00:00WWE in partnership with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority today announced that the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame
00:07ceremony will take place on Friday, April 17th at 9 p.m. Pacific time at Dolby Live at Park MGM
00:13as part of WrestleMania 42 Week in Las Vegas.
00:16Tickets go on sale starting next Tuesday, March 10th at 1 Eastern, 10 Pacific via Ticketmaster.com.
00:22The pre-sale starts on Monday. Earlier today, The Undertaker broke the news to Demolition that they'll join Stephanie McMahon
00:29and AJ Styles in the class of 2026.
00:32Demolition will also make their long-awaited debut in the WWE 2K franchise and WWE 2K26 as part of Ringside
00:39Pass Season 2 coming in April.
00:43Congratulations to Axe and Smash.
01:00Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the new Women's Intercontinental Champion, AJ Lee!
01:15Her first championship in 11 years, the brand-new Intercontinental Champion, an emotional night in her adopted hometown of Chicago
01:24this past Saturday.
01:26Meanwhile, the ex-champ, Becky Lynch, had an absolute meltdown on social media, demanding our general manager suspend the official
01:36in that match, Jessica Carr,
01:38demanding that this whole match was thrown out. Pierce said no way.
01:42Well, unfortunately for AJ Lee, Becky Lynch also filed an appeal with the Illinois State Athletic Commission.
01:48This thing is far from over, but kudos to AJ Lee. What an incredible comeback story this has been.
02:04I'm not entirely sure how we got here.
02:10I know that I came back to WWE purely just to snatch the pretty hair from Becky's big-ass head.
02:21And somehow I ended up snatching her title.
02:29But I gotta be real, I didn't know, I didn't know if I could still go.
02:48But that right there, you guys, you guys thought I could still go.
02:59You believed in me, you had my back for a decade.
03:07You remembered me when some people wished that you would forget.
03:14And you made me believe that I could still fight the very best.
03:23And that is exactly what Becky is.
03:27She's the best of the best, but I beat her.
03:34But even though she gave me the fight of my life, and I have the scars to prove it,
03:42I proved to myself that I can still be championship material.
03:55I am still exactly who I think I am.
04:04But
04:05now that Becky Boo Boo is behind me.
04:13WrestleMania is ahead of me.
04:21But I'm not waiting until then.
04:26Uh-uh, no, I'm going to be a fighting champion.
04:33Because it has been 12 long years since I last held a title.
04:39And I am not going to take this for granted.
04:41And I'm not going to waste any time.
04:49So, a couple of weeks ago, I kind of mentioned I want to get my hands on
04:55some women in that locker room.
05:01And now that I have this beautiful thing in my shoulder,
05:04I just know they want to get their hands on me.
05:11So, ladies,
05:12ladies, if you think that you are championship material,
05:21if you want a shot at your favorite wrestlers, favorite wrestler, then come at me.
05:33Because the next time I stand in this ring, I will be defending the Intercontinental Championship.
05:42So, ladies, show me what you got.
05:50Well, it stays in the family, just like the World Heavyweight Champion,
05:54AJ Lee promises to be a fighting champion, defending her brand new Intercontinental title.
06:34I am so excited for your Intercontinental Championship match tonight.
06:40All right, bueno suerte.
06:43Okay, thank you.
06:44But just know, when you win that championship, I'm first in line.
06:49You know me, right?
06:51And you know...
06:53Cero.
06:55Mierda.
06:59Que paso enano, eh?
07:01Hola, duende.
07:03How long you want to keep up this charade?
07:06You are frowned.
07:08Charade?
07:08Charade?
07:09Not only am I El Grande Americano, I'm the only El Grande Americano.
07:16Que este chaparro?
07:17Esa maschera no te corresponde, Wade.
07:20But you know what?
07:21We're gonna see about that anyway.
07:23March 14th.
07:25Rey de Reyes.
07:26Verdad chaparito.
07:28We don't have to wait.
07:29Hey, hey.
07:30Huh.
07:31Hide behind your little amigos, huh?
07:33I don't care.
07:34I'm gonna go talk to Pierce right now.
07:37I don't care which one of you two it is.
07:38I'll see uno of you in the ring tonight.
07:42Gracias.
07:44Parami.
07:45Parami.
07:46Grazias.
07:47He speaks Spanish.
07:49Grazias was almost Italian.
07:53But he speaks Spanish.
07:54I mean, Cole, not necessarily.
07:57Saying a word isn't speaking a language.
08:01The following contest is scheduled 4.4.
08:06Introducing first, from the Gulf of America.
08:11Weighed in at 202 pounds.
08:15The original El Grande Americano.
08:21This is.
08:21I was born in life.
08:32Weighed with James Le貨.
08:32South America, New York.
08:49Marvel Chao,uleau, is not yet close with...
08:51el grande americano uh tomorrow tomorrow that means i'm aware of that i do speak a little
08:59bit so i'm wondering if that was a hint or something about i mean the identity well you're
09:03the broadcast journalist at the desk i mean but do some corresponding a star called shorty around
09:09here i think that's best left uh in the past so original el grande americano see he's got he's got
09:17a lot of mannerisms too that he he perhaps learned uh remember he he learned a lot of this when
09:23he
09:23went on this the sabbatical to mexico correct and the original el grande americano as jbl refers to
09:30him as the true el grande americano jbl the expert lucha you can learn a lot and no one's questioning
09:38the ability of the original el grande americano he's an incredibly talented mat wrestler he's a
09:44powerhouse he utilizes a variety of suplexes and submissions but that does not a luchador make
09:50very olympic style on the ring could be
09:59see he's got to work on his pronunciation grazie is italian for thank you gracias
10:04is Spanish it's a bit of a hybrid but whatever works okay so if this guy's the real el grande
10:11americano why is he not dressed in red white and blue explain that to me cory because a this el
10:18grande americano is not scheduled to compete right now so he doesn't feel the need to represent
10:23the nation of mexico his name is el grande americano okay so he's always only allowed to
10:28wear red white and blue that's supposed to be his gimmick right what are you talking about
10:32michael cole you should listen to yourself this man weekly shows up on triple a which is available
10:38on wwe's youtube around the globe representing the red white and green his colors his gente his people
10:47and his opponent representing los americanos weighing in for 205 pounds rayo americano
11:03raya
11:06yes ryo in the red bravo in the blue rose americanos and el grande americano in black and gold
11:15like a champion to me
11:19partial to that color scheme being from pittsburgh
11:24look at he even dances like a like a mexican warrior i feel like you just insulted a whole bunch
11:31of people the aspects would be ticked off like that i doubt that
11:43hey wwe world is returning to las vegas april 16th to the 20th as the ultimate wrestlemania week
11:49destination and the lineup just got more stacked 2026 hall of fame inductee stephanie mcmahon will be
11:55there and it's going to be legendary photo and auto opportunities will go on sale this friday and will
12:01go fast so be sure to get your admission tickets in advance at wweworld.com
12:06keep looking for you
12:15hi stephanie i'm sure you have some questions about last week so i thought i'd take this opportunity to
12:23explain myself to you you tried to embarrass me belittle me judge me you thought you knew everything there was
12:32to know about me but you don't know a thing you don't know my struggles and you don't know what
12:39i
12:39had to do to make it to where i am but one thing you were right about
12:45is i am privileged i am sorry that i got signed to jibb when i was 20 years old and
12:52you got rejected
12:52your first try out i'm sorry that i had the best of the best while you grew up in the
12:58mud hut
12:59wrestling and fully invested rings for 10 years and you know why all that happens to me
13:08because i am a star and i don't dwell on my past like your past seems to be the only
13:15thing that you
13:16know how to talk about but even despite everything that's happened so far
13:22i see a little bit of myself in you you're talented you work hard you are a great champion
13:34so i'm gonna do something
13:37at wrestlemania i'm going to give you the privilege of your life
13:43you get to step in the ring with the greatest royal rumble winner of all time
13:48you get to step in the ring with the inaugural crown jewel champion six-time champion money in the
13:55bank winner you get to step in the ring with the live morgan and you'll learn everything you need to
14:06know
14:11watch her at wrestlemania live and stephanie for the women's world title meanwhile the original el
14:18grande americano takes on rio americano tonight in a one-on-one matchup and i think the debate should
14:24be over of who the real el grande americano is the fact that the man in the ring is wearing
14:30red white
14:30blue and the imposter outside is wearing black and gold so all it takes to prove that he is the
14:35real americanos that he wears red white and blue that's all it takes for you you're sold americano
14:39american american americano is also a type of coffee michael cole okay let let you're just wasting your
14:45time right now okay barista graves and look at this now nice takedown by the original
14:53you have to admit though the original el grande americano has been a thorn in the side of el grande
14:58americano and his buddies rio and bravo over the past few weeks no doubt about it particularly in
15:03triple-a south of the border so tell me about the ray de reyes tournament and how they play into
15:07this
15:08so there have been a series of qualifying matches leading to a fatal four-way at the
15:11ray de reyes event the winner wins a sacred sword and becomes the number one contender to the triple-a
15:18mega championship it's one of the most coveted prizes in all of lucha and we're seeing la maestro
15:23cradle applied expertly by the original el grande americano voice of triple-a
15:27to my right cory graves so both the el grandes are involved in it correct this past saturday on
15:35wwe's official youtube page el grande americano in front of us right now in the black and gold also
15:46bravo americano just vowed to show the original some real mexican culture
15:51oh there it is look at those hips they don't lie michael cole
15:56and uh knocking him off the apron and rio taking advantage anyway the original el grande americano
16:04qualified for the ray de reyes final by handcuffing this americano in the locker room backstage took his
16:12opportunity away from him smart cerebral oh criminal perhaps dishonest depends how you look at it oh and
16:24what a chop or regardless this past saturday el grande americano the elegant gentleman several feet in
16:32front of us managed to qualify for the final as well he'll have his chance to get his hands on
16:37the
16:38original el grande americano a nice hip toss let me tell you michael cole when el grande americano
16:46was victorious saturday night i thought the roof was going to blow off of the arena in monterey
16:51oh there's the cannonball by the original
16:58what is bravo doing well that's how you obviously obviously the original el grande americano has a
17:05great eye for culture he picked that dance move right up
17:12good news is the original doesn't speak spanish so he doesn't understand a word the other americanos
17:17that's your takeout that distraction allows rio to take over don't believe me bang believe pimpinella
17:26escarlada legendary exotico someone's gonna get exposed one of these days cole
17:41and let's not el grande was very upset over the fact that the original el grande americano actually
17:48earned an opportunity in a triple threat qualifying match for the chamber and he didn't sure turn about
17:53his fair play the original cost el grande the opportunity in mexico at ray de reyes again against
18:01all odds luckily as fate would have it both americanos have now qualified alongside la parka
18:07one more spot will be filled this coming saturday on wwe's youtube channel nothing i'd like to
18:15hear more than jbl calling lucha hey the american vampire well jbl has got quite the history south he does
18:26now fragile cheap shot vampiro americano indeed
18:33look at rio americano well this is a three-on-one match i mean
18:39that's not necessarily true i el grande americano hasn't been involved at all all bravo has done is
18:44teach a little culture to the original did you forget about the argument that he was having outside
18:49the ring that allowed rio to take control oh big chop that was verbal no one's ever been disqualified
18:57for verbal interference he should have oh into the corner i understand rio americano has spent a great
19:05deal of time training in england which is why he is so proficient at the british style of wrestling
19:10a great catch wrestler as well as a fantastic luchador been a bitter end for his career until he
19:17ended up in mexico i guess
19:30headlock applied from behind by rio americano
19:35i think it's very honorable that both rio and bravo stepped up to defend the honor of el grande americano
19:41they were paid off that's the rumor anyway well i'll deal in reality you can deal in the rumor mill
19:51the original el grande americano trying to fight back into this matchup
20:00couple of body shots to rio and down goes chaparro americano
20:08again that means short
20:12i want to get crazy we can say chaparrito
20:18you've been into the set of stone haven't you babble
20:23works wonders
20:23you
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