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00:00Node has Wrestlemania 40, and we are moments away from the latest title defense of the Eradicator.
00:06The women's world champion, Rhea Ripley, who has held the championship for one year.
00:18My boots now lift!
00:32I need sleep, bleed! The demons in your dreams! I need sleep, bleed!
00:43You're sleeping, I'm lying!
00:47Look at my eyes! This is do or die! Die!
00:52Look at my eyes! Look at my eyes!
01:00I need help! All of the devils in me are still evil!
01:07Now listen, make a good child! I'll take your soul in your sleep!
01:13I need help! There's no escaping from me!
01:19Rhea Ripley being played in the ring by Scrim, Pennsylvania's own Motionless in White!
01:25Spring buddy! Go Scream!
01:27Homeless big time WWE fans! I met those guys years back!
01:31They're for young and awful things.
01:36efficiency, yeah!
01:36Amazing!
01:36And Mommy is home!
01:40Look at my eyes! Look at my eyes!
01:42Lie!
01:44Look at my eyes! You want I and Die!
01:49Look at my eyes! Look at my eyes!
01:51Lie!
01:54Look at my eyes as you're gonna die!
01:59WrestleMania!
02:01I need you to make some noise!
02:05From the eradicator!
02:07The demon in your dreams!
02:11Your mommy!
02:13Rhea!
02:14Reply!
02:21Rhea!
02:21Rhea!
02:22Rhea!
02:22Rhea!
02:28Rhea!
02:38Motionless in white?
02:40That's correct.
02:42Lead singer, Chris Motions.
02:44That's his last name?
02:46Yes. One of Rhea Ripley's favorite bands.
02:48What a thrill it had to be to have this spectacular Wrestlemania entrance.
02:53Chris, that was awesome.
03:00The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
03:04And it is for the Women's World Championship!
03:11Introducing the challenger from Dublin, Ireland, the man, Becky Lynch!
03:28And her opponent representing the Judgment Day from Adelaide, South Australia.
03:36She is the Women's World Champion, Rhea Ripley!
03:48Our ring announcer Samantha Irvin absolutely killing it as we get set for the 28th time in the history of
03:56Wrestlemania, a Women's Championship will be on the line.
04:01Rhea Ripley, a year ago at Wrestlemania, knocked off Charlotte Flair to win this championship.
04:06But Corey, here's the story we've been following.
04:09Becky Lynch has been sick all week.
04:11She's suffering from strep throat.
04:12How does that affect her coming into this match against Ripley tonight?
04:15Becky Lynch admitted to me earlier this week her temperature reached as high as 102 degrees.
04:21The man does not know the meaning of the word quit, particularly when the opportunity is as big as it
04:26is tonight.
04:27That said, your mind may soldier you forward, but your body doesn't necessarily follow when you're ill.
04:34And Pat, what about the weather conditions?
04:3550 degrees, feels like 45 winds blowing here in Philly.
04:39Yeah, I was trying to figure out whether or not the fever hypes her with this particular cold weather.
04:43Obviously, you've seen Michael Jordan have his flu game, and sometimes it brings out your best because you only focus
04:49on survival.
04:49And Becky Lynch will not back down from Rhea Ripley.
04:53That I can guarantee you.
04:55This is just the second one-on-one match between these two women.
04:58They met back in 2019 in NXT.
05:02And Rhea looking to overpower Becky in the early going.
05:06Momentum can possibly carry over for a full calendar year.
05:09Rhea's got to be on top of her game tonight.
05:11Considering last year, as you mentioned, she defeated the boom to become women's world champion.
05:17An early strategy by Becky, attacking the arm of Rhea, trying to take the power game out of the way.
05:21Missile prop kick down goes the women's champion, Ripley.
05:24For those that don't know, Rhea Ripley's been battling through a wrist injury over the last few weeks.
05:28Yeah, we talked about that on the Pat McAbee show on ESPN yesterday.
05:32She said that she's been wearing a brace as a precaution.
05:34Uh-oh.
05:35To protect herself because she does too much!
05:38And Becky on the apron, kick right to the arm of Rhea.
05:41And Becky's been working on it since the early going.
05:43And I believe it is the left arm that Rhea had the brace on yesterday.
05:46Rhea has kind of been a target, a bullseye for anybody she's been facing over the last couple years.
05:51That's actually a wise decision by Ripley, though.
05:52If she can compete at full capacity without the brace on.
05:55Because a veteran like Becky Lynch will target any sort of physique weakness.
05:59Boom!
06:00Talking about veteran, Becky's used to the spotlight.
06:03Used to Wrestlemania.
06:04But all of Philadelphia seems to be chanting for their longing.
06:06A suplex!
06:07And a kick out by Becky Lynch.
06:09This is the eighth match in the career of Becky Lynch at Wrestlemania.
06:15Rhea Ripley competing for a fifth time in her career.
06:18As you take another look at the absolute power and precision of the women's champion.
06:23Rhea Ripley has the power.
06:25Of course, she has everything you could possibly need to be a goat of a superstar.
06:29But she's a student of the game as well.
06:31A tactician.
06:32Both of these women, Corey, have won Royal Rumble matches.
06:36Rhea Ripley set a then record.
06:38Oh!
06:39Well, it could be argued that Becky Lynch walked so that Rhea Ripley could run.
06:44Becky was one of the first megastars to emerge from the women's evolution several years back.
06:49Ripley has taken the entire division to a whole new level.
06:51Becky Lynch has told the world that when people believe in me, I'm good.
06:56When they doubt me, I'm great.
06:58And a lot of people have doubted her coming into this match tonight.
07:00Powered by Ripley.
07:01Inside cradle by Lynch.
07:02Is this enough to put her away?
07:04Rhea Ripley now able to power out of it again.
07:09Vertical suplex by Rhea.
07:10Nasty landing for Lynch.
07:12Into the cover.
07:12To retain.
07:13Hook of the leg.
07:14And a kick out.
07:17Look of frustration in the early goings of this match-up.
07:20I think Mami's mentally got to be prepared for a very long night.
07:25Ripley may be the most physically dominant woman in this match-up.
07:29But Ripley has endless respect for what Lynch has accomplished in the past.
07:33Rhea knows this game.
07:34She respects the game.
07:35Becky's changing it.
07:36Becky Lynch, part of the first ever women's main event at WrestleMania.
07:41Of course, Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey, a number of years ago.
07:44Oh, nice drop kick by Rhea.
07:47Taking out Becky.
07:48We want to talk about main events.
07:49How about down there in Australia?
07:50Rhea Ripley in her home country.
07:5255,000 plus down there.
07:54Main event who?
07:55Rhea Ripley.
07:56Yeah, taking out Nia Jax.
07:59She's built for the moment.
08:01Becky Lynch is gritty.
08:02You have to wonder about this strep throat, 102 degree fever there.
08:06When's it gonna start having an effect?
08:08Is it already?
08:12It's certainly not good Becky's preparation for this match-up.
08:15I'm sure the man hasn't been able to train as she'd like, at least for the last week or so.
08:20Corey, don't point out the obvious, please.
08:22It's gonna be a long night for you if you do that to me.
08:25Rhea now looking to climb up to the top rope.
08:28Becky Lynch in trouble.
08:29The eradicator.
08:30Rhea Ripley gazing out over this...
08:33Uh-oh.
08:33Way to pay homage to Eddie Garish.
08:35Oh!
08:35Becky Lynch made her pay with that deep arm drag.
08:38And again, working on the already injured left arm of Ripley.
08:42Notice how quickly Rhea clutched at her left elbow.
08:48Lynch now with a few valuable moments to recover as we take another look at a nice arm drag off
08:54of the top turnbuckle.
08:56Gnarly landing for Ripley.
08:58Becky hit those ropes like a spider bunker too as she climbed up there.
09:01Showed some real explosion as she reversed this whole thing.
09:04Those sold out tonight at the link.
09:06Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
09:09Does Becky want to quicken the pace of this match, Corey?
09:12I think Becky's best bet is to try to steal a quick victory.
09:15Whether that's to catch Ripley in the disarm her or an inside cradle, something fast.
09:20Because Mami's going to continue to move forward.
09:22She's like a Terminator.
09:25Rhea.
09:26Okie Becky up.
09:26Becky counters yet again.
09:28On the second rope.
09:29Tornado DDT.
09:30Claps Rhea.
09:31Center of the ring.
09:32Is it enough for Becky to go into a cover?
09:33Crawls across the ring.
09:34Crawls to the leg now on the champion.
09:36And a kick out by Ripley at two.
09:42That's the ring IQ for Becky Lynch.
09:44So quickly flipping this thing with a tornado DDT.
09:46Spiking.
09:47Rhea right on her dome.
09:49Almost ending this here at the link.
09:52New champion.
09:53Almost.
09:54WrestleMania 40 is the prime luggers in the middle of the ring.
09:57Lynch looking to rally the WWE Universe here at the link.
10:00To provide a little needed momentum for the man.
10:03Becky Lynch who won the Elimination Chamber of Perth, Australia.
10:07Back in February to earn this opportunity tonight.
10:10Becky.
10:11Using the ropes for leverage.
10:13And now.
10:13With Rhea Ripley.
10:15In trouble.
10:16Hanging across the second rope.
10:17There's the leg dropped by Becky.
10:18And she's taking over now.
10:20But again.
10:21Champion's advantage in this match.
10:23Vic takes it.
10:23The title can only change hands by pinfall.
10:25Submission.
10:26And a Beck splutter into the barricade.
10:29Raider and ringsaw.
10:30This is what Becky's gonna try to do now.
10:32Is match the brutality of Ripley.
10:34Perhaps that is what the man needs to do.
10:36Beat Rhea at her own game.
10:38Becky can do that.
10:39Former six-time world champion.
10:41Leg dropped to the back of the neck of the champ again.
10:43Becky into the cover.
10:44Is it enough to win the championship?
10:45And a kick out at two.
10:47I think that was a heat check there for Becky.
10:50She looks strong.
10:51She looks quick.
10:53Didn't feel like this sickness has really brought her down at all.
10:56Becky looks phenomenal against mommy.
10:58There aren't too many ailments that adrenaline can't cure.
11:01At least in the short term.
11:02As we look again at this leg drop.
11:04From the ropes.
11:05Crashing right across the back of the champion's neck.
11:07Becky a former NXT Women's Champion.
11:10Tag Team Champion as well.
11:11Mentioned earlier.
11:12She won the Royal Rumble back in 2019.
11:16Becky thinking about the disarmor.
11:17And this is wise.
11:18Because that submission hold has taken out many women.
11:21Over the years for Becky Lynch.
11:22With an already injured arm to Rhea Ripley.
11:25Makes her more vulnerable.
11:27Oh!
11:27Look at Rhea just catching Becky.
11:29And there's the power guys.
11:32Hoisting Lynch up onto her shoulders.
11:35Down goes Becky.
11:37Oh man!
11:39That's it!
11:40That is it!
11:41And a kick out by Becky.
11:43Becky tried to get back to her feet quickly.
11:45It just ran into a boot.
11:46My God.
11:47Rhea Ripley uncorked that knee.
11:49And may have knocked Becky Lynch all the way to the other side of the state.
11:52The man's now present mental.
11:54Bang!
11:56Somehow Becky stayed in the matchup.
11:59Kicking up.
11:59Out after the day.
12:00That's why Rhea's been a champion for a year though.
12:03Picks up Becky.
12:04Dumps her on her face.
12:05And then follows up with a knee.
12:06When others might celebrate the feet of strength that she just displayed.
12:09Somehow Becky's able to kick out.
12:11But...
12:13Mommy is...
12:13Special.
12:15I agree with you all hearted me, Pat.
12:18It is cold here.
12:19My jaw's starting to freeze up already.
12:21Sorry.
12:22We've talked about this a lot though.
12:23I mean, Rhea Ripley just exudes Superstar.
12:26I mean, everything about her.
12:27And this could be it.
12:28Looking for the riptide.
12:29And Becky Lynch though.
12:30Able to counter.
12:32Oh!
12:33And down goes Rhea.
12:34Bad arm again.
12:35Now!
12:35Arm bar!
12:37Becky trying to lock in an arm bar here.
12:39And Rhea trying to block.
12:40Rhea was able to block it for the moment.
12:42Lynch has pried the hands apart.
12:44Looking for the full extension of the arm.
12:46And she's able to get Rhea back toward the center of the ring.
12:48Rhea nowhere near the ropes now.
12:50And is Ripley going to tap out if she does?
12:53Becky will win the championship.
12:56But Rhea now looking at the power out of it.
12:58She does.
12:59Becky's still trying to hang on.
13:01Rhea trying to power again.
13:02Second time goes Lynch down.
13:04This is a Rhea Ripley rampage.
13:08And again, sit out power bomb.
13:11Is it enough?
13:12Cover.
13:13Becky at two.
13:17Again, it is chilly in Philly.
13:2252 degrees.
13:23It feels like 48.
13:25Wind is out of the north at 15 miles per hour.
13:28Pat, as a member of the Indianapolis Colts,
13:30you played football in the stadium under conditions much like this.
13:33Yeah, the wind beat me up.
13:34I shanked about five balls,
13:36but I had to do nothing near as physical
13:38as these two are doing right now in the rink.
13:41You have to think that it's a little bit firmer.
13:43A little bit stiffer.
13:44Muscles not as loose.
13:46But this is WrestleMania.
13:48It don't matter if it's 15 degrees.
13:51Well, that would be a little extreme.
13:53Yeah, I think so too.
13:54And a head butt by Ripley.
13:58And Becky.
14:00Again, that arm really bothering the champion now.
14:04But that boot didn't bother.
14:05Rhea, it surely affected Becky.
14:08Cover.
14:08Becky at two.
14:09Kicks out.
14:10And Ripley perhaps getting a bit frustrated, Corey.
14:13I think Rhea Ripley may have expected this one to be over by now.
14:17Especially knowing that Becky Lynch not at 100% feeling very ill right now.
14:22And Ripley just battering the challenge.
14:24Yeah, Rhea.
14:25Can't believe she hasn't been able to put Lynch away yet in this match.
14:35Both women exchanging blows.
14:38Head butt drives Becky back toward the corner.
14:41Becky though.
14:42Shoulder first goes Rhea.
14:43That's the bad arm.
14:46Clever move by Becky.
14:48They're gonna capitalize for a disarmor.
14:50But she's only got a five count.
14:51She could get disqualified if she doesn't break here.
14:54And uses almost a full five from our official in this matchup.
14:59Oh, Bennett.
15:01Ripley is down.
15:03Lynch seemingly with an opportunity to capitalize.
15:06Becky's in her bag right now.
15:08Top rope.
15:09Leg drop.
15:10Across the chest.
15:11Oh, he's caught!
15:12He was caught!
15:14Rhea, looking for the prison trap.
15:16Rhea Ripley's submission move.
15:17The prison trap.
15:19Tapped down a number of women.
15:20Rhea Ripley's got it locked in.
15:22Becky's in trouble.
15:23Nowhere for the man to go unless she can make it to the bottom rope.
15:25But grabbed down to the center of the ring by Ripley.
15:28I think Becky Lynch somehow hold on.
15:33Becky, you wanna quit?
15:33Tried to drag again herself into the opponent toward the bottom rope.
15:39Back to the middle of the ring.
15:41This is it.
15:42This is the beginning of the end.
15:44Ripley has applied the body scissors, the prism trap.
15:47All the man can do now is submit.
15:50And Becky trying to hold on, trying desperately to hold on.
15:53Trump maybe reversed the pressure somehow.
15:56A follows constrictor wrapped around the man in the middle of the ring.
16:00Becky now trying to roll herself.
16:05Rhea's got a kick out and break the hold wise move by the veteran brilliant situational awareness by Lynch forcing
16:11Oh Rhea to break the submission hold
16:14So that she didn't get pinned and now looking once again for riptide
16:34Becky Lynch beside herself with very good reason able to escape the riptide attempt
16:40and implant Ripley with the manhandle slam
16:44If I had to nitpick I'd say Becky didn't have enough of her own weight across the powerful shoulders of
16:50Rhea Ripley
16:51And now perhaps Becky Lynch starting to doubt herself
16:56Question herself after not being able to put Ripley away
17:00With the manhandle slam
17:03And once again looking for the disarmer, I believe
17:07On the bad arm of Ripley. Becky thinks she can put this away
17:13Over a backslide Rhea
17:16Over the top
17:18Oh wow! Wow! Wow!
17:21Riptide! Riptide! By the champion! Stacks up Lynch! Is it enough? No!
17:26And a kick out and pull it ahead!
17:28No way!
17:32They both giving each other their best shot and this match is still going!
17:38Bobby connecting with the heaviest artillery, the Riptide stacked Becky Lynch high on her shoulders and the man somehow survives!
17:48And Rhea Ripley saying the same thing, Corey, how the hell did she kick out? I should have put her
17:52away! There's no way Becky Lynch kicked out of that!
17:55Now is not the time to get lost in the panic of the moment!
17:59Rhea Ripley needs to continue soldiering forward, continue to pour on the pressure
18:03Making the climb to the top rope!
18:06Rhea Ripley up high and Becky Lynch able to force her to lose her balance!
18:14Becky able to buy herself several valuable moments, but at this point we're just polishing the brass on the Titanic
18:20As Lynch done for, running on autopilot
18:23Good well day!
18:25The New York Times bestseller isn't going to go down without a fight though, we're in the deep waters!
18:29She's still bringing it to mommy!
18:31Becky Lynch knew she had to get physical with the champion, she's done just that!
18:36She's exposed to weakness in Ripley, which is the left arm!
18:40And now Becky Lynch, with the champion on the top rope, with a Superplex to Rhea, floats into the cover,
18:46and it's his armor!
18:48The armor locked in, and now Becky turns it into this armor! Rolled into this armor!
18:53Becky Lynch with Rhea in the middle of the ring, is Rhea going to tap?
18:56Is Rhea going to tap out?
18:59Oh, the tables have turned!
19:02Rhea Ripley, trying to power out of this!
19:06Mommy!
19:07And now Ripley with the power to Becky Lynch!
19:14Oh my goodness!
19:16Oh!
19:17But Rhea too, going out of the top rope!
19:20Becky trying to do everything she can!
19:23The electric chair!
19:24That might be it!
19:27That was a long way down on the outside of the ring!
19:36Becky, suffering the effects of the electric chair!
19:39Rhea Ripley, now heading up to the top rope, with Becky in trouble!
19:43What's the champ going to do?
19:47The eradicator, with the frog splash!
19:50Cover!
19:51On Lynch!
19:52Picked out at Cole!
19:53How?
19:54How?
19:55How, Cole?
19:56Great question!
19:58Why?
19:59She's got a 102 degree fever!
20:01She's got electric chair on the outside!
20:04And then Mommy!
20:05It's a frog splash!
20:07What do you mean why, Pat?
20:08This is Wrestlemania!
20:10You're going to have to kill Becky Lynch before she gives up at Wrestlemania!
20:14This is the showcase of the Immortals for a reason!
20:17Legends are made here!
20:19It is the Women's World Championship!
20:22It is our first match of Wrestlemania weekend!
20:25Wrestlemania Saturday!
20:26Sold out at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!
20:29It needs to be a hell of a lot easier for you!
20:32Give up!
20:34Bring it in here, come on!
20:37Rhea screaming at Becky Lynch!
20:39Rhea wants to beat Becky!
20:40You've got time to give up, Becky!
20:43You've got time!
20:46Yeah, look at him!
20:47What the hell?
20:48This is going to take ridiculous power!
20:50Yeah, Becky, able to counter, at least momentarily!
20:55Mommy got a little overconfident!
20:57Yeah, what, what?
20:58She was going to deadlift her all the way into a superplex there?
21:01If anyone can do it, Rhea Ripley can!
21:03Oh my god!
21:03Becky now!
21:04Uh-oh!
21:04Second rope!
21:05Becky!
21:06Rhea!
21:07Ripley able to get her feet underneath her and just knocked Lynch into next week with
21:11a right hand!
21:12That would have been nasty!
21:13And now Rhea, onto the buckle with a riptide!
21:16And now in the middle of the ring, Rhea Ripley, riptide to Becky Lynch!
21:21Here's the cover!
21:23Rhea's year-long reign as champion continues!
21:26Here is your winner, and still, the women's world champion, Rhea Ripley!
21:41Corey, Rhea's been unstoppable!
21:45Rhea has been unstoppable, and in my opinion, and the opinion of many, Rhea will remain unstoppable!
21:52Mommy's looking downright untouchable at the top of the mountain!
21:57First we see this riptide into the turnbuckle, adding a new wrinkle to her game, and then Old Faithful!
22:04The riptide stacks the man into the pretzel, and still!
22:11But Pat, what a performance by Becky Lynch tonight!
22:15Absolutely, certainly with the situation, with the strep throat, and 102 degree fever!
22:20I don't think anybody on earth has beaten Rhea Ripley, but what Becky did tonight was nothing short of admirable!
22:25But once again, our champions are champion for a reason!
22:30Tonight, at Wrestlemania, Mommy rules the band!
22:35Now we're here to show you a good score!
22:42That's my favorite part of the world!
22:43And I've heard you, so excited!
22:43I've heard you, so excited!
22:43And I've heard you, so excited!
22:44Now that's the entire fight!
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