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00:00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:00:30Welcome to Atlanta, where in-ring history will be made tonight.
00:00:43We're in the midst of an electric stretch of entertainment and sports in the ATL.
00:00:47This weekend, A-Town is on the Beyonce's Cowboy Quarter Tour and on the All-Star Games in a few days.
00:00:53But tonight, everyone is buzzing about this spectacle.
00:00:57Saturday Night Span event is presented by Jimmy John's.
00:01:02Try Jimmy John's new toasted sandwiches today.
00:01:06A massive crowd is packing into State Farm Arena.
00:01:12Seth Rollins is here.
00:01:14Mr. Money in the Bank.
00:01:16The Visionary.
00:01:17He's reshaped the landscape of WWE.
00:01:20And he's done so with the Oracle, Paul Heyman.
00:01:22The heavy hitters, Breaker and Reed.
00:01:24And tonight, look who's coming for them.
00:01:27L.A. Knight.
00:01:31The megastar has survived various attacks from that group.
00:01:34Now Knight and Rollins settle it in the ring.
00:01:37Plus, the Viper is ready to strike.
00:01:41You see him, Logan Paul, and Drew McIntyre.
00:01:47McIntyre's taken aim at the Hall of Famer.
00:01:51And there he is with Jelly Roll.
00:01:54Randy's been battling the very best.
00:01:56But now, a long-time adversary has returned in Drew McIntyre for this showcase event.
00:02:03Meanwhile, a family feud goes to the next level.
00:02:09Solo Sokoa, the United States champion.
00:02:12He's put together what he calls the MFTs by his side.
00:02:15But that family tree includes an older brother who refuses to join in.
00:02:21Jimmy Uso is out to claim his first singles title in his long WWE career.
00:02:27Then there's the World Heavyweight Championship main event.
00:02:30Gunther crossed the line, Nathan Purcell, here in Atlanta.
00:02:35And now he has to defend his title.
00:02:38Against Georgia's very own hometown legend.
00:02:43The man who won a championship here all those years ago.
00:02:47It'll be the last ride for Goldberg.
00:02:50It's the next edition of Saturday Night's Main Event with Goldberg's Last Ride right now.
00:03:00Saturday Night Live will not be seen tonight.
00:03:13So we can bring you the following entertainment special.
00:03:20It's Saturday Night's Main Event and the pleasure is all yours.
00:03:24I was rowdy before rowdy was cool.
00:03:28We got a new international title champion.
00:03:30But you talk, then when you walk.
00:03:33Rest in peace.
00:03:34When you talk about a hot ticket, you've got it right here on Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:03:40The electricity that's in the air, you can cut it with a knife.
00:03:55You're my attention, you're my attention.
00:03:59One of the most popular programs in the history of television.
00:04:04RKO!
00:04:04I'm pumped up.
00:04:06I'm excited.
00:04:07It's Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:04:11RKO!
00:04:13RKO!
00:04:15Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:04:18I end it in Atlanta.
00:04:22The greatest champion in WCW history.
00:04:26Gunther,
00:04:26You're
00:04:28You're
00:04:29Next!
00:04:30Gunther,
00:04:33Gunther,
00:04:34Gunther,
00:04:35Gunther,
00:04:36These are the nights that define legacies that alter the course of WWE history.
00:04:53Look at this scene here at State Farm Arena here in Atlanta for Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:04:58Good evening, everybody.
00:04:59Thrilled that you're with us, as always, right here in primetime at NBC.
00:05:03Joe Tessitore and Jesse, the body, Ventura.
00:05:08Always great to be with you, Jesse.
00:05:10And you're incredibly equipped to analyze what's going to happen here tonight with Goldberg in action.
00:05:17You've got to go back to 1998 when he won a world championship here.
00:05:21He's still going. What do you expect?
00:05:24Well, mean Joe, I'll tell you this.
00:05:28What I expect is this.
00:05:30Goldberg's going to have to battle his age no matter what.
00:05:34He has got to win quick.
00:05:36He has got to win early, in my opinion.
00:05:39The longer the bout goes, the advantage goes to Gunther.
00:05:44No doubt about it.
00:05:44Now, you called Drew McIntyre's last match.
00:05:47You saw he's back.
00:05:48He faces Randy Orton tonight.
00:05:50What's your quick read on that?
00:05:51Well, my quick read is, I know Randy's father well.
00:05:55I've teamed up with him.
00:05:57And the apple don't fall far from the tree.
00:06:00McIntyre and them are in for a war.
00:06:02Why do you think I wore my war hat tonight?
00:06:05Oh, I like that.
00:06:05We'll get into that a little bit later on.
00:06:07But right now, the men who will call the action, the great Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.
00:06:12Gentlemen, take it away.
00:06:14Thanks a lot, guys.
00:06:14We are so excited to be here tonight and honored and privileged to be a part of calling the final match of the iconic career of Goldberg.
00:06:21Yeah, it's Hot Lancer.
00:06:23It's the Dirty South.
00:06:24And we are ready to get down and dirty with a majorly stacked card here on Saturday night's main event.
00:06:31Why not kick things off with Orton and McIntyre.
00:06:33I hear voices in my head that talk to me and listen, they talk to me.
00:06:46Oh, my God!
00:07:02Oh!
00:07:06Oh!
00:07:08Hey!
00:07:08Ah!
00:07:11Oh!
00:07:12Oh!
00:07:13Oh!
00:07:13We're talking about the ground on the ground,
00:07:16and all the effort they want.
00:07:18I have been fishing today.
00:07:21I have seen him shine.
00:07:24I have seen what we're showing.
00:07:26I feel like it's a legend.
00:07:30I have horses in my head.
00:07:32They don't speak me, they don't speak.
00:07:35They talk to me.
00:07:38They talk to me.
00:07:40The following contest is scheduled for one fall, making its way to the ring, being accompanied
00:08:00by four-time Grammy-nominated country artist, Jelly Roll, from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing
00:08:08in at 280 pounds, the Viper, Randy Orton!
00:08:19Randy Orton and Jelly Roll bonding last night on Friday Night Smackdown.
00:08:24We'll show you what happened in just a little bit, but Randy Orton kicking us off tonight
00:08:29in front of nearly 12,000 in Atlanta for Saturday night's main event.
00:11:01hanging out together let's take it back to last week on last night on smackdown jelly roll was
00:11:06performing the wwe doesn't need a jelly roll the wwe needs a logan paul everybody back there from
00:11:23top to bottom does everything that they can do to make sure that logan paul
00:11:28and then mcintyre with an ambush wade and a claymore and logan paul went on loan
00:11:35well seasoned the opportunity to pick the bones until jelly roll got involved in an irate
00:11:40logan paul trashing jelly roll set right afterwards vowing vengeance you are looking at the man who
00:11:49claims he has evolved over the past decade and a half here in wwe none other than the scottish
00:11:57warrior drew mcintyre he's been chastising randy orton for a couple of weeks now claiming that
00:12:05randy could not pull the trigger against cody rhodes in their big matchup that randy orton has
00:12:11lost his killer instinct was certainly an element of truth of what drew mcintyre said and it clearly
00:12:20hit a raw nerve with randy orton who probably rko'd mcintyre one week ago hence mcintyre's retort
00:12:28with last night's claymore one for one now for the renewal of a great all-time rivalry here tonight
00:12:34with mcintyre and randy orton their first match one-on-one was back in 2011 mcintyre versus orton
00:12:412020 they had an unbelievable rivalry
00:12:45they didn't consisted of a summer slam match in an ambulance match and randy orton a hell in a cell
00:12:55and mcintyre winning a no disqualification to no count out tremendous history between these two
00:12:59way two men you know extremely well yeah and they more importantly know each other extremely well
00:13:05they're acutely aware oh dangerous their opponent is this evening mcintyre sent over the top rope
00:13:11and now randy orton the viper staring down logan paul and orton now went for that classic back suplex
00:13:22to mcintyre it's so so easy he is most opponents mcintyre gonna deliver orton's own move to him on the
00:13:29top of our announce table and that's that previously damaged lower back and orton once again
00:13:35taking the brunt of the punishment in the early goings here another one to orton already favoring
00:13:41his back mcintyre's dominating early here on mbc
00:13:45and we are back on saturday night's main event nearly 12 000 in attendance tonight
00:13:52state farm arena atlanta georgia kicking off the night with a renewal of a great rivalry randy orton
00:13:58drew mcintyre randy orton starting to fight back in this match but mcintyre sending randy into the
00:14:04corner and again the lower back has been the target yeah absolutely and logan paul clearly looking on
00:14:09enjoying what he's seeing jelly rolled less so you'll remember at night of champions cody rhodes
00:14:14against randy orton that superplex in the early goes tweak the lower back of the viper we saw it
00:14:20the world saw it i guarantee you drew mcintyre saw it too
00:14:23what happened to you and mcintyre questioning what has happened to randy orton we mentioned earlier
00:14:32mcintyre questioning whether or not randy had the killer instinct anymore when he wouldn't go
00:14:37to the trigger against cody rhodes those eyes of the viper just narrowed somewhat and randy exploded out of the
00:14:45corner with a close line and here comes the wwe's apex predator well rarely a good idea to start goading
00:14:52the viper but nice move there from mcintyre putting the break zone the glasgow kiss by mcintyre launch
00:14:58out to the apron and now drew heading up to the top rope scottish warrior has to roll through power slam
00:15:07by randy he got outwitted the first time but he connected that time yeah both men going counter
00:15:14for counter move for move here trying to second guess their opponent the entire time and wait up it
00:15:20might be payback time and now it's randy orton to mcintyre and randy orton gonna make mcintyre pay a
00:15:29second time and i don't believe the viper's done yet a third time mcintyre on the announce table
00:15:39and now randy orton staring down logan paul and logan is caught between orton and jelly roll
00:15:45logan took a fair few cheap shots at randy orton last night oh and right to the right to the throat
00:15:51mcintyre using the distraction by logan paul to his advantage
00:15:59just goes to show you how important a corner man can be in this game
00:16:06orton
00:16:08think it's randy orton that draping ddt and randy's taking over
00:16:21the lifers ready to strike
00:16:30and logan paul pausing the distraction
00:16:34well how vital
00:16:35mcintyre with a claymore to randy orton hook of the leg randy able to get his foot on the bottom
00:16:43rope before a count of three referee sean bennett in perfect position as we take another look just
00:16:49after the devastation from mcintyre the fix was in the distraction from logan paul
00:16:54a forced claymore but a veteran viper knowing exactly where he was
00:16:59i'm not having a showdown now
00:17:01jerry roll and logan paul
00:17:04you're in the wrong arena buddy
00:17:06and i pulled you down yesterday and i'm going to tell you again you're in the wrong arena
00:17:11you're in the wrong arena
00:17:12man you're going wrong brother i'm pushing you man
00:17:15you're in the wrong arena
00:17:18jerry roll and jerry roll in paul's face as paul tries to retreat
00:17:25and now mcintyre barking at the
00:17:28what the hell are you doing you're going to fall for my business
00:17:32you want to fight you get in here and fight me
00:17:35you want to fight fight you mcintyre i tell you
00:17:39that's what i thought nothing nothing
00:17:48small move jelly roll keep the hell out of now fight no your limits
00:17:52mcintyre and randy orton and rko out of nowhere by orton here's the cover
00:17:59orton with the win
00:18:02randy orton with an rko out of nowhere
00:18:17knocks off mcintyre
00:18:20having the issue with jelly roll and logan paul here at ringside
00:18:25well that was a major distraction from the outside from jelly roll
00:18:29he needs to stick to music and now one lucky punch to the jaw
00:18:35of randy orton and now logan paul unloading on orton
00:18:40paul with that big right hand
00:18:42connecting
00:18:51jelly roll has seen it up jelly roll is not a fighter
00:18:57but he's not going to put up with his friend being beaten up here tonight
00:19:03jelly roll with a right hand
00:19:14jelly roll with a right hand
00:19:26jelly roll with a right hand
00:19:31jelly roll
00:19:37no a claymore by mcintyre to jelly roll as he was checking out a falling randy
00:19:45what do you think was going to happen to you you step into my ring you become a target
00:19:50let me remember this guy
00:19:56what the hell are you thinking he got it all right
00:19:58well if you ask me that is exactly what jelly roll
00:20:01deserve listen cole i'll play a little guitar on my off day doesn't mean i can pack out the honky tonks
00:20:07stick to your name jelly roll you are not a fighter
00:20:11well at the end of the day wade the match was over randy orton was getting beaten up by logan paul and all what jelly roll did was come to the aid of his friend and he suffered a claymore at the hands of mcintyre and this is a serious situation here we need some medical help
00:20:29you're not an active competitor you should not be getting in the ring randy orton drew mcintyre yes logan paul active competitors
00:20:37license credential jelly roll is a musician stay out on the ring
00:20:52here we go
00:21:07here
00:21:24jelly roll and rogan paul got into it at ringside and jelly roll had enough and i can't quite
00:21:30blame it here
00:21:33might be acceptable but then the distraction to drew mcintyre was pivotal in this match
00:21:39because drew was caught napping and that rko out of nowhere put mcintyre to sleep for good in this one
00:21:47and then randy orton well he would be attacked by not only the logan paul the sneak attack with that
00:21:52titanium loaded right hand drop in randy orton and as logan paul teed off and it offenses or jelly roll
00:21:59had had enough yeah and it's dangerous territory when you step in this ring a beautiful right hook
00:22:05from jelly roll dropping the maverick but when you get in the range bad things happen and the
00:22:11sweetest claymore of the sweetest claymore of all time took the musical superstar down
00:22:23the idea of what you just said make it make sense
00:22:37more on that in a moment but tonight the laverne family has been upgraded ringside seats and decked
00:22:46out with swag courtesy of jimmy john's right jimmy john's new toasted sandwiches
00:22:51today well you just saw an irate drew mcintyre and logan paul i think if we know the history of drew
00:22:58mcintyre he is not going to let that one lie furious right now and there may be consequences
00:23:04for jelly roll and brandy orton well ladies and gentlemen quite the weekend here in atlanta for
00:23:08wwe and it continues tomorrow night at the all women's premium live event evolution where io scott
00:23:14the women's world champion will defend the title in the main event against a woman she has never
00:23:20lost to mommy bria ripley is here live tonight with an opportunity to win the women's world title
00:23:28tomorrow night at evolution also here tonight the queen of the ring who already has the title
00:23:37opportunity for the wwe women's championship at summerslam jade cargill is here tomorrow night
00:23:44no holds barred versus naomi at evolution what a reaction to the queen oh my wait a minute oh wow
00:23:56well it's been on site for months now and naomi simply will not let this rivalry go getting some cheap
00:24:04shots ahead of tomorrow night at evolution well it was a naomi who attacked cargill months and months ago
00:24:10costing cargill another a number of months of her career and now once again blindsiding and sneak
00:24:16attacking jade cargill and finally uh some authorities and referees and officials down here to try to
00:24:21break things up break things up between these two the temperature is rising between these two and it's
00:24:28come on glue completely cargill with naomi now and they only sit right over on an ass table to the floor
00:24:38jade cargill is irate and in 24 hours these two go no holds barred oh man former best friends now the
00:24:47absolute worst of enemies there may be bloodshed tomorrow night at evolution
00:24:58and naomi now
00:25:00off the announce table take it out cargill oh my god we need some more security this is simply not enough
00:25:08absolute chaos tonight and the thing is wait tomorrow this will all be legal these two women can do
00:25:14whatever the hell they want to see each other well let's be honest they're doing exactly that right
00:25:19now perhaps finally a little separation
00:25:26and now they only once again up on our table staring back at naomi jade that's enough
00:25:37now i had a feeling that you two couldn't wait till tomorrow night so speaking of tomorrow night
00:25:42i've made a little arrangement now i was going to discuss this with you two before i made the
00:25:48announcement in my office like professionals but seeing as you two want to jump the gun here it is
00:25:54allow me to introduce to you someone who can maintain order in your no holds barred match tomorrow
00:26:00night at evolution say hello to your special guest referee
00:26:10oh yeah oh the big three will be back together tomorrow at evolution
00:26:18the acapella air once the best of friends with jade and of course naomi
00:26:24will be the special guest referee for this no holds barred match why do the loyalties of the est
00:26:38lie these days has barely said a word to jade cargo in the past couple of months and the same can be said
00:26:45for naomi you gotta wonder what is going through naomi's mind as that woman bianca belair is going
00:26:54to be the special guest referee come on night at evolution well tonight is also a celebration of
00:27:02the last match at goldberg many of his long-time friends are here tonight including none other than
00:27:09doug doug dillinger doug a part of the security detail the man the wcw head of security that walked
00:27:16goldberg to the ring each and every night for those iconic entrances also here tonight the hall of
00:27:21favor diamond dallas page he of course battled goldberg in 1998 in halloween havoc fall brawl in 1999
00:27:32two of the great matches between diamond dallas page and goldberg ddp here tonight
00:27:39to celebrate well it has been a crazy night already our desk has been rearranged three times and now
00:27:45it's an absolute state but i am so fired up to be here to see the final ever match of goldberg
00:27:51the world is watching it's going to be huge a lot of interviews this week goldberg has conducted
00:27:55around the united states he did a particular run with cbs news where he talked about the toll that
00:28:00his career has taken on his body he says he's got a bad knee which makes it hard to plant when he
00:28:05delivers the spear he's got a jacked up shoulder that makes the jackhammer difficult to deliver but
00:28:10goldberg said this i believe that my and this is his words quote old body has one more night left in
00:28:18a minute to recreate the magic from many years ago
00:28:26we have never seen a man quite like this
00:28:32who can stop him and bill goldberg remains unbeaten
00:28:37who's next what another mark in the wind column 56 and oh 77 triple digits 100 and oh
00:28:50more amazing by the victory the first undefeated man in the history of this sport
00:28:57do you ever win the world championship
00:29:05and for tonight one last time can goldberg do it again can he win the world heavyweight championship
00:29:15it is adopted hometown of atlanta or will gunther send goldberg out on his term we find out in our main
00:29:23event tonight
00:29:42the following contest is set for one fall and it is for the united states championship
00:29:50jimmy usso with an opportunity to win his first singles championship in wwe
00:30:11but he's got to beat his brother to do it it's next
00:30:20i'm the b-e-s-t the prodigy
00:30:37this storm has come greatness is my destiny
00:30:41i'm number one
00:30:41hippie talk welcome to the big time
00:30:50well it's going to be a great week
00:30:55of wwe podcast based on what's happening this weekend and that includes the saturday night's
00:31:01main event recap megan moran sam roberts it takes place tomorrow here for wwe great podcast all week long
00:31:09you know saturday night's main event is presented by jimmy john's by jimmy john's new toasted sandwiches
00:31:21today
00:31:21and what just so happens to be his little brother's first ever defense of a singles championship a real
00:31:38family of fire
00:31:50his opponent being accompanied by mft
00:31:54mft from las vegas nevada weighting into 250 pounds he is the united states champion
00:32:04solo
00:32:05you know way many believe that jimmy usso has the momentum coming into this matchup after what
00:32:11happened last night on friday night smackdown jimmy teaming with la night against solo sokoa and jc
00:32:16mateo of the mfts and attack max and with knife fully in control things were looking good until the untimely arrival of one oracle paul heyman appeared at ringside a major distraction and that opened the door for the massive talent tonga to completely wipe the mega star out
00:32:36amidst the chaos though big jim was ready rolled up solo sokoa scored the dub while the mfts gave chase
00:32:45interesting uh stories in this matchup tonight first for solo sokoa wade he was extremely embarrassed
00:32:52last night by losing to jimmy usso in this tag team matchup but when you look at jimmy usso you look at
00:32:58this as a suicide mission as he stares across the ring at the entire group of mfts
00:33:06it's really been two weeks in a row now jimmy has scored a tag victory over solo sokoa
00:33:12on smackdown an irate solo sokoa now promising some swift vengeance and consequences for his big
00:33:21brother and you're right i simply don't see how in this situation with the ring surrounded by the mfts
00:33:28jimmy usso can pull off another miraculous victory it is for the united states championship
00:33:36solo sokoa winning the title from jacob patu back at night of champions thanks to the arrival of
00:33:41talatonga the latest member of solo sokoa's quote family what utter devastation talatonga has
00:33:50helped enact on behalf of the mfts completely wiping out jacob patu last week
00:34:08and here we go jimmy the older brother of solo sokoa and we're underway for the united states
00:34:12championship interesting note here 15 years in wwe only one time has jimmy usso had an opportunity
00:34:19the singles title and that was in a multi-man match this is his first ever one-on-one matchup for a
00:34:24singles championship in wwe yeah you told me that stat earlier i simply couldn't believe it under
00:34:31appreciated underrated but uber talented big jimmy usso needs to put the naysayers away tonight by
00:34:39scoring what feels like an impossible victory and grabbing gold and a suicide dive by jimmy usso
00:34:46down goes solo that was an ugly landing for jimmy usso in the process and staring up now at three mfts
00:34:54stalking their prey it got uglier by the second yeah jimmy wisely back into the ring and again a
00:35:01very irate solo sokoa you mentioned earlier the embarrassment he suffered last night after being
00:35:09pinned by jimmy usso united states championship a prestigious title the wcw version of course
00:35:18held by goldberg a number of times in his career
00:35:21over the past couple of weeks for solo sokoa oh jimmy it has been a re-accumulation of power
00:35:28here with his new army and he expects everything to go his way and it simply hasn't been the case
00:35:34because of big jim oh solo sokoa catching jimmy up oh caught him spinning solo by sokoa covering a quick
00:35:42kick out by jimmy usso yeah that's surprising most guys stay down perhaps for the three count of that
00:35:47particular move but big jim really fired up tonight yeah and it's early on in the match and jimmy
00:35:53hasn't taken that quite amount of a lot of punishment yet now solo walk by usso delivers the right hand
00:35:59i'll tell you right now you always fight a little tougher against your own brother i'll say that as a
00:36:05guy with an older brother myself oh and a right hand by solo drops jimmy
00:36:10a beautiful uppercut right to the jaw perfect timing behind the official's back
00:36:17the united states champion solo sokoa has taken over this matchup against his brother jimmy usso on
00:36:31saturday night's main event i tell you i should bring the coal mine back because it has been insane
00:36:37out here at the announce table throughout the first portion of the show it's been nuts and michael
00:36:41cole's voice has gone a little higher there's a reason for that we'll show you in a second as
00:36:46solo sokoa is about to do major damage to the spine of big jim or is he yeah but big jim able to
00:36:53counter as these two battle on the apron and solo sokoa with the right hand jimmy usso trying to stay
00:36:58in this fight united states champion oh no spine first to the post it's more than one way to
00:37:06and jimmy with a kick we simply cannot keep big jim down and that'll allow the number one contender
00:37:14the united states championship to maybe rally looking for a german suplex perhaps on the apron
00:37:20not a move usually in the play ball no under the apron solos to cola land on the back of his head
00:37:27oh god let's take another look at that big jim not known for his german suplex arsenal but when
00:37:36his little bro his most heated rival pulling out all the stops in pursuit of the united states
00:37:42championship well wait do you know how difficult it is to get a title opportunity in your career here
00:37:47in wwe when you have when you have to capitalize and jimmy realizes that let's look about difficult 15
00:37:53years in the making finally you've got one it might be another 15 before you get another
00:37:57make it count big jim jimmy with a cross body lateral press he's going to hook the leg
00:38:03so near fall for jimmy usso referee daphne lashon right there how frustrating is that for big jim knowing
00:38:10how close he was to scoring his first slice of singles gold a millisecond away from victory and let's not
00:38:19forget the mfts mateo talatonga on the low out here at ringside looking on looking on menacingly
00:38:29lurking with intent oh and back in and on up well talatonga has already been involved in this one once
00:38:36but now big jim going skyward with the usos splash to win the championship solo
00:38:46at two another near fall i'll tell you what say whatever you want about solo sakura this man is
00:38:52a street fighting champion of the islands and he is quite simply double top you might not like his
00:38:59methodology you might not like who he hangs out with but you have to respect the durability in that ring
00:39:07and now jimmy usso perhaps lining up for the kill here to put his younger brother solo sakura away
00:39:14and take the united states championship goal solo looking completely defenseless here wobbled rock
00:39:20the right for the technical caught him with a big kick and drives jimmy back and there's the spinning
00:39:27solo with authority by sakura what a championship level turnaround for solo sakura who's looking to
00:39:34finish the job now on the samoan spike jimmy ducks underneath big kick to the face and another one
00:39:43and now jimmy looking to go up top again solo sakura completely glassy-eyed the body isn't cooperating
00:39:50jimmy
00:39:53jimmy heading up top solo
00:39:57rolling out of harm's way
00:39:59up out of the way by two of his mfts and jimmy though
00:40:03and now the official counting remember it's champion's advantage jimmy usso must peter submit solo
00:40:25sokoa to win the title here tonight solo sakura looks like they have zero fight left in his body
00:40:31but crucially the body is outside the ring vital seconds being lost here for jimmy usso and now
00:40:38talla tanga went for the big boot he's gonna run into a super kick by jimmy and the disqualification
00:40:45does not help jimmy usso at all here and another big punt down goes talla tanga solo sakura takes
00:40:52advantage tanga helping him out solo steals it
00:40:55sokoa retains the goal what a master stroke what a master plan but perhaps the best plan at all
00:41:24is having the mfts in your corner yeah pack of rabbit aidas mateo and
00:41:33kongaloa i mean this squad might be invincible at this point just when everybody wrote off
00:41:41solo sakura back to the top in a big way
00:41:45and the samoan spike to his older brother jimmy it wasn't enough to win the match
00:41:55solo's been begging jimmy to re-join the family rejoin the group for the longest time
00:42:02the samoean werewolf is back jacob batu
00:42:11jacob batu taken out a couple of weeks ago by the mfts who powerbonded through our announce table
00:42:21and now batu to mateo and jacob batu still not over the fact he lost the united states championship
00:42:27thanks to these mfts jacob is out here all gas and no brakes about to dog walk some fools
00:42:37and that's what batu is doing and now the massive call of tonga yes yes
00:42:46tonga in the ring face to face look at how he towers over jacob batu oh my god a shade under
00:43:06seven feet tall and jacob batu not backing down he's gonna unload on talla tanga samoa werewolf has
00:43:15no clue but sometimes you simply aren't given an option
00:43:27and tanga though sent over the cock rope by jacob werewolf's gonna fly with a suicide dive
00:43:36jacob batu's war with the mfts has just begun wade oh my god that was insanity personified jacob batu
00:43:55living dangerously swinging for the fences but if we know solo sokoa and the mfts
00:44:02there may well be some consequences going forward for the samoa well you know tonight
00:44:07the final match in the great career of goldberg it's been an emotional couple of weeks mentally
00:44:12for goldberg of course he lost his father-in-law a couple of weeks ago as he looks to
00:44:16focus on the match tonight also the terrible flooding in the state of texas which occurred
00:44:21just down the road from the town that me and goldberg live in both of us had friends and
00:44:26family members who were involved in that tragedy uh goldberg trying to put that out of his mind
00:44:30tonight he told his son gauge that these moments he tries to react to and tries to channel those
00:44:36emotions into what he can do in the ring it's much like the shock he had when he went from wcw to wwe
00:44:44goldberg has climbed to the top of the most elite mountain
00:45:07goldberg's the universal champion
00:45:15goldberg's the universal champion
00:45:20he's an icon two-time universal champion
00:45:25the indomitable goldberg
00:45:27well ladies and gentlemen tonight in our main event it is the final match in the iconic career
00:45:37of goldberg benny go out a champion goldberg versus gunther for the world title tonight and earlier
00:45:44tonight the situation between jelly roll and logan paul and randy orton and drew mcintyre coming up next
00:45:53an exclusive interview with randy orton and jelly roll saturday night's main event
00:46:02combo and individual tickets for summer slam at metlife stadium in east rutherford new jersey
00:46:07on saturday august 2nd and sunday august 3rd jts jets jets jets three weeks from tonight are on sale now via
00:46:13ticket master and saturday night's main event in atlanta is presented by jimmy johns
00:46:21trying jimmy john do toasted sandwiches today jelly roll got toasted earlier tonight let's show you
00:46:28what happened after randy orton knocked off drew mcintyre logan paul would come in and the titanium
00:46:32loaded right hand would take out or dropping the viper then coming along to paint the bones always
00:46:37ready to make a name for himself out of someone else's expense jelly roll was not having that though
00:46:43nice block and a sweet right hand to the maverick dropping the social media mega stuff yeah but
00:46:49mcintyre from out of nowhere with a claymore tilt turning jelly's brain to jelly as drew mcintyre had a
00:46:56number of things to say to the number of things to say to the super star
00:47:02you've become a target you've become a target you're gonna remember this night you've stolen through
00:47:07mcintyre what the hell you think he got it all right
00:47:15damn man i'm sorry i should never hedge you out there that's on me i i i know better i know better i i
00:47:22jelly good to see you up right after that gnarly claymore but randy i was hoping i could get a
00:47:26comment on everything that transpired both last night and tonight i put my man in harm's way kathy
00:47:32it's as simple as that i should have never had him out there with drew and and even logan out there
00:47:36that that was just it was a bad call on my part i apologize no no no i can't let you do that randy i'm
00:47:41i'm a grown man but man they have gravely underestimated me they think i'm soft i'm
00:47:48not randy i want them i want them both anywhere anytime all right all right i'm feeling that i'm
00:47:55feeling that you know what i do got a word for you kathy and that word is summer slam
00:48:02because that's you and me get revenge i won't that's what i'm talking about what is it rk roll
00:48:10rk ball i ain't like it i like it now
00:48:14rk roll it's summer slam i don't like it at all well nonetheless the hall of famers are out tonight
00:48:19the steiners rick and scott scott had a number of matches over the years of course with goldberg
00:48:24scott wanted for goldberg and a steel cage on nitro rick team with goldberg before and also a handful
00:48:31of singles matches with the icon goldberg in the main event tonight two of the baddest dudes in the
00:48:37history of the history of this industry
00:49:00oh
00:49:07the following contest is scheduled for one fall making its way to the ring being accompanied by
00:49:21wwe hall of famer the oracle paul hayman from devonport iowa weighing in at 225 pounds he is the 2025
00:49:34one mr money in the bank
00:49:45let's not lose sight of the fact
00:49:48that paul hayman is of course carrying the money in the bank briefcase
00:49:52inside is a contract that seth rollins can cash in at any place at any time for a world championship
00:49:58opportunity knowing that gunther and goldberg go added in our main event in moments here on
00:50:04saturday night's main event could tonight be the night a briefcase that in the right hands is as good
00:50:13as gold and i would argue that in the hands of the oracle paul hayman those are exactly the
00:50:20circumstances by which that gets converted to gold in the blink of an eye keep your eyes peeled
00:50:33and here's the opponent from los angeles california weighing in at 240 pounds
00:50:45it's been a tumultuous week for la night and seth rollins this past monday night on raw our main event
00:50:55seth rollins and penta rollins with a stomp and the win over penta and then it was a hit and run
00:51:02attack by la night who would deliver a bft to rollins and then escape before bronson and brawn could get
00:51:11to it and then last night on friday night smackdown a different case this was the megastar post victory
00:51:19open to abuse and attack from two members of that power trio brawn breaker and bronson reed you
00:51:27question just where the health of the megastar is right now 24 hours removed from that particular
00:51:34attack and no tape on the ribs but you have to believe that midsection of la night is smarting
00:51:40here tonight for la night a massive opportunity against mr money in the bank knight said quote
00:51:46i want your dignity i want justice to be honest i just want to hurt you this all began back uh the
00:51:54night before money in the bank last month lalins and company targeted his opponents in that match
00:51:59including la night and way since that moment la night has not forgotten well he's not forgotten he
00:52:05was also taken out of the king of the ring tournament thanks to attacks from seth rollins and crew so
00:52:11seth rollins and his men have really hamstrung the career of la night in recent months and he's not
00:52:17going to let that lie two-time united states champion la night battling the five-time world champion
00:52:24seth rollins oh shots of the gut there registered a little too hard oh and a high elbow perhaps a
00:52:31little sign of that attack from last night coming to the four early here and now la night again those
00:52:38ribs just collapsing going for that falcon arrow or suplex and wait a second looking for a pedigree and
00:52:43la night for the bft blocked by seth rollins and while it's now launched outside the ring to the floor
00:52:49and argued beating seth freaking rollins when you're not at 100 oh may not actually be possible
00:52:57but blocking out that pain right now apparently is the megastar tapping into that kevorka that is
00:53:03running wild in this arena rollins bounced off our announce table which has become a playground for
00:53:10superstars here tonight
00:53:16and i don't think he's done yet rollins bounced right into our announce table yeah not quite
00:53:21enough damage was done to the announce table apparently let's finish the job why don't we
00:53:26and now la night clothesline and hit rollins hard you could hear that thump la night in control
00:53:32the body scissors applied by seth rollins here live in atlanta nearly 12 000 on hand for this match
00:53:43between rollins and la night seth's taking control yeah and i don't understand the megastar's behavior
00:53:49of late i've sung his praises from the very beginning but all the kevorka in the world cannot explain
00:53:55why la night is dicing with death taking on solo sokoa's mfts on smackdown and seth rollins power
00:54:02trio on raw simultaneously i mean i can credit it might not be a wise thing to do but you got to
00:54:08praise him for having the bravery to do it bravery is one thing how much a glutton for punishment can
00:54:15one man be everyone has their limits even megastars and we may well have found that limit tonight
00:54:21rollins oh and a knee rate to the midsection great strategy by the architect seth rollins and
00:54:27the visionary now heading up to the top rope looking to put la night away frost flash to the
00:54:31injured midsection and ribs rollins for the wind hook of the leg and a kick out and what was it la
00:54:37night said it was a quote from you i want to hurt you tonight seth rollins well that has done a complete
00:54:43180 it is the megastar who is in severe danger here tonight thanks to this abuse from seth freaking
00:54:50rollins wwe fans here chanting la night as rollins looks to quiet the masses chance can help chance can
00:55:08pull you through but at the end of the day how would you they're still singing my song anybody ever
00:55:14champs no they're trying for your opponents that's why i kept losing my song oh and la night block to
00:55:21right now night trying to fight back perhaps on adrenaline alone block to rights and is now blocking out
00:55:27the clear pain in that midsection but if somehow it's working tapping into that frenzy in this arena oh once
00:55:33again one shot and down is the megastar and la night with a close line and now night looking to rally
00:55:44oh and a neck breaker oh what a flurry here from la night just went ddt he was looking written off as good as new
00:55:54and carl who's game is this
00:56:04yeah
00:56:06elder delivered
00:56:08night cover
00:56:11and rollins kicks it too and this just exemplifies the abilities of the absolute top superstars in the
00:56:18game blocking out that pain and turning this one on a six points taking full control of the match
00:56:24almost putting away the visionary seth freaking rollins
00:56:30what else does la night have in store here and if you're rollins a lot of pressure made
00:56:35you can ill afford a loss with all the momentum you're trying to build with this new group
00:56:39and breaker and reed and heyman and rollins get the money in the bank briefcase you've got the oracle
00:56:44paul heyman the uncheckable power of reed oh breaker you don't want to be the figurehead of that
00:56:51crew and pulling out losses when the deck was initially stacked in your favor la night fighting
00:56:57through the pain the injured midsection looking for the bft seth rollins gonna make his way out to
00:57:02the apron hurting disaster there best footwork in the game seth freaking rollins for the past 10 plus
00:57:09years can move faster than anyone when he needs to and boy did he need to averting danger from that bft
00:57:18and turning this one in his own favor and roland went to the top rope la night made him pay
00:57:23look at concern on the face of paul heyman as heyman looks on down on the apron and a big chop by la
00:57:30knight remember heyman is hooked to everything in his career to seth rollins constantly hooked
00:57:41himself to success that has been the modus operandum of paul heyman from the very beginning yeah then
00:57:48ever since wrestlemania when he turned his back on roman reigns and now la night to the top rope
00:57:54night now tremendous athleticism does he have enough left in the core with the injured midsection no
00:58:01rollins able to slip underneath and rollins with a buckle bomb always got a solution that is the set
00:58:10freaking rollins way went for the stop la night with rollins up and his midsection gave out again
00:58:18and rollins with a kick to the face unique suplex attempt there from la night simply didn't have
00:58:24the power left in that frame that heavily fatigued body that has absorbed so much abuse of late and
00:58:31it's about to get even worse and now rollins oh and there's that flying senton springboard senton
00:58:37by rollins and now a moonsault lands on his feet may have tweaked his knee he saw step favor the knee
00:58:42this past monday may have tweaked it again and now la night with an opportunity rollins into the
00:58:47corner the official there to check on rollins no this could be a serious situation here
00:58:55rollins tweaking his knee hayman over to check on his man that is a knee that has been surgically
00:59:00repaired in the past generally heavily strapped up and that is a look of panic in the eye of seth freaking
00:59:07rollins and that is not what you want to see well panic on the face of a of paul hayman as well as
00:59:13as a superstar you know full well when you've done yourself a major mischief i can speak well and look
00:59:17at look at this way the the doctor the ringside doctor now is over uh consulting with the official
00:59:24on the the situation with rollins and seth's knee
00:59:29i know it's just sucked the wind out of this arena well we talked about the fact he tweaked that knee
00:59:35earlier earlier this week
00:59:48rollins uh hobbling back up into the corner la night bft bft by la night cover now hook of the leg
00:59:56here is your winner well it's a win but it is not the kind of victory that la night came for tonight
01:00:10and that is a bleak sight seeing seth freaking rollins down and out and that is a truly catastrophic moment
01:00:19here at saturday night's main event
01:00:27well uh undisputed super middleweight champion canelo alvarez faces undefeated three division king
01:00:32parents bud crawford in a historic class that transcends titles at saturday september 13th at
01:00:37allegiance stadium in las vegas nevada this is a a once in a lifetime event that marks the beginning of a bold new era in boxing register now for access to
01:00:45pre-sale tickets before they go on sale to the general public at wwe dot com slash boxing
01:00:52well let's take another look at what happened to seth rollins a very serious situation moments ago
01:00:58rollins tweaking the knee once again but it appears to be much more serious than we first thought as you
01:01:03take a look at rollins now coming off the second rope looking for a moonsault landing on his feet his
01:01:09knee buckled you saw him go right to the knee he collapsed in the corner he told the doctor he could
01:01:14continue and la night would deliver the dft so best wishes to seth rollins uh as he's helped in the
01:01:22back now yeah we say it time and time again it is a dangerous world inside those ropes set we are
01:01:27hoping for the best for you um good luck and coming up next it's our main event in an interview with cbs
01:01:32sports this week goldberg acknowledged the enormity of this moment he said uh not many people have the
01:01:39opportunity to go out on their own terms that is a quote so this is truly a privilege for me
01:01:46tonight up next goldberg gunther for the world title
01:01:55gunther a few months ago you started something with me and my family in atlanta georgia
01:02:03gage i really hope for you that bill is a better father than he's a professional wrestler
01:02:14i am gonna make sure that i end it in atlanta georgia saturday night main event
01:02:23i am next
01:02:32i am next
01:02:35usually being next means getting speared jackhammer one two three but it is not 1999 anymore
01:02:45and right now i'm the guy bill goldberg is not capable of taking the world's heavyweight
01:02:54championship away from me at saturday night's main event i'm going to bully you and the myth of bill
01:03:02goldberg forever
01:03:19i don't care if i've got one foot in the grave nobody's ever going to talk to me like that
01:03:23the legendary wwe hall of famer will make his final walk to the ring as goldberg is set to class
01:03:41with the ring general gunther and our main event next live on nbc
01:03:46this november it is quite the feeling here it is electric the padres home field gets a whole new
01:03:57lineup when wwe an absolutely incredible scene it's pet go park a slow fast for the ages
01:04:10oh my goodness
01:04:11the epic performance that no one will ever ever forget wwe survivor series san diego tickets on sale now
01:04:31you know wwe late night featuring tony hinchcliffe will take place at the bergen performing arts
01:04:37center in englewood new jersey saturday august 2nd at 11 p.m eastern as part of summer slam weekend
01:04:42tickets for this closed door non-televised event are on sale now via ticket master breaking news find
01:04:48out tonight that cody rhodes will be a featured guest for wwe late night a lot of uh special guests
01:04:57in the house here tonight for goldberg's final matchup including this man akbar american ninja
01:05:03warrior host back for an exciting new season this monday he'll be joined in the group by wwe legend
01:05:08chad gable don't miss american ninja warrior this monday on nbc and streaming on peacock
01:05:15well there is blake monroe the newest member of the women's roster on nxt one of the hottest free agents
01:05:21in the business before she signed at nxt earlier today great american bash she pinned this woman the
01:05:27nxt women's champion jc jane who tomorrow night at evolution 7 eastern 4 pacific live on peacock from
01:05:35here in atlanta jc jane will defend their nxt women's championship against jordan grace live at
01:05:42evolution and the women's intercontinental championship will be on the line a triple threat
01:05:48match three former friends now bitter enemies bailey versus lyra valkyria versus the champ becky lynch
01:05:55trish stratus looks to win for a storage eighth championship but she's gonna have to knock off
01:06:00tiffany strat to do it will be tippy time or trishy time come on night at evolution wwe women's tag team
01:06:07championship fatal four-way one team from raw one team from smackdown one team from nxt and the current
01:06:14tag champs gold on the line in that fatal four-way they got into it earlier tonight and tomorrow
01:06:19no holds barred queen of the ring jake cargill miss money in the bank naomi go at it at evolution
01:06:27and of course bianca belair the special guest referee at the beginning of september we will have clash
01:06:33in paris somebody is going to win themselves a women's championship match they're going to do it
01:06:38tomorrow night in evolution in a major battle royal featuring a who's who including the returning
01:06:44legend nikki balor and the main event for the world championship neo sky defense the title against the
01:06:52woman who has never beaten her ria ripley it's evolution tomorrow night live from atlanta 7 eastern
01:06:584 pacific exclusively on peacock breaking news now you heard jelly roll saying earlier tonight that he
01:07:06wants logan paul and drew mcintyre well he's going to get his wish it's going to happen at
01:07:09summerslam tag team matchup randy orton teaming with jelly roll against drew mcintyre and logan paul
01:07:18at summerslam other stars that are here tonight including this man two chains atlanta-based
01:07:28rapper grammy award winner multi-platinum two chains getting set for our main event at saturday night
01:07:34main event and saturday night's main event presented by jimmy john's try jimmy john's new toasted
01:07:44sandwiches today can we order jimmy john's i don't know i know you've worked up an appetite tonight
01:07:50with all of those rays but what a night it has been thus far and it's about to get even better
01:08:02well ladies and gentlemen wade barrett and i had a very interesting conversation with this man the
01:08:19world champion gunther earlier today i thought he'd be more humble when i asked him the question about
01:08:25how he felt having goldberg's last match of his career yeah well you apparently frequently get the
01:08:31temperature wrong michael cole because sentimentality is a treat for weak men gunther told us i am here
01:08:39to humiliate this man who has no place in my industry i am here to extinguish this stain that is goldberg
01:08:48for good wade you have to wonder is gunther perhaps looking past the 58 year old goldberg tonight to
01:08:55the threat that looms on the horizon of possibly cm punk or maybe seth rollins depending on what
01:09:00happened with the injury tonight but is gunther looking past goldberg tonight there is a golden rule in the
01:09:06fight game the last thing a heavyweight ever loses is his punch we saw that this past monday on raw
01:09:14when goldberg dropped the ring general with a sweet right hook to the jaw
01:09:21get on it's time
01:09:42get on it's time
01:09:51oh
01:10:12oh
01:10:21Oh, my God.
01:10:51Oh, my God.
01:11:21Oh, my God.
01:11:51And just a reminder, here in Atlanta tomorrow night, an historic evening, the all-women's
01:12:01premium live event Evolution gets underway at 7 Eastern, 4 Pacific, exclusively on Peacock.
01:12:07But now it is time for our main event on Saturday night's main event.
01:12:11The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship!
01:12:27Introducing first, the challenger, from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing in at 270 pounds, WWE Hall
01:12:47and his opponent, from Vienna, Austria, weighing in at 250 pounds.
01:13:09He is the World Heavyweight Champion, the Ring General, Dune Thorne!
01:13:19From a humble beginning in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a massive star on the Georgia Bulldogs football
01:13:28team, to a professional football career, to the summer of 1997 and the start of a professional
01:13:35wrestling career, and a 173-match undefeated streak, which included the biggest win of his career
01:13:42nearly 27 years ago to the day, when Goldberg in Atlanta, Georgia, defeated Hulk Hogan for
01:13:50the WCW Championship to multi-world titles in WWE.
01:13:54This is it, the final time, we witness the awesome intensity, the power, the greatness, that is Goldberg!
01:14:05What a clash of generations of styles and legacies.
01:14:10An important note as well.
01:14:12Goldberg!
01:14:14Goldberg!
01:14:16Goldberg!
01:14:18Goldberg!
01:14:20Goldberg!
01:14:21Goldberg!
01:14:22Goldberg!
01:14:23The official in this match is the veteran Charles Robinson, the man who has refereed hundreds
01:14:32of matches in the career of Goldberg, including the historic night on July 6, 1998, when Goldberg
01:14:40defeated Hulk Hogan, Hollywood Hogan, to win the championship here in Atlanta.
01:14:46Charles Robinson on hand for the final match of Goldberg's career.
01:14:50So wait, early going, what does Goldberg have to do against Goethe?
01:14:54Well, I think Jesse, the body, Ventura, hit the nail on the head earlier tonight.
01:14:59Goldberg has to end this quickly.
01:15:01The longer it goes, the more this will favor the big Austrian champ.
01:15:06You don't get great gas mileage when you get up there in years.
01:15:10That is an athletic rule.
01:15:12And the longer this goes for Goldberg, those opportunities of victory diminish.
01:15:18Oh!
01:15:19All right!
01:15:20Kopp having a little effect on Goldberg, who breaks out in that trademark smile and laugh.
01:15:28Gunther said he would not be intimidated by the intensity of Goldberg, but it's a different
01:15:32story when you're face-to-face with the Hall of Famer.
01:15:34The two men who are simply built for one.
01:15:39Gunther now realizing perhaps the size of the task that lies ahead of him.
01:15:45What about the task that lies ahead of Goldberg?
01:15:47This is his first match in over three years.
01:15:49His last match, 2022.
01:15:51The elimination chamber here at WWE.
01:15:54And Goldberg taking the fight to Gunther.
01:15:56Well, your hometown, your family's here.
01:15:59Retirement hanging over you.
01:16:01The end of a career.
01:16:02You have to be a cold, ruthless, fighting machine in that ring.
01:16:07But there's so much emotion bobbling inside of Goldberg.
01:16:10He has to keep that locked down.
01:16:13The big heavyweight boxer coming out of retirement.
01:16:16Does he have that one big blow left?
01:16:19Does Goldberg have one spear left?
01:16:21Does he have one jackhammer left?
01:16:22Now, you mentioned a little earlier that Goldberg had said in an interview he has physical ailments,
01:16:27one of which was that knee.
01:16:29And look at it.
01:16:30He's got a brace on the left knee.
01:16:31Well, I thought that was absolute insanity.
01:16:33You've got a prep fiend like Gunther who absorbs this kind of information.
01:16:37Immediately targeting that knee of Goldberg.
01:16:39And now the power of Goldberg sending Gunther to the center of the ring.
01:16:43And the champ's in trouble.
01:16:44Yeah, I'm impressed with Goldberg in the early going.
01:16:46That raw power coming to the fore.
01:16:48And he's stalking Gunther.
01:16:50Goldberg looking for a spear.
01:16:52And Gunther moving out of harm's way.
01:16:54And Gunther, you see the expression on Goldberg's face.
01:16:58Realize that that may have been his opportunity.
01:17:01That may have been his moment.
01:17:02Well, that's frustration on Goldberg.
01:17:04You let that chance slip away.
01:17:06You may not get another one against the competitor.
01:17:09As good, as well-rounded as the world heavyweight champ, Gunther.
01:17:12Well, I've been impressed so far with the way that Goldberg has taken the fight.
01:17:16But again, Gunther's a bad knee.
01:17:18Now a chop to Goldberg.
01:17:19And Goldberg trying to fight it off.
01:17:21And another chop by the champ.
01:17:22And I'll tell you, I've never seen anybody shrug off those chops quite like Goldberg has thus far.
01:17:28They're registering.
01:17:29They're stinging.
01:17:29But they're not dropping the big man.
01:17:31And Gunther's set toward the corner.
01:17:32Goldberg left the spear.
01:17:33And Goldberg through the barricade.
01:17:35Into the timekeeper's area.
01:17:37Gunther able to move out of harm's way.
01:17:39Goldberg exploding the barricade with a spear.
01:17:42And Goldberg's in trouble.
01:17:44It's going to be a golden opportunity for the world champ.
01:17:46Gunther has turned his attention to the injured knee.
01:17:55That brace covering the left knee of Goldberg.
01:17:58Gunther has been attacking that knee throughout the break.
01:18:00Yes, he has.
01:18:00Gunther is precision and discipline.
01:18:03Goldberg is destruction in Karmic.
01:18:06And we saw that destruction against our barricade a few minutes ago.
01:18:11And it may well have destroyed Goldberg's chances in this match.
01:18:15He hasn't looked the same since.
01:18:16Yeah, Goldberg trying to dig down deep.
01:18:18Final time in his career.
01:18:19In the ring.
01:18:20This time for the world title.
01:18:22And his adopted hometown of Atlanta.
01:18:24And Goldberg fighting back now.
01:18:29Goldberg's got a little bit left.
01:18:31Tapping into the energy of this hometown audience.
01:18:35One last dance for the champ.
01:18:37Yeah, right.
01:18:38The dance may be over here.
01:18:39Right back to the knee.
01:18:41As Goldberg collapses in the ring.
01:18:44Well, Gunther just did his homework.
01:18:46Did his prep work.
01:18:47And has executed almost from the word go tonight.
01:18:51That feeling out process early was all Goldberg.
01:18:54But it's changed in a big way now.
01:18:56Yeah, this match so far has been the blueprint of Gunther throughout his career.
01:19:00Intimidate.
01:19:01Come on, Goldberg.
01:19:02Physically overpower.
01:19:04Come on, Goldberg.
01:19:06What do you want to do?
01:19:07Trash talk.
01:19:08We're going to embarrass Goldberg here.
01:19:10But that may be a major error from the ring general.
01:19:13The flurry from Goldberg.
01:19:15Not enough to drop the world heavyweight champion.
01:19:17It's hard to intimidate.
01:19:18The master of intimidation and the power.
01:19:20Five buster by Goldberg.
01:19:22On one good leg.
01:19:24There is still fight in the former champ in the legend.
01:19:28He's hurting.
01:19:31He's stumbling.
01:19:32But this warrior has got to go out on his shield tonight.
01:19:36Win, lose, or draw.
01:19:38Again, the knee buckle in as he used it to deliver a blow to Gunther.
01:19:42Now the body shot's in the corner.
01:19:47Gunther with a chop.
01:19:48And another one.
01:19:50The world champ exploding out of the corner.
01:19:51Goldberg is just so hampered.
01:19:53When he gets on the offense, he sometimes is not able to follow up a flurry.
01:19:59Allowing the ring general to recover.
01:20:02But that may have turned the tide.
01:20:04Yeah, that's why Goldberg's got to keep Gunther close.
01:20:06The separation does not help him.
01:20:09Goldberg notorious for those heavy hands.
01:20:11Those heavy boots.
01:20:13And throwing it all the way of the ring general.
01:20:15Yeah, but Goldberg heavily favoring the injured knee.
01:20:19And again, Gunther now.
01:20:22And Goldberg able to back body drop the champ.
01:20:25Ross says he was locked in for that power bomb that Gunther is known for and weighed up the stance.
01:20:31Goldberg now.
01:20:31Oh, no.
01:20:33Spearing the official Charles Robinson.
01:20:37Inadvertently as Gunther moved out of harm's way.
01:20:40Oh, God, Charles Robinson once again taking the brunt of a major attack there.
01:20:46You're right, completely inadvertent.
01:20:48Such was the nimble feat of the ring general.
01:20:52And now Gunther from behind right back to the name of Goldberg.
01:20:56The official's down.
01:20:58And Gunther can do whatever he wants now.
01:21:01And we're going to need another referee.
01:21:02Charles Robinson will not be getting up from that spear.
01:21:05And Goldberg in trouble as Gunther looks to rip the protective knee brace.
01:21:10From the knee of the icon.
01:21:12Just tearing away at will now.
01:21:15Is the ring general looking to humiliate Goldberg?
01:21:19Well, not just humiliate him, but destroy him.
01:21:21Damage him.
01:21:23Gunther has previously been about the sport.
01:21:26Proving he's the greatest on the planet.
01:21:28This is something very different.
01:21:31Refusing to be embarrassed by the return of a former great in Goldberg.
01:21:37This is a statement from the world heavyweight champ.
01:21:42Goldberg, one of the toughest men in the history of professional wrestling.
01:21:46But he has a vulnerability.
01:21:49And that, of course, the injured knee.
01:21:51And now the knee is exposed as Gunther begins to use the protective brace as a weapon.
01:21:56There's no official out here to stop any of this.
01:21:58Goldberg clearly out of his prime physically.
01:22:02But the mind, the body, the heart wants to fight on.
01:22:05You have to respect now.
01:22:07Right to the back of the head of Goldberg.
01:22:10Hope really beginning to slip away now.
01:22:13Of a dream ending for a legendary career.
01:22:28And Gunther now over toward us.
01:22:31That is Bill's son, Gage.
01:22:33His wife, Wanda, is out there as well.
01:22:35Take your eyes down, Gamer.
01:22:37Take your eyes down.
01:22:38What do you mean?
01:22:39Come on.
01:22:39Take your eyes down.
01:22:42Gage's not going to take that.
01:22:43He's over the barricade.
01:22:45Remember, he was at the heart of this when it all began in Atlanta last year.
01:22:49When Gunther humiliated Goldberg and his family here in his hometown.
01:22:53Well, I think it's lucky for Gage and our security were on the ball for once.
01:22:57That could have ended incredibly badly for Goldberg's kick.
01:23:00And now Goldberg, spear!
01:23:03Goldberg hit the spear!
01:23:04Goldberg hit the spear on Gunther!
01:23:07Does he have something left?
01:23:10Does Goldberg have one jackhammer left?
01:23:26He does!
01:23:27Oh, my God!
01:23:28Jackhammer!
01:23:29It's happening!
01:23:29And there's a new official!
01:23:32Sean Bennett rushed into the ring, but again, the bad knee!
01:23:35Not allowing Goldberg to go into the cover right away!
01:23:38Dragging himself!
01:23:39Falls into the cover!
01:23:40Shoulders down!
01:23:42Gunther kicks out and cool!
01:23:43Gunther kicked out and cool!
01:23:45Off the jackhammer by Goldberg!
01:23:49Oh, my God!
01:23:53Gunther completely taking his eye off the ball, thinking this was a parade, getting distracted!
01:23:59By Goldberg's kid at ringside!
01:24:00Goldberg's kid at ringside!
01:24:01Goldberg pouncing!
01:24:02Goldberg pouncing!
01:24:03Now the big one-two whammy with that jackhammer, but the landing on that knee!
01:24:09Preventing the pinning time!
01:24:10And that's Goldberg with a sleeper!
01:24:12The sleeper locked in on Goldberg!
01:24:14The sleeper's in!
01:24:15Goldberg won't tap!
01:24:17Gunther's gonna have to pass Goldberg out here!
01:24:20Goldberg's trying to fight back!
01:24:22Grabbing anything he can, but that is 16 deep!
01:24:26And Goldberg now fading!
01:24:28Goldberg is fading!
01:24:29Goldberg with one last gasp to fight the sleeper!
01:24:34Goldberg fighting back!
01:24:35Lost to his belly!
01:24:37Gunther's still in the sleeper locked in!
01:24:39Gunther's got it in good!
01:24:40Goldberg doesn't have anything left!
01:24:43All that oxygen cut off!
01:24:44The blow cut off and fading!
01:24:46It's Goldberg!
01:24:47And Goldberg is out!
01:24:49Gunther retains!
01:24:49Here is your winner, and still the world heavyweight champion, the ring general, Goldberg!
01:25:05And with that, it's over!
01:25:07A 28-year career, one of the most dominant in the history of professional wrestling, an
01:25:13icon who threw millions and carried an industry on his back.
01:25:16For Goldberg, it's not who's next anymore, but what's next for Goldberg outside the ring.
01:25:24made in georgia
01:25:42bill tonight it's all about you go right ahead first off i don't think i've ever lost
01:25:52here in atlanta so i do apologize for going out a little subpar
01:25:58i've got over a hundred friends and family that came in from all over the world
01:26:06and i just gotta say i cannot thank you all enough
01:26:11the fans in atlanta have been absolutely wonderful i love you i couldn't have done it without you
01:26:22you
01:26:24you
01:26:26you
01:26:28you
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