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00:00Full-size gingerbread man.
00:02Those weren't the substances I was thinking of, Joe.
00:04Yeah, or something else.
00:09Hey, yo, cut the music.
00:14Las Vegas, let me introduce you to Sami Zayn, the gingerbread man.
00:30You know, the thing is, I'm supposed to be upset with you, Sami.
00:34But as I'm right here in your face looking at you, you look upset yourself.
00:42What's wrong, gingerbread man?
00:43There wasn't no diehard Sami Zayn fans last week in San Jose.
00:53Maybe there's some diehard Sami Zayn fans right here in Las Vegas.
01:03Maybe not.
01:04Now, so maybe all the diehard Sami Zayn fans are in Drury Lane.
01:15No, no, no, come on, gingerbread man.
01:18It's okay.
01:18Listen to me.
01:19But you know what they always say.
01:21When life gives you lemons, you put on your...
01:26And mind your business while grown folk talking.
01:31Because this Sunday is all about Trick Williams.
01:33This is my first WrestleMania, my moment to get that United States Championship.
01:39And I'll do whatever it takes to get that United States Championship.
01:43And I'm going to be whooping something.
01:44I'm going to be whooping something.
01:46Las Vegas, tell them what we going to do.
01:58That's good.
02:00That's great.
02:05That's funny.
02:07No, it is.
02:08It's funny.
02:10I'm glad you're having so much fun.
02:12I'm glad you're taking your first WrestleMania so seriously, Trick.
02:18I actually almost kind of envy it.
02:20I wish, I wish I was having as much fun as you.
02:24But the truth is, I haven't been having a good time in a very long time.
02:33And I'm walking into WrestleMania as the United States Champion.
02:38And I'm still not really having a very good time, Trick.
02:45And by the sounds of it, it sounds like a lot of the fans here also have not been having
02:54a whole lot of fun lately.
03:13You know, I'm still not really sure exactly what it is I did wrong.
03:17I really, I don't know.
03:21I really don't know.
03:25But the truth is, I don't care.
03:31Because I am doing this, I do this every day for the ride or die Sami Zayn fans.
03:40The ones that have been with me since day one.
03:49Make no mistake, there are plenty of ride or die Sami Zayn fans watching at home.
03:56And there's plenty here in Las Vegas.
04:00And they will be in my corner at WrestleMania and beyond.
04:04But here's the thing, Trick.
04:08Trick.
04:10Trick.
04:21Yeah, no, no, no.
04:23We're going to talk about that in a second, too.
04:25Trick, since you got here, since you first showed up on SmackDown, what was it?
04:28Four months ago when you interrupted me?
04:32Everybody was talking about you like you were, I'm sorry, you know, can you not stand like
04:37that?
04:38Can you not stand like that, please?
04:40No, no, no, no.
04:41Hands on hips are even worse.
04:42Just go away, go away, go over there, get out of here, go away, I don't want to see
04:48you.
04:55Trick, you showed up four months ago and everybody was talking about you like you were the future
04:59of this industry.
05:00And I was the first one to agree with them.
05:03But you know what you've showed me in the last four months?
05:07Not a whole lot.
05:10Not a whole lot.
05:11You've showed me that you have a great entrance.
05:13You got a catchy catchphrase.
05:16You could apparently even drop a pretty decent diss track.
05:19Congratulations.
05:20But you know what you haven't showed me?
05:22You haven't showed me anything where it counts in this ring when it matters, Trick.
05:31So now when I look at you, I don't see the future of this business anymore.
05:40Trick, when I look at you now, all I see is a little punk rookie.
05:53A little punk rookie who's about to walk into his first WrestleMania with one of the best
05:59to ever do it.
06:00Who's going to realize at WrestleMania that he bit off more than he can chew because instead
06:07of taking things seriously, he walked into the biggest match of his life without a plan.
06:13No plan, Sammy?
06:15No plan, Trick.
06:15No plan, Sammy?
06:17Look at me.
06:17I am the plan.
06:22I've been here for four months and took you, the veteran, all out your game, trying to
06:27find yourself.
06:29You're combing your hair now.
06:31Huh?
06:32Your breath smell like 10 pounds to bounce that ass.
06:39You done lost yourself.
06:40You crashing out.
06:42They ain't a safe water bottle backstage because you don't know how to find Sami Zayn no more.
06:49But that's right.
06:50You are Sami Zayn.
06:52One of the most respected guys in the locker room.
06:54The guy with all the accolades, all the titles, tag teams, Intercontinental.
06:59You have it.
06:59You've done it.
07:00But you threw that all away because this rookie got in the game.
07:07Who doesn't have a plan, Sammy?
07:10Look at me when I'm talking to you.
07:15Because the truth is, I'm the one that's going to get the job done.
07:23Let's talk about it.
07:39You think, you think that is in my head?
07:44You think you're, you think you're in my head?
07:49You think this is your big plan?
07:51This is your big plan?
07:52This is the master plan that you cooked up in that big old brain of yours.
07:56This is it.
07:57You standing in a ring two days before WrestleMania with a gingerbread man?
08:03Yes!
08:08Yes!
08:10Yes!
08:11Yes!
08:11Yes!
08:12Yes!
08:12Yes!
08:12Yes!
08:13Yes!
08:14Yes!
08:14And I'm standing in the ring with two gingerbread men.
08:22Oh, here they go.
08:24And Sammy's hurt enough.
08:25In this ring where it matters.
08:27Well, in this ring is where they're going toe-to-toe.
08:29Right in the middle of it right now.
08:31And Drake got the upper hand.
08:33Just dropped the United States champion.
08:35That little punk rookie he described.
08:39Oh, ho, ho, ho.
08:40Sammy just sent him out.
08:44Sunday they meet up for the United States championship.
08:49You win this ring, you're in my world, Drake.
08:55Sammy freshly acquired it.
09:22Oh, the gingerbread man takes a hallouba.
09:27A head-twisting hallouba.
09:33Oh, trick shot.
09:40That's what he's after.
09:42Sammy Zayn's WrestleMania challenger just put the champion down.
09:49Somebody get a spatula and a cookie sheet for the guy on the right.
09:52Sunday, WrestleMania 42.
09:54Who can Trick Williams grab that title?
10:01Zayn and Trick Williams coming your way from here in Vegas.
10:08The American Nightmare bus has pulled up.
10:12Cody Rhodes, we will hear from the undisputed champion
10:15as we enter a commercial-free hour of WrestleMania SmackDown next.
10:23WrestleMania, where legacies are defined.
10:27My sister and I built this division.
10:30And even with Nikki fighting through an injury, we're showing up.
10:34Because when the Bella Twins step on that stage, the standard is set.
10:41Standard.
10:43It's not about where you've been.
10:45It's about who owns the division right now.
10:49Then all of you better get ready to prove it.
10:53Because nobody just gets handed anything at WrestleMania.
10:57You're right.
10:59You don't get handed anything.
11:01You get ran over.
11:03And that's exactly what we've done with every team we've stepped in the ring with.
11:10We've heard that before.
11:12Nikki's rehabbing and fighting like hell to get back to that ring.
11:15We've been doing this together our whole lives.
11:18And every time something tries to take us out, we find our way back.
11:23We didn't even like each other.
11:25And we still figured out how to become champions.
11:29That's what makes us dangerous.
11:32Well, this isn't about what you had.
11:35It's about what you can do when it matters.
11:38At WrestleMania, we're not here to remind people who we once were.
11:42We're here to show people who we still are.
11:45And at WrestleMania, we take back what's ours.
11:48And we're going to do it together as friends.
11:53At WrestleMania, we are bringing our absolute best.
11:57And we are going to make sure that we make everything
12:01that we have been through this past year worth it.
12:05And at WrestleMania, don't worry.
12:08We'll make sure you all get your moment.
12:12And just know, this will be the last WrestleMania moment you'll ever have.
12:27The Elite Talents of that Fatal 4-Way has come your way tomorrow at WrestleMania.
12:38And two of the very best you just heard from, now arriving here on SmackDown.
12:42The Elite Talents of the Queen.
12:46Scarlet Flair preparing for WrestleMania, where the queen shines like no other.
13:04The 14th time world champion.
13:25The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first the team of Charlotte
13:32Blair and Alexa Bliss. Corey the friendship they said would fizzle is seemingly running
13:39better than ever. I still don't believe really not for a second I think as long as these two
13:45continue to win as long as they have golden opportunities lying before them sure they
13:50can pretend they can get through it but the minute they don't this whole thing's going up in smoke
13:55and it might happen starting this weekend. It also may be a return of gold though this weekend with
14:01the fatal four-way to determine the women's tag team championship the irresistible forces defending
14:06in this elite level fatal four-way when you look across that challenge. Yeah but we've got to
14:12acknowledge the powerhouse reigning champions the irresistible forces heading in to wrestlemania
14:19with the gold. I don't see any possibility they're dethroned.
14:40And their opponents making their way to the ring. The team of Bayley and Lyra Valkyria!
14:49Corey every team in this fatal four-way has a very strong reason to believe they are worthy of being
14:55the tag team champions already especially Lyra and Bayley. Well to Bayley especially one of the most
15:01decorated women in WWE history and I do believe that Lyra and Bayley are friends because let's be
15:07honest no one else in the locker room likes either one of them. So they found each other but that
15:11could
15:11lead to gold at Wrestlemania and Bayley so frustrated she hasn't forgotten last year when she missed
15:18Wrestlemania due to Becky Lynch who would join Lyra Valkyria. That's not all in the rearview mirror for
15:26Bayley that's what's driving her this year in Las Vegas. Last week on SmackDown we saw singles action
15:31Alexa defeated Bayley and then you were on the call on Raw when Lyra defeated Charlotte. Due to outside
15:37interference on both counts. As has been a constant theme by the way of this division. Yeah you
15:43aren't kidding back and forth we go off the opening bell here it is. Well we're not wasting any time
15:48at all among these four. Look if I'm either of these teams I am trying to use tonight as an
15:53opportunity
15:54to inflict damage. Yes punish my opponent to try to soften them up weaken them in any way you possibly
16:00can
16:01prior to the fatal four-way at Wrestlemania. 24 hours away from deciding things. Oh man excellent
16:07stuff from Lyra. Bayley sent shoulder first into the steel ring stairs and wait a second wait a second
16:13Joe. Oh no. Nia's here. Wasting no time you just mentioned the irresistible forces. And here comes Lash.
16:23This thing is dissolving immediately as Charlotte just backs a long-time rival into the corner.
16:30Plenty of history between Jackson. Flair and Lash. Legend continuing to carve out her own legacy here
16:37in WWE. Has she ever. She has burst on the scene and the champs arrive. You said soften up the
16:43opposition.
16:44The champs arrive to do that. As Lyra tries to get right on top of Lash. Hey at this point
16:50you might
16:50send some help out here. We're in danger of losing a match from the Wrestlemania card. Nia and Lash
16:57may eliminate Lyra, Bayley, Charlotte and Alexa all together. They have a regular tag match by this. Oh man that
17:04right hand delivered to Lyra. But you may not like the actions of the irresistible forces but this is
17:12a brilliant strategy. Oh no. Watch out. We've seen this before. Lash ragdolling Lyra.
17:20The Chino in place. And then Nia with the leg drop.
17:29Absolute devastation.
17:32This is coming your way to decide it. Who will have gold? The fatal four-way is Saturday on
17:40Wrestlemania 42. Look at the power of these two women Joe. You mean to tell me you think anyone
17:47else stands a chance? Then come Sunday of course it'll be Obafemi and Brock Lesnar.
17:56Ancient legends say before man, before even the gods,
18:06it was the dominion of the titans.
18:13After generations of lying dormant, an unholy beast emerged.
18:19Barack
18:21Lesnar!
18:24For more than two decades, fueled by unbridled rage, reveling in the carnage it has sowed.
18:31Conquered the Undertaker's undefeated tree.
18:34Leaving nothing sacred in its weight.
18:37Barack Lesnar's Wrestlemania. Open challenge.
18:43But every monstrous force eventually meets its equal.
18:49As a new titan steps forward, time stands still.
19:07Holy s**t! The ruler just put down the beast!
19:17The ruler. Unshaken. Unyielding.
19:24They rise for him. They follow his stride.
19:31He does not chase destiny. For he is inevitable.
19:42Now, they walk the same ground. A beast bent on obliteration and a colossal bringer of war.
19:54Violence perfected meets immovable dominance.
19:59Two titans.
20:01Obafeni!
20:02You won't even know his name after WrestleMania!
20:05Only one can conquer.
20:07Rob Lesnar is our friend!
20:09Obafeni! I am the mountain!
20:11You cannot conquer!
20:12Only one can rule.
20:15At WrestleMania,
20:16I will slay the beast!
20:18The reckoning rise.
20:19Because I, I'm the one!
20:22Prepare.
20:24For decimation.
20:28There is something about the way that
20:30Obafeni has confidently said,
20:33I have always been the one that gives you reasons to believe.
20:38A guy like that stepping to the beast, it happened Sunday.
20:42There is an extinction level event waiting to take place this Sunday.
20:47That will change the face of W, will change the face of WWE forever.
20:52There can only be one. Will it be the ruler or will it be the beast?
20:576 p.m. start time. That's on ESPN and ESPN app.
20:59And as you can see, one of the great traditions in WWE,
21:03the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.
21:05The ring is filled up.
21:06The winner receives that, the massive Andre the Giant Memorial Trophy.
21:22And we've gotten to know his life story of overcoming adversity very well.
21:31The following contest is the 2026 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
21:39Making his way to the ring from East Palo Alto, California.
21:43Playing in at 269 pounds, Royce Keyes!
21:49Almost impossible to root against Royce Keyes.
21:52Just understanding what he's been through in life as he has shared his journey with us.
21:59Nobody is rooting against Royce Keyes. Oh no.
22:02Did you say his name?
22:04No, I didn't Joe.
22:05I thought I heard you in commercial break, did you?
22:07Absolutely not!
22:08I believe in Joe Hendry.
22:11Love in London, and Paris, and Tokyo, America, Scotland, and Canada, and Mexico.
22:20They say I believe in Joe Hendry.
22:22The only thing giant about Joe Hendry is his ego.
22:25I believe in Joe Hendry.
22:30Next from Edinburgh, Scotland, weighing in at 252 pounds of pure motivation, Joe Hendry.
22:41Is Gargano okay?
22:43I mean, this has been going on for so long.
22:45Sad Johnny.
22:46But right now, that name and that signature song echoing throughout Las Vegas.
22:52We are set.
22:53Andre the Giant, Memorial Battle Royal.
22:58That's Gargano.
22:59Now some unfamiliar faces in the fray right now, Joe.
23:02You'll see Psycho Clown, one half of the AAA or tag team.
23:06Whoa!
23:07Kane Wilson, he just tripped over Johnny Gargano.
23:12Sad Johnny was planking out.
23:13And remember, he got cursed earlier tonight by Dan Housen.
23:17That was toxic.
23:21Now you see Shiloh Hill, NXT standout, winner of LFG Season 2, Nathan Frazier of Fraxium.
23:29Not a lot of real estate to work with for any of these guys.
23:32So Kit Wilson is out of the Battle Royal right away.
23:36Uh-oh, uh-oh.
23:37Out on the apron.
23:38That's dangerous territory there.
23:39Saban has Frazier up.
23:42Saban and Frazier on the apron.
23:44Giving each other the best that they can offer.
23:47Oh, big boot.
23:48Saban answers.
23:49Oh, those feet touch.
23:50He's got to be out.
23:52Trying to chop down on the hand, securing that middle rope.
23:56Oh, and good job.
23:58Gargano gets rid of him.
24:01What an impact on the side of our announce desk.
24:04It was incredible.
24:08Oh, more eliminations as well as Saban is out.
24:13Axiom.
24:14It's the angel of Los Garzai in there throwing hands with big Otis.
24:18El Grande Americano, the real and the original.
24:21Oh, no, no, no.
24:23Not here.
24:24Not the mask.
24:24Not here.
24:25In Vegas.
24:26They're both out.
24:27After all the drama recently on Triple A, Talatanga just cleans it up.
24:34Well, look, kudos to the giant of the MFT, Talatanga, for competing for the second time tonight.
24:40Just to show you how prestigious DeAndre the Giant trophy is.
24:44Shiloh Hill and Ilya Dragunov throwing down.
24:47Yeah, earlier tonight, the MFT coming up with a victory over the Wyatt Six in an eight-man street fight.
24:52And Solvo Sakoa delivered the message to Talatanga to do this for the family.
24:58Oh, Shiloh Hill out on the apron.
24:59Now the Mad Dragon going after him.
25:01And there's another elimination here as the field is whittling down here.
25:06The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
25:09La Parca in the center of the ring.
25:10Every day is Dia de los Cuartos when you're dealing with La Parca.
25:14As Los Garza know very, very well, all three men, strong Lucha Libre heritage.
25:20Big knee from La Parca.
25:22Oh, my God.
25:24Oh, Los Garza gets the best of them.
25:25La Parca is out.
25:28Angel and Burdon now mocking him right there.
25:30Oh, Rey Fenix.
25:31How about that?
25:33That's what you get for dancing in the face of La Parca.
25:36Rey Fenix, one of the most decorated stars in the history of Triple A.
25:40Rey would love to make some WrestleMania magic tonight here in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.
25:46Oh, Psycho Clown with a hot button.
25:48Oh, no, no, no, no.
25:49Here it comes.
25:51Ah!
25:54Psycho Clown just tore his own face off, Joe.
25:57This is too good.
25:58Oh, here it comes.
26:03Keyes!
26:03Royce Keyes!
26:04All that power and intensity of Royce Keyes.
26:08Well, it can't be lost, Joe, is the magnitude of this opportunity, of this moment, of this weekend for Royce
26:14Keyes.
26:14We know the struggles he had to overcome just to get here, but he now finds himself in the thick
26:20of it on WrestleMania weekend.
26:22As he debuted at the Royal Rumble and had a signature.
26:25Oh!
26:25The DDT right onto the apron.
26:28Gargano has been on fire.
26:32Keep your...
26:33Oh!
26:35Adios!
26:37Rey Fenix.
26:41Big left hand from Gargano, stops Fenix, moving for the spear, and just, I believe he got super kicked by
26:47Fenix.
26:48See Apollo Crews still hanging strong in there.
26:51Shinsuke Nakamura, Akira Tozawa, Cruz, Alistair Black, I believe he's still hanging out in there.
26:58Is he ever?
26:59And of course, Tom Otago is going to be a difficult out for anybody.
27:04Joe Hendry trying to get it out.
27:05Oh, and Cruz is gone.
27:07Adios Apollo, Hendry now, full weight.
27:12Matt Cardona always ready, wasn't ready for Joe Hendry.
27:17Joe Hendry just muscling on up Gargano.
27:22And delivering.
27:25I can't stand when he does this.
27:28I'll have the crowd disagrees.
27:30I'm smarter than most of them, Joe.
27:32At least a few.
27:33Alistair Black says, Corey, I gotcha.
27:37My man.
27:40And Talatanga from behind with an attack here.
27:44DeAndre the Giant, Memorial Battle Royal from here, the night before WrestleMania.
27:50Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde, the LWO, trying to bring the fight together against Talatanga.
27:56That's going to take more than one man.
27:58You got to get that teamwork when it comes to nearly seven-footer who just arm drags
28:03and sends him over the top rope.
28:06And just pulled him forward.
28:08See ya.
28:09Del Toro stuck midair.
28:12He was given the mission from Solo Sokoa.
28:15And now, the other competitors say, we've got to go after him.
28:20This is what it's going to take.
28:24Talatanga shreds them.
28:27Massive uppercut.
28:30Delivering time and again.
28:32Phoenix, spinning kick.
28:34Kick attack.
28:34Looking to chop him down low.
28:36Now goes up high.
28:37Denies it.
28:38Parries the kick.
28:45Phoenix is able to catch himself on the top rope.
28:49Look at this.
28:51Oh, no.
28:52Oh, no.
28:53From nearly seven-foot high, that chokes man.
28:57And the edge of the apron.
28:59That reinforced hardened edge of the apron.
29:03Joe, I think we are witnessing Talatanga finding himself coming into his own
29:08before our very eyes in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
29:12Well, there is a receiving line of chokes and kicks.
29:16Oh, Kinshasa!
29:18Kinshasa right to the head.
29:20But Aleister Black again is there in cleanup duty.
29:25I like what Aleister did for the first time, not that time.
29:28Oh, the Mad Dragon.
29:28The Mad Dragon.
29:30Ilya Dragunov trying to get sent up and over.
29:35Right hand by the Mad Dragon.
29:38It felt good to call it Kinshasa again, but drag it on.
29:42Oh, man, I'll tell you.
29:43Aleister Black is on quite the run.
29:46Meanwhile, Akira Tozawa.
29:54Black Mass.
29:58Exit this way, he says.
30:00Aleister Black is proving to be a major force here in this battle warrior.
30:06Yeah, you're right, Joe.
30:07You can't not be impressed by Aleister Black.
30:11Big does just been unleashed.
30:13Here comes Otis.
30:21Stacking him in the corner.
30:27Otis saw what happened to Tozawa and is just taking care of business everywhere he looks.
30:37Take that magic, Mike.
30:38Big does is in Las Vegas.
30:40And Johnny Gargano is in the warm spot.
30:44Look at those worms from Tremors.
30:49And Gargano sent to the outside.
30:52Somebody scraped him off the floor.
30:55Cardona.
30:55Oh, man, oh, man.
30:58There was so much violent force behind that.
31:04Thanks for coming, Cardona.
31:06And look at this foursome we have.
31:10Otis and Aleister Black.
31:12Royce Keyes and Tom Latonga.
31:17And now the striking combination.
31:19Otis rolls out of the way.
31:20The big man showing some mobility, Corey.
31:24The big bear paw of Otis.
31:26Right on the temple of Aleister.
31:28She don't want to get in a striking match with Aleister Black.
31:33That Muay Thai background.
31:35That black mask.
31:37Each and every time.
31:38The violence that couldn't be unleashed.
31:40Royce Keyes now.
31:42Is he going to find out?
31:43Ooh!
31:44Big knee.
31:44Royce stands up to it.
31:46And eliminates Aleister Black.
31:50And then there were three.
31:54Otis, Royce Keyes, and Tala Tonga.
31:58And take a look at this showdown.
32:00The powerhouse, the bookman, and Otis.
32:06Who is also both.
32:08He is everything.
32:09I mean, look at these three body types you have in the ring right now.
32:13Three extraordinary unique athletes.
32:15Otis.
32:15Sleams down Royce Keyes.
32:17And Keyes is not used to being manhandled.
32:20Just a massive hoot from Tala Tonga.
32:24And with that, say goodbye to Otis.
32:29The showdown is set.
32:33The Andre the Giant battle royal comes down to Tala Tonga and Royce Keyes.
32:39And the power could all be shifting to the MFTs in a matter of moments.
32:45Spine buster.
32:47What a spine buster from Royce Keyes.
32:53Royce Keyes.
32:53Keyes does it.
32:54He does it.
32:55Hell yeah, he did.
32:58Here is your winner of the 2026 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Royce Keyes.
33:10Royce Keyes has been in WWE since the Royal Rumble.
33:16But April 17th, 2026, Royce Keyes has arrived.
33:24What a win.
33:28Take a look at the power.
33:31Keyes nearly putting the monstrous Tala Tonga straight through the middle of the ring.
33:38Launching Tonga to the outside.
33:41And the elation has got to be off the charts.
33:44What a journey.
33:46What a story.
33:47What a moment.
33:48What a win.
33:55As the big-hearted big man stands next to the Andre the Giant Memorial Trophy.
34:02Named in honor, of course, of the first Hall of Fame inductee on a night when we will have the
34:06Hall of
34:06Fame induction soon enough.
34:09Royce Keyes is your winner of the Andre the Giant Battle Royal.
34:18What a way to kick off WrestleMania weekend tonight on SmackDown.
34:23But let's chat about tomorrow.
34:24A certain greatest of all time.
34:27None other than John Cena will be the master of ceremonies on Saturday.
34:34Remember, that gets underway on ESPN 2 in the first hour.
34:37And here is the full card, Corey.
34:39The first hour available on ESPN 2.
34:43The six-man tag team at the Usos in L.A. Night against the Vision and Eye Show Speed.
34:49And, of course, what we've been talking about all night.
34:52We're still awaiting the arrival of the American Nightmare.
34:55Cody Rhodes, as he defends his title against the 14-time world champion Randy Orton.
35:02Who will have Pat McAfee in tow.
35:05Not to mention Rollins and Gunther.
35:08What a night it's gonna be.
35:09Of course, the whole weekend's on the ESPN app.
35:11And then Sunday, the first hour, also on ESPN and the multi-platinum.
35:16Grammy-nominated recording artist Joe Jonas will be performing the national anthem
35:23to kick off WrestleMania 42 on Sunday.
35:26And the first match that day, as we show you the full card,
35:30will be Oma Femi against Brock Lesnar.
35:33We will have the ladder match.
35:34Sami and Trick, the Demon Finn Balor and Dirty Tom.
35:37The Women's Championship with Rhea and Jade.
35:40And it all concludes with CM Punk and Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship.
35:57This is greatness on a different level.
36:01Roman Reigns is going to WrestleMania.
36:10What I'm doing is chasing something, and that something is greatness.
36:15With that comes a responsibility, a wear in the crowd.
36:23I'm picking you because I hate you.
36:28I've always hated you.
36:31You're in the main event of WrestleMania, not just because you won the Royal Rumble,
36:36but because I am the main event of WrestleMania.
36:44I brought you to the dance.
36:47You brought the other two, not me.
36:50You took a 10-year vacation, and then I let you back here, and what do you do?
36:55You screw me.
36:56You take my wise man, and you almost brainwashed me.
37:06I'm in your head.
37:08For a champion, I can see right through you.
37:11You got thin skin.
37:12He's got time to tweak, but he doesn't have time to come to Chicago.
37:15You mock me in my back like I'm some little young boy.
37:18Young boy, who's the real tribal chief?
37:22I mean, come on with that garbage.
37:23Roman can't do anything without his cousins.
37:26We're the only reason this place is where it's at.
37:29This is my show.
37:30That title on your waist, it's an embarrassment, because at the end of the day, you're old.
37:41Now I'm going to bury you.
37:44Bury you next to your father.
37:49I'd watch how you talk about my family.
37:55You know what to do, stay down!
37:59We didn't bring you back to be champion, no.
38:02I understand why this company sends your beltless ass to Jimmy Fallon.
38:08It's because I'm a way bigger star than you.
38:10It's because you're safe, and you're boring, and you're plastic.
38:19At Mania, this backup plan, it ends.
38:24Take a look at that sign.
38:26It's the last time you're going to main event.
38:29Oh, that's .
38:38Welcome to my main event.
38:43There's one way Wrestlemania ends.
38:47The tribal chief takes back over, and new world champion.
38:54You will acknowledge the best in the world.
39:04Acknowledge me.
39:20Wrestling has more than one royal family.
39:24The keep track.
39:25All right.
39:39The track is down.
39:41The solidarity.
39:41In the soul.
39:43Every fight out of control.
39:46Do we all get them all to these?
40:11Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
40:14The Undisputed WWE Champion
40:18The American Nightmare
40:21Cody Rhodes
40:25Looks like he's just about tuxed up for the Hall of Fame
40:28But there's only one place to go now
40:30And that is to defending the Undisputed Championship
40:34Here at Mania this weekend
40:36Joe, here's my concern for Cody
40:39As pertains to WrestleMania Saturday
40:42Rhodes is proudly, as he calls himself, QB1 of WWE
40:47Representing what he believes this business is and should be
40:51It has been wall-to-wall media
40:53Non-stop appearances
40:54I was at WWE World with Cody yesterday morning
40:57The guy is exhausted
40:59He has to be
41:00He can't be at 100%
41:07Or he could be playing all of us
41:10And Cody Rhodes is who he says he is
41:13I'm concerned that Cody is too focused on Pat McAfee
41:16And not focused enough on Randy Orton
41:19It is a fair point with the circumstances he's been dealing with
41:22For the better part of two weeks now
41:26And that championship back in hand
41:29As he tore apart McAfee's studio this week
41:31To regain what is rightfully his
41:33Now looking to defend it here in Vegas
41:35See you until the end
41:37I am my kingdom
41:39You try to tell me what I'm doing
41:43I am my kingdom
41:50Amen
41:50Follow the kingdom
41:52And I am sorry
42:11You can see
42:13You can see
42:17So, Las Vegas, Nevada, Wrestlemania 42, the Smackdown the night before, what do we want to talk about?
42:34Here is what we're not going to talk about.
42:37We are not going to talk about the last three WrestleManias and the conspiracy theory that perhaps somebody is needling
42:45me, somebody is messing with me, whether it be the inclusion of the final boss a few years ago, whether
42:52it be Travis Scott last year, or whether it be someone who I'm not going to name, but I think
43:03should just go home this year.
43:08...
43:13...
43:20Tomorrow is simple.
43:23It's about two men in a single contest fighting for the oldest and richest prize in the game, myself against
43:31my mentor in this business, the legend killer,
43:35the apex predator randy orton
43:42because i don't subscribe to that conspiracy theory no i think it comes with the territory
43:48same as the reaction tonight comes with the territory again it's randy orton he was out
43:53here talking about me taking earlier that that's all i do i take
44:00interesting choice of words for randy because he has never taken responsibility in his life
44:12and randy the best he's ever been which he is 2009 randy we keep referencing well i'll pull that
44:20thread i was there in 2009 i saw what he did he burned everything in his path and then he
44:27went to
44:27wrestlemania he wrestled for this and he lost
44:35but unfortunately as good as randy has become
44:46as good as randy has become he's now associated with a word that most wrestlers
45:03from one champ to the other
45:23cody's got randy on saturday night cm punk roman reigns on sunday night
45:28oh
45:30oh
45:31oh
45:41oh
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46:31I just have to ask you champ to champ, also friend to friend, if we shake hands and hug
46:39right now, are you going to kick me in the balls and turn on me too?
47:01There's a lot of people that deserve to get kicked in the balls around here, you're not
47:06one of them.
47:06No, I came out here to maybe give you a little bit of advice but definitely stop you from
47:13mentioning somebody's name that doesn't deserve to be spoken about, a tourist in this business
47:18who is not worth your time, these people's time, our energy or anything else.
47:24Are you wearing a bow tie?
47:29We do have the Hall of Fame later this evening, we dress up for the legends as you are looking
47:34dapper yourself, Chick Magnet.
47:37And then, I thought maybe you would call attention to that, this has to be the first time I've
47:42worn a suit on WWE television since the time Teddy Long got married.
47:47You remember that?
47:48Yes, Jagged Edge was there.
47:51Jagged Edge.
47:51Bruce, Bruce.
47:52Bruce, Bruce.
47:53I bring all that up because me and you go back a long way and that obviously illustrates
47:57it.
47:58And we've stood in this ring in front of these people multiple times before as friends, as
48:05competitors and we've talked about who's chasing who.
48:08Early in your career, you said you were chasing me and then I got back here after my hiatus
48:13and your hiatus and I found myself chasing you trying to rumble and become champion.
48:18But now, I just wanted to take the moment to relish in the fact that we are both standing
48:23in the ring, live, on a Friday night in Las Vegas.
48:3010 toes down, looking at each other as friends and as champions, headlining WrestleMania 42.
48:38I think we're past CM Punk giving Cody advice because honestly, brother, you have done and
48:45said things that I have yet to accomplish.
48:51If I was ever a teacher to you, I sure as hell am not now, but I want you to
48:55focus.
48:55Don't worry about anybody else but Randy, you know how dangerous he is.
49:00You've learned from some of the best, John Cena, your father, and if Randy was ever one
49:06of your teacher, he sure as hell ain't now.
49:10So in a way, maybe, I don't know what happens tomorrow and I don't know what happens Sunday
49:15and I can't make promises that I won't keep.
49:18But I do know that on Monday, win, lose, or draw, you'll be here, I'll be here.
49:28And look around you, Cody, you helped build this, you helped make this, I can only ask
49:34all of you to please come with us on the next adventure and be here on Monday too.
49:40Cody, champ to champ, friend to friend, brother to brother, I'm proud of you.
49:49Go get it done, tomorrow night, have some fun.
49:55Hey, it might subvert the expectations of our relationship and you're always teaching
50:03me something but there is one thing I want to share with you.
50:08I know who you're up against this Sunday.
50:13You're up against a guy that we have literally created terms for, he's that good.
50:20You up against the most dominating WrestleMania main eventer in the history of our game, the
50:28OTC.
50:33But, Punk, you were not born into this like he was, like I was.
50:39You came into this because you loved it.
50:41You trained with Harley Race, you found your own tribe, you hung out with Terry Funk.
50:46WWE came to you when they weren't even looking at guys who looked like you.
50:51They wanted you so bad, you kept the name CM Punk.
50:55And then you went away, you went away for 10 years but you had captured
50:59their imagination so much that they still chanted your name and they chanted it loudly.
51:05CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk Punk!
51:19You could have come back.
51:21You could have waved your hat around.
51:22You could have done the greatest hits.
51:24But you didn't do that.
51:26You came back better than ever.
51:29I don't know if we're talking about Foreman or Warner of the greatness of Brady.
51:32But I'll speak our language because we're standing in the squared circle.
51:36Shawn Michaels.
51:36He came back after a five-year debilitating back injury.
51:40We never thought we'd get him back.
51:41And here you are.
51:43And you are better than you have ever, ever been.
51:46If there's a conversation, right?
51:49If there's a conversation going on.
51:51Oh, Macho King at one point was Mr. WrestleMania.
51:53Then it became the heartbreak Kit Shawn Michaels.
51:56Well, it seems like you're gonna make the argument.
51:58You're gonna try and make it this Sunday that the new Mr. WrestleMania is CM Punk.
52:14I want you to hear something from me because I'm one of the handful of people that have
52:19the right to say it.
52:22Thank you for everything that you have taught me.
52:25Thank you for sharing this moment in the ring with me and this wonderful audience here
52:30tonight.
52:34And if it means anything, someone that you took a great deal of counsel with and you made
52:40a promise to a long time ago, my dad would be extremely proud of you.
52:46I love you.
52:54There is nothing more to do or say.
52:57No more matches.
52:59No further promos.
53:00The destination we set course for.
53:02The music.
53:05Hang on a second.
53:06Hang on one second.
53:07Cut the music.
53:08I ain't trying to cry on a Friday night in Vegas.
53:10I'll cry Sunday after I beat Roman's ass.
53:16Cody said he loved me.
53:17I love all of you.
53:19And we're here for you.
53:20These titles are as much yours as they are ours.
53:23And we're here to celebrate with the people.
53:28Next words you're going to hear from us come tomorrow afternoon when we simply say welcome.
53:34Now.
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53:34Now don't journals fall down the יש за рую,
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