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00:00:30The following contest scheduled for in fall is for the Intercontinental Championship. Introducing the challenger from Minneapolis, Minnesota, we get
00:00:49her 202 pounds, Chad Gable.
00:00:59Chad Gable's wife, his kids in the front row told me earlier today his mom and dad, his brother and
00:01:07sister, his nephews, his in-laws are all here tonight to watch Chad Gable attempt to win his first singles
00:01:17championship in WWE.
00:01:34A lot of stories to talk about in this matchup.
00:01:37Including the pressure that is on this young man performing here tonight.
00:01:43We're going to get into all of that in just a moment as Chad Gable looks to feed off this
00:01:49crowd here in Minneapolis.
00:01:52It's not a crowd who came here to see Chad Gable attempt to win the Intercontinental title.
00:01:59They came to see him win the Intercontinental title.
00:02:03The state of Minnesota represented on his boots the colors of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings on his tights and knee
00:02:11pads.
00:02:25They came to see him win the Intercontinental title.
00:02:29They came to see him win the Intercontinental title.
00:02:31They came to see him win the Intercontinental title.
00:02:32They came to see him win the Intercontinental title.
00:02:34They came to see him win the Intercontinental title.
00:02:44And here's the opponent, from E, Kunapek, Mexico, Wiggins, at 80 to 80 kilos, he is the Intercontinental Champion, PENTA!
00:03:03PENTA won the Intercontinental Championship by beating Dominic Mysterio back in early March.
00:03:10In his career, he is 2-0 against Chad Gable.
00:03:13Chad Gable had PENTA's very first match here when PENTA arrived on the scene in WWE.
00:03:21PENTA also caused the shoulder injury that cost Chad Gable nearly a year of his career.
00:03:28It was Chad Gable not being able to beat Luchadores, which forced him to Mexico on this quest to learn
00:03:34the Lucha Libre style,
00:03:36which led him down into this downward spiral that all started over the fact that he couldn't win the Intercontinental
00:03:44Championship.
00:03:45Can Chad Gable rewrite this novel here tonight?
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00:04:37The official in this match, Eddie Arango, the Intercontinental Championship, which has played such a huge role in the lore
00:04:46of SummerSlam.
00:04:48Ninety-one, Minnesota's Mr. Perfect and Bret Hart.
00:04:52Ninety-two, Bulldog and Hart and Wembley.
00:04:55Nineteen-ninety-five, Sean and Razor in a ladder match.
00:04:59Ninety-eight, Triple H and The Rock in a ladder match.
00:05:032003, Gunther and McIntyre.
00:05:05And tonight, in 2026, Gable and Penta for the Intercontinental Gold.
00:05:13So, Wade, let's talk pressure.
00:05:15There is a ton of pressure on the shoulder of Chad Gable here tonight.
00:05:20Trying to win the championship in his hometown.
00:05:22In front of his family and friends.
00:05:24You've had the opportunity to compete in your hometown.
00:05:27What is it like?
00:05:28I'll tell you right now, pressure affects everybody differently.
00:05:32Some people, it crushes.
00:05:34Other people, the likes of Roman Reigns, the likes of Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, etc.
00:05:40It heightens their senses.
00:05:42It gives them an extra gear that the rest of us simply cannot find.
00:05:47The question for Gable is, does he have that gear?
00:05:51We're going to find out tonight.
00:05:52And did his study of Lucha Libre and, of course, being under the mask for a long time.
00:05:59Before that mask versus mask match against the original El Grande Americano.
00:06:04Did that teach Gable something that's going to help him knock off Penta tonight?
00:06:08Well, Chad Gable started out as a parody of a Lucha in all.
00:06:12But learned the deep respect for the art of Lucha Libre.
00:06:17And certainly picked up a hell of a lot of skills on the way.
00:06:20And some of those skills we're now seeing in the early goings.
00:06:23Yeah, and Chad Gable showing very little nerves in the early going.
00:06:27But that boot collapsed the jaw of Gable.
00:06:31Look at him, no nerves.
00:06:32This is a guy he's up against in Penta who simply has no fear.
00:06:37The epitome of a fighting champion who's taken on all comers and beaten all comers.
00:06:43Gable rushing into a backbreaker by Penta.
00:06:46Cover now.
00:06:47Look at the leg and a kick out by Gable.
00:06:50Take another look at this flush kick.
00:06:53Bang on the money from Penta.
00:06:55Not just a high flyer.
00:06:57About as well-rounded a fighter as they come.
00:07:03Well, let's go, Gable chants.
00:07:05Bringing through the stadium here tonight in Minnesota.
00:07:12Penta in his first SummerSlam here tonight.
00:07:19Chad Gable, his third in his career.
00:07:22And Penta, now look at the Penta driver.
00:07:24Gable able to counter momentarily.
00:07:27Catches Penta.
00:07:28There's the power of Gable.
00:07:29So deceptively powerful.
00:07:31And he turns it into a German suplex.
00:07:33Yeah, power plus technique plus conditioning has really been the Chad Gable story.
00:07:40Yeah, he works out at his home gym, which is known as the Shaq.
00:07:42Here's the cover.
00:07:44And Penta kicks out at two.
00:07:45I mean, most human beings would never even contemplate trying a bridge like that, let alone bridging all the way
00:07:53into it from a standing base.
00:07:54And add on to that, the fact that you're grappling with a 220-pound superstar like Penta.
00:08:00And Gable, a man who represented the United States in the 2012 Olympics.
00:08:03Now, you saw Gable go shoulder first into the turnbuckle.
00:08:07Mentioned earlier, the shoulder injury that had been sustained by Gable.
00:08:12A little PTSD there for Gable if he tweaked that shoulder again.
00:08:16Looks to have shrugged it off now, though.
00:08:17If Penta was going for a backstabber, Gable quickly down to the top rope.
00:08:21God, how nimble is Chad Gable?
00:08:23And a kick as he came down with a moonsault.
00:08:26Well, Penta with a great counter.
00:08:28Cover now by the champ.
00:08:29Hooks both legs.
00:08:30Gable kicks out.
00:08:31Well, Penta almost had a sixth sense for what was coming there.
00:08:34A new full well, Chad was going to leap with that moonsault.
00:08:37And just busted him right on the jaw with a kick.
00:08:40Bang!
00:08:41Turnpoint accuracy and timing from the champ.
00:08:47And this is when it gets interesting.
00:08:48When both men have a couple of knots on their body,
00:08:51can they move quite as well as they were in the early goings?
00:08:55Who's going to be affected more?
00:08:56And the spectacular Penta as Gable gets his boots up.
00:09:01And Gable, nice takedown.
00:09:02Looking for an ankle lock here on Penta.
00:09:04Ankle lock, center of the ring.
00:09:06Penta able to send Gable over the top rope into the floor.
00:09:10And now Penta with a tomei cut.
00:09:13He likes.
00:09:14That was about as high risk as it gets.
00:09:17Just about catching Gable.
00:09:19I've noticed Gable again grabbing that left shoulder, wincing.
00:09:23I know Penta took an ugly landing on that too,
00:09:25but clearly it did maximum damage to the left shoulder of Chad Gable.
00:09:30And that's now a concern.
00:09:32Penta lives and dies by high risk.
00:09:35As you see here.
00:09:38Again, champion's advantage.
00:09:40Gable has to pin or submit.
00:09:43Penta to win the title.
00:09:45On a count of four, Gable back into the ring.
00:09:47Gable was trying to hide that shoulder issue a few moments ago in the match.
00:09:52He can't hide it now.
00:09:53Now it is screaming in agony.
00:09:55And it's affecting Gable in a major walk-up.
00:09:57Oh, and a Penta driver.
00:09:58Covered now by Penta.
00:10:00Gable at two and ear fall.
00:10:03Well, Gable kicking out astonishingly on that one.
00:10:06But I have bigger questions about Chad Gable.
00:10:08And what can he actually do in that ring if that shoulder is as bad as it looks?
00:10:13Are you saying that Penta has realized the shoulder is acted up again?
00:10:17Do we know that?
00:10:18I don't know that 100%.
00:10:19That landing on the outside that really seems to exacerbate that damage.
00:10:23Penta wasn't actually looking it.
00:10:25But what's happening is Chad Gable keeps grabbing the shoulder.
00:10:28And that's the tell.
00:10:29And if Penta sees that, he is going to go for it with a major bullseye.
00:10:34And Penta with a chop to Gable.
00:10:36Drops him to his knees.
00:10:42Gable is not afraid to stand toe-to-toe with his opponents.
00:10:45Oh!
00:10:59Shots echoing through the stadium.
00:11:05Penta with a kick drives Gable back toward the corner.
00:11:09Penta, over the top.
00:11:11And sent into the corner.
00:11:13Cover by Gable.
00:11:14Look at him win the championship.
00:11:16Kick out by Penta at two.
00:11:18And what Chad cannot do here, Wade, is get frustrated.
00:11:21Yeah, he can't get frustrated.
00:11:23But especially with that shoulder that will frustrate anybody.
00:11:26I think Chad Gable's got a little bit of blood on his head, too.
00:11:29He's been bashed around a ton in this one already.
00:11:31And if he's smart, he'll try and end it here.
00:11:34And with Penta a long way out, this is going to take a giant leap from Chad Gable.
00:11:40But he's capable.
00:11:41Gable got caught.
00:11:42Oh, no.
00:11:43Bad shoulder at all.
00:11:45He does not want this.
00:11:46He does not want this from Penta.
00:11:48Penta focusing on the shoulder.
00:11:51But Chad can't defend himself here.
00:11:53And there's the sack of ice, which will dislocate your shoulder.
00:11:58Cover by Penta.
00:11:59Gable kicks out.
00:12:01But how much damage was done?
00:12:03Well, Gable is a competitor.
00:12:05He's going to keep on fighting.
00:12:07But you're right, Michael Cole, with that shoulder clearly busted as you like right now.
00:12:12I don't even know if Gable can put up a fight from here.
00:12:15Certainly can't defend himself.
00:12:19And you can't blame Penta for targeting that now.
00:12:22There is a championship on the line.
00:12:26Yeah, this is a fight.
00:12:27Penta will do anything he needs to do to retain the championship.
00:12:35He says, I'm sorry.
00:12:36Penta knows full while Chad Gable would do exactly the same thing if the roles were reversed right now.
00:12:42It's about winning.
00:12:43Looking for the Mexican Destroyer.
00:12:45Gable, though, somehow able to counter.
00:12:49Rolls through.
00:12:50Anchor locked by Gable.
00:12:53And now it's Penta that's in trouble.
00:12:55Gable sent back to the far corner.
00:12:57Yeah, is that shoulder weakness something that is able to bust out quickly from that ankle lock?
00:13:03Regardless, Penta back on top.
00:13:04But no.
00:13:05And look at Gable.
00:13:06He's got a five count here.
00:13:07That arm bar applied now to Penta.
00:13:09Well, you can't get a tap out from there.
00:13:11But you can hamper your opponent with that move.
00:13:13And it looks like Chad Gable succeeded.
00:13:17That hurt right to the midsection.
00:13:19Yeah, this one's breaking down in a big way now.
00:13:21Both men making minor mistakes that are getting...
00:13:24And Penta!
00:13:27Gable!
00:13:29German shoe pucks on the apron!
00:13:33Oh, that was a horrific landing there for Penta.
00:13:38Bounced to the outside.
00:13:39Of course, we know Gable cannot win the title on a count out.
00:13:45Gable doing anything in his power to take out Penta.
00:13:49Gonna go high risk here.
00:13:51Up to the top rope.
00:13:53Moves out by Gable.
00:13:54Penta taken down.
00:13:55There's some of those lucha skills we talked about earlier.
00:13:59As well-rounded as it gets now is Chad Gable.
00:14:03But can he secure the goal here?
00:14:04Penta set back into the ring by Gable.
00:14:06Gable now with an opportunity.
00:14:07Gable's quickly trying to make it to the top rope.
00:14:09Penta's in trouble.
00:14:10Chad Gable looking to fly here.
00:14:12This is Vintage Gable with a flying headbutt.
00:14:15Injured his shoulder though.
00:14:16One, two, three, four.
00:14:18Penta kicks out at two.
00:14:19And you saw the issue on the pin.
00:14:21Immediately grabbing that left shoulder again.
00:14:23This was a picture-perfect...
00:14:25Oh, let's see this one first.
00:14:27Hold on.
00:14:27This is what set it up.
00:14:28The German suplex on the outside.
00:14:30And this was just a picture-perfect moonsault.
00:14:34To the outside and then following it up with a beautiful dive.
00:14:39An absolute bullseye.
00:14:40But Chad Gable really couldn't hook a tight pin here with one arm.
00:14:43And again, how do you win the match with one good arm if you're Chad Gable?
00:14:47All that technique, all that specialty that you have.
00:14:50Count it out the window now.
00:14:52Yeah, we're going to learn a lot about Chad Gable.
00:14:53Because he just can't use the left arm wave.
00:14:57I mean, you can use it, but what's it at?
00:14:5920% strength?
00:15:00It's almost worthless here.
00:15:01You've got to be able to be creative if you're Chad Gable in this situation.
00:15:06Gable now back to the apron.
00:15:08Penta from the second row.
00:15:09Max to get Destroyer on the apron.
00:15:12And I don't know if that connected flush on Chad Gable.
00:15:16But it certainly got some of the flag on the head.
00:15:18It may not matter, Wade, into the cover to retain the championship.
00:15:22Gable able to power out somehow at two.
00:15:25Yeah, I'm telling you right now.
00:15:26If that had hit as crisply as Penta had intended,
00:15:31that would have been a clear knockout.
00:15:33Great point.
00:15:33But you see, Chad Gable somehow able to roll through.
00:15:37It might be a sense of perhaps exhaustion in Penta.
00:15:41But it was damn close.
00:15:42And he's not going to make that mistake twice.
00:15:44Penta measuring Gable.
00:15:46Trying to make it to his feet.
00:15:47In the center of the ring.
00:15:49Penta.
00:15:49Oh, look at him at the Mexican desire.
00:15:51Picked out of the air.
00:15:52Anchor lock by Gable.
00:15:53Re-counter by Gable.
00:15:54Anchor lock in now.
00:15:55Will he make Penta tap?
00:15:57No, Penta tap.
00:15:58Can Penta tap out here?
00:15:59Cinched in deep.
00:16:00Middle of the ring.
00:16:01Long way from the room.
00:16:02So now he's dragging himself closer.
00:16:04Cranking it up now.
00:16:05He's Chad Gable.
00:16:07Gable's got it locked in.
00:16:08Penta just to the rope.
00:16:10Pulled back to the middle of the ring.
00:16:11Gable's got a chance here.
00:16:13Will Penta tap?
00:16:14Oh.
00:16:15Penta tap.
00:16:17Gable's got it.
00:16:18Gable's got it.
00:16:19Gable's the champion.
00:16:20Here is your winner and new Intercontinental Champion, Chad Gable.
00:16:36How sweet it is.
00:16:41After years and years of near misses, Chad Gable has finally done it.
00:16:51Chad Gable wins the first singles championship of his storied career.
00:16:59And all of that pressure just dissipated, replaced by emotion.
00:17:05There's that attempt from Penta to put this one away.
00:17:10Looking to follow it up a second time around.
00:17:12But the ultimate reversal.
00:17:14This ankle lock cinched in deep.
00:17:17And Penta, the warrior that he is, scrambling.
00:17:20Fighting tooth and nail to get the hell out of there.
00:17:23Chad Gable says, no, not tonight.
00:17:25What's it in?
00:17:25There's your tap out.
00:17:27There is your new Intercontinental Champion as this place erupted.
00:17:32His wife, his kids.
00:17:35And now the emotion pouring out of this man, Chad Gable.
00:17:42And Wade, for those of us who have been along for this decade ride of Chad Gable.
00:18:07For those of us who know what this man has gone through.
00:18:12The different characters and changes in his life.
00:18:17The trials and tribulations.
00:18:20And the downward spirals.
00:18:22But it finally pays off.
00:18:26Wade, you know better than anyone.
00:18:28This business will give back.
00:18:32And it gave back tonight to Chad Gable.
00:18:40And it gave back tonight to Chad Gable.
00:19:02Two years later.
00:19:03Keep on learning.
00:19:04Keep on learning.
00:19:09Keep on learning.
00:19:12Yeah.
00:19:42It's Chad Gable.
00:19:48And I was born, raised, and I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
00:20:01And this is my family who stood by me through the highs and lows all the way to this moment
00:20:06right now
00:20:07when I can finally say, I am the Intercontinental Champion.
00:20:19How can you not love this?
00:20:31The epitome of never say die, of never give up.
00:20:38I am the Intercontinental Champion.
00:20:58Chad Gable comes out as the match's top dog.
00:21:02He's really got that dog in him.
00:21:23They say Triple Mania couldn't get any bigger.
00:21:27They were grown for the first time ever.
00:21:30Two nights, two cities, one historic Triple Mania.
00:21:37And for your incredible demand, Night One moves to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
00:21:44And then, the celebration continues in Seattle, Mexico.
00:21:50This is Lucha Libre at his best.
00:21:52Nos vemos en Triple Mania.
00:21:57Money in the Bank is coming to Smoothie King Center in New Orleans Saturday, October 10th.
00:22:04Tickets are on sale now.
00:22:05Money in the Bank will air live right here on ESPN.
00:22:13Ladies and gentlemen, we are moments away from our main event here tonight.
00:22:18It includes a two-time Money in the Bank winner in Seth Rollins taking on Roman Reigns, the World Heavyweight
00:22:26Champion.
00:22:27We're getting ready for the post show, which will follow SummerSlam immediately after the main event.
00:22:32Let's check in with the crew led by Joe Tess.
00:22:35Thank you very much, Michael.
00:22:36And we're thrilled to tell everybody that on the SummerSlam post show, we will have as live guests, Kevin Owens
00:22:43and Chelsea Green.
00:22:45Joe Tessitore alongside Big E and Corey Graves real quick in previewing this main event.
00:22:50Give me the angle for Seth Rollins to win this.
00:22:52If Rollins can exist tonight in his wheelhouse, be the architect, execute his game plan to perfection,
00:22:58Rollins will leave with the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:23:01Failure to execute perfectly though, and still.
00:23:03And for Roman Reigns to retain Big E?
00:23:06Roman has to forget about the betrayal.
00:23:08He has to forget about shield, chair, lore.
00:23:10Put all that aside.
00:23:12Remember who you are.
00:23:13You're bigger.
00:23:14You're faster.
00:23:15You're stronger.
00:23:16You're the OTC.
00:23:17Remember who you are.
00:23:19Well, these fans here in Minneapolis just love their hometown hero, Chad Gable.
00:23:23And speaking of local favorites, what do you say we head just behind us to NFL superstar,
00:23:31WWE super fan, Vikings great, Justin Jefferson.
00:23:40Minnesota, what's good?
00:23:44Minnesota, what's good?
00:23:48Minnesota, what's good?
00:23:55Yeah.
00:23:57I need y'all to have that same energy because y'all know what time it is.
00:24:02It's time for the main event.
00:24:05So let's get it.
00:24:17Hello, my brother.
00:24:19Brother, brother, brother.
00:24:20We came in here, one goal in mine.
00:24:23We are committed to the cause.
00:24:26We were committed to take over.
00:24:2814 years.
00:24:30You and I have been tied together.
00:24:34There is one thing that you have not been able to do.
00:24:38Beat me.
00:24:39I don't wanna beat you.
00:24:41I need to beat you.
00:24:45I could be a villain.
00:24:47I own you.
00:24:49Wrestlemania 31.
00:24:51I cashed in on your ass and sent your whole family home in tears.
00:24:57Rapids.
00:24:59Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:25:04Hila is a 35 свет.
00:25:11Seth Rollins beats Roman Reigns every..
00:25:18..single..
00:25:19..time!
00:25:24I own you.
00:25:31Seth Rollins is the Tribal Chiefs' number one hater.
00:25:35What if you do beat me at SummerSlam?
00:25:37You're going to carry it for a couple of months and get hurt again?
00:25:45Some people just can't handle the pressure and the burden of being the top guy around here.
00:25:52I'm the only real superstar that WWE has.
00:25:58Who's on your Mount Rushmore? This man is his own mountain.
00:26:03Acknowledge me.
00:26:04After all these years, he still needs a money-in-the-bank briefcase to become champion.
00:26:14You're number two, always going to be a number two.
00:26:16I'm number one, always going to be number one.
00:26:19And just acknowledge it, bitch.
00:26:31I need to beat you.
00:26:34My brother, I will always love you.
00:26:38Little brother, I hate you.
00:26:41At SummerSlam, I show you what number one looks like.
00:26:49You will never be able to escape the ghosts of Seth Rollins.
00:27:08You will never know what else you do.
00:27:09You will never leave behind the scenes.
00:27:18You will never be able to escape the ghosts of Seth Rollins.
00:27:20You will never know what else you are going to be.
00:27:24You will never be able to escape the ghosts of Seth Rollins.
00:28:14There is an interesting story, Wade, about the gear that Seth Rollins is wearing tonight.
00:28:21He said the white and these colors indicate that he believes his redemption arc is complete
00:28:28tonight.
00:28:29He returned from injury and he was on a path to revenge that was signified by the all-black
00:28:35and the depth of the visionary.
00:28:37Tonight is his rebirth.
00:28:52I mean, the outfit is one thing Michael Cole, the not-so-subtle Shield references to me
00:29:00are far more important.
00:29:02That is a vivid, visceral signal to the man he's competing against tonight.
00:29:08I still own you just like I did 12 years ago.
00:29:36This match tonight, our main event is brought to you by Wake Stop.
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00:32:38It is interesting that the infamous steel chair delivered to Roman Reigns 12 years ago
00:32:50that would dissolve one of the great groups in WWE history known as the Shield
00:32:56would actually lead to the birth of two of the greatest singles competitors
00:33:03of the last decade in WWE.
00:33:07South Orleans and Roman Reigns have become pioneers of this era.
00:33:12They never left WWE.
00:33:16They got us to where we are today.
00:33:19And now, once and for all tonight, they both want to shed the obsession that they have had
00:33:28with each other for the past 12 years.
00:33:44Roman Reigns, of course, had the fourth longest reign as undisputed champion in history at 1,316 days.
00:33:55Behind only Hulk Hogan, Minnesota's own Bob Backlund, and Bruno San Martino.
00:34:06Roman Reigns, but he had a lot of help during that reign in the name of the bloodline.
00:34:12Roman Reigns wants this reign to be different.
00:34:17He wants to do everything on his own.
00:34:19And so far, starting at WrestleMania, when he beat CM Punk for the title, he has done just that.
00:34:27Okay.
00:34:28You can want to do something a certain way, but if the way you want to do it is failing,
00:34:36the temptation is to fall back on old habits, and we'll see how it goes tonight.
00:34:49Two men who have dominated SummerSlam over the last 10 years.
00:34:53Roman Reigns with a record of 7-1.
00:34:56Seth Rollins with a record of 8-2.
00:35:01Last year, Rollins cashed in Money in the Bank on CM Punk.
00:35:08A few months later, he had to relinquish the world title due to injury.
00:35:12And tonight, he wants to win back the championship he never lost.
00:35:30Let's head up to our ring announcer, the great, Alicia Taylor.
00:35:36Rollins cashed in Money in Money in Money.
00:35:38Awe.
00:35:39Awe.
00:35:52Awe.
00:35:54Awe.
00:36:45The following contest is scheduled for one call
00:36:52and is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:37:04Introducing first, the challenger, from Davenport, Iowa, weighing in for 225 pounds,
00:37:21Seth Freakin' Rollins!
00:37:45And his opponent.
00:37:50From Pensacola, Florida, weighing in for 265 pounds,
00:38:02he is the World Heavyweight Champion!
00:38:11Get in!
00:38:12The O-T-C!
00:38:18The O-T-C!
00:38:23The O-T-C!
00:38:37Sean Bennett will be the official of the World Heavyweight Championship match tonight.
00:38:44Roman Reigns told me this week that this is about him proving to the world that he's moved
00:38:51on, that he's been short, that he's put the shield in his rearview mirror.
00:38:57In many ways, Seth Rollins needs to close this chapter and end his obsession with Roman Reigns as well.
00:39:06Yeah, to me, Cole, words from both men, put them aside.
00:39:11All those feelings of resentment, bitterness, brotherhood, betrayal,
00:39:16they're all coming flooding back the second this bell rings.
00:39:21And we are underway for the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:39:39A symbol of the days of old, as Seth continues to play mind games with the O-T-C.
00:39:48Yeah, I mean, the O-T-C, as always, a picture of ice-cold confidence externally,
00:39:56but you know, internally, there is just a mania building in his mind right now.
00:40:02And the ghost of Christmas pest right there, Seth Rollins, continues to haunt the Island of Relevancy.
00:40:10This is our main event of SummerSlam Sunday.
00:40:22Yesterday, a story contested to whonaden.
00:40:24Mrs. Wall椅 하še from Uvm,
00:40:25já met rắm fifteen years ago.ゆうまつなスタイルを奉うみなさんにも一つ植入獲母さんにも繋ぎteよされてきたおめでとうございますが
00:40:32venir! speciallyJ alors、市の名は二時代のよう、若は、市の名は最初のエアノredチームにもlegate
00:40:51the talking is over it's time to fight for the world title
00:41:00big fight feel here tonight at u.s bank stadium in minnesota as roman reigns looked at power
00:41:07early on one two three power was always going to be roman reigns's advantage here how does roman
00:41:17keep his championship tonight he has to keep the red mist from descending that neurosis in his head
00:41:25he has to block it out as best he can if he gets emotional if he gets raggedy in there
00:41:31i promise
00:41:32you seth rollins is going to exploit that crack and turn it into a major chasm and seth rollins
00:41:39right from the off just toying with roman reigns trying to make him pray we mentioned the 1316 day
00:41:46reign of roman reigns as champion it ended because roman reigns let his emotions get the best of him
00:41:54at wrestlemania when seth rollins came to the ring and it allowed cody rhodes to win the title
00:41:59roman reigns has never forgotten that night so if you're rollins how do you beat
00:42:04reigns to win a seventh world title tonight you make reigns come unglued look everyone's aware that
00:42:10physically speaking very few can match the all-round abilities of roman reigns although let's face it
00:42:16seth rollins gets a hell of a lot closer than most what you have to do is throw roman off
00:42:22his game
00:42:23and stop moments like this
00:42:30rollins with a leapfrog went for the side headlock rollins with one of his own
00:42:37set now across the ring fast pace to start things here roman reigns got turned around a bit turns it
00:42:46into a sling blade and again a speed a technical advantage has to go to rollins and this is really
00:42:53not much between either of them at any level here it's interesting two of the most popular most respected
00:43:03superstars in the world yes they are but there is a historical ledger between these two
00:43:09whatever they encounter every single time and it's completely one-sided in favor of rollins again
00:43:17reigns missed wildly seth rollins down teen off on the champion roman reigns well seth is just baiting
00:43:24roman in at this point he's inside the head of roman and again pure power winning out but again well
00:43:29he's been inside the head of roman most of roman's career every big match they've had shatner rollins wins
00:43:46and roman explodes out of the corner with a close line yeah this is some rage inside
00:43:51roman now a little catharsis temporarily perhaps trains across the ring missed wildly
00:43:57rollins with a kick right to the knee drops roman reigns to an e super kick to the face and
00:44:03again
00:44:04rollins is countering everything that roman's trying on this historical ghost that haunts roman
00:44:12is continuing right now that is how you get in the head of the otc well you heard what rollins
00:44:17said
00:44:18right he believes he's the architect of roman reigns that he created the reigns that we see today
00:44:25right now we are seeing the psyche of roman reigns being shattered
00:44:31rollins nobody home roman reigns using some quickness with a big jumping clothesline to take
00:44:37rollins down
00:44:40roman now into the corner
00:44:50now it's roman's turn to punish rollins
00:44:58oh what a big boom yeah this is a sustained moment of authority for roman in this match for the
00:45:06first time sending a little something back the way of set freaking rollins and roman's starting to
00:45:12settle a little bit now you can feel it locked and loaded
00:45:22roman went for the superman punch rollins able to turn it around with a forearm of his own
00:45:29and now seth sets roman over the top rope to the floor and these counters are seth telling roman i
00:45:34know
00:45:34you better than you know yourself
00:45:40rollins across the ring suicide dive driving reigns back first to the barricade very little that roman
00:45:47is trying is working thus far and rollins again driving roman into the barricade and the champions reeling
00:45:58and roman's starting to feel it rollins now driving open into the spanish announce desk
00:46:08wait sept had an answer for everything listen cole you've been ringside for the entirety of roman
00:46:14reigns's career he does not have off nights he does not have kryptonite unless seth rollins is there
00:46:22great way to describe it because that is what rollins has been to roman reigns throughout his
00:46:27career he's the only one roland's now clearing the spanish announce desk
00:46:35the official sean bennett telling rollins to get back in the ring and break the count you have to
00:46:39believe the official's going to have a lot of leeway in this big title match tonight no doubt about that
00:46:44no one wants to see this one blown up for a minor he went to the well once too often
00:46:51and roman
00:46:52reigns made him pay for it with the right hand it was just too much of a weight there for
00:46:56roman reigns
00:46:57and seth may have made a critical error and a drive-by by roman well seth opened the door and
00:47:03he can only
00:47:03blame himself for that one and now seth rollins
00:47:21and that was seth's error that has allowed roman back into this and that is a mistake you cannot
00:47:26afford to make with the otc roman reigns now he climbs into the crowd to go after rollins and again
00:47:33i
00:47:33mentioned there's going to be a lot of leeway that the official's going to let these two get away with
00:47:39so much on the line in this matchup not just the championship but the respect
00:47:55i mean for both men at this point strategy clearly out the window this has just turned into a violent
00:48:02brawl here hopefully both guys keeping their eyes on what is really at stake which is the
00:48:08world heavyweight championship well the absolute disdain that these two have for one another
00:48:14one of the greatest rivalries of this era we talked about it earlier though it's crucial to keep
00:48:21in control keep control of your faculties keep control of where you're trying to head in this one
00:48:32and now look at rollins utilizing that stance into the midsection of the brains
00:48:44roman uh breathing heavily
00:48:50referee really giving a ton of leeway as you mentioned colin rightly so nobody wants this
00:48:56thing thrown out i said let him fight oh god and a suplex onto the steel but i'll tell you
00:49:06right
00:49:07now just bolts of lightning shooting up the spine of seth rollins detonating right at the top
00:49:15straight into his brain and that is devastating for rollins
00:49:21and physically he's not going to be the same for the rest of this match after that impact and
00:49:26rollins making his way back to the timekeepers area roman reigns though here he comes
00:49:32well like a knee lift right to the jaw of roman just in the nick of time there from seth
00:49:37freak and
00:49:38rollins are now getting close to getting back in the ring but major damage to stay by both off the
00:49:43apron and a high knee by rollins
00:49:52well both men looking wiped out at this stage but we know they can ratchet through the gears we've
00:49:59seen it time and again and seth rollins looks like he's got some major plans here
00:50:06roman just trying to stand up trying to use the barricade to balance
00:50:11robin's in a battle for survival and seth rollins has bloodlust in his eyes
00:50:20now mocking reigns
00:50:23rollins with a full head of steam
00:50:43the real roman reigns has just awakened seth rollins body buckling
00:50:53well rollins cooked up something devious but it backfired and powered through that table
00:51:00by the otc who has swung this one around get back in here let's go the official
00:51:08admonishing roman reigns to break the count the champion back into the ring momentarily
00:51:19hey he played high school football
00:51:21roman having some fun with the minnesota vikings here at ringside
00:51:28hawking rollins football ability and roman something that's completely renewed we've seen this from him
00:51:35in the past back from the dead and with bad intentions in mind
00:51:42let me show you how you do it
00:51:43on that too young man
00:51:50what does roman have in mind more punishment for seth rollins gonna use all the bounce table
00:51:56no the rules
00:52:05Through the announce table!
00:52:10And now Roman's down!
00:52:21Roman Reigns powerbomb through our announce table!
00:52:30On the side of the ring here, a scene of utter devastation.
00:52:37It looks like a car crash.
00:52:40Enjoying themselves, but these competitors clearly not.
00:52:44And now, crucially, a count has started, and both men may be completely toasted.
00:52:50And this only favors Roman.
00:52:52A count out with keeping the title around the waist of Roman Reigns.
00:52:56Seth Rollins has to get Reigns back in the ring.
00:52:59Or at least break the count.
00:53:00But even you know Roman Reigns doesn't want it ended like this.
00:53:04Roman Reigns wants a definitive victory over the ghost of his past.
00:53:08Seth Rollins, he might not get it.
00:53:10The official at seven. The official's at seven.
00:53:12Reigns and Rollins trying to come through.
00:53:14We're at a count of eight now.
00:53:16Rollins is close. Reigns a million miles off.
00:53:19A count of nine.
00:53:20Rollins beats the count.
00:53:22Reigns beats the count.
00:53:24Seth Rollins.
00:53:26Pedigree.
00:53:28Cover for the title.
00:53:31And a kick out.
00:53:44A pedigree by Rollins.
00:53:47He's almost brought in the world championship.
00:53:54This is awesome! This is awesome! This is awesome! This is awesome!
00:54:03An incredible main event. This is awesome!
00:54:07I mean it's lunacy that these two are even moving at this point.
00:54:12But one man is moving better than the other.
00:54:15And that man is the challenger.
00:54:17Jack freaking Rollins.
00:54:18Rollins is in position.
00:54:20Roman Reigns trying to make it back to his feet.
00:54:23Rollins was looking for a stop.
00:54:25But he ran into a superman punch.
00:54:27Covered by the champion.
00:54:28Under the leg.
00:54:30Rollins got the shoulder up at two.
00:54:33And that's just an instinctive kick out from one of the greatest in history.
00:54:39Seth Rollins who has no clue where he's at right now.
00:54:42Going in for the kill.
00:54:43And simply beats him to the punch by the OTC.
00:54:46Way to the emotion starting to run through Reigns brain.
00:54:49What do I need to do to beat him?
00:54:51How can I beat him?
00:54:52I gotta be honest with you.
00:54:54At this point in the match.
00:54:55This deep in the match.
00:54:56It's not about emotion.
00:54:58It's about who has those championship instincts.
00:55:01Who has the drive.
00:55:02Who has the grip.
00:55:03Who can fight through this.
00:55:06Faculties are simply not firing in the mind as they were.
00:55:09But there's the prize on the line.
00:55:11Two of the most important figures in the history of WWE.
00:55:15Are battling it out tonight.
00:55:18For the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:55:21To be the man in this business.
00:55:23Will it beat Reigns?
00:55:25Will it beat Rollins?
00:55:29If you're a betting man.
00:55:31You're putting the house on Roman Reigns right now.
00:55:34Not quite sure I'd take that bet.
00:55:51For the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:55:53And now Seth has a stop.
00:55:56He's gonna double the game.
00:55:59Are for the gols?
00:56:01Yes.
00:56:03chocolates taking on Jeun.
00:56:13One year after
00:56:15digging his way back into this thing going in for him eating the turnbook of his own spear he's rocked
00:56:21he's rattled and he's stumped by set freak and rollins but that is not enough when you're up
00:56:29against the otc rollins pulled an ace out of the deck but roman reigns was able to kick out what's
00:56:38going through set's mind right now what has roman said this week you'll never be a one you'll always
00:56:43be in my shadow you'll always be one level below me and that eats at seth rollins seth wants to
00:56:51shove
00:56:51those words down the throat of roman reigns and it might be about to do just that
00:57:00rollins yes putting in roman up on his shoulders it's an insane level of power this deep into a
00:57:07matchup when you've been bruised battered and bloody yeah two of the most well-conditioned
00:57:12men in wwe today we talked about it earlier in the show those championship gears when the spotlight
00:57:20is the brightest do you have them yes or no these two have both proved it time and time again
00:57:27they
00:57:27certainly do massive crowd looking on as wallins heads to the top rope trying to control roman reigns
00:57:35here trying to bring the world title home roman reigns is a big big opponent to try and lift up
00:57:42from
00:57:43that position and i don't think seth has it in him right now roman with a headbutt driving rollins to
00:57:50the mat
00:57:54uh-oh rollins up top hooks he hooks roman
00:58:00rollins with a superplex and he's gonna roll through can he get roman up look at the falconel
00:58:07but no guillotine guillotine cover by reigns guillotine by reigns rollins is slowly is rollins gonna tap
00:58:15that choke is locked in deep and struggling with a severe lack of power now is set freaking
00:58:21rollins and he's waiting cold reigns has got it locked in roads with nowhere to go now showing some signs
00:58:28of life
00:58:29it's frantic moments now for seth freaking rollins and that is completely 16 now
00:58:35rovin wrapping his legs like a constrictor around the waist of ryan's looking to pass rollins out
00:58:42i mean you simply can't fight back from that position you've got no oh here we go
00:58:48jack rollins though still in this the side needs to get to the ropes this is his only hope
00:58:55rollins said not yet not yet i've got fight i've still got fight
00:59:02oh my god talk about willpower talk about willpower step rollins trying to fight back to the vertical base
00:59:10oh this is completely insane that is not a cruiserweight he's picking up there that's one of
00:59:16the biggest on the roster and rollins is able to slip his his arm around the around the face of
00:59:23of rovin rovin landed on his feet from behind spare spare by race to retain
00:59:31set kicked out rollins kicked out how the hell did rollins kick out oh man an action replay of that
00:59:41count please because i thought that was over the entire stadium thought it was over a flush
00:59:49spear right to the midsection of an exhausted seth rollins and just about
00:59:56kicking out achieving this one alive
00:59:59seth rollins kick out
01:00:28Roman, I can't tell you, this is only yours, and this is only yours, and this is only yours, and
01:00:34this is only yours, see you again, Roman's got to get in control of his emotions, doesn't want to go
01:00:42down that rabbit hole again, it's cost him way too many times against Rollins, yeah this is that red mist
01:00:47is now descended in the mind of the OTC, Clarity has completely gone, and this could be a problem for
01:00:56Roman despite the fact that he's in control,
01:00:59he continues to call himself A1, bigger and better than Rollins, but does he believe it, Rollins with a spear,
01:01:10Rollins crawl into the cover, Seth's going to do it here, Roman kicks out again, an instant classic at SummerSlam,
01:01:24but it was the goading by Roman Reigns, the taunting, the pie-facing, and it almost cost him again, open
01:01:33that window, for Seth to pull out this, and almost steal it, from Roman Reigns,
01:01:40and with it, the World Heavyweight Championship, and you've got to see the reaction in the arena, this is the
01:01:46Vikings, the Minnesota Vikings team, loving what they're seeing,
01:01:53All right, man.
01:01:55You can blast me by me, don't you, bitch?
01:02:01Get down number two.
01:02:08I own your ass.
01:02:10The only reason you're number one, it's just that make me number one.
01:02:15You understand that?
01:02:16Tonight, I take that to you.
01:02:28And Rollins' mind games continue.
01:02:34Rifting Roman up, middle of the ring.
01:02:39Rollins with a buckle-bomb to Reigns.
01:02:43And now, went for a stop. Caught by Roman.
01:02:48Reigns down.
01:02:54With a buckle-bomb to Rollins.
01:02:56Taste of your own medicine, son.
01:02:58And a stop by Roman! A stop by Roman! A stop by Reigns!
01:03:03The cover!
01:03:05Rollins is alive!
01:03:08Rollins is alive!
01:03:12Oh God, both men tonight at their supreme best at times.
01:03:18Losing focus on the real prize of the World Heavyweight Champion.
01:03:23But driven by something else.
01:03:25I don't know if it's competition, if it's hatred.
01:03:28It's about being the best. It's about being number one.
01:03:31That's what this is about. The top of the food chain.
01:03:35For 12 years, these two men have been fighting over who's on top.
01:03:40On who's the best.
01:03:41And tonight, that's what it's about.
01:03:43That's what they want to prove.
01:03:45And we're still waiting for the answer, Cole.
01:03:50What a damn match!
01:03:56I mean, how are you even stirring at this point?
01:04:00How are you not completely laid out?
01:04:04It's like they both get re-energized.
01:04:06I think this is the first time to help me, motherfucker.
01:04:10This is the call with a good line, come down to my earth.
01:04:22It's always been me and you.
01:04:24It's just me.
01:04:26You're a rooster.
01:04:27It's only been me and you.
01:04:32It's only been me and you.
01:04:35It's just me.
01:04:37It's just me.
01:04:37It's just me.
01:04:46Rollins brought up the bloodline.
01:04:48Roman Reigns said, uh-oh, I need to do this on my own.
01:04:52I need to prove to you that I'm the man.
01:04:59Listen to this place.
01:05:01No one.
01:05:18Rollins thought he was getting the upper hand, but no.
01:05:21And wait a minute.
01:05:22Rollins into the official.
01:05:24The official's down.
01:05:26In Africa and shot to the jaw of the official.
01:05:29And two titans of this industry smugging it out.
01:05:32Oh, and talk about a little wacky line.
01:05:35Hello, Dean Ambrose.
01:05:42And another.
01:05:44Well, look like he's going to go for another road.
01:05:47But Roman Reigns does to the third Shield member.
01:05:55That's got his bearings back too.
01:05:59Roman Reigns the killer here.
01:06:02Oh, my God.
01:06:06Reigns, oh, no.
01:06:08Oh, no.
01:06:10He just speared the official.
01:06:12Stomped by Rollins.
01:06:13But there's no referee.
01:06:15And there's no coming back from that spear.
01:06:18Not if you're an official.
01:06:24And I don't even know if Seth had the energy to go for a pin after that stomp.
01:06:29It was a desperation move.
01:06:30It worked.
01:06:32This is one of the damnedest matches that I've had an opportunity to call.
01:06:39Industrial levels of durability brought two men driven to be nothing.
01:06:45But the guys stood on top of this mountain alone.
01:06:57This is one of those matches, Wade.
01:07:00You never want to see it.
01:07:08The official Sean Bennett is down and out.
01:07:29And when a referee is down, Cole, normal rules suddenly don't apply.
01:07:38Rollins with a steel chair.
01:07:43The weapon that started this all 12 years ago.
01:07:49A blast from the past.
01:07:58Much like the betrayal of 2014.
01:08:03Seth Rollins with a steel chair in hand.
01:08:08Roman Reigns oblivious.
01:08:10No, he's not.
01:08:12Rollins stepped down.
01:08:15And Seth just took way too long.
01:08:18And that sword has suddenly switched hands.
01:08:21A hesitation by Rollins.
01:08:25And what a moment of catharsis this could be for Roman Reigns.
01:08:3112 years in the making.
01:08:4712 years in the making.
01:09:11Roman Reigns shedding the obsession.
01:09:17I'll move past this.
01:09:19We're going to end this man to man.
01:09:22We're going to end this man.
01:09:51now bitter rivals battling for the world heavyweight championship just two heavyweights
01:09:57slugging it out in round 12 here goal
01:10:03who is going to dig down deeper who's got a little bit more left who is the better man
01:10:31come on
01:10:33come on
01:10:51by reigns and another now taking out his anger
01:10:55sell rollins with a kick to the midsection
01:10:59just both bad pushing way past breaking points
01:11:13the silverman punch
01:11:21the pedigree turns a spear into a pedigree
01:11:35point for the stop roman able to duck underneath and i think set landed a bit gingerly on his ankle
01:11:41still moving pretty down
01:11:47range is flat lined here range is done
01:11:51from the top rope
01:11:55looking for a super stop
01:11:58spear
01:12:00there's still no referee
01:12:08another spear
01:12:10here
01:12:10here
01:12:11here
01:12:18here
01:12:19here
01:12:39Let's finish the moment.
01:12:45A third spear, the death blow to the shield.
01:12:50The death blow to Seth Lyons.
01:12:53Roman Reigns retains the title.
01:12:58Here is your winner, and still, the world heavyweight champion,
01:13:08the OTC, Roman Reigns.
01:13:17I don't even know what to say.
01:13:24Except that was one of the greatest main events I've witnessed at SummerSlam.
01:13:31I don't think we have ever seen two competitors expend as much energy, as much violence, as much of their
01:13:43souls in pursuit of victory as we did in tonight's main event.
01:13:49And Roman Reigns had the option to go cheaply, to take a cheap path to victory.
01:13:56He said, no, I need to be set the right way.
01:14:01I need to show the world that I am the better man.
01:14:09There was no bloodline.
01:14:12It was straight up one-on-one.
01:14:17And Roman Reigns retains the championship.
01:14:32Well, I said, a lot of title defenses from Roman Reigns, none more arduous than this.
01:14:38That was the pedigree out of nowhere.
01:14:40Seth Rollins's going for this super stop.
01:14:44On the very top, a nimble Roman Reigns somehow pulling a spear out of nowhere after all these two had
01:14:51gone through.
01:14:52And here was spear, number two, driven into the sternum of Seth Rollins.
01:14:57It was almost poetic that Roman Reigns would end this with not one, not two, but three spears.
01:15:10Remember the shield, the brothers of three.
01:15:16Justin Jefferson loving it at ringside.
01:15:21Ladies and gentlemen, Roman Reigns has now tied up all loose ends.
01:15:38He finally got rid of all the skeletons in his closet.
01:15:46Roman Reigns exercised the visionary.
01:15:59And for tonight, Roman Reigns proves he was just one step better.
01:16:10Roman Reignsiami is the Nathaniel the Zeke.
01:16:15Roman Reigns is the enemy's
01:16:16The dragon of the Zeke.
01:16:25Roman Reigns is the enemy's
01:16:26The children of the Zeke.
01:16:36Roman Reigns is the enemy's
01:16:38The enemy's
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