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00:01Are you ready?
00:04You think you can tell us what to do?
00:08You think you can tell us what to wear?
00:12You think that you're better?
00:16You better get ready.
00:20Bow to the masters.
00:23Break it down.
00:33What an ovation for the Showstopper, the main event.
00:37One of the most electric, one of the most charismatic champions I have ever witnessed.
00:44I've been here over a decade, Michael.
00:46I've seen Shawn Michaels rise in that great Iron Man match with Bret Hart.
00:51Up until now, when the Showstopper believes he has one more title run in him.
00:56And frankly, Michael, I do too.
00:59The World Tag Team Contest is scheduled for one fall in the ring from San Antonio, Texas.
01:05It's one half of the World Tag Team Champions, The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.
01:22And Shawn Michaels quite frankly, he's got a very capable tag team partner.
01:27He's one of the Tag Team Champions with John Cena, but he wants Triple H.
01:33John Cena, the WWE Champion, Shawn Michaels, a partner tonight, opponent at WrestleMania.
01:40At WrestleMania, Shawn Michaels will headline the event for a fifth time.
01:57And his partner from West Newberry, Massachusetts, weighing in at 248 pounds, is one half of the World Tag Team
02:08Champions.
02:08And the WWE Champion, John Cena.
02:16Nobody, Michael, nobody gets the crowd on their feet.
02:21There is not a person sitting in this arena like John Cena does.
02:28Whether you like him or you're not, you can't ignore him.
02:31It was this arena, Michael, at WrestleMania 21, where he first won that World Championship from me.
02:38And since then, he has been the guy.
02:41His movie, his album, he believes he is the guy on Raw.
02:46And if Shawn Michaels should pass the torch.
02:49Shawn Michaels says he's still the guy.
02:52We will find out at WrestleMania.
02:55What we're gonna find out right now is if these two egomaniacs can get along.
03:06Talk about high octane.
03:32The animal is fired up tonight.
03:40Remember, Michael, it was this building as well, at WrestleMania 21,
03:45that Batista first became a World Champion as well.
04:14And while Batista may have the skills to match up with The Undertaker at WrestleMania.
04:18And he does.
04:20There is no more formidable challenger at WrestleMania.
04:25Can you believe it?
04:26If you're the champion, you're finally on the top of the hill.
04:29You're on Everest.
04:30And the guy looking up at you is undefeated.
04:34The Phenom is going to WrestleMania to see if he can keep his undefeated streak alive.
04:41And if he does, The Undertaker ends the reign of the animal.
04:49The weight of the world is falling on my shoulders.
04:58Batista surveying his competition.
05:01He better worry about the fact whether he can get along with The Undertaker.
05:07You can feel the tension, Michael.
05:09You can cut it with a knife.
05:24The Undertaker is still standing on the right wing of it.
05:25The Undertaker is still standing on the right wing of the new one and the other.
05:27It is awful.
05:37The Undertaker is still ready.
05:43And from Death Valley, weighing at 305 pounds, The Undertaker!
06:37The Undertaker!
07:05The Undertaker!
07:15Look at this, Michael, you have three world champions.
07:19Two current world champions, all standing in awe, all standing in respect for
07:25the legacy that The Undertaker brings to the ring.
07:36You wait all your life, Michael.
07:39Everything you have, everything in your soul, everything in your heart.
07:42You want to headline WrestleMania.
07:44Everything I have to this day, all the money I've made, I would give it up to do it one
07:49more damn time.
07:50And these two teams have to compete as teams with partners that are their opponents at the biggest dance of
08:00them all.
08:00The Undertaker!
08:16The Undertaker!
08:34You gotta wonder, Michael, the question on everybody's minds sitting in this arena looking worldwide on pay-per-view,
08:41are all these opponents at WrestleMania that are teammates respectively.
08:46Are they going to double cross each other?
08:49I think the question may be, when will they double cross each other?
08:53WWE Champion John Cena locking up with World Champion Batista.
08:57This is the main event of No Way Out in front of 17,000 plus at the Staples Center in
09:02Los Angeles.
09:02And remember what happened and what has been a wild week here, both on Raw and SmackDown, John.
09:09Remember back on Raw Thursday night, Batista delivered a Batista bomb to John Cena.
09:14On SmackDown Friday night, John Cena delivered an FU to Batista.
09:19Michael, this is the road to WrestleMania.
09:22It starts at the Royal Rumble.
09:23But the road to WrestleMania this year is about to have a car crash.
09:29John Cena, the WWE Champion with a big right hand to Batista.
09:33These two men, they came up in the sports entertainment business together.
09:37They've become huge superstars on their respective brands.
09:41And they won championships on the same day at WrestleMania 21 in this very building, Michael.
09:47Batista!
09:49Batista wanting to be the guy.
09:51He said weeks ago, months ago, he wanted to be the main event at WrestleMania.
09:55Well, now he has the opportunity.
09:57And there's the strength of the champion, driving Cena to the man.
10:00Here's the cover and a kick out at two.
10:03But more importantly than that, Michael, you've got legacies at stake.
10:06You've got history at stake.
10:07People are gonna talk about this matchup for years to come.
10:11And the winner of this, Michael, you talk about bragging rights.
10:15It's not just Raw versus SmackDown.
10:17It's champions versus champions.
10:20So the first hit of the steel post goes Batista.
10:22Remember, Mr. McMahon said this is the first time we've ever seen this match.
10:25This match will probably never ever happen again.
10:30Cena back in Batista in the corner of the big right hands by the WWE Champion.
10:34Cena firing up.
10:35He's been everything you want in a champion and more.
10:38Let's not forget, John, that Shawn Michaels and John Cena are the current world tag team champions.
10:43The first WrestleMania I was at was when Shawn Michaels repelled out of that scene.
10:48And I thought I've never seen anything like that in my life.
10:51The Heartbreak Kid since then has never been better.
10:55And a kick by Batista to the ribs.
11:00The animal looks to be in a zone here tonight, the world champion.
11:05The thing about it is, Michael, no matter who you tag in.
11:09Wow, what a clothesline.
11:12Here's the cover by Batista.
11:14Punch the leg.
11:15Kick out at two.
11:15WrestleMania, Michael.
11:17Batista may be one of the few guys ever that could match power with The Undertaker.
11:21And here he comes.
11:23Listen to this crowd.
11:25Look at this clothesline.
11:27Physicality of Batista.
11:28And here's The Undertaker.
11:29These guys wanna send a message.
11:32They wanna send a message to the other team.
11:34They wanna send a message to their own partner.
11:36Well, they've been sending messages to each other all week, Thursday night on Raw.
11:40It was The Undertaker delivering the chokeslam to Shawn Michaels.
11:44Friday night on SmackDown, Shawn Michaels, the sweet chin music to The Undertaker.
11:49Michael, I never believe I've witnessed a moment in person like I witnessed at the Royal Rumble.
11:54It was history happening directly in front of me.
11:56It was something you're gonna tell your kids about.
11:59The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels.
12:01And here they are again.
12:03Vintage Undertaker.
12:11Undertaker, 14 and 0 at WrestleMania.
12:13And look at this matchup.
12:15Remember the hell in the cell they were in?
12:17Remember these guys beating the hell out of each other?
12:19Just like they're doing right now.
12:21That was ten years ago and they're still doing it.
12:24And not only that, Michael, The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels still the best in the business.
12:29They may have been WrestleMania.
12:31Both of them, John.
12:32What a record.
12:37This is history.
12:40Two legends going at it.
12:42Not when they're past the prime, but right when they're at the pinnacle of it.
12:46And there's the strength of The Undertaker, tossing Shawn Michaels off.
12:49But the heartbreak came right back on the attack.
12:51Shawn Michaels was one of the most tenacious individuals ever.
12:57Looked to the skull by The Undertaker.
13:00And he's got it.
13:01This could be quick.
13:03Kicked out by Shawna too.
13:08Feeling each other out, Michael.
13:11You got four world champions, two current world champions, the tag team world champions.
13:17All in the ring or on the apron at the same time.
13:21Batista earlier tonight says he was not intimidated by Michael Zincita.
13:25He's not been intimidated thus far in this matchup.
13:31I don't think he's intimidated by The Undertaker either.
13:35Batista with a scoop slam.
13:40This with the elbow.
13:41Michael's rolls out of the way.
13:42Looks to make a tag and he does.
13:44And here comes Cena.
13:50Cena raises a reaction.
13:52Love him or hate him.
13:53Everybody has an opinion on John Cena.
13:58And look at this matchup.
14:00Something we haven't seen very many times.
14:03The Deadman versus John Cena.
14:07How great is this matchup tonight?
14:12And the big knee.
14:14That's 300 pounds like a freight train.
14:17And Undertaker gonna have him.
14:18Shoots the half.
14:18Here's the cover.
14:19Kick out by Cena.
14:24Undertaker's feeling it.
14:27He's in his groove.
14:30John Cena.
14:31Looked like Undertaker was going full of school again.
14:33And Cena in the right hands.
14:38I knew when I faced John Cena.
14:40I knew when I tried to get the championship better than I quit, Max.
14:43That John Cena would one day carry this company.
14:52Dangerous territory.
14:54And Cena paid for it.
14:56But John Cena right back on the attack.
15:01Long way down.
15:03What a superplex.
15:08Took as much out of Cena as it did Undertaker.
15:10It's a long way down carrying a lot of people.
15:13Both men down.
15:16This is what I like Michael.
15:19Undertaker style.
15:20I like that a lot.
15:22John Cena back on the attack.
15:23You gotta like Cena taking the offense to the Undertaker.
15:25I like Cena period.
15:28The guy's everything and a champion you want him to be.
15:31But so is Undertaker.
15:33And he's never, ever been better.
15:35Here comes Shawn Michaels off the tag.
15:38Cena and Michaels working well as a team here.
15:41Michaels said that he had his word that he's gonna back up John Cena.
15:47Get up by Michaels.
15:50Shades of the Royal Rumble match.
15:52Uh-oh.
15:57And Shawn Michaels went right to the lead.
15:59Undertaker with a choke slam in mind.
16:03Look at that.
16:04The power of The Undertaker.
16:08My God, how is he gonna go?
16:10There's never been anybody like The Undertaker.
16:13There's never been anybody close to The Undertaker, Michael.
16:17I've been in the ring with all of them.
16:18I know The Undertaker is just a different cut.
16:22And Batista with a dropping Shawn Michaels head first on the steel steps.
16:28Both teams are working well together.
16:31The question is how long will they?
16:36And if they do, this place is still gonna explode.
16:45What a right by The Undertaker.
16:49Not sure Michaels knows where he is.
16:55The Undertaker got the cover.
16:57Here's the cover.
16:58John Cena breaks up the possible three count.
17:04And look how this crowd is just watching, Michael.
17:06People are on their feet.
17:08People's eyeballs are glued.
17:09They're not sure who to cheer for.
17:12They like The Undertaker.
17:13They like Shawn Michaels.
17:15People are watching one hell of a competition right now.
17:20Taste it.
17:22How aggressive is the champ tonight?
17:24Book of the lane.
17:25Shoulders down.
17:26Kick out.
17:27He said he wasn't intimidated.
17:29I'm not sure that boot in the face didn't want to send a message to The Undertaker.
17:36Listen to that.
17:37Kick to the jaw.
17:39Get out of the corner.
17:43And here comes The Undertaker, Batista's wrestling opponent.
17:47And they are.
17:48They're working very well as a team.
17:49How would you like that, Michael?
17:50You're stuck in a corner.
17:51You got Batista beating on you.
17:53And somebody tags out.
17:54And in comes The Undertaker.
17:56It's a no win situation.
17:59Come on.
18:00It's the beauty of this matchup.
18:03John Atlas, how in the world is Batista gonna come back the Undertaker?
18:08How do you do it?
18:08You've been in the ring with the man.
18:09I've been in the ring with Undertaker.
18:11I've been in the ring with Batista.
18:12Look, if anybody can do it, it is Batista.
18:15The main thing Batista better not do.
18:24And that is upset The Undertaker.
18:28The guy takes it to a different level.
18:32Undertaker trying to make it back to his feet.
18:34Shawn Michaels trying to make it to his partner John Cena.
18:41Come on, Shawn.
18:43Come on, Shawn.
18:43Come on, Shawn.
18:46We're seeing matchups, Michael, that are absolutely dream matchups.
18:54Shawn Michaels, the heartbreak kid.
18:56Never happened before and all likely would never will happen again.
19:01It is history in the making.
19:03It's like the old days of WCW, WWE.
19:06You never thought you'd see champions match up in spite of what we're seeing tonight, Michael.
19:10The main events at WrestleMania getting after it.
19:15Here's the cover.
19:16He has the cover.
19:16Shoulders down.
19:17They have a kick out.
19:22And Batista tags it again.
19:28So far Undertaker and Batista function a lot better as a team than Shawn Michaels and
19:34John Cena.
19:35Batista clothesline after clothesline to the heartbreak kid.
19:39And there's a third.
19:41Cover.
19:41Cover.
19:42He's got it.
19:42He's got the legs, shoulders down.
19:44Shawn Michaels kicks out again.
19:49That's smart.
19:52You got Shawn Michaels down, you wear him out.
19:54Last thing you want is a fresh John Cena coming in this.
19:58We are watching Michael the very best of SmackDown and the very best of Raw.
20:05You've got four world champions going at it.
20:08Kudos to Teddy Long.
20:11Though I despise him for putting this match together.
20:14Brother Vince McMahon cuz Teddy Long couldn't do it.
20:24I give Shawn Michaels credit.
20:26I have seen him do this year after year, match after match.
20:30He's back to his feet.
20:32He always comes back for more.
20:40DDT.
20:42Hit him with a DDT on Batista.
20:44What a counter.
20:46I have no idea where Shawn Michaels pulls the DDT out of his hat, but
20:50he did it nonetheless.
20:52That's the Heartbreak Kid.
20:53He is the showstopper.
20:57You can never count the Heartbreak Kid down.
21:00As he makes this tag to Cena, we're gonna see this place implode.
21:07Here we go.
21:19Cena's feeling it.
21:21Cena's on fire.
21:23Watch him.
21:26Wow.
21:27He's got him.
21:29He's got the hook.
21:32That had been victory for certain.
21:35The Undertaker making the save.
21:41I told you last thing that Taker and Batista wanted in was a fresh Cena.
21:47Well, that's what he's got.
21:54I hate when he does this, but he's seen us feeling it.
21:59Look at this crowd, Michael.
22:02They're on their feet.
22:09Here we go.
22:10Here we go.
22:10Five knuckle shuffle.
22:15FU.
22:16He's going for the FU.
22:18It's open.
22:26That would have been it.
22:31I have a feeling Michael we're breaking down.
22:39The last thing you want is to be in the Undertaker's arms.
22:44It's not like flying into mommy.
22:47It's a dangerous place to be.
22:58Here they go, Batista bomb.
23:02He hits it, it's all over.
23:11What a miraculous save by Shawn Michaels.
23:14Batista hits that, that's the ball game.
23:23And now the tides turn.
23:28Shawn Michaels is tenacious.
23:30Shawn Michaels is resilient.
23:32But when Shawn Michaels gets on top, he's as good a finisher as there is.
23:39Shawn Michaels isn't a multi-time world champion,
23:43a multi-time main eventer at WrestleMania,
23:45because he doesn't know how to beat someone up.
23:50Batista is in a world of trouble.
23:53It's all fair and love and war.
23:55I don't think there's any love here.
23:57But we're damn sure seeing a war.
24:01Stop on the face.
24:07Cena and HBK working together.
24:10Could be the beginning of the end.
24:11Cover, one, two.
24:15But Batista's getting worn down.
24:17That's the point.
24:19Cena has got it.
24:21Cena is on top.
24:22I've been on the receiving end of Cena's offense.
24:26It's not the place you wanna be.
24:28And believe me, it's not the place Batista wants to be.
24:32Come on.
24:37Wow, that'll take your head off.
24:38That's it.
24:39One, two.
24:43What a knockdown drag out fight.
24:46Look at this.
24:47Look at this.
24:50That's not a close line from Hill, but it damn sure is close.
24:55This is what I like, Michael.
24:57Four world champions are fighting for pride.
25:00They're fighting to send a statement to the other team,
25:03to everybody watching worldwide and most importantly to their partners.
25:12Batista has no idea what hit him.
25:14Shawn Michaels got the cover.
25:15He's got the win.
25:22You talk about a great matchup.
25:24These guys are going at it.
25:25Both guys, both teams wore down.
25:29This is what I like, Michael.
25:31This is what we knew would happen.
25:32Who's gonna win?
25:34It's gonna be up to the team to hit a home run.
25:38Plain and simple.
25:42Shawn Michaels got a front face lock.
25:44He's simply trying to wear it down.
25:45Smart.
25:46They've beaten Batista up.
25:47They've worn Batista down.
25:49Now you're simply gonna lay on him.
25:51You're gonna cut off his oxygen.
25:53You're gonna make Batista work from underneath, something Batista is not used to doing.
26:02And here we go again.
26:04And Batista gets to the Undertaker.
26:06Here comes a fresh John Cena.
26:10And listen to how this crowd responds.
26:12Everybody in this arena has an opinion of John Cena, good, bad, indifferent.
26:17You can't deny him.
26:20Batista's bleeding.
26:24Batista's busted open.
26:32And it's that left eye of Batista.
26:35That blood gets into your eyes.
26:37It's the worst place in the world to get a cut.
26:40Cena doing the exact same thing Shawn Michaels was doing.
26:43What a team that they are working out.
26:45Front face lock.
26:48But Batista's in the wrong corner.
26:52He's trying to tag the wrong guy.
26:54Has no idea where he's at.
27:02Looks like I've said all night.
27:03There it is.
27:04He's right in the middle of the ring.
27:06It's all over.
27:07Fighting the fat lady to make her sing.
27:11Did he tap?
27:15It's the STFU and Cena's got it cinched in in the middle of the ring.
27:22We may see a tap out here in No Way Out.
27:27Something I don't think anybody would suspect.
27:30Batista's bleeding.
27:31Batista's tired.
27:32Batista's beat up.
27:33And Batista, most importantly, is stuck in a hole and can't get out of.
27:40That'll break it up.
27:46Undertaker not taking a chance.
27:48We wondered if these two teams would work together.
27:50So far they have.
27:53They work together quite well.
27:58Shawn Michaels, he's known as a high flyer.
28:03And when he does it, he's the best of them all.
28:06Here we go.
28:09Ball game.
28:10He's feeling it.
28:12Shawn Michaels first won a title in Anaheim just a few miles from here.
28:17To a second to The Undertaker.
28:19The audacity, the temerity of Shawn Michaels.
28:22And he hits this.
28:23Strike up the band.
28:29I will be damned.
28:31What a matchup.
28:33Strike up the damn band anyway.
28:35We're about to explode here at the Staples Center.
28:39Here we go.
28:42A fresh Undertaker, which is not what you want.
28:47And he's working them both over.
28:49The dead man is feeling it.
28:55Snake Eyes.
28:57You better get out of the way, Shawn.
28:59Hello, welcome to Mr. Boot.
29:05It's a duck.
29:07Here he comes.
29:12It's Shawn Michaels and Cena want to find a way to get out of here.
29:16They better find a way to stop Undertaker, because right now,
29:19he's one of his more ass than a doggy ball.
29:23Undertaker pure on fire.
29:35I think we have an answer.
29:40Cena going for the ride.
29:48What the hell?
29:51What the hell?
29:56What in the hell?
29:58Batista sent Payback to Vince.
30:01And damn sure is.
30:03But why here?
30:05Why now?
30:08Why would he do that?
30:12Batista is sitting there watching his own partner.
30:16He's watching the damage that he just caused.
30:19He's left Undertaker to do World Champions by himself and down.
30:25The hell's wrong with you, Batista?
30:28Damn it, man.
30:31Batista sent Payback to Vince.
30:34Well, I guess the hell it is.
30:38Undertaker's defenseless.
30:41He's defenseless.
30:45Cena, a few.
30:47One, two, three.
30:53Here are the winners, the Heartbreak King Shawn Michaels.
30:58And the WWE Champion.
31:01Yeah, Cena.
31:05Batista is one competitive son of a bitch.
31:09And quite frankly, I like it.
31:11The Undertaker takes a shot at Batista.
31:13Batista says to hell with you.
31:16WrestleMania's mine.
31:1714 and 0.
31:18Bring it.
31:19That championship belt is all that it is, Michael.
31:23You live your life to have that.
31:25You live your life to have like WrestleMania.
31:27Where the lights are all bright and the dance is for real.
31:32And look at this.
31:33Look at this.
31:43Wow.
31:57He told Undertaker someday, somewhere Payback's a bitch.
32:01He waited for his opportunity.
32:03And he did it right here in the middle of Los Angeles in front of a sold out crowd.
32:13So, dude.
32:17She doesn't need the words.
32:18He was withéchaloui.
32:20You
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