WWE Smackdown 18th April 2025 Full Show (Part-2)
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00:00:00Those dangerous letters, RKO. Speaking of dangerous, no thank you. Speaking of dangerous, I want to take you back to earlier today on the kickoff show and what happened with Drew McIntyre.
00:00:10Wow, what a moment it was.
00:00:13The Priest tried to go out on his own and succeed. He doesn't know how to succeed without Drew McIntyre.
00:00:17Don't turn your back! Don't turn your back!
00:00:20Yeah, well this thing has been a powder keg for weeks. Priest and McIntyre throwing hands on sight.
00:00:27McAfee and Cole risking it all to try and separate those two.
00:00:32But that, of course, will not be necessary when they face up on Sunday in a Sin City street fight.
00:00:38But right now, let's go over to Byron Saxton.
00:00:44Joe, Wade, thank you guys very much. I'm currently standing by with Damian Priest.
00:00:48And Damian, it's clear this whole situation with yourself and Drew McIntyre has reached a boiling point.
00:00:53Earlier on today on the kickoff show, you guys nearly...
00:00:56I get you're trying to do your job here, man, but I am so done answering questions about Wrestlemania.
00:01:01Right now, I just want to send a direct message to Drew McIntyre.
00:01:06The same guy who didn't bother to show up to SmackDown tonight.
00:01:10The same guy who's been trying to convince the world that he's some type of victim.
00:01:14Drew, you are not a victim, man. Not yet.
00:01:17You're mistaken if you think this is about me beating you in a match.
00:01:22You're not ready for this fight.
00:01:25The world isn't ready for this violence.
00:01:29You've tried really hard to paint me as some type of bad guy.
00:01:33Good.
00:01:35I'm going to beat you so bad.
00:01:37You're going to wish you were future-endeavored again.
00:01:40Man, at Wrestlemania, I'm bringing the punishment.
00:01:45And I'm going to bury you.
00:01:49Sin City Street Fight, Preason McIntyre is on Wrestlemania Sunday.
00:01:56The following contest is scheduled for one call.
00:02:01Introducing first, from Queens, New York, Zalina Vega!
00:02:07The hopeful upstart, Zalina Vega, back for more against Chelsea Green.
00:02:15She has her sights set on that U.S. championship opportunity.
00:02:19That's next.
00:02:19Try to best out on the focus.
00:02:21Go, go, go, go.
00:02:27Max, it's the internation.
00:02:30It's the internation.
00:02:31It's the internation.
00:02:33Look at this.
00:02:45Zalina Vega, a week removed from winning by count out against Chelsea Green.
00:02:49She now has to prove herself right back in there again.
00:02:53Epic battles.
00:02:54Legendary superstars awake.
00:02:56Clash with Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Jey Uso, and more.
00:02:59And Clash of Clans and lay claim to the ultimate glory.
00:03:02You can download that today.
00:03:05Pledge your allegiance to Chelsea Green.
00:03:08Oh, boy.
00:03:08Don't you start.
00:03:11What?
00:03:11You caused enough trouble last week.
00:03:13I did nothing.
00:03:14Let me be the first to say, the referee from last week with his fast count should be tarred and feathered.
00:03:22That is not.
00:03:23That is not what is being said around the industry.
00:03:27It was a well-paced 10 count.
00:03:34Chelsea Green had to use the services of Luca Cricipino this week to file an appeal over the last week.
00:03:39He'll take it down.
00:03:41Don't even know that he has a law degree.
00:03:43Her opponent, from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, she is the WWE Women's United States Champion, Chelsea Green!
00:04:00Chelsea Green, who suffered a non-title loss by count-out because she was too busy complaining to this announced desk when she forgot to get back in the ring by a simple count of 10.
00:04:1210.
00:04:13She was complaining at you, pal, the blue Joe Tess.
00:04:15A count of 10.
00:04:16Stop already.
00:04:18Before the match starts, you are distracting the champion.
00:04:20She's looking this way.
00:04:21Oh, whoa.
00:04:22Talk about distraction.
00:04:23She tried to pull off the same stunt she did a week ago when she started off against Vega.
00:04:27It didn't work out this time.
00:04:29Well, Zelina Vega has been demanding an opportunity at the United States title for weeks now.
00:04:35And a victory here would augment that.
00:04:38Chelsea trying to make quick work of her.
00:04:39Well, this is Chelsea Green really entering championship mode now.
00:04:47Far from commanding victory for Zelina Vega one week ago in that count-out.
00:04:52Feels like a long way away now as Vega is taking maximum punishment from the champ.
00:05:01Now Vega delivering the kick.
00:05:03A little drag.
00:05:08Chelsea.
00:05:11Try her best to ride out that stomp.
00:05:14Got enough of Vega to take her down and then following it with some brutal shots to the kidney.
00:05:19And now it's just ground and pound time.
00:05:21There is no denying Chelsea Green in-ring.
00:05:25Do not salute.
00:05:25Do not bear.
00:05:26Do not.
00:05:27I pledge allegiance.
00:05:29There's no pledging.
00:05:30To Chelsea Green.
00:05:32Say what you want about Chelsea Green.
00:05:34She is an entertainment goddess.
00:05:36She has excellent in-ring skill.
00:05:39She sends Vega hard into the barrier.
00:05:42It's the constant complaining.
00:05:45Nick Aldis knows exactly what I'm talking about.
00:05:48Well, if people didn't mistreat Chelsea Green, she would not have to complain.
00:05:52Look at this.
00:05:53This is exactly what I'm talking about.
00:05:54Well, the referee, once again, Charles Robinson, this week, he was trying to fast count Chelsea Green once again.
00:05:59She smartly got in and broke the count.
00:06:01Now, don't act as a distraction to the champ.
00:06:04She comes flying in and Vega sends her over into Timekeeper.
00:06:07Well, that was the referee distracting Chelsea Green long enough for Zelina Vega to recover.
00:06:13Talk about the DIY conspiracy.
00:06:16There is a Chelsea Green conspiracy.
00:06:18Again, Chelsea Green does this to herself.
00:06:21The constant complaining.
00:06:25And now here is a potential ten count.
00:06:28Look at this.
00:06:29And both participants rolling back into the ring this time.
00:06:34Sizing each other up after a week ago.
00:06:38Going toe to toe.
00:06:40And in a situation like this, you simply cannot back the underdog Vega
00:06:44against a much more powerful athlete in Chelsea Green.
00:06:49But those shots were on Vega.
00:06:50Had a little extra stanch on them.
00:06:52Oh, how about Zelina Vega?
00:06:54Look at Zelina Vega.
00:06:56And she's rallying against the U.S. champion.
00:06:58She has set her sights on a title opportunity.
00:07:01But to earn it, this is the kind of performance she needs.
00:07:06This would be a statement victory if Vega can pull it up.
00:07:09Perhaps going for that 6-1-9.
00:07:11Shades of a mentor.
00:07:12Rey Mysterio denied.
00:07:14Green.
00:07:15Come on!
00:07:17And now frustration starting to build with the champion.
00:07:22Who really for much of this matchup has had it her own way,
00:07:25but has not been able to put Vega away.
00:07:27Oh, she's sizing her up, putting her up on top of the rope, says.
00:07:31Green clearly with momentum right now.
00:07:34Referee Charles Robinson once again distracting Chelsea Green
00:07:39when she's trying her best to compete.
00:07:41That's all she's doing, Joe.
00:07:43Vega fighting back, slamming down her head.
00:07:46Zelina Vega perhaps an opportunity.
00:07:49Oh, she's getting into position.
00:07:50Are you kidding me?
00:07:51Zelina Vega!
00:07:52Can she pull it off?
00:07:53Oh!
00:07:54Super cold red!
00:07:55Can she do it?
00:07:56Oh, that's a great win!
00:07:58That's a great win by Zelina Vega!
00:08:01Here is your winner!
00:08:04Zelina Vega!
00:08:08Well, that was a scandal of every proportion,
00:08:11but without victory,
00:08:13Zelina Vega may well have earned herself a future championship opportunity.
00:08:16That was spectacular by Vega!
00:08:24A week ago, Cody Rhodes,
00:08:25he spoke to camera,
00:08:27told John Cena,
00:08:28I do my best work
00:08:29when I'm backed into a corner.
00:08:30I don't flinch,
00:08:31I fight,
00:08:31I wrestle.
00:08:32Well, this weekend,
00:08:34they do just that
00:08:35for the Undisputed Championship,
00:08:36and in just a few minutes,
00:08:37Cody will be face-to-face
00:08:39with John Cena.
00:08:43The Mega Star is here,
00:08:45and in action against Solo Sokoa.
00:08:47When we come back,
00:08:49it's L.A. Night!
00:08:51Yeah!
00:08:51I got it.
00:08:52I got it.
00:08:53I got it.
00:08:53I got it.
00:08:54I got it.
00:08:54I got it.
00:08:56How about this weekend
00:08:58in Vegas?
00:08:59And we've got you covered
00:09:00from start to finish tomorrow.
00:09:02And look what time
00:09:03this thing gets started
00:09:04with an awesome
00:09:05NXT stand and deliver.
00:09:07You got Obif Emma,
00:09:08Trick Williams,
00:09:09Javon Evans,
00:09:10and a triple threat
00:09:10for the NXT Championship
00:09:11before we get into the meat of the matter
00:09:13with WrestleMania.
00:09:14Is there a moment tomorrow
00:09:15you're not on air,
00:09:16Wade Barrett,
00:09:16Saturday and Sunday?
00:09:17I don't know about that.
00:09:18When are you gonna sleep?
00:09:19I tell you what,
00:09:19WrestleMania weekend
00:09:20keep me on air
00:09:22for the entire thing.
00:09:23I am so pumped up,
00:09:24as is our entire WWE universe.
00:09:27What a weekend it's gonna be.
00:09:28I can't wait to hear
00:09:29Vic Joseph and the guys
00:09:30for NXT stand and deliver.
00:09:33This Hungry for Mania moment
00:09:35is presented by
00:09:36Snickers.
00:09:37You're not you
00:09:38when you're hungry.
00:09:39Snickers satisfies.
00:09:40For the 70,000 WWE fans
00:09:45on the silver anniversary
00:09:46of WrestleMania.
00:09:49From the Raptors
00:09:50comes the heartbreak kid
00:09:52Shawn Michaels.
00:09:56Conversely,
00:09:57from the depths of hell
00:09:59comes The Undertaker.
00:10:02The Undertaker is 16 and all
00:10:05at WrestleMania.
00:10:08Shawn is caught!
00:10:092-0!
00:10:112-0!
00:10:16I am not believing this!
00:10:21The Undertaker has never
00:10:22defeated Shawn Michaels
00:10:23in a one-on-one contest.
00:10:26Sweet chin music!
00:10:29Hit the streak of eye!
00:10:32What?
00:10:33The world is watching
00:10:34a classic!
00:10:35Catching Michaels
00:10:39in midair!
00:10:42Tombstone!
00:10:44Piledriver!
00:10:48He did it!
00:10:51Zalatino!
00:10:53What a match.
00:10:55This is what
00:10:57WrestleMania is all about.
00:10:59L-A-9!
00:11:08L-A-9!
00:11:19Ladies and gentlemen,
00:11:21please welcome the WWE
00:11:23United States Champion!
00:11:25You know, last week, we were in the Pacific Northwest, and I think a lot of fans were sleepless in Seattle after what they saw and what happened at L.A. Knight.
00:11:37He looked spectacular when he teamed up with Randy Orton against Solo and Tomatanga, but the werewolf sighting that happened.
00:11:44Yeah, after L.A. Knight pulled out the victory almost immediately for two struck, and it was his usual brand of savagery.
00:11:52The U.S. championship repeatedly by the WrestleMania challenger, Batuu, making it abundantly clear that the megastar's grip on the United States title is loosening by the day as we close in on their WrestleMania Saturday showdown.
00:12:10United States championship will be on the line L.A. Knight, Jacob Batuu, tomorrow, streaming on Peacock.
00:12:23Let me talk to you.
00:12:39I don't know if you just saw what was on the screen, but with what happened last week, I call that inspiration.
00:12:48Because week after week, Solo Sokoa, Jacob Batuu, Tomatanga, they like to use numbers.
00:12:55They like to use sneak attacks.
00:12:56Well, if you want to sneak, then I got to sneak.
00:12:59And sneaking's what I did.
00:13:02So out of the equation is Tomatanga, and next on the list, Solo, which means tomorrow at WrestleMania, it's just me and it's Jacob Batuu.
00:13:15Now, I understand Jacob Batuu is a force.
00:13:18The man's a monster.
00:13:20He's destroyed everything in front of him.
00:13:23Ain't ever seen anything like him, right?
00:13:25But Jacob, you don't understand, because with that same energy, I walked into this place, turned the world upside down, stand here now, the U.S. champion, two times.
00:13:38Most matches, most wins, and what that means is this is the title of titles.
00:13:44We ain't ever seen anything like you.
00:13:45No, no, you ain't ever seen anything like me.
00:13:48So when you grabbed my title last week, I could be cliche, and I could say that's the closest you're ever going to get to touching this U.S. champ.
00:14:01But I ain't a dummy.
00:14:02I can look at you, and I can see that someday, somewhere, chances are you will be a champion.
00:14:09Now, whether that's the U.S. champ or anything else, I don't know, but the chances are.
00:14:13And while I'm standing here in the city of chances, I ain't talking about chances, I'm talking about guarantees.
00:14:20And the guarantee tonight is that Solo Sokoa's about to come out here and eat one, and tomorrow night at WrestleMania, Jacob Fatu, I guarantee, you will eat a BFT, courtesy of the man they call the megastar, with everybody saying,
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00:14:43He says the next on his list.
00:14:45He says next on his list.
00:14:57Making his way to the ring!
00:14:59Please welcome, Solo!
00:15:01Oh, and making his way right into the right fist of LA Knight as Solo Sokoa Wade.
00:15:07Well we saw what LA Knight did earlier tonight, taking out Tamma Tonga with that Car do it,
00:15:13to the arms. Still having a full update on Tonga, but clearly the megastar LA Knight knows full well
00:15:19you have to fight fire with power when it comes to Solo Shakoa, but this may have backfired.
00:15:26They are going to do battle next.
00:15:32Back here in Vegas, and let's remind you what happened earlier tonight.
00:15:36When LA Knight arrived here at T-Mobile as he's out on the floor against Solo Shakoa,
00:15:41it was LA Knight attacking Tama Tonga, smashing his arm with a car door, and we can tell you that
00:15:48look at the roll effect just being slammed. We can tell you that Tama Tonga's at a local medical facility
00:15:53getting x-rays. Meanwhile, Solo Shakoa is doing such damage to LA Knight, perhaps
00:15:59redding him, softening him up for Jacob Fatu. Tomorrow, that'll be one of the featured attractions
00:16:04at WrestleMania when LA Knight and Jacob Fatu meet for the U.S. Championship.
00:16:09Look, victory is one thing in a match like this. What is clearly far more important for Solo Shakoa here
00:16:16is taking a huge chunk out of the champ before tomorrow.
00:16:21Meanwhile, able to kick out and get that shoulder up was LA Knight.
00:16:26Of course, there have been major tensions between Shakoa and Jacob Fatu of late.
00:16:31But this is the best possible way you can get back in Fatu's good graces.
00:16:37Oh, a great opportunity for LA Knight with a neckbreaker as it has been all Solo Shakoa
00:16:43to this point. LA Knight said, I took care of Tama. I'm going to take care of Solo.
00:16:48You're next on my list. And then it comes down to Jacob Fatu tomorrow.
00:16:51But you question the judgment just 24 hours away for Knight to take on a challenge like this weight.
00:16:57Yeah, and the amount of damage that Knight has absorbed, especially for his spine.
00:17:01And now the midsection by this street-fighting champ from the island, Solo Shakoa,
00:17:08who is doing his job to perfection this evening.
00:17:12And to consider what he's up against physically tomorrow,
00:17:15the brutality, power, size of Fatu.
00:17:18And I think, dead on in terms of Solo Shakoa's strategy,
00:17:22soften up LA Knight so that Jacob Fatu can finish the job.
00:17:27This is just a completely remorseless effort from Solo Shakoa,
00:17:31who is refinding that form that took him to the very top of the card in 2024.
00:17:39And may well make that mission for Jacob Fatu tomorrow at WrestleMania Saturday that much easier.
00:17:45Bringing all 250-plus pounds down on the midsection of the Megastar,
00:17:51the U.S. champion.
00:17:54Oh, but a great move by Knight to get the knees up.
00:17:58Well, it was that taunt from Solo Shakoa mocking the Megastar,
00:18:01just gave LA Knight a small window to get those knees up.
00:18:06And this may be a big problem for Solo Shakoa.
00:18:10But I think damage has already been done to LA Knight for sure.
00:18:13And now, the Megastar, as he often does,
00:18:16looking to rally back with a series of right hands.
00:18:20Megastars wobbling all over the place,
00:18:22fighting for survival, but now getting some momentum.
00:18:28Looking to line him up.
00:18:29Oh!
00:18:31And look at the power, the rally off the DDT,
00:18:36the explosiveness of LA Knight.
00:18:39Jacob Fatu!
00:18:41Jacob Fatu has interfered with his WrestleMania rival.
00:18:46They will be fighting for the championship tomorrow.
00:18:49And now Fatu is beating down the champion,
00:18:52less than 24 hours away from meeting him in the ring.
00:18:55It was never at all in a second.
00:18:58As the mugging commences,
00:19:01we may have a major equalizer in the form of one.
00:19:04Big S-O-B!
00:19:07Ron Strowman to the rescue!
00:19:10Double cross body!
00:19:12We haven't seen Strowman since he lost a couple of weeks ago to Jacob Fatu
00:19:16in that last man standing matchup
00:19:18that gave Fatu the number one contendership.
00:19:20Whoa, gentlemen, gentlemen, please.
00:19:23It seems to me that Jacob Fatu doesn't want to wait until WrestleMania.
00:19:28And seeing as the rest of you can't keep your hands to yourselves,
00:19:31Las Vegas, are you thinking what I'm thinking?
00:19:35Yeah!
00:19:37We're going to have a tag team match,
00:19:40and that's going to start right now.
00:19:43Oh, I'm all about it.
00:19:44Knight, Strowman, solo, and Fatu right now.
00:19:59You never know what you're going to get on a WrestleMania weekend.
00:20:04Often filled with surprises,
00:20:07and Wade Barrett, we just got one.
00:20:09Well, I'll tell you right now,
00:20:10if I was getting mugged up by anybody,
00:20:12especially Solo Sokoa and Jacob Fatu,
00:20:16if I could get one friend on speed dial,
00:20:20it would be the monster of all monsters,
00:20:24Braun Strowman.
00:20:25What a turn this one has taken.
00:20:27Braun Strowman and Jacob Fatu,
00:20:29who have been doing battle for the better part of this year.
00:20:33But of course, things have funneled to WrestleMania,
00:20:36where Jacob Fatu has earned that number one contender spot,
00:20:40and he will meet L.A. Knight today.
00:20:43Listen, it doesn't end.
00:20:44Any chance Fatu gets,
00:20:47he's attacking L.A. Knight.
00:20:48Well, it was such a smart move by Solo Sokoa,
00:20:51distracting the referee.
00:20:52Of course, Fatu was going to pounce.
00:20:56Both Solo Sokoa and Jacob Fatu,
00:20:59back singing from the same injury.
00:21:05They have come here tonight to Team Mobile with a clear strategy.
00:21:09There is one target and one goal,
00:21:12and that is to prepare Jacob Fatu,
00:21:14and put him in the best possible position
00:21:16to claim the U.S. Championship at WrestleMania tomorrow.
00:21:20And I'll tell you right now,
00:21:21I love the Megastar to death,
00:21:23but what a major error it was by L.A. Knight
00:21:26insisting on staying in the match
00:21:29when he has a fresh Braun Strowman
00:21:31who could have started off the tag match for him.
00:21:34That's a great point.
00:21:35And Strowman might not even get tagged in at this rate,
00:21:37and more punishment being absorbed
00:21:40by the body of the Megastar,
00:21:42the United States champ,
00:21:44ahead of his matchup tomorrow night
00:21:46against Jacob Fatu.
00:21:47And a headbutt from Fatu.
00:21:50I love you!
00:21:55It's been a while since we've heard back.
00:21:57As it ever, I think the relationship
00:21:59is seemingly fully mended.
00:22:02Yee, yee, yee, yee, yeah!
00:22:04A little message there from Solo Sokoa
00:22:06to a falling covering
00:22:07in Tama Tonga.
00:22:09This one's for you, pal.
00:22:10Tama Tonga is off to a local medical facility
00:22:13where he is being x-rayed.
00:22:16If we get an update,
00:22:17we'll give you the extent of that injury,
00:22:19an injury that occurred
00:22:20when L.A. Knight attacked him
00:22:22and slammed his arm
00:22:24with a cardboard.
00:22:26Well, L.A. Knight knew he had to get his shots in first
00:22:30against this trio
00:22:31in whatever way he could
00:22:33because he's been laid out
00:22:35several times by them
00:22:37in a variety of underhanded tactics.
00:22:39and Braun Strowman who is here
00:22:42in theory as the equalizer
00:22:44has been completely isolated
00:22:45on the outside
00:22:46and the megastar now helpless.
00:22:49Tama Tonga was prowling around the ring
00:23:08licking his chops
00:23:09staring down the monster
00:23:11Braun Strowman.
00:23:12Tomorrow, L.A. Knight
00:23:24is going to be defending
00:23:26his United States Championship
00:23:28against Jacob Fatu.
00:23:30What version of him
00:23:32are we going to get though
00:23:33after what we have been watching
00:23:35with Solo Sokoa
00:23:36and Jacob Fatu
00:23:38doing such damage
00:23:39to L.A. Knight?
00:23:40L.A. Knight is starting to look like
00:23:42a shadow of his former self
00:23:44and the punishment isn't over
00:23:46but finally there's daylight
00:23:48and there's a tantalizing tag
00:23:50inches away
00:23:51there it is!
00:23:52And did he ever need
00:23:54the monster to arrive?
00:23:57A tag team match
00:23:59that came out of left field
00:24:01when Jacob Fatu
00:24:02interfered moments ago
00:24:04and now he goes flying out
00:24:07and hits the corner
00:24:08of our announce desk.
00:24:09Well the damage has already
00:24:10been done to L.A. Knight
00:24:12but now perhaps Jacob Fatu
00:24:13is getting a taste of that medicine.
00:24:16The Express is rolling!
00:24:19Oh and he sends him
00:24:21right into the corner
00:24:22of the steel steps.
00:24:25Trying to equalize
00:24:26some of that damage
00:24:27on the frame
00:24:27of Jacob Fatu
00:24:29matching up with L.A. Knight
00:24:31his opponent tomorrow
00:24:31at Wrestlemania.
00:24:32What a huge favor
00:24:35this is for Braun Strowman
00:24:37towards the United States champ.
00:24:40Fatu
00:24:40with the elbow
00:24:41and then the super kick.
00:24:45And he comes in
00:24:46against the big man.
00:24:47He has been
00:24:48fearlessly attacking him
00:24:49for the better part
00:24:50of 2025.
00:24:53Yeah the issue is
00:24:54Braun Strowman
00:24:55just keeps coming back
00:24:56for more.
00:24:56People get that shoulder up.
00:25:00And just how frustrating
00:25:01must Braun Strowman be
00:25:02and he lost his first ever
00:25:04last man standing match
00:25:06up to this man.
00:25:07How quickly
00:25:08will he want to gain
00:25:09some vengeance
00:25:10for that loss?
00:25:12It's a match we thought
00:25:13Braun Strowman
00:25:13was completely unbeatable in
00:25:15until the legend
00:25:17of Jacob Fatu
00:25:18grew before our eyes
00:25:20two weeks ago.
00:25:21By the way you saw
00:25:21that documentary
00:25:22being advertised
00:25:23is becoming a spectacle.
00:25:24The story of Wrestlemania 9
00:25:25cannot recommend it enough.
00:25:27That was the first
00:25:28Wrestlemania to ever
00:25:29be held here in Vegas
00:25:30and tomorrow will be
00:25:31the second.
00:25:33And the countdown
00:25:33to Wrestlemania
00:25:34will get your Saturday
00:25:35started at 4pm Eastern
00:25:361pm local
00:25:38streaming on Peacock.
00:25:39And then
00:25:40we will see
00:25:41LA Knight
00:25:43and Jacob Fatu
00:25:44for the US Championship.
00:25:46Braun Strowman
00:25:47is slowly fading
00:25:49in that vice grip
00:25:50of Solo Sokoa
00:25:51doing his best
00:25:52to battle his way out
00:25:54but out of the
00:25:54frying pan
00:25:55and into the fire.
00:25:58You free up the fists
00:25:59of Solo Sokoa
00:26:00you're getting one
00:26:00on the jaw
00:26:01and it's that simple.
00:26:04That's the Samoan Werewolf
00:26:05back in there
00:26:07against the monster.
00:26:09There's an element
00:26:09of mind games
00:26:10going on
00:26:11with LA Knight
00:26:12now who's stuck
00:26:13on the outside
00:26:14having to look
00:26:14at the torture
00:26:15they're exacting
00:26:16on another human being.
00:26:17More of this
00:26:18heading your way
00:26:19tomorrow night
00:26:19LA Knight.
00:26:20LA Knight is coming
00:26:21a good dose of it
00:26:22as Braun Strowman
00:26:23shows you a glimpse
00:26:25of power
00:26:25that tries to create
00:26:27a rally here
00:26:28deep in this tag team match.
00:26:31Yeah the problem
00:26:31with Jacob Fatu
00:26:32he simply doesn't
00:26:33stay down long at all
00:26:35no matter what
00:26:35you throw it in
00:26:36but here's the tag.
00:26:38And here comes
00:26:39Knight
00:26:40and Solo.
00:26:42LA Knight has put
00:26:43off so much energy
00:26:44already in this one
00:26:46but still in pursuit
00:26:47of victory.
00:26:48Oh man oh man
00:26:49he just launched him.
00:26:52The jaw first
00:26:52onto our announce table
00:26:54Power Slam.
00:26:55Megastar has just
00:26:56hit Top Gear
00:26:57what do the people want?
00:26:59L.A. Top Gear
00:27:02leaping elbow
00:27:04Fatu somehow
00:27:08back to his feet
00:27:09to come in
00:27:10and make the save.
00:27:11Lion sent on
00:27:12Justin the Knick
00:27:13at Top
00:27:13wow
00:27:13pounced out of the ring
00:27:15is Jacob Fatu
00:27:17by this absolute
00:27:18beast of a human being
00:27:20oh god
00:27:20oh boy
00:27:21here comes the big man
00:27:22oh and he goes
00:27:23flying over our announce desk
00:27:25Braun Strowman
00:27:29is laid out
00:27:30and there goes
00:27:31Fatu
00:27:31as well
00:27:32meanwhile
00:27:37back in the ring
00:27:38looking for the
00:27:40Samoan Spike
00:27:41but it's that
00:27:42BFT
00:27:43blood force drama
00:27:45here are your winners
00:27:52Braun Strowman
00:27:54and the United States
00:27:56champion
00:27:57L.A. Knight
00:27:59L.A. Knight
00:28:01will look to defend
00:28:02tomorrow at Wrestlemania
00:28:05what was taken out
00:28:06of him here
00:28:07of course
00:28:07also this weekend
00:28:08at Wrestlemania
00:28:09it'll be Tiffany Stratton
00:28:11and Charlotte Flair
00:28:13and our Wade Barrett
00:28:14was able to catch up
00:28:15with Tiffany Stratton
00:28:16here's a sneak peek
00:28:18at that conversation
00:28:19you'll see
00:28:19on the countdown show
00:28:21this weekend
00:28:21well you are someone
00:28:30who has risen to
00:28:31superstardom
00:28:32in record time
00:28:34you are learning
00:28:35on the job
00:28:35and we had an
00:28:36interesting experience
00:28:37a couple of weeks ago
00:28:38in an interview segment
00:28:39at the Allstate Arena
00:28:41in Chicago
00:28:42it was myself in ring
00:28:43with you
00:28:44and Charlotte
00:28:45it's created a ton
00:28:47of buzz around
00:28:48this match
00:28:48perhaps for the wrong
00:28:50reasons because
00:28:50to put it mildly
00:28:52that interview
00:28:52went off the rails
00:28:53what happened there?
00:28:56I feel like
00:28:57over the last
00:28:58couple of weeks
00:28:58I felt bullied
00:29:00I felt taken advantage of
00:29:02during that split screen
00:29:03interview
00:29:03I had a moment
00:29:04of insane discouragement
00:29:06I almost felt like
00:29:07I'm not cut out for this
00:29:09I'm not made for this
00:29:10it was a moment
00:29:12of panic for me
00:29:13but I used that feeling
00:29:14and I turned it
00:29:15into motivation
00:29:15and I went back
00:29:16to the drawing board
00:29:17and I did my research
00:29:18and I made sure
00:29:20that me and Charlotte
00:29:21face to face again
00:29:22I was going to come
00:29:23prepared
00:29:24I felt my moment
00:29:25and I came at her
00:29:26with a kill shot
00:29:27I played Charlotte Flair
00:29:29on her own game
00:29:30and I gave her a taste
00:29:31of her own medicine
00:29:31she doesn't have to like me
00:29:33she doesn't have to love me
00:29:34but she damn sure
00:29:35does have to respect me now
00:29:36given the level
00:29:37of animosity
00:29:38between the two of you
00:29:39and of course
00:29:39the prize on the line
00:29:41being the WWE
00:29:42Women's Championship
00:29:44this feels like
00:29:45a must win match
00:29:46for both women
00:29:47but what happens
00:29:48if Tiffy time
00:29:50ends at Wrestlemania 41
00:29:52well I'm just going
00:29:53to go ahead
00:29:54and say that
00:29:54that's not going
00:29:55to happen
00:29:55when the bell rings
00:29:57I am fully aware
00:29:58that it's going
00:29:59to be a fight
00:29:59it's going to be
00:30:01one of the hardest
00:30:02matches that I'll
00:30:03probably ever have
00:30:04to go through
00:30:05I'm going to channel
00:30:06that discouragement
00:30:07that I felt
00:30:08and I'm going to
00:30:09turn it into motivation
00:30:10and I'm going to
00:30:11stand up to her
00:30:11I'm standing up
00:30:12to a bully
00:30:13like I said
00:30:14I felt taken advantage
00:30:15of at Wrestlemania
00:30:17not only am I
00:30:18walking in as champion
00:30:19but I'm going to
00:30:19be walking out
00:30:20as champion
00:30:20well thank you
00:30:22Tiffany
00:30:22this is one of
00:30:23the most hotly
00:30:24anticipated matches
00:30:25of the entire weekend
00:30:26at Wrestlemania 41
00:30:27best of luck
00:30:28in your WWE
00:30:30Women's Championship
00:30:31defense
00:30:32against Charlotte Flair
00:30:33thank you
00:30:34thank you
00:30:35of course that will
00:30:37be coming your way
00:30:37Saturday night
00:30:39Wrestlemania 41
00:30:40streaming on Peacock
00:30:42it begins at 7pm
00:30:43Eastern
00:30:44for local
00:30:45the WWE
00:30:46Women's Championship
00:30:47match
00:30:47Tiffany Stratton
00:30:48you heard a very
00:30:49confident version
00:30:50of Tiffany Stratton
00:30:51there against the
00:30:52future Hall of Famer
00:30:53the 14 time
00:30:54world champion
00:30:54Charlotte Flair
00:30:56the following contest
00:31:15is a six man
00:31:17tag team match
00:31:18scheduled for one fall
00:31:20introducing first
00:31:22the team
00:31:23of Dragon Lee
00:31:25and WWE
00:31:26Hall of Famer
00:31:27Rey Mysterio
00:31:30should be interesting
00:31:34to see what happens
00:31:35against American
00:31:37maiden
00:31:37Chad Gable
00:31:38next
00:31:39hey
00:31:44give a hand to Vegas
00:31:46for the way they've
00:31:47already gotten this
00:31:48Wrestlemania week
00:31:49started
00:31:49and now hosting
00:31:51their 11th
00:31:52Smackdown
00:31:529 BLEs
00:31:54including the
00:31:55all time
00:31:56classic
00:31:56Wrestlemania 9
00:31:58that doc that's out
00:31:59on Peacock
00:32:00folks that is a
00:32:00must watch
00:32:01on becoming a
00:32:02spectacle
00:32:03the turn of the
00:32:04industry that
00:32:04happened here in
00:32:05Vegas the first
00:32:06time they hosted
00:32:07Wrestlemania
00:32:08we should have
00:32:11had you come down
00:32:12to the ring on a
00:32:13camel just like
00:32:14Bobby
00:32:14the toga party
00:32:16that was a giant
00:32:17toga party
00:32:18we missed a massive
00:32:19trick tonight
00:32:20I can only apologize
00:32:21Heenan was backwards
00:32:22on the camel
00:32:23when he came in
00:32:23he was holding on
00:32:24for dear life
00:32:25that night
00:32:25well earlier tonight
00:32:33we saw Chad Gable
00:32:34surrounded by
00:32:36many he will now
00:32:37be opposed to
00:32:38and eliminated from
00:32:39the Andre the Giant
00:32:41Memorial Battle
00:32:41Royal
00:32:42and their opponents
00:32:47Julian Tree
00:32:48Brutus Tree
00:32:50and Chad Gable
00:32:52Chad Gable was
00:32:58eliminated by Ray
00:32:59Phoenix in the
00:33:00Battle Royal
00:33:01and then there was
00:33:02this shocking
00:33:03arrival of El
00:33:04Grande
00:33:05Americano
00:33:06who eliminated
00:33:08Ray Phoenix
00:33:09keep in mind
00:33:10Ray Mysterio
00:33:11is going to meet up
00:33:12with El Grande
00:33:13Americano
00:33:13tomorrow on the
00:33:15Wrestlemania
00:33:15Saturday part
00:33:16Ray Mysterio
00:33:19has really poisoned
00:33:20the wealth of poor
00:33:21Chad Gable
00:33:22when it comes to
00:33:23the locker room
00:33:24and all the
00:33:24lucha personalities
00:33:26we now have here
00:33:27on Smackdown
00:33:27accusing Chad Gable
00:33:30of putting on a mask
00:33:31and being El Grande
00:33:32Americano
00:33:33the most ridiculous
00:33:34thing I personally
00:33:35ever heard
00:33:36and I think
00:33:37Ray Mysterio
00:33:37may well get punished
00:33:39tonight
00:33:39by Chad Gable
00:33:40which will do a
00:33:41massive favor
00:33:42for El Grande
00:33:43Americano
00:33:44tomorrow
00:33:44at Wrestlemania
00:33:45Meanwhile
00:33:46the guy
00:33:47who has quickly
00:33:48become a fan
00:33:49favorite
00:33:49starts things
00:33:50off
00:33:50and he's
00:33:51finding out
00:33:51just what you
00:33:52get
00:33:53with the power
00:33:54of Brutus Creed
00:33:54and that is
00:33:55Ray Phoenix
00:33:55dynamic effort
00:33:57by Phoenix
00:33:58and Brutus
00:34:04finds a way out
00:34:05but look at the
00:34:06speed and pace
00:34:07that Ray Phoenix
00:34:08is setting here
00:34:09I mean the
00:34:10eyeball test
00:34:11tells you
00:34:11that pairing
00:34:12Brutus Creed
00:34:13and Ray Phoenix
00:34:15is a huge
00:34:16mismatch
00:34:16but it's the
00:34:17athleticism
00:34:18the speed and
00:34:18movement
00:34:18the unpredictability
00:34:19of Phoenix
00:34:20that has really
00:34:22taken Brutus Creed
00:34:23down from the
00:34:24off
00:34:24and now
00:34:24Dragon Lee
00:34:25gets his chance
00:34:26to impress
00:34:27remember coming up
00:34:28in just a couple
00:34:29hours
00:34:29if you're here
00:34:30in Vegas
00:34:30you have time
00:34:31to get down
00:34:31to the fountain
00:34:31blue
00:34:32if you want
00:34:33to watch
00:34:33it's going
00:34:33to be available
00:34:34on Peacock
00:34:34YouTube X
00:34:35and you can
00:34:36see the
00:34:37Hall of Fame
00:34:38ceremony
00:34:39Triple H
00:34:40Michelle McCool
00:34:41Lex Luger
00:34:41the immortal
00:34:42moment
00:34:43it's going
00:34:43to be dynamic
00:34:44to hear
00:34:44when HBK
00:34:46inducts Triple H
00:34:48into the
00:34:48WWE Hall of Fame
00:34:50that's coming up
00:34:50a little later
00:34:51on
00:34:51Dragon Lee
00:34:53looks to take
00:34:53control here
00:34:54six man
00:34:55tag team
00:34:55action
00:34:56Dragon Lee
00:34:57reminds everyone
00:34:57wow
00:34:58Rey Mysterio
00:35:00told the world
00:35:01that this guy
00:35:02Dragon Lee
00:35:03is the future
00:35:04of Lucha Libre
00:35:05not so long ago
00:35:06we've had some
00:35:07great newcomers
00:35:08from that world
00:35:09of late
00:35:09but do not
00:35:10forget Dragon Lee
00:35:11look at this
00:35:14crossbody
00:35:15for the win
00:35:15and coming in
00:35:16and making the save
00:35:17is Chad Gable
00:35:18then sends him
00:35:19right to the post
00:35:20the rise of Lucha Libre
00:35:22here in WWE
00:35:23there's going to be
00:35:24a learning curve
00:35:25for some of the other
00:35:25athletes who are
00:35:26simply not used
00:35:27to that style
00:35:28and now Rey Mysterio
00:35:31with those
00:35:31crazy eyes
00:35:33staring down
00:35:34Chad Gable
00:35:35he's warped
00:35:35in his own mind
00:35:36it's a
00:35:36believing that
00:35:37is El Grande
00:35:38Americano
00:35:39but taking his eye
00:35:41off the creeds
00:35:41was a major error
00:35:42and now pushing
00:35:43down Rey
00:35:44Phoenix
00:35:44off the top rope
00:35:46and then a German
00:35:46suplex
00:35:47on Dragon Lee
00:35:48as Chad Gable
00:35:49right in the center
00:35:50of the ring
00:35:51he was getting away
00:35:53from Rey
00:35:54and now
00:35:55American Made
00:35:57all three
00:35:59corners
00:36:00the flying
00:36:02headbutts
00:36:03American Made
00:36:04getting the best
00:36:06of things
00:36:06here in Vegas
00:36:07John Wade
00:36:15with you here
00:36:16the final step
00:36:18on the road
00:36:19to Wrestlemania
00:36:2041
00:36:21and American Made
00:36:24now giving
00:36:24the Lucha
00:36:26stars
00:36:26and especially
00:36:27Dragon Lee
00:36:28a taste of
00:36:29their own
00:36:29medicine
00:36:30synchronized
00:36:31diving
00:36:31headbutts
00:36:32destroying
00:36:34the frame
00:36:34of Dragon Lee
00:36:36and now he's
00:36:36isolated
00:36:37on the wrong
00:36:38side of the
00:36:38tracks
00:36:38with no help
00:36:39whatsoever
00:36:40from his tag
00:36:41team partners
00:36:42Rey Phoenix
00:36:43and Rey Mysterio
00:36:44who were similarly
00:36:45wiped out
00:36:46by American Made
00:36:47he spoke a little
00:36:54earlier
00:36:54about a learning
00:36:55curve for the
00:36:55non-Lucha
00:36:56superstars
00:36:57when it comes
00:36:58to combating
00:36:59this star
00:37:00while the
00:37:00Lucha
00:37:01stars
00:37:01need to learn
00:37:02that there is
00:37:03a whole new
00:37:04level of
00:37:05dirty tricks
00:37:05here
00:37:06in the USA
00:37:07and the
00:37:07American Made
00:37:09crew
00:37:09are absolute
00:37:10experts
00:37:11at delivering
00:37:12that
00:37:12the compact
00:37:13powerhouse
00:37:14that Brutus
00:37:15is
00:37:16now there has
00:37:20been a
00:37:21major issue
00:37:23to the team
00:37:24of Rey
00:37:24Phoenix
00:37:25Rey Mysterio
00:37:26as they are
00:37:27now yelling
00:37:28from the
00:37:28sidelines
00:37:29to try and
00:37:29help out
00:37:29Dragon Lee
00:37:30who's taken
00:37:31a ton
00:37:31of abuse
00:37:32you can see
00:37:39him reaching
00:37:40for that
00:37:40lower back
00:37:41as
00:37:41Julius Creed
00:37:43continues
00:37:44to keep
00:37:46him in
00:37:46control
00:37:47really concerned
00:37:49for the
00:37:49wellness
00:37:50of Rey
00:37:51Mysterio
00:37:51has been
00:37:52down a
00:37:52significant
00:37:53amount
00:37:53of time
00:37:53it's
00:37:53essentially
00:37:54at this
00:37:54point
00:37:54a three
00:37:55on two
00:37:56matchup
00:37:56which is
00:37:57exactly
00:37:58what Chad
00:37:59Gable
00:38:00and his
00:38:00crew
00:38:01wanted
00:38:01whatever
00:38:02advantage
00:38:02you can
00:38:03take
00:38:03in a
00:38:03match
00:38:04like
00:38:04this
00:38:04you
00:38:04grab
00:38:05it
00:38:05that
00:38:05is
00:38:06what
00:38:06American
00:38:06Made
00:38:06is doing
00:38:07as Chad
00:38:08Gable
00:38:08works
00:38:09on that
00:38:10left
00:38:10shoulder
00:38:11of
00:38:12Dragon
00:38:12Lee
00:38:12just
00:38:15what a
00:38:15well-drilled
00:38:16unit
00:38:17American
00:38:17Made
00:38:18have
00:38:18become
00:38:19they
00:38:19train
00:38:19harder
00:38:20than
00:38:20anybody
00:38:20else
00:38:21high
00:38:23pressure
00:38:23creates
00:38:24diamonds
00:38:25and that's
00:38:25exactly
00:38:26what
00:38:26Chad
00:38:26Gable
00:38:27and the
00:38:27creeds
00:38:27are
00:38:28here on
00:38:29Smackdown
00:38:29and there's
00:38:37no respite
00:38:38whatsoever
00:38:39for Dragon
00:38:41Lee
00:38:41nor should
00:38:42there be
00:38:42he delivers
00:38:45a little
00:38:45something
00:38:46to Ray
00:38:47Phoenix
00:38:47yeah
00:38:47didn't like
00:38:48three on
00:38:48two
00:38:49will make
00:38:49it three
00:38:50three on
00:38:50one
00:38:50brilliant
00:38:51there
00:38:51from
00:38:51Chad
00:38:51Gable
00:38:52Dragon
00:38:56Lee
00:38:56able to
00:38:57parry
00:38:58that
00:38:58right
00:38:58hand
00:38:58and
00:38:59deliver
00:38:59a
00:38:59series
00:38:59of
00:39:00overhand
00:39:00rights
00:39:00to
00:39:01himself
00:39:01before
00:39:01Gable
00:39:02chops
00:39:02him
00:39:02down
00:39:02just
00:39:03this
00:39:03is the
00:39:03picture
00:39:04of
00:39:04complete
00:39:05control
00:39:06from
00:39:06Chad
00:39:07Gable
00:39:07the
00:39:072012
00:39:08Olympian
00:39:09who has
00:39:11all the
00:39:11grit
00:39:12and
00:39:12drive
00:39:13you
00:39:13could
00:39:13ever
00:39:13want
00:39:14in
00:39:14a
00:39:14superstar
00:39:14it's been
00:39:41an outrageously
00:39:42entertaining
00:39:43Friday night
00:39:44Smackdown
00:39:45here in
00:39:46Las Vegas
00:39:46the night
00:39:47before
00:39:48Wrestlemania
00:39:4841
00:39:49Chad
00:39:51Gable
00:39:51who was
00:39:52eliminated
00:39:52earlier
00:39:53tonight
00:39:54from the
00:39:54Andre
00:39:54the Giant
00:39:55Memorial
00:39:55Battle Royal
00:39:56by Ray
00:39:57Phoenix
00:39:57has been
00:39:57in complete
00:39:58control
00:39:58against
00:39:59Dragon
00:39:59Lee
00:39:59who's
00:40:00looking
00:40:00for an
00:40:01opportunity
00:40:01to rally
00:40:02back
00:40:02look at
00:40:03the teamwork
00:40:04from
00:40:05American
00:40:05Made
00:40:06everybody
00:40:07getting
00:40:08in
00:40:08the
00:40:08Brutus
00:40:09ball
00:40:10off the
00:40:11top rope
00:40:11into the
00:40:12cover
00:40:12and coming
00:40:14in and making
00:40:15the save
00:40:15is Ray
00:40:15Phoenix
00:40:16who eats
00:40:16a right
00:40:17hand
00:40:17from
00:40:18Julius Creed
00:40:19and it's beginning
00:40:19to feel like a
00:40:21lost cause here for
00:40:22this lucha crew
00:40:23there have been a
00:40:24plethora of dirty
00:40:26tricks thrown their
00:40:27way by America
00:40:28Made
00:40:29it has been so
00:40:30effective
00:40:31that they may well
00:40:32now be regretting
00:40:33demanding this
00:40:34matchup in the
00:40:35first place
00:40:36that's what
00:40:37that's what
00:40:37happens
00:40:37after
00:40:38all the heated
00:40:39exchanges
00:40:40backstage
00:40:40after the
00:40:42battle royal
00:40:42remember
00:40:43stand-in
00:40:44delivers
00:40:44coming your
00:40:44way
00:40:45tomorrow
00:40:45Saturday
00:40:461 p.m.
00:40:47Eastern
00:40:47tickets still on
00:40:48sale
00:40:48if you want
00:40:49to get here
00:40:49to T-Mobile
00:40:50if you're local
00:40:51in Vegas
00:40:52for Wrestlemania
00:40:52Chad Gable
00:40:54climbing right up
00:40:55there
00:40:55with Dragon
00:40:56Lee
00:40:56well that is
00:41:08about the first
00:41:09daylight
00:41:09Dragon Lee
00:41:11has seen
00:41:11after about
00:41:12seven straight
00:41:13minutes of
00:41:14abuse
00:41:14now
00:41:15desperately
00:41:16clawing his
00:41:17way over
00:41:17to the
00:41:18relatively
00:41:19fresh
00:41:20Ray Phoenix
00:41:20he's desperate
00:41:22to get there
00:41:22and he does
00:41:23and here comes
00:41:24the celebrated
00:41:26widely accomplished
00:41:28luchador
00:41:28who has been
00:41:29a star in the
00:41:30making
00:41:31in his recent
00:41:32arrival to
00:41:33WWE
00:41:33Ray Phoenix
00:41:35has set the
00:41:36world on fire
00:41:37thus far
00:41:38but if he pulls
00:41:38a victory here
00:41:39it really will
00:41:41be something
00:41:41to shout about
00:41:42time and again
00:41:43you see things
00:41:44out of Phoenix
00:41:45just like that
00:41:45as Julius
00:41:46is able to
00:41:47survive
00:41:47but it's just
00:41:49over two weeks
00:41:50since Ray Phoenix
00:41:51debuted here
00:41:53in WWE
00:41:54and he has
00:41:56completely
00:41:57dominated the
00:41:58conversation
00:41:58ever since
00:41:59but that
00:42:01shot to the
00:42:01gun
00:42:02will knock
00:42:03the stuffing
00:42:03out of anybody
00:42:04Julius Creed
00:42:06such an accomplished
00:42:08athlete
00:42:09a two-time
00:42:09All-American
00:42:10at Duke
00:42:11University
00:42:12just unmatched
00:42:16physicality
00:42:18from someone
00:42:18who describes
00:42:19himself
00:42:20as an in-ring
00:42:21savage
00:42:22and Ray
00:42:23Phoenix
00:42:23this is the
00:42:25welcome
00:42:26you are certainly
00:42:27not waiting for
00:42:28boy did he
00:42:30ever get sent
00:42:31into that corner
00:42:32his body
00:42:34went arching
00:42:35and flying
00:42:36and I don't
00:42:38know how well
00:42:39adjusted Ray
00:42:40Phoenix is to
00:42:40competing twice
00:42:42in one night
00:42:42once the body
00:42:43cools down
00:42:44after the
00:42:44first match
00:42:45it can be
00:42:46difficult to
00:42:46get going
00:42:47again but
00:42:47Ray Phoenix
00:42:48springboard
00:42:50and Phoenix
00:42:52stops down
00:42:54on Julius
00:42:55there's just
00:42:57no defenses
00:42:57whatsoever
00:42:58for these
00:42:59kind of attacks
00:42:59nobody trains
00:43:00in the US
00:43:01to withstand
00:43:02this kind
00:43:03of abuse
00:43:03oh stepping
00:43:04stone
00:43:05hurricanrana
00:43:06okay how
00:43:07quick your
00:43:08reactions are
00:43:09you are not
00:43:09stopping
00:43:10Ray Phoenix
00:43:11cat like
00:43:15speed
00:43:15goodbye
00:43:16amigo
00:43:17tried it
00:43:18earlier tonight
00:43:19and he was
00:43:21preventively
00:43:21connected this
00:43:22time
00:43:22Operation
00:43:23Dragon
00:43:24would you
00:43:26look at the
00:43:26pace these
00:43:27two are
00:43:27setting
00:43:28Ray Phoenix
00:43:32up top
00:43:33Meteora
00:43:34how about
00:43:35it
00:43:36for the
00:43:36win
00:43:37oh they
00:43:38just cleared
00:43:39them out
00:43:39here are
00:43:41your winners
00:43:42the team
00:43:43of Dragon
00:43:44League
00:43:45Ray
00:43:46Mysterio
00:43:47and
00:43:47Ray
00:43:48Phoenix
00:43:49well it
00:43:51looked like
00:43:51it was
00:43:52game over
00:43:52for the
00:43:53lucha crew
00:43:53but that
00:43:54brilliance
00:43:54from Ray
00:43:56Phoenix
00:43:56combined with
00:43:57the fire
00:43:57of Dragon
00:43:58League
00:43:58managed to
00:43:59pull out
00:43:59that victory
00:44:00when it
00:44:00looked like
00:44:01all was
00:44:01lost
00:44:01hey I'm
00:44:02excited for
00:44:02you ready
00:44:03to call
00:44:03Wrestlemania
00:44:04here at
00:44:04this desk
00:44:05with Pat
00:44:06McAfee
00:44:06and Michael
00:44:07Gold
00:44:07it's a dream
00:44:08come true
00:44:08it's going to
00:44:08be a magical
00:44:09weekend
00:44:10well it's going
00:44:11to be amazing
00:44:11the whole world
00:44:12is going to be
00:44:13waiting to see
00:44:14this tug of war
00:44:14over the loyalty
00:44:15and friendship
00:44:16of Paul Heyman
00:44:17and the reality
00:44:18check of Seth
00:44:20Rollins
00:44:20the names
00:44:21in the bright
00:44:22lights
00:44:22that's what
00:44:23matters most
00:44:24Roman
00:44:25Seth
00:44:26Punk
00:44:26we sail into the black
00:44:36we sail into the black
00:44:5012 years ago
00:45:02we came down
00:45:03those stairs
00:45:04to remake
00:45:06this company
00:45:06in our image
00:45:08we died
00:45:17a long time
00:45:18ago
00:45:18you
00:45:20messed up
00:45:27and your biggest mistake
00:45:29is not understanding
00:45:30the danger
00:45:31that's right in front
00:45:32of us
00:45:32for two people
00:45:35it's clearly
00:45:36personal
00:45:37for me
00:45:39it's just
00:45:40business
00:45:41it's become
00:45:42simple
00:45:43math
00:45:44the two men
00:45:45who want to
00:45:45stand in my way
00:45:47gotta go
00:45:48it's in there
00:45:50you
00:45:50are a
00:45:52Wrestlemania
00:45:53main eventer
00:45:55thank you
00:45:57but that's not
00:45:58the favor
00:45:59that I'm owed
00:45:59what favor
00:46:01I owe you a favor
00:46:03no
00:46:04our
00:46:05wise man
00:46:06will owe me a favor
00:46:07at Wrestlemania
00:46:09in my corner
00:46:11you're a wise man
00:46:14tell him no
00:46:20no my tribal chief
00:46:24I can't do that
00:46:26the black and the fights
00:46:37go disappear
00:46:39lost and forever
00:46:41broken
00:46:42scatter like glass
00:46:45the scars and the sex
00:46:48the lies and the favors
00:46:50we tell
00:46:51and who we are
00:46:54the fate is in choice
00:46:56riding and thrown on us
00:46:59I brought you into this business
00:47:02I cannot wait to be the man that takes you both out of it
00:47:07there can be only one
00:47:09and it's gotta be me
00:47:10wise man
00:47:11how could you betray me
00:47:13we tell it to be the man that takes you both to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it to be the man we tell it
00:47:43Their complicated history has been fused together for years.
00:48:02Tomorrow night, it could all explode apart.
00:48:05Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, CM Punk with Paul Heyman in his corner.
00:48:08The WrestleMania Night 1 main event, a triple threat from here in Vegas.
00:48:17And when we come back, the record-seeking John Cena, the undisputed champion Cody Rhodes.
00:48:23The final face-off is next.
00:48:32It has been a spectacular night before mania here on SmackDown in Vegas.
00:48:38The Battle Royal, the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, was won by Carmelo Hayes.
00:48:43We had DIY causing a no-contest interference in our Tag Team Championship match.
00:48:49A super cold red by Zelina Vega earned her the victory.
00:48:54L.A. Knight Braun Strowman came up with the win.
00:48:57And that moments ago, we just saw Ray Phoenix do his damage in a six-man Tag Team match.
00:49:04We're here to put can't just know when it's time for me to get my big back.
00:49:06All y'all finna be finished.
00:49:07All the way.
00:49:08Blue hair like one of the big cheese cheese.
00:49:09Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue.
00:49:10Let's see.
00:49:16Let's see.
00:49:17Let's see.
00:49:18Let's see.
00:49:19Let's see.
00:49:21Let's see.
00:49:24Let's see.
00:49:25Let's see.
00:49:28Let's see.
00:49:28Let's see.
00:55:00This is going to be my 20th Wrestlemania, my 12th title match at Wrestlemania.
00:55:07I know just as well as anybody right around now, you can get lost in all the noise, all these voices.
00:55:16There is one voice you should listen to, and that's the one coming from the man looking at you in the eye.
00:55:24Sunday is the last time.
00:55:33No one has ever, no one has ever, and there is nothing you could possibly do, and there is nothing you could possibly do to prepare to face a man who knows he's going to die.
00:55:48What I'm doing is what I'm doing.
00:55:53What I'm doing is what I'm doing.
00:55:55What I'm doing is what I'm doing is what I'm doing.
00:55:57What I'm doing is so unprecedented, they don't think it's real.
00:55:58They think I'm going to come back.
00:55:59They think I'm going to come back because everyone always comes crawling back.
00:56:02There's no such thing as a wrestling retirement.
00:56:05There's always one more match.
00:56:12The reason there isn't a wrestling retirement is because every other wrestler is a scared, insecure loser.
00:56:22Every other wrestler needs these people, needs these people to care about them, to post about them, to talk about them,
00:56:32because the second they get away from this, they're left alone, by themselves, with their pathetic lives,
00:56:40so they come crawling back as a shell of themselves.
00:56:44I have love, joy, and worth in my life.
00:56:48I don't need a single damn one of you.
00:56:51The only reason I'm here is to take that away from you and all of you forever.
00:57:06Don't say I didn't warn you because I did.
00:57:13Last year, when you won that championship, everybody's raising you on their shoulder and giving you watches and stuff and saying,
00:57:21good job, champ.
00:57:22When I had my moment alone with you like a man to your face, I didn't say, good job, champ.
00:57:28I said, every day you hold that, it gets heavier, and Sunday it finally becomes too heavy for you to hold.
00:57:36You will lose.
00:57:43You will lose because you care about them.
00:57:49You people do not write history.
00:57:57Winners do.
00:58:01I came out here tonight because I wanted to share one more thing with you before Sunday.
00:58:08When I won that Elimination Chamber, I knew it would be impossible to beat you in a match at WrestleMania.
00:58:15And then in one moment, you changed all that.
00:58:20You changed all that with what you said to The Rock.
00:58:26You see, kid, The Rock just gave you a choice.
00:58:31Do you want to do what they think is right?
00:58:37Or do you want to win?
00:58:39And in the moment you made your choice, not only did I think I could beat you, I realized Sunday, you don't stand a chance.
00:58:49And that night, all that was left for me to do was the one thing you couldn't.
00:58:54Prove to them that they don't matter.
00:58:59You see, all of this, all of this noise from them, these people will always make up their own version of the truth they want to believe.
00:59:11And when you stop caring about that and stop caring about them, you can start accomplishing anything you want in life.
00:59:18But you are too weak to understand that.
00:59:20Sunday, in order to beat me, you are going to have to choose.
00:59:30Do you do what they think is right?
00:59:37Or do you win?
00:59:40And Cody, you are strong, you are tough, and you are driven, but you are also scared, insecure, and naive.
00:59:47You say you wear this suit because you want to be somebody.
00:59:52You have your tattoo because you want to be somebody.
00:59:56You didn't need the tattoo or the suit because Sunday I'm going to make you somebody.
01:00:07Somebody who finally realizes that to become a winner, you have to sever ties with all the losers in your life.
01:00:17Or somebody who had a chance to be a real winner and blew it.
01:00:25And in that very moment, you will realize that you are not the captain.
01:00:29You are not the quarterback.
01:00:32You're still just a kid in a man's world who doesn't have the balls of the last real champion.
01:00:47Okay, John, the noise.
01:00:51And you always have to say something, right?
01:01:06This crowd, how they feel about you?
01:01:10This is who you fight for.
01:01:17This.
01:01:19This matters to you.
01:01:21You said in London, you said that you don't bury talent.
01:01:25That you are talent.
01:01:28Well, I know a graveyard of talent that would disagree with that statement.
01:01:34But we're not talking about them.
01:01:36We're talking about WrestleMania.
01:01:38Let me ask you a question, John.
01:01:44Do you know his name?
01:01:46The one who handed you the microphone.
01:01:48You know his name?
01:01:50No, no.
01:01:51You don't know her name either, do you?
01:01:53And I'd wager if you walk backstage, you don't know any of those people either.
01:01:57This is a different WWE, John.
01:01:59And when this was your WWE, I worshipped you.
01:02:02They worshipped you.
01:02:04But since the GOAT hasn't shown up since Elimination Chamber, allow me to offer you a little perspective, okay?
01:02:11You called me underwhelming.
01:02:13Guess what?
01:02:14You're overrated.
01:02:18You're overbearing.
01:02:20And more importantly, you're out of touch.
01:02:22And you're out of time.
01:02:23Your face is melting wax.
01:02:25You got a stack of dimes for a neck.
01:02:28Spindly ass legs.
01:02:29You're paler than Sting at Star K97.
01:02:32And you're sanctimonious.
01:02:34Sanctimonious comments about how I'm an errand boy when the whole world watched you saunter on the Oscar stage butt ass naked for the people that you run errands for now.
01:02:48And by God, John Cena, it is 2025 and you still can't wrestle.
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01:03:17You can have thought.
01:03:18You're going for this!
01:03:19Idiots.
01:03:49They're just like you.
01:04:13They don't know what they want.
01:04:16And Cody, on Sunday to beat you,
01:04:19I don't have to wrestle.
01:04:24Oh, Cena.
01:04:30Oh, he tried to go AA, but instead...
01:04:33Crossroads.
01:04:35The war of words just went physical.
01:04:47The American nightmare, Cody Rhodes,
01:04:51with the undisputed WWE championship in his hand.
01:04:56And he has been making a message of fighting for the fans
01:05:01to save the industry.
01:05:04To keep that championship for the present and future of sports entertainment.
01:05:11WrestleMania Sunday.
01:05:18It'll headline it all and cap what is turning out to be a spectacular weekend in Vegas.
01:05:25We have no further steps to take on this road to WrestleMania.
01:05:33We have arrived, Wade.
01:05:37The final face-off turned into this.
01:05:43Well, what a stifle from Cody Rhodes.
01:05:46I don't have to wrestle.
01:05:48Cheap shot from John Cena.
01:05:53But we got a champ who has every bit ready for it and more.
01:05:59Is this a window into the main event of WrestleMania Sunday
01:06:05with the WWE championship on the line?
01:06:09One crossroads may be all it takes
01:06:13to put away Cena for good in his final WrestleMania.
01:06:17It is coming your way.
01:06:19WrestleMania 41 Sunday night
01:06:22will be the undisputed WWE championship match.
01:06:25Starts streaming at 7 Eastern for Pacific on Peacock.
01:06:29Now, Wade, let's tell everybody what they're in store for tomorrow on Night 1.
01:06:34WrestleMania Saturday World Heavyweight Championship
01:06:37on the line as the Ring General defends against main event Jey Uso.
01:06:43Will we have a stadium eating in unison for a new champ?
01:06:48The WWE Women's Championship.
01:06:54This thing has gotten red hot.
01:06:57There have been personal attacks.
01:06:59There have been honest conversations recently.
01:07:02And tomorrow, it is tippy time
01:07:04against the future Hall of Famer.
01:07:06Tiffany Stratton looks to defend against Charlotte Flair.
01:07:09We had a war earlier tonight here on SmackDown.
01:07:13A lot of damage absorbed by these two men,
01:07:16but the United States title will be on the line tomorrow
01:07:19as L.A. Night defends against the terrifying Jacob Batu.
01:07:25And for Rey Mysterio, another WrestleMania.
01:07:30But this one comes against the Luchador
01:07:32who has burst onto the scene recently.
01:07:35It is El Grande Americano
01:07:38against the Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio.
01:07:41And we got ourselves a World Tag Team Championship clash
01:07:46as the boo day.
01:07:48They suck while they're challenging
01:07:50the champs, the War Raiders,
01:07:53tomorrow on WrestleMania Saturday.
01:07:55World Tag Team Championship clash tomorrow
01:07:58between those two.
01:08:01Proceed with caution, says Naomi.
01:08:04Naomi, the storm is coming for her.
01:08:08Jade and Naomi,
01:08:10perhaps the most emotionally charged
01:08:12of all the WrestleMania 41 matches.
01:08:16Three of the biggest names,
01:08:18three of the biggest egos,
01:08:20well, they're going to compete
01:08:21in triple threat action
01:08:23in the main event of WrestleMania Saturday.
01:08:27Roman Reigns, Seth freakin' Rollins,
01:08:30and CM Punk with the wise man,
01:08:33Paul Heyman, in his corner.
01:08:35Who will be victorious
01:08:36in the main event tomorrow?
01:08:39Of course, moments ago,
01:08:41the face-to-face.
01:08:44John Cena and Cody Rose
01:08:46as Cody
01:08:48was able to counter.
01:08:52The crossroads was hit
01:08:53on Cena.
01:08:55Cena's going for the record-breaking
01:08:57win Sunday night,
01:08:58but Rhodes is determined
01:09:00to save pro wrestling.
01:09:03There are just times in life
01:09:05that you know you have to take it all in
01:09:07with your eyes wide open.
01:09:09For all the fans,
01:09:10from the hardcores
01:09:11to the casuals,
01:09:13this, right now in Vegas,
01:09:15is that time.
01:09:17This weekend in Sin City,
01:09:19it is must-watch.
01:09:20It is can't-miss.
01:09:22It's the unthinkable now-a-reality.
01:09:24This version of John Cena
01:09:26against the hope
01:09:27for the current
01:09:28and future of the industry.