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-[crowd cheering]
-["Von Dutch" playing]

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[Cole] This is Indianapolis, a WWE hotbed,
and tonight marks the 8th time

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a WWE premium live event has come
to this city, WrestleMania, SummerSlam,

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Survivor Series and now the Royal Rumble.

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For the first time,
the home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts,

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Lucas Oil Stadium hosts a WWE live event,

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the 38th annual Royal Rumble.

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Most important title matchup of his reign,
The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes

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in a ladder match tonight with the
undisputed WWE championship on the line.

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Against this man arriving in style.

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Kevin Owens, delusional yet dangerous.

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Kevin Owens in possession
of the Winged Eagle championship,

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despite the fact he's not a champion,

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will battle Rhodes
for the WWE title tonight.

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The winner of the Royal Rumble match
may choose this man

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to face for the world title
on WrestleMania.

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He's Gunther,
the world champion from Monday Night Raw.

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Will this man finally realize his dream
of winning the Royal Rumble match

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and finally main eventing WrestleMania?

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CM Punk is here live.

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In 2019, that man, the visionary
Seth Rollins won the Royal Rumble.

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There's a lot of history for Seth Rollins
in the city of Indianapolis.

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We'll get into it
in the show here tonight.

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Last year, Bayley set a record
lasting longer than any woman

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in the history of the Royal Rumble,
one hour, three minutes and one second.

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Bayley wants to become
just the fifth superstar in history

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to win back-to-back Royal Rumbles.

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The tag team champions,
Bianca Belair and Naomi.

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Belair won this Royal Rumble
a few years ago.

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Naomi had a breakout year,
lasted over an hour last year.

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Will one of these women
win the Rumble tonight?

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And for the first time in 5 years,

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Roman Reigns is in a Royal Rumble match,

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that's because he was the
undisputed champion for the other 4 years,

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accompanied by his wise man.

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Can Roman Reigns repeat
what he did in 2015?

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And that is win the Royal Rumble match.

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[music ends]

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[Taylor] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome

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Stephanie McMahon.

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♪ Style and grace
I'm never gonna be done ♪

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♪ Lean on in now
Welcome to the Queendom ♪

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♪ The Queendom, where the kings bow down ♪

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♪ Then relinquish your crown ♪

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♪ Y'all gonna hate me now
I'll just turn that around ♪

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♪ And make you
Love me, love me, love me ♪

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♪ The Queendom, where the kings bow down ♪

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♪ Then relinquish your crown ♪

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♪ Y'all gonna hate me now
I'll just turn that around ♪

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♪ And make you
Love me, love me, love me ♪

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♪ Look at that girl there
Hips, lips, hair ♪

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♪ Walks with a flair
Like she just don't care ♪

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[music ends]

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It is an incredible honor to be here

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in the amazing city of Indianapolis.

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And on Netflix
around the world simultaneously,

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bringing the WWE universe together
as never before.

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WWE grows because of you.

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Thank you for making this
the biggest Rumble in history.

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And without further ado,

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welcome

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to the 2025 Royal Rumble.

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♪ It's okay to just admit
That you're jealous of me ♪

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♪ You're obsessin'
Just confess it 'cause it's obvious ♪

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♪ I'm your number one, I'm your… ♪

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This great state.

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This legendary stadium.

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[crowd cheering]

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This undeniably incredible,
incomparable Indianapolis city.

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This town Has more heart, more grit,
and more determination

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than just about anywhere else
on planet Earth.

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Now,

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I know what you're thinking.

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"Oh, Pat McAfee, he's an Indy guy.
Yeah, super orig.

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I'm sure he'd nail a hot cold open video
program hubbly bubbly.

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How you doing?"

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Well, you know what?

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You're damn right.

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And in case you've been living
in a space station for the last 37 years

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and are somehow unaware
of WWE's Royal Rumble event.

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-[crowd] Three…two…
-[McAfee] Allow me…

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-[McAfee] …to educate you real quick.
-[crowd] …one.

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[buzzer sounds]

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Thirty men,

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30 women are gonna come barreling down
this glorious entrance ramp

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into the ring and, spoiler alert,
they aren't looking to hug it out.

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It's full send

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until there is only one left standing.

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All the passion,

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all the [bleep] talking, all the history,

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everything on the line.

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Nothing fires me up more than wrestling
in the great state of Indiana.

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Let me hear you, Indy.

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Let the world hear you, Indy.

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And welcome, everybody,

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to the 2025 Royal Rumble.

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Let's go.

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[buzzer sounds]

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[narrator] And now WWE presents
the Royal Rumble.

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[Cole] You are looking live
at a sold-out Lucas Oil Stadium.

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70,000 WWE fans are here tonight
where stars will be made.

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Careers will be taken to a new level,

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and the road to WrestleMania begins.

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Welcome to the 38th Royal Rumble.
Hello again, everybody.

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For the 28th time, I welcome you
to the Royal Rumble.

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My partner Wade Barrett
and Mr. Indianapolis, Pat McAfee.

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Thank you, Cole. It's going to be an honor
to work with you, Wade.

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There's already been way too much of me
tonight because it's not about me,

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it's about this city.

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It's about these opportunities.

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It's about the biggest Royal Rumble ever,
and, uh, I'm lucky to be doing it.

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I'm thankful to be here with you guys.

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If it's the biggest Royal Rumble ever,
we need the greatest ring announcer

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at WWE today.

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Let's head over to Alicia Taylor.

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[bell dings]

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The following

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is the women's

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Royal Rumble match.

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Two superstars will start inside the ring.

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Every two minutes,
another superstar will enter the match.

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Eliminations will occur when
a superstar is thrown over the top rope

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with two feet hitting the floor.

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The last remaining superstar will be
declared the winner

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and will go on to main event

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WrestleMania.

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["Tokyo Shock" playing]

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[Taylor] Introducing entrant number one
from Tokyo, Japan,

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representing Damage Control,

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Iyo Sky.

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[Cole] The Genius of the Sky,

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kicking us off in the women's
Royal Rumble match tonight, Wade Barrett.

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It is not impossible to run the gauntlet
like Bayley did last year

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and win the Rumble,
but it's damn difficult.

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[Barrett] Well, say hello
to the unluckiest woman

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on planet Earth tonight, Iyo Sky.

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Damn, you're right, Cole,
it's not impossible, but likely hell no.

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And if you drew Iyo Sky
in your own little lottery

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that you're playing at home,

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I'm afraid I got some bad news.

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You drew a very, very bad number there.

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Poor you.

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[Cole] I agree with you, Wade,

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and, uh, you know,
Iyo Sky is definitely built for it.

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She can definitely go on a run.

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She has everything you could possibly
need, especially a main veteran

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in WrestleMania,

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but it's going to be a long road
here in Indianapolis for Iyo Sky.

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[Wade] Yeah.

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["Tokyo Shock" continues]

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[McAfee] Michael Cole loves meat sticks.

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[Cole] Best thing ever.

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[Barrett] He's been chomping them
all weekend here in Indianapolis.

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-[Cole] Housing meat sticks.
-[Barrett chuckles]

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One after another after another.

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-[Cole] A lot of protein.
-[McAfee] Absolutely.

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[Barrett]
Insatiable appetite, Michael Cole.

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[Cole] So Iyo Sky, who will she faceoff
against in the first few minutes

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of this Royal Rumble match?

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["Liv Gone Mad" playing]

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♪ Watch me ♪

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[Taylor]
Next, from Elmwood Park, New Jersey,

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representing The Judgment Day,

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Liv Morgan.

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[Cole] Liv Morgan, only one of two women
in the history of WWE

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who have participated in every single
women's Royal Rumble match.

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For Liv Morgan,
will the third time be a charm?

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Wade Barrett, in the last two years,

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Liv Morgan finished runner up
in this match.

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[Barrett] Well, I take back what I said
about Iyo Sky.

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I think number two
is even more unlucky than number one,

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because if you do in fact
pull off the unthinkable,

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run the table, win this whole thing,

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you don't even get the glory of being
able to say you did it from number one.

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But the task is just as difficult.

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Bad luck, Liv Morgan.

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[Cole] So, Pat, uh, Liv Morgan--
I've said this on a number of occasions.

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I really believe that she was
the female superstar of the year in 2024,

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an incredible year
for the former world champ.

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[McAfee] Absolutely.
Coming back from an injury

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and accomplishing every dream
that she set out.

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And she said it yesterday on
the kickoff to the Royal Rumble weekend,

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her and Nattie are the only two women
to be in every single Royal Rumble

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that has happened here at the WWE,

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has all the experience to make a long run
from number two, not number one,

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but still a long night if she
wants to earn the one-way trip to Mania.

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[Cole] And, Wade,
she does have the endurance.

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Two years ago, Liv Morgan lasted
one minute, eight seconds in this matchup.

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-[bell dings]
-[McAfee] One minute?

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One minute, eight seconds?

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[Cole] I'm sorry,
one hour, one minute, eight seconds.

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[Barrett] That's Michael Cole endurance,
one minute, eight seconds.

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Of course, Liv is absolutely
one of the finest on the planet,

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bell to bell, as is Iyo Sky,

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but I am surprised by the smiles
on their faces as they came out

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because, personally, I'd have had
a face like thunder if I got this unlucky.

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[Cole] Liv Morgan, of course,
the Crown Jewel Champion.

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Iyo Sky, former Miss Money in the Bank,
former Women's World Champ as well.

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And Morgan starts things off with Iyo Sky.

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Wade, strategy.
You've been in Rumble matches.

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When you start off early,
what do you need to do?

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[Barrett] Well, quite simply, there's
nowhere to hide when you're one and two,

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because it's essentially a one-on-one
matchup at this point.

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You've just got to live long enough to go
and hide at some point in the matchup,

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stay small and try and conserve as
much energy as you can.

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Right now though,
it's going to be a war between these two.

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[McAfee] Normally you want to
maybe end it quick so you can get a rest,

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but there's no end in sight here.

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So conserving energy here early
is a massive ordeal.

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[Cole] And Iyo Sky putting on a show

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that she wants
the World Championship back.

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[Barrett] Eliminate somebody
incredibly fast, then it's-- Oh.

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[Cole] Uh-oh, out to the apron now.

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Liv looking to eliminate Iyo early.

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Might be a short Royal Rumble match
for the Genius of the Sky,

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who's now trying to hang on.

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[Barrett]
Well, what a shocker this would be.

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Iyo Sky normally the favorite
to win every single match she's ever in

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just because of the size of the résumé
this woman has built up over the years.

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Although from number one,
certainly not the favorite.

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[Cole] See, you know, Wade,
so much-- Uh-oh.

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Liv was going for oblivion,
blocked by Iyo Sky

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and now, looking to dump Liv Morgan
out of the ring and eliminate.

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Liv was just hanging on.

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Remember, both feet must hit the floor
to be eliminated

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after you go over the top rope.

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[Barrett] These women are crazy.

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Absolutely no thought
to conserving energy at all.

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They are dropping
the heavy artillery from the off.

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-[McAfee] Just going for it, Wade.
-[Barrett] All the acrobatics.

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They're going for glory.

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[Cole] And Liv caught Iyo with a knee.

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Next, entrant number three
will come in in, uh, six seconds.

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[crowd] …five, four, three, two, one.

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[McAfee] Iyo Sky's only dominant
on the top rope.

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[buzzer sounds]

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["All Fall Down (Remix 2024)" playing]

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[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
for the third time in her career,

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NXT superstar Roxanne Perez
enters the Royal Rumble match.

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She is the former NXT Women's Champion

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and what a tremendous reign, Wade,
she had as the NXT champ.

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[Barrett] Yeah,
absolutely incredible performer.

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Once a little young and naive,
she's turned rather bitter and vindictive,

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as this industry has a tendency to do
to young superstars,

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but she is improving
with every single match,

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and surely it's not long before Raw
or SmackDown come knocking for this woman.

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[McAfee] Yeah, I'm saying
she's the future of this industry.

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[Cole] She's got a beef with Bayley
going on right now and, of course,

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the current NXT Women's Champion, Julia.

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You know, you made a point before, Pat.

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You know, Iyo is the Genius of the Sky,

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but you don't want to be working off
the ropes for this type of matchup.

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[McAfee] Yeah, it takes away one of her
massive advantages normally in fights,

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but she'll have to figure out
a new strategy.

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Use it sparingly.

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[Cole] And Perez uses Liv Morgan
to her advantage.

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What makes Perez so dangerous, Wade?

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[Barrett] Well, it's
the speed of movement, first of all,

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that we're seeing from her training
with Booker T

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and of course extended that one in NXT,

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and what a way to announce yourself here

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in this Royal Rumble from the Prodigy,
Roxanne.

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[Cole] Yeah, so many people have said
she had all the tools and she's really

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put it together
over the past couple of years.

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I remember--
Oh, and Liv now over the top rope.

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Roxanne looking to eliminate Morgan
and what a feather that would be

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in Roxanne Perez's cap.

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Liv trying to hang on.

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[Barrett] She's take out one of the
absolute favorites, former world champ.

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[Cole] Iyo Sky now dumping Roxanne
over the top rope.

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Will be a short trip for Roxanne?
Maybe it'll be a short trip for Iyo.

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[McAfee] Look at the power.

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-[Cole] And what a rana by Roxanne.
-[McAfee] Roxanne.

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[Barrett] They're blown away
by how Roxanne Perez

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-has been dominating.
-[Cole] Codebreaker.

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[Barrett] But welcome back
to the Liv Morgan World Domination Tour.

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-[crowd] …five, four, three, two, one.
-[Cole] Number four coming in.

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[buzzer sounds]

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["Triumph" playing]

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[Cole] Wade, you gonna "whoo" or not?

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[Barrett] That's your job, Pat.

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[McAfee] I think you should "whoo."

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For the first time in her career,

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the first ever
Women's Intercontinental Champion,

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Lyra Valkyria.

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[McAfee] Whoo!

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[Barrett, Cole] Whoo.

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[McAfee, Cole] Whoo.

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-[Cole chuckles] Terrible. Just terrible.
-[Barrett] Whoo.

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[Cole] And now Valkyria into the ring
and at once takes out Liv Morgan.

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And now with a big kick as well
to Roxanne Perez.

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Lyra Valkyria, a joy to watch.

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She says she feels so good.
It makes her alive when she can fly.

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[McAfee] She got called up and she was
immediately confident and comfortable

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because she is the real deal.

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[Cole] Yeah, went to the finals of the
Queen of the Ring tournament last year.

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And look at this. Looking for
a fisherman's suplex delivered by Lyra.

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Remember, no pinfalls in this matchup.
Now here's the other thing about Lyra.

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Remember, not only did she go
to the finals

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of the Queen of the Ring tournament,

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she beat Becky Lynch
for the NXT Women's Championship.

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[Barrett] We got a wardrobe malfunction
going on in the ring right now.

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Poor Lyra Valkyria having
some major issues,

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and you cannot blame Liv Morgan
for taking full advantage

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of the inaugural
Women's Intercontinental champion.

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[Cole] That's why you're the best
color analyst in the game.

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-[Barrett] I spot the big stuff.
-[McAfee chuckles]

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[Cole] Iyo trying to hang on now,
on the apron.

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[McAfee] Little chaos here early.

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Exactly what we expect
out of a Royal Rumble.

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[Barrett] And this is the part
of the problem.

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When you look at Liv Morgan
and Iyo Sky especially,

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they've burned a lot of energy
in the early goings here,

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and it's not surprising they're starting
to look a little raggedy.

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-Thankfully, Lyra--
-[Cole] Oh, wait a minute.

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-Looking to eliminate Iyo here.
-[McAfee] Hanging on.

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[Cole] Roxanne looking
to eliminate Liv Morgan.

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[crowd] …seven, six…

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[Cole] Entrant number 5
is about to come into the ring.

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-Iyo trying to hang on.
-[crowd] …three, two, one.

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[buzzer sounds]

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-[McAfee] She stayed up.
-["Hot Mess" playing]

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♪ It's Chelsea Green ♪

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[Cole] Oh, no.

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[McAfee] This is your champion, Cole.

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[Cole] The first ever
United States champion.

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Chelsea Green,
who calls herself Miss America

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despite the fact she's from Canada.

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Chelsea entering her 4th Rumble match
in her career.

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Two years ago, she became the fastest
ever eliminated in the women's Rumble.

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She lasted 5 seconds.

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[Barrett] When you are the inaugural
women's United States champ,

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you can call yourself
whatever you want, and yes,

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she's a pest, she's an annoyance,
she has a grating personality,

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but from bell to bell,
Chelsea Green is A-plus.

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[Cole] Why is she dressed
like she's going to the prom?

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[McAfee] Uh, probably…

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She probably thinks this is
a celebration of her this evening, so…

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And she should.
She's the United States champion.

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[Cole] She's been insufferable as a champ.

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Imagine if she wins
the Royal Rumble match.

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And Chelsea now with a big slap
to Roxanne Perez

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and one to Liv Morgan as well.

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[Barrett] Now, Chelsea Green is
normally hyperaggressive

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when she's backed up by her
personal secret service, Piper Niven.

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[Cole] Yeah,
but Piper's in this match at some point.

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[McAfee] Chelsea thinking
she's eliminating everybody.

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[Cole] Uh, not quite. Roxanne hangs on.

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[Barrett] You get the job finished.

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[Cole] Liv Morgan up over the top,
and Liv able to grab the ropes,

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and Chelsea Green celebrating.

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[crowd cheering]

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[McAfee] Nobody got eliminated.

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[Cole] By the way, she was just
pointing at the WrestleMania sign.

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You've got to win this match actually to
have the opportunity to point at the sign.

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[McAfee] She did get, you know,
at first down at least.

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Maybe not a touchdown,
got everybody over the top.

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[Cole] Yeah, well now
look at what's happening to her.

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[Barrett] The least popular member
of the women's locker room…

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[crowd booing]

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…is getting a beatdown
at the hands of every single woman

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in the matchup thus far.

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And that was a short burst
for Chelsea Green.

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[Cole] And number 6 is
about to enter the match now.

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No eliminations thus far.

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[crowd] …three, two, one.

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[buzzer sounds]

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[hip-hop music playing on speakers]

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[Cole] B-Fab who got involved last night
on Friday Night SmackDown, Wade.

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[Barrett] Yes, she did, and spent a lot
of time looking on from the sidelines

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over the past 12 months.

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Opportunities are not given at this level.
They have to be taken.

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And B-Fab, over the past several weeks,
has stepped up huge on SmackDown.

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[Cole] This is her second
Rumble appearance.

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Pat, anyone you talk to in the back,
including the coaches,

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who say that B-Fab has
so much untapped potential.

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[McAfee] Absolutely, opportunity
through the roof for her tonight.

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-[Cole chuckles] Oh!
-All of it.

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[Barrett] Legs for days,
and this woman knows how to use them.

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[Cole] And of course B-Fab has had
an issue with both Chelsea and Piper,

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as she's aligned herself with Michin.

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[Barrett] Well B-Fab's a top rapper,
but make no mistake,

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this woman is double tough,

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grew up fighting on the streets
of Medellín, Colombia.

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[Cole] Yeah, she was teaching me
some bars earlier.

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-[McAfee] I bet.
-[Barrett] We gotta hear this.

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-[Cole] Oh!
-[McAfee] I bet. Let's hear that.

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[Cole] Not now. And here we go.
Wait a minute.

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Thought Iyo might go for a cover there
and obviously there are none

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in a Rumble match.

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And B-Fab now showing off her power.

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-[McAfee] Okay, B-Fab.
-Wow.

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[McAfee] Okay.

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[Barrett] Twisted suplex from the growing
repertoire of moves that belong to B-Fab.

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Can she score the first elimination
in this matchup?

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[Cole] If B-Fab wins, B-Fab's in.

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[McAfee] I mean tonight change…
That's okay. I get it.

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[Barrett] That was the wrap.

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[Cole] Yeah, that was it right there.

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[Barrett] Good grief.
Never do that again, Cole.

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-There's people listening to this.
-[McAfee] Every week, Wade.

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[Barrett] You have my deepest sympathies.

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[Cole] No eliminations yet.

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[McAfee] The trajectory
of her entire career.

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Chelsea Green now celebrating being the
United States champion and your champion.

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[Cole] The officials working
this matchup on the outside,

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of course they are there to make sure
feet touch the floor.

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Number eight about to enter the Rumble.

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No eliminations yet.

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00:23:01,148 --> 00:23:02,783
[crowd] …two, one.

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[buzzer sounds]

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Entry #7. I misspoke, got ahead of myself.

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From American Made,
the pit bull, Ivy Nile.

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00:23:18,581 --> 00:23:20,967
[McAfee] I used to watch
American Gladiators growing up.

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We're the biggest, strongest, fastest.

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We become these gladiators
and take on average Joes.

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Ivy Nile is an American gladiator.

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An absolute physical specimen
athletically.

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[Cole] There's the power now of Nile.

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Nile had a breakout year
in the Rumble last year.

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-She lasted over 23 minutes in her debut.
-[Barrett] Yeah, well guess what?

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She's even better now, Michael Cole,
12 months more experience,

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especially under the tutelage
of Master Chad Gable,

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an American Made, Ivy Nile pit bull
going from strength to strength.

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[Cole] Wade, did you see that standing
switch into a German suplex?

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Did it once again there to Morgan.

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[McAfee] She's good enough.
She needs to leave Chad Gable. Stat.

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00:24:04,378 --> 00:24:06,562
Chelsea looking for the unpretty her.

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00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,484
And now trying to hang on
to Roxanne Perez.

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00:24:10,516 --> 00:24:12,569
Ivy Nile, look at that!

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00:24:12,602 --> 00:24:16,607
The power! A double German suplex by Nile.

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00:24:21,595 --> 00:24:26,817
[Barrett] What a relentless superstar,
sheer power comes in a small package

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when it comes to the pit bull, Ivy Nile.

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00:24:29,303 --> 00:24:32,306
This is a woman
with one of the brightest futures

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in the women's locker room.

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00:24:33,473 --> 00:24:36,843
[McAfee] I mean her power, her stature,
gonna be tough to eliminate.

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00:24:37,711 --> 00:24:40,297
I think all of a sudden a favorite
in some people's betting eyes.

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[Barrett] Also helps when you got
a low center of gravity like Ivy Nile.

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00:24:45,218 --> 00:24:47,987
[Cole] Seven women in the ring.
Nobody's been eliminated.

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Thus far.

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00:24:51,358 --> 00:24:54,845
[McAfee] B-Fab. Precarious position here
from #1 and #2.

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00:24:54,878 --> 00:24:56,879
[Barrett] And this might be
close to a record

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in terms of
no one being eliminated thus far.

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00:24:59,983 --> 00:25:01,735
-And we're about to get number 8.
-[buzzer sounds]

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00:25:01,768 --> 00:25:03,437
[McAfee] Exhaustion has to show up, right?

446
00:25:12,646 --> 00:25:19,468
[Cole] The sniper, Zoey Stark
from Pure Fusion Collective.

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00:25:19,503 --> 00:25:23,639
I'll tell you, Zoey Stark, her 3rd
Rumble appearance last year she was

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eliminated by the eventual runner up
Liv Morgan.

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00:25:26,627 --> 00:25:29,763
2 years ago, Wade, she lasted
nearly a half hour in the Rumble.

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00:25:30,414 --> 00:25:33,867
[Barrett] Fierce aggression,
remorseless attitude

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00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:40,541
and a mindset like a kid who just
loves breaking the toys of others.

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00:25:40,573 --> 00:25:43,143
Zoey Stark's
about as dangerous as they come.

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00:25:43,177 --> 00:25:45,395
[Cole] Oh, what a throw by Stark.

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00:25:45,428 --> 00:25:48,948
Now Iyo Sky, former tag team partner
of Zoey Stark.

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00:25:48,982 --> 00:25:52,085
They were once NXT tag champs together.

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00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:55,722
[Barrett] It's rare I get excited about
a dropkick, but Zoey Stark had a dropkick

457
00:25:55,755 --> 00:25:59,158
on Smackdown about a week ago
on poor Dakota Kai

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00:25:59,193 --> 00:26:01,261
like I have never seen before.

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00:26:01,294 --> 00:26:03,964
[Cole] And now up over to the apron,
Chelsea Green trying to eliminate Zoey.

460
00:26:03,996 --> 00:26:06,416
Zoey kicks her… catches her with a kick.

461
00:26:06,449 --> 00:26:10,954
[Barrett] There is a certain explosivity
in Zoey's start that every woman…

462
00:26:10,987 --> 00:26:13,590
-[Cole] Wow, what a neck-breaker.
-…needs to be terrified of.

463
00:26:13,624 --> 00:26:16,326
[McAfee] It's so rare,
this explosivity that she has.

464
00:26:18,095 --> 00:26:20,013
Out of nowhere can jump out of a pool.

465
00:26:20,047 --> 00:26:22,232
[Cole] Iyo Sky and Liv Morgan have been
in this matchup

466
00:26:22,265 --> 00:26:24,534
well over 13 minutes thus far.

467
00:26:24,568 --> 00:26:25,852
The #1 and 2 entrants.

468
00:26:25,886 --> 00:26:29,606
Iyo Sky now trying to hang on.
Dangerous situation for Sky here.

469
00:26:29,639 --> 00:26:33,694
[Barrett] You've basically done a marathon
at this point if you are Iyo Sky.

470
00:26:33,726 --> 00:26:37,947
And you're not even 1/3 of the way
into winning this matchup.

471
00:26:37,981 --> 00:26:40,716
[McAfee] A lot of minutes already
on a lot of people,

472
00:26:40,751 --> 00:26:42,436
[Barrett] A lot of miles on the clock

473
00:26:42,468 --> 00:26:45,489
of some of these women
and they are just racking up higher

474
00:26:45,522 --> 00:26:47,424
and higher by the second, and Chelsea…

475
00:26:47,941 --> 00:26:49,293
[Cole] Chelsea trying to hang on.

476
00:26:49,326 --> 00:26:52,846
Liv Morgan trying to eliminate
the current United States champion.

477
00:26:52,879 --> 00:26:53,981
Chelsea was close.

478
00:26:54,598 --> 00:26:55,933
[McAfee] Might have to review that.

479
00:26:55,966 --> 00:27:00,603
[Cole] Referee Eddie Orengo was right
there as we now await entry number nine.

480
00:27:00,637 --> 00:27:04,041
[crowd] …three, two, one.

481
00:27:04,073 --> 00:27:05,324
[buzzer sounds]

482
00:27:12,331 --> 00:27:14,083
You want to talk about power.

483
00:27:14,701 --> 00:27:19,689
[Cole] For the first time in her career,
Lash Legend from NXT

484
00:27:19,723 --> 00:27:22,192
enters the Royal Rumble match.

485
00:27:22,226 --> 00:27:24,544
[Barrett] All 5'11" of her.

486
00:27:24,578 --> 00:27:28,932
Part of the meta girls in NXT
alongside Jakara Jackson.

487
00:27:28,966 --> 00:27:32,936
[Cole] Oh, it just… Oh, right hand to Iyo.

488
00:27:32,970 --> 00:27:33,971
[Barrett] Pole hammer.

489
00:27:34,804 --> 00:27:36,590
[Cole] And then a big kick.

490
00:27:36,622 --> 00:27:38,675
[Barrett] Legendary pump kick.

491
00:27:39,176 --> 00:27:43,163
-[McAfee] Legendary right hand.
-[Cole] Legendary backbreaker slam.

492
00:27:44,665 --> 00:27:48,968
And now Lyra Valkyria.
Lash Legend is cleaning house.

493
00:27:49,002 --> 00:27:51,053
[McAfee] Welcome to
the Royal Rumble, Lash.

494
00:27:51,088 --> 00:27:53,823
Everyone else, welcome to Lash Legend.

495
00:27:53,857 --> 00:27:55,542
[McAfee] And then a deadlift.

496
00:27:55,576 --> 00:27:57,644
[Cole] Vertical suplex.

497
00:27:57,678 --> 00:27:59,897
[McAfee] And up, are you kidding me?

498
00:27:59,929 --> 00:28:05,586
[Barrett] Former WNBA superstar
Lash is the real deal.

499
00:28:05,619 --> 00:28:06,887
[McAfee] Holy hell.

500
00:28:08,155 --> 00:28:09,356
Yeah, I think so.

501
00:28:09,389 --> 00:28:12,141
[Cole] Maybe you should bring her
to Indiana. Team up with Caitlin.

502
00:28:12,176 --> 00:28:14,695
-[McAfee] Get her on the Fever.
-[Cole] And here we go now.

503
00:28:16,029 --> 00:28:18,465
Ivy Nile not quite sure
what she was trying to do there.

504
00:28:18,497 --> 00:28:20,399
[Barrett] Lash is just too big
and too strong.

505
00:28:20,434 --> 00:28:22,502
[Cole] And using Ivy as a weapon.

506
00:28:23,387 --> 00:28:26,356
[McAfee] Like a battering ram,
she's swinging around the rink.

507
00:28:26,389 --> 00:28:30,293
[Barrett] What a game changing
superstar Lash Legend truly is

508
00:28:30,327 --> 00:28:35,299
as the pit bull, Ivy Nile, tries
and fails to pull out something.

509
00:28:35,331 --> 00:28:37,518
[Cole] Now B-Fab from behind and…

510
00:28:42,539 --> 00:28:47,159
B-Fab trash talk with Lash Legend and now
B-Fab and Lash Legend exchanging blows.

511
00:28:47,194 --> 00:28:50,280
[McAfee] Lash Legend said
let's go ahead and do this.

512
00:28:50,313 --> 00:28:51,564
So did B-Fab.

513
00:28:51,598 --> 00:28:55,369
[Barrett] B-Fab has turned this into
a street fight, just how she likes it,

514
00:28:55,401 --> 00:28:58,105
but the bougie bully Lash Legend, oh!

515
00:28:58,138 --> 00:28:59,356
[Cole] Both women down.

516
00:29:00,323 --> 00:29:02,909
[Barrett] Finally someone knocking
the stuffing out of Lash,

517
00:29:02,943 --> 00:29:04,444
but what an entrance that was.

518
00:29:04,477 --> 00:29:07,164
[Cole] And Chelsea looking
to eliminate B-Fab… And does!

519
00:29:07,947 --> 00:29:12,803
First elimination of the night,
Chelsea Green celebrating the elimination

520
00:29:12,836 --> 00:29:14,737
of one of her enemies, B-Fab.

521
00:29:14,771 --> 00:29:17,591
[Barrett] Celebrating might not be
the right act at this point

522
00:29:17,624 --> 00:29:18,625
in the Royal Rumble.

523
00:29:18,658 --> 00:29:20,961
There's a lot more people
that need to be eliminated

524
00:29:20,994 --> 00:29:25,282
before you can start celebrations
and Lash is teetering on the brink.

525
00:29:25,314 --> 00:29:27,601
[McAfee] Michael Cole's white suit
almost got ruined.

526
00:29:27,634 --> 00:29:29,503
-[buzzer sounds]
-B-Fab frustrated.

527
00:29:30,904 --> 00:29:33,340
[Cole] Number 10,
we're 1/3 of the way through.

528
00:29:41,164 --> 00:29:44,868
The EST. Bianca Belair.

529
00:29:45,519 --> 00:29:47,870
[Barrett] Position one is terrible.

530
00:29:47,905 --> 00:29:53,877
Position 10 is slightly better,
but if anybody can do it, it is the EST.

531
00:29:53,910 --> 00:29:58,247
[Cole] In 2021, Wade, Bianca Belair
won the Royal Rumble

532
00:29:58,282 --> 00:30:03,387
when she lasted 56 minutes and 52 seconds,

533
00:30:03,419 --> 00:30:04,987
entering at number 3.

534
00:30:05,022 --> 00:30:08,457
[Barrett] We'll put a table together
of the best women performances

535
00:30:08,492 --> 00:30:12,946
over the past 5 years, and Bianca
Belair is right there at the top.

536
00:30:12,980 --> 00:30:17,868
This has been the woman in WWE.
Will she be the woman tonight?

537
00:30:17,900 --> 00:30:21,471
[Cole] And Bianca Belair has spent more
time in the Royal Rumble than any woman.

538
00:30:23,557 --> 00:30:26,342
Over 3 hours in this match.

539
00:30:26,376 --> 00:30:29,295
She's number 5 all-time
with 14 eliminations.

540
00:30:29,329 --> 00:30:32,366
[Barrett] Here's part of the problem.
When the ring is this full…

541
00:30:32,399 --> 00:30:37,737
You just saw Bianca Belair throw 3 women
to the apron and couldn't finish the job

542
00:30:37,771 --> 00:30:41,425
because there's so many women coming
to attack her as soon as she does it.

543
00:30:41,457 --> 00:30:42,743
[McAfee] Certainly a lot of traffic.

544
00:30:42,775 --> 00:30:45,712
Bianca Belair used to
that championship pedigree.

545
00:30:45,745 --> 00:30:48,966
As Indianapolis, Indiana says,
welcome to the Royal Rumble.

546
00:30:51,568 --> 00:30:52,852
Backflip, no problem.

547
00:30:52,886 --> 00:30:58,308
[Cole] Uber athleticism by Bianca Belair,
one of the women's tag team champions.

548
00:30:59,059 --> 00:31:00,561
[Barrett speaks indistinctly]

549
00:31:01,762 --> 00:31:03,447
[McAfee] Eyes on the back of her head.

550
00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,999
[Barrett] Talk about showing up
and showing out,

551
00:31:06,033 --> 00:31:09,820
that has been the Bianca Belair story
from the beginning.

552
00:31:10,888 --> 00:31:13,407
[Cole] And you know Wade,
you talked about… And look at this.

553
00:31:14,006 --> 00:31:15,007
Into the corner.

554
00:31:15,042 --> 00:31:18,512
You talk about the ring filling up with
people it allows those like Liv Morgan

555
00:31:18,544 --> 00:31:20,714
to catch your breath who entered number 2.

556
00:31:20,746 --> 00:31:24,935
She's hanging out in the corner as Bianca
Belair now hammers away at everybody.

557
00:31:24,967 --> 00:31:28,522
[McAfee] Bianca Belair has stacked
4 participants on top of each other.

558
00:31:29,022 --> 00:31:30,206
Make it five!

559
00:31:32,125 --> 00:31:34,293
[Cole] Oh,
right to the mid-section of Liv.

560
00:31:34,328 --> 00:31:37,014
[Barrett] All right, Bianca Belair is
too good. This is a cheat code.

561
00:31:37,047 --> 00:31:39,815
It's unfair to the other 29 women
in this match.

562
00:31:39,850 --> 00:31:41,618
[McAfee] Oh, you're talking about
the EST win.

563
00:31:41,651 --> 00:31:46,173
Wow, the best, the quickest,
the fiercest, the smartest.

564
00:31:47,157 --> 00:31:50,026
[Cole] Bianca just having fun out there
as she dominates.

565
00:31:50,843 --> 00:31:53,930
And runs into Iyo. They've got a history.

566
00:31:55,765 --> 00:32:00,721
Number 11 about to enter
as Bianca looks to eliminate Iyo

567
00:32:00,754 --> 00:32:02,539
-who's hanging on now.
-[buzzer sounds]

568
00:32:02,572 --> 00:32:04,640
[Barrett] One of the favorites almost out.

569
00:32:09,096 --> 00:32:11,180
[Cole] Zoey Stark has backup.

570
00:32:11,215 --> 00:32:14,701
Shayna Baszler
from Pure Fusion Collective,

571
00:32:14,735 --> 00:32:18,988
one of the most prolific competitors
in Royal global history.

572
00:32:20,424 --> 00:32:22,176
She is historic at the Rumble.

573
00:32:22,208 --> 00:32:26,964
She is tied for most eliminations
in a single Rumble with 8 in 2021,

574
00:32:26,996 --> 00:32:29,349
tied with both Bianca and Nia.

575
00:32:29,382 --> 00:32:32,703
[Barrett] And it's never just
about sporting competition

576
00:32:32,735 --> 00:32:34,120
when it comes to Baszler

577
00:32:34,154 --> 00:32:37,757
who injured numerous women
in the locker room, the likes of Vega,

578
00:32:37,791 --> 00:32:42,396
Carter and Chance, Dakota Kai,
and most recently Kairi Sane, and yes…

579
00:32:42,428 --> 00:32:44,915
-[McAfee] Watch this!
-…add to that list right here.

580
00:32:44,947 --> 00:32:46,582
[Cole] The submission magician.

581
00:32:47,134 --> 00:32:48,302
And Liv Morgan.

582
00:32:48,918 --> 00:32:51,972
[McAfee] Trying to make people
snap, tap, on track.

583
00:32:52,004 --> 00:32:55,926
[Barrett] Oh, God.
The arm of Iyo Sky there just bended

584
00:32:55,958 --> 00:32:58,011
in completely the wrong direction.

585
00:32:58,044 --> 00:33:01,031
[McAfee] Everybody beat down.
It was great for Shayna at the beginning.

586
00:33:01,063 --> 00:33:04,584
[Cole] Lyra Valkyria has had issues
with that group as well.

587
00:33:04,618 --> 00:33:07,870
[Cole] Zoey Stark slipped
off the top rope. Still able to recover.

588
00:33:07,905 --> 00:33:10,456
That is tremendous athleticism.
Do what Zoey just did.

589
00:33:10,490 --> 00:33:13,260
[Barrett] Yeah, it should be illegal
to have that kind of movement,

590
00:33:13,293 --> 00:33:16,546
but Zoey Stark has got it
and she's got a nasty,

591
00:33:16,580 --> 00:33:18,748
remorseless attitude to go with it.

592
00:33:18,782 --> 00:33:20,766
That is why she is so dangerous.

593
00:33:20,801 --> 00:33:23,469
[McAfee] It's the awareness right there
to be able to transition.

594
00:33:23,503 --> 00:33:25,973
[Cole] Trying to hang on. We talk about
it's every woman for themselves,

595
00:33:26,005 --> 00:33:29,109
but you got teammates now working together
to try to eliminate the field

596
00:33:29,141 --> 00:33:31,043
and Stark and Baszler.

597
00:33:31,078 --> 00:33:34,014
[Barrett] It's about the best thing Stark
and Baszler can do right now,

598
00:33:34,046 --> 00:33:37,167
gang up on every single woman
in this matchup.

599
00:33:37,851 --> 00:33:41,120
[Cole] That double missile into a kippa.

600
00:33:41,154 --> 00:33:44,024
[McAfee] Unless you're both gonna
get your ass kicked by Lyra.

601
00:33:44,057 --> 00:33:46,543
[Barrett] And now
Ivy Nile gonna eliminate the…

602
00:33:46,577 --> 00:33:50,447
[Cole] And it does! The pit bull
with an elimination of the champ.

603
00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:52,565
And Ivy saying
I'm coming after your title.

604
00:33:58,856 --> 00:34:00,823
We await number 12.

605
00:34:02,309 --> 00:34:05,745
[McAfee] Got a couple of eliminations,
who will join the fight?

606
00:34:06,312 --> 00:34:08,014
[buzzer sounds]

607
00:34:10,384 --> 00:34:13,237
[crowd cheers]

608
00:34:14,288 --> 00:34:15,973
[Cole] Listen to these names.

609
00:34:16,522 --> 00:34:20,226
Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin,

610
00:34:21,143 --> 00:34:24,130
Sean Michaels, Cody Rhodes.

611
00:34:24,815 --> 00:34:28,585
The only people in the history
of the Rumble to go back to back.

612
00:34:28,618 --> 00:34:33,040
Bayley could join that illustrious crowd
if she wins the Rumble tonight.

613
00:34:33,072 --> 00:34:38,261
Last year set a record 1 hour, 3 minutes,
one second to win the Rumble

614
00:34:38,295 --> 00:34:40,647
and go on to win
a world title at WrestleMania.

615
00:34:40,681 --> 00:34:42,748
[Barrett] What happened to you,
Michael Cole?

616
00:34:42,783 --> 00:34:46,670
You have been trash talking Bayley
for the best part of the last 4 years,

617
00:34:46,703 --> 00:34:49,139
and suddenly
you're being Mr. Nice about her.

618
00:34:49,172 --> 00:34:50,574
[Cole] Oh, she's a Hall of Famer.

619
00:34:50,607 --> 00:34:52,576
[McAfee] She's been so good
he has to respect her, Wade.

620
00:34:52,609 --> 00:34:54,076
That's where we're at right now
with Bayley.

621
00:34:54,110 --> 00:34:56,096
[Barrett] He should have respected her
five years ago.

622
00:34:56,129 --> 00:34:58,498
-I don't get the sudden change.
-[McAfee] Agreed, agreed.

623
00:34:58,531 --> 00:35:01,018
[Cole] Roxanne Perez
and Bayley going at it.

624
00:35:01,051 --> 00:35:04,788
Remember, Wade, what's going to happen
in a couple of weeks at NXT Vengeance Day.

625
00:35:04,821 --> 00:35:10,243
Julia defends the NXT women's title
against Roxanne Perez and Bayley.

626
00:35:11,228 --> 00:35:12,296
[Barrett] There's high stakes.

627
00:35:12,328 --> 00:35:15,332
Bayley loves her NXT like no one else.

628
00:35:15,365 --> 00:35:18,118
-Helped build that brand.
-[Cole] Oh!

629
00:35:19,469 --> 00:35:23,757
[Barrett] And is continuing here
kicking some ass in the Royal Rumble.

630
00:35:23,790 --> 00:35:28,045
[Cole] 17 eliminations
in her career and now this is interesting.

631
00:35:28,078 --> 00:35:32,850
Bayley is the one who brought Iyo Sky
to WWE when she formed Damage Control

632
00:35:32,883 --> 00:35:33,933
with Dakota Kai.

633
00:35:36,019 --> 00:35:37,453
And of course

634
00:35:37,487 --> 00:35:41,525
Bayley unceremoniously
kicked out of Damage Control last year

635
00:35:41,558 --> 00:35:44,828
and now Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler,
Pure Fusion Collective,

636
00:35:44,862 --> 00:35:47,346
great story with them
and Damage Control as well.

637
00:35:47,381 --> 00:35:51,268
[Barrett] Well, it would behoove Bayley
and Iyo Sky to get on the same page

638
00:35:51,301 --> 00:35:54,538
together once again,
albeit briefly, just to come back.

639
00:35:55,538 --> 00:35:57,089
Pure Fusion Collective here.

640
00:35:57,741 --> 00:36:00,410
[McAfee] I do appreciate the fact that the
Royal Rumble provides an opportunity

641
00:36:00,444 --> 00:36:02,696
to get some beef settled for a little bit.

642
00:36:02,729 --> 00:36:05,499
[Cole] And Shayna Baszler on the top rope.
Bayley looking to eliminate.

643
00:36:06,149 --> 00:36:08,101
-[buzzer sounds]
-Number 13 on the way.

644
00:36:08,902 --> 00:36:14,525
Uh-oh, we got a full bill now, ladies
and gentlemen, for Pure Fusion Collective,

645
00:36:14,558 --> 00:36:19,429
because Sonya Deville is gonna join Zoey
Stark and Shayna Baszler in this match.

646
00:36:19,462 --> 00:36:22,449
[Barrett] One of the most
diabolical human beings

647
00:36:22,482 --> 00:36:25,368
we have in the women's locker room.

648
00:36:25,402 --> 00:36:30,457
The trifecta of evil in PFC is complete.

649
00:36:30,490 --> 00:36:33,911
Things look bleak
for every single woman in this matchup.

650
00:36:33,944 --> 00:36:37,247
[McAfee] I would like to retweet
everything that Wade Barrett just said

651
00:36:37,281 --> 00:36:38,448
about Sonya Deville.

652
00:36:38,482 --> 00:36:41,551
Sonya Deville, the evil
behind Pure Fusion Collective,

653
00:36:41,585 --> 00:36:44,721
saw the potential in Stark and Baszler
and brought them together.

654
00:36:44,755 --> 00:36:46,473
[Barrett] Here's the thing
about Sonya Deville.

655
00:36:46,507 --> 00:36:50,410
As much as we rave
about our athletic skills, such a high…

656
00:36:50,444 --> 00:36:51,545
[Cole] Oh!

657
00:36:51,578 --> 00:36:54,431
[Barrett] And we're getting to see
those athletic skills here.

658
00:36:54,464 --> 00:36:57,784
She knows how to manipulate
and play the politics game,

659
00:36:57,817 --> 00:37:02,573
and that has certainly helped ingratiate
her to Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler,

660
00:37:02,606 --> 00:37:04,525
and what a terrifying trio
these three are.

661
00:37:04,558 --> 00:37:05,808
[McAfee] Yeah, she's a pure shooter.

662
00:37:05,843 --> 00:37:07,411
[Cole] Mentioned at
the top of the broadcast,

663
00:37:07,444 --> 00:37:11,080
we're sold out at Lucas Oil Stadium
over 70,000.

664
00:37:11,647 --> 00:37:12,783
-[McAfee] 70,000?
-[Cole] Oh!

665
00:37:12,816 --> 00:37:17,538
Deville's Advocate to Chelsea Green
as Chelsea was trying to make friends.

666
00:37:17,571 --> 00:37:21,074
[McAfee] 70,000 plus booed Sonny Deville.
She does not care.

667
00:37:21,107 --> 00:37:25,261
[Cole] And now Pure Fusion Collective
working together as a unit.

668
00:37:25,295 --> 00:37:26,547
[McAfee] 70,000 plus?

669
00:37:26,580 --> 00:37:28,899
[Cole] Yes
[Barrett] They can boo all they want, Pat.

670
00:37:28,932 --> 00:37:31,752
The truth is
this is not a popularity contest.

671
00:37:31,785 --> 00:37:35,389
[Cole] Oh! What a rolling
Death Valley Driver.

672
00:37:37,007 --> 00:37:38,875
[McAfee] We got a lot
of different strategies happening

673
00:37:38,909 --> 00:37:40,277
this late into the Royal Rumble.

674
00:37:40,310 --> 00:37:43,130
[Cole] Was Chelsea, uh…
Are you eliminated?

675
00:37:43,830 --> 00:37:46,415
-[McAfee] No, she called time-out.
-[Cole] Are you eliminated?

676
00:37:46,450 --> 00:37:49,002
Oh, okay. Chelsea said she was
calling time-out. She's not eliminated.

677
00:37:49,036 --> 00:37:51,205
She was sitting right in front
of our announce table here.

678
00:37:51,238 --> 00:37:54,174
[Barrett] Go and help her up, Cole.
That's our United States champion.

679
00:37:54,208 --> 00:37:56,293
[Cole] I was about to applaud
that she was out,

680
00:37:56,326 --> 00:37:58,078
but I guess she's still in this match.

681
00:37:58,111 --> 00:38:00,631
[McAfee] She was yelling
for the ref to call time-out.

682
00:38:00,663 --> 00:38:02,182
She wanted a 30 second…

683
00:38:02,216 --> 00:38:04,418
[Cole] This isn't the NFL,
and our refs are good.

684
00:38:04,451 --> 00:38:06,403
[McAfee] That would be the NBA, and valid.

685
00:38:06,737 --> 00:38:11,208
[Barrett] The wind has now been
sucked out of this matchup by PFC

686
00:38:11,241 --> 00:38:14,578
who are reaching
new levels of depravity in there

687
00:38:14,611 --> 00:38:16,529
and taking out every woman who moves.

688
00:38:16,563 --> 00:38:18,598
[Cole] Somebody's been
reading the thesaurus.

689
00:38:18,632 --> 00:38:20,017
[McAfee] Ah, I like that, Wade.

690
00:38:20,049 --> 00:38:22,419
[Barrett] I'm just English.
We have wide vocabularies.

691
00:38:22,452 --> 00:38:28,241
[Cole] Number 14 from
the Alpha Academy, Maxxine Dupri.

692
00:38:28,275 --> 00:38:31,377
[McAfee] Oh, you nailed it, Cole.
[Cole] Second Rumble for Maxxine.

693
00:38:32,312 --> 00:38:36,149
[Barrett] Well, Maxxine has no idea
what she's letting herself in for here

694
00:38:36,183 --> 00:38:38,986
'cause PFC are licking their chops

695
00:38:39,019 --> 00:38:42,923
at probably the most inexperienced woman
on the roster.

696
00:38:42,955 --> 00:38:44,908
[McAfee] Maxxine's been working
for this moment,

697
00:38:44,942 --> 00:38:47,361
she knows that
there's gonna be odds to face.

698
00:38:55,419 --> 00:38:57,703
[Cole] Now Ivy and Maxxine,
they used to be best friends.

699
00:38:57,738 --> 00:38:59,205
They used to travel together.

700
00:39:00,274 --> 00:39:02,843
Rode around the country together,

701
00:39:02,875 --> 00:39:05,929
and then Ivy Nile decided to go to
the dark side with Chad and company

702
00:39:05,962 --> 00:39:09,683
and Maxxine Dupri now with a…
What a move by Maxxine.

703
00:39:09,716 --> 00:39:11,335
[Barrett] This is fantastic for Maxxine

704
00:39:11,368 --> 00:39:14,054
and PFC stood in the corner
enjoying the show.

705
00:39:15,856 --> 00:39:17,341
And I'm enjoying that show.

706
00:39:17,374 --> 00:39:19,476
[McAfee] Paying homage to Otis.

707
00:39:20,460 --> 00:39:22,095
[Cole] Get your head out of the gutter.

708
00:39:25,315 --> 00:39:27,334
You're a reputable analyst.

709
00:39:27,366 --> 00:39:29,736
[Barrett] That's unfair, Cole.
Of course I'm enjoying this.

710
00:39:29,770 --> 00:39:34,558
[Cole] Bayley and Iyo and Bianca
going right after Pure Fusion Collective.

711
00:39:37,944 --> 00:39:40,647
[McAfee] Maxxine yet again and a kip up.

712
00:39:42,132 --> 00:39:47,154
Formally trained under Chad Gable,
but extending that training under Otis.

713
00:39:48,638 --> 00:39:52,176
[Cole] It is! The reverse caterpillar
with an elbow.

714
00:39:53,759 --> 00:39:54,828
[McAfee] Otis's worm!

715
00:39:55,846 --> 00:39:58,799
What an homage. What execution.

716
00:39:58,832 --> 00:40:01,435
[Barrett] This is the Maxxine Dupri
coming out party.

717
00:40:03,921 --> 00:40:08,659
And that is the Ivy Nile going out party.

718
00:40:08,692 --> 00:40:13,230
[Cole] Maxxine eliminated, and as she
celebrated, she was eliminated as well.

719
00:40:13,263 --> 00:40:15,832
Maxxine eliminating Ivy.

720
00:40:15,866 --> 00:40:19,469
Pure Fusion Collective would then
eliminate Maxxine during the celebration.

721
00:40:19,502 --> 00:40:22,489
[McAfee] That's where the experience
factor weighs in a little bit.

722
00:40:22,522 --> 00:40:24,391
This will be a learning lesson.

723
00:40:24,424 --> 00:40:26,676
You can't pat yourself on the back
in the Rumble.

724
00:40:26,710 --> 00:40:28,011
[crowd] …five, four…

725
00:40:28,045 --> 00:40:30,080
[McAfee] Hell of a run,
though, for Maxxine.

726
00:40:31,298 --> 00:40:32,299
[buzzer sounds]

727
00:40:39,606 --> 00:40:44,444
[Cole] We are officially halfway through
the women's Royal Rumble match.

728
00:40:45,194 --> 00:40:48,031
Bianca Belair has some backup.

729
00:40:48,065 --> 00:40:52,769
Her tag team partner, one half the tag
champs, Naomi, on her way to the ring

730
00:40:52,803 --> 00:40:54,971
in her 7th Royal Rumble match.

731
00:40:55,656 --> 00:40:57,174
[McAfee] You feeling the glow, Wade?

732
00:40:57,207 --> 00:40:59,576
[Barrett] I'm feeling it right now.
I'm running a party.

733
00:40:59,609 --> 00:41:03,680
I've known Naomi
for the best part of 17 years now

734
00:41:03,714 --> 00:41:06,016
from a time in
Florida Championship Wrestling,

735
00:41:06,049 --> 00:41:09,886
a woman who continues to grow
from strength to strength.

736
00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:14,575
What a feather in her cap it will be if
she takes out Pure Fusion Collective here.

737
00:41:14,607 --> 00:41:18,362
[Cole] Yeah, Zoey hanging on to the apron.
Now goes after Chelsea Green does Naomi.

738
00:41:18,395 --> 00:41:22,633
Naomi breakout year last year,
lasted 1 hour, 2 minutes, 18 seconds.

739
00:41:22,665 --> 00:41:25,636
Blockbuster from the top rope by Naomi.

740
00:41:25,669 --> 00:41:29,306
[Barrett] On Chelsea Green, the least
popular member of the locker room,

741
00:41:29,339 --> 00:41:32,808
taken out by Naomi, the most
popular member of the locker room.

742
00:41:32,843 --> 00:41:34,528
[McAfee] Slid underneath the lariat.

743
00:41:35,362 --> 00:41:37,147
Big kick to the back.

744
00:41:37,181 --> 00:41:39,665
Naomi ready to get some more gold.

745
00:41:39,700 --> 00:41:42,386
[Barrett] Naomi was in a war
on SmackDown last night.

746
00:41:42,419 --> 00:41:45,672
Not much chance for recovery
unfortunately for her.

747
00:41:45,705 --> 00:41:48,025
[Cole] Roxanne Perez
has been impressive thus far.

748
00:41:48,058 --> 00:41:50,210
She entered this match at number 3.

749
00:41:50,243 --> 00:41:53,196
[Barrett] Well, 1, 2 and 3
are all still in this matchup.

750
00:41:53,230 --> 00:41:58,268
Iyo Sky, of course, and Liv Morgan
included in those numbers.

751
00:41:58,301 --> 00:41:59,886
[Cole] Bayley and Deville going at it.

752
00:41:59,920 --> 00:42:01,688
[McAfee] I gotta say

753
00:42:01,721 --> 00:42:05,075
the conditioning and cardio
that's on display right now, unbelievable.

754
00:42:05,107 --> 00:42:08,295
[Cole] Oh, yeah, you had unbelievable
stamina in your appearance last year.

755
00:42:08,328 --> 00:42:09,880
38 seconds.

756
00:42:09,913 --> 00:42:11,665
[McAfee] I barely made it
through that, Cole.

757
00:42:11,698 --> 00:42:15,219
As you learned earlier,
that's a long time to me.

758
00:42:15,252 --> 00:42:19,673
[Cole] Oh! Look at the tag champs
working together.

759
00:42:19,705 --> 00:42:21,708
[McAfee] Thirty minutes power on display.

760
00:42:21,741 --> 00:42:24,912
-[Barrett] Double KOD on Zoey Stark.
-[Cole] There it is!

761
00:42:24,944 --> 00:42:26,880
Moonsault by Sky.

762
00:42:26,913 --> 00:42:28,515
[Barrett] This one's really breaking down.

763
00:42:28,549 --> 00:42:31,451
A lot of debilitated women
in that matchup here.

764
00:42:31,484 --> 00:42:32,669
[McAfee] How could you not be?

765
00:42:32,703 --> 00:42:35,788
[Cole] Zoey Stark eliminated
by the tag team champions.

766
00:42:35,821 --> 00:42:37,040
Champs are working together.

767
00:42:37,074 --> 00:42:39,792
Meanwhile, on this side,
Shayna Baszler is out as well.

768
00:42:39,826 --> 00:42:42,429
[Barrett] Sonya Deville!
Sonya Deville is out too.

769
00:42:42,462 --> 00:42:46,650
All of PFC eliminated
in the span of 10 seconds.

770
00:42:46,683 --> 00:42:48,685
[McAfee] That's got to be
the universe talking.

771
00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:51,772
Maybe they'll look in the mirror and be
better people going forward,

772
00:42:51,805 --> 00:42:54,174
but things heated up quickly
here at the Rumble.

773
00:42:54,208 --> 00:42:57,377
[Barrett] Well, the women remaining
in this matchup really figured it out.

774
00:42:57,411 --> 00:43:01,330
Let's put our own rivalries aside
for a second and focus on the big threat,

775
00:43:01,365 --> 00:43:04,634
which is or was PFC. They're gone.

776
00:43:04,667 --> 00:43:08,055
-[Cole] Number 16 about to enter.
-[crowd] …four, three, two, one.

777
00:43:08,622 --> 00:43:09,623
[buzzer sounds]

778
00:43:14,361 --> 00:43:17,513
[Cole] Big ovation
for this young woman from NXT.

779
00:43:17,548 --> 00:43:22,236
Her first Royal Rumble.
Jaida Parker from OTM on NXT.

780
00:43:24,071 --> 00:43:26,990
The first time
she's appeared at the Rumble.

781
00:43:27,024 --> 00:43:29,459
[Barrett] This is a woman
prepared to snatch some hair

782
00:43:29,493 --> 00:43:33,647
or slap someone's mama
in order to get herself to the top 8.

783
00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:37,366
Soccer standout
during her days in college,

784
00:43:37,401 --> 00:43:41,872
and many have said the best holding
midfielder since in goal N'Golo Kanté.

785
00:43:41,904 --> 00:43:43,757
But this is a very different game now.

786
00:43:43,790 --> 00:43:46,143
[Cole] Oh! What makes
Jaida Parker so dangerous?

787
00:43:46,176 --> 00:43:49,363
[Barrett] It's the attitude.
Obvious athletic abilities.

788
00:43:49,395 --> 00:43:50,696
She's got a great build,

789
00:43:50,731 --> 00:43:54,100
but on top of that,
that is deadly attitude

790
00:43:54,134 --> 00:43:58,055
ready to destroy the top women,
such as Liv Morgan.

791
00:43:58,087 --> 00:43:59,306
This woman is fearless.

792
00:43:59,339 --> 00:44:02,075
[Cole] Pat, it's like she doesn't…
She has so much confidence.

793
00:44:02,109 --> 00:44:05,462
[McAfee] Yeah, I mean, if Jaida
goes on to be Hall of Famer,

794
00:44:05,495 --> 00:44:07,748
which is certainly possible seemingly,

795
00:44:09,415 --> 00:44:12,219
I mean, this is in the documentary:
First Royal Rumble.

796
00:44:13,220 --> 00:44:17,223
[Barrett] Get something of
an NXT takeover tonight in this matchup.

797
00:44:17,723 --> 00:44:18,959
[McAfee] Lash Legend.

798
00:44:23,013 --> 00:44:24,214
[Cole] Bianca and Naomi.

799
00:44:24,731 --> 00:44:27,234
[McAfee] Okay.
[Barrett] We're getting some alliances.

800
00:44:27,267 --> 00:44:29,920
This is smart strategy
from the NXT ladies.

801
00:44:32,172 --> 00:44:34,741
[Cole] Look at Chelsea.
She wants to be a part as well.

802
00:44:35,509 --> 00:44:36,577
Oh!

803
00:44:38,212 --> 00:44:40,513
Uh, couldn't have happened
to a nicer person.

804
00:44:40,547 --> 00:44:43,232
-[McAfee] The awareness, Chelsea.
-[Cole] Uh-oh.

805
00:44:43,267 --> 00:44:47,988
[Barrett] Well, the alliance between Lash
and Jaida Parker is surely over.

806
00:44:48,020 --> 00:44:50,207
Well, it definitely is now. Lash is out.

807
00:44:50,240 --> 00:44:52,843
[Cole] Chelsea Green just eliminated
Lash Legend.

808
00:44:56,830 --> 00:44:59,833
[crowd chanting]
Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!

809
00:45:02,252 --> 00:45:03,854
[crowd] Five, four, three…

810
00:45:03,886 --> 00:45:07,024
[McAfee] United States champ
staring at the tag team champs.

811
00:45:07,057 --> 00:45:08,308
[buzzer sounds]

812
00:45:11,395 --> 00:45:13,714
[Cole] Well, Chelsea's got some backup.

813
00:45:15,415 --> 00:45:21,939
Her, uh, Secret Service director,
Piper Niven, is on her way to the ring.

814
00:45:22,221 --> 00:45:24,124
Piper and Chelsea, former tag champs.

815
00:45:24,156 --> 00:45:26,777
Now, Chelsea Green is… She just…
She didn't go over the top.

816
00:45:26,810 --> 00:45:29,830
She stepped through,
and she's begging Piper to hurry

817
00:45:29,863 --> 00:45:31,365
and make it to the ring to help her.

818
00:45:31,397 --> 00:45:34,634
[Barrett] Well, that's your job
as a Secret Service member,

819
00:45:34,667 --> 00:45:38,171
but let's not forget Piper Niven,
for years around the world,

820
00:45:38,205 --> 00:45:41,191
has been a proudly belligerent woman,

821
00:45:41,225 --> 00:45:47,196
and she now takes her job of protecting
the United States champion very seriously.

822
00:45:47,231 --> 00:45:50,167
[Cole] Chelsea trying to hang on.
I guess she did go over the top rope.

823
00:45:50,200 --> 00:45:52,286
Piper Niven now out to the apron as well.

824
00:45:52,319 --> 00:45:56,089
And now both the former tag champs
staring at the current tag team champion.

825
00:45:56,123 --> 00:45:58,625
And Chelsea's like,
"Come get me. I got back up."

826
00:45:59,459 --> 00:46:00,794
Such a brave woman.

827
00:46:00,827 --> 00:46:03,663
[McAfee] Chelsea and Piper.
Such a great duo.

828
00:46:03,696 --> 00:46:05,915
[Cole] She went under the ropes
so she couldn't be eliminated,

829
00:46:05,949 --> 00:46:08,902
but here's Piper Niven now,
the powerhouse in her 3rd Rumble.

830
00:46:09,469 --> 00:46:12,506
Look at Piper. And a slam to Naomi.

831
00:46:12,538 --> 00:46:14,691
Bianca Belair now from behind.

832
00:46:16,743 --> 00:46:17,877
[McAfee] Piper's power.

833
00:46:18,862 --> 00:46:21,582
[Barrett] We're about to see
some bone-crushing offense.

834
00:46:22,266 --> 00:46:25,484
[Cole] Oh, that's a perfect example
right there.

835
00:46:25,519 --> 00:46:26,819
[Barrett] Bone crusher.

836
00:46:27,654 --> 00:46:28,672
Bayley slammed.

837
00:46:30,973 --> 00:46:33,544
[Cole] That Piper slam,
the sidewalk slam, by Niven.

838
00:46:36,830 --> 00:46:40,299
Piper! Sit down! Uranage!

839
00:46:40,334 --> 00:46:41,884
[McAfee] Piper's cleaning house.

840
00:46:41,919 --> 00:46:46,272
[Barrett] It's too easy for a woman
as powerful as Piper Niven.

841
00:46:48,174 --> 00:46:49,710
[Cole] Uh, oh! Chelsea may go out.

842
00:46:49,743 --> 00:46:51,662
Iyo may go out on the other side.

843
00:46:51,694 --> 00:46:53,263
[Barrett] Cole, Secret Service!

844
00:46:53,297 --> 00:46:55,415
[Cole] Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no!

845
00:46:55,449 --> 00:46:58,452
[crowd booing, cheering]

846
00:47:03,473 --> 00:47:05,275
[Cole] Oh, my God.

847
00:47:05,308 --> 00:47:08,045
[Barrett] Piper Niven,
you're getting fired in the morning.

848
00:47:08,078 --> 00:47:09,562
[McAfee] Oh, no.

849
00:47:09,596 --> 00:47:12,281
[Cole] Yeah, we saw what happened
to Secret Service that blew the job.

850
00:47:12,316 --> 00:47:14,817
-[McAfee] Oh, no.
-[Cole] And here we go now. Tag champs…

851
00:47:14,852 --> 00:47:16,103
[buzzer sounds]

852
00:47:16,136 --> 00:47:17,638
…trying to eliminate Piper.

853
00:47:17,671 --> 00:47:19,173
Entry number 18 now.

854
00:47:23,060 --> 00:47:24,511
She's been a part of every Rumble.

855
00:47:26,946 --> 00:47:29,433
Natalya.

856
00:47:29,466 --> 00:47:33,337
Second all time in cumulative time
in the Rumble.

857
00:47:37,057 --> 00:47:44,047
[Barrett] Fist full of world records,
2,000+ matches deep into her career.

858
00:47:44,080 --> 00:47:47,466
The motivation though
has never been higher

859
00:47:47,500 --> 00:47:51,270
from the mother hen of the locker room,
Natalya, the BOAT.

860
00:47:51,305 --> 00:47:53,457
[McAfee] Guinness World Records--

861
00:47:53,490 --> 00:47:56,375
[Barrett] Discus clothesline just
like Jim the Anvil Neidhart.

862
00:47:56,410 --> 00:48:00,379
[Cole] Yeah, her late great dad.
There's the Release German by Natalya.

863
00:48:00,413 --> 00:48:02,549
And Natalya now with Naomi sit.

864
00:48:03,116 --> 00:48:06,118
And look at Natalya go. Natalya would love
to win this matchup tonight.

865
00:48:06,153 --> 00:48:07,638
Again, winner heads to WrestleMania.

866
00:48:07,671 --> 00:48:09,189
Take on the champion of their choosing.

867
00:48:09,223 --> 00:48:10,591
[McAfee] Oh.

868
00:48:10,624 --> 00:48:13,544
Iyo Sky roll through.
Natalya's showing off her power now.

869
00:48:15,062 --> 00:48:16,547
Trying to dump Iyo out.

870
00:48:17,064 --> 00:48:18,415
Iyo trying to hang on.

871
00:48:19,482 --> 00:48:23,502
Roxanne Perez now from behind.
Got a bit of a history with Natalya. Oh!

872
00:48:24,354 --> 00:48:26,640
[Barrett] Who doesn't
have history with Natalya?

873
00:48:26,673 --> 00:48:30,511
She's competed against a who's who
of anybody who's anybody

874
00:48:30,544 --> 00:48:32,162
over the past 15 years.

875
00:48:32,196 --> 00:48:35,147
[Cole] Roxanne's been in this match
well over a half hour.

876
00:48:35,182 --> 00:48:37,000
33 minutes, still in there.

877
00:48:37,651 --> 00:48:39,403
Natalya was trying to eliminate her.

878
00:48:39,435 --> 00:48:44,241
What a performance tonight by Roxanne
Perez, the former NXT women's champion.

879
00:48:44,274 --> 00:48:46,058
-[Barrett] Yeah, Roxanne…
-[Cole] Oh, goodness!

880
00:48:46,093 --> 00:48:47,528
…has been outstanding,

881
00:48:47,560 --> 00:48:51,348
but Jaida Parker, who has been
a mainstay of programming

882
00:48:51,381 --> 00:48:53,366
on NXT over the past 12 months,

883
00:48:53,400 --> 00:48:57,804
is really announcing herself
here at the Royal Rumble.

884
00:48:57,837 --> 00:49:00,691
[Cole] Looking to eliminate Natalya there
is Parker.

885
00:49:00,941 --> 00:49:04,795
[McAfee] Jaida, brand-new verse
OG Natty in the corner, great fight.

886
00:49:05,779 --> 00:49:09,616
As our tag champs continue
to do battle together.

887
00:49:09,650 --> 00:49:11,835
-[Cole] Number 19.
-[McAfee] It's heating up in here.

888
00:49:11,868 --> 00:49:13,187
[buzzer sounds]

889
00:49:25,265 --> 00:49:26,667
[Cole] Incredible ovation

890
00:49:27,683 --> 00:49:29,252
for Jordynne Grace.

891
00:49:29,286 --> 00:49:33,073
It's her 2nd Rumble appearance,
but, Wade, unlike last year,

892
00:49:33,106 --> 00:49:36,810
this year, Jordynne Grace is part of WWE.

893
00:49:36,844 --> 00:49:40,080
[Barrett] She's officially
under our umbrella now

894
00:49:40,113 --> 00:49:42,015
and fans around the world are in raptures.

895
00:49:42,049 --> 00:49:46,720
The only people unhappy is every woman
in this Royal Rumble matchup.

896
00:49:46,752 --> 00:49:50,140
'Cause things just got a lot
more difficult to win it.

897
00:49:50,174 --> 00:49:54,678
[Cole] Yeah, the powerful Jordynne Grace,
a 3-time iMPACT TNA Knockouts champion.

898
00:49:54,711 --> 00:49:58,048
[McAfee] Thank God for TNA
for introducing her to the world.

899
00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:02,035
Last year's Royal Rumble performance,
I assume, is gonna look very similar

900
00:50:02,069 --> 00:50:03,921
to what we're about to see right now.

901
00:50:03,953 --> 00:50:05,772
[Barrett] Who the hell
keeps throwing clotheslines

902
00:50:05,806 --> 00:50:08,908
as they're getting choked out
with Rox Perez on their back?

903
00:50:08,942 --> 00:50:10,194
Jordynne Grace apparently.

904
00:50:10,227 --> 00:50:11,862
[Cole] Jaida Parker
looking to eliminate Grace.

905
00:50:11,895 --> 00:50:14,565
Grace, from the apron,
launches herself up over the rope.

906
00:50:14,865 --> 00:50:17,884
Jaida Parker now set up over the top
out to the apron as well.

907
00:50:19,453 --> 00:50:21,404
Jordynne with a kick right to the face.

908
00:50:21,437 --> 00:50:22,890
[McAfee] Jordynne Grace does everything--

909
00:50:22,923 --> 00:50:25,893
[Cole] Jaida Parker
eliminated by Jordynne Grace.

910
00:50:27,644 --> 00:50:29,162
[McAfee] And she does the Lebron walk.

911
00:50:29,897 --> 00:50:33,517
[Barrett] Yeah, big mistake celebrating
in the Royal Rumble match.

912
00:50:33,549 --> 00:50:34,551
[McAfee] Eats it.

913
00:50:34,585 --> 00:50:37,037
[Barrett] And the same
could be said for Piper Niven.

914
00:50:37,770 --> 00:50:41,408
[Cole] Look at Jordynne Grace
lifting Piper up on her shoulders.

915
00:50:42,091 --> 00:50:45,245
[McAfee] Jordynne!
Death Valley Driver by Grace!

916
00:50:55,022 --> 00:50:56,707
[Cole] I think they heard you, Pat.

917
00:50:56,740 --> 00:50:58,408
-[McAfee] Yeah.
-[Cole] That's one way to put it.

918
00:50:58,442 --> 00:50:59,459
[McAfee] Yeah.

919
00:50:59,493 --> 00:51:01,278
[Barrett] The leader, Pat McAfee.

920
00:51:01,310 --> 00:51:05,182
[Cole] And Naomi and Jordynne Grace,
they have a history back in TNA.

921
00:51:05,883 --> 00:51:09,803
Great friends from back in TNA,
and Bianca Belair saying, "Wait a minute."

922
00:51:10,453 --> 00:51:12,606
[Barrett] Get your head
back in the game, Naomi.

923
00:51:12,638 --> 00:51:14,790
This is how you treat fellow competitors.

924
00:51:14,825 --> 00:51:16,042
[Cole] Trying to be eliminated,

925
00:51:16,076 --> 00:51:19,812
Bianca cannot believe that
her tag team partner embraced Grace,

926
00:51:19,846 --> 00:51:21,598
as we wait for number 20,

927
00:51:21,632 --> 00:51:24,451
and we're officially 2/3
of the way through this.

928
00:51:24,484 --> 00:51:25,484
[buzzer sounds]

929
00:51:25,519 --> 00:51:26,737
[McAfee] What a moment.

930
00:51:37,330 --> 00:51:38,332
[Cole] Michin.

931
00:51:40,683 --> 00:51:41,969
[Barrett] Michin the menace,

932
00:51:42,002 --> 00:51:47,007
one of the most hardcore women
this industry has ever seen,

933
00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:48,174
and she's drawn a number--

934
00:51:48,208 --> 00:51:53,363
anything 20 above as a competitor,
you really start fancying

935
00:51:53,397 --> 00:51:55,616
your chances of pulling this one off.

936
00:51:58,886 --> 00:52:01,622
[Cole] Got to go back and take a look
at the powerful move by Jordynne Grace.

937
00:52:01,654 --> 00:52:02,656
This is incredible.

938
00:52:03,323 --> 00:52:04,357
[Barrett] Yeah, Piper Niven

939
00:52:04,391 --> 00:52:07,978
simply isn't used to being
treated like this by anybody,

940
00:52:08,011 --> 00:52:11,265
and Piper Niven hasn't
quite looked the same ever since.

941
00:52:12,165 --> 00:52:17,221
[McAfee] I don't know how many humans
on earth, Wade, with that much ease

942
00:52:17,254 --> 00:52:18,971
and then landing on her feet afterwards.

943
00:52:19,006 --> 00:52:20,973
[Cole] Oh, and into the corner.

944
00:52:22,341 --> 00:52:26,245
[Barrett] Part of that lift alone though
from Jordynne Grace takes a hell of a lot

945
00:52:26,279 --> 00:52:29,683
out of Jordynne Grace herself,
expended a lot of energy.

946
00:52:29,716 --> 00:52:32,185
Pretty much did a squat PB right there,

947
00:52:32,219 --> 00:52:35,689
and now as she still tries somehow
to figure out how to win this match.

948
00:52:35,721 --> 00:52:38,408
[Cole] And on the other side now,
Biaca's in deep, deep trouble.

949
00:52:39,176 --> 00:52:41,377
Bianca may be eliminated here.

950
00:52:41,411 --> 00:52:43,346
[Barrett] Hanging on by her fingertips,

951
00:52:43,379 --> 00:52:47,201
and Natalya her best to eliminate the EST.

952
00:52:47,850 --> 00:52:48,969
Easier said than done.

953
00:52:49,002 --> 00:52:51,270
[Cole] Michin, of course,
with a history with Piper Niven.

954
00:52:51,305 --> 00:52:52,739
There is, uh-- Went for Eat Defeat.

955
00:52:52,772 --> 00:52:57,361
Piper Niven would not allow it to happen
and slams Michin with that Piper Driver.

956
00:52:57,394 --> 00:53:00,714
[McAfee] She just wanted to remind people
after what happened with Jordynne Grace.

957
00:53:00,747 --> 00:53:02,766
Michin, of course, in her 4th Rumble.

958
00:53:04,902 --> 00:53:06,904
Maybe eliminated here by Piper.

959
00:53:06,937 --> 00:53:09,189
Michin had real disappointment last night

960
00:53:09,223 --> 00:53:12,843
against the United States champion,
Chelsea Green,

961
00:53:12,875 --> 00:53:15,162
thanks in part to Piper Niven.

962
00:53:15,194 --> 00:53:17,114
-[Cole] Oh!
-[Barrett] No love lost between those two.

963
00:53:17,147 --> 00:53:21,067
We are ten seconds away now
from entry 21 in the Rumble.

964
00:53:21,100 --> 00:53:24,404
[crowd] …four, three, two, one.

965
00:53:25,004 --> 00:53:26,507
[buzzer sounds]

966
00:53:27,007 --> 00:53:28,509
[hip-hop music playing]

967
00:54:14,037 --> 00:54:19,058
[Cole] I thought she wasn't coming back.
The Internet said she wasn't coming back.

968
00:54:19,091 --> 00:54:21,694
[McAfee] We all thought
she wasn't coming back.

969
00:54:22,196 --> 00:54:25,299
[Barrett] Stop reading the dirt sheets,
Michael Cole.

970
00:54:25,332 --> 00:54:30,170
Every woman in this matchup
has a look of shock, and now Drake is one

971
00:54:30,203 --> 00:54:32,723
of the biggest hitters there could be.

972
00:54:32,756 --> 00:54:35,142
Alexa Bliss is back!

973
00:54:35,174 --> 00:54:38,228
[Cole] And she's face-to-face
with a longtime rival.

974
00:54:40,814 --> 00:54:44,718
Bayley and Alexa Bliss, and Bliss is here.
And down goes Bayley.

975
00:54:44,750 --> 00:54:47,404
[McAfee] And this place
is going crazy for her.

976
00:54:48,471 --> 00:54:50,022
From Ohio.

977
00:54:51,124 --> 00:54:52,759
[Cole] Basement dropkick by Bliss.

978
00:54:52,792 --> 00:54:54,044
Down goes Bayley.

979
00:55:00,600 --> 00:55:02,368
Vintage Bliss right there.

980
00:55:02,402 --> 00:55:07,857
[Barrett] Been missing for a long time,
but clearly has not lost a step.

981
00:55:07,891 --> 00:55:09,408
And looking razor-sharp.

982
00:55:12,178 --> 00:55:14,263
[Cole] And she is so happy to be back.

983
00:55:17,834 --> 00:55:20,953
And now, Bliss… It may be
a quick one though for Alexa Bliss.

984
00:55:21,971 --> 00:55:23,991
[Barrett] Natalya desperately
hanging on there.

985
00:55:24,024 --> 00:55:25,408
Smart move from the veteran.

986
00:55:25,442 --> 00:55:28,111
Managed to negotiate
her way out of that one

987
00:55:28,145 --> 00:55:32,332
and may well ruin the party for
Alexa Bliss before it really got started.

988
00:55:32,366 --> 00:55:33,366
[crowd] …three, two, one.

989
00:55:33,399 --> 00:55:35,419
-[buzzer sounds]
-[Cole] Struggling there to hold on.

990
00:55:39,857 --> 00:55:43,359
[McAfee] Wade, the newest member
of the SmackDown roster.

991
00:55:43,393 --> 00:55:46,913
In her sixth Rumble match, Zelina Vega.

992
00:55:47,513 --> 00:55:49,283
[Barrett] What an outfit.

993
00:55:49,866 --> 00:55:55,087
She's about to get in that ring and drop
some sosias, as she likes to call them.

994
00:55:56,455 --> 00:56:01,094
Zelina Vega, get in there
and set your heart ablaze.

995
00:56:02,645 --> 00:56:08,352
[McAfee] Sixth career Royal Rumble with
love and opportunity and WrestleMania.

996
00:56:08,384 --> 00:56:10,520
[Cole] Great move by Vega.
She takes out Bayley.

997
00:56:13,223 --> 00:56:15,776
[McAfee] Liv Morgan,
her second entrance, still in this thing.

998
00:56:16,577 --> 00:56:18,312
Battling with Zelina.

999
00:56:18,345 --> 00:56:20,647
[Barrett] Zelina Vega,
another one who's not been happy

1000
00:56:20,681 --> 00:56:24,618
at her lack of opportunities
over the past six months or so.

1001
00:56:24,651 --> 00:56:28,872
[Cole] Oh, look at that. Nice tornado DDT.
Jordynne Grace now goes after Vega.

1002
00:56:28,906 --> 00:56:31,325
Hey, you want to earn
an opportunity tonight? Win this match.

1003
00:56:31,357 --> 00:56:34,328
Well this is exactly how you do it.
That has to be the game plan.

1004
00:56:34,361 --> 00:56:37,214
Got a great draw at number 21, I believe.

1005
00:56:37,830 --> 00:56:41,752
Can't ask for too much more.
The ball is in your Zelina Vega.

1006
00:56:41,785 --> 00:56:44,087
[McAfee] Yeah,
great opportunity to prove why.

1007
00:56:44,120 --> 00:56:47,307
You've been saying, "Give me
an opportunity. Give me a rocket ship."

1008
00:56:47,341 --> 00:56:50,009
"Let me--"
She's trying to set up for something big.

1009
00:56:50,042 --> 00:56:51,611
-[Cole] And Vega--
-[McAfee] Code…

1010
00:56:52,379 --> 00:56:54,314
Code Red!

1011
00:56:54,998 --> 00:56:56,450
[Cole] By Vega.

1012
00:56:57,149 --> 00:57:01,104
[Barrett] A move invented
by her cousin, the Amazing Red

1013
00:57:01,138 --> 00:57:04,625
and now perfected
off the ropes by Zelina Vega.

1014
00:57:05,526 --> 00:57:08,011
[Cole] Now Bayley again
with Alexa Bliss in the corner.

1015
00:57:08,995 --> 00:57:11,431
Bayley won last year's Rumble.
Looking to go back-to-back.

1016
00:57:12,899 --> 00:57:13,901
And now Natalya.

1017
00:57:15,886 --> 00:57:16,919
Looking to use her power.

1018
00:57:16,953 --> 00:57:19,306
[McAfee] Alexa Bliss
yet again up on the rope. Top rope.

1019
00:57:19,339 --> 00:57:20,973
Iyo Sky teetering on the brink.

1020
00:57:21,008 --> 00:57:26,730
At this point, number one may well about
to be eliminated by Piper Niven.

1021
00:57:26,763 --> 00:57:27,763
[Cole] Double team.

1022
00:57:27,798 --> 00:57:30,750
[McAfee] No idea how there's still so much
energy and fight happening right now.

1023
00:57:30,783 --> 00:57:32,986
[Cole] Yeah, Liv and Iyo
and Roxanne were the first three.

1024
00:57:33,020 --> 00:57:34,370
They're still in this match.

1025
00:57:34,922 --> 00:57:37,691
[Barrett] Well, we talked about PFC
ganging up on the other women.

1026
00:57:37,723 --> 00:57:41,094
Now it is the tag champs
Naomi and Belair doing the same.

1027
00:57:42,229 --> 00:57:44,031
-[buzzer sounds]
-[McAfee] Wonderful strategy.

1028
00:57:48,100 --> 00:57:51,989
[Cole] Entering at number 23,
the Poison Pixie.

1029
00:57:52,506 --> 00:57:58,444
Candice LeRae for the fifth time
in her career is in the Royal Rumble.

1030
00:58:01,949 --> 00:58:05,018
[Barrett] The woman
who has ingratiated herself

1031
00:58:05,051 --> 00:58:07,687
to Nia Jax in recent months.

1032
00:58:07,721 --> 00:58:13,026
Helped drive a wedge between Nia Jax
and the new champ Tiffany Stratton.

1033
00:58:13,060 --> 00:58:17,830
How much would Candice LeRae love
to get a date with destiny at WrestleMania

1034
00:58:17,865 --> 00:58:19,015
against Tiffany Stratton?

1035
00:58:19,049 --> 00:58:22,886
[Cole] Hey, uh, Candice played a big role
last night in the Nia ambush on Stratton.

1036
00:58:24,136 --> 00:58:26,573
[McAfee] Looky here
and then the attack from the blind side.

1037
00:58:27,107 --> 00:58:28,107
Candice LeRae.

1038
00:58:28,926 --> 00:58:30,027
[Cole] Oh.

1039
00:58:30,060 --> 00:58:34,064
[Barrett] Candice LeRae has not got
enough love from the WWE universe

1040
00:58:34,096 --> 00:58:36,399
over the past 12 months, the Poison Pixie.

1041
00:58:36,433 --> 00:58:41,939
Twenty-plus year veteran with
all the skills to make big things happen.

1042
00:58:41,971 --> 00:58:45,459
[McAfee] Well, her attitude normally
is one that is not that of somebody

1043
00:58:45,491 --> 00:58:48,495
most people would like to pull for,
but she can get the job done.

1044
00:58:48,529 --> 00:58:54,433
Incredible backbreaker
on the back of somebody else. Clever.

1045
00:58:54,468 --> 00:58:56,870
Great high ring IQ.

1046
00:58:56,904 --> 00:59:00,374
[Barrett] Now it's Roxanne Perez
who's desperately clinging on

1047
00:59:00,406 --> 00:59:04,711
as the Poison Pixie does her best to
start thinning the herd in this matchup.

1048
00:59:04,745 --> 00:59:08,031
[McAfee] You can't help but be seeing
a lot of people try to catch their breath.

1049
00:59:08,065 --> 00:59:10,683
Takes a lot of power
to get somebody over to the top rope.

1050
00:59:10,716 --> 00:59:13,502
[Barrett] And being on that top turnbuckle
is about as bad a place

1051
00:59:13,537 --> 00:59:15,404
as you can be in a match like this.

1052
00:59:15,439 --> 00:59:18,225
But things starting to look bleak
for Candice LeRae.

1053
00:59:20,009 --> 00:59:21,395
Doing a number.

1054
00:59:21,428 --> 00:59:23,564
[Cole] Yeah, they had issues as well.

1055
00:59:24,231 --> 00:59:27,317
Look at Piper Niven
stomping away at Roxanne Perez.

1056
00:59:27,350 --> 00:59:29,236
Bianca Belair
in trouble in the far corner.

1057
00:59:29,269 --> 00:59:30,736
Candice is hanging on.

1058
00:59:30,770 --> 00:59:33,173
[Barrett] Desperately
clinging on by her fingertips.

1059
00:59:33,207 --> 00:59:35,225
And Michin is going
for those small joints,

1060
00:59:35,259 --> 00:59:40,931
but finally it seems Candice LeRae manages
to get out of trouble for now at least.

1061
00:59:40,964 --> 00:59:42,082
[Cole] Number 24.

1062
00:59:42,115 --> 00:59:43,116
[Barret] Look at Belair.

1063
00:59:43,149 --> 00:59:45,118
[McAfee] She's dangling.

1064
00:59:45,152 --> 00:59:46,303
[crowd] …three, two, one.

1065
00:59:46,336 --> 00:59:47,870
[buzzer sounds]

1066
00:59:47,904 --> 00:59:49,022
[Barrett] There's Naomi.

1067
01:00:01,785 --> 01:00:06,440
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
for the first time in her career,

1068
01:00:07,040 --> 01:00:11,678
NXT's Stephanie Vaquer
is here at the Rumble.

1069
01:00:13,096 --> 01:00:17,334
[Barrett] Chilean-born superstar,
the number one contender for the women's

1070
01:00:17,366 --> 01:00:20,354
North American Championship in NXT.

1071
01:00:20,386 --> 01:00:23,707
It could get even bigger tonight
for Stephanie Vaquer.

1072
01:00:23,740 --> 01:00:26,009
[Cole] She takes on Fallon Henley

1073
01:00:26,042 --> 01:00:29,229
at the Vengeance Day for
the North American Championship.

1074
01:00:29,730 --> 01:00:32,499
Wade, tell us about her.
What a career she's had around the world.

1075
01:00:32,533 --> 01:00:36,770
[Barrett] Yeah, absolutely incredible.
Won championships all over South America.

1076
01:00:36,803 --> 01:00:40,857
A woman who's got precision strikes,
she's got a daredevil attitude.

1077
01:00:41,475 --> 01:00:46,078
And seems to be absolutely fearless
in this, the biggest spotlight

1078
01:00:46,113 --> 01:00:47,181
of her entire career.

1079
01:00:47,214 --> 01:00:48,464
[Cole] Look at this now.

1080
01:00:49,216 --> 01:00:52,903
[McAfee] Showed up in front of us.
Okay, hey, all right.

1081
01:00:52,935 --> 01:00:53,937
[Cole] To Natalya.

1082
01:00:53,971 --> 01:00:57,424
[Barrett] Tell you right now, Vic Joseph,
the commentator in NXT has been

1083
01:00:57,457 --> 01:01:00,042
absolutely raving about Stephanie Vaquer.

1084
01:01:00,827 --> 01:01:03,446
[McAfee] Whenever you talk about
just showing up in front of 70,000,

1085
01:01:03,480 --> 01:01:06,832
springboard cross body,
then just execute--

1086
01:01:06,866 --> 01:01:08,402
[Cole] Look at that. Oh, my goodness.

1087
01:01:08,435 --> 01:01:11,638
Remember Bayley's got bad knees.
Bayley has bad knees.

1088
01:01:11,672 --> 01:01:15,408
That's dragon screw there by Vaquer.
And Bayley could be in deep trouble.

1089
01:01:15,442 --> 01:01:17,578
[Barrett] Bayley's got
no knees after that.

1090
01:01:17,611 --> 01:01:21,330
She's gonna need some sort
of rehabilitation at minimum.

1091
01:01:21,365 --> 01:01:24,984
[McAfee] Some film study
by Vaquer as well.

1092
01:01:25,018 --> 01:01:26,403
Truly impressive start here.

1093
01:01:27,321 --> 01:01:28,939
[Cole] Tag team champs now.

1094
01:01:28,971 --> 01:01:30,123
Double team.

1095
01:01:30,624 --> 01:01:34,444
[McAfee] Alexa Bliss on the receiving end.

1096
01:01:34,944 --> 01:01:39,399
[Barrett] There's some real heavyweight
women in this match up with massive egos.

1097
01:01:39,433 --> 01:01:43,537
All of them desperately aiming
for that main event spot at WrestleMania.

1098
01:01:43,569 --> 01:01:44,971
[buzzer sounds]

1099
01:01:45,004 --> 01:01:47,223
[chuckling through speakers]

1100
01:02:00,287 --> 01:02:02,955
[Cole] What an ovation
for the Hall of Famer.

1101
01:02:05,459 --> 01:02:09,263
Trish Stratus going old-school
with what she's wearing tonight.

1102
01:02:09,296 --> 01:02:11,647
Back when she debuted WWE.

1103
01:02:11,682 --> 01:02:15,051
Remember she was the manager for T & A.

1104
01:02:15,085 --> 01:02:16,870
[Barrett] Thank you, Trish.

1105
01:02:16,904 --> 01:02:23,577
A woman who's given us all stratisfaction
for 25-plus years, and it continues.

1106
01:02:23,609 --> 01:02:26,230
[Cole] Trish Stratus, a seven-time
world champion,

1107
01:02:26,263 --> 01:02:29,899
going after a longtime rival
Natalya in this matchup.

1108
01:02:29,933 --> 01:02:34,721
[Barrett] Looking better than ever.
She blew the roof off this place, Cole.

1109
01:02:35,288 --> 01:02:39,843
The world in shock
at the arrival of Trish Stratus.

1110
01:02:39,877 --> 01:02:44,448
[Cole] Considered perhaps the greatest
woman superstar in history.

1111
01:02:44,481 --> 01:02:45,999
Trish Stratus.

1112
01:02:47,500 --> 01:02:49,703
Uh-oh, Jordynne Grace intercepts.

1113
01:02:49,736 --> 01:02:51,904
And sends Trish into the corner.

1114
01:02:51,939 --> 01:02:53,790
[Barrett] What a feather
in the cap it will be

1115
01:02:53,823 --> 01:02:58,227
for any woman to eliminate
a living legend like Trish Stratus.

1116
01:02:59,930 --> 01:03:03,517
[Cole] Indeed it is.
It's Trish with a double bulldog.

1117
01:03:04,500 --> 01:03:09,406
[McAfee] This is awesome.
Chants for good reason. Trish Stratus.

1118
01:03:09,439 --> 01:03:12,593
[Barrett] Cleaning everyone's club,
but we gonna get some eliminations.

1119
01:03:12,625 --> 01:03:13,993
This might be one here.

1120
01:03:15,279 --> 01:03:17,631
[Cole] Down goes Natalya.

1121
01:03:17,663 --> 01:03:20,750
I love a little stratisfaction.

1122
01:03:20,783 --> 01:03:22,553
[Barrett] Don't we all, Michael Cole.

1123
01:03:23,937 --> 01:03:26,890
[Cole] Piper Niven though, enjoying
the fact that she knocked down Trish.

1124
01:03:26,924 --> 01:03:30,928
And, well, Piper, she fancies herself
on Trish's level.

1125
01:03:33,580 --> 01:03:36,082
[McAfee] Yeah, Piper will certainly
ruin some people's nights

1126
01:03:36,116 --> 01:03:38,468
if she eliminates Trish Stratus.

1127
01:03:38,502 --> 01:03:41,071
[Barrett] Well there couldn't be
much more difference in style

1128
01:03:41,104 --> 01:03:43,373
between Piper Niven and Trish Stratus.

1129
01:03:43,406 --> 01:03:46,475
I guarantee you
with the mindset of Piper Niven,

1130
01:03:46,509 --> 01:03:50,029
she did not grow up
a fan of Trish whatsoever.

1131
01:03:51,615 --> 01:03:54,368
[McAfee] Trish Stratus,
trailblazer of the industry.

1132
01:03:54,401 --> 01:03:55,719
[buzzer sounds]

1133
01:03:58,187 --> 01:03:59,656
[Cole] Oh, guess what.

1134
01:04:01,808 --> 01:04:06,913
Liv Morgan, who entered at number two,
finally has an ally.

1135
01:04:07,663 --> 01:04:13,337
Raquel Rodriguez, for the second time
in her career, is in the Rumble.

1136
01:04:13,370 --> 01:04:18,892
[Barrett] Big Mami Cool in the house
and the instruction from Liv Morgan

1137
01:04:18,926 --> 01:04:22,346
a couple of weeks ago was very clear.

1138
01:04:22,379 --> 01:04:26,133
Raquel Rodriguez is here
for one reason and one reason only.

1139
01:04:26,165 --> 01:04:28,952
That is to ensure victory for Liv Morgan.

1140
01:04:28,986 --> 01:04:31,488
[Cole] And right there
she goes right after Natalya.

1141
01:04:31,522 --> 01:04:34,073
[MCAfee] She actually
said as such yesterday.

1142
01:04:34,107 --> 01:04:35,475
[Cole] We asked Raquel the question.

1143
01:04:35,509 --> 01:04:37,361
"If it comes down to you and Liv,
what would you do?"

1144
01:04:37,394 --> 01:04:41,080
Raquel said she'd play the game. Not quite
sure when WrestleMania is on the line.

1145
01:04:41,114 --> 01:04:43,100
[Barrett] Yeah,
I'll believe that when I see it.

1146
01:04:43,133 --> 01:04:45,085
Trust me, things change rapidly.

1147
01:04:45,118 --> 01:04:48,571
[Cole] Double team using Liv
as a weapon onto Natalya.

1148
01:04:48,605 --> 01:04:52,024
[Barrett] Liv more than happy
to use her own body as a weapon

1149
01:04:52,058 --> 01:04:53,527
in pursuit of victory.

1150
01:04:53,560 --> 01:04:55,578
Devil-may-care attitude.

1151
01:04:56,263 --> 01:04:58,314
[McAfee] Oh! Liv Morgan.

1152
01:04:59,415 --> 01:05:02,069
[Cole] And now dumping
Natalya over to the… Oh, big slap.

1153
01:05:02,769 --> 01:05:06,306
Liv now. Oh, codebreaker
eliminates Natalya.

1154
01:05:08,408 --> 01:05:11,194
Now if I was Raquel right now,
I'd just kick Liv out of the ring.

1155
01:05:11,227 --> 01:05:12,645
[McAfee] No, what are you talking about?

1156
01:05:12,678 --> 01:05:14,531
She said she's here
to ensure that Liv wins.

1157
01:05:14,564 --> 01:05:17,216
[Barrett] You have no loyalty
whatsoever, Michael Cole.

1158
01:05:17,250 --> 01:05:20,153
You're a mercenary unlike Raquel.

1159
01:05:20,187 --> 01:05:21,187
[Cole] Oh, no!

1160
01:05:22,372 --> 01:05:27,644
Alexa tried to eliminate Liv Morgan.
Raquel trying to eliminate Alexa Bliss.

1161
01:05:27,678 --> 01:05:28,678
Who's fighting back?

1162
01:05:28,712 --> 01:05:33,100
Liv, codebreaker. Alexa's out.
Morgan has eliminated Bliss.

1163
01:05:37,620 --> 01:05:40,957
[McAfee] My wife
and all of Indianapolis is devastated

1164
01:05:40,991 --> 01:05:46,613
that Alexa Bliss has been eliminated,
but Liv Morgan racking up eliminations.

1165
01:05:46,647 --> 01:05:50,283
[Barrett] The least popular
elimination thus far.

1166
01:05:50,317 --> 01:05:54,770
However, the story
is to be continued, it would seem.

1167
01:05:55,372 --> 01:05:59,393
[Cole] Liv and Iyo, both in this match
for over 53 minutes.

1168
01:05:59,426 --> 01:06:01,928
Entry number 27 is coming.

1169
01:06:01,962 --> 01:06:04,114
[crowd] …three, two, one.

1170
01:06:04,814 --> 01:06:06,299
[buzzer sounds]

1171
01:06:51,912 --> 01:06:56,033
[Cole] This place is thunderous.

1172
01:06:56,732 --> 01:06:59,970
The queen is back.

1173
01:07:01,504 --> 01:07:03,307
[McAfee] Clap for royalty, Wade.

1174
01:07:03,941 --> 01:07:08,578
[Cole] It's been over a year since
we've seen Charlotte Flair in action.

1175
01:07:08,611 --> 01:07:09,946
Out with injury.

1176
01:07:10,797 --> 01:07:14,384
The woman who won
the Royal Rumble back in 2020.

1177
01:07:16,019 --> 01:07:20,073
[Barrett] Pyro on a Royal Rumble entrance.

1178
01:07:20,107 --> 01:07:25,995
Damn, you've got to be pretty special,
and Charlotte Flair is exactly that.

1179
01:07:26,029 --> 01:07:28,147
A game-changing

1180
01:07:28,182 --> 01:07:31,067
glass-ceiling-smashing

1181
01:07:31,100 --> 01:07:33,736
queen of an entire industry.

1182
01:07:34,587 --> 01:07:38,457
[Cole] In four Rumbles,
she's eliminated 15 superstars.

1183
01:07:40,977 --> 01:07:43,247
[McAfee] You can barely hear that pyro

1184
01:07:43,279 --> 01:07:48,100
because this crowd welcomed the queen

1185
01:07:48,134 --> 01:07:50,703
back to WWE.

1186
01:07:51,971 --> 01:07:54,790
[Cole] It's Charlotte
in absolutely no hurry.

1187
01:07:54,825 --> 01:07:57,544
Charlotte Flair is soaking it in.

1188
01:07:57,578 --> 01:08:01,631
Charlotte Flair is headed to the ring.
The game is changed, ladies and gentlemen.

1189
01:08:01,665 --> 01:08:03,216
Charlotte's back.

1190
01:08:04,701 --> 01:08:09,622
[Barrett] A woman with the kind
of physical gifts that most people

1191
01:08:09,656 --> 01:08:11,859
simply cannot manufacture.

1192
01:08:16,145 --> 01:08:17,813
[Cole] Welcome aboard, Roxanne.

1193
01:08:18,615 --> 01:08:19,966
[McAfee] Some Flair chops.

1194
01:08:21,617 --> 01:08:25,839
To say hello to the WWE universe.

1195
01:08:26,807 --> 01:08:28,559
[Cole] Well, Jordynne Grace, welcome.

1196
01:08:32,528 --> 01:08:35,499
[Barrett] There's only one place
you can put Charlotte Flair,

1197
01:08:35,532 --> 01:08:38,218
and that is a main event.

1198
01:08:38,852 --> 01:08:41,688
But Flair's gonna earn it
the hard way here.

1199
01:08:42,238 --> 01:08:46,510
[Cole] Charlotte Flair,
a 14-time world champion.

1200
01:08:49,962 --> 01:08:52,482
[McAfee] I mean, the energy's different.

1201
01:08:52,515 --> 01:08:53,517
[Cole] Michin's out.

1202
01:08:53,550 --> 01:08:56,519
Since Charlotte walked in here,
Charlotte's fired up.

1203
01:08:56,553 --> 01:08:58,804
[Barrett] Taking
a lot of risk on that apron.

1204
01:08:59,956 --> 01:09:03,710
But Charlotte Flair knows exactly
what she's doing. The ultimate veteran.

1205
01:09:03,743 --> 01:09:05,245
[Cole] Double-cross body by Flair.

1206
01:09:09,899 --> 01:09:14,403
[Barrett] The finest genetics
in the history of the industry

1207
01:09:14,438 --> 01:09:16,572
and with an attitude to match it.

1208
01:09:16,607 --> 01:09:20,193
Unparalleled success
in the career of Charlotte Flair.

1209
01:09:20,227 --> 01:09:21,929
[Cole] And look at Grace and Vaquer

1210
01:09:21,961 --> 01:09:25,499
double-teaming Flair now
with this vertical suplex.

1211
01:09:25,532 --> 01:09:28,818
[Barrett] You have to. You've got
no choice when someone is dangerous.

1212
01:09:28,852 --> 01:09:31,455
[Cole] Oh, look at that!
What a move by Charlotte.

1213
01:09:31,487 --> 01:09:36,126
That double DDT and a kip-up by the queen.

1214
01:09:38,394 --> 01:09:39,513
[McAfee] Ah, yeah!

1215
01:09:40,479 --> 01:09:43,649
[Cole] Tremendous shape
that Charlotte Flair's in.

1216
01:09:43,684 --> 01:09:45,952
[McAfee] I'm thinking Charlotte's back.

1217
01:09:45,986 --> 01:09:50,139
[Barrett] Biggest star in the game
now looking to make up for some lost time.

1218
01:09:50,174 --> 01:09:53,277
But Piper Niven does not care
about star level.

1219
01:09:53,309 --> 01:09:54,545
[Cole] You guys are right.

1220
01:09:54,577 --> 01:09:57,681
The energy changed in this match when
Charlotte Flair walked down that aisle.

1221
01:09:58,182 --> 01:09:59,766
Oh, look. It's Zelina trying to hang on.

1222
01:10:01,552 --> 01:10:02,736
[McAfee] Charlotte!

1223
01:10:02,769 --> 01:10:04,388
[Cole] Piper's eliminated.

1224
01:10:09,376 --> 01:10:12,596
[Barrett] Well it has been
a disastrous night for Piper Niven,

1225
01:10:13,297 --> 01:10:17,351
who now needs to go
and apologize to Chelsea Green.

1226
01:10:17,384 --> 01:10:18,684
[Cole] Entry 28.

1227
01:10:18,719 --> 01:10:20,420
[crowd] …three, two, one.

1228
01:10:20,454 --> 01:10:21,722
[buzzer sounds]

1229
01:10:37,287 --> 01:10:39,857
The international superstar,

1230
01:10:39,889 --> 01:10:42,626
the current NXT women's champion,

1231
01:10:43,376 --> 01:10:45,913
Giulia is here.

1232
01:10:47,481 --> 01:10:50,534
She beat Roxanne Perez
in New Year's Evil to win the title.

1233
01:10:51,235 --> 01:10:53,153
She faces Bayley and Roxanne

1234
01:10:53,187 --> 01:10:56,406
in a triple threat in a couple of weeks
at NXT Vengeance Day,

1235
01:10:57,224 --> 01:11:00,059
and Giulia enters the Rumble
for the first time in her career.

1236
01:11:00,827 --> 01:11:05,499
[McAfee] The history of the NXT
Women's champion is a very, very good one.

1237
01:11:06,032 --> 01:11:10,269
[Barrett] A beautiful madness
just entered the Royal Rumble.

1238
01:11:10,821 --> 01:11:13,690
An Iyo Sky wants a piece of the action.

1239
01:11:13,724 --> 01:11:15,843
[Cole] Liv and Raquel
trying to eliminate Charlotte Flair.

1240
01:11:17,528 --> 01:11:19,346
[McAfee] Iyo Sky and Giulia.

1241
01:11:22,099 --> 01:11:23,166
Scrapping.

1242
01:11:23,200 --> 01:11:25,519
[Cole] Some of the greatest
Japanese superstars in history.

1243
01:11:26,103 --> 01:11:27,387
Iyo Sky misses wildly.

1244
01:11:27,420 --> 01:11:30,157
Giulia sends her to the other side
of the ring.

1245
01:11:30,190 --> 01:11:31,592
And both women down.

1246
01:11:31,625 --> 01:11:33,293
Counter for counter, a fresh Giuliana

1247
01:11:33,327 --> 01:11:38,514
against what must be an exhausted
Iyo Sky, who came in at number one.

1248
01:11:39,081 --> 01:11:42,085
Battled one another to neutrality there.

1249
01:11:42,119 --> 01:11:45,422
[Cole] Fourteen women are in,
14 have been eliminated.

1250
01:11:46,023 --> 01:11:50,110
[McAfee] Anything you could do I could do.
That was mesmerizing to watch.

1251
01:11:50,143 --> 01:11:55,415
[Cole] Two more to enter.
Iyo Sky, almost an hour in this match.

1252
01:11:55,449 --> 01:11:57,351
Liv Morgan as well.

1253
01:11:58,151 --> 01:11:59,870
Well over 59 minutes.

1254
01:12:00,536 --> 01:12:03,423
Remember Bayley holds the record
at an hour and three.

1255
01:12:03,456 --> 01:12:06,577
[McAfee] You attack those hands, Wade.
You got to attack the fingers.

1256
01:12:06,610 --> 01:12:09,146
[Cole] Roxanne Perez.
What a performance by Roxanne.

1257
01:12:09,179 --> 01:12:11,782
[Barrett] Attack whatever you can
in the Royal Rumble match.

1258
01:12:11,815 --> 01:12:15,202
And Giulia trying what seems
to be a German suplex,

1259
01:12:15,235 --> 01:12:17,654
which in theory,
would take herself out in the process.

1260
01:12:17,688 --> 01:12:19,406
[Cole] Yeah, but Jordynne Grace
able to hang on.

1261
01:12:19,438 --> 01:12:21,525
Headbutt now by Giulia.
On the apron is Grace.

1262
01:12:21,558 --> 01:12:24,278
And Giulia eliminates Jordynne Grace.

1263
01:12:24,311 --> 01:12:26,029
[Barrett] Knocked out in the process.

1264
01:12:26,063 --> 01:12:29,550
That was superb
from the NXT women's champ.

1265
01:12:31,418 --> 01:12:33,487
[Cole] And now look
who's standing behind her.

1266
01:12:34,638 --> 01:12:38,791
Two of the, uh, great superstars of NXT.

1267
01:12:39,459 --> 01:12:41,228
The future of the women's division.

1268
01:12:42,896 --> 01:12:44,531
International stars.

1269
01:12:45,549 --> 01:12:47,501
[McAfee] Trish Stratus behind them.
What a moment.

1270
01:12:49,536 --> 01:12:52,222
[Cole] And it looks like
Vaquer and Giulia, they work together

1271
01:12:52,255 --> 01:12:57,411
against two of the original Four Horsemen,
Charlotte and Bayley.

1272
01:12:57,443 --> 01:12:59,563
Bianca Belair stepping in as well.

1273
01:12:59,596 --> 01:13:04,067
[Barrett] Roxanne looking to get in
on that NXT versus WWE here.

1274
01:13:04,101 --> 01:13:05,102
[Cole] And here we go.

1275
01:13:05,135 --> 01:13:09,489
The fight's underway
as we await entry number 29.

1276
01:13:09,523 --> 01:13:12,976
[Barrett] Make whatever alliance you can
at this point in the matchup.

1277
01:13:13,010 --> 01:13:14,778
[McAfee] A Mount Rushmore alliance.

1278
01:13:14,811 --> 01:13:16,563
[buzzer sounds]

1279
01:13:17,297 --> 01:13:18,447
[Cole] Zelina in trouble.

1280
01:13:19,566 --> 01:13:21,852
-Things have changed.
-[McAfee] Oh, no!

1281
01:13:22,686 --> 01:13:24,855
Is what everybody's saying.

1282
01:13:25,923 --> 01:13:28,525
[Cole] Zelina trying to hang on.
Trish trying to eliminate her.

1283
01:13:28,559 --> 01:13:31,894
Meanwhile, that woman there,
the irresistible force Nia Jax,

1284
01:13:31,929 --> 01:13:34,848
is tied with Rhea Ripley
for the most eliminations

1285
01:13:34,882 --> 01:13:37,800
in Royal Rumble history for women at 20.

1286
01:13:39,736 --> 01:13:42,556
One elimination tonight,
she takes the lead.

1287
01:13:42,589 --> 01:13:46,693
[Barrett] A woman who has been
on a perennial warpath

1288
01:13:46,727 --> 01:13:53,267
ever since losing a WWE Women's
Championship to Tiffany Stratton.

1289
01:13:53,834 --> 01:13:57,304
She's got her eyes zeroed in
on that WrestleMania sign.

1290
01:13:57,337 --> 01:13:59,473
And I promise you this,

1291
01:13:59,505 --> 01:14:05,712
if Nia Jax wins tonight, she is gonna
make a beeline for Tiffany Stratton.

1292
01:14:05,746 --> 01:14:08,581
[McAfee] She's going into
a ruthless Royal Rumble right now.

1293
01:14:08,615 --> 01:14:13,536
Trish was just biting Zelina Vega's
fingers trying to eliminate her.

1294
01:14:14,121 --> 01:14:16,123
[Cole] Nia Jax the only person in history

1295
01:14:16,156 --> 01:14:18,125
to compete in two Rumble matches
on the same night.

1296
01:14:18,157 --> 01:14:19,159
The women's and the men.

1297
01:14:19,193 --> 01:14:23,146
And now Nia Jax eliminates
Zelina Vega. Zelina is out.

1298
01:14:23,179 --> 01:14:25,949
Nia Jax will send her into a barricade.

1299
01:14:26,934 --> 01:14:30,987
And so now Nia Jax
has taken over as the record-setter.

1300
01:14:31,021 --> 01:14:33,991
Twenty-one eliminations,
more than any woman in history.

1301
01:14:34,023 --> 01:14:37,678
[Barrett] And for many people, Nia Jax
was the favorite ahead of this matchup.

1302
01:14:37,711 --> 01:14:42,331
The fact that she drew number 29
just increases that favoritism.

1303
01:14:42,366 --> 01:14:44,885
[Cole] I hope you know
what you're getting into, Trish.

1304
01:14:44,918 --> 01:14:48,304
[McAfee] Dream setup for Nia Jax.
Dream match for her.

1305
01:14:48,338 --> 01:14:49,656
Trish doesn't care.

1306
01:14:50,257 --> 01:14:54,044
[Cole] Meanwhile, Candice LeRae dumped
over the top by Stratus and eliminated.

1307
01:14:56,446 --> 01:14:58,081
And now Trish going after Nia.

1308
01:14:58,115 --> 01:15:01,050
[McAfee] Trish, taking it to Nia Jax.

1309
01:15:09,776 --> 01:15:11,712
[Cole] And now Trish into the corner.

1310
01:15:11,745 --> 01:15:13,580
Nia, though, the powerhouse.

1311
01:15:18,018 --> 01:15:22,272
[Barrett] Hitting some stratuspheres
there on Nia Jax.

1312
01:15:22,306 --> 01:15:24,875
Nia Jax just bouncing back.

1313
01:15:25,776 --> 01:15:27,094
It's a tug-of-war. No way!

1314
01:15:27,126 --> 01:15:28,327
[Cole] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.

1315
01:15:32,566 --> 01:15:34,617
[Barrett] Poison Pixie
trying to do some damage.

1316
01:15:34,651 --> 01:15:36,086
[Cole] Oh! Eliminating Stratus.

1317
01:15:36,119 --> 01:15:38,338
[Barrett] The Hall of Famer is out.

1318
01:15:39,540 --> 01:15:44,461
Never mess with Nia Jax. You're probably
gonna come off second best.

1319
01:15:44,494 --> 01:15:47,965
[McAfee] Record-breaking
elimination for Nia Jax.

1320
01:15:48,815 --> 01:15:49,900
Most all time.

1321
01:15:50,450 --> 01:15:52,803
[crowd] …three, two, one.

1322
01:15:52,836 --> 01:15:54,204
[buzzer sounds]

1323
01:16:15,275 --> 01:16:18,278
[Cole] The WWE Hall of Famer,

1324
01:16:18,312 --> 01:16:21,114
one of the most courageous
women on the planet,

1325
01:16:21,148 --> 01:16:23,317
Nikki Bella is back.

1326
01:16:23,817 --> 01:16:28,522
For the first time in three years,
Nikki Bella is here at the Rumble.

1327
01:16:30,174 --> 01:16:33,177
[Barrett] Bella Army, mount up.

1328
01:16:33,210 --> 01:16:35,629
We are riding high tonight, baby.

1329
01:16:36,129 --> 01:16:39,049
[MCAfee] What a moment for the WWE.

1330
01:16:40,666 --> 01:16:42,369
Nikki Bella's back.

1331
01:16:42,885 --> 01:16:45,539
[Barrett] How sharp
is Nikki Bella gonna be?

1332
01:16:45,572 --> 01:16:48,108
It's been a long time
since he's been in competition.

1333
01:16:49,776 --> 01:16:52,846
[Cole] And Nikki and Nia squaring off.

1334
01:16:57,483 --> 01:17:00,120
[McAfee] You talk about
that Bella Army, Wade.

1335
01:17:00,152 --> 01:17:02,673
[Barrett] Of which I am a proud member.

1336
01:17:02,706 --> 01:17:06,326
[Cole] Of which an army is now
formed to surround Nia Jax.

1337
01:17:08,045 --> 01:17:13,083
Liv Morgan, Iyo Sky, have set records
tonight, beating Bayley from last year.

1338
01:17:13,116 --> 01:17:15,969
But now the story
is the gang-up on Nia Jax.

1339
01:17:16,003 --> 01:17:17,905
Will they eliminate Jax here tonight?

1340
01:17:17,938 --> 01:17:20,139
-[Barrett] And to be clear that was…
-[McAfee] Oh, no!

1341
01:17:20,174 --> 01:17:22,843
[Barrett] …the only way
you can eliminate Nia Jax.

1342
01:17:22,876 --> 01:17:25,329
-[Cole] Maybe not that way.
-[Barrett] Every woman needs to gang up.

1343
01:17:25,362 --> 01:17:26,496
[Cole] Obviously it didn't work.

1344
01:17:26,530 --> 01:17:28,182
-[Barrett] But it simply--
-[McAfee] Nine!

1345
01:17:28,215 --> 01:17:30,250
[Cole] Not sure what you
were watching, but it didn't work.

1346
01:17:30,284 --> 01:17:33,152
[Barrett] It was an attempt.
That's what I'm saying. You have to try.

1347
01:17:33,187 --> 01:17:36,523
If you can't do it with every woman
trying it, then there's no chance, right?

1348
01:17:36,557 --> 01:17:37,558
Then she's going to win.

1349
01:17:37,590 --> 01:17:40,460
[McAfee] Nia Jax just threw nine adults.

1350
01:17:40,494 --> 01:17:41,978
Nine of them.

1351
01:17:42,012 --> 01:17:43,013
Maybe ten.

1352
01:17:43,813 --> 01:17:46,567
[Cole] And again, the story
that has developed here tonight,

1353
01:17:46,599 --> 01:17:49,152
Iyo Sky and Liv Morgan
entered one and two in the Rumble.

1354
01:17:49,186 --> 01:17:52,639
They have now set the record for the
longest time in the Royal Rumble match,

1355
01:17:52,673 --> 01:17:54,407
beating Bayley's record of last year.

1356
01:17:54,441 --> 01:17:58,695
And Nikki Bella now showing off a bit
in tremendous shape here.

1357
01:18:02,081 --> 01:18:04,418
[McAfee] The future
of the industry says, uh,

1358
01:18:06,570 --> 01:18:07,571
"Checkmate."

1359
01:18:07,603 --> 01:18:08,956
[Cole] Yeah, okay, Roxanne.

1360
01:18:09,873 --> 01:18:11,508
Thanks for coming.

1361
01:18:11,541 --> 01:18:13,026
Nikki Bella now.

1362
01:18:13,059 --> 01:18:14,428
[Perez] No! No, no, no.

1363
01:18:14,461 --> 01:18:15,829
[Cole] With Roxanne up.

1364
01:18:15,862 --> 01:18:17,063
[Perez] No!

1365
01:18:17,097 --> 01:18:20,017
[Cole] Looking to dump her
over the top rope. Roxanne hanging on.

1366
01:18:20,050 --> 01:18:22,853
[Barrett] Nikki Bella
is looking better than ever.

1367
01:18:22,885 --> 01:18:25,688
How do some people just not age?
What's the secret?

1368
01:18:25,722 --> 01:18:27,257
[McAfee] I don't know.
I'm aging like milk.

1369
01:18:27,291 --> 01:18:30,260
-[Cole] They don't drink like you.
-[Barrett] You and me both. That's true.

1370
01:18:30,294 --> 01:18:31,295
[McAfee] Yeah, well…

1371
01:18:31,327 --> 01:18:32,896
[Cole] And look at this now.

1372
01:18:32,929 --> 01:18:34,164
Vaquer.

1373
01:18:36,683 --> 01:18:37,684
Close.

1374
01:18:37,718 --> 01:18:38,719
[McAfee] Hold on.

1375
01:18:38,751 --> 01:18:39,969
[Barrett] Number one's almost out!

1376
01:18:40,003 --> 01:18:43,206
[Cole] Iyo! Both feet have to
touch the floor before she's eliminated.

1377
01:18:43,240 --> 01:18:44,842
Iyo, try to hang on.

1378
01:18:44,875 --> 01:18:47,077
[Barrett] Well, this is a mistake
by Roxanne Perez,

1379
01:18:47,110 --> 01:18:49,079
who was attacking Stephanie Vaquer.

1380
01:18:49,112 --> 01:18:51,231
-[Cole] Uh-oh. Vaquer.
-[Barrett] Vaquer's almost out.

1381
01:18:51,264 --> 01:18:53,383
[Barrett] If both feet touch,
it's over for Vaquer.

1382
01:18:53,416 --> 01:18:56,904
[McAfee] Eddie Orengo's got his eyes
on the soles of the feet.

1383
01:18:56,937 --> 01:18:59,156
[Barrett] Well, both feet have to touch.

1384
01:18:59,188 --> 01:19:02,291
Dangerously close right now
for the Chilean superstar.

1385
01:19:02,326 --> 01:19:05,946
[Cole] Raquel Rodriguez now trying
to eliminate Vaquer now from behind.

1386
01:19:06,763 --> 01:19:11,151
Bianca, Naomi, Raquel down to the apron.

1387
01:19:11,184 --> 01:19:13,786
Four women on the…
Five women on the apron now.

1388
01:19:13,820 --> 01:19:14,905
[MCAfee] Wait a minute.

1389
01:19:17,424 --> 01:19:20,327
[Barrett] Now Raquel dangerously close
to dropping out.

1390
01:19:20,360 --> 01:19:22,196
-Cole, she's out! She's out!
-[Cole] Nia Jax!

1391
01:19:22,228 --> 01:19:28,151
Nia Jax! Just eliminated,
what, six people?

1392
01:19:28,818 --> 01:19:31,972
[McAfee] Just a wrecking ball. Nia Jax.

1393
01:19:35,509 --> 01:19:38,812
[Cole] Meanwhile,
Morgan and Roxanne still in this thing.

1394
01:19:38,846 --> 01:19:41,081
Nia Jax will eliminate Liv Morgan.

1395
01:19:42,249 --> 01:19:43,916
Liv set a record tonight, but…

1396
01:19:45,402 --> 01:19:47,404
[McAfee] She just took out
a third of the Rumble.

1397
01:19:47,437 --> 01:19:50,456
[Cole] And Liv Morgan has set the record
because Iyo was eliminated before her

1398
01:19:50,490 --> 01:19:52,075
And now, Nia right to Nikki.

1399
01:19:52,108 --> 01:19:55,929
[Barrett] Trying to do some arithmetic.
I think we're down to six at this point.

1400
01:19:57,998 --> 01:20:00,284
[Cole] All you have to do, Wade,

1401
01:20:00,317 --> 01:20:02,885
is check out our fancy scoreboard
at the bottom of the screen.

1402
01:20:02,920 --> 01:20:06,173
Keeps us all up to date throughout
the Rumble. Six women remain.

1403
01:20:06,206 --> 01:20:07,657
[McAfee] It is fancy.

1404
01:20:07,691 --> 01:20:10,928
Looks good. Great information down there.

1405
01:20:10,960 --> 01:20:12,563
[Cole] Nikki with a spear.

1406
01:20:15,849 --> 01:20:17,217
We are down to six.

1407
01:20:17,251 --> 01:20:19,769
One of these women
are going to go to WrestleMania.

1408
01:20:19,803 --> 01:20:21,487
[Barrett] What a story it would be

1409
01:20:21,522 --> 01:20:25,175
if Nikki Bella pulls this off
and heads to the main event

1410
01:20:25,209 --> 01:20:27,327
at the Showcase of the Immortals.

1411
01:20:27,361 --> 01:20:30,380
Five more eliminations
and you are there, Nikki.

1412
01:20:30,414 --> 01:20:33,150
[Cole] Nia Jax now with 27 in her career

1413
01:20:33,934 --> 01:20:35,835
thanks to the seven tonight.

1414
01:20:37,987 --> 01:20:42,492
And now Giulia, Roxanne Perez,
two rivals from NXT.

1415
01:20:42,526 --> 01:20:43,960
They meet in a couple of weeks.

1416
01:20:43,994 --> 01:20:45,161
[McAfee] Lost their balance.

1417
01:20:45,195 --> 01:20:48,298
Obviously everybody's fighting exhaustion
at the same time as fighting each other.

1418
01:20:48,331 --> 01:20:50,851
[Cole] Oh, and Charlotte Flair
got hung up on the top rope.

1419
01:20:51,568 --> 01:20:54,655
[Barrett] This is the big fish.
This is the woman you've got to get out.

1420
01:20:55,472 --> 01:20:57,558
[Cole] Can they eliminate Charlotte.

1421
01:20:57,590 --> 01:20:59,159
Charlotte out to the apron.

1422
01:20:59,876 --> 01:21:02,478
Roxanne still in it.

1423
01:21:02,513 --> 01:21:05,115
Giulia's in it, so is Charlotte.

1424
01:21:05,148 --> 01:21:09,719
[Barrett] Man, what a story it would be
if an NXT superstar goes on wins this,

1425
01:21:09,753 --> 01:21:11,938
and main events WrestleMania.

1426
01:21:11,972 --> 01:21:13,757
Well, it's not gonna be Giulia.

1427
01:21:13,790 --> 01:21:17,661
[Cole] High stakes.
Giulia's out thanks to Roxanne Perez.

1428
01:21:17,693 --> 01:21:20,347
[Barrett] And how good has Roxanne
Perez been tonight?

1429
01:21:20,380 --> 01:21:22,715
[Cole] Do you notice
Charlotte favoring her knee?

1430
01:21:24,401 --> 01:21:28,071
[Barrett] Pretty much every woman
in the match has to be favoring something.

1431
01:21:28,105 --> 01:21:29,723
Who can battle through now?

1432
01:21:29,755 --> 01:21:31,340
And it's Roxanne Perez

1433
01:21:31,375 --> 01:21:35,696
who's reaching the ascendancy
in this matchup, almost taking out Bayley.

1434
01:21:35,728 --> 01:21:37,848
[McAfee] Flair did come
in here with a knee brace on.

1435
01:21:37,880 --> 01:21:40,150
[Cole] Yep. She's been
out of action for over a year.

1436
01:21:40,184 --> 01:21:42,585
Nia Jax now runs
into the right hand by Bayley.

1437
01:21:42,619 --> 01:21:44,420
[McAfee] You never know
how it's going to go.

1438
01:21:45,072 --> 01:21:46,874
[Cole] And now Bayley's eliminated.

1439
01:21:49,526 --> 01:21:50,727
[McAfee] That was a big blow.

1440
01:21:50,760 --> 01:21:52,029
[Cole] Nikki's eliminated.

1441
01:21:52,062 --> 01:21:53,714
We're down to three.

1442
01:21:53,746 --> 01:21:56,416
Charlotte, Nia and Roxanne.

1443
01:22:01,655 --> 01:22:03,557
[McAfee] Nia is the greatest at this.

1444
01:22:04,875 --> 01:22:05,893
Of all time.

1445
01:22:07,911 --> 01:22:10,447
[Cole] Roxanne now right to
the bad knee of Charlotte.

1446
01:22:10,480 --> 01:22:12,883
Great strategy, Wade, by the prodigy.

1447
01:22:12,916 --> 01:22:14,501
[Barrett] I completely disagree.

1448
01:22:14,535 --> 01:22:17,487
Roxanne should have stayed
out of Dodge for as long as she could.

1449
01:22:17,521 --> 01:22:21,425
Let Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax
take each other out.

1450
01:22:21,458 --> 01:22:23,227
[Cole] Yeah, but why not
attack the bad knee?

1451
01:22:23,260 --> 01:22:25,012
The knee that's
in the knee brace is Charlotte's.

1452
01:22:25,045 --> 01:22:26,864
Charlotte tweaked earlier
out of the matchup.

1453
01:22:26,897 --> 01:22:29,715
[McAfee] Mike, Wade, you gotta attack Nia.

1454
01:22:29,750 --> 01:22:31,652
She is easily the favorite.

1455
01:22:31,684 --> 01:22:33,353
[Barrett] There's no way.

1456
01:22:33,387 --> 01:22:38,492
The size of Roxanne Perez,
there's no way she can throw out Nia Jax.

1457
01:22:38,525 --> 01:22:41,812
But the opposite is absolutely true.

1458
01:22:41,844 --> 01:22:45,014
[Cole] Meanwhile, Charlotte Flair.
Charlotte Flair dumps Nia out.

1459
01:22:45,048 --> 01:22:46,934
It's down to Charlotte and Roxanne.

1460
01:22:46,967 --> 01:22:48,885
It's down to Charlotte and Roxanne.

1461
01:22:50,254 --> 01:22:51,621
[McAfee] Nia.

1462
01:22:51,655 --> 01:22:53,790
[Cole] Roxanne looking
to eliminate Charlotte Flair.

1463
01:22:53,824 --> 01:22:56,193
Charlotte Flair though may be in control.

1464
01:22:56,226 --> 01:22:57,710
Roxanne out to the apron.

1465
01:22:57,744 --> 01:22:59,763
One of these women
are going to WrestleMania.

1466
01:23:00,563 --> 01:23:01,632
Charlotte with a kick.

1467
01:23:01,665 --> 01:23:06,053
Charlotte Flair is going to WrestleMania.

1468
01:23:06,769 --> 01:23:10,590
[Taylor] Here is your 2025

1469
01:23:10,624 --> 01:23:15,862
women's Royal Rumble winner!

1470
01:23:15,896 --> 01:23:21,268
-[McAfee] Nia Jax…
-[Taylor] Charlotte Flair.

1471
01:23:21,300 --> 01:23:26,822
[Cole] Charlotte Flair
becomes a two-time winner

1472
01:23:26,857 --> 01:23:30,844
of the women's Royal Rumble match.

1473
01:23:30,878 --> 01:23:34,965
She now gets to pick
the champion of her choosing

1474
01:23:34,998 --> 01:23:37,634
to face at the granddaddy,

1475
01:23:37,668 --> 01:23:41,188
the spectacle in Las Vegas, WrestleMania.

1476
01:23:44,525 --> 01:23:46,260
[McAfee] What a win. What a return.

1477
01:23:47,728 --> 01:23:52,733
What another massive moment
for our queen, Charlotte Flair.

1478
01:23:52,766 --> 01:23:55,469
[Cole] Wade, there was a point in time
after the knee injury

1479
01:23:55,501 --> 01:24:00,357
that we never thought Charlotte Flair
would be back in a WWE ring.

1480
01:24:00,389 --> 01:24:01,541
She battled back.

1481
01:24:07,748 --> 01:24:10,968
[McAfee] Nia Jax,
easily the favorite in this match.

1482
01:24:11,001 --> 01:24:15,522
Thought she had it. Charlotte Flair,
big brain, dumps her out.

1483
01:24:15,556 --> 01:24:17,907
[Barrett] Well, what a performance
from Roxanne Perez.

1484
01:24:17,941 --> 01:24:19,543
It would have shocked the world.

1485
01:24:19,576 --> 01:24:24,130
But to come runner-up in this matchup,
she should be proud of that.

1486
01:24:24,164 --> 01:24:27,550
But so close to getting
to that main event of WrestleMania.

1487
01:24:27,584 --> 01:24:31,989
But some things are just forever diamonds.

1488
01:24:32,022 --> 01:24:37,443
And of course Charlotte Flair,
your victor in the women's Royal Rumble.

1489
01:24:37,477 --> 01:24:41,815
[Cole] What a return
by the 14-time champion.

1490
01:24:51,959 --> 01:24:54,678
And, Pat, we get to say it again.

1491
01:24:54,710 --> 01:25:00,000
All bow down to the queen.

1492
01:25:00,800 --> 01:25:01,934
[McAfee] Hell yeah.

1493
01:25:04,170 --> 01:25:06,206
For good reason. She earned that.

1494
01:25:07,541 --> 01:25:10,928
Welcome back, Charlotte Flair.

1495
01:25:13,246 --> 01:25:15,065
[Cole] Guys, not to mention,

1496
01:25:15,098 --> 01:25:19,036
what an incredible performance
by all 30 women tonight.

1497
01:25:19,068 --> 01:25:22,906
Liv Morgan setting the record
for longest time in a Rumble.

1498
01:25:22,940 --> 01:25:24,892
Iyo Sky behind.

1499
01:25:24,925 --> 01:25:29,196
You got Nia Jax shattering the record
for most eliminations in her career.

1500
01:25:29,228 --> 01:25:35,619
And of course, Charlotte now becomes
a two-time Royal Rumble match winner.

1501
01:25:35,652 --> 01:25:37,504
And let's not forget Roxanne Perez.

1502
01:25:37,538 --> 01:25:39,322
What an incredible performance.

1503
01:25:39,356 --> 01:25:42,242
Starting number three
and lasting into the final two.

1504
01:25:42,276 --> 01:25:43,977
[McAfee] Somebody
hold the ropes for the queen.

1505
01:25:46,029 --> 01:25:47,798
[Cole] Roxanne, unbelievable.

1506
01:25:51,969 --> 01:25:54,288
-Career nights, Cole.
-[Flair] I'm back!

1507
01:25:56,907 --> 01:26:00,677
[Cole] Indianapolis, and what a great city
and some great events

1508
01:26:00,710 --> 01:26:04,331
as we take a look at some of the great
Royal Rumble history moments.

1509
01:26:04,364 --> 01:26:07,867
[McAfee] Yeah, so many massive moments
in this glorious circle city.

1510
01:26:07,901 --> 01:26:14,657
We love the business here and all
of the Midwest shows up in this host city.

1511
01:26:14,691 --> 01:26:17,960
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
winning the inaugural Royal Rumble.

1512
01:26:18,779 --> 01:26:20,230
In 1988. What an event.

1513
01:26:20,264 --> 01:26:24,468
[Cole] People are also
watching live all over the planet.

1514
01:26:37,514 --> 01:26:41,902
They're also watching live tonight
in both Los Angeles and Dallas

1515
01:26:41,934 --> 01:26:45,639
as part of the Cosm
live interactive experience.

1516
01:26:45,672 --> 01:26:50,460
They're enjoying the Royal Rumble and they
all went nuts when Nikki Bella entered

1517
01:26:50,494 --> 01:26:53,697
the Royal Rumble match at number 30.

1518
01:26:53,730 --> 01:26:57,184
The return of Nikki Bella here tonight.

1519
01:26:58,585 --> 01:27:00,304
[McAfee] Looked like
they're having a great time.

1520
01:27:00,337 --> 01:27:02,673
[Cole] Legends are joining us here
tonight, including that man,

1521
01:27:02,706 --> 01:27:03,790
the Godfather.

1522
01:27:03,824 --> 01:27:07,210
All aboard!

1523
01:27:07,244 --> 01:27:08,277
[McAfee] What's that?

1524
01:27:08,312 --> 01:27:12,282
[Cole] The train. 2013 Rumble.
Godfather was in that.

1525
01:27:12,316 --> 01:27:13,684
He's a Hall of Famer.

1526
01:27:13,717 --> 01:27:17,154
He entered the Rumble
as Kama Mustafa back in 1996.

1527
01:27:19,373 --> 01:27:23,544
Also here tonight,
one of the pioneers in WWE.

1528
01:27:23,576 --> 01:27:29,800
She's part of the crew for the upcoming
Legends & Future Greats show on A&E.

1529
01:27:30,349 --> 01:27:33,286
She was involved in four
of the first five women's Rumbles.

1530
01:27:33,320 --> 01:27:36,440
She is a five-time world champion.

1531
01:27:38,525 --> 01:27:41,762
And Hall of Famer Kurt Angle,
the gold medalist is here as well.

1532
01:27:41,795 --> 01:27:44,514
Now, this is an interesting story
with Kurt tonight.

1533
01:27:44,548 --> 01:27:47,634
He's at ringside tonight
with his daughter Nicoletta.

1534
01:27:48,318 --> 01:27:51,338
She is wearing Kurt's 1996
Olympic gold medal

1535
01:27:51,371 --> 01:27:54,157
and his 1995 World Championship gold.

1536
01:27:54,191 --> 01:27:58,327
She's an amateur wrestler in her
own right, and this is the first time

1537
01:27:58,362 --> 01:28:05,251
that Kurt Angle has ever taken his 1995
World Championship gold out of its case,

1538
01:28:05,285 --> 01:28:09,156
allowing his daughter
to wear it here tonight

1539
01:28:09,188 --> 01:28:11,657
Well, there's the man
that Wade Barrett picked

1540
01:28:11,692 --> 01:28:14,745
to win the Royal Rumble match this year.

1541
01:28:14,777 --> 01:28:18,415
The Scottish warrior Drew McIntyre.

1542
01:28:20,133 --> 01:28:24,420
Who claims he is going to eliminate
all of his enemies here tonight.

1543
01:28:24,454 --> 01:28:26,956
And Sami Zayn. What is he going to do?

1544
01:28:27,941 --> 01:28:33,146
Does his allegiance to Kevin Owens
help him or hurt him here tonight?

1545
01:28:34,615 --> 01:28:36,083
And look who's here, Pat.

1546
01:28:36,116 --> 01:28:37,568
[McAfee] Marcus Freeman.

1547
01:28:38,568 --> 01:28:41,321
Notre Dame's head football coach.

1548
01:28:42,206 --> 01:28:45,626
He's led the fighting Irish
to the national championship.

1549
01:28:46,443 --> 01:28:48,262
Beloved in his state.

1550
01:28:48,295 --> 01:28:50,898
One of the coolest dudes walking Earth.

1551
01:28:50,931 --> 01:28:53,217
[Cole] And also a longtime WWE fan,

1552
01:28:53,250 --> 01:28:58,005
superstar actor, friend of Cody Rhodes,
Stephen Amell is here tonight.

1553
01:28:58,722 --> 01:29:01,608
He, of course, part of Code 8 on Netflix,

1554
01:29:01,642 --> 01:29:04,978
where you can catch Monday Night Raw
this coming Monday.

1555
01:29:05,012 --> 01:29:06,263
[Cole] Wade, there they are.

1556
01:29:06,295 --> 01:29:08,916
Former tag champs
from Friday Night Smackdown.

1557
01:29:08,949 --> 01:29:10,166
The Motor City Machine Guns.

1558
01:29:10,200 --> 01:29:12,385
[Barrett] Yeah, legendary duo.

1559
01:29:12,419 --> 01:29:16,507
They're gonna regain the tag gold tonight,
but it ain't gonna be easy.

1560
01:29:17,040 --> 01:29:21,295
[Cole] They are the champions
Gargano and Ciampa. DIY.

1561
01:29:22,329 --> 01:29:25,682
Very personal rivalry between these teams.

1562
01:29:25,715 --> 01:29:29,736
And how do you settle things for
the tag team titles at the Royal Rumble?

1563
01:29:29,769 --> 01:29:33,273
You do it best two out of three falls.

1564
01:29:33,307 --> 01:29:38,679
The Machine Guns. DIY.
Set to meet live next.

1565
01:29:44,501 --> 01:29:48,188
[Sabin] The Motor City Machine Guns
came to the WWE to make a statement.

1566
01:29:48,222 --> 01:29:51,675
That's exactly what we did when we won
the WWE Tag Team Championships

1567
01:29:51,708 --> 01:29:53,293
in our third match here.

1568
01:29:55,012 --> 01:29:56,897
[Cole] They did it!

1569
01:29:56,929 --> 01:29:58,764
I can't believe it.

1570
01:29:58,799 --> 01:30:03,587
Shelley and Sabin
in just their third match in WWE,

1571
01:30:03,620 --> 01:30:05,706
winning the tag team titles.

1572
01:30:05,739 --> 01:30:08,141
[Sabin] But of course it's gonna rub
some people the wrong way.

1573
01:30:08,175 --> 01:30:11,628
We know that. But the one person
I didn't expect it from…

1574
01:30:11,661 --> 01:30:13,496
Long overdue. Happy for you, bro.

1575
01:30:16,567 --> 01:30:18,785
[Cole] A low blow by Gargano.

1576
01:30:18,818 --> 01:30:21,505
Shelley cannot believe
what Gargano just did.

1577
01:30:21,538 --> 01:30:25,509
And a superkick
to his longtime friend Alex Shelley.

1578
01:30:25,541 --> 01:30:27,227
[crowd] One, two, three.

1579
01:30:27,260 --> 01:30:31,164
[Sabin] You know what makes it even worse?
When it's someone you've known for years.

1580
01:30:31,197 --> 01:30:34,535
When it's someone who has been
up and down the same roads as you,

1581
01:30:34,567 --> 01:30:38,272
experienced all the same things
just to make it to the WWE?

1582
01:30:38,304 --> 01:30:42,809
Everything, everything we've been through,
Johnny Gargano, thrown away for what?

1583
01:30:42,843 --> 01:30:45,179
[Gargano] For the WWE
Tag Team Championships.

1584
01:30:46,697 --> 01:30:49,383
[Shelley] Eighteen years and one superkick

1585
01:30:49,416 --> 01:30:52,936
and our entire relationship
is gone just like that.

1586
01:30:54,487 --> 01:30:57,441
Not the same Johnny Gargano
that I broke into the industry.

1587
01:30:58,509 --> 01:31:00,576
You made the biggest mistake of your life.

1588
01:31:02,713 --> 01:31:04,697
[Gargano] Me and Tommaso
have made it our mission

1589
01:31:04,731 --> 01:31:08,768
to prove that DIY
are the best tag team in the world.

1590
01:31:08,802 --> 01:31:10,370
But it's hard to make that claim

1591
01:31:10,404 --> 01:31:14,023
without those WWE tag team titles
around our waist.

1592
01:31:14,057 --> 01:31:17,411
[Ciampa] Then entered Motor City
Machine Guns, red carpet and all,

1593
01:31:17,443 --> 01:31:22,032
jumping straight to the front of the line,
taking our spot.

1594
01:31:22,065 --> 01:31:24,934
And in the midst of the chaos,
all anybody could talk about was,

1595
01:31:24,968 --> 01:31:28,054
"Oh, my God, Alex Shelley
and his mentorship with Johnny Gargano."

1596
01:31:28,088 --> 01:31:33,076
And while they were all looking left,
we took a step right.

1597
01:31:33,110 --> 01:31:35,312
Because we were always two steps ahead.

1598
01:31:35,344 --> 01:31:36,730
And I told the world

1599
01:31:36,763 --> 01:31:39,733
I was gonna do whatever it takes.

1600
01:31:39,766 --> 01:31:42,835
Whatever it takes

1601
01:31:42,870 --> 01:31:45,606
to right the wrong
and get those titles back.

1602
01:31:45,639 --> 01:31:48,141
Best tag team in the world. BTTITW.

1603
01:31:48,175 --> 01:31:49,876
DIY, baby.

1604
01:31:51,161 --> 01:31:54,398
[Shelley] You may have forgotten who
the hell the Motor City Machine Guns are.

1605
01:31:55,732 --> 01:31:59,018
[announcer 1] Your favorite tag team's
favorite tag team.

1606
01:31:59,052 --> 01:32:02,054
[Barrett] Unmatched cohesion.
Two bodies, one mind.

1607
01:32:02,089 --> 01:32:04,224
[commentator 1] Great teams
are always on the same page.

1608
01:32:04,258 --> 01:32:07,277
The Motor City Machine Guns
practically in the same syllable.

1609
01:32:07,311 --> 01:32:10,414
[Barrett] It's obvious why they have
been a top tag team around the world

1610
01:32:10,447 --> 01:32:11,965
for the past 20 years.

1611
01:32:11,999 --> 01:32:15,134
[commentator 1] Three-time T&A
wrestling tag team champions.

1612
01:32:15,168 --> 01:32:18,322
[Cole] Multi-time
tag team champions around the world.

1613
01:32:18,355 --> 01:32:22,108
[commentator 2] Everywhere the Guns have
competed, they have tasted great success.

1614
01:32:22,643 --> 01:32:25,495
[Ciampa] Everything they've done
for tag team wrestling,

1615
01:32:25,529 --> 01:32:28,098
I'm glad they finally got their flowers.

1616
01:32:28,782 --> 01:32:31,585
Unfortunately, it came with their funeral.

1617
01:32:31,617 --> 01:32:33,687
We know you have been doing
everything in your power

1618
01:32:33,719 --> 01:32:34,955
to avoid giving us another match.

1619
01:32:34,987 --> 01:32:37,541
And at the Royal Rumble,
we're gonna challenge

1620
01:32:37,574 --> 01:32:41,862
for the WWE tag team titles
in a two-out-of-three falls match.

1621
01:32:41,894 --> 01:32:43,297
Are you kidding me?

1622
01:32:43,330 --> 01:32:45,666
[Sabin] We don't plan on leaving
Indianapolis empty-handed.

1623
01:32:45,699 --> 01:32:48,335
We are going to get
our tag team titles back.

1624
01:32:48,367 --> 01:32:53,206
And a two-out-of-three falls match
means we're gonna show everybody

1625
01:32:53,240 --> 01:32:56,009
why we're the best tag team in the WWE.

1626
01:32:56,043 --> 01:32:58,728
[Ciampa] Once we beat you
two times in a row,

1627
01:32:58,762 --> 01:33:01,648
we're walking out of Lucas Oil Stadium
the same way we're walking in.

1628
01:33:01,682 --> 01:33:05,701
Your WWE tag team champions.

1629
01:33:14,294 --> 01:33:16,563
[helicopter blades spinning,
machine guns firing]

1630
01:33:45,942 --> 01:33:50,246
[Taylor] The following
is a two-out-of-three falls match.

1631
01:33:50,280 --> 01:33:51,882
And is for

1632
01:33:51,915 --> 01:33:57,538
the WWE Tag Team Championship.

1633
01:33:58,222 --> 01:34:00,174
Introducing first, the challengers.

1634
01:34:01,308 --> 01:34:07,313
Motor City Machine Guns.

1635
01:34:07,347 --> 01:34:11,067
[Cole] I do wanna correct myself,
from the women's Rumble match.

1636
01:34:12,119 --> 01:34:17,023
Roxanne Perez actually set the record
for the longest time ever

1637
01:34:17,057 --> 01:34:19,175
in a women's Royal Rumble match tonight.

1638
01:34:19,209 --> 01:34:23,130
Morgan had it and then she was eliminated.
Roxanne hung on for a bit longer.

1639
01:34:23,163 --> 01:34:24,665
She sets the record here tonight.

1640
01:34:24,697 --> 01:34:27,750
[McAfee] What a performance
for Roxanne Perez.

1641
01:34:27,784 --> 01:34:29,887
[Barrett] Her reputation
continues to grow.

1642
01:34:29,920 --> 01:34:33,874
But talk about reputations.
These two in the ring right now.

1643
01:34:33,907 --> 01:34:36,009
Motor City Machine Guns.

1644
01:34:36,043 --> 01:34:40,397
Years in the making to get to
the biggest stage of all.

1645
01:34:40,429 --> 01:34:43,133
And now that they are here,
they have to make it count.

1646
01:34:43,166 --> 01:34:46,753
They have to regain gold
at the Royal Rumble.

1647
01:34:46,786 --> 01:34:49,857
[MCAfee] And what an opportunity.
This is why you come to the WWE.

1648
01:34:50,607 --> 01:34:52,643
Best two out of three falls too.

1649
01:34:52,675 --> 01:34:55,913
You get a chance to prove
if you're the best in the world or not.

1650
01:34:55,946 --> 01:34:57,598
In front of 70,000 plus.

1651
01:35:11,777 --> 01:35:12,779
I can't wait to watch.

1652
01:35:12,813 --> 01:35:14,748
DIY.

1653
01:35:25,291 --> 01:35:27,177
[announcer] And your opponents.

1654
01:35:27,210 --> 01:35:33,133
They are the WWE tag team champions

1655
01:35:33,166 --> 01:35:37,521
Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano.

1656
01:35:37,554 --> 01:35:41,108
DIY.

1657
01:35:41,942 --> 01:35:43,076
[Cole] So, interesting note,

1658
01:35:43,110 --> 01:35:46,914
setting for this matchup tonight, we had
it on the countdown show earlier today,

1659
01:35:47,831 --> 01:35:54,454
DIY actually won the NXT tag team titles
at TakeOver Toronto from The Revival

1660
01:35:54,487 --> 01:35:56,907
in a two-out-of-three falls matchup.

1661
01:35:56,940 --> 01:36:01,894
Johnny Gargano beat Adam Cole
at NXT TakeOver in New York

1662
01:36:01,929 --> 01:36:05,199
for the NXT championship match
in two-out-of-three falls.

1663
01:36:05,232 --> 01:36:09,736
Motor City Machine Guns
won the TNA tag team titles

1664
01:36:09,769 --> 01:36:12,105
in a two-out-of-three falls matchup.

1665
01:36:12,139 --> 01:36:13,974
So a lot of experience here, Wade.

1666
01:36:14,007 --> 01:36:16,692
[Barrett] Yeah, there are simply
some matches

1667
01:36:16,727 --> 01:36:19,663
that certain superstars
just specialize in.

1668
01:36:19,696 --> 01:36:23,916
You want to specialize in
a two-out-of-three falls kind of matchup,

1669
01:36:23,951 --> 01:36:28,554
you have to be a cardio machine
and your best bet is to be competing

1670
01:36:28,589 --> 01:36:33,143
in that kind of match up against a team
who are absolutely not cardio machines.

1671
01:36:33,177 --> 01:36:36,929
However, both sides of the ring tonight,
four cardio machines.

1672
01:36:36,964 --> 01:36:42,536
All advantages are negated
and this one is completely a toss-up.

1673
01:36:42,568 --> 01:36:43,570
I can't pick it.

1674
01:36:43,603 --> 01:36:46,306
[McAfee] This is a marathon
that's going to be run at a sprint's pace,

1675
01:36:46,340 --> 01:36:48,157
I do believe, between these four.

1676
01:36:48,742 --> 01:36:52,880
[Cole] It is a longtime
personal rivalry here.

1677
01:36:52,913 --> 01:36:57,750
Gargano and Shelley go a long
way back. Over 20 years.

1678
01:36:58,835 --> 01:37:01,121
And this is Sabin starting
things off with Ciampa.

1679
01:37:01,154 --> 01:37:04,590
[Barrett] And of course, that friendship
was thrown away by Gargano

1680
01:37:04,625 --> 01:37:08,212
with that low blow when they scored
the Tag Team Championships

1681
01:37:08,245 --> 01:37:09,980
against the Motor City Machine Guns.

1682
01:37:10,013 --> 01:37:12,900
You're gonna throw away a friendship,
it better be worthwhile.

1683
01:37:12,933 --> 01:37:18,237
And I would argue WWE tag gold
absolutely makes it worthwhile.

1684
01:37:18,272 --> 01:37:20,407
[Cole] Double team
by the Motor City Machine Guns.

1685
01:37:20,440 --> 01:37:21,724
For Gargano and Shelley,

1686
01:37:21,758 --> 01:37:27,063
they first wrestled in Cleveland
at CAPW 20 years ago.

1687
01:37:27,097 --> 01:37:29,650
Once wrestled
in Gargano's dad's parking lot,

1688
01:37:29,683 --> 01:37:33,237
and now they are wrestling
in front of 70,000 at the Royal Rumble.

1689
01:37:33,269 --> 01:37:35,572
And look at
the Motor City Machine Guns go.

1690
01:37:35,606 --> 01:37:39,175
[Barrett] And my eyes are already confused
by the movement of these four.

1691
01:37:39,209 --> 01:37:42,262
I can't imagine what it's like
to be in the ring competing.

1692
01:37:44,531 --> 01:37:46,400
[McAfee] These four
have wrestled in Japan.

1693
01:37:46,433 --> 01:37:48,969
They've wrestled everywhere.
Tonight in Indy.

1694
01:37:49,001 --> 01:37:50,904
[Cole] And now
the Motor City Machine Guns.

1695
01:37:50,938 --> 01:37:52,239
[McAfee] Everything's on the line.

1696
01:37:52,272 --> 01:37:54,808
[Barrett] Yeah, the kind of match where
there's nowhere to hide.

1697
01:37:54,842 --> 01:37:58,911
These guys are such incredible movers.
There's simply no safe spot.

1698
01:37:58,946 --> 01:38:01,248
[Cole] Look out now. Oh, my God.

1699
01:38:02,065 --> 01:38:05,619
Sabin taken out by Ciampa and Gargano.

1700
01:38:05,652 --> 01:38:07,504
[Barrett] High risk right from the off.

1701
01:38:07,538 --> 01:38:09,322
And Tommaso Ciampa,

1702
01:38:09,356 --> 01:38:11,692
his lower back and the back
of his head cracking

1703
01:38:11,724 --> 01:38:14,678
against our announce desk
that really didn't budge.

1704
01:38:14,710 --> 01:38:16,563
[McAfee] Yeah. Punctured rib.

1705
01:38:18,197 --> 01:38:19,633
[Cole] They are right in front of us.

1706
01:38:19,666 --> 01:38:21,084
[McAfee] Sabin with a big right.

1707
01:38:21,117 --> 01:38:25,589
[Barrett] Saw what happened to JD McDonagh
when he struck the desk not so long ago.

1708
01:38:25,621 --> 01:38:26,956
Ciampa's bounced back though.

1709
01:38:26,990 --> 01:38:28,474
[Cole] Cover by Ciampa, and a kick out.

1710
01:38:28,509 --> 01:38:31,577
JD will be out of action for a bit.

1711
01:38:32,496 --> 01:38:34,447
Cracked some ribs. Punctured a lung.

1712
01:38:34,481 --> 01:38:35,715
[Barrett] It's a dangerous game.

1713
01:38:35,749 --> 01:38:38,251
You gotta be tough to survive in this game

1714
01:38:38,285 --> 01:38:40,454
and they don't come
much tougher than JD McDonagh,

1715
01:38:40,487 --> 01:38:42,155
who will be back sooner or later.

1716
01:38:42,188 --> 01:38:43,607
[McAfee] Agreed.

1717
01:38:43,639 --> 01:38:46,809
Had to go to the hospital.
Stayed there. Happy he's all right.

1718
01:38:46,844 --> 01:38:47,844
But nonetheless.

1719
01:38:47,878 --> 01:38:49,713
[Cole] The thing is
he completed that match

1720
01:38:49,746 --> 01:38:52,182
with busted up ribs and a punctured lung.

1721
01:38:52,215 --> 01:38:54,518
Now the double team by DIY.

1722
01:38:54,550 --> 01:38:56,303
Ciampa with a clothesline.

1723
01:38:56,335 --> 01:38:58,388
[Barrett] That was a clothesline
to the side of the jaw.

1724
01:38:58,922 --> 01:39:01,675
[Cole] Gonna kick out.
DIY is such an interesting team, Wade,

1725
01:39:01,708 --> 01:39:04,428
because you've got Johnny Gargano,
who's sly, right,

1726
01:39:04,460 --> 01:39:06,196
and they got Ciampa
who's a complete maniac.

1727
01:39:06,230 --> 01:39:08,982
[Barrett] Yeah, we'll take a look
at this clothesline from Tommaso Ciampa.

1728
01:39:09,016 --> 01:39:11,652
That was not an orthodox
clothesline at all.

1729
01:39:11,684 --> 01:39:14,054
Completely on the side
of the head and the jaw.

1730
01:39:14,087 --> 01:39:17,657
It's the kind of thing
that completely rattles your brain,

1731
01:39:17,691 --> 01:39:20,227
and Ciampa knew exactly
what he was doing there.

1732
01:39:21,361 --> 01:39:24,197
Softened up Chris Sabin,
who has not looked right since.

1733
01:39:25,048 --> 01:39:28,468
[McAfee] Ciampa and Gargano
in each other's weddings.

1734
01:39:28,501 --> 01:39:30,837
Talking about a close unit.

1735
01:39:30,871 --> 01:39:34,208
[Cole] Ciampa now trying to make a tag.

1736
01:39:34,241 --> 01:39:37,110
Sabin, and Ciampa tosses
him back toward his corner.

1737
01:39:37,143 --> 01:39:38,228
Big elbow to the nose.

1738
01:39:38,262 --> 01:39:41,648
[Barrett] Deep shot.
Isolate one tag team member.

1739
01:39:41,682 --> 01:39:43,851
Oh, took a little beat too long though

1740
01:39:43,884 --> 01:39:47,054
and Chris Sabin known
for his bounce back ability

1741
01:39:47,087 --> 01:39:49,489
did exactly that
and I'll tell you right now guys,

1742
01:39:49,523 --> 01:39:54,193
the first fall in this matchup is
so crucial to get yourself the advantage,

1743
01:39:54,228 --> 01:39:56,563
get yourself halfway up Mount Everest.

1744
01:39:56,597 --> 01:40:00,166
It really could be the killer moment
for whoever gets that fall.

1745
01:40:00,200 --> 01:40:02,486
[Cole] Oh, wait a minute.
Gargano didn't make a tag.

1746
01:40:04,036 --> 01:40:07,641
Shelley thinks-- Gargano's legal,
but Ciampa's still legal, I think.

1747
01:40:07,674 --> 01:40:10,611
-Big knee.
-[Barrett] Oh. Well, that was genius.

1748
01:40:10,643 --> 01:40:12,612
Ciampa headed to cover.

1749
01:40:12,646 --> 01:40:14,380
-They take the first.
-[Barrett] There it is!

1750
01:40:14,414 --> 01:40:15,532
[McAfee] Absolutely genius.

1751
01:40:15,566 --> 01:40:18,268
-[Barrett] We gotta see that again.
-[Cole] They take the first fall.

1752
01:40:18,302 --> 01:40:20,938
[announcer] DIY have scored a fall.

1753
01:40:20,971 --> 01:40:23,657
[Barrett] Oh, my God.
Take another look at this.

1754
01:40:23,690 --> 01:40:24,708
Veteran move here.

1755
01:40:24,741 --> 01:40:27,260
Gargano is in there.

1756
01:40:27,294 --> 01:40:30,947
Wait a second.
We missed the tag spot there.

1757
01:40:30,981 --> 01:40:33,166
That was the knee to the jaw.

1758
01:40:33,200 --> 01:40:34,384
[Cole] What we needed to show you

1759
01:40:34,418 --> 01:40:37,286
is the fact that Gargano fought
before Ciampa tagged him.

1760
01:40:37,321 --> 01:40:41,375
Shelley thought the tag was made.
Shelley thought that Gargano was legal.

1761
01:40:41,407 --> 01:40:43,059
He wasn't. Ciampa was still legal.

1762
01:40:43,093 --> 01:40:44,911
[Barrett] There we are.
We got it now, Cole.

1763
01:40:44,945 --> 01:40:45,963
[Cole] Genius move.

1764
01:40:45,996 --> 01:40:48,581
[Barrett] See the attempt
at the tag there by Ciampa.

1765
01:40:48,615 --> 01:40:49,750
Gargano didn't take it.

1766
01:40:49,782 --> 01:40:51,067
Referee saw the whole thing.

1767
01:40:51,101 --> 01:40:53,085
[McAfee] Nah, that was a play.
That was on purpose.

1768
01:40:53,120 --> 01:40:54,521
Ciampa sold it perfectly.

1769
01:40:54,554 --> 01:40:57,224
[Cole] Exactly.
And now DIY is up one fall.

1770
01:40:57,257 --> 01:41:00,009
[McAfee] Trick play
in Lucas Oil Stadium. I love that.

1771
01:41:00,043 --> 01:41:01,512
[Cole] You know something about that.

1772
01:41:01,545 --> 01:41:04,231
We're going to show you some stuff
from McAfee a little bit later on.

1773
01:41:04,264 --> 01:41:06,483
DIY though up a fall in this match.

1774
01:41:06,517 --> 01:41:08,568
They win the next one, it's over.
They retain.

1775
01:41:09,169 --> 01:41:11,788
Well, now things just got
a whole hell of a lot harder

1776
01:41:11,822 --> 01:41:13,773
for the Motor City Machine Guns.

1777
01:41:13,807 --> 01:41:19,196
Masters of the dark arts it seems are DIY
who pulled out a trick play there

1778
01:41:19,228 --> 01:41:21,114
that has paid dividends.

1779
01:41:21,999 --> 01:41:24,918
If you're a betting man,
this is only going to finish one way.

1780
01:41:25,419 --> 01:41:27,337
Now Shelley ducks underneath.

1781
01:41:27,371 --> 01:41:29,639
Gargano trying to hang on and does well.

1782
01:41:29,673 --> 01:41:31,674
Tag. Gargano is now legal.

1783
01:41:31,708 --> 01:41:33,844
Johnny Gargano runs
into a right hand by Sabin.

1784
01:41:33,876 --> 01:41:35,411
Ciampa into a back elbow.

1785
01:41:35,445 --> 01:41:36,730
[McAfee] Getting yelled at.

1786
01:41:36,763 --> 01:41:40,217
[Cole] Gargano now with Shelley,
hooked up.

1787
01:41:41,084 --> 01:41:42,986
And Shelley though drives Gargano.

1788
01:41:43,019 --> 01:41:44,271
Ciampa saves him.

1789
01:41:44,304 --> 01:41:46,190
[McAfee] I'll be there for you, buddy.

1790
01:41:48,325 --> 01:41:49,526
[Cole] Double team.

1791
01:41:49,559 --> 01:41:52,696
Cover. Gargano. To retain the tag title.

1792
01:41:52,728 --> 01:41:57,500
[Barret] So creative, so inventive.
DIY their chemistry is off the charts.

1793
01:41:57,534 --> 01:42:00,621
The same can be said
about the Motor City Machine Guns,

1794
01:42:00,654 --> 01:42:02,255
but they've barely got to show it.

1795
01:42:02,289 --> 01:42:06,175
They've barely got out of the blocks in
this one, and they're already a fall down.

1796
01:42:07,861 --> 01:42:09,329
[McAfee] So you'd think that DIY maybe

1797
01:42:09,362 --> 01:42:10,981
would rest a little bit
after getting a win.

1798
01:42:11,014 --> 01:42:12,049
They have not.

1799
01:42:12,583 --> 01:42:15,184
[Barrett] There'll be no let off.
Strike while the iron is hot.

1800
01:42:15,219 --> 01:42:17,905
You've got a softened up
Alex Shelley in that ring.

1801
01:42:17,938 --> 01:42:20,139
Chris Sabin ain't looking too good either.

1802
01:42:20,174 --> 01:42:22,159
Go in for the kill while you can.

1803
01:42:22,192 --> 01:42:24,611
This could be a sharp, short matchup.

1804
01:42:24,644 --> 01:42:27,731
I was expecting a marathon.
It's turned into a sprint.

1805
01:42:28,849 --> 01:42:31,852
[Cole] Gargano, of course,
threw his friendship away

1806
01:42:31,884 --> 01:42:33,152
with Shelley and Sabin

1807
01:42:33,820 --> 01:42:37,357
to make sure that he and Ciampa
became the tag team champions.

1808
01:42:37,391 --> 01:42:41,277
[Barrett] You gotta think Tommaso Ciampa
had a word in the ear of Johnny Gargano,

1809
01:42:41,311 --> 01:42:44,697
sick of their apparent
lack of success in the tag ranks.

1810
01:42:44,731 --> 01:42:46,799
They've decided to do something about it

1811
01:42:46,833 --> 01:42:49,853
but of course Alex Shelley
ain't going down without a fight.

1812
01:42:49,887 --> 01:42:51,705
[Cole] Oh! What a great move by Shelley.

1813
01:42:51,737 --> 01:42:54,407
Has an opportunity now
to make a tag to Sabin.

1814
01:42:54,441 --> 01:42:57,861
Motor City Machine Guns
won the tag titles quickly

1815
01:42:57,894 --> 01:42:59,679
when they arrived on the scene at WWE.

1816
01:42:59,713 --> 01:43:01,231
I have no idea where Ciampa's going.

1817
01:43:01,782 --> 01:43:03,517
[Barrett] It was a shock and awe moment.

1818
01:43:03,549 --> 01:43:06,353
[Cole] He came out the other side
and look what Ciampa's doing here.

1819
01:43:06,385 --> 01:43:08,155
Great move by Ciampa!

1820
01:43:08,188 --> 01:43:11,758
Trying to drag Sabin off the apron
so Shelly couldn't make a tag.

1821
01:43:12,526 --> 01:43:14,393
[Barrett] Now distracting the referee
in the process,

1822
01:43:14,428 --> 01:43:15,596
-every dirty trick--
-[Cole] Tag!

1823
01:43:15,629 --> 01:43:17,848
-[Barrett] The ref didn't see that!
-[Cole] Of course he didn't.

1824
01:43:17,880 --> 01:43:19,333
[Barrett] He was away with Tommaso Ciampa.

1825
01:43:19,366 --> 01:43:22,068
Every dirty trick in the book
and it's worked once again

1826
01:43:22,102 --> 01:43:23,754
for Gargano and Ciampa.

1827
01:43:23,786 --> 01:43:27,691
[Cole] That's why Ryan Tran's
gonna send Sabin back to the corner

1828
01:43:27,724 --> 01:43:29,843
and DIY having their way now with Shelley.

1829
01:43:30,110 --> 01:43:31,894
[McAfee] People are gonna say
this is rigged.

1830
01:43:32,329 --> 01:43:34,598
Stuff like that can't happen
with the official.

1831
01:43:34,982 --> 01:43:36,517
-[Cole] Double team!
-[crowd gasp]

1832
01:43:38,201 --> 01:43:39,803
And now the official…

1833
01:43:39,835 --> 01:43:42,956
Gargano I believe would have won the match
and kicking out is Shelley.

1834
01:43:42,990 --> 01:43:45,157
[Barrett] Well, I've not seen
officiating this bad

1835
01:43:45,192 --> 01:43:47,193
since the last Kansas City Chiefs game,

1836
01:43:47,227 --> 01:43:52,165
but once again the advantage
now back in the hands of DIY

1837
01:43:52,199 --> 01:43:54,483
who have played their cards perfectly.

1838
01:43:54,518 --> 01:43:56,135
[McAfee]
I love the greatness of the Chiefs,

1839
01:43:56,169 --> 01:43:59,505
but even some of those calls, I go
"Wh… What's going on?"

1840
01:43:59,540 --> 01:44:00,991
Maybe this ref's doing the same thing.

1841
01:44:01,023 --> 01:44:04,678
[Barrett] It's a murky business,
and so is the tag division

1842
01:44:04,710 --> 01:44:07,447
on SmackDown,
now here at the Royal Rumble.

1843
01:44:07,481 --> 01:44:09,433
[Cole]
Gargano launched now out to the apron.

1844
01:44:09,465 --> 01:44:12,169
[McAfee] The Motor City Machine Guns
can't be worried about getting screwed.

1845
01:44:12,870 --> 01:44:14,254
They're down one-nothing.

1846
01:44:15,022 --> 01:44:16,840
[Cole]
It's sudden death for the Machine Guns.

1847
01:44:16,874 --> 01:44:21,010
Oh! Went for the Gargano spear.
Shelly caught him with a kick.

1848
01:44:21,044 --> 01:44:24,731
That slingshot spear by Johnny
usually connects but it backfired.

1849
01:44:24,764 --> 01:44:28,352
[Barrett] Well, it was an unnecessary shot
on Chris Sabin from Gargano

1850
01:44:28,384 --> 01:44:32,873
and that extra beat there
allowed Alex Shelley a chance to recover.

1851
01:44:32,906 --> 01:44:35,576
Now's the drag along the ropes,
and there it is.

1852
01:44:35,608 --> 01:44:36,860
[crowd cheer]

1853
01:44:36,893 --> 01:44:37,978
[Cole] Tag made.

1854
01:44:38,010 --> 01:44:41,281
Here's Sabin. Knocks Ciampa off the apron.

1855
01:44:42,900 --> 01:44:45,686
[McAfee]
Sabin with a big right, and another.

1856
01:44:46,286 --> 01:44:49,723
And a third, taking the power to Gargano.

1857
01:44:49,755 --> 01:44:51,875
[Cole] Oh, and Sabin exploding
off the ropes with that clothesline.

1858
01:44:51,909 --> 01:44:55,846
[Barrett] Machine Guns are a fall down,
they've been battered from pillar to post.

1859
01:44:55,879 --> 01:44:58,882
They're really fighting
at a handicap tonight.

1860
01:44:58,916 --> 01:45:00,817
Sabin now. Oh, my--

1861
01:45:01,335 --> 01:45:02,885
[McAfee] Did I just get in with a tooth?

1862
01:45:02,920 --> 01:45:06,173
[Cole] I don't know, but Ciampa may have,
like you said, lost a tooth.

1863
01:45:07,558 --> 01:45:09,375
[Barrett] DIY looking rocked on the floor.

1864
01:45:09,409 --> 01:45:12,411
[Cole] Sabin takes out Ciampa and Gargano.

1865
01:45:12,446 --> 01:45:14,331
[Barrett] Just ludicrous athleticism.

1866
01:45:14,364 --> 01:45:16,567
Sabin might have hurt himself
in the process,

1867
01:45:16,599 --> 01:45:18,619
-putting his body on the line.
-One!

1868
01:45:18,652 --> 01:45:21,522
[Barrett] Unfortunately for him
there's no Alex Shelly to tag

1869
01:45:21,554 --> 01:45:22,906
even if he can keep going.

1870
01:45:22,940 --> 01:45:24,875
-[McAfee] It's like he levitated, Wade.
-Three!

1871
01:45:24,907 --> 01:45:26,492
-[Cole] Look at this. Wow.
-[crowd gasp]

1872
01:45:26,527 --> 01:45:28,929
[Barrett]
Bouncing crossbody to the outside.

1873
01:45:28,962 --> 01:45:32,866
You have to go high risk
when gold is on the line.

1874
01:45:35,568 --> 01:45:38,789
[McAfee] Sabin, certainly impressive.

1875
01:45:38,822 --> 01:45:41,575
[Barrett] Two of the innovators
of the cruiserweight style,

1876
01:45:41,607 --> 01:45:43,376
the Motor City Machine Guns.

1877
01:45:43,410 --> 01:45:44,728
[Cole] Tornado DDT.

1878
01:45:44,760 --> 01:45:47,697
[Barrett] Never happier
than when going skyward.

1879
01:45:47,731 --> 01:45:49,166
[Cole] Tag. Shelley's now legal.

1880
01:45:50,634 --> 01:45:52,936
Double team
by the Motor City Machine Guns.

1881
01:45:52,969 --> 01:45:56,072
Now heading up to the top rope,
up to the top rope now is Shelly.

1882
01:45:57,790 --> 01:46:00,811
-There it is. Skull and Bones.
-[crowd] One…

1883
01:46:00,844 --> 01:46:02,746
-Motor City Machine Guns…
-[crowd] …two, three.

1884
01:46:02,779 --> 01:46:04,464
…have tied things up.

1885
01:46:04,498 --> 01:46:09,670
[Taylor] Motor City Machine Guns
have scored a fall.

1886
01:46:11,237 --> 01:46:12,255
[McAfee] One-one.

1887
01:46:12,289 --> 01:46:15,893
[Barrett] And how impressive was that
from the Motor City Machine Guns?

1888
01:46:15,925 --> 01:46:19,596
They were really in the jaws of death
at one point in this matchup.

1889
01:46:19,630 --> 01:46:21,415
To bounce back out of nowhere--

1890
01:46:21,447 --> 01:46:22,900
And take another look at this.

1891
01:46:22,933 --> 01:46:27,120
You hit this, Skull and Bones,
it's their most patented maneuver.

1892
01:46:27,154 --> 01:46:31,842
Connecting flush to the rib cage
of Johnny Gargano, who can barely move.

1893
01:46:31,875 --> 01:46:34,678
And the Motor City Machine Guns
now need to pick up the pace.

1894
01:46:34,710 --> 01:46:35,846
Ciampa's down and out.

1895
01:46:35,879 --> 01:46:37,581
[McAfee] Yeah, neckbreaker and a splash.

1896
01:46:37,614 --> 01:46:40,284
-Johnny's going through it.
-Ciampa back into it as well.

1897
01:46:40,317 --> 01:46:42,736
This is sudden death now.
We're tied at a fall a piece.

1898
01:46:42,768 --> 01:46:44,855
Next fall will crown
the tag team champions.

1899
01:46:45,255 --> 01:46:46,356
Oh, what a kick.

1900
01:46:46,889 --> 01:46:48,709
Gargano though explodes off the ropes.

1901
01:46:48,741 --> 01:46:50,510
[Barrett]
This is the point in the matchup,

1902
01:46:50,544 --> 01:46:53,897
they're all running on fumes.
It's really where instinct kicks in.

1903
01:46:54,531 --> 01:46:56,732
Your mind simply isn't
working at this point.

1904
01:46:56,767 --> 01:46:59,803
You're so exhausted, you're so beat up.

1905
01:46:59,835 --> 01:47:03,874
You're relying on 20-plus years
of experience of competition

1906
01:47:03,907 --> 01:47:05,308
to try and get over the line.

1907
01:47:05,342 --> 01:47:08,495
[McAfee] Who wants to become champion
here in Indianapolis?

1908
01:47:08,911 --> 01:47:12,549
[Cole] Double team by DIY,
face first goes Sabin.

1909
01:47:12,583 --> 01:47:14,433
-For the win now.
-[Tran] One, two--

1910
01:47:14,468 --> 01:47:16,370
[Cole] Alex Shelley will save the matchup.

1911
01:47:17,387 --> 01:47:19,139
[Barrett] Well, that Fairy Tale Ending

1912
01:47:19,173 --> 01:47:21,892
combined with the super kick
from Johnny Gargano

1913
01:47:21,924 --> 01:47:26,480
should have been enough to get
the job done, but Chris Sabin clearly,

1914
01:47:26,513 --> 01:47:28,831
clearly reaching an extra level.

1915
01:47:28,866 --> 01:47:30,233
Now gold is on the line.

1916
01:47:30,867 --> 01:47:33,920
-[Cole] Ciampa!
-[Barrett] Oh, Project Ciampa.

1917
01:47:33,954 --> 01:47:34,955
[Cole] Cover!

1918
01:47:34,987 --> 01:47:36,657
Almost had him and a kick-out.

1919
01:47:36,690 --> 01:47:40,878
Project Ciampa, the double knees.
Tommaso thought he had him.

1920
01:47:41,545 --> 01:47:43,714
[Barrett]
Well, Tommaso Ciampa can't believe it.

1921
01:47:43,746 --> 01:47:46,799
First of all, the Fairy Tale Ending
and then Project Ciampa,

1922
01:47:46,833 --> 01:47:51,839
countless, countless superstars
in NXT, Raw and SmackDown

1923
01:47:51,871 --> 01:47:54,724
put away with individually those moves,

1924
01:47:54,758 --> 01:47:57,693
together I'd have thought it
was an impossibility,

1925
01:47:57,728 --> 01:48:00,746
but Chris Sabin is made
of something very special.

1926
01:48:01,898 --> 01:48:04,902
[McAfee] Two falls deep into this match.
I don't know how you kick out of that.

1927
01:48:05,701 --> 01:48:07,871
Looks like his soul
got cracked out of his body.

1928
01:48:07,905 --> 01:48:11,375
[Barrett] But you may just be delaying
the inevitable at this point.

1929
01:48:11,407 --> 01:48:14,911
Alex Shelly's not stirred at all.
Johnny Gargano's down and out.

1930
01:48:15,579 --> 01:48:18,882
Ciampa in full control
and Chris Sabin looking defenseless.

1931
01:48:18,915 --> 01:48:21,634
[Cole] It's turned into a one-on-one
matchup here tonight.

1932
01:48:21,668 --> 01:48:23,920
Ciampa now. And look at this.

1933
01:48:25,856 --> 01:48:27,508
Ciampa just trying to survive.

1934
01:48:28,825 --> 01:48:29,625
Sabin.

1935
01:48:30,861 --> 01:48:33,563
Oh, my goodness, Ciampa hit
the top of the ring post hard.

1936
01:48:33,597 --> 01:48:36,817
[Barrett] Jaw first onto the top
of that steel ring post.

1937
01:48:36,849 --> 01:48:39,635
It's about the only thing
Chris Sabin could possibly

1938
01:48:39,670 --> 01:48:40,837
have done from that position.

1939
01:48:40,871 --> 01:48:41,871
He pulled it out.

1940
01:48:41,905 --> 01:48:44,074
-[Cole] Now look at this.
-[Barrett] Ingenious, inventive.

1941
01:48:44,107 --> 01:48:45,759
[Cole] Gargano back into the ring.

1942
01:48:45,791 --> 01:48:48,879
From behind now,
standing switch by Johnny.

1943
01:48:49,996 --> 01:48:54,852
Sabin ran right into Gargano.
Ciampa taken out on the other side.

1944
01:48:54,884 --> 01:48:57,254
Johnny sent into Tommaso Ciampa.

1945
01:48:57,286 --> 01:48:59,857
And Motor City Machine Guns are rolling.

1946
01:48:59,889 --> 01:49:02,976
This is classic Motor City
Machine Guns wrestling.

1947
01:49:03,009 --> 01:49:06,045
[Barrett] And how do you pick up the pace
at this level

1948
01:49:06,079 --> 01:49:07,865
at this point in the matchup?

1949
01:49:07,898 --> 01:49:12,870
It beggars belief but it explains exactly
why the Motor City Machine Guns have been

1950
01:49:12,902 --> 01:49:18,692
as good as they have been for 20 years and
may well grab the gold here imminently.

1951
01:49:19,910 --> 01:49:23,297
[McAfee] Double clutching, shifting
to a new gear this late in the match.

1952
01:49:23,330 --> 01:49:25,831
-And what are they thinking now?
-[Cole] Double team coming!

1953
01:49:25,866 --> 01:49:29,635
The blockbuster for the win
and the tag team titles,

1954
01:49:29,670 --> 01:49:36,460
and Johnny Gargano able
to use Sabin to help him break it up.

1955
01:49:36,793 --> 01:49:39,763
[Barrett] Well, that count
would have gone to 53,

1956
01:49:39,795 --> 01:49:42,766
not just three after connection with this

1957
01:49:42,799 --> 01:49:47,538
power bomb/blockbuster,
and Johnny Gargano powering his way

1958
01:49:47,571 --> 01:49:52,875
through to bust on the pile,
and somehow this one's still up for grabs.

1959
01:49:55,128 --> 01:49:58,182
[McAfee] Only two of these men are walking
out of here champions tonight.

1960
01:49:58,699 --> 01:50:02,885
[Barrett] This is how much it means, Pat.
Careers are short.

1961
01:50:03,503 --> 01:50:06,106
All four of these men have been
around the block many times.

1962
01:50:06,139 --> 01:50:08,075
-You never know how much longer--
-[Cole] Oh!

1963
01:50:08,107 --> 01:50:12,496
Gargano just took out his partner
and the Motor City Machine Guns are ready.

1964
01:50:12,529 --> 01:50:15,749
Here we go, double team coming,
Sabin to Gargano.

1965
01:50:15,782 --> 01:50:16,782
Shelly now.

1966
01:50:18,451 --> 01:50:23,674
[Barrett] The facial connected to Johnny
Gargano and all the momentum in the world.

1967
01:50:23,706 --> 01:50:24,942
This may be a take two.

1968
01:50:24,974 --> 01:50:27,811
[Cole] And here we go now,
looking perhaps to put them away

1969
01:50:27,844 --> 01:50:29,813
and win the tag team titles.

1970
01:50:29,847 --> 01:50:32,633
Double team coming. Meanwhile, who the--

1971
01:50:32,982 --> 01:50:34,084
Who the hell is that?

1972
01:50:34,535 --> 01:50:35,536
Is that--

1973
01:50:36,570 --> 01:50:39,540
And now, that's Angelo talking
to the Prophets.

1974
01:50:39,572 --> 01:50:41,858
-With his crutch.
-[Barrett] What the hell?

1975
01:50:42,692 --> 01:50:43,727
[McAfee] That means--

1976
01:50:43,759 --> 01:50:45,879
[Barrett] Well, they were
taken out in a mystery attack.

1977
01:50:45,913 --> 01:50:47,813
[Cole] And DIY took 'em out.

1978
01:50:47,848 --> 01:50:49,499
[Barrett]
No, hold on, that was never proved.

1979
01:50:49,532 --> 01:50:51,235
Maybe was the Motor City Machine Guns.

1980
01:50:51,268 --> 01:50:54,353
[Cole] It doesn't matter now though,
because-- Meet in the Middle.

1981
01:50:54,388 --> 01:50:56,373
DIY taking advantage.

1982
01:50:56,406 --> 01:50:59,893
-Ciampa, Gargano retain the titles.
-[bell rings]

1983
01:50:59,927 --> 01:51:01,695
["It's Our Moment" playing]

1984
01:51:03,130 --> 01:51:04,731
[Taylor] Here are your winners

1985
01:51:05,264 --> 01:51:07,351
and still

1986
01:51:07,384 --> 01:51:12,623
the WWE Tag Team Champions,

1987
01:51:12,656 --> 01:51:16,742
Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.

1988
01:51:16,777 --> 01:51:19,847
DIY.

1989
01:51:19,880 --> 01:51:21,732
[Barrett] I got a lot of questions, guys.

1990
01:51:21,764 --> 01:51:24,518
What the hell was--
Wait a second. And now--

1991
01:51:24,550 --> 01:51:28,121
-The Prophets helped DIY--
-[McAfee] Wait a minute!

1992
01:51:28,155 --> 01:51:29,156
[Barrett] Oh, my God.

1993
01:51:30,257 --> 01:51:31,724
[Cole] I'll explain it to you, Wade.

1994
01:51:31,758 --> 01:51:36,396
As Dawkins is beating the hell now,
and Montez Ford, out of DIY.

1995
01:51:36,429 --> 01:51:39,081
-[Barrett] This is making no sense to me.
-[Cole] It is.

1996
01:51:39,116 --> 01:51:42,419
DIY obviously attacked the prophets
and took them out of action.

1997
01:51:42,451 --> 01:51:44,788
The reason Dawkins has a-- has a crutch.

1998
01:51:44,821 --> 01:51:46,822
So why did they take out the Machine Guns?

1999
01:51:46,857 --> 01:51:48,357
Because the Prophets want revenge

2000
01:51:48,392 --> 01:51:51,745
and they want to take
the tag team titles away from DIY.

2001
01:51:51,777 --> 01:51:54,831
They wanted to ensure
Ciampa and Gargano won tonight

2002
01:51:54,865 --> 01:51:56,750
so they can take the gold from them.

2003
01:51:56,782 --> 01:51:59,519
[McAfee] And Dawkins didn't
even need the crutch.

2004
01:52:00,754 --> 01:52:04,842
[Barrett] Let's take a look back
at how this matchup went down.

2005
01:52:04,875 --> 01:52:07,594
First of all,
this was the tag that wasn't,

2006
01:52:07,628 --> 01:52:13,133
a trick play from Gargano and Ciampa,
confusing the Motor City Machine Guns.

2007
01:52:13,165 --> 01:52:17,888
And while Shelly's back was turned,
or attention was on the wrong element,

2008
01:52:18,388 --> 01:52:23,626
Ciampa countered and scored the first pin,
1-0 to DIY.

2009
01:52:23,660 --> 01:52:24,862
But this was the moment

2010
01:52:24,894 --> 01:52:29,599
things were tied on, that Skull
and Bones that takes them all down.

2011
01:52:30,217 --> 01:52:32,486
Alex Shelly connecting.

2012
01:52:32,518 --> 01:52:35,239
Three-count and we're at 1-1.

2013
01:52:37,958 --> 01:52:39,992
And this was the shocking moment of all.

2014
01:52:40,027 --> 01:52:44,764
Some mystery assailants turned out
to be the Street Prophets for some reason,

2015
01:52:45,014 --> 01:52:50,721
attacking the Motor City Machine Guns
leading the pathway to victory for DIY.

2016
01:52:50,754 --> 01:52:55,526
And I think Michael Cole may well have hit
the nail on the head.

2017
01:52:55,558 --> 01:53:00,597
It was a calculated attack from the Street
Prophets who are coming for the gold.

2018
01:53:00,630 --> 01:53:02,933
Two highly agitated men.

2019
01:53:03,933 --> 01:53:06,937
[McAfee] Motor City Machine Guns,
incredible effort.

2020
01:53:07,521 --> 01:53:11,791
But in the end, Street Prophets stand
and DIY remain champs.

2021
01:53:16,496 --> 01:53:19,715
[Cole] Royal Rumble's here
at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

2022
01:53:19,982 --> 01:53:23,253
A lot of things happen here,
including the Super Bowl back in 2012,

2023
01:53:23,286 --> 01:53:24,955
the NBA All-Star Game.

2024
01:53:24,987 --> 01:53:29,843
I understand, Pat, 980,000 bricks make up

2025
01:53:29,876 --> 01:53:32,963
the facade here at Lucas Oil Stadium.

2026
01:53:32,996 --> 01:53:36,967
[McAfee] It's truly a remarkable venue.
The roof opens, the window opens.

2027
01:53:37,000 --> 01:53:41,972
It's always perfect in here,
and every sporting event that matters

2028
01:53:42,005 --> 01:53:44,374
has come through here
and said it's the greatest host.

2029
01:53:44,407 --> 01:53:47,693
And tonight it's
the biggest Royal Rumble's host.

2030
01:53:47,728 --> 01:53:49,746
[Cole] And the reason
that we're here tonight

2031
01:53:49,780 --> 01:53:51,982
is because of the man to my right,
Pat McAfee.

2032
01:53:52,014 --> 01:53:53,884
What a career you had here.

2033
01:53:54,468 --> 01:53:58,989
[McAfee] Yeah, I became a completely
different human here in Indianapolis.

2034
01:53:59,022 --> 01:54:02,726
This stadium made me a man,
made me better, made me smarter.

2035
01:54:02,759 --> 01:54:06,996
I met my wife in this state.
I owe this place everything, man.

2036
01:54:07,030 --> 01:54:10,784
And you know, because of those stats,
you were an all-decade punter.

2037
01:54:10,817 --> 01:54:12,001
You've been a Hall of Fame ballot.

2038
01:54:12,035 --> 01:54:15,371
You'll be in the Hall of Fame one day,
but I want you to take us back

2039
01:54:15,405 --> 01:54:18,258
with the "Pat-astrator,"
presented by PIERO,

2040
01:54:18,291 --> 01:54:21,945
and show us some of your all-time
great highlights here in Indianapolis.

2041
01:54:21,978 --> 01:54:26,849
Okay, so most magical moment of my life,
people said maybe this guy that isn't

2042
01:54:26,884 --> 01:54:30,954
just a sack-of-potatoes-built white guy
is maybe a little bit more of an athlete.

2043
01:54:30,987 --> 01:54:34,875
This is on Thanksgiving Day,
the biggest Turkey Bowl on earth,

2044
01:54:34,907 --> 01:54:37,827
taking on my hometown.

2045
01:54:37,861 --> 01:54:40,163
-[Cole] Well, look at that.
-[Barrett] Trick play.

2046
01:54:40,197 --> 01:54:42,766
[McAfee] I'll tell you what, trick play,
throw that thing to Erik Swoope.

2047
01:54:42,799 --> 01:54:45,001
Erik Swoope would go on
to get tackled at the eight.

2048
01:54:45,602 --> 01:54:48,889
-Incredible work by him and I said--
-[Cole] Look at this.

2049
01:54:48,922 --> 01:54:50,307
-[Cole laughing]
-[McAfee] That is, uh…

2050
01:54:50,339 --> 01:54:54,210
That's a fat guy, who did something cool,
letting it hang.

2051
01:54:54,244 --> 01:54:57,214
And I celebrate with my guy,
Matthew Overton.

2052
01:54:57,246 --> 01:55:00,701
-One of the biggest moments of my life--
-[Cole] What the hell was that?

2053
01:55:01,852 --> 01:55:06,389
[Barrett] That is a tight spiral, Pat.
I gotta take my hat off to you. Wow.

2054
01:55:06,423 --> 01:55:08,991
[Cole] Hey, hey, the--
the Jets need a quarterback.

2055
01:55:09,026 --> 01:55:11,995
[McAfee] I could spin it a little bit.
I could spin it a little bit.

2056
01:55:12,029 --> 01:55:14,514
I felt athletic. They let me do that here.

2057
01:55:14,548 --> 01:55:15,866
It was a massive moment in my life.

2058
01:55:15,898 --> 01:55:19,318
And then, you know, people say, well,
this guy's soft because he's a punter.

2059
01:55:19,353 --> 01:55:22,940
That might be the case,
but a blind squirrel will find a nut

2060
01:55:22,973 --> 01:55:24,641
every once in a while.

2061
01:55:24,674 --> 01:55:28,512
Sunday Night Football,
Peyton Manning's return, trended holiday,

2062
01:55:28,545 --> 01:55:31,798
Olympic level sprinter.

2063
01:55:31,831 --> 01:55:33,733
I should've hit a touch back. I didn't.

2064
01:55:33,767 --> 01:55:39,623
Then lightning strikes and a doofus.
Boom, pounce.

2065
01:55:41,991 --> 01:55:44,244
Yeah, just-just an absolute idiot.

2066
01:55:45,128 --> 01:55:46,129
-[gasps]
-Oh, my God.

2067
01:55:47,798 --> 01:55:48,932
Oh, my gosh.

2068
01:55:49,499 --> 01:55:51,751
-Can I give you a hug?
-Please, I'm a hugger.

2069
01:55:52,318 --> 01:55:53,637
-What's your name?
-Aubrey.

2070
01:55:53,670 --> 01:55:55,272
Aubrey, nice to meet you. I'm Chelsea.

2071
01:55:55,304 --> 01:55:56,607
-What's your name?
-Cameron.

2072
01:55:56,639 --> 01:55:57,924
Nice to meet you, Cameron.

2073
01:55:58,608 --> 01:56:00,043
Are you going to Rumble tomorrow?

2074
01:56:00,443 --> 01:56:02,478
-No.
-No. What?

2075
01:56:02,929 --> 01:56:09,702
What would you say if I told you maybe,
just maybe I had tickets for you.

2076
01:56:10,987 --> 01:56:11,989
Would you go?

2077
01:56:12,022 --> 01:56:14,924
What do you think?
Do you wanna go to Royal Rumble tomorrow?

2078
01:56:14,958 --> 01:56:18,394
Y'all gonna be the VIP tomorrow. [laughs]

2079
01:56:18,428 --> 01:56:19,963
We're very excited.

2080
01:56:19,996 --> 01:56:22,098
It just doesn't look like it,
but when we get away…

2081
01:56:22,132 --> 01:56:24,351
And we watch wrestling all week.

2082
01:56:24,384 --> 01:56:26,652
-Yep. Monday, Friday.
-Monday, Friday.

2083
01:56:27,070 --> 01:56:29,740
-…to say.
-[laughing] Don't cry.

2084
01:56:32,910 --> 01:56:36,697
[Cole] Hey, the Hill family surprised
with Royal Rumble tickets.

2085
01:56:49,610 --> 01:56:54,031
She returned earlier tonight
at the Royal Rumble.

2086
01:56:54,063 --> 01:56:58,818
None other than Alexa Bliss, she is back.

2087
01:57:08,594 --> 01:57:14,050
A lot of legends here tonight,
including Damn, Ron Simmons,

2088
01:57:14,084 --> 01:57:18,938
Hall of Famer, part of the 1998
Royal Rumble, seven rumbles in all.

2089
01:57:20,022 --> 01:57:23,977
[Barrett] That is a man's man.
Nothing but respect for this guy.

2090
01:57:24,010 --> 01:57:25,262
[McAfee] Absolute legend.

2091
01:57:27,030 --> 01:57:28,999
[Cole] Some dogs in the house too.

2092
01:57:29,031 --> 01:57:30,968
[McAfee barks]

2093
01:57:31,000 --> 01:57:34,036
[Cole] Two-time tag teamer,
Hall of Famer, tag team champ.

2094
01:57:34,621 --> 01:57:36,857
Father of Bron Breakker,
Rick Steiner's here.

2095
01:57:40,878 --> 01:57:43,429
And how about the Whole Damn Show?

2096
01:57:43,463 --> 01:57:45,081
[inaudible]

2097
01:57:45,933 --> 01:57:48,101
[Barrett] Real high spot
in the show tonight, Cole.

2098
01:57:48,134 --> 01:57:50,821
[Cole] Rob Van Dam.

2099
01:57:51,522 --> 01:57:53,740
2009 surprise in the Rumble,

2100
01:57:53,773 --> 01:57:56,610
Hall of Famer, Money in the Bank winner,
world champion.

2101
01:57:57,110 --> 01:58:00,746
[McAfee] I'm on cloud nine
maybe 10 or 11 that Rob Van Dam's here.

2102
01:58:06,303 --> 01:58:09,923
A lot of celebrities in the house as well,
including the UFC's

2103
01:58:09,956 --> 01:58:15,963
welterweight champion Belal Muhammad
is here tonight at the Royal Rumble.

2104
01:58:18,965 --> 01:58:22,969
And guess what?
Little pink houses for you and me.

2105
01:58:23,519 --> 01:58:27,941
John Mellencamp, the legend,
the Grammy Award winner,

2106
01:58:27,974 --> 01:58:30,943
Jack and Diane, the authority song.

2107
01:58:30,978 --> 01:58:33,981
John Mellencamp is here
tonight at the rumble.

2108
01:58:37,116 --> 01:58:40,987
Well, what started as an alliance
has developed into an intense rivalry.

2109
01:58:41,822 --> 01:58:44,958
Cody Rhodes defends his title against
Kevin Owens in a grueling ladder match

2110
01:58:44,991 --> 01:58:47,960
for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

2111
01:58:47,995 --> 01:58:50,964
But first, let's look back on the battles
that brought them this moment,

2112
01:58:50,998 --> 01:58:54,951
set to "Even If It Kills Me"
by Papa Roach.

2113
01:59:00,240 --> 01:59:01,909
["Even If It Kills Me" playing]

2114
01:59:01,942 --> 01:59:05,795
[Rhodes] Kevin, I don't have many friends
in this business.

2115
01:59:05,829 --> 01:59:07,347
I consider you one of them.

2116
01:59:08,632 --> 01:59:13,871
[Cole] Cody decided to team
with Kevin Owens' archenemy Roman Reigns.

2117
01:59:14,955 --> 01:59:18,892
[various wrestlers] Kevin. Kevin. Kevin.

2118
01:59:24,248 --> 01:59:27,968
[Owens] Cody Rhodes deserves everything
he's got coming to him.

2119
01:59:29,969 --> 01:59:32,906
[Rhodes] You're obsessed
with this idea of being a victim

2120
01:59:32,940 --> 01:59:34,974
and you blame me for that.

2121
01:59:41,815 --> 01:59:46,637
[Rhodes] You finally did pull the trigger,
just on the wrong guy.

2122
01:59:47,987 --> 01:59:49,322
You crossed the line.

2123
01:59:53,960 --> 01:59:58,699
[Owens] You say I crossed the line,
but I loved Randy Orton. I hate you.

2124
02:00:00,032 --> 02:00:02,635
Everything that's happened is your fault.

2125
02:00:03,036 --> 02:00:05,172
I don't think you hate me.

2126
02:00:05,205 --> 02:00:07,574
I think you hate yourself.

2127
02:00:07,607 --> 02:00:10,443
And this lesson,
I'm gonna beat it into you.

2128
02:00:18,035 --> 02:00:20,370
[Owens] What happened to me is a travesty.

2129
02:00:22,723 --> 02:00:28,161
I was screwed out of winning
that championship.

2130
02:00:28,661 --> 02:00:29,596
[bell rings]

2131
02:00:39,072 --> 02:00:42,826
[Owens] I should be standing here,
WWE champion.

2132
02:00:46,880 --> 02:00:48,648
I am the true champion!

2133
02:00:52,969 --> 02:00:55,989
You want a match where the ref
doesn't screw you? Great.

2134
02:00:56,022 --> 02:01:00,460
I want a match where the ref can't stop
what I'm gonna do to you.

2135
02:01:02,246 --> 02:01:03,864
Ladder match!

2136
02:01:17,678 --> 02:01:20,848
[Owens] You can only push a man
so much until they snap,

2137
02:01:20,880 --> 02:01:24,550
but the good news is I haven't
snapped yet.

2138
02:01:26,169 --> 02:01:27,654
You don't want me to snap.

2139
02:01:34,294 --> 02:01:38,065
You want a shot at this championship?
Come and get it.

2140
02:01:53,280 --> 02:01:55,915
[Rhodes] If you come at the king,
you best not miss.

2141
02:01:56,583 --> 02:02:00,888
-[Owens] I am the true WWE champion.
-[Rhodes] You are delusional.

2142
02:02:00,920 --> 02:02:03,723
You will never be on my level.

2143
02:02:07,894 --> 02:02:10,964
I know the lengths you're willing to go.

2144
02:02:11,898 --> 02:02:15,751
There is not a single line
I won't cross either.

2145
02:02:16,036 --> 02:02:18,871
[Owens]
Everything you've got, it's coming to me.

2146
02:02:18,906 --> 02:02:20,973
And I am taking it from you.

2147
02:02:24,378 --> 02:02:26,380
[song fades]

2148
02:02:28,264 --> 02:02:30,267
-["Fight" playing]
-[crowd cheering]

2149
02:02:45,065 --> 02:02:49,102
[McAfee] The son
of a security systems technician,

2150
02:02:49,135 --> 02:02:53,022
he's not currently a champion,
but he's holding a title.

2151
02:02:54,074 --> 02:02:56,043
[Cole]
That is the Winged Eagle Championship.

2152
02:02:56,076 --> 02:03:00,614
It was used in the WWE
beginning in 1988 by Hulk Hogan.

2153
02:03:00,647 --> 02:03:04,017
It was retired in 1998
by Stone Cold Steve Austin.

2154
02:03:05,986 --> 02:03:09,990
At Saturday Night's Main Event back
in December after losing to Cody Rhodes,

2155
02:03:10,022 --> 02:03:14,661
Kevin Owens attacked Rhodes,
hit him with a package piledriver,

2156
02:03:14,695 --> 02:03:15,996
and took that title.

2157
02:03:16,029 --> 02:03:19,031
Triple H gave Kevin Owens that title--
I should say gave Cody Rhodes

2158
02:03:19,650 --> 02:03:22,035
the title that night
to bring it out for the one night only.

2159
02:03:22,719 --> 02:03:23,871
Kevin Owens is delusional.

2160
02:03:24,705 --> 02:03:29,710
He thinks he's a champion, but he actually
hasn't been a world champion in 8 years.

2161
02:03:30,943 --> 02:03:33,213
[Barrett]
I gotta pull you up on that, Michael Cole.

2162
02:03:33,246 --> 02:03:38,986
Deep down despite the posturing of
Kevin Owens, there is no delusion there.

2163
02:03:39,018 --> 02:03:44,156
He knows full well that the winged eagle
championship on his shoulder is never

2164
02:03:44,191 --> 02:03:46,860
going to be written up
in the record books.

2165
02:03:46,893 --> 02:03:52,331
It's simply being used to antagonize
the real champ, Cody Rhodes,

2166
02:03:52,366 --> 02:03:54,750
to get under his skin, get in his head

2167
02:03:54,785 --> 02:03:58,554
to pull Cody Rhodes down
from his elevated level

2168
02:03:58,589 --> 02:04:02,976
to the level of the belligerent
prizefighter Kevin Owens.

2169
02:04:03,009 --> 02:04:06,980
That is where Kevin Owens
wants this fight to be fought.

2170
02:04:07,013 --> 02:04:10,918
[McAfee] The title might not mean anything
in reality, but for Kevin Owens,

2171
02:04:10,951 --> 02:04:15,022
it has brought a swagger,
an attitude, and a moxy back.

2172
02:04:18,025 --> 02:04:19,992
He thinks he's actually champion
up there right now.

2173
02:04:20,027 --> 02:04:23,263
[Cole] I actually spoke
to both Owens and Kevin--

2174
02:04:23,297 --> 02:04:25,781
Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes today.

2175
02:04:25,816 --> 02:04:31,004
They told me that they are determined
on hurting and punishing each other

2176
02:04:31,038 --> 02:04:32,839
in this match tonight.

2177
02:04:33,089 --> 02:04:36,009
[Barrett] Cody's been clear he's gonna win
this matchup

2178
02:04:36,043 --> 02:04:39,012
even if it kills him in the process.

2179
02:04:39,045 --> 02:04:44,968
That is a dangerous mind-set when you're
in the ring with a pugnacious fighter

2180
02:04:45,001 --> 02:04:46,003
like KO.

2181
02:05:00,901 --> 02:05:06,005
I love that we have a ladder match
and Kevin Owens is in it here.

2182
02:05:07,007 --> 02:05:10,027
In front of 70,000 people
in a football stadium.

2183
02:05:10,059 --> 02:05:12,646
[Cole] The official in this match tonight
is Dan Engler.

2184
02:05:12,679 --> 02:05:14,982
He is wearing the ref cam on his head.

2185
02:05:15,014 --> 02:05:18,018
We'll get some unique shots
during this matchup tonight.

2186
02:05:19,620 --> 02:05:23,022
[Barrett] Well, he looks ridiculous,
but it's gonna be great viewing

2187
02:05:23,740 --> 02:05:25,791
as we get close up to the action.

2188
02:05:25,826 --> 02:05:28,562
[McAfee] Dan Engler, one of the finest
refs in the history of reffing.

2189
02:05:28,594 --> 02:05:29,847
[Barrett] Nonsense.

2190
02:05:30,280 --> 02:05:31,764
Absolute nonsense, McAfee.

2191
02:05:31,798 --> 02:05:33,317
["Kingdom" playing]

2192
02:05:36,169 --> 02:05:38,170
[crowd cheering]

2193
02:06:13,240 --> 02:06:14,374
[crowd] Whoa-oh!

2194
02:06:35,862 --> 02:06:38,031
[McAfee] He's first in, he's last out.

2195
02:06:39,750 --> 02:06:43,036
He works his ass off.
He takes pride in what he does.

2196
02:06:44,771 --> 02:06:50,744
This is a champion that the Midwest
is certainly proud of.

2197
02:06:54,047 --> 02:06:59,068
[Barrett] All class, all style,
the here and now of this industry

2198
02:06:59,102 --> 02:07:03,956
who is quite simply prepared
to get in a street fight tonight.

2199
02:07:03,991 --> 02:07:07,960
That's the only way
he can do battle with Kevin Owens.

2200
02:07:07,995 --> 02:07:12,933
Get down and dirty and scramble up
that ladder however you can.

2201
02:07:12,965 --> 02:07:14,968
[crowd] Whoa-oh!

2202
02:07:23,393 --> 02:07:26,563
[McAfee] He's got perfect teeth.
Perfect hair.

2203
02:07:27,630 --> 02:07:29,732
A perfect championship build.

2204
02:07:31,902 --> 02:07:33,704
But he's not scared to scrap.

2205
02:07:33,737 --> 02:07:36,990
[Barrett] Well, let's check out
those teeth at the end of this matchup

2206
02:07:37,023 --> 02:07:43,030
after Kevin Owens has inevitably
done a number on WWE's Golden Boy.

2207
02:07:44,031 --> 02:07:49,001
[Cole] This is perhaps the toughest
title defense for Cody Rhodes

2208
02:07:49,036 --> 02:07:53,040
since he won the championship
some 300 days ago at WrestleMania.

2209
02:07:54,040 --> 02:07:58,629
The night he finished the story, ending
the record-setting reign of Roman Reigns.

2210
02:07:58,661 --> 02:08:00,897
And Cody saying
the hell with superstition.

2211
02:08:03,983 --> 02:08:07,955
[Barrett] Luck ain't gonna help you
from here. You're going to war tonight.

2212
02:08:07,987 --> 02:08:12,659
[McAfee] He's locked in too.
You can tell by the look in his eye.

2213
02:08:12,692 --> 02:08:14,361
[crowd cheering]

2214
02:08:20,000 --> 02:08:23,704
[McAfee] Well, you talk about a potential
trap game feel here for Cody.

2215
02:08:24,004 --> 02:08:25,806
Road to WrestleMania starts tonight.

2216
02:08:27,007 --> 02:08:30,727
[Cole] The man who has become
the quarterback of WWE,

2217
02:08:30,760 --> 02:08:32,679
Pat touched on it earlier,

2218
02:08:33,013 --> 02:08:37,985
never says no, involved in anything
the company wants him involved in.

2219
02:08:38,018 --> 02:08:42,856
He's a true leader, but he hopes he
leaves tonight as the true champion.

2220
02:08:42,889 --> 02:08:44,892
[inaudible]

2221
02:08:46,242 --> 02:08:47,244
[bell rings]

2222
02:08:48,027 --> 02:08:53,232
The following contest is a ladder match.

2223
02:08:55,419 --> 02:08:57,971
And it is for

2224
02:08:58,655 --> 02:09:05,661
the Undisputed WWE Championship.

2225
02:09:08,982 --> 02:09:15,789
Introducing first, the challenger.
From Marieville, Quebec, Canada,

2226
02:09:16,039 --> 02:09:20,978
weighing in at 242 pounds.

2227
02:09:21,527 --> 02:09:27,534
Kevin Owens.

2228
02:09:33,406 --> 02:09:39,813
And his opponent. From Atlanta, Georgia.

2229
02:09:40,063 --> 02:09:45,018
Weighing in at 222 pounds.

2230
02:09:45,419 --> 02:09:52,425
He is the Undisputed WWE Champion,

2231
02:09:54,061 --> 02:09:57,147
The American Nightmare,

2232
02:09:57,580 --> 02:10:03,536
Cody Rhodes.

2233
02:10:03,570 --> 02:10:07,406
[Cole] Cody Rhodes has changed.
His life has changed.

2234
02:10:08,040 --> 02:10:10,009
Cody Rhodes is now the hunted.

2235
02:10:10,043 --> 02:10:15,982
He is no longer the hunter, and Wade,
you've known Cody for so, so long.

2236
02:10:16,833 --> 02:10:20,204
This is a much different
American Nightmare.

2237
02:10:20,237 --> 02:10:25,192
[Barrett] Yeah, undoubtedly, Cole. Listen,
when you are trying to climb Mount Everest

2238
02:10:25,224 --> 02:10:30,998
as Cody did for his entire career
until WrestleMania last year,

2239
02:10:31,031 --> 02:10:34,034
you have a different mind-set,
there's an open-eyed approach,

2240
02:10:34,067 --> 02:10:36,687
there's an almost joy in that process.

2241
02:10:36,719 --> 02:10:41,424
And once you reach the top of that
mountain, that's when the real work begins

2242
02:10:41,458 --> 02:10:44,044
and Cody, as you mentioned,
never says no to the company.

2243
02:10:44,076 --> 02:10:48,447
He tries to be the perfect ambassador
to this entire industry.

2244
02:10:48,482 --> 02:10:51,050
For me, he's on a fool's errand.
That's a mistake.

2245
02:10:51,084 --> 02:10:54,054
[Cole] And with that point made,
the man sitting next to us,

2246
02:10:54,087 --> 02:10:58,991
Pat McAfee here tonight, is much like Cody
in the fact that he's constantly working

2247
02:10:59,026 --> 02:11:01,995
seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

2248
02:11:02,029 --> 02:11:04,714
Pat, it wears on you.
I talked to you last week.

2249
02:11:04,748 --> 02:11:07,000
When you're running that type of schedule,
you just break down.

2250
02:11:07,034 --> 02:11:09,452
[McAfee] Yeah, you certainly can.
Your body can stop.

2251
02:11:09,987 --> 02:11:11,004
But this is what you dream of.

2252
02:11:11,038 --> 02:11:13,005
You want to do that.
You want to be known as a workhorse.

2253
02:11:13,040 --> 02:11:15,692
You want to be known as somebody
that does it the right way.

2254
02:11:15,726 --> 02:11:18,812
[Barrett] Well, take it from someone who's
been in that position before, CM Punk.

2255
02:11:18,846 --> 02:11:22,014
We all heard his words to Cody Rhodes
this past week on Raw.

2256
02:11:22,049 --> 02:11:27,019
The pressure is getting to Cody Rhodes.
His body is getting ground down.

2257
02:11:27,054 --> 02:11:32,041
[Cole] There are over 70,000 people
at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

2258
02:11:32,776 --> 02:11:35,862
Cody Rhodes is the champion.
Kevin Owens is the challenger.

2259
02:11:36,112 --> 02:11:40,067
The winged eagle title,
the WWE title, hang above the ring.

2260
02:11:40,733 --> 02:11:45,038
You have to climb a ladder, retrieve
the championships to become the champion

2261
02:11:45,071 --> 02:11:48,075
and solidify your spot at WrestleMania.

2262
02:11:48,892 --> 02:11:52,079
[McAfee] Indianapolis wants to see
these two beat the hell out of each other.

2263
02:11:52,112 --> 02:11:54,114
[crowd cheering]

2264
02:12:02,022 --> 02:12:04,907
[Barrett] Well, they're gonna get
exactly what they want, Pat.

2265
02:12:04,942 --> 02:12:06,677
[Cole]
They promised to punish one another,

2266
02:12:06,710 --> 02:12:09,730
maybe end each other's career
here tonight.

2267
02:12:09,763 --> 02:12:13,000
That is where this one time friendship
has ended, and there's the drop down,

2268
02:12:13,032 --> 02:12:14,852
big right hand by Cody.

2269
02:12:16,036 --> 02:12:18,888
Remember Kevin Owens believed
that Cody stabbed him in the back.

2270
02:12:18,922 --> 02:12:23,009
It has turned Kevin into a delusional,
a jealous, a bitter man,

2271
02:12:23,043 --> 02:12:25,762
and a high elbow by the dangerous Owens.

2272
02:12:26,029 --> 02:12:28,115
[Barrett] Cody invited this upon himself

2273
02:12:28,147 --> 02:12:30,968
when his then-friend
Kevin Owens was offered

2274
02:12:31,000 --> 02:12:34,021
a championship match against Cody Rhodes.

2275
02:12:34,054 --> 02:12:35,656
You remember the matchup.

2276
02:12:35,688 --> 02:12:40,427
It ended up, Cody was the victor 'cause
KO couldn't find the killer instinct.

2277
02:12:40,460 --> 02:12:43,030
-I guess he's refound it now
-[Cole] And then Cody Rhodes would go

2278
02:12:43,062 --> 02:12:46,750
and team with Owens's archenemy
Roman Reigns back in October,

2279
02:12:46,782 --> 02:12:51,038
and that really sent Kevin Owens off the
deep end until he would attack Cody Rhodes

2280
02:12:51,071 --> 02:12:54,156
in the parking lot in Atlanta
and set off this rivalry.

2281
02:12:54,191 --> 02:12:57,477
And don't forget what Kevin Owens did
to Rhodes's friend Randy Orton,

2282
02:12:57,510 --> 02:12:59,530
since we haven't seen since that attack.

2283
02:12:59,562 --> 02:13:03,232
[Barrett] Well KO's turned on
countless close friends in the past,

2284
02:13:03,267 --> 02:13:05,652
especially when gold is up for grabs.

2285
02:13:05,686 --> 02:13:09,940
Look at Sami Zayn, Kofi Kingston,
John Cena, the list goes on.

2286
02:13:09,973 --> 02:13:12,491
[Cole] Looking for a suplex
into the steel ladder.

2287
02:13:13,026 --> 02:13:17,214
[McAfee] Anything goes here. These two
are gonna take advantage of that.

2288
02:13:17,246 --> 02:13:20,750
[Cole] Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness.
Cody went right through the ladder.

2289
02:13:21,768 --> 02:13:25,873
[Barrett] We're gonna need a new ladder,
guys. This one ain't gonna work anymore.

2290
02:13:25,906 --> 02:13:28,040
[Cole] The official really has nothing
to do with this match.

2291
02:13:28,692 --> 02:13:31,712
Just has to make sure that the titles
come down and he calls the winner.

2292
02:13:31,745 --> 02:13:33,163
And look at that impact.

2293
02:13:33,196 --> 02:13:35,048
He got lacerated from that metal.

2294
02:13:35,965 --> 02:13:41,021
[Barrett] Oh, my-- Speaking of.
But it's all perfectly legal.

2295
02:13:41,054 --> 02:13:43,773
This is exactly why a matchup like this

2296
02:13:43,807 --> 02:13:47,009
plays into the hands
of the prizefighter Kevin Owens.

2297
02:13:47,044 --> 02:13:49,830
[Cole] And now using the ladder
as a weapon, Wade.

2298
02:13:49,862 --> 02:13:54,034
I cannot remember a friendship
going so bad so quickly

2299
02:13:54,067 --> 02:13:57,571
to the point where these men
absolutely hate one another

2300
02:13:57,603 --> 02:13:59,790
as Cody is driven into the barricade.

2301
02:13:59,822 --> 02:14:03,977
[Barrett] When it comes to Kevin Owens's
goal, all friendships are temporary.

2302
02:14:04,010 --> 02:14:05,445
They're transactionary.

2303
02:14:05,478 --> 02:14:07,731
-While the going's good, great.
-[Cole] Because he doesn't care

2304
02:14:07,763 --> 02:14:09,148
about anybody else but himself.

2305
02:14:09,183 --> 02:14:11,451
-[Barrett] He cares about the gold.
-[Cole] And now Cody--

2306
02:14:11,902 --> 02:14:14,404
[McAfee] Him caring about himself
got him a championship opportunity

2307
02:14:14,437 --> 02:14:15,438
here at Royal Rumble.

2308
02:14:15,472 --> 02:14:20,193
[Cole] Now he sends KO out
in the WWE fans here in Indianapolis.

2309
02:14:20,227 --> 02:14:22,995
Cody now perched on the barricade,
ducks underneath, and now

2310
02:14:23,030 --> 02:14:24,380
they're fighting out into the crowd.

2311
02:14:24,414 --> 02:14:26,032
Remember, no countouts,
no disqualifications,

2312
02:14:26,650 --> 02:14:28,035
no pitfalls, no submissions.

2313
02:14:29,036 --> 02:14:31,187
[Barrett] This is a big old stadium

2314
02:14:31,221 --> 02:14:35,424
and it's essentially become the playground
of Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes.

2315
02:14:35,459 --> 02:14:37,427
Beer to the face. Get me next, Cody.

2316
02:14:37,460 --> 02:14:39,879
[McAfee as Stone Cold Steve Austin]
Was that a nice cold beer?

2317
02:14:39,913 --> 02:14:41,999
[Barrett] I need one of those, believe me.

2318
02:14:42,031 --> 02:14:43,817
[Cole] We'll have one soon. And now KO.

2319
02:14:46,954 --> 02:14:50,374
Hard to see in this sea of people
here tonight.

2320
02:14:51,058 --> 02:14:54,862
Kevin and Cody, I mean, this is just--
this is like a bar fight.

2321
02:14:54,894 --> 02:14:58,915
[Barrett] Hard to see with IPA in your
eyes too, but they're still brawling on.

2322
02:14:58,949 --> 02:15:01,969
[Cole] Yeah, bit citrusy.
And now look at KO now.

2323
02:15:02,001 --> 02:15:04,937
Oh, and he slams Cody
right off the camera.

2324
02:15:08,008 --> 02:15:11,862
[McAfee] Anything's a weapon when
you want to beat the hell out of a guy.

2325
02:15:12,713 --> 02:15:15,883
[Barrett] I mean, you can brawl
all you want around this arena.

2326
02:15:15,915 --> 02:15:19,987
The match is won and lost atop a ladder
in the middle of the ring.

2327
02:15:20,019 --> 02:15:23,991
Incapacitate your opponent and things
are gonna get a hell of a lot easier.

2328
02:15:24,023 --> 02:15:26,460
[Cole] Well, Wade, you know it is
in Cody's genes, right?

2329
02:15:26,492 --> 02:15:29,178
Dusty, one of the greatest
all-time brawlers.

2330
02:15:29,745 --> 02:15:34,050
[Barrett] Well, Dusty Rhodes,
a massive hand in the rise of Kevin Owens

2331
02:15:34,084 --> 02:15:37,971
in the WWE umbrella. Of course,
that all thrown to one side now.

2332
02:15:38,004 --> 02:15:39,772
[Cole] Indeed, what Dusty did for Kevin

2333
02:15:39,806 --> 02:15:44,010
and so many other men and women
down at NXT, the performance center.

2334
02:15:44,044 --> 02:15:48,014
And now Kevin Owens turns his attention
to Rhodes with a kick right to the ribs.

2335
02:15:48,048 --> 02:15:54,420
There's an absolute look of disgust and
disdain on the face of Kevin Owens here.

2336
02:15:54,721 --> 02:15:57,607
[Barrett] And there has been that look
for several months now, Cole

2337
02:15:57,641 --> 02:16:03,629
but the truth is victory tonight for KO
and it all becomes sunshine and rainbows

2338
02:16:03,664 --> 02:16:04,798
once again for the prizefighter.

2339
02:16:04,830 --> 02:16:06,183
[Cole] But what if he doesn't win?

2340
02:16:07,000 --> 02:16:10,120
[McAfee] Well, he'll find a reason
for why it didn't happen, we assume.

2341
02:16:10,152 --> 02:16:11,638
That's KO wrestling.

2342
02:16:12,656 --> 02:16:16,043
[Cole] And Kevin Owens now sends
Cody Rhodes up onto the ladder

2343
02:16:16,076 --> 02:16:17,811
and then bouncing to the floor.

2344
02:16:19,012 --> 02:16:22,449
[McAfee] Kevin Owens right where
he wants to be, stalking Cody Rhodes.

2345
02:16:22,482 --> 02:16:25,986
[Barrett] Well, Cody has completely been
baited into the trap of Kevin Owens.

2346
02:16:26,018 --> 02:16:29,839
This is exactly the style KO excels in,

2347
02:16:29,873 --> 02:16:33,644
perhaps more than anybody else
on the WWE roster.

2348
02:16:33,677 --> 02:16:36,512
[Cole] There's a reason it's "fight,
Owens, fight." Right? "Fight forever."

2349
02:16:36,547 --> 02:16:39,966
Kevin Owens now setting up the ladder.
Cody Rhodes is down outside the ring.

2350
02:16:40,000 --> 02:16:42,101
Kevin's got to climb the ladder
and grab the championships.

2351
02:16:42,135 --> 02:16:45,239
He'll be the champ.
Kevin Owens now looking to climb.

2352
02:16:45,271 --> 02:16:48,407
Cody back in the ring to preserve
his championship, at least for now.

2353
02:16:50,193 --> 02:16:53,279
No other man in history
has had more title matches

2354
02:16:53,313 --> 02:16:55,949
at the Royal Rumble than Kevin Owens has.

2355
02:16:56,699 --> 02:16:58,418
As he dumps Cody outside the ring.

2356
02:16:58,451 --> 02:17:00,486
Once again we're gonna climb the ladder.

2357
02:17:00,520 --> 02:17:04,241
Kevin Owens now.
Cody intercepts again, playing defense.

2358
02:17:05,424 --> 02:17:09,296
[Barrett] Well, Cody has been on the back
foot for the vast majority of the matchup

2359
02:17:09,329 --> 02:17:13,466
thus far, although things may be changing
before our eyes.

2360
02:17:13,500 --> 02:17:18,638
The street fighter inside
Cody Rhodes is coming to the fore.

2361
02:17:20,123 --> 02:17:22,959
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
you're looking at an unbelievable scene

2362
02:17:22,993 --> 02:17:24,294
here at Lucas Oil Stadium.

2363
02:17:24,327 --> 02:17:29,867
There's over 70,000, and we've
been told this is the third largest gate

2364
02:17:29,900 --> 02:17:31,668
in WWE history,

2365
02:17:31,701 --> 02:17:34,821
bigger than any single night
WrestleMania ever,

2366
02:17:34,855 --> 02:17:38,207
and now Cody Rhodes
banged off the announce table here.

2367
02:17:39,825 --> 02:17:40,928
[McAfee] Geez.

2368
02:17:40,960 --> 02:17:43,262
[Cole] The first was WrestleMania
Sunday last year,

2369
02:17:43,297 --> 02:17:45,147
followed by WrestleMania Saturday
last year

2370
02:17:45,181 --> 02:17:46,767
and now the Rumble at number three.

2371
02:17:46,799 --> 02:17:51,321
And Kevin Owens now-- Bang! Bouncing
off Cody and Kevin Owens is losing it.

2372
02:17:51,355 --> 02:17:53,056
The look at Owens's face.

2373
02:17:53,090 --> 02:17:55,776
I'm not losing it! I want it all, bitch!

2374
02:17:58,110 --> 02:18:01,130
-[McAfee] He didn't mean that.
-[Barrett] Be careful what you say

2375
02:18:01,163 --> 02:18:03,267
-right now, Michael.
-[McAfee] Yeah, and stop popping off

2376
02:18:03,299 --> 02:18:06,019
to the son
of a security systems technician.

2377
02:18:06,053 --> 02:18:08,422
[Barrett] KO's ready to snap.
I gotta pull you up, Cole.

2378
02:18:08,455 --> 02:18:11,275
KO ain't losing anything.
It's Cody Rhodes who's losing it.

2379
02:18:11,307 --> 02:18:13,277
He's losing the damn match.

2380
02:18:13,309 --> 02:18:16,680
And now Kevin Owens dragging
yet another ladder out.

2381
02:18:17,197 --> 02:18:19,349
Just this look of disgust on his face.

2382
02:18:19,383 --> 02:18:23,270
[Barrett] An instrument of torture
in the hands of Kevin Owens.

2383
02:18:23,303 --> 02:18:27,991
[Cole] And now building a bridge between
the announce table and the ring.

2384
02:18:28,025 --> 02:18:29,293
Kevin Owens now.

2385
02:18:29,325 --> 02:18:32,329
-Get out of the way, Pat.
-I am. Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.

2386
02:18:35,281 --> 02:18:38,302
[Cole] I have no idea what Owens
is-- is planning to do here.

2387
02:18:38,334 --> 02:18:41,188
Cody Rhodes though fighting back
and trying to avert disaster

2388
02:18:41,221 --> 02:18:43,940
as he sends Owens into the steps.

2389
02:18:43,974 --> 02:18:49,313
[Barrett] A much needed burst of life
from the WWE champ at a crucial moment.

2390
02:18:49,346 --> 02:18:55,067
Things starting to look bleak for Cody,
but now he may have swung the pendulum

2391
02:18:55,101 --> 02:18:58,071
in his own favor
and if he can scramble up this ladder,

2392
02:18:58,105 --> 02:19:00,056
he wins the match just like that.

2393
02:19:00,090 --> 02:19:03,092
[Cole] Yeah, but Cody just trying
to regroup here, trying to drag the ladder

2394
02:19:03,126 --> 02:19:04,261
back to the center of the ring.

2395
02:19:04,294 --> 02:19:07,396
Meanwhile, Kevin Owens
with a step ladder here.

2396
02:19:07,431 --> 02:19:09,266
[Barrett] An incredibly short step ladder.

2397
02:19:09,298 --> 02:19:11,234
[Cole]
Oh, and using that to his advantage.

2398
02:19:11,268 --> 02:19:13,170
I think Hornswoggle used that once.

2399
02:19:13,202 --> 02:19:16,456
[Barrett] He can swing that thing around
with abandon.

2400
02:19:16,490 --> 02:19:21,028
Take out your opponent,
scramble his brains and his body,

2401
02:19:21,061 --> 02:19:25,949
leave him incapacitated
and take a leisurely climb up that ladder.

2402
02:19:25,983 --> 02:19:27,618
KO's tactics are bang on.

2403
02:19:27,651 --> 02:19:30,753
[Cole] You've been in a Money in the Bank
ladder match and-- and others as well.

2404
02:19:30,787 --> 02:19:33,673
[Barrett] Yeah, I hated every second
of it, incredibly painful,

2405
02:19:33,707 --> 02:19:38,312
and actually suplexed Cody off the top
of a 12-foot ladder in that matchup,

2406
02:19:38,344 --> 02:19:40,998
and that was the end of me.
These are the worst kind of match.

2407
02:19:41,030 --> 02:19:42,850
[McAfee] He's going high risk.

2408
02:19:42,883 --> 02:19:45,334
[Cole] Owens… Well, the heck with it.

2409
02:19:45,818 --> 02:19:48,404
-[McAfee] It was more mid risk, I guess.
-[Cole] Small risk.

2410
02:19:49,323 --> 02:19:51,308
[McAfee] Low risk. You get it.

2411
02:19:51,341 --> 02:19:53,944
[Barrett]
Kevin Owens is not in the business

2412
02:19:53,976 --> 02:19:56,262
of giving the people what they want.

2413
02:19:56,296 --> 02:19:58,866
He's in the business of giving himself
what he wants.

2414
02:19:58,899 --> 02:20:01,768
[McAfee] The little ladder is back.
The little ladder is back.

2415
02:20:01,802 --> 02:20:04,288
[Cole] And now Cody, using it as a weapon.

2416
02:20:04,321 --> 02:20:06,038
[McAfee]
Cody's jamming the little ladder--

2417
02:20:06,073 --> 02:20:09,510
[Cole] And now bouncing the ladder
off KO, collapses in the corner.

2418
02:20:10,359 --> 02:20:13,330
[McAfee] I'll tell you what,
this little ladder is certainly a menace.

2419
02:20:16,315 --> 02:20:21,038
[Cole] And now Cody Rhodes with Kevin down
gonna try to ascend the ladder to grab

2420
02:20:21,071 --> 02:20:23,991
the championships and retain his title.

2421
02:20:24,024 --> 02:20:26,043
[Barrett] Look how slow Cody's going.

2422
02:20:26,076 --> 02:20:28,095
[Cole] And now again
the ladder right to the knee,

2423
02:20:28,127 --> 02:20:29,346
right to the knee of Cody.

2424
02:20:29,378 --> 02:20:31,748
[Barrett]
Brilliant from KO. Take out a knee.

2425
02:20:31,782 --> 02:20:33,216
How the hell do you climb a ladder?

2426
02:20:33,250 --> 02:20:36,153
[Cole] Oh, and now
to the elbow of Cody Rhodes.

2427
02:20:36,186 --> 02:20:38,922
-[Barrett] Cody Rhodes is so…
-[Cole] And now to the midsection of Cody.

2428
02:20:38,956 --> 02:20:43,393
[Barrett] …battered and bruised,
a body that had already been beaten up

2429
02:20:43,427 --> 02:20:46,196
with that package piledriver
several weeks ago.

2430
02:20:46,230 --> 02:20:48,866
I'm not sure he's 100%
coming into this matchup.

2431
02:20:49,399 --> 02:20:51,285
[Cole] Oh, no, no. Right onto the ladder.

2432
02:20:51,818 --> 02:20:54,838
[Cole] I can tell you Kevin Owens
isn't 100% in the brain, that's for sure.

2433
02:20:54,872 --> 02:20:55,905
[McAfee] Oh, my…

2434
02:20:56,373 --> 02:21:00,010
And Cody Rhodes might have just broke
every vertebrae on that little ladder.

2435
02:21:00,043 --> 02:21:04,631
[Barrett] And not being 100% in the brain
is perhaps an advantage

2436
02:21:04,664 --> 02:21:06,850
in a matchup this dangerous.

2437
02:21:07,350 --> 02:21:10,320
[Cole]
Watch this and watch the impact of Cody.

2438
02:21:10,354 --> 02:21:12,689
[McAfee] It's metal, steel.

2439
02:21:12,723 --> 02:21:17,060
[Barrett] Rearranging Cody Rhodes's
entire spinal column.

2440
02:21:18,362 --> 02:21:20,130
[McAfee]
Double shot there from the ladder.

2441
02:21:20,163 --> 02:21:21,331
[Cole] Kevin Owens taken down.

2442
02:21:21,365 --> 02:21:23,332
Cody Rhodes
now trying to set the ladder up.

2443
02:21:23,367 --> 02:21:24,785
It's about survival.

2444
02:21:25,035 --> 02:21:27,337
That's all this is about,
surviving and grabbing the titles.

2445
02:21:27,371 --> 02:21:30,257
[Barrett] Well, that's exactly
how Cody Rhodes got himself

2446
02:21:30,289 --> 02:21:33,060
to the WWE championship
in the first place.

2447
02:21:33,092 --> 02:21:34,344
It was a long, arduous climb.

2448
02:21:34,377 --> 02:21:37,247
[Cole] Almost there.
Cody's got his hands on the title.

2449
02:21:37,280 --> 02:21:40,216
Go to go up one more rung.
Kevin Owens trying to hang on.

2450
02:21:40,250 --> 02:21:43,136
Cody Rhodes now has his
hands on the championship.

2451
02:21:43,170 --> 02:21:45,689
But Cody hanging high above the ring!

2452
02:21:46,390 --> 02:21:48,292
This could be a disaster.

2453
02:21:48,324 --> 02:21:51,360
The American Nightmare though
able to maneuver back to the ladder.

2454
02:21:51,395 --> 02:21:56,099
Kevin Owens trying to make sure that Cody
doesn't win the-- retain the title here.

2455
02:21:56,133 --> 02:21:59,219
[McAfee] Our champion was just
dangling 20 feet in the sky.

2456
02:21:59,252 --> 02:22:02,005
-[Barrett] Oh, fingertips--
-[Cole] Oh, my goodness.

2457
02:22:02,856 --> 02:22:05,842
[Barrett] Cody apparently going for
a hurricanrana or something,

2458
02:22:05,876 --> 02:22:11,348
but KO pulls off what was essentially
a pop-up power bomb.

2459
02:22:13,199 --> 02:22:17,287
[McAfee] I don't know how Cody
continues to go after this.

2460
02:22:19,356 --> 02:22:21,892
How much more can our champ's body take?

2461
02:22:23,359 --> 02:22:27,214
[Barrett] We're talking about bodies,
a lot is made about physiques in WWE.

2462
02:22:27,247 --> 02:22:31,001
KO has the perfect physique
for absorbing punishment.

2463
02:22:31,034 --> 02:22:32,336
Cody certainly does not.

2464
02:22:32,368 --> 02:22:35,339
[Cole]
And Kevin continues to punish Rhodes,

2465
02:22:35,372 --> 02:22:37,357
driving Cody into the ladder again.

2466
02:22:37,391 --> 02:22:40,327
Kevin Owens has really dominated
most of this match.

2467
02:22:40,359 --> 02:22:44,865
[Barrett] One word. Durability.
That is what Kevin Owens is built for.

2468
02:22:44,898 --> 02:22:49,803
This is Kevin Owens's wheelhouse,
and Cody Rhodes has made the mistake

2469
02:22:49,836 --> 02:22:52,940
of all mistakes in allowing himself to be
baited into this--

2470
02:22:52,973 --> 02:22:56,592
[Cole] Kevin's climbing to the top of the
ladder, looking to win the world title.

2471
02:22:56,627 --> 02:22:59,329
Cody Rode now trying to literally
bench press the ladder.

2472
02:23:00,330 --> 02:23:02,332
And Kevin though
with a kick to the midsection.

2473
02:23:03,065 --> 02:23:07,304
[Barrett] Just too much left in the tank
of the WWE champ Cody Rhodes

2474
02:23:07,337 --> 02:23:10,741
with that indefatigable human spirit.

2475
02:23:10,774 --> 02:23:13,544
[Cole] You weren't buying Wade's
argument about Kevin Owens

2476
02:23:13,577 --> 02:23:15,729
and the physique being better
for this matchup.

2477
02:23:15,761 --> 02:23:17,648
[McAfee] I think it is good.
I think it's calloused.

2478
02:23:17,681 --> 02:23:19,315
I think he's ready to take
the abuse a little bit more.

2479
02:23:19,349 --> 02:23:22,319
I mean, nobody wants to be
in a ladder match, but Kevin Owens,

2480
02:23:22,351 --> 02:23:24,136
this is a home game for him.

2481
02:23:24,171 --> 02:23:27,323
[Barrett] Well, there's an element
of Mick Foley about Kevin Owens

2482
02:23:27,357 --> 02:23:30,627
and his style and that body
that took Foley all the way to the top.

2483
02:23:30,661 --> 02:23:31,662
Well, it might.

2484
02:23:31,695 --> 02:23:33,396
[Cole]
Oh, and it's interesting you said that

2485
02:23:33,430 --> 02:23:37,801
because earlier today I saw Mick Foley
in heavy conversation with Kevin Owens.

2486
02:23:37,833 --> 02:23:42,990
Mick was here earlier on as now Cody
has driven into the steps, hip first.

2487
02:23:43,023 --> 02:23:46,076
[Barrett] Love to have been a fly
on the wall for that conversation.

2488
02:23:46,109 --> 02:23:50,347
It seems like Kevin Owens doesn't want
to speak to anybody whatsoever, currently,

2489
02:23:50,380 --> 02:23:53,800
but perhaps the Hall of Famer
Mick Foley got through to him

2490
02:23:53,833 --> 02:23:56,053
and gave him some tactical advice.

2491
02:24:00,073 --> 02:24:03,993
[Cole] Kevin Owens now back into the ring
along with Cody Rhodes.

2492
02:24:06,163 --> 02:24:07,731
-It has been a--
-[McAfee] A fight.

2493
02:24:07,764 --> 02:24:10,751
The majority of KO in this match so far.
Cody looking gonna turn things around.

2494
02:24:10,784 --> 02:24:13,203
And it may do that right there
with the suplex.

2495
02:24:13,837 --> 02:24:16,023
[McAfee] That readjusted grip.

2496
02:24:18,341 --> 02:24:22,346
Snap suplex by Cody Rhodes.
He's taken a beating tonight.

2497
02:24:23,247 --> 02:24:26,400
[Barrett] Yeah, as much as we make
of the durability of Kevin Owens,

2498
02:24:26,433 --> 02:24:30,287
it pays to remember
that he is still a human being.

2499
02:24:31,355 --> 02:24:35,275
We all have fragilities,
and when they're exposed and Cody may

2500
02:24:35,309 --> 02:24:39,863
have exposed a fragility in Kevin Owens,
but can he take advantage?

2501
02:24:41,365 --> 02:24:45,068
[Cole] Wait a minute, Cody Rhodes just
busted off the lower rung of the ladder.

2502
02:24:45,101 --> 02:24:46,770
Where have I seen that before?

2503
02:24:46,803 --> 02:24:48,939
[Barrett] Tactic of mine once upon a time.

2504
02:24:48,972 --> 02:24:51,892
[Cole] Yeah, I think that Wade Barrett
invented this tactic.

2505
02:24:51,925 --> 02:24:55,863
[Barrett] And I used it on Cody Rhodes.
He clearly learned a trick or two.

2506
02:24:55,895 --> 02:24:58,931
[Cole] Cody Rhodes using the bottom rung
of that ladder as a weapon,

2507
02:24:58,966 --> 02:25:01,285
but he runs into a super kick by Owens.

2508
02:25:01,318 --> 02:25:03,520
[Barrett]
That was almost game over for Kevin Owens.

2509
02:25:03,554 --> 02:25:07,291
That was like being beaten up
with a baseball bat, all completely legal,

2510
02:25:07,323 --> 02:25:09,760
of course, that strut of the ladder.

2511
02:25:09,793 --> 02:25:12,930
Two or three more shots
on the frame of Kevin Owens

2512
02:25:12,963 --> 02:25:14,448
and he may have been down for good.

2513
02:25:14,481 --> 02:25:16,683
[Cole]
Pat, Cody does not look good right now.

2514
02:25:16,716 --> 02:25:18,100
[McAfee] How could you?

2515
02:25:18,135 --> 02:25:21,805
We're deep into a ladder match.
Nobody's going to look good at this stage.

2516
02:25:24,341 --> 02:25:25,676
Big left from Kevin Owens.

2517
02:25:25,708 --> 02:25:27,461
[Cole]
Yeah, the southpaw. Those left jabs.

2518
02:25:27,493 --> 02:25:31,280
Now just mocking Cody's dad, Dusty Rhodes.

2519
02:25:31,315 --> 02:25:34,935
And there is the ladder rung
right off the face of Rhodes.

2520
02:25:34,967 --> 02:25:38,605
[Barrett] Cody Rhodes essentially falling
on his own sword now

2521
02:25:38,639 --> 02:25:42,359
introduced that strut of the ladder
into the matchup.

2522
02:25:43,043 --> 02:25:44,811
Didn't get the job done against KO--

2523
02:25:44,845 --> 02:25:47,331
[Cole] And listen, I know Kevin Owens
wants to punish Cody.

2524
02:25:47,364 --> 02:25:49,332
I know he wants to destroy this guy.

2525
02:25:49,366 --> 02:25:52,336
But Kevin Owens's in a position now
to climb the damn ladder and grab

2526
02:25:52,368 --> 02:25:54,238
the titles and win the championship.

2527
02:25:54,270 --> 02:25:58,108
But instead he wants to beat the hell
out of Cody here and again

2528
02:25:58,141 --> 02:25:59,225
to the skull of Rhodes.

2529
02:25:59,259 --> 02:26:02,596
Because Cody Rhodes
is not an ordinary superstar.

2530
02:26:02,628 --> 02:26:04,464
He's extra special.

2531
02:26:04,498 --> 02:26:07,401
That's what got him to the gold
in the first place.

2532
02:26:07,434 --> 02:26:09,937
This is smart from Kevin Owens.

2533
02:26:10,187 --> 02:26:14,124
Do not go for the gold too soon.
Finish the job.

2534
02:26:14,157 --> 02:26:17,594
[Cole] I also told the story of talking
to both of these men earlier today,

2535
02:26:17,627 --> 02:26:20,881
and it's all about punishing,
perhaps ending careers.

2536
02:26:21,131 --> 02:26:23,951
That is what Owens and Rhodes
want to do to each other tonight.

2537
02:26:23,984 --> 02:26:27,270
[Barrett] Well, if you end someone's
career who is in a matchup with you,

2538
02:26:27,304 --> 02:26:31,225
how easy is it going to be for you
to climb that ladder, grab the gold,

2539
02:26:31,258 --> 02:26:33,342
kill two birds with one stone?

2540
02:26:34,243 --> 02:26:37,347
[McAfee] Kevin Owens is trying
to end careers every match that he's in.

2541
02:26:37,814 --> 02:26:39,633
Willing to do whatever to have success.

2542
02:26:40,350 --> 02:26:44,071
[Cole] Cody, been in five ladder matches
in his career,

2543
02:26:44,104 --> 02:26:46,089
but all have been Money in the Bank
ladder matches.

2544
02:26:46,123 --> 02:26:47,858
-And again with the…
-[McAfee] Little ladder!

2545
02:26:47,891 --> 02:26:49,109
[Cole] …bounced off Rhodes.

2546
02:26:49,475 --> 02:26:51,878
[Barrett] And Rhodes just
has nothing left. The tank is empty.

2547
02:26:51,912 --> 02:26:54,515
[McAfee] That thing's a ball of steel
getting thrown around.

2548
02:26:56,183 --> 02:26:58,068
These guys are battering each other.

2549
02:26:59,203 --> 02:27:02,271
[Cole] Just what we need, another ladder.
Don't you have enough in the ring already?

2550
02:27:02,306 --> 02:27:05,275
[Barrett] They're all broken, Cole,
that's part of the problem and so is

2551
02:27:05,309 --> 02:27:09,913
the body of the WWE champ Cody Rhodes.

2552
02:27:09,947 --> 02:27:12,431
[McAfee] Trying to crawl out of the way.
Go to clear some traffic.

2553
02:27:12,466 --> 02:27:14,217
Too many ladders in the ring.

2554
02:27:14,251 --> 02:27:16,086
[Barrett]
Trying to get those ladders out of there

2555
02:27:16,118 --> 02:27:18,755
so Kevin Owens can't
beat his body up with them.

2556
02:27:19,323 --> 02:27:21,291
But it might be too late for that, Cody.

2557
02:27:21,742 --> 02:27:24,461
[McAfee]
What's Kevin Owens setting up here?

2558
02:27:29,783 --> 02:27:32,219
This looks painful.

2559
02:27:32,252 --> 02:27:34,304
I am the champ!

2560
02:27:34,338 --> 02:27:37,440
[McAfee] You could be,
especially if you hit this.

2561
02:27:37,474 --> 02:27:39,643
[Cole] Cody now trying to fight back,

2562
02:27:39,676 --> 02:27:41,678
realized it could have been
a disaster there.

2563
02:27:42,346 --> 02:27:45,198
Big forearm by Owens
and another one to Cody

2564
02:27:45,232 --> 02:27:48,051
and Cody just has not been able to find
any sort of groove in this match.

2565
02:27:48,085 --> 02:27:50,753
-[Barrett] Oh, God. Look what's coming.
-[Cole] Oh, my God. Not this.

2566
02:27:50,787 --> 02:27:52,990
[Cole stammering] Oh, my goodness!

2567
02:27:53,023 --> 02:27:54,892
-[Barrett groans]
-[crowd cheers]

2568
02:28:05,302 --> 02:28:06,653
[McAfee groans]

2569
02:28:06,687 --> 02:28:09,806
[Cole] Kevin Owens was going
for a package piledriver.

2570
02:28:12,975 --> 02:28:17,865
Cody Rhodes countered with this
back body drop through the damn ladder.

2571
02:28:18,649 --> 02:28:22,920
[Barrett] Well, Kevin Owens was attempting
to finish the career of Cody Rhodes

2572
02:28:22,953 --> 02:28:24,188
once and for all.

2573
02:28:24,221 --> 02:28:28,642
A package piledriver on that ladder
would certainly have done it,

2574
02:28:28,675 --> 02:28:33,029
and there was some burning ember
left in the soul of Cody Rhodes.

2575
02:28:33,063 --> 02:28:34,848
[Cole]
And now Cody with an opportunity, Wade.

2576
02:28:34,882 --> 02:28:37,501
Kevin Owens is down.
He may not be able to walk.

2577
02:28:37,534 --> 02:28:40,587
Cody Rhodes now trying
to place the ladder and win this match.

2578
02:28:40,621 --> 02:28:43,207
[Barrett] I can't believe Cody Rhodes
is back up on his feet.

2579
02:28:43,240 --> 02:28:46,777
It would behoove him to scramble
up that ladder with everything he's got,

2580
02:28:46,810 --> 02:28:50,480
get this one over
and get straight to a doctor.

2581
02:28:50,514 --> 02:28:54,001
[McAfee] Kevin Owens might have
some internal bleeding.

2582
02:28:54,034 --> 02:28:56,904
[Cole] Kevin Owens running interference,
trying to play defense,

2583
02:28:56,937 --> 02:28:58,255
but Cody Rhodes is close to the top.

2584
02:28:58,288 --> 02:29:01,225
Kevin Owens now.
Oh, my goodness, not from up there.

2585
02:29:01,258 --> 02:29:03,694
Kevin Owens has Cody Rhodes up top.

2586
02:29:03,726 --> 02:29:07,614
Owens now sends Rhodes
through the damn ladder.

2587
02:29:07,648 --> 02:29:09,533
[McAfee] Back of his head and neck…

2588
02:29:12,786 --> 02:29:15,255
exploded through the ladder.

2589
02:29:16,006 --> 02:29:17,241
[Cole] Just listen to this.

2590
02:29:19,293 --> 02:29:21,127
[crowd cheers]

2591
02:29:22,128 --> 02:29:25,314
[Barrett]
There is a very, very simple equation.

2592
02:29:26,315 --> 02:29:31,321
Bone versus steel.
There's only ever one winner.

2593
02:29:32,322 --> 02:29:35,708
And it certainly was not
the body of Cody Rhodes.

2594
02:29:35,742 --> 02:29:39,296
[Cole] This is for the undisputed
WWE championship.

2595
02:29:39,329 --> 02:29:44,301
It is a ladder match in front of over
70,000, and Kevin Owens, the challenger,

2596
02:29:44,333 --> 02:29:45,335
slowly climbing the ladder.

2597
02:29:45,368 --> 02:29:47,170
Will this be his destiny?

2598
02:29:47,204 --> 02:29:50,157
Will this be his moment?
His first title in eight years.

2599
02:29:50,189 --> 02:29:54,144
Cody Rhodes trying to play defense here,
trying to grab Owens back off the ladder.

2600
02:29:58,698 --> 02:30:00,317
I don't know how Cody's even functioning.

2601
02:30:00,350 --> 02:30:04,354
[Barrett] Cody just crawled out
of a major car wreck.

2602
02:30:05,355 --> 02:30:06,657
[McAfee] And here's another.

2603
02:30:06,689 --> 02:30:10,043
[Barrett] But he's just delaying
the inevitable at this point,

2604
02:30:10,359 --> 02:30:12,362
angering KO further.

2605
02:30:13,297 --> 02:30:15,332
[McAfee] How much more
can our champion take?

2606
02:30:15,365 --> 02:30:18,368
[Barrett] Cody looks done.
Done and dusted.

2607
02:30:19,368 --> 02:30:21,555
-[Cole] No pun intended.
-[Barrett chuckles]

2608
02:30:21,588 --> 02:30:25,375
[Barrett] And what instrument of torture
is KO turning to next?

2609
02:30:26,376 --> 02:30:28,345
[McAfee] Yeah, ladders all over the place.

2610
02:30:28,377 --> 02:30:31,348
[Cole] He's demented.
He's sick, sick in the head.

2611
02:30:31,381 --> 02:30:34,350
I guarantee you Owens
has been up at night.

2612
02:30:34,384 --> 02:30:36,470
[Barrett]
Some will call it sick in the head,

2613
02:30:36,502 --> 02:30:41,108
others will call it a winner's mentality
because you have to go for broke here.

2614
02:30:41,141 --> 02:30:44,360
[Cole] Wade, this guy has been sitting
up at night thinking of ways to torture

2615
02:30:44,394 --> 02:30:46,480
and punish Cody Rhodes.

2616
02:30:46,512 --> 02:30:47,547
[Barrett] And it's been…

2617
02:30:47,948 --> 02:30:49,166
I didn't wanna have to do this!

2618
02:30:49,198 --> 02:30:52,286
[Barrett]
…been highly effective, clearly, Cole.

2619
02:30:53,403 --> 02:30:55,305
[Cole] Kevin Owens said,
"I didn't have to do this.

2620
02:30:55,339 --> 02:30:57,274
It didn't have to be this way."

2621
02:30:57,306 --> 02:31:00,544
And Cody quickly back to his feet,
thank goodness.

2622
02:31:00,577 --> 02:31:02,429
Owens may have been going for the splash.

2623
02:31:02,462 --> 02:31:07,833
[McAfee] Yeah, we might have seen Cody
Rhodes splatter right here in front of us.

2624
02:31:08,252 --> 02:31:09,386
[Cole] What is Cody thinking?

2625
02:31:09,419 --> 02:31:12,356
He glanced back at that ladder
that Kevin had set up.

2626
02:31:14,358 --> 02:31:16,076
Cody Rhodes now.

2627
02:31:18,912 --> 02:31:20,047
[McAfee] Wait a minute.

2628
02:31:20,297 --> 02:31:22,499
-[Cole] Oh no. Oh no, no, no.
-[McAfee] Yeah.

2629
02:31:22,533 --> 02:31:24,217
Oh, my God, Owens is hooking the leg.

2630
02:31:24,251 --> 02:31:28,572
Fisherman buster! Fisherman buster!
Fisherman buster!

2631
02:31:28,605 --> 02:31:30,974
Through the ladder! Through the ladder!

2632
02:31:31,008 --> 02:31:32,292
[McAfee] He might be dead.

2633
02:31:40,884 --> 02:31:42,386
They're checking pulses.

2634
02:31:47,224 --> 02:31:48,242
Geez.

2635
02:31:55,215 --> 02:31:59,536
The human body is not
supposed to endure that.

2636
02:31:59,570 --> 02:32:03,039
[Cole] We got some, uh, we have officials.
general manager Nick Aldis,

2637
02:32:03,073 --> 02:32:05,341
uh, are down here. Both men are down.

2638
02:32:08,328 --> 02:32:11,748
Aldis trying to figure out
how badly hurt both Owens and Rhodes are.

2639
02:32:11,782 --> 02:32:12,783
[Aldis] What's he saying?

2640
02:32:14,017 --> 02:32:15,018
Cody?

2641
02:32:15,052 --> 02:32:17,753
[Barrett] Entertainment is one thing,
but these are human beings.

2642
02:32:18,689 --> 02:32:20,056
[McAfee] Golly, Pete.

2643
02:32:20,957 --> 02:32:22,826
[Cole] And, uh--
Oh, my God, look who's here.

2644
02:32:22,859 --> 02:32:25,362
-[McAfee] Wait a minute.
-[Cole] Sami Zayn is here.

2645
02:32:26,313 --> 02:32:30,617
[Barrett] Well, Kevin Owens talked
to Sami Zayn about a quid pro quo here

2646
02:32:30,651 --> 02:32:32,569
-at the Royal Rumble.
-[Cole] Yeah, yeah. Come on.

2647
02:32:32,603 --> 02:32:34,221
[Barrett] You help me, I'll help you,

2648
02:32:34,253 --> 02:32:36,240
and let's meet in the main event
at WrestleMania.

2649
02:32:36,273 --> 02:32:38,308
[Cole]
Sami is friends with both of these guys.

2650
02:32:39,376 --> 02:32:43,630
[McAfee] Sami might be worried about them
'cause of what they've done to each other.

2651
02:32:43,663 --> 02:32:47,701
[Barrett] I don't know, I smell a fix.
I don't like this at all.

2652
02:32:47,734 --> 02:32:50,369
[McAfee sniffs]
I'm getting a hint of that as well, Wade.

2653
02:32:53,390 --> 02:32:58,295
[Cole] And now, uh, Sami again
checking out Kevin and-and Cody.

2654
02:32:58,328 --> 02:33:00,948
Uh, officials are down here trying
to figure out if they can--

2655
02:33:00,981 --> 02:33:04,717
if they can resume this match
for the championship.

2656
02:33:06,336 --> 02:33:08,922
[Barrett] Both men physically
a wreck at this point.

2657
02:33:08,956 --> 02:33:11,225
It's a question if this match
is even going to continue,

2658
02:33:11,258 --> 02:33:16,880
but looking at Kevin Owens, he has taken
it out of the hands of the officials.

2659
02:33:17,447 --> 02:33:19,315
[Cole]
Well, the match continues, obviously.

2660
02:33:19,349 --> 02:33:22,319
Kevin Owens is back to his feet.
Owens wants the championship.

2661
02:33:22,351 --> 02:33:24,321
He wants to put Cody Rhodes away.

2662
02:33:24,354 --> 02:33:26,974
Remember you only win
when they grab the titles.

2663
02:33:27,524 --> 02:33:29,960
[McAfee] They've been given an out here.
Do you boys want to quit?

2664
02:33:29,993 --> 02:33:31,979
[Cole] Went for the stunner.
Cody Rhodes now…

2665
02:33:32,479 --> 02:33:33,779
hits Cross Rhodes on Owens.

2666
02:33:36,283 --> 02:33:40,753
[Barrett] A last roll of the dice
perhaps from Cody Rhodes.

2667
02:33:43,189 --> 02:33:45,893
And it beggars belief
that Rhodes is moving.

2668
02:33:45,926 --> 02:33:47,493
[Cole] Yeah, Cody trying
to climb the ladder.

2669
02:33:47,528 --> 02:33:49,663
Kevin Owens, though,
not gonna allow him to do it.

2670
02:33:49,696 --> 02:33:53,699
Cody Rhodes has been to hell and back
in this match, and it's continuing.

2671
02:33:54,217 --> 02:33:56,403
[Barrett] Problem is,
Cody Rhodes as a human spirit.

2672
02:33:56,436 --> 02:33:57,437
[Cole] Oh, my goodness.

2673
02:33:57,471 --> 02:33:59,305
And Owens bounced right off
our announce table.

2674
02:33:59,339 --> 02:34:02,059
And again. Cody has switched gears here.

2675
02:34:02,091 --> 02:34:06,547
Cody Rhodes
has got Kevin Owens busted open.

2676
02:34:06,580 --> 02:34:08,866
[McAfee] How does he have
this much energy at this stage?

2677
02:34:09,198 --> 02:34:11,151
Kevin Owens' head off the post.

2678
02:34:11,185 --> 02:34:16,773
[Cole] Kevin Owens is busted open.
Cody Rhodes has turned into a madman.

2679
02:34:20,726 --> 02:34:23,913
[Barrett] Kevin Owens,
welcome to your worst nightmare.

2680
02:34:23,947 --> 02:34:29,502
The American Nightmare is alive,
and KO is busted wide open.

2681
02:34:29,536 --> 02:34:32,623
They're saying it's serious,
but it's getting--

2682
02:34:33,090 --> 02:34:34,157
[Cole] Cody Rhodes now.

2683
02:34:34,190 --> 02:34:35,192
Targeting…

2684
02:34:35,842 --> 02:34:38,761
the s-- the wound on the face of KO.

2685
02:34:39,296 --> 02:34:40,747
[Rhodes] That's what you want.

2686
02:34:43,550 --> 02:34:45,601
[McAfee] Cody snappin' on Kevin Owens.

2687
02:34:47,671 --> 02:34:49,873
[Cole] Kevin Owens
brought this upon himself.

2688
02:34:50,507 --> 02:34:52,910
KO brought this upon himself.

2689
02:34:53,594 --> 02:34:55,761
He made Cody Rhodes this way.

2690
02:34:58,582 --> 02:35:02,219
[McAfee] Just a few moments ago they're
both being asked if they wanted to quit.

2691
02:35:02,920 --> 02:35:08,759
[Cole] Oh, what a low blow
of desperation. Low blow by Kevin Owens.

2692
02:35:11,445 --> 02:35:16,183
Kevin Owens looking
to end the WWE champion right here.

2693
02:35:17,684 --> 02:35:18,685
[McAfee] No, no, no.

2694
02:35:19,436 --> 02:35:22,322
[Cole] Looking for that…
that Package Piledriver.

2695
02:35:22,856 --> 02:35:25,375
Cody, able to counter.

2696
02:35:30,197 --> 02:35:33,650
Alabama Slam! Through the ladder!

2697
02:35:33,684 --> 02:35:36,737
Kevin Owens turned inside out.

2698
02:35:45,863 --> 02:35:49,716
Oh, and meanwhile,
Cody Rhodes back into the ring.

2699
02:35:50,434 --> 02:35:54,471
Cody Rhodes gonna take
the opportunity to climb the ladder.

2700
02:35:54,904 --> 02:35:57,591
[Barrett] Well, Kevin Owens
has to be finished here, Cole.

2701
02:35:57,624 --> 02:35:59,560
Cody Rhodes is near the top.

2702
02:35:59,859 --> 02:36:01,044
Cody Rhodes…

2703
02:36:02,179 --> 02:36:04,297
has the Championships at hand.

2704
02:36:05,666 --> 02:36:08,919
[McAfee] Kevin Owens might be
done for, for good.

2705
02:36:09,536 --> 02:36:14,024
[Cole] Cody Rhodes on top of the ladder.
Kevin Owens has not moved.

2706
02:36:15,876 --> 02:36:19,112
Cody Rhodes takes down one title.

2707
02:36:20,848 --> 02:36:24,535
Cody Rhodes takes down another.
Cody Rhodes wins.

2708
02:36:27,037 --> 02:36:28,689
[Taylor] Here is your winner.

2709
02:36:29,288 --> 02:36:31,440
And still

2710
02:36:31,475 --> 02:36:38,131
the undisputed WWE Champion,

2711
02:36:38,164 --> 02:36:41,217
the American Nightmare,

2712
02:36:41,251 --> 02:36:45,989
Cody Rhodes!

2713
02:36:46,023 --> 02:36:47,039
[Cole] Cody Rhodes

2714
02:36:47,073 --> 02:36:50,359
looks to be headed to WrestleMania
as the champion.

2715
02:36:51,028 --> 02:36:55,299
We may find out in the Rumble match
next who he will face.

2716
02:36:56,166 --> 02:37:00,037
Meanwhile, serious concern here
at ringside for Kevin Owens.

2717
02:37:00,687 --> 02:37:02,555
Our doctors out here checking on him.

2718
02:37:04,908 --> 02:37:07,060
[Barrett] Well, one of
the most sickening matches

2719
02:37:07,094 --> 02:37:11,430
we have ever witnessed here in WWE.

2720
02:37:11,715 --> 02:37:15,536
The human spirit of Cody Rhodes
drove him through this.

2721
02:37:16,470 --> 02:37:18,105
[McAfee] Kevin hasn't moved.

2722
02:37:19,273 --> 02:37:23,460
And these two were willing
to end it all, to win.

2723
02:37:24,278 --> 02:37:26,113
I thought it was over for Cody there.

2724
02:37:27,080 --> 02:37:28,232
[Cole] And then, Wade?

2725
02:37:29,383 --> 02:37:30,817
[Barrett] Well, this was the moment

2726
02:37:30,850 --> 02:37:36,139
KO tried to end Cody Rhodes right here,
with a Package Piledriver

2727
02:37:36,590 --> 02:37:39,359
on either the steps or the table,

2728
02:37:39,393 --> 02:37:43,163
but Cody Rhodes powering through
with this Alabama Slam

2729
02:37:43,197 --> 02:37:45,749
and look at the landing of Kevin Owens.

2730
02:37:45,782 --> 02:37:47,234
This is a crucial part.

2731
02:37:47,267 --> 02:37:51,270
It's essentially headfirst
for the prize-fighter.

2732
02:37:52,372 --> 02:37:57,994
As the ladder snap and KO has been folded
up like an accordion ever since,

2733
02:37:58,412 --> 02:38:01,163
Cody Rhodes did what he had to do tonight.

2734
02:38:01,198 --> 02:38:04,234
[Cole] Cody Rhodes finished his
story at WrestleMania,

2735
02:38:04,818 --> 02:38:07,938
but the latest book is now being written.

2736
02:38:08,387 --> 02:38:14,077
The maturation process
of Cody Rhodes over the last ten months.

2737
02:38:14,661 --> 02:38:16,012
And he's realizing,

2738
02:38:17,296 --> 02:38:19,850
as the WWE Champion,

2739
02:38:21,001 --> 02:38:23,337
you have no friends.

2740
02:38:26,106 --> 02:38:27,107
[McAfee] What a fight.

2741
02:38:27,908 --> 02:38:29,109
Kevin Owens

2742
02:38:29,693 --> 02:38:31,110
is an absolute…

2743
02:38:32,429 --> 02:38:33,430
mess.

2744
02:38:34,530 --> 02:38:37,551
[McAfee] Bloody and battered
and broken as our champion.

2745
02:38:38,385 --> 02:38:42,623
[Barrett] And that's the only way
you can beat the prize-fighter.

2746
02:38:43,323 --> 02:38:44,591
Cody Rhodes did it.

2747
02:38:44,625 --> 02:38:49,096
Went to the depths of humanity,
because that is how much.

2748
02:38:50,080 --> 02:38:51,715
-But here's the--
-What a championship meet.

2749
02:38:51,748 --> 02:38:53,600
[Cole] Here's the story, Wade,
at ringside.

2750
02:38:53,850 --> 02:38:55,319
Kevin Owens being attended to.

2751
02:38:55,351 --> 02:38:57,253
A very concerned general manager,

2752
02:38:57,287 --> 02:38:59,456
very concerned friend Sammy Zane.

2753
02:38:59,489 --> 02:39:00,841
Cody Rhodes, though,

2754
02:39:01,725 --> 02:39:05,546
did it-- did what he had
to do to keep his championship

2755
02:39:05,579 --> 02:39:08,916
and ensure the opportunity
to go to WrestleMania.

2756
02:39:09,149 --> 02:39:12,886
[Barrett] It's supposed to be a joyous
moment, but the concern for Kevin Owens

2757
02:39:12,920 --> 02:39:14,438
is so high right now.

2758
02:39:14,755 --> 02:39:16,890
I think we're all struggling to celebrate.

2759
02:39:16,924 --> 02:39:18,975
[McAfee] Got blood all over our desk.

2760
02:39:19,009 --> 02:39:23,180
[Cole] I, uh-- I hate to be callous about
this,' Wade, because we're talking about

2761
02:39:23,213 --> 02:39:26,315
a human being here, but Kevin Owens,

2762
02:39:26,984 --> 02:39:29,987
he brought all of this upon himself.

2763
02:39:31,637 --> 02:39:33,573
He let his bitter jealousy and…

2764
02:39:35,025 --> 02:39:36,026
just get to him.

2765
02:39:37,578 --> 02:39:39,329
Drove him over the edge.

2766
02:39:41,515 --> 02:39:45,068
[Barrett] But what does it say about Cody
Rhodes, that he was able to raise himself

2767
02:39:45,101 --> 02:39:50,974
to the exact same level as such a deranged
individual as Kevin Owens has become?

2768
02:39:51,008 --> 02:39:53,277
[McAfee] What's he doing?
Oh, yeah, welcome back, Champ.

2769
02:39:53,961 --> 02:39:55,261
[Cole] And Cody Rhodes.

2770
02:39:56,964 --> 02:39:59,832
The champion will celebrate tonight

2771
02:40:00,868 --> 02:40:05,355
after one of the most courageous
performances of his career.

2772
02:40:06,623 --> 02:40:07,624
[McAfee] What a win.

2773
02:40:10,410 --> 02:40:11,461
And what a fight

2774
02:40:12,229 --> 02:40:13,680
from Kevin Owens.

2775
02:40:16,332 --> 02:40:19,586
[McAfee] It's the biggest party
every single May.

2776
02:40:19,619 --> 02:40:24,707
And that's Lucas Oil Stadium.
Place that is home to absolute legends.

2777
02:40:24,741 --> 02:40:28,996
And tonight,
the biggest Royal Rumble of all time

2778
02:40:29,029 --> 02:40:32,032
in the greatest host city on Earth.

2779
02:40:32,064 --> 02:40:35,601
[Cole] Hey, we got a lot of, uh,
celebrities in the house here tonight.

2780
02:40:35,636 --> 02:40:36,636
Uh, n--

2781
02:40:36,670 --> 02:40:41,291
No bigger WWE fan than this man. From
the Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton.

2782
02:40:41,324 --> 02:40:43,143
He wants Cena to win the whole thing.

2783
02:40:43,342 --> 02:40:48,649
[McAfee] He just beat
the Hawks 132 to 127,

2784
02:40:48,681 --> 02:40:50,583
literally just minutes ago…

2785
02:40:50,617 --> 02:40:52,436
[Cole] And there's my guy O'Shea…

2786
02:40:53,854 --> 02:40:58,692
Jackson Jr. The podcast to the after.
The No Contest Wrestling podcast.

2787
02:40:58,725 --> 02:41:00,294
[McAfee] And also TJ there with him.

2788
02:41:00,327 --> 02:41:03,614
[Cole] And how about, uh, Kai Cenat?

2789
02:41:03,646 --> 02:41:04,648
How excited is he

2790
02:41:04,680 --> 02:41:07,017
to be invited to the Rumble by you
on Raw this past Monday?

2791
02:41:07,050 --> 02:41:08,335
[McAfee] An absolute beast.

2792
02:41:08,368 --> 02:41:12,005
Streams his life
and an entire country's tuned in.

2793
02:41:13,874 --> 02:41:16,609
[Cole] You know, 30 men,
one golden opportunity,

2794
02:41:16,643 --> 02:41:18,795
underdogs, legends, and future greats

2795
02:41:18,829 --> 02:41:22,315
collide in the men's Royal Rumble,
on the road to WrestleMania.

2796
02:41:22,349 --> 02:41:28,338
And when it comes to the Royal Rumble,
guys, it's all about the numbers.

2797
02:41:34,144 --> 02:41:39,516
The Royal Rumble. It's a stage
that defines a moment in time.

2798
02:41:39,550 --> 02:41:41,201
Rey Mysterio did it.

2799
02:41:41,635 --> 02:41:44,154
[Rick Flair] Greatest moment in my life.

2800
02:41:44,188 --> 02:41:45,372
Whoo!

2801
02:41:45,404 --> 02:41:48,192
John Cena! Just number 30!

2802
02:41:50,226 --> 02:41:53,413
The road to WrestleMania begins
with 30 men vying

2803
02:41:53,447 --> 02:41:55,064
for the chance of a lifetime.

2804
02:41:55,516 --> 02:42:00,070
A World Championship match
in the main events of WrestleMania.

2805
02:42:00,804 --> 02:42:07,561
We've witnessed 1,370 superstars compete
in this event, but only 36,

2806
02:42:07,594 --> 02:42:12,966
a staggering 2.6% of participants,
have actually won the match.

2807
02:42:13,000 --> 02:42:18,305
Of the 35 winners, 22 have gone on to win
a World Championship at WrestleMania,

2808
02:42:18,839 --> 02:42:21,058
including the American Nightmare.

2809
02:42:22,826 --> 02:42:25,829
Cody Rhodes is going to WrestleMania!

2810
02:42:25,863 --> 02:42:27,797
Last year, the American Nightmare…

2811
02:42:27,831 --> 02:42:30,067
Finished the story!

2812
02:42:30,100 --> 02:42:35,222
And win the undisputed WWE Championship,
making the success rate

2813
02:42:35,255 --> 02:42:41,261
from Royal Rumble winner
to championship gold increase to 61%.

2814
02:42:44,598 --> 02:42:49,520
Superstars always fight to make their mark
and create memorable moments,

2815
02:42:50,119 --> 02:42:54,791
but some competitors might have
a blink-and-you-miss-it moment.

2816
02:42:57,994 --> 02:42:59,496
What did he land? One second?

2817
02:42:59,529 --> 02:43:00,546
I wasn't ready!

2818
02:43:00,581 --> 02:43:04,535
Some superstars are ready to get
in the action at a moment's notice,

2819
02:43:04,568 --> 02:43:08,956
and you never know who's going to show up
when their number is called.

2820
02:43:08,989 --> 02:43:12,042
A Jackass has entered the Royal Rumble.

2821
02:43:12,492 --> 02:43:14,127
The Phenomenal One.

2822
02:43:14,994 --> 02:43:17,965
We've witnessed many mind-blowing returns,

2823
02:43:17,998 --> 02:43:23,287
and this year will be no different
when the greatest of all time, John Cena,

2824
02:43:23,320 --> 02:43:28,975
just 2,561 days removed
from his last Royal Rumble,

2825
02:43:29,009 --> 02:43:30,493
will join the fray.

2826
02:43:31,478 --> 02:43:36,283
You want some? Come get some!

2827
02:43:41,305 --> 02:43:44,374
Roman Reigns, the undisputed OTC,

2828
02:43:44,408 --> 02:43:47,294
enters the Rumble
for the first time in 5 years.

2829
02:43:47,644 --> 02:43:49,930
If he eliminates 29 opponents,

2830
02:43:49,963 --> 02:43:53,901
he'll earn his tenth spot
in the WrestleMania main event,

2831
02:43:53,934 --> 02:43:56,820
further cementing his dominance.

2832
02:43:58,905 --> 02:44:02,943
Royal Rumble, acknowledge me!

2833
02:44:04,610 --> 02:44:09,132
The road to WrestleMania fittingly starts
in the racing capital of the world,

2834
02:44:09,166 --> 02:44:10,300
Indianapolis.

2835
02:44:10,333 --> 02:44:15,421
With over 60,000 fans in attendance,
and making it across the finish line

2836
02:44:15,455 --> 02:44:19,059
as the victor, can serve
as a career launching pad.

2837
02:44:19,091 --> 02:44:22,796
Eleven competitors have
won their first WWE World title

2838
02:44:22,829 --> 02:44:25,716
as a direct result
of winning the Royal Rumble.

2839
02:44:28,819 --> 02:44:32,538
This year, the showcase
of the Immortals takes over Sin City.

2840
02:44:33,757 --> 02:44:36,677
Thirty men vying
for the chance of a lifetime.

2841
02:44:37,678 --> 02:44:42,399
Who will hit the jackpot
and secure the opportunity of a lifetime

2842
02:44:42,431 --> 02:44:45,735
to headline a WrestleMania 41?

2843
02:44:55,362 --> 02:44:57,014
[buzzer sounds]

2844
02:45:04,003 --> 02:45:09,091
[Cole] Uh, ladies and gentlemen,
we have 70,000.

2845
02:45:10,092 --> 02:45:15,766
347 WWE fans on hand here tonight

2846
02:45:15,799 --> 02:45:18,185
at the Royal Rumble.

2847
02:45:18,819 --> 02:45:23,289
What an incredible night
in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2848
02:45:26,976 --> 02:45:28,178
[bell rings]

2849
02:45:28,212 --> 02:45:29,529
[Taylor] The following

2850
02:45:29,563 --> 02:45:36,520
is the Men's Royal Rumble match.

2851
02:45:38,355 --> 02:45:41,775
Two superstars will start inside the ring.

2852
02:45:41,808 --> 02:45:46,230
Every 2 minutes,
another superstar will enter the match.

2853
02:45:46,680 --> 02:45:52,118
Eliminations occur when a superstar
is thrown over the top rope

2854
02:45:52,152 --> 02:45:54,238
with both feet hitting the floor.

2855
02:45:55,005 --> 02:46:00,394
The last remaining superstar will be
declared the winner

2856
02:46:00,427 --> 02:46:04,547
and will go on to main event,

2857
02:46:04,581 --> 02:46:09,752
WrestleMania.

2858
02:46:13,657 --> 02:46:15,292
♪ Booyaka, booyaka ♪

2859
02:46:16,493 --> 02:46:20,364
♪ 61, 619
Booyaka, booyaka ♪

2860
02:46:21,732 --> 02:46:23,784
♪ That's my, that's my pueblo ♪

2861
02:46:23,817 --> 02:46:28,639
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619
Booyaka, booyaka, that's my pueblo ♪

2862
02:46:28,671 --> 02:46:30,624
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪

2863
02:46:30,657 --> 02:46:33,460
[Taylor] Introducing entrant number one.

2864
02:46:33,944 --> 02:46:38,030
Representing the LWO

2865
02:46:38,064 --> 02:46:44,020
from San Diego, California,
weighing in at 175 pounds,

2866
02:46:44,054 --> 02:46:48,225
WWE Hall-of-Famer,

2867
02:46:48,258 --> 02:46:53,864
Rey Mysterio.

2868
02:46:53,896 --> 02:46:56,350
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
Rey Mysterio.

2869
02:46:57,551 --> 02:47:02,788
Enters his Rumble tonight,
becoming third all-time in appearances.

2870
02:47:03,757 --> 02:47:06,310
But he perhaps pulled off
the biggest upset

2871
02:47:06,993 --> 02:47:09,796
in the history of the Royal Rumble,
nearly 20 years ago.

2872
02:47:10,564 --> 02:47:12,049
In 2006,

2873
02:47:12,983 --> 02:47:14,418
he entered from number two.

2874
02:47:14,668 --> 02:47:18,171
He lasted an hour,
two minutes and 12 seconds.

2875
02:47:18,805 --> 02:47:21,675
To shock the world
and win the Royal Rumble,

2876
02:47:21,707 --> 02:47:24,261
and go on to win the world title
at WrestleMania.

2877
02:47:24,994 --> 02:47:27,698
[Barrett] One word: improbable.

2878
02:47:27,965 --> 02:47:33,570
Improbable is the chances
of Rey Mysterio going all the way

2879
02:47:33,604 --> 02:47:38,759
through the field tonight from position
number one and winning the Royal Rumble.

2880
02:47:38,792 --> 02:47:42,246
However, improbable also describes

2881
02:47:42,279 --> 02:47:45,999
the entire career of Rey Mysterio.

2882
02:47:46,033 --> 02:47:51,088
There will never be another like this guy,
and if anybody can do it,

2883
02:47:51,722 --> 02:47:53,957
I'd put my money on Rey.

2884
02:47:53,991 --> 02:47:56,443
Rey Mysterio held the record
for a long time

2885
02:47:56,475 --> 02:47:59,246
before it was broken by Gunther

2886
02:48:00,296 --> 02:48:01,448
a couple of years ago.

2887
02:48:02,649 --> 02:48:05,002
But Pat, Rey,
the greatest luchador of all time.

2888
02:48:05,035 --> 02:48:07,020
[McAfee] Yeah, the gloat,
no questions asked.

2889
02:48:08,387 --> 02:48:11,175
He's willing to spare no expense
to make sure his body

2890
02:48:11,207 --> 02:48:14,144
is still in peak conditioning.

2891
02:48:14,828 --> 02:48:17,014
I think he's ready to go the long haul.

2892
02:48:17,481 --> 02:48:21,435
Rey's first Rumble,
all the way back in 2003.

2893
02:48:21,467 --> 02:48:25,055
He's a Hall-of-Famer.
He is a living legend.

2894
02:48:37,083 --> 02:48:39,603
Violent favorite night of the year.

2895
02:48:39,636 --> 02:48:40,770
The Royal Rumble.

2896
02:48:40,804 --> 02:48:43,439
Well this entire audience
is smiling right now

2897
02:48:43,473 --> 02:48:49,412
because the leader of the LWO,
Rey Mysterio, is front and center.

2898
02:48:49,796 --> 02:48:53,300
If he's gonna pull this off,
it's gonna take him an hour plus.

2899
02:48:53,332 --> 02:48:55,469
Get ready for a marathon Rey.

2900
02:48:55,502 --> 02:48:57,337
♪ Booyaka, booyaka ♪

2901
02:48:57,887 --> 02:48:59,389
♪ Rey Mysterio ♪

2902
02:49:03,726 --> 02:49:07,598
Who will he start things off with
in the Royal Rumble?

2903
02:49:13,737 --> 02:49:14,738
A legend.

2904
02:49:16,289 --> 02:49:18,958
I'll tell you what, I did not predict
Rey Mysterio at number one.

2905
02:49:19,877 --> 02:49:22,246
I don't think many people
predicted Rey Mysterio

2906
02:49:22,278 --> 02:49:27,518
to be still competing actively, week in,
week out at the top in 2025,

2907
02:49:27,551 --> 02:49:29,269
but that's the story of Rey.

2908
02:50:09,243 --> 02:50:13,913
[Taylor] Next, from Ecatepec, Mexico,

2909
02:50:13,947 --> 02:50:17,850
weighed in at 87 kilos,

2910
02:50:18,385 --> 02:50:21,555
Penta!

2911
02:50:21,588 --> 02:50:26,143
The man who has taken the world by storm.

2912
02:50:28,178 --> 02:50:31,814
Entering his very first Royal Rumble.

2913
02:50:32,883 --> 02:50:34,184
Hell yeah, Penta!

2914
02:50:34,618 --> 02:50:36,752
The man with no fear.

2915
02:50:39,038 --> 02:50:40,257
And folks…

2916
02:50:42,309 --> 02:50:44,077
I've got goosebumps.

2917
02:50:44,110 --> 02:50:47,381
Because we are starting
the Rumble off tonight

2918
02:50:47,413 --> 02:50:53,921
with two of the greatest Luchadors
to ever step foot in the ring.

2919
02:50:53,954 --> 02:50:58,225
Mysterio and Penta. This is a dream.

2920
02:51:24,434 --> 02:51:26,118
The man has no fear.

2921
02:51:29,740 --> 02:51:35,045
Well, that will be advantageous
when you draw two in the Royal Rumble,

2922
02:51:35,078 --> 02:51:37,614
'cause let me tell you,
if you look at zines of victory,

2923
02:51:37,648 --> 02:51:40,350
number two will
instill fear in the soul of anyone.

2924
02:51:40,384 --> 02:51:44,171
Look at Rey Mysterio, the smile on his
face, the applause from Rey,

2925
02:51:44,204 --> 02:51:47,207
the standing ovation
from this capacity crowd tonight.

2926
02:51:50,577 --> 02:51:53,130
Two men that have represented
the country of Mexico

2927
02:51:53,380 --> 02:51:55,766
with absolute pride over the years.

2928
02:51:56,716 --> 02:51:59,937
Two of the most recognized
wrestlers on the planet.

2929
02:52:26,446 --> 02:52:27,447
Uh-oh.

2930
02:52:44,765 --> 02:52:49,169
And here we go,
the 38th Royal Rumble match for the man

2931
02:52:49,203 --> 02:52:52,171
underway here tonight. Mysterio, Penta.

2932
02:52:52,206 --> 02:52:53,607
This is going to be a classic.

2933
02:52:53,640 --> 02:52:55,943
Sportsmanship and pleasantries

2934
02:52:55,975 --> 02:52:58,929
-are done and to eliminated.
-Uh-oh, look at this. Penta hit Rey.

2935
02:52:58,962 --> 02:53:00,646
Both close to being eliminated.

2936
02:53:01,148 --> 02:53:06,720
Two of the most spectacular superstars on
planet Earth, starters are here tonight.

2937
02:53:07,187 --> 02:53:08,322
And look at Rey now.

2938
02:53:08,355 --> 02:53:10,757
-Oh.
-Oh, my goodness, kick right in the face

2939
02:53:10,791 --> 02:53:12,442
and Rey may be eliminated early.

2940
02:53:12,475 --> 02:53:15,378
Penta looking to eliminate the legend.
Caught in the second rope now.

2941
02:53:15,412 --> 02:53:16,412
Rey caught him with a kick.

2942
02:53:16,446 --> 02:53:19,149
Mysterio now gonna fly up
to the top rope quickly.

2943
02:53:19,183 --> 02:53:23,119
Rey Mysterio now, and he, oh, got caught.
Went with the Hurricanrana.

2944
02:53:24,738 --> 02:53:26,490
Well, Penta is a hell of a Luchador,

2945
02:53:26,523 --> 02:53:29,609
but he's just bigger and stronger
than Rey Mysteri-- Oh!

2946
02:53:29,643 --> 02:53:33,779
That was close. One foot touched.
It was one foot.

2947
02:53:34,331 --> 02:53:35,866
We're gonna need a review.

2948
02:53:36,250 --> 02:53:37,367
VAR.

2949
02:53:37,734 --> 02:53:41,505
I got razor-sharp eyes.
That looked like one foot to me…

2950
02:53:41,537 --> 02:53:42,723
-So, Wade…
-…from Penta.

2951
02:53:42,756 --> 02:53:45,074
…here's the problem.
Rey has so much experience in the Rumble.

2952
02:53:45,108 --> 02:53:47,761
Penta's never been on this stage before.

2953
02:53:50,197 --> 02:53:52,749
And that's part of the problem,
it's a unique match style.

2954
02:53:52,783 --> 02:53:55,419
The experience of Rey Mysterio was huge.

2955
02:53:56,186 --> 02:53:58,872
The referees on the outside
are clearly signaling.

2956
02:53:58,905 --> 02:54:00,007
They were close to it.

2957
02:54:00,039 --> 02:54:02,309
-One foot, though-- One foot touched.
-Oh.

2958
02:54:02,676 --> 02:54:05,846
Penta living dangerously
in the early goings here.

2959
02:54:05,878 --> 02:54:08,549
Rey just got-- may have hurt his knee,
fell on his head.

2960
02:54:08,582 --> 02:54:11,001
We are now waiting for entry number three.

2961
02:54:21,494 --> 02:54:23,680
Now this is an interesting story here.

2962
02:54:24,948 --> 02:54:28,785
Chad Gable has enlisted the help
of Rey Mysterio's son, Dominik,

2963
02:54:29,386 --> 02:54:33,189
who has put him in touch with some sort
of Luchador expert, Wade,

2964
02:54:33,223 --> 02:54:36,493
who can help Chad Gable
with his Luchador problem.

2965
02:54:36,527 --> 02:54:37,877
He can't beat Luchadors.

2966
02:54:37,911 --> 02:54:41,698
Yeah. Chad has been absolutely rubbish
against Luchadors lately,

2967
02:54:41,732 --> 02:54:45,936
and he's in there now with two
of the best Luchadors on planet Earth.

2968
02:54:45,969 --> 02:54:49,021
Let's see how good this mystery trainer--

2969
02:54:49,939 --> 02:54:53,976
Well, we saw how Penta's, uh,
debut went against Mr. Gable.

2970
02:54:54,011 --> 02:54:56,662
You can see Penta's going
for that Mexican Destroyer there

2971
02:54:56,697 --> 02:54:57,780
perhaps on Chad Gable.

2972
02:54:58,799 --> 02:55:00,734
Uh-oh. Heads are trying to hang on.

2973
02:55:00,767 --> 02:55:03,420
He's already had one foot hit
the floor in this match.

2974
02:55:03,704 --> 02:55:05,788
Remember, both have to hit
in order for you to be eliminated.

2975
02:55:05,822 --> 02:55:08,692
This two had a hell of a match
a few weeks back on Raw.

2976
02:55:08,725 --> 02:55:10,928
The world was introduced to Penta.

2977
02:55:10,961 --> 02:55:13,680
And now up over the top,
Sunset Flip by Rey.

2978
02:55:14,280 --> 02:55:16,065
Chad Gable, though, gonna Slingsh--

2979
02:55:16,099 --> 02:55:18,868
Or trying to slingshot Mysterio.
And Penta now.

2980
02:55:19,436 --> 02:55:20,903
Backdrop by Chad.

2981
02:55:20,938 --> 02:55:22,606
Chad Gable in control.

2982
02:55:22,639 --> 02:55:25,242
Now they're going to send Rey
out of the ring and out of the Rumble.

2983
02:55:25,275 --> 02:55:26,877
Hope nothing touched there.

2984
02:55:27,444 --> 02:55:29,779
Oh, I mean, that was millimeters away.

2985
02:55:30,080 --> 02:55:33,833
All right, senior official, Chad Patton
on this side was right there.

2986
02:55:34,785 --> 02:55:37,237
Now, normally I give nobody
a chance from number three,

2987
02:55:37,270 --> 02:55:40,507
but Chad Gable with a--
Ooh. Olympic conditioning.

2988
02:55:40,774 --> 02:55:42,676
If anyone can do it, Chad Gable can.

2989
02:55:42,708 --> 02:55:45,345
Yeah, his idol,
Kurt Angle's here looking on tonight,

2990
02:55:45,378 --> 02:55:46,880
the Hall of Famer.

2991
02:55:47,264 --> 02:55:48,599
Chad, of course Olympic.

2992
02:55:50,434 --> 02:55:54,020
Team members,
well, 2012 representing the United States.

2993
02:55:55,489 --> 02:55:59,660
Chad Gable's just an in-ring machine,
but it's two kryptonites

2994
02:55:59,927 --> 02:56:02,246
-from the world of Lucha leaning--
-Oh. And look at-- Oh.

2995
02:56:02,278 --> 02:56:03,529
Oh, God, on the knee.

2996
02:56:03,564 --> 02:56:08,569
Rey and Penta working together.
Rey landing on the knee of Chad Gable,

2997
02:56:08,601 --> 02:56:10,087
who is in deep trouble here.

2998
02:56:10,320 --> 02:56:11,321
Watch the impact.

2999
02:56:11,355 --> 02:56:12,573
That was awesome.

3000
02:56:12,606 --> 02:56:16,475
Oh, that is such a nasty landing
on the knees of Chad Gable.

3001
02:56:16,510 --> 02:56:20,430
It's a good job, he's an in-ring machine
with incredible conditioning,

3002
02:56:20,663 --> 02:56:24,551
'cause that was a double hyperextension
of the knees of Chad Gable.

3003
02:56:24,585 --> 02:56:25,586
Number four.

3004
02:56:31,824 --> 02:56:33,160
It is

3005
02:56:33,193 --> 02:56:34,194
him.

3006
02:56:34,228 --> 02:56:37,598
Melo don't miss.
From Friday night's Smackdown,

3007
02:56:37,631 --> 02:56:41,618
Carmelo Hayes
entering his second Royal Rumble.

3008
02:56:41,652 --> 02:56:44,421
Had a good one last year,
lasted 17 minutes.

3009
02:56:44,671 --> 02:56:47,573
Well, Carmelo Hayes has not been on
a great run lately,

3010
02:56:47,608 --> 02:56:51,228
but every single time he's been shooting
from the logo,

3011
02:56:51,261 --> 02:56:54,931
he takes the shots of anyone on Smackdown,

3012
02:56:54,965 --> 02:56:56,350
and that continues here.

3013
02:56:56,383 --> 02:56:58,318
Wasted no time.

3014
02:56:59,485 --> 02:57:02,072
You've got some thoroughbreds
in the ring right now, Wade.

3015
02:57:02,322 --> 02:57:04,073
Yeah, these are all cardio machines.

3016
02:57:04,107 --> 02:57:06,810
Once again, it's horrible to draw
an early number,

3017
02:57:06,844 --> 02:57:09,847
but nobody gets cockier
than Carmelo Hayes,

3018
02:57:09,880 --> 02:57:11,448
who will take the fight to anyone.

3019
02:57:11,481 --> 02:57:13,750
Rey Mysterio now sends Melo to the corner.

3020
02:57:13,784 --> 02:57:16,036
Look like he's
tryna Big Time Rey Mysterio.

3021
02:57:16,069 --> 02:57:18,705
Oh, and a clubbing blow right
to the back of the neck by Hayes.

3022
02:57:19,155 --> 02:57:21,341
Carmelo Hayes is so good.

3023
02:57:21,792 --> 02:57:23,160
Reverse DDT.

3024
02:57:23,193 --> 02:57:26,079
Movement governed by
a different set of rules

3025
02:57:26,113 --> 02:57:27,481
to the rest of the locker room.

3026
02:57:28,698 --> 02:57:31,251
Melo and Chad saying let's team up,
get rid of these two.

3027
02:57:33,804 --> 02:57:34,887
Penta and Rey teamed up.

3028
02:57:34,921 --> 02:57:36,939
Now they're experiencing
the other side of that.

3029
02:57:37,741 --> 02:57:40,661
Chad Gable's going to take
all the help he can get against Luchadors.

3030
02:57:40,694 --> 02:57:42,462
Oh, Melo don't miss.

3031
02:57:42,496 --> 02:57:45,565
Springboard Closeline
into a Suplex by Gable.

3032
02:57:45,599 --> 02:57:47,951
When an alliance is formed.

3033
02:57:47,984 --> 02:57:49,735
Great work by these two.

3034
02:57:50,187 --> 02:57:53,740
Mysterio, though, using his quickness,
runs into the double shoulder tackle.

3035
02:57:54,024 --> 02:57:55,425
The double Elbow Drops.

3036
02:57:55,859 --> 02:57:58,494
These two have
a combined fan base of zero.

3037
02:57:59,912 --> 02:58:01,448
But they're working great together.

3038
02:58:04,585 --> 02:58:06,269
-Oh, now--
-Oh, no, no, no.

3039
02:58:06,303 --> 02:58:10,274
It's always temporary,
and the Royal Rumble stakes are too high.

3040
02:58:10,874 --> 02:58:13,993
Gable now.
Melo off the second rope, caught by Chad.

3041
02:58:14,027 --> 02:58:16,930
Tremendous strength
by Gable into a German Suplex.

3042
02:58:16,964 --> 02:58:18,015
That is wild.

3043
02:58:18,047 --> 02:58:23,287
Got incredible timing and power to catch
a flying Melo in midair.

3044
02:58:23,320 --> 02:58:25,372
And they're gonna peacock around.

3045
02:58:25,404 --> 02:58:27,891
Number five will enter the Rumble now.

3046
02:58:28,275 --> 02:58:29,693
He's American-made.

3047
02:58:31,627 --> 02:58:33,330
[buzzer sounds]

3048
02:58:37,417 --> 02:58:39,118
Well, talk about thoroughbreds.

3049
02:58:42,239 --> 02:58:45,475
Things just got a lot worse
for Chad Gable,

3050
02:58:45,509 --> 02:58:48,244
as another Luchador enters the fray.

3051
02:58:48,278 --> 02:58:51,982
Santos Escobar. From Lagado Del Fantasma.

3052
02:58:52,766 --> 02:58:56,169
Enters his third Royal Rumble match
in his career.

3053
02:58:57,087 --> 02:59:00,573
The emperor
of Lucha Libre himself is here.

3054
02:59:00,607 --> 02:59:02,192
Oh, Tornado DDT.

3055
02:59:02,442 --> 02:59:05,929
Chad Gable tastes one from the Luchador.

3056
02:59:06,363 --> 02:59:11,168
"No teaming with Rey Mysterio,"
says Santos Escobar.

3057
02:59:11,201 --> 02:59:12,970
He's trying to get a quick elimination.

3058
02:59:13,002 --> 02:59:14,438
Rey to the second rope,

3059
02:59:14,471 --> 02:59:18,025
and Escobar, now,
may be pulling one out of Rey's playbook.

3060
02:59:18,308 --> 02:59:20,327
Time to run the bingo.

3061
02:59:21,161 --> 02:59:24,214
Santos looking for
a 619 connecting to Mysterio.

3062
02:59:24,248 --> 02:59:27,501
That's Rey's move.
And Santos' pretty happy with himself.

3063
02:59:28,001 --> 02:59:30,737
Well, that was executed to perfection.
That was-- Uh-oh.

3064
02:59:39,346 --> 02:59:42,049
And Escobar runs right into Penta.

3065
02:59:42,900 --> 02:59:44,685
Santos-- Oh, my goodness!

3066
02:59:44,717 --> 02:59:48,322
Mex! Escobar hit the Mexican Destroyer.

3067
02:59:49,405 --> 02:59:51,291
He's beating everyone at their own game.

3068
02:59:52,442 --> 02:59:53,443
Yeah, but he's gonna get--

3069
02:59:54,978 --> 02:59:58,448
Rey's little retribution there
with a 619 of his own.

3070
02:59:58,999 --> 03:00:01,601
There you go, Santos.
Here's how it's done. Oh, God.

3071
03:00:01,635 --> 03:00:02,985
Escobar trying to hang on.

3072
03:00:03,019 --> 03:00:05,706
Mysterio's sent over the top rope by Melo.
Rey's in trouble.

3073
03:00:06,490 --> 03:00:09,193
Melo over the top as well.
Melo trying to hang on.

3074
03:00:09,510 --> 03:00:13,730
Penta hanging on the other side.
Who does Chad pick to try to eliminate?

3075
03:00:15,047 --> 03:00:18,285
He was spoiled for choice,
and in the end he's been left with nada.

3076
03:00:19,803 --> 03:00:20,804
See.

3077
03:00:30,898 --> 03:00:32,315
It's getting physical.

3078
03:00:33,600 --> 03:00:36,869
Shots going off left, right and center.

3079
03:00:36,903 --> 03:00:39,606
Four bo-- Five bodies crashing to the mat.

3080
03:00:39,640 --> 03:00:42,125
As number 6 is about to enter this match.

3081
03:00:45,863 --> 03:00:47,447
[buzzer sounds]

3082
03:00:49,716 --> 03:00:53,937
Well, things just went from bad to worse

3083
03:00:55,105 --> 03:00:56,106
for Chad Gable.

3084
03:00:57,224 --> 03:01:01,761
Here come his--
Here comes his former number one pupil.

3085
03:01:03,012 --> 03:01:04,648
Otis is on his way to the ring.

3086
03:01:04,680 --> 03:01:08,051
Well, the first five entrants were
all cardio machines.

3087
03:01:08,085 --> 03:01:11,438
Less of that can be said about Otis,

3088
03:01:11,889 --> 03:01:16,193
but it's gonna be a scene of devastation,
at least for the first two minutes here.

3089
03:01:16,225 --> 03:01:21,814
05:10, 03:30 might be impossible
to eliminate for the Royal Rumble.

3090
03:01:22,416 --> 03:01:26,403
It's interesting because Otis
actually eliminated Rey Mysterio

3091
03:01:26,436 --> 03:01:28,589
back in 2022.

3092
03:01:33,060 --> 03:01:35,062
I enjoyed when Maxine did the same.

3093
03:01:36,512 --> 03:01:38,782
And Chad Gable looking for the ankle lock.

3094
03:01:39,666 --> 03:01:41,484
He didn't want to see Otis's Worm.

3095
03:01:41,518 --> 03:01:44,488
The former mentor of the Alpha Academy.

3096
03:01:44,520 --> 03:01:47,724
Well, Chad Gable taught Otis
everything he knows.

3097
03:01:47,758 --> 03:01:48,759
Oh, God.

3098
03:01:49,877 --> 03:01:51,627
-Ooh.
-Oh, but did you hear that?

3099
03:01:51,662 --> 03:01:53,313
Holy hell!

3100
03:01:53,347 --> 03:01:54,547
He might have broke his jaw.

3101
03:01:54,581 --> 03:01:58,385
A frying pan across Chad Gable's jaw.

3102
03:02:04,625 --> 03:02:07,476
And now Otis and Chad
going after one another.

3103
03:02:07,510 --> 03:02:11,114
And in a punch up you've got to back
the bigger man for the smart techniques.

3104
03:02:15,885 --> 03:02:20,340
German Suplex from Gable,
and Otis is back on his feet.

3105
03:02:22,859 --> 03:02:28,314
A 4.0 GPA
and Chad Gable did not help him there.

3106
03:02:28,599 --> 03:02:30,367
Torture Rack from Otis.

3107
03:02:30,400 --> 03:02:32,803
Carmelo saves Gable
and now the double team.

3108
03:02:32,836 --> 03:02:35,271
Well, now, the alliance
is temporarily back. Oh!

3109
03:02:36,356 --> 03:02:38,892
Carmelo Hayes and Chad Gable take…

3110
03:02:38,926 --> 03:02:39,943
Oh, my goodness.

3111
03:02:40,476 --> 03:02:42,762
I don't know how Chad Gable wasn't
knocked out,

3112
03:02:42,796 --> 03:02:43,796
and then to bounce back

3113
03:02:43,830 --> 03:02:49,519
with this deadly German Suplex
against someone with a girth of Otis.

3114
03:02:50,320 --> 03:02:51,321
A lot of girth.

3115
03:02:52,421 --> 03:02:53,556
Impressive girth.

3116
03:02:58,445 --> 03:02:59,779
[buzzer sounds]

3117
03:03:01,198 --> 03:03:02,299
Number seven.

3118
03:03:05,953 --> 03:03:08,905
The dogs are barking in Indianapolis.

3119
03:03:11,692 --> 03:03:18,698
Oh. The unpredictable badass.

3120
03:03:21,668 --> 03:03:23,954
The Intercontinental Champion.

3121
03:03:28,158 --> 03:03:34,831
250 pounds of gelignite
has just arrived in the Royal Rumble.

3122
03:03:34,865 --> 03:03:36,016
We know whose Daddy's here.

3123
03:03:36,049 --> 03:03:39,203
The dog-face Bremley,
Rick Steiner, the Hall-of-Famer.

3124
03:03:39,235 --> 03:03:40,269
-Oh!
-Oh!

3125
03:03:41,572 --> 03:03:47,427
Explosive studded impact by Breakker.
Thanks for coming, Melo.

3126
03:03:47,461 --> 03:03:48,795
See you, Melo.

3127
03:03:48,829 --> 03:03:52,282
Quite the history between those two
in NXT, okay.

3128
03:03:52,315 --> 03:03:53,534
A break in style!

3129
03:03:53,867 --> 03:03:57,637
To Chad Gable! Bron Breakker's
brought us out of our seats.

3130
03:04:02,091 --> 03:04:03,794
The Power to Otis.

3131
03:04:05,628 --> 03:04:07,029
Jaw-dropping.

3132
03:04:07,381 --> 03:04:12,101
Look at how he started this match.
Bang, a Spear by Breakker.

3133
03:04:12,786 --> 03:04:17,124
Oh, now he's rolling,
runs the rope to 23 miles an hour

3134
03:04:17,157 --> 03:04:19,109
with a right hand on Mysterio.

3135
03:04:19,943 --> 03:04:23,230
Run past a school at that speed
and you're getting arrested,

3136
03:04:23,262 --> 03:04:25,582
but it's all legal in the Royal Rumble.

3137
03:04:28,068 --> 03:04:29,820
And a Spear to Escobar.

3138
03:04:32,089 --> 03:04:34,957
Breakker in his second Rumble
making a name for himself.

3139
03:04:35,242 --> 03:04:38,244
Bron Breaker is just a wrecking machine

3140
03:04:38,278 --> 03:04:41,098
with unwavering belief
in his own potential.

3141
03:04:41,131 --> 03:04:42,382
There goes Escobar.

3142
03:04:42,416 --> 03:04:46,036
Breakker eliminated four men last year,
two so far this year.

3143
03:04:46,420 --> 03:04:48,287
Man on a mission, Bron Breakker.

3144
03:04:49,072 --> 03:04:52,326
He's got a mindset of being completely
indestructible,

3145
03:04:52,359 --> 03:04:54,744
but you know big Otis
is going to give it a shot.

3146
03:04:54,778 --> 03:04:56,279
So, this is number eight.

3147
03:05:00,434 --> 03:05:02,135
[buzzer sounds]

3148
03:05:04,488 --> 03:05:08,775
Oh, this has got some backup.
Because here comes Akira Tozawa.

3149
03:05:11,061 --> 03:05:12,880
We're about to feel--

3150
03:05:12,912 --> 03:05:13,913
-Oh!
-Oh!

3151
03:05:13,947 --> 03:05:16,315
Oh, there goes Akira Tozawa.

3152
03:05:16,350 --> 03:05:18,251
I was gonna say we're
about to feel the power,

3153
03:05:18,285 --> 03:05:20,770
but it was, in fact,
Tozawa who felt the power

3154
03:05:20,804 --> 03:05:23,106
of an irate Carmelo Hayes.

3155
03:05:23,140 --> 03:05:26,376
Adam Pearce wondering
if they can get some control out here.

3156
03:05:26,410 --> 03:05:29,079
The Raw General Manager
checking out Tozawa.

3157
03:05:30,180 --> 03:05:32,633
Carmelo Hayes has got four
for that kind of attack.

3158
03:05:32,666 --> 03:05:37,753
Attacked Jimmy Uso a couple of weeks ago
on Smackdown in the exact same way.

3159
03:05:37,787 --> 03:05:40,140
Tozawa will not officially enter
this match.

3160
03:05:41,942 --> 03:05:43,043
Dragged to the back.

3161
03:05:43,076 --> 03:05:46,046
Not even making it to the Rumble.

3162
03:05:46,380 --> 03:05:48,465
Heartbreaker for the Alpha Academy.

3163
03:05:51,234 --> 03:05:53,002
I don't think he can go, man.
He's already asleep.

3164
03:05:53,036 --> 03:05:54,438
-Come on, buddy.
-Tozawa!

3165
03:05:54,471 --> 03:05:55,639
Hey, we're here to help you, right?

3166
03:05:57,157 --> 03:05:58,625
Uh, he's not gonna be able to go.

3167
03:05:59,859 --> 03:06:03,380
Somebody's got to replace him.
Somebody's got to replace him.

3168
03:06:05,698 --> 03:06:06,733
-Speed.
-What?

3169
03:06:06,767 --> 03:06:08,068
-Speed?
-What?

3170
03:06:08,100 --> 03:06:09,101
You're in the Rumble.

3171
03:06:09,135 --> 03:06:10,136
-Go.
-Who, me?

3172
03:06:12,723 --> 03:06:15,208
-You're in the Rumble. Go.
-[indistinct]

3173
03:06:15,242 --> 03:06:16,592
-No, no, no, no, no. Go.
-I'm not ready.

3174
03:06:16,626 --> 03:06:17,894
-Go, go, go, go, go.
-What you mean?

3175
03:06:17,928 --> 03:06:20,046
-Go, go, go, go.
-What you talkin' 'bout?

3176
03:06:27,688 --> 03:06:30,957
IShowSpeed is in the Rumble.

3177
03:06:31,742 --> 03:06:36,162
Somebody get the man some kneepads,
some elbow pads.

3178
03:06:36,930 --> 03:06:37,965
A crash helmet.

3179
03:06:37,998 --> 03:06:42,853
Hey, he appeared at, uh, WrestleMania
dressed in a, in a Prime bottle.

3180
03:06:43,420 --> 03:06:44,421
You remember that?

3181
03:06:44,454 --> 03:06:46,823
This man is built for the moment.

3182
03:06:46,857 --> 03:06:49,393
Had no idea he was
going to be in the rumble.

3183
03:06:49,426 --> 03:06:52,645
-Now he's sprinting his way to the ring.
-And look at how he got in the ring.

3184
03:06:52,679 --> 03:06:55,032
That was pretty nice.
And, uh, going right--

3185
03:06:55,064 --> 03:06:57,251
And look he's trying
to eliminate Chad and Rey.

3186
03:06:57,284 --> 03:07:00,454
And now trying to help break
or eliminate Otis, which he does.

3187
03:07:01,003 --> 03:07:04,741
So wait a minute, IShowSpeed
actually has an elimination in the Rumble.

3188
03:07:06,059 --> 03:07:07,828
The dog's barking in the ring.

3189
03:07:12,216 --> 03:07:14,734
Come on. Come on!

3190
03:07:15,484 --> 03:07:17,371
Hell yeah, IShowSpeed.

3191
03:07:18,872 --> 03:07:20,774
Bit of a crusher. Faded back flip.

3192
03:07:21,324 --> 03:07:26,113
Oh, my God, Breakker just
about broke IShowSpeed in half.

3193
03:07:28,799 --> 03:07:30,350
One dog just killed another.

3194
03:07:30,901 --> 03:07:33,287
He just sawed speed in half.

3195
03:07:34,805 --> 03:07:35,939
That's dog aside.

3196
03:07:38,358 --> 03:07:41,094
Meanwhile, Breakker with Speed.

3197
03:07:41,778 --> 03:07:43,096
Into Otis.

3198
03:07:43,779 --> 03:07:45,516
Speed's still in the match.
He hasn't been el--

3199
03:07:45,549 --> 03:07:48,202
Oh, that was-- Uh, he's eliminated now.

3200
03:07:50,354 --> 03:07:51,839
Sir, are you okay?

3201
03:07:51,872 --> 03:07:53,774
No, he's not okay.

3202
03:07:53,806 --> 03:07:54,808
Are you okay, sir?

3203
03:07:54,841 --> 03:07:57,376
He just got speared in half.

3204
03:07:57,411 --> 03:08:01,615
Are you insane, Michael?
How can that man possibly be okay?

3205
03:08:01,849 --> 03:08:05,919
Then he got tossed like it was
Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck.

3206
03:08:09,539 --> 03:08:12,409
This is a rather unhappy Otis, of course.

3207
03:08:12,442 --> 03:08:16,913
His partner, Tozawa, was the person
that IShowSpeed replaced.

3208
03:08:17,214 --> 03:08:19,448
Careful what you wish for in this world.

3209
03:08:19,483 --> 03:08:20,534
He just, uh--

3210
03:08:20,567 --> 03:08:23,453
He just said to Chad Patton, "Where am I?"

3211
03:08:23,921 --> 03:08:25,239
He has no clue where he is.

3212
03:08:25,271 --> 03:08:26,957
You're at the Royal Rumble, Speed.

3213
03:08:26,990 --> 03:08:29,293
We appreciate you stepping up for us,
but--

3214
03:08:29,326 --> 03:08:32,912
Uh, by the way,
he actually entered the Rumble in Crocs.

3215
03:08:32,946 --> 03:08:33,947
[buzzer sounds]

3216
03:08:35,832 --> 03:08:36,917
He has Crocs on.

3217
03:08:37,901 --> 03:08:40,420
Hey, guess what, Pat?
Guess what time it is.

3218
03:08:41,588 --> 03:08:42,589
Guess what time it is!

3219
03:08:42,623 --> 03:08:47,528
It's fight night!

3220
03:08:48,078 --> 03:08:52,549
This Royal Rumble's
getting a banger alert.

3221
03:08:53,216 --> 03:08:54,217
Baby!

3222
03:08:55,669 --> 03:08:57,821
In his 11th Rumble appearance.

3223
03:08:58,521 --> 03:09:01,942
Last year he entered number two
and lasted 52 minutes.

3224
03:09:02,708 --> 03:09:04,928
He won this damn thing in 2012.

3225
03:09:07,097 --> 03:09:10,534
He's thinking
about ten boots are about him.

3226
03:09:19,225 --> 03:09:23,463
Well, Sheamus really wants
that Intercontinental Championship.

3227
03:09:24,046 --> 03:09:27,201
Well he had a chance at Raw and
didn't do it. Breakker's still the Champ.

3228
03:09:27,234 --> 03:09:28,819
Sheamus making him pay.

3229
03:09:32,105 --> 03:09:34,858
Well, he's not gonna win
the Intercontinental Championship tonight,

3230
03:09:34,892 --> 03:09:36,944
but he can book his ticket for WrestleMa--

3231
03:09:36,976 --> 03:09:37,978
And Penta!

3232
03:09:38,010 --> 03:09:39,446
And Sheamus hangs on.

3233
03:09:39,479 --> 03:09:41,999
Sheamus was once eliminated
in two seconds.

3234
03:09:43,116 --> 03:09:45,168
Oh, Slingshot Spear.

3235
03:09:45,469 --> 03:09:46,470
Sheamus!

3236
03:09:46,937 --> 03:09:49,689
Sheamus pulling out
those Lucha moves of his own.

3237
03:09:51,859 --> 03:09:53,993
Sheamus with that Irish Curse Backbreaker.

3238
03:09:54,027 --> 03:09:57,331
There's just
a permanent ferocity to Sheamus.

3239
03:09:57,364 --> 03:09:58,681
And Breakker with a great throw.

3240
03:09:58,715 --> 03:10:00,651
And to Bron Breakker.

3241
03:10:02,985 --> 03:10:06,323
[Barrett] Two absolute alpha balls
about to collide.

3242
03:10:06,356 --> 03:10:08,008
[Cole] Oh, broke, broke!

3243
03:10:08,792 --> 03:10:11,595
I think that caught the shoulder
of Breakker more than anything,

3244
03:10:11,627 --> 03:10:13,230
but it did enough damage.

3245
03:10:14,748 --> 03:10:17,918
-[Barrett] The speed of Breakker--
-[Cole] How you doing, fella?

3246
03:10:17,951 --> 03:10:19,502
[McAfee] He's doing great.

3247
03:10:20,170 --> 03:10:21,872
And now Chad Gable wants a fight.

3248
03:10:25,425 --> 03:10:28,445
[Cole] Yeah, I don't think that was smart.
We await number 10 now.

3249
03:10:29,580 --> 03:10:33,466
[Barrett] Don't throw hands with Sheamus.
Try something else.

3250
03:10:33,500 --> 03:10:34,734
[buzzer sounds]

3251
03:10:34,768 --> 03:10:36,420
["Born A King" playing]

3252
03:10:37,187 --> 03:10:39,139
[Cole] We're a third of the way through.

3253
03:10:42,142 --> 03:10:43,476
Jimmy Uso.

3254
03:10:45,295 --> 03:10:48,232
Entering the rumble match
for a third time in his career.

3255
03:10:49,099 --> 03:10:52,553
[Barrett] A lot of people have been taking
cheap shots at Big Jim, saying he's

3256
03:10:52,586 --> 03:10:58,025
in the shadow of his twin brother Jay,
who has gone on to major single stardom

3257
03:10:58,058 --> 03:10:59,176
over the past 12 months.

3258
03:10:59,208 --> 03:11:02,729
Well, Big Jim can play catch up and more

3259
03:11:02,762 --> 03:11:04,715
if he books himself
a ticket to Wrestlemania.

3260
03:11:04,748 --> 03:11:06,767
[Cole] Big Jim from the top rope,
and a cross-body.

3261
03:11:06,800 --> 03:11:12,472
Now last year,
Jimmy Uso lasted 33 minutes.

3262
03:11:12,506 --> 03:11:15,626
He was eliminated by Bron Breakker.

3263
03:11:16,793 --> 03:11:18,729
-[Barrett] Hell of a match too.
-He's still in this match.

3264
03:11:18,761 --> 03:11:21,948
Hell of a match here with Carmelo Hayes
on Smackdown last night,

3265
03:11:21,982 --> 03:11:25,635
ended up victorious, recovered well.

3266
03:11:25,669 --> 03:11:26,670
Oh, look at that!

3267
03:11:26,703 --> 03:11:28,455
[Barrett] Uso in the wind!

3268
03:11:28,488 --> 03:11:30,724
[Cole] Corkscrew Moonsault by Jimmy.

3269
03:11:31,358 --> 03:11:34,360
[McAfee] Big Jim taking over the rumble.

3270
03:11:36,430 --> 03:11:38,382
[Cole] Now a big kick for Sheamus.

3271
03:11:38,414 --> 03:11:42,618
-[howls]
-[crowd chants] Moonsault!

3272
03:11:43,252 --> 03:11:45,572
Jimmy now. Shades of his dad Rikishi.

3273
03:11:46,607 --> 03:11:47,841
And to the other side.

3274
03:11:49,076 --> 03:11:53,380
And I don't think too many people are
backing Jimmy Uso to pull this thing off,

3275
03:11:53,412 --> 03:11:58,484
but how exciting would it be
for an unexpected victor like Jimmy Uso

3276
03:11:58,519 --> 03:12:00,136
to ascend to the main event.

3277
03:12:00,170 --> 03:12:02,339
Big Jim with a dump truck on Penta.

3278
03:12:05,975 --> 03:12:10,764
Sheamus is about as meat and potatoes
of a fighter as you can imagine.

3279
03:12:10,796 --> 03:12:14,501
There's never anything flashy.
It's just always painful.

3280
03:12:14,535 --> 03:12:15,586
Jimmy over the top rope…

3281
03:12:15,618 --> 03:12:19,055
Sheamus looking to eliminate as we await
number 11 headed to this match.

3282
03:12:19,089 --> 03:12:21,073
[crowd] Six, five, four, three, two…

3283
03:12:21,108 --> 03:12:23,109
Big Jim holding on for dear life.

3284
03:12:23,143 --> 03:12:26,028
Yeah, this kind of guy will make a dream
evaporate in a heartbeat.

3285
03:12:26,063 --> 03:12:27,430
[buzzer sounds]

3286
03:12:27,464 --> 03:12:29,466
["Conquistar" playing]

3287
03:12:32,635 --> 03:12:39,142
[Cole] This man returned to WWE
in the Rumble match last year.

3288
03:12:42,479 --> 03:12:43,714
It's his fourth Rumble.

3289
03:12:44,515 --> 03:12:47,935
Andrade enters at number 11.

3290
03:12:50,671 --> 03:12:55,958
Lots of momentum. Scored a big win
against the A-lister, the Miz, last night

3291
03:12:55,992 --> 03:13:00,796
on Smackdown. Now looking to parlay
that momentum into something even bigger.

3292
03:13:02,015 --> 03:13:05,819
Fantastic start to Royal Rumble weekend
with that win over The Miz,

3293
03:13:05,853 --> 03:13:10,174
and he's walking
into a very dangerous ring right now.

3294
03:13:10,207 --> 03:13:11,707
I'm sorry, jogging into.

3295
03:13:12,676 --> 03:13:15,863
[Barrett] Yeah, and I would never jog.
Take as much time as you can,

3296
03:13:15,895 --> 03:13:19,683
preserve your energy and spend
as little time in that ring as possible.

3297
03:13:20,033 --> 03:13:21,051
He wanted to get to it.

3298
03:13:21,083 --> 03:13:24,821
[Barrett] I get the enthusiasm.
I just think it's a bad strategy.

3299
03:13:25,154 --> 03:13:26,789
[McAfee] Certainly delay if you want,

3300
03:13:26,823 --> 03:13:29,359
or you can come in
at a thousand miles an hour.

3301
03:13:29,393 --> 03:13:32,863
And I, personally,
was always a delay kind of guy, Pat.

3302
03:13:32,895 --> 03:13:36,900
I understand. I would be as well,
but Andrade says, "Let me at 'em."

3303
03:13:38,902 --> 03:13:41,003
[crowd clapping rhythmically]

3304
03:13:45,442 --> 03:13:49,162
[Cole] And look at Andrade now,
the Meteora into the corner to Gable.

3305
03:13:50,347 --> 03:13:55,202
Oh, maybe Sheamus can get one too.
A shin to the jaw.

3306
03:13:56,752 --> 03:14:00,940
-And on to the other side to Sheamus.
-What a size to that frame of Sheamus.

3307
03:14:00,974 --> 03:14:03,894
Not ideal when you get an early number
in the Royal Rumble.

3308
03:14:05,112 --> 03:14:09,016
And trying to eliminate Andrade is Penta,
who started this thing at number two.

3309
03:14:10,117 --> 03:14:12,469
Rey Mysterio's still in.
He started at number one.

3310
03:14:15,189 --> 03:14:17,674
Big Jim and Bron Breakker
fighting on the other side.

3311
03:14:18,225 --> 03:14:20,243
Bron Breakker hanging
on to the top buckle.

3312
03:14:20,277 --> 03:14:21,728
Rey Mysterio getting involved,

3313
03:14:21,761 --> 03:14:24,680
trying to eliminate Bron Breakker,
our intercontinental champion.

3314
03:14:24,715 --> 03:14:27,083
[Cole] Sheamus as well
trying to eliminate Breakker.

3315
03:14:27,117 --> 03:14:28,819
Three men trying to eliminate Bron.

3316
03:14:30,119 --> 03:14:33,841
Chad Gable turns his attention to Rey.
Andrade with a kick now to Penta.

3317
03:14:34,942 --> 03:14:36,793
Rey trying to beat everybody down.

3318
03:14:40,714 --> 03:14:42,533
Andrade and Penta up on the ropes.

3319
03:14:42,565 --> 03:14:45,936
Number 12 about to-- Oh!
About to enter the Rumble.

3320
03:14:45,969 --> 03:14:48,654
[crowd] Three, two, one.

3321
03:14:48,689 --> 03:14:50,457
[buzzer sounds]

3322
03:14:51,391 --> 03:14:53,393
["Samoan Destroyer" playing]

3323
03:14:53,427 --> 03:14:55,011
[McAfee] Holy hell!

3324
03:14:58,999 --> 03:15:02,786
[Cole] The man I called the dark horse
on the Countdown show.

3325
03:15:02,819 --> 03:15:05,021
The Samoan Werewolf.

3326
03:15:06,823 --> 03:15:12,246
The wild, maniacal
Jacob Fatu enters his first Rumble.

3327
03:15:12,846 --> 03:15:17,401
[Barrett] We got a lawless feral fog
heading to the ring.

3328
03:15:17,951 --> 03:15:23,207
A deranged mind
bent on extreme levels of violence.

3329
03:15:23,240 --> 03:15:27,060
Lacking anything close
to resembling humanity.

3330
03:15:27,094 --> 03:15:30,012
-Good luck to the rest of the field.
-Yeah, look what he did last night.

3331
03:15:30,614 --> 03:15:31,814
[McAfee] He's unstoppable.

3332
03:15:31,849 --> 03:15:33,634
[Cole] Fatu with that Pop Up Samoan Drop.

3333
03:15:33,667 --> 03:15:34,935
[McAfee] Undeniable.

3334
03:15:34,967 --> 03:15:37,787
[Barrett] Look what he did one week ago
at Saturday night's main event.

3335
03:15:37,821 --> 03:15:39,288
[Cole] Oh! To Braun Strowman.

3336
03:15:42,108 --> 03:15:44,610
Look at him. He's unhinged.

3337
03:15:45,912 --> 03:15:47,614
[Barrett] What are you doing, Penta?

3338
03:15:47,648 --> 03:15:48,899
[McAfee] He's unbelievable.

3339
03:15:50,934 --> 03:15:52,085
Zero!

3340
03:15:52,118 --> 03:15:53,470
Well, you know he has no fear

3341
03:15:53,502 --> 03:15:56,590
but he might though after that right hand
by Fatu. And Rey Mysterio.

3342
03:15:56,623 --> 03:15:59,276
[Barrett] Sometimes a little fear
is a good thing, it would seem.

3343
03:15:59,309 --> 03:16:01,461
[Cole] Off the second rope,
caught by Fatu.

3344
03:16:02,028 --> 03:16:06,917
Jacob now. Kicks to Penta
and now two men on his shoulders!

3345
03:16:06,949 --> 03:16:08,202
Double Samoan Drop!

3346
03:16:09,586 --> 03:16:10,821
[McAfee] Are you kidding me?

3347
03:16:10,854 --> 03:16:13,207
[Cole] The lupin-like Fatu.

3348
03:16:14,207 --> 03:16:17,778
[Barrett] If I wasn't so terrified
of that guy, he'd be my favorite.

3349
03:16:17,811 --> 03:16:21,430
[Cole] And goodbye, Chad.
Gable eliminated by Jacob Fatu.

3350
03:16:21,465 --> 03:16:24,835
Rey Mysterio eliminated by Jacob Fatu.

3351
03:16:24,867 --> 03:16:27,037
Andrade trying to eliminate Jacob.

3352
03:16:28,105 --> 03:16:29,840
[Barrett] Andrade gave it his best shot.

3353
03:16:29,873 --> 03:16:32,725
You've got to blindside Jacob Fatu
and hope for the best,

3354
03:16:32,759 --> 03:16:34,728
but it has backfired on Andrade.

3355
03:16:34,760 --> 03:16:39,949
And Andrade now. A third elimination
by the Samoan Werewolf in this match.

3356
03:16:39,983 --> 03:16:43,937
[McAfee] Jacob Fatu can do anything
he wants to any whom he wants

3357
03:16:43,971 --> 03:16:47,558
-any time he wants except for this. Woof!
-[Cole] Whoa, except for this.

3358
03:16:49,526 --> 03:16:52,028
There's a werewolf
and a big old dog in a ring.

3359
03:16:52,746 --> 03:16:54,131
Who's going to win this fight?

3360
03:16:54,163 --> 03:16:55,899
-[crowd] Two, one!
-[buzzer sounds]

3361
03:16:55,933 --> 03:16:58,585
[Cole] And Jimmy Uso with a kick.
Sheamus with one as well.

3362
03:16:58,618 --> 03:17:00,037
Number 13 now enters.

3363
03:17:00,070 --> 03:17:02,973
[Barrett] To be continued.
I want to see more on that.

3364
03:17:03,590 --> 03:17:06,410
[Cole] Well, a guy that can't stand
Breakker or Sheamus,

3365
03:17:06,443 --> 03:17:09,947
Ludwig Kaiser,
who had a breakout year in 2024.

3366
03:17:09,980 --> 03:17:12,749
Kaiser, can you imagine
if he wins the Rumble?

3367
03:17:12,783 --> 03:17:16,203
Then he picks Gunther, the face
of the world title of Wrestlemania.

3368
03:17:16,235 --> 03:17:18,939
[Barrett] Don't you start stirring
the pot, that would never happen.

3369
03:17:18,972 --> 03:17:22,208
The bonds in the Imperium boys
are simply too tight.

3370
03:17:22,242 --> 03:17:26,964
But it's about time we got ourselves
some European elegance in this match.

3371
03:17:26,997 --> 03:17:29,349
-Kaiser in no hurry.
-Kaiser in no hurry.

3372
03:17:29,850 --> 03:17:33,303
[Barrett] What an intelligent human being,
we were just talking about this.

3373
03:17:33,337 --> 03:17:37,391
He's not just a good-looking man
with an incredible skill set.

3374
03:17:37,424 --> 03:17:41,211
-He's razor sharp mentally too.
-[McAfee] Defends his ladies as well.

3375
03:17:41,244 --> 03:17:42,829
You know what,
if I was running to the ring

3376
03:17:42,863 --> 03:17:45,849
and I saw Jacob Fatu,
I'd slowly hit the brakes too.

3377
03:17:45,883 --> 03:17:49,586
And again you can sit out there all night,
right? Go in at the end if you wanted.

3378
03:17:49,619 --> 03:17:51,688
But at some point you're gonna
have to face the music.

3379
03:17:51,722 --> 03:17:52,922
He sprinted down just to wait.

3380
03:17:52,956 --> 03:17:58,161
Hurry up and wait, Ludwig Kaiser,
while Fatu and Sheamus beat down Big Jim.

3381
03:17:58,195 --> 03:18:01,114
Yeah, I wouldn't want to get in there
with Breakker, Fatu, Sheamus,

3382
03:18:01,148 --> 03:18:03,784
Penta and Jimmy Uso.

3383
03:18:04,467 --> 03:18:07,003
Seven eliminations, six are in the ring.

3384
03:18:08,287 --> 03:18:10,374
Number 14 will be coming up next.

3385
03:18:10,407 --> 03:18:12,025
Sheamus tried to steal one there
with Penta.

3386
03:18:12,059 --> 03:18:14,595
And Kaiser finally in.
And Kaiser tries to pick a spot.

3387
03:18:14,627 --> 03:18:16,012
Looking to eliminate Penta here…

3388
03:18:16,046 --> 03:18:17,797
And Kaiser! Thanks for coming!

3389
03:18:18,098 --> 03:18:21,885
Oh, that may be a record.
We gotta check that. That may be a record.

3390
03:18:22,419 --> 03:18:23,687
Kaiser may…

3391
03:18:24,621 --> 03:18:26,189
May have just set a record there.

3392
03:18:26,223 --> 03:18:27,241
[shouting]

3393
03:18:27,274 --> 03:18:29,426
[McAfee] Shortest in-ring time ever maybe.

3394
03:18:32,179 --> 03:18:33,497
That's the universe telling you…

3395
03:18:33,529 --> 03:18:37,301
[Cole] We're being told
Santino still holds the record,

3396
03:18:37,333 --> 03:18:39,419
so I guess Kaiser was at least 2 seconds.

3397
03:18:39,453 --> 03:18:41,104
-Get out of here, right now!
-[shouts]

3398
03:18:42,222 --> 03:18:45,492
That's the universe. You can't act
like that. Gotta do it right!

3399
03:18:45,526 --> 03:18:48,778
And again, Kaiser had some
nasty words for Penta last week.

3400
03:18:49,746 --> 03:18:52,032
Now Penta looking to eliminate Breakker.

3401
03:18:52,064 --> 03:18:53,583
Sheamus trying to help as well.

3402
03:18:53,617 --> 03:18:56,069
Breakker trying to hang on.
Breakker now to the apron.

3403
03:18:56,103 --> 03:18:58,739
Breakker dangling above the floor.

3404
03:18:59,555 --> 03:19:01,792
Great athleticism to pull himself back in.

3405
03:19:01,824 --> 03:19:06,279
-Number 14 on his way.
-[crowd] Four, three, two, one!

3406
03:19:06,313 --> 03:19:07,547
[buzzer sounds]

3407
03:19:08,564 --> 03:19:10,567
["I Came To Play" playing]

3408
03:19:17,724 --> 03:19:19,725
[McAfee] Maybe it's this man's night.

3409
03:19:21,761 --> 03:19:23,145
[no audible dialogue]

3410
03:19:24,114 --> 03:19:29,368
[Cole] The Miz makes his 16th
Royal Rumble appearance.

3411
03:19:30,938 --> 03:19:33,439
He is now tied for second all time.

3412
03:19:33,924 --> 03:19:35,926
[McAfee]
He's got that look in his eye, doesn't he?

3413
03:19:35,958 --> 03:19:39,680
Well, he's a man who's been there and done
it in the main event of WrestleMania.

3414
03:19:39,713 --> 03:19:41,814
[Cole] I'm not sure he should be
barking at Breakker.

3415
03:19:42,315 --> 03:19:44,318
[Barrett] Outfoxing the youngster-- Oh!

3416
03:19:44,350 --> 03:19:48,238
Breakker almost eliminated by Miz.
Almost outfoxed Bron Breakker.

3417
03:19:50,157 --> 03:19:52,776
Miz in 2012 lasted over…

3418
03:19:59,032 --> 03:20:00,884
[McAfee] Skull Crushing Finale.

3419
03:20:01,518 --> 03:20:04,003
[Barrett] Miz never gets
the respect he deserves,

3420
03:20:04,037 --> 03:20:07,641
but this man is
a two-time Grand Slam champ.

3421
03:20:07,674 --> 03:20:11,010
[Cole] 45 minutes in 2012 for the Miz.

3422
03:20:11,044 --> 03:20:15,198
And Penta now sends Miz flying
off the ground and into the corner.

3423
03:20:16,517 --> 03:20:19,118
[McAfee] Beautiful usage
of momentum there for Penta.

3424
03:20:19,937 --> 03:20:20,938
-[Cole] Miz now.
-What?

3425
03:20:20,971 --> 03:20:22,956
[Cole] What a Hurricanrana by Miz!

3426
03:20:23,657 --> 03:20:27,627
[Barrett] The ever-expanding playbook
of The Miz. Oh, no.

3427
03:20:29,446 --> 03:20:31,014
[McAfee] Not a good idea, Miz.

3428
03:20:32,049 --> 03:20:33,951
This is not awesome for you.

3429
03:20:33,983 --> 03:20:35,751
Miz trying to escape Fatu.

3430
03:20:35,786 --> 03:20:37,321
Jacob Fatu

3431
03:20:38,355 --> 03:20:41,391
sends Miz out to the apron
and Miz catches him with a kick.

3432
03:20:41,425 --> 03:20:44,894
[Barrett]
Rocks Jacob Fatu temporarily, but it--

3433
03:20:44,928 --> 03:20:48,030
[Cole] Oh! What a Samoan Drop!
That is insane.

3434
03:20:48,064 --> 03:20:54,588
[Barrett] It's only ever temporary
when it comes to damage to Jacob Fatu.

3435
03:20:55,655 --> 03:21:00,294
[Cole] The Miz was caught in mid-air
in a Samoan Drop.

3436
03:21:00,327 --> 03:21:04,046
[Barrett] And I've never seen
anybody shrug off offense

3437
03:21:04,081 --> 03:21:08,202
as quickly as Jacob Fatu has
consistently done

3438
03:21:08,234 --> 03:21:11,521
since arriving in WWE.
The man ain't built right.

3439
03:21:11,555 --> 03:21:12,905
[crowd] Two, one!

3440
03:21:13,439 --> 03:21:14,457
[buzzer sounds]

3441
03:21:14,491 --> 03:21:16,143
[McAfee] What a force, Fatu.

3442
03:21:16,176 --> 03:21:18,178
["I Believe In Joe Hendry" playing]

3443
03:21:24,284 --> 03:21:27,287
[crowd singing]

3444
03:21:37,214 --> 03:21:39,800
[Cole] The TNA champion is here!

3445
03:21:40,884 --> 03:21:46,155
Joe Hendry
in his first Royal Rumble match!

3446
03:21:47,541 --> 03:21:51,144
[Barrett] Somebody somewhere
must have said his name

3447
03:21:51,178 --> 03:21:57,099
'cause he has appeared. The most viral
superstar of the past 12 months

3448
03:21:57,768 --> 03:22:03,340
became an overnight success,
and it only took him 15 years to do so.

3449
03:22:03,624 --> 03:22:05,876
[McAfee] Watching his rise on social,

3450
03:22:05,909 --> 03:22:09,112
I believe in Joe Hendry too.

3451
03:22:09,145 --> 03:22:12,032
[Cole] Joe Hendry now
with a Fallaway Slam.

3452
03:22:12,064 --> 03:22:16,036
He beat Nick Nemeth for the championship
back in January.

3453
03:22:16,069 --> 03:22:18,255
-[crowd cheers]
-And listen to this place.

3454
03:22:19,323 --> 03:22:21,440
[Barrett] From Edinburgh, Scotland.

3455
03:22:22,543 --> 03:22:24,644
We've seen him in NXT,

3456
03:22:24,678 --> 03:22:28,265
but never on this stage
in front of over 70,000.

3457
03:22:35,288 --> 03:22:37,174
And now, Hendry with Miz up.

3458
03:22:37,974 --> 03:22:40,527
Parading around the ring with Miz--
There's a slam.

3459
03:22:40,561 --> 03:22:43,180
[Barrett] We will rock you, Joe Hendry.

3460
03:22:43,213 --> 03:22:44,765
[Cole] Yeah. Thanks for coming, Joe.

3461
03:22:44,797 --> 03:22:50,220
Jacob Fatu reminding Mr. Hendry
this is a different world here.

3462
03:22:50,253 --> 03:22:53,590
[McAfee] Yeah, it's not just about belief
over here. It's about reality, says Fatu.

3463
03:22:53,624 --> 03:22:55,242
I was enjoying that.

3464
03:22:55,275 --> 03:22:56,326
I was enjoying that.

3465
03:22:57,994 --> 03:23:00,514
Sheamus said he was enjoying
that from Joe Hendry.

3466
03:23:01,648 --> 03:23:03,750
[Barrett] You like the clapping,
like the stomping.

3467
03:23:03,784 --> 03:23:05,035
I'm so angry.

3468
03:23:05,068 --> 03:23:08,355
[Cole] Well, if there's anybody that would
want to fight Fatu, it would be Sheamus.

3469
03:23:09,038 --> 03:23:11,258
As we await number 16.

3470
03:23:11,858 --> 03:23:15,696
[Barrett] Sheamus just loves being
in the trenches and if this kicks off…

3471
03:23:15,729 --> 03:23:16,730
[buzzer sounds]

3472
03:23:16,762 --> 03:23:18,882
…that's exactly where he's heading
with Jacob Fatu.

3473
03:23:18,916 --> 03:23:20,684
[cheering]

3474
03:23:30,510 --> 03:23:32,462
[McAfee] Wade,
acknowledge your Tribal Chief.

3475
03:23:34,163 --> 03:23:35,164
Thank you.

3476
03:24:12,953 --> 03:24:14,503
[Cole] He has the Ula Fala.

3477
03:24:14,537 --> 03:24:20,877
He defeated Solo Sikoa on the Monday
Night Raw premiere on Netflix to win it.

3478
03:24:21,761 --> 03:24:25,082
Roman Reigns,
for the first time in 5 years,

3479
03:24:25,115 --> 03:24:27,117
enters the Royal Rumble match.

3480
03:24:27,150 --> 03:24:29,869
That's because the last 4,
he was the champ.

3481
03:24:30,903 --> 03:24:33,907
[Barrett] And this just feels so weird.

3482
03:24:33,940 --> 03:24:39,796
Roman Reigns has to earn his ticket
to the main event of WrestleMania.

3483
03:24:39,830 --> 03:24:44,067
A man who is synonymous
with the main event of WrestleMania.

3484
03:24:44,100 --> 03:24:47,571
It may or may not happen this year.

3485
03:24:48,105 --> 03:24:53,894
[McAfee] I can't wait to watch our
tribal chief battle in the Royal Rumble.

3486
03:24:53,927 --> 03:24:57,064
[Cole] So many records
for Roman Reigns in this match.

3487
03:24:57,097 --> 03:24:59,016
He won in 2015.

3488
03:24:59,049 --> 03:25:01,935
Roman Reigns
now out of the box with a spear.

3489
03:25:03,203 --> 03:25:05,639
-He holds the record and there goes.
-[McAfee] See ya!

3490
03:25:06,155 --> 03:25:08,809
Goodbye, Miz. Sheamus with…
Missed with a Brogue Kick.

3491
03:25:08,841 --> 03:25:09,910
Spear to Sheamus.

3492
03:25:12,963 --> 03:25:14,648
Sheamus eliminated by Roman.

3493
03:25:15,148 --> 03:25:16,483
[McAfee] See ya!

3494
03:25:17,017 --> 03:25:18,085
Yeah, good luck, Joe.

3495
03:25:20,520 --> 03:25:25,058
[Cole] Roman now has 34 career
Royal Rumble eliminations.

3496
03:25:25,091 --> 03:25:26,092
Spear to Hendry.

3497
03:25:26,609 --> 03:25:28,412
[Barrett] Well, what a story
that would have been

3498
03:25:28,445 --> 03:25:30,396
if Joe Hendry had pulled it off, but…

3499
03:25:30,430 --> 03:25:33,684
[Cole] And Joe Hendry eliminated
by Reigns. That's three tonight.

3500
03:25:33,716 --> 03:25:36,703
[McAfee] I believe Joe Hendry
has a story forever.

3501
03:25:36,737 --> 03:25:38,755
Oh, yeah.

3502
03:25:45,929 --> 03:25:47,648
[Cole] Breakker, Roman.

3503
03:25:47,680 --> 03:25:51,367
Spear! Oh, spear! Spear by Breakker.

3504
03:25:52,219 --> 03:25:55,421
Breaker about split Roman in half.

3505
03:25:55,455 --> 03:25:57,541
[Barrett] Nobody saw that coming.

3506
03:25:57,573 --> 03:26:00,811
Even The Wiseman, Paul Heyman,
who sees everything coming,

3507
03:26:00,844 --> 03:26:03,180
[Cole] And Breaker
looking to eliminate Reigns.

3508
03:26:03,213 --> 03:26:05,782
Roman eliminated Breakker somehow!

3509
03:26:06,849 --> 03:26:09,269
[McAfee] Braun got too caught up
in the moment.

3510
03:26:09,303 --> 03:26:13,573
And Roman Reigns used that massive brain
and took advantage of the momentum.

3511
03:26:13,607 --> 03:26:16,143
[Cole] Yeah, that's the veteran instinct
of Roman Reigns.

3512
03:26:16,176 --> 03:26:17,877
I don't even know how Roman can breathe.

3513
03:26:17,911 --> 03:26:19,713
But look at what's setting up here, guys.

3514
03:26:20,214 --> 03:26:25,351
Jimmy Uso and Roman Reigns,
part of the family, part of the Bloodline.

3515
03:26:25,385 --> 03:26:29,840
The reuniting of these two men.
And now they're the together in the Rumble

3516
03:26:29,873 --> 03:26:31,658
which is supposed to be
every man for himself.

3517
03:26:31,692 --> 03:26:33,126
[Barrett] What up, coz?

3518
03:26:33,160 --> 03:26:34,728
-We gotta…
-[Cole] Oh! Fatu!

3519
03:26:34,760 --> 03:26:38,131
Who's also a member of the family.
He don't give a damn.

3520
03:26:38,164 --> 03:26:39,448
Jimmy Uso eliminated.

3521
03:26:39,483 --> 03:26:43,903
And now it's down to Jacob and Roman,
batten down the hatches.

3522
03:26:44,904 --> 03:26:46,990
Reinforce the ring.

3523
03:27:04,323 --> 03:27:09,313
You are looking at a future
WrestleMania main event.

3524
03:27:18,205 --> 03:27:23,876
Fatu with the first strike.
Roman as well. The only Tribal Chief,

3525
03:27:23,911 --> 03:27:27,648
Jacob Fatu, who joined with Solo Sikoa.

3526
03:27:27,680 --> 03:27:30,833
Creating such a rift within
Roman Reign's Bloodline.

3527
03:27:30,867 --> 03:27:34,020
And now Roman,
firing on all cylinders against Fatu.

3528
03:27:34,054 --> 03:27:39,009
[Barrett] We're about to find out
just how good Jacob Fatu really is

3529
03:27:39,810 --> 03:27:45,565
against a man, Roman Reigns, who can
seemingly walk on water in this industry.

3530
03:27:45,599 --> 03:27:48,952
[McAfee] GOAT conversations
are what Roman Reigns are in.

3531
03:27:51,455 --> 03:27:53,457
[Cole] Roman now sent
across the ring by Jacob.

3532
03:27:53,490 --> 03:27:56,059
Oh! High spear by Reigns.

3533
03:27:56,092 --> 03:28:00,330
A high Spear by Roman
as we await the 17th entry.

3534
03:28:00,364 --> 03:28:04,851
[crowd] Five, four, three, two, one.

3535
03:28:05,351 --> 03:28:07,087
[buzzer sounds]

3536
03:28:08,989 --> 03:28:11,324
[cheering]

3537
03:28:15,095 --> 03:28:20,267
[Cole] Drew McIntyre's downward spiral
began at Clash at the Castle,

3538
03:28:20,300 --> 03:28:25,421
a couple of years ago when Roman Reigns
defeated him thanks to Solo Sikoa.

3539
03:28:26,006 --> 03:28:31,845
It has been over 2 years that McIntyre's
hatred for Reigns and his family

3540
03:28:31,878 --> 03:28:34,348
has driven Drew off the deep end.

3541
03:28:34,381 --> 03:28:39,436
And now tonight, an opportunity
to go face to face with his arch nemesis,

3542
03:28:39,469 --> 03:28:40,687
Roman Reigns.

3543
03:28:40,721 --> 03:28:43,306
[Barrett]
The face of Roman Reigns just dropped,

3544
03:28:43,340 --> 03:28:48,712
because 270 pounds of snarling
Scottish anger

3545
03:28:48,744 --> 03:28:50,364
is heading his way.

3546
03:28:50,396 --> 03:28:52,883
[Cole] The man who won
the 2020 Royal Rumble,

3547
03:28:52,916 --> 03:28:55,702
staring at the man who won
the 2015 Royal Rumble.

3548
03:28:55,735 --> 03:28:57,571
McIntyre and Reigns.

3549
03:28:58,455 --> 03:28:59,789
You and your family,

3550
03:29:01,108 --> 03:29:02,876
waiting for this damn moment.

3551
03:29:03,993 --> 03:29:07,331
It began with you
and it's gonna end with you.

3552
03:29:11,051 --> 03:29:12,269
[Cole] McIntyre with a right.

3553
03:29:12,302 --> 03:29:15,788
You heard Drew say, it began with you,
it's gonna end with you.

3554
03:29:16,723 --> 03:29:19,676
[Barrett] And the pints of Buckfast
are getting thrown in the air

3555
03:29:19,710 --> 03:29:21,578
all over Scotland right now.

3556
03:29:22,346 --> 03:29:26,383
But if McIntyre can hold this off
against the great Roman Reigns…

3557
03:29:26,934 --> 03:29:28,051
[Cole] Fatu now.

3558
03:29:28,085 --> 03:29:32,555
He's just feral. He's a wild animal.
Attacking Reigns. McIntyre back to Penta.

3559
03:29:34,457 --> 03:29:37,010
[McAfee] McIntyre just got
the assistance of Fatu.

3560
03:29:37,044 --> 03:29:39,896
[Cole] Well, Fatu's not gonna back down
and neither is Drew.

3561
03:29:39,930 --> 03:29:41,515
This is very interesting here.

3562
03:29:41,547 --> 03:29:44,051
Now they're gonna double-team Roman.

3563
03:29:44,685 --> 03:29:50,123
[Barrett] Two men with a mutual hatred
of the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.

3564
03:29:51,275 --> 03:29:53,476
[McAfee] The enemy of my enemy
is my friend.

3565
03:29:53,510 --> 03:29:56,529
[McIntyre] I told you. I told you
every week that I'm coming for you.

3566
03:29:56,563 --> 03:29:58,181
[McAfee] Wiseman Paul Heyman out here.

3567
03:30:00,583 --> 03:30:03,937
[Cole] All right, Fatu.
Ask Braun Strowman how that feels.

3568
03:30:03,971 --> 03:30:07,306
[Barrett] In a sense, McIntyre's
not even focused on victory right now.

3569
03:30:07,340 --> 03:30:09,409
He just wants Roman Reigns.

3570
03:30:09,443 --> 03:30:10,811
-[buzzer sounds]
-[Cole] Number 18.

3571
03:30:24,791 --> 03:30:28,862
Finn Bálor enters the Rumble
for the 4th time in his career.

3572
03:30:30,646 --> 03:30:35,702
He once spent over 57 minutes
in this match.

3573
03:30:35,735 --> 03:30:37,204
18th, not a bad number.

3574
03:30:37,871 --> 03:30:42,626
[Barrett] Grand Slam Finn,
a man with otherworldly athleticism.

3575
03:30:44,161 --> 03:30:48,314
We have a guy with a lot of history
with Roman Reigns as well.

3576
03:30:49,266 --> 03:30:51,785
[McAfee] Roman Reigns is gonna
have a target on him with everybody.

3577
03:30:51,818 --> 03:30:53,537
[Cole] Yeah, Roman didn't
make many friends

3578
03:30:53,570 --> 03:30:56,139
during his historic championship reign.

3579
03:30:56,172 --> 03:30:57,174
Penta now.

3580
03:30:57,207 --> 03:30:59,760
He's been trying to eliminate Penta
who started this match at #2.

3581
03:30:59,793 --> 03:31:03,830
He's still in there. Rey was #1,
but Rey was eliminated a bit ago.

3582
03:31:03,864 --> 03:31:05,332
Oh, what a slick play.

3583
03:31:05,365 --> 03:31:08,652
[Barrett] Used to having some assistance
from his Judgment Day buddies.

3584
03:31:08,685 --> 03:31:10,386
Might have to go it alone here though.

3585
03:31:11,939 --> 03:31:14,974
[Cole] Penta still in it.
McIntyre now with Bálor.

3586
03:31:15,008 --> 03:31:16,276
Finn then takes out Drew.

3587
03:31:17,877 --> 03:31:21,814
[Barrett] Ireland versus Scotland,
no love between the Celts in this one,

3588
03:31:21,849 --> 03:31:25,936
but back from the dead,
after getting stomped, is Roman Reigns.

3589
03:31:25,969 --> 03:31:29,139
[Cole] And now Fatu has turned
his anger towards Drew McIntyre.

3590
03:31:29,172 --> 03:31:31,324
Fatu doesn't give a damn about anybody.

3591
03:31:31,358 --> 03:31:33,260
[McAfee] Roman doesn't either.

3592
03:31:34,294 --> 03:31:36,779
[Cole] Roman goes back to
fighting with Jacob Fatu.

3593
03:31:36,813 --> 03:31:38,215
Now back to Bálor in the corner.

3594
03:31:40,050 --> 03:31:41,318
[McAfee] Kicking Drew as well,

3595
03:31:41,350 --> 03:31:43,903
and everybody can get something
from your Tribal Chief.

3596
03:31:43,937 --> 03:31:49,358
[Cole] Penta's had an amazing performance
thus far as we await entry number 19.

3597
03:31:51,028 --> 03:31:52,863
Penta and Roman working together.

3598
03:31:52,895 --> 03:31:55,565
That wouldn't have been
on my bingo card for this year.

3599
03:31:55,599 --> 03:31:56,900
[McAfee] It's awesome too.

3600
03:31:58,018 --> 03:31:59,769
[Cole] And again on the other side.

3601
03:32:01,188 --> 03:32:05,341
As the current United States champion,
from Friday night's SmackDown,

3602
03:32:05,375 --> 03:32:11,430
the man who won this matchup back in 2018,
when he lasted nearly 45 minutes,

3603
03:32:11,465 --> 03:32:14,818
Shinsuke Nakamura on his way to the ring.

3604
03:32:14,851 --> 03:32:17,887
[Barrett] The Shinobi Assassin himself.

3605
03:32:19,740 --> 03:32:25,912
Bitter, twisted, poison-minded
and filled with ill intent.

3606
03:32:26,779 --> 03:32:29,750
[McAfee] He's gonna love how physical
this little Rumble has been.

3607
03:32:29,783 --> 03:32:32,202
[Cole] We have Finn sent
over the top rope, but still on the apron.

3608
03:32:32,235 --> 03:32:35,222
Penta is hanging in there.
He's having a historic run tonight.

3609
03:32:36,590 --> 03:32:38,258
For his first rumble ever,

3610
03:32:38,292 --> 03:32:41,061
Shinsuke Nakamura
now turns his attention to Roman Reigns.

3611
03:32:41,094 --> 03:32:43,162
Knee right to the rib cage of Roman.

3612
03:32:43,197 --> 03:32:47,167
[Barrett] How do you go one better
than the United States championship?

3613
03:32:47,201 --> 03:32:50,019
You book yourself a ticket
to the main event of WrestleMania.

3614
03:32:50,053 --> 03:32:51,654
[Cole] He knows what that's about,
dangerous.

3615
03:32:51,688 --> 03:32:53,823
[McAfee] Oh, he just woke up Penta,
it looks like.

3616
03:32:53,857 --> 03:32:56,810
[Cole] Martial arts expert, Nakamura,
face-to-face with Penta.

3617
03:32:57,360 --> 03:32:59,446
These two know each other well.

3618
03:33:00,296 --> 03:33:01,948
International stars.

3619
03:33:03,966 --> 03:33:08,222
[Barrett] Shinsuke Nakamura,
a highly skilled jujitsu exponent,

3620
03:33:08,255 --> 03:33:10,289
former MMA competitor,

3621
03:33:10,323 --> 03:33:14,360
before he transitioned to the world of
sports entertainment using those strikes.

3622
03:33:14,394 --> 03:33:18,131
[Cole] And notice how the pace of this
match, where it has really slowed down,

3623
03:33:18,164 --> 03:33:22,202
since the Luchadors, for the most part,
except for Penta have been taken out.

3624
03:33:22,235 --> 03:33:26,439
[Barrett] Yeah, we got some
true heavyweights in there right now.

3625
03:33:26,473 --> 03:33:32,346
And naturally the pace has to slow because
the strikes are just that much heavier.

3626
03:33:33,680 --> 03:33:35,499
[Cole] And Penta's gonna use Bálor.

3627
03:33:35,532 --> 03:33:39,920
Oh! And a Mexican Destroyer to Jacob Fatu.

3628
03:33:41,287 --> 03:33:43,223
[McAfee] Off of Finn's back.

3629
03:33:43,257 --> 03:33:46,460
[Barrett] Well, for anyone else that's
game over. With Jacob Fatu, I don't know.

3630
03:33:46,492 --> 03:33:49,980
[Cole] Well, he went for that one
and now Penta eliminated by Bálor.

3631
03:33:50,012 --> 03:33:55,117
What a great opportunity by Penta
here tonight. Made the most of it.

3632
03:33:55,819 --> 03:33:57,287
See you later, mate.

3633
03:33:57,321 --> 03:34:01,457
[McAfee] Penta with a hell of a night
and a Mexican Destroyer

3634
03:34:02,458 --> 03:34:05,329
to Jacob Fatu off of Finn Bálor's back.

3635
03:34:05,362 --> 03:34:07,464
[Cole] Yeah, Penta lasted
over over 40 minutes.

3636
03:34:07,497 --> 03:34:09,849
What a debut performance in the Rumble.

3637
03:34:09,883 --> 03:34:13,320
[Barrett] Well, notably, despite that
Mexican Destroyer,

3638
03:34:13,353 --> 03:34:18,474
Jacob Fatu, the Samoan Werewolf,
already back up and on the offense.

3639
03:34:18,509 --> 03:34:19,543
[McAfee] It's unbelievable.

3640
03:34:19,576 --> 03:34:22,528
[Cole] We are now two-thirds of the way
through this match, number 20.

3641
03:34:22,563 --> 03:34:24,163
Uso!

3642
03:34:31,188 --> 03:34:32,873
[Cole] Jey's serious tonight.

3643
03:34:35,474 --> 03:34:39,028
[McAfee] Come on, Cole! 70,000!

3644
03:34:43,850 --> 03:34:48,171
Yeah, Wade! Yeah, Wade! Yeah, Wade!

3645
03:34:48,205 --> 03:34:50,607
[Cole] Here comes main event, Jey Uso.

3646
03:34:50,641 --> 03:34:53,210
Interesting here,
because you got Jacob in the ring.

3647
03:34:53,242 --> 03:34:57,046
You got Roman in the ring, and Jey Uso
now turns his attention to Finn Bálor.

3648
03:35:03,470 --> 03:35:04,872
Jey having fun.

3649
03:35:04,904 --> 03:35:08,892
And McIntyre. He has no love loss for…

3650
03:35:10,677 --> 03:35:11,678
Spear.

3651
03:35:17,518 --> 03:35:18,519
Jey, now… Oh!

3652
03:35:18,552 --> 03:35:22,739
Takes down Jacob Fatu.
How the hell is Fatu still standing?

3653
03:35:22,773 --> 03:35:27,294
[McAfee] I don't know,
but welcome to the Rumble.

3654
03:35:27,327 --> 03:35:29,963
[Cole] Yeah, the 4th Rumble
for Jey Uso tonight.

3655
03:35:31,899 --> 03:35:35,168
Went for the step-up enzuigiri,
Shinsuke able to step out of harm's way.

3656
03:35:36,036 --> 03:35:39,640
[Barrett] Well, Jey Uso came out here
with such energy

3657
03:35:39,672 --> 03:35:42,742
enhanced by this massive audience
of Yeet-ers,

3658
03:35:42,776 --> 03:35:46,762
he's in danger of burning himself out
way too quickly in this one.

3659
03:35:46,796 --> 03:35:47,797
Got to pace yourself.

3660
03:35:47,831 --> 03:35:50,067
[McAfee] You gotta think about
the adrenaline dump for sure,

3661
03:35:50,099 --> 03:35:51,969
especially when you're
Yeeting all over the place.

3662
03:35:54,238 --> 03:35:58,090
[Cole] Shinsuke Nakamura over the top rope
and eliminated by Jey Uso.

3663
03:36:02,196 --> 03:36:06,315
[Barrett] Bitterness etched on the face
of the Japanese superstar.

3664
03:36:07,167 --> 03:36:09,686
But right now it's Jey Uso in command.

3665
03:36:11,872 --> 03:36:13,840
[McAfee] Jey Uso on the scoreboard.

3666
03:36:13,874 --> 03:36:15,591
[Fatu] Come on. [grunts]

3667
03:36:20,146 --> 03:36:22,516
[McAfee] Big right to Fatu. Who's next?

3668
03:36:22,549 --> 03:36:23,800
[Cole] Number 21.

3669
03:36:23,833 --> 03:36:25,202
[buzzer sounds]

3670
03:36:28,872 --> 03:36:30,023
[McAfee] Yes.

3671
03:36:48,692 --> 03:36:53,080
[Cole] The phenomenal AJ Styles is back.

3672
03:36:55,916 --> 03:36:58,734
[Cole speaks indistinctly] …2016.

3673
03:36:59,720 --> 03:37:06,492
AJ Styles made his memorable debut in WWE
in the Royal Rumble.

3674
03:37:08,095 --> 03:37:12,783
He had a Career Rumble in 2022 when he
eliminated seven Superstars.

3675
03:37:12,815 --> 03:37:16,320
and now Styles is back,
taking out McIntyre at the knees.

3676
03:37:16,353 --> 03:37:21,491
-[Barrett] No ring rush whatsoever.
-[Cole] That flying forearm by Styles.

3677
03:37:21,525 --> 03:37:24,294
AJ. Knee right to the back of the neck.

3678
03:37:24,328 --> 03:37:26,230
[McAfee] The phenomenal one.

3679
03:37:26,262 --> 03:37:30,017
[Barrett] 25 years
in the business end of this industry,

3680
03:37:30,551 --> 03:37:34,555
at times grappling with career mortality.

3681
03:37:34,588 --> 03:37:37,241
This is win now for AJ Styles.

3682
03:37:37,274 --> 03:37:39,859
[Cole] What an all-star match.

3683
03:37:41,345 --> 03:37:45,883
Maybe the greatest field
in Rumble history. AJ, meet the Werewolf.

3684
03:37:46,884 --> 03:37:48,819
[Barrett] AJ's had
a hell of a long career,

3685
03:37:48,851 --> 03:37:52,405
he's never met anything
quite like this monster before.

3686
03:37:56,693 --> 03:38:00,848
[Cole] Styles going right after Fatu,
however. Jacob misses wildly.

3687
03:38:00,881 --> 03:38:05,751
-Got him! Pelé Kick by Styles.
-[McAfee] Vintage AJ Styles.

3688
03:38:05,786 --> 03:38:07,287
[Cole] Styles now, pop up--

3689
03:38:07,321 --> 03:38:08,622
Oh, what a Backdrop.

3690
03:38:09,356 --> 03:38:12,543
[Barrett]
Jacob Fatu just does not wear down.

3691
03:38:12,576 --> 03:38:14,845
[Cole] I told you he was my dark horse
in this whole thing, Wade.

3692
03:38:14,877 --> 03:38:16,747
[Barrett] Unfading, impervious.

3693
03:38:16,779 --> 03:38:19,832
There's nothing dark about that horse,
Michael Cole.

3694
03:38:19,867 --> 03:38:22,135
[McAfee] I think he has armor
on his entire body.

3695
03:38:23,103 --> 03:38:24,438
[Cole] Here comes 22.

3696
03:38:25,005 --> 03:38:28,224
[crowd] …four, three, two, one.

3697
03:38:28,975 --> 03:38:30,359
[buzzer sounds]

3698
03:38:34,464 --> 03:38:35,965
[McAfee] Oh, yeah, Cole.

3699
03:38:37,401 --> 03:38:43,991
That's one big S.O.B.
coming into the Royal Rumble.

3700
03:38:44,024 --> 03:38:49,378
[Cole] And he's seeing red, Wade,
because of what Jacob Fatu did to him

3701
03:38:49,412 --> 03:38:50,814
at Saturday Night's Main Event.

3702
03:38:50,848 --> 03:38:55,101
[Barrett] He was seeing red one week ago
after he got his head caved in

3703
03:38:55,135 --> 03:38:58,188
by the Samoan Werewolf, covered in blood.

3704
03:38:58,222 --> 03:39:02,091
And I cannot believe this man
is back on his feet

3705
03:39:02,125 --> 03:39:04,994
intent on vengeance it would seem.

3706
03:39:05,028 --> 03:39:08,765
[Cole] He's the guy who won
the greatest Royal Rumble back in 2018,

3707
03:39:08,799 --> 03:39:10,667
where he eliminated 13 men,

3708
03:39:10,701 --> 03:39:13,587
tying Brock Lesnar for the most ever
in a rumble match.

3709
03:39:14,221 --> 03:39:18,375
He once eliminated
seven men in a row in 2017

3710
03:39:18,408 --> 03:39:20,310
and now he wants some of Fatu.

3711
03:39:21,061 --> 03:39:24,615
[Barrett] We got a couple of
big old meat planets about to collide

3712
03:39:24,648 --> 03:39:26,233
in the Royal Rumble.

3713
03:39:26,983 --> 03:39:29,419
[Cole] And here we go,
Strowman and Jacob Fatu.

3714
03:39:30,002 --> 03:39:33,072
Man, this is turning into
quite the rivalry here.

3715
03:39:33,106 --> 03:39:35,292
Strowman now, what a Crossbody.

3716
03:39:35,958 --> 03:39:40,146
[Barrett] To taste the power of
Jacob Fatu, the savagery of Jacob Fatu,

3717
03:39:40,180 --> 03:39:41,381
and come back for more?

3718
03:39:41,414 --> 03:39:44,301
Running now,
Jacob Fatu eliminated by Strowman.

3719
03:39:44,333 --> 03:39:49,106
-Braun Strowman! Jesus. Oh, my God.
-[Barrett] Oh, my God.

3720
03:39:51,058 --> 03:39:53,527
-Someone get a cattle prod.
-…fucking kill me.

3721
03:39:55,796 --> 03:39:58,799
[Cole] Cattle prod? What the hell?
Jacob, what are you doing?

3722
03:39:58,831 --> 03:40:01,134
[McAfee] It's my chair, it's gone.
It's your chair.

3723
03:40:01,168 --> 03:40:04,003
Anything is Jacob Fatu's.

3724
03:40:04,037 --> 03:40:05,889
[Cole] Pat, where are the damn cops
in your city?

3725
03:40:07,124 --> 03:40:08,675
[McAfee] I don't know if it's enough.

3726
03:40:08,708 --> 03:40:12,196
If it's just the cops,
National Guard, Army.

3727
03:40:12,229 --> 03:40:13,663
Maybe even the Marines

3728
03:40:13,697 --> 03:40:17,451
[Cole] And now everybody
teaming up on Strowman here.

3729
03:40:18,018 --> 03:40:20,971
I gotta, uh, regain my composure here.

3730
03:40:21,003 --> 03:40:23,789
-He is a scary bastard.
-[McAfee] Yeah, he definitely is.

3731
03:40:23,823 --> 03:40:25,943
[Barrett] I'll tell you right now
you want to win this thing.

3732
03:40:25,975 --> 03:40:28,528
You have to team up against
Braun Strowman.

3733
03:40:28,562 --> 03:40:29,746
[Cole] Number 23.

3734
03:40:30,881 --> 03:40:32,465
[buzzer sounds]

3735
03:40:34,251 --> 03:40:36,570
[crowd cheering]

3736
03:41:01,478 --> 03:41:04,264
My last Rumble with you. The last Rumble.

3737
03:41:05,698 --> 03:41:06,832
Let's do it.

3738
03:41:25,385 --> 03:41:31,958
[Cole] The greatest of all time is here.
John Cena and the retirement tour's begun.

3739
03:41:32,676 --> 03:41:34,728
Strowman eliminated.

3740
03:41:36,412 --> 03:41:39,032
-[Barrett] And John Ce… Oh!
-[Cole] Bálor looking to eliminate John.

3741
03:41:39,065 --> 03:41:40,483
John hanging on.

3742
03:41:40,517 --> 03:41:42,368
John Cena looking to win a third Rumble.

3743
03:41:42,402 --> 03:41:44,805
Only Stone Cold Steve Austin has won 3.

3744
03:41:44,838 --> 03:41:46,956
John Cena with Finn now on the apron.

3745
03:41:46,990 --> 03:41:50,677
John Cena.
Add him to the dustbin! Goodbye, Finn!

3746
03:41:51,178 --> 03:41:56,183
[Barrett] Can John Cena roll back
the clock, or is this just a nostalgia--

3747
03:41:56,215 --> 03:41:57,284
[Cole] There!

3748
03:42:00,821 --> 03:42:03,724
-[McAfee] Well…
-[Cole] Oh, well, well, well.

3749
03:42:04,875 --> 03:42:08,846
Shades of SummerSlam,
a couple of years ago.

3750
03:42:16,203 --> 03:42:18,222
[McAfee] Don't talk at the Rumble.

3751
03:42:18,255 --> 03:42:19,523
[buzzer sounds]

3752
03:42:21,358 --> 03:42:22,676
[Cole] And interrupted.

3753
03:42:23,210 --> 03:42:24,962
This just keeps getting better.

3754
03:42:26,279 --> 03:42:27,614
This is happening.

3755
03:42:36,572 --> 03:42:40,928
Hall of Famer after Hall of Famer,
after Hall of Famer.

3756
03:42:55,142 --> 03:42:58,846
CM Punk, who last year was in the Rumble
for the first time in a decade.

3757
03:42:58,878 --> 03:43:00,796
He was injured by Drew McIntyre.

3758
03:43:02,749 --> 03:43:05,919
He was in the final two with Cody Rhodes
before being eliminated.

3759
03:43:05,953 --> 03:43:09,405
He has never ever
main evented WrestleMania.

3760
03:43:09,438 --> 03:43:13,961
He has an opportunity to do that
if he wins the Rumble tonight.

3761
03:43:14,510 --> 03:43:18,215
[Barrett] Well, CM Punk has more haters
around the world than anyone,

3762
03:43:18,248 --> 03:43:22,735
but they have all shut their mouths over
the past 12 months

3763
03:43:22,769 --> 03:43:27,690
because CM Punk has proven that
he not only has rolled back the years,

3764
03:43:27,724 --> 03:43:29,943
but he is better than ever.

3765
03:43:32,329 --> 03:43:34,398
[Cole] Man, I have got goose bumps.

3766
03:43:34,430 --> 03:43:37,768
-[McAfee] How could you not?
-[Cole] Cena, Reigns, Punk.

3767
03:43:39,286 --> 03:43:44,558
Three men who have defined generations
in the WWE.

3768
03:43:44,590 --> 03:43:47,610
[Barrett] Good luck picking a winner
out of this group.

3769
03:43:47,644 --> 03:43:51,999
[Cole] What about the rivalry
with Punk and Cena over a decade ago?

3770
03:43:52,032 --> 03:43:54,751
One of the greatest
we've ever seen here at WWE.

3771
03:43:56,720 --> 03:43:59,055
[Barrett] The one driving force
for CM Punk

3772
03:43:59,089 --> 03:44:02,426
is to get himself that main event
at WrestleMania,

3773
03:44:02,458 --> 03:44:04,461
and it is not gonna be easy.

3774
03:44:10,617 --> 03:44:15,088
[Cole] And now we await Number 25.

3775
03:44:17,424 --> 03:44:18,841
[buzzer sounds]

3776
03:44:23,947 --> 03:44:24,947
Holy…

3777
03:44:36,793 --> 03:44:42,533
Oh, there are so many stories.
The history with Punk and Rollins.

3778
03:44:43,934 --> 03:44:48,722
How about what has transpired
in Indianapolis with Reigns and Rollins.

3779
03:44:48,755 --> 03:44:50,390
The Shield debuted here.

3780
03:44:50,424 --> 03:44:52,409
The Shield broke up here.

3781
03:44:52,442 --> 03:44:57,014
The Shield reunited here in this city,
and it happens again tonight.

3782
03:44:57,046 --> 03:45:00,951
Rollins, Punk, Cena, Reigns,
this is insane.

3783
03:45:00,983 --> 03:45:05,021
[Barrett] Everybody left in the match
at this point is amazing.

3784
03:45:06,139 --> 03:45:10,811
And they are all conceivable
WrestleMania main eventers,

3785
03:45:10,844 --> 03:45:12,796
but only one of them can do it.

3786
03:45:12,829 --> 03:45:16,966
[Cole] Rollins won this match in 2019.
He knows what it's all about.

3787
03:45:17,000 --> 03:45:18,535
And remember, folks,

3788
03:45:18,569 --> 03:45:22,956
the reason Cody Rhodes is champion
today and Roman Reigns isn't,

3789
03:45:22,990 --> 03:45:28,127
is most likely because of Seth Rollins
sacrificing himself for Rhodes

3790
03:45:28,161 --> 03:45:29,696
at WrestleMania.

3791
03:45:30,913 --> 03:45:33,667
AJ Styles,
let's not forget he's still in there.

3792
03:45:33,699 --> 03:45:37,003
McIntyre's in there as well.
So is Jey Uso.

3793
03:45:37,871 --> 03:45:42,142
The top players in the planet
are here in this match.

3794
03:45:42,176 --> 03:45:44,711
[Barrett] No fillers, just winners,

3795
03:45:45,244 --> 03:45:49,483
but only one of them can go on to victory.

3796
03:45:51,568 --> 03:45:53,871
-[Cole] Man, this is… This is just…
-[McAfee] Special.

3797
03:45:53,903 --> 03:45:57,056
[Cole stammers] Special… I don't
even know if that's the right word.

3798
03:45:57,090 --> 03:46:01,862
This is a once in a lifetime.
Never to be duplicated.

3799
03:46:03,796 --> 03:46:04,797
Jey Uso now.

3800
03:46:05,599 --> 03:46:07,099
Right here in front of us.

3801
03:46:08,802 --> 03:46:12,555
[McAfee] The wing of the Hall of Fame here
in Royal Rumble.

3802
03:46:14,440 --> 03:46:16,193
[Cole] This place is electric, Pat.

3803
03:46:18,445 --> 03:46:21,715
It is thunderous. Number 26 is coming.

3804
03:46:23,099 --> 03:46:24,367
Who's it gonna be?

3805
03:46:24,401 --> 03:46:28,005
[crowd] …four, three, two, one.

3806
03:46:28,037 --> 03:46:29,523
[buzzer sounds]

3807
03:46:38,931 --> 03:46:40,850
[Cole] Talk about a buzzkill.

3808
03:46:45,288 --> 03:46:48,742
[Barrett] How incredible would it be,
if this guy…

3809
03:46:48,775 --> 03:46:50,210
[Cole] Don't even say it, Wade.

3810
03:46:50,243 --> 03:46:52,179
[Barrett] …Dirty Dom
throws out out all of these.

3811
03:46:52,212 --> 03:46:54,898
[Cole] Wade, you're an idiot,
absolute idiot.

3812
03:46:54,931 --> 03:46:58,051
-[Barrett] What a story it would be…
-[Cole laughing] Okay.

3813
03:46:58,085 --> 03:47:02,990
-…if Dirty Dom shocked the world.
-Okay. Roman, Punk, AJ, Seth, Jey, Cena.

3814
03:47:03,023 --> 03:47:04,124
Come on.

3815
03:47:04,157 --> 03:47:05,425
[Barrett] There's a chance.

3816
03:47:05,458 --> 03:47:07,994
It's a small one, but there is a chance,

3817
03:47:08,028 --> 03:47:12,416
and I for one would love nothing more
than the Dirty Dom

3818
03:47:12,448 --> 03:47:14,801
to pull off the unimaginable.

3819
03:47:14,835 --> 03:47:17,671
[Cole] You have a better chance
of Paul Heyman walking in the ring

3820
03:47:17,704 --> 03:47:19,021
and winning this match.

3821
03:47:19,055 --> 03:47:22,809
[McAfee] Dominik Mysterio thinks
he's the biggest star in this ring

3822
03:47:22,842 --> 03:47:24,077
whenever he gets in here

3823
03:47:24,110 --> 03:47:27,413
and it's that type of blind confidence
that has really led him.

3824
03:47:27,447 --> 03:47:30,967
[Cole] And there's Dirty Dom
with a Frog Splash to Cena.

3825
03:47:31,851 --> 03:47:34,755
[Barrett] Throw him out, Dom.
Shock the world.

3826
03:47:36,089 --> 03:47:39,592
[Cole] And now channeling,
well, more to say, Eddie Guerrero.

3827
03:47:41,394 --> 03:47:43,447
[Barrett] The modern day Latino heat.

3828
03:47:43,480 --> 03:47:45,015
[Cole] Yeah, not so fast, Dom.

3829
03:47:46,266 --> 03:47:47,600
Yeah, that's not gonna work.

3830
03:47:48,685 --> 03:47:49,853
Modern day idiot.

3831
03:47:49,886 --> 03:47:52,822
And there now Roman.
Samoan drop to Dominik.

3832
03:47:53,573 --> 03:47:56,577
Good thing Dominik's got that
skeleton gear on.

3833
03:47:57,828 --> 03:47:58,862
He looks like one.

3834
03:47:58,895 --> 03:48:02,499
[Barrett] Show some respect to the
world's greatest Luchador, Michael Cole.

3835
03:48:02,533 --> 03:48:05,969
Penta lasted great in this match.
Had a great 42 minutes.

3836
03:48:06,687 --> 03:48:08,488
[McAfee] And Mysterio did fantastic.

3837
03:48:09,640 --> 03:48:11,375
Dom, everybody's hoping…

3838
03:48:11,408 --> 03:48:15,412
[Cole] Dom trying to shake Roman's hand.
[laughing]

3839
03:48:17,331 --> 03:48:18,749
Here comes 27.

3840
03:48:19,366 --> 03:48:23,036
[crowd] …four, three, two, one.

3841
03:48:23,070 --> 03:48:24,605
[buzzer sounds]

3842
03:48:35,549 --> 03:48:38,351
[Cole] Sami did not get involved
in the Rhodes Owens match tonight

3843
03:48:38,385 --> 03:48:39,735
like we thought he might,

3844
03:48:39,769 --> 03:48:43,874
so Sami Zayn needs to win this match
to main event WrestleMania

3845
03:48:43,907 --> 03:48:45,292
for a World Championship.

3846
03:48:45,926 --> 03:48:49,162
Sami's talked a lot this week about
the emotion of getting into this matchup

3847
03:48:49,196 --> 03:48:51,430
in a great number at 27, Wade.

3848
03:48:51,465 --> 03:48:53,133
[Barrett] Yeah, one of
the luckiest numbers

3849
03:48:53,166 --> 03:48:55,919
historically speaking,
in the Royal Rumble.

3850
03:48:55,953 --> 03:49:00,072
but the odds have to be stacked against
all competitors at this point, 'cause…

3851
03:49:00,107 --> 03:49:02,943
-[Cole] Helluva Kick!
-[Barrett] He's really damn good.

3852
03:49:02,975 --> 03:49:04,578
[Cole] There have been 4 winners

3853
03:49:04,610 --> 03:49:08,365
from Number 27 and Number 28
in the Royal Rumble,

3854
03:49:08,398 --> 03:49:10,384
so Sami drew a good number here tonight.

3855
03:49:11,668 --> 03:49:13,220
[Barrett] But you draw a good number

3856
03:49:13,252 --> 03:49:16,405
and then you look in the ring
at the kind of talent that's in there

3857
03:49:16,439 --> 03:49:19,225
and you feel like you've
still got the short straw.

3858
03:49:19,259 --> 03:49:22,713
[McAfee] That's why the winner of this
goes to the Main Event WrestleMania.

3859
03:49:22,746 --> 03:49:25,181
You gotta get through everybody,
all the greats tonight.

3860
03:49:27,367 --> 03:49:28,685
[Cole] Things have really slowed down.

3861
03:49:28,719 --> 03:49:30,854
Many of these men
have been here for a long time.

3862
03:49:30,887 --> 03:49:33,340
[Barrett] Well, nobody wants
to make a mistake at this point.

3863
03:49:33,373 --> 03:49:36,894
Everybody's keeping an eye on that
WrestleMania sign,

3864
03:49:36,927 --> 03:49:39,796
realizing "I'm pretty damn close
at this point."

3865
03:49:39,830 --> 03:49:43,383
[Cole] Remember on Raw,
Sami Zayn had some words with CM Punk,

3866
03:49:43,417 --> 03:49:45,319
and Seth Rollins as well.

3867
03:49:45,919 --> 03:49:51,792
Remember the accidental Helluva Kick
from Sami to Seth Rollins

3868
03:49:51,824 --> 03:49:52,960
a couple of weeks ago.

3869
03:49:52,992 --> 03:49:54,845
-[Barrett] But look at Dirty Dom.
-[Cole] Oh!

3870
03:49:54,877 --> 03:49:57,780
[Barrett] This is, this is what you call
the Bob Backlund strategy.

3871
03:49:57,813 --> 03:50:01,851
Just hold on to that bottom rope and
hope everyone else eliminates themselves.

3872
03:50:01,885 --> 03:50:03,119
[Cole] Backlund wasn't scared.

3873
03:50:03,636 --> 03:50:07,190
[Barrett] He wasn't scared, but he…
he held on to that bottom rope.

3874
03:50:07,224 --> 03:50:09,992
Watch any match that Backlund was in and…

3875
03:50:10,027 --> 03:50:12,762
[Cole] The point I'm making is
Dom's actually scared. Bob wasn't.

3876
03:50:12,796 --> 03:50:16,099
[Barrett] Doesn't matter. You can still
win the match by being scared.

3877
03:50:19,001 --> 03:50:20,253
[Cole] Number 28.

3878
03:50:21,188 --> 03:50:26,092
He is the newest member of Friday Night
SmackDown thanks to the transfer window.

3879
03:50:26,126 --> 03:50:30,964
Damian Priest, who became just the 2nd
person in history

3880
03:50:30,998 --> 03:50:33,534
to cash in the money
the bank contracted WrestleMania,

3881
03:50:33,567 --> 03:50:36,619
following the footsteps of a man
who's still in the ring, Seth Rollins.

3882
03:50:36,653 --> 03:50:37,988
And here comes Priest.

3883
03:50:39,288 --> 03:50:42,926
[Barrett]
The punisher of SmackDown has arrived.

3884
03:50:42,960 --> 03:50:47,930
Yet another heavyweight talent,
former world heavyweight champ in the ring

3885
03:50:48,431 --> 03:50:50,267
looking to get back to
the top of the mountain.

3886
03:50:50,300 --> 03:50:52,953
[McAfee] There's a lot of
precision strikes, also very tall.

3887
03:50:53,720 --> 03:50:57,407
It'll be tough to get out of here.
Going old-school.

3888
03:50:58,958 --> 03:51:01,627
[Cole] And Priest now.
Oh, what a CrossBody to McIntyre.

3889
03:51:01,662 --> 03:51:04,882
[Barrett] Old-school punishment,
got that from his mentor, the Undertaker.

3890
03:51:04,914 --> 03:51:07,117
There is no finer mentor on the planet

3891
03:51:07,150 --> 03:51:10,737
[Cole] And remember who McIntyre cashed
the contract in on at WrestleMania.

3892
03:51:10,770 --> 03:51:13,273
None other than Drew McIntyre.

3893
03:51:14,207 --> 03:51:16,143
And now AJ Styles with Damian up top.

3894
03:51:16,176 --> 03:51:17,411
Priest! Oh, that hurt.

3895
03:51:18,744 --> 03:51:19,980
[McAfee] Geez.

3896
03:51:20,012 --> 03:51:23,667
[Barrett] That cash in, of course,
thanks in large part the antics of CM Punk

3897
03:51:23,699 --> 03:51:25,686
-who is still a--
-[Cole] Oh, Dominik from behind.

3898
03:51:25,719 --> 03:51:29,857
Of course, once a Judgment Day
member with Damian Priest,

3899
03:51:29,890 --> 03:51:32,108
before Priest was excommunicated.

3900
03:51:32,142 --> 03:51:33,460
Thanks for coming, Dom.

3901
03:51:34,228 --> 03:51:36,597
A little version of
the South of Heaven there.

3902
03:51:36,630 --> 03:51:39,565
-And Dominik Mysterio is eliminated.
-[Barrett] See ya!

3903
03:51:40,567 --> 03:51:42,035
[Cole] I'm glad you didn't bet him.

3904
03:51:43,470 --> 03:51:45,639
[McAfee] Nobody bet on Dominik Mysterio.

3905
03:51:45,671 --> 03:51:47,024
[Barrett] The dream is over.

3906
03:51:53,646 --> 03:51:56,116
[McAfee] Superstars in one
Royal Rumble right now.

3907
03:51:56,149 --> 03:51:58,085
[Cole] Number 29 will be on his way.

3908
03:51:59,052 --> 03:52:00,770
One spot will remain after this.

3909
03:52:00,804 --> 03:52:02,990
[Cole laughs]

3910
03:52:04,056 --> 03:52:05,058
[buzzer sounds]

3911
03:52:05,091 --> 03:52:07,277
[Barrett] Come on, Cole.
Try and be neutral for once.

3912
03:52:07,961 --> 03:52:09,128
Yeah!

3913
03:52:11,131 --> 03:52:12,533
[Cole] I thought
you were gonna be neutral.

3914
03:52:12,565 --> 03:52:16,869
[Barrett] The air is thick
with the smell of Caborca

3915
03:52:16,903 --> 03:52:22,776
-and 70,000 people's loins are a-tingling.
-[McAfee] That's right.

3916
03:52:22,809 --> 03:52:26,046
That was the most disgusting piece
of color analysis I've ever heard.

3917
03:52:26,079 --> 03:52:27,998
[McAfee] No, I've heard much worse
from you.

3918
03:52:28,030 --> 03:52:31,467
[Cole] Oh, okay, thanks.
LA Knight 0 and 2 in non-Rumble matches.

3919
03:52:31,501 --> 03:52:34,153
This is the first time in his career,
Wade, he's been in the Rumble match.

3920
03:52:34,188 --> 03:52:35,304
[Barrett] Yes, it is.

3921
03:52:35,339 --> 03:52:39,592
The Megastar is amped up
and ready to make a major statement here

3922
03:52:39,626 --> 03:52:44,114
-against the biggest and baddest in WWE.
-[crowd chanting]

3923
03:52:49,686 --> 03:52:52,122
-[McAfee] And AJ Styles have had…
-[Cole] Oh, neck breaker.

3924
03:52:52,756 --> 03:52:54,024
[McAfee] A little bit of Yeet.

3925
03:52:56,225 --> 03:52:57,376
Yeet.

3926
03:52:58,679 --> 03:53:03,417
[crowd chanting]

3927
03:53:13,527 --> 03:53:15,528
[chanting continues]

3928
03:53:24,670 --> 03:53:30,510
[Barrett] Yeet versus Yeah.
What a frenzy of energy in this stadium.

3929
03:53:30,544 --> 03:53:34,163
[Cole] Wade, it's…
we don't even have to talk. It's amazing.

3930
03:53:34,197 --> 03:53:38,402
This great crowd in Indianapolis
is doing our job for us.

3931
03:53:38,435 --> 03:53:40,920
[Barrett] It was the best commentary
you've ever done, Michael Cole.

3932
03:53:40,954 --> 03:53:42,606
-Thanks, Wade.
-Most welcome.

3933
03:53:44,174 --> 03:53:47,294
[McAfee] Sami Zayn eyeing Big Uce.

3934
03:53:48,110 --> 03:53:50,364
Honorary Uce helping up Roman.

3935
03:53:50,396 --> 03:53:51,748
[Cole] Remember as you see.

3936
03:53:53,065 --> 03:53:54,600
And then from behind is McIntyre.

3937
03:53:54,635 --> 03:53:57,371
Heyman's out here at ringside.
Remember Punk's in this match.

3938
03:53:57,403 --> 03:53:59,339
Paul still owes Punk a favor.

3939
03:53:59,373 --> 03:54:03,126
[Barrett] Yeah, a mystery favor that
we really don't know the full details of.

3940
03:54:04,728 --> 03:54:08,297
[Cole] Paul, can you tell us what
that favor was, sir, that you owe Punk.

3941
03:54:08,899 --> 03:54:10,449
[McAfee] Sami's eliminated!

3942
03:54:10,483 --> 03:54:14,821
[Cole] Sami is out.
Sami Zayn eliminated in this match.

3943
03:54:14,855 --> 03:54:18,474
[Barrett] The Wiseman's lips
are firmly sealed.

3944
03:54:18,509 --> 03:54:20,177
His focus exclusively…

3945
03:54:20,210 --> 03:54:21,894
[Cole] Glasgow Kiss by McIntyre.

3946
03:54:21,929 --> 03:54:23,363
[Barrett] On the Tribal Chief
Roman Reigns.

3947
03:54:23,396 --> 03:54:25,331
[Cole] This is the final entrant
of the match.

3948
03:54:26,116 --> 03:54:27,885
One of these men's going to Mania.

3949
03:54:29,570 --> 03:54:31,088
[buzzer sounds]

3950
03:54:32,206 --> 03:54:33,439
A Claymore!

3951
03:54:50,940 --> 03:54:56,913
The social media megastar,
the former United States champion,

3952
03:54:56,947 --> 03:54:59,900
now part of Monday Night Raw on Netflix,

3953
03:55:00,551 --> 03:55:05,805
Logan Paul enters his 2nd Royal Rumble.

3954
03:55:05,839 --> 03:55:10,460
[Barrett] And if you thought Dirty Dom
was hated in this building,

3955
03:55:10,493 --> 03:55:14,331
the Maverick just broke the damn scale.

3956
03:55:14,364 --> 03:55:16,817
And he's ready to break some hearts

3957
03:55:16,849 --> 03:55:19,903
by booking his ticket
to the main event of WrestleMania.

3958
03:55:19,937 --> 03:55:23,172
[Cole] Remember the viral moment he and
Ricochet created a couple of years ago.

3959
03:55:23,206 --> 03:55:25,509
Logan Paul now on the top rope.

3960
03:55:25,542 --> 03:55:29,762
And there it is!
Exploding into that Double Clothesline.

3961
03:55:29,795 --> 03:55:34,201
[McAfee] Logan Paul drawing Number 30.
What a setup for the Maverick.

3962
03:55:34,233 --> 03:55:37,604
[Cole] There are 10 men left.
Who is gonna go to WrestleMania?

3963
03:55:37,637 --> 03:55:41,340
Logan Paul.
Oh, great Suplex by Paul to Jey Uso.

3964
03:55:43,376 --> 03:55:48,331
Perfect plex delivered by Logan.
Now here's a good story here.

3965
03:55:48,365 --> 03:55:51,969
The man who took the United States
Championship from Logan Paul

3966
03:55:52,001 --> 03:55:54,270
was LA Knight.

3967
03:55:54,304 --> 03:55:57,758
Yeah. McIntyre's out! McIntyre's out!

3968
03:55:59,826 --> 03:56:05,581
[Barrett] And the mind continues to spiral
for Drew McIntyre,

3969
03:56:05,616 --> 03:56:07,267
thanks to Damian Priest.

3970
03:56:07,301 --> 03:56:08,819
[Cole] We are down to nine.

3971
03:56:11,020 --> 03:56:12,890
Roman Reigns looks to eliminate LA Knight.

3972
03:56:12,922 --> 03:56:16,894
Meanwhile, it's Seth Rollins
stomping away on Logan Paul.

3973
03:56:16,927 --> 03:56:18,494
They've had a history,

3974
03:56:18,528 --> 03:56:21,715
a lot of harsh words exchanged
between those two and matches as well.

3975
03:56:21,748 --> 03:56:23,951
[McAfee] And then CM Punk said,
"Let me get my turn."

3976
03:56:23,983 --> 03:56:26,737
[Cole] And now AJ Styles
wants some of Logan Paul.

3977
03:56:26,769 --> 03:56:28,322
LA Knight wants his too.

3978
03:56:30,424 --> 03:56:31,992
[Barrett] Well, hate him or hate him,

3979
03:56:32,025 --> 03:56:37,197
Logan Paul is always appointment viewing,
but it may be a short stop in this rumble.

3980
03:56:37,231 --> 03:56:40,017
[Cole] Knight looking
to eliminate Logan Paul.

3981
03:56:41,268 --> 03:56:44,787
Logan Paul on the apron now. LA Knight…

3982
03:56:47,039 --> 03:56:49,693
trying to eliminate Logan Paul.
Paul's in trouble.

3983
03:56:49,725 --> 03:56:51,929
You said it might be
a short night for Logan.

3984
03:56:51,962 --> 03:56:55,164
Logan now leaping from the rink
to our announce table.

3985
03:56:55,198 --> 03:56:56,683
His feet did not hit the floor.

3986
03:56:56,716 --> 03:56:58,151
LA Knight cannot believe it.

3987
03:56:58,902 --> 03:57:00,337
[McAfee] The athleticism.

3988
03:57:01,153 --> 03:57:02,356
Through the roof.

3989
03:57:02,389 --> 03:57:04,925
[Barrett] And that just
makes people hate him more,

3990
03:57:04,957 --> 03:57:08,662
but technically Logan Paul
is still in the Royal Rumble.

3991
03:57:08,695 --> 03:57:11,849
[Cole] Logan Paul said
he will work smarter, not harder.

3992
03:57:12,533 --> 03:57:15,435
And LA Knight just eliminated
Priest on the other side.

3993
03:57:15,469 --> 03:57:16,687
Priest is eliminated.

3994
03:57:17,187 --> 03:57:20,340
[McAfee] Logan Paul, like a jungle cat
jumping over to our desk.

3995
03:57:21,041 --> 03:57:22,142
[Barrett] The herd is thinning.

3996
03:57:22,176 --> 03:57:25,846
The numbers are dropping
and it's getting increasingly likely

3997
03:57:25,878 --> 03:57:30,701
that Logan Paul, isolated on an island
over here on our desk,

3998
03:57:30,733 --> 03:57:33,303
could win this damn thing
by doing literally nothing.

3999
03:57:33,337 --> 03:57:35,188
[Cole] He's a bit parched
so he's got to have a Prime.

4000
03:57:35,222 --> 03:57:37,808
[McAfee] Yeah, a bottle of Prime
tossed to him from the crowd.

4001
03:57:38,876 --> 03:57:41,345
[Cole] AJ Styles now eliminates LA Knight!

4002
03:57:41,377 --> 03:57:42,378
[Barrett] No!

4003
03:57:43,730 --> 03:57:45,431
[McAfee] We should give
Logan a commentator…

4004
03:57:45,465 --> 03:57:46,550
[Cole] Yeah.

4005
03:57:46,582 --> 03:57:48,151
[McAfee] Whoa, wait a minute.

4006
03:57:48,185 --> 03:57:49,186
Logan…

4007
03:57:49,720 --> 03:57:51,371
[Cole] Logan Paul now on the barricade.

4008
03:57:51,404 --> 03:57:53,407
[McAfee] He goes from commentator desk
to the barricade.

4009
03:57:53,439 --> 03:57:54,892
Feet have not touched the ground.

4010
03:57:54,925 --> 03:57:56,242
[Cole] We have 7 left in this match.

4011
03:57:56,276 --> 03:57:59,363
Logan Paul's still in it.
He has not been eliminated as of yet.

4012
03:57:59,395 --> 03:58:01,598
You gotta figure out how Paul's
gonna get back into this thing.

4013
03:58:01,632 --> 03:58:03,784
AJ Styles now sent out to the apron.

4014
03:58:03,817 --> 03:58:04,818
Paul now to the steps.

4015
03:58:04,851 --> 03:58:06,954
Paul is in this, feet have not
touched the floor.

4016
03:58:06,987 --> 03:58:09,939
[Barrett] A little parkour going on here
from Logan Paul.

4017
03:58:09,973 --> 03:58:11,707
[Cole] Logan Paul now, targeting Styles.

4018
03:58:11,742 --> 03:58:14,311
Logan Paul eliminates AJ Styles!

4019
03:58:14,344 --> 03:58:17,697
[Barrett] Brilliance from Logan Paul.

4020
03:58:17,731 --> 03:58:20,583
-[Cole] You gotta give it up for him, Pat.
-[McAfee] How could you not?

4021
03:58:20,617 --> 03:58:24,104
Jungle cats to our desk,
then to the barricades, then to the stairs

4022
03:58:24,136 --> 03:58:26,256
and sneaks up and eliminates
the phenomenal one.

4023
03:58:26,289 --> 03:58:27,875
[Cole] Roman is looking at Logan.

4024
03:58:27,908 --> 03:58:31,061
Remember the great match they had
in Saudi Arabia a couple of years ago.

4025
03:58:31,094 --> 03:58:36,567
Where Logan almost shocked the world
and ended Roman Reigns streak as champion.

4026
03:58:37,201 --> 03:58:41,255
Cena's in there, Uso's in there,
Rollins and Punk.

4027
03:58:41,287 --> 03:58:43,991
[Barrett] The final 6
and the penny is dropping.

4028
03:58:44,024 --> 03:58:47,760
You are tantalizingly close
to winning this thing.

4029
03:58:48,729 --> 03:58:51,098
[McAfee] Who's going to
the main event in WrestleMania?

4030
03:58:53,517 --> 03:58:56,769
[Cole] Roman Reigns now goes after
Logan Paul, Cena after Jey Uso.

4031
03:58:56,803 --> 03:58:59,072
Punk now backs Rollins into the corner.

4032
03:58:59,106 --> 03:59:00,791
[Barrett] And with these 6 left in there,

4033
03:59:00,823 --> 03:59:04,077
you're an absolute fool
if you make a prediction from here.

4034
03:59:10,466 --> 03:59:13,337
[Cole] Logan Paul now,
see Punk with Paul up on top.

4035
03:59:13,369 --> 03:59:15,905
Put him in a GTS, connects!
That was slick.

4036
03:59:17,407 --> 03:59:19,108
Big kick from Rollins.

4037
03:59:19,960 --> 03:59:21,612
Super kick from Jey, blocked.

4038
03:59:23,646 --> 03:59:24,814
Oh, Pedigree.

4039
03:59:25,799 --> 03:59:26,800
Cena.

4040
03:59:28,868 --> 03:59:29,903
Went for the AA.

4041
03:59:29,937 --> 03:59:31,505
Superman Punch.

4042
03:59:34,224 --> 03:59:35,492
Stomp!

4043
03:59:35,526 --> 03:59:37,544
[Barrett] The Shield are back in rhythm.

4044
03:59:39,630 --> 03:59:40,764
[Cole] Stomp!

4045
03:59:43,150 --> 03:59:45,536
[Barrett] The alliance is back on.

4046
03:59:45,569 --> 03:59:50,641
And Roman Reigns and
Seth freaking Rollins could clear house

4047
03:59:50,674 --> 03:59:53,993
and leave themselves to battle it out.

4048
03:59:54,027 --> 03:59:55,195
[Cole] So much history.

4049
03:59:56,346 --> 03:59:59,533
Roman has not forgotten
that Rollins stabbed him in the back

4050
03:59:59,565 --> 04:00:01,185
those many years ago.

4051
04:00:01,217 --> 04:00:04,136
It may have cost Reigns the championship
at WrestleMania.

4052
04:00:04,170 --> 04:00:07,791
Roman has been obsessed
with Seth Rollins since then.

4053
04:00:19,385 --> 04:00:21,404
[crowd cheering]

4054
04:00:22,339 --> 04:00:23,740
[no audible dialogue]

4055
04:00:32,115 --> 04:00:37,054
Everybody in this building,
including myself, are on their feet.

4056
04:00:39,256 --> 04:00:41,108
[Rollins] And this is what it is.

4057
04:00:41,141 --> 04:00:44,344
You understand? You're not getting
another WrestleMania Main Event.

4058
04:00:44,377 --> 04:00:46,747
You ain't getting another world title.

4059
04:00:46,779 --> 04:00:49,016
Only way you get it, only way--

4060
04:00:49,049 --> 04:00:52,251
Oh, don't you put your finger on me.
Don't you touch me, pal.

4061
04:00:55,455 --> 04:01:00,476
[Barrett] Now this is an unforced error
by both Rollins and Roman Reigns.

4062
04:01:00,510 --> 04:01:04,982
So much history between the pair of them,
they could have cleaned house by now.

4063
04:01:05,499 --> 04:01:07,434
But they've only got eyes for one another.

4064
04:01:07,466 --> 04:01:09,853
[Cole] Yeah, there's that deep down hatred
and disdain.

4065
04:01:09,886 --> 04:01:12,456
Reigns will never forget Rollins
breaking up The Shield,

4066
04:01:12,489 --> 04:01:14,508
one of the greatest groups
in the history of this company.

4067
04:01:14,541 --> 04:01:17,211
Roman Reigns now with a big uppercut
to Seth Rollins.

4068
04:01:17,243 --> 04:01:20,230
[Barrett] Too much history,
too much pain between these two,

4069
04:01:20,264 --> 04:01:21,748
and it's still costing them.

4070
04:01:21,782 --> 04:01:23,901
[Cole] Went for a stomp. Roman Reigns now.

4071
04:01:23,934 --> 04:01:26,519
Superman Punch got caught by Seth Rollins.

4072
04:01:26,553 --> 04:01:27,920
Rollins looking for a pedigree.

4073
04:01:27,955 --> 04:01:29,907
Roman trying to fight out of it
and he does.

4074
04:01:29,939 --> 04:01:33,242
He's got Seth up on his shoulders.
Looking to eliminate Seth now.

4075
04:01:34,711 --> 04:01:36,796
-[McAfee] Seth fighting.
-[Cole] To the other side.

4076
04:01:36,830 --> 04:01:40,199
Rollins trying to hang on.
Roman trying to eliminate Seth Rollins.

4077
04:01:40,233 --> 04:01:43,502
We have 6 left. 6 men left in this match.

4078
04:01:43,536 --> 04:01:47,056
[Barrett] Got 4 dead bodies around
the ring while these two battle it out.

4079
04:01:47,090 --> 04:01:48,591
Someone has to drop.

4080
04:01:49,859 --> 04:01:51,778
[Cole] Rollins with a Super Kick.

4081
04:01:57,350 --> 04:02:00,187
And Seth looking to put Roman away.

4082
04:02:00,220 --> 04:02:02,188
Ducks underneath. Roman now!

4083
04:02:02,222 --> 04:02:06,159
Seth is hanging on. Seth's still
hanging on, somehow hanging on.

4084
04:02:06,693 --> 04:02:10,447
[Barrett] Amazing maneuverability
from the architect Seth Rollins.

4085
04:02:10,480 --> 04:02:13,283
[Cole] And CM Punk eliminates both men!

4086
04:02:14,017 --> 04:02:15,919
And to your point, Wade,

4087
04:02:15,953 --> 04:02:20,072
the hatred between those two
cost both of them this match.

4088
04:02:20,107 --> 04:02:22,142
[Barrett] Well, CM Punk
only right to capitalize.

4089
04:02:22,176 --> 04:02:23,760
[shouting]

4090
04:02:23,794 --> 04:02:25,895
[Cole] Punk! Punk's eliminated. Punk!

4091
04:02:25,929 --> 04:02:28,681
[Barrett] He's not going to the main event
of WrestleMania this year.

4092
04:02:28,715 --> 04:02:32,735
[Cole] We're down to three.
Logan, Cena, Jey Uso.

4093
04:02:40,760 --> 04:02:43,296
-Rollins with a stomp!
-[Barrett] Oh, my God.

4094
04:02:44,898 --> 04:02:46,650
[Cole] Somebody separate these two.

4095
04:02:49,653 --> 04:02:53,289
[Barrett] Talking about hatred between
Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns,

4096
04:02:53,322 --> 04:02:58,462
it's even more heated
between CM Punk and Seth Rollins.

4097
04:03:00,296 --> 04:03:04,100
Years in the making, we've been
waiting for this to come to a head,

4098
04:03:04,967 --> 04:03:06,720
but not in this way.

4099
04:03:11,073 --> 04:03:12,108
You have to think

4100
04:03:12,142 --> 04:03:15,912
the disappointment of being eliminated
this deep into the Royal Rumble

4101
04:03:15,946 --> 04:03:18,599
has sent both men off the edge.

4102
04:03:18,632 --> 04:03:19,917
Bombs have been dropped.

4103
04:03:19,949 --> 04:03:22,903
[Cole] Rollins now.
Rollins is stalking Paul Heyman.

4104
04:03:22,936 --> 04:03:24,554
Stalking Paul Heyman.

4105
04:03:24,588 --> 04:03:26,006
Paul with nowhere to go.

4106
04:03:27,456 --> 04:03:30,294
[Heyman] …on the floor! On the floor!

4107
04:03:32,963 --> 04:03:34,447
What the hell is wrong with you?

4108
04:03:34,481 --> 04:03:38,702
[Cole] Oh, my God. Oh, no, no, Roman,
look out. Roman! Stomped on the stairs!

4109
04:03:41,505 --> 04:03:43,006
Seth lost it.

4110
04:03:44,056 --> 04:03:45,425
Seth has lost it.

4111
04:03:48,545 --> 04:03:51,114
[McAfee] He's staring a hole
through Paul Heyman.

4112
04:03:51,148 --> 04:03:56,220
[Barrett] A lot of dreams just evaporated
and still Rollins isn't done.

4113
04:03:56,252 --> 04:03:57,670
[Cole] Rollins and Punk are fighting,

4114
04:03:57,704 --> 04:03:59,973
meanwhile, guys,
the Rumble's still going on.

4115
04:04:00,007 --> 04:04:03,327
We got Cena left, we got Paul left,
we got Jey Uso still left.

4116
04:04:03,359 --> 04:04:05,963
[Barrett] The 3 carcasses
in the ring right now

4117
04:04:05,996 --> 04:04:08,297
while we try and get some control
out here.

4118
04:04:08,999 --> 04:04:11,385
Complete devastation outside the ring.

4119
04:04:14,153 --> 04:04:18,275
[McAfee] Roman Reigns
eliminated from the Royal Rumble.

4120
04:04:19,660 --> 04:04:22,778
Same with Seth freaking Rollins
by CM Punk.

4121
04:04:25,365 --> 04:04:28,702
A lot of betting slips not hitting.

4122
04:04:36,143 --> 04:04:37,644
[Heyman] You see what he did?

4123
04:04:38,494 --> 04:04:39,596
You see what he did?

4124
04:04:41,098 --> 04:04:43,634
[Cole] Well, this is one of
the most emotional… [clears throat]

4125
04:04:43,667 --> 04:04:46,652
…the most intense moments
that I've ever been a part of.

4126
04:04:46,687 --> 04:04:49,373
[Barrett] CM Punk looks
absolutely inconsolable.

4127
04:04:50,039 --> 04:04:52,842
We know how much he wanted
that Main Event at WrestleMania.

4128
04:04:52,876 --> 04:04:57,413
He literally quit the industry once
upon a time. Because he didn't get it.

4129
04:04:57,447 --> 04:04:58,664
[Cole] Let's reset here.

4130
04:04:59,582 --> 04:05:02,286
We're sold out over 70,000
in Indianapolis.

4131
04:05:02,319 --> 04:05:03,402
We're down to 3 men.

4132
04:05:03,437 --> 04:05:07,424
That man, the greatest of all time,
John Cena, looking to win a third Rumble.

4133
04:05:07,456 --> 04:05:12,346
Jey Uso, looking at… American.
Logan Paul, looking to shock the world.

4134
04:05:19,735 --> 04:05:21,588
[McAfee] Our Tribal Chief exits.

4135
04:05:23,573 --> 04:05:27,711
Honorable. And Jey Uso and Logan Paul.

4136
04:05:31,180 --> 04:05:32,733
[crowd chants]

4137
04:05:32,766 --> 04:05:34,984
[Cole] Logan and Jey now, coming to blows.

4138
04:05:35,018 --> 04:05:39,206
[Barrett] Logan Paul, one of
the biggest punches in WWE.

4139
04:05:39,723 --> 04:05:41,942
Jey Uso seemingly is equal here.

4140
04:05:42,576 --> 04:05:44,094
[McAfee] Logan has knockout power.

4141
04:05:45,429 --> 04:05:46,646
[Uso] Come on, bitch.

4142
04:05:47,296 --> 04:05:51,134
[Cole] Logan as well, remember
he's got that titanium plate in his hand.

4143
04:05:56,507 --> 04:05:57,758
Jey now, got caught.

4144
04:05:57,791 --> 04:06:00,493
Logan spins him around,
gets a kick right to the face.

4145
04:06:00,527 --> 04:06:03,447
[McAfee] Vintage Jey Uso,
Air Force One to the jaw.

4146
04:06:04,097 --> 04:06:06,716
[Barrett] This is all playing
into the favor of John Cena,

4147
04:06:06,750 --> 04:06:08,719
who's getting maximum recovery time.

4148
04:06:08,751 --> 04:06:12,372
[Cole] Yeah, John Cena moves out of
harm's way. Cena now stalking Logan Paul.

4149
04:06:12,405 --> 04:06:15,742
[Barrett] What a small smart veteran move
by Cena. Let these two slug it out.

4150
04:06:15,776 --> 04:06:16,793
[Cole] John Cena now.

4151
04:06:16,827 --> 04:06:21,348
Logan Paul sent to the corner into Uso.
John Cena with a big elbow.

4152
04:06:21,381 --> 04:06:23,667
-[Barrett] Superman is back.
-[crowd cheering]

4153
04:06:25,484 --> 04:06:26,769
[McAfee] He's not thinking about…

4154
04:06:27,920 --> 04:06:29,055
Yes, he is!

4155
04:06:32,693 --> 04:06:35,329
[Barrett] Eliminate two birds
with one stone.

4156
04:06:38,681 --> 04:06:41,134
[Cole] Jey Uso, kick to Paul.

4157
04:06:43,369 --> 04:06:45,105
Logan Paul's eliminated!

4158
04:06:45,137 --> 04:06:49,927
We're down to Cena and Uso. Two men left!

4159
04:06:59,937 --> 04:07:01,654
What a moment.

4160
04:07:03,006 --> 04:07:06,577
[Barrett] The most popular eviction
of the night.

4161
04:07:06,609 --> 04:07:10,296
The Maverick is gone and we are down to 2.

4162
04:07:10,330 --> 04:07:12,331
[Cole] Jey Uso, John Cena.

4163
04:07:14,434 --> 04:07:16,970
Two men that have given everything

4164
04:07:17,003 --> 04:07:18,154
to this business.

4165
04:07:19,789 --> 04:07:23,160
John Cena, a 16-time World Champion.

4166
04:07:23,794 --> 04:07:27,247
Jey Uso, one of the greatest
tag-team champions of all time,

4167
04:07:27,280 --> 04:07:29,433
looking to make it into the singles ranks.

4168
04:08:07,770 --> 04:08:12,910
[crowd chanting] John Cena! Jey Uso!

4169
04:08:22,269 --> 04:08:25,771
[Cole] And here we go! Cena and Uso,
the final two of the rumble.

4170
04:08:37,967 --> 04:08:40,621
John Cena now taking control
with a headbutt.

4171
04:08:41,153 --> 04:08:44,525
Cena ducks underneath.
John Cena now, big shoulder tackle.

4172
04:08:45,125 --> 04:08:46,159
Here we go, guys.

4173
04:08:57,354 --> 04:08:59,038
[no audible dialogue]

4174
04:09:04,527 --> 04:09:06,779
[crowd] You can't see me!

4175
04:09:07,598 --> 04:09:09,815
[Cole] Five knuckles.

4176
04:09:11,301 --> 04:09:16,106
[McAfee] Is John Cena going to
Main Event at WrestleMania?

4177
04:09:16,139 --> 04:09:19,409
[Cole] Cena targeting Uso.
He's got him in position.

4178
04:09:19,443 --> 04:09:20,860
Look up at the WrestleMania sign.

4179
04:09:20,893 --> 04:09:22,696
He's got him in AA position.

4180
04:09:22,729 --> 04:09:26,465
Jey Uso though, ducks underneath.
Kicking out at Cena. Cena's in trouble.

4181
04:09:26,983 --> 04:09:28,919
[Barrett] Jey's scrambling
with everything he's got.

4182
04:09:28,952 --> 04:09:31,170
-This is it. Come on, Jey!
-[Cole] Jey trying to eliminate John.

4183
04:09:31,205 --> 04:09:33,456
Come on, Jey! Come on, John.

4184
04:09:33,490 --> 04:09:35,175
I don't know who the hell to root for.

4185
04:09:36,876 --> 04:09:38,411
Who do you root for?

4186
04:09:38,445 --> 04:09:42,666
[Barrett] The underdog or
the guy who's done it time and time again.

4187
04:09:43,250 --> 04:09:46,118
[McAfee] Could you imagine
Jey Uso wins the Royal Rumble?

4188
04:09:46,152 --> 04:09:47,838
[Cole] What a story either way.

4189
04:09:50,157 --> 04:09:53,760
Jey trying to eliminate John.
John's in trouble on the top rope.

4190
04:09:57,063 --> 04:10:00,150
It's all about WrestleMania in Las Vegas.

4191
04:10:00,184 --> 04:10:02,635
[Barrett] And this match,
so much of it balanced…

4192
04:10:02,669 --> 04:10:03,871
[Cole] Spear!

4193
04:10:03,903 --> 04:10:05,706
…on a knife edge,

4194
04:10:05,739 --> 04:10:09,492
and the upper hand suddenly goes
to the Yeet-meister.

4195
04:10:09,526 --> 04:10:11,678
[Cole] Both men are down.

4196
04:10:22,256 --> 04:10:24,925
[McAfee] Who's gonna
get back to their feet?

4197
04:10:24,957 --> 04:10:26,677
Who's gonna punch their ticket?

4198
04:10:28,045 --> 04:10:32,749
Who's gonna make history
at the biggest Royal Rumble of all time?

4199
04:10:36,103 --> 04:10:38,137
[Cole] What a scene. What a moment.

4200
04:10:41,974 --> 04:10:46,980
[Barrett] Jey Uso's gotta dig so deep to
do something he's never been capable of.

4201
04:10:47,014 --> 04:10:48,015
[Cole] Trying to eliminate John.

4202
04:10:48,047 --> 04:10:49,933
Jey now on the top of the…
Top of the apron!

4203
04:10:49,966 --> 04:10:51,802
John thought he won! John thought he won!

4204
04:10:51,835 --> 04:10:53,871
Jey hung on. Jey hung on.

4205
04:10:54,855 --> 04:10:57,090
[Barrett] John's so exhausted
he wasn't paying full attention.

4206
04:10:57,124 --> 04:11:01,094
[Cole] John Cena over the top… Both are
on the apron, both are on the apron.

4207
04:11:01,127 --> 04:11:02,329
Moment of truth here.

4208
04:11:06,300 --> 04:11:09,686
Jey trying to get back into the ring.
Cena as well.

4209
04:11:21,948 --> 04:11:23,466
[spectator] Hang on, my boy.

4210
04:11:27,304 --> 04:11:32,626
[Cole] Both men teetering on the apron,
close to elimination, exchanging blows.

4211
04:11:32,659 --> 04:11:36,630
[Barrett]
Disaster waiting for you down below.

4212
04:11:36,662 --> 04:11:38,365
[McAfee] No risk it, no biscuit.

4213
04:11:38,398 --> 04:11:41,617
[Cole] Uso with a Super Kick.
John just hanging on.

4214
04:11:42,703 --> 04:11:44,121
Just hanging on.

4215
04:11:48,559 --> 04:11:49,976
Got him in the AA.

4216
04:11:51,411 --> 04:11:53,029
Jey hanging in there.

4217
04:11:53,063 --> 04:11:55,414
-Jey wins! Jey Uso!
-[bell ringing]

4218
04:11:55,448 --> 04:11:58,085
Jey Uso is going to WrestleMania!

4219
04:12:00,454 --> 04:12:03,657
[Taylor] Here is your 2025

4220
04:12:03,689 --> 04:12:09,529
Men's Royal Rumble winner!

4221
04:12:09,563 --> 04:12:16,269
Main Event, Jey Uso!

4222
04:12:16,303 --> 04:12:20,306
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
it is no longer just a nickname.

4223
04:12:20,340 --> 04:12:23,092
It is no longer a moniker.

4224
04:12:23,126 --> 04:12:27,865
Jey Uso is truly the Main Event

4225
04:12:28,882 --> 04:12:30,300
at WrestleMania.

4226
04:12:38,457 --> 04:12:39,609
Mad respect.

4227
04:12:44,848 --> 04:12:48,835
[Barrett] Well, the sound of
John Cena's body hitting the floor,

4228
04:12:48,868 --> 04:12:55,442
was amplified by millions of jaws
around the world, simultaneously doing so.

4229
04:12:56,643 --> 04:12:58,295
[McAfee] You earned this, Jey!

4230
04:13:09,857 --> 04:13:12,526
The Yeet is headed

4231
04:13:13,277 --> 04:13:18,365
to the main event of WrestleMania!

4232
04:13:18,866 --> 04:13:21,100
[Barrett]
This is when the bodies started dropping.

4233
04:13:21,134 --> 04:13:24,670
Rollins and Reigns dumped out by CM Punk,

4234
04:13:25,455 --> 04:13:31,411
who surely had one foot in the main event
of WrestleMania till Logan Paul

4235
04:13:31,445 --> 04:13:32,912
ruined it all.

4236
04:13:34,731 --> 04:13:38,234
And this is when things turn
supremely ugly.

4237
04:13:38,268 --> 04:13:43,473
Seth Freaking Rollins
losing his mind with a second stomp

4238
04:13:44,541 --> 04:13:47,411
on the steel steps to the Tribal Chief.

4239
04:13:49,295 --> 04:13:53,332
John Cena pulling off
his standard Superman antics,

4240
04:13:53,983 --> 04:13:57,237
dumping the Maverick, Logan Paul
the hell out of there.

4241
04:13:57,270 --> 04:13:59,939
And then it was simply a coin flip.

4242
04:13:59,973 --> 04:14:03,993
It looked like John Cena had done
the inevitable

4243
04:14:04,777 --> 04:14:09,032
until Jey Uso did the incredible.

4244
04:14:12,920 --> 04:14:18,759
-[McAfee] Hell yeah, Jey Uso!
-[fireworks booming]

4245
04:14:26,199 --> 04:14:30,587
[Cole] One of the biggest upsets
in Royal Rumble history.

4246
04:14:31,637 --> 04:14:33,257
[McAfee] Yeah. Yeah.

4247
04:14:34,474 --> 04:14:36,509
[Barrett] Just in awe of this man.

4248
04:14:37,510 --> 04:14:42,315
What a hero Jey Uso has been
for a hell of a long time,

4249
04:14:42,349 --> 04:14:45,335
and this is nothing more
than that man deserves.

4250
04:14:45,368 --> 04:14:47,938
[McAfee] Get your ass up here, Cole.
You too, Wade.

4251
04:14:47,971 --> 04:14:49,822
[Barrett] Oh, I'm gonna break
the habit of a lifetime.

4252
04:14:49,857 --> 04:14:51,542
I'm in. I'm in. I'm too excited.

4253
04:15:00,133 --> 04:15:02,618
[crowd] Day one ish,
It's just me, uce

4254
04:15:03,252 --> 04:15:05,822
[crowd] Day one ish,
It's just me, uce

4255
04:15:06,523 --> 04:15:10,844
[chanting continues]

4256
04:15:10,877 --> 04:15:13,847
-[McAfee] Wade, you're crushing it.
-[Barrett] I'm in, this is great.

4257
04:15:13,881 --> 04:15:16,416
-[Cole] What about me?
-[McAfee] You too, Cole.

4258
04:15:16,983 --> 04:15:18,585
70,000.

4259
04:15:19,987 --> 04:15:21,688
A volcanic…

4260
04:15:21,722 --> 04:15:23,140
[Cole] And no one has left.

4261
04:15:24,942 --> 04:15:27,009
The celebration of a lifetime.

4262
04:15:30,714 --> 04:15:33,150
The emotion overcoming Jey Uso.

4263
04:15:38,472 --> 04:15:39,939
[Barrett] You did this, Jey.

4264
04:15:39,973 --> 04:15:41,625
I'm about to get them all, Uce.

4265
04:15:41,658 --> 04:15:44,178
Let's go. It's just me, Uce.

4266
04:15:46,679 --> 04:15:48,549
[McAfee] You guys are really on beat.

4267
04:15:50,300 --> 04:15:52,419
[Cole] Who cares? It's a celebration.

4268
04:15:54,887 --> 04:15:58,341
[Barrett] So many emotions must be
going through the mind of Jey Uso

4269
04:15:58,375 --> 04:16:02,746
and his millions and millions
of supporters around the world.

4270
04:16:02,778 --> 04:16:05,299
[Cole] But think about the family,
his brother Jimmy.

4271
04:16:05,331 --> 04:16:07,918
Of course, his dad, Rikishi.

4272
04:16:11,438 --> 04:16:18,428
Ladies and gentlemen,
Jey Usu is truly the Main Event.
world.