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00:00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:00:58Let's go.
00:01:00E.O. Sky on the right-hand side of your screen looks to write the final chapter in a rollercoaster
00:01:05relationship with the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka.
00:01:08They go one-on-one tonight.
00:01:11Very nice, very evil.
00:01:13He'll be Dan Housen's partner versus Kit Wilson and The Miz in tag-team action at Backlash tonight.
00:01:21The man who ignited a family civil war, Jacob Batu, the Samoan werewolf.
00:01:27Says he needs the world title, but he says he needs to beat his cousin to do it.
00:01:32The tribal chief, the head of the table, the world heavyweight champion, Roman Reigns.
00:01:37Can the OTC keep the title away from his cousin, Jacob Batu, tonight?
00:01:44Welcome to Tampa.
00:01:45We are live for Backlash.
00:01:52On this part-time crowd, we're going to fix that.
00:01:57Oh!
00:01:58Oh!
00:01:59Y'all better make some room, because y'all going to see my ass all summer.
00:02:13I don't want that title.
00:02:17I need that title.
00:02:23You don't deserve it.
00:02:25You haven't earned it.
00:02:27Me allowing you to compete against me, I can't do that.
00:02:32Yeah!
00:02:43You are the reason that I didn't get my hand raised at WrestleMania this year.
00:02:54The showdown is set.
00:02:57Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't.
00:02:59Let go.
00:03:00Now watch me go.
00:03:01I'll see you.
00:03:02A Backlash!
00:03:05E.O. Scott versus Oscar!
00:03:11Trigg Williams.
00:03:13Rockin' knees.
00:03:15Limit, never, step it.
00:03:17I cannot wait for this.
00:03:19Well, Ziggala is going to be an explosion.
00:03:22It's time to grit your teeth and get ready for Impact.
00:03:26Welcome to WWE Backlash!
00:03:33Welcome to WWE Backlash!
00:03:54You are looking live at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.
00:04:01We are sold out tonight.
00:04:0215,215 WWE fans on hand for WWE Backlash presented by Morgan and Morgan.
00:04:21Burn it down!
00:04:55The following contest is tender for one call.
00:05:01Introducing first, from Davenport, Iowa, weighing in at 225 pounds, Seth Freakin'.
00:05:13ανqu baits rolling!
00:05:17Whoa-oh-oh!
00:05:21Whoa-oh!
00:05:25Whoa-oh-oh-oh!
00:05:28Burn it down!
00:06:09Hello again, everybody.
00:06:10Thank you for joining us tonight on ESPN2 and, of course, internationally on Netflix.
00:06:15I'm Michael Cole.
00:06:16He's Wade Barrett.
00:06:17Seth Rollins looking to try to stop the rise of Braun Breaker.
00:06:21Yeah, it's kind of the theme of the night here tonight.
00:06:23Young stars trying to take down some of the pillars of WWE from the past 10-plus years.
00:06:28Seth Rollins has his work cut out for him tonight against Braun Breaker.
00:06:33And this match tonight is brought to you by Invincible vs.
00:06:37Throwdown of the most brutal and visceral three-on-three tag fighting action in the universe.
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00:07:21And his opponent, accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer, the Oracle, Paul Heyman, from Atlanta
00:07:48The Unpredictable Badass, Braun Breaker, and if you did a tail on the tape on this matchup, Wade, I believe
00:07:54on Seth Rollins' side, you'd have experience, and that would be it.
00:07:59Braun Breaker on the other side. Strength, power, speed, stamina. Breaker hopes to slay Rollins tonight.
00:08:07Yeah, Braun Breaker is potentially anybody in the locker room's worst nightmare, and Seth Rollins needs to be very careful
00:08:16not to be dragged into a war of attrition against this young, explosive, powerful superstar.
00:08:22Seth Rollins needs to use his brain here, turn this into a chess game, and try and outsmart Braun Breaker.
00:08:28I think there's two key points to this matchup. First, Seth Rollins needs to end this early. I think the
00:08:33longer the matchup goes, it favors Breaker.
00:08:35Number two, Seth Rollins has to be careful of that. He attempted spear by Breaker. He's hit that spear on
00:08:41Rollins a half dozen times the past few weeks.
00:08:43And that was suicide died by Rollins. And a lot of pent-up frustration with Rollins as it comes to
00:08:49Breaker.
00:08:49Yeah, and this is exactly what we're talking about. Braun Breaker taking out Seth Rollins over six months ago, costing
00:08:56him numerous time in his career, costing him the World Heavyweight Championship with a vicious attack.
00:09:01And that is now exploding in the face of Braun Breaker.
00:09:05Breaker now in a suicide dive, driving Breaker into the announce table.
00:09:13Rollins like a ball of fire to start this matchup tonight against Breaker.
00:09:18That's exactly how Seth needed to start. Get the upper hand early and try and finish the job, as you
00:09:23mentioned, Cole.
00:09:24You know, Seth Rollins told me on the Countdown Show in a very special interview that he's nearing 40 years
00:09:30old.
00:09:31He doesn't know how much time he has left at the top.
00:09:34He understands there's going to be many, like Braun Breaker, trying to take him down a notch.
00:09:38So this is such an important match for Rollins tonight.
00:09:41Yeah, forget just 40 years old. That's 40 years.
00:09:44And he spent much of that, a significant chunk of it, at the very top, competing in WWE.
00:09:51Takes down Breaker.
00:09:52And you have to admire the official for letting things go in the early part of this matchup,
00:09:56because there's been so much bad blood between these two.
00:09:59Remember, it was Rollins, the night after WrestleMania last year, who formed the vision.
00:10:03He brought Braun Breaker in. He brought Bronson Reed in.
00:10:06And then in October of last year, Breaker turns on Rollins and excommunicates Rollins from the group that he formed.
00:10:14And Breaker picking Rollins out of the air.
00:10:16Oh God, here we go.
00:10:17And now, oh! Shoot clacks right out to the floor.
00:10:20Well, that's that young power of Breaker coming to the floor early on.
00:10:25Did not want to fall in line behind Seth.
00:10:28Seth Rollins saw Seth Rollins as somebody who was simply using Braun Breaker to keep himself at the top of
00:10:34the card.
00:10:35Effectively using Breaker as a bodyguard to maintain his reign as the World Heavyweight Champion.
00:10:40And that simply did not work for Braun Breaker.
00:10:43And how much things can change in a year?
00:10:45Last year, right here in Tampa, Florida.
00:10:47Breaker and Rollins were actually a tag team as they took on CM Punk and Sami Zayn in a matchup.
00:10:55Now they are bitter enemies.
00:10:57For Rollins, just his second match in the past seven months.
00:11:02The last one was at WrestleMania.
00:11:03A classic against Gunther before Braun Breaker would interfere and break things up.
00:11:08And Breaker now with a takedown of Rollins.
00:11:10And now Breaker on offense.
00:11:13Just fierce levels of aggression from Breaker.
00:11:15I'm glad you've raised the fact that this is Rollins' second match in seven months.
00:11:20There is an element of ring rust and ring cardio that simply might not be there for someone like Seth
00:11:26Rollins.
00:11:27It doesn't matter how much you train, you never get to gain speed without being battle-hardened.
00:11:31And let's not forget, Wade, that Seth Rollins, Rollins, I should say Braun Breaker,
00:11:37Breaker missed some significant time too with an injury.
00:11:40Well, you'll know full well as an athlete.
00:11:42The younger you are, the quicker you bounce back from injuries.
00:11:45That is simple truth, especially with the amount of miles already on the body of Seth Rollins.
00:11:50And here's the cover and a kick out by Seth at one.
00:11:53Braun Breaker likes to talk trash.
00:11:55He thinks very highly of himself.
00:11:58Interesting video of him in the gym this past week.
00:12:01Bench-pressing 400 pounds and trash-talking Seth Rollins as he did it.
00:12:07Yeah, 405, four reps with ease on the bench press.
00:12:10That is just ludicrous.
00:12:12How quick, how quick was Braun there?
00:12:15Yeah, and here's part of the thing.
00:12:17The early onslaught that came from Seth Rollins has just bounced off the mentality of Braun Breaker.
00:12:23He didn't start to doubt himself, didn't start to wonder, can I really make it at this level against Seth?
00:12:29Just absorbed that damage and is now bouncing back and replying to Lex.
00:12:35Tonight we knew that this man, Braun Breaker, was going to be a star.
00:12:39A future main eventer.
00:12:41Back in June of 2020, six years ago, Seth Rollins would go down to NXT, defend the world championship and
00:12:51retain it against Braun Breaker.
00:12:53He went to Shawn Michaels and said, listen, give me the best that NXT has.
00:12:57Shawn Michaels, the Hall of Famer, the heartbreak kid, said it's Braun Breaker.
00:13:00Yeah, no doubt about it.
00:13:01And let's talk about Paul Heyman on the outside.
00:13:03He just squeezed on the throat of Seth Rollins causing some major damage.
00:13:09Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar has retired.
00:13:12He needs a new person to hug his teeth into a guaranteed future WrestleMania main eventer.
00:13:17You can barely pick better than Braun Breaker.
00:13:21Rollins now delivers a chop to Braun.
00:13:24You know, Braun Breaker understands that he made this bid and he has to lie in it.
00:13:28He has no friends, nobody to help him out.
00:13:31And he talked a lot about the parallels with Breaker.
00:13:34Breaker did to Rollins, much like Rollins did to The Shield a decade earlier.
00:13:39And here's the cover by Breaker.
00:13:40And Rollins just did two kicks out.
00:13:42Yeah, and I like that comparison with what Seth did to The Shield.
00:13:45Let's face it, in the history of this industry, power is never gifted to anybody.
00:13:50It has to be taken in a hostile fashion.
00:13:53And they don't come much more hostile than Braun Breaker and his treatment.
00:13:58Of Seth Breaker, Rollins.
00:13:59Tonight, the Rollins turned on The Shield.
00:14:01A chance.
00:14:02That's it.
00:14:03What you did?
00:14:04Come on, look.
00:14:05Change the entire trajectory of the industry.
00:14:08Everything for yourself.
00:14:11You self-centered piece of trash.
00:14:15In many ways, Breaker's attack on Rollins last year did the same thing.
00:14:19It did the same thing, but it can also be said that perhaps Breaker pre-empted an attack from Rollins.
00:14:24Leopards don't change their spots.
00:14:27Rollins has form of doing that.
00:14:29Breaker just got to Rollins before, as Breaker sees it, Rollins inevitably attacked him.
00:14:35When I asked Rollins about his strategy tonight, he said, listen, when my back is against the wall, I am
00:14:40my best version of myself.
00:14:43He said the problem with Breaker is he took his shot a couple of times, delivering spears, and he wasn't
00:14:49able to kill Rollins.
00:14:51And Seth says that's going to come back and bite Braun.
00:14:54Your tables seem to be turning in this match.
00:14:57Momentum slowly drifting towards Seth Rollins.
00:15:02And Braun could be paying the price right before our eyes.
00:15:05Rollins has said on a number of occasions, Braun is a future star.
00:15:09But he's just not ready.
00:15:11Yeah, I don't agree with that at all.
00:15:13Ron Breaker was born ready.
00:15:15Oh my God.
00:15:16And now a big takedown with a clothesline to Rollins.
00:15:19Breaker collapses into the cover.
00:15:21Hook to the leg.
00:15:22Rollins has got to kick it to another near fall.
00:15:24But again, there's the quickness, the 23 mile per hour speed of Breaker.
00:15:28Take a look at this human blur.
00:15:30This is one huge human being, 250 pounds, and it's right across the larynx of Seth freaking Rollins.
00:15:38And I take umbrage with Seth Rollins saying, Braun Breaker is not yet ready.
00:15:43If you listen to guys at the top of the card, the young guys will never be ready.
00:15:47How many times have we seen top stars slow the momentum of guys they are threatened by?
00:15:53And that could be the case with Rollins and Breaker.
00:15:55Another release German by Braun, who is putting Rollins to the ringer.
00:16:00Remember, Rollins had the shoulder injury.
00:16:03He's had a history of knee injuries.
00:16:05Of course, he's got to be banged up internally after all the spears of the past few weeks.
00:16:09And those suplexes will hurt your insides even more.
00:16:12Cover by Breaker.
00:16:13Is it enough?
00:16:15And Rollins again kicks out a near fall.
00:16:17Well, it's been clear from the word go that there is a lunatic streak inside of Braun Breaker.
00:16:22You called him a head case on occasion.
00:16:25I would say the biggest asset he has is Paul Heyman on the outside, guiding that lunatic streak, targeting it
00:16:33exclusively on Seth Rollins.
00:16:35He's a fry short of the Happy Meal is what he is.
00:16:37But nonetheless, to your point on Heyman, Rollins is Warren Breaker.
00:16:40Don't trust the man.
00:16:42Rollins knows that firsthand.
00:16:45Paul Heyman going to hook his wagon to the next stars he's done his entire career.
00:16:50There's been a history of it, but the rewards of having Heyman on your side, albeit for a temporary amount
00:16:56of time, are just too great to turn down for many superstars.
00:17:00And Seth was in that same position not so long ago.
00:17:03And Rollins now, he's actually biting Breaker, creating anything he can to create some space.
00:17:10He'll fight tooth and nail against this guy.
00:17:13Frankensteiner!
00:17:14Cover!
00:17:17Rollins still in it, and that's the reason the man is a six-time world champion.
00:17:22Yeah, did not execute that Frankensteiner quite as crisply as he wanted, and that could have been the difference of
00:17:29how Seth was able to kick out there.
00:17:31Enough damage caused, however, to keep the architect down for now.
00:17:35And you talk about Heyman, there you see the Oracle.
00:17:38Words of wisdom being directed the way of Braun Breaker.
00:17:41And that is the cheat code for Braun Breaker, who currently lacks the experience at the top-top level of
00:17:48a Seth Rollins.
00:17:48That's why he has to lean on the smarts of Paul Heyman.
00:17:51Local crowd, electric here tonight, over 15,000, sold out in Tampa.
00:17:57Braun Breaker has been dominating much of this match, but has not been able to put the veteran Rollins away.
00:18:03Dumps him out to the floor.
00:18:04Again, attacking those ribs of Seth Rollins.
00:18:07The ribs have taken so much abuse, as you mentioned, with spear after spear over the past several weeks.
00:18:13And Braun's got that look in his eye, and this rarely ends well for his opponents.
00:18:18Seth better turn around because Braun Breaker, great neck speed, and Rollins catches him with a superkick.
00:18:26I believe Breaker was going for the spear, and Rollins met him there.
00:18:29What an absolute bullseye from Seth freaking Rollins, and a moving target.
00:18:35Both men laid out, and the count is climbing, Cole.
00:18:38Yeah, now the official, counting with earnest, a count of five, ten count, we'll have a double count out, count
00:18:45of six now.
00:18:47At seven, Rollins and Breaker trying to stir, count of eight, a count of nine, Breaker and Rollins barely, barely
00:18:56beat the count so close.
00:18:58Rollins was on 9.9 there, living dangerously, tells you the toll that has been taken on Seth's body so
00:19:04far.
00:19:05And this may well now turn into a dogfight, and for me, that has to benefit Breaker.
00:19:11I mentioned earlier, the longer this match goes, Ron Breaker could start to take control.
00:19:20Short-arm clotheslines by Rollins, just wearing down Breaker.
00:19:26Rollins just has that durability, that heart and drive that has served him so well through his career.
00:19:38Rollins has to jump underneath that, now big clothesline will drop Breaker.
00:19:42Rollins into the cover, hook to the leg, near fall for Seth.
00:19:46Yeah, that was a groggy, uh-oh, uh-oh, whoa.
00:19:48Breaker's in position, Seth with a kick to the face.
00:19:53Cover, hook to the leg, and a kick out late.
00:19:56I think the only thing that saved Breaker there, Rollins was going for the stop,
00:20:00and Breaker just moved himself out of position.
00:20:03Rollins had to switch things and turn it into a kick.
00:20:05Take another look at this, essentially a knee to the temple with what we can only assume was meant to
00:20:10be a stomp,
00:20:12but it shows you the issue of Ron Breaker, how resilient he is.
00:20:16He simply got it too fast that Vercet could pull off that stomp.
00:20:22Capacity crowd, electric tonight.
00:20:29Rollins, a grin on his face, believes he may have Breaker where he wants him.
00:20:35This is those deep waters that Seth is only too well-versed in,
00:20:39but Bron, on the other hand, maybe has not been this deep so far in his career.
00:20:45New territory for the young man.
00:20:47Rollins had Breaker in position for the stomp.
00:20:50He just kissed Paul Heyman goodbye, went for the stomp, Breaker caught him.
00:20:55Don't gloat until it's over, Seth.
00:20:57He let Heyman get to him a bit, and it allowed Braun Breaker to counter.
00:21:03Look at the power of Breaker!
00:21:06Military press into a knees to the gut!
00:21:11Sopping him up for a spear!
00:21:14But Rollins intercepted it with an E.
00:21:18Uh-oh, turning things inside out, and Rollins ran out of the back of his neck,
00:21:22and that's not good for Rollins.
00:21:24Standing moonshot by Breaker!
00:21:25Great athleticism!
00:21:26Cover now!
00:21:27Kick out by Seth!
00:21:28I'm not sure what Seth was going for there,
00:21:31but the body just seemed to give up on him halfway through,
00:21:34and that might be that exhaustion, that pain factor,
00:21:37kicking in, and you know full well,
00:21:39Braun Breaker senses that, and has a major upper hand now.
00:21:43Well, you know, if you've only had one match in seven months,
00:21:45your stamina's not there.
00:21:47Yeah, no doubt about it.
00:21:48It's not helped anything by the fact that Braun Breaker
00:21:50has been beating the living daylights out of Seth Rollins from the word go.
00:21:54Hey, Rollins wanted this fight.
00:21:57Wanted retribution, wanted revenge.
00:21:59You didn't have to be like this!
00:22:02Wanted to show Breaker he was wrong when he dismantled the group as Rollins knew it.
00:22:08Three!
00:22:09Four!
00:22:11Five!
00:22:12Five!
00:22:13Rollins, though, going to turn things around.
00:22:14He's got Breaker in trouble.
00:22:15Braun trying to hang on.
00:22:16Not enough.
00:22:17Seth Rollins...
00:22:21With a buckle bomb!
00:22:25Oh!
00:22:25What a clothesline!
00:22:27The explosiveness of Braun Breaker!
00:22:31Just a home-wrong slug to the throat!
00:22:38Take another look at this buckle bomb to Breaker to move that's damaged so many superstars, but immediately a desperation
00:22:46response, perhaps, from Breaker at exactly the right time.
00:22:50What a way to kick off Backlash!
00:22:53What a way to kick off Backlash! Live on ESPN 2 in the States, Netflix internationally, over 15,000 WWE
00:22:58fans. Are we witnessing the rise of Breaker? Or will Seth Rollins continue to stay on top?
00:23:07What a way to kick off?
00:23:07Seth Rollins looks like a broken man on the outside. Rolled to the outside to try and get some breathing
00:23:12room, but now in hot pursuit.
00:23:14Breaker's not even breathing hard, Wade.
00:23:17And he's laser-focused on doing maximum damage!
00:23:24Bouncing Seth off our announced table.
00:23:28Acutely aware of the count.
00:23:31Oh, God.
00:23:32Oh, God, Seth.
00:23:33Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no!
00:23:35We've seen Breaker do this before!
00:23:36Braun Breaker has become his calling card!
00:23:39That jumping clothesline!
00:23:42Onto the table!
00:23:44Wiping out Rollins!
00:23:45While putting his own body on the line in a hellacious landing.
00:23:50Seth Rollins taking even worse of it.
00:23:53Both men flying out as the count is now climbing.
00:23:57Wade, is this match as physical as you thought it would be?
00:23:59But perhaps even more so.
00:24:01It should have been over by now, and it may be over in a matter of seconds.
00:24:04We're up to four, Cole.
00:24:06I don't know how Braun Breaker does it.
00:24:08Launches his body through the air like that.
00:24:11Collapsing onto his opponent on the announce table.
00:24:14The official now on a count of seven.
00:24:17Breaker trying to drag Rollins back into the ring and does.
00:24:19Well, Breaker's here to make a statement.
00:24:21Does not want to win by counter.
00:24:23It could have been over right there.
00:24:24Had Breaker wanted it to be.
00:24:26And now Braun Breaker.
00:24:27Going to climb up top.
00:24:29Looking to go to the top rope.
00:24:30Seth Rollins, though.
00:24:31Going to meet him there.
00:24:32Quick as a cat!
00:24:34Rollins with a superplex!
00:24:39Oh, Breaker!
00:24:40Breaker!
00:24:41What a counter!
00:24:42For the win!
00:24:43Rollins is still in it!
00:24:45Holy hell!
00:24:47Rollins usually goes with a falcon arrow there.
00:24:50What a counter by Breaker.
00:24:52It is the superplex.
00:24:54We've seen it a million times.
00:24:56But now Braun Breaker is just built different to any other superstar that Seth has been in there with before.
00:25:04On both men living dangerously.
00:25:07But again, it could have been over in a blink of an eye there for Seth Rollins.
00:25:1115,000 plus trying to rally Seth Rollins here in Tampa.
00:25:15Singing his song.
00:25:18The official checking on Rollins there.
00:25:21Fortunately, it might take more than a song to save Seth Rollins from this predicament.
00:25:30And Braun just now stalking and having his way with Rollins.
00:25:35How many times have we seen Seth turn that superplex into a falcon arrow and Breaker this time was able
00:25:41to count?
00:25:41Well, Breaker just has the physical answers that perhaps nobody else in the locker room does have.
00:25:47Just freak levels of power.
00:25:50On explosivity and we'll get a little dose of it right here perhaps.
00:25:56Rollins though.
00:25:58Trying to keep the fight.
00:26:00Couple of shots to the ribs.
00:26:02Well, we know full well Seth Rollins has that fighting spirit.
00:26:05That drive that is unmatched.
00:26:07And now raking the back of Breaker.
00:26:10Old school tactic but highly effective there.
00:26:13Created some separation but not for long.
00:26:15And another Breaker Steiner.
00:26:19And you have a clock in your head when you deliver damage to an opponent.
00:26:23You know how long it's going to take to let back up on their feet.
00:26:26Well, throw that clock out of the window when you're in there with Braun Breaker.
00:26:31Because time just speeds up.
00:26:33He just continues to move forward.
00:26:36Never comes out of fifth gear.
00:26:38And another!
00:26:38Oh!
00:26:39Breaker Steiner.
00:26:40Rollins somehow landed on his feet.
00:26:42Breaker can't believe it.
00:26:44Rollins getting fired up now.
00:26:46How does Rollins keep doing it?
00:26:51Well, this is why Seth freaking Rollins may be the best in-ring of his generation.
00:26:57No doubt about that.
00:26:59The missionary.
00:27:00Breaker though.
00:27:01Counter momentarily!
00:27:07And Breaker's in prime position.
00:27:09Could've gone for the pin but no!
00:27:11Stop!
00:27:12Stop the Breaker!
00:27:14Can Rollins capitalize?
00:27:16Heyman now on the apron.
00:27:18He's living!
00:27:28Big smile on the face of Seth Rollins.
00:27:31Yeah, but how wise was that of Heyman Wade?
00:27:34Well, that was a Hail Mary from Heyman because he knew it was over there.
00:27:37But Seth Rollins apparently was expecting this.
00:27:42Not taken by surprise by the shenanigans.
00:27:45Oh, yeah!
00:27:47Rollins!
00:27:47Uh-oh!
00:27:48He was ready!
00:27:49Austin Theory of the Vision!
00:27:51Logan Paul as well!
00:27:53Rollins knew they were hiding somewhere in the woodwork!
00:27:55And he was ready to your point!
00:27:59Well, he's used this playbook himself in the past.
00:28:02He may well have ran the playbook!
00:28:03Stopped the Theory!
00:28:06Heyman saved Breaker after the stomp by Rollins.
00:28:09Breaker was dead and buried in that ring.
00:28:12And Austin Theory has to be down for the count.
00:28:15And if Owen and Logan Paul have put the afterburners on.
00:28:20Rollins has thwarted the Vision's attack.
00:28:25But the attack and the insertion from Heyman.
00:28:29Oh!
00:28:29A spear!
00:28:30A spear by Breaker!
00:28:33One!
00:28:34Two!
00:28:35Oh!
00:28:36And Rollins kicked out!
00:28:37I thought that was it!
00:28:38I thought that was it!
00:28:41Rollins at two and three quarters!
00:28:44Well, Heyman is in shock!
00:28:46The world is in shock!
00:28:48Breaker can't believe it!
00:28:50I will say this!
00:28:51Breaker did not make top speed on that spear!
00:28:54That perhaps is the only reason Rollins is still ticking!
00:28:57Oh!
00:29:00Oh!
00:29:03Oh!
00:29:07Oh!
00:29:08Oh!
00:29:09Breaker even more angry!
00:29:11Breaker is just recovering from that pedigree stomp combo!
00:29:15Shaking off the cobwebs!
00:29:17And this spells danger!
00:29:20Breaker!
00:29:21Put for the spear!
00:29:22Countered!
00:29:22Into a pedigree!
00:29:23Rollins countered the spear!
00:29:26And now Steph's got a chance!
00:29:28But will the body cooperate enough to put this one away?
00:29:33Rollins going up to the second rope!
00:29:36Looking for an avalanche stomp here!
00:29:39Breaker!
00:29:40Spear!
00:29:50Breaker!
00:29:51Breaker!
00:29:53With a torpedo spear!
00:29:54With a torpedo spear!
00:29:55To Rollins!
00:29:58One!
00:29:59Two!
00:30:00Three!
00:30:01One!
00:30:04Here is your winner!
00:30:06Braun Breaker!
00:30:10Ladies and gentlemen, the biggest win in the career of Braun Breaker!
00:30:19Braun Breaker has arrived!
00:30:25What a ferocious matchup!
00:30:29And Braun Breaker's physicality in the end!
00:30:32Got himself the win!
00:30:34And this is when Logan and Theory had just been taken out by Seth
00:30:38after they inserted themselves in the match
00:30:40It was this almost short spear from a groggy Breaker
00:30:44Catching Rollins by surprise!
00:30:46Almost getting the win!
00:30:48And then he goes for take two!
00:30:50Got Rollins so smart!
00:30:53So reactive!
00:30:54Catching Breaker!
00:30:55With a pedigree for a second time in the matchup!
00:30:58But then this!
00:30:59A leaping Rollins caught by an explosive from the ground spear!
00:31:04And this just popped things away for good!
00:31:06No way back after this one!
00:31:08A super turbo speed there!
00:31:11Spear right to the gut of Seth freaking Rollins!
00:31:15And you said it, Cole!
00:31:16The biggest win of Breaker's career!
00:31:19You have arrived at the very top, Braun Breaker!
00:31:22I asked Seth Rollins what a loss means!
00:31:25He said he wasn't expecting anything!
00:31:28He said he wasn't expecting anything!
00:31:29Well ladies and gentlemen, coming up next here on ESPN2
00:31:33Trick Williams, the United States Champion
00:31:36In a WrestleMania rematch against Sami Zayn
00:31:40Trick and Sami coming up next
00:31:42Well here's a look at the new Invincible Versus
00:31:44Throw down in the most brutal and visceral 3 on 3 tag fighting action in the universe
00:31:49Invincible Versus is out now on Xbox Series consoles, PlayStation 5, and PC!
00:32:07The following contest is scheduled for one call
00:32:11and is for the United States Championship!
00:32:18Introducing first the challenger
00:32:20From Montreal, Quebec, Canada
00:32:22Waking in for 212 pounds
00:32:29Sami Zayn!
00:32:30Sami has the phrase, ride or die, written on his knee pads
00:32:34That of course, gain homage to the longtime fans
00:32:37that have stuck with Sami Zayn through thick and thin
00:32:40The problem is, many believe many of those fans have moved on
00:32:45He's a grizzled and bitter, angry better
00:32:48Running out of time to accomplish the one goal that is eluded him
00:32:52A world championship
00:32:53And many think that pressure is finally getting to Zayn
00:32:56Yeah I think that's a really harsh take
00:32:58I think Sami Zayn has dedicated his body, his soul to this industry for the past 20 plus years
00:33:04Main event in WrestleMania, an incredible legacy of achievement here
00:33:08In the past few months, Trick Williams has come along
00:33:11And apparently allowed management, the audience, the locker room to turn Sami Zayn into a punchline
00:33:16And I understand Sami's frustration
00:33:19Yeah, Kathy Kelley's backstage with the champ, let's check on her
00:33:25Yeah guys, I am here with United States Champion Trick Williams and Lil Yachty
00:33:29I spoke to Sami Zayn earlier and he said that he is feeling great
00:33:34What is your response?
00:33:36Sami's feeling great
00:33:39Quit lying
00:33:40You've been lying for weeks
00:33:42Saying you're the one with all the experience
00:33:44You're the veteran
00:33:46Sami, quit lying
00:33:47Since you met me, I've been running this
00:33:50I'm the puppet master
00:33:51I'm the vet in the game
00:33:54It's Trick Williams world
00:33:56And tonight all the games is over
00:33:59And you're gonna see that
00:34:00Let's talk about it
00:34:06Let's talk about it
00:34:10Let's talk about it
00:34:22Let's talk about it
00:34:24Let's talk about it
00:34:24Let's talk about it
00:34:24Let's talk about it
00:34:24Let's talk about it
00:34:24Let's talk about it
00:34:25Let's talk about it
00:34:26Let's talk about it
00:34:26Let's talk about it
00:34:29Let's talk about it
00:34:51And his opponent, accompanied by Grammy Award-nominated multi-platinum and diamond artist,
00:35:00Lil Yachty, from Columbia, South Carolina, weighted for 240 pounds.
00:35:08He is the United States Champion, Trick Williams.
00:35:15The kendo stick that Lil Yachty's carrying looks a bit familiar.
00:35:19It was last night at the Gingerbread Man's funeral.
00:35:23Lil Yachty and company, Trick Sammy Zane, and all of us.
00:35:26Yes, they give a little Yachty inside the corpse of the Gingerbread Man.
00:35:32But in a nutshell, that Gingerbread Man crop has been used to taunt Zane.
00:35:36It really epitomizes what Sammy views as the disrespect from the relative newcomer, Trick Williams, and his rapper friend, Lil
00:35:45Yachty.
00:35:47For Trick Williams, what an important matchup tonight.
00:35:49He beat Sammy Zane at Wrestlemania.
00:35:52And in this Wrestlemania rematch, Trick Williams can prove to the world that what happened in Las Vegas last month
00:35:58was not a fluke.
00:35:59Yeah, absolutely.
00:36:00Oh, here we go.
00:36:01A little frustration from Sammy right off the bat.
00:36:03And the normally cool, calm, and collected Sammy Zane has become completely erratic and frazzled since the arrival of Trick
00:36:12Williams.
00:36:12Completely under the former champ's skin.
00:36:15The official going to have her hands full in this matchup, Daphne LaShawn.
00:36:19This is for the United States Championship.
00:36:24Sammy Zane looking to win the United States title.
00:36:28The third time in his career.
00:36:33Lil Yachty just handed you a punch.
00:36:35Oh, my God.
00:36:36I love Lil Yachty.
00:36:36I am absolutely rich.
00:36:39Dollar, dollar bills, y'all.
00:36:40What are you going to do with all those dollar bills tonight?
00:36:42You and I, you can't let them spend them.
00:36:44The only place you can spend dollar bills, Michael Cole.
00:36:46You fill in the blanks.
00:36:47Sammy Zane now backing Williams into the corner.
00:36:50And Sammy Zane looking to be aggressive in this match tonight.
00:36:52What does Sammy need to do, Wade, to win the United States Championship?
00:36:56Sammy needs to be really careful.
00:36:58Obviously, he wants to win the United States Championship.
00:37:00He's also said he wants to humiliate Trick Williams the way Trick has humiliated him over the past several months.
00:37:07But you've got to stay in control.
00:37:09Don't get ragged.
00:37:10Don't get yourself disqualified.
00:37:12But make sure you can stay in control of your emotions.
00:37:16Oh, and leaping clothesline by Trick Williams.
00:37:19Much like we saw in the previous match, Wade.
00:37:22Veteran versus relative newcomer.
00:37:25Sammy Zane looking to use his experience against Trick Williams tonight.
00:37:28Yeah, he has to.
00:37:29Trick Williams clearly has the superior power, athleticism,
00:37:33and has the power of this audience firmly behind him.
00:37:36Trick has had some success here in Tampa, Florida.
00:37:40Last year, he won the TNA World Championship at NXT Battleground in this city.
00:37:46Pretty much built from the ground up right here in this state of Florida.
00:37:51Over the road in Orlando.
00:38:01Infectious charisma from Trick Williams.
00:38:05I'll tell you right now, he's got the industry excited in ways I've not seen in a long time.
00:38:10Just put Trick Williams under the spotlight, and it will work.
00:38:14And again, that pisses somebody like Sammy Zane off.
00:38:17For sure, well, Trick Williams has so much charisma and talent,
00:38:20he's got a rocket ship to the very top.
00:38:23Whereas Sammy Zane had to grind it out for years the hard way.
00:38:29Fighting for every inch that he's got in this industry.
00:38:32But again, getting back to Sammy Zane, it's about evolving, Wade.
00:38:35It's about the evolution in this industry.
00:38:38Changing things up.
00:38:39Change the way you do things.
00:38:40And Sammy Zane's been very stubborn to change the way he does things.
00:38:45I agree with you to an extent, but recently we've seen fractures, let's say, in his personality.
00:38:51He started saying, okay, fans who don't want me anymore, no problem.
00:38:55Just like this here.
00:38:57Trying to use the steel steps.
00:38:58But again, Sammy's got to be careful, he's not disqualified.
00:39:01Trick Williams has the champ's advantage in this match.
00:39:03And again, I understand why Sammy's so frustrated.
00:39:06We've got Lil Yachty on the outside, swinging that kendo, that candy cane kendo stick around.
00:39:11That's a major distraction.
00:39:12Why should Sammy Zane not be upset at that?
00:39:15And Sammy now, mounting Williams and hammering away on the champion.
00:39:22Again, you hear the WWE fans getting all over Sammy, and Sammy just can't quite understand why.
00:39:30I mean, what has Sammy done wrong over the past several months?
00:39:33Go back six months, everybody loved him.
00:39:35Everyone was cheering him on to finally become the world champion.
00:39:38Well, listen, I've always been a fan of Sammy's, but he has been acting a bit of a jerk lately.
00:39:42I'm not so sure he has.
00:39:43I think he's been the victim of a lot of games and fun at his expense from Trick Williams.
00:39:49Not least, of course, the gingerbread man that was pulled along simply to mock Zane.
00:39:53I think that would get anyone to the end of their tether.
00:39:55Oh, victim syndrome for Sammy Zane.
00:39:59Interesting cover.
00:40:00Trying to win the championship and a kick out by Trick.
00:40:03Another cover by Sammy.
00:40:04Wrapped the arms this time, hooked the leg.
00:40:06This time he's going to put his full body weight on Trick.
00:40:09He's got a kick out.
00:40:10I mean, Trick simply cannot match.
00:40:20And again, Sammy sucks chance ring out.
00:40:25This is a man who's dedicated his life to this industry.
00:40:28Entertained these fans, these WWE fans for over 10 years with some of the best matches we've seen.
00:40:34Now their loyalty has completely shifted to the hot new star.
00:40:39The latest fashionable thing, Trick Williams, for all his talent.
00:40:43I feel bad for Zane.
00:40:45A lot of things for Sammy Zane changed the night that he brought...
00:40:48Oh, wow!
00:40:49Great neck breaker.
00:40:50My, Trick Williams.
00:40:52A lot of things changed for Sammy Zane the night that he beat Carmelo Hayes.
00:40:57Another young up-and-comer who's the United States champion.
00:41:00Fans didn't take too kindly to that as you take another look at the athleticism of Trick Williams.
00:41:06Well, as much as I've taken a shot at these fans for jumping onto Trick Williams,
00:41:10he is a very, very easy superstar to like.
00:41:13And that's just one glimpse of exactly why freak athleticism,
00:41:17especially for such a massive frame.
00:41:21Ah, Trick caught him.
00:41:22That spin kick.
00:41:24And now big power slam to Zane.
00:41:34Takes his time.
00:41:37Really has developed in the ring.
00:41:40He's had all the talent in the world.
00:41:43Now he's got the poise, too.
00:41:47Oh!
00:41:47Takedown by Sammy.
00:41:48Oh, and a big kick to the face by Trick.
00:41:50They can get a little too cocky in there with someone like Sammy Zane,
00:41:55who is as resilient as they come,
00:41:57and he needs it all here because Trick has the wind in his sails.
00:42:01Williams measuring his man.
00:42:03Went for a trick kick,
00:42:04and Sammy Zane able to turn it around.
00:42:06Went for the blue thunderbomb.
00:42:07Countered by Williams.
00:42:08And Williams with a bookend.
00:42:10Slam Sammy Zane.
00:42:12And a kick out by Sammy.
00:42:14Oh, and Sammy's head bounced off the mat.
00:42:16Half there, take another look at some of this action.
00:42:19This big Urinagi bookend style.
00:42:23Almost wiping out Sammy Zane,
00:42:26but there's that toughness of Zane
00:42:27that has been his signature over the past 20 years.
00:42:31Yeah, Trick Williams with that bookend pain homage
00:42:33to a man who's been in his corner since the very beginning.
00:42:35The great Hall of Famer, the voice of NXT, Booker T.
00:42:39And now Williams with Sammy up on the top rope.
00:42:44Both men sucking on oxygen here.
00:42:46The bodies are starting to give out.
00:42:49How deep can you dig here?
00:42:51It's all about the prestigious United States Championship.
00:42:55Sammy looking to get the upper hand,
00:42:57beating Trick Williams down.
00:42:59Sammy's just looking to exhaust Trick Williams at this point,
00:43:03thinking he can simply outlast the United States Champion.
00:43:07The crowd's getting in his head.
00:43:08He's got to be careful.
00:43:09Sunset flip, power bomb by Zane.
00:43:11Cover to regain the championship and a kick out at two.
00:43:15And I'll tell you right now,
00:43:16once the crowd are in your head,
00:43:18the only thing you can do to shut them up
00:43:20is to win gold.
00:43:22Hold it high above your head.
00:43:27Zane knows that and needs to stay focused.
00:43:31Ignore Yachty.
00:43:32Ignore the crowd.
00:43:33Focus on taking down Trick.
00:43:36Now Sammy's trying to rally the crowd
00:43:37and he gets booze instead.
00:43:40How many rider dies here tonight?
00:43:43Sammy looking for an Oluva kick.
00:43:45Williams catches it with a boot to the face.
00:43:47Yeah, that was a desperate move from Trick.
00:43:50Went for that cyclone kick.
00:43:51Sammy Zane.
00:43:52Blue thunder bomb.
00:43:53Cover for the championship.
00:43:55Another near fall by Zane.
00:43:58Well, Sammy Zane starting to show Trick Williams
00:44:01that there are indeed levels to this.
00:44:04Everything you throw at me
00:44:05are bob and weave,
00:44:07duck and move,
00:44:08and come back with moves
00:44:09like that blue thunder bomb.
00:44:12When you feel that spirit
00:44:13starting to ebb away from Trick Williams.
00:44:16How gritty can you get, Trick?
00:44:18You're going to need it here.
00:44:19It has been inspiring
00:44:21to watch the maturation process
00:44:23and Trick Williams
00:44:24over the past few years.
00:44:28Such a fast learner,
00:44:29fast developer,
00:44:31as tough as they come.
00:44:33Sammy springboard leapfrog.
00:44:35Oh!
00:44:36May have injured his knee.
00:44:37Came down hard on his knee.
00:44:38Tweaks his knee
00:44:39and forces the official
00:44:40to back the champ in the corner.
00:44:42Well, a non-contact injury
00:44:44in this game
00:44:46is never something
00:44:47you want to see,
00:44:48and that is Sammy Zane
00:44:49screaming in agony.
00:44:50Well, they officially
00:44:50want to get a doctor over here.
00:44:52Oh, Williams.
00:44:54Trick Williams.
00:44:55Oh, look at Sammy Zane, though.
00:44:56Roll up.
00:44:57He's hit it up,
00:44:57and Trick kicks out.
00:44:58Sammy playing a little possum pass.
00:45:01That is a veteran move
00:45:02from Zane and went off.
00:45:05Little Yachty now
00:45:06on the apron.
00:45:08Sammy
00:45:08with a kendo stick to Trick.
00:45:11Little Yachty
00:45:12arguing with the official
00:45:13backfired.
00:45:14Sammy Zane
00:45:14into the cover.
00:45:15Not this way.
00:45:17No!
00:45:18Kick out!
00:45:19Well, it would have been
00:45:20poetic justice
00:45:21if that had backfired
00:45:23on Yachty
00:45:24and Trick had gone down
00:45:26for the count
00:45:26on that one.
00:45:28Especially after
00:45:29the treatment
00:45:30of last night
00:45:31on SmackDown
00:45:32and the
00:45:33so-called
00:45:34Gingerbread Man
00:45:35funeral.
00:45:36I understand
00:45:36what Yachty
00:45:37was trying to do there.
00:45:38Just a level
00:45:39of inexperience
00:45:40you would think
00:45:41from Lil Yachty.
00:45:42The wrong time
00:45:42to jump up.
00:45:43The wrong time
00:45:44to take the referee's
00:45:45attention.
00:45:45The wrong time
00:45:47to leave that
00:45:47kendo stick
00:45:48lying around.
00:45:51And Yachty
00:45:52understands that
00:45:54he may have
00:45:55cost Trick Williams
00:45:55this matchup
00:45:56because Trick's
00:45:57in deep trouble.
00:45:58Trick is not
00:45:59getting up.
00:46:00Now he's getting
00:46:01a mud hole
00:46:02stomped him in
00:46:03in the corner.
00:46:07again he's got
00:46:08a five count
00:46:09before he has
00:46:10to break
00:46:10and Sammy
00:46:11knows the rules.
00:46:13Sammy will take
00:46:14all of that
00:46:154.99 seconds
00:46:17before backing off.
00:46:18That is the
00:46:19smart veteran
00:46:19thing to do.
00:46:21Especially with
00:46:22gold on the line
00:46:23here.
00:46:23Sammy understands
00:46:24the champ's in trouble.
00:46:25This is his
00:46:25opportunity.
00:46:26There can be no
00:46:27latter for this
00:46:28point.
00:46:36This is
00:46:37eerily reminiscent
00:46:38of how Sammy
00:46:39defeated
00:46:40Carmelo Hayes
00:46:41several.
00:46:42Oh look at
00:46:42what he had
00:46:43now.
00:46:44With a payback
00:46:44kendo stick
00:46:45to Sammy.
00:46:47Trick Williams
00:46:48cover.
00:46:50One, two, three.
00:46:52And Sammy
00:46:53kicked out
00:46:53out to the
00:46:54cyclone boot
00:46:55from Williams.
00:46:57Well how
00:46:58quickly did
00:46:59that pendulum
00:47:00swing back
00:47:00in the favor
00:47:01of Trick Williams
00:47:02thanks to
00:47:03Lil Yachty.
00:47:06But both
00:47:07men down
00:47:08in a heap
00:47:09and hurting
00:47:09and the
00:47:10bout, the
00:47:10championship
00:47:11hanging in
00:47:12the balance
00:47:12as Lil Yachty
00:47:14out of nowhere
00:47:14behind the
00:47:15referee's back
00:47:16get a little
00:47:16payback with
00:47:17that kendo stick.
00:47:19But Sammy
00:47:20showing the
00:47:21resilience of
00:47:22a veteran
00:47:22tonight.
00:47:24And this
00:47:25place has been
00:47:26electric all
00:47:26night long.
00:47:27United States
00:47:28championship on
00:47:30the line.
00:47:30Williams and
00:47:31Zane.
00:47:32Two competitors
00:47:33running on
00:47:34fumes at this
00:47:35point.
00:47:35But Sammy
00:47:36with a wherewithal
00:47:38the smarts
00:47:38still has his
00:47:40head in the
00:47:41game.
00:47:42And plenty
00:47:43more to come
00:47:44tonight over
00:47:44on the ESPN
00:47:46app with the
00:47:46unlimited plan.
00:47:47Roman Reigns
00:47:47Jacob Fontoo
00:47:48world title.
00:47:49Sammy now
00:47:50trying to
00:47:50clock Lil Yachty
00:47:51and drops him.
00:47:59That's a
00:48:00couple of
00:48:00months of
00:48:01frustration
00:48:01paid back
00:48:02right there
00:48:03to Lil Yachty
00:48:04but focus on
00:48:05the task in
00:48:06hand Sammy.
00:48:10and allows
00:48:11Tripp
00:48:11Williams to
00:48:12recover and
00:48:13a close
00:48:13line drop
00:48:13Sammy on
00:48:14the steps.
00:48:15Club to the
00:48:16ear almost.
00:48:17Highly effective
00:48:18drop in
00:48:19Zane.
00:48:21He's going to go
00:48:22to a bookend
00:48:22on the steel
00:48:23steps.
00:48:24And Sammy
00:48:25with the DDT.
00:48:27That could be a
00:48:28cold KO
00:48:29right there.
00:48:30Tripp
00:48:31Williams on
00:48:32the crown of
00:48:32his head
00:48:33eating the
00:48:34steel.
00:48:36And now
00:48:36Sammy's got to
00:48:37get the champ
00:48:37in the ring.
00:48:38Remember
00:48:38champ's
00:48:39advantage.
00:48:39Pinfall or
00:48:40submission.
00:48:40Only way
00:48:41Sammy can win
00:48:41the gold.
00:48:49Now Sammy
00:48:50Zane now.
00:48:52A little
00:48:52kick to the
00:48:53back of the
00:48:54head of
00:48:54Lil Yachty.
00:48:57Enough's
00:48:58enough Sammy.
00:48:59You already
00:48:59beat the hell
00:49:00out of the
00:49:00guy earlier.
00:49:01And Yachty
00:49:02is down for
00:49:03the count
00:49:04as so soon
00:49:05may be
00:49:06Tripp.
00:49:07A little
00:49:07kick
00:49:08incoming.
00:49:10Tripp
00:49:10moves out
00:49:11of the
00:49:11way.
00:49:11Tripp
00:49:12shot.
00:49:13Tripp
00:49:14shot.
00:49:16Williams
00:49:17retains.
00:49:19Here is
00:49:20your winner
00:49:21and still
00:49:22the
00:49:23United
00:49:24St.
00:49:25Champion
00:49:27Tripp
00:49:28Williams.
00:49:30I'll put
00:49:31these dollar
00:49:32bills in my
00:49:32pocket as
00:49:33Tripp
00:49:33Williams
00:49:34celebrates.
00:49:36Tripp
00:49:37Williams,
00:49:37ladies and
00:49:38gentlemen,
00:49:38proves that
00:49:39WrestleMania is
00:49:40no
00:49:42fluke.
00:49:44While the
00:49:45humiliation of
00:49:46Zane is
00:49:46fully complete
00:49:48and oh
00:49:48it's
00:49:49wait,
00:49:49sit down.
00:49:50Look,
00:49:51you're making it
00:49:51right now.
00:49:52I know it's
00:49:53more money to make
00:49:53in a year,
00:49:54but
00:49:58celebrated in
00:49:59style with a
00:50:00major victory for
00:50:01Tripp
00:50:02Williams,
00:50:02the retention of
00:50:03the United States
00:50:04Championship.
00:50:05And here is how
00:50:06it went down.
00:50:08This is Sami Zayn
00:50:09thinking he had a
00:50:10major upper hand here,
00:50:12spiking Tripp
00:50:13Williams on the top
00:50:14of his head on that
00:50:15steel step with a
00:50:17DDT.
00:50:18but this is where
00:50:19Lil Yachty got
00:50:20taken out with that
00:50:20paluver kick from
00:50:22behind.
00:50:23And when Sami Zayn
00:50:24was ready to kill
00:50:25this for good,
00:50:26Tripp
00:50:27Williams with a
00:50:27burst of speed,
00:50:28one trick shot,
00:50:30and a one,
00:50:31two,
00:50:31three later,
00:50:32the champ has
00:50:33retained the
00:50:35superior movement
00:50:36when it counted.
00:50:38Championship
00:50:38poise and timing
00:50:40from Tripp
00:50:41Williams,
00:50:41who's legend in
00:50:42this industry,
00:50:43is continuing to
00:50:44grow.
00:50:45You are holding
00:50:46two dollars in
00:50:47your hand.
00:50:47What is that going
00:50:48to get us tonight?
00:50:49Vegas will take
00:50:50what they can get.
00:50:52Tripp
00:50:52Williams celebrating,
00:50:54and again,
00:50:55the frustration
00:50:55continues to grow
00:50:56for the veteran
00:50:57Sami Zayn.
00:50:59We want to remind
00:50:59everyone that,
00:51:00well, thank you for
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00:51:11family civil war
00:51:12between the world
00:51:13champion Roman Reigns
00:51:14and the challenger
00:51:15is cousin Jacob
00:51:16Batu.
00:51:16Yeah, what a wild
00:51:17ride.
00:51:18That matchup is
00:51:19going to be
00:51:19championship on
00:51:21the line.
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00:52:22All right.
00:52:22Makes sense.
00:52:23Now I feel
00:52:23stupid.
00:52:25Give me the
00:52:26first time.
00:52:28to
00:52:53awesome.
00:53:07I wonder how much time Kit Wilson spends in front of that mirror.
00:53:11Well, if you looked as good as Kit Wilson, you would spend that amount of time in front of the
00:53:16mirror too.
00:53:16However, unfortunately for your wife, you look like Michael Cole.
00:53:21I'm afraid to look in the mirror.
00:53:23The Miz and Kit Wilson set for tag team action against Dan Housen and someone.
00:53:29Yeah, nobody.
00:53:32You think he's going to go it alone?
00:53:34No one will tag with him.
00:53:39Well, this matchup tonight is presented by Minute Maid.
00:53:42Bring the juice.
00:53:48This is how this matchup came about, folks.
00:54:03Look, I am trying to help these young superstars like Ilya.
00:54:07I know.
00:54:07I have someone for you to mentor.
00:54:09Meet Dan Housen.
00:54:10Oh, my God.
00:54:12The most messy WWE superstar of all time.
00:54:14The Miz.
00:54:15I'm Dan Housen.
00:54:16You're perfect for this.
00:54:17As my mentor, you can wear his best-selling new T-shirt.
00:54:21Hey, the Miz.
00:54:22Come on in.
00:54:23The water's great.
00:54:24This is my pool.
00:54:25Get out.
00:54:26Oh, no.
00:54:26My hand.
00:54:27Why can't you get it through your Dracula brain that I'm not going to mentor you?
00:54:31I am the mechismar.
00:54:32No.
00:54:34You are cursed.
00:54:41Nice.
00:54:42I would love to marry you all over again.
00:54:45And I just want to say, who the hell do you think you are?
00:54:55It's stifting gum.
00:54:57I am cursed.
00:54:59Dan Housen, I will be your mentor.
00:55:05There is no curse.
00:55:07You are not the mentee.
00:55:09You're not a part of this family.
00:55:10You are toxic.
00:55:12Toxic.
00:55:13Toxic.
00:55:13Dan Housen demands a match with them.
00:55:15How about a backlash if you find a tag team part that matches yours?
00:55:19All right.
00:55:21You really think this is going to work?
00:55:23Whoa.
00:55:24Free human money.
00:55:27Whoa.
00:55:29Eric.
00:55:30It's my daughter's bike.
00:55:39Bill.
00:55:56Tom is a Kit Wilson waiting to see who Dan Housen, if anyone, will tag with here tonight.
00:56:03Hey.
00:56:05Hey.
00:56:06Hey.
00:56:07Hey.
00:56:08Hey.
00:56:08Hey.
00:56:09Come on!
00:56:10Who we got?
00:56:39Who we got?
00:56:46You.
00:56:48Are.
00:56:49You.
00:56:52Dan Housen.
00:56:55You.
00:56:57You.
00:56:58Oh, God.
00:56:59The Dan Housen-mobile.
00:57:00Oh, no, there's contraction again.
00:57:04You.
00:57:14Somebody tow it.
00:57:15Take it to the pound.
00:57:17Clamp it.
00:57:17Get rid of it.
00:57:19It's a fire hazard.
00:57:21Right.
00:57:26So this goofus
00:57:28couldn't get anyone to tag with him,
00:57:30so he's built a cloning machine to clone himself
00:57:33so he has a tag partner.
00:57:35Yeah, good luck with that.
00:57:37You know, they have cloned sheep.
00:57:38Oh, here we go.
00:57:43Oh, my God.
00:57:46What on earth is that?
00:57:55That's the clone of Dan Housen.
00:57:57Oh, it looks just like him.
00:57:58He's a buddy Housen.
00:57:59What did the machine run out of juice halfway through the process?
00:58:02Where's the rest of it?
00:58:04Well, the cloning machine worked, obviously.
00:58:06Well, it obviously worked to about 50% strength.
00:58:11This thing is going to tag with Dan Housen.
00:58:14This is actually happening.
00:58:15Wait, it's a person.
00:58:16Dan Housen.
00:58:17Are you sure?
00:58:19I'm positive.
00:58:20People don't come out of clone machines, Michael Cole.
00:58:23Explain that.
00:58:24Oh, they clone sheep.
00:58:25You don't believe in that either.
00:58:26Hey, Dan Housen.
00:58:28What's up, buddy?
00:58:29How are you?
00:58:30Hey, mini Dan Housen.
00:58:32Get away from me.
00:58:33I think he may curse you.
00:58:35I am cursed by the fact that I have to sit next to Michael Cole for the entirety of this
00:58:40broadcast.
00:58:41I think I've suffered enough already.
00:58:49That is the coolest thing.
00:58:50There's nothing cool about this.
00:58:53This is just absurd.
00:58:55It's making a mockery of the Hall of Fame career of The Miz and the future Hall of Fame career
00:59:02of Kit Wilson.
00:59:03Oh, it's not going to get carried away.
00:59:11Tell you, Dan Housen has taken the world by storm.
00:59:14He was on ESPN all week this week.
00:59:16Did you see when he did the top plays of the week?
00:59:18One of the funniest things I've ever seen.
00:59:20He cursed work center anchors.
00:59:22He cursed Stephen A. Smith.
00:59:23He deserves it.
00:59:25Dan Housen has not taken the world by storm.
00:59:29He has taken the feeble-minded of this world by storm.
00:59:34Big difference.
00:59:36You're going to piss a lot of people off saying that.
00:59:39A lot of feeble-minded people.
00:59:41Don't check your socials tonight.
00:59:43Why not? I'll block them all.
00:59:45Dan Housen and Mini Housen.
00:59:50Miz ready to master, inspire, and zone in on this 50% clone of Dan Housen.
00:59:57So the matchup's underway.
00:59:59It is a tag team matchup.
01:00:02And I think Kit Wilson wants to start things off against Mini Housen.
01:00:07Who wouldn't want to start against that thing?
01:00:10You stop calling it a thing.
01:00:11It's a human being, Wade.
01:00:16Oh, and Kit Wilson.
01:00:18Okay.
01:00:19On a serious note, is that actually a child?
01:00:22Because if it is, the whole company is going to get in a ton of trouble here.
01:00:25It's not a child.
01:00:27How do you know?
01:00:27It's a Mini Housen.
01:00:30Big difference.
01:00:32You actually don't know this for sure.
01:00:35Well, Mini Housen just landed on his feet.
01:00:38Kicking out of the knee.
01:00:40Look at him go.
01:00:41Kid's got some moves.
01:00:43Oh, springboard!
01:00:45Guess what?
01:00:46Alright, this isn't fair.
01:00:47I think he's a Lucha Housen.
01:00:52Get it?
01:00:53Whatever.
01:00:54Talking to the dead out here.
01:00:56Nice takedown by Mini Housen.
01:00:58And now Miz into the matchup.
01:01:01Let's pick things up, Miz.
01:01:04And Miz having a tough time here in the early going.
01:01:06Geez.
01:01:08Wow!
01:01:08What a hurricanrana.
01:01:10That cloning machine is pretty good.
01:01:12Around the wall twice.
01:01:13This thing, this little person as you like to put it, Michael Cole, has some real talent.
01:01:19And I don't think Kit Wilson or Miz were anywhere near prepared for this.
01:01:26He's now going to climb to the top rope.
01:01:30Oh!
01:01:31What is Undertaker impersonation?
01:01:35And Wilson, though, able to power up Mini Housen.
01:01:42He continues to pound away and now sent Kit Wilson outside the ring.
01:01:45So I can, you know, in defense of Miz, I guess.
01:01:48They weren't prepared for this.
01:01:49Well, he's a slippery little devil.
01:01:50That's what the problem we're having here.
01:01:53We need to slow this little guy down.
01:01:55And that doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon.
01:01:59And now, uh, on the shoulders of Dan Housen.
01:02:04Oh!
01:02:04And take it out, Miz and Kit Wilson.
01:02:06All right.
01:02:07We need a strategy.
01:02:08And we need a strategy fast, Miz.
01:02:11Start thinking.
01:02:12Use all your 20-plus years of experience at the top.
01:02:15Two-time Grand Slam champ, The Miz, being put through this by Dan Housen.
01:02:20Gingerbread man and Mini Housen.
01:02:22What a 24-hours we've had.
01:02:25And now, Miz driving Dan Housen into the steel post.
01:02:30Well, this is more like it.
01:02:31Yes!
01:02:32And driving a Mini Housen into the ropes.
01:02:35Referee Eddie Arango trying to stop Kit Wilson, Miz with a cheap shot.
01:02:39Well, Mini Housen is a little bit too toxic for my liking.
01:02:43And it's about time Kit Wilson stamps some authority on this match.
01:02:47And hopefully on the face of Mini Housen.
01:02:50Or he's going to be Dead Housen soon.
01:02:53Can't wait.
01:02:54Center to the corner of the second turnbuckle.
01:02:57And Wilson now with a tag to The Miz.
01:03:00Hey, this all started when Dan Housen asked Miz to be his mentor.
01:03:05And Miz turned him down.
01:03:06Yeah, of course he turned it down.
01:03:07Nobody wants to be Dan Housen's mentor.
01:03:13Now, look at the power of Miz now with a military press.
01:03:17He's pretty proud of this.
01:03:20Well, you would be proud if you could pull off a move like that.
01:03:26Against someone who weighs about 60 pounds.
01:03:29What a rippling physique of The Miz.
01:03:32With simply no competing with that level of talent.
01:03:36Mini Housen or otherwise.
01:03:40I don't know.
01:03:41You know, Miz used to like to have fun, right?
01:03:44This is fun.
01:03:45Beating up the Mini Housen.
01:03:46I don't know what this is, but...
01:03:49I mean, in Miz's mind.
01:03:52Double team coming.
01:03:55Double suplex.
01:03:56Dan Housen better wake up quick because...
01:03:59His clone.
01:04:00Oh, powerhouses.
01:04:02He's in deep trouble.
01:04:03Dan Housen needs a refund on his clone machine.
01:04:08And there's the vertical suplex delivered by Kit Wilson.
01:04:12Thought he was going to have a nonchalant cover.
01:04:14And Mini Housen able to get the shoulder up.
01:04:16Yeah, that was a close one.
01:04:18It's almost over.
01:04:20And another cover.
01:04:21Gotta like to fight this little dude.
01:04:30Now Kit Wilson just...
01:04:32Wearing him down.
01:04:34While Mini Housen is just making it worse for himself.
01:04:38All right.
01:04:38You've come out here.
01:04:39You've impressed everyone with your moves.
01:04:41But just tap out.
01:04:44Go to the back.
01:04:45And never return to WWE.
01:04:48Well, look who's back up on the apron.
01:04:49Trying to rally the crowd.
01:04:51In the far corner.
01:04:52Dan Housen's here.
01:04:53As Kit Wilson now ragdolls Mini Housen.
01:05:03Placing Mini Housen in the old trio low.
01:05:05Come on, let's go.
01:05:06Oh!
01:05:07Let's go!
01:05:08One!
01:05:09Two!
01:05:10Three!
01:05:11Four!
01:05:12Four!
01:05:14And there's simply no defense at this point.
01:05:17Mini Housen is a beaten man.
01:05:19And Kit Wilson, of course, enjoying every...
01:05:22Oh!
01:05:23Great core strength by Mini Housen.
01:05:25Amazing powers of recovery too.
01:05:27And what the hell is he up to now?
01:05:29For the top rope moonsault!
01:05:39Dan Housen trying to rally the WWE fans.
01:05:42Here comes Miz.
01:05:43Oh God!
01:05:44Here comes Dan Housen.
01:05:46Very nice.
01:05:47Very evil.
01:05:51This little pest who has caused the Miz and Kit Wilson so many problems.
01:05:56He doesn't look like a little pest here.
01:05:58There's some sweet moves by Dan Housen.
01:06:00Continuing to haunt Kit and Miz.
01:06:08Running out of steam a little bit.
01:06:14Trying to catch his breath.
01:06:22Oh!
01:06:23Nobody hold Kit Wilson into Miz!
01:06:24Oh!
01:06:26Release German.
01:06:27Wow!
01:06:28He hides it well but he has some real talent once he gets going.
01:06:32I can't lie.
01:06:35On a DDT by Dan Housen.
01:06:38Dan Housen impressive in the ring.
01:06:40And this would be the biggest humiliation of Miz and Kit's career.
01:06:45If somehow...
01:06:47You...
01:06:49Are...
01:06:49Miz!
01:06:51And Kit Wilson took the bullet for Miz.
01:06:54Miz now from behind.
01:06:55He's the legal man.
01:06:56Got the tights kick out by Dan Housen.
01:06:59Kit Wilson putting in Housen's body on the line for his mentor.
01:07:02And it's paying off now.
01:07:06Bag made.
01:07:08Mini Housen the legal man.
01:07:09I don't think Miz saw that.
01:07:11But he knows now.
01:07:15Mini Housen, top rope.
01:07:17Rana will send Kit Wilson out of the ring.
01:07:20Like a projectile landing on Miz in the process.
01:07:24And this Mini Housen is up to something.
01:07:29Suicide die!
01:07:30Down goes Kit!
01:07:33A rough landing for all three on that one.
01:07:36But now staggered Mini Housen.
01:07:38Smiles victory.
01:07:40And Kit Wilson wants a timeout.
01:07:44Or a shower.
01:07:52And ran right into a boot by Kit.
01:07:56Just suckered in the little guy.
01:07:59How smart is Kit Wilson?
01:08:02Brains as well as good looks.
01:08:04The guy's got everything.
01:08:06Oh no, back into the cloning machine.
01:08:08Return to sender.
01:08:10Address unknown.
01:08:15So Mini Housen's locked in the cloning machine.
01:08:19Hey, it restarted.
01:08:22Hopefully it blows up.
01:08:33Mini Housen is...
01:08:34Oh God!
01:08:34Yeah!
01:08:35Oh look at this!
01:08:38More Mini Housens!
01:08:40They're assaulting Kit Wilson!
01:08:42Those little goblins from Wrestlemania!
01:08:44The cloning machine works!
01:08:46It works a little too well if you ask me!
01:08:52Wilson in trouble!
01:08:54Oh God!
01:08:55They're coming this way!
01:08:56Oh my God!
01:08:56Oh my God!
01:08:56Wade, they're all over you!
01:08:57Look at this, Wade!
01:08:58Look at this!
01:08:59Airplane spin!
01:09:00Airplane spin!
01:09:04Wasteland!
01:09:04No!
01:09:05That's my move!
01:09:06Wasteland!
01:09:07You dirty little goblin!
01:09:08Don't you dare use a wasteland!
01:09:11Wade!
01:09:12Oh my God, Wade!
01:09:12He's on your lap!
01:09:13He's on your lap, Wade!
01:09:15Wade!
01:09:15He just took Wade out of the chair!
01:09:17Uh oh!
01:09:19And look at this!
01:09:20Oh wait a minute!
01:09:21Mini Housen!
01:09:22Mini Housen!
01:09:22Tried to curse Kit Wilson!
01:09:24Kit Wilson with a mirror!
01:09:25Turned the curse around!
01:09:27Fizz down!
01:09:28With a skull crushing finale!
01:09:29Kit Housen breaks things up!
01:09:32Mini Housen tried to curse Kit Wilson!
01:09:36But Wilson used that mirror to turn the curse around and curse Mini Housen!
01:09:42Genius!
01:09:43Now somebody come along and get rid of these multiple Mini Housens at the desk!
01:09:48They're gonna chew through the wires!
01:09:50They're biting me!
01:09:51And Dan Housen now!
01:09:53Trying to rally!
01:09:55Dragging Mini Housen to the corner!
01:09:57What the hell is going on?!
01:09:59Well tag is made!
01:10:01Dan Housen now the legal man!
01:10:05Oh!
01:10:06Miz with a slap!
01:10:07Man this has been humiliating for Miz and Kit Wilson so far tonight!
01:10:14And look at this!
01:10:15Little Fez press!
01:10:17Very little Fez press!
01:10:18The piston-like hands of Dan Housen!
01:10:21Sends Miz over the top rope!
01:10:24Kit Wilson gonna try his fair!
01:10:27He goes over the top as well!
01:10:28Oh this one's got a hell and a hand basket!
01:10:32These things keep grimacing at me!
01:10:36And now the celebration out here!
01:10:38Shoot!
01:10:39Dan Housen sent into our table!
01:10:43Miz now!
01:10:43Yes!
01:10:44Finish the job!
01:10:45Miz with a fire extinguisher in hand!
01:10:49Colby knows how to use this thing!
01:10:50You are dead!
01:10:55No Miz, I believe!
01:10:58You are cursed!
01:11:03Miz just blasted his partner!
01:11:06Just froze his own eyeballs!
01:11:09Miz can't see!
01:11:11I wish I couldn't!
01:11:22Mini Housen from the top
01:11:24takes out Ken Wilson
01:11:28Dan Housen
01:11:30pump kick
01:11:31cover
01:11:331, 2, 3
01:11:37Here are your winners
01:11:39for team all
01:11:41Mini Housen
01:11:42and Dan Housen
01:11:45Ladies and gentlemen, a buddy just texted me
01:11:47and I agree, this right here
01:11:49Wade, this is wrestling
01:11:51No it's not
01:11:52What the hell just happened
01:11:55Michael Cole, what happened to the
01:11:57industry that I love so much
01:11:59I'm coming in
01:12:01Mini Housen's saliva
01:12:02paint, bruises and bite marks
01:12:07Oh what a match this was
01:12:09Ken Wilson threw the
01:12:11Mini Housen into the cloning machine
01:12:13Problem was
01:12:14it cloned Dan Housen
01:12:16five more times
01:12:17Yeah, it worked way too well
01:12:19and then these
01:12:20little things
01:12:21ran riot
01:12:22outside the ring
01:12:24So this is right after the mirror
01:12:26turned the curse around to Mini Housen
01:12:28off the skull-crushing finale
01:12:30it was Dan Housen
01:12:31breaking things up
01:12:32And this is one of the most disgraceful scenes
01:12:34we've ever seen in wrestling
01:12:36the cursed fire extinguisher
01:12:38suddenly
01:12:38was uncursed
01:12:39right in the face of Miz
01:12:41and Kim Wilson are now blinded
01:12:45and Lucha Housen
01:12:48launches himself off the top rope
01:12:51and then Dan Housen
01:12:52with the ice seat on the cake
01:12:54a pump kick to the man
01:12:56that all he wanted to do
01:12:57Wade
01:12:57was have Miz as his mentor
01:12:59Miz said no
01:13:00and now the Miz
01:13:02is cursed
01:13:04well I hope the young athletes of NXT
01:13:07are studying this
01:13:08intensely
01:13:10to know exactly
01:13:11what not to do
01:13:12in the world
01:13:13of professional wrestling
01:13:16Dan Housen
01:13:17and the Mini Housen
01:13:18celebrating
01:13:19tonight
01:13:25not quite on the same page yet
01:13:28on how to disappear
01:13:29when it goes dark
01:13:33hey you know
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01:14:00this September
01:14:01the biggest spectacle
01:14:03in Lucha Libre
01:14:04transforms into an unforgettable
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01:14:08this is Triple Mania
01:14:10it all starts Friday
01:14:12September 11th
01:14:13cover your seatbelt
01:14:14this is Lucha Libre
01:14:16at its best
01:14:16and ends Sunday
01:14:18September 13th
01:14:19in Mexico City
01:14:20it's the first ever
01:14:22two night Triple Mania
01:14:24Friday September 11th
01:14:26and Sunday September 13th
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01:14:30and stay tuned
01:14:31for the first location
01:14:32to be announced
01:14:35Mexican Lucha Libre
01:14:37promotion Triple A
01:14:38will hold its largest annual event
01:14:39Triple Mania
01:14:40across two nights
01:14:41for the first time
01:14:42this September
01:14:43Triple Mania 34
01:14:44will take place
01:14:44on Friday September 11th
01:14:46at a location
01:14:46to be announced
01:14:47followed by Arena CDMX
01:14:49in Mexico City
01:14:49on Sunday September 13th
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01:14:59opening night location
01:15:00to be announced
01:15:02soon
01:15:04still to come tonight
01:15:06it is our main event
01:15:07the OTC
01:15:08the original
01:15:09tribal chief
01:15:10Roman Reigns
01:15:11in a family civil war
01:15:13against his cousin
01:15:14Jacob Batu
01:15:15they battle
01:15:16for the world
01:15:17heavyweight championship
01:15:18tonight
01:15:22Summer Slam
01:15:23is coming to
01:15:24U.S. Bank Stadium
01:15:25in Minnesota
01:15:25August 1st
01:15:27and 2nd
01:15:28two day combo
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01:15:32we'll see you next
01:15:35we'll see you next
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