00:17The following is a first round match in the King of the Ring Tournament.
00:42He is the longest reigning intercontinental champion of all time.
00:46He held the championship for 666 days
00:50before being knocked off by Sami Zayn at WrestleMania.
00:54He is not in a good mood and you have to wonder if he'll advance to the second round,
00:58the quarterfinals of the King of the Ring Tournament next week
01:01when Monday Night Raw gets to Greenville, South Carolina.
01:05I mean he said he's already the General of the Ring,
01:07the King of the Ring seems like the natural progression
01:10and I can see it but he's got a tall task
01:17because it's Fight Night!
01:21Oh, I missed that.
01:23Baby!
01:35And his opponent from Dublin, Ireland, weighing in at 267 pounds,
01:45Sheamus!
01:48The man with the Hall of Fame resume.
01:51The only championship he's never held is the Intercontinental title.
01:55And he had many battles with Gunther over that a couple of years back.
01:59And tonight, the man who won the King of the Ring Tournament back in 2010.
02:05Sheamus is looking for a repeat.
02:11Here we go.
02:13This is going to be physical.
02:24Two men who like to beat the hell out of each other.
02:30Similar styles.
02:32Know each other well.
02:35One crown to snag.
02:40Kyle Elbow tie-up to start things off in this matchup.
02:44I like it.
02:45This is a walk-up to start this thing in old school
02:48as we try to out-alpha each other here in Hartford.
02:52Ref sneaking his way in there,
02:53prying his way in between the two.
02:55Medium men.
02:55We saw Ludwig Kaiser of Imperium looking on.
02:58No Vinci anymore.
02:59He was kicked out of the group a couple of weeks ago
03:01and then drafted over to Friday Night SmackDown.
03:08Big fight feel and an atmosphere here in our main event tonight.
03:11And there's the first chop.
03:13Sheamus didn't even back down.
03:1512 men exchanging blows.
03:21Toughness check between these two.
03:23And Sheamus drops Guttler on the back of his head.
03:27Sidewalk slam to slow things down with another chop.
03:31An uppercut by Sheamus.
03:34You see Sheamus' eyes light up.
03:38Loves every second of it.
03:40His chest is already beat red from getting beat down from Gunther.
03:44Oh, and a big boom.
03:46Driving Sheamus out to the apron.
03:48And Sheamus looking to try to shake the cobwebs out of his head.
03:52And like that, Gunther slows things down and takes over.
03:56What did you ever do to that man that he cannot stand you so much?
03:59Gunther, he was just eyeballing me a little bit.
04:02Getting back in his own time.
04:04One, two, three.
04:06Well, usually it's ten beats to the bathroom from Sheamus.
04:08Sheamus, Gunther able to deliver two before Sheamus with a block.
04:12One, two, three.
04:16One, two, three.
04:17One, two.
04:18One, two.
04:18One, two, three.
04:20Not for the faint of heart, this matchup.
04:24Gunther trying to protect himself and his chest.
04:29Sheamus trying to do the same damn thing.
04:32Goodness, an impact off the clothesline, stun Sheamus.
04:38Now Gunther out to the apron.
04:40Both these lads fresh off a European tour.
04:45King of the Ring title on the line.
04:50Got Gunther, back body drop by Sheamus.
04:55Gunther dropped on the apron, Sheamus off the apron takes Gunther out.
05:00Gunther!
05:02Sheamus in control, King of the Ring tournament continues.
05:11First round matchup, King of the Ring tournament main event Monday Night Raw.
05:14Sheamus and Gunther involved in a brutal, physical battle.
05:20Yeah, the commercial break.
05:21Oh, my goodness.
05:25Sweat going everywhere after that shot by Gunther,
05:28and then trying to twist the head off the shoulders.
05:32Commercial break was just as you thought it was.
05:35A lot of this, a lot of that.
05:38Two men beating the hell out of each other.
05:41Just, oh, God!
05:43There are welts on the back, the shoulders, the stomach, the chest of Sheamus.
05:49Even Kaiser had to look away at that jump.
05:52One, two, three!
05:55Hey, what's up?
05:56Banger after banger after banger after banger is what Sheamus says he creates,
06:02especially with Gunther, and he told no lies.
06:06And again, Sheamus missed about eight months of action with a neck injury,
06:10and Gunther has turned his attention to the injured neck,
06:13with this surgically repaired neck of Sheamus in this portion of the matchup.
06:20That's a good idea by Gunther.
06:21That's why he's the ring general.
06:23And, you know, they lost to Sami Zayn at WrestleMania.
06:25Did not sit well with this man.
06:29I mean, it might have just woke him up, you know, remind him of who he was.
06:32Might have got too comfortable as the longest reigning Intercontinental Champion.
06:36Easy for Innocent.
06:37That is wearing Sheamus down.
06:39Look at the welts on the back of the Celtic Warrior.
06:42Count the fingers.
06:43Look, there's the thumb.
06:44There's the pointer finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky finger.
06:47Clear as day on the back of the Irishman.
06:52Jeez Louise!
06:55Sheamus back to his feet, refusing to quit.
06:59Knows what it takes to win this tournament.
07:01He's done it once in his career.
07:04Gunther with another chop.
07:06And Sheamus is begging, give me more!
07:09Give me more!
07:11And fighting back!
07:15He loves to fight. It's always fight night.
07:21Gunther went for a close line.
07:23Sheamus turns it into an Irish curse backbreaker.
07:27A lot of strikes, not a lot of wrestling moves thus far.
07:32Gunther behind Sheamus and right to the back of the neck again.
07:36Great strategy by Gunther!
07:38Balls it up with a close line!
07:39Cover now!
07:41Doing the matchup!
07:41Hook of the leg!
07:42Sheamus at two in their fall for Gunther.
07:49Little wasted motion, however, by the ring general.
07:51Yeah, Gunther knows he's in 4-1 right now.
07:54If you get Sheamus real, then you gotta take advantage.
07:57Attitude count on Sheamus, but anyways.
07:59But it's a white noise!
08:01For the win!
08:03Kick out by Gunther!
08:06That's why you can't be wasting time with somebody like Sheamus.
08:10And Gunther realizing he's in trouble.
08:12Rolls out to the apron.
08:17Blood vessels popped on Sheamus' chest.
08:21He's got a couple beats of a boucher.
08:23Hold the rope!
08:24Oh!
08:25Hung up on the top rope.
08:30And now Gunther caught by Sheamus!
08:33Slam!
08:34Cover!
08:36Is it enough to put him away?
08:38Hooks to leg!
08:39Near fall!
08:40Power of Sheamus is always gonna be in his back pocket.
08:44Easy power slam.
08:46He picks up Gunther, obviously a massive man.
08:49Slams him on his back, and now he's eyeing the ring general.
08:54German for ring general.
08:55We said it would be physical, and it has not disappointed.
09:00As soon as you see these two are about to fight,
09:03you know it's coming.
09:04One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
09:13Seven, seven, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten!
09:1817 beats of the modern.
09:26And now Hartford's behind the fella.
09:30One, two, one, two!
09:33Who could be close to putting Gunther away.
09:36Calling for the brogue kick.
09:38One, two, one, two!
09:39Goes for the brogue, misses.
09:42Gunther, hooks Sheamus.
09:44I think he was looking for a German suplex countered by Sheamus.
09:47Now hung up at the top rope.
09:51And lucky Kaiser!
09:53Kaiser tying up Sheamus' leg, getting him caught in the ropes.
09:57And now Gunther goes on the attack.
09:59One, two, three, one!
10:01Another handprint coming to the back of Sheamus.
10:03And Kaiser knocked him right to the knee!
10:05One, two, three!
10:07One, two, three!
10:09Here it goes!
10:09Oh, this piece of German trash!
10:14Nine!
10:16One, two, three!
10:19One, two, three!
10:21One, two, three!
10:31One, two, three!
10:33One, two, three!
10:35One, two, three!
10:35One, two, three!
10:38One, two, three!
10:39One, two, three!
10:40One, two, three!
10:42One, two, three!
10:43One, two, three!
10:44One, two, three!
10:44One, two, three!
10:45One, two, three!
10:46One, two, three!
10:47One, two, three!
10:48One, two, three!
10:50One, two, three!
10:52One, two, three!
10:53ring tournament gunther versus sheamus as physical as we expected but right before the commercial
11:00break sheamus got hung up in the ropes ludwig kaiser would attack the knee doing damage to
11:05sheamus the official would ask him if he wanted to quit sheamus said do not stop this match
11:10and it has continued the commercial break and the knee has been a target and gunther
11:20brutally attacking the knee he's got the lock in right now sheamus is powering out
11:25trying to stay alive somehow create some separation
11:31sheamus has been battling throughout this part of the matchup
11:33really on one leg as gunther again goes to the knee
11:40now ripping the knee pad off so much oh my god so much of sheamus's offense comes from his lower
11:48body including the right leg which he uses for his finish the broke kick yeah this is what oh this
11:55is what the ring this is what the ring getter can do sheamus trying to stay in this trying to
12:03fight
12:04through the pain but the punishment the torture being delivered by gunther
12:10gunther can sense the blood in the water
12:13he was somehow trying to lift gunther up on one leg oh and he just gave out on him
12:20oh and right back to the knee goes the ring general
12:25twisting beating you gotta wonder how much that knee can take
12:28for sheamus one again just attacked him in a hamster he just chopped his hamster
12:37this has been a dissection by gunther
12:41sheamus the back to his feet clothesline
12:44it creates an opening for the keltic warrior
12:51sheamus trying to lift gunther up got him up top of the keltic claws
12:55knee gave out again
12:59oh knee connects collapses into the cover for the win gunther's got a kick out
13:05knee to the dome and no one's home
13:11guther was out found his wits and kicked out at two
13:15but pat it was the bad knee that sheamus used to deliver that blow
13:19how much more damage did he do
13:29james trying to flag himself back to his feet
13:34use this capacity crowd to his advantage
13:36knee gave out good through with an opportunity
13:38oh no
13:39james open down to a power power cover
13:44and a kick out half stack into a half grab
13:47yeah on the bad knee he hooked the bad knee
13:50now he's got the half grab
13:51and it's going to force a break
13:57not in boston but connecticut
14:00the crab works here as well
14:02and right back to the injured leg
14:06gunther just a precise attack
14:19gunther fighting through and
14:23the ring general going high risk here
14:27you know what they say high risk high reward no risk it no biscuit
14:30and sheamus back to his feet
14:37oh uh-oh
14:39looking at the kelvin cross again
14:44deliver us
14:45can sheamus capitalize
14:47can he put gunther away
14:49what a win this would be
14:52digging down deep gunther gets the shoulder up
14:56sheamus couldn't get a full
15:00can just laid his body on top of gunther
15:03both these men giving it all in the first round of the king of the ring
15:08sheamus and gunther
15:10the main event on monday night raw
15:15sheamus has been battling through much of this matchup really on one leg
15:22but they're targeting the knee again
15:24german suplex release
15:26come on
15:27sheamus wants more
15:28how the hell is he doing this
15:31the slap
15:33oh knee
15:35slap happy irishman
15:37oh number one
15:39oh caught him
15:39sheamus caught him
15:41both men down
15:42sheamus collapsed
15:43going for a frog
15:45and collapsed off the contact
15:48and now dragging himself to the cover
15:52what a win this would be for sheamus in the first round
15:56cover off gunther
15:57and a kick out by the ring general
16:06and now gunther just like that
16:09turns sheamus around
16:10half crab again
16:15janice's knee did not allow him
16:16to get all the bro bullets to go
16:19gunther's in and a kick out
16:20and now he attacked back on the injured leg
16:23half crab in
16:24sheamus fingertips away
16:25dragged back to the center of the ring
16:27gunther locks it in again
16:29sits down out of the spine of sheamus
16:31sheamus trying to drag his body
16:33and gunther's body to the bottom rope
16:36how much does sheamus have left
16:37how much does the celtic warrior have left
16:41how much does the king of the ring need to shape
16:44and he has to tap
16:48here is your winner by submission
16:52the ring general
16:56gunther
16:57gunther advances to the quarterfinals
17:00what an effort by sheamus
17:02but the ring general is still a king of the ring
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