WrestleMania 41 Kickoff_ April 18_ 2025(720P_HD)
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00:00I'll see you next time.
00:30I'll see you next time.
01:00I'll see you next time.
01:30I'll see you next time.
02:00Together.
02:30WrestleMania Saturday and WrestleMania Sunday, an historic two-night event.
02:35But today, we are live outside the T-Mobile Arena, which will host not only Friday Night SmackDown tonight, but also today's WrestleMania kickoff show.
02:45And the stars are out tonight for the kickoff show in Vegas, including this man, main event, Jey Uso, heads into the biggest match of his career to kick off WrestleMania Saturday with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against this man, the ring general, Gunther.
03:05And the question on everyone's mind is the ring general out of control, heading into his title defense at WrestleMania.
03:13On WrestleMania Sunday, it'll kick off with the women's world title.
03:18The current champion is Io Sky.
03:20She'll have no champion's advantage in a triple threat match.
03:24Also in this triple threat match, none other than the EST of WWE, Bianca Belair.
03:33Bianca Belair has had a stellar career at WrestleMania.
03:36Can she keep it up at WrestleMania Sunday?
03:38The other challenger, well, she's the woman that Io Sky took the title from, the eradicator, Rhea Ripley.
03:45Rhea Ripley wants her gold back.
03:47And he's the unpredictable badass.
03:51The intercontinental champion, Braun Branker, will defend his title on WrestleMania Sunday in a fatal four-way match.
03:57The dogs will be out in Las Vegas.
03:59Welcome to the WrestleMania kickoff show.
04:02Every legendary story has heroes and villains.
04:32In this game, it can be hard to tell which is which.
04:38I think the fans can expect the unpredictable.
04:43You think by now you'd know the whole story.
04:49This is just the beginning.
04:51And you are looking live outside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
05:07Thousands of fans are red hot today for the WrestleMania kickoff show.
05:13Hello, Las Vegas.
05:21Hello, Las Vegas.
05:35My name is Michael Cole.
05:40My partner here today, none other than Pat McAfee.
05:43Hello, hello.
05:46Hello, hello.
05:46Thank you for joining us.
05:49Pat McAfee, Pat McAfee, Pat McAfee, Pat McAfee, Pat McAfee, Pat McAfee, Pat McAfee.
05:53That feels good, thank you so much.
05:55Keep that energy for the rest of the weekend, because we're about to kick off the greatest three days in the history of Sin City.
06:03Thank you for joining us.
06:05Let's get this thing started, Michael Cole.
06:10Before we get going with our special guests here, I would like to wish, I understand that there is a birthday boy in the front row somewhere.
06:19His name is Nathan.
06:21Happy birthday, Nathan.
06:22We want to say happy birthday to Nathan here today.
06:25Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan.
06:32Are you guys ready for WrestleMania?
06:34Are you guys ready for SmackDown here at T-Mobile tonight?
06:39Are you guys ready for the Hall of Fame when we induct Triple H later on?
06:45Yeah.
06:46Are you guys ready for NXT tomorrow?
06:48Yeah.
06:49Are you guys ready for the countdown show?
06:51Yeah.
06:52And are you ready for WrestleMania Saturday and WrestleMania Sunday?
06:55Yeah.
06:57We are, Cole, we're ready, we're excited, we're jacked up, we're in Las Vegas.
07:02And magic is about to happen.
07:04And we're the luckiest dudes on Earth that we get to be a part of this.
07:07And it would be nothing without the WWE Universe, you beautiful people from all around the globe,
07:14coming out here to celebrate wrestling in the best community that exists on Earth, the wrestling community.
07:20What a dream, what a joy, what a weekend, what a time.
07:22And I cannot wait to be in the home of the Las Vegas Raiders,
07:26Allegiant Stadium for WrestleMania.
07:30Tom Brady owns that team.
07:31You called them the Los Angeles Raiders, they're the Las Vegas Raiders.
07:35Allegiant Stadium is beautiful.
07:38It's gonna be the perfect home for WrestleMania in the set.
07:42The stage has been set and it goes all the way up to the roof.
07:45Biggest stage maybe in the history of Mania for the biggest Mania in the history of
07:50sports spectacles.
07:51It is also going to be the home of a Sin City Street Fight.
07:56Which means that anything goes,
08:00the only rules are you in via pinfall or submission.
08:04Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome one of the men involved in the Sin City Street Fight.
08:09None other than the Scottish Warrior, Drew McIntyre.
08:15The
08:40of the
08:42Oh, Drew McIntyre.
08:52Oh, Drew McIntyre.
08:57Oh, Drew McIntyre.
09:00Oh, Drew McIntyre.
09:04Oh, Drew McIntyre.
09:07Oh, Drew McIntyre.
09:10Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre.
09:17Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre.
09:24Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre.
09:31Yeah, drink it down, soak it in, Drew.
09:35That's a beautiful thing.
09:39See what's happening?
09:41Everybody's starting to see the truth.
09:43They know Drew McIntyre always tells the truth and these people get it.
09:56Michael Cole, obviously you're a man that has called Drew McIntyre a hypocrite in the past.
10:01I didn't know if you had anything to clarify or
10:06any moments or words for why these people seemingly love Drew McIntyre.
10:13Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre.
10:25That's feel pretty good.
10:34That's feel pretty good.
10:35Anything to say about that Cole?
10:36Actually before you start talking Cole because you're gonna start lying in a second.
10:40Who else saw Drew McIntyre's PSA?
10:44All right, I've not had any more thank yous from the guys on the roster and WWE and
10:51everybody outside WWE.
10:53So apparently everyone's been listening, everyone's been on their best behavior.
10:58So I wanna say thank you very much to you all for listening and taking on Drew's advice.
11:03Thank you Drew, thank you Drew, thank you Drew, thank you Drew, thank you Drew.
11:13Thank you Drew.
11:14I mean there was a couple of things on the, well first of all it's because when I talk
11:19people actually care and listen, unlike Damian Priest.
11:22Yeah, the best comeback he's got is like Drew will say something on the internet.
11:27Yeah, Drew will say something on the internet, then it'll go viral.
11:31Then Drew will go into an arena, 20,000 people, and they will listen.
11:35He'll stand in front of the kickoff show, first guy out, WrestleMania weekend.
11:39Everybody listens.
11:40When Priest is in front of 20, 30, 40, 50,000 people, I can hear a kid in the fourth row say,
11:46Mommy, Mommy, why is that man in the makeup dressed so strange?
11:50That's the difference between him and I.
11:54When I talk, people listen and also if anybody needs some help, I did bring deodorant, lad.
11:59Pass that around.
12:00Happy birthday.
12:02Hi, baby.
12:03The one thing, one thing I do have to say is the hotel, there's some still people running
12:08around the hotel chasing the superstars.
12:11Somebody told me a story last night that someone ran up to The Undertaker with his
12:15young child, so we shouldn't do that.
12:18What do you think's gonna happen?
12:19What did that person think was gonna happen?
12:21The Undertaker, he turns around, he says, excuse me, young offspring of mine.
12:26Step to the side.
12:27I would like to entertain this Mark for being so polite right now.
12:31No, he'll punch you in your stupid face.
12:33So let's keep our manners and let's have a good weekend.
12:36Cole, start talking your BS.
12:38Well, now that you bring it up.
12:41Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre, Drew McIntyre.
12:57Come on, Cole.
12:58It's not about getting Michael Cole over, I'm the talent, talk about me.
13:01Well, the guy's got my T-shirt on.
13:03Okay, there's the one fan on planet Earth.
13:05Okay, sorry buddy, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, you deserve this.
13:10Yeah, that's a good call.
13:12Continue.
13:13Let's talk about WrestleMania.
13:15Last year.
13:17You won the World Heavyweight Championship.
13:27You held it for just over five minutes.
13:33In 46 seconds.
13:36When Damian Priest came down and
13:39cashed in money in the bank to take the World Heavyweight Championship from you.
13:44For the last year, you have obsessed over that moment.
13:48Are you gonna finally get your retribution on Priest at WrestleMania?
13:53Let's just clarify, it wasn't just that moment where Punk took advantage of the situation
13:59where my back was turst, then Priest cashed in his money in the bank like he did something special.
14:04No, he took advantage of somebody who was attacked from behind, bashed in the face with a cast,
14:08then he bashed me in the head with his briefcase.
14:10Then at Money in the Bank, I tried to fight fire with fire.
14:13The exact same thing happened.
14:15Then Priest tried to go out on his own and succeed.
14:17And unless he's with his little group, Rhea and Friends, Judgment Day, whatever they were called,
14:21unless he's succeeding off my back, every time I'm screwed and picking the bones.
14:26He doesn't know how to succeed without Drew McIntyre.
14:28So at Royal Rumble, when my back was turned, he thought, I could be relevant again.
14:33Let's get Drew.
14:34Threw me out.
14:36Well, it was- One more chance at Elimination Chamber.
14:38I told the world the night before John Cena made everybody cry.
14:43Guys, he's a terrible human being.
14:45Trust me, I see him.
14:47He's gonna do something terrible, because I know the heel turn was just a matter of time
14:52before it came.
14:53Nobody listened.
14:54Don't turn your back.
14:55Don't turn your back.
14:56Don't turn your back.
14:57Pat, get in there and do something.
15:01Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
15:11Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
15:16Come here.
15:18Come over here.
15:21Ladies and gentlemen,
15:47Well, ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow night at WrestleMania Damian Priest
15:56and Drew McIntyre in a Sin City street fight.
16:02They wanted to fight, Cole.
16:07These people wanted them to fight.
16:09Well, they're gonna fight at WrestleMania.
16:11Well, ladies and gentlemen,
16:14WWE is coming to Fountain Blue Las Vegas starting tonight.
16:18Catch the 2025 Hall of Fame ceremony tonight.
16:21Undertaker One Dead Man show tomorrow.
16:24The Roast of WrestleMania featuring Tony Hinchcliffe and Friends Sunday,
16:27April 20th and NXT this Tuesday, April 22nd.
16:30Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
16:34Wow, hot start, hot start.
16:38And again, it's gonna be exciting.
16:39Pat and I are so honored to be able to host the Hall of Fame ceremony later on
16:44tonight, 10 o'clock local on Peacock.
16:46Yeah, 1 a.m. Eastern, I think you should stay up for it.
16:49Celebrating the legends that built the company that is taking over the entire globe.
16:53The Hall of Fame ceremony tonight will be must-watch.
16:56And can't wait to enjoy and celebrate all the legends of the past.
17:00Our next guest has become one of the most watched superstars on the planet today.
17:05He is the unpredictable bad-ass.
17:10The dogs are out for the Intercontinental Champion, Braun Breaker.
17:16The dogs are forking in Las Vegas.
17:23Yeah.
17:36Mr. Dog, good to see you, champ.
17:48Hey, Braun.
17:49So, Braun, this is a massive weekend for you.
17:52Sorry, Carl.
17:58You make your WrestleMania debut right here in Las Vegas.
18:03Considering your family's heritage,
18:08how important is this to you to be a part of your first WrestleMania?
18:14You deserve it.
18:16You deserve it.
18:19You deserve it.
18:21Yes, you do, brother.
18:22You deserve it.
18:26This is a really cool moment, not only for me defending the Intercontinental Championship
18:31this weekend, but my dad and my uncle wrestled right here at WrestleMania 9, Las Vegas.
18:37Give us some Spider-Man.
18:43You're in a fatal four-way, it's the first time in the history of WrestleMania that the
18:59Intercontinental Championship will be defended in a fatal four-way match.
19:04So I'd like to talk to you about your opponents.
19:05Let's first start with a man who has taken WWE by storm the past number of months.
19:11His name is Penta.
19:12Tell us about Penta.
19:13Penta is an incredible talent, he's an incredible superstar.
19:25He's wrestled all over the world.
19:30We've seen what he can do in the ring, he's the X Factor.
19:44He's the guy in this match that I know the least about.
19:47But there is no amount of no fear that is going to save him from me.
20:01Also in this match is the first ever Universal Champion.
20:05Multi-time Intercontinental Champion.
20:09He's from Judgment Day, Finn Balor.
20:11Finn Balor attacked me from behind last week on Monday Night Raw.
20:24Because he's too much of a coward to stand in front of me like a man.
20:30Now I respect Finn Balor, I respect what he's done for this business.
20:35Former Universal Champion, multi-time Intercontinental Champion.
20:39And he has championship experience, no doubt, going into this match.
20:43Finn Balor does suck.
20:54And I'm going to give him a super spear right in the center of that ring.
21:01That's your answer there for Finn Balor, you got any more brain busters?
21:11Well, the third member of this match, Dirty Dominic Mysterio from Judgment Day.
21:24Dirty Dominic Mysterio.
21:49Dirty Dominic Mysterio.
21:53The only strategy that he should have coming into Sunday is to run away.
22:04Now, with all that being said,
22:07Fatal 4-Way is not necessarily a favorable match for the champion.
22:13Your odds and statistics are only at like 25% to win going in in a Fatal 4-Way.
22:23Have you thought about that at all?
22:31What is the Steiner math in your mind?
22:39They say that all men are created equal.
22:43But if you look at this Fatal 4-Way match and the members that are in it,
22:52you will see that that statement is not true.
22:56See, normally, I'd have a 25% chance of winning.
22:59But I'm a badass, and that statement is not true.
23:04See, Dominic Mysterio knows that he can't beat me, so he's not even gonna try.
23:12So I've got a 50% chance of winning right out of the gate.
23:18Then you add Penta to the equation.
23:20Now, Penta is an incredible superstar, but Penta is scared of me.
23:27He's scared of the dog.
23:29So he's got a half, a 25% chance of winning.
23:33At best, you add that to my already 50% chance of winning.
23:37I got a 62.5% chance of winning.
23:39Yeah, you do.
23:42Yeah, you do.
23:44Then, you add Finn Balor to the equation.
23:47Now, Finn Balor's record at WrestleMania is one in three, which means he's got a 33.3% chance of winning.
23:55He's got a 66.7% chance of losing.
24:00You add that to my already 62.5% chance of winning.
24:04I got a 129.2% chance of winning.
24:08Hey, that adds up.
24:11Ladies and gentlemen, the Intercontinental Champion, the unpredictable badass,
24:16Braun Breaker, the match adds up, brother, the match adds up, 122.
24:27I still don't know how you get to 122, baby.
24:30149.4.
24:32And WrestleMania Breaker, Penta, Balor, and Dirty Dom.
24:40Hey, folks, WrestleMania After Dark, the official WrestleMania After Party is taking place each night.
24:46Including tonight, tomorrow night, Sunday, and live in Lynn Beach at
24:50South Blue Las Vegas, the official host hotel of WrestleMania.
24:5341 tickets on sale now via WrestlemaniaAfterDark.com.
24:58We can head over there tonight after the Hall of Fame.
25:01Can you imagine?
25:02Do they still do disco and stuff we can do the old?
25:04Yeah, I don't think so, Cole.
25:05I think you'll get your ass laughed out of there.
25:07But I do know that when the WWE Universe takes over a club or a bar,
25:12it is electrifying guaranteed.
25:15WrestleMania After Dark.
25:16I mean, come on, Pat, I can see you in there.
25:19I mean, we have the Hall of Fame tonight, go over and have a few brews after the show.
25:23Maybe a little bit of vodka, maybe a little tequila, maybe a couple ice cold beers, maybe.
25:32Maybe we hang with the dude again.
25:43You guys weren't invited.
25:44What are these guys doing here?
25:52New Day Stocks, New Day Stocks, New Day Stocks, New Day Stocks, New Day Stocks, New Day Stocks.
25:59Thank God for the new day.
26:04Well, y'all don't seem too happy to see us, huh?
26:10So what, we don't care.
26:14Matter of fact, y'all didn't invite us here, okay, which is messed up.
26:18Because we should have been the first people on the list in this kickoff.
26:21And let's break it down.
26:26These two goons are out here talking about Hall of Fame.
26:28We want E, we want E, we want E, we want E, we want E, we want E.
26:34We want E, we want E, we want E.
26:38Then you should probably watch the pre-show because he's got his desk job over there.
26:41Actually, it's a good show.
26:44As I was saying, if they're gonna be talking about Hall of Fame,
26:48you are looking at two future WWE Hall of Famers.
26:55And in reality, in reality, we should be inducted this year.
27:00Because what tag teams are even going in?
27:02Well, what tag teams, what, the Natural Disasters, Earthquake and Typhoon.
27:07Earthquake and Typhoon.
27:10How many Tag Team Championship reigns did they have?
27:16The answer is one.
27:18One.
27:19Now let's take a step further.
27:21Y'all tout Ric Flair as the greatest of all time, because of how many,
27:26because of how many World Championship reigns he had.
27:29John Cena, this Sunday, is trying to beat Cody so that he can beat that number.
27:33And y'all tout him as the greatest of all time.
27:37Guess what?
27:38In the tag team division, we are not chasing that number.
27:41We are that number with 12 championship reigns.
27:46Hey, hey, hey.
27:49Do you people understand that after we beat the Viking Raiders at WrestleMania,
27:55we will have won the tag team championships for an unprecedented 13 days, 13 times?
28:01The War Raiders guys, the War Raiders.
28:04War Raiders, they're Vikings, let's be real.
28:06They're still Vikings, bro.
28:08What you see before you right now, it's greatness personified.
28:13Y'all should appreciate that.
28:18Now, be honest with yourselves for once.
28:21When the New Day are not tag team champions, those titles just aren't interesting.
28:26It's a classic example of you all thinking that the titles make the man.
28:34But we are the example that the men make the titles.
28:40So when we win our titles again at WrestleMania for the 13th time and
28:44hold them above our heads, you, all of you in grades here in Las Vegas,
28:50will have no choice but to fall to your knees, raise your hands to the sky, and scream out.
28:58Are we cutting off mics now?
29:05As we were saying, thank God.
29:13That's a shame.
29:15What happened?
29:15That's a shame.
29:16I don't know why they would do anything like that.
29:18What happened?
29:20It wasn't here.
29:21That ain't, we ain't doing anything.
29:23Now we gonna say it right now.
29:25What?
29:25As we were saying, thank God for the-
29:31Thank goodness, thank goodness.
29:36You guys can cut my mic any time.
29:40Give me that mic, give me that mic.
29:41Any time you wanna cut-
29:42Thank God for the-
29:45Thank you guys, thank you guys, you did great.
30:08Couldn't happen, couldn't have to do it.
30:11Everybody was really happy you guys came out here.
30:13That was great.
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30:37Ladies and gentlemen, kicking off WrestleMania Sunday will be the triple threat match for
30:46the Women's World Championship.
30:48Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Io Sky.
30:52Let's take a closer look at this rivalry.
30:55My story's been a journey.
31:00My story's been a journey.
31:03My story's been a journey.
31:06I've known heartbreak.
31:07Ain't love grand.
31:09And I've known triumph.
31:12From world of stardom to the top of the world.
31:15Broken barriers.
31:17For the first time, two black women have a title match in the main event at WrestleMania.
31:22Shuck the world.
31:23Rio Ripley's the women's champion.
31:26Nine brothers.
31:28Io Sky missed money in the bank.
31:31Been first.
31:32You can't spell WrestleMania without EST.
31:38Been lost.
31:39From number one to winning the Royal Rumble.
31:43Been the best.
31:44One of the premier female competitors in the world.
31:48Been made a fool.
31:49Me and you, we're done.
31:51Made mistakes.
31:53Me and you, I made me up, Bianca.
31:55Me and you Sky counter.
31:59Me and you Sky is the world champion.
32:04But what I refuse to be is ignored.
32:07I haven't come this far to turn back now.
32:17I've been down too many times to add up.
32:18But you would never see me hit the ground and let me back up.
32:21I've earned my opportunity.
32:23Only thing I know to do is keep going.
32:25And I'm taking mine.
32:28I was wrong to assume that you three could handle this like professionals.
32:35Therefore, at WrestleMania, Io Sky, you will defend the Women's World Championship against Bianca Belair.
32:42And we are Ripley in a triple crown match.
32:46I didn't get to where I am by betting on anyone else.
32:51I want to get to where I want to be by standing in the shadows.
32:57So, I'm going to do what I've always done, bet on myself.
33:07In the end, all roles lead to WrestleMania.
33:10And I will prove that I am, that I am, that I am, the real Women's World Champion.
33:29Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome one of the contenders for the Women's World Championship,
33:34the Eradicator, Rhea Bloody Ripley.
33:41This is the winner of the challenge show.
33:49Do the kick, do the kick.
33:51Well, you want to know I'm holding my hand.
33:52I eat, sleep, bleed, the demons in your dreams, I eat, sleep, bleed.
34:04I always wanted to do that.
34:08Come on, Rhea.
34:16That felt so cool.
34:17Mommy's here in Las Vegas.
34:22You know what?
34:24I helped Pat out on his show today, the Pat Mack of his show.
34:27Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy.
34:33Cut the children, please.
34:34Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy.
34:40Rhea was on the Pat Mack of his show earlier today on ESPN.
34:43It was a great visit.
34:44One of the things I did not bring up on that show is the fact that you have been a part of
34:47every WrestleMania since 2020.
34:51And one of the things we did talk about, and I want you to reiterate this again,
34:58how important it is for you, Io, and Bianca to kick off WrestleMania Sunday
35:05with the first match of the night.
35:06They treated me like I'm the New Day or something.
35:15Come on, guys.
35:18As I was saying, it's extremely important because Bianca, Io, and I, we have gone through
35:23NXT together.
35:24We've gone through everything together, ups and downs, everything.
35:27And this is the new generation pretty much taking over.
35:31And this is what we've worked so hard for.
35:33But the thing is, in my mind, it was always going to be Rhea Ripley versus Bianca Belair.
35:41And that's why I got so much of a problem here with Bianca.
35:47That's why I got to teach her a lesson.
35:49But you add Io to the mix, and it's going to be an absolute banger.
35:56I have respect for these women.
35:58I don't like them right now, but I have a lot of respect for them.
36:01And going into WrestleMania 41 Sunday, first match on the show,
36:05it's going to be absolutely incredible because Mami is going to be your new
36:13Women's World Champion.
36:21Bria, does the Triple Threat Rules, do you think that's gonna help you in your
36:25quest to regain the title?
36:27I mean, impossibly.
36:31I mean, with the Triple Threat stipulation, yes, of course.
36:39It's very, very unpredictable, but I like unpredictable.
36:44Rhea Ripley is unpredictable.
36:47And yeah, I've never pinned Io, but I've pinned Bianca.
36:54You certainly have.
36:55And you've pinned a lot of people, and you stack them up whenever you do it,
36:58because you're so damn dominant, you are the eradicator.
37:01You're an absolute beast, an anomaly from Australia.
37:05How does it feel going into this WrestleMania weekend without the title?
37:09You are the hunter as opposed to the hunted.
37:11Is there a different mindset going into the match because you're trying to get back
37:15what is yours as opposed to having it around your waist?
37:17I'm gonna use one example.
37:21Rhea Ripley versus Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 39.
37:24I got nothing else to lose.
37:28I've already lost absolutely everything.
37:29I've got everything to gain.
37:31So I'm going in there with a different mindset, the nightmare, the eradicator.
37:36Rhea bloody Ripley is coming out, and she's coming out for blood.
37:44Well, one of the women who are gonna stand in your way is the EST of WWE.
37:51Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Bianca Belair.
37:54I'm on my own, against the wall.
37:57The pressure's building, but no, I will never fall.
38:00Instead of crying, they hear me roar.
38:03And now I see that I'm way better than before.
38:06I never needed you at all.
38:07Then you fall down, I'm gonna watch you fall down.
38:10I'm living large now, I never needed you at all.
38:13Then don't fall down, I'm gonna watch you fall down.
38:16I'm living large now, I never needed you at all.
38:19Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
38:24I never needed you at all.
38:26Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
38:29Bianca, welcome.
38:30You have had an incredible career at WrestleMania.
38:33You may have vented one year against Sasha Banks, it was an incredible match.
38:37You have taken over the world with your power,
38:44with your speed, your agility, and the way you carry yourself as a champion.
38:51You do have a problem coming into this match though.
38:54That problem is the fact that you have never beaten Rhea Ripley.
39:00And the other problem is, is that you have a losing record against Io Sky.
39:06Shut up Cole, jeez.
39:08So despite the fact that you won Elimination Chamber to earn this opportunity,
39:12many believe that you may be the underdog in this match.
39:16What do you think about that?
39:17You know what, I've been-
39:19ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE, ESE.
39:28Bobby, Bobby, Bobby, Bobby, Bobby, Bobby.
39:36You know, but Cole, I gotta respect what you're saying because, you know,
39:39I feel like I've been speaking nothing but facts for the past couple of weeks.
39:43So I respect that because there's some truth to that.
39:45You know, I never have beaten Rhea Ripley.
39:49So as much as I have been complaining about it,
39:53I'm actually happy now that it is a triple threat.
39:56Yeah.
39:57Because, Rhea, you've been blaming me this whole time.
40:01And really, you should just be blaming yourself.
40:03Because it could have been Bianca Belair versus Rhea Ripley.
40:10But you were way too focused on me.
40:12And now all you've been doing is using me as a scapegoat of why you can't beat Io.
40:18So since you wanna blame me so much at WrestleMania,
40:23I'ma give her a real reason to blame me when I walk out as your WWE Women's World Champion.
40:31Well, speaking of the Women's World Champion,
40:37she is here today, please welcome Io Sky.
41:07So Io, I know you were in the back listening to Bianca and Rhea go back and forth about one another.
41:31And it brings me to a point of this entire build up to this WrestleMania match.
41:35The fact that you're the champion, but many have well looked at you as an afterthought in this match.
41:42Your thoughts about that.
41:43You've never beaten me, Rhea.
41:50Bianca, I will prove who am I.
42:01I believe that is all that's needed to be said.
42:16Ladies and gentlemen, it'll kick off WrestleMania Sunday.
42:21These three women are gonna steal the show.
42:23Io Sky, Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley for all the marbles in Las Vegas.
42:29I can't wait, I cannot wait for this.
42:38Well, while they're out here, Pat, who's gonna win?
42:40Come on, Pat, who's gonna win?
42:43The WWE Universe is gonna win because when you have a match that has Rhea,
42:48Bloody Ripley and the E-S-T of the WWE and Io Sky in it, you got an instant classic brewing.
43:01So we all win, Michael Cole.
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43:13Wingstop, bring the flavor.
43:20Man, you guys have been an absolute incredible audience today.
43:25Absolutely.
43:26Please keep up the electricity tonight for SmackDown and, of course,
43:30later on for the Hall of Fame.
43:31We hope to see many of you there.
43:33Now, WrestleMania Saturday will set the tone for the entire weekend.
43:38Over 60,000 fans, both Saturday and Sunday, at Legion Stadium.
43:43Yeah, absolutely.
43:44And whenever there's people that are maybe new to the WWE or
43:47new to professional wrestling, they know they have to watch WrestleMania.
43:51And on Saturday, when that thing kicks off, it might be their first time,
43:55laying eyes on our beautiful world.
43:58And whenever they see it, they're gonna fall in love immediately.
44:00Because this is the greatest sport in the entire planet Earth.
44:05And tomorrow, when WrestleMania kicks off,
44:09a whole new legion of fans join our beautiful community.
44:13And all of you can explain to the world through your expressions and
44:17being vocal how much professional wrestling means to you guys being here
44:21in Las Vegas tomorrow.
44:23And we're actually gonna kick off the show tomorrow night with-
44:27As main event, Jey Uso heads into the biggest match of his career.
44:36How many of you guys believe that Jey Uso has a chance to knock off Gunther tomorrow night?
44:43They're saying yes, Cole.
44:49They're saying yeet, yeet, yeet, we can do it.
44:52There is one person that I believe would say, know yeet.
44:56He is here tonight.
45:01He is the current world heavyweight champion, the ring.
45:08General.
45:10Gunther.
45:11Gunther.
45:12Gunther.
45:13Gunther.
45:14Gunther.
45:15Gunther.
45:16Gunther.
45:17Gunther.
45:18Gunther.
45:19Gunther.
45:20Gunther.
45:21Gunther.
45:22Gunther.
45:23Gunther.
45:24Gunther.
45:25Gunther.
45:26Gunther.
45:27Gunther.
45:28Gunther.
45:29Gunther.
45:30Gunther.
45:31Gunther.
45:32Gunther.
45:33Gunther.
45:34Gunther.
45:35Gunther.
45:36Gunther.
45:37Gunther.
45:38Gunther.
45:39Gunther.
45:40Champ, we attempted to have a conversation on Raw Monday night before the WWE fans
45:58disrespected you and really hijacked everything.
46:01And you, many believe, lost control.
46:07And I think that's been a theme over the past couple of weeks.
46:10The fact that after you beat the hell out of Jay, Jay's brother Jimmy,
46:15and Jay changed his demeanor, that perhaps you're not in control of the situation.
46:21I don't know what you see, and I don't know what those people see.
46:27Because I saw nothing in Jay's eyes.
46:30Jay is full of crap.
46:35Nothing changed.
46:36You two, you're just pundits.
46:39You know nothing about this business.
46:41I know it all.
46:43And I know there's no different side to Jey Uso.
46:47You know we're both undefeated at WrestleMania, right?
46:49I'm undefeated at WrestleMania.
46:51He's undefeated at WrestleMania.
46:52But not everyone's undefeated at WrestleMania.
46:59Listen up, if you don't shut your mouth right now.
47:04I don't mean any disrespect, I actually- But you are, don't get me wrong.
47:08You're very disrespectful right now, because you put me in a position right now,
47:12in front of a big audience, in front of a bunch of degenerates out here.
47:17And you inflict that anything that Jey did had a big impact on me.
47:24I drowned his brother in his own blood.
47:28That had a big effect on Jay, but not on me.
47:32You don't think you've changed at all since that moment when
47:37Jey Uso has basically come down and said, I ain't scared of you no more?
47:41That didn't flip a little switch of worry in that gutter brain?
47:45Do you think I look like it, huh?
47:46Yes, yes.
47:48Do you think I'm scared?
47:49anymore.
48:05What's up?
48:14What's up?
48:18Ladies and gentlemen.
48:48Please welcome, made of it, Jey Uso.
48:55Okay, Uso.
49:03Okay, it's just me, Uso.
49:07Okay, day one, it's just me, Uso.
49:11Day one, it's just me, Uso.
49:14Day one, it's just me, Uso.
49:20Uso, Uso.
49:22Uso, Uso.
49:24I'm gonna get a hold.
49:26I'm gonna get a hold.
49:28Yeah.
49:30I'm gonna get a hold.
49:36I've been waiting all week for tomorrow night, Gunther.
49:49They ready to see WrestleMania.
49:54But we ain't gotta wait for tomorrow night, Gunther.
49:59We can kick it off, set it off right now.
50:03Hey, hey.
50:05I think you're in his head, J. I think you're in his head.
50:22Man, he afraid, Pat, you know what I'm saying?
50:37Sure sounds like it.
50:38He afraid, Cole.
50:39Sure looks like it.
50:40You know what I'm saying?
50:41Hey, what up though, Las Vegas?
50:44Yeah.
50:46Y'all ready for WrestleMania?
50:48Yeah.
50:49Y'all ready for a new world heavyweight champ?
50:52Yeah.
50:53Cuz you're looking at him?
50:54Yeah.
50:55And his name?
50:56Yee.
50:57His main event's?
50:58Yee.
50:59J.
51:00Yee.
51:01Uso.
51:03Hey, have fun this weekend.
51:05I can't wait to set it off tomorrow night.
51:08One time for the one time, four letters, one word.
51:12Yee.
51:14Ladies and gentlemen, main event, Jey Uso.
51:19Let's yeet out of here tonight.
51:23Ladies and gentlemen,
51:29WrestleMania Saturday kicks off tomorrow with Jey Uso, Gunther,
51:35for the World Heavyweight Championship.
51:39But before we get there, SmackDown tonight.
51:42USA Network right there at the T-Mobile Center.
51:45Pat and I head over to the Hall of Fame.
51:47We'll host those events tonight.
51:48NXT tomorrow, Countdown show tomorrow, WrestleMania all weekend long.
51:52Are you ready, partner?
51:54Hell yeah, brother.
51:56Thank you for coming, everybody.
51:58Have a great WrestleMania weekend.