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[dramatic music]

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[Ric] Woooo!

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[The Rock] If you smell...

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[bell tolling]

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-[Triple H] The King of Kings...
-[Cena] You can't see me.

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[Batista] WrestleMania.
That's what it's all about, right?

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The biggest stage...

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[audience cheering]

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...the biggest opportunity,

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the biggest moment.

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Legacies are built on those moments.

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But listen up, champ. It's just that.

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A moment.

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Understand this.

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What you possess is coveted,

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and that puts a target on your back.

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Trust me, I know.

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Found myself a target a few times.

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Could be for a short time,
or it could be for all time.

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The onus is on you,

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because the backlash is coming.

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♪ Let's start a tiny riot ♪

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♪ Stop being so... quiet ♪

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[Cole] Roman Reigns has to defend
the Universal Championship

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against Cesaro.

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You will never be on my level.

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[Charlotte] Asuka and Rhea
can only take the division so far.

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I can beat both of them in the same night.

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♪ Turn the pouring rain to the wave ♪

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♪ Of a tiny riot ♪

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[roars]

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I will leave Backlash still champion.

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[Corey] We better reinforce the ring.

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[Pat] This is the Bianca Belair era.

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It's time for The EST to be G-O-N-E.

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[Batista] Now what if, just once,

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we did something just for us?

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Tonight,

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the stakes have risen.

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And we never know who may show up.

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[Corey] Three colossal
larger-than-life Superstars collide.

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[Batista] It's time to eliminate
those who stand in your way.

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[Roman] You're gonna challenge me?

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I'm The Tribal Chief around here.

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[man] Admittedly.

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[Batista] Gamble with fate...

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[man] When the chips are down,
Drew McIntyre steps up.

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...get on your strength.

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[Bianca] I am the B-E-S-T.

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Leave nothing and take everything.

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At WrestleMania Backlash,
I'm taking back what's mine.

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It's not too late to go back.

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[growls]

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So, tell me something.

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WrestleMania Backlash is here.

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What are you gonna do about it?

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[narrator] And now,
Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead presents

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WrestleMania Backlash.

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♪ Start a tiny riot ♪

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♪ Stop being so... quiet ♪

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♪ Got a spark in your heart
So strike it ♪

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[Adnan] You are looking live
from the critically acclaimed ThunderDome.

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This is WrestleMania Backlash,

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streaming exclusively on Peacock.

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The 16th event
with "backlash" in its title,

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dating back to Backlash 1999

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and the first non-WrestleMania pay-view
to have WrestleMania in its name.

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The last time two new champions
were crowned

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in a Triple Threat Match
in the same pay-per-view

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back to WrestleMania 34 in 2018.

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And with that, we say welcome.
Alongside "B-Sax" Byron Saxton,

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and "The Savior of Misbehavior"
Corey Graves.

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I'm Adnan Virk.
A tremendous night, Corey, on tap tonight.

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How could you not be fired up?

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We've got a Lumberjack Match,
five championship matches,

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the first of which, just moments away.

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Speaking of those matches,
the RAW Women's Championship,

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a triple-threat
right out of the gate, Byron.

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I am amped up, I am so excited
to see where the chips are gonna fall

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when Rhea Ripley defends against Asuka
and "The Queen" Charlotte Flair

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in a Triple Threat Match
to the RAW Women's Championship.

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Many would say that the championship,
we're walking into a nightmare,

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is in serious peril.

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[Adnan] The challengers,
"The Nightmare" Rhea Ripley,

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the champion is Asuka.

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It is all about
the RAW Women's Championship.

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-[grunts]
-Rhea Ripley,

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she is bold and unapologetic.

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You okay, Asuka?

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[Adnan] A couple of rolls by Asuka,
now, the kick, and now, Ripley stunned.

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Asuka's in her zone.

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-[audience] Oh!
-[grunts]

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[Saxton] This has been
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between Rhea Ripley and Asuka.

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[Adnan] Rhea Ripley asking for more.

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-Uh-oh.
-[Saxton] Oh, oh!

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[Adnan] Riptide!

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[audience] One, two, three!

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Rhea Ripley wins the championship!

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Rhea Ripley...

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-[man] The new...
-...RAW Women's Champion.

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[Charlotte] A new champion was crowned,
a star was born.

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But she wasn't the only one
thinking of opportunities.

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I had an actual WrestleMania match
taken from me.

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You know, the biggest stage
that all the talent dream of being on?

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It was taken from me.

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You know what they say?

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Karma is a bitch.

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[Corey] Asuka versus Flair.

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I don't steal opportunities.

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[Corey] Figure-Eight submission is in.

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I am the opportunity.

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[Saxton] Whoa, this would never--
Whoa, whoa.

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-Three!
-[Adnan] It's over!

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Asuka pulls off a win.

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Charlotte Flair clearly
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[Saxton] Come on, Charlotte.

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[Corey] The Queen has gone mad.

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This is gonna cost Charlotte big-time,
no doubt about it.

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Classless behavior by The Queen.

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WWE official ad appears
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will fined $100,000
and suspended indefinitely.

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[Sonya] I am happy to announce

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that Charlotte Flair's suspension

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has officially been lifted.

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And I have learned the error of my ways.

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Now, you've already made
the right decision.

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Do it again, and add me
to WrestleMania Backlash.

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Sonya, be fair to Flair.

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You make a compelling argument.

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Charlotte, I'm gonna add you

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to the RAW Women's Championship match,
making it a Triple Threat Match.

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[audience cheering]

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[Rhea] Hold on, hold on.
A Triple Threat Match?

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I have put up with a lot
out of this spoiled brat's mouth.

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Sonya, I should've known

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that this was all a part of your plan.

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[Corey] Wait a second,
we have more company.

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This is bull crap!

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[Corey] Gettin' crowded in a hurry.

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Oh!

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[Asuka] It doesn't matter!

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I'm ready to become
the RAW Women's champion.

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[Charlotte]
Darlin', you are gonna bow down

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to your 13-time women's champion.

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[Rhea] At the end of the day,

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I'm here, I'm the RAW Women's Champion,
and I am here to stay.

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[Adnan] The Nightmare.

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-[Corey] The Queen.
-[Saxton] The Empress.

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[Adnan] A Triple Threat matchup.

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[Corey] The RAW Women's Championship
on the line...

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[Saxton] At WrestleMania Backlash.

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[audience cheering]

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[bell dings]

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[Rome] The following contest
is a Triple Threat Match

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scheduled for one fall.

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In this match, there are no countouts,
no disqualification.

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The first Superstar to score a pinfall
or submission wins the match.

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[Charlotte Flair's theme music plays]

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[Corey] We are on the precipice
of something extremely special, gentlemen.

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Can you feel it in the air?

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No doubt about it. A Triple Threat Match.

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Look at the journey Charlotte Flair
has been on.

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As we just showcased to all of you, Byron,

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this has been a rolling
cavalcade of emotions.

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But now, she's got a chance
for the RAW Women's Championship.

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[Saxton] This is where The Queen
said she should be,

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and now The Queen
has a chance to back it up.

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[Corey] Any time The Queen arrives,
the lights shine a little bit brighter.

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The air tastes a little bit sweeter.

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Charlotte Flair on the big stage
just feels right.

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[Adnan] Think about all that we've heard
over the last couple weeks,

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claiming that the entire women's division
needs her,

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that the entire WWE needs her.

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That strong-arming
WWE official, Sonya Deville,

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to be inserted into this match.

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There's a lot of pressure, I think,
on the shoulders of The Queen.

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[Corey] When it comes to pressure,

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nobody succeeds
in high-pressure situations

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quite like Charlotte Flair has.

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[Adnan] To your point, Charlotte Flair
said on RAW Talk this week,

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"I've never been jealous of anyone."

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Confident, not cocky, I ooze it.

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I seize every opportunity,
and I take what's given."

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[Corey] And The Queen now with her focus
on reclaiming the throne.

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[Asuka's theme song playing]

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[Adnan] When you talk about reclaiming,

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that has been the mission
of The Empress of Tomorrow

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ever since losing the RAW Women's
Championship at WrestleMania.

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[Adnan] Yes, in 2020, Asuka lost
the RAW Women's title to Sasha Banks,

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then won it back that same year.

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Now in 2021, she is hoping
for the same outcome against Rhea Ripley.

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[Adnan] What I'm curious to find out
is which Asuka showed up

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to WrestleMania Backlash.

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Is this The Empress of Tomorrow

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that was once the most feared Superstar
in WWE?

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Or is this the same woman
who couldn't quite get the job done

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at WrestleMania?

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[Adnan] I think we saw a sign of resolve
the last couple weeks in Asuka

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who clearly made it.
She said she didn't care.

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She didn't care if it was Rhea Ripley.

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She didn't care if she had to go
to Charlotte Flair.

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She will do whatever it takes
to regain the RAW Women's title.

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[Corey] When you're a Superstar
the caliber of Asuka,

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you can't just shrug off a loss
on the grandest stage

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at WrestleMania to Rhea Ripley.

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[Rhea Ripley's theme song playing]

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[Adnan] Speaking of The Nightmare...

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We are about to be joined by the reigning
RAW Women's Champion.

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[Corey] Arguably, the woman
with the most to lose in this matchup.

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[Corey] And also the most to prove.

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I talked to Rhea Ripley earlier today.

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She said, "Tonight is of the utmost
importance

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because this match can legitimize my reign

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as RAW Women's Champion."

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Rhea Ripley may not like Charlotte Flair,

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but Rhea respects what both
Charlotte and Asuka have accomplished.

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To be the face of the
Monday Night RAW Women's Division,

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-Rhea needs to win this match tonight.
-And to that point, Corey,

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Rhea Ripley's
third championship match on pay-per-view.

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The first was against Charlotte.

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At WrestleMania 36, she lost her title.

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The second was against Asuka
at WrestleMania 37.

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She won the title.

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And now the third against
both of these Superstars

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going after her title.

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[Corey] What we cannot forget tonight,
triple-threat rules in effect.

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No countouts, no disqualifications.

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But Rhea Ripley doesn't have to be
involved in the fall to lose her title.

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Introducing the challengers.

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First, from the Queen City,
Charlotte Flair!

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The Queen oozing confidence as always.

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Next, from Osaka, Japan, Asuka!

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And their opponent,

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she is the RAW Women's Champion,

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Rhea Ripley!

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[Corey] We're about to find out
what Rhea Ripley truly is made of.

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But again, I can't overstate
the facts at hand.

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If Charlotte Flair
somehow forces Asuka to submit,

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Rhea loses the championship.

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If Asuka makes Charlotte Flair tap out,
Rhea loses the championship.

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Rhea's got a lot riding
against her tonight.

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00:13:24,870 --> 00:13:28,073
[Adnan] We know Rhea Ripley
was very upset with the decision

244
00:13:28,140 --> 00:13:30,142
to turn this match into a triple-threat.

245
00:13:30,209 --> 00:13:32,178
But she has to be at peace with it now.

246
00:13:32,244 --> 00:13:35,281
You have to simply try to survive
to retain your title.

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00:13:35,347 --> 00:13:38,851
Every time the RAW Women's Championship
is won in a triple-threat,

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Charlotte Flair is involved in the match.

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00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,190
Inaugural champion
back in that triple-threat in 2016

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00:13:44,256 --> 00:13:46,492
against Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks.

251
00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,595
In 2019, Becky won Ronda Rousey's
title in a triple-threat.

252
00:13:49,662 --> 00:13:51,397
Charlotte's always in the action.

253
00:13:51,463 --> 00:13:53,999
[Corey] All three of these women
playing it cautious.

254
00:13:54,066 --> 00:13:55,568
Smart move by Charlotte Flair.

255
00:13:58,103 --> 00:14:01,807
[Saxton] Flair seemed to be content
letting Asuka and Ripley go at it.

256
00:14:01,874 --> 00:14:04,543
Asuka has other plans.
And so does Rhea Ripley.

257
00:14:04,610 --> 00:14:07,746
[Corey] The Queen stuck
between a rock and a hard place.

258
00:14:07,813 --> 00:14:10,849
-Oh!
-[Adnan] Big clothesline from The Queen!

259
00:14:10,916 --> 00:14:12,384
[Saxton] From behind!

260
00:14:12,451 --> 00:14:16,021
[Corey] Backhand connects!
Oh! Shoulders are down!

261
00:14:16,088 --> 00:14:17,089
Whoa!

262
00:14:17,156 --> 00:14:19,725
Expect the action
to be frenetic in this one.

263
00:14:20,726 --> 00:14:23,128
[speaking in Japanese]

264
00:14:24,463 --> 00:14:26,899
[Saxton] Tense emotions in this matchup.

265
00:14:26,966 --> 00:14:29,802
-Whoa!
-For this prize in the women's division.

266
00:14:30,803 --> 00:14:32,571
Now Ripley and Asuka going at it.

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00:14:36,075 --> 00:14:39,345
[Corey] Oh, my goodness!
Charlotte Flair set hard to the outside.

268
00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,849
[Adnan] Now Asuka gonna roll through!
Shoulders down!

269
00:14:44,750 --> 00:14:47,353
[Corey] Asuka looking to surprise Ripley.

270
00:14:47,419 --> 00:14:48,420
And again!

271
00:14:49,321 --> 00:14:51,123
[Adnan] Ripley able to roll through.

272
00:14:51,190 --> 00:14:54,860
Again, you feel that the urgent pace
that Asuka is trying to utilize here.

273
00:14:54,927 --> 00:14:57,196
Nice roll-through. Minimizes the pressure.

274
00:14:57,263 --> 00:15:00,165
But Asuka answers with a kick
to the midsection,

275
00:15:00,232 --> 00:15:02,334
and The Empress beginning to roll.

276
00:15:02,401 --> 00:15:04,837
-Whoa!
-Hip attack in the corner.

277
00:15:06,538 --> 00:15:09,341
[Adnan] And here's The Queen. So smart!

278
00:15:09,408 --> 00:15:11,677
Wow! Charlotte dragging Asuka
out of the ring.

279
00:15:11,744 --> 00:15:13,012
-Oh!
-Whoa!

280
00:15:13,078 --> 00:15:15,180
[Corey] What power by The Queen!

281
00:15:17,049 --> 00:15:18,918
It is a brilliant strategy

282
00:15:18,984 --> 00:15:21,186
that we just witnessed
from Charlotte Flair.

283
00:15:21,253 --> 00:15:22,788
She is picking her spots.

284
00:15:22,855 --> 00:15:25,925
Waiting for the opportunities
and openings.

285
00:15:25,991 --> 00:15:29,828
I doubt the display of the experience
that The Queen brings to this matchup,

286
00:15:29,895 --> 00:15:34,099
and now The Queen will have Rhea Ripley
isolated for the time being.

287
00:15:34,166 --> 00:15:37,303
To that point, this is Rhea Ripley's
sixth pay-per-view.

288
00:15:37,369 --> 00:15:40,673
It's Charlotte's 52nd and Asuka's 30th.

289
00:15:40,739 --> 00:15:43,042
Charlotte Flair, clearly,
the most experienced.

290
00:15:43,108 --> 00:15:44,843
Fourteen times! Fourteen times!

291
00:15:44,910 --> 00:15:48,213
Fourteen times?
Why don't you knock me down, then?

292
00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,450
Go for it, princess. Do it.

293
00:15:51,517 --> 00:15:53,319
[Corey] Ripley showing no fear.

294
00:15:53,385 --> 00:15:57,289
But talking is not gonna
get the job done in this one.

295
00:15:57,356 --> 00:15:59,058
[Saxton] Neither woman goes down.

296
00:15:59,124 --> 00:16:01,226
-Knock me down.
-Go again.

297
00:16:01,293 --> 00:16:02,561
Go again.

298
00:16:03,262 --> 00:16:06,298
[Corey] Charlotte demanding Ripley,
"Do it once again."

299
00:16:06,365 --> 00:16:07,499
Oh!

300
00:16:07,566 --> 00:16:10,402
And that's the inexperience of Rhea
playing a factor.

301
00:16:10,469 --> 00:16:12,938
-Charlotte Flair, a step ahead.
-Oh, whoa!

302
00:16:14,106 --> 00:16:16,442
[Adnan] Charlotte Flair,
the 13-time champion.

303
00:16:16,508 --> 00:16:19,278
That's what she's saying.
She wants number 14.

304
00:16:19,345 --> 00:16:22,681
[Saxton] That's a case of Charlotte
allowing Rhea Ripley's emotions

305
00:16:22,748 --> 00:16:25,517
to get the best of her
and taking advantage as a result.

306
00:16:25,584 --> 00:16:27,553
The Queen is cold, she is calculating,

307
00:16:27,619 --> 00:16:30,823
and that's what makes Charlotte Flair
so effective in the ring.

308
00:16:32,758 --> 00:16:34,693
Very good catch herself on the apron.

309
00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,128
-Here comes Ripley.
-Oh!

310
00:16:36,195 --> 00:16:37,796
Oh, look out!

311
00:16:37,863 --> 00:16:38,931
There's Asuka.

312
00:16:40,199 --> 00:16:41,767
Dropkick by Ripley.

313
00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:45,738
The Queen is down once again,
but Asuka scrambling to the top rope.

314
00:16:45,804 --> 00:16:46,939
[Adnan] Whoa!

315
00:16:47,006 --> 00:16:49,808
[Corey] Ripley dispatching of Asuka
with a big-time kick.

316
00:16:49,875 --> 00:16:52,945
And the RAW Women's Champion stands alone.

317
00:16:53,012 --> 00:16:57,082
[Saxton] Think about what this is doing
to the already confident champion.

318
00:16:57,149 --> 00:16:59,084
-Oh!
-Oh!

319
00:16:59,151 --> 00:17:01,453
Charlotte takes Rhea Ripley for a ride.

320
00:17:03,122 --> 00:17:06,492
You can't enjoy your success too long
in a matchup like this.

321
00:17:06,558 --> 00:17:09,828
[Corey] It's a cliché, but you've gotta
keep your head on a swivel

322
00:17:09,895 --> 00:17:11,196
in a Triple Threat Match.

323
00:17:11,263 --> 00:17:15,634
Case in point, Ripley took her eyes off
of Charlotte Flair for just a moment,

324
00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:17,736
and The Queen made the champion pay.

325
00:17:19,505 --> 00:17:22,274
What a difference a year makes.
Last year at Backlash,

326
00:17:22,341 --> 00:17:25,844
Asuka was the defending
RAW Women's Champion, losing to Nia Jax.

327
00:17:25,911 --> 00:17:28,947
Now she's facing one of the greats
in Charlotte Flair.

328
00:17:29,014 --> 00:17:32,518
That, man, speaks to how competitive
this entire women's division is.

329
00:17:32,584 --> 00:17:35,120
[Corey] This is the ruthlessness
of Charlotte Flair

330
00:17:35,187 --> 00:17:38,157
that has taken her to the top
of the mountain so many times.

331
00:17:40,659 --> 00:17:43,162
So much history
between Charlotte Flair and Asuka.

332
00:17:43,228 --> 00:17:45,764
You'll never beat me! Never!

333
00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:49,168
And the mind games continue.

334
00:17:49,234 --> 00:17:51,670
Even as Charlotte Flair
is inflicting punishment,

335
00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:54,206
she is mentally, verbally berating Asuka.

336
00:17:54,273 --> 00:17:55,474
[Saxton] Think about it.

337
00:17:55,541 --> 00:17:57,810
Months ago,
these two were tag team champions.

338
00:18:00,646 --> 00:18:02,381
Now, a much different story.

339
00:18:04,650 --> 00:18:07,286
[Corey] Charlotte Flair
with a Snapmare Takeover.

340
00:18:09,188 --> 00:18:11,690
Perfect cartwheel and a stomp
to the ear of Asuka.

341
00:18:11,757 --> 00:18:14,226
The vicious boot and now the cover.
Hooks the leg.

342
00:18:14,293 --> 00:18:16,328
-One, two--
-Asuka able to power through.

343
00:18:16,395 --> 00:18:17,963
-Another attempt.
-One, two--

344
00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:19,131
Wow.

345
00:18:19,198 --> 00:18:21,433
That's a smart strategy. Even this early,

346
00:18:21,500 --> 00:18:23,735
the more times you cover
a fallen opponent,

347
00:18:23,802 --> 00:18:25,804
the more energy you force them to exert.

348
00:18:25,871 --> 00:18:26,872
Asuka.

349
00:18:29,808 --> 00:18:31,643
-What are you gonna do?
-[screams]

350
00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:33,512
You know I'm better than you.

351
00:18:33,579 --> 00:18:36,482
[Corey] I don't know
if this is a smart strategy

352
00:18:36,548 --> 00:18:38,117
to try to fire up Asuka.

353
00:18:38,183 --> 00:18:41,720
A barrage of strikes
from the Empress of Tomorrow.

354
00:18:42,855 --> 00:18:44,823
[Adnan] These two know each other well.

355
00:18:44,890 --> 00:18:46,925
Who has the advantage in such a rivalry?

356
00:18:46,992 --> 00:18:49,695
Depends on which of these two
learned the most

357
00:18:49,761 --> 00:18:52,631
during their times in the ring together
or as a tag team.

358
00:18:52,698 --> 00:18:55,234
You've gotta use what you know
about your opponent.

359
00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:57,069
Beautiful takedown by Asuka.

360
00:18:57,136 --> 00:18:59,705
Armbar is in. The Queen's in trouble.

361
00:18:59,771 --> 00:19:02,808
[Saxton] Charlotte Flair
trying to maneuver herself.

362
00:19:02,875 --> 00:19:05,677
Asuka cranking
on Charlotte Flair's right arm.

363
00:19:05,744 --> 00:19:08,547
Charlotte able to create
a little separation for herself

364
00:19:08,614 --> 00:19:10,449
from the pressure of the armbar.

365
00:19:10,516 --> 00:19:13,051
And now forces the official
to get in there.

366
00:19:16,188 --> 00:19:18,924
Asuka doing the wise thing,
staying on The Queen.

367
00:19:18,991 --> 00:19:22,194
There's not gonna be any rope breaks
in a Triple Threat Match.

368
00:19:22,261 --> 00:19:24,930
Asuka really targeting the left--
Charlotte Flair!

369
00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:27,666
And there's Rhea Ripley with a stomp.

370
00:19:27,733 --> 00:19:29,801
And this is a case of self-preservation.

371
00:19:29,868 --> 00:19:32,337
Had Charlotte Flair
submitted just there to Asuka,

372
00:19:32,404 --> 00:19:35,040
Ripley would've lost her title.
Ripley knows that,

373
00:19:35,107 --> 00:19:37,209
which is why she broke up the submission.

374
00:19:37,276 --> 00:19:39,244
Think about the challenge for Ripley.

375
00:19:39,311 --> 00:19:42,347
Bursting in at WrestleMania,
the RAW Women's Champion.

376
00:19:42,414 --> 00:19:45,984
Now facing two of the greatest ever.
Imagine her psyche, Byron.

377
00:19:46,051 --> 00:19:47,753
Backbreaker by the Queen.

378
00:19:47,819 --> 00:19:48,987
Oh, man.

379
00:19:50,222 --> 00:19:54,693
There's got to be desperation mode
this entire match for Rhea Ripley.

380
00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,795
She knows her back is against the wall.

381
00:19:57,896 --> 00:19:59,965
That will make or break a Superstar.

382
00:20:00,032 --> 00:20:03,669
That's what makes or breaks champions.

383
00:20:03,735 --> 00:20:06,405
We are about to find out
what Rhea Ripley is made of.

384
00:20:06,471 --> 00:20:09,174
But right now, it is all The Queen.

385
00:20:09,241 --> 00:20:11,009
Asuka able to slip behind.

386
00:20:11,076 --> 00:20:13,312
Oh, what a vicious elbow.

387
00:20:13,378 --> 00:20:15,080
With a chop.

388
00:20:15,147 --> 00:20:17,316
Much like The Queen just did
to Rhea Ripley.

389
00:20:17,382 --> 00:20:19,985
Lighting up the chest of Asuka.

390
00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,189
And now Rhea Ripley, the clothesline.

391
00:20:24,256 --> 00:20:25,457
And another one.

392
00:20:25,524 --> 00:20:28,493
Series of short-arm clotheslines
by the champ.

393
00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:29,795
Oh.

394
00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:33,165
Oh, what a dropkick by Rhea Ripley.

395
00:20:33,232 --> 00:20:36,401
She has said there's a new era of females
coming through.

396
00:20:36,468 --> 00:20:38,637
And right now, trying to assert herself.

397
00:20:38,704 --> 00:20:41,740
There's no time to get too comfortable
if you're Rhea Ripley.

398
00:20:41,807 --> 00:20:43,442
This is what it's about.

399
00:20:43,508 --> 00:20:44,776
Unleashing the brutality.

400
00:20:48,113 --> 00:20:49,748
Disrespect there to The Queen.

401
00:20:51,316 --> 00:20:55,554
And it's Rhea Ripley now in full control
in this Triple Threat matchup.

402
00:20:55,621 --> 00:20:57,789
Northern Ice suplex. Shoulders are down.

403
00:20:57,856 --> 00:20:59,024
Oh.

404
00:20:59,091 --> 00:21:00,993
Asuka just in the nick of time.

405
00:21:04,863 --> 00:21:08,900
A window of opportunity so small
in a Triple Threat Match, too.

406
00:21:09,801 --> 00:21:11,870
Trying to capture that. Boom!

407
00:21:12,871 --> 00:21:14,139
Ripley's down.

408
00:21:14,206 --> 00:21:17,676
Oh, but answers with a kick of her own
right on the ear of Asuka.

409
00:21:17,743 --> 00:21:19,211
Asuka responds.

410
00:21:20,746 --> 00:21:22,347
The champion is down.

411
00:21:22,414 --> 00:21:24,116
Both challengers are down.

412
00:21:24,182 --> 00:21:26,518
Asuka now surveying the damage,

413
00:21:26,585 --> 00:21:29,087
trying to figure out
what her next move should be.

414
00:21:31,790 --> 00:21:34,059
Another look at the impact of that kick.

415
00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:35,560
From Rhea Ripley.

416
00:21:35,627 --> 00:21:37,095
The side of Asuka's neck.

417
00:21:38,530 --> 00:21:40,999
Rhea Ripley is said,
"Put all the odds against me.

418
00:21:41,066 --> 00:21:42,734
I'll show you why I'm the champ."

419
00:21:42,801 --> 00:21:46,004
But now it's Asuka
trying to seize this moment.

420
00:21:46,071 --> 00:21:49,007
Asuka tapping into
that undeterred fighting spirit.

421
00:21:49,908 --> 00:21:52,144
Nice throw behind by Charlotte Flair.

422
00:21:52,210 --> 00:21:54,479
Asuka catches her with a pair of elbows.

423
00:21:54,546 --> 00:21:56,081
Oh!

424
00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:59,017
Ice German suplex by Asuka.

425
00:21:59,084 --> 00:22:00,886
Going for another one.

426
00:22:00,952 --> 00:22:02,721
Charlotte Flair is reeling.

427
00:22:04,389 --> 00:22:06,792
Now Asuka feeling it.
Going after Ripley now.

428
00:22:06,858 --> 00:22:08,160
Hip attack in the corner.

429
00:22:08,226 --> 00:22:11,963
Got Ripley right in the sternum.
And a boot for Charlotte Flair.

430
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,669
Asuka trying to figure out,
"Who do I strike next?"

431
00:22:21,373 --> 00:22:23,241
Why choose when you can do both?

432
00:22:23,775 --> 00:22:24,876
-Absolutely.
-Indeed.

433
00:22:26,578 --> 00:22:28,513
Right now, The Empress of Tomorrow

434
00:22:29,114 --> 00:22:32,284
teeing off on Charlotte Flair
and Rhea Ripley.

435
00:22:34,653 --> 00:22:36,655
Brutal kicks back and forth

436
00:22:36,722 --> 00:22:38,724
to both Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley.

437
00:22:38,790 --> 00:22:40,359
Sliding knee from Asuka.

438
00:22:40,425 --> 00:22:42,794
The cover here from Asuka hooks the leg.

439
00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:44,563
And Charlotte powers through.

440
00:22:48,066 --> 00:22:49,201
Again, the confidence.

441
00:22:49,267 --> 00:22:51,770
We talked about the confidence
of Charlotte Flair.

442
00:22:51,837 --> 00:22:54,506
We talked about confidence in spurts
from Rhea Ripley.

443
00:22:54,573 --> 00:22:57,109
We're seeing that same confidence
from The Empress.

444
00:22:57,843 --> 00:23:01,279
Charlotte Flair said, "Be fair to Flair"
in talking to Sonya Deville.

445
00:23:01,346 --> 00:23:02,647
This is what she wanted.

446
00:23:02,714 --> 00:23:05,917
She wanted to be a party action
for the RAW Women's Championship.

447
00:23:05,984 --> 00:23:08,487
I don't think this is
what Charlotte Flair wanted.

448
00:23:08,553 --> 00:23:10,522
-From the top, Asuka!
-Oh!

449
00:23:10,589 --> 00:23:12,524
Drop kick finds the target.

450
00:23:12,591 --> 00:23:14,960
But Charlotte able to evade
for the moment.

451
00:23:15,026 --> 00:23:16,395
Ripley out of the equation.

452
00:23:16,461 --> 00:23:19,531
Now Asuka can turn her attention
to The Queen.

453
00:23:21,199 --> 00:23:22,200
Oh!

454
00:23:22,267 --> 00:23:23,935
Sliding knee on the outside.

455
00:23:24,002 --> 00:23:25,170
Ripley is rocked.

456
00:23:25,237 --> 00:23:27,773
Great wherewithal from Asuka
to take out Ripley.

457
00:23:28,907 --> 00:23:32,110
And now what is going through the mind
of The Queen?

458
00:23:33,979 --> 00:23:36,047
Always so smart, so strategic.

459
00:23:36,114 --> 00:23:37,182
No one can die.

460
00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:39,851
Charlotte Flair,
the most experienced of these three.

461
00:23:40,685 --> 00:23:42,087
You already know the answer

462
00:23:42,154 --> 00:23:44,556
to what's going through
The Queen's mind, Saxton.

463
00:23:44,623 --> 00:23:47,726
What does it take
to be the best of all time?

464
00:23:47,793 --> 00:23:51,463
What does it take
to solidify my spot in history?

465
00:23:51,530 --> 00:23:52,531
Oh, my!

466
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,102
Moonsault takes out Asuka.

467
00:23:57,169 --> 00:23:58,837
And takes out Rhea Ripley.

468
00:24:00,372 --> 00:24:02,574
Charlotte needs to hurry up

469
00:24:02,641 --> 00:24:04,843
and get one of her opponents
back in the ring

470
00:24:04,910 --> 00:24:08,580
as we look back at
the superior athleticism of The Queen.

471
00:24:08,647 --> 00:24:10,549
Soaring through the ThunderDome,

472
00:24:10,615 --> 00:24:12,350
taking out all of the opposition.

473
00:24:12,417 --> 00:24:15,587
Charlotte Flair, now,
making the climb to the top rope.

474
00:24:15,654 --> 00:24:18,423
Flair might make good on her promise
to become champion.

475
00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:20,892
Not if Rhea Ripley
has something to say about it.

476
00:24:20,959 --> 00:24:22,727
Now Rhea thwarting that attempt.

477
00:24:27,399 --> 00:24:29,467
Charlotte Flair perched on that top rope.

478
00:24:29,534 --> 00:24:31,369
Now joined by the champion.

479
00:24:32,871 --> 00:24:35,941
Precarious position
for both of these competitors.

480
00:24:36,007 --> 00:24:38,443
Ripley trying to muscle Flair over.

481
00:24:38,510 --> 00:24:41,246
They're trying to block it.
Now Asuka's back in the mix.

482
00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:43,448
-Uh-oh.
-Oh, whoa.

483
00:24:44,649 --> 00:24:46,585
This may not end well.

484
00:24:49,654 --> 00:24:50,956
Oh, my goodness.

485
00:24:51,022 --> 00:24:53,158
Two's a company, three's a crowd.

486
00:24:54,459 --> 00:24:57,529
This could be catastrophic
for all three of these women.

487
00:24:57,596 --> 00:25:00,665
Oh, double superplex!

488
00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:04,135
My goodness.

489
00:25:05,637 --> 00:25:08,273
All three athletes are down.

490
00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:11,109
Obviously Asuka and Ripley
feeling the effects

491
00:25:11,176 --> 00:25:15,814
of delivering the double superplex
to Charlotte Flair.

492
00:25:15,881 --> 00:25:18,083
This is a pivotal point in this matchup.

493
00:25:18,149 --> 00:25:21,353
Which of these three women
can make it to their feet first?

494
00:25:21,419 --> 00:25:24,022
Be willing to bet
it probably isn't Charlotte Flair

495
00:25:24,089 --> 00:25:26,758
after this crushing impact.

496
00:25:26,825 --> 00:25:28,827
From the top rope.

497
00:25:28,894 --> 00:25:30,428
Oh.

498
00:25:30,495 --> 00:25:32,931
Again, Charlotte Flair, Asuka,
and Rhea Ripley

499
00:25:32,998 --> 00:25:34,666
all feeling the effects.

500
00:25:34,733 --> 00:25:36,935
It is virtually anyone's game right now.

501
00:25:38,703 --> 00:25:41,973
And now Rhea and Asuka
focusing on each other.

502
00:25:44,376 --> 00:25:46,011
Swinging wildly.

503
00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:49,247
And now Charlotte wants in on the action.

504
00:25:49,314 --> 00:25:52,651
This is what it comes down to.
It comes down to who wants it more.

505
00:25:52,717 --> 00:25:55,420
What are you willing to do
that your opponents aren't?

506
00:25:55,487 --> 00:25:56,855
Oh.

507
00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:06,031
All three women throwing
whatever they've got left at each other.

508
00:26:07,232 --> 00:26:11,336
You can just feel how spent
all three of these Superstars are.

509
00:26:11,403 --> 00:26:13,271
From throwing haymakers to headbutts.

510
00:26:13,338 --> 00:26:16,041
I think Rhea might have
rocked herself for the moment.

511
00:26:16,107 --> 00:26:17,842
Whatever works in the moment.

512
00:26:18,376 --> 00:26:21,012
Charlotte wanted the big boot. Oh.

513
00:26:22,647 --> 00:26:23,782
Counter for counter.

514
00:26:23,848 --> 00:26:26,885
It looks like Asuka and Ripley
are gonna work together again.

515
00:26:26,952 --> 00:26:29,621
Flair once again on the wrong end
of the numbers game.

516
00:26:29,688 --> 00:26:31,690
-Whoa.
-Oh, no.

517
00:26:31,756 --> 00:26:34,626
-How about the move by Charlotte?
-Double chop block!

518
00:26:36,695 --> 00:26:38,964
-And now, The Queen.
-Oh. my god.

519
00:26:39,030 --> 00:26:40,966
-Wow.
-Double natural selection.

520
00:26:43,068 --> 00:26:45,971
-The Queen trying--
-Charlotte's gonna cover both.

521
00:26:46,037 --> 00:26:48,640
Oh, Rhea Ripley able to push through.

522
00:26:50,141 --> 00:26:53,979
Decent strategy by Flair
trying to cover both competitors.

523
00:26:54,045 --> 00:26:55,146
But in the process,

524
00:26:55,213 --> 00:26:59,250
was unable to keep Ripley's shoulders
down for the duration.

525
00:26:59,317 --> 00:27:02,020
Look at the great balance
shown by Charlotte.

526
00:27:02,087 --> 00:27:03,755
Double chop block.

527
00:27:03,822 --> 00:27:08,893
Taking out the knees of both opponents
in a double natural selection.

528
00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:10,929
We never would have heard the end of it

529
00:27:10,996 --> 00:27:13,598
if The Queen actually
captured the win in this match

530
00:27:13,665 --> 00:27:16,901
by defeating Asuka and Rhea Ripley
at the same time.

531
00:27:16,968 --> 00:27:18,870
Trying to go two for the price of one.

532
00:27:18,937 --> 00:27:20,138
Almost beat Asuka.

533
00:27:20,972 --> 00:27:23,575
You just need to gain pinfall
or submission of one.

534
00:27:23,641 --> 00:27:25,677
But Charlotte was trying to go for both.

535
00:27:25,744 --> 00:27:28,313
Charlotte Flair is trying to make
a statement.

536
00:27:28,380 --> 00:27:31,883
Deliver a reminder
to the entire RAW Women's locker room

537
00:27:31,950 --> 00:27:33,885
that she is what she says she is.

538
00:27:33,952 --> 00:27:35,754
She is the opportunity.

539
00:27:35,820 --> 00:27:37,222
The Queen gonna fly.

540
00:27:38,590 --> 00:27:40,625
Double knees to the face.

541
00:27:40,692 --> 00:27:43,094
The Queen's plan backfiring there.
Watch Ripley.

542
00:27:43,161 --> 00:27:45,063
Ripley from behind on Asuka.

543
00:27:47,165 --> 00:27:49,434
-Now Ripley.
-She's going for the Riptide.

544
00:27:49,501 --> 00:27:51,636
It's hooked. No, no, no. Counter.

545
00:27:51,703 --> 00:27:55,173
Asuka looks for the Asuka Lock.
Ripley too strong. Able to fight out.

546
00:27:58,209 --> 00:28:00,678
Now Ripley again
trying to muscle up Asuka.

547
00:28:03,448 --> 00:28:05,150
She's gonna get the advantage.

548
00:28:05,216 --> 00:28:06,418
Whoa.

549
00:28:06,484 --> 00:28:08,520
The huge kick from Charlotte Flair.

550
00:28:08,586 --> 00:28:10,755
Asuka now has the Asuka Lock on Charlotte.

551
00:28:12,390 --> 00:28:15,360
But she locked it in.
No, The Queen able to roll through.

552
00:28:16,895 --> 00:28:19,064
Flair was gonna go for that Figure-Four.

553
00:28:19,130 --> 00:28:22,233
-Oh.
-Big kick connects.

554
00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:24,235
Asuka once again wants the submission.

555
00:28:25,170 --> 00:28:26,604
Ripley thwarts it.

556
00:28:26,671 --> 00:28:28,339
A kick for her troubles.

557
00:28:28,406 --> 00:28:31,609
-This thing is breaking down in a big way.
-Ripley might be out.

558
00:28:32,711 --> 00:28:34,379
Backhand.

559
00:28:34,446 --> 00:28:36,514
Lansing blow on the outside of the ring.

560
00:28:36,581 --> 00:28:37,949
No.

561
00:28:38,016 --> 00:28:41,119
Asuka eats a boot
from Charlotte Flair in this time.

562
00:28:41,186 --> 00:28:42,754
And now going for the Riptide!

563
00:28:42,821 --> 00:28:44,622
Riptide! Riptide!

564
00:28:44,689 --> 00:28:47,325
-The cover of Asuka by Rhea Ripley.
-One, two, three!

565
00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:48,660
-Wow.
-[bell dings]

566
00:28:48,726 --> 00:28:51,029
The RAW Women's Champion remains.

567
00:28:52,063 --> 00:28:56,000
And still the RAW Women's Champion,

568
00:28:56,067 --> 00:28:59,737
Rhea Ripley.

569
00:28:59,804 --> 00:29:03,775
We know how important
this matchup was for Rhea Ripley.

570
00:29:03,842 --> 00:29:07,679
To establish her dominance
on Monday Night RAW.

571
00:29:07,745 --> 00:29:09,447
As RAW Women's Champion.

572
00:29:09,514 --> 00:29:12,884
Much to the chagrin of Charlotte Flair.

573
00:29:12,951 --> 00:29:14,285
You can feel the rage.

574
00:29:14,352 --> 00:29:17,222
You can feel the disappointment
in the eyes of The Queen.

575
00:29:17,288 --> 00:29:19,757
This was an incredible matchup.
And quite frankly,

576
00:29:19,824 --> 00:29:23,361
I'm surprised that Rhea Ripley
has escaped this triple-threat

577
00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:25,663
with her RAW Women's title in check.

578
00:29:25,730 --> 00:29:27,966
Rhea entered this matchup
with the intention

579
00:29:28,032 --> 00:29:30,969
of making the WWE Universe believe.

580
00:29:31,035 --> 00:29:33,972
Mathematically,
the odds were against Rhea Ripley.

581
00:29:34,038 --> 00:29:36,274
But The Nightmare delivered.

582
00:29:36,341 --> 00:29:37,742
Here were Asuka.

583
00:29:37,809 --> 00:29:40,411
Full speed ahead into the boot
from Charlotte Flair.

584
00:29:40,478 --> 00:29:43,047
Which actually sent Charlotte
off of the ring apron.

585
00:29:43,114 --> 00:29:46,451
But this opened the door
for Ripley to slam it shut.

586
00:29:46,518 --> 00:29:47,819
The Riptide.

587
00:29:47,886 --> 00:29:50,688
It's like WrestleMania all over again.

588
00:29:50,755 --> 00:29:52,891
Ripley pinning Asuka.

589
00:29:52,957 --> 00:29:57,562
And The Queen, once again,
beside herself with rage.

590
00:29:57,629 --> 00:30:00,298
This is a clear message from Ripley

591
00:30:00,365 --> 00:30:04,269
that the RAW Women's division
belongs to her.

592
00:30:04,335 --> 00:30:08,273
Charlotte Flair was fuming
that she was not a part of WrestleMania.

593
00:30:08,339 --> 00:30:10,809
And Rhea Ripley vowed
this would be a long tenure

594
00:30:10,875 --> 00:30:12,343
as the RAW Women's Champion.

595
00:30:12,410 --> 00:30:14,746
"It's gonna go longer
than months", she said.

596
00:30:14,812 --> 00:30:16,948
And so far, tonight, she proves it.

597
00:30:17,015 --> 00:30:18,983
No lies detected.

598
00:30:19,050 --> 00:30:20,351
Woo-hoo! Woof!

599
00:30:20,418 --> 00:30:21,986
Look at the taunting.

600
00:30:25,123 --> 00:30:26,925
[indistinct conversation]

601
00:30:31,763 --> 00:30:33,298
[electricity buzzing]

602
00:30:33,364 --> 00:30:35,466
[dance music playing]

603
00:31:06,164 --> 00:31:08,266
Bobby Lashley and MVP

604
00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:11,603
getting set for a huge
Triple Threat matchup tonight.

605
00:31:11,669 --> 00:31:14,472
As they'll be taking on Drew McIntyre
and Braun Strowman.

606
00:31:14,539 --> 00:31:17,542
Bobby Lashley looking better
than he did tonight in the RAW

607
00:31:17,609 --> 00:31:18,743
this past Monday.

608
00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:22,814
Because Braun Strowman
was absolutely huge on Monday, Byron.

609
00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,483
And this was a chance
for Drew McIntyre or Lashley

610
00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:28,453
to build some momentum
heading into WrestleMania Backlash.

611
00:31:28,519 --> 00:31:31,022
But instead,
it was Braun Strowman who decided,

612
00:31:31,089 --> 00:31:32,824
"I'm gonna make a statement.

613
00:31:32,890 --> 00:31:36,127
I'm gonna leave that lasting impression
on my Backlash opponents."

614
00:31:36,194 --> 00:31:39,631
There was a momentary sense of false hope
provided by Strowman

615
00:31:39,697 --> 00:31:42,634
before delivering
another running power slam

616
00:31:42,700 --> 00:31:45,270
to The All Mighty WWE Champion.

617
00:31:45,336 --> 00:31:47,272
The Monster Among Men.

618
00:31:47,338 --> 00:31:51,743
Excited to remind his opponents
and the WWE Universe

619
00:31:51,809 --> 00:31:55,747
just what sort of destruction
he is capable of.

620
00:31:55,813 --> 00:31:58,583
Indeed, just a small sample size, Corey,

621
00:31:58,650 --> 00:32:01,653
of the carnage we may see
later on tonight.

622
00:32:06,257 --> 00:32:08,493
We are counting down the moments

623
00:32:08,559 --> 00:32:12,330
to the WWE Championship
triple-threat Match.

624
00:32:12,397 --> 00:32:15,433
Well over 900 pounds of humanity.

625
00:32:15,500 --> 00:32:18,970
As The All Mighty WWE Champion
Bobby Lashley

626
00:32:19,037 --> 00:32:22,140
defends against Drew McIntyre
and Braun Strowman

627
00:32:22,206 --> 00:32:24,175
under triple-threat rules.

628
00:32:24,242 --> 00:32:28,112
Which means Lashley doesn't have to be
involved in the fall to lose his title.

629
00:32:28,179 --> 00:32:31,215
I mean, a Lumberjack match? Come on.

630
00:32:31,282 --> 00:32:34,185
Does Damian Priest really think
I'm gonna run from him?

631
00:32:34,252 --> 00:32:37,522
Well, I mean,
you did kind of run from him on Monday.

632
00:32:37,588 --> 00:32:38,890
That's not the point.

633
00:32:38,956 --> 00:32:40,558
Didn't you lose to him on Monday

634
00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:42,927
which is the entire reason
we're in this mess?

635
00:32:42,994 --> 00:32:46,297
Why you got to bring up old stuff?
I have everything figured out.

636
00:32:46,364 --> 00:32:48,566
I know where the Lumberjack's
locker room is.

637
00:32:48,633 --> 00:32:51,235
I'm gonna go there
and have a conversation with them,

638
00:32:51,302 --> 00:32:53,705
make sure they know
it is in their best interest

639
00:32:53,771 --> 00:32:54,973
for you to win.

640
00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:56,808
And how are you gonna manage that?

641
00:32:56,874 --> 00:32:59,010
Johnny Drip-Drip can be very persuasive.

642
00:32:59,077 --> 00:33:01,212
I'm gonna make sure everything is in place

643
00:33:01,279 --> 00:33:04,983
so that Damian Priest falls
right into our thirst trap.

644
00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:12,190
I don't think you understand
what thirst trap means.

645
00:33:12,256 --> 00:33:15,994
They don't call me the most Moist Sea
Superstar in WWE history for nothing.

646
00:33:21,699 --> 00:33:23,568
[Cole] Well, what Miz does understand

647
00:33:23,634 --> 00:33:26,104
is that he has a Lumberjack Match
later on tonight

648
00:33:26,170 --> 00:33:28,473
at WrestleMania Backlash
against Damian Priest.

649
00:33:28,539 --> 00:33:30,641
Hey. For Friday Night SmackDown on FOX,

650
00:33:30,708 --> 00:33:32,477
I'm Michael Cole. He is Pat McAfee.

651
00:33:32,543 --> 00:33:35,146
Your first pay-per-view tonight.
How excited are you?

652
00:33:35,213 --> 00:33:36,280
Massive night.

653
00:33:36,347 --> 00:33:38,516
It's gonna be incredible
from top to bottom.

654
00:33:38,583 --> 00:33:41,085
It's an honor to be here.
Let's get to some action.

655
00:33:41,152 --> 00:33:43,388
We are moments away
from the tag team title.

656
00:33:43,454 --> 00:33:45,156
From SmackDown being on the line.

657
00:33:45,223 --> 00:33:48,459
Ziggler and Roode defending against
Mysterio and his son Dominik.

658
00:33:48,526 --> 00:33:53,398
Trying to become the first-ever father-son
tag team champions in WWE.

659
00:33:53,464 --> 00:33:57,335
However, that dream may not become reality
after what happened earlier tonight

660
00:33:57,869 --> 00:34:00,004
at the WrestleMania Backlash kickoff show.

661
00:34:01,406 --> 00:34:03,574
-[chuckles]
-[laughs]

662
00:34:06,677 --> 00:34:08,980
[laughs]

663
00:34:09,047 --> 00:34:10,748
Just messing with you, kid.

664
00:34:13,017 --> 00:34:14,619
-Get him. Get him!
-[grunts]

665
00:34:19,190 --> 00:34:20,958
Put him down, put him down.

666
00:34:27,665 --> 00:34:29,100
Ready for tonight, kid?

667
00:34:34,272 --> 00:34:37,642
Big night, Dom. Big night.
Big night for you.

668
00:34:41,078 --> 00:34:42,613
See you out there, kid.

669
00:34:43,247 --> 00:34:44,582
Hey, we made no problems.

670
00:34:47,285 --> 00:34:49,854
Looks like you're gonna need
a new tag team partner.

671
00:34:49,921 --> 00:34:51,456
No, I can go, I can go.

672
00:34:51,522 --> 00:34:52,657
[speaking in Spanish]

673
00:34:52,723 --> 00:34:54,158
I can go. I got it.

674
00:34:54,225 --> 00:34:55,793
[speaking in Spanish] Stand up.

675
00:34:57,094 --> 00:34:58,896
No, no, no, no.

676
00:34:59,697 --> 00:35:00,865
No.

677
00:35:00,932 --> 00:35:02,133
-Hey.
-I'm sorry.

678
00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,035
-I'm sorry.
-No, you can't do this.

679
00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:06,104
That's okay. Don't worry about it.

680
00:35:06,170 --> 00:35:07,972
[speaking in Spanish] Okay?

681
00:35:08,039 --> 00:35:10,408
-We live to fight another day, okay?
-I'm sorry.

682
00:35:10,475 --> 00:35:12,677
-We'll have more opportunities.
-Sorry.

683
00:35:12,743 --> 00:35:14,412
Take care of yourself.

684
00:35:14,479 --> 00:35:16,047
I got this, I got this.

685
00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:17,248
I love you, son.

686
00:35:17,315 --> 00:35:18,449
[speaking in Spanish]

687
00:35:21,886 --> 00:35:24,722
[Cole] It appears The Dirty Dawgs,
the tag team champions,

688
00:35:24,789 --> 00:35:26,090
got what they want, Pat.

689
00:35:26,157 --> 00:35:28,159
They singled out Dominik, injured him,

690
00:35:28,226 --> 00:35:31,195
and now it looks like Rey Mysterio
may have to go it alone.

691
00:35:31,262 --> 00:35:33,030
[Pat] Are The Dirty Dawgs arrested?

692
00:35:33,097 --> 00:35:34,665
-No.
-Are they suspended?

693
00:35:34,732 --> 00:35:36,601
-No.
-I don't absolutely love this,

694
00:35:36,667 --> 00:35:40,938
but you gotta give props
to the strategery here by The Dirty Dawgs.

695
00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:45,243
The following contest,
scheduled for one fall,

696
00:35:45,309 --> 00:35:50,548
is for the SmackDown
Tag Team Championship!

697
00:35:50,615 --> 00:35:55,186
Introducing first,
the SmackDown Tag Team Champions,

698
00:35:55,253 --> 00:36:00,324
Dolph Ziggler
and the Glorious Robert Roode!

699
00:36:00,391 --> 00:36:02,260
[Cole] Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler

700
00:36:02,326 --> 00:36:04,262
have held the SmackDown Tag Team titles

701
00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:08,966
since January 8th of this year, 127 days.

702
00:36:09,033 --> 00:36:12,303
They've had some interesting issues
with Dominik and Rey Mysterio.

703
00:36:12,370 --> 00:36:16,174
Well, Dolph has, in one-on-one matches
the past couple of weeks on SmackDown.

704
00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:18,176
Will that come into play here tonight?

705
00:36:18,242 --> 00:36:20,278
[Pat] Yeah, Dolph is coming into tonight

706
00:36:20,344 --> 00:36:25,116
with a two-match losing streak
against the Mysterios, both individually.

707
00:36:25,183 --> 00:36:26,984
I don't think that comes into play,

708
00:36:27,051 --> 00:36:30,688
and especially since he knocked out
one of the Mysterios earlier.

709
00:36:30,755 --> 00:36:32,089
Yeah!

710
00:36:32,156 --> 00:36:34,325
[Cole] Ziggler and Roode proud of the fact

711
00:36:34,392 --> 00:36:35,960
that they are holding the gold,

712
00:36:36,027 --> 00:36:38,095
but also proud of the fact that they, uh,

713
00:36:38,162 --> 00:36:41,499
have effectively taken Dominik
out of the equation here tonight.

714
00:36:41,566 --> 00:36:45,336
So, the veteran Rey Mysterio,
will he go it alone in this match?

715
00:36:45,403 --> 00:36:47,004
[Pat] Rey said it. "I got this."

716
00:36:47,071 --> 00:36:49,340
They said,
"You need to find another partner."

717
00:36:49,407 --> 00:36:51,509
He said, "You live to fight another day."

718
00:36:51,576 --> 00:36:54,378
If Rey goes in this alone, he's a magnet.

719
00:36:57,381 --> 00:37:00,051
They don't call them The Dirty Dawgs
for no reason.

720
00:37:00,117 --> 00:37:01,986
They know exactly what they're doing.

721
00:37:07,291 --> 00:37:09,527
[Rey Mysterio's theme song playing]

722
00:37:09,594 --> 00:37:12,330
♪ 619 ♪

723
00:37:12,396 --> 00:37:13,965
♪ Booyaka, booyaka ♪

724
00:37:20,071 --> 00:37:21,205
Watch this man.

725
00:37:23,107 --> 00:37:28,980
And introducing the challenger,
Rey Mysterio!

726
00:37:35,419 --> 00:37:37,622
[Cole] Rey Mysterio, who has made a career

727
00:37:37,688 --> 00:37:41,826
out of being the underdog,
of battling through insurmountable odds,

728
00:37:41,892 --> 00:37:45,329
but perhaps these odds
are way too steep, Pat.

729
00:37:45,396 --> 00:37:48,399
Mysterio, one on two,
versus Ziggler and Roode.

730
00:37:48,466 --> 00:37:50,735
[Pat] Rey Mysterio has defied the odds

731
00:37:50,801 --> 00:37:53,371
for more than two decades
in this industry.

732
00:37:54,605 --> 00:37:56,707
This is an aggressive decision.

733
00:37:56,774 --> 00:37:59,977
The Dirty Dawgs get
exactly what they want.

734
00:38:00,044 --> 00:38:03,114
Two-on-one to defend the titles
here on WrestleMania.

735
00:38:03,180 --> 00:38:06,284
[Cole] And we understand
that Rey Mysterio's wife, Angie,

736
00:38:06,350 --> 00:38:08,619
his daughter, Aalyah,
are watching this match

737
00:38:08,686 --> 00:38:10,154
on WWE Watch Along.

738
00:38:10,221 --> 00:38:12,790
You have to wonder
what is going through their mind

739
00:38:12,857 --> 00:38:15,493
as they see their husband, father,
Rey Mysterio,

740
00:38:15,559 --> 00:38:18,863
walk into the ring alone
against these two dangerous competitors.

741
00:38:19,897 --> 00:38:21,198
[Pat] We've talked to Rey.

742
00:38:21,265 --> 00:38:23,567
He gets more nervous
for these tag team matches

743
00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:26,504
because Dominik's involved.
Now Dominik's not involved,

744
00:38:26,570 --> 00:38:30,808
but he had to watch his son
get absolutely brutalized by these two.

745
00:38:30,875 --> 00:38:34,211
[Cole] But will that drive Rey Mysterio
for payback and revenge

746
00:38:34,278 --> 00:38:35,946
against Ziggler and Roode?

747
00:38:36,013 --> 00:38:40,084
And Rey Mysterio goes right after Ziggler,
the bell rings, and we're underway.

748
00:38:40,151 --> 00:38:43,321
If Mysterio has any opportunity, Pat,
he's got to strike early.

749
00:38:43,387 --> 00:38:47,692
[Pat] I agree, but it felt like that was
a gnat in the windshield there for a bit.

750
00:38:47,758 --> 00:38:50,661
[Cole] And Mysterio sending Roode
right into Ziggler,

751
00:38:50,728 --> 00:38:52,463
knocking Ziggler out of the ring.

752
00:38:52,530 --> 00:38:55,566
Mysterio rolling up Roode
to try to win the tag team gold.

753
00:38:55,633 --> 00:38:57,535
And a kick out of two by Roode.

754
00:38:57,601 --> 00:39:00,271
Rey Mysterio with no one to tag.

755
00:39:00,337 --> 00:39:02,339
Mysterio, though, at this point in time,

756
00:39:02,406 --> 00:39:03,541
has singled out Roode

757
00:39:03,607 --> 00:39:05,910
to make this one-on-one
at least momentarily.

758
00:39:06,577 --> 00:39:08,045
Oh, a baseball slide,

759
00:39:08,646 --> 00:39:10,881
driving Ziggler
right into the announce table.

760
00:39:10,948 --> 00:39:14,385
Roode, a kick to the midsection.
Trying to take advantage of the fact

761
00:39:14,452 --> 00:39:17,121
that there's two of them
against the one Rey Mysterio.

762
00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:20,658
[Pat] Rey's gonna have to keep his mind
on both guys this entire time.

763
00:39:20,725 --> 00:39:22,793
He's obviously off to a hot start.

764
00:39:22,860 --> 00:39:26,163
[Cole] Mysterio now sliding-- Oh, my lord!

765
00:39:26,230 --> 00:39:27,865
Rey Mysterio!

766
00:39:27,932 --> 00:39:32,603
With a baseball slide splash into Ziggler.

767
00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:35,973
And now, from behind, Robert Roode.

768
00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,809
And just like that, Roode takes advantage.

769
00:39:38,876 --> 00:39:40,745
Watch this move by Mysterio!

770
00:39:40,811 --> 00:39:43,848
That there, vintage Mysterio,
but Roode has taken over.

771
00:39:43,914 --> 00:39:47,885
[Pat] Vintage Mysterio,
but vintage man advantage happened there.

772
00:39:47,952 --> 00:39:50,187
Normally, that'd be
a massive moment for Rey,

773
00:39:50,254 --> 00:39:51,989
take advantage of it, but instead,

774
00:39:52,056 --> 00:39:54,759
Roode comes over,
clubs him right in the back,

775
00:39:54,825 --> 00:39:56,327
and Rey's back at square one.

776
00:39:56,394 --> 00:39:58,262
[Cole] Roode and Ziggler perhaps, uh,

777
00:39:58,329 --> 00:40:02,566
gave us a little insight into
what their strategy would be here tonight.

778
00:40:03,868 --> 00:40:07,638
Meanwhile, Roode driven
into the ring post by Mysterio!

779
00:40:07,705 --> 00:40:10,074
[Pat] I talked
to The Dirty Dawgs earlier today.

780
00:40:10,141 --> 00:40:14,545
They said they did not give a single damn
about family legacy for the Mysterios.

781
00:40:14,612 --> 00:40:16,714
[Cole] Indeed, Mysterio now off the apron,

782
00:40:16,781 --> 00:40:18,916
and the senton takes out Robert Roode.

783
00:40:18,983 --> 00:40:21,886
And the question now becomes,
can Mysterio do it?

784
00:40:21,952 --> 00:40:25,523
The problem is, he's gotta pin or submit
the champs to win the titles.

785
00:40:25,589 --> 00:40:28,359
Countouts don't matter.
Disqualifications don't matter.

786
00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:31,328
This is a match
for the tag team championship,

787
00:40:31,395 --> 00:40:34,632
-although it is two on one.
-Seven!

788
00:40:34,698 --> 00:40:38,135
[Pat] Rey Mysterio fighting for his son
Dominik Mysterio as well.

789
00:40:38,202 --> 00:40:42,039
And also, a record that will go down

790
00:40:42,106 --> 00:40:44,275
in the history books forever.

791
00:40:44,341 --> 00:40:47,778
Father-son tag team champs
for the first time in WWE.

792
00:40:47,845 --> 00:40:49,914
[Cole] Mysterio's gonna have to knock off

793
00:40:49,980 --> 00:40:53,017
two of the very best in the world today
in Roode and Ziggler.

794
00:40:53,083 --> 00:40:55,886
And now, Robert Roode
kicked right to the midsection.

795
00:40:55,953 --> 00:40:58,455
The champs now trying
to quell this early rally

796
00:40:58,522 --> 00:41:01,025
-from Rey Mysterio.
-[Pat] You go back a few years,

797
00:41:01,091 --> 00:41:04,161
Bobby Roode and Dolph Ziggler,
two of the best singles performers

798
00:41:04,228 --> 00:41:06,130
in the history of our business.

799
00:41:06,197 --> 00:41:09,633
Now they've gotten on the same page--
They're champs for a reason!

800
00:41:09,700 --> 00:41:11,769
[Cole] Shoulders down to win the titles!

801
00:41:11,836 --> 00:41:14,271
And a kick out by Roode!
What a clothesline!

802
00:41:14,338 --> 00:41:17,608
And that right there
may have snuffed out the rally.

803
00:41:17,675 --> 00:41:21,445
[Pat] The Mysterios snuck two wins in
against Ziggler in the past two weeks.

804
00:41:21,512 --> 00:41:25,816
-Looking to be a third against Bobby.
[Cole] To retain Mysterio in their fall.

805
00:41:26,784 --> 00:41:31,922
Ziggler and Roode said they don't care
about the Mysterio family dynamic.

806
00:41:32,590 --> 00:41:36,427
They don't care that people wanna see
the father-son tag team champions.

807
00:41:36,493 --> 00:41:39,463
This isn't a charity business.
It's the business of winning.

808
00:41:39,530 --> 00:41:42,099
And that's what The Dirty Dawgs
say they plan to do.

809
00:41:42,166 --> 00:41:45,402
[Pat] And winning brings everything else
that you could dream of.

810
00:41:45,469 --> 00:41:48,038
For The Dirty Dawgs,
it's chefs, it's the high life,

811
00:41:48,105 --> 00:41:50,474
it's the leather jackets,
and it's clotheslines!

812
00:41:50,541 --> 00:41:52,943
[Cole] Boom!
What an impact by Robert Roode!

813
00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:55,613
Now, Pat, we mentioned Aalyah
watching this matchup.

814
00:41:55,679 --> 00:41:58,816
The daughter of Rey Mysterio,
she is sticking behind her father.

815
00:41:58,883 --> 00:42:00,885
She says she knows her dad can do this.

816
00:42:00,951 --> 00:42:04,855
He's bucked the odds before,
but perhaps nothing this steep.

817
00:42:04,922 --> 00:42:08,425
[Pat] Aalyah understands her dad
more than any of us, I would assume.

818
00:42:08,492 --> 00:42:13,297
But watching Dolph rake his eyes,
tag Bobby in here with the man advantage.

819
00:42:13,364 --> 00:42:14,798
[Cole] And here comes Roode.

820
00:42:14,865 --> 00:42:17,668
Earlier today,
Rey Mysterio called this opportunity

821
00:42:17,735 --> 00:42:21,538
that he expected to have with his son
Dominik, quote, "Blessed."

822
00:42:21,605 --> 00:42:24,275
[Pat] Yeah, you might be blessed
for the opportunity.

823
00:42:24,341 --> 00:42:28,512
But it might be a bad day
to be a Mysterio, says Bobby Roode.

824
00:42:28,579 --> 00:42:31,482
[Cole] And Roode now whips Mysterio
across the ring,

825
00:42:31,549 --> 00:42:35,853
colliding into the turnbuckle,
Rey buckling to the mat.

826
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,355
[Pat] He's trying to throw him
through the ring.

827
00:42:38,422 --> 00:42:42,426
Oh, Bobby Roode, Robin is facing the fact
that he doesn't have a partner.

828
00:42:42,493 --> 00:42:46,096
[Cole] The fact that Roode and Ziggler
are in a two-on-one situation,

829
00:42:46,163 --> 00:42:49,066
they can punish,
they can torture Mysterio.

830
00:42:49,133 --> 00:42:52,569
[Pat] Looks like they're enjoying
the hell out of this.

831
00:42:52,636 --> 00:42:55,239
[Cole] Well, after Rey and his son Dominik

832
00:42:55,306 --> 00:42:58,709
embarrassed Dolph
the past couple of weeks.

833
00:42:58,776 --> 00:43:02,112
[Pat] Yeah, you gotta assume
there was some debts to be paid.

834
00:43:02,179 --> 00:43:03,614
[Cole] Rey dropped toehold.

835
00:43:03,681 --> 00:43:05,883
Roode now into the second turnbuckle.

836
00:43:05,950 --> 00:43:08,752
Normally, this would give Mysterio
an opportunity to tag,

837
00:43:08,819 --> 00:43:10,955
but of course, he has no partner.

838
00:43:11,021 --> 00:43:13,557
[Pat] The Dirty Dawgs have been dominant.

839
00:43:13,624 --> 00:43:16,727
[Cole] Oh, and Ziggler ran into big boots
by Mysterio.

840
00:43:16,794 --> 00:43:20,130
Now a shoulder to the midsection
and Rey trying to fight back.

841
00:43:20,197 --> 00:43:22,333
This is Rey Mysterio.

842
00:43:22,399 --> 00:43:25,936
And Dolph Ziggler, again the numbers game,
catching up to Rey.

843
00:43:26,003 --> 00:43:28,973
[Pat] He's stuck two in there,
Michael Cole.

844
00:43:29,039 --> 00:43:32,343
Just as he was mounting a comeback
in the name of his son.

845
00:43:34,144 --> 00:43:36,847
[Cole] Dolph Ziggler saying
it's just a matter of time.

846
00:43:39,616 --> 00:43:42,720
The clock ticking away on Rey Mysterio.

847
00:43:42,786 --> 00:43:44,288
And again, Ziggler...

848
00:43:48,325 --> 00:43:52,730
Using the entire...
almost near five-count as Roode.

849
00:43:52,796 --> 00:43:55,065
You gotta respect the fact
that The Dirty Dawgs

850
00:43:55,132 --> 00:43:57,034
are using every trick in the book still.

851
00:43:57,101 --> 00:43:58,535
[Cole] Mysterio may be hurt.

852
00:43:58,602 --> 00:44:01,472
He reached for his left knee
as he collapsed to the floor.

853
00:44:01,538 --> 00:44:03,807
[Pat] That would be the Dirty Dog's dream.

854
00:44:03,874 --> 00:44:07,478
I'm not saying it's a good thing,
but that is what they're looking to do.

855
00:44:07,544 --> 00:44:08,979
I hope he's okay.

856
00:44:09,046 --> 00:44:11,382
[Cole] And Dolph Ziggler going right after

857
00:44:11,448 --> 00:44:13,717
what appears to be
the injured leg of Mysterio.

858
00:44:14,785 --> 00:44:15,786
Six!

859
00:44:17,187 --> 00:44:20,924
-Again, nothing can replace experience.
-Seven!

860
00:44:20,991 --> 00:44:24,028
-[Pat] Rey has a lot of it as well--
-[Cole] Cover now by Ziggler.

861
00:44:24,094 --> 00:44:25,462
Both legs hooked.

862
00:44:25,529 --> 00:44:28,799
And that forces Rey to kick out
with everything he's got.

863
00:44:29,700 --> 00:44:32,936
[Pat] You gotta wonder,
especially after the two losses for Dolph.

864
00:44:33,003 --> 00:44:34,405
They can't get Rey to quit.

865
00:44:34,471 --> 00:44:37,441
Is there a little doubt seepin' into
The Dirty Dogs?

866
00:44:37,508 --> 00:44:39,376
[Cole] I'm not sure... yet.

867
00:44:39,443 --> 00:44:43,814
But perhaps as Roode again comes in
on the attack of Mysterio.

868
00:44:43,881 --> 00:44:47,284
[Pat] You know, Dolph gave a look
as if he was befuddled, bewildered.

869
00:44:47,351 --> 00:44:48,652
Oh, Rey.

870
00:44:48,719 --> 00:44:51,288
[Cole] And Rey can...
can't even stand on his leg.

871
00:44:51,355 --> 00:44:54,591
The official's gonna have to step in
and see if Rey can continue.

872
00:44:54,658 --> 00:44:57,561
-[Pat] For the good of him.
-He still wants it!

873
00:44:57,628 --> 00:44:58,829
Timeout!

874
00:44:58,896 --> 00:45:02,199
[Cole] And Roode not gonna give Mysterio
any opening.

875
00:45:02,266 --> 00:45:06,670
Allow him to catch any breath
as he goes right back to work on the leg.

876
00:45:06,737 --> 00:45:08,806
[Pat] We have to remember that the champs

877
00:45:08,872 --> 00:45:11,141
have obviously been able
to tag in and out.

878
00:45:11,208 --> 00:45:13,177
Catch a breather on the side.

879
00:45:13,243 --> 00:45:16,914
Rey Mysterio's been at this thing
all by himself.

880
00:45:16,980 --> 00:45:20,651
[Cole] But the thing is...
And Rey Mysterio trying to fight back.

881
00:45:20,718 --> 00:45:24,521
Trying to win the tag team titles.
Trying to avenge the attack on his son.

882
00:45:24,588 --> 00:45:26,090
But now The Dirty Dawgs...

883
00:45:26,156 --> 00:45:28,425
Famouser! Dropping Rey on his face.

884
00:45:28,492 --> 00:45:30,694
That should be enough
to retain the titles.

885
00:45:30,761 --> 00:45:32,062
Cover by Ziggler.

886
00:45:32,129 --> 00:45:34,531
-And again, Rey!
-Come on!

887
00:45:36,366 --> 00:45:39,002
-Wow!
-Come on, Ralph!

888
00:45:39,069 --> 00:45:43,307
Watch the impact now.
Rey face-first into the mat.

889
00:45:43,373 --> 00:45:46,009
But still able to kick out.

890
00:45:46,076 --> 00:45:51,348
Rey Mysterio has said all along, Pat,
that he thought he was close to retiring.

891
00:45:51,415 --> 00:45:53,383
That he was gonna hang up the boots.

892
00:45:53,450 --> 00:45:56,086
But when his son Dominik
became part of WWE,

893
00:45:56,153 --> 00:45:59,022
it reinvigorated him.
It gave him a purpose.

894
00:45:59,089 --> 00:46:01,892
It gave him a reason
to battle each and every week again.

895
00:46:01,959 --> 00:46:04,061
[Pat] I speak for the entire WWE Universe.

896
00:46:04,128 --> 00:46:07,131
I'm pumped and excited
that Rey Mysterio is still here.

897
00:46:08,398 --> 00:46:11,101
[Cole] But how much is gonna
be left of him?

898
00:46:11,168 --> 00:46:13,370
[Pat] That's what I'm wondering.
And is he...

899
00:46:13,437 --> 00:46:15,439
[Cole] About to use our announce table...

900
00:46:15,506 --> 00:46:18,375
Oh, my God! Did you see that?

901
00:46:18,442 --> 00:46:20,878
Ziggler with a kick to Rey.

902
00:46:20,944 --> 00:46:23,280
Rey collapsing in front of us.

903
00:46:23,347 --> 00:46:28,218
Bobby Roode throwing Rey
out of the ring like a bag of bones.

904
00:46:28,285 --> 00:46:30,554
Dolph kicking him in the mouth.

905
00:46:32,156 --> 00:46:34,391
Now the champs
are asking for the countout.

906
00:46:35,559 --> 00:46:36,827
And again, watch it.

907
00:46:36,894 --> 00:46:38,695
-[Pat] Boom!
-What a kick by Ziggler.

908
00:46:40,497 --> 00:46:42,466
The official now on the count of five.

909
00:46:43,400 --> 00:46:45,803
Ziggler and Roode
would love a countout victory.

910
00:46:45,869 --> 00:46:48,305
[Pat] Famouser. Slide the super kick.

911
00:46:48,372 --> 00:46:49,673
[Cole] Count of eight now.

912
00:46:49,740 --> 00:46:51,909
Rey is trying to get back to his feet.

913
00:46:51,975 --> 00:46:54,511
Count of nine.
Rey Mysterio barely beats the count.

914
00:46:55,679 --> 00:46:56,980
[Pat] Wow!

915
00:46:57,047 --> 00:46:59,349
Bobby was celebrating already.

916
00:46:59,416 --> 00:47:01,919
Dolph has no idea how that happened.

917
00:47:01,985 --> 00:47:03,954
[Cole] Me neither, by the way.

918
00:47:04,021 --> 00:47:07,291
But how realistic is it for Mysterio
to still be in this thing?

919
00:47:07,357 --> 00:47:10,994
I mean, he risks further damage,
further injury now,

920
00:47:11,061 --> 00:47:13,530
by beating the count back in the ring.

921
00:47:13,597 --> 00:47:16,633
[Pat] He might be too courageous
for his own self right now.

922
00:47:16,700 --> 00:47:20,270
[Cole] Now Robert Roode
with a headbutt flooring Mysterio.

923
00:47:20,337 --> 00:47:23,941
Tag made. Now frequent tags
by the tag team champions.

924
00:47:25,108 --> 00:47:28,212
[Pat] Feels like his legs
are locked right now with Rey.

925
00:47:28,278 --> 00:47:30,881
-Whole body is in absolute...
-[Cole] Double team.

926
00:47:30,948 --> 00:47:33,083
Rey Mysterio though with a double DDT!

927
00:47:33,150 --> 00:47:34,585
Great counter by Mysterio.

928
00:47:34,651 --> 00:47:37,521
And the question is, Can Rey rally?

929
00:47:37,588 --> 00:47:40,824
-Does he have anything left?
-[Pat] Where did he pull that from?

930
00:47:40,891 --> 00:47:45,762
This is WWE ThunderDome
WrestleMania Backlash

931
00:47:45,829 --> 00:47:47,931
SmackDown Tag Team Titles.

932
00:47:47,998 --> 00:47:50,534
The Dirty Dawgs against Rey Mysterio.

933
00:47:50,601 --> 00:47:53,937
Dominik was taken out earlier tonight.
It's a two-on-one situation.

934
00:47:54,004 --> 00:47:57,274
[Pat] Rey seems to have the upper hand.
Bobby Roode into the post!

935
00:47:57,341 --> 00:47:59,443
[Cole] From behind, Dolph Ziggler.

936
00:47:59,509 --> 00:48:01,812
[Pat] The numbers game
yet again here late.

937
00:48:02,913 --> 00:48:05,616
-[Cole] And Rey lands on his feet.
-[Pat] That knee.

938
00:48:05,682 --> 00:48:08,118
[Cole] Oh! And posts Ziggler
on the other side.

939
00:48:08,185 --> 00:48:11,989
Now both members of the tag team champions
may be down and out.

940
00:48:12,055 --> 00:48:13,156
This is critical, Pat,

941
00:48:13,223 --> 00:48:17,060
because it allows Rey Mysterio
to try to regain his composure.

942
00:48:17,127 --> 00:48:20,130
Get some feeling back in the leg.
Get his breath back.

943
00:48:20,197 --> 00:48:21,431
Ply back into the match.

944
00:48:25,569 --> 00:48:27,871
Critical moment for Rey Mysterio.

945
00:48:27,938 --> 00:48:29,473
And wait a minute.

946
00:48:29,539 --> 00:48:31,441
Look in the background of your screen!

947
00:48:31,508 --> 00:48:34,645
Dominik Mysterio,
holding his injured ribs,

948
00:48:34,711 --> 00:48:36,780
is walking down to the ring.

949
00:48:38,348 --> 00:48:39,816
[Pat] Heading up the stairs.

950
00:48:39,883 --> 00:48:42,653
[Cole] Dominik Mysterio is on the apron.

951
00:48:42,719 --> 00:48:44,955
Dominik Mysterio wants a tag.

952
00:48:47,157 --> 00:48:48,926
What are you doing, son?

953
00:48:48,992 --> 00:48:51,328
-You're hurt!
-Go! Come on!

954
00:48:53,997 --> 00:48:57,100
And Dolph Ziggler
is barreling himself into Mysterio

955
00:48:57,167 --> 00:48:58,935
who is distracted by his son.

956
00:48:59,002 --> 00:49:02,606
And now Rey Mysterio has Dolph in position
perhaps for the 619.

957
00:49:03,907 --> 00:49:06,243
Robert Roode blasted off the apron.

958
00:49:06,310 --> 00:49:07,611
Dolph back to his feet.

959
00:49:07,678 --> 00:49:08,745
Zigzag!

960
00:49:08,812 --> 00:49:12,950
Ziggler for the win
to retain the tag team titles.

961
00:49:13,016 --> 00:49:15,218
Kick out by Mysterio! He's still in it!

962
00:49:15,285 --> 00:49:17,220
Let's go! Come on!

963
00:49:17,287 --> 00:49:20,590
[Pat] Dom thought about
interrupting the count there.

964
00:49:20,657 --> 00:49:22,893
Rey kicks out somehow still.

965
00:49:23,794 --> 00:49:25,929
Dom saying, "You got it, come on."

966
00:49:25,996 --> 00:49:28,432
619 was on its way, but...

967
00:49:28,498 --> 00:49:31,201
[Cole] Zigzag by Dolph Ziggler!

968
00:49:31,268 --> 00:49:33,737
And I thought this was it here,
but somehow,

969
00:49:33,804 --> 00:49:37,474
the biggest little man
in the history of WWE

970
00:49:37,541 --> 00:49:40,010
able to kick out and stay alive.

971
00:49:43,547 --> 00:49:45,782
[Pat] Dominik's in this thing, huh?

972
00:49:45,849 --> 00:49:49,119
[Cole] Dominik's in the match,
he's on the apron, he wants a tag.

973
00:49:49,186 --> 00:49:52,322
-[Pat] Here we go.
-[Cole] And now, the tag team champions

974
00:49:52,389 --> 00:49:55,525
continuing to punish
the already injured Rey Mysterio.

975
00:50:00,964 --> 00:50:05,969
Staring right at Dominik Mysterio
as Roode continues to torture Rey.

976
00:50:06,036 --> 00:50:07,137
Cover!

977
00:50:07,204 --> 00:50:10,741
To retain the gold, and somehow,
Mysterio stays in it.

978
00:50:10,807 --> 00:50:13,810
[Pat] The Dirty Dawgs
have to be so confused

979
00:50:13,877 --> 00:50:16,079
by Dominik's appearance here tonight.

980
00:50:16,146 --> 00:50:18,248
[Cole] They've also gotta be confused

981
00:50:18,315 --> 00:50:21,551
over the fact they haven't been able
to put Rey Mysterio away.

982
00:50:21,618 --> 00:50:24,421
They've hit Mysterio with everything.
Famousers, Zigzags,

983
00:50:24,488 --> 00:50:26,490
still haven't been able to take him out.

984
00:50:26,556 --> 00:50:29,226
[Pat] The ref was at a count of nine
just moments ago.

985
00:50:29,292 --> 00:50:34,531
Rey has been able to survive the onslaught
his entire career and tonight.

986
00:50:35,732 --> 00:50:39,536
[Cole] Robert Roode continuing
to keep Mysterio away from his corner,

987
00:50:39,603 --> 00:50:42,305
away from his partner, his son Dominik.

988
00:50:43,640 --> 00:50:47,110
[Pat] Went to the turnbuckle two times
back to back, how you feelin'?

989
00:50:48,445 --> 00:50:50,814
-Come on, Dad!
-[Pat] What's Bobby Roode doing?

990
00:50:50,881 --> 00:50:54,251
[Cole] Oh, my goodness,
Roode is climbing now to the second rope.

991
00:50:54,317 --> 00:50:57,421
Mysterio high in the air
on the shoulders of Roode.

992
00:50:57,487 --> 00:50:59,356
[Pat] Punch to the liver, I believe.

993
00:50:59,423 --> 00:51:02,893
[Cole] Mysterio will grab the rope
and able to shift the balance now.

994
00:51:02,959 --> 00:51:04,995
And now it's Mysterio on the attack.

995
00:51:05,062 --> 00:51:07,297
Mysterio trying to go on offense.

996
00:51:10,967 --> 00:51:13,003
Rey Mysterio with a bulldog!

997
00:51:14,538 --> 00:51:17,307
Now Rey has a chance!

998
00:51:17,374 --> 00:51:19,076
Can he make a tag?

999
00:51:19,142 --> 00:51:22,012
[Pat] Dominik eager to get in, obviously.

1000
00:51:22,078 --> 00:51:24,848
Bobby Roode down.
Dolph Ziggler on the outside.

1001
00:51:24,915 --> 00:51:28,185
Rey Mysterio just feet away from reprieve.

1002
00:51:28,251 --> 00:51:30,720
[Cole] Mysterio trying
to make it to the corner,

1003
00:51:30,787 --> 00:51:33,290
trying to make it to his son Dominik.

1004
00:51:33,356 --> 00:51:35,826
Rey, is he hesitant?
Does he wanna make the tag?

1005
00:51:35,892 --> 00:51:40,230
Does he wanna bring in his injured son?
And that hesitation may have cost him.

1006
00:51:40,297 --> 00:51:41,398
[Pat] He's a dad!

1007
00:51:42,532 --> 00:51:46,536
[Cole] Roode trying to hang on.
Mysterio driving Roode back.

1008
00:51:46,603 --> 00:51:48,271
Tag made. Here comes Dominik.

1009
00:51:48,338 --> 00:51:51,208
[Pat] Dom tagged himself in.
Rey didn't make the decision.

1010
00:51:53,176 --> 00:51:55,579
[Cole] And now,
Robert Roode loves what he sees.

1011
00:51:55,645 --> 00:51:58,381
But Dominik trying to run off
adrenaline alone.

1012
00:51:58,448 --> 00:52:01,051
Taking the fight to Roode.
Look at Dominik go.

1013
00:52:01,118 --> 00:52:04,387
[Pat] Payback from earlier
in the hallway, huh boys?

1014
00:52:04,454 --> 00:52:06,923
[Cole] Dominik. Spinebuster!

1015
00:52:06,990 --> 00:52:08,758
And that may end it there.

1016
00:52:08,825 --> 00:52:10,827
He already injured Dominik.

1017
00:52:11,495 --> 00:52:14,931
With a ring-rattling spinebuster
from Roode.

1018
00:52:14,998 --> 00:52:16,500
[groans]

1019
00:52:16,566 --> 00:52:19,703
[Pat] I didn't talk to the doctor,
but he was holding his ribs.

1020
00:52:19,769 --> 00:52:22,572
[Cole] You gotta believe
he has some internal injury.

1021
00:52:22,639 --> 00:52:25,041
[Pat] Spinebuster
does not help especially.

1022
00:52:25,108 --> 00:52:29,579
[Cole] What an impact.
And now the double team by the tag champs.

1023
00:52:29,646 --> 00:52:32,149
And Dominik punished again!

1024
00:52:32,215 --> 00:52:34,518
Neckbreaker assist by Roode.

1025
00:52:34,584 --> 00:52:36,019
Cover by Ziggler.

1026
00:52:36,086 --> 00:52:38,388
Two retained and Dominik at two!

1027
00:52:38,455 --> 00:52:41,191
[Pat] Just got word from the doctor.
it is his ribs.

1028
00:52:43,727 --> 00:52:45,729
And The Dirty Dawgs know that.

1029
00:52:45,795 --> 00:52:48,832
[Cole] Well, Ziggler and Roode
learning a little bit tonight

1030
00:52:48,899 --> 00:52:51,768
about the heart of the Mysterios.

1031
00:52:51,835 --> 00:52:54,171
[Pat] They've gotten a chance
to experience it,

1032
00:52:54,237 --> 00:52:56,273
but nothing more prominent than now.

1033
00:52:56,339 --> 00:52:59,809
[Cole] He can barely stand on the apron.
He's on his knees.

1034
00:52:59,876 --> 00:53:03,480
Dominik trying to drag himself back
to his dad in the corner and just a...

1035
00:53:03,547 --> 00:53:06,950
Oh, and now Dominik sent into the post,
shoulder first.

1036
00:53:08,051 --> 00:53:12,522
And all Rey Mysterio is can...
All he can do is watch his son.

1037
00:53:12,589 --> 00:53:14,758
You should've stayed down!

1038
00:53:14,824 --> 00:53:17,427
You should've stayed down!

1039
00:53:17,494 --> 00:53:22,032
You're an embarrassment!
You don't belong here!

1040
00:53:22,098 --> 00:53:24,601
You don't belong here!

1041
00:53:24,668 --> 00:53:26,736
[Cole] He's cutting into his soul.

1042
00:53:26,803 --> 00:53:29,439
Oh, and Ziggler is trying
to tune up the band,

1043
00:53:29,506 --> 00:53:31,841
and Dominik met him and intercepted him

1044
00:53:31,908 --> 00:53:33,910
and created an opening.

1045
00:53:34,911 --> 00:53:38,081
[Pat] "I do belong here,"
says Dominik Mysterio...

1046
00:53:39,549 --> 00:53:40,584
to Bobby Roode.

1047
00:53:40,650 --> 00:53:44,054
[Cole] Watch Dominik. What a counter.
Caught Dolph right in the chin.

1048
00:53:44,120 --> 00:53:47,958
Dolph's down. Dominik's down.
Who will make it to their corner first?

1049
00:53:48,024 --> 00:53:50,427
[Pat] I thought that was it for Dolph.

1050
00:53:50,493 --> 00:53:53,430
That was so clean on the jaunt.

1051
00:53:53,496 --> 00:53:57,467
Looked like the Padres fan
to the Rockies fan earlier this week.

1052
00:53:57,534 --> 00:53:58,969
[Cole] And now, Mysterio.

1053
00:53:59,035 --> 00:54:01,504
Dominik trying to get to the--
Tag made to Roode.

1054
00:54:01,571 --> 00:54:04,374
Tag made to Rey.
And now, Rey Mysterio goes up top.

1055
00:54:04,441 --> 00:54:05,875
That's his comfort zone.

1056
00:54:05,942 --> 00:54:07,477
Senton takes out Roode.

1057
00:54:07,544 --> 00:54:09,446
Ziggler now knocked off the apron.

1058
00:54:09,512 --> 00:54:12,916
-And Rey Mysterio is starting to move...
-[Pat] Oh!

1059
00:54:12,983 --> 00:54:15,452
Interception. Cover for the win.

1060
00:54:15,518 --> 00:54:18,388
-[Pat] And still!
-[Cole] And another near-fall.

1061
00:54:20,624 --> 00:54:23,026
Rey was just starting to get rolling, Pat.

1062
00:54:23,093 --> 00:54:26,129
And Roode intercepted him
into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.

1063
00:54:26,196 --> 00:54:28,265
But nonetheless, Mysterio still in it.

1064
00:54:28,331 --> 00:54:31,935
And Roode now questioning himself.
Questioning his team.

1065
00:54:32,002 --> 00:54:34,604
Right there.
There's the tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.

1066
00:54:34,671 --> 00:54:38,375
And Roode is like, "How the hell did I not
put Rey Mysterio away there?"

1067
00:54:38,441 --> 00:54:40,543
[Pat] I think Bobby and Dolph
are thinking,

1068
00:54:40,610 --> 00:54:44,180
"How the hell did I not put Rey Mysterio
away before Dominik came back?"

1069
00:54:44,247 --> 00:54:48,451
Now, Rey, after getting beat up all night,
has his son in his corner.

1070
00:54:48,518 --> 00:54:51,554
[Cole] At some point,
you gotta start questioning yourself.

1071
00:54:51,621 --> 00:54:53,590
Can we actually win this match?

1072
00:54:53,657 --> 00:54:56,993
[Pat] I don't think the Mysterios
are questioning themselves at all.

1073
00:54:57,060 --> 00:54:59,129
They're laying it all on the line.

1074
00:54:59,195 --> 00:55:01,765
But it doesn't matter against the Dirty.

1075
00:55:02,866 --> 00:55:05,969
[Cole] And look at Rey Mysterio
fighting back.

1076
00:55:06,036 --> 00:55:10,240
And Rey sending Roode into the turnbuckle.

1077
00:55:10,940 --> 00:55:12,208
[Pat] 619!

1078
00:55:12,275 --> 00:55:15,679
[Cole] In a very unique part of the ring,
but Mysterio connects.

1079
00:55:18,214 --> 00:55:20,817
Rey, tag, Dominik, legal.

1080
00:55:21,951 --> 00:55:26,823
Rey Mysterio takes out Dolph Ziggler
with a sunset flip into the barricade.

1081
00:55:26,890 --> 00:55:31,928
And now Dominik goes up top
from the top rope, gonna fly.

1082
00:55:31,995 --> 00:55:36,066
The splash, connecting to Roode,
cover, hook to the leg.

1083
00:55:36,132 --> 00:55:37,934
My God, they did it!

1084
00:55:38,001 --> 00:55:40,036
The Mysterios did it!

1085
00:55:40,103 --> 00:55:41,971
[Rome] Here are your winners

1086
00:55:42,038 --> 00:55:47,644
and the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions!

1087
00:55:47,711 --> 00:55:51,381
Dominik and Rey Mysterio!

1088
00:55:51,448 --> 00:55:53,383
[Cole] You have got to be kidding me.

1089
00:55:53,450 --> 00:55:59,255
[Pat] Father, son,
holy tag team champions.

1090
00:56:00,156 --> 00:56:01,791
[Cole] Absolutely incredible.

1091
00:56:01,858 --> 00:56:04,694
For the first time in WWE history,

1092
00:56:04,761 --> 00:56:08,998
a father and son
hold the WWE tag team titles.

1093
00:56:09,065 --> 00:56:14,304
The Mysterios kept fighting back,
and fighting back, and fighting back.

1094
00:56:14,370 --> 00:56:16,573
And finally, it paid off.

1095
00:56:16,639 --> 00:56:19,676
[Pat] Against all odds,
the Mysterios do something

1096
00:56:19,743 --> 00:56:22,379
that has never happened in the history

1097
00:56:22,445 --> 00:56:25,648
of this incredibly illustrious business.

1098
00:56:25,715 --> 00:56:27,984
[Cole] I can't wait to hear the Mysterios

1099
00:56:28,051 --> 00:56:30,587
on the Corey Graves'
After The Bell podcast Friday.

1100
00:56:30,653 --> 00:56:32,856
And they're gonna
definitely talk about that.

1101
00:56:32,922 --> 00:56:35,392
The 619 in the unique position
in the ring,

1102
00:56:35,458 --> 00:56:38,661
and then father gives it to son, Dominik.

1103
00:56:38,728 --> 00:56:40,930
As Rey takes Dolph out of the equation.

1104
00:56:40,997 --> 00:56:42,699
Pat, this is a thing of beauty.

1105
00:56:42,766 --> 00:56:44,901
[Pat] Clear the way for Dominik Mysterio

1106
00:56:44,968 --> 00:56:47,670
for the splash from the heavens.

1107
00:56:51,307 --> 00:56:55,412
[Cole] The most beautiful splash
Dominik Mysterio

1108
00:56:55,478 --> 00:56:58,348
-has ever done in his life.
-[bell dings]

1109
00:56:58,415 --> 00:57:03,086
[Pat] Comes on a night where a documentary
would be made about this.

1110
00:57:03,153 --> 00:57:06,956
[Cole] And I guarantee you
the late, great Eddie Guerrero,

1111
00:57:07,023 --> 00:57:08,892
best friends with Rey Mysterio...

1112
00:57:09,959 --> 00:57:11,428
[Pat] What a moment.

1113
00:57:11,494 --> 00:57:15,698
...would be applauding
that beautiful splash

1114
00:57:15,765 --> 00:57:17,133
from Dominik.

1115
00:57:18,601 --> 00:57:20,970
Dominik, Rey.

1116
00:57:21,037 --> 00:57:24,073
Congratulations.

1117
00:57:26,309 --> 00:57:28,344
Kayla, could you believe this?

1118
00:57:28,411 --> 00:57:31,815
For the first time in WWE history.

1119
00:57:31,881 --> 00:57:38,254
The first father and son
SmackDown Tag Team Champions.

1120
00:57:38,321 --> 00:57:40,290
I'm on top of the world right now.

1121
00:57:40,356 --> 00:57:41,858
Whoo!

1122
00:57:43,226 --> 00:57:44,794
What an honor and blessing

1123
00:57:44,861 --> 00:57:47,096
to be able to share this moment
with my dad.

1124
00:57:47,163 --> 00:57:49,466
And we made history tonight.

1125
00:57:49,532 --> 00:57:51,701
Time to celebrate.

1126
00:57:51,768 --> 00:57:54,170
-[Pat laughs]
-Booyaka!

1127
00:57:54,237 --> 00:57:55,638
[Cole] Rey Mysterio said it.

1128
00:57:55,705 --> 00:57:57,841
Everything he's accomplished
in his career.

1129
00:57:57,907 --> 00:57:59,709
Multiple world championships,

1130
00:57:59,776 --> 00:58:01,478
winner of the Royal Rumble match.

1131
00:58:01,544 --> 00:58:03,279
One of the greatest of all time.

1132
00:58:03,346 --> 00:58:05,615
Said that this moment,
if it ever happened,

1133
00:58:05,682 --> 00:58:08,551
would be the highlight
of everything in his life.

1134
00:58:08,618 --> 00:58:10,019
And Dominik made it happen.

1135
00:58:10,086 --> 00:58:13,089
A frog splash takes out Roode and Ziggler.

1136
00:58:13,156 --> 00:58:19,796
And the Mysterios can call themselves
SmackDown Tag Team Champions.

1137
00:58:24,300 --> 00:58:27,136
Absolutely amazing.

1138
00:58:27,203 --> 00:58:30,240
-WrestleMania Backlash.
-[Cole] What a moment.

1139
00:58:30,306 --> 00:58:35,578
They deserve every single second
of this celebration tonight.

1140
00:58:35,645 --> 00:58:37,347
God is good.

1141
00:58:37,413 --> 00:58:39,115
God is good.

1142
00:58:39,182 --> 00:58:41,718
We are blessed. Mysterios are blessed.

1143
00:58:41,784 --> 00:58:43,119
-Always, baby.
-Yeah.

1144
00:58:43,186 --> 00:58:45,021
-God is good.
-Love you, baby.

1145
00:58:47,290 --> 00:58:50,293
I'm here to extend to you
a business proposition.

1146
00:58:50,360 --> 00:58:53,496
How would you like to make $50 million?

1147
00:58:53,563 --> 00:58:57,133
What if, just once,
we did something just for us?

1148
00:58:57,200 --> 00:58:59,269
We are putting together a crew for a job.

1149
00:58:59,335 --> 00:59:00,904
Yeah, what does it pay?

1150
00:59:02,538 --> 00:59:06,009
[commentator] The impossible dream
has become reality!

1151
00:59:06,075 --> 00:59:07,277
I'm in.

1152
00:59:11,114 --> 00:59:12,749
You don't wanna know the risks?

1153
00:59:15,118 --> 00:59:18,154
Why would I wanna know the risks?
I'm in.

1154
00:59:18,221 --> 00:59:20,790
They're not what you think they are.

1155
00:59:20,857 --> 00:59:23,159
They are smarter. They're faster.

1156
00:59:24,627 --> 00:59:25,728
They're organized.

1157
00:59:28,031 --> 00:59:29,065
We gotta move.

1158
00:59:29,866 --> 00:59:31,034
Go!

1159
00:59:46,716 --> 00:59:49,252
[crowd booing]

1160
00:59:55,591 --> 00:59:56,593
Drip, drip.

1161
00:59:56,659 --> 01:00:00,129
Hey, guys, I've got an offer that you...

1162
01:00:00,196 --> 01:00:02,532
[growling, groaning]

1163
01:00:55,652 --> 01:00:56,653
What's up, Us?

1164
01:00:59,055 --> 01:01:00,490
Where's the champ?

1165
01:01:00,556 --> 01:01:01,791
The Head of the Table?

1166
01:01:03,192 --> 01:01:04,661
The Tribal Chief?

1167
01:01:04,727 --> 01:01:06,829
You know he wouldn't claim
all those things

1168
01:01:06,896 --> 01:01:08,364
if it wasn't for you, right?

1169
01:01:08,431 --> 01:01:10,333
-Now, listen...
-Us, you listen to me.

1170
01:01:10,400 --> 01:01:12,969
The name on the door says Roman Reigns.

1171
01:01:13,036 --> 01:01:16,439
It need to say Roman Reigns and Jey Uso.

1172
01:01:16,506 --> 01:01:18,541
Man, we gon' get our own locker room.

1173
01:01:18,608 --> 01:01:20,843
I know it ain't gonna be
as nice as this one.

1174
01:01:20,910 --> 01:01:23,012
This one is palatial.

1175
01:01:23,079 --> 01:01:25,314
Our locker room?
The name on our door?

1176
01:01:26,349 --> 01:01:28,217
Jimmy and Jey Uso.

1177
01:01:28,284 --> 01:01:30,553
Tag team champions, Us.

1178
01:01:30,620 --> 01:01:33,656
That's where we need to be at.
That's where we need to get to.

1179
01:01:33,723 --> 01:01:36,392
Instead of you over here
carrying Roman's bags around.

1180
01:01:36,459 --> 01:01:39,729
What else you do for him? Huh?
You do his laundry on your day off?

1181
01:01:39,796 --> 01:01:42,265
I don't need to hear this
from you right now, Us.

1182
01:01:42,331 --> 01:01:43,533
You better...

1183
01:01:47,203 --> 01:01:48,538
[audience booing]

1184
01:01:54,110 --> 01:01:56,612
Just wanna say
good luck tonight, champ.

1185
01:01:57,647 --> 01:01:59,115
'Cause you gon' need it.

1186
01:02:09,025 --> 01:02:11,427
I open up the door
to the Lumberjack locker room

1187
01:02:11,494 --> 01:02:13,663
and everyone in there
is just like... [growls]

1188
01:02:13,730 --> 01:02:16,499
Because they're, like, dead. Or undead.

1189
01:02:16,566 --> 01:02:18,801
-They're undead.
-What are you talking about?

1190
01:02:18,868 --> 01:02:21,971
Zombies, bro.
I think the Lumberjacks are zombies.

1191
01:02:23,740 --> 01:02:27,410
Is this another one of your weird
new-age motivational tactics?

1192
01:02:27,477 --> 01:02:29,479
John, this isn't about you.

1193
01:02:29,545 --> 01:02:31,748
This is about me embarrassing
Damian Priest.

1194
01:02:31,814 --> 01:02:33,883
So, snap out of it.

1195
01:02:33,950 --> 01:02:36,719
Whatever you think you saw
was just in your head.

1196
01:02:36,786 --> 01:02:38,688
-Okay. Yeah.
-Come on.

1197
01:02:38,754 --> 01:02:40,189
Just in my head.

1198
01:02:40,256 --> 01:02:41,924
Yeah. It's crazy.

1199
01:02:48,965 --> 01:02:50,399
[growling, groaning]

1200
01:03:05,348 --> 01:03:06,916
I saw it.

1201
01:03:06,983 --> 01:03:08,818
I still don't think I believe it.

1202
01:03:08,885 --> 01:03:10,853
Maybe this makes a little sense, guys.

1203
01:03:10,920 --> 01:03:13,723
WrestleMania Backlash's sponsor
is Zack Snyder's new film

1204
01:03:13,790 --> 01:03:17,160
Army of the Dead, which is currently
in theaters, Netflix, May 21st.

1205
01:03:17,226 --> 01:03:18,895
It makes a little more sense now.

1206
01:03:18,961 --> 01:03:21,264
Starring WWE legend Dave Bautista.
And Byron.

1207
01:03:21,330 --> 01:03:23,733
it makes it more clear
what he tweeted today.

1208
01:03:23,799 --> 01:03:26,235
Today, the legendary Batista
said so mighty,

1209
01:03:26,302 --> 01:03:28,471
He wished all our Superstars luck tonight.

1210
01:03:28,538 --> 01:03:32,408
But here's the key part of the tweet.
He says, "Sorry I couldn't make it,

1211
01:03:32,475 --> 01:03:35,178
but some of my friends will."

1212
01:03:35,244 --> 01:03:37,513
So if you put two and two together,

1213
01:03:37,580 --> 01:03:41,784
I think you could be in store for a rather
intriguing Lumberjack match.

1214
01:03:41,851 --> 01:03:43,619
[Corey] Well, thanks a lot, Dave.

1215
01:03:44,520 --> 01:03:46,522
I came to play.

1216
01:03:49,592 --> 01:03:51,794
[Adnan] If anybody
can overcome these odds,

1217
01:03:51,861 --> 01:03:53,229
it's the A-lister.

1218
01:03:57,600 --> 01:04:00,636
The Miz is seeking
WrestleMania-size redemption

1219
01:04:00,703 --> 01:04:02,205
against Damian Priest.

1220
01:04:05,942 --> 01:04:08,077
-♪ Now, listen ♪
-[bell dings]

1221
01:04:08,144 --> 01:04:12,715
[Rome] The following contest is
a Lumberjack Match scheduled for one fall.

1222
01:04:12,782 --> 01:04:15,818
Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by John Morrison,

1223
01:04:15,885 --> 01:04:17,520
weighs 221 pounds,

1224
01:04:17,587 --> 01:04:19,989
The Miz!

1225
01:04:25,027 --> 01:04:27,430
[Corey] This is gonna be
extremely interesting,

1226
01:04:27,496 --> 01:04:30,032
because while Morrison saw the undead,

1227
01:04:30,099 --> 01:04:32,034
Miz no idea what he's in store for.

1228
01:04:32,101 --> 01:04:34,937
[Saxton] That's been the theme
of the entire week, Corey.

1229
01:04:35,004 --> 01:04:37,740
Miz had no control
over the stipulation of this match,

1230
01:04:37,807 --> 01:04:40,276
being a Lumberjack match, and listen,

1231
01:04:40,343 --> 01:04:43,145
I think The Miz's fun
is only about to get started.

1232
01:04:43,212 --> 01:04:45,848
[Corey] If anybody
can handle this situation, Miz can.

1233
01:04:45,915 --> 01:04:47,016
He's an action hero.

1234
01:04:47,083 --> 01:04:48,517
[Saxton] Right.

1235
01:04:49,352 --> 01:04:51,687
[Adnan] Speak of the action,
this match is brought to you

1236
01:04:51,754 --> 01:04:54,056
by Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead,

1237
01:04:54,123 --> 01:04:56,859
now playing in select theaters
and coming soon on Netflix.

1238
01:04:59,462 --> 01:05:01,063
[Corey] Listen, let's be honest,

1239
01:05:01,130 --> 01:05:03,966
if this works out in Miz's favor,
which it very well may,

1240
01:05:04,033 --> 01:05:06,669
he's a shoo-in to become Johnny Cage.

1241
01:05:06,736 --> 01:05:08,271
[Saxton] Oh, my gosh.

1242
01:05:08,337 --> 01:05:10,373
[Damian Priest's theme music playing]

1243
01:05:20,082 --> 01:05:21,350
And his opponent,

1244
01:05:21,417 --> 01:05:24,287
From New York City,
weighing in at 249 pounds,

1245
01:05:24,353 --> 01:05:27,456
Damian Priest!

1246
01:05:28,658 --> 01:05:32,762
[Adnan] On the flip side, this is exactly
what Damian Priest wanted.

1247
01:05:32,828 --> 01:05:35,731
He earned the right
to name the stipulation of this match.

1248
01:05:35,798 --> 01:05:39,368
This is Priest's way of finally
terminating this conflict

1249
01:05:39,435 --> 01:05:42,371
between himself, The Miz,
and John Morrison.

1250
01:05:42,438 --> 01:05:46,275
The Archer of Infamy tweeted yesterday,
"Tomorrow night, with nowhere to run,

1251
01:05:46,342 --> 01:05:50,179
The Miz gets dealt once and for all
when I hit the lights on this rivalry."

1252
01:05:50,246 --> 01:05:53,716
[Corey] If anybody in WWE
is equipped to deal with the undead,

1253
01:05:53,783 --> 01:05:55,418
it's probably Damian Priest

1254
01:05:55,484 --> 01:05:58,287
after all those years spent
in New York City underground.

1255
01:06:01,390 --> 01:06:04,093
[Saxton] Nearly impeccable record

1256
01:06:04,160 --> 01:06:06,462
since joining the roster
on Monday Night RAW.

1257
01:06:06,529 --> 01:06:10,032
You could not ask
for a better couple months

1258
01:06:10,099 --> 01:06:11,600
of your debut.

1259
01:06:11,667 --> 01:06:15,371
[Corey] It could all be for naught
if Priest can't finish the job tonight,

1260
01:06:15,438 --> 01:06:17,039
one on one with The Miz.

1261
01:06:17,106 --> 01:06:19,108
[Adnan] Corey mentioned his upbringing.

1262
01:06:19,175 --> 01:06:22,311
WWE Chronicle episode on Damian Priest
available now on Peacock.

1263
01:06:22,378 --> 01:06:24,046
Bro, look! What the hell is that?

1264
01:06:30,453 --> 01:06:33,522
-[Corey] Miz, Johnny, get out of here.
-[Saxton] Uh-oh, uh-oh.

1265
01:06:35,624 --> 01:06:37,827
Guess it wasn't all
in John Morrison's head.

1266
01:06:37,893 --> 01:06:39,161
[Adnan] What the...

1267
01:06:45,468 --> 01:06:47,136
[Corey] They're everywhere. Oh.

1268
01:06:50,006 --> 01:06:51,273
[Adnan] This is insane.

1269
01:06:52,375 --> 01:06:54,477
[Corey] I-- I don't know what's going on.

1270
01:06:54,543 --> 01:06:55,778
I have no idea.

1271
01:06:55,845 --> 01:06:57,413
Guys. Guys!

1272
01:07:07,990 --> 01:07:09,158
Where are you going?

1273
01:07:11,260 --> 01:07:12,294
John!

1274
01:07:18,768 --> 01:07:20,836
-Let's go with the bell!
-[bell dings]

1275
01:07:44,994 --> 01:07:47,763
[Adnan] With Byron Saxton, Corey Graves,
and Adnan Virk,

1276
01:07:47,830 --> 01:07:49,932
we are now commentating
from a safer place.

1277
01:07:49,999 --> 01:07:52,701
Right now, this is a surreal
situation we're observing.

1278
01:07:52,768 --> 01:07:55,905
[Corey] Don't adjust your screen.
No, we're not relaunching ECW.

1279
01:07:55,971 --> 01:07:58,040
The Lumberjacks are zombies.

1280
01:08:01,911 --> 01:08:04,413
Miz, get-- Just run.

1281
01:08:06,715 --> 01:08:08,551
Miz looks like he's frozen in time.

1282
01:08:09,718 --> 01:08:12,087
[Adnan] He just can't believe
what this is.

1283
01:08:12,154 --> 01:08:14,457
-In fairness, who can?
-Which way is Terminus?

1284
01:08:14,523 --> 01:08:16,225
-[Corey] Uh-oh.
-[Adnan] Oh!

1285
01:08:18,227 --> 01:08:20,796
[Corey] Priest driving Miz face-first.

1286
01:08:20,863 --> 01:08:24,733
[Adnan] I still can't get over this scene.
We are surrounded by the undead.

1287
01:08:27,636 --> 01:08:30,206
How can these guys
focus in the action in the ring

1288
01:08:30,272 --> 01:08:31,640
when you got this outside?

1289
01:08:31,707 --> 01:08:34,109
[Corey] Priest bringing the fight
to the zombies!

1290
01:08:34,176 --> 01:08:35,878
[Adnan] Wow, the Archer of Infamy.

1291
01:08:35,945 --> 01:08:38,881
[Saxton] Never thought
I'd hear that line. Oh.

1292
01:08:38,948 --> 01:08:43,619
[Corey] And Miz with a well-placed boot
to the jaw of Priest, into the cover.

1293
01:08:46,422 --> 01:08:48,657
This has gotta be an unsettling atmosphere

1294
01:08:48,724 --> 01:08:52,595
for both of these athletes
to try and compete against one another

1295
01:08:52,661 --> 01:08:55,664
while surrounded by the undead.

1296
01:08:55,731 --> 01:08:59,535
[Adnan] Yeah, no question,
this is gonna be a testament, potentially,

1297
01:08:59,602 --> 01:09:02,338
to the ability of The Miz or Damian Priest

1298
01:09:02,404 --> 01:09:05,074
to keep their focus
and not be distracted by this

1299
01:09:05,140 --> 01:09:06,842
frightening sight around the ring.

1300
01:09:06,909 --> 01:09:08,978
[Corey] I've heard of The Walking Dead,

1301
01:09:09,044 --> 01:09:11,981
but never would I think I'd seen it
on WrestleMania Backlash

1302
01:09:12,047 --> 01:09:14,049
as they're surrounding the ring.

1303
01:09:14,116 --> 01:09:17,620
[Saxton] And I honestly don't know
how to thank Dave Bautista,

1304
01:09:17,686 --> 01:09:18,954
so I just won't.

1305
01:09:20,756 --> 01:09:22,825
[Corey] Miz now closed like an-- Oh, no!

1306
01:09:22,892 --> 01:09:24,326
Thattaboy, Miz.

1307
01:09:24,393 --> 01:09:26,996
[Adnan] You don't wanna be
outside the ring, though.

1308
01:09:27,062 --> 01:09:29,298
[Saxton] Miz...
Miz crawled under the ring.

1309
01:09:29,365 --> 01:09:31,033
[Corey] He's looking for Lucille.

1310
01:09:33,736 --> 01:09:36,505
[Saxton] I don't know if The Miz
is gonna be safe there.

1311
01:09:38,274 --> 01:09:41,076
[Adnan] Oh. There's nowhere to run.
Nowhere to hide.

1312
01:09:41,143 --> 01:09:43,546
[Saxton] And this is a big clothesline.

1313
01:09:43,612 --> 01:09:45,514
[Corey] Massive clothesline by Priest.

1314
01:09:48,350 --> 01:09:50,286
Miz in a great deal of trouble.

1315
01:09:50,352 --> 01:09:51,687
Both men are down.

1316
01:09:52,821 --> 01:09:55,457
As we take another look at this impact.

1317
01:09:55,524 --> 01:09:59,328
Miz running right into a lariat
from Damian Priest.

1318
01:09:59,395 --> 01:10:03,065
[Adnan] Although as awkward and outside
the box as it is,

1319
01:10:03,132 --> 01:10:04,900
this is the match Priest wanted

1320
01:10:04,967 --> 01:10:07,369
because The Miz has always
displayed a propensity

1321
01:10:07,436 --> 01:10:10,172
to seek out the closest exit route
to try to escape.

1322
01:10:10,239 --> 01:10:11,974
To try to get out of dodge.

1323
01:10:12,041 --> 01:10:14,376
[Corey] Big right finds the mark.

1324
01:10:14,443 --> 01:10:17,146
Priest wanted to settle this
in the middle of the ring

1325
01:10:17,213 --> 01:10:19,882
-once and for all!
[Adnan] Cover from Damian Priest.

1326
01:10:19,949 --> 01:10:21,617
The Miz powers through.

1327
01:10:23,752 --> 01:10:26,855
[Saxton] This match makes me wanna
become a doomsday prepper.

1328
01:10:28,557 --> 01:10:31,260
Priest now wasting no time.

1329
01:10:31,327 --> 01:10:33,862
Headed all the way to the top rope.

1330
01:10:36,298 --> 01:10:38,767
-Sizing up The Miz.
-[Corey] Oh, God.

1331
01:10:38,834 --> 01:10:42,037
Nasty landing might have affected
Miz's knee into the cover.

1332
01:10:42,104 --> 01:10:43,205
-No.
-Whoa.

1333
01:10:43,272 --> 01:10:46,108
[Adnan] Miz somehow stays alive
as the match is prolonged.

1334
01:10:46,175 --> 01:10:48,444
[Corey] Priest connected
with a spinning kick.

1335
01:10:48,510 --> 01:10:50,679
But I think with the majority
of his impact,

1336
01:10:50,746 --> 01:10:53,082
his body weight landed on Miz's knee.

1337
01:10:54,683 --> 01:10:58,153
[Adnan] Priest looks poised to end this
right here, right now.

1338
01:10:58,220 --> 01:11:00,089
[Corey] Against The Miz.

1339
01:11:01,724 --> 01:11:03,626
He was able to escape for the moment.

1340
01:11:04,560 --> 01:11:07,463
[Saxton] Priest trying to get the better
of that exchange.

1341
01:11:07,529 --> 01:11:10,699
Double leg there by The Miz.
He might be thinking Figure-Four.

1342
01:11:10,766 --> 01:11:13,335
[Corey] It is cinched in
in the middle of the ring.

1343
01:11:13,402 --> 01:11:15,137
Damian Priest in a world of hurt.

1344
01:11:16,505 --> 01:11:17,973
[Adnan] The power of The Miz.

1345
01:11:18,040 --> 01:11:20,509
Trying to keep him
away from the zombies.

1346
01:11:21,977 --> 01:11:26,548
And this... This would be the ultimate
form of satisfaction for The Miz.

1347
01:11:26,615 --> 01:11:29,752
If he can force Damian Priest to tap out.

1348
01:11:31,854 --> 01:11:32,955
Miz is shocked.

1349
01:11:33,022 --> 01:11:35,924
[Corey] The zombie just prevented...
Oh, my God.

1350
01:11:37,159 --> 01:11:39,728
Having flashbacks to Monroeville Mall.

1351
01:11:39,795 --> 01:11:43,165
Miz now just throwing hands
at anything that moves.

1352
01:11:44,500 --> 01:11:47,670
[Adnan] You have The Miz and Priest
fighting the same enemy.

1353
01:11:47,736 --> 01:11:50,539
And here's the key.
You gotta focus on winning the match

1354
01:11:50,606 --> 01:11:52,608
rather than focus on these distractions.

1355
01:11:52,675 --> 01:11:55,311
[Corey] How do you not focus
on zombies, Virk?

1356
01:11:55,377 --> 01:11:57,579
[Saxton] He has a good point.

1357
01:12:00,382 --> 01:12:02,084
The Miz and Damian Priest

1358
01:12:02,151 --> 01:12:05,087
are trying to clear out the distraction
of the undead

1359
01:12:05,154 --> 01:12:06,789
so they can focus on this match.

1360
01:12:06,855 --> 01:12:11,060
[Corey] Damian and Priest
are working in unison

1361
01:12:11,126 --> 01:12:13,495
to fight their way through
a field of zombies.

1362
01:12:13,562 --> 01:12:17,666
[Adnan] Yup. Working harder
than they could've imagined, I'm sure.

1363
01:12:17,733 --> 01:12:18,801
Besides, that's a...

1364
01:12:22,338 --> 01:12:24,106
Looks like something else, Damian.

1365
01:12:25,007 --> 01:12:27,776
-[grunts]
-[Corey] Kick by Priest.

1366
01:12:27,843 --> 01:12:30,979
We see Priest's athleticism
on everyone tonight.

1367
01:12:33,015 --> 01:12:34,283
[Saxton] Now, Priest and...

1368
01:12:35,417 --> 01:12:37,586
at least puts a high five.

1369
01:12:37,653 --> 01:12:40,389
[Corey] When you survive
a zombie apocalypse together,

1370
01:12:40,456 --> 01:12:42,458
generally, it's a bonding experience.

1371
01:12:42,524 --> 01:12:45,828
-[Saxton] Damian Priest has other plans!
-[Corey] Broken arrow!

1372
01:12:45,894 --> 01:12:48,630
[Adnan] The cover here on Miz from Priest.

1373
01:12:48,697 --> 01:12:50,165
And again, The Miz survives.

1374
01:12:52,434 --> 01:12:55,170
[Corey] Miz still favoring his left knee

1375
01:12:55,237 --> 01:12:59,074
from the impact of Priest crashing down
from the top rope several minutes ago.

1376
01:13:01,210 --> 01:13:04,446
[Adnan] And so, when you've...
got a guy favoring something here.

1377
01:13:04,513 --> 01:13:07,116
-What's the strategy from...
-[Corey] Look who's back.

1378
01:13:07,182 --> 01:13:09,651
-[Adnan] Look who's back.
-[Corey] Thank goodness.

1379
01:13:12,588 --> 01:13:15,023
[Saxton] Priest having to fight off
John Morrison.

1380
01:13:15,090 --> 01:13:16,458
We've seen this scene before.

1381
01:13:16,525 --> 01:13:18,293
-What the--
-[Corey] Capoeira kick.

1382
01:13:18,360 --> 01:13:21,263
And a running knee by Miz!
Priest is down!

1383
01:13:21,330 --> 01:13:23,999
-Into the cover!
-[Saxton] Not like this.

1384
01:13:24,066 --> 01:13:25,934
Did he kick out?

1385
01:13:26,001 --> 01:13:27,803
-[Corey] He did.
-[Saxton] Wow.

1386
01:13:27,870 --> 01:13:30,439
[Adnan] What an effort by Damian Priest.

1387
01:13:30,506 --> 01:13:32,641
There's Johnny Drip-Drip.

1388
01:13:32,708 --> 01:13:34,576
[Corey] They're coming, Johnny.

1389
01:13:34,643 --> 01:13:36,178
[Adnan] Oh, that was awesome!

1390
01:13:36,245 --> 01:13:38,547
What an athletic move there
by Johnny Morrison.

1391
01:13:38,614 --> 01:13:42,184
[Saxton] Morrison just took out
three of the zombies.

1392
01:13:42,251 --> 01:13:44,787
[Adnan] Add a fourth to that list.

1393
01:13:48,757 --> 01:13:49,992
[Corey] What on earth?

1394
01:13:50,058 --> 01:13:52,461
[Adnan] Could he use
the barricade somehow?

1395
01:13:53,595 --> 01:13:55,531
[Adnan] Morrison trying to get... Uh-oh.

1396
01:13:55,597 --> 01:13:57,900
[Corey] Oh, no, another one! Two!

1397
01:13:57,966 --> 01:14:00,035
[Adnan] Bad strategy, John.

1398
01:14:00,102 --> 01:14:03,572
[Saxton] I think Johnny Drip-Drip's
about to go bye-bye.

1399
01:14:03,639 --> 01:14:04,873
Just hoping that...

1400
01:14:06,308 --> 01:14:08,110
[Adnan] Back inside of the ring.

1401
01:14:08,177 --> 01:14:09,711
Damian Priest got to Miz.

1402
01:14:09,778 --> 01:14:11,480
Hit the lights!

1403
01:14:11,547 --> 01:14:13,382
[Saxton] Cover by Priest!

1404
01:14:13,449 --> 01:14:15,017
One, two, three!

1405
01:14:15,083 --> 01:14:17,886
[Adnan] And a surreal win
for Damian Priest,

1406
01:14:17,953 --> 01:14:19,555
the Archer of Infamy.

1407
01:14:19,621 --> 01:14:22,257
[Rome] Damian Priest!

1408
01:14:22,324 --> 01:14:24,326
[audience cheering]

1409
01:14:25,227 --> 01:14:28,030
[Adnan] This has gotta feel good
for Damian Priest

1410
01:14:28,096 --> 01:14:29,198
that the zombies are...

1411
01:14:29,264 --> 01:14:32,167
[Corey] Miz is about to be devoured
before our very eyes!

1412
01:14:32,234 --> 01:14:34,303
Who cares how Damian Priest feels?

1413
01:14:34,369 --> 01:14:37,172
[Adnan] A bloodthirsty crowd, perhaps.

1414
01:14:37,239 --> 01:14:39,341
[Corey] This is no time for jokes, Adnan.

1415
01:14:39,408 --> 01:14:42,244
[Saxton] Not a good time
to be an A-lister, huh?

1416
01:14:49,184 --> 01:14:51,987
[Adnan] This is most certainly
not the scene we expected.

1417
01:14:52,054 --> 01:14:54,723
Not the kind of match we expected.

1418
01:14:56,058 --> 01:14:58,627
[Adnan] A win that Damian Priest
will never forget.

1419
01:14:58,694 --> 01:15:00,963
I'm sure The Miz nightmare is constant.

1420
01:15:01,029 --> 01:15:03,098
Corey, why don't you go check on The Miz?

1421
01:15:03,165 --> 01:15:04,867
[Corey] I'm gonna make a request.

1422
01:15:04,933 --> 01:15:08,136
Dave Bautista, please stop sending
your friends to our events.

1423
01:15:08,203 --> 01:15:10,172
Thank you. Sincerely, us.

1424
01:15:19,514 --> 01:15:22,284
[woman] They knew this day would come.

1425
01:15:22,351 --> 01:15:24,286
[buzzer rings]

1426
01:15:24,353 --> 01:15:26,989
It's too late now.

1427
01:15:28,323 --> 01:15:30,592
They have no choice.

1428
01:15:31,894 --> 01:15:34,429
How did it come to this?

1429
01:15:34,496 --> 01:15:36,031
It's time.

1430
01:15:37,532 --> 01:15:40,135
There is no turning back.

1431
01:15:40,202 --> 01:15:42,638
They must go.

1432
01:15:42,704 --> 01:15:45,874
The Cell is here.

1433
01:15:45,941 --> 01:15:47,309
[chains rattling]

1434
01:15:53,815 --> 01:15:57,185
[Cole] You are looking
at 385 pounds of fury.

1435
01:15:57,252 --> 01:16:00,455
"The Monster Among Men" Braun Strowman,

1436
01:16:00,522 --> 01:16:03,258
looking to take down Drew McIntyre

1437
01:16:03,325 --> 01:16:06,495
and end the reign
of "The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley

1438
01:16:06,562 --> 01:16:10,198
in our Triple Threat Match
later on tonight for the WWE title.

1439
01:16:11,934 --> 01:16:13,468
Yo.

1440
01:16:13,535 --> 01:16:16,038
What the hell is all that about, Us?

1441
01:16:16,104 --> 01:16:18,507
Roman don't need
no family distractions tonight.

1442
01:16:18,574 --> 01:16:21,577
Look, as long as you're in Roman's corner,
what else he need?

1443
01:16:21,643 --> 01:16:24,379
You know what?
Even with you in his corner tonight,

1444
01:16:24,446 --> 01:16:26,248
Roman might lose the title.

1445
01:16:26,315 --> 01:16:28,517
Then what you gonna do, Us? Huh?

1446
01:16:28,584 --> 01:16:30,886
What you gonna do then? Think about it.

1447
01:16:33,522 --> 01:16:34,523
Maybe...

1448
01:16:35,524 --> 01:16:38,060
the name on that locker room door
right there

1449
01:16:38,126 --> 01:16:40,629
should say Roman Reigns...

1450
01:16:42,931 --> 01:16:44,166
and his bitch.

1451
01:16:44,232 --> 01:16:45,701
[audience cheering]

1452
01:16:51,773 --> 01:16:54,476
Well, the Reigns family
appears to be splintering.

1453
01:16:54,543 --> 01:16:56,511
Again, the main event later on tonight,

1454
01:16:56,578 --> 01:16:59,414
Roman Reigns versus Cesaro
for the Universal Championship.

1455
01:16:59,481 --> 01:17:00,882
Yeah, it's gonna be massive.

1456
01:17:00,949 --> 01:17:04,219
Obviously, the biggest night
in Cesaro's life.

1457
01:17:04,286 --> 01:17:05,687
How will it all pan out?

1458
01:17:05,754 --> 01:17:08,590
We're gonna have to watch.
I can't wait for it.

1459
01:17:08,657 --> 01:17:13,595
You're listening to Tiny Riot,
an absolute banger from Sam Raiden,

1460
01:17:13,662 --> 01:17:16,064
an official theme song
of WrestleMania Backlash,

1461
01:17:16,131 --> 01:17:19,635
available now on Apple Music and Spotify.

1462
01:17:19,701 --> 01:17:23,238
[Cole] And up next, it is all about
the SmackDown Women's Championship,

1463
01:17:23,305 --> 01:17:27,943
the longest reigning women's champion
in SmackDown history at 300 days, Bayley.

1464
01:17:28,010 --> 01:17:31,913
Watch her title back the champion,
Bianca Belair,

1465
01:17:31,980 --> 01:17:35,717
her first title defense
since WrestleMania.

1466
01:17:40,255 --> 01:17:42,624
The following contest
scheduled for one fall

1467
01:17:42,691 --> 01:17:47,262
is for the SmackDown Women's Championship!

1468
01:17:49,431 --> 01:17:52,100
♪ There's a feeling, there's a fire ♪

1469
01:17:52,167 --> 01:17:54,636
♪ There's a whisper
Preaching to the choir ♪

1470
01:17:54,703 --> 01:17:57,539
♪ Keep on breathing, don't go under ♪

1471
01:17:57,606 --> 01:18:00,008
♪ Keep your ear to the ground
Hear the thunder ♪

1472
01:18:00,075 --> 01:18:02,711
♪ When the earth quakes
And the ground shakes ♪

1473
01:18:02,778 --> 01:18:05,213
♪ Throw your caution to the wind
When the storm breaks ♪

1474
01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:07,382
-[Corey] Banks got all of...
-[Saxton] Oh, my God!

1475
01:18:07,449 --> 01:18:09,351
Belair rolled through,
you kidding me?

1476
01:18:09,418 --> 01:18:11,586
And now powered up with Banks in her arms!

1477
01:18:15,524 --> 01:18:17,559
♪ Start a tiny riot ♪

1478
01:18:17,626 --> 01:18:20,696
♪ Stop being so... quiet ♪

1479
01:18:20,762 --> 01:18:23,065
♪ Got a spark in your heart
So strike it ♪

1480
01:18:23,131 --> 01:18:24,766
♪ Crush your way up here ♪

1481
01:18:24,833 --> 01:18:28,470
♪ Turn the pouring rain to a tidal wave
And fight it ♪

1482
01:18:29,971 --> 01:18:33,175
[commentator] The E-S-T of WWE

1483
01:18:33,241 --> 01:18:38,647
is now the B-E-S-T
of Friday Night SmackDown.

1484
01:18:38,714 --> 01:18:42,017
[Bianca] This moment is for all
those little girls that are watching it,

1485
01:18:42,084 --> 01:18:45,087
especially for the ones
that saw themselves

1486
01:18:45,153 --> 01:18:48,090
when they looked at me. This is for you.

1487
01:18:54,196 --> 01:18:56,131
[woman laughs]

1488
01:18:57,866 --> 01:18:59,768
Bianca Belair!

1489
01:19:02,204 --> 01:19:04,506
She's so naive.

1490
01:19:04,573 --> 01:19:07,776
She's so blind
to this whole world around us.

1491
01:19:09,211 --> 01:19:14,416
Bianca's just getting started,
but I'm here to crash her freaking party.

1492
01:19:15,484 --> 01:19:19,588
I am the longest-reigning
SmackDown Women's Champion.

1493
01:19:19,654 --> 01:19:20,889
How many days?

1494
01:19:20,956 --> 01:19:23,859
Bayley with a 380-day reign.

1495
01:19:23,925 --> 01:19:24,960
Oh, my God!

1496
01:19:25,927 --> 01:19:29,698
The first-ever Grand Slam
Women's Champion!

1497
01:19:30,732 --> 01:19:32,567
Damn, I'm good!

1498
01:19:32,634 --> 01:19:34,636
[Bianca] Girl!

1499
01:19:37,239 --> 01:19:38,440
Can I live?

1500
01:19:39,775 --> 01:19:44,312
You just can't let me be
SmackDown Women's Champion, can you?

1501
01:19:44,379 --> 01:19:49,751
Like it or not, it's only about
to get better at WrestleMania Backlash.

1502
01:19:49,818 --> 01:19:51,920
Because I'm on my way to becoming

1503
01:19:51,987 --> 01:19:56,024
the new longest-reigning
SmackDown Women's Champion.

1504
01:19:59,561 --> 01:20:01,429
Bayley trying to take Bianca down.

1505
01:20:03,064 --> 01:20:04,533
Is that her earring?

1506
01:20:04,599 --> 01:20:07,169
I think she's trying
to rip off her earring.

1507
01:20:07,235 --> 01:20:08,637
Listen up!

1508
01:20:11,273 --> 01:20:13,642
[Bayley] Ding-dong, hello. Bianca.

1509
01:20:16,812 --> 01:20:19,781
I'm taking back what's mine.
The title and my spot

1510
01:20:19,848 --> 01:20:23,485
at the top of this division that I built.

1511
01:20:29,958 --> 01:20:32,394
[Cole] And for Bayley,
the laughter has gone away.

1512
01:20:32,460 --> 01:20:34,729
She is now serious. She is aggressive.

1513
01:20:34,796 --> 01:20:37,232
She considers herself the role model

1514
01:20:37,299 --> 01:20:39,534
of the entire SmackDown Women's
locker room.

1515
01:20:39,601 --> 01:20:44,573
And she holds the record of 380 days
as SmackDown Women's Champion.

1516
01:20:44,639 --> 01:20:46,975
[Pat] She sure started out that way
as a role model.

1517
01:20:47,042 --> 01:20:49,578
I don't know if what she's doing
has been such,

1518
01:20:49,644 --> 01:20:52,781
but she's looking to get her championship
back tonight for sure.

1519
01:20:56,284 --> 01:20:59,321
Bayley is known
for shaving her opponent's name

1520
01:20:59,387 --> 01:21:00,856
in the back of her head.

1521
01:21:00,922 --> 01:21:04,993
She has "Bel Loser"
shaved into her head tonight.

1522
01:21:05,060 --> 01:21:07,162
A direct reference to Bianca Belair.

1523
01:21:07,229 --> 01:21:10,665
Michael Cole just stepped all over
the pyro there

1524
01:21:10,732 --> 01:21:12,734
that Bayley has added to her entrance.

1525
01:21:12,801 --> 01:21:15,770
Okay. Ding-dong.
Cole, is anybody home?

1526
01:21:15,837 --> 01:21:17,772
But "Bel Loser" on the back

1527
01:21:17,839 --> 01:21:20,976
is certainly creative
and committed to the bit.

1528
01:21:21,042 --> 01:21:23,979
But she's got her hands full with Bianca.

1529
01:21:24,045 --> 01:21:26,414
[audience booing]

1530
01:21:26,481 --> 01:21:29,918
It's my title, Bianca.
Your fairy tale is over.

1531
01:21:33,588 --> 01:21:37,359
[Cole] Bayley believes
the clock will strike midnight tonight

1532
01:21:37,425 --> 01:21:39,694
for Bianca Belair.

1533
01:21:39,761 --> 01:21:41,630
Ladies and gentlemen from SmackDown,

1534
01:21:41,696 --> 01:21:44,266
Michael Cole and Pat McAfee
in WrestleMania Backlash

1535
01:21:44,332 --> 01:21:47,702
is presented by Zack Snyder's
Army of the Dead.

1536
01:21:47,769 --> 01:21:50,805
Now playing in select theaters
and coming soon on Netflix.

1537
01:21:50,872 --> 01:21:53,808
Can't wait to watch and see
what happened to John Morrison.

1538
01:21:53,875 --> 01:21:56,044
I think two zombies ate him. Honestly.

1539
01:21:56,111 --> 01:21:57,579
Right over here.

1540
01:21:57,646 --> 01:22:00,048
We're gonna see what happens
to Bayley tonight.

1541
01:22:00,115 --> 01:22:03,451
There it is. The "Bel Loser" shaved
into the back of Bayley's head.

1542
01:22:03,518 --> 01:22:07,022
Will that be the case for the champion
Bianca Belair here tonight?

1543
01:22:12,894 --> 01:22:15,196
[Bianca Belair's theme song playing]

1544
01:22:19,234 --> 01:22:22,337
[Cole] And for Bianca Belair,
this is her first title defense

1545
01:22:22,404 --> 01:22:26,808
since defeating Sasha Banks
at WrestleMania.

1546
01:22:26,875 --> 01:22:28,543
And here's the question, Pat.

1547
01:22:28,610 --> 01:22:32,747
That was such an emotional,
such an historic night at WrestleMania.

1548
01:22:32,814 --> 01:22:36,084
But now, Bianca Belair heads in
for her first championship defense.

1549
01:22:36,151 --> 01:22:39,354
What is going through her mind
as she prepares for Bayley?

1550
01:22:39,421 --> 01:22:40,822
[Pat] She's not worried.

1551
01:22:40,889 --> 01:22:44,292
You're talking about one of the most
confident humans I've ever seen.

1552
01:22:44,359 --> 01:22:47,062
And there's a good reason for that.
She's unbelievable.

1553
01:22:47,128 --> 01:22:50,365
She's The EST of the WWE.

1554
01:22:50,432 --> 01:22:53,568
The best, the fastest, the toughest,
the quickest, the roughest.

1555
01:22:53,635 --> 01:22:55,236
Everything you could think of,

1556
01:22:55,303 --> 01:22:57,405
she believes it because she is it.

1557
01:22:57,472 --> 01:23:02,944
If you have never seen her in action,
welcome to the show.

1558
01:23:11,319 --> 01:23:13,154
-It's a battle of two.
-[bell dings]

1559
01:23:13,221 --> 01:23:15,490
The following contest
scheduled for one fall

1560
01:23:15,557 --> 01:23:20,261
is for the SmackDown
Women's Championship.

1561
01:23:24,165 --> 01:23:29,304
Introducing the challenger
from San Jose, California,

1562
01:23:29,371 --> 01:23:32,607
Bayley!

1563
01:23:32,674 --> 01:23:34,342
[audience booing]

1564
01:23:37,012 --> 01:23:38,380
-Boo!
-Oh, okay.

1565
01:23:38,446 --> 01:23:40,548
[indistinct arguing]

1566
01:23:43,685 --> 01:23:47,622
And her opponent
from Knoxville, Tennessee,

1567
01:23:47,689 --> 01:23:51,893
she is the SmackDown Women's Champion,

1568
01:23:51,960 --> 01:23:57,532
Bianca Belair.

1569
01:23:57,599 --> 01:24:00,268
[audience cheering, clapping]

1570
01:24:00,335 --> 01:24:04,973
[Cole] It is about the SmackDown Women's
Championship.

1571
01:24:05,040 --> 01:24:06,574
Speaking to Bianca Belair

1572
01:24:06,641 --> 01:24:09,878
and what she thinks of Bayley
and Bayley's attitude toward her,

1573
01:24:09,944 --> 01:24:12,580
Bianca said, "People who hate you

1574
01:24:12,647 --> 01:24:16,484
because of mere jealousy over your success
hurt themselves in disguise.

1575
01:24:16,551 --> 01:24:20,855
This is because you carry an image
of who they wish they had become."

1576
01:24:20,922 --> 01:24:24,459
Those are the words Bianca toward Bayley,
her opponent here tonight.

1577
01:24:24,526 --> 01:24:27,729
[Pat] Taylor Swift said
"People throw rocks at things that shine.

1578
01:24:27,796 --> 01:24:31,332
And Bayley's been doing this to Bianca
since she got here.

1579
01:24:31,399 --> 01:24:32,734
Bayley! Bayley! Come on!

1580
01:24:32,801 --> 01:24:35,503
She's looking for Michael Cole
to start a Bayley chant.

1581
01:24:35,570 --> 01:24:37,472
Bayley, of course,
the more experienced

1582
01:24:37,539 --> 01:24:39,441
of the two Superstars in this matchup.

1583
01:24:39,507 --> 01:24:42,977
She's held the NXT, the RAW,
the SmackDown Women's Championship.

1584
01:24:43,044 --> 01:24:46,181
She's a Money in the Bank winner,
a two-time tag team champion.

1585
01:24:46,247 --> 01:24:50,185
And Belair with her first title defense
here tonight at WrestleMania Backlash.

1586
01:24:50,251 --> 01:24:52,420
Standing switch weight slot now by Bayley.

1587
01:24:52,487 --> 01:24:54,823
Bianca Belair returns the favor.

1588
01:24:54,889 --> 01:24:57,392
What does Bianca have to do
to retain tonight, Pat?

1589
01:24:57,459 --> 01:24:59,327
[Pat] I think Bianca's gonna have

1590
01:24:59,394 --> 01:25:02,197
to do exactly she's doing right now,
keep up with Bayley.

1591
01:25:02,263 --> 01:25:03,998
-Everything she can do...
-[Cole] Oh!

1592
01:25:05,200 --> 01:25:09,270
[Pat] She's the fastest, the quickest,
The EST of the WWE.

1593
01:25:09,337 --> 01:25:12,073
If she can keep up
with the power of Bayley tonight,

1594
01:25:12,140 --> 01:25:13,541
which I think she can.

1595
01:25:13,608 --> 01:25:17,512
She has displayed incredible strength.
That's how she retains tonight.

1596
01:25:17,579 --> 01:25:19,581
[Cole] One thing about Bianca Belair,

1597
01:25:19,647 --> 01:25:22,050
she doesn't seem to be
affected by the spotlight.

1598
01:25:22,117 --> 01:25:25,186
As you take another look now
at the switch by Bianca Belair.

1599
01:25:25,253 --> 01:25:27,255
Check out the look now on Bayley's face.

1600
01:25:27,322 --> 01:25:29,858
Yeah, Bianca surprised the OG, Bayley.

1601
01:25:29,924 --> 01:25:33,061
But again, Bianca doesn't seem to be
affected by the spotlight,

1602
01:25:33,128 --> 01:25:34,696
the fact that she's champion.

1603
01:25:34,762 --> 01:25:37,332
Doesn't seem like
she has those nerves build up.

1604
01:25:37,398 --> 01:25:38,633
Always in control.

1605
01:25:38,700 --> 01:25:40,802
[Pat] She's been waiting for this moment.

1606
01:25:40,869 --> 01:25:43,538
She did in college, obviously,
as an All-American.

1607
01:25:43,605 --> 01:25:47,675
And as soon as she got into the WWE,
she wanted the spotlight.

1608
01:25:47,742 --> 01:25:50,345
[Cole] Now Bianca Belair
trying to control Bayley,

1609
01:25:50,411 --> 01:25:53,715
working on the left arm
of the former champion.

1610
01:25:53,781 --> 01:25:56,551
This is smart. This is cerebral.

1611
01:25:58,286 --> 01:26:00,221
[Cole] You mentioned cerebral.

1612
01:26:00,288 --> 01:26:04,159
Many believe that Bayley
has to outwit Bianca to win this match.

1613
01:26:04,225 --> 01:26:07,228
And reach back for the long braid
of Bianca's hair.

1614
01:26:07,295 --> 01:26:09,097
-And we know...
-Don't touch my hair!

1615
01:26:10,565 --> 01:26:13,134
We know what that long braid
is capable of.

1616
01:26:13,201 --> 01:26:15,703
Ask Sasha Banks and the welt
that Bianca Belair left

1617
01:26:15,770 --> 01:26:17,438
on Sasha at Wrestlemania.

1618
01:26:17,505 --> 01:26:20,041
[Pat] "Don't touch my hair,"
says Bianca to Bayley.

1619
01:26:20,108 --> 01:26:22,177
Bayley doesn't wanna touch that hair.

1620
01:26:22,243 --> 01:26:25,813
[Cole] Bianca effortlessly over the top.
Now, rolls through.

1621
01:26:27,148 --> 01:26:28,550
[Pat] This is unbelievable.

1622
01:26:28,616 --> 01:26:30,485
[Cole] And Bianca with a leapfrog.

1623
01:26:30,552 --> 01:26:33,354
Uh-oh, Bayley though.
Bayley caught her. Shoulders down.

1624
01:26:33,421 --> 01:26:35,190
And Bianca at two.

1625
01:26:38,226 --> 01:26:40,328
-[Pat] Bianca...
-[Cole] A roll through again.

1626
01:26:40,395 --> 01:26:43,298
Stacking Bayley up. Is it enough?
Bayley able to kick at two.

1627
01:26:43,364 --> 01:26:45,233
Bianca quickly up to the second rope.

1628
01:26:45,300 --> 01:26:47,502
[Pat] I believe she's saying,
"Kiss my ass."

1629
01:26:47,569 --> 01:26:49,470
[Cole] The attitude by Bianca Belair.

1630
01:26:49,537 --> 01:26:53,007
And she has Bayley off her game
in the early going.

1631
01:26:53,074 --> 01:26:54,676
Dropkicked into the kip-up.

1632
01:26:54,742 --> 01:26:58,680
[Pat] Attitude, agility, athleticism.
Whatever you wanna call it.

1633
01:26:58,746 --> 01:27:01,249
It is amazing from Bianca Belair.

1634
01:27:01,316 --> 01:27:03,484
[Cole] There's no doubt that Bayley

1635
01:27:03,551 --> 01:27:06,287
is off her game early on here
against Belair.

1636
01:27:06,354 --> 01:27:09,524
Bianca just oozing confidence.

1637
01:27:10,525 --> 01:27:13,561
-[Pat] Wouldn't you?
-[Cole] Bayley whipped into the corner.

1638
01:27:13,628 --> 01:27:16,698
Wouldn't you? Historic night.

1639
01:27:16,764 --> 01:27:19,233
WrestleMania main event with Sasha.

1640
01:27:19,300 --> 01:27:22,070
-Bianca should be oozing with confidence.
-[Cole] Oh!

1641
01:27:23,504 --> 01:27:28,109
Many have said, Pat,
that Bayley is jealous.

1642
01:27:28,176 --> 01:27:30,745
That she's upset with what Bianca's
accomplished.

1643
01:27:30,812 --> 01:27:34,215
The way the world has talked about her.
Her abilities.

1644
01:27:34,282 --> 01:27:37,585
What she brings. The charisma she brings
to the championship.

1645
01:27:38,753 --> 01:27:40,555
-[Pat] Bayley.
-[Cole] Uh-oh.

1646
01:27:40,622 --> 01:27:42,390
-Bayley in trouble.
-[Pat] Oh!

1647
01:27:42,457 --> 01:27:44,425
And Bianca slamming into the mat.

1648
01:27:44,492 --> 01:27:47,161
This has been all Belair so far.

1649
01:27:47,228 --> 01:27:48,563
The power displayed there.

1650
01:27:48,630 --> 01:27:51,065
-[Cole] And Bayley needs a timeout.
-[Pat] Smart.

1651
01:27:51,132 --> 01:27:55,703
[Cole] Bayley trying to revert
what has been a rout so far for Belair.

1652
01:27:58,973 --> 01:28:01,709
Watch Belair just muscling Bayley
into the ring.

1653
01:28:01,776 --> 01:28:05,280
[Pat] That's that power that we were
talking about earlier from Bianca.

1654
01:28:05,346 --> 01:28:08,383
She has everything
that you could possibly dream of

1655
01:28:08,449 --> 01:28:10,752
to be a WWE Superstar.

1656
01:28:10,818 --> 01:28:13,921
[Cole] And Bayley now
with Belair in pursuit.

1657
01:28:13,988 --> 01:28:15,556
Bianca able to leap over.

1658
01:28:15,623 --> 01:28:17,291
And then a shoulder tackle.

1659
01:28:17,358 --> 01:28:20,461
Pat, everything Bayley's trying
to do here has backfired.

1660
01:28:20,528 --> 01:28:22,730
[Pat] You talked about
that jealousy earlier.

1661
01:28:22,797 --> 01:28:25,266
Some people are saying that.
I would not say that.

1662
01:28:25,333 --> 01:28:28,236
But this is classic
old-school, new-school.

1663
01:28:28,303 --> 01:28:30,938
Bianca Belair isn't enough
to put Bayley away.

1664
01:28:31,005 --> 01:28:32,707
Hook of the leg. To retain.

1665
01:28:32,774 --> 01:28:34,709
And Bayley able to stay in at a two.

1666
01:28:34,776 --> 01:28:37,245
[Pat] The OGs who have been great
for a long time.

1667
01:28:38,446 --> 01:28:39,447
[Cole] Watch this.

1668
01:28:39,514 --> 01:28:41,883
Tremendous moonsault by Belair.

1669
01:28:41,949 --> 01:28:45,353
Almost put Bayley away. Listen,
if you're Bayley, what do you do now?

1670
01:28:45,420 --> 01:28:47,522
Everything you've tried has not worked.

1671
01:28:47,588 --> 01:28:50,124
[Pat] "Everybody has a plan
until they get punched in the face."

1672
01:28:50,191 --> 01:28:51,459
Didn't Tyson say that?

1673
01:28:51,526 --> 01:28:53,828
Feels like that's potentially
what's happening to Bayley.

1674
01:28:53,895 --> 01:28:55,563
And Bianca's...
-[Cole] Uh-oh.

1675
01:28:55,630 --> 01:28:57,231
Bayley, though, grabbed the earring.

1676
01:28:57,298 --> 01:28:59,967
Much like we saw Friday night
on SmackDown.

1677
01:29:00,034 --> 01:29:01,102
And now Bayley.

1678
01:29:01,169 --> 01:29:03,471
That one move there
allowed the veteran to take over.

1679
01:29:03,538 --> 01:29:04,639
And here comes Bayley.

1680
01:29:04,706 --> 01:29:07,875
[Pat] You called Bayley a role model
earlier. I'm not sure that's right.

1681
01:29:07,942 --> 01:29:12,580
But she will do anything to regain
her claim as the top of the mountain here.

1682
01:29:12,647 --> 01:29:15,149
[Cole] Let's be clear,
self-proclaimed role model.

1683
01:29:15,216 --> 01:29:17,585
And Belair is now hurt.
Whipped into the corner.

1684
01:29:17,652 --> 01:29:19,353
And now Bayley has the advantage.

1685
01:29:19,420 --> 01:29:23,291
And we know how dangerous Bayley is
in this type of situation.

1686
01:29:23,358 --> 01:29:25,326
[Pat] Bayley's been around a long time.

1687
01:29:25,393 --> 01:29:28,096
She's been at the top of her game
for a long time.

1688
01:29:28,162 --> 01:29:30,064
-Two, three.
-[Cole] Got to be careful.

1689
01:29:30,131 --> 01:29:31,299
She's not disqualified.

1690
01:29:31,366 --> 01:29:34,102
Remember,
Belair has the advantage tonight. Cover.

1691
01:29:34,168 --> 01:29:35,837
On Bayley. Kick out at two.

1692
01:29:35,903 --> 01:29:38,005
Bayley's got to pin or submit
Bianca Belair

1693
01:29:38,072 --> 01:29:39,607
to win the championship.

1694
01:29:39,674 --> 01:29:43,177
[Pat] Yeah, Bayley can't get disqualified
for doing anything too dirty.

1695
01:29:44,145 --> 01:29:47,048
Right now, go ground and pound.
Smart by Bayley, by the way.

1696
01:29:47,115 --> 01:29:49,117
[Cole] Well-placed knees into the spine.

1697
01:29:49,183 --> 01:29:52,253
Let's ground Bianca Belair
and not allow her to use her power.

1698
01:29:52,320 --> 01:29:56,023
The athleticism that has taken her
to the top of Friday Night SmackDown.

1699
01:29:56,090 --> 01:29:57,592
[Pat] I was talking to Bayley.

1700
01:29:57,658 --> 01:30:00,094
Just so happened to run into her.

1701
01:30:00,161 --> 01:30:05,400
She said she feels like she paved the way
for this SmackDown Women's Championship

1702
01:30:05,466 --> 01:30:08,469
that is just, you know,
the pinnacle of sports entertainment.

1703
01:30:08,536 --> 01:30:10,772
[Cole] Oh, Bayley loves
to be on this stage.

1704
01:30:10,838 --> 01:30:14,509
WrestleMania Backlash from WWE ThunderDome

1705
01:30:14,575 --> 01:30:17,211
for the SmackDown Women's Championship.

1706
01:30:17,278 --> 01:30:19,213
Nice back suplex by Bayley.

1707
01:30:19,280 --> 01:30:22,049
Is it enough to put Belair away
for the championship?

1708
01:30:22,116 --> 01:30:24,485
And Belair has got to power at two.

1709
01:30:27,255 --> 01:30:30,858
[Pat] Bayley, that's that headiness
of being in there for a long time,

1710
01:30:30,925 --> 01:30:32,660
being at the top.

1711
01:30:32,727 --> 01:30:34,695
She's shrewd, no doubt about that.

1712
01:30:34,762 --> 01:30:38,466
[Cole] Gotta take advantage of the moment,
take advantage of the situation.

1713
01:30:38,533 --> 01:30:40,935
[Cole] Bayley trying to head up
to the top rope,

1714
01:30:41,002 --> 01:30:43,504
and Belair meets her with a right.

1715
01:30:43,571 --> 01:30:46,407
And now, oh, Bayley hangs Belair
up on the second rope!

1716
01:30:46,474 --> 01:30:48,743
It's almost like
Bayley's sucking her in, Pat.

1717
01:30:48,810 --> 01:30:52,380
[Pat] It felt like she was kind of setting
her up for that whole thing.

1718
01:30:52,447 --> 01:30:55,917
The veteran experience,
she told me to talk about her, I will.

1719
01:30:55,983 --> 01:30:58,286
Early, this thing did
not look good for Bayley,

1720
01:30:58,352 --> 01:31:00,688
but here recently,
she's been turning around.

1721
01:31:00,755 --> 01:31:01,823
[Cole] And Belair...

1722
01:31:01,889 --> 01:31:04,025
[Pat] This didn't work earlier for Bayley.

1723
01:31:04,091 --> 01:31:07,128
[Cole] Bayley trying to bring Belair
over the top rope.

1724
01:31:07,195 --> 01:31:10,264
Belair able to block
into a vertical suplex of her own!

1725
01:31:10,331 --> 01:31:11,933
[Pat] Well, Davey Boy Smith...

1726
01:31:12,733 --> 01:31:14,035
Delay at the top!

1727
01:31:16,070 --> 01:31:19,106
[Cole] And now,
Bianca Belair looks to capitalize

1728
01:31:19,173 --> 01:31:20,608
on what's become an opening.

1729
01:31:20,675 --> 01:31:23,044
Watch this power by Belair!

1730
01:31:23,110 --> 01:31:25,780
And look it,
Bayley rolls her up for the championship!

1731
01:31:25,847 --> 01:31:27,014
Almost stole one there!

1732
01:31:27,081 --> 01:31:29,150
[Pat] How?

1733
01:31:29,217 --> 01:31:32,320
[Cole] And now both women
rolling over toward the bottom rope,

1734
01:31:32,386 --> 01:31:34,589
-and now out of the ring.
-[Pat] Here we go.

1735
01:31:36,724 --> 01:31:39,060
Now, this is where Bayley likes
to operate.

1736
01:31:41,162 --> 01:31:42,463
[Cole] Outside the ring,

1737
01:31:42,530 --> 01:31:46,901
Bayley dropping Belair
onto the steel steps.

1738
01:31:46,968 --> 01:31:48,336
And all of a sudden,

1739
01:31:48,402 --> 01:31:50,872
things have turned tragic
for the champion.

1740
01:31:52,640 --> 01:31:56,677
[Pat] Immediate... tide turner.

1741
01:31:56,744 --> 01:32:00,681
Her entire midsection dropped on steel,
and then suplexed onto the floor.

1742
01:32:00,748 --> 01:32:03,150
[Cole] Suplexed by Bayley,
the official counting.

1743
01:32:03,217 --> 01:32:05,953
Bayley realizes she's got
to get the champ in the ring.

1744
01:32:06,020 --> 01:32:07,421
Rolls in for the cover.

1745
01:32:07,488 --> 01:32:09,290
-One, two...
-Take the championship!

1746
01:32:09,357 --> 01:32:11,158
And Bianca's got a power.

1747
01:32:11,225 --> 01:32:13,527
But did you see the look on Belair's face?

1748
01:32:13,594 --> 01:32:14,829
Listen to this.

1749
01:32:15,863 --> 01:32:17,832
Right up on the steel.

1750
01:32:17,899 --> 01:32:19,901
[Pat] Look, a shin hit the post as well.

1751
01:32:19,967 --> 01:32:21,936
And then follows up with a-- Bow!

1752
01:32:22,003 --> 01:32:23,504
Suplex onto the floor.

1753
01:32:24,772 --> 01:32:28,910
[Cole] We're gonna learn a lot about
Bianca Belair, the champion tonight.

1754
01:32:28,976 --> 01:32:30,578
[Pat] Wins the Royal Rumble,

1755
01:32:30,645 --> 01:32:33,180
main event's WrestleMania,
becomes champion.

1756
01:32:33,247 --> 01:32:35,683
Now, she's getting battle-tested.

1757
01:32:35,750 --> 01:32:38,486
[Cole] Can she dig down deep
against one of the most

1758
01:32:38,553 --> 01:32:41,188
prolific women's champions
in SmackDown history?

1759
01:32:42,890 --> 01:32:45,493
Bayley up over the top.
Belair back to her feet.

1760
01:32:45,559 --> 01:32:48,629
Shoulder tackle for Bayley.
Bayley makes it to the ropes.

1761
01:32:48,696 --> 01:32:50,565
Does not allow Bayley to capitalize.

1762
01:32:53,000 --> 01:32:55,336
Now, Belair able to catch Bayley, though.

1763
01:32:55,403 --> 01:32:57,271
She went for a running cross body.

1764
01:32:57,338 --> 01:33:01,242
But still, Belair really hurting
from hitting the steps.

1765
01:33:01,309 --> 01:33:03,878
And now, Bayley with Bianca
up on her shoulders.

1766
01:33:05,079 --> 01:33:07,348
Oh! Is it enough?

1767
01:33:07,415 --> 01:33:08,549
That could be it!

1768
01:33:08,616 --> 01:33:11,152
To win the title!
And a power-out again by Belair.

1769
01:33:12,520 --> 01:33:14,322
[Pat] That sounded like two there.

1770
01:33:15,456 --> 01:33:19,994
Two devastating shots
from Bayley on Bianca.

1771
01:33:20,895 --> 01:33:23,130
We're learning a lot about Bianca.

1772
01:33:23,197 --> 01:33:26,233
The Belair era is getting tested.

1773
01:33:26,300 --> 01:33:27,969
-It's young.
-[Cole] Oh!

1774
01:33:28,035 --> 01:33:31,539
And a running knee by Bayley.
She claims it's midnight for Cinderella.

1775
01:33:31,606 --> 01:33:32,873
Cover now on Belair.

1776
01:33:32,940 --> 01:33:34,275
To win the championship!

1777
01:33:34,342 --> 01:33:37,778
And Belair powers out
and powers Bayley out of the ring.

1778
01:33:39,213 --> 01:33:42,483
[Pat] This comes after getting slammed
on the stairs.

1779
01:33:42,550 --> 01:33:44,685
[Cole] You know what?
It ticked Bayley off.

1780
01:33:44,752 --> 01:33:45,853
It embarrassed Bayley.

1781
01:33:45,920 --> 01:33:49,156
And now, Bayley taking it out
on the champion.

1782
01:33:49,223 --> 01:33:52,426
[Pat] I don't know how she has this power
this late in the game.

1783
01:33:52,493 --> 01:33:54,261
The conditioning. The cardio.

1784
01:33:54,328 --> 01:33:57,098
The Sunday performance of Bianca Belair.

1785
01:33:57,164 --> 01:34:00,001
These are the nights
that she's gonna have to get used to.

1786
01:34:00,067 --> 01:34:01,769
[Cole] Watch this power by Belair.

1787
01:34:01,836 --> 01:34:05,272
When you talk to her college coach,
one of the things they'll tell you

1788
01:34:05,339 --> 01:34:07,642
is that Bianca Belair
had unbelievable stamina.

1789
01:34:07,708 --> 01:34:11,178
She was in unbelievable condition
as she is here tonight.

1790
01:34:11,245 --> 01:34:13,481
And Belair trying to stay in this match.

1791
01:34:13,547 --> 01:34:14,949
[Bayley laughs]

1792
01:34:18,386 --> 01:34:21,055
Come on! [laughs]

1793
01:34:22,289 --> 01:34:24,358
[Pat] I ask Bayley why she laughs at her.

1794
01:34:24,425 --> 01:34:26,927
-Come on!
-Because this isn't real life.

1795
01:34:26,994 --> 01:34:29,230
What Bianca has been able to accomplish.

1796
01:34:29,296 --> 01:34:31,065
[Cole] Belair missed wildly.

1797
01:34:31,132 --> 01:34:33,234
Oh! That one caught Bayley
and dropped her.

1798
01:34:34,902 --> 01:34:38,272
That'll shut Bayley up.
That smack by Belair.

1799
01:34:38,339 --> 01:34:41,942
[Pat] Laughing at the champion
in the middle of the match.

1800
01:34:42,009 --> 01:34:43,811
Poor decision.

1801
01:34:45,346 --> 01:34:48,182
[Cole] Now Belair grounding Bayley again.

1802
01:34:48,249 --> 01:34:50,651
And now, Bianca Belair's upset.

1803
01:34:51,419 --> 01:34:54,622
[Pat] The disrespect.
Laughing in her face in this thing.

1804
01:34:54,688 --> 01:34:57,358
[Cole] On the fact that Bayley
was screaming at her.

1805
01:34:57,425 --> 01:35:00,661
-Calling her a rookie.
-[Pat] Bel Loser in the back of her hand.

1806
01:35:00,728 --> 01:35:03,597
[Cole] What a sweep by Belair.
Bianca Belair's fired up.

1807
01:35:03,664 --> 01:35:06,434
And again, Bayley slung across the ring.

1808
01:35:06,500 --> 01:35:08,436
Drop kick by Belair.

1809
01:35:08,502 --> 01:35:10,738
[Pat] Bianca likes being the champion.

1810
01:35:11,972 --> 01:35:13,340
She lives for this.

1811
01:35:14,675 --> 01:35:17,044
[Cole] And Bayley
wants to be champion as well.

1812
01:35:17,111 --> 01:35:19,447
Belair up over the top again.

1813
01:35:19,513 --> 01:35:24,351
Bayley slips out of harm's way
and goes right for the back of Belair.

1814
01:35:24,418 --> 01:35:27,188
[Pat] Once again,
felt like Bayley set her up for that.

1815
01:35:27,254 --> 01:35:29,256
[Cole] The veteran instincts of Bayley.

1816
01:35:29,323 --> 01:35:33,327
She's been in many
big, big matches over the last decade.

1817
01:35:33,394 --> 01:35:35,262
And now looking for the Rose Planner.

1818
01:35:35,329 --> 01:35:37,698
Finishing maneuver.
Belair was able to counter.

1819
01:35:37,765 --> 01:35:39,567
And now a spinebuster to Bayley.

1820
01:35:39,633 --> 01:35:41,702
Stacks her up to retain. Is it enough?

1821
01:35:41,769 --> 01:35:44,105
-Bayley able to kick a two.
-[Pat] Wow.

1822
01:35:44,171 --> 01:35:46,073
Was it about an eighth of a second?

1823
01:35:47,942 --> 01:35:49,677
Bayley with the resiliency.

1824
01:35:49,744 --> 01:35:51,479
Spinebuster from Bianca.

1825
01:35:52,379 --> 01:35:55,883
[Cole] Look at the power again.
Bianca Belair, just a freakish athlete.

1826
01:35:58,052 --> 01:36:01,789
Bayley with the wherewithal
to get the shoulder up and survive.

1827
01:36:03,224 --> 01:36:05,559
[Pat] Bayley one up.
Bayley one down quick.

1828
01:36:05,626 --> 01:36:08,295
-Now Bianca is settling in.
-[Cole] You see Bianca?

1829
01:36:08,362 --> 01:36:09,797
Took a deep breath.

1830
01:36:09,864 --> 01:36:11,966
Relax. Slow the pace.

1831
01:36:12,032 --> 01:36:14,168
Try to power through barely here.

1832
01:36:16,670 --> 01:36:18,706
Oh, and now Bayley with a clothesline.

1833
01:36:21,942 --> 01:36:24,545
And Bayley now showing some signs of life.

1834
01:36:25,412 --> 01:36:28,315
Belair in trouble.
Bayley going to the top rope.

1835
01:36:29,984 --> 01:36:31,719
Bayley with the flying elbow.

1836
01:36:31,786 --> 01:36:33,020
Champ maybe down.

1837
01:36:33,087 --> 01:36:36,157
Is it enough for Bayley
to win a third SmackDown title?

1838
01:36:36,223 --> 01:36:37,258
Not right there.

1839
01:36:37,324 --> 01:36:40,394
[Pat] Perfectly placed elbow
from the top from Bayley.

1840
01:36:43,931 --> 01:36:46,500
First it was the clothesline from Bayley,

1841
01:36:46,567 --> 01:36:50,271
and she dragged Bianca Belair
into position.

1842
01:36:50,337 --> 01:36:54,008
In a perfectly placed elbow drop
to the sternum.

1843
01:36:54,074 --> 01:36:56,076
Back to the stairs earlier.

1844
01:36:56,143 --> 01:36:57,411
Elbow to the sternum.

1845
01:36:57,478 --> 01:37:00,181
Bianca's have to be having trouble
breathing right now.

1846
01:37:00,247 --> 01:37:02,316
[Cole] It's amazing how this is evened up

1847
01:37:02,383 --> 01:37:05,019
after the way Belair
was dominating the early going.

1848
01:37:05,085 --> 01:37:08,522
Bayley trying to slide through
and Belair able to counter.

1849
01:37:08,589 --> 01:37:10,658
And now Belair...

1850
01:37:10,724 --> 01:37:13,194
Oh! Bounce face-first off the post.

1851
01:37:14,295 --> 01:37:17,264
[Pat] Bianca was just
eating those kicks there for a second.

1852
01:37:19,767 --> 01:37:20,935
One last ditch effort.

1853
01:37:21,001 --> 01:37:24,104
I'll throw her around the post
and then Bayley takes advantage.

1854
01:37:27,308 --> 01:37:30,444
Can't win via countout.
Bayley has to know that.

1855
01:37:30,511 --> 01:37:32,513
[Cole] And Bayley understands.

1856
01:37:32,580 --> 01:37:33,781
And now flies through.

1857
01:37:33,848 --> 01:37:36,984
Belair just sidesteps
and Bayley crashes and burns.

1858
01:37:37,051 --> 01:37:39,153
[Pat] "Ole," says the young buck.

1859
01:37:41,222 --> 01:37:42,857
[Cole] And now Bianca Belair.

1860
01:37:43,991 --> 01:37:45,359
Oh, look at this.

1861
01:37:45,426 --> 01:37:46,427
Two!

1862
01:37:47,228 --> 01:37:48,762
-Right into the apron.
-Three!

1863
01:37:51,432 --> 01:37:53,634
You gotta appreciate this as well.

1864
01:37:53,701 --> 01:37:56,937
Belair doesn't wanna win via countout.
She wants to pin Bayley.

1865
01:37:57,004 --> 01:37:58,606
Center of the ring to retain,

1866
01:37:58,672 --> 01:37:59,707
and Bayley kicks.

1867
01:38:00,474 --> 01:38:02,743
[Pat] She wanted to say,
"I'm better than you.

1868
01:38:02,810 --> 01:38:03,878
You know it.

1869
01:38:03,944 --> 01:38:06,146
And everybody else
has to learn it as well."

1870
01:38:06,213 --> 01:38:09,483
A sidestep as Bayley
crashed to the outside.

1871
01:38:09,550 --> 01:38:11,518
Could've let her just stay out there.

1872
01:38:11,585 --> 01:38:14,021
Ten count, get a win, retain, move on.

1873
01:38:14,088 --> 01:38:16,724
-Collect a paycheck.
-[Cole] Bianca's a competitor.

1874
01:38:16,790 --> 01:38:17,858
She wants to prove.

1875
01:38:17,925 --> 01:38:20,894
She wants to be the best
SmackDown Women's Champion ever.

1876
01:38:20,961 --> 01:38:22,763
And Bayley looking for a backslide.

1877
01:38:22,830 --> 01:38:25,833
Shoulders down.
Bayley's got her feet on the ropes.

1878
01:38:25,900 --> 01:38:27,301
Bianca able to kick it too.

1879
01:38:29,837 --> 01:38:33,274
And Bayley now stacking Belair up.
She's got the ropes a second time.

1880
01:38:33,340 --> 01:38:35,309
And finally, the official catches her.

1881
01:38:36,543 --> 01:38:38,812
[Pat] One time? No, that was two times.

1882
01:38:39,680 --> 01:38:41,415
You look like an NFL ref out there.

1883
01:38:42,516 --> 01:38:44,718
-Knock it off.
-Hey, that's fine.

1884
01:38:46,387 --> 01:38:48,856
It's not illegal
if you don't get caught, says...

1885
01:38:48,923 --> 01:38:51,091
[Cole] Still arguing with the official.

1886
01:38:51,158 --> 01:38:53,160
Bianca took a right. Right in the mouth.

1887
01:38:53,227 --> 01:38:55,262
Bayley and Bianca beginning to brawl

1888
01:38:55,329 --> 01:38:57,865
for the SmackDown
Women's Championship here.

1889
01:39:01,635 --> 01:39:03,737
Now Bayley raked the eyes.

1890
01:39:03,804 --> 01:39:06,006
Used Bianca's body to blind the official.

1891
01:39:06,073 --> 01:39:10,177
But a rake to the eyes.
Clear rake of the eyes by Bayley.

1892
01:39:10,244 --> 01:39:14,081
[Pat] This is that desperation
win-at-all-costs that Bayley has.

1893
01:39:14,148 --> 01:39:16,283
Wants to get her championship back.

1894
01:39:17,384 --> 01:39:20,521
[Cole] And now Bianca Belair
may well be blinded

1895
01:39:20,587 --> 01:39:22,623
after Bayley raked her eyes.

1896
01:39:23,657 --> 01:39:27,528
[Pat] The ropes twice. The eye rake.
This is within the last 45 seconds.

1897
01:39:27,594 --> 01:39:29,763
[Cole] See where the referee
was positioned?

1898
01:39:29,830 --> 01:39:33,267
Bayley putting her body
right between the official and Belair.

1899
01:39:33,334 --> 01:39:35,836
Allowed Bayley to rake the eyes
and take advantage.

1900
01:39:35,903 --> 01:39:39,173
And now,
Bayley with a long braid of Belair.

1901
01:39:40,307 --> 01:39:42,943
[Pat] This is just smart from Bayley.

1902
01:39:43,010 --> 01:39:45,713
[Cole] And Bayley, ripcord...

1903
01:39:45,779 --> 01:39:47,281
into a Belly to Bayley!

1904
01:39:47,348 --> 01:39:49,983
Using the hair to advantage--
to win the championship,

1905
01:39:50,050 --> 01:39:51,852
and almost had her.

1906
01:39:55,022 --> 01:39:59,793
[Pat] This thing started with Bianca
telling Bayley, "Don't touch my hair."

1907
01:39:59,860 --> 01:40:02,596
And Bayley almost
just used the hair to get a win.

1908
01:40:02,663 --> 01:40:05,466
[Cole] Yeah, a ripcord
into a Bayley to Belly.

1909
01:40:05,532 --> 01:40:08,102
A near-fall for the challenger.

1910
01:40:08,168 --> 01:40:10,904
[Pat] Disrespectful smack
to the back of the head.

1911
01:40:10,971 --> 01:40:12,973
-That was for you, Pat.
-[Pat] Whoa.

1912
01:40:14,675 --> 01:40:16,710
I didn't deserve that. Cole did.

1913
01:40:17,811 --> 01:40:20,781
[Cole] And Bayley right back
to the braid of Belair.

1914
01:40:23,650 --> 01:40:25,819
Rolling through,
looking for the rose plant.

1915
01:40:25,886 --> 01:40:28,022
Bianca able to roll through.
Uses her hair!

1916
01:40:28,088 --> 01:40:30,157
Bianca using the hair.
Had Bayley wrapped.

1917
01:40:30,224 --> 01:40:31,759
And Bayley, did she kick?

1918
01:40:31,825 --> 01:40:33,794
No, Belair got the win.

1919
01:40:33,861 --> 01:40:37,498
[Rome] Here is your winner and still
the SmackDown Women's Champion.

1920
01:40:38,232 --> 01:40:41,502
Bianca Belair!

1921
01:40:41,568 --> 01:40:45,939
[Cole] And Bayley can't believe it.
Bianca Belair turned the tables on Bayley.

1922
01:40:46,006 --> 01:40:48,008
Using her braid to her advantage,

1923
01:40:48,075 --> 01:40:49,276
got her some leverage,

1924
01:40:49,343 --> 01:40:52,613
and allowed Bianca to pin the challenger.

1925
01:40:56,683 --> 01:41:00,154
[Pat] Bayley tried to use the hair
against Bianca.

1926
01:41:00,220 --> 01:41:02,956
Instead, it comes full circle,

1927
01:41:03,023 --> 01:41:05,893
and Bianca uses the hair to win.
And Bayley is outraged.

1928
01:41:06,760 --> 01:41:09,129
You replay it right now!

1929
01:41:09,196 --> 01:41:10,731
She used her stupid hair

1930
01:41:11,765 --> 01:41:13,367
and wrapped it around my leg.

1931
01:41:13,434 --> 01:41:14,835
-Huh?
-Replay it!

1932
01:41:15,569 --> 01:41:17,538
-What's that?
-Write it in your notes.

1933
01:41:17,604 --> 01:41:19,006
Bianca's a cheater.

1934
01:41:20,974 --> 01:41:23,477
[Cole] I don't wanna
tell Bayley this, Pat,

1935
01:41:23,544 --> 01:41:27,081
but it was Bayley who started
the use of the hair in the matchup.

1936
01:41:27,147 --> 01:41:29,650
[Pat] She kind of flipped it on you.
That's tough.

1937
01:41:29,716 --> 01:41:30,717
That's tough.

1938
01:41:30,784 --> 01:41:32,753
Especially with the haircut, Bayley.

1939
01:41:32,820 --> 01:41:35,189
Welcome to the Bianca Belair era.

1940
01:41:35,255 --> 01:41:39,059
[Cole] Bianca Belair successfully
defends the SmackDown Women's title

1941
01:41:39,126 --> 01:41:42,296
in her first title events
here tonight at WrestleMania Backlash.

1942
01:41:42,362 --> 01:41:44,865
-She used her hair as leverage.
-I didn't see that.

1943
01:41:44,932 --> 01:41:46,800
But I did see you cheating.
No, come on.

1944
01:41:48,836 --> 01:41:52,406
[man] Peacock's got
WWE Network exclusively.

1945
01:41:52,473 --> 01:41:54,775
-Give me a, "Hell yeah!"
-[audience cheering]

1946
01:41:54,842 --> 01:41:57,044
-In the ring...
-[man 1] Watch out.

1947
01:41:57,111 --> 01:41:58,278
[man 2] There it is.

1948
01:41:58,345 --> 01:41:59,913
-...over the top...
-Woo-hoo.

1949
01:41:59,980 --> 01:42:02,416
...from tag teams to tap-outs.

1950
01:42:02,483 --> 01:42:04,117
-[man 1] Good grief.
-Action.

1951
01:42:04,184 --> 01:42:06,954
-To the top. This is gonna be good.
-Reactions.

1952
01:42:07,020 --> 01:42:09,556
The only places to stream
every live pay-per-view

1953
01:42:09,623 --> 01:42:12,059
from WrestleMania Backlash to SummerSlam.

1954
01:42:13,126 --> 01:42:15,562
[Seth] Are you ready?

1955
01:42:19,933 --> 01:42:23,036
[Rob] There's a lot of things
that I would do differently now,

1956
01:42:23,103 --> 01:42:24,705
but I don't live with regret.

1957
01:42:24,771 --> 01:42:26,006
This was my journey.

1958
01:42:26,974 --> 01:42:30,444
To ECW fans,
he was our Bruno Sammartino.

1959
01:42:30,511 --> 01:42:32,779
He was our Hulk Hogan.

1960
01:42:32,846 --> 01:42:35,916
I did everything my way,
and I ended up at the very top.

1961
01:42:37,151 --> 01:42:39,086
I went through some really dark times.

1962
01:42:39,152 --> 01:42:41,488
-[sirens blaring]
-[audience cheering]

1963
01:42:41,555 --> 01:42:43,690
And I put myself back together again.

1964
01:42:43,757 --> 01:42:47,060
When you ask people some of the most
exciting talent of all times,

1965
01:42:47,127 --> 01:42:50,230
Rob Van Dam
is in that argument every single time.

1966
01:42:57,938 --> 01:42:59,773
Congratulations to Bianca Belair

1967
01:42:59,840 --> 01:43:02,409
on retaining her
SmackDown Women's Championship.

1968
01:43:02,476 --> 01:43:05,679
Now, ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome my guest, MVP.

1969
01:43:06,813 --> 01:43:08,415
[audience booing]

1970
01:43:08,482 --> 01:43:10,817
MVP, last Monday on RAW,

1971
01:43:10,884 --> 01:43:14,154
you approached Braun Strowman
with a business proposition.

1972
01:43:14,221 --> 01:43:16,723
-What did you make of Braun's decision?
-[chuckles]

1973
01:43:16,790 --> 01:43:19,760
Let's just say that Braun's display
of destruction last week

1974
01:43:19,826 --> 01:43:23,397
shows that he makes
poor business decisions.

1975
01:43:23,463 --> 01:43:24,665
Actually, he's...

1976
01:43:25,866 --> 01:43:28,235
He lacks the intellectual capacity

1977
01:43:28,302 --> 01:43:30,904
to hold the most prestigious title
of the WWE,

1978
01:43:30,971 --> 01:43:32,906
the WWE Championship.

1979
01:43:32,973 --> 01:43:35,375
Let's face it,
not everyone is intelligent enough

1980
01:43:35,442 --> 01:43:36,910
to see the broader picture.

1981
01:43:36,977 --> 01:43:41,181
Drew McIntyre, he is sharp enough
to see the broader picture.

1982
01:43:41,248 --> 01:43:43,050
And he's also savvy enough to know

1983
01:43:43,116 --> 01:43:46,553
that that picture
does not look very good for him.

1984
01:43:46,620 --> 01:43:49,590
So, are you in any way
concerned that in a triple-threat,

1985
01:43:49,656 --> 01:43:52,292
the odds aren't exactly
in Lashley's favor?

1986
01:43:52,359 --> 01:43:55,562
I wouldn't say I'm concerned,
but everyone knows...

1987
01:43:55,629 --> 01:43:58,332
that Bobby Lashley
is at an inherent disadvantage

1988
01:43:58,398 --> 01:43:59,933
being in a Triple Threat Match

1989
01:44:00,000 --> 01:44:03,103
where he could lose his championship
without even being pinned.

1990
01:44:03,170 --> 01:44:04,571
And...

1991
01:44:04,638 --> 01:44:07,307
Look, I'm not concerned
about Bobby Lashley,

1992
01:44:07,374 --> 01:44:11,044
because he'll overcome any obstacle
that you place in front of him.

1993
01:44:11,111 --> 01:44:13,280
Bobby's not just a champion.

1994
01:44:13,347 --> 01:44:15,716
He's not just the WWE Champion.

1995
01:44:15,782 --> 01:44:20,020
He is The All Mighty WWE Champion.

1996
01:44:20,087 --> 01:44:21,588
[audience booing]

1997
01:44:26,159 --> 01:44:29,263
[Corey] There's the Scottish Warrior,
Drew McIntyre.

1998
01:44:29,329 --> 01:44:33,734
One third of the WWE Championship
Triple Threat Match

1999
01:44:33,800 --> 01:44:35,369
headed your way in moments.

2000
01:44:35,435 --> 01:44:37,804
And look in the eyes
of the Scottish Warrior,

2001
01:44:37,871 --> 01:44:39,940
Drew McIntyre is ready for battle.

2002
01:44:40,007 --> 01:44:42,376
[Adnan] Drew's got a new book,
A Chosen Destiny.

2003
01:44:42,442 --> 01:44:44,077
How about this latest chapter

2004
01:44:44,144 --> 01:44:47,381
in this Triple Threat Match
for the WWE Championship?

2005
01:44:47,447 --> 01:44:50,817
The All Mighty Bobby Lashley,
The Monster Among Men Braun Strowman,

2006
01:44:50,884 --> 01:44:52,986
and The Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre.

2007
01:44:53,053 --> 01:44:55,489
Here is how we arrived
at this titanic moment.

2008
01:44:58,859 --> 01:45:04,531
Attention, WWE Universe,
we have entered The All Mighty era.

2009
01:45:05,432 --> 01:45:08,268
Drew McIntyre is an absolute horror.

2010
01:45:10,704 --> 01:45:13,573
But he took his eye off the target
for one second.

2011
01:45:13,640 --> 01:45:15,876
The MVP caused a distraction.

2012
01:45:15,942 --> 01:45:18,145
And The All Mighty Bobby Lashley

2013
01:45:18,211 --> 01:45:23,817
absolutely decimated, punished,
and destroyed Drew McIntyre.

2014
01:45:23,884 --> 01:45:26,253
-McIntyre is fading.
-[bell dings]

2015
01:45:26,320 --> 01:45:29,990
[Rome] And still WWE Champion.

2016
01:45:30,057 --> 01:45:32,192
Drew is like this piece of bubble gum

2017
01:45:32,259 --> 01:45:35,195
that's stuck on my shoe
that I can't get rid of.

2018
01:45:35,262 --> 01:45:37,531
[man] The Triple Threat Match.

2019
01:45:37,597 --> 01:45:40,867
The winner will face Bobby Lashley
in WrestleMania Backlash.

2020
01:45:42,736 --> 01:45:43,937
[Corey] Claymore kick.

2021
01:45:44,004 --> 01:45:46,073
[Adnan] McIntyre secured his rematch.

2022
01:45:47,074 --> 01:45:49,209
Now, at WrestleMania Backlash,

2023
01:45:49,276 --> 01:45:52,145
I have to defend my title
against Drew McIntyre.

2024
01:45:52,212 --> 01:45:55,148
But this time,
this is the Triple Threat Match?

2025
01:45:55,215 --> 01:45:57,184
[Adnan] If Strowman wins this match,

2026
01:45:57,250 --> 01:45:59,953
he is in the WWE Championship match

2027
01:46:00,020 --> 01:46:02,589
against McIntyre and Bobby Lashley.

2028
01:46:03,757 --> 01:46:06,927
[Corey] Braun's going
to WrestleMania Backlash.

2029
01:46:06,993 --> 01:46:12,165
The All Mighty WWE Champion
will now have to defend his crown

2030
01:46:12,232 --> 01:46:16,603
against both Drew McIntyre
and Braun Strowman.

2031
01:46:18,772 --> 01:46:20,307
So, now, here we are.

2032
01:46:23,210 --> 01:46:27,447
Drew could beat Braun
and regain the WWE Championship.

2033
01:46:27,514 --> 01:46:31,618
Braun could beat Drew
and become the WWE Champion.

2034
01:46:31,685 --> 01:46:36,189
So you're telling me that, potentially,
The All Mighty WWE Champion

2035
01:46:36,256 --> 01:46:40,026
could lose his title and not even
have a hand in the outcome?

2036
01:46:41,027 --> 01:46:44,231
That's disgusting. That's unacceptable.

2037
01:46:44,297 --> 01:46:46,299
That's disrespectful.

2038
01:46:47,801 --> 01:46:48,835
[man] Decimate!

2039
01:46:48,902 --> 01:46:50,537
Both Drew and Braun know

2040
01:46:50,604 --> 01:46:56,743
that I can beat them
in a head-to-head competition anytime.

2041
01:46:56,810 --> 01:46:59,780
It is now The All Mighty era.

2042
01:47:01,548 --> 01:47:03,550
[Braun] I'm The Monster Among Men.

2043
01:47:03,617 --> 01:47:06,853
I've destroyed more people
than you can even imagine.

2044
01:47:06,920 --> 01:47:09,456
[Drew] We're gonna beat
the hell out of each other.

2045
01:47:09,523 --> 01:47:12,192
But in the end,
I will end The All Mighty era

2046
01:47:12,259 --> 01:47:14,895
and regain my WWE Championship.

2047
01:47:14,961 --> 01:47:16,062
[Corey] Claymore!

2048
01:47:16,797 --> 01:47:19,299
If Drew McIntyre got so injured

2049
01:47:19,366 --> 01:47:22,135
that he wasn't able to make it
to WrestleMania Backlash...

2050
01:47:25,772 --> 01:47:29,810
It's gotta be a one-on-one match
between The Monster Among Men

2051
01:47:29,876 --> 01:47:32,879
and The All Mighty WWE Champion.

2052
01:47:32,946 --> 01:47:35,315
[audience cheering]

2053
01:47:35,382 --> 01:47:37,050
[Corey] Braun Strowman!

2054
01:47:44,491 --> 01:47:47,027
That's good business, plain and simple.

2055
01:47:50,197 --> 01:47:51,498
[Adnan] Maybe not!

2056
01:47:53,967 --> 01:47:55,836
What are you doing, man?

2057
01:47:59,172 --> 01:48:01,908
[Corey] Braun's allegiance
lies with no one.

2058
01:48:05,378 --> 01:48:07,147
[roars]

2059
01:48:10,817 --> 01:48:12,853
[Drew McIntyre's theme music playing]

2060
01:48:25,832 --> 01:48:27,934
It is now time, gentlemen.

2061
01:48:52,325 --> 01:48:55,295
If familiarity indeed breeds contempt,

2062
01:48:55,362 --> 01:48:59,432
Drew McIntyre is a man
oozing with contempt

2063
01:48:59,499 --> 01:49:02,736
for The All Mighty WWE Champion
Bobby Lashley.

2064
01:49:02,802 --> 01:49:07,807
Drew McIntyre is looking to become
the 16th three-time WWE Champion

2065
01:49:07,874 --> 01:49:11,711
and the first since Roman Reigns in 2016
to reach three-time status.

2066
01:49:11,778 --> 01:49:14,214
And to Corey's point,
these three participants

2067
01:49:14,281 --> 01:49:16,816
know each other awfully well.

2068
01:49:16,883 --> 01:49:20,086
I've had a chance of talking
to Drew McIntyre a number of times

2069
01:49:20,153 --> 01:49:22,522
leading up to this match
and he has vowed...

2070
01:49:22,589 --> 01:49:25,091
vowed not to make the same mistake he made

2071
01:49:25,158 --> 01:49:26,993
six weeks ago at WrestleMania.

2072
01:49:27,060 --> 01:49:28,929
Not to take his eyes off the ball

2073
01:49:28,995 --> 01:49:34,234
and instead to leave WrestleMania Backlash
once again WWE Champion.

2074
01:49:34,301 --> 01:49:37,571
[Corey] To be fair, Byron, Drew didn't
make many mistakes at WrestleMania.

2075
01:49:37,637 --> 01:49:38,972
His body betrayed him.

2076
01:49:39,039 --> 01:49:41,675
McIntyre passed out in the Hurt Lock.

2077
01:49:47,480 --> 01:49:50,317
We know what Drew McIntyre is made of.

2078
01:49:50,383 --> 01:49:53,320
We know what The Scottish Warrior
is capable of.

2079
01:49:53,386 --> 01:49:55,388
Will tonight be the night

2080
01:49:55,455 --> 01:49:59,259
that McIntyre once again
reaches the top of the mountain?

2081
01:50:00,460 --> 01:50:02,228
McIntyre put it best.

2082
01:50:02,295 --> 01:50:08,535
He said this match is gonna be about
who can absorb the most punishment.

2083
01:50:10,870 --> 01:50:13,540
McIntyre has also said,
"I can't be angry at Lashley."

2084
01:50:13,607 --> 01:50:15,375
He's a competitor. He's a fighter.

2085
01:50:15,442 --> 01:50:18,778
MVP is the one with all the talk.
He's the one pulling the strings.

2086
01:50:24,317 --> 01:50:26,853
[Braun Strowman's theme music playing]

2087
01:50:36,029 --> 01:50:40,333
Enter the steam-breathing
Monster Among Men.

2088
01:50:40,400 --> 01:50:42,268
Braun Strowman.

2089
01:50:43,603 --> 01:50:45,572
The former Universal Champion.

2090
01:50:47,240 --> 01:50:50,343
Braun would love to add
the WWE Championship

2091
01:50:50,410 --> 01:50:53,113
to his already impressive
list of accolades.

2092
01:50:53,179 --> 01:50:55,982
This is Braun Strowman's
second opportunity

2093
01:50:56,049 --> 01:50:57,851
at the WWE Championship.

2094
01:50:57,917 --> 01:51:01,221
The first was the 2016 Royal Rumble match.

2095
01:51:01,287 --> 01:51:03,156
And he is ready to rule tonight.

2096
01:51:03,223 --> 01:51:07,894
For months, Braun Strowman
has been nothing short of obsessed

2097
01:51:07,961 --> 01:51:10,163
with becoming WWE Champion.

2098
01:51:10,230 --> 01:51:13,166
Remember,
Braun Strowman was a last-minute addition

2099
01:51:13,233 --> 01:51:15,902
to this Triple Threat matchup.

2100
01:51:15,969 --> 01:51:17,437
Braun Strowman stood on watch

2101
01:51:17,504 --> 01:51:20,740
on King Kong meets Godzilla
meets the Incredible Hulk.

2102
01:51:20,807 --> 01:51:23,009
This is gonna be the battle of the titans.

2103
01:51:27,747 --> 01:51:31,618
McIntyre has not taken his eyes off
Braun Strowman,

2104
01:51:31,684 --> 01:51:35,288
and Braun Strowman has not taken his eyes
off of Drew McIntyre.

2105
01:51:35,355 --> 01:51:37,891
I appreciate the stoicism of McIntyre.

2106
01:51:37,957 --> 01:51:41,428
Staring a hole through Braun Strowman.
No emotion shown.

2107
01:51:45,131 --> 01:51:47,701
[Bobby Lashley's theme music playing]

2108
01:52:09,022 --> 01:52:10,924
[audience booing]

2109
01:52:23,236 --> 01:52:27,040
Guys, Bobby Lashley's
most recent title reign in WWE

2110
01:52:27,107 --> 01:52:30,877
ended in a Triple Threat Match
when Riddle picked John Morrison to win.

2111
01:52:30,944 --> 01:52:33,046
Lashley was not involved in the decision.

2112
01:52:33,113 --> 01:52:36,249
You'd have to wonder how that past history
is entering his mind.

2113
01:52:36,316 --> 01:52:38,751
[Corey] You don't need
to wonder at all, Adnan.

2114
01:52:38,818 --> 01:52:43,990
Lashley is haunted to this very day
that the match resulted the way it did.

2115
01:52:44,057 --> 01:52:49,362
But since then, nothing but destruction
in the wake of The All Mighty

2116
01:52:49,429 --> 01:52:52,365
Lashley sent out a tweet
earlier today that said,

2117
01:52:52,432 --> 01:52:54,567
"Tonight, WrestleMania Backlash,

2118
01:52:54,634 --> 01:52:56,436
The All Mighty era rolls on

2119
01:52:56,503 --> 01:52:59,873
and you will finally
stop doubting my power."

2120
01:53:00,907 --> 01:53:02,776
We've seen over the last couple weeks

2121
01:53:02,842 --> 01:53:06,479
the attempts of MVP
to conjure up these side deals

2122
01:53:06,546 --> 01:53:08,615
with Drew McIntyre, with Braun Strowman,

2123
01:53:08,681 --> 01:53:11,751
trying to create a temporary alliance
in this matchup

2124
01:53:11,818 --> 01:53:13,686
because both these men understand...

2125
01:53:16,756 --> 01:53:21,661
Lashley and MVP understand
how much jeopardy the WWE Champion is in.

2126
01:53:22,862 --> 01:53:25,665
And Bobby Lashley, at least publicly,
confident as ever.

2127
01:53:25,732 --> 01:53:27,967
On Twitter, he questioned if Drew McIntyre

2128
01:53:28,034 --> 01:53:32,305
is the champion the WWE Universe
wants and desires.

2129
01:53:32,372 --> 01:53:34,707
Tonight, it is every man for himself.

2130
01:53:34,774 --> 01:53:36,976
Likely to see some strange alliances
in this one.

2131
01:53:37,043 --> 01:53:39,913
[Rome] The following contest
is a Triple Threat Match

2132
01:53:39,979 --> 01:53:43,950
for the WWE Championship!

2133
01:53:44,017 --> 01:53:46,452
[audience cheering]

2134
01:53:46,519 --> 01:53:48,822
Introducing the challengers...

2135
01:53:48,888 --> 01:53:50,857
First, from Ayr, Scotland,

2136
01:53:50,924 --> 01:53:53,927
weighing in at 265 pounds,

2137
01:53:53,993 --> 01:53:57,564
Drew McIntyre!

2138
01:54:04,037 --> 01:54:09,108
Next, weighing in at 385 pounds,

2139
01:54:09,175 --> 01:54:12,178
Braun Strowman!

2140
01:54:14,180 --> 01:54:15,648
[indistinct conversation]

2141
01:54:20,220 --> 01:54:23,923
And their opponent,
accompanied to the ring by MVP,

2142
01:54:23,990 --> 01:54:28,895
The All Mighty WWE Champion,

2143
01:54:28,962 --> 01:54:32,999
Bobby Lashley!

2144
01:54:33,066 --> 01:54:36,469
[audience booing]

2145
01:54:38,805 --> 01:54:41,875
Bobby Lashley made the declaration
several weeks ago,

2146
01:54:41,941 --> 01:54:43,576
"In one-on-one competition,

2147
01:54:43,643 --> 01:54:45,745
I can beat Braun Strowman," and he did it.

2148
01:54:45,812 --> 01:54:49,249
Bobby Lashley also claimed
he could beat Drew McIntyre

2149
01:54:49,315 --> 01:54:50,650
in one-on-one competition.

2150
01:54:50,717 --> 01:54:53,786
Did that at WrestleMania,
almost did it again last week.

2151
01:54:53,853 --> 01:54:55,822
But, this is a triple-threat.

2152
01:54:55,889 --> 01:54:58,758
The rules, very, very different.

2153
01:54:58,825 --> 01:55:00,927
How will this work out for The All Mighty?

2154
01:55:00,994 --> 01:55:03,997
We are about to finally find out!

2155
01:55:04,063 --> 01:55:07,033
And the WWE Championship
has not changed hands

2156
01:55:07,100 --> 01:55:08,935
in a Triple Threat Match since 2015,

2157
01:55:09,002 --> 01:55:12,205
when Seth Rollins cashed in
Money in the Bank at WrestleMania 31.

2158
01:55:12,272 --> 01:55:15,608
Before, it was Daniel Bryan
winning the title at WrestleMania 30.

2159
01:55:15,675 --> 01:55:17,110
And away...

2160
01:55:17,176 --> 01:55:19,746
Me and you! What?

2161
01:55:19,812 --> 01:55:21,514
Let's do it.

2162
01:55:21,581 --> 01:55:23,149
No?

2163
01:55:23,216 --> 01:55:26,653
We're talking about strange bedfellows
in a match like this.

2164
01:55:26,719 --> 01:55:29,956
Temporary alliances of necessity.

2165
01:55:30,023 --> 01:55:33,092
But Strowman right now
crushing both other competitors.

2166
01:55:33,159 --> 01:55:36,529
Braun Strowman trying to continue
the dominance he displayed

2167
01:55:36,596 --> 01:55:38,531
-Oh!
-...Monday night on RAW.

2168
01:55:38,598 --> 01:55:41,334
Bobby using his quickness advantage
to down Strowman.

2169
01:55:45,138 --> 01:55:48,942
And maybe we'll have a temporary alliance
with McIntyre in the last week.

2170
01:55:49,008 --> 01:55:51,644
In an environment like this,
it's almost a necessity.

2171
01:55:51,711 --> 01:55:54,447
You've got to work together
with one of your opponents,

2172
01:55:54,514 --> 01:55:55,782
at least temporarily.

2173
01:55:55,848 --> 01:55:59,719
Bobby coming to the aid of Drew McIntyre,
now attacking Strowman.

2174
01:55:59,786 --> 01:56:01,154
Mauling Strowman.

2175
01:56:01,220 --> 01:56:05,325
But it's less about saving Drew McIntyre
and more about harming Braun Strowman.

2176
01:56:05,391 --> 01:56:08,795
And yeah, you have to remember,
this was supposed to be Bobby Lashley

2177
01:56:08,861 --> 01:56:11,130
and Drew McIntyre one-on-one.

2178
01:56:15,635 --> 01:56:16,903
Lashley marching.

2179
01:56:16,969 --> 01:56:20,673
It's supposed to be every man for himself,
but right now, in this instance,

2180
01:56:20,740 --> 01:56:24,077
McIntyre and Lashley, working together.

2181
01:56:24,143 --> 01:56:25,712
How do you take down a monster?

2182
01:56:25,778 --> 01:56:27,580
Case in point!

2183
01:56:29,982 --> 01:56:31,718
My God!

2184
01:56:31,784 --> 01:56:33,853
-Unbelievable!
-Power!

2185
01:56:34,987 --> 01:56:41,294
Thunderous suplex delivered
by Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre.

2186
01:56:42,028 --> 01:56:44,931
And for a moment,
Strowman eliminated from the equation.

2187
01:56:44,998 --> 01:56:47,133
Now it's more of a one-on-one environment.

2188
01:56:48,534 --> 01:56:49,535
Whoa!

2189
01:56:50,536 --> 01:56:52,872
Lashley gets launched by McIntyre.

2190
01:56:53,973 --> 01:56:55,541
McIntyre pleased with his work.

2191
01:56:55,608 --> 01:56:58,444
Glasgow Kiss delivered to Strowman.

2192
01:56:58,511 --> 01:57:02,014
Lashley very wisely picking
McIntyre's ankle from the outside.

2193
01:57:03,082 --> 01:57:06,586
No countouts, no disqualifications
in a Triple Threat Match.

2194
01:57:06,652 --> 01:57:11,257
And we expect this match to be intense,
to be physical.

2195
01:57:11,324 --> 01:57:12,392
To be destructive.

2196
01:57:12,458 --> 01:57:16,429
We might need to rebuild the ThunderDome
after these three are done.

2197
01:57:16,496 --> 01:57:19,432
Oh, my God.
McIntyre on the shoulders of Lashley.

2198
01:57:20,900 --> 01:57:23,669
Lashley driven shoulder-first
into the ring post.

2199
01:57:23,736 --> 01:57:26,039
And now,
McIntyre burying knees to the body.

2200
01:57:26,105 --> 01:57:28,908
-Strowman! Oh, my goodness!
-Oh, God!

2201
01:57:30,510 --> 01:57:32,678
Braun Strowman just went airborne

2202
01:57:32,745 --> 01:57:35,681
to take out Drew McIntyre
and Bobby Lashley.

2203
01:57:39,385 --> 01:57:41,687
That was horrifying.

2204
01:57:41,754 --> 01:57:43,589
-Let's watch it again.
-Yeah.

2205
01:57:43,656 --> 01:57:46,459
Three hundred eighty-five pounds.

2206
01:57:46,526 --> 01:57:51,130
Sacrificing and risking everything
to take out the opposition.

2207
01:57:51,197 --> 01:57:52,231
Strowman in control.

2208
01:57:53,299 --> 01:57:55,635
Strowman manhandling Lashley.

2209
01:57:55,701 --> 01:57:58,504
-Braun just planted Lashley.
-The cover here from Braun.

2210
01:58:01,741 --> 01:58:04,043
Strowman is the only man in this matchup

2211
01:58:04,110 --> 01:58:07,680
who has never tasted the glory
of being WWE Champion.

2212
01:58:07,747 --> 01:58:10,183
But Braun was less than
a half a second away

2213
01:58:10,249 --> 01:58:12,685
from getting that taste
as we look once again

2214
01:58:12,752 --> 01:58:16,089
at Braun driving
The All Mighty WWE Champion

2215
01:58:16,155 --> 01:58:19,692
into the mat and nearly
capturing the WWE title.

2216
01:58:19,759 --> 01:58:22,762
You can feel the concern of MVP.
Strowman trying to end this.

2217
01:58:22,829 --> 01:58:24,397
Trying to go for the Hurt Lock.

2218
01:58:24,464 --> 01:58:27,400
Bobby wants the Hurt Lock,
but it's not gonna be easy

2219
01:58:27,467 --> 01:58:29,168
when you're dealing with Strowman.

2220
01:58:29,235 --> 01:58:31,771
That 385-pound frame
is too large for Lashley.

2221
01:58:31,838 --> 01:58:32,972
Whoa!

2222
01:58:33,039 --> 01:58:35,441
Drew McIntyre flying.

2223
01:58:35,508 --> 01:58:37,743
Like a car crash mid-ring.

2224
01:58:37,810 --> 01:58:40,780
We saw Strowman go airborne this time.
The Scottish Warrior.

2225
01:58:40,847 --> 01:58:41,914
Whoa!

2226
01:58:41,981 --> 01:58:43,649
Lashley again launched.

2227
01:58:45,818 --> 01:58:47,920
Strowman into the ring post.

2228
01:58:50,857 --> 01:58:54,794
And now, Drew McIntyre
has a slight set on the WWE Champion.

2229
01:58:54,861 --> 01:58:57,997
The champion with the wherewithal
to avoid for a moment.

2230
01:58:58,064 --> 01:59:01,000
But Drew McIntyre, now once again,
from the top rope.

2231
01:59:01,968 --> 01:59:03,769
Down goes Lashley.

2232
01:59:03,836 --> 01:59:06,706
And up goes McIntyre.

2233
01:59:06,772 --> 01:59:10,710
McIntyre energized right now
as he avoids Strowman.

2234
01:59:10,776 --> 01:59:13,146
Almost a version of a zigzag by McIntyre.

2235
01:59:13,212 --> 01:59:14,780
Probably here for McIntyre.

2236
01:59:16,249 --> 01:59:18,784
Lashley desperate
to save his championship.

2237
01:59:18,851 --> 01:59:20,286
And this matchup continues.

2238
01:59:20,353 --> 01:59:22,155
Very fortunate situation for Lashley

2239
01:59:22,221 --> 01:59:24,357
to be at the right place
at the right time.

2240
01:59:24,423 --> 01:59:25,691
To break up the pinfall.

2241
01:59:25,758 --> 01:59:28,995
Lashley now just raining down right hands.

2242
01:59:30,096 --> 01:59:34,000
The certifiable badass WWE Champion.

2243
01:59:34,066 --> 01:59:35,067
Oh!

2244
01:59:35,134 --> 01:59:37,703
And McIntyre tastes his own medicine.

2245
01:59:41,707 --> 01:59:43,776
Oh, my gosh!

2246
01:59:43,843 --> 01:59:46,045
That is freakish strength from Lashley.

2247
01:59:46,112 --> 01:59:47,980
Three hundred and eighty-five pounds,

2248
01:59:48,047 --> 01:59:50,016
-Lashley puts him down to cover--
-Whoa!

2249
01:59:50,082 --> 01:59:51,450
Whoa!

2250
01:59:51,517 --> 01:59:54,320
Somehow, Strowman stays alive.

2251
01:59:54,387 --> 01:59:55,621
That was three!

2252
01:59:56,656 --> 02:00:00,026
Look at this superhuman strength

2253
02:00:00,092 --> 02:00:02,728
by The All Mighty Bobby Lashley.

2254
02:00:02,795 --> 02:00:05,464
As McIntyre now launched
into the barricade.

2255
02:00:08,167 --> 02:00:11,070
Look at the intensity
in the eyes of Lashley.

2256
02:00:11,137 --> 02:00:13,739
It's the gaze of a gladiator.

2257
02:00:14,707 --> 02:00:18,377
Bobby Lashley needs this intensity.
He needs this level of focus

2258
02:00:18,444 --> 02:00:22,582
if he wants to leave WrestleMania Backlash
with his WWE title.

2259
02:00:22,648 --> 02:00:24,917
As this match progresses,
it looks as though

2260
02:00:24,984 --> 02:00:27,486
Bobby Lashley's confidence
continues to build.

2261
02:00:27,553 --> 02:00:29,422
Continues to grow.

2262
02:00:29,488 --> 02:00:33,025
Drew McIntyre has just said,
"Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

2263
02:00:33,092 --> 02:00:35,695
I'm gonna turn Bobby's weaknesses
into my strengths."

2264
02:00:35,761 --> 02:00:37,663
But it's all Bobby Lashley right now.

2265
02:00:37,730 --> 02:00:39,999
Does Bobby Lashley
have any weaknesses, Adnan?

2266
02:00:40,066 --> 02:00:42,068
Because I sure as hell haven't seen any.

2267
02:00:42,134 --> 02:00:44,203
Lashley trying this again.

2268
02:00:44,270 --> 02:00:46,305
Good night, Drew.

2269
02:00:47,940 --> 02:00:49,442
Oh!

2270
02:00:49,508 --> 02:00:51,077
Braun Strowman!

2271
02:00:51,143 --> 02:00:54,447
This is perfectly legal.
No disqualification.

2272
02:00:55,848 --> 02:00:58,751
Now Braun Strowman
has Lashley off to himself.

2273
02:00:58,818 --> 02:01:00,920
Again with the steel steps.

2274
02:01:00,987 --> 02:01:04,190
Lashley just wrecked
by the steel ring stairs.

2275
02:01:07,793 --> 02:01:10,563
Lashley made the mistake
of taking a moment to celebrate

2276
02:01:10,630 --> 02:01:12,665
and walked right into those steel steps.

2277
02:01:13,799 --> 02:01:16,802
Second-time courtesy
of The Monster Among Men.

2278
02:01:19,772 --> 02:01:23,376
Strowman possesses
an over 100-pound weight advantage

2279
02:01:23,442 --> 02:01:25,244
to both of his competitors.

2280
02:01:26,379 --> 02:01:30,082
Using that size advantage
very effectively.

2281
02:01:30,149 --> 02:01:33,753
McIntyre was able to strike
with the Claymore

2282
02:01:33,819 --> 02:01:36,255
and send Strowman
all the way over the barricade.

2283
02:01:37,957 --> 02:01:41,594
This is prime real estate,
prime opportunity now for Drew McIntyre.

2284
02:01:41,661 --> 02:01:44,330
The Scottish Warrior showing his resolve

2285
02:01:44,397 --> 02:01:47,600
and his resilience right now
against Bobby Lashley.

2286
02:01:49,935 --> 02:01:51,637
No time can be wasted.

2287
02:01:51,704 --> 02:01:54,173
Inflict as much punishment as you can

2288
02:01:54,240 --> 02:01:56,475
on Bobby Lashley if you're Drew McIntyre.

2289
02:01:56,542 --> 02:01:58,411
What must Bobby Lashley do right now?

2290
02:01:58,477 --> 02:02:00,946
Clearly, Drew McIntyre
is the aggressor, Byron.

2291
02:02:01,013 --> 02:02:04,317
Right now, Lashley has got to find a way
to survive this onslaught.

2292
02:02:05,818 --> 02:02:07,286
Drew McIntyre.

2293
02:02:07,353 --> 02:02:11,424
This won't be easy to survive
if Drew lands what he's looking for.

2294
02:02:11,490 --> 02:02:13,426
McIntyre able to counter.

2295
02:02:13,492 --> 02:02:15,928
Lashley blocking and a reversal. Ugh.

2296
02:02:15,995 --> 02:02:17,163
[groans]

2297
02:02:17,229 --> 02:02:19,799
The unforgiving steel of that ramp.

2298
02:02:19,865 --> 02:02:22,702
Drop the lies, you got him! You hurt him.

2299
02:02:22,768 --> 02:02:25,738
You hurt him.
You hurt him, baby. You hurt him.

2300
02:02:27,106 --> 02:02:29,208
Drew McIntyre is hurt.

2301
02:02:32,978 --> 02:02:38,851
This Triple Threat Match testing
all of these WWE Superstars as Lashley.

2302
02:02:40,686 --> 02:02:43,656
Elbow right across the back of the neck
of Drew McIntyre.

2303
02:02:45,124 --> 02:02:48,561
This could be a hazardous position
for McIntyre and Lashley.

2304
02:02:48,627 --> 02:02:50,863
We've seen the destruction
that Bobby Lashley

2305
02:02:50,930 --> 02:02:52,665
and Braun Strowman have caused.

2306
02:02:54,834 --> 02:02:58,070
In the past, could McIntyre
be headed for a similar fate?

2307
02:02:58,137 --> 02:02:59,905
You got it! Do it, man! Finish him.

2308
02:02:59,972 --> 02:03:02,475
Lashley's got McIntyre hooked,
oh, my gosh.

2309
02:03:03,976 --> 02:03:04,977
Oh!

2310
02:03:05,044 --> 02:03:06,746
What a counter by Drew.

2311
02:03:06,812 --> 02:03:08,380
Glasgow Kiss connects.

2312
02:03:08,447 --> 02:03:13,352
And Lashley now being dribbled off
in the LED boards.

2313
02:03:13,419 --> 02:03:15,821
The Compose are set here.

2314
02:03:15,888 --> 02:03:20,192
We are seeing the bloodthirsty viciousness
of Drew McIntyre.

2315
02:03:20,259 --> 02:03:21,694
That's what it's gonna take.

2316
02:03:22,962 --> 02:03:24,897
-Oh!
-Oh, no!

2317
02:03:24,964 --> 02:03:26,232
Whoa!

2318
02:03:30,402 --> 02:03:32,638
Oh, my God, McIntyre's got daylight.

2319
02:03:32,705 --> 02:03:36,976
Drew McIntyre needs to only focus
on Braun Strowman right now.

2320
02:03:37,843 --> 02:03:42,081
The WWE Champion has been eliminated
from the situation for the moment.

2321
02:03:42,148 --> 02:03:43,883
I think you're right, Corey.

2322
02:03:43,949 --> 02:03:46,886
Drew McIntyre might have
effectively disposed

2323
02:03:46,952 --> 02:03:48,988
of the WWE Champion in this match.

2324
02:03:49,054 --> 02:03:53,926
The unbridled aggression of Drew McIntyre
as he takes out The All Mighty.

2325
02:03:53,993 --> 02:03:55,361
[crackling]

2326
02:03:56,595 --> 02:03:58,864
McIntyre hell-bent on making sure

2327
02:03:58,931 --> 02:04:01,200
that history does not
repeat itself tonight.

2328
02:04:01,267 --> 02:04:02,835
But Lashley...

2329
02:04:04,069 --> 02:04:08,040
threw the LED boards on our set.

2330
02:04:08,107 --> 02:04:11,777
Guys, last time this happened,
we didn't see Lashley for weeks.

2331
02:04:15,381 --> 02:04:17,616
Where the hell is he?

2332
02:04:19,652 --> 02:04:21,620
Drew's wondering the same thing.

2333
02:04:21,687 --> 02:04:24,123
Strowman now flattening McIntyre.

2334
02:04:26,659 --> 02:04:28,561
Man, there can be no hesitation.

2335
02:04:28,627 --> 02:04:30,629
Despite what happened to Bobby Lashley,

2336
02:04:30,696 --> 02:04:35,534
Drew McIntyre still has to worry
about a hungry Monster Among Men.

2337
02:04:35,601 --> 02:04:39,171
But now, McIntyre
in the sights of Strowman incoming!

2338
02:04:39,238 --> 02:04:40,506
Boom!

2339
02:04:42,508 --> 02:04:45,544
Strowman just mowed through McIntyre.

2340
02:04:47,112 --> 02:04:49,215
Braun Strowman said, "Since day one,

2341
02:04:49,281 --> 02:04:51,517
I told you I'm gonna do it
and I've done it."

2342
02:04:51,584 --> 02:04:53,719
The monster's at the top
of the food chain,

2343
02:04:53,786 --> 02:04:57,990
and now he tries to exact
some vengeance here on Drew McIntyre.

2344
02:04:58,057 --> 02:05:01,594
Right now, Braun Strowman
with a golden opportunity

2345
02:05:01,660 --> 02:05:03,295
to close this one out.

2346
02:05:03,362 --> 02:05:07,099
This could be the golden hour
for the Monster Among Men.

2347
02:05:11,103 --> 02:05:12,938
-Strowman.
-[roars]

2348
02:05:13,005 --> 02:05:17,376
-Whoa!
-Primal concrete sledge to the heart!

2349
02:05:17,443 --> 02:05:20,479
-Senton by Strowman!
-In the cover!

2350
02:05:20,546 --> 02:05:22,181
One, two--

2351
02:05:22,248 --> 02:05:24,650
Somehow, McIntyre survives.

2352
02:05:24,717 --> 02:05:26,886
Three hundred eighty-five pounds

2353
02:05:26,952 --> 02:05:29,188
crashing down across the chest

2354
02:05:29,255 --> 02:05:33,959
and sternum and rib cage of Drew McIntyre.

2355
02:05:34,026 --> 02:05:37,530
But somehow,
The Scottish Warrior survives.

2356
02:05:37,596 --> 02:05:38,998
Somehow is right.

2357
02:05:40,165 --> 02:05:42,334
I don't know how McIntyre
found the strength

2358
02:05:42,401 --> 02:05:46,839
to even kick out of that senton
by Strowman. But Strowman...

2359
02:05:46,906 --> 02:05:50,376
I wouldn't be surprised
if McIntyre's chest was crushed right now.

2360
02:05:51,877 --> 02:05:54,246
-Oh!
-Oh! Big right hand!

2361
02:05:54,313 --> 02:05:56,916
-[yells]
-Whoa!

2362
02:05:56,982 --> 02:05:59,818
-No way!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa.

2363
02:05:59,885 --> 02:06:02,621
Michinoku Driver to Strowman!
Into the cover!

2364
02:06:02,688 --> 02:06:04,690
One, two...

2365
02:06:04,757 --> 02:06:07,159
Whoa! Strowman!

2366
02:06:07,226 --> 02:06:08,861
Somehow, some way.

2367
02:06:08,928 --> 02:06:12,431
We've spent so much time
talking about the power of Strowman,

2368
02:06:12,498 --> 02:06:13,566
of Lashley!

2369
02:06:13,632 --> 02:06:16,135
How about Drew McIntyre?

2370
02:06:17,536 --> 02:06:20,472
Even more shocking
at this stage of the match.

2371
02:06:20,539 --> 02:06:23,008
After everything Drew McIntyre
has been through.

2372
02:06:23,075 --> 02:06:24,944
Still finding the strength

2373
02:06:25,010 --> 02:06:28,314
to hoist up the nearly 400-pound frame
of Braun Strowman.

2374
02:06:28,380 --> 02:06:30,316
You're absolutely right, Saxton.

2375
02:06:30,382 --> 02:06:34,553
It's the iron will.
The lion heart of The Scottish Warrior

2376
02:06:34,620 --> 02:06:37,756
on display for the whole world to see.

2377
02:06:37,823 --> 02:06:39,858
Strowman vowed this was gonna be a war.

2378
02:06:39,925 --> 02:06:42,761
It's gonna reopen people's eyes
to what this business is,

2379
02:06:42,828 --> 02:06:45,297
as he throws Drew over the ropes.

2380
02:06:48,033 --> 02:06:51,704
Braun bought himself
a valuable couple of moments

2381
02:06:51,770 --> 02:06:53,305
to regain composure.

2382
02:06:53,372 --> 02:06:57,276
And now, it's time to clear the tracks.

2383
02:06:57,343 --> 02:07:01,146
The Strowman Express
about to leave the station.

2384
02:07:01,213 --> 02:07:04,016
-Watch out!
-Oh, McIntyre!

2385
02:07:04,083 --> 02:07:05,484
Oh, my God!

2386
02:07:05,551 --> 02:07:07,286
McIntyre caught Strowman!

2387
02:07:07,353 --> 02:07:09,221
Right on the back of Braun's neck.

2388
02:07:11,590 --> 02:07:14,193
All of Braun's body weight

2389
02:07:14,259 --> 02:07:18,330
sent crashing down across
the top of his shoulders and neck.

2390
02:07:19,732 --> 02:07:23,168
At the last second,
McIntyre avoided possible disaster.

2391
02:07:23,235 --> 02:07:24,603
Watch this landing.

2392
02:07:24,670 --> 02:07:27,473
Three hundred eighty-five pounds.

2393
02:07:27,539 --> 02:07:32,211
Strowman just narrowly avoided
potential career catastrophe.

2394
02:07:32,277 --> 02:07:36,548
You have to wonder how much more
can Braun Strowman take after that.

2395
02:07:36,615 --> 02:07:39,752
With a vitriol on the face
of Drew McIntyre.

2396
02:07:39,818 --> 02:07:42,454
Oh, my God! Look out, fellas!

2397
02:07:42,521 --> 02:07:44,590
Good God!

2398
02:07:44,656 --> 02:07:47,426
McIntyre wanted the Claymore.

2399
02:07:47,493 --> 02:07:50,129
Strowman sensed it coming

2400
02:07:50,195 --> 02:07:54,733
and just flattened the Scottish Warrior
through our announce table.

2401
02:07:54,800 --> 02:07:56,902
Look at this once more.

2402
02:07:56,969 --> 02:07:58,804
This was unreal.

2403
02:07:58,871 --> 02:08:02,541
Two hundred sixty-five plus pounds
of McIntyre

2404
02:08:02,608 --> 02:08:05,077
caught out of mid-air

2405
02:08:05,144 --> 02:08:08,580
by a 385-pound Monster Among Men.

2406
02:08:09,682 --> 02:08:14,753
Take one more look
at this tremendous response from Strowman.

2407
02:08:15,754 --> 02:08:18,791
Completely dismantled Drew McIntyre.

2408
02:08:18,857 --> 02:08:21,193
Absolutely staggering right now

2409
02:08:21,260 --> 02:08:24,296
what Strowman and McIntyre
are doing to each other.

2410
02:08:24,363 --> 02:08:28,534
Braun Strowman has no intention
of leaving the ThunderDome

2411
02:08:28,600 --> 02:08:31,303
without the WWE Championship.

2412
02:08:31,370 --> 02:08:33,872
Look at the intensity
in the monster's eyes.

2413
02:08:33,939 --> 02:08:35,841
I think we might be just moments away.

2414
02:08:35,908 --> 02:08:39,978
Moments away from a new WWE Champion
named Braun Strowman.

2415
02:08:40,045 --> 02:08:41,814
I think you might be right, Saxton.

2416
02:08:44,616 --> 02:08:47,486
McIntyre is virtually lifeless.

2417
02:08:49,655 --> 02:08:53,592
But McIntyre will fight
until he is exactly that.

2418
02:08:55,828 --> 02:09:00,199
The Monster Among Men seizing the moment
right now against the Scottish Warrior.

2419
02:09:01,500 --> 02:09:03,268
You're dead!

2420
02:09:03,335 --> 02:09:05,003
I'm done!

2421
02:09:05,070 --> 02:09:08,574
Strowman stating his intention
to end this.

2422
02:09:08,640 --> 02:09:11,043
Braun wants the running power slam.

2423
02:09:11,944 --> 02:09:13,312
-McIntyre!
-Wow!

2424
02:09:13,378 --> 02:09:14,546
The Claymore!

2425
02:09:14,613 --> 02:09:15,781
Braun is down!

2426
02:09:16,749 --> 02:09:18,584
But Lashley back into the match.

2427
02:09:18,650 --> 02:09:20,519
Whoa! Bobby Lashley out of nowhere!

2428
02:09:20,586 --> 02:09:23,055
That was Lashley!
And Bobby Lashley the spear!

2429
02:09:23,122 --> 02:09:25,290
The spear!

2430
02:09:25,357 --> 02:09:27,926
-Cover! Lashley, the cover!
-One, two, three!

2431
02:09:27,993 --> 02:09:31,230
The All Mighty remains the champion!

2432
02:09:32,197 --> 02:09:37,302
[Rome] Here is your winner
and still The All Mighty WWE Champion,

2433
02:09:37,369 --> 02:09:41,607
Bobby Lashley!

2434
02:09:41,673 --> 02:09:46,011
Bobby Lashley delivering in the clutch.

2435
02:09:46,078 --> 02:09:48,280
We thought Lashley was done for.

2436
02:09:48,347 --> 02:09:54,286
This was a plan masterfully executed
by The All Mighty WWE Champion.

2437
02:09:54,353 --> 02:09:58,323
Probably a little bit of credit
needs to go to MVP as well.

2438
02:09:58,390 --> 02:10:00,559
Bobby Lashley waited.

2439
02:10:00,626 --> 02:10:04,963
Bobby Lashley stalked Braun Strowman
and Drew McIntyre

2440
02:10:05,030 --> 02:10:08,834
as the two challengers
virtually destroyed one another.

2441
02:10:08,901 --> 02:10:13,772
Opening the door for Lashley
to nearly cut Braun clean in half

2442
02:10:13,839 --> 02:10:16,575
with a thunderous spear.

2443
02:10:16,642 --> 02:10:18,977
A thunderous spear at the ThunderDome

2444
02:10:19,044 --> 02:10:22,114
as the resolve and resilience
of Bobby Lashley.

2445
02:10:22,181 --> 02:10:23,849
[Corey] Look at this once again.

2446
02:10:23,916 --> 02:10:28,687
The fact that Bobby Lashley
survived this brutality

2447
02:10:28,754 --> 02:10:30,756
is amazing in and of itself.

2448
02:10:30,822 --> 02:10:34,693
But the closing moments,
just as Braun could taste victory,

2449
02:10:34,760 --> 02:10:37,429
McIntyre delivers... boom!

2450
02:10:37,496 --> 02:10:38,864
The Claymore.

2451
02:10:38,931 --> 02:10:40,766
Strowman was done for.

2452
02:10:40,833 --> 02:10:43,535
But Bobby Lashley, lying in wait,

2453
02:10:43,602 --> 02:10:45,637
disposes of McIntyre,

2454
02:10:45,704 --> 02:10:47,506
and then, pow!

2455
02:10:47,573 --> 02:10:52,644
Drills Braun Strowman with a spear

2456
02:10:52,711 --> 02:10:55,714
that would put down Godzilla himself.

2457
02:10:55,781 --> 02:11:00,118
The All Mighty era continues to roll on.

2458
02:11:02,487 --> 02:11:07,492
Under the watchful eye
of The All Mighty WWE Champion.

2459
02:11:08,961 --> 02:11:11,864
An incredible performance
by Bobby Lashley.

2460
02:11:11,930 --> 02:11:15,367
Overcoming Braun Strowman
and Drew McIntyre

2461
02:11:15,434 --> 02:11:17,169
and considerable punishment

2462
02:11:17,236 --> 02:11:19,605
before he gives the final blow.

2463
02:11:20,572 --> 02:11:25,110
A true Herculean effort by Bobby Lashley,

2464
02:11:25,177 --> 02:11:29,414
who is still your All Mighty WWE Champion.

2465
02:11:29,481 --> 02:11:32,718
We witness the true real-life
Clash of the Titans.

2466
02:11:32,784 --> 02:11:36,655
And atop Mount Olympus
sits The All Mighty.

2467
02:11:47,566 --> 02:11:49,134
[audience booing]

2468
02:11:57,476 --> 02:11:59,544
COVID-19 changed our way of life.

2469
02:11:59,611 --> 02:12:00,679
The way we work,

2470
02:12:00,746 --> 02:12:02,347
the way we play,

2471
02:12:02,414 --> 02:12:03,982
the way we live.

2472
02:12:04,049 --> 02:12:07,886
Right now, COVID-19 vaccines
are available to millions of Americans.

2473
02:12:07,953 --> 02:12:11,790
Let's get back to our lives
and get vaccinated.

2474
02:12:11,857 --> 02:12:16,228
Roll up your sleeve
and do your part for those you love.

2475
02:12:16,295 --> 02:12:18,430
This is our shot.

2476
02:12:18,497 --> 02:12:20,299
And we can do this together.

2477
02:12:28,740 --> 02:12:31,510
[woman] They knew this day would come.

2478
02:12:31,576 --> 02:12:33,712
[buzzer blaring]

2479
02:12:33,779 --> 02:12:36,214
It's too late now.

2480
02:12:37,783 --> 02:12:39,518
They have no choice.

2481
02:12:41,119 --> 02:12:43,689
How did it come to this?

2482
02:12:43,755 --> 02:12:45,557
It's time.

2483
02:12:46,358 --> 02:12:49,361
There is no turning back.

2484
02:12:49,428 --> 02:12:51,697
They must go.

2485
02:12:52,464 --> 02:12:54,933
The Cell is here.

2486
02:13:01,640 --> 02:13:03,909
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
speaking of hell,

2487
02:13:03,976 --> 02:13:05,944
What about the hell
that Bobby Lashley,

2488
02:13:06,011 --> 02:13:09,214
Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre
put themselves through moments ago?

2489
02:13:09,281 --> 02:13:11,483
[Pat] Braun Strowman
catching Drew McIntyre,

2490
02:13:11,550 --> 02:13:13,952
curling him,
putting him through this table,

2491
02:13:14,019 --> 02:13:16,688
insane Bobby Lashley retains.

2492
02:13:16,755 --> 02:13:18,357
All hell broke loose...

2493
02:13:18,423 --> 02:13:20,559
Well, speaking of hell.

2494
02:13:20,625 --> 02:13:24,429
This summer is gonna be as hot as hell.

2495
02:13:24,496 --> 02:13:28,367
Because Hell in a Cell
comes your way in June this year

2496
02:13:28,433 --> 02:13:30,669
five weeks from tonight.

2497
02:13:30,736 --> 02:13:36,141
It is Hell in a Cell streaming live
exclusively on Peacock.

2498
02:13:36,208 --> 02:13:40,278
But coming up next, ladies and gentlemen,
it is our main event.

2499
02:13:40,345 --> 02:13:42,714
It is for the Universal Championship.

2500
02:13:42,781 --> 02:13:46,084
Cesaro in the biggest match of his career.

2501
02:13:46,151 --> 02:13:48,653
His first crack at the Universal title,

2502
02:13:48,720 --> 02:13:51,022
versus the head of the table,
Roman Reigns,

2503
02:13:51,089 --> 02:13:55,160
who is still growing over his victory
at WrestleMania.

2504
02:14:00,432 --> 02:14:02,601
I'm a man of my word.

2505
02:14:02,667 --> 02:14:04,069
The guillotine in.

2506
02:14:05,203 --> 02:14:06,405
Bryan's out.

2507
02:14:06,471 --> 02:14:09,775
Daniel Bryan is barred from SmackDown.

2508
02:14:09,841 --> 02:14:12,210
I gave Daniel Bryan what he wanted.

2509
02:14:14,780 --> 02:14:16,048
He didn't wanna be here.

2510
02:14:18,717 --> 02:14:20,652
So I smashed him.

2511
02:14:24,189 --> 02:14:27,225
And with his absence, we replaced him

2512
02:14:27,292 --> 02:14:31,096
someone who most certainly
will acknowledge me.

2513
02:14:32,431 --> 02:14:33,999
♪ Uso! ♪

2514
02:14:34,066 --> 02:14:35,400
That's Jimmy Uso.

2515
02:14:35,467 --> 02:14:38,703
What a massive thing for the family.

2516
02:14:38,770 --> 02:14:41,673
Roman Reigns gets another right hand man.

2517
02:14:41,740 --> 02:14:43,809
I don't have time for you tonight, Roman.

2518
02:14:43,875 --> 02:14:47,112
I got my match with Seth Rollins
to focus on.

2519
02:14:47,179 --> 02:14:50,015
Rollins attacking Cesaro from behind.

2520
02:14:51,316 --> 02:14:53,018
Cesaro wins.

2521
02:14:53,085 --> 02:14:56,154
He has an opportunity at
the Universal Champion, Roman Reigns.

2522
02:14:56,221 --> 02:14:57,856
Jimmy distracting the official.

2523
02:14:57,923 --> 02:15:00,358
Hey, hey, no.
Stay out of my business.

2524
02:15:01,927 --> 02:15:03,228
What did I tell you?

2525
02:15:03,295 --> 02:15:05,230
-You don't lie.
-Come on.

2526
02:15:06,631 --> 02:15:09,534
Oh, and a super kick by Jimmy to Rollins.

2527
02:15:09,601 --> 02:15:12,704
And Cesaro now launching himself
over the top rope.

2528
02:15:14,239 --> 02:15:16,141
One, two, three!

2529
02:15:17,108 --> 02:15:18,710
WrestleMania Backlash.

2530
02:15:18,777 --> 02:15:24,349
That man, Roman Reigns, has to defend
the Universal Championship against Cesaro.

2531
02:15:25,350 --> 02:15:27,619
Me and your brother,
we had a good operation.

2532
02:15:27,686 --> 02:15:31,056
But now, you're making mistakes
that I don't wanna have to clean up.

2533
02:15:31,123 --> 02:15:36,027
You won't be talking to me any kind of way
like you talked to my brother, Jey.

2534
02:15:36,094 --> 02:15:37,496
I ain't nobody's bitch.

2535
02:15:43,768 --> 02:15:45,036
Stand with us.

2536
02:15:46,004 --> 02:15:47,639
And acknowledge me.

2537
02:15:48,807 --> 02:15:50,575
Or you can take your ass home.

2538
02:15:56,348 --> 02:15:58,250
Just acknowledge him, bro.

2539
02:15:58,316 --> 02:16:01,152
And then we can get back
to doing our thing, man.

2540
02:16:01,219 --> 02:16:04,789
I got Cesaro attacking Reigns from behind.

2541
02:16:05,757 --> 02:16:08,059
And now, Jey Uso
trying to come to Roman's aid,

2542
02:16:08,126 --> 02:16:10,662
and Cesaro floors Jey.

2543
02:16:10,729 --> 02:16:12,964
And a conflicted Jimmy Uso.

2544
02:16:13,031 --> 02:16:16,668
I work every single day to get here.

2545
02:16:17,602 --> 02:16:20,805
I wanna be the proof
that hard work pays off.

2546
02:16:26,211 --> 02:16:28,613
So, clearly, we got some problems.

2547
02:16:28,680 --> 02:16:30,215
One of them, your brother.

2548
02:16:32,817 --> 02:16:34,819
You like my shirt, Us?

2549
02:16:34,886 --> 02:16:37,289
Now's the time to hop on your boy's team.

2550
02:16:37,355 --> 02:16:40,525
I'm not sure if our boy here
is gonna make it past Cesaro.

2551
02:16:40,592 --> 02:16:42,594
So let me guess, you can, right?

2552
02:16:43,595 --> 02:16:46,264
You really think you can do
what I do, huh?

2553
02:16:46,331 --> 02:16:48,166
Do it! Do it!

2554
02:16:48,233 --> 02:16:50,101
Do it! Do what I do.

2555
02:16:53,838 --> 02:16:57,542
Well, Jimmy Uso with something
to prove here tonight in our main event.

2556
02:16:57,609 --> 02:17:00,011
Let's beat this man, Cesaro.

2557
02:17:00,078 --> 02:17:03,682
It means the world to me to compete
for the Universal Championship.

2558
02:17:03,748 --> 02:17:07,586
I'm not like Roman Reigns,
asking for people to acknowledge me.

2559
02:17:07,652 --> 02:17:09,187
I try and earn it.

2560
02:17:10,522 --> 02:17:14,025
Jimmy Uso in his first action
in 14 months right now.

2561
02:17:15,894 --> 02:17:17,629
And look at the power of Cesaro.

2562
02:17:21,032 --> 02:17:22,434
Well, there is Roman Reigns.

2563
02:17:25,437 --> 02:17:27,906
I told you. I run this place.

2564
02:17:27,973 --> 02:17:29,374
Yo, what you doing, dog?

2565
02:17:29,441 --> 02:17:31,142
You just had to make it about you.

2566
02:17:31,209 --> 02:17:32,477
You think this about you?

2567
02:17:32,544 --> 02:17:34,746
You think anybody cares
if you beat Cesaro?

2568
02:17:34,813 --> 02:17:36,781
Oh, look out. Cesaro packing away.

2569
02:17:36,848 --> 02:17:39,718
Going after Jey Uso
as Roman and Jimmy argue.

2570
02:17:41,319 --> 02:17:43,288
Get your ass in here and help.

2571
02:17:45,991 --> 02:17:47,192
Don't let go!

2572
02:17:50,261 --> 02:17:53,965
Can the Swiss Superman
win the Universal Championship

2573
02:17:55,066 --> 02:17:58,803
as Roman Reigns' family
implodes around him?

2574
02:17:58,870 --> 02:18:01,740
Man, I've dreamed about this moment
for so long.

2575
02:18:01,806 --> 02:18:08,079
I know I can beat Roman Reigns
and earn the Universal Championship.

2576
02:18:13,618 --> 02:18:16,321
[Cesaro's theme music playing]

2577
02:18:16,388 --> 02:18:17,756
Well, ladies and gentlemen.

2578
02:18:17,822 --> 02:18:22,894
For a decade, Cesaro has been part of WWE.

2579
02:18:22,961 --> 02:18:25,297
He has accomplished a lot in his career.

2580
02:18:25,363 --> 02:18:29,100
A United States Champion,
a seven-time Tag Team Champion,

2581
02:18:29,167 --> 02:18:32,804
the winner of the Andre the Giant
Battle Royal.

2582
02:18:32,871 --> 02:18:37,242
But tonight,
for the first time in ten years,

2583
02:18:37,308 --> 02:18:43,782
Cesaro gets an opportunity
to battle for a World Championship.

2584
02:18:43,848 --> 02:18:46,217
What is going through Cesaro's mind, Pat,

2585
02:18:46,284 --> 02:18:49,688
in the biggest match of his career?

2586
02:18:49,754 --> 02:18:52,657
[Pat] He said it last week
and the week before that.

2587
02:18:52,724 --> 02:18:55,093
He's been dreaming about this
his entire life.

2588
02:18:55,160 --> 02:18:58,363
When he was a kid,
he used to run trails in the Alps,

2589
02:18:58,430 --> 02:19:00,699
dreaming of a night like tonight.

2590
02:19:01,766 --> 02:19:07,539
Where he can cement his forever legacy
as a Universal Champion.

2591
02:19:07,605 --> 02:19:10,709
[Cole] Cesaro proves
that World Championship matches

2592
02:19:10,775 --> 02:19:13,845
don't come around very often.

2593
02:19:13,912 --> 02:19:16,047
He understands he has to make good

2594
02:19:16,114 --> 02:19:18,016
on this opportunity tonight.

2595
02:19:20,418 --> 02:19:22,487
His potential has always been there.

2596
02:19:22,554 --> 02:19:26,825
He's been flying at his highest altitude
the last few weeks.

2597
02:19:26,891 --> 02:19:30,562
Ever since WrestleMania,
the hottest Cesaro we have ever seen.

2598
02:19:30,628 --> 02:19:32,597
The biggest night of his life.

2599
02:19:32,664 --> 02:19:35,300
[Cole] Will it pay off in this match?

2600
02:19:37,469 --> 02:19:39,938
Yeah! Yeah!

2601
02:19:40,004 --> 02:19:41,973
Let's get it, Us! You ready?

2602
02:19:42,040 --> 02:19:44,676
I know you're ready! Let's go!

2603
02:19:44,743 --> 02:19:48,179
Just 21 minutes.
What's all this talk about "we"?

2604
02:19:48,246 --> 02:19:50,882
What do you mean, Us?
I'm always in your corner, bro.

2605
02:19:50,949 --> 02:19:52,117
What if...

2606
02:19:54,552 --> 02:19:55,887
What do you mean, what if?

2607
02:20:00,759 --> 02:20:02,694
You sound like your brother right now.

2608
02:20:04,395 --> 02:20:05,930
Maybe you should go find him.

2609
02:20:08,166 --> 02:20:11,269
[Roman Reign's theme music playing]

2610
02:20:11,336 --> 02:20:13,471
Well, it appears the head of the table...

2611
02:20:15,240 --> 02:20:18,109
is going to go it alone tonight.

2612
02:20:37,162 --> 02:20:39,063
It is a...

2613
02:20:39,130 --> 02:20:40,231
presence.

2614
02:20:41,499 --> 02:20:47,739
Roman Reigns brings an R
to the WWE ThunderDome.

2615
02:20:47,806 --> 02:20:50,642
He is filled with confidence.

2616
02:20:50,708 --> 02:20:54,813
He believes he will retain tonight.

2617
02:21:09,260 --> 02:21:12,230
Pat, I don't think the gap
could be any wider

2618
02:21:12,297 --> 02:21:14,632
between these two Superstars.

2619
02:21:14,699 --> 02:21:18,903
Paul Heyman gave us the statistics
Friday night on SmackDown.

2620
02:21:18,970 --> 02:21:20,772
In Roman Reigns' career,

2621
02:21:20,839 --> 02:21:24,609
he has had 39 matches

2622
02:21:24,676 --> 02:21:27,879
for a world championship. 39!

2623
02:21:27,946 --> 02:21:31,316
He has main-evented
a half a dozen WrestleManias.

2624
02:21:31,382 --> 02:21:33,685
For Cesaro, zero!

2625
02:21:33,751 --> 02:21:36,421
That is the number of world title matches
he's had.

2626
02:21:36,488 --> 02:21:38,590
Advantage, Roman Reigns.

2627
02:21:38,656 --> 02:21:40,792
[Pat] Quite an advantage for Roman Reigns,

2628
02:21:40,859 --> 02:21:44,229
but that's not the only advantage
for Roman Reigns.

2629
02:21:44,295 --> 02:21:48,933
You're talking about generational talent,
Roman Reigns.

2630
02:21:49,000 --> 02:21:55,807
A man who's been dominant in this business
as soon as he stepped foot in it.

2631
02:21:55,874 --> 02:21:58,243
[Cole] But Cesaro believes.

2632
02:21:58,309 --> 02:22:02,747
Cesaro walked out here tonight
with a warm-up jacket that had the words,

2633
02:22:02,814 --> 02:22:06,751
"I know I can" emblazoned everywhere.

2634
02:22:06,818 --> 02:22:08,987
Cesaro believes in himself.

2635
02:22:09,053 --> 02:22:12,457
He believes he can knock off
the champ tonight.

2636
02:22:12,524 --> 02:22:15,093
[Pat] A lot of people
have believed in themselves

2637
02:22:15,159 --> 02:22:17,896
going against the Head of the Table,
Roman Reigns.

2638
02:22:17,962 --> 02:22:21,633
This is the main event
of WrestleMania Backlash.

2639
02:22:21,699 --> 02:22:26,237
This is where Roman Reigns is comfortable.

2640
02:22:26,304 --> 02:22:29,507
This is where he strives.
This is where he lives.

2641
02:22:29,574 --> 02:22:34,078
This is why he dominates the WWE.

2642
02:22:34,145 --> 02:22:35,880
The face of the company.

2643
02:22:35,947 --> 02:22:38,883
The face of the best show
in sports entertainment.

2644
02:22:40,051 --> 02:22:41,286
The Head of the Table.

2645
02:22:44,289 --> 02:22:47,058
So, believe that.

2646
02:23:03,374 --> 02:23:05,643
[Pat] I snuck a peek
at Cesaro's eyes there.

2647
02:23:05,710 --> 02:23:06,878
[Cole] What do you see?

2648
02:23:08,012 --> 02:23:11,316
[Pat] I think he doesn't fully understand
what he is signed up for.

2649
02:23:13,318 --> 02:23:14,552
[bell dings]

2650
02:23:14,619 --> 02:23:16,988
The following contest
scheduled for one fall

2651
02:23:17,055 --> 02:23:22,994
is for the Universal Championship!

2652
02:23:26,464 --> 02:23:29,934
Introducing the challenger
from Lucerne, Switzerland,

2653
02:23:30,001 --> 02:23:33,438
weighing at 232 pounds.

2654
02:23:33,504 --> 02:23:37,175
Cesaro!

2655
02:23:43,648 --> 02:23:46,951
And his opponent,
accompanied by his special counsel,

2656
02:23:47,018 --> 02:23:48,820
Paul Heyman.

2657
02:23:48,886 --> 02:23:53,391
Standing in at a weight of 265 pounds,

2658
02:23:53,458 --> 02:23:57,895
he is the Universal Champion,

2659
02:23:57,962 --> 02:24:02,200
Roman Reigns!

2660
02:24:03,167 --> 02:24:07,639
This is WWE ThunderDome.

2661
02:24:07,705 --> 02:24:11,709
This is the main event
of WrestleMania Backlash.

2662
02:24:12,910 --> 02:24:16,347
One of the most dominant champions
in WWE history.

2663
02:24:16,414 --> 02:24:18,783
The Universal Champion, Roman Reigns.

2664
02:24:19,884 --> 02:24:22,520
Defending against the upstart, Cesaro.

2665
02:24:23,688 --> 02:24:25,123
For the biggest prize.

2666
02:24:26,457 --> 02:24:28,059
The Universal Title.

2667
02:24:31,829 --> 02:24:35,800
Cesaro has these visions of a fairy tale.

2668
02:24:35,867 --> 02:24:38,102
Where his WrestleMania
win over Seth Rollins

2669
02:24:38,169 --> 02:24:40,905
will catapult him
to the Universal Championship

2670
02:24:40,972 --> 02:24:44,108
at WrestleMania Backlash,
just over a month after that.

2671
02:24:44,175 --> 02:24:48,246
He's the hottest wrestler
in sports entertainment.

2672
02:24:48,312 --> 02:24:49,881
Can he carry it to Reigns?

2673
02:24:49,947 --> 02:24:52,150
There's no doubt,
Roman Reigns and Cesaro now

2674
02:24:52,216 --> 02:24:55,053
feeling out-processed
early going in this matchup.

2675
02:24:55,119 --> 02:24:57,989
Cesaro, will he try
to out-wrestle Roman Reigns?

2676
02:24:58,056 --> 02:25:01,159
Will he try to out-power
the Universal Champion?

2677
02:25:01,225 --> 02:25:05,029
Gonna be an interesting strategy
for Cesaro here tonight.

2678
02:25:05,096 --> 02:25:07,198
[Pat] Everybody has said, pound for pound,

2679
02:25:07,265 --> 02:25:09,634
Cesaro is the strongest man
in this business.

2680
02:25:09,701 --> 02:25:13,805
Roman Reigns has put on
15 pounds of muscle as of late.

2681
02:25:13,871 --> 02:25:16,107
Strength verse strength.

2682
02:25:16,174 --> 02:25:17,275
Great verse great.

2683
02:25:17,341 --> 02:25:19,844
[Cole] Roman Reigns backs Cesaro
to the corner.

2684
02:25:19,911 --> 02:25:24,248
And Roman tries
to assert his authority on Cesaro,

2685
02:25:24,315 --> 02:25:27,585
who is now a break-force by the official.

2686
02:25:28,453 --> 02:25:31,122
[Pat] Roman feeling out Cesaro.
Cesaro doing the same.

2687
02:25:31,189 --> 02:25:34,525
Cesaro not just feeling out Reigns,
but also the big spotlight.

2688
02:25:34,592 --> 02:25:36,961
The main event of WrestleMania Backlash.

2689
02:25:37,028 --> 02:25:39,731
[Cole] When you entered
your first championship match,

2690
02:25:39,797 --> 02:25:41,499
what was going through your mind?

2691
02:25:41,566 --> 02:25:44,802
When the game started,
were the nerves there? Butterflies?

2692
02:25:44,869 --> 02:25:47,939
[Pat] It's the lead-up.
I rode coattails into some games.

2693
02:25:48,005 --> 02:25:50,508
The lead-up is always the hardest part.
The weight.

2694
02:25:50,575 --> 02:25:54,245
But once you get that first shot,
that first bump, that first kick for me.

2695
02:25:54,312 --> 02:25:56,514
It's just back to the basics. Here we are.

2696
02:25:58,950 --> 02:26:00,051
[Cole] Side headlock.

2697
02:26:00,118 --> 02:26:04,355
Take down now by Roman Reigns
controlling Cesaro.

2698
02:26:04,422 --> 02:26:05,623
Back to a vertical base.

2699
02:26:05,690 --> 02:26:08,092
Cesaro trying to create some separation.

2700
02:26:09,060 --> 02:26:11,562
Oh, shoulder tackle cover by Reigns.

2701
02:26:11,629 --> 02:26:14,932
And that right there was just
to show Cesaro, "Hey, I can do this.

2702
02:26:14,999 --> 02:26:16,768
I can take you out when I want."

2703
02:26:16,834 --> 02:26:18,536
Forcing Cesaro to kick at one.

2704
02:26:34,018 --> 02:26:36,854
And now, Cesaro leapfrog up
over the top of Roman Reigns.

2705
02:26:36,921 --> 02:26:38,523
And a shoulder tackle by Cesaro.

2706
02:26:38,589 --> 02:26:41,626
Cover now by the challenger.
Kick out by Roman at one.

2707
02:26:43,895 --> 02:26:45,296
Cover again.

2708
02:26:45,363 --> 02:26:47,465
And Cesaro trying to tie up the champion.

2709
02:26:47,532 --> 02:26:50,101
And again the champ has to kick out.

2710
02:26:50,168 --> 02:26:52,370
And Roman Reigns is trying now

2711
02:26:52,436 --> 02:26:54,272
and he has to get a breather.

2712
02:26:54,338 --> 02:26:55,506
He's got to reset.

2713
02:26:55,573 --> 02:26:57,475
He goes to his special counsel now.

2714
02:26:57,542 --> 02:26:59,477
Concern on the face of Paul Heyman.

2715
02:26:59,544 --> 02:27:03,548
Roman Reigns was taken out
of his game momentarily there by Cesaro,

2716
02:27:03,614 --> 02:27:05,950
and the champ is in a bit of trouble.

2717
02:27:08,486 --> 02:27:09,687
You're the Tribal Chief.

2718
02:27:09,754 --> 02:27:12,557
Cesaro had to have learned
that I am supposed to be here.

2719
02:27:12,623 --> 02:27:14,192
I can be here.

2720
02:27:14,258 --> 02:27:17,261
Paul Heyman reminded Roman,
"You're the Tribal Chief, bub."

2721
02:27:17,328 --> 02:27:20,698
[Pat] Roman Reigns slowly taking his time
to get back into the ring.

2722
02:27:21,599 --> 02:27:23,401
Caught a bit off guard by Cesaro

2723
02:27:23,467 --> 02:27:27,471
and his mat-based wrestling ability
moments ago.

2724
02:27:29,774 --> 02:27:32,009
[Pat] Notice how Roman
is taking his time.

2725
02:27:32,076 --> 02:27:34,245
This is the championship mindset.

2726
02:27:34,312 --> 02:27:37,181
[Cole] But notice Cesaro, Pat.
He's not overzealous.

2727
02:27:37,248 --> 02:27:40,418
He's not being overly aggressive.
He's not taking himself out.

2728
02:27:40,484 --> 02:27:43,521
And just like that,
slipped underneath the attempt by Reigns.

2729
02:27:43,588 --> 02:27:45,790
Waist lock by Cesaro.
Elbow by the champion.

2730
02:27:47,258 --> 02:27:48,960
Very patient veteran Cesaro.

2731
02:27:49,026 --> 02:27:51,596
Let's not forget,
first championship match,

2732
02:27:51,662 --> 02:27:54,465
but he is no rookie in the ring.

2733
02:27:56,267 --> 02:27:58,169
[Pat] He's been around.

2734
02:27:58,236 --> 02:27:59,770
He's done it all.

2735
02:27:59,837 --> 02:28:01,572
He's always been talked about.

2736
02:28:01,639 --> 02:28:04,442
Whenever he gets his opportunity,
he's gonna run with it.

2737
02:28:04,508 --> 02:28:06,677
He's had it here.
He's been hot. Right now...

2738
02:28:06,744 --> 02:28:09,146
[Cole] There it is!
The springboard uppercut.

2739
02:28:09,213 --> 02:28:11,282
The champ's down.
Caught him in the mouth.

2740
02:28:11,349 --> 02:28:14,151
That right there may be a wake-up call
by Roman Reigns.

2741
02:28:14,218 --> 02:28:17,788
You see Heyman in the background.
Paul Heyman obviously concerned.

2742
02:28:17,855 --> 02:28:20,958
Cesaro looking for a swing
on the champion

2743
02:28:21,025 --> 02:28:24,095
and Roman Reigns trying to squirm away,
and he does.

2744
02:28:26,898 --> 02:28:31,102
[Pat] Roman Reigns doing all of this alone
out here alongside Paul Heyman.

2745
02:28:31,168 --> 02:28:32,270
[Cole] Yeah, no Usos.

2746
02:28:32,336 --> 02:28:35,973
Roman Reigns has relied a lot on Jey Uso
to keep his championship.

2747
02:28:36,040 --> 02:28:37,341
Meanwhile, wait a minute.

2748
02:28:37,408 --> 02:28:41,012
Cesaro may have tweaked the left arm
as he fell out of the ring hard.

2749
02:28:41,078 --> 02:28:42,280
Or is it the right arm?

2750
02:28:42,346 --> 02:28:45,283
The right arm of Cesaro,
shaking it off now.

2751
02:28:45,349 --> 02:28:48,019
[Cole] Roman showing that strength,
"Get out of here."

2752
02:28:48,085 --> 02:28:50,454
Cesaro had a little bit of a run,
the champion.

2753
02:28:50,521 --> 02:28:53,424
By the way, look at Cesaro
patiently getting back in there.

2754
02:28:53,491 --> 02:28:55,826
And let's see how Cesaro
may have hurt his arm.

2755
02:28:55,893 --> 02:28:59,664
And right there, landed on
the right shoulder of the elbow.

2756
02:28:59,730 --> 02:29:01,832
And will that come into play
in this match?

2757
02:29:01,899 --> 02:29:04,302
Cesaro back into the ring,
meets Roman Reigns.

2758
02:29:04,368 --> 02:29:06,037
And now, an uppercut by Cesaro.

2759
02:29:06,103 --> 02:29:08,472
[Cole] Same arm there
with a European uppercut.

2760
02:29:08,539 --> 02:29:11,042
Big offensive weapon for Cesaro.

2761
02:29:11,108 --> 02:29:13,444
It looks like Cesaro grimaced
a couple of times

2762
02:29:13,511 --> 02:29:15,379
when he threw the uppercut.

2763
02:29:15,446 --> 02:29:17,415
Oh, and Reigns!

2764
02:29:17,481 --> 02:29:20,851
Just like that,
Roman Reigns back in control.

2765
02:29:20,918 --> 02:29:22,320
And that stunned Cesaro.

2766
02:29:22,386 --> 02:29:26,157
And shoulder-first into the post,
and that's the bad arm.

2767
02:29:26,223 --> 02:29:27,792
Again, the bad arm by Cesaro.

2768
02:29:27,858 --> 02:29:31,095
Reigns realizing it,
sent it shoulder-first into the post.

2769
02:29:31,162 --> 02:29:33,331
[Pat] He's the Head of the Table.

2770
02:29:33,397 --> 02:29:37,068
He obviously saw that Cesaro's right arm
was in trouble,

2771
02:29:37,134 --> 02:29:38,336
eats a couple uppercuts,

2772
02:29:38,402 --> 02:29:40,938
and throws him into the post
to further the damage.

2773
02:29:41,005 --> 02:29:44,842
[Cole] One of the reasons he's been
one of the most dominant champions in WWE.

2774
02:29:44,909 --> 02:29:47,945
And now Cesaro bounced right off
our announce table.

2775
02:29:48,012 --> 02:29:51,482
And still trying to fight back
and bounced off again.

2776
02:29:51,549 --> 02:29:53,851
[Pat] Cesaro, I think,
is wondering right now,

2777
02:29:53,918 --> 02:29:56,754
"Why did I wanna do this my whole life?"

2778
02:29:56,821 --> 02:29:58,589
Hey!

2779
02:29:58,656 --> 02:30:00,291
[Pat] Roman in complete control.

2780
02:30:00,358 --> 02:30:03,861
Not sure if you noticed, welts starting
to build on the back of Cesaro.

2781
02:30:03,928 --> 02:30:08,132
Reigns into the middle of the ring,
and a kick-out by Cesaro at one.

2782
02:30:08,199 --> 02:30:10,835
[Pat] Feels like Roman's toying with him,
doesn't it?

2783
02:30:12,236 --> 02:30:14,939
[Cole] Cesaro just trying to regroup.

2784
02:30:15,006 --> 02:30:18,676
Reigns is not allowing any separation,
any time to do that.

2785
02:30:18,743 --> 02:30:20,177
Now, the chin lock applied.

2786
02:30:22,480 --> 02:30:27,685
Roman has become unbelievable
when it comes to wearing down opponents.

2787
02:30:27,752 --> 02:30:30,921
He's had his full body weight on Cesaro
there momentarily.

2788
02:30:32,623 --> 02:30:34,759
[Pat] A lion never concerns
himself with...

2789
02:30:34,825 --> 02:30:38,362
[Cole] Look at Cesaro now,
trying to power up Roman Reigns.

2790
02:30:38,429 --> 02:30:40,831
And can't quite get him up.

2791
02:30:40,898 --> 02:30:42,967
And Reigns able to counter.

2792
02:30:43,034 --> 02:30:45,269
And Pat, is it because of the bad arm?

2793
02:30:45,336 --> 02:30:46,971
Reigns now, cover.

2794
02:30:47,038 --> 02:30:49,740
Forearm in the face,
and Cesaro's got a kick at one.

2795
02:30:51,475 --> 02:30:54,078
[Pat] It has to be.
He doesn't have it all right now.

2796
02:30:54,145 --> 02:30:57,114
Cesaro doesn't have leverage.
He doesn't have all his power.

2797
02:30:57,181 --> 02:30:59,250
Roman senses that. Roman knows that.

2798
02:30:59,316 --> 02:31:02,286
Was able to block the suplex attempt
and turn it all around.

2799
02:31:03,554 --> 02:31:06,257
Cesaro gathering himself here
as Roman looks over.

2800
02:31:06,323 --> 02:31:07,758
-[grunts]
-Big right.

2801
02:31:09,760 --> 02:31:13,397
[Cole] Just a look of disgust
on the face of Reigns.

2802
02:31:13,464 --> 02:31:16,100
"You shouldn't even be
in this ring with me, Cesaro."

2803
02:31:16,167 --> 02:31:19,303
He's been saying that
ever since this thing started.

2804
02:31:22,273 --> 02:31:24,275
Now Cesaro trying to fight back.

2805
02:31:24,341 --> 02:31:27,111
Stopping Reigns
and now delivering a right hand.

2806
02:31:27,178 --> 02:31:29,747
The champ now being driven back
a couple of steps.

2807
02:31:29,814 --> 02:31:32,516
Cesaro trying to build momentum,
and you heard that.

2808
02:31:34,785 --> 02:31:37,888
[Pat] Right to the mouth
from Roman Reigns.

2809
02:31:39,223 --> 02:31:40,691
Roman tweeted earlier,

2810
02:31:40,758 --> 02:31:42,860
"Congratulations
on earning the opportunity

2811
02:31:42,927 --> 02:31:45,262
to go back to the bottom."

2812
02:31:45,329 --> 02:31:48,933
I think he's just trying to smack him
right in the mouth back down there.

2813
02:31:48,999 --> 02:31:50,468
Reigns relishes that.

2814
02:31:50,534 --> 02:31:52,236
[referee] Cesaro, do you give up?

2815
02:31:54,872 --> 02:31:56,407
Cole, you have to understand.

2816
02:31:56,474 --> 02:31:59,210
Roman Reigns has been at the top
for so long.

2817
02:31:59,276 --> 02:32:02,480
The most dominant champion
in the history of the WWE.

2818
02:32:02,546 --> 02:32:04,548
[applause]

2819
02:32:04,615 --> 02:32:07,985
Cesaro has kind of come out of nowhere
to start challenging him.

2820
02:32:08,052 --> 02:32:10,888
[Cole] Yeah, but perhaps
he catches Roman tonight.

2821
02:32:10,955 --> 02:32:13,624
Catches him by-- Oh, maybe not.
Roman floors Cesaro.

2822
02:32:13,691 --> 02:32:15,793
Covered out by the champ.
Hook of the leg.

2823
02:32:15,860 --> 02:32:18,662
Wraps his leg on the other,
Cesaro still with a kick-out.

2824
02:32:18,729 --> 02:32:20,097
Reigns is like--

2825
02:32:20,164 --> 02:32:22,266
-[Pat] He's at the one.
-Only a one count.

2826
02:32:22,333 --> 02:32:24,602
Roman could not believe
Cesaro kicked at one.

2827
02:32:26,504 --> 02:32:32,343
[Pat] This is that incredible conditioning
from Cesaro that we hear about.

2828
02:32:32,409 --> 02:32:36,413
[Cole] Well, when you've fought
your whole life for something, Pat,

2829
02:32:36,480 --> 02:32:38,716
your whole life
for an opportunity like this,

2830
02:32:38,782 --> 02:32:43,020
you're not gonna allow it
to slip away easily.

2831
02:32:43,087 --> 02:32:46,857
Cesaro lives and breathes this.
It's all he wants to do.

2832
02:32:46,924 --> 02:32:50,060
He trains three, four hours a day
in the gym.

2833
02:32:50,127 --> 02:32:52,930
Constantly rolling around on the mat.
Seven days a week.

2834
02:32:52,997 --> 02:32:54,298
He-- It's in his blood.

2835
02:32:54,365 --> 02:32:55,900
[Pat] I respect that.

2836
02:32:55,966 --> 02:32:57,701
But speaking of in his blood,

2837
02:32:57,768 --> 02:33:00,671
Roman has had a target on him
since he walked in here.

2838
02:33:00,738 --> 02:33:02,339
And all he does is show up.

2839
02:33:02,406 --> 02:33:05,676
He gets everybody's best,
including Cesaro's tonight.

2840
02:33:06,610 --> 02:33:10,748
Reigns with a Samoan drop.
Cesaro landed high on the bad shoulder.

2841
02:33:10,814 --> 02:33:12,816
Cover. Both legs. Hook now.

2842
02:33:12,883 --> 02:33:14,051
Kick at two.

2843
02:33:14,118 --> 02:33:16,020
Closer now for the champion.

2844
02:33:20,257 --> 02:33:23,594
[Pat] Bear in mind,
Roman is out here all by himself.

2845
02:33:23,661 --> 02:33:28,098
So all the naysayers and critics
who say he needs help and all that,

2846
02:33:28,165 --> 02:33:30,034
he said, "I'm gonna do this myself.

2847
02:33:30,100 --> 02:33:33,103
-Go find your brother."
-[Cole] You notice the body language.

2848
02:33:33,170 --> 02:33:34,338
Cesaro's hurting.

2849
02:33:34,405 --> 02:33:36,640
He's trying to get feeling
back into his arm.

2850
02:33:36,707 --> 02:33:38,576
[Cole] Heyman's laughing over here.

2851
02:33:40,177 --> 02:33:41,879
[Pat] This is where they want him.

2852
02:33:41,946 --> 02:33:45,849
[Cole] So far, everything has gone
according to plan for Roman Reigns.

2853
02:33:45,916 --> 02:33:48,085
[Pat] A couple little spurts
by Cesaro, but...

2854
02:33:48,152 --> 02:33:50,154
[Cole] Locked and loaded.

2855
02:33:50,221 --> 02:33:52,389
Locked and loaded for Roman.

2856
02:33:52,456 --> 02:33:53,657
Measuring Cesaro.

2857
02:33:53,724 --> 02:33:56,260
Reigns. Cesaro ducked underneath.

2858
02:33:56,327 --> 02:33:58,929
There's the pop-up uppercut!

2859
02:33:58,996 --> 02:34:01,899
And this creates an opportunity now
for the challenger

2860
02:34:01,966 --> 02:34:04,168
if Cesaro can capitalize.

2861
02:34:05,369 --> 02:34:07,805
[Pat] Thought we were gonna see
a Superman Punch

2862
02:34:07,871 --> 02:34:10,341
-instead of a pop-up uppercut.
-[Cole] Watch this.

2863
02:34:10,407 --> 02:34:12,743
And watch the impact. Cesaro...

2864
02:34:12,810 --> 02:34:15,412
Boom! Ringing the bell with the champion.

2865
02:34:17,248 --> 02:34:19,984
This is critical, Pat,
because it allows Cesaro

2866
02:34:20,050 --> 02:34:22,419
-to regroup a little bit.
-[coughs]

2867
02:34:24,588 --> 02:34:26,890
Re-gather his thoughts.
Re-plan his strategy.

2868
02:34:26,957 --> 02:34:28,559
Let his body heal for a moment.

2869
02:34:31,061 --> 02:34:32,963
Roman struggling to get to his feet.

2870
02:34:33,030 --> 02:34:35,566
Cesaro now with that killer instinct.
That look.

2871
02:34:35,633 --> 02:34:37,334
The big uppercut by Cesaro.

2872
02:34:37,401 --> 02:34:40,971
Roman Reigns about to become victim
to the uppercut train.

2873
02:34:43,707 --> 02:34:45,242
Again.

2874
02:34:45,309 --> 02:34:47,244
[Pat] He's been dreaming for this.

2875
02:34:47,311 --> 02:34:50,180
[Cole] A kick, down goes the champion.
Cover by Cesaro.

2876
02:34:50,247 --> 02:34:52,816
Is it enough?
Can he stop the champ? Almost.

2877
02:34:52,883 --> 02:34:55,052
Two and a half. And now, Cesaro,

2878
02:34:55,119 --> 02:34:57,921
a hold of the leg of Roman Reigns.

2879
02:34:57,988 --> 02:35:00,090
Maybe setting him up for the sharpshooter.

2880
02:35:00,157 --> 02:35:02,326
The submission maneuver.

2881
02:35:02,393 --> 02:35:03,527
[Pat] For a swing.

2882
02:35:03,594 --> 02:35:05,062
[Cole] Oh, kick to the hand.

2883
02:35:05,929 --> 02:35:08,432
-Kick to the knee.
-[Cole] Right to the knee again.

2884
02:35:08,499 --> 02:35:09,833
Weakening the limbs.

2885
02:35:09,900 --> 02:35:13,370
-[Pat] Attacking the base.
-[Cole] This is for the sharpshooter.

2886
02:35:13,437 --> 02:35:15,806
He's gonna step through
to use the sharpshooter.

2887
02:35:15,873 --> 02:35:18,175
Tried it moments ago.
He's got Reigns weakened.

2888
02:35:18,242 --> 02:35:20,044
Submission move. Middle of the ring.

2889
02:35:20,110 --> 02:35:22,513
Reigns drags himself.
Drags himself to the rope,

2890
02:35:22,579 --> 02:35:23,781
and forces the break.

2891
02:35:25,082 --> 02:35:27,284
[Pat] Roman willing himself to the rope.

2892
02:35:29,086 --> 02:35:31,588
The champ seems
to be a little bit concerned.

2893
02:35:31,655 --> 02:35:32,723
[Cole] And Pat, now,

2894
02:35:32,790 --> 02:35:34,992
does Cesaro start to believe in himself?

2895
02:35:35,059 --> 02:35:37,995
Is Cesaro starting to gain
a little bit of confidence?

2896
02:35:38,062 --> 02:35:40,531
Cesaro now launching himself
over the rope!

2897
02:35:40,597 --> 02:35:42,199
Corkscrew plancha!

2898
02:35:42,266 --> 02:35:45,703
And Cesaro's fired up, as he should be.

2899
02:35:46,970 --> 02:35:49,840
This could be your night, Cesaro.

2900
02:35:49,907 --> 02:35:52,509
Watch Cesaro fly.

2901
02:35:52,576 --> 02:35:54,945
Pulling out all the stops.

2902
02:35:55,012 --> 02:35:58,482
Champion's advantage.
Cesaro's got to pin or submit the champ.

2903
02:35:58,549 --> 02:36:01,618
Reigns realizes that.
Rolls out on the other side of the ring.

2904
02:36:03,487 --> 02:36:05,489
[Pat] Roman was trying to do that,

2905
02:36:05,556 --> 02:36:07,758
and Cesaro took advantage.
Took to the skies.

2906
02:36:08,559 --> 02:36:10,661
Cesaro says that,
"If is how it's gonna be,

2907
02:36:10,728 --> 02:36:13,564
-this is how it's gonna be."
-[Cole] And Cesaro

2908
02:36:13,630 --> 02:36:15,599
running through Reigns.

2909
02:36:17,668 --> 02:36:19,937
Again now, sending Roman
back into the ring.

2910
02:36:20,003 --> 02:36:22,473
What's Cesaro gonna do?
Can he put the champ away?

2911
02:36:22,539 --> 02:36:24,641
Heyman scatters. Cesaro, now...

2912
02:36:25,876 --> 02:36:27,711
gonna climb up to the top rope.

2913
02:36:27,778 --> 02:36:31,048
The Head of the Table is in trouble.

2914
02:36:31,115 --> 02:36:32,983
Cesaro, crossbody!

2915
02:36:33,050 --> 02:36:35,219
Lateral press for the championship,

2916
02:36:35,285 --> 02:36:37,488
and a kick-out by Reigns.

2917
02:36:40,324 --> 02:36:42,426
[Pat] Cesaro has to be
thinking to himself,

2918
02:36:42,493 --> 02:36:44,862
"I'm supposed to be here."

2919
02:36:44,928 --> 02:36:46,964
[Cole] Earlier on in the matchup,

2920
02:36:47,030 --> 02:36:48,332
Cesaro... Watch this.

2921
02:36:48,399 --> 02:36:50,100
And the impact to Reigns.

2922
02:36:50,167 --> 02:36:53,270
The thing about Cesaro now, Pat,
is he can't become frustrated.

2923
02:36:53,337 --> 02:36:54,438
Watch the crossbody.

2924
02:36:54,505 --> 02:36:57,040
Follows it up
with a lateral press and a near-fall.

2925
02:36:57,107 --> 02:37:00,277
But if you're Cesaro,
you've gotta get back on the offense.

2926
02:37:00,344 --> 02:37:03,480
You can't get frustrated here.
You're in there against the best.

2927
02:37:03,547 --> 02:37:06,283
[Pat] And that might be
some of the, you know,

2928
02:37:06,350 --> 02:37:09,420
learning curve for Cesaro
in one of these massive matchups.

2929
02:37:09,486 --> 02:37:12,389
It's the main event.
You can become the Universal Champion.

2930
02:37:12,456 --> 02:37:14,625
You can become the face of this company.

2931
02:37:14,691 --> 02:37:16,927
You've got to bury him when you can.

2932
02:37:16,994 --> 02:37:19,363
Now Roman gets a breather.

2933
02:37:19,430 --> 02:37:21,865
[Cole] Maybe not.
Cesaro grabbing him by the ear.

2934
02:37:22,900 --> 02:37:24,701
-[Pat] Oh, boy.
-Hey, come on!

2935
02:37:24,768 --> 02:37:29,573
[Cole] And Cesaro up the second rope,
what does Cesaro plan to do here?

2936
02:37:29,640 --> 02:37:31,575
And Reigns, a couple of body shots.

2937
02:37:31,642 --> 02:37:35,779
[Pat] He took too long to grab the ear.
Let Roman gather himself.

2938
02:37:35,846 --> 02:37:38,115
[Cole] Oh! And bounces him off
the ring post.

2939
02:37:38,182 --> 02:37:39,983
[Pat] "Doesn't matter," says Cesaro.

2940
02:37:40,050 --> 02:37:43,287
I can take control of this thing
with one swing of your head."

2941
02:37:43,353 --> 02:37:45,055
[Cole] You made a good point, Pat.

2942
02:37:45,122 --> 02:37:48,158
The inexperience
in World Championship matches...

2943
02:37:48,225 --> 02:37:50,227
[Pat] You've got to get it when you can.

2944
02:37:50,294 --> 02:37:52,396
If you can win that thing,
do it right now.

2945
02:37:52,463 --> 02:37:54,731
[Cole] Cesaro's gonna try.
Grabs Roman Reigns.

2946
02:37:54,798 --> 02:37:58,335
Roman out on the apron.
And again, Cesaro goes to the ropes,

2947
02:37:58,402 --> 02:38:00,771
and Reigns able to counter.

2948
02:38:06,543 --> 02:38:08,812
Roman Reigns,
boot right to the face,

2949
02:38:08,879 --> 02:38:10,781
and continues to hold on.

2950
02:38:10,848 --> 02:38:12,015
Now that's the bad arm.

2951
02:38:12,082 --> 02:38:15,619
That's the arm Reigns has been working on
throughout the entire matchup.

2952
02:38:15,686 --> 02:38:17,621
And more damage inflicted.

2953
02:38:22,893 --> 02:38:23,994
Watch this.

2954
02:38:24,061 --> 02:38:27,197
Boom! And notice how Reigns
does not let go.

2955
02:38:27,264 --> 02:38:30,767
All the pressure to the bad arm of Cesaro.

2956
02:38:30,834 --> 02:38:34,905
Now it looks like Cesaro
is favoring the bicep, perhaps.

2957
02:38:35,873 --> 02:38:38,775
[Pat] Elbow, bicep, tendon, ligament.

2958
02:38:38,842 --> 02:38:40,477
[Cole] And Reigns smells blood.

2959
02:38:40,544 --> 02:38:42,746
The champion smells blood.

2960
02:38:44,381 --> 02:38:46,216
Shoulder off the post.

2961
02:38:49,586 --> 02:38:52,155
And Roman Reigns
looks to end this match right here

2962
02:38:52,222 --> 02:38:54,291
and retain the Universal title.

2963
02:38:54,358 --> 02:38:56,426
Shoulders are now down at Cesaro.

2964
02:38:56,493 --> 02:38:58,362
And that was a weaker kick-out

2965
02:38:58,428 --> 02:39:00,664
than we've seen out of Cesaro
in the match.

2966
02:39:00,731 --> 02:39:03,100
[Pat] An early kick-out there,
but you're right.

2967
02:39:03,166 --> 02:39:04,401
Has to be wearing down.

2968
02:39:04,468 --> 02:39:06,937
Has to be worried about his arm
at this point.

2969
02:39:07,004 --> 02:39:10,607
I think it was bent like a chicken wing
over the top turnbuckle there.

2970
02:39:10,674 --> 02:39:13,443
[Cole] Look at Roman, the smile.
Look at the smile.

2971
02:39:13,510 --> 02:39:15,279
[Pat] This is what you wanted.

2972
02:39:23,420 --> 02:39:25,389
[Cole] Cesaro, though.

2973
02:39:25,455 --> 02:39:28,792
Still with fight left in.
I don't believe Reigns can believe

2974
02:39:28,859 --> 02:39:31,428
that Cesaro is fighting back--
Right to the knee,

2975
02:39:31,495 --> 02:39:32,796
and back to the bad arm.

2976
02:39:32,863 --> 02:39:36,033
And now, Roman Reigns
looking to torture Cesaro.

2977
02:39:38,402 --> 02:39:40,337
Look at the position of the arm.

2978
02:39:40,404 --> 02:39:42,739
Look at Roman cranking the arm of Cesaro.

2979
02:39:44,408 --> 02:39:47,444
It's your boy here.
Hope you're enjoying the house.

2980
02:39:48,745 --> 02:39:50,681
[Cole] Oh, my goodness.

2981
02:39:51,582 --> 02:39:53,317
Oh, yeah, that's DB style.

2982
02:39:53,383 --> 02:39:55,519
Yeah, that's DB style.

2983
02:39:55,586 --> 02:39:58,589
[grunts]

2984
02:40:00,924 --> 02:40:03,860
[Cole] Headbutt by Cesaro.
Anything he can do to break that.

2985
02:40:03,927 --> 02:40:06,530
Now an uppercut using the bad arm.

2986
02:40:06,597 --> 02:40:08,365
Reigns with a wicked clothesline.

2987
02:40:08,432 --> 02:40:10,100
The impact by the champion.

2988
02:40:10,167 --> 02:40:12,102
Cesaro has to kick this time at two.

2989
02:40:14,204 --> 02:40:16,206
You gotta give Cesaro credit.

2990
02:40:16,273 --> 02:40:18,141
He has-- will not give up.

2991
02:40:19,543 --> 02:40:22,312
[Pat] Roman Reigns is shaking his head.

2992
02:40:22,379 --> 02:40:24,114
"You should give up by now."

2993
02:40:24,181 --> 02:40:26,783
His right arm doesn't even work. Boom!

2994
02:40:26,850 --> 02:40:29,619
The Head of the Table.
Knocking him inside out.

2995
02:40:31,655 --> 02:40:34,691
Got to love the strategy
from The Head of the Table though.

2996
02:40:34,758 --> 02:40:38,362
I understand,
'cause it's fun for you, ain't it?

2997
02:40:38,428 --> 02:40:40,063
I love wrestling.

2998
02:40:40,130 --> 02:40:42,332
It's fun for me, huh?

2999
02:40:45,902 --> 02:40:47,237
You do this shit for joy.

3000
02:40:48,972 --> 02:40:50,207
[grunts]

3001
02:40:51,408 --> 02:40:52,676
[grunts]

3002
02:40:54,411 --> 02:40:57,114
[Cole] Roman Reigns
hearkening back to the comments

3003
02:40:57,180 --> 02:40:58,949
that Cesaro and Daniel Bryan made

3004
02:40:59,016 --> 02:41:02,052
about Reigns not wrestling
every night of the week.

3005
02:41:02,119 --> 02:41:05,956
That Cesaro and Daniel do this for love
and Reigns does it for a paycheck.

3006
02:41:06,023 --> 02:41:09,393
And Reigns bringing
those thoughts back moments ago

3007
02:41:09,459 --> 02:41:12,162
as he continued to punish Cesaro.

3008
02:41:12,229 --> 02:41:14,931
[Pat] In any business,
it doesn't matter why you do it,

3009
02:41:14,998 --> 02:41:18,001
it's just how you do it,
and Roman does it the greatest.

3010
02:41:21,338 --> 02:41:23,340
[Cole] Again, down goes Cesaro.

3011
02:41:23,407 --> 02:41:26,977
And now it's getting to the point
where Roman Reigns is having his way.

3012
02:41:29,146 --> 02:41:30,380
Cesaro, uh...

3013
02:41:31,415 --> 02:41:34,551
fetal position
and the referee checking on him.

3014
02:41:34,618 --> 02:41:37,187
[Pat] This is Roman Reigns though.

3015
02:41:37,254 --> 02:41:39,923
He picked apart his right arm,

3016
02:41:39,990 --> 02:41:42,759
which is a large part of Cesaro's offense.

3017
02:41:42,826 --> 02:41:45,028
Look at these titles and accolades.

3018
02:41:47,330 --> 02:41:48,965
That thing's a mail ticket, son.

3019
02:41:49,032 --> 02:41:50,867
You understand me?

3020
02:41:50,934 --> 02:41:53,904
I got a lot of responsibility.
Get your ass down, boy.

3021
02:41:55,372 --> 02:41:57,240
You wanna bring a man or a son for me

3022
02:41:57,307 --> 02:41:59,776
to show your friends
when I'm not even wrestling?

3023
02:41:59,843 --> 02:42:01,712
That's what you want? Huh?

3024
02:42:09,486 --> 02:42:11,955
[Pat] Let's remember
Roman retired Daniel Bryan.

3025
02:42:13,123 --> 02:42:16,026
Daniel Bryan won in Cesaro's spot.

3026
02:42:16,093 --> 02:42:17,427
Roman Reigns retired.

3027
02:42:17,494 --> 02:42:20,597
[Cole] Roman Reigns
also pinned Daniel Bryan and Edge

3028
02:42:20,664 --> 02:42:22,866
at the same time at WrestleMania.

3029
02:42:22,933 --> 02:42:25,202
He's now picking apart Cesaro.

3030
02:42:25,268 --> 02:42:27,437
[Pat] That's why
he's The Head of the Table.

3031
02:42:27,504 --> 02:42:29,906
Cesaro dreamed of this moment.

3032
02:42:29,973 --> 02:42:35,011
That thing can become a nightmare
quickly with Roman Reigns.

3033
02:42:35,078 --> 02:42:37,214
-[grunts]
-[Cole] Cesaro with an elbow.

3034
02:42:37,280 --> 02:42:39,282
[Pat] Roman ate it.

3035
02:42:39,349 --> 02:42:42,352
[Cole] And an uppercut by Cesaro.

3036
02:42:42,419 --> 02:42:46,189
Trying to somehow
claw back into this match.

3037
02:42:47,424 --> 02:42:50,427
-[Pat] Another kick to the arm.
-[Cole] Back to the bad arm.

3038
02:42:50,494 --> 02:42:54,131
But Cesaro digs down deep,
uses the arm as a weapon.

3039
02:42:54,197 --> 02:42:56,399
Down goes the champ.

3040
02:42:56,466 --> 02:43:00,937
[Pat] Fighting through
obvious damage right now.

3041
02:43:01,004 --> 02:43:03,507
Every move hurts Cesaro.

3042
02:43:03,573 --> 02:43:07,377
[Cole] Yeah, but Cesaro realizes, Pat,
he may never, ever, in his career,

3043
02:43:07,444 --> 02:43:09,813
get another opportunity
at the Universal title.

3044
02:43:09,880 --> 02:43:11,515
Boom! By Cesaro.

3045
02:43:11,581 --> 02:43:12,716
[Pat] Broken arm.

3046
02:43:13,850 --> 02:43:15,085
Torn ligaments.

3047
02:43:15,152 --> 02:43:19,656
"Is my heart beating? Can I still fight?"
That's Cesaro's mindset right now.

3048
02:43:19,723 --> 02:43:22,058
[Cole] It's about being the top champion.

3049
02:43:22,125 --> 02:43:24,828
It's about being the face
of Friday Night SmackDown.

3050
02:43:24,895 --> 02:43:26,163
The face of Fox.

3051
02:43:26,229 --> 02:43:30,000
About representing WWE around the world
as its champion.

3052
02:43:30,066 --> 02:43:31,568
And Cesaro wants that.

3053
02:43:31,635 --> 02:43:34,504
He's wanted it his entire life.
His entire career.

3054
02:43:34,571 --> 02:43:36,806
[Pat] Roman has been that.
His entire life.

3055
02:43:36,873 --> 02:43:39,376
His entire career.

3056
02:43:39,442 --> 02:43:42,646
[Cole] Cesaro realizing winning
the championship, Pat,

3057
02:43:42,712 --> 02:43:44,314
would bring him riches and money

3058
02:43:44,381 --> 02:43:47,150
that he's never experienced
in all his time.

3059
02:43:47,217 --> 02:43:50,220
Twenty years as a wrestler
around the world.

3060
02:43:50,287 --> 02:43:53,223
Cesaro with an uppercut to Roman Reigns,
knocking him back,

3061
02:43:53,290 --> 02:43:55,392
and Cesaro trying to crawl back into this.

3062
02:43:55,458 --> 02:43:58,628
Can he do it? Big uppercut to Reigns.
And here comes Cesaro.

3063
02:43:58,695 --> 02:44:00,430
Body shots by Cesaro.

3064
02:44:00,497 --> 02:44:03,066
He's got to be careful.
Got to be careful.

3065
02:44:03,133 --> 02:44:06,503
[Pat] Can't get disqualified
right now, Cesaro.

3066
02:44:06,570 --> 02:44:09,272
Finding fight somewhere inside.

3067
02:44:09,339 --> 02:44:12,375
[Cole] Cesaro has tried this
a number of times in this match.

3068
02:44:12,442 --> 02:44:13,944
It has not paid off yet.

3069
02:44:14,010 --> 02:44:15,645
Can Cesaro capitalize?

3070
02:44:15,712 --> 02:44:19,449
[Pat] Can he fight through an arm injury
for a boyhood dream to come true?

3071
02:44:19,516 --> 02:44:21,685
[Cole] Can he lift Reigns up? And he does!

3072
02:44:21,751 --> 02:44:24,354
Superplex by Cesaro! Come on, Cesaro!

3073
02:44:24,421 --> 02:44:25,555
Into the cover!

3074
02:44:25,622 --> 02:44:27,123
Can he pull off the upset?

3075
02:44:27,190 --> 02:44:28,458
Now, two and a half!

3076
02:44:28,525 --> 02:44:29,793
[groans]

3077
02:44:31,528 --> 02:44:34,698
[Pat] Brute strength from Cesaro!

3078
02:44:34,764 --> 02:44:36,132
[Cole] This is incredible.

3079
02:44:36,199 --> 02:44:40,103
The power of the Swiss Superman.

3080
02:44:40,170 --> 02:44:42,138
There's a reason that's his moniker.

3081
02:44:42,205 --> 02:44:47,143
There's a reason, pound for pound,
he's the strongest man in WWE.

3082
02:44:47,210 --> 02:44:48,845
He just showed it there.

3083
02:44:51,581 --> 02:44:54,117
[Pat] Somehow,
with that broken right arm,

3084
02:44:54,184 --> 02:44:57,887
it feels like the hurt right arm
was able to lift Roman.

3085
02:44:57,954 --> 02:44:59,756
[Cole] Oh, and now right to the in--

3086
02:44:59,823 --> 02:45:01,558
The inner quad of Roman Reigns.

3087
02:45:03,560 --> 02:45:07,430
Into the thigh again.
And again, softening the legs up.

3088
02:45:07,497 --> 02:45:10,066
-[Pat] Swings?
-[Cole] No, I think the sharpshooter.

3089
02:45:10,133 --> 02:45:14,337
Again, that's the submission move
that Cesaro tried to go to tonight.

3090
02:45:20,043 --> 02:45:22,312
Look at Roman Reigns.
Pat, Roman's in trouble.

3091
02:45:22,379 --> 02:45:24,581
Just watch the body language
of Roman Reigns.

3092
02:45:24,648 --> 02:45:27,117
He's in trouble. He's drooping.
His arms are down.

3093
02:45:27,183 --> 02:45:30,320
He can't protect himself.
Cesaro's going for the neutralizer,

3094
02:45:30,387 --> 02:45:33,056
trying to put Roman Reigns away
with the neutralizer!

3095
02:45:33,123 --> 02:45:34,524
And the bad arm gave out.

3096
02:45:34,591 --> 02:45:37,327
The bad arm by Cesaro gave out.

3097
02:45:37,394 --> 02:45:40,497
[Pat] He was onto something with his feet.
His arm gave out.

3098
02:45:40,563 --> 02:45:42,966
[Cole] An arm bar by Reigns
on the bad shoulder.

3099
02:45:43,033 --> 02:45:44,701
The bad arm of Cesaro.

3100
02:45:44,768 --> 02:45:47,137
And will Cesaro tap out here?

3101
02:45:47,203 --> 02:45:48,838
-Do you tap?
-No.

3102
02:45:48,905 --> 02:45:50,040
-Do you tap?
-No.

3103
02:45:50,106 --> 02:45:52,676
[Pat] Everything you dreamed of, Cesaro.

3104
02:45:54,411 --> 02:45:56,880
[Cole] Cesaro trying to roll through,
and he does.

3105
02:45:56,947 --> 02:45:59,449
Shoulders down to win the title.
The champ trapped.

3106
02:45:59,516 --> 02:46:01,418
And he's got to kick it, too.

3107
02:46:02,285 --> 02:46:03,954
Cesaro off the second.

3108
02:46:04,020 --> 02:46:06,289
Roman Superman punch!

3109
02:46:08,758 --> 02:46:11,328
Reigns cover to retain.

3110
02:46:11,394 --> 02:46:13,430
-One, two--
-[Cole] Cesaro kicked out.

3111
02:46:13,496 --> 02:46:15,198
[audience cheering]

3112
02:46:19,369 --> 02:46:23,707
[Pat] Watched corkscrew uppercut instead,
Superman punch!

3113
02:46:23,773 --> 02:46:25,275
[Cole] Boom! Right on the jaw.

3114
02:46:25,342 --> 02:46:26,876
[Pat] On the button.

3115
02:46:28,712 --> 02:46:30,647
[Cole] Both men down.

3116
02:46:30,714 --> 02:46:34,784
Critical moment in this match
for the Universal Championship.

3117
02:46:34,851 --> 02:46:40,457
WWE ThunderDome is hosting the main event
of WrestleMania Backlash.

3118
02:46:40,523 --> 02:46:42,726
Roman Reigns is the Universal Champion.

3119
02:46:42,792 --> 02:46:46,629
The upstart challenger
in the match of his career is Cesaro.

3120
02:46:46,696 --> 02:46:47,931
Both men are down.

3121
02:46:47,998 --> 02:46:50,567
Critical moment in the match
for the title.

3122
02:46:56,773 --> 02:46:59,976
-[Pat] Roman's smiling.
-[Cole] Smiling? He's talking to himself.

3123
02:47:00,043 --> 02:47:02,278
[Pat] No.
He knows exactly what's going on.

3124
02:47:02,345 --> 02:47:06,316
This is home for him. Main event.
WrestleMania Backlash.

3125
02:47:06,383 --> 02:47:07,584
[Cole] I guarantee you,

3126
02:47:07,650 --> 02:47:11,287
Roman Reigns did not expect
to be in this much of a fight.

3127
02:47:11,354 --> 02:47:13,857
And now, he's looking to put Cesaro away.

3128
02:47:17,827 --> 02:47:19,529
Roman Reigns went for the spear.

3129
02:47:19,596 --> 02:47:21,631
Instead, he ran into an uppercut.

3130
02:47:21,698 --> 02:47:25,101
And Cesaro went for the pump-up.
The arm gave away again.

3131
02:47:25,168 --> 02:47:26,803
The bad arm gave out again.

3132
02:47:26,870 --> 02:47:31,041
-And now Cesaro looking to lock--
-[Pat] Guillotine!

3133
02:47:31,107 --> 02:47:33,576
[Cole] The guillotine submission is in.

3134
02:47:33,643 --> 02:47:35,045
Cesaro with nowhere to go.

3135
02:47:35,111 --> 02:47:39,215
And look how Roman Reigns wraps his legs
around the body of Cesaro.

3136
02:47:39,282 --> 02:47:43,019
Cesaro needs to make it to a rope
or somehow get back to his feet.

3137
02:47:43,086 --> 02:47:45,055
Can he power Roman Reigns up?

3138
02:47:45,121 --> 02:47:48,792
He's got Roman Reigns back up.
Reigns has got the guillotine in.

3139
02:47:48,858 --> 02:47:51,127
Cesaro able to counter!

3140
02:47:51,194 --> 02:47:52,429
[Pat] With one arm.

3141
02:47:53,696 --> 02:47:55,899
And now, shoulders down.

3142
02:47:55,965 --> 02:47:58,701
Reigns has got to get the shoulder up.
Look at Cesaro.

3143
02:47:58,768 --> 02:48:00,236
Looking for the sharpshooter.

3144
02:48:01,271 --> 02:48:03,973
[Cole] He's tried it a number of times
in the matchup.

3145
02:48:04,040 --> 02:48:06,142
Cesaro has Roman Reigns neutralized.

3146
02:48:06,209 --> 02:48:09,079
And now, pounding away, Cesaro.

3147
02:48:09,145 --> 02:48:11,214
Ground and pound.

3148
02:48:11,281 --> 02:48:12,549
Sharpshooter's in.

3149
02:48:12,615 --> 02:48:15,385
He's stepped through to the Sharpshooter.

3150
02:48:15,452 --> 02:48:18,121
Can Cesaro do the unthinkable?

3151
02:48:18,188 --> 02:48:20,523
[Pat] It slipped through his arm, Cole.

3152
02:48:20,590 --> 02:48:24,194
The Sharpshooter slipped through.
He had to catch it with his left hand.

3153
02:48:24,260 --> 02:48:26,229
[Cole] Now he's using his left arm.

3154
02:48:26,296 --> 02:48:29,199
His bad arm just being used to balance.

3155
02:48:29,265 --> 02:48:31,334
Reigns trying to drag toward the ropes.

3156
02:48:31,401 --> 02:48:34,070
Can Cesaro somehow put Roman Reigns away?

3157
02:48:34,137 --> 02:48:35,171
Traps the arm.

3158
02:48:35,238 --> 02:48:37,407
Blocks it from making it
to the bottom rope.

3159
02:48:37,474 --> 02:48:39,342
Now, it slips into a crossface.

3160
02:48:41,911 --> 02:48:43,680
[Pat] Rolls him back to the middle.

3161
02:48:44,981 --> 02:48:46,850
[Cole] It's in. It's in again.

3162
02:48:46,916 --> 02:48:49,018
Is this it for Cesaro?

3163
02:48:49,085 --> 02:48:51,688
Is this the moment
Cesaro's been fighting for?

3164
02:48:51,754 --> 02:48:54,224
Does he have anything left?
Can he hang on?

3165
02:48:55,191 --> 02:48:58,161
[Pat] Middle of the ring.
It's deep. This could be...

3166
02:48:59,329 --> 02:49:02,765
a brand-new WWE...

3167
02:49:02,832 --> 02:49:04,868
[Cole] Roman Reigns trying to power out.

3168
02:49:04,934 --> 02:49:08,304
Again, you gotta wonder
if the bad right arm of Cesaro

3169
02:49:08,371 --> 02:49:10,740
didn't allow him
to completely pull the grip in.

3170
02:49:10,807 --> 02:49:12,475
Allowed Roman Reigns to separate.

3171
02:49:12,542 --> 02:49:14,410
-Now, Roman Reigns...
-[Pat] Pummeling.

3172
02:49:14,477 --> 02:49:17,046
He just broke that grip of his hand.

3173
02:49:17,113 --> 02:49:19,482
Definitely because
his right arm's been beat up.

3174
02:49:19,549 --> 02:49:22,318
Now he's beat up his face, too.

3175
02:49:24,020 --> 02:49:27,924
[Cole] Was that the last gasp for Cesaro?

3176
02:49:36,733 --> 02:49:38,668
[Pat] No one expected this.

3177
02:49:38,735 --> 02:49:40,837
No one expected it to go this long.

3178
02:49:40,904 --> 02:49:42,138
[Cole] Punishing Cesaro.

3179
02:49:42,205 --> 02:49:44,741
That powerbomb, cover now.

3180
02:49:44,807 --> 02:49:49,112
And Cesaro, somehow,
rolling the shoulder up at two.

3181
02:49:52,015 --> 02:49:53,583
[Pat] Still in it.

3182
02:49:53,650 --> 02:49:56,286
[Cole] Reigns has got to be thinking,
"What do I do?

3183
02:49:56,352 --> 02:49:57,787
I've done everything.

3184
02:49:57,854 --> 02:50:00,957
I have done everything possible,
and he's still in this match.

3185
02:50:01,024 --> 02:50:03,826
[Pat] I'm convinced Cesaro
has an opportunity now.

3186
02:50:03,893 --> 02:50:06,663
At this point, this should be over.

3187
02:50:06,729 --> 02:50:10,833
Any other Superstar
would be done right now.

3188
02:50:10,900 --> 02:50:15,805
Roman Reigns has beat everybody
to a pulp in this business,

3189
02:50:15,872 --> 02:50:17,407
in WWE.

3190
02:50:17,473 --> 02:50:21,377
Cesaro's taking it, and taking it,
and taking it.

3191
02:50:23,513 --> 02:50:25,048
Reigns cannot put him away.

3192
02:50:25,114 --> 02:50:29,252
[Cole] Yeah, but right back on the attack,
pounding away again on Cesaro.

3193
02:50:30,086 --> 02:50:32,622
Cesaro almost defenseless at this point.

3194
02:50:34,123 --> 02:50:37,327
Somehow, still able to stay in the match.
Trying to grab the arm.

3195
02:50:37,393 --> 02:50:41,264
Cesaro trying to power out of this.
Trying to block Reigns.

3196
02:50:41,331 --> 02:50:44,267
[Pat] Keeping his shoulders up as well.

3197
02:50:44,334 --> 02:50:46,736
[Cole] Trying to make it back
to a vertical base.

3198
02:50:46,803 --> 02:50:48,871
Roman Reigns sent across the ring.

3199
02:50:48,938 --> 02:50:51,541
Reigns now, right back on Cesaro again.

3200
02:50:51,608 --> 02:50:54,344
And now into the front-face lock.
Rolling Cesaro over.

3201
02:50:55,678 --> 02:50:56,746
Referee right there.

3202
02:50:56,813 --> 02:51:00,483
Reigns floats over
and right back into the guillotine.

3203
02:51:00,550 --> 02:51:05,855
[Pat] Unbelievable float from move to move
from a technician like Roman Reigns.

3204
02:51:05,922 --> 02:51:08,591
[Cole] Absolutely incredible sequence
by the champion.

3205
02:51:08,658 --> 02:51:13,896
To put himself this close to perhaps
getting Cesaro to tap out or pass out.

3206
02:51:16,633 --> 02:51:18,434
Reigns just continuing to now--

3207
02:51:18,501 --> 02:51:20,903
[Pat] Cesaro trying to power out of this.

3208
02:51:20,970 --> 02:51:23,740
Where the hell is he getting this from?

3209
02:51:23,806 --> 02:51:25,408
But Reigns still has it locked.

3210
02:51:25,475 --> 02:51:28,778
Oh! Champ slipped out momentarily.

3211
02:51:28,845 --> 02:51:30,446
Cesaro trying to power through

3212
02:51:30,513 --> 02:51:31,881
right by Reigns.

3213
02:51:32,682 --> 02:51:35,118
Oh, my God. The guts of Cesaro
to hang in this.

3214
02:51:35,184 --> 02:51:36,519
[Pat] He was out of it.

3215
02:51:36,586 --> 02:51:39,956
But once again, Roman's got it locked in.
Roman's got it locked in.

3216
02:51:40,023 --> 02:51:42,058
Cesaro has nowhere to go at this point.

3217
02:51:42,125 --> 02:51:44,394
Cesaro has been
fighting through everything,

3218
02:51:44,460 --> 02:51:46,462
but I think Reigns has caught him here.

3219
02:51:46,529 --> 02:51:49,299
[Pat] The Swiss Superman's head
is turning purple.

3220
02:51:49,365 --> 02:51:52,335
[Cole] And again,
trying to break the grip of Roman Reigns.

3221
02:51:52,402 --> 02:51:55,538
Cesaro doing everything he can
to stay alive.

3222
02:51:55,605 --> 02:51:57,907
Oh, my goodness.
Can you believe this?

3223
02:51:57,974 --> 02:52:01,477
[Pat] His hurt right arm
is getting the guillotine unlocked.

3224
02:52:01,544 --> 02:52:05,615
[Cole] It was.
And now, Roman Reigns locks it back in.

3225
02:52:05,682 --> 02:52:08,484
And now able to wrap the legs
around Cesaro.

3226
02:52:08,551 --> 02:52:10,787
And Cesaro could be fading.

3227
02:52:10,853 --> 02:52:13,923
[Pat] The blood, the oxygen,
everything being cut from Cesaro.

3228
02:52:13,990 --> 02:52:16,292
-[Cole] And it's over. It's over.
-[bell dings]

3229
02:52:16,359 --> 02:52:19,495
Roman Reigns retains the title.

3230
02:52:19,562 --> 02:52:24,634
[Rome] Here is your winner
and still the Universal Champion,

3231
02:52:24,701 --> 02:52:27,537
Roman Reigns.

3232
02:52:27,603 --> 02:52:29,605
[Cole] On the bottom line here tonight

3233
02:52:29,672 --> 02:52:33,276
is Cesaro has absolutely nothing
to be disappointed about.

3234
02:52:33,342 --> 02:52:36,479
Cesaro gave it everything he had tonight.

3235
02:52:36,546 --> 02:52:40,883
He took the most dominant champion
of the modern era to the limit.

3236
02:52:40,950 --> 02:52:43,886
But Roman Reigns
is still the Universal Champion.

3237
02:52:43,953 --> 02:52:46,155
[Pat] Cesaro is just coming back to it.

3238
02:52:46,222 --> 02:52:49,058
Hate to break it to you, pal.
You're not the champion.

3239
02:52:49,125 --> 02:52:54,197
But that was one of the toughest battles
I've seen in some time.

3240
02:52:59,902 --> 02:53:01,270
[Cole] That was a war.

3241
02:53:01,337 --> 02:53:02,805
[Pat] Absolutely.

3242
02:53:05,808 --> 02:53:08,277
No Jey Uso.

3243
02:53:08,344 --> 02:53:09,479
No help.

3244
02:53:09,545 --> 02:53:12,281
Hottest Cesaro Cesaro has ever been.

3245
02:53:12,348 --> 02:53:15,585
Hottest sports entertainer in WWE.

3246
02:53:15,651 --> 02:53:18,287
Roman Reigns choked him out
in middle of the ring.

3247
02:53:18,354 --> 02:53:20,923
[Cole] I've been asking this question
for weeks now.

3248
02:53:20,990 --> 02:53:23,493
How on earth do you beat Roman Reigns?

3249
02:53:23,559 --> 02:53:26,496
How do you stop
the dominant reign of the champion?

3250
02:53:26,562 --> 02:53:30,066
[Pat] This is one of those things
you just can't stop.

3251
02:53:30,133 --> 02:53:32,001
[Cole] And now, there is a Jey Uso.

3252
02:53:32,068 --> 02:53:33,736
The cousin of Roman Reigns.

3253
02:53:44,680 --> 02:53:45,748
[Pat] Celebration.

3254
02:53:45,815 --> 02:53:49,218
Yeah, officially recognizing once again...

3255
02:53:50,686 --> 02:53:52,955
The head of the family.
The Head of the Table.

3256
02:54:17,847 --> 02:54:21,217
[Cole] Jey Uso is sucking out
the Roman Reigns.

3257
02:54:23,719 --> 02:54:27,857
Jey Uso now pummeling
a helpless and a defenseless Cesaro.

3258
02:54:30,393 --> 02:54:31,594
Come on!

3259
02:54:31,661 --> 02:54:32,995
Come on!

3260
02:54:33,062 --> 02:54:35,231
-Come on!
-Come on! Come on!

3261
02:54:36,933 --> 02:54:39,969
What are you doing? Hey, come on!

3262
02:54:40,036 --> 02:54:42,472
Night, night. Night, night.

3263
02:54:49,779 --> 02:54:52,248
♪ Burn it down ♪

3264
02:54:53,382 --> 02:54:57,520
[Cole] Jey Uso, who is upset
with what Cesaro has done to the family,

3265
02:54:57,587 --> 02:55:01,157
but now, another of Cesaro's arch rivals,
Seth Rollins.

3266
02:55:07,096 --> 02:55:08,965
What is Seth Rollins doing?

3267
02:55:11,200 --> 02:55:13,502
[Pat] I have no idea. Rollins is...

3268
02:55:14,604 --> 02:55:15,738
here.

3269
02:55:19,008 --> 02:55:21,043
[Cesaro panting]

3270
02:55:32,321 --> 02:55:35,758
[Pat] Oh, my God,
now Rollins attacking Cesaro.

3271
02:55:35,825 --> 02:55:38,661
[Cole] Rollins attacking Cesaro.

3272
02:55:38,728 --> 02:55:41,731
Who is beaten up by Roman,
beaten up by Jey Uso,

3273
02:55:41,797 --> 02:55:44,033
and now, Seth Rollins picking the bones.

3274
02:55:45,735 --> 02:55:47,570
[Pat] Rollins felt disrespected by Cesaro.

3275
02:55:47,637 --> 02:55:49,038
[Cole] Oh, my goodness!

3276
02:55:49,105 --> 02:55:51,274
[Pat] Called it a fluke win
at WrestleMania.

3277
02:55:51,340 --> 02:55:53,609
[Cole] Cesaro beat him
a couple of weeks ago.

3278
02:55:53,676 --> 02:55:54,877
And Rollins...

3279
02:55:56,779 --> 02:55:59,282
said he'd--
Cesaro, right over the announce table.

3280
02:56:01,350 --> 02:56:05,454
[Pat] Rollins said, "You don't just
move on from me, pal."

3281
02:56:05,521 --> 02:56:08,724
[Cole] And back to
the already-injured arm of Cesaro.

3282
02:56:08,791 --> 02:56:11,594
[Pat] Seth Rollins is not afraid
to take advantage of the arm.

3283
02:56:11,661 --> 02:56:13,596
What did you think was gonna happen?

3284
02:56:13,663 --> 02:56:17,366
What did you think... was gonna happen?

3285
02:56:19,468 --> 02:56:21,003
-[Cole] Oh, my God.
-[groans]

3286
02:56:21,070 --> 02:56:23,906
[audience booing]

3287
02:56:23,973 --> 02:56:25,207
[groans in pain]

3288
02:56:25,274 --> 02:56:27,510
You know who I am?

3289
02:56:27,577 --> 02:56:29,111
-[yells]
-[Cole] Oh!

3290
02:56:36,652 --> 02:56:37,486
Oh!

3291
02:56:39,388 --> 02:56:42,325
-[Pat] Cesaro has been...
-[Cole] Wait, Pat, that's a bad arm.

3292
02:56:42,391 --> 02:56:44,961
That's the arm
that was already seriously damaged

3293
02:56:45,027 --> 02:56:46,362
by Roman Reigns tonight.

3294
02:56:46,429 --> 02:56:49,966
[Pat] Seth Rollins does not care
about that one iota.

3295
02:56:50,032 --> 02:56:53,436
-You know who I am?
-No!

3296
02:56:53,502 --> 02:56:56,672
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!

3297
02:56:56,739 --> 02:56:59,875
-Yes!
-[Cole] God, he's gonna tear the arm out!

3298
02:57:05,181 --> 02:57:06,315
Listen to me.

3299
02:57:07,516 --> 02:57:09,819
I'm Seth "Freakin" Rollins!

3300
02:57:10,720 --> 02:57:13,689
Nobody makes a mockery of me!

3301
02:57:14,557 --> 02:57:15,825
-[Cole] Oh, no!
-[groans]

3302
02:57:15,891 --> 02:57:17,960
[groans in pain]

3303
02:57:19,562 --> 02:57:20,796
[Pat] Oh, my.

3304
02:57:23,933 --> 02:57:25,534
-[laughs]
-[screams]

3305
02:57:25,601 --> 02:57:27,303
[Pat] Seth's proud of himself.

3306
02:57:33,409 --> 02:57:35,845
Wait, is Seth not done yet?
No, no! The Stomp!

3307
02:57:35,911 --> 02:57:38,114
[referee] Come on, get out of here!

3308
02:57:38,180 --> 02:57:40,349
[Cole] On the floor!

3309
02:57:40,416 --> 02:57:41,684
[Pat] Seth Rollins...

3310
02:57:43,219 --> 02:57:46,088
[audience] You suck! You suck! You suck!

3311
02:57:46,155 --> 02:57:49,759
...beating the hell out of Cesaro!

3312
02:57:49,825 --> 02:57:53,662
[Cole] Blatant unbridled brutality!

3313
02:57:53,729 --> 02:57:57,366
[audience] You suck! You suck! You suck!

3314
02:57:57,433 --> 02:57:58,734
[Pat] Wow.
You suck! You suck! You suck!