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00:00:11And now, making his way to the ring, the 6'1 World Heavyweight Champion from Chicago.
00:00:27He is the 2nd City Saint, he is the best in the world, C.M. Paul.
00:00:44Some nostalgia from the Jordan-era Bulls, voiced by the iconic PA announcer, Ray Clay.
00:01:18C.M. Paul, C.M. Paul, C.M. Paul!
00:01:22C.M. Paul, C.M. Paul!
00:01:34C.M. Paul, C.M. Paul!
00:01:58C.M. Paul, C.M. Paul!
00:02:13C.M. Paul, C.M. Paul!
00:02:36C.M. Paul, C.M. Paul!
00:02:50C.M. Paul, C.M. Paul!
00:02:52It's time for me
00:02:55How you
00:02:57Won't send me free
00:03:00It's time for me
00:03:22The fear slips the verse of lies
00:03:27The fear that the body is
00:03:33How you will set me free
00:06:16At 190 pounds, representing the Judgment Day, Finn Balor!
00:06:36And his opponent, from Chicago, Illinois!
00:06:45He is the world heavyweight champion, CM Punk!
00:06:57It has been a long time coming, 13 long years since CM Punk has had a WWE match in his
00:07:07hometown of Chicago.
00:07:08CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
00:07:24And he says tonight he is going to savor it all as he defends the World Heavyweight Championship against a
00:07:31very hungry Finn Balor who wants to turn the main event at WrestleMania upside down.
00:07:39I talked to Balor earlier today. He told me that he needs to take the crowd out of this match
00:07:45early on.
00:07:46He learned way back in Belfast. What a crowd can do to you. The momentum and the emotion that you
00:07:52can feed off when it comes to the hometown crowd.
00:07:55He says he needs to take that crowd out of this match early on tonight.
00:07:59CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
00:08:01I get that.
00:08:02CM Punk!
00:08:03I get that.
00:08:03And already right off the bat trying to charge up CM Punk is this audience.
00:08:07But let me just make it abundantly clear to insulated Americans, a lot of the international superstars, they're used to
00:08:15these environments.
00:08:16We spend most of our career competing on foreign soil and in Finn's case, most of his career either in
00:08:23Japan or here in the U.S.
00:08:24This will not phase Finn Balor in the slightest.
00:08:27You know, CM Punk's been pissed off as of late, Wade.
00:08:30All the questions coming his way over the past few weeks of why would you take this match, why would
00:08:35you endanger one of the greatest main events in WrestleMania history against Roman Reigns.
00:08:40What does Punk do? He doesn't back down from a fight.
00:08:43Instead, he always doubles down. He says he wants to be a fighting champion.
00:08:48Yeah, I'm split on that. I respect the fact that he sees it as his responsibility as the World Heavyweight
00:08:53Champ to prove against anyone, anytime that he is the champ.
00:08:57However, we know full well how much Punk wants a win, and I'll emphasize win, in the main event of
00:09:04WrestleMania.
00:09:05Lose tonight, you're not even getting a chance at that, pal.
00:09:07Yeah, Fulton Nelson applied by Balor and now Punk into a pinning combination and a kickout at two.
00:09:13Into a side headlock now.
00:09:15You know, Finn Balor actually credits CM Punk and some of the talks that they had leading up to that
00:09:21match in Belfast for, quote,
00:09:24awakening, reawakening, a killer instinct that was dominant for too long in Balor.
00:09:29And here's the kickout again by Punk.
00:09:32Yeah, and we were speaking a little earlier today, Cole, and you were asking me about what Finn Balor might
00:09:38have learned in that first match.
00:09:39And I think the entire demeanor of Balor when he entered here today, you can read it on his body.
00:09:45He is completely relaxed.
00:09:47Why?
00:09:47Because he proved in Belfast that he can hang at the very top level with a World Heavyweight Champion in
00:09:55this day and age.
00:09:56It's been a long time since he's proven that to himself.
00:09:59He is a completely different man.
00:10:00If there were any doubts in the head of Balor going into that match in Belfast, they've all disappeared today.
00:10:07And again, Wade, listen to how quiet it is right now inside the United Center.
00:10:11Balor doing what he promised to do, not allow this crowd into this match.
00:10:16And that fires up Balor more.
00:10:18And what does it do to the mindset of CM Punk?
00:10:20He expects a raucous atmosphere.
00:10:22Something goes deathly silent in here.
00:10:24Oh!
00:10:25That'll wake him up a bit as Punk delivers a heel kick to the face.
00:10:29Now, Balor's hungry as well, Wade.
00:10:31It's been 10 long years since Balor has held a world title.
00:10:35He was the inaugural Universal Champion.
00:10:37And remember, he only held that title for 24 hours.
00:10:41Yeah, and the butterfly effect of that incident you're talking about can be speculated about nonstop ad infinitum.
00:10:50Where would Finn Balor's career have gone over the last 10 years had he not been stripped of that championship
00:10:56because of the injury?
00:10:57Punk cover.
00:10:58And Balor kicks out.
00:11:03You expect this pace early on in the match?
00:11:06You know what?
00:11:07I thought Balor was going to come hot out of the block.
00:11:09You mentioned the age of Punk.
00:11:11He's no spring chicken, obviously.
00:11:13He is fighting against father time.
00:11:15And that is something as somebody like Finn Balor, who is renowned for his endurance, needs to use to his
00:11:21advantage.
00:11:22So if I was Balor, I personally want to pick up the pace here.
00:11:24Senior official Chad Patton working this World Heavyweight Championship match.
00:11:30Again, the winner will defend against the Royal Rumble winner, Roman Reigns.
00:11:35Seven weeks at WrestleMania.
00:11:37And here we go.
00:11:38This is exactly what I was talking about from Balor.
00:11:41He's not as big as CM Punk, but he's ready to throw fists in the early goings here.
00:11:45There was a technical start to the match, but that's got thrown out of the window now.
00:11:49Of course, Wade, the United Center, the home of the beloved NHL Blackhawks, Punk's favorite team.
00:11:55And does Punk want to turn this into a hockey fight tonight against Balor?
00:12:00I mean, you'll win by Punk or by Croc, but if it is a hockey fight, I think that probably
00:12:07favors CM Punk.
00:12:09He does have probably 25 pounds on Finn Balor.
00:12:12And now Punk, after delivering the elbow to the face of Balor...
00:12:22One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight...
00:12:28And look at Balor now.
00:12:29Nice switch by Finn.
00:12:31Drops Punk to the mat.
00:12:32They'll tweak something in his ribcage there.
00:12:34It was a nasty landing.
00:12:36And if he did, zero-zeroing in on it is Finn Balor.
00:12:41the sixth sense for an injury on an opponent's body and at this level with the world championship
00:12:48hanging in the balance that is a massive asset for the irishman can you imagine if balor wins
00:12:54tonight he turns mania upside down in a listen it's it's wrestlemania season anything can happen
00:13:00as balor now delivers a stop to punk weaken up the midsection for the coup de grace
00:13:07well finn balor is sick of being labeled an underachiever he does feel at times like
00:13:12management in a way lost faith in him when he had that injury 10 years ago as a brief world
00:13:18champion
00:13:19and this is one way to stick it up to management ripping away their dream matchup at wrestlemania
00:13:25between punk and roman reigns balor's got a five count here again working the rib cage
00:13:29that we kicked to cm punk great strategy here by balor not only slow punk down but as i mentioned
00:13:36before soften him up for your finishing blow yeah and here's why you know that initial tweak in the
00:13:40rib cage of punk was bad you do all you can to hide any form of weakness from your opponent
00:13:46punk was
00:13:46trying his best to he simply couldn't the tell was there immediately and balor is now all over that
00:13:52weakness like a rash yeah balor doing a great job physically wearing punk down this is the belief that
00:14:00is starting to grow in finn balor now and it's the belief that is starting to dissipate from this
00:14:05partisan crowd here in chicago punk has had a great career in chicago he won his intercontinental
00:14:11championship here when he beat william regal back in 2009 who would ever forget the great street
00:14:19fight with chris jericho here in chicago and how about 2011 wade the night that cm punk defeated john
00:14:26cina to win the championship and one of the most iconic moments in wwe history yeah blowing that kiss
00:14:33to john cina championship in hand as he left the arena one of the most iconic shots in wrestling history
00:14:40oh god abdominal stretch again working on the midsection of cm punk you see punk screaming in pain
00:14:46here a tap out by punk would give the title to balor yeah punk has a very high pain tolerance
00:14:52but barely
00:14:53barely able to conceal the sheer agony that he's in right now and balor attacking with abandon
00:15:02and i'm not sure balor has even got out of third gear at this point that's the scary part
00:15:11what a predicament here for the world heavyweight champion cm punk
00:15:21crowd trying to rally against punk who's got a bad taste in his mouth after last year's elimination
00:15:27chamber when he was in the chamber match and it was down to him and cina and a set rollins
00:15:31stomp
00:15:32handed the match to john cena bad taste from elimination chamber perhaps oh an even worse taste
00:15:39from last year's wrestlemania we all remember how that went down getting stabbed in the back by paul
00:15:45hayman that's why he's so desperate to get back to the showcase of the immortals and set the record
00:15:51straight this year in the main event yeah but punk has really turned things around not counting the
00:15:56night that rollins cashed in on punk at summer slam punk has not lost a one-on-one match since
00:16:02late
00:16:02spring of 20 25 and now balor taking the fight to punk for the world heavyweight championship
00:16:13the main event and wrestlemania hangs in the balance here tonight
00:16:27and it's just so easy for balor to knock the stopping out of punk here but punk resolute
00:16:41and punk trying to rally a bit here an elbow followed by a closed line well now suddenly he's got
00:16:47Finn reeling Finn reeling Finn Balor has been knocked for a loop by punk
00:16:51and punk now ratcheting up through the gears the belief is back here
00:16:56this match is physical as those great 1990s bulls teams here tonight
00:17:01and punk now back to his feet
00:17:05and he's got Finn in position for a gts fin though able to uh slide behind
00:17:10and now sending Finn out to the floor here comes cm punk
00:17:14punk now with a suicide die dropping balor right into our table
00:17:19yeah punk going high risk at the right time and the lower back of Finn Balor absorbing all of that
00:17:26abuse from our desk
00:17:28and this this is important for punk here it buys him a lot of time wade to try to recover
00:17:34from what's been a banged up midsection
00:17:35yeah i'm not sure time is gonna help that's one of those injuries that kind of gets worse and worse
00:17:40as the match goes on
00:17:42punk for my money needs to finish this and finish it quick
00:17:45that's why he sends balor back into the ring punk a proud man he doesn't want to take a count
00:17:49out win
00:17:49he wants to pin balor in his hometown here tonight
00:17:53cm punk top rope
00:17:55punk off the top rope with a flying clothesline
00:17:59cover now by punk to retain
00:18:01and a kick out if you're roman reigns right you're watching this match tonight
00:18:05who do you want to face at wrestlemania or does it matter i don't think roman reigns fears any man
00:18:11in this industry he wants all comers bring him on we'll make it as big as possible
00:18:18all he cares about is the face at wrestlemania or does it matter i don't think roman range fears
00:18:24any man in this industry he wants all comers bring him on we'll make it as big as possible
00:18:31all he cares about is the gold and that gold might be coming the way of cn punk right now
00:18:36looking for a gts baller now from behind fit baller who actually into the cover hook of the
00:18:41leg on punk and a kick out baller actually owns the victory over roman reigns and the not so
00:18:47distant past and of course we know the the history and the rivalry between punk and reigns well
00:18:52victories over roman reigns are a collector's item in this industry so if finn baller has some history
00:18:59with reigns and it's a positive history even more reason why finn needs to get the job done here
00:19:04tonight and punk dragging himself through his feet baller again working the midsection this has been
00:19:09a great strategy by baller well you take gifts when they arrive oh
00:19:15must be shot there to see him but you take gifts when they arrive in this game and whatever strategy
00:19:19finn had coming into the match immediately he had to pivot once punk uh-oh ribcage will wait off
00:19:25in a position finn baller trying to hang on punk look gonna hit the go to sleep here
00:19:31went for it baller rolls him up small packages and i'm gonna kick out by punk
00:19:37punk dips underneath there's that patented swinging neck breaker by punk cover to retain
00:19:42kick out at two by baller
00:19:47and punk just keeps finding answers i mean go back to summer slam last year with that epic matchup
00:19:53with gunther that looked completely unwinnable for about 98 percent of it punk just hung in there and
00:20:01hung in there and hung in there showed his toughness showed his resolve and got the dub in the end
00:20:06and it's it's been the story over the last month of course the win over braun breaker the win over
00:20:11finn baller the win over aj styles punk has been a fighting champion as we head into wrestlemania season
00:20:17but will his luck run out tonight
00:20:22both men in bad shape at this point in the matchup that's when you realize it is close to the
00:20:28death
00:20:28here perhaps
00:20:31both men must sense victory they know their opponent is a badly weakened state yeah punk now nice block
00:20:37baller was looking for a suplex there and punk drives him into the corner with a big four-off
00:20:48boxing the ears of baller
00:20:55punk again it's going to have to dig down deep to retain tonight
00:21:04trying his best to use that power advantage that has definitely been sacked from that rib injury
00:21:12and baller again going back to the midsection
00:21:15you don't change a winning formula in this game that's where all the success has come from for
00:21:20baller he's smart enough to know that oh god and punk collapsing it wisely the veteran trying to roll
00:21:25away but he's still in the drop zone ben baller from the top rope now has punk in his sights
00:21:32went for the coup de grace punk rolled out of harm's way and now punk with a bloody knee and
00:21:37i believe
00:21:37punk busted busted open to the mouth has baller his floor with a clothesline
00:21:43well that busted open mouth is the least of punk's worries that rib cage is where the real damage lies
00:21:49but it might be for nothing here if punk can connect on this
00:21:59oh yeah the elbow from punk but again the midsection giving in well that was exactly what takes the
00:22:06brunt of the landing for cm punk no cover no ability to pounce on a quick three count here it's
00:22:15in fact
00:22:15they slow three count and now baller to turn it into a pinning combination of his own
00:22:21and two and a half so much oh god sling blade by baller so much sapped out of cm punk
00:22:26at this point
00:22:27in the matchup baller's just a step quicker right now wade but it has to be
00:22:31and that blood coming from the mouth of punk
00:22:35baller senses victory he's got gold in his eyes now punk looks spent physically spent
00:22:47and punk though exploiting out of the corner just a veteran move by punk there taking a beat
00:22:54or was it desperate no it's taking a beat a beat to get his senses together no knowing full well
00:23:00phil finn was lining something up but what a battle we've got going on here and punk now oh hold
00:23:04on
00:23:04looking for the anaconda vice now on baller first with the sharpshooter now looking for the anaconda vice
00:23:09he's got it enough in baller now submission move center of the ring is baller going to tap now to
00:23:14the vice you're like a long away from the ropes here that hand is nowhere near that hand is looking
00:23:20like it's going to tap out baller trying to hang on and baller able to roll through turns it into
00:23:26a
00:23:26pinning combination of his own and a kick out by punk
00:23:33that's something baller learned from their battle back in belfast last month how to counter the
00:23:38anaconda vice we have to be merciless at this level forget that you are fighting a human being
00:23:44here this is your mortal enemy right now finn
00:23:49final lift punk up and down goes punk now he's in position this could be baller's opportunity to
00:23:54alter the entire landscape of wrestlemania balor from the top rope into a coup de grace he connects
00:24:02to the bad ribs of punk cover by balor hooks the leg punk survives
00:24:11and now what does balor do wade oh what a gutsy kick out from cm punk the cogs are now
00:24:18whirring in the
00:24:19mind of finn baller who thought he was home and dry balor just hit his death blow and punk survived
00:24:37finn baller stare wait wait a minute we mentioned that jd and dom are here do you think well
00:24:42again he promised to do it on his own maybe a thought ran through his head momentarily
00:24:47clearly torn at that point no sign of the reinforcements as of yet oh wait up and punk now
00:24:54powering finn baller up into a position for the go to sleep go to sleep to the face but power
00:25:02was driven out of the ring with his momentum and punk now realizes that the wind may have slipped
00:25:11away well that complete indecision momentarily from finn power opened a tiny window a tiny window
00:25:19that the world heavyweight champ cm punk was happy to kick through unfortunately he kicked through a
00:25:28little too hard and no chance of a cover but there may be a count out here count of five
00:25:33now and again
00:25:34i told you punk does not want to count out victory he wants a decisive win heading into wrestlemania and
00:25:41baller with a sling blade and that's a heavy heavy landing on the outside of the ring those are thin
00:25:47pads over concrete here the ribs of cm punk absorbing all of that impact
00:25:57and baller now shades of a decade ago this time he drives punk to a barricade
00:26:05is this his moment laser focused on the gold laser focused on the broken body of cm punk
00:26:12now laser focused on getting him back in the ring and getting the three count tossing the dead carcass of
00:26:19punk back into the ring finn baller could be closing in on the world emby way title though punk
00:26:26left it to go to sleep again baller with another swing play again baller a step quicker in this match
00:26:33right now cm punk is swinging at whatever he can and he's missing and it's all in the corner now
00:26:40of
00:26:41finn baller and once again in that drop zone take two is cm punk survived once will he survive a
00:26:48second
00:26:48time baller from the top rope but for the coup de grace punk got it shut up and he turns
00:26:54it now
00:26:54punk turns it around into a into a sharpshooter he's trying he's got it the sharpshooter's in
00:27:09remember the sharpshooter in chicago many many years ago in wrestlemania cm punk now with a sharpshooter
00:27:16locked into the baller oh god all of the agony on the lower back of baller baller managing somehow
00:27:22to break that hole man that was a great counter by punk incredible instinctive move there catching a
00:27:29flying finn baller almost getting the victory now puck we're going to step through again
00:27:36baller again playing defense here what a physical battle between these two
00:27:44with the world heavyweight championships on the line in wrestlemania season you are going to war for
00:27:50it it is worth it that's how big this prize is remember roman reigns will be live in indian atlas
00:27:57monday night on raw to confront the winner of this match will it be punk will it be baller to
00:28:03face
00:28:03reigns at wrestlemania will either of these two men be capable of going to roar at this rate
00:28:09bloody battered and broken but refusing to die off with baller up on his shoulders
00:28:16c.m. punk go to sleep gts cover punk the main event wrestlemania here is your winner and still world
00:28:33heavyweight champion
00:28:36c.m. punk their first face-to-face on monday night raw was explosive
00:28:46we can only imagine what's in store in 48 hours
00:28:53when punk and reigns come face to face again
00:28:58because wade the stage is set for one of the biggest main events in the history of wrestlemania
00:29:05seven weeks 49 sleeps away from c.m. punk and roman reigns for the world heavyweight title
00:29:18and this is how we got there finn baller connecting with that coup de grace but somehow c.m. punk
00:29:27refusing to be denied in that moment
00:29:30a broken c.m. punk still having the belief and then connecting with a gts that blasted palace so hard
00:29:41he rolled all the way out of the ring
00:29:44but followed it up with this through our security barrier and now laser focused on that goal this is what
00:29:52finn
00:29:52came for came for but one mistake and that was all c.m. punk needed to hoist him up for
00:29:58another gts this time a fortuitous landing for the champ
00:30:33but three counts later
00:30:42so
00:30:47so
00:30:49Oh, I can't follow me
00:30:53Only you can set me free
00:31:21I mean, what a show of respect from a true warrior in Finn Balor
00:31:26Who over the past couple of months has really earned the respect of CM Punk
00:31:32Respectful in defeat, Magnanimous in victory
00:31:35And now a double celebration from a couple of champs
00:31:40What a night it has been for CM Punk
00:31:43And the new women's intercontinental champ AJ Lee
00:31:48Yeah, a case can be made as the new power couple of WWE
00:31:54What a night in Chicago
00:31:57The adopted hometown of AJ Lee
00:31:59The hometown, of course, of CM Punk
00:32:02And now we turn our attention to Las Vegas
00:32:07And WrestleMania
00:32:08CM Punk versus Roman Reigns
00:32:16I think the world has been begging for that matchup for years and years
00:32:21But we are now there
00:32:23Cole cannot wait seven weeks time in Vegas
00:32:26It is going to be gangbusters at WrestleMania
00:32:30And Wade, you and I are going to have the opportunity
00:32:33To sit at ringside in seven weeks
00:32:36And call two of the greatest of this generation
00:32:40Maybe two of the greatest of all time
00:32:43This match is personal
00:32:44It is a grudge match for these two
00:32:47And it is about the World Heavyweight Championship
00:32:51And many celebrities enjoying this night tonight
00:32:55Including UFC fighter Michael Chandler
00:32:58From the lightweight division
00:33:02Giannis is here
00:33:04Two-time NBA MVP
00:33:06Current board for the Milwaukee Bucks
00:33:08Please, Giannis
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00:33:10Please come to the Garden
00:33:12Please, please, please
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00:33:37The grab-and-go can
00:33:38Built to power up
00:33:40Your main event
00:33:43Well, this is the elimination chamber match
00:33:48On the women's side of things earlier tonight
00:33:50Raquel Rodriguez with a standout performance
00:33:54And a car crash it was from here
00:33:57Tiffany Stratton
00:33:58Double-teaming
00:33:59Big Mammy
00:34:00Cool
00:34:00Raquel down for the count here
00:34:02And then there were two
00:34:04But Rhea Ripley
00:34:05Not to be denied
00:34:07Denying that moonsault
00:34:08And then nailing one
00:34:10Riptide
00:34:10To book her spot
00:34:12At WrestleMania
00:34:13And a showdown
00:34:14With the WWE Women's Champ
00:34:16The Storm
00:34:17Jade Cargill
00:34:19The Storm
00:34:19Is coming to Vegas
00:34:20It is set for WrestleMania
00:34:24Two of the most powerful women
00:34:26In WWE today
00:34:28Jade Cargill
00:34:29Defending the WWE Women's Championship
00:34:32Against Rhea Ripley
00:34:36Well, you know, the sold-out crowd tonight
00:34:41Has a very special rally towel
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00:34:49To celebrate WWE's return to the United Center
00:34:52And Punk's gracing to the WWE 2K26 cover
00:34:55Which becomes available to play on Early Access
00:34:58March 6th
00:35:04You know, there's always a backlash to WrestleMania
00:35:08Well, backlash is coming
00:35:09To Benchmark International Arena
00:35:12In Tampa, Florida
00:35:13On Saturday, May 9th
00:35:16Tickets are on sale now
00:35:18Via Ticketmaster
00:35:23Ladies and gentlemen
00:35:24We are proud to announce tonight's
00:35:27WWE's attendance record
00:35:29Here at the United Center
00:35:3119,346
00:35:35Thank you, Chicago
00:35:48Well, Wade, you know
00:35:50The box is here
00:35:51You know, that surprise box
00:35:52It's been everywhere
00:35:53I think we're going to find out right now
00:35:55What's actually in the thing
00:35:57Okay, I think
00:35:59It's a major award
00:36:01Please
00:36:03Saw at the back of the box earlier
00:36:05It said, for a G lane
00:36:07Oh, will you stop
00:36:07It must be Italian
00:36:08Just stop
00:36:10Should have asked Joe Tess
00:36:11What's in that
00:36:23Is that
00:36:25Is that
00:36:26A coffee
00:36:28A coffee
00:36:53You are
00:36:55Cursed
00:36:59Cursed
00:37:00Cursed
00:37:57Oh boy.
00:38:05Yeah, Dan, how does it just give me teeth?
00:38:08Yeah, you're at that age now.
00:38:10It's your first set of dentures, Michael Cole.
00:38:13Congratulations.
00:38:51Wade, what the hell was that?
00:38:54Well, I know that Dan Housen is a little off kilter, but these teeth aren't even clean.
00:38:59They've got bits of parsley in them.
00:39:00Are they, do you think they're real?
00:39:05Well, God, I somehow need to recover from that because coming up next, it is our main event.
00:39:14Who's going to go to WrestleMania to face Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship?
00:39:21The Chamber Match is next.
00:39:39Let me talk to you.
00:39:41Life inside the ring can be a grind.
00:39:43So outside the ring, we like to let loose.
00:39:48Like Karen into a drum solo.
00:39:50Or going full throttle with the EST.
00:39:55Oh, yeah!
00:39:58And living it up in retirement, that's a gimme.
00:40:02Don't you mean it's a snap?
00:40:05Snap into a Slim Jim.
00:40:07Yeah!
00:40:09Yeah!
00:41:10WrestleMania 42, the two-night extravaganza from Las Vegas.
00:41:14Night one is Saturday, April 18th, starting at 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. on the West Coast.
00:41:20And just in, the first hour will be live on ESPN2, as well as full coverage on ESPN Unlimited on
00:41:28the app.
00:41:28And then the following night, Sunday, April 19th, same start time, 6 Eastern, 3 on the West Coast.
00:41:35The first hour will be live on ESPN proper.
00:41:40And then, of course, the full event will be on the ESPN app with ESPN Unlimited.
00:41:45WrestleMania for the first time ever on ESPN.
00:41:48And speaking of WrestleMania, WWE World is returning to Las Vegas.
00:41:54April 16th to the 20th is the ultimate WrestleMania week destination.
00:41:58Let's light it up, Chicago.
00:42:00AJ Lee and the best in the world, CM Punk, are officially joining the stacked lineup.
00:42:04Photo and autograph opportunities will go on sale this Friday, March 6th, and we'll go fast.
00:42:09So be sure to get your admission tickets in advance at www.world.com.
00:42:13You don't want to miss this.
00:42:19Immediately following our upcoming main event, it is the Elimination Chamber Post Show.
00:42:26Hosted by Joe Tessa, a wide array of guests as we set the stage for WrestleMania.
00:42:32You know, Wheatley American Vodka and WWE are proud to be joined tonight by Petty Officer First Class Mary Lago
00:42:42from the USO
00:42:43and the United States Navy here in Illinois.
00:42:46Wheatley raises a glass to Petty Officer First Class Mary Lago and all retired and active members of the U
00:42:52.S. military.
00:42:53For everything you're doing this weekend and for your...
00:43:06The following is the men's Elimination Chamber Match!
00:43:13Two superstars start in the ring.
00:43:18Four superstars in individual pods.
00:43:21A random pod door opens at regularly scheduled intervals until all pods are empty.
00:43:30Superstars are eliminated by pinfall or submission.
00:43:35The last superstar standing will be declared the winner
00:43:40and go on to challenge the undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 42!
00:43:54Thank you!
00:43:59Thank you!
00:44:14Thank you!
00:44:15toss it toent!
00:44:18Tent!
00:44:20Tent!
00:44:22Tent!
00:44:24Tent!
00:44:28Tent!
00:44:51Introducing first, from Columbia, South Carolina,
00:44:56playing at 240 pounds, Trey Williams!
00:45:04The man who was taken Friday night's SmackDown by storm.
00:45:09He beat Carmelo Hayes and Damian Priest,
00:45:11who qualified for the Elimination Chamber match.
00:45:15And Trey Williams' weight has had some success here in Chicago.
00:45:18He beat Ethan Page for the NXT Championship back in 2024
00:45:24when CM Puck was a special guest referee.
00:45:27Yeah, there's a whole lot of strength to Trey Williams,
00:45:31but the biggest strength of all for him has to be this innate confidence.
00:45:36There is no stage too big.
00:45:39There is no spotlight too bright.
00:45:41What a moment it would be for Trey Williams to buck his ticket for Mania.
00:46:06The man does not look intimidated at all.
00:46:16Yeah, this isn't normal.
00:46:23Quite the aura surrounding this young man.
00:46:32Just oozing confidence.
00:46:40It looks like a man that has done this dance ten times before.
00:46:46Completely nothing phasing Trey Williams.
00:46:49That is a guy destined for the very top.
00:46:52But how soon is that top coming for Trey Williams?
00:46:56He will be locked inside a pod.
00:47:12First time ever testing out the Elimination Chamber.
00:47:41Next, from Los Angeles, California.
00:47:45Weighed in at 240 pounds.
00:47:49L.A. Knight!
00:47:52The sentimental favorite here tonight.
00:47:55L.A. Knight enters the chamber for the second time in his career.
00:47:59He knocked off the Visions Austin Theory and Penta
00:48:01to qualify for this match tonight.
00:48:04And you think Trey Williams has confidence.
00:48:06What about L.A. Knight?
00:48:07Oh, man, what an energy battle that is between these two from this crowd.
00:48:13The roof lifted off when Trick Willie entered.
00:48:16And it might have now gone off to orbit
00:48:20because the megastar is here in Chicago
00:48:23and he's looking to take it all.
00:48:29Knight will be locked in a pod
00:48:32to start this match.
00:48:34Yeah, and these are the entrances you really want to be a part of.
00:48:38These first four
00:48:39because, you know, from there
00:48:40you've at least got the jump
00:48:43on the two guys who are going to start this thing.
00:48:46Did you ever start the chamber match?
00:48:47Yes, I did.
00:48:48Guess what?
00:48:49I didn't win.
00:48:50I also was in a pod once
00:48:52and I still didn't win.
00:48:54Story of your career.
00:48:55Yeah!
00:48:56Yeah!
00:48:57Yeah!
00:48:57Yeah!
00:48:58Yeah!
00:48:59Yeah!
00:48:59Yeah!
00:49:18I'm going to beat you right here.
00:49:20I'm going to beat you right here.
00:49:26You know the best?
00:49:52How do we get one of those set on our table out here?
00:49:55Still trying to figure that ball out.
00:50:02Next, accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer
00:50:07The Oracle, Paul Heyman
00:50:09and Austin Peary
00:50:11from Dorado, Puerto Rico
00:50:14by way of Cleveland, Ohio
00:50:17playing in at 220 pounds
00:50:21The Maverick, Logan Paul!
00:50:25A lot to break down here.
00:50:27First off, last night on Friday Night SmackDown
00:50:29Jay Uso, who was supposed to be in this spot in the chamber
00:50:33was attacked by an unknown assailant
00:50:35not medically cleared to be a part of this tonight.
00:50:38So, General Manager Nick Aldis made a match for the main event, Logan Paul vs. Jacob Batu.
00:50:44The winner would qualify tonight.
00:50:47Well, there was some shenanigans that masked man
00:51:08And then later on in the match, Drew McIntyre would once again stick his nose where it didn't belong
00:51:14obviously concerned that he'd have to face Jacob Batu at WrestleMania.
00:51:18What does he do?
00:51:19He takes out Batu. He hands the match to Logan Paul.
00:51:23Yeah, and I saw Gia and Nick Aldis last night.
00:51:25He was bursting with rage with Drew's hands and he said there will be severe consequences coming the way of
00:51:31the WWE champ.
00:51:44But Logan Paul, he's got experience inside the chamber.
00:51:48This is the third straight year he's been a part of this matchup.
00:51:52He's been a part of the chamber inside the ring for nearly an hour overall.
00:51:58Yeah, 24 hours ago he had no idea he was going to be competing in this match.
00:52:03Not only is he competing in it, he's also in a pod that's an advantageous position to be in.
00:52:20We now know the final man in the pod in the chamber and we know the two men will start.
00:52:31Next, from Satan.
00:52:50You know Wade, Randy Orton sets a record tonight entering his 10th elimination chamber match in his career.
00:53:01He won one back in 2014 when he retained the world championship.
00:53:07He has eight career eliminations, second all time.
00:53:10And listen to this.
00:53:12If Randy Orton lasts more than four minutes in this match,
00:53:14he will shatter John Cena's record for the most time ever spent in elimination chamber matches in their career.
00:53:22Yeah, that is a true veteran, very little throws the Viper off his game at this point, although I will
00:53:31mention that in recent weeks on SmackDown, Randy Orton has had numerous problems with a certain Alistair Black.
00:53:38Now Alistair Black has been trying to get into the head of the Viper, implying that Randy now lacks the
00:53:45killer instinct at this point in his career to put down a longtime friend such as a Cody Rhodes,
00:53:51who is also going to be in this match with the Viper, who is also going to be in this
00:53:55match with the Viper, will be very interesting if those two are in the ring at the same point at
00:53:59some time in this match.
00:54:01Randy Orton has had quite the history in Chicago.
00:54:03Back in 2010, he won the WWE Championship here, won the World Heavyweight title here in Chicago back in 2007,
00:54:13as Mr. Heyman stares at us here.
00:54:15There's a you, there's a you, I don't offend Mr. Heyman, you regularly do.
00:54:20Austin Theory out here as well.
00:54:23And remember, the vision has fallen on hard times as of late.
00:54:26Braun Breaker, of course, out of action after surgery, and Roxxon Reed needs surgery as well for a torn biceps.
00:54:34Fortune's perhaps now turning around thanks to Logan's qualification, decimated by some bad luck.
00:54:41That will all change tonight if Logan is victorious, but the Viper now staring down the newcomer, Trey Williams.
00:54:48They've had some issues over on SmackDown these past several weeks.
00:54:52Of course, Clash did Saturday night's main event a few weeks ago, too, in that four-way.
00:55:02You mentioned it.
00:55:04There's been a lot of question, and it's irked Randy Orton to no end.
00:55:10This deep into his career, is the Viper still the apex predator?
00:55:16Does he still have the killer instinct when needed?
00:55:22You know, Wade, when you're here a long time, complacency starts to creep in.
00:55:29But Randy Orton has a goal, right?
00:55:31He's a 14-time world champion.
00:55:34He's within striking distance of John Cena's record 17 titles.
00:55:40He's tied with Triple H, the third most of all time.
00:55:44And that is what drives Orton this late in his career.
00:55:47Yeah, there's no slowing down either for the Viper.
00:55:50That is a man who has consistently said he wants the last 10 more years here in WWE.
00:55:57And you have to think, with that kind of timeline,
00:56:00Randy Orton absolutely has it in his power
00:56:02to be the number one world championship winner in history.
00:56:22Randy Orton taking his sweet time.
00:56:29Make him wait.
00:56:36Oh, I thought that was Panthausen for a second.
00:56:39Ha, ha, ha.
00:56:45Yo, boys.
00:56:47Bouncy.
00:56:49Bouncy.
00:56:50Bouncy.
00:56:51Bouncy.
00:56:54Bouncy.
00:56:55Bouncy.
00:56:56Bouncy.
00:56:57Bouncy.
00:56:58Bouncy.
00:56:58Bouncy.
00:56:59Bouncy.
00:57:00Bouncy.
00:57:01I'm nervous.
00:57:01I'm nervous.
00:57:02The bouncy wave.
00:57:05The young blood, the young gin is here.
00:57:08Oh, boy, oh, boy, does he make me feel old.
00:57:12Taking his way to the ring from Greensboro, North Carolina.
00:57:16Leg in at 195 pounds.
00:57:20Come on.
00:57:22A more jarring difference in experience between two competitors to kick this whole thing off.
00:57:27still wet behind the ears is javon evans but ready to shock the world here
00:57:32what a tall task against somebody like cody rhodes who's done it all quickly into the cover
00:57:38on evans and a kick out cody would be a right to ground javon evans in the early going here
00:57:44yeah do not let go of javon evans if you're cody rhodes knowing full well the speed of javon
00:57:50evans the fact that he can attack from any angle roll up and a kick out by cody anyone who
00:57:55studied
00:57:55javon evans knows it is the hardest thing in the world to keep this man grounded
00:58:02again we have company at ringside the oracle of the vision paul heyman out here watching uh
00:58:09his charge logan paul compete austin theory out here as well elusive there once again javon
00:58:16evans and cody getting caught a little cold in the early goings here yeah nice hurricane rana
00:58:20for javon evans and talking about getting bouncy sends roads across the ring now here's the
00:58:25problem with javon evans he's hard to uh defend against and here's the cover off the knee
00:58:31and cody kicks out yeah no angle is off limits for javon evans he is so resourceful he is so
00:58:38creative he's so unorthodox he throws the kind of moves at you that this industry has not seen before
00:58:45guys like cody are simply not used to it despite all their experience and the youthful exuberance
00:58:52of javon evans always with a smile on his face understands how huge this is
00:58:57how exuberant are you now youngin and cody roads who has uh shown over the past number of months that
00:59:06he does have that killer instinct he'll do what he has to do
00:59:10all you gotta do is look back at that qualifying match a few weeks ago cody doing what he had
00:59:16to do
00:59:16to advance javon evans welcome to the real world of wwe at the very top level it's as inhumane and
00:59:27barbaric as it gets you want to make it to wrestlemania you want to compete for the biggest prizes
00:59:32this is what you have to deal with but it only gets harsher from here an emotional roller coaster
00:59:39during wrestlemania season 49 nights away from a start in las vegas and cody now with the collision
00:59:48takes down evans cover again by roads and roads is i would say desperate tonight yes and will that
00:59:56come out in the way that he works this match i mean it couldn't have started any worse for cody
01:00:01roads the fact that he did not draw one of the pods and he didn't get to rest while the
01:00:05other
01:00:05guys beat themselves up but that isn't going to dawn cody cody's had to win things the hard way
01:00:10plenty of times before he's a guy who always bets on himself and he usually ends up with a winning
01:00:16hand but at some point his doubts start to creep in i mean it's the early goings here ask me
01:00:23again in
01:00:24the deep waters i'm just talking about if cody is still in i'm just talking about in general over
01:00:28the past couple of months of everything cody's been through he's been stopped and thwarted at
01:00:32every turn every opportunity to get to wrestlemania and now evans and roads will have to battle a
01:00:40third superstar who will enter the chamber
01:00:52trip williams time for this elimination chamber to get a little flavor
01:01:01and now williams turns his attention to a man he's had some history with
01:01:05javon evans they know each other incredibly well from their time at nxt which was not very long
01:01:12ago just several months ago both rocking horns there oh trick williams
01:01:27who's used to it and knows all about it can't do anything about it and now trick sending javon off
01:01:36the ropes and javon caught him with a kick not sure he got all of it but it was effective
01:01:41simply dropped trick williams for something more devastating weighed up
01:01:47oh a look for the og cutter and he was intercepted well that's a killer move for javon evans but
01:01:53too fresh was trick will he too powerful managing to block oh god oh god that shot just drops evans
01:02:06again you're in there with a veteran cody roads you can't be trash talking it's going to get you in
01:02:11trouble oh god that trick slap across the jaw javon evans completely rocking the youngin
01:02:19and he might be toast here completely groggy again the cyclone boot from
01:02:26trick williams dropping cody roads
01:02:38look at javon evans now off the second rope caught by trick now trick with a double choke slam
01:02:44cover now on roads cody gets the shoulder up cover now on evans evans able to kick out
01:02:51may have been a little tribute to our friend at nxt booker t a little double bookend right there
01:02:57taking both opponents down you know way we talked about this a few weeks ago the fact that there's
01:03:02so many similarities between trick williams and booker t the way they move in the ring their move set
01:03:07their their size yeah no doubt about it i'll tell you what right now if you are gonna have a
01:03:12mentor
01:03:13in this game why not the five time wcw champion sucker oh and by the way two time wwe hall
01:03:23of fame of
01:03:24booker t hey wait shh trick's talking my back
01:03:29talk smack just like booker t too and now cody roads
01:03:34gonna turn the tables
01:03:37driven into the chain link evans caught cody with a kick
01:03:41now a chop of evans again
01:03:45and evans fired up
01:03:49the fourth man to enter the chamber on his way in 10 seconds
01:04:05rogan paul of the vision
01:04:08the visions won hope for a major wrestle mania moment after they got decimated
01:04:14with bad luck and injuries and clearly made a ton of enemies in the process
01:04:19their reign of terror over on smackdown
01:04:23and cody rhodes and javon evans and trick williams
01:04:27three on one against logan paul want to take out logan
01:04:31as they say they're driving him through the pod
01:04:33and out the other side
01:04:36people just do not like the maverick do they
01:04:39is it jealousy or is it the arrogance of logan paul that sets people out
01:04:43i think it's just that revision and all of it
01:04:50and now javon evans over the top taking out cody and trick williams
01:04:54not the way that logan paul wanted to start this night
01:04:58so the whole aim of logan paul was to
01:05:01instill a little more belief of prestige
01:05:04back in the vision get him back on track
01:05:06well this couldn't have started any worse
01:05:09for the man who only qualified 24 hours ago
01:05:11and yeah logan's only in this because jay usa was taken out by an unknown attacker
01:05:16oh and there's that tornado splash by javon evans cover now
01:05:21and a kick out by trick
01:05:24just a joy to watch javon evans do his thing
01:05:28that tornado kick right to the back of the head
01:05:30and trick williams almost getting the job done there
01:05:32and things have gone south for trick williams in a hurry
01:05:35now cody rhodes who started this match with javon evans goes back on the attack
01:05:42staring up at the wrestlemania sign
01:05:45staring up at the wrestlemania sign
01:05:47clearly a little out of breath right now as cody rhodes
01:05:50he's taking a real beating so far in this one
01:05:52he just needs to look over his shoulder and see
01:05:54a fresh man in randy orton and a fresh man
01:05:57in la night waiting to get into this thing
01:06:00it's going to be a long night for cody
01:06:02if he can pull this off oh he better dig down deep
01:06:04because his last chance at a title opportunity at wrestlemania
01:06:07hangs in the balance here
01:06:08that's what you call must win for qb1
01:06:12cody sent across the ring
01:06:14javon evans now launched out over to the
01:06:16and hard padding
01:06:19and now logan paul there's that slingshot
01:06:21lariat by logan
01:06:24that is a thing of beauty
01:06:25and i don't care what you think about logan paul
01:06:28and his antics and everything else
01:06:29he is one hell of an athlete
01:06:31he has taken a wwe like
01:06:33no one else in such a short amount of time
01:06:36yeah does paul hayman make mistakes
01:06:38when he acquires a talent for his group
01:06:40for the vision
01:06:42he has undoubtedly succeeded historically
01:06:46and he's doing it again with logan paul
01:06:48as much as i don't want to admit it
01:06:49i don't think paul hayman's ever made a mistake
01:06:51when it comes to talent
01:06:53you saw him walk out here with brock lesnar
01:06:55on monday night raw right
01:06:56and brock issued an open challenge
01:06:58for wrestlemania
01:07:00once in a lifetime athlete
01:07:03but he may have another one on his hands
01:07:05in logan paul
01:07:06who will enter number five
01:07:08again number five
01:07:10more wins than any other number in the history
01:07:12of the chamber
01:07:134-3-2-1
01:07:20l-a-knight
01:07:22yeah
01:07:23my loins are a tingling
01:07:26and logan paul's made
01:07:27of the chamber
01:07:294-3-2-1
01:07:36l-a-knight
01:07:38yeah
01:07:39my loins are a tingling
01:07:41and logan paul's may be too
01:07:44yeah and quite the history
01:07:45between
01:07:45l-a-knight and logan paul
01:07:48the vision in general
01:07:49have made l-a-knight's life
01:07:51hell
01:07:51of smackdown
01:07:53oh this dates back to summer slam
01:07:54a couple of years ago
01:07:55with
01:07:55l-a-knight beat logan paul
01:07:57for the united states championship
01:07:59oh man he turned cody inside out
01:08:01let's not forget that
01:08:02logan paul and bronson reed
01:08:05smashed the body
01:08:06of l-a-knight just before christmas
01:08:09yeah tsunami threw a car
01:08:11there's the neck breaker
01:08:13by l-a-knight
01:08:14and l-a-knight only has eyes
01:08:16for logan paul right now
01:08:20gotta be careful how many enemies
01:08:22you make at this level
01:08:24especially when they're all thrown into one match together
01:08:26you see the wealth building on the back
01:08:28of logan paul
01:08:29sure
01:08:30i'm pretty sure that was when he got drove through one of those pods
01:08:33as soon as he entered the match
01:08:34well he's not careful he may be driven through another pod
01:08:41oh
01:08:42no eliminations yet in this match
01:08:45logan paul living dangerously here
01:08:47but managing to somehow negotiate his way
01:08:50away from the boots
01:08:51of l-a-knight
01:08:53what is he cooking up here
01:08:54now logan paul is
01:08:55not one to shy away from risks
01:08:58there's no escape line in that cage
01:09:00there's a locked roof on the top there
01:09:03however
01:09:03hello hello logan turn around
01:09:05javon evans scaling the
01:09:07the chamber as well
01:09:08both men now
01:09:10up on top of the pod
01:09:11dangerous situation
01:09:13l-a-knight now
01:09:14scaling the chamber on the other side
01:09:16one thing i know in situations like this
01:09:19gravity always wins in the end
01:09:22somebody is gonna have a rough rough landing
01:09:24ask austin theory about that
01:09:26who's standing right in front of us
01:09:27he came off the top of the pad courtesy of block lesnar
01:09:29and now logan paul
01:09:32sent in to cody and trick
01:09:33just a human missile
01:09:36launched by l-a-knight and javon evans
01:09:39to devastating effect
01:09:41and then there were two
01:09:42and now evans and l-a-knight battle high above the ring
01:09:47precarious situation for these two
01:09:53on the pod
01:09:55and even delivering that move
01:09:58it took a lot out of l-a-knight
01:10:00right on the steel
01:10:01this is logan paul taking out trick willie
01:10:03and cody was it
01:10:05here's that bft
01:10:07both men landing hard
01:10:08on the top of that steel
01:10:10that was indeed blunt force trauma
01:10:14randy orton enters this match
01:10:16for the 10th time in his career
01:10:18in less than 10 seconds
01:10:21and i think the complexion's about to change
01:10:26the steely eyes
01:10:28of the viper
01:10:30jeffoli the favorite for every match he's ever in
01:10:34even more so when the deck is stuck in his favor
01:10:37in the final pod
01:10:41physical clotheslines
01:10:42there's orton's patented power slam
01:10:48now logan paul runs into one as well
01:10:51just looking at his superlative best
01:10:55tonight just hasn't been going logan's way has it
01:11:00and now randy sends trick williams out to that
01:11:03heavily padded steel and now logan paul
01:11:07launched into trick williams it's been all orton
01:11:09poor trick williams has taken out a lot of bodies
01:11:12getting thrown his way
01:11:14going to eat every single collision going down in a heap
01:11:19and that is right where randy orton likes his prey
01:11:23all six men still surviving
01:11:25randy orton now
01:11:30vintage art with a drapey dd tease
01:11:33and it looks like paul hayman's soul just left his body
01:11:37he knows what's coming next
01:11:50randy's going to that place wave
01:11:52where he hears voices in his head
01:11:59l.a. knight
01:12:00went for the rko ditto
01:12:02knight counters
01:12:03with a ddt
01:12:05and you have to pounce on randy orton when you get the chance
01:12:08it may have been smart to let randy execute an rko
01:12:11on logan paul
01:12:12pin logan paul
01:12:13get rid of logan paul
01:12:14but l.a. knight knew his chance to drop the viper was there
01:12:18and he went for it
01:12:19bodies are everywhere
01:12:24javon evans
01:12:26is finally coming to on the top of the pod
01:12:29following the pft by l.a. knight
01:12:32and look who's lying on the ground in the drop zone
01:12:40what the hell is javon evans going to do here
01:12:42frog splash for the pod
01:12:46busted his own ribs in the process
01:12:48let's wait up
01:12:49rogan paul now
01:12:50here it is
01:12:51paul mariser
01:12:52paul mariser
01:12:53logan eliminates evans
01:13:02and for all the physical abuse paul took in this matchup
01:13:07he gains the first elimination
01:13:09there's a bitter taste of reality for javon evans
01:13:13overextended himself without frog splashing in
01:13:15no a predator
01:13:18like logan paul was just waiting to pounce
01:13:21again sometimes that youthful exuberance you get a bit carried away
01:13:25that's the only way you learn lessons in this game by making a mistake like that
01:13:29javon evans
01:13:30nice performance he'll be back
01:13:33cody now sent across the ring by logan cody with a kick to paul
01:13:38l.a. knight now with cody up on his shoulders now goes roads
01:13:44cover now by knight
01:13:47rod
01:13:50kick out at two great job by our official in this matchup rod zapata
01:13:54making sure he was in perfect position
01:13:56microscopic level eyes there from rod zapata shoulders slightly open
01:14:02unforced error there from the megastar which is likely to be increasingly common in this kind
01:14:08of brutal match
01:14:11and now it's randy orton
01:14:14every man for himself inside the chamber
01:14:20and allton just looks so so fresh that's how valuable being in that final pod is
01:14:26a bunch of broken bodies surrounding throwing very little in the way
01:14:30of randy
01:14:33knight into the corner
01:14:35big boot stops randy in his tracks
01:14:42what does knight do here
01:14:44he goes up top
01:14:46he asks the world whose game is this
01:14:50and they reply
01:14:58oh no critical error perhaps by l.a. knight
01:15:01he tripped coming off the top rope
01:15:03got caught up in it all
01:15:05may have hurt himself
01:15:07roll up by trick
01:15:08and l.a. kicks out man what a crucial error
01:15:11yeah once again is this chamber
01:15:13once you've taken that steel a couple of times
01:15:15your body doesn't work the way it's supposed to do
01:15:18but that's the high risk
01:15:22trying to pounce on that cover but somehow trick williams bouncing out of the ring
01:15:26oh and a low blow by logan paul completely legal in this match
01:15:32and paul with another elimination
01:15:36l.a. knight has been eliminated
01:15:39logan paul eliminates l.a. knight and javon evans
01:15:44so the referee did not like that at all
01:15:46but very little the referee can do as cheap as it gets
01:15:49a low blow followed by a handful of tights
01:15:52and logan paul starting to make a major mark
01:15:56on this elimination chamber match
01:15:58four men remain logan and cody
01:16:00tricking randy
01:16:03so the entire field basically attacked logan paul the second they got the chance
01:16:07the problem is he rode that out
01:16:10and they may have burned themselves out in the process
01:16:13and now logan paul it's his to win
01:16:15and look at the smile on the face of paul hayman here at ringside
01:16:18as he looks on at the performance that logan paul
01:16:21has had so far in the chamber
01:16:23well the tides are starting to turn for the vision
01:16:26although right there is classic randy orton
01:16:29well somebody who knows every dirty trick in the book is randy orton
01:16:35logan with a kick right to the midsection of randy
01:16:38see randy trash talking
01:16:40there you go one of the biggest punches in the game right now
01:16:43he's got that titanium loaded right hand
01:16:46trick slap
01:16:47oh and he caught him
01:16:53and now trick exposing the knee
01:16:57went for the trick shot logan paul
01:16:59dumped out of harm's way
01:17:01trick dropped
01:17:02cody rhodes now
01:17:07cross rhodes
01:17:10logan paul
01:17:11sends cody into the post
01:17:13he wants to steal the paint
01:17:14cover now on williams
01:17:16a third elimination
01:17:17by logan paul
01:17:19is paul going to run the table
01:17:21williams has been eliminated
01:17:22well we are halfway through the match
01:17:26and the undeniable mvp so far
01:17:30is logan paul
01:17:32i don't care how he did it
01:17:35logan paul has eliminated
01:17:37williams
01:17:39knight
01:17:40and evans
01:17:44but
01:17:45crucially
01:17:46there's still two more to eliminate
01:17:50and they may be the biggest names in the entire match
01:17:54probably the two favorites from the word go
01:17:58cody rhodes
01:17:58oh my god who the hell
01:18:00that
01:18:02that match guy's back
01:18:03how is he going
01:18:05i mean i'm presuming this is not the same individual from last night
01:18:09well did we end this whole thing last night is this another copycat
01:18:13i don't know
01:18:14i've got confirmation what the hell was going on last night but thankfully grabbing this guy
01:18:18getting the hell out of here
01:18:20and the security
01:18:21hats off to him
01:18:22for once they did their job
01:18:23what the hell are you
01:18:24what are you
01:18:27i'm getting that here
01:18:28that's a difference
01:18:29that's not the same guy as yesterday
01:18:31what's going on around here
01:18:32adam pierce the general manager is screaming at him
01:18:35who the hell are you
01:18:35as they finally get him out of the arena
01:18:38we can reset now inside the chamber
01:18:40with cody and
01:18:41well pierce and aldis did not want
01:18:43the elimination chamber match
01:18:46messed up by anybody
01:18:48and once again a very bizarre situation with the masked man or a clone of the masked man
01:18:55wait wait who the hell
01:18:56now another one
01:18:57another hooded figure
01:18:59another masked man
01:19:00walking in through the open door
01:19:02well now security have cleared out
01:19:04he's got a free entrance
01:19:05and he's
01:19:06looking right at logan
01:19:07logan pole of the vision
01:19:10a kick to pole
01:19:13stop
01:19:21stop
01:19:22cody into the cover
01:19:24pole eliminated
01:19:28logan pole has been eliminated
01:19:41the man who gave
01:19:43birth to the vision
01:19:44the man who was excommunicated
01:19:47from the vision
01:19:48the man who has payback
01:19:50on the vision
01:19:50set wallace
01:19:52is back
01:20:01is he even clear to be here
01:20:03set is supposed to be recovering
01:20:05from shoulder surgery
01:20:10he has just destroyed the vision's dreams
01:20:14wait for the second straight year
01:20:17seth rollins has completely changed the complexion
01:20:20of the elimination chamber
01:20:23as they serenade
01:20:26seth freaking
01:20:28i got so many questions
01:20:31but there's only one question left in this elimination chamber
01:20:35is it roads or is it orton
01:20:38two men left
01:20:39heist of the century
01:20:40coup of the century
01:20:45surprise of the century
01:20:46seth rollins
01:20:48and now it's down to cody
01:20:50and randy
01:20:52no doubt about what this relationship means
01:20:55cody rhodes has talked on a number of occasions
01:20:57when randy orton meant to him
01:20:59as rhodes was coming up in wwe
01:21:07and now these two face off
01:21:09double the legacy boys about to
01:21:12oh no
01:21:13oh no
01:21:14mcintyre
01:21:15mcintyre
01:21:16with the
01:21:16the wwe title to cody rhodes
01:21:21well mcintyre's not supposed to be anywhere near here
01:21:24wait for that claymore
01:21:25and now cody rhodes get him some
01:21:26some on mcintyre
01:21:28and a glass goat kiss
01:21:30this is absolute
01:21:32there's a place in the main event of wrestlemania
01:21:35hanging in the balance
01:21:37can we get some damn control
01:21:38well ceruto's want anything to do with cody rhodes at wrestlemania
01:21:41that's pretty clear
01:21:42rko
01:21:45cody
01:21:47crossroads
01:21:49rko
01:21:51rko
01:21:51cover
01:21:54r did it
01:21:55r did it
01:21:56r
01:22:00of the men's
01:22:012026
01:22:02elimination chamber
01:22:04the viper
01:22:06randy
01:22:10the wwe's apex predator has his killer instinct back
01:22:17he didn't hesitate
01:22:19he struck what he needed to
01:22:21randy orton takes out cody rhodes
01:22:25randy orton is going to wrestlemania
01:22:31randy did exactly what he said he did exactly what he said he was going to do
01:22:35he pulled the trigger on his good friend in order to get to the main event of wrestlemania
01:22:44heartbreak will now set in for cody rhodes
01:22:49it was his last chance
01:22:55oh what a mess the ending of this elimination chamber was for our officials just as we've had
01:23:02one attack
01:23:03by a mystery man thwarted
01:23:06a second one arrived
01:23:07this one with the door wide open
01:23:09no security
01:23:10they were busy
01:23:11they stomped to logan paul destroying the vision
01:23:15and then the unthinkable unmasking of an apparently injured set freaking rollins
01:23:24i don't know what to think now
01:23:27and then drew mcintyre
01:23:29his obsession with cody rhodes
01:23:32trying to prevent roads from once again
01:23:35battling mcintyre
01:23:37for the wwe title
01:23:40here's the problem though for mcintyre now
01:23:44he's got to face the viper
01:23:46well orton's had his own problems with mcintyre of labor
01:23:49here was orton providing a save for cody
01:23:51and then pouncing
01:23:52once cody dropped his guard
01:23:54it really is
01:23:55cutthroat at the very top in wwe
01:23:59friend or foe
01:24:00i don't care
01:24:01rk01
01:24:02throws that finger pointing wrestlemania
01:24:05and that is where randy is headed
01:24:07number
01:24:16number 15
01:24:18is within the grasp
01:24:21of randy orton
01:24:23at wrestlemania
01:24:27in seven weeks
01:24:2949 nights
01:24:31randy orton battles
01:24:33drew mcintyre
01:24:34for the wwe championship
01:24:38as heartbreak
01:24:40and frustration
01:24:41sets in
01:24:42for the american nightmare
01:24:52and the crew here on the concourse united center
01:24:54the fans are going to start spilling out here in a minute
01:24:56we want to remind you
01:24:57don't go anywhere
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