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00:00:00Then
00:00:07Now
00:00:16Forever
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00:00:31Las Vegas, Nevada
00:00:32The entertainment capital of the world
00:00:34Hosting the greatest spectacle in entertainment
00:00:37Wrestlemania
00:00:38The home of the NFL Raiders
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00:00:56You know, Tripp Williams
00:00:58Is red hot since his arrival at WWE
00:01:00Accompanied by rapper Lilioti
00:01:02The Lemon Pepper Steppers
00:01:04Are heading into a United States Championship match
00:01:07At Wrestlemania
00:01:09The Eradicator
00:01:10Rhea Ripley
00:01:11Looking for a fourth world championship
00:01:13In a match that has become increasingly personal
00:01:16Against
00:01:17The WWE Champion
00:01:20The Storm
00:01:21Jade Cargill
00:01:22Heads into Allegiant Stadium
00:01:24Determined to defend her goal
00:01:26And the best in the world
00:01:28The world champion CM Punk
00:01:30One of the biggest matches of his life
00:01:32Versus Roman Reigns
00:01:33The main event for the championship
00:01:35Welcome
00:01:36To Wrestlemania
00:01:38Sunday
00:01:49You felt it last night, didn't you?
00:01:52We all did
00:01:56Welcome
00:01:57To Wrestlemania
00:02:02I show
00:02:04Splash
00:02:09She's back
00:02:16The greatest spectacle
00:02:19In all
00:02:20Of live entertainment
00:02:22That's Wrestlemania
00:02:23We experience the excitement
00:02:26Live and larger than life
00:02:28And then it lasts
00:02:29Forever
00:02:33But Wrestlemania
00:02:34Doesn't take a bow after one act
00:02:44Two titans will collide
00:02:47Tonight isn't a repeat
00:02:50It's the encore
00:02:51I'm gonna take that title from you
00:02:54There's not a damn thing you can do about it
00:03:00Bigger
00:03:01Out of bedlam and insanity all over the arena
00:03:05Louder
00:03:06The demon
00:03:07Versus dirty
00:03:08Dominic
00:03:09Mysterio
00:03:10Even more unforgettable
00:03:14I'm gonna split your ego in two
00:03:17And beat you
00:03:18On the grandest stage of them all
00:03:21You already know who closes the show
00:03:25The O
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00:03:31This is the epitome of pop culture
00:03:34This is the pinnacle of entertainment
00:03:39This is Wrestlemania
00:03:47So if you thought you'd seen it all
00:03:49Just wait
00:03:51And now
00:03:56Snickers
00:03:57And WWE 2K26 present
00:04:01Wrestlemania
00:04:03pacifimentos
00:04:26This is the epitome of justice
00:04:32And now
00:04:32You already know who faces you
00:04:33A lot of spell
00:04:33You are
00:04:33You are
00:04:35Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host of Wrestlemania, John Cena!
00:04:49John Cena back at Wrestlemania, an event where he may have ended a number of times in his
00:04:57Hall of Fame career.
00:04:58Hello again, everybody, and welcome as we make history tonight, Wrestlemania Sunday, live
00:05:06for the first time ever on ESPN.
00:05:41We've kicked off Wrestlemania with an incredible night one!
00:05:48And I'm looking around, and I feel the energy here in Las Vegas.
00:05:53The stage is set for a historic night two!
00:06:00As a matter of fact, we've already made history.
00:06:04For the first time in history, Wrestlemania is live on ESPN!
00:06:14Which means, we gotta start with something big!
00:06:23Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Wrestlemania!
00:06:30לנו for the first time live for Valen!
00:06:41Nova-
00:06:41Lord Err!
00:06:44Lord Erjeser!
00:06:46Lord Erjeser-
00:06:46Lord Erjeser-
00:06:56Lord Erjeser-
00:11:09Who for the first time in his career may be seeing himself as an underdog in the heels in a
00:11:16match against the man the size of Obafemi.
00:11:18Yeah, I'd say pop the brakes on that one, Michael Cole.
00:11:22I think Brock has set a trap for the rookie Obafemi.
00:11:54He got Obafemi got over a little confident.
00:11:56The first shot put champion, the first shot put champion, the first NIL athlete to win a championship.
00:12:02That was in NXT and tonight, his first WrestleMania against one of the most decorated WrestleMania superstars of all time,
00:12:11the beast Brock Lesnar.
00:12:15The most famous combat athlete, the most famous combat athlete, the most famous combat athlete on planet Earth.
00:12:20And what a perfect matchup for the fight capital of the world.
00:12:27Let's take a look at감illo.
00:12:29Let's take a look at these two gigantic superstars.
00:12:29Let's take a look at the tail of the tape between these two gigantic superstars, Wade.
00:12:38both massive human beings perhaps over tipping the scale slightly but wow what a matchup
00:12:46carbon copies of one another let's head up to alicia taylor
00:12:52the following contest is scheduled for one fall
00:13:03ladies and gentlemen my name is paul hayman tonight the beast the conqueror the real ruler
00:13:17of wrestlemania
00:13:30and his opponent from lagos nigeria weighing in at 310 pounds
00:13:51you have to believe that the nerves are turning inside of obafemi his first wrestlemania against
00:14:00a man who has dominated the likes of the undertaker kurt angle goldberg roman reigns
00:14:06here on this grand stage bell rings we are underway for one of the most anticipated matches
00:14:15in the history of wrestlemania lesnar femi
00:14:21and a collar and elbow tie up an absolute stalemate here
00:14:27you saw the tail of the tape pretty even between these two men if you're lesnar what do you need
00:14:33to do to take out femi tonight well lesnar's smarts lie in the fact that he's got 25 years in
00:14:39the fight
00:14:40game this cannot just be about pure power brock lesnar is a bully in the ring he cannot bully someone
00:14:47who is equally as powerful as him he needs to dig deep and do something cunning and wade you've been
00:14:52in a number of wrestlemania matches your first one ever with the nerves there and what does
00:14:56over have to do to combat that i'll tell you right now my first wrestlemania match my body felt like
00:15:01lead and it took a long time to shake that feeling off if that's the case with over here he's
00:15:07going
00:15:07to be in big trouble and brock lesnar overpowering femi into the corner delivering shoulders to the gut
00:15:12of femi and femi stands up shouts in his face and knocks lesnar to the mat
00:15:19and nobody has ever treated brock lesnar like this and a clothesline femi does not go down and another
00:15:26one by lesnar and femi's still on his feet lesnar with a look of shock in his eye and down
00:15:32goes the beast
00:15:36and brock lesnar needs to regroup paul hayman doesn't know what to make of this
00:15:52i told you he's out of sorts wade lesnar's never used has never been in this position in his life
00:15:58well he may well be physically outmatched here and that is simply not an equation that works
00:16:04in the mind of the beast brock lesnar start thinking quick paul hayman and this is what
00:16:10lesnar he could ill afford this weight he's allowing femi now to build confidence femi now
00:16:16knows he can go toe-to-toe with lesnar he's got nothing to fear at this point
00:16:19that's not human oh my god and he's speculated about those goals and that is exactly what brock
00:16:26needed to do get away from the pure power battle get the advantage any way you can oh and into
00:16:32the
00:16:32post spine first and that was a mistake femi made brock lesnar the veteran found the opening and now
00:16:38lesnar on the attack
00:16:43and into the steps on the other side and now brock lesnar's in his element
00:16:48and that was shoulder first into those steps that's about as bad a way as you can hit it outside
00:16:54of the head of course and femi favoring his elbow as he drops to a knee and brock lesnar about
00:17:01to
00:17:01bring femi to suplex city we saw john cena our host kick off the show tonight ask mr cena what
00:17:13it's like
00:17:13to be in the ring with brock lesnar yet another release german and it just goes to show you how
00:17:21tactics at this level are vital it cannot simply be about who is the biggest who is the strongest
00:17:30and now lesnar closing in on his third german suplex of the match and now brock lesnar is being back
00:17:39to the
00:17:40brock lesnar we know only so well and femi's hurt wade obafemi is hurt the destruction outside the
00:17:47ring and now the suplexes have taken down the ruler well this is this is a learning experience now for
00:17:56obafemi looking for another german obafemi firing back with the elbows remember it was lesnar who
00:18:03eliminated femi back in the royal rumble match well into the corner with a running uppercut brocky's
00:18:08wobble there cole the big man with another running uppercut he's got a big elbow on the temple and
00:18:14hasn't looked right since but here we go lesnar now with femi up on his shoulders brock lesnar
00:18:18look at him put him away f5 to femi f5 to obafemi and look at this
00:18:30obafemi got back to his feet after the f5
00:18:34oh and a chunk slam by femi both athletes dropping their nuclear bombs
00:18:44femi measuring lesnar lesnar is up
00:18:48don't freak it away fall from rice
00:18:52here is your winner
00:19:00obafemi
00:19:01oh
00:19:08oh
00:19:26I'm not sure Obafemi can quite believe in Wade.
00:19:29While the world is in shock, Obafemi took everything that Brock Lesnar could throw at him,
00:19:37including this F5. Brock Lesnar knows he has this in the bag, it's game over, except this
00:19:46guy Obafemi is built a little bit different to anything we've witnessed before. And one fall
00:19:55from grace later. Obafemi has just written his ticket to the very top of this industry
00:20:03right off the bat. Wow. I want you to look at the ring right now. I want you to look
00:20:08inside
00:20:09the ring right now as we see Obafemi making his way back up the ramp. Brock Lesnar is laid
00:20:14out. Brock Lesnar hasn't moved. Brock Lesnar was taken down by Femi tonight. Obafemi is
00:20:22everything he said he was, the ruler and destroyer, the bringer of war. This is the one we've
00:20:30waited for.
00:20:39Oh, we have to see this one more time here. I'm still in shock. The fall from grace from Obafemi
00:20:56to the beast Brock Lesnar.
00:20:58And who the hell in history has thrown Brock Lesnar's body around with ease like Obafemi?
00:21:08Paul Heyman in complete shock. Lesnar's the man who ended the Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania.
00:21:17But Obafemi has slayed the beast tonight. Obafemi, ladies and gentlemen, is the next big thing.
00:21:31.
00:21:33.
00:21:34.
00:21:34.
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00:21:42.
00:30:33You know why.
00:36:50with us.
00:37:02on his head on the ladder and now mcdonough quickly up the ladder javon evans top rope
00:37:07and a leap oh my goodness a lengthy clothesline by evans and now dragon leaf pouncing looking to
00:37:14capitalize speed of thought speed of movement keep your wits about you there's always somebody
00:37:23lurking on the outside running a surprise a sandwich board in the ladder by ray misterio
00:37:30this time the six will not connect with some added steel for good measure and now ray's got a chance
00:37:37ray's got a chance now clear out the debris get that giant ladder that is the one you need
00:37:43ray was white when he said this past week that uh couldn't be wrestlemania couldn't be a ladder
00:37:48match without ray misterio and this is the moment he just takes so much time to set that ladder up
00:37:55in a perfect position just leapfrogged over mysterio trying to climb the ladder well they call him
00:38:00bouncy for a reason cole
00:38:04mysterio still going strong at this age is incredible penta now with a super kick
00:38:08ray mysterio oh and he took out ray bouncing of youth some time ago and using javon evans as a
00:38:14weapon
00:38:18and javon looking up at the ladder got caught oh and a super straight into the ladder by penta
00:38:23yes spine first will not help the agility of anyone dragon with a drop kick to a hung up mysterio
00:38:31there
00:38:31you go mentor thanks for everything you've served your purpose now can't defend yourself when you're
00:38:36hooked in the ladder now jd mcdonough sent flying by dragon lee who's been spectacular tonight i love this
00:38:42new level of aggressive from a dragon lee well he's seen the success of other luchadors and he
00:38:47wants some for himself he's won 10 goal before he might be about to grab the intercontinental but
00:38:53denied by rusak yeah the bulgarian brew planting dragon lee man what a fast-paced vicious matchup for
00:39:02the intercontinental title how impressive is rusak here came very close to winning the intercontinental
00:39:07championship a couple of times last year denied by penta and indeed dirty dom who was the then
00:39:14holder how sweet would it be to grab gold here in vegas for rusev his first wrestlemania in seven
00:39:21years said he was so focused coming into this javon with a right hand quite sure what rusev's
00:39:28planet here but it's not going to be good designing some instrument of destruction and
00:39:32it could be javon evans oh my goodness who tastes it and javon evans hooked up in a rather ugly
00:39:38fashion
00:39:38there come on have you been in a ladder match yes i have guess i make guess how many i
00:39:43won none
00:39:44absolutely zero what does that feel like well 2015 for the intercontinental championship actually i was in
00:39:50a ladder match and all i recall is severe pain and my body never feeling quite right ever again i
00:39:56was
00:39:56also relieved of the gold on that occasion no wonder you drank oh penta
00:40:05and penta again i mean it's a small thing you've got a team up against the biggest stronger athlete
00:40:17penta discussing tactics with ray
00:40:22and now ray mysterio launched oh my goodness and now rusev collapsing the ladder breaking the ladder in half
00:40:29mysterio taking out rusev a west coast pop over the top through the body of rusev mysterio's face
00:40:44but look at the face of mysterio eating the steel on the way down i'm astounded he's still moving
00:40:52rusev is done now he's out of this one for sure there are bodies everywhere as penta looks to keep
00:40:59up his title ray mysterio intercepts
00:41:03and this is everything is advertised and more about as dangerous as it gets here in wwe but with a
00:41:10price so great it is worth it for these athletes ray mysterio looks better than ever this is absolutely incredible
00:41:16he won his world title at wrestlemania 20 years ago wade well we've been watching this guy for 30
00:41:21years at this point bang 619 and there's no slowing down looking as good as ever and now ray gonna
00:41:29climb
00:41:29the ladder can you imagine this moment can you imagine winning the intercontinental title at
00:41:33wrestlemania dragon lee now trying to thwart his mentor his longtime friend
00:41:41and now dragon trying to reach out and grab the belt and that small frame of dragon lee and indeed
00:41:47ray's got his hands on it is not helping here
00:41:50simply don't have the leg limb length to get a good grip on this thing as it swings wildly above
00:41:56them
00:41:56man it's so difficult to fight up there oh and ray now using the ladder as a weapon dragon lee
00:42:04knocked down
00:42:04ray may have a chance it's raised for the taking now
00:42:10and ray now he kicks right to the face of dragon lee mysterio still trying to hang on
00:42:15thinks twice about it gonna get oh no
00:42:19impressive power there dragon lee told me the hall of favor aj styles gifted him the styles class
00:42:26for the rest of his career they held tag gold together recently and all inches away from
00:42:32intercontinental gold now and now it's jd mcdonough who's long been a thorn in the side of dragon lee
00:42:38from the judgment day and mcdonough looking to win gold
00:42:45the entire body of these superstars must be on fire what are you cooking up here jd
00:42:50spanish fly as high risk as it can but it paid off for jd mcdonough now can he finish the
00:42:59job
00:43:02take another look at this high risk offense a spanish fly from jd mcdonough landing flush
00:43:09on dragon league but unfortunately in the process jd mcdonough took a ton out of himself over 50 000
00:43:19tonight and they're raucous they're alive in las vegas for wrestlemania sunday and maybe the moment
00:43:26that jd mcdonough has waited years for an opportunity to win at wrestlemania and pentanel climbing the ladder
00:43:38i'll tell you right now fighting like this on top of a ladder never ends well somebody is going to
00:43:45take a nasty drop here as that thing wobbles all over the place pento slowly climbing to the top
00:43:51jd mcdonough now hooking the intercontinental champion there's a ladder just below them folks
00:43:56there's a ladder just below them it looks like mcdonough was looking for some sort of suplex
00:44:00and penta was clinging on for dear life smartly so and has now got the upper hand here
00:44:05no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no not from there penta
00:44:10not from there penta
00:44:18mexican destroyer on the ladder mcdonough's dead
00:44:26well scrape jd mcdonough off the canvas after this mexican destroyer head first onto a steel ladder
00:44:43i told mcdonough earlier today don't do anything stupid kid well that wasn't his fault that was all penta
00:44:49i mean the stupid part was entering this kind of carnage oh look at look at wave back in the
00:44:55ring
00:44:56javon evans just realizes he's got a chance everybody else is down there's bodies everywhere
00:45:01wake up kid make yourself a champion make yourself history tonight javon rewrite the history books
00:45:11he's got the title rusev's got the ladder javon is hanging on to the belt
00:45:17he cannot clip it from this position but he can certainly drop down
00:45:23and now evans sent over the top rope into the floor right in front of us
00:45:27and nobody's body is cooperating with them at this point everybody showing wounds of war
00:45:35how is rusev moving rusev has a body designed to take abuse and keep moving like no other we saw
00:45:42him
00:45:42fall through that ladder an epic crash from that west coast pop but just shrugging it off minutes
00:45:49later and you saw rusev was favoring his leg way right it's difficult he's trying to climb the ladder
00:45:55now really on one leg look at look at look at evans evans in the background evans in the background
00:46:01oh jay connor oh jay connor
00:46:19insane abilities
00:46:21of javon evans dropping rusev once again and javon evans whose body has been turned to mush
00:46:31has the ability to win this whole damn thing and penta trying desperately to protect this championship
00:46:38and oh mexican destroyer off the ladder to evans and penta is incredible where does he come up with this
00:46:45stuff
00:46:46it's just instinctive this guy has freakish abilities it's why the world has fallen in love with the current
00:46:54intercontinental champion may well be about to retain 20 years to get here 20 years
00:47:01to win the intercontinental championship penta on top of the ladder penta trying to grab the title
00:47:09penta still on top of the world here is your winner and still the intercontinental champion
00:47:24penta absolutely incredible
00:47:33i give it up for all six men in this match tonight
00:47:40i mean you think about what jd mcdonough put himself through that kid's a star he's a future champion
00:47:47you talk about dragon lee and the aggression that he showed tonight you talk about the toughness of
00:47:53rusev the biggest man in the match how about the fountain of youth that is inside ray mysterio
00:48:01getting bouncy with javon evans let's take a look at some of that highlights of this match
00:48:07dragon lee taking out former mentor ray with an epic attack there and now rusev just driving bodies
00:48:15through the steel i mean the entire match was a highlight reel got a hell of a job trying to
00:48:20cut it down this is that west coast bot that took out rusev almost ray mysterio too and then this
00:48:26jd
00:48:26mcdonough spanish fly from up above could not have landed more perfectly
00:48:34and then a mexican destroyer to jd mcdonough and mcdonough may never be the same again after that and
00:48:44here's one of those og cutters that will live in infamy forever as rusev was dropped for good in this
00:48:53match
00:48:56but in the end the intercontinental champion the spectacular penta the man that has taken wwe by
00:49:05storm does it again retains the intercontinental title in a ladder match for the ages
00:49:12i mean just wreckage everywhere you look both human and steel it's gonna take a while to clean up this
00:49:25mess but penta does not care penta going home with a goal won't feel a single wound right now just
00:49:32buzzing
00:49:33with adrenaline and i'd say this last vegas audience loves everything they are seeing
00:49:40again penta wins the intercontinental title but also tonight on espn the shocker of all shockers i had
00:49:47absolutely no idea what to think here when oma femi the ruler went face to face with the beast and
00:49:54it was a
00:49:55fall from grace from oma femi that will take out block lesnar and it would seal oma femi as the
00:50:02next
00:50:03big thing here in wwe but what followed this matchup if that wasn't shock enough way the greatest combat
00:50:11athlete in the history of the planet that man brock lesnar shocked all of us he took off his boots
00:50:20he took off
00:50:21his gloves and he seemingly said goodbye to not just 50 000 plus in las vegas tonight but to the
00:50:30world
00:50:30who is watching this moment and in in the moment wade you and i were just so taken aback that
00:50:40that
00:50:40that we didn't we didn't quite know how to take it we didn't quite know what to say but it
00:50:47is pretty
00:50:48apparent that brock lesnar has called it a career here tonight and i just want to personally say if
00:50:57that is it i was here in the beginning i was here for brock lesnar's first match ever i was
00:51:05here for
00:51:05his championships and everything that this man accomplished and all i can say is thank you to
00:51:11brock lesnar one of the most spectacular superstars that we've ever had here in wwe yeah i gotta tell
00:51:19you cole i'm gonna wait till i get the official word but what we saw in the ring from brock
00:51:23lesnar
00:51:23only means one thing in this industry it means goodbye it means the beast has been slayed i'm not
00:51:31ready for that the world i don't think is ready for that so i'm gonna wait i'm gonna pump the
00:51:35brakes
00:51:36until we get an official word from his count once the emotions calm down things can change but i
00:51:42don't know you know what you know for us what is real obafemi oh man ladies and gentlemen thanks
00:51:49for joining us here on espn we're heading to the espn app with the unlimited plan and these matches
00:51:55are still to come including our main event puck and reigns for the world heavyweight championship
00:52:02again netflix internationally espn app with the unlimited plan we're coming back to vegas oh hell
00:52:09yeah what a start
00:52:16all i can say is what a start to wrestlemania sunday me and wade barrett were jumping around
00:52:23here at ringside during both the brock match and of course the ladder match and we still have plenty
00:52:27more to come here tonight on the espn app here unlimited plan in the states and of course netflix
00:52:33internationally but right now let's take a look back at last night's main event this is our mug
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00:52:55rko by iron radio with an rko out of nowhere and there's no official what the hell
00:53:04who gave him a referee show who made him a damn official is this is this legal
00:53:11and cody had to kick out
00:53:24cody rhodes
00:53:28cody rhodes stands victorious tonight
00:53:43well that was last night's incredible main event tonight it's reigns and punk
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00:55:09in las vegas tonight the celebrities are out as they always are for wrestlemania including
00:55:14the mexican singer jop here tonight at ringside and speaking of singing probably the greatest
00:55:20producer in the history of music that man rick rubin is here tonight massive wwe fan from the
00:55:26detroit lions jamaire gibbs is here once again tonight enjoying wrestlemania how about the legend
00:55:33the ufc legend daniel colby a here tonight at ringside and what a performance of our national anthem
00:55:41tonight by none other than joe jonas absolutely great way to kick off wrestlemania still plenty more
00:55:48to come here on wrestlemania sunday including we learned on the countdown show from our general manager
00:55:54adam pierce this is now a street fight wave while dirty dom had no interest whatsoever
00:56:00fighting the demon his former judgment day colleague he certainly didn't want him in a street fight well
00:56:07adam pierce has made it happen demon versus dominic street fight later tonight also tonight rhea ripley
00:56:13looks to win her fourth world championship but that's the woman who stands in her way the storm
00:56:18jade cargill defending the wwe women's title tonight against rhea ripley
00:56:26and our main event tonight roman reigns and cm punk yeah two men competing for the world heavyweight
00:56:35championship two of the greatest of all time with major simmering hatred for over 10 years finally they
00:56:43collide for the big one in our main event for the world heavyweight title are you ready for the united
00:56:47states championship i'm ready for everything here at wrestlemania what a way we've started this show
00:57:07they are not happy with sammy zane
00:57:12so let's go
00:57:14the following contest
00:57:15the following contest
00:57:15the following contest
00:57:15get good for one call
00:57:16is for the united states champion
00:57:23introducing us from montreal correct canada
00:57:27weight gain for 212 pounds
00:57:30he is the united states champion
00:57:39so let's cut to the chase wave carmelo hayes who defended the united states championship for months
00:57:44had become a fan favorite on friday night's smackdown sammy zane won the championship costing
00:57:50carmelo a shot at wrestlemania the fans were none too happy well they were not too happy because pivotal
00:57:55in sammy zane winning said championship from carmelo hayes the world of course has blown all our minds
00:58:01lately was the fact that twitch williams got involved in the match inadvertently punched carmelo
00:58:07hayes which led to an opening for sammy zane to grab gold and with it take what was thought to
00:58:13be
00:58:13mellow spot here at wrestlemania but i'll tell you right now sammy zane should not care about that
00:58:19your mission is simple get to mania and win gold well sammy's learning life doesn't reward good deeds
00:58:26correct absolutely right that's been the motto of my entire career it rewards results and sammy
00:58:32zane bought into that and now he finds himself holding the united states championship
00:58:42remember his moment back at wrestlemania 40 the night that he knocked off gunther
00:58:46to win the intercontinental title who's good for this
00:58:49and now he's going to tell us this is your guy i spent the day
00:59:19with it he has no idea who you are stop that stop that
00:59:26ladies and gentlemen it is no surprise why we gather here today on this sunday
00:59:34to witness a live spectacle a real-time blessing
00:59:42ladies and gentlemen for the thousands in attendance in las vegas
00:59:47ladies and the millions watching at home
00:59:52i give to you the anointed one mr lemon pepper stepper trick williams
01:00:01it is
01:00:09what
01:00:11what
01:00:37And this United States championship match tonight.
01:00:43Is presented by Nox Hydration.
01:00:49The man who has taken WWE by storm.
01:00:52Whether you like his attitude or you don't.
01:00:55Ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at a masterpiece in human form.
01:01:00You are looking at a million dollars.
01:01:27Oh my God, that's part of his jacket.
01:01:30That is a train, I believe you're calling.
01:01:34All right, thanks.
01:01:36DeLorenta.
01:01:45You were one of those at your wedding, didn't you?
01:01:50That was my wife right there.
01:01:51The one and only, in real time, Trick Willie.
01:02:00What do you call it, Trick Willie mania?
01:02:03Well, Trick Willie is floating in here looking like a cloud.
01:02:08And he'll float out on cloud number nine if he wins the gold there, Cole.
01:02:12Well, you know, this is what bothers Sami Zayn.
01:02:14All of these theatrics, this fanfare.
01:02:17But to Sami's point, Trick hasn't done anything at this level yet.
01:02:21Boy!
01:02:25Nothing wrong with fanfare.
01:02:27Nothing wrong with a little pizzazz.
01:02:29That is what has connected with this packed out stadium.
01:02:33In the WWE universe around the world.
01:02:47Las Vegas makes some noise!
01:03:06This is for the United States Championship.
01:03:09And you have to wonder what the first ever United States Champion,
01:03:13the late great Harley Race, would think about someone like Trick Williams.
01:03:17My guy!
01:03:18Here he is, I told you, Wade.
01:03:20Little Yachty!
01:03:21I told you!
01:03:22Well, even I got a handshake from Little Yachty,
01:03:24so I guess he's my guy, too.
01:03:26All right, Michael Cole, stop posting.
01:03:27He doesn't know you.
01:03:28Here we go, Sami Zayn.
01:03:29Trick Williams for the United States Championship.
01:03:32Oh, man, polar opposites.
01:03:33A vet versus a relative rookie.
01:03:35A salt-of-the-earth personality versus an egomaniac.
01:03:39And Sami now takes down Trick Williams.
01:03:41Who do you call an egomaniac?
01:03:43Obviously, Trick Williams.
01:03:44He loves himself, and the world loves him, too.
01:03:46No problem with that, Ego.
01:03:47But Sami's got a bit of change in demeanor as of late, as well.
01:03:50So I want to talk about that, because Sami Zayn has had a disastrous 2026,
01:03:55up until a couple of weeks ago, where he won gold.
01:03:58To me, though, that is putting a Band-Aid over the cracks.
01:04:01And if Sami Zayn loses gold tonight, where the hell will he spiral to?
01:04:06Yeah, Trick Williams, a hot start in his career as a two-time NXT champion.
01:04:11He was a one-time TNA world champion, NXT North America champion, as well.
01:04:16As Sami sends him over the top rope to the floor.
01:04:19Think about this.
01:04:20Sami Zayn is pretty much the last 10 years of WWE,
01:04:23and what is anticipated to be the next 10 years of WWE is Trick Williams.
01:04:28And look at how quickly Trick Williams gets back into the ring with a wicked closeback.
01:04:32And now another one to Sami Zayn, and here comes Williams!
01:04:35Yeah, here's the brilliance of Trick Williams.
01:04:37His speed of learning this industry has been faster than pretty much anyone I have ever seen.
01:04:42A nice trick slap.
01:04:43Neck breaker!
01:04:44Sami went for the blue thunderbomb, and Trick Williams countered first with a cyclone boot,
01:04:50and then with that neck breaker.
01:04:53Yeah, the biggest stage of Trick's career, and he is not backing down.
01:04:57He didn't come here to belong.
01:04:58He came here to take over.
01:05:00And this man started in football.
01:05:02American football, Wade.
01:05:03He was a two-time letterman at the University of South Carolina.
01:05:07A walk-on athlete.
01:05:09Walked onto the team.
01:05:10Cover off the bookend, and a kick out at two.
01:05:13Paying homage to the great Hall of Famer, Booker T,
01:05:16who's been very influential in the career of Trick Williams.
01:05:20We're talking about Zayn having a massive experience advantage,
01:05:24both in years and under the WrestleMania spark light,
01:05:27and he's going to need all of that here.
01:05:29Blue thunderbomb!
01:05:30Cover to retain!
01:05:32And it looks like Williams was going for that trick shot,
01:05:35jumping knee, and Sami was able to defend.
01:05:38Well, they've pretty much all gone Trick's way,
01:05:40and this is where the questions start to come in for a younger competitor
01:05:43who is less experienced at this level.
01:05:46When things stop going your way, where's your resilience?
01:05:49Where's your mindset?
01:05:50How's your psyche going to handle this?
01:05:52The referee in this matchup, Jason Ayers, backing the champion,
01:05:56Sami Zayn off.
01:05:57Remember, Sami Zayn has the advantage.
01:06:00Trick's got to pin or submit him here tonight,
01:06:01and Sami Zayn now unloading on Williams,
01:06:04a bit uncharacteristic for Sami.
01:06:06Well, certainly there are advantages to being the champ.
01:06:08There's also an advantage to having a little Yachty on the outside
01:06:11as you're hype man,
01:06:12and as we've seen on SmackDown the past couple of weeks,
01:06:16there's a line getting physical at times too.
01:06:18Zayn's got to be aware of that.
01:06:20A little Yachty checking on his guy,
01:06:22and Sami Zayn now, outside the ring.
01:06:25Yachty better turn around.
01:06:26Sami Zayn now!
01:06:28Well, Zayn has taken some shots from Yachty,
01:06:31as I just mentioned,
01:06:33and there is your paper.
01:06:35Zayn's talked a lot about ride or die.
01:06:38Those are the fans that have been with him in the beginning
01:06:40through thick and thing,
01:06:42and standing still stick with him!
01:06:44Oh, wow!
01:06:44Yachty has driven into the barricade!
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