumble.
[Michael] Yeah, two men have won the royal Rumble from spot number two.
Rey Mysterio and Mr. McMahon, opening the Rumble from number two.
[Bradshaw] Mr. McMahon at 1999, Rey Mysterio, the longest ever in 2006.
The Shield earlier tonight,
saying that they will decimate all opponents.
All 27 other superstars in the Royal Rumble.
-[Michael] Seth Rollins saying that… -[bell ringing]
…The Shield will stand united, but right now we start out one-on-one,
Punk and Rollins before the ring starts to fill up
with 28 other superstars.
[Bradshaw] Yes. Seth Rollins, a little earlier on was almost--
[Jerry] I thought trying to be the peacemaker
between The Shield there.
But now, he won't have anything to do with any peace with CM Punk.
[Michael] Remember, how you're eliminated you've to go over the top rope,
both feet must hit the floor then you head back to the locker room.
Every man for himself tonight.
The winner to main event WrestleMania for the WWE World Title.
CM Punk has accomplished so much in his career, guys,
but he's never won the Rumble match.
[Bradshaw] Back in 2011, Royal Rumble, CM Punk by himself eliminated
seven different people.
He may have to do that tonight, plus more.
[Michael] Right to the midsection of Seth Rollins. Ow. Punt.
And Rollins who's…
known as the architect of The Shield, the aerialist.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk. CM Punk.
[Bradshaw] And he's about to show us one of those moves.
Watch out.
And Punk with a running knee, that's vintage Punk here
early on in the match, follows it up with a clothesline.
[Jerry] CM Punk signaling it's time for Mr. Rollins to take a little nap,
-go to sleep and get out of here. -[Michael] Oh, and Rollins
really caught Punk there and now, Punk caught Rollins.
Both men down as we wait for entry number three.
[crowd counting]
[Jerry] Who's it gonna be at number three?
-[buzzer blaring] -["Hallelujah" playing]
[Michael] Damien Sandow, who said he's gonna use tonight
much like he did Money in the Bank. Making it a career opportunity.
[Bradshaw] No wonder Khali was laughing.
[Michael] And Sandow now, and John's referring
to back at the Royal Rumble kickoff show, in SmackDown
General Manager Vickie Guerrero's office,
when superstars were pulling their entry numbers
out of a tumbler here tonight, random draw of course.
Great Khali laughing at Damien Sandow for the number he chose
which of course was number three.
[Bradshaw] Number three, hey, Ric Flair entered
number three in 1992 and won the title.
[Michael] Now, it's Rollins and Sandow.
Again, you'll see strange alliances built throughout the Royal Rumble match.
Look to eliminate Punk here.
And Sandow mentioned before on the-- Money in the Bank ladder match last year,
would love to shock the world again tonight.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Oh, man, neckbreaker and a DDT.
[chuckles softly] It worked.
[Bradshaw] But there's nobody going over the top.
[Michael] This is Seth Rollins' first Rumble.
CM Punk's sixth Royal Rumble match. Looking to eliminate Rollins again.
-[Bradshaw] Here we go. -[Michael] Up over the top rope perhaps.
Rollins' both feet have to hit the floor.
[Jerry] Don't forget about Damien Sandow.
[Michael] No eliminations yet as we await number four.
-[crowd counting] -[buzzer blaring]
["Smoke & Mirrors" playing]
[Michael] And making his sixth appearance in the Royal Rumble match,
Cody Rhodes, but King, you got to figure where's his mind at,
after losing the Tag Team titles earlier tonight?
[Jerry] Yeah, that was a major downer, but maybe he'll use
winning the Royal Rumble as a motivation.
Get back on the right side of things.
[Michael] Cody Rhodes and Sandow going right after each other.
Cody Rhodes-- Look at this, cross Rhodes to Sandow.
[Bradshaw] But you got to get him over the top rope.
[Michael] And Rhodes trying to do this now to Damien Sandow, but he's--
And there's Rollins from behind.
Cody Rhodes had a great Royal Rumble match a couple of years ago,
2012 when he eliminated five contenders and stayed the match for about half of it.
[Michael] And now you see--
[Bradshaw] Cody Rhodes twice as eliminated as his brother.
[Michael] Uh-oh, Sandow already gone. Sandow eliminated by Punk.
[Michael] First person out of the 2014 Royal Rumble.
[Jerry] So much for your opportunity, see you.
[Michael] There's always 2015.
Sandow cannot believe that he lasted such little time
in the Royal Rumble match.
He was pretty confident during an interview earlier today.
And now, Rhodes and Punk working together.
[Jerry] Talk about getting the guys over the top rope,
both feet hitting the floor.
I mean, you saw there that was-- Uh-oh. We may see Seth Rollins leaving.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Number five on his way.
[buzzer blaring]
["Slow Chemical" playing]
-[Bradshaw] Oh, my. -[Jerry] What?
[Bradshaw] I didn't even know that Kane was in it.
[Michael] Well, the corporate Kane,
this is his 15th straight Royal Rumble match.
[Bradshaw] He's eliminated 38 people, second only to HBK at 39.
[Michael] And Kane, as he goes after Cody Rhodes obviously,
with a score to settle with CM Punk.
CM Punk called Kane a sellout, a sucker,
as he became director of operations for the authority.
[Jerry] And I think you could see that Kane maybe out here for two reasons.
Of course, to win the Royal Rumble,
but to just do a severe beat down on CM Punk.
[Michael] 2001, Kane eliminated 11 competitors.
A record that still stands today, eliminations in one Royal Rumble match,
and he looks to make Punk his first elimination tonight.
[Bradshaw] He is about to eliminate CM Punk.
[Bradshaw] Do we have to call him corporate Kane now, or--
While he's in the Rumble ?
[Bradshaw] Call him whatever you want, he's wearing suit pants, so probably.
-Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] All right, Punk caught him with a roundhouse kick
and CM Punk-- There goes corporate Kane.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Well, that's unfamiliar territory for Kane?
[Bradshaw] Yes, it is.
[crowd counting]
[Jerry] Punk with two eliminations tonight as we await number six.
[buzzer blaring]
-[CM Punk grunts] -["Roar of the Lion" playing]
-[Michael] Oh, I like this! -♪…Rusev matchka! ♪
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, if you're not familiar with this man,
you're gonna be wowed.
He's from NXT. He's six foot, 305 pounds from Bulgaria.
They call him the Bulgarian brute, he's Alexander Rusev.
This man was an Olympic prospect for the Bulgarian powerlifting team.
And Rusev with a huge opportunity tonight.
[Bradshaw] Whoa!
[Michael] Remember, NXT's Bo Dallas in last year's Royal Rumble
had a great showing and now-- Uh-oh, Rollins just hanging on!
Rusev pushing everybody around!
[Bradshaw] Oh!
[Michael] He's got a Muay Thai background, a sumo background as well.
[Bradshaw] This guy's huge.
[Michael] This man has taken NXT by storm.
And Cody Rhodes stays in it, and Punk now gets caught.
[Bradshaw] He's gotta finish though, he's thrown two guys over the top rope,
but their-- both feet have not hit the floor,
so he hadn't eliminated anybody yet.
-[Jerry] Look at him go after Punk. -[grunts]
[Bradshaw] Look at him go after everybody.
[yells]
-[Michael] Oh, man! -[crowd jeering]
[Bradshaw] He's-- We got bodies thrown all over this ring.
[Jerry chuckling] He's got to get them over to the rope
all the way to the floor.
[Bradshaw] Should've mentioned that earlier,
so many of these superstars love to use their finishing maneuvers
on their opponents in here,
but that usually leaves somebody laying flat on their back.
-[crowd counting] -[Bradshaw] Then you got them up and over.
[Michael] Here comes entry number seven.
[buzzer blaring]
-["Patriot" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, is it Zeb or Swagger?
[Jerry laughing]
[Michael] It is the Former World Champion Jack Swagger.
This is Royal Rumble match number four for the member of the real Americans.
[Jerry] He's heading down here with a vengeance. Look out!
[Michael] Swagger bomb to Rollins.
Rollins and Punk started the Rumble,
-they're still in. -[Jerry] Look out!
[Michael] Now, a Swagger bomb on the other side of the ring
to Cody Rhodes.
[Bradshaw] It goes back to your point, King,
everybody's hitting everybody with their big--
Oh, here we got something.
-[laughing] -[Michael] This is gonna fun,
Rusev with a right, Swagger as well,
and these two big men just hammering away on each other.
-Grief. -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] They're throwing some bombs.
-[Bradshaw] Yes, they are. -[Michael] Watch it.
-[Jerry] Oh, Rusev… -[Bradshaw] That's a bomb.
…just collapsing Swagger.
[yells]
-[Bradshaw] Oh, look out! -[Jerry] Oh, man!
-[pants] -[crowd jeering]
[grunts]
[Bradshaw] Rusev has been impressive.
[groans]
[Michael] And now, Rollins right to the leg of Rusev,
and that'll take the power game out from the Bulgarian brute.
[grunts]
[Bradshaw] They're all ganging up on Rusev, that's smart.
-[grunts] -[grunts]
-[crowd jeering] -[Bradshaw] Common enemy makes friends.
[crowd counting]
[Michael] We are now awaiting entry number eight.
[Jerry] I love this.
-[Michael] Who's this gonna be? -[buzzer blaring]
["S.O.S." playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Kofi Kingston, Royal Rumble match number six.
[Jerry] Come on Kofi, get you some-- Oh!
[Michael] And Kofi Kingston's made a career
of spectacular Royal Rumble moments.
And again, I mis-spoke, Kofi Kingston comes in at number eight,
but this Kofi Kingston's
-sixth Royal Rumble match. -[Jerry] Punk's going out.
-[Michael] Look at this. -[Jerry] Punk is almost eliminated here!
[Michael] Hey, Randy Orton came in at number eight in 2009 and won it.
Oh, and Punk caught Swagger.
Again, Punk surviving. You got to go over the top rope,
both feet have to hit the floor.
Kofi Kingston's been on some roll guys, he's been beaten Randy Orton…
pinned him a couple of weeks ago.
Randy hasn't been able to beat Kofi in two matches the last couple of weeks.
-And now, looking to eliminate Punk again. -[Bradshaw] Whoa, whoa!
Here he goes!
[Michael] Cody Rhodes, again, with Punk is barely hanging on.
[Jerry] Like, everybody has their sights set on CM Punk.
[Bradshaw] We got to eliminate the biggest threat.
The key is to survive.
-[Jerry] Whoa! -[Michaels] If you can't-- It's Rollins.
[Jerry] Swagger looking to eliminate Rollins.
Again, Rollins completely upside down.
[Bradshaw] You can't win the Rumble this early,
but you certainly can lose it.
-[groans] -[grunts]
Get out of here.
-[Michael] Now, Cody and Kingston… -[crowd counting]
…working on Rusev as we look for entry number nine.
[Jerry] And it seemed like this time is just flying by here.
-[buzzer blaring] -[Bradshaw laughing]
["Born a King" playing]
[Michael] This is Jimmy Uso making his first appearance ever
in a Royal Rumble match.
Jimmy Uso wasting no time getting to the action.
[Bradshaw] And the Usos who's had an issue with the Shield,
he went right after Seth Rollins, and now after Rusev and Cody Rhodes.
And the Usos have been on quite the roll over the past few weeks.
-[Jerry] Yes. -[groans]
[Jerry] Jimmy showing no favoritism…
letting those fists fly on everybody.
This guy is scary.
Oh!
[Michael] And still in it, Rollins still in it.
They started one and two.
[Bradshaw] Don't hint about it, Uso.
[groans]
[Michael] Cody with a dropkick.
[groans]
[Bradshaw] Swagger trying to take some of the wind out of the sails of it--
-[Jimmy grunts] -The sternum here.
[Jimmy groans]
[Michael] Everyone man for himself in the Royal Rumble match.
Sandow, Kane already been eliminated.
[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Cody Rhodes, Cody Rhodes in trouble!
[Michael] But Cody on the apron still, both feet have to hit the floor.
[crowd counting]
[Jerry] Punk applying a sleeper, holding this time.
[Michael] We're about to be a third of the way through,
entry number ten coming.
-[buzzer blaring] -[Bradshaw] Put himself to sleep,
how you gotta get him up and get him on the top rope?
-["Gold-Lust" playing] -[Michael] And it's Goldust.
Goldust entering his ninth Royal Rumble match tonight.
[Bradshaw] His brother, Cody, has put him out of two.
[Michael] Yes, eliminated Goldust from two Rumbles in the past.
Again, you got to wonder how Goldust is gonna focus tonight
after losing the Tag Team titles earlier on
in our kickoff show.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Powerslam to Rollins.
-[grunts] -[Michael] And there's Rusev again.
-[groans] -[Michael] Ow!
[grunts]
[Bradshaw] Rusev, welcome to the WWE Royal Rumble.
-[laughing] -[grunts]
[Bradshaw] It's every man for himself.
[Michael] But right now where they're screening Rusev.
[Bradshaw] Everyone starting Rusev.
In 2007, eight men put out Viscera working together.
That's what it may take for Rusev.
[Michael] And that's the record that John is referring to.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] And now, Kingston…
and Punk getting everybody now and focusing on Rusev,
-the Bulgarian brute. -[Bradshaw] That's smart.
[Michael] Get rid of the biggest threat. then fight it out.
[Jerry] And then get him over, there we go.
[Michael] But he's got nothing to be ashamed of.
Pretty good showing for Rusev here tonight in his inaugural Rumble.
[Jerry] He had some tantrums here.
[Bradshaw] We need a Bulgarian referee to tell him he's out of here.
[Michael] And Kingston caught by Rusev.
[Bradshaw] It's a good move.
[Rusev grunts]
[Michael] He's gonna take out his frustrations on Kingston.
The referees are gonna try to get Rusev back to the locker room.
Kofi Kingston on the barricade.
And Kofi Kingston went over the top rope, guys,
but remember, he's not eliminated.
[Jerry] That's right, Kofi Kingston is still at it.
[Michael] Kofi Kingston has been on highlight reels,
spectacular moves in the past.
[Jerry] Guys, guys, guys, come on. He's a mile away from the ring.
[Bradshaw] He is there.
[Michael] I know he's not out, but he might as will be.
-[Bradshaw] I'm sure he boarded my chair. -[Michael] What is Kofi gonna do here?
[Bradshaw] Well, what he can do?
-What was he trying to do? -[Jerry] I don't think he can fly.
[Bradshaw] He can't fly, this is impossible.
-[Michael] Kofi King-- -[Bradshaw] You got to be kidding me!
Oh, my God!
-[Jerry] Kofi Kingston rallies once again! -[Bradshaw] What?
[Michael] Kofi Kingston just turned into Bob Beamon.
-[Jerry] He's hopped on chairs! -[Bradshaw] What?
[Jerry] He's walked on his hands. He's used a human bridge.
[Bradshaw] Unbelievable!
[Jerry] He's leaped from the barricade into the ring.
-[Bradshaw] That's awesome! -[Michael] This a Rumble highlight reel.
[Jerry] Guys, I just said
-he can't fly, but… -[buzzer blaring]
-…I believe he can! -[Bradshaw laughing] Apparently can.
[Jerry] And who is number 11? The United States champion, Dean Ambrose.
["Retaliation" playing]
[Jerry] Well, guys, this makes for an uncomfortable situation.
Two members of the Shield in the ring at the same time.
[Michael] And as Dean Ambrose enters the ring, we could tell you,
Seth Rollins, CM Punk, who entered the Rumble first, guys,
that they've been in this matchup over 15 minutes so far
as they look to eliminate Swagger.
Swagger in trouble.
Over the top rope, it's the Usos and Goldust,
Swagger trying to stay in the match.
[Bradshaw] Yeah. He's-- Swagger is great finding those ropes,
trying to stay in this match.
[Michael] Dean Ambrose now with his Shield brethren, Seth Rollins,
in the ring together.
Shield claiming, "They'll be a dominant force tonight."
[Bradshaw] Can we take one more look at Kofi Kingston? Look at this!
This is awesome. Able to leap tall buildings
-in a single bound. -[Jerry laughing] Love it!
[Bradshaw laughing] This young guy is unbelievable.
I guess. [snickering]
[Bradshaw] Last year, he borrowed my chair and pogo sticked all the way back.
I would have bet my house that that leap would have been impossible.
[grunts]
[Michael] The action continues now in the ring.
Uh-oh, look at now, it's Goldust who's on the apron.
[grunts]
[Jerry chuckling] And he slithers back underneath the ropes and back to safety.
[yells]
[Jerry] Ooh, Dean Ambrose caught a big right hand from Goldust.
[Michael] We are now looking for entry number 12.
-[buzzer blaring] -[Michael] Uh-oh, look at--
-Uso stay in it. -["Here to Show the World" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry laughing]
[Michael] Here comes Hacksaw's bet, the show-off.
Entering his sixth royal Rumble match at number 12, Dolph Ziggler,
missile dropkick coming out of the far side!
[Bradshaw] Hey, last year, Dolph Ziggler has spent 49 minutes and 47 seconds
in the Royal Rumble.
-[Michael] And Ziggler… -[Bradshaw] He's gonna have
two tonight to win it.
[Michael] Going after Dean Ambrose.
He's had submissions with Ambrose as well.
[Michael] Don't think you wanna up there, that's where you get eliminated.
Well, let's give Ziggler a chance right here
throughout the Consol energy center at Pittsburgh.
Oh, already, Dolph is in trouble.
[Michael] And Dolph landed on the apron.
Again, Ambrose would love to eliminate Ziggler here
and stop that flurry from the show-off.
[Michael] Whoa, whoa!
Now, it's Kofi Kingston on the other side of the ring,
Punk as well. Swagger looking to eliminate entry number one, CM Punk.
[Jerry] And now, Swagger is dangling.
[groans]
[Bradshaw] We got a lot of guys in jeopardy right now.
[grunts]
[Bradshaw] Dolph Ziggler, Dolph Ziggler over there,
he's got…
You gotta get him all the way to the floor.
[Michael] Ambrose or Ros-- Rollins.
[crowd counting]
[Michael] Now, looking for entry number 13 here.
-[Jerry] Did Punk just go over? -[buzzer blaring]
-["What's Up?" playing] -[Michael] No. CM Punk is still in, guys,
he's on the apron.
-[Jerry] There's my boy, R-Truth! -[Michael] Here comes R-Truth!
Entry number 13, R-Truth.
-Hey… -[Jerry] Rumble match number six.
[Michael] Hacksaw entered at number 13 in 1988 and won it.
And now, The Shield, Rollins and Ambrose go right after R-Truth.
Looking to take out the fresh man early.
And Ziggler from behind going after Cody Rhodes.
Every man for himself, Truth over the top rope, hangs on.
[groans]
[Michael] And a big right hand from R-Truth.
-[Bradshaw] Whoa! -[Michael] And R-Truth eliminated!
[Jerry] R-Truth eliminated by Dean Ambrose.
[Bradshaw] Well, R-Truth… not lasting very long.
-Now, Jimmy Uso… -[Michael] Rollins caught Uso!
-Ambrose now eliminating Jimmy Uso. -[Bradshaw] Oh!
[Jerry] A couple of back-to-back eliminations there.
R-truth and Jimmy Uso gone
from the Royal Rumble and here goes Kofi, no.
Kofi catches the foot of Jack Swagger, but, oh, look at Kofi again!
Whoa.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Wait a minute. Cody hanging on.
-Oh, no. -[Bradshaw] Wait, he's still in this.
What do you gotta do to get rid of this guy?
[Michael] Well, Swagger's foot is not in his boot anymore,
but as you said, Kofi is still hanging on, but-- Oh!
[Bradshaw] He used the boot to help himself survive.
Kofi Kingston is absolutely incredible!
[Jerry] This guy is like a cat. How many lives does he have?
You think Swagger would wear clean socks to the Rumble.
[crowd counting]
[Michael] Entry number 14 coming.
Is that what I smell?
[Bradshaw] I think it is.
[buzzer blaring]
["Jackknife" playing]
-[Michael] Oh, oh! -[Jerry] Oh, I love it!
[Bradshaw] What?
-Listen to the ovation! -[Jerry] Are you kidding me?
[Jerry] Big Daddy Cool, Kevin Nash!
-Six-ten, 350. -[Michael] Diesel is back!
[Jerry] Six-time world champion…
and the longest reigning WWE champ of the '90s.
And looks in incredible shape.
JBL almost did it, why can't Kevin Nash?
[Jerry] You'll never know who's gonna get enter the Royal Rumble.
-Look at this! -[Michael] He eliminates Swagger!
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw laughing] The Shield members are in disbelief.
-Ooh! -[Michael] Kevin Nash in 1994,
his Royal Rumble debut, eliminated seven men in 18 minutes.
He's already on it, eliminated Swagger tonight.
Oh, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, they entered number one and two.
They're over 20 minutes already in the Royal Rumble match tonight.
Kevin Nash seem to have his sights set on members of the Shield.
Let me tell you, these guys are smart,
-they'd all gang up on Kevin Nash. -[Jerry] Look at Dolph, look at Dolph!
[Michael] Ziggler trying to hang on and he does.
[exclaims]
[Michael] Yeah, you're not kidding, JBL. You wanna get…
[Jerry] You wanna get rid of Kevin Nash,
you don't want him to head there at the end, this guy can win it.
[Michael] Nash looking to eliminate Ambrose,
the United States champion.
[Jerry] Dean Ambrose, I don't know if he is signaling for help.
I don't think there is anybody gonna come to your aid, Dean.
[crowd counting]
[Michael] We're halfway through with this entry. It'll be number 15.
Whoa, whoa.
[buzzer blaring]
["The Truth Reigns" playing]
[Michael] He is the muscle of the Shield…
Roman Reigns…
who said he's gonna headline WrestleMania.
Roman Reigns, Ambrose, Rollins , all three members of the Shield…
-[Jerry] Oh! -…will be together in this match now.
[Bradshaw] Did you see that?
[Michael] We are halfway through the Royal Rumble,
and Roman Reigns about to make his presence known.
-[Jerry] Spear on Rhodes! -[Bradshaw] Oh!
[howls]
[Michael] This almost broke Cody in half.
The heavy artillery of the Shield going right after Kevin Nash.
And now, Kingston caught by Reigns.
-And Kingston eliminated! -[Jerry] Wow!
So much for the magic.
[groans]
[Jerry] Man, a huge DDT… from Dolph Ziggler.
[Michael] And now, Ziggler from behind…
-in this… -[Jerry] Spear!
-[Michael] Oh, my God! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] What a spear by Reigns!
[Jerry] Look at the other Superstars just…
Ziggler eliminated!
[Bradshaw] They're sort of watching this in shock.
-[Michael] And now, Kevin Nash… -[Jerry] Whoa!
-…eliminated! -[Jerry] No, no, no, no!
No, he still-- No, he is eliminated.
[Michael] Roman Reigns has eliminated three men.
[Bradshaw] Hey, that's a lucky thing to eliminate Kevin Nash.
[Jerry] Now, Goldust and Cody working together
to try to eliminate Roman Reigns…
-[crowd counting] -…as we await entry number 16.
-[buzzer blaring] -["Land of Five Rivers" playing]
[Michael] He is the seven-footer from the Punjab.
He enters his 8th Royal Rumble match, Former World Champion, The Great Khali.
[Jerry] The guy has eliminated seven men in one Royal Rumble in 2007.
[Michael] And he may prove to be very, very difficult
to get up and over the top rope.
[Jerry] Also, got eliminated by, I guess, by Beth Phoenix one year too.
[Bradshaw] Look at Shield, look at Shield.
[Jerry] Yeah, Dean Ambrose literally palmed by Khali,
and now it's Roman Reigns and Khali with a big punch.
And now Seth Rollins of the Shield being picked apart by Great Khali here.
[Bradshaw] This is where strategy come into play,
just like you wanna get rid of Kevin Nash, you better gang up and get rid of Khali.
That's a superman punch by Roman Reigns!
[Michael] And Reigns has got Khali down, and now the Shield together
-looking to eliminate The Great Khali. -[Bradshaw] This is brilliant.
This is brilliant strategy.
-[Jerry] And it's Roman Reigns… -[Bradshaw] They got it!
…dumping Khali.
[Michael] Guys, this is what's dangerous now
that you get all three members of the Shield
in there in one time.
They're gonna definitely be a force to be reckoned with.
Watch Roman Reigns, the way he just--
The strength, the way he just threw Kofi Kingston.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Yeah, and almost as far as Kofi Kingston jumped earlier.
-[Michael] Whoa! -[Jerry] And Cody Rhodes eliminated
-by Goldust! -[Bradshaw] Uh-oh.
[Jerry] And now, Reigns eliminating Goldust!
[Michael] Cody Rhodes out and eliminated Goldust
-in the two previous Royal Rumbles. -[Jerry] Look what we have here.
There's four men left, three members of the Shield, and CM Punk.
[Michael] And we're looking for entry number 17.
[buzzer blaring]
-["Written in My Face" playing] -[Michael] Oh, yes!
-[Bradshaw] What? -[Michael] He's back!
The winner of the 2012 Royal Rumble…
-[Jerry laughing] -…the Celtic warrior, Sheamus!
[Michael] Sheamus has been out of action with a torn labrum since--
in the Money in the Bank in July.
[Bradshaw] This just got physical.
-I just love it. -[Jerry] Sheamus just coming in
-flogging and flailing. -[Bradshaw laughing]
[Michael] He's hitting everything in sight.
[Jerry] Whoa!
-[grunts] -[groans]
[Jerry chuckling] Oh!
Roman Reigns has single handedly put the brakes on the Shield.
-[Michael] Now, he's got… -[Jerry chuckling] Oh, this is gonna hurt.
-This is gonna hurt! -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Ow! -[crowd counting]
[Bradshaw chuckling] Oh, no!
[Michael] He's back!
-[Bradshaw] Bless your heart. -[Michael] Sheamus is back!
And Rollins on the Irish curse backbreaker.
Oh, man! What a kick!
-[Jerry] My God! -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] How good does he look?
[Michael] He just kicked Roman Reigns into next week.
[Bradshaw] But you got to get him up.
[Jerry] Yeah, you got to get him out,
-but first-- You've knocked him out. -[Michael] So, he's, man, he's a…
Like you said earlier, King,
you hit him with your big move right in the middle of the ring.
[Jerry] Number 18 now on deck.
[buzzer blaring]
-["I Came to Play" playing] -[Jerry] Oh, the Miz!
♪…I came to play There's a price to pay… ♪
[Michael] CM Punk, Seth Rollins still in this matchup for over 25 minutes
as Miz enters Royal Rumble match number seven in his career.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Ambrose barely hanging on.
[Jerry] Hey, the 18th spot is with HBK at 1996, entered, and he won it.
[Michael] You know, back on SmackDown,
Miz got pretty ticked off with Bad News,
Barrett was leaving the crowded for his match with Brodus Clay.
He said that he's gonna take that opportunity
that Barrett gave him by ticking him off.
He was frustrated after that night,
and it lit a firing Miz that he hadn't had in a long time,
and he wants to turn that into winning the Rumble tonight.
[Bradshaw] Well, here is his chance.
It's all right ahead of you.
-[Jerry] In order for it… -[Bradshaw] What a group you got
in there, though. You got the Shield, Sheamus, and CM Punk.
[Jerry] Yeah, somehow,
something's gotta be done about the Shield, guys.
[Michael] And they said they were gonna work together to eliminate everybody,
and then it would be every man for himself
for an opportunity to headline WrestleMania.
[Bradshaw] We've always talked about the numbers game with the Shield,
and it may be more important than ever in the Royal Rumble.
[Michael] Miz and Reigns in one corner.
Ambrose and Sheamus, Rollins is down, Punk's down,
but they're still in the match.
Punk entered number one, Rollins number two.
[crowd counting]
[Jerry] We await number 19.
[Bradshaw] And Punk's doing the smart thing,
staying out of harm's way.
-[Jerry] Yeah, you're exactly right. -[Bradshaw] You got to survive to win.
[Michael] And Sheamus over the top rope,
-still on the apron here. And who is-- -["ChaChaLaLa" playing]
-[Michael] It's Fandango. -[Jerry] Fandango!
[Michael] It is his debut in the Royal Rumble,
or as he says it should be named the "Royal Rumba."
-[Jerry chuckling] Oh, my goodness. -[Michael] Hey, in 2013,
John Cena entered number 19, and he won it.
Fandango came as well!
[Jerry] And there Fandango entered Pittsburgh at the Rumble.
-Miz… -[Bradshaw] Fandango had the biggest upset
in WrestleMania history. Can he do it in the Royal Rumble?
-[Michael] Now, Miz… -[Jerry] Oh, whoa.
[Michael] Fandango, he is hanging on as well.
[Jerry] Well, Fandango is known for fancy footwork.
He'll need to use it all here tonight to keep all the feet off the floor.
[Michael] You know, Sheamus isn't known for anything fancy,
but he's known for footwork.
-[Bradshaw] He is known for fighting. -[Michael] Known for that foot
-right to your face. -[Bradshaw] Yeah, not kidding.
-[Michael] The brogue kick. -[Jerry] You saw it earlier,
that may have been one of the most devastating ones…
-[Bradshaw] Oh, yes, it was. -…ever on Roman Reigns.
-[Michael] Yeah, but he… -[Bradshaw] And that big, tough
-Roman Reigns is back up. -[Michael] Yeah, and in control.
[Jerry] Look at the face of the Miz.
-[Michael] Look at Roman Reigns. -[Bradshaw] Yeah.
Let me fully remind you what that kick felt like.
-[laughing] Yeah. -[Michael] We got a double team now
by the Shield on Sheamus and Miz,
and Fandango is still going at it in one side of the ring.
Rollins stomping away at Punk.
Seven men in the ring right now for the Royal Rumble match.
[crowd jeering, counting]
[Michael] Number 20 coming,
it means we're two-thirds of the way through the Rumble match.
[buzzer blaring]
-["Olé Olé" playing] -[Michael] Oh, Los Matadores!
-[Jerry] Which one, though? -[Michael] Diego and Fernando.
[Jerry] And of course, they brought a bull.
-[Michael laughing] -[Jerry] Hey, wait a minute!
[Bradshaw] El Torito is here to Rumble?
[Jerry] I think he is!
-[Bradshaw] He is in the Rumble match! -[Jerry cackling] Look at this!
[Bradshaw] We got-- Leaving The Animal in the Royal Rumble match?
-[Michael] Well, I believe… -[Bradshaw] Look at Torito go!
-[Jerry laughing] -[Michael] I believe…
-[Bradshaw] And so why Torito? -[Jerry] Everybody else is in shock.
[Michael] I believe Torito is the smallest competitor ever
-in the Rumble today. -[Bradshaw] He's calling out CM Punk!
Look at this.
-Look, he's calling out CM Punk! -[Jerry laughing] Look at this.
[Bradshaw] Here he comes, charging bomb.
[Michael] I know Torito is shorter than Hornswoggle,
so he set a record here tonight.
[Jerry laughing]
[Bradshaw] He is not near as big as Hornswoggle.
-[Michael] You mean round? -[Bradshaw] Well, yeah.
Oh, look. Look, look, look.
-[Michael] Oh, look at El Torito go! -[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] What?
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Funda-- Fandango!
[Bradshaw] Oh, Pete is gonna be upset about that.
-[Jerry laughing] -[Bradshaw] You can't abuse a bull.
I hear Mantaur's his grandfather.
-[Jerry laughing] -[Michael] You ever doubt it.
Oh, no!
[Bradshaw] Hey, Fun, don't do this. Fandango, that is not nice.
Don't do that to that little bull.
-[Jerry] Oh, look at this! -[Michael] Oh!
[Jerry] Oh, Fandango hanging on.
[Bradshaw] Where is the bull going? There, the bull!
-[Michael] Fandango is eliminated… -[Jerry] Oh, my God. Wow.
-…by El Torito! -[Jerry] He's mighty quick.
-[laughing] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] El Torito has an official elimination
-in the Royal Rumble. -[Bradshaw] Uh-oh. Now, Roman, don't.
Roman, don't. Don't, Roman, no.
Oh, we got a flying bull.
-[Michael] Whoa. -[Jerry] Oh, and El Torito eliminated!
[Bradshaw] Did both hooves have to hit the ground?
[Michael] All four hooves.
[groans]
[Michael] And Punk from behind.
-Guys, we're being told now by… -[crowd counting]
…being told now, guys, by--
That Roman Reigns has now eliminated six men in this Royal Rumble match.
-[Bradshaw] Well, one bull. -[buzzer blaring]
["SuperHuman" playing]
[Bradshaw] Antonio Cesaro, the other half of the Real Americans.
[Jerry] Here he comes with a vengeance.
[groans]
-[Michael] Oh. -[Bradshaw] Oh, no!
-[crowd cheering] -[Jerry] Oh, no.
What a thing to happen right in the middle of the Royal Rumble.
[Michael] The Cesaro swing!
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Oh. Wow.
Punk missed wildly.
-Cesaro now going for Punk. -[Bradshaw] Oh, no!
[Michael] CM Punk and Seth Rollins are both been in this matchup
over 32 minutes.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh, look at this! -[Michael] Cesaro taking out the Shield.
[Bradshaw] What an uppercut!
[crowd cheering]
-[shouts indistinctly] -[Michael] Everybody is going swinging.
-[Jerry] Just swinging. -[crowd counting]
[Bradshaw] All we need is John Anderson here to sing.
-[Michael] Oh, man! -[Bradshaw] We better be here long.
I love it!
-[Jerry] Put the clock on this. -[Bradshaw laughing]
[Michael] This is great!
It's a Royal Rumble!
[Bradshaw] Oh, I'm dizzy. I am dizzy. [chuckling]
[Michael] He's still going!
And Wawrinka just won the Aussie Open. The Swiss are on a roll.
[Jerry] He is gonna beat the clock.
[Michael] We are looking for entry number 22!
-[Bradshaw laughing] -[buzzer blaring]
-[crowd cheering] -["Broken Out In Love" playing]
[Bradshaw] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Seth Rollins feels like he was born on the tilt-a-whirl.
[Jerry] And Rollins hanging on as Luke Harper.
From the Wyatt family have already made a major impact tonight
on his way to the ring.
-[Jerry] Spear! -[Michael] And a spear by Reigns!
[Bradshaw] Hey, two people have won from number 22,
Triple H in '02 and Sheamus in 2012.
[Jerry] Luke Harper looking to become the third.
[groans]
[groans, grunts]
[Bradshaw] Luke Harper and CM Punk just trading punches.
[Michael] Now, Punk's had some problems with the Wyatts back.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, Sheamus and Ambrose!
Oh, and what a clothesline on the background by Harper.
Sheamus still in it.
[Michael] Those guys have done their homework.
They know when you're here in the Royal Rumble,
if you get over the top rope,
hit that apron,
you got to do your best to slither back in under that bottom rope.
[groans]
[Jerry chuckling] Nice kidney punch there from Harper.
[Michael] There's seven men now,
it's eight men if you count Rollins in this Royal Rumble match.
-[yells] -[Michael] Oh, wow!
Reigns with a big right hand.
[Jerry] What do you mean if you count Rollins?
[Michael] Well, because I didn't see him. I was just correcting myself.
That's what I was doing. [chuckling]
[Jerry] I thought you-- I mean, he was completely out of…
-[Michael] No, no, no, he is… -[Jerry] You watched Cesaro, didn't you?
-[Michael] Oh, look at this. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] As we get ready for entry number 23.
-[buzzer blaring] -["So Close Now" playing]
[Michael] Jey Uso! His brother, Jimmy eliminated earlier on.
[Jerry] Jey entering his second Royal Rumble match tonight.
Their dad had entered ten Royal Rumbles total, Rikishi.
[Michael smacking lips] The ring beginning to fill up yet again.
Haven't had an elimination in a bit. El Torito, the last one.
[Bradshaw] 1994, Lex Luger entered number 23 and won it.
[Jey groans]
[Bradshaw] Cesaro, top rope.
[Michael] Look at CM Punk now.
Luke Harper could be close to eliminating CM Punk
and Punk again surviving.
[Jerry] JBL, you seem to know all your Royal Rumble facts.
Has somebody won from every position of entering?
[Bradshaw] No, they haven't. You have number six, number seven,
number nine, number ten. There's few spots that nobody's won.
[Michael] You have way too much time
-on your hands. -[Jerry laughing]
[Bradshaw] It's called research, guys. It's what I do.
[Michael] He knows Willie Nelson's middle name.
-Oh! -[Jerry laughing]
[Bradshaw] You'll never know what might happen in the Royal Rumble.
That's why you gotta do your research.
You could have surprise entrants, you could have anything happen.
[Jerry] I already have. We've seen almost anything tonight.
-[Bradshaw] Well, you'll never know, guys. -[Michael] El Torito.
[Jerry] And he even got an elimination, oh.
Harper close to getting himself one.
[groans]
[Michael] And Cesaro now, as Harper looking to eliminate him
as we now look for entry number 24.
-[Bradshaw chuckling] -[crowd counting]
-[buzzer blaring] -["Longhorn" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Wait a minute, are you kidding me?
You're kidding me, right?
[Jerry] JBL, wait, sit down.
[Michael] Well, I do know this stat, King…
[Jerry chuckling] What?
…the JBL character has never ever entered a Royal Rumble match.
This is his debut in a Royal Rumble match.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Is he gonna wear the full suit and tie in there?
[Michael] I guess he is.
The Rumble match continues. JBL has left the announce table.
[Jerry] How about a clothesline from hell for somebody.
[Bradshaw] Michael?
-[Michael] What? -Come here and get my coat.
[Michael] Now, John wants to give me his jacket. I…
[Jerry chuckling] Go get his jacket.
Make yourself useful there, Michael Cole.
He gets his jacket and-- JBL, look at that, JBL!
-What the-- -[crowd booing]
[Jerry] You should have known better than to ever turn your back on the Shield.
[Michael] Way to go, John!
I don't think he's-- I don't think that was a record, though.
Santino holds the record at 1.9 seconds.
John, there's good news.
[Bradshaw] Can you what-- Believe when Batista's gonna show up?
When would you think it will be?
John, there's good news. Santino holds the record of 1.9 seconds
-before being eliminated? -Let me talk now.
[Michael] I think you actually did better than that.
[Bradshaw] I'm wondering when Batista's gonna enter.
When do you think he's going to enter? This Royal Rumble's awesome, guys.
Can you believe it?
The surprise entrants, all the great things going on.
Cesaro swinging people,
Roman Reigns spearing people, this is awesome, guys.
[Michael] Why would you ever turn your back on the Shield?
[Bradshaw] I hear the King is gonna be next.
I heard a little "King" word.
-Get ready, King! -[Michael] Entry number 25.
-[Bradshaw] Pull your straps down now. -[Jerry laughing] Yeah.
-[buzzer blaring] -["Broken out in Love" playing]
[Michael] And this will be the other member of the Wyatt family,
Erick Rowan.
Uh-oh.
And now, Eric Rowan who still got his buddy,
Luke Harper, in the ring as well.
[Jerry] JBL, your appearance in the Royal Rumble
-brought back fun memories. -[Bradshaw] Did it?
[Jerry] I think something like that happened to me one time.
[Michael] No, I think you eliminated me when I was…
[Bradshaw] Anyway, what's important is that you're spot 25.
Hulk hogan has entered twice in '91,
-and he won from both. -[Michael] Oh, Miz stays in there.
-[Jerry] Oh, and Harper-- -[Michael] Miz eliminated.
Miz eliminated by Luke Harper.
-[Bradshaw] Miz almost beheaded. -[Jerry] You're kidding.
[Michael] All three members of the Shield remain.
[Bradshaw] There is Sheamus. Two members of the Wyatts family.
This could get really interesting.
[Michael] Cesaro's fight, tie up.
[groans]
[Michael] Look at that, the foot right in the throat.
There will be five men left to enter.
-[Bradshaw] All members of the Shield… -[Jerry] 2014 Royal Rumble.
[Bradshaw] All members of the Shield are still in there,
-and CM Punk-- Oh, HBK spins. -[Michael] Yeah.
CM Punk who started this thing from number one.
-[Jerry] Oh, man! And that's… -[Bradshaw] Jey Uso.
-[Michael] Elimination by Jey Uso. -[crowd counting]
[Bradshaw] Elimination of Jey Uso.
-[buzzer blaring] -[Michael] This is entry number 26.
-["Meat on the Table" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It is Ryback!
-The big guy. -[Jerry] Whoa!
[grunts]
[Jerry chuckling] Ryback just starting to…
manhandle Cesaro there.
[Michael] Ryback entering his second Rumble.
Last year, he eliminated five men in the Royal Rumble match.
And look at Sheamus now. Ryback looking to eliminate Sheamus.
-Seth Rollins hanging on as well. -[Bradshaw] Whoa, whoa!
[Michael] Rollins stays in it. Sheamus still in trouble.
-Sheamus manages with the fight back. -[grunts]
[Bradshaw] This guy's got to know that when he get over the apron,
that's only halfway there.
They're gonna get him all the way to the floor.
[Jerry] That's exactly what I was thinking, JBL.
-Stupid! -[Bradshaw] Yup.
-[Jerry] Stupid? -[Bradshaw] He's yelling stupid.
I'll have to agree. That was a pretty damn dumb.
-[Jerry] Of who? -[Bradshaw] Ryback.
Get him on the apron, knock him off.
[groans]
[Jerry] You call him dumb, he'll tweet about it.
[Bradshaw laughing] Yeah, yeah, he will.
[Jerry] Four men remain.
-Oh, man, did you see that? -[Bradshaw] That was just… [laughing]
-That wasn't a move! -[Jerry laughing]
[Bradshaw] Now, that was his, "I'm gonna throw my fist into your face."
-[Jerry laughing] Right. -[Bradshaw] I love Sheamus!
-I think the Irish just love to fight. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] There's something about the Irish.
CM Punk and Seth Rollins have been in this match over 40 minutes
-as waiting up for entry number 27 now. -[buzzer blaring]
["Realeza" playing]
[Bradshaw] And he is the man who won the 2011 Royal Rumble,
called the biggest Royal Rumble ever with 40 men, Alberto Del Rio.
And this is the coveted 27 spot.
[Michael] Oh, four winners over the years, John.
We have come from a number 27.
[Bradshaw] Yup, John Studd, Yokozuna, Bret Hart, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
have all won from the 27 spot.
[Michael] Alberto Del Rio been very talkative as of late.
Remember what he said about the returning Batista
a couple of weeks ago,
that he was going to throw that fluffy, perro dog over the top rope.
[Jerry] Speaking of competitive, Michael,
perro dog is the same thing over and over in two different language.
[Michael] It was a direct quote from Del Rio.
Punk over 40 minutes, Rollins over 40 minutes.
They started one and two.
[Bradshaw] All three members of the Shield are still in the ring.
As are both members of the Wyatt family.
[Jerry] Oh, and there's… Ryback.
He's got Del Rio.
[Michael smacking lips] Ooh!
[Jerry] I think you should ever kick Del Rio in the legs,
that will bring swift repercussions.
[Michael] CM Punk and Seth Rollins, we're now being told
that they've been in this match for 42 minutes.
What an incredible stamina, the desire.
-Entry number 28 coming. -[Bradshaw] They know what's at stake.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Number 28 is coming.
[Jerry] Who do you think?
[buzzer blaring]
-["I Walk Alone" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] The Animal is back!
The winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble.
A six-time World Champion, and here comes Batista.
[Bradshaw] And in 2005, Batista also went at number 28.
[Jerry] Batista hoping for lucky number 28 again.
[Michael] Well, once again,
here is Batista knocking down everything in sight.
[Bradshaw] You know, Batista, guys, was…
He owned the world championship-- Oh, and he eliminates Erick Rowan.
-Come on! Hey, big guy! -[Jerry] Oh, look at this confrontation.
-[groans] -[Bradshaw] And Ryback.
[laughing] That's the strength, right to the mouth.
[Michael] Ryback better learn to keep his mouth shut.
-[exclaims] -[Jerry] Oh, man!
Well, oh, look at the strength of Ryback here.
Looking for the… Clothesline.
Batista launches Ryback over the top rope.
He's eliminated.
He'll be tweeting tonight. [laughing]
[Michael] Oh, Del Rio!
[Jerry] Maybe Del Rio is gonna make good on his promise, guys.
[Bradshaw] That's the kick that won Del Rio a championship.
[Bradshaw] Look at Del Rio looking to put Batista down and hard.
[Jerry] Again, CM Punk in trouble. He's been in trouble a lot today.
Look at the strength of Batista here!
-He's got Del Rio up and over! -[Michael] And he eliminates Del Rio!
-[Jerry] Wow! -[Michael] Batista eliminating three men…
-…as we now await entry number 29. -[crowd counting]
-[buzzer blaring] -["Three Ain't Enough" playing]
[Michael] The Intercontinental Champion, Big E Langston!
[Jerry] Here comes Big E!
[Michael] Big E went right after Batista.
-[Bradshaw] Oh! -[Michael] Belly to belly!
Sheamus going after Big E now.
[Jerry] Only one man left to enter the 2014 Royal Rumble.
[Bradshaw] Good grief! Look at Big E manhandling the huge Sheamus.
[Jerry] Edge and Brock Lesnar entered 29th, and both have won.
[Michael] Sheamus hanging on, still hanging on.
Langston looking to eliminate Sheamus.
Whether feather it would be in the cap of Big E Langston
if he could pull this off?
[Jerry] Sheamus, and you see the way
he's got his leg and toe wrapped around that bottom rope.
[Michael] He's a vet of a Royal Rumble match, as is Sheamus.
Meanwhile, Roman Reigns has Luke Harper there.
Punk and Batista squaring off.
[Bradshaw] What a group we have in there right now. No kidding.
Anyone of these superstars could go on to win this thing.
Shield, Langston, Sheamus.
Only one entrant left.
[Jerry] Ambrose had been in trouble on the top rope.
[crowd chanting] Yes.
[Bradshaw] And twice, the number 30 spot has yielded a champion,
-Undertaker in '07 and Cena in '08. -[Michael] Who's it gonna be this year?
[Bradshaw] Well, the odds are in the favor of number 30.
[Michael] Final man to enter the 2014 Royal Rumble.
[crowd counting]
-[buzzer blaring] -["Booyaka 619" playing]
[Michael] He is the winner of the 2006 Royal Rumble, Rey Mysterio.
He holds the record for lasting an hour, two minutes and 12 seconds.
Won't have to last that long tonight.
[Jerry] Oh, man! And Mysterio sends Rollins flying.
[Bradshaw] If I knew Rey was gonna be there,
I might have entered.
[Jerry] "I might have entered"? Mysterio already retired you twice.
[Michael] Rollins hanging on, and Mysterio does as well.
Rey Mysterio, top rope, seeing to set down to Punk.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, Rey Mysterio in trouble now.
Oh, he's-- Look at this!
[Michael] Punk still in there.
Mysterio still in there, but Punk's close to--
He entered number one, but he's close to touching the floor.
[Jerry] And so is Mysterio!
-Oh, look out. -[Langston grunts]
[Michael] And now, Langston…
[Jerry] Once again, the strength of Big E Langston is amazing.
[Jerry] Whoa, oh, ooh!
-[grunts] -[Jerry] Ooh.
-[crowd cheering] -[Bradshaw chuckling]
That big clothesline from Sheamus
spell the end for Big E Langston here in the Royal Rumble.
[Michael] And a big uppercut by Antonio Cesaro.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
[Bradshaw] Cesaro with those European uppercuts on everybody.
Another one on Punk.
[Jerry] Oh, man!
[chuckling] I don't know about you guys,
but, man, the action is so fast and furious,
it's hard to keep an eye on everything that's going on in there. Whoa!
-Uh-oh. -[Michael] Oh, incoming call!
-[Jerry] Incoming call, Michael! -[Michael] 619 by Mysterio.
[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
-[Michael] Mysterio-- -[Jerry] Oh, and he caught him!
-Rollins eliminates Mysterio! -[crowd cheering]
Rollins, Punk--
Rollins and Punk, they both been in this match
-over 47 minutes. -[grunts]
[Michael] Punk, Batista, Cesaro, all three members of the Shield,
Harper and Sheamus remain in the 2014 Royal Rumble,
the winner to headline WrestleMania.
Harper still on the apron.
-Here comes-- Oh, man! -[Jerry] Reigns eliminated Harper.
[Michael] And we're being told now, guys, absolutely…
[Jerry] Hey, hey, hey, look at this! Look at this!
[Michael] Dean Ambrose trying to eliminate his own partner.
[Jerry] Seth Rollins, hey, what are you doing?
[Michael] Cesaro now looking to eliminate both members of the Shield
-while they were arguing. -[Bradshaw] That didn't work.
But both members of the Shield may eliminate Cesaro and--
-[Jerry] Hey, look at this! -[Michael] And look at this!
Reigns eliminates three more men!
[Jerry] And two of them are his partners!
Don't think-- You don't do that to me!
[Michael] Roman Reigns has just tied Kane
for eliminating 11 men in one Royal Rumble match.
And now, Batista with a spinebuster.
And Sheamus with a brogue kick!
[Jerry laughing] Punk with the go to sleep.
We're down to the final four. Who's gonna win this thing?
[Michael] …knocked each other out right in the middle of the ring!
You got to get him over the top rope to the floor.
-[Bradshaw] Guys, do you realize that… -[Jerry] Another go to sleep.
One of these four men are going to WrestleMania!
[Bradshaw] Hey, look! Look at this!
[Jerry] And now, Kane-- Oh, my Lord! Kane eliminating Punk.
-[Bradshaw] Look at-- -[Jerry] Kane eliminating Punk.
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] We are now down to three men…
as Kane continues to punish Punk.
Oh, no.
[Jerry] Look out, guys.
[Bradshaw] They have to get to the Spanish announce table.
That guy…
[Michael] You know, Kane is furious after everything Punk has said to him
in recent weeks, calling him a corporate suck-up.
And now chokeslammed through the table!
Kane eliminated Punk,
and he chokeslammed him through the announce table!
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] Remember, Stephanie McMahon had told Kane
he couldn't put his hand on the superstar, but that was different tonight,
because Kane was a competitor.
As they attend to CM Punk, we look back up to the ring.
There are three men remaining in this Royal Rumble match,
as Kane leaves through the people.
Watch once again. Corporate Kane. Watch this.
[crowd jeering]
[Bradshaw] And he did get eliminated earlier, but, well, he didn't forget.
Oh, no. That has got to be tough for CM Punk to come this far
from the number one position and last this long
only to be eliminated by Corporate Kane.
[Michael] Again, this is the situation, folks.
Three men, one of these three men are going to WrestleMania
to main event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Batista in the center there, and Sheamus, and of course, Roman Reigns.
Reigns has had some sort of Rumble tonight.
He's tied Kane with 11 eliminations here.
[Jerry] And two of those eliminations were the other members of the Shield.
[Michael] Roman Reigns has been in this match
longer than both Batista and Sheamus.
Roman Reigns, 30 minutes in this match.
-[Jerry] Oh, these guys… -[Michael] High stakes, high pressure. Oh.
And now, Sheamus the first to go after Roman Reigns.
Now, Batista going after Sheamus.
[grunts]
[groans]
[Bradshaw] What a battle of behemoths we have here.
[Jerry] You're not kidding. Oh, man!
[Bradshaw] Then you add in Roman Reigns.
Whoa!
Reigns, maybe been going for a spear, but he was caught by Batista.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] And now, Batista running into a big boot by Sheamus.
Sheamus with Batista up top now.
Ooh.
All of Sheamus's weight.
[Bradshaw] Sheamus is an Irish with fit Finlay.
[Michael] Sheamus says he is going to WrestleMania.
[Bradshaw] Sheamus has done it before. Sheamus wants to do it again.
[Michael] He won the 2012 Royal Rumble match
and Sheamus calling for the brogue kick.
[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] Here it comes!
[Michael] Coming for the brogue kick now, caught up as Batista ducks out of the way.
[crowd booing]
[grunts]
[Michael] Uh-oh!
The Batista bomb, Sheamus now hanging on, off the apron.
-[Jerry] Feet did not hit. -[Michael] Roman Reigns breaks the record!
Roman Reigns and now Batista looking to win here!
And Reigns hangs on!
Roman Reigns with 12 eliminations tonight
sets a new record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match.
And now, it comes down to this.
One of these two men are gonna headline WrestleMania.
Wil it be the veteran, the man who's done it before, Batista,
or will it be the upstart Roman Reigns?
-[Bradshaw] Oh, this is-- -[Jerry] Probably eliminates his 13th.
[Jerry] This is a chance of a lifetime for that young man right there.
[Bradshaw] Oh, and he eliminated Kingston, Ziggler, Nash, Khali,
Goldust, Torito, Harper, Cesaro, Ambrose, and Rollins.
[Michael] Roman Reigns, the young gun. Batista, six-time World Champion.
Oh, and now, Batista strikes first.
And Reigns with the right hand, and here we go.
Who's going to WrestleMania?
-[grunts] -[yells]
[Michael] Oh, and Reigns exploding out of the corner.
[crowd cheering]
[Bradshaw] Roman Reigns setting up for that superman punch.
[Jerry] Batista's groggy.
[Michael] Batista, yeah, you're right. He's--
Roman Reigns the stronger of the two right now.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] It's the Royal Rumble match,
the final two men, an electric atmosphere in Pittsburgh.
Oh, Batista with a spear!
[Jerry] Batista with a spear of his own…
almost cut Roman Reigns in half!
[yells]
-[Michael] And now, a spear by Reigns! -[crowd cheering]
-[yells] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Is it Roman Reigns's moment? Is it his night?
-[crowd jeering] -[Jerry] Whoa!
-[Michael] Reigns eliminated! -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Batista is going to WrestleMania!
["I Walk Alone" playing]
[Justin] Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2014 Royal Rumble,
Batista!
[Michael] Batista is going to headline WrestleMania XXX
for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
[Bradshaw] What a showing, though, by Roman Reigns.
Thirteen superstars eliminated by that one man.
[Michael] What a match, guys.
A lot of great performances in there.
A lot of men lasted a long time, but Batista emerges victorious!
[Bradshaw] I stand corrected, 12 superstars.
[Jerry] Roman Reigns with a great effort tonight.
He sets a record at the Royal Rumble.
But what a return, what a comeback by Batista,
the Animal winning his second Royal Rumble match.
[Bradshaw] Batista went on to win that championship before,
will he do it again?
-[Michael] Roman Reigns dominating. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It was a streak…
…that has never happened.
Twelve men eliminated in one Royal Rumble match,
breaking a record that stood for 13 years.
[Bradshaw] Yeah, watch this.
Harper, gone.
And then Dean Ambrose tries to eliminate his own partner.
Roman Reigns didn't get the job done.
But Roman got even…
as he eliminates Cesaro, and Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
Now, we're down to two.
And watch this huge spear from Roman Reigns.
I don't know about you, guys, but I thought it was all over there.
[Jerry] And Roman Reigns thought he was gonna win here, guys,
but Batista turned the tables
to win his second Royal Rumble match of all time.
♪ I walk for miles Inside this pit of danger ♪
[Bradshaw] Batista came back because he said
he wanted the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Well, now, he certainly got a shot at it.
And he earned his way there.
♪ A place where no one follows me ♪
♪ I walk alone ♪
I'll be back. Give me my title.
[Jerry] Batista said, "I'm gonna be champion. Deal with it."
[Michael] Batista will headline WrestleMania XXX
at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
Batista's going to WrestleMania!
♪ I walk alone ♪
[song ends] lone ♪