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00:00:00Mania, for the first time ever on ESPN.
00:00:12Hey, Randy.
00:00:14Hey, man.
00:00:16Look, first of all, I heard everything you said out there tonight.
00:00:19I wanna let you know, man to man, I'm really happy for you.
00:00:21I really am.
00:00:22Thanks.
00:00:23Look, can I ask you something?
00:00:27Sure.
00:00:27Look, Cody qualified for the Elimination Chamber match because Drew got involved,
00:00:34and I tried to do the right thing, whatever.
00:00:37But in the Elimination Chamber match, you did the exact same thing to Cody.
00:00:43So I guess I wanna know, how do you do it?
00:00:49How do you talk about Cody the way you've talked about him?
00:00:52Like, he's one of your closest friends in the world.
00:00:54And then how are you okay just dropping him the second he turns his back?
00:00:58How?
00:01:00You want me to be honest with you, Sammy?
00:01:02Please.
00:01:06Sometimes, sometimes, you gotta be selfish.
00:01:12You don't think that that makes you a bad person?
00:01:18I don't know about all that.
00:01:20It does make me a 14-time world champion.
00:01:27Can't argue with that, right?
00:01:30Look, good luck, Randy, really.
00:01:32I'm pulling for you.
00:01:33I really hope you win number 15.
00:01:35I mean it.
00:01:36Appreciate it.
00:01:39Hey, hey, I believe in you.
00:01:43I think you just need to believe in yourself.
00:01:45One day, I think everyone knows that you could have world championship gold around your waist, Sammy.
00:01:53Maybe try listening to the voices.
00:02:13Don't worry about him, Sammy.
00:02:15He can't help himself.
00:02:18Just the nature of the beast.
00:02:27This is my brutality!
00:02:39This is my brutality!
00:02:42I need safety.
00:02:45The demons in your dreams.
00:02:47I need safety.
00:02:56Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 2026 Women's Elimination Chamber winner, Rhea Ripley!
00:03:07Wade, you were on the call last week at Elimination Chamber and there were so many memorable moments,
00:03:13but Rhea hitting that riptide on Tiffany Stratton in the full circle 24 hours after losing the tag team titles
00:03:20and earning the massive Wrestlemania spot play.
00:03:25That looks special.
00:03:26Yeah, and Mammy came to play inside the Elimination Chamber.
00:03:30We saw the absolute best of Rhea bloody Ripley after that tumultuous 24 hours losing tag gold,
00:03:40but then blocking her ticket to one of the main events of Wrestlemania and a major showdown
00:03:47with women's WWE champ, Jade Cargill.
00:04:19I said that I was going to come here and well, I'm here.
00:04:29So Jade, since you seem to have a lot you want to say to me,
00:04:34why don't you come out here and say it to my face?
00:04:47Oh boy.
00:04:53A storm is coming.
00:05:24The WWE women's champ, Jade Cargill.
00:05:30And I don't think it's any secret in the locker room that these two women deeply despise each other
00:05:37on a personal level, and that is only going to be intensified
00:05:43by their looming showdown for WWE championship gold at Wrestlemania in Las Vegas in six weeks time.
00:06:11This is a great review of the M.G.
00:06:11And I'll see you next time again.
00:06:12We'll look at you next time.
00:06:19We'll be back next time.
00:06:20And we'll be right back.
00:06:21We'll be back next time.
00:06:21Let's go.
00:06:33I gave you a handshake because I respect you, Rhea.
00:06:41I respect all your accomplishments.
00:06:44I respect how these people love you.
00:06:49I respect how you earned your way to see me in a title shot at WrestleMania.
00:07:00And as someone who works hard in the gym, I respect how hard you work to build the body you
00:07:06have.
00:07:06I do. I respect it. I respect it.
00:07:14But I'm not impressed.
00:07:21I mean, sure, your arms are big, but mine are bigger.
00:07:28Your legs, yeah, they're muscular, powerful even, but mine are more powerful.
00:07:38Hell, I'm more powerful.
00:07:43And I am more worthy for the WWE Women's Champion.
00:07:49And come WrestleMania, I'm gonna beat the hell out of you.
00:07:53And there's nothing you can do about it because I'm that bitch.
00:08:18Jade.
00:08:18I love you.
00:08:22I love you.
00:08:23I love you.
00:08:24I love you.
00:08:26I love you.
00:08:27I love you.
00:08:29I love you.
00:08:29I love you.
00:08:30I love you.
00:08:32I respect the honesty I do I mean now I know what you really do think about me
00:08:41and I guess I don't impress you physically but I have to say you do impress me physically
00:09:03see your shoulders yeah I mean they might be a little bit bigger than mine I'll give you that
00:09:14maybe your arms are too maybe your legs are also and you know by the feeling of it maybe your
00:09:23hand
00:09:24is also but if you hit me with your best shot do you really think that I'm gonna go down
00:09:37and stay down
00:09:45no
00:09:49but if I hit you with mine there's absolutely no way you're getting back up
00:10:01because you see Jade the difference between you and me is your body it's built for show
00:10:13while mine it's built for fighting
00:10:20you work out so you're more aesthetically pleasing
00:10:24I work out so my body can survive and thrive within this business
00:10:36so when that bell rings you can flex all you want
00:10:41it doesn't matter because I am going to fight
00:10:49and I'm gonna take that title from you
00:10:53and I'm gonna take it with force
00:10:59and there's not a damn thing you can do about it
00:11:06because I'm that bitch
00:11:17dueling mic drops with Rhea and Jade
00:11:23I think Wade you know exactly the kind of match you're gonna get
00:11:28for the WWE Women's Championship in Vegas at Wrestlemania 42
00:11:34it cannot come soon enough
00:11:36make no mistake
00:11:38that is two women who are gonna be fighting
00:11:43double underscore the word fight
00:11:47at Wrestlemania
00:11:49I cannot wait for Vegas
00:11:51wow
00:11:52opening salvos fired
00:11:59we've known each other a long time
00:12:01and you didn't marry whatever the hell this is
00:12:03you gotta tell me what happened to the real Johnny Gargano
00:12:05I've been wondering the same thing for weeks
00:12:08I mean he left me during my match last week
00:12:10I don't understand what
00:12:11hey what the hell's going on here
00:12:14let me ask you something
00:12:15we lose our opportunity to become number one contenders
00:12:17and the first thing you think to do is come back and console Johnny
00:12:20what the hell
00:12:21I just feel like you guys have been really cruel to him lately
00:12:24and it's time for you to let it go
00:12:27let me ask you something
00:12:28why didn't you break up the pin at the end of that match
00:12:30I did
00:12:30I did break up the pin dude
00:12:32I put your far leg on the ropes
00:12:33you did not break it up
00:12:34yes I did
00:12:34you can watch your replay
00:12:35you know what
00:12:36let Candice take care of Johnny
00:12:37we need to talk
00:12:38I really did
00:12:39I promise you
00:12:40we can't keep doing this
00:12:46I need you
00:12:47to get up
00:12:49get back to being Johnny
00:12:51wrestling
00:12:52the Johnny wrestling
00:12:53who believed that you could do it
00:12:54you could do it
00:12:55yourself
00:13:01yeah
00:13:02yeah
00:13:03yeah
00:13:03you're right
00:13:06let's go
00:13:07where are we going
00:13:08to the ring
00:13:11okay
00:13:17Drew McIntyre's been trying to do everything he can to interfere with everything Cody Rose has been trying to accomplish
00:13:24no avoiding Cody's claim to fight for the title now
00:13:27Drew's defense has been mandated
00:13:29it's coming up
00:13:36hey probably saw the news this week demolitions and accent smash are going to be in the hall of fame
00:13:42and Las Vegas will host the induction ceremony at Dolby Live at Park MGM it'll be Friday April 17th at
00:13:499pm local time tickets go on sale this Tuesday via Ticketmaster you can get tickets in advance during an exclusive
00:13:56using the code
00:13:58WWE HOF
00:13:59WWE HOF and that starts this Monday March 9th at 10am pacific 1pm eastern
00:14:15Solo
00:14:16Solo
00:14:16Solo
00:14:17you keep putting your family members in compromising positions
00:14:22without understanding the weight of consequence
00:14:26you become attached to something that does not belong to you
00:14:31I will not rest until it is returned to me
00:14:37your family will constantly be looking over their shoulders
00:14:42and we'll soon learn
00:14:44there is nothing left to do
00:14:49but run
00:14:54hey so good to see a re-energized Johnny Gargano
00:14:57weeks of hopelessness
00:14:58moping around
00:14:59finally his wife gives him a boot in the backhand
00:15:01Candice is right
00:15:02inside this ring
00:15:04I am one of the best professional wrestlers in the world
00:15:08and I am tired of pretending like I'm not
00:15:14it's about time
00:15:16everyone remembers who I am
00:15:18but more importantly
00:15:20it's time that I remember who I am
00:15:27I need to be Johnny Wrestling again
00:15:32and that starts tonight
00:15:37so this is an open invitation
00:15:39to anyone in that locker room
00:15:43come on out here
00:15:44and get in the ring with me
00:15:46right now
00:15:47oh good on you Johnny
00:15:48goodbye Johnny Depresso
00:15:51welcome back
00:15:52Johnny Wrestling
00:15:53I love it
00:15:56good for Johnny
00:16:03oh
00:16:04oh
00:16:05oh
00:16:06bad for Johnny
00:16:15oh
00:16:19oh
00:16:20Let's go.
00:16:57And his opponent, from Lagos, Nigeria, weighing in at 310 pounds, Oba Femi!
00:17:07How good is that Oba strut?
00:17:09Oh no, this is not what Johnny Wrestling meant.
00:17:13Quick, Johnny, go comatose again while you still can!
00:17:23The ruler in Portland.
00:17:31Well, Johnny said he doesn't care who it is.
00:17:35You got Oba Femi!
00:17:38Well, fair play to Johnny Wrestling.
00:17:41He's not backing down, but I don't think that's a smart move, Johnny!
00:17:46Well, ask Kit Wilson in The Miz in recent weeks.
00:17:53Nice, Johnny!
00:17:55Shocked the world!
00:17:56Yeah, needing to find a bellator to get up there in one chop and he sends him down.
00:18:01Well, that might have been as good as it gets for Johnny Gargano.
00:18:07Oh, the running uppercuts, here they come!
00:18:09There's no way back from this point.
00:18:11Oh!
00:18:12Oba Femi like a runaway train!
00:18:16Oba Femi!
00:18:17Look at the speed and power!
00:18:20Is he gonna stop?
00:18:22Well, this is Candice LeRae's fault!
00:18:25Johnny just wanted to sleep!
00:18:27Oh no.
00:18:28Here it comes.
00:18:29The puff, puff, puff, toss!
00:18:39Johnny was so inspired moments ago.
00:18:42And now...
00:18:44Oh, a fall from grace!
00:18:48Two, three, four!
00:18:52Here is your winner, Oba Femi!
00:18:56Just utter devastation.
00:19:00An absolute overwhelming amount of force from Oba Femi.
00:19:07And after this fall from grace,
00:19:12this streak of menace continues from Oba Femi.
00:19:18And unintentionally, Johnny Gargano is now back in a comatose state
00:19:25once again
00:19:26as the ruler of SmackDown and Raw
00:19:30continues his reign.
00:19:33Sad Johnny again.
00:19:44You forget about me already?
00:19:46Because I've been waiting to get my pound of flesh.
00:19:49Oh, I didn't forget.
00:19:50I just got a million things going on.
00:19:52Speaking of,
00:19:54why'd you let Rhea skip the line?
00:19:56Because Rhea earned her spot.
00:19:58And when I get mine and take that title,
00:20:00then I'll worry about Rhea.
00:20:02Well, I'm done talking.
00:20:04I'll see you next week.
00:20:15You know, when Randy Orton won Elimination Chamber,
00:20:18he assumed, we assumed, it was Drew McIntyre he'd be facing at WrestleMania for the championship.
00:20:23That's the case as of now.
00:20:26But Cody Rhodes could disrupt it all.
00:20:29The undisputed WWE Championship match as ordered by Nick Aldis is just moments away.
00:20:39Hey, NXT Stand and Deliver is going to be in St. Louis Saturday, April 4th.
00:20:43Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
00:20:45By the way, NXT Vengeance Day tomorrow streaming on Peacock internationally on Netflix.
00:20:50Joe Hendry defending the NXT title against Ricky Saints.
00:20:53NXT is rocking right now.
00:21:04Oh, oh, Dan Housen.
00:21:06Hello, I was looking for the boss here so I could get my demands met.
00:21:09Right, well, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, nice to meet you.
00:21:12Nice to meet you, too.
00:21:13Well, then you, if you're the boss here, as you say,
00:21:16you can get me this Hall of Fame induction this year
00:21:18by giving me a mentor that will take Dan Housen straight to the top.
00:21:22Okay, look, Dan Housen, it's not really my job to find you a mentor, is it?
00:21:26Thanks.
00:21:27You know what?
00:21:27What?
00:21:28Hold that thought.
00:21:29All right.
00:21:31Right.
00:21:33A mentor.
00:21:35Oh, hey.
00:21:36Look, I am trying to help these young superstars like Ilya.
00:21:39I know.
00:21:40You know what, Miz?
00:21:41I just want to say, it's so fantastic that a man of your career accomplishments
00:21:44is willing to give up his time to selflessly shape the future superstars of WWE.
00:21:49And you know what?
00:21:50I have someone for you to mentor.
00:21:53A brand new WWE superstar.
00:21:56Miz, meet Dan Housen.
00:21:59Oh, my God, the most must-see WWE superstar of all time, the Miz.
00:22:03I'm Dan Housen.
00:22:05Nick, I need someone I can teach my three core values to.
00:22:08Master, inspire, zone in.
00:22:10Yeah.
00:22:10Not some gob kid that nobody invited to the party.
00:22:13It was a joke.
00:22:14It was the prime king.
00:22:15Anyway, you're perfect for this.
00:22:16You've got a legendary career.
00:22:18So, you shall make Dan Housen a WWE champion of some sort.
00:22:22And you're going to get Dan Housen his own television show.
00:22:25It's going to be wonderful.
00:22:26Very evil.
00:22:27I'm not going to mentor you.
00:22:28Yes, you are.
00:22:28No, I'm not.
00:22:29Yes, you are.
00:22:30And you know why?
00:22:30Because if you don't, you are cursed.
00:22:37And remember what happened to Dom on Monday.
00:22:42Look.
00:22:49Wait, are you a Fan Housen?
00:22:51I'm bordering on a Stan Housen.
00:22:53I'm a skeptic Housen right now.
00:22:55You're a Fan Housen.
00:22:56You're just a regular Man Housen.
00:22:58Hey, next week, SmackDown in Phoenix.
00:23:01And Jake Cargo, a little bit of dangerous business in the non-title match against MeChin.
00:23:05And not only that, our very good friend, a three-time Grammy Award winner, Jelly Roll, is going to be
00:23:15with us live next week on SmackDown in Phoenix.
00:23:22The contract signing will be coming our way next week.
00:23:26Of course, we've got business to handle here with Drew and Cody.
00:23:30And then it is Randy signing a contract.
00:23:32Of course, Drew and Cody, the rivalry has crossed nearly every line imaginable.
00:23:37Cody and Drew, they have been woven into the fabric of this road to WrestleMania.
00:23:45Three stages of hell for the undisputed WWE Championship.
00:23:53Sing a fuck, too!
00:23:58What the hell?
00:24:14I prayed for this, and it happens.
00:24:18There's only one person I need to address, though.
00:24:22Former, former, former champion Cody Rhodes.
00:24:26The message is simple.
00:24:28There will be no rematch.
00:24:31Drew McIntyre has said that there is no rematch clause.
00:24:35Good.
00:24:36We'll do this the old ways.
00:24:38I am officially declaring myself in the 2026 Royal Rumble.
00:24:56Rhodes trying to get back into the ring.
00:24:59You eliminated me from the Royal Rumble, a match that you weren't even in.
00:25:06I mean, I'm the champion, dammit.
00:25:09I should be able to do what I want, what I want.
00:25:12So I do.
00:25:14Well, if he's a mission, I do what I want.
00:25:16Keep testing me, and I'll show you what I can really do.
00:25:20It is Cody Rhodes' final opportunity to get to the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania.
00:25:29Well, there's only one question left.
00:25:31Is it Rhodes or is it Alton?
00:25:35Oh, no!
00:25:36McIntyre!
00:25:37You are going to be nowhere near me or the main event of WrestleMania.
00:25:44Heartbreak for Cody Rhodes.
00:25:48Hey!
00:25:49I told you time and time again.
00:25:51Stay out of all of this stuff.
00:25:52I told you I was going to be dangerous and unpredictable.
00:25:55You seem to be so hell-bent on preventing Cody Rhodes to get another shot at you.
00:26:00Well, guess what?
00:26:01On SmackDown, it is Drew McIntyre versus Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship.
00:26:08Oh, your lives will save you.
00:26:13I will do whatever, and I mean whatever it takes to keep this WWE Championship.
00:26:19Oh, your lives will save you.
00:26:23Your entire championship reign has been spent running like a little b****.
00:26:33Are you willing to do whatever it takes to take it from you?
00:26:40Don't worry about a thing because you won't make it to WrestleMania.
00:26:58It is time.
00:27:00The championship match.
00:27:02Cody and that man, Drew McIntyre, the undisputed WWE Championship is on the line right here on SmackDown.
00:27:12Cody's last chance to regain glory and get himself to WrestleMania next.
00:29:10Well, it was a week ago here on SmackDown that Cody Rhodes was so enraged with Drew McIntyre.
00:29:16He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:29:19He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:29:19Then an elimination chamber.
00:29:21Any chance that that seemingly went away now weighed a second chance.
00:29:27One last hope for WrestleMania spotlight.
00:29:32One last hope for his beloved, cherished title to be back around his waist.
00:29:37WrestleMania dreams have been hanging by a thread for a while now for Cody, but tonight could be the golden
00:29:45ticket to shake up the card in the biggest way in years.
00:30:00He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:30:05He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:30:11He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:30:14He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:30:17He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:30:18He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:30:19He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:30:21He wanted to fight him on the spot.
00:30:21here in Portland.
00:30:24Tried to book his ticket to Wrestlemania
00:30:27via the Royal Rumble.
00:30:29Tried again by the Elimination Chamber.
00:30:33Both times thwarted by Drew McIntyre.
00:30:38Is the third time a charm for Cody Rhodes
00:30:43or will McIntyre have his way once again tonight?
00:30:51The King is on the floor!
00:30:53Come on, Sam!
00:31:50The King is on the floor!
00:31:56He is absolutely locked in now,
00:31:59but Drew was trying to avoid this.
00:32:05This championship match,
00:32:07claiming to the likes of it being a conspiracy against it,
00:32:10pleading with Nick Aldis, the general manager,
00:32:13to call it off!
00:32:15Back on January 9th,
00:32:17when he survived the epic war with Cody.
00:32:19The Three Stages of Hell to take this throne.
00:32:23Now here they are a couple months later,
00:32:26beating again.
00:32:27Joe, the stakes have never been higher.
00:32:31The biggest prize in the game,
00:32:33augmented by personal animosity,
00:32:38magnified further by entry
00:32:41to the main event of Wrestlemania.
00:32:45It all hangs in the balance right here tonight.
00:32:48First Brexit.
00:32:52Well,
00:32:53wait a minute,
00:32:53let's blink again.
00:32:53You know⁈
00:33:01thee
00:33:03are
00:33:03a...
00:33:18Oh,
00:33:50It'll be the second defense of the title for Drew.
00:33:54His first match since successfully defending that Royal Rumble against Sami Zayn.
00:34:02Of course, we have seen plenty of Drew, though.
00:34:05The constant interfering in matches and moments.
00:34:09And that is why this was ordered.
00:34:12For the official introductions, here's Mark Nash.
00:34:22The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:34:26And it's for the undisputed WWE Championship.
00:34:34In this contest, the only way to win is by pinfall or submission.
00:34:40Introducing first the challenger from Atlanta, Georgia, laying in at 222 pounds, the American
00:34:50Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.
00:34:59And his opponent, from Air Scotland, weighing in at 285 pounds, he is the undisputed WWE Champion,
00:35:17Drew McIntyre!
00:35:20Back it up.
00:35:22Back it up.
00:35:23Now.
00:35:24Back it up now.
00:35:27Back it up.
00:35:28You need to try it.
00:35:43That is what is on the line.
00:35:45WWE Undisputed Championship after our final commercial break of the night.
00:35:50Next.
00:35:56We spoke to Cody Rhodes earlier today.
00:35:59We asked him about his mindset and prep for this unexpected last chance at WrestleMania.
00:36:05As you see, Drew McIntyre.
00:36:07You know.
00:36:07Oh!
00:36:07And Cody's going out to meet him and slams him right into the video board.
00:36:12Well, Drew is absolutely irate that he's been put in this position by General Manager Nick
00:36:17Aldis.
00:36:18It is unheard of for a champion to have been treated this way.
00:36:23But Nick Aldis has been at breaking point.
00:36:26Cause McIntyre an Outlaw Champion here on SmackDown.
00:36:30Well, his latest disruption at Elimination Chamber, after multiple interferences prior to
00:36:37that, caused Aldis to make that decision.
00:36:40And Rhodes is all over Drew on the outside.
00:36:43I mean, let's face it.
00:36:44McIntyre has dealt with the same issues himself and his career.
00:36:48Go back to the bloodline.
00:36:49CM Punk.
00:36:50Damian Priest derailing McIntyre's career.
00:36:54Well, the focus has been.
00:36:56Oh, man.
00:36:57And this is getting out of hand right from the word go.
00:37:01Such is the bitter animosity between these two.
00:37:05You can see how much Cody's just been waiting to get hands on Drew.
00:37:08Drew grabbing that drink and throwing it right in his face.
00:37:12You go back to what happened at Royal Rumble.
00:37:15Cody shockingly eliminated by Drew.
00:37:17Put a claimer out of nowhere.
00:37:19You know what happened at Elimination Chamber.
00:37:21Cody was the runner-up and Drew hit him with the title right in the head.
00:37:26Cody's got to be careful not to let emotion rule his thinking here.
00:37:31The hot start here from Cody Rhodes all over McIntyre.
00:37:37And McIntyre is getting swarmed by the former and maybe soon to be WWE champ.
00:37:44We were getting into the conversation about Cody's mindset.
00:37:46What he said to us earlier.
00:37:47He said, I can't be the golden boy if I don't have the gold.
00:37:53And he can reclaim gold tonight.
00:37:56Well, in 2026, Cody Rhodes is undeniably the biggest star in this industry.
00:38:02But it's true.
00:38:03He looks incomplete without gold.
00:38:07It's true.
00:38:08They're going to nail him with that kick.
00:38:10And I don't care what your last name is.
00:38:12I don't care what you've done over the past five years.
00:38:14I don't care how many t-shirts you sell.
00:38:17Nobody has a divine right to be WWE champ.
00:38:22Nobody has a divine right to be in the main event of WrestleMania.
00:38:27Cody's going to have to do this the hard way.
00:38:31Now, Drew doing some damage here to Rhodes.
00:38:34Well, he rode out that early storm.
00:38:36And this is where the power and intensity of McIntyre starts to tell.
00:38:43The world that we're bringing you this undisputed championship match commercial free.
00:38:49Wow.
00:39:01Cody's got a major shoulder issue kicking in here, it appears.
00:39:06But there is no letter whatsoever from McIntyre.
00:39:10But, oh, good reversal by Cody.
00:39:13Yeah, Cody needed that.
00:39:14Cody needed some breathing room.
00:39:21Cody revving that engine.
00:39:23Oh, but he's met by a big right hand from Drew.
00:39:27Just expert timing from McIntyre right to the left temple of Cody Rhodes.
00:39:32And second time is a charm.
00:39:34They're head first into the steel.
00:39:41And now the spine taking a pounding for good measure, too.
00:39:50Bringing him up to that top step.
00:39:54Oh!
00:39:55That hard, reinforced edge of the ring apron.
00:40:00Man, I don't know if that was lumbar, spine, or tailbone.
00:40:03But whatever it was, in a sense, Thunderbolts up and down the entire frame of Cody Rhodes.
00:40:10And he may have trouble standing after that.
00:40:14And how about that look from the Scottish Warrior?
00:40:19McIntyre has Cody right where he wants him now.
00:40:23Begrudgingly involved in this title defense.
00:40:27But Cody is not going to give up.
00:40:32Rhodes able to block that punch.
00:40:34Series of attacks.
00:40:35And then Drew delivers the big back elbow into the cover.
00:40:39Well, physically speaking, McIntyre is just a mismatch to almost anybody in the entirety of WWE.
00:40:48WWE 280 pounds of angry Scotsman.
00:40:55Of course, there is a physical freak and an all-time great who awaits.
00:41:00Randy Orton opened up this evening saying that next week he's going to sign that contract.
00:41:05Flex for WrestleMania.
00:41:06And he doesn't care if it's Drew or Cody.
00:41:10He's out for World Championship number 15.
00:41:17Drew has been in control here.
00:41:21But he's trying to rally back.
00:41:23Drew just looks so domineering in there.
00:41:27It's been a very different Drew McIntyre over the past 18 months or so.
00:41:31Clearly, no depth to which he will not stoop to maintain a stranglehold at the very top here in WWE.
00:41:40Yeah, we saw that for months and months before they even went at it in Germany.
00:41:44Back on January 9th, when Drew defeated Cody in three stages of hell to take this undisputed championship.
00:41:58Cody, smart to follow Drew there.
00:42:01Drew into the corner.
00:42:03Yeah, Cody clearly the quick-up man here.
00:42:06Using McIntyre's momentum against him.
00:42:09Got into a brief trade war and thought better of it.
00:42:12And now it's Cody swinging this back at his own balance.
00:42:15Yeah, the speed and the timing.
00:42:17A snap power slam.
00:42:19And now Cody Rhodes trying to find his rhythm as he's done so many times before the Cody cutter.
00:42:27And a glassy eye Drew McIntyre now in real peril here.
00:42:35And you can hear this crowd in Portland giving support to Cody Rhodes.
00:42:41The American nightmare looking for crossroads.
00:42:47A match retire simply too much left in the tank.
00:42:50Knew the danger.
00:42:51Got the hell out of there while he still could.
00:42:56Oh, and just driving Cody's left forearm and shoulder into the post.
00:43:02And now getting to work on that target.
00:43:04Yeah, not a good position to be in with McIntyre.
00:43:08A tug of war is a game he's always going to win.
00:43:11And that steel ring post again colliding with the frame of Cody Rhodes.
00:43:16And now it seems McIntyre has a target, that left arm and elbow of Cody Rhodes.
00:43:22Look at that torque and that position he has it in.
00:43:26And the damage that continues to be done to that left arm of Cody Rhodes.
00:43:30And McIntyre is a thug at times.
00:43:33He is absolutely devastated.
00:43:35But he is a real technician and a student of the game.
00:43:38And when he knows there's a weakness, he is going to attack.
00:43:43To return right here.
00:43:45You can see Cody reaching for that left arm.
00:43:51Big crowd here in Portland, the Moda Center.
00:43:54We are just six weeks away from WrestleMania 42.
00:43:58The big question, who will be opposite Randy Orton?
00:44:03Look at this hole there.
00:44:05It's almost that Kimura-esque type move here.
00:44:08He can pop a shoulder with ease during that.
00:44:12Trying to sink those body shots in just to create some separation is Cody Rhodes.
00:44:17Looking for any kind of...
00:44:19Oh!
00:44:19Oh my God.
00:44:21That arm right across the knees and now bending it back.
00:44:27And nearly 280 pounds driving down with such force.
00:44:32And what I liked about that from McIntyre, he drove those knees into the arm.
00:44:36And most people, then, would go for the pin knowing full well the consequences of winning this match.
00:44:42Not McIntyre.
00:44:43He knows how good Cody is.
00:44:45He knows you have to be extra special.
00:44:48And you have to go the extra mile to put Cody away.
00:44:54And now, Drew McIntyre admiring his work and pointing to the WrestleMania sign.
00:45:01Yeah, this is not the time for gloating.
00:45:03Save that until you have won the match.
00:45:06Or else, Cody Rhodes will bounce back.
00:45:10Cody quick to meet Drew up on top of the rope.
00:45:17And this is dangerous territory for anybody to find themselves in.
00:45:22But it's severely weakened Cody Rhodes, perhaps even more so.
00:45:26What a scene here in Portland after everything these two have gone through.
00:45:30All the recent drama.
00:45:32Nobody saw this match coming.
00:45:34But what happened in Chicago forced the hand of General Manager Nick Aldis to take action.
00:45:40And here we are.
00:45:42Oh!
00:45:43Superplex Cody Rhodes!
00:45:47Somehow powering up the massive frame of McIntyre despite the arm injury that Cody sustained.
00:45:55Take another look at the impact.
00:45:58Down the spine of McIntyre bouncing a foot in the air on impact.
00:46:04And that's what it's all about.
00:46:06That was Cody's.
00:46:07One shot, the WWE Championship and the WrestleMania sign.
00:46:11Two times that was earned by Cody Rhodes.
00:46:14Now it's been around the waist of Drew McIntyre.
00:46:17Whoever possesses it at the end of this night will be up against the Viper.
00:46:22Randy Orton at WrestleMania.
00:46:24Figure four is locked in.
00:46:26But now agony etched in the eyeballs of Drew McIntyre.
00:46:32Physical pain is one thing.
00:46:34The pain of losing gold and WrestleMania, perhaps even greater.
00:46:39Oh!
00:46:41Oh!
00:46:43Oh!
00:46:44Oh!
00:46:45Oh!
00:46:46Oh!
00:46:48And how much damage has that done to the knee of Drew McIntyre?
00:46:52See him reaching for that left knee.
00:46:54Cody's been reaching for that left arm.
00:46:56Well, you take away Cody.
00:46:58You take away Drew's knee.
00:47:00You take away his stature.
00:47:02You take away all of his physical advantages.
00:47:07Now maybe the tables have just turned in favor of...
00:47:10Oh!
00:47:11Cody!
00:47:12With the big dive to the outside.
00:47:16Landing with a grimace.
00:47:18But belief back with Cody Rhodes.
00:47:30Oh, he's going for our desk.
00:47:32Oh, God.
00:47:33He's taking this thing to a far different level.
00:47:38Cody Rhodes is clear on the desk.
00:47:40Whatever level you want to take it to when WrestleMania and the WWE Championship hangs in the balance.
00:47:49And now the current champ and the recent champ are on that hardened, reinforced, announced desk.
00:47:56And someone's about to have a very bad move.
00:47:58Oh, he's going for the crossroads on the desk.
00:48:02Oh!
00:48:03The desk collapses.
00:48:09Well, McIntyre managed to avoid the worst of that.
00:48:12Clearly, Cody had very, very bad intent in mind there.
00:48:17But that is a lot of beef that was balanced on this table.
00:48:21And the table just digs in.
00:48:24We want tables!
00:48:27We want tables!
00:48:33Oh, God.
00:48:35Cody is grabbing the table.
00:48:37And Drew runs into him from behind.
00:48:42We want tables!
00:48:54And now right into the eyes of Cody Rhodes.
00:48:58Oh, God!
00:48:59Oh, the power bomb through the table!
00:49:01Right through the table!
00:49:13And now Drew.
00:49:15Having done damage to Cody.
00:49:18Brings him back into the ring.
00:49:22And it's Drew's for the take-in now.
00:49:27Wait.
00:49:28He's lining up a crossroads.
00:49:31Is Drew lining up a crossroads?
00:49:32Oh!
00:49:33He delivers Cody's signature to him!
00:49:37And Cody survives it!
00:49:39Well, McIntyre trying to add insult to injury there.
00:49:43Beating Cody with his own move.
00:49:46But Cody simply saying no.
00:49:49Not tonight!
00:49:52It was an epic delivery of the crossroads.
00:49:56But only one man masters that move.
00:49:59And that man is Cody Rhodes.
00:50:00And Cody Rhodes is still alive in this one.
00:50:03This massive crowd here in Portland cannot believe what they're witnessing.
00:50:08What a war for the undisputed WWE championship.
00:50:14Claymore is lined up.
00:50:17Oh!
00:50:19Cody with a big kick!
00:50:20Saving himself just in time!
00:50:23Cody with a Claymore!
00:50:25Cody with a Claymore!
00:50:29Well, both men have now thrown each other's best weapons at their opponents.
00:50:37And both men able to kick out and keep their hopes alive.
00:50:44The undisputed WWE championship.
00:50:48A trip to WrestleMania to meet Randy Orton.
00:50:53The biggest spotlight of all.
00:50:56Drew's trying to retain it.
00:50:58Cody's trying to win it back.
00:51:01What a rollercoaster this has been.
00:51:04And Cody trying to go big here once again from the top.
00:51:08Drew able to see it coming.
00:51:13Oh!
00:51:15Charles Robinson nearly got caught there.
00:51:17Just about ducking out of the way.
00:51:19Dangerous place to be that ring.
00:51:21And once again somehow avoiding a major collision there was the referee.
00:51:26Cody.
00:51:27Middle of the ring.
00:51:30Oh!
00:51:31I think he was looking for a disaster kick.
00:51:33But it wiped out our official Charles Robinson.
00:51:36Well, McIntyre pulled Robinson in the way of that disaster kick.
00:51:42And now Charles Robinson's wiped out.
00:51:44There is no ref.
00:51:47And now Cody.
00:51:50In control right in the center of the ring.
00:51:53Oh, Drew.
00:51:54Able to counter back.
00:51:58Big boop from Cody Rhodes.
00:52:01Can he regain gold?
00:52:07With Drew compromised in the corner.
00:52:09But he gets out of the way.
00:52:10Both men running on fumes this deep into the matchup.
00:52:15After everything they've taken.
00:52:16And strategy just goes out of the window.
00:52:19You are fighting on pure instinct here.
00:52:22Hoping your body can hold on.
00:52:24Everything they have given.
00:52:26Everything they have taken from each other.
00:52:29Cody!
00:52:29What a counter!
00:52:32Crossroads!
00:52:33Cody!
00:52:34Crossroads!
00:52:36He's looking around for a referee!
00:52:40Remember, Robinson was wiped out.
00:52:44There's no ref!
00:52:50And that is devastating for Cody Rhodes, who knows he had this 1-1.
00:52:56He had the gold.
00:52:58Saying, give me an official!
00:53:00I need an official!
00:53:04Oh, a Claymore!
00:53:06A flash!
00:53:08Claymore!
00:53:09Drew to retain!
00:53:11Oh!
00:53:13He survives the Claymore!
00:53:16At the death, a kick out from Cody.
00:53:19Just when it looked like a Drew McIntyre masterstroke with his connection from the Claymore had got it one for
00:53:29the Scotsman.
00:53:30A fresh ref in Dan Engler, and a 2-and-change count.
00:53:35And I will never know where Cody Rhodes just summoned the willpower up to kick out from that.
00:53:41I mean, that instant.
00:53:43Adwater, Flash, Claymore, and look at the look that the champ, that Drew McIntyre, is giving to our official.
00:53:51Well, McIntyre's had major issues with Dan Engler in the past.
00:53:57Oh, he's stepping to Dan Engler.
00:54:01Saying, respect that badge, respect that logo.
00:54:05Drew McIntyre respects nobody.
00:54:12Engler looking to calm him down.
00:54:14There is no calming Drew McIntyre down.
00:54:18This man is a constant burning fuse.
00:54:20Oh, just sends that left shoulder into the post.
00:54:23Remember all the damage that's been done to that left arm alone.
00:54:27Well, Cody's body is just mangled at this point in the match.
00:54:31Nothing is working like it still.
00:54:33Oh, and again, Cody's taking real damage, Wade.
00:54:37Real serious damage.
00:54:39Well, this is where McIntyre has to be relentless.
00:54:41And once again, it is the referee who is drawing the ire of Drew McIntyre.
00:54:48He's got a title to retain.
00:54:50He's worried about Dan Engler right now.
00:54:55Oh, let's go, Kiss.
00:54:57He just head-butted him.
00:54:59Our second ref is down.
00:55:02Well, that may well lead to another suspension for McIntyre.
00:55:07What's he doing?
00:55:07He's coming away.
00:55:08He's playing board Engler once before.
00:55:10Two refs now down.
00:55:12And McIntyre reaching for the cold hard steel.
00:55:18Steel chair in hand.
00:55:25McIntyre's going to finish this thing for Kirk.
00:55:28Looking at his prey.
00:55:31Jacob Fatu rips the chair away.
00:55:34Well, McIntyre's had countless problems with Fatu over the past few months.
00:55:39That's how it all began back in January.
00:55:42There's a roll-up.
00:55:44Cody almost stealing it.
00:55:47Future shot.
00:55:49McIntyre.
00:55:50He grabbed the chair.
00:55:52Fatu was there to take it away.
00:55:54And now Drew backs up again.
00:55:59What an absolute chaotic sequence this match has seen.
00:56:04But Drew now ready to end this.
00:56:07Claymore misses.
00:56:12Is there hope for Cody Rhodes?
00:56:17It's now or never for Cody.
00:56:22Super cutter.
00:56:26And Cody's really feeling this.
00:56:31Across Rhodes away.
00:56:32One, two, three.
00:56:36Gold is home.
00:56:40Here is your winner.
00:56:42And new undisputed WWE champion.
00:56:50The American Nightmare.
00:56:53Cody Rhodes.
00:56:58He did it.
00:57:00One last chance.
00:57:03And he did it.
00:57:06Cody Rhodes now heads to WrestleMania as the WWE champion.
00:57:19There it is.
00:57:21WrestleMania 42.
00:57:24The undisputed WWE championship.
00:57:29Cody Rhodes against Randy Orton.
00:57:34And how quickly this game can change.
00:57:37But Drew McIntyre will have major, major consequences for Jacob Fatu.
00:57:44Thwarting his game plan tonight.
00:57:47Remember Cody told us earlier today.
00:57:50I can't be the golden boy if I don't have the gold.
00:57:55You have it, Cody.
00:57:57You earned it back.
00:58:04Well, this is where things started going south in this one.
00:58:08Referee Charles Robinson pulled into a collision with Cody Rhodes.
00:58:13He was wiped out.
00:58:14And then things went to hell in a handbasket.
00:58:18This was moments later.
00:58:20Cody getting hoisted up and managing to connect with a crossroads.
00:58:27Only one issue.
00:58:28The referees down.
00:58:30Nobody to count the pin.
00:58:33Dan Engler would come down as our second referee.
00:58:37There was that flash Claymore kick.
00:58:41And Cody digging deep to survive.
00:58:47Absolutely unthinkable kicking out of that Claymore.
00:58:50And this is where Drew completely lost it.
00:58:53Glasgow kiss right to the referee's face.
00:58:57Dan Engler now down two.
00:58:58And this is where Jacob Fatu, out of nowhere,
00:59:01completely neutralized the game plan of McIntyre.
00:59:06McIntyre went for Claymore number two.
00:59:08Cody just a beat too fast.
00:59:11That super cutter right into the crossroads.
00:59:15It was the perfect way to cap it, Wade.
00:59:18And then this crossroad.
00:59:22Signed, sealed, delivered.
00:59:24Cody's back as WWE champ.
00:59:28Cody's going to WrestleMania.
00:59:30Randy Orton, you have your opponent for Vegas.
00:59:33We're six weeks away.
00:59:45The road to WrestleMania just became roads to WrestleMania.
00:59:53Cody roads from last hope to undisputed champion a third time.
00:59:58It's the Viper against the American Nightmare in Vegas.
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