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00:00To Las Vegas, and WrestleMania, CM Punk versus Roman Reigns.
00:10I think the world has been begging for that matchup for years and years, but we are now there.
00:17Cole cannot wait seven weeks time in Vegas.
00:21It is gonna be gangbusters at WrestleMania.
00:25And, Wade, you and I are gonna have the opportunity to sit at ringside in seven weeks
00:30and call two of the greatest of this generation, maybe two of the greatest of all time.
00:37This match is personal. It is a grudge match for these two, and it is about the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:46And many celebrities enjoying this night tonight, including UFC fighter Michael Chandler from the lightweight division.
00:57Giannis is here! Two-time NBA MVP, current board for the Milwaukee Bucks.
01:03Please, Giannis, please come to New York. Please come to the guard. Please, please, please.
01:08And Little Yachty, my guy, the Grammy-nominated rapper and singer, Little Yachty, here tonight.
01:17Does he know he's your guy?
01:18Yeah, he does. It's a shame of that.
01:22Hey, the Unleashed moment of the night is brought to you by Mad Dog by MD2020.
01:2615% ABV by flavor, and it hits hard.
01:29Light up your night with Mad Dog by MD2020.
01:31The grab-and-go can built the power-up.
01:34You're made of heads.
01:39Well, this is the Elimination Chamber match on the women's side of things earlier tonight.
01:45Raquel Rodriguez with a standout performance.
01:49Well, a car crash it was from here.
01:52Tiffany Stratton double-teaming.
01:54Big Mammy call.
01:55Raquel down for the count here.
01:57And then there were two, but Rhea Ripley not to be denied.
02:01Denying that moonsault and then nailing one riptie to book her spot at WrestleMania.
02:07And a showdown with the WWE Women's Champ, The Storm, Jade Cargill.
02:13The Storm is coming to Vegas.
02:16It is set for WrestleMania.
02:19Two of the most powerful women in WWE today.
02:22Jade Cargill defending the WWE Women's Championship against Rhea Ripley.
02:29Chicago, you got a towel on your chair.
02:31We want to see him in the air.
02:34Well, you know, the sold-out crowd tonight has a very special rally towel courtesy of 2K.
02:41WWE and Chicago's own CM Punk to celebrate WWE's return to the United Center.
02:46And Punk's gracing to the WWE 2K26 cover, which becomes available to play on Early Access March 6th.
02:58You know, there's always a backlash to WrestleMania.
03:03Well, backlash is coming to Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, May 9th.
03:10Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
03:17Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to announce tonight's WWE's attendance record here at the United Center.
03:2619,346.
03:30Thank you, Chicago.
03:35Thank you, Chicago.
03:43Well, Wade, you know, the box is here.
03:46You know, that surprise box that's been everywhere.
03:48I think we're going to find out right now what's actually in the thing.
03:51Okay.
03:52I think it's a major award.
03:55Please.
03:58Saw at the back of the box earlier.
04:00It said, for a G lane.
04:01Oh, will you stop?
04:02It must be Italian.
04:03Just stop.
04:04Should have asked Joe Tess what's in there.
04:17Is that?
04:20Is that a coffee?
04:47You are cursed.
04:53You are cursed.
05:23You are cursed.
05:35You are cursed.
05:52Oh, boy.
06:00Dan, how does it just give me teeth?
06:03You're at that age now.
06:05It's your first set of dentures, Michael Cole.
06:07Congratulations.
06:28You're at that age now.
06:46Wait, what the hell was that?
06:48Well, I know that Dan Housen is a little off kilter, but these teeth aren't even clean.
06:53They've got bits of parsley in them.
06:55Are they, do you think they're real?
06:59Well, God, I somehow need to recover from that because coming up next, it is our main event who's going
07:09to go to WrestleMania to face Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship.
07:15The Chamber Match is next.
07:34Let me talk to you.
07:35Life inside the ring can be a grind.
07:37So, outside the ring, we like to let loose.
07:42Like tearing into a drum solo.
07:45Or going full throttle with the EST.
07:49Oh, yeah!
07:52And living it up in retirement, that's a gimme.
07:57Don't you mean, it's a snap?
08:00Snap into a Slim Jim!
08:03Yeah!
08:03Don't you mean, it was a great look!
08:06You know what I mean?
08:13Don't you mean, it was something that...
09:01We are 49 nights away from WrestleMania 42, the two-night extravaganza from Las Vegas.
09:08Night one is Saturday, April 18th, starting at 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. on the West Coast.
09:14And just in, the first hour will be live on ESPN2, as well as full coverage on ESPN Unlimited on
09:22the app.
09:22And then the following night, Sunday, April 19th, same start time, 6 Eastern, 3 on the West Coast.
09:29The first hour will be live on ESPN Popper.
09:34And then, of course, the full event will be on the ESPN app with ESPN Unlimited.
09:39WrestleMania, for the first time ever, on ESPN.
09:42And, speaking of WrestleMania, WWE World is returning to Las Vegas, April 16th, the 20th, as the ultimate WrestleMania week
09:51destination.
09:52Let's light it up, Chicago.
09:54AJ Lee and the best in the world, CM Punk, are officially joining the stacked lineup.
09:58Photo and autograph opportunities will go on sale this Friday, March 6th, and we'll go fast.
10:03So, be sure to get your admission tickets in advance at www.world.com.
10:07You don't want to miss this.
10:13Immediately following our upcoming main event, it is the Elimination Chamber Post Show,
10:20hosted by Joe Tessa, a wide array of guests, as we set the stage for WrestleMania.
10:26You know, Wheatley American Vodka and WWE are proud to be joined tonight by Petty Officer First Class Mary Lago
10:36from the USO
10:37and the United States Navy here in Illinois.
10:40Wheatley raises a glass to Petty Officer First Class Mary Lago and all retired and active members of the U
10:46.S. military
10:47for everything you're doing this weekend and for your...
11:00The following is the men's Elimination Chamber Match!
11:08Two superstars start in the ring, four superstars in individual pods.
11:16A random pod door opens at regularly scheduled intervals until all pods are empty.
11:23Superstars are eliminated by pinfall or submission.
11:29The last superstar standing will be declared the winner
11:34and go on to challenge the undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
11:44at WrestleMania 42!
11:47KILL!
11:49KILL!
11:49KILL!
11:49KILL!
11:49KILL!
11:49KILL!
11:49KILL!
11:50KILL!
11:51KILL!
11:52KILL!
11:54KILL!
12:10KILL!
13:11Here in Chicago, he beat Ethan Page for the NXT Championship back in 2024 when CM Punk was a special
13:20guest referee.
13:21Yeah, there's a whole lot of strengths to trick Williams, but the biggest strength of all for him has to
13:27be this innate confidence.
13:29There is no stage too big. There is no spotlight too bright.
13:35What a moment it would be for Trick Willie to buck his ticket for Mania.
13:42What a moment it would be for Trick Willie to buck his ticket for the NXT Championship back in 2024.
14:00The man does not look intimidated at all.
14:10Yeah, this isn't normal.
14:18Quite the aura surrounding this young man.
14:26Just oozing confidence.
14:34It looks like a man that has done this dance ten times before.
14:40Completely nothing phasing Trick Williams.
14:43That is a guy destined for the very top.
14:46But how soon is that top coming for Trick Williams?
14:50He will be locked inside a pod.
15:06First time ever.
15:08Testing out.
15:10Next, the elimination chamber.
15:35Next, from Los Angeles, California.
15:39Weigh in at 240 pounds.
15:43L.A. Knight!
15:46The sentimental favorite here tonight.
15:49L.A. Knight enters the chamber for the second time in his career.
15:53He knocked off the Visions, Austin Theory, and Penta to qualify for this match tonight.
15:58And you think Trick Williams has confidence.
16:00What about L.A. Knight?
16:01Oh, man, what an energy battle that is between these two from this crowd.
16:07The roof lifted off when Trick Williams entered.
16:10And it might have now gone off to orbit.
16:14Because the megastar is here in Chicago.
16:17And he's looking to take it all.
16:23Knight will be locked in a pod to start this match.
16:28Yeah, and these are the entrances you really want to be a part of.
16:32These first four.
16:33Because, you know, from there, you've at least got the jump on the two guys who are going to start
16:39this thing.
16:40Did you ever start the chamber match?
16:41Yes, I did.
16:42Guess what?
16:43I didn't win.
16:44I also was in a pod once.
16:46And I still didn't win.
16:47Story of your career.
16:49Yeah.
16:50Yeah.
16:50Yeah.
16:51Yeah.
16:52Yeah.
16:53Yeah.
16:54Yeah.
17:12I'm going to beat him right here.
17:14I'm going to beat him right here.
17:20You know the men.
17:46How do we get one of those set on our table out here?
17:49Still trying to figure that ball out.
17:57Next, accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer, the Oracle, Cole Heyman, and Austin Theory, from Dorado, Puerto Rico, by way
18:09of Cleveland, Ohio, playing in at 220 pounds, the Maverick, Logan Paul.
18:19A lot to break down here.
18:21First off, last night on Friday Night SmackDown, Jey Uso, who was supposed to be in this spot in the
18:26chamber, was attacked by an unknown assailant, not medically cleared to be a part of this tonight.
18:32So, general manager, Nick Aldis, made a match for the main event, Logan Paul versus Jacob Batu.
18:38The winner would qualify tonight.
18:41Well, there was some shenanigans.
18:42That masked man, who's been trying to take out the vision for weeks, actually was unmasked by Logan Paul.
18:48And it was nobody.
18:50Yeah, and I'll say right now, that was an ineffective attack in the first place from the masked man.
18:57And I've got to think that is a copycat.
18:59I've not heard anything official.
19:01We'll wait to see for sure.
19:02And then later on in the match, Drew McIntyre would once again stick his nose where it didn't belong, obviously
19:09concerned that he'd have to face Jacob Batu at WrestleMania.
19:12What does he do?
19:13He takes out Batu.
19:14He hands the match to Logan Paul.
19:17Yeah, and I saw Giannick Aldis last night.
19:19He was bursting with rage with Drew's hands and said there will be severe consequences coming the way of the
19:25WWE champ.
19:38But Logan Paul, he's got experience inside the chamber.
19:42This is the third straight year he's been a part of this matchup.
19:46He's been a part of the chamber inside the ring for nearly an hour overall.
19:5124 hours ago, he had no idea he was going to be competing in this match.
19:57Not only is he competing, but he's also in a pod.
19:59That's an advantageous position to be in.
20:01Don't worry about me.
20:03I knew what's in my head.
20:06They just beat him.
20:08They just beat him.
20:11They just beat him.
20:14We now know the final man in the pod in the chamber.
20:17And we know the two men will start.
20:25Next, from St. Louis, Missouri.
20:27We know the final man in the pod in the chamber.
20:29And we know the two men will start.
20:37Next, from St. Louis, Missouri.
20:41Wagon at 280 pounds.
20:45The Viper, Randy Orton.
20:49You know, Wade, Randy Orton sets a record tonight entering his 10th Elimination Chamber
20:54match in his career.
20:55He won one back in 2014 when he retained the World Championship.
21:01He has eight career eliminations, second all-time.
21:04And listen to this.
21:05If Randy Orton lasts more than four minutes in this match, he will shatter John Cena's record
21:11for the most time ever spent in Elimination Chamber matches in their career.
21:16Yeah, that is a true veteran.
21:21Very little throws the Viper off his game at this point.
21:24Although I will mention that in recent weeks on SmackDown, Randy Orton has had numerous
21:29problems with a certain Alistair Black.
21:32Now, Alistair Black has been trying to get into the head of the Viper, implying that Randy
21:37now lacks the killer instinct at this point in his career to put down a long-time friend
21:43such as a Cody Rhodes, who is also going to be in this match with the Viper.
21:49It will be very interesting if those two are in the ring at the same point at some time
21:54in this match.
21:54Randy Orton's had quite the history in Chicago back in 2010.
21:59He won the WWE Championship here.
22:02Won the World Heavyweight title here in Chicago back in 2007 as Mr. Heyman stares at us here.
22:09There's a you.
22:10There's a you.
22:11I don't offend Mr. Heyman.
22:13You regularly do.
22:14Austin Theory out here as well.
22:17And remember, the vision has fallen on hard times as of late.
22:20Braun Breaker, of course, out of action after surgery.
22:23And Bronson Reed needs surgery as well for a torn biceps.
22:28Fortune's perhaps now turning around thanks to Logan's qualification, decimated by some
22:34bad luck.
22:35That will all change tonight if Logan is victorious, but the Viper now staring down
22:39the newcomer, Trey Williams.
22:41They've had some issues over on SmackDown these past several weeks.
22:46Of course, clashed in Saturday night's main event a few weeks ago too in that four-way.
22:56You mentioned it.
22:58There's been a lot of question, and it's irked Randy Orton to no end.
23:04This deep into his career, is the Viper still the apex predator?
23:10Does he still have the killer instinct when needed?
23:16You know, Wade, when you're here a long time, complacency starts to creep in.
23:23But Randy Orton has a goal, right?
23:25He's a 14-time world champion.
23:28He's within striking distance of John Cena's record 17 titles.
23:34He's tied with Triple H, the third most of all time.
23:37And that is what drives Orton this late in his career.
23:41Yeah, there's no slowing down either for the Viper.
23:44That is a man who has consistently said he wants to last 10 more years here in WWE.
23:50And you have to think, with that kind of timeline, Randy Orton absolutely has it in his power
23:56to be the number one world championship winner in history.
24:16Randy Orton taking his sweet time.
24:23Make him wait.
24:30Oh, I thought that was Madhousen for a second.
24:39Yo, boys.
24:41Bouncy.
24:54I'm nervous.
24:55I'm nervous.
24:56You're bouncy, Wade.
24:58The young blood, the young gin is here.
25:02And boy, oh boy, does he make me feel old.
25:06Making his way to the ring from Greensboro, North Carolina.
25:10Wagon at 195 pounds.
25:14Come on.
25:15It'll be a more jarring difference in experience between two competitors to kick this whole thing off.
25:22Still wet behind the ears is Javon Evans, but ready to shock the world here.
25:26What a tall task against somebody like Cody Rhodes, who's done it all.
25:30Quickly into the cover on Evans and a kick out.
25:33Cody would be right to ground Javon Evans in the early going here.
25:38Yeah, do not let go of Javon Evans if you're Cody Rhodes, knowing full well the speed of Javon Evans,
25:44the fact that he can attack from any angle.
25:46Roll up and a kick out by Cody.
25:48Anyone who's studied Javon Evans knows it is the hardest thing in the world to keep this man grounded.
25:56Again, we have company at ringside.
25:59The Oracle of the Vision.
26:01Paul Heyman out here watching his charge.
26:03Logan Paul compete.
26:04Austin Theory out here as well.
26:07Elusive there once again.
26:09Javon Evans and Cody getting caught a little cold in the early goings here.
26:13Yeah, nice hurricanrana for Javon Evans.
26:15And talking about getting bouncy, sends Rhodes across the ring.
26:18And here's the problem with Javon Evans.
26:20He's hard to, ooh, defend against.
26:23And here's the cover off the knee.
26:25And Cody kicks out.
26:26Yeah, no angle is off limits for Javon Evans.
26:29He is so resourceful.
26:31He is so creative.
26:32He's so unorthodox.
26:34He throws the kind of moves at you that this industry has not seen before.
26:39And guys like Cody are simply not used to it despite all their experience.
26:43And the youthful exuberance of Javon Evans.
26:46Always with a smile on his face.
26:49Understands how huge this is.
26:52How exuberant are you now, young'un?
26:54And Cody Rhodes, who has shown over the past number of months that he does have that killer instinct to
27:01do what he has to do.
27:04All you got to do is look back at that qualifying match a few weeks ago.
27:08Cody doing what he had to do to advance.
27:12Javon Evans, welcome to the real world of WWE at the very top level.
27:18It's as inhumane and barbaric as it gets.
27:22You want to make it to WrestleMania.
27:24You want to compete for the biggest prizes.
27:26This is what you have to deal with.
27:28And it only gets harsher from here.
27:31An emotional rollercoaster during WrestleMania season.
27:3649 nights away from a start in Las Vegas.
27:40And Cody now.
27:41The collision takes down Evans.
27:43Cover again by Rhodes.
27:45And Rhodes is, I would say, desperate tonight.
27:48Yes.
27:49And will that come out in the way that he works this match?
27:52I mean, it couldn't have started any worse for Cody Rhodes.
27:55The fact that he did not draw one of the pods.
27:57And he didn't get to rest while the other guys beat themselves up.
28:00But that isn't going to dawn Cody.
28:02Cody's had to win things the hard way plenty of times before.
28:05He's a guy who always bets on himself.
28:08And he usually ends up with a winning hand.
28:10But at some point, his doubts start to creep in.
28:14I mean, it's the early goings here.
28:16Ask me again in the deep waters.
28:19Well, I'm just talking about.
28:19If Cody is still in the match.
28:21I'm just talking about in general over the past couple of months of everything Cody's been through.
28:25He's been stopped and thwarted at every turn.
28:27Every opportunity to get to WrestleMania.
28:30And now Evans and Rhodes will have to battle a third superstar.
28:36Who will enter the chamber?
28:38Three, two, one.
28:54And now Williams turns his attention to a man.
28:57He's had some history with Javon Evans.
29:00They know each other incredibly well from their time at NXT, which was not very long ago.
29:07Just several months ago, both locking horns there.
29:10Oh!
29:11Trick Williams.
29:14Remember that cyclone boot Javon Evans was able to evade.
29:19Weakest movement again of Javon Evans.
29:22And even Trick Williams, who's used to it and knows all about it, can't do anything about it.
29:28And now Trick sending Javon off the ropes and Javon caught him with a kick.
29:32Not sure he got all of it, but it was effective.
29:36Simply dropped Trick Williams with something more devastating.
29:39Wait up.
29:41Oh!
29:41A one for the OG, Conor, and he was intercepted.
29:44Well, that's a killer move for Javon Evans, but too fresh was Trick Willie.
29:49Too powerful, managed it to block.
29:50Oh, God.
29:51Oh, God.
29:52That shot just drops Evans.
30:00Again, you're in there with a veteran, Cody Rhodes.
30:02You can't be trash-talking.
30:03It's going to get you in trouble.
30:06Oh, God.
30:07That trick slap across the jaw.
30:09Javon Evans completely rocking the youngin.
30:13And he might be toast here, completely groggy.
30:16Again, the cyclone boot from Trick Williams dropping Cody Rhodes.
30:32And look at Javon Evans now off the second rope, caught by Trick.
30:36Now Trick with a double choke slam.
30:38Cover now on Rhodes.
30:40Cody gets the shoulder up.
30:41Cover now on Evans.
30:43Evans able to kick out.
30:45It may have been a little tribute to our friend at NXT, Booker T.
30:49A little double bookend right there, taking both opponents down.
30:53You know, Wade, we talked about this a few weeks ago.
30:55The fact that there's so many similarities between Trick Williams and Booker T.
30:59The way they move in the ring.
31:00Their moveset.
31:01Their size.
31:02Yeah, no doubt about it.
31:04I'll tell you what, right now.
31:05Now, if you are going to have a mentor in this game, why not the five-time WCW champion sucker?
31:12Oh, and by the way, two-time WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T.
31:18Hey, Wade.
31:20Trick's talking.
31:20My bad.
31:22He can talk smack just like Booker T, too.
31:25And now Cody Rhodes.
31:27Going to turn the tables.
31:31Trimbing into the chain link.
31:33Evans caught Cody with a kick.
31:35Now a chop of Evans.
31:37Again.
31:39And Evans fired up.
31:42The fourth fan to enter the chamber.
31:45On his way in ten seconds.
31:47Five, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.
31:58Logan Paul of The Vision.
32:02The Vision's one hope for a major WrestleMania moment after they got decimated with bad luck
32:09at injuries and clearly made a ton of enemies in the process with a reign of terror over on
32:16SmackDown.
32:17Cody Rhodes, Javon Evans, and Trick Williams.
32:21Three-on-one against Logan Paul.
32:23Want to take out Logan as they say they're driving him through the pod.
32:27And out the other side.
32:29People just do not like the Maverick, do they?
32:32Is it jealousy or is it the arrogance of Logan Paul that sets people out?
32:37I think it's just that, the Vision, and all of it.
32:40You all right?
32:42Logan Paul might be out of this thing.
32:43And now Javon Evans over the top taking out Cody and Trick Williams.
32:48Not the way that Logan Paul wanted to start this night.
32:51So the whole aim of Logan Paul was to instill a little more belief of prestige back in the Vision.
32:59Get him back on track.
33:00Well, this couldn't have started any worse for the man who only qualified 24 hours ago.
33:05Yeah, Logan's only in this because Jey Uso was taken out by an unknown attacker.
33:09Oh, and there's that tornado splash by Javon Evans.
33:14Cover now.
33:15And a kick out by Trick.
33:18Just a joy to watch Javon Evans do his thing.
33:21That tornado kick right to the back of the head.
33:23And Trick Williams almost getting the job done there.
33:26And things have gone south for Trick Willie in a hurry here.
33:29Now Cody Rhodes, who started this match with Javon Evans, goes back on the attack.
33:36Staring up at the WrestleMania sign.
33:39Staring up at the WrestleMania sign.
33:41Clearly a little out of breath right now as Cody Rhodes is taking a real beating so far in this
33:45one.
33:45He just needs to look over his shoulder and see a fresh man in Randy Orton and a fresh man
33:50in LA night waiting to get into this thing.
33:54It's going to be a long night for Cody if he can pull this off.
33:56Oh, he better dig down deep because his last chance at a title opportunity at WrestleMania hangs in the balance
34:02here.
34:02We call it must win the QB1.
34:06Cody sent across the ring.
34:08Javon Evans now launched out over to the...
34:10That hard padding.
34:12And now Logan Paul!
34:13There's that slingshot lariat by Logan.
34:17That is a thing of beauty.
34:19And I don't care what you think about Logan Paul and his antics and everything else.
34:23He is one hell of an athlete.
34:24He has taken a WWE like no one else in such a short amount of time.
34:29Yeah, does Paul Heyman make mistakes when he acquires a talent for his group, for the vision?
34:35He has undoubtedly succeeded historically and he's doing it again with Logan Paul.
34:41As much as I don't want to admit it, I don't think Paul Heyman's ever made a mistake when it
34:45comes to talent.
34:47You saw him walk out here with Brock Lesnar on Monday Night Raw, right?
34:50And Brock issued an open challenge for WrestleMania.
34:53Proud of Proud of once-in-a-lifetime athlete.
34:57And he may have another one on his hands in Logan Paul.
35:00Who will enter number five?
35:02Again, number five.
35:03More wins than any other number in the history of the Chamber.
35:07Four, three, two, one.
35:14L.A. Night.
35:16Yeah!
35:17My loins are a-tingling and Logan Paul's may...
35:21Three, two, one.
35:27L.A. Night.
35:29Yeah!
35:31My loins are a-tingling and Logan Paul's may be too.
35:35Yeah, and quite the history between L.A. Night and Logan Paul.
35:39The vision in general of made L.A. Night's life hell on SmackDown.
35:44Well, this dates back to SummerSlam a couple of years ago when L.A. Night beat Logan Paul for the
35:49United States Championship.
35:51Oh, man, he turned Cody inside out.
35:53Let's not forget that Logan Paul and Bronson Reed smashed the body of L.A. Night just before Christmas.
36:00Yeah, Tsunami threw a car.
36:02There's the neckbreaker by L.A. Night.
36:06And L.A. Night only has eyes for Logan Paul right now.
36:11Got to be careful how many enemies you make at this level, especially when they're all thrown into one match
36:17together.
36:18You see the wealth building on the back of Logan Paul.
36:21Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was when he got drove through one of those pods as soon as he entered
36:25the match.
36:26Well, he's not careful. He may be driven through another pod.
36:33Oh, no eliminations yet in this match.
36:36Logan Paul living dangerously here, but managing to somehow negotiate his way away from the boots of L.A. Night.
36:44What is he cooking up here?
36:46Logan Paul is not one to shy away from risks.
36:50There's no escape line in that cage.
36:52There's a locked roof on the top there, however.
36:55Hello, hello, Logan.
36:56Turn around.
36:57Javon Evans scaling the chamber as well.
37:00Both men now up on top of the pod.
37:03Dangerous situation.
37:04L.A. Night now scaling the chamber on the other side.
37:08One thing I know, in situations like this, gravity always wins in the end.
37:13Somebody is going to have a rough, rough landing.
37:16Ask Austin Theory about that, who's standing right in front of us.
37:18He came off the top of the pad courtesy of Brock Lesnar.
37:21And now Logan Paul sent in to Cody and Trick.
37:25Just a human missile launched by L.A. Night and Javon Evans to devastating effect.
37:33And then there were two.
37:34And now Evanston, L.A. Night battle high above the ring.
37:38Precarious situation for these two.
37:41Oh, go for BFT!
37:58BFT!
37:58Both men landing hard on the top of that steel pod.
38:01That was indeed blunt force trauma.
38:05Randy Orton enters this match for the 10th time in his career in less than 10 seconds.
38:12And I think the complexion's about to change.
38:15Three, two, one!
38:17The steely eyes of the Viper.
38:22Generally the favorite for every match he's ever in.
38:26Even more so when the deck is stacked in his favor in the final pod.
38:32Physical clotheslines.
38:34There's Orton's patented power slam.
38:40Now Logan Paul runs into one as well.
38:43Just looking at his superlative best.
38:47Night just hasn't been going Logan's way, has it?
38:52And now Randy sends Trick Williams out to that heavily padded steel.
38:57And now Logan Paul launched into Trick Williams.
39:00It's been all Orton.
39:01Poor Trick Williams has taken out a lot of bodies getting thrown his way.
39:06He's going to eat every single collision going down in a heap.
39:11And that is right where Randy Orton likes his prey.
39:15All six men still surviving.
39:17Randy Orton now.
39:22Vintage Orton with a draping DDT's.
39:25And it looks like Paul Heyman's soul just left his body.
39:29He knows what's coming next.
39:41Randy's going to that place, Wade.
39:44Where he hears voices in his head.
39:50LA Knight.
39:51After the RKO diddle.
39:54Knight counters with a DDT.
39:56And you have to pounce on Randy Orton when you get the chance.
39:59It may have been smart to let Randy execute an RKO on Logan Paul.
40:04Pin Logan Paul.
40:05Get rid of Logan Paul.
40:06But LA Knight knew his chance to drop the Viper was there.
40:09And he went for it.
40:11Bodies are everywhere.
40:15Javon Evans is finally coming to on the top of the pod following the BFT by LA Knight.
40:24And look who's lying on the ground in the drop zone.
40:31What the hell is Javon Evans going to do here?
40:34Frog splash for the pod.
40:37He busted his own ribs in the process.
40:40Wait up.
40:40Logan Paul now.
40:42Here it is.
40:43Pulverizer.
40:44Pulverizer.
40:45Logan eliminates Evans.
40:50Javon Evans has been eliminated.
40:54And for all the physical abuse Paul took in this matchup.
40:59He gains the first elimination.
41:01There's a bitter taste of reality for Javon Evans.
41:04Overextended himself with that frog splash.
41:06And you know a predator like Logan Paul was just waiting to pounce.
41:12Again, sometimes that youthful exuberance, you get a bit carried away.
41:17Yeah, that's the only way you learn lessons in this game.
41:19By making a mistake like that.
41:21Javon Evans, nice performance.
41:23He'll be back.
41:24Cody now sent across the ring by Logan.
41:27Cody with a kick to Paul.
41:29LA Knight now.
41:31With Cody up on his shoulders.
41:33Now goes Rhodes.
41:36Cover now by Knight.
41:39Rod.
41:41The kick out at two.
41:42Great job by our official in this matchup, Rod Zapata.
41:45Making sure he was in perfect position.
41:48Microscopic level eyes there from Rod Zapata.
41:51Shoulders slightly open.
41:54Unforced error there from the Megastar.
41:56Which is likely to be increasingly common in this kind of brutal match.
42:02And now it's Randy Orton.
42:05Every man for himself inside the chamber.
42:11And Orton just looks so, so fresh.
42:14That's how valuable being in that final pod is.
42:18A bunch of broken bodies surrounding him.
42:20Throwing very little in the way of Randy.
42:25Night into the corner.
42:27Big boot stops Randy in his tracks.
42:34What does Knight do here?
42:36He goes up top.
42:39He asks the world whose game is this.
42:41And they reply.
42:50Critical error perhaps by L.A. Knight.
42:53He tripped coming off the top rope.
42:55Got caught up in it all.
42:57May have hurt itself.
42:59Roll up by Trek.
43:00And L.A. kicks out.
43:01Man, what a crucial error.
43:03Yeah, once again is this chamber.
43:05Once you've taken that steal a couple of times.
43:06Your body doesn't work the way it's supposed to do.
43:09But that's a high risk error.
43:10B.S.T.
43:13Trying to pounce on that cover.
43:15But somehow Drake Williams bouncing out of the ring.
43:18Oh, and a low blow by Logan Paul.
43:20Completely legal in this match.
43:24And Paul with another elimination.
43:27L.A. Knight has been eliminated.
43:31Logan Paul eliminates L.A. Knight.
43:34And Javon Evans.
43:35The referee did not like that at all.
43:37But very little the referee can do.
43:39As cheap as it gets.
43:41A low blow.
43:42Followed by a handful of tights.
43:44And Logan Paul starting to make a major mark.
43:47On this elimination chamber match.
43:49Four men remain.
43:51Logan and Cody.
43:52Trick and Randy.
43:54So the entire field basically attacked Logan Paul.
43:58The second they got the chance.
43:59The problem is he rode that out.
44:01And they may have burned themselves out in the process.
44:04And now Logan Paul.
44:05It's his to win.
44:06And look at the smile on the face of Paul Heyman here at ringside.
44:09As he looks on at the performance that Logan Paul has had so far in the chamber.
44:15The tides are starting to turn for the vision.
44:18Right there is classic Randy Orton.
44:20Well, somebody who knows every dirty trick in the book is Randy Orton.
44:27Logan with a kick break to the midsection of Randy.
44:30See Randy trash talking.
44:32There you go.
44:33One of the biggest punches in the game right now.
44:35He's got that titanium loaded right hand.
44:38Trick slap.
44:38Oh, and he caught him.
44:44And now trick exposing the knee.
44:48Went for the trick shot.
44:50Logan Paul.
44:51Dunked out of harm's way.
44:53Trick dropped.
44:54Cody Rhodes now.
44:57Crossroads.
45:01Logan Paul sends Cody into the post.
45:05He wants to steal the pink cover now on Williams.
45:08A third elimination by Logan Paul.
45:11Is Paul going to run the table?
45:12Rick Williams has been eliminated.
45:15Well, we are halfway through the match.
45:18And the undeniable MVP so far is Logan Paul.
45:24I don't care how he did it.
45:26Logan Paul has eliminated Williams, Knight, and Evans.
45:36But, crucially, there's still two more to eliminate.
45:41And they may be the biggest names in the entire match.
45:45Probably the two favorites from the word go.
45:49Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton.
45:50Oh my God, who the hell?
45:52That, that, that, that, that masked guy's back.
45:55How the hell is he going?
45:57I mean, I'm presuming this is not the same individual from last night.
46:00Well, did we end this whole thing last night?
46:02Is this another copycat?
46:05I don't know why we got confirmation of what the hell was going on last night.
46:08But, thankfully, grabbing this guy and getting the hell out of here.
46:11And the security.
46:12Well, it's off to him.
46:13For walks, they did their job.
46:16What a screwing thing.
46:18What is it?
46:18Get in that hair.
46:19It's a different.
46:20That's not the same guy as yesterday.
46:22What is going on around here?
46:24Adam Pearce, the general manager, screaming, Adam, who the hell are you?
46:27As they finally get him out of the arena.
46:29We can reset now inside the chamber with Cody and...
46:33Well, Pearce and Aldis did not want the Elimination Chamber match.
46:38Messed up by anybody.
46:40Once again, a very bizarre situation with the masked man or a clone of the masked man.
46:46Who the hell?
46:47Now, another one.
46:49Another hooded figure.
46:50Another masked man walking in through the open door.
46:54Well, now security have cleared out.
46:55He's got a free entrance.
46:56And he's looking right at Logan.
46:59Logan, Paul of the vision.
47:02A kick to Paul.
47:04Stop!
47:13Cody into the cover.
47:15One, two, three.
47:16Paul eliminated.
47:33The man who gave birth to the vision.
47:36The man who was excommunicated from the vision.
47:39The man who has payback on the vision.
47:42Seth Rollins is back.
47:52Is it even clear to be here?
47:54Seth is supposed to be recovering from shoulder surgery.
48:02He has just destroyed the vision's dreams.
48:06Wait for the second straight year.
48:08Seth Rollins has completely changed the complexion of the Elimination Chamber.
48:15As they serenade Seth freaking Rollins.
48:19I've got so many questions.
48:22But there's only one question left in this Elimination Chamber.
48:27Is it Rhodes or is it altered?
48:29Two men left.
48:30Heist of the century.
48:33Coup of the century.
48:36Surprise of the century.
48:38Seth Rollins.
48:39And now it's down to Cody and Randy.
48:43No doubt about what this relationship means.
48:46Cody Rhodes has talked to him on a number of occasions.
48:48What Randy Orton meant to him.
48:50As Rhodes was coming up in WWE.
48:58And now these two face off.
49:01Double of Legacy boys about to.
49:03Oh God.
49:04Oh no.
49:05McIntyre.
49:06McIntyre.
49:07With the WWE title to Cody Rhodes.
49:12Well McIntyre's not supposed to be anywhere near here.
49:15Where could I claim all?
49:16And now Cody Rhodes get him some on McIntyre.
49:19And a Glasgow kiss.
49:21This is absolute perfect.
49:24This is a place in the main event of Wrestlemania.
49:27Hanging in the balance.
49:28Can we get some damn control?
49:30Well Drew doesn't want anything to do with Cody Rhodes at Wrestlemania.
49:32That's pretty clear.
49:34RKO!
49:36Cody!
49:39Crossroads!
49:41RKO!
49:42RKO!
49:43Cover!
49:45Oh I did it!
49:46I did it!
49:48Oh, the trailer!
49:49The winner of the Men's 2026 Elimination Chamber.
49:56The Viper.
49:58Randy Orton.
50:02The WWE's Apex Predator.
50:06Has his killer instinct back.
50:08He didn't hesitate.
50:11He struck what he needed to.
50:13Randy Orton.
50:15Takes out Cody Rhodes.
50:17Randy Orton.
50:18Is going to Wrestlemania.
50:22Randy did exactly what he said he was going to do.
50:27He pulled the trigger on his good friend.
50:30In order to get to the main event of Wrestlemania.
50:36Heartbreak will now set in for Cody Rhodes.
50:40It was his last chance.
50:46Oh, what a mess.
50:48The ending of this Elimination Chamber was for our officials.
50:53Just as we've had one attack by a mystery man thwarted.
50:57A second one arrived.
50:59This one with the door wide open.
51:00No security.
51:02They were busy.
51:03A stump to Logan Paul.
51:05Destroying the vision.
51:07And then the unthinkable unmasking of an apparently injured Seth Freakin' Rollins.
51:15I don't know what to think now.
51:19And then Drew McIntyre.
51:21His obsession with Cody Rhodes.
51:24Trying to prevent Rhodes from once again battling McIntyre for the WWE title.
51:32Here's the problem though for McIntyre now.
51:35He's got to face the Viper.
51:37Well, Orton's had his own problems with McIntyre of labor.
51:40Here was Orton providing a save for Cody.
51:42And then pouncing once Cody dropped his guard.
51:45It really is cutthroat at the very top in WWE.
51:50Friend or foe.
51:51I don't care.
51:53RKO, why?
51:54Well, it's that finger pointing Wrestlemania.
51:57And that is where Randy is headed.
51:58Number.
52:07Number 15 is within the grasp of Randy Orton.
52:15At Wrestlemania, in seven weeks, 49 nights, Randy Orton battles Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship.
52:29As heartbreak and frustration sets in for the American Nightmare.
52:43The crew here on the Compourse United Center.
52:46The fans are going to start spilling out here in a minute.
52:48We want to remind you, don't go anywhere.
52:50The Elimination Post Show is coming up immediately.
52:53All the winners will be here live.
52:56All the analysis and interviews.
52:58And what does this now mean on the road to Wrestlemania?
53:02It's all ahead on the Post Show from right here in Chicago.
53:42So, the Elimination Post
53:43It's the only two things that we might organize to the rest of the world.
53:43So we'll be here live.
53:43So now see that anybody Luke ise's dream.
53:43let me know the rescatable.
53:48You
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