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00:01Cash.
00:021...
00:032...
00:045...
00:052...
00:30Take it all! Take it all! Take it all!
00:32Take it all!
00:34Take it all!
00:36Take it all!
00:40The following contest scheduled for one fall
00:44is for
00:46the United States
00:48Championship!
00:50Introducing first
00:52the challenger
00:54from Sacramento, California
00:56weighed in
00:58at 291 pounds
01:02the Samoan
01:04Werewolf
01:06Jacob
01:08Batuu!
01:10The question is
01:12can
01:14Jacob Batuu
01:16follow in the footsteps of his family member
01:18Jey Uso
01:20who earlier tonight won the World Heavyweight Championship
01:22Batuu
01:24seeking his first singles title here
01:26in WWE
01:28Talk about
01:30unpredictable
01:32Jacob Batuu does not view Jey Uso
01:34as a family member
01:36Jacob Batuu is obsessed
01:38with winning gold
01:40for his family
01:42and ushering in a new era
01:44of Samoan dominance
01:46built in his own image
01:48Jacob doesn't say whatever he wants, but it's true
01:50I know that his family is obviously
01:52very successful
01:54in this business, but whenever I say
01:56this guy might be the next one
01:58I'm talking about the entire damn business
02:00not just his family
02:02This United States title match is brought to you by
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02:06Wheatley is the undisputed champ of smooth
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02:12tonight they celebrate the superstars
02:14aiming to achieve their own American dream
02:16grab an American Mule today
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02:24they're just teasing us
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02:28little Vodka
02:30Laird
02:31Steve Weiser
02:32Laird
02:34and Jacob Batuu
02:36fight for a US title
02:38this dude's a dog
02:40notice that nobody in the audience
02:42is booing Jacob Batuu
02:44they simply don't care
02:46and look into those eyes
02:48on the pitiless soul
02:50that resides behind them
02:52and you understand exactly why
02:54bite your tongues
02:56or he'll bite them for you
03:22looks like you McAfee
03:26with the chauffeur driver
03:28never in a million years
03:32but L.A. Knights arriving in style
03:36looks like you McAfee with the chauffeur driver
03:40never in a million years
03:44but L.A. Knights arriving in style
03:48they said that that was
03:54too live and too loud
03:56it overheated
03:58max capacity of heat
04:00of L.A. Knight and the Maserati
04:02Megastar entrance in the Maserati
04:04which may well in part
04:06be due to the fact that Knight
04:08competed twice last night
04:10on SmackDown
04:12and that body took a hell
04:14of a lot of punishment
04:16and perhaps he needed a little assistance
04:18getting down to the ring this evening
04:20he questioned the smarts of competing
04:22so close to this match
04:24and his opponent
04:26from Los Angeles
04:28California
04:30weighing in
04:32for 240 pounds
04:34he is
04:36the United States
04:38champion
04:40Hell
04:42A Knight
04:44You know
04:52Wheatley American Vodka
04:54and the WWE are proud to be joined tonight
04:56by Senior Master Sergeant Michael DeNutt
04:58from the USO
05:00and Creech Air Force Base here in Nevada
05:02Wheatley raise a glass
05:04to Senior Master Sergeant DeNutt
05:06and all retired active members
05:08of the US military
05:10for your service
05:12what a hero
05:14thank you
05:15thank you sir
05:16you know the entrances
05:17really tell a story
05:18Wade
05:19of the contrasting styles
05:21of the two men
05:22in this match
05:23well
05:24LA Knight
05:25got this place
05:26on their feet
05:27and you like Bob Dylan right?
05:29exactly
05:30well my loins
05:31they are a tingling
05:32that was the famous
05:33Bob Dylan hit
05:34back in the 60's
05:36and tonight
05:37LA Knight
05:38wants to deliver
05:39a major hit of his own
05:40it's actually the times
05:41they are changing
05:42that's not how I heard
05:43I get your point
05:44Fatou
05:46LA Knight
05:47for the United States Championship
05:49dozens
05:50of WWE
05:51Hall of Famers have held the gold
05:52over the years
05:53of course the very first
05:54was mentioned by
05:55Triple H
05:56in his Hall of Fame speech
05:57last night
05:58the great Harley race
05:59and tonight
06:00LA Knight looks to retain
06:01Jacob Fatou
06:02looks to win his first ever
06:04singles title
06:05in WWE
06:06WWE
06:07making costume
06:08not scared of the friendship
06:09coast to coast
06:10coast to coast
06:11he is
06:12everything that you would want
06:14in a champion here
06:15at the WWE
06:16last night LA
06:17I should say last month
06:18LA Knight would knock off
06:19Shinsuke Nakamura
06:21oh
06:23look at that
06:24nice neckbreaker
06:25by Knight
06:26this is Knight
06:27trying to end things
06:28quick I think
06:29he took a hell of a beat
06:30oh went for the BFT
06:31and Fatou
06:32countered
06:34and now Knight
06:35looking into the eyes
06:36of a werewolf
06:38the game plan
06:39of LA Knight
06:40was perfect
06:41until Jacob Fatou
06:43had very different ideas
06:44and there is fear now
06:45in the eyes of the megastar
06:47you know Wade
06:48I was gonna ask you
06:49strategy for LA Knight
06:50against this
06:51just crazy guy
06:52throw everything you can
06:53at the guy
06:54and hope whatever
06:55body weaknesses
06:56you have
06:57oh
06:58too late
06:59and the ribs of LA Knight
07:01look how badly he had
07:02to grab the man
07:03that's because of the beatdown
07:04last night
07:05oh that spine of LA Knight
07:07especially the entire
07:08midsection
07:09two matches
07:1024 hours before
07:11this defense
07:12is absolute insanity
07:14I love the megastar
07:16but sometimes he is
07:17completely delusional
07:18with that confidence
07:19and he's gonna pay
07:20the price here
07:21Jacob Fatou
07:22is just
07:23just a crazy individual
07:25this guy has done
07:26stints in prison
07:27when he got out
07:28the last time
07:29he said he was gonna
07:30change his life around
07:31slept on a mattress
07:32in an abandoned home
07:33for a number of months
07:34just to get an opportunity
07:36to try to do this
07:37get involved in
07:38combat sports
07:39and he's trying to
07:40make the most of it
07:41had to learn a lot of
07:42lessons on his road
07:43to right now
07:44you live that kind of
07:46lifestyle
07:47it's gonna give you an
07:48insatiable hunger
07:49and that is the scariest
07:51part of Jacob Fatou
07:53he went for the sunset
07:54flip
07:55and LA Knight moves out
07:56of harm's way
07:57mentally he's ready
07:58physically he's ready
07:59it's tonight the night
08:00where he gets gold
08:01or is LA Knight
08:02turning into a
08:03cross body lateral
08:04press kick out at two
08:05that frenzy of energy that
08:09took over this stadium
08:10when the mega star arrived
08:12has completely been
08:13neutralized now
08:14from Maserati to now
08:16a lot less boom
08:18this is this is Jacob's
08:20Wrestlemania debut
08:21a couple of important
08:22points here Wade
08:23he's never been pinned
08:24or forced to submit
08:25in WWE
08:26and he beat Braun Strowler
08:28in a last man standing
08:29match to earn this
08:30opportunity tonight
08:31it was a match that the
08:32whole world thought Braun
08:33Braun Strowman was
08:35simply unbeatable in
08:37it was a match that
08:38Braun Strowman has made
08:39his own over the past
08:40ten years
08:41enter Jacob Fatou
08:43rip up the record box
08:45this guy is completely
08:46different to anything
08:47we've seen before
08:48I mean he's an uber
08:49athlete he's got a
08:50killer instinct
08:51doesn't give a damn
08:52about anybody
08:53and his size
08:54and his proportion
08:55make him very tall
08:56to stop
08:57and smart move by LA Knight
08:58go to the knee
08:59take out Fatou
09:00LA Knight now with a
09:01base mid drop kick
09:02drives Fatou out
09:03outside the ring
09:05Fatou no stranger
09:06to the outside of the ring
09:07and LA Knight now
09:08drives Fatou
09:09right between the
09:10announce tables
09:11it was an ugly landing
09:12for LA Knight
09:13who may well have
09:14jarred those ribs
09:15once again
09:16caught the rope
09:17on the way through
09:18look at LA Knight
09:19he's got about 3%
09:20body fat
09:21the amount of work
09:22and discipline
09:23this man has to the
09:24craft of being our
09:25champion
09:26is certainly admirable
09:27but he's in a dogfight
09:28look at that
09:29power slam
09:30caught Knight in mid air
09:31Fatou delivered it
09:32state's championship
09:33hooks the leg
09:34now
09:35and a kick out
09:36Jacob Fatou
09:37just has that
09:38intangible quality
09:39that terrifies
09:40and captivates
09:42in equal measures
09:43natural born fear
09:46factor for the
09:47entire locker room
09:48due to his abilities
09:49to pull up moves
09:50like that
09:51in the blink of an eye
09:52I like that Wade
09:53fear factor
09:54I mean he defeats
09:55opponents
09:56before they even
09:57get in the ring
09:58with him
09:59running senton
10:00and Knight
10:01desperately got the
10:02knees up
10:03to the spine
10:04of Fatou
10:05literally anything can happen
10:06with Jacob Fatou
10:07he's athletic enough
10:08to be able to accomplish
10:09any move he wants
10:10to beat your ass
10:11but then he can also
10:12ground and pound you
10:13out of here
10:14you get the sense
10:15the game plan of LA Knight
10:16is gone
10:17and now it's just a scramble
10:18for survival
10:19LA Knight though
10:20no stranger
10:21jump up Samoan
10:22tried it again
10:23this time Knight able to counter
10:24went to the well
10:25once too often
10:26maybe not
10:27LA Knight
10:28nice arm drag
10:29what a move by LA Knight
10:31how much is left in this
10:33tank of Knight
10:34he simply can't follow it up
10:36he can't follow it up
10:37but he's getting a little
10:38bit of a breather
10:39yeah but Wade you're a
10:40five time intercontinental
10:41champion that's
10:42what being a champ's all
10:43about right digging down
10:44when you have to
10:45ability to dig deep
10:46when it matters most
10:48the problem is
10:49can you dig as deep
10:51as Jacob Fatu
10:52the answer
10:53maybe yes
10:54yeah Fatu went face first
10:55off the steel post
10:56and now LA Knight
10:57with some body shots
10:58kicked out of the midsection
10:59and Knight starting the
11:00attack on Fatu
11:01that's our US champion
11:06LA Knight into the corner
11:08with a running knee
11:09from looking sluggish
11:11to looking like a
11:12perpetual motion machine
11:14once again
11:15a lot of yes
11:16in Las Vegas
11:17shoulder to the post
11:18now on the other side
11:21and LA Knight
11:22starting to put the
11:23beating
11:24on Jacob Fatu
11:25Knight now
11:26turns him
11:27inside out
11:28LA Knight
11:29with an opportunity
11:30LA Knight knew
11:31he was in for a fight
11:32and he was ready for it
11:33now he's going to the sky
11:35yeah
11:36top rope by Knight
11:37takes down Fatu
11:38big elbow cover
11:39for his retention
11:40at Vegas
11:41and a kick out at 2
11:43well how clever was that
11:45of LA Knight adapting
11:46mid-air
11:48clearly Jacob Fatu
11:49was supposed to be
11:50lying flat on his back
11:52like most opponents
11:54gets up to his feet
11:55but Knight still connects
11:56with that elbow
11:57just goes to show you
11:58simply can't keep
12:00Jacob Fatu down for long
12:01and back
12:02again on the offense
12:04LA Knight just threw his
12:05absolute best shot
12:06at Fatu
12:09Fatu just has this
12:10beyond human ability
12:12to regenerate
12:13in record time
12:16all those lessons we
12:17talked about earlier
12:18top this grid
12:19and LA Knight he knew
12:20it was coming
12:21and again Knight knows
12:22Fatu well great defense
12:23there
12:24great defense but how
12:26do you follow it up
12:27when you've had the stuffing
12:28knocked out of you
12:29and your ribs are on fire
12:31go for broke LA Knight
12:33that's what he's trying to do
12:34here
12:35Fatu who's hung up on the
12:36top rope big elbow
12:37drops Knight
12:40LA Knight now
12:42incredible athleticism
12:44and he turns it around
12:45Fatu face first
12:47Knight for the win
12:48what a move by LA Knight
12:50Fatu kicks it two and a half
12:52senior official Charles
12:54Robinson was right there
12:56with the call
12:57incredible athleticism
12:59balance
13:00and raw power
13:01from the mega star
13:02that really should have
13:03been enough
13:04but Fatu once again
13:06equal to it
13:07in LA Knight at this stage
13:09of the match
13:10being able to jump all the
13:11way up to the top rope
13:12it's that Kvorka that's
13:14thick in the air here
13:15in Las Vegas
13:17went for the BFT
13:18the blunt force trauma
13:19Fatu follows it up with a
13:20super kick
13:21drop side of the corner
13:22LA is in trouble
13:23back him on up
13:24looking fresh as a daisy
13:26once again is Fatu
13:27that is Fatu
13:28and again
13:29Kvorka Rikishi
13:33just eating Fatu
13:35for dinner
13:36and the late great
13:37Umaga
13:38the nephew of both men
13:39is Jacob now heads out
13:40to the apron
13:41Fatu heading up to the
13:42top rope
13:43Jacob Fatu
13:44from the top
13:45Swanton
13:46for the United States
13:48championship
13:49cover
13:50by Fatu
13:51kick out by
13:52nine and two
13:53what a matchup for the
13:54United States title
13:552.99
13:57after Jacob Fatu
13:59did the unthinkable
14:01with a beautiful maneuver
14:03that Swanton
14:04from the top
14:05that really should
14:06have put the mega star away
14:08but the mega star
14:09just grows into the brightest
14:11of spotlights
14:12and it gets no brighter
14:14than Wrestlemania
14:16I don't know how the hell
14:18LA Knight still fight
14:20first
14:21singles championship match
14:23in WWE
14:25for Fatu
14:28LA Knight with much more
14:29experience
14:30when it comes to that
14:31at this level
14:32absolutely
14:35take of Fatu
14:36just throwing head
14:37by LA Knight
14:39as the crowns
14:40coming alive here
14:44split crown
14:45captivated by
14:46Jacob Fatu
14:50and his insane abilities
14:52top rope moves
14:53oh
14:54caught him with a BFT
14:55LA Knight
14:56with a BFT
14:57only attempted
14:58and Jacob Fatu
15:00stays alive
15:02holy hell
15:04LA Knight
15:05and Knight
15:06picked
15:075-2
15:08out of mid-air
15:09in a moonsault
15:10with a BFT
15:12one of the biggest BFT's
15:14of his career
15:15from unbelievable
15:18to unfortunate
15:19in the space
15:20of three seconds
15:22a perfectly executed BFT
15:25against a flying opponent
15:27flying opponent
15:29just landed so badly
15:30for LA Knight
15:31picked off
15:32Jacob Fatu
15:33in the sky
15:34that may have been
15:35LA Knight's last hurrah
15:36or was it
15:37well Knight's still
15:38fighting back
15:39Fatu is hurting
15:40in a big way here
15:41unsurprisingly
15:42after that BFT
15:43oh kick
15:44LA Knight ribs
15:45ribs first
15:46on the top buckle
15:47and now Fatu
15:49right to the
15:50small of the back
15:51the ribs again
15:52wearing down
15:53the champion
15:54who would think of
15:55Hannah Senton
15:56in that position
15:57Jacob Fatu
15:58obviously
15:59oh and there's
16:00a Samoan drop
16:01from the top
16:02every move
16:03so powerful
16:04and devastating
16:05Fatu
16:06top rope
16:07moves off
16:08connects
16:09Fatu's not done yet
16:11Jacob's gonna go
16:12up top again
16:13with another
16:14moonsault
16:15cover by Fatu
16:17Jacob Fatu
16:19is the United States
16:20champion
16:22here is your winner
16:25the new
16:26United States
16:29champion
16:31the Samoan werewolf
16:34Jacob Fatu
16:38here to celebrate
16:39the legendary
16:40Fatu
16:42as Jacob Fatu
16:49wins the first
16:51singles goal
16:52of his career
16:54in WWE
16:56first of many
17:00we all assume
17:02but you have to appreciate
17:05your first ever
17:07title
17:08Jacob Fatu
17:10I mean this is an incredible match
17:15Wade
17:16both men show an A-plus
17:17athleticism
17:18this was the moment
17:19it looked like the megastar
17:20may have done
17:21the incredible
17:22putting away Fatu
17:23but this man just bounces
17:25back
17:26time and time again
17:27and that is just
17:28a work of art
17:30from the ultimate savage
17:32in this industry
17:33and LA Knight was giving it
17:35everything he got
17:36he got
17:37but when you absorb
17:38this kind of punishment
17:39although that was a moment
17:41with a BFT
17:42connected out of nowhere
17:43fortuitously
17:45for Fatu
17:46he just landed in the right
17:47spot to grab the road
17:48spot
17:49everything Fatu does
17:50is impressive
17:51including pop-up moonsaults
17:53off the top rope
17:54he hit three of them
17:56on LA Knight
17:58and that was all
17:59he needed to become
18:00our
18:01United States
18:03Champion
18:04at Wrestlemania
18:0641
18:07ladies and gentlemen
18:09what an incredible night
18:11to the Otawaii family bloodline
18:13Jacob Fatu
18:15is now
18:16the United States
18:18Champion
18:19Smackdown
18:23better beware
18:24of the werewolf
18:26the werewolf
18:28go that way
18:33oh