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00:00:00Together.
00:00:30Today, the luckiest fans got to celebrate Cena one last time.
00:00:35F Street Northwest transformed into hustle, loyalty, and respect FanFest.
00:00:41Everybody has come out to see John Cena's last match.
00:00:45The Heartbreak Kid is here.
00:00:47Shawn Michaels was once a WrestleMania rival to John Cena.
00:00:51Now here to celebrate him.
00:00:55Trish Stratus has arrived.
00:00:57Just like Cena, she knows what it's like to still compete deeper into legendary status.
00:01:03Remember, it all started with Kurt Angle.
00:01:06In 2002, he held that mic opposite a young John Cena.
00:01:10Ruthless aggression was soon underway.
00:01:13The great Mark Henry once had a thought to be retiring, centered on John Cena.
00:01:19The world's strongest man, of course, would be here in D.C. tonight.
00:01:23It is a big night.
00:01:25The kind of night when everybody wants to show up.
00:01:28Jumper Hall is here for Cena's last match.
00:01:31Metro Boomin is here for the last time being right now.
00:01:38And backstage, it is nearly go time.
00:01:41That locker room door right there, it'll open a little later.
00:01:45And the 17-time world champion will face the brutality, the physicality of Gunther.
00:01:51On Saturday night's Main Event.
00:01:53The GOAT.
00:02:05You hear it so much you forget what it means.
00:02:08Greatest of all time.
00:02:12Is it measured in titles?
00:02:14Champion!
00:02:15Records?
00:02:16History has been made!
00:02:18Or calibrated in time?
00:02:21It's your name, kid.
00:02:23John Cena.
00:02:25Games and matches pour for the seasons.
00:02:29Seasons into years.
00:02:31Years into decades.
00:02:33But the GOAT perseveres in a style all his own.
00:02:37You can't see me.
00:02:39Every damn night.
00:02:42Come get some!
00:02:44Until he's an era unto himself.
00:02:47I've been face to face with the baddest human beings on the planet.
00:02:54John Cena made his WWE debut June 27, 2002.
00:03:00What is the one quality that you possess?
00:03:04Ruthless aggression.
00:03:08But what marks the intervening quarter century,
00:03:12and that which made Cena the GOAT,
00:03:15is nothing less than the sacred currency of professional wrestling.
00:03:21That connection.
00:03:23That communion with the crowd.
00:03:28Oh, he sees you.
00:03:31He hears you.
00:03:33Feels you.
00:03:37Loves you.
00:03:40Every.
00:03:41Last.
00:03:42One.
00:03:44John Cena is the GOAT!
00:04:09Welcome to Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
00:04:17In partnership with Events D.C.
00:04:20It is Saturday night's main event presented by Minute Maid.
00:04:25Bring the juice.
00:04:27Beyond Cena and Gunther also in action tonight.
00:04:31The WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes.
00:04:34The American Nightmare will battle the massive, powerful NXT champ, Obafemi.
00:04:40In a compelling match,
00:04:42Bayley goes up against the rising star.
00:04:45Sol Ruka has incredible athleticism.
00:04:48Will it be enough to overcome the four-time world champion Bayley?
00:04:51And the World Tag Team Champions, AJ Styles, Dragon Lee.
00:04:55They've been so impressive.
00:04:56Now they face the young and confident pairing of NXT's Jamon Evans and TNA's Leon Slater.
00:05:01And Gunther has arrived.
00:05:05He tore through four tournament rivals to earn his most coveted spot.
00:05:11John Cena's final opponent, Gunther says he's gonna make him give up.
00:05:15Welcome inside the Saturday night's main event, Joe Tessitore alongside the 2026 soon-to-be Hall of Famer, Stephanie McMahon.
00:05:32Stephanie, I know you're gonna modestly deflect what I say here.
00:05:36But in 2003, you helped save the early stages of John Cena's career.
00:05:42You believed in his unique talent.
00:05:45How do you describe what this means to these fans, to you, to the industry tonight?
00:05:51Oh, my God. It is absolutely electric in this building here tonight.
00:05:56Every single person here, all of the celebrities you've seen, the fan edits that they've done.
00:06:03I mean, we are here to pay tribute to a true legend, the GOAT, the Never Seen 17, John Cena.
00:06:11Seth, there are a few in the industry who care more about the development of young talent than you, than John,
00:06:15and that is what he wants showcased on this part.
00:06:19We are about to see some rising stars.
00:06:22We are, and it's very fitting for John Cena to want his very final night to be about featuring who is up-and-coming,
00:06:29who is the next batch of superstars.
00:06:31John Cena has said on interviews he wants to shake the hand of the person who becomes the 18-time WWE Champion.
00:06:39Are you ready to get after it here?
00:06:40Oh, I'm ready!
00:06:41Are you ready, Washington, D.C.? Let's do this!
00:06:43You've got to say that different! You've got to say different! You've got to say!
00:06:48I have one question for all of you!
00:06:51Are.
00:06:52You.
00:06:53READY!
00:07:04That scene has been a marvel.
00:07:07Royal thing.
00:07:13.
00:07:14.
00:07:23.
00:07:24.
00:07:36the following contest is scheduled for one fall introducing first from
00:08:04atlanta georgia weighing in 222 pounds he is the undisputed wwe champion the american nightmare
00:08:34ladies and gentlemen it is only appropriate
00:09:02that we kick off saturday night's main event tonight with a man who took the wwe championship
00:09:08from john cena at summer slam the two-time wwe champion the american nightmare cody rhodes hello
00:09:17everybody welcome to ringside i'm michael cole he's wade barrett two men who've had a long history
00:09:21with john cena i have goosebumps as we get set for an historic and emotional night goosebumps for the
00:09:28entire arena and i'm sure everyone sat watching at home with one person in this building who cannot
00:09:34afford to be emotional though ironically enough that's john cena himself who has a massive task
00:09:40against the merciless gunther you want to talk about emotional cody rhodes has gotten very emotional
00:09:46over the past couple of months because of this issue with drew mcintyre it's forced him to make
00:09:51irrational sometimes rash decisions like taking on the man he faces tonight yeah that's an interesting
00:09:58choice of words let's go back to roman reigns who held the wwe title for four years he did that by
00:10:06not making rash decisions not making mistakes by being cold and clinical and it could cost cody that he's not
00:10:14following in those five steps
00:10:27and his opponent from lagos nigeria weighing in at 310 pounds he is the nxt champion oba fami
00:10:50who won his secondary championship last saturday night when he beat ricky saints at nxt deadline
00:11:08this is a man wade who joined wwe only three years ago as part of our next in line program
00:11:17he was a great college athlete winning shot put competitions at the university of alabama
00:11:25sean michaels told me earlier today he has never seen anyone take to this business so quickly
00:11:32like the ruler oba fami
00:11:37entered this industry three years ago and has it like a hot knife through butter but make no mistake
00:11:45this is the biggest test so far for oba fami over for many people the future while he faces the now
00:11:54in cody roads oba fami telling me earlier today that i belong here it is symbolic that it's john
00:12:00seen his end in my beginning
00:12:11old oba fami who said he patterns his life after his father's knee who is watching tonight live
00:12:22in nigeria an emotional man who's been a wwe fan for his entire life said he could not believe the
00:12:28fact that oba fami was going to be in the ring in the final night of john cena's career so wait tell me
00:12:34about old oba fami what does he bring to the game and what does cody rhodes have to look out for
00:12:48right off the back you hear this hot atmosphere they're trying to back cody rhodes we've seen one
00:12:52tie-up already and immediately to answer your question michael cole it's the overwhelming
00:12:57intolerable power of oba fami that showed right off the bat and that's what has this audience worried
00:13:04on cody's behalf oh cody rhodes has proven that he can take the best of the power again
00:13:10remember his great rivalry with brock lesnar of course the rivalry with john cena as well
00:13:14in roman reigns and a side headlock now applied by cody rhodes
00:13:19oh but fami just looking to overpower the undisputed wwe champion there's the quickness of roads
00:13:27right to the midsection oh and look at fami closing that bare paw like hand around the throat of cody
00:13:34cody is up cody is down the irish curse backbreaker that femi is powdered up for the great sheamus
00:13:41well the only going to this one it is not even close it's a 10-7 round to oba fami who is now mowing
00:13:48down the wwe champ body shots followed by an elbow to the back of the neck and this is that
00:13:54methodical pace that over fami loves to put into play as we take another look at the power of femi
00:14:00yeah it's a staggering amount of power that is simply not something that is matched often in this
00:14:06industry that's the key to why oba fami has devoured everything in his path thus far and wait remember
00:14:12femi warned cody rhodes when the bell rings you won't be looking at potential you're going to be
00:14:18looking at inevitability the future is now for obi over femi well oversees it as completely poetic that
00:14:25is one top guy of this industry taps out in john cena another man is here to pick up the slack
00:14:32and that man is currently dominating the best in wwe qb1 cody rhodes and femi now with a massive
00:14:40deals that mean the wwe champion across the ring and rhodes is stunned here by the early power and
00:14:47onslaught of femi a lot of people talk about this being a massive test for oba femi we could be wrong
00:14:53this could be the start of a generational takeover at the top of the industry it's exactly the kind of
00:14:59look at that cody went for his power slam and it was blocked by femi well femi's clearly done his
00:15:06homework because nothing cody usually relies on is working and cody's got to kick out what would a win
00:15:12wade mean for oba femi tonight it completely wipes out any perception that this guy still needs to learn
00:15:19if he beats the absolute best we've got in cody rhodes the kingdom is all yours oba femi cody wants to
00:15:26be qb1 he wants to take on all comers fight all battles but again it needs to focus against femi
00:15:32tonight who just delivers a white and drops cody to his knees shot on the ribs of oba femi's registering
00:15:40it somewhat but it's less of a grimace compared to the face of cody rhodes etched in pain
00:15:45now look at this femi with one arm and again knee right to the spine of rhodes cover now
00:15:56by oba femi hook of the leg and a kick out by cody it's incredible oba femi's barely even breathing
00:16:03heavily it's just been a walk in the park thus far for oba femi the threat with young superstars stepping up
00:16:11to this level is always that they're going to be consumed by the moment by that giant spotlight
00:16:16oba femi has just walked into this arena with the world's spotlight on him and owned it well and wade
00:16:22that's one of the things about femi he never seems out of his element you date back to when he was the
00:16:27breakout tournament winner in nxt or the iron survivor winner the nxt north american champion no moment was
00:16:33ever too big for this man cody lands on his feet needs to try to rally here the champs in trump oh and
00:16:40that'll help sidesteps femi shoulder first to the post well femi knows when he mows down an opponent like
00:16:46he has done cody rhodes thus far usually it's plain sailing but cody can dig deeper the most that's why
00:16:52he's the champ up and over the 300 there's the power slam by cody rhodes who now looks to build some
00:16:58momentum in this matchup cody measuring femi off the second rope cody cutter cover
00:17:15femi kicks out at two this is that durability of cody roads coming to the four just a perfectly
00:17:22executed cody cutter and hats off to oba femi who was equal to it but this one has spawned on a
00:17:28done yeah cody rhodes there's so many traits that he shares of course with john cena won that
00:17:33resilience that he's showing here tonight went for the cutter again caught by obafemi and now femian
00:17:38well sent through the second rope into the floor this is an element of learning from obafemi which
00:17:43partly explains oh what a right hand a straight right by femi dropped roads in his tracks it was more of an
00:17:50elbow smash to the jaw of cody rhodes but the effects are exactly the same cody rhodes with all that
00:17:57momentum just wiped out perfect timing from obafemi who may well have been playing a little possum
00:18:03there against the veteran and cody rhodes though the veteran ducks underneath grabs the rope femi now
00:18:12out to the other side of the floor cody suicide dies takes femi down and now cody rhodes is starting
00:18:17to feel it absolute bullseye right there taking the big man down and questions now about the durability
00:18:25of obafemi as he's been peppered with shots wait a second what speed are you talking about oh what a
00:18:31spine buster cover and a kick out by rhodes i'll tell you right now cole that the spine buster as
00:18:38impressive as it was we know about it it was the speed of obafemi following cody into the ring there
00:18:45that really got himself into the opportunity to nail the spine buster that's the deceptive part
00:18:51about this huge human being the explosive movement he gave cody no space
00:18:57and there's no way cody came into this match against the man as big and powerful as obafemi
00:19:02expecting to be out maneuvered out muscled yes out maneuvered hell no well especially against a man
00:19:08who's been in this business three years there's the drop down by cody big right hand by rhodes
00:19:14and now femi gonna drive cody up over the top rope and cody right in front of our announce desk cody's
00:19:19hurting here this is not good i just looked in the eyes of cody they're kind of glassy already well
00:19:24he's favoring his ribs wade and obafemi the ruler at 6'6 310 pounds launches cody rhodes with an uppercut
00:19:33and bolt met over the table just a sprinting european connecting to the jaw of cody rhodes cody's been
00:19:42busted open cody's ear busted open off that uppercut by femi it's a steel tables a lot of sharp edges and
00:19:50cody's caught something incredibly badly
00:19:55and now obafemi smells blood and tastes blood and the end may be nine and look at this femi oh way
00:20:02cody rhodes again here's the cover and a kick out
00:20:11what a match to kick off saturday night's main event obafemi the future of this industry one of the
00:20:18reasons that john cena wanted these young stars to be featured on this card tonight and you saw
00:20:23again the concern as it comes to rhodes a busted eardrum you know for a fact cody rhodes is never
00:20:29going to give up in a match like this but he must be regretting accepting it in the first place
00:20:36i don't think cody regrets anything i think he understands his actions but i get your point
00:20:40hey look at oh cody able to land on his feet up to the top rope avalanche cody cutter
00:20:46cover by the champ
00:20:49femi kicked out
00:20:51and that is exactly what tasting your own blood can do one of two things happen you either panic and
00:20:58retreat into your show or if you're in that very elite category you move up the gears
00:21:05oh come on
00:21:07drew mcintyre the scottish warrior pounded away at cody rhodes
00:21:12what the hell is he doing here i thought this was an unsafe working environment
00:21:20time and again drew mcintyre has insisted he's been screwed over by cody rhodes and
00:21:25mcintyre not only ruined the match for rhodes he ruined it for femi as well and now a cody
00:21:54cutter to mcintyre
00:22:03and the ruler with a choke slam
00:22:12that damn mcintyre the hypocrite ruined this great match as his obsession with cody rhodes continues
00:22:24of all the knights for mcintyre to pull that stunt
00:22:32mcintyre got exactly what he came for let's face it we're in cody's night we're in oba's night let
00:22:39the stain on john cena's night
00:22:41cody rhodes is the present over femi is the future but wait i don't believe
00:23:00femi coming into the present will be too far away what a way to enter the top level of this
00:23:10industry over femi may dominate here for the next 15 plus years that was incredible but i don't think
00:23:18for a second the issues between cody rhodes and drew mcintyre are going to end tonight
00:23:28cody rhodes the man who is qb1 the man who hopes to replace john cena and already has is the face of
00:23:36wwe how impressed are you with over fennie that was absolutely fantastic we know about the physical
00:23:42gifts of the man what we didn't know is the fact that he can step into the biggest spotlight against
00:23:47the best in the industry and simply overwhelm the wwe champ obafemi has a bright future here
00:23:54in wwe you know john cena says this isn't the end tonight it's the beginning time to shine the
00:24:01spotlight on the stars of tomorrow like obafemi or the woman who will be in the ring coming up next
00:24:06the spectacular high flyer known as soul ruka of nxt kicks on the multi-time world champion with a hall
00:24:14of fame resume bailey they're in action live coming up next meanwhile the last time is almost here
00:24:24rapidly approaching the final match in the legendary career of john cena
00:24:37it is the end of an era cannot believe our friend john cena is about to wrestle in his
00:24:42final wwe match john you can't see us but we can see you it has been so inspiring to see what you've
00:24:50done from the doctor of economics to ultimately the greatest of all time an absolutely incredible
00:24:56career you work so hard and you do it with integrity you inspired so many people you won a ton of
00:25:02championships almost impressive enough for me to forget the fact that you're a diehard patriots
00:25:08fan but hey i guess no one's perfect including the 07 patriots john cena it's your boy big snoodog
00:25:16you know what it is congratulations my one i'm gonna smoke one matter of fact i'm gonna blow one for
00:25:21the pole one i gotta warn you when you enter the grocery store or step into your garage there's no
00:25:27entrance music at all in retirement unless you play it yourself on your airpods so that's a free tip
00:25:34from me to you congrats again pal congratulations john on an amazing career what you've done for the
00:25:40sport and for wwe is just insane you're a legend congratulations
00:25:55monday
00:25:58monday
00:25:59it's fight weekend
00:26:03friday night smackdown broke the first time you want it you got it welcome to saturday night's
00:26:10main event saturday night's main event goes for the knockout unbelievable wwe hits back-to-back nights
00:26:16at the bell center
00:26:36hey john it's kurt angle i personally want to congratulate you on an incredible career you are
00:26:41legendary my friend to get in the ring with john cena is a privilege man you got a friend for life
00:26:48thank you for always giving your time to us thank you for answering every single question
00:26:52it'll mean more than you'll ever know the utmost respect and love to john thank you for always being
00:27:00true to who you are you've always been a role model to me a role model for everyone in this industry
00:27:05for my family to use i want to say we love you you are so much more than john cena the professional
00:27:13wrestler you are a remarkable man and i couldn't be more proud to know you thank you for everything
00:27:21i certainly wouldn't be back here if it wasn't for you um contrary to popular belief uh you've always
00:27:30inspired me to be back and be in your presence as you gracefully exit this wonderful circus of a
00:27:38business as always i'm just following your lead thank you john
00:27:46you know washington dc invokes the images of great presidents four of which are forever etched in
00:27:52immortality on mount rushmore when it comes to the mount rushmore of professional wrestling john cena
00:27:59has a spot there as the goat i want you to take a look at the career of john cena of course the
00:28:08headline has always weighed 17 time record-setting world champion but look at some of these other
00:28:14numbers yeah incredible has done everything in this game a grand slam champion broken breaking records
00:28:22left right and center since his debut eight and a half thousand days ago back in 2002
00:28:32john cena's final match moments away well attention c nation celebrating the champ's last ride with a
00:28:39wwe ultimate edition john cena final match action figure from mattel creations each made to order figure
00:28:46comes with a soft good shirt that reads the last time is now three interchangeable heads and three
00:28:52swappable sets of hands this limited opportunity only lasts through december 31st so if you want some
00:28:58come pre-order some now at mattel creations.com the stars are out here tonight for cena's final match
00:29:05including our friend from the indiana pacers tyrese halliburton enjoying the show here tonight in
00:29:11washington dc how about john berthal the actor of course walking dead the punisher and the bear as
00:29:17well john and his family enjoying the show tonight and my old friend wade is here as well i haven't
00:29:22seen him in many years chuck zito the stuntman the actor of course a part of sons of anarchy
00:29:27tuxedo in the house here tonight
00:29:41the following contest is scheduled for one fall introducing first being accompanied by lyra
00:29:58valkyria from san jose california bailey the first ever women's grand slam champion the four-time world
00:30:10champion bailey is here tonight
00:30:15interesting statistic when it comes to bailey hugging a former wwe alongside chris stratus and
00:30:21eve torres but bailey has only lost one time in her career here in washington dc a very successful
00:30:28record in our nation's capital but bailey's been struggling i guess internally as of late had some
00:30:35good days and bad days yeah absolutely bailey's personality at times has been a little erratic
00:30:40and temperamental of late but i spoke to her earlier she seems to be in a good mood on an even keel
00:30:46and looking to bomb one hell of a show tonight
00:30:50saturday night's main event presented by minute made bring the juice
00:30:58bailey has been very vocal on social media the past couple of weeks of how important it is for her to be a
00:31:02part of this night tonight she grew up as a fan met john cena at an autograph signing many years ago
00:31:08and ended up being a peer of cena and now one of those leaders who have followed him seen his
00:31:13footsteps to try to train the superstars of tomorrow including this superstar
00:31:21and her opponent being accompanied by zorya from honolulu hawaii
00:31:37you know you can catch all the nxt superstars every tuesday night on the cw including soul ruka had a great
00:31:44talk to the 26 year old earlier today she was telling me that she didn't know if she wanted to do this she's
00:31:51only been here three years at the university of oregon she was involved in a sport that is known as
00:31:56acrobatics and tumbling she wanted to be a stunt double that was the next best thing and she told me
00:32:02that sport allowed her to prepare herself for the rain yeah absolutely it sounds a little counterintuitive
00:32:08but doing a different sport like the acrobatics and tumbling it helped her to learn how to catch
00:32:14flying human beings control their body weight maybe even catching errant knee to the nose occasionally
00:32:20essentially that is wrestling training before she ever got anywhere near nxt which will explain why
00:32:28she's been on the fast track in the brief three years that she's been training for professional
00:32:33wrestling had a couple of pins in the iron survivor challenge last saturday night at nxt deadline i asked soul
00:32:39about tonight she said i understand the gravity of the moment i've got nerves of course who wouldn't
00:32:45but i was hand-picked to be here one of the four hand-picked to be here tonight i'm going to show the
00:32:50world that i belong it's a very different mentality for that of obafemi from nxt who we saw a little
00:32:55earlier who says he deserves this now he belongs here whereas soul ruka obviously incredibly grateful
00:33:01for the opportunity i'll tell you this oh nice take now win or lose tonight win soul ruka arrives on the
00:33:08map for good lose and it's an opportunity to figure out your weak spots and grow for from them so you
00:33:14really can't lose if you're soul ruka so basically what you're saying is bailey has everything to lose
00:33:19tonight absolutely i mean it's always a high risk you're competing against someone you are expected
00:33:24to win and soul ruka right in the early goings here having a few shots of her sleeve with that elite level
00:33:30athleticism of hers waist lock turned into a headlock nice transition by bailey and now goes to work on the
00:33:36left arm of ruka the former nxt women's north american champion longest title hold ever in nearly 200
00:33:43days bailey ducks under and it's soul ruka showing off a little bit and look at that ruka takes down
00:33:50bailey with the unique rana and bailey in the corner caught off guard a bit unreal agility and aerial
00:33:57ability of soul ruka she has the athletic wow factor to do the kind of things that we perhaps at times
00:34:04haven't seen before in this industry i asked her what her strength is right she said i'm a high
00:34:10flyer however i'm extremely tall as well a tall high flyer you don't usually think of it that way but
00:34:16she says it helps her in these types of match-ups yeah usually a lower central gravity will help you
00:34:20look at the next factor it's incredibly smooth there from soul ruka and something we've overlooked is the
00:34:27corner women on the outside for bailey of course lyra valkyria yeah strange relationship there right
00:34:33yeah absolutely a strange relationship with soul rook and her corner woman here some tackle tag partner
00:34:39zarya on the outside and those two have been kind of beefing on and off a little lately so keep an eye on that
00:34:44at ringside yeah they made up uh this past week though and bailey got caught got hung up on the
00:34:49apron and soul ruka wisely took advantage movement of soul ruka but bailey hasn't got an answer for it
00:34:56oh and again that athleticism of ruka on display as she delivers a kick to bailey in a step ahead of
00:35:03bailey from the early goings here oh nobody home bailey stepped out of harm's way and runs into a right hand
00:35:09doesn't look back nothing athletic about that from bailey just good old-fashioned smash mouth that is
00:35:15how you take down someone with the kind of agility of a soul rookie you make this game a little more
00:35:20even once soul ruka is grounded veteran smart to bailey yeah that's what bailey has to do tonight
00:35:27you know whether that early storm of over exuberance perhaps and now bailey trying to lift soul rook up on
00:35:33her shoulders and soul able to roll through into a pin accommodation that was a nice move there by soul
00:35:38well issue with a soul ruka coming up from nxt for bailey she hasn't got the amount of tape
00:35:45that soul ruka has on bailey to kind of figure out the tricks and games your opponent's gonna play
00:35:52and ruka with a kick right to the face of bailey but you're right it really is all about riding out
00:35:57that early storm of a young and excited athlete bailey tried to do that but with the second wind
00:36:03here is soul ruka who looks absolutely golden in that ring already and the fans behind her here
00:36:09tonight in washington dc saw come over the top wow that's highlight real stuff sure bailey trying to
00:36:17sneak out of the way but soul ruka was simply too quick on that flip catching bailey and complete let's
00:36:23take another look at this just perfect precision timing and with the full revolution coming down
00:36:30on the top of bailey's head wiping out the role model i'm not sure how many others on the roster
00:36:36can do that today went for the splash the springboard splash bailey moved out of harm's way and now bailey
00:36:42kicking it into another gear this is once again another example of a veteran in the locker room who's
00:36:48been to the top many times having an extra level of durability that perhaps the kind of opponent
00:36:55soul ruka is used to competing against do not have into the corner the suplex and bailey now going to
00:37:00go for the cover and try to knock ruka off grabs both legs and again another veteran move not allowing
00:37:05ruka to put her feet on the rope to force the break forcing a kick out see that smile on bailey's face
00:37:11she knows full well she's taken the sting out of the hornet here and this is when bailey can really
00:37:17start going to town and ripping apart this youngster well the bright lights are on tonight how do you
00:37:24weather these types of storms that's what we're going to learn about these young superstars here on
00:37:29saturday night's main event and this is a lot of times if you're a young superstar stepping up at this level
00:37:35a little rolling bailey through bailey catches her with a kick the bright lights the veteran you're
00:37:41in there against the all-time alleged nobody home this way you start to panic or is this where you
00:37:46show you have extra gears it looks like ruka is doing the latter elbow to the back of the neck and
00:37:52ruka with a chop
00:37:53he's bailey across the ring that elbow will plant bailey and another one by ruka
00:38:02ruka beginning to build a bit of momentum here sending the veteran into the corner
00:38:06german suplex released by ruka and a kip up impressed by the lack of fatigue that ruka is showing
00:38:14getting deeper into the match now but clearly still has a lot left in the tank well you know what nerves
00:38:19can do to fatigue as well right i mean you've been there and now ruka top rope again oh what a ddt
00:38:28talk about innovative cover now by ruka is it enough bailey's got a kick out at two but who the hell
00:38:35even thinks the cartwheel on the top rope let alone mid-match and execute a perfect ddt spiking bailey on the
00:38:44top of her head it's unfortunate for sol ruka that did not get the win but the win may be
00:38:49oncoming oh god we've got caught caught by bailey into a belly to belly she's finished many opponents
00:38:55with that move she's won championships with it and ruka kicks out and now bailey a bit frustrated
00:39:00now panic mode for bailey who did not expect this match to be quite so difficult getting into those
00:39:07deep waters and lyra valkyria on the outside barking instructions to bailey with the brains of scramble
00:39:15right now there's only fighting on instinct there's over 19 000 here 18 000 here tonight in the capital
00:39:21one arena washington dc for the final night of john cena's career this is bailey and nxt sol ruka
00:39:28putting on a show for us here tonight night of history we're gonna glimpse into the future and how
00:39:34bright it is with these nxt superstars we've seen so far and bailey and ruka trouble delivers an elbow
00:39:40and soul ruka turned inside out by bailey drags her back center to ring hooks the leg now and ruka
00:39:46kicks at two gets the shoulder up as zaria looks on you know no disrespect to nxt but this is a
00:39:53completely different ball game ladies and gentlemen you're in front of over 19 000 it's sold out it's seen
00:39:59as last night the bright lights are on the stars are here the celebrities are out and that is what
00:40:05ruka has to deal with not only bailey but this as well yeah very often in this situation as a
00:40:10youngster you can get that imposter syndrome backslide barely able to turn things around no issues
00:40:18whatsoever for soul ruka thus far this evening but can she score the win what a win it would be
00:40:23and bailey oh look the planner with a rose plant ruka caught him with a running knee
00:40:29bit of a shining wizard there by soul ruka cover now on bailey is it enough that bailey kicks out
00:40:35well bailey went big with that rose plant you're absolutely right but that unreal agility of soul
00:40:41ruka found an escape it's the kind of escape that very few women can pull up went up oh look out looked
00:40:47like she was going for that soul snatcher and bailey made her pay face first rose plant is it
00:40:52enough cover now hooks both legs on soul ruka and she gets her foot on the bottom rope now that Norway
00:40:58great ring presence and using that those long legs to help her out i don't know if that was intentional
00:41:04from sorry or bailey just made an unforced error over rotating there and bailey getting a a bit of
00:41:11overzealous there is she feel like bailey's just frustrated with herself for not winning the match after
00:41:15that rose plant she had it won nice back suplex to ruka gotta what the ante is no time for panic it's
00:41:21time to drop the hammer and get the win and that's what bailey's planning to do she's going up to the
00:41:26top rope it is saturday night's main event correct oh yeah oh and the knees up by ruka took a beat too
00:41:35long climbing those turn buckles and ruka now takes victory and barely able to kick out soul ruka
00:41:42soul snatcher soul snatcher and bailey just rolling out of the ring i don't know if that was on instinct
00:41:50or not well bailey has no clue where she's at oh uh-oh uh-oh roll up here turn this down ruka turns it
00:41:58around soul ruka wins here is your winner soul ruka the biggest winner of her career soul ruka has knocked off
00:42:12a one day hall of favor in bailey at saturday night's main event all i can say is wow absolutely incredible from this youngster
00:42:28absolutely shining in the spotlight of saturday night's main event take another look at this going for the soul
00:42:36snatcher it failed and this is where baby had the match one hits the rock hits the rose plan but watch
00:42:42this over rotation for the pin getting too much leverage on the pin allowed soul to get her feet up
00:42:48this was the moment you got her knees up from that elbow attempt and watch this move a highlight reel no
00:42:55matter the era absolutely incredible a woman changing the game before our eyes and followed that up with a
00:43:04roll up to get an incredibly unlikely victory against one of the best in the locker room bailey obviously
00:43:12frustrated but he understands what happened here tonight that woman will be a mega star soul ruka
00:43:23under the bright lights of saturday night's main event wows us all and now they pay salute to the great
00:43:30john cita you know the last time is now superstar will be open tonight until midnight and tomorrow
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00:43:52don't miss your chance because you can't see them after this
00:44:00we are all here tonight to celebrate the legendary career of the greatest of all time john cena john
00:44:08cena of his final match ever against the ring general gupta tonight
00:44:14how would i describe john cena's career well he's the goat of all goats the greatest superstar
00:44:24this business has ever seen congratulations man setting new standards for the industry
00:44:31that nobody's gonna touch because there's only one john cena i don't think wwe looks anything like it
00:44:37does today without john cena thank you we will all do everything in our power to leave it better than
00:44:44you leave it sure you want to retire i mean you got a few more years than you you can't get out of this
00:44:51man we don't let you go what's the matter with you don't it up john john thank you for all these
00:44:59years i can feed me and my family i don't know how to repay the man and i'm gonna miss him immensely
00:45:08i probably wouldn't be where i am today without john cena considering him one of my best friends in
00:45:12the business john all i can simply say is thank you thanks for the house
00:45:21ladies and gentlemen coming up next the world tag team champions aj styles and dragon league against the
00:45:27the upstarts from nxt and tna javon evans and leon slater the match is presented by jimmy johns
00:45:33order a toasted pizza sandwich at jimmyjohns.com today the matchup is next
00:45:46we have to make this like 504 we have your own
00:46:34You can't release my time now.
00:47:04For the first time in Riyadh, the Royal Rumble.
00:47:08The weekend that changes everything.
00:47:12Tickets on sale now.
00:47:34Hey, John.
00:47:40Well, you're an OG now.
00:47:46Just want to thank you for carrying on a legacy and helping the WWE go to levels that it may have never reached without John Cena.
00:47:55My friend, my brother, John Cena, I want to say thank you.
00:48:00Thank you so much for your contributions, all of your accomplishments, your passion, your commitment.
00:48:06I feel like, you know, you and I have this wild and crazy history and we've broken records.
00:48:11And, man, that has been incredible.
00:48:13And I'll always be proud of that, what you and I were able to accomplish together as a team.
00:48:17John, I don't know what comes next for you, but I'm sure whatever it is, you will do it at a level no one can imagine.
00:48:26So, brother, I want to thank you for everything you've done.
00:48:29Go have fun.
00:48:30John Cena, you are the GOAT.
00:48:32And tear that house down, man.
00:48:33Continue success, my brother, and I'll see you down the road.
00:48:39No doubt John Cena one day will be joining that woman, Michelle McCool, in the WWE Hall of Fame.
00:48:44She's here in the front row tonight, as is the world's strongest man, Mark Henry, in the house tonight.
00:48:52He's talking about how much John has meant to his career.
00:48:5623 years ago, that man, Kurt Angle, said, who the hell are you?
00:49:02And he was answered with, I'm John Cena.
00:49:06Kurt Angle is here.
00:49:07Eve Torres, one of the great champions in WWE history.
00:49:13The Hall of Famer, Trish Stranas, is here tonight to celebrate the GOAT, John Cena.
00:49:19And who will ever forget Manhattan, ECW's one-night stand.
00:49:24The night that that man, Rob Van Dam, Pete Cena.
00:49:28For the championship.
00:49:33And the man who gathered his United States Open challenges after that of John Cena.
00:49:37None other than Sami Zayn here tonight.
00:49:43Well, you know, sports teams around the United States have been celebrating John Cena.
00:49:49As of all the WWE fans here tonight.
00:49:53Saturday night's main event is presented by Minute Maid.
00:49:58Bring the juice.
00:50:08Well, ladies and gentlemen, as we get set for John Cena's final match of his career,
00:50:12I'd like to take a moment to thank those who sat next to me to call many of the moments in John Cena's 25-year career.
00:50:20Of course, Wade Barrett here tonight.
00:50:21But I would like a shout-out to Taz, the man who sat here and called the first night that Kurt Angle faced John Cena in WWE.
00:50:29JBL, not only an in-ring rival, but a great broadcaster who came up with the moniker Big Match John.
00:50:35Of course, Corey Graves, who sat here with me to call many of the latter parts of John Cena's career.
00:50:41And the legendary Jim Ross and Jerry the King Lawler.
00:50:49Let's go to Joe Tess, Stephanie McMahon.
00:50:51Thank you very much, Michael.
00:50:52I think Michael's going to have a lot of emotion when he broadcasts this final match here.
00:50:56Absolutely.
00:50:57Michael, you're doing an incredible job.
00:50:59I know how worried you are.
00:51:01Trust me.
00:51:02You are paying John.
00:51:03You are giving his due.
00:51:04I always love when you and I are hosting together.
00:51:07And at a certain point, I turn to you and say, all right, what's wowed you so far?
00:51:11But I don't think there's any denying what we're seeing out of these NXT performers, Sol Ruka and Obafemi.
00:51:17Well, I know Obafemi certainly brought it to Cody Rhodes, especially when he hit him with that running uppercut over the table.
00:51:24It was crazy.
00:51:25And Sol Ruka, to no surprise or to everyone's surprise, depending on how you feel, she actually beat Bayley tonight.
00:51:32I mean, it's unbelievable.
00:51:34Her athleticism is off the chart.
00:51:36I never want to be on the receiving end of a soul snatcher.
00:51:39That's for sure.
00:51:40No doubt about it, Steph.
00:51:41I feel like this is a different major event than we typically have because it sort of feels like a simple funneling towards one moment of anticipation and excitement.
00:51:51One man, one singular moment.
00:51:54Are you sensing a little something different in the air tonight, Steph?
00:51:57For sure it's different.
00:51:59We're all waiting for John Cena's final match.
00:52:05I mean, that's why we are all here tonight.
00:52:08Why all of us are paying tribute to John Cena.
00:52:11And the vibe is something so special.
00:52:13And I have to say, John, we can see you for the last time tonight.
00:52:24It is awesome here in Washington, D.C.
00:52:28That's hosted seven premium live events through the years.
00:52:30And now this.
00:52:36Yo, boys.
00:52:39Bouncy.
00:52:39The Young O.G.
00:53:00The Young O.G.
00:53:07Tag Team Contents is scheduled for one fall.
00:53:11Introducing first, from Greensboro, North Carolina, weighing into 195 pounds, Siobhan Evans.
00:53:21He knocked off The Miz in action last night on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:53:25I asked him today, what do you think about me here tonight?
00:53:28He looked at me, that big old smile that he always has on his face.
00:53:31And he said, pinch me.
00:53:33Am I in a dream?
00:53:34I said, no, kid.
00:53:36You're a star tonight.
00:53:37Well, people, if this is your first glimpse of Javon Evans, welcome aboard.
00:53:43This guy doesn't have blood in his veins.
00:53:45He has helium.
00:53:47High flyers are pretty common in this industry.
00:53:50This guy doesn't fly.
00:53:51He floats.
00:53:52Then he upset me and called me the O-O-O-G.
00:53:55All right, I cannot wait for this.
00:54:01All right, I cannot wait for this.
00:54:03His tag team partner, from Granford, England, weighing in at 198 pounds, he is the TNA X-Jobhan.
00:54:30The TNA X-Division champion, Leon Slade.
00:54:38The youngest ever TNA X-Division champion at 21 years old.
00:54:42He's from Bedford, England.
00:54:43I talked to him earlier today.
00:54:44He said his family is staying up late in England tonight to watch Saturday Night's main event.
00:54:49Talks about his mother, who at nine years old, allowed him to start training for wrestling.
00:54:53Would pick him up, drive him to the gym each and every day.
00:54:56He said to me tonight, Mom, this is for you.
00:54:59A shout-out to those way in England.
00:55:02Yeah, this kid is brilliant.
00:55:03Let me just correct you, because the Brits are going nuts right now.
00:55:05It's Bradford, not Bedford.
00:55:07People get pretty upset about that stuff.
00:55:09And we can't give Leon Slater a bad intro.
00:55:13So, people at Bradford, don't start rioting.
00:55:16We're on your side.
00:55:16But I always say, you can't have enough Englishmen on the show.
00:55:20So, welcome aboard, Leon Slater.
00:55:22Sorry, Bradford, in tonight's tag team matchup is presented by Jimmy John's.
00:55:26Order a toasted pizza sandwich at jimmyjohns.com today.
00:55:32Both these men in the ring, 21 years old.
00:55:35What an opportunity.
00:55:36They weren't even born when John Cena debuted in WWE.
00:55:40That's disgusting.
00:56:11Their opponents, at a combined weight of 385 pounds,
00:56:36They are the World Tag Team Champion, Dragon Lee and the phenomenal A.J. Stiles.
00:56:49A.J. Stiles, of course, a long history with John Cena.
00:56:53Some of the great matches against the greatest of all time.
00:56:56A.J. Stiles said, I would not miss this for the world.
00:56:59He's also a big fan of Javon Evans and Leon Slater.
00:57:01Remember, this man, A.J. Stiles, the first ever X-Division Champion in TNA history.
00:57:10Yeah, Leon Slater especially.
00:57:12Once he set eyes on A.J. Stiles competing in that X-Division,
00:57:17he knew his future was set as a very young man.
00:57:21A.J. Stiles is absolute idol.
00:57:23And how nerve-wracking must this be for the 21-year-old from England
00:57:28stepping into it under this spotlight against the guy he idolized his entire life.
00:57:34Yeah, Leon Slater's, uh,
00:57:35One of the reasons he fights, he says, is because his dad abandoned him when he was a kid.
00:57:40So it's his mission to make everyone who meets him remember him forever.
00:57:44So he has that opportunity to do that here tonight.
00:57:50Evans and Slater, who have teamed together before.
00:57:52And they go right to work on A.J. Stiles and Dragon Lee.
00:57:55Wasting a little time.
00:57:57Let's get it.
00:57:57Javon Evans over the top rope.
00:58:00And Slater now.
00:58:01And that heel kicked the Dragon Lee.
00:58:04These two kids are not wasting any time here.
00:58:06They want to make a major name for themselves,
00:58:08and they might be along the way to do it.
00:58:10Slater up over the top takes out Dragon Lee.
00:58:14Just unreal athletic ability right off the bat.
00:58:17This is 100 mile an hour stop here.
00:58:20And Slater now with a cross body.
00:58:22Tag made.
00:58:23Here comes Javon Evans, the young OG who I mentioned last night,
00:58:26knocked off the Miz on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:58:28Oh, he is the Iron Survivor Challenge winner this year.
00:58:32Cover now.
00:58:32Hook of the leg.
00:58:34It almost had Lee and a kick out.
00:58:36Almost had a smash and grab here from these 21-year-olds.
00:58:40Take a look at this from Leon Slate.
00:58:44Just wiping out Dragon Lee.
00:58:46Doing it once again in the ring.
00:58:48And perhaps the highest splash you will ever see.
00:58:52I'm sure Montez Ford might have something to say about that.
00:58:54Nailing it right on the chest of Dragon Lee and almost scoring the win.
00:58:58And you got to give it to these two young men.
00:59:01Getting out of the box quickly against Dragon Lee and AJ Styles.
00:59:04Keeping Styles out of the mix as they go to work on Dragon Lee.
00:59:07One half of the world tag champs.
00:59:09Yeah, Dragon Lee and AJ Styles.
00:59:10Cover off the snap there.
00:59:11Hook of the leg now and a kick out by Lee.
00:59:13Two absolute veterans of this game getting caught cold like rookies there.
00:59:18Leon Slater will be on NXT Tuesday night with Dion Lennox and Miles Bourne and Joe Hendry
00:59:23in a number one contender match to see who will face Obafemi for the NXT championship.
00:59:28Owen, Dragon Lee with a kick to the face and an elbow now.
00:59:32Nobody home into the post.
00:59:34Goes Slater.
00:59:35Yeah, Dragon Lee has been in this kind of situation before.
00:59:38Smashing grab attempt from the early goings but riding out that early storm.
00:59:43Hoping that AJ Styles can get himself back up and make the tag.
00:59:47Just denied there by Leon Slater.
00:59:49Yeah, but Dragon Lee will land on his feet.
00:59:50Now, Lee, we're going to turn Slater inside out.
00:59:53He does just that with a sit-out power bomb.
00:59:57There we go.
00:59:57A little message there from Dragon Lee.
00:59:59You guys got tricks?
01:00:00Well, I've got a few of my own.
01:00:02And trust me, the phenomenal one in the corner has more than his share up his sleeve.
01:00:08Can Dragon Lee get the tagline?
01:00:11AJ Styles, the phenomenal one who made no bugs about it.
01:00:15Next year will be his last year inside of WWE.
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