00:08The ring general, the career killer, Gunther, looking to win a third world championship
00:17tonight.
00:20Gunther has changed a bit over the past few months.
00:25He's whining much more.
00:27He's hiding behind attorneys.
00:30But one thing has not changed.
00:32This man is a deadly weapon.
00:36No doubt about it.
00:38A man who believes that the wrestling mat is sacred.
00:41And yes, I agree, Cole.
00:43We've seen a different side of Gunther recently.
00:45But there is certainly a level of legitimacy to the ring general's gripes.
00:50Back in Clash in Italy, a match you and I called.
00:53Cody Rhodes retained his WWE championship in very controversial fashion.
00:58And what about what Sami Zayn did when he was a special guest referee?
01:01Exactly.
01:02You have to understand why Gunther has had to resort to lawyers, etc., etc.
01:07Do you think Gunther's taking looking at Sami Zayn as an afterthought tonight?
01:13Yes, I do.
01:14Gunther has stated that publicly.
01:16He called Sami Zayn a non-factor in this matchup.
01:21But Gunther, of all people, knows all too well what Zayn's capable of when it's backs against the wall.
01:26WrestleMania.
01:27Tonight, Zayn ended the 666-day reign as Intercontinental Champion.
01:31WrestleMania.
02:01Gunther, of all people, knows all too well what Zayn's capable of when it's back against the wall.
02:08The crowd is here about to blow.
02:12Man for me to start the show.
02:15I'm the God of life, so I'm the whole world.
02:21My mother said, when I was younger, I don't reason to live.
02:33Gunther, of all people, know all too well what Zayn is.
02:35Gunther, of all people, know all too well.
02:36You can't change your game.
02:41I'm better, better, better play.
02:42I'm still my kingdom
02:44Now you move to me
02:48My dreams are not my day
02:50You'll follow me until the end
02:55I am my kingdom
02:56The lights go down, I'm ready now
02:59Standing proof I fall down
03:02Gonna give a one thing to see
03:08Hear the crowd on the toes
03:11Ready for me to stop the show
03:14As the colors of the lights go up, I'm home
03:21I'm not my best yet
03:25When I was younger
03:27I thought we'd better be
03:32You took it all away, I give it all away
03:36To take my freedom
03:38He didn't change the game, I better better play
03:42I built my kingdom
03:44Now you move to me
03:48My dreams are not my day
03:51You'll follow me until the end
03:55I am my kingdom
03:56You tried to tell me
04:00Let's head up to our ring announcer, Mark Nash
04:07The following contest is a triple threat match
04:11Scheduled for one fall
04:12And is for the undisputed
04:16WWE Championship
04:21Introducing the challengers
04:23First, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
04:27Weighing in at 212 pounds
04:31Sammy Zay
04:40From Vienna, Austria
04:43Weighing in at 250 pounds
04:48The ring general
04:50Gunther
04:52And their opponent
05:00From Atlanta, Georgia
05:03Weighing in at 222 pounds
05:08He is the undisputed
05:11WWE Champion
05:14The American Nightmare
05:16Cody Rhodes
05:22This is a triple threat match
05:24Where the champion does not have to be involved
05:27In the decision
05:28To lose the title
05:29First man to gain pinfall or submission
05:31Will be WWE Champ
05:35The official in this matchup
05:37Is Dan Englund
05:38Remember, no disqualifications
05:40Or countouts here tonight
05:43And there is so much to break down in this match
05:45And I'll start with Sammy Zayn
05:46This is his 10th opportunity
05:48At a world championship
05:50He's never held one in his career
05:52In fact, here in Riyadh
05:54Back at the Royal Rumble
05:55Sammy Zayn lost an opportunity at the title
05:58And many believe, Corey
06:00That was the night
06:00That this downward spiral began for Zayn
06:03Sammy Zayn feels at times
06:05He's competing on borrow time
06:07Understanding the championship opportunities
06:09Are incredibly hard to come by
06:11In this game
06:12If he fails on his 10th attempt
06:14That might be it for Sammy Zayn
06:16It's been a rough year for Zayn
06:18Remember, he only held the United States Championship
06:20For 22 days
06:21Before losing at WrestleMania
06:25What an atmosphere in here
06:34And here we go
06:35And Gunther
06:35Goes right after Sammy Zayn
06:37To take out the man he called the non-factor
06:39And now Cody Rhodes and Gunther go at it
06:41Rhodes owns a number of victories over Gunther
06:44Not just recently
06:45But back in Saudi Arabia
06:462024
06:47When he beat Gunther for the Crown Jewel Championship
06:52Now Gunther sent over the top rope by Zayn
06:54Sammy Zayn decidedly the favorite
06:58By this capacity crowd
07:00Of 18,000 plus tonight
07:02Don't underestimate the crowd's support
07:04For the American Nightmare
07:05Cody Rhodes was cheered
07:06Just about as loudly
07:08As Sammy Zayn
07:11Collar and elbow tie up
07:13And Cody Rhodes now
07:14With a side headlock on Zayn
07:15An opportunity for both these men
07:17To keep this a one-on-one matchup
07:19With Gunther out of the match
07:20At least momentarily
07:20Another cover by Cody
07:22And a kick out by Sammy
07:23And Cody dropped down
07:25And there's the big right
07:26It's a great strategy
07:28For any competitor in this matchup
07:29To always try to neutralize the third
07:31Whomever that may be
07:33Make this as close to a one-on-one contest
07:35As possible
07:36That said
07:37It's incredibly difficult
07:38So on the other side of the coin
07:39If you are the odd man out
07:41To use a phrase our good friend JBL utilizes
07:44Hang around the rim
07:45Be ready to capitalize on any opportunity
07:48Because they may be few and far between
07:49In this match
07:50It is a big fight feel here tonight
07:52For the undisputed WWE Championship
07:55Leapfrogged by Rhodes
07:56Gunther now gets involved again
07:58And the man that Cody Rhodes labeled
08:00A mosquito
08:01Sammy Zayn
08:03Taken out again by Gunther
08:05And now Cody Rhodes fighting back
08:07Against the man known as a career killer
08:10Gunther
08:11The man who ended AJ Styles' career
08:13Here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
08:16Back at the Rumble
08:17The man who ended John Cena
08:19And Goldberg's career as well
08:21And tonight
08:22Looks to wrestle away
08:23A third world championship
08:28Notice how cool
08:30Calm and collected
08:31The ring general is
08:32At the moment
08:34Gunther is locked in
08:36For the long haul
08:37Before Oba's win tonight
08:39These two men
08:41Gunther and Cody
08:41Were the last two kings of the ring
08:43Cody in 2024
08:45Gunther last year
08:46And now Sammy Zayn
08:47From behind
08:48Getting back in the fight
08:49And Zayn just will not go away
08:52I know Cody might have compared
08:53Sammy to a mosquito
08:55And I can't believe
08:56I'm using this as a compliment
08:57Sammy Zayn's probably closer
08:59To a cockroach
09:00In that the man
09:01Knows how to survive
09:04Yeah but has this obsession
09:05With champion
09:06Finally gotten to him
09:07The world championship
09:09And as it whipped
09:09Into the corner
09:10Goes Rhodes
09:11And now Gunther
09:12In that zone
09:14The zone where he wants
09:15To maim
09:16The zone where he wants
09:17To cripple
09:18The zone where he wants
09:20To take out Rhodes
09:24Gunther bathing in the disdain
09:25Of this Saudi Arabian crowd
09:27Tonight
09:27The ring general
09:29He just doesn't care
09:30Absolutely unbothered
09:31He doesn't give a damn
09:32He doesn't care what anybody
09:33Thinks about him
09:34It's about money and gold
09:35For Gunther
09:36That's all it's about
09:38It's about being the best
09:39Wrestler in the world
09:42And a chop drives
09:43The champion
09:44Into the canvas
09:45Cover now
09:45By Gunther Cody
09:47At one
09:47And remember
09:48Just moments ago
09:49Rhodes was driven
09:49Sternum first
09:50Into the top turnbuckle
09:51Gunther immediately
09:52Following with one
09:53Of his epic chops
09:54It's a smart
09:55To
