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00:00titles over the years including the United States Championship no fewer than
00:05a dozen WWE Hall of Famers have held the United States title over the years
00:10including the great Harley Race who held the first ever United States Championship
00:16Eddie Guerrero John you had some great battles with him. The Amigo and hometown boy
00:21Burger T. This has been the year of Seth Rollins
00:31Rollins with a heist of the century
00:34Seth Rollins is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
00:40I am a legend
00:43John Stewart?
00:45John Stewart what have you done?
00:47Pedigree on the chair
00:49Not like this
00:51Rollins has made history thanks to John Stewart
00:55Seth Rollins the first man to hold the United States title and the WWE World Title
01:01The future of the WWE is now
01:05You're not the future of the WWE anymore
01:08You are the man
01:11Seth Rollins deserves to be immortalized in bronze
01:17With the unveiling of this statue
01:20I become immortal
01:31Seth believes that he somehow deserves the right to be mentioned in the same breath as wrestling legends
01:41Seth is a legend in his own mind
01:46Since Wrestlemania one injustice after another
01:51Whether it's the authority watching his back
01:54Somehow Seth manages to hang on
02:00At Night of Champions Sting wants Seth Rollins
02:03Sting is gonna get Seth Rollins
02:08Where is my statue?
02:11With me
02:16What about me?
02:24No, no, no
02:27No!
02:45You and I both.
02:48I'm going to own Sting.
02:50I'm going to own my legacy.
02:53My generation.
02:57A lot of hardware there, Seth Rollins.
03:01You got a match,
03:03United Champions against Sting.
03:06Yet it was the authority that said
03:08at United Champions, every title is on the line.
03:14I'm going to cash in my rematch clause
03:17and at United Champions,
03:19you're going to face Sting for the WWE Championship
03:23and you're also putting the US Championship on the line
03:26against me.
03:29Stephanie McMahon.
03:33Yes.
03:39At United Champions, Seth Rollins has not won
03:42but two matches against two legends.
03:46John Cena for the United States title
03:49and Sting for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
04:06The following contest scheduled for one fall
04:09is for the United States Championship!
04:20Sting!
04:28I'm a no-no!
04:33I showed up!
04:35I showed up and I'm ready!
04:50Now it's time to get serious.
04:52Time to take it back to United.
05:20John Cena looking to become a five-time
05:23United States Champion here tonight.
05:26Ric Flair's held it all the most,
05:28six times John Cena's held the most
05:30since he's been in the WWE.
05:32Cena can become a five-time champion tonight.
05:43I'm not blowing smoke but John Cena's done more
05:45for the United States Championship
05:47than anybody has done defending it week after week after week.
06:00John Cena's open challenge.
06:03But it's not open tonight.
06:06He doesn't have the championship
06:09when he wants it.
06:18John Cena!
06:38First man to ever hold the United States
06:40and WWE World Heavyweight Championship
06:43at the same time.
06:47Let's be honest, guys.
06:48The reason Seth Rollins is United States Champion today
06:51is because John Stewart,
06:54former host of The Daily Show,
06:56got involved in their matchup at SummerSlam.
06:59The next night on Monday Night Raw,
07:01John Cena would come to the ring
07:03and he would A.A. John Stewart.
07:05Now listen to this.
07:07The Daily Show was nominated for an Emmy Award
07:10for Best Writing on a Variety Series.
07:12They used the John Cena A.A. of John Stewart
07:15over and over and over again
07:17in that nominating package.
07:19And guess what?
07:20The Daily Show won!
07:22So we got that old Kootenai and Emmy.
07:24Is what happened.
07:26I guess you could look at it that way.
07:28I want my share of it.
07:31Well, all Cena wants is the United States title back.
07:41Introducing first, The Challenger
07:44from West Newbury, Massachusetts
07:46weighing in at 251 pounds
07:50John Cena!
08:01His opponent, from Davenport, Iowa
08:04weighing in at 217 pounds
08:07he is the United States
08:10and WWE World Heavyweight Champion
08:14Seth Rollins!
08:24So John, let's talk strategy if you're Seth Rollins.
08:27He first has Cena for the United States title
08:29then he has Sting for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
08:33back-to-back matches.
08:35How does Rollins approach this first match against Cena?
08:38You approach it as if it's in a silo.
08:40You approach it as if it's a match by itself.
08:42Because it is, in fact, a match against John Cena.
08:46And that's all.
08:47Worry about Sting after this match.
08:49That's the only possible way
08:51Seth can retain that United States Championship.
08:55Yeah, I agree. I think John's 100% right.
08:57It's just, uh, you look at this
08:59just like any athlete in any sport
09:01you can't look ahead in any game.
09:03You can't look ahead in any match.
09:05You gotta concentrate on the business at hand.
09:07And it's hashtag U.S. title.
09:09Cena vs. Seth Rollins here tonight.
09:13Rollins broke John Cena's nose.
09:15Cena has not forgotten.
09:17Cena made Rollins tap out one night on Monday Night Raw.
09:23Cena, a 15-time world champion
09:25one of the greatest of all time
09:27against a man who hopes to become an all-time great.
09:30Sam Houston! Sam Houston!
09:35Houston is rocking!
09:37Yes, it is.
09:39Sam Houston! Sam Houston!
09:43Old Sam Houston Coliseum will like this one.
09:47Oh, an interesting fact, too.
09:49Only one time has the United States title
09:51changed hands here in Houston.
09:54That is when WWE Hall of Famer Barry Windham
09:57won the title back in 1988.
09:59Hook of the leg and a kick out.
10:04Cena, a little bit uncharacteristic start for him.
10:07Started unloading with a few jabs left and right
10:10right into the face of Seth Rollins.
10:12I think Cena believes he's got something to prove here tonight
10:14after being screwed out of the championship
10:17by Jon Stewart back at SummerSlam.
10:19Watch out.
10:20Rollins, is that enough to put Cena away?
10:22Could be. Hook of the leg and...
10:24Listen, and don't forget,
10:25Cena has a little bit of something to prove.
10:27A little bit of a payback for that broken nose
10:29that Seth Rollins gave him.
10:31And for Seth Rollins,
10:32and you saw the going for the pinfall there,
10:34Rollins would love to end this match quick.
10:38Does not want to go long and extend it against Cena
10:41with Sting waiting in the wings.
10:43The victory over John Cena, though,
10:45Michael, I agree with you.
10:46Seth Rollins just wants to eke out a victory
10:48however he can.
10:50My hook, my crook, it doesn't matter.
10:52Find a way to get out of here a United States champion.
10:54That's what Seth Rollins is focusing on.
10:57Would he love to do it quick?
10:58Yeah.
10:59Seth Rollins knows that isn't probable.
11:01So much talk made about this statue
11:04that the authority had made in Rollins' honor
11:06that was destroyed by Sting a couple of weeks ago.
11:10That bronze statue and Rollins' image.
11:12Well, he may deserve a statue
11:14if he beats Cena and Sting here
11:16back-to-back tonight.
11:18Oh!
11:19So much for this.
11:20What a payment.
11:21Trash-talk swing there.
11:24And Rollins, sleeper hold.
11:27Seth Rollins trying to get it locked in on John.
11:30He quite has it here.
11:32Well, maybe he does.
11:33John back down to one knee.
11:35You're talking about strategy.
11:37I think that Seth Rollins,
11:39he may not want to admit it,
11:41but I think he has to think in the back of his mind.
11:43He's got to fight a defensive fight here tonight.
11:46The last thing on Earth he can afford
11:49is some sort of injury.
11:50And then have to go on and face Sting
11:53for the world championship, not 100%.
11:55There's so many factors at hand here.
11:57So he may not be out there taking all the chances
12:00that he would ordinarily.
12:02If you look at John Cena,
12:04he's certainly the greatest of our generation
12:06or this current generation for the last 10 years.
12:09Do you really think you can go out there
12:11and play a defensive match against someone like Cena?
12:14Not a possibility.
12:16I mean, I know that may be the plan, King.
12:18I just don't think that the plan like that
12:20can come to fruition,
12:21because once you're out there,
12:22you're realizing,
12:23I'm with a guy that belongs in the Mount Rushmore
12:25of sports entertainment.
12:27I'm saying, he won't admit it,
12:29but I think it's going to be in the back of his mind.
12:35And Rollins hammering away on Cena.
12:37Now, Cena's in deep, deep trouble there.
12:39John Cena does not want to be there.
12:41Look at Seth Rollins.
12:43Cena's got nowhere to go.
12:44He's hung up.
12:45And Rollins.
12:46Oh, man.
12:50Rollins for the win.
12:54That is an absolute,
12:56vicious, devastating move right there.
13:01I don't know how you survive this.
13:03Look at the height of this.
13:06Oh, my God.
13:08Oh, my God.
13:11Oh, my God.
13:15And here's another look.
13:16Look at this.
13:17Feet off.
13:18Landed hard and now getting stomped on in the corner.
13:20Looks a little different way like Finn Balor.
13:24Yeah, the NXT champion,
13:26John is referring to.
13:31And this place is electric tonight, isn't it?
13:34It's a big fight, real.
13:37This is awesome.
13:38Just at home to a couple of WrestleManias.
13:41And certainly a lot of championships
13:43and a lot of great sports teams.
13:45And Cena from behind.
13:46Rollins was sucking it all in
13:48and John Cena almost stole the title.
13:52You better stay focused.
13:57Rollins really thinks he's all that, doesn't he?
14:01Well, right now he is.
14:03Only man ever in history to hold both these titles.
14:08He's been a survivor, that is for sure,
14:10since winning the WWE World Title at WrestleMania.
14:15Talent that great does not come without a big ego.
14:19Does Seth Rollins have a big ego?
14:20Yes, he can back it up.
14:23Yeah, and you know what?
14:24John Cena's got a big ego too, John,
14:25but they go about their business in very different manners.
14:29And Seth Rollins will say his is bigger and better.
14:33And now mocking Cena.
14:36And John Cena not going to take that lying down.
14:38Shoulder tackles from Cena.
14:42Uh-oh, kickbreaker.
14:45You notice Rollins seems to be ahead of Cena
14:47by a step at every turn tonight.
14:51Well, not there.
14:55Cena plants Rollins.
15:06Cena feeds off the energy.
15:08Yes, he does.
15:15Oh!
15:18But Rollins!
15:20To retain the United States Championship
15:22and a kick out by Cena.
15:29And if you're staying,
15:30you've got to be sitting in the back locker room right now
15:32getting ready for your match,
15:33hoping this match goes on and on and on.
15:36Yeah.
15:37And if you're Sheamus,
15:38you're hoping this match goes on and on and on.
15:41And then the Sting match goes on and on and on.
15:46Seth is up against it tonight.
15:51Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
15:52He's off to a pretty good start, though.
15:53Looking for the pedigree.
15:55Cena ducked underneath,
15:56and John Cena is going to plant Rollins.
15:58Now he's got him where he wants him again.
16:04The signature five-knuckle shuffle.
16:06Try to thwart it again, did Rollins.
16:09John Cena.
16:10Rollins, shoulders down to win the championship.
16:13Did he get him? No.
16:14Two and a half.
16:15Man, oh, man.
16:17Great move by Cena.
16:18One of the moves you've seen Cena involved into his repertoire
16:21in the last six months to a year.
16:22And he wasn't doing that when he was battling you a decade ago,
16:25was he?
16:26Absolutely not.
16:27This is a complete different John Cena.
16:28I don't think he could have gotten up like that.
16:31That was a bit heavy.
16:34John Cena changing with the times.
16:36That's what you have to do.
16:37That's why he's been on top for so long.
16:39And been a champion over more than a decade,
16:42so many different times.
16:47John Cena.
16:48Too close to the ropes, though, for the AA,
16:50as Rollins is able to hang on
16:51and then use the ropes to his advantage.
16:55All Rollins has is just tremendous ring presence,
16:58doesn't he, John?
17:01As young as Seth Rollins is.
17:03Oh!
17:04When you're talking about great champions,
17:05Seth Rollins relatively is still young.
17:07Yes, incredible ring presence.
17:09And quite the opportunist.
17:14And Cena showing you why he's the better.
17:17Looks like Edge in that sense.
17:22A lot of similarities.
17:26A champion is taking advantage when he can.
17:28Uh-oh, Seth Rollins.
17:30Cena trying to hang on.
17:31Cena does not want to be up there.
17:33And Cena with a great move!
17:35Great move by John!
17:37What a counter!
17:40You gotta know that Seth Rollins wasn't expecting that.
17:42Rollins was going to plant Cena in the corner
17:45and Cena turned it into this
17:46almost floating Hurricane Rana.
17:52Watch this!
17:53Yeah, this is impressive.
17:54Where did this come from?
17:55What was that innovative offense of John Cena
17:57dabbing with the times?
18:00John Cena had that one scouted well.
18:06That's all it takes is one little surprise like that
18:09and John Cena could be
18:12the new United States champion.
18:23Oh, Cena caught Rollins.
18:25Seth does not want to be there.
18:27Going for the AA!
18:28Going for the title.
18:29Got him!
18:30No!
18:31Rollins landed on his feet.
18:32Kicked right to the gut.
18:34And now right to the jaw.
18:36Cena may be out.
18:37To retain the championship
18:39is Seth Rollins.
18:40Is it enough?
18:41He hooked the leg
18:42but Cena able to kick out.
18:44What a battle.
18:45Cena protected his nose.
18:46He may have got a couple of vice customers knocked out.
18:49What's this?
18:50Somehow Seth Rollins
18:52with that agility
18:56turns that move completely around to his advantage.
18:59And after the kick out
19:00Cena was able to roll outside of the apron
19:03to buy himself a little bit of time.
19:05I don't blame him.
19:06Big match, John.
19:07We've said it so many times.
19:08He knew he was hurt.
19:09He knew he had to get to the apron
19:10or he couldn't be pinned.
19:11He's got to get to the apron.
19:12He's got to get to the apron.
19:13He's got to get to the apron.
19:14He's got to get to the apron.
19:15He's got to get to the apron.
19:16He's got to get to the apron.
19:17He's got to get to the apron.
19:18He couldn't be pinned.
19:2114,369 sold out in Houston.
19:25Toyota center on their feet
19:27for the United States championship encounter
19:30between the champion Rollins, that man
19:32and John Cena who is outside the ring.
19:35Here comes Rollins.
19:36launching himself over the top
19:38and he caught Cena on the shoulder.
19:41He leant it on his feet.
19:43Hey, I'll take back everything I said about this guy
19:46fighting a defensive battle.
19:47He's throwing caution to the wind right now.
19:49And he got to give Rollins credit.
19:51Seth Rollins is looking to win this match tonight.
19:54I think he may have had that in mind when he started, King.
19:56He realized he's got to find a way to win this.
19:58And nobody home.
19:59He went for the splash.
20:00That may cost him.
20:02Rollins went for the splash with the top rope,
20:04and Cena rolled out of the way.
20:06The greatest United States champion is Eddie Guerrero,
20:08and Rollins just pulled out a frog splash but missed it.
20:12And the Eddie chance to your point.
20:14Feeble on Raza.
20:16Eddie, of course, a hero here in Texas.
20:18Seth Rollins went for the splash.
20:20Luckily, Cena was able to roll out of the way
20:22if you're a Cena fan.
20:32Critical moment right here for both of these men.
20:36No kidding.
20:37Getting the upper hand from this point is going to be paramount.
20:40But who's going to be able to do it?
20:43And Cena trying to DDT.
20:45Plants Rollins quickly to the cover.
20:46There it is.
20:47To try to win the United States title, and Rollins at two.
20:50You've got to bear with the weight of John Cena.
20:52That tornado DDT has also affected how much weight
20:54pressure downwards Seth Rollins' head just took,
20:57getting planted into that mat.
20:59You see Cena wasting no time going for the cover either.
21:07We've got a huge crowd on hand for night of champions here.
21:12Look at that.
21:13Jammed to the rafters here in Houston.
21:16And they are loving it.
21:17And they're electric all night long.
21:25I don't know if this is wise.
21:29I always worry when I see John Cena going up to the top rope.
21:33And Seth Rollins going to meet him up there.
21:35Yeah, see?
21:36Uh-oh.
21:36Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, not from up there.
21:39This could spell doom for John Cena.
21:42Superplex.
21:44And Rollins again.
21:46What a move by Rollins to put Cena away in a kickout.
21:49Incredible sequence there by the United States champion.
21:53Then, you mentioned the United States champion earlier,
21:57Barry Windham with that float over suplex.
21:59But he didn't do that off the top rope.
22:01Man, Seth Rollins.
22:02Not with the float over.
22:04Rollins is, he wants to win this match.
22:08There's no doubt, as he looks to set his legacy tonight.
22:12Float over suplex into another vertical suplex.
22:14And a quick cover.
22:17Rollins has been so impressive.
22:19That wins the championship against almost any competitor
22:23except John Cena.
22:25That was as impressive a combination as I've ever seen.
22:32But somehow, Cena survives it.
22:35We've seen Cena time and again find a way
22:37to win big matches.
22:41Cena picked the ankle.
22:43Cena going for the SDA.
22:44He may have just done it again.
22:45Yeah, he may have done it.
22:46As John said, Rollins has been on the rank.
22:48Nowhere to go.
22:49Submission hold.
22:50Cena was laying in wait.
22:52Rollins trying to drag himself to the bottom rope.
22:56Can he make it?
22:56Close to breaking, he does.
22:58A little break, a little break.
23:00Oh, wait, John's not going to let him go here.
23:02You're not getting off that easy.
23:04Rollins like a cat, lands on his feet.
23:07Going to the end, in a bad position.
23:09No, no, no, no.
23:10Rollins.
23:13Oh, man.
23:17And that's what he was trying to do earlier on.
23:20This time, he did it.
23:21Cover by Rollins.
23:22Is it enough?
23:23No.
23:25Man, near fall after near fall.
23:28Incredible United States championship match.
23:30And Seth Rollins is doing everything right.
23:31He hits him with a big move, and immediately, he
23:33gets a tight cover.
23:37Look at this strength.
23:38Seth Rollins powering Cena up.
23:40And he tried to do this before, when
23:42Cena countered with that hurricane rata.
23:44But now, Rollins was able to hit.
23:50Look at that quick cover.
23:51Hook the leg, get everything right.
23:55And the two people enjoying this are Sting and Sheamus.
24:04Seth Rollins isn't done here.
24:07But he has a long way to go tonight.
24:09He's thinking pedigree, but it's not going to happen.
24:11Once again, Lama slams on his feet.
24:16Cena, a wrong throw.
24:18Now, Seth Rollins, usually we see Cena doing this, guys.
24:21Rollins able to wrestle Cena.
24:23Getting his back up to two feet.
24:25Drake Lunge, carrying John Cena.
24:29What?
24:30Oh, looking for the AA and Cena counter.
24:33Oh, face first.
24:37Cena!
24:38Cena!
24:42Cena!
24:43Cena!
24:44Cena!
24:45Cena!
24:46Swinging for the fishes.
24:47And he hit it.
24:48The leg drop back to the neck.
24:52Cena, going for the AA.
24:54He hit it.
24:55Rollins, cover.
24:58Cena wins the title!
25:00Cena wins the United States championship!
25:03Here is your winner, Adam Lambert.
25:06The new United States Champion, John Cena!
25:14John Cena is a five-time United States Champion.
25:19More championships since that champ has been in WWE only than anybody else.
25:23Ric Flair is held at six.
25:25John Cena's chasing Ric Flair everywhere.
25:31Big Match John has done it again.
25:34As Cena celebrates...
25:36That's the best Big Match performer I've ever seen in any sport.
25:40As John Cena celebrates, things cannot bode well now for Seth Rollins.
25:46He's one of the best guys.
25:48We are halfway there.
25:50Halfway to having Seth Rollins experiencing the worst night of his life.
25:57Incredible performance by both Cena and Rollins in this match.
26:01But Cena gets his revenge in the SummerSlam.
26:05Rob Rory, Tom Brady, Montana.
26:07There's no Big Match performer better than John Cena.
26:11What's he doing?
26:12Well, Seth Rollins has his WWE World Title and it looks like he's wandering away with it.
26:17But guess what, Seth?
26:18There's no rest for the weary because you've got a championship match still to come.
26:23He's trying to walk out of here, I think.
26:26Well, Rob Rory, you've got one more match right now against Seth.
26:32You ain't going nowhere.
26:34You've got to lose the championship.
26:36You signed up for it.
26:37You're the man.
26:38You're the man.
26:39You ain't hurt.
26:40Your pride's hurt.
26:41Your pride's hurt.
26:48Cena's not going to let Seth leave.
26:50But not on the floor.
26:52Oh, no.
26:54I had to feel good after everything Rollins has put Cena through.
26:58And Cena's going to make sure.
27:00Not at all.
27:01Hey, Cena's going to make sure.
27:02You're speaking to the dogs.
27:03You can't do this.
27:04Cena is going to make sure that Rollins defends the WWE World Title.
27:11Seth Rollins is a sitting duck.
27:13Cena's going to make sure Rollins defends the championship.
27:16Rollins is the one that was trying to leave, John.
27:18What the hell are you talking about defending?
27:21Seth Rollins is unconscious.
27:23He was trying to leave with the title.
27:25Sheamus comes down.
27:26What if Sting comes down now?
27:28That would be great.
27:29Let's do it.
27:30I wouldn't do it.
27:31You don't start a match with a champion unconscious.