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