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00:00:00I brought you into this world, and I will take you out.
00:00:06Solo, you better get in where you fit in, because if you don't,
00:00:11I'm about to dog walk your ass for the US Championship.
00:00:16Yarrrra, man.
00:00:30The following contest is scheduled for one call, and it's home.
00:01:00The United States Championship.
00:01:04Introducing first, from Las Vegas, Nevada,
00:01:08weighing in at 250 pounds,
00:01:13Solo Saccoa!
00:01:18The man is ferocious, dangerous, he's hungry.
00:01:25Some would say, Wade, jealous.
00:01:28Jealous over the fact that Jacob Batu won a singles championship
00:01:33before he did at this level.
00:01:39Solo Saccoa, a former NXT North American champion,
00:01:42but he's never held a singles title on either Raw or SmackDown.
00:01:45Jacob Batu did that before Solo,
00:01:48and I think Solo is bitter and upset about that.
00:01:51Well, I'm not going to castigate any competitor
00:01:54who's jealous of another competitor
00:01:56holding a championship.
00:01:58That is not the issue here at all.
00:02:01The issue is a family member,
00:02:03Jacob Batu,
00:02:04who was brought to this company by one man
00:02:07when nobody else would touch him,
00:02:09has thrown it all back in that man's face,
00:02:11and Batman is solo Saccoa.
00:02:13One, two, three, two, three, two.
00:02:18And his opponent from Sacramento, California,
00:02:36And his opponent, from Sacramento, California, weighing in at 291 pounds, he is the United
00:02:54States Champion, the Tumbo and Werewolf, Jacob Barton!
00:03:03Listen, Wade, no one's denying the fact that Solo Sokoa gave Jacob Bartu the opportunity to come to WWE, gave him riches and fame and fortune, what I think people are concerned about is the way that Solo Sokoa treated Jacob Bartu once he got here, the things he said behind his back, it was almost like he was looking at Bartu as a worker for him, as opposed to an equal or an counterpart that would help out the family, that's where the issue is and that's where it lies.
00:03:33Well, Solo Sokoa knows Jacob Bartu a hell of a lot better than you do, and here's the issue, all gas, no brains, with the insult that really set Bartu over the edge.
00:03:45I will argue that Jacob Bartu is a weapon, a major weapon, but weapons have to be pointed in the right direction, Solo did that for Bartu, now Bartu's on his own, I think it's gonna all come unglued.
00:04:01For the prestigious United States Championship, held by over a dozen Hall of Famers in the history of WWE, Solo, Jacob Bartu staring down one other in front of a sold out crowd at Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia.
00:04:18And Solo wastes a little time going after Fatu with a right hand and we're underway in the bell ranks, and Jacob Bartu sends shoulder first into the ring post.
00:04:32Oh god, that savage side of Sekoua has been brought out by this family betrayal from Jacob Bartu.
00:04:43Well, I would say the betrayal actually came from Solo, but to each his own, as Solo continues to pound away on Fatu.
00:04:51Oh, and a splash in the corner by Fatu.
00:05:05Celebrating a little too much, you cannot do that against the man who bounces back as quickly as Jacob Bartu, amazing powers of regeneration.
00:05:14Well, Fatu is so dangerous, incredible athlete, unhinged as well, you never know what he's gonna do and when he's gonna do it for the United States Champion.
00:05:25Has that intangible quality that terrifies and captivates in equal measures.
00:05:32Batu won the United States Championship with a victory over LA Knight at WrestleMania.
00:05:44Any superstar could ever wish for.
00:05:59And there's the set time by Jacob Bartu.
00:06:06Another one by Jacob.
00:06:08Gotcha.
00:06:11Gotcha.
00:06:11Well, you have to think these two probably grew up brawling with each other.
00:06:17Oh god, go for that.
00:06:17And Solo knew it was coming and, again, rolls out of harm's way.
00:06:21Well, Sekoua, the street fighting chap of the Islands, ain't gonna get solved that quickly.
00:06:27Fatu, oh, he went for the suicide dive and Sekoua caught him with a right.
00:06:31A big street fighter punch, tied to perfection.
00:06:35And now Solo with a Uranagi half-spinning Solo out of the apron.
00:06:40And now we got a...
00:06:41Oh!
00:06:43Uranagi outside the ring to the floor.
00:06:48In the eyes of Solo, Sekoua.
00:06:52In part because he wants to punish Jacob Batu.
00:06:55In part because it's the only way of surviving this man.
00:07:00And, again, remember, countout does not help Sekoua.
00:07:05Fatu has the champion's advantage.
00:07:07Sekoua must pin or submit Jacob Batu.
00:07:12Sekoua, Biden is time, though.
00:07:14He knows full well Jacob Batu ain't gonna get counted out.
00:07:18You should have stayed.
00:07:20You should have listened to me.
00:07:21You hear me?
00:07:25Solo admonishing Jacob Batu for turning his back on the family.
00:07:31Despite the mistreatment by Solo.
00:07:34Well, that is the issue, isn't it?
00:07:36Did Solo, Sekoua, outlive his purpose?
00:07:39For Fatu, you brought me in.
00:07:41You guided me to championships.
00:07:42I don't need you anymore.
00:07:44I'm a big star on my own right, Solo.
00:07:46That's a unique take.
00:07:48It's correct, though.
00:07:51Now, blocked by Jacob, but now Fatu fighting back.
00:07:54Couple of well-placed rights by Jacob Batu,
00:07:56driving Solo Sekoua back across the ring.
00:08:05Irish whip.
00:08:06Oh, no!
00:08:07Face first off the top of the ring post.
00:08:10Again, the smarts of Solo Sekoua give him the advantage.
00:08:15The advantage that formerly was gifted from Solo to Fatu.
00:08:19Listen, nobody's questioned the smarts of Solo Sekoua.
00:08:22I mean, here's the man who really took over things from Roman Reigns, right?
00:08:25Now he's got this JC Mateos in his corner.
00:08:28Had Jacob Batu.
00:08:29And now backing it up into the face of Jacob Batu.
00:08:34Here's the truth of this world, Michael Cole.
00:08:36Some people are generals, some people are soldiers.
00:08:43Jacob Batu may think he outgrew that soldier uniform.
00:08:51He's about to get taught a valuable lesson from the general.
00:08:54You should have listened to me, Jacob.
00:09:01No, look at you.
00:09:03Look at you.
00:09:06Oh, you should have listened.
00:09:08I gave you everything.
00:09:10You never loved me.
00:09:12You never loved me.
00:09:13Now, Jacob, what do you say?
00:09:15Oh.
00:09:16Oh.
00:09:17Oh.
00:09:18Oh.
00:09:18Solo Sekoua should be Mr. Money in the Bank right now if that plan wasn't obliterated by Jacob Batu.
00:09:27Well, that is a true statement.
00:09:28And Sekoua with great strategy here.
00:09:30Wearing the champion down as he talks trash.
00:09:32But you didn't love me.
00:09:33I tried.
00:09:35I tried for you, Jacob.
00:09:37I loved you.
00:09:38You never loved me.
00:09:40Now I'm going to take your ass out.
00:09:42What do you say, Jacob?
00:09:43No.
00:09:44Ah.
00:09:45Spewing out.
00:09:45Ah, my need.
00:09:46Oh.
00:09:48Yeah, Fock.
00:09:49Fock 2 is fading.
00:09:50No more.
00:09:52Fock 2 may have well met his match this evening in the form of his own flesh and blood.
00:10:00Official Tran looking on right there to see if Jacob Batu may give up.
00:10:04But Jacob, the United States champion fighting back.
00:10:07A rally with the sold-out crowd here.
00:10:18Solo drops him with a right to one knee.
00:10:21Look at you.
00:10:22Look at you're stupid.
00:10:24Huh?
00:10:24who was treated like this nobody
00:10:36Jacob firing back
00:10:39blocked the right here comes Jacob
00:10:41Fartou now trying to fight back into
00:10:43this match
00:10:44Solo dropped underneath and oh my god
00:10:48what a display
00:10:52how the hell did Jacob Fartou stand up
00:10:54from that
00:10:55well he rotated perhaps taking most of
00:10:58the sting of it
00:11:00and now Solo Sikoa slung across the ring
00:11:03that freak athleticism of Jacob Fartou
00:11:06I don't understand how this man's on his
00:11:08feet after being dropped on his head
00:11:09man that was part luck part brilliance
00:11:12from Jacob Fartou and Solo Sikoa had no
00:11:16idea and now
00:11:17an impaler by Jacob Fartou and now out to
00:11:20the apron
00:11:21blink and things change quickly
00:11:24around
00:11:26oh and that's
00:11:27swan tied by Jacob to retain the championship
00:11:31and a kick out by Solo
00:11:33I'm gonna see this thing again
00:11:38German suplex attacking you see
00:11:42oh wow a full rotation
00:11:44tuck it on the belly
00:11:45but straight back up
00:11:47taking down Solo in the process
00:11:52and then the slot time by Jacob but that was a great call Wade he did completely rotate
00:11:57landed on his belly it allowed him to pop up
00:11:59Solo thought he dropped him on his head so did I
00:12:02well that's it on the head on the back of the neck that is the aim of the German suplex but
00:12:07with Jacob Fartou you cannot take your eye off it for a second
00:12:11just a uber athlete
00:12:14freak in the ring
00:12:17all gas no brakes
00:12:20all gas no brakes
00:12:24Jacob's motto not the all gas no brains that Solo throws around
00:12:28Jacob Fartou may well be completely unbreakable
00:12:32certainly unyielding
00:12:36hold on
00:12:37JC Mateo I was wondering when he was going to wander out here
00:12:41Solo Sikora's running buddy
00:12:43and now who the hell is out here
00:12:45somebody just dropped Jacob Fartou
00:12:47and look who's back
00:12:48Tonda Lowa
00:12:50he's been out of action since War Games and Survivor Series
00:12:54and Lowa's here with that spinning neck breaker to Jacob Fartou
00:12:59and he may have just handed the championship to Solo Sikora
00:13:02Tonda Lowa is back
00:13:04off the distraction by JC Mateo
00:13:08Cogger
00:13:09Fartou stays in it
00:13:11well Solo's army got a major reinforcement just when he needed it
00:13:18but the fight ain't over yet
00:13:20that was supposed to be the fix
00:13:22yeah the fix was in all right
00:13:25but the disbelief on the face of Solo Sikora tells the story
00:13:30referee missed the entire thing dealing with JC Mateo
00:13:34again a master plan from Solo
00:13:36you gotta listen to me
00:13:37you know what I mean
00:13:38I love to
00:13:39went for the Samoan spike
00:13:45Fartou able to avoid it
00:13:46kick to the face
00:13:47dropped Solo down
00:13:48JC Mateo gonna run into a kick
00:13:50and now fall on to Tagaloa
00:13:51and now Fartou
00:13:55over the top
00:13:56taking out everybody
00:13:58wow
00:13:58runaway train
00:14:00one man against an entire army
00:14:05and the one man is winning
00:14:07oh my god
00:14:11the Fosbury flop
00:14:12with devastating results
00:14:15on Solo's men
00:14:16and now Jacob back in the ring
00:14:18and there's that pop-up Samoan drop
00:14:21Mateo in the ring now
00:14:23and now Jacob Fartou has JC Mateo down
00:14:33the official over to Mateo
00:14:34Fartou now looking to go up to the top rope
00:14:37and there's the moon salt
00:14:39the moon salt to Solo Sikora
00:14:42Fartou in position
00:14:43into the cover
00:14:44who the hell is that
00:14:47who the hell is that
00:14:48oh my goodness
00:14:50oh my god
00:14:51you know who that is
00:14:52that's Tagaloa
00:14:54Tama
00:14:56Taga
00:14:56their brother
00:14:58you want everything
00:15:01we've seen him destroy people
00:15:09in Japan
00:15:11and he just destroyed
00:15:13Jacob Fartou
00:15:14with a chokeslam on our table
00:15:16and now offering the sacrifice
00:15:21back into the ring
00:15:23to Solo Sikora
00:15:25Solo Sikora's army
00:15:28apparently grows from strength to strength
00:15:33what an acquisition
00:15:36Jacob Fartou is helpless
00:15:40he's defenseless
00:15:41and a Samoan spike by Solo
00:15:45and he wins the United States Championship
00:15:48the shocking return
00:16:00here is your winner
00:16:02and new United States Champion
00:16:08Solo Sikora
00:16:12the shocking return
00:16:16first of a man
00:16:18we haven't seen since War Games
00:16:19Survivor Series
00:16:21Tonga Loa
00:16:22just when Jacob Fartou
00:16:25was going in for the kill
00:16:26referees back turned
00:16:28an epic moment
00:16:30for Tonga Loa
00:16:32proving pivotal
00:16:33in turning this one around
00:16:35for Solo Sikora
00:16:37and then
00:16:38this
00:16:39we thought it was over
00:16:40it was supposed to be
00:16:43over there
00:16:43Batou
00:16:44hit the big one
00:16:45it's a one
00:16:47it's a two
00:16:48wait a second
00:16:49this absolute freak
00:16:52steps out
00:16:53from under the ring
00:16:54you are in there
00:16:56you are in there
00:16:56you are in there
00:16:56you are in there
00:16:56you are in there
00:16:57seven feet tall
00:16:59and then he offered
00:17:02the sacrifice
00:17:02up to Solo
00:17:03who delivered
00:17:04the Samoan spike
00:17:06to win
00:17:07his first
00:17:08singles
00:17:09championship
00:17:10the brains
00:17:13and strategy
00:17:14of Solo Sikora
00:17:16wins him gold
00:17:18from Jacob Fartou
00:17:21everyone wrote off
00:17:26Solo Sikora
00:17:27well look at him
00:17:28look at his army
00:17:30and look at his championship
00:17:32now
00:17:32eat your words
00:17:34and look at Jacob Fartou
00:17:36all
00:17:38alone
00:17:39I'm tired of him
00:17:45I gave everything
00:17:46now I'm taking it all
00:17:47it's fun
00:17:48everything
00:17:49welcome to the official
00:17:53RIA season
00:17:54opening ceremony
00:17:552024
00:17:56welcome to Saturday night's
00:18:25main event
00:18:25Saturday night's main event
00:18:27is back
00:18:28the light
00:18:29the legend
00:18:30the chaos
00:18:31and now
00:18:33the icon returns
00:18:34for one final match
00:18:36your next
00:18:38Goldberg
00:18:39Gunther
00:18:40for the WWE
00:18:42World Heavyweight Championship
00:18:44no one spared
00:18:45everyone speared
00:18:47Saturday night's main event
00:18:49live nationwide
00:18:50Saturday July 12th at 8
00:18:51on NBC and Peacock
00:18:53well individual event
00:18:56two event combo tickets
00:18:57are Saturday night's main event
00:18:59which is two weeks from tonight
00:19:00and WWE's evolution
00:19:02two weeks from tomorrow
00:19:03at State Farm Arena
00:19:04in Atlanta, Georgia
00:19:05on Saturday July 12th
00:19:07Sunday July 13th
00:19:08are on sale now
00:19:09via Ticket Mastery
00:19:11you have to wonder
00:19:11if the WWE Women's Championship
00:19:13is going to be up for grabs
00:19:15at Night of Champions
00:19:16last night
00:19:17Tiffany Stratton
00:19:18knocked off Nia Jackson
00:19:19an incredible
00:19:20last woman standing match
00:19:22to keep her title
00:19:23and here
00:19:24at a Night of Champions
00:19:26Tiffany Stratton
00:19:27the WWE Women's Champion
00:19:29is celebrating
00:19:30the gold
00:19:32and of course
00:19:41we are in Riyadh
00:19:43in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
00:19:44for Night of Champions
00:19:45tonight
00:19:46and of course
00:19:46a whole slew of podcasts
00:19:48that you can think into
00:19:49and listen to some of the
00:19:51great talk here
00:19:52at WWE
00:19:53including
00:19:53the recap
00:19:55of Night of Champions
00:19:56Night of Champions
00:19:57recap
00:19:57hosted by Sam Roberts
00:19:58Megan Morant
00:19:59that'll be available
00:20:00tomorrow
00:20:01well heavy is the head
00:20:05that wears the crown
00:20:06but who will be
00:20:07anointed queen
00:20:08Jade Cargill
00:20:10looks to put an end
00:20:10to the surging Oscar
00:20:11well will the Empress
00:20:12of Tomorrow
00:20:13have what it takes
00:20:13to win today
00:20:14two deserving women
00:20:15one crown
00:20:16queen of the ring
00:20:17finals
00:20:18next
00:20:19the queen's crown
00:20:29hangs in the balance
00:20:30at Night of Champions
00:20:33a new queen
00:20:34will rule over
00:20:35WWE
00:20:37her eyes set
00:20:42on a marquee showdown
00:20:43at the biggest party
00:20:45of the summer
00:20:46the stakes
00:20:48the stakes
00:20:48should not be higher
00:20:49Baratology
00:20:50is back
00:20:51and here to guide you
00:20:52through the raucous quest
00:20:54to the throne
00:20:55in the first round
00:20:58fatal four-way matchups
00:21:00took place
00:21:01throughout Raw
00:21:02and Smackdown
00:21:03with the winners
00:21:04moving to the semifinals
00:21:06it all started
00:21:07as a prodigy
00:21:08Roxanne Perez
00:21:10would steal a pinfall
00:21:11to advance
00:21:12way to endear yourself
00:21:14Roxanne
00:21:15no one was a match
00:21:18for the oncoming storm
00:21:19as Jade Cargill
00:21:21roared her way
00:21:22into the semifinals
00:21:23while former five-time champion
00:21:27Alexa Bliss
00:21:28punched her ticket
00:21:29for the next round
00:21:30in buzzer-beater fashion
00:21:32fire tapped out
00:21:34after the pitfall win
00:21:36claiming the final spot
00:21:37in the semifinals
00:21:39would be Asuka
00:21:40as the empress
00:21:41of tomorrow
00:21:42stamped her return
00:21:43after a year-long absence
00:21:45with a dominant performance
00:21:47with the final four set
00:21:53semifinal action
00:21:54would kick off
00:21:55on Smackdown
00:21:56with Alexa Bliss
00:21:58and Asuka
00:21:59highly skilled
00:22:00former champions
00:22:01empress
00:22:03impact
00:22:049 and 3
00:22:06for Asuka
00:22:08over on Raw
00:22:10the brash
00:22:11Roxanne Perez
00:22:12walked into the semifinals
00:22:14with home court advantage
00:22:16let's just say
00:22:18things did not go
00:22:19the prodigy's way
00:22:20against Jade Cargill
00:22:22the winner of this matchup
00:22:23faces Asuka
00:22:24the finals
00:22:25of the queen
00:22:26of the ranked tournament
00:22:27Roxanne
00:22:30putting up
00:22:30a hell of a fight
00:22:31here tonight
00:22:32face first
00:22:33off of Jaden
00:22:34she's gonna face
00:22:35Asuka
00:22:36at night of champions
00:22:37I'm walking in
00:22:38to reign
00:22:39and with that
00:22:40we are down
00:22:41to the final two
00:22:42the storm
00:22:43and the empress
00:22:46less than two years
00:22:52into her WWE career
00:22:54the ascendant
00:22:55Jade Cargill
00:22:56now looks to grab
00:22:58her first major accolade
00:22:59as a singles competitor
00:23:01what awaits Cargill
00:23:03is her most
00:23:04threatening opponent
00:23:05today
00:23:06Asuka
00:23:07the Japanese phenomenon
00:23:09is looking to
00:23:10re-solidify her standing
00:23:12as the most feared woman
00:23:13in WWE
00:23:15by adding a queen of the ring
00:23:17tournament victory
00:23:18to her already
00:23:19stacked resume
00:23:20the woman who emerges
00:23:23from the battle victorious
00:23:24will have a one-way ticket
00:23:26to SummerSlam
00:23:27to challenge
00:23:28for the world championship
00:23:29now they go
00:23:32one-on-one
00:23:32in the queen of the ring
00:23:33tournament finals
00:23:35the WWE universe's eyes
00:23:39are fixated
00:23:40on this generational clash
00:23:42Asuka
00:23:43Jade Cargill
00:23:45who will become
00:23:47the 2025
00:23:48queen of the ring
00:23:50ladies and gentlemen
00:23:59the following
00:24:00is the finals
00:24:01of the queen
00:24:03of the ring
00:24:04tournament
00:24:04in which the winner
00:24:06will go on
00:24:07to challenge
00:24:08for their brands
00:24:09women's championship
00:24:11at SummerSlam
00:24:13بد about
00:24:14far and wide
00:24:28and I end the wave
00:24:29cast from the shadows
00:24:31now they die
00:24:32my way
00:24:32fall in and out
00:24:33of free
00:24:35destiny
00:24:36kings and queens
00:24:39in the dark
00:24:40wings and queens
00:24:41Introducing first, from Osaka, Japan, the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka!
00:25:03The Empress who wants to become queen, Asuka, who returned to action a couple of weeks ago
00:25:12after missing 13 months with a knee injury.
00:25:16In a recent interview, Asuka talked about the recovery process.
00:25:20She said it wasn't easy.
00:25:21There were many tough days, but the voice of the WWE fans begging her to return are what
00:25:26kept her going.
00:25:28She never stopped.
00:25:28She matched her intensity in the training room, to rehab, to get ready.
00:25:34And Wade, she says she's better than ever, and this is just the beginning.
00:25:38Well, she certainly has been better than ever on this run in the tournament so far.
00:25:43I think blowing everyone's minds at the caliber of performances she's put in.
00:25:49The knee clearly not an issue now.
00:25:51I do question the endurance, however, given that we're in such a hot, humid atmosphere,
00:25:58even though we're inside here in Riyadh.
00:26:00I'm sweating pockets, and that may be a talent factor for a competitor who has barely competed
00:26:07in over 400 days.
00:26:08A storm is coming.
00:26:38And her opponent, from Farrow Beach, Florida, Jade Cargill!
00:26:59Jade Cargill has never competed for a singles championship in WWE.
00:27:08There's an opportunity to change that if she wins tonight.
00:27:11She would go on to SummerSlam to take on the WWE Women's Champion.
00:27:16If Asuka wins, she would headline SummerSlam against the Women's World Champion.
00:27:22It was back in May of 2024, last year, in Backlash, Lyon, France.
00:27:33The Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair took the tag team titles from the Kabuki Warriors,
00:27:37Kyrie Stane and Asuka.
00:27:38And it was on that night that Asuka injured her knee.
00:27:41That would cost her 13 months of action.
00:27:43Wade, will that come into play?
00:27:44Will that be in her head here tonight?
00:27:46Yeah, I don't think it will.
00:27:48Sometimes you have that kind of speck that hanging over you when a competitor has injured you,
00:27:54and you either feed them doing it again, or you really want to get vengeance.
00:27:58It was a fairly innocuous injury, the way it went down.
00:28:01It wasn't a targeted attack on the knee of Asuka.
00:28:04I don't think that will come into play in the side of Asuka whatsoever.
00:28:08First time ever one-on-one between these two women.
00:28:10In 2021, Zelina Vega won the Queen's crown.
00:28:19Last year, Nia Jax won the Queen of the Ring.
00:28:22She went on to SummerSlam to beat Bayley for the WWE Women's title,
00:28:27who will become the latest Queen of the Ring.
00:28:31Two highly respectful competitors, but it did come to blows.
00:28:35Last night on SmackDown, the thin veneer of civility was scratched off quickly.
00:28:41With Asuka getting the best of Jade last night.
00:28:44And Jade said on the Countdown show, Asuka made a mistake when it came to blows like that.
00:28:49So let's talk strategy.
00:28:50If you're Jade Cargill in this matchup,
00:28:52how do you match a woman who I believe is a first ballot Hall of Famer in Asuka?
00:28:56Well, clearly there's a massive disparity in resumes here.
00:29:00An experienced Jade Cargill, miles behind Asuka.
00:29:04But you've got to hope that power game that you're known for
00:29:07really neutralizes that disparity in the early goings.
00:29:11And Asuka looking to put Cargill away early.
00:29:13Asuka going to pull out every trick in the book here tonight.
00:29:17Cargill turning it around.
00:29:18And there's the power you talked about for the side slam.
00:29:21Cover, hook on the inside leg, and a kick out.
00:29:24It's really hard to find a weakness with regards to Jade Cargill.
00:29:28But occasionally, the temperament has been an issue.
00:29:31And over a fact that Nia Jax has exploited that in the past.
00:29:35And got Jade Cargill to essentially get herself disqualified.
00:29:39Oh, nice.
00:29:39Drag and screw on the rope by Asuka, who's taken over.
00:29:43Now, you talk about a weakness in Cargill.
00:29:45One of the things I noticed in her semi-final matchup against Roxanne Perez
00:29:48was the fact that she got frustrated.
00:29:52Roxanne Perez had her out of her game,
00:29:54and she got extremely frustrated and almost lost her.
00:29:56And now, the knee comes into play.
00:29:58And that's often an issue when competitors are bigger and stronger
00:30:02than most of the roster.
00:30:03When things aren't going their way,
00:30:06it's not what they're used to.
00:30:07They're supposed to be dominant.
00:30:09They're supposed to be able to control proceedings.
00:30:11And sometimes, they lose their rank when that doesn't happen.
00:30:14And this is a tremendous strategy, cover now, by Asuka.
00:30:18Kick out.
00:30:18To take out the leg of Cargill and make it an even playing field.
00:30:22Take the power game away.
00:30:23And even the way that went down,
00:30:25Asuka really baited Cargill into making a mistake in the early goings,
00:30:30realizing, look, the bigger, powerful superstar,
00:30:32Jade Cargill, if I take that knee out,
00:30:34suddenly, we're a lot more equal in terms of the power game.
00:30:38Asuka, a four-time world champion.
00:30:41Oh, jeez.
00:30:42As NXT Women's Champion,
00:30:44she held it a record 510 days.
00:30:48Four-time tag champ.
00:30:49She's won the Money in the Bank, the Royal Rumble.
00:30:51And who will forget,
00:30:53the first 914 days she was at NXT
00:30:56and at WWE, Wade, she was undefeated.
00:30:59She's won pretty much everything,
00:31:01apart from the Queen of the Ring.
00:31:02And that's how you're about to change.
00:31:04Yeah, got an E-bar on,
00:31:06on Jade Cargill, the damaged knee.
00:31:09Asuka now.
00:31:09Not a single thing has gone right for Jade Cargill
00:31:14right from the beginning.
00:31:15That is how good the strategy of Asuka has been.
00:31:18Yeah, but Jade Cargill looking to make it back to her feet,
00:31:21shoulders down momentarily,
00:31:23and a great move.
00:31:24There's the power of Cargill coming into play,
00:31:26dumping Asuka on the back of her head.
00:31:28It's a deadly wheelbarrow German suplex.
00:31:32And you're right, the power game
00:31:33has finally got a bit of breathing room here for Cargill.
00:31:37We're going to learn a lot about Jade Cargill
00:31:40in this match, Wade.
00:31:41The fact that she's got a damaged knee already
00:31:44after the attack by Asuka.
00:31:46Yeah, what's been the knock on Jade Cargill
00:31:48in a run in WWE so far
00:31:50is that she's been tagging with Bianca Belair.
00:31:53And trust me, pretty much anyone
00:31:56to win a tag title with Bianca Belair.
00:31:59But we saw Cargill step up huge at WrestleMania
00:32:02on her own against former friend Naomi.
00:32:05And that's the kind of confidence-building win
00:32:08that has propelled Cargill to this final.
00:32:12And now the fallaway slam by Jade Cargill
00:32:15and a kip-bop.
00:32:17I'm not sure how wise that was on a bad knee,
00:32:19but she pulled it off.
00:32:24Now Asuka back to her feet
00:32:26and a kick drops Asuka.
00:32:28That was a bullseye
00:32:29using full extension of those long limbs.
00:32:32Come on!
00:32:36Look at Al Power Asuka again
00:32:38with a choke slam
00:32:39dropping her in the middle of the ring.
00:32:40Cover now for the win.
00:32:42Asuka just got a shoulder up barely.
00:32:45You've got to give Jade Cargill
00:32:46all the credit in the world.
00:32:47She gets better every single time we see her.
00:32:50Clearly putting in the hard hours
00:32:52behind the scenes.
00:32:53Nailing a choke slam here.
00:32:55And Asuka, who's dominated
00:32:57the first five minutes of this,
00:32:59looks like a changed woman now,
00:33:00although, of course, fighting back.
00:33:02Yeah, Jade Cargill,
00:33:03one of her toughest matches to date.
00:33:06Tough matchup when it comes to Asuka.
00:33:09So well-skilled in everything.
00:33:13Both women down.
00:33:14Finals of the Queen of the Ring
00:33:16sold out tonight.
00:33:19The Kingdom Arena,
00:33:20Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
00:33:21It's been an incredible couple of days
00:33:23as we prepare for the Royal Rumble
00:33:26here in Riyadh.
00:33:28First part of 2026.
00:33:31Both women struggling at this point.
00:33:33They've both taken and given
00:33:35massive, massive shots.
00:33:38The gleam of that crown
00:33:40has to be driving these two on.
00:33:42Jade Cargill beginning to get the upper hand now,
00:33:49delivering the right hand to the blows.
00:33:50Asuka, though,
00:33:51there's that backhand
00:33:52and a kick to the midsection.
00:33:54And here comes Asuka.
00:33:55This right here is classic Asuka.
00:33:57Yeah, nine times out of ten,
00:33:58you always back the powerhouse
00:33:59in a strikes exchange.
00:34:01Asuka's different, though.
00:34:02An absolute expert in the strike game.
00:34:06And if Jade Cargill didn't know,
00:34:08well, now she does.
00:34:09Yeah, Asuka a joy to watch,
00:34:10and now she's going to go up top.
00:34:11She's got Cargill on the ropes,
00:34:13and she knows it.
00:34:14Asuka.
00:34:15Missile block kick.
00:34:16Down goes Cargill.
00:34:17Asuka will go for the cover here
00:34:18and try to win the tournament.
00:34:21Jade kicks out.
00:34:22Well, you talked a few moments ago
00:34:24about how we're going to learn
00:34:25a lot about Jade Cargill.
00:34:27Now it is learning time
00:34:29because Cargill really is going to have to dig deep
00:34:31and come up with some answers here.
00:34:33She's on the ropes.
00:34:35She's in big trouble.
00:34:37And Asuka smells victory.
00:34:39Asuka have planned here.
00:34:51Oh, Jade Cargill, though.
00:34:52No standing switch by Jade.
00:34:54Power now.
00:34:54Asuka rolls through.
00:34:56Shoulders down.
00:34:56Is it enough?
00:34:57Not quite.
00:34:58Asuka's doing a great job
00:34:59of just confusing Cargill,
00:35:01but wait up.
00:35:02And again, the power of Cargill.
00:35:04Overwhelming.
00:35:05Asuka.
00:35:05Sit out.
00:35:06Power bomb.
00:35:07Asuka gets at it.
00:35:09Just one moment of mental clarity
00:35:12from Jade Cargill.
00:35:13Turns the tie.
00:35:15Once again, blocking that knee strike.
00:35:17Powering up her opponent.
00:35:19Driving it down.
00:35:20That sit out power bomb
00:35:22that almost, almost,
00:35:24gets the crown in the hands of Jade Cargill.
00:35:27Referee, Stephanie LaShawn.
00:35:29Oh!
00:35:29Match up on bar now by Asuka.
00:35:30On bar now by Asuka.
00:35:32Center of the ring.
00:35:33And that arm is fully extended.
00:35:35Now desperately trying to block
00:35:37just about hugging those arms.
00:35:41How she powered her.
00:35:42That one.
00:35:42Oh, God.
00:35:43Asuka back into the full arm part now on Jade.
00:35:46And a massive hyperextension.
00:35:48Smart by Cargill, though.
00:35:49Turns it into a hitting combination
00:35:51and a kick out.
00:35:53There's a big boot by Jade.
00:35:55Flooring Asuka.
00:35:55And now Cargill.
00:36:00Went off.
00:36:01Asuka, though.
00:36:02Jade was going for Jade and Asuka now.
00:36:04Again.
00:36:05Looking for the Asuka lock.
00:36:06Looking for the Asuka lock on Cargill.
00:36:09Long way from the ropes now
00:36:10in extreme agony.
00:36:13Cargill in trouble.
00:36:15Asuka with the Asuka lock in.
00:36:17Cargill trying to fight out of it.
00:36:19Again, trying to turn it into a hitting combination.
00:36:21And she goes again and again.
00:36:23Another great counter.
00:36:24That was so resourceful from Cargill
00:36:26but she took defenders out
00:36:28for the old slot that followed.
00:36:33And Asuka could be closing in.
00:36:39Empress impact but caught.
00:36:41Intercepted by Cargill.
00:36:43Great counter.
00:36:44Down goes Asuka.
00:36:46Cover.
00:36:48Off Jade and Jade.
00:36:50Jade Cargill wins.
00:36:52Queen of the ring.
00:36:54Well, Jade Cargill is your queen of the ring
00:37:04but she had to crawl through hell
00:37:07but she had to crawl through hell
00:37:07to get there.
00:37:09Absolutely spent.
00:37:11Exhausted.
00:37:13But walk out the pain.
00:37:15You are the queen of WWE, Jade.
00:37:19The biggest win of Jade Cargill's singles career here in WWE thus far.
00:37:25Not only is she queen of the ring,
00:37:28she's going to SummerSlam.
00:37:29Asuka had the Asuka lock in
00:37:31but another great counter by Jade.
00:37:33Very impressive was Jade with her counters tonight.
00:37:36Yeah, clearly been working on reversals
00:37:38and escape plans
00:37:40but this was the moment.
00:37:41I thought it was game over.
00:37:43Asuka immediately pouncing.
00:37:45Going in for that Empress impact
00:37:47but the power of Cargill was too much.
00:37:50Honked Asuka.
00:37:51Empress of tomorrow goes down.
00:37:54Victory in sight.
00:37:55No mistakes from here for Cargill.
00:37:57General Managers Pierce and Elvis in the ring
00:38:01to present Jade Cargill
00:38:02with the queen of the ring crown.
00:38:04Here is your winner
00:38:05and the new queen of the ring
00:38:10Jade Cargill!
00:38:18As Jade celebrates
00:38:20let's head up to Byron Saxton.
00:38:23Jade, you are now headed to SummerSlam
00:38:26and a match for the WWE Women's Championship.
00:38:31How do you feel?
00:38:33You know Byron,
00:38:35when I first entered this tournament
00:38:36it felt like the world was on my shoulders.
00:38:42But you know what?
00:38:44For the people out there
00:38:45who are down themselves
00:38:48praise yourself
00:38:50because you are fighting through the booth.
00:38:52Don't let them tell you who you are.
00:38:57You showed them.
00:39:00And the grind don't stop.
00:39:03A storm is coming
00:39:05for SummerSlam.
00:39:06Well, it remains to be seen
00:39:12who will be the WWE Women's Champion
00:39:14at SummerSlam.
00:39:15Could be Tiffany Stratton.
00:39:17Could be Naomi
00:39:17who's missed money in the bank.
00:39:20But Jade Cargill
00:39:21has an opportunity.
00:39:23MetLife Stadium in New Jersey
00:39:25the first weekend of August.
00:39:26to win her first
00:39:35singles championship
00:39:38in WWE.
00:39:39This August
00:39:51WWE brings the vibes
00:39:54to MetLife Stadium.
00:39:56You know what time it is.
00:40:00Two nights.
00:40:02Too many stars to count.
00:40:06SummerSlam
00:40:07on a whole nother level.
00:40:13WWE SummerSlam
00:40:15August 2nd and 3rd
00:40:16Individual and combo tickets
00:40:18on sale now.
00:40:21As he just said
00:40:23combo and individual
00:40:24event tickets
00:40:25for SummerSlam
00:40:26at MetLife Stadium.
00:40:27J-E-T-S
00:40:28Jets, Jets, Jets
00:40:29in East Rutherford, New Jersey
00:40:30on Saturday, August 2nd
00:40:32Sunday, August 3rd
00:40:33are on sale now
00:40:34via Ticketmaster.
00:40:36Well, WWE
00:40:37Late Night
00:40:39featuring Tony Hinchcliffe
00:40:41will take place
00:40:42at Bergen Performing Arts Center
00:40:43in Englewood, New Jersey
00:40:44on Saturday, August 2nd
00:40:47at 11 p.m. Eastern
00:40:49as part of SummerSlam weekend.
00:40:50An exclusive pre-sale opportunity
00:40:52for the Closed Doors
00:40:53non-televised event
00:40:54will begin Monday, June 30th
00:40:56at 10 a.m. Eastern
00:40:577 a.m. Pacific
00:40:58until 11.59 p.m. Eastern
00:41:018.59 p.m. Pacific
00:41:03via Ticketmaster
00:41:04followed by the
00:41:05General Public Ticket
00:41:06on sale
00:41:06on Tuesday, July 1st
00:41:08at 10 a.m. Eastern.
00:41:10Well, ladies and gentlemen
00:41:11after we finish up tonight
00:41:13we head back to the States
00:41:14and we get set
00:41:15for Monday Night Raw
00:41:16in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
00:41:17Monday Night, Wade
00:41:18a very special start time
00:41:19of 6 Eastern
00:41:213 Pacific
00:41:22against 6 p.m. Eastern
00:41:233 p.m. Pacific
00:41:24on the East Coast
00:41:266 p.m. 3 p.m. West Coast
00:41:28for Netflix
00:41:29and Monday Night Raw
00:41:31but a stacked card as well
00:41:32Tag Team titles online
00:41:34it's been a long weekend
00:41:35we've been doing everything
00:41:36I promise you
00:41:37it feels twice as long
00:41:38when I sit next to you
00:41:39but coming up on Raw
00:41:41World Tag Team Championship
00:41:43match
00:41:43the Judgment Day
00:41:44Balor and McDonough
00:41:46they take on
00:41:47your boys
00:41:48in the new day
00:41:49Well, here's a match
00:41:50that you should be
00:41:51looking forward to
00:41:51you know both of these men
00:41:53extremely well
00:41:54Yes, I do
00:41:55a couple of my old buddies
00:41:56I'll use that term loosely
00:41:58from the League of Nations
00:41:59that we don't like
00:42:00talking about
00:42:00these days
00:42:01but this is gonna be
00:42:02a war
00:42:03we might get ourselves
00:42:05a banger on Monday
00:42:07as Sheamus goes
00:42:08head to head
00:42:09with a Bulgarian
00:42:10brute, Rusev
00:42:11Well, this is gonna be
00:42:13a banger as well
00:42:14ladies and gentlemen
00:42:15two weeks
00:42:15from tonight
00:42:16Goldberg says
00:42:18his final match
00:42:19well, perhaps
00:42:21unless he wins
00:42:22the World Heavyweight Championship
00:42:24it remains to be seen
00:42:25but it's Saturday night's
00:42:26main event
00:42:26Ring General
00:42:27Gundler
00:42:27versus Goldberg
00:42:29live
00:42:30on NBC
00:42:32and Peacock
00:42:33I want to remind everyone
00:42:37that immediately
00:42:37following
00:42:38Night of Champions
00:42:39it's the
00:42:40Night of Champions
00:42:41post-show
00:42:42Solo Sokoa
00:42:42Rhea Ripley
00:42:43Triple H
00:42:43among others
00:42:44Wade Barrett
00:42:44will be making
00:42:45a guest appearance
00:42:46on the post-show
00:42:47and we'll want to
00:42:48remind everyone
00:42:49about the
00:42:49Night of Champions
00:42:50recap podcast
00:42:51which is available
00:42:53well, tonight
00:42:54and tomorrow morning
00:42:56for these two legends
00:43:00the last time
00:43:01to face each other
00:43:02is right now
00:43:02from pipe bombs
00:43:03of old and new
00:43:05to world life
00:43:06and punk life
00:43:06the shared history
00:43:07between these two
00:43:08is historic
00:43:09the best in the world
00:43:10versus the greatest
00:43:11of all time
00:43:12is next
00:43:13yin and yang
00:43:24two entities
00:43:26in constant flux
00:43:27and transformation
00:43:28totally interdependent
00:43:30to exist
00:43:31John Cena
00:43:34and CM Punk
00:43:36yin and yang
00:43:39John Cena
00:43:41the clean-cut
00:43:42untouchable
00:43:43chosen one
00:43:44if you want some
00:43:46come get some
00:43:48a decorated champion
00:43:50a valiant
00:43:53in-ring competitor
00:43:54and above all else
00:43:55a man of the people
00:43:57and after more than
00:43:59two decades
00:44:00in the spotlight
00:44:00an icon
00:44:01who once set the standard
00:44:03of hustle
00:44:04loyalty
00:44:05and respect
00:44:06CM Punk
00:44:11the loud
00:44:13defiant
00:44:13voice of the voiceless
00:44:15the rebel
00:44:16who was never
00:44:17meant to be king
00:44:18I've been the best
00:44:19ever since day one
00:44:21there's one thing
00:44:22you're better at
00:44:23than I am
00:44:24John
00:44:24and that's
00:44:25kissing ass
00:44:26his desire
00:44:27to sit alone
00:44:28atop the summit
00:44:29would lead to
00:44:30bitterness
00:44:30and resentment
00:44:31self-destruction
00:44:33and banishment
00:44:34but time
00:44:36time changes everything
00:44:38yin becomes yang
00:44:42yang becomes yin
00:44:45contrasting dualities
00:44:47destined
00:44:48to be bound
00:44:49and the battle
00:44:51in which these two
00:44:51have been endlessly
00:44:52engaged
00:44:53finds itself
00:44:54with new motivation
00:44:55that title
00:44:58has corrupted you
00:44:59I've been the victim
00:45:01of an abusive
00:45:02relationship
00:45:04for 25 years
00:45:05can you sit on your ass
00:45:08and watch me
00:45:10be great
00:45:10instead of a graceful exit
00:45:13Johnson is detached
00:45:15and disillusioned
00:45:16has vowed to ruin
00:45:18wrestling
00:45:19for everyone
00:45:21while CM Punk
00:45:23has returned from exile
00:45:24a beacon of hope
00:45:26and change
00:45:27a new face
00:45:28for the company
00:45:29he once vowed
00:45:30to burn down
00:45:31the balance
00:45:35has shifted
00:45:35light becomes shadow
00:45:39shadow
00:45:40now stands
00:45:41in the sun
00:45:42I have shut your mouth
00:45:45and beaten your best
00:45:47you can't beat me
00:45:50when I'm at my best
00:45:51you never could
00:45:52I won the title
00:45:54I left with the title
00:45:56you're trying to follow
00:45:57in my footsteps
00:45:58I hate this idea
00:46:02that you're the best
00:46:03in the world
00:46:03you're not
00:46:04I'm the greatest
00:46:05of all time
00:46:06the truth is
00:46:09Punk
00:46:09I am jealous
00:46:11that you have
00:46:11conned these people
00:46:13that you're the best
00:46:14in the world
00:46:15remember who gave you
00:46:17the stage
00:46:18for your pipe bomb
00:46:19pal
00:46:19what have you done
00:46:21with it since then
00:46:23huh
00:46:23the greatest
00:46:25of all time
00:46:26night of champions
00:46:27balls in your court
00:46:29hero
00:46:29the best
00:46:31in the world
00:46:32you can't see me
00:46:34I see through you
00:46:36positioned once again
00:46:38upon opposing shores
00:46:40for a final
00:46:42reckoning
00:46:51and then
00:47:01ever
00:47:03before
00:47:03well
00:47:08the best
00:47:10District 1
00:47:10for a strong
00:47:11offense
00:47:12but
00:47:13the defense
00:47:13of the
00:47:14the
00:47:15magazine
00:47:16and
00:47:17and
00:47:18after
00:47:18you
00:53:15The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is for the undisputed WWE championship.
00:53:27the WWE Championship!
00:53:34Introducing first the challenger from Chicago, Illinois.
00:53:42He weighed in at 218 pounds.
00:53:50The best in the world, C.M. Paul!
00:54:12His opponent from West Newbury, Massachusetts
00:54:18weighing in at 251 pounds.
00:54:24He is the greatest of all time!
00:54:30The never seen 17!
00:54:36Bracing Riyadh with his presence one last time!
00:54:44He is the last real champion!
00:54:50He is the undisputed
00:54:56WWE Champion, John Cena!
00:55:06The final time in Riyadh.
00:55:14The final time at Night of Champions.
00:55:16His retirement tore more than half over.
00:55:20And tonight, for the final time.
00:55:24The best in the world, C.M. Puck.
00:55:26The greatest of all time, John Cena!
00:55:30For the undisputed WWE Championship!
00:55:34The renewal in my mind of one of the greatest rivalries in the history of WWE.
00:55:44They are 6-6 with a draw in singles matchups against one another over the years.
00:55:50C.M. Puck with the biggest win of his career when he beat John Cena for the championship in 2011.
00:55:56But SummerSlam of that year, the last time Puck defeated Cena.
00:56:02First time in nearly 13 years these two have done battle with a championship on the line.
00:56:22Side headlock by Cena as we start things off in this matchup.
00:56:26Keys to the match for Cena, Wade.
00:56:28Keys to the match for Cena simply has to outclass the best of all time in C.M. Puck.
00:56:36Who, per the eye test, is in the best shape of his life.
00:56:40That is a tall, tall task.
00:56:42And John Boyd better figure something out real fast here.
00:56:46Again an electric sold out crowd tonight.
00:57:00Goosebumps inducing.
00:57:02And Cena and Puck haven't done anything yet.
00:57:06People are witnessing history.
00:57:0814 years in the making with the roles completely reversed.
00:57:14C.M. Puck in 2011 the man to have Scott with the WWE Championship.
00:57:20Cena's stated goal this time around to do the same at the end of the retirement tour.
00:57:26Side headlock now by Puck. Keys to Puck winning the championship.
00:57:30Well, Puck needs to simply lock in, block out the noise, focus exclusively on why he really came back to WWE.
00:57:39There's been a ton of talk about why, even from himself, he is a natural born competitor.
00:57:45A natural born winner.
00:57:47And he sees his place exclusively at the top of the mountain.
00:57:51Something's never changed.
00:57:52Puck looking for a sixth world championship.
00:57:55Been an intercontinental champion, a tag team champion.
00:57:58Only man in history with back-to-back money in the banks.
00:58:03Of course, John Cena record-setting 17-time world champion.
00:58:09Randy Orton, the only active performer that is still close at 14.
00:58:14Nice side headlock takedown into a leg scissor by Cena.
00:58:19Tell you something I found fascinating a couple of weeks ago.
00:58:22When John Cena hit his version of a pipe bomb promo,
00:58:25it really felt like he'd been waiting 14 years to get that off his chest.
00:58:29Did not appreciate being the victim in the summer of Punk.
00:58:34And he sees tonight, I suspect, as his moment for vengeance.
00:58:38Remember, John Cena would win the Elimination Chamber to earn the opportunity at WrestleMania and Cody Rhodes.
00:58:53He beat CM Punk in the chamber after a stomp by Seth Rollins.
00:58:57That was the beginning of the clues that John Cena, perhaps, was going to do everything he needed to do to win the championship.
00:59:05And then, of course, later on in the night, the alignment with The Rock.
00:59:08He would go on a controversial manner to win the championship against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania.
00:59:14Controversy has been a part of everything John Cena has done since Toronto in March.
00:59:20Yeah, I think John Cena, when he returned to WWE, came back, perhaps, with the best of intentions,
00:59:26but realized maybe, over the course of time, he'd lost a stat.
00:59:31And if he really wanted to achieve his goals here, and become that record-breaking 17-time world champ,
00:59:37he needed to find some shortcuts.
00:59:39He needed to become a different human being.
00:59:42And boy, oh boy, has he done so.
00:59:44Yeah, there's no doubt he's a different human being, as is that man, CM Punk.
00:59:49I cannot overemphasize the amount of passion that these WWE fans here in Riyadh have shown us,
01:00:01not only tonight, but last night at Friday Night SmackDown.
01:00:06It's like a Champions League final atmosphere here in Riyadh.
01:00:11Joel, this is a football stadium.
01:00:13Yeah, I said football, not soccer, Michael Cole.
01:00:15I said football at the top of the show.
01:00:17It's incredibly impressive there.
01:00:19You're a reformed Cena fanboy and a reformed footballer.
01:00:23Big right hand by Cena.
01:00:25Listen, I've made no bones about it.
01:00:26I believe John Cena's the greatest of all time, and I've laid out my arguments why on a number of occasions.
01:00:31I just don't like the attitude that Cena's showing here, especially in his last year in WWE.
01:00:36He's taken everything away from the fans.
01:00:38He's taken away the, you can't see me, and the hustle loyalty and respect,
01:00:42not allowing them to cheer what they want to cheer at John's final time here in WWE.
01:00:48And I think he's robbed the fans of that.
01:00:50Well, Adam perhaps bought that argument six months ago, but when you've soiled your legacy like John Cena has,
01:00:57Fisherman Suplex into a cover.
01:00:59I don't know how.
01:01:00You can call that guy the greatest of all time anymore.
01:01:06Well, there was once a man who, here's a cover, who is a, many believe is the greatest of all time,
01:01:12who just happened to be the dirtiest player in the game.
01:01:15So I don't think you can necessarily talk about what's personal actions when talking about the greatest.
01:01:28Cena with a shoulder tackle.
01:01:32And Punk though!
01:01:34Looking for the GTS and...
01:01:36Oh, Cena just got out of harm's way and John Cena knew it was that close.
01:01:41Running away like a scalded cat.
01:01:43And who can blame him?
01:01:44We know how devastating that GTS is.
01:01:47Cena's tasted it enough in the past.
01:01:49And I'll give Cena credit there.
01:01:51A real clean turn of heels there to get out of trouble.
01:01:56And that's classic Punk.
01:01:59Mind games.
01:02:01I don't sweat you, John.
01:02:03What a classic Punk.
01:02:05But Punk really is a career long antagonist.
01:02:10Who is now tasked with taking down 2025's ultimate villain.
01:02:15Let's make no mistake about it.
01:02:17Punk is still an antagonist.
01:02:19He's still got that attitude.
01:02:20He's got that mentality.
01:02:23Oh, look at Cena trying to power Punk up.
01:02:26What's Punk trying to do here?
01:02:29Awkward situation for both these men.
01:02:31Cena's got him in the AA position.
01:02:33At least momentarily.
01:02:34Punk will roll up from behind.
01:02:35Shoulders down and a kick out.
01:02:37Well, what Cena might have lost in speed.
01:02:39Oh, he certainly hasn't lost in power.
01:02:43John Cena still throwing around.
01:02:45Massive weights at Hard Knocks South.
01:02:47His gym in Tampa, Florida.
01:02:50But just beaten to the punch on that one by CM Punk.
01:02:53And Punk with a side Russian leg sweep.
01:03:01Floats right into the cover.
01:03:03And forces John to get the shoulder up.
01:03:05Punk knew he wasn't beating John there.
01:03:07That was just to say, hey, I got your number.
01:03:10Yeah, but I do think the longer this match goes on, the more it benefits CM Punk.
01:03:16I think CM Punk has shaken up a massive amount of ring rust since coming back to WWI.
01:03:21I was highly critical of him.
01:03:23But that epic rivalry with Drew McIntyre last year has really taken Punk to levels I haven't seen from him before.
01:03:31Yeah, there's no doubt.
01:03:32I agree with you totally on that point.
01:03:37Punk again now.
01:03:38Oh, Cena.
01:03:39It looked like Punk was going.
01:03:40Punk's doing here a domino stretch perhaps.
01:03:42Go for this modified octopus hole.
01:03:44Maybe a page out of AJ Lee's playbook.
01:03:48Oh, indeed.
01:03:49As Punk delivered a couple of elbows.
01:03:52Cena now looking to power him up.
01:03:54And down goes Punk.
01:03:56Nice takedown by John.
01:03:57Into the cover.
01:03:58And Punk had won.
01:03:59Another tweaked something in the side of John Cena there though.
01:04:04Interestingly enough, brief pause for Cena but now back on the attack.
01:04:14Is this the pace you expected?
01:04:16From John Cena, absolutely.
01:04:18This is what we've seen from him since returning.
01:04:20This is historically the John Cena pace and when John Cena controls the pace of matches,
01:04:27does things at this speed, methodically, he tends to win.
01:04:33Cena with a kick right to the face.
01:04:35That caught Punk good.
01:04:36Punk's down.
01:04:37And if you can pick up the pace against John Cena, you've got a much better chance.
01:04:42But the volume and the power of those strikes just knocks the stuffing out of opponents.
01:04:49So they quite simply cannot pick the speed up.
01:04:52Every day, Dan Angler checking on Punk again.
01:04:54That was a flush kick by Cena right to the face.
01:04:57John with a shoulder tackle.
01:04:58John Cena with a shoulder tackle.
01:05:00Vincent Cena here.
01:05:01And will he give the WWE fans what they want?
01:05:02Cena's not even breathing heavily.
01:05:03And he does with a five knuckle shuffle.
01:05:04And now measuring Punk for the AA.
01:05:05The attitude adjustment.
01:05:06Punk slips behind.
01:05:07And he does with a five knuckle shuffle.
01:05:08And now measuring Punk for the AA.
01:05:09The attitude adjustment.
01:05:10Punk slips behind.
01:05:11And Punk caught him with a heel kick.
01:05:12Cena back to his feet.
01:05:13Punk dips underneath.
01:05:14Nice neck breaker by Punk.
01:05:15And he does with a five knuckle shuffle.
01:05:16And now measuring Punk for the AA.
01:05:17The attitude adjustment.
01:05:18Punk slips behind.
01:05:19And Punk caught him with a heel kick.
01:05:20Cena back to his feet.
01:05:21Punk dips underneath.
01:05:22Nice neck breaker by Punk.
01:05:23He got a little classic CM Punk in return.
01:05:24We're getting the greatest hits tonight.
01:05:25The running knee by Punk caught Cena flush on the jaw.
01:05:31But he got the breach of the nose too.
01:05:34Cena like a bull.
01:05:35He's got a close.
01:05:36He's got a close.
01:05:37He's going to kill him.
01:05:38He's going to kill him.
01:05:39And he's going to kill him.
01:05:40He's going to kill him.
01:05:41And he's going to kill him.
01:05:42And now measuring Punk for the AA.
01:05:43The attitude adjustment.
01:05:44Punk slips behind.
01:05:45And Punk caught him with a heel kick.
01:05:46Cena back to his feet.
01:05:47Punk dips underneath.
01:05:48Nice neck breaker by Punk.
01:05:49That's a little classic CM Punk in return.
01:05:50We're getting the greatest hits tonight.
01:05:51The running knee by Punk.
01:05:52Cena looking like a suplex dummy now
01:06:01and Puck gonna climb to the top rope Cena's down in trouble
01:06:10oh yeah paying homage to the Macho Man flying elbow by Puck and he says it's
01:06:19time to go night-night John absolute bullseye
01:06:25look over the GTS to go to sleep to win the championship
01:06:32oh got caught Cena picked him out of the air looking for the STF
01:06:38and locked in a turn of speed at the right moment from John Cena just when he was crucial
01:06:45and now Puck you gotta wonder will he tap out a long way from the bottom rope
01:06:50I don't know if CM Punk has it in him to tap out
01:06:54maybe a pass out if anything
01:06:57and Puck now gonna try to turn it around in an anaconda vice
01:07:00on John Cena
01:07:02shows the brilliance of CM Punk while in agony
01:07:06while in dire straits
01:07:08submission now applied to Cena Cena's in trouble
01:07:11if he taps Puck wins the title shoulders down that'll force a break
01:07:14oh the brains just never stop working
01:07:16uh oh Cena
01:07:18attitude adjustment
01:07:20AA for the win
01:07:22to retain
01:07:23kick out by Puck at two
01:07:24oh this is incredible
01:07:28this is why these are two of the greatest in history
01:07:30perfectly executed elbow drop
01:07:36and this looked like it was gonna be good night
01:07:38but after the GTS
01:07:40was avoided
01:07:42an AA from Cena
01:07:44and a late late late kick out from Punk
01:07:48who is hurting in a bad way now
01:07:50yeah Cena you saw the look on his face
01:07:52he smells blood
01:07:54Cena with Puck up again looking for another attitude adjustment
01:07:58Punk though will land on his feet kick right to the midsection
01:08:01oh and he plants Cena
01:08:03with a DDT
01:08:05yeah but Punk is hurting bad here
01:08:06I don't know if he's gonna be able to follow this up
01:08:09he's gonna try something though
01:08:11you know what he's gonna try Wade
01:08:14oh yeah
01:08:15Punk gonna turn the tables on Cena
01:08:18now it's Cena in trouble
01:08:20adding insult to injury
01:08:23can you imagine if Cena taps to his own move
01:08:25and Cena trying to drag himself
01:08:29get the hand on the rope and force a break here
01:08:31Cena trying to hang on
01:08:33does he have enough left
01:08:35Punk's got it cinched in good
01:08:36and now the break will happen
01:08:37Punk had those hands in the perfect spot
01:08:40kind of blocking the vision
01:08:42of John Cena
01:08:43which is why it took about five seconds to actually grab that rope
01:08:47that's why a Punk
01:08:49took almost the full five seconds to break
01:08:51to continue the damage to Cena
01:08:54Cena wilting
01:08:55in the corner
01:08:55propped up by the turnbuckles
01:08:57and if Punk can move fast here
01:08:59another running knee
01:09:00caught John flush again
01:09:02and now there's the
01:09:03went for the bulldog
01:09:04Cena able to block
01:09:05and John now
01:09:07plants Punk's center of the ring
01:09:09and Punk with a kick
01:09:20and that was Punk's opportunity
01:09:24Punk dips underneath
01:09:26went for the neck breaker
01:09:27Cena with Punk up top
01:09:28Cena again with an AA
01:09:30attitude adjustment again
01:09:32hooks the outside leg
01:09:34Punk able to kick out
01:09:36and this just has to crush
01:09:42the spirit of John Cena
01:09:44reversal after reversal
01:09:46after reversal
01:09:47I know you better than you know yourself
01:09:49and boom
01:09:50this one's over Punk
01:09:52or is it?
01:09:54not tonight
01:09:55not this way John
01:09:56now with the 17 time world champion
01:10:00John Cena starts to get frustrated
01:10:03in front of a sellout crowd
01:10:05at night of Champions Kingdom Arena
01:10:07that is a look of panic
01:10:14on the eyes of John Cena
01:10:16resilient it may be
01:10:17trying something
01:10:18but he thought he'd be home and dry
01:10:20at this point
01:10:21now Punk placed up on the top rope
01:10:30both of these men
01:10:32exhaustion setting in
01:10:36I cannot imagine going through
01:10:38what they've been through
01:10:40and it might be about to get worse
01:10:41for CM Punk
01:10:42yeah two regular attitude adjustments
01:10:44didn't work
01:10:45so Cena going for a big one
01:10:46but Punk able to block
01:10:47and he needed to
01:10:49and now Punk from the top rope
01:10:53cross body
01:10:54Cena
01:10:55Cena
01:10:57rolls through
01:10:58and still able to power Punk up
01:11:01there's your 600 pound plus squat
01:11:03of John Cena
01:11:05with a third attitude adjustment
01:11:07cover
01:11:10Punk kicked again
01:11:11you gotta be kidding me
01:11:13what the hell is driving CM Punk this evening
01:11:19oh my god
01:11:20brilliant from Punk
01:11:22even better
01:11:24from John Cena
01:11:25just wall power this deep
01:11:27and it's way
01:11:28exhausting matchup
01:11:30the guts of Punk in this match tonight
01:11:41I don't know if Punk has any clue what he's just done
01:11:47I don't know if the cogs are turning into his mind
01:11:50but John Cena is fully aware
01:11:55and that is a look of resigned failure for me
01:11:59John has his eyes trained on the WWE Championship
01:12:11oh come on
01:12:12well disqualification means he keeps the title
01:12:14what does John care?
01:12:15what does this new Cena care?
01:12:17we know what he's cooking up here
01:12:20the referee warning Cena
01:12:24you'll be disqualified
01:12:27you think he cares
01:12:29this version of John Cena
01:12:36well the WWE fans said no
01:12:38John Cena blinds them
01:12:39maybe he finally listened
01:12:41Punk up again
01:12:42now it's CM Punk's burn
01:12:45GTS
01:12:46go to sleep
01:12:47Punk
01:12:48can he do it?
01:12:49Cena kicks it too
01:12:52well I am baffled
01:12:54I am perplexed
01:12:56John Cena had the option to go cheap as hell
01:13:00get himself disqualified with a championship shot
01:13:04declined
01:13:06and then kicks out of a GTS
01:13:08well maybe the fans are starting to get to him
01:13:11for the most part
01:13:13it's been overwhelming love for Cena
01:13:15on this retirement tour
01:13:16despite his actions
01:13:19maybe he allowed the fans to get to him there
01:13:21I don't know if I'm buying that explanation
01:13:23after what I've seen over the past few months from John Cena
01:13:26maybe he's just done
01:13:27maybe he's just had his bow wrong
01:13:28and is making bad decisions
01:13:30well he suffered the bell ringing
01:13:32after he dropped the title out of the ring
01:13:34and now a Punk and Cena
01:13:40throwing rights
01:13:42and paymakers at each other
01:13:47Cena
01:13:48Cena
01:13:49Cena
01:13:50Cena
01:13:51Cena
01:13:52Cena
01:13:53Cena
01:13:54Cena
01:13:54Cena
01:13:55Cena
01:13:56Cena
01:13:57Cena
01:13:58Puck went for the upper hand
01:13:59Cena ducks underneath
01:14:00another shoulder tackle by John
01:14:02Cena
01:14:03Oh no
01:14:04Cena inadvertently just blasted the referee
01:14:07Dan Angler
01:14:08Cena
01:14:09Puck delivers a GTS
01:14:10but there's no official
01:14:11Angler was knocked out of the ring
01:14:13with a shoulder tackle
01:14:14Puck has the championship won
01:14:16but there's no official here to count it
01:14:19well two GTS's in two minutes
01:14:23absolutely
01:14:25should have got the job done
01:14:27Dan Angler
01:14:28referee
01:14:29inadvertently dropped
01:14:32down
01:14:33and out
01:14:34yeah Puck didn't see what happened
01:14:35because he ducked out of the way of the tackle
01:14:37and then Cena just clocked the referee
01:14:39who's down and out now
01:14:40yeah that was a nasty landing
01:14:42the shoulder tackle was bad enough
01:14:44but the way the ref contorted through those ropes
01:14:47and hit the ground on the outside
01:14:49with the club
01:14:50oh no
01:15:00Mr. Money in the Bank
01:15:02Seth Rollins
01:15:03this is not unprecedented
01:15:05Rollins cashed in to make a triple threat
01:15:0810 years ago
01:15:10and Rollins and his crew
01:15:14are here
01:15:15wait up
01:15:17you can't cash in money in the bank
01:15:19without a referee present
01:15:21and this referee is down
01:15:24that's a great point
01:15:26Wade
01:15:27normally you bring an official with you
01:15:29so
01:15:30well
01:15:31let's not forget
01:15:34the long-standing issues
01:15:35the long-standing hatred
01:15:38for Seth Rollins and Puck
01:15:40and with the official down outside the ring
01:15:42what a better opportunity
01:15:43for Seth Rollins
01:15:45to screw CM Punk tonight
01:15:47Romandus hatred
01:15:49fell over years and years
01:15:51maybe
01:15:52you have hit the nail on the head Cole
01:15:55and the mission is simply
01:15:57screw over CM Punk
01:16:00and these big bad cruisers
01:16:04broad breaker
01:16:05Watson Reed
01:16:07flanking Seth Rollins
01:16:09and Puck knows he's in trouble
01:16:11Puck knows he's outnumbered
01:16:13and Rollins has been waiting
01:16:22a long
01:16:23long
01:16:24time
01:16:25for this
01:16:26go get him boys
01:16:32big Broxton Reed
01:16:33broad breaker
01:16:34go after Puck
01:16:35and CM Punk
01:16:36trying to do all he can
01:16:37to avert disaster here
01:16:39and this is CM Punk
01:16:41that's only been battling
01:16:42in this heat
01:16:44against the greatest
01:16:45of all time
01:16:46arguably
01:16:47now breaker and Bronson Reed
01:16:48both down and out
01:16:49outside the ranks
01:16:50CM Punk
01:16:51oh my goodness
01:16:53overshot both men
01:16:55I thought he got breaker
01:16:56but Bronson Reed able to take control
01:16:58and turn the
01:16:59the tide
01:17:00in favor
01:17:01of Reed
01:17:02and breaker
01:17:03well Reed didn't go down
01:17:04he's too strong
01:17:04way up here Cole
01:17:06and now
01:17:06Puck
01:17:07oh
01:17:08planted onto
01:17:09and through
01:17:10the Arabic announce table
01:17:12of course
01:17:14that should be a disqualification
01:17:16but
01:17:16with our referee down
01:17:18these boys can do
01:17:19whatever they want
01:17:20Punk is down and out
01:17:23Breaker and Reed
01:17:25celebrating
01:17:27Rollins is standing in the middle of the ring
01:17:29wait a minute
01:17:30oh my god
01:17:31oh my god
01:17:32Rollins is calling for an official
01:17:34is Rollins going to go for the heist of the century
01:17:36oh
01:17:37John Cena
01:17:38not going to allow it to happen
01:17:40was Rollins going to try to cash in
01:17:42what is going on
01:17:44what is going on with John Cena tonight
01:17:48Breaker and Bronson Reed now
01:17:50Cena said not on my watch
01:17:59what is going on with John Cena tonight
01:18:05Breaker and Bronson Reed now
01:18:07taking down Cena
01:18:10well Cena didn't have to be this way
01:18:14I presume
01:18:14that he'd come down here for you
01:18:16he's doing
01:18:17see a Punk
01:18:18is busted open
01:18:19he's
01:18:20he's beaten and battered and bruised
01:18:22Punk telling me he's okay
01:18:27as Penta comes out on the stage now
01:18:30what is Penta planet here
01:18:33he's had his own troubles with
01:18:35Bronson Reed
01:18:36Brock Breaker
01:18:37and Seth
01:18:37freaking Rollins are late
01:18:39and Penta now
01:18:40and Brock Breaker going at it
01:18:42as a brave or perhaps crazy man
01:18:45stepping up to take on these guys
01:18:48and Penta now
01:18:52and Breaker though
01:18:55brought Breaker dumping Penta on the stage
01:18:58well thanks for trying Penta
01:19:01it was noble but foolhardy
01:19:04and another man
01:19:09who's had an issue with Rollins and company
01:19:11Sammy Zane
01:19:14coming to Penta Zane
01:19:16Zane will be crossed earlier tonight
01:19:19trying to send Breaker
01:19:20scrambling
01:19:21well that has changed the game hasn't it
01:19:24already been through one war this evening
01:19:27ready for another
01:19:29and peppering Breaker with shots
01:19:31beating the hell out of each other
01:19:34now Breaker with the upper hand on Sammy Zane
01:19:36look at Penta
01:19:46Penta from all
01:19:47way up top
01:19:48kicking out everybody
01:19:50what a maniac Penta is
01:19:54of Bronson Reed
01:19:55all alone with a down setter
01:19:58oh no god
01:19:58oh my god
01:19:59oh my god
01:20:00Bronson Reed
01:20:00looking for a tsunami
01:20:02CM Punk
01:20:03from behind
01:20:04Duffin Reed
01:20:08Cena with the big man
01:20:10up
01:20:11330 pound
01:20:15AA
01:20:16well Cena and CM Punk
01:20:21and Punk have basically come to one another's aid here
01:20:25well no
01:20:26they had no other choice
01:20:28they didn't want Rollins to cash in
01:20:30because then it would have been a triple threat
01:20:32now it's back to one-on-one
01:20:34Punk and Cena had to help one another
01:20:36whatever the master plan was by Paul Heyman
01:20:40it did not work
01:21:10I told you something
01:21:17uh-oh
01:21:19Wade we've seen that look before
01:21:23and Punk was ready
01:21:25Punk was ready
01:21:27Punk was ready
01:21:40Punk was ready
01:21:41for a low blow
01:21:42Rollins
01:21:43Rollins clocking Punk
01:21:44with the briefcase
01:21:46and I was stumped
01:21:47to CM Punk
01:21:49it was like Deja Booba
01:21:51the referee is back in
01:21:53Cena
01:21:54damn it
01:21:55Cena
01:21:56Cena
01:21:57Sails it
01:21:58Rollins is screwed
01:21:59CM Punk
01:22:00here's your winner
01:22:02and
01:22:03damn
01:22:04undisputed
01:22:07WWE
01:22:09Kenhan
01:22:10John
01:22:13Cena
01:22:15The
01:22:19Punk
01:22:21After
01:22:22helping one another out
01:22:24albeit
01:22:25briefly
01:22:26the desperate
01:22:28soulless
01:22:42John Cena returned, but Punk was ready and waiting, about to connect with a GTS when it looked like a replay of what we'd seen historically from San Frick and Rollins, but Cena had other ideas.
01:22:58Yeah, John Cena dumping Rollins, taking advantage to once again retain the championship in controversial fashion.
01:23:05John Cena is still the undisputed WWE Champion as his quest to retire as the Champion continues.
01:23:23Meanwhile, Seth Rollins has once again caught CM Punk.
01:23:28You stay on and watch this.
01:23:35You stay on and watch this.
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