The Bloodline's domination continues to be a central storyline in WWE, and they made a significant impact on the July 12, 2024, episode of SmackDown by brutally attacking Randy Orton. This segment exemplifies the ongoing feud and power struggle within WWE, highlighting the faction's ruthless tactics to maintain their dominance.
This year, WWE has seen numerous exciting events and matches. Highlights include:
1. **Royal Rumble 2024**: Featuring a thrilling showdown with Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight competing for supremacy【16†source】.
2. **WrestleMania XL**: Major moments from this event include high-profile matches and surprising outcomes that captivated the audience【17†source】.
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This year, WWE has seen numerous exciting events and matches. Highlights include:
1. **Royal Rumble 2024**: Featuring a thrilling showdown with Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight competing for supremacy【16†source】.
2. **WrestleMania XL**: Major moments from this event include high-profile matches and surprising outcomes that captivated the audience【17†source】.
3. **King and Queen of the Ring 2024**: This event showcased the best of WWE's talent in a prestigious tournament, with dramatic matches and impressive performances【14†source】.
For the latest WWE content and to watch full matches, you can check out various streaming platforms like WWE Network, Peacock, Sony LIV, Shahid, Disney+ Hotstar, Flow, and BINGE【15†source】【17†source】. These platforms offer comprehensive coverage of WWE's Premium Live Events, weekly shows, and exclusive content.
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00:00Miz, I got news for you, you're way, way, way too late.
00:07We realize how important this match is to WWE and we couldn't rely on somebody who was going to make their decision the day of SummerSlam.
00:19So we all have gone out and found a 7th member of Team WWE.
00:28Are you kidding me?
00:34It's not you.
00:38As a matter of fact, it's somebody that hates the Nexus just as much as all of us.
00:45The 7th member of Team WWE is Daniel Bryan.
00:50What? Daniel Bryan?
00:53You gotta be kidding me!
00:57This is ridiculous! This is a huge mistake!
01:02Daniel Bryan was the business rookie in NXT and now he's part of Team WWE and here we go!
01:08Here we go, the American Dragon has arrived at SummerSlam!
01:12And the Nexus being tossed around, Team WWE trying to gain the upper hand in the early going and we haven't even gotten started officially!
01:19Has the bell even rung for this?
01:21No one knows the Nexus better, arguably, than Daniel Bryan!
01:28I don't think this is officially underway yet.
01:30No, it isn't.
01:31Daniel Bryan, how can you trust the guy? He was with Nexus when they first started assaulting the WWE.
01:37Daniel Bryan showed remorse in the beginning.
01:40Oh, come on, that's what they said. He could be a plan for Nexus Fall, you know.
01:44This is true. Daniel Bryan has been around the world.
01:48I don't care where he's been! You replaced The Miz, the United States Champion, Mr. Money in the Bank with this goof?
01:54Hang on, Nexus is getting himself together.
02:07Nexus trying to decide who's gonna start this match. You gotta remember, this is an elimination match!
02:12You get pinned, you submit, you gotta get out of here! You gotta head back to the locker room!
02:16Let's not forget, you're counted out or disqualified, you head back to the locker room as well.
02:20The last team standing will win this matchup.
02:23So look who's gonna start things off, it seems, ladies and gentlemen.
02:27For Team WWE, Daniel Bryan, the ten-year veteran of the minor leagues,
02:33who's wrestled apparently on multiple continents around the world.
02:38And Darren Young and Daniel Bryan start things off in this huge elimination tag team matchup.
02:43And again, this is a huge mistake.
02:45Huge mistake to replace The Miz with this guy.
02:48Wow, Daniel Bryan and Darren Young in the main event at SummerSlam.
02:52Welcome, gentlemen, you've arrived to the big time.
02:56Man, Michael, you gotta realize, you heard what John Cena said,
03:01they could not wait till today, the day of SummerSlam, to decide whether Miz is gonna decide to be in the team.
03:09And here's the quickness of Bryan, look at this, guillotine, guillotine applied here to Darren Young.
03:13Let's not forget, Daniel Bryan was trained by Shawn Michaels and William Regal.
03:17He's got it in, this is a submission hold.
03:20He taps out, Daniel Bryan has made Young tap out.
03:24And for the first time, Nexus is behind in the numbers game.
03:28This is huge, this is huge.
03:31The training of Shawn Michaels and William Regal evident in Daniel Bryan.
03:36And now it's Justin Gabriel to try his fare.
03:38Bryan makes the first tag of the matchup to Chris Jericho.
03:42Nexus facing adversity for the very first time here in WWE.
03:48I cannot stress how important the fact that Nexus is on the short end of the numbers game, how big this is.
03:54Chris Jericho takes it to Justin Gabriel.
03:57Chris Jericho, six time world champion, nine time intercontinental champion.
04:02The man who reluctantly joined the team and now will tag in R-Truth.
04:06It seems that everyone on the WWE team is on the same page.
04:09You know in athletics, you know in business, that unity, teams that are together will always overachieve.
04:15Matt, I agree with you there too, but we're only a minute into this match.
04:18Let's see how things break down as we move along.
04:20R-Truth might split by R-Truth.
04:28Justin Gabriel's 450 splash that took out Mr. McMahon.
04:32That stunner!
04:33That's it!
04:34R-Truth hooks the leg, Gabriel kicks out.
04:37Nexus was almost in a deep, deep hole.
04:41And you realize the angst on the faces of the members of Nexus who remain.
04:47Guys, personal agendas aside, the pride in the company, in the business, all the sweat, all the people that sacrificed before us.
04:54That's what's going on in this match right now.
04:56A great move by Gabriel, the 223-pounder from South Africa.
04:59Justin Gabriel, tag made, and here comes Michael Tarver.
05:03Tarver is one mean dude. 250 pounds, he's aggressive, he's mean.
05:10And he can throw a wicked right left hand.
05:14This is an elimination match. How many different ways can you be eliminated, Michael?
05:17Pinfall, count out, disqualification, and submission.
05:19We saw the submission earlier when Darren Young went down.
05:227-6 right now against Team WWE.
05:26Did that change your mind about Brian Danielson?
05:28No, not at all. I still think it's a huge mistake. It's a huge mistake.
05:32Daniel Bryan is a huge surprise here tonight.
05:36It's Daniel Bryan, King, by the way, as Tarver misses with a big right hand.
05:40Easy, I forget.
05:41Oh, and look at this!
05:42Morrison catches Tarver with a kick to the jaw.
05:45And John Morrison trying to eliminate another member of Nexus.
05:50I think Daniel Bryan, I think it's a great move.
05:53I really do.
05:55He's solely responsible for the WWE being up one.
05:58It was awesome in the beginning.
06:00What a kickflash kick by Morrison to Tarver.
06:03And John Morrison.
06:05Oh boy.
06:06Look at this.
06:08Morrison!
06:09Cover, cover!
06:10Hook of the leg!
06:12Got him!
06:13Wow!
06:14Suddenly, the WWE with a 7 on 5 advantage after Starship Pain.
06:19It is regroup time for Wade Barrett and company.
06:24Let's listen, let's listen.
06:28Calm down! Calm down!
06:38Folks, for the first time since Nexus burst on the scene in WWE,
06:42they are facing major problems here.
06:45What did you think?
06:46What did you think?
06:47What did you think?
06:50First the appearance by their former member Daniel Bryan threw him off their game.
06:54Now they find themselves down 7 to 5 in this elimination matchup.
06:57And here comes the powerhouse.
07:01That was Skip Sheffield's mentor on NXT.
07:04And it's no question why Nexus has chosen Skip Sheffield to enter this match at this point.
07:09Well, you gotta slow the momentum if you're Nexus.
07:12What a great start for Team WWE.
07:15You couldn't have asked for a better one.
07:21I hate to say it, but I feel like the momentum is starting to change a little bit.
07:25No, not until- I don't believe that's true.
07:27I don't think that's the case until Team WWE loses some-
07:30Okay, okay.
07:31It's still a 7 on 5 game.
07:33Yeah, that is huge.
07:35And-
07:38There you go.
07:39Welcome to the club, kid.
07:41That'll cross his eyes even further.
07:43The other thing we don't know, Matt, with the equation,
07:45is we don't know how Nexus is gonna respond to this type of adversity.
07:48They've never faced it before.
07:49Uh-oh.
07:50And Sheffield-
07:51That may have just made Sheffield mad.
07:52Whether shorthanded or on a-
07:59See the force in which he drove Morris into the mat.
08:03Sheffield, 283 pounds.
08:05He says he'll break you mentally and physically.
08:10Well, I can tell you one thing.
08:13He is intense.
08:15I can believe the break you physically part.
08:21Look at his face.
08:22I can believe the break you mentally part as well.
08:26Hard truth.
08:27Bret Hart trying to rally the WWE Universe.
08:31Here at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
08:3317,463 looking on at this momentous main event.
08:39And for the first time ever,
08:40seven newcomers main eventing SummerSlam.
08:43When we look back in history,
08:44we will see what kind of legacy
08:46these seven Nexus members leave on the WWE.
08:49Yeah, a win tonight will cement their legacy.
08:51Nexus could take over the entire WWE with a victory tonight.
08:56Nice suplex by Sheffield,
08:57who right now is putting on a clinic.
08:59You're right.
09:00And I'm impressed by this young man,
09:01this Skip Sheffield,
09:02with the poise that he's showing here under adversity.
09:05He's not in a hurry.
09:06He's doing exactly what he needs to do
09:08to try to shift this momentum.
09:10He's not panicking.
09:11He's in control.
09:14Nexus down seven to five,
09:16but Sheffield trying to shift the momentum a little bit.
09:21He's managing to do that.
09:22Trying to shift the momentum a little bit,
09:24as Matt alluded to earlier.
09:25I agree with you, King.
09:26Sheffield's not acting like the Nexus is at a disadvantage.
09:30And that's important.
09:33Again, a downward suplex by Sheffield,
09:35buckling the back of Morrison.
09:37Hook of the leg yet again for Sheffield,
09:38and Morrison spins and kicks his way out.
09:42And you know, it's real interesting,
09:43not only watching Nexus,
09:45but watching Team WWE on the apron.
09:48Eyes just ripped with this matchup.
09:51They all realize what is at stake here tonight.
09:55Here comes Morrison.
09:56Here comes Morrison.
09:57He's got to make a tag.
09:58Morrison has got to make a tag.
10:00He's been physically pulling it in.
10:01Number three was distracted.
10:03Gave him a kick to the back of the head.
10:05That's what the Nexus does.
10:06They take advantage.
10:08Sheffield has eliminated Morrison.
10:10It is now six to five.
10:13You got to give the devil their due.
10:15That was impressive.
10:16Guys, it's going to be who gets the ball last
10:18before the clock runs out.
10:19R-Truth made off the elimination.
10:22R-Truth trying to take it to Sheffield now.
10:24And he is doing just that.
10:26Take one more look in here
10:27at what happened with that kick to the back of the head.
10:29Look at Sheffield.
10:30What a clothesline!
10:31Thunderous!
10:32Here's the cover by Sheffield.
10:34R-Truth in trouble,
10:35and Sheffield has eliminated Morrison.
10:37All even.
10:38And we are all even.
10:40Just like that, we're even.
10:41Five-five.
10:43And now Chris Jericho into the matchup.
10:46Notice how Jericho takes Sheffield away from Morrison.
10:48That's veteran strategy from Chris Jericho.
10:51You're right.
10:52Sheffield's been in this match a long time now.
10:59Sheffield and Jericho in the ring.
11:01There is the strength!
11:02Oh, my gosh!
11:03Of that hoss, Skip Sheffield.
11:06Sheffield and Gabriel and Slater,
11:08Barrett and Otunga remain for Nexus.
11:10On the WWE side, you got Bret Hart, John Cena,
11:14Edge, Daniel Bryan.
11:15Uh-oh.
11:16Wrong with Jericho.
11:17We're all even here.
11:18At five-five,
11:19as here comes the leader of the pack, Wade Barrett.
11:22The man who won NXT season one.
11:25And there again,
11:26the pack of feral dog mentality.
11:30A-list David Otunga,
11:32who should be at home here in Hollywood.
11:37And now this is what Nexus, I believe, had to do, King.
11:40They've settled the matchdown.
11:41They've quelled the early momentum from Team WWE.
11:45They're keeping the WWE team in its corner,
11:47isolating them.
11:48You know what's interesting to me is,
11:50well, now here's Wade Barrett coming back in.
11:52He's spent precious little time in this match so far.
11:55He's spent more time directing traffic,
11:57telling his teammates where and what to do.
12:00Maybe that's what he needs to do.
12:02He's been very effective as well.
12:03The strategy's working.
12:05Barrett's been that settling factor,
12:07that influence for the rest of Nexus throughout.
12:12Former bare-knuckle champion from England,
12:14Wade Barrett has created such a stir.
12:17And again, right in the ring now,
12:18we mentioned a little bit earlier on,
12:20but to reemphasize,
12:21Chris Jericho was Wade Barrett's teacher,
12:24his pro in NXT season one.
12:27Barrett attributed everything he learned to this man,
12:29Chris Jericho.
12:32Jericho.
12:34Trying to fight back into this matchup.
12:36But did Jericho teach everything that Jericho knows?
12:38Nice dropkick, and King, let's not forget,
12:40again, what is on the line in this match here tonight?
12:44Well, it could be our hour.
12:47And I say hour when I'm talking about the entire WWE
12:50as we know it is on the line here tonight in this match.
12:53Our livelihoods, our families, our friends.
12:56Guys, look how bad John Cena wants in this match.
12:59Cena has been the emotional leader.
13:01Bret Hart wants in this match.
13:02Yeah, Bret Hart, the Hall of Famer.
13:04I mentioned before, the heart and soul of Team WWE.
13:07And here he goes.
13:08And here comes Bret Hart.
13:09And he's slain her into the Nexus.
13:11And here comes Bret, the Hall of Famer,
13:13in so many SummerSlam moments.
13:15But this would be the greatest of his career
13:17if he could lead Team WWE to victory.
13:20And Bret Hart unloading here.
13:22Whoa, look at this.
13:25Look at Bret go.
13:27How fired up is Bret Hart here tonight?
13:30Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
13:31He owes so much to Nexus.
13:35The vicious assault on Bret a couple of months ago.
13:38What the Nexus has done to Bret's kin, the Hart Dynasty,
13:42over the last few months.
13:46What a great opportunity to see the Hall of Famer back in the ring.
13:50Bret Hart looking good here.
13:51He spent time, a lot of time, training up in Calgary,
13:54getting ready for this match.
13:55Look at Bret Hart with a scoop slam of Heath Slater.
13:59And Barrett to our left arm is incensed
14:02as Bret Hart continues to hammer away on Heath Slater.
14:08Bret the Hitman Hart, the Hall of Famer.
14:12He has won every title imaginable in WWE history.
14:15And King Kong, a Royal Rumble winner.
14:18He's had the longest match in SummerSlam history.
14:20The only guy to compete twice in SummerSlam.
14:23Look at this, sharpshooter time.
14:25Sharpshooter time.
14:27Can Bret get Slater to tap out?
14:30He's got him, he's got him.
14:32Look at that.
14:33One of the most controversial submission holds in WWE history.
14:35But hang on a second.
14:36Hang on a second.
14:39I think Barrett tossed it in and Bret Hart is using it.
14:51Barrett introduced the chair, but Bret used it,
14:54resulting in a disqualification.
14:56Bret Hart's been eliminated, I believe.
14:58Yeah.
14:59Via disqualification.
15:00If that's the case, it'll be five on four in favor of the Nexus.
15:03And that is the case.
15:04Bret has been disqualified.
15:05Are you kidding me?
15:06Well, you know, you sort of can't blame Bret for using the chair.
15:09No, he didn't bring the chair in the ring.
15:11Yeah, but he used it.
15:12And you can't blame him.
15:13Everything that the Nexus has put Bret through.
15:16But again, now Team WWE is behind in the numbers game.
15:20Five-four.
15:21Jericho looks.
15:22Polebreaker to Sheffield.
15:26Though his mind is not for rent, don't put him down.
15:28He's arrogant.
15:29Come on, Chris.
15:30And here comes Edge for the first time.
15:33The nine-time world champion.
15:38Edge is not going to waste any time.
15:40What great SummerSlam moments Edge has had over the years.
15:42Edge wants to cut somebody in half.
15:46Spear.
15:47Cover.
15:48Hooks the leg.
15:49We're all even.
15:51Four-four.
15:53It was the chair shot to the back, then the codebreaker,
15:55then the spear that needed to rid Skip Sheffield.
15:59So here's the story.
16:00Four on four.
16:01Nexus against Team WWE.
16:03Justin Gabriel in and runs into the Buddha Edge.
16:06And things are, well, looking up for John Cena and company.
16:10I'll tell you something.
16:11This is a great match.
16:12Yeah.
16:14And John Elody.
16:16Remember him and Jericho in this matchup, many believe, out of necessity.
16:20But it doesn't matter.
16:22They've been tremendous teammates.
16:24Guys, the WWE has been challenged before.
16:26The NWO, the Alliance, but nothing ever like the Nexus.
16:32You can almost feel at this juncture that the momentum has shifted.
16:37That the veterans on Team WWE are just in total control.
16:44Guys, you know what?
16:45Let's talk about the testament to the Nexus.
16:48Edge, cover, cover, cover.
16:50Hook to the leg.
16:51Shoulders down.
16:52Got a no kick out by Gabriel.
16:53I'm going to tell you about the testament to the Nexus.
16:55I mean, these guys who, in the WWE, in this world,
16:58are literally still wet behind their ears.
17:00But here they are in the main event at SummerSlam.
17:02And they're holding their own against some of the best superstars in the world.
17:06That's what NXT brings us.
17:08New stars, new faces.
17:10And look at Justin Gabriel.
17:12Oh, look at that.
17:13Tremendous athletic ability for Gabriel.
17:15Did you hear that?
17:16Oh.
17:17And it could be Edge now.
17:18Does Gabriel have enough to get to the cover?
17:21He has to crawl there.
17:22Across the leg.
17:23Will this be it?
17:24And Edge kicks out.
17:25You heard Jericho just barking at Edge to kick out.
17:28Barking at him.
17:29WWE's only South African superstar, Justin Gabriel.
17:32Here comes the one-man rock band Heath Slater.
17:35Yeah, Heath Slater.
17:37247 pounds.
17:39Really taking it to Edge.
17:45These members of the Nexus, they believe in themselves.
17:49They know they're in the ring against the best in the world.
17:51But they believe they can win this match.
17:57Oh.
17:58I don't know if Edge wants to be out there.
18:01Not at all.
18:05Edge, Jericho, Daniel Bryan.
18:07See that?
18:08Has not seen a remand.
18:09Very smart.
18:13Against Otunga, Barrett, Gabriel, and Slater from Nexus.
18:18It is four on four.
18:20And the next elimination could prove crucial.
18:25Barry back in.
18:26I have to believe the next elimination
18:28will probably lead us to whichever team is going to be victorious.
18:31You can hear John Cena all the way over in his corner yelling,
18:34Edge, you've got to get out of that corner.
18:36Cena's yet to be in this contest.
18:40This is where Nexus is so dangerous.
18:42They work so well together as a team.
18:45One, two, three, four.
18:48Come on, get off of me.
18:50Barrett's got a five count.
18:51Look at Gabriel.
18:52Look at Gabriel taking damage.
18:56Guys, we don't have to like the Nexus,
18:57but we do have to admire their bravado,
18:59admire their brilliance, essentially,
19:01in what they're trying to do.
19:03I don't admire what they're trying to do.
19:10They've been successful, but I don't admire them.
19:13Nice backbreaker by Barrett.
19:15Quickly into the cover.
19:17Hook to the leg on Edge who kicks out in two.
19:25John Cena has been a vocal cheerleader,
19:27and that's all he's been, folks,
19:29as a cheerleader in this match.
19:30Yet to enter the fray.
19:32Although he wants in badly.
19:34Cena like a caged animal over there.
19:37That hand outstretched.
19:40Some way Edge can make his way to Cena.
19:42The roof will come off this Staples Center.
19:44Edge got back to the base.
19:45What do you need to do?
19:46First off, wear it.
19:47I should say Barrett.
19:49Oh, and Edge caught Warwick.
19:55Can Edge make the tag?
19:57Could be a notice from Barrett.
19:58Barrett is in between Edge and his corner.
20:01By design or perhaps by chance,
20:03either way, it's important to realize.
20:07Edge is moving to the wrong corner as well.
20:10Not good.
20:15Oh, look at this.
20:16Edge and Barrett.
20:18Great rehearsal.
20:19Wade, Barrett.
20:20Oh, what a neck breaker.
20:24Edge in big trouble here now.
20:26As is Team WWE.
20:29I won, I won, I won.
20:30They can ill afford to lose Edge.
20:31Did you hear that, Otunga?
20:32I want him, I want him, I want him.
20:34That's eager.
20:35That's the desire.
20:36And David Otunga, the A-list, his wife,
20:39of course, Jennifer Hudson,
20:40the Academy Award winner,
20:42the Grammy Award winner.
20:44He loves Hollywood.
20:45He loves to talk about it.
20:46Looks to play at Edge.
20:47Edge carries him.
20:51And Edge plants the Harvard graduate.
20:55David Otunga left law school
20:57to become a part of NXT and now Nexus.
21:01As Edge realizes he's got to make a tag
21:05and he does to Chris Jericho.
21:07Jericho back into the matchup.
21:09Jericho with a big shoulder knockdown.
21:11And Otunga's reeling.
21:15The Winnipeg Jet, Chris Jericho,
21:17fighting with everything he has.
21:19Nice kick.
21:22Pretty bulldog by Jericho.
21:28And Chris Jericho lands on the leg
21:30and across the ring.
21:32Jericho's pump begging.
21:39Uh-oh.
21:40Walls of Jericho time.
21:42Get him turned, get him turned.
21:44He's got it, he's got it.
21:45Will Otunga tap to the walls?
21:47Oh, look at that.
21:48Walls of Jericho.
21:50Otunga, yes!
21:52Advantage, WWE.
21:55Huge elimination, Michael.
21:57It is 4-3 for Team WWE.
22:00And suddenly, things look grim for the Nexus.
22:04Watch it here.
22:05It's rock and roll.
22:06And Chris Jericho is on fire.
22:09I love this side of Chris Jericho.
22:14Ladies and gentlemen,
22:15we are getting deep, deep into this matchup.
22:18It is crunch time.
22:19And Team WWE has a 4-3 lead.
22:23And Jericho- Incoming!
22:24Looking to put him away with a flying elbow.
22:27And momentum clearly on the side of Team WWE.
22:33Oh, uh-oh.
22:36And Slater, not behind!
22:40And there's the cover.
22:41Hook to the leg.
22:42You can't turn your back.
22:43And Nexus makes Jericho pay.
22:45It is 3-3.
23:06Come on!
23:12Oh, look at Slater!
23:13From behind!
23:14He's trying to steal one here!
23:15And he does!
23:17I said you can't turn your back!
23:19You can't turn your back now.
23:21Edge and Jericho eliminated.
23:23And Cena and Bryan-
23:25And that momentary decision now-
23:27Come on now!
23:35Not another implosion.
23:38Come on!
23:39Jericho and Edge!
23:40Jericho and Edge have both been eliminated.
23:43Let's not forget Jericho and Edge.
23:46You're a stupid man!
23:48You're a stupid, stupid guy!
23:50Come on!
23:51It's clear they're blaming Cena for their elimination.
23:53Their ultimate goal is to eliminate John Cena.
23:55The problem is this.
23:56Cena is down.
23:57He's in trouble.
23:58It's Cena and Daniel Bryan remaining on Team WWE
24:01against three Nexus members.
24:03Slater, Barrett, and Justin Gabriel.
24:11I told you.
24:12I told you guys.
24:13We needed The Miz out here.
24:15Nobody wanted to listen to me.
24:19You got an inexperienced Daniel Bryan.
24:21Yeah, but The Miz is not going to make the difference
24:23as to what is transparent.
24:25No, you got to go with your team now.
24:27Whatever.
24:28The guy's a twerp.
24:29And if The Miz was out here,
24:30he and WWE would have a chance.
24:32Cena's where he doesn't want to be.
24:34Terrible, terrible position for John Cena.
24:39And look at Nexus just picking Cena apart.
24:44First Cena abused by Jericho and Edge,
24:46and now Nexus out of their way.
24:48Ladies and gentlemen.
24:49I believe in Daniel Bryan.
24:50We've come from the same place.
24:52You may have to believe in him
24:53because if Cena's eliminated here,
24:54it's three on one against that goofball.
24:56That's your situation.
24:57You could have had The Miz out here,
24:59but no, no.
25:00I didn't make the decision.
25:01And look at Wade Barrett
25:02just hammering away on Cena.
25:04Cena's got to get back in this thing
25:06to give Team WWE any chance.
25:09Well, I think you can tell
25:10just from the attitude now of The Nexus.
25:12They're not concerned with Daniel Bryan.
25:15They're just going to pick apart John Cena
25:18until there's nothing left of Cena here.
25:22You know, it could take about 30 seconds
25:24to polish off Daniel Bryan.
25:26That's why The Nexus has turned all their focus on Cena.
25:30Well, I don't think you're right about that.
25:43Now, the WWE had numbers early,
25:45and I don't know if they've lost that right now,
25:47but here comes Cena.
25:48Come on, John.
25:49Oh, Cena trying to get back in it.
25:51And Wade Barrett with a big old clothesline,
25:54and this could be it.
25:55Cena, and he manages to stay alive.
25:58And with it, the hopes of his team.
26:00If anyone has the determination to continue,
26:02it's going to be John Cena.
26:06He's going to have to dig down deep.
26:08He may be facing one of the toughest challenges
26:10he's ever faced in his career here.
26:12Look at everyone standing in the Staples Center.
26:14Well, they realize what's at stake.
26:16The balance of power will shift tonight
26:19with a Nexus victory.
26:23Unfortunately, it's looking more and more like the inevitable.
26:27It's just a matter of time.
26:28You know, we talk about John's guts in his heart all the time.
26:30These three guys are going to wear him down
26:33to the point where he's not going to be able to kick out.
26:36Then you put Bryan away, and Nexus wins.
26:45He may be right.
26:46I don't know, but I still say you can't blame-
26:49Look at this.
26:50Come on, Cena.
26:51And Gabriel.
26:52Oh, and he drops Cena again.
26:54Every time Cena tries to get something going,
26:56he can't.
26:57I still say you can't blame what's happened.
26:59Will this be it?
27:00Will this be it for Cena, who kicks out?
27:02Can't blame what's happened to Team WWE on Daniel Bryan.
27:05I'm not blaming it on Daniel Bryan.
27:07I'm blaming it on an ill-advised pick by Cena and company.
27:10It should have been The Miz out here, period.
27:12So then why don't you get on Cena?
27:13I am getting on him.
27:14I just said that.
27:15What do you want me to say?
27:16I just said John Cena made an ill-advised pick.
27:19Now Cena's got to rally for himself and his team.
27:22Daniel Bryan has not cost Team WWE anything.
27:24As a matter of fact, he personally eliminated one of the Nexus.
27:27He hasn't cost Team WWE anything yet, King.
27:31Okay, you're going to throw your backing behind Daniel Bryan.
27:34Guys, guys, guys, guys.
27:35This is what the Nexus wants.
27:37Division.
27:38Stop.
27:42John Cena.
27:47Look at Barrett.
27:48Uh-oh.
27:50This could be it.
27:54I can't believe I'm looking for John Cena.
27:55Come on.
28:00Daniel Bryan looking on.
28:01The surprise member of Team WWE here tonight.
28:06Daniel Bryan's just a kid from Aberdeen, Washington.
28:08And look at Cena.
28:09Cena blocking.
28:10Nice suplex by John.
28:11Than to be in the WWE.
28:13A guy with heart.
28:14A guy with passion.
28:15A guy who wants to be here.
28:16And guess what?
28:17The entire future of this company could be laying on the shoulders of Daniel Bryan.
28:21Do you want that?
28:23Why not?
28:24I mean, Daniel Bryan can't get in this match and show us what he's got.
28:28For God's sake, Matt.
28:29I'd rather have you on the team up there.
28:31Well, listen.
28:32King's taken his headsets off and fought for the WWE flag.
28:34Come on.
28:35I'd do it, too.
28:36I don't know, Cena.
28:37Look at this.
28:38Heath Slater in off the tag.
28:39I didn't want Cena to make the tag, but he's got to.
28:40Cena's absorbed so much punishment by Nexus.
28:43Michael, you root for the name on the front of the jersey, not on the back.
28:46You root for WWE.
28:48I am rooting for WWE.
28:49I've been cheering for Cena all along.
28:50He's back in this matchup.
28:54You just don't think that Team WWE has a chance with Daniel Bryan.
28:57Exactly.
29:00Listen, I'm a New York Mets fan.
29:01I don't think they have a chance with half their players.
29:03It doesn't mean I don't like the team.
29:04Good decision making on your part.
29:06Now look at Heath Slater.
29:09Look at how they're punishing Cena.
29:13This is a dissection.
29:17Not at all.
29:19Look at this.
29:20A little bent down center of the ring.
29:21Double clothesline.
29:22I'm sure when John Cena sat down and mapped this night out,
29:25this is not at all what he expected in Los Angeles.
29:32How would you expect the actions of Jericho and Edge?
29:37Let's remember why Daniel Bryan's here in the first place.
29:40Because the great Khali was supposed to be a part of this team,
29:42and Nexus took him out Monday night on Raw.
29:45And John Cena and his team could not wait for Miz to make a decision.
29:49Suppose Miz had said no.
29:51They had to have him back.
29:52Okay, he didn't.
29:53He said yes, so why not just do it?
29:54They didn't know that.
29:55Why not just kick Bryan to the curb and take Miz on your team?
29:57Listen, Daniel Bryan is a highly skilled young man.
30:01Here he comes.
30:02Daniel Bryan's gonna have an opportunity to prove his worth.
30:05He comes in off the tag.
30:07And Daniel Bryan, who's fired up here tonight.
30:09Kick his head off.
30:10He's free.
30:11Nice suplex German by Daniel Bryan.
30:13Bryan is fired up.
30:14Can he somehow pull off some sort of miracle here?
30:17Cattle mutilation.
30:18Come on.
30:19Roll him over.
30:20Can Daniel Bryan pull off an upset?
30:22Well, he is putting every ounce of strength,
30:24everything he has into every one of those blows and kicks.
30:30This young man made business.
30:32Former member of Nexus kicked out of the group for
30:34showing remorse on their initial attack on the WWE.
30:37Look at this.
30:38Wow, Michael, like it or not, Daniel Bryan is a star.
30:42Oh, Daniel Bryan knocked him down.
30:44Heath Slater.
30:45And Daniel Bryan, as John Cena tries to recuperate,
30:49looking to take out Slater and Nexus.
30:54I don't know whether Daniel Bryan's a star or not,
30:56but I know he has given a great account of himself right here in this match.
31:00Well, he's showing a tremendous amount of heart on behalf of Team WWE.
31:04And here's an example.
31:06Beautifully done.
31:12WWE Universe seems to be behind Bryan as well
31:14as he goes to the top rope.
31:15Heath Slater in trouble.
31:17Daniel Bryan, there's the missile dropkick.
31:19And a kick-up by Daniel Bryan.
31:21Can Bryan put Slater away?
31:23Both Bryan and Gabriel.
31:26Slater going down and out.
31:27Put him away.
31:29Daniel Bryan missed wildly.
31:30Heath Slater rolls him up.
31:31Shoulders down and Bryan kicks down again.
31:34Into the crossface.
31:35Beautifully done.
31:36Top out.
31:38Slater's head down.
31:39It's 2-2.
31:40Slater taps out and it's 2-2.
31:44It's now up to Daniel Bryan.
31:47Yeah, but Cena's got to get back into this.
31:49He's still recuperating outside the ring.
31:51Who's it going to be to try their fair next with Bryan?
31:54Gabriel or Barrett?
31:56Hey!
31:57Hey!
31:58Miz!
31:59Miz from behind with the briefcase.
32:03What do you mean with Miz?
32:05And here's Wade Barrett.
32:07Hook of the leg on Daniel Bryan.
32:09And it's down to 2-1.
32:13What is The Miz doing?
32:15Well, remember, he was supposed to be a part of this Team King.
32:18And he said yes, and he was embarrassed when John Cena told him to take a hike.
32:23And Miz retaliated here with an attack on Daniel Bryan.
32:29And that is what is left there, ladies and gentlemen.
32:31That is a picture of what is left of Team WWE.
32:35A dismantled John Cena.
32:39There's anyone that's going to go down with this ship on flames, it may as well be John Cena.
32:45It is 2-on-1.
32:46It is Barrett and Gabriel against John Cena, who has absorbed so much punishment here tonight.
32:55I guess it's sort of apropos that the entire hopes of the WWE has come down to rest on John Cena.
33:09The man who's really become symbolic of the entire world wrestling entertainment.
33:15The man who formed this team because he was the target of so many attacks by the Nexus over the past number of months.
33:23Wade Barrett just standing there in the corner shouting instructions.
33:28John Cena, John Cena.
33:30Can he get rolling here?
33:32Shoulder knockdown.
33:33John Cena with another one.
33:35Vintage Cena.
33:37Come on, get him up.
33:38He's got him.
33:39King, get ready.
33:41Get ready, baby.
33:46Oh, yeah.
33:47Ha, ha, ha.
33:49Hey, Nexus.
33:50You can't see me.
33:51A little five knuckle shuffle for you.
33:53Whoa.
33:54John Cena looking to put Gabriel away.
33:57Barrett, the leader, wants in.
33:59Justin Gabriel.
34:00Attitude.
34:01Tag.
34:02Tag.
34:03Tag was made.
34:04Barrett made the tag.
34:05Cena, I don't think, realized it.
34:07Well, I think he may have realized it, but too late.
34:09Nothing he could do about it.
34:11John Cena, John Cena.
34:13John Cena, John Cena.
34:15John Cena, John Cena.
34:17John Cena, John Cena.
34:19Nothing he could do about it.
34:24So much riding on the last three men in this matchup.
34:27The complexion of the WWE rests on the shoulders of these three men.
34:33Gabriel in on the tag.
34:37They have a five count break, and they do.
34:41But again, Nexus, with numbers in their favor, have been unstoppable.
34:49What on earth do you do?
34:50Three tags in and out, wearing Cena down.
35:01This is all Nexus has to continue to do.
35:04It's a hopeless situation here.
35:10If you're a fan, you've got to be rooting.
35:12You have to believe in John Cena.
35:14He's got no help.
35:15No one to tag.
35:20Wade Barrett, that could be the death knell to the WWE.
35:37It's becoming hard to watch is what's happening.
35:39Come on now, guys.
35:44What?
35:47Exposing the concrete.
35:52These guys are sick.
35:55Nexus, I guess, never mind.
35:56I've already proved dominance here tonight.
35:58You might as well.
36:00If you're going to kill Team WWE, you might as well take out its leader.
36:05Yeah, but not like this.
36:21The face of the WWE was just splattered all over the place.
36:26Cena has no defenses.
36:30I'm surprised he's still conscious.
36:36This is a real weak Let's Go Cena chant from the WWE Universe.
36:41And nobody can believe what's happening here.
36:44I think they've...
36:46I think they've...
36:48I think they've...
36:50I think they've...
36:51I think they've...
36:52I think they've...
36:53I think they've...
36:54I think they've realized what we've all come to realize.
36:59Bring in the closure.
37:00It's a hopeless, hopeless situation.
37:02Yeah, exactly. Bring in the closure.
37:03Oh my God.
37:04Justin Gabriel.
37:05Justin Gabriel is going to go for the...
37:06He's going for the 450 Splash.
37:08The move that's taken out the likes of our chairman,
37:10Mr. McMahon and John Cena and others along the way.
37:13It's Justin Gabriel from the top rope for the exclamation point
37:17to Nexus dominance here at SummerSlam.
37:20And Cena walks out of the ring.
37:21There is life.
37:22Come on.
37:23Cover.
37:24He got him.
37:25He got him.
37:26He got him.
37:27Cena's in it.
37:28Yes.
37:29Cena's in it.
37:30Cena's in it.
37:31One on one now.
37:32John Cena and Wade Barrett.
37:34And Wade Barrett back into the ring.
37:36Looking to take advantage of John Cena.
37:38John Cena.
37:39He's got him.
37:40Come on, John.
37:41Come on, John.
37:42STF.
37:43STF.
37:44STF.
37:45STF.
37:46STF.
37:47STF.
37:48Barrett trying to hang on.
37:50If anyone can do it, Damian Johnson.
37:52Nowhere to go.
37:53Nowhere to go.
37:54He did it.
37:55He did it.
37:56He did it.
37:57Team WWE.
37:58We win.
37:59We win.
38:00We win.
38:01Team WWE.
38:06What a rally by John Cena.
38:10Oh, boy.
38:11Let's go out and party tonight.
38:14If you've ever questioned John Cena's guts and his fortitude,
38:23you can't question it anymore.
38:26Faced with a two to one deficit, Team WWE,
38:32thanks to John Cena, has survived.
38:43We'll be right back.