["King of Kings" playing]
-[singer] ♪ Behold the king ♪ -[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ The king of kings ♪
♪ On your knees dog ♪
[sinister laugh]
♪ All hail ♪
[Lilián] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the COO
as well as one of the principal owners of the WWE,
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
[Michael] We thought-- saw The Authority arrive moments ago here at Houston
accompanied by the chairman of WWE, Mr. McMahon,
exclusively on the TLC Kickoff show.
Shows you the enormity of this night.
Tonight…
[crowd cheering]
each and every one of us is a part of history
as we will witness one of the most important matches
in the history of WWE or professional wrestling.
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes
Yes, you are correct.
The WWE Champion
versus the world champion.
[crowd cheering]
In 1963,
Lou Thesz wrestled Buddy Rogers.
Both men claimed victory.
Thesz would go on to be known as the World Heavyweight Champion,
Buddy Rogers would go on to be recognized
as what would become the WWE Champion.
-[crowd] What? -For 50 years,
those championships have been held by all of the greats…
-[crowd] What? -…from Thesz and Rogers…
-[crowd] What? -…to Harley Race
and Bruno Sammartino…
-[crowd] What? -…to Ric Flair…
[crowd] Whoo!
…and Hulk Hogan, to Shawn Michaels,
and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
[crowd cheering]
[Triple H] Tonight, those two great championships become one.
Tonight, two great champions will walk to that ring
and only one man will walk out
and walk into the history books
as the Champion of Champions.
Will that one man be Randy Orton?
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd booing]
Or will that one man be John Cena?
[crowd cheering]
Tonight, we will crown
the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
♪ Bow down to the ♪
♪ Bow down to the king ♪
[dramatic music playing]
[announcer] World's Heavyweight Champion!
[Howard] WWE Champion.
[narrator] The history of this industry has been defined…
[man 1] The world champion of wrestling.
[man 2] Look at that Buddy Rogers strut.
[announcer] Bruno Sammartino.
[Buddy] I am the champion.
-I am the greatest. -[Gorilla] Hulkamania is--
[Bret] The best there is, the best there was.
-The best there ever will be. -[Vince] The boyhood dream.
[man] Long live The Undertaker!
-[Ross] Stone Cold! -[Rock] The People's Champion.
[man] The World Heavyweight Championship.
I am world champion.
[Bruno] Proudest day of my life, naturally.
[Dusty] Nobody can beat The American Dream.
[Ric] To be the man, you gotta beat the man.
[narrator] But tonight,
the future will be revealed.
[tense music playing]
[Cena] Championships that men have worked their entire lives for.
[narrator] Legacy.
[Randy] The most important match ever!
[narrator] History.
[Cena] This changes the very course of WWE.
[narrator] Immortality…
[Randy] The Champion of Champions.
[narrator] …can only be achieved by one.
[Cena] WWE crowns one champion, that champ is here.
[Randy] Everything that you have fought so hard for
will come crashing down.
[narrator] On one night,
in one moment,
there will be only one.
Have it all…
[Stephanie] Undisputed Unified Champion.
[narrator] …or nothing.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Cena] Only one…
[Randy] Champion of Champions.
[narrator] And now…
WWE TLC.
[fireworks popping]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It may well be the single most important night in WWE history.
Tonight, we crown the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
This is WWE TLC.
You are looking live at the sold-out Toyota Center in Houston, Texas,
14,120 WWE fans are here tonight.
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Look in my eyes ♪
♪ What do you see? ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪
♪ I've been everything you wanna be ♪
It's clobbering time!
-[singer] ♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪ -[bell ringing]
[Lilián] The following is a 3-on-1 handicap match.
Introducing first from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing in at 218 pounds,
CM Punk.
[Michael] Hello again, everybody, and welcome to WWE TLC.
At ringside, I'm Michael Cole,
I'm joined by the Hall of Famer, Jerry "the King" Lawler.
WWE-- former WWE Champion, the legendary JBL.
We're ready for Tables, Ladders, and Chairs to crown one champion,
-the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. -Well, CM Punk says
it's clobbering time, it is.
He's about to get clobbered.
[laughs] I'm all excited tonight.
I gotta tell you, the hair on the back of my neck stood up a little bit
when I heard about the epic story of unifying these titles tonight.
[Michael] Oh, CM Punk says The Authority is behind this match tonight.
A few weeks ago on Raw,
Punk had some interesting things to say about Triple H.
-[Jerry] Watch this. -[Michael] After a matchup,
he would be attacked by Roman Reigns with a Spear
and then the rest of The Shield would get involved, King.
[Jerry] Well, you're right about that.
And it was a classic Shield beatdown.
Poor CM Punk, oh,
on the wrong end of the beatdown.
[Michael] The triple powerbomb.
[JBL] And just for the record,
The Authority had absolutely nothing to do with that.
That is CM Punk's rabid imagination.
[Michael] And this match made
by The Authority's director of operations, Kane.
[singer] ♪ Sierra Hotel India Echo Lima Delta Shield ♪
-["Special Op" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Lilián] And his opponents, at a combined weight of 707 pounds,
the team of the United States Champion, Dean Ambrose,
along with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns,
The Shield.
[Michael] CM Punk realizes what awaits him at 3-on-1 handicap match here tonight.
Also at ringside our Spanish colleagues,
Carlos Cabrera, Marcelo Rodriguez, and Ricardo Rodriguez.
Hey, guys.
[speaking Spanish]
[Michael] Guys, we heard from The Shield during the TLC Kickoff Show.
And they told CM Punk,
"Listen, if you plan to divide and conquer us tonight,
it's not gonna work."
"Our unity, our friendship is forged in iron."
[Jerry] And you know what? Divide and conquer is the only prayer
that CM Punk has in this match, if you ask me.
-What do you think, JBL? -[JBL] I don't even know he has a prayer.
You're right, King. You gotta hope for a miracle here.
I'm not sure that miracles happen.
[Michael] Roman Reigns telling CM Punk,
"Another Spear is waiting in your future."
A number of Spears over the past couple of weeks has left CM Punk
with, at the very least, bruised ribs.
There's a lot of rumors that he may have some cracked ribs as well.
So, here we go, 3-on-1 handicap match.
Shield will tag in and out of this matchup.
Punk has no partner, no friends out here tonight.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] We'd like to welcome you
to WWE TLC, 14,120 fans here at Houston tonight.
Also watching all over the world in places
like the United Kingdom on Sky Sports 4 HD,
in Portugal on Sport TV,
and in Israel on Channel 1 and 2 live tonight.
[Jerry] JBL, you can deny it all you want to,
but I got a feeling that The Authority is watching this match right here
-with great interest. -[JBL] Oh.
[Jerry] And if the clobbering that you're talking about happens to Punk,
I think it's gonna put big smiles on the faces of The Authority.
[JBL] Maybe you can read their mind. I don't think anybody can.
[Michael] And not even The Authority, but also the chairman of WWE,
Mr. McMahon is here tonight.
[JBL] And they're all watching with great interest.
This is a historic night.
[Michael] He arrived during the TLC Kickoff show
with Triple H and Stephanie.
-[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! -[Michael] CM Punk and Dean Ambrose.
Punk defeated Ambrose in one-on-one competition last week.
[JBL] Punk knows he's going down. He said so.
He says he's gonna try take as many members
of The Shield with him as he can.
[groans]
[Michael] And again, CM Punk gonna have to stay out of that corner,
The Shield's corner.
Punk a former world and WWE Champion, which of course is the theme tonight.
[Jerry] And CM Punk and Dean Ambrose have faced off, I think twice,
in the past and as a matter of fact, CM Punk won both of those matches.
[Michael] Yeah. Again, in one-on-one competition.
The problem is, it's three-on-one tonight.
And now Seth Rollins in off the tag.
Two, three, four…
[Jerry] That's-- to me, that's smart on the part of CM Punk,
get Dean Ambrose a little frustrated, hope for their mistake.
And Punk gonna take a breather.
Great strategy here for CM Punk.
He needs to be in no rush, John, in the beginning of this match.
[Jerry] Yeah, but he doesn't need to be standing out here in front of us.
[JBL] Yes. It's a simple game of cat and mouse.
But it's just a simple matter before the three cats eat that mouse.
[Michael] Well, it's CM Punk, again as you mentioned, trying to--
[JBL] Have you ever seen a cat eat a mouse and just watch it,
-plays around a little bit? -[Michael] Yeah. And we watched it
on your video at your home video all the time.
And here Rollins, misses wildly with the clothesline
and Punk right to the hamstring.
Seth Rollins very active on social media.
He said today that people may call him
the most underrated member of The Shield, he doesn't believe that.
He says he's the game changer and he's gonna prove it tonight.
Let's go. Back it off, Punk. That's enough.
Get him out. Let's go.
Hey, get him out.
[Michael] The Shield had been in WWE for just a little over a year.
Again, one of the greatest impacts in WWE history for this trio.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Punk off the neckbreaker.
Remember, Punk, if he pins-- or gets one of The Shield members to submit,
it's over, Punk will win this match.
[Jerry] That's gonna be the tough thing and Punk knows it.
If you try to pin any one of these guys,
then you got two guys out there to come in and try to save their--
-the other member of The Shield. -[crowd chanting]
[Michael] Neckbreaker again.
And again into the cover on Rollins and a kickout.
John, notice how Punk is positioning himself in the ring,
in the far corner, a long way away from The Shield.
[JBL] Well, Punk's smart.
Punk is the longest-reigning WWE Champion of the modern era.
He didn't get that way by not being smart.
He knows what he has to do.
[Dean] Come on.
-[Dean] Legs. -[Rollins] I'm coming.
Use them legs.
Come on. Come on.
Use those legs.
One, two, three.
[JBL] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
-[crowd booing] -Make him pay.
[JBL] The big guy's in the ring.
Make him pay.
[Michael] Roman Reigns, The Powerhouse of The Shield.
Again, Punk with bruised ribs courtesy of this man.
And CM Punk, again, looking to keep The Shield at bay
and he's done pretty well in the early going.
But there's the power of Roman Reigns, and Punk does not want to be there.
[Jerry] Bad spot to be in.
[JBL] Well, we knew it was a matter of time.
[Jerry] This may be that clobbering you mentioned, JBL.
[Michael] The director of operations, Kane,
we mentioned of The Authority made this match tonight.
Look at Punk fighting back and now Reigns.
Again, the numbers game.
Kane said that Punk should be respected, and admired, and challenged.
[Seth] That's it. That's it.
[Michael] Kane even sent out a tweet today.
Kane referring to both Punk and Daniel Bryan
who is in the 3-on-1 match later tonight,
and the tweet simply said, "Houston, we have a problem."
[Jerry] I saw it. I couldn't believe-- I just-- I don't know,
for some reason, I just can't--
I just can't fathom Kane tweeting.
[Michael] Well, he's a suit and tie guy now.
A suit.
And now Rollins again targeting the lower back, the rib area.
-[Jerry] Watch out. Oh, man. -[Michael] Oh, man.
And the neckbreaker by Rollins
and it's just a matter of time before The Shield put Punk away,
you have to believe.
[Jerry] Well, they're starting to look more like the three cats
that JBL was talking about.
[JBL] Yup. Three cats and--
[JBL] Deemed to beat one rat, they're starting to-- oh, come on.
-And a kickout. -[Jerry chuckles] A rat or mouse.
[Michael] I like to consider them the Hounds of Justice…
-You're gonna enjoy this. -[Michael] …The Shield.
[groans]
[JBL] So you're upset about the cat reference, you gotta call them dogs?
-[Michael] Yeah. I guess-- -[JBL] They're dominating.
How about just say that, okay?
[Michael] The cat thing really didn't work for me.
[JBL] It's an analogy to a game, Michael.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Punk! Let's go Punk!
-[Michael] It's because you have cats. -[JBL] Tigers are best.
[Jerry] Tom and Jerry rivalry had been going on for years
and the cat's never won yet.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk
[Michael] WWE fans trying to will Punk on.
Guys, you know, just coming to the Toyota Center today
and throughout the kickoff show out here tonight,
it's just an electric feeling in this building for TLC.
[JBL] You're right, Michael. It is a big fight feel here.
Everyone knows they're gonna witness history tonight.
Four. I'm telling you to get off that--
[JBL] This industry will be changed forever.
[Michael] You're seeing the future of this industry right now, The Shield.
They look so dominating.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Michael] Oh, Reigns.
[Jerry] This guy literally tries to take your head off with those clotheslines.
[Michael] A smile crossing the face of Roman Reigns and…
[Jerry] With those Spears, he tries to cut you in half.
Get up. Get up.
[Michael] Slammy Awards last week,
The Shield cleaned up, they dominated.
[groans]
[Michael] Won a number of awards including Faction of the Year,
the Hashtag of the Year award,
Breakout Star of the Year.
-Come on, huh? -I'm just watching, man.
Come on, best in the world.
-You're gonna do anything-- -[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Punk trying to fight back.
And here comes CM Punk.
You know, Punk's not gonna give up.
That's not in his DNA.
But it's hard when you run into that man.
[Jerry] May be forced to give up after few more of those.
[Michael] Oh.
Reigns simply put it last week that, "CM Punk cannot touch us."
[man] Just back off, you animal.
You suck, Reigns.
[crowd booing]
[man] You suck.
[Jerry] You know, that's the thing about this match.
The Shield don't have to be in any hurry, whatsoever.
Ooh ahh!
[crowd booing]
-[Michael] Oh, look out. And here comes-- -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Michael] Out of the way. Oh, no.
Roman Reigns sent right over the announce table.
[Jerry laughs] Are you okay?
[Michael] Roman Reigns, what looked like he was trying to Spear CM Punk
and he came flying over the announce table.
And now the doctor's with Reigns.
Critical moment of this matchup, guys.
Critical moment.
[Jerry] Watch out here. Look out.
[Michael] Seth Rollins is screaming at Roman Reigns.
The official has started the count.
At a count of four, remember Punk can win via count-out here.
CM Punk can win via count-out.
-[Mike] Seven… -[Michael] A count of eight.
[Jerry] Reigns is trying to make it back in. He's in.
[Michael] And Roman Reigns stumbling, stumbling back into the ring.
And now CM Punk on the attack.
[JBL] Reigns is blind.
[Jerry] Yeah, he's in trouble. What happened?
[JBL] He can't see anything in his eye right here,
he can't-- he can't see anything.
[Michael] Well, John, you had a bird's eyes view of it.
Look at CM Punk now attacking the eye.
CM Punk attacking the damaged eye of…
Come on.
[Jerry] You're right, CM Punk all over Reigns
and he's targeting the-- targeting that eye.
[JBL] His face hit this chair right here
and as soon as he went down, he started screaming holding that eye.
[Mike] Two, three, four. Break it now.
[Jerry] And now CM Punk better be careful.
He don't want to get disqualified in this match.
[Michael] Yeah, CM Punk's gotta be very, very careful.
[Jerry] Whoa, look out.
[Michael] And here goes Punk over the top rope.
[Jerry] Not again.
[Michael] Roman Reigns buys himself some time,
but there you see guys in-- it looks like the left eye there
starting to puff up now on Reigns.
John, you said when he came over the table,
he hit it here off the-- off the announce table?
[JBL] Yeah, he hit his-- yeah, he hit his head
right here on this chair that I'm sitting at.
Look like he hit his eye right here on this chair somewhere.
As soon as he went down, he was screaming and hollering.
And the doctor went over there, that's first thing he went to.
[Michael] And notice how Seth Rollins quickly went back outside the ring
to go right after CM Punk
and try to take advantage of Punk when Punk's down,
but Punk now fighting back.
[Jerry] Did he hit your chair, JBL?
[JBL] Hit my chair-- The chair I was sitting in.
[Jerry] Well, The Shield will blame you.
[JBL] Actually, it was Michael's chair.
[Jerry] Yeah.
-Oh, look out. Look at this. -[Michael] Oh, look at this,
Seth on his shoulders, perhaps for the Go To Sleep.
And now the distraction from Dean Ambrose.
-[Jerry] Watch out. -[Michael] And Rollins from behind.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] And that could be it for CM Punk.
Seth Rollins said he was gonna beat Punk tonight.
He's on his way to do that. A kickout at two.
Let's take a look now where Roman Reigns hurt his eye.
Looked like he was going for a Spear and landed right off the chair.
-[Jerry] It is your fault, JBL. -[Michael] Right off JBL's chair.
[JBL] Quit saying it's my fault.
[Jerry] He is still-- he is still hurting over there.
[JBL] Yeah, because he-- as soon as he went down,
I saw when the doctor went to him, he was screaming in pain,
and I don't think he could see anything.
[Jerry] Doctor is still with him. Doctor is still with him.
[Michael] Yeah, checking on Reigns to see if Reigns could--
can go on in this matchup.
And look at Seth Rollins now.
Can you imagine if Reigns can't continue, it would be a two-on-one?
-[Jerry] Oh, oh. -[Michael] And there goes Ambrose.
Ambrose knocked off the apron.
Now CM Punk fighting back into this thing.
[Jerry] This is Punk's best opportunity so far…
[Michael] CM Punk, what an upset this would be
if Punk could do it here, and a kickout at two.
-[Jerry] Stay on him, Punk. -[JBL] Hey, believe it or not,
I think the mouse has a chance.
[Jerry] Punk needs to stay on him.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk
[Jerry] And you don't wanna let that guy recuperate and get back in the ring.
[JBL] Looks like the mouse just blew it though.
I think this was CM Punk's best chance, like you said, King.
[Michael] And watch the kick, boom, from CM Punk.
And this is a critical moment for the former World and WWE Champion.
CM Punk now with the heel kick to the jaw.
CM Punk starting to build momentum.
[Jerry] This is what he's gotta do if he wants to win this thing.
[Michael] Yeah. He's gotta take advantage with the other two members of The Shield…
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Michael] …down and out.
Swinging neckbreaker to Rollins.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I think-- I think Punk just now realizes
that Rollins is in there all by himself.
[Michael] Exactly. It's one-on-one for now for CM Punk.
[JBL] What an incredible turn of events for CM Punk.
[Michael] That's vintage Punk with the running knee.
Follows it up with a clothesline and Punk's gonna go up high.
[Jerry] Rollins' jaw just got jacked.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Now we got an incoming Punk.
[Michael] And Punk, crossbody lateral press.
Is it enough? Rollins stays in it.
And now Punk going for the Anaconda Vise.
Going for the submission maneuver, the Anaconda Vise here.
[Jerry] Did he get it? Did he get it?
[Michael] Punk's got it locked in. Is Rollins gonna tap it out?
-[JBL] What a huge upset-- -[Jerry] Oh, look out, look at Ambrose.
That's what we were talking about earlier.
You get one and there's two more to help him.
[Michael] Dean Ambrose saving the matchup,
and now he looks to make a tag and he does off of Seth Rollins.
And here comes the United States Champion.
[JBL] Yeah, it's still probably a losing battle two-on-one
but what a game changer that Romans Reigns is out.
Two-- come on. Let's go. Get him out.
[Jerry] How long is he gonna be out?
[Michael] Yeah, but again, this is where you--
A three-on-one helps The Shield.
-Now, we'll put you away. -[Michael] A fresh Ambrose now.
Punk has no friends, nobody to tag.
Oh, critical moment.
[Jerry] Oh, look at-- look at Punk.
-Oh. -[Michael] Headbutt.
[Jerry] Right in the nose of Dean Ambrose.
-[Michael] And another one. -[Jerry] And another to the head.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now Punk buying himself a little bit of time
looking to regroup here.
Hoping for one big move to end this thing.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Here it comes.
-He got him. He got him. -[Michael] Elbow to the heart
paying homage to the late great Randy Savage.
Here's the cover, hook of the leg. Two count, kick out by Ambrose.
[Jerry] Man, this Ambrose is tough.
[Michael] Yeah, Punk's got--
Punk's gotta say, "What do I gotta do here?"
[Jerry] How many superstars has CM Punk put away
with that elbow from the top rope?
But somehow Dean Ambrose kicked out.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now Punk calling for the Go To Sleep.
[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] GTS with Ambrose up high.
[Jerry] Look out, look out, look out.
[Michael] And here comes Seth Rollins now.
-Go To Sleep to Rollins. -[JBL] He got him. He got him.
It's down to one.
[Michael] Now to Ambrose who's up high.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Ambrose from below.
-Roman Reigns Spears Ambrose. -[Jerry] Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
[Michael] Punk sidestepped it.
Reigns Speared Ambrose.
-Punk looking to take advantage. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-[Michael] He does it. -[JBL] Unbelievable.
[Michael] CM Punk does it. CM Punk has done it.
[JBL] I believe in miracles now.
-[Lilián] Here is your winner, CM Punk. -["Cult of Personality" playing]
[Michael] Absolutely incredible victory for CM Punk tonight.
[JBL] I don't think anybody would have believed that could have happened.
Even CM Punk himself thought it was an improbability.
[Michael] Roman Reigns Spearing his own man as CM Punk sidestepped.
And if Punk would take advantage,
maybe Roman Reigns couldn't see Ambrose with his eye all banged up.
[Jerry] Well, maybe he was seeing two of-- two of CM Punk,
but whatever he was seeing, he Speared the wrong one.
Let's go back and look at what originally happened to Roman Reigns and that eye--
Right-- oh, right there.
Man.
Doctors were having to check on--
I thought the doctor was maybe gonna just call it quits for Roman Reigns there
during that match but he hung around.
CM Punk called for the Go To Sleep.
And look at this.
Seth Rollins did take a nap.
And that allowed Roman Reigns to come in and do
what he thought was gonna do some damage to Punk.
Instead-- oh!
Spear on Dean Ambrose.
Roman Reigns dumped.
-[crowd] One, two, three. -[Jerry] One, two, three.
And as you said, JBL, the unthinkable just happened.
[Michael] CM Punk knocks off The Shield at TLC.
[JBL] A miracle just happened.
Unbelievable.
[singer] ♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪
[Jerry chuckles]
Sleep tight, Shield.
[JBL] Punk taunting The Shield, not smart.
He got lucky tonight.
[singer] ♪ I tell you one and one Makes three ♪
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time
accompanied by Tamina,
the Divas Champion, AJ Lee.
[crowd cheering]
AJ, in a few moments,
you're gonna be defending your Divas Championship
against Natalya who, over the last three weeks,
has secured victories over you either by pinfall or submission.
So, what's your level of concern headed into this match?
Do you think that Natalya has your number tonight?
Wow. And they call me crazy.
Renee, if you actually paid attention
and maybe did your job half as well as I do mine,
you would know that I always win when it counts.
Nobody has my number.
My number-- my number is one.
As in I am the one woman in this division that actually matters.
I've been the champion for 182 days.
But apparently, that's not good enough to get you a Slammy for Diva of the Year.
Do you know why? Because the WWE Universe is a joke.
Our Divas division right now is a joke.
The Slammys are a joke.
Natalya and her little reality show, Total Divas,
airing in the E! Network are jokes.
So many jokes just running around our division at the moment,
but it's so sad that after tonight,
I'm gonna be the only one laughing.
[bell ringing]
[Justin] The following contest set for one fall
is for the Divas Championship.
[crowd cheering]
["New Foundation" playing]
[Justin] Introducing first, the challenger
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
Natalya.
[Michael] Very important night for Natalya.
She has not held the Divas Championship since the year 2010.
And this is her first title opportunity on pay-per-view in three years.
-[screams] -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] I'll tell you one thing. She looks like she's ready.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Well, things are gonna heat up pretty quickly here.
[crowd cheering]
-["Let's Light It Up" playing] -[singer] ♪ Let's light it up ♪
[singer] ♪ Light it up, light it up Light it tonight ♪
[Justin] And her opponent, being accompanied to the ring by Tamina Snuka
from Union City, New Jersey,
she is the current Divas Champion,
AJ Lee.
[singer] ♪ Light it up, light it up Light it tonight ♪
[Jerry] Well, AJ Lee skipping to the ring, JBL, as usual
but she-- I mean, she's adamant about the fact
that that doesn't have anything to do with her state of mind.
[JBL chuckles] She has a state of mind?
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[Michael] AJ Lee,
a very confident woman to say the least.
Basically, uh, we heard her in the interview just a few moments ago
saying that if it wasn't for her,
there really wouldn't be a Divas division in WWE.
[Jerry] Oh, the world revolves around you, AJ.
[Michael] Quite the rivalry has developed here between AJ Lee and Natalya.
Back at the Fatal 4-Way event at Night of Champions in September,
Natalya closing in with the Divas title before a cheap shot from AJ
helped to pick up the victory.
On a main event on ION Television last month,
Natalya was closing in on winning the championship against AJ
before Tamina kicked Natalya in the head.
Natalya has made AJ tap out at Survivor Series in a tag team match.
Looking for the quick victory here and a kickout.
And then in a tag team match last week, Natalya picked up a victory over AJ Lee.
[Jerry] I hope Natalya has thought out so to speak.
I had the opportunity last week to speak to Nattie's uncle, Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
He set up in Calgary for the past week, it's been 30 degrees below zero.
I don't understand how Natalya can even survive in that kind of conditions.
-[Michael] Well -[Jerry] JBL, could you live in Calgary?
[JBL laughs] Not unless you move Bermuda to there.
[Jerry] Thirty degrees below zero. Whoa!
[Michael] And there you go. Nice suplex by Natalya,
cover on the champion, and a kickout.
[JBL] Calgary would-- Calgary would be fine
if it wasn't full of Canadians.
[Jerry chuckles]
[Michael] Wwe.com poll, uh, little bit ago,
Natalya was voted the diva with the most talent.
An overwhelming victory for Natalya in that fan-based poll.
[Jerry] Yeah, and votes haven't been going the way of, uh, AJ Lee, I think.
She's all upset because she hasn't been on the Total Divas show.
Now, she's upset because she wasn't voted on winning the Slammy.
[Michael] Yeah, for Diva of the Year which, of course,
went to The Bella Twins this past Monday night.
[JBL] Last year, she won a Slammy for best kiss
and she was the second through fifth runner-up as well.
[Jerry chuckles] Yeah, no kidding.
[Michael] But there's no doubt she's been a good champion.
-She's held the championship for 182 days. -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Michael] Won the Divas title back in June at Payback over Kaitlyn.
[Jerry] Back in June at Payback
and, uh, who they got in the back right there.
What a nice low dropkick from Natalya now.
[JBL] This is the big reason that AJ has held that championship so long.
-[Michael] Yeah, that'd be Tamina… -[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Michael] …looking to cause a distraction again.
And now it's Natalya sending AJ into the barricade.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh.
Well, somebody may need to give, uh,
AJ a wake-up call after that.
Three…
[JBL] Don't get distracted here, Nattie,
-not if you wanna win a championship. -[Jerry] Watch it, watch it, watch it.
-[JBL] And it gets in there. -[Michael] What you talking about, John?
that one step by Tamina drew Natalya's attention
and AJ took advantage.
AJ Lee tweeted earlier today
that she can't wait to skip atop Nattie's face.
[Tran] Two…
[Jerry] This is how it all started on the outside.
[Jerry] And on this distraction here,
AJ got the, uh, upper hand.
[Michael] Here's the cover by AJ,
hooks both legs on Natalya who kicks out.
Natalya, very-- said she's been reading so many encouraging messages
from the WWE fans who want her to win here tonight.
Obviously, that on Twitter earlier today
and a lot of legends are tweeting,
using the hashtag, #WWETLC tonight.
[Jerry] Mick Foley in the house tweeting.
[JBL] And all of those legends
wishing Nattie good luck there works real well
to get kicked in the head for the first time.
-[JBL] Just right there. -[Michael] AJ-- and that may be enough
to keep the Divas title around AJ's waist
and a kickout at two by Natalya.
[Jerry] Billy Gunn.
[Michael] Everyone's talking about the-- uh, the match tonight to,
as we said earlier, unify the championships
into a WWE World Heavyweight title
as it will now be known according to Stephanie McMahon
at the top of the broadcast tonight.
[Jerry] There we see The Showstopper.
[JBL] The Heartbreak Kid is up for the…
-[Jerry] Going to the show. -[JBL] He's up for the Golden Moose.
[Michael] Actually, three Golden Mooses.
[JBL] That's right. Go on MRA, the website, vote for him.
-[Jerry] Of course, if he wins… -[Michael] Oh!
[Jerry] …AJ Lee would be hyped if she didn't win a Golden Moose.
[JBL laughs]
[Michael] And Natalya buys herself a little bit of time there,
looking to regroup but AJ again,
a feisty champion AJ Lee.
[Jerry] That sounds like that would be a Canadian award,
the Golden Moose.
[JBL] They like their moose.
[Jerry] A lot of mooses…
-[chuckles] -[JBL chuckles]
[Michael] No, that's not a word. It's moose.
There's not-- there's no plural.
[JBL] I think the plural would be meese.
[Jerry] Meese. That's what I was saying.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Well, here we go.
She is in all her glory now.
-[Michael] Now, it's gonna cost her. -[JBL] Oh.
[Michael] You can't mess around like that against Natalya.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Michael] Oh, look at this.
[Jerry] Well, maybe you can't mess around like that against Natalya
because AJ Lee has Nattie caught.
[Michael] What's Natalya gonna do here?
AJ Lee with the submission maneuver.
Natalya has nowhere to go middle of the ring.
[Jerry] Wait, she's got that arm free.
[Michael] And Natalya-- there's the power of Natalya.
AJ looks to slip down, does so. Natalya rolls through.
Oh, double kick right to the face.
[Jerry] Well, not nice if you're an AJ Lee fan,
but that was a nice move by Natalya.
[Michael] Again, this is for the WWE Divas Championship.
[Jerry] Oh!
[Michael] You know, one of the all-time great Women's Champions,
Trish Stratus watching tonight.
She was tweeting earlier on.
A nice suplex from Natalya.
[screams]
-[Jerry] Oh. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now Natalya suplex after suplex
starting to, uh, build momentum.
-Huh? -Come on, watch the hair, Natalya.
[Jerry] Now, she's gonna talk a little trash while she's at it.
Oh, here's that slam that started here a little earlier.
[Michael] Oh, that could be it maybe.
[Michael] Natalya looking to put AJ away. We may crown…
-[JBL] Here we go. -[Michael] …a new champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] There won't be any skipping.
[JBL] Uncle won a few of his championships with this exact move.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Sharpshooter.
Sharpshooter.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Will AJ Lee tap out to Natalya?
[Jerry] I don't know, but your body's not supposed to bend like that.
[Michael] AJ desperately trying to make it to the bottom rope and forcing a break.
-It would destroy AJ's life… -[Jerry] Oh, no, no, no, no.
[Michael] …if she tapped out here tonight and lost the championship.
She at one time said that title means everything to her.
Nice reversal by AJ.
[Jerry] Man.
You're right. That was impressive.
Look at Tamina. Look at Tamina.
[Michael] Yeah, yeah, Tamina realizing AJ was in trouble off the apron.
Here's AJ Lee. AJ swinging through into the Black Widow.
Into the Black Widow submission maneuver off the distraction by Tamina.
What's Natalya gonna do here? Natalya's trying to stay in this.
[Jerry] Oh, I don't know if she's gonna be able to.
-Look at that. -[Michael] Natalya.
Wow, back and forth.
This has been a great match between these two competitors.
[Jerry] Well, it did some damage but somehow Natalya's got…
-Look at that! -[Michael] Oh, what a clothesline.
[JBL] I think Nattie should go for a cover here.
-[Michael] I think Natalya believes she's… -[JBL] Come on, Nattie. Go for a cover.
[Michael] …moments away from winning the Divas Championship.
[Jerry] Oh, she wants to win this with that Sharpshooter.
-[JBL] Yes, she does. -[Jerry] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Michael] And AJ rolling her up. I think she had a handful of hair.
-And AJ does it. -[bell ringing]
["Let's Light It Up" playing]
[Justin] The winner of this match and still Divas Champion,
AJ Lee.
[Jerry] I think we're in store for some skipping.
[singer] ♪ Light it up, light it up Light it tonight ♪
♪ Let's light it up ♪
♪ Like the night like the diamonds As they shine in your eyes ♪
[Michael] Natalya, she really believed, King,
she was gonna win the Divas Championship there.
[Jerry] Well, she gave a valiant effort.
[singer] ♪ Light it up, light it up Light it tonight ♪
[Jerry] But you just can't and you can't relax for one second
when you're in there against AJ Lee.
[JBL] Well, it may be a long time before Natalya gets another shot.
[Jerry] Let me-- let me see if AJ grabbed a handful of hair.
Yes. Did you see that?
One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] Watch this one more time.
See if AJ doesn't grab the hair
and pull Natalya down.
Now, JBL, do you think that's such an impressive win anymore?
[JBL] Yeah. But, King, she grabbed the hair on the side of the head
where the referee wasn't, it's smart.
182, Nattie.
[JBL] And she's leaving the Divas Champion because of it.
[Jerry] So, it's not cheating if you don't get caught?
[JBL] You of all people should know that, King.
-[Jerry] That used to be my motto but… -[JBL chuckles]
Natalya, very emotional about this match tonight
because she understands the enormity of this evening
here in Houston at WWE TLC
because later on tonight, there's a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
to determine the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
As we showed you during that match,
legends from the sports entertainment world
have been tweeting all night long including perhaps
the greatest WWE Champion of all time, Bruno Sammartino,
as you can see from the, uh, bottom of your screen here
from one champion to another,
"John Cena, Randy Orton, good luck tonight."
Oh, it's big. It's huge. It doesn't get any bigger than this.
I can't wait for it.
It's the biggest night possibly in the history of the WWE.
Because we're bringing together
the two most important championships
in the history of sports entertainment,
the WWE Championship
and the World Heavyweight Championship.
And it literally will be all or nothing for one man.
[singer] ♪ Never, never ♪
[dramatic music playing]
[narrator] The pinnacle.
[Vince] I'm sure this is the greatest tribute
any champion could ever have.
[narrator] The apex.
[Buddy] I want everybody to know
that is to a nicer guy, it couldn't happen.
[Bret] This is the greatest moment of my whole life.
The biggest dreams can still come true.
[narrator] For every man who enters this battlefield,
it is the desire for sheen
that courses through their veins.
Have you ever seen anything as beautiful as this, "Mean" Gene.
[narrator] That inspires their every move.
That pushes them to the very brink.
Her seductive siren song for glory,
for grandeur,
for gold.
[Harley] The fact that I am world's champion
is proof that this man right here
is the number one wrestler in the world today.
[man] He's got him down. One, two, three.
That title change is what changed my career
from just being a flash in the pan type of guy
that could-- that really made me.
[commentator] Dusty Rhodes has just become
the World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion.
Just for that moment, you're the best
and it doesn't really fade.
[Vince] The roar of the crowd tells the story.
Bruno Sammartino is the new world champion of wrestling.
[Triple H] You gotta risk it all for one shot at being immortal.
[Vince] The boyhood dream has come true.
When I went back to my hotel room,
I knew I allowed myself to feel that moment of,
"Hey, you know, you've made it."
"I mean, holy cow. You're the world champion."
[Booker] To go through the trenches, to go through the war
and then actually to come out as champion, it was poetic justice.
[Ross] Stone Cold. Stone Cold.
[Stone Cold] Some people don't understand what that belt means.
It's responsibility.
Pull it up or shut up every single night.
[narrator] Who will make real the miraculous?
Whose fantasy will become a certainty?
Who will walk away a legend,
a champion,
a Champion of Champions?
[dramatic music playing]
-["Hallelujah" playing] -[singer] ♪ Hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah ♪
[Jerry] Man, that makes the hair in the back of my neck stand up.
[singer] ♪ Hallelujah ♪
♪ Hallelujah ♪
[Jerry] Well, not Sandow's music, what we just saw.
I interrupt this event with a public service announcement
to everyone here in the Lone Star State.
[crowd booing]
The following words and phrases are garbage.
"Y'all."
"Reckon."
"Yee" when followed by the word "haw"
and Big E Langston when followed
by the Intercontinental Champion.
I say this because in a few short minutes,
I will be your Intercontinental Champion.
[crowd cheering, booing]
You're welcome.
-["Hallelujah" playing] -[singer] ♪ Hallelujah ♪
[bell ringing]
[Lilián] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing the challenger,
from Palo Alto, California,
weighing in at 247 pounds,
Damien Sandow.
-[Jerry] I got a question. -[Michael] Yeah.
[Jerry] Y'all reckon Big E Langston will still be
-[JBL laughs] -[Jerry] the Intercontinental Champion
-when this match is over? -[JBL] I was hoping Damien wouldn't say
something about the pro football team here.
-But then again, they don't have one. -[Lilián] And his opponent,
from Tampa, Florida, weighing in at 285 pounds,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
Big E Langston.
[Michael] Well, neither does Dallas as of today.
[JBL] That's true. That's true. And I'm fans of both Houston and Dallas.
I'm suffering. I hate football now.
[Michael] And there is the Intercontinental Champion,
Big E Langston
who won that title last month at Raw Country in Nashville.
Big E telling us about how so proud and humble he is
to hold the prestigious Intercontinental Championship.
Well, guys, guess what? Six weeks from tonight,
next time we're on pay-per-view.
The first one of the New Year, it means the Road to WrestleMania begins.
-[JBL] Unbelievable. -[Michael] It is the Royal Rumble…
-[Jerry] Yes. -[Michael] …at the Consol Energy Center
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
And do you know what's unique about this year's Royal Rumble, guys?
-[Jerry] I bet you'd tell us. -[Michael] Normally, in the past
when you won the Rumble, you had your choice
of picking either the WWE or the World Heavyweight Champion…
-[JBL] There you go. -[Michael] …to face at WrestleMania.
The winner of the Rumble is not gonna have a choice this year.
-[JBL] Yeah, but like that's bad. -[Michael] No, I'm not saying that.
[JBL] How awesome is it that you have a championship created tonight,
a Champion of Champions, 50 years in the making.
You win the Royal Rumble, you get a shot at it.
[Jerry] Everything changes after that huge match tonight…
-[bell ringing] -[Jerry] …between Cena and Orton.
[Michael] And here's Big E Langston starting things off against Damien Sandow.
You know what's interesting about being the Intercontinental Champion, guys
and John, you were an Intercontinental Champion.
There's the strength and power of Big E going for the--
You're Welcome.
Big E was going for the Big Ending as well.
What's interesting, John, about being an Intercontinental Champion
when you look at the more than a dozen Hall of Famers
that have held this championship.
They've all gone on but most of them anyway
to become either WWE or World Heavyweight Champion.
That's why it's so important to be Intercontinental Champion.
[JBL] Yeah, who can forget that the Intercontinental Championship matches
have helped make some careers.
Look at Bret Hart and Davey Boy Wembley in 1992.
-[Jerry] And look at Big E Langston. -[JBL] Oh!
[Jerry] You think-- that one-- that was the biggest thing
that has happened to this young man's career to date
and like you said, it could just be the start of even bigger things to come.
[Michael] Yeah, Big E said that he was--
he was so proud when he won the championship.
But now he realizes he has to work harder each and every day
because everybody in the locker room wants an opportunity at his title.
[man] Boo!
[Michael] Damien Sandow who beat Dolph Ziggler in the matchup
to earn this opportunity here tonight.
[Charles] One.
-Get inside. -[JBL] What's up, Big E?
-[Michael] And Damien Sandow. -[Jerry] Whoa-oh.
-Sandow trying to-- -[JBL] Look at the--
[Jerry] Trying to sucker Big E in.
[JBL] Look at the size of Big E.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Oh, man.
[JBL] That pole don't care how big he is.
[Charles] You can't win when you're on the outside.
[Jerry] Or how strong he is.
[Michael] An intelligent move by Sandow,
who has showed us recently he can be vicious and aggressive.
Ooh.
[Jerry] Oh, man.
That could be a big difference maker in this match.
[Michael] Sandow here's the cover,
hooks that big tree trunk leg of Langston and a kickout.
Sandow tweeting earlier today that TLC plus the new Sandow
equals new Intercontinental Champion.
[Jerry] Sandow may be the most obnoxious tweeter that I've seen in a long time.
[Michael] He used to have a scribe named Ignatius
who did his tweeting for him. Now he does his own.
[crowd chanting] Big E! Big E! Big E!
Quit!
[man] Let's go, Big E.
[Michael] Stephanie is here along with Triple H
as is the chairman of WWE, Mr. McMahon.
The fact that he's here tonight shows you how important this evening is.
Don't hold his tights.
[Michael] And look at Sandow with a clothesline!
[Jerry] Of course, he takes the leg out from under Big E and then that.
[Michael] And a cover and a kickout by Langston.
[man] Let's go, Big E!
[grunting]
[Michael] Again, this aggressive and this vicious nature of Damien Sandow.
[Michael] It's all about being champion, winning the gold here tonight.
-[crowd booing] -[Jerry] Here it comes.
-Tell us about it, Michael. -[Michael] A Cubito Aequet,
that is the Elbow of Disdain from Sandow.
[Jerry] Cubito Aequet.
[Charles] One, two.
[JBL] Aristotle was quite the street fighter.
-[Jerry] Yeah. -[JBL] He was.
-[Michael] How do you know that? -[Damien] Quit.
[JBL] 'Cause I'm a history buff.
[Michael] Abraham Lincoln was a wrestler.
[JBL] Yes, he was, and a very good one.
[Charles] Come on, Big E, what do you say, huh?
[Michael] Not the vampire hunter like he was depicted in the movies.
WWE fans trying to get Big E back into this match.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Langston backing Sandow into the corner.
[Michael] Big E, he's so powerfully, he's so explosive.
[Jerry] Yeah, when that man's body runs into you like that-- oh.
[Michael] Oh, nice dropkick from Sandow.
Remember, Damien Sandow once held the Money in the Bank contract.
Hook of the leg again and a kickout.
Unsuccessfully tried to cash it in against John Cena a couple of months ago.
Exposing the bare knee.
[Michael] I don't think Sandow has ever gotten over the fact
that he unsuccessfully cashed in Money in the Bank.
[JBL] Would you?
If you had a chance to be world champion?
Maybe he'd be in this match tonight with Randy Orton
or in a match with John Cena?
-[Jerry] You got a point there. -[Charles] Damien, let's go. Get down.
[JBL] I mean, instead he's got a championship match right here
with Big E, the Intercontinental Championship.
But he really blew his first opportunity.
[Michael] He would love to right that wrong here tonight.
But now, he's up there in no man's land.
-Big E Langston. -[Jerry] Whoa!
[Jerry] What's that move called, JBL, electric chair?
It's got to send shock through your entire body when you hit.
[JBL] Yes, it does.
[Jerry] Big E gonna have to get to his feet and capitalize on it,
that was a nice move but Sandow actually got up before Big E.
He went right down again.
[Michael] John, there's that explosiveness from Langston.
[JBL] Yeah, explosiveness is something…
[Michael] Oh, belly-to-belly.
[JBL] …you're either born with or you're not.
And Big E was born in abundance.
[Michael] Langston's near 300 pounds.
-Watch out. Back of Sandow. -[JBL] Oh!
-[Charles] One, two… -[Michael] Is this enough?
But Sandow stays in it.
A near fall for Langston.
-[grunts] -[Jerry] Uh-oh, Big E now.
He's got some evil intentions as far as Damien Sandow.
-But, oh, Sandow blocks it, nice move. -[JBL] Sandow!
Great counter by Damien Sandow.
-[Jerry] Cover. -[Charles] One, two…
[Michael] Hook to the leg. New champion? No.
[JBL] Big E keeps going for that Big Ending.
[JBL] Sandow has obviously scouted his opponent.
He's done his homework.
[Jerry] I think Big E Langston knew this wasn't gonna be any walk in the park.
Damien Sandow wants this match really badly.
Uh-oh.
-[Michael] Indeed he does. Here's Sandow. -[Jerry] Oh!
-[JBL] Big Ending again. -[Michael] We may crown a new champion.
Tried for the tights, couldn't get them.
[JBL] And Sandow was going for that You're Welcome.
Those huge arms of Big E, I'm not sure he can get it on him.
[Jerry] You're maybe right about that.
-[Michael] Langston. -[JBL] Watch that collision.
-Uh-oh. Uh-oh. -[Michael] Straps are down.
[JBL] What happens when those straps come down, King?
[Jerry] Oh, usually bad things,
at least that's what had been my experience.
-[JBL laughs] -[Michael] Going for the Big Ending.
Big Ending from Big E Langston.
-[Charles] One, two, three. -[Michael] And Big E Langston retains
-his Intercontinental Championship. -[bell ringing]
[singer] ♪ Three ain't enough, man I need five ♪
[Lilián] Here is your winner and still the Intercontinental Champion,
Big E Langston.
[Michael] Hey, John, Big E Langston
just keeps getting better and better and better.
[JBL] He's gotten better ever since he won that championship.
I think we're seeing the coming-out party of Big E.
[Michael] I think 2014 is gonna be the year for that man.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Big E Langston.
[JBL] I agree with you.
2013 was pretty good but you better get ready.
[JBL] This could be the breakout star of the next year,
Big E Langston.
Wow. What a powerhouse.
[Jerry] Well, y'all reckon Damien Sandow had to eat his words?
[singer] ♪ So I pass her to my homies ♪
[JBL] I'm not sure that he could eat anything right now.
[Jerry laughs]
He would be sucking soup through a straw for about a week.
[Michael] Randy Orton?
[crowd cheering]
[inaudible dialogue]
[Jerry] Looks like Mr. McMahon wishing him well.
[Michael] Houston, Texas has hosted two WrestleManias,
number 17 and number 25.
But tonight, we're at the Toyota Center.
14,120 WWE fans
sold out here tonight for WWE TLC
where they will witness history.
We will crown one Champion of Champions.
Either John Cena or Randy Orton will become
the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Like we've been saying all night.
It's all or nothing for one of these men tonight.
And legends had been tweeting all night long
including one of the greatest ever,
the six-time WWE Champion,
the man who changed this industry forever,
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin tweeting tonight about WWE TLC.
From Broken Skull Ranch, our boy Stone Cold.
[laughs] And guys, you know, before every Pay-Per-View,
we have our kickoff show, it starts a half hour before…
-I love that show. -…the Pay-Per-View.
It's on many, many outlets including wwe.com and the WWE app.
We have an all-star panel
and it's hosted by our colleague Josh Mathews.
Hey, Josh, what's going on?
Hey, guys, thank you very much. Great panel up here.
Two WWE Hall of Famers, three-time WWE Champion, Mick Foley.
-Thank you. -[Mathews] Very festive tonight
-is Mick Foley. -Thank you.
[Mathews] And six-time world champion, Houston's own, Booker T.
[laughs] You know it, baby.
[Mathews] You know, The Miz was also a part of our kickoff panel.
But Miz wanted to use this forum as an opportunity
to talk trash about his rival Kofi Kingston.
Which he did effectively.
He did and it didn't take long for Kofi Kingston
to show up and confront The Miz.
Seth Rollins said it the best, divide and conquer.
That is-- can I help you?
-You know, you need to stop talking. -Problem?
I'm getting tired of hearing you talk trash.
-Please you take me-- -[Booker] Hey, hey.
-What? Huh? -[Mathews] Kofi, come on.
-[Mick] Hey, hey, Kofi. -Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
[Mick] Not the time. This is not the time.
-[Kofi] Keep talking, baby. Keep talking. -Hey, man. Don't make it about Miz.
-[Kofi] You wanna talk? -[Mick] It's not the time.
-Calm down. -Talk now.
And that was a first as part of our kickoff panel.
Book, I understand we have an announcement now
concerning Kofi Kingston and The Miz.
One good thing came out of that fight.
The Authority has made it official.
The Miz versus Kingston, and I got something to say about that.
I can dig that, sucka. [laughs]
Not only that. My sources have just told me,
that match is now a no disqualification match.
-[Booker] Whoa, man. -And that, ladies and gentlemen,
is what's best for business.
The match will take place tonight here at TLC
as we send things back to ringside.
-["Patriot" playing] -[Jerry] Guys, another good thing
to come out of that, Miz had to take off that red coat.
[JBL laughs]
Where did he get that red coat, Hugh Hefner?
[Jerry laughing]
[JBL] Heard that Delta loaned it to him.
[bell ringing]
[Justin] The following is a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match
for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Introducing the challengers first,
being accompanied to the ring by Zeb Colter.
At a combined weight of 507 pounds,
Jack Swagger, Antonio Cesaro,
The Real Americans.
[Michael] So, The Real Americans trying to perhaps win
the WWE Tag Team titles here tonight.
Antonio Cesaro, Jack Swagger led, of course, by the founding father,
Zeb Colter.
Hey, guys, I believe the momentum may be in the favor
of The Real Americans here tonight.
John, you and I called the action this past Friday night on SmackDown.
The Real Americans taking on the Tag Team Champions,
Cody Rhodes and Goldust.
-Watch this from Antonio Cesaro. -[JBL] Oh, man.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] What an uppercut.
And The Real Americans pinned the Tag Team Champs.
Does momentum now sway to The Real Americans?
-[JBL] Absolutely. -Yes!
[JBL] Zeb Colter has fine-tuned this team.
I think they're primed to win a championship tonight.
[Jerry] I tried to speak to Zeb earlier this afternoon.
He's still in such a celebratory mood after that victory Friday
that I think he was almost incoherent.
I couldn't-- he was talking so fast,
I couldn't even understand what he was saying
other than the fact that they were gonna win tonight.
[JBL] Well, he was up the road earlier this morning paying homage
to that big Sam Houston statue right off Interstate 45.
["619" playing]
♪ Booyaka, booyaka that's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka Rey Mysterio ♪
-♪ Booyaka, booyaka 619 ♪ -[crowd cheering]
-[Jerry] Sam Houston was a great-- -[Justin] From San Diego, California,
weighing 175 pounds, Rey Mysterio!
-[Jerry] Why does he always interrupt me? -[JBL laughs]
[Jerry] When I'm trying to interrupt him?
[Michael] The he is Justin Roberts.
-[Jerry] Yes. -[JBL laughs]
-[Jerry] I hate that guy. -[JBL] It doesn't matter.
-[Michael] What does matter-- -[JBL] Robert Chimel, who cares.
[Jerry] I was gonna talk about Sam Houston who was a great Tennessean.
-["Big" playing] -[singer] ♪ Well, it's the Big Show ♪
[JBL] Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, they all helped in The Alamo.
[Justin] And his tag team partner, standing at seven feet tall,
weighing 425 pounds,
the Big Show.
[Michael] You know, guys, a lot of people believe this team here,
the Big Show and Rey Mysterio are the favorites
coming into this match tonight.
They've been very, very successful over the past couple of weeks.
In fact, they own a victory over The Real Americans.
They're a unique team of two former champions,
world and WWE, in Big Show and Mysterio.
And of course, it was Rey Mysterio who beat you, John,
here in Houston at WrestleMania 23 seconds to retire you.
-[Jerry] What? -[JBL] You don't need
-to bring that up. I was sick that day. -["Meat On The Table" playing]
[Justin] At a combined weight of 519 pounds,
Curtis Axel and Ryback.
[JBL] Not only was I sick that day
but that was a hard-fought 23 seconds, too.
Yeah!
[Michael] Here is a team that has been on a roll as well.
We'll take you back to Friday Night SmackDown
from a little bit ago where Ryback and Curtis Axel,
former Paul Heyman guys, teamed together
to take on the Tag Team Champions of Cody Rhodes and Goldust.
And John, we talked about this,
Axel and Ryback had made a pretty darn good team.
[JBL] Axel and Ryback had made a very good team.
-[bell ringing] -[JBL] Didn't quite find their way
as single competitors, they have found their way as a tag team.
Sometimes that's all it takes for guys.
[Michael] They refer to themselves as RybAxel.
[Jerry laughs]
[JBL] That is a ridiculous name.
[Michael] I believe someone at this announce table named them that.
-["Gold and Smoke" playing] -[JBL] Yeah, but I came up with it
as a joke. I didn't think they'd use it.
[Justin] And at a combined weight of 452 pounds,
they are the current WWE Tag Team Champions,
Cody Rhodes and Goldust.
[Michael] So, this is a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match
for the Tag Team Championship.
Only 25% chance to retain the titles for the brothers Rhodes.
[Jerry] Yeah, you talked about that victory over The Real Americans
for Big Show and Rey Mysterio.
You can throw those victories out the window
because this is a totally different type of match.
[Michael] So, Fatal 4-Way Elimination rules of this, if defenders
to submit, either member of your team, you got to head back to the locker room,
of course, the surviving team will become the Tag Team Champions.
[JBL] Simple. Stay out of the ring, let everybody fight it out,
then join back at the end.
[Michael] And that's from someone of pure stature like you perhaps,
but I don't believe…
[JBL] What do you-- what do you mean my stature?
[Michael] …fighters like the Rhodes brothers…
[JBL] What do mean my stature?
[Michael] …would go about things that way.
[JBL] What do mean my stature?
[Jerry] Tell him what you mean about his stature.
[Michael] Oh, it's just the way that you conducted business sometimes
as WWE Champion. You didn't always follow the rules.
[Jerry] Is he like that on your guys'-- on your guys' web show?
[Michael] Yeah, many times you took the easy way out.
Although, I-- did I mention Rey Mysterio beat you
in 23 seconds at WrestleMania?
[JBL] I don't remember that happened.
-[Jerry] Are you kidding me? -[Michael] In Houston?
[JBL] No, I was sick then, I had the sniffles.
[Jerry] You had the flu, right?
[JBL] The doctor told me not to go out there.
I should have not gone.
[Michael] So Ryback will start things off against Cody Rhodes.
Remember, you can tag whoever you want in and out of this matchup.
And John, what would you use as strategy?
-And you mentioned- -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] You mentioned before but would you ever tag
another member of another team in?
-[Jerry] Yes. -[JBL] Absolutely.
You wanna keep your team fresh.
You wanna keep your team out of it.
You got to last until the end.
Look, you can't win this match early on.
But you could lose it.
So, you wanna stay as-- in it as long as you can
because that's when you'll win the championship.
[Jerry] And if you get in trouble, you climb--
-[Michael] Oh. The power… -[Jerry] You tag the closest hand to you.
[Michael] …of Ryback, Cody Rhodes trying to fight out of the corner.
[Jerry] I always knew Ryback was like superhuman or whatever
but that-- remember a couple weeks ago, the match he had against Mark Henry.
-That-- I mean-- -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, look at this, half crab, Goldust in off the tag.
[Jerry] Ryback did some things in that match, unbelievable.
[Michael] Cover. Kick out.
Goldust in an interview in wwe.com
mentioned that there was some serious talent
in the ring in this match.
[Jerry] I actually tried to compliment Ryback on that match.
I said, "You know what, the match you had with--
the match you had with Mark Henry,
I was so impressed with some of the moves you did there."
-You know what he said to me? -[Michael] What?
[Jerry] "Big deal."
[Michael] Here's the former Intercontinental Champion, Curtis Axel.
Goldust said, John, that the reason him and Cody
should be the favorites in this match is because they're brothers
and they know each other so well.
[JBL] What do you mean they know each other so well?
They didn't even get along with each other growing up.
-They didn't like each other at all. -[Michael] Yeah. But they--
[JBL] They were estranged. Come on. What, they didn't know each other.
All of a sudden now they're best friends?
[Michael] I'm quoting Goldust from an interview earlier on.
[JBL] Well, he wears-- he wears makeup, what do you expect?
[Michael] What does that have to do with anything?
[JBL] Well, he's a little strange.
[Michael] You wear makeup. You're wearing it right now.
[JBL] Yeah, but I don't wear gold and black makeup.
Everybody can recognize who I am,
I just wear it just so I look a little better on HD TV,
-not that I need any help. -[Jerry] You guys are--
-You guys are wearing makeup? -[JBL] No, I'm not.
-[Michael] And Goldust-- -[Jerry laughing]
[JBL] No, I wear it to ugly myself down.
-[Michael] It has been-- -[JBL] I'm like Brad Pitt.
-I'm too good looking for camera. -[Michael] Oh, please.
[JBL] I got to actually ugly myself down.
-[Michael] Look out here. -[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Oh.
[Michael] The World's Largest Athlete.
[Jerry] This is about to get ugly for Curtis Axel.
[JBL] Yes, it is.
[Michael] The Big Show who knocked off Ryback in one-on-one action
Friday night on SmackDown courtesy of chokeslam.
[JBL] Look at this. Look at the strength.
-[Jerry] One hand. Ow. -[Michael] Oh, man.
What a year it's been for Big Show.
One point, he was out of a job fired by Stephanie McMahon and The Authority,
threatened a law suit, was brought back into the fold
and now once again doing what he loves to do.
Shh.
-[Michael] Oh. -[JBL] That hurts a lot. I love it.
[Michael] Yeah, tell us what that feels like.
[JBL laughs] That's why I'm so happy to be sitting here with you guys.
-It's like getting hit with a stove. -[crowd chanting]
[Jerry] Not just like a skillet?
-The whole stove? -[JBL] No, the whole stove.
Listen to this, listen to this, guys. Shh.
-[Michael] Ooh. -[JBL laughing]
I love that on Curtis, I do, not me.
[Jerry] Yeah.
-And the Big Show knows this-- -[JBL] It's like your entire chest
is caving in from the inside when he hits you with that.
[Jerry] He knows he's not gonna win a match with that move
but it's just a-- it's a-- it's a psychological thing.
[JBL] I tell you what he has won, he's won over this WWE Universe.
-[Jerry] Oh, shh. -[crowd chattering]
-[Michael] Oh! -[Jerry] Oh.
-[crowd cheering] -[JBL laughing]
I could watch this all day.
This is great. [laughs]
Larry "The Axe" Hennig just fell out of his chair.
He hit his grandson so hard.
-[Michael] And here comes Rey Mysterio. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Former WWE, former world champion,
biggest little man in the history of WWE. Ooh.
[JBL] And Rey has never looked better,
we thought he had a little ring rust, he doesn't.
[Michael] Yeah, Rey returning after missing nearly a year of his career
because of a serious knee injury, back in action.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And here's Axel.
And here now Ryback going to work on Rey Mysterio.
-No team eliminated yet… -[Jerry] Oh, goodness.
[Michael] …in this Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Elimination match.
-Two. -[Michael] Cover and kick out by Mysterio.
[JBL] You talk about strength, King, Ryback in the last few months,
he has Shell Shocked Khali, Mark Henry, Big Show.
[Jerry] Yeah, I told you how impressed I was.
I didn't think it was possible for anybody
to Shell Shock Mark Henry but he did it.
[JBL] He not only picked him up, he walked with him.
[Jerry] I know it.
[Michael] Now, Ryback in action, moved Mysterio to their corner.
Quick tags in and out of the ring.
[Jerry] Oh, he's in trouble. This is a--
you asked if you would ever tag another team member,
this is the time that if I were Rey Mysterio,
I'd tag anybody I could get my hand on.
[Michael] And here's-- oh, man, collision center of the ring, both men down.
[JBL] This is where Rey needs to tag somebody.
[Michael] And to your point, King, anybody.
[Michael] Because it doesn't matter
how the first couple of teams are eliminated.
You just wanna be in that final group of two.
[JBL] No, look at this great strategy of Swagger and Cesaro,
they hadn't been in the match. It's a great strategy.
[Michael] You think that has something to do with Zeb Colter?
[JBL] Absolutely.
[Jerry] I think the best strategy of all is-- oh, no.
[Michael] And Ryback right to the back.
[Michael] Zeb Colter mocking Mysterio here at ringside.
Here's Goldust. Goldust now into the match.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Down goes Ryback,
pace begins to quicken.
[Jerry] Goldust with a big clothesline of his own.
[Michael] Vintage Goldust there.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Spinebuster. -[Jerry] Oh.
-[crowd cheering] -[screaming]
[Cone] Hey, hey, come on.
[Michael] And there goes Axel trying to help out his buddy.
-Ryback. -[Jerry] Oh, man.
[Michael] Showing big flexibility from a big man.
[JBL] I'm not sure that-- what that was. That was just a boot that he threw at him.
[Jerry] But it almost looked like he was gonna be trying
for a spinning back kick or something
but you're right, he just said,
"Oh, what the heck, here's my boot, eat it."
[Michael] Ryback goes for a powerbomb,
Goldust from behind, roll Ryback up, shoulders down.
-[JBL] I think he got him. -[Jerry] Oh.
-[JBL] He got him. -[Michael] Goldust eliminating…
-[Jerry] Watch it! -[Michael] …Ryback who blasts Goldust.
[Justin] The team of Curtis Axel and Ryback have been eliminated.
-[Jerry] They're gonna be CrybAxel now. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now, Jack Swagger in for The Real Americans now.
[JBL] Now, how smart is this strategy.
Swagger and Cesaro hadn't even come in the match yet,
they wait until somebody's eliminated,
then pick up someone when they're down.
That is brilliant, that's Zeb Colter, the genius.
[Michael] So we're down to three teams
in this Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Elimination match.
[Jerry] Oh, how is it so brilliant on them
just because of the fact that they didn't get tagged in by anyone?
[JBL] That's the genius of it. That's the game plan.
They don't make themselves available.
Everybody was like, oh, tag me in, tag me in, tag me in,
-because they wanna be seen by everybody. -[Michael] I just don't think anybody--
[Jerry] What do you know? Excuse me, I'm busy,
I'll just be over here.
[Michael] I don't think anyone in the match ever got near their corner.
[Jerry] Right.
[JBL] Great strategy by Zeb Colter.
[Jerry] Genius on their part.
[Michael] And there's Jack Swagger, former World Heavyweight Champion.
He was in the ring with 20 other former WWE and world champions
this past Monday night when chaos and melee ensued
wherein the ascension of the championships above the ring.
Legends were getting involved in that melee at the end of Raw.
[Jerry] Yeah, no kidding. That was--
uh, you're never gonna see
a more impressive, uh, array of talent that was in that ring
and you had to know something bad was gonna happen.
[JBL] A lot of old bad blood between all those old champions.
[crowd chanting] We the people.
-[Michael] Cesaro and Swagger's team. -[JBL] Wow. Did you hear that?
The WWE Universe is all saying, "We the people."
[Michael] Swagger makes the tag. He's the legal man now along with Goldust.
[Jerry] Who was saying that? That guy over there with the funny hat?
[JBL] No, half the crowd, they love it.
[Michael] I think you're over exaggerating that point a bit but--
-[Jerry] Oh, no, no, no. -[Michael] Swagger's blasting, man,
running right over Goldust.
[JBL] You think that I did that noise?
[Jerry] I didn't hear it.
[Michael] I heard something but I don't think it was as big
as you said it was, JBL.
And here's Cesaro off the tag again.
Zeb Colter in an exclusive interview said
The Real Americans will be walking out of Houston tonight
with the Tag Team Championship.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, catch him, caught him.
[Michael] Look at the power. Look at the strength of Antonio Cesaro.
-[Jerry laughing] -[Michael] There's no one like him in WWE.
-[JBL] No, there isn’t. -[Michael] What a throw.
Cover by Cesaro, is it enough?
Kick out at two.
I wonder how Cesaro's path of citizenship is coming along
under the tutelage of Zeb?
[JBL] Well, it's like it should, legal and above board.
[Jerry] Zeb spends a lot of time grooming that facial hair of his.
But he's got to be impressed
with the strength of his charge there, Cesaro.
Look at that. Oh, man.
[Michael] Goldust trying to tag someone, anyone.
One team eliminated, Ryback and Axel.
-[Jerry] Ooh. -[Michael] Three remain.
[Jerry] Headbutt to the midsection.
[Michael] Goldust hanging up on the second rope.
And now Swagger and Cesaro doing a great job
not letting anyone to get involved
but they still haven't been able to eliminate Goldust.
Four. Come on. Back it up right there.
[JBL] Well, it could just be a matter of time.
-[Michael] Swagger-- -[Jerry] I know what that feels like.
This Jack Swagger is-- you know, he's just raw bone strong.
I mean, this kid doesn't know his own strength, doesn't he?
-[Michael] He goes-- -[JBL] Holds more pins
than anybody in NCAA history for one calendar year.
[Michael] He goes six-six, about 270.
He got that devastating Patriot Lock, the ankle lock.
[JBL] Big Hoss, they call him.
[Michael] Goldust, the veteran,
really experiencing a resurgence this year in WWE.
[Jerry] Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Michael] Shoulders down, can Goldust eliminate a second man?
And no, he can't, kick out by Swagger at two.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[JBL] Goldust with a right hand.
-[Jerry] Tag somebody. -[Michael] Trying to get--
-he just couldn't get there. -[Jerry] Whoa. Did he get it?
[Michael] And now Goldust has been in there for a long time.
Back elbow-- springboard back elbow off that second rope.
[Jerry] And just when you think you got the best of Goldust,
he hangs in there.
[Michael] Big Show, and Cody,
and Mysterio begging for a tag, Cesaro back in.
-[Jerry] Oh, no. -[Michael] Oh, here we go.
[JBL] Oh, here we go.
[Jerry] Oh, this could be the end of Goldust.
-[JBL] Yes, it could. -[Michael] Cesaro swing time.
[JBL] He could be swinging him all the way to the Astrodome.
Count him, guys. Count him.
[Jerry] He's like he's on a tilt-a-whirl.
[Michael] Here comes Swagger. Here's the double team
by The Real Americans planting Goldust.
Hook to the leg and Cody's got to save.
There's no way Goldust is kicking out of that.
[JBL] Well, go back to it, Swagger, get in.
[Jerry] Yeah, big mistake there by Jack Swagger.
Unless Jack Swagger just feels so confident
in the fact that he has got Goldust at his mercy pretty much
and he may be right.
-[Michael] Tag made. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Swagger Bomb from Swagger.
Here comes Cesaro. This is a very effective move right there.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[Michael] Right to the gut.
And Cesaro looking to eliminate the Tag Team Champions and a kickout.
-Good, good, good, good -[Michael] Remember, Goldust and Cody,
if they're, uh, eliminated here,
we guarantee new champs tonight.
[Jerry] Watch this. Jack Swagger doesn't even bend over.
Huge leapfrog all of his weight from Cesaro
coming down right on the midsection of Goldust.
[Michael] Continue to wear Goldust down, the veteran though staying in this
as the WWE fans continue to be in the corner of the Tag Team Champions.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] A lot of Texas fans told me that Zeb Colter reminds them
of Bob Phillips or Tom Landry.
[Jerry] Who told you that?
-[Michael] Okay. -[JBL] A lot of fans.
-[Michael] Oh, man, what a counter. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] What a great counter.
Goldust created separation.
This could be the opening he needs.
[JBL] This may be the chance Goldust needs for them to hold
onto the Tag Team Championship, at least for a little while longer.
[Jerry] Come on, crawl, jump, do something.
[Michael] And Swagger sent over the top.
Goldust has got to make it to his brother.
Cesaro trying to keep him away from making the tag
and again, well, he did momentarily.
[Jerry] He doesn't have to make it to his brother
but his brother is the closest.
[Michael] Oh, and Swagger, what a move by Swagger.
How smart was that?
[Jerry] Well, I didn't even realize what happened.
I just saw Cody Rhodes disappear.
[Michael] And guys, do you see Cody?
I don't know if you could see it
but as you see Goldust with a hurricanrana from the top rope,
Cody Rhodes is really favoring his knee when he was pulled off the apron.
-Look at Cody Rhodes. -[JBL] Uh-oh.
[Michael] And now Big Show sending Swagger over the barricade.
[Jerry] With authority.
No offense to The Authority.
[Michael] Goldust and Cesaro are the legal men.
[JBL] Where did that hurricanrana come from with Goldust?
[Michael] It was out of desperation but Cody's no longer in his corner.
Cody tweaked his knee as he came off the apron
and now Goldust is gonna have to try to tag Mysterio.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] And Cesaro,
great job by The Real Americans here.
Powerslam Goldust.
Big Show now up on the apron.
[JBL] There's a giant in that corner wanting to come in.
[Jerry] That's who you need to tag if you could somehow claw, scratch.
[JBL] Now Zeb Colter is hoping that Goldust won't tag
because that changes everything if this happens. There it is.
[Michael] Here comes the World's Largest Athlete.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] An eruption of the Toyota Center.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Michael] Face first planted goes Cesaro.
Big Show manhandling Cesaro.
Uh-oh, 450 pounds.
[JBL] Oh, oh, oh.
[Jerry] He knocked him for a loop.
[JBL] How's that Houston Metro coming through?
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Oh, no. Uh-oh. Wait a minute.
-[Michael] And Swagger got knocked out. -[JBL] The Big Show knocked him out.
-He knocked him out. -[Michael] Swagger got knocked out.
And so did Cesaro.
-[Jerry] What a shot. -[Michael] Big Show cover.
[JBL] They're gonna carry them off like hardwood.
[Justin] The Real Americans have been eliminated.
[Michael] We're in Houston, George Foreman would be proud.
[JBL] Yes, he would.
[Jerry] Well, Zeb Colter's mustache just drooped.
[Michael] So now, it's down to this.
[JBL] Cody Rhodes' spirits just drooped.
[Michael] Now, it is down to this, Big Show and Mysterio
versus Rhodes and Goldust.
[Jerry] Watch these two right hands.
Here comes the first punch.
And then for good measure,
Cesaro comes flying in, oh man, did he get it.
[Michael] And guys, look at the story developing here,
Big Show tremendous sport, great sportsmanship,
Big Show helping Goldust to his feet,
making sure Goldust is ready to go
before we restart this matchup,
because the next team to gain pinfall or submission
-will be Tag Team Champions. -[JBL] That wasn't a good sportsman.
[Jerry] I knew you was gonna say that.
-[JBL] No, he-- -[Jerry] Sportsmanship or stupidity?
[JBL] Yeah. Big Show was helping him up,
he's making sure that Goldust starts because he knows Cody's fresh.
-[Michael] That's the way-- -[JBL] So he helps him up and says,
"Goldust, you're okay, go ahead and start the match
so I can beat you for the championship."
[Michael] That's the way that you see things,
you put a unique spin on everything.
[JBL] That's because I see the truth.
-[Michael] Okay. -[JBL] I would agree with you
but we'd both be wrong.
[Michael] Big Show with a shoulder tackle knocking Goldust out of the ring.
And reminder now, the next team
for pinfall or submission, Tag Team Champs.
Real Americans are out, Axel and Ryback are out.
Cody Rhodes checking on his brother.
Goldust has been in this matchup
-for a long amount of time. -[Jerry] Oh, wow.
[JBL] He just picked him up by his head.
[Michael] Hauling Goldust.
We're in the home of Dwight Howard.
[JBL] We're in the home of, uh, Booker T,
one of the greatest brother tag teams of all time.
[Michael] I was making reference to palming a basketball
but nonetheless.
[JBL] I was making a reference to brother tag teams,
you're talking about NBA.
Well, if you don't wanna talk about Booker, that's fine.
[Jerry] Goldust may be about to get slam dunked
or maybe about to deliver one of his own, look at this.
[Michael] Crossbody knocks him off his feet.
Is it enough to put Big Show away?
And kicks out.
[Rey] Come on, Show!
[Michael] Oh, DDT.
Here's Goldust, hooks the big leg of Big Show,
and again, staying in it.
[JBL] Big Show was going for that chokeslam,
-what a great counter. -[Michael] And finally…
[JBL] Tag your brother, there you go.
[Michael] …Cody into this match and Cody's fresh.
-[JBL] Wow. -[Jerry] It doesn't matter
how fresh you are when you're in there against a giant.
I don't think you're gonna come-- oh, they did it.
[Michael] Oh, great double team by the brothers.
[Jerry] They did it.
[Michael] Is it enough to put Big Show away?
Cody Rhodes here, Big Show, did he get up?
-Yes, he did at two. -[Rey] Come on, Big Show.
[Jerry] Guys, you got to give the Tag Team Champions credit.
-That was impressive. -[JBL] That was very impressive.
[Jerry] Big Show a little woozy right now.
[Michael] Cody Rhodes going for the Disaster Kick
and swatted out of the air.
[Jerry] Like a fly.
[JBL] That is a giant, an absolute giant.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Mysterio in, Rey Mysterio.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Michael] Now, the pace quickens.
[Jerry] It certainly does.
[Michael] Rey up top.
Seated senton from Mysterio.
Oh, Cody just like that,
sunset flip, Rey rolls through,
catches Cody on the side of the head.
Is it enough to crown new Tag Team Champions here?
[JBL] We may be about to see some new champions, Michael.
[Michael] And Cody manages to kick out.
Great tag team battle, just shows you how wonderful
the tag team division is today in WWE.
You're seeing some of the best in the world right now
including the Tag Team Champions.
Mysterio lands on his feet, Cody Rhodes goes for Disaster Kick.
-[JBL] Oh, no. -[Michael] He got him that time.
-[JBL] On the button. -[Michael] That could be enough.
Rey may be out cold.
Both feet hooked, oh, and a kickout at two.
[JBL] He got Rey Mysterio right on the button.
[Jerry] Yeah, that's why it came as such a surprise for Cody Rhodes
when Rey was able kick out somehow.
[Michael] That's just an example of the resilience and the guts
and heart of Rey Mysterio.
[JBL] Rey Mysterio blocked it with his chin.
[Michael] He made a career out of it. Going for Cross Rhodes now.
Mysterio knees to the-- to the forehead.
-[JBL] Uh-oh. Uh-oh. -[Michael] Drop toehold.
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Goldust--
[JBL] Uh-oh, again.
We're in the 713 but you're about to call who, Michael?
-[Michael] The 619. -[JBL laughs]
[Michael] Now, remember, Cody Rhodes, I believe, is the legal man.
And Cody rolled under the bottom rope as, uh, Goldust is sent into the barricade…
-[JBL] Out goes Goldust. -[Michael] …by Big Show.
And now Cody Rhodes looking to take out Big Show,
caught midair by the big man.
[JBL] Goodness, what strength.
[Michael] Oh, Cody landed on his brother out there,
driving Big Show to the apron.
[Jerry] Uh-oh, this is not good for Cody Rhodes.
-[Michael] Not good at all for Cody. -[JBL] Cody--
[Michael] Big Show onto the post.
[Jerry] Yeah.
Well, turnabout it's fair play because I think that's exactly
what Big Show had in mind for Cody Rhodes.
[JBL] And after all this, we're down to Cody and Rey,
see who's gonna be the Tag Team Champions.
-[Michael] Oh, look at this. -[JBL] I think Rey just did--
[Michael] He caught him. Mysterio stacks him up.
Oh, Cody kicked out.
[Jerry] Oh, that was close. That was so close.
-Two? -[Cone] Two. Just two.
[Jerry] Uno, dos.
[Michael] Rey Mysterio picking Rhodes out of midair.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
This is awesome!
[JBL] Well, do you hear them now, Michael?
[Michael] Yeah, respect from the WWE fans.
[JBL] They're all chanting, "This is awesome!"
[Michael] This time it's Cody to catch Rey,
going for the Cross Rhodes here.
Rey Mysterio and now it's Cody Rhodes.
Mysterio looking for the 619 onto--
-well, Cody Rhodes intercepts him. -[Jerry] He's caught.
-He's caught. -[Michael] Interception by Cody Rhodes.
[JBL] Oh, oh, oh.
[Michael] Great move by Cody.
[JBL] We may-- we may be a tag team, we're about to see another--
-[Jerry] Oh, no, no, no. -[Michael] Shoulders down again.
And again, Rhodes kicks out. Back and forth, what a match.
Near fall after near fall.
And now Cody in position with a Cross Rhodes to Mysterio.
-[JBL] He got him. -[Michael] Is this enough?
Hook to the leg, can he do it?
-And he does. -[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
["Gold And Smoke" playing]
[Justin] The winners of this match and still WWE Tag Team Champions,
Cody Rhodes and Goldust.
[Jerry] Well, you know what, if there were any doubters
about how real this tag team is as champions,
that should remove all doubts.
[Michael] Yeah, Big Show again, great sport Big Show,
giving it up for the Rhodes brothers.
[JBL] Yeah, the Rhodes family has a gold horseshoe somewhere
they've got tucked away.
[Michael] What an incredible Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Elimination matchup.
All four teams game tonight but in the end of the day,
Goldust and Cody Rhodes retained the tag team titles.
This is what you like to see,
-an incredible moment at WWE TLC. -[JBL] I don't.
I like to see people get beat up.
If you wanna shake hands, watch Dr. Phil.
-[Jerry] Dr. Phil? -[JBL] Good grief.
They like shake hands on there, I think.
[Jerry laughing]
-Well, that was a great match… -[JBL] It was a great match.
[Jerry] …handshake or not.
[JBL] After a handshake, next we'll see them kissing in there.
-[Jerry] Easy. -[JBL] Good grief.
Ruin a match with that.
Titus, guess who I've talked to yesterday?
Man, please tell me your mom sent that recipe
for that Patti LaBelle over-the-rainbow macaroni.
I know. It's my favorite too but no. Guess again.
-Damn. Come on, who? -The Rock.
-The Rock? -My boy-- my boy, The Rock.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson…
-Yeah. -…that's who you're talking about?
-Yeah. -Man, get out of here, man,
-ain't nobody got time for that, man. -But I'm tired of--
I just talked to Dwayne last week, I told him congratulations on his Slammy.
Right here, The Rock Brawlin' Buddy, if you smell.
-Ooh. I smell something. -What are you talking about, man?
Oh, you ain't the only one with surprises.
Uh-huh. How about my John Cena Brawlin' Buddy?
Let's go, let's do it right here.
-Let's do it, baby. Let's do it. -A Raw first.
Oh, yeah-- oh, yeah, a Triple Threat match, fellow.
Hey, uh, Khali, what did you just say? What did he just say?
He said he wants to have a Triple Threat match with us.
-Yes. -All right. Well, let's do it, come on.
-Come on, come on. -Don't be spitting on me no more, Khali.
-Come on, you're going down. -Let's go, here we go, here we go.
[men] Hurray.
You want a challenge, we say?
Oh, Los Matadores.
Well, I mean, this is, uh, all right but he's a little over regulation.
[man] Hey, come on.
All right. We could do it anyway. Those cute little things.
Let's go. Here we go.
Excuse me, excuse me.
Oh, come on, man.
If you guys can look like adults, then act like it.
-Let me see. -You're just gonna snatch it, huh?
He is kind of cute.
-[Titus] Brodus is cute? -Look at that.
I bet my John Cena Brawlin' Buddy can beat your Brodus Clay Brawlin' Buddy.
-All day. -It's on.
-Okay. -Oh, yeah.
Give me some space. Give me space.
-Give me space. -Oh, come on.
-Stop cheating. -Let's chill. Timeout.
Stop cheating. You're always cheating. Ow.
-I'm gonna win. I'm gonna win. -Come on.
["Slow Chemical" playing]
Did you wanna play?
We were just-- let's go Brad.
[Cena] The champ is here.
-[singer 1] ♪ Somebody call my momma ♪ -[singer 2] ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
-[singer 1] ♪ Somebody call my momma ♪ -[singer 2] ♪ Whatcha' say ♪
♪ Will somebody please Somebody call my momma? ♪
-♪ Funk is on a roll ♪ -[singer 2] ♪ 'Ey ♪
-[Jerry] Yup. -[singer 1] ♪ Funk is on a roll ♪
[singer 2] ♪ 'Ey 'Ey 'Ayo ♪
[JBL] Best I've seen Brodus look.
[singer] ♪ It's about to get funky up in here ♪
♪ 'Naw sayin' ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
[Jerry] The Funkadactyls always look good.
["Somebody Call My Momma" playing]
[singer] ♪ Somebody call my momma ♪
[Michael] So, Brodus Clay tonight set to take on R-Truth.
The much different Brodus Clay a few weeks ago,
the debut of Xavier Woods,
Brodus let him use his music and The Funkadactyls
but, well, the problem was Xavier was better at it
than Brodus Clay was. So Brodus got embarrassed,
he got humiliated and he got upset.
So he took it out on Xavier Woods and the problem is, King,
last Monday on Raw after beating the rookie Xavier Woods,
Brodus Clay just would not stop.
[Jerry] Yeah, you're right about that,
Brodus Clay wanted to, uh, I guess, make a point.
Oh. And did he ever.
I mean, so much so that Brodus' own partner, Tensai,
had to try to pull him off.
It's about me, I'm the main event player.
["Somebody Call My Momma" playing]
[Michael] But Brodus Clay believes he's the main event player.
I wonder how Sweet T and The Funkadactyls think about that.
[Jerry] It looked like Kane thinks Brodus Clay is a main event player? Oh.
[Michael] What do you think, John?
[JBL] I think he should leave his pants on.
-["What's Up" playing] -[R-Truth] You all know what time it is.
[JBL] Why is it every time Brodus takes his pants off, there's pyro?
Let's crank it up. Here we go.
♪ People over there, whassup? ♪
♪ If you feel me Stand up and say whassup ♪
-♪ Whassup? ♪ -[JBL] ♪ Whassup? ♪
-[R-Truth] ♪ Whassup? ♪ -[JBL] ♪ Whassup? ♪
-♪ Whassup? ♪ -[JBL] ♪ Whassup? ♪
[R-Truth] ♪ Now you can get with this ♪
-[JBL] Come on, guys, get with it. -♪ Or you can get with that ♪
-♪ TLC ♪ -[Michael] Hey, John.
-Shut up. -[R-Truth] ♪ Whassup? ♪
-[JBL] ♪ Whassup? ♪ -[R-Truth] ♪ Whassup? ♪
[JBL] ♪ Whassup? ♪
♪ I be skippin' and jumpin' And leavin' the competition ♪
♪ Makin’ 'em disappear Like your favorite magician ♪
♪ And I ride 'til the wheels fall off ♪
♪ I bounce 'em back to back 'Til they necks get soft ♪
♪ Most of the time you see me Uh, keep it simple ♪
[Jerry] That guy has huge hands.
♪ I'll be busting them up like a pimple ♪
♪ Statin' my claim to fame ♪
♪ To be one of the baddest Young fellas ♪
♪ To step foot in this game ♪
♪ And I haven't even started yet! ♪
♪ But you can better believe I take it off a sure shot bet ♪
-♪ Whassup? ♪ -[JBL] ♪ Whassup? ♪
-Come on, King. -[Jerry] ♪ Whassup? ♪
-[R-Truth] ♪ Whassup? ♪ -[JBL] ♪ Whassup? ♪
[Jerry] What is up?
[JBL] Well, me and Truth, we're like--
-Houston, Texas, make some noise. -[crowd cheering]
[JBL] We're like Paul Wall and Mystikal.
-[R-Truth] Whassup? -[crowd] Whassup?
[JBL] We're like 2 Live Crew.
-[Michael] 2 Live Crew? -[JBL] Yeah.
[Michael] More like The Sugarhill Gang.
And here we go. So R-Truth set to go one-on-one
-with Brodus Clay. -[JBL] Sugarhill?
[Michael] Yeah. "Rapper's Delight". First rap song. Big hit. And--
[JBL] This fell off far over the hill,
they start up the next one.
[Michael] So, John, what do you think of this new look of Brodus Clay?
[JBL] We'll see. Like he changed look.
Is he the same Brodus? We'll found out.
Is he the same Brodus that couldn't dance and were not there with the Funkadactyls?
-We don't know. -[Michael] Well, his attitude, obviously,
-has been very different. -[JBL] I like his attitude.
Now, let's see if he backs it up.
He's got a chance in a one-one-one match
with a very competent, very talented R-Truth.
[Michael] Yeah. Former United States Champion R-Truth.
Now, listen, you know, Brodus is just embarrassed.
He told the rookie you can use my music and girls
and the rookie outshined him.
[JBL] Why would he do that?
-[Michael] Who? -[JBL] Brodus.
-[Michael] Why would he do what? -[JBL] Why would he loan--
[Jerry] Loan his music…
[Michael] I don't know.
R-Truth with the missile dropkick.
[JBL] And as you called 'em, his girls.
[Michael] Here we go. Hook of the leg here and a kickout.
The Funkadactyls, Naomi and Cameron.
[JBL] They're not his girls. They're the Funkadactyls.
They're stars of a reality show. What do you mean his girls?
[Michael] And the name of the reality show is?
-[JBL] Total Divas. -[Michael] On E!
Here's R-Truth right to the back of the head.
[Jerry] How did guys worked that plug into--
[Michael] Cover, hook to the leg, and a kickout.
-Chemistry, King, chemistry. -[JBL] Chemistry.
We got the JBL and Cole Show in there all the time without even noticing it.
[Jerry] I know-- I know you'll know this, Michael.
What is the F for-- on the front of Brodus'--
-[JBL] Food. -[Michael] No. Funkasaurus.
-Hey, get up. You gotta get up. -Hey, let's go. Come on, Brodus.
[Jerry] You're so mean.
-Whassup? -[crowd] Whassup?
[Tensai] Come on, Brodus. Gotta get in the ring.
[Mike] Two.
[Michael] And now R-Truth's gotta try to roll Brodus' carcass back in the ring.
-[JBL] Why do you call it carcass? -[Michael] I don't know.
-Because he was counted out. -[Jerry] What do mean carcass?
It's still breathing.
[JBL] It's still breathing? You guys, compared to what.
[Jerry] I said he's still breathing. He's not a carcass yet.
[JBL] You bring up a Free Willy comment, I'm leaving.
[Michael] And now Brodus suddenly in trouble with the 300-plus pounder.
[Jerry] This may bring out a little more of that new attitude
we've been talking about.
[Michael] Brodus wants to make an example of R-Truth here tonight.
Brodus from the second rope.
Oh, man. R-Truth may be down and out.
[Tensai] Cover him, Brodus. Cover him.
[JBL] I think this would be a big win for Brodus.
[Michael] Well, you hear Tensai, Sweet T is screaming to Brodus,
"Cover him, cover him, put this away."
And Brodus nonchalantly falls into the cover
and R-Truth kicks out.
I think Tensai is taking exception to the way that Brodus has been acting,
at least, what his body language has suggested over the past couple of weeks.
[Xavier] Truth, you gotta fight it. Fight.
[JBL] He reads a lot of minds, body languages, makes assumptions.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Wow.
Couldn't read yours 'cause the print's too small.
-[Tensai] Get the cover. Come on, Brodus. -[Xavier] Truth. Truth.
-[Michael] I'll tell you something… -[Jerry] Huh?
[Michael] I mean, that was actually funny.
-[Jerry] Yeah, I know. -[Michael] I'll give you that one.
Fight up. Fight up. Truth, come on.
[Michael] Xavier Woods, the rookie who R-Truth has taken under his wing.
-[JBL] Uh-oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
-[JBL] Oh. -[Jerry] I don't like those.
-[JBL] Those odds-maker. -[Jerry] Yeah, that's scary.
[Xavier] Truth, come on.
Truth, fight.
[JBL] I think Tensai is right.
I think Brodus should try to cover him here.
-[Xavier] Come on, man. -[JBL] Brodus gets a chance
for a single one-on-one Pay-Per-View, take it.
[Michael] I don't know. This is a big moment for Brodus Clay.
[JBL] It's a huge moment.
We'll have the Champion of Champions crowned tonight
and you're on the Pay-Per-View? It's a huge moment.
[Jerry] This is what's up?
[Michael] German suplex from Brodus Clay to R-Truth.
What's up?
-[Jerry] R-Truth-- -[Michael] And now mocking…
-[Jerry] What goes up must come down. -[Michael] …R-Truth.
[JBL] Something waterbed, you turn it on… [speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] You notice-- you notice the Funkadactyls and Tensai
just glaring at Brodus?
[Jerry] How much suspension do you need in a waterbed?
[Michael] John still has one.
[JBL] I use distilled water.
[Jerry] This is crazy.
I would've thought you'd have Evian water.
[Michael] Brodus is just dominating R-Truth here.
-[Xavier] Truth, come on. -[JBL] I don't know what Tensai is--
[Jerry] He's enjoying it.
[JBL] I don't know what Tensai is unhappy about.
Brodus is all over R-Truth.
Let's go, Brodus. Come on. Keep it--
[Jerry] I think he just doesn't like the attitude.
You gotta admit, these guys are all about having fun.
These guys-- I'm sure they wanted to win their matches
and they did win a lot of matches, but-- I mean, they're fun to watch.
Brodus Clay now, he's like…
-[Michael] He's like the Grinch. -[Jerry] Look, at this.
-[JBL] Tensai is the Grinch. -Get out of the way.
Get in the ring. Get the win in the ring.
-Get out of the way. -Come on. Use your head.
I'm winning.
Just get the win.
[JBL] Why would Tensai stop his own partner?
[Jerry] Well, I think he was stopping him from running R-Truth's head
into that-- those steel steps.
[JBL] Look, how entertaining would it be to see R-Truth's head
go into those steel steps?
[Michael] I don't think it'd be entertaining at all.
-[JBL] I think it'd be great. -[Jerry] What's up?
What's up with that?
-[JBL] Yeah. -[Michael] What's up with you?
You're not even in the holiday spirit.
Brodus Clay is manhandling R-Truth.
Oh, man. What is gonna happen here?
Brodus Clay-- oh, my God.
Brodus, come on.
[Michael] Brodus Clay, obviously, has a chip on his shoulder.
[Xavier] Truth, come on.
[Chioda] Get him out of the corner.
-[JBL] Potato chip? -[Michael] He's mad at the world.
[JBL] What is Tensai doing?
Come on. Get out of there, Tensai. Your partner is winning the match.
Get him down and get the cover.
Get down.
Brodus, it's important you get the win in TLC.
I'm a main event player.
-Shut up. -Come on, Brodus.
-What are you thinking? -I'm better than you.
You're better than me, huh?
I'm better than you. Let me do me.
You're better than me, huh?
Better than you.
[Michael speaks indistinctly]
[Jerry] We maybe-- we're gonna see the end of this team.
[Michael] Well, you can't blame Tensai.
He was screaming to Brodus Clay.
[JBL] It was Brodus Clay screaming to him.
[Michael] Well, now the Funkadactyls saying "See you, bye" as well.
[JBL] Are they going with Tensai?
[Jerry] Everybody is deserting Brodus Clay.
[Michael] Well, he-- Brodus Clay is acting like a goof.
And there's R-Truth right off the jaw of Brodus Clay.
-[Jerry] Whoa. -[Michael] Now, the rollup of the big man.
Shoulders down and R-Truth gonna win.
-[bell ringing] -["What's Up" playing]
[Lilián] Here is your winner, R-Truth.
[JBL] Wow. Brodus Clay lost his tag team partner,
he lost The Funkadactyls, and he lost the match to R-Truth.
[Michael] Well, he shouldn't have been acting like an idiot.
He was screaming to Tensai saying--
[JBL] Well, Tensai shouldn't have interfered in the match.
-That's his partner. -[Michael] Wait a minute.
[JBL] He should let him do what he wanted.
[Michael] Tensai was explaining to Brodus, "This is TLC.
You have an opportunity to have a big win here. Pin the guy."
And then Brodus started screaming to Tensai saying,
"I'm better than you. I'm better than you."
You don't blame Tensai for walking away.
[JBL] I do. I do blame Tensai.
I'll tell you, who else I blame.
It's what's up, R-Truth with a huge win.
[crowd cheering]
Good luck out there tonight.
If you know you're gonna win, then you will.
Yeah, I will.
May the best man win.
[Michael] WWE Chairman, Mr. McMahon, is here tonight as you just saw it.
WWE TLC showing you how enormous this night is.
Earlier on, he wished good luck to Randy Orton and their guys,
the chairman wishing good luck to John Cena.
Showing no favoritism.
-Wishing them both luck. -Showing none at all.
We've got the Champion of Champions tonight.
The most historic night in WWE history.
[Michael] We will crown a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
["SOS" playing]
[fireworks popping]
[singer] ♪ I hear them cryin' ♪
[Jerry] This is like a bonus match here.
[bell ringing]
[Justin] This contest set for one fall, is a No Disqualification match.
Introducing first, from Ghana, West Africa,
weighing 212 pounds,
Kofi Kingston.
[Michael] Well, guys, a half an hour before each pay-per-view,
we have our Kickoff show.
We have a panel, of course, of experts.
Tonight's panel was Booker T, Mick Foley, and The Miz.
And during the Kickoff panel tonight,
Miz had some choice words about Kofi Kingston.
Kofi took exception and this is what happened.
-[Mick] Hey, hey. -What, huh?
[Mick] Kofi, come on. Hey.
Okay. No, wait. [Booker] No. Whoa, whoa. Wait, wait.
-[Mick] We gotta talk. -Wait. Wait a minute.
-[Mick] We gotta talk. -Wait, man.
[Jerry] A big slap from Kofi Kingston
and The Miz and company had to be pulled apart.
[Michael] Miz and Kofi Kingston had some personal issues
over the past number of weeks and really came to head tonight.
Kofi Kingston saying, "You talk the talk, you walk the walk tonight, Miz."
This is no disqualification.
[Justin] His opponent from Cleveland, Ohio,
weighing 221 pounds,
The Miz.
["I Came To Play" playing]
[singer] ♪ I came to play To get my dues paid ♪
♪ I guess you had a dream But it can't be saved ♪
♪ I came to play ♪
♪ I'm here to stay Best get out of my way ♪
♪ I came to play ♪
♪ I came to play, there's a price to pay ♪
♪ Time for you to get down On your knees and pray ♪
♪ I came to pay ♪
♪ Say goodbye to the good old days ♪
♪ They're never coming back Watch your future fade ♪
♪ I came to play ♪
♪ I came to play to get my dues paid ♪
♪ I guess you had a dream But it can't be saved ♪
♪ I came to play ♪
♪ I'm here to stay Best get out of my way ♪
[Michael] Miz and Kofi Kingston one-on-one here tonight.
[bell ringing]
[Michael] Fourteen thousand one hundred twenty sold out
at the Toyota Center, as Kofi goes right to work on Miz.
We'd like to thank you for joining us all over the world tonight,
live in places like Italy at Sky Italia,
and Switzerland on Sky Select,
and in the United Arab Emirates tonight on OSN,
and, of course, on the American Forces Network
at our bases around the world and on all of our ships at sea.
[JBL] My buddy's on FrontStream in Bermuda watching.
[Jerry] Kofi Kingston giving it to The Miz.
You know-- you had to know this was gonna come.
I mean, The Miz sort of deserved it.
Remember in the pre-show, how many times did The Miz say
derogatory remarks about Kofi Kingston?
-Kofi wasn't even on the show. -[Michael] Oh, man.
This all started when Miz and Kofi were a tag team
and Miz refused to tag into the match, leaving Kofi high and dry.
Miz said it's about, "Hey, listen, don't be an individual around here.
It's about winning singles championships."
And since then, this has blossomed into a full time rivalry.
[Jerry] I think early on tonight, Miz said he could beat Kofi Kingston
what, ten out of ten times if they faced each other?
[Michael] Here's Kofi.
-[Jerry] Oh, man. -[JBL] Oh, wow. What a shot.
[Michael] Kofi right to the jaw.
[Jerry] Man.
Miz may have been right.
[Michael] Monday night on Raw, Miz did beat Kofi Kingston.
And after the match, frustration overwhelming Kofi
and he hit Miz with that Trouble in Paradise.
And in Friday night on SmackDown, Kofi was set for a match,
and before that match could even begin,
Miz attacked him in the entranceway,
knocked him down and then screamed at him, "Now, we're even."
Now, it's come to this, no disqualification.
[Jerry] Ooh. Ooh.
Man, Kofi Kingston just plowed Miz into that wall.
He may not be able to get up after that one.
[JBL] The Miz also claimed it's the way to shine,
to get the spotlight on you.
They were in the Kickoff show last week-- last time,
this time, they're on the pay-per-view.
-[Jerry] Well, Miz-- -[JBL] Miz thinks this is his way
of moving up the ladder again.
[Jerry] Miz is all about having the spotlight on himself.
[Michael] Well, it's the point we were making earlier on
in the Brodus Clay-R-Truth match.
Tonight is such an historic night.
Eyes around the world are on Houston, Texas tonight
and this is your opportunity to really shine,
to prove that you're ready for the big time,
that you're ready for a major championship in WWE.
-And Kofi Kingston… -[JBL] Wow.
-He could have broken his foot. -[Michael] …misses Trouble in Paradise.
[Jerry] No kidding.
That could end your ankle right there.
[Michael] He went off the steel post. And now Miz looks to capitalize.
[Jerry] Let's watch this again.
Right there. Man.
That is bad.
That just-- oh. That just certainly gave the advantage to The Miz big time.
And if Miz continues to work on Kofi out here on the floor,
Kofi may not be able-- well, he will get back in the ring
thanks to The Miz right there, JBL.
[JBL] The Miz knows that's where he's gotta take him to beat him.
-[Jerry] Cover. -Two.
[Jerry] Just a count of two.
Miz right now may be-- he may put-- be putting--
beating Kofi Kingston on holds,
so that he can do a little more punishment to that ankle.
He knows that ankle is hurt bad.
[JBL] I think you're right, King. And he certainly knows that ankle is hurt.
[Michael] I think that's what King just said.
[JBL] Miz sees a wounded animal.
I'm reiterating it, Michael. Why don't you just stay out again?
King and I are doing fine.
[Michael] Yeah, you guys are wonderful.
[JBL] We are. Looking very good.
[Jerry] Oh, now, look at this. Taunting.
[JBL] You talk about a match,
what better place to have a match than Houston?
Hosted two WrestleManias.
[Michael] Retired you here.
[JBL] Retired me here. Paul Boesch.
Gorgeous George grew up right near here.
[Michael] Booker T.
[JBL] Our friend, Booker T.
One of the greatest wrestlers and tag team wrestlers of all time.
[Michael] Brother Love.
[JBL] That's right. Our good friend with the high blood pressure.
-[Jerry] Whoa, whoa. -[Michael] Uh-oh. Look at this.
Kofi Kingston slides underneath.
Miz's shoulders down here.
-Can he come away, and Miz at two. -[JBL] No.
He loves you.
[Jerry] I actually got a telegram from Paul Boesch one time.
Only telegram I ever received in my life.
-[Michael] Really? -[JBL] Oh, my.
-[Michael] Wow. -[JBL] Did you owe money?
[Jerry] No. He was congratulating me on piledriving Andy Kaufman.
[JBL laughs]
[Jerry] Uh-oh, watch this. More slaps coming.
Huh? You wanna slap?
[JBL] See, I like this attitude by Miz.
He's trying to make a name for himself.
He ran to a bit of a dry spell.
[Michael] Well, what about Kofi Kingston?
The same thing.
[JBL] Absolutely. Walks into a Kickoff panel,
slaps one of the hosts.
[Michael] The Miz just-- oh, man, really taking it to Kingston
and the injured leg that Kofi hurt when he went for Trouble in Paradise.
[Jerry] The Miz could've really added insult to injury in this match
if he'd worn that red jacket.
[JBL laughs]
[JBL] I think you have to have loaned him that one.
[Jerry] I think traveling Delta Airlines, he lost his baggage like they did mine.
Gave him that jacket to wear. Oh, no.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
[JBL] Oh, my gosh.
[Michael] Second time you guys used that joke tonight,
as Kingston has been bounced off the top of the barricade.
And look at Miz now, measuring his man.
Miz right to the shoulder,
the back of the neck of Kofi Kingston.
And Miz with a killer instinct here tonight,
very aggressive attack on Kofi Kingston.
[Jerry] Man.
[Michael] And is it enough for Miz
to knock Kofi Kingston out here in this match?
And Kingston stays in it.
[man] Let's go, Miz.
[Jerry] Miz looking back. Uh-oh.
I don't understand this. I mean, Miz has things going his way.
He's got the upper hand. Why is he wasting time…
[JBL] You're right, King.
[Jerry] …trying to get a bigger advantage? You already got the advantage, Miz.
You don't need to expose the turnbuckle.
Maybe that's just how bad the feelings are between him and Kofi now.
[grunts]
If he runs Kofi into that exposed turnbuckle, it's gonna be--
[Michael] Oh, man.
And now Miz measuring Kofi Kingston, perhaps for the Skull-Crushing Finale.
[Jerry] Oh, here it comes.
[JBL] He wants to crush his head. Uh-oh.
[Michael] Miz landing on his feet.
[Jerry] Hey.
[Michael] And Kingston rolling him up here.
Shoulders down. Did he get him? No. Two and a half.
And Miz with a clothesline.
Again, Kofi has not been able to get out of the blocks in this matchup, guys.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] Miz wants everyone to know he's awesome.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Jerry] Oh.
[Jerry] Miz going up top here.
-And-- oh, my gosh. -[Michael] And Kingston--
and Kofi Kingston, bad leg and all, creates some space.
[JBL] Yup. That hurt leg is preventing him from getting a fast cover.
[crowd chanting] Boring!
Boring!
[Michael] And now Kofi Kingston trying to will himself back into this match.
[crowd chanting] Boring!
Boring!
[Michael] And now Kingston with that front facelock.
And Miz back to his feet too.
Kofi Kingston still trying to fight back.
Went for the SOS, Miz countered.
[Jerry] Whoa.
[Michael] Missed with a Trouble in Paradise.
-[Jerry] Look out here. -[Michael] Going for the figure-four.
[Jerry] Oh, no, no.
Miz just went head first into that exposed turnbuckle that he himself exposed.
[Michael] Cover. Cover here. Hook of the leg and Kofi Kingston does it.
[bell ringing]
["SOS" playing]
[Justin] The winner of this match, Kofi Kingston.
[Michael] Talk about fighting the uphill battle,
Kofi Kingston, really on one leg,
gets it done here tonight with a victory over The Miz,
using that exposed turnbuckle as you mentioned, King.
[Jerry] Yeah, Miz's own handy work came back to bite him in the, well, butt.
[singer] ♪ Your destiny is mine Hear them callin' ♪
[Michael] Kofi Kingston with the win at TLC.
[singer] ♪ I hear them callin' ♪
♪ SOS ♪
[Jerry] A little retribution.
[singer] ♪ SOS… ♪
["Fire Burning" playing]
[Vince] Welcome everyone to the world's most famous arena.
[Ross] And take a look who's gonna kick things off.
[crowd chanting]
[Vince] Oh, look at the power.
["Hell Frozen Over" playing]
[Stone Cold] Tonight, someone's gonna get their *** whipped,
and that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so.
["Fire Burning" continues playing]
[Vince] What a rush.
What's the matter with you?
You can kiss my ***.
[Ross] Austin is going from wrestling to jail.
[singer] ♪ Take that, multiply it twice Plus this fire ♪
Cactus Jack is back.
[Ross] Falls Count Anywhere.
[singer] ♪ Coming from the inside ♪
The Undertaker is afraid of Shawn Michaels.
["Graveyard Symphony" playing]
["Fire Burning" continues playing]
[Ross] Michaels set up The Undertaker.
I am the best there is, the best there was,
and the best there ever will be.
-[bell ringing] -[Ross] Michaels now attacking The Hitman
♪ Multiply it twice Plus this fire I'm guided by ♪
[Ross] And here comes The Undertaker.
♪ Now it's time to rise ♪
[Ross] The Undertaker chokeslammed both men.
♪ There's nowhere for you to hide ♪
[Michael] The 11th annual Tribute to the Troops a week
from this Saturday.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, that's what it's all about tonight,
crowning a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Will John Cena or Randy Orton climb the ladder tonight
in this Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match?
[Jerry] Well, it's certainly gonna be an epic night.
[Michael] An epic night between two men in the prime of their careers.
Two of the most prolific champs in the history of WWE.
On one side, John Cena, a 14-time world champion.
On another side, Randy Orton, an 11-time world champion.
King, both of these men started their careers
the same year, 2002, here in WWE.
[Jerry] Yeah, when you look at that tale of the tape,
it's amazing how similar these two great superstars are
and their careers have been.
[Michael] Again, we will crown the Champion of Champions tonight,
the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Well, we kicked off TLC tonight with CM Punk doing the unthinkable…
-Yes. -…knocking off The Shield
in a 3-on-1 handicap match.
The question now is can Daniel Bryan do the same because coming up next,
Daniel Bryan takes on Bray Wyatt,
Luke-- Erick Rowan and Luke Harper of the Wyatt family.
Bray Wyatt has been on a mission to persuade Daniel Bryan
to join the family.
Bray with a strange obsession with Daniel Bryan.
[eerie music playing]
[Bray] I never sleep,
and my visions come to me when I dream.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan is helpless here.
They show me these mannequins posing as people.
[Michael] This is a 3-on-1 attack at Daniel Bryan.
I know what it feels like to be thrown in some groveling pit,
when they all point down and laugh at me.
[evil laughter echoing]
But look at me now.
I grow stronger by the day.
Daniel Bryan will be safe with us.
Join us.
My poison is already running through your veins.
You know what we are.
The clock is ticking, Bryan. Tick tock.
Join us.
I understand you, Bryan.
I see you for what you really are, a monster.
But they, they look at you like you're some circus clown
here for their amusement.
And I see the monster in you.
They can't love you, not like I can, Bryan.
And I understand that together, we tear the walls off this place.
Together, we force them to beg.
Together, we can bring the machine to its knees, Bryan.
Please, Bryan.
At TLC, we are going to hurt you bad.
You will finally realize what you are, a monster just like me.
Join us, Bryan.
[evil laughter echoes]
["Flight of the Valkyries" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[JBL] Daniel Bryan says yes.
I think the Wyatt family says no.
[bell ringing]
[Lilián] The following is a 3-on-1 handicap match.
Introducing first, from Aberdeen, Washington,
weighing in at 210 pounds,
Daniel Bryan.
[Michael] Well, the odds definitely stacked against Daniel Bryan tonight.
This is a 3-on-1 handicap match,
but obviously the WWE Universe in Daniel Bryan's corner,
the man who won five Slammy Awards.
[JBL] Yeah, but I don't think lightning strikes twice
and I don't think two miracles can happen in the same day.
[Michael] Royal Rumble is the next time we're on pay-per-view.
Six weeks from tonight, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
the Road to WrestleMania begins.
[Jerry] I love anything royal, especially the Rumble.
[JBL] All those Slammys aren't gonna fight for you.
[crowd cheering]
We're here.
["Live In Fear" playing]
[Michael] As we mentioned before, guys, earlier tonight,
CM Punk pulled off what some would think was a minor miracle
by knocking off The Shield in a 3-on-1 Handicap match.
Daniel Bryan attempts to do the same
against the very eerie and strange Wyatt family.
[singer] ♪ In his mouth ♪
♪ Tasting freedom ♪
♪ While he dares ♪
[Jerry] You know what?
I mean, just watching these guys come out to the ring gives me the creeps,
the willies.
I don't even wanna imagine what it'd be like in the ring with them.
[JBL] Daniel Bryan is about to find out.
And you can bet little Daniel Bryan has got some big butterflies in his stomach.
[Jerry] The size of eagles, probably.
[JBL] I bet Daniel right now wishes he had gone ahead and joined the Wyatts.
[Jerry] No, I don't agree with you there.
[Michael] I don't either. Daniel Bryan has made a career being the underdog.
[JBL] He's the underdog tonight.
[Michael] 2013 has been all about adversity and challenges
-for Daniel Bryan. -[JBL] Oh, good.
Then you think he's gonna win, right?
[Michael] I'm not saying that. But he'll be competitive.
There's Bray Wyatt.
Remember what happened Friday night on SmackDown
as Bray Wyatt sat in that rocking chair,
Daniel Bryan came flying out of the ring
-and delivered the running knee to Wyatt… -[bell ringing]
[Michael] …driving him out of the rocking chair.
And now Bryan goes right to work on Erick Rowan to start things off.
He realizes he's gotta try to put the Wyatts away quickly.
[JBL] What a forearm by Rowan.
[Jerry] I don't know if it's gonna be possible to put the Wyatts away.
[Michael] Oh, man.
[Jerry] Oh, wow.
Putting that rope right up into the mouth of Erick Rowan.
[crowd cheering] Yes! Yes!
[Michael] Now, Rowan, the big man with a big elbow.
Erick Rowan, he's the one who wears the sheep mask.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Bryan!
[Jerry] I almost wish he'd put it back on right now.
[Michael] Luke Harper.
[JBL] Why don't you go tell him that, King?
[Michael] The workhorse of the team.
[Jerry] Hey, why don't you put that sheep mask back on?
[Michael] And Bray Wyatt, with a smile, looking on.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Bray Wyatt claims, again, that Bryan is a lot like him.
[Jerry] JBL, you said that Daniel Bryan should have done the smart thing
and joined the Wyatt family.
I said on the way-- watching him come to the ring is creepy,
it gives me the willies,
but being in the ring with him has gotta be worse.
But can you imagine what it would be like to be a part of that family?
That-- it's unthinkable.
[JBL] That's not unthinkable.
They said they could turn down the entire machine.
They said they can take over the world.
[Michael] Daniel Bryan looking to work on the leg of Harper.
[JBL] Daniel Bryan, he already looks like them,
why didn't he go ahead and join them?
[Michael] Well, that doesn't mean he shares the same beliefs.
Bryan going for a submission maneuver here.
Listen to the WWE fans here in Houston.
[JBL] Well, he'd fit right in the family photo.
[Jerry] Ow, ow. Whoa, whoa. The nose. The nose.
[Rod] Three. Break them off.
[Jerry] Don't know if you could make the guy any uglier
but if you pull his nose off, you might.
-[Michael] Oh, wow. -[JBL] What a kick.
[Michael] Bryan.
-Oh, and Harper with a big slap. Wow. -[JBL] Now, that's a right hand.
[Jerry] And, JBL, did you ever think that maybe Daniel Bryan
just doesn't wanna take over the world?
Everybody doesn't wanna take the world.
[JBL] Why not?
[Michael] But there are-- Harper and Rowan aren't buying into
whatever Bray Wyatt is selling.
-[Jerry] Oh, yeah. -[Michael] There's no doubt about that.
The other thing is you're so little known about Harper and Rowan
except through the riddles that Bray Wyatt tells us.
We don't quite know where they've come from,
what their background is.
[Jerry] Man.
[Michael] We just know that somehow they found Bray Wyatt
and whatever Bray is telling them, they just caught on,
and they've been very successful.
[JBL] Does it matter what their history is?
[Michael] Yeah, I think it does.
-[JBL] Why? -[Michael] I think people are interested
to know where Rowan and Harper have come from
and why they follow Bray Wyatt.
[Jerry] Inquiring minds wanna know, John.
[Michael] To the spine of Daniel Bryan.
I mean, I think the more we know about these guys,
we could understand what makes them tick and why they act the way they do.
-Bear hug. -[JBL] Why do you care?
Just watch them. This is fun.
He's throwing Daniel Bryan around like a ragdoll.
Couldn't care if grew up with two parents, three parents,
one of them was a goat, one of them was a-- does it matter?
[Michael] I'm interested in it. Sorry, I'm a journalist.
[JBL] Not a very good one.
[Jerry] You said the history but who was has gotten raised by wolves.
[Michael] That was Kevin Costner.
Oh, and there we go. Face-first goes Daniel Bryan.
[JBL] What Kevin Costner?
[Michael] And here's the cover. Hook of the leg by Rowan and a kickout.
[JBL] History class with some Summer Rae.
[Michael] And Harper in now.
Now, the Wyatt family has Daniel Bryan exactly where they want him.
Daniel Bryan in all kinds of trouble, being overpowered here.
-And there's an example. -[Jerry] Look at this.
Just launching Daniel Bryan.
[JBL] Look how high that is.
[Michael] Bryan up over the top and then he drives him down.
[Jerry] And a little extra pressure, yeah.
[Michael] And now look at Bryan, who's trying to build momentum.
And there's a sitout powerbomb.
Is it enough? Hook to the leg here and a kickout by Bryan at two.
[JBL] Correction, sitout slam.
[Michael] Sorry.
[JBL] I'm just helping.
-[Michael] And now Harper-- -[Jerry] Your Twitter followers
will really call you out on that.
-[Michael] Don't worry. I haven't-- -[JBL] Oh, wait, wait, wait.
Here we go, guys. Here we go.
[Jerry] Oh, no. Wait a minute.
[JBL] We're about to see Bray Wyatt.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. You know, I had almost forgot
he was a part of this match.
[JBL] This is about to get good here.
-[Michael] Yeah, remember, it's 3-on-1. -[JBL] Real good.
-[Michael] It's interesting-- -[Jerry] Three-on-one.
[Michael] It's interesting Bray Wyatt decided to get involved
with Daniel Bryan down and out.
It didn't have to be like this.
We could have been friends, Bryan.
I could've helped you.
[Jerry] No, no, no. Oh.
[Michael] There's no doubt that Bray Wyatt has a presence.
There's something mesmerizing about this man.
[Bray] Don't touch me. Shut up.
[JBL] Every leader has that.
[Rod] Hey, let go. One. Two.
[JBL] Yeah, I mean, that's quite the understatement.
He has a presence. Please tell me the earth is round.
[Jerry] Look at these actions coming from a guy
who just said, "We could have been friends."
I'd hate to see what he'd do if he wanted to be your enemy.
[Michael] You don't agree that he has a presence.
[Jerry] It is close to Christmas.
[JBL] Well, Bray invited Daniel to the family.
-If he didn't wanna come-- -[Michael] Oh, man.
[JBL] Wowee.
[Michael] Good grief.
[laughs]
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
[Michael] He is just a strange dude.
[Jerry] Oh, my God.
-[Michael] Spider-like. -[Jerry] Never seen--
Spiderlike? That's exorcist-like.
[JBL] Wait for his head to spin around.
[Michael] Oh, there you go. Almost had it. And here comes Harper.
Hey, hey, come on.
Bray Wyatt hypnotic.
[JBL] What the hell was that?
[Jerry] I don't know.
[Michael] And now the gator roll.
Looking to disorient his opponent is Harper.
[Jerry] Listen to this crowd, "That was creepy." You're right.
[crowd chanting] That was creepy!
That was creepy!
[Michael] This is the most bizarre set of characters I've ever seen.
[JBL] These fans keep chanting "That was creepy," that might trend.
#ThatWasCreepy.
[Michael] Social media Bradshaw.
[JBL] Call me JC Layfield.
[Michael] WWE Universe again trying to get Daniel Bryan to somehow do something.
[JBL] They better get in there with him if they want to help him.
Look at this.
[Michael] And a fallaway slam from Erick Rowan.
[JBL] Back into his own corner.
[Jerry] Can you imagine being Daniel Bryan lying there on the mat
looking back over your shoulder?
[Michael] Let's take a look again earlier on at this strange Bray Wyatt.
Look at the power here.
[Jerry] Watch.
Can you imagine looking over your shoulder and seeing this sight?
Ugh.
[Michael] Oh, and Harper about kicked his head off.
[JBL] Man, what a boot.
-I think they could cover. -[Jerry] Guys, have we seen any offense
-from Daniel in a while? -[Michael] I don't think so.
[JBL] I think they could cover Daniel Bryan at any point.
[Jerry] This match might get stopped.
This one is for all his illusions.
[Michael] This company attacked from Wyatt and company.
If you hadn't made such a trivial error.
Look at these people, Bryan.
Look at these disgusting human beings.
You could have been like me.
We could have disintegrated this place.
Devouring it whole.
I will give you one last choice.
Take my hand, Bryan.
Take my hand. I will make all this go away.
Take my hand, Bryan.
I will make this all go away.
[Jerry] Should he do it, JBL?
-[JBL] Yes. -This is your last chance, Bryan.
[JBL] For your own good, Daniel. For your own good.
-Please. -[Jerry] Whoa.
-[Michael] There's your answer. -[JBL] That was stupid.
[Michael] Stupid in your mind, but Daniel Bryan is his own man.
[JBL] Straight up stupid.
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan fighting back now though.
[Michael] And Bryan tenacious as they come.
-Oh, man. A big elbow from Bray. -[JBL] What a collision.
-You're such a prideful foolish boy. -[JBL] Wow.
Are you out of your mind?
One. Two. Let's go. Back it up.
Hey, you better watch it.
[Michael] Now, Harper in. That little flurry was quelled by Wyatt.
Finish him. I'm done with him. Finish this.
[JBL] You hear that?
-[Michael] I believe Bray Wyatt-- -[Jerry] He's done with him.
[Michael] I don't think the invitation
to be a member of the Wyatt family exists anymore.
And Wyatt-- oh, man.
-[Rod] One, two… -[Michael] With authority.
And Bryan, again, somehow kicks out.
[Jerry] Now, I'm wondering if that's the smart thing to do,
like you said, JBL.
[JBL] I think you're right, King. Get out of there while you can.
[Jerry] Live to fight another day.
[JBL] Nobody questions Daniel Bryan's toughness.
[Michael] Can't imagine what Bray Wyatt is telling Harper moments ago.
Luke Harper into the corner.
Bryan sidesteps, big man caught up top rope.
And now Daniel Bryan, if he's got any chance,
any opportunity, it may be right now.
Harper is hooked up on the top rope.
Daniel Bryan is starting to feel it.
There goes Bray and Rowan.
And now Daniel Bryan turns his focus to Harper.
Come on, Bryan, let's get out of there, let's go.
Get him out of there, Bryan.
[Jerry] It looks like Luke Harper is trying to get out of there, but…
-[JBL] Oh, my goodness. -[Michael] Oh, my God. Top rope.
Bryan, can he do it here?
[JBL] Lightning may strike twice.
[Michael] On the cover, hook of the leg, and a kickout at two by Harper.
So close for the resilient Daniel Bryan.
[Jerry] I think Luke Harper just suddenly, before the count of three,
realized what the consequences will be.
[Michael] Yeah, but, guys, listen to this place.
Listen to the Toyota Center.
Bryan is feeding off the fans here.
[JBL] I said there could be two miracles in one day.
We may see one.
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!
Oh, yes!
[Michael] That could be it.
-Daniel Bryan has got him. -[JBL] He's got it.
This is unbelievable.
[Michael] Bryan gonna climb to the top rope.
Daniel Bryan look-- looking to put Harper away.
[JBL] We got a flying goat.
[Michael] Halfway across the ring, Daniel Bryan.
-[Jerry] He got him. He got him. -[Michael] Caught him.
-Can he do it here? -[JBL] You gotta be kidding me.
[Michael] Eric Rowan.
[Jerry] Oh.
[Michael] Breaking things up, Eric Rowan.
And now Daniel Bryan turning his focus to Rowan.
[Jerry] He caught the bald head right in the ear.
[JBL] Rowan's trapped.
[Jerry] Hey.
-[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes! -Come on, Daniel. Let's go.
[JBL] Rowan's a sitting target.
-[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! -Two!
[Jerry] Referee pulling Daniel Bryan, but--whoa.
[Michael] And look at Bryan. The tag was made to Bray Wyatt.
Daniel Bryan wisely prevented Wyatt from coming into the ring.
He clears Rowan.
And now he clears Harper.
And now it's down to Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt momentarily.
-[JBL] Bray's the legal man. -[Michael] Wyatt's legal now.
Shoulders down. Daniel Bryan-- kick out by two by Wyatt.
And now right back to the head.
Watch the hair.
-[Michael] Now, Bray misses wild-- -[Jerry] He missed him.
[Michael] And Daniel Bryan into--
[Jerry] Whoa.
-[JBL] Into us. -[Jerry] Whoa.
[Michael] Right over the announce table.
[Jerry] Oh.
And now Daniel Bryan going up top.
[JBL] This may be our second miracle tonight.
[Jerry] He got him.
[JBL] Unbelievable.
Daniel Bryan has a chance of winning here.
-[Jerry] Cover. -[Michael] Daniel Bryan is going
for the "Yes!" Lock, guys.
Bryan is going for the "Yes!" Lock here.
[Jerry] Oh, no.
Bray Wyatt has stopped Daniel Bryan.
Now, he's pounding on his head.
[Michael] And look at Bray Wyatt and that sick smile.
[JBL] Look at this.
[Jerry] Oh, no, no. We've seen this before.
-[Michael] Sister Abigail. -[Jerry] Oh, my God.
One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] And the Wyatt family wins…
["Live In Fear" playing]
-[JBL] Wow. -[Michael] …emphatically.
[Lilián] Here are your winners, the Wyatt family.
[Michael] The Wyatt family impressive here tonight.
[Jerry] Look at this.
[singer] ♪ Catching flies ♪
♪ In his mouth ♪
♪ Tasting freedom ♪
[JBL] This is creepy.
[Jerry] Yeah, you're telling me somebody wants to be a part of that family.
[singer] ♪ Then crawling back ♪
[JBL] Either you're beat by them or you wanna join them.
[singer] ♪ Back to the top ♪
[Michael] Daniel Bryan-- Daniel Bryan gave everything that he could here,
but, I mean, in the end,
the Wyatt family and the numbers just way too much for Daniel Bryan.
[singer] ♪ He won't see the sun again ♪
[Jerry] Daniel Bryan coming off the top.
A big missile dropkick.
But somehow, Bray Wyatt with this,
kiss and then goodnight.
[Rod] One, two, three.
[bell ringing]
[Jerry] And look at this creepy sight earlier in that match.
I mean, that is--
I don't even have the words to describe that.
[JBL] Spooky.
[Jerry] Yeah.
[singer] ♪ You can find him ♪
♪ In amongst the pigeons ♪
♪ In the square ♪
[JBL] Well…
["Live In Fear" continues playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[narrator] They are global entertainers.
Professionally trained athletes.
WWE Superstars.
But they are not invincible.
They take real risks
and endure unimaginable pain.
Broken bones, torn muscles,
dislocations, separations.
Be smart. Be safe.
Don't try this at home.
And what an incredible match, guys.
Daniel Bryan, he was game tonight,
but just the numbers game caught up to him.
Well, you're right about that. And Luke Harper almost caught up to you.
-You okay? -Yeah, I'm fine.
But I'm not gonna miss what's coming up next.
It's our main event.
It's Tables, Ladders, and Chairs
to crown the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Legends have been tweeting all night long,
including "The Brahma Bull" The Rock, who tweeted a little bit earlier.
All eyes in the sports entertainment world and beyond are on the next match,
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs between John Cena
and, of course, Randy Orton.
Well, of course, Randy Orton. Doesn't get any bigger than that.
It's gonna be all or nothing for one of these superstars.
[Michael] Big thank you tonight.
[Jerry] Yeah. I wanna send out a special thank you to Korn for "Never, Never."
You're listening to it right now. It's the official theme song
for WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.
[Michael] And right now let's check in with our expert panel led by Josh Mathews.
Thanks a lot, guys. An incredible night thus far here at TLC.
Booker, how about what we just saw, Daniel Bryan so close to defeating
all three members of the Wyatt family.
Just like I told you it was gonna go.
Daniel Bryan just cannot overcome the odds.
I studied Bray Wyatt the entire match.
Mark my words,
the two most important letters in the language Bray Wyatt has it.
Well, the gentlemen at ringside were discussing it moments ago.
Gentlemen, we are just moments away from our main event.
The Champion of Champions.
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
between John Cena and Randy Orton.
Who will leave tonight as the one true champion in WWE?
Who will climb the ladder, secure both championships,
and leave as the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion?
This is my favorite part.
Mick, it's prediction time. Who you are going with?
[Mick] I was standing in that ring last Monday on Raw,
and John Cena seemed pretty adamant about the fact
that Randy Orton has a glass jaw.
A TLC match is nowhere to be
if you're not able to take the blows.
I'll tell you, both these men debuted back in 2002.
Fast forward to 2013, tonight,
one of these men will solidify their legacy in this business
as World Heavyweight Champion-- WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
I'm calling it now. John Cena will end the night as Champion of Champions.
-I gotta with Randy Orton, baby. -Let's settle in…
-[Mick] I respect that. -…as we get ready for this main event.
This match was set up by the WWE COO Triple H,
The King of Kings, looking to crown one true Champion of Champions.
-Will it be John Cena -It'll be John Cena.
or will it be The Viper?
-It'll be Randy Orton. -Okay. If you say it.
[Triple H] Randy Orton, the WWE Champion.
A championship with a rich history,
held by all the greats from Buddy Rogers to Bruno Sammartino,
to Bob Backlund, to Hulk Hogan,
to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Rock
to The Undertaker.
John Cena, the World Heavyweight Champion
A championship with an even longer lineage,
going back to Lou Thesz, Pat O'Connor,
to Harley Race, to Ric Flair, to Dusty Rhodes,
to "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels.
[Stephanie] To Triple H.
[Michael] For the first time in history,
both the WWE title and the world championship
will be hung above the ring
and contested in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
between John Cena and Randy Orton.
[Cena] This is a match 11 years in the making.
[singer vocalizing]
[Michael] John Cena, the cover!
A new United States Champion!
[Ross] Randy Orton has just won the Intercontinental title.
[Justin] And the winner of the Royal Rumble
-[Ross] And Cena does it! -[Jerry] Woo-hoo!
[Justin] Randy Orton!
[Ross] Orton did it.
[Jerry] Cena's got it.
[Michael] John Cena wins Money in the Bank!
[JBL] Reach up and go for it, Randy.
[Michael] Randy Orton is Mr. Money in the Bank.
-Oh, he's got him. -[Jerry] He got him!
[Michael] John Cena is the champion!
-[Jerry] He's done it! -[Ross] Randy Orton has done it!
[Jerry] The youngest world champion in history.
[Triple H] You both have earned your place in history,
but now you have a moment in time
to cement your legacy forever.
One of the most monumental matches in WWE history.
[Michael] Two very proud champions.
[Ross] Randy Orton is bred to be a WWE superstar.
[JBL] Third-generation superstar.
[Randy] The greatest star in the WWE ever
I am not you, Randy Orton.
I am John Cena.
[Michael] From an awestruck eight-year-old fan in the cheap seats at the Old Garden.
[Cena] I have never been asked to be called…
[Randy] The face of the WWE!
[Cena] I'm just the first to show up and the last to leave.
[Randy] I'm gonna prove to the world that I am The Apex Predator.
[Cena] And if you get anything from me, you will earn it.
[Stephanie] There will be one winner,
one undisputed Unified Champion.
[Michael] Who is the Champion of Champions?
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] And the first man to climb the ladder and retrieve the championships
will become what Stephanie McMahon told us tonight will be called the new
WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
-["Voices" playing] -[singer] ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me ♪
♪ They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[Michael] You see the ladders, the chairs,
and the tables that dot the arena.
They can be used in this matchup by either one of the individuals.
For the 15th time in WWE history,
we will have a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.
The first held in SummerSlam in the year 2000.
Randy Orton has never, in his career,
participated in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.
[Jerry] Well, I don't know about you guys,
but being a part of this is-- this is an announcer's dream.
I mean, we're about to witness-- be a part of history here.
[Michael] History that is 50 years in the making.
Randy Orton has all the credentials.
He's a three-time world champion.
He's an eight-time WWE Champion,
the current WWE Champion.
There's only been three other men in history-- well, four other men,
excuse me, that held more world championships than Randy Orton.
[JBL] You're right about this, King. You live your life for moments like this.
[Michael] Ric Flair, 16.
John Cena, 14.
Triple H, 13, and Edge as well.
And now Randy Orton.
[singer] ♪ All the doctors are disease ♪
♪ And the preachers all are sinners ♪
[JBL] We're about to watch history, guys.
This is gonna be an honor.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The anticipation building here tonight in Houston.
Come on!
-Come on! -[JBL] What could Randy Orton
be thinking right now?
[Jerry] Looks like he's getting a little agitated right now, doesn't he?
[JBL] The biggest match in WWE history.
-["The Time Is Now" playing] -[JBL] Here we go.
[singer] ♪ Krrr, Amadou! ♪
Tonight is history.
[singer] ♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise, boy I'm shinin' now, now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now! ♪
♪ In case you forgot or fell off ♪
♪ I'm still hot, knock your shell off ♪
♪ My money stack fat Plus I can't turn the swell off ♪
♪ The franchise doin' big ♪
[Michael] John Cena has been a three-time world champion,
an 11-time WWE Champion.
In fact, there had been only four men--
I should say three men in history that have held the WWE Championship
longer than John Cena, Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan,
and Bob Backlund in combined days as WWE Champs.
[Jerry] Now, that they're both out here, I could say the champs are here.
[JBL] This is rarified territory.
[singer] ♪ You'll never catch me In the next man's sweater ♪
[JBL] One of these guys has got a date with destiny.
[singer] ♪ Lay yo' ass down For the three-second tan ♪
♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪
[Jerry] Yes, guys this.
Do you think Randy Orton has, well, lost any confidence as of late?
[JBL] I don't think so, King.
-I've said all along-- -[bell rings]
The following is a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match
for both the WWE
and World Heavyweight Championships.
The first participant to climb a ladder and retrieve both titles
will be declared the winner
and WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Introducing first, from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing 245 pounds,
he is the WWE Champion,
"The Viper" Randy Orton!
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] He looks calm, cool, and collected.
And his opponent, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing 251 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
John Cena!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] We mentioned this earlier but it bears repeating.
John Cena tweeted earlier today that tonight is a day of reckoning.
We will place one name in the history books.
Cena said, "I'll be at my best."
"Randy Orton better be the same."
[JBL] Well, I've never seen John Cena with so much passion
and that is saying something.
[Jerry] Yeah, well, John Cena doesn't look cool, calm, or collected.
-He looks fired up and ready to go. -[JBL chuckles] He never does.
[Michael] Fifty years in the making.
The chance to become immortal.
The butterflies must be boiling in both men's stomachs.
John Cena just took a deep breath and now here we go.
Two of the great champions of our era, Orton and Cena,
to lock it up for the opportunity to become the new
WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[JBL] And the one thing you don't wanna do is make a mistake early.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] You don't wanna make a mistake anytime in this match.
[Michael] No pinfalls, no submissions.
Climb a ladder, grab the titles.
It is an electric feel, a big fight feel in Houston tonight.
[Jerry] That's because this is a big fight,
as big as there's ever been.
[JBL chuckles] The biggest fight.
You'd think you have the biggest feeling? We do.
[Michael] Side headlock takedown by John Cena.
JBL, you're a former WWE Champion.
What does this mean to you, seeing this moment happen tonight?
[JBL] Well, yeah, as a champion, you always wonder what would happen
if you got a chance to fight the world champion.
I'm sure the world champion felt the same way.
These two guys get the opportunity that nobody's had in 50 years.
[Michael] And there's Cena with the shoulder tackle.
We've documented the parallels in the careers of these two young men.
-[JBL] There we go. -[Michael] It's John Cena who's gonna be
-the first perhaps to… -[Jerry] Yeah.
[Michael] …introduce a weapon in this matchup.
Went for the table. Randy Orton now blasting John Cena outside the ring.
Remember, there's not gonna be any count-outs
or disqualifications here tonight.
[JBL] You need that ladder to climb to the top
to reach those championships to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
to be considered up there with Gotch, Hackenschmidt, and Thesz.
-[Jerry] Uh-oh. -[Michael] And now Randy Orton
trying to set up the ladder, to climb the ladder to get the titles.
And now it's John Cena, not gonna to allow that to happen.
-[Jerry] Watch out! -[Michael] And using the ladder
to his own advantage.
Right to the forearm and elbow area of Randy Orton.
And now Cena goes back to his original plan
and that is to introduce a table in this match.
[JBL] It didn't take long for the toys to come out.
[Michael] That is what Tables, Ladders, and Chairs are all about.
[Jerry] Boy, and that ladder may have done some damage
to the left arm of Randy Orton.
Uh-oh, John Cena wanting to do some damage
to Orton's entire body with that table.
[Michael] Randy Orton still feeling the effects of the ladder.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[Michael] And now John Cena with Randy Orton up top,
perhaps going for the Attitude Adjustment here.
Randy Orton fighting out of it.
-[Jerry] Here we go. -[Michael] And now it's John Cena--
[Jerry] Blocked.
[Michael] And Cena fighting back.
And there goes Orton outside the ring.
It was interesting, John, to see Cena go for the Attitude Adjustment.
[Jerry] Oh, no, no, no. Orton got a steel chair.
[Michael] Brings the chair into the ring.
[JBL chuckles] It's all legal.
[Michael] Now, both of these men could use their finishing maneuvers
to allow them time to climb the ladder and grab the championships.
[JBL] And there's nothing the referee can do to stop Randy Orton here.
Whatever you're man enough to pick up and use, use it.
[Jerry] He's about to.
[Michael] Randy Orton, WWE's Apex Predator against the power of Cena.
Cena kicked to the midsection.
And now Randy Orton goes to work,
buckling Cena.
[Jerry] That could crack your spine.
[JBL] Folding metal chair on flesh.
[Michael] Orton never with absence of malice.
Seems to enjoy punishing and--
as we've seen in the rivalry between these two men over the years,
guys, they have put each other through tremendous amount of punishment.
[JBL] But they never had a bigger prize than this though, Michael.
This is it.
[Michael] Remember that "I quit" match a number years ago
where Orton literally tortured Cena.
He looks to do the same here again.
Oh, man. And John Cena,
deep trouble early.
[Michael] Cena's a sitting duck right there.
[Michael] John Cena has only been in one
Tables, and Ladders, and Chairs match in his career.
He won that one back in 2006.
Clean slate tonight.
And now Orton mocking Cena.
-[Jerry] Oh, no, no. -[Michael] Oh, no!
Randy Orton--
and now it's Cena with the chair!
-And now Cena goes on the attack. -[JBL] Little tit for tat.
-Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] These guys wearing each other out with those chairs.
Come on, Cena!
[Michael] This match, we mentioned last week, John,
is not gonna be for the faint of heart.
There's no doubt about that.
This is gonna be as physical as they come.
-[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena! -[Michael] Tonight, they have to lay it
all on the line.
[Jerry] And Cena's got some plans for another table.
[Michael] Randy Orton just crawling around here outside the ring.
[Jerry] Uh-oh.
It's like John Cena has got some bad intentions for Randy Orton
or maybe we should say good intentions.
-Oh! -[Michael] Oh, no. Up top. Up top.
Randy Orton-- oh, man.
[Jerry] Randy Orton saves himself at the last second there.
[Michael] And now it's Cena shoulder first into the steps.
[JBL] Cena could not save himself from that.
-[Jerry] Man. -[Michael] That allows Randy Orton
to shake the cobwebs and regain himself, get back under control.
[JBL] Can you imagine how badly these guys
are gonna have to beat each other up for one of them to be able
to climb that ladder by himself to get that championship up there?
[crowd chanting] Cena sucks!
-[Michael] And now the familiar chants… -[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[Michael] …from the sold-out crowd of 14,000 in Houston.
[crowd chanting] Cena sucks!
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[Jerry] Oh, wait. Randy setting it, the ladder.
[Michael] Yeah, Randy Orton setting the ladder up.
He's just gotta climb the ladder and grab those championships
and Randy Orton will be the new Champion of Champions.
[Jerry] Well, just Cena better get in there
-or he's gonna lose this thing right now. -[Michael] Yeah, John Cena
trying to crawl back into the ring.
-Randy Orton a fingertip away here. -[JBL] He's almost there.
[Michael] And now it's John Cena playing defense.
Orton with one hand on the championship.
And now John Cena
with a right hand, battling it out.
-Cena off the ropes. Dropkick by Orton. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Michael] Gonna be so difficult for these men to maneuver around
in these Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches.
Obstacle at every turn.
[JBL] You're right, Michael. It's easy to get hurt.
You get hurt in a match like this, you just get nicked up a little bit.
The other person can become the Champion of Champions,
the first-ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] Randy Orton kick, headbutt.
Remember, no cover in this match up, no pinfall.
You just beat your opponent down so you can clear your opponent
out of the way to climb the ladder.
[Jerry] Yeah, if you're just in a tables match,
you put your opponent through a table, you win the match.
Not so in this one.
[JBL] There are no knockouts.
There are no tap-outs.
[Michael] No count-outs, no disqualifications.
[Jerry] You can put your opponent through a table,
you can beat him down with a steel chair,
but, sooner or later, you gotta climb one of those ladders
and retrieve those championships.
[Michael] What's interesting about this too, Monday night on Raw,
for the first time in history, both champions relinquished their titles,
gave them to The Authority to hang above the ring.
That was unprecedented.
[JBL] And I don't think either one of these guys favor in this match.
I don't think a match where you're climbing ladders
favors Randy Orton or John Cena.
[Michael] No. They're out of their element.
And now powerslam by Orton.
[Jerry] Right now, there is no ladder in the ring.
These guys are just intent on beating the heck out of each other for the moment.
[Michael] Is there a strategy, John, to this?
[JBL] You gotta-- I don't know if there is, Michael.
You gotta disable your opponent long enough for you to climb that ladder
to get up there and win that championship.
You have to figure a way through it.
There's no formula. There's no pattern here.
And I think the key is, I know that you said it all,
but you don't wanna make a mistake.
[Jerry] Oh, here comes the ladder back in.
[Michael] Neither man has made a critical error yet.
[JBL] First one that goes through a table…
[Jerry] Oh!
[JBL] …could be at a huge disadvantage.
They could be watching the other one go down in history
as the first Champion of Champions.
[Michael] And now it's John Cena trying to set the ladder up here
after he put the ladder in the ribs of Orton.
John Cena now right underneath the titles.
Cena's gotta climb the ladder,
grab the championships to make history tonight.
[JBL] There he goes. There he goes.
[Michael] Is this the moment?
Is this the moment of history?
John Cena nearing the top of the ladder.
Now, it's Randy Orton's time to run interference, play defense.
Oh, man. Wow.
Cena landed on the back of his neck.
And now it could be Orton's turn.
The coast could be clear for Orton.
[Jerry] Eyeing those championships.
[Michael] And a chair.
[JBL] Setting up that ladder as an offensive weapon again.
Orton is cautious and calculating.
He knows 50 years from now,
we're gonna be talking about this match and the winner.
[Michael] Uh-oh, John Cena wisely ducking out of the way.
And now it's Orton, chair in hand.
And now Randy Orton looks to wear out Cena again.
Another chair to the back.
And again for Randy Orton.
And this is why he's The Viper.
[Jerry] If he had connected with that ladder to Cena's head,
this match might be over right now.
[JBL] In a match like this, there's no such thing as mercy.
And there shouldn't be.
It's for the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
You go-- you have a chance to be the first only one time.
This is a chance to go down in history with the immortals
and you got one shot at it.
[Michael] And now Cena shoulder tackle.
And Cena begins to build some momentum now.
Twice he knocks Orton down.
[crowd cheering]
[Jerry] John Cena.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Jerry] Yeah, I was just about to say.
I don't know if this is the right kind of message you wanna send-- man.
[Michael] Cena right into that steel chair!
[Jerry] That'll send a message.
-[JBL] There's no ladder in the ring. -[Michael] Yeah, exactly.
[Jerry] Yeah, Orton looking for the ladder.
[JBL] Guys, that's what I'm saying. One of guy is gonna have to incapacitate
the other guy long enough to get a ladder and get up it.
[Jerry] Orton obviously thinks that's what he's done with Cena,
driving him into that steel chair in the corner.
-Cena hadn't moved since. -[Michael] Yeah, Cena hasn't.
And now Randy Orton with a ladder back in the ring.
If he can set it up and climb the ladder, he's gonna make history tonight.
[JBL] Not just tonight, Michael. For all time.
-[Jerry] Well, guys-- -[JBL] This is a chance--
-[Michael] You can hear the rumbling. -[Jerry] This may be it.
-[JBL] Oh, man. -[Michael] Randy Orton
"The Apex Predator" closing in…
-[Jerry] He's got them in hand. -[Michael] …on the pinnacle of his career.
[Jerry] He's got one of them in hand-- oh.
[Michael] And now it's Cena with a right.
You make your career tonight.
You punch your ticket to the Hall of Fame.
[Jerry] Oh, now, Randy Orton's down and Cena's up.
[JBL] You can be considered for the Mt. Rushmore
of sports entertainment if you win this match tonight.
-[Jerry] Look at this. -[Michael] Cena, Five Knuckle Shuffle
from off the ladder.
[Jerry] Man.
[Michael] And now Cena in position,
measuring Orton.
And Randy Orton wisely rolls underneath the bottom rope.
Does not allow Cena to go on offense, at least for the moment.
[Jerry] Oh, don't ever think that Cena is not on offense right now.
-Watch this. -[Michael] Oh, now, he is with a ladder!
-Orton through the table. -[JBL] No!
-Wow. -[Michael] This is Cena's moment!
This is Cena's moment!
-[Jerry] He knows he's got it. -[JBL] Climb the ladder, John.
-Climb the ladder. -[Michael] John Cena.
-Randy Orton-- -[JBL] We're about to see
the first-ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion!
[Michael] Orton went through a table.
John Cena setting the ladder up.
He's seconds away
from the greatest moment of his career.
[JBL] Fifty years in the making.
[Michael] Randy Orton gonna climb the ladder and win the championship.
[Jerry] No. John Cena is.
He's got them in hand.
-Look out. -[Michael] John Cena and now Randy Orton.
-[Jerry] Oh, my God! -[Michael] Randy Orton with an RKO!
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] But Randy's still hurt.
[Jerry] They're both hurt now.
[Michael] Randy Orton went through a table.
John Cena climbing the ladder.
Orton on defense again and then connects with a riveting RKO.
This could be the turning point of the match.
-[Jerry] Once again-- -[Michael] Here is Cena
going for the victory.
And just like that, The Viper strikes.
[JBL] I think Randy goes for it again here,
trying to hit that RKO right here.
[Michael] And incapacitate Cena.
[Jerry] You're right. If he's able to do that,
that might be the key to victory.
[Michael] Look at Randy Orton, headbutt after headbutt.
Orton doing everything he can to try to knock Cena down…
-[JBL] You better believe he is. -[Michael] …take Cena out.
But Cena has got fight left in him.
Cena is fighting back now.
John Cena--
-[Jerry] Oh. -[Michael] Randy Orton over the top rope.
And now Cena again-- and Cena going right back after Orton.
And now John Cena is kicking it into another gear.
-[Jerry] Oh, boy. -[Michael] Steel steps in hand.
[Jerry] Oh, look out.
[Michael] Right off the skull of Orton.
And Randy Orton has begun-- I believe, maybe busted opened here.
[JBL] Yes, I think you're right.
[Michael] John Cena steel steps off the skull.
And Randy Orton now showing the wear and tear of the Tables, Ladders,
and Chairs match.
Cena focused.
Again to Randy Orton!
[Jerry] How does Orton get up from that?
He may not.
[Michael] And now John Cena--
[JBL] Cena wants to make certain that Orton-- Randy Orton doesn't get up.
[Michael] And he's smart, because a couple of times tonight,
Cena was going for a victory and Randy Orton would return
to thwart Cena's opportunity.
[JBL] All of the great things that John Cena's done,
he knows that this will define his legacy
if he is the first WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] Now, John Cena setting up the table here at ringside
and right back after Randy Orton.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Michael] Look at Randy Orton.
He just grabbed the microphone from the ring announce area
and used the microphone off the skull of Cena.
Cena's dazed.
John Cena dazed here at ringside.
Cena dazed. And Randy Orton now looks for his opportunity.
Guys, we could see Cena right in front of us.
His eyes glassed over after he's hit in the skull by Randy Orton
with the microphone.
-And now Orton with a stomp off the steps. -[Jerry] Wow.
Still got that microphone.
[Michael] Go on.
[JBL] It's all legal.
[Michael] And we all know how sick and vicious Randy Orton could be.
And the WWE's Apex Predator--
[JBL] It's all legal.
And the referee can't do anything to stop it.
[Michael] Goodness.
-[Jerry] Look out. -[Michael] Randy Orton now--
now, he's focused on the Spanish announce table.
[JBL] And now it's Orton that's gonna make sure
that John Cena doesn't get back up.
[Michael] Yeah. Guys, I think Cena's disoriented.
-[Jerry] You think? -[Michael] Yeah, I mean--
[JBL] Now, what makes you think that, Captain Obvious?
[Michael] He doesn't-- he doesn't know where he's at.
[JBL] That would mean he's disoriented.
[Michael] This match is trending worldwide on Twitter.
[Jerry] What in the world is Randy doing here?
-[JBL] He has a plan. -[Jerry] I know, but--
[JBL] I don't know what it is but Randy has a plan.
[Jerry] Why not go after the ladder? Why not get in the ring and--
[JBL] Because he knows that is a world champion right there.
He's a former WWE Champion, John Cena, and he's gotta incapacitate him to win.
[Michael] Randy Orton wants an emphatic victory here tonight.
-[Jerry] He's gonna Punt. -[JBL] He went for the Punt!
[Michael] And John Cena-- John Cena-- oh, through the table.
And there he is through the table.
Randy Orton went for the Punt.
Cena ducked underneath it and countered with an AA.
Can Cena capitalize though?
Cena has been punished by Orton in this match.
Can Cena get up and make it to the ring to capitalize this moment?
[JBL] They are a long way away from that ladder in that ring.
[Michael] Randy Orton's back buckling as he went spine first
through the announce table.
[Jerry] Yeah, this has-- this has gotta be Cena's best opportunity
if he can just somehow pull himself into the ring.
[Michael] And John Cena, he's gotta get in there.
Then he's gotta set the ladder up and he's gotta climb the ladder.
Cena has put his body through so much here tonight,
so much through his entire career.
But this is where you gotta dig down deep.
The biggest moment in sports entertainment is right here.
[Jerry] He's got the ladder up underneath the championships.
[Michael] John Cena, again, just could be moments away--
moments away from making history.
[Jerry] Moments away from being Champion of Champions.
[JBL] The first WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
You're right, King.
-[Michael] And now Cena somehow trying to… -[JBL] He's closing in on it.
[Michael] …trying to will himself up that ladder.
The slow, grueling trek up the ladder for the championships for Cena.
The trek toward immortality.
John Cena's there.
[JBL] Cena has had a lot taken out of him, as does Randy.
-[Michael] John Cena-- -[JBL] Can Cena do it right here?
[Michael] Cena's got both hands on the championship.
-[JBL] You better hurry. -[Michael] And Randy Orton--
-[Jerry] Wow. Look at this. Look at this. -[Michael] Cena's hanging on.
Cena's hanging on to the championships high above the ring.
And now Randy Orton with a chair in hand.
-Cena's a sitting duck. -[Jerry] Oh, no.
[Michael] Cena's a sitting duck.
-[Jerry] Oh! -[Michael] Randy Orton--
and now it's Orton again.
John Cena literally knocked out of the air by Orton.
[Jerry] Cena hanging there like a human piñata and Orton whacked him.
Oh, now Orton's enjoying this.
[Michael] And now Cena driving Orton through the table.
[Jerry] They both went through the table.
[Michael] This moment right here could determine the new champion.
-Both men are spent. -[JBL] The Champions of Champions.
[Michael] Both men have been punished.
Watch the desperate Cena here driving Orton through a table.
[Jerry] Yeah, but Cena's head went through that table as well.
[JBL] Randy knows he's gotta get a ladder
and he's gotta get that ladder in the ring.
[Michael] Well, both of these men have to do that.
-What is Orton doing? -[Jerry] I don't know.
The floor--
[Michael] Oh, my. Oh, Lord.
Of course, Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, there is no disqualification.
-Randy Orton can do this -[Jerry] No.
[Michael] as he--as he looks to handcuff John Cena
to the bottom rope completely legal.
Shrewd move by Orton.
-[JBL] Brilliantly by Orton. -[Jerry] Did he get-- has he got--
oh, it's over, guys. It's over.
[JBL] Randy Orton is about to become the Champion of Champions.
[Michael] This handcuff situation comes back to haunt Cena,
part of this rivalry over the years.
And now it's John Cena locked up to the bottom rope.
And Randy Orton, guys…
[JBL] Randy just needs to get a ladder in there…
[Michael] Cena's helpless.
[JBL] …climb up and get the championship.
-[Michael] And he has the key. -[JBL] There's the key.
[Michael] Randy Orton taunting Cena with the key.
Playing mind games with John Cena.
What a shrewd move by Orton.
[JBL] There's no way.
-Absolutely no way. -[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. He just--
he just threw the key out of the ring.
[JBL] John Cena couldn't win this match.
[Michael] Randy Orton just gotta walk outside, grab a ladder, set it up,
-and win the championship. -[Jerry] Look at this. Look at this.
[Michael] Cena, he can try all he wants. John Cena is not gonna break the handcuff.
[JBL] John Cena is one of the strongest WWE Champions of all time
but there's no way he's gonna break those handcuff.
-[Jerry] Wait, wait. What is Orton doing? -[Michael] Now, what is he doing?
[Jerry] He's going after the biggest ladder out here.
[Michael] Orton has all the time in the world.
Cena trying to use a ladder here
-to somehow… -[JBL] Yeah, but it's useless.
-[Michael] …break that chain and… -[JBL] It's a futile effort.
[Michael] Hey, guys, John Cena has no idea that Randy Orton
is stalking him with a ladder. And now he does!
John Cena is gonna sit here--
[JBL] Be smart, Randy. Use that ladder to climb to the title.
[Michael] Cena is gonna be forced to sit here and hopelessly watch
-Randy Orton win the championship. -[JBL] I've always said,
you build a sports entertainer from the ground up,
it would look exactly like Randy Orton,
who is about to become our Champion of Champions.
[Michael] Randy Orton knew this matchup.
He knew what was at stake.
He knew the parameters.
He obviously put the handcuffs out there for his use when it--
when it came his time.
And now Randy Orton is moments away
from becoming the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
-[JBL] What is Cena doing? -[Michael] Look at Cena.
Look at what Cena did. Cena just--Cena just loosen the rope!
He just turned the rope off the turnbuckle!
John Cena now-- Cena climbing the ladder.
[JBL] He took the whole turnbuckle off.
[Jerry] Look at Orton. He doesn't know what to think now.
Yes, Cena is up there with you.
[Michael] Orton trying to be on his way and now Cena's up there!
Talk about ingenuity.
John Cena, John Cena--
[JBL] This is nuts.
[Michael] And Randy Orton teetering.
-Cena using that steel metal. -[Jerry] Oh!
[Michael] Oh! Down goes Orton.
[JBL] Cena is about to become the Champion of Champions.
[Michael] John Cena as resilient as they come.
-[JBL] But he's hung up. -[Jerry] Yeah. Can he get--
can he get those titles down with only one arm?
[Michael] Cena's hung up now.
John Cena trying to grab the championship.
Now, it's Randy Orton. Randy Orton's got the ropes.
John Cena trying to hang on.
Now, it's a tug of war.
Now, it's a tug of war between Cena and Orton.
[Jerry] Oh, my gosh. Come on.
Who's gonna win this?
[Michael] Cena with one arm.
Orton with-- using all his might trying to rip Cena off the ladder.
[JBL] Orton has always-- oh, no, no.
[Michael] And there goes Cena and head first off the table.
[JBL] Oh, no.
[Michael] John Cena just hit that table head first.
Cena may be out cold.
[Jerry] There's nothing to stop Orton now.
[Michael] John Cena may be knocked out,
may be unconscious.
And now Randy Orton climbing the ladder.
Randy Orton at the top of the ladder.
Randy Orton looking to make history
as he glances down on his fallen opponent, Cena.
[Jerry] He wants to enjoy every second of this…
-[JBL] Welcome to your-- -[Jerry] …as he becomes
Champion of Champions.
[JBL] Welcome to your date with immortality.
Randy Orton is living the moment.
[Michael] Randy Orton wants to savor this moment.
Randy Orton is the new
-WWE World Heavyweight Champion. -["Voices" playing]
[Justin] The winner of this match
and WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Randy Orton!
[Michael] An absolutely incredible match
between two incredible champions.
[singer] ♪ All designed to keep you safe ♪
[Michael] But there is no doubt tonight that Randy Orton
is the face of WWE.
[Jerry] Let's go back and look at some of these highlights early on in the match.
Look at this.
Randy pulls the ladder out from under John Cena,
leaving John just hanging, like I said a piñata.
And watch him use the chair,
knocking Cena right off of there.
[groans]
[Jerry] Orton was not done.
And then, of course, John Cena locked in with a handcuff.
But, like you said, ingenuity.
He was smart enough to undo that bottom turnbuckle
and able to get up there and stop Randy Orton.
[Michael] It was just incredible, absolutely incredible feat by John Cena.
[Jerry] But those handcuffs, if you ask me,
were ultimately his undoing, because he was hooked in.
He couldn't-- he couldn't grab the titles with just one hand.
[Michael] And watch Randy Orton.
This is where the tug of war began.
And watch John Cena.
-Watch Cena's head slam the table. -[Jerry] Watch! Oh!
Oh, man.
[Michael] Cena was out cold and it allowed Randy Orton
to make history tonight.
It allowed Randy Orton to become the first-ever
WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
You may question his tactics but he followed the rules of the match.
Randy Orton, a very shrewd champion tonight,
using handcuffs to his advantage.
[JBL] After 50 years,
sports entertainment once again
has one champion and that champion is Randy Orton.
[singer] ♪ They talk to me ♪
[Michael] Randy Orton is immortal
in the annals of WWE history.
[JBL] We will talk about this night a hundred years from now.
[Jerry] Look at that, guys.
That picture is truly worth a thousand words.
I just wanna sit here and soak it in.
Look at that.
["No Chance In Hell" playing]
[singer] ♪ No chance of that's what you got ♪
♪ Up against a machine too strong ♪
[Michael] And there are the three who had made this all possible.
On the left, the chairman, Mr. McMahon,
his daughter and part owner of WWE, Stephanie McMahon,
and on her-- on her left, her husband and the COO of this company, Triple H.
The Authority out here, apparently,
to crown the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[singer] ♪ No chance in hell! ♪
[Michael] Guys, what an incredible match.
[JBL] What an incredible night.
We have witnessed history
and Randy Orton has fulfilled his date with destiny.
[Jerry] Look at Stephanie.
A huge congratulatory hug
to the Champion of Champions there.
[Michael] Can't imagine what's going through the mind of John Cena tonight.
The biggest match of his career. The biggest match in history.
And Randy Orton shrewd enough to pull off the victory.
[singer] ♪ No chance ♪
[JBL] The most out-of-the-box thinking of ways
to pull off a victory I've ever seen.
Absolutely brilliant.
[Michael] History was made tonight.
Fifty years in the making.
We have one champion,
one undisputed face of WWE.
Randy Orton is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
-[singer] ♪ No chance ♪ -[music fades] ampion.