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00:00:30Welcome to Vegas, where this weekend history will be made.
00:00:34The strip is pulsing with anticipation as fans from all over the world have descended on Sin City for WrestleMania 41.
00:00:42Allegiant Stadium is going to be record-breaking come Saturday afternoon,
00:00:46when that NFL venue becomes the grandest stage of them all.
00:00:50The WWE will never be the same after what happens there.
00:00:54We are less than a mile away on the other side of I-15 at the famed T-Mobile Arena,
00:01:00where a hyped crowd has come to experience the annual Night Before Pania edition of SmackDown.
00:01:07And oh, what a show they are ready for.
00:01:11A year removed from finishing his story.
00:01:14Now Cody Rhodes faces what he's described as a duty to save the sport.
00:01:18In 48 hours, he defends the undisputed championship against John Cena tonight.
00:01:23We will hear their final words before it all.
00:01:27And we've got gold to be controlled.
00:01:30The Motor City Machine Guns know what it feels like to have the championships in their hands.
00:01:35Tonight, they can win them back.
00:01:37But the Street Profits are proving they are the best versions of themselves in recent months.
00:01:43The WWE Tag Team Champions are out to defend in Sin City.
00:01:47And pulling up here to T-Mobile to start off this WrestleMania weekend is Solo Sokoa and Tama Tonga.
00:02:04The night before, Jacob Batu will fight for the U.S. Championship.
00:02:08And Solo finds himself in...
00:02:10Oh!
00:02:14No!
00:02:15I guess L.A. Knight is ready, Wade Barrett!
00:02:19Fight fire with fire! That looked nasty on the arm of Tama Tonga!
00:02:23Look at this scene here inside T-Mobile Arena!
00:02:32The final step on the road to WrestleMania!
00:02:36We have arrived!
00:02:39Burned out...
00:02:41Burned out...
00:02:42Burned out...
00:02:46Let's go.
00:03:16Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Seth Freakton-Rollins!
00:03:28Seth Rollins' weight is one sleep away from a match that will likely define the remainder of his career.
00:03:37He started this week by stopping CM Punk and Roman Reigns into the ring,
00:03:42and now he closes it with his visit to Friday Night SmackDown.
00:03:46Yeah, and will the fans be singing this very song at the close of WrestleMania Saturday?
00:03:55Seth Freakton-Rollins, who managed to drop both CM Punk and Roman Reigns,
00:04:00this past Monday on Raw with that stomp.
00:04:04That will be his ticket to victory in the main event on WrestleMania Saturday.
00:05:10It's Friday Monday, it's Friday, but I think it still works.
00:05:13Let's try it out.
00:05:15Welcome to Friday Night Rollins!
00:05:22And I'm your host for tonight.
00:05:25I am a visionary.
00:05:27I am a revolutionary.
00:05:28I am set!
00:05:31Free me on air!
00:05:32I am a worldly.
00:05:39And I am a revolutionary.
00:05:40A confidence in the air.
00:05:46I have a promise.
00:05:49CFO! CFO! CFO!
00:06:19OTC! OTC! OTC! OTC! OTC! OTC!
00:06:29We'll get to the OTC in just a minute, but I'd like to start with that guy whose name you were chanting first.
00:06:38CFO! CFO! CFO! CFO! That's it.
00:06:49That's the reason he came back to wrestling, right? Because all of you chanted his name for 10 long years.
00:07:01That's why he came back, right? Except when CM Punk came back to the ring, it wasn't a WWE ring.
00:07:13So, did he come back because you guys were chanting his name? Or did he come back because somebody wrote him a big, fat check?
00:07:29But you know, when he burned that bridge, like he burned every other bridge, he did finally come back to WWE after 10 long years.
00:07:46And was it because you guys chanted his name?
00:07:51No. It was because they wrote him another big, fat check.
00:08:00CM Punk! CM Punk likes to pretend...
00:08:08Tell me when I'm telling lies.
00:08:22CM Punk! CM Punk loves to pretend that he came back for all of you.
00:08:30CM Punk doesn't care about you. He doesn't care about WWE.
00:08:35He's a liar. He's a fraud. He's a coward.
00:08:47And say what you will about Roman Reigns, Mr. OTC.
00:08:52The OTC, he doesn't even pretend to care about you guys.
00:09:13He doesn't even pretend to care about WWE.
00:09:18And you can believe that.
00:09:20The OTC only cares about the OTC.
00:09:26Roman Reigns is in the Roman Reigns business.
00:09:30He's Mr. Private Jet.
00:09:32Mr. Limited Schedule.
00:09:34Mr. Handpicked Opponent.
00:09:37Roman Reigns.
00:09:40Oh yeah.
00:09:41Roman Reigns!
00:09:43Roman Reigns!
00:09:46Roman Reigns!
00:09:48Roman Reigns!
00:09:52Roman Reigns!
00:09:55Roman Reigns!
00:09:56Roman Reigns!
00:09:57Roman Reigns!
00:09:58Roman Reigns!
00:09:59Roman Reigns!
00:10:00He loves that. He loves when you love him.
00:10:05Roman Reigns knows nothing about sacrifice.
00:10:09CM Punk knows nothing about sacrifice.
00:10:12I know everything about sacrifice.
00:10:18I know everything about sacrifice.
00:10:25And funny enough, guys, this whole story between myself, Roman Reigns, and CM Punk, it started 12 years ago, and it started with Paul Heyman.
00:10:37Paul Heyman.
00:10:39That's the truth.
00:10:42Paul Heyman brought myself, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose into WWE to be a shield for CM Punk.
00:10:56And every single night, and every single night, I sacrificed everything I had in this ring to be that shield.
00:11:07And did I get any of the credit?
00:11:09Absolutely not.
00:11:11Because everybody in the back wanted the cameras and the spotlight on Roman Reigns.
00:11:18It was always about Roman Reigns.
00:11:23Roman Reigns is going to be the next John Cena.
00:11:27Roman Reigns is going to be the next cash cow for WWE.
00:11:31Look at Roman Reigns.
00:11:32Put the spotlight on Roman Reigns.
00:11:35And every single year, this went along.
00:11:39And in the background, after CM Punk had gone away, taken his ball, and went home, I heard little echoes of CM Punk chants.
00:11:52Meanwhile, I was making every show, I was in the ring every night, sacrificing everything that I had.
00:12:13And it all came to a head last year in the main event of WrestleMania, where my knee was hanging on by a thread.
00:12:25My stepdad was at home, dying of cancer.
00:12:29But I made sure that I was there at the very end to be a shield to make sure that Roman Reigns lost.
00:12:43The President was at home, dying of cancer, dying of cancer, dying of cancer, dying of cancer.
00:13:13This story between us started 12 years ago, when Paul Heyman brought myself and Roman into WWE.
00:13:25And it ends tomorrow night in the most important triple threat match in the history of this industry.
00:13:37And I promise you, I will do exactly what I have done for the past 12 years.
00:13:47I will lay it all on the line.
00:13:51I will sacrifice everything that I have to make sure that this business, this company, this industry moves forward in the right direction.
00:14:08That's not a prediction.
00:14:15That's a spoiler.
00:14:18Oh, there was depth of reality as he delivered it in the punk pipe bomb position.
00:14:31The story ends tomorrow, he says, Wade.
00:14:35It was a glimpse into the fuel that is driving Seth Rollins ahead of his triple threat match tomorrow.
00:14:42The main event of WrestleMania Saturday.
00:14:45Rollins feels that he is the one that has done the heavy lifting in carrying this industry to the elevated level it is at today.
00:14:54Whereas his opponents, Roman Reigns and CM Punk are merely here for the money and the glory.
00:15:00We'll see if Seth Freakin' Rollins comes back.
00:15:04Those words are tomorrow night.
00:15:06That is your main event from right here in Vegas.
00:15:09WrestleMania Saturday begins at 7 p.m. Eastern.
00:15:12Streaming on PCOS.
00:15:14It's the launch of What's Your Story, hosted by WWE icon Steph McMahon.
00:15:18New episodes debuting every other week.
00:15:21And the first episode of What's Your Story, it premiered Thursday, April 17th.
00:15:25Features UFC President and CEO Dana White.
00:15:28Fascinating conversation available wherever you get your podcasts.
00:15:33There are so many layers to Seth, Roman, and Punk.
00:15:37Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett with you.
00:15:39You're going to be on the call this weekend with Pat and Cole.
00:15:42And that is going to be the headliner tomorrow night.
00:15:45Yeah, let's take you through the call to both WrestleMania Saturday and WrestleMania Sunday.
00:15:50Now, as we just heard from Seth Freakin' Rollins himself, the main event of WrestleMania Saturday.
00:15:57Three of the biggest names in history are going to meet as the tribal chief Roman Reigns, Seth Freakin' Rollins,
00:16:03and CM Punk with Paul Heyman in his corner.
00:16:08They will collide in triple threat action.
00:16:12And from past friends to mortal enemies, proceed with caution, Jay Cargill,
00:16:20as you go up against the cutthroat, Naomi.
00:16:27World Tag Team Championship Clash.
00:16:30It is time for war.
00:16:32As the War Raiders put the gold on the line
00:16:35against everybody's least favorite tag team, the Boo Day.
00:16:42Now, El Grande Americano is an insult to Lucha Libre.
00:16:47That is according to the Hall of Famer, Rey Mysterio.
00:16:51Well, those two are going to square off in a fight for Lucha Supremacy.
00:16:56That is tomorrow night.
00:16:59On the United States champ, L.A. Night.
00:17:02Yeah!
00:17:03He has the toughest test of his entire career.
00:17:06He is going to go up against the unstoppable savage, Jacob Batu.
00:17:11Again, WrestleMania Saturday.
00:17:15Bitter.
00:17:16Personal.
00:17:17Unprofessional.
00:17:19This one has got it all.
00:17:21WWE Women's title on the line is Tiffany Stratton.
00:17:24Defense against the 14-time champ, Charlotte Flair.
00:17:28And the ring general has been at his brutalest worst of late.
00:17:35But that has perhaps galvanized main event Jey Uso,
00:17:40who will look to do the unthinkable
00:17:41and yeet his way to the World Heavyweight Championship tomorrow night.
00:17:47That is your WrestleMania Saturday card.
00:17:50Remember, that gets started at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 Pacific,
00:17:53streaming on Pika.
00:17:55As for Sunday WrestleMania, WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
00:18:00Bayley and Lyra Valkyria made it through the gauntlet.
00:18:03They faced the champs Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
00:18:05Then it's a Sin City street fight.
00:18:08Man, is this thing boiled up and over.
00:18:10Damian Priest, Drew McIntyre ready to go to war.
00:18:13We got a fatal four-way for the Intercontinental Championship.
00:18:16Penta, Finn Balor, Dirty Dom,
00:18:20and the dogs are going to be barking for Braun Breaker looking to defend.
00:18:23Then it's AJ Styles and Logan Paul
00:18:26before we get to the Women's World Championship Triple Threat Match.
00:18:32Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair,
00:18:35EO Sky trying to defend the Women's World Championship
00:18:39on the line Sunday night from here in Vegas.
00:18:42And the big one tops it all.
00:18:45The undisputed WWE Championship match.
00:18:49The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes and John Cena.
00:18:53Their final face-off happens here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:18:58There are a few prizes in the industry like it.
00:19:06Wade, the first entree of the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
00:19:08was held at WrestleMania 30.
00:19:10And here we are these years later.
00:19:12The beloved Starchomania weekend.
00:19:13The tradition, the newest arrival.
00:19:15Who gets us started?
00:19:16Just know when it's time for me to get my week back.
00:19:19All y'all finna be finished.
00:19:20All right.
00:19:20New hair like number 80 feet.
00:19:27Oh.
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00:20:09The following contest is the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
00:20:15The match starts with all superstars in the ring.
00:20:19When a superstar is tossed over the top rope and both feet hit the floor, they are eliminated.
00:20:26The last superstar standing in the ring will be declared the winner.
00:20:33Introducing first, from a cat-tip-tip, Mexico, weighing 182 pounds, Ray Phoenix!
00:20:45Thrilled to bring you in what is a commercial-free first hour of Friday Night Smackdown.
00:20:51And Ray Phoenix has instantly become a fan favorite.
00:20:55The endless amount of artistic offense, his third match since joining WWE, impressed us against Nathan Frazier,
00:21:02went to war with Berto, and now gets this spotlight in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
00:21:09Been a massive impression since debuting a couple of weeks ago,
00:21:12and what a moment it would be if he could win his first piece of hardware tonight.
00:21:21The eighth wonder of the world, Andre the Giant!
00:21:28Larger than life.
00:21:30Look at the size of the Giant, 7'5".
00:21:32Unmatched in power, Andre the Giant towered over the competition with a nearly 15-year undefeated streak.
00:21:41Everywhere he went, people turned out to see him.
00:21:44There was just something magical about him.
00:21:46The first-ever inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame, Andre holds the record for most Battle Royal victories in WWE history,
00:21:56including a dominating performance at WrestleMania II.
00:22:00And in 2014, WWE established the Andre the Giant Battle Royal,
00:22:07a yearly tradition that brings the same awe and excitement that Andre himself brought to the ring.
00:22:15Tonight, who will make their mark in history as the winner of the Andre the Giant Battle Royal?
00:22:22A recent United States champion, Shitsuke Nakamura.
00:22:50And that hard-caught title match with L.A. Knight found himself entangled in some other anger surrounding Drew McIntyre and Davey Priest recently.
00:23:01And now a chance here to reset things with a showing in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
00:23:13WrestleMania is presented by Snickers.
00:23:16Snickers satisfies.
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00:23:39Yeah, who needs a bow?
00:23:40Let's just start throwing this, guys!
00:23:42I love it.
00:23:43Why not?
00:23:44Well, I've just counted up about 26 superstars in that ring right now.
00:23:49And I'll be honest with you.
00:23:50It's probably 26.
00:23:51What?
00:23:51What?
00:23:52What'd you look at Carlito and R-Truth?
00:23:55This is not the time for three-match snack, Truth.
00:23:59What a thing to him.
00:24:00Look at the-oh, and now Carlito turns right on Truth and gets after him.
00:24:06And Truth sends out Carlito!
00:24:08Well, what a disaster.
00:24:09Forget the apple just trying to stay in the damn ring.
00:24:14That ain't cool.
00:24:15Now trying to get the best of Carmelo Hayes, who gets behind R-Truth.
00:24:21Now there is her out on the apron.
00:24:23Dangerous position to be in.
00:24:24Oh, and the Miz with a kick to his former championship tag team partner, Wade.
00:24:29Well, saving his now tag team partner, Inalo, Don't Miz.
00:24:34Real chemistry growing there.
00:24:35Uh-oh.
00:24:35Oh, Karrion Kross coming off that big Monday Night Raw battle he had.
00:24:39He gets his hands right around the neck of the Miz.
00:24:41Well, these two have some unfinished business, although they were feuding somewhat back in
00:24:45their Raw days until very recently.
00:24:48And the newly minted tag team, Inalo, Don't Miz, teaming up on Karrion Kross as he's able
00:24:54to wrap his leg around that bottom rope.
00:24:57Karrion Kross was competing last night in Bloodsport.
00:25:00Got a major victory there.
00:25:01He's been trying his best to manipulate the mind of AJ Styles.
00:25:05Los Garza with teamwork, Wade.
00:25:07Styles matchup on WrestleMania Sunday against Logan Paul.
00:25:11Boy, this is non-stop action right from the start.
00:25:15There's a lot of tag teams competing in this particular battle.
00:25:18Raw, Raw, then.
00:25:19How about it?
00:25:21Well, Ray...
00:25:22Ray Phoenix there dropping.
00:25:26A good start by Phoenix.
00:25:28Oh, the uppercut.
00:25:30Two for two elimination.
00:25:32Amos Garza for Ray Phoenix.
00:25:34And now Santos Escobar perhaps reminding him of the respect that was paid a week ago after
00:25:40that performance.
00:25:40And you could see the disdain in his face as he looked down at Angel Humberto.
00:25:45Far from impressed with the results of Legado, Del Fantasma of late, maybe looking to add
00:25:50to the ranks in the form of Ray Phoenix.
00:25:52I'm sure quite a few of our Lucha groups would love to...
00:25:55Oh, pretty deadly.
00:25:59Pretty deadly showcasing great teamwork, Wade.
00:26:02Yeah, this is simply non-stop.
00:26:05Pretty deadly looking to get back to the very top.
00:26:07We're competing recently for 10 gold.
00:26:10Now attacking fellow Brit Tyler Bate who's looking to make up for the lost time
00:26:14for a long injury layoff of Ray.
00:26:17Rayson Roller sends him out and over simultaneously.
00:26:22A-town down under eliminating pretty deadly from the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
00:26:28Yeah, you've almost got zero chance of defending yourself when there are this many bodies in
00:26:33the ring.
00:26:34Need a little bit of luck and ideally some eyes in the back of your head at times.
00:26:39Now A-town down again, but this time a backfire's on them.
00:26:41Once again, we see all of our tag teams working in cahoots to try and take out the rest of
00:26:48the field.
00:26:49It's a smart strategy.
00:26:50It simply can't work for all of them.
00:26:52Oh, big strong boy!
00:26:53Tyler Bate, remember both feet must hit the outside and trying to hang on for dear life
00:27:00and his survival.
00:27:01Look at the power!
00:27:02Kaiser!
00:27:03But Kaiser with that shotgun dropkick to the midsection and then just stands over his
00:27:09fallen prey.
00:27:10I love that Kaiser was DMing me a little earlier telling me this is going to be a golden weekend
00:27:14for both him and the ring general, Gunther, who's defending his title against Jey Uso tomorrow
00:27:21on Wrestlemania Saturday.
00:27:22What a start this will be for the Imperium lads if they can pull this off.
00:27:27World Heavyweight Championship match.
00:27:29Remember a big part of Wrestlemania Saturday 7pm start time streaming on Peacock.
00:27:34The hood is starting to thin, yet we've still got at least 18 or so bodies left in that ring.
00:27:45We're sticking with this all the way through to a finish.
00:27:49Commercial free.
00:27:50Oh, on the near ropes right in front of us, Ludwig Kaiser finds himself in trouble.
00:27:57And one foot nearly hit the ground, but able to pull himself back up on the apron and wrap
00:28:03that lower leg to secure.
00:28:05Now you see the action starting to slow down.
00:28:08The wear and tear building up on all of these athletes.
00:28:11This really is an endurance event.
00:28:13And now it's Santos Escobar who seems to be taking the ball by the horns of once again interacting
00:28:18with Phoenix.
00:28:19He just got the best of Andrade moments ago, and now look at him trying to buddy up with
00:28:25Ray Phoenix.
00:28:26We saw this a week ago as well.
00:28:28Yeah, I'll tell you this.
00:28:28When you get a top star debuting, there's a lot of anger, a lot of bitterness, a lot of
00:28:33jealousy.
00:28:34However, there are no friends in Lucha Libre.
00:28:38Santos Escobar should know that.
00:28:40One of the most celebrated Luchadors in modern history just eliminated Santos Escobar.
00:28:48And now Otis using Tozawa as a weapon on the airplane spin.
00:28:53Well, the 330-pound godiest man in the match who is perhaps due to that size the odds on
00:29:01favor.
00:29:02And now he's using Taipan to Tozawa.
00:29:04Human missile, but it's caught.
00:29:07Three brothers.
00:29:08Just built differently in those Green brothers and Tozawa turned out by the massive Brutus
00:29:15Green.
00:29:15Otis.
00:29:17Otis.
00:29:18Looking to avenge that.
00:29:20Oh, and Otis!
00:29:22All three over the top!
00:29:24Otis eliminated!
00:29:25Julius eliminated!
00:29:27Brutus eliminated!
00:29:28Oh, just a little overzealous there from Otis who had simply too much momentum behind
00:29:35that massive frame.
00:29:37Let's tell it how it is, Joe Test.
00:29:39This is a bunch of guys who are pretty angry deep down that they have been left off the
00:29:43WrestleMania card.
00:29:44And a victory here is the ideal way to let management know, hey guys, you made a mistake.
00:29:50Don't do this again this time next year at WrestleMania porticoon.
00:29:54Make sure I'm on the card.
00:29:56But that's exactly what I love about it.
00:29:59The hunger and intensity.
00:30:01The all-out passion that's been on display instantly from the start.
00:30:06Andrade takes care of things.
00:30:08Meanwhile, on the other side, Austin Theory as he battles out of it.
00:30:13And A-Town Down Under is eliminated!
00:30:17Well, Andrade, just a one-man wrecking crew tonight, doing a hell of a job in there, taking
00:30:23out A-Town Down Under on his own, and now Chad Gable!
00:30:26He's surrounded by luchadors!
00:30:29Luchadors surrounding Chad Gable!
00:30:32And Ray Phoenix gets the best of them!
00:30:35What's their problem with Chad Gable, Joe Test?
00:30:37He's gone!
00:30:38The luchadors just got rid of Chad Gable!
00:30:41They all spotted him in the center of the ring.
00:30:43And they said, attack!
00:30:45Well, there's a lot of allegations about Chad Gable being El Grande Americano, and that
00:30:50was clearly the motivation for those luchadors, a completely heinous allegation spread by
00:30:56people like Michael Cole and Ray Mysterio.
00:30:59Chad Gable being eliminated by Ray Phoenix as the rest of the gang started it.
00:31:05Oh, and a big right hand from Karrion Kross!
00:31:09He's using you!
00:31:10He's using you!
00:31:11And the message sent by Kross, the man with the silver tongue, and now Ray Phoenix is gonna
00:31:17take his...
00:31:18That is, in fact, Dragon Lee gonna take his shot at him!
00:31:21...dropped by the massive Karrion Kross, the devil you know!
00:31:25The Sin City hometown man could be a popular victor here in his hometown!
00:31:31But don't write off Dragon Lee!
00:31:32Kross is in trouble, and Dragon Lee does damage!
00:31:37Shinsuke Nakamura covering!
00:31:39Shinsuke Nakamura covering...
00:31:41Sinister and menacing Japanese star who has previously won the Royal Rumble in 2018!
00:31:48Great experience for a match of this time!
00:31:52Dragon Lee is simply too quick!
00:31:54Dragon Lee showing you the great athleticism as he lines him up!
00:32:01Oh!
00:32:02But Shinsuke delivers!
00:32:04Cleaning the clock of Dragon Lee who's about to get tossed out!
00:32:08And he's eliminated!
00:32:09And he's eliminated!
00:32:10Dragon Lee is eliminated!
00:32:11And now we're starting to get a good idea of who potentially is gonna lift that trophy!
00:32:20Remember, Bromson Reed!
00:32:21Oh!
00:32:22Lovely Kaiser clinging on for dear life against his fellow European, Pete Dunne!
00:32:28Pete Dunne!
00:32:29Grabbing Pete Dunne by the hair, by the neck!
00:32:32Kaiser and Dunne!
00:32:33Remember, both feet must touch!
00:32:36Both men!
00:32:37Precarious situation right on the apron as he takes down!
00:32:40And then, as he wants to do, stumps on the hands!
00:32:44Trying to get leverage against Kaiser, but Kaiser's smart to crawl right under that bottom rope before delivering a kick!
00:32:49So crafty and devious is Ludwig Kaiser!
00:32:52Really has everything to be an absolute top star here on SmackDown!
00:32:57Would you look at this from Pete Dunne trying to create the necessary leverage to eliminate Ludwig Kaiser!
00:33:06And he does!
00:33:07The super from Pete Dunne and Gunther must be distraught at his man!
00:33:12Kaiser being eliminated!
00:33:14He still has a big job to do tomorrow night against Jey Uso!
00:33:21Oh Carmelo Hayes now almost out!
00:33:23Inches away from elimination!
00:33:25He was mid-air bicycling!
00:33:28Well Pete Dunne is going on a tear here!
00:33:30He smells victory!
00:33:31Pete Dunne on the offensive attack!
00:33:34Carmelo Hayes is bending back the joint manipulation in the midst of the Battle Royal!
00:33:39Now Melo don't!
00:33:42Miz balanced precariously on the apron!
00:33:45Pete Dunne looking to clean them both out!
00:33:47And once again The Miz has saved Carmelo Hayes!
00:33:50What a make-all!
00:33:51He was unselfish!
00:33:52And it cost him!
00:33:54It's rare for The Miz, but he is eliminated!
00:33:57Carmelo Hayes lives on!
00:33:59He's got a big thank you to say to The Miz after this one!
00:34:02And now Hayes and Pete Dunne lock up!
00:34:07And just like that, after Dunne went on a surge, Melo takes care of him!
00:34:12You simply can't stand back and admire your handiwork in this kind of match!
00:34:16Get away from those ropes as soon as you've eliminated someone!
00:34:21And we are down to the final four!
00:34:24Who is going to lift the Andre the Giant Memorial Trophy?
00:34:27Ray Finis, Shinsuke Nakamura, Andrade, and Carmelo Hayes!
00:34:31Now remember this time last year, it was big boy Bronson Reed who lifted the trophy!
00:34:36What a launch pad it was for him to go on an absolute tear for the rest of 2024!
00:34:42And devastate the entire locker room!
00:34:44Who's going to grab that opportunity this year?
00:34:47I agree with you!
00:34:48You can gather such career momentum with a victory here tonight
00:34:52to start up WrestleMania weekend here in Vegas
00:34:55as Shinsuke Nakamura looks to take hold of the situation here
00:35:00getting the best of Andrade!
00:35:02And Shinsuke looking to line up that can shots up!
00:35:07Andrade able to get out of the way!
00:35:10And a big boot!
00:35:14Oh! And Andrade!
00:35:16Up top drop kick!
00:35:18And Shinsuke is gone!
00:35:20Unfathomable athleticism from the Lucha superstar Andrade!
00:35:28And then there were three wings!
00:35:31Phoenix, Mello, Andrade!
00:35:33Three of the best movers we've got in the entire company battling it out!
00:35:38Oh! Phoenix nearly won it!
00:35:42If he can loosen up those hands!
00:35:45But Mello able to secure his position and comes on the attack!
00:35:48It was just a lack of experience in this time a match up there from Ray Phoenix
00:35:52who thought he had got the job done!
00:35:55But simply did not catch the feet of Mello or Andrade on the floor!
00:35:59They live on!
00:36:00For how much longer though?
00:36:02For how much longer though?
00:36:03For Rana as Andrade just slid over that bottom rope!
00:36:06Remember top rope elimination both feet down!
00:36:09Look at this!
00:36:10Athleticism!
00:36:11By Phoenix!
00:36:12What a dynamo he is!
00:36:13That is simply unfair!
00:36:15Pulling out moves like that!
00:36:16The roster is just not used to it!
00:36:18As explosive and scintillating as you like!
00:36:22The explosive, acrobatic, high-flying, intense style of Ray Phoenix!
00:36:28Yeah!
00:36:29And here is Phoenix!
00:36:30Whoa!
00:36:31He was going for goodbye Amigo Springboard!
00:36:32And all of a sudden it's El Grande Americano!
00:36:33El Grande Americano has just eliminated Ray Phoenix!
00:36:34Goodbye Amigo!
00:36:35Hello Americano!
00:36:36While Ray Phoenix has been on a tear!
00:36:37And what a shocking turn of events here!
00:36:38El Grande Americano came in out of nowhere!
00:36:40And he was going for goodbye Amigo Springboard!
00:36:41And all of a sudden it's El Grande Americano!
00:36:42El Grande Americano has just eliminated Ray Phoenix!
00:36:47Goodbye Amigo!
00:36:50Hello Americano!
00:36:52While Ray Phoenix has been on a tear!
00:36:55And what a shocking turn of events here!
00:37:00El Grande Americano came in out of nowhere!
00:37:06And Ray Phoenix is eliminated!
00:37:10It comes down to Carmelo Hayes and Andrade!
00:37:14And remember in 2024 they had that sensational seven-match series!
00:37:21That is what is on the line!
00:37:22Well you have to think El Grande Americano was far from impressed with the lack of sporting behavior of the luchadors in this match who threw out Chad Gable!
00:37:31They'd end up on it!
00:37:33Well payback there from El Grande Americano!
00:37:35I'm impressed!
00:37:36Andrade was looking for the message!
00:37:38Hayes looks to counter!
00:37:40Back and forth they go!
00:37:41They have such familiarity with each other after what they went through in 2024!
00:37:47Doubling up the clothesline!
00:37:48Remember that great series was for the number one contender for the US title!
00:37:52It was tied up 3-3 when it came down to a quote unquote seventh match!
00:37:57And LA Knight disrupted things!
00:38:00They have had some of the great roars of the past year!
00:38:03And they are delivering here the night before Mania!
00:38:07What a show by Carmelo Hayes and Andrade!
00:38:1117,000 plus here at T-Mobile Arena!
00:38:15Both men flattened out in the ring giving it everything they've got!
00:38:19What an opportunity this is to set your compass for the rest of 2025 by lifting this prestigious trophy!
00:38:28Undoubtedly using it as a launch pad for further greatness!
00:38:33A lot on the line between these two!
00:38:37One of the most distinct trophies in the industry!
00:38:41Two men now running on fumes desperate to lift this thing!
00:38:49Andrade seemingly in control but Hayes looks to lock him up and counter himself!
00:38:57And he does!
00:38:59Suplex into a cut up move!
00:39:01Completely dropping Andrade!
00:39:04Andrade looking for the win here!
00:39:06Instead both men find themselves on the second rope!
00:39:09And with that we got a winner!
00:39:15Here is your winner of the 2025!
00:39:18Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal!
00:39:24Carmelo Hayes!
00:39:28Well the former first round draft pick of SmackDown!
00:39:32Now really beginning to fulfill the promise that he has always had!
00:39:38Carmelo Hayes clearly has magic in his boots!
00:39:40But take a look again!
00:39:41This was the elimination of Rey Fenix!
00:39:44By Andrade Americano!
00:39:46Who clearly wanted to take out the new Lucha superstar!
00:39:52But this was the moment of glory for Carmelo!
00:39:55And he's dumping out Andrade!
00:39:58And securing this prestigious trophy!
00:40:01What a moment for Carmelo!
00:40:03It is a moment!
00:40:04And it is well earned!
00:40:06And well deserved!
00:40:07He has been through recent battles against the best in the biz!
00:40:12And he proved himself here tonight!
00:40:14And there's the celebration by the new tag team!
00:40:18Melo Don't Miz!
00:40:20That was a major assist from Miz!
00:40:22For Carmelo Hayes on several occasions!
00:40:25These two the unfancy couple!
00:40:27Have shown some real chemistry of the past several weeks!
00:40:31Congratulations!
00:40:32Carmelo Hayes!
00:40:33And it came with some headlines!
00:40:35Chad Gable was eliminated by Rey Fenix!
00:40:37And then a shocking arrival!
00:40:40Belgronde Americano!
00:40:43Who then eliminated Rey Fenix!
00:40:44I don't know what you're implying with those eyebrows!
00:40:46I am!
00:40:47I am simply stating facts!
00:40:48No proven link between those two men!
00:40:50Stop listening to nonsense mongers like Michael Cole!
00:40:54Now, nonetheless, congratulations to Carmelo Hayes!
00:40:58Who is celebrating here in Vegas!
00:41:00And coming up in a few hours right here in Vegas!
00:41:03It is going to be the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony!
00:41:07Topped and headlined by the induction of Triple H!
00:41:15Here we go!
00:41:17Triple H versus The Undertaker!
00:41:19Shawn Michaels the special referee!
00:41:21End of an era!
00:41:22Inside!
00:41:23Hell!
00:41:24In a cell!
00:41:25It was like the last two toughest guys in the prison yard from a bygone generation!
00:41:34When these two hooked up, everybody in the yards watching it!
00:41:38They were just absolutely blistering one another!
00:41:42With chairs and steps!
00:41:45To me that story had everything!
00:41:47Shawn Michaels, Mr. WrestleMania!
00:41:49Here's the guy Undertaker who he couldn't beat at WrestleMania!
00:41:52Here's his best friend Triple H!
00:41:53Now he's the rep!
00:41:54He has to stay impartial!
00:41:55Look at this!
00:41:56Between Tim Music and the category!
00:41:57They've done it!
00:41:58They just, oh they haven't done it!
00:41:59It's not over!
00:42:00Storytelling at its finest!
00:42:01To see it all happen, it was just amazing!
00:42:02That match, that rivalry, it's years of experience doing what they do best!
00:42:04I knew that we had just finished something that was going to be so special that would last through
00:42:13the endless of time!
00:42:19The era has ended!
00:42:21And what a way to go!
00:42:24that would last through the annals of time.
00:42:28The era has ended, and what a way to go.
00:42:32Standing up there with those two guys
00:42:34that I had the utmost respect for,
00:42:37it's probably one of the most special moments of my career.
00:42:46Well, this is going to be at 10 o'clock Pacific,
00:42:49right down the street, the Fountain Blue.
00:42:51You can watch it streaming on Peacock.
00:42:53It'll be on YouTube, on TikTok, on X.
00:42:56Some tickets are still available.
00:42:58There's a two-hour window to get there after SmackDown,
00:43:01and this, Wade, is the full class of 2025.
00:43:04Yeah, some of the absolute greatest of all time.
00:43:07Of course, headed up by Triple H.
00:43:10The Undertaker's going to be there.
00:43:12Michelle McCall, the heartbreak kid, Shawn Michaels,
00:43:15and of course, Stone Cold, Steve Austin, and Bret the Hitman Hart.
00:43:19What a class of 12.
00:43:21What a class of 2025.
00:43:23You know, I was spending time with Shawn Michaels yesterday.
00:43:25Heartbreak Kid telling me how much pressure he feels with the induction of his best friend, Triple H.
00:43:30He's going to be making that speech and introducing him a little later on.
00:43:34You're going to have your exclusive one-on-one interview with Charlotte Flair airing during the countdown show.
00:43:38But let's take everybody to what happened last week.
00:43:42Of course, the future Hall of Famer on the attack again.
00:43:44Yeah, so this was last week on SmackDown.
00:43:46Stratton was celebrating a win against Sam Perez when Charlotte Flair had been sent home earlier in the day.
00:43:52She struck, beat the hell out of the champ and some of our security guides.
00:43:56That was up until a handsome commentator bravely prevented further damage.
00:44:03Now, I actually managed to have a sit down with Charlotte Flair a couple of days ago.
00:44:07Let's take it to a snippet of that right now.
00:44:09Well, things between you and Tiffany have certainly got personal of late.
00:44:18There have been numerous verbal attacks, physical attacks.
00:44:22You don't say.
00:44:23Yeah, you in fact have even been sent home from an arena by management.
00:44:27Not the first time.
00:44:28Which you then returned and attacked Tiffany once again.
00:44:30Tell us why things have got so ugly between the two of you.
00:44:39I don't love it.
00:44:44We've moved past it.
00:44:49I have a chip on my shoulder.
00:44:51And if I really look deep into Tiffany, I think she's got a chip on her shoulder.
00:44:59Like I said, I don't love it.
00:45:01But now people are really invested in this WrestleMania match.
00:45:05And if there's anything that matters most to me, it's that people tune in to see Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania.
00:45:13They're going to tune in to see Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton on the biggest stage.
00:45:17And this is how we got there.
00:45:22But people are invested.
00:45:28And I think at the end of the day, that's what this business is about.
00:45:32Sometimes it can be insensitive.
00:45:34But that's how you get tough skin.
00:45:38That's how you make it.
00:45:40Well, the wait is over.
00:45:44The heated conflicts that have defined the past few weeks leading to this championship.
00:45:48They get settled at WrestleMania tomorrow.
00:45:50Streaming on Peacock at 7 p.m. Eastern tippy time meets one of the greatest of all time.
00:45:56And we have got a lot to get through tonight on SmackDown before we get anywhere near WrestleMania.
00:46:01Because the main event stars of WrestleMania Sunday.
00:46:05WWE champ Cody Rhodes and the challenger John Cena.
00:46:09They're going to meet tonight face to face live on SmackDown.
00:46:13That's coming up later tonight.
00:46:15Also, later tonight, it is the WWE Tag Team Championship.
00:46:22He'll be on the line as the Street Profits, the relatively new champs, defend against the former champs.
00:46:28Motor City Machine Guns right here on SmackDown later this evening.
00:46:33Now, we also have LA Knight tonight in action taken on Solo Sokoa.
00:46:38But we have just learned that Tama Tonga has been taken to a local medical facility for x-rays after that brutal attack you saw by LA Knight back in the parking lot upon the arrival to this Friday night SmackDown prior to WrestleMania.
00:47:00And look who's here.
00:47:02A superstar in every sense of the word.
00:47:04Rhea Ripley getting set for the triple threat.
00:47:08We will hear from her.
00:47:34All right, you know I'm the man who know that .
00:47:36Right?
00:47:37Damn right.
00:47:38I ain't play no games, you got an ant, right?
00:47:39Yeah.
00:47:40I'm putting chips on my toes, it get caught up with me.
00:47:47Tonight only save up to 30% on.
00:47:48Blues starting tonight.
00:47:51The Hall of Fame ceremony as we told you is coming up in a couple hours.
00:47:54Then Undertaker one dead man show at that incredible facility the fountain blue tomorrow.
00:47:59Roast of WrestleMania featuring Tony Hinchbrief and Friends Sunday and NXT Tuesday April 22nd tickets are on sale now via ticket
00:48:29Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Rhea Ripley!
00:48:47Rhea Ripley sent a strong message out there recently reminding Bianca Belair and the world that when she loses something that she loves, she'll stop at nothing to get it back.
00:49:04I'll tell you right now, Jota, some superstars tend to crumble in the biggest of spotlights.
00:49:10Rhea Ripley does the opposite, one of the greatest matches I've ever seen in my entire life two years ago, WrestleMania 39 SoFi Stadium.
00:49:21Rhea bloody Ripley against the great Charlotte Flair who emerged victorious, this woman and she has simply continued to improve since then.
00:49:32It is going to take a similarly Herculean effort from Rhea Ripley if she is going to be victorious against her two great opponents, the champ Io Sky and of course the incomparable Bianca Belair in triple threat action at WrestleMania 41.
00:49:53All 17,000 here sense it, you feel it when she enters the arena, the air changes.
00:50:08It eats me cake!
00:50:33Sunday, it marks my sixth Wrestlemania.
00:50:38yeah and each time i've walked into some sort of championship match but
00:50:45honestly this one this one is probably the most important to me
00:50:51because it's true you know i i let myself get distracted by bianca belair
00:51:01and i i lost my women's world championship right before wrestlemania that's my bad
00:51:08so you know i could i'm not going to but i could be coming out here right now to talk about the last
00:51:20few weeks complain moan make excuses but nah i'm not gonna do that because there's no point talking
00:51:26about the past anymore sunday sunday i get back what i want and i do what i have to do
00:51:37rhea bloody ripley is walking out of wrestlemania your three-time women's world champion
00:51:50i think the current champ clearly disagrees with that statement yeah this is a woman who has been
00:52:13disrespected and overlooked too many times over the past few weeks by some quarters they've treated
00:52:20it as a foregone conclusion that wrestlemania 41 will be a crony crowning moment for either
00:52:27rhea bloody ripley or bianca belair to those people i say are you absolutely insane
00:52:34eoskai is one of the greatest this industry has ever seen she is the reigning champ for a reason
00:52:41and she wants something to say
00:52:58she can't even get a word out before the est music hits and once again to me joe that is a level
00:53:16of disrespect i agree at least 30 seconds on the microphone to let her thoughts out there
00:53:23it's a continuous theme when it comes to this trio of just dismissing eoskai
00:53:30seeing her as nothing but a nuisance who's holding on to the prize that they want to take
00:53:36and look at her face
00:53:39now we mentioned rhea bloody ripley here it has to be said bianca belair is another one who simply
00:53:48gets better when it comes to performances at wrestlemania she has wowed us numerous times
00:53:55over the past several years and you know she's bringing her a game on wrestlemania sunday
00:54:01so y'all two
00:54:06okay
00:54:13so y'all two thought y'all was gonna come on smackdown drop my name and i wasn't gonna show up
00:54:22no i was definitely showing up tonight
00:54:25y'all showing up tonight because tonight might actually be my last night on smackdown for a while
00:54:35because after wrestlemania i'm walking out as champion
00:54:40and after what y'all two don't put me through i don't plan on letting it go anytime soon
00:54:50are you kidding me rhea can't believe it
00:54:59naomi
00:55:02hey b
00:55:06so you finally decided to show up to smackdown and you ain't gonna even try to talk to me
00:55:14i done filled up your voicemail box been calling you like crazy texting you and i know you got it
00:55:24because it said deliver
00:55:26does our friendship mean so little to you
00:55:34i ain't even want to do this and have everybody in our business i wanted to handle it in private
00:55:42but since you want to ignore me
00:55:45no no no no we we we not doing that naomi you know exactly you know you know exactly why i'm not responding because you know what you did
00:55:51and i said what i said and i meant it
00:55:55so we we not we're not doing this right now we're not doing this right now
00:56:01you care about jade that much huh
00:56:03not even just about jade
00:56:06she wasn't there for you like i was
00:56:10tomorrow
00:56:17i'm gonna finish what i started with her
00:56:20and after that
00:56:23you might not have to wait till tomorrow
00:56:26naomi
00:56:27dressed up like a bad crime scene
00:56:30while jade cargill
00:56:32is about to commit some heinous acts of her own
00:56:35she says she wasn't there for you
00:56:37well she's here now
00:56:39the storm
00:56:40proceed with caution
00:56:42she's not listening
00:56:43jade cargo
00:56:44they're going at it
00:56:46tomorrow jade and naomi and naomi
00:56:48is going to get away from that situation
00:56:50jade this isn't about you
00:57:03this is about me
00:57:05oh naomi comes back in the ring and attacks from behind
00:57:09a cheap shot attack and it was
00:57:11bianca belacore in the middle of everything
00:57:14and this one has completely
00:57:16got off the rails
00:57:17bianca and ria rolling
00:57:20on the outside
00:57:21you have jade and naomi
00:57:23and meanwhile the champion
00:57:25stands back and says
00:57:27what is going on
00:57:29looking on completely perplexed at the callous around
00:57:32uh oh
00:57:34over the moon
00:57:35sawed out onto the floor
00:57:37everybody is wiped out
00:57:39by eo sky
00:57:41and bianca
00:57:44the keystone
00:57:45bridging
00:57:46both of these wrestlemania matches
00:57:49but it's the current champ
00:57:51who refuses to accept
00:57:53the continued dismissal
00:57:55and disrespect
00:57:57eo sky
00:57:58points to the wrestlemania sign
00:58:00as naomi runs off
00:58:02it'll be ria
00:58:03bianca
00:58:04eo
00:58:05the women's world championship
00:58:07triple threat
00:58:08sunday
00:58:09look who it is
00:58:21the new luchador
00:58:22what'd you last to the final three tonight before you lost
00:58:25yeah you had a good night though
00:58:27not as good as
00:58:28el grande americano
00:58:31tell me how'd it feel to get eliminated by the credit
00:58:33shut up
00:58:34and get more respect
00:58:36a la lucha libre
00:58:37carnal
00:58:38don't talk to me about wrestlemania
00:58:48and don't talk to me about el grande
00:58:50el grande americano is gonna learn some real lucha libre at wrestlemania
00:58:57ray
00:58:59you don't tell me what he's gonna learn
00:59:01and you're not the one teaching it
00:59:03oh you're still fighting old chad gable
00:59:05there's three of you guys
00:59:07there's three of us
00:59:09why don't we do a six man tag match
00:59:12tonight
00:59:13no wait i think they're serious
00:59:19you guys want to fight us
00:59:21oh that's a good idea right
00:59:22see you
00:59:24see you there
00:59:26let's do it
00:59:28i'm gonna go talk to nick alvis
00:59:30chad meeting up
00:59:40chad meeting up possibly with ray dragon
00:59:41and ray phoenix
00:59:42the night before
00:59:43el grande americano
00:59:45is against ray mysterio
00:59:46well chad gable
00:59:47could do a real
00:59:48solid for el grande americano
00:59:50by shoving up
00:59:51ray mysterio
00:59:52tonight ahead of wrestlemania
00:59:54the following contest is scheduled for one call
01:00:12and it's for the wwe tag team championship
01:00:17introducing first the talented
01:00:20with a combined weight of 412 pounds
01:00:25alex jenny
01:00:27and french david
01:00:28motor city machine guns
01:00:32wait it's already the sixth time this year
01:00:35that the wwe tag team championships will be contested
01:00:39the street profit
01:00:40we're going to defend against the motor city machine guns
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01:00:57hey barcelona
01:01:01it has been since january of 21
01:01:04since the street profits have held championships
01:01:07but the champs
01:01:09diy set to show
01:01:11a title reign in spain
01:01:13diy
01:01:15tonight
01:01:15we walk out
01:01:17as your new
01:01:17wwe tag team championship
01:01:19there's only one
01:01:22b-t-t-i-t-w-d-i-y
01:01:25we are seeing the best
01:01:28of the street profits
01:01:29the best of diy
01:01:31this could be good night
01:01:33for the three profits
01:01:352.99
01:01:37no meat in the middle
01:01:45go south
01:01:46it's happening
01:01:50from the heavens
01:01:53do we have new champs
01:01:56four years
01:02:07two months to wait
01:02:09to be back on top
01:02:10and now they are
01:02:12a new reign
01:02:14starts here in spain
01:02:16the road
01:02:17so
01:02:20we're walking in spain