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00:00League of Nations
00:01Yeah, too many that kicked you out of the League of Nations
00:04Best thing that ever happened to me, trust me
00:06Two Alphab balls who do not like the sight of each other
00:12They're throwing down in Paris
00:14Yeah, Sheamus the only superstar to have pinned Rusev since Rusev returned to WWE
00:20Rusev holds the career lead in matches between these two
00:25But this really is the rubber match of the recent rivalry
00:29And look at Sheamus now, pounding ground
00:31Oh God, the way we started off here
00:33This may be one of the shortest matches in history
00:36Immediately hitting tens against each other
00:39Potato after potato
00:41Sheamus and Rusev battled each other for the better part of a decade here in WWE
00:47I'll tell you right now, we teamed up at WrestleMania in 2016 against The New Day
00:53I had to break up a fight in the gorilla position before we went out
00:58Between Sheamus and Rusev
01:00That was before the match even started
01:02There's a lot of bitterness between these two about the way Sheamus was running the League of Nations
01:07And that bitterness has never left Rusev
01:10These men battled for the United States Championship at one point in their career
01:17And now this is just about beating the hell out of each other
01:21Who's the bigger man? This is personal
01:23You know coming into this one
01:25You are getting the hell beaten out of you
01:27You're gonna beat the hell out of your opponent
01:29The question is who can take more abuse?
01:32Both condition out
01:34We know that
01:35But somebody's crumbling tonight
01:37Two of the toughest men on the planet
01:40Kidney shot by Sheamus and now blows to the midsection knee by Rusev
01:46Now Rusev looking to suplex Sheamus into the tables
01:50Sheamus able to counter and deliver a suplex of his own
01:54Sheamus' boots turn to lead whenever he wants to
01:57Trust me, he's kicked me with him enough times
01:59But those heavy boots as Sheamus came in handy there
02:02Rusev just didn't have the power to lift a big Irishman
02:05Now Rusev driven into the barricade by Sheamus
02:10Sheamus, the Celtic warrior, a four-time world champion
02:14Has a Hall of Fame resume
02:18With the United States titles and tag team titles
02:21A rumble victory, money in the bank, once king of the ring
02:24It is astounding that Sheamus has had over 15 years
02:29At the very top of this game
02:30His fighting style has not changed with age
02:34Usually you slow down a little
02:36You have to amend when you're fighting old father time
02:38No! Kendo stick by Rusev
02:41Oh, Rusev completely sucking in Sheamus there
02:43Sheamus with that shillelagh
02:45He thought he was getting a cheap shot in
02:46But no, denied
02:47Now Rusev
02:50Looking at the kendo stick like a baseball bat
02:53These are those game-changing moments
02:59Who gets the big shots in first in a match like this?
03:03And now Rusev fresh in the daisy
03:06Sheamus looks like he's been hit
03:08Oh! By a Mack truck
03:09And now Rusev with Sheamus in position here on the apron
03:15Usually Sheamus will use this for the 10 beats of the modern
03:19Rusev go for the eyeballs there
03:21Perfectly legal in this match
03:23And Rusev delivering Sheamus' own move to him
03:26Like the thud of a bass drum
03:35Live your diaphragm now, Sheamus
03:37Sheamus has welds building all over his body
03:42How can a human being take as much punishment as Sheamus had like this over 15, 20 years?
03:48Yeah, the cumulative punishment every match Sheamus has is a war
03:52It doesn't matter who he's taking on
03:54You have to bring your heaviest artillery with this man
03:57There's no light days in there
03:59No light work with Sheamus
04:01Rusev exposing the turnbuckle
04:03Sheamus went for the Irish curse backbreaker
04:05And now, oh, he delivers one there
04:07Oh, and Rusev knew just how dangerous that was
04:11Scrambled out the first time
04:12Sheamus was not letting him get away that easy
04:14And these men know each other so well
04:16Know how to counter each other's offense
04:19They've been hit with everything their opponent can throw at them over the years
04:24Now it's Sheamus' turn to use the kendo stick as a weapon
04:29Oh, and Sheamus plowing through Rusev
04:41Smashing in the Adam's apple of the Bulgarian
04:45And I'll tell you right now
04:48All European wrestlers, when we come back to this continent
04:51No matter who you're fighting, you raise your gain
04:54You want to put on a good showing
04:56You feel like this is our territory
04:58Both these European men do not want to give a quarter this evening
05:02Sheamus has welts all over his body
05:05And it hasn't slowed him down
05:06He spent an entire career with welts all over his body
05:09It just makes him even tougher
05:11It makes him fight harder
05:12It fires him up
05:13It wakes him up
05:14It's terrifying
05:15Not quite sure how many chairs Sheamus needs
05:18But that's a trio there
05:21Fucking up something menacing here
05:25With a chair and missed
05:29Rusev now caught him with a heel kick
05:31And the chair bouncing off the face of Sheamus
05:33Covered by Rusev
05:35Remember, you can only win via pinfall or submission
05:37And that right there we just witnessed is a major edge
05:41That Rusev has over almost every heavyweight out there
05:45The virtue of his sudden explosive movements
05:49That make all of the heavyweights look slow in comparison
05:52Rusev has that
05:53A sudden impact of Rusev and then the impact of the steel chair of the spine of Sheamus
05:59And now to the midsection
06:01It's that explosive movement that opens up the doorway for this
06:11Maximum brutality
06:13Yeah, Rusev thrives off chaos
06:19I'll tell you right now
06:22You mentioned earlier
06:23You felt like this started
06:25Because
06:25Sheamus was being
06:27Let's say, excuse me
06:28Rusev was being something of a bully
06:30To the Alpha Academy
06:31I'll argue that Sheamus
06:32His style has to be a bully
06:35His entire career
06:37And bullies don't like other bullies
06:39That's the real hatred between these two
06:41Sheamus just
06:44He's begging for Rusev to assault him
06:47Told you the hobby of hitting
06:49The top of he gets
06:51This is not
06:54This is nightmare fuel for any opponent of Sheamus
06:59And Sheamus intercepts the chair
07:02Now Rusev with a kick to the midsection
07:10So you're one, you don't damn lose
07:11Oh, that bloody knee right off the jaw
07:14Knee to the dome
07:15Is it enough kickouts?
07:18And there's no one home for Rusev right now
07:20Glassie Iden
07:21If Sheamus could drop the hammer here
07:23He's got this one
07:24Impact
07:27And how quickly Sheamus turns it around
07:36Absorbs that punishment
07:37Shrugs it off
07:39Can Rusev do the same?
07:42Now Sheamus is going to put Rusev in position
07:45For the original 10 beats of the modern
07:49Just listen
07:52And Rusev collapsing to the apron
08:03Yeah, you're saying listen
08:04I can feel the vibrations buzzing through the arena on that one
08:08You've felt that before, haven't you?
08:10I have indeed
08:11Once too many times
08:13And now I'm sat by you
08:14And now, oh, Sheamus up over the bar
08:17Getting crushed by the bar on the other side
08:20Come on, Sheamus
08:22Sheamus slumped over a few bars in my time
08:25I'm sure that one was a bit more painful than normal
08:27And Rusev wanted to use the bar stool
08:33And Sheamus able to thwart that
08:36Any position for the boundary
08:41I don't see any beers in this bar
08:57Oh, that's my main issue
08:58Sheamus looks like he's built up a bit of a thirst
09:00Someone pour him a pint of the black stuff
09:02And Rusev now
09:06Rusev trying to escape through the arena
09:09There's no count outs in this match
09:11And technically it can go wherever it wants
09:13And Sheamus with a shillelagh
09:15Oh, no!
09:181, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1
09:31That has to be the most devastating beats of the Bodrum
09:38We have ever seen
09:39With Unshelele
09:41Rusev just collapsing to the floor
09:44And now Sheamus dragging him back into the ringside area
09:47Well, Rusev is a beaten man at this point.
09:50Of course, pinfall submissions have to take place in the ring,
09:53which is why Sheamus didn't effectively win the match right there and then.
09:58But it looks like victory is imminent.
10:04And Sheamus lifting Rusev up on his shoulders.
10:08I don't think he was going for white noise.
10:10Rusev able to avoid that.
10:12Now, driven into the chair that Rusev set up.
10:14Falling on his own sword and Sheamus looking to put the finishing touches to this masterpiece.
10:22Sheamus with a Celtic cross.
10:28Is it enough?
10:30And the Donnybrook match continues.
10:32Wow, such a devastating landing.
10:35Sam Plamonka, Sheamus will not like the sound of that.
10:46After that high cross landing on the neck of Rusev.
10:51But we know what's coming next, Michael Cole.
10:53Manning off the 30,000-plus in Paris.
11:14Remember the throw kick and Rusev scooted out of harm's way.
11:18Absolute brilliance from Rusev.
11:20Just when you think his wits have left him after that beating him.
11:22What the hell are you doing here, Sheamus?
11:24You're not a cruiserweight.
11:27Don't tell him that.
11:29Sheamus, top rope and Rusev.
11:31Oh!
11:32That was a critical mistake by Sheamus.
11:34Rusev had the wherewithal to move out of the way,
11:37grab the kendo,
11:38and deliver it to the midsection of Sheamus.
11:40He's just got Babe Ruth right to the midsection.
11:43Home run!
11:44Heads getting even worse now for the Celtic warrior
11:47who had victory within his clutches.
11:51Oh, Wade, you called it out.
11:52Sheamus doesn't often go to the top rope.
11:56Sometimes you get a little excited.
11:57You know you've got to do something drastic
11:59to put away an opponent like Rusev,
12:02as tough as this big Bulgaria.
12:04And now this proke.
12:05They're slamming the steps off the face of Sheamus,
12:09who collapses to the floor.
12:11Sheamus stepped out of his comfort zone,
12:14and Rusev was ready there
12:15to make him pay for the mistake.
12:19Now the bar, apparently, is back in play.
12:22You know how much those things weigh?
12:24I pay you guys to move now.
12:26Try again, bro.
12:27Try again.
12:33Now Rusev separating the steps.
12:36Separating Sheamus' head from his shoulders
12:39the way this is looking.
12:41Elliot cooking up Rusev.
12:43Anything he wants.
12:44Rusev.
12:45Oh, God, I'm looking at our one.
12:46Nasty stuff in mind.
12:48Oh.
12:48And Sheamus slammed through the bar.
12:52And that could be last call for Sheamus.
12:56Oh, God.
12:56Oh, the back of Sheamus' head
12:58catching the edge of that bar
13:00that simply did not break.
13:02That could be a KO to Sheamus.
13:04Effectively a rabbit punch from that bar.
13:07Yeah, but remember,
13:08the pinfall and submission
13:09must take place, Wade,
13:10inside the ring,
13:11which feels pretty much academic now.
13:13Sling that big Irishman in the ring.
13:15Cover him.
13:16It's game over.
13:17And Rusev now into the ring.
13:21In control.
13:22Kick to the back,
13:24and you know what this means.
13:27Rusev in the accolade.
13:30The submission move
13:31locked into Sheamus.
13:33Sheamus, the man I have felt,
13:34is incapable of tapping out at times,
13:37but the pain may be overwhelming
13:40the spirit at this point.
13:41And this is how Rusev beat Sheamus
13:43for the United States campmanship
13:4411 years ago.
13:46With the accolade.
13:47With Sheamus.
13:48Not going to give up yet.
13:49Back to his feet.
13:50Rusev in trouble.
13:51And now onto the steel chairs.
13:54And you saw Sheamus,
13:56despite the obvious agony and exhaustion,
13:59just with a glance from the corner of his eye,
14:02spot that steel chair sitting there
14:04and thought,
14:05hey, yeah,
14:05Rusev,
14:06screw you.
14:13WWE fans here in Paris
14:15showing their appreciation
14:17for what these two men
14:19are putting themselves through here tonight.
14:22Well, we knew what we were getting,
14:23didn't we, Cole?
14:23And they put these two together
14:25in this kind of matchup.
14:28Maximum agony.
14:29Hey, we invited...
14:30For our pleasure.
14:30We invited Sheamus out for a beer last night,
14:32and he said he couldn't come
14:34because he had to be 100% for this.
14:36Yeah, that's the first time Sheamus
14:38has ever turned down a night out.
14:40That shows you how much this means to Sheamus.
14:42It shows you how seriously
14:44he takes the threat of Rusev
14:46as they clamber near those old-fashioned
14:48out of their beer barrels
14:49or wine barrels
14:51or whiskey barrels,
14:52but who cares?
14:52Oh, Sheamus
15:00as he was trying to drag Rusev up
15:02on the top of those whiskey barrels.
15:07Rusev now.
15:09Rusev is gonna...
15:11Oh, what an iconic moment!
15:13He's gonna lock the accolade in
15:15on top of the whiskey barrels,
15:17but remember,
15:19even if Sheamus taps out here,
15:20it doesn't matter
15:21because the submission has to take place
15:22inside the ring!
15:24Cannot win a match there,
15:25but Sheamus may well have his back broken,
15:29and then it really is game over.
15:32Sheamus trying once again
15:33to find his way out of the accolade.
15:36Darryl's wobbling all over the place,
15:38a combined amount of probably
15:39550-plus pounds between those two.
15:43Probably some good single-malt in there.
15:45Fucking open after this one.
15:46And now Sheamus...
15:48Rusev, look at him.
15:50Too damn it.
15:51Sheamus fighting back here.
15:53Sheamus with the...
15:54with the elbows.
15:55Oh, my goodness.
15:57Bound to have a very, very bad night!
15:59From the top of them!
16:00The whiskey barrels!
16:02Don't do this, Sheamus!
16:04What are you thinking about?
16:05Killer man!
16:06White lies!
16:07Through the tables!
16:09Off the whiskey barrels!
16:10This is the damnedest bar fight I've ever witnessed!
16:22Oh, my God!
16:24From that night!
16:25The body of Rusev!
16:28Smashed through two tables with a white noise,
16:31and even Sheamus came across in that one,
16:34and the referee taking a very close look.
16:37Yeah, Jessica Carr,
16:38just trying to see if both of these men can continue.
16:41And you know...
16:43This is awesome indeed,
16:47providing you're not one of these two competitors.
16:50And I promise you right now,
16:51our doctor is in sprint position,
16:53ready to come down and check on these two.
16:55Yeah, it's awesome if you're a masochist.
16:58How the hell is Rusev getting up after taking that?
17:01How's he up first?
17:02I have no idea.
17:03I mean, Rusev was driven through the tables off,
17:05white noise from the top of those barrels,
17:07dragging himself back into the ring.
17:09The absolute brute of a man,
17:11and close behind him is Sheamus.
17:14Oh, I cannot imagine how these two are going to feel tomorrow,
17:18rolling out of bed.
17:19Might need a crane to get them out of there,
17:22but we still need a winner!
17:25Rusev, look at it, he's crawling toward the corner,
17:28and that's where that Shalali is.
17:31Sheamus is just crawling to a corner
17:33to try and pull himself upright.
17:35The legs aren't working anymore.
17:36Oh, Rusev with a Shalali in hand.
17:43Look at what these two men have put themselves through.
17:46They can barely stand.
17:47The shoulder of Rusev has completely been told to the theory.
17:50May have separated that at some point in the matchup.
17:53And now Sheamus with a brogue kick!
17:55A brogue from out of nowhere!
17:58And a kick out by Rusev!
18:00How the hell do you kick out the brain of Rusev just rattled
18:05from one of the hardest brogue kicks I have ever seen?
18:09The lights are on, but no one's home!
18:13Take another look at this impact from the brogue kick!
18:16Bang!
18:17I have never seen the heel connect with a temple quite as perfectly as that!
18:23Okay.
18:24And how the hell Rusev kicked out is a question that will never be answered.
18:28Okay, explain to me this.
18:29How the hell will Rusev kick out of that?
18:31It's the question that can't be answered, Cole!
18:34It's not human, it's not mortal!
18:36What the hell is driving this Bulgarian brute?
18:39Sheamus trying to drag himself back to his feet again.
18:43Perhaps to look for yet another brogue kick.
18:46Rusev.
18:47Look at Rusev trying to pull himself up as well.
18:50Rusev is completely defenseless, here we go.
18:52And Rusev with a Legmaska kick!
18:55And Sheamus with an E!
18:56Just embers burning in both men at this point here!
19:03And up over the top, Rusev sends him flying with a half a back body drop.
19:08And a Moska kick to the face!
19:10Sheamus in the corner, looking to collapse!
19:12Center of the ring!
19:13Sheamus on complete jelly legs, kicked in the throat, can't breathe, and weighed up!
19:17Shillelagh in hand!
19:18And the shillelagh broken across the back of Sheamus!
19:22And now the cover by Rusev!
19:29And Sheamus kicked out!
19:35Rusev just shattered the shillelagh across the spine of Sheamus, and Sheamus somehow kicked out!
19:41These two are simply not human, they're not from this planet!
19:50Driven by blind hatred to do superhuman things!
19:54And now gonna use the shillelagh as he locks Sheamus in the accolade!
19:59And now the shillelagh placed into the mouth of Sheamus!
20:02Sheamus trying to fight back somehow!
20:03But Rusev, coiling those legs like a constrictor, around the waist of Sheamus!
20:09And Sheamus is about to tap out!
20:16Here is your winner, by submission, Rusev!
20:23Wade!
20:23I believe that was, that was just, I think just the second time in the career of Sheamus that
20:32he has tapped out, tapped out, not passed out, tapped out in a match!
20:36And it took the accolade with a shillelagh shoved in his mouth to do it!
20:41And about 50 other massive impacts to Sheamus' body in the process!
20:47What a war!
20:48And this is a white noise off those wine, whiskey barrels, through two tables, both heads somehow
20:54gone up!
20:55The hardest bro kick you'll ever see, but Rusev instinctively equaled to it!
21:00And that's how this one stayed alive, and this was the closing moment, shillelagh, broken
21:05across the spine of Sheamus, and then, the most unique accolade I've ever seen!
21:10With a shillelagh across the jaw, does it, for this brute, and Rusev!
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