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00:00I'm a little bit surprised that the champion will be the first man to the ring here tonight.
00:19Certainly not the first time that we have seen CM Punk here tonight at Night of Champions.
00:24Well, earlier CM Punk made an impassioned plea to parents saying,
00:28just say yes to the straight edge lifestyle, and yes to a champion.
00:33I thought what Punk had to say, Punk frankly made a lot of sense.
00:37And yes to him.
00:46The World Heavyweight Champion two times over, also known as Mr. Money in the Bank.
00:50The only man in WWE history to win Money in the Bank twice.
00:56Certainly practices social discipline.
01:02Abstinence of alcohol, smoking, and recreational drug use.
01:08Well, many believe Punk's ready to solve all of society's hails if he could.
01:12The X on the right hand and left of Punk means, signifies the straight edge lifestyle.
01:23Tremendous Matt competitor.
01:27Will Punk ground Jeff Hardy tonight?
01:36Will Punk does, perhaps in some people's view, does a little preachy.
01:40But nonetheless, he believes in what he says.
01:43I'll tell you that.
01:44Well, we have the winner tonight.
02:05Will we be participating in another Hardy Party or the Professional Wake of Jeff Hardy?
02:15Another stirring reaction for the extreme enigma, who tonight hopes to once and for all solve the puzzle that is CM Punk.
02:28And ladies and gentlemen, if you can figure out the meaning of the face paint tonight, there's always a message we understand in Jeff Hardy's face paint.
02:37I personally have not been able to figure out those messages, but the free spirit who loves to live the extreme lifestyle, those extreme sports.
02:47Well, Hardy has come so close on so many occasions to once again becoming World Heavyweight Champion.
02:55But CM Punk has spoiled Hardy at every turn, and tonight may be Hardy's final opportunity to unseat Punk as the World Heavyweight Champion.
03:05Well, that wouldn't surprise me, quite frankly.
03:09Failure is not an option tonight for Jeff Hardy.
03:15Failure is a possibility for anyone that wrestles CM Punk with the World Heavyweight title.
03:20Well, Jeff Hardy's got to avoid the challenger from Cameron, North Carolina, weighing 225 pounds.
03:41And his opponent, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing 222 pounds, he is the current World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk.
04:04I was about to say that Jeff Hardy must avoid cataclysmic mistakes tonight.
04:09Because we know that Hardy will take cataclysmic chances.
04:15I find the irony in this matchup,
04:26this is the same official that CM Punk inadvertently struck with a kick to retain
04:32the heavyweight title against Jeff Hardy at the bash.
04:36Do you still really believe it was inadvertently?
04:40I don't have any way of proving that it wasn't.
04:42There aren't many in the WWE Universe that believe it was.
04:49As Jeff Hardy squares off against CM Punk here, Knight of Champions.
04:55Punk, those are the kicks, you know, you knot up the quadricep, that forehead and thigh muscle.
05:04The quadricep from Morris certainly restricts one's leaping ability.
05:09Not that I've ever had a lot of hops, but you've got a credit card jump.
05:15What do you got?
05:16Seriously, what are you gonna do to me?
05:18Jeff Hardy's gotta keep his legs under him, and take it to the limit one more time here tonight.
05:28He thinks he's gonna leave here with the world title.
05:30I expect Punk to work on Hardy's legs and try to ground Jeff Hardy.
05:38Punish and ground.
05:40Look at Shane Russell, beautiful by CM Punk.
05:43Well, Punk made it clear on Friday Night SmackDown,
05:49Punk said Hardy's chances of beating me are zero.
05:53Well, he may be right about that, but that's why we're having this contest.
05:59We'll find out just for sure.
06:01Remember at the bash, Hardy had Punk beat in one, two, three, but the referee said,
06:04wait a minute, the foot was under the rope.
06:08Referee made the right call, too, that night.
06:11That just goes to show you how close Jeff Hardy has been.
06:16Jeff Hardy would like to get past the stigma of being the shortest lived world champion
06:22in WWE history, but I guess that's really not a stigma.
06:32Hardy had the ladder match with Edge, amazing match.
06:40And then Punk kept cashing in the Money in the Bank contract.
06:44And exhausted and battered, Jeff Hardy really had nothing left when CM Punk came on the scene.
06:51Hardy now, trying to pick up the pace here against CM Punk.
06:56This match will be all about the pace and momentum.
07:01Punk's ground attack against Hardy's flying, but
07:04don't think Jeff Hardy can't man wrestle, we've seen him do it.
07:06I just think when talking with Jeff that he's had such a dream his entire life to be the world heavyweight champion, and to hold it for such a short length of time has been very disheartening.
07:18Hook covers down.
07:23Hardy struggled to get that shoulder up.
07:25You know, Punk's a very physical competitor.
07:31Knows that attack the joint, elbows, ankles, wrists, crippling the neck, cutting off the blood supply of the brain.
07:41Knows a very, very burst when he is in control and on the mat.
07:46As for Jeff Hardy, when many people talk about the unique enigma, they talk about high risk, high reward, all the ladder matches he's had.
07:54But JR, you've mentioned it many times, Jeff Hardy, one of the toughest superstars in the WWE today.
07:59Well, we've seen that time and time again, and certainly CM Punk has a unique lifestyle.
08:04Hardy trying to get out of this hold, and does.
08:11CM Punk a two-time world champion, and Hardy goes flying out of the ring.
08:18Punk would be more than willing to, I think, accept this victory as the count out.
08:27Seems like he is ready to accept that if it were to happen.
08:30These two men certainly have different lifestyles.
08:32Jeff Hardy, on the other hand, I'm not so sure would be willing to accept the victory on the count out.
08:36Rightly or wrongly, he likes to live on the edge.
08:39Now, Punk!
08:41Punk lived on the edge, and speared himself into the security wall head first.
08:47Well, Punk taking a page out of Jeff Hardy's playbook, and it may not have been the wisest choice.
08:53One!
08:54One!
08:55That suicide dive, a tope.
08:57One, two, three.
08:58Look at this.
08:59Nobody there, and right to the...
09:01Oh!
09:02Yeah!
09:03Two!
09:04Man, we're talking about Hardy taking it to the limit.
09:07Punk took it to the wall, and there's a cover!
09:09That cover!
09:10Hardy!
09:11Bar leg hook.
09:12Jeff Hardy not wasting any time in capitalizing on the one mistake by CM Punk.
09:18Now a neck breaker from Hardy.
09:21Hardy's going right to the neck.
09:23Smart maneuver, knowing where Punk went, and now here we go.
09:27Jeff Hardy thinking about it.
09:29Hardy gonna roll the dice, it seems, but Punk wisely out of the way.
09:34Or is he?
09:35No, he's not.
09:37Yes, he is!
09:38Just like that, lulled Hardy in, and Punk gets out of the way just in time.
09:43High risk, high reward.
09:45Perhaps a motto of Punk says count.
09:47Punk doesn't mind a count out at all.
09:50Punk would love to leave Philadelphia with a world title any way that he can.
09:58And this referee's somewhat deliberate count is not making Punk to put this
10:05official on his Christmas list.
10:07CM Punk retains the world title if Hardy is counted out.
10:13Punk has a championship advantage.
10:16The referee now at eight.
10:19Hardy's got two seconds to knock him back in her ring.
10:22Yes, Hardy back in the ring.
10:28CM Punk gonna come back to cover, not wasting time.
10:35Hardy kicks out before, I think, maybe even the one count.
10:40Muay Thai kicks.
10:42Goes right to the kidneys.
10:44Knees, kicks.
10:45One, two, three.
10:46And here it was Hardy from back.
10:48The top rope landing right on that barricade.
10:50Cover, cover.
10:51The action is so unpredictable.
10:56We're getting these, go back and recap what happened.
10:59And man, boom, you're all of a sudden another pinning combination with these two.
11:03You never know when this match could end.
11:06With both their offensive strategies being displayed.
11:10Are you surprised at just how confident CM Punk appears to be right now?
11:14Not really.
11:15Another cover here.
11:17Punk's a very unique individual.
11:20And confidence is long on.
11:23Punk, again, has Hardy's shoulders down.
11:26And Punk going for a cover at every moment.
11:29You can't blame Punk for doing that.
11:31I'm sure some fans might say that Punk has a superiority complex.
11:37Don't know if that's accurate or not, but he's certainly got a lot of confidence.
11:40Great strategist.
11:43Look at the bow and arrow.
11:46That's an only good goody.
11:49You can see the agony on the face of Jeff Hardy right now.
11:54The referee asking, does Hardy wanna continue?
11:57Come on, Hardy, what do you say?
11:59Hardy being bent backwards, and he's right just stuck into his kidneys.
12:04That's pretty darn smart.
12:06Hardy on the, Hardy counters.
12:07Got a one count to pay for it.
12:08And a shot right to the ribs.
12:09A few superstars kick quite as hard and as accurate as CM Punk.
12:13Book took up organized kickboxing as a team.
12:17Really worse for this kicks.
12:18Hurt you with it.
12:19No shots again going right to that lower back and kidney area.
12:22Jeff Hardy is feeling it.
12:23See him punk just doesn't understand the WWE Universe's fascination with Jeff Hardy.
12:30Earlier tonight you heard Punk says, hey listen, it's my lifestyle that should be emulated.
12:43The straight edge lifestyle.
12:44The straight edge lifestyle.
12:45Punk certainly made an impassioned plea to many of the parents here tonight.
12:50Say the man believes in what he says.
12:52Look at this.
12:53Hardy counters.
12:54Punk.
12:55Punk in trouble.
12:56But can Hardy capitalize at this point in time?
13:01Hardy still lying on his back.
13:03I'm not sure what.
13:04Hardy may have seen his last offense in this match.
13:08From the looks of the number one contender.
13:09Well the face paint is all but gone now.
13:14As Punk's offense has worked very well.
13:17I gotta look here and see what the damage done.
13:20And that may have hurt both superstars.
13:25They obviously did.
13:26Both men are just now getting up.
13:28The counter and the damage done.
13:30Hardy holding his lower back and then.
13:31Arrogant slap by Punk.
13:32Punk for those strikes.
13:33And that's the number one contender.
13:34The number one contender.
13:35The face paint is all but gone now.
13:36As Punk's offense.
13:37Has worked very well.
13:38I gotta look here and see what the damage done.
13:39And that may have hurt both superstars.
13:40JR.
13:41And that may have hurt both superstars.
13:42JR.
13:43And that obviously did.
13:44Both men are just now getting up.
13:45The counter and the damage done.
13:48Hardy holding his lower back and then.
13:50Punk.
13:51Arrogant slap by Punk.
13:52One of those strikes.
13:54And Hardy striking back.
13:56One fall match.
13:58World Heavyweight title is on the line here in Philadelphia.
14:09Inverted Atomic Drop.
14:10And Jeff Hardy finally beginning to build some momentum for his side.
14:18Hooking the legs.
14:19Two and oh.
14:20That was close.
14:21Hardy with a renewed sense of urgency.
14:25With an offensive flurry.
14:26Just when we thought Hardy's lower back had perhaps taken him out seriously of this contest.
14:33You know, Hardy had appeared with setting up for the whisper in the wind.
14:40But CM Punk able to negate it.
14:43You saw how Hardy landed.
14:45And then he landed again on his head and neck.
14:47Out.
14:48Punk having a good time right now.
14:53Come on.
14:54Great strategy by CM Punk there.
14:57And the running knee.
14:58And the running knee.
14:59Smack.
15:00The knee in the jaw.
15:02Punk looking for the Bulldogs.
15:04Still got the turnbuckle.
15:06And a whisper in the wind.
15:08Out of nowhere.
15:09Jeff Hardy.
15:10Has he done it?
15:11No.
15:12I like that Jeff Hardy, right after the whisper in the wind, went for the cover.
15:18Went for the victory.
15:19Had the opportunity.
15:21Was within account of becoming world's champion.
15:25Well, with the history these two superstars have with each other.
15:30Hardy taking nothing for granted.
15:32Not gonna waste any opportunity.
15:34World Heavyweight title.
15:37The lifelong dream of Jeff Hardy.
15:39Who had his first match in WWE when he was 17.
15:43Now going to the top.
15:44Looking to score.
15:46He finds canvas instead.
15:48And it may be over here.
15:53The thrill ride with a pulse.
15:58Known as Jeff Hardy.
15:59May have taken his last chance.
16:01And what a back breaker.
16:03What a back breaker by Punk.
16:05And Punk with a submission hold here.
16:10Punk with a dragon sleeper.
16:11It's a submission maneuver.
16:13Twerking that lower back of Jeff Hardy.
16:18Just moments after Hardy missed that Swanton Bomb.
16:21The neck.
16:23The head.
16:24The neck.
16:25The head.
16:26Hardy being tortured.
16:27Punk with no wasted motion.
16:31Showing a little bit at least I detect from his eyes and his expression.
16:35Perhaps a little frustration.
16:36Again, I don't know that I've ever seen CM Punk quite this confident.
16:48Punk just stayed in his zone.
16:53He's getting his game plan.
16:55Strikes.
16:57And Hardy.
16:58Jeff Hardy there.
16:59It was a twist of fate.
17:00Hardy countered the strikes with a twist of fate.
17:02And the world titles at stake.
17:03And Hardy again for the Swanton Bomb.
17:04And again.
17:05Knees, the knees are up.
17:06A cover by Punk.
17:07Two.
17:08No.
17:09Man, I don't know how Jeff Hardy was able to kick out of that.
17:12It just had to be will and passion.
17:15The desire to get back to the top of the mountain where so many said Jeff Hardy would never reside.
17:34Jeff Hardy showing true resiliency here.
17:39A Lamborghini without brakes.
17:41But CM Punk right now.
17:43And Punk took a chance.
17:45And look out.
17:47And Hardy will pay for it.
17:49It's going to sleep.
17:50That'll do it.
17:51It's over.
17:52CM Punk has retained.
17:54No.
17:55My God.
17:56No.
17:57Again.
17:59And again.
18:01Hardy powers out.
18:03It's the third time a charm.
18:06No, it's not.
18:08How is Hardy still in this contest?
18:11I have no earthly idea.
18:13Somehow, someway, Jeff Hardy just absolutely reaching down in his guts and refusing to lose.
18:22Well, if CM Punk wasn't frustrated earlier, Punk certainly is now.
18:28What else can the straight edge superstar do?
18:31It's kind of unusual.
18:43What's Punk doing?
18:44I have no idea.
18:45What's Punk thinking it's built in though?
18:50The title cannot change hands on a countdown or disqualification.
18:54Punk knows this.
18:55Punk's out of here.
18:57Jeff Hardy knows it as well.
19:00And Hardy intervening and seeing Punk's up.
19:07Strangely to leave the ring.
19:11And the count was beaten.
19:13Yes.
19:14Rick McGinn gave a book men perhaps a break there, maybe not CM Punk.
19:18And another twist of fate.
19:23Hardy again.
19:25Is this the moment for glory?
19:29For Jeff Hardy's one time bomb.
19:32Hardy's got it.
19:33Hardy's got it.
19:34Yes.
19:35Hardy wins the world title.
19:37Oh, this hash.
19:38And new world heavyweight champion, Jeff Hardy.
19:50The high risk junkie has finally realized the dream of a lifetime.
20:00When everybody said it wouldn't happen, that it could not happen.
20:05Jeff Hardy has become the world heavyweight champion.
20:09No contrast will be cashed in tonight.
20:13No one can take this moment away.
20:15Tonight is Jeff Hardy's night and he is the new world heavyweight champion.
20:21An amazing effort.
20:27Absolutely just refusing to lose was the free spirit.
20:32to get it.