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WWE Night of Champions 28th June 2025 - Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton | King of the Ring Final (Full Match)
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00:00I hear voices in my head, they come to me, they understand, they tell me
00:09You got shoes in your kitchen, all designed to keep you safe
00:25But the rules start getting broken, you start questioning your fate
00:30I have a voice that is the savior, hates to love and loves to hate
00:36I have a voice that has the knowledge and the power to your fate
00:42I hear voices crying, I see heroes dying
00:49I hear voices crying, I hear the tension lines in
00:55I have voice that is the power that they come to me, they understand, they understand, they understand, they understand, they tell me
01:05They tell me things that I will do, they show me things I'll do to you, they talk to me
01:13They talk to me, they talk to me, they talk to me
01:20They talk to me, they talk to me, they talk to me
01:23All the lovers are defenseless, all the doctors are disease
01:28Introducing first from St. Louis, Missouri
01:33Weighing in at 290 pounds, the Viper, Randy Orton
01:44I see justice calling, I hear justice calling, I see faith has fallen
01:58I have a voice that is the power that I am, they talk to me, they talk to me
02:05They talk to me, they talk to me
02:09They tell me things that I will do, they show me things I'll do to you, they talk to me
02:17They talk to me, they talk to me
02:21They talk to me, they talk to me, they talk to me, they talk to me
02:25I hear justice calling, I see here comes dying, I'm takes blood that's dying
02:35Im utensils who are trying, I'm utensils они
02:43I see it here comes dying
02:46I'm taking blood that's dying
02:49I'm utensilizing
02:51I have voices in my head
02:54They can't be there
02:56They don't understand
02:57They can't talk to me!
02:59They can't talk to me!
03:02They tell me things that I will do
03:05They show things out to me
03:08They can't talk to me!
03:10They can't talk to me!
03:12They can't talk to me!
03:14They can't talk to me!
03:16They can't talk to me!
03:18You've got chills in your vision
03:21All designed to keep you safe
03:24But when rules stop getting broken
03:27You stop questioning your fate
03:30I have a voice that is my savior
03:33Hates to love and loves to hate
03:35I have a voice that has the knowledge
03:38And the power to your fate
03:41I hear voices crying
03:45I see heroes dying
03:47I hate blood that's dying
03:50I feel desolated
03:53I have voices in my head
03:55They can't talk to me!
03:57They can't talk to me!
03:59They can't talk to me!
04:01They can't talk to me!
04:03They can't talk to me!
04:05They can't talk to me!
04:07They can't talk to me!
04:09They talk to you, they talk to me, they talk to me, they talk to me, they talk to me, they talk to me.
04:39Wrestling has more than one, royal family.
05:09The crowd is here, about to blow, playing for me to start the show, out the cut, the lights go on from home.
05:26My father's dead, when I was younger.
05:34His opponent, from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing in at 222 pounds, the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes!
06:04The lights go down, I'm ready now, tear this roof off for the town, gonna give them what they came to see.
06:16Hear the crowd, on their toes, ready for me to start the show, out the cut, the lights go on from home.
06:26War!
06:28I was dead, when I was younger.
06:34I thought three better than, better than.
06:40You took it all away, I gave it all away.
06:44To take my freedom.
06:46You didn't change the game, a better man to play.
06:50I built my kingdom.
06:52Now you build new things.
06:55I dreamer got my game.
06:58You'll follow me to the end.
07:02I have my kingdom.
07:04You tried to tell me what to do.
07:07I saw the core to kick me down.
07:10I stepped right over and right through.
07:13And you can never stop me now.
07:16I am the king.
07:21An incredible atmosphere here tonight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
07:25Thousands of WWE fans singing in unison to both Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes entrance music.
07:33Today, now, we get down to business in the finals of the King of the Ring.
07:38In the year 2008, Randy Orton joined forces with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr in a group that will be called Legacy.
08:03Over their two years together, Orton won three world championships and a Royal Rumble.
08:09Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase won two tag team titles.
08:13Rhodes and DiBiase would kick Orton out of the group in the year 2010.
08:17They would then do battle and one-on-one action.
08:20And over the years, Orton owns a 7-3 singles record against Cody Rhodes.
08:25Will that change tonight in the finals of the King of the Ring tournament?
08:33Cody Rhodes, very successful in Riyadh.
08:58Back in November, he won the first ever crown jewel championship.
09:01For Randy Orton, it's about some retribution tonight.
09:04Last year, Wade, in the finals of the King of the Ring tournament, he lost to Gunther in a very controversial manner.
09:11Gunther would go on to SummerSlam to win the world title.
09:14Yeah, the final of the King of the Ring tournament last year was absolute BS, in my opinion.
09:18A massive refereeing error.
09:21And to a lot of people, Randy Orton is the sentimental favorite tonight to write last year's role.
09:27There are no words to describe the atmosphere inside the Kingdom Arena tonight.
09:56It is absolutely electric.
09:58So for the first time in 12 years, these two men go one-on-one.
10:09They might not need us to tonight, Cole.
10:12I think this audience is going to do it for us.
10:14Winner of this match heads to SummerSlam.
10:18The first weekend of August, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to take on the undisputed WWE champion since both of these men are from Friday Night SmackDown.
10:27Could be Cena, could be Punk.
10:28We find out later on tonight.
10:29And Orton now with a shoulder tackle.
10:32And down goes Cody Rhodes.
10:35I'll tell you, right off the bat, from the entrances, I saw so much nerves in the eyes of both...
10:40Goes Cody Rhodes.
10:42I'll tell you, right off the bat, from the entrances, I saw so much nerves in the eyes of both Cody and Randy.
10:50It's astounding, considering where they've both been previously in their careers.
10:55But it's off many times.
10:57I don't know whether it's the stakes of this match, or whether it's the fact that you're probably going to have to do some heinous things to a good friend of yours at some point tonight, if you're going to be successful.
11:08It's also the fact that you're getting screwed over by John Cena.
11:11Both of these men, Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania, Randy Orton back at his hometown of St. Louis at Backlash.
11:16They'd love to get their hands on Cena again, if Cena survives tonight.
11:20Yeah, I'm sure CM Punk might have something to say about that in tonight's main event.
11:24We'll see how that goes, but right now you need to put yourself in pole position for SummerSlam.
11:29And Wade, mentioned before, these two know each other very well.
11:33They've had a legacy together.
11:35However, first time in 12 years they've gone one-on-one, so still a feeling out process, so to speak.
11:40Yeah, they know each other incredibly well, and I promise you they've studied each other incredibly well, even if they haven't been competing against each other.
11:49But for me at this point, we've felt each other out briefly.
11:51We've tied up a couple of times, we've got to sweat on, throw the friendship to one side, focus on what counts.
11:58That's beating the hell out of this man stood across the ring who wants to take away what you badly want.
12:04And Cody Rhodes with a far arm in the face of Randy Orton, and now Rhodes off the road, so big knee takes Rhodes down, well placed into the midsection of the American Nightmare.
12:20Mentioned before, 24th King of the Ring Tournament, dropped down by Cody, and there's the right hand, stunning Orton.
12:29Cody playing a little possum there on that knee to the guard, making out is a lot more painful than perhaps it really was, just sucking Randy in.
12:36Rhodes ripped into the corner, high elbow catches Randy on the bridge of the nose.
12:40There's a bulldog by Cody, quickly into the cover on Randy, hook of the leg now, kick out at two, referee Charles Robinson working this matchup.
12:50It's so crazy, the mental machinations going on now in the mind of both Randy and Cody.
12:54You know full well that your opponent is expecting certain things early.
12:59You need to make sure you don't do those things, keep your opponent guessing.
13:03Not sure if I'm, he's ready for Cody Rhodes to go to the top rope so early, but he did it, it may have cost him as Randy Orton catches him there.
13:10Randy certainly was ready for it, those are those reflexes and instincts of the Viper that are simply unsurpassed.
13:181985, the first King of the Ring was crowned, none other than Don Morocco.
13:22Rico, as Orton climbs to the top rope, with Cody in position, and there's a superplex from Randy, and wait, wait, wait a second.
13:32I don't know if you notice how Randy, when he bounced off the Maddie, he quickly went to his lower back, perhaps it seized up a bit,
13:39and Randy Orton clearly in some sort of pain here, let's watch this again.
13:43And look at him right there, right there, Randy realizes he may be in trouble as he moves to the ropes and grab for his lower back.
13:49And that could be a nerve issue, of course, Randy Orton has had major lower back issues in the past,
13:54that lumbar spine that kept him out for about 12 months, not so long ago, may have tweaked something there.
14:01And Cody Rhodes now stalking his man, Randy Orton, and goes right to the lower back and the kidney.
14:06Yeah, it's all fair game, you have to.
14:08Disaster kick by Cody.
14:10God, it could be a disaster for Randy Orton.
14:12Cover by Cody for the win, hook to the leg, Orton's forced to kick out.
14:16Oh, and that was a weak, weak kick out, this is not the kind of abuse that keeps Randy Orton down traditionally,
14:24but that lower back, that lumbar spine, apparently has now served a handicap to the Viper.
14:30Yeah, Cody Rhodes targeting the lower back as, goes to work on, nice suplex by Cody.
14:35Cover again by Cody.
14:41Finals of the King of the Ring Tournament.
14:46Well, whatever game plan Cody Rhodes came into with this one, probably just changed.
14:52I don't know what his plan to target was, but now, throw that out the window, go for what hurts.
14:58Yeah, Randy, you clearly heard as Cody Rhodes unloads, Orton trying to fight back as well.
15:03Rhodes and Orton exchanging blows.
15:06Randy now.
15:07Oh, and there's the patented backbreaker, and even that, even that causes Orton to collapse to the mat in pain.
15:14Yeah, that's an instinctive move from Randy Orton.
15:17He's done it millions of times before.
15:19His brain automatically went there, and now clearly regretting it.
15:26Take another look at this standard stuff from Orton, but it hurt him far more than it did Cody Rhodes.
15:34Of course, the King of the Ring Tournament, one of attrition, surviving to get to the finals, and then winning.
15:40And now, Cody Rhodes, and Cody now, torturing Orton, working on the lower back, wrapping him around the ring post.
15:49It's Cody Rhodes here.
15:50Yeah, being completely vicious.
15:52This is a very different side of Cody Rhodes.
15:55Why?
15:55Because the stakes are so massive this evening.
15:58Yeah.
15:58Not just the crowd, but that opportunity beckoning at SummerSlam race.
16:04Shot at the goal.
16:07Let's go, Randy.
16:08Chance for capacity crowd here in Riyadh.
16:12I like this from Cody Rhodes.
16:13I promise you, if the roles were reversed, Randy Orton would have no hesitation.
16:17It's a flop kick.
16:18And attacking Cody.
16:20Cover again by Cody.
16:22Orton forced to kick out.
16:23Now, listen, if you have a back issue, obviously each and every time you're forced to kick out, it bothers the back.
16:28Any movement whatsoever.
16:30I mean, even lying in bed with a bad back hurts.
16:32I cannot possibly fathom how Orton, from this point, can now negotiate his way back into the match.
16:40Well, that's Joe Tessa's issue carrying you every week.
16:42Oh, come on, mate.
16:43There's no need for that.
16:44Cody now with a knee placed to the spine.
16:47And now Rhodes continuing to wear down Randy Orton.
16:50And as you mentioned earlier, whatever Cody's strategy was, it's out the window as he's completely changed things now in his attack on Orton.
16:57We're now attacking with that cravat that's really a neck hold, but Randy Orton having to use all the weight on that lower back to force his way back up.
17:05And now Cody smartly pressing against the upper back of Randy, forcing him back down.
17:10And again, all that pressure goes on the lumbar spine.
17:14And referee Charles Robinson making sure that the arm remains wrapped around the jaw of Orton.
17:20It doesn't slip underneath into a choke here.
17:22And Cody Rhodes continues to put the pressure on Randy.
17:25And Randy's in deep trouble.
17:27Randy could be fading here in the center of the ring.
17:29Randy just has that competitive spirit that never say die.
17:36He thinks he can figure something out here, even if the rest of us may doubt it.
17:41Yeah, Orton trying to break the hold here and finally does as he buries Cody in the corner.
17:47And now Randy Orton almost went shoulder first.
17:50Uh-oh, great move by Randy.
17:51And a big clothesline now to Rhodes.
17:53And now Randy Orton starting to build some momentum now.
17:55Here comes the Viper.
17:57Power slam!
17:59Hesitation, uh, barely being able to go for the cover here.
18:05Couldn't even hook the leg.
18:06Yeah, and that was a solid two or three before Randy could even execute that cover.
18:12Just hampered in every regard.
18:14From pretty much the word go in this match.
18:24Now there are occasions when you tweak something early in the match,
18:28that over time as the body warms up, natural endorphins get released.
18:32It can numb that injury to an extent.
18:35And Randy is clearly hoping that is the case here.
18:39And Orton looking to drape Cody over the second rope.
18:44The WWE's apex predator was going to the, uh,
18:47ooh, that draping DDT.
18:49And Cody went right back to the back.
18:51And another shot to the kidneys.
18:55Gotta be ruthless here if you're Cody Rhodes.
18:57Cody Connor!
18:59This could be it!
19:00Rhodes cover!
19:01Hook to the leg!
19:02Randy stays in it!
19:03And it really is that slight turn of speed for Randy Orton that is now gone completely.
19:13And that was the difference there in allowing Cody Rhodes back into the match
19:17when it looked like Randy was starting to build a little bit of momentum.
19:22You just cannot capitalize on the damage you cause to Cody
19:26if you can't move quick enough to get the next shot in.
19:29Cody now heading up to the top rope now.
19:38And the last Cody Connor!
19:39Is that enough to put Orton away?
19:42Randy stays in it again!
19:44And now Cody Rhodes beginning to maybe question himself.
19:48What do I need to do to put Randy away?
19:53Well, that is the sweetest sight in the world
19:56if you're Cody Rhodes and a Viper in agony.
20:00And Cody deathly maneuvering to the top rope
20:03executing yet another Cody cutter.
20:07Randy in big, big trouble.
20:09Well, Hall of Famers over the years have been king of the ring.
20:13Ten world champions have been king of the ring.
20:16The best of the best have won this tournament crown.
20:19The names of Booker T and Stone Cold Steve Austin,
20:23Triple H and Harley Race among others.
20:26And Cody ends up on the apron.
20:29Kick right to the midsection by Orton.
20:30Randy's got him where he wants him.
20:32Creeping DDT coming.
20:33Thank you, Jordan!
20:34Adrenaline is pumping!
20:55The Viper is ready to strike!
20:58Measuring his man.
21:04Going to the RKO.
21:05Blocked by Cody.
21:07Into crossroads!
21:08Great counter by Cody!
21:10Cover!
21:11Randy kicked out!
21:12Randy's kicked out of just about everything so far.
21:16Yeah, that is a wild, wild kick out
21:18for a man with a busted back
21:20who's been beaten from pillar to post already.
21:24And Cody hits his biggest shot of them all.
21:28And it's not good enough.
21:30Now what happens on this kick out
21:33to the mindset of Cody Rhodes
21:35who has dominated this match?
21:37I'll tell you what happened.
21:37I was just looking at Cody.
21:38Looked him straight in the eyes
21:40and he had a blank look on his face.
21:42He was like, what do I need to do?
21:43He was staring out into space
21:44trying to figure out
21:45how do I take out Orton here?
21:48Yeah, remember this was once upon a time
21:50your mentor.
21:51The guy you looked up to.
21:52The guy who taught you things.
21:54That was like...
21:54Oh!
21:55RKO!
21:56From out of nowhere!
21:57By Orton!
21:58Cover!
21:59For the win!
22:00Cody at two and a half!
22:09Oh my God!
22:11Never count out the Viper!
22:13Cody just thinking he had all the time in the world
22:16to talk some trash
22:18to a beaten and apparently broken Viper!
22:21But that RKO out of nowhere!
22:25Quick as a flash!
22:27But again now the role reversal!
22:29How frustrating is that for Randy Orton?
22:31He got the kill shot in
22:32just when he'd been written off
22:34and it wasn't enough.
22:35Let it go!
22:36Let it go!
22:37Let it go!
22:38Let it go!
22:38Let it go!
22:39Let it go!
22:41Let it go!
22:41Let it go!
22:43Let it go!
22:44Let it go!
22:45Let it go!
22:46Let it go!
22:46Let it go!
22:48Randy glancing back at Cody and
22:51Oh you wonder what's going through the mind of the Viper now.
22:57Ever dangerous.
22:58Oh no!
22:59Cody's in possession!
23:00Cody's in possession!
23:05Going through the mind of the Viper now.
23:08Ever dangerous.
23:10Oh no!
23:11Cody's in possession!
23:12Cody's in possession!
23:13And he's second-guessing himself.
23:25All the time in the world to hit this punt.
23:30Albeit against a true friend.
23:36Orton psyched himself up to do it.
23:39Took too long!
23:40Cody Rhodes avoided it!
23:41Now takedown on Randy Orton and Cody now.
23:47Look at the figure four!
23:48Figure four!
23:49Center of the ring!
23:50Locked in!
23:51Orton's in trouble!
23:52Well Orton just gave a massive gift to Cody Rhodes!
23:56Cody's embraced it!
23:57And thrown it back in the Viper's face!
24:01Cody's got the figure four locked in.
24:04Randy Orton, center of the ring.
24:05Nowhere to go as Cody continues the pressure.
24:08Only one way to go from here.
24:11It is quite simply tap out!
24:13Randy has a massive free!
24:14But he is so far from Andy Roach!
24:17Unless Randy can turn over onto his belly and reverse the pressure onto Cody Rhodes,
24:22which is what Orton's trying to do here.
24:24And he's able to do that!
24:25And now it's Cody Rhodes who's in trouble!
24:27Randy Orton now has the upper hand!
24:29And Cody has to roll to the ropes and force a break!
24:32That was a hell of a long time in that figure four leg lock!
24:39And if Randy wasn't already in a bad way,
24:43things are looking messy now for the Viper!
24:46Bad back!
24:53Issues with the legs now!
24:56Randy had the opportunity there to finish that with the puck!
24:59Simply took too long!
25:01Cody moved out of the way and it's still game on!
25:03And now Orton and Rhodes!
25:11But right hand stunned Randy!
25:13You mentioned on the countdown show today, Wade,
25:30the fact that it's extremely humid and warm inside this arena.
25:35And will it affect these athletes tonight?
25:37It's affected me!
25:38Sat here at ringside!
25:40I promise you, it is destroying the endurance of both, mate!
25:56Ready, fight now!
25:58Cody goes to the midsection with another kick now!
26:01Rhodes off the second rope!
26:03Oh, KO!
26:06Orton with the interception!
26:07Cody kicks out again!
26:18Oh, God, taking flight!
26:21And again, out of nowhere,
26:24RKO!
26:25Connecting flush to Cody Rhodes!
26:28And it really speaks volumes to the caliber of these two competitors that they are taking the best shots each has to offer and still somehow ticking!
26:40Again, the king of the ring on the line, but also an opportunity at the undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam!
26:48Yeah, and that's really why the caliber of competitors in the tournament this year is so high!
26:55The crown is great!
26:57Everyone wants it!
26:58But trust me, that opportunity at SummerSlam, it's as big as winning a Royal Rumble now!
27:03Uh-oh!
27:03Randy now with a steel chair in hand!
27:06Disqualification will hand this thing to Cody Rhodes, so I'm not quite sure what Randy's thinking here!
27:11Well, he's not thinking straight!
27:12That's the issue, the Red Mist has now descended for Randy!
27:16Give me the...
27:17Give me the...
27:18You know, Randy, man!
27:20What are you thinking?
27:21I'm not...
27:22I'm not...
27:23Everybody get over here!
27:26Dave!
27:27Wait a minute!
27:28Oh!
27:29Randy Orton now!
27:30We're doing the top turnbuckle, the referee's back turn!
27:33That was entirely a ruse!
27:35It was a decoy by Randy!
27:37Yeah, Cerebral Orton has exposed the top turnbuckle, unbeknownst to the official Charles Robinson!
27:44Cody Rhodes, though, blocks!
27:46And now it's Randy Orton blocking!
27:52And he went for the RKO!
27:54Oh!
27:55Rips first!
27:57Into the exposed steel!
28:00Crossroads by Cody!
28:02Cover!
28:03Cody Rhodes is kick of the ring!
28:21Adrenaline and control!
28:24Everybody out of control!
28:27Do it all to get them on the beat!
28:33What an incredible victory for Cody Rhodes tonight!
28:38Who earns himself an opportunity at the Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam!
28:44What a fight tonight!
28:46I'll tell you right now, Cole, I've known Cody Rhodes a long time!
28:50That was a very different version of Cody we saw in there tonight!
28:55All bets were off!
28:57Cody turned up the violence, darling!
28:59And it was, in fact, the Viper at times, who showed some restraint!
29:04Not so much for Cody!
29:05I built my kingdom!
29:08This is early on in the matchup!
29:15Randy going for that signature superplex and paying the price!
29:20Tweaking that lower back and Cody Rhodes exploited it!
29:24But Randy Orton was ready and dangerous to strike with this RKO out of nowhere!
29:30Cody good for it!
29:31Yeah, and then Randy Orton, after bringing a steel chair into the ring, as Wade said, clearly
29:35a ruse to allow Randy Orton to expose the turnbuckle!
29:39But it would backfire on the Viper!
29:41Yeah, fell on his own sword, shoved straight into it here in that lap, those ribs!
29:47Weakening the Viper!
29:48And then Crossroads, number two, connecting!
29:51And we have ourselves a 20-25 King of the Ring!
30:04Here is your winner, and the new King of the Ring, the American Nightman, Cody Rhodes!
30:18I have my kingdom!
30:21You try to tell me what you're talking about!
30:24General Manager Pierce from Raw and Aldis from SmackDown, congratulating the new King of the Ring!
30:33Let's go up to our own Byron Saxton for an interview, Cody Rhodes!
30:38Cody, first off, congratulations!
30:42How does it feel to know that you now have a chance to finally reclaim the undisputed WWE title at SummerSlam?
30:53Byron, first of all, I have to thank Randy Orton, the legend killer!
30:58Nothing but respect from the guy who mentored me, the guy who spoke up for me.
31:07He's a future Hall of Famer, and this isn't his last stop here in Saudi Arabia.
31:12One more time for Randy Orton!
31:14I am well aware, I hear each and every one of you, this is an arduous path.
31:27First, Jey Uso, the most beloved character in all of WWE.
31:31Then, the modern locker room leader, the man, Randy Orton.
31:38And at SummerSlam, that means I'm facing either CM Punk or John Cena!
31:49And I completely get how you feel as an audience when I go up against these beloved characters, but I want you to hear it from me.
31:56I was born to do this, whether it be CM Punk or John Cena.
32:02They are holding on to that belt for themselves, and they are holding on to it for me, because at SummerSlam, I get the ball back!
32:15The words of the quarterback.
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