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00:00As I said earlier tonight, I am the law,
00:03and he is the law for our WWE World Heavyweight
00:06Championship match.
00:08Reigns defends against Sheamus.
00:10Mr. McMahon's the special guest referee,
00:13and it takes place live tonight.
00:22I came out here tonight to settle a score.
00:25Would've settled it last week,
00:27but unfortunately, I had to undergo dental surgery.
00:30No!
00:31Superman punch to Mr. McMahon!
00:33That's a chair to the board!
00:34What the hell's wrong with you, Roman?
00:36So, Roman Reigns, get out of here.
00:41You don't get it.
00:43This is my ring.
00:45I own this ring.
00:48I own that ring.
00:51Sooner or later, you're going to come to terms with the fact
00:54that I own you.
00:56And I'm going to remind you of something.
00:58Your predecessors, the Wild Samoans,
01:01I paid Sika your dead peanuts.
01:04And I lined my pockets with Sika's money.
01:12My neck.
01:13Somebody help me, damn it, my neck!
01:16Dad!
01:18Come on!
01:19Dad!
01:20Roman, you just put your hands on a 70-year-old man.
01:24And officers, arrest that man!
01:27We're here to do security, and that's it.
01:30You need to step back or you're going to jail instead of him.
01:35Just calm down, okay?
01:38She needs to stay calm or she's going to jail.
01:40Wait, wait, hang on.
01:42I said, let's just take it easy.
01:44Oh, you guys think you're badasses, okay?
01:45You know who I am, okay?
01:47I don't care who you are.
01:49She's not going to...
01:49Don't tell me you don't care who I am!
01:52I'm Vince McMahon!
01:53You've got to care who I am, pal!
01:55I'm Vince McMahon!
01:58Fellas, come on.
02:00You need to back up.
02:04I didn't mean to do that.
02:06Take him. Take him.
02:07Get him out. Take him out.
02:08Cuff him.
02:13No, come on!
02:15This is ridiculous!
02:16You have the right to remain silent.
02:19Don't say another word and you're going to jail.
02:21Let's go.
02:23Get him out of here.
02:24Get him out of here.
02:25You're going to go to jail.
02:28Get in the car!
02:29You just shoved my father into that car!
02:31Get your mother back in the car!
02:32That was bad!
02:34Stop!
02:38I'm currently outside the police precinct.
02:41Possible charges include resisting arrest
02:44and assaulting an officer.
02:46Yeah, it looks like this time,
02:47history man's temper got the best of him.
02:49Yeah, but in the meantime,
02:51check out this one.
02:52It's John Cena versus Alberto Del Rio
02:55for the United States title.
02:56Just found out moments ago
02:58that Mr. McMahon has posted bail.
03:00Excuse me, Mr. McMahon.
03:01Yeah, Michael.
03:04The League of Nations!
03:05Just when you thought we were going to have
03:06a fair one-on-one matchup.
03:09And here comes Reigns!
03:11Wow!
03:13Superman punched Del Rio!
03:16And now Roman Reigns has got his sights set on Sheamus.
03:21And a Superman punch!
03:23And Reigns unloading!
03:25No chance!
03:27Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
03:29The boss is back.
03:31And there's our big champ, big Roman Reigns.
03:34Next week, you defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
03:38against Sheamus.
03:42Oh, oh, that's right.
03:43There is just one thing I almost forgot.
03:45There's a guest referee.
03:48And his name is Vincent Kennedy McMahon.
03:54Happy New Year!
04:18And guys, you have to believe that
04:20because of that man right there,
04:22the chairman of this company, Mr. McMahon,
04:24who's the special guest referee,
04:26that it's not going to be a happy new year.
04:31Sergio Oliva!
04:33For Roman Reigns.
04:36No such thing as a champ's advantage in this matchup.
04:38Look at that.
04:39That Arnold peak.
04:41Let's not forget that
04:45Roman Reigns punched Mr. McMahon in the face
04:47a couple of weeks ago.
04:51Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
04:53your special guest referee,
04:55the chairman of WWE,
04:57Mr. McMahon!
05:01Ladies and gentlemen,
05:03please welcome your special guest referee,
05:05the chairman of WWE,
05:07Mr. McMahon!
05:10How many billionaires look like that?
05:14Mr. McMahon is the special guest referee
05:16for our WWE World Heavyweight Championship match.
05:20Reigns vs. Sheamus.
05:22It's live.
05:24It's next on Raw.
05:30Sheamus.
05:32It could lay in the hands of that man,
05:34the chairman, the special guest referee.
05:36It could lay in the hands of that man,
05:38the chairman, the special guest referee,
05:40Mr. McMahon.
06:06Byron, do you think it would be fair to say
06:08that this man here,
06:10the Celtic Warrior,
06:12is the favorite of the referee,
06:14Mr. McMahon?
06:16Yeah, you got this, McMahon.
06:18Or was it that he said to Sheamus earlier,
06:20may the luck of the Irish be with you?
06:22I think Paddy Power will definitely have Sheamus
06:24as a betting favorite.
06:26So you're admitting that Mr. McMahon
06:28will be extremely biased in this matchup?
06:30No, I'm admitting that Sheamus should be the favorite
06:32because he's that good.
06:35Celtic Warrior, look at it.
06:39Celtic Warrior's got a little bit of
06:41added insurance in the form
06:43of the chairman.
06:45You think Mr. McMahon would cheat?
06:47That's what you're saying?
06:49I didn't say that.
06:51Well, he tried to the night that Roman Reigns
06:53won the championship.
06:55Remember, he pulled the referee out of the ring?
06:57Yeah, it was John Collins.
06:59Wasn't doing a very good job.
07:02Hey, John,
07:04if you could put your
07:06biased opinion aside for one moment
07:08I've been biased about me?
07:10I'm going to ask you a question about Roman Reigns.
07:12What does he have to do
07:14to beat the championship tonight?
07:16I understand he has to win the match,
07:18I get that, but
07:20with Mr. McMahon as a special guest referee,
07:22what can Roman Reigns do to make sure
07:24he leaves here as champion?
07:26Simple. It's like a fighter that goes into
07:28a judge that could be crooked.
07:30You've got to knock him out.
07:32Remove all doubt. Don't let it go to the cards
07:34as they say in boxing.
07:36Don't let it go to the referee.
07:38Roman Reigns has got to knock Sheamus out.
07:40And this is what tonight means for Roman Reigns.
07:42We kicked off Monday night for all
07:44Roman Reigns with a verbal confrontation
07:46with Stephanie McMahon.
07:48And Roman made it perfectly clear.
07:50This championship, it's my life.
07:52If I lose this, I don't have a job.
07:54I can't provide for my family.
07:56No one is taking this away from me.
07:59And remember this, if anybody screws me
08:01tonight, he told Stephanie,
08:03you won't be picking up daddy from jail
08:05but from the hospital.
08:07Those are the words of Roman Reigns.
08:09Think about all the trials
08:11this man has been through.
08:13All the heartache to finally win
08:15the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
08:17and his first title defense
08:19comes against Sheamus
08:21with Mr. McMahon
08:23as a special guest referee.
08:29The following contest is scheduled for one fall
08:31and it is for
08:33the WWE World
08:35Heavyweight Championship!
08:37Introducing first
08:39the challenger
08:41from Dublin, Ireland
08:43weighing in at 267 pounds
08:45he is
08:47the Celtic Warrior
08:49Sheamus!
08:55And his opponent
08:57from Pensacola, Florida
08:59weighing in at 265 pounds
09:01he is
09:03the WWE World
09:05Heavyweight Champion
09:07Roman Reigns!
09:13Hashtag
09:15WWE Title
09:23It's interesting Michael
09:26last week you asked him about this situation
09:28with Mr. McMahon as a referee
09:30Roman Reigns knows this could be
09:32for the last time
09:34he said I'll do what I always do
09:36overcome
09:44Just a symbolic
09:46that Roman Reigns will not give away
09:48the title that easily
09:50and Sheamus takes advantage from the get-go
09:52going right after Roman Reigns
09:55Sheamus cover, hook of the leg
09:57and a kick out
10:01Sheamus won the championship
10:03cashing in Money in the Bank in Survivor Series
10:05after Roman Reigns had held the title
10:07for 5 minutes 15 seconds
10:09On Monday Night Raw a couple of weeks ago
10:11Reigns would beat Sheamus
10:13for the championship
10:15If anything else
10:17all those setbacks
10:19made Roman Reigns a battle-hardened
10:21soldier
10:23Roman Reigns own hot temper
10:25he wants to sit there and fight
10:27with the referee over the title
10:29and Sheamus takes advantage
10:31of that
10:33Roman Reigns knows what he's up against
10:35and now
10:37Roman favoring his ribs
10:39stomping away at Sheamus in the corner
10:43Mr. McMahon
10:45telling him to let him out of the corner
10:47Reigns driven into the corner
10:49isn't enough for Sheamus to win the title
10:52McMahon down to count kick out
10:54Did that count look a bit quick?
10:56Yeah, it did to me
10:58Every referee has a different pace
11:00You gotta see black helicopters
11:02Good grief
11:04The Knights Templar treasure is buried in Oak Island
11:06Yeah, right
11:12Let's go Roman Chance
11:14from our WWE University
11:16here in San Antonio
11:18Right hand by Reigns
11:20He'll battle this entire match
11:24Reigns down goes Sheamus
11:32And a big right
11:34You have to understand also
11:36Roman still has the champion's advantage
11:38And what John means
11:40is Sheamus must pin
11:42or get Roman to submit
11:44in order to win the championship
11:46Count out disqualifications help no one
11:49And here's Reigns knocking Sheamus over the top rope
11:51Reigns falls him over
11:55Right now, it's like his life depends on it
11:57Well, what the officials should be doing now
11:59is beginning to administer the ten count
12:01How about being impartial?
12:03But again, Mr. McMahon realizing
12:05the title cannot change hands
12:07on a count out
12:09In big matches, referees often
12:11give a little bit of leeway
12:13That's what great referees do
12:15And Roman Reigns driven into the steel steps
12:19Sheamus
12:25Sheamus telling Mr. McMahon
12:27that there's something that's bothering him
12:29over on the other side of the ring
12:31Leeway John
12:33Yeah, because remember Sheamus
12:35if he's disqualified, he can't win the championship
12:37He's gonna use the steel steps
12:39which could be grounds for disqualification
12:41Sheamus taking full advantage
12:43of a biased official
12:45Championship on the line
12:48It is our main event
12:50on Monday Night Raw
12:52We are live tonight at San Antonio
12:54Roman Reigns
12:56the champion on your left
12:58Sheamus the challenger on your right
13:00The special referee
13:02is Chairman Mr. McMahon
13:04And Roman
13:06trying to rally
13:08Sheamus has really dominated this match
13:10since the beginning
13:12Look at Mr. McMahon celebrating the punishment
13:14that Sheamus is inflicting on Roman Reigns
13:16I'll show you what happened during the
13:18commercial break
13:20A lot of leeway being shown by our official Mr. McMahon
13:22as this happened outside the ring
13:24right here on our announce table
13:26The champion driven ribs first
13:28into the
13:30hood of the table
13:32Mr. McMahon
13:34with a big smile on his face
13:36I think you should point out
13:38what Roman Reigns has done
13:40to Mr. McMahon
13:42He did Superman punch him in the face a couple of weeks ago
13:45Mr. McMahon's brother-in-law Triple H
13:47I should say his son-in-law
13:49And also embarrassingly humiliated
13:51Mr. McMahon's daughter Stephanie
13:53He threw it all
13:55Mr. McMahon has been the gracious
13:57executive that he is
13:59Here's Sheamus with a cover
14:01Is it enough? And a kick out again
14:03Doing exactly what a great referee should do
14:05Being partial to the challenger
14:07Putting Roman Reigns in a situation
14:09where he's got to fight an uphill battle
14:11You really want to call your boss partial?
14:15But the key to this
14:17for Roman Reigns
14:19is he's still in the match
14:21The match continues
14:23Sheamus has not been able to put him away yet
14:25Sheamus must win
14:27via pinfall or submission
14:29to take the championship tonight
14:31And Reigns got caught
14:33And now Sheamus
14:35trying to lock in a sleeper hold
14:37and Roman Reigns able to thwart the move
14:39Critical moment
14:41Both men down, center of the ring
14:43See Mr. Anton Sheamus
14:45roll over
14:47Roll over
14:49Referee and a coach
14:56Mr. McMahon wants what's best for business
14:58He knows that that is a finish
15:00to this championship match
15:02Or in other words, what's best for business is for Sheamus to be champion
15:04If that were to happen
15:06that'd be great for business, yes
15:09Let's go
15:11Let's go
15:13Reigns
15:15Sheamus
15:17Exchanging blows
15:19Both are haymakers
15:21And they're all landing
15:23Here comes Reigns
15:25This is the way it should be
15:27Let Sheamus and Roman Reigns battle it out
15:29Let's see who the best man is
15:31Here comes Roman
15:34Down goes Sheamus
15:36And Reigns is starting to feel it guys
15:38It's going to take a lot
15:40to break the spirit of that man
15:42Champion launched out to the apron
15:44Sheamus hung up on the top rope
15:46He does not want to be there
15:48if you're Sheamus
15:50And Moe halts the target
15:52Drop by
15:56Samoa drop
15:58Cover
16:00Reigns
16:02Cover
16:06Oh come on
16:08Give me a break
16:10I gotta agree with Byron there
16:12That was an awfully slow count by the ref
16:14Yeah, how about some consistency
16:16across the board
16:18They're about a little rushed
16:20Don't give me that
16:22You get this fast count every time
16:24Sheamus tries to pin Roman
16:26But all of a sudden it's slow-motion
16:28when it's Roman's opportunity
16:30Mr. McMahon did say earlier tonight, I am the law.
16:34Yeah, the law is not fair.
16:37Everybody wants to fight the system.
16:39Not in WWE, sometimes the law isn't always fair.
16:42And here's Sheamus with a running knee.
16:44In case of point in this match.
16:46If you're a good employee, it is.
16:47And now Sheamus looking for some white noise.
16:52Roman Reigns, though, able to roll through.
16:55And there's the power of Reigns.
16:56Can he get him up?
16:57Can he get him up?
16:57Ridiculous strength.
16:59And he does!
17:08What now?
17:09Somebody get a medic.
17:13You've got to be kidding me.
17:15I need some help over here.
17:17I need some eye drops.
17:19Did Mr. McMahon lose a contact?
17:21He was calling for eye drops.
17:22He lost a contact.
17:23That's dangerous.
17:24I'm sure.
17:25I'm sure that's the case.
17:29I hope that counts.
17:35Be careful, Roman.
17:39Be careful.
17:40Sheamus from behind!
17:41Sheamus from behind!
17:42For the championship!
17:43And Reigns at two.
17:44Yeah, once again, a quick count.
17:47And here's Sheamus.
17:48Watch it!
17:49A super air punch!
17:50Roman Reigns!
17:51Come on, Roman!
17:52To retain the title!
17:53Count him!
17:54Ladies and gentlemen, this is our main event.
17:57Roman Reigns is defending the WWE World Title against Sheamus.
18:01Mr. McMahon is the special guest referee.
18:03And as you just got an example of there,
18:05it has been not, well, Mr. McMahon not quite calling.
18:08It's down the middle.
18:09And Reigns' livelihood is being messed with
18:11right before Billy's eyes.
18:13Who should have thought about that
18:14when he punched the chairman of the WWE?
18:17When he beat up the COO of the WWE?
18:21When he beat up the COO of the WWE?
18:35Roman Reigns just hit Mr. McMahon.
18:37Watch this.
18:42Super air punch!
18:45Got him again!
18:46To the official!
18:47The boss!
18:49Went for the probe!
18:50Spear!
18:52Cover!
18:54We don't have an official.
18:56Yeah, because I heard Roman Reigns knocked out the referee.
19:00We got thousands of officials.
19:01Like he's done to the COO.
19:03Like he's done to the chairman of the board.
19:05It's an emotional response.
19:07His job is being messed with.
19:08Roman Reigns, I'm not agreeing with it,
19:10but he did what he had to do,
19:11what he felt he had to do.
19:12And look at Roman, guys.
19:13Roman was just screaming for help.
19:15He was screaming for another official
19:16to come from the locker room area,
19:18realizing this was his opportunity.
19:23Roman is desperately...
19:24What official would come out here
19:25knowing that this crazy man, Roman Reigns,
19:27might punch you?
19:28What's Roman supposed to do?
19:29He's desperately trying to hold on to his championship.
19:32And everything under the sun is being thrown his way
19:34to take it away from him.
19:37And another drive-by.
19:39And Sheamus now.
19:45Oh my God!
19:48Another Superman punch by Reigns.
19:51And here comes Sheamus.
19:52Sent right over the announce table.
19:54And Roman Reigns has lost it.
19:58Roman Reigns has had enough.
20:08And Reigns has got his sights set once again
20:10on Mr. McMahon.
20:11By all intents and purposes,
20:12Reigns should have won this match.
20:14Should have retained his championship.
20:16We don't know that.
20:18What we do know is that
20:19the Chairman's probably in trouble.
20:37What did I tell you?
20:38You didn't, boy.
20:49Roman Reigns has had enough.
21:01Roman Reigns is in a different world right now.
21:13Here's Stephanie McMahon,
21:14Mr. McMahon's daughter.
21:16She's had enough.
21:17Stephanie heading down to the ring here.
21:19Well, she's seen her husband assaulted by this madman.
21:22Seen her father assaulted by this madman.
21:37Oh my goodness.
21:38Oh my goodness.
21:48Well, I was pretty sure Roman Reigns
21:50isn't concerned about consequences at this point.
21:55He crossed.
21:56He stepped over the line, guys.
21:58Roman stepped over the line
22:00and he's gonna have to live.
22:01Yeah, when you cross the Rubicon,
22:03you can't go back.
22:04And Roman Reigns has crossed it.
22:07Roman is gonna have to live
22:08with whatever the consequences are at this point.
22:15Now you get to watch.
22:18You can't wait for the moment.
22:21Don't do this.
22:22Oh my God.
22:23Now, come on, Roman.
22:27Oh my goodness.
22:28Roman does this.
22:33I think he's gonna do it.
22:34That man built this company.
22:35That man's a champion.
22:36Oh, a throw kick.
22:37Sheamus caught Roman.
22:40And he caught him again.
22:42No.
22:43No, not this way.
22:44Not like this.
22:45For the championship.
22:47Come on.
22:48Come on.
22:49Come on.
22:50Come on.
22:53Another call for another official.
22:55That's got Armstrong.
22:56He's got Armstrong.
22:58Armstrong, he's been in the pocket of the authority
23:01for years now.
23:02How much more can you throw at Roman Reigns?
23:04Mr. McMahon, he didn't even know where he was.
23:07He didn't even make the count.
23:09Armstrong came down here,
23:10the damn quicken referee,
23:11and tried to make the count here
23:13because she missed the championship.
23:15What a referee.
23:16Yeah, that fussy referee.
23:23Trying to put Roman Reigns in a no-win situation.
23:29Mr. McMahon did the right thing.
23:31He didn't even know where he was.
23:32He weighed down the referee.
23:33Is this the right thing?
23:34Is this the right thing,
23:35the official helping Roman Reigns up?
23:36This is ridiculous is what it is.
23:40Superman Pouch.
23:42Superman Pouch.
23:43Good for you, Roman.
23:44Reigns laying waste to everybody.
23:47Now another official.
23:49The cover.
23:51Reigns wins.
23:52Reigns retains the title.
23:54Here is your winner,
23:56and still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
24:01Roman Reigns.
24:05That's justice.
24:06That is justice right there.
24:11Roman Reigns should have won this match
24:12a long time ago.
24:14Roman Reigns assaulted two WWE officials.
24:17Roman Reigns tried to survive.
24:23Mr. McMahon just knocked out the official,
24:25John Cone, who counted the one, two, three
24:28in favor of Roman Reigns.
24:30John Cone better hope that's all that happens to him.
24:33Let's send it back to his dinner show.
24:36Yeah.
24:37There's your champion.
24:43And as the chairman and CEO of this company,
24:48it's my duty to inform you
24:55that the next time you defend that championship
24:59will be at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
25:04And it's one versus all, right?
25:06Huh? Yeah? Huh?
25:09That's why it'll be you
25:11defending your championship
25:13against 29 other men
25:15in the Royal Rumble match.
25:24What?
25:27Wait, wait.
25:29Is Mr. McMahon saying that the Royal Rumble match
25:33is gonna be for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship?
25:3929 people.
25:40Roman Reigns just has to defend it.
25:42That's all.
25:44I mean, guys, Roman...
25:45Guys, you can't do that.
25:49Guys, if I recall it,
25:52that's only happened once before in history.
25:55That is correct.
26:00I mean, it's an unprecedented decision
26:04by the chairman.
26:05Reigns defends the championship
26:07in the Royal Rumble match.