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00:00:29following contest is scheduled for one fall and it's for the united states championship
00:00:38introducing first from las vegas nevada playing in at 250 pounds
00:00:53the man is ferocious he's dangerous he's hungry
00:01:00some would say wade jealous jealous over the fact that jacob fatu won a singles championship
00:01:10before he did at this level solo sokoa a former nxt north american champion but he's never held a
00:01:17singles title on either raw or smackdown jacob fatu did that before solo and i think solo is bitter
00:01:24and upset about that well i'm not gonna castigate any competitor who's jealous of another
00:01:29competitor holding a championship that is not the issue here at all the issue is a family member
00:01:37jacob fatu who was brought to this company by one man when nobody else would touch him has thrown it
00:01:44all back in that man's face and that man is solo zika
00:02:01and his opponent from sacramento california
00:02:18from sacramento california
00:02:20weighing in at 291 pounds he is
00:02:26the united states the united states champion
00:02:31the sumro and wearable jacob fatu
00:02:37listen wait no one's denying the fact that solo sokoa gave jacob fatu to the opportunity
00:02:45to come to wwe gave him a riches and fame and fortune what i think people are concerned about
00:02:52is the way that solo sokoa treated jacob fatu once he got here the things he said behind his back
00:02:58it's almost like he was looking at fatu as a worker for him as opposed to an equal or an
00:03:03counterpart that would help out the family that's where the issue is and that's where it lies with
00:03:08fatu well solo sokoa knows jacob fatu a hell of a lot better than you do and here's the issue
00:03:14all gas no brains with the insult that really set fatu over the edge i will argue that jacob
00:03:21fatu is a weapon a major weapon but weapons have to be pointed in the right direction solo did
00:03:30that for fatu now fatu's on his own i think it's gonna all come on gloom for the prestigious united
00:03:37states championship held by over a dozen hall of famers in the history of wwe solo jacob fatu
00:03:46staring down one other in front of a sold out crowd at kingdom arena in saudi arabia
00:03:58and solo wasted a little time going after fatu with the right hand and we're underway the bell
00:04:03ranks and jacob fatu sent shoulder first into the ring post
00:04:06oh god that savage side of sekoa has been brought out by this family betrayal
00:04:16from jacob fatu well i would say the betrayal actually came from solo but
00:04:20teaches on as solo continues to pound away on fatu
00:04:36oh and a splash in the corner by fatu celebrating a little too much you cannot do that against the man who
00:04:42bounces back as quickly as jacob fatu amazing powers of regeneration well fatu is so dangerous
00:04:50incredible athlete unhinged as well you never know what he's going to do and when he's going
00:04:55to do it for the united states champion has that intangible quality that terrifies and captivates
00:05:04in equal measures about two on the united states championship with a victory over la night at
00:05:11wrestlemania back in april solo catches it with a boot to the face and a big right
00:05:16well what a burst it was from solo sakura in the opening 30 seconds of this one but shut down just like that
00:05:28by this barbarian
00:05:33you should have known
00:05:37i was born to you everything you had
00:05:40uh-oh it's solo sakura wisely rolling out of harm's way wisely that's the key word solo
00:05:52sakura is a smart man although two off the steps and down goes sakura perhaps there are no smarts in
00:05:59the world that could protect you from this man like i said uh one of the most unpredictable individuals in
00:06:08wwe today sakura that flying clothesline off the steps fatu with the clothesline but he has all the
00:06:16physical gifts any superstar could ever wish for and there's the set time by jacob fatu
00:06:28another one by jacob
00:06:29you have to think these two probably grew up brawling with each other oh god go for that
00:06:39it's uh solo knew it was coming and again rolls out of harm's way well sakura the street fighting
00:06:45champ of the islands ain't gonna get solved that quickly part two oh he went for the suicide dive and
00:06:52sakura caught him with a right a big street fighter punch tied to perfection and now solo with a
00:06:59uranagi half spinning solo onto the apron and now we got a oh you're an agi outside the ring to the floor
00:07:11lost in the eyes of solo sakura in part because he wants to punish jacob fatu in part because it's the
00:07:20only way of surviving this man and again remember uh count out does not help sakura but two as the
00:07:27champions advantage sokoa must pin or submit jacob fatu
00:07:34go abide in his time though he knows full well jacob fatu ain't gonna get counted out
00:07:40that easy you should have stayed you should have listened to me you hear me
00:07:47solo admonishing jacob fatu for turning his back on the family
00:07:54despite the mistreatment by solo well that is the issue isn't it did solo sakura outlive his
00:08:00purpose for fact two you brought me in you guided me to championships i don't need you anymore i'm a big
00:08:06star on my own right solo that's a unique take it's correct though
00:08:13now blocked by jacob and now fatu fighting back a couple of well-placed rights by jacob fatu driving
00:08:18solo sakura back across the ring
00:08:27irish whip oh no face first off the top of the ring post again the smarts of solo sakura give him the
00:08:35advantage the advantage that formerly was gifted from solo to fatu listen nobody's questioned the
00:08:42smarts of solo sakura i mean here's the man who really took over things from roman reigns right now
00:08:47he's got this uh jc mateos in his corner had jacob fatu and now backing it up into the face
00:08:54of jacob fatu here's the truth of this world michael cole some people are generals some people
00:09:01are soldiers
00:09:05jacob fatu may think he outgrew that soldier uniform
00:09:09he's about to get taught a valuable lesson from the general
00:09:21you should have listened to me jacob fatu now look at you look at you
00:09:25oh you should have listened to me i gave you everything you never loved me you never loved me
00:09:42solo sakura should be mr money in the bank right now if that plant wasn't obliterated by jacob fatu
00:09:49well that is a true statement and sakura with great strategy here wearing the champion down as he
00:09:54talks trash but you didn't love me i tried i tried for you jacob i loved you you never loved me
00:10:01now i'm gonna take your ass out
00:10:06spewing out
00:10:07oh yeah yeah fuck but two is fading no bricks
00:10:14oh yeah so bad well matt is matched this evening
00:10:19in the form of his own flesh and blood official
00:10:23tram looking on right there to see if jacob fatu may give up
00:10:26but jacob jacob the united states champion fighting back
00:10:29the solid out crowd here
00:10:40solo drops him with a right to one knee
00:10:42look at you look at snoopy
00:10:50how long we've been watching fatu
00:10:5312 months now
00:10:54close to it who was treated like this nobody
00:11:00jacob firing back locked the right here comes jacob fatu now trying to fight back into this match
00:11:07solo dropped underneath and oh my god
00:11:13what a display how the hell did jacob fatu stand up from that well he rotated perhaps taking most of
00:11:20the sting of it and now solo's the color slung across the ring it's that freak athleticism of jacob fatu
00:11:28i don't understand how this man's on his feet after being dropped on his head
00:11:32man that was part luck part brilliance from jacob fatu and solo zakoa had no idea and now
00:11:39an impaler by jacob fatu and now out to the apron
00:11:44blink and things change quickly
00:11:47around oh and that's swan tied by jacob to retain the championship and a kick out by solo
00:11:58i'm gonna see this thing again german suplex attempting you see oh wow a full rotation took it on the belly
00:12:08straight back up
00:12:11taking down solo in the process and then the slot time by jacob but that was a great call wade
00:12:18he did completely rotate landed on his belly it allowed him to pop up solo thought he dropped
00:12:22him on his head so did i well that's it on the head on the back of the neck that is the aim of the german
00:12:28suplex but with jacob fatu you cannot take your eye off it for a second just to come uber athlete
00:12:38freak in the ring all gas no brakes jacob's motto not the all gas no brains that solo throws around
00:12:50jacob fatu may well be completely unbreakable
00:12:56certainly unyielding for hell hold on oh jc mateo i was wondering when he was going to wander out
00:13:02here solo sakura's running buddy and now who the hell is out here somebody just dropped jacob fatu and look who's back
00:13:13he's been out of action since war games and survivor series and low is here with that spinning
00:13:19neck breaker to jacob fatu and he may have just handed the championship to solo shakoa
00:13:24tongue to lower his back off the distraction by jc mateo cover
00:13:31fatu stays in it well solo's army got a major reinforcement just when he needed it
00:13:40but the fight ain't over yet that was supposed to be the fix yeah the fix was in all right but the
00:13:48disbelief on the face of solo sokoa tells the story referee missed the entire thing dealing with jc
00:13:55mateo again a master plan from solo you're gonna listen to me you know me i love you
00:14:06went for the samoan spike fatu able to avoid it kick to the face drop solo down jc mateo gonna run
00:14:11into a kick and now fall on to tangaloa and now fatu over the top taking out everybody wow runaway train
00:14:24one man against an entire army and the one man is winning
00:14:32oh my god the fosbury flop with devastated results on solo's men and now jacob back in the ring and there's
00:14:41that pop up samoa drop mateo in the ring now
00:14:51and now jacob fatu has jc mateo down the official over to mateo fatu now looking to go up to the top
00:14:58rope and there's the moon salt the moon salt to solo sokoa fatu in position into the cover
00:15:07who the hell is that who the hell is that man oh my goodness oh my god you know who that is
00:15:15that's tangaloa
00:15:17toma tanga their brother
00:15:20you want everything oh you're about seven foot tall this guy you want everything you want everything
00:15:29we've seen him destroy people in japan and he just destroyed jacob fatu with a choke slam on our table
00:15:38and now offering the sacrifice back into the ring to solo sokoa
00:15:47and solo secures army apparently grows from strength to strength what an acquisition
00:15:58jacob fatu is
00:16:01jacob fatu is helpless he's defenseless and a samoan spike by solo and he wins the united states championship
00:16:19the shocking return here is your winner and new united states champion
00:16:32the shocking return first of a man we haven't seen since war games survivor series
00:16:43tonga loa
00:16:44just when jacob fatu was going in for the kill referees back turned an epic moment for tonga loa
00:16:54proving pivotal in turning this one around for solo sokoa and then this
00:17:01was supposed to be over there it was supposed to hit the big one it's a one it's a two wait a second
00:17:12this absolute freak steps out from under the ring
00:17:23and then he offered the sacrifice up to solo who delivered the samoan spike to win his first
00:17:30singles championship
00:17:34the praise and strategy of solo sokoa wins him gold
00:17:46everyone wrote off solo sokoa well look at him look at his army and look at his championship now eat
00:17:55y'all woods and look at jacob fatu all alone
00:18:08i'm tired of this i gave everything now i'm taking it all it's more everything
00:18:11welcome welcome to the official riyadh season opening ceremony 2024
00:18:24live from riyadh crown jewel
00:18:36welcome to saturday night's main event
00:18:43saturday night's main event saturday night's main event is back the lights the legends the chaos
00:18:53and now the icon returns for one final match
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00:19:02goombin for the wwe world heavyweight championship no one's spared everyone's
00:19:08speared saturday night's main event live nationwide saturday july 12th at 8 on nbc and peacock
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00:19:21tonight and wwe's evolution two weeks from tomorrow at state farm marina in atlanta georgia
00:19:27on saturday july 12th sunday july 13th are on sale now via ticket master and you have to wonder
00:19:33if the wwe women's championship is going to be up for grabs at night of champions last night tiffany
00:19:39stratton knocked off nia jackson an incredible last woman standing match to keep her title and here
00:19:46at a night of champions tiffany stratton the wwe women's champion is celebrating the goal
00:19:53and of course we are in riyadh in the kingdom of saudi arabia for night of champions tonight of
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00:20:14wwe including the recap of night of champions night of champions recap hosted by sam roberts
00:20:20megan moran that'll be available tomorrow well heavy is the head that wears the crown but who
00:20:29will be anointed queen jay cargill looks to put an end to the surging oscar well will the empress of
00:20:34tomorrow have what it takes to win today two deserving women one crown queen of the ring finals next
00:20:40the queen's crown hangs in the balance
00:20:53at night of champions a new queen will rule over wwe
00:20:58her eyes set on a marquee showdown at the biggest party of the summer the stakes could not be higher
00:21:11baritology is back and here to guide you through the raucous quest to the throne
00:21:16in the first round fatal four-way matchups took place throughout raw and smackdown with the
00:21:25winners moving to the semi-finals it all started as the prodigy roxanne perez would steal a pinfall
00:21:33to advance way to interfere yourself roxanne no one was a match for the oncoming storm as jade
00:21:42cargill wore her way into the semi-finals while former five-time champion alexa bliss punched her
00:21:50ticket for the next round in buzzer beater fashion fire tapped out after the pitfall win claiming the
00:21:58final spot in the semi-finals would be asca as the empress of tomorrow stamped her return after a
00:22:06year-long absence with a year-long absence with a dominant performance
00:22:13with the final four set semi-final action would kick off on smackdown with alexa bliss and asca
00:22:21highly skilled former champions empress impact
00:22:25over on war the brash roxanne perez walked into the semi-finals with home court advantage
00:22:38let's just say things did not go the prodigy's way against jade cargill the winner of this matchup
00:22:45faces oscar the finals of the queen of the rink tournament
00:22:51roxanne putting up a hell of a fight here tonight face first off of jaden she's gonna face oscar at
00:22:57night of champions i'm walking in to rain and with that we are down to the final two the storm
00:23:05and the empress
00:23:12less than two years into her wwe career the ascendant jade cargill now looks to grab her first major
00:23:20accolade as a singles competitor what awaits cargill is her most threatening opponent today
00:23:27asca the japanese phenomenon is looking to re-solidify her standing as the most feared woman in wwe
00:23:37by adding a queen of the ring tournament victory to her already stacked resume
00:23:43the woman who emerges from the battle victorious will have a one-way ticket to summerslam to challenge
00:23:49for the world championship now they go one-on-one in the queen of the ring tournament finals
00:23:58the wwe universe's eyes are fixated on this generational clash asca jade cargill who will become
00:24:09the 2025 queen of the ring
00:24:20ladies and gentlemen the following is the finals of the queen of the ring tournament
00:24:26in which the winner will go on to challenge for their brand's women's championship at summerslam
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00:25:07Introducing first, from Osaka, Japan, the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka!
00:25:25The Empress who wants to become Queen, Asuka, who returned to action a couple of weeks ago after missing 13 months with a knee injury.
00:25:37In a recent interview, Asuka talked about the recovery process.
00:25:41She said it wasn't easy.
00:25:43There were many tough days, but the voice of the WWE fans begging her to return are what kept her going.
00:25:49She never stopped. She matched her intensity in the training room to rehab, to get ready.
00:25:56In a way, she says she's better than ever, and this is just the beginning.
00:26:00Well, she certainly has been better than ever on this run in the tournament so far.
00:26:05I think blowing everyone's minds at the caliber of performances she put in.
00:26:11The knee clearly not an issue now.
00:26:13I do question the endurance, however, given that we're in such a hot, humid atmosphere,
00:26:19even though we're inside here in Riyadh.
00:26:22I'm sweating pockets, and that may be a talent factor for a competitor who has barely competed in over 400 days.
00:26:30A storm is coming.
00:27:00And her opponent, from Merrill Beach, Florida,
00:27:17Jade Cargill!
00:27:23Jade Cargill has never competed for a singles championship in WWE.
00:27:29There's an opportunity to change that if she wins tonight.
00:27:33She would go on to SummerSlam to take on the WWE Women's Champion.
00:27:38If Asuka wins, she would headline SummerSlam against the Women's World Champion.
00:27:47It was back in May of 2024, last year, and back last Lyon France,
00:27:54where Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair took the tag team titles to the Kabuki Warriors.
00:27:59Tyree Shane and Asuka.
00:28:00And it was on that night that Asuka injured her knee.
00:28:03That would cost her 13 months of action.
00:28:05Wade, will that come to play?
00:28:06Will that be in her head here tonight?
00:28:08Yeah, I don't think it will.
00:28:10Sometimes you have that kind of specter hanging over you when a competitor has injured you,
00:28:15and you either fear them doing it again, or you really want to get vengeance.
00:28:20It was a fairly innocuous injury, the way it went down.
00:28:23It wasn't a targeting attack on the Nehavaska.
00:28:26I don't think that will come into play in the side, Nehavaska, whatsoever.
00:28:29It was the first time ever one-on-one between these two women.
00:28:32In 2021, Zelina Vega won the Queen's crown.
00:28:41Last year, Nia Jax won the Queen of the Ring.
00:28:44She went on to SummerSlam to beat Bayley for the WWE Women's title,
00:28:48who will become the latest Queen of the Ring.
00:28:53Two highly respectful competitors, but it did come to blows last night on SmackDown.
00:28:58The thin veneer of civility was scratched off quickly.
00:29:03With Asuka getting the best of Jade last night.
00:29:06And Jade said on the Countdown show, Asuka made a mistake when it came to blows like that.
00:29:11So let's talk strategy.
00:29:12If you're Jade Cargill in this matchup,
00:29:14how do you match a woman who I believe is a first ballot Hall of Famer in Asuka?
00:29:18Well, clearly, there's a massive disparity in resumes here.
00:29:22An experienced Jade Cargill miles behind Asuka.
00:29:26But you've got to hope that power game that you're known for
00:29:29really neutralizes that disparity in the early goings.
00:29:33And Asuka, we're going to put Cargill away early.
00:29:35Asuka, going to pull out every trick in the book here tonight.
00:29:39Cargill turning it around.
00:29:40And there's the power you talked about with the side slam.
00:29:43Cover, put on the inside leg, and a kick out.
00:29:46It's really hard to find a weakness with regards to Jade Cargill.
00:29:50Occasionally, the temperament has been an issue.
00:29:53And over the fact that Nia Jax has exploited that in the past.
00:29:57And got Jade Cargill to essentially get herself disqualified.
00:30:00Oh, nice.
00:30:01Dragon screw on the rope by Asuka, who's taken over.
00:30:04Now, you talk about a weakness in Cargill.
00:30:07One of the things I noticed in her semifinal matchup against Roxanne Perez
00:30:10was the fact that she got frustrated.
00:30:13Roxanne Perez had her out of her game, and she got extremely frustrated and almost tossed her.
00:30:18And now, the knee comes into play.
00:30:20And that's often an issue when competitors are bigger and stronger than most of the roster.
00:30:25When things aren't going their way, it's not what they're used to.
00:30:29They're supposed to be dominant.
00:30:30They're supposed to be able to control proceedings.
00:30:33And sometimes, they lose their rank when that doesn't happen.
00:30:36Oh!
00:30:36And this is a tremendous strategy.
00:30:38Cover now by Asuka, kick out.
00:30:40To take out the leg of Cargill.
00:30:42And make it an even playing field.
00:30:44Take the power game away.
00:30:45And even the way that went down, Asuka really baited Cargill into making a mistake in the early goings.
00:30:51Realizing, look, the bigger, powerful superstar, Jay Cargill.
00:30:55If I take that knee out, suddenly, we're a lot more equal in terms of the power game.
00:30:59Asuka, a four-time world champion.
00:31:02Oh, jeez.
00:31:04As NXT Women's Champion, she held it a record 510 days.
00:31:10Four-time tag champ.
00:31:11She's won the Money in the Bank Royal Rumble.
00:31:13And who won't forget, the first 914 days she was at NXT and at WWE, Wade, she was undefeated.
00:31:21She's won pretty much everything apart from the Queen of the Ring.
00:31:24And that's only about to change.
00:31:26Yeah, got an E-bar on Jade Cargill.
00:31:29The damaged knee.
00:31:30Asuka now.
00:31:32Not a single thing has gone right for Jade Cargill right from the beginning.
00:31:37That is how good the strategy of Asuka has been.
00:31:40Yeah, but Jade Cargill looking to make it back to her feet.
00:31:42Shoulders down momentarily.
00:31:44And a great move.
00:31:45There's the power of Cargill coming into play.
00:31:48Dumping Asuka on the back of her head.
00:31:50Deadlift.
00:31:51Wheelbarrow.
00:31:52German suplex.
00:31:53And you're right.
00:31:54The power game has finally got a bit of breathing room here for Cargill.
00:31:59We're going to learn a lot about Jade Cargill in this match, Wade.
00:32:03The fact that she's got a damaged knee already after the attack by Asuka.
00:32:08Yeah, what's been the knock on Jade Cargill in a run in WWE so far?
00:32:12It's that she's been tagging with Bianca Belair.
00:32:15And trust me, pretty much anyone can win a tag title with Bianca Belair.
00:32:20But we saw Cargill step up huge at WrestleMania on her own against former friend Naomi.
00:32:27And that's the kind of confidence-building win that has propelled Cargill to this final.
00:32:34And now the fall-away slam by Jade Cargill.
00:32:37And a kip-up.
00:32:38I'm not sure how wise that was on a bad knee, but she pulled it off.
00:32:45Now Asuka back to her feet.
00:32:48And a kick drops Asuka.
00:32:49That was a bullseye.
00:32:50Using full extension of those long limbs.
00:32:58Look at that.
00:32:58Power Asuka again with a choke slam.
00:33:00Dropping her in the middle of the ring.
00:33:02Cover now for the win.
00:33:03Asuka just got a shoulder up barely.
00:33:06You've got to give Jade Cargill all the credit in the world.
00:33:09She gets better every single time we see her.
00:33:12Clearly putting in the hard hours behind the scenes.
00:33:15Nailing a choke slam here.
00:33:17And Asuka, who dominated the first five minutes of this,
00:33:20looks like a changed woman now, though, of course, fighting back.
00:33:24Yeah, no.
00:33:24Jade Cargill, one of her toughest matches to date.
00:33:28Tough matchup when it comes to Asuka.
00:33:30So well-skilled in everything.
00:33:34Both women down.
00:33:36Finals of the Queen of the Ring.
00:33:38Sold out tonight.
00:33:40The Kingdom Arena.
00:33:41Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
00:33:43It's been an incredible couple of days.
00:33:45As we prepare for the Royal Rumble here in Riyadh.
00:33:49First part of 2026.
00:33:52Both women struggling at this point.
00:33:55They've both taken and given massive, massive shots.
00:33:58The gleam of that crown has to be driving these two on.
00:34:08Jade Cargill beginning to get the upper hand now.
00:34:11Delivering the right hand to the blows.
00:34:12Asuka, though.
00:34:13There's that backhand.
00:34:14And a kick to the midsection.
00:34:15And here comes Asuka.
00:34:16This right here is classic Asuka.
00:34:18Yeah, nine times out of ten, you always back the powerhouse in a strike exchange.
00:34:22Asuka's different, though.
00:34:24An absolute expert in the strike game.
00:34:27And if Jade Cargill didn't know, well, now she does.
00:34:30Yeah, Asuka a joy to watch.
00:34:32And now she's going to go up top.
00:34:33She's got Cargill on the ropes and she knows it.
00:34:36Asuka.
00:34:37Missile block kick.
00:34:38Down goes Cargill.
00:34:39Asuka will go for the cover here.
00:34:40And try to win the tournament.
00:34:42Jade kicks out.
00:34:44Well, you talked a few moments ago about how we're going to learn a lot about Jade Cargill.
00:34:48Now it is learning time.
00:34:51Because Cargill really is going to have to dig deep and come up with some answers here.
00:34:55She's on the ropes.
00:34:56She's in big trouble.
00:34:58And Asuka smells victory.
00:35:00Asuka's doing a great job of just confusing Cargill.
00:35:23But wait up.
00:35:24And again, the power of Cargill.
00:35:26Overwhelming Asuka.
00:35:27Sit-out powerbomb.
00:35:29Asuka gets out at two.
00:35:31Just one moment of mental clarity from Jade Cargill.
00:35:35Turns the tie.
00:35:36Once again, blocking that knee strike.
00:35:39Powering up her opponent.
00:35:41Driving it down.
00:35:42That sit-out powerbomb that almost, almost, gets the crown in the hands of Jade Cargill.
00:35:49Referee.
00:35:49Gaffney LaShawn.
00:35:50Goal.
00:35:51Match of arm bar now by Asuka.
00:35:52Armbar now by Asuka.
00:35:54Center of the ring.
00:35:55And that arm is fully extended.
00:35:57Now desperately trying to block.
00:36:00Just about hugging those arms.
00:36:02How she powered her.
00:36:03That one.
00:36:04Asuka back into the full arm bar now on Jade.
00:36:08And a massive hyperextension.
00:36:10Smart by Cargill.
00:36:11Cargill, though, turns it into a pitting combination.
00:36:13And a kick out.
00:36:15There's a big boot by Jade.
00:36:16Flooring Asuka.
00:36:20And now Cargill.
00:36:21Went up.
00:36:23Asuka, though.
00:36:24Gabe is going for Jade.
00:36:25And Asuka now, again, looking for the Asuka lock.
00:36:28Looking for the Asuka lock on Cargill.
00:36:30Long way from the ropes now in extreme agony.
00:36:34Cargill in trouble.
00:36:37Asuka with the Asuka lock in.
00:36:39Cargill trying to fight out of it.
00:36:41Again, trying to turn it into a pitting combination.
00:36:43And she goes again and again and another great counter.
00:36:46That was so resourceful from Cargill when she couldn't defend herself for the Oslo.
00:36:50And Asuka could be closing in.
00:36:58And Asuka could be closing in.
00:37:00And for his impact, but caught.
00:37:02Intercepted by Cargill.
00:37:04Great counter.
00:37:05Down goes Asuka.
00:37:07The cover of Jade.
00:37:10And Jade Cargill wins.
00:37:13Queen of the ring.
00:37:14Well, Jade Cargill is your queen of the ring.
00:37:26But she had to crawl through hell to get there.
00:37:30Absolutely spent.
00:37:33Exhausted.
00:37:35But walk out the pain.
00:37:37You are the queen of WWE, Jade.
00:37:41Biggest win of Jade Cargill's singles career here in WWE thus far.
00:37:47Not only is she queen of the ring.
00:37:49She's going to SummerSlam.
00:37:51Asuka.
00:37:52Had the Asuka lock in.
00:37:53But another great counter by Jade.
00:37:54Very impressive.
00:37:55Was Jade with her counters tonight.
00:37:57Yeah, clearly been working on reverse.
00:38:00Hustles and escape plans.
00:38:02But this was the moment.
00:38:03I thought it was game over.
00:38:04Asuka immediately pouncing.
00:38:06Going in for that Empress Impact.
00:38:09But the power of Cargill was too much.
00:38:11Honked Asuka.
00:38:13Empress of Tomorrow goes down.
00:38:15Victory in sight.
00:38:17No mistakes from here for Cargill.
00:38:20General managers Pierce and Elvis in the ring.
00:38:22To present Jade Cargill with the queen of the ring round.
00:38:26Here is your winner.
00:38:26And the new queen of the ring.
00:38:33Jade Cargill.
00:38:40As Jade celebrates.
00:38:42Let's head up to Byron Saxton.
00:38:45Jade, you are now headed to SummerSlam.
00:38:48And a match for the WWE Women's Championship.
00:38:53How do you feel?
00:38:55You know, Byron.
00:38:56When I first entered this tournament.
00:38:59It felt like the world was on my shoulders.
00:39:03But you know what?
00:39:06For the people out there.
00:39:08Who are down themselves.
00:39:11Praise yourself.
00:39:12Because you are fighting through the booze.
00:39:14Don't let them tell you who you are.
00:39:18You showed them.
00:39:22And the grind don't stop.
00:39:24A storm is coming for SummerSlam.
00:39:32Well, it remains to be seen who will be the WWE Women's Champion at SummerSlam.
00:39:37It could be Tiffany Stratton.
00:39:38It could be Naomi.
00:39:40Who's missed money in the bank.
00:39:41But Jade Cargill has an opportunity.
00:39:45MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
00:39:46The first weekend of August.
00:39:56To win her first singles championship.
00:40:00In WWE.
00:40:01WWE.
00:40:01WWE.
00:40:01WWE.
00:40:07This August.
00:40:13WWE.
00:40:14Brings the vibes.
00:40:16To MetLife Stadium.
00:40:18You know what time it is.
00:40:21Two nights.
00:40:24Too many stars to count.
00:40:28SummerSlam.
00:40:30On a whole nother level.
00:40:35WWE SummerSlam.
00:40:37August 2nd and 3rd.
00:40:38Individual and combo tickets on sale now.
00:40:43As he just said.
00:40:45Combo and individual event tickets.
00:40:47For SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium.
00:40:49J-E-T-S.
00:40:50Jets, Jets, Jets.
00:40:51In East Rutherford, New Jersey.
00:40:52On Saturday, August 2nd.
00:40:53Sunday, August 3rd.
00:40:55Are on sale now.
00:40:56Via Ticketmaster.
00:40:58Well, WWE Late Night featuring Tony Hinchcliffe will take place at Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey.
00:41:06On Saturday, August 2nd at 11 p.m. Eastern.
00:41:10As part of SummerSlam weekend.
00:41:12An exclusive pre-sale opportunity for the closed doors non-televised event.
00:41:16We'll begin Monday, June 30th at 10 a.m. Eastern, 7 a.m. Pacific until 11.59 p.m. Eastern, 8.59 p.m. Pacific via Ticketmaster.
00:41:25Followed by the general public ticket on sale on Tuesday, July 1st at 10 a.m. Eastern.
00:41:32Well, ladies and gentlemen, after we finish up tonight, we head back to the States and we get set for Monday Night Raw in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
00:41:39Monday Night, Wade, a very special start time of 6 Eastern, 3 Pacific.
00:41:43Again, 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. Pacific on the East Coast, 6 p.m., 3 p.m. West Coast for Netflix and Monday Night Raw.
00:41:53But a stacked card as well.
00:41:54Tag Team titles online.
00:41:56It's been a long weekend.
00:41:57We've been doing everything.
00:41:58I promise you it feels twice as long when I sit next to you.
00:42:01But coming up on Raw, World Tag Team Championship match, the Judgment Day.
00:42:06Bala and McDonough, they take on your boys in the new day.
00:42:11Well, here's a match that you should be looking forward to.
00:42:13You know both of these men extremely well.
00:42:16Yes, I do.
00:42:17A couple of my old buddies, I'll use that term loosely, from the League of Nations that we don't like talking about these days.
00:42:23But this is going to be a war.
00:42:25We might get ourselves a banger on Monday as Sheamus goes head-to-head with a Bulgarian brute, Rusev.
00:42:34Well, this is going to be a banger as well, ladies and gentlemen.
00:42:36Two weeks from tonight, Goldberg says his final match, well, perhaps, unless he wins the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:42:46It remains to be seen, but it's Saturday night's main event.
00:42:48Ring General Gundler versus Goldberg live on NBC and Peacock.
00:42:55I want to remind everyone that immediately following Night of Champions, it's the Night of Champions post-show.
00:43:03Solo Sokoa, Rhea Ripley, Triple H, among others.
00:43:06Wade Barrett will be making a guest appearance on the post-show.
00:43:09And we'll want to remind everyone about the Night of Champions recap podcast, which is available, well, tonight and tomorrow morning.
00:43:20For these two legends, the last time to face each other is right now.
00:43:24From pipe bombs of old and new to world life and punk life.
00:43:28The shared history between these two is historic.
00:43:31The best in the world versus the greatest of all time is next.
00:43:34Yin and Yang, two entities in constant flux and transformation, totally interdependent to exist.
00:43:54John Cena and CM Punk.
00:43:59Yin and Yang.
00:44:01John Cena, the clean-cut, untouchable, chosen one.
00:44:06If you want some, come get some.
00:44:10A decorated champion.
00:44:14A valiant in-ring competitor and above all else, a man of the people.
00:44:19And after more than two decades in the spotlight, an icon who once set the standard of hustle, loyalty, and respect.
00:44:27C.M. Punk.
00:44:33The loud, defiant, voice of the voiceless.
00:44:37The rebel who was never meant to be king.
00:44:40I've been the best ever since day one.
00:44:42There's one thing you're better at than I am, John, and that's kissing ass.
00:44:47His desire to sit alone atop the summit would lead to bitterness and resentment, self-destruction, and banishment.
00:44:56But time.
00:44:58Time changes everything.
00:45:02Yin becomes Yang.
00:45:05Yang becomes Yin.
00:45:06Contrasting dualities, destined to be bound.
00:45:11And the battle in which these two have been endlessly engaged finds itself with new motivation.
00:45:18That title has corrupted you.
00:45:21I've been the victim of an abusive relationship for 25 years.
00:45:27And you sit on your ass and watch me be great.
00:45:33Instead of a graceful exit, John Cena detached and disillusioned has vowed to ruin wrestling for everyone.
00:45:43While C.M. Punk has returned from exile, a beacon of hope and change.
00:45:49A new face for the company he once vowed to burn down.
00:45:52The balance has shifted.
00:45:59Light becomes shadow.
00:46:01Shadow now stands in the sun.
00:46:04I have shut your mouth and beaten your best.
00:46:10You can't beat me.
00:46:11When I'm at my best, you never could.
00:46:14I won the title.
00:46:16I left with the title.
00:46:18You're trying to follow in my footsteps.
00:46:20I hate this idea that you're the best in the world.
00:46:25You're not.
00:46:26I'm the greatest of all time.
00:46:29The truth is, Punk.
00:46:31I am jealous that you have conned these people, that you're the best in the world.
00:46:37Remember who gave you the stage for your pipe bomb, pal.
00:46:41And what have you done with it since then, huh?
00:46:46The greatest of all time.
00:46:48Night of champions.
00:46:49Balls in your court, hero.
00:46:51The best in the world.
00:46:54You can't see me.
00:46:56I see through you.
00:46:58Positioned once again upon opposing shores.
00:47:02For a final reckoning.
00:47:04The best in the world.
00:47:34Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:48:04Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:48:34Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:48:40I want you picking favorites.
00:49:10Smiling face on your TV.
00:49:14Oh, I want a personality.
00:49:20I can't wait.
00:49:22Still you and me.
00:49:26I told you one and one and three.
00:49:30Oh, I want a personality.
00:49:35Like Joseph Stoddick.
00:49:37And get on me.
00:49:40Oh, I've got a personality.
00:49:44I've got a personality.
00:49:47I've got a personality.
00:49:57No one lies.
00:50:00No one lies.
00:50:02When the leader speaks.
00:50:04I want you to say something new.
00:50:10I want you to say something new.
00:50:20I want you to say something new.
00:50:23I want you to say something new.
00:53:55Introducing first, the challenger from Chicago, Illinois.
00:54:03He weighed in at 218 pounds.
00:54:11The best in the world, C.M.
00:54:19His opponent, his opponent, from West Newbury, Massachusetts, weighing in at 251 pounds.
00:54:46He is the greatest of all time.
00:54:52The never-seem, the never-seem, gracing Riyad with his presence one last time.
00:55:05He is the last real champion.
00:55:07He is the undisputed WWE champion, John Cena.
00:55:25The final time in Riyad, the final time in Riyad, the final time at night of champions.
00:55:37His retirement tour, his retirement tour, his retirement tour, and tonight, for the final time, the best in the world, CM Punk, the greatest of all time, John Cena, for the undisputed WWE Championship.
00:55:56The renewal, in my mind, of one of the greatest rivalries in the history of WWE.
00:56:05They are 6-6 with a draw in singles matchups against one another over the years.
00:56:12CM Punk, CM Punk, with the biggest win of his career, when he beat John Cena, for the championship in 2011.
00:56:19But SummerSlam of that year, the last time Punk defeated Cena.
00:56:24First time in the early 13 years, these two have done battle with a championship on the line.
00:56:45Side headlock by Cena as we start things off in this matchup.
00:56:48Keys to the match for Cena, Wade.
00:56:50He simply has to outclass the best of all time in CM Punk, who, per the eye test, is in the best shape of his life.
00:57:02That is a tall, tall task, and John Boyd better figure something out real fast here.
00:57:09Again, an electric, sold-out crowd tonight. Goosebumps-inducing.
00:57:24They've seen it, Punk haven't done anything yet.
00:57:27People are witnessing history, 14 years in the making, with the roles completely reversed.
00:57:35CM Punk in 2011, the match will have stopped with the WWE Championship.
00:57:42Cena's stated goal this time around, to do the same at the end of the retirement tour.
00:57:48Side headlock now by Punk. Keys to Punk winning the championship.
00:57:52Well, Punk needs to simply lock in, block out the noise, focus exclusively on why he really came back to WWE.
00:58:00There's been a ton of talk about why, even from himself, he is a natural-born competitor, a natural-born winner,
00:58:08and he sees his place exclusively at the top of the mountain. Something's never changed.
00:58:14Punk looking for a sixth World Championship.
00:58:17Been an Intercontinental Champion, a Tag Team Champion, only man in history with back-to-back money in the banks.
00:58:25Of course, John Cena, record-setting 17-time World Champion.
00:58:31Randy Orton, the only active performer that is still close at 14.
00:58:35Nice side headlock takedown, and into a leg-scissors by Cena.
00:58:40Tell you something I found fascinating a couple of weeks ago, when John Cena hit his version of a pipe-bomb promo,
00:58:46it really felt like he'd been waiting 14 years to get that off his chest.
00:58:51Did not appreciate being the victim in the summer of Punk.
00:58:55And he sees tonight, I suspect, as his moment for vengeance.
00:59:00Remember, John Cena would win the Elimination Chamber to earn the opportunity at WrestleMania and Cody Rhodes.
00:59:15He beat CM Punk in the chamber after a stomp by Seth Rollins.
00:59:19That was the beginning of the clues that John Cena, perhaps, was going to do everything he needed to do to win the championship.
00:59:26And then, of course, later on in the night, the alignment with The Rock.
00:59:29He would go on a controversial manner to win the championship against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania.
00:59:35Controversy has been a part of everything John Cena has done since Toronto in March.
00:59:41Yeah, I think John Cena, when he returned to WWE, came back, perhaps, with the best of intentions,
00:59:48but realized maybe, over the course of time, he'd lost a stat.
00:59:52And if he really wanted to achieve his goals here, and become that record-breaking 17-time World Jam,
00:59:59he needed to find some shortcuts.
01:00:01He needed to become a different human being.
01:00:04And boy, oh boy, has he done so.
01:00:06Yeah, there's no doubt he's a different human being, as is that man, CM Punk.
01:00:11I cannot overemphasize the amount of passion that these WWE fans here in Riyadh have shown us,
01:00:22not only tonight, but last night at Friday Night SmackDown.
01:00:28Like a Champions League final atmosphere here in Riyadh.
01:00:32Go, this is a football stadium.
01:00:34Yeah, I said football, not soccer, Michael Cole.
01:00:37I said football at the top of the show.
01:00:39Incredibly impressive there.
01:00:40You're a reformed Cena fanboy and a reformed footballer.
01:00:45Big right hand by Cena.
01:00:46Listen, I've made no bones about it.
01:00:48I believe John Cena's the greatest of all time.
01:00:50And I've laid out my arguments why on a number of occasions.
01:00:53I just don't like the attitude that Cena's showing here.
01:00:55Especially in his last year in WWE.
01:00:58He's taken everything away from the fans.
01:01:00He's taken away the, you can't see me, and the hustle loyalty and respect.
01:01:04Not allowing them to cheer what they want to cheer at John's final time here in WWE.
01:01:09And I think he's robbed the fans of that.
01:01:12Well, Adam perhaps bought that argument six months ago.
01:01:15But when you soil your legacy like John Cena has, I don't know how, into a cover.
01:01:21You can call that guy the greatest of all time anymore.
01:01:24Well, there was once a man who, here's a cover, who is a, many believe is the greatest of all time.
01:01:33Who just happened to be the dirtiest player in the game.
01:01:36So I don't think you can necessarily, uh, talk about one's personal actions when talking about the greatest.
01:01:49Cena with a shoulder tackle.
01:01:53And Punk though, looking for the GTS.
01:01:57And, oh, Cena just got out of harm's way.
01:02:00And John Cena knew it was that close.
01:02:02Yeah, running away like a scalded cat.
01:02:05And who can blame him?
01:02:06We know how devastating that GTS is.
01:02:09Cena's tasted it enough in the past.
01:02:11And I hope you see the credit there.
01:02:13A real clean turn of heels there to get out of trouble.
01:02:18Man, that's classic Punk.
01:02:21Mind games.
01:02:23I don't sweat you, John.
01:02:26What a classic Punk.
01:02:27But Punk really is a career long antagonist.
01:02:31Who is now tasked with taking down 2025's ultimate villain.
01:02:36Let's make no mistake about it.
01:02:38Punk is still an antagonist.
01:02:40He's still got that attitude.
01:02:41He's got that mentality.
01:02:43Oh, look at Cena trying to power Punk up.
01:02:47What's Punk trying to do here?
01:02:50Awkward situation for both these men.
01:02:52Cena's got him in the AA position.
01:02:54At least momentarily.
01:02:55Punk will roll up from behind.
01:02:57Shoulders down and a kick out.
01:02:59Well, Cena might have lost in speed.
01:03:01Oh, he certainly hasn't lost in power.
01:03:04John Cena still throwing around massive weights at Hard Knock South.
01:03:09He's Jim in Tampa, Florida.
01:03:11But just beaten to the punch on that one by CM Punk.
01:03:21And Punk to the side.
01:03:22Russian leg sweep.
01:03:23Floats right into the cover.
01:03:25And forces John to get the shoulder up.
01:03:27Punk knew he wasn't beating John there.
01:03:29That was just to say, hey, I got your number.
01:03:32Yeah, but I do think the longer this match goes on, the more it benefits CM Punk.
01:03:37I think CM Punk has shaken off a massive amount of ring rust since coming back to WW.
01:03:42I was highly critical of him.
01:03:44But that epic rivalry with Drew McIntyre last year has really taken Punk to levels I haven't seen from him before.
01:03:53Yeah, there's no doubt.
01:03:54I agree with you totally on that point.
01:03:56Punk again now.
01:03:59Oh, Cena.
01:04:00I look like Puck was going.
01:04:02Punk doing here.
01:04:03A domino stretch perhaps.
01:04:04This modified octopus hole.
01:04:06Maybe a page out of AJ Lee's playbook.
01:04:10Oh, indeed.
01:04:11As Punk delivered a couple of elbows.
01:04:14Cena now looking to power him up.
01:04:16And down goes Puck.
01:04:17Nice takedown by John.
01:04:18Into the cover.
01:04:19And Puck it one.
01:04:21About to tweak something in the side of John Cena there though, interestingly enough.
01:04:27Brief pause for Cena but now back on the attack.
01:04:31Is this the pace you expected?
01:04:38From John Cena, absolutely.
01:04:40This is what we've seen from him since returning.
01:04:42This is historically the John Cena pace and when John Cena controls the pace of matches,
01:04:49does things at this speed, methodically, he tends to win.
01:04:55Cena with a kick right to the face, that caught Punk good, Punk's down.
01:04:59And if you can pick up the pace against John Cena, you've got a much better chance.
01:05:03But, the volume and the power of those strikes just knocks the stuffing out of opponents,
01:05:10so they quite simply cannot pick the speed up.
01:05:13Every Dan Angler checking on Punk again.
01:05:15That was a flush kick by Cena right to the face.
01:05:23John with a shoulder tackle.
01:05:25Vincent Cena here.
01:05:29And will he give the WWE fans what they want?
01:05:37Cena's not even breathing heavily.
01:05:46And he does with a five knuckle shuffle.
01:05:48And now measuring Punk for the AA.
01:05:52The attitude adjustment.
01:05:53Punk slips behind.
01:05:54And Punk caught him with a heel kick.
01:05:56Cena back to his feet.
01:05:58Punk dips underneath.
01:05:59Nice neck breaker by Punk.
01:06:01And a little classic CM Punk in return.
01:06:04We're getting the greatest hits tonight.
01:06:06The running knee by Punk.
01:06:08Caught Cena flush on the jaw.
01:06:10Look at the bridge of the nose too.
01:06:12Cena looking like a suplex dummy now.
01:06:22And Punk gonna climb to the top rope.
01:06:24Cena's down in trouble.
01:06:25Oh yeah!
01:06:35Paying homage to the Macho Man!
01:06:37Flying elbow by Punk!
01:06:39And he says it's time to go night night, John!
01:06:41Absolute bullseye!
01:06:43Look at the GTS to go to sleep.
01:06:45To win the championship.
01:06:46Oh!
01:06:47Got caught!
01:06:48Cena picked him out of the air!
01:06:49Look at the STF!
01:06:50And locked in!
01:06:51A turn of speed at the right moment from...
01:06:52John Cena!
01:06:53Just when he was crucial!
01:06:54Now Punk, you gotta wonder will he tap out?
01:06:56A long way from the bottom rope.
01:06:57I don't know if...
01:06:58It's...
01:06:59It's...
01:07:00It's...
01:07:01It's...
01:07:02It's...
01:07:03It's...
01:07:04It's...
01:07:05It's...
01:07:06It's...
01:07:07It's...
01:07:08It's...
01:07:09It's...
01:07:10It's...
01:07:11It's...
01:07:12I don't know if...
01:07:13CM Punk has it in him to tap out!
01:07:15Yeah, but how many...
01:07:16It may be a...
01:07:17Pass out, if anything!
01:07:18And Punk now gonna try to turn it around in an anaconda vice!
01:07:21Ah, John Cena!
01:07:23Shows the brilliance of CM Punk while in agony!
01:07:27While in dire straits!
01:07:29Submission now applied to Cena!
01:07:31Cena's in trouble!
01:07:32If he taps, Punk wins the title!
01:07:34Shoulders down!
01:07:35That'll force a break!
01:07:36Oh, the brains just never stop working!
01:07:38Uh-oh!
01:07:39Cena!
01:07:40Attitude adjustment!
01:07:42AA!
01:07:43For the win!
01:07:44To retain!
01:07:45Kick out by Punk at two!
01:07:49Oh, this is incredible!
01:07:50This is why these are two of the greatest in history!
01:07:54Perfectly executed elbow drop!
01:07:57And this looked like it was gonna be goodnight, but...
01:08:00After the GTS...
01:08:02Was avoided!
01:08:04An AA from Cena!
01:08:06And a late, late, late kick out from Punk!
01:08:09Who is hurting in a bad way now!
01:08:12Yeah, Cena, you saw the look on his face!
01:08:15He smells blood!
01:08:16Cena with Punk up again!
01:08:18Looking for another attitude adjustment!
01:08:20Punk, though, will land on his feet!
01:08:21Kick right to the midsection!
01:08:22Oh, and he plants Cena!
01:08:24With a DDT!
01:08:25Yeah, but Punk is hurting bad here!
01:08:27I don't know if he's gonna be able to follow this up!
01:08:30He's gonna try something, though!
01:08:34You know what he's gonna try, Wade?
01:08:36Oh, yeah!
01:08:37Punk gonna turn the tables on Cena!
01:08:40Now it's Cena in trouble!
01:08:41Adding insult to injury!
01:08:43Can you imagine if Cena taps to his own move!
01:08:47And Cena trying to drag himself!
01:08:50Get the hand on the rope and force a break here!
01:08:52Cena trying to hang on!
01:08:54Does he have an uplift?
01:08:55Punk's got it sensed in good!
01:08:57And now the break will happen!
01:08:58Punk had those hands in the perfect spot!
01:09:01Kind of blocking the vision of John Cena!
01:09:04Which is why it took about five seconds to actually grab that rope!
01:09:07And that's why Punk took almost the full five seconds to break
01:09:12to continue the damage to Cena!
01:09:14Cena wilting in the corner!
01:09:16Propped up by the turnbuckles!
01:09:18And if Punk can move fast here!
01:09:20Another running knee!
01:09:21Caught John flush again!
01:09:23And now there's the...
01:09:24Went for the bulldog!
01:09:25Cena able to block!
01:09:26And John now...
01:09:28Plants Punk's center of the ring!
01:09:30And Punk with a kick!
01:09:40And it was Punk's opportunity!
01:09:45Punk dips underneath!
01:09:47Went for the neck breaker!
01:09:48Cena with Punk up top!
01:09:50Cena again with an AA!
01:09:52Attitude adjustment again!
01:09:53Hooks the outside leg!
01:09:55Punk able to kick out!
01:10:00And this just has to crush the spirit of John Cena!
01:10:05Reversal after reversal after reversal!
01:10:08I know you better than you know yourself!
01:10:10And boom!
01:10:11This one's over Punk!
01:10:13Or is it?
01:10:14Not tonight!
01:10:15Not this way John!
01:10:17Good job!
01:10:18Now with the...
01:10:19Seventeen time...
01:10:20World Champion...
01:10:21John Cena...
01:10:22Start to get frustrated...
01:10:24In front of a sellout crowd...
01:10:26At night of Champions...
01:10:27Kingdom Arena!
01:10:28That is a look of panic on the eyes of John Cena!
01:10:37Resilient!
01:10:38It may be!
01:10:39Trying something!
01:10:40But he thought he'd be home and dry at this point!
01:10:42Now Punk placed up on the top rope!
01:10:53Both of these men...
01:10:54Exhaustion setting in!
01:10:56I cannot imagine going through what they've been through!
01:11:01And it might be about to get worse for CM Punk!
01:11:03Yeah two regular attitude adjustments didn't work!
01:11:06So Cena going for a big one but Punk able to block!
01:11:09And he needed to!
01:11:14And now Punk from the top rope crossed body!
01:11:16Cena!
01:11:18Rolls through and still able to power Punk up!
01:11:21There's your 600 pound plus squat of John Cena!
01:11:25With a third attitude adjustment!
01:11:28Cover!
01:11:30Punk kicked again!
01:11:32You gotta be kidding me!
01:11:33What the hell is driving CM Punk this evening?!
01:11:39Oh my god!
01:11:41Brilliant from Punk!
01:11:43Even better from John Cena!
01:11:46Just wall power this deep into a...
01:11:49Exhausting matchup!
01:11:51AA number 3!
01:11:54Punk broken but beaten? No!
01:11:58The guts of Punk in this match tonight!
01:12:05I don't know if Punk has any clue what he's just done!
01:12:08I don't know if the cogs are turning in his mind!
01:12:12But John Cena is fully aware!
01:12:16And that is a look of resigned failure for me!
01:12:19John has his eyes trained on the WWE Championship!
01:12:32Oh, come on!
01:12:33Well, disqualification means he keeps the title!
01:12:35What does John care?
01:12:36What does this new Cena care?
01:12:37We know what he's cooking up here!
01:12:39The referee warning Cena!
01:12:45You'll be disqualified!
01:12:46You think he cares!
01:12:49This version of John Cena!
01:12:56Well, the WWE fans said no!
01:12:58John Cena blinds them!
01:13:00Maybe he finally listened!
01:13:02Punk up again!
01:13:03Now it's CM Punk's turn!
01:13:06GTS!
01:13:07Go to sleep!
01:13:08Punk!
01:13:09Can he do it?
01:13:10Cena kicks it too!
01:13:13Well, I am baffled!
01:13:15I am perplexed!
01:13:17John Cena had the option to go cheap as hell!
01:13:21Get himself disqualified with a championship shot!
01:13:26Decline!
01:13:27And then kicks out of a GTS!
01:13:29Well, maybe the fans are starting to get to him!
01:13:33For the most part, it's been overwhelming love for Cena!
01:13:36On this retirement tour!
01:13:37Despite his actions!
01:13:39Maybe he allowed the fans to get to him there!
01:13:41I don't know if I'm buying that explanation after what I've seen over the past few months from John Cena!
01:13:47Maybe he's just had his bell wrong!
01:13:49And is making bad decisions!
01:13:51Well, he suffered a bell ringing after he dropped the title out of the ring!
01:13:55And now, Punk and Cena throwing rights and paymakers at each other!
01:14:05Punk went for the upper hand!
01:14:20Cena ducks underneath!
01:14:22Another silver tackle by John.
01:14:23Cena went Bye!
01:14:25No! Cena inadvertently just blasted the referee, Dan Engler.
01:14:30See, Punk delivers a GTS, but there's no official.
01:14:33Engler was knocked out of the ring with a shoulder tackle.
01:14:36Punk has the championship won, but there's no official here to count it.
01:14:41Well, two GTSs in two minutes absolutely should have got the job done.
01:14:48Dan Engler, referee, inadvertently dropped down and out.
01:14:55Yeah, Punk didn't see what happened because he ducked out of the way of the tackle.
01:14:58And then Cena just clocked the referee, who's down and out now.
01:15:01Yeah, that was a nasty landing.
01:15:03The shoulder tackle was bad enough, but the way the ref contorted through those ropes
01:15:08and hit the ground on the outside with the club.
01:15:11Oh, no!
01:15:21Mr. Money in the Bank!
01:15:23Seth Rollins!
01:15:25This is not unprecedented!
01:15:27Rollins cashed in to make a triple threat ten years ago!
01:15:32And Rollins and his crew are here!
01:15:37Well, wait on!
01:15:38You can't cash in, Money in the Bank!
01:15:41Without a referee present!
01:15:43And this referee is down!
01:15:45That's a great point, Wade.
01:15:48Normally, you'd bring an official with you.
01:15:51So, well...
01:15:52Well, let's not forget the long-standing issues, the long-standing hatred for Seth Rollins and Punk.
01:16:01And with the official down outside the ring, what a better opportunity for Seth Rollins to screw CM Punk tonight!
01:16:08From Nanda's hatred felt over years and years, maybe, you've hit the nail on the head, Cole, and the mission is simply screw over CM Punk.
01:16:21And these big, bad bruisers, Broadbreaker, Bronson Reed flanking Seth Rollins.
01:16:30And Punk knows he's in trouble.
01:16:33Punk knows he's outnumbered.
01:16:41And Rollins has been waiting a long, long time for this.
01:16:47Go get him, boys!
01:16:53Big Bronson Reed, Broadbreaker go after Punk.
01:16:56And CM Punk trying to do all he can to avert disaster here.
01:17:01And this is CM Punk who's already been battling in this heat against the greatest of all time, arguably.
01:17:08Now, Breaker and Bronson Reed both down and out, outside the ring.
01:17:11CM Punk launches himself.
01:17:13Oh, my goodness!
01:17:15Overshot both men.
01:17:16I thought he got Breaker, but Bronson Reed able to take control and turn the tie in favor of Reed and Breaker.
01:17:24Well, Reed didn't go down.
01:17:25He's too strong.
01:17:26Wait up here, Cole.
01:17:27And now Punk planted onto and through the Arabic announce table.
01:17:34Of course, that should be a disqualification, but with our referee down, these boys can do whatever they want.
01:17:42Punk is down and out.
01:17:44Breaker and Reed celebrating.
01:17:48Rollins is standing in the middle of the ring.
01:17:51Wait a minute.
01:17:52Oh, my God!
01:17:52Oh, my God!
01:17:53Rollins is calling for an official!
01:17:55Is Rollins gonna go for the heist of the century?
01:17:58Tell him!
01:17:58John Cena!
01:17:59Not gonna allow it to happen!
01:18:01Was Rollins gonna try to cash in?
01:18:03What is going on with John Cena tonight?
01:18:12What is going on with John Cena tonight?
01:18:14Breaker and Bronson Reed now!
01:18:16What is going on with John Cena?
01:18:21Attitude adjustment to Rollins!
01:18:24What is going on with John Cena tonight?
01:18:26Breaker and Bronson Reed now!
01:18:30Taking down Cena!
01:18:32Well, Cena, it didn't have to be this way.
01:18:35I presume that he'd come down here for you!
01:18:38Do it!
01:18:39See, a punk is busted open.
01:18:41He's beaten and battered and cruised.
01:18:47Punk's telling me he's okay.
01:18:49As Penta comes out on the stage now.
01:18:52What is Penta planning here?
01:18:54He's had his own troubles with Bronson Reed,
01:18:57Brock Breaker, and Seth Freak and Rollins of late.
01:19:00And Penta now!
01:19:02And Brock Breaker going at it!
01:19:03There's a brave or perhaps crazy man!
01:19:07Stepping up to take on these guys!
01:19:12And Penta now!
01:19:15And Breaker though!
01:19:17Brock Breaker dumping Penta on the stage!
01:19:20Well, thanks for trying, Penta!
01:19:22It was noble, but foolhardy!
01:19:29And another man!
01:19:30Who's had an issue with Rollins and company!
01:19:34Sammy Zayn!
01:19:36Coming up to Penta Zayn!
01:19:38Zayn will be crossed earlier tonight!
01:19:40Trying to send Breaker scrambling!
01:19:43Well, that has changed the game, hasn't it?
01:19:46Already been through one war this evening!
01:19:49Ready for another!
01:19:50And peppering Breaker with shots!
01:19:52Beating the hell out of each other!
01:19:55Now Breaker with the upper hand on Sammy Zayn!
01:19:59Watch out!
01:20:05Yeah, look at-
01:20:06Oh, Penta!
01:20:07Penta from all!
01:20:08Way up top!
01:20:10Taking on everybody!
01:20:11What a maniac Penta!
01:20:14What a maniac Penta is!
01:20:15Bronson Reed!
01:20:17All alone with a down Zayn!
01:20:19Oh no, God!
01:20:19Oh my God!
01:20:20Oh my God!
01:20:21Bronson Reed looking for a tsunami!
01:20:23CM Punk!
01:20:24From behind!
01:20:25Duffin Reed!
01:20:29Zayn with the big man!
01:20:31And up!
01:20:34330 pound!
01:20:36AA!
01:20:36A-A!
01:20:40Well, Cena and CM Punk have basically come to one another's aid here!
01:20:46Well, they had no other choice!
01:20:49They didn't want Rollins to cash in, because then it would have been a triple threat!
01:20:53Now it's back to one-on-one!
01:20:55Punk and Cena had to help one another!
01:20:57Whatever the master plan was by Paul Heyman, it did not work!
01:21:02It did not work!
01:21:04Thank you very hard!
01:21:10Thank you very hard!
01:21:47I told you something.
01:21:53Uh-oh.
01:21:56Wade, we've seen that look before, and Punk was ready.
01:22:00Punk was ready for a low blow.
01:22:03Rollins, Rollins clocking Punk with the briefcase, and I was stumped to see him, Punk.
01:22:10It was like days of Booba.
01:22:12The referee is back in.
01:22:14Cena, damn it, Cena.
01:22:16Cena stands it.
01:22:17Rollins has screwed CM Punk.
01:22:21Here is your winner.
01:22:24And still, undisputed, WWE champion, John Cena.
01:22:35Wade, for two years, it has been Seth Rollins' mission statement to continually screw CM Punk.
01:22:47He did it in Elimination Chamber.
01:22:49He did it again tonight at Night of Champions.
01:22:52We're gonna take another lock back at this after helping one another out, albeit briefly, the desperate, soulless version of John Cena return, but Punk was ready and waiting, about to connect with the GTS one.
01:23:10It won't look like a replay of what we've seen historically from Sad Freak and Rollins, but Cena had other ideas.
01:23:19Yeah, John Cena dumping Rollins, taking advantage to once again retain the championship in controversial fashion.
01:23:26John Cena is still the undisputed WWE champion as his quest to retire as champions continue.
01:23:43Meanwhile, Seth Rollins has once again caught CM Punk.
01:23:50You stay on and watch this.
01:23:51Now!
01:24:11Now!
01:28:11Seth Robbins has gotten this man's way.
01:28:15Jackie, there's so much to unpack about what we just witnessed in this main event.
01:28:21I feel like we lived 10 lives just watching the last 10 minutes of this matchup.
01:28:26And to your point, yes, John Cena is still the undisputed WWE Champion, but my gosh, the path to get there was surreal.
01:28:36Oh my goodness, there was a lot happening.
01:28:38And considering all that went down in this match, CM Punk relatively calm at the moment as he exits the building.
01:28:48With what was, like, listen, we talked about the lyrics, we're going to get to it all here on the Night of Champions post-show.
01:28:55We're going to hear from some of the superstars.
01:28:57Paul Triple H will join us.
01:28:59We're going to break it all down, of course.
01:29:01But this main event was a heck of a match.
01:29:06It was, when it was one-on-one.
01:29:09I mean...
01:29:09It didn't feel like it.
01:29:11CM Punk put up quite a fight against John Cena prior to everything happening.
01:29:17And you can see the fans saying their goodbyes.
01:29:20Yeah, look, I admire CM Punk putting on a brave face right now.
01:29:24Obviously, very gracious, very appreciative of the fans here in Saudi Arabia.
01:29:28But if you were to do an x-ray of CM Punk's heart right now...
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