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00:00:01The WrestleMania highlight of the night is presented by Aviator.
00:00:05Fly high with Aviator.
00:00:31Tabe, Tabe, on here, Rampage!
00:00:35Oh, ten feet, it's gone, knock up Jadid!
00:00:39Incredible! With Bri Pela, congratulations to him.
00:00:44He comes, of course, on the strong moments of the match.
00:00:47And the first match for Bri Pela, and the first match for Bri Pela,
00:00:52after a long time out of WWE.
00:00:58You know, there's watch parties all over the world,
00:01:01watching internationally on Netflix, like in Delhi, India.
00:01:05How about Dublin, Ireland?
00:01:07They're having fun tonight in Toronto, Canada,
00:01:11enjoying WrestleMania 42.
00:01:13Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil!
00:01:16And the United Kingdom at Southampton,
00:01:20enjoying WrestleMania tonight.
00:01:22Into the home of Triple-A, Mexico City!
00:01:33And WrestleMania is brought to you by Chumba Casino.
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00:01:43We're gonna remind everybody that immediately following the main event
00:01:47here on WrestleMania Saturday,
00:01:49we're gonna head over to the post-show.
00:01:51Of course, Joe Test hosting the festivities.
00:01:54Big E will be there.
00:01:55Corey Graves, along with Jacob Fatu.
00:01:58How about the Bella Twins?
00:01:59And the returning Paige.
00:02:02All in the post-show, immediately following the main event.
00:02:04We're gonna be there.
00:02:07We're gonna be there.
00:02:09We're gonna be there.
00:02:11We're gonna be there.
00:02:12Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the WWE Hall of Fame,
00:02:17Class of 2026!
00:02:22Represented by Nick Hogan, Robin Musenoff,
00:02:27WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart,
00:02:30The Immortal Moment Recipient,
00:02:33Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant!
00:02:39Legacy Hall of Fame inductee, Bad News Brown!
00:02:50The Worm, Dennis Rockman!
00:02:59Axe in Smash, Demolition!
00:03:09Legacy Hall of Fame inductee, Sid Vicious!
00:03:26The phenomenal AJ Styles!
00:03:50And please welcome, Stephanie McMahon!
00:04:07Ladies and gentlemen, your WWE Hall of Fame, Class of 2026!
00:04:15Ladies and gentlemen, your WWE Hall of Fame, Class of 2026!
00:04:26WrestleMania is in Las Vegas tonight.
00:04:28This is WrestleMania Saturday at Allegiant Stadium, but we are not done tonight.
00:04:34This is a two-night event.
00:04:35Tomorrow, WrestleMania Sunday, the first hour will be on ESPN for the first time ever.
00:04:41It will kick off with Brock Lesnar versus Ova Femi.
00:04:45The rest of the night takes place on the ESPN app with the unlimited plan.
00:04:50And the main event will be the world champion, CM Punk versus Roman Reigns.
00:04:55And it's been a long and winding road for the Second City Saint, his wrestling debut, LWF 1997.
00:05:02His journey through the Indies would continue mid-American wrestling, then off to St. Paul Championship Wrestling.
00:05:08He would find his feet in Ring of Honor two decades ago.
00:05:12Then his dream would come true.
00:05:1420 years ago, his WWE debut in the reborn ECW.
00:05:18Then he would win his first world championship in 2008.
00:05:22The famous controversial pipe bomb in 2011.
00:05:262014, he would leave WWE for nearly a decade before the improbable return in 2023.
00:05:32And now, Reigns as the world champion to face Roman Reigns tomorrow night.
00:05:45Fight me.
00:05:49I feel like bad decisions, but you still wanna write.
00:05:56I feel like bad decisions, but you still wanna write.
00:06:09or see that you as a copic expert,
00:06:15I feel like badetera!
00:06:19Might be made what the rules
00:06:23Yeah, you're gonna deixe of as buyer.
00:06:24Do you like bad decisions, like you feel like that?
00:06:25Theões that don't build a place for someone?
00:06:26I sure like bad decisions, I enjoy this run..
00:06:29I don't yritos too.
00:06:30You aren't careful, you aren't safe behind the eyes
00:06:33But I flirt with every danger and I'm gonna apologize
00:06:44All your eyes are on me lately
00:06:48Do I make you uncomfortable?
00:06:52I'm the thought that you shouldn't vanish
00:06:56I'm listening to you, but you can't confess
00:07:00Trouble, trouble, that's me
00:07:03Cherry lips and bad energy
00:07:06Say once to your twacks and I'll give it to you all night
00:07:10I'm your bad, bad, your bad advice
00:07:14I feel like bad decisions, but you still wanna fight
00:07:20I was never felt to bend
00:07:23If you push, I push it further
00:07:25Baby, watch who you offend
00:07:27Yeah, you'll be looking in the mirror
00:07:29I was made in your mouth, not shook on every word
00:07:32I was never what you wanted, I'm just what you deserve
00:07:36All your eyes are on me lately
00:07:40Do I make you uncomfortable?
00:07:44I'm the thought that you shouldn't vanish
00:07:47I'm listening to you, but you can't confess
00:07:51Trouble, trouble, that's me
00:07:55Cherry lips and bad energy
00:07:58Say once, say it twice and I'll give it to you all night
00:08:02I'm your bad, bad, your bad advice
00:08:06Trouble, trouble, that's me
00:08:09Cherry lips and bad energy
00:08:13Say once, say it twice and I'll give it to you all night
00:08:17I'm your bad, bad, your bad advice
00:08:22Thank you
00:08:23Go ahead!
00:08:24Go ahead!
00:08:26Come on!
00:08:30Cheers!
00:08:31Come on!
00:08:31Go ahead!
00:08:32Come on!
00:08:485 year's
00:09:50The very first time ever.
00:09:52A match that has become so personal.
00:09:54Just look at the face of Lynn Morgan.
00:09:57The bruises still on display after an attack a couple of weeks ago.
00:10:01Morgan winning the Royal Rumble this year after being the bridesmaid a couple of times.
00:10:07Earned this opportunity.
00:10:09Chose Stephanie Vakera.
00:10:10And here we are tonight.
00:10:36She won the title in September at Wrestlepalooza tonight.
00:10:42She defends.
00:10:44And the Women's World Championship match is brought to you by Fortnite.
00:10:48Lynn Morgan and Stone Cold Steve Austin just crouched the biggest rivalry in Battle Royal.
00:10:54Team Foundation versus Team Ice King.
00:10:57Time to settle the score.
00:10:58Available now in the Fortnite item shop.
00:11:08With me at Wrestlemania without the great Alicia Taylor.
00:11:14The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:11:20And it is for the Women's World Championship.
00:11:30Introducing first the challenger from Elmwood Park, New Jersey, Liv Morgan.
00:11:46And her opponent from San Fernando, Chile.
00:11:53Today, she is the Women's World Champion, Stephanie Vakera.
00:12:06You are looking at two of the biggest stars in our industry today.
00:12:12Stephanie Vakera, Liv Morgan could not have had more opposite upbringings.
00:12:17A more opposite pathway to get to this moment in their careers.
00:12:23The official Eddie Arengo will be the referee for this match tonight.
00:12:28And I'll tell you right now.
00:12:30What Stephanie Vakera has done since arriving in WWE has been absolutely incredible.
00:12:36The past two years has just been a long victory streak.
00:12:40She's been amazing.
00:12:41How has she done it?
00:12:42By being calm and composed.
00:12:44The masterstroke of Liv Morgan leading into this match is she's turned highly emotional.
00:12:50And can Stephanie Vakera compete with that considering Liv Morgan is a woman who thrives in chaos.
00:12:57And as you can see, the way this matchup starts.
00:12:59No love lost between these two women, Morgan and Vakera.
00:13:02And Stephanie going to chase Liv outside the ring.
00:13:04Now here's my question for you.
00:13:06Stephanie's been focused on this match for weeks and weeks and weeks.
00:13:09Liv Morgan has to an extent.
00:13:11But she's off film and music videos.
00:13:13Cutting that brand new song Trouble.
00:13:15Do you think her head's here or elsewhere?
00:13:17No, absolutely not.
00:13:18I think her head is right where it should be.
00:13:20She had one of the greatest 2024s of anybody.
00:13:242025 was wiped out by injury.
00:13:26Liv Morgan came back for one reason.
00:13:28To get back to the very top.
00:13:30Did the right thing in January.
00:13:32Won the Royal Rumble.
00:13:33Now is the time to finish the job.
00:13:35And Morgan, a two-time world champion.
00:13:37Has been a great success at Mania over her career.
00:13:41But hopes to change that tonight.
00:13:42Off the ropes.
00:13:43Turns it into a power bar.
00:13:44Stacks up the champ now.
00:13:46And Stephanie kicks out at two.
00:13:48Yeah, Liv Morgan's a woman who's been looked down upon by some quarters through her path of her career.
00:13:54Never quite considered at that top echelon.
00:13:57That changed in a big way over the past couple of years.
00:13:59And even to this day, Vakera isn't quite giving her the credit.
00:14:02I believe Liv Morgan deserves.
00:14:04Well, Stephanie, extremely confident.
00:14:06And there's a reason.
00:14:06She's not been pinned or submitted since coming to the main roster.
00:14:10Liv Morgan, nice suplex.
00:14:12And again, her boyfriend, Dirty Dominic Mysterio.
00:14:15And they both use this move.
00:14:16The three amigos made famous by the late, great Eddie Guerrero.
00:14:21He's so influential to the career of Dominic Mysterio.
00:14:25Liv Morgan now finds herself in control.
00:14:29What does Liv have to do to win the title tonight?
00:14:31That's to keep the pressure on Stephanie Vakera at all times.
00:14:35We know full well that Stephanie Vakera, with a win in her sails, only ever leads to victory.
00:14:41And Liv Morgan has to be acutely aware of getting the upper hand, which he has, finishing the job.
00:14:45Liv now, from high above the ring, top rope, went for the frog splash.
00:14:50And there you go.
00:14:50It was that beat on top of the turnbuckle that Liv Morgan doesn't normally pull off.
00:14:56That one moment was all the care needed.
00:14:58And here's your favorite move, Michael Cole.
00:15:02It's Booker's, by the way.
00:15:04And yours, don't lie.
00:15:05Don't get shy now.
00:15:06And now Stephanie, going to turn into the devil's kiss on Liv Morgan.
00:15:13And you would be wise to stay quiet.
00:15:21It doesn't seem like the pressure of the first WrestleMania has been getting to Stephanie at all here.
00:15:27Oh, knees right to the jaw.
00:15:29That was beautiful.
00:15:30Cover by Stephanie Vakera.
00:15:32And a kick out by Morgan.
00:15:36And you're right.
00:15:37The pressure just doesn't get to Vakera.
00:15:40That has been true of day one since she arrived in NXT a couple of years ago on a crash
00:15:45course all the way to the NXT Championship.
00:15:48And that momentum never slowed.
00:15:50And here we go, Cole.
00:15:51Oh, nice reversal there from Liv Morgan.
00:15:55And Morgan now with a backstab.
00:16:01Vakera might have been looking for that SVP at one point there.
00:16:04But quickly turning around, acutely aware of the danger of that particular move was Morgan.
00:16:10And again, Liv Morgan.
00:16:11Oh, hold on.
00:16:12It's going on here, Cole.
00:16:16Hold on.
00:16:16It looked like she was going to go for devil's kiss.
00:16:18And almost got caught.
00:16:19And that's the problem.
00:16:21You get a little too cocky in there with a world champ like Stephanie Vakera.
00:16:24You're going to get into problems.
00:16:26Now, Stephanie with Liv.
00:16:29Isn't it enough to retain the championship?
00:16:32Need of a small, the back, forcing Morgan to kick out.
00:16:35And just about kicking out there and living incredibly dangerously here is Liv Morgan.
00:16:41And things are going completely off the rails.
00:16:45Double underhug with the knee blasted into the back of the neck.
00:16:49That has done so much damage to all opponents throughout the career of Vakera.
00:16:54And somehow Liv Morgan is alive in this one.
00:16:58But only just.
00:17:01Vakera is also dragging at this point too.
00:17:04If she can pick up the pace here.
00:17:05But no.
00:17:06Code breaker by Morgan.
00:17:09Dropping Vakera back toward the rope.
00:17:11Stephanie, though, able to roll through.
00:17:12Perhaps playing possum.
00:17:13I don't think Liv.
00:17:14Got all of it.
00:17:15Oblivion.
00:17:15Stephanie just hit Liv with her own move.
00:17:18Oblivion.
00:17:18Into the cover.
00:17:19Hooks both legs.
00:17:21And Morgan's got to kick out.
00:17:22Well, what a major statement it would have been for Vakera.
00:17:25Putting Liv Morgan away with her own specialized move.
00:17:30The Oblivion.
00:17:31But it was not to be.
00:17:33And now is this a crisis starting to stir up in the mind of Lapramera.
00:17:37Exactly.
00:17:38But mentally, this could screw up Morgan as well.
00:17:41Getting hit by her own move, the Oblivion.
00:17:43Well, Morgan's barely got anything in in the past couple of minutes in here.
00:17:46And she's been hit with some major, major offense from Lapramera.
00:17:50Who looks like she's up to the top rope.
00:17:52That's Roxanne Perez.
00:17:53A lot of moments in soon.
00:17:54Stephanie to the care.
00:17:55Purse, perhaps, for the care inferno is what she calls it.
00:17:59And now, Raquel Rodriguez getting involved.
00:18:02The numbers game from the Judgment Day.
00:18:04Morgan.
00:18:05Oblivion.
00:18:07Covered by Liv.
00:18:10Stephanie kicks out.
00:18:12Well, that was the game plan.
00:18:14If things go wrong, hit the ring.
00:18:16Help me out.
00:18:17Roxanne with the distractor.
00:18:19The damage caused by the massive Raquel.
00:18:22But somehow, the care still lives on here.
00:18:25And this is where it looked like it had gone south for Lapramera.
00:18:29Draped over the top rope.
00:18:30Followed up quickly with Oblivion.
00:18:32Referee absolutely clueless to what just went down.
00:18:36And that was a late kickout, but a kickout all the same.
00:18:39Now, if you're late, what do you do?
00:18:40You just hit your finishing move.
00:18:42Couldn't put Stephanie Baccaro away.
00:18:44Well, it's clearly going for a second part of the charity.
00:18:46Oh, come on.
00:18:46The official's got to do something about this.
00:18:48Judgment Day is just swarming all over the place out here.
00:18:51Well, that's always been the playbook of the Judgment Day.
00:18:55Lapramera was clearly ready for it.
00:18:57Oh, no.
00:18:59Looked like she was setting up for Oblivion.
00:19:01Ended up going through the ropes and taking out her Judgment Day colleagues.
00:19:05Almost a sixth sense there from Stephanie Baccaro.
00:19:09Wait up!
00:19:09Big cross body from the top rope.
00:19:12Morgan, though, was able to escape.
00:19:15Well, took out the two miscreants on the outside.
00:19:18Oh, no.
00:19:18And Morgan driving Baccaro into the steps.
00:19:21No distraction.
00:19:23Sometimes that is all it needs.
00:19:26Look at the code breaker from the second rope.
00:19:30Stephanie in trouble.
00:19:32Morgan now oblivion for a second time.
00:19:35Cover.
00:19:35One, two, three, two.
00:19:37One, two, three, four.
00:19:38One, two, three, four.
00:19:41Here is your winner and new women's world champion, Liv Morgan.
00:19:54and the man who faces the demon tomorrow dirty dominic mysterio comes out to celebrate
00:20:01and the greatest love story of our time continues what a celebration it is gonna be tonight in sin
00:20:10city for these two don't party too hard dom don't burn off all your energy this evening you'll need
00:20:16some of that tomorrow when you take on the demon finn balor but for now it is party time in
00:20:22the
00:20:22clubhouse but what a champion stephanie vacker was and this ended up being a three-on-one match
00:20:29i mean very little chance at this point it looked like miraculously stephanie vacker was gonna pull
00:20:35it out again so many distractions on the outside and this was one too many for the now former champ
00:20:43after her first reign comes to a close what oblivion right here and live morgan is back where she
00:20:51belongs right at the very business end of the women's division your new world champ live morgan
00:20:58as world champion is gonna cause a lot of trouble on monday night law the judgment day in full force
00:21:08wade stands into the theme song dominic soul smiles hey dom don't forget you got the demon tomorrow
00:21:17i told you i'm the greatest women's world champion of all time
00:21:32well hey bring them all the action with all new ljn wwe superstars vintage style action figure wave two
00:21:40features some of the all-time greats of wwe including king kong bundy along with the hall of
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00:21:52beginning april 26th at target in the united states
00:21:58hey wade now we're talking wrestlemania is brought to you by mad dogs by md 2020 flavor that hits hard
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00:22:15so again ladies and gentlemen despite what you think about with morgan despite what you think
00:22:20about the judgment day congratulations she earned this by winning the royal rumble at nearly 45 minutes
00:22:27this past couple months ago yeah it tells you exactly how vital it is to earn opportunities for
00:22:32yourself here in wwe lived in that and she converted tonight new world champ congrats live and the judgment
00:22:38and you can't take anything away from stephanie vicarra what an unbelievable champion she was and it's
00:22:44always hard when you come into wwe it's not your native language here it's not your native culture she
00:22:50has been absolutely stunningly good for two straight years she will be back to the top eventually congrats
00:22:57and still to come tonight and just moments away from this it is our main event coding roads the american
00:23:03nightmare in a match that has been building for 20 years defense the undisputed wwe championship
00:23:09against the viper randy orton what role if any will pat mcafee play in all this the viper
00:23:16roads for the undisputed wwe title we are moments away from wrestlemania saturday's main event here in
00:23:26las vegas
00:23:41night one wrestlemania what an amazing evening it's been so far
00:23:51as your host i have the luxury of announcing tonight's attendance
00:24:01attendance there's been a lot of speculation on what it might be vegas is the perfect city
00:24:12and i would have bet the over i look around and there are people everywhere
00:24:23i am proud to announce tonight's official attendance
00:24:3150 816 people
00:24:37las vegas and those around the world thank you so much
00:25:00i'm
00:25:01so
00:25:18ladies and gentlemen please welcome the esg
00:25:24bianca
00:25:26it is wonderful to see bianca bel-air here tonight at wrestlemania 50 000 860
00:25:42wwe fans let out a roar when the est music hit oh man bianca it has simply been
00:25:51too long the est live here in living color and i cannot wait to see what bianca bel-air has
00:26:01up us
00:26:03this is
00:26:04it is
00:26:10this is
00:26:10this is
00:26:11this is
00:26:11Wush and sigh now, Hutch and sigh now
00:26:15I never needed you at all
00:26:20I never needed you at all
00:26:28I was ugging
00:26:29Against the wall
00:26:30Depression willłec
00:26:32They will never fall
00:26:33It's individuals
00:26:35They hit you in position
00:26:36And they win this way better than before
00:26:39I never needed you
00:26:55Now you know you can't spell Wrestlemania without E-S-T!
00:27:08Now I know it's been a long time since I've been out here with you guys, and I just want
00:27:12to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for all the love and all the support,
00:27:17whether it's me at home or me in this ring.
00:27:21Thank you so much.
00:27:25I miss you too.
00:27:28Now you know you can't have Wrestlemania without a few surprises now, right?
00:27:36So John, I think we need to add one more to the attendance list.
00:28:15Because the E-S-T is having a baby!
00:28:29Thank you so much for allowing our family to share this moment with yours.
00:28:42I stand corrected.
00:28:46We need to include the youngest WWE superstar in history for 50,817 in attendance tonight!
00:29:00And you can feel the energy here in Las Vegas, all the noise.
00:29:07Everybody's focused on this box right here because next up is your main event!
00:29:21Congratulations to Bianca Belair.
00:29:24Of course, her husband Montez Ford.
00:29:29Wow, what a shocker at Wrestlemania.
00:29:33I'll tell you right now, that kid is going to be an athlete.
00:29:36Great genetics.
00:29:38Minutes away from Cody and Randy.
00:29:40All right, Wrestlemania fans, we got something exciting for you.
00:29:43A special look at one of the most anticipated movies of the year.
00:29:47Street Fighter, coming to theaters this October!
00:29:50Check it out!
00:29:52Sergeant Yari Arista, from the USO and the Air Force here in Nevada.
00:29:56Wheatley raises a glass to SAF Sergeant Arista,
00:29:59and all retired and active members of the US military.
00:30:02Thank you for your service.
00:30:05Buckle up, it's time for our main event.
00:30:19You know, I always watched the relationship between Triple H and Randy.
00:30:25Triple H was Randy's mentor.
00:30:27They became opponents.
00:30:29The relationship wasn't as cozy.
00:30:33And I always thought,
00:30:34I don't know if that's how I want to be one day.
00:30:38With Randy Orton, my mentor.
00:30:41And in the case of Randy, I don't think it will be that way.
00:30:46I don't think it will be that way.
00:30:53I'm not your son and I'm not your brother, but I have always been proud to be your boy.
00:31:01And after the main event of Wrestlemania, I want you to know, I will always love you.
00:31:13This is the house of woe and pain.
00:31:18I'm not saying that I will break down the ashes that hold me in here.
00:31:24Who has to keep me in here no more?
00:31:28This is where the vengeance is to end.
00:31:31It's not personal between Cody and I.
00:31:35I want my legacy to be how much gold I have put around my waist.
00:31:41Here I find myself in a pool of blood.
00:31:46Sitting in a home I built below the God above.
00:31:51Don't let that monster in.
00:31:53I just don't understand why you're fighting so hard to go back to being a version of yourself you've already
00:31:57beaten.
00:32:01I don't know if it's the voices in your head.
00:32:03I don't know if there's somebody in your ear.
00:32:06Now break the...
00:32:13I don't even think I know this version of you, man.
00:32:17Cody said that I could listen to the voices.
00:32:20He said I could be the Viper.
00:32:22What you have woken inside of me, there's no putting you back to bed.
00:32:28Randy Orton, I am hearing those voices inside my head.
00:32:34Finally!
00:32:36There is one person outside of my head whose voice I am listening to.
00:32:43Pat McAfee.
00:32:45The business that you're leading is terrible.
00:32:50Randy is gonna save this business.
00:32:56This is what this business is supposed to look like.
00:33:10Pat, you and everyone who represents you can kiss my ass!
00:33:17This is what this business is supposed to look like.
00:33:20Tony walks right up onto the stage to ruin our safety.
00:33:26Guess what?
00:33:27How do you wear it?
00:33:29At WrestleMania in Las Vegas?
00:33:31Randy saves the business.
00:33:33This is the house of growing pain.
00:33:38This is where I will begin again.
00:33:48Hey!
00:33:51Let's go!
00:33:55Hey!
00:34:10Let's go!
00:34:10Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Pat McAfee!
00:34:19This hypocrite.
00:34:21I thought you two were boys.
00:34:23Yeah, you know what?
00:34:24I've given a lot of thought to this over the past few weeks.
00:34:28That man right there who now is telling the WWE fans what he thinks about him.
00:34:34This is the man who embraced these fans over the past number of years.
00:34:39This is the man who stood next to me when Cody Rhodes finished his story.
00:34:47The night that Cody Rhodes won the championship at WrestleMania.
00:34:51He had tears in his eyes.
00:34:53He was as emotional as I was for Cody Rhodes and what Rhodes had finally accomplished.
00:34:59And now, a few short years later, this guy walks into our business.
00:35:05He disrespects everyone.
00:35:09Struts out here with his massive ego.
00:35:12And claims that he's gonna change the way things are done around here.
00:35:16I don't know what's happened to this guy.
00:35:18I don't know what's got in his head.
00:35:20Except that this ass has an ego that is blown completely out of control.
00:35:27Well, I'm not gonna try and add reason to the rhyme of some of the things Pat McAfee has said
00:35:33in recent weeks like you.
00:35:35There's very little of it that I agree with.
00:35:37But what it has done is created buzz.
00:35:40It's created eyeballs on this matchup now that perhaps might not have been there otherwise.
00:35:46Well, I agree.
00:35:47There's no doubt about it.
00:35:48I said it on ESPN this week.
00:35:50Pat McAfee being a part of this product.
00:35:53Will always generate buzz.
00:35:56People are talking about it.
00:35:57He talks about it on his show on ESPN.
00:35:59But it's the way he's going about this.
00:36:02And this attitude he has.
00:36:05This larger than thou feeling.
00:36:09Well, he's somebody and I'll use a Michael Cole slash John Cena word from earlier in the night.
00:36:15He is polarizing here in WWE.
00:36:18Yeah, I got a lot of other words I can say about him too.
00:36:20You will get taken off air if you do.
00:36:22He has been loved.
00:36:23He has been hated.
00:36:24He's been everything in between.
00:36:25And right now I think it's pretty much 100% on the hated end of that spectrum.
00:36:55I hear voices in my head.
00:36:58They catch me.
00:37:00They understand.
00:37:01They talk to me.
00:37:12They're choosing your religion.
00:37:15All designed to keep you safe.
00:37:18But the rules stop getting broken.
00:37:21They stop questioning your faith.
00:37:24I have a voice that is the savior.
00:37:27Hates to love and loves to hate.
00:37:30I have a voice that has to not live.
00:37:33And the power to be your faith.
00:37:50The soul reasons be speaking to me.
00:37:52The power to be your faith.
00:37:56The power to be your faith.
00:37:59The power to be your faith.
00:49:23We're right back.
00:49:36We're right back.
00:51:05He's right back.
00:51:54What an atmosphere.
00:52:24And now,
00:52:54Well, the master plan.
00:52:56McAfee, everything he's right,
00:52:59He's right, he's right, he's right, he's right.
00:53:55Now, go give him the one,
00:53:56McAfee, he's right, he's right, he's right, he's right, he's right.
00:54:16He's right, he's right.
00:55:08He's right, he's right, he's right, he's right.
00:55:10He's right, he's right, he's right, he's right, he's right, he's right.
00:55:31Very good.
00:55:33we take another look at what just went down before our main event even got started as a crossroads
00:55:40followed up by this elbow drop through the table by jelly roll who've been attacked by
00:55:45orton and mcafee in the build-up to this
00:56:01mcafee is being carted out cody rhodes is ready for a fight the viper randy orton looks to regroup
00:56:08what is at stake here is rhodes undisputed wwe championship and randy orton's march toward
00:56:16history a win tonight moves him ahead of triple h into third place all time with 15 world titles
00:56:22flair is 16 cena 17 orton would love to break the records he moves a minute closer with the wins
00:56:32tonight
00:56:39this is the third main event at wrestlemania and randy orton's career 22 years at wrestlemania
00:56:48this year this is really a position that neither man thought they were going to be in at this point
00:56:55of the match the opening bell no pat mcafee here to help orton no pat mcafee here to distract cody
00:57:02rhodes weekend straight up student versus teacher and i'll tell you right now cole it rarely works
00:57:09out well when the student starts to outshine that teacher so now the lockup collar and elbow tie up
00:57:16into a headlock by randy orton orton and rhodes here tonight what does orton have to do to win the
00:57:21title well orton needs to think fast because whatever game plan he had on the outside with
00:57:25pat mcafee needs to lean into 25 years of experience and come up with a new game plan
00:57:30pretty damn quickly for cody rhodes a man who sent a mixed bag in wrestlemania over the years
00:57:36what does cody need to do to keep the title well cody needs to stay calm he's been put through
00:57:41the
00:57:41wood chipper by randy orton emotionally and physically over the past several weeks needs to block that out
00:57:47realize this is just another man you are competing against time and again cody has beaten the best of
00:57:54this industry over the past three years well he needs to do it again tonight well randy orton and
00:57:58cody rhodes the relationship dates back 20 years the formation of legacy with ted dibiase jr cody rhodes
00:58:04and randy orton really giving throw to start here at this level in wwe and there's the shoulder tackle
00:58:12by orton who seems to be moving principally so far don't believe a word of the hype you see online
00:58:18michael cole well it's not just online there was a lot of talk in the locker room today about it
00:58:22because people in the locker room believe the nonsense they read online well this is randy orton
00:58:26who looks absolutely back to a physical peak cody bounced off the top turnbuckle by the viper
00:58:33randy orton who has nine wins at wrestlemania he's tied fifth all time with a man we saw earlier
00:58:39tonight seth rollins what is randy's primary motivation he wants to be the greatest of all
00:58:46time in terms of total championships it's one step closer tonight with a victory a number 15
00:58:52roads looking at out quick there's the drop down with the right hand
00:58:56randy misses wilder cody rhodes on a power slam
00:59:00and i'll tell you right now speaking to cody i was very close to him during my in-ring career
00:59:05and
00:59:05cody would always always talk on in rental cars at bars about how much he was inspired and impressed
00:59:12by randy orton how randy orton was the perfect wrestler nobody has studied randy orton as deeply
00:59:18as cody rhodes has rhodes now off the second row he went for the cody cut and got caught by
00:59:23orton now
00:59:24randy oh and we haven't seen randy do that in a while he delivered a backbreaker randy came up a
00:59:29bit
00:59:29lame oh you saw the way that randy's back his body torqued as he delivered that to cody rhodes now
00:59:36the
00:59:37moment of truth remember the king of the ring a couple years back earlier on a few months back
00:59:42randy orton now with a thumb to the eye cody rhodes wouldn't pull the trigger on randy it almost cost
00:59:46him
00:59:46talk about a back issue of course randy's career almost ended just a couple of years ago by a major
00:59:52back surgery and that was certainly something tweaked in that lower back and we'll see if randy can
00:59:57shrug that off that sometimes happens early in matches you're not quite warm those were long
01:00:02entrances a lot of nonsense on the outside before the match even starts sometimes your body cools down
01:00:07randy may have just tweaked a little something and once the body temperature gets back up here
01:00:14oh he's delivering randy with the slam randy now wildly sending the right hand and randy's
01:00:19he's hurting and he's going to roll out of the ring it was that back once again and
01:00:24then i called it a red herring earlier maybe this is what the hype was in the locker room
01:00:30i told you the rumors started to come out earlier in the week and then there was a lot of
01:00:35talk about
01:00:35it today and randy isn't really hurting imagine being randy orton you came down here expecting to be
01:00:41a hundred percent you came down here expecting to have pat mcafee in your corner you're the challenger
01:00:46in the main event of wrestlemania and everything just went to hell in a handbasket
01:00:54just looking slow forget the pain part just moving slow oh and now driving randy into the corner back
01:01:01first cody rhodes being extremely aggressive here tonight understanding orton's got a problem and now
01:01:07with a half crab cody rhodes going to continue to apply the pressure to the injured back of orton
01:01:13i mean this is what you have to do when you're as good as these two that any weakness whatsoever
01:01:19you
01:01:19have to exploit it you cannot have a single hesitation gold is on the line here your career legacy is
01:01:28on the
01:01:29line here this man wants to take everything from you randy orton admitting in an interview he did with
01:01:35you wade that uh cody's like a brother to him but this is about his legacy that is what drives
01:01:41randy
01:01:41at this point in his career yeah it was a fascinating interview i was amazed at how calm and controlled
01:01:46randy r what randy was there's a certain oh controlled psychosis about him which i realize
01:01:54is an oxymoron but it's true it's like randy can flick a switch and that absolute beast inside him
01:01:59comes out to play and i'm impressed with what cody's doing tonight no hesitation to attack the weakness of
01:02:05orton well not at all and this is what you have to do at this level and after everything orton
01:02:10has done to
01:02:11cody over the past four or so weeks this is exactly what orton deserves who can forget the
01:02:17blast to the head with that steel chair several weeks ago on smackdown that left cody a bloody mess
01:02:23or ended that friendship orton blames cody for all of this saying that cody rhodes is the one that
01:02:29unleashed the demons told him to be r and randy took it to heart
01:02:37i mean randy is just a binary personality it's black and it's white it's it's friend or it's
01:02:44foe and when gold is on the line you make a choice even if you go back to the king
01:02:50of the ring tournament
01:02:51the final last year randy momentarily hesitated to put cody away in that match he's regretted it ever
01:03:00since and if he gets a chance tonight he certainly will not make that same mistake again and cody at
01:03:05the same issue in that tournament with orton and you saw tonight he wasn't going to allow it to happen
01:03:09in this time around all bets are off at this point you hesitate when it's a friend these two
01:03:15stopped being friends several weeks ago well not if you listen to randy
01:03:22elbows to the ear cody rhodes reversing road center to the corner up over the top scoops up or
01:03:31an accommodation and a kick out at two
01:03:38and again right to the kidney area and randy's having trouble just standing look at the way his
01:03:45feet are he can't even stand right randy is a shadow of the man that has been on the road
01:03:51to
01:03:51wrestlemania that got himself here well it's all gonna ride tonight cody now delivers a suplex
01:03:58great strategy by the chain into the cover and again these frequent covers also hurting the back
01:04:04of orton is he has to kick out yeah absolutely it plows pressure to the midsection constantly having to
01:04:12squeeze your torso and you're right that kick out just triggering whatever sciatic issue that might
01:04:17be
01:04:23randy just trying to somehow get himself back in the match as cody rhodes now looks to climb to the
01:04:28top
01:04:28rope randy's barely got a shot in for the past five minutes he's been absorbing abuse and randy orton
01:04:37able to cause cody to lose his lose his balance and now randy has a chance
01:05:06and now randy orton and cody rhodes exchanging blows
01:05:13orton needs to end this match quickly to have a chance
01:05:16i mean can he block out the pain enough to deliver enough damage to cody to put him away that's
01:05:22the
01:05:23problem and this is not so not at all not at all randy randy letting his instincts kick in
01:05:28but a superplex to throw it won't be good for orton either
01:05:33cowboy bob orton style randy orton reverting to type and clearly regretting it
01:05:44and look at this you go big or you go home at wrestlemania and it may be time for randy
01:05:49orton to go home because going big there was a big mistake
01:05:58but at least the superplex from orton standpoint has slowed cody down a bit and there's a clothesline by randy
01:06:04and now randy looking to build off adrenaline
01:06:07there's the power slam by randy looking back to his superlative best
01:06:17that pain as much as it's hindering orton's abilities
01:06:22if he can block it out if he can focus if you just do enough there is a path to
01:06:27victory
01:06:28and this is it there's the drapey ddt that vintage randy orton move but again
01:06:34twerking the back i'll tell you right now there may not be a move
01:06:38in the entirety of wrestling that does not involve the back somehow
01:06:44and even going down and
01:06:49dropping to apparently bang the mat
01:06:53was an issue for orton there but there's more than one way to skin a cat
01:07:01back to his feet
01:07:02went for the rko cody able to counter randy grabbed his back again
01:07:07now sent out to the floor right here in front of us
01:07:10just a beat too slow is orton to follow up on what he's planning
01:07:13and cody now runs into a right hand by randy and randy needed that
01:07:17a nice club right to the temple of cody rhodes and randy orton knocking the wind
01:07:23out of cody at the right time
01:07:27look at the mess of destruction around us it may be about to get worse here
01:07:34randy orton loves delivering those blows on the announce table
01:07:38which he's doing to cody rhodes here
01:07:43cody does have the advantage tonight being the champion
01:07:47randy's got to pin or submit rhodes to win the title
01:07:50a brave referee who does a double count out here and
01:07:54thinking about brave i'm keeping well back from randy orton
01:07:58what a smile across the face of the viper
01:08:11suddenly you see that belief might be back in the eyes of randy orton
01:08:15oh no orton driven into the post by cody and cody looking to rally
01:08:23cody's been softened off but he's got a die hard spirit
01:08:31this has been a physical match and cody of course he was attacked before the match even began
01:08:37by mcafee and orton which might have been the best thing that could happen to cody rhodes based
01:08:44on how things turned out in the aftermath of said attack
01:08:49and now oh randy orton
01:08:53orton's been busted open and now cody rhodes with the right hand and cody now going to focus on that
01:08:59wound
01:08:59on the forehead of randy head first into that steel ring post and the effects are apparent
01:09:05to the entire world now and randy orton's problems continue to spiral in this main event with the
01:09:12wwe title hanging in the balance and now and i rate cody rhodes and angry rhodes
01:09:18taking advantage of everything he can against randy orton
01:09:26you imagine cody rhodes four weeks ago perhaps would have had some sympathy some empathy from his
01:09:33former mentor from his former friend we can't show that tonight cody yeah but a lot has changed
01:09:39in the last four weeks
01:09:45complexion of the industry the business has changed so quickly because of what has happened in this rivalry
01:09:56cody as randy orton is begging for mercy here cody never thought he would be in this position
01:10:03tonight he didn't think he'd get a viper so softened up by injury and co
01:10:10cody's showing no mercy at all nor should he oh and there it is the disaster kick by rhodes
01:10:16randy orton drops in the ring cody's got a chance into the cover to retain the championship
01:10:21orton just gets to show the run well orton is a shell of a competitor right now and you're in
01:10:27there
01:10:28with one of the greatest in cody rhodes not where you want to be we're going rambo style tonight
01:10:38this has become just a methodical beat down by cody almost enjoying what he's doing to orton
01:10:45well it's catharsis isn't it everything orton has put cody through over the past month or so
01:10:50well here's your reward viper well i mentioned at the top of the match rate at some point everybody
01:10:56reaches that breaking point and we wondered if cody was going to reach it tonight
01:11:02cody beating the hell out of randy orton here and randy orton just looking limp
01:11:10cody's been through so much mentally
01:11:24and now dragging randy orton up to the second rope and cody rhodes may be about to deliver
01:11:30some of randy's own medicine
01:11:36this will be an emphatic way to put down the viper for good this is a different cody rhodes tonight
01:11:50randy talked about his legacy it's about cody's legacy as well
01:11:57a three-time world champion and you feel if cody can put something on orton here
01:12:04it really is game over and cody wants to do it in style
01:12:09and now just mocking randy
01:12:19randy slowly to his feet and cody sent into the corner randy yarton
01:12:27randy
01:12:30crossroads to cody
01:12:34cody kicked out
01:12:36or not close to a 15th world championship
01:12:40well a burst of energy and a burst of ideas at exactly the right time there from randy orton
01:12:48simply transcendent from the viper connecting just when it looked like it was over
01:12:53with that crossroads
01:12:56and spinning momentum back in his favor
01:12:59but how quickly can orton get back to being the viper
01:13:03how quickly can he put a stranglehold on this match now he has the advantage
01:13:09because cody has been rocked
01:13:12and now orton
01:13:13slithers into position
01:13:15coiled and ready to strike
01:13:17randy orton measuring rose
01:13:20went for the rko
01:13:21backslide by cody
01:13:23shoulders down
01:13:24orton kicks out
01:13:26got him
01:13:28rko by rose
01:13:30and randy kicks out
01:13:32the most dangerous three letters in all of wrestling
01:13:38but only when applied by the viper
01:13:41warm backslide immediately pounced upon
01:13:44with an rko
01:13:46delivered with panache
01:13:48but not delivered with enough to get the three count
01:14:03it is crunch time
01:14:05in the disputed wwe championship match
01:14:09cody rhodes the champion
01:14:11randy orton a busted open challenger
01:14:14who just collapsed on the floor in front of us
01:14:16cody the man who has this industry pumping through his veins
01:14:20the man who has defended us against all the insults from mcafee from all the attacks by
01:14:26randy orton now looking to finish the job randy orton took the low road while cody rhodes happy
01:14:32to meet him there and now delivering orton slammed to him as well and this is a completely different
01:14:39cody rhodes the breaking point has been reached for the champion it's wrestlemania it's the main
01:14:46event the gold is on the line against your current most hated nemesis a man who tried to take from
01:14:52you everything you hold dear i don't even know if randy knows where he's at wade and he's won matches
01:15:02from that position before though cole no doubt he can never write off the viper although that moment
01:15:09is looking near cody measuring orton rko out of nowhere randy for a 15th world title rose kicks out
01:15:23well coiled ready to strike written off by the entire planet but still venomous as ever but
01:15:33somehow it wasn't enough this is where it came over for orton until it wasn't rko connecting and
01:15:42astoundingly a kick out from a broken cody rhodes and two men who look completely spent in this main
01:15:52event but someone has to win this thing
01:15:58orton spent rhodes is spent
01:16:03the main event of wrestlemania saturday everything on the line the prestigious wwe championship
01:16:20ship
01:16:21oh
01:16:21oh
01:16:26oh
01:16:27oh
01:16:27oh
01:16:29oh
01:16:31oh
01:16:32oh
01:16:34oh
01:16:35oh
01:16:40Cody Rhodes, maybe getting to the upper hand here.
01:16:44Randy Orton, though, turns it around.
01:16:47He's a flash for a slow test.
01:16:49The bigger man, unless that bigger man is partially injured,
01:16:53all his opponent pokes you in the eye.
01:16:55Rhodes to the eye.
01:16:56Oh, KO!
01:16:57To the official, Charles Robinson.
01:17:00Well, Randy was blinded.
01:17:01I don't know if he even was aware that that was the official.
01:17:06Cody poked Orton in the eyes.
01:17:08The official didn't see it.
01:17:11And now Randy Orton, stalking Rhodes as he goes to his longtime friend,
01:17:16Charles Robinson.
01:17:18Orton now from behind.
01:17:21And Randy went to...
01:17:23He was going to go low, wasn't he?
01:17:25And Cody went low on his own.
01:17:28Pumped through the eyes.
01:17:29Low blow by Rhodes.
01:17:31We'll take this fight wherever you want to, Randy.
01:17:35That's the message from Cody Rhodes.
01:17:37Do what you got to do.
01:17:39The way this man has been treated, you can't blame him.
01:17:46RKO!
01:17:47By Orton!
01:17:49Cody went for the Cody cutter.
01:17:52Randy Orton with an RKO out of nowhere.
01:17:54And there's no official.
01:17:56RKO!
01:18:00Oh, Jesus!
01:18:02Oh!
01:18:03What the hell?
01:18:06Who the hell gave him a referee shirt?
01:18:08Who made him a damn official?
01:18:11Is this legal?
01:18:13No.
01:18:14And Cody had to kick out!
01:18:17RKO!
01:18:18RKO!
01:18:19RKO!
01:18:21RKO!
01:18:21RKO!
01:18:21RKO!
01:18:22RKO!
01:18:23RKO!
01:18:24RKO!
01:18:24RKO!
01:18:25RKO!
01:18:25RKO!
01:18:35There's no way this is legal.
01:18:37Well, Pat McAfee apparently protected by higher-ups in TKO, as has been alluded to on SmackDown the past couple
01:18:45of weeks.
01:18:46Who knows at this point, Cole?
01:18:47Oh, referee Charles Robinson starting to come through.
01:18:53Randy Orton now.
01:18:56RKO on a back of faith!
01:18:59Sit down, Pat!
01:19:00Put out another down the brace!
01:19:02Crossroads!
01:19:04Cover!
01:19:06Cody retains!
01:19:14The undisputed WWE Champion, the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes!
01:19:25The student became the teacher tonight!
01:19:31Cody Rhodes with the killer instinct!
01:19:35And that stupid Pat McAfee may have cost Orton an opportunity to win his 15th world title!
01:19:48Well, this is a matchup that ended up looking nothing like any of us anticipated.
01:19:56And this is where Cody put Randy in the eye.
01:19:59RKO missed it.
01:19:59RKO then ate an RKO.
01:20:02RKO!
01:20:04Randy attempted a low blow.
01:20:06Cody was wise to it.
01:20:07Low blow of his own.
01:20:10Well, this is where things really took a crazy, crazy turn.
01:20:16An attempt from Cody turned into an RKO.
01:20:20And before Randy could make the cover, Pat McAfee had turned up, made the pinfall, didn't make it.
01:20:28Randy threw an RKO's out with abandon.
01:20:31But Cody, ready to capitalize.
01:20:34One crossroads later.
01:20:36Still QB1 and still the champ, Cody Rhodes.
01:20:40We talked about all this man has been through over the past few months.
01:20:44Hell, the last three years.
01:20:46But Cody Rhodes stands victorious tonight.
01:20:51And Orton with the title!
01:20:53Up and already bloody Cody!
01:20:54I'll see you shortly.
01:21:08I'll see you soon.
01:21:14I'll see you soon.
01:21:19I yea appreciate you so much!
01:21:38Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, Randy, Randy, don't, Randy, don't, no!
01:21:54The Viper showing his true colors!
01:22:13So much for his brother, Cody.
01:22:31So much for his brother, Cody.
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