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00:00:00way now
00:00:11i mean this is really going to test the resilience of the united states champion
00:00:17who has taken an absolute beating ever since eating our announce desk several minutes ago
00:00:23and there's been very little coming back in the opposite direction ever since
00:00:30carmelo just trying to gather himself here in louisville
00:00:52matt cardona taking advantage of the open challenge coming out to face the united states
00:00:59champion carmelo hayes cardona could be closing in on something special here on friday night
00:01:05smackdown as he delivers the massive boot to the head of hayes that was aimed at the back
00:01:12of the head you often see it aimed at the jaw that was back at the head of hayes no
00:01:16way of
00:01:16protecting yourself there hayes in a complete mess here no could we have a title change
00:01:21right here and i like the way that matt cardona is just dropping the hammer at this point
00:01:30giving no respite whatsoever to carmelo hayes this is that added layer of grit and intensity
00:01:36that cardona has developed over the past several years and now bringing it here to smackdown
00:01:43as he moves closer and closer to grabbing gold from carmelo hayes yeah the sixth defense of the
00:01:49united states championship for carmelo hayes is not going quite as planned as cardona continues with
00:01:56the offensive assault joe you tell me the last four minutes has carmelo hayes got a single shot
00:02:02at matt cardona i can't think of one it has been completely one-sided to this point
00:02:08in the recent parts of this match testing the resilience and we know it is deep resilience for
00:02:13carmelo hayes and finally a swing but a miss again for carmelo hayes and there eventually getting
00:02:19one shot can he follow it up yet oh the springboard leg drop but you can see how much pain
00:02:26and how much
00:02:27damage carmelo hayes himself has taken yeah make no mistake whatsoever that was a couple of shots in
00:02:34a row and as sweet as they were for carmelo hayes following it up is incredibly difficult given the
00:02:42sustained abuse carmelo hayes body has absorbed over the past five or so minutes i'll wait a chip up
00:02:48looking for a rally here on feasible abilities of carmelo hayes see him favoring that hand but yet
00:02:56trying to put forth the offensive assault with the striking efforts every so often that he's
00:03:02ripping that right forearm oh man the springboard this is why you've just got to grit your teeth if
00:03:10you can't mellow hayes everything is going to hurt you as much as it hurts your opponent but don't
00:03:16forget what it's about it's about the retention of gold cardona able to deny that and then deliver the
00:03:23big boot big boot of his own la mystica from hayes to defend right here i mean even on your
00:03:33best day
00:03:34fresh as a daisy most of the locker room couldn't even dream of pulling this move off but expertly
00:03:43delivering it bouncing up in agony and almost getting the job carmelo hayes continues to astound
00:03:51see the u.s championship nearby looking for first 48 instead cardona looking to counter here and
00:03:58reverse and deliver his own damage hayes on the way for a moment question is hayes just a beat slower
00:04:05than normal here right back to it is this could be it right here high tight stack after that double
00:04:14underhawk power bomb again more moves in the repertoire of matt cardona that many viewers may not yet be
00:04:23familiar with cardona now whirring through the gears what else do you have
00:04:31what is going to put this to back that will not do it
00:04:39a lot of white there of matt cardona that is one big individual and the beaten up frame of carmelo
00:04:46hayes
00:04:47just about got him over on that back body drop but can he finally hit the kill shot
00:04:54big forearm delivered then the back slap as cardona goes up to meet carmelo hayes
00:05:04look at how far he sent him across the ring just launched with that hurricanrana
00:05:11went for that rough rider and rolls him up here
00:05:16rough rider could have put him in prime position but instead it's hayes looking to retain right here
00:05:21he's just collapsing on the pin there can barely stand up at this point it's one thing to duck the
00:05:28offense of cardona it's something else entirely then follow that up with offense of your own hayes
00:05:34managed it not good enough to finish the job but right now in the drop zone is matt cardona not
00:05:42where
00:05:42you want to be but melo's just two feet up too slow to get up there or is he well
00:05:47he's been so trained
00:05:49could not connect there and a big spinning forearm off rider delivered cardona could be the new us
00:06:00and how did hayes find that in him well matt cardona cannot believe it go back to every championship he
00:06:08previously won in wwe that was the move that did it but it wasn't enough tonight not to beat carmelo
00:06:17hayes
00:06:17noltson grab the united states championship and
00:06:21brosco from namprissi out of the hell could be quick here right back shoulders down back and forth they go
00:06:28oh bros 48 he hit it perfectly
00:06:35case closed here is your winner and still united states champion carmelo hayes
00:06:46well carmelo hayes was losing for about 90 of that matchup but won the first 48 quick as a flash
00:06:57was all it took to put down cardona in the end retain the gold and perhaps respect back for these
00:07:05two
00:07:05friends what an outstanding matchup and hayes gets the job done once again great respect between these two
00:07:13matt cardona gave carmelo hayes everything he could handle but still us champs his age
00:07:25tomorrow we'll find out what's in the box
00:07:32hey i know y'all wondering what's in the crate right right right you gotta watch tomorrow elimination
00:07:39chamber only on the espn app yeah i know you're wondering how right i'm on truth you already told
00:07:45us that i never met y'all day in my life but i got the surprise for you you gotta
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00:08:16yeah yeah you look like you're unsatisfied customer dog i'm gonna turn that frown upside down okay you
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00:08:36hit the new y'all you got it you're ready to stay up yeah
00:08:40happy in and it's all good dog okay any wwe premium live event anytime anywhere
00:08:52i don't have time for this i have a match like right now come on
00:09:06you all need to wake up because that vulnerability is strength and not weakness
00:09:11he is trying which is more than i can say for each and every one of you because each and
00:09:16every
00:09:16one of you are toxic
00:09:29who knew our truth was the tech help desk
00:09:47and this will race been dealing with a lot lately
00:09:53the following contest is scheduled for one fall introducing first accompanied by johnny gargano
00:10:01from riverside california candace loray yeah very sad johnny gargano despondent dejected
00:10:13johnny depresso more like who has not been the same man ever since he lost that mask that's right
00:10:20to axiom that was weeks ago he simply can't get back to his normal self while his wife candace loray
00:10:27is
00:10:27in action next against jordan grace come on johnny look at this
00:10:36is going on here i'll tell you what's going on jordan grace is coming out here but there is a
00:10:45promotion about
00:10:46there is jordan grace the powerhouse who was so impressive in her bid against jade cargo recently
00:11:03oh this is what's happening in front of us on our announced desk with this crestfallen and
00:11:09despondent johnny gargano has been acting like this for weeks of the situation with getting the master
00:11:14maxi and then losing it back and now nobody can it's like a hopelessness he's in a funk isn't he
00:11:20and sometimes in life you just need to lie down and just close your eyes for a bit and hope
00:11:25it all
00:11:25passes over it's been weeks now johnny come on kick out you're johnny wrestling it's what you do
00:11:33right now his wife candace loray has to do battle with the juggernaut jordan grace the reason this
00:11:40match is happening is last week jordan grace called johnny gargano a little weird though and he has
00:11:47been acting weird like little but now candace loray looks to do something about it not like that
00:11:53powerhouse getting after it right away mentioned that championship match against jade cargo recently
00:11:59she did real damage to jade before the champ ended up pulling it out yeah it was a hell of
00:12:04a performance
00:12:05from jordan grace the issue being you lose a match with the champ where do you go very often
00:12:11right to the back of the line and knowing jordan grace and how intense and competitive she is no
00:12:17interest in going to the back of the line she wins another bite at the cherry as soon as possible
00:12:22now candace looking to fight back here looking to
00:12:26show grace all that skill and veteran presence y'all don't look overlook candace loray this is a woman who
00:12:33has
00:12:33been at the coalface at the business end of this industry for the past 20 plus years this is a
00:12:41woman
00:12:41who can certainly get the job in the done in the ring even if she can't motivate her husband at
00:12:46the
00:12:46moment motivate her husband guys like a zombie yeah he's got nothing nothing to live for at this point
00:12:52he's talked about that like this hopelessness johnny gargano is just laid out here on our announce
00:12:57desk he's in the pit of misery right now maybe a victory for his wife candace loray
00:13:03here might be the spark he needs to get back on the up of course a week ago we saw
00:13:09him like this on top
00:13:10of that mystery great and that was when jordan grace and candace had their enter action that led to this
00:13:19candace loray just hasn't seen a lot of action in ring of late it's tough to do battle with someone
00:13:25like jordan grace when you certainly haven't had the reps of late but this has been nice from candace
00:13:30loray so far seesawing back and forth they go loray and grace
00:13:37huge power differential between these two but the movement of candace loray has done a great job so far
00:13:44once again just too nimble for jordan grace in the early goings here
00:13:52see that determination on the face of candace loray who gets sent up and over to the apron before
00:13:57delivering a shoulder just peppering the powerhouse jordan grace with shots all over the body at grace but
00:14:04grace with enough left in the tank and it's just one shot from grace completely wiped the slate clean
00:14:11there and dangerous times now for candace loray who is getting mauled on the top rope
00:14:21grace putting her in position you go look at the power of jordan grace oh god look at this power
00:14:28from the second rope delayed vertical suplex and right back in it with the slam to put it away
00:14:35and loray survives got that shoulder up dangerously close to a loss there to candace loray after this
00:14:42stalling suplex off the second run landed hard grace clinging on and doubling down
00:14:50almost pulling out the victory what candace loray needs right now is a pet tool from a
00:14:56corner man such as johnny gargano but right now he's still flat out laid out on our desk
00:15:02somebody should check for a pulse on gargano right now absolutely oh and she lands that
00:15:10kick and all of a sudden gargano is sitting up sat up like the undertaker it's the third mention the
00:15:15other thing is got tonight none of them really relate but and where is johnny going
00:15:24isn't he well the walking dead out here truly that hopelessness
00:15:30he's thinking i can't even hear candace loray
00:15:33candace loray
00:15:37uh-oh oh boy pump handle german suplex and that does it
00:15:45here is your winner jordan grace
00:15:49well major distraction there for candace loray her husband johnny gargano in that deep funk
00:15:56trying to talk some sensitive you simply cannot take your eyes off jordan grace for that long that's
00:16:03the problem and jordan grace struck picks up another win back to winning ways for the juggernaut
00:16:11guys i am here with raquel rodriguez and raquel a couple weeks ago live morgan alluded to the
00:16:17possibility of you both walking out of wrestlemania as world champions what would that mean for you
00:16:23and for judgment day kathy fonta live and i being champion of both brands would obviously mean that the
00:16:30judgment day runs wwe as it should be but for now i'm focusing on what i need to do to
00:16:36win
00:16:38you need to focus on yourself
00:16:44because i can promise you live ain't worried about you
00:16:48she made a good choice choosing stephanie but damn sure set you up because if you win tomorrow at chamber
00:16:55i'm gonna embarrass you come wrestlemania i'll see you soon
00:17:07look at jade making friends everywhere
00:17:13she said everybody's coming after your title including the hardcore princess me don't get ahead
00:17:21of yourself you might not even be championed by wrestlemania well if you're gonna do something
00:17:27then do it yeah you know hey hey you know what you get your chance
00:17:42the wwe women's tag team championship ria and eo against lash and naya that is coming your way next
00:18:11is
00:18:13so
00:18:39easy week of action what a way we started it
00:18:42in atlanta with a special tribute we will never forget
00:18:51this is atlanta georgia where tonight we pay tribute to the phenomenal aj styles
00:19:08i'm still that kid from gainesville georgia who fell in love with professional wrestling
00:19:14and i wrestled in the asylum in tna in nashville and i wrestled in the tokyo dome in japan
00:19:23and i wrestled on the bright lights of wrestlemania but i'll tell you my biggest flex my biggest flex
00:19:33is having the best wife in the world
00:19:38you never slowed me down you've never told me to stop you're the one
00:19:46i love you
00:19:53i didn't take off my gloves at the royal rumpel
00:19:57because i wanted to come here to atlanta and leave my gloves at home
00:20:06from the bottom of my heart thank you for your love and i love you right back
00:20:24thank you
00:20:31did you ever hear the phrase if you see me coming you're already gone
00:20:36i changed that phrase a little bit because if you see me coming that means you're going
00:20:45aj it is my esteemed honor
00:20:50to inform you that you are the newest inductee in the 2026 class of the wwe
00:21:07hall of space
00:21:35so now two headliners have gotten a tap on the shoulder from the undertaker and will be inducted
00:21:40into the wwe hall of fame stephanie mcmahon member she found out of wrestlepalooza and then that
00:21:46beautiful scene wade we saw in atlanta with aj styles absolutely incredible two of the best to ever do it
00:21:53here in wwe so many years of entertainment they're going to the hall of fame
00:22:09this might sound funny but for what it's worth i hope it's you in there
00:22:23hey man
00:22:33jacob hey look man i know you got this match coming up but um look how how's how's jay doing
00:22:41it ain't doing too good sammy yeah it ain't looking too good for the bro yeah
00:22:46well look jacob here's the thing i um i know i didn't do it right yeah i know that i'm
00:22:53just uh
00:22:56i'm not 100 sure i could say the same about you
00:23:05what does that even mean sammy jacob it just looks a little funny doesn't it i mean you're
00:23:09you're there when jay goes down you're in the exact right place at the right time he gets taken off
00:23:14in an ambulance now he's out of the chamber match and the first thing you do is you go to
00:23:18all this
00:23:19and you try to take his spot and look i i get it because ever since you've come back all
00:23:24you've had on
00:23:25your mind is getting your hands on drew and you have left chaos and destruction everywhere you've
00:23:30gone in the name of getting your hands on drew so i see jay down i see you trying to
00:23:35get a second
00:23:35chance what am i supposed to think you know what you better be very careful what you say next
00:23:48or what i'll end up in the hospital with jay
00:23:54look man i get it i get you want to get your hands on drew but understand
00:23:58that you're not the only one all right i want to get my hands on him too because guess what
00:24:04that
00:24:04elimination chamber match that you lost that qualifier you didn't just lose that match i lost
00:24:09it to you he didn't just screw you he screwed screwed whoo Sammy screwed you man hell nah if anybody
00:24:16got screwed it was me drew claymore me then cody got claymore the only one that didn't get claymore
00:24:27was you so you're talking about drew screwing you hell nah if anything it looked like drew was trying to
00:24:37help you win the match
00:24:41Sammy and if there's anybody pointing fingers around here then maybe i should be watching
00:24:49you
00:24:59you're right you're right
00:25:03i'm sorry okay i'm sorry my head hasn't really been um screwed on right lately jacob so you know what
00:25:14you deserve a second chance all right go go win go win it for jay all right
00:25:39we will have jacob fatu and logan paul coming up
00:25:45but right now the irresistible forces naya jacks and lash legend
00:25:55tell you what joe the wrestlemania season really brings out the worst demons in everybody
00:26:03and i suspect these two have some worst demons the most
00:26:11but we have seen them everywhere the champs have been
00:26:16causing chaos along the way
00:26:20a few weeks ago they had the brutally physical match that
00:26:24ended in the double count out and the brawl on the outside and now here it is the women's tag
00:26:31team championship
00:26:51they're gonna have to pay attention very closely to this referee
00:27:03the genius of the sky
00:27:07eo sky this dynamic relationship that has developed
00:27:12and holding gold and holding gold with ria ripley
00:27:20and
00:27:33the
00:27:34the
00:27:35the
00:27:37the
00:27:37the
00:27:37the
00:27:48What a huge weekend it is for Rhea Ripley.
00:27:52Tonight, this tag team title defense with Io.
00:27:57Tomorrow, it is elimination chamber with that weight.
00:28:01An extremely dangerous mix of top women who are locked in that chamber all vying for
00:28:10a WrestleMania championship match against Jay Cargill.
00:28:14Yeah, and at what point do you have too much on your plate?
00:28:18Because these two as the tag champs who've held the gold since the beginning of January
00:28:23have had non-stop defenses.
00:28:25And on top of that, both women have been competing in singles too.
00:28:29Obviously, Ripley has had tremendous success in qualifying for tomorrow's elimination chamber.
00:28:35I just questioned the toll that is taken on both of their bodies over the past six or seven weeks
00:28:41and how they can possibly be at near 100% for this massive defense against two of the most
00:28:49damaging women WWE has ever seen.
00:28:55Every arena changes with the energy that Io and Rhea bring into it.
00:29:02And that is the case for this big one.
00:29:31The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:29:34And it's for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
00:29:45Introducing first the challengers, the team of Nia Jax and Lash Legend, the Irresistible Forces.
00:30:05And their opponent, they are the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Io Tsai and Rhea Ripley.
00:30:33The prize possessions, the tag team championships to be decided right here in Louisville the night before elimination chamber.
00:30:45A massive crowd here in Louisville.
00:30:48What a weekend it is.
00:30:56Quick start here from Io Tsai trying to catch the relatively inexperienced Lash Legend napping.
00:31:03Simply didn't work.
00:31:04The power of legend straight to the forehand.
00:31:06Former basketball star and then NXT rising star.
00:31:10She may not have all the experience on this level, but she has been so impressive as Io Tsai looks
00:31:16to set the tone early on.
00:31:18Impressive not least in the Women's Royal Rumble match where MVP was Lash Legend.
00:31:25Despite the fact she didn't end up winning the matchup.
00:31:27And you talk about the inexperience factor here.
00:31:30Hold on.
00:31:30The teamwork right away into the cover.
00:31:33And Lash obviously survives that very early on.
00:31:35Of course, the last time we saw Lash Legend and Ripley going toe to toe,
00:31:39it was Lash spearing Rhea through Timekeeper's Barricade.
00:31:43And here's what's fascinating right now.
00:31:45Look at this image.
00:31:46Rhea Ripley looks relatively inert next to these two powerhouses.
00:31:51When can you ever say that about Rhea Ripley?
00:31:54Simply diminutive in comparison to Nia Jax and Lash Legend.
00:31:59It's rare that physically Rhea Ripley is an underdog.
00:32:02Yeah, undoubtedly so.
00:32:04Immediately, I mean, just size up Nia Jax and Lash Legend.
00:32:08You see every advantage that they have.
00:32:10But you can see the speed, the skill, the teamwork out of EO and Ripley.
00:32:16Yeah, of course.
00:32:17You expect that speed and movement from EO Sky.
00:32:19What I did notice the first time these two teams competed a couple of weeks ago
00:32:24is Rhea Ripley dig deep into her playbook
00:32:26and hit a lot of those high-flying, almost lucha-style moves that she usually hides.
00:32:31Doesn't have to use and simply didn't work there against Lash Legend.
00:32:35Now getting ping-ponged around are the tag champs.
00:32:39The irresistible forces looking really good in this one.
00:32:52There was a stretch here where Rhea Ripley and EO Sky were in sync
00:32:56and then all of a sudden the strength of Nia Jax and Lash Legend
00:33:01just took over on the outside.
00:33:13Now this is about the worst possible place EO Sky could be.
00:33:19Rhea Ripley still down, trapped in the corner of these two powerhouse women.
00:33:26And there really is nowhere to run to for the genius of the sky.
00:33:32And Lash Legend is going to deliver between the middle rope and the top rope.
00:33:38That's more of an irritant than anything else to EO Sky.
00:33:41It's not going to finish the job.
00:33:43Certainly a taunt and physically the damage might not be great,
00:33:47but mentally just destroying EO Sky before our eyes.
00:33:51And then driving that knee right into the back.
00:33:55You've got to admire the confidence of Lash Legend to step up to this level
00:34:02and within six months be prowling around the ring
00:34:06with EO Sky almost effortlessly is quite something.
00:34:12EO's in such a tough spot as Nia just splashes into that corner
00:34:18and delivers the massive elbow.
00:34:21Lord Gold.
00:34:22This is exactly the moment you badly need a tag.
00:34:26And even if somehow by some miracle EO could make it over to her corner,
00:34:30Rhea Ripley has not been there,
00:34:31although now stirring and gingerly picking herself back up by the tag rope
00:34:37is the eradicator.
00:34:39What use she would be if she did get a tag right now?
00:34:42I'm not so sure.
00:34:43She has been badly rattled in the early goings.
00:34:51Throwing down EO Sky back her head, hitting hard.
00:34:55Yeah, and that was a hard landing,
00:34:56and I would guess Nia Jax used about 25% of her power to do that.
00:35:02There is a lot more left in the tank.
00:35:04Now go out, get yourself a breather, recharge,
00:35:07and let the bougie bully do some damage.
00:35:21More damage done to EO Sky.
00:35:27Simply soaking in the booze.
00:35:29That is music to the ears of Lash Legend.
00:35:32An arrogant pin that is almost certainly not going to get the job done at this level,
00:35:37but message sent to EO Sky and indeed Rhea Ripley on the outside.
00:35:41We are dominant.
00:35:43We are controlling this match,
00:35:45and there is nothing you can do about it.
00:36:06Lash Legend and Nia Jax are trying to claim the Women's Tag Team Championships.
00:36:12They have been getting the best of EO Sky,
00:36:15who is trying to fight her way out of position in the middle of the ring against Legend,
00:36:20who delivers just a massive boot.
00:36:24Could we have new champs right here?
00:36:26God, you see a lot of big boots in this game.
00:36:30Big boot does not do whatever that was justice.
00:36:33Oh my God, EO Sky almost gets shot out of a cannon at that point.
00:36:39All the length and leverage of the former SEC basketball star,
00:36:44who played at Texas A&M and Mississippi State,
00:36:46and now is an ascendant star.
00:36:49Instant impact since joining the SmackDown roster and looking to claim Tag Team Championships tonight.
00:36:56Referee knows something went on behind his back,
00:36:59but if he didn't see it, he can't call it.
00:37:01Oh, could it happen right here?
00:37:02Quote Hunter S. Thompson, a Louisville man himself.
00:37:05The only crime is getting caught.
00:37:08And Smartly Nia Jax did not get caught there.
00:37:10Something you live by when it comes to this game.
00:37:13You see what's coming your way.
00:37:15The bonus Elimination Chamber qualifying match with Jacob Fatu and Logan Paul.
00:37:20The big story of the night.
00:37:21Oh!
00:37:21Jey Uso was injured to start the night, was brutally attacked.
00:37:25He's off to the hospital, so Fatu and Logan Paul will decide
00:37:28the final spot for Elimination Chamber.
00:37:31That's coming your way.
00:37:32Both the competitors down now in the center of the ring.
00:37:35And the crowd erupting.
00:37:36They know there's a flush Rhea Ripley on the outside.
00:37:39And Eosuka just inches away.
00:37:42There it is!
00:37:44Here comes Mommy Louisville!
00:37:52Big kick.
00:37:53A striking combination.
00:37:55Oh, but Nia Jax!
00:37:57Rhea able to survive it.
00:37:59Back on her feet, delivering more of these big blows to Nia Jax.
00:38:03There we go.
00:38:04Those lucha moves again of Rhea bloody Ripley!
00:38:07And able to deliver it.
00:38:09Got to do it on her own now.
00:38:11Eosuka is down and perhaps out.
00:38:13This is now two on one.
00:38:14Make that one on one.
00:38:16And Ripley knows Nia Jax only too well knows what it takes to put Nia down.
00:38:22But can she do it here?
00:38:23Oh, the missile dropkick!
00:38:25How about the pace being set by Rhea to retain?
00:38:28And Nia able to survive it to a change.
00:38:31Don't forget Rhea Ripley during a match last week with Julia.
00:38:35Got attacked mid-match by the Irresistible Forces.
00:38:38Eosuka there to save the day.
00:38:40And Eosuka looking to tie back in there.
00:38:42And much like their first encounter two weeks ago, things breaking down on the outside.
00:38:48Now this might get thrown out again if we're not careful.
00:38:50Yeah, that was a wild brawl on the outside.
00:38:53Samoan drop by Nia Jax.
00:38:58Absolute wild brawl.
00:38:59Remember, Nia Jax went through the table.
00:39:01Oh, hold on!
00:39:01Hold on, Joe!
00:39:02Oh, is this annihilator time?
00:39:04And Eosuka is down as his last legend is connects.
00:39:08We've got new champs.
00:39:10Rhea's smart to get to her feet.
00:39:14No way.
00:39:15No way.
00:39:15Rhea Ripley.
00:39:18Oh, delivers the big kick to Nia Jax.
00:39:21And now, thinking about it, she's got Nia Jax up!
00:39:27And the powerbomb to hold on to gold!
00:39:31And still enough left in Nia Jax to stay alive in this one.
00:39:37But you have to think Nia Jax badly needs to tag out after this one.
00:39:41Oh, such a tightly stacked pin, too.
00:39:44Normally gets the job done for Mami.
00:39:46Not tonight.
00:39:50Rhea has given so much of herself since being tagged in.
00:39:54Nia Jax in a really bad way.
00:39:57But great veteran instincts rolling to the outside.
00:40:00You can't lose from there.
00:40:02At least you can't get a pin from there.
00:40:03Off the apron to the floor.
00:40:07The women's tag team championship match is over-delivering.
00:40:12Look at Rhea.
00:40:23Yeah, let's keep this in the ring, guys.
00:40:26I get scared every time they go out there.
00:40:27I don't want this one thrown out.
00:40:29We want a winner tonight.
00:40:30We want a finish.
00:40:31Let's have some clarity in the women's tag division.
00:40:35And look at how Nia can simply just dismiss Rhea like that.
00:40:40And throw her onto the floor.
00:40:42Yeah, well, that was impressive enough.
00:40:44But even more so after the beating that Nia Jax has taken for the past couple of minutes.
00:40:49A lot of cobwebs in the mind of Nia Jax.
00:40:52But now tagging in the relatively fresh Lash legend.
00:40:57And suddenly it is Rhea Ripley who's in big trouble here.
00:41:02And now head slammed against that edge of the apron.
00:41:10How smart is Lash legend listening to the plays from Nia Jax on the outside?
00:41:16The vet, the former world champ, woman who's kind of done it all here in WWE.
00:41:21That is exactly who Lash legend needs to be listening to at this point in a career.
00:41:27And Lash is someone who is highly coachable.
00:41:30You see a top basketball player in her college and WNBA days.
00:41:36And now stretching out Rhea bloody Ripley and picking her up effortlessly.
00:41:43Truly effortlessly.
00:41:44And we see this time and again with what she does in the ring.
00:41:50Stretching her out.
00:41:51All that weight hanging around her neck and her right arm and left arm.
00:41:56And yet Rhea Ripley is able to fight her way back to the top.
00:42:02On top of Lash legend and turn things around.
00:42:05Shoulders down.
00:42:06Ripley is scrambling here.
00:42:07Fighting from underneath and almost decapitated again.
00:42:11And this is just an intolerable amount of abuse being thrown in the way of Rhea Ripley.
00:42:22I mean where do you find answers from here?
00:42:26And Rhea Ripley is an absolute master at doing just that.
00:42:30But slowly but surely those options are running out of runway here for Rhea Ripley.
00:42:36Oh and that leg drop doing damage to that left knee.
00:42:40Now Nia has clearly found a target that she's focused in on.
00:42:48This is desperation times now for Rhea Ripley.
00:42:52It's rarely you see Ripley in this kind of position.
00:42:56There's nothing Ripley can do to get any kind of momentum, any kind of space.
00:43:03That's how effectively she's been shot down by this twin supervillain duo of Nia Jax and Lash legend.
00:43:12Good way to describe them.
00:43:34For 53 days those have been in the hands of Rhea Ripley and EO Sky.
00:43:40But right now we are in the deep water of a compelling tag team championship match.
00:43:46Nia Jax and Lash legend in control for the majority of it.
00:43:52And Rhea and EO have been incredible tag champs so far on this reign.
00:43:57But that grip on those tag titles has never looked more tenuous than it does right now.
00:44:04And Nia Jax smells blood.
00:44:06Now back on February 13th these teams met up.
00:44:11And it ended up being a no contest as they were brawling on the outside.
00:44:14We saw so much damage done.
00:44:16Oh, the impact on the post.
00:44:23Lash legend looking to get busy.
00:44:28Oh, right on her!
00:44:30Announced Esca, Samoan drop.
00:44:34Nia Jax.
00:44:35Oh, and then chopping down across the sternum of Rhea Ripley.
00:44:40This has been an absolute masterclass from the irresistible forces.
00:44:44No time to recover for Rhea Ripley immediately thrown back in the lion's den.
00:44:50Lash legend to try to take the championship.
00:44:53Shoulders are down.
00:44:55Doing change.
00:44:56Man, how much more can Rhea Ripley take, Wade?
00:44:59I mean, so much punishment already absorbed.
00:45:03This is the piece de resistance.
00:45:06The spine of Ripley just taking damage after damage after damage.
00:45:12Let's not forget, in 24 hours she's supposed to be competing inside the elimination chamber.
00:45:18Good luck with that, Rhea.
00:45:21The leg drop from Nia Jax.
00:45:24This could be it right here.
00:45:26And Io Sky makes the save.
00:45:29And that might have been Io Sky completely emptying the tank.
00:45:37Up over the ropes.
00:45:38Clinging on is Io Sky.
00:45:40Nice momentum move from her.
00:45:42This pendulum-like,
00:45:44turfing Lash legend out of the ring there.
00:45:46And it's just pissed off Nia Jax.
00:45:50Nia is like, you want more?
00:45:52Put yourself in position, you're going to get it.
00:45:55Oh, but she gets out of the way
00:45:56and drives that right shoulder into the post.
00:45:58Yeah, and trash-talking Rhea Ripley.
00:46:01Never the smartest of moves.
00:46:03You know, Rhea Ripley is as durable as they come in the women's division.
00:46:09And now there's an Io Sky on the outside with a grimace on her face, but ready to get back
00:46:14into the firefight.
00:46:16Lash tags in, but here comes Io Sky.
00:46:20Looking at those Chote uppercuts and Lashley moving out of the way of Lash legend.
00:46:26And it's stomping down.
00:46:28Lash is a lot of things.
00:46:30She's never going to be faster than the genius of the sky.
00:46:32No one in that division is.
00:46:34Io Sky in prime form right now.
00:46:37Looking to defend the tag team championships.
00:46:41Io's almost stumbling around there.
00:46:43Trying to get a little head of steam here.
00:46:45Whoa!
00:46:45Oh my God!
00:46:46Wow!
00:46:47Almost over-rotated, but managed to cling on to Nia Jax.
00:46:51Deliver something that put Nia Jax down.
00:46:56Look at the way Io can manipulate that corner and then bring the big kick.
00:47:00You see Io's not quite as crisp as she normally is, and you wouldn't expect her to be this deep
00:47:05into a match.
00:47:07Missile drop kick.
00:47:08Well, that was pretty damn crisp.
00:47:11She has turned things around.
00:47:13The genius of the sky.
00:47:19Out to the outside with the suicide dive, and now back to action.
00:47:27She's got her in the zone.
00:47:29Bullet train attack Meteora.
00:47:31Now blocking out the pain, and at least on the surface looks as good as new.
00:47:36Target zone achieved.
00:47:38Genius of the sky.
00:47:44Over the moonsault.
00:47:48And Nia Jax at the last possible moment.
00:47:52While both teams should have had this match won on one occasion now, only to be thwarted by a last
00:48:00-second breakup.
00:48:02Oh!
00:48:03Annihilator!
00:48:04An annihilator on Io.
00:48:07Could it be Rhea Ripley drags Lash Legend away?
00:48:15Well, this one now spilling all over the place, and it is Lash Legend who's legal.
00:48:21That attack from Nia Jax occurring behind the back of the referee.
00:48:25Shot again about the match won.
00:48:27But Ripley was just equal to it.
00:48:29Well, this is absolute.
00:48:31Baitland tag title hanging in the balance now.
00:48:34So smart by Rhea.
00:48:35Grab that middle rope.
00:48:38Well, she has taken some damage, as has Eoskai that Annihilator moments ago.
00:48:44Neither of the tag jams can stand up on their own power at this point.
00:48:49Oh, look at this.
00:48:51But enough to deliver that.
00:48:54It's a burst of energy.
00:48:55A little rush of blood to the head.
00:48:58A little headbutt to the jaw on Jax.
00:49:00She's going for a riptide on Nia Jax.
00:49:02Just hit riptide.
00:49:04I think it's Lash Legend who's legal here.
00:49:05Oh, yeah.
00:49:06Lash is undoubtedly legal.
00:49:08She's got her left.
00:49:09Lash extension.
00:49:15New champs.
00:49:17Here are your winners and new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
00:49:25Nia Jax, Lash Legend.
00:49:29The irresistible forces.
00:49:33The irresistible forces, Wade, just forced their way to the top of the division.
00:49:40Gold's in hand.
00:49:41This was the moment.
00:49:42Rhea Ripley put down Jax with a riptide but did not keep around.
00:49:47The legal competitor, Lash Legend.
00:49:50And one Lash extension later.
00:49:54The tag gold has changed hands on the road to WrestleMania.
00:50:00Congratulations.
00:50:02Irresistible forces.
00:50:09Nia Jax and Lash Legend.
00:50:13Your new tag team champs.
00:50:22They are new tag team champions.
00:50:24I know.
00:50:25I saw.
00:50:26It's fine.
00:50:27It's totally fine.
00:50:29Like how you're fine that I'm in Elimination Chamber?
00:50:32Charlotte.
00:50:33It's fine not to be fine.
00:50:35It'd be fine if I wasn't fine.
00:50:37But I'm like really fine.
00:50:39My best friend might be going to WrestleMania.
00:50:42I couldn't think of a finer situation.
00:50:46Yeah.
00:50:47This is not fine.
00:50:50Alexa, I hope you're as good of a competitor as you are an actress.
00:50:53Because your ability to pretend that this is fine, it's truly commendable.
00:50:57And you're okay with Julia not being in Chamber?
00:50:59Because when she randomly screamed in my face last week,
00:51:02it seemed like she's really well-adjusted.
00:51:04I'm just passionate.
00:51:06See, she's passionate.
00:51:08Passionate about things that matter.
00:51:10Like her still being your United States Women's Champion,
00:51:12me becoming WWE Champion,
00:51:14and us becoming tag team champions.
00:51:17We'll have all the gold,
00:51:19and you'll have someone to eat ice cream with?
00:51:22You can't have any.
00:51:23I don't want any.
00:51:24I don't want any.
00:51:24I don't want any.
00:51:25If you're so good about it,
00:51:26fuck, I am going to go to the chamber.
00:51:28And y'all are so messy.
00:51:31Anyway,
00:51:32two of you my competition going into chamber.
00:51:34I just came here to say good luck.
00:51:43I'm fine.
00:51:48Nick!
00:51:49Nick!
00:51:51What the hell was that out there?
00:51:53Is this how you treat your tag team champions?
00:51:56Huh?
00:51:56We need to do something about the Y6.
00:51:58They're coming out there each and every...
00:52:00I'm sorry.
00:52:01What I saw was
00:52:02you lose to Howdy, Fair and Square,
00:52:06and then you all jump them after the match.
00:52:11So maybe we need to do something about you.
00:52:14More specifically,
00:52:16maybe it's time we do something about
00:52:18the tag team title seat.
00:52:20They haven't been defended enough for my liking.
00:52:23So next week on SmackDown,
00:52:26we're going to determine
00:52:27new number one contenders.
00:52:29How's that sound?
00:52:31How does that sound?
00:52:32Good.
00:52:33Bring anybody.
00:52:34Bring them all.
00:52:35Smash.
00:52:36Smash.
00:52:43The breaking news we had earlier tonight.
00:52:46Jey Lusso out injured.
00:52:48A spot for elimination chamber
00:52:49now has to be filled.
00:52:51And it'll be Jacob Batu
00:52:53and Logan Paul to decide it.
00:52:56And that comes your way next.
00:53:03In Vegas,
00:53:05everything's a game.
00:53:07Some nights,
00:53:09it's played without cards or dice.
00:53:12Just tension.
00:53:15Never knowing
00:53:16who might show up at the table.
00:53:26WrestleMania Vegas.
00:53:29It's anyone's game.
00:53:33New women's tag team champions,
00:53:35Wayne.
00:53:36Yeah,
00:53:36this is how it all broke down moments ago.
00:53:39A rib-tide
00:53:39was not going to get the job done
00:53:42because Lash Legend was the legal woman
00:53:44and won Lash extension.
00:53:47Later,
00:53:48the irresistible forces
00:53:50put Rhea Ripley
00:53:51and EO Skies rained down for God.
00:53:56A massive powerhouse duo
00:53:58pulled the gold.
00:53:59Let's go backstage to Kathy Kelly.
00:54:01Kathy.
00:54:03Naya, Lash,
00:54:05mission accomplished.
00:54:06Congratulations.
00:54:08Right, Kathy.
00:54:08Congratulations to us.
00:54:10Okay?
00:54:10I am now a three-time
00:54:12women's tag team champ.
00:54:14And good luck to anybody
00:54:15who's going to take this from us.
00:54:17And my partner
00:54:18just won her very first
00:54:19WWE title.
00:54:21That's right.
00:54:21My first one of many.
00:54:24And best believe,
00:54:25next week,
00:54:25we're going to celebrate
00:54:26the biggest,
00:54:27the baddest way
00:54:27right here
00:54:28on SmackDown.
00:54:29That's exciting.
00:54:30I can't wait.
00:54:33You're not invited, Kathy.
00:54:35Okay?
00:54:39Rude.
00:54:40Well, we have the main event
00:54:41coming up
00:54:41and whoever comes out on top
00:54:43will be celebrating
00:54:44because they will go on
00:54:45to Elimination Chamber tomorrow.
00:54:47Tess, Wade,
00:54:48what's going on out there?
00:54:49That's right, Kathy.
00:54:49Jacob and Logan
00:54:50still to come
00:54:51as, of course,
00:54:52the stage is getting set
00:54:53for tomorrow in Chicago.
00:54:54CM Punk
00:54:55at home in Chicago.
00:54:57Can you imagine
00:54:57this reaction
00:54:58to Elimination Chamber?
00:54:59That is going to be
00:55:00a raucous crowd
00:55:02for CM Punk.
00:55:03You might want to get
00:55:03your volume buttons ready.
00:55:05You might need to lower it
00:55:06a couple of notches
00:55:07during tomorrow night's show.
00:55:08Yeah.
00:55:09Perhaps no athlete
00:55:10represents a city
00:55:11prouder than Punk does
00:55:13with Chicago.
00:55:22People ask me,
00:55:24does pressure bother you?
00:55:26CM Punk!
00:55:27CM Punk!
00:55:29CM Punk!
00:55:30Pressure feels like
00:55:31this city I grew up in.
00:55:35Like the walls that shake
00:55:36when the trains go by.
00:55:40The wind that hits you head on.
00:55:44Growing up here,
00:55:45you learn how to stay calm
00:55:47when it's loud.
00:55:50To think straight
00:55:51when everything's closing in.
00:55:58And that's why the chamber
00:56:00never rattled me.
00:56:02CM Punk does the impossible!
00:56:05Whether it's one-on-one
00:56:07on the outside
00:56:08CM Punk!
00:56:11or a battle on the inside.
00:56:14When that door slams shut
00:56:16and the world goes quiet,
00:56:21everyone feels that way.
00:56:37I wonder if the Black Mass
00:56:41woke up something inside of you,
00:56:43Randy.
00:56:44Ooh, is it anger?
00:56:47Well, dear wife,
00:56:48if it is,
00:56:48then I hope
00:56:49that he utilizes it well tomorrow.
00:56:53I'm sick
00:56:54and I'm tired
00:56:55and I...
00:56:57You think you know
00:56:58what's going on in my head?
00:56:59I don't know
00:57:00what's going on in my head
00:57:01half the time.
00:57:01The voices,
00:57:02they're starting to talk
00:57:03more and more and more
00:57:04and I don't know
00:57:05if that's because of you.
00:57:06I know you wish it was,
00:57:07but I'll tell you one thing.
00:57:08I gotta switch.
00:57:09I can flip it
00:57:10whenever I want.
00:57:10You want that anger?
00:57:11Careful what you wish for.
00:57:13As a matter of fact,
00:57:15after the chamber,
00:57:15I will find you.
00:57:22Of course you will.
00:57:24Because we planned it that way.
00:57:28Let's go.
00:57:40The following contest
00:57:42is the men's
00:57:43Elimination Chamber
00:57:44Qualifier Match.
00:57:47Introducing first,
00:57:49accompanied by
00:57:49WWE Hall of Famer
00:57:51the Oracle,
00:57:52Paul Haven
00:57:52and Austin Theory
00:57:54from Dorado Beach,
00:57:56Puerto Rico
00:57:57by way of Cleveland, Ohio,
00:57:59representing the vision,
00:58:02the Maverick,
00:58:04Logan Paul!
00:58:06A door of great opportunity
00:58:08has opened for Logan Paul.
00:58:10The Maverick
00:58:11against Jacob Batu
00:58:13to try to make it
00:58:14to Elimination Chamber next.
00:58:22Road to WrestleMania 42
00:58:24and some big news
00:58:25with special
00:58:26start time announcement.
00:58:27Night 1,
00:58:28Saturday,
00:58:29April 18th.
00:58:30Start time,
00:58:306 p.m. Eastern,
00:58:323 p.m. Pacific.
00:58:33And the first hour
00:58:34is going to be live
00:58:35on ESPN 2.
00:58:36Now listen,
00:58:37full coverage
00:58:38is going to be
00:58:38on ESPN Unlimited
00:58:39on the app.
00:58:40But the first hour
00:58:41Saturday is on ESPN 2.
00:58:42Now,
00:58:43Sunday,
00:58:44WrestleMania,
00:58:45April 19th.
00:58:46Once again,
00:58:47special start time,
00:58:476 p.m. Eastern.
00:58:49The first hour
00:58:50will be live
00:58:51on ESPN.
00:58:52You can,
00:58:53of course,
00:58:53watch the entire event
00:58:55on ESPN Unlimited,
00:58:57the app.
00:58:58WrestleMania
00:58:59for the first time ever
00:59:01on ESPN.
00:59:04of course,
00:59:05Wogan Falls
00:59:06has some pretty
00:59:06big moments
00:59:07at premium live events
00:59:08and now
00:59:08a chance to be part
00:59:10of the spotlight
00:59:10VLE this weekend.
00:59:12Jey Uso attacked,
00:59:13out injured earlier,
00:59:14so now a qualifying
00:59:15match for elimination
00:59:16chamber here.
00:59:41And here's the opponent,
00:59:42from Sacramento,
00:59:44California,
00:59:45weighing in at 291 pounds,
00:59:49the Samoan werewolf,
00:59:52Jacob Batu!
00:59:56Man, Batu was ripped
00:59:58and ready
00:59:58and you know
00:59:59he wants to rip
01:00:00Drew McIntyre apart
01:00:01after everything
01:00:02that's been going on.
01:00:03He can draw
01:00:04a step closer
01:00:05if he can get
01:00:07through this
01:00:08and then tomorrow
01:00:09is elimination chamber.
01:00:12Of course,
01:00:12Logan Paul
01:00:13has been put
01:00:14in position.
01:00:16Jey Uso
01:00:16attacked earlier
01:00:18tonight,
01:00:18was taken away
01:00:19in an ambulance,
01:00:20brought to a local
01:00:21hospital here
01:00:21in Louisville,
01:00:23so now the door
01:00:24is open,
01:00:24Wade,
01:00:24for either Batu
01:00:26or Logan Paul
01:00:27to be the surprise
01:00:2911th hour
01:00:30entrance
01:00:31into elimination chamber.
01:00:32well,
01:00:32when opportunity
01:00:33knocks in this game,
01:00:35you've got to be ready
01:00:35to answer.
01:00:36Neither of these
01:00:36two men came here
01:00:37tonight thinking
01:00:38they would be competing
01:00:39for a spot
01:00:40in the elimination chamber,
01:00:42but is of course
01:00:43assuming neither
01:00:44of them did
01:00:45attack Jey Uso.
01:00:47Fingers getting pointed
01:00:48in every direction
01:00:50right now,
01:00:51but what a gift
01:00:52this could be
01:00:53for one of these
01:00:53two men
01:00:54who now have a
01:00:55clear pathway
01:00:56to Wrestlemania
01:00:57should they win this
01:00:58and go on to the chamber
01:01:00tomorrow night.
01:01:01Boy,
01:01:01that resistance
01:01:01of Batu
01:01:02after Logan Paul
01:01:04got up to such a
01:01:05hot start
01:01:06against the Samoan
01:01:07Werewolf
01:01:08who delivers the
01:01:08Senton.
01:01:09Well,
01:01:10to be clear
01:01:10it was a hot start
01:01:11because Austin Theory
01:01:12on the outside
01:01:13was doing what
01:01:14the Vision do
01:01:15better than anybody
01:01:16using that numbers game
01:01:18against the Samoan
01:01:19Werewolf,
01:01:19and the Samoan Werewolf
01:01:20has to be locked
01:01:21in here.
01:01:24The Vision has been
01:01:26dealing with injuries
01:01:28and disruption
01:01:28with Paul Heyman
01:01:29putting Logan Paul
01:01:31in position
01:01:32for this.
01:01:33Yeah,
01:01:33decimated by that
01:01:34bad luck,
01:01:35by those injuries,
01:01:36throwing off their
01:01:37momentum
01:01:37at the worst
01:01:38possible time
01:01:39of the year
01:01:40but this is a
01:01:41huge chance
01:01:42for Logan Paul
01:01:43to instill some
01:01:44belief,
01:01:45some prestige
01:01:46back in the group
01:01:47that have caused
01:01:48so much carnage
01:01:49since Alive in here
01:01:50on SmackDown.
01:01:52Heard from Jacob
01:01:52Fatu earlier
01:01:53making his argument
01:01:55to General Manager
01:01:55Nick Aldis
01:01:56as the wife
01:01:57he should have
01:01:57this opportunity.
01:02:00Remember his
01:02:00qualifying match
01:02:01that he felt like
01:02:03he had Cody
01:02:03and Sammy beat
01:02:04if it wasn't
01:02:05for Drew McIntyre.
01:02:07Okay,
01:02:07hold on,
01:02:08if it wasn't
01:02:08for Drew McIntyre,
01:02:09why is Jacob
01:02:10Fatu consistently
01:02:11going after
01:02:12Drew McIntyre?
01:02:13He's still convinced
01:02:14that Drew
01:02:15took him out
01:02:16months and months
01:02:17ago,
01:02:17that is something
01:02:18that every single
01:02:19time it has been
01:02:20thrown at McIntyre,
01:02:21McIntyre has
01:02:22vehemently denied.
01:02:24I actually believed
01:02:26Drew when he said
01:02:27he didn't do it.
01:02:28Yeah,
01:02:28we hear Jacob
01:02:29Fatu saying
01:02:30kick my teeth
01:02:31down my throat
01:02:32as he comes
01:02:33running into that
01:02:33corner
01:02:34and Logan Paul
01:02:35is down
01:02:36and struggling
01:02:37to regain his
01:02:38composure
01:02:38against those
01:02:39ropes.
01:02:42Fatu just
01:02:43sends him
01:02:43out and over
01:02:44onto the floor.
01:02:45Well,
01:02:45how do you
01:02:46slow down
01:02:47the Samoan
01:02:48werewolf?
01:02:49Please let me
01:02:50know if you
01:02:50find the answer
01:02:51because I'm out.
01:02:53Here comes
01:02:54Bob 2!
01:02:59Elimination
01:02:59chamber
01:03:00qualifying match.
01:03:01Can he get
01:03:02to Chicago?
01:03:12It was Jay
01:03:13Uso who was
01:03:14scheduled to be
01:03:15in the
01:03:15elimination
01:03:15chamber.
01:03:17And then just
01:03:18before we came
01:03:19on air,
01:03:20all the chaos
01:03:21backstage.
01:03:23Attacks,
01:03:25damaged,
01:03:26taken to a local
01:03:26hospital,
01:03:27and now Nick
01:03:28Aldis had to
01:03:29switch plans.
01:03:30The general manager
01:03:31feeling strongly
01:03:32that the best
01:03:34solution to
01:03:35replace Jay
01:03:36Uso in that
01:03:37final spot for
01:03:38the men's
01:03:39elimination chamber,
01:03:40which will take
01:03:40place tomorrow night
01:03:41in Chicago,
01:03:42is to have
01:03:43Jacob Fatu and
01:03:44Logan Paul have
01:03:45this match to
01:03:46decide it.
01:03:51Paul able to
01:03:52brace himself and
01:03:53then deliver as
01:03:55he slams Fatu's
01:03:56head down on the
01:03:57steel steps.
01:03:58Yeah, it would be
01:03:58a fool who writes
01:03:59off Logan Paul
01:04:01despite this
01:04:01overwhelming amount
01:04:02of force that
01:04:03Jacob Batu has
01:04:04thrown at him in
01:04:05the early gods.
01:04:06I'll say this,
01:04:07you know already
01:04:08that Paul Heyman
01:04:10came into this
01:04:11match with some
01:04:12kind of plan.
01:04:13We saw a little
01:04:14bit of that with
01:04:15the Austin Theory
01:04:16in the early
01:04:17going to this
01:04:17one.
01:04:18It didn't work.
01:04:19There's ten more
01:04:20plans where that
01:04:20came from.
01:04:22And Paul Heyman
01:04:22needs one of
01:04:23those plans right
01:04:24now because the
01:04:25Samoan Werewolf
01:04:26is looking
01:04:27unstoppable.
01:04:33When you see
01:04:34that face,
01:04:35those eyes,
01:04:37that expression,
01:04:38you know what's
01:04:39coming your way.
01:04:41Oh, and Austin
01:04:43Theory pulls
01:04:44Logan Paul out of
01:04:45the way.
01:04:45Well, that was
01:04:45right in front of
01:04:46the referee.
01:04:47There is technically
01:04:47nothing illegal
01:04:49about that.
01:04:51And there is
01:04:52nothing illegal
01:04:52about that too.
01:04:54Sinister,
01:04:55underhanded,
01:04:55yes, but clearly
01:04:56highly effective.
01:05:00There you go.
01:05:01Maybe that's
01:05:02another one of those
01:05:02plans of Paul Heyman
01:05:04coming to fruition.
01:05:06And it has given
01:05:07Logan Paul a major
01:05:09upper-handed.
01:05:10And now this...
01:05:10Oh, look at Theory.
01:05:12Okay, this is with
01:05:12the referee distracted
01:05:13and that is exactly
01:05:15what Austin Theory
01:05:16as a member of the
01:05:16Vision should be
01:05:17doing there.
01:05:18However,
01:05:19distasteful you may
01:05:20find it.
01:05:30Fatou has just had the
01:05:31stuffing knocked out of
01:05:32him here and it might be
01:05:34about to get even worse.
01:05:38Yeah, I'll tell you right
01:05:40now, a pose and a pin
01:05:41like that simply is not
01:05:42going to get the job
01:05:43done against Jacob
01:05:45Fatou.
01:05:46Not with a spot in the
01:05:48elimination chamber and a
01:05:49pathway to WrestleMania
01:05:51at stake.
01:05:59Logan Paul's turned things
01:06:00around with some help
01:06:01from Austin Theory.
01:06:09Slammed into that corner.
01:06:11Yeah, Jacob Fatou does not
01:06:13need any help to turn
01:06:14things around, but can
01:06:15he get the job done?
01:06:16Can he get the pin?
01:06:17Can he qualify for
01:06:18elimination chamber?
01:06:24Saturday night's
01:06:25elimination chamber in
01:06:26Chicago and right now
01:06:28Jacob Fatou and Logan
01:06:30Paul trying to decide
01:06:31who will replace Jey Uso.
01:06:34In that final spot,
01:06:35Jey Uso had earned it,
01:06:36but Jey Uso was
01:06:38shockingly attacked
01:06:39earlier tonight, was
01:06:41sent to a local hospital
01:06:42and now general manager
01:06:43Nick Aldis has put Fatou
01:06:45and Paul in against each
01:06:46other to see who will be
01:06:48the sixth participant.
01:06:49It was all Jacob Fatou
01:06:51until Austin Theory
01:06:52involved himself on
01:06:53several occasions and
01:06:55now has given Logan Paul
01:06:57the upper hand in this
01:06:58match and maybe the
01:07:00momentum to propel him
01:07:01to the elimination
01:07:02chamber tomorrow night.
01:07:04On two.
01:07:06Oh man, that impact on
01:07:08the top post.
01:07:09Wow.
01:07:10As Logan Paul takes
01:07:12advantage to get to
01:07:13Chicago.
01:07:14And Fatou gets that
01:07:15shoulder up.
01:07:17Oh, Heyman looks on
01:07:18Paul Heyman, who made
01:07:19the argument for
01:07:20Logan Paul to have
01:07:21this opportunity.
01:07:23Telling general manager
01:07:25Aldis, maybe getting
01:07:26unfair treatment
01:07:27has the vision.
01:07:30You want the biggest
01:07:31stars at Wrestlemania?
01:07:33He was looking for
01:07:34that prime time
01:07:35five star splash.
01:07:36What a super kick,
01:07:37Wade.
01:07:37God, right to the temple.
01:07:38Pinpoint accuracy
01:07:39from the Samoan werewolf.
01:07:42Look at Fatou.
01:07:45Could this be it?
01:07:50Fatou is hurting, but
01:07:52Fatou can cause damage
01:07:53from all angles.
01:07:55Simply a freak level
01:07:57athlete with a hell of a
01:08:00lot of force between
01:08:01behind everything he does.
01:08:04There's a late kick out
01:08:05there from Logan Paul.
01:08:06Panic in the eyes of
01:08:08Paul Heyman, who is
01:08:09starting to sweat at
01:08:10ringside.
01:08:11This could be Paul Heyman's
01:08:13last meal ticket for
01:08:15Wrestlemania here.
01:08:16Awesome scene at the
01:08:17KFC Young Center in
01:08:18Louisville.
01:08:19A big right forearm
01:08:21from Logan Paul.
01:08:22The Maverick quick to
01:08:23his feet to meet
01:08:25Jacob Fatou.
01:08:26Yeah, speed and high
01:08:27flying has always been
01:08:29the Logan Paul calling
01:08:30car, but he's packed a
01:08:31ton of muscle on that
01:08:32frame.
01:08:33He needs to use every
01:08:35ounce of that muscle now
01:08:36to power Fatou over,
01:08:38but it looks like it's
01:08:40failed.
01:08:42Fatou dismisses him.
01:08:45And that is not where
01:08:46you want to be with a
01:08:48Samoan werewolf on the
01:08:50top rope.
01:08:51But he's got up on the
01:08:53Swanton.
01:08:54And now Paul quickly
01:08:57takes advantage.
01:08:58Nice blockbuster there.
01:09:01Double stack in the
01:09:02offense.
01:09:03Look at that Logan Paul.
01:09:07Hooks the leg to get to
01:09:09the chamber.
01:09:10A leg kick out there.
01:09:12I'll tell you right now,
01:09:13Logan Paul slightly
01:09:16overreach with that
01:09:17springboard moonsault.
01:09:18And that perhaps is the
01:09:19only reason why Fatou was
01:09:22able to kick out.
01:09:23I mean, it's an epic launch,
01:09:25but the landing itself
01:09:26wasn't quite there.
01:09:28You can't blame Logan Paul
01:09:30this deep into a matchup
01:09:31with the Samoan werewolf,
01:09:33but that might have been
01:09:33the difference between
01:09:35qualifying for the chamber
01:09:36and failing tonight.
01:09:38Logan Paul couldn't
01:09:40contain his own
01:09:41athleticism there.
01:09:43He nearly went all the
01:09:44way across the ring on
01:09:46that springboard moonsault.
01:09:47Oh, here we go!
01:09:48Looking for the pulverizer
01:09:49instead.
01:09:50It's Jacob Fatou's
01:09:51super kick.
01:09:51He got out the back door.
01:09:52And now he's got Logan
01:09:54Paul in position and the
01:09:56massive running hip attack.
01:09:58Oh, Austin Theory's up
01:10:00on the apron.
01:10:01Austin Theory and...
01:10:02And now Paul Heyman is
01:10:03up on the apron.
01:10:04Careful, Paul!
01:10:06Oh!
01:10:07Oh, he's got hands on Heyman!
01:10:08He's got hands on Heyman!
01:10:12Oh!
01:10:13Low blow!
01:10:14A low blow!
01:10:15And a big punch!
01:10:17Right to the jaw!
01:10:18The biggest puncher in the game
01:10:20just connected on Fatou!
01:10:22That's a right hand!
01:10:24Right hand!
01:10:25Five stars!
01:10:26Splash!
01:10:28Two and change!
01:10:31No change at all!
01:10:33The slimmest amount of change
01:10:35possible!
01:10:36How did Fatou kick out there?
01:10:39After that bionic fist
01:10:41titanium right hand.
01:10:44Oh!
01:10:45The mystery masked man
01:10:47is here!
01:10:48The bane of the vision
01:10:50is back!
01:10:52Oh, and a right hand
01:10:53comes in from Rogan Paul.
01:10:55Don't down cold!
01:10:56Are we gonna fall down?
01:10:56Are they going for the mask?
01:10:57Are they going for the mask?
01:10:58Who is it?
01:11:00Are we fu-
01:11:01Who in the-
01:11:02What?
01:11:03Who the hell is that?
01:11:04I've never seen that guy
01:11:05ever!
01:11:07Who is this?
01:11:08What the hell are you?
01:11:09What the hell is that?
01:11:12That's the best man!
01:11:14Get him out of here!
01:11:16Get him out!
01:11:17Let's go!
01:11:20I don't even know
01:11:22what to say.
01:11:22I mean,
01:11:24a highly ineffective
01:11:25masked man,
01:11:26if that is indeed
01:11:27the masked man.
01:11:29Well,
01:11:29but the match rolls on!
01:11:31Yeah, it continues on.
01:11:32We gotta decide this
01:11:33final spot
01:11:34in the elimination chamber.
01:11:36Four, two!
01:11:38Pop-up Samoan!
01:11:40Just refusing
01:11:41to be denied tonight
01:11:43after all the abuses
01:11:44taken.
01:11:45Here we go!
01:11:46Mighty move!
01:11:47Drew McIntyre
01:11:49with a title
01:11:50to the cranium!
01:11:51Logan Paul!
01:11:55He did it!
01:11:58Here is your winner,
01:12:01the Maverick!
01:12:03Logan Paul!
01:12:06Wade,
01:12:07Fatu was in position.
01:12:09He had the mighty
01:12:11moonsault in gear.
01:12:13And then Drew McIntyre
01:12:16with a title shot
01:12:17to the dome.
01:12:20Well,
01:12:21McIntyre refusing
01:12:22to allow
01:12:23Jacob Fatu
01:12:24into the elimination chamber,
01:12:26therefore guaranteeing
01:12:28he will not have to
01:12:29face Fatu
01:12:30at Wrestlemania.
01:12:33Logan Paul qualifies
01:12:35for the chamber.
01:12:36Here's where it all went south
01:12:37for Fatu out of nowhere.
01:12:41Skulking under the ring,
01:12:42the WWE champ
01:12:44drilling Fatu
01:12:46with the gold
01:12:47right to the temple.
01:12:49And you don't need to ask.
01:12:51Logan Paul twice.
01:12:53He was ready to pass.
01:12:54He will be in the chamber
01:12:55tomorrow night, Joey.
01:12:56Yep, we are set.
01:12:57We are one sleep away,
01:12:5920 hours away
01:13:01from the most critical juncture
01:13:03on the road
01:13:04to Wrestlemania.
01:13:06and Logan Paul
01:13:07is in.
01:13:09It is elimination chamber.
01:13:11It is tomorrow
01:13:12at 7 p.m. Eastern
01:13:14on ESPN Unlimited
01:13:17at Sweet Home Chicago.
01:13:20Logan Paul is coming
01:13:22in your way.
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