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00:00Every performer, we're all like animals in the jungle.
00:23We're all exotic animals, man.
00:27You just want to be the most exotic one, you know?
00:30It was hard trying to find myself.
00:35Jimmy and Jay, and here come the Usos!
00:39Let alone coming from my family, man.
00:41I got larger than life.
00:43Dads, uncles, cousins.
00:50How am I going to separate myself from all these guys in here?
00:57They know me now, Us.
01:00How you doing?
01:02Good, sir.
01:02You are?
01:03Uso.
01:05You went to WWE?
01:06Yes.
01:07But I'm looking for Mark Henry, Tully Blanchard, or Steve Levy.
01:10Oh, I don't...
01:11Y'all got y'all credentials?
01:12I got mine.
01:13Let me see.
01:15Somewhere.
01:16Y'all not going to the dock, huh?
01:17Y'all going to the...
01:18I'm trying to park.
01:20Trying to park the media lot, huh?
01:21Because y'all...
01:21Well, he's talent.
01:23I'm just...
01:23You're the talent, bro.
01:24Yeah.
01:25It's...
01:25Your name...
01:26You got yours, but your name wasn't on there.
01:30This is Mark Henry behind me.
01:32Yeah.
01:33Mark, he'll clear you?
01:34Yeah.
01:35Oh, oh.
01:36One second.
01:37This is hard to explain to people, but there's something about putting your finger on
02:02the pulse of what is happening, and it's a feel.
02:07It's not...
02:08It's not a thought process to feel.
02:11It's...
02:11Our business is not about this, about this.
02:15Isn't that the job?
02:16Right?
02:17To make the biggest stars possible.
02:19As you're making those stars, one of the biggest ways to officially stamp them as being
02:25a star is the road to WrestleMania.
02:27The road to WrestleMania starts with the Royal Rumble, where you find out two people that
02:42will headline and face the champion of their choice at WrestleMania.
02:47To be in the positions of influence, you repeatedly perform well.
02:56There does get to a level where, man, it is decimal points that separates you and makes
03:03you stand out.
03:05There's not a lot of real estate.
03:07The person who wins makes it to our biggest stage, which is WrestleMania.
03:13Tony Rose is going to WrestleMania!
03:16After that, can you take the title home?
03:23We were able to do that.
03:25And I became an undisputed WWE champion.
03:28Tony finished the story!
03:34We saw an opportunity, and it felt right, and we put the gas on him, and he blew up.
03:40I wish I could say WrestleMania 40 was everything I hoped for.
03:54But my father wasn't there, you know?
03:58And there's voids you can fill, and there's voids you shouldn't fill.
04:12Cody, his dad's the American dream, Dusty Rhodes.
04:16Boy, now they're turning loose!
04:18His dad is responsible for a lot of our childhood memories.
04:24You know, I'm here to show America that justice does prevail.
04:28You know, I'm just a common man.
04:32I would have liked to see him walk around backstage and let everyone know.
04:38Here's this youngest son of him who didn't get a lot of the talent, but he made it.
04:45Back in the day, Dusty would go back and forth in trading who had the bigger fur coat, the bigger Rolex, the bigger house.
04:57Bring that old cash from your coat out here.
04:59And then, you know, for Dusty, he got in a situation financially where he had to liquidate stuff.
05:06Dusty had to sell the watch.
05:10You know what your dad meant to me?
05:11So, Bruce, obviously, Nick knows what it means to you.
05:19So, we all got together and got you this.
05:23Ooh.
05:24Can I open?
05:25Please.
05:25Here now?
05:26Last year's WrestleMania, Hunter and Bruce, they found the guy that had that Rolex, and they gave it to Cody.
05:32Thank you, guys.
05:34Jesus.
05:34Jesus.
05:41I think Cody has had such a daunting uphill battle, because nobody's ever going to fill Dusty's boots.
06:04Cody's filled his own boots.
06:05Let's go, son.
06:06Let's go.
06:07Let's go.
06:11All right, so two shows with a Saturday night's main event sandwiched in between.
06:20So, show one, I think there's some stuff here that Cody and Kevin can still kind of say to each other face-to-face to kind of get me excited for tomorrow night.
06:29We're telling a story where Kevin feels underappreciated, and I'm the one who's not appreciating him enough.
06:39One of the things I thought Kevin could still touch on to kind of make it even more personal is that that title changed you.
06:46And so now, in order to save our friendship, I need to take that championship from you.
06:51The emotions boiling almost between these former friends, now bitter enemies.
06:57Triple H had this idea for Kevin to beat me up outside my tour bus, but off camera.
07:04We're going to hope fans capture it, and of course, they did.
07:07Are we going to let him hit the Pile Driver on Cordy eventually?
07:17No.
07:18The Pile Driver for so long was just a move that internally we had banned from using, just because of the danger it does present.
07:28Oh my God, Pile Driver!
07:30There's a reason that damn move is banned!
07:32Pulling out a Pile Driver, something that has been so taboo and not done in WWE in a decade, it was a very good call.
07:42You guys like doing that Pile Driver after the show?
07:45I do.
07:46Because I think it's a cool moment on the other side.
07:49I think it's different.
07:51It keeps people talking about the event after it's happened, leading us into TV.
07:55So do Saturday Night's main event, Cody's celebrating.
07:58I think we go off the air, everything's happy, and then he comes back in and drops it.
08:04Is there anything else?
08:05No.
08:06Okay.
08:07Cool.
08:13One of the most anticipated events in recent WWE history.
08:17From May of 85 to now four decades of dominance later.
08:22Live on NBC.
08:23There's going to be a lot of people that are going to be watching professional wrestling for the first time tonight in a long time.
08:28What has you most excited for tonight, Jesse?
08:31Well, it's the world title match, without a doubt.
08:34You know, you got Cody Rhodes, who's now being challenged by a former friend.
08:38We have the current undisputed WWE Championship right there, which I have held now for 250 days.
08:52For tonight, it is a bit of a throwback evening with Saturday Night's main event.
08:59And here we have the winged eagle.
09:03This just physical championship belt here is almost treated as a WWE legend.
09:11Bret Hart wearing this title, I just can see it very vividly in my mind.
09:15Ric Flair, he holds this title.
09:18Ric Flair, you did it!
09:19This will be the first time they've seen it on WWE TV in, gosh, a decade or longer.
09:25Ladies and gentlemen, it is the legendary winged eagle championship.
09:35Cody Rhodes versus Kevin Owens.
09:37Man has made a WWE title.
09:41And we're underway.
09:43Cody Rhodes on the offense here.
09:48Whoa, swan pod.
09:51Owens went for the stunner.
09:53Brody looking to put him away at a crossroads.
09:57Oh, and Owens sends Rhodes inadvertently into our official, Charles Robinson.
10:03Stunner!
10:05Cover!
10:06But there's no official!
10:08Owens had Rhodes defeated, but there was no official!
10:12Look, we have a referee in the room.
10:15Hold on, here's Eddie Arango!
10:16Go!
10:18Go!
10:18Go!
10:18Go!
10:19Yeah, but there was no official to count it.
10:26Pop-up powerbomb attempted.
10:28Rhodes caught him with a superkick.
10:30Cody, find another.
10:31Oh, no!
10:32And now another official taking out!
10:35Two reps down!
10:36Cody Rhodes going for a Cody cutter.
10:38Took out Arango.
10:39Go!
10:43Cody shoulder first to the post.
10:45Oh, wait a minute.
10:46KO grabbing a steel chair.
10:48The question is, will he pull the trigger now?
10:50The reps are down.
10:50He's thinking to himself, he can get away with it.
10:53He does pull the trigger.
10:54He misses!
10:55Cody cutter!
11:03Is Rhodes going to use the chair?
11:10Crossroads onto the chair!
11:13Cody gets rid of the evidence.
11:15Cover now!
11:16Referee Charles Robinson back up!
11:19One, two, three!
11:24Rhodes retains the title!
11:30Let me see a shot of Kevin looking at him.
11:34Kevin Owens is going to be frustrated, guys.
11:36He tried to use the steel chair, and it was backfired and used against him.
11:40Cody Rhodes reigned supreme at Saturday nights.
11:45He tried to use the steel chair for the first main event.
11:48Good night, everybody.
11:49Thanks for joining us.
11:51It was a great show, guys.
11:53Good luck.
11:53How was fun?
11:54Hello, Kevin.
11:55Knock him on his ass and then just wild drive him.
11:58Tell him to go.
11:59You've got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend.
12:16When I was down, you just stood there pretty.
12:21Do you think I'd make contact with one who tries to hide what he don't know?
12:37Yeah, any more of those farm shots are great.
12:41When you get word with Kevin to go, when you get him strapped to the board, you go back in there and stand over him.
12:48Tell him to go now.
12:49Tell him to go now.
12:49I'm going to come out there around my dad's side with real-time people.
13:16Tell him to go now.
13:46I'm sorry.
13:47I walked out and you were right, I was like, oh, fuck, he's right there.
14:14I had no problem.
14:16I got to fucking do something.
14:18Thanks, buddy.
14:30We in Tyrone, Georgia.
14:34Hometown.
14:35Oh, this Saturday's a rumble, man, so...
14:39Getting some time in?
14:40Yep, getting some time.
14:41You got a bow. You got one more, son.
14:42My government name is Joshua, Sammy, Samuel, Ufatu.
14:47When I first signed with WWE, it was Jules Uso.
14:51The day I was about to debut, they didn't like my name.
14:55So they just gave me J.
14:58Tell me, what is Uso?
15:00I don't even know. We be saying it half the time.
15:01I don't even know everybody at work name, right?
15:04Everybody at work is Uso. Everybody.
15:06Yeah, Uso is short for brother.
15:09Uso in Samoa means brother.
15:10For everyone is Uso.
15:13I mean, you know, tag team was always our thing, man.
15:15You know, we ain't going nowhere.
15:17That's right. My big brother J-Rock holding it down.
15:21I can tell you from a former tag team guy,
15:24stepping out to be by yourself, that's a big change.
15:27The people chose J.
15:28He's on a whole nother momentum here, man.
15:33My entrance, it all just like came in steps.
15:36I had to go to New York to do my theme music
15:38because I wanted to hop on the tracks.
15:41I didn't even know what I was going to say.
15:42I was just vibing with the homie over there, you know.
15:45Well, this time it's just me, Uso.
15:47Uso!
15:48And he's like, what about that?
15:52It's just me, Uso.
15:53You know, when we in there, I'm like, yep.
15:56Yep.
15:56It's just me, huh?
15:57Okay, day one, it's just me.
16:00Hunter was like, hey, what do you think about
16:02coming through the concourse
16:03and coming down with people?
16:06And then they started yeeting with the hand wave,
16:08so it all just started, like, clicking, man.
16:11I came out with Travis Scott.
16:16Man, he likes wrestling, gets it, man.
16:19That was cool, man.
16:19My youngest son, he was just stoked.
16:26Coming through the crowd, I'd be so blown.
16:30I kind of miss having my brothers around.
16:32Like, I used to like tagging out.
16:33Like, if I get tired, man,
16:34then me and my brother can split the workload, man.
16:37Now, this is the most I've ever been gassed out.
16:41That's a lot, man, but I just got to stay focused.
16:46What's coming up next is Royal Rumble.
16:49Eyes on the prize, man.
16:50Keep yeeting out there.
16:59You know what?
16:59I think all of us are in the Royal Rumble this year.
17:07Uncle Roman,
17:09me,
17:09your dad,
17:12I think Uncle Solo's in it,
17:15Uncle Jacob's in it.
17:17Yeah, we all in it this year.
17:19Oh.
17:19That's going to be cool, right?
17:22The bloodline is the Samoan linear juice.
17:24Sometimes when I see the family tree, man,
17:28I'm like, damn.
17:31Like, I'm glad that's my family.
17:32I'm glad I'm from that.
17:34Like, that's my blood right there.
17:38Like, just the fact that, like,
17:40five family members from the bloodline
17:42is just going to be in there.
17:44I mean,
17:45just still writing history.
17:46Okay, that kind of changes
17:49who I think is going to win now.
17:51So who do you think going to win now?
17:52Uncle Jacob.
17:54The Moan werewolf.
17:55This is a violent man.
17:59The werewolf.
17:59Well, that's a good pick.
18:01If any of us win,
18:02like, I don't see nobody hating.
18:04You have now earned the trust of the company.
18:06Like, okay,
18:07this brother's it.
18:08So,
18:10sky's the limit, man.
18:11Like you said, man,
18:12we here this year.
18:13I would say winning Rumble,
18:14that's a push.
18:16Yeah.
18:16You know what I'm saying?
18:17This guy's going to win the Rumble.
18:19That's the push.
18:25Do we want to talk about
18:26who we see winning the Rumble matches?
18:28Sure.
18:28So,
18:31who do you see right in the Rumble?
18:33Pug.
18:34Pug?
18:38If the two options are Cena and Pug,
18:40I'd say Cena
18:41because
18:42this is his
18:44final year.
18:46I feel like he should play the hits,
18:48kind of.
18:48I think it's more of like a classic
18:50moment in time.
18:52Hey, I remember John Cena's last year.
18:54He won the Royal Rumble.
18:55You know, like,
18:56that feels like Cena to me.
18:58Whereas I feel like Pug could be
19:00cheating.
19:02Let's just back up off.
19:03You see Mania,
19:04the main events is the same.
19:05Right now.
19:07Cody Cena.
19:10Yeah.
19:10If I could get the math to work,
19:12I'd still go up to fucking
19:13poop chain in one of those spots.
19:16I just can't.
19:18Currently,
19:19with the world,
19:19I can't figure out
19:21if it gets left out.
19:22I mean,
19:23I'm kind of like,
19:24Ed got me thinking about Jay.
19:26Like,
19:27well, you know,
19:27can you,
19:28could Jay didn't have to match?
19:31I think in the case of Jey Uso,
19:34when somebody catches fire,
19:36they just catch fire.
19:38And sometimes you have to,
19:39you know,
19:40alternate all your plans.
19:41who do we have
19:44on our roster
19:46that's hot,
19:47that hopefully
19:49is maybe new and fresh,
19:51and all of a sudden,
19:52Jay Uso's checking
19:53all those boxes.
19:55And then you have to start,
19:57you know,
19:57worrying and wondering,
19:59is that individual
20:00up to the task?
20:08Jay,
20:09you got a minute?
20:17Hey.
20:18One second here.
20:20I know there's a lot
20:20of newfound fame.
20:21I know there's a lot
20:22of newfound excitement
20:23and all that stuff.
20:25I won't put a rocket
20:26on your ass.
20:27That's what I have planned
20:28between now and Mania.
20:31I won't put a rocket
20:32on your ass.
20:32But I need to know
20:33that rocket doesn't crash land.
20:35Does that make sense?
20:36Yeah,
20:36you can put it on.
20:37If played right,
20:38we're just getting you started.
20:40So you're going to have
20:41everything you can want
20:41in life.
20:43I believe in you.
20:45Yes, sir.
20:45Yeah.
20:46Yeah.
20:46I got you, buddy.
20:47Thank you for those words.
20:49Yes.
20:49Got you.
20:49I had a conversation with him
20:54just to say,
20:55like, this is everything
20:56you've ever wanted, right?
20:57Like, your own spotlight,
20:59your own moment,
20:59your own,
21:00this, all that stuff.
21:02Like, this is a different
21:02level of success for you,
21:04but it can all go away
21:06in the blink of an eye
21:07because you get complacent.
21:09You can't be wheezing
21:10after your entrance
21:12because you're too blown up
21:13to get up and do your shit.
21:14And he said,
21:17man, I get it.
21:18I get it.
21:19So, let's hope.
21:24How's it looking?
21:26Yeah.
21:30How's it looking?
21:30We got a bunch of folks,
21:32good size out there.
21:33You want to take a break
21:33though in the middle,
21:34like, oh, my neck hurts.
21:35Yeah.
21:36I think I'm more excited
21:37for the ones who are like,
21:38oh, working the gimmick, huh?
21:39Yeah.
21:40Yeah.
21:42Yeah.
21:43You want to start?
21:44Get them going?
21:45Let's do it, man.
21:45Let's roll.
21:46Hey, come on in here.
21:47Hi.
21:48How are you, man?
21:48Oh, so nice seeing you.
21:49Heck yeah.
21:50We're notorious for being
21:51some of the slowest
21:52meet and greet signers
21:53on the planet.
21:53It's because this is
21:54too much fun.
21:55What?
21:56That's for me?
21:58Oh, it's perfect.
22:01You got a fist bump?
22:01Yeah.
22:02Boom.
22:02It's the fans
22:03who have come to live events,
22:05come to signings,
22:06come to meet and greets,
22:07and they've rode with me.
22:09It's been almost a decade
22:10since I've been here, man.
22:11Oh, yeah?
22:12Yeah.
22:13You went through
22:13the hard times, huh?
22:14Yeah, I went through
22:15the hard times.
22:17Get in here.
22:18We got to get a picture.
22:18Let's get our photo.
22:20All right, let's see here.
22:21This is to Cody,
22:23and this is from Matthew.
22:26Oh, yeah, perfect.
22:27Dear Cody,
22:28thank you for signing
22:29your belt and my Funko Pop.
22:31You are my favorite wrestler
22:32because you have amazing matches
22:34with all of your opponents.
22:36Hey, we drove 13 hours
22:37from Kansas,
22:38so thank you
22:39for making time to see us.
22:41I think it's really cool
22:42that you got a torn pec
22:44and you still wrestled.
22:45Also, you're very strong.
22:48Thank you for being
22:49the best wrestler ever.
22:50We love you.
22:51Yeah.
22:53It's what we call
22:54the good stuff.
22:57You're better than John Cena.
22:59Oh, man.
22:59That's my guy, though.
23:00He's really good.
23:01Glad to see that you're recovering.
23:02Yeah, thank you so much.
23:03We'll be good.
23:04We'll be really good.
23:05Thank you so much for this.
23:07Bye.
23:12This is Indianapolis,
23:15a WWE hotbed.
23:18For the first time,
23:19the home of the NFL's
23:20Indianapolis Colts
23:21hosts the Royal Rumble.
23:25Happy Rumble.
23:25Happy Rumble.
23:27Stars will be made.
23:28Careers will be taken
23:30to a new level
23:30and the road
23:32to Wrestlemania begins.
23:34Yeah, nice to get out.
23:35Good?
23:36Happy Rumble.
23:37What's up, boy?
23:39How are you, Green?
23:41Good?
23:41Good.
23:42That's good.
23:44You good on everything?
23:49The Rumble match
23:50in itself
23:51is a genius idea.
23:54This is where
23:54the road to Wrestlemania starts.
23:56Everybody comes out
23:57at timed intervals.
24:00The winner
24:00gets a title shot
24:02at the biggest show
24:03of the year,
24:04Wrestlemania.
24:07In that period of time
24:08when the Rumble hits
24:09to Wrestlemania,
24:10the only way to say it
24:11is you're in the playoffs
24:12and only the best
24:14make the playoffs.
24:16The guys that win
24:17that Royal Rumble match,
24:18it's a huge thing.
24:20You become immortalized,
24:21really,
24:21with becoming
24:22a main eventer
24:23for the rest of your career.
24:24Last year,
24:27I was the first entry
24:28and I was in there
24:29for like 55 minutes
24:30or something.
24:31In order to be eliminated,
24:33you have to throw
24:33your opponent
24:34over the top rope.
24:36I was gassed out, man.
24:38I don't know my number
24:39yet this year,
24:40but if I gotta go
24:41one again,
24:41I'm all for it, man.
24:43I'll try to see if I can
24:44stay in there
24:45for 56 minutes.
24:46Oh, no!
24:48I'm trying to shock
24:49the world tonight, man.
24:52Where it gets difficult
24:54is there's 30 people in it.
24:57You know,
24:57that's a lot of bodies.
24:58So,
25:00a lot can go wrong.
25:06I feel like last year
25:11was supposed to be my ear.
25:13Coming back,
25:14riding this huge wave
25:14of momentum,
25:15the big return
25:16after 10 years.
25:17Feeling so positive
25:18and then,
25:19you know,
25:21shit happens.
25:31So,
25:32I hope I'm wrong,
25:33but I might have,
25:36I might have
25:38torn my tricep.
25:41It's kind of a downer
25:43on a great night.
25:44not what I wanted,
25:51but we're gonna cross
25:53our fingers
25:53that it's maybe
25:55not as bad
25:56as I think,
25:58and I'm gonna go
26:00from there.
26:01I'm gonna go
26:01tell my wife now.
26:03I don't know
26:03how I'm gonna do that.
26:04I'm gonna do that.
26:04I'm gonna do that.
26:05Oh, my God.
26:06Ah, fuck.
26:12I'm 365 days removed
26:15from my surgery.
26:16I'm almost haunted
26:19by this injury.
26:21You know,
26:21it is the first thing
26:22on my mind.
26:23First thing
26:23when I woke up,
26:25the last thing
26:25I thought about
26:25when I fell asleep.
26:27Just gonna make sure
26:28I warm up properly
26:29and really give this thing
26:32some TLC
26:32before I hit the ring
26:33just because,
26:35you know,
26:35lightning can't possibly
26:36strike twice,
26:37right?
26:39I'm excited
26:40at the opportunity
26:41I have to kind of
26:42rectify all that.
26:43You know,
26:43I get a do-over.
26:45I think a successful
26:46Rumble is me
26:47healthy
26:49at the end of the night
26:50calling my wife
26:51and saying,
26:52like,
26:52hey,
26:52I'm good.
26:52I'm done.
26:54The winner
26:55of the Royal Rumble,
26:56main event's
26:57WrestleMania.
26:59Like,
26:59I'm almost more
27:01afraid of anything
27:01than,
27:02man,
27:02what happens
27:03when I do win?
27:04What happens
27:04when I do
27:05main event
27:05WrestleMania?
27:08Maybe there's
27:08a part of me
27:09that's terrified
27:09of that
27:10because it's gonna
27:11extinguish
27:11some kind of a flame
27:12that I have.
27:14But to me,
27:15the main event
27:15of WrestleMania
27:16is a goal.
27:17It is a mountaintop
27:18that I have yet
27:19to climb
27:20and plant
27:21the CM Punk flag.
27:23It is the pinnacle
27:24of what we do
27:27and what we try
27:27to achieve here
27:28in this business.
27:35Stay there, guys.
27:36Hold up.
27:36I'm good with you.
27:37Right there.
27:40Would you mind
27:41sending me?
27:42Yeah.
27:42Family ones?
27:43There you go.
27:44All right.
27:44Okay, cool.
27:45Have fun tonight.
27:46Bye, guys.
27:51Excited for tonight?
27:52Yeah.
27:53I'm not bringing
27:53a collection like this.
27:54It seems as if you're
27:55a WWE fan.
27:56Is that correct to say?
27:57Yeah.
27:57Do you have any questions?
27:59You should let me
28:00join the Royal Rumble
28:00today.
28:01It is the Royal Rumble.
28:03We've got some
28:03anybody can enter.
28:05Yeah.
28:06Hmm.
28:07Jump into the barricade.
28:08Yeah, I should come in
28:09as number 31.
28:10That's a pretty good strategy.
28:14Yeah, that I'm going to win.
28:15I was going to say,
28:15I wish I thought of that.
28:1730.
28:18He said he was going to
28:19hide under the ring
28:20and wait.
28:20That's also a good strategy.
28:22For the last person.
28:23My goodness.
28:23I think you've thought
28:25this through.
28:26I just go in,
28:26I just run down
28:27and go and get the action.
28:29I'm going to rethink it.
28:30I got a few hours now.
28:31I'm going to rethink that.
28:33Thank you for your patience.
28:34I really appreciate it.
28:35You got any questions?
28:36No, I just,
28:37you're my hero.
28:39I've been watching you
28:40since I was, like,
28:41I was only a couple months old
28:42because I was watching
28:43wrestling with my brothers.
28:44Thank you very much
28:45for sharing that.
28:46You have any other favorites?
28:48Well, yeah,
28:49but I'm my all-time favorite.
28:50No, I appreciate that.
28:52Who would be, like,
28:52a top five?
28:54Top five?
28:55Cody's in the top five now.
28:56Cody, that's a good one.
28:57Seth is in the top five.
28:58Always one of my favorites.
29:00She and Punk's in the top five.
29:01Him and I have, like,
29:02friends who don't like each other.
29:05But I like him.
29:06Yeah, they're more frenemies.
29:08That's a,
29:08that is a great term for it.
29:10Frenemies, yes.
29:11You got this.
29:17Go open this like only you can.
29:20It is an incredible honor
29:22to be here
29:24in the amazing city
29:25of Indianapolis.
29:30Welcome
29:31to the 2025
29:34Royal Rumble!
29:41Never says no
29:47involved in any better
29:49company what you've involved in.
29:51He's a true leader,
29:52but he hopes he leaves tonight
29:54as the true champion.
29:55Open is awesome.
29:56Oh, thank you, baby.
29:58Man, I'm shaking.
30:00When I came back.
30:01The blowing condoms.
30:02He's so cool.
30:03He's a letterman!
30:06They were nice.
30:07Proud rock.
30:10There are over
30:1170,000 people
30:12at Lucas Oil Stadium
30:14in Indianapolis.
30:16At Saturday Night's
30:16main event
30:17back in December,
30:18Kevin Owens
30:19attacked Rhodes,
30:20hit him with a
30:21packaged pile driver
30:22and took that title.
30:25It's already been clear.
30:26He's going to win
30:26this matchup
30:27even if it kills him.
30:29I think I have
30:32a little bit more
30:32trepidation than usual
30:33just because of the
30:34violent nature
30:35of a ladder match
30:36and what that means.
30:37It can get bloody,
30:38it can get messy.
30:39The winged eagle title,
30:40the WWE title,
30:42hang above the ring.
30:43You have to climb a ladder,
30:44retrieve the championships
30:45to become the champion.
30:50These guys are
30:55battering each other.
30:57Oh, no, no.
30:58Right out of the ladder.
30:59Oh, my.
31:00Oh, God.
31:01Oh, God.
31:01Look what's coming.
31:02Oh, my God.
31:02No, no, no, not this.
31:03No, no.
31:04Oh, my goodness.
31:06Oh.
31:08You okay?
31:09Anybody get word?
31:10Is everybody okay?
31:11Let's get to the
31:12Fisherman Buster.
31:13Oh, no, no, no.
31:14Yeah.
31:15Oh, my God.
31:15Owens is hooking the leg.
31:16Oh, God.
31:18Fisherman Buster!
31:20Fisherman Buster!
31:21To the ladder!
31:23Grabs, go check on him.
31:24The human body
31:27is not supposed to
31:28adorn him.
31:30Let me see the refs.
31:31Check it on him.
31:34Both men physically
31:35a wreck at this.
31:37Well, there's a question
31:37if this match
31:38is even going to continue.
31:39Do we have anybody
31:40looking like medical
31:41or no?
31:42Check it on Kevin.
31:43We'll go check on Cody.
31:46Everybody okay?
31:50Kevin Owens
31:51head off the post!
31:52Kevin Owens
31:52is busted open.
31:54Cody Rhodes
31:55has turned
31:56into a madman.
31:57What a fight.
32:00Bloody and battered
32:01and broken
32:02as our champion.
32:04Alabama slam
32:06through the ladder.
32:07Kevin Owens
32:08turned inside out.
32:17Well, Kevin Owens
32:19has to be finished here, Cole.
32:34Here is your winner!
32:36And still
32:38the undisputed
32:41WWE
32:43champion!
32:46Cody Rhodes
32:47looks to be headed
32:48to WrestleMania
32:49as the champion.
32:51Meanwhile,
32:52serious concern
32:53here at ringside
32:53for Kevin Owens.
32:56Our doctors out here
32:57checking on him.
32:58One of the most
32:59sickening matches
33:00we have ever witnessed
33:01here in WWE.
33:04two-way.
33:05Oof.
33:06Oof.
33:07Oof.
33:11All right.
33:13All right.
33:13You okay?
33:14You okay?
33:15You okay?
33:16You okay?
33:16You okay?
33:16You okay?
33:17Yeah.
33:17All right?
33:18Yeah, yeah, yeah.
33:18You okay?
33:19Yeah, yeah, yeah.
33:19You all good?
33:20Yeah.
33:20Okay.
33:21You want ice or anything?
33:22No, I'm good.
33:23No, I'm good.
33:24I'm good.
33:24I'm good.
33:25I'm good.
33:26Thanks, Mike.
33:28You okay?
33:28You okay, buddy?
33:33I'm so sorry about the bomb
33:35because I wanted the ladder
33:37to be so that you could
33:38go straight because I
33:40can't see where I put you.
33:41Yeah.
33:41But you put it the other
33:42way so I kind of have to
33:43walk with you.
33:43Yeah.
33:44And I didn't want to put
33:45you too far so then
33:46they looked like shit.
33:47Yeah.
33:47And you ate it right
33:48on your neck.
33:48Are you okay?
33:49What's the other thing?
33:49I bounced into the
33:50nether realm on the
33:51soup ice.
33:52Yeah.
33:52I didn't.
33:53So I landed.
33:54The back of my head
33:54ate that.
33:55So I landed and fell
33:56forward.
33:57I went up and forward.
33:58It was crazy.
33:59It must have looked
34:00insane.
34:00Yeah.
34:01I don't know.
34:01I was blown away
34:02where I landed.
34:03Good.
34:05All right.
34:05Let me text my parents
34:06and my wife.
34:07And then Doc's
34:07getting you.
34:08Yeah.
34:08I'll be right there.
34:09Physically, how are you?
34:10Terrible.
34:11But I'm not going to
34:12bitch and moan
34:14and my legs work.
34:16My spine is not hurt.
34:17My neck is not hurt.
34:18And I don't have a
34:19concussion.
34:19So those are my
34:20prerequisites for not
34:21complaining.
34:23So no complaints for me.
34:25I'm going to go sit
34:26and watch a little
34:27of the Grimble.
34:28Yeah, shit, man.
34:30Ah, God damn it.
34:32All right.
34:33One of the aspects
34:34that makes the Royal
34:35Rumble so entertaining
34:36is it has an opportunity
34:37to not just feature
34:38WWE superstars,
34:39but you also have
34:40the occasional
34:40celebrity involvement,
34:42special attraction
34:43involvement, if you will.
34:45This year, we had
34:46the opportunity to
34:47do something with
34:47iShow Speed.
34:48You got it.
34:49Yeah.
34:49He's not a competitor,
34:51not a superstar.
34:53He is a social media
34:55streamer,
34:56kind of influencer,
34:58massive following,
35:00and is a huge fan
35:01as well.
35:01Oh, and they got
35:02my name in the back!
35:04Yeah, yeah.
35:05Hell no!
35:06I got to put this
35:07on right now.
35:07Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:08I don't think many people
35:09predict that Ray
35:10Mysterio
35:11are still competing.
35:12So, during this match,
35:14right before Tozawa
35:15goes out,
35:16who's fairly early,
35:17we're going to bring
35:18Speed in here.
35:19You'll be right here,
35:20like, talking to Speed.
35:21Camera guy's here.
35:22This is where they do
35:23gorilla position.
35:24They're going to bring
35:24Tozawa back over there.
35:25Just bullshit your way
35:26through it.
35:27Okay.
35:27Until I bring Tozawa
35:28back, I'm going to yell
35:29from over there.
35:29Speed, he's going to
35:30turn and look.
35:31What?
35:32You're in the Rumble.
35:33What?
35:34And if you want to turn
35:35and look, you're like,
35:36he said you're in the Rumble,
35:36whatever, you're like,
35:37I'm in the Rumble?
35:38Holy shit.
35:39All right.
35:40I'm out of your way.
35:41We're good.
35:43All right.
35:43Hi.
35:44Hey.
35:45What's up?
35:45Hey.
35:46Yeah.
35:47Yeah, welcome.
35:47How's it being?
35:49How is it?
35:50Oh, my God.
35:51I'm making, yeah,
35:51I'm making gorilla right now.
35:53I'm pretty scared.
35:55The following
35:56is the men's
35:59Royal Rumble Match.
36:05Two superstars
36:07will start inside the ring.
36:10Every two minutes,
36:11another superstar
36:12will enter the match.
36:14Eliminations occur
36:15when a superstar
36:17is thrown over the top rope
36:19with both feet
36:21hitting the floor.
36:22The last remaining superstar
36:25will be declared the winner.
36:27If we're focusing on you
36:30on the road to WrestleMania,
36:32you are the right performer
36:33and the right human being
36:34to be in that role
36:36and we believe in you.
36:40Set it!
36:41And here we go!
36:43The 38th Royal Rumble Match
36:45for the men.
36:46Underweight.
36:47Oh, my goodness.
36:49Kick right to the face.
36:50Ray and Penta
36:50working together.
36:53Ray landing
36:54on the knee
36:54of Chad Gable.
36:55It is
36:56Carmelo Hayes.
36:57The dogs
36:58are broken
36:59in Indianapolis.
37:00Oh, God.
37:01A breaking stutter
37:02to Chad Gable.
37:04Raw breakers
37:05brought us
37:05out of our seats.
37:07Thanks for coming,
37:08Mello.
37:08So this is number eight.
37:16Here comes Akira Tozawa.
37:31Oh!
37:32There goes Akira.
37:34Tozawa.
37:35What did happen?
37:37Thank you, Dan.
37:37I'm happy.
37:38Tozawa just got taken out.
37:41Shit.
37:42Is he all right?
37:42Told you to stay ready,
37:43Speed.
37:44What?
37:45Well, Tozawa
37:46will not officially
37:47enter this match
37:48being dragged
37:49to the back.
37:51What's going on?
37:53What happened?
37:53I haven't seen him
37:54go, man.
37:55He's out on his feet.
37:56Come on, buddy.
37:56Nah, he's not
37:57going to be able to go.
37:57He can't go?
37:59Somebody's got to
37:59replace him.
38:01Somebody's got to
38:02replace him.
38:03What's up?
38:04Speed.
38:05What?
38:06Speed.
38:06What?
38:07You're in the Rumble.
38:08Go.
38:08What do you mean?
38:09Are you serious?
38:10Speed.
38:11You're in the Rumble.
38:12Hell no.
38:13No, no, no, no, no.
38:14I'm all ready.
38:15Go.
38:15Go, go, go, go, go, go.
38:16What do you mean?
38:17Go, go, go, go, go, go.
38:18Throw people over the top, bro.
38:19I'm in the big time.
38:20Go, go, go, go, go, go.
38:31No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
38:32This man is built for the moment, had no idea he was going to be in the rumble.
38:40Now he's sprinting his way to the ring.
38:46And look at how he got in the ring, that was pretty nice.
38:49And go and wait, look at trying to eliminate Chad and Rey,
38:52and now try to help Breaker eliminate Otis, which he does.
38:56Hell yeah, I so speak.
39:00Wow, that was pretty impressive.
39:01Damien, backflip.
39:04Oh my God!
39:11Breaker just about broke ISO speed in half.
39:15Let me know if he's okay.
39:17Got cream, I hope he's all right.
39:19Meanwhile, Breaker with speed.
39:25And to Otis.
39:26Uh, he's eliminated now.
39:32Oh!
39:34Is he okay?
39:36Somebody tell me if ISO speed is okay.
39:39Sir, are you okay?
39:40No, he's not okay!
39:42Are you insane, Michael Cole?
39:43How could that man possibly be okay?
39:47He seems okay, yeah.
39:48He's alive, he's still alive, he's still alive.
39:54Oh my God.
39:54Come on, hear my lid.
39:58Are you actually good?
40:01Ooh!
40:01Ooh!
40:02Look at it, look at it.
40:07You all right?
40:08Walk it off.
40:09Get yourself some prime, you'll be all right?
40:10You'll be all right?
40:12You got it, this works, B.
40:13Hey, hey, epic spot, epic spot, he good?
40:15Oh, it's nice, nice, nice, nice, nice.
40:17Get it, my Lord.
40:18Get it, my Lord.
40:19Get it, my Lord.
40:20Get it, my Lord.
40:22Roman Reigns enters the Royal Rumble match.
40:27Out of a box with a spear.
40:29See ya!
40:31Goodbye, Miz.
40:34Spearing out of Sheamus.
40:36See ya!
40:37Sheamus eliminated by Roman.
40:40Spearing to Henry.
40:41And Joe Henry eliminated by Reigns.
40:46That's three tonight.
40:50Spear!
40:51Oh, spear!
40:52By Brayker!
40:54Brayker about split Roman in half.
40:57Nobody saw that coming.
40:59Even the wise man, Paul Heyman, who sees everything coming.
41:03And Brayker looking to eliminate Reigns.
41:05Roman eliminated Brayker somehow.
41:07Goal!
41:16It's supposed to be tall.
41:17Yeah, the guy with a...
41:18Black history with Roman Reigns as well.
41:21Deep breath hold.
41:23Deep breath hold.
41:24Three, three...
41:24All fucking losing it right now.
41:27And now, the place has to snow with this...
41:29Yee!
41:30The strikes...
41:31First little couple of momentous, I was a little nervous.
41:34Royal Rumble could make your career.
41:40Then my music hit.
41:41I was like, hold on, man.
41:42All right, we got to get hype.
42:01Yeah, that's good. Look at that.
42:06Look at that.
42:07Can you widen out a little?
42:09Here comes main event Jey Uso.
42:12Hey, when this is over and they're going nuts like that, I'm in no rush.
42:17Interesting here because you got Jacob in the ring.
42:20You got Roman in the ring.
42:21And Jey Uso now turns his attention to Finn Balor.
42:25Jey having fun.
42:27Welcome to the Yeet Rumble.
42:29Spear!
42:31Okay, Nakamura.
42:33Of the top of the line and headed by Jey Uso.
42:36Right now, it's Jey Uso in command.
42:38And caved in by the Samoan Royal.
42:41Covered in blood and I cannot believe this man is back on his face.
42:46You safe have fun, man.
42:47Vengeance in one seat.
42:49Five, four, three, two, one.
42:54The greatest of all time is here, John Cena.
43:07Man, I have got goosebumps.
43:15How could you not?
43:20Can John Cena roll by the truck or is this just a nostalgia moment?
43:25John Cena and the retirement tour has begun.
43:33Strowman eliminated.
43:36John Cena and Finn now on the apron.
43:41Attitude adjustment.
43:43Goodbye, Finn.
43:44Rollins.
43:45Rollins.
43:45Look.
43:46Cena.
43:46Bates.
43:47This is insane.
43:48And there's Dirty Dom with a frog splash to Cena.
43:52Dom trying to shake Roman's hand.
43:56The dominant Mysterio is eliminated.
44:00Sammy's eliminated.
44:02Sammy is out.
44:03No, McIntyre's out.
44:08No, McIntyre's out.
44:10We are down tonight.
44:12L.A. Knight trying to eliminate Logan Paul.
44:15Logan now leaping from the length of the mouth table.
44:18His feet did not hit the floor.
44:20AJ Styles now eliminates L.A. Knight.
44:24You got to figure out how Paul's going to get back into this thing.
44:27Paul now to the steps.
44:29The old Paul Cole going on here.
44:31Logan Paul eliminates AJ Styles.
44:38No!
44:41We have six left.
44:43Six things left in this match.
44:44One's going to Mania.
44:48Everybody standing.
44:51Everybody standing.
44:54Everybody in this building on their feet.
45:01Well, he's with a super kick.
45:07The full dead bodies around the ring.
45:09While these two battling out,
45:11someone has to drop.
45:12And Seth looking at him for Roman away.
45:14He ducks underneath.
45:15Roman now.
45:17Seth is hanging on.
45:19Somehow hanging on.
45:20Oh!
45:22Oh!
45:23C.M. Puck eliminates Bulkman.
45:30Well, C.M. Blanc got it right to capitalize.
45:32Wait a second.
45:33Oh, my God.
45:34And Paul just eliminated Puck.
45:36Logan eliminated Puck.
45:38He's not going to the main event of WrestleMania this year.
45:43Raj with a stop to Roman.
45:45Oh!
45:46Seth has lost it.
45:48Seth has lost it.
45:50Roman all right.
45:51A lot of dreams just evaporated.
45:55And still, Roman's isn't done.
45:57Keep your eye on Seth.
45:59Yeah, watch Seth.
46:00Watch Seth.
46:01You ready to get to the stairs with him?
46:03Follow him.
46:05Now it's Roman!
46:06Oh, my God.
46:07Oh, my God.
46:07Oh, no, no!
46:07Roman, look out!
46:08Roman!
46:09It's a stop on the stairs!
46:12Man, this is one of the most emotional,
46:14one of the most intense rumbles
46:15that I've ever been a part of.
46:17We're good.
46:18We're good.
46:19All right, back in the ring.
46:20Meanwhile, guys,
46:24we're almost still going on.
46:25We got Cena left,
46:26we got Paul left,
46:27we got Jey Uso left.
46:29Logan Paul sent to the corner,
46:30John Cena with a big elbow.
46:32He's not thinking about...
46:34Yes, he is!
46:36Superman is back!
46:38Eliminate two boards with one stone!
46:40Jey Uso.
46:44Jey Uso kicked the ball!
46:49Logan Paul's eliminated!
46:52Well, no, no, that way you get some power.
46:55We're down to Cena and Uso!
46:58Two men left!
47:01John Cena,
47:02a 16-time world champion.
47:05Jey Uso,
47:05one of the greatest tag team champions of all time.
47:10And here we go!
47:14John Cena taking control.
47:23Five knuckles!
47:25He's got him in A-hand position.
47:29Jey Uso,
47:29top seven knee,
47:30getting out of Cena.
47:31Superman!
47:32Cena's in trouble.
47:33Jey trying to want to make Jey up.
47:35Jey now up over the top of the apron.
47:37Jey hung on!
47:38Jey hung on!
47:40John Cena over the top,
47:41up in the middle of the apron.
47:43Butler on the apron.
47:43Oh!
47:47Uso with a superkick,
47:48Jey just hanging on!
47:52Oh, man,
47:53teetering in the apron.
47:54Moment of truth here!
47:56Yeah!
47:57Looking for the A-A!
47:59Jey hanging in there!
48:03Jey wins!
48:08Jey Uso!
48:09He's going to shut somebody up!
48:13You did it, Jey Uso!
48:18That crowd behind him.
48:20Already doing it, man.
48:23Good shit.
48:24How was awesome?
48:25Uso!
48:27Man, opportunities come at us all the time,
48:31every day in life.
48:32And some you earn,
48:33and some you don't.
48:34They were happy for Uso,
48:35which is awesome,
48:35because it's earned.
48:38Jey Uso is truly
48:40the main event
48:42at WrestleMania!
48:44I wish people could see
48:49what I see.
48:53Being right in the middle
48:54of all that energy,
48:56you feel every single person
48:58in there.
49:04That's the best, man.
49:05I love wrestling because
49:14my whole family
49:16helped build this.
49:19I love you, man.
49:20I love you, too.
49:21It's a family thing.
49:23All right, man.
49:23That's badass shit.
49:25So all I can do
49:26is give back.
49:28If you keep grinding this,
49:30you'll get your time.
49:3120-25, give me that.
49:40World Rumble, give me that.
49:41Winner.
49:42Go, boys!
49:46Well deserved, boys.
49:53I'm good.
49:54I'm actually accepting
49:55how mad it was to be
49:56that I'm happy with you,
49:57man.
50:01I'm so happy for you,
50:04so proud of you,
50:05and you're working
50:06your balls off.
50:07It shows in everything
50:07you're doing, man.
50:08Just, I can't say it
50:09enough, man.
50:10Thank you, boys.
50:15When you really
50:16break it down,
50:17again, the feel thing,
50:18right?
50:19What feels right,
50:21it's the right time.
50:25Hell yeah.
50:26It's all working.
50:28Pushes on you.
50:29Yeah.
50:30Yeah, I know.
50:30No kidding.
50:32When you do get yours,
50:34you hold onto it.
50:37And you shouldn't
50:38take it for granted
50:39because it can go
50:42away like that.
50:44It's just a single
50:45step in a story.
50:47The next piece was
50:48the press conference
50:49following World Rumble.
50:50So I'm announcing
50:50tonight that I will
50:53compete in the
50:54Elimination Chamber.
50:55And I'm saying that
50:56because after 23 years
50:58of loyal service to this
50:59company, I feel that
51:00opportunity is earned.
51:02I'm going to Elimination
51:03Chamber to win.
51:05And I'm going to
51:05main event, my final
51:07appearance in
51:08WrestleMania and win a
51:1017th championship.
51:12At WrestleMania 41,
51:13who are you hoping is
51:15in the morning waiting for you?
51:18At WrestleMania 41?
51:19John Cena.
51:24John Cena.
51:24at WrestleMania 41,
51:30yeah.
51:37.
51:38.
51:38.
51:39.
51:41.
51:43.
51:46.
51:47.
51:49.
51:50Oh, my God!
52:20Oh, my God!
52:50Oh, my God!
53:20Oh, my God!
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