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00:00Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn for the crown jewel title.
00:04Chad Patton, of course, our senior official.
00:14Sami Zayn has not once taken his eyes off of Roman Reigns.
00:20These two juggernauts have just locked eyes.
00:22This thing is going to be memorable.
00:33Ladies and gentlemen, the following is a champion versus champion match.
00:37And it's for the men's crown jewel championship.
00:43Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
00:47Weighing in at 212 pounds.
00:50He is the undisputed WWE champion, Sami Zayn.
01:02And his opponent, from Pensacola, Florida.
01:06Weighing in at 265 pounds.
01:10He is the world heavyweight champion.
01:14The OTC Roman Reigns.
01:23Sami Zayn, the last real good guy.
01:31Actually, Corey has a lot of ride to dyes here in this audience.
01:35A hero of sorts in Saudi Arabia.
01:37And he's been very successful here.
01:39Sami Zayn has only tasted defeat in Saudi Arabia one time in his career.
01:46He does not want to add to that list.
01:48Sami Zayn!
01:50Sami Zayn!
01:51Sami Zayn!
01:52Sami Zayn!
01:53Pull it, pull it, pull it, pull it, pull it, pull it!
01:55Two years ago, Cody Rhodes won the inaugural championship.
02:01Last year it was Seth Rollins.
02:03Will Sami or Roman join them here tonight?
02:09So let's start with Sami Zayn.
02:11How does he knock off the OTC to finally gain that respect?
02:17Sami Zayn, for as abrasive as he may be, is an incredibly cerebral superstar.
02:22Nothing that Sami does is by accident or mistake.
02:26Sami Zayn has a game plan.
02:27I don't know exactly what it is.
02:29But if he's able to execute it, it could be a rough night for the OTC.
02:33Will Sami Zayn be able to get into the head of Roman Reigns?
02:35You saw him start there by tossing his shirt at him.
02:38Historically speaking, it's been very hard to get inside the mind of Roman Reigns.
02:42But Sami Zayn has a very different relationship with Roman than most of the rest of the roster.
02:46Think of the time Sami spent as a member of the Bloodline.
02:49Yeah, the classic match then after Sami Zayn shocked the world
02:53when he delivered a chair shot to Roman Reigns
02:56and then almost beat Roman in Montreal.
03:03Unfortunately for Sami, this environment is not unfamiliar to Roman.
03:08Roman is used to not being the most popular man in the arena.
03:11So that's not going to throw the OTC off of his game.
03:14However, that sort of ovation could drive Sami Zayn to find a new level that he needs.
03:20And what did Roman Reigns think of Sami Zayn's actions on SmackDown last night?
03:23When he allowed Jimmy Uso to be beaten to a pulp by the 9-4-6, not lifting a finger
03:29to help him.
03:29Oh, I promise.
03:30Sami Zayn has drawn the ire of Roman Reigns in every sense of the word.
03:34Roman is out here on a mission tonight.
03:36And for Roman, what does he do to knock off the Wiley Zayn?
03:39You mentioned it earlier.
03:40Roman has been flawless this year.
03:43Reigns just needs to stick with what brought him to the dance.
03:45Be Roman Reigns.
03:49Now, that's not going to sit well with the OTC, the man who demands acknowledgement and respect.
03:54And he's earned it.
04:10And Sami now.
04:11You know, a lot of what Sami Zayn is saying, Corey, is true.
04:14He's given a lot to this industry, a lot to the business.
04:17He's one of the greatest to ever do it.
04:19Feels like he isn't recognizing.
04:20Perhaps that is the case.
04:21But it's the way that Zayn carries himself.
04:24The way he talks about it.
04:26The champion's prerogative.
04:28And look, Sami laughing because Roman is playing right into Sami's hands.
04:33Sami Zayn wants to frustrate him.
04:39And we know Roman has a temper.
04:40But when the OTC sees red, he is apt to make mistakes from time to time.
04:47And I believe Sami Zayn is relying on that fact.
04:52Who stands the most to gain from this match tonight?
04:55Sami Zayn, 100% without a doubt.
04:58This is about validation.
04:59Much like we talked about during Chelsea Green's matchup.
05:01Sami Zayn has his own validation.
05:04Sami still doesn't believe that the world believes in him.
05:07Yeah, but Sami believes in himself.
05:09Exactly.
05:10That's the opposite of what Chelsea was feeling.
05:12He just quit the shoulder tackle by Reigns.
05:13And Sami knows that beating Roman Reigns, the OTC, the world heavyweight champion, at the top of his game,
05:20may be the only way Sami does earn the respect of the entire world.
05:23And also, he remembers what happened nearly four years ago in Montreal.
05:27Sami Zayn came within a whisper of taking the championship from Roman Reigns.
05:32And that has driven Sami ever since to two WWE championship reigns.
05:41And this is what Sami wants to avoid.
05:43You don't want to turn this into a slugfest because you're not going to overpower or outpunch Roman Reigns.
05:49Yeah, this is the pace that Roman loves.
05:51Side headlock applied to Sami.
05:53Just establishing dominance, marking his territory as Reigns.
06:03Leapfrog.
06:04And now set the top rope to the floor.
06:07Reigns luckily able to get his feet underneath him before landing.
06:10That shocked Reigns a bit.
06:14And Sami Zayn's holding the high ground.
06:20And then frustration could be setting in.
06:23Sami Zayn not allowing Reigns to get back in the ring.
06:29And now Sami's going to take the fight to the OTC.
06:37But notice how almost cautious Sami is when he approaches Roman.
06:41Sami's fully aware of what Reigns is capable of.
06:44And in the blink of an eye, the OTC can turn the tides of this or any matchup.
06:48Well, and you know for Sami Zayn, he understands the importance of this title reign, right?
06:52The first time around, he only held the championship for, what, nine days?
06:55He was considered a fluke.
06:57This time around, he needs a sustained championship run, which he has done so far.
07:03And what better way to prove that than by knocking off the de facto face of this industry, Roman Reigns.
07:11And Sami being the aggressor here, bouncing Roman off the announce table.
07:26I think it would behoove Sami to try to end this match quickly.
07:32I agree with that.
07:33And Sami Zayn certainly possesses a speed advantage over the World Heavyweight Champion.
07:37But with that said, this is Roman Reigns we're talking about.
07:40Sami's going to have to hit Roman with something special to keep him down for three seconds at any point,
07:46let alone early in the match.
07:49Reigns are trying to shake out the cobwebs from the Zayn assault.
07:53Lee Krog off the Roman, oh, he's up with a clothesline.
07:56And here's the cover by Sami.
07:57And Roman kicks, didn't even get a count of one in.
08:01But again, Sami Zayn, listen, he's saying to Roman, you've got to take me seriously here.
08:07And Roman's going to have to.
08:07That's exactly what's happening.
08:09Sami knew that wasn't the end of the matchup, but he forced Roman Reigns to exert energy to kick out.
08:14It was a momentary show of dominance from the WWE Champion.
08:20We've been in an electric crowd all night long here at WWE Crown Jewel.
08:26As we settle into our main event for the Men's Crown Jewel Championship.
08:32The WWE Champion, Sami Zayn.
08:35The World Champion, Roman Reigns.
08:37Zayn from the second rope.
08:38Oh, and that axe handle to the head of Zayn.
08:40Of Roman Reigns.
08:41Here's the cover and a kick out by Roman, this time at one.
08:43Sacks him up again.
08:44Roman's got to kick again.
08:45Sami going to stack a third time.
08:48I love it.
08:48I absolutely love what we're seeing out of Sami Zayn.
08:51Sami with Nat-like offense.
08:55Just will not go away.
08:57Sami Zayn survives.
09:00You don't have to like it, but you have to accept what's the line you always use.
09:04At the end of the world, there will be cockroaches, there will be Twinkies, and there will be Sami Zayn.
09:09And Zayn now second rope.
09:12Again, measuring the champion.
09:13And this time he got hit to the right.
09:17And Roman stops Sami right in his tracks.
09:20That's what I was talking about.
09:22One shot is all it takes for Roman to take control again.
09:26And Roman firing up now.
09:28I think Sami Zayn may have accomplished what he wanted.
09:32That was the full force of the OTC.
09:38You got my attention now, Sami.
09:40I mean, listen, Sami's battle-tested.
09:41He didn't enter this matchup thinking it was going to be a cakewalk.
09:44In fact, Sami Zayn expected to get beat down tonight.
09:48He just plans on leaving as the crown jewel champion.
09:52And again, it's the survival instincts you talk about.
09:56Kane has made a career of it.
10:01Roman with a boot, Sami's down.
10:06And now what we're seeing is what Sami wanted to avoid, allowing Roman to settle in, to dictate the pace
10:12of the matchup.
10:16Take another look in the corner of your screen at the turning point of this matchup.
10:20Big uppercut by the world heavyweight champion.
10:29Roman, uh, beginning to talk trash now.
10:32And that's how you know Reigns is comfortable.
10:34Roman is in his wheelhouse.
10:48Body shot by Zayn.
10:50And another.
10:53Sami again showing resiliency.
10:58Roman telegraphed that.
11:00That was a mistake Reigns normally doesn't make.
11:06And Sami trying to hoist Roman up.
11:09Rationable decision.
11:10You're not going to overpower Roman Reigns.
11:13And a chasing point.
11:15Cover by Reigns.
11:17And Sami just gets the shoulder up.
11:20See the intensity on the face of Reigns as he covered Sami.
11:24As this match progresses, I don't think there's any question about it.
11:27I think Roman Reigns is solely focused on Sami's aim and the task at hand.
11:33And oddly enough, that's exactly what Sami Zayn wants.
11:40It's incredible for you.
11:42With all that Roman Reigns has accomplished in his career.
11:45A Hall of Fame career.
11:46I said it earlier.
11:47That this year may be the best he's ever had.
11:50And you get no disagreement from me.
11:52And one of the reasons for that is to remember that first four-year title reign.
11:56A lot of help from the family.
11:58This time around, every single thing Roman has done has been on his own.
12:01It's not dissimilar to the mentality of Sami Zayn.
12:05Roman Reigns.
12:06No!
12:07Then a lot of the credit went to the bloodline.
12:09Rubber.
12:09Drive by.
12:10By Roman.
12:11Into the cover.
12:12Sami surviving the game.
12:13And Roman believes all the attention, all the accolades should be held by him.
12:17He should do his own work.
12:19And Roman has done a spectacular job of delivering on that promise.
12:21Oh, I'm sure he heard the whispers, right?
12:24First time around, you shouldn't have been champion that long.
12:26Everybody helps you out each and every time.
12:28So this time around, Roman said, I'm going to do it my way.
12:31Roman wanted to remove all fouls.
12:33That's exactly the same mission Sami is on right now.
12:44Roman gave Sami that shot.
12:46He said, take a free one.
12:47And again, listen, I don't agree with the latest antics from Sami Zayn, right?
12:52I think he can conduct himself better and differently as the champion.
12:56But you've got to give him credit.
12:58There's no die in Sami Zayn.
13:01Absolutely right.
13:07That never say die attitude has proven to be a great frustrator for Sami's opponents over the years.
13:14Hell, I've experienced it firsthand.
13:15Man, just when you think you've got Sami beat, he finds that other gear.
13:20He finds a way to survive.
13:22And unlike, as we mentioned, Chelsea Green earlier tonight, Sami believes in himself.
13:28Sami's frustration is with the fans because Sami doesn't believe they view him the way he sees himself in the
13:33mirror.
13:36Which is odd because they've been with him every step of the way.
13:39Maybe he should look in the mirror.
13:43I might as well superplex this bitch ass.
13:48Well, Roman told you what he's going to do, folks.
14:01Roman attempting a superplex.
14:02Sami hoarding the attempt.
14:09And Sami fighting back.
14:14Sami sees an opening.
14:16Touching the power pop.
14:18Cover on Rays.
14:19Roman's got to kick it too.
14:21Wow, that was close.
14:24And again.
14:27Let's take another look at Sami Zayn.
14:29See the slightest opportunity and capitalize.
14:33An uncharacteristic of Roman.
14:35The WWE fans were chanting Oba Femi moments ago.
14:38Oba was here earlier tonight.
14:39Roman was distracted by that chant.
14:42And it allowed Sami to take over.
14:43Maybe Roman's not as focused as we thought.
14:48Sami's not the only one that's got a litany of men gunning for his title.
14:53Sami wanted the blue thunder bomb.
14:55Roman able to stop him for the moment.
14:57And now a series of vicious elbows across Zayn's neck.
15:02And Sami now went for the blue thunder bomb again.
15:05And Roman Reigns, Kieranagi plants Sami.
15:11That may have taken the last bit of wind out of Sami Zayn's sail.
15:15And I was just going to ask about wind, stamina.
15:17Who has the advantage?
15:20Ordinarily, I would give the edge to Sami Zayn.
15:22But this is Roman we're talking about.
15:24Locked and loaded.
15:25Roman Reigns is a great white in the deep waters.
15:30Went for the Superman punch.
15:31Sami Zayn.
15:32Blue thunder bomb for the win.
15:35And the championship.
15:36And a kick out by Roman at two.
15:43Take another look.
15:44Roman wanted the Superman punch.
15:46The third time was the charm.
15:48Blue thunder bomb.
15:50And Roman Reigns escapes.
15:52At about two and seven and eight.
15:59An incredible main event.
16:01Should we expect it?
16:03Should we expect anything different?
16:04No.
16:07Two of the best to do it in the ring here tonight.
16:11And Sami Zayn looking to pull off what would be a massive upset in my opinion.
16:18I think Sami's lining it up.
16:21He did this to Roman Monday on Raw.
16:23A luba kick time.
16:24Roman Reigns slides out of harm's way.
16:27Smart decision by the OTC.
16:29But here comes Sami.
16:31And down goes Reigns.
16:33Kobe Kohn, hero to the outside.
16:35Drops the world champion.
16:38Sami!
16:40Sami!
16:42Sami!
16:43Sami!
16:44Sami!
16:45Sami!
16:47Sami!
16:49Sami!
16:49Sami!
16:50Sami!
16:51Sami!
16:52Sami!
16:52Sami!
16:58Sami!
16:59Sami!
16:59Sami!
17:00Sami!
17:01Sami!
17:02Sami!
17:03Sami!
17:04Sami!
17:06Sami!
17:11Sami!
17:16Sami!
17:17top rope, Roman Reigns
17:18heads to the corner, locked and loaded
17:21Superman punch!
17:23Good night! Cover!
17:25Sammy still in it
17:27barely getting the shoulder up
17:29to Reigns' disbelief.
17:34Roman taking a moment to recover
17:38as we take
17:39another look at the Superman
17:40punch right on the chin of Sammy
17:43Zayn, deep hook of the far
17:45leg, but Zayn
17:46escapes and survives.
17:52Big fight night
17:54at Crown Jewel
17:57in our main event.
17:59Roman Sammy, the world
18:01champ, the WWE champ
18:02for bragging rights
18:05in the Crown Jewel title.
18:07Come on!
18:12Go!
18:13Go!
18:25Sammy standing toe-to-toe with Roman.
18:28Oh, wow!
18:30I think he's got Roman's full attention
18:32now.
18:34Go!
18:38Go!
18:39Go!
18:40He went for the haluma kick.
18:41Roman averted disaster there.
18:44Sammy may be hurt.
18:45Superman punch by Reigns.
18:48Sammy may hyper-extended his knee,
18:50maybe strained a hamstring,
18:52trying to deliver the haluma kick,
18:54but that could spell the beginning
18:56of the end
18:57for the WWE champion.
19:04Oh, haluma kick by Sammy!
19:07Got him!
19:07Out of nowhere!
19:08Cover!
19:09Demi Reigns!
19:10Demi Reigns!
19:10And Roman kicks at it too!
19:14In the blink of an eye,
19:16the tides shift again.
19:19Roman building up ahead of Steve.
19:23First avoids the haluma kick,
19:25then rocks Sammy with a Superman punch.
19:29And as Roman appeared to be looking for the spear,
19:33Sammy one step ahead,
19:35haluma kick on the button,
19:37but Reigns kicks out.
19:39Now what does this do for Sammy mentally,
19:41knowing that Reigns kicked out of the haluma kick?
19:43Sammy's got to feel like victory's on the horizon.
19:46He's got Reigns reeling.
19:48On several occasions,
19:50nearly defeated Roman.
19:52And now continuing,
19:53they're trying to get in the head of Reigns.
19:54That's Roman Reigns' move.
19:56Locked and loaded.
19:57Reigns trying to make it back to his feet.
19:58Sammy went for a Superman punch,
20:00almost took out the official.
20:02And now Roman Reigns takes out Chad Patton
20:05with a Superman punch.
20:06That was obviously inadvertent, folks.
20:14And now Roman,
20:15an exploder by Sammy.
20:18The official's down.
20:24Sammy Zane with yet another haluma kick.
20:28Reigns is down.
20:29But there's no official.
20:31One, two, three.
20:35Charles Robinson's here.
20:37Robinson into the ring.
20:39Sammy gonna stack up Roman.
20:41And that allowed Roman to recover and kick out.
20:44Dane had Reigns beat.
20:47Dead to right.
20:48Trust me,
20:49we are never gonna hear the end of that one.
20:51And now Sammy with a haluma kick.
20:54Out of frustration.
20:55That wasn't an accident.
20:57Sammy, what are you doing?
21:02Well, he let the frustration get the best of him is what happened.
21:06A haluma kick to Charles Robinson,
21:08who, well, isn't the schedule rep for the match,
21:10but he came down when Chad Patton was taken out.
21:16Roman Reigns was down for what had to be eight, nine, ten seconds.
21:23Sammy's frustration's got the best of him.
21:25Well, Sammy's got to keep his wits about him here.
21:27He's got Reigns on the ropes.
21:31Sammy also understands we don't have an official.
21:36Roman Reigns in a heap.
21:40Sammy Zane with the title.
21:46Do it, Sammy.
21:48Take the low road.
21:52Sammy loading up.
21:54Reigns with a Superman punch.
21:58Spear.
22:00Cover.
22:02And again,
22:03Chad Patton now.
22:04Comes two.
22:05Pulls back into the ring.
22:10Sammy gets the shoulder up at two and a half.
22:13And Roman now can't believe it.
22:16Sammy won the match.
22:18Roman at the match won.
22:19The ride or dies continue to believe.
22:24As we look again at Roman delivering the spear that for all intents and purposes should have ended this match.
22:32Just like Sammy's previous paluba kick.
22:34But an incapacitated official made all the difference.
22:43Sammy's hopes are still alive.
22:48Roman with that grin on his face, almost like, I'm sure I was expecting this.
22:58I respect that.
22:59I respect the effort.
23:01But I'm going to try to achieve.
23:04It's going to take more.
23:07It's going to take more to beat me.
23:10As a matter of fact, I think you'll earn that from me.
23:12And this is what I'm going to see here.
23:16This is the main event right here.
23:20This is your new suit for the face.
23:24That the movies have been seen.
23:33Sammy got what he wanted.
23:35Roman Reigns said he respected the effort.
23:37And Sammy hasn't given up the fight yet.
23:44I don't care who you are.
23:45You have to respect the effort of Sammy Zane.
23:49100%.
24:00Two men dropping their heavy artillery in the middle of the ring.
24:05Big right hands being exchanged.
24:08Sammy's knees just went weak.
24:09Yeah, Roman, with that right hand, may have ended the dream of Zane.
24:16Sammy, though, back to his feet.
24:21He wants more.
24:23Stay down, Sammy.
24:26No, that's not in Sammy's DNA.
24:28No matter what you think about him and his antics,
24:30that is not in the DNA of Sammy Zane to stay down.
24:38Make everything you want.
24:40Make everything you want.
24:41Take everything you want.
24:42Make everything you want.
24:42Superbad punch.
24:43Sammy just commanded Roman to bring everything he's got.
24:48And Roman all too happy to oblige.
24:51Do you want some more?
24:53Do you want some more?
24:55Do you want some more?
24:56Do you want some more?
24:58Sammy, exploder.
25:02Jane with a chance
25:04Jane with a chance
25:06We might have another miracle on our hands
25:08Superman punch
25:20Oh it's Sammy with a Superman punch of his own
25:24This is unbelievable
25:25Jane going toe to toe with Reigns
25:34And now a spear
25:36By Roman
25:37Sammy was lining up for a spear
25:39Roman intercepted him
25:41Sammy's bravado got the best of him
25:52But I'll be sure to go to the top of him
25:54And now I'll be sure to go to the top of him
25:56And now I'm going to cover him
26:01And now I'm going to cover him
26:19There! That would cut Sammy in half!
26:24Roman Reigns is the crown jewel champion!
26:28Here is your winner for 2026!
26:33Men's crown jewel champion, the OTT, Roman Reigns!
26:41What a fight!
26:46A true main event any night of the year, anywhere around the globe.
26:53What an effort by Sammy Zane, earning the respect of the tribal chief
27:01in the center of the ring.
27:13Sammy Zane demanded the very best of Roman Reigns, the world heavyweight champion.
27:20And that is exactly what Sammy Zane received tonight.
27:31We talk about Sammy's ability to survive.
27:34Never before was it more apparent than in this particular matchup.
27:40Both men throwing their best shots at one another.
27:44Here Sammy captures Roman with an exploder.
27:48But unfortunately, Zane was then met with a Superman punch.
27:56Sammy would then return the favor as Roman sought the spear.
28:02A Sammy Zane Superman punch.
28:07And then a spear from Roman Reigns.
28:11Which Sammy survived almost miraculously.
28:15Forcing Roman to engage God Mode.
28:19The final spear.
28:21Cutting the WWE champion in half.
28:25No need to hang your head, Sammy.
28:28A hell of a fight and a hell of an effort.
28:30Sammy Zane doesn't always get what he wants.
28:34But he always get what he needs.
28:38And tonight, it was the respect of one of the best ever.
28:41The respect of that man.
28:43Roman Reigns.