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00:00Ladies and gentlemen,
00:05you are looking at the first Irish born WWE Champion in history.
00:10The man who shocked the world in the middle of last month when he beat
00:15John Cena in a tables match to win the WWE Championship.
00:22Right now, Sheamus is deep.
00:24Well, he's the center of evil in the WWE Universe.
00:27And Sheamus has not slowed down since he won the WWE Championship two weeks ago
00:32following a Randy Orton victory over Chris Masters
00:36in what was an extremely hard-fought match for the fight for Randy Orton.
00:41Sheamus would really take one out of Orton's playbook game.
00:45Well, you're right.
00:46As you said, Masters had given Orton a really tough run for his money,
00:51and boy, Sheamus took advantage.
00:53A weary Randy Orton puffed that Sheamus foot right in his face.
00:58Sheamus has been so impressive.
01:03I watched Sheamus mature on Tuesday nights, and I always knew that Sheamus would be a star.
01:10I have to admit, I had no idea how quickly Sheamus would rise to the mountaintop and become WWE Champion.
01:17Ladies and gentlemen, you're looking at a true bonafide superstar, the WWE Champion of Sheamus.
01:22I have voices in my head.
01:23They count for me.
01:24They understand.
01:25They talk for me.
01:26Well, Sheamus has never faced a man as cruel and as nasty and as barbaric as he is until now.
01:41Randy Orton, ladies and gentlemen, in last week, in the middle of a grueling John Cena versus Sheamus match, the Viper would strike.
02:06As Sheamus had John Cena laid out, pretty much in things in hand, and then the Viper strikes with a vicious RKO from behind.
02:21You see, Randy Orton has not taken his eyes off Sheamus.
02:24The question is this.
02:25Orton's mere presence just a few weeks ago almost cost Sheamus a match on Monday Night Raw.
02:31Matt, do you think that Randy Orton is in the head of the WWE Champion?
02:36Well, Randy Orton has an ability with those cold blue eyes to try to psych an opponent out.
02:42But Sheamus has been almost a surprise to the WWE Universe.
02:47Guys haven't figured out the mystery.
02:49Now the allure and surprise of Sheamus may have worn off.
02:54Does Randy Orton have what it takes to unseat Sheamus here tonight?
02:59It seems to me that Sheamus, it's gonna sound weird, but it seems to me things have been easy for Sheamus since he's burst on the scene here on Monday Night Raw.
03:09That's what I alluded to, watching Sheamus on Tuesday nights where Sheamus started on ECW, then coming to Monday Night Raw.
03:15Yes, Sheamus has done all this on his own terms, but now Sheamus is in a controlled environment.
03:21How's that gonna affect the Champion?
03:23I don't know, but let me ask you about this.
03:25As I look at these two competitors, this is almost a battle of the unlikables.
03:30What do you think the WWE locker room, what do you think the rest of the superstars are thinking about this match?
03:35Would they love to see these two men just beat the living heck out of each other?
03:39I do know personally that the superstars look at Sheamus' championship victory as the brass ring.
03:45It lets those younger superstars know, those emerging superstars know, that yes, anything can happen.
03:50But some of the more distinguished superstars respect what Randy Orton has done.
03:57This contest set for one fall is for the WWE Championship!
04:05Oh man, introduce the first challenger from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing 245 pounds, Randy Orton!
04:19And his opponent, from Dublin, Ireland, weighing 272 pounds, he is the current WWE Champion, the Celtic Warrior, Sheamus!
04:38Boy, even though both of the men are Caucasian, one big difference between the two is the skin color, look at that!
04:47Really?
04:48Yeah!
04:49That's the insight?
04:51I mean, that's just, no, not the insight, I mean, it's just the observation.
04:55Observation is right!
04:56Ladies and gentlemen, the WWE Championship has never changed hands in the city of Atlanta.
05:01Will history be on the side of Randy Orton tonight?
05:05Randy Orton, 6'4", 245 pounds, he is a six-time world champion.
05:11He won the Royal Rumble match last year by eliminating Triple H.
05:16Sheamus, 6'6", 272 pounds, from Dublin, Ireland.
05:22He is a one-time and the current WWE Champion.
05:26Man, this is gonna be good.
05:28This is also the biggest stage that Sheamus has ever had to defend the WWE Championship on.
05:43How does that affect a young superstar's psyche, Jerry the King Wall?
05:47I realized that with a question.
05:51I can't tell you much about the psyche of Sheamus.
05:56I mean, this guy is a different animal.
05:59This guy has, you know, as you said before, he's not been like...
06:02Every superstar did just come...
06:04Oh!
06:05What a nice standing drop kick.
06:07Ooh!
06:08And look, it's slithering away.
06:11Caught Sheamus by surprise.
06:13Normally, you'd think Sheamus would charge across the ring and jump on the prone Randy Orton, but no, no, no.
06:19Did you see?
06:20You said her perfect.
06:21Did you see Orton slither?
06:22Man.
06:23Randy Orton, he takes pride in the fact that he's the apex predator in the WWE.
06:31Against a man in Sheamus who's as nasty as they come.
06:36Look at Orton.
06:38You see how he used the tights to switch position there?
06:42I don't think that Sheamus would do the same thing.
06:44Not sure if Sheamus has that mindset.
06:47Randy's always looking for a shortcut to get to where he needs to be.
06:51Oh!
06:52A clubbing!
06:53Litterish hammer!
06:54Whoa!
06:552009 breakout part of the year in Sheamus.
06:59That's an interesting maneuver there.
07:01That could hyperextend Randy Orton's left elbow.
07:04Well, Orton's had problems with his arm in the past.
07:10Watch your back.
07:11Here comes Sheamus.
07:12The WWE Champion wastes a little time.
07:15He realizes how dangerous Orton is.
07:17Any advantage that Sheamus can take early, he's gonna take it.
07:20Two.
07:21Of course, let's remember, championship cannot change hands here on the floor.
07:26Four!
07:29Five!
07:34Oh, and right back to the injured arm.
07:36One!
07:37Sheamus, six!
07:38Injured left arm, it looks like the forearm or the elbow.
07:41Seven!
07:42Randy Orton can't lift that arm anymore.
07:44He's not gonna be able to use the RKO.
07:46Three!
07:49Sheamus almost with a grin on his face.
07:52So in control.
07:55He's the WWE Champion seemingly at all times.
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08:39Waiting for this opportunity since he lost the WWE Championship to John Cena back in that great Ironman match in October
08:48Look at Horton first cover the match hooks that big leg of Sheamus Sheamus likes to employ that pump kick an injured left leg certainly
08:55It's classic Randy King just that methodical attack wearing his opponent down
09:12Tension is palpable here in the arena tonight everyone knows what this night means the road to WrestleMania begins
09:20Right now Sheamus in desperate dire straits
09:25You know this Sheamus has the Sheamus has just been so vicious and so I mean just so mean as a plate
09:32I really thought our fans here would be more behind Randy Orton
09:35But then you got to just think back and remember what what a jerk Randy Orton has been
09:41Whoa whoa whoa whoa jerk really that's the choice now Randy Orton has just strived to be the best nothing wrong with that
09:47Guys let's talk about Sheamus here for a moment. This is a very telling time for the WWE Champion King
09:51We've been following him for a number of months. We have not seen a point in Sheamus his career thus far where he's been injured in a match
09:57Where he's been behind in a match. This is gut check time for Sheamus. We don't know if he can do it or not
10:01Oh
10:06The tables match with John Cena wasn't gut check time back to the shoulder the injured shoulder of war
10:11Yeah, but he wasn't to the point where he's basically hobbling around on one leg like he has been so far fear boom
10:17Sheamus shoulder again
10:19Look at the way Sheamus stays with the shoulder in the abdomen
10:28Matt back to something you said about Randy Orton. I mean, I agree. He strived to be the best
10:33He strived to win every match that he's ever been in but he's gone that extra mile or two
10:39Uh, you know by kicking people in the skull chairman of the company, uh, his daughter stephanie mcmahon
10:48Orton got the knee up triple H. I mean, yeah, he's gone a little extra mile
10:53I would say he's been a jerk to some people
10:56Now how does randy orton combat the unorthodox style of someone like Sheamus?
11:01I mean, we're not used to seeing this type of style
11:03Well, what is doing it now? He's taking Sheamus off his feet
11:08He's injured the leg of Sheamus and has continued the assault
11:14You have to believe that every other superstar while preparing for the royal rumble is watching this match
11:20And bear in mind if randy orton is disqualified here, he cannot win the championship
11:25That will only change hands
11:27Pinfall or submission
11:33Well, you can see that randy orton fully intends to be the wwe champion at wrestlemania
11:42this is valuable time for randy orton to try to incorporate the injured left arm
11:47let's go back in let's go
11:50orton smart
11:51come back in the ring to break the down and now make sure he gets the champion back inside the square circle
11:56There you go
12:02whether the wwe universe likes or dislikes randy orton there is a certain respect and a familiarity
12:13with randy orton and that might be what this is identifying
12:17right now i wouldn't want to be sheamus knowing that randy orton is just hovering over it
12:22you can almost see the uh look at sheamus oh what a great counter back to that arm
12:27quickly sheamus to the arm the champion covers the challenger hooks of the leg and a kick out
12:33notice how orton really no mobility in the arm when he powered out there
12:38powered out with his full body
12:41sheamus so wise beyond his ring ears normally an arm bar hurts bad enough but when your opponent
12:46digs his knee right into your ear it stretches out even more randy orton's in a world of hurt
13:00sheamus so strong burly punishing orton notice how same sheamus switches the grip on the hold
13:08every time randy orton moves sheamus adapts the submission hold it's brilliant
13:12you can attest to how frustrating it is when your opponent keeps switching a hold and doesn't let go of you
13:39it's so hard to get out of you it's so hard to get out of the hole well you're right about that but
13:42you see those eyes of randy orton man that's that mind of his is always going
13:48it's always clicking oh man the wheels of fire spinning in the mind of the viper
13:53you
14:02and that's a difference maker look at the left leg of sheamus yeah but it may not matter
14:06sheamus into the cover quickly hooks the leg who just powers out with a good arm
14:27and just barely all orton did was pump his fist towards the sky to lift his shoulder blade off the
14:32mat well you made a point matt sheamus may have done that move right out of instinct but it may have
14:37hurt his injured leg as much as it hurt the back of randy orton
14:41sheamus up now he's closing in on the victory he can feel it
14:52oh dick it we've seen this she was going for his finishing maneuver we're going to try to put
14:57randy orton away here no one has ever gotten up from this orton counter back to the injured knee
15:02and it's randy orton but does orton have enough to follow up well he bought himself some again
15:11valuable time to try to recuperate looked as if orton was thinking a kick to the skull instead
15:18he got that kick to the side of the temple of sheamus sheamus went right after the floor
15:24down of four i've never seen such a an almost apprehensive or passive randy orton in recent
15:33memory it's really being passive it's more trying to oh look at look at nothing passive about this
15:40i was about to say i don't know if either got either of these guys a sense of victory right now but
15:44now orton maybe watch sheamus's face that is downright venomous
15:52the face of sheamus driven right into the mat whoa cover by orton look at he's keeping the arm
15:58from going under the ropes champions in trouble orton looks on it oh sheamus grabbing the rope
16:04forcing the referee to back off the count
16:10that is championship wherewithal on the part of sheamus
16:13yeah i don't think sheamus had the strength to power out of that but he was able to just get
16:17his hand on that rope that's all you need and randy orton he glanced back he saw the champion in a
16:25vulnerable position and now the mind is working you're right for he's taking his time he's not
16:32going to rush in i'm not going to make a mistake every time the pain shoots through randy orton you can
16:39see the change has come i sensed this earlier orton trying to send sheamus his head through the uprights
16:49and sheamus saw it coming
16:53and orton not going to waste this advantage not going to waste the opportunity
16:57and sheamus counted again twice twice orton's injured arm into the steel post
17:10now this match has been so back and what the hell cody rones cody rones jumped the security rail came from
17:19the crowd that was cody that told randy i'll be there and randy said i don't want your help
17:25randy randy is going to win the ww title
17:40the official did see cody
17:42ladies and gentlemen the winner of this match as a result of a disqualification
17:55and still wwe champion sheamus wow correct decision by the officials guys i can't argue
18:12and i gotta wonder did you think that maybe cody rhodes was thinking he was going to be able to hit
18:32the front without the referee you can see any more
18:46you also gotta wonder if sheamus would even have been in position for the rko had it not been by the
18:53for the distraction
19:07He's not out of the future.
19:09Whoa.
19:12Listen to me.
19:17He's spooling everything up.
19:19What the hell is that?
19:26He messed up.
19:29That was gonna be my time.
19:32Yes, yes, your fault.
19:37Shut your mouth.
19:44Shut your mouth.
19:46You're done.
19:48You're finished.
19:53Why?
19:55Why?
19:57Easy, baby.
20:03Oh, God.
20:06Chill off.
20:07Look at that.
20:09That was all in one.
20:12That's it.
20:15Come on.
20:19Oh!
20:20Look at this.
20:33Man.
20:46Man.
20:53Well, that's what it's about, the WWE Championship.
20:57And I don't know exactly what we've just witnessed here.
21:16The Orton is qualified across the Cody Rhodes interference.
21:21Randy just snapped, went off on both members of Legacy, and then all that was going on,
21:27that gave Sheamus time to recuperate, and boy.
21:31Randy Orton had a right to go off on Cody.
21:34Told Cody Rhodes, I don't want your help.
21:36And what are you looking at me for, Michael?
21:38Well, if you told Ted DiBiase, I don't want your help.
21:42Let's watch this again.
21:45Sheamus, still out on the floor, then Cody Rhodes over, from over the barricade.
21:51Caught by the ref, red-handed.
21:53I mean, but Cody's just trying to take initiative.
21:56I mean, that's what we're always told in the WWE, reach for the brass ring.
21:59And after this, he had already, Orton had already.
22:02And already decked Cody, then he decked DiBiase as well.
22:09And things just got worse for Randy Orton.
22:12Sheamus still the WWE Champion.
22:16I don't know if things could get any worse for Randy Orton tonight.
22:19Every day I drink.
22:28Thousands of hours of practice.
22:31Injuries can happen at any time.
22:34My kneecap just got to move over to the side of my leg.
22:37I've torn the pectoral muscle completely off my shoulder.
22:40I've had surgery five times in my left knee.
22:43The tendon is torn off the bone.
22:44I couldn't hardly lift my leg anymore.
22:46With every move I make, my body...
22:48I...
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