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WWE Smackdown 13 March 2026 Full Show (Part-2)
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00:07Julia, keep hiding behind that little secretary of yours because as soon as I was saying, after I beat Kiana
00:18tonight, I am coming for that United States Championship.
00:22You can kiss that title goodbye because soon enough you and everybody else will know exactly what time it is.
00:30It's Tiffany time.
00:34Chelsea's halfway to Glendale right now.
00:51The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:55Introducing first, from Friar Lake, Minnesota, Tiffany Stratton!
01:01Look, they don't spring ahead for daylight savings here in Phoenix, but they know what time it is.
01:07It is Tiffany time on SmackDown.
01:10Tiffany Stratton against Kiana James.
01:13They meet up next here on SmackDown.
01:27Your seat to history awaits at the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame.
01:33Honoring Stephanie McMahon, the phenomenal AJ Styles, Demolition, and more.
01:43A night like no other.
01:46A celebration in Las Vegas.
01:49Be there with icons become legends.
01:53The WWE 2026 Hall of Fame.
01:56Tickets on sale now.
01:58Just an awesome night here in Phoenix as we head towards our contract signing between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton.
02:07Everybody has come out to this night of Friday Night SmackDown to take in all the nonstop action,
02:13including Vanessa Hudgens, the famed actress and singer and super fan.
02:17Oh, and Vanessa's got the WrestleMania title special edition.
02:22You can go to wweshop.com and find that there.
02:26There is Mark Kerr, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion.
02:32Of course, Wayne Johnson's incredible portrayal, Mark Kerr.
02:35Been so outstanding this past year.
02:38Glad to have all the celebs ringside in Phoenix.
02:42He needs to wake up!
02:44You don't deserve that.
02:45He is toxic, toxic, toxic!
02:48But don't you worry, Miz.
02:49If it's a fight he wants, I'll go talk to Nick.
02:53And I'll give him away once.
02:56Hey, other Miz!
02:58Did Jimmy Jam knock out any of your teeth?
03:01They're really used to.
03:03Anyways, if Danhausen was out there, he could have defended your honor.
03:07Get out.
03:09You know, there's only one thing you have to do to reverse the curse.
03:14There!
03:18There's no curse.
03:20So many Fanhausens here in Phoenix tonight.
03:24Tiffany Stratton came so close to take an elimination chamber.
03:28Electric chair, case plan by Rhea Ripley.
03:30It turns things around.
03:31Now Tiffany still proving herself on this road to WrestleMania.
03:34Out.
03:50You see.
04:01This was a show.
04:02They've been rolling all night.
04:02Here we go.
04:03Here we go.
04:04Here we go.
04:04Good.
04:06And her role, accompanied by the women's United States champion, Julia, from Sioux City, Iowa,
04:16Deanna James!
04:18Wade, we've had this conversation a lot in recent months that James has been on a really good run
04:24as of late against the top, top talent, Charlotte and I, I remember, earned that chamber qualifier
04:29with the victory there and a triple threat.
04:31Last week, went to the limit in tag action.
04:33Now answering the call that her partner, Julia, put forth against another elite star.
04:38Yeah, so broken out huge over the past couple of months has been Keanu James.
04:43You mentioned her epic performance in the Royal Rumble, epic performance in the Elimination Chamber.
04:49Keanu was a ranked outsider when she first arrived on SmackDown a few months back,
04:55but has proven that she is a major contender.
04:59That's the problem now for Keanu James.
05:01She was flying under the radar, but now the word is out.
05:06Everyone knows they need to step their game up when they're in there with Keanu James.
05:11So here we are, five weeks away from WrestleMania.
05:16Tiffany Stratton was so close in Chicago to win an Elimination Chamber.
05:21You know, the last time Wade, SmackDown was here in Phoenix,
05:24was last January when Tiffany cashed in that Money in the Bank contract on Nia Jax
05:29and won the Women's Championship.
05:31Look at this.
05:32Well, I'll tell you this right now.
05:34Tiffany Stratton was probably WWE's Woman of the Year in 2025.
05:39Good argument.
05:40But she's now in danger of slipping away from a spot on WrestleMania,
05:44despite being runner-up in the Women's Royal Rumble,
05:47being runner-up in Women's Elimination Chamber,
05:51bow ties within touching distance of a main event spot at WrestleMania.
05:55Now, potentially, will be left with nothing.
05:58Well, that's what makes these next five weeks so interesting,
06:03just to see how things will play out.
06:05Well, you mentioned that.
06:06It could be why Tiffy suddenly has noticed the United States Championship
06:11around the waist of Julia.
06:13And Julia quite smartly said,
06:15Hey, you want a piece of me?
06:16Go through the official representative, Keanu James, first.
06:21Well, we'll see if Tiffy is capable of doing that.
06:25Oh!
06:26Keanu James.
06:27Nice connection with that deal breaker there.
06:29Hasn't used that move in quite some time.
06:31Used to cry a lot back in her NXT days.
06:34Get off!
06:35Driving that back right into the edge of the apron,
06:37then into the barrier on that far side.
06:41Keanu James against Tiffany Stratton here in Phoenix.
06:45Come on, Tiffy!
06:46Come on, Tiffy!
06:47Come on, Tiffy!
07:00You just mentioned moments ago the arsenal of Keanu James.
07:04She busted out the deal breaker to turn things around against Tiffany Stratton.
07:08What is it that you like about Keanu James offensively?
07:11Well, offensively, it's the smart strategy she utilizes.
07:15She is a mega brain.
07:16She's clearly more intelligent than your average superstar in WWE and she knows how to use that to full effect.
07:22The athleticism is something that I don't think people were quite aware of.
07:27She is a snappy mover.
07:29She can do great high flying.
07:30And as we saw with the likes of Nia Jax,
07:34she can throw around some of the more powerful ladies in the division too.
07:38I'm struggling to find a single weakness in Keanu James.
07:46And of course, we talk about her time in NXT.
07:49She did win gold in NXT.
07:51She won the NXT Women's Tag Championship while she was down there alongside Fallon Henley.
07:58And I think sooner rather than later,
08:01I can see some gold around the waist of Keanu James here on SmackDown.
08:05Yes, she has been peaking.
08:07Got a lot of attention with the upset win to make it to Elimination Chamber.
08:16That's dangerous.
08:17For all the smarts of Keanu James,
08:19if you simply cannot take your foot off the gas against someone as skilled
08:23as Tiffany Stratton.
08:31But now, perhaps that's part of the strategy.
08:34Turn the referees back
08:36and allow Julia to get a free shot in
08:39at Tiffany Stratton.
08:41Little warning shot there to Stratton.
08:42Don't come too close
08:44to my United States Championship.
08:56Tiffany's looking forward right here.
09:07All that force driving the shoulder in.
09:11And Stratton has barely got out of the blocks tonight.
09:14One, two.
09:15That just shows you the competitive edge.
09:19of Keanu James.
09:28And it's very few women
09:29in the entirety of Tiffany Stratton's time
09:33on SmackDown
09:34who have been able to do this
09:36to Tiffany Stratton
09:38and render the skills of Stratton obsolete.
09:43Tiffany looking for an opening here.
09:47He's looking for anything at this point.
09:49It's been all Keanu James
09:50and this could be a major turning point.
09:53Both women
09:54driving each other's heads
09:56face first.
10:04It has been a wildly intriguing night
10:06here in Phoenix
10:07for Friday night SmackDown.
10:10Chelsea Green
10:11is making her way
10:13down to the ring.
10:14The invalid Chelsea Green
10:16whose ankle was shattered
10:18dubious at best wave.
10:19I don't know
10:19by a malicious Tiffany Stratton
10:22several weeks ago.
10:23In the midst of a massive
10:24you couldn't even see the injury
10:25and this has fallen out for weeks.
10:26Tiffany Stratton
10:27and Keanu James
10:28trying to decide things
10:29in the ring.
10:30And right now
10:31all of a sudden
10:31we get a glimpse
10:32of in the wheelchair
10:33Chelsea Green
10:34and Alba Fire
10:35coming down
10:35as Tiffany Stratton
10:37looks to regain control.
10:38It was a crazy
10:39cutter move there
10:40from Tiffany Stratton
10:41whose offensive arsenal
10:43continues to grow.
10:46And Keanu James
10:47now clinging on
10:48and the focus
10:49of Tiffany Stratton
10:50will not be held
10:51by the ringside presence
10:53of Chelsea Green
10:54and Alba Fire
10:55in addition to Julia.
10:57Keanu James
10:57able to escape
10:58and then eats
10:59a big boot in the corner.
11:01And James is really
11:02struggling to hang on here
11:04but hang on
11:05she did right there.
11:06Nice from Keanu.
11:07Well able to counter
11:08that cartwheel
11:09Alabama slam attempt
11:10and look at
11:11Keanu James.
11:13Falcon arrow
11:14connecting that.
11:15Hook in the leg
11:16and the shoulder
11:17did get up
11:17at two and change.
11:19And Tiffany is hurting
11:21in a big way here
11:22and you sense
11:23that Keanu
11:23is moments away
11:25from victory
11:27if she can put
11:28a final flurry
11:29together here.
11:31Looking to do that
11:32right here
11:33against Stratton.
11:37Stratton wisely
11:38negotiating her way
11:39out of whatever
11:40Keanu was attempting
11:41there
11:41and fighting back
11:43with some firepower
11:44of her own.
11:45Oh the rolling
11:45senton
11:46she's in position
11:47in the
11:48and Julia knew it
11:50Julia knew
11:51the prettiest
11:52moonsault ever
11:52was in the target.
11:54Dragging her
11:56official representative
11:57out of danger
11:58out of danger.
11:58Wow!
12:00Of course
12:00Tiffany gets a victory
12:01here tonight.
12:02Oh here we go.
12:04Kelsey Green is up on her.
12:05What does she have?
12:05What does she have there?
12:06Might be a little
12:07Tanya Harden action here.
12:10What is that?
12:10A pink ring
12:11she was trying
12:11to strike her with.
12:13That would have been
12:14a disqualification
12:16which I think
12:17is why Julia
12:18got stuck
12:19in the middle there.
12:21Julia
12:23able to defend
12:24that time
12:24and now Julia's
12:25got her held up
12:26as the rep was
12:27Oh!
12:27Oh and right on
12:28to Chelsea and Alba.
12:30They malfunctioned there.
12:32And now the rolling
12:34senton
12:35in the other direction.
12:36P.M.E.
12:391
12:402
12:413
12:45Here is your winner
12:47Tiffany
12:49Stratus!
12:50Well that turned
12:52into a disaster
12:53in a hurry
12:54for both
12:54Kiana James
12:55and Julia
12:56and indeed
12:56Alba Fire
12:57and Chelsea Green.
13:00Nice movement there
13:01from Tiffany Stratan
13:03and of course
13:03one chance
13:05is all she need
13:06to hit the prettiest
13:08moonsault ever
13:09and
13:09Kiana James et al
13:10will be kicking
13:11themselves after that one.
13:13So Tiffany Stratan
13:14remember
13:14five weeks to go
13:15to Wrestlemania
13:16it'll be interesting
13:17to see how things
13:18play out
13:19for Tiffy time.
13:21That will only
13:21heighten her claims
13:23for an opportunity
13:23at the United States
13:25Championship
13:25that belongs
13:26to Julia.
13:27Remember a contract
13:28signing between Cody
13:29and Randy
13:29is still to come
13:30your way.
13:31Next week
13:31we're in Raleigh
13:32North Carolina
13:33it's another
13:34power pack card
13:35for Friday Night
13:35Smackdown.
13:36Yes indeed it is.
13:38We saw a meltdown
13:39a little earlier
13:40in our attack match
13:42but next week
13:43the Bella Twins
13:44get their shots
13:46as they take
13:47on the champs
13:48the irresistible
13:49forces on Smackdown.
13:52Also earlier tonight
13:54we saw
13:54Jelly Roll
13:55on Miz TV
13:56interrupted
13:57by Kit Wilson
13:58with claims
13:59and calls
13:59of Toxic.
14:01Now
14:01Kit Wilson
14:02calls out
14:03Jelly Roll
14:03next week
14:04on Smackdown
14:05from Raleigh
14:06North Carolina.
14:07We will see you then
14:08of course
14:08so much to come
14:09still right here.
14:15Excuse me Trick
14:17one of your final thoughts
14:18ahead of your match
14:19tonight
14:19against Jacob Fatu.
14:21Man first thing first
14:22Nick Aldis
14:23needs to do his job.
14:24He had no business
14:25making this match tonight
14:26but it's all good.
14:29Jacob Fatu
14:30since he wanted to
14:31call out Trick Williams
14:33without my consent
14:35I got a good mind
14:36to take off
14:37these lemon pepper steppers
14:38and smack the boogeyman
14:39out your ass.
14:40Let's talk about it.
14:41And I'm gonna tell you
14:42something.
14:45No, don't stop.
14:46Keep talking.
14:47You've been talking
14:48such a big game
14:49lately Trick.
14:51What happened?
14:52I thought you were
14:53gonna walk into
14:53the main event
14:54of WrestleMania
14:54and I thought you were
14:55gonna put this company
14:56on your back.
14:58Huh?
14:58All that big talk.
14:59What did you call me?
15:01Mr. Can't Get the Job Done?
15:03How things been going
15:04for you?
15:05Huh?
15:06I saw you get dropped
15:07at Chamber.
15:07I saw you get dropped
15:08last week by Randy Orton
15:10and now you're about
15:10to get dropped
15:11by Jacob Fatu
15:12because you keep
15:13running your mouth
15:13and you can't
15:15back it up.
15:18Yeah, that way
15:19you're looking at me
15:20that feeling
15:20in your chest right now
15:21I know that feeling
15:23very well.
15:24You're embarrassed
15:26and you should be.
15:29Sammy
15:30you're hating hard
15:31ain't you?
15:32I know why
15:33but you're lucky
15:34I got a match tonight
15:35or I would drop
15:37your ass
15:37where you're staying
15:38right now.
15:40Hey
15:41I'm here
15:42every week
15:43and I'm real easy
15:45to find
15:47I guess I'll see you around
15:54Can't
15:55rule
15:56come
15:57five
15:58two
16:04I'm real easy
16:06I'm real easy
16:06I'm real easy
16:14I'm real easy
16:19I'm real easy
16:19I'm real easy
16:19I'm real easy
16:19I'm real easy
16:19I'm real easy
16:20I'm real easy
16:20I'm real easy
16:20I'm real easy
16:21I'm real easy
16:29The following contest is stepped up for one fall.
16:33Introducing first, from Sacramento, California,
16:37weighing in at 291 pounds,
16:41the Samoan werewolf, Jacob Batu!
16:47The menacing intensity, the passion, pride, and punishment
16:52of Jacob Batu.
16:55Well, after what we saw at the top of the show with Drew McIntyre,
16:59it was clear that somebody was going to incur the wrath
17:03of Jacob Batu this evening.
17:06Unfortunately for Trick Williams, it turns out it is him.
17:11Jacob Batu goes one-on-one with Trick Williams next on SmackDown.
17:26I want to break some big news.
17:28NXT will be bringing one of its biggest PLEs
17:31to one of the greatest wrestling cities in all the world.
17:35On Saturday, April 4th.
17:37Get ready for a fight!
17:39NXT stands up in St. Louis.
17:42The stakes are high.
17:44The world is watching.
17:46And only the best.
17:47Stand and deliver.
17:50NXT Stand and Deliver.
17:51Saturday, April 4th.
18:00This is far from a beautiful shot.
18:03This is a Samoan werewolf
18:06who is looking to cause some major damage tonight.
18:09And his victim, Trick Williams.
18:14A.K.A. Mr. Whoop That.
18:26A.K.A. Mr. Whoop That.
18:30A.K.A. Mr. Whoop That.
18:36A.K.A. Mr. Whoop That.
18:38A.K.A. Mr. Whoop That.
18:40A.K.A. Mr. Whoop That.
18:42A.K.A. Mr. Whoop That.
18:44A.K.A. Mr. Whoop That.
18:44A.K.A. Mr. Whoop That.
19:00and here's a vote from columbia south carolina
19:04playing in at 240 pounds
19:10so wait last week mr whoop that was talking some smack to randy orton
19:15this week he gets in the way of jacob fatu
19:18yeah i think unintentionally and the uh chance ringing out around the arena
19:24suggests that somebody is about to get whooped
19:28i do fear it might be mr whoop that himself
19:32who for once will be on the receiving end of said whooping
19:36we'll see what trick williams can do about that
19:39trick danny trick willie
19:43one eight hundred whooped that hollywood trick we could keep going
19:46absolutely tricky two times
19:51all right that's enough we're gonna get serious because
19:55serious is in the eyes of jacob fatu right here
19:59yeah there is no other way when these two are in the ring
20:03trick williams at six five over 250 pounds
20:07jacob fatu who's been really now a heat-seeking missile
20:11tagged on drew mcintyre but this untimely interruption earlier has gotten them into this match
20:16against trick williams and trick williams is already convinced he is wrestlemania main event
20:23ready and i will say charisma looks wise personality wise that's all true
20:28the question is can you beat someone the caliber of jacob fatu because if you want to be in wrestlemania
20:37main events one day that is kind of the bar you need to be above
20:43you see that explosiveness of fatu backing up trick williams
20:48that's all he got and this might be a very steep learning curve for trick williams who has been
20:56absolutely fantastic since arriving on smackdown from nxt but this is a very different level in
21:03the ring right now you see what's coming your way bottom of your screen the contract signing between
21:07cody rhodes and randy orton
21:11look at the athleticism of trick daddy trick has the hops that's for sure but slamming the head
21:20into that turnbuckle might yeah jacob says you know what i'll just do it for you
21:27where's that learning curve i was talking about
21:33able to block that right hand and send back one of his own
21:38trick williams has never quite seen anything like this before that's for sure
21:46just a whirlwind of aggression
21:52came out tonight wanting a piece of drew mcintyre somebody that many issues with well drew mcintyre
21:58apparently has quit wwe taking his ball and gone home but that has not quelled the anger of the samoan
22:06werewolves yeah that's the big headline that started the night that drew mcintyre was joining
22:10us live he went on an angry rant nick aldis just wouldn't put up with what's been going on jacob
22:16fatu arrived and drew saying year after year he gets screwed over and he just walked out of friday
22:23night smackdown drew mcintyre says he's done he quit he's had it that hard hand of jacob fatu means
22:30drake williams might be done himself fairly soon fatu on the goal
22:40just freak level athletics from a man way too big to be pulling off crisp moves like that
22:48incredible to think that powerhouse of a body as he sends him out arms on the floor
22:54not much is going right for trick williams tonight will that change imminently it's gonna have to
23:17be
23:17here jacob fatu saying all gas no breaks that has been the case now against trick williams muttering
23:26that mantra to himself and isn't trick williams know all about all gas no breaks now but nice shot there
23:33from the former boxer trick williams got that nickname trick willy in the boxing ring and now
23:40finally getting the upper hand on jacob fatu but has to make it stick
23:46gonna turn around with that right hand
23:55and this might not be the time for posing although who am i to tell trick williams how to do
23:59things
24:06just slamming his head into the front of the desk
24:10you just sense the confidence growing now in trick williams not that confidence is ever an issue
24:18big uppercut maybe a little too much confidence
24:25cannot lose sight of the task in hand against jacob fatu give him an inch he will take a mile
24:34steps coming into play as well we're just getting bounced around the ringside area
24:39and no sooner did he grab control of this match he's lost it once again
24:44and inherently there lies the danger when you're fighting jacob fatu
24:55not too wide the target is the far barrier as he slams williams into it
25:01let's be honest everything is a target to jacob fatu
25:07if there's a way to deliver pain he's going to find it creative individual is that what you're saying joe
25:13no doubt about it i'm sure our medical staff love him keeps many people employed
25:21nice swinging leg there from trick williams just when you start writing off trick williams that's
25:27where he can dig deep this might be the deepest we've ever seen trick williams have to dig
25:34considering the caliber of opponent before
25:50finally gathering himself and getting a modicum of control in this matchup is trig williams
25:57use it wisely young man use it or lose it
26:18what a battle we have here in phoenix jacob fatu and rick williams have been engaged
26:25backstage nick aldis turns to trick williams as constant complaints and said you want something i'll
26:30give you something how about fatu and here they are battling deep into the night on smackdown and
26:35trick williams at times has been clinging on in this match but we're starting to learn a bit about
26:40the resolve oh man of trick williams but that might do it fatu from the jump up to the hook
26:48of the leg
26:48and escaping with a count of two was williams and we know a lot about trick williams already but right
26:54now we are learning after moves like this and the kind of assaults that jacob fatu has thrown the way
27:00of trick williams just how big trick williams's appetite for war really is you cannot be soft
27:08bellied when you're mixing it up with someone like jacob fatu if you're not ready to go to hell and
27:14back
27:14you might as well walk away now while you still can that's exactly where he wants to take just about
27:20every match there's a sense of inevitability about it that is where the match is going when fatu is
27:27involved and that is where this one is headed in a hurry oh well scouted by williams this whirlwind pump
27:35kick they're catching fatu
27:42now we're seeing trick start a ratchet through those gears some of the athleticism of trick williams
27:48coming to the fore and i'm impressed with his durability in this one get up though because
27:56spot two will ask you of everything you have oh god he's gonna keep on asking questions until this one
28:02is over and for trick williams he needs to keep finding these answers he's looking for the trick
28:07kick instead he eats an uppercut williams giving everything tonight is in the kip up he still has
28:15plenty in that gas tank way you see the flapjack but following it up with a little pizzazz and that
28:23is the trick williams story
28:30a call to action here
28:34to put it away right here fatu just got that left shoulder up and now suddenly the tables have really
28:43turned in this one it looks like fatu is clinging on but out of breath perhaps but there's a calm
28:49behind the eyes of trick williams now who truly believes he can beat the werewolf
28:58oh he's looking for it he wants to line up that trick shot adding a little extra stank on it
29:05by
29:06pulling that knee pad down
29:10fatu
29:13pop up samoe
29:15the samoan werewolf is feeling it now
29:20and that running hip attack trick williams is feeling it in a very different way how quickly things
29:27can turn with potu and now williams is in the target zone swanton
29:38potu
29:40just at the last second two and change to get that right shoulder up and the lawless jacob prattu
29:47coming into his own just when it looked like trick williams had full control of this one
29:55just a volatile nature to jacob fatu
30:00who unsurprisingly may have finally had to hit the brakes in this one such an exhausting effort
30:07against trick williams who has matched him every step of the way these are these moments when fatu
30:13digs deep when fatu makes a decision
30:17bouncing up for that moonsault but saw trick williams sliding the hell out of there
30:22and who can blame trick williams great instincts there but uh-oh
30:27oh fatu with massive shoulder out onto the floor didn't quite get the usual head of steam but got the
30:34connection he was looking for and all the way behind
30:37right up drew mcintyre is here well mcintyre who apparently quit smack down earlier
30:44oh had one piece of business he needed to take care of it seems that piece of business being
30:51the carcass of jacob fatu now the referee has missed all of this trick williams dealing with him
31:01and all the sudden trick williams with the trick shot well the samoan werewolf has been thrown to the
31:09walls by drew mcintyre roughly oblivious to everything drew mcintyre who supposedly had quit
31:17and teased up trick williams here is your winner trick williams well we can talk about how we got
31:31there and i'm sure this is gonna run and run but for now trick williams just got the biggest victory
31:39of his entire career against jacob fatu thanks of course to a major assist from the man who has
31:47apparently quit wwe drew mcintyre we were told he had left the arena they'd walked out and quit
31:55as he is paring down over jacob fatu the role that fatu played a week ago in that championship
32:02match against cody rhodes oh no oh no he's the man who mcintyre blames for the reason why he is
32:13no
32:13longer wwe champion well this is payback now jacob fatu unsteady on his feet and claymore a massive
32:23playmore from mcintyre
32:45the headliners are here wrestlemania 42 the undisputed wwe championship the contract signing
32:55cody rhodes randy orton is next spn
33:07hey there is jelly roll taking his seat ringside we saw him in the ring earlier he is so excited
33:12to
33:13support his two great friends of course they are great friends cody rhodes and randy orton the contract
33:19signing has arrived
33:26all right ladies and gentlemen
33:31all right ladies and gentlemen just uh one thing to handle before we get to the business at hand
33:36drew mcintyre i guess you didn't quit
33:40so welcome back and as a welcome back gift to you
33:46you get jacob fatu one-on-one next week on smackdown
33:53now to the business at hand ladies and gentlemen we know why we're here
33:58to sign the contract for the main event of wrestlemania the wwe championship is on the line
34:05so without further ado allow me to introduce the challenger the viper randy orton
34:15i have voices in my head they care for me they understand they talk to me
34:32you got your meals in your mission all designed to keep you safe
34:38but when rules start getting broken
34:41you start questioning me
34:43i have voices in the same way
34:47it's a lot of love to hate
34:50i have a voice in the same way
34:53and the power is in the middle of me
34:57i hear forces crying
35:00i see tears of dying
35:03i take blood that's dying
35:05i feel a tension
35:07i have voices in my head
35:11they care for me
35:12they understand they talk to me
35:16they talk to me
35:19please everything
35:21but i can tell you
35:23they're making sure
35:24they weren't just words for randy orton back in january when he came back it wasn't just a generic
35:29promo and hype the quest for world championship number 15
35:35with urgent seriousness he put it forth
35:38and now he's on the doorstep of that opportunity
35:40i think
36:02is
36:03you
36:03you
36:06you
36:19That's where he's headed to meet Cody Rhodes.
36:54And now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the WWE Champion, the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.
37:28And now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the WWE Champion.
38:07That long and winding road of Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton, the relationship that's lasted all these years.
38:17It comes to this moment of pen and paper.
38:21Went all the way back to Cody's WWE debut.
38:25All the mentorship from Randy, the recent years as a great friend.
38:32And then Elimination Chamber.
38:35Went to side WrestleMania.
38:38Reds all the way back to their youth.
38:42Mentorships.
38:44And it all comes to a hand in five weeks' time.
38:55We're all together.
38:59Cody had one last chance for Mania.
39:02Royal Rumble, the Chamber all denied.
39:04And then that courageous, deep-digging final match last week against Drew McIntyre.
39:09He swept it all.
39:10The championship bat, WrestleMania secured.
39:13And now, a great challenge against a great friend.
39:16Look at that embrace.
39:17Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes.
39:37Let's go, Randy.
39:47Let's go!
39:48Go, go, go, go!
40:21Sounds like I know what you want to talk about.
40:25In 2007, I came to WWE.
40:28My very first match in WWE was against Randy Orton.
40:36And I'd go on to watch you win the Royal Rumble.
40:40You got into an argument with Stu about the sign and the pyro not going off.
40:47I'd go on to watch you main event or WrestleMania.
40:51And I thought, if I could be like that.
40:58And then I left.
41:01And this was probably frowned on.
41:03You put out a post about how you thought I could become world champion.
41:07And when I came back to WWE, I came back alone.
41:11There was no Cody Verse.
41:12My brother wasn't with me.
41:14My wife stayed at home with the babies.
41:21But I had you.
41:26Randy, I am not your son and I'm not your brother.
41:32But I have always been proud to be your boy.
42:27I don't think you understand, Cody.
42:37I need this.
42:39I need that.
42:42But this wasn't supposed to be hard.
42:45This was supposed to be easy.
42:47Drew was supposed to be out here.
42:49Let me go ahead.
42:51But no, how am I supposed to?
42:53Let me take this weight off your shoulders.
42:56Because I'm sure you're hearing the voices in your head.
42:59And when the bell rings, that's what I expect.
43:02That's what they expect.
43:04We get to watch the best Randy Orton has ever been.
43:08Randy Orton who just won a stacked elimination chamber.
43:12And I know when the bell rings that I get the legend killer.
43:16That I get the youngest world champion in company history.
43:19That I get the one that JBL said that if you built a wrestler from the ground up, he'd look
43:25like you.
43:25And he would still say that.
43:27That I know that we get the master of the three most dangerous letters in all of WWE.
43:37I know.
43:40I know.
43:52I want you to know.
43:55I will always love you.
44:20Oh, God.
44:21What the hell?
44:23What is it?
44:43What are you doing, Randy?
44:46Losing his mind here against Cody.
44:48What is it?
45:03Oh, Cody is out cold here.
45:05Oh, right in the skull with the steel steps.
45:08Well, Randy is going, and Cody is busted wide, wide open.
45:13Oh, my God.
45:14He is busted wide open with the steel steps.
45:17Randy is unglued here.
45:20Those voices that Cody wants at WrestleMania have been heard, and he is snapped.
45:26And this is just savage, merciless, against apparently a lifelong friend.
45:34There is blood everywhere.
45:36And there is malice in the...
45:39Malice in the eyes of Randy Orton.
46:05Oh, my God.
46:08We need some serious help down here immediately.
46:11Cody is a bad way.
46:13And Randy Orton is not slowing down.
46:17Randy Orton has absolutely snapped.
46:20WrestleMania has gotten a whole lot different right now.
46:25What is it?
46:25Lining up his head in the midst of the steel steps crevice there.
46:28Assistants finally jetting down here.
46:31The damage clearly already done.
46:48Oh, Jelly Roll just got slapped.
46:59I mean, this is nothing short of appalling at this point.
47:03Absolutely disgusting from Randy Orton.
47:07And mercifully, it finally appears to be over.
47:15And Cody looking like the shell of the man he won just moments ago.
47:20In a minute!
47:22In a minute!
47:23In a minute!
47:28I'll tell you this, Joe.
47:29Jelly Roll is a braver man than most.
47:32Let's go ahead!
47:34Let's go ahead!
47:35Oh, my God!
47:43There is just a deep sense of shock coming over this arena right now, unsurprisingly.
47:54Oh, no!
47:55Oh, God!
47:56Oh, God!
47:57Cody!
47:58Oh, God!
48:01Cody!
48:21Oh, God!
48:22Oh, God!
48:23Oh, God!
48:24Go, God!
48:24Oh, God!
48:25Oh, God!
48:25Oh, God!
48:26Thank you!
48:26Oh, God!
48:28Let me do it for me!
48:29Don't make it!
48:30Thank you!
48:31Please!
48:32Please!
48:33Give me your hands!
48:34Put it down!
48:35Thank you!
48:52Let's go.
49:06All the years of friendship and mentorship and family-level trust, and now this.
49:13Thrown away from the biggest prize in the game.
49:36Let's go.
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