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00:00:00He is beyond reproach from mere mortals on the desk like us, and here we go, the lights are fading out, thanks for coming, Pat McAfee, and mercifully, this one is on its way to being, oh, wait, no, Pat's trying to fight out of this, Pat said he was trying to talk to some people about how to get out of this hole, another German suplex to McAfee, okay, hand him, one, two, three, just end this thing, just end it.
00:00:27Cole, you're appealing for compassion, he's made his point, I get you, Gunther's mind is a compassion-free zone at this point, the guy, he's made his point, you're appealing to logic, but it's falling on deaf ears, okay, no, I ticked you off, end this match now, and be done with it all.
00:00:57Pete, you have to bite your tongue when you're in close proximity to Gunther at the moment.
00:01:03I'm just asking to end the match, Wade, I get it, I'm not saying anything.
00:01:06I get it, this has never been about the one, two, three for Gunther, he knows he's got that in the bag whenever he feels like it, this is now a public spectacle.
00:01:16Public flogging is what it is.
00:01:21Come on, Pat!
00:01:25They're trying to, Pat trying to hang on.
00:01:28Fans coming to life here.
00:01:29Pat trying to stick in this thing.
00:01:32Elbow well placed, here comes Pat, come on, Pat!
00:01:35Little rally here, little rally!
00:01:37You've been against the wall before, you've been against the wall before, come on!
00:01:40Gunther's wrong, come on, Pat!
00:01:42McAfee, oh, landed on his feet, Gunther from behind, Pat lands on his feet again, can't take it to the spine, here comes McAfee, come on, Pat, come on, Pat, come on!
00:01:54Do something here!
00:01:56Cover, cover, and a kick out!
00:02:00And Gunther quickly back to his feet, right in McAfee's face.
00:02:02My God, Pat McAfee has a foot like a traction engine, capable of an 85-yard punt, and it just bounced up the steel jaw of Gunther.
00:02:13We knew this wasn't going to be pretty, it wasn't going to be a five-star wrestling match, it was going to be a vicious fight, and now Gunther begging for more from Pat, and Pat delivering chop after chop, won by Gunther again, Pat still on his feet.
00:02:26How much does Pat have left? That was a big chop by Pat, Pat still on his feet, still hanging in there, Pat giving it everything he has, big right, come on, Pat!
00:02:35Well, Pat McAfee has already blown away expectations, Pat, you've already, morally won this!
00:02:41I completely agree!
00:02:42My job!
00:02:43And McAfee's still in this, slugging it away with Gunther, Pat McAfee may have the upper hand here!
00:02:48And Gunther's covering up!
00:02:49And Pat!
00:02:50Oh my God!
00:02:51Big kick, Gunther's in trouble again! McAfee again with a super kick!
00:02:55Gunther's wobble!
00:02:57Finish the job blast!
00:02:58Oh, caught!
00:02:59And now, Gunther's going for a powerbomb on McAfee, and he delivers it!
00:03:03And the damn match just ended now!
00:03:05Enough of this, end the match!
00:03:07You got him beat!
00:03:09Enough of it!
00:03:10You got him beat!
00:03:11Well, Gunther getting wobbled there might be as good as it gets for McAfee, and now the torturous Boston Crab, applied center of the ring, Pat McAfee swore blind, he would never tap out!
00:03:25Pat, Cole, sit down, Cole!
00:03:27Cole, get back here!
00:03:28What are you doing?
00:03:30Michael Cole has left it down, says you absolute nutcase!
00:03:34McAfee, coming back alive!
00:03:37Inches away from that barbomb, but the ring general, Gunther, transitions the hole, are now staring into the eyes of Pat McAfee's best buddy, Michael Cole, continuing to torture Pat McAfee.
00:03:53Oh, Cole, get the hell out of danger!
00:04:01Oh, God!
00:04:02I cannot help you from here!
00:04:05Oh, my God!
00:04:06That is a 58-year-old man!
00:04:16Get the hell off him, Gunther!
00:04:18What the hell are you doing?
00:04:20What the hell are you doing?
00:04:20What the hell are you doing?
00:04:23Get the hell out of here!
00:04:24Oh, my God!
00:04:25Oh!
00:04:26Get on him, McAfee!
00:04:31Well, mercifully, somehow, Michael Cole has scrambled out of there, as Gunther's still in hot pursuit, turns his back on Pat McAfee with the O'Connor run!
00:04:44Oh!
00:04:45Oh!
00:04:46Oh!
00:04:472-Camp!
00:04:48Almost the biggest shock of all time in this industry, and Michael Cole still in too close proximity to Gunther as this match continues.
00:04:57Go!
00:04:59Oh!
00:05:00You're so high!
00:05:01Go!
00:05:02Oh!
00:05:03Oh!
00:05:04After all past two and three quarters.
00:05:09And Gunther now furious, completely enraged, focused on Michael Carr.
00:05:15Sleemar up my eye.
00:05:17Sleemar locked in deep on the ring general.
00:05:21Is Gunther going to fade? Escapes.
00:05:24Massive lariat connected with the jaw of Pat McAfee.
00:05:27And once again, the class, the power, the strength of this Austrian destroyer coming to the fore.
00:05:38And Pat McAfee is now being put to the sword.
00:05:42There's simply no way I'll give up Pat.
00:05:48And Pat McAfee somehow continuing to attempt to fight through this.
00:05:53The inevitable demise, Gunther getting the hocks in deep.
00:06:00The fun is truly over.
00:06:03Pat McAfee's face turning pubes, getting their referee and just end this damn thing.
00:06:08Oh God, Pat.
00:06:13Well, it's miraculous.
00:06:17And Pat McAfee summoning straight on God knows where, fighting out of this.
00:06:23With his face turning completely in human shape.
00:06:31Just end it, Pat.
00:06:33Give up.
00:06:37His eyes dark like this, and that is over.
00:06:43Get Pat McAfee some medical attention immediately.
00:06:46And it's your winner, the re-kettle, Gunther.
00:06:56Well, Gunther beats Pat McAfee here at Backlash, which should come as a surprise to nobody.
00:07:02But the guts, the resolve, the effort from Pat McAfee is something I will be applauding until the end of my days.
00:07:13And even Gunther, the indomitable force, seems astounded that it took him ratcheting up through the gears to put away Pat McAfee, a mere announcer here in WWE.
00:07:29But the danger is truly still present.
00:07:42Watch yourself, lads.
00:07:43with the
00:08:02Wow, a rare, rare show of respect
00:08:26From one of the greatest this industry has ever seen, Pat McAfee
00:08:32We are so proud of you, what an effort
00:08:34And how much abuse did Pat McAfee force himself through this agonizing Boston Crab
00:08:42Desperately well done by Michael Cole who left the desk
00:08:45Has called to continue to talk
00:08:48Michael Cole, such a way to get dragged in the ring
00:08:51That distraction opened in a brief window
00:08:53From McAfee to pull off the ultimate of shot
00:08:56This was Michael Cole holding the leg of the ring general
00:09:00Perhaps the greatest chance McAfee had
00:09:02Of pulling off that all-timer shot
00:09:05It wasn't quite enough
00:09:07And as the sleeper was hopped in
00:09:09A reversal immediately from Gunther
00:09:11Following this clubbing like lariat
00:09:14And the sleeper locked in the hooks deep
00:09:19Pat McAfee fading, the eyes turning to dark pits
00:09:25And finally getting thrown out
00:09:27Pat McAfee, that was absolutely incredible
00:09:36A well deserved standing ovation for a man
00:09:46Who performed above and beyond this evening of Backlash
00:09:50Thank you Pat McAfee
00:09:53And as we try and catch our breath here
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00:11:18On June 7th
00:11:22Los Angeles hosts two epic events
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00:11:29Featuring Triple A Lucha Libre
00:11:31All gas, no brakes
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00:11:36The opportunity of a lifetime
00:11:38Rise above the rest
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00:11:46In Los Angeles
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00:11:51I knew Pat McAfee was crazy
00:11:58But you showed me something else there
00:11:59Cole, how are you feeling?
00:12:01I'm good
00:12:01I feel for Pat
00:12:03But listen, I said this a couple of weeks ago
00:12:05I'm not going to let a guy like Gunther
00:12:07Stop me from doing my job
00:12:09And I've got to call one of the biggest main events in history coming up
00:12:12So I'm going to be here to do my job
00:12:14So let's get to work
00:12:15WWE is coming to LA
00:12:17On Saturday, June 7th
00:12:19With Worlds Collide
00:12:20That's at the Key of Form
00:12:21And Money in the Bank at the Intuit Dome
00:12:23Individual event tickets are on sale now
00:12:26Via Ticketmaster
00:12:28There's going to be plenty to talk about tonight
00:12:32On the Backlash
00:12:34Kickoff show here in St. Louis
00:12:36Takes place immediately following our upcoming main event
00:12:39Of course, Triple H will be a part of that show
00:12:42You see some of the other stars will be involved
00:12:43Jackie, Biggie, and Peter
00:12:45Taking over the festivities from there
00:12:47As soon as our main event is done
00:12:49Tonight
00:12:50You know, Wheatley American Vodka
00:12:53And WWE are proud to be joined tonight
00:12:55By Technical Sergeant Michael Perkins
00:12:57From the USO and Scott Air Force Base
00:12:59Right here outside of St. Louis
00:13:00Wheatley raises a glass
00:13:02To Technical Sergeant Perkins
00:13:03And all retired and active members
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00:13:06For your service
00:13:09Final time of the night
00:13:10We're going to show you some comparisons
00:13:11Between two all-time greats
00:13:13And John Cena
00:13:13And Randy Orton
00:13:15Combined 31 world titles
00:13:20Another 15 other championships
00:13:23Both have won Money in the Bank's
00:13:24Voting Royal Rumbles as well
00:13:26But tonight
00:13:27It is a rivalry reborn
00:13:28For over two decades
00:13:30Two Titans have defined era after era
00:13:32John Cena defends his 17th championship
00:13:35Against Randy Orton
00:13:35Here in Orton's hometown of St. Louis
00:13:37Can the Viper slay one more legend
00:13:39On his quest to regain the title
00:13:41Or will Cena's destructive farewell tour
00:13:43March on
00:13:44Cena and Orton
00:13:45For the undisputed
00:13:47WWE Championship
00:13:49Winners
00:13:55Write history
00:13:57When that hits zero
00:14:04The title
00:14:05Comes home
00:14:07With me
00:14:08There is no one
00:14:13In the WWE
00:14:14With the strength
00:14:15The wisdom
00:14:16Or the ruthless
00:14:18Aggression
00:14:19The last
00:14:22Real champ
00:14:24Is here
00:14:27RKO
00:14:29Out of nowhere
00:14:31I have known you for 25 years
00:14:37In the WWE
00:14:40I have known you for 25 years
00:14:42To win
00:14:43The winner
00:14:44And the winner
00:14:44And the winner
00:14:45When that hits zero
00:14:46The title
00:14:47Comes home
00:14:49With me
00:14:50There is no one
00:14:55In the WWE
00:14:56With the strength
00:14:57The wisdom
00:14:58Or the ruthless
00:15:00Aggression
00:15:01The last
00:15:04Real champ
00:15:06Is here
00:15:09RKO
00:15:11Out of nowhere
00:15:13I have known you for 25 years
00:15:19If you look at that class
00:15:22In OVW
00:15:24Back in 2002
00:15:25We were looking at the future
00:15:27Of WWE
00:15:28Randy Orton and John Cena
00:15:29Are amazing to watch
00:15:31Rise together
00:15:33The child
00:15:33You would wait
00:15:35And watch
00:15:36For far away
00:15:38But you always knew
00:15:40That you'd be
00:15:41The one
00:15:42That worked
00:15:42While they all play
00:15:44And you
00:15:46You'd lay
00:15:47Awaken
00:15:49At his feet
00:15:51One of the youngest
00:15:51Most charismatic
00:15:53WWE superstars
00:15:54Is going to ascend
00:15:55To greatness
00:15:56Here we are
00:16:00The way
00:16:01He's done it
00:16:11The youngest
00:16:1214th time
00:16:13World champion
00:16:14World champion
00:16:14In history
00:16:15John Cena
00:16:17Is a champion
00:16:1814th time
00:16:19World champion
00:16:21Randy Orton
00:16:23Versus John Cena
00:16:25Has become
00:16:26The rivalry
00:16:27What magic
00:16:29They made
00:16:29When they were
00:16:30In there together
00:16:30Nothing comes close to him
00:16:32Randy and John
00:16:34Brought out
00:16:34The best in one another
00:16:36Randy Orton
00:16:37And John Cena
00:16:38While parallel roads
00:16:40Both of those guys
00:16:41Wanted the exact same thing
00:16:42And that's to be
00:16:43The biggest star
00:16:44This business
00:16:45Has ever seen
00:16:45I am going to ruin wrestling
00:17:03For everyone
00:17:05In this weird
00:17:06Bizarre world
00:17:07Where I'm a good guy
00:17:08And you're a bad guy
00:17:09I figured out
00:17:10You are the latest
00:17:14Legend
00:17:14That I have to put down
00:17:17Put that title
00:17:18On the line
00:17:19And fight me
00:17:19Come on
00:17:20Randy Orton
00:17:24Versus John Cena
00:17:26You're not going to ruin wrestling
00:17:28Not over my dead body
00:17:30What I am trying to do
00:17:31Randy Orton
00:17:32Is when I leave here
00:17:35Three generations
00:17:37Of your family
00:17:38Is erased
00:17:40How dare you say that to me
00:17:44That's the limited thing
00:17:44We've been through
00:17:45How dare you
00:17:46Randy Orton
00:17:53Does not believe
00:17:54That John Cena
00:17:55Is the last
00:17:56Real
00:17:57Champion
00:18:05I am going to sing
00:18:30To my heart
00:18:31But I am going to sing
00:18:32From that race
00:18:34Let's go
00:18:47수
00:18:48com
00:18:51With
00:18:52a
00:18:53with
00:18:53不
00:18:53Got to
00:18:54bizi
00:18:55village
00:18:56I am going to sing
00:18:58Is
00:19:00You seem
00:19:00zap
00:19:01Tat
00:19:02And
00:19:03Amb
00:19:03virus
00:19:03That's how I'm got, take theный patty
00:19:07of your three
00:19:08I Shallаж
00:19:19go
00:19:21You're gonna have to be
00:19:24Can't exercise
00:19:28Wanna live
00:25:45The following contest schedule for one ball is for the undisputed
00:26:15Introducing first the challenger from St. Louis, Missouri
00:26:29Weighing in at 280 pounds, the Viper Randy Orton
00:26:45And his opponent, he is the greatest of all time!
00:27:07The Unseen Seventeen, here to grace St. Louis with his presence one final time!
00:27:19He is the last real champion!
00:27:25The champion, John Cena!
00:27:33Yeah!
00:27:34Yeah!
00:27:35Alicia Taylor giving us that big fight feel here tonight!
00:27:41It was August 9th of 2001, Randy Orton and John Cena met for the very first time in a one-on-one
00:27:53match at an independent show called the Brian Pillman Memorial, back before they were a part
00:27:59of WWE!
00:28:01They would meet for the first time in OVW, Ohio Valley Wrestling back in 2002!
00:28:07They would go on to meet many times over the years in matches that have branched from SummerSlam to WrestleMania, to triple threats, to I quits, to tables, ladders and chairs into a 60-minute Iron Man match!
00:28:23They are dead even when it comes to wins and losses!
00:28:26And if this is the final time that these two ever meet, I can truly say that I've been honored
00:28:32and privileged to call many of these matches!
00:28:34And I'm sure in this match, for the undisputed WWE Championship, that Randy Orton and John Cena
00:28:41will tear the house down once again!
00:28:44And we start off with a collar and elbow tie-up!
00:28:48Wade, the key for Randy Orton to win his 15th World Championship!
00:28:51Well, he needs to tap into that unadulterated hometown energy that is backing their boy here in St. Louis all the way to number 15!
00:29:03What about for John Cena, the record-setting 17-time World Champion?
00:29:08Well, John Cena needs to tap into that bitter, resentful side that we saw at WrestleMania!
00:29:14The one that led him all the way to victory over Cody Rose!
00:29:18The one that led him to that record 17-time World Championship!
00:29:23John Cena, in a nutshell, needs to take every shortcut and every low road available to him this evening!
00:29:30You know, 17,000-plus tonight!
00:29:36You know, a lot has been made, of course, of the history that John Cena made at WrestleMania!
00:29:4017th World Title!
00:29:41Ric Flair, of course, now sits in second place with 16 World Championships!
00:29:463rd on that list!
00:29:483rd on that list!
00:29:49Time for 3rd!
00:29:50Is this man, Randy Orton, in the Hall of Famer Triple H with 14!
00:29:54Wade!
00:29:55An incredible feat!
00:29:59Well, I had a good chat with Randy Orton, which we saw on our pre-show!
00:30:03Randy Orton claims he's got at least 10 years left in his body!
00:30:07If he makes this number 15, then 17 will become tantalizingly close!
00:30:12Oh, you know, I was sort of expecting that!
00:30:15John Cena, obviously, with a cheap little slap!
00:30:18That was just to play mind games!
00:30:20He knew it wasn't gonna hurt Randy!
00:30:21Randy, who may be in the best shape of his life!
00:30:24He goes a poke in the eye!
00:30:25Oh!
00:30:26A little payback!
00:30:27And official Chad Patton gonna let a little bit go here tonight, as well he should!
00:30:31And let me tell you, Cole, the difference at WrestleMania is that Cody Rhodes refused to take that low road with John Cena!
00:30:39He was too morally pure, and it came back to bite him!
00:30:42Randy Orton, historically, has had no issue whatsoever in taking whatever low road is available!
00:30:49All bets are off now, and I like that for Randy Orton!
00:30:52And here's Cena now, back center of the ring!
00:30:54You know, for Randy Orton, I've said many, many times over the years, he has absolutely no absence of malice!
00:31:02He doesn't like anybody!
00:31:04And despite his growing popularity over the years, he's still the same old Randy Orton, Wade!
00:31:09Yeah, the personality doesn't change!
00:31:11Sometimes they love him, sometimes they hate him, but innately inside Randy Orton, there are those sadistic voices turning him to the dark side!
00:31:20And that is a massive benefit to Orton tonight, if he's gonna dethrow the so-called last real chap!
00:31:28He had a tremendous sit-down interview with Randy on the countdown show, Wade!
00:31:32He's very open in a lot of the things that he talked about!
00:31:35Yeah, and I'll tell you right now, this is by far the most mature version of Randy Orton I have ever seen!
00:31:40Oh!
00:31:41He truly is, in 2025, the locker room leader that John Cena never was during his time on top!
00:31:49Well, I mean, you would know better than I would, since you spent time in the locker room, but I'm not sure if I agree with that statement!
00:31:54I think many people would believe Cena was a locker room leader for much of his career!
00:31:58I completely dispute that! I think John Cena was about one man and one man only, and Randy actually echoed that in my interview with him throughout his career on top!
00:32:06John Cena put himself first and foremost, whereas somebody like Randy Orton is consistently giving back!
00:32:12Well, this is also coming from the guy that headed up a group that tried to end John Cena's career!
00:32:16In fact, you had a match with Randy Orton at one point where John Cena was forced to be the referee in that match because of this whole silly Nexus situation you were involved in!
00:32:24He was looking silly about the Nexus! I was a young guy trying to punch up and make a name for myself!
00:32:29That's all that was! You can't blame young guys taking shortcuts like that!
00:32:34But Randy Orton is a man who certainly doesn't need any shortcuts this evening!
00:32:39Physically built to perfection, and now John Cena has taken a stroll!
00:32:43Yeah, you would have never seen this out of the old John Cena!
00:32:46Whatever happened to the Hustle loyalty and the respect and the never give up attitude of this man?
00:32:52John Cena knows physically he cannot match the absolute best, so he has to take these shortcuts!
00:32:57And Randy Orton is saying, hell no, you ain't getting away that easy!
00:33:01Yeah, Randy Orton is... he wants an opportunity at the championship, of course he has to pin or submit John for that to happen!
00:33:08Interesting interview in Billboard magazine with Randy Orton, among the subjects they talked about was the fact that...
00:33:14and here's Cena now in the clothesline...
00:33:17was the fact that Randy finds himself in this unfamiliar position of getting cheered,
00:33:22when it always used to be Cena getting cheered when he faced Orton in the past!
00:33:25Yeah, it's unadulterated at this point, and let me tell you the entire locker room in WWE is completely united behind Randy Orton!
00:33:33This spiteful megalomaniac that 2025 John Cena has become!
00:33:40He does not own the history and the legacy of this company, of that championship that he's currently in possession of!
00:33:47Or since he's gone outside, and that is a massive benefit to Orton tonight if he's gonna dethrow the so-called last real champ!
00:33:57He had a tremendous sit-down interview with Randy on the countdown show, Wade, very open in a lot of the things that he talked about!
00:34:04Yeah, and I'll tell you right now, this is by far the most mature version of Randy Orton I have ever seen!
00:34:09He truly is, in 2025, the locker room leader that John Cena never was during his time on top!
00:34:17Well, I mean, you would know better than I would, since you spent time in the locker room, but not sure if I agree with that statement,
00:34:23I think many people would believe Cena was a locker room leader for much of his career!
00:34:27I completely dispute that, I think John Cena was about one man and one man only,
00:34:31and Randy actually echoed that in my interview with him throughout his career on top!
00:34:35John Cena put himself first and foremost, whereas somebody like Randy Orton is consistently giving back!
00:34:41Well, this is also coming from the guy that headed up a group that tried to end John Cena's career!
00:34:45In fact, you had a match with Randy Orton at one point, where John Cena was forced to be the referee in that match,
00:34:50because of this whole silly Nexus situation you were involved in!
00:34:53He's looking silly about the Nexus! I was a young guy trying to punch up and make a name for myself!
00:34:58That's all that was! You can't blame young guys taking shortcuts like that!
00:35:03But Randy Orton is a man who certainly doesn't need any shortcuts this evening!
00:35:07Physically built to perfection, and now John Cena has taken a stroll!
00:35:11Yeah, you would have never seen this out of the old John Cena!
00:35:15Whatever happened to the hustle loyalty and the respect and the never give up attitude of this man!
00:35:21John Cena knows physically he cannot match the absolute best, so he has to take these shortcuts!
00:35:26And Randy Orton is saying, hell no, you ain't getting away that easy!
00:35:30And Randy Orton is, he wants an opportunity at the championship!
00:35:34Of course he has to pin or submit John for that to happen!
00:35:37Interesting interview in Billboard magazine with Randy Orton!
00:35:41Among the subjects they talked about was the fact that, and here's Cena now in the clothesline!
00:35:45was the fact that Randy finds himself in this unfamiliar position of getting cheered,
00:35:51when it always used to be Cena getting cheered when he faced Orton in the past!
00:35:54Yeah, it's unadulterated at this point!
00:35:56And let me tell you, the entire locker room in WWE is completely united behind Randy Orton!
00:36:03And this spiteful megalomaniac that 2025 John Cena has become!
00:36:09He does not own the history and the legacy of this company and that championship that he's currently in possession of!
00:36:16Or says he's going to retire with it because he's the, quote, last real champion!
00:36:21One, two, three, four, five, six!
00:36:26Still impressed with the shape that John's able to maintain with the schedule that he has!
00:36:33Dude, I can't lose a pound if I try!
00:36:36Physically incredible shape is John Cena!
00:36:40And he showed that he absolutely does not have that ring rust at WrestleMania 41!
00:36:45Five, six, seven, eight, nine, three, seven, one, 13, 14, 18, 18, 19, 19, 19!
00:37:00Ha ha! 17,000 plus in St. Louis in unison!
00:37:03Chanting along with Randy's Punches!
00:37:06Give him 20 more please, Randy Orton!
00:37:09Cena now on JellyLegs!
00:37:12Not a good place to be!
00:37:14be when you're in that kind of proximity to a man as dangerous as randy or cover by randy on cena
00:37:21and cena kicks it too randy knew he wasn't going to pick up the win there that was more
00:37:25psychological than anything else well that's the methodical pacing that has made randy or
00:37:31one of the absolute greatest of all time and now that carving stomp being targeted across the frame
00:37:38of johnson i think we've named it the orton stomp by now and wait i'm old school pal
00:37:44you mentioned this weight in the countdown i thought it was really interesting the methodical
00:37:48style of randy orton that's the style that cena worked against cody rose at wrestlemania and it
00:37:52really helped john in that matchup but now he's in the match against a guy like orton who does the
00:37:56same thing yeah you're absolutely right so cody rose is a much faster paced superstar than john cena
00:38:02allowing to beat at wrestlemania 41 cody was baited into that if cena wants to take things slow tonight
00:38:08that entirely plays into the wheelhouse of the viper randy orton who looks a different class
00:38:14for the champ this evening oh randy with a knee to the face of cena and a kick out let's not forget
00:38:21i mean let alone the fact that his dad is a cowboy bob orton we mentioned 40 years ago this weekend the
00:38:27big match with hulk hogan at saturday night's main event but you know he also learned the trade and all
00:38:34the tricks in the book from not only triple h but the nature boy the dirtiest player in the history of
00:38:40the sport as part of evolution and we talked about that low road no finer tutors in history
00:38:46to give you a road map on how to excel on that low road and drop the hammer at the right time against
00:38:54john cena who certainly is not going to give up easily in this one yeah cena looking for a sleeper
00:38:59now on orton got him caught center of the ring not sure if john has it all and now he might
00:39:03john putting his entire pressure on the body of randy randy's massive frame able to hold john
00:39:09up at least momentarily but john trying to wrestle him down to the mat yeah we saw that montage of
00:39:14the history between these two you can see from the frame alone how much the physique of randy has
00:39:18changed over the years once upon a time he made well of collapse when john cena was on his back not
00:39:24here oh now he's stronger and the viper wrapping himself around john cena more like a chin lock
00:39:32applied here wrestling john down to the mat now to one knee randy's done a hell of a job of keeping
00:39:39his ego and his anger intact so far now john turns it around into a sweeper of zone now remember this
00:39:45is seen his first title defense since he won the championship at wrestlemania he's not had a
00:39:49match since then randy orton now locks up john again now john into one of his own well these two
00:39:57know each other so so well that back suplex brings both men down in the center of the ring again senior
00:40:05official chad patten working this match tonight it's going to be incredibly difficult for either one of
00:40:12these two to catch the other by surprise this evening you know wade we talked earlier no one ever thought
00:40:17that someone would would knock off the 16 time world championship record held by flair cena did it
00:40:25now people are talking about the fact that nobody's ever going to get to 17 but if orton's talking about
00:40:30hanging around another 10 years he may do that yeah it's only randy orton who's in with any form of
00:40:35chance right now that's for sure shoulder tackle now by cena orton goes down again and john and there's
00:40:43that spin slam by cena and john cena's got where he wants him will he give the fans what they want
00:40:49muscle memory for cena and hats off the scene and not even breathing heavy
00:40:53mockingly
00:41:01and now john with the five knuckles shuffle across the forehead of orton well he's a knob
00:41:09but he's absolutely capable of tapping into that historical best and here we go gold
00:41:15tina looking for an a and orton who's able to slip out from behind randy now with the clothesline now
00:41:20orton starting to pick up the pace it is may it is the final number of months of john cedar's
00:41:27legendary career he wants to retire his champion orton has something to say about it tonight
00:41:33they're talking about tapping into historical best randy orton doing what he does like nobody else
00:41:40and cena's in trouble here he's been in this position before
00:41:44it's a draping ddt but oh cena great move cena rolling up orton here and again these guys know
00:41:52each other so well wait yeah when you know that now cena looking for the stfu randy blocking it so
00:41:58so well keep those hands where they are randy john trying to lock it in but randy orton able to
00:42:04block at least momentarily john's able to slip it in there though he doesn't have all of it
00:42:09as orton now tried to drag john to the rope yeah cena desperately trying to re-impact and stretch
00:42:15that spine of randy orton but randy perhaps at this point at least too powerful to alarm to do so
00:42:22and john cena realizing that was to grab and drag orton back through the middle of the ring
00:42:27randy creates some space we've got it stay away from the heaviest hitters and here we go again
00:42:32and this time now vintage randy orton with a draping ddt and i think randy
00:42:39as he recuperates may start hearing some voices i've tasted that ddt many times from randy orton and
00:42:49things never went well in the aftermath randy shrugging off from pain in that lower back from that sd everton
00:42:57the viper is coiled the viper is ready to strike
00:43:11went for the rko cina blocked cina now with randy up on his shoulders
00:43:22attitude adjustment wait a minute
00:43:26both men down
00:43:32okay
00:43:36look at this out massive amount of effort there from john cena look at this all right there we missed it
00:43:43yes cina went for the aaa randy went for the rko and both men took each other out
00:43:49just shows you how lightning fast the reactions of randy orton are in real time
00:43:55we were oblivious to it but check the slow-mo mic on
00:43:59keeping himself in the match
00:44:00yeah incredible cena delivering an aaa while randy countered at the same time of the rko
00:44:05oh and well cena smelled victory there but taking it away at the death is the unrepentant viper
00:44:15it's amazing and so many years of watching these two new battle and it just eats at every time it
00:44:21just so blessed to be out here wade to watch these two all-time greats go at each other
00:44:26true most iconic professional wrestlers of this millennium you share the one a and one b
00:44:35and a big uppercut by randy play 17 000 plus have been invested
00:44:46and i don't oh wait a minute
00:44:47aaa aaa by cena to retain honor cover kick out by randy
00:44:53well that time randy orton just had no answer you had to think he was rocked by those massive shots from john cena
00:45:02randy orton having to dig deep to protect the legacy of not only his family but his entire industry
00:45:11i was going to say 17 000 invested in every move in this match tonight in fact they've been invested in
00:45:17every move of every match tonight and what has been an incredible show
00:45:33we've had three title retentions so far tonight cena trying to make it full
00:45:38and now randy orton up on his shoulders again able to use those long arms to hang on to the top rope
00:45:45and the momentum now this is wildly seen off the ropes again there's another shoulder attack with
00:45:50randy randy randy randy oh my god john cena picking up the pace on this one randy orton with a
00:46:06desperation throw at the rko so much has been taken out of orton and he may have got a stinger at some
00:46:14point trying to get some feeling back in the hands grabbing the neck look at this rko so instinctive
00:46:19well randy's had precision and wait he's had neck issues back issues shoulder issues his entire career
00:46:2525 years at the top taking on guys like john cena will do that to your frame both of these men
00:46:31racked with countless injuries over the years it's astounding they can still do this at the very top
00:46:36level it's been nearly eight and a half years oh wait a minute the legend killer wants to be the
00:46:43goat killer went for the pot john cena able to counter into another a.a to retain hook of the leg
00:46:52or kicks out wow well randy orton did promise us a couple of weeks ago he was going to connect with
00:47:00a pump to the score of john c but excitement over committed turn his back briefly and cena was ready to
00:47:08bounce but he will do it somehow still randy orton and i'm looking over at orton in the ring it's
00:47:15keeping wriggling those fingers i don't know how much feeling is left in there big fight atmosphere
00:47:2017 000 plus sold out st orton once again perhaps the final time for the undisputed wwe york
00:47:29big smile on his face off the reaction of the wwe fans and orton's hometown and now john cena of his
00:47:44own randy orton moves out of harm's way randy now went for an arcade and shoved into the official
00:47:50i'm not sure that was a inadvertent but getting inverted by cena but nonetheless the official
00:47:55chad pattens down yeah that was a heavy landing for chad patten and that was chad down cena with a
00:48:01third a.a delivered to randy but john is very well aware there's no official right now yeah how many
00:48:06times do you see people dive on a pin in that situation that is 25 years of experience of john cena
00:48:12knowing full well he's gonna hide into nothing but with the referee down what the oh you know john
00:48:19is staring down at the title remember what happened at wrestlemania when cody rhodes wouldn't pull the
00:48:25trigger wouldn't use the championship well you can go as low as you want at this point you can't see me
00:48:33referee can't see why why why history is why that was the answer history i mean you've already made
00:48:42history history you didn't have to act like this well he's trying to own history that's the point
00:48:46that's why he wants to retire with that championship and with the referee down randy um
00:48:52out of nowhere but again there's no official but the viper is struck cover on john one two three four
00:49:03oh and chad just came too but not enough and cena kicks out
00:49:10randy orton knew that was his opportunity and cena is now reeling well what a roller coaster
00:49:1860 seconds this was swinging back and forth both men looking to be closing in on the win
00:49:29randy's in a bad way but i think john cena is even worse off at this point oh
00:49:33chad patten i'm not even sure he can breathe
00:49:48oh boy get the hell out of the way
00:49:49wade
00:49:52you don't have to tell me twice oh god you remember that pent-up rage it was supposed to be
00:49:58targeted at kevin owens he didn't just dissipate it's remained and it's been refocused on john cena
00:50:05what are you talking about this man's had pent-up rage for 25 years
00:50:12randy orton is uh get out hold on oh man
00:50:18somebody get a doctor over here chad went head first into the steps yeah chad patten's done and now
00:50:23john cena sending randy orton off the ring post well the referee chad patten was trying to play
00:50:28with randy orton speak some sense get him back in the ring and that was the moment john cena capitalized
00:50:35and got straight back into this and again i got to admit something here wade that john has been
00:50:40just a step quicker tonight to beat randy orton to the punch he's got that look on his face but he's
00:50:46loved every second of it so far he's trying to embarrass and humiliate randy orton in his hometown
00:50:52well he's gonna do that if he puts him through this table here just to scowl and the disgusting
00:50:58look on the face of the disgusted look i should say on the face of cena and now john with randy orton up
00:51:06top focusing on the announce table now randy orton though he's got john up on his own and randy orton now
00:51:15look at this randy with an a-a to cena on top of the table
00:51:21randy's talking to himself now and that's never a good thing you might want to get back cole you've
00:51:47already well god's danger once this evening you want me to go
00:51:56randy now just dragging john
00:52:03randy now just dragging john cena up talking some trash as he's doing it
00:52:07and amidst this carnage referee chat pattern is down and i assure you out he's not coming back here
00:52:16well somebody somebody better check on chad he's out we need another official down here randy's beat
00:52:22the hell out of cena and i don't think he's done yet got a lot of walking wounded our medical staff are
00:52:29focused on a lot of the bodies that have beaten been beaten up this evening
00:52:36and things are about to get even worse judging by the actions of randy orton who has done something
00:52:43he likes to look up randy orton uh he's setting up a table wade randy orton is now setting up a table
00:53:03i mean he's already put john into one and through one and now he's got the hood of our announce table
00:53:10that he's tossing out of harm's way and he's going to drag john cena now
00:53:14and morality goes out the window referees down take your chance make this a street fight
00:53:22now john fighting back bouncing randy off the steel steps here
00:53:26randy
00:53:30randy
00:53:32randy
00:53:34randy
00:53:38rara
00:53:40ryan
00:53:42ryan
00:53:44i
00:53:46ryan
00:53:50ryan
00:53:52ryan
00:53:54ryan
00:53:56ryan
00:53:58ryan
00:54:00ryan
00:54:02Blame him, but John Cena lets banter right to this point.
00:54:06Two tables he's been through.
00:54:08But, Wade, there's a serious problem here.
00:54:11We don't have an official.
00:54:12This has turned into an all-out street fight, an absolute brawl.
00:54:16Referee Chad Patton's been down for a number of minutes.
00:54:19He went head first into the steel steps.
00:54:21Well, we need a contingency plan because this match is continuing.
00:54:25Well, maybe General Manager Pierce should think about sending another official down here.
00:54:28It is awesome, guys, but Randy's not going to have a chance to win things if there's nobody to count.
00:54:36We're trying to get that point through unlimited damage.
00:54:42Until a referee finally shows up, there's nothing stopping you.
00:54:47Guarantee victory.
00:54:48And Randy Orton now is coiled and ready to strike John Cena.
00:54:51Trying to come to now, trying to make it back to his feet.
00:54:55Orton is primed and ready.
00:54:56Randy Orton now.
00:54:58RKO to Cena.
00:55:01Full head to Cumber.
00:55:02Cumber, wait a minute.
00:55:03Look who's coming.
00:55:04Look who's coming.
00:55:05Official Eddie Arango.
00:55:06Into the ring.
00:55:07Cena kicks it down.
00:55:09Not quite quick enough for Randy Orton.
00:55:11But we've got another official in the ring.
00:55:15Well, the frustration is palpable inside this arena.
00:55:18The hometown boy had it won.
00:55:22But somehow, I'll give all the credit in the world.
00:55:25After going through two tables and tasting an RKO.
00:55:29John Cena refuses to die.
00:55:31And now, as Randy talks to the official, John Cena is stalking him from behind.
00:55:45Oh, the championship bounced off the face.
00:55:49Oh, K.O.
00:55:50The official's down again.
00:55:52Randy Orton's got the damn championship one again.
00:55:56And again, there's no official.
00:55:58John Cena.
00:56:00Randy.
00:56:01John Cena.
00:56:03And now, general manager Nick Aldis from SmackDown.
00:56:06And a bunch of officials heading down to the ring.
00:56:09Trying to get the official Eddie Arango to come to.
00:56:12I'll tell you right now.
00:56:13I've seen many championship shots to the cranium in my time.
00:56:17And that was about as hard a hit as I have ever seen.
00:56:22I'm not surprised as this was focused on the referee who's down.
00:56:25And Randy, of course, must straighten.
00:56:27He had this one.
00:56:28Of course he did.
00:56:29Now he's yelling at Aldis, the general manager.
00:56:33Get another referee, Nick.
00:56:36There ain't many left.
00:56:39After seeing two carcasses of referees who complained nobody else would want it to run down.
00:56:45Get some...
00:56:45Oh, K.O. to Aldis.
00:56:47That'll be a fine.
00:56:49Another R.K.O.
00:56:50It's an R.K.O. party in St. Louis.
00:56:54A frustrated R.K.O.
00:56:56After R.K.O.
00:57:00There are bodies everywhere.
00:57:03Carnage at the hands of a completely out of his mind, Randy Orton.
00:57:09Bodies everywhere.
00:57:10And now voices ringing in the ears of the sadistic soccer pack.
00:57:17And they complain, Randy Orton, for losing his rank at this point.
00:57:24He had the title won in a number of times in this match.
00:57:27John Cena is defenseless in the corner.
00:57:31Randy Orton is backing up into position.
00:57:33He tried to do this earlier tonight.
00:57:35I mentioned the legend killer.
00:57:36For many years, planted legends.
00:57:40One final legend to kill.
00:57:47Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:57:48What the hell are you doing, Truth?
00:57:50R.Truth coming to the aid of his long-time R.K.O.
00:57:58Truth, a long-time fan of Cena's.
00:58:00Coming out here to defend John.
00:58:03Low blow!
00:58:03That's R.Truth's gold!
00:58:08No, I mean...
00:58:10R.Truth leads in an alternative reality.
00:58:12He did come out here because he's a fan of John's.
00:58:15But the problem now, off the low blow.
00:58:18Cena has the championship gold in hand again.
00:58:21Right off the skull of Orton.
00:58:23He gets rid of the evidence.
00:58:25Into the cover.
00:58:27Again, no official, but coming to and dragging himself into the ring is Chad Patton.
00:58:32Patton's back into the ring.
00:58:33The cover now by Cena.
00:58:34Randy Orton is down and out.
00:58:37And John Cena retains the damn championship.
00:58:43Here is your winner.
00:58:45And still, the undisputed WWE Champion,
00:58:53John Cena!
00:59:00I don't even know what to say anymore.
00:59:03Except the fact that the old John Cena never, in a million years,
00:59:07would have taken a victory like that.
00:59:10Which is what made him special.
00:59:13Wade, that is what made John Cena special.
00:59:15Well, you're a reformed fanboy like a lot of people at this point.
00:59:19But this is the most desperate, soulless John Cena we have ever seen.
00:59:24But crucially, that's irrelevant right now.
00:59:27What is relevant is that John Cena is still the champ.
00:59:32Well, he wants to retire the title.
00:59:35The last real champion in his mind.
00:59:38Well, this was the second referee who got felled.
00:59:44Eddie Orango Championship shot to the skull.
00:59:48Connected with a flush RKO.
00:59:50And Randy had this one.
00:59:51This is the moment.
00:59:52This place should have come unglued.
00:59:54And Randy should have been the 15th time world champion.
00:59:58Well, Randy's going to suffer a lot of fines after the carnage he left.
01:00:02As his, uh, oh, his frustration is just an RKO party.
01:00:08Anyone in reasonable range took one.
01:00:12Our producers, our executives, Jamie Noble face first, bouncing off the mat.
01:00:18And this was when Randy Orton lined up the punts.
01:00:21And it should have been executed.
01:00:23That was the kill shot.
01:00:24Oh, it's true.
01:00:25That here, uh, to save his longtime, uh, uh, buddy, I guess.
01:00:30Oh, he's a fan of Cena.
01:00:32And then, of course, with the officials still out, that was delivered the low blow weight.
01:00:35And then it was just a...
01:00:36Well, that distraction from R3 opened the window for John Cena to do the dastardly.
01:00:42Take it as low as you want.
01:00:44And Randy Orton at this point with that championship shot.
01:00:47He's out completely cold.
01:00:49You hope beyond hope there would be some way he could kick out of this.
01:00:55You know what?
01:00:55The three count was in.
01:00:56You know what makes me so angry about all this is the fact that that was a great match.
01:01:04John put on a hell of a show.
01:01:05I know you can't see me, but can you hear me?
01:01:07Cut the damn music.
01:01:08I don't need music.
01:01:21I don't need music.
01:01:29What I need is competition.
01:01:32And I sure as hell don't need you.
01:01:43Drink it in, St. Louis.
01:01:46Because this is what the last real champion looks like.
01:01:55What the hell is a match.
01:05:31We are live inside Enterprise Center here in St. Louis.
01:05:55John Cena has retained the undisputed.