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00:00:00Joe Tessitore, along with the man who 40 years ago this month, was in this very same role,
00:00:11Jesse, the body Ventura's with us for Saturday Night Standings.
00:00:17Jesse, you and I had breakfast this morning and over coffee, our focus went to the steel
00:00:23cage match.
00:00:24And you said, when it comes to Drew and Damian Priest, things feel very different.
00:00:29Well, first and foremost, I don't drink coffee.
00:00:32Second and foremost, yeah, you're right.
00:00:35The object of this is to get out of the ring.
00:00:38That ain't gonna happen.
00:00:40With McIntyre and Priest, it's gonna stay in the ring and you're gonna see somebody
00:00:46win the match inside the cage.
00:00:49And, you know, let me just say this.
00:00:52I don't know why anyone would take a cage match.
00:00:56Because when you go in the cage, you might walk in looking pretty and you can come out
00:01:02looking awful damn ugly.
00:01:04I know you're very excited as well for Jey Uso's title defense against Logan Paul.
00:01:09Yeah, I'm just wondering.
00:01:11You think Mike Tyson will take another dive?
00:01:14Oh, we will see what happens with that.
00:01:16But let's get to the man who will call all the action.
00:01:19The all time greatest, Michael Cole.
00:01:21The man who was just in the ring two weeks ago.
00:01:24Pat McAfee, gentlemen, take it away.
00:01:26Thanks, Tessa.
00:01:27Michael Cole, Pat McAfee at ringside.
00:01:29And Pat, this building, a lot of memories for you.
00:01:32Yeah, dreams came true in this building.
00:01:34The Thunderdome was here, obviously, a few years back.
00:01:37And I debuted here.
00:01:38I made my name here.
00:01:39And this place is spectacular.
00:01:411,000 degrees in Tampa Bay, Florida today.
00:01:44And it's gonna be even hotter in here.
00:01:46Let's go to the action.
00:01:48Burn it down!
00:01:54Burn it down!
00:02:17Burn it down!
00:02:20The following is a tag team match.
00:02:23Scheduled for one fall.
00:02:26Introducing first, being accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer,
00:02:32the wise man, Paul Heyman.
00:02:35At a combined weight of 475 pounds,
00:02:39the team of Brock Breaker and Seth Rickin Rollins.
00:02:50And for the first time in his career,
00:02:52Seth Rollins has a match at Saturday night's main event,
00:02:56teaming with a man who's been in one of these events before,
00:02:59none other than Braun Breaker.
00:03:01And, Pat, here's a team, along with Paul Heyman,
00:03:03that is looking to take control of Monday Night Raw and the WWE.
00:03:08And the dogs are barking down here in Tampa
00:03:10with Seth Rickin Rollins and Braun Breaker.
00:03:13And with Paul Heyman in tow.
00:03:18Heyman running rough shot on everybody.
00:03:32In a matchup tonight that is extremely personal,
00:03:38especially when it comes to Seth Rollins, CM Punk.
00:03:47Singin' our song, guys.
00:03:50CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
00:04:04Let's go!
00:04:05Their opponent, first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, weighing in at 212 pounds, Sami Zayn!
00:04:22weighing in at 212 pounds, Sami Zayn!
00:04:27You know, Pat, Seth Rollins said he had respect for Sami Zayn
00:04:30until Sami, quote, stuck his nose in my business.
00:04:34And now it's become personal, and Rollins says Sami Zayn
00:04:37is going to get what's coming to him here tonight.
00:04:39Sami Zayn always fighting for what he thinks is right.
00:04:42Todd's been underdog.
00:04:44He's been seeing what Braun Breaker, Seth Regan-Rollins,
00:04:46and Paul Heyman have been doing to Monday Night Raw.
00:04:49They're so obligated to step up and say,
00:04:52uh-uh, this ain't how this is going to go.
00:05:01A lot of history, we'll talk about it,
00:05:03between Sami Zayn and Braun Breaker.
00:05:07T-M-O! T-M-O! T-M-O!
00:05:11T-M-O! T-M-O! T-M-O!
00:05:15T-M-O! T-M-O! T-M-O!
00:05:19T-M-O! T-M-O!
00:05:25The roof has been blown off the England Center!
00:05:37T-M-O! T-M-O! T-M-O!
00:05:42T-M-O! T-M-O! T-M-O!
00:05:47T-M-O! T-M-O! T-M-O!
00:05:51And his tag team partner, from Chicago, Illinois,
00:05:55weighing in at 218 pounds,
00:05:58The M. Punk!
00:06:01Sam Punk is all business tonight.
00:06:03The first match since Wrestlemania.
00:06:06The night that he was screwed by his long time best friend,
00:06:10Paul Heyman.
00:06:12The night that Heyman aligned with Seth Rollins
00:06:15and changed the landscape of our industry.
00:06:25And here we go, chaos underway,
00:06:27tag team matchup this is supposed to be,
00:06:29but Sami Zayn sends Rollins outside the ring to the floor,
00:06:32and now Punk and Sami turn their attention to Braun Breaker.
00:06:35This is going to be an all out war here tonight on Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:06:39A lot of passion, a lot of hate.
00:06:41You should expect this to be a brawl.
00:06:43And Braun Breaker sent over the top rope as well,
00:06:47and Punk and Sami Zayn on fire early.
00:06:50Clearing house.
00:06:55CM Punk stalking Seth Recon Rollins.
00:06:57Uh-oh, Sami Zayn says hello, and we're off.
00:07:00And Sean Bennett, the official calls for the bell, and we're underway.
00:07:03Sami Zayn, Seth Rollins will start this matchup tonight.
00:07:06These two long time friends, total respect for one another,
00:07:09until Sami Zayn decided that he was going to go to the side against Rollins,
00:07:15and Braun Breaker pays dividends.
00:07:19Tag made, and here comes Breaker.
00:07:21The unpredictable badass of Seth Rollins' group.
00:07:25Tremendous athleticism.
00:07:27Oh my God!
00:07:28Breaker now, over the table, through Sami, off the table.
00:07:32A car crash here at ringside.
00:07:34What a way to start Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:07:37What the?
00:07:40How is that even possible?
00:07:45We are back live on NBC.
00:07:47Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:07:49What a chaotic start to this tag team matchup.
00:07:52Breaker and Rollins against Sami Zayn and CM Punk.
00:07:55That's been an all out brawl, and it has gotten out of control.
00:07:58And here's Seth Freak and Rollins taking advantage of Sean Bennett, our officials.
00:08:01Yeah, Breaker drew the official,
00:08:03and Rollins with a couple of cheap shots to Sami Zayn.
00:08:07Smart move by Breaker, not allowing him to make his way across the ring
00:08:10to make the tag to Punk.
00:08:12Very young in the relationship of Braun Breaker and Seth Freak and Rollins,
00:08:15but they've been working together perfectly since they started alongside Paul Heyman.
00:08:19Yeah, great history between the two men in the ring right now.
00:08:21Vertical suplex by Braun Breaker.
00:08:23Into the cover, stares right at Punk as Zayn kicks out.
00:08:27Braun Breaker beat Sami Zayn at SummerSlam last year
00:08:30to win the Intercontinental Championship.
00:08:32Yeah, Braun Breaker is an absolute badass,
00:08:35and he's an absolute dog through and through,
00:08:37which is why Seth and Paul thought he was the perfect man to add to their group.
00:08:41Yeah, this is a group of...
00:08:44No name.
00:08:45No, not at all.
00:08:46Still seemingly in the developmental stages,
00:08:49but looking very good here tonight
00:08:51as Breaker is sent over the top rope to the floor,
00:08:53and Sami with an opportunity.
00:08:55Rolls through. Tag made.
00:08:57Here's Punk.
00:09:01And the five-time world champion, CM Punk,
00:09:04goes to work on the man he hates more than anything on this planet,
00:09:09Seth Rollins.
00:09:10Seth Freak and Rollins and CM Punk despise each other,
00:09:14so you know it's got to feel good.
00:09:17Especially after what Rollins and Heyman did to Punk
00:09:20back at WrestleMania.
00:09:21And Punk now measuring his man.
00:09:23Looking to put Seth Rollins to sleep.
00:09:25Seth, though, able to drop behind.
00:09:26Runs into a kick by Punk to the midsection.
00:09:28Wait a minute!
00:09:29Over the top!
00:09:30Cover!
00:09:32Kick out at two!
00:09:34CM Punk.
00:09:37Code right.
00:09:40Absolutely incredible by Punk here tonight.
00:09:44Trying to change the game here on Saturday night's main event.
00:09:49Big knee to the mouth of Seth Freak and Rollins.
00:09:52And now, Breaker taken out as Punk delivers a bulldog to Rollins.
00:09:57One man wrecking crew.
00:09:58Get out of the way, Paul Heyman.
00:10:02Heyman's going to get his one day, no doubt about that.
00:10:04Punk now top rope.
00:10:06I don't know, actually.
00:10:08Feels like it always works out for Punk.
00:10:10The cockroach.
00:10:11Oh, and there's the elbow.
00:10:12Delivered to Rollins.
00:10:13Hook of the leg now.
00:10:14And another near fall for Punk.
00:10:17Here's CM Punk taking out both Seth and Braun Breaker.
00:10:21Bulldog, clothesline.
00:10:23One CM Punk in control.
00:10:26CM Punk appeared at Saturday night's main event back in 2007 in a tag team matchup.
00:10:32Punk now lifting him up.
00:10:33Braun Breaker looking to save his mentor, Rollins, and does.
00:10:38Yeah, that's good tag team wrestling there.
00:10:41Ironically, the last time Punk was in a Saturday night's main event in a tag team match, he teamed with the Boogeyman.
00:10:46Pedigree! Pedigree by Rollins!
00:10:48Rollins looking to put Punk away and pick up the win here tonight.
00:10:51And Sami Zayn has to break things up for his tag team.
00:10:57Braun Breaker will handle Sami for that.
00:11:04Sami sent out to the apron.
00:11:06Perfect timing by Sami Zayn.
00:11:08Perfect timing by Sami Zayn so this match isn't over with.
00:11:11And he dumps Braun Breaker out to the side.
00:11:15Emotional powder kegs, all of these men.
00:11:18Zayn now with Breaker outside.
00:11:20Up on top.
00:11:21Oh no! Saul takes out Breaker.
00:11:25Sami taking over.
00:11:27Sam Punk marching across the ring to meet his arch nemesis Seth Rollins as our tag team match continues on Saturday night's main event.
00:11:41An electric crowd here tonight sold out.
00:11:43Yingling Center in Tampa, Florida.
00:11:46These guys have been beating the hell out of each other.
00:11:51And Punk now looking for the go to sleep, the GTS.
00:11:55Rollins able to slip out of it yet again.
00:11:58Rollins looking for the stomp, Punk moves out of harm's way.
00:12:01Both men down, collision, center of the ring.
00:12:04CM Punk set Seth freakin' Rollins up there.
00:12:08Thought he had him instead.
00:12:10Double lariat, both men down.
00:12:13Who has more left in the tank here on Saturday night?
00:12:16And this is a very important match, Pat, for the coalition of Rollins and Breaker.
00:12:20High profile match to prove that they're running things in WWE.
00:12:28Makes the tag, here comes Sami Zayn.
00:12:30And Zayn now with Breaker.
00:12:32And Zayn, using his speed, went for the blue thunder bomb.
00:12:35Breaker able to counter.
00:12:37Breaker looking to use his power, Sami slips underneath again.
00:12:41Sami gonna walk the tightrope.
00:12:44Oh! What a DDT by Sami Zayn, who's fired up here tonight!
00:12:51Sami has his opportunity to end this.
00:12:54Yeah, looking for the halloumi kick and Seth Rollins again.
00:12:58Getting involved, CM Punk said no way he takes Rollins out!
00:13:04Breaker!
00:13:06The exploder into the corner by Sami!
00:13:10He's setting up for a kick.
00:13:12It's not good!
00:13:13Looking for the halloumi kick!
00:13:15It's not great!
00:13:16Halloumi kick!
00:13:17It's not great!
00:13:18Heyman grabs Zayn!
00:13:24Paul Heyman just saved this tag team match!
00:13:30Paul Heyman is the greatest manager in the history of this sport for good reason.
00:13:35Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!
00:13:40Where the big Bronson Reed just eliminated CM Punk!
00:13:51A super spear from God Breaker!
00:13:55And a win for Rollins and company!
00:13:57Where the hell did Bronson Reed come from?
00:14:01The winners of this match!
00:14:03Ron Breaker and Seth Frickin' Rollins!
00:14:10The 330 pound Arcella!
00:14:14Big Bronson Reed demolished CM Punk and set Ron Breaker up to win this tag team match!
00:14:28Wait a minute, wait a minute, don't get too far ahead of yourself.
00:14:31A lot of history between Reed and Rollins.
00:14:35Yeah, Bronson Reed will fight everybody if we know anything about him.
00:14:41And now squaring off with Ron Breaker!
00:14:44Bronson Reed, Ron Breaker!
00:14:48Ron Breaker, Ron Breaker!
00:14:55Of course!
00:14:57You gotta be kidding me!
00:14:59Of course!
00:15:03Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
00:15:07Seth Rollins had another play all along!
00:15:14He pulled out a wild card tonight!
00:15:18And Pat, it appears, despite all the violent differences between Reed and Rollins in the past,
00:15:25for some reason Bronson Reed is back with Rollins and now Punk trying to get to Heyman suffering another assault by Reed!
00:15:35Oh no! We haven't seen this since he left!
00:15:39Rollins knows all about this!
00:15:41A half a dozen tsunamis he suffered at one point in his career at the hands of this man!
00:15:46A storm tsunami to CM Punk!
00:15:56These people are thirsty for another tsunami!
00:16:00But why, after their history, why is Reed with Rollins and Heyman and Breaker?
00:16:11I think if you're Bronson Reed you think, why not?
00:16:16This dangerous coalition may have just become unstoppable!
00:16:30Wow!
00:16:40Well, very curious to see how Bronson Reed factors into this new group, but I am here with Chelsea Green and her secret hermit.
00:16:50Cathy, Cathy! I have risen from the ashes!
00:16:54Is that an eagle or a phoenix?
00:16:56I was in mourning, but now it is night, Saturday night main event to be expecting, guess what?
00:17:03The votes are in, Cathy!
00:17:05And after I beat Selena Vega, I will enter my second term as the greatest, first ever, longest reigning, most dangerous United States Women's Champion!
00:17:19Thank you for your hervus!
00:17:22Pledge your allegiance!
00:17:24God bless America, Chelsea Green is losing her voice!
00:17:30I do believe she'll always be able to talk no matter what she's battling, and tonight she's looking to get her title back!
00:17:40The following contest is set for one fall, and it is for the Women's United States Championship!
00:17:50Introducing first, the challenger being accompanied by the secret hervus from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Chelsea Green!
00:18:02You know, Pat, she's been wearing black as of late in mourning for losing the United States Championship, but tonight she comes out decked out in some red, white, and blue.
00:18:10It seems like she already believes that her, well, second term has begun.
00:18:15And it looks like she's got her swagger back alongside her secret hervus, looking to get her title back on a Saturday night.
00:18:25And Saturday night's main event is presented by Dude Wipes, best clean, pants down.
00:18:37Yep, they're telling us to rise.
00:18:41Okay, whatever, okay.
00:18:45United States title up for grabs next.
00:18:48Moments ago, wow, tag team matchup, CM Punk teaming with Sami Zayn against Breaker and Rollins.
00:18:55Sami was going for the haluba kick and the win, and then things just fell apart when Heyman got involved.
00:19:01Yeah, the absolute genius, Paul Heyman interrupted, got the ref's back turned, and a return happened of Bronson Reed!
00:19:08Yeah, big Bronson Reed pummeling Punk, driving him through the barricade.
00:19:13Sami was distracted, Breaker hit the spear to pick up the win, and the question would be called, why was Reed out here?
00:19:21We would learn quickly, wouldn't we, Cole, as Seth freaking Rollins embraces big Bronson Reed.
00:19:27Paul Heyman celebrates, and Bron Breaker understands that there is now four.
00:19:34And then, the return of the tsunami.
00:19:39Absolutely crushing Punk, and Rollins just changed the game here in WWE again.
00:19:47Turned him into a CM Punk kick, am I right?
00:19:50As Chelsea Green and her Secret Hervis await the arrival of our champion.
00:19:55Very mouthy to us. We didn't stand up for Chelsea.
00:19:59The Secret Hervis certainly wanted us to pay our respects.
00:20:01And her opponent, from Queens, New York, she is the Women's United States Champion, Zelina Vega!
00:20:17Ladies and gentlemen, for only the third time in the history of Saturday Night's Main Event, a Women's Championship will be on the line.
00:20:24The first was back in the very first Saturday Night's Main Event.
00:20:27Wendy Richter knocking off the fabulous Moolah.
00:20:30And then, earlier this year, Rhea Ripley beating Nia Jax.
00:20:33Tonight, Zelina Vega defending the United States Championship against Chelsea Green.
00:20:39Very emotional, Zelina Vega, in an interview with CBS Sports this week, talking about how she believed this was meant to be.
00:20:48That everything is finally right in her universe.
00:20:51That the reality has set in.
00:20:53That it is no longer a dream.
00:20:55And after 15 years, Pat, of competing, she finally wins her first singles championship in WWE.
00:21:00Second ever United States Champion.
00:21:02That's quite a title for Zelina Vega.
00:21:04She's undefeated against Chelsea Green in the past.
00:21:07This is her first title defense.
00:21:09Obviously got to win your first before you can be the longest reigning.
00:21:11Chelsea Green quickly out of the box.
00:21:13And taking the fight to Zelina Vega.
00:21:15Zelina beat Chelsea back at the end of April to win the United States Women's Championship.
00:21:22Zelina's bounced off the top turnbuckle.
00:21:26Zelina Vega has a lot of pride in being the United States Champion.
00:21:30As did Chelsea Green.
00:21:34And her secret harvest is obviously a numbers game here that Zelina's going to have to figure out.
00:21:40There's Zelina.
00:21:41Now Chelsea Green did a kick out at two.
00:21:43Zelina has had Chelsea's number.
00:21:45You mentioned it before.
00:21:46Vega 4-0 against Green in singles matches in their career.
00:21:49Oh and a back elbow by Vega.
00:21:52United States Champion.
00:21:55Nice taking Chelsea down to the mat now.
00:21:58Chelsea in position for Zelina Vega to pay homage to her mentor Rey Mysterio.
00:22:04But Green moves out of harm's way and catches her with a slap.
00:22:07Chelsea Green much taller than Zelina Vega so she's going to have the reach on her at all times.
00:22:11Zelina Vega is feisty as they come.
00:22:15She loves being the underdog.
00:22:17She's learned a lot from Rey Mysterio who may be the greatest underdog in the history of the game.
00:22:22Now Chelsea Green dropping Zelina Vega.
00:22:26Spine first to the floor.
00:22:28A powerbomb from Chelsea Green who wants her United States title back.
00:22:32And champion's advantage in this match.
00:22:34A hook to the leg now.
00:22:35Vega's got to kick at two.
00:22:37Green needs to pin or submit Zelina Vega to win the championship tonight.
00:22:41Chelsea Green will get distracted every once in a while.
00:22:44But a powerbomb on the outside then immediately brings Zelina back in the ring to try to get the pin.
00:22:49Feels like she's locked in.
00:22:55And Chelsea Green now beginning to dominate this match with Vega.
00:23:00The inaugural United States Women's Champion.
00:23:08Big slap from Chelsea Green.
00:23:11She won the championship here on Saturday night's main event.
00:23:13The end of the tournament.
00:23:14Cover now by Green for the title.
00:23:16And a kick out.
00:23:17Zelina kicking out there at two.
00:23:19But you've got to wonder.
00:23:20Chelsea's been in control here.
00:23:21A lot of big time shots since that powerbomb.
00:23:25Zelina tough as they come.
00:23:28Zelina Vega will not give up without a fight.
00:23:30But Green now is dominating.
00:23:33See Piper Niven elbow fire outside the ring.
00:23:36Looking on for secret purpose.
00:23:39Did you get it? Because Chelsea Green is hurt.
00:23:41Right.
00:23:43Zelina is our champion.
00:23:44And she's also on her back yet again.
00:23:46Chelsea Green in complete control.
00:23:47Well, you're the best analyst in the business.
00:23:51We're going to be joined by the legendary analyst.
00:23:54Jesse, the body of Ventura.
00:23:56The governor joining us for the big steel cage match later on tonight.
00:24:00He's looking for destruction in that steel cage.
00:24:02You said somebody's leaving that thing ugly tonight.
00:24:05As only the body could.
00:24:07Zelina fighting back on Chelsea Green.
00:24:11Boom. Big boom.
00:24:14As Chelsea continues to dominate.
00:24:18Chelsea had told me earlier today that she wanted to wear down Zelina Vega.
00:24:22And believe the longer this match goes,
00:24:24the better it is for Green to regain her United States Women's Championship.
00:24:29She's been doing submissions.
00:24:30She's been...
00:24:31Oh, nobody home.
00:24:32Vega rolls out of harm's way.
00:24:33And now Zelina Vega.
00:24:35Her secret harvest actually told her to do that.
00:24:37It backfired quickly.
00:24:40As Zelina Vega was looking for one thing that she could flip momentum.
00:24:43She found it.
00:24:44Now Zelina trying to fight back in this.
00:24:49Zelina favoring her left elbow.
00:24:51Big clothesline takes down Green.
00:24:53And this is what Chelsea had to be afraid of.
00:24:56Zelina picking up some momentum using her quickness.
00:24:58Yeah, high speed affair is good for Zelina.
00:25:00Oh, nice back suplex by Zelina Vega.
00:25:02Into a kip-up now.
00:25:04And the champ's rolling.
00:25:09Into the corner.
00:25:10And the knees take out Green.
00:25:13Sideways double knees.
00:25:14I like that from Zelina.
00:25:17And now Zelina Vega up to the second rope.
00:25:20Focusing on Green.
00:25:21Green ducks out of harm's way.
00:25:22Zelina's got to roll through.
00:25:25Wow.
00:25:26Wow, the power being displayed by Chelsea Green.
00:25:29And now looking for the unpretty her.
00:25:31Her finishing move.
00:25:33Zelina Vega with a backstabber.
00:25:39Zelina's asking Tampa to rally.
00:25:41What?
00:25:43She got caught up.
00:25:44She didn't catch it clean.
00:25:45She didn't catch it clean.
00:25:46But she still caught her in the bridge of the nose.
00:25:48Good kick there by Zelina.
00:25:50And now the secret purpose trying to get involved.
00:25:53Referee distracted.
00:25:55Piper Niven dragging Vega down off the top rope.
00:25:58This dude dropped her right up there on the turnbuckle.
00:26:04And now Vega with a headbutt trying to battle back.
00:26:08Oh, Zelina Vega.
00:26:10Vega now.
00:26:12Chelsea Green in trouble.
00:26:13Zelina Vega from way up top.
00:26:17Code red from the top rope.
00:26:20Cover now.
00:26:22And a win for Zelina Vega.
00:26:26Here is your winner.
00:26:28And still the women's United States champion.
00:26:34Zelina Vega.
00:26:39Zelina Vega retains her United States championship tonight.
00:26:42Secret Harvest had no idea.
00:26:44They thought Chelsea was going to pick up the win.
00:26:47They were waving American flags on the outside and on the second rope.
00:26:50On the second rope, Zelina Vega was setting Chelsea Green up.
00:26:53For a code red to retain her title.
00:26:56She remains undefeated against Chelsea Green.
00:26:59She remains our United States champion.
00:27:01As Chelsea's busted open.
00:27:03I'm for serious.
00:27:08What a fight.
00:27:09What a title.
00:27:11Well, ladies and gentlemen.
00:27:13Coming up next.
00:27:15John Cena.
00:27:17The record 17-time champion.
00:27:20We'll take on the man who says he wants to return John Cena to his normal self.
00:27:25R-Truth.
00:27:26Cena and Truth coming up on Saturday night.
00:27:29Main event.
00:27:33Hey, just announced John Cena, Logan Paul, Beggy Lynch, and Tiffany Stratton
00:27:37will compete in Fanatics Games at Fanatics Fest New York City.
00:27:40June 20th to the 22nd.
00:27:42For the first time ever, the world's biggest athlete, celebs, and 50 lucky fans
00:27:45will take part in Fanatics Games decathlon style
00:27:48across eight fast-paced referee-led challenges,
00:27:51each testing a different skill.
00:27:53At stake, two million in prizes, leaderboard glory,
00:27:56and bragging rights that will last forever.
00:27:58Emanating from the Jacob Javits Center.
00:28:00Don't miss the chance to see your favorite WWE superstars,
00:28:03Cody Rhodes, John Cena, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Seth Rollins,
00:28:07Logan Paul, Beggy Lynch, and Tiffany Stratton
00:28:10compete alongside a stacked lineup of athletes and celebrities,
00:28:13including Tom Brady, Alex Rodriguez, Jaden Daniels,
00:28:17Gronk, Kevin Durant, and more.
00:28:21Saturday night's main event in Tampa tonight,
00:28:23and man, the stars are out, including this man.
00:28:26A Hall of Famer, one of the greatest managers of all time,
00:28:30the Mountain of the South, Jimmy Hart,
00:28:32managed in over 30 Saturday night main events over the years.
00:28:36Another Hall of Famer here as well.
00:28:40Bushwhacker Luke is here.
00:28:44Hall of Famer, terrific tag team,
00:28:46captivated audiences around the world.
00:28:49In fact, Jimmy Hart's Nasty Boys once beat the Bushwhackers
00:28:53in a Saturday night main event back in the 1980s.
00:28:56That's a lightning rod, so is Jimmy Hart.
00:28:58Great to see all the legends that helped this company get to where it is today.
00:29:02Hey, we're in Tampa tonight, two weeks from tonight.
00:29:04Big doubleheader comes your way live from Los Angeles.
00:29:07The nightcap, of course, is Money in the Bank.
00:29:09That takes place at the Intuit Dome,
00:29:11but at 3 Eastern, 12 noon Pacific, Worlds Collide.
00:29:16Tremendous event.
00:29:18It takes place, again, at the Kia Forum.
00:29:21It'll be on YouTube, WWE's YouTube channel.
00:29:24And Vikingo in action against Chad Gable.
00:29:28And man, if you have not had a chance to experience Vikingo,
00:29:32you are in for a very special treat.
00:29:35The Mexican Luchador, of course, part of Triple A,
00:29:38which was acquired by WWE, is exciting.
00:29:41He's exhilarating.
00:29:42And the man, Vikingo, with a big ovation here tonight in Tampa
00:29:47for Saturday night's main event.
00:29:51Well, Pat, I should say, in a matter of moments,
00:29:54John Cena will be out here in a match against R-Truth.
00:29:58Remember, this will be the last time he's in Tampa
00:30:00because the John Cena retirement tour is now underway.
00:30:03John Cena shirts in the arena as there is everywhere.
00:30:06I'll be excited to see what the reaction, how it all goes.
00:30:08Well, the retirement tour, in my mind,
00:30:10hasn't quite gone the way we expected.
00:30:21Go ahead! Go ahead!
00:30:23It's been the same damn noise for 25 years!
00:30:29I've been the victim of an abusive relationship.
00:30:38When I first got here,
00:30:40oh, you let me know really loud that you hated me.
00:30:46So what did I do?
00:30:48I went and I changed myself,
00:30:50hoping that you would like me a little bit,
00:30:52but then it wasn't enough!
00:30:54So what did I do?
00:30:56I worked hard like I always do,
00:30:58and I started to win!
00:31:00Oh, I won a lot, and you hated it.
00:31:05It wasn't enough!
00:31:09All you do is be hurtful,
00:31:12and you take and you only care about yourselves!
00:31:17You don't wear this for support.
00:31:19You wear it to make you feel good.
00:31:22You wear words like hustle, loyalty, and respect.
00:31:26I live them every day.
00:31:33John Cena is a 17-time world champion!
00:31:45I don't need you anymore.
00:31:47I don't care about you,
00:31:49I don't care about you,
00:31:51and you don't matter to me.
00:31:55I am going to ruin wrestling for every fan,
00:32:01for every wrestler,
00:32:05for everyone.
00:32:09I will be the last real champion in WWE!
00:32:17And there is nothing you can do to stop me!
00:32:24R-Truth claims he's going to try to stop Cena.
00:32:26It is reality check time,
00:32:28and R-Truth's mind for the greatest of all time.
00:32:31Cena, Truth, live next on Saturday Night Main Event.
00:32:40Seven days a week, 365 days a year.
00:32:44This is a calculated, coordinated production.
00:32:48It's time. We're going to lift the curtain.
00:32:51What is the story of 2025?
00:32:53I won't put a rocket on your...
00:32:55Is everybody okay?
00:32:57Everybody's good. He's battling.
00:32:59Amazing. This is awesome. Amazing.
00:33:07One epic weekend coming to Atlanta in July.
00:33:10The Great American Bash, Saturday Night's Main Event
00:33:12on Saturday the 12th, and the history-making
00:33:14all-women's spectacle Evolution.
00:33:17Sunday, July 13th.
00:33:18Tombo tickets to Saturday Night's Main Event
00:33:20and Evolution go on sale Wednesday,
00:33:22with special pre-sale this Tuesday.
00:33:24Visit www.comslashevents for more information.
00:33:33And tonight, Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC
00:33:36is presented by Dude Wipes,
00:33:38Best Clean, Pants Down.
00:33:43Beautiful night in Tampa Bay.
00:33:50Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:33:52Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:33:55Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:33:58Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:01Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:12Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:15Let's go, B-U-T-S!
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00:34:21Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:24Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:27Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:30Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:33Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:36Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:39Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:42Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:45Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:48Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:34:51Let's go, B-U-T-S!
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00:34:57Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:35:00Let's go, B-U-T-S!
00:35:03The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:35:06Introducing first, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
00:35:10weighing in at 251 pounds,
00:35:13he is the undisputed WWE Champion,
00:35:19John Cena!
00:35:23A very interesting reaction, of course, for John Cena tonight.
00:35:26When the initial music hits,
00:35:29the crowd comes to its feet, and then when Cena appears,
00:35:32he's booed out of the building.
00:35:37Ladies and gentlemen, he is the greatest of all time,
00:35:43the never seen, 17,
00:35:48gracing Tampa with his presence for the final time,
00:35:54the last real champion,
00:35:58John Cena!
00:36:03Well, Pat, despite his recent actions,
00:36:06I still believe you are looking at the greatest of all time,
00:36:09the 17-time record-setting world champion, John Cena.
00:36:15A lot of people wearing...
00:36:21A lot of people wearing John Cena shirts, booing his ass.
00:36:24And here comes perhaps his biggest fan,
00:36:29decked out in old-school Cena gear.
00:36:38That's Ron Cena, baby!
00:36:40And his opponent, from Charlotte, North Carolina,
00:36:44weighing in at 220 pounds,
00:36:48R-Truth!
00:36:53Well, there was an interesting statistic we saw a bit earlier,
00:36:56the fact that R-Truth and his career is two and one
00:36:59versus John Cena.
00:37:01Cena, however, beat him with a championship on the line,
00:37:03a capital punishment.
00:37:05But R-Truth said tonight he has one job,
00:37:08and that job is to beat hustle, loyalty, and respect
00:37:14back into his hero, John Cena, tonight.
00:37:19Let's not forget, Cena beat Randy Orton thanks to R-Truth,
00:37:22and how did Cena repay him?
00:37:24He ate him through a table, through a press conference.
00:37:27Remember, John Cena is R-Truth's childhood hero.
00:37:34And John Cena just disrespects the hell out of him.
00:37:38And Cena, wasting a little time!
00:37:42Jason Ayers, the official, calls for the bell,
00:37:44and John Cena now assaulting R-Truth
00:37:47as the matchup just gets underway.
00:37:49Obviously upset with the fact that Truth came out here
00:37:53trying to be the good John Cena, I guess you would put it.
00:37:56The WWE fans reacted positively.
00:37:59Could also be some PTSD of previous days for John Cena.
00:38:05John Cena! John Cena!
00:38:07John Cena! John Cena!
00:38:10John Cena! John Cena!
00:38:13John Cena! John Cena!
00:38:16John Cena! John Cena!
00:38:18Currently have 11 of the top 20 trends on X right now,
00:38:21and I think there's another one or two about to join.
00:38:26Cena and Ron Cena are putting on a fight here in Tampa.
00:38:30John Cena's last time ever here in a city
00:38:33that he calls one of his homes.
00:38:36Yeah, and John Cena, of course,
00:38:40Ron Cena lost both of his earrings
00:38:42as John Cena disgustingly throws him back on top of him.
00:38:45Well, here in Tampa, Florida,
00:38:47John Cena won the 10th of his record-setting 17 titles
00:38:51back in 2011 Extreme Rules.
00:38:53John Cena! John Cena!
00:38:55John Cena! John Cena!
00:38:58John Cena! John Cena!
00:39:01And a shoulder tackle by Cena.
00:39:07He calls himself the greatest of all time.
00:39:09You call him the greatest of all time.
00:39:11A lot of people do, and half this arena
00:39:13is saying that he can't wrestle.
00:39:15I think he might have just pissed off John Cena.
00:39:18And now another shoulder tackle.
00:39:20Cena taking his time, much more deliberate
00:39:22than he has been in the past.
00:39:24Truth looking to fight back,
00:39:25and Cena now gonna take him down
00:39:27and put him in position
00:39:33for his vintage five-knuckle shuffle,
00:39:36which connects.
00:39:40Vintage John Cena here.
00:39:42Measuring Truth.
00:39:44For an attitude adjustment,
00:39:45Truth, though, able to slip out underneath,
00:39:47and R-Truth now looks to build momentum.
00:39:48Shoulder tackle of his own.
00:39:50And now R-Truth, another shoulder tackle.
00:39:52This looks familiar, a little deja vu.
00:39:54Yeah, this is vintage Cena
00:39:56that Truth is putting on display here.
00:40:02You can't beat me!
00:40:04Listen to this place.
00:40:08Five-knuckle shuffle by Truth.
00:40:12Truth's got Cena up!
00:40:14Truth with an A-A!
00:40:17Truth's gonna, is he gonna beat Cena?
00:40:19And a kick out by John at two.
00:40:22Near fall by Truth,
00:40:24using all of John Cena's moves in his repertoire.
00:40:28They're gonna take another one now.
00:40:29The STF locked in.
00:40:33The STF locked in on Cena,
00:40:35who goes to the ropes to force the break.
00:40:39John Cena should know
00:40:41every one of these moves
00:40:43better than anybody else on Earth.
00:40:45Yeah, but R-Truth delivered them perfectly
00:40:47to take control of this match.
00:40:49I talked to Truth earlier today,
00:40:50asked him what's gotten into John Cena in your mind.
00:40:52He compared Cena to Gollum
00:40:54in Lord of the Rings.
00:40:56Became power hungry,
00:40:57going after the gold as Truth is whipped
00:40:59into the steel post now by Cena.
00:41:04John Cena throws Truth back into the ring,
00:41:06and what's he thinking here?
00:41:09Oh, we've seen him do this time and time again.
00:41:11John Cena with the title in hand.
00:41:14Again, the title's not on the line in this matchup.
00:41:17John Cena, I believe, just wants to embarrass
00:41:19and do damage to R-Truth tonight
00:41:21above and beyond anything else.
00:41:25Can't use that, says Jason Ayers, the referee.
00:41:27Put R-Truth down for good.
00:41:35Maybe this is the moment.
00:41:36Maybe...
00:41:38Maybe John Cena has reconsidered.
00:41:40Maybe he has a conscience.
00:41:42Saw a look in the eyes of one of his admirers
00:41:44and said, maybe this isn't the way I need to be.
00:41:53At least to the WWE fans, I mean...
00:41:56Oh!
00:41:58Cena went low!
00:42:00AA delivered!
00:42:02One, two, three!
00:42:06BELL RINGS
00:42:09Here is your winner,
00:42:12the undisputed WWE Champion,
00:42:17John Cena!
00:42:21Well, John Cena
00:42:23suckered some of us in tonight.
00:42:28Decided not to use the championship.
00:42:30Instead, decided to go low once again.
00:42:33Which has become sort of his calling card lately.
00:42:36And now the title off the face of Truth.
00:42:40Again, no reason for that.
00:42:43Yet another despicable act
00:42:48by John Cena.
00:42:51The goat rams the title off the head
00:42:53of another victim as he walks out of here.
00:42:57The same way he walked in.
00:43:00And again, Pat, the problem with this,
00:43:02and we said it earlier,
00:43:04this is nowhere close to how people believe
00:43:07John Cena would be spending his final year,
00:43:10his retirement year, here in WWE.
00:43:13Especially here in Tampa, a place he calls home,
00:43:15a place he's done a lot of great for.
00:43:17We were hoping for a make-a-wish, a positive night.
00:43:19Instead, it ends with a kick in the balls
00:43:21and then a title to the head and down goes Ron Cena.
00:43:25Well, ladies and gentlemen, switching gears now.
00:43:27We're gonna head into a match-up that's extremely personal.
00:43:29It has been violent, it has been vicious,
00:43:31and it's been physical.
00:43:33And tonight it will end inside a steel cage.
00:43:41Drew, it feels like we're stuck in a cycle.
00:43:50We sabotage each other until we destroy everything.
00:43:58I'm banged up, frustrated,
00:44:01and most of all, I'm pissed off at myself
00:44:04for getting stuck in this vortex
00:44:06that is Drew McIntyre's petty, childish,
00:44:10vindictive, endless cycle.
00:44:14That so-called Drew McIntyre vortex you're in
00:44:18is the only reason you're relevant.
00:44:20You're obsessed with me.
00:44:22You look at me and you see everything you've ever wanted.
00:44:26I am better than you in every single way.
00:44:30At Backlash, I would have been a Grand Slam champion
00:44:33if it wasn't for you.
00:44:36This has to end.
00:44:38At Saturday night's main event,
00:44:40I want you to feel real pain.
00:44:44I want this to happen inside a steel cage.
00:44:48I want this to happen inside a steel cage.
00:44:51Only one man is gonna walk out of that cage.
00:44:56The other is leaving on a stretcher.
00:45:01Anarchy, violence.
00:45:03I hope this is what you wanted, Drew,
00:45:05because it's what you're gonna get.
00:45:07The cycle ends here.
00:45:10And tonight is nearly two-year-old rivalry
00:45:15ends inside that structure.
00:45:17It's the steel cage where you win via escape,
00:45:20pinfall, or submission
00:45:22in a match presented by Dude Wipes
00:45:24because wetter cleans better.
00:45:26It is a steel cage match.
00:45:28Priest McIntyre, live on NBC.
00:45:40Tomorrow.
00:45:42With the lines of battle having been drawn,
00:45:44tensions are high.
00:45:46No surrender.
00:45:48The Dark Angels, the Juggernauts,
00:45:51battle for the NXT Women's title.
00:45:53No retreat.
00:45:54For the first time ever,
00:45:55the TNA Championship will be defended
00:45:58on a WWE Premium Live event.
00:46:01No fear.
00:46:04Ladies and gentlemen,
00:46:05the world champion, Jey Uso,
00:46:07on our main event tonight
00:46:08will defend against Logan Paul
00:46:10here on Saturday night's main event.
00:46:17Jey Uso.
00:46:19Been a long time.
00:46:21John Cena.
00:46:23John Cena.
00:46:25John Cena.
00:46:27John Cena.
00:46:29John Cena.
00:46:31John Cena.
00:46:33Last time I seen you,
00:46:35I threw you out the window, Royal Rumble, Uso.
00:46:40That's good.
00:46:42Very...
00:46:44funny.
00:46:46I'm glad you remember the last time we saw each other.
00:46:50I'm looking forward to the next time I see you.
00:46:54You see, there's something special
00:46:56about you being from one of the most
00:46:58prestigious families in the history of our industry
00:47:02and losing the World Heavyweight Championship
00:47:06to Logan Paul.
00:47:08Wouldn't it be something
00:47:10if when my clock strikes zero,
00:47:13I take this championship home with me,
00:47:17and that championship is around the waist
00:47:21of a YouTuber.
00:47:23Sounds like that would almost
00:47:26ruin wrestling.
00:47:29Gosh, that's a lot of pressure
00:47:31for the match tonight.
00:47:33Good luck, champ.
00:47:35I'll be watching closely.
00:47:40Spot on Jey Uso's mind
00:47:42as he defends the world title tonight.
00:47:44Many legends here tonight
00:47:46at Saturday night's main event as well,
00:47:48including...
00:47:50Ilani Kai, former women's champion,
00:47:52two-time tag team champion,
00:47:54against Wendy Richter
00:47:56in the first ever WrestleMania.
00:47:58Also here tonight,
00:48:00the legendary Native American star,
00:48:02Sataka, once won 82 singles matches
00:48:05without a loss.
00:48:07He was in three WrestleManias,
00:48:0918 premium live events in his career.
00:48:11And speaking of legends,
00:48:13joining us here at ringside,
00:48:15the governor, Jesse Damani Ventura.
00:48:17Now, Jesse, back in January 1986,
00:48:19you competed here on Saturday night's main event in Tampa.
00:48:21Let's take it to the tape and tell us what happened.
00:48:23What happened here is I set a record.
00:48:25Never before in the history of broadcasting
00:48:29had somebody gone from the broadcast booth
00:48:32down to the ring,
00:48:34wrestled, and when he was done,
00:48:36went back up and finished the broadcast.
00:48:39And now, as I understand it,
00:48:41my colleague,
00:48:44this guy right here, McAfee,
00:48:47tried to steal my record
00:48:49by getting into the ring
00:48:51as a color commentator.
00:48:53How dare you
00:48:55try to do what Jesse Ventura did.
00:48:57The only reason that I'm not
00:48:59blasting you right now
00:49:01is because you lost
00:49:03and I won.
00:49:05Let's get set for the steel cage match.
00:49:07Let's go to Lillian Garcia.
00:49:09That's why you're in the body, brother.
00:49:11The following is a steel cage match.
00:49:15Now, in this match,
00:49:17both competitors will be locked
00:49:19inside the steel cage.
00:49:21There are no count outs
00:49:23and no disqualifications.
00:49:25The only way to win is by pinfall,
00:49:27submission, or escaping the cage
00:49:29through the cage door,
00:49:31or climbing over the top
00:49:33with both feet
00:49:35hitting the floor.
00:49:37I'm actually undefeated at Wrestlemania, Jesse,
00:49:39but who wants to talk about that?
00:49:41Certainly not this, Vander.
00:49:43You're undefeated
00:49:45through the Hell Jew Wrestle.
00:49:47I was not good, buddy.
00:49:51He's never lost.
00:49:53Hey, I'll tell you something here, guys.
00:49:55I don't understand
00:49:57why McIntyre would agree
00:49:59to get into a cage.
00:50:01He's 3-0 in steel cages in his career.
00:50:03I don't care.
00:50:05He's a good-looking guy.
00:50:07You can be a good-looking guy
00:50:09and after a steel cage match,
00:50:11you ain't good-looking anymore.
00:50:13Ugly.
00:50:15Steel cage.
00:50:19Introducing first,
00:50:21Premier Scotland,
00:50:23weighing in at 275 pounds,
00:50:25Drew McIntyre!
00:50:29A couple prior steel cage matches
00:50:31in Saturday Night's Main Event history
00:50:33both included Hulk Hogan,
00:50:35one against Paul Orndorff,
00:50:37the other against the Big Boss Man.
00:50:39Drew McIntyre
00:50:41is on a mission to destroy
00:50:43Damien Priest, Jesse.
00:50:45Oh yeah, and I'll tell you this.
00:50:47I can say this honestly, Pat.
00:50:49If it were Saturday Night's
00:50:51Main Event back in the 80s,
00:50:53I do not think NBC
00:50:55would allow a cage match
00:50:57on TV.
00:50:59So the times indeed have changed
00:51:01when you can get a cage match
00:51:03on NBC.
00:51:05They certainly have, and what these two men
00:51:07are about to do to each other inside of it,
00:51:09it's about to be tough to watch,
00:51:11I believe, Bobby.
00:51:13Well, you know, the object is to escape,
00:51:15but I got the feeling
00:51:17neither one of these guys give a damn
00:51:19about escaping.
00:51:21Ladies and gentlemen, this steel cage match
00:51:23tonight on Saturday Night's Main Event
00:51:25is presented by
00:51:27Dude White, because
00:51:29wetter cleans better.
00:51:31For Drew McIntyre, this started
00:51:33a couple years ago at WrestleMania
00:51:35when he won the World Championship, held it for just over five minutes
00:51:37before Damien Priest
00:51:39cashed in money in the bank to take
00:51:41the title from McIntyre, and ever
00:51:43since then, these men have detested
00:51:45one another.
00:51:59The thing about this, too, Pat,
00:52:01remember this.
00:52:03When a cage match happens, you're not gonna
00:52:05see much wrestling.
00:52:07All fight.
00:52:09Exactly.
00:52:15I've been in a few of them
00:52:17in my career,
00:52:19and there's something that
00:52:21you kinda wanna forget about.
00:52:29And his opponent, from New York City,
00:52:31weighing in at
00:52:33249 pounds,
00:52:35Damien Priest!
00:53:05And like I said,
00:53:07I do not believe 35
00:53:09years ago you would have had this
00:53:11on network television.
00:53:17Damien Priest, who
00:53:19recently had what he called the highlight
00:53:21of his career, and McIntyre
00:53:23wasting a little time, going right
00:53:25after Damien Priest, and that's
00:53:27the last start until they're locked in the cage.
00:53:31You know, they may not even get to the cage.
00:53:33Well, they've been fighting all over the place.
00:53:35Just look at what happened on SmackDown
00:53:37last night. Drew McIntyre said it's on sight.
00:53:39Uh-oh. Remember, no disqualifications
00:53:41in this matchup, and McIntyre gonna
00:53:43take full advantage
00:53:45as he sends some
00:53:47steel chairs into the ring.
00:53:49Bring some luggage with you inside that steel cage.
00:53:51Door slams shut,
00:53:53and a match is underway, and Priest
00:53:55catches him with a right hand.
00:53:57Any strategy, Jesse, in a match like this?
00:53:59No, it's what it is,
00:54:01survival.
00:54:03This is about survival, surviving
00:54:05in there. You're gonna get your face
00:54:07rammed into the fence.
00:54:09You know, turnbuckles
00:54:11will be outdated
00:54:13right there. You know, you see
00:54:15that? He ain't looking to hit a
00:54:17turnbuckle. He's looking
00:54:19to put his head through the fence. So, Jesse,
00:54:21how do you mentally prepare yourself for going
00:54:23inside a steel cage
00:54:25off the flatliner? Well,
00:54:27my best attitude was
00:54:29get ready. You're going in there
00:54:31for the fight of your life, and it's
00:54:33survival. To me,
00:54:35you go in a cage,
00:54:37it's about surviving the cage.
00:54:39When I was making earlier
00:54:41I called it a career high when Damian
00:54:43Priest, a couple of weeks ago, Pat was
00:54:45inducted with a star on the Bronx
00:54:47New York Walk of Fame.
00:54:49That it was so important to him and his family
00:54:51as Priest now looks to put
00:54:53McIntyre away. Well-earned, well-deserved
00:54:55for Damian Priest as he's getting his
00:54:57eyes gouged by Drew McIntyre.
00:54:59No rules. Again, everything legal
00:55:01in this matchup.
00:55:03You know, that's the difficult
00:55:05thing here, too. Your referee,
00:55:07the only thing the
00:55:09referee can do is count him out.
00:55:11That's Daphne Lassonde in this matchup
00:55:13as McIntyre is
00:55:15taking control. Drew claims that Damian
00:55:17is obsessed with him.
00:55:19That he's been drawn into the Drew McIntyre
00:55:21vortex. And now Priest
00:55:23set into the steel cage.
00:55:25McIntyre
00:55:27has taken over.
00:55:33Drew McIntyre trying to escape
00:55:35the cage here on Saturday night's main event
00:55:37and Damian Priest trying to intercept
00:55:39McAfee and Colin Ringside with the
00:55:41legendary Governor Jesse the Body Ventura
00:55:43enjoying this matchup tonight.
00:55:45And Jesse, it's been physical. I will tell
00:55:47you this, I ain't so much enjoying it.
00:55:49I'm feeling the pain, too. Oh, no!
00:55:51Speaking of pain, Priest
00:55:53Priest looks like he was going to go for the razor's
00:55:55edge and McIntyre just saved himself.
00:55:57Hey, yo, that would have been
00:55:59game, set, match.
00:56:01Damian Priest would have been able to climb up over this
00:56:03fence and get the hell out of here.
00:56:05A lot of these guys have been eating steel here
00:56:07since the beginning. McIntyre now
00:56:09top rope. Priest able
00:56:11to duck underneath. Big kick
00:56:13by Priest.
00:56:15McIntyre back up. Priest catches
00:56:17him. Priest down. South
00:56:19Manhattan choke slam. Priest for the win.
00:56:21Cover on McIntyre. And a
00:56:23kick out at two!
00:56:25Two and a half.
00:56:27And that is Priest's bread and butter move.
00:56:29But you know what? Close only
00:56:31counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
00:56:33Indeed. And bocce.
00:56:35And that is close right there.
00:56:37Incredible atmosphere
00:56:39here tonight in Tampa. Saturday
00:56:41night's main event on NBC. Is
00:56:43this the final chapter in the rivalry
00:56:45between Priest and McIntyre
00:56:47inside a steel cage? Priest
00:56:49now maybe trying to escape up over
00:56:51the top. Left feet would have to hit the floor
00:56:53and McIntyre playing defense.
00:56:55Couldn't get
00:56:57the one, two, three, so he said, I'm gonna climb
00:56:59the cage and get the hell out of here. Drew McIntyre
00:57:01says, I'll see you at the top.
00:57:03I don't know. If he gets
00:57:05away, he'll make it.
00:57:07But I don't think he's getting
00:57:09away. McIntyre's
00:57:11got him hooked.
00:57:13He's got him hooked. He's looking to grab
00:57:15the tights and get a grip.
00:57:17When he gets that, oh yeah.
00:57:19Superplex.
00:57:21Priest coming from the top of the
00:57:23cage.
00:57:25Tip-off
00:57:27Drew McIntyre. And McIntyre
00:57:29is ready to put Priest away.
00:57:31What a move
00:57:33that was, huh? Looking for the
00:57:35Claymore.
00:57:37Three, two, one.
00:57:39Claymore
00:57:41by McIntyre.
00:57:43For the win, inside the cage.
00:57:45And a kick out by Priest.
00:57:49Tampa's on fire.
00:57:51I'll tell you, you know,
00:57:53I want to keep track of these
00:57:55referees and their timing on this
00:57:57one, two, three.
00:57:59Every ref
00:58:01has their own count. That's certainly a piece of information
00:58:03you have. They all have their own
00:58:05count, but they need to be consistent
00:58:07with that count throughout the entire
00:58:09match. Indeed
00:58:11it is. The sold-out crowd of the
00:58:13Younglings Center in Tampa, Florida
00:58:15roaring their approval for
00:58:17this steel cage match
00:58:19between McIntyre and Priest.
00:58:21They're both
00:58:23down to guts right now. Look it, they're both
00:58:25out of gas. Yeah, tremendous.
00:58:27Nobody's got nothing left in the tank right
00:58:29now. Well, they've been through wars,
00:58:31Jesse, over the past number of months.
00:58:33I mean just tonight.
00:58:35The tanks are emptying.
00:58:37Well, maybe not. Second win perhaps
00:58:39coming from both McIntyre and Priest.
00:58:41And Priest
00:58:43using that martial arts background
00:58:45in a big right hand.
00:58:47These men will fight forever, and they have
00:58:49if you let them.
00:58:51Damien Priest.
00:58:53And Priest now into the corner.
00:58:55Every piece of his body is a weapon.
00:58:57A weapon to Claymore. Priest hung on.
00:58:59Averted disaster there
00:59:01for the win. Another cover near fall.
00:59:03McIntyre delivers
00:59:05his own self to heaven.
00:59:07Taking Priest's move.
00:59:09And Priest able to
00:59:11kick out at two.
00:59:13Jesse, what does McIntyre
00:59:15have to do?
00:59:17Well, he's got to
00:59:19speed up the ref count.
00:59:21Okay, obviously. Other than that
00:59:23body, I think Drew McIntyre
00:59:25saw Damien Priest try to Claymore
00:59:27earlier and said, is that funny? I'm going to use
00:59:29your move too.
00:59:31These two have fought each other so much.
00:59:33I assume they know each other inside and out.
00:59:35Yeah, Priest.
00:59:37And obviously no one has any move
00:59:39patented to themselves.
00:59:41Because certainly anyone can do anything
00:59:43in there. Priest,
00:59:45as tough as they come.
00:59:47McIntyre now staring back down
00:59:49at the steel chair that he
00:59:51sent into the ring before this matchup
00:59:53even started. Now going to
00:59:55use it as a weapon. And right to the
00:59:57midsection of Priest.
00:59:59And unloading
01:00:01to the spy. And then again,
01:00:03no disqualification.
01:00:05So the one
01:00:07and only time you can get away with
01:00:09that stuff in the ring. And again, your point
01:00:11that the official only counts the pinfallers
01:00:13the submission in this matchup.
01:00:15Other officials
01:00:17outside the ring to see if both feet hit the floor.
01:00:19So they did a full paycheck
01:00:21then, if that's all they got. Of course.
01:00:23Putting themselves in danger, obviously. They're in a steel
01:00:25cage. Jesse, they have the McAfee
01:00:27deal.
01:00:29Always get paid in full, brother.
01:00:31They got the McAfee deal, huh?
01:00:33No, because I mean,
01:00:35they don't have to do anything
01:00:37but count pinfall. I would think you'd get
01:00:39a discount on that.
01:00:41McIntyre now believes he's
01:00:43got this one won as he drags
01:00:45Priest back up.
01:00:47Oh, now, look it. Now,
01:00:49the way that chair's positioned. This is
01:00:51how McIntyre beat Priest in
01:00:53WrestleMania. But tonight, the Claymore
01:00:55misses Priest.
01:00:57Into the chair
01:00:59goes McIntyre. And now it's Priest's
01:01:01opportunity. With the chair.
01:01:03He goes low.
01:01:07Can he go high?
01:01:09Yep. And Priest now.
01:01:11Oh, no.
01:01:13The chair right to the throat.
01:01:19And Priest now
01:01:21with another south to heaven.
01:01:23McIntyre having
01:01:25problems breathing here.
01:01:29Might have trouble eating for the next
01:01:31few months, too.
01:01:33Priest better quit looking
01:01:35around at the crowd and finish him
01:01:37off when he's got the shot.
01:01:39Priest's got a mouse growing under the left
01:01:41eye. He's dinging around
01:01:43too much. Well, wait a minute. I believe
01:01:45he doesn't want to pin McIntyre
01:01:47here. He wants to punish the man that's
01:01:49made his life a living hell for the last two years.
01:01:51A concerto, potentially,
01:01:53here. Well,
01:01:55McIntyre's in trouble.
01:01:57He's thinking concerto called
01:01:59Damian Priest with McIntyre.
01:02:01Isn't moving.
01:02:03Center of the ring. Priest
01:02:05with said concerto.
01:02:07That is the same move
01:02:09that he used to eliminate
01:02:11his mentor. The man who
01:02:13invented the concerto.
01:02:15And a number of years ago.
01:02:17And tonight, he uses it
01:02:19against his archenemy, Drew McIntyre.
01:02:21And Priest now
01:02:23staring back at Drew.
01:02:25He's wasting
01:02:27too much time.
01:02:29Drew McIntyre
01:02:31has not moved.
01:02:33Damian Priest
01:02:35will walk out of the ring
01:02:37instead of
01:02:39pinning McIntyre.
01:02:41He'd rather deliver
01:02:43the ultimate insult.
01:02:45Embarrassing McIntyre
01:02:47and waltzing out of the ring
01:02:49to win the steel cage match.
01:02:51Wait a minute.
01:02:53Here is your winner,
01:02:55Damian Priest.
01:02:57Wait a minute.
01:02:59How do you win
01:03:01it going out the door?
01:03:03That's what they speak.
01:03:05What kind of BS
01:03:07is that?
01:03:09He can walk out the door?
01:03:11As we take a look at the match replay
01:03:13presented by Dude White's tonight,
01:03:15McIntyre, critical error there.
01:03:17This by Damian Priest.
01:03:19And listen, Priest could have
01:03:21defeated McIntyre
01:03:23with a pin here after this, Pat.
01:03:25But Damian Priest,
01:03:27after all these two men have went through,
01:03:29wanted the satisfaction of being able
01:03:31to walk out of the cage on his own
01:03:33power with his head held high.
01:03:35A definitive victory tonight
01:03:37over Drew McIntyre.
01:03:39I'll throw in there and say
01:03:41you've walked out like a coward.
01:03:43Well, that's your take, Jesse,
01:03:45of course, but nonetheless,
01:03:47McIntyre... He could have at least gone over the top
01:03:49of the cage if he's going out.
01:03:51McIntyre... He walks out the door.
01:03:53Give me a break. The one who is
01:03:55being attended to by
01:03:57emergency medical personnel.
01:03:59Boy, that was exciting, wasn't it?
01:04:01Walking out the door.
01:04:03Well, that's how you win a steel cage match.
01:04:05Pinball submission, escape will meet at the floor.
01:04:07Turned his back on
01:04:09Drew McIntyre after the concerto
01:04:11and walked out on him, body.
01:04:13He thinks it was probably a show
01:04:15of greatness, if you ask
01:04:17Damien Priest. Well, he might
01:04:19think so, but I think he should have
01:04:21gone out over the top.
01:04:23Not walk out the door.
01:04:27Damien...
01:04:29Putting Drew McIntyre in position, huh?
01:04:31Why didn't he call up and have the limo
01:04:33driver waiting to open it for him?
01:04:37Emergency medical personnel attending
01:04:39to McIntyre off the concerto.
01:04:43McIntyre... He wants to
01:04:45walk out on his own power.
01:04:47Ladies and gentlemen, we are moments away
01:04:49from our main event here
01:04:51tonight. The world champion
01:04:53Jey Uso will yeet
01:04:55into Tampa with the title on the line
01:04:57against the social media
01:04:59megastar Logan Paul.
01:05:01Uso, Paul, coming up next.
01:05:09Los Angeles hosts two epic
01:05:11events.
01:05:13WWE
01:05:15Worlds Collide featuring Triple A
01:05:17Lucha Libre. My oh my!
01:05:19How good is this?
01:05:21And WWE Money in the Bank. The opportunity
01:05:23of a lifetime!
01:05:25Rise above
01:05:27the rest.
01:05:29WWE Worlds
01:05:31Collide and Money in the Bank.
01:05:33And the legends are out
01:05:35including
01:05:37US Express, Mike Rotunda
01:05:39and Barry Windham.
01:05:41Both men Hall of Famers. In fact, Barry's
01:05:43a two-time Hall of Famer. They are here
01:05:45tonight. These two won the
01:05:47first ever match on
01:05:49Saturday night's main event. Let's check
01:05:51in with Joe and Jesse. Thank you very much
01:05:53guys. We're sitting back and reflecting on
01:05:55this dynamic night we've already had.
01:05:57The cold red from the top
01:05:59rope was Lena Vega. Priest with
01:06:01the concerto in the exit. Cena
01:06:03with the win. But what's
01:06:05impressed you the most? What's impressed
01:06:07me has been the return
01:06:09of Bronson Reed.
01:06:11I mean this guy got
01:06:13injured a while back and
01:06:15he just made a return tonight
01:06:17crushing CM Punk
01:06:19and he is going
01:06:21to be a force to be reckoned
01:06:23with real quick. The tsunami
01:06:25off the top rope. That led
01:06:27of course the win by
01:06:29Bron Breaker and Seth Rollins. As we are
01:06:31now folks just moments away
01:06:33from Logan Paul
01:06:35challenging Jey Uso
01:06:37for the World Heavyweight
01:06:39Championship.
01:06:45Main event. Jey Uso
01:06:49has the WWE fans
01:06:51on their feet.
01:06:53Every city
01:06:55yeeting with Jey Uso.
01:06:57I've never felt anything like this.
01:06:59Like the walls are moving.
01:07:01This is nuts.
01:07:03It's your time to create your own
01:07:05legacy Uso.
01:07:07Jey Uso
01:07:09wins the damn title.
01:07:11The World Heavyweight Champion
01:07:13is now
01:07:15in your city.
01:07:17You people
01:07:19are so stupid.
01:07:21You don't know
01:07:23greatness when it's standing right in front
01:07:25of you. Man I've done just about everything
01:07:27there is to do here in this industry
01:07:29except win a world title.
01:07:31So Jey Uso
01:07:33you have something that I want.
01:07:35Uso!
01:07:37We gonna silence this noise.
01:07:39Cause he think after 15 years
01:07:41that I'm gonna just hand this over
01:07:43to some punk ass YouTuber
01:07:45like Logan Paul.
01:07:47Stop! That title
01:07:49I'm gonna take it from you.
01:07:51So Jey enjoy it while you still
01:07:53can.
01:07:55Super Tech
01:07:57Logan Paul
01:08:01Jey you are not fit to be a champion.
01:08:05Logan Paul will be your new
01:08:07World Heavyweight Champion.
01:08:09The World Champion
01:08:11of the Super Tech
01:08:13Logan Paul!
01:08:15Jey Uso defends his World Heavyweight
01:08:17Championship against Logan Paul.
01:08:19Will Jey Uso
01:08:21continue to get it done?
01:08:23Don't let him!
01:08:25Uso!
01:08:29Uso!
01:08:31Oh yeah Cole!
01:08:35Let's go!
01:08:49Party eating Cole!
01:08:51Uso!
01:08:53Uso!
01:08:55Ladies and gentlemen
01:08:5715 years ago
01:08:59tonight Jey Uso
01:09:01and his brother Jimmy
01:09:03debuted in the WWE
01:09:05on Monday Night Raw.
01:09:07Tonight 15 years later
01:09:09Jey Uso comes Saturday night
01:09:11to Main Event
01:09:13defending the World Heavyweight
01:09:15Championship.
01:09:17And he had the whole city
01:09:19on his back.
01:09:25That kid
01:09:27yeets 4,000
01:09:29times better than you Cole.
01:09:33Something about yeeting in Tampa.
01:09:41That was awesome.
01:09:43That kid killed that.
01:09:49Jey Uso!
01:09:51Jey Uso!
01:09:53Jey Uso!
01:09:55I'm going to tell him you stopped yeeting.
01:09:57Yeah!
01:10:05The following
01:10:07contest is scheduled for one fall.
01:10:09And it is for
01:10:11the World
01:10:13Heavyweight Championship!
01:10:15Introducing
01:10:17the challenger
01:10:19from Toronto Beach,
01:10:21Puerto Rico
01:10:23by way of Cleveland, Ohio
01:10:25weighing in at
01:10:27220 pounds
01:10:29Logan
01:10:31Paul!
01:10:33Saturday night's
01:10:35Main Event on NBC
01:10:37is presented tonight by Dude White.
01:10:39That's clean
01:10:41hands down.
01:10:43This is his first opportunity at this
01:10:45World Heavyweight Championship.
01:10:47He has never gone
01:10:49one-on-one with Jey Uso.
01:10:51This is the second title defense
01:10:53for Main Event Jey Uso
01:10:55here tonight.
01:10:57It feels like everybody in the WWE
01:10:59is gunning for Jey Uso
01:11:01and tonight he's got to deal with the Maverick.
01:11:03The winner of this matchup of course
01:11:05no rest for the weary.
01:11:07Two weeks from Monday
01:11:09in Phoenix, the winner will defend
01:11:11the title against the former champ
01:11:13Gunther, who I'm sure is watching this match
01:11:15very closely tonight.
01:11:17Referee Rod Zapata
01:11:19will be the official in this matchup for the
01:11:21World title. Both men successful
01:11:23at WrestleMania. Jey Uso
01:11:25defeating Gunther, tapping him out to win
01:11:27the title. Logan Paul
01:11:29beat AJ Styles.
01:11:31It always feels like it's for
01:11:33the entire industry
01:11:35whenever Logan Paul is fighting somebody.
01:11:37He is taken to this business
01:11:39quicker than anyone.
01:11:41John Cena in a backstage altercation
01:11:43with Jey Uso a little bit
01:11:45earlier tonight.
01:11:47Basically
01:11:49Cena put a lot of pressure on Jey Uso's
01:11:51shoulders that imagine if you
01:11:53lose to a quote YouTuber
01:11:55it would bring all the prophecy
01:11:57true for
01:11:59John Cena. Something Cena's
01:12:01been saying for the past number of months.
01:12:03Cena thinks that would ruin wrestling, although if you listen to
01:12:05Logan Paul he thinks it would be great for wrestling and
01:12:07the business as a whole. Logan caught
01:12:09Jey with an elbow.
01:12:11Logan very good in between those ropes.
01:12:13Very well known around the globe.
01:12:15And Paul now
01:12:17wow what a blockbuster taking out Uso.
01:12:19And a kick up by Paul. Tremendous
01:12:21athlete. Former United States
01:12:23champion.
01:12:25The disdain of the
01:12:27WWE fans.
01:12:29Jey Uso here
01:12:31he's not going to underestimate anybody
01:12:33because he's our world champ, but Logan
01:12:35Paul does seemingly sneak up on people.
01:12:37And Logan now up over the top takes out
01:12:39the champ. Logan Paul could be
01:12:41closing in on his first ever
01:12:43world title.
01:12:49We are back on Saturday night's main event.
01:12:51Jey Uso the world champion is rallying
01:12:53here against Logan Paul with his
01:12:55title on the line in our main event
01:12:57tonight. He's put Logan Paul
01:12:59in a blender here. Yeah Logan was
01:13:01putting on a clinic. Throwing a number
01:13:03of jabs earlier on. Of course setting up Uso
01:13:05for the titanium
01:13:07plated right hand.
01:13:09Bang into the corner.
01:13:11Uso takes out Paul.
01:13:13Here's the cover by Jey to retain the championship.
01:13:15And Paul kicks it too.
01:13:17Remember that right hand
01:13:19of Logan Paul has knocked out
01:13:21Jey Uso three separate times
01:13:23in the past number of weeks.
01:13:25Maybe even four
01:13:27in the preparation here
01:13:29for our world champion.
01:13:31Jey Uso
01:13:33taken to the sky.
01:13:35Logan Paul
01:13:37rolls him through.
01:13:39Shoulders are now down.
01:13:41Two count kick out by Uso.
01:13:43Zapata is an incredible referee.
01:13:47Logan's not happy.
01:13:49Logan upset. Thought it was a slow count by Zapata.
01:13:51Logan's been here
01:13:53for a few years. He's had a couple massive
01:13:55matches. Still young in his entirety.
01:13:57And Logan looking to put Jey Uso
01:13:59here perhaps. Marching
01:14:01around the ring with the world champion.
01:14:05Wow. Rolled through again. Logan's so impressive.
01:14:07Second rope.
01:14:09Knees.
01:14:11Right to the midsection of Logan Paul.
01:14:13And Uso
01:14:15creates some space. Trying to fight
01:14:17back into this.
01:14:21Logan Paul was able to read the distance he needed for that
01:14:23line salt.
01:14:25And a pop up Samoan.
01:14:27Cover by Jey
01:14:29to retain the title.
01:14:31And Logan kicks.
01:14:33That was close
01:14:35Cole.
01:14:37I thought Logan Paul was going to say
01:14:39no mas after that pop up
01:14:41Samoan. Drop.
01:14:47I don't know where you think
01:14:49Jey Uso tries to take over.
01:14:51Logan Paul back to his feet
01:14:53as well.
01:14:55We're going to dig down deep
01:14:57much like he did against Gunther back at
01:14:59WrestleMania. Paul trying to hang on.
01:15:03And the turnbuckle pad
01:15:05from the second turnbuckle
01:15:07ripped off.
01:15:09And Jey Uso now sends up
01:15:11Logan out to the floor and into our table.
01:15:15Jey Uso looking to fly.
01:15:17And Jey now with a suicide dive.
01:15:19And there's that right hand.
01:15:21The right hand by Logan Paul
01:15:23caught Jey Uso.
01:15:25And now sends Jey into the corner.
01:15:29And Logan Paul
01:15:31off the apron.
01:15:33There's that snap shot. Lariat
01:15:35but he got caught by the super kick.
01:15:37Cover by the champ.
01:15:39And a kick out at two.
01:15:47Great ring awareness
01:15:49by the champion Uso.
01:15:53You got to think Jey Uso's wondering what it's going to take here.
01:15:57Fifteen years ago tonight mentioned earlier
01:15:59Jey Uso made his debut in WWE
01:16:01with his brother Jey on Monday Night Raw.
01:16:03Fifteen years later he's defending the World Heavyweight
01:16:05Championship in the main event of
01:16:07Saturday Night's main event.
01:16:09And Logan Paul
01:16:11sends Uso shoulder first
01:16:13into the exposed turnbuckle.
01:16:15And Logan now with an opportunity.
01:16:17Big right hand.
01:16:19Down goes Uso for the win.
01:16:21And the title. And Jey kicks it
01:16:23two.
01:16:25That hand is dropped
01:16:27Jey so many times
01:16:29over the last few weeks.
01:16:33Exposed turnbuckle into
01:16:35that massive
01:16:37right from Logan Paul.
01:16:39Logan's got to be wondering
01:16:41what do I have to do to put Jey away.
01:16:43One more big right.
01:16:47Hands all over Logan Paul here tonight.
01:16:49Uso catches him with a superkick.
01:16:51Logan's down. Uso's setting
01:16:53him up. Looking for the frog splash
01:16:55to retain the championship.
01:16:57Jey from up top
01:16:59frog splash connecting.
01:17:03Uso into the cover.
01:17:05Hooks the leg.
01:17:07Oh Cena. John Cena
01:17:09just
01:17:11pulled the official out of the ring.
01:17:13And now he's assaulting Jey Uso.
01:17:17John Cena
01:17:19the man who says
01:17:21he wants to ruin wrestling.
01:17:23The man who told Jey Uso earlier
01:17:25I'll retire with the title.
01:17:27And the one you have is going to be worn by
01:17:29a YouTuber.
01:17:31And that prophecy may come true
01:17:33here tonight.
01:17:35The official's out.
01:17:41And here comes the
01:17:43quarterback.
01:17:47Cody Rhodes is back
01:17:49for the first time since
01:17:51WrestleMania.
01:17:57Crossroads to Cena.
01:17:59Meanwhile,
01:18:01Logan Paul's got brass knuckles.
01:18:03Paul's got brass knuckles.
01:18:05This is wildly
01:18:07mannered by Uso.
01:18:09Uso! Uso! Uso!
01:18:11Uso! Uso! Uso!
01:18:13Uso! Uso! Uso!
01:18:15Jey going up top.
01:18:17Uso! Uso! Uso!
01:18:19Frog splash.
01:18:21Rod Zapata has come to.
01:18:23Uso retains.
01:18:25Uso! Uso! Uso!
01:18:27Uso! Uso! Uso!
01:18:29Here is your winner
01:18:31and still
01:18:33the world heavyweight
01:18:35champion
01:18:37Jey Uso!
01:18:41Despite the efforts of
01:18:43Logan Paul and John Cena
01:18:47And thank you Cody Rhodes.
01:18:49Jey Uso retains the title.
01:18:51You've ruined enough.
01:18:53I'm sorry that the John Cena
01:18:55farewell tour rode right through
01:18:57Rhodes' country.
01:18:59But I'm back.
01:19:01I'm ready to fight.
01:19:03You got yourself a partner in Logan Paul.
01:19:05I got myself a brother in the world.
01:19:07Heavyweight champion.
01:19:09We'll see you at
01:19:11Money in the
01:19:13Bank!
01:19:15Wow! Two weeks from tonight!