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WWE SMACKDAWN 7 NOVEMBER 2025 CODY RHODES VS ALEISTER BLACK FULL MATCH

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00:00I cannot overstate how absolutely lethal
00:05Alistair Black is between the ropes.
00:08A student of multiple martial arts from Muay Thai to Penchak Salat.
00:12Black knows a million ways to hurt you.
00:15And he also has that one sudden impact of a move known as Black Mask.
00:20That'll turn your lights out in an instant.
00:24Brody Rose knows slouch with his own amateur wrestling background
00:27being utilized in the early moments of this one.
00:30Nice takedown of Alistair Black by the champ, and Alistair Black retaliates.
00:36Gonna be interested to see what this pace is in this match tonight.
00:40Both men coming out of the blocks hot.
00:44Cody, of course, went through that grueling matchup six nights ago with
00:47Saturday night's main event, it's Drew McIntyre.
00:52That in and of itself can't allow Cody to be 100% tonight.
00:56It's only been a few days.
00:57You don't do battle with somebody who's 285 pounds, the size of Drew McIntyre, and
01:02feel great this suit.
01:03Face first goes Alistair Black.
01:06And to your point about the pace, Alistair's a competitor who's not afraid to push the pace.
01:11Alistair can even fly a little bit when need be.
01:13But his bread and butter, what brought him to the dance is his striking ability,
01:16which is second to none.
01:17And up and over when Cody went for an arm drag, and Alistair Black ready,
01:21looking for an arm bar here.
01:22Alistair Black is a weapon.
01:26Everything about this guy hurts, and it was designed.
01:29That was great counter by Cody going into the cover and forcing the break, and now.
01:33Goodness.
01:34Looked like he was going for the disaster kick, and ran into a kick of his own.
01:38Alistair Black has the champ on the ropes.
01:45Absolutely, and it totally changed the complexion of the match for several moments.
01:49Obviously, Cody still with plenty of gas left in the tank.
01:52But that can rock you, it can disorient you, it throws off your balance.
01:55A knee strike to the chin or the temple.
01:58And that can totally throw your game plan off and out the window.
02:03And that's what Alistair Black's relied on for most of his career.
02:06His ability to do that to the opposition.
02:09Black is so cold and calculated from bell to bell.
02:14Surgical precision in his striking cover here.
02:17And Alistair, to your point, knows full well that a win over Cody Rhodes,
02:22hell, even an impressive performance against Cody Rhodes can do a fantastic
02:26things for your career here in WWE.
02:28And Alistair may find himself at the front of the line.
02:30Alistair still seeking his first singles championship on either Raw or SmackDown.
02:36First former NXT champion.
02:43And Black right now taking over, but Cody gonna pack him to the corner.
02:47And for as much success as Alistair Black has tasted throughout his career,
02:50it's almost like finally aligning with his wife, Zelina,
02:54has unleashed something different in Alistair.
02:56It's unlocked part of his psyche that maybe was clouded.
02:59He sees clearly now, and the future looks great for Alistair Black.
03:03But also, you've got a very formidable person in Zelina outside the ring.
03:06And now, if you're battling Black, you're gonna have eyes in the back of your head.
03:09And that right there, a perfect example.
03:11Almost on cue, Zelina takes advantage.
03:16Nice snapmare by Black, quickly into the cover on the champ, and Cody kicks out.
03:20And again, Alistair Black knows that a snapmare isn't gonna beat Cody Rhodes.
03:24But the cover, and the subsequent kick out exhausts you.
03:28Cover.
03:29These repeated quick covers by Black, they're forcing Cody to exert extra energy.
03:34Every time you have to kick out, every time you have to get your shoulders off the mat,
03:37it takes a little bit of gas out of your tank.
03:39What does a loss tonight for Cody do?
03:41Catastrophic, Cole.
03:42This is the flag bearer here on Friday Night SmackDown, the undisputed WWE Champion.
03:47If Cody gets defeated tonight, that pokes all types of holes in his claim to being the best.
04:03Power slam by Cody, cover now on Black, and a kick out.
04:09That's gotta be frustrating for the American Nightmare, who's favoring it appears to be his eye.
04:14I don't know if it was an incidental contact, it's still a result of Zelina Vega on the outside.
04:19And don't forget the slap earlier tonight as well, which really set Cody off.
04:24And big hit for the kick, Cody gonna roll up Black here.
04:28Kick out at two.
04:31Face by Black, drops the Champion.
04:33Alistair again, into a cover.
04:35And I love the fact he's going for these quick covers on the Champion.
04:38It's brilliant strategy, it's a veteran maneuver by Black.
04:41Again, Alistair doesn't expect these covers to necessarily pin Cody for three,
04:45but it forces Cody to kick out.
04:47Well, you wear him down.
04:48Exactly.
04:49And you know, Corey, when you're tired, you make a mistake, right?
04:50And that may open Cody up to the Black Mask by Black.
04:54Bricious strikes from Alistair, putting on an absolute clinic at the expense of the American Nightmare.
05:04Well, you mentioned before how dangerous he is with his martial arts background, his hand,
05:08feet, and both lethal weapons.
05:12His elbows, his knees.
05:15There's an example right there, the knee to the gut.
05:18Big forearm by Black.
05:20Cody Rhodes, though, gonna beat him to the punch and take Black down.
05:24And now Cody's starting to build momentum a bit.
05:26Up over the top goes Cody Rhodes.
05:28Now the power slam by the Champion.
05:30And this is what sets Cody apart from the rest, the intangibles,
05:34the ability to feed off of the live crowd.
05:37Tonight here in Greenville, trying to wake up the American Nightmare.
05:41Disaster kick.
05:43And Cody into the cover now, looking for the win, and Black kicks out.
05:47You could see pure panic in the eyes of Zelina on the outside,
05:52thinking that might have been it for Alistair Black.
05:54And now Cody starting to build a rally.
06:00They're in the home of the Swamp Rabbits.
06:04The what?
06:06The Swamp Rabbits, it's a hockey team here in Greenville.
06:08And Cody went to the crossroads, and Black caught him with a knee.
06:12Not to be confused with Swamp Donkeys like we saw last week.
06:15Wow, what a kick to the ankle, dropping Cody.
06:18And another one, good night, cover on the champ, and a kick out by Rhodes at two.
06:27A rare glimpse at emotion on the face of Alistair Black, a look of frustration.
06:34Well, he knows how big this match is.
06:38And it's gotta be irritating for Alistair when you're landing all these heavy
06:41strikes, all this high impact offense, and Cody keeps kicking out.
06:45Cody up the second rope, oh, Cody Cutter.
06:48Is it enough for the win?
06:49Cody hooks the leg.
06:51Black able to kick out at two.
06:54Just barely, you can see the discomfort on Zelina once again.
06:59Take a look at this.
07:01Such precision on the execution.
07:05Cutter driving Black face first, but not enough to finish the job.
07:10Cody in the driver's seat, however.
07:21Now, Cody with the lefts.
07:27Went for the bionic elbow, and Black caught him with a kick.
07:31And a knee right under the chin.
07:33And the German Suplex stacks him up.
07:36Jackknife and a kick out.
07:37Kick out at two.
07:39What a fantastic sequence of offense from Alistair Black.
07:43But again, not enough to do the job.
07:47And now Black learning what it's all about to be in the ring with the undisputed
07:51WWE Champion in the heart of Cody Rhodes.
07:58Alistair might have been lining up in the black mask.
08:00Cody sends to come and looking for crossroads.
08:02And Black able to shoo him away, and Cody now hangs on.
08:06Black sent across the ring.
08:08Another kick by Black.
08:10Cody with one of his own.
08:15Both men are down.
08:19Both men connecting at the exact same moment.
08:22And the official Dan Angler going to begin to count now with both Cody and
08:27Black down and out.
08:34My God, McIntyre with a Claymore to the damn referee.
08:39You're against me.
08:39As you win, Cody, you're against me.
08:42This is the road's outflow.
08:44This is the road.
08:46Now, Cody Rhodes tackling McIntyre.
08:49Enough Cody and a brawl with McIntyre.
08:52And Alistair Black gets into it.
08:54We heard Cody at the top of the evening say that Drew McIntyre's in my rearview mirror.
08:58It's time to move on.
09:00Well, Drew McIntyre obviously hasn't moved on.
09:03There's a two-on-one attack now on Cody Rhodes.
09:05I don't think Priest has moved on either.
09:12From Alistair Black, Damian Priest into the ring.
09:14Attacked by McIntyre and Black.
09:18Priest still seething about the fire.
09:23And now Priest sends Black into the corner.
09:25Let's not forget McIntyre attacking the official, the same official,
09:29who was in the matchup on Saturday Night's Main Event.
09:32But McIntyre lost to Cody.
09:36Pancaking Black.
09:38Priest has neutralized the threats of Alistair Black and Drew McIntyre for the moment.
09:44Yeah, remember, and now Cody Rhodes gets back into it.
09:50And Priest sees Black as a sitting duck here.
09:53Priest is linking his chops right now.
09:56This is about sweet, sweet revenge.
09:58And Priest hammered away.
10:00Meanwhile, Zelina on our table.
10:01Trying to attack Damian Priest.
10:06And Alistair Black going to the bad eye.
10:09The eye that Damian Priest had burned on the fireball by Black in that last man standing match.
10:16And now Cody, with a Cody cutter to McIntyre.
10:20McIntyre, once again, the self-fulfilling prophecy.
10:28The self-sabotage, to Cody's point.
10:31And Drew has lost it.
10:35I've had it with you.
10:37I give you an inch and you take a mile.
10:40Well, no more.
10:41Because effective immediately, Drew McIntyre, you are suspended.
10:48You call them, Cody, self-sabotage by Drew McIntyre.
10:55I told you what was gonna happen.
10:57They're promising themselves.
10:58I told you what was gonna happen, and you keep going again.
11:00It's everyone against me.
11:01I told you what I said was gonna happen.
11:02Everybody against me.
11:04It's everyone against me.
11:04My back's against the wall.
11:06You gotta make yourself.
11:06My back is against the wall.
11:08If you.
11:18You.
11:24You.
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