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WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS 2023 SETH ROLLIS VS AJ STYLES FULL MATCH
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00:00Cole, you're ready to crown a new champion?
00:03Cannot wait, the first of three main events.
00:10AJ Styles missed four months with injury earlier this year.
00:33The longest stretch of his entire career.
00:36And, Corey, during that time, AJ said he started thinking about the future,
00:42and how long he had left in WWE, and if this would be his last opportunity,
00:48his last moment to become champion.
00:52I have zero doubt in AJ's ability to focus on a singular task.
00:56That task tonight, becoming the new World Heavyweight Champion.
01:01When you mention AJ's time away from the ring, I have to wonder,
01:05will it at all affect the stamina of the Phenomenal One as he goes head-to-head
01:10with another generation-defining superstar?
01:14They don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none,
01:19they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none,
01:21they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none,
01:23they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none,
01:24they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none, they don't want none,
01:25He left the OC in the United States because if he wants to represent WWE as
01:29a champion, he should be able to handle business on his own two feet.
01:33I'm a Mack truck, don't get run over.
01:37There's a bunch of boys working over town boys.
01:40People of the South, never had nothing.
01:43Burn it down!
01:55To the surprise of no one the WWE Universe tonight in Jetta.
02:24Serenading the visionary with his battle hymn.
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02:54You know, for Seth Rollins, there's no one else that he would rather be competing
02:57against tonight than AJ Styles for the new World Heavyweight Championship.
03:01Seth Rollins grew up really idolizing AJ Styles.
03:06AJ was the prototypical superstar to Seth Wallin.
03:10Seth watched AJ, he tried to emulate Styles.
03:14After their very first meeting, AJ Styles proudly declared this kid is not the next AJ Styles.
03:29He will be the first Seth Rollins.
03:32And I think it's safe to say that Rollins has fulfilled that prophecy.
03:36The following contest, scheduled for 1-4.
03:41The following contest, scheduled for 1-4.
03:43is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
03:50The following contest, scheduled for 1-4.
03:52is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
03:59The following contest scheduled for one fall is for
04:06the World Heavyweight Championship.
04:13Introducing the challengers.
04:19First, from Gainesville, Georgia, weighing in at 218 pounds,
04:26the phenomenal AJ Styles.
04:33And his opponent, from Davenport, Iowa, weighing in at 225 pounds,
04:47Seth Freakin' Rollins.
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08:02Rollins caught him in the back of the neck.
08:04First cover of the matchup, hook to the leg by Seth Rollins and a kick out.
08:09We are in the Jetta Superdome here tonight in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Night of Champions.
08:14The first of three main events, Rollins-Styles for the brand new World Heavyweight title.
08:21Rollins has won two WWE championships, two Universal championships in his career and NXT title as well.
08:29AJ Styles, a two-time WWE Champion.
08:33Styles now bulldozing Rollins back into the corner.
08:36Now burying his shoulder in the midsection of Rollins.
08:43Seth Rollins had a lot of controversial things to say in your sit-down interview with him on Monday Night Raw.
08:49Styles with a knee.
08:50Rollins certainly no stranger to controversy, but the difference is Rollins knows what business he needs to handle and when he needs to handle it.
08:57I promise.
08:58Rollins is singularly focused in this one.
09:01He talked about the reason he wants to win the title, and that is to affect change throughout the entire industry.
09:08Talked a lot about Roman Reigns, the Undisputed Champion who reaches 1,000 days as Champion later on tonight.
09:15And Rollins also spoke to Roman Reigns taking opportunity away from other members of the roster.
09:20Imagine what opportunities will be lost if Roman becomes a tag team champion tonight.
09:27Styles into the corner, up over the top.
09:30Rollins, who has not been beaten since the beginning of this year, running into chops now at the hands of Styles.
09:38Oh, Rollins caught him, and AJ face first into the turnbuckle.
09:49Styles is dazed.
09:51Rollins looking to capitalize.
09:53Styles driving AJ into the second turnbuckle on the other side of the ring.
10:00Rollins brought himself a little breathing room as we take another look at this.
10:03This is Seth launches AJ face first into the middle turnbuckle.
10:10What I've noticed in the early moments of this matchup is how deliberate the pace is from Seth freaking Rollins.
10:15Seth usually not afraid to pick things up, to speed things up.
10:19But Styles presents a very unique threat to the visionary.
10:22That shot knocks Styles right off the top rope to the apron.
10:25I spoke to Seth earlier.
10:26He was very confident coming into this matchup because he said,
10:29I've studied AJ my entire career.
10:31I know everything about AJ Styles.
10:37Rollins now in a precarious position, trying to join Styles on the top turnbuckle.
10:44Styles able to slip down underneath.
10:46And now it's Rollins face first off the turnbuckle.
10:49It is just an electric atmosphere here tonight as it has been the past number of days that we've been in Jetta.
11:06Heavy right hand is being traded by both superstars.
11:11Styles driving Rollins hard into the corner.
11:14And Rollins landing on the back of his neck.
11:16Take a look at the impact on this.
11:23A snap suplex into the turnbuckles.
11:29And the playing field once again appears to be leveled for the moment.
11:33Again, every time Styles tries to gain an upper hand, Seth Rollins is there to meet him.
11:45Seth with some right hands and a chop.
11:49AJ Styles stunned.
11:51Locked, though.
11:51And here comes Styles.
11:52And that right there is classic AJ Styles.
11:55And that's running, sliding, forearm to Rollins.
12:07You saw the demeanor change with AJ Styles there.
12:12Rollins up on his shoulders momentarily.
12:15This is wildly Styles face first goes Rollins.
12:20Is it enough now to win the World Heavyweight title?
12:23Two-count kick out by Seth.
12:25And you have to wonder if AJ's foot prevented him from earning a victory in that instance.
12:30AJ delivered the maneuver, and it took him a half a second, maybe a full second,
12:34to readjust to get Rollins' shoulders both down on the canvas.
12:37This one could be over.
12:38And yet again, AJ Styles in absolutely no hurry.
12:47Every movement so deliberate, thinking about a Styles clash,
12:50but Rollins now bulldozing AJ back.
12:55Elbow.
13:00First DDT.
13:02Styles cover again to try to win the championship, and Rollins has to kick it too.
13:07Again, watch the impact here.
13:14AJ Styles truly timeless, just spiking Rollins on the crown of his skull.
13:22This matchup is for the brand new World Heavyweight Championship.
13:29Both Rollins and Styles have promised it'll be the working man's championship.
13:33Of course, the title's gonna be exclusive to Monday Night Raw,
13:36so Michael Cole, if AJ's victorious tonight, he might be joining our side of things.
13:40Well, he will be.
13:41As Seth Rollins delivers the boot to the face of Styles.
13:45And now Rollins rolls through, stacks up Styles.
13:49Tremendous power from Rollins.
13:53And a buckle by Styles.
13:56Seth making the long climb to the top turnbuckle.
14:03Splash!
14:06Cover by Seth to win the championship and a kick out by Styles.
14:12Both men hitting one another with some heavy artillery.
14:22But the match continues as we look yet again at Seth freaking Rollins soaring through
14:27the skies of Jetta.
14:28Full extension, extreme impact, but not quite enough for the three count.
14:34They are on their feet at the Superdome in Jetta.
14:44Styles, Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship.
14:47Yeah.
14:47Rollins look for a neck breaker.
14:52Styles ducks underneath.
14:54The neck delivered to the knee, Rollins able to kick out.
15:07Take a look at this, Styles hoisting up Rollins and
15:10diving Seth across his own knee.
15:13Agonizing maneuver, particularly for someone like a Seth freaking Rollins who's
15:17had a history of neck problems.
15:18Rollins went through a neck surgery many years back and AJ Styles knows that full well.
15:23AJ Styles is one of the best ever, looking to win the World Heavyweight Championship here
15:29tonight at Night of Champions.
15:31This could do it.
15:32Styles looking to put Rollins away though.
15:34Rollins had him scouted, now hooking for the pedigree.
15:37AJ Styles ducks underneath, catches it with a shot, step up in Zaguri.
15:48Both of these men leaving everything on the table in this championship match.
15:54Both of these superstars are such perfectionists.
15:56They came into this matchup so well prepared for one another.
15:59This match truly could come down to which man makes a mistake first that they can't recover from.
16:05Styles beat Rey Mysterio and Edge, two Hall of Famers and also Bobby Lashley to get here.
16:10Rollins knocked off Shinsuke Nakamura, Damian Priest and then Finn Balor to punch his ticket the night of champions.
16:16AJ looking to dig deep into his bag of tricks for this one.
16:21Indeed he is, Styles clashed for the second rope.
16:24Rollins no counters.
16:27Credit Rollins, incredible core strength, able to muscle AJ over with his legs.
16:33Now planting Styles up on the top rope.
16:36Again, Rollins has had Styles incredibly scouted throughout this match.
16:42Set of course a student of the game.
16:51Do you think it's even possible that this is a scenario where Seth Rollins knows AJ Styles better than AJ knows himself?
16:58Good point, and he's studied AJ for 20 years, and now Rollins up to the second rope.
17:04Styles in trouble, what a predicament here for Styles.
17:08My God, Styles, face first, Rollins, is this it?
17:17Cover for the championship, kick out at two.
17:21What a sequence for Rollins, but still Styles is in this.
17:26Look at this, first, an inverted superplex, but Rollins maintains his grasp on AJ's
17:32before driving Styles down yet again.
17:35Two, three, four.
17:37Almost was not enough to do the job in that instance.
17:41And look at the wounds of battle already beginning to form on Seth freaking Rollins.
17:46Both of these men knew what they were getting into in this matchup.
17:50Styles trying to crawl back to his feet.
18:04Set now heading up to the top rope.
18:12High above the Jetta Superdome.
18:13What does Seth have in mind here?
18:17Rollins has to roll through as Styles rolls out of the way.
18:20He catches it with a boot.
18:24Styles perched on the top turnbuckle.
18:28AJ looking for a tornado DDT, ends up on the apron.
18:32Headbutt from Rollins.
18:34Biggs brings both men to their knees.
18:44Styles blocks, does a second time.
18:50Rollins.
18:53Now AJ looks for the count.
18:57Test of wills.
18:59Which man can overpower the other?
19:04Rollins out to the apron.
19:05AJ.
19:06Oh, no!
19:06On the back of his head.
19:08That's got to do it.
19:10Right on the apron.
19:11If AJ can get Rollins in the ring right now, this one is over.
19:19Rollins has not moved.
19:22The official down to check out of his-
19:24No!
19:27Ryan Tran, the official checking on Rollins.
19:30Seth apparently said he's okay, and Styles now tries to drag him back into the ring.
19:35Man, what vicious impact to the back of the neck of Rollins.
19:41And now Styles loading up.
19:47Maybe, he's going with a phenomenal forearm and again, Seth Rollins.
19:53It almost, like he knew what was coming, Corey.
19:56This is as though Seth were playing a bit of possum.
19:59And here comes Rollins.
20:01Rollins suicide dive, Styles taken out.
20:04Uh-oh.
20:06Rollins may have tweaked the knee.
20:09He came down awkwardly on that suicide dive, and this could be a problem for Rollins.
20:14Let's take a look, if we can, at the landing of Rollins.
20:19He propels himself out of the ring, makes clean contact.
20:24Right there.
20:24Yeah.
20:25He hit it, Rollins knee buckled.
20:27You saw Seth immediately go to the knee as he landed awkwardly.
20:32And now, the question is, did Styles see this happen?
20:34Does Styles realize now that there's a wound?
20:39Rollins had better hope not.
20:42Cuz that's like chum in the water, when you're dealing with AJ Styles.
20:49Not to mention, Rollins himself has a history of knee injuries.
20:52Uh-oh, uh-oh.
20:53AJ did see it, AJ did see it, because he rolls through now for the cap pressure.
20:57AJ Styles realizing the moment may be now with a knee injury to Rollins and
21:01the cap pressure.
21:02The submission move locked in as Rollins tries to drag himself down to the bottom rope.
21:07Seth's able to shift his weight, but so does Styles.
21:12And Styles again with the cap crusher.
21:14And Rollins writhing in pain.
21:19The veteran AJ Styles saw the injury happen, he immediately capitalized.
21:24Trying to get Rollins to tap out.
21:29Seth trying to break the cap crusher.
21:34And in doing so, Seth's actually pulling AJ's pressure on his own leg.
21:40And finally forces a break.
21:43But as the damage has been done, as AJ again attacks the leg,
21:47and a clothesline buys Rollins some time.
21:49That's exactly what Seth needs in this moment.
21:53Let's take another look to see if we can pinpoint exactly where Seth tweaked his knee,
21:57and right there.
21:59Seth's right knee.
22:06This is for the brand new World Heavyweight Championship, Rollins versus Styles.
22:13AJ Styles, Corey, with an opportunity.
22:16Rollins in obvious pain after tweaking the knee and then the cap crusher by Styles.
22:21Look for AJ to continue attacking the weakened limb of Seth Rollins.
22:27It's a veteran strategy.
22:28It's tried and true.
22:29And it's what will bring AJ Styles to the World Heavyweight Championship.
22:33Rollins back to his feet as well.
22:36Every blow that Rollins throws, you can see him suffering as he tries to put any kind of weight on the bad knee.
22:51And it also mitigates the impact of each strike without the ability to plant your feet before you deliver it.
22:56AJ Styles, no such problem.
22:58And here comes AJ.
22:59AJ starting to fire up, goes right back to the injured leg.
23:03Rollins kick to the midsection.
23:06A lot of style kicks from Rollins.
23:11Right across the bridge of AJ's nose.
23:15AJ ducked underneath, caught up with a chop.
23:17Styles with headbutts.
23:20And Seth caught up with an enziguri.
23:26AJ still on his feet, went with a Pele kick.
23:29Seth felt it coming.
23:30Oh, kick right to the face.
23:32Styles down.
23:33And now Rollins realizes he has an opportunity, went for the stomp to the hand.
23:41Interesting strategy by Rollins.
23:43To set up the pedigree.
23:44Styles counters.
23:47AJ trying to hoist up Seth.
23:51And for the third time in the match looking for a Styles clash.
23:54And Rollins able to counter.
23:56Pele kick this time connected.
23:58And now Styles hooking Rollins for the pedigree.
24:02Styles uses the pedigree.
24:04The counter to win the championship.
24:07And Rollins kicks it too.
24:09A look of disbelief on the face of Rollins.
24:16And we are all wearing the same expression after seeing the phenomenal AJ Styles deliver a pedigree.
24:24And nearly knock off Rollins.
24:26And we talked a lot, Corey, about whether this was AJ's last opportunity.
24:31Whether he had enough left to get the job done.
24:33Those are the words of the thoughts of Styles.
24:35And now you're starting to see it show on the face of Styles.
24:38But now cannot be the time to allow doubt to creep in if you're AJ Styles.
24:43Rely on where you've been.
24:45Rely on what you've done.
24:46Remember who you are, the phenomenal AJ Styles.
24:50Styles has tried to go three times to the Styles clash.
24:53He's used the calf crusher.
24:55He even used Rollins' pedigree against him and still has not been able to put Seth Rollins away.
25:00And now, looking to load up.
25:04Rollins trying to use the ropes to bring himself back to a vertical base.
25:10Styles stares his opponent in the eyes.
25:13And Styles caught him with a forearm to the face.
25:17And now AJ's ready for the phenomenal forearm.
25:21Super kick by Rollins.
25:25Styles may be out, but Rollins unable to capitalize just yet.
25:29Rollins in the corner.
25:33Ready to strike.
25:35Does he have anything left?
25:37And the knee buckled.
25:38Went for the stomp.
25:39The bad knee buckled.
25:41And that may have saved AJ Styles the World Heavyweight Championship.
25:46And again, roll through Styles looking for the calf crusher.
25:51This time Rollins able to counter into a pedigree.
25:55But Seth may have re-injured his own knee delivering the pedigree.
26:00Can Rollins fight through the pain?
26:02Is the adrenaline enough?
26:04Stop.
26:05Rollins toward the cover.
26:10Hooks the leg, grabs the arm.
26:13Rollins does it.
26:14Here is your winner and the new world heavyweight champion, Seth
26:31Rollins.
26:32Freaking Rollins.
26:34Seth Rollins, that's the guy to carry this thing forward.
26:41As Triple H, the man who announced the creation of the new World Heavyweight Championship.
26:47And has had a long, long history with Seth Rollins since the days that Rollins became the inaugural NXT Champion.
26:56Is here tonight to accept the brand new world title from the Hall of Famer.
27:02Seth Rollins is your new World Heavyweight Champion.
27:07Change, it is a coming.
27:17And Rollins, be thy name.
27:21An incredible fight.
27:37Between two of the all time greats, AJ Styles and that man, Seth Rollins.
27:46Hopefully one will be followed.
27:47He is a coming and he'sé.
27:49grandfather.
27:50With two balls.
27:51With two balls.
27:52And then there they need to make a spot for that player.
27:53You're a part for that player.
27:54And you have to receive a speed by himself, chess, and you're a big one.
27:55Because from the beginning, slick and I春 will be of all- Arbeit.
27:56With three balls.
27:57Though getting married.
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27:59And no mikey ele has to reach a fastball.
28:00You haven't heard this guy.
28:01Yeah, he's filled или duper.
28:03He'll have to get an end.
28:04So he's 15 better to see him.
28:05comp устGBPOSUCS out.
28:06He's going to ask him to win.
28:07This is Fred Friedman on Game On and Heel.
28:08Well, let's take a look at the final moments of this matchup.
28:38Seth Rollins looking to deliver a phenomenal forearm instead met with a super kick by Rollins.
28:44And Rollins would attempt to stomp, but his left knee would fail him.
28:49Rollins would have to endure the pain, find his way back to a vertical base,
28:54and only then deliver that fateful stomp.
28:58And new World Heavyweight Champion.
29:02Seth Rollins said, I am at the top of my game, and indeed he is.
29:14You're looking at the brand new World Heavyweight Champion.
29:21Yeah.
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