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00:00We kicked off the night tonight with CM Punk interrupting John Cena's retirement tour.
00:07By my count, after tonight, you've got 18 dates left.
00:12Of what little respect I had for you, I'll leave it up to you as to which one of those dates I take this off your shoulder.
00:22Match like this, you're gonna follow me to Saudi Arabia.
00:30And we're gonna do it at Night of Champions.
00:36Ball's in your court, hero.
00:39You want a title match, it's gonna be at Night of Champions. What do you say?
00:47Our general manager, Adam Pearce, has made it official. It'll take place two weeks from Saturday.
00:53Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At Night of Champions, the renewal of a rivalry.
00:57These two last met 13 years ago.
01:01John Cena, CM Punk.
01:04Night of Champions for the end-disputed WWE Championship.
01:08Well, speaking of championships, the World Heavyweight Championship is on the line next in our main event here tonight.
01:19On Monday Night Raw, a lot has been made about the shape that our champion main event, Jey Uso, is going to be in here tonight.
01:26And Gunther claims Jey Uso is spreading himself thin. That could be the case, Wade.
01:31Last week on Monday Night Raw, he got involved and, well, he paid for it by Seth and company.
01:35It's about the, exactly what you would expect messing with the power trio of Seth, Bronson Reed and Braun Breaker.
01:43Massive tsunami. No one's ribs feel good after that, but followed it up at SmackDown.
01:51Getting sucker punched by Logan Paul.
01:54And then AA'd by John Cena.
01:57This was just three days ago, last Friday.
02:00And a massive frog splash to boot.
02:02And then 24 hours after this, at Money in the Bank, this devastating moonsault through our announce test from Logan Paul.
02:12So, pretty much the worst prep week possible ahead of tonight's showdown with Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship.
02:19Yeah, but that's just the past seven days, Wade.
02:22Jey Uso's been going non-stop since he beat this man back in April at WrestleMania.
02:27Welcome to being World Heavyweight Champion, Jey.
02:31Something this man knows a thing or two about.
02:33For the ring general, Gunther, an opportunity to right what he believes is a wrong.
02:44He lost to Uso at WrestleMania.
02:46Gunther tonight, hoping to regain his World Heavyweight title.
02:50What's interesting is Jey Uso's been having all these matches, carrying the Torch's champion, continually putting himself out there, making appearances around the world every night that he's not in a wrestling ring.
03:15Meanwhile, since WrestleMania, Wade Gunther's in one match, and that was against Pat McAfee, back in May, at Backlash.
03:23Gunther is rested, he's focused, he's determined.
03:26That is part and parcel of being a champion in WWE.
03:32Gunther knows it well.
03:32He spent 80-plus percent of his time, I forget the stat, being a champion over here.
03:38And he's staring a hole right through you right now, Michael Cole.
03:43I have nothing but the utmost respect for this man.
03:46You've got ghosts in your eyes right now.
03:48All the blood has drained out of your body.
03:50And if Gunther decides once again to attack you, I will not be jumping in.
03:57It's all yours, big man.
04:03This man casts a giant shadow over all of us.
04:08And with that shadow comes a massive amount of fear.
04:12Michael Cole perhaps needs to change his pants right now.
04:16Well, Wade, I said I learned a lot about respect, respecting this man after his battle with my buddy Pat McAfee.
04:23Well, Joker and Funk goes out the window when this man arrives.
04:31Tonight is a night for business.
04:35Laser focused on recapturing what he feels is rightfully his.
04:41The World Heavyweight Championship crown.
04:43Oh, I bet you're a relieved man, Michael Cole.
04:52Yeah, it was a bit nerve-wracking.
04:54Too close for comfort, right?
04:56I think we can relax a little for now.
04:58Let me advise you when the World Heavyweight Champion does make his entrance,
05:02maybe for once, just don't eat.
05:05Might be an idea.
05:06Just pretend.
05:07Yeah, you know what?
05:13That's probably really good advice.
05:15I've never heard Michael Cole so quiet.
05:18It's actually fantastic.
05:19I think Comfa should come and stroll past our desk maybe five or six times a minute,
05:25just to keep you in check.
05:26The man who loves to be champion cannot look in the mirror and see himself without a championship.
05:45Most of his career, he's held gold.
05:47We are sold out tonight.
06:01Phoenix, Arizona, over 14,000 on hand as we prepare for our main event.
06:08For the 21st time, this city has hosted Monday Night Raw,
06:11and tonight the World Heavyweight Championship is on the line.
06:15Main event, Jey Uso, defending the title against the man that he beat at WrestleMania,
06:20the ring of General Gunther.
06:23He was the world champ for 259 days,
06:26the intercontinental champion for 666 days,
06:30the NXT UK champion for 870 days.
06:34All this man knows how to do is win.
06:37Every man who's out there, does my sister,
06:42OJF, OJF, OJF!
06:57OJF, OJF, OJF!
07:01Jey Uso with his son supporting in here tonight moments ago Wade you probably gave me the best
07:19advice of my career I'll give you a lot of good advice but yeah that was particularly good and
07:26Wade warned me perhaps I should not yeet with the world champion tonight because of the man who's in
07:32the ring Gunther and I'm going to heed that advice tonight just let the audience do it for you let
07:38them take all of the risk and this kind of buying from an audience is something you cannot manufacture
07:45they love this man they believe in this man and they are going to power this man to victory with
07:53everything in their souls tonight will it be successful will it be enough
08:01to overcome the surely broken body of the champ
08:10keep that arm down Michael Cole you can see it twitching
08:13meanwhile the challenger Gunther seems extremely unfazed in the ring as Jey Uso makes his way to ringside
08:32I'll tell you the quiet sting of failure lingers longer than any punch or kick when it comes to the ring
08:41general and he gets a chance to finally rid his body of that sting right now
08:51come on champ do it tonight
08:53Jey Uso cannot be anywhere near a hundred percent I saw Jey earlier today smile on his face said he was ready to go said he's not going to get let anything get in the way of him holding on to this world heavyweight championship tonight but Wade we show just a small sample of what Jey Uso and the punishment he's taken over the past couple of weeks here at WWE there's no way Jey is 100% tonight
09:21I agree with you completely over that run from winning the Royal Rumble all the way to WrestleMania Jey Uso had to develop an unbreakable spirit he still has that what you cannot develop is an unbreakable body and I think half the job is already done for Gunther here that's the problem for Jey Uso tonight
09:41we mentioned Gunther's relatively fresh he's only had one match since WrestleMania that the battle against Pat McAfee back his backlash in May
09:51the road to redemption since WrestleMania 41 has certainly not been straight for the Gunther but it has been relentless but it's all been about tonight had that detour with McAfee but now normal business is intentionally
10:09normal business is intended to resume here on Raw
10:12again I love it I love the enthusiasm I love the the playing with the WWE fans here tonight but the bottom line is this as all this is going on Gunther the killer the former champ hasn't taken his eyes off Jey Uso
10:28let's head up to the ring and our ring announcer the great Alicia Taylor
10:35the following contest schedule for one ball is for the world heavyweight championship
10:51the championship
10:57introducing first
10:58the challenger
11:00from Vienna
11:02Austria
11:03weighing in
11:06at 250 pounds
11:09the ring
11:12general
11:13Gunther
11:17and
11:24and
11:25his
11:26opponent
11:27from San Francisco
11:32California
11:34weighing in
11:37at 242 pounds
11:40he is
11:41the world
11:42heavyweight
11:44champion
11:46main event
11:50Jey Uso
11:53this is the fifth time that Jey Uso and Gunther have gone one on one
12:02Gunther owns an edge of three to one
12:05he's also eliminated Jey Uso back in the Royal Rumble in 2024
12:11at WrestleMania
12:12at WrestleMania Jey Uso
12:14Jey Uso tapped out Gunther to win his first ever world championship
12:18it was the first time in almost four years since Gunther submitted in a matchup
12:24tonight Gunther Uso for the world title
12:28the rematch the world has been salivating for well it's all ours tonight
12:33and Uso and Gunther
12:40and Uso and Gunther
12:42staring across the ring at one another
12:43if you're the champion Wade Jey Uso
12:45how do you pull off if many would consider a miracle again tonight
12:50well you've done it once before you did it at WrestleMania you know you are capable of it but does lightning really strike twice I'm not so sure
13:01and this is a even more motivated Gunther than he has been previously
13:06yeah but Jey Uso going Jey Uso going for the sleeper the choke that he got Gunther to tap out at WrestleMania
13:13yeah that's a big piece of the embarrassment for Gunther
13:16he was outclassed at WrestleMania by Jey Uso
13:19beaten with his own moves
13:21and tonight it's Jey Uso with the advantage
13:23the champion's advantage
13:25again sleeper lucked in and Gunther has to sling him away
13:28well that perhaps was the best shot for Jey Uso
13:30trying to end this as quickly as possible
13:33Gunther has to regroup
13:45Wade if you're Gunther what's your strategy to take the title away from Mr. Uso
13:50if you're Gunther presumably you want to drag this match into deep water
13:55don't get caught stupidly at the start
13:58that's not a word I use often when it comes to Gunther
14:01but he did almost get caught with a couple of those chokes
14:04the longer this match goes on the more punishment you send the weight of the champ Jey Uso
14:09who's already sub 100% the better it is for you
14:18Gunther slowly taking his time getting back into the ring not quite yet
14:23gonna think a little bit more about this
14:26kind of pace that works well for Gunther right now draw this one out for straight
14:32Jey Uso let all that adrenaline of that entrance die down a little bit
14:37and let Jey Uso start feeling the pain that must be in his joints
14:41main event tonight for the World Heavyweight Championship
14:45Gunther back into the ring
14:51senior official Chad Patton working this match up tonight
14:56is this the pace you expected early on
15:00100% and I knew Jey was gonna come out of the blocks
15:03red hot raring to go
15:05once again a step ahead of the ring general
15:08it's rare you say that
15:11Gunther, Gunther was looking
15:12Gunther was protecting himself from a backhand
15:14and Uso turned it into a sleeper
15:16great move by Jey Uso there
15:17and Gunther with a well-placed elbow
15:19Gunther looks shell-shocked at this point
15:21and again you saw that Jey
15:24Gunther was expecting a backhand
15:26and he basically stopped
15:28and Jey was able to catch him into the sleeper hole
15:30we're two minutes into this match and Gunther already has a pained look on his face
15:34and it's not from anything physical
15:36it's purely from this mental assault
15:38Jey Uso just went a step ahead
15:40well listen if you were the champion and you
15:43you tapped out at Wrestlemania to this man
15:45that's still got to be in your mind right
15:47I mean affecting you mentally
15:49yeah and I thought that would be a major motivator
15:52for Gunther but it seems to be more of a negative impact for it
15:56and again maybe Jey Uso has Gunther's number now
15:59it's cracked the ego of the ring general
16:02and now he's trying to crack the skull with it with those shots
16:05and Gunther seems all out of sorts here
16:07he hasn't been able to get anything going
16:09in the early part of this matchup with the champion
16:16I mean the opening for this match for Gunther you used two words slow and weak
16:21and I thought
16:22oh
16:23I would never say that about the great ring general
16:27this is a different version of him thus far
16:29he just doesn't look ready
16:30I mean maybe the fact that he's only had one match in the last couple of months
16:34could be a negative for him
16:36Jey Uso is quick tonight
16:37oh Jey wasted
16:38uh oh
16:39wasted a little too much time
16:40and Gunther
16:43during
16:44moments ago Jey Uso was dominating this matchup
16:47but Gunther tried to turn it around quickly
16:48Jey though
16:49able to send it back to the center of the ring
16:50and now the champion
16:51top rope
16:52Jey Uso
16:53crossbody
16:54here's the cover
16:55here's the cover
16:56hook to the leg
16:57and a kick out
16:58and you see Jey Uso favoring his midsection as he delivered that crossbody weight
17:04and again there's been a lot of rumors flying around and we talked about this Saturday
17:10internal injuries rib injuries perhaps to Jey Uso from the tsunamis last week from the Ase'i moonsault this past Saturday
17:18you see the smile on Gunther's face he realizes that there is a problem now with Uso and can he take advantage
17:24I just ate your best shot Jey and it hurt you more than it hurt me
17:30and now Gunther realizing that he is an injured champion here
17:34and the big grin across the face of the ring general who is now targeting the ribs of Uso who has doubled over in pain
17:41well Gunther has just gone from sluggish to savage in the blink of an eye
17:47I mean Jey Uso was actually dominating the start of this matchup
17:51had Gunther all out of sorts and there it is
17:53you see the heavily taped midsection of Jey Uso
17:57we talked about the tsunami we talked about the Ase'i moonsault
18:00obviously some serious injury issues for Jey Uso here
18:03and Gunther now like a shark to blood attacking the champion
18:08well the way this is going right now the only thing Jey Uso
18:11is gonna have around his waist when he leaves is that bandage
18:15certainly not the World Heavyweight Championship
18:18Gunther looked like he has been presented a gift
18:21a massive gift
18:24and now stomping away again at the midsection of Uso
18:28just an injection of belief for the reign general
18:33whatever fragility that was in his ego has gone away now it's galvanized
18:38well Gunther had made a point over the past couple of weeks in a suplex again
18:43Gunther had made a point the past few weeks that Jey Uso was wearing himself thin
18:49I'll tell you right now my opinion was Michael that Jey Uso
18:53should absolutely have declined the tag match at Money in the Bank
18:58sorry Cody you're on your own
19:00yeah but that's not what Jey Uso's all about
19:02I've gotta put the title first well that's fine not being about that
19:04I would be about retaining my championship above and beyond anything else
19:08and now ripping that protective tape away from the midsection of Jey Uso
19:13extremely vulnerable now in this match and things have become very dire
19:17for the world champion as Gunther delivers a knee right to the ribs
19:23epic start from Jey Uso has now turned into a battle for survival
19:29and it's what Jey is losing dismally
19:32this all began when Jey Uso hit a cross body on Gunther
19:37injuring his midsection, Gunther realized that was hurt
19:41and now he has begun the attack
19:44well Jey should have avoided that particular move like the plague
19:48but it's instinct, it's adrenaline, it's staring across at Gunther and thinking
19:52I better move quicker he's gonna hit me
19:54and Jey hit a move he should never have pulled out with those damage ribs
19:58WWE fans here in Phoenix tonight trying to rally the champion
20:04Jey sent across the ring
20:06into the turnbuckle
20:08again, doubling over in pain
20:10Gunther though, Uso able to sidestep
20:12Jey looking to rally, looking for the sleeper
20:14he knows he's gotta end this quick
20:16Uso trying to end it the way that he won at WrestleMania
20:19but Gunther makes it to the ropes
20:21Jey Uso though, nice German suplex by Jey
20:24Oh, it's straight back to the ribs of Jey Uso
20:27that sleeper is about the best move he's got
20:29very little rib impact when you're applying a sleeper
20:33but a German suplex, a splash, the amount of torque on your midsection
20:39well if he delivers a spear that's gonna jar him as well
20:41and that's what Jey's trying to do here
20:43Gunther though, catches the best sleeper in his own
20:45yeah, catches him in the sleeper because Jey just wasn't quick enough
20:47he hasn't got the power to accelerate
20:49that's Pat McAfee about that sleeper
20:51by Gunther, Jey Uso went for the suicide dive
20:55and Gunther caught him with the right hand
20:57as Jey just collapses out to the apron
20:59well maybe Gunther would have got him anyway
21:01but I'm telling you Jey Uso's speed is just
21:05he's got some power left in him
21:07yeah Gunther now, head first into the steel post
21:09and Gunther, oh and a German suplex outside the ring on the floor
21:13get a release German onto that lower back too
21:16it's all in the favor of Gunther now
21:26Jey Uso in tremendous pain
21:28suffering the German suplex by Gunther
21:31Gunther down as well because he hit the steel post hard
21:34he delivered that suplex weight on complete instinct
21:37well Gunther's now got the ability to shake off the cobwebs
21:41get a good lung full of oxygen
21:44recalibrate
21:45the issue with Jey Uso
21:47is his body's not going to allow him to recover at all during this match
21:51100% agree
21:55referee now to count of 7
21:56count out does not do Gunther any good
21:58Gunther will break the count
22:00count of 9
22:01and the fighting champion Jey Uso
22:03makes his way back in the ring before a count of 10
22:06and that took some guts Wade
22:07I mean Jey could have just taken the count out
22:09walked away here with the title
22:11you call it guts from my perspective
22:13I absolutely would have stayed on the outside
22:15I don't know if Jey's brain is even working correctly
22:18at this point
22:19but you're right he's got himself back in the ring
22:21and it might have been the worst possible thing he could have done there
22:24and Gunther trying to recoup now from his uh
22:27face meeting the post moments ago
22:30I mean it was a quick start for Jey Uso
22:33he had Gunther all out of sorts
22:35until he delivered that top rope cross body
22:37and then things turned around
22:38yeah this game can turn on a dime
22:40oh
22:41again pain right to the
22:43the back
22:44of Jey Uso
22:45you gotta wonder if he's
22:47suffered from internal injuries
22:49I tried to talk to the
22:50the trainers earlier today
22:51they really didn't have much to say about Jey
22:53except that he was cleared to compete tonight
22:55I mean there's a rule with the trainers
22:57you know they'll give you the information
22:59they have to
23:00they're certainly not going to give you intel on a superstar
23:03something that might get back to the ring general
23:06you don't have to be a genius to realize that
23:08Jey Uso came in today
23:10walking wounded
23:12and he's now
23:13desperately trying to find some way
23:16to throw some offense to where the ring general
23:19yeah he's looking to rally here as Uso
23:21couple of right hands now
23:22delivered to Gunther
23:23Gunther with a chop just drops the champion
23:25I mean you need all your reactions
23:28but Gunther's throwing offense at you
23:30especially that chop
23:31any chance that you're blocking it or moving
23:33is gone with those busted ribs
23:35you're in there with a machine
23:37a terminator
23:39this guy has no remorse
23:41shows no mercy
23:42nor should he when the gold's on the line
23:46callous as you like Gunther
23:48and we're World Heavyweight Championship
23:55Gunther and Uso
23:57Gunther dominating
23:58Uso with injured ribs
23:59looking to somehow rally
24:01in this match
24:02blocked there
24:03Jey really is clinging on here
24:07I'm astounded he even got Gunther halfway up
24:09there's a massive frame
24:10and look at Jey Uso
24:11almost had him
24:12Gunther though
24:13back lands on his knee
24:15a third time for Jey Uso
24:17he's got Gunther in a vertical
24:19shoeplex
24:20Jey with the landing
24:22hurting his own ribs
24:24in the process again
24:26you're so limited in the offense
24:28you can throw
24:29without hurting those ribs
24:30and when instinct kicks in
24:32and of course against Gunther
24:33you don't get many options anyway
24:35you have to take what's there
24:37but it's backfired again for Jey Uso
24:39and a problem Wade
24:40is a slow pace
24:41helps Gunther
24:42the ring general
24:43Jey has to pick up the pace
24:44but Kenny
24:45with the injured ribs
24:46the longer it goes on
24:48the more the swelling
24:49grows in those ribs
24:50the more painful it gets
24:53the more your body seizes up
24:55the more you need these people
24:57eating you to victory
25:00and now exchanging blows
25:03center of the ring
25:04champion Uso
25:05challenger Gunther
25:06and now Jey Uso starting to get the
25:09upper hand
25:10white hand
25:11he's turning around in a hurry
25:13and Uso cut on it
25:15on the shoulder
25:16dropping Gunther to the mat
25:18Jey's not just surviving now
25:20he's learning
25:21he's adapting
25:22he's growing into this fight
25:24just when he really needed it
25:26and but no
25:27nobody home
25:28as Gunther was able to
25:29duck out of harm's way
25:30and again the impact
25:31rattling the insides of Jey Uso
25:33and again Gunther
25:34with a sleeper
25:35the choke trying to put Uso out here
25:38and you know Gunther
25:39really wants to win it
25:40with a move
25:41Jey used to beat him
25:42at Wrestlemania
25:43indeed
25:44Gunther was embarrassed
25:45and humiliated
25:46after tapping out to
25:47Jey Uso at Wrestlemania
25:48would love to tap
25:49the champion tonight
25:50Jey Uso trying to drag
25:52Gunther over the top rope
25:53and break this here
25:54Gunther dumped to the floor
25:56desperation move from Jey Uso
25:58he is now blocking out the pain
26:00and hitting top speed
26:01and now he hits the suicide dive
26:02and down goes Gunther
26:03and Uso trying to rally now
26:05Jey Uso's best hope at this point
26:08may well be a double count out
26:11neither man moving whatsoever
26:14Jey can't even breathe down
26:17again you've had injured ribs in your career
26:21so difficult to catch your breath
26:22especially so deep in the match
26:24yeah you can't move
26:25you can't twist
26:26you can't inhale
26:27you certainly can't defend the world heavyweight championship
26:31against the ring general Gunther
26:33yeah Gunther
26:34mentioned it before
26:36he's a machine
26:37he's a terminator
26:38takes all the emotion out of the matchup
26:40it's just
26:41kill or be killed
26:43when it comes to Gunther
26:44no mercy
26:45no remorse
26:46complete absence of malice
26:49you want to get to the top
26:50your mind has to be a compassion free zone
26:53and that is something
26:54Gunther excels at
26:56Gunther top rope
26:58Uso got his knees up
27:02Jey Spear
27:05gonna kill it now Jey
27:07got him in position
27:08Jey Uso going up top
27:09looking to retain the championship
27:11Jey Uso now
27:12Uso
27:13splash
27:14and Jey
27:15hooks the leg
27:17Gunther kicks out
27:21oh man
27:23Jey Uso out of nowhere
27:25connecting with the spear
27:27softening the big man up
27:29putting his own body on the line
27:31to hit the big one
27:32the splash
27:33this is it
27:34uh uh
27:35not today
27:36not
27:37against the ring general
27:39and that might have been Jey
27:41Uso's final flurry
27:43gun up in smoke
27:44I was gonna say
27:45Wade if you're Uso
27:46mentally
27:47how do you cope with the fact
27:48that you just hit him with your one-two
27:50and he kicked out
27:51it's utterly devastating
27:53at the best of times
27:54even more so
27:55when you doubt your body's own ability
27:58to cooperate
27:59and hit something that big again in this match
28:02Uso trying to drag himself back to his feet here
28:11Gunther as well
28:12Uso measuring his mane
28:14Gunther unsighted and defenseless
28:17pulling himself up in the corner
28:19Gunther doesn't realize that
28:21Uso is set
28:22ready to spring
28:23oh now he does
28:24he turns Jey inside out
28:25absolutely
28:26baited Jey in
28:27he was fully aware
28:28what was going on there
28:29Cole
28:30and now
28:31Gunther
28:32the powerbomb
28:33Uso able to counter
28:34puts the leg
28:35to retain
28:36at two and a half
28:37so much resilience from Jey Uso
28:39and a kick to Gunther
28:40and now Gunther's in trouble
28:41and now Jey Uso back into the sleeper
28:45Jey Uso looking to take out Gunther
28:47Gunther turns it around now
28:48oh and a knee right to the spine
28:51so well skilled
28:53technically not more than five seconds in these sleepers
28:56and Gunther rings it
28:57no not the powerbomb
28:59stacks him up
29:01Jey still has some life
29:07now Gunther perhaps starting to get frustrated
29:10he knows he's got a lame duck in the ring with him
29:13but he simply cannot put him to the sword
29:15the avaliant champion Jey Uso
29:18able to kick out of that powerbomb
29:20despite the injured midsection
29:25Gunther though realizes
29:27Uso's wounded
29:28and he's waiting to take out his prey
29:33Gunther is hurting
29:34that is a testament to the job Jey Uso
29:36has already done this evening
29:38but it might be about to go downhill rapidly
29:41Gunther with a spear
29:43Gunther with a spear of his own
29:45cover
29:46hooks the leg
29:47Jey still in it
29:49man Gunther wanted to take out Jey
29:52with Jey's own move
29:53and somehow Uso
29:55Uso was able to kick out
29:57first time in Gunther's career
29:59he's tried that
30:00he tried it for a reason
30:02message said to a broken and battered
30:05Jey Uso
30:08yeah but what a courageous title defense tonight
30:11for main event Jey Uso
30:12the main event Jey Uso
30:182025 really has been the year of Jey Uso
30:22more momentum than anybody on the roster
30:26might be about to hit a brick wall in the form of this big Austrian
30:31Jey trying to somehow fight back up to his feet
30:37oh
30:38big right
30:40Gunther's not reinventing the wheel here
30:42it's all basic moves
30:44clothesline
30:45big boots
30:46where is it?
30:48show it to me now
30:50you know what?
30:51you know what?
30:52you know what?
30:53this is the better than anyone else
30:55now just trash talking
30:57Jey Uso will not
31:01go away
31:02without a fight
31:04still on his feet
31:05after
31:06a stiff arm
31:07clothesline by Gunther
31:08and another one
31:09and Jey still fighting back
31:11digging down deep
31:12showing some guts and hearts tonight
31:16and the courageous champion now
31:18went for a sleeper
31:19but again Gunther out so quickly
31:21and that one of his own
31:22you ain't getting out of this one
31:23oh yes you are
31:24and Jey Uso driving Gunther face first into the
31:26kick with his own
31:29Jey
31:30SMEAR
31:33does Jey have anything left?
31:35well it didn't work the first time
31:37Gunther softened up for good now
31:39Jey heading up top
31:41Uso with an Uso splash
31:42nobody home
31:43right to the bad ribs
31:46and that could prove costly
31:48for the champion
31:49that was as close as you'll ever get to a scream
31:52from Jey Uso
31:53involuntary
31:54an outlet for this massive amount of pain
31:58and oh my god
31:59the hooks are in cold
32:00yeah the constrictor like maneuver here by Gunther
32:05now he just puts the full weight of his body on top of Uso
32:09look at how the arm is slipped underneath the chin into a choke
32:13as Jey now tries to make it to the bottom rope
32:16that would force a break
32:18can Jey hang on
32:19can Jey Uso hang on
32:20Gunther drags him back to the middle of the ring
32:22Gunther with a sleeper still applied
32:24again no way out of this perhaps for Jey
32:27he's desperately scrambling with everything he's got
32:31Gunther
32:32oh
32:33the fingertips on there
32:34yeah but Gunther pulled him back to the center of the ring
32:35yeah he didn't have a good grip on that rope
32:37certainly not good enough to break that hold
32:39and again now he just drags Uso back down to the ring
32:42Jey Uso's center of the ring could be fading
32:45Gunther's got his entire weight wrapped around the body of Jey Uso
32:49Jey trying to fight back the champion trying to stay in this
32:52this audience willing Jey back into this
32:54do something please
32:56Jey Uso trying to fight out but his eyes
32:59look like they're beginning to roll into the back of his head
33:01Jey does he have some fight left
33:03Jey trying to stay in this
33:04Jey trying to fight back
33:06Jey trying to make it to the ropes
33:08all the while that carotid artery is being squeezed
33:11back to a vertical base for Uso
33:13but Gunther drags him back down on the mat again
33:16and that could be the last gasp
33:18for the world heavyweight champion
33:20can Jey stay in it
33:23fading rapidly the eyes of Jey
33:26oh yeah but how smart is Gunther
33:29oh wait a minute
33:30now Uso into the sweeper
33:32Uso with an opportunity
33:35somehow staying in this
33:36I don't know how Uso's got any power left in those limbs
33:41all out adrenaline for the champion
33:43Gunther's now fading
33:44shades of Wrestlemania
33:45shades of Wrestlemania
33:47will the ring general tap
33:48will Uso retain here
33:50is Gunther going to tap out again
33:51is Gunther going to tap out again
33:52is Gunther going to tap out again
33:53coming in about Jey Uso
33:54oh Gunther
33:56he's in his way out of there again
33:57Gunther able to slip underneath
33:58and now the well placed elbows to Uso
34:00and now Gunther again wraps it in
34:02and Gunther now wrapped around the body of the champion
34:07does Jey have anything left?
34:09anything left?
34:11anything left?
34:12so much taken out of Jey
34:13the eyes surely faded now
34:15must be a million miles away from those ropes
34:18there's no fight left Cole
34:20Jey has nothing left in him and it doesn't appear
34:23trying to somehow slip out of this sleeper by Gunther
34:26Jey Uso's out
34:27Jey Uso is out I believe
34:29he is out
34:30Gunther becomes the new world champion
34:33here is your winner
34:39in the new world heavyweight champion
34:47the ring general
34:50Gunther
34:53well the expression on the face of the new world champion says it all
34:58he knows he was in a fight tonight
35:01a massive fight
35:02with a very game and valiant courageous Jey Uso
35:06but at the end of the day
35:08Gunther is once again
35:10for the second time in his career
35:12a world heavyweight champion
35:16Jey Uso's just done too much over the last couple of months
35:20he's been one hell of a champion
35:23but I'll tell you I don't care how good you are in this game
35:27even the very best taken out occasionally
35:31but the greats
35:33they come back and they avenge their losses
35:36with whatever it takes
35:38and it took everything but the kitchen sink
35:41from Gunther tonight
35:43to prize Jey Uso's grip of the world heavyweight championship
35:48with due question what kind of fight would it be
35:51had Jey Uso really been rested at 100%
35:57but Gunther didn't care
35:59and nor should he
36:00this was about the big one
36:02this was about the gold
36:03this was about the world heavyweight championship
36:06and in that moment
36:08a new champ was crowned
36:12Gunther who prides himself in always carrying gold
36:16as Jey Uso
36:18and his Gunther is inside
36:20Gunther and Supreme Court
36:27Gunther the Multiets
36:30Gunther the Pink
36:32Gunther the Pink
36:34Gunther the Pink
36:36Gunther the Pink
36:38Gunther the Pink
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