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00:03Well, the Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff says
00:06he's gonna be at ringside just to observe.
00:10And I don't believe a damn word of that.
00:11Eric Bischoff.
00:12Wait a minute, I think he's got some security coming out though.
00:16Well, I guess they're here to help him preserve.
00:17What do you think, Coach?
00:18A man of his power needs security.
00:23Are these men here to-
00:24Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the General Manager of Raw, Eric Bischoff.
00:28These men here to do their job, or are they here to screw John Cena out of the WWE title?
00:35Come on, they're just security guards.
00:37Is Cena gonna lose a title and lose his job?
00:41That's the question, the deck is stacked.
00:44It doesn't look good for John Cena, and it's live next.
00:52Boy, I don't have a good feeling about this.
00:53We are live back in the sold out Hampton Coliseum.
00:56Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff is here, he is not alone.
00:59Yeah, the security is out here to escort the loser of this match out of the building,
01:04because the loser of this match for the WWE title, guys, will be fired.
01:12And that loser will be-
01:19Well, yeah, you and I have been around Raw a long time.
01:22I don't, I don't, we have never had a pure fired match, have we?
01:25No, absolutely not.
01:26I'll tell you what, the deck is stacked, and Bischoff is dealing off the bottom of it.
01:32The following is a your fired match, and it is for the WWE Championship.
01:38Introducing the challenger, born in Manhattan, New York, weighing in at 230 pounds, Chris Jericho.
01:47The deck is stacked, and Jericho's got cocked aces.
01:50But why do you keep saying that, the deck is stacked, they're going one-on-one.
01:53Security's out here just to escort the loser out.
01:56Eric Bischoff's out here just to observe, how is the deck stacked?
02:00Because Eric Bischoff has publicly said that he will not stand for
02:04John Cena to represent Raw as the WWE Champion, and will do anything he can to take the time off
02:10of Cena.
02:10They are, John Cena brought that on himself, he made his bet, he came in here saying it's going to
02:15be a new Raw.
02:16But next week, next Monday, we're going to be live in Tampa, Florida at the St. Pete Times Forum.
02:24Yeah, man, it's going to be great, hot night in Tampa next Monday.
02:28With a new champion, by the way.
02:30Well, I'm going by the Brisco brothers and getting my front end aligned.
02:34By the way, King, you only wish you looked like me.
02:36Me?
02:38I wish I looked like you?
02:46Say goodbye to John Cena, everybody.
02:53Making it one win to watch Newberry and Massachusetts.
02:57Rating at 248 pounds, he is the WWE Champion, John Cena.
03:07I'll guarantee you one thing.
03:09If John Cena goes out tonight, if he goes down and loses the WWE title tonight.
03:15If John Cena gets fired, by God, he's gonna go out in a moment of glory,
03:19here for the WWE title tonight.
03:22It's not a matter of him, it's a matter of wins.
03:25And the win is in the next few minutes, because Chris Jericho is poised to take the top crown in
03:32this business, on this side overall, from John Cena and in the process in a very young superstar career.
03:39Well, you know, they are, coach, John Cena's catchphrase is, you can't see me.
03:45After this match, we may not see him.
03:48All we're gonna see is the back side of him, and he's walking out with those security guards that are
03:54at ringside.
03:54Bischoff and Jericho conversing there at ringside.
03:59This crowd obviously solid behind the WWE Champion, John Cena.
04:06Jericho, the first ever under shooting champion.
04:08That's what I'm talking about right there.
04:10The WWE title.
04:12Let me tell you, from experience, did you know the fair tonight?
04:15John Cena to beat Chris Jericho twice in a 24-hour period is one hell of a hill to climb.
04:22Very, very difficult to beat anybody twice in one day or within 24 hours.
04:27And especially with, well, with Eric Bischoff at ringside.
04:31Maybe he is just unobservable.
04:34Well, let's not forget that Chris Jericho is the first under shooting champion.
04:38And let's not forget who he defeated on the same night, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Oscar.
04:43That's true.
04:46And last night, John Cena defeated Chris Jericho, coach.
04:49Yeah, but I would dare say it's damn near impossible to beat the man.
04:53The man who defeated The Rock and Stone Cold.
04:57Sometimes people get lucky.
04:58There's another snap.
04:59But he gets in it.
05:01He gets provoked to touchdown Jericho.
05:04Jericho, the veteran, playing the hit games early.
05:07But it may be, he may have made a big mistake referring to Jericho.
05:11John Cena now playing a few games on the head of Chris Jericho.
05:15Look out.
05:16That hit by Power Rock of-
05:18Hey, come on, this is observation.
05:21God, that's not observation.
05:23That's a come on.
05:24God damn it.
05:26How do you justify the general manager?
05:29Come on, there's a little horse manure.
05:32And you know it, coach.
05:33I don't know, I mean don't get so excited.
05:35I mean, referee Mike Chiodo was right on top of him, I mean, I don't think-
05:39Why did your brother General Manager Brad Cena speak?
05:42Well, he may have done it once, but I don't think Eric Bischoff would do it again.
05:47Cena likes him.
05:48I think he's just a little bit overzealous and a little bit excited,
05:50just like we all are.
05:52Bischoff knows that John Cena will never be his boy, period.
05:58Well, that's why John Cena may never be here, period, after the night.
06:02Cover the choke.
06:03It was set this way, but he's hoping to understand.
06:06John Cena's never gonna kiss Eric Bischoff's ass.
06:09Well, let me say, he may wish he did, and let me say something this way, JR.
06:13You've been fired a lot of times around here.
06:16Are the slips really pink?
06:17Yeah, they're pink and held on the front.
06:18Do you really get walking papers?
06:20I mean, JR would know, but in a few minutes, we can just ask John as well out the back.
06:25I'm only going to fire twice.
06:28And downstairs, Jericho now hammering with Cena in that corner, and
06:32Cena now being beaten down here.
06:33We gotta remember that both these men, to their credit, got a hell of a war last night at SummerSlam.
06:40Can an ex-WWE champion draw unemployment?
06:43I don't know, King.
06:44That'd be embarrassing.
06:44I'll work on that later, okay?
06:48We need to tell John Cena.
06:49And we need to know.
06:51Yeah.
06:55And Jericho, Jericho, you can almost feel it coming there, he ate some ring post.
07:01Jericho did that release a little early, Cena had time to adjust there.
07:06And Jericho's hurting on the outside.
07:08Well, at least Eric Bischoff is down to make sure Chris Jericho is okay.
07:12That's an observation.
07:14That's all it is.
07:16Cena has to take a closer look.
07:17He wants to observe as well.
07:19Hey, don't put your hands on the box.
07:21You saw where that got John Cena before.
07:24Cena tossing Jericho back.
07:26Wait a minute.
07:28Hey, hey, don't.
07:28He kicks Cena.
07:30Don't put your hands on the box.
07:31And a low blow for God's sake.
07:34There is absolutely no way Cena's gonna make it out of here in the WWE title.
07:39Can John Cena survive?
07:41Will Cena be fired?
07:42We'll find out when we come back.
07:49We are back live here on Raw.
07:51Man, this is absolutely horrendous.
07:53The things that have gone on in this match are absolutely embarrassing for Raw.
07:58Before we went to the break, you saw the low blow and then look at this.
08:03This was the purely in self-defense, what do you mean?
08:06There's a low blow right here.
08:07Well, that's self-defense.
08:08You saw John's self-defense.
08:10You didn't put your hands on the box, you got to defend himself.
08:13Now look at this, during the break.
08:14This is observing.
08:15Self-defense?
08:16I don't think so.
08:17Self-defense?
08:18I don't think so.
08:19Observing.
08:19I'm just taking out frustration, you could say.
08:22Well, I could have, but I'm not, because that would be stupid.
08:25Well, look out here, a nice back suplex by John Cena on Chris Jericho.
08:29Well, Bischoff out here and those security guys, security guys I haven't even seen
08:34before working here on Raw.
08:37Well, security guys have done nothing but stand there.
08:39They're doing their job.
08:40They're doing what they've been to do.
08:42Face first.
08:43Rock Toho, face first, go Cena.
08:45Jericho the Vector now.
08:47I just got a feeling, I got a gut feeling that Jericho's gonna win this,
08:50and he's gonna win it.
08:51Fair and square, JR.
08:52And you gotta feel how, what position the referee might kill is in.
08:55The referee's between a rock and a hard spot.
08:57And after Jericho wins, fellas, Cena is gonna be fired, just like that.
09:04Hard shot to the ribs, man.
09:06Big kick to the ribs by Jericho, and Jericho now measuring John Cena.
09:11Jericho knows that Mike Keona's not gonna make any bad calls in Cena's favor.
09:17Hey, Jericho knows that the security's here to support Mr. Bischoff.
09:21Hey, Mike Keona's gonna call right down the middle.
09:23That's exactly what the referee has done.
09:24Don't put it on the referee.
09:25I'm not putting anything on the referee.
09:27Security is just here to escort the loser, whoever gets fired out of this arena.
09:31One thing I can say about the boss, he's enjoying this match at ringside so far.
09:36So you gotta have security, that's gonna be a disgruntled employee, I can assure you of that.
09:39Right right hand by Jericho, Cena trying to retaliate.
09:43Cena wearing on fumes now.
09:45Fumes and just guts, and Cena now seems to be getting back in this thing.
09:50Good night.
09:51As soon as I say that, it's Jericho, spinning heel kick, Kevin B, out of the line.
09:56Left hookball, and a near bomb, a near bomb, a long two count.
10:01Coach, Coach, we gotta be careful.
10:02You know when Cena gets fired, he could go postal.
10:05Well, he could, he could.
10:07Jericho's choking.
10:10Jericho robbing the oxygen from John Cena, the reigning WWE Champion.
10:21I think the loser of this match will be fired on the spot.
10:26The winner of the match leaves the WWE Champion.
10:29And the winner will be celebrating the new WWE Championship tonight.
10:33All night long, the cover, the cover!
10:35And another near fall, no big kick out.
10:38Cena did get a shoulder off the canvas.
10:40I think the first thing that Chris Jericho will do as champion is have that
10:43silly hubcap belt replaced.
10:45Cena being worn down, no doubt about that.
10:48Uh-oh.
10:49Cena in great shape, but Jericho is wearing Cena down.
10:53It's hard to recover from a low bone.
10:56Indeed I do.
10:57And now, Jericho gonna take it to another level here.
11:02If Jericho hits this, it will be over, ladies and gentlemen.
11:06My.
11:07Jericho, you're right, he is taking it to another level.
11:09He's going all the way up.
11:11Jericho looking for a simple flex.
11:13But Cena not going.
11:14Cena trying to block it.
11:16Cena's blocking.
11:18He's first Jericho, all the way from the top.
11:20A desperation block.
11:23It may well have been a desperation block, effective nonetheless.
11:28John Cena now on top.
11:30And Cena to a chance.
11:31The ground and ground attack of Cena.
11:34He diverted from that attack, taking a chance, high risk, and he crashed and burned.
11:41I'll say it, John Cena, that was his last ditch effort.
11:44This thing is over, let's try out a new champion, and let's go pop the corpse, baby.
11:49Elbow right to the back, lower back here in the kidneys.
11:52And what is Cena on the road?
11:54What's the matter?
11:55You wanna get fired?
11:57I thought you wanna call down the middle.
12:01You missed that one, it's okay, it's okay.
12:04It's okay.
12:05Yeah, no cursing this line, and Cena's fine with that reverse chin lock.
12:09You talk about the deck being snapped, stats.
12:12There's only one person that's in Jericho's corner, and that's Eric Bischoff.
12:15There's a low blow from Cena, and Cena's got about 15,000 people behind him here.
12:20That's a stack down to me.
12:22Cena fighting back Jericho, deviating from his game plan.
12:26Getting into a fight with Cena, a fight with Jericho may not be able to win.
12:31No.
12:33Jericho misses, Cena with a shoulder block.
12:36John Cena with a shoulder block.
12:38Look out, Jericho.
12:40Cena with getting and obviously building significant momentum here.
12:44Well, you alluded to it, and I'm very surprised how much these two men have left
12:48after the battle they had last night, JR.
12:51Reverse elbow by Cena.
12:53Coach, this is not looking too good for Jericho right now.
12:56It only takes a second.
12:57It only takes- There it is, there's that second.
12:59There you go.
13:01That foot to the face of John Cena, that can do it.
13:03A second to turn around, three seconds to win.
13:06Wait a minute.
13:08Cena looking for the MVP here on Jericho.
13:11Jericho fighting.
13:13Jericho remains- He's got him.
13:15Jericho going to play with that Jericho looking for the walls of Jericho.
13:18He's got the walls.
13:20The walls of Jericho.
13:21New champion.
13:22Cena is finished.
13:23Cena is finished.
13:25Bischoff, beside himself, in perfect position.
13:30Is Cena gonna lose the WWE title?
13:33Cena about to tap.
13:36Cena's trying to hold on.
13:38Look at his hands.
13:40Cena's trying to hold on here.
13:44Bischoff shouting tap, you son of a- Look at this.
13:48Cena.
13:51God damn it.
13:52That's not right.
13:54A brilliant affirmation on the card.
13:56He's got a new champion.
14:00The last seconds, the last moments of John Cena's career.
14:06Cena trying to hold on to everything he has.
14:08And every fiber in his being, Cena's trying to gun it out.
14:12He's gonna tap, you gotta tap.
14:14He's got nothing left.
14:15There's no way that Cena can be able to do it.
14:17It lasts much longer here.
14:18Look at the face.
14:19Look at the face.
14:20Look at the face of John Cena and everybody.
14:22The intensity.
14:22The intensity.
14:23That's not intensity.
14:23That's pain, JR.
14:25He's wrecked with pain.
14:26There's pain, yes.
14:28But there's damn sheer intensity, King.
14:31Look at this.
14:31Wait a minute.
14:31He's gonna make it.
14:33He made it to the ropes.
14:33He got a rope.
14:34My God.
14:35Wrecked a hole.
14:36Bischoff, he made it to the ropes.
14:38It may be academic anyway.
14:40It may be academic anyway.
14:41But Cena, he got a break there.
14:43He got to the ropes.
14:44He survived that.
14:45That onslaught.
14:46Well, Jericho thinks he's won.
14:48But Chris, you haven't won yet.
14:49Turn around, continue the match.
14:51Stay focused, stay focused.
14:52No, no, no, no.
14:54Cena's back gave out on him.
14:56For the walls of Jericho.
14:58He's trying to execute the FU.
15:00He's back up.
15:01He's got him up.
15:02He's got him up.
15:03He's got him.
15:04A huge FU to Jericho.
15:07But Cena, can he capitalize?
15:09Look at the fish off.
15:10He's going crazy.
15:12Well, I'm going crazy too.
15:13This is not going according to plan.
15:16Cena got had one chance to utilize the FU, but he can't cover.
15:20John, you gotta cover him.
15:22You gotta block the pain.
15:23You gotta make the cover.
15:25The only good thing is Jericho, he's very close to those ropes.
15:28Cena may only have one chance to win this match, and it's here and now.
15:33God damn it.
15:35You talk about awareness, Chris Jericho knew exactly where he was in the ring and
15:39was able to get that foot up on the rope.
15:42That's a ring better for you.
15:43That's so asinine.
15:44What?
15:45Bischoff put the Jericho's foot on the bottom rope.
15:48What's he putting?
15:50What the hell?
15:50Wait, wait, wait, wait.
15:51What is that?
15:53What is, my God, look at that.
15:55Those are nooks.
15:56My gosh.
15:57Those are nooks, brass nooks.
15:59Bischoff just handed Chris Jericho a knuckle brass nooks.
16:03My God, how can that be condoned?
16:05Well, the general manager just gave Chris Jericho some brass nooks.
16:10Condoned or not.
16:11It's just a matter of time, boys.
16:13That's right.
16:13It's just a matter of time.
16:15I guess you'd say so for an astute observation.
16:18Here he comes.
16:20Here he comes.
16:21God.
16:22Baby.
16:23Damn it.
16:24It's over now.
16:25It's over.
16:25It's over.
16:27Cena knocked down.
16:29Cover him, Jericho.
16:30We have a new WWE Champion.
16:32Of course we do.
16:34It's over.
16:35Cena is hitting the face.
16:36It's over.
16:37And Jericho holding the leg.
16:40I don't believe.
16:41Cena kicked out.
16:43What?
16:43Cena kicked out.
16:45Bischoff, he kicked out.
16:46Bischoff's gonna have a stroke.
16:48The cover.
16:48And Cena kicked out again.
16:51What the hell is going on, Coach?
16:52I cannot believe that this match is not over.
16:55Get off my table and Bischoff.
16:57Bischoff with the world, the WWE title, up on the apron.
17:02Referee Mike Chioda better realize where his bread is butter.
17:05Right hands by Jericho, cutting their mark on John Cena.
17:09Why is the referee trying to take that championship title away from Bischoff?
17:13Look out!
17:14Cena, look at it!
17:18No!
17:20No!
17:20Wait a minute now.
17:21Come on!
17:23F.U. Cena is back.
17:27Can you do it again?
17:28Yes!
17:29Cena with the F.U.
17:31No!
17:31No!
17:32No!
17:33My God!
17:34Cena did it!
17:36Cena did it!
17:38Here's your winner, and still the WWE Champion, John Cena!
17:45What happened now?
17:46The deck may have been stacked, but Cena up through Eric Bischoff.
17:51John Cena is still the WWE Champion.
17:57And I hate to say it, but Chris Jericho, Chris Jericho is fired.
18:08I can't imagine Raw without Y2J.
18:13I can't imagine how John Cena survived this collusion between the general manager
18:19and Chris Jericho.
18:20Chris!
18:22Forget about all that!
18:28Because, you son of a bitch!
18:30You're fired!
18:31What?
18:39You had a job to do, damn it, and you didn't get it done!
18:45I gotta play B.B., you should be fired!
18:48Not me, come on!
18:49Don't fire me!
18:50Come on, Eric!
18:51Come on, come on, we're buddies!
18:53Give me another chance, you know I can do it!
18:56Give me another chance!
18:57Please, Eric!
18:58You're fired!
18:59You hear me?
19:00No!
19:01Get out of my ring!
19:07Out of my ring!
19:17I don't care about you, your wife, or your damn kid!
19:22Now get out of my ring!
19:24You don't fire me!
19:25I just did!
19:27You don't fire me!
19:27Security, get him out of here!
19:30You don't fire me!
19:32Don't fire me!
19:33Don't fire me, Mr. Bishop!
19:33Please, I can do this!
19:35No!
19:35Get him out of here!
19:36No!
19:37Get out of my ring, damn it!
19:39Please!
19:40You are done!
19:41No!
19:42Finished!
19:43No!
19:45No!
19:45Give him out of my ring!
19:46I can't believe what you see!
19:49Jericho begging for his job!
19:52He's holding on to Bishos Leg, begging to keep his job!
19:57I never thought I'd see Jericho beg on his knees like this!
20:02I would never do anything like what Chris Jericho is doing right now!
20:07Jericho deserves to be fired!
20:13Hey, he had an opportunity!
20:15He didn't come through for the boss, thus he's out of here!
20:20Jericho being boggling carried out of this ring!
20:23Chris Jericho has been fired!