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00:00:00oh that's too good we got TLC next week in the tag team division with the belts on the line
00:00:07hitting me
00:00:30of course when Randy returns from his devastating injury the policing force for this
00:00:45Wrestlemania was set to be a showdown with KO but Kevin Owens major injury news has him out of action
00:00:55and now Randy's plans they've taken a hard left turn
00:01:00yeah we send our best to the Christ fighter as he continues his recovery
00:01:06but in the meantime the Viper is heading into his 20th Wrestlemania
00:01:12and as things stand he does not have a dance partner
00:01:16the truth is the Viper is ready to fight anybody at the showcase of the Immortals
00:01:23all the warriors are diversers all the doctors are deceased
00:01:28and the creatures are sinners and police just take the grease
00:01:34all your doctors you are guilty all the bosses are the fire
00:01:40all your brains will have losses politicians are liars
00:01:46and they fade it's beautiful
00:01:55feeling
00:01:55and if they do get biri
00:02:00and can't really tell me
00:02:01they don't hear what they can survive
00:02:03and they don't Paige
00:02:0517,000 plus here at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the night before Wrestlemania 41, just a couple
00:02:18hours before the Hall of Fame ceremony. You just see the pain in the eyes of the Viper Randy Orton
00:02:26as he looks up at that Wrestlemania sign, knowing he may well miss it this year. Goes against the
00:02:32grain of what should be, in every way, a Mania without Randy Orton.
00:02:43Ladies and gents, as of now, I do not have an opponent for Wrestlemania 41.
00:02:53Now for the past few days, my wife and I, we've been here in Vegas, done the appearances,
00:02:58walked the strip, the hotel lobby, got to meet the WWE Universe. Thousands of you have approached me.
00:03:06I have seen it in your eyes. I have felt it in the air. There is an excitement for this year's
00:03:11Wrestlemania like none other. My father was in the very first Wrestlemania. 20 years later, I debuted at
00:03:21the Garden. My father got to witness that debut. Wrestlemania means something to me, but my legacy
00:03:28has a lot to do with my longevity. So there is no way in hell that I am sitting out this year's
00:03:35Wrestlemania. If I compete this weekend, it will be the 20th time that I have competed
00:03:46at Wrestlemania. This Wrestlemania means so much to me. So I tell you what, this is what I'm going to
00:03:54do, ladies and gentlemen. I'm going to throw this out to the universe. I'm going to let you decide
00:04:00because I am going to show up Sunday, boots tied up, gear on, just the right amount of baby oil on my skin.
00:04:10And I'm going to be lock loaded and ready to deliver for you the WWE Universe because I'm not
00:04:19just doing this for myself. I am doing it for you. I am doing it for my family. I'm doing it for the
00:04:25boys in the back. But as far as the boys in the back are concerned, check it out. Anybody in the
00:04:31locker room wants to test their mettle, I dare them to step up. Anybody out on the strip,
00:04:40any one of you, if you own a pair of wrestling boots, hell, if you just catch the wind that
00:04:47Randy Orton, the legend killer, needs an opponent for Wrestlemania 41, I challenge you to step up.
00:04:53I will be there Sunday, Allegiant Stadium, in the ring, ready to go. But know this,
00:05:01you will be met with, you will fall victim to the three most dangerous letters in all of sports
00:05:08entertainment. R-K-O. Well, don't look at me, Joe Tess. There is zero chance I would ever get in the ring
00:05:18with Randy Orton with his eyes bulging out of his head. His veins popping all over that cranium.
00:05:26Somebody is going to make a really bad decision if they decide to take Randy Orton up on that offer.
00:05:32And now all you're going to hear is speculation as to who it will be. Those three most dangerous
00:05:40letters are K-O. Speaking of dangerous, no thank you. Speaking of dangerous, I want to take you back
00:05:46to earlier today on the kickoff show and what happened with Drew McIntyre.
00:05:50Wow, what a moment it was.
00:05:52The Priest tried to go out on his own and succeed. He doesn't know how to succeed without Drew McIntyre.
00:05:57Don't turn your back! Don't turn your back!
00:06:00Yeah, well this thing has been a powder cake for Leeds. Priest and McIntyre throwing hands on site.
00:06:07McAfee and Cole risking it all to try and separate those two.
00:06:11But that, of course, will not be necessary when they face up on Sunday in a Sin City street fight.
00:06:18But right now, let's go over to Byron Saxton.
00:06:24Joe, Wade, thank you guys very much. I'm currently standing by with Damian Priest.
00:06:28And Damian, it's clear this whole situation with yourself and Drew McIntyre has reached a boiling point.
00:06:33Earlier on today on the kickoff show, you guys nearly...
00:06:36I get you're trying to do your job here, man, but I am so done answering questions about Wrestlemania.
00:06:41Right now, I just want to send a direct message to Drew McIntyre.
00:06:46The same guy who didn't bother to show up to SmackDown tonight.
00:06:50The same guy who's been trying to convince the world that he's some type of victim.
00:06:54Drew, you are not a victim, man. Not yet.
00:06:58You're mistaken if you think this is about me beating you in a match.
00:07:02You're not ready for this fight.
00:07:05The world isn't ready for this violence.
00:07:09You've tried really hard to paint me as some type of bad guy.
00:07:13Good.
00:07:14I'm going to beat you so bad, you're going to wish you were future-endeavored again.
00:07:21At Wrestlemania, I'm bringing the punishment.
00:07:25And I'm going to bury you.
00:07:28Sin City Street fight.
00:07:30Priestin McIntyre is on Wrestlemania Sunday.
00:07:36The following contest is scheduled for one ball.
00:07:41Introducing first, from Queens, New York, Zelina Vega!
00:07:47The hopeful upstart, Zelina Vega, back for more against Chelsea Green.
00:07:55She has her sights set on that U.S. championship opportunity.
00:07:59That's next.
00:07:59Try to bust down another one.
00:08:00Try to bust down another one.
00:08:01Woo!
00:08:01Woo!
00:08:01Woo!
00:08:02zelina vega a week removed from winning by count out against chelsea green now has to
00:08:29prove herself right back in there again epic battles legendary superstars awake clash with
00:08:36cody robes rhea ripley jay uso and more and clash of clans and lay claim to the ultimate glory
00:08:42you can download that today pledge your allegiance to chelsea green oh boy don't you stop what you
00:08:51caused enough trouble last week i did nothing let me let me be the first to say the referee
00:08:57from last week with his fast count should be torn and feathered that is not our u.s champion
00:09:04that is not what is being said around the industry direction that was jota's one of the least
00:09:10professional moments in it it was a well-paced 10 count chelsea green had to use the services
00:09:16of luca chrysofino this week to file an appeal over the last week he'll take count out don't
00:09:21even know that he has a law degree
00:09:24and her opponent from victoria british columbia canada she is the wwe women's united states
00:09:34champion chelsea green who suffered a non-title loss by count out because she was too busy
00:09:45complaining to this announced desk when she forgot to get back in the ring by a simple count of 10
00:09:5210 she was complaining that you power count of 10
00:09:55stop already before the match starts you are distracting the champion she's looking this way
00:10:01oh whoa talk about distraction she tried to pull off the same stunt she did a week ago when she
00:10:06started off against vega it didn't work out this time well selena vega has been demanding an
00:10:11opportunity at the united states title for weeks now and a victory here would augment that
00:10:17chelsea trying to make quick work of her well this is chelsea green really entering championship
00:10:24mode now they far from commanding victory for selena vega one week ago in that count out
00:10:32feels like a long way away now as vega is taking maximum punishment from the champ now vega delivering
00:10:42the kick
00:10:43little drag chelsea
00:10:49try the best to ride out that stomp got enough of vega to take her down and then
00:10:56following it with some brutal shots to the kidney and now it's just ground and pound time
00:11:01there is no denying chelsea green in ring do not salute do not bear do not i pledge allegiance
00:11:08allegiance there's no pledging chelsea green say what you want about chelsea green she is an entertainment
00:11:15goddess she has excellent in ring skill as she sends vega hard into the barrier it's the constant
00:11:23complaining nick aldus does exactly what i'm talking about well if people didn't mistreat chelsea
00:11:30green she would not have to complain look at this this is exactly what i'm talking about well the
00:11:34referee once again charles robinson this week he was trying to fast count chelsea green once again
00:11:39she smartly got in and broke the counter don't act as a distraction to the champ
00:11:44well she comes flying in and vega sends her over into timekeeper well that was the referee distracting
00:11:49chelsea long enough for zelena vega to recover the talk about the diy conspiracy there is a chelsea
00:11:56green conspiracy again chelsea green does this to herself the constant complaining
00:12:03and now here is a potential ten count look at this and both participants rolling back into the ring
00:12:12this time sizing each other up after a week ago going toe-to-toe in a situation like this you simply
00:12:22cannot back the underdog vega against a much more powerful athlete in chelsea green but those shots
00:12:29wrong vega had a little extra stank on them oh how about zelena vega look at zelena vega and she's
00:12:36rallying against the u.s champion she has set her sights on a title opportunity but to earn it this is the
00:12:44kind of performance she needs this would be a statement victory if vega could pull it up perhaps
00:12:49going for that six one nine shades of a mentor ray mysterio denied green
00:12:54and now frustration starting to build with the champion who really for much of this matchup has
00:13:03had it her own way but has not been able to put vega away oh she's sizing her up putting up
00:13:10on top of the rope says green clearly with momentum right now referee against the hopeful zelena vega
00:13:17once again distracting chelsea green when she's trying her best to compete that's all she's doing joe
00:13:22oh vega fighting back slamming down her head zelena vega perhaps an opportunity oh she's getting
00:13:29in position are you kidding me zelena vega can she pull it off oh super cold red can she do it
00:13:36oh that's a great win that's a great win by zelena vega
00:13:39well that was a scandal of every proportion but without victory selena vega may well have earned
00:13:54herself a future championship opportunity that was spectacular by vega
00:13:58a week ago cody rhodes he spoke to camera told john cena i do my best work when i'm backed into a
00:14:10corner i don't flinch i fight i wrestle well this weekend they do just that for the undisputed
00:14:15championship and in just a few minutes cody will be face to face with john cena
00:14:20the mega star is here and in accident against solo sokoa when we come back it's l a night
00:14:37how about this weekend in vegas and we've got you covered from start to finish tomorrow and look what
00:14:42time this thing gets started with an awesome nxt stand and deliver you got obis emma trick williams
00:14:49javon evans in a triple threat for the nxt championship before we get into the meat of
00:14:52the matter with wrestlemania is there a moment tomorrow you're not on air wade barrett saturday
00:14:57and sunday when are you gonna sleep i tell you what wrestlemania weekend keep me on air for the
00:15:02entire thing i'm so pumped up as is our entire wwe universe what a weekend it's gonna be i can't
00:15:08wait to hear vic joseph and the guys for nxt stand and deliver this hungry for mania moment
00:15:15is presented by snickers you're not you when you're hungry snickers satisfies
00:15:21for the 70 000 wwe fans on the silver anniversary of wrestlemania from the rafters comes the heartbreak
00:15:32kid sean michaels conversely from the depths of hell comes the undertaker
00:15:43the undertaker is 16 and all at wrestlemania sean is caught
00:15:48the undertaker has never defeated sean michaels in a one-on-one contest
00:16:06sweet chin music hit the streak goodbye what the world is watching a classic
00:16:15oh catching michaels in midair tombstone pile driver
00:16:33what match this is what wrestlemania is all about
00:16:45ladies and gentlemen please welcome the wwe united states champion
00:17:09you know last week we were in the pacific northwest i think a lot of fans were sleepless in seattle after
00:17:14what they saw and what happened at la night he looked spectacular when they teamed up with randy orton
00:17:19against solo and tomatanga but the werewolf sighting that happened
00:17:25la night pulled out the victory almost immediately for two struck and it was his usual brand of
00:17:31savagery the u.s champion repeatedly by the wrestlemania challenger batu making it abundantly clear
00:17:39that the megastars grip on the united states title is loosening by the day as we close in of their
00:17:48wrestlemania saturday showdown
00:17:50the united states championship will be on the line la night jacob batu tomorrow streaming on peacock
00:18:04let me talk to you
00:18:17let me talk to you
00:18:18i don't know
00:18:21i don't know if you just saw what was on the screen but with what happened last week i call that
00:18:26inspiration because week after week solo sokoa jacob batu tomatanga they like to use numbers they
00:18:35like to use sneak attacks well if you want to sneak then i got to sneak
00:18:39and sneaking is what i did so out of the out of the equation is tomatanga and next on the list solo
00:18:47which means tomorrow wrestlemania it's just me and it's jacob fatu
00:18:55now i understand jacob batu is a force the man's a monster he's destroyed everything in front of him
00:19:03ain't ever seen anything like him right
00:19:05but jacob you don't understand because with that same energy i walked into this place turn the world
00:19:13upside down stand here now the u.s champion two times most matches most wins and what that means
00:19:21is this is the title of titles we ain't ever seen anything like you no no you ain't ever seen anything
00:19:27like me so when you grab my title last week i could be cliche and i could say that's the closest
00:19:38you're ever going to get to touching this u.s champ but i ain't a dummy i can look at you and i can see
00:19:44that someday somewhere chances are you will be a champion now whether that's the u.s champ or anything
00:19:51else i don't know but the chances are and while i'm standing here in the city of chances i ain't talking
00:19:57about chances i'm talking about guarantees and the guarantee tonight is that solo sekoa is about
00:20:02to come out here and eat one and tomorrow night at wrestlemania jacob fatu i guarantee you will eat a
00:20:08bft courtesy of the man they call the mega star with everybody saying
00:20:13but right now here's the business at hand
00:20:24making his way to the ring please welcome oh and making his way right into the white fist of la night
00:20:46sokoa wade well we saw what la night did earlier to that taking out tama tonga with that car door to
00:20:53the arms but clearly the mega star la9 knows full well you have to fight fire with power when it
00:21:03comes to solo sekoa but this may have backfired they are going to do battle next
00:21:07back here in vegas and let's remind you what happened earlier tonight when la night arrived
00:21:18here at t-mobile as he's out on the floor against solo sekoa it was la night attacking tama tonga
00:21:25smashing his arm with a car door and we can tell you that oh and look at the roll effect just being
00:21:30slammed we can tell you that tama tonga is at a local medical facility getting x-rays meanwhile
00:21:35solo sekoa is doing such damage to la night perhaps readying him softing him up for jacob fatu
00:21:41tomorrow that'll be one of the featured attractions at wrestlemania when la night and jacob fatu meet
00:21:48for the u.s championship but victory is one thing in a match like this what is clearly far more
00:21:54important for solo sekoa here is taking a huge chunk out of the champ before tomorrow meanwhile
00:22:01able to kick out and get that shoulder up was la night of course there have been major tensions
00:22:08between sekoa and jacob fatu of late this is the best possible way you can get back
00:22:14in fatu's good graces oh great opportunity for la night with a neck breaker as it has been all solo
00:22:23sekoa to this point la night said i took care of tama i'm going to take care of solo you're next on my
00:22:28list and then it comes down to jacob fatu tomorrow but you question the judgment just 24 hours away for
00:22:35night to take on a challenge like this week and the amount of damage that night has absorbed
00:22:40the spine and now the midsection by this street fighting champ from the island solo sekoa who is
00:22:48doing his job to perfection this evening and to consider what he's up against physically tomorrow the
00:22:55brutality power size of fatu and i think dead on in terms of solo sekoa strategy soften up la night so
00:23:04that jacob fatu can finish the job this is just a completely remorseless effort from solo sekoa who
00:23:11is refinding that form that took him to the very top of the card in 2024 and may well make that mission
00:23:20for jacob fatu tomorrow at wrestlemania saturday that much easier bringing all 250 plus pounds down on the
00:23:28midsection of the mega star the u.s champion oh but a great move by night to get the knees up well it was that torn from solo sekoa mocking the mega star just gave
00:23:42la night a small window to get those knees up and this may be a big problem for solo sekoa but i think damage has already done been done to la night for sure and now the mega star as he often does looking to rally back with a series of right
00:23:50of right hands mega stars wobbling all over the place fighting for survival but now getting some momentum
00:24:04look at the power the rally off the ddt the explosiveness of la night jacob fatu jacob fatu has interfered
00:24:23with his wrestlemania rival they will be fighting for the championship tomorrow and now fatu is beating
00:24:30down the champion less than 24 hours away from meeting him in the ring it was never at all
00:24:36in a second as the mugging commences we may have a major equalizer in the former one big s-op
00:24:46ron stroman to the rescue double cross body we haven't seen straddle since he lost a couple of weeks ago to jacob fatu
00:24:56in that last man standing matchup that gave fatu the number one whoa gentlemen gentlemen please
00:25:03it seems to me that jacob fatu doesn't want to wait until wrestlemania
00:25:08and seeing as the rest of you can't keep your hands to yourselves las vegas are you thinking what i'm
00:25:14thinking yeah we're gonna have a tag team match and that's gonna start right now oh i'm all about it
00:25:24knight stroman solo and fatu right now
00:25:38you never know what you're going to get on a wrestlemania weekend often filled with surprises
00:25:46prizes and wade barrett we just got one well i'll tell you right now if i was getting mugged up
00:25:51by anybody especially solo sokoa and jacob fatu if i could get one friend on speed dial
00:25:59it would be the monster of all monsters braun stroman what a turn this one has taken
00:26:07ron stroman and jacob fatu who have been doing battle for the better part of this year but of
00:26:13course things have funneled to wrestlemania where jacob fatu has earned that number one contender spot
00:26:20and he will meet la knight listen it doesn't end any chance fatu gets he's attacking la knight
00:26:28well such a smart move by solo sokoa distracting the referee of course patu was going to pounce
00:26:36both solo sokoa and jacob fatu back singing from the same hymn sheet
00:26:45they have come here tonight to team mobile with a clear strategy there is one target and one goal and
00:26:52that is to prepare jacob fatu and put him in the best possible position to claim the u.s championship
00:26:59at wrestlemania tomorrow and i'll tell you right now i love the mega starter but what a major error
00:27:04it was by la knight insisting on staying in the match when he has a fresh braun stroman who could
00:27:11have started off the tag match for him that's a great point and stroman might not even get tagged in
00:27:17it this way and more punishment being absorbed by the body of the mega star the united states champ
00:27:23ahead of his matchup tomorrow night against jacob fatu and a headbutt from fatu
00:27:35been a while since we've been back has it ever i think the relationship is seemingly fully mended
00:27:41yeah little message there from solo to koa to a falling covering in tamatonga this one's for you pal
00:27:50tamatonga is off to a local medical facility where he is being x-rayed if we get an update we'll give
00:27:57you the extent of that injury an injury that occurred when la knight attacked him and slammed his arm
00:28:05with a cardboard well la knight knew he had to get his shots in first against this trio in whatever
00:28:12way he could because he's been laid out several times by the variety of underhanded tactics and
00:28:20braun stroman who was here in theory as the equalizer has been completely out isolated on the outside
00:28:26and the megastar now helpless
00:28:45that's he just prowling around the ring licking his chops staring down the monster braun stroman
00:28:51tomorrow la knight is going to be defending his united states championship against jacob fatu
00:29:10what version of him are we going to get though after what we have been watching with solo sokoa and
00:29:16jacob fatu doing such damage to la knight well i know it's starting to look like a shadow of his
00:29:23former self and the punishment isn't over but finally there's daylight and there's a tantalizing tag
00:29:30inches away there it is and did he ever need the monster to arrive a tag team match that came out of left
00:29:40field when jacob fatu interfered moments ago and now he goes flying out and hits the corner of our announced
00:29:49desk well the damage has already been done to all right now but now perhaps jacob fatu is getting the
00:29:54taste of that medicine the express is rolling oh and he sends him right into the corner of the steel steps
00:30:04trying to equalize some of that damage on the frame of jacob fatu match him up with la knight
00:30:10his opponent tomorrow at wrestlemania what a huge favor this is for braun stroman towards the united states
00:30:18champ fatu with the elbow and then the super kick and he comes in against the big man he has been
00:30:28fearlessly attacking him for the better part of 2025 yeah the issue is braun stroman just keeps coming
00:30:35back for more people get that shoulder up and just how frustrating must braun stroman be he lost his
00:30:43first ever last man standing match up to this man how quickly will he want to gain some vengeance for
00:30:50that loss it's a match we thought braun stroman was completely unbeatable in until the legend of jacob
00:30:57fatu grew before our eyes two weeks ago by the way you saw that documentary being advertised becoming
00:31:03a spectacle the story of wrestlemania 9 cannot recommend it enough that was the first wrestlemania to
00:31:08ever be held here in vegas and tomorrow will be the second and the countdown to wrestlemania will get
00:31:14your saturday started at 4 p.m eastern 1 p.m local streaming on peacock and then we will see la knight
00:31:22and jacob fatu for the u.s championship the braun stroman is slowly fading in that vice grip of solo to
00:31:31doing his best to battle his way out but out of the frying pan and into the fire
00:31:36you free up the fists of solo sokoa you're getting one on the jaw it's that simple
00:31:44that's the samoan werewolf back in there against the monster and there's an element of mind games
00:31:50going on with la knight now who's stuck on the outside having to look at the torture they're exacting
00:31:55on another human being more of this heading your way tomorrow night la knight
00:32:00la knight has got a good dose of it as braun stroman shows you a glimpse of power that tries to create
00:32:07a rally here deep in this tag team match yeah the problem with jacob fatu he simply doesn't stay down
00:32:14long at all no matter what you're throwing in but here's the tag and here comes knight and solo
00:32:21now a knight has put off so much energy already in this one but still in pursuit of victory oh man oh man
00:32:30he just launched them the jaw first onto our announce table power slam mega star has just hit top gear
00:32:37what do the people want
00:32:43leaping elbow
00:32:46batu somehow back to his feet to come in and make the save lion sent on just in the nick of time wow
00:32:54pounced out of the ring is jacob fatu by this absolute beast of a human being oh god oh boy here comes the
00:33:01big man oh and he goes flying over our announce desk
00:33:07bronze stroman is laid out and there goes spot two as well
00:33:16meanwhile back in the ring looking for the samoan spike but it's that bft
00:33:23black force trauma
00:33:30here are your winners brawn stroman and the united states champion
00:33:40la night will look to defend tomorrow at wrestlemania what was taken out of him here of course also this
00:33:48weekend at wrestlemania it'll be tiffany stratton and charlotte flair and our wade barrett was able to
00:33:55catch up with tiffany stratton here's a sneak peek at that conversation you'll see on the countdown show this weekend
00:34:09well you are someone who has risen to superstardom in record time you are learning on the job and we
00:34:15had an interesting experience a couple of weeks ago in an interview segment at the all-state arena
00:34:21in chicago it was myself in ring with you and charlotte it's created a ton of buzz around this match
00:34:28perhaps for the wrong reasons because to put it mildly that interview went off the rails what happened
00:34:34there um i feel like over the last couple of weeks i felt bullied i felt taken advantage of during that
00:34:42split-screen interview i had a moment of insane discouragement i almost felt like i'm not cut
00:34:48out for this i'm not made for this it was a moment of panic for me but i used that feeling and i turned
00:34:54it into motivation and i went back to the drawing board and i did my research and i made sure that
00:35:00me and charlotte face to face again i was going to come prepared i felt my moment and i came at her with
00:35:06a kill shot i played charlotte flair on her own game and i gave her a taste of her own medicine she
00:35:11doesn't have to like me she doesn't have to love me but she damn sure does have to respect me now
00:35:16given the level of animosity between the two of you and of course the prize on the line being the wwe
00:35:22women's championship this feels like a must-win match for both women but what happens if tiffy time
00:35:30ends at wrestlemania 41 um well i'm just going to go ahead and say that that's not going to happen
00:35:36when the bell rings i am fully aware that it's going to be a fight um it's going to be one of
00:35:41the hardest matches that i'll probably ever have to go through i'm going to channel that uh
00:35:47discouragement that i felt and i'm going to turn it into motivation and i'm going to stand up to her
00:35:51i'm i'm standing up to a bully like i said i felt taken advantage of at wrestlemania not only am i
00:35:57walking in as champion but i'm going to be walking out as champion well thank you tiffany this is one of
00:36:02the most hotly anticipated matches of the entire weekend at wrestlemania 41 best of luck in your
00:36:09wwe women's championship defense against charlotte flair thank you thank you of course that'll be
00:36:16coming your way saturday night wrestlemania 41 streaming on peacock it begins at 7 p.m eastern
00:36:24for local the wwe women's championship match tiffany stratton you heard a very confident version
00:36:29of tiffany stratton there against the future hall of fame for the 14-time world champion charlotte flair
00:36:48the following contest is a six-man tag team max scheduled for one fall introducing first the team of
00:37:03dragon lee and wwe hall of famer ray mysterio
00:37:09should be interesting to see what happens against american maiden chad gable
00:37:24hey give a hand to vegas for the way they've already gotten this wrestlemania week started
00:37:30and now hosting their 11th smackdown nine ple's including the all-time classic wrestlemania nine that
00:37:38doc that's out on peacock folks that is a must watch on becoming a spectacle the turn of the
00:37:44industry that happened here in vegas the first time they hosted wrestlemania
00:37:51we should have had you come down to the ring on a camel just like bobby the toga party that was a
00:37:57giant toga party we missed a massive trick tonight i can only apologize heenan was backwards on the camel
00:38:03when he came in he was holding out for dear life that night
00:38:11well earlier tonight we saw chad gable surrounded by many he will now be opposed to
00:38:18and eliminated from the andre the giant memorial battle royal
00:38:22and their opponents julian tree fruiden tree and chad gable american
00:38:37chad gable was eliminated by ray phoenix in the battle royal and then there was this shocking arrival
00:38:44of al grande americano who eliminated ray phoenix keep in mind ray mysterio is going to meet up
00:38:51with el grande americano tomorrow on the wrestlemania saturday park well ray mysterio has really poisoned
00:39:00the wealth before chad gable when it comes to the locker room and all the lucha personalities we now
00:39:06have here on smackdown accusing chad gable of putting on a mask and being el grande americano the most
00:39:13ridiculous thing i personally ever heard and i think ray mysterio may well get punished tonight
00:39:19by chad gable which will do a massive favor for al grande americano tomorrow at wrestlemania saturday
00:39:26meanwhile the guy who has quickly become a fan favorite starts things off and he's finding out
00:39:31just what you get with the power of brutus kri and that is ray phoenix dynamic effort by phoenix
00:39:38i mean the oval test tells you that pairing brutus kri and ray phoenix is a huge mismatch but it's the
00:39:56athleticism the speed and movement the unpredictability of phoenix that has really taken brutus kri down from
00:40:03the off and now dragon lee gets his chance to impress remember coming up in just a couple
00:40:09hours if you're here in vegas you have time to get down to the fountain blue if you want to watch it's
00:40:13going to be available on peacock youtube x and you can see the hall of fame ceremony triple h michelle
00:40:20mccool lex luger the immortal moment it's going to be dynamic to hear when hbk inducts triple h into the
00:40:28wwe hall of fame that's coming up a little later on dragon lee looks to take control here six man tag team
00:40:35action dragon lee reminded everyone wow ray mysterio told the world that this guy dragon lee is the future
00:40:44of lucha libre not so long ago we've had some great newcomers from that world of late but do not forget
00:40:50dragon league look at this crossbody for the win and coming in and making the save is chad gable then
00:40:58sends him right to the post the rise of lucha libre here in wwe there's going to be a learning curve for
00:41:05some of the other athletes who are simply not used to that style and now ray mysterio with those crazy eyes
00:41:13staring down chad gable who's warped his own mind it's a great man is el grande americano but taking
00:41:20his eye off the crease was a major error and now pushing down ray phoenix off the top rope and then
00:41:26a german suplex on dragon lee as chad gable right in the center of the ring he was getting away from ray
00:41:34and now american made all three corners the flying headbutts american made getting the best of things
00:41:46here in vegas
00:41:55joan wade with you here the final step on the road to wrestlemania 41.
00:42:01and american made now giving the lucha stars and especially dragon lee a taste of their own medicine
00:42:10synchronized diving headbutts destroying the frame of dragon lee and now he's isolated on the wrong side
00:42:18of the tracks with no help whatsoever from his tag team partners ray phoenix and ray mysterio who were
00:42:25similarly wiped out by american made
00:42:33we spoke a little earlier about a learning curve for the non-lucha superstars when it comes to combating
00:42:39this star while the lucha stars need to learn that there is a whole new level of dirty tricks here in
00:42:46the usa and the american made crew are absolute experts at delivering that the compact powerhouse that brutus is
00:43:00now there has been a major issue to the team of ray phoenix ray mysterio as they are now yelling from the
00:43:08side of the sidelines to try and help out dragon lee who's taking a ton of abuse
00:43:19you can see him reaching for that lower back as julius creed continues
00:43:25to keep them in control
00:43:28well really concerned for the wellness of ray mysterio has been down a significant amount of time it's
00:43:33essentially at this point a three on two matchup which is exactly what chad gable and his crew
00:43:40wanted whatever advantage you can take in a match like this you grab it that is what american made is doing
00:43:47as chad gable works on that left shoulder of dragon lee
00:43:52and just what a well-drilled unit american made have become they train harder than anybody else
00:44:03high pressure creates diamonds and that's exactly what chad gable and the creeds are here on smackdown
00:44:09and there's no respite whatsoever for dragon lee and nor should there be
00:44:24he delivers a little something to ray phoenix yeah didn't like three on two will make it three
00:44:29on one brilliant there from chad gable
00:44:36dragon lee able to parry that right hand and deliver a series of overhand rights to himself
00:44:41before gable chops him down just this is the picture of complete control from chad gable the
00:44:472012 olympian who has all the grit and drive you could ever want in a superstar
00:44:59it's
00:45:20it's been an outrageously entertaining friday night smackdown
00:45:25here in las vegas the night before wrestlemania 41 chad gable who was eliminated earlier tonight
00:45:33from the andre the giant memorial battle royal by ray phoenix has been in complete control against
00:45:39dragon lee who's looking for an opportunity to rally back look at the teamwork from american made
00:45:46everybody getting involved brutus ball off the top rope into the cover
00:45:52and coming in and making the save is ray phoenix who eats a right hand
00:45:57from julius creed it's beginning to feel like a lost cause here for this lucha crew there have been
00:46:04a plethora of dirty tricks thrown their way by america made it has been so effective that they may
00:46:12well now be regretting demanding this matchup in the first place that's what happens after all the
00:46:19heated exchanges backstage after the battle royal remember stand and delivers coming your way
00:46:25tomorrow saturday 1 p.m eastern tickets still on sale if you want to get here to t-mobile and
00:46:30your local in vegas for wrestlemania chad gable climbing right up there with dragon lee
00:46:36lee's got a hell of a job wow navigate his way out of this he has all three of them hanging for the double
00:46:43stop tripled well that is about the first daylight dragon lee has seen after about seven straight
00:46:53minutes of abuse now desperately clawing his way over to the relatively fresh ray phoenix he's desperate to get
00:47:02there and he does and here comes the celebrated widely accomplished luchador who has been a star in the
00:47:10making in his recent arrival to wwe ray phoenix has set the world on fire thus far but if he pulls a victory
00:47:19here it really will be something to shout about here time and again you see things out of phoenix just like
00:47:25that as julius is able to survive but it's just over two weeks since ray phoenix debuted here in wwe
00:47:35and he has completely dominated the conversation ever since but that shot to the gun will knock the
00:47:43stuffing out of anybody julius creed such an accomplished athlete a two-time all-american at duke university
00:47:55just unmatched physicality from someone who describes himself as an in-ring savage and ray phoenix
00:48:04this is the welcome you are certainly not waiting for
00:48:09boy did he ever get sent into that corner his body went arching and flying
00:48:16and i don't know how well adjusted ray phoenix is to competing twice in one night once the body cools
00:48:23down after the first match it can be difficult to get going again but ray phoenix
00:48:29springboard and phoenix stops down on julius
00:48:34just no defenses whatsoever for these kind of attacks nobody trains in the u.s to withstand this kind of
00:48:42abuse oh stepping stone hurricane rana okay how quick your reactions are you are not stopping ray phoenix
00:48:54cat like speed goodbye amigo tried it earlier tonight
00:49:00and he was preventively connected this time operation dragon would you look at the pace these two are
00:49:07setting
00:49:11ray phoenix up top meteoro how about it for the win oh they just cleared them out here are your winners the team
00:49:23of dragon league ray misterio and ray phoenix well it looked like it was game over for the lucha crew
00:49:33but that brilliance from ray phoenix combined with the fire of dragon league managed to pull out that
00:49:39victory what it looked like all was hey i'm excited for you you ready to call wrestlemania here at this
00:49:44desk with pat mcafee and michael gold it's a dream come true it's going to be a magical weekend
00:49:50well it's going to be amazing the whole world is going to be waiting to see this tug of war over
00:49:54the loyalty and friendship of paul hayman and the reality check of seth rollins the names in the bright
00:50:02lights that's what matters most roman seth
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00:50:4112 years ago we came down those stairs
00:50:44to remake this company in our image
00:50:56we died a long time ago
00:51:05you messed up and your biggest mistake is not understanding the danger that's right in front of us
00:51:12you messed up
00:51:14for two people it's clearly personal for me it's just business it's become a simple match
00:51:23it's the two men who want to stand in my way gotta go it's in there you are a wrestlemania
00:51:33main eventer thank you but that's not the favor that i'm owed
00:51:39one favor i owe you a favor no our wise man will owe me a favor and wrestlemania in my
00:51:51corner corner you're a wise man
00:51:59tell him no
00:52:00no no my tribal chief i can't do that
00:52:14i brought you into this business
00:52:27i
00:52:40brought you into this business i cannot wait to be the man that takes you both out of it
00:52:47there can be only one and it's got to be me wise man how could you betray me
00:53:10oh
00:53:24their complicated history has been fused together for years tomorrow night
00:53:42it could all explode apart roman reigns seth rollins cm punk with paul heyman in his corner
00:53:48the wrestlemania night one main event a triple threat from here in vegas
00:53:57and when we come back the record-seeking john cena
00:54:01the undisputed champion cody rose the final face-off is next
00:54:12it has been a spectacular night before mania here on smackdown in vegas
00:54:18the battle royal the andre the giant memorial battle royal was won by carmelo hayes
00:54:23we had diy causing a no contest interference in our tag team championship match a super code read
00:54:30by zelena vega earned her the victory la knight bron stroman came up with the win and that moments ago
00:54:39we just saw ray phoenix do his damage in a six-man tag team
00:54:43we just know when it's time for me to get my big back all y'all finna be finished
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00:55:41Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome from Atlanta, Georgia, the undisputed WWE Champion,
00:56:01the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes!
00:56:07A week removed from displaying all the versions through the years of the WWE Championship
00:56:14and now holding on to the only one that matters.
00:56:18The question is, will it still be Cody's when this weekend in Vegas ends?
00:56:37The leading light of WWE, QB1, the man who has the weight of the entire industry on his shoulders
00:57:00this weekend as he tries to protect the future of that championship
00:57:07from an opponent in John Cena, who seemingly wants to burn down everything to the ground.
00:57:16Cody Rhodes, John Cena streaming on Peacock.
00:57:19WrestleMania Sunday begins 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
00:57:30What is it supposed to beÄŸin?
01:01:52The reason there isn't a wrestling retirement is because every other wrestler is a scared, insecure loser.
01:01:58Every other wrestler needs these people, needs these people to care about them, to post about them, to talk about them.
01:02:12Because the second they get away from this, they're left alone, by themselves, with their pathetic lives, so they come crawling back as a shell of themselves.
01:02:23I have love, I have love, I have love, I have love, I have love, I have love, joy, and worth in my life.
01:02:28I don't need a single damn thing.
01:02:30I don't need a single damn one of you.
01:02:31The only reason I'm here is to take that away from you.
01:02:33The only reason I'm here is to take that away from you and all of you forever.
01:02:45Don't say I didn't warn you, because I did.
01:02:53Last year, when you won that championship, everybody's raising you on their shoulder and giving you watches and stuff and saying, good job, champ.
01:03:02When I had my moment alone with you, like a man to your face, I didn't say, good job, champ.
01:03:09I said, every day you hold that, it gets heavier.
01:03:12And Sunday, it finally becomes too heavy for you to hold.
01:03:17You will lose.
01:03:22You will lose because you care about them.
01:03:27You people do not write history.
01:03:37Winners do.
01:03:41I came out here tonight because I wanted to share one more thing with you before Sunday.
01:03:47When I won that Elimination Chamber, I knew it would be impossible to beat you in a match at WrestleMania.
01:03:54And then in one moment, you changed all that.
01:04:00You changed all that with what you said to The Rock.
01:04:05You see, kid, The Rock just gave you a choice.
01:04:11Do you want to do what they think is right?
01:04:16Or do you want to win?
01:04:18And in the moment you made your choice, not only did I think I could beat you, I realized Sunday, you don't stand a chance.
01:04:30And that night, all that was left for me to do was the one thing you couldn't.
01:04:35Prove to them that they don't matter.
01:04:39You see, all of this, all of this noise from them, these people will always make up their own version of the truth they want to believe.
01:04:51And when you stop caring about that and stop caring about them, you can start accomplishing anything you want in life.
01:04:58But you are too weak to understand that.
01:05:00Sunday, in order to beat me, you are going to have to choose.
01:05:11Do you do what they think is right?
01:05:17Or do you win?
01:05:20And Cody, you are strong, you are tough, and you are driven, but you are also scared, insecure, and naive.
01:05:26You say you wear this suit because you want to be somebody.
01:05:32You have your tattoo because you want to be somebody.
01:05:36You didn't need the tattoo or the suit because Sunday I'm going to make you somebody.
01:05:46Somebody who finally realizes that to become a winner, you have to sever ties with all the losers in your life.
01:05:56Or, somebody who had a chance to be a real winner and blew it.
01:06:05And in that very moment, you will realize that you are not the captain.
01:06:09You are not the quarterback.
01:06:12You're still just a kid in a man's world who doesn't have the balls of the last real champion.
01:06:20Okay, John, the noise.
01:06:31You always have to say something, right?
01:06:34This crowd, how they feel about you.
01:06:54This is who you fight for.
01:06:57This.
01:06:58This matters to you.
01:07:01You said in London, you said that you don't bury talent.
01:07:05That you are talent.
01:07:08Well, I know a graveyard of talent that would disagree with that statement.
01:07:14But we're not talking about them.
01:07:16We're talking about WrestleMania.
01:07:19Let me ask you a question, John.
01:07:20Do you know, do you know his name?
01:07:27The one who handed you the microphone, you know his name?
01:07:30No, no.
01:07:31You don't know her name either, do you?
01:07:33And I'd wager if you walked backstage, you don't know any of those people either.
01:07:37This is a different WWE, John.
01:07:39And when this was your WWE, I worshipped you.
01:07:43They worshipped you.
01:07:44But since the GOAT hasn't shown up since Elimination Chamber, allow me to offer you a little perspective, okay?
01:07:51You called me underwhelming.
01:07:53Guess what?
01:07:54You're overrated.
01:07:58You're overbearing.
01:08:00And more importantly, you're out of touch.
01:08:02And you're out of time.
01:08:04Your face is melting wax.
01:08:06You got a stack of dimes for a neck, spindly-ass legs.
01:08:09You're paler than Sting at Star K97.
01:08:13And you're sanctimonious.
01:08:16Sanctimonious comments about how I'm an errand boy when the whole world watched you sonar on the Oscars stage butt-ass naked for the people that you run errands for now.
01:08:28And by God, John Cena, it is 2025, and you still can't wrestle.
01:08:39And you still can't wrestle.
01:09:09I'm an errand boy when the whole world watched you sonar on the Oscars stage butt-ass naked for the people that you run errands for now.
01:09:23Idiots.
01:09:25They're just like you.
01:09:52They don't know what they want, and Cody, on Sunday to beat you, I don't have to wrestle.
01:10:04Oh, Cena!
01:10:09Oh, he tried to go AA, but instead.
01:10:14Crossroads!
01:10:14The war of words just went physical.
01:10:27The American nightmare, Cody Rhodes, with the undisputed WWE Championship in his hand.
01:10:35He has been making a message of fighting for the fans to save the industry, to keep that
01:10:45championship for the present and future of sports entertainment.
01:10:51WrestleMania Sunday, it'll headline it all and cap what is turning out to be a spectacular
01:11:03weekend in Vegas.
01:11:07We have no further steps to take on this road to WrestleMania.
01:11:13We have arrived, Wade.
01:11:17The final face-off turned into this.
01:11:23Well, what a statement of Cody Rhodes.
01:11:26I don't have to wrestle.
01:11:29Cheap shot from John Cena.
01:11:33But we got a champ who was every bit ready for it and more.
01:11:38Is this a window into the main event of WrestleMania Sunday, with the WWE Championship on the line?
01:11:49One crossroads may be all it takes to put away Cena for good in his final WrestleMania.
01:11:57It is coming your way.
01:11:59WrestleMania 41 Sunday night will be the undisputed WWE Championship match.
01:12:05Starts streaming at 7 Eastern, 4 Pacific on Peacock.
01:12:09Now, Wade, let's tell everybody what they're in store for tomorrow on Night 1.
01:12:13WrestleMania Saturday, World Heavyweight Championship on the line as the Ring General
01:12:19defense against main event.
01:12:22Jey Uso, will we have a stadium eating in unison for a new champ?
01:12:28The WWE Women's Championship.
01:12:34This thing has gotten red hot.
01:12:37There have been personal attacks.
01:12:39There have been honest conversations recently.
01:12:42And tomorrow, it is tippy time, against the future Hall of Famer.
01:12:46Tiffany Stratton looks to defend against Charlotte Flair.
01:12:49We had a war earlier tonight here on SmackDown.
01:12:53A lot of damage absorbed by these two men, but the United States title will be on the line tomorrow
01:12:59as L.A. night defends against the terrifying Jacob Batu.
01:13:05And for Rey Mysterio, another WrestleMania.
01:13:09But this one comes against the Luchador, who has burst onto the scene recently.
01:13:16It is El Grande Americano against the Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio.
01:13:21And we got ourselves a World Tag Team Championship clash as the boo day.
01:13:28They suck.
01:13:29Well, they're challenging the champs, the War Raiders, tomorrow on WrestleMania Saturday.
01:13:34World Tag Team Championship clash tomorrow between those two.
01:13:41Proceed with caution, says Naomi.
01:13:45The storm is coming for Jade and Naomi.
01:13:49Perhaps the most emotionally charged of all the WrestleMania 41 matches.
01:13:55Three of the biggest names.
01:13:58Three of the biggest egos.
01:14:00Well, they're going to compete in triple threat action in the main event of WrestleMania Saturday.
01:14:07Roman Reigns, Seth freaking Rollins, and CM Punk with the wise man Paul Heyman in his corner.
01:14:15Who will be victorious in the main event tomorrow?
01:14:19Of course, moments ago, the face-to-face.
01:14:24John Cena and Cody Rhodes.
01:14:26As Cody was able to counter.
01:14:32The crossroads was hit on Cena.
01:14:35Cena's going for the record-breaking win Sunday night.
01:14:39But Rhodes is determined to save pro wrestling.
01:14:43There are just times in life that you know you have to take it all in with your eyes wide open.
01:14:49For all the fans, from the hardcores to the casuals, this, right now in Vegas, is that time.
01:14:57This weekend in Sin City, it is must-watch.
01:15:00It is can't-miss.
01:15:02It's the unthinkable now-a-reality.
01:15:04This version of John Cena against the hope for the current and future of the industry.
01:15:10Cody Rhodes.
01:15:12WrestleMania 41 comes your way tomorrow.
01:15:15We'll see you there.
01:15:19Hit the show.
01:15:19Hit the show.
01:15:20Hit the show.
01:15:20Let's go.
01:15:21Vi- prompt Revelation 40X.
01:15:22Go.
01:15:23We'll see you there.
01:15:23We'll see you there.
01:15:24We'll see you there.
01:15:25We'll see you there.
01:15:25We'll see you there.
01:15:27You're not moving on.
01:15:28We'll see you there.
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