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00:00:00Hey, Tampa's got a big weekend coming up.
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00:00:15That's February 20th, 10 a.m., 7 Pacific.
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00:00:27starting next Thursday, February 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern, 7 a.m. Pacific.
00:00:33Man, a month and a half into 2026, and I think, undoubtedly,
00:00:36it has been more unpredictable than anybody would have ever thought.
00:00:40Big reason why is what's happened involving the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes
00:00:44and the Samoan Werewolf Jacob Batu.
00:00:50Presented by the Sonic $6 All-American Smasher Meal.
00:00:54Sonic Smashing Highlights.
00:00:56Live free.
00:00:57Eat Sonic.
00:01:01We lay it out all on the line for you.
00:01:04My concern was Drew McIntyre.
00:01:06Batu is convinced that McIntyre took him out months ago.
00:01:11But, Dan, you gotta be the hero, huh?
00:01:13And put your hands on me?
00:01:16McIntyre's gonna escape!
00:01:20You're standing across from me right now, but I'm not the WWE Champion,
00:01:24and that is your fault.
00:01:25Jacob Batu, you have the biggest receipt I have ever handed out coming to you.
00:01:31Oh, wait a minute!
00:01:32Oh, wait a minute!
00:01:33Jacob Batu attacking Cody Rhodes before this matchup begins!
00:01:38Oh, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on!
00:01:40It's McIntyre taking out two of his biggest adversaries!
00:01:46Jacob Batu, you gotta beat 29 other men in the Royal Rumble.
00:01:50Oh, good luck with that.
00:01:51Good luck with that.
00:01:54Oh, no!
00:01:55A play ball!
00:01:56Drew McIntyre, you eliminated me from the Royal Rumble, a match that you weren't even in.
00:02:03This is by your own design!
00:02:11Jacob Batu, once again, McIntyre attacked!
00:02:16I'm gonna tell you the same thing I told Cody.
00:02:19I know you wanna get your hands on Drew.
00:02:21Right now, there's one way to make that happen.
00:02:23You win the elimination chain.
00:02:24And to do that, you have to qualify in the match I put you in next week.
00:02:30Cody, I'm about to beat your legs!
00:02:33Y'all and I meet Fatou!
00:02:37Jacob Batu!
00:02:39I cannot wait to beat the brakes off your ass!
00:02:44Ray, hey, hey, amigo, how you doing, buddy?
00:02:57Doing good, bro, you?
00:02:58Yeah, good.
00:02:58Look, hey, I know you're about to wrestle Drew Williams out there.
00:03:00Just do me a favor.
00:03:02Teach that guy a lesson, would you?
00:03:04He's talked a lot of trash.
00:03:05He's talked a lot of trash to me.
00:03:06I've seen guys like this before.
00:03:08He's got all the talent in the world.
00:03:09He just needs somebody to teach him a lesson.
00:03:12Don't worry, amigo.
00:03:13So, tonight, I got this.
00:03:15Yes, you did.
00:03:16Hey, hey, I actually want to talk to you about something else.
00:03:21Look, last week, man, when you were talking to me,
00:03:23I know I wasn't really, you know, I wasn't all there.
00:03:26It's been a tough couple of weeks.
00:03:29After losing for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble,
00:03:32you know, it's been hard.
00:03:34It doesn't matter.
00:03:35Tonight's a new chance.
00:03:36Tonight's a chance to punch a ticket to Elimination Chamber.
00:03:38It's a chance to punch a ticket to WrestleMania.
00:03:40So, what you said to me about me inspiring you
00:03:44or inspiring the locker room or giving hope to people
00:03:47that if I could do it, maybe anybody could do it.
00:03:49I just want you to know, man, that meant a lot to me.
00:03:52And I'm going to take that hope.
00:03:54I'm carrying that hope to the ring tonight.
00:03:56So, thank you, buddy.
00:03:57Amigo, I know.
00:04:00Tonight, you've got this.
00:04:01Sounds like a different person to Sammy.
00:04:09Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
00:04:32Trick Williams!
00:04:36Well, I guess Trick got tired of listening to Phoenix
00:04:39and Sammy Zayn having their little chat
00:04:42because that music kicked in a little early, though,
00:04:45although this audience with their whoop,
00:04:47that trick chant seemed to quite enjoy that.
00:04:50Oh, those lemon pepper steppers looking tonight, Wade.
00:04:52Oh, they always look darn good.
00:04:55You know that you should have got a pair
00:04:57for Galentine's Day.
00:05:01For me, that is.
00:05:02That should have been the kick.
00:05:03What?
00:05:03Nope.
00:05:05Huh?
00:05:06Uh-huh.
00:05:09I like it.
00:05:10Jam on.
00:05:12Sammy Zayn, Sammy Zayn.
00:05:25Let me do you a favor, big dog.
00:05:29Nobody here in Dallas wants to hear
00:05:32Mr. Can't-Get-The-Job-Done tell another sob story.
00:05:39Every single week, you come out here,
00:05:42you're backstage,
00:05:44you're moping around,
00:05:46you got sketches on your feet,
00:05:48you ain't combed your head,
00:05:52your breath smelling like 10 pounds
00:05:54to bounce that ass,
00:05:55and you begging for another opportunity.
00:06:00You make me sick.
00:06:09News flash, Sammy Zayn.
00:06:11You got an opportunity tonight.
00:06:14You got a qualifying match
00:06:16with Jacob Fatu
00:06:17and Cody Rhodes.
00:06:20Those are some big dogs.
00:06:22If you come out here moping around,
00:06:24they gonna eat your ass alive.
00:06:27Let's talk about it.
00:06:28But on the trick, Williams.
00:06:34Next week, I'm gonna come out here.
00:06:36I'll probably put on my mean coat.
00:06:39I'll probably take off my lemon pepper steppers
00:06:49and do whatever it takes
00:06:54to qualify for the Elimination Chamber.
00:06:57But as for the night,
00:07:01I got Ray Phoenix.
00:07:04Let me tell you something, Ray.
00:07:07You come out here every single week.
00:07:09You do back flips.
00:07:11You do kicks.
00:07:13But let me tell you something.
00:07:15When Dallas people go to the zoo,
00:07:17they don't want to see a squirrel do a flip.
00:07:19They don't want to see a lion like me get up.
00:07:21If you think I'm gonna lie down for one second,
00:07:23Ray Phoenix,
00:07:24just because I'm new here,
00:07:25then you must be stupid.
00:07:54The following contest is simple for one fall.
00:08:09Making its way to the race
00:08:11from a scatty-peck medical
00:08:13weighing in at 182 pounds,
00:08:17Ray Phoenix!
00:08:24Rick Williams and Ray Phoenix
00:08:50set to go at it.
00:08:52Last week,
00:08:55Rick Williams interrupted Ray Phoenix
00:08:57and was encouraging Sami Zayn backstage.
00:09:00We just heard from Sami Zayn
00:09:02moments ago saying,
00:09:03go out there, Ray,
00:09:04and teach this guy a lesson.
00:09:06This match is presented by
00:09:07Sonic's new $6 All-American Smasher meal.
00:09:10The three eat Sonic.
00:09:12Yeah, you're right, Joe.
00:09:13So overtly, at least,
00:09:15Ray Phoenix is out here
00:09:16defending the honor
00:09:17of Sami Zayn.
00:09:18And Trick has not held back
00:09:20with his verbal barbs
00:09:21after Zayn's disappointment
00:09:23at the Royal Rumble
00:09:24against Drew McIntyre.
00:09:25But let's not forget,
00:09:27Trick Williams' debut here
00:09:28on SmackDown
00:09:29several weeks ago
00:09:30back in Germany
00:09:30was against
00:09:32Ray Phoenix.
00:09:33With Trick winning that match
00:09:35with a quick roll-up
00:09:36and a major handful of tights.
00:09:39And I'll tell you right now,
00:09:40as a competitor,
00:09:41you don't forget that.
00:09:42There's a little extra fire
00:09:44in Ray Phoenix tonight
00:09:45to put that one right.
00:09:47And that was back on
00:09:48January 9th in Germany.
00:09:50Of course, that was the night
00:09:51that Drew McIntyre
00:09:53became the undisputed
00:09:55WWE champion.
00:09:56And then coming up
00:09:57later tonight,
00:09:58as we keep adding chapters
00:10:00to an incredible story
00:10:01this year,
00:10:02Cody Rhodes,
00:10:03the Men's Elimination Chamber.
00:10:05Here's the cover.
00:10:06Cody Rhodes,
00:10:07Jacob Fatu,
00:10:09and Sami Zayn.
00:10:10The qualifying match
00:10:12to see who gets
00:10:12to the Men's Elimination Chamber.
00:10:14at the Triple Threat main event
00:10:16right here in Dallas tonight.
00:10:17And the Rhodes,
00:10:18Drew McIntyre
00:10:19in the WWE Championship
00:10:21with CM Punk
00:10:22and Roman Reigns
00:10:23on a collision course,
00:10:24of course.
00:10:25Oh, man.
00:10:27Drew McIntyre
00:10:27and CM Punk
00:10:28need to hold on
00:10:29to those championships
00:10:30all the way to WrestleMania.
00:10:32I'm sure they'll be
00:10:32laser-focused
00:10:33on doing exactly that.
00:10:36Would you look at
00:10:37Ray Phoenix
00:10:38as he bounces up
00:10:40to the top rope
00:10:41and then brings
00:10:41the missile dropkick.
00:10:43This guy's athleticism
00:10:44is beyond, Wade.
00:10:46Yeah, it's ludicrous movement.
00:10:48I'll tell you right now,
00:10:48Trick Williams
00:10:49has it all
00:10:50as we've seen.
00:10:51He's a great mover
00:10:52in his own right,
00:10:52but even he can't match
00:10:53the kind of movement
00:10:54of Ray Phoenix.
00:10:56He was desperately
00:10:57carving out a path
00:10:58to greatness for himself
00:10:59here on SmackDown.
00:11:01One of the most...
00:11:01Oh, man!
00:11:03Oh, man!
00:11:03That trick kick
00:11:05can come out of nowhere.
00:11:07God, that was
00:11:07so perfectly executed.
00:11:09Wasn't it?
00:11:09It almost hooked
00:11:10around the jaw
00:11:11of Ray Phoenix,
00:11:13and it's that easy
00:11:14for an athlete
00:11:15the caliber
00:11:16of Trick Williams.
00:11:18I hope we see
00:11:18that one again.
00:11:19That was perfect.
00:11:20Oh, here it is.
00:11:22My God!
00:11:22You'll never see one
00:11:24better executed
00:11:25than that.
00:11:26You could have done
00:11:26that a hundred times
00:11:28in a training ring,
00:11:28and it wouldn't have
00:11:29looked that good.
00:11:30It's too easy
00:11:30for Trick Williams.
00:11:32And the size
00:11:33and the power
00:11:34and the explosiveness
00:11:35at 6'5",
00:11:36over 250 pounds
00:11:38the way he delivers.
00:11:40And that's the key.
00:11:40Guys, the size
00:11:41of Trick Williams,
00:11:42and he is a true heavyweight,
00:11:44shouldn't be able
00:11:45to move as well
00:11:46as he does.
00:11:46That's the cheat code
00:11:47with Trick.
00:11:48Apart from all the other
00:11:49things like the charisma
00:11:50and the talking chops
00:11:52and all that stuff.
00:11:53And slams him
00:11:54right in the middle
00:11:55of the ring
00:11:56as he gathers himself
00:11:57after Phoenix
00:11:58went on the attack.
00:12:00Trick he two times.
00:12:03He is such a presence.
00:12:05Well, has he been
00:12:06on Smackdown
00:12:07now for what,
00:12:07six weeks?
00:12:08He's got more nicknames
00:12:09than anybody
00:12:10in the history
00:12:10of professional wrestling
00:12:11already.
00:12:12Mr. Whoop that
00:12:13Hollywood Trick,
00:12:14Trick Willie.
00:12:16The lemon baby step.
00:12:17Tall, dark, and handsome
00:12:18with a little pizzazz.
00:12:20There's plenty more
00:12:20where that came from.
00:12:21He's got eight abs,
00:12:22three chains,
00:12:22three cars,
00:12:23two feet.
00:12:26Oh!
00:12:27The jumping
00:12:28neckbreaker
00:12:29to cap it.
00:12:30Got his neck,
00:12:34got his back.
00:12:35What is coming next?
00:12:37Get up!
00:12:38Get up, get up, get up, get up!
00:12:40Trick Williams
00:12:41showing you
00:12:42everything he has
00:12:44offensively here.
00:12:45Uh-huh.
00:12:46Uh-huh.
00:12:47Listen to him
00:12:48talk in the ring
00:12:49as well.
00:12:49Oh, man!
00:12:51Heels overhead!
00:12:54Phoenix able
00:12:55to barely survive it.
00:12:56Three, two, three, two, three.
00:12:58The backbreaker,
00:12:59the neckbreaker,
00:13:01Trick Willie.
00:13:01Oh!
00:13:02Whoa!
00:13:15Trick Williams
00:13:16and Rey Fenix set to go at it.
00:13:22Last week, Trick Williams interrupted Rey Fenix
00:13:24and was encouraging Sami Zayn backstage.
00:13:27We just heard from Sami Zayn moments ago saying,
00:13:30go out there, Rey, and teach this guy a lesson.
00:13:33This match is presented by Sonic's new $6 All-American Smasher meal.
00:13:37The three eat Sonic.
00:13:40Yeah, you're right, Joe.
00:13:40So overtly, at least, Rey Fenix is out here defending the honor of Sami Zayn.
00:13:45And Trick has not held back with his verbal barbs
00:13:48after Zayn's disappointment at the Royal Rumble against Drew McIntyre.
00:13:52But let's not forget, Trick Williams' debut here on SmackDown
00:13:56several weeks ago back in Germany was against Rey Fenix
00:14:00with Trick winning that match with a quick roll-up
00:14:03and a major handful of tights.
00:14:06And I'll tell you right now, as a competitor, you don't forget that.
00:14:09There's a little extra fire in Rey Fenix tonight to put that one right.
00:14:14And that was back on January 9th in Germany.
00:14:17Of course, that was the night that Drew McIntyre became the undisputed WWE champion.
00:14:23And then coming up later tonight, as we keep adding chapters to an incredible story this year,
00:14:29Cody Rhodes, the Men's Elimination Chamber.
00:14:32Here's the cover.
00:14:33Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu, and Sami Zayn.
00:14:37The qualifying match to see who gets to the Men's Elimination Chamber.
00:14:41That's the Triple Threat main event right here in Dallas tonight.
00:14:44And the Rhodes team leads at Drew McIntyre in the WWE Championship
00:14:48with CM Punk and Roman Reigns on a collision course, of course.
00:14:52Oh, man.
00:14:54Drew McIntyre and CM Punk need to hold on to those championships all the way to WrestleMania.
00:14:59I'm sure they'll be laser-focused on doing exactly that.
00:15:03Would you look at Rey Fenix as he bounces up to the top rope
00:15:08and then brings the missile dropkick.
00:15:10This guy's athleticism is beyond, Wade.
00:15:13Yeah, it's ludicrous movement.
00:15:15I'll tell you right now, Trick Williams has it all, as we've seen.
00:15:18He's a great mover in his own right, but even he can't match the kind of movement of Rey Fenix.
00:15:23He was desperately carving out a path to greatness for himself here on SmackDown.
00:15:28One of the most...
00:15:28Oh, man, oh, man.
00:15:31That Trick kick can come out of nowhere.
00:15:34God, that was so perfectly executed.
00:15:36It almost hooked around the jaw of Rey Fenix.
00:15:40It's that easy for an athlete the caliber of Trick Williams.
00:15:45I hope we see that one again.
00:15:46That was perfect.
00:15:47Oh, here it is.
00:15:49My God, you'll never see one better executed than that.
00:15:53You could have done that a hundred times in a training ring,
00:15:55and it wouldn't have looked that good.
00:15:57It's too easy for Trick Williams.
00:15:58And the size and the power and explosiveness at 6'5",
00:16:03over 250 pounds, the way he delivers.
00:16:06And that's the key.
00:16:07Guys, the size of Trick Williams, and he is a true heavyweight,
00:16:11shouldn't be able to move as well as he does.
00:16:13That's the cheat code with Trick.
00:16:15Apart from all the other things like the charisma and the talking chops and all that stuff.
00:16:20And slams him right in the middle of the ring as he gathers himself after Phoenix went on the attack.
00:16:26Trick he two times.
00:16:30He is such a presence.
00:16:33Well, has he been on SmackDown now for, what, six weeks?
00:16:35He's got more nicknames than anybody in the history of professional wrestling already.
00:16:39Yeah, Mr. Whoop, that Hollywood Trick, Trick Willie.
00:16:42The lemon pepper step on it.
00:16:44Tall, dark, and handsome with a little pizzazz.
00:16:47There's plenty more where that came from, too.
00:16:48He's got eight abs, three chains, three cars, two feet.
00:16:53Oh!
00:16:54The jumping neckbreaker to cap it.
00:17:00Got his neck, got his back.
00:17:02What is coming next?
00:17:04Get up!
00:17:05Get up, get up, get up!
00:17:07Get up, get up!
00:17:07Trick Williams showing you everything he has offensively here.
00:17:12Uh-huh.
00:17:14Listen to him talk in the ring as well.
00:17:16Oh, man!
00:17:19Heels overhead!
00:17:21Phoenix able to barely survive it.
00:17:25The backbreaker, the neckbreaker, Trick Willie.
00:17:28Oh!
00:17:29Oh!
00:17:29Oh!
00:17:29The last week, Trick Williams interrupted Ray Phoenix backstage with Sammy Zane.
00:17:52Ray thought he was disrespectful.
00:17:53Say he's got a big mouth, and if he keeps talking, he's going to kick his teeth out.
00:17:59Well, it's been all Trick Williams so far.
00:18:01Yeah, it's been interesting, uh, Sammy Zane and Ray Phoenix talking about Trick like he is
00:18:05just some rookie, which, in time terms, he certainly is.
00:18:10He says he hasn't been around this business particularly long.
00:18:13However, the growth curve has been steeped.
00:18:16Two-time NXT champion, one-time TNA world champion.
00:18:20Oh!
00:18:21Slaving his head down.
00:18:23Real number on someone as experienced as Ray Fierce.
00:18:26A 20-year vet.
00:18:29Making it look damn good while he does it.
00:18:31How you feeling, dog?
00:18:32Huh?
00:18:33Three!
00:18:34You can't talk a little too much smack in this game, especially against top competitors
00:18:50like Ray Phoenix.
00:18:51That's exactly what was happening.
00:18:53How many?
00:18:54He was enjoying his work a little too much for a moment.
00:18:56Now back.
00:18:57Oh, looking for a quick one right here.
00:18:59Cradle.
00:18:59I'll tell you right now, Joe, taking that out of Trick Williams' game would be a huge
00:19:04error for Trick.
00:19:05It's part of how he psychs himself up.
00:19:08Just mutters those mantras to himself, talks smack to everyone in sight.
00:19:13That's how he builds confidence before and apparently during matches.
00:19:20Now pounding down with those right hands.
00:19:22I have to do this all day, Lord.
00:19:29Man, how long till Trick Williams gets his own talk show here on SmackDown?
00:19:37I feel like I'm listening to his own talk show right here on SmackDown.
00:19:40We're going to be counting the wigs.
00:19:42That's got to debut sooner or later.
00:19:45Huh?
00:19:45This is what you wanted, right?
00:19:47This is what you wanted, right?
00:19:48This is what you wanted, right?
00:19:48I didn't say, Drew.
00:19:49I won't be in the ring with a beat, though.
00:19:52It's non-stop.
00:19:53He's a motorman.
00:19:56But if you're getting the job done in the ring, why not?
00:19:58She pucks into the hook of the leg, cover.
00:20:02And these are the interesting times for a personality like a Trick Williams,
00:20:07when things stop going your way,
00:20:09when the frustration starts to build.
00:20:11Can you hold it together or does the ego start to fray a little?
00:20:15Because if that happens, Ray Phoenix will get his chance.
00:20:22We're supposed to be some competition between you.
00:20:24I'll tell you right now, talking all this smack and breathing at the same time deep into a match
00:20:34is a really, really difficult arc.
00:20:35The rising star, Trick Williams, has been in control against Ray Phoenix.
00:20:53He's been screaming, this is what you wanted, right?
00:20:55This is what you wanted.
00:20:57Meanwhile, Phoenix is trying to rally back.
00:21:00Chop after chop for Phoenix.
00:21:11Going up against the big 250-pounder, it's going to take a little more than that.
00:21:15Major power.
00:21:16I mean, he nearly hit the ceiling here at American Airlines Center.
00:21:24Looking like he's charging up like Bucket.
00:21:26Hey, oh God, a backhander.
00:21:29It's like a pimp slap job.
00:21:30Yeah, it's a trick slap, as he likes to call it.
00:21:32The trick slap.
00:21:33And it connected right to the temple of poor Ray Phoenix.
00:21:38Knuckles first.
00:21:39He's been yelling over to us, to the entire crowd, I could do this all day long.
00:21:44Oh, great spinning kick from Ray Phoenix.
00:21:46That's where you call her a seat, right to the jaw, spinning back heel.
00:21:50Trick Willie, all six foot five of him, dropped.
00:21:53And now, perhaps, Phoenix gets that little opportunity to get some blood back to the brain, some oxygen in the lungs, and mount a comeback.
00:22:04Never doubt the fight in a veteran like Ray Phoenix.
00:22:08He's been on the other side of it for most of this match.
00:22:12But he is looking to dig deep here in Dallas.
00:22:15A blistering first year in WWE for Ray Phoenix, but he's being put to a real test tonight by Trick Willie.
00:22:22He has found something.
00:22:25The spinning animal kick.
00:22:26You see that rhythm starting to take over for Ray Phoenix, who looks fully refreshed.
00:22:31Oh, he misses.
00:22:32Adios, amigos.
00:22:33Didn't get all of it, but still into the cover.
00:22:37Well, Trick Willie smartly tried to duck out of the way, but still catching just enough on the back of the head was Ray Phoenix.
00:22:44It doesn't take much.
00:22:45You get the back of the head.
00:22:47Now, Trick Williams is down.
00:22:48It's like a rabbit punch in boxing almost, but with the boot, even more devastating.
00:22:53And now Phoenix can put this away.
00:22:55How quickly things can turn.
00:22:59Phoenix, highest of cross bodies.
00:23:02Right back into it.
00:23:03The speed of getting back up there, Joe.
00:23:05How quickly did he get into that splash to win it right here?
00:23:11Oh, late, late kick out.
00:23:12Late kick out.
00:23:13Ray Phoenix is within a whisker of putting this one away.
00:23:18And is part of the reason why.
00:23:20Little Eddie Guerrero for you.
00:23:21Have you ever seen anybody who has gone from that cross body instantly into the frog splash faster than Ray Phoenix?
00:23:33I mean, that really is his special source, isn't it?
00:23:36That movement, that ability to climb the turnbuggles faster than anyone, especially this deep in a match.
00:23:42How many times have you seen guys gingerly climbing?
00:23:45Not this guy, though.
00:23:46Oh!
00:23:46Off the top rope to the floor.
00:23:51Right down the throat of the lemon pepper stepper, Trey Williams, who has no clue where he's at right now.
00:23:58What an unbelievable shot we got of it, too.
00:24:01Ray Phoenix flying through the air here in Dallas.
00:24:05Ray Phoenix can barely stand up yet.
00:24:07He can bounce up to the top turnbuckle in the blink of an eye.
00:24:13Innate skills of Ray Phoenix, but now both men dragging.
00:24:16Both men struggling for oxygen.
00:24:18Trick Williams.
00:24:22Oh, Williams trying to get him up on his shoulders here.
00:24:24Williams up on the second rope with Ray Phoenix up on his shoulders.
00:24:27This is where power is taking over, but this really is the realm, the turnbuckles of the luchador himself.
00:24:33Ray Phoenix, who has other ideas, and it's all about balance now.
00:24:37On top of the post, Ray Phoenix double stomp.
00:24:49Oh, that fire stomp nearly put it away.
00:24:52God, right to the traps, the back of the neck, the back of the head of Trick Williams, but Trick Williams showing major durability.
00:25:00Look at this, straight down the throat guy.
00:25:03On to Trick Williams, followed up by this.
00:25:06What a stunning impact that had on the shoulders of Trick Williams, and once again, already on the top rope.
00:25:13Oh, he was going for the moonsault.
00:25:15Really his freakish ability here from Ray Phoenix.
00:25:18Oh, what a trick shot!
00:25:20With all that momentum off the ropes, he turned him inside out.
00:25:27Here is your winner, Trick Williams!
00:25:33The big, powerful trick shot, just when Ray Phoenix was revving the engine, created more damage.
00:25:47Watch this impact.
00:25:49Boom, right to the kisser, and the what that era truly has landed.
00:25:54I'll tell you right now, Trick Williams pulling that out of the fire, when it looked like he was toast,
00:26:00It's perhaps even more impressive than a dominant victory.
00:26:04You can beat Trick Williams up, but he still has ways to put you down.
00:26:09Nice job, Trick.
00:26:10Look at that, Trick! Look at that, Trick!
00:26:13So impressive.
00:26:16Trick Williams, another win.
00:26:18Look at that, Trick! Look at that, Trick!
00:26:21Look at that, Trick!
00:26:22Look at that, Trick!
00:26:23What's up?
00:26:24What's up?
00:26:25What happened?
00:26:26What happened?
00:26:27What happened?
00:26:28It's not over.
00:26:29I know, look, I know, I get it.
00:26:30We'll get them back, okay?
00:26:32But right now, you need to worry about your Elimination Chamber qualifying match.
00:26:35Let me worry about now.
00:26:36I think it's not over.
00:26:37Oh, it's not over.
00:26:39Oh, it's not over.
00:26:40I think that's so good!
00:26:41It's not over.
00:26:42It's not over.
00:26:43Oh, you look a little sad they win that Elimination Chamber qualifying match, huh?
00:26:50I suggest you don't speak to my client that way.
00:26:53Okay.
00:26:54All right.
00:26:55Or what?
00:26:56I pinned her last week.
00:26:57maybe I will do it again and take the United States
00:27:21away Jade Cargill's presence is uh is huge well I'll tell you this Joe the
00:27:26women's tag division the women's United States championship division and the women's WWE
00:27:31championship it is red hot here on Smackdown for women's wrestling right now yeah Jade Cargill's
00:27:36going to defend her WWE championship tonight and if Styles make fights then the mere power
00:27:41and strength with this matchup of Jordan Grace it should really over deliver here's how we've
00:27:48arrived at it my entire career my entire life has been filled with doubters critics pessimists
00:28:02all saying I'd never amount to anything so I got to work I pushed myself harder than I thought
00:28:11possibly won bodybuilding championships broke power lifting world records made history and
00:28:20dominated TM I'd like to introduce Smackdown's newest superstar Jordan Grace now a part of Smackdown
00:28:32every impossibility that I've overcome has prepared me for this moment
00:28:39you think you did something you think you're special well now you're on my show
00:28:46make no mistakes about it I'm that bitch
00:28:53a storm has come to WWE and a warning to all on Smackdown I got a problem with anybody that runs their
00:29:09mouth and if they have a problem with it they can step up and get stepped on because I'm back
00:29:16two powerhouses collide tonight for the WWE women's championship
00:29:24it's been a long journey for Jordan Grace but she is here and tonight she can make it happen
00:29:30WWE women's championship on the line as Jay Cargill defends next
00:29:36the
00:29:40yeah
00:29:43yeah
00:29:47yeah
00:29:49yeah
00:29:50yeah
00:29:54yeah
00:29:55yeah
00:30:00yeah
00:30:01My career has been a fight, a long, brutal, but necessary fight.
00:30:17I was told no more times than I can count, and every single time I proved them wrong.
00:30:31It is that time of the year we're on the road to WrestleMania,
00:30:40and SmackDown and Raw are coming to Vegas during Mania weekend.
00:30:45Friday, April 17th, Monday, April 20th at T-Mobile Arena.
00:30:50Special combo tickets are on sale now via AXS.com.
00:30:55What a week in Vegas that'll be.
00:30:57Man, my whole life, the odds have been stacked against me.
00:31:05And to keep it 100, I've never been in no elimination chamber.
00:31:09But hold on, don't get it twisted now.
00:31:12I know what that cold steel feels like when you're all by yourself.
00:31:16Nobody around, locked down.
00:31:19People even like to speak and talk about you.
00:31:22Checking Fatou is unpredictable.
00:31:24Hell, all the way to Jacob Fatou is a real-life criminal.
00:31:32Man, come on with it.
00:31:34Man, I've been written off.
00:31:36I've been scratched out.
00:31:38Hell, I ain't even supposed to be here right now.
00:31:41All week, Cody and Sammy, I know for a fact they've been wondering what Jacob is about to do.
00:31:48Nah, well, let me break it down for you, too.
00:31:51Tonight, I'm winning it.
00:31:55Elimination chamber?
00:31:57Man, come on with it.
00:31:58I ought to have been locked up before.
00:32:00The only difference is there ain't no WrestleMania sign to point to on this yard.
00:32:06When it comes to the elimination chamber, got that in the bag.
00:32:09But then I'm on my way to WrestleMania 42.
00:32:12Leaving nobody with no more doubting what Jacob Fatou is going to do.
00:32:17Because by then, they should know Jacob Fatou is all gas.
00:32:22No breaks, sweetie.
00:32:30It's not over until I win.
00:32:32Well, what a rise it has been since arriving here on SmackDown for this juggernaut of a woman.
00:32:55Take it under two months to make her way all the way to the very top and compete for the big one tonight.
00:33:03Jordan Grace has been so impressive since arriving here at SmackDown.
00:33:08And now a massive early test in her time here.
00:33:11Trying to claim her first championship in WWE.
00:33:17Well, our fan base here on SmackDown still getting to know Jordan Grace.
00:33:21But she turned major heads around the world before arriving in NXT.
00:33:25Continued to do exactly the same.
00:33:28And is looking to hit the absolute peak right now.
00:33:41We will be in Chicago for elimination chamber in two weeks.
00:33:45Alexa Bliss qualified on the women's side earlier tonight.
00:33:51A storm is coming.
00:33:58Well, back on November 1st, the world changed for Jade Carville.
00:34:23She battled through adversity.
00:34:26She climbed the mountain.
00:34:27She defeated Tiffany Stratton for this WWE Women's Championship.
00:34:33And these are just two women who hated each other the second they locked eyes on one another.
00:34:39Two alpha females, countless crosswords, sneak attacks, brawls.
00:34:44Even turned together last week and got the victory.
00:34:47But that was not before Cargill accidentally booted Grace.
00:34:52And then Grace accidentally shoved Cargill out of the ring.
00:34:56Two women not designed to be in one another's presence.
00:35:00Yeah, a lot of big air quotes there and all that accidentally.
00:35:03For the championship introductions, Cargill and Grace.
00:35:08Here's Mark Nash.
00:35:10The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:35:23And is for the WWE Women's Championship.
00:35:29Introducing first, the challenger from Austin, Texas, Jordan Grace.
00:35:44And her opponent from Barrow Beach, Florida.
00:35:56And she is the WWE Women's Champion, Jade Cargill.
00:36:15Her timing is impeccable, isn't it?
00:36:19Live Morgan, the Royal Rumble winner.
00:36:27Excuse me, excuse me, sorry, excuse me.
00:36:33We won't interrupt long.
00:36:35I just, I know my güerita so well that I knew she was going to want to watch this title match up close.
00:36:48Exactly, because Jade has officially reached 100 days as champion.
00:36:53And that's a big deal.
00:36:54And me, being the super amazing double champion that I am, arranged a romantic Valentine's Day privately, just for us.
00:37:10So go on, set it up, boys.
00:37:12Get to work.
00:37:13What is going on?
00:37:15Oh, look, look, look.
00:37:16There he is right now.
00:37:17Aw, it's Dominic.
00:37:18It's date night.
00:37:19You are the greatest boyfriend of all time.
00:37:29And he knows I love dinner and the show.
00:37:33So, so, don't mind us.
00:37:35We're just going to sit back and relax and watch my potential WrestleMania opponents tear each other apart.
00:37:43This is for real.
00:37:44Happy Valentine's Day.
00:37:46Aw.
00:37:46Chicken Nuggets?
00:37:47What a Lothario.
00:37:48Eleven Red Roses.
00:37:50What are you, 11?
00:37:50He doesn't even get a dozen?
00:37:51Must have got a deal.
00:37:53With Nuggies?
00:37:54Oh.
00:37:55Heart-shaped chicken New J's.
00:37:57They're not New J's.
00:37:59And that is how they're going to interrupt the beginning of a women's championship match,
00:38:02as Cargill and Grace are straight to action here to decide.
00:38:06And, of course, they have been heated in recent weeks.
00:38:09You're seeing a test of power right away between two of the strongest women on the roster.
00:38:13Look at the wrestling right into that corner.
00:38:18And as Charles Robinson, veteran referee, separates them.
00:38:22Well, Raquel has got here a bottle of champagne.
00:38:25You have championship match.
00:38:26I'm trying to focus.
00:38:27How do you focus?
00:38:28I mean, two powerhouses in the ring right now, neutralizing one another.
00:38:32But I have to keep one eye on Date Night over here.
00:38:35I cannot believe what's happening to our right right now.
00:38:37I think there's some romance.
00:38:38Of course, Liv Morgan still has a major decision to make as to what she will do.
00:38:44Coming off the Royal Rumble with...
00:38:45Suplex by Jade.
00:38:46And here's the issue.
00:38:49For both of these women, really, both of them, their biggest advantage is their extreme levels of power and physicality.
00:38:56Who has the advantage here?
00:38:57That's the question.
00:38:59Early pace is on fire between Cargill and Grace.
00:39:03And now look at the power of Jade Cargill.
00:39:04But a good counter and transition by Jordan Grace.
00:39:08And that's a veteran presence there from Jordan Grace, knowing full well power was taken over from Jade Cargill.
00:39:14Got to figure out something quick.
00:39:16And the technical skills of Jordan Grace are on point right now.
00:39:21And fading quickly here is Jade Cargill.
00:39:24And this is part of...
00:39:25Oh, man.
00:39:27But locked in.
00:39:27It still keeps it locked in.
00:39:29Well, I just made it even worse because now the heel hooks are in and desperately trying to get to the rucks.
00:39:33It's Jade Cargill.
00:39:35And that is exactly what the champ does.
00:39:38Jordan Grace simply is not letting go here.
00:39:44Look at the power of Cargill.
00:39:45And she is able to break it by slamming her back into the post.
00:39:50Championship match in front of us.
00:39:52Meanwhile, Liv Morgan, the Royal Rumble...
00:39:54Oh, God!
00:39:54Oh, God!
00:39:55Oh, God!
00:39:55Oh, God!
00:39:55That might be a broken arm right there for Jade Cargill.
00:39:59Whacked hard against that steel ring post.
00:40:01Of course, as you mentioned, getting a ringside seat here.
00:40:04It is the Royal Rumble winner who technically could challenge the winner of this match at WrestleMania.
00:40:10Now, off to the side.
00:40:11There she is.
00:40:12Liv Morgan has a decision to make.
00:40:15Off the part.
00:40:16Now, Steph dropping down with all her weight.
00:40:19Is Jordan Grace, the challenger for this WWE Women's Championship.
00:40:23Creative Vader Bomb right there.
00:40:26And Jade Cargill has not looked the same since that forearm connected with a steel ring post.
00:40:31And smelling blood now is Jordan Grace, the juggernaut going into overdrive here.
00:40:36There is the goal!
00:40:38Onto the barrier of Timekeeper!
00:40:40The impact to the lower back.
00:40:43But you can see Jade Cargill still greatly affected with that left arm that slammed in.
00:40:49Now, face-to-face with Liv Morgan.
00:40:56And a nugget for the chief.
00:40:57Look at the light, Joe.
00:41:10Those new jays smell really good.
00:41:12I'm tempted to grab one.
00:41:14They're not French.
00:41:14They're not French at all.
00:41:15Just chicken nuggets.
00:41:17As Jade Cargill took a bite, spit it out, and now slams the head of Jordan Grace right into the apron.
00:41:23And then her shoulder right into the steel steps.
00:41:25But I will tell you, there was damage done to that left hand and left arm of Jade Cargill.
00:41:32She's trying her best to shrug it off.
00:41:34Both women have taken severe damage in the early goings of this one.
00:41:37As is inevitable with two women competing with these levels of strength.
00:41:43And I think it was the lower back, really, of Jordan Grace that took the beating.
00:41:53And it has suddenly become the Jade Cargill show.
00:42:10Despite that left arm giving her trouble and still there with a dig.
00:42:14Jordan Grace trying to cling on to a chance in this one.
00:42:19Severely hammered with that lumbar spine damage.
00:42:21Doesn't Cargill know it?
00:42:26Every attack now going to the back of the spine of Jordan Grace.
00:42:33And Grace's chances in this one slowly ebbing away.
00:42:39That's how quickly things can change at this level.
00:42:42Come on, get off!
00:42:44Come on, get off!
00:42:45Come on, get off!
00:42:46Come on, get off!
00:42:47Come on, get off!
00:42:49Come on, get off!
00:42:51And this is just Cargill expertly slowing the pace down.
00:42:55Now that she has a foothold in the match.
00:43:00JBL-esque full-away slam.
00:43:03A little kip up for good measure.
00:43:04She's still shaking out that left hand.
00:43:08She slammed into that metal post earlier.
00:43:11She's been on the attack, managing without full use of it.
00:43:15She comes crashing into that corner against Jordan Grace.
00:43:18Well, Grace tried her best to get out of the way.
00:43:20But the huge frame of Jay Cargill just blocking that escape attempt.
00:43:25They'll block that time around.
00:43:26Power versus power.
00:43:28Oh!
00:43:29And more damage to that left hand and left arm.
00:43:31Well, that is how you get yourself a second elbow on that arm.
00:43:34It's going to be very, very ugly for the champ here.
00:43:38And suddenly, this one might have turned around.
00:43:41He's burying his shoulder.
00:43:44Right against it.
00:43:46He's cranking that arm time and again.
00:43:49She has found the target.
00:43:50And it is that left arm of Jay Cargill, who still fights on.
00:43:54Looking to retain.
00:43:55And I'll tell you right now, both women in this match have done a pretty darn good job of staying locked in and focused on the championship match.
00:44:02Despite the kind of romantic shenanigans at ringside.
00:44:12This championship is on the line.
00:44:14Jay Cargill looking to defend against Jordan Grace.
00:44:17Meanwhile, the Royal Rumble winner, Liv Morgan, with a massive decision to be made, is celebrating Valentine's Day weekend with Dirty Dom.
00:44:27What is that?
00:44:27It's a bottle of Dom.
00:44:29That is not a bottle.
00:44:30Dom.
00:44:31Dom tastes great.
00:44:32Let me tell you, Joe Test.
00:44:34No finer taste in the world.
00:44:36No, no, no.
00:44:36That is improper grape varietal and not from geographical origin.
00:44:40As we're here in Dallas, and we continue on that left arm of Jade Cargill is a major concern.
00:44:47It has been damaged throughout this match.
00:44:52You can see her trying to fight back with just the one good arm.
00:44:55And Jordan Grace doing everything she can to find that target.
00:45:00Well, both women severely weakened.
00:45:02That lower back of Jordan Grace taking a real beating earlier on.
00:45:06But she's still moving well enough to win this one.
00:45:08are now managing to fight from underneath.
00:45:12And the champ is struggling here.
00:45:14What a huge opportunity for Jordan Grace.
00:45:17New to the roster on SmackDown, but with all her experience, her power, and her strength.
00:45:22What are you doing over here?
00:45:23That is not for you.
00:45:25Jordan Grace with an opportunity to take gold.
00:45:28What are you, you're eating the chocolates from Liv?
00:45:31I was specifically told not to give one to you, by the way.
00:45:33I'm still doing the match.
00:45:34Incorrigible.
00:45:35Honestly, incorrigible.
00:45:36I feel like I'm part of the day now.
00:45:39I'm not part of the day.
00:45:40Please.
00:45:41WWE Women's Championship match in front of us.
00:45:44Meanwhile, Liv Morgan and Dirty Dom celebrating Valentine's Day.
00:45:48She has a huge decision to make concerning her opponent for WrestleMania.
00:45:51Could it be Jade Cargill?
00:45:53Will it be Stephanie Bacare?
00:45:55Oh, big kick from the champ.
00:45:57Will it be Jordan Grace?
00:45:58The way this is going, it could go either way, Joe.
00:46:01It could indeed.
00:46:05Oh, look at Grace.
00:46:06And it could happen right here.
00:46:08Unique looking spine buster there.
00:46:10Did some major damage.
00:46:12And that completely softened up.
00:46:13But that is a huge frame to be lifting.
00:46:15Landing on her feet.
00:46:16Wow, Jade.
00:46:17And Jade delivers a spine buster of her own.
00:46:21But she cannot hold on to gold for that moment.
00:46:25Back and forth they go.
00:46:27A serious, fiery challenger in Jordan Grace.
00:46:31A determined Jade Cargill in front of a massive crowd here in Dallas.
00:46:36Yeah, and the confidence of Jade Cargill, which can be described as heavenly at times,
00:46:42feels like it's fading rather rapidly here because this challenger, Jordan Grace,
00:46:47is putting up so much resistance here.
00:46:50And once again, ducking out of trouble.
00:46:52Oh, she could get it right here.
00:46:53Could have a new champ.
00:46:54And again, shoulders down.
00:47:00And somehow, Jade finds a way.
00:47:03Remember, that left arm is damaged.
00:47:05And with it, Grace powers her up.
00:47:09How about that strength from the challenger, the driver?
00:47:14Could we have a new champ now?
00:47:16Oh, Davey Boy Smith style power slam from Jordan Grace almost gets the job done.
00:47:25And you see the frustration in the eyes of the challenger who thought that was the ticket to the goal.
00:47:31And these are questions that have never been asked of Jade Cargill thus far in her career.
00:47:38She is getting manhandled and outpowered.
00:47:41She's getting beaten at her own game by Jordan Grace.
00:47:44Oh, I love this.
00:47:45Head to head.
00:47:47Who wants it more?
00:47:48Who's got something left in them?
00:47:51These critical moments in the deep water of a match.
00:47:55A championship match.
00:47:56Center of the ring.
00:47:58Throwing right hand after right hand.
00:48:01Oh.
00:48:01Oh, and then spinning back elbow.
00:48:04Oh, here we go, Joe.
00:48:05We've seen this before.
00:48:06Puts her in position.
00:48:10On her feet.
00:48:12There it is with the big pump kick.
00:48:15Grace went for beast mode.
00:48:17One hand, single arm, Janet.
00:48:22She did it.
00:48:26Here is your winner.
00:48:28And still WWE Women's Champion, Jade Cargill.
00:48:36Well, it became a case of who can drop the heavy artillery first.
00:48:43The answer was Jade Cargill after beast mode was attempted, resisted.
00:48:48Cargill with one arm thanks to that damage executed earlier against the ring post.
00:48:54Pulling off Jade in what has to have been the most difficult match of Cargill's career.
00:49:00Well, she's passed once again and still WWE Women's Champ.
00:49:07Although, maybe coming back for some more chicken, New Jersey.
00:49:10This could be interesting.
00:49:11If you challenge me, I recommend you, that would be no way.
00:49:21Yeah, thank you!
00:49:28And lives seemingly unaffected as the Valentine's weekend date moves on.
00:49:34And Jade holds gold.
00:49:41Oh, man.
00:49:42I can't believe it.
00:49:43I can't believe it.
00:49:44I can't believe it.
00:49:44I can't believe it.
00:49:45Tomorrow's Valentine's Day.
00:49:46If you're gonna go, you're gonna be very happy.
00:49:48What's the point?
00:49:49Seriously.
00:49:50Why?
00:49:52Forget about the stupid mask already, okay?
00:49:53It's about more than the stupid mask.
00:49:55You know that?
00:49:56My tag partner's gone.
00:49:58I have no friends.
00:49:59No title.
00:50:01I have nothing left.
00:50:03You have nothing left?
00:50:07Nothing.
00:50:09Oh, my God.
00:50:10I'm right here.
00:50:11You know what?
00:50:12Do whatever this is.
00:50:13I'm gonna fix this.
00:50:14I'm gonna fix this.
00:50:16Fix...
00:50:17Oh, my God.
00:50:18That's crazy.
00:50:19She really was a moleful.
00:50:21Just gotta feel bad for the guy, am I right?
00:50:23Oh, no!
00:50:24No!
00:50:25No, I don't.
00:50:25You know my life.
00:50:26You cheated.
00:50:27We have no more.
00:50:28Oh, I don't think this.
00:50:29With the Y6, they don't want to come down.
00:50:32Look at these chumps.
00:50:33Hey, take notes.
00:50:34You see that?
00:50:35You want to shout out these tag titles?
00:50:37Get your asses in line.
00:50:39Hey, mate.
00:50:41That's what I'm talking about.
00:50:42Each and every week, you smash anybody.
00:50:54WWE superstars visited the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington yesterday, paying tribute to the men and women from our nation's military who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
00:51:22A celebration of the human spirit, the National Medal of Honor Museum honors the inspiring lives of legacies of ordinary Americans who took extraordinary action in the service of others.
00:51:34We're honored to support the museum's mission in preserving the history of our nation's highest military honor.
00:51:40The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington.
00:52:09Man has always struggled with the concept of change.
00:52:13People, people fear change.
00:52:17But when the tides start to shift around them,
00:52:19they start to cling to their idols and false prophets,
00:52:23holding on to what once was.
00:52:26What they don't understand is that change is inevitable.
00:52:32And if you do not adapt, you will perish.
00:52:36And for a long time, I've been saying that change is coming,
00:52:39and change is coming, but no.
00:52:42Change is here.
00:52:45So you will hear my drops,
00:52:48and you will see my strut,
00:52:51and you will know the deed is done.
00:52:55Because change has set over Bemi.
00:53:06Everything you need is here,
00:53:07and like I said, that's why I would love for you
00:53:08to be a part of Smackdown for a long time to come.
00:53:11Nick, everyone is talking!
00:53:12Are you joking?
00:53:16Kit, I'm in the middle of something important,
00:53:18and you storm in here for what?
00:53:21Wait a minute.
00:53:23Let me guess, more poetry?
00:53:24What's that?
00:53:25Well, I want you to hand it over.
00:53:28What have we got here?
00:53:29Oh, we've got a bookmark.
00:53:31Oh!
00:53:34We've got a poem about Obafemi.
00:53:36Why don't we read it for all the boys and girls?
00:53:38I think we should.
00:53:39Roses are red, but I don't give a damn.
00:53:41You may be big and strong,
00:53:43but really, you're an insecure little man.
00:53:46Your actions are toxic.
00:53:48It's plain to see.
00:53:49You're no match for a real man.
00:53:52A real man like me.
00:53:53You march and you stomp into every town.
00:53:58They're laughing at you,
00:54:00you sad little clown.
00:54:03Wow.
00:54:04Profound stuff, Kit.
00:54:05Really?
00:54:07Is that how you feel?
00:54:09Yeah.
00:54:11That's how I feel.
00:54:12All right.
00:54:13In that case,
00:54:14why don't you and I meet next week,
00:54:16one-on-one,
00:54:16and we can discuss our feelings, huh?
00:54:19What do you think, Mr. Aldis?
00:54:20We're going to get in touch with our feelings.
00:54:22Smackdown.
00:54:23Hmm.
00:54:25Toxic.
00:54:33I like all the feelings.
00:54:35Do you like all the feelings?
00:54:36We should fight with words,
00:54:37not our fists,
00:54:38next week here on Smackdown.
00:54:39Hey, we're in Fort Lauderdale next week,
00:54:41and we're back here on Syfy.
00:54:43That's where you can watch Smackdown next week,
00:54:45right here on Syfy Network,
00:54:46with the Olympic coverage changing things up a bit.
00:54:50Women's Elimination Chamber qualifying match,
00:54:53and will you look at this group being put together to see who will be next to get to Chicago?
00:54:59Charlotte Flair,
00:55:00Nia Jax,
00:55:02Kiana James.
00:55:03That is next week on Smackdown.
00:55:05And we heard from Trick Williams earlier,
00:55:08he's got a Men's Elimination Chamber qualifying triple threat match next week on Smackdown on Syfy,
00:55:14against former running buddy,
00:55:17the U.S. champ Carmelo Hayes,
00:55:19and the former World Heavyweight champ,
00:55:22Damian Priest,
00:55:23that is next week,
00:55:24right here on Smackdown on Syfy.
00:55:27Let's check in with Kathy Kelly.
00:55:29Kathy.
00:55:31Thanks so much, Tess.
00:55:32I am here with the undisputed WWE champion,
00:55:36Drew McIntyre.
00:55:37And Drew,
00:55:38Elimination Chamber is taking shape.
00:55:40Three men are about to step in the ring for a qualifying match.
00:55:44Three men who you have a lot of history with.
00:55:46What are your thoughts?
00:55:47Well, let's focus on who's already in there.
00:55:51We got Randy can't win the big one anymore,
00:55:54Orton,
00:55:55and that catchphrase merchant,
00:55:56L.A. Knight.
00:56:00Point proven.
00:56:01Lads,
00:56:02you don't want any of this.
00:56:04The triple threat match tonight,
00:56:05Cody,
00:56:06I heard what you had to say earlier,
00:56:07and I'm gonna make you a promise.
00:56:09You're gonna be nowhere near me,
00:56:11my title,
00:56:13or the main event of WrestleMania.
00:56:14And Jacob,
00:56:16you may have the best chance,
00:56:17that's an Elimination Chamber,
00:56:18because out of everybody in there,
00:56:20you've spent the most time behind bars.
00:56:25But if you make it to Mania, man,
00:56:27I'm gonna make you wish you were back in the slammer.
00:56:33Then, there's
00:56:34Sami Zayn.
00:56:36Hey, I'm not here to interrupt you.
00:56:41Go ahead, say what you're gonna say.
00:56:43What, how it's a foregone conclusion,
00:56:45because you've got my number,
00:56:46is that it?
00:56:47No, actually,
00:56:48Sami, that's not what I was gonna say at all.
00:56:50Remember the night I won the title?
00:56:54In front of the world, you told me a small part of you wants me to win.
00:56:59I'm telling you right now,
00:57:01a big part of me wants you to win tonight.
00:57:04Not for the reason you think.
00:57:08You're a good man, Sami.
00:57:10You've paid your dues.
00:57:11You've earned this,
00:57:12so now I've got a feeling
00:57:13you're gonna win the big one tonight.
00:57:18Good luck, Sami.
00:57:24What?
00:57:27I heard what Drew said.
00:57:29I did not see that coming out of the mouth of Drew McIntyre this evening.
00:57:32But whatever, here we go.
00:57:42The following contest is the Men's Elimination Chamber Qualifier Triple Threat Match.
00:58:04Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
00:58:07weighing in at 212 pounds,
00:58:11Sami Zayn!
00:58:15Great reception for Sami, Wade.
00:58:17Yeah, those words of McIntyre, though,
00:58:19seem to have shaken Sami Zayn.
00:58:21But here's his big chance to qualify for the Elimination Chamber
00:58:25Triple Threat with Fatou and Cody Rhodes next on SmackDown.
00:58:37Monday.
00:58:38AJ Lee is here!
00:58:41Ahead of her Intercontinental Championship match at Elimination Chamber,
00:58:44challenger AJ Lee addresses the champion, Becky Lynch,
00:58:48as the Elimination Chamber qualifying matches continue.
00:58:52Javon Evans, Dirty, Dom Mysterio, and the Ring General, Duthor, in a triple threat match.
00:58:58And on the women's side of things, Bayley, Asuka, Natty.
00:59:03The road to WrestleMania runs through Raw.
00:59:06Raw, Monday, 8 Eastern, 5 Pacific, only on Netflix.
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00:59:44Well, Sami's first match since the loss to Drew McIntyre.
00:59:51Of course, some hope rises again.
00:59:54You heard from Drew McIntyre.
00:59:55Sami's only made the Elimination Chamber once.
00:59:58That was back in 2021, and now a golden ticket awaits.
01:00:30And his opponent from Sacramento, California, laying in at 291 pounds, the chamoan werewolf, Jacob Baku!
01:00:50Well, can there be a worse feeling than knowing your pathway to the Elimination Chamber and then WrestleMania has to run through this man?
01:01:04Baku, who ambushed Drew McIntyre a week ago and now has to take the formal and far more difficult path to potentially get back to Drew McIntyre.
01:01:17This main event to get to Elimination Chamber to earn a World Championship opportunity at WrestleMania 42.
01:01:26Two weeks to Elimination Chamber, nine weeks to WrestleMania 42.
01:01:31Man, things are heating up this time of the year.
01:02:01And their opponent...
01:02:03And their opponent...
01:02:06Get him on the beat
01:02:09Crying tears about his blood
01:02:14Man for me to start a show
01:02:17I've just lost your world from home
01:02:21Whoa!
01:02:29And their opponent from Atlanta, Georgia
01:02:33We have seen an altered version of Cody Rhodes
01:02:50A fuming Cody Rhodes
01:02:52We heard him tell the WWE Universe
01:02:56For the first time in my career
01:02:57I can't in good conscience point at that Wrestlemania sign
01:03:01That bothers him
01:03:02Tonight Wade is about taking a major step closer
01:03:06To solving that
01:03:08But he's running out of time and opportunities
01:03:10Have to have this one
01:03:11Yeah, another man with major issues
01:03:13With Drew McIntyre
01:03:14McIntyre, of course, defeating Cody
01:03:16For the WWE Championship
01:03:18And eliminating from the Royal Rumble
01:03:20And once again a massive spike in energy
01:03:29He wants QB1
01:03:30And enters the arena
01:03:31But can you really be QB1 without the WWE Championship
01:03:36But Cody, I'm not so sure
01:03:39He sees it as his destiny
01:03:41To get back there
01:03:42And there's one pathway left for Rhodes
01:03:45Win tonight
01:03:46Win Elimination Chamber
01:03:48Head to Wrestlemania
01:03:50Randy Orton is in
01:03:58LA Knight is in
01:04:00And now who will be the next name added
01:04:04Will it be Cody?
01:04:06Will it be Jacob?
01:04:07Or will it be Sami Zayn?
01:04:09Here we go
01:04:11Triple threat rules
01:04:12First to score a pin four submission
01:04:14Not any opponent wins
01:04:15Who will get one of the spots
01:04:17In Elimination Chamber?
01:04:21There's still major issues
01:04:22Between Cody and Fatou
01:04:24Cody blames Fatou
01:04:26For costing him
01:04:27In that three stages
01:04:29A hell match
01:04:30With Drew McIntyre
01:04:31And of course
01:04:32They had that epic brawl
01:04:33At Saturday night's main event
01:04:34I don't think anything got resolved
01:04:36Between those two
01:04:37That night
01:04:38Although they may have gained
01:04:39A modicum
01:04:40Of respect for one another
01:04:41Of course
01:04:43They have the underdog
01:04:44Sami Zayn
01:04:45Who naively got suckered there
01:04:47By Jacob Fatou
01:04:49Welcome to the whirlwind
01:04:50That is the
01:04:51The Samoan whirlwind
01:04:53And Cody invites it
01:04:55Cody says
01:04:56Let's go right here
01:04:57And they go
01:04:58Well it's like Montreal
01:04:59All over again
01:05:00For these two
01:05:01Flashback to Saturday night's main event
01:05:03Let's carry on
01:05:04Where we left off
01:05:05That was back on January 24th
01:05:08When Jacob and Cody
01:05:09Had a scheduled match
01:05:10In Montreal
01:05:11And Saturday night's main event
01:05:13But they brawled
01:05:14Throughout the arena
01:05:15Before the match
01:05:16Ever officially started
01:05:18Drew McIntyre
01:05:20Eventually attacked both men
01:05:21Look at the pace
01:05:23And the violence
01:05:23They're setting early here
01:05:25Oh my god
01:05:25What a reversal
01:05:26Of that Cody cutter
01:05:27There from Jacob Fatou
01:05:29Knew who was coming in
01:05:30Had the physical ability
01:05:31To get past it
01:05:32But Cody equal to it
01:05:34Missing the senton
01:05:35And now Cody
01:05:38He revs the engine
01:05:39And sends Fatou
01:05:40Out to the floor
01:05:41Just as Sammy
01:05:44Said steadies himself
01:05:45And enters the ring again
01:05:47Gonna make the most of this
01:05:48I promise you
01:05:49The Samoan werewolf
01:05:50Will not stay down for long
01:05:52Chops echoing throughout
01:05:56This arena here in Dallas
01:05:58And now Sammy
01:06:05Sends Cody out as well
01:06:07Sammy high fly in
01:06:14Takes out Jacob
01:06:16And Cody
01:06:18Men's Elimination Chamber
01:06:19Qualifying match
01:06:20I'll tell you something
01:06:32To keep an eye on
01:06:32After that hot flurry there
01:06:34From Sammy Zayn
01:06:35That landing on the dive
01:06:37Is the same dive
01:06:38That cost him
01:06:39At the Royal Rumble
01:06:40The lower back
01:06:41Of Sammy Zayn
01:06:42Against Drew McIntyre
01:06:44Flared up badly
01:06:45And Sammy wasn't the same
01:06:46Again in Riyadh
01:06:47Now I noticed
01:06:48He was gingerly
01:06:50Caressing that lower back
01:06:51Perhaps
01:06:52He's got away with it
01:06:53This time
01:06:54But something to keep an eye on
01:06:55What a great point
01:06:56Of analysis
01:06:57As we saw him
01:06:58Reaching for that back
01:06:59And then we reach back
01:07:00To our recent memory
01:07:01Of what happened
01:07:02At the end of January
01:07:03In Riyadh
01:07:04When Sammy lost
01:07:05To Drew McIntyre
01:07:06I'll tell you Joe
01:07:10There's no hit in the brakes
01:07:12In a match like this
01:07:12When the stakes are so high
01:07:14It's Wrestlemania season
01:07:15You've got one chance
01:07:17To get back on path
01:07:19To a main event
01:07:20Championship spot
01:07:21At Wrestlemania
01:07:22You have to go for broke
01:07:24Oh Sammy wants to get there
01:07:25Right now
01:07:25When unable to
01:07:26You know
01:07:27We hear about it
01:07:28In other sports
01:07:29There's
01:07:29The way there's a tone set
01:07:31And a pace set
01:07:32To regular season games
01:07:34And then
01:07:35Things really ratchet up
01:07:36In the playoffs
01:07:37And you see a level
01:07:38Of intensity
01:07:38That just lets you know
01:07:40That a championship
01:07:42Is around the corner
01:07:43That is what
01:07:44This feels like
01:07:45Tonight on Smackdown
01:07:46That is what it feels like
01:07:47When you watch
01:07:48These qualifying matches
01:07:50For Elimination Chamber
01:07:51Yeah I'll tell you right now
01:07:53Joe
01:07:53I don't care if you're
01:07:53A rookie in this game
01:07:55Or a vet
01:07:55Who's been to the top
01:07:56Multiple times
01:07:57Everyone in that locker room
01:07:59Feeling massive amount
01:08:00Of nerves
01:08:01Because it's Wrestlemania season
01:08:03Everything is heightened
01:08:04The difference is
01:08:06Some people
01:08:07Are affected
01:08:08Negatively by those nerves
01:08:10People like Cody
01:08:11Have proven in the past
01:08:12Those nerves
01:08:12They bring out
01:08:13The very best in it
01:08:14Well just when Cody
01:08:15Hits that delayed
01:08:17Vertical suplex
01:08:18Jacob Fatou
01:08:19Is right there
01:08:20To meet him
01:08:20And that is what
01:08:21Happens in a triple threat match
01:08:23You may have momentum
01:08:25In one direction
01:08:25But you gotta watch
01:08:26Your back in the other direction
01:08:28And now this is a
01:08:30Fully refreshed
01:08:31Jacob Fatou
01:08:32Against two
01:08:33Half beaten opponents
01:08:35And you would not
01:08:37Want to be Cody Rhodes
01:08:38Or indeed
01:08:39Sami Zayn
01:08:39At this point
01:08:40Although
01:08:40Up until now
01:08:41Fatou has eyes
01:08:43Only for Cody
01:08:44That's just change
01:08:45I mean
01:08:53And you question
01:08:54With someone like
01:08:55Jacob Fatou
01:08:56What was the
01:08:57Tactic coming into this match
01:08:59What's the strategy
01:09:00Or is it simply
01:09:01Close your eyes
01:09:02Keep swinging
01:09:03And do what only
01:09:04You can do
01:09:05Massive uppercut
01:09:10From Fatou
01:09:11That's just a blur
01:09:12Of violence
01:09:13So devastating
01:09:15So effective
01:09:16And slowly getting closer
01:09:18To the elimination chamber
01:09:21Just the force
01:09:23By which he put Sami
01:09:24Into that corner
01:09:25Back on January 9th
01:09:42In Germany
01:09:43Jacob Fatou
01:09:44Is mostly responsible
01:09:45For causing
01:09:47The American Nightmare
01:09:48Cody Rhodes
01:09:49The loss
01:09:50When Drew McIntyre
01:09:51Became the undisputed
01:09:53WWE
01:09:53Champion
01:09:54As he interfered
01:09:56In that three stages
01:09:57Of hell match
01:09:57Now here they are
01:09:58In a triple threat
01:09:59With Sami Zayn
01:10:01As snap scoop
01:10:02Power slam
01:10:02To see who can make it
01:10:03To the men's
01:10:04Elimination chamber
01:10:05Cody has been
01:10:07Trying to chase down
01:10:08Drew McIntyre
01:10:09He has been
01:10:09A man possessed
01:10:11And you see it
01:10:12In his face
01:10:13And those eyes
01:10:14Right there
01:10:15Yeah Cody
01:10:15Now hitting
01:10:16That main event
01:10:17Gear
01:10:17It's Wrestlemania
01:10:18Season
01:10:19The cogs are
01:10:19Worrying in the mind
01:10:20Of Cody Rhodes
01:10:21Don't want to miss out
01:10:22Looking to deliver
01:10:24The elbow
01:10:24But instead
01:10:25Sami Zayn
01:10:26Was trying for
01:10:27Blue Thunder
01:10:27Back and forth
01:10:28They go
01:10:29Hot pace set
01:10:30Here
01:10:30Disaster kick
01:10:33To the jaw
01:10:33And then a cover
01:10:34I don't think
01:10:37You got a two count
01:10:38On that one
01:10:38That is how
01:10:39Highly strong
01:10:40Sami Zayn is
01:10:41Refusing to go down
01:10:43After recent
01:10:44Bitter disappointments
01:10:46Taking everything
01:10:50He has
01:10:51I mean I'll be honest
01:10:55With you Joe
01:10:56A Wrestlemania card
01:10:57Without any of these
01:10:58Three in this match
01:11:00Is unthinkable
01:11:01But it is a
01:11:02Distinct possibility
01:11:03For two of them
01:11:04Pending the outcome
01:11:05Of this match
01:11:06Sami Abel
01:11:06Get out of that
01:11:07Crossroads attempt
01:11:08Perhaps looking
01:11:08For the exploder
01:11:09Here
01:11:09Fatou just smashes
01:11:11Both of them
01:11:12Yeah two birds
01:11:12With one stone
01:11:13For Fatou
01:11:14That's part of the
01:11:14Problem in triple threat
01:11:15You have to drop
01:11:16Your guard
01:11:17Focus on one opponent
01:11:18At some point
01:11:19In the match
01:11:20Second you do that
01:11:21A Samoan blur
01:11:23Is heading your way
01:11:25And now the scene
01:11:27Of devastation
01:11:28Unfolds
01:11:29Able to use
01:11:35The ropes
01:11:36And the running
01:11:37Moonsault
01:11:38And now trying
01:11:38To advance
01:11:39To Chicago
01:11:40And Sami survives
01:11:42With two and change
01:11:43And now Cody
01:11:45Looking to rev
01:11:46The engine
01:11:46In position
01:11:49For the Samoan drop
01:11:50But instead
01:11:50Cody
01:11:51Could he land
01:11:53Good reversal
01:11:55By Fatou
01:11:56Oh looking for
01:11:57A quick one
01:11:57Is Sami
01:11:58Cody
01:12:03Jack
01:12:03Nice
01:12:03Fatou
01:12:04Set on
01:12:05Well once again
01:12:08Cody and Sami
01:12:09Got almost obsessed
01:12:10With beating
01:12:11One another
01:12:11In that chess game
01:12:13There
01:12:13Counter for counter
01:12:14Apparently
01:12:16Jacob Fatou
01:12:17Don't play that way
01:12:18Jacob Fatou
01:12:20Who attacked
01:12:21Through McIntyre
01:12:21Last week
01:12:22Cody Rhodes
01:12:23Who attacked
01:12:23Drew McIntyre
01:12:24Last week
01:12:25And now both of them
01:12:27Looking to have a chance
01:12:28To attack
01:12:29All the way
01:12:29To Wrestlemania
01:12:30He's gonna take
01:12:31This victory here
01:12:32Though to put themselves
01:12:33In position
01:12:34For Elimination Chamber
01:12:35Remember winner
01:12:36At Elimination Chamber
01:12:37In two weeks
01:12:37Gets a world championship
01:12:39Match
01:12:39At Wrestlemania
01:12:41Folks we're only
01:12:42Nine weeks away
01:12:43From Wrestlemania
01:12:4342 in Vegas
01:12:44McIntyre
01:12:45Not afraid of making
01:12:46Some enemies
01:12:47Apparently he's
01:12:48Certainly got plenty
01:12:48Of those
01:12:49A bizarre olive branch
01:12:50Extended to Sami
01:12:51Zayn prior to this match
01:12:53Still trying to figure
01:12:54That one out
01:12:54Drew McIntyre
01:12:56As Cathy Kelly
01:12:57Was interviewing him
01:12:58Earlier tonight
01:12:59Said a big
01:12:59Pardon me
01:13:00Said it right to
01:13:01Sami Zayn
01:13:01Wants to see you win
01:13:03That was right from
01:13:05The undisputed champ
01:13:07Cody's in that
01:13:17Compromised position
01:13:18In the corner
01:13:18Batu just
01:13:21Patiently comes over
01:13:23To stalk his prey
01:13:24Batu has fought for choice
01:13:26At this point
01:13:27In the match
01:13:27And that could be an issue
01:13:29In and of itself
01:13:30Get rid of one
01:13:31Of these two
01:13:31Focus all your efforts
01:13:33On the other
01:13:33Oh pop up Samoan
01:13:47Oh and Cody makes the save
01:14:03Look at this scene here
01:14:09All three men
01:14:10Were down
01:14:11Moments ago
01:14:12In Dallas
01:14:13Jacob Batu
01:14:14Was on the brink
01:14:16Of winning
01:14:16This men's
01:14:17Elimination chamber
01:14:18Qualifying match
01:14:19Yeah and I don't think
01:14:21Getting in a slugfest
01:14:22With Jacob Batu
01:14:23Is necessarily
01:14:24The smart idea
01:14:26I don't think
01:14:26That's Cody thinking
01:14:27I think it's Cody
01:14:28Just reacting
01:14:29And trying to survive
01:14:30Oh man
01:14:32Jacob Batu
01:14:33Suicide dive
01:14:34To the outside
01:14:35Well Cody
01:14:36Just did an
01:14:36Absolutely
01:14:37Incredible
01:14:38Instinctive job
01:14:39Of avoiding his
01:14:40Lower back
01:14:41Connecting with our
01:14:42Table there
01:14:42After riding out
01:14:43That dive
01:14:44From Jacob Batu
01:14:46That's the level
01:14:46Cody operates at
01:14:48Body does things
01:14:49Without the brain
01:14:50Even telling it to
01:14:51And once again
01:14:52In survival mode now
01:14:53But Sami Zayn
01:14:54Taking control
01:14:55Or trying to at least
01:14:57Easier said than done
01:14:59Right into the steel steps
01:15:19Ask and ye shall receive
01:15:21Apparently
01:15:22No crowd's not gonna
01:15:25Like them pushing
01:15:26That table back in there
01:15:27Changing his mind
01:15:29Is Jacob Batu
01:15:30But Cody heard ya
01:15:31Oh but Batu
01:15:34Comes running in
01:15:36And dismisses that effort
01:15:37Throws that table
01:15:38Back under the ring
01:15:39Jacob Batu
01:15:41Does not need
01:15:42Tables to do damage
01:15:44He's got his fists
01:15:45He's got his feet
01:15:45He's got his teeth
01:15:46He's got his head
01:15:47Elbows
01:15:48Knees
01:15:49And he's got gravity
01:15:59And this could be
01:16:01The kill shot
01:16:02He's been waiting for
01:16:03To book his ticket
01:16:05For the elimination chamber
01:16:06Cody
01:16:07Other ideas
01:16:08One of those mighty moonsaults
01:16:10And Batu
01:16:11Will likely be on his way
01:16:13Cody trying to put him in position
01:16:21Cody just trying to control
01:16:26Jacob Batu
01:16:27Now it's Sami's turn
01:16:28Here you have a go
01:16:30Tag in
01:16:30Help me out here
01:16:31Trying to control
01:16:34The most unhinged
01:16:35Terrifying force
01:16:36We have ever seen here
01:16:38On Smackdown
01:16:39In the form
01:16:40Of Jacob Batu
01:16:41And this just
01:16:46Does not look promising
01:16:48For Sami Zayn at all
01:16:50A little over eager
01:16:51To show off
01:16:52Some power skills
01:16:53Against the massive flame
01:16:54Of Jacob Batu
01:16:56Shaking off the cobwebs
01:17:08Unmatched intensity
01:17:17That we are witnessing
01:17:18Here in Dallas
01:17:19In front of a massive crowd
01:17:21For Friday Night Smackdown
01:17:23As Sami and Cody
01:17:25Are going up top
01:17:27To handle Jacob Batu
01:17:29Winner heads to elimination chamber
01:17:32A pathway to WrestleMania
01:17:35And look at the ring shake
01:17:38Well a brief alliance
01:17:40Between Cody and Sami
01:17:41Between Cody and Sami
01:17:42Who clearly realized
01:17:43The only way we can stop
01:17:44The Samoan Werewolf
01:17:45Is by teaming up
01:17:47Briefly as it may be
01:17:49And it certainly had that effect
01:17:52But only one man can advance
01:17:55Only one man in two weeks
01:17:58Out of this group
01:17:59Will be in Chicago
01:18:00Remember
01:18:01Elimination chamber
01:18:03The winner gets
01:18:03A world championship match
01:18:05At WrestleMania
01:18:06For Cody Rhodes
01:18:08He is desperate
01:18:09For that opportunity
01:18:10Drew McIntyre
01:18:12Who defeated him
01:18:13To become the undisputed champion
01:18:15He denied him
01:18:17That opportunity
01:18:17At Royal Rumble
01:18:18Well that's the right word
01:18:20At this point
01:18:20In a match
01:18:21Desperate
01:18:21All three competitors
01:18:23Desperate
01:18:23Not more so
01:18:24Than a demoralized
01:18:26Sami Zayn
01:18:27Who lost the big shot
01:18:28At the Royal Rumble
01:18:30Wants to get back
01:18:31On top
01:18:31In a hurry
01:18:32Washed the taste away
01:18:33Sami Zayn
01:18:36Regained confidence
01:18:38He was moping around
01:18:41After that loss
01:18:41To McIntyre
01:18:42In Riyadh
01:18:43But he understands
01:18:44What's on the line
01:18:46Right here
01:18:47Back and forth
01:18:48They go
01:18:48Fighting tooth and nail
01:18:50While Jacob Fatu
01:18:51Is down
01:18:52This is what you've got to do
01:18:53Drop the hammer now
01:18:54While you've got the chance
01:18:55Cause hell is waiting
01:18:57On the outside
01:18:57Oh
01:18:59Sami
01:19:00Locks him up
01:19:01Explodes
01:19:02Sami Zayn
01:19:06Has a chance
01:19:07Here Wade
01:19:08And Cody
01:19:10Has no clue
01:19:11Where he's at
01:19:11Cody ain't gonna be
01:19:12Ducking this one
01:19:13Here's your chance
01:19:15Sami
01:19:15He could be
01:19:16Kick it for the chamber
01:19:17A halluva kicker
01:19:18Whoa
01:19:19Super kick
01:19:20Fatu
01:19:21And one for Cody
01:19:23Too
01:19:24It was coming sooner
01:19:25Or later
01:19:26Wasn't it
01:19:26It's like starting
01:19:28A stopwatch
01:19:29When Jacob Fatu
01:19:30Goes down
01:19:30Eventually
01:19:31You're gonna run
01:19:32Out of time
01:19:32Sami comes in
01:19:36To clear out
01:19:37Fatu
01:19:38From modified
01:19:39A halluva kick
01:19:39To the back
01:19:40Of the head
01:19:40Of Jacob Fatu
01:19:41And it may have put
01:19:42Fatu down for good
01:19:44Cody can finish this
01:19:45Nearly a crossroads
01:19:46What a counter
01:19:47By Sami Zayn
01:19:49Swing and a miss
01:19:52Great intensity
01:19:53Here in Dallas
01:19:55Clearly Sami
01:19:56Going for that
01:19:56Blue Thunderball
01:19:57But blocked
01:19:58By Cody Rhodes
01:19:59Who got lead
01:20:00In his boots
01:20:01At the exact
01:20:02Right moment there
01:20:03He was trying to
01:20:04Hit that Blue Thunder
01:20:05Earlier as well
01:20:06These three competitors
01:20:08Know each other
01:20:09So well
01:20:09Goes for the
01:20:10Cody Cusser
01:20:11There it is
01:20:12Blue Thunder
01:20:13Couldn't beat Sami
01:20:14Left shoulder
01:20:18Just gets up
01:20:19And to a change
01:20:20Oh Cody
01:20:20Went for broke there
01:20:21Over committed
01:20:23To that Cody Cusser
01:20:24Too much left
01:20:24For the tank of Zayn
01:20:26Zayn with a flurry
01:20:27The Blue Thunderball
01:20:28We've seen it
01:20:29Get it done
01:20:29Time and time again
01:20:30Not tonight
01:20:31Not at this level
01:20:32Not with so much
01:20:34At stake
01:20:34Saturday
01:20:39February 28th
01:20:41Will be
01:20:41Elimination Chamber
01:20:42You see the
01:20:43Wrestlemania sign
01:20:44High above
01:20:45That is the opportunity
01:20:47What happens
01:20:48In Chicago
01:20:49At Elimination Chamber
01:20:50Is the chance
01:20:52To get a world
01:20:52Championship match
01:20:53In Vegas
01:20:54In nine weeks
01:20:55Sami Zayn's main event
01:20:57At Wrestlemania
01:20:58Before
01:20:58Wants to get back
01:21:00There again
01:21:00This time in singles
01:21:01This time
01:21:02For a world
01:21:03Championship
01:21:04One that's eluded him
01:21:06His entire career
01:21:07It all goes through
01:21:09It all goes through the
01:21:09Elimination Chamber
01:21:10You gotta book your ticket
01:21:12There first
01:21:12Neither man
01:21:13Has much left
01:21:14In them
01:21:15As Sami points
01:21:16To that sign
01:21:17Who shattered
01:21:19Human beings
01:21:20Fighting on instinct
01:21:24Fighting on fumes
01:21:25Fighting for the right
01:21:27To get to the
01:21:28Elimination Chamber
01:21:29What a night
01:21:30What a night
01:21:30Here in Dallas
01:21:31Dallas where
01:21:32Cody Rhodes
01:21:33Returned to WWE
01:21:34At Wrestlemania 38
01:21:36And now Dallas
01:21:37Where he attempts
01:21:38To try to put himself
01:21:39In position
01:21:40To get to Wrestlemania 42
01:21:42It's all about
01:21:43Keeping the dream
01:21:44Alive for this
01:21:45Year's Wrestlemania
01:21:47Season
01:21:47But somebody
01:21:48Might be about
01:21:49To get their dreams
01:21:50Shattered
01:21:50And it might be
01:21:53Cody
01:21:53Batu from behind
01:21:57And now Jacob Batu
01:21:59Looks like
01:22:00He's the guy
01:22:01Who can capture
01:22:03Momentum
01:22:04Batu who was
01:22:07Out injured
01:22:07Somebody attacked
01:22:08Him
01:22:09Somebody knocked
01:22:09His teeth down
01:22:10His throat
01:22:11And he has
01:22:12Come back
01:22:12With vengeance
01:22:13Well you heard him
01:22:16Joe
01:22:16He's all gas
01:22:17No brakes
01:22:18With it
01:22:18And somebody
01:22:19Namely Sami Zayn
01:22:21Might be about
01:22:22To get dog walked
01:22:23All that force
01:22:29Get the dance
01:22:30With you
01:22:30Live and direct
01:22:31On Sami's punk ass
01:22:33Volcano of intensity
01:22:40Oh he just missed
01:22:41On the hulufa
01:22:42Sami went for it
01:22:44I'll tell you right now
01:22:45The instincts of Fatu
01:22:46That were incredible
01:22:47Didn't even see it coming
01:22:48Side shimmied
01:22:49Out of the way
01:22:50Oh no
01:22:51Look at this
01:22:51Look at Sami
01:22:52Oh
01:22:542.9
01:22:56Just milliseconds
01:22:58Seconds away for Sami Zayn
01:23:00Craftily pouncing
01:23:01Just when it looked like
01:23:03Fatu was putting
01:23:04This one away
01:23:05There's the dive
01:23:07Sami Zayn catches him
01:23:09In that small package
01:23:10But Fatu
01:23:11With just enough
01:23:12To kick out
01:23:13Despite being caught
01:23:14By surprise there
01:23:15There is something
01:23:17With these three men
01:23:18Tonight
01:23:19A desire that burns
01:23:21So strongly
01:23:22Within them
01:23:23To reclaim glory
01:23:25Cody now
01:23:26Cody now
01:23:26Cutter
01:23:27Cody Cutter
01:23:29Oh god
01:23:31What's Fatu doing
01:23:32Fatu's gonna steal it
01:23:34Fatu's gonna steal it
01:23:35Fatu's gonna steal it
01:23:36Mighty moonsault
01:23:38Fatu's gonna do it
01:23:40Right here
01:23:41For elimination chamber
01:23:43Oh
01:23:45A claymore
01:23:47From Drew McIntyre
01:23:49While Jacob Fatu
01:23:56Had this one
01:23:57And McIntyre
01:23:59Made it clear
01:24:00He has no interest
01:24:02On defending
01:24:04His championship
01:24:05Against Jacob Fatu
01:24:07Oh my
01:24:11Jacob Fatu
01:24:18Just got
01:24:19Oh
01:24:20Cody high fly in
01:24:22Drew McIntyre
01:24:25Just sent Fatu
01:24:27Slamming hard
01:24:29Over our announce desk
01:24:30And now
01:24:31Cody's on the attack
01:24:32After you've ever
01:24:33Been so terrified
01:24:34In their entire life
01:24:35But Drew McIntyre
01:24:37Has absolutely
01:24:38Wrecked
01:24:39This triple threat match
01:24:40And he's not done yet
01:24:41Joe
01:24:41Oh this Scottish
01:24:42Psychopath
01:24:44Is gonna power
01:24:45BOOOOOOL
01:24:47He just exploded
01:24:51To reinforce
01:24:52The announce desk
01:24:54Jacob Fatu
01:24:55Is done
01:24:56And still McIntyre
01:24:58Contender
01:24:59Oh Claymore
01:25:00Cody's out
01:25:02Cody's been
01:25:03Claymore
01:25:03Drew
01:25:05Is gonna drag
01:25:07Sammy's body
01:25:09Onto him
01:25:09For the win
01:25:10The rough
01:25:12The rough is it
01:25:13The rough is it
01:25:13There
01:25:13Oh Cody survives
01:25:19Right shoulder up
01:25:22This is outrageous
01:25:25Well McIntyre
01:25:26Stacked the deck
01:25:27It's failed
01:25:28But he might get
01:25:30Another chance
01:25:31And it's right
01:25:31Back
01:25:32Two off
01:25:32He is not
01:25:33Getting gone
01:25:33This is out of
01:25:34Cody and Sammy
01:25:35Scratch that
01:25:37This is just
01:25:38Sammy now
01:25:39Cody getting
01:25:41Absolutely
01:25:42Battered
01:25:42By an unhinged
01:25:44Scottish
01:25:45Psychopath
01:25:45HALUBA
01:25:48HALUBA
01:25:48HALUBA
01:25:49HALUBA
01:25:50Crossroads
01:25:52Lined up
01:25:53Cody
01:25:56Rhodes
01:25:57Here is your winner
01:26:03The American
01:26:05Nightmare
01:26:06Cody Rhodes
01:26:09Drew McIntyre
01:26:15Tried to do
01:26:16Everything
01:26:17He could
01:26:19To disrupt
01:26:21Rhodes
01:26:22And Fatou's
01:26:24Opportunity
01:26:25For greatness
01:26:25But in the end
01:26:28It's Cody
01:26:29In two weeks
01:26:32Six men
01:26:33Will be locked
01:26:33Inside that
01:26:34Elimination
01:26:35Chamber
01:26:35Six men
01:26:37Will have
01:26:38One last chance
01:26:39At Wrestlemania
01:26:40And Cody's
01:26:41Going to be
01:26:42One of them
01:26:42Well this was
01:26:43The moment
01:26:43Fatou had
01:26:44The match
01:26:45Won
01:26:45Completely
01:26:46Puts a bet
01:26:47Until
01:26:47Out of nowhere
01:26:49Drew McIntyre
01:26:50Runs in with
01:26:50That Claymore
01:26:51And then
01:26:52Finishes the
01:26:52Job for God
01:26:53Against
01:26:54Jacob Fatou
01:26:56And this is
01:26:56The moment
01:26:57That Cody
01:26:58Was knocked
01:26:59Out cold
01:26:59By that Claymore
01:27:01Dragging the
01:27:02Carcass
01:27:02Of Sammy
01:27:03Zane
01:27:03To cover
01:27:05UB1
01:27:06This is Sammy
01:27:07Zane
01:27:07Going to the
01:27:08Elimination
01:27:09Chamber
01:27:09But Cody
01:27:10Rose
01:27:11Just got
01:27:11A big cover
01:27:12Than most
01:27:13A kick out
01:27:15From Rose
01:27:15Drew McIntyre
01:27:17And then returns
01:27:18And then returns
01:27:18Looks to finish
01:27:19The job
01:27:19But Sammy
01:27:20Zane
01:27:20Says no
01:27:21I'm not
01:27:21Looking for
01:27:22Your help
01:27:22I don't
01:27:23Want to win
01:27:23That way
01:27:24It was a
01:27:24Massive
01:27:25Error
01:27:25By Zane
01:27:26Cody
01:27:27Pounces
01:27:27And then
01:27:29And then
01:27:29On one crossroad
01:27:31Later
01:27:31Cody
01:27:32Does the
01:27:32Unthinkable
01:27:33Boxes
01:27:35Ticket
01:27:35For the
01:27:36Elimination
01:27:37Chamber
01:27:37In two weeks
01:27:38Time
01:27:38The dream
01:27:39Is still alive
01:27:40Remember he said
01:27:42He can't look at
01:27:43This sign the same
01:27:43Way
01:27:44He can at least
01:27:45Glance at it
01:27:46Now
01:27:47His last
01:27:48Grasp
01:27:49At keeping
01:27:49His mania
01:27:50Hopes
01:27:51Alive
01:27:52He qualified
01:27:53To do it
01:27:54Folks
01:27:55We are two
01:27:56Weeks away
01:27:57From Elimination
01:27:58Chamber
01:27:58And the
01:28:00American
01:28:00Nightmare
01:28:01Is gonna be
01:28:02There
01:28:02What a
01:28:04Thriller
01:28:04Here in
01:28:05Dallas
01:28:06Tonight
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