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00:00of champions, tables, ladders, and chairs match
00:04between John Cena and Randy Orton,
00:06who will leave tonight as the one true champion in WWE,
00:10who will climb the ladder, secure both championships,
00:13and leave as the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
00:17This is my favorite part.
00:19Mick, it's prediction time.
00:20Who are you going with?
00:21I was standing in that ring last Monday on Raw,
00:23and John Cena seemed pretty adamant about the fact
00:26that Randy Orton has a glass jaw.
00:29A TLC match is nowhere to be
00:32if you're not able to take the blows.
00:34Let me tell you, both these men debuted back in 2002.
00:38Fast forward to 2013.
00:40Tonight, one of these men will solidify their legacy
00:44in this business as World Heavyweight Champion,
00:47WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
00:49I'm calling it now.
00:50John Cena will end the night as champion of champions.
00:53Oh, I gotta go with Randy Orton, baby.
00:54Oh, let's settle in. I respect that.
00:56As we get ready for this main event,
00:58this match was set up by WWE COO Triple H,
01:01the King of Kings,
01:02looking to crown one true champion of champions.
01:05Will it be John Cena, or will it be the Viper?
01:07It'll be Randy Orton.
01:09That's it.
01:11Randy Orton, the WWE Champion.
01:17A championship with a rich history,
01:20held by all the greats,
01:22from Buddy Rogers to Bruno San Martino
01:25to Bob Backlund to Hulk Hogan
01:29to Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock
01:32to The Undertaker.
01:35John Cena, the World Heavyweight Champion.
01:40A championship with an even longer lineage.
01:42Going back to Luke Fez, Pat O'Connor,
01:46to Harley Race, to Ric Flair, to Dusty Rhodes,
01:50to the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.
01:54The Triple H.
01:56For the first time in history,
01:57both the WWE title and the World Championship
02:01will be hung above the ring
02:03and contested in a tables, ladders, and chairs match
02:06between John Cena and Randy Orton.
02:09This is a match 11 years in the making.
02:12♪♪
02:22♪♪
02:32♪♪
02:33John Cena, the cover.
02:35Another United States Champion.
02:39Randy Orton has just won the Intercontinental Title.
02:44Oh, wait a minute.
02:46Of the Royal Rumble,
02:48Cena goes, oh!
02:51Randy Orton!
02:54I did it.
02:56Cena's got it.
02:57John Cena brings money to the bank.
03:00Reach up and go for it, Randy.
03:02Randy Orton is Mr. Money in the Bank.
03:06Oh, my God, he got him!
03:07Game!
03:09He's the champion!
03:10♪♪
03:13He's done it! Randy Orton's done it!
03:15The youngest world champion in history.
03:18♪♪
03:19You both have earned your place in history,
03:24but now you have a moment in time
03:28to cement your legacy forever.
03:33One of the most monumental matches in WWE history.
03:37Two very proud champions.
03:40Randy Orton, read to be a WWE superstar.
03:43Third-generation superstar.
03:45Greatest star in the WWE ever!
03:49♪♪
03:51I am not you, Randy Orton.
03:53I am John Cena.
03:54For an awestruck 8-year-old fan
03:56and a cheat sheet for the old guard.
03:59I have never been asked to be called
04:01the face of the WWE.
04:04I'm just the first to show up and the last to leave.
04:08I'm gonna prove to the world that I am the Apex Predator.
04:13And if you get anything from me, you will earn it.
04:17There will be one winner.
04:20One undisputed, unified champion.
04:23♪♪
04:25Who is the champion of champions?
04:27♪♪
04:34And the first man to climb the ladder
04:36and retrieve the championships will become
04:38what Stephanie McMahon told us tonight
04:39will be called the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
04:46♪ I have voices in my head ♪
04:49♪ They counsel me, they understand, they talk to me ♪
04:55You see the ladders, the chairs and the tables
04:58that dot the arena.
04:59They can be used in this matchup
05:02by either one of the individuals.
05:04For the 15th time in WWE history,
05:07we will have a tables, ladders and chairs match.
05:10The first held at SummerSlam in the year 2000.
05:14Randy Orton has never in his career
05:17participated in a tables, ladders and chairs match.
05:21Well, I don't know about you guys,
05:23but being a part of this is an announcer's dream.
05:27I mean, we're about to witness
05:29and be a part of history here.
05:31History that is 50 years in the making.
05:35Randy Orton has all the credentials.
05:37He's a three-time world champion.
05:39He's an eight-time WWE champion.
05:42The current WWE champion.
05:46There's only been three other men in history,
05:50or four other men, excuse me,
05:52that have held more world championships than Randy Orton.
05:57You're right about this, King.
05:58You live your life for moments like this.
06:01Ric Flair, 16.
06:03John Cena, 14.
06:06Triple H, 13.
06:07And Edge as well.
06:09And now Randy Orton.
06:15We're about to watch history, guys.
06:18This is gonna be an honor.
06:20The anticipation building here tonight in Houston.
06:30What could Randy Orton be thinking right now?
06:50Looks like he's getting a little agitated right now,
06:52doesn't he?
06:52Biggest match in WWE history.
06:57Here we go.
07:15Tonight is history.
07:17Tonight is history.
07:19Tonight is night, night, night.
07:21You can't see me, it's my time, night, night.
07:24It's the franchise, it's time, night, night.
07:26You can't see me, it's my time, night, night.
07:28You think you forgot it, fella?
07:30I'm still hot, knock your shell off.
07:32Stack that, cause I can't turn the swell off.
07:35Franchise doing big.
07:36John Cena's been a three-time world champion
07:38and 11-time WWE champion.
07:42In fact, there have been only four men,
07:45I should say three men in history
07:46that have held the WWE championship
07:48longer than John Cena.
07:49Bruno San Martino, Hulk Hogan, and Bob Backlund
07:54in combined days as WWE champs.
07:58Now that they're both out here,
07:59I can say the champs are here.
08:03This is rarefied territory.
08:08One of these guys has got to dig with destiny.
08:15Let me ask you guys this.
08:17Do you think Randy Orton has lost any confidence as a lady?
08:24I don't think so, King.
08:26I've said all along.
08:27The following is a tables, ladders, and chairs match
08:33for both the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships.
08:40The first participant to climb a ladder
08:42and retrieve both titles will be declared the winner
08:46and WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
08:51Introducing first, from St. Louis, Missouri,
08:54weighing 245 pounds, he is the WWE Champion,
09:00The Viper, Randy Orton!
09:07He looks calm, cool, and collected.
09:10And his opponent, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
09:17weighing 251 pounds, he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
09:23John Cena!
09:28You mentioned this earlier, but it bears repeating.
09:31John Cena tweeted earlier today
09:32that tonight is a day of reckoning.
09:34We will place one name in the history books.
09:37Cena said, I'll be at my best.
09:39Randy Orton better be the same.
09:42Well, I've never seen John Cena with so much passion.
09:44That is saying something.
09:46Yeah, well, John Cena doesn't look cool,
09:48calm, or collected.
09:49He looks fired up and ready to go.
09:51He never does.
09:5250 years in the making.
09:53The chance to become immortal.
09:56The butterflies must be boiling in both men's stomachs.
09:59The winner of this match is Randy Orton.
10:02The butterflies must be boiling in both men's stomachs.
10:05John Cena just took a deep breath, and now here we go.
10:09Two of the great champions of our era,
10:11Orton and Cena, to lock it up
10:13for the opportunity to become the new
10:16WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
10:18And the one thing you don't want to do
10:19is make a mistake early.
10:24You don't want to make a mistake any time in this match.
10:26No pinfalls, no submissions.
10:27Climb a ladder, grab the titles.
10:29It is an electric feel,
10:31a big fight feel in Houston tonight.
10:34That's because this is a big fight,
10:36as big as there's ever been.
10:37That's the biggest fight.
10:39You'd think you'd have the biggest feel, and we do.
10:42Side headlock takedown by John Cena.
10:43JBL, you're a former WWE Champion.
10:46What does this mean to you,
10:48seeing this moment happen tonight?
10:50Well, yeah, as a champion,
10:51I always wonder what would happen
10:53if you got a chance to fight the World Champion.
10:55I'm sure the World Champion felt the same way.
10:57I'm sure the World Champion felt the same way.
10:59These two guys get the opportunity
11:00that nobody's had in 50 years.
11:04And there's Cena with a shoulder tackle.
11:06We've documented the parallels
11:08in the careers of these two young men.
11:10As John Cena is gonna be the first perhaps
11:12to introduce a weapon in this matchup.
11:14Right from the table, Randy Orton
11:16now blasting John Cena outside the ring.
11:19Remember, there's not gonna be any countouts
11:21or disqualifications here tonight.
11:24You need that ladder to climb to the top
11:26to reach those championships,
11:28to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
11:31You can sit it up there with Gotch and Hackett,
11:33Schmidt, and Fez.
11:35Randy Orton trying to set up the ladder,
11:37to climb the ladder to get the titles.
11:38And now it's John Cena not gonna allow that.
11:40And he's using the ladder to his own advantage,
11:43right to the forearm and elbow area of Randy Orton.
11:50And now Cena goes back to his original plan,
11:52and that is to introduce a table in this match.
11:56It didn't take long for the toys to come out.
12:00That is what tables, ladders, and chairs are all about.
12:02Well, that ladder may have done some damage
12:04to the left arm of Randy Orton.
12:08Uh-oh, John Cena wanted to do some damage
12:10to Orton's entire body with that table.
12:13Randy Orton still feeling the effects of the ladder.
12:17And now John Cena with Randy Orton up top,
12:19perhaps going for the attitude adjustment here.
12:21Randy Orton fighting out of it.
12:23And now it's John Cena.
12:24Blocked.
12:26And Cena fighting back.
12:28And there goes Orton outside the ring.
12:29It was interesting, John,
12:30to see Cena go for the attitude adjustment.
12:31Oh, no, no, no, Orton got a steel chair.
12:33Brings the chair into the ring.
12:36It's all legal.
12:37Both of these men could use their finishing maneuvers
12:39to allow them time to climb the ladder
12:41and grab the championship.
12:42There's nothing a referee can do
12:43to stop Randy Orton here.
12:46Whatever you're manning up to pick up and use,
12:49use it.
12:50He's about to.
12:51Randy Orton, the WWE's apex predator
12:54against the power of Cena.
12:56Cena kicked to the midsection.
12:57And now Randy Orton goes to the end.
13:00Buckling Cena.
13:02Cracked his spine.
13:06Golden bell, zero class.
13:08Orton never with absence of malice.
13:15Seems to enjoy punishing him,
13:17as we've seen in the rivalry
13:19between these two men over the years, guys.
13:21They have put each other
13:22through tremendous amount of punishment.
13:25They've never had a bigger prize than this, though, Michael.
13:28This is it.
13:30Remember that I quit match a number of years ago
13:31where Orton literally tortured Cena.
13:35He looks to do the same here again.
13:38Oh, man, a John Cena.
13:42Deep trouble early.
13:49Cena's a sitting jump right there.
13:55John Cena's only been in one tables and ladders
13:57and chairs match in his career.
13:59He won that one back in 2006.
14:03Clean slate tonight.
14:05And now Orton mocking Cena.
14:09Oh, no.
14:11Randy Orton.
14:13And now it's Cena with the chair.
14:15And now Cena goes on the attack.
14:16Tipped it down.
14:26These guys wearing each other out with those chairs.
14:31This match we mentioned last week, John,
14:33is not going to be for the faint of heart.
14:35There's no doubt about that.
14:36This will be as physical as they come.
14:40Tonight, we're going to have to lay it all in line.
14:43Cena got some plans for him.
14:46Another table.
14:50Crawling around here outside the ring.
15:00It's like John Cena's got some bad intentions
15:04for Randy Orton, or maybe he should think good intentions.
15:07Oh, no, up top, up top, Randy Orton.
15:10Oh, man.
15:11Randy Orton saves himself at the last second there.
15:13And now Cena showing the first of his steps.
15:16Cena cannot save himself from that.
15:26That allows Randy Orton to shake the cobwebs
15:28and regain himself, get back into control.
15:31Can you imagine how badly these guys
15:33are going to have to beat each other up
15:34for one of them to be able to climb that ladder by himself
15:38to get that championship up there?
15:40And now the familiar chant in the sold-out crowd
15:44of 14,000 in Houston.
15:49Oh, wait, Randy's setting it to the ladder.
15:50Yeah, Randy Orton's setting the ladder up.
15:51He's just got to climb the ladder
15:52and grab those championships.
15:54And Randy Orton will be the new champion of champions.
15:57Oh, John Cena better get in there.
15:58He's going to lose this thing right now.
16:00Yeah, John Cena trying to crawl back into the ring.
16:03Randy Orton, a fingertip away here.
16:06And now it's John Cena playing defense.
16:10Orton with one hand on the championship.
16:13And now John Cena with a right hand battling it out.
16:21Cena off the ropes, but a kick by Orton.
16:29That is so difficult for these men to maneuver around
16:32in these tables, ladders, and chairs matches.
16:34Obstacle at every turn.
16:35You're right, Mike. It's easy to get hurt.
16:39When you get hurt in a match like this,
16:40you just get nicked up a little bit.
16:43The other person can become the champion of champions,
16:45the first ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
16:48Randy Orton, kick, headbutt.
16:50Remember, no cover in this matchup, no pinfall.
16:53You just beat your opponent down
16:54so you can clear your opponent out of the way
16:57to climb the ladder.
16:57Yeah, if you're just in a tables match
16:59and put your opponent through a table,
17:01you win the match.
17:02Not so in this one.
17:03There are no knockouts.
17:04There are no tap-outs, no count-outs,
17:07no disqualifications.
17:11You can put your opponent through a table.
17:14You can beat him down with a steel chair,
17:17but sooner or later, you gotta climb one of those ladders
17:21and retrieve those championships.
17:24I was interested about this, too.
17:25Monday night on Raw, for the first time in history,
17:28both champions relinquished their titles,
17:30gave them to the authority to hang above the ring.
17:33That was unprecedented.
17:38And I don't think either one of these
17:39get favor in this match.
17:43I don't think a match where you're climbing ladders
17:45favors Randy Orton or John Cena.
17:46No, they're out of their element.
17:50And now, power slam by Orton.
17:52Right now, there is no ladder in the ring.
17:58These guys are just intent on
18:01heck out of each other for the moment.
18:02Is there a strategy, John, to this?
18:05You gotta, I don't know if there is, Michael.
18:08You gotta disable your opponent long enough
18:10for you to climb a ladder to get up there
18:13and win that championship.
18:15You have to figure your way through it.
18:17There's no formula, there's no pattern here.
18:22And I think the key is, I don't know what you said at all,
18:25but you don't wanna make a mistake.
18:30Oh, here comes the ladder back in.
18:32Neither man's made a critical error yet.
18:36First one that goes through a table.
18:38Could be at a huge disadvantage.
18:40They could be watching the other one
18:42go down in history as the first champion of champions.
18:45And now it's John Cena trying to set the ladder up here
18:47after he put the ladder in the ribs of Orton.
18:49John Cena now, right underneath the titles.
18:51Cena's gotta climb the ladder,
18:53grab the championships to make history tonight.
18:56There he goes, there he goes.
18:57Is this the moment?
18:58Is this the moment of history?
19:00John Cena nearing the top of the ladder.
19:03Now it's Randy Orton's time to run interference,
19:04play defense.
19:10Oh man, wow.
19:12Cena laying on the back of his neck.
19:13And now it could be Orton's turn.
19:15The coast could be clear for Orton.
19:18Eyeing those championships.
19:23And a tear.
19:32Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton.
19:36Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton, Orton.
19:38Setting up that ladder as an offensive weapon again.
19:41All right, Orton is cautious and calculating.
19:44He knows 50 years from now,
19:45we're gonna be talking about this match and the winner.
19:48Uh-oh, John Cena.
19:50Wisely ducking out of the way.
19:52And now it's Orton's chair in hand.
19:53And now Randy Orton looking to wear out Cena again.
19:56Another chair to the back.
19:59And again for Randy Orton.
20:01And this is why he's the viper.
20:04He had a connection with that ladder,
20:05but seeing his head, this match might be over right now.
20:09In a match like this, there's no such thing as mercy.
20:13And there shouldn't be.
20:15It's for the WWE World Heavyweight Champ.
20:16And you go, you have a chance to be the first,
20:18only one time.
20:21This is a chance to go down in history with the Immortals.
20:26And you got one shot at it.
20:27And now Cena shoulder tackling.
20:29And Cena begins to build some momentum now.
20:31Twice he knocks Orton down.
20:40John Cena.
20:43Oh!
20:44Yeah, I was just about to say,
20:45I don't know if that's the right kind of message
20:47you want to send.
20:48Cena right into the steel chair.
20:50That'll send a message.
20:54There's no ladder in the ring.
20:55Yeah, yeah, exactly.
20:56Orton looking for the ladder.
20:58That's what I'm saying.
20:59One guy's gonna have the incapacity of another guy
21:01long enough to get a ladder and get up it.
21:07Orton obviously thinks that's what he's done with Cena,
21:09driving him into that steel chair in the corner.
21:11Cena hadn't moved since.
21:12Yeah, Cena hasn't.
21:14And now Randy Orton with a ladder back in the ring.
21:15If he can set it up and climb the ladder,
21:17he's gonna make history tonight.
21:21Not just tonight, Michael.
21:22For all time.
21:27Well, guys.
21:28This is a chance.
21:29You can hear the rumbling.
21:30This may be it.
21:31Randy Orton, the Apex Predator, closing in.
21:37He's got him in hand.
21:38On the pinnacle of his career.
21:40And now it's Cena with a right.
21:45You make your career tonight.
21:47You punch the ticket to the Hall of Fame.
21:50Well, now Randy Orton's down and Cena's up.
21:54You can be considered for the Mount Rushmore
21:56of sports entertainment if you win this match tonight.
21:58Cena, five knuckles shuffled from off the ladder.
22:10And now Cena in position, measuring Orton.
22:15And Randy Orton wisely rolls underneath the bottom rope.
22:18Does not allow Cena to go on offense,
22:20at least for the moment.
22:23Don't ever think that Cena's not on offense right now.
22:25And now he lands with a ladder.
22:28Orton through the table.
22:29This is Cena's moment.
22:31This is Cena's moment.
22:32He knows he's got it.
22:33Climb the ladder, John.
22:34John Cena.
22:37Randy Orton.
22:38We're about to see the first ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
22:41Orton went through a table.
22:42John Cena sending the ladder rope he's seconds away.
22:46From the greatest moment of his career.
22:4850 years in the making.
22:51Randy Orton gonna climb the ladder and win the championship.
22:55John Cena is, he's got him in hand.
22:58John Cena and now Randy Orton.
23:00My God.
23:01Randy Orton with an RKO.
23:08But Randy's still hurt.
23:11They're both hurt now.
23:13Randy Orton went through a table.
23:14John Cena climbing the ladder.
23:16Orton on defense again and then connects with a riveting RKO.
23:21This could be the turning point of the match.
23:24Here was Cena going for the victory.
23:30And just like that, the Viper strikes.
23:38I think Randy goes for it again here.
23:40Try to hit that RKO right here.
23:42And incapacitate Cena.
23:45You're right, if he's able to do that, that might be the key to victory.
23:49Look at Randy Orton, headbutt after headbutt.
23:51Orton doing everything he can to try to knock Cena down.
23:54But Cena's got a fight left in him.
23:56Cena's fighting back now.
23:59John Cena.
24:01Randy Orton over the top rope.
24:02And now Cena again.
24:04And Cena going right back after Orton.
24:07And now John Cena's kicking it into another gear.
24:12Still steps in hand.
24:15Look out.
24:16Right off the skull of Orton.
24:19And Randy Orton has begun, I believe, maybe busted open here.
24:23I don't think you're right.
24:25John Cena still steps off the skull.
24:28And Randy Orton now showing the wear and tear of the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.
24:33Cena, focused.
24:37Again to Randy Orton.
24:38How does Orton get up from that?
24:44He may not.
24:45And now John Cena.
24:48Cena wants to make sure that Randy Orton doesn't get up.
24:52And he's smart because a couple of times tonight, Cena was going for
24:55a victory and Randy Orton would return to thwart Cena's opportunity.
24:59All of the great things that John Cena's done.
25:02He knows that this will define his legacy.
25:05If he is the first WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
25:09Now John Cena setting up the table here at ringside.
25:12And right back after Randy Orton.
25:14And look at Randy Orton.
25:16He just grabbed the microphone from the ring announce area and
25:20used a microphone off the skull of Cena.
25:22Cena's dazed.
25:25John Cena dazed here at ringside.
25:28Cena dazed and Randy Orton now looks for his opportunity.
25:32Guys, we can see Cena right in front of us.
25:34His eyes glassed over after he's hit in the skull by Randy Orton in the microphone.
25:39And now Orton with a stomp off the steps.
25:41Still got that microphone.
25:42Come on.
25:50We all legal.
25:51And we all know how sick and vicious Randy Orton could be.
25:57And that WWE's apex predator.
26:01It's all legal.
26:02And the referee can't do anything to stop it.
26:04Goodness.
26:07Now look out, Randy Orton now, now he's focused on the Spanish announce table.
26:13Now it's Orton that's gonna make sure that John Cena doesn't get back up.
26:25Yeah, guys, I think Cena's disoriented.
26:27I think- Now what makes you think that, Captain Obvious?
26:32He doesn't know where he's at.
26:36That would mean he's disoriented.
26:38This match is trending worldwide on Twitter.
26:40What in the world is Randy doing here?
26:48He has a plan.
26:51I know, but- I don't know what it is, but Randy has a plan.
26:54Why not go after the ladder?
26:56Why not get in the ring?
26:57Because he knows that is a world champion right there.
27:01He's a former WWE champion, John Cena.
27:03And he's got it incapacitated to win.
27:06Randy Orton wants an emphatic victory here- He went for the punt.
27:09And John Cena, John Cena, through the table, and an A through the table.
27:15Randy Orton went for the punt.
27:20Cena dumped underneath and countered with an AA.
27:25Can Cena capitalize, though?
27:28Cena has been punished by Orton in this match.
27:32Can Cena get up and make it to the ring?
27:34To capitalize on this moment?
27:36They are a long way away from that ladder and that ring.
27:40Randy Orton's back buckling as he went spine first through the announce table.
27:45Yeah, this has got to be Cena's best opportunity.
27:48If he can just somehow pull himself into the ring.
27:51And John Cena, he's got to get in there.
27:53Then he's got to set the ladder up and he's got to climb the ladder.
27:56Cena has put his body through so much here tonight, so
27:59much through his entire career.
28:01But this is where you got to dig down deep.
28:04The biggest moment in sports entertainment's right here.
28:09He's got the ladder up underneath the championships.
28:14John Cena again just could be moments away, moments away from making history.
28:20Moments away from being champion of champions.
28:24The first WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Roderick King.
28:30And now Cena's somehow trying to- He's closing in on it.
28:32Trying to will himself up that ladder.
28:34The slow, grueling trek up the ladder for the championships for Cena.
28:39The trek toward immortality.
28:41John Cena's there.
28:43Cena's had a lot taken out of him as has Randy.
28:45John Cena.
28:46Can Cena do it right here?
28:48Cena's got both hands on the championship.
28:50And Randy Orton, Cena's hanging on.
28:53Cena's hanging on to the championships high above the ring.
28:57And now Randy Orton with a chair in hand.
28:59Cena with a city duck.
29:00Cena's a city duck.
29:01Randy Orton.
29:04And now it's Orton again.
29:10John Cena literally knocked out of the air by Orton.
29:15Cena hanging there like a human pinata and Orton whacking.
29:18And now Orton's enjoying this.
29:27And now Cena trying to get Orton to the table.
29:34And Orton went through the table.
29:36This moment right here could determine the new champion.
29:50Both men have been punished.
29:55Watch the desperate Cena here.
29:59To a table.
30:01Yeah, but Cena's getting to that table as well.
30:03Randy knows he's gotta get a ladder.
30:08And he's gotta get that ladder in the ring.
30:11Both of these men have to do that.
30:13Of course, tables, ladders, and chairs.
30:18There is no disqualification, Randy Orton can do this.
30:23As he wants to handcuff John Cena to the bottom rope.
30:28Completely legal, smooth move by Orton.
30:33Randy Orton is about to become the champion of champions.
30:38This handcuff situation comes back to haunt Cena.
30:43Part of this rivalry over the years.
30:48And now it's John Cena locked up to the bottom rope.
30:54And Randy Orton, guys.
30:58Randy just needs to get a ladder in there.
31:01Cena's helpless.
31:02Climb up and get the championships.
31:04And he has the key.
31:05There's the key.
31:06Randy Orton taunting Cena with the key.
31:09John Cena has the key.
31:12John Cena has the key.
31:13John Cena has the key.
31:15John Cena has the key.
31:17John Cena has the key.
31:19John Cena has the key.
31:22Playing mind games with John Cena.
31:25What a shrewd move by Orton.
31:27There's no way.
31:29Absolutely no way.
31:31He just threw the key out of the ring.
31:33John Cena can win this match.
31:35Randy Orton's just got to walk outside, grab a ladder, set it up, and win the championship.
31:40Look at this.
31:41Look at this.
31:42Cena, he can try all he wants.
31:43John Cena's not going to bring the handcuffs.
31:45He's one of the strongest WWE champions of all time.
31:46There's no way he's going to break those handcuffs.
31:48What is Orton doing?
31:49What is Orton doing?
31:57The biggest ladder out here.
32:02Orton has all the time in the world.
32:05Cena trying to use a ladder here to somehow break that chain.
32:09It's a futile effort.
32:10You guys, John Cena has no idea that Randy Orton's stalking him with a ladder, and now he does.
32:15John Cena is going to sit here.
32:17Be smart, Randy.
32:18Use that ladder to climb to the title.
32:20Cena's going to be forced to sit here and hopelessly watch Randy Orton win the championship.
32:26I've always said, hey, sports entertainer, from the ground up, it would look exactly like Randy Orton,
32:32who is about to become our champion of champions.
32:35Randy Orton knew this matchup.
32:37He knew what was at stake.
32:38He knew the parameters.
32:39He obviously put the handcuffs out there for Orton.
32:41He knew the parameters.
32:42He obviously put the handcuffs out there for his use when it came his time,
32:46and now Randy Orton is moments away from becoming the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
32:55What is Cena doing?
32:56Look at what Cena's doing.
32:57Cena just loosened the rope.
32:58He just took the rope off the turnbuckle.
33:00John Cena now.
33:01Cena took the rope off.
33:02Look at Orton.
33:03He doesn't know what to think now.
33:04Yes, Cena, they're with you.
33:05And now Cena's up there.
33:06Talk about ingenuity.
33:08John Cena.
33:09John Cena.
33:10John Cena.
33:11This is nuts.
33:12And Randy Orton tailoring.
33:15Cena using that steel metal.
33:17Oh.
33:18And out goes Orton.
33:20Cena is about to become the champion of champions.
33:22John Cena.
33:23John Cena.
33:24As resilient as they come.
33:26But he's hung up.
33:27Yeah, can he get those titles down with only one arm?
33:30Now Cena's hung up now.
33:32John Cena trying to grab the championship.
33:35Now it's Randy Orton.
33:36Randy Orton's got the ropes.
33:38John Cena trying to hang on.
33:40Now it's a tug of war.
33:41Now it's a tug of war between Cena and Orton.
33:44Come on.
33:45Who's going to win this?
33:47Cena with one arm.
33:48Orton with using all his might trying to rip Cena off the ladder.
33:52Orton has all the-
33:53And there goes Cena.
33:54And head first off the table.
33:55Oh, no.
33:56John Cena just hit that table head first.
33:59Cena may be out cold.
34:02There's nothing to stop Orton now.
34:05John Cena may be knocked out.
34:07May be unconscious.
34:11And now Randy Orton climbing the ladder.
34:14Randy Orton at the top of the ladder.
34:16Randy Orton looking to make history
34:18as he glances down at his fallen opponent, Cena.
34:21He wants to enjoy every second of this.
34:23Welcome to your-
34:24As he becomes champion of champions.
34:26Welcome to your date with immortality.
34:28Randy Orton is living the moment.
34:35Randy Orton wants to savor this moment.
34:38Randy Orton is the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
34:55An absolutely incredible match
34:58between two incredible champions.
35:03But there is no doubt tonight
35:05that Randy Orton
35:08is the face of WWE.
35:11Let's go back and look at
35:13some of these highlights early on in the match.
35:15Look at this.
35:16Randy pulls the ladder out from under John Cena
35:19leaving John just hanging.
35:22Like I said, a pinata and watching.
35:25Use the chair.
35:28Knocking Cena right over there.
35:31Oh!
35:32Orton was not done.
35:37And then of course,
35:38John Cena locked in with a handcuff.
35:41But like you said, ingenuity.
35:43He was smart enough to undo that bottom turnbuckle
35:45and able to get up there
35:47and stop Randy Orton.
35:49It was just incredible.
35:51Absolutely incredible feat by John Cena.
35:55But those handcuffs,
35:58if you ask me,
35:59were ultimately his undoing
36:00because he was hooked in.
36:02He couldn't grab the titles with just one hand.
36:06And watch Randy Orton.
36:07This is where the tug of war began.
36:10And watch John Cena.
36:11Watch Cena's hand.
36:12Right to the table.
36:14Cena was out cold
36:16and it allowed Randy Orton to make history tonight.
36:19It allowed Randy Orton to become
36:21the first ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
36:26He may question his tactics,
36:28but he followed the rules of the match.
36:30Randy Orton, a very shrewd champion tonight.
36:34Using handcuffs to his advantage.
36:38After 50 years,
36:39Sports Entertainment once again has one champion.
36:42And that champion is Randy Orton.
36:48Randy Orton
36:51is immortal
36:53in the annals of WWE history.
36:58They will talk about this night a hundred years from now.
37:03Look at that, guys.
37:04That picture is truly worth a thousand words.
37:09I just want to sit here and soak it in.
37:11Look at that.
37:23And there are the three who made this all possible.
37:26On the left, the chairman, Mr. McMahon.
37:29His daughter and part owner of WWE, Stephanie McMahon.
37:33And on her left, her husband.
37:36And the COO of this company, Triple H.
37:39The authority out here,
37:41apparently to crown the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
37:47Guys, what an incredible night.
37:49What an incredible night.
37:52We have witnessed history.
37:55And Randy Orton has fulfilled his date with destiny.
37:58Look at Stephanie.
37:59A huge congratulatory hug
38:03from the champion of champions there.
38:11You've got to imagine what's going through his mind.
38:14You've got to imagine what's going through the mind of John Cena tonight.
38:18The biggest match of his career.
38:19The biggest match in history.
38:22And Randy Orton screwed it up to blow off the victory.
38:29Out of the box, thinking ways to blow off the victory I've ever seen.
38:34Absolutely brilliant.
38:35History was made tonight.
38:37Fifty years in the making.
38:39We have one champion.
38:41One undisputed face of WWE.
38:45Randy Orton is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.