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WWE SUMMER SLAM 2023 CODY RHODES VS BROCK LESNAR FULL MATCH
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00:00.
00:30The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:54Introducing first, from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
00:57Winging at 286 pounds, Brock Lesnar.
01:07The most decorated combat sports athlete ever has been in the most
01:13SummerSlam main events ever.
01:16This is number 10 here tonight.
01:19Corey was back in 2002 at SummerSlam, where Brock Lesnar won his
01:24first world championship of victory over The Rock.
01:29Here we are, 21 years later, as he goes head to head with Cody Rhodes.
01:33Let's not forget what the Beast Incarnate did last year at SummerSlam,
01:37utilizing a bulldozer to flip the entire ring on its side.
01:41I shudder to think what Lesnar intends to do tonight to the American nightmare.
01:45Well, he gave us a little preview on Raw Monday when he says, quote,
01:50I get paid to fight and kick ass.
01:53Cody Rhodes gets paid to get his ass kicked by me.
01:56Those are the quotes of Brock Lesnar from Raw Monday night.
01:59He means business.
02:00Lesnar in phenomenal physical form tonight.
02:03Lesnar's been training as if this truly is fight week.
02:07And that, above all else, should scare Cody Rhodes.
02:37Lesnar's been training as if this was a success in the world.
02:41Numerous family.
02:42Numerous family.
02:44They are the best of the athletes.
02:48We need to see him as well.
02:51We need to see him as well as we can see him.
02:53And that, above all else, we have to see him as if we can see him as we can see him.
02:56For our fans, this is going to be a great deal to see him as great friends,
03:01for our fans.
03:02For our fans and this is not too much fun,
03:04The land in my soul
03:06Every mile of control
03:09Do it all against him on the beat
03:13Crying about the blow
03:18Wait for me to start the show
03:21Afterlife, life's a war
03:24War
03:26My mind is
03:29And here's the point, the Redlands of Georgia weighing in at 222 pounds.
03:41The American Nightmare, Cody
03:59Cody Rhodes may be all smiles now, but in a matter of moments, he is going to be in a fight for his life
04:11with the beast Brock Lesnar.
04:18It is his first appearance at SummerSlam in eight years.
04:23And probably the most important of his career.
04:34This rivalry with Lesnar has become so deeply personal for the American Nightmare.
04:41Rose looks at Lesnar like an albatross that Cody must get through for Cody to continue his story,
04:49his story, to continue his career, and to continue to chase goals.
04:54Lesnar wants to snuff it all out tonight in Detroit.
04:56In match one, Cody Rhodes shocked Lesnar, picking up the victory.
05:06Brock would go on to break Cody Rhodes' arm on the way to match number two.
05:11A match which was stopped by the official because of the damage that was done.
05:16Tonight's the rubber match.
05:17And in many ways, one of Cody Rhodes' most important matches
05:23on this current journey.
05:29I'll do you one better, Cole, I'll do you one better, Cole, I'll say of Cody Rhodes' entire career.
05:38And Cody's mother is here tonight looking on.
05:42We've seen the damage that Brock Lesnar has done in front of her and Cody's family over the past number of weeks.
05:49Ruining a homecoming by Cody Rhodes on Raw in Atlanta, Georgia a number of weeks ago.
05:55It was an embarrassing, humiliating moment for Cody.
05:58He has not forgotten and would like to pay Brock back tonight.
06:02And look at this!
06:03Do not turn your back!
06:04Cody Rhodes goes right after Brock Lesnar!
06:07Brock Lesnar says, not so fast!
06:10Welcome to Suplex City, kid!
06:13Just a quick reminder, Cody, that you are not dealing with a human being.
06:17Cody, though, hanging Brock Lesnar up on the top rope.
06:21Cody Rhodes, Pitbull-like mentality in the drop-down right hand.
06:25Rhodes off the second rope!
06:26Disaster kick!
06:27Disaster kick!
06:29Lesnar staggered.
06:30Cody again!
06:32Brock still on his feet after a second disaster kick.
06:35And now a third one as Cody is picked out of the air by the Beast.
06:43And now Brock Lesnar driving Rhodes into the corner.
06:47Whoa!
06:50And now shoulders to the midsection, looking to wear down the American nightmare.
06:54Whoa!
06:55I know Cody's game plan for tonight was to attempt to stick and move,
06:59stay out of the clutches of the Beast.
07:01And Carden!
07:02Oh, and just like he sidestepped there, Lesnar goes shoulder first to the post.
07:07And now, Lesnar hurting outside the ring.
07:09Cody Rhodes is gonna fly, suicide dive!
07:12Brock dropped in front of the announce table.
07:15You can see the fire, the passion in the eyes of the American nightmare,
07:21who has the Beast staggered.
07:24Brock Lesnar trying to get away as Cody Rhodes continues the attack.
07:28And now the power of Lesnar driving Cody, spine first into the ring post.
07:34That just took all of the wind out of Cody's sails.
07:37It's just, Brock's such a monster, Corey.
07:39And it takes so much out of you just to punish the man enough to keep him down.
07:43You think you've got him on the ropes, and then all of a sudden Brock is back on top again.
07:48Brock possesses the power to truly change the complexion of any matchup with one maneuver,
07:53one strike, one suplex.
07:56That quick, Brock can change it all.
07:58Why, he's a ten-time world champion, a former king of the ring,
08:03money in the bank winner, two-time Royal Rumble winner.
08:07And this may be the most impressive stat, look at the power of Lesnar.
08:10Total disregard for Cody's well-being.
08:13One of the most impressive stats, Corey, in his career,
08:16Brock Lesnar has defeated 16 Hall of Famers with maneuvers like that.
08:22Think about it, 16 WWE Hall of Famers, Brock Lesnar is dismantled in his career.
08:29It's almost hard to believe, hard to fathom.
08:31And Lesnar.
08:33Belly to belly.
08:35Reign of destruction continuing before our very eyes.
08:39German, gut wrench, belly to belly.
08:42The three suplexes thrown so far by Brock.
08:52Brock just so confident, takes his time, little wasted movement.
08:57Let's go!
08:58Cody though, will not go down, trying to stay in the fight.
09:05God, you can hear that!
09:07I felt that.
09:08And it cracked Cody's ribs with the kick.
09:10Lesnar driving all of the wind out of Cody's body with a punt kick right to the ribs.
09:18Just a couple of months ago, where Lesnar snapped the arm of Cody Rhodes in the Camorlok.
09:23And another suplex by Lesnar.
09:26And having gone through what Cody has gone through at the hands of Lesnar,
09:29it would give most normal men pause.
09:31Covered by Brock, cooking the leg in a kick out.
09:33So it leads me to my question for you.
09:35If you're Cody, why do this?
09:38Why poke Lesnar?
09:39Why drag him into this fight?
09:42At the end of the day, this is almost Cody versus himself.
09:46This is an obstacle that Cody needs to conquer so that Cody believes in himself.
09:51The WWE Universe believes in Cody, but Cody needs to know he is better than the absolute best.
09:57But right now, the best is stuffing Cody's attempts at a takedown.
10:01Another German suplex released.
10:03And a moment ago, you just saw an example of the quickness of Brock Lesnar.
10:07How he picked the ankle of Cody to take control of the match.
10:11And again, the power brought the released German suplex.
10:15NCAA champion showing.
10:17And poor Michelle hardly able to watch her son being dismantled by the Beast Incarnate.
10:27Cody's documentary, of course, on Peacock, American Nightmare.
10:30I mean, Cody Rhodes.
10:32You might be able to retitle that tonight.
10:35American Nightmare, the dismantling of Cody Rhodes at the hands of Brock Lesnar.
10:41And Lesnar now grinning from ear to ear, enjoying himself.
10:47And Cody trying to drag himself back up to the announce table, right here in front.
10:54You looked at his eyes, Corey.
10:56What did you see in Cody's eyes when he dragged himself in front of us moments ago?
11:00It's passion, it's fire.
11:01Unfortunately, having been in a scenario like this, it's the look of a fighter who
11:05wants to continue fighting, but his body is betraying him.
11:09Second by second, Cody, no, again.
11:12He is a bit closer to the end.
11:16Brock Lesnar putting on a power display.
11:21Look at this, as Rhodes is launched again by the Beast Incarnate.
11:26Now sending Cody outside the ring.
11:30And official Chad Patton will once again begin the count.
11:36Two.
11:37Brock will take a count out victory.
11:40That'll be just as embarrassing to Cody as anything else.
11:44On the count of five, Cody drags himself back to his feet to make it to the apron.
11:50And in a count of six, makes it back into the ring.
11:53Brock Lesnar just shakes his head and says he might want to think twice about that kid.
11:57And Cody driven off the apron again.
12:02Save yourself, save yourself.
12:07I don't need to repeat what he just said.
12:10Three, four, seven, five.
12:19Count of five, taking Cody a little longer to drag himself back to his feet.
12:23This time, a count of seven now.
12:25Cody favoring his ribs and rolls back into the ring.
12:28Cody, this is only gonna get worse.
12:35Almost feels like the air has been let out of the balloon here in Ford Field tonight.
12:45We've got over 50,000 members of the WWE Universe watching their favorite in
12:52the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes be physically punished and dismantled by Brock Lesnar.
12:57This is not a comfortable sight, I don't care who you are.
12:59You're just dragging- Save yourself.
13:01Brock imploring Cody to save himself.
13:06That would be good advice for Cody to follow.
13:10On the count of three, Cody drags himself up again, and now a-
13:14That's a difficult look.
13:15Yeah, a much different look, a glassy look, a look of almost not sure where he's at.
13:21And back into the ring again, the wherewithal to pull himself back in and stay in this match, and Cody just will not stay down.
13:27And again, Cody sent outside the ring right in front of us.
13:39And at some point, the official's gonna have to come out here and check on Cody because this is getting nasty.
13:44The impact of the clothesline echoed all the way across the border into Windsor.
13:51And at some situation, you know, at some point, you know, Cody's gonna have to stay down.
13:55Somebody's gonna have to make a decision for Cody to stay down out here.
13:58Cody trying to drag himself back to his feet.
14:01The official's at a count of seven.
14:03And the best thing for Rhodes to do would be for Chad Patton to make it to ten.
14:06And Cody breaks the count again at eight.
14:09And now Brock Lesnar, I think he's done toying around.
14:12I think he's done playing games.
14:13He drags Cody outside the ring.
14:15And now Lesnar with a five and five on the floor.
14:19Brock screaming at me to tell Cody to stay down.
14:29And Cody, if you know what's good for you, stay down, take the count out.
14:36And look again at the thunderous F5 delivered by Lesnar outside of the ring,
14:43and the official has yet again begun his count.
14:46There have been many men over the course of two decades that have suffered a fate
14:51worse than this, and there's no shame for Cody Rhodes to stay on the floor here and
14:56not drag himself back into the ring.
14:58And Red a count of six, and Cody's scurrying.
15:01And I'm not sure what's going through Corey's damn pig-headed mind.
15:05But he's back to his feet at a count of eight.
15:07And now at nine, he beats the count back in the ring.
15:10And Brock Lesnar's pissed off about it.
15:14Cody Rhodes is not thinking rationally.
15:16Cody Rhodes isn't thinking.
15:17Cody is running on heart and instinct alone.
15:22Cody trying to drag himself to his feet.
15:25The WWE fans beginning to stir.
15:28Cody is back to his feet.
15:30Lesnar's got blood in his eyes.
15:32Cody's screaming at Brock.
15:34Come on.
15:35And Rhodes is taking the fight for Lesnar.
15:37And here comes Cody.
15:38But just look at Brock Lesnar.
15:40Brock Lesnar wells another rally.
15:42And now Brock Lesnar is angry.
15:45Brock Lesnar is steaming mad.
15:48No, no, no, no, no, no.
15:50God, God.
15:52And a five right through that table.
15:55Damn it, Cody, just stay down.
15:59Stay down.
16:02Listen to this.
16:07And now just a complete lack of respect from Lesnar to Cody there.
16:15Cody Rhodes favoring his ribs.
16:17Cody's got no clue where he is.
16:18Cody, you just gotta stay down.
16:20Get some medical attention out here.
16:22Stay down.
16:24There's no reason for you to get back into this match, Cody.
16:27The guy's gonna destroy you.
16:30He's gonna hit everything you wanted, everything you hoped for.
16:33He's gonna destroy it for you right here tonight.
16:35He can't even get to his feet.
16:43He just beats the count.
16:45Why?
16:46Cody, why are you doing this?
16:57Lesnar with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
17:00Cody Rhodes continues to be tortured.
17:03He continues to be punished.
17:05One can only imagine what type of savagery Brock Lesnar has left.
17:25And Cody's still fighting back.
17:30Cody's still trying to fight back.
17:32Cody's body at this point almost lifeless.
17:42It's like Lesnar suplexing dead weight.
17:45Cody might be out on his feet.
17:49It's time to worry now.
17:54Cody just somehow trying to survive, trying to hang on.
17:59Cody rips off the protective patty to the turnbuckle as he suffers another suplex in the hands of Lesnar.
18:09Do you see?
18:10Look, we gotta try to get a close-up with the chest if we can.
18:14In the rib area of Cody Rhodes, it has been shredded.
18:17It has been shredded by Brock Lesnar.
18:19Cody though, with steel steps in his hand.
18:22Goodness.
18:23Lesnar just kicked the steps right out of the hands of Rhodes.
18:27Careful, Cole.
18:28Hoisting up Rhodes yet again.
18:32Lesnar driven, shoulder first to the post.
18:37Cody trying to rally a little bit, buy himself a little bit of time here.
18:41Now the steps connect.
18:43Lesnar retreating for perhaps the first time in this match-up.
18:50Cody Rhodes showing a little bit of a momentum here.
18:54Off the second rope, disaster kick.
18:56Brock Lesnar still on his feet.
18:58Cody Rhodes goes for a second.
19:00The cutting cut out.
19:01Desperation, Cody Cutter.
19:06Lesnar immediately up to a knee, almost instinctively from the top.
19:15Cutter from the top rope with a Cody Cutter.
19:18Cover for the win.
19:20And Lesnar at two.
19:23You have to imagine, that did not do well for Cody's psyche.
19:31As we look again at the top rope, Cody Cutter.
19:35A deep hook of Lesnar's leg, but still not enough to keep the beast down.
19:40When does doubt begin to creep into the mind, into the heart,
19:43into the soul of the American Nightmare?
19:46I still can't believe Cody Rhodes is back at his feet.
19:49That Cody Rhodes is back in this match, somehow surviving.
19:52May have Brock Lesnar on the ropes, went for Crossroads.
19:55Brock looking for the Kimura.
19:56That's it, that's it.
19:57Brock with the Kimura.
19:58It's over.
19:59The Kimura lock, that broke the arm of Cody Rhodes.
20:04Lesnar with the Kimura in.
20:06Cody trying to survive, trying to hang on.
20:09Will he tap out?
20:14I think we know the answer.
20:15Cody Rhodes will not tap out, but the official may want to think about getting
20:19in there and stopping this.
20:20Save Cody Rhodes from himself.
20:23Cody trying to drag himself to the bottom open for some sort of break here.
20:26Brock's locked, the Kimura locked in good.
20:28Cody Rhodes, he's a fingertip away from the bottom rope and forcing a break here.
20:34Look at the disgusting position of Cody's left arm.
20:37Lesnar's gonna snap it again.
20:39Cody screaming in agony.
20:41Lesnar wraps the legs like a bullet constrictor around the waist of Rhodes.
20:47Cody trying to make it to the bottom rope.
20:49Desperation and he barely gets there.
20:52But the damage has been done.
20:57The damage is done.
21:02A hush has fallen over the WWE Universe here at Ford Field.
21:06Cody Rhodes is somehow still in this match.
21:19But how much does he have left?
21:23Brock Lesnar showing the effects of the Cody Cutters from moments ago.
21:28Both men back to their feet.
21:37Brock Lesnar hoisting Cody Rhodes up.
21:41Cody Rhodes able to slip behind and out.
21:43Brock into the exposed turnbuckle.
21:45The exposed steel of the turnbuckle.
21:48And now Cody going for the Kimura.
21:50Cody going for Brock's own submission move.
21:53The Kimura lock.
21:54Locked in on Lesnar.
21:56Rhodes has it cinched in deep.
22:00Cranking with everything in his being.
22:03Brock tapped to his own Kimura lock.
22:06Brock trying to somehow counter and power out.
22:11Cody's got it locked in good.
22:16Brock screaming in agony.
22:18Brock may tap.
22:20Brock may tap out.
22:22Lesnar yelping like a wounded animal.
22:29Cody Rhodes with everything he has.
22:32But Lesnar though drilling Rhodes into the mat to force the Kimura break.
22:37Cody even with a bad arm of his own was able to inflict substantial punishment on Brock Lesnar's arm.
22:50Significant time spending a Kimura lock.
22:53What a match.
22:58A battle of guts between Rhodes and Brock Lesnar.
23:02Cody now back to his feet.
23:04Center of the ring.
23:05Lesnar picks him out of the air.
23:06Looking for the F5.
23:07Cody Rhodes able to counter into a crossroads.
23:10Cody still has it hooked.
23:15Number two.
23:17Cody still has it hooked.
23:22A third crossroads.
23:27Cody Rhodes.
23:28Cover.
23:29Cody Rhodes does it.
23:32Here is your winner, the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.
23:48Here tonight at SummerSlam in front of his mother and 50,000 strong.
23:53Cody Rhodes has done something very few have done.
23:58He's beat Brock Lesnar not just once, but now twice in a matter of months.
24:05The American Nightmare on this night achieved what many deemed impossible.
24:12Cody Rhodes conquered the conqueror.
24:17And Cody Rhodes took one massive step toward the top of the proverbial mountain.
24:24Cody Rhodes, to use the old cliche, would never say die.
24:34Cody Rhodes would not stay down.
24:37Cody Rhodes continued to get up for the fight with the beast Brock Lesnar.
24:44Cody Rhodes.
24:45I'm a master.
24:46I am a master.
24:47I am a master.
24:48I'm ready now.
24:50Damn this roof off for the clown.
24:53Gonna give them what they came to see.
25:00Hear the crowd on their toes.
25:03Ready for me to start the show.
25:06As the curtain lights go up.
25:09Oh, my father said, when I was younger, I don't remember me, yeah, took it all away, I give it all away, can't take my freedom, can't change the game, you better let it play, I'm still working on you.
25:39And with this victory tonight, Cody Rhodes earned a measure of respect from the greatest combat sports athlete on the planet.
25:58And with that nod, and with that handshake,
26:05Cody Rhodes, the American Nightmare has arrived.
26:11I give it all away, I give it all away.
26:16It's a throwback.
26:18Let's go.
26:20Let's go.
26:23Let's go.
26:25Let's go.
26:29Let's go.
26:31Let's go.
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