[music]
[Cole] Oh my!
I'm not a superstar. I'm an ass kicker.
We need a guy to legitimatize this company,
and Brock Lesnar is that guy.
If you're sick of me, that's one thing.
But to say that this industry isn't filled with legitimate talent,
that's just being ignorant.
I'm not here to write fairytale stories.
I got one objective in mind.
Bring the pain to John Cena.
At this point in his life, Brock is concerned with doing
what is best for Brock.
He may think he is a top guy,
but everyone can see right through all of his stuff.
Whats running through John Cena's mind?
I don't give a crap what's running through his mind.
If I was stealing around for the last eight years,
John Cena is the guy that would be carrying my bags
into the building.
The only place where I'd be carrying his bags,
if he still stayed here today, is to the hospital.
That's a scared man right there.
[Cole] You have to wonder about the mindset of John Cena now.
He suffered a heartbreaking loss to The Rock at WrestleMania.
And he's now dealing with the destructive presence of Brock Lesnar
and their impending match at Extreme Rules.
[Jerry] You got to wonder, are we seeing the end of John Cena
as we know it?
He's a machine of destruction.
It doesn't make me not show up
at Extreme Rules.
This isn't a wrestling match.
It's a very important night for me.
This is an Extreme Rules match.
I think his intention is to remove me from the equation.
[music]
I never said I'm going win every fight.
That's always been my thing.
When I step into the ring--
For some reason, if he finds the hurdle that is me--
…whoever is in front of me--
…whatever he gets--
…is going to feel the pain. …he's going to earn.
I ain't afraid of anything
or anybody.
[music ends]
[plane engine failing]
[bang]
This big steam engine is going to run him over.
[music]
[announcer] And now WWE presents Extreme Rules!
Rules are meant to be broken.
[explosions]
[cheers and applause]
[music]
[Cole] It is the one night of the year the entire WWE goes extreme.
Welcome to Extreme Rules!
You are looking live at a sold-out Allstate Arena in Chicago.
Fourteen thousand, eight hundred and seventeen WWE fans
are on hand for Extreme Rules.
[music]
[explosion]
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Jerry] The follow is a Falls Count Anywhere match,
and it can be won via pitfall or submission anywhere in the arena.
Weighing 323 pounds, Kane!
[Jerry] I don't know if there's any more extreme way
to start this show than with the look of that guy.
What do you say about this?
[Booker T] Oh my goodness!
[Cole] This rivalry between Kane and Randy Orton has become so personal.
In fact, family members became involved a couple of weeks ago.
[Orton] Having so much fun,
the kind of fun
that the entire family can enjoy.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] That's Randy Orton's father, cowboy Bob Orton,
who was assaulted by Kane.
[Orton] Dad.
[groaning]
Hey Kane!
Kane!
Your old man and I have been having quite the time tonight.
Isn't that right, Paul?
The heart of a monster holds no place for his father,
so I couldn't care less what you do to Paul Bearer!
[Cole] And then the brawl would begin again.
Randy Orton and Kane all throughout the arena,
a little preview of what we're going to see tonight
at the Falls Count Anywhere!
[Booker T] Definitely a preview and Randy Orton is a man on a mission.
But he's dealing with the monster, dawg.
[Cole] He's dealing with Kane, who is perhaps
as fierce, emotionless and remorseless as we've ever seen.
[music]
[Jerry] I don't know if we're dressed appropriately for this.
We may should have on crash helmets or football pads or something.
This is going to get dangerous.
[music]
[announcer] From St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing 235 pounds,
he is the Apex Predator, Randy Orton!
[Cole] Thanks for joining us at Ringside.
I'm Michael Cole, joined by the Hall of Famer
Jerry "The King" Lawler, the legendary Booker T,
as Randy Orton makes his way to the ring.
We're also joined here at Ringside by our Spanish announce team,
none other than Carlos Cabrera and Marcelo Rodriguez,
who are joining us at Ringside, guys.
[Carlos] Gracias, Michael Cole.
[speaking Spanish]
[Cole] What did they say?
[laughs]
It's Randy Orton versus Kane.
This is a Falls Count Anywhere matchup.
It can be won by pitfall or submission
anywhere in the All-State Arena here tonight in Chicago.
Booker and Jerry touched on it a little earlier.
We may need helmets out here.
Maybe even flak jackets when these two go at it tonight
at this Falls Count Anywhere.
[Jerry] Let me tell you something, it's definitely going to get ugly.
I've been looking at Randy Orton and I don't know if this is concern
or confidence, but we're going to see in just a second, dawg.
[Cole] Randy Orton, who this passed Friday night on SmackDown,
said he's not coming just to pin Kane tonight,
but to punish him as well.
Matchup underway, Falls Count Anywhere.
We would like to thank the near 15,000 for joining us here in Chicago,
and also those watching live all over the world,
in places like United Kingdom, on Sky Box office, in Germany, Spain,
and in the Middle East, in locations like Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
[Booker T] Randy is trying to get this thing over with real kick.
[Cole] I think Randy Orton realizes he's--
Oh, what a right hand by Kane!
[Booker T] Did you see that?
That uppercut came from left field and Randy is down!
[Cole] We're here at Falls Count Anywhere, outside the ring, hook of the leg,
and it's Randy who's got to power at it, too.
[Jerry] Forget about things getting over real early for Randy Orton,
he better-- oh, man.
Think about staying awake after a right hand by that big red monster.
And again, it's back in WrestleMania.
[indistinct] Oh no!
There's Kane.
It's interesting they would bring the lead pipe in this matchup.
[Jerry] This match is not even a minute old, is it?
[Cole] It has been used by Kane and also Orton over the past few weeks.
Kane used that pipe to assault Orton and his father a few weeks ago,
as we saw earlier on.
Uppercut by Orton, and now the Viper with a weapon in hand
[Booker T] And trust me, Randy Orton's going to use it.
He's just going to let it fly right now.
Son, take care of your business.
Beautiful.
[Cole] Completely legal! Extreme Rules, Falls Count Anywhere here tonight.
And Kane knocked over the top rope.
It's funny this reemergence, the monster of Kane really brought on,
he said, after the defeat of Randy Orton at WrestleMania.
[groaning]
Earlier this month.
[yelling]
And now these two men fighting
in the timekeeper's area, sending the ring announcer scurrying.
And now out in the crowd here at the Allstate.
[Jerry] We knew it was going to get ugly.
We just didn't know it would happen this soon!
[Booker T] Let me tell you, this is what Extreme Rules is all about.
I love being behind this position right here guys,
behind the announce table, because being in the action,
you can get beat up, bruised, battered, and torn.
[Cole] You like being out here in this type of atmosphere?
I want to be in a Sky Box watching this. I'm not kidding.
Where are they going now?
Fighting all throughout the Allstate Arena,
Orton and Kane in a rivalry that's become so personal
over the last couple of months.
Kane believes he has Orton's number. He believes he's in Orton's head.
[Booker T] Let me tell you, he definitely is in Orton's head.
The thing is, there's no way you can train for a guy like that big red machine.
You just got to let it all hang out like Randy is trying to do right now.
[Cole] Kane said what he saw out of Randy Orton was…
he saw fear, he saw a scared little boy
who's calling out to his father begging for the nightmare to end.
[Booker T] Let me tell you something,
something that I've never seen in Randy Orton is fear.
If we do see it, it will work for him.
Hopefully, it will work for him right here tonight against this monster.
[crow cheering]
[Cole] And the WW universe firmlyis behind Orton,
as Randy Orton unloads on Kane.
[Jerry] The only fear I've seen the past few weeks
was in the eye of Kane's father, Paul Bearer.
I wonder if anybody let him out of the refrigerator.
[Cole] Yeah, how about Kane?
Absolutely no care in the world for his own dad.
[Booker T] Wow, did you see?
Randy Orton is having no mercy on Kane tonight. Finish him!
[Cole] Falls count anywhere in the arena!
And a kick out at two.
But Kane, you know, we watched Kane.
We didn't see any emotion on his face when he saw Paul Bearer
in the situation he was in the hands of Randy Orton.
No emotion at all for his dad.
[Booker T] He's got a mask on. what do you expect to see?
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I think he said he feels like his real father Satan himself.
[Cole] An now is Kane with the upper hand.
[Jerry] Oh, man. Oh, man!
[Jerry] On the concrete floor.
[Jerry] Let me tell you right now, that's a [indistinct].
[Cole] Yet another cover by Kane, two count!
[crowd] Ouch!
Very physical battle thus far.
[Booker T] This right here is called taking it to the street.
Oh my goodness!
[Cole] Wow! What an explosive impact!
Orton may be down and out.
Inside leg hook this time, and now Randy Orton.
[Booker T] I said, let it all hang out.
That big red machine, hes just doing exactly that.
He's trying to take Randy Orton out of the game.
[Cole] Kane's an WWE champ as well.
[indistinct]
[Jerry] A big boot to the head of Orton,
and that was followed by a low dropkick down on the concrete floor.
[Cole] Randy Orton, a nine-time world champion
and a Royal Rumble winner.
Now fighting back near the Ringside area, Kane and Orton.
Look at the looks on the faces of the fans out there.
Do you think they ever thought they'd be this up close
and personal to the action tonight?
[woman yelling]
-Wait a minute! -Where are you going?
[Cole] Off we go as Orton begins to climb.
[Booker T] Randy is trying to find a little bit of space,
but he's going the wrong way.
[Cole] Climbing up the stairs in the Allstate Arena,
right in the sea of WWE fans.
[Booker T] As a fan, you got to love it.
You can feel the sweat.
You're right there, in the middle of the action, man.
[Cole] Now it's Randy Orton forcing Kane to retreat.
[cheers and screams]
[Jerry] Orton is throwing those bombs.
Some how Kane is still on his feet.
[Cole] This is what Extreme Rules is all about. Falls count anywhere.
Now over near the stage, Orton and Kane.
Really no stalemate thus far. Back and forth we go.
[Jerry] How did that not knock Orton down?
-[Cole] Oh no! -[Booker T] Wait a minute.
[Cole] And Orton with a front kick.
And both men feeling the effects.
[Booker T] They're throwing caution to the wind,
because Randy Orton knew he was going to feel it
after he landed that racked up kick, but he just let it fly, baby.
[Cole] Here's the cover, falls count anywhere.
Orton with a forearm to the face.
[Jerry] Watch this one more time, an amazing dropkick by Randy Orton
out on, as we said, the concrete floor out there!
You hear the bodies crashing down.
[Booker T] That just lets me know both of these guys want it.
They're willing to do what they're supposed to--
Almost went for it.
[Cole] Another cover by Kane, two count down,
and Randy manages to get the shoulder up.
[Booker T] Wow.
[Cole] We expect a physical battle, and boy are we getting one.
[Booker T] This one matchup is worth the price of admission.
These guys right here is leaving it all out
here in the middle of this arena. You got to love it!
[groaning]
[Jerry] Well, it looks like--
they've been all out here in the middle of the arena,
and it looks like they're headed to the backstage area.
This could get real hairy back there!
[Cole] And they're back in the, as King mentioned,
out in the locker room area.
[panting and groaning]
[Jerry] Oh!
Oh, man.
[groaning]
[Jerry] Oh!
[groaning]
[yelling]
[Cole] Oh, man.
[yelling]
I believe that's the--
I believe that's the area where Lafayette WWE superstars
are actually watching Extreme Rules right now.
WWE personnel is watching.
Oh, man!
[Booker T] These guys are getting a close up view
to what a beatdown is all about.
[groaning]
[Cole] Wait a minute, that's Zack Ryder.
[Jerry] What is he doing?
[Cole] He's got major personal issues with Kane.
[Booker T] You're damn right he's got personal issues.
And here they are, right here.
[Cole] Kane put Ryder in the wheelchair.
And now Randy Orton from behind.
And Orton! That's Vintage Orton
with a backbreaker to Kane off the distraction by Ryder.
Can Randy Orton take advantage? Hook of the leg.
The two count kick out by the big red monster.
[Booker T] I don't know what the hell Zack Ryder was thinking.
[Cole] Well, you're right, Booker. I can understand where he's coming from--
[groaning]
Oh! That may not have been the smartest move
Zack Ryder has ever made.
[panting]
[indistinct]
[Booker T] The dumbest move.
This guy must have a death wish jumping on that machine.
[Cole] Look out!
[panting]
[groaning]
Now Kane with the upper hand on Orton.
Somebody went flying. I think it was our cameraman!
No one is safe in Falls Count Anywhere.
Now Kane begins to stalk Randy--
[Jerry] Watch out!
[Booker T] Oh my goodness.
That's it.
[Jerry] Where's the referee?
[Cole] Again, Kane into the cover, but that slight
moment that the referee was behind Kane may have allowed Orton
enough time to kick out.
[Jerry] You can't blame the referee.
I wouldn't want to be too close to these two either.
No kidding.
[cheers and applause]
[groaning]
[Booker T] Here we go, baby!
Here comes that man!
Here comes that Viper, Randy Orton.
[Cole] He better keep bringing him, Booker, he better not stop,
Don't give that big red monster a chance to recover.
There we go!
[Booker T] This business is all about getting that second win
and Randy Orton, looks like he has found it, man!
He's digging deep.
[Cole] Randy Orton, the Viper,
has Kane back where he wants him.
Looking on the attack. And now it's Kane who's in trouble.
[Booker T] It's going to boil down to who can take
the most in this matchup right here.
Neither one of these guys are going to quit. I can tell you that.
[cheers and applause]
[Cole] And Orton makes his way out of the corner.
[indistinct]
[Booker T] Way to beat it.
[Cole] Kane is up.
Cover slam by Orton.
And suddenly the expression changes.
Randy Orton may be going to that place.
What does he have in mind?
[Booker T] He's going to that play side.
He's just sneering out of the ring looking for something.
[Cole] And anything goes, it's Falls Count Anywhere.
Steel chair, Viper's weapon of choice.
[Booker T] Oh baby, here comes the steel.
[groaning]
[Cole] And now Orton--
unloading.
[Booker T] Ah, man.
[cheers and applause]
[Cole] That sinister smile.
Randy Orton is starting to enjoy his evening.
Oh, man!
Randy Orton unloading on Kane.
Wow.
[crowd cheering]
[Booker T] Like you say, King, he better not let up on that big red machine!
[Cole] Yeah, but look at Kane wisely trying to roll out of harm's way.
Look out, right in front of us.
[Jerry] I was afraid of this!
[Cole] Randy Orton bouncing Kane off the announce table,
and now Randy Orton on the uppercut.
Suddenly, Randy Orton has lost it.
[Booker T] We are rearranging the furniture right now, dawg.
Randy Orton is going to that place.
[Cole] This is not going to be good.
Randy Orton is feeling it.
Randy Orton.
And it's Kane now!
[Booker T] Wait a minute.
[Cole] And Kane took a glance at the announce table.
Orton trying to counter the Chokeslam.
[Jerry] We better move back further.
Can we get back any further?
[Cole] Oh, man, on top of the announce table here.
Randy Orton and Kane, what does Orton have in mind?
You got to be kidding me!
[Booker T] Oh my goodness.
[Cole] He usually does this between the ropes.
And a DDT!
[Jerry] Oh, my god!
[Cole] Off the announce table.
[Cole] Covering Randy. I think that's it.
[Booker T] Randy took a lot of that himself, man,
right on the back of the head. And he's feeling it.
[Cole] Randy Orton into the cover. Hook of the leg.
And a two-counter cancel That kicks out.
[Booker T] You got to be kidding me!
[Cole] I'm trying to figure out how Kane was able to kick out of that DDT
that Orton delivered off the announce table.
[Jerry] That was certainly out of desperation.
Somehow the monster lives on.
[Cole] Randy Orton trying to recuperate as well.
These two men have been extremely physical since the get-go of this matchup.
[crow cheering]
[Booker T] Talking about full throttle right here.
These guys have been going nonstop,
I mean, oh my goodness!
[Cole] Kane countered.
Head first off the post goes Randy.
Now Kane looks for the win.
Cover. Hook of the leg. Two-counter kick out again by Orton.
[Booker T] Just looking at Randy's eyes, that was all instinct, man.
All instinct on that.
That wasn't a kick. That was just land off the back door.
[Cole] Back and forth we go,
and now it's the big red monster in control.
[Jerry] How much punishment can these men take?
Watch this!
Randy face first into that steel post.
[Cole] Oh, no, Randy Orton in the middle of the ring.
Kane loves to go up high.
That's what it looks like Kane's going to do here.
Heading up to the top rope the big red monster.
Randy Orton. Great move.
Great counter by Orton.
[Booker T] One step ahead is Randy Orton.
He's more aware than we thought, guys.
[Cole] Orton measuring Kane. Delivers a right.
And Randy Orton.
Orton is thinking of something really evil here.
[Booker T] You got to be kidding me. He's not going to do this.
He's not going to be able to pull this off!
Oh my goodness!
-[Cole] Yes, he did! -[Booker T] Superplex from the top!
Randy Orton just dropped that boy.
[Cole] Here's Orton into the cover. He may have Kane here off the two count.
And again, Kane somehow powers out.
-[Booker T] Wow. Did you see that, man? -[Cole] Is this monster indestructible?
[Booker T] That's incredible. Randy Orton just dug deep,
and pulled it off and still can put that monster away.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] So many near falls in this matchup here tonight.
[Booker T] Oh, wait a minute.
[Cole] Back to the RKO. and Kane again with the Chokeslam.
-[Cole] And Kane! -[Booker T] Good night.
[Cole] Good night out of the Chokeslam!
Randy Orton kicked out of the Chokeslam!
Kane, that monster, can't believe it!
[Booker T] I can't believe it!
[indistinct]
[Jerry] I said it a moment ago,
how much punishment can these two endure?
[Booker T] Oh, no.
[Cole] Kane just stalking Orton.
[Booker T] I don't like the way he's looking right now.
Kane is going to do something to Randy Orton right now.
Oh my goodness, he's going to do it.
[Cole] Oh, no, not with the steel chair!
Kane looked like he was going for the tombstone!
Randy Orton countered,
Randy Orton!
[indistinct] off the chair.
Is this it? Orton slithers to the cover,
hooks the leg and Randy Orton has silenced the demon.
[music]
[announcer] The winner of the match, Randy Orton!
[music]
[Cole] What a battle!
I don't think you could get a match much closer than that, guys.
They went back and forth, back and forth,
near fall after near fall through the entire matchup.
I was beginning to think there wasn't going to be a winner,
just a survivor.
[Booker T] You call that a battle, man, but that was more like a war.
These guys brought it but Randy Orton the Viper pulled it out.
You got to love it, man!
[Cole] You know what's so great about this matchup
is the fact that each of these superstars were able to counter
their opponents' finishing maneuvers for much of the matchup.
First, Randy Orton would go for the RKO, not once, not twice,
but at least three or four different times.
Oh, yeah, out on the floor.
[Jerry] The backstage area.
[Cole] Randy Orton went again up near the ring,
and that cost him big time there,
as Kane shoved Randy's face first into that ring post.
But finally.
Oh, watch this. A thunderous Chokeslam, one that Randy Orton would kick out of.
We thought Kane was going for the Tombstone here!
I thought this was going to be the end of Randy Orton.
But as I said, finally, a duck under, and then what?
Bang! Oh, man!
Kane's head driven hard into that steel chair,
and that was enough to keep the Monster down
for at least that three count.
[Booker T] All I gotta say, guys, is that man, Randy Orton.
[Cole] Randy Orton taking on Extreme Rules in a big way tonight.
He defeats Kane at the Falls Count Anywhere.
[Jerry] Can you imagine?
This is just the start of the night.
Oh my god!
[music]
What a match, Falls Count Anywhere matchup.
Now that--that is extreme.
Extreme Rules, my first pay-per-views in General Manager of Raw and SmackDown.
And, Johnny, for this reason, I planned a little surprise for you.
You did? What is it?
Teddy, come on in.
Teddy Long!
And what are we toasting to?
To change.
Teddy, to think only a month ago, you were General Manager of SmackDown.
Now I am executive administer, and you work for me.
Talking about change.
Thanks to me, after eight years WWE finally has credibility,
and a new face in Brock Lesnar.
This is really nice of you to do.
You deserve it.
Well, thank you.
To change and people power.
People power.
[phone ringing]
Triple H, how are you?
Pay-per-view is going great, isn't it?
Sure, I can talk.
Let me go to a more private place, hold on.
[Jerry] How embarrassing is that for Teddy?
[Cole] Johnny is a really important man.
I mean, he's the CEO and Triple H called him on a Sunday night,
as we come to you live from Chicago, Illinois.
This is Extreme Rules.
Chicago, of course, the host of three WrestleManias,
and tonight the host of Extreme Rules.
[music]
[Naomi] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the only living, breathing,
rompin' stompin' Funkasaurus in captivity,
Mr. Brodus Clay!
[music]
[Cole] There's Cameron on the left, Naomi on the right, Brodus and--
Oh, no. What? Why is this little goof, Hornswoggle,
hanging out with this guy?
I think this is embarrassing.
[Booker T] What is embarrassing about it?
[Cole] You want to talk about extreme? This is extreme.
[Booker T] Look, Brodus is all about having some fun, man.
That's what this business was built on, what are you talking about?
[Cole] And bringing Hornswoggle along? That little smelly troll?
[Jerry] You said it yourself a couple weeks ago, Cole.
Dinosaurs came in all sizes. Big ones, and there were some small ones
[Cole] Well, Hornswoggle may be the smallest than ever.
Some dinosaurs are smaller than chickens.
[Booker T] Oh, wait, wait, wait. Suck it, Ducky!
Check that out right there!
[Cole] If you were a dinosaur, you would be a stegosaurus.
-[Booker T] A what? -[Cole] A stegosaurus.
-[Booker T] What is that? -[Cole] They have the smallest brains.
-[Booker T] All right, keep it up, Cole. -[Cole] Well, it did.
-[Booker T] You got one more shot. -[Cole] I'm a dinosaur expert.
[Booker T] This is Extreme Rules, right?
So that probably means I can beat you up with no problem.
[Cole] No, you can't. I'm an announcer.
[explosions]
Remember Mr. Larinitis' edict that--
[Vickie] Excuse me!
[Jerry] Well, at least I shut you up.
Excuse me!
I said excuse me!
[crowd booing]
Allow me to introduce you the man who is going to extinct the funkasaurus.
He is the show-off, Dolph Ziggler!
[Jerry] Did she say "the man who was going to extinct Funkasaurus?"
[laughs]
She looked like she got mugged in the parking lot
and someone tore half her clothes off!
[music]
[indistinct]
[Cole] And of course, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger are coming here as well.
Swagger and Ziggler are…
They work for Mickey Guerrero. Mickey's sort of their business advisor.
[Jerry] You complain about Hornswoggle being out here with the Funkasaurus.
Why don't you say anything about Vickie Guerrero and Jack Swagger
being out here with Dolph Ziggler?
[Cole] Vickie looks wonderful as usual tonight,
she has a right to be out here, she's their business advisor.
Remember what happened this past week,
Brodus and Hornswoggle versus Dolph and Swagger
in a tag team matchup.
Vickie slapped Brodus and that caused all kinds of problems.
And then that little troll Hornswoggle,
how rude was it when he bit Vickie on her backside?
I hope Vickie got a rabies shot.
[Booker T] It's ball time, baby,
we could be kicking.
[Cole] You don't think Hornswoggle's got rabies?
[Jerry] Of course not!
[Cole] And Brodus Clay, 6'7", 396, one-on-one here tonight.
This pay-per-view debut in a matchup against Dolph Ziggler.
And Ziggler trying to take the big man down.
Very electric crowd here tonight in Chicago for Extreme Rules.
[Booker T] Brodus is all about having fun,
but Dolph Ziggler is a guy
that he better keep his eye on because the guy is good.
[Cole] Yeah, Ziggler, former World Champion,
Intercontinental Champion, Tag Team Champion.
Here's a guy who has a major in political science
-and a pre-law minor in college. -[Booker T] Check that out.
[Cole] And now he's in the ring against the Funkasaurus.
[Booker T] That little distraction right there, real smart.
[Cole] And Brodus Clay up over the top rope, and now Jack Swagger,
the American American, bowling over Brodus Clay.
[crowd cheering]
Brodus Clay is in serious trouble as the show off Dolph Ziggler
has some fun in the ring.
[Jerry] Jack Swagger just eying little Hornswoggle out here
like he's gonna do the same thing to him.
[Cole] Brodus Clay slowly trying to get back in the ring.
[Booker T] Look at all this, I mean, Brodus can't be messing around.
He's going to have eyes in the back of his head tonight.
[Cole] Look at Dolph Ziggler, right on the attack of Brodus Clay
Both these men, Ziggler and Swagger, s o dangerous together.
And Brodus tries to fight back into this thing.
[Booker T] Look at this,
and the dactyl, he better get that dactyl going, baby.
[Cole] So smart.
Ziggler bringing the big man down to his knees.
And now Dolph Ziggler on the attack.
Brodus Clay away, hooks the leg,
shoulders kick out.
[Booker T] I haven't seen Brodus Clay in this much trouble since day one, dawg.
[Cole] Yeah, being tested tonight by Dolph Ziggler
and Jack Swagger, for that matter.
You saw Vickie Guerrero giving the referee an earful,
she thought it was a slow count,
but Ziggler went into the cover.
[Jerry] Hornswoggle trying to get Brodus Clay fired up.
[Booker T] Swaggle got him going, baby.
Here comes the Funkasaurus right here, dawg.
[groaning]
[Cole] Every time Brodus tries to get back into this thing,
the athletic Ziggler, right back on top,
front kick, hooks the leg and Brodus kicks out.
[yelling]
A look of concern on the little smug face of Hornswoggle.
[Jerry] What do you mean, little smug face? Why is his face smug?
Look at Vickie Guerrero's face!
[Cole] He can barely see over the apron.
Swagger looking intently on,
Ziggler with the sleeper on, locked into Brodus Clay.
Sleeper hold, and Ziggler's put away many opponent here at WWE
and Clay could be fading, but now he's back to a vertical bench.
Can Brodus Clay somehow power out of this sleeper?
And he does!
[Booker T] He didn't have that sleeper locked in tight.
Too much girth on the big man.
-[groaning] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Ziggler right back on the attack.
Great strategy by Ziggler so far in this match.
[Booker T] You gotta be kidding me, Come on now, Ziggler.
This guy's about 200 pounds heavier, what are you doing?
[Cole] And Brodus Clay gonna make Ziggler pay!
Talk about power! And look at the Funkasaurus.
He's starting to shake. He's starting to rattle.
[Jerry] Like jello, baby. He's shaken.
[Jerry] What's Swagger doing up there?
[Cole] And again, Jack Swagger causing some interference,
allows Ziggler momentarily to be back on the attack.
But there's all night long.
[Booker T] Oh my goodness!
[Cole] Brodus Clay about to put his skull through the gut of Ziggler
And there's the splash. And here's the cover.
Shoulders are down.
Brodus Clay, and he packs a win.
[Booker T] Wow!
[announcer] Now, the Funkasaurus Brodus Clay!
[Cole] Did you see Brodus Clay about to drive his big old skull
through the entire body of Ziggler?
[Jerry] With that prehistoric headbutt, baby. It was like atomic.
He just dropped it on the floor.
[Cole] That was wonderful.
Now the celebration from Naomi and Cameron.
That's even more wonderful
[Jerry] Sucky, ducky, whack, whack.
[Cole] Big win, first pay-per-view victory for Brodus Clay
here tonight at Extreme Rules.
[Jerry] I think this is why Hornswoggle likes to hang around.
To celebrate with the girls.
Probably Hornswoggle can't escape the gravitational pull of Brodus Clay.
Look at it, look!
[Cole] You got to be kidding me.
[Booker T] Like I said, Brodus is all about having some party.
[Cole] Well, there's no party for Dolph Ziggler.
[music]
[Jerry] Hey, look, Swagger got involved earlier,
but he regretted it the second time he tried to get in the action.
I want you to watch this. You've got to watch this.
Watch this impact, imagine this.
-[Booker T] Oh! -[Cole] Ouch!
Watch this, like a cannonball. Boom!
[Booker T] Oh, my goodness.
[Cole] And then the big ol' splash from the Funkassaurus.
[Booker T] This is absolutely chaos, baby.
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] Big victory for Brodus Clay here tonight at Extreme Rules.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next
is the intercontinental championship Big Show defending against Cody Rhodes.
Now, the stipulation for this match was determined before the pay-per-view,
on the Extreme Rules free show live on YouTube and www.wwe.com.
And it came down to a spin of the wheel.
Teddy, why don't you spin the wheel?
[crowd cheering]
[laughing]
Good luck trying to get me through a table.
Teddy, this is all your fault.
What did I do?
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following is a tables match,
and it is for the Intercontinental Championship.
The only way to win is to put your opponent through a table.
[Jerry] I don't think Teddy Rhodes really needs a nametag.
I don't know who he is.
What?
[music]
[announcer] Introducing first, standing in over 70 feet tall,
weighing in at 441 pounds,
he is the Intercontinental Champion, The Big Show!
[Cole] I think Big Show does have the advantage
coming into this tables matchup here tonight.
Do you see the big smile o n the face of Big Show?
Well, he's been all smiles over the past month
after he finally put to rest a decade of frustration
when he finally realized his WrestleMania moment.
[Booker T] Big Show's got an advantage, whether it's Extreme Rules or not,
and tonight, Cody Rhodes is about to feel it, man.
[Cole] You know, it's very well documented, King,
over the years, how unsuccessful Big Show has been
on the grand stage of WrestleMania.
But he put it to bed earlier this month in Miami
when he took on Cody Rhodes for the intercontinental title.
[Jerry] Yes, did he.
And after all the frustration, the months of embarrassment
that Cody had heaped on The Big Show all over the world
this had to feel so good for The Big Show to get that kind of victory.
[Cole] Cody Rhodes was really rolling for most of this matchup,
delivering the disaster kick one time,
But then Big Show would pick him out of the air the next one.
And then the weapon of mass destruction, the big right hand, the knockout blow,
and Big Show, an emotional Big Show,
winning the Intercontinental Championship for his first ever WrestleMania moment
And guys, Big Show becomes one of only five men
to actually hold all the current titles in the WWE,
the Intercontinental Championship, Tag Championship,
United States title, WWE, and world titles.
Some accomplishments!
[announcer] And his challenger from Georgia,
weighing in at 215 pounds, Cody Rhodes!
[Cole] As Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring,
Big Show among those who've accomplished the feat,
"The heartbreak kid" Shawn Michaels, Owen Hart,
a great company for The Big Show.
[Jerry] Oh, I'm not kidding.
That's something to really be proud of.
Nothing embarrassing about that.
[Booker T] Check out Cody Rhodes.
I'm looking at a kid right now that's totally unsure of himself.
And tonight, we're gonna see exactly what he's made out of
in front of this ring with this big guy.
[Cole] Booker, you make a great point
because I think unsure of himself is a great way to describe Cody right now.
He was on top of the world for months and months and months
He had one of the longest Intercontinental Championship reigns ever.
He felt invincible, like he couldn't be defeated.
But when Big Show knocked him off at WrestleMania
and now has been playing mind games and embarrassing
and humiliating Cody over the past few weeks,
I don't know if Cody believes he can actually beat the big guy
[Booker T] Yeah, I really, I don't think he thinks he can beat the big guy as well.
And the thing is, Cody is the reason why Big Show is like this right here,
just taunting this guy, just a little too much, man.
[Jerry] I think that Cody Rhodes was hoping, maybe even praying
that when that wheel spun around, there would land on something
that would give him some sort of advantage.
-[Jerry] Wow! -[Cole] Oh my gosh!
-[Cole] But that didn't happen. -[Jerry] Maybe like a kick.
[Jerry] Or like a track match,
like a 100-yard dash or something like that.
[Jerry] But instead, his worst nightmare, the tables match
I think it will be difficult to put Big Show into a table.
[Cole] I think air traffic control over at O'Hare
just picked Cody Rhodes up on his radar after that big back body drop.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Booker T] Oh, man.
[Cole] Booker, you've been hit by that before.
[Booker T] Definitely. It feels like a tree trunk
just landing on your chest, man. You don't want to feel that, dawg!
[Cole] Big Show introducing his own table in the early part of this matchup.
Remember, the only way to win is to put your opponent through a table.
Intercontinental Championship is up for grabs.
[Booker T] How the hell is Cody Rhodes going to pick that Big Show up
and put him through a table? It's not going to happen.
[Cole] Again, you go through a table, you lose,
as you see Cody Rhodes from behind knocking the big man down.
[Jerry] Why does this table have to be so close to our table?
[Cole] And Cody Rhodes with one arm shoved into the barricade.
[Jerry] Big Show is so strong.
[Booker T] Look at the giant heel. Oh, my goodness
This is a giant heel for Cody to climb tonight, man.
[groaning]
[Cole] And what a feel. Big Show is all over Rhodes.
He's just tossing Cody around.
Don't think that Big Show has forgotten about all those embarrassing
and humiliating moments that Cody Rhodes put him through
leading up to WrestleMania.
[Jerry] That's what I've said a million times.
You should keep your words soft and sweet because you may have to eat them.
And Cody Rhodes is eating his words. Watch how far he's thrown here.
Oh, man!
[Booker T] That looked like about four to five yards,
he just tossed that boy right there.
[Cole] When I used to bail hay back in the day on a farm,
that's how I used to throw those hip bails.
[Jerry] You used to do what?
You were a farmer?
[Booker T] He's talking about his stomach.
[Jerry laughing] What!
[Cole] Big Show is setting up the table. If he sends Cody Rhodes through it,
he'll keep the Intercontinental Championship.
[Jerry] Your jokes just make no sense.
[Cole] And here's Cody. Look out now. Cody into the table
[indistinct] with a disaster kick.
[Booker T] You got a big champion.
[Cole] That's a unique way to use the table as a weapon.
[Booker T] But how is he gonna put The Big Show through a table like this?
[Jerry] I was impressed with Cody Rhodes, but it was out of pure desperation.
He was finished if The Big Show had had his way there.
Yeah, but look at Big Show gingerly making it to his feet.
Cody Rhodes will take advantage,
and Big Show with a shoulder block out of the corner
and successfully makes his way away from the table.
[Booker T] Cody's trying to get Big Show through that table any way he can.
[Jerry] He wants the chance [indistinct].
[Cole] Remember, if Cody Rhodes had put his foot through that table there,
that table explodes everywhere, Big Show would have won a matchup.
Cody with a big chance.
-[groaning] -[yelling]
[Cody] My hip!
[Booker T] Big Show just toyed with this boy.
[Cole] Did you hear Cody? Cody is swinging down, oh my.
[Jerry] Yeah, "my hip, my hip".
[Cole] How can you figure out any one part of your body that's left
or something like that?
[Jerry] Oh, man. I would just cry.
[Cole] Well, we know that.
[Booker T] Big Show right now just looking his eyes
with a look of anger.
He's actually looking like he's mad at this kid.
That's not a good thing for Cody Rhodes.
[Cole] Cody is trying to set the table up
but I don't think he can regain his breath after those vicious smacks
by Big Show to the chest.
[groaning]
[Jerry] Oh, my.
You're right. That look on the face of The Big Show.
He is still seething.
If I were Cody Rhodes, I'd give Big Show some time to cool off
before I want to get back to the ring with him, maybe six or seven years.
[Booker T] I always say, look at the eyes.
Big Show's eyes is telling the story right now.
He just wants to punish this kid, Cody Rhodes.
He could have beaten him a long time ago, I think.
[Jerry] You say he could have beaten him,
but still, you got to put him through the table.
You can beat him up all you want.
[Cole] And Big Show. Look at Cody, smart.
[Jerry] Wait, whoa, whoa!
-[Jerry] Wait a minute! -[Cole] Yes, yes, yes!
Cody is the champ!
Big Show went through the table.
[announcer] We have a winner!
[Jerry] Hell no!
[announcer] And the new Intercontinental Champion, Cody Rhodes!
[Cole] Yes, Big Show went through the table.
We talked about it: If he goes through the table, he loses.
Big Show went through the table!
[Booker T] Wait a minute, now.
[Cole] What do you mean, wait a minute now?
-[Booker T] Wait a minute. -[Cole] Cody is the champion.
The table busted. Did you not see it?
[Jerry] I mean, the table busted under the weight of The Big Show.
[Cole] Did he not go through the table?
Oh, man, the matchup is over.
Cody is the new champion, and Big Show did not take too kindly to the decision.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] A spear to Cody.
What is Big Show doing now? Come on. This is a really poor sportsmanship.
Big Show lost the championship. He went through a table.
[Jerry] You can say that all you want.
it's not like he went through a table.
[Cole] I think if you watch this,
this may be going through a table.
Yeah, but it doesn't matter. The match is over.
You condone this action?
[Jerry] It matters to Cody Rhodes.
[Cole] Big Show should be fined, he should be suspended.
Something should happen to him.
[Jerry] He just assaulted for no reason the new Intercontinental Champion.
[Booker T] Big Show is just frustrated right now.
He's mad at himself for doing something stupid.
He made a mistake.
And that's the price you pay when you're a child, guys.
I mean, come on.
You knock stuff over your head. You're not supposed to.
[Jerry] Listen to the people. They're saying, "one more time."
[Booker T] I think we should restart this matchup.
[Cole] One more time, Cody Rhodes is defenseless.
[Jerry] But there is still a table that is not broken.
-[Cole] Cody Rhodes, come on now. -[Booker T] Oh, no, wait a minute.
-[Cole] You got to be kidding here. -[Jerry] No, put it down.
You got to be kidding me!
Are you crazy?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] What is wrong with you?
[music]
[Jerry] He's mad. He's a real mad.
[music]
[Booker T] Wow.
[Jerry] That is one angry man right there.
[Cole] Now, folks, Cody Rhodes is the new Intercontinental Champion
but you wouldn't know it by looking at him.
[Booker T] He won't know it. He's the champion until tomorrow
if he wakes up sometime. Wow!
[music]
[Jerry] How far did Cody Rhodes fall through that table,
or was he thrown through that table?
[Cole] Here's the shocking ending, and you can say what you want.
Cody Rhodes on the drop kick. He put Big Show through the table.
[Jerry] No, he didn't.
[Cole] He put Big Show through a table.
[Jerry] Big Show stepped through the table.
Big Show's own weight caused the table to break.
That's a technicality.
[Cole] It doesn't matter. He lost the championship
And then Big Show frustrated, upset, maybe even embarrassed.
couldn't believe he lost the title.
And as Cody Rhodes would celebrate, Big Show, from out of nowhere,
showing he has absolutely no clue, he's got no sportsmanship
He would just completely ambush, attack from behind Cody Rhodes.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And you guys condone this.
[Jerry] I don't know if I condone it,
but I definitely understand the frustration and the anger
built up on the part of the Big Show.
[Cole] Look at this, watch this! This is unbelievable!
Cody Rhodes, he's 20-something feet in the air
by the time he comes down.
[Booker T] Wow.
We're talking about Extreme Rules. [indistinct]
[Cole] Cody Rhodes will begin his second Intercontinental Reign.
but things are not off to a good start.
[Jerry] There may be something broken other than that table.
[music]
[Cole] I feel so sorry for the guy.
He didn't even have an opportunity to celebrate.
[Jerry] Why don't you cry for him?
[indistinct]
[crowd cheering] Cody! Cody!
[Cole] Let's take another look
at what can only be called a bizarre ending here.
Cody Rhodes off the dropkick. Nice!
You can say what you want, but there's no denying
that Big Show's foot went to a table.
And did you see the expression on Big Show's face
when he realized-- Oh, no.
[Jerry] Yeah, "I'm caught."
[crowd cheering]
[groaning]
[music]
We have a close-up view of his back, we're right behind him, folks.
It is a mess.
Huge welts, still pieces of the table sticking to the back of Cody Rhodes,
who's nonetheless than the Intercontinental Champion.
You're right, Cody, you are the champion!
And how about this? He's walking out of this arena under his own power.
[Jerry] Well, he's a very lucky young man, and I mean that in more ways than one.
Very lucky.
Ladies and gentlemen, joining me now, the man who will compete
for the World's Heavyweight Championship tonight,
Daniel Bryan.
[crowd cheering]
Daniel, why do you feel you have the advantage
in the two out of these fall matchup against Sheamus?
That's a stupid question.
Teachers like you are the reason the American educational system
have fallen out of the top 20 world rankings.
Let's see, advantages I have over Sheamus?
How many do you want?
Number one, I get more chicks than Sheamus.
Number two, my beard is far manlier than Sheamus' beard ever will be.
Number three, unlike Sheamus, my stomach is not weighed down
by five pounds of corned beef.
I'm better than Sheamus in every way imaginable.
You see, Sheamus is a lot like the crowd here in Chicago.
Chicagoans think they are the best crowd in the WWE universe.
But just like Sheamus, they are over rated and unoriginal.
[crowd booing]
The keys for tonight? Am I smarter than Sheamus? Yes.
Am I in better condition than Sheamus? Yes.
Tonight will I become the two-time World Heavyweight Champion?
Yes, yes, yes,
yes, yes, yes,
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
[whistling]
I think we heard a resounding no, no, no out here, didn't we, Booker?
That's what I thought I heard out here.
We'll see in a minute exactly what's going to happen.
Well, nonetheless, folks, the world heavyweight championship
will be on the line next here at Extreme Rules.
It is the current world champion, Sheamus,
defending his world title against the former champ, Daniel Bryan,
in a best two out of three falls matchup,
as Daniel Bryan will be trying to erase his WrestleMania nightmare.
It is a debut in WrestleMania of Daniel Bryan
and he debuts as World Heavyweight Champion.
[Jerry] Well, that's what it's all about that gold,
the World Heavyweight Championship.
[music]
[Cole] Oh, boy, a good luck kiss from AJ to Daniel Bryan.
Oh, man! A Brogue Kick by Sheamus!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] He did it!
Oh, my god!
Sheamus is the world champion!
That just set a new world record, 18 seconds!
[yelling]
[Booker T] Eighteen seconds.
[Cole] Eighteen seconds.
[Jerry] Eighteen seconds.
[man 1] Eighteen seconds.
[woman 1] Eighteen seconds.
[men 2] Eighteen seconds loss.
Eighteen seconds, AJ. Eighteen seconds!
Your unbelievable selfishness
cost me what should have been the greatest night of my life!
And in 18 seconds at WrestleMania, it was all flushed down the toilet.
[announcer] That was the kiss of death.
It's my fault. I made a mistake at WrestleMania.
I'm so, so, sorry.
I know I can make it up to you. Stop, okay?
I hope you're happy with yourself because I'm finally ready
ready to get rid of all of this dead weight.
We are through.
[crowd booing]
Now get out of my ring.
No, please.
I said get out!
[crowd booing]
On this Sunday, will I kick your arse
to remain World Heavyweight Champion!
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
[Daniel] Sheamus took the cowardly way out.
[Booker] Oh, wait a minute.
[Daniel] Just like he did with that poor, defenseless referee Chad Patton.
[Jerry] Oh!
Frustration is boiling over for Sheamus.
[Cole] General manager isn't going to like that.
Who do you think you are?
-Now I'm going to fine you $500,000. -What?
And if you touch a referee by accident or otherwise,
you're fired.
Oh, watch out, Sheamus can't touch Bryan.
Hit me.
Do it!
[Cole] Now Sheamus is showing a straightening run over
by Mark Henry. Here's the cover.
Wait a minute. That was less than a second.
[Sheamus] At Extreme Rules, it will be indisputable,
it will be undeniable that I should be
the World Heavyweight Champion!
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following is a two out of three Falls Match,
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship!
Now, the first superstar to get either two submissions
or pitfalls will be declared the winner.
[crow cheering]
[music]
[Cole] A very confident number one contender Daniel Bryan here tonight,
And why shouldn't he be?
Chicago is a very important town for Daniel Bryan.
It was in this building, the Allstate Arena, where last July,
Daniel Bryan won the SmackDown Money in the Bank
in the Bank ladder match.
He would cash it in in December and become the World Champion
[Booker T] And I always said, the guy had a plan
and he went out there and he pulled it off.
He became exactly what he said he was going to become
and that's the champ!
We'll see if he can get it back tonight.
[music]
[cheers and applause]
[Cole] There is the World Heavyweight Champion.
You see the T-shirt.
It tells the story. Eighteen seconds.
That's how long it took Sheamus to knock off Daniel Bryan
at WrestleMania because of the pre-match kiss
between Daniel Bryan and AJ.
Guys, I think Daniel Bryan is real confident tonight
because he's finally kicked AJ to the curb.
He blames AJ for the WrestleMania loss. She doesn't fit in the picture anymore.
[Booker T] Daniel Bryan is the guy who could get it done.
My question is, is that 18 second win going to play against Sheamus?
Because if you get a chance to get in there and fill out this guy,
that's going to play tonight. We're going to find out.
[Jerry] We're going to find that out, but my question is, why on earth?
We saw her. Why is little AJ still lurking in the shadows back there,
trying to get back on the good side of Daniel Bryan
after the way he treated her and kicked her to the curb!
-[Cole] She's a gold digger. -[Jerry] She's a what?
[announcer] Introducing first, the challenger from Aberdeen, Washington,
weighing in at 210 pounds, Daniel Bryan!
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent from Dublin, Ireland, weighing in at 267 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion, Sheamus!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] I also think AJ's got a little fatal attraction
or crazy ex-girlfriend in her as well.
[Booker T] She's in love, Cole!
Something that you've never been in, I'm sure
[Jerry] She's certainly not a gold digger. Come on!
[Cole] So here we go for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Sheamus against the challenger, Daniel Bryan.
It is two out of three falls.
First man to gain pitfall or submission--
[indistinct]
First man to win two falls will become the World Heavyweight Champ.
[bell ringing]
[Booker T] This is going to be good, guys.
[Cole] Really good.
The power of Sheamus,
that straight-ahead brawling style against the technician, Daniel Bryan.
[groaning]
Sheamus trying to establish dominance early.
[Booker T] Filling out process is what this is.
[Cole] Just looking down at my watch,
it's--
Yeah, I think the 18 seconds
that Sheamus put Daniel Bryan away at WrestleMania have passed already.
[Jerry] I'm sure that's a lot of pressure on Daniel Bryan.
[Cole] Of course it is. And there's Daniel Bryan.
Went for the Brogue Kick,
and Sheamus and Daniel Bryan scooting out of the way,
wisely into the ropes.
That will force the referee to back Sheamus off.
And you saw Sheamus reminding Bryan, that close again.
That Brogue Kick would've taken Bryan out
and would've given the first fall to Sheamus, no doubt.
Booker, what do you see Daniel Bryan trying to do here,
at least in this first fall?
[Booker] I'll tell you what Daniel is doing,
he's trying to get a psychological advantage,
trying to let Sheamus know that tonight you're going to have to work for it, son.
Let's see, like I say, how this thing plays out.
I think Daniel Bryan's cardio--
Daniel Bryan's cardio is going to come into play later on
in this matchup, trust me.
[Cole] And we talked a lot on Friday night on SmackDown
over how we both though that this type of two-out-of-three style match
would favor Daniel Bryan.
Also, because Bryan does so many submission maneuvers,
he says he has nearly 100 in his repertoire.
[Booker T] Like I say, getting that win in 18 seconds,
that's going to play into this matchup.
Daniel Bryan, trust me, is not going to go away tonight.
Sheamus is going to have to beat him.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Sheamus trying to show Daniel Bryan,
"Hey, I can stick with you on the technical part.
[Jerry] I don't know how long the rest period is going to be between falls,
once somebody wins one,
but if Sheamus were to win that first fall with one of those Brogue Kicks,
[Jerry] Oh, look at this!
[Cole] And Sheamus, with Daniel Bryan in trouble on his shoulder.
There's the Rolling Senton, and Sheamus into the cover
Look at him, he put the full elbow right in the face in a kick-out.
Well, if Sheamus connects and wins a fall with one of those kicks,
it's going to take more than a few minutes to recover from that.
He can just take two straight.
[Cole] And look at this, Daniel Bryan shoulders down.
[crowd cheering]
Sheamus, submission maneuver, and locked it out.
-[indistinct] -[Jerry] Oh, man!
[Cole] Daniel Bryan, the submission specialist,
-being taken to school here. -[Booker T] I can't believe this!
I can't believe Daniel Bryan got sucked into this right here.
[Cole] And that will force a break.
Daniel Bryan wisely making it to the bottom rope.
So, Booker, something we haven't seen out of Sheamus before.
[Booker T] I'll tell you, that was a message:
"That's it. I'm going to match you move for move."
[Cole] And again Daniel Bryan, look at this!
Quick roll up by Bryan, and Sheamus almost got caught.
Explodes with a Clothesline.
[Booker T] I think Sheamus should just stay in his element right now.
Don't try to play Daniel Bryan's game.
He fell into a little trap, I think.
[Jerry] I agree, Booker.
If Daniel Bryan's that much of a submission specialist,
he knows every submission hold,
and he also knows every counter and how to get out of it.
[Booker T] That's exactly my point.
[Cole] Sheamus goes back to the physical aspect
that brought him to the dance.
And he'll try to overpower Daniel Bryan.
[indistinct]
And Sheamus, of course, outweighs Bryan as well.
[Booker T] I watch Daniel Bryan right now. He's just taking it.
And I think that's really a strategy.
[Cole] Wow, Nice move.
Daniel Bryan over the top using his quickness here,
and he knocks down Sheamus and he is trying to build momentum
as the world champion will take a breather.
[Booker T] Sheamus took his eye off Daniel Bryan for about a half a second.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan out of the attack and his expression changed.
This is where Daniel Bryan becomes so dangerous.
He's like a little pit bull. Very vicious when he needs to be.
And there's an example with Sheamus!
[Booker T] That's good right there. Just came with the play, dawg.
[Cole] Sheamus intercepting Bryan in midair
and driving him spine first into the barricade.
[Jerry] That's how quickly Sheamus can turn this thing around.
[Booker T] Check this out right here.
[indistinct] Oh my goodness, right to the back of the head.
[Cole] And here is another one, watch this, whiplash,
And now Sheamus, meanwhile, top left of the screen,
Sheamus going to the top rope. Bryan in trouble.
And Sheamus looked like he was going for that battering ram
and Daniel Bryan countered.
[Booker T] Daniel Bryan, I mean, this guy is actually a professor
in the middle of that ring,
He knows every inch of it. He knows where you are at all times, too.
[Cole] I like that, professor Bryan.
[Jerry] You call him professor all you want.
But Sheamus grew up and went to the school of hard knocks,
-as you know, Booker. -[Booker T] Yes, indeed.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] No, you don't know anything about the school of hard knocks.
It doesn't look like that.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan stomping away and taking it to Sheamus.
Look at the point of the knee, driven right into the tickle of Sheamus
as Bryan looks to wear the big man down.
Here's the cover. Hook of the leg of the champ ,
who kicks out at one.
[Booker T] This is what I've seen this guy since day one.
Daniel Bryan is a guy who goes out in the middle of that ring
and you don't think he can get it done, but he pulls it off every single time.
[Cole] Think about Sheamus, too.
It's so hard to put him away because you rarely get a two count on this guy.
Every near fall, Sheamus seems to be kicking out at one!
See Daniel Bryan again wearing Sheamus down.
-[Jerry] Ouch! -[Booker T] Wow. That's got to hurt.
[Jerry] Look at those fingers. Look at this!
You're right, Daniel Bryan knows how to hurt and inflict pain
on every part of your body. That's what he's doing here.
Look at the way he has got Sheamus' body twisted.
[Booker T] No kidding!
[Cole] He's going to try to rip that shoulder out of joint.
The shoulder is down here.
[Booker T] This right here is what Sheamus has never combated with.
A guy like Daniel Bryan, such a technician in that ring.
You don't know where to start. You don't know where to go.
That guy is that good.
[Cole] And the pace is slowed
as Daniel Bryan has taken control of the world champion.
[Jerry] Sheamus has got to use a lot more of those big power moves
that, as we said, brought him to the dance.
[Cole] It's hard to do it, though.
Daniel Bryan's got him twisted like a pretzel in the middle of the ring.
[indistinct]
The jaw of Daniel Bryan. Here comes one.
Sheamus really needs to create separation between himself and Bryan,
not allow Bryan to get into sufficient air in.
[Booker T] Definitely didn't get a chance to create any separation
because Daniel Bryan was right on his heels when he hit those ropes.
[Jerry] Booker, you mentioned earlier cardio and conditioning.
It looks like Sheamus may be sucking a little wind!
[Booker T] Like I say, guys, that 18-second win
I don't know if he can go out there and last a test of time
when it's a two out of three falls match. That's what's playing against Sheamus.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan feels like he has something to prove here tonight.
[Jerry] Well, he does.
He's already proven that the 18-seconds was a fluke.
Not necessarily a fluke, but a lucky breaker
or him getting caught off guard.
[Cole] I think he's getting caught off guard,
because there's no doubt Daniel Bryan is one of the best technicians,
if not the today here in the WWE, and he has proven it against Sheamus.
Roll through, shoulders down, two count, got it? No!
He kicked out at two and a half.
[Booker T] That was a great move.
Daniel Bryan got into a fight right there, he just sidestep Sheamus
and he almost got a three count.
On cont one, two, three!
[Jerry] When are you going to stop blaming AJ for that loss, come on?
He was just as much a part of that kiss and being distracted as she was.
Think she begs, "Kiss me one more time" before the match starts?
[Cole] Daniel Bryan said on Friday,
the record book should state that AJ lost the match against Eddie,
-not Daniel Bryan. -[Booker T] Oh, boy, that's ridiculous.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan, every single thing he does to his opponent
is with the intent to maim.
-[Booker T] Wait a minute! -[Cole] Look at Sheamus!
[Booker T] He tried to hyper extend that shoulder, man.
[Cole] Look at the punishment Bryan's inflicting on Sheamus
[Jerry] Well, you can already tell
that's nothing like what Sheamus expected, can't you, Booker?
[Booker T] Definitely. Right now, this kid has just grounded Sheamus,
put him in his own environment. Right now, Sheamus is working up heel,
and it's a long way up, dawg.
[Cole] But the thing is, he's still managing to stay in this match.
No falls yet, best two out of three falls for the World Championship.
Sheamus again, looking to create that separation,
but once again, it's Bryan on the attack.
[indistinct] Bryan is finding the mark with that kick.
[Cole] Sheamus, though.
There's a shoulder to the gut.
[Booker T] That right there is beginning to roll it for Sheamus.
[Cole] The train's starting to move down the tracks.
[Booker T] Well, check D-Bryan out, I mean, the guy is so smart.
[Jerry] Making himself out of harm's way by getting out of the ring.
Out of harm's way?
Maybe I spoke too soon.
[crowd counting]
[Cole] Sheamus just thundering blows to the chest of Bryan.
The strength that powers Sheamus is coming to play.
Fall away slam by Sheamus. Crawls to the cover, hooks the leg.
Will this be the first fall? No.
[Booker T] Look at Sheamus.
Sheamus is sucking wind right now, guys. Look at the sweat on his body.
[Jerry] You got to admit this match started out at a hectic pace.
[Micheal] You know, Booker--
That was something you can expect at less than three falls.
[Cole] That was one of the classic calls of all time.
Look at the sweat of his body.
[Booker T] The guy's a little winded, you can tell he's working really hard.
You look at D-Bryan, the guy's still--
[Cole] You're sweating it out here and he's announcing!
Here we go. Shoulders down. Mayhem here.
And a kick out at two and a half.
[Booker T] That's excitement, Cole.
[Jerry] He's wearing a three-piece suit. What did you expect?
[Cole] Not all of us get to wear T-shirts to the ring.
As you see, Daniel Bryan, again,
trying to get the upper hand
on the world champion.
[Jerry] Not everyone can beat the king.
[groaning]
[Cole] Bryan continuing to just beat on Sheamus
as we take a little look.
[yelling, groaning]
A sidestep. Sheamus going head first off the turnbuckle.
You can see the way he kicks the ropes.
[Jerry] The hard rope right back into the forehead of Sheamus.
[Booker T] Trust me, Sheamus was not looking for a fight like this.
Daniel Bryan is bringing it tonight!
[Cole] Look at Daniel Bryan with the Hurricane for the top rope.
Sheamus countered. Sheamus maybe going for the battering ram.
And there it is! The big shoulder block.
[Booker T] That's it.
[Cole] Hooks the leg and Bryan manages to squirm out at two.
What a battle for the world title! Two out of three falls.
[Booker T] People can say what they want to say about Daniel Bryan
cashing in the money in the bank.
But this guy is the real deal, as far as being champion.
This guy is true!
[Cole] He held the title for a number of months.
There's no doubt Daniel Bryan was the real deal as champ.
And now he tries to win the gold back from Sheamus.
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan up and-- Look at this.
Oh, how smart.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan always knows where he's in the ring.
That time he realizes he was in the ropes, managed to duck under.
Sheamus goes up over the top
-and now Daniel Bryan. -[indistinct]
[Booker T] Wait a minute, here comes Daniel Bryan!
[Cole] Oh, it's Sheamus.
Was he playing possum?
[Jerry] No, I don't think so.
Maybe he twisted that ankle some kind of way.
[Cole] Sheamus looking to put Daniel Bryan away.
He's got Daniel Bryan up high. Bryan rolls through.
Shoulders down. Got him.
No! And another kick out by Sheamus.
Near fall for Daniel Bryan. Now he's down over the "Yes!" Lock.
[Booker T] I'm wondering right now,
how is Sheamus going to beat Daniel Bryan tonight?
Because Daniel is totally on top of his game.
[Cole] Yeah, but how is Daniel Bryan going to beat Sheamus?
The frustration has got to be setting in to the point
where Daniel Bryan again going for the "Yes!" Lock.
This is the submission maneuver he used to call the Labelle Lock
And again, trying to get it locked in on Sheamus.
And Sheamus not allowing him to do it.
-[Booker T] He's close. -[Jerry] Just think about this, guys.
No matter which one of these guys finally win this first fall--
Oh, that's just the start. They've got to continue on.
[Cole] Sheamus went shoulder first into the post.
And you can see how his sweatband got hung up
on the steel surrounding the turnbuckle.
When Sheamus fell out of the ring, may have pulled his shoulder out of joint.
Did you guys see it hanging there?
[Jerry] That didn't look good.
[Cole] Oh, man.
Now Daniel Bryan has targeted the shoulder.
[Jerry] He's like a shark in the water now.
He realizes there is an injury.
[Cole] And again!
Bad shoulder, bad news for Sheamus,
especially with the "Yes!" Lock looming for Daniel Bryan.
[Booker T] Definitely bad news because this guy, Daniel Bryan,
is just taking it to Sheamus.
Check this out right here.
-[groaning] -[crowd] Oh!
[Cole] And watch. This is what I was talking about. See?
His arm got hung up there.
Daniel Bryan, realizing his shoulder may have been hurt,
has gone and now moved his attack to the left shoulder of Sheamus.
And the assault and the punishment continues.
[Jerry] I think Sheamus tweaked his ankle earlier,
but he was able to disguise or hide that,
but there was no hiding that shoulder injury.
[Booker T] Sheamus' balling tactics
definitely not working tonight with this guy, Daniel Bryan.
Daniel Bryan is proving tonight he is champion.
[Daniel] Yes, yes, yes!
[Booker T] It's close.
[Cole] It is amazing that Daniel Bryan--
-[Booker T] Wait a minute! -[Jerry] Wait a minute.
[crowd booing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the first fall
by disqualification, Sheamus!
[Cole] Sheamus goes up 1-0, best two out of three falls,
but Daniel Bryan does not look at all to be disturbed
by the fact that he was disqualified.
[Booker T] That was all by design.
Because Daniel Bryan just kept kicking that arm.
He may have broke it.
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan got a game plan.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan disregarding the referee who counted to five,
finally calls this off and gives the fall to Sheamus via disqualification
But to Booker's point, you may be right.
Sheamus, he has no use of the left arm right now
and he's a sitting duck, perhaps, for Daniel Bryan.
[Booker T] Daniel Bryan may have broke that arm.
[Cole] Look at Bryan, right back to the shoulder again.
Sheamus, center of the ring.
Daniel Bryan's got Sheamus where he wants him.
Oh, man, there was a method to the madness.
Daniel Bryan, the "Yes!" Lock!
[Booker T] There's no way he's going to get out of this one.
[Cole] Completely locked in.
[Jerry] He's going to break that shoulder.
[Booker T] That arm is black and blue.
Wait till we get a shot at it.
[Cole] The pressure on the left shoulder and arm of Sheamus right now.
Sheamus trying desperately to crawl to the bottom rope to force a break.
[Jerry] Has Sheamus not tapped out already?
[Booker T] I think his arm is broken, guys.
Daniel Bryan did that totally by design.
[Daniel] Yes!
[Cole] That may have been the greatest strategy
I've ever witnessed, if it pays off for Bryan.
But will Sheamus tap out?
Got to be an excruciating pain.
[Booker T] He's out.
Referee, stop it. He's out.
Yes!
[Jerry] I don't think he's even able to tap.
[Booker T] He's out. He's unconscious.
[Cole] Sheamus with a second win here.
Some adrenaline building again for Sheamus.
[Booker T] He just re-locked it.
Let me tell you, he has got--
[Jerry] Well, you can see Sheamus can't breathe as well.
Got to be a tremendous amount of pain on that shoulder,
the torque on that joint, but he can't breathe either.
[Booker T] The pain right on the bridge of the nose, too, man. He's out.
-[bell ringing] -[Cole] Yeah, that's right.
I don't think the referee had a choice. Sheamus has not moved.
Sheamus is defenseless, and the referee had--
[announcer] The winner of the second fall by submission,
Daniel Bryan!
[Cole] The referee did the right thing.
I think he had to give the fall to Daniel Bryan.
We are now one a piece.
And as Daniel celebrates, guys, the referee is calling.
He's calling for the Ringside Dr. Sampson here
to come into the ring and check on Sheamus.
[crowd cheering] Yes!
Yes!
[Cole] So right now, we stand at a fall apiece.
The third and deciding fall is still to come,
if Sheamus is able to continue.
[Booker T] There's no way.
There's no way Sheamus is going to be able to continue.
It doesn't look good, guys.
[Cole] Second doctor is now coming to the ring.
What do we do, guys, if Sheamus can't continue here?
[Booker T] We've got a new champ.
[crowd cheering and yealing]
[Cole] As the doctors continue to work on Sheamus,
I'll tell you, I am amazed at the strategy by Daniel Bryan here.
This is after the restart, after the first fall.
Second fall begins now.
Sheamus is defenseless.
[Jerry] As you said,
it's not only an excruciatingly painful submission to hold,
but the way Daniel Bryan had that lock on Sheamus' face,
I think it was cutting off his air and that's what caused him to pass out.
[Booker T] They allowed him to breath.
[indistinct]
Are you still with me, Sheamus?
Come on!
Slowly.
Yes, yes, yes.
Do you want to continue?
Open your eyes, buddy.
[Cole] Sheamus said he's going to continue.
[Jerry] That's a-- that's not a wise move.
[Booker T] That should be a doctor's decision.
I don't think he should continue.
[crowd] Yes-no.
[Cole] Sheamus is the World Heavyweight Champion.
Referee checking now and Sheamus again nodding.
He said, "I'm ready to go." We're tied at a fall apiece.
[Jerry] He's not ready to go, come on!
[Cole] Next fall determines who will be the world champ.
[Booker T] Look at that.
Sheamus telling him about that lock down, man.
He's hurt. Just look at him. You can see the swelling.
[Cole] You guys made the point. A Brogue Kick! Whoa!
A Brogue Kick from out of the corner by Sheamus!
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh!
[Cole] Daniel Bryan came rushing in, and Sheamus
sort of just pushed himself off the ropes into a Brogue Kick to the face.
[Booker T] Did Sheamus get all of it?
That's the question.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan may be down and out, we'll find out momentarily.
Sheamus crawls to the cover.
Hooks the leg. There's a two count and a kick out by Bryan.
And we continue!
[Booker T] That little bit of time wasted.
[Jerry] Watch this, when the referee started his third fall,
it didn't take long.
Daniel Bryan a little overzealous there.
[Cole] And Sheamus with a Brogue Kick to the skull.
[Booker T] But it took Sheamus a while to get into the cover,
which may have helped Bryan.
[Booker T] Sheamus did not get the full effect of that Brogue Kick.
He just got partial. Almost got a three count.
This thing is getting heated.
[Cole] Normally, Sheamus has a momentum coming on
all the way across the ring when he delivers the Brogue Kick,
but he only had a couple of feet to work with there to Bryan.
But now Bryan's trying to get back to his feet.
Sheamus trying to get some life back into the left arm.
World Championship on the line. It's pressure time.
[Booker T] Just look at that arm. You can see the swelling.
I mean, he's hurting. He's hurting bad for this fight.
[Jerry] There is fighting left in Sheamus.
[yelling]
-[Cole] What a kick! Did you hear that? -[Booker T] Right behind the ear.
[Cole] Sheamus may be knocked out.
He may be unconscious.
[Cole] Daniel Bryan into the cover.
Two count on Sheamus. Kick's out at two.
[Booker T] Did you see that kick?
Right behind the ear, and it was solid.
Check this out! Did you hear that!
[Jerry] Man!
[Booker T] Wow.
I don't know how Sheamus kicked out of that.
But tonight, he's all man in the middle of this ring.
[Jerry] Both these guys are not going to leave anything.
[Cole] They're giving it their all.
Sheamus is back on his feet, using his good arm,
his right arm, to punish Daniel Bryan.
[Booker T] Don't waste no time, son.
[Cole] This match has been everything that was advertised and more.
Next fall…
[Booker T] Oh, Wait a minute.
…will determine the world champion.
Sheamus is going for a Suplex. Daniel Bryan counters again,
now with headbutts.
Both these guys pulling out all the stops.
Now it's Daniel Bryan again in control. Top rope.
He feels he's got it, and look at this!
[cheers and applauses]
[Booker T] Talk about a matchup.
[Jerry] Let's go back and look in slow motion. Oh, brutal kick.
To the side of the head of Sheamus.
How this match is still going, I don't know.
[Booker T] Any normal man would have been out for a week
after a kick like that, dawg.
[Cole] Oh, there's Sheamus!
Daniel Bryan back to his feet and you feel it a little bit.
Sheamus picking up some momentum.
Another Axe handle from Sheamus at the World Champion.
[Jerry] That arm has got to be killing him.
[Booker T] Yeah, but he's still throwing it,
-he's still throwing it. -[Jerry] He is.
-[Cole] Oh, man! -[Booker T] With force!
[Cole] And that's the Irish Curse backbreaker
Knee to the spine.
[Booker T] Look at that, dawg.
[crowd booing]
[indistinct]
[Booker T] Let me tell you, [indistinct]
may be broken up.
Definitely got a structure of or something going on.
[Cole] Sheamus has Brogue Kicked again!
[Booker T] Oh, my goodness!
[Cole] Spun it in the air. Cover. Hook of the leg.
Two count. Sheamus wins a war
and retains the world title.
[announcer] Here is your winner and still the World Heavyweight Champion,
Sheamus!
[Cole] What a matchup!
Incredible!
Two out of three falls!
Sheamus retaining the world title!
[music]
[Jerry] That was good.
Let's take one more look.
[Cole] We're now at a fall apiece here.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] That final Brogue Kick! Can we see that one more time?
Just for me?
[Booker T] Check it out, Daniel Bryan just got turned inside out.
[Jerry] That spun Daniel Bryan for a 360,
and made sure that the gold stayed around the waist of the great white.
[Booker T] Talking about sucking it up, Sheamus went out there and sucked it up.
It was all the way from the gut.
That kid got the job done and you got to love it.
[Jerry] Let me ask you this, Cole,
do you think there is any way on earth that Daniel Bryan blame that loss on AJ?
Hey Cole, can he blame that loss on AJ?
-[Cole] No. -[Jerry leaughs]
[music]
[Cole] We are live tonight in the wonderful WWE city
of Chicago, Illinois.
What a match between Sheamus and Daniel Bryan,
Sheamus retaining the world title.
It's Ryback's time!
Hey, come here, check this out.
Oh boy.
They're doing something, something there.
[beel ringing]
[announcer] The following is a handicap match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from St. Louis, Missouri,
at a combined weight of 345 pounds, the team of Aaron Relic and Jay Hatton!
[crowd booing]
For the last several weeks over on SmackDown,
many men have tried to make a name for themselves
in their first ever WWE matches.
And they've all fallen flat on their faces.
But no one superstar stands a chance against two at the same time,
especially us two.
Who here watched Matt's?
Who here watched mine?
Well, we're going to combine them both for one easy to understand equation.
Two is greater than one.
[Jerry] What the--
[Booker T] He might be right.
Two is greater than one.
-Two is greater than one. -[Jerry] Shut up!
Two is is greater than one.
[Cole] Thank you.
[music]
[Jerry] These guys could start a new TV show, Booker: one and a half men!
[announcer] Their opponent, from Sin City, weighing in at 291 pounds, Ryback!
[Cole] King,
Booker and I had the opportunity on Friday night SmackDown
the last couple of weeks to watch this man in action.
He's 6'3", 291, his name is Ryback.
And whenever he heads to the ring for a match,
superstars carry him while they gather around the monitor in the back
because this man is a machine, he's a terminator!
[Booker T] This guy is totally off the hook.
But normally, two against one, you may have a little something.
[laughing] We're going to see in just a second.
Here is a guy who bench presses 525 pounds, Ryback.
[Jerry] I bet he could bench press a Volkswagen.
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] This guy weighs about 110 pounds.
[Booker T] Nice kick. That was a nice kick.
[Cole] Yeah, and another good one.
That will work, too.
-[Cole] Ryback. -[Booker T] Get some momentum, King.
[Cole] Absolute machine!
[groaning]
[Jerry] Ouch.
[Cole] Oh lord! Flat out power.
[Booker T] There's no way I'm tagging in to something like that.
[Jerry] Right now this kid is thinking, "Why am I here?"
Guess what?
There you go!
[Cole] Oh, yeah you do. Whoa!
Nice tattoos.
Look at Ryback!
[Booker T] Wait a minute. This is the one I like.
Oh, my goodness!
[Cole] See you, bye!
Ryback is yelling, "Finish him."
[Booker T] I like this guy.
[Jerry] Oh, boy.
[Booker T] Oh, that is a tail bone breaker.
Finish him!
[Jerry] It hurt me over here.
[Jerry laughing] That poor little guy.
[Cole] Oh, man.
[Jerry] Have you ever seen in the springtime when a baby bird
falls out of the nest? That's what he looked like to me.
[bell ringing]
[Cole] Total annihilation.
[announcer] Here's your winner, Ryback.
[Cole] I guess two aren't greater than one in this case.
[indistinct]
[music]
[Cole] Ryback, again, extremely impressive here tonight.
We said before, this is total annihilation.
[Booker T] Definitely. Just check him out. This guy's more through the competition.
Check this move out right here.
Oh my goodness, talk about a spinal!
[Jerry] He may never be the same after that.
[Booker T] Spinal tap, baby.
Right here.
Feed me more!
Done!
[crowd cheering]
CM Punk.
Wait, wait.
[crowd cheering]
Welcome home.
Chris Jericho has gone out of his way the past few weeks
to publicly humiliate, as well as besmirch the reputation
of family members that you will have here tonight.
What are your thoughts going into this highly emotional title defense?
Two things, the first one being, tonight's not just any old title match.
It's a Street Fight, Chicago style.
I know what that means.
And everybody out there knows what that means.
But I don't think Chris Jericho knows what that means.
He's more focused on the psychological warfare
that he's been waging over the past couple weeks.
And that's only made me stronger, evident by the fact that Monday Night Raw,
I passed my field sobriety test with flying colors.
Now, he also likes to say that my father somehow passed along genetic demons to me.
That's very eloquent of him. "Genetic demons."
Well, I exercise those genetic demons every day I step into the ring.
I tape my fists and I X my hands.
Jericho's been busy trying to prove to the world
that I'm something and I'm not.
All he's done is prove that he's a sad, pathetic little man.
Tonight, I get to prove that I'm the best in the world.
But I don't just get to do that.
I get to do it in front of my family
and 20,000 of my closest friends.
[crowd cheering]
It's going to be fun. And tomorrow morning,
somebody's waking up with a hangover. And it's not me.
It's going to be Jericho.
Not because of booze, but because I put him to sleep.
[Cole] We want to send out a very special thank you to Shinedown
for the song "Adrenaline".
It's the official Extreme Rules theme song.
It's off the album Amaryllis, and it's available right now on iTunes.
As you just saw, CM Punk appears to be done playing games.
Up next, CM Punk puts the WWE Championship on the line
in front of his family, his friends, and his hometown.
CM Punk versus Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight.
[music]
[Jericho] Bottoms up, Punk!
[soft music]
Is the WWE universe witnessing CM Punk in the middle of his first bender?
Your father is an alcoholic.
Alcohol is in your blood, Punk.
And your sister, she has problems with substance abuse,
doesn't she.
And now that you've had a taste, it's in your genes.
You're going to want another one.
Are you tipsy? And another one.
It's your destiny to be a drinker, isn't it?
You like the taste of whiskey?
The first of the 12 steps of an alcoholic's recovery
is admitting that you're powerless to alcohol.
Do you like the taste of beer?
That's taking control of your life.
What were you doing in a pub?
That your life was unmanageable.
Were you drinking?
You're on the path of alcoholism.
I want to propose a toast!
Don't drink too much, because if you do,
it goes straight to your head!
Just admit it, Punk, you've lost your dignity.
You've lost your personal beliefs.
And in two weeks at Extreme Rules,
you're going to lose the only thing you have left.
The WWE Championship!
CM Punk is drinking.
And as a result, you need to strip him of the World Championship.
I'll make sure there is credible proof that he's in violation.
I have an idea.
Make Punk take a field sobriety test.
When he fails, which he will, because he's been drinking, then
you can legally strip him of the championship.
[man] Sir, we're going to need for you to recite your alphabet backwards.
Z-X--
There is a "V" in there somewhere, I know.
Sir, I'm going to need you to walk this straight line right here.
Come on, look at this!
This guy is drunk.
Just give me one more chance.
Z, Y, X, P, O, E,
D, C, B,
A.
This dark place that you sent me to, I'm going to use it.
And I'm going to channel it.
Let me assure you that, in Chicago,
in front of my friends and my family and my hometown
in front of my father, in front of my sister,
I'm coming after you from this dark place, Chris Jericho.
Because this is no longer about me being the best in the world.
This is about me kicking your ass!
[crowd chanting] CM Punk!
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following is a Chicago Street Fight
for the WWE Championship.
There will be no count-outs, and no disqualifications.
The only way to win is by pitfall or submission.
[esxplosion]
[crowd cheering]
[explosions]
[music]
[Cole] Chris Jericho has not been able to get the bad taste out of his mouth
for the past month.
Chris Jericho cannot get over the fact that he lost in his attempt
to win the WWE Championship on the grand stage at WrestleMania
against CM Punk.
And for a superstar that is as proud as Chris Jericho is
of what he's accomplished in his career, Booker,
losing at WrestleMania is not going to sit well with him.
[Booker T] Definitely got to mess whit his head.
I know Chris Jericho from way back in the day.
The guy has only known one thing his whole career.
That's going out there and winning.
So totally had to take a step back on that grand stage.
[Jerry] Well, you said it, Jericho has had a bad taste in his mouth.
He's been trying to put a bad taste in the mouth of CM Punk
for the last month as well.
[Cole] That's why Chris Jericho has won over 30 championships.
He was the first ever undisputed WWE champion,
a six-time world champion, nine-time intercontinental champion.
[Jerry] With all those accolades, as good as this guy is,
why is he such a jerk?
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[music continues]
[indistinct]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] This is Chicago.
This is the hometown of that man, the WWE champion,
CM Punk, who has come dressed for a street fight.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Cole] We mentioned CM Punk's family and friends
in attendance here tonight in Chicago
Including that woman there, his sister, Shailene,
his mother, Raylisa, here as well.
CM Punk hoping to successfully defend the WWE championship here tonight.
King, this is where Punk, back in July of last year,
won the WWE championship.
The last night he was under contract to the WWE,
a victory which really changed the landscape of WWE for much of 2011.
[Jerry] And as big as that victory was for CM Punk,
tonight can be just as big
because tonight he's fighting not only for the championship,
but he's fighting for the honor of his family.
That young lady, his sister sitting right there,
All the lies that Chris Jericho told about her, Booker, is just insane.
[Booker T] You know, that's the thing right there, King.
You don't want to bring family into the picture.
It just fuels CM Punk, like he said.
Tonight, he's gonna take it out on Chris Jericho.
Check out the shirt, "Poison Free".
Trust me, there's gonna be a lot of poison laid out in this match.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Booker T] Oh, check them out.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Jerry] It is electric in here as Chris Jericho's jacket.
[Booker T laughs] This is a fight to the break out, dawg.
[Cole] Fourteen thousand, eight hundred seventeen strong.
[announcer] First, the challenger, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing 227 pounds, Chris Jericho!
[crowd booing]
[Jerry] Look at that smug look. He's, like, supremely confident.
-[Booker T] That's called arrogance, baby. -[Cole] That's exactly right, Booker.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Chicago, Illinois.
[crowd cheering]
Weighing 218 pounds, he is the current WWE Champion,
CM Punk!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] It is a Chicago Street Fight,
and it can only be won via pitfall or submission.
One of the most prestigious championships in the history
of sports entertainment.
The over 50-year-old WWE title.
So it seemed like, for weeks, Chris Jericho held the upper hand,
at least psychologically, until last week,
when the sobriety test really backfired in Jericho's face.
And now it's Punk looking to take out frustration
and embarrassment and humiliation at the hands of Jericho here in Chicago.
[Booker T] There's gonna be nothing pretty about this.
No drop-downs or anything like that. This is going to be a fight!
[groaning]
[Cole] And look at Punk stopping away at Jericho,
taking out frustration at a man who brought out the past
of CM Punk's alcoholic father, claimed his sister was a drug addict,
and took his mother on having major issues as well,
as Punk breaks the fight for the timekeeper's area,
goes for a steel chair immediately.
[Booker T] Here we go.
[Cole] And for Jericho, guys, he's really gotta weather
this early storm, I believe, in Punk.
[Jerry] I think you're right.
CM Punk knows all of the things that Jericho has done and said
over this past month, and it's all built up.
And he's gonna take it out instantly if he can.
He's looking for instant gratification.
And that may not be a smart strategy, right, Booker?
[Booker T] This thing is personal. I mean, just go out there and just do it.
It's about holding on to the championship,
but it's about a fight here tonight, he wants to hurt somebody.
[crowd cheering] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Cole] I think it really bothers CM Punk about all this is coming.
Again, using the Kendo stick as a weapon.
He claimed that Jericho tried to destroy him of his privacy.
Says his straight edge is a personal choice.
Problems within his family, between him and his family.
Jericho did not need to air that dirty laundry publicly, which he did.
[Booker T] He's been just going off.
He's been on Twitter, talking about all of the social media,
trying to get in the head of CM Punk.
[Cole] Punk got out of the attack, and the smile, the sly smile from Punk.
[Jerry] Jericho thought he was going to beat Punk in his own game,
but backfired again, just like that sobriety test.
[Cole] Punk, a three-time world champion, two-time WWE champion.
[Booker T] Just land on him, Punk. Boom!
[Cole] And well goes to the use of the Kendo stick.
[yelling]
[Cole] A little nod to his sister, mentioned again at Ringside tonight,
his mother's here as well, in attendance at the Allstate Arena
in Chicago along with nearly 15,000 WWE fans.
And there she is again. Shea Lee, Punk's sister.
And Jericho.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Yeah, but again, there he is.
That is why the man has won 30 championships in his career.
The wily veteran Jericho taking advantage, and now Jericho goes on the attack.
[Booker T] Jericho has all the tricks of the trade.
Got the referee out of position and used him.
[Cole] Booker, you've been in the ring with Chris Jericho.
You know he can be as nasty as they come.
[Booker T] We always talk about the dirtiest player in the game
and we're looking at one of them right here,
and that's Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] Yeah, he'll pull out all the stops.
I don't think he has ever seen a belt that he won't hit below.
[Cole] And to your point, in a matchup tonight
like the Chicago Street Fight, you are allowed to be dirty.
It's encouraged, it's legal.
And Jericho right to the skull.
[Booker T] That's the Jericho move.
Nobody does it better.
[crowd booing]
Check out the arrogance, just wasting a lot of time.
[Jerry] Yeah, big time waste.
[Cole] Yes, but again, he weathered the initial storm by Punk.
That's what Jericho did.
And now Jericho is gonna see Punk apart.
Chicago Street Fight.
You must win via pitfall or submission. No disqualifications. No count-outs.
[Jerry] In this is part of the match where he's pounding.
[Cole] Jericho into the timekeeper's area.
[Jerry] That's Punk.
[Cole] I'm sorry, Punk. But it was Jericho earlier.
[Jerry] Yeah, he's pounding on Punk in front of Punk's sister and his family.
[Cole] This is what Jericho said he was going to do.
That he was going to embarrass him, beat him up and take the title
in front of 15,000 of his closest friends.
-[Booker T] Oh, man. -[Jerry] That hurts.
Wow.
-[Jerry] Look out. [Cole] Oh, look out now!
[Booker T] Here we go.
[Cole] And there goes Jericho,
bouncing off the top of the announce table.
[Jerry] The headbutt.
[Cole] WWE champion. Look at Jericho, again, legal.
[Jerry] Exposing that steel turnbuckle.
[Cole] Takes the protective covering off the turnbuckle.
That turnbuckle ring is exposed
and now taunting Punk.
[Booker T] In a match like this, the referee is there for one reason:
to make that three count.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Here comes Punk, and he went high with the running knee.
Jericho seeing it coming, sidestep.
[crowd] Come on!
[Booker T] More than Jericho seeing that coming,
that's what Jericho is really all about.
Check this out right here.
That's that veteran experience, man.
[Jerry] Look out.
[crowd] Come on, Punk!
[Cole] He is hitting that protective padding off the barricade.
Do you see Punk?
[Cole] Right in front of Punk's sister.
Do you see your family, Punk? How does that feel?
Come on!
Come on, Punk!
[indistinctive]
Look at your brother!
Come on, Punk.
Look at them!
[chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
Do you wanna watch out for your brother?
[crowd yelling]
[Booker T] Oh my goodness.
[cheers and applause]
[Booker T] Don't do it Chris, don't do it.
[Cole] Jericho, raining into the crowd and CM Punk not gonna let it happen
and now Punk will have the emotion of spillover
as he's got over on Chris Jericho and Punk has completely lost it.
CM Punk has completely lost it!
And look out!
[groaning]
Jericho off the announce table hood and it gets split in half.
[groaning]
And CM Punk, once Jericho went after his sister,
Punk completely lost it.
A crazed look on the face of Punk.
[women yelling]
[Jerry] I don't think there's any reasoning with Punk now.
This is gonna really get nasty, guys. Better step back.
[Cole] Oh, no-- the Pile Driver.
[Booker T] Oh, man.
And Jericho countered!
[man yellling]
And now Chris Jericho back on the attack with a lander in hand.
-[Jerry] Oh, no! -[Cole] Jericho! Up the spine.
[groaning]
[Jerry] Jericho putting him right through.
[Cole] On top of our announce table.
[Jerry] Oh, God!
[Cole] And part of the hood from the announce table
thrashed over the back of Punk.
Wood went flying everywhere.
[indistinct]
Are you drunk? Are you drunk?
Are you drunk?
[crowd] Come on!
[indistinct]
[Cole] Nice match.
Jericho cover for the WWE title to CM Punk.
[Booker T] I've seen a bunch of these type of matches,
and this is what a Chicago Street Fight is all about.
[Jerry] About what?
[Booker T] About pain.
About agony. About beating somebody up,
and I wish you was on the receiving end.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Cole] When deliver a commentary, I can't even follow.
Look at Jericho continuing!
-[Booker T] You want to find out? -[Cole] No, not at all.
We're watching the match for the WWE title.
Punk with a side two punch to Jericho.
And now Punk is in deep, deep trouble.
[Cole] CM Punk thought he had things going his way,
but once again, as you said, Booker,
somehow Jericho has weathered that storm again.
[Booker T] Jericho is a player, man. He is a veteran to the game.
He knows every inch of it.
He's wily. He's cagey. And capable of giving--
Oh!
[Cole] Look at Jericho now, unloading.
[Booker T] That one mistake right there just opened the door,
and Jericho just bounced.
[Cole] Yeah, that the little stumble cost Punk
and it allowed Jericho to seize control.
You see what happens, Punk? You see what happens?
-Huh? -[Punk groans]
[Cole] Jericho claims he's cost Punk his dignity and his honor,
his personal beliefs, the WWE title,
and he's well on his way to doing that.
[Jerry] You're right.
Come on, Punk, look at your sister!
Look at your sister!
[crowd] Come on!
Are you drunk?
Are you drunk, huh?
Huh, are you drunk?
[indistinct]
[Booker T] Wow.
[Cole] Jericho again.
Every time Punk tries to build a little bit of momentum,
Jericho right back on top.
Look at Jericho here, he hooks the leg and the WWE title is up for grabs.
And Punk's got a power out of two.
It's like Jericho has almost taken his hometown crowd out of the game.
[Booker T] Totally evenly match, these guys going toe-to-toe
in the middle of this ring.
And it's all about one thing, a big piece of gold, dawg.
[Cole] Yeah, Punk had--
[Jerry] What in the world…
is that?
What's he got now?
[crowd booing]
Here's to you, Punk.
[Cole] A little toast to the WWE champion
in a way that only Chris Jericho can pull off.
[Jerry] Well, Jericho may be celebrating a little too soon.
[Cole] Now again, it's a little more of the proverbial
rubbing the salt in the wounds than Jericho's doing here.
[Jericho] You piece of trash! Piece of trash!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] It's about winning the WWE championship.
[Booker T] Jericho--
[indistinct]
[Booker T] Jericho just pissing to him…
I mean, he's totally still making the thing a personal issue.
[Jerry] It is. Again,
he could not get over the fact that he lost at WrestleMania.
That's what this is all about.
Oh!
[Cole] A showboating man across Jericho.
Here comes Punk!
[groaning]
[yelling]
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh!
[Cole] Leg, knee, Kendo stick in the face of Jericho.
CM Punk. Nice swinging neck breaker by the champ.
Now Punk hopes to connect.
He couldn't pull this off earlier tonight.
[crowd] CM Punk! CM Punk!
-[Cole] That's vintage. -[Booker T] There he is!
High knee, and can he turn it into the Bulldog? And he does!
And now feels like the momentum's finally shifted Punk's way.
[Booker T] I think this Jericho just played around a little bit too much,
too much showboating out there.
[Jerry] Well.
But as I watch Punk, it's like…
Oh! Oh, man!
[Cole] Many would say that Jericho deserved that.
And it might be nifty-night time for Chris Jericho.
[Jerry] Well, it's about time,
because CM Punk now needs to be about winning this match.
[Cole] Going to the "Go to Sleep," Jericho slipped behind.
This time, Chris Jericho looking to turn Punk over to the right.
-[Cole] And Punk countered. -[Booker T] Beautiful counter right there.
[Cole] Power slam by Punk. This time, hooks the leg, shoulders.
Oh, and it's Jericho out of two.
All for the WWE Championship in a Chicago Street Fight.
[Booker T] What is CM Punk going to do now?
Everything he has tried, and Chris Jericho is still in the game,
I'm gonna tell you!
[Jerry] The longer he stays in the game, the better chance he's got.
[Booker T] Exactly right.
[Cole] CM Punk up top. Jericho…
[Booker T] Oh, man!
Jericho knew Punk was going for that flying elbow
and being the veteran, Jericho was able to counter.
[Booker T] Thought we was gonna see CM Punk fly right there,
drop that big elbow.
[Cole] Punk had every intention, but Jericho thwarted him.
[Jerry] I think up until this point, CM Punk has been about avenging
his honor and his family's honor.
But now he better get about the business of retaining the championship.
[Booker T] I feel that same way.
I mean, CM Punk has got a couple of covers out there.
But through the most part, he's been just trying to hurt this boy.
[groaning]
[Cole] Again, Punk fighting back in it.
Jericho is going for a Superplex.
And CM Punk fighting out of this predicament.
There goes Jericho.
[crowd cheering]
Punk now in the top rope again.
[Jerry] He needs to hit this.
[Booker T] And he's punched, baby!
[Cole] Right in the heart!
Here's the cover! Hook of the leg! Two count!
Got it? No! Jericho kicked out!
[Jerry] How did Jericho kick out of that?
[Booker T] Jericho is a guy, I'm telling you, the guy is a veteran.
He knows exactly what it takes to win. I've been saying that since day one.
But I'm talking about a Street Fight. This has been awesome!
[Cole] Back and forth we go. Punk and Jericho for the WWE title.
Time to Go to Sleep again, and again, Jericho, able to counter.
[Booker T] Not ready to go just yet.
[Cole] And Jericho, Bulldog of his own.
[Jerry] Well, Jericho is just about spent.
He's absorbed a lot, a lot of punishment.
But he's still defiant to the end. Look at him.
[Booker T] You got to give him credit,
Jericho is sticking in that tooth and nail. Lionsault!
[Cole] Went for the Lionsault. CM Punk's on top.
Able to counter. Jericho, no man's land!
[Jerry] Look at this!
[Cole] He went for the Go to Sleep again, an Jericho countered.
Watch out! Oh my gosh! Look at that chair!
Look at the seal of the title! Two count! Two count! Three down!
[Booker T] That was close.
[Cole] Near fall after near fall, the Chicago Street Fight
here at Extreme Rules.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Jerry] Who is going to have the most aggressive--
One big blow after another.
He went right through that chair.
[Cole] Both these athletes have left it all out there tonight.
So evenly matched throughout.
CM Punk first bout
and look at this Codebreaker. Codebreaker by Jericho.
[Jerry] That was a partial Codebreaker.
[Cole] But is it enough?
Is it enough for Jericho to win the WWE Championship?
[Jerry] I don't know if either one of these guys have enough left
do what they need to do.
[Booker T] You just saw CM Punk just stumbled right into that Codebreaker.
Guy doesn't know where he is right now. Just cover it.
[Cole] And Chris Jericho with CM Punk down and out.
We're gonna perhaps put him in the walls of Jericho.
He's trying to put him in his belly.
This will be a submission maneuver if he does it.
[Booker T] That's it right there.
Once you get here, you don't get out of it.
This thing is over, man.
[Cole] Center of the ring. Now Jericho's really got it stitched in.
The champion's in trouble, with nowhere to go!
Remember, a submission or a tap out will changed the title tonight.
Chicago Street Fight rules.
Punk's trying to claw.
[Booker T] That right there is heart and determination by CM Punk.
Trying to grab that bottom rope.
[Cole] Punk trying to make it there. Will he tap out?
Will the champion tap out?
Reach out, Punk, and punch there.
But again, remember, guys, this is a Chicago Street Fight.
No disqualification. Ropes do not cause a break.
Ropes do not cause a break here.
[Jerry] Didn't even think about that one right there.
[Cole] And popped with a fire extinguisher.
[Jerry] What?
[Cole] The fire extinguisher that is kept under the ring,
Punk grabbed it.
A last gasp attempt for-- there he goes.
[Jerry] Right into the face of Jericho!
[Cole] Talk about ingenuous.
Innovative.
CM Punk, for the moment, saving his championship.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Jerry] Well, everybody remembers the Chicago fire.
That one got put out before it started.
[Cole] And Jericho trying to wipe his eyes clean with a referee's shirt.
And now using the extinguisher as a weapon up to the gut of Jericho.
-[Jerry] Watch out. -[Cole] Look at him getting to the refs.
Kick to the back of the head and Jericho may be in la la land.
[Booker T] He's taking a nap right now, baby.
[cheers and applause]
-[Jerry] No, no, no. -[Booker T] He's not going to do it.
[Cole] Jericho can't move. Jericho is out cold.
-[Booker T] He is not going to do it. -[Cole] CM Punk climbing high.
Jericho [indistinct], Jericho is defenseless!
-[Booker T] He's not going to do this. -[Cole] He can't do this. Don't do this!
-[Booker T] He's going to do it! -[Cole] Elbow through the gut!
[Booker T] Wow!
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct]
[Jerry] As hard as that was on Jericho--
[Booker T] Check this out.
You got to be kidding me!
[Cole] And again!
[crowd cheering]
CM Punk driving an elbow through the heart of Jericho.
and perhaps through Jericho's title hopes.
But now Punk has got to get Jericho back into the ring.
This is not a Falls Town Anywhere matchup like it was earlier tonight.
This matchup's got to be won in the ring via pitfall or submission.
[Jerry] He's got him up on the ring.
Cover him. Punk rolling Jericho back into the ring.
Can Punk take advantage? Crawling back in there.
Jericho still stunned from the elbow up the top rope.
Hook to the leg. Shoulders down. Two count.
Jericho kicked out.
-[Booker T] Wow! -[Jerry] Unbelievable.
[Cole] Look at Punk. Anaconda Vice.
Anaconda Vice submission.
Anaconda Vice submission!
Jericho has nowhere to go. Trying to hang on.
[Booker T] He better tap or he's going to Go to Sleep.
[Cole] Jericho with nowhere to go. But look at Jericho, last ditch maneuver.
That's dis-effort perhaps.
Oh, no! He dropped the Kendo stick.
Vice is in! And into the Kendo stick.
On the skull! Punk though has to break the vice.
[Jerry] Jericho just broke that Kendo stick over the head of CM Punk.
[Cole] I'm still shocked that Jericho was able to kick out
after he was driven through the table with the elbow by Punk.
[Jerry] If this is what happens in the streets of Chicago,
I don't want to come back here!
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] And now a steel chair.
Coldbreaker. Chair off the skull.
[Booker T] That's it.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Booker T] We've got a new champ.
Jericho puts another champion away, 2-2-2--
No.
[Booker T] Wow, that was a hometown kick out right there.
[Jerry] No kidding!
-[Cole] Near fall after near fall. -[Jerry] What's gonna take?
Codebreaker with a steel chair to the face of CM Punk,
and somehow he survives?
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Booker T] Good Jericho arm. That was a slow count.
What is it?
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Look at the nerves!
[crowd booing]
[Jerry] They blame him at this point.
[Cole] He's frustrated. With everything he has done,
he has not been able to put Punk away.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Whats Jericho going to do here?
Is he going to use Punk's own move against him?
Is he setting Punk up for a Go to Sleep here?
I am the best in the world!
[Booker T] Insult to injury. Oh, no.
[Cole] And now Punk. Punk countered!
On to the exposed turnbuckle that Jericho exposed earlier.
Going to Sleep!
[Booker T] Good night my friend.
[Cole] Punk wins.
Punk wins! Punk wins!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] The winner of this match and still WWE Champion,
CM Punk!
[music]
[Cole] As his sister looks on,
CM Punk defends his family's honor
and retains the WWE Championship in his hometown of Chicago!
[Jerry] CM Punk proved something here tonight.
CM Punk took everything that Chris Jericho dished out and more
and Punk retained the WWE Title.
[Jerry] What a--what a fight!
That's all you can say.
We've seen a little bit of everything in this match,
including a fire extinguisher to the face of Chris Jericho.
And then watch this go from the top rope and the elbow to the heart.
And then this Codebreaker using the steel chair.
Well, at least we can see the pinpoint of one of these competitors.
And what about the irony of this?
[Cole] Chris Jericho is going to go for the Go to Sleep.
And then it was Jericho on the exposed turnbuckle,
Head first. Right into the Go to Sleep.
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell ringing]
[Cole] CM Punk promised Chris Jericho will wake up
with a hangover in the morning.
Because he went to sleep tonight.
[Booker T] There he is right there, baby.
[Cole] CM Punk celebrating with his hometown fans in Chicago.
[Booker T] They always say blood is thicker than water.
You see CM Punk right there celebrating with his family.
You got to love it.
[Cole] Maybe the cubs should sign him.
They may win a world series.
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[man] They are global entertainers,
professionally trained athletes,
WWE superstars,
but they are not invincible.
When they step into that ring, they take real risks
and endure unimaginable pain,
broken bones, torn muscles, dislocations, separations.
Be smart, be safe. Don't try this at home.
[Cole] And here is the carnage, the damage of the Extreme Rules.
The celebration continues at the Allstate Arena,
Hometown boy CM Punk still WWE Champion.
[Jerry] What a fight!
Chicago Street Fight, certainly lived up to its name.
That was a battle.
[Cole] And I tell you Extreme Rules started tonight actually before we went on the air
with a pay-per-view.
It was the Extreme Rules pre-show exclusive on YouTube,
WWE.com, and Facebook,
where Santino Marella defended the United States championship
against The Miz.
And of course, it wouldn't be Santino without the Cobra.
[Jerry] The Cobra made its appearance in Chicago.
But then The Miz,
well, momentarily spoiled the appearance of the Cobra.
[Cole] The cobra indeed strikes Santino Marella.
[crowd] One, two, three!
Successfully retaining the United States championship
on the Extreme Rules pre-show,
live tonight before the pay-per-view went on the air.
Not a good night at all for The Miz.
[music]
Everyone saw you limping on your ankle today, okay?
You know what, if I have to hobble out to the ring on one leg,
I will still take my Divas Championship right back.
No, Beth, you won't.
According to my report here, you're not medically cleared.
What? That can't be true.
I'm sorry, there is nothing I can do.
Are you sure?
You know what, it doesn't matter.
Today, tomorrow, whenever, as soon as I'm medically cleared,
this is coming home with me.
Good luck.
Well, Nikki, it looks like we get to go home.
-Yeah. -Not so fast, ladies.
You see, we promised the people a Divas Championship match.
So the people are going to get one.
Who is my opponent going to be?
Oh, that is a surprise.
-Surprise? I don't like surprises. -We don't.
Don't worry, it's not Karma.
-Oh, my god. -Jeez.
I was going to [instinc] for a second.
Let me guess, it's Mae Young?
-That was good! -I know!
I feel so much better.
[Cole] Who is it, then?
[Jerry] I like surprises, personally.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] This contest is set for one fall.
It's for the Divas Championship!
[music]
[announcer] Coming to the ring by Brie,
from Scottsdale, Arizona,
she is the current Diva Champion, Nikki Bella!
[Cole] Indeed, Nikki Bella is the current Divas Champion.
Last week on RAW E's first action as executive administrator,
she would make Beth Phoenix versus Nikki Bella Divas tittle match
a Lumberjill match,
meaning that divas would surround the ring.
And Beth Phoenix would dominate as usual, for the [indistinct].
That's the turning point, King, a severely sprained ankle by Beth.
[Jerry] And Beth has nobody to blame but herself.
Just a bad luck situation there.
[Cole] And Nikki Bella would take advantage,
winning the Divas Championship, her first Diva's title
as she stops Beth's title reign at over 200 days.
Nikki Bella, the new champion!
But the question is, who will Nikki face tonight at Extreme Rules?
A surprise Diva.
[Jerry] She has got to be a little nervous not knowing who her opponent is.
As a matter of fact, she looks tense.
Maybe I should go up and give her a little massage.
-[Booker T] Calm down, King. -[Jerry] A pre-match massage?
[music]
[Cole] Brie Bella, a former Divas Champion in her own right.
[Jerry] And if good looks were a crime, those two would be on death row.
You know, I have to say, finally the title's back where it belongs.
with the Bellas!
Because why, Brie?
Because we deserve it.
I deserve it, and you should all deserve it being out
And you all should get used to us being out here
because I will be the longest running Diva's Champion in history.
-Yes, you will. -I know I will be.
So come out, whoever you are, mystery woman,
and face us!
Because the title isn't going anywhere!
-Nope. -Come on.
-I guess she's scared. Come on! -She is, Nikki.
[music]
[Jerry] Wow!
[Booker T] Oh my goodness!
[announcer] Layla!
[Jerry] Layla is back.
[Cole] Former Divas Champion Layla returning to the WWE
with a title opportunity against Nikki Bella here tonight.
It was at this event last year, guys,
Extreme Rules, you may remember,
that Layla was injured. She suffered a severe knee injury,
and it cost her a year of her career.
But Layla is back
with an opportunity for the Divas title
here tonight against Nikki Bella.
[Booker T] And looking good.
[Cole] Layla looks awesome.
Nikki does not look impressed.
[crowd yelling]
[Jerry] I remember Layla,
she's vicious, ambitious, and malicious.
She does look delicious.
[Cole] Nearly 15,000 watching this Divas Championship match in Chicago
and all over the world in places like Canada, Australia, Romania,
Fiji, Central America, and South America.
-[Jerry] Even Romania? -[Cole] Of course.
[Jerry] I'd like to say hi to all the Romans.
Or the vampires.
And there we go, Layla!
That was a smooth move, shoulders down here.
Nikki kicks out. Got to be tough for Nikki Bella
to concentrate on what's going to happen in this matchup.
She was not expecting Layla at all,
she was preparing for Beth all week
And look at Layla up top. Oh, man!
[Booker T] Whoa! Right to that bad knee, baby.
[Cole] And Brie Bella taking advantage,
the referee was busy with Nikki.
And now Nikki, the vicious assault on the injured knee of Layla,
Of course, you see that knee brace Layla wearing there.
And you can't blame Nikki for going after the injury.
[indistinct] and kick out.
We saw last week Nikki can be vicious when her opponent's injured.
She took advantage of Beth last week to win the title.
[Booker T] The thing with a knee injury is, are you coming back too soon?
[Cole] And look at Layla rolling up here. And again, Nikki almost got caught.
[Jerry] Yeah, you're right about that. I mean, let's face it. It's been a year,
but that was a very serious injury.
[Cole] She injured the knee in two different places. Good, Layla.
[yelling]
[Cole] Another firing back here.
And Nikki taking advantage of the smaller Layla.
[yelling]
[Brie] Come on, Nikkie!
[Cole] You hear Brie cheering Nikki on
at Ringside, and Layla here.
[Jerry] Look at Layla!
[Cole] Trying to cross body. Lateral press and Nikki kicks out.
-[Jerry] Watch out! -[Cole] And there's Brie, paying for it.
[Booker T] Wait a minute.
[Cole] Then again that's the problem when you have both here at Ringside.
[Booker T] You definitely cannot turn your back on them, baby.
[Jerry] That's a problem, unless you're one of the Bellas.
Then it's a huge advantage.
[Cole] Layla rolls through, grabs a leg, shoulders down,
and it's Layla who is in trouble.
She's got to spin out of it.
We saw Friday night on SmackDown,
both the Bellas using a little bit of twin magic.
-[Cole] To win their matchup. -[Booker T] A little twin magic.
Where are we going? Here we go again!
[Cole] It's Brie now.
Little switcheroo and Brie's in the ring.
And it's Brie Bella.
[Jerry] Oh, man!
Neck breaker.
[Booker T] Talk about a neck breaker.
[Cole] Layla cover, Layla wins!
[bell ringing]
Twin magic backfires!
[announcer] The winner of this match, a new Divas champion, Layla!
[Cole] Layla wins the Divas Championship.
Nikki and Brie, they tried a little switcheroo.
The twin magic didn't work. Layla returns and wins the title.
-[Booker T] Got to love that. -[Cole] The switcheroo went switchewrong.
[music]
[Jerry] Early on, it was almost like a tag team match
Both the Bellas were all over the place.
But Layla had to continue with each of them.
Which, by the way, she did a good job of.
But then look at this. From behind.
Now, here comes the switch. Keep your eye on this.
[Cole] That's Nikki going out, in comes Brie,
and watch Layla deliver a vicious neck breaker here.
[Jerry] Oh, man!
[Cole] And we've got to hand it to Layla. She missed a year of action.
She comes back from a serious, serious knee injury,
and she wins the Divas Championship, Congratulations to Layla!
[Jerry] But Nikki Bella saw her sister Brie lose her championship.
I guess that longest reigning Divas Championship didn't last that long.
[Cole] No. Less than a week.
[Jerry] Congratulations, Layla.
Excuse me, Mr. Lornitis. I'm Matt.
I'm sorry to bother you. Thank you for your time.
I was hoping you could shed some light on what you and Triple H
were talking about earlier.
Matt, Triple H is the COO of WWE.
I'm the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations.
And the General Manager of both Raw and SmackDown.
Naturally, we spoke about some business matters,
which don't concern you.
But we'll be addressed tomorrow night on Raw.
Let's focus on people power.
I mean, John Cena taking on the new face of WWE, Brock Lesnar.
But--
[Cole] Triple H is going to be a part of Raw tomorrow night, but tonight,
Extreme Rules in the beautiful city of Chicago, Illinois.
But the next time we're on pay-per-view, actually three weeks tonight,
takes place in Raleigh, North Carolina.
It is over the limit.
Well, Jerry, coming up next,
Extreme Rules.
[Jerry] I can't wait.
[Cole] It is John Cena versus Brock Lesnar.
The so-called new face of the WWE, Lesnar,
takes on the current face of this company, John Cena.
For Cena and Lesnar, it all began the night after WrestleMania.
Please welcome the new face of the WWE.
I'm not a superstar.
I'm an ass kicker.
[John] Brock Lesnar!
I think John Laurinaitis wanted me back
to bring legitimacy to the WWE.
There isn't anybody, past or present, that has the accolades that I've got.
High school champion, dominant.
College champion, dominant.
Recruited by the WWE.
They wanted me and they needed me.
Three-time WWE champion.
[announcer] The youngest champion in history!
And I wanted more.
I went out, got into the UFC,
became the UFC Heavyweight Champion.
I had to make a huge impact coming back into this business.
And it just so happened that John Cena is the guy that I targeted.
[Cole] Lesnar's got Cena!
The F5!
He is the top guy here or he thinks he is.
so I had to take him out.
There's nothing about Brock Lesnar that is fake.
It was evident when I took John Cena down
and busted his mouth open.
This is real.
And when I looked across the ring that night
and I seen the blood coming out of his mouth,
I sensed that's a scared man right there.
On April 29th, this is an Extreme Rules match.
I got one objective in mind:
bring the pain to John Cena.
That's a scared man right there.
[Cole] You have to wonder about the mindset of John Cena right now.
He suffered a heartbreaking loss to The Rock at WrestleMania.
[Lesnar] I don't even know who the hell this John Cena is.
Wake up.
[Cole] And then he suffered another set back to Lord Tensai.
[Lesnar] Wake up!
[Cole] And he's now dealing with the destructive presence of Brock Lesnar
and their impending match at Extreme Rules.
You can't lose!
[Jerry] You gotta wonder, are we seeing the end of John Cena as we know him?
More than anything else, all you wanted to do was this.
This was it.
You have to find that John Cena!
You think this was it for Brock Lesnar?
You think Brock Lesnar gives a damn about this?
I don't care about anybody but Brock Lesnar.
What's running through John Cena's mind?
I don't give a crap what is running through his mind.
What's more important is what is running down his leg.
The guy is scared.
He's a scared little schoolboy.
I ain't afraid of anything or anybody.
Whoever is in front of me will feel the pain.
I just want to be a wrecking machine.
People are gonna get hurt. I'm here to cause utter frickin' chaos.
I'm comin' for a fight, John Cena.
[Lesnar] Wake up!
I'm not a superstar.
I'm an ass kicker.
I am Brock Lesnar.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, this is an Extreme Rules match
where anything goes.
The only way to win is by pitfall or submission.
[crowd chanting]
[music]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] From Minnesota, weighing 286 pounds, Brock Lesnar!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] In the year 2000,
Brock Lesnar won the NCAA Heavyweight Championship.
He would come to WWE three times with a WWE title.
He was the 2002 King of the Ring winner and the 2003 Royal Rumble winner,
He would then move on to UFC, where he became a UFC Heavyweight Champion
And tonight, Brock Lesnar is back, in his words,
to "legitimize WWE".
And the fact that Lesnar said that, King,
it tipped a lot of people off in this company
that Brock Lesnar claims needs to be legitimized.
[Jerry] I don't agree with him.
But when you look at this guy, you got to admit: with him comes the pain.
[Cole] Booker, you were very outspoken over the fact that this guy came in
and said he had to legitimatize this company.
[Booker T] I was, but I tell you,
you look at the guy, he's the real deal.
I mean, his credential says it all. He is Brock Lesnar,
the guy who is going to bring a whole lot of pain.
You got to love that.
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Lesnar's opponent. -[Booker T] Exactly.
[music]
[cheers and applause]
[announcer] His opponent, from Massachusetts, weighing 251 pounds,
John Cena!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] John Cena returning to his thug of life roots,
wearing the chain and padlock around his neck
symbolizing that he's here tonight and he's ready to fight.
Will we see the John Cena of old?
Or was Cena so affected by his loss to The Rock in WrestleMania
that he may never recover?
[Jerry] That's the question.
I know you're looking to me for the answer, but I don't have it.
I think we'll go a long way in finding that answer tonight.
[Cole] John Cena, John Cena, 10-time WWE champion,
dressed in his traditional jeans, shorts, knee pads, black sneakers.
Brock Lesnar dressed, of course, in his MMA gear,
wearing those four XL gloves that he wore to the UFC fights.
Of course, the long shorts, the boots.
[Jerry] I will say this,
After Cena losing at WrestleMania to The Rock,
if he loses here tonight to Brock,
he may never [indistinct].
[Cole] This is Extreme Rules.
Anything goes. You must-win via pitfall or submission.
You would think that this type of matchup
would be right down the alley of Brock Lesnar.
[Jerry] Without a doubt.
[Booker T] You definitely don't see the fear in John Cena's eyes.
He looked ready to meet him. He looked like that guy!
[Cole] And here we go.
John Cena! He came right out of the box, and Lesnar with the takedown.
And Brock Lesnar, with the elbows and the forearms,
went to the face of Cena.
[Booker T] Keep your hands up, Cena.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar really taking it to Cena.
Look at him wear Cena down early.
[Jerry] This may not last long.
[Cole] And John Cena's got to weather the early storm by Lesnar
But just like that, Brock Lesnar has floored Cena.
[Booker T] Cena's busted open already, man.
[Jerry] Man, this Lesnar is about it.
[Booker T] He's bringing the pain right now, dawg.
[Cole] And the referee trying to stop this matchup,
putting on the rubber gloves, because Cena's been busted wide open.
But now John Cena from behind, going to take Lesnar down,
the power of Cena unloading on Lesnar now.
This is going to be a fight!
[Booker T] Hang on for dear life, Cena,
and keep your hands up.
[Cole] Look at Lesnar, viciously beating away,
with the right hand to Cena.
The referee's got to step in, and he's got to force separation,
so he can work on that cut
that has been thrown open now on the head of Cena.
Cena's skull has been busted open,
and the referee will have to at least slow this thing down
so the doc can take a look at it.
[Booker T] That was one of those sharp elbow shots right there.
and he caught him with a few of them.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Lesnar pointing to the crowd.
It was the point of the elbow, I believe, that cut Cena open.
Watch this.
[Jerry] This is how it start.
[Cole] And we think of coming up here-- watch the elbow.
That was the one there.
[Booker T] That's it! That third one caught him.
[Jerry] And then this vicious Clothesline you're about to see
didn't help things either.
Watch that! I think it was this third big elbow.
-[Booker T] Right here. Not that one. -[Jerry] That's first.
Watch, watch the next one.
Watch this one right there. Right there.
Yeah, there's the shot, I believe.
[Cole] And look at Cena. John Cena again caught by Lesnar.
Every time Cena tries to come out of the box,
Brock Lesnar begins to hammer away on Cena.
[Jerry] Well, there's an old saying, "fools rush in".
John, you've got to rethink that strategy!
[Cole] John Cena's got to regroup here.
Brock Lesnar's got Cena exactly where he wants him.
Cena is playing into Lesnar's game here, guys.
[Booker T] But this is his grounded power.
Brock Lesnar just landed on John Cena, and he's landed on thick!
[Cole] Again, and now a knee.
John Cena is being brutalized by Lesnar.
[Booker T] Wow.
You talk about a legitimizer!
[Cole] Brock Lesnar is saying to Cena, "Get out of my ring.
You don't belong in my ring.
This is my territory." And again, to your point, King,
what Cena's doing here is he's playing into Lesnar's game.
John Cena is coming at Brock. He has no sit back and regroup.
I know John wants to fight, but he's out of his element here,
and he goes toe-to-toe with that man the way he's doing it.
and that's the results.
[Booker T] I think John Cena's only chance is to go out here and try to fight
He can't beat him in a wrestling match. Come on!
[Jerry] The doctors put some of that super glue.
[Cole] Yeah, they're slowing the fight again.
They're momentarily pausing this fight for the doctor to work on Cena.
This has got to be done, folks. It's got to be done.
[Booker T] Has the referee thrown in the towel?
-[Cole] Not yet. -[Jerry] No.
[Cole] And again, Lesnar just bullying Cena.
And that knee to the ribs.
John Cena has never been in a fight like this in his career.
And there's Cena with an elbow. And Lesnar's stunned momentarily.
There's Cena.
Cena's got Lesnar up. And now Lesnar from behind with a Suplex.
A German Suplex from Lesnar.
And again, another German to Cena. Two Germans from Lesnar to Cena.
And again, Lesnar's re-established control, superiority.
[Jerry] Well, Cena rocked him with an elbow of his own,
like you said.
[Cole] Lesnar is a beast,
and he's trowing every shot deliberately to the open wound on the skull of Cena.
But Cena's fighting back.
Here comes John Cena.
And there goes Lesnar and the referee!
[Jerry] Cena jacked the John Lesnar
[Cole] And the official's down as well
And now Lesnar knocking down Cena.
And again, whenever Cena starts to build a bit of momentum,
Lesnar stops it in his tracks.
[Booker T] Larry Knight has got to be the happiest man in the world right now
watching this man, Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] This has been a brawl, a street fight, a mugging from the get-go.
And again, do you notice, King?
Every shot from Lesnar is directed to the open wound on the skull of Cena.
[Jerry] You're right.
Larry Knight has said he brought in Lesnar to rearrange the face of the WWE.
So far, Lesnar has rearranged the face of John Cena.
[Cole] Again, watch this. Right to the open wound on the skull.
[Booker T] Hammer fist.
[Cole] John Cena said that Lesnar's sole purpose
is to end and replace him. And what we've seen so far,
that apparently is what Lesnar plans to do.
[groaning]
[Cole] John Cena going for the chain, but a shot to the kidney from Lesnar.
And this has been a very uncomfortable to watch,
especially if you're a fan of Cena,
because rarely in John Cena's career
have you seen him as being manhandled, pushed around,
powered around like he is tonight.
-[groaning] -[Booker T] Wait a minute.
He's trying to break John Cena's arm right now.
[Cole] Submission move here. But again, there's no referee, folks.
That's what's dangerous about this situation.
The official has been knocked out of the ring.
There is no authority now.
[Jerry] If John taps out, there is no one to stop this match.
[Cole] Shoulder first into the turnbuckle
as Lesnar continues his brutal attack.
[Booker T] The authority right now is that man right there, Brock Lesnar.
He's doing it.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar is an absolute beast who is thriving on beating
the hell out of Cena.
[crowd yelling]
And again.
[groaning]
[Booker T] Right back at [indistinct].
[Jerry] He's taking the shots.
[Cole] Let's show what you happened to the official earlier on here.
A vicious, vicious--
watch this!
[Jerry] Oh, man.
He may not be back tonight.
[Booker T] He will not be back tonight because Brock Lesnar caught him
with an elbow on the way back as well.
-The referee is down. -[Cole] Lesnar's ferocious.
Oh, no! And now Lesnar with the chain,
the chain wrapped around those huge hands
and the gloves that cover them of Brock Lesnar,
6'3", 286 pounds.
[Jerry] You got to be kidding me. There is no need for this.
[Cole] I was going say, Lesnar doesn't need a weapon.
[Jerry] No.
[Cole] Every part of his body is one.
[Booker T] He doesn't need that to finish John Cena.
Right now, he's going to pick the bones of John Cena.
[Cole] This is what we were afraid of.
Oh, man, did you hear the impact?
Knee to the ribs, driving the air from the lungs.
[Booker T] Easily could have been a broken rib right there.
[Cole] This is a--
this is just incredible nightmare, a disaster.
And now, Cena's…
Cena can't get up!
Get up.
Get up!
[Cole] Cena's leg have been wrapped up in that chain.
Stand up!
[Cole] And again, just flat-out power!
Brock Lesnar aptly described himself as a cement truck.
And this is what we were afraid of.
[Booker T] Yes, check this, oh, my goodness!
right to the rib area.
[Cole] And this Clothesline would take the head off.
And again, you know, I don't know about you, King,
we've called so many John Cena matches in the past,
I've never seen Cena dominated like this, ever.
And look at this, the power of Lesnar, just lifting Cena up,
putting him on the top rope, and Cena's legs are still wrapped up
in that damn chain.
[Booker T] I got a lot of respect for John Cena and what he's done,
but sometimes you gotta know when to quit.
[indistinct]
[Cole] I've never seen anything like this in my life.
Cena is defenseless.
Cena is defenseless!
Lesnar's just teeing off on Cena.
Someone has got to do something to get Cena out of this predicament here.
[groaning]
[Cole] This is almost sickening, this situation.
[groaning]
Come on!
[Cole] Cena was just like a piece of meat hanging in a meat locker for Lesnar.
A disturbing assault by the beast.
Now John Cena back on his feet. Cena trying to fire back.
-[Booker T] Cena is fighting. -[Cole] Here comes Cena.
And again, Lesnar turns the table just like that!
[Booker T] Just too big and too strong right now at this point of the game.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar said that "beating people up makes me happy."
Well, he's got to be smiling here to here tonight.
[Jerry] Did you see that?
He just picked up the referee by the belt with one hand.
[Cole] This man is huge. He's absolutely huge.
[Booker T] As well as scary right now, man.
[Cole] Dangerous, he's dangerous!
[Jerry] Let me just say this, guys. if this is the new face of the WWE,
it's horrifying.
[Cole] It's been a disturbing night.
Just a disturbing night as Lesnar continues to toy with John Cena
to the point where Cena is as helpless,
as defenseless as we've ever seen him before.
[metal chain clinging]
[Cole] And Cena with Lesnar up high.
Lesnar now with Cena up high. Going for the F5. Referee down.
But he didn't get all of the F5 because the referee was knocked down.
Lesnar into the cover. But there's nobody to count.
There's nobody to count!
Lesnar into the cover.
And here comes another official into the ring.
Two count. Lesnar. Oh, I thought he had him.
[Booker T] You got to be kidding me.
[Cole] Whoa, there goes the official.
Guys, we need to remind everybody about the demands,
the demands that John Leonidas, the general manager of Raw and SmackDown,
agreed to with this man Brock Lesnar.
And Lesnar will not be fined for assaulting announcers, officials,
all that stuff is out of the window.
Lesnar can run roughshod over everyone because of the agreement he made
with our general manager.
And that agreement is coming back to bite John Leonidas in the ass right now.
[Booker T] Well, if I was the official, I'd stay the hell out of here.
Ain't no way I'd come close to Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] How do you stop this guy when he can knock officials all over the place,
beat the hell out of Cena?
How do you stop him? You don't.
[Booker T] You don't.
Right now, John Cena is about to feel the pain in the worst way, dawg.
[Jerry] He's already been feeling it.
I've never seen John take a beating like this in my life.
[Cole] Never, ever.
John Cena has mustered zero offense in this match.
And now, like the king of the mountain, the king of the hill, the king of the WWE.
[crowd booing]
And John Cena defiant to the bitter end.
Here comes Cena.
And here's Lesnar again.
And look at this, look at this!
[Booker T] Oh, man, he's got the Kimura locked in tight
He's going to break John Cena's arm right here and right now.
[Cole] The Kimura submission, which affects the shoulder and the elbow.
He'll try to continue to weaken the shoulder of John Cena.
[Booker T] Look at the strength of John Cena. He will not quit.
[Cole] As we mentioned before, an ever defiant Cena.
But at some point, Cena's gotta stop letting pride get in the way
or he's gonna get himself seriously injured.
[Booker T] Check John Cena out, baby.
[Cole] He's going to break the arm, rip the arm.
[Jerry] John, you gotta think here. You gotta live to fight another day.
[Cole] Listen to this 15,000 in Chicago!
[crowd cheering]
Cena somehow trying to reach down deep.
He's got Lesnar up. Oh, down to the steel steps.
-[Booker T] Wow! -[Cole] Cena, desperation!
[Booker T] You got to be kidding me.
Question is, has the damage been done on that arm, baby?
[Jerry] No, but you got to admit, Brock Lesnar felt that.
[Cole] Cena's got a hole in his head.
He's got no use of his left arm.
He has been beaten, punished and battered.
Now he's on the top rope. Lesnar is in trouble.
[Booker T] Cena is not going to do this.
[Cole] John Cena from up high.
It's desperate times!
[Jerry] What are you thinking?
[Cole] Leg drop, [indistinct].
Lesnar rolled out of the way.
[Booker T] Whoa.
[Cole] And now not only does he have a bad skull, a bad arm,
his leg, his hamstring may be blown out.
Figure out exactly what that look was we just saw out of Lesnar.
I think he's trying to find out where Cena is.
Lesnar was stunned momentarily.
Lesnar cannot figure out where John Cena is.
And now the hunter has eyed his prey.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] What an ominous-looking sight.
[Booker T] That's scary, baby.
[Jerry] With no official out here, I don't blame him.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Look at this! Lesnar stalking Cena, mocking Cena.
But Lesnar! Oh, man! Lesnar has Cena on the top rope!
And I think Lesnar got the point of that and he may have hurt his knee.
-Brock Lesnar-- -[Jerry] He's hurt.
[Cole] Yeah, he suffered the brunt of that coming over the top rope.
Now it's officials and doctors in to check on Lesnar.
[Jerry] Watch closely, watch his knee.
[Cole] Cena moving out of the way at the last moment.
Barely got hit by Lesnar. And now Lesnar, look at this.
-Lesnar's like-- -[Jerry] He's up and laughing.
He's laughing.
[Cole] He's feeding off the fact that he was hurt.
Who knows what he did to his knee.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] He's sick. Lesnar is sick.
[Jerry] Watch Cena. Cena's got that chain in his hand
[Booker T] Wow.
[Jerry] Lesnar is like a Superman.
[Cole] And again, back to the point where he mocks and Punks and stalks Cena.
[Booker T] Can't believe he's gonna try one more time. He's gonna go to the well.
He's gonna go to the well just one more time.
[Cole] John Cena. Look at Cena. Watch Cena. Right hand.
Cena with a chain to the skull
John Cena hit him in the head with the chain!
And Cena is starting to feel it.
Here comes Cena.
Listen to this place!
Thunderous in Chicago!
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Lesnar definitely rattled.
That chain to the head!
Now Lesnar is bleeding.
[Booker T] Lesnar is busted open, baby.
[Cole] And now John Cena is stalking Lesnar.
[Booker T] I say we all even now, baby.
[Cole] John Cena, look at the determination on his face.
Lesnar trying to pull himself back to his feet.
[Jerry] I don't know how Lesnar can even get to his feet.
-[Cole] Look at Cena! -[Jerry] Whoa!
Lesnar!
-No! And a step! -[Booker T] Oh, my Goodness!
[Cole] He has the cover!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] Cena did it! Cena did it!
Cena in a must-win post-it-out.
[announcer] And the winner is John Cena!
[music]
[Cole] Never before in my career at WWE have I witnessed a matchup
as punishing, as torturous, as grueling, as vicious
as what we just witnessed here tonight.
But John Cena, against all odds, pulls it out.
[Booker T] Wow, unbelievable.
[Cole] I guess John Cena answered everyone's question.
Cena of old is back.
[Jerry] What a match.
Actually, the match was stopped twice.
And if it had gone any further,
I'm sure it would have been stopped a third time.
[Booker T] I never saw a man get beat down like that,
just get beat to the point where you thought he should quit.
Still overcome. That's the man right there.
John Cena, you got to love him.
[Cole] That's more amazing to me tonight than anything else,
the fact that Cena was beaten down to the point where King said earlier
the match had to be stopped on two separate occasions.
And still to be able to dig deep down inside and somehow,
somehow, pick that big beast off his feet
and put him with an AA through the steel steps and pull this out.
Miraculous!
[Jerry] And Brock Lesnar has refused any medical attention whatsoever.
We have trainers, we have our doctors.
Everyone out here trying to attend to these two guys.
Let's go back and look. This thing was brutal early on.
Brock Lesnar started out literally on fire.
That's the big one right there that opened Cena up
and changed the whole complexion of this match.
[Cole] It really did. After this elbow, Cena was busted open.
[Booker T] Check it out. Right here, right here! Oh, man!
[Cole] Doctors had to come out to stop the match
and slow the bleeding in Cena's skull.
Brock Lesnar wasn't done yet. The full frontal assault would continue.
[Jerry] Watch this, a knee into the rib cage.
[Cole] But somehow, after all that, John Cena turns it around right here.
Steel chain opened up Brock Lesnar
And it evened the playing field. Just long enough. And watch this.
John Cena. An emphatic attitude adjustment.
Boom! [indistinct] steel steps.
John Cena in a must-win--
[bell ringing]
[Cole] He pulls it out. Cena is still the face of the WWE!
[Cole] And as he's done so many times in his illustrious career,
John Cena rises to the occasion again.
[music]
[cheers and applause]
[Cole] Cena knows he was in the fight of his life.
Absolutely stunning.
Mom, how'd I do? I look okay?
I'm in one piece. My arm is a little messed up, but I'm fine.
[Cole] He's still in one piece.
[Jerry] A good word to mom tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Well, he said it earlier.
With that loss to The Rock at WrestleMania,
if Cena had lost to Brock Lesnar tonight,
I don't think he would have ever been the same.
But I like what I'm seeing right now.
[music]
I'm gonna--
I'm probably going to get sent home for speaking when I'm not spoken to,
but I think I'm headed home anyway.
[crowd cheering]
And if I know my boss, he's gonna kick me out the door,
but he's gonna do it on air. So I hope this is for the world to see.
Chicago, I know this is CM Punk's town.
But above all else, this is a wrestling town.
[crowd cheering]
Tonight, you people were supposed to see the extreme.
I got no left arm, I'm tasting my own blood,
and I'm damn proud to say it was in Chicago, Illinois.
[crowd cheering]
All of us-- all of us good guys, bad guys, big guys, small guys,
all of us give everything we have every night for you guys.
And if I gotta take a vacation, so be it.
If I'm going away for a while,
I just wanna say thanks for one hell of a last ride.
I feel great tonight,
even with this Chicago crowd that may or may not like me.
[crowd cheering]
I listen to that, and I think if I'm going out,
I wouldn't wanna do it any other way.
Thank you guys so much. Get home safe.
[crowd cheering]
[music]
[Cole] That is what John Cena is all about.
[Jerry] He's hurt, guys, his left arm is hurt.
[Cole] Love him or hate him, you can't help but respect John Cena.
What a night, everybody.
Thank you for joining us from Chicago for Extreme Rules.
Good night, from the Allstate Arena.
[music]
Subtitles: Joice Buttenbender Arena.