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00:00Any era, into the 70s with Sam Martino, into the 80s with Hogan, into the 90s with Hart,
00:05into the 2000s with John Cena, Guttner would face each of them and go toe-to-toe,
00:11and that's what CM Punk faces tonight, with a World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
00:20The sun's gone to hell, the moon's riding high, and we are ready for a main event for the ages here.
00:27What does Punk need to do to wrestle the title away from this machine named Gunther?
00:33He's got to be ice cold and clinical, there's no room for romanticism at this level.
00:39I think Punk, in his main event loss at WrestleMania 41, will have learned a lot about that.
00:46The bitter disappointment he tasted, you need to block it all out.
00:50Focus on wrestling a match.
00:52And if you're Gunther, you just do what brought you to the dance, right?
00:55Methodical offense, beat your opponent down, get in their head, play the mind games.
01:00That's what the champ likes to do.
01:01Well, Gunther is simply match-up proof.
01:04Brawlers, technicians, high flyers, veterans, all the famous NFL punters.
01:10He'll face them all head on and ultimately do what he does, which is destroy them.
01:16You know, in like the last five years, Gunther has like four losses, and that's absolutely insane.
01:23Even more crazy at this level, where there is so much tape on Gunther that you could study,
01:28but the brilliance of Gunther, he never stops evolving.
01:31Expect a couple more wrinkles you've never seen before.
01:35And we talked to Punk earlier, and we talked about strategy, Wade,
01:40and he said he's got to do a couple of things tonight.
01:42He's got to stay away from the chops, he understands how dangerous is,
01:45and he's got to stay away from Gunther's sleep.
01:48He said, if I can do those two things, I can win the world title.
01:52Yeah, I'll add to that.
01:53A powerbomb, a lariat, a big boot, a splash.
01:57Gunther has so many ways he can not only hurt you, but beat you.
02:01He's won with all of those that I just listed.
02:04There's a hell of a lot you've got to dock when you're in there with Gunther.
02:07And CM Punk looking to throw Gunther up his game early.
02:10Nice counter by Punk that time.
02:12Now goes to work on the left arm of Gunther.
02:16Snap there a takedown with authority by Gunther.
02:19Looks like he was going to go for a chin lock there,
02:22and Punk turned it around into that armhole.
02:25You'd argue the catch is catch can skills of CM Punk are a sharp as ever.
02:30One of the greatest exponents of that in WWE.
02:34And Gunther's finding that out pretty quick here.
02:36And there's a nice shot in the arm.
02:37And again, Punk looking to wear down Gunther.
02:40Take the arm out of the way.
02:41Take away the submission.
02:42Take away the power.
02:43Great strategy early on for Punk.
02:45One, break, two, break.
02:49Oh, and Punk blocked the possible chop as he got both hands up.
02:54And you can break a hand very easily.
02:56A metacarpal is a very fine bone in the hand.
03:00Boxers break them all the time.
03:01And a shot like that can really resonate if called the wrong way.
03:06It's a feeling out process from the early going of this match.
03:09First time these two have ever been in the ring one-on-one.
03:12And it's really a respect level.
03:14Both competitors fully aware of how dangerous their opponent is.
03:18How quickly they can potentially get the upper hand and end this match.
03:22The last thing you want in a major main event for the big prize like this is to go down early.
03:27And the last thing you want to do if you're CM Punk is get into a test of strength with Gunther.
03:31Yeah, Gunther is a powerhouse.
03:32Oh, good.
03:34Even more so against someone like CM Punk.
03:36What a nice bridge there from Punk.
03:37Yeah, great core strength by Punk.
03:39Gunther didn't get all that, but he did get the run to the back of the neck.
03:41Gunther temporarily lost his balance slightly when going for that first stop,
03:45but made up for it on the second bite.
03:47And it's interesting because it looks like Punk's got Gunther a bit out of sorts here in the early going.
03:52Well, the best thing you can do against someone at this very, very top level
03:56of the industry is to make them question.
03:59I wasn't quite expecting that from my opponent.
04:02He did something that wasn't on the tape that I've studied.
04:06Now I'm not sure what he's going to throw at me.
04:08Now you're interested in the way that Brock's attacking the arm here.
04:11I mean, attack whatever you can on Gunther.
04:13He does seem to have made a beeline for that arm.
04:16That seems to be the game plan, the shoulder perhaps.
04:19Again, you take the arm out.
04:21Mentioned it before.
04:21You take out so much of the offensive arsenal of Gunther.
04:24Oh, there's the shot.
04:27Punk tried to avoid it for the beginning part of this matchup.
04:31And Gunther finally connected.
04:33And there's a reason that Punk tried to avoid it.
04:35That shot dropping Punk.
04:37Just listen to this.
04:42And I'll tell you right now, you mentioned it.
04:44Punk was having a good effort on the arm of Gunther.
04:47He really had the upper hand there for two or three minutes.
04:50And Gunther was questioning himself.
04:52I think Punk got a little ahead of himself.
04:55And started to think he'd softened Gunther up a little too much.
04:58Dropped his guard.
04:59And boom, there it was.
05:00Yeah, Punk now again goes back to work on the left arm.
05:03Using his feet as well.
05:05The MMA, the moon-type background of CM Punk.
05:08On display here against the world champion.
05:15Controlling Gunther as much as he can.
05:18Dragged the arm one way.
05:19The body is shortly going to follow.
05:22And neutralizing in the process the power game of Gunther.
05:25Yeah, snap Maranella.
05:26Physical and mental abuse here from Punk to the champion.
05:31And Gunther trying to...
05:32Ooh!
05:33Fight his way out of it.
05:34Double knees.
05:34This has already been a completely different battle
05:37to the one Gunther faced several weeks ago
05:40at Saturday Night's main event
05:41against the powerhouse Hall of Famer, Goldberg.
05:45Gunther ultimately dominated that match.
05:47And that's the sleeper Gunther was going for
05:49that has taken out a number of men here in WWE.
05:52Punk made it to the ropes to force a break.
05:54It was a great block from CM Punk.
05:56Now CM Punk knows a thing or two about Jiu-Jitsu.
05:59But once again, the block of the chop.
06:01And Punk now firing back with chops of his own.
06:09Gunther talking a little smack in the process.
06:11You ain't hurting me, Punk, but that was a lie.
06:13Gunther was rattled back.
06:14Yeah, Punk rattled him again with a kick to the face.
06:16Yep.
06:17Punk now top rope and right to the hamstring.
06:20Chop to the hamstring.
06:21Who does that?
06:22And now a chop to the back.
06:24And Punk's in trouble now.
06:25Yeah, you can block your chest all you want.
06:27You can't block the back.
06:28You can't block the hamstring.
06:30Oh my God, it's a full body chop.
06:33And again, CM Punk being punished and tortured here.
06:37This physical assault by Gunther.
06:39Chopped meat now is CM Punk.
06:44Punk tried to avoid that throughout the match.
06:46And now he's hung up.
06:47He's in trouble.
06:48He's a sitting dunk for Gunther.
06:50How good is Gunther at that?
06:52He came in here with a game plan tonight.
06:54And CM Punk neutralized it from the off.
06:57But Gunther has multitudes of game plans.
07:00And when the first one doesn't work, you know what?
07:03I'll go to the second, the third.
07:04You know what?
07:05I'll go to the eighth game plan.
07:07They're all there.
07:08I've just got to find my spot.
07:09Wait, it's that straight ahead offense.
07:11I mean, there's little wasted motion at all for Gunther.
07:14It's methodical.
07:15It's a beat down.
07:16He knows eventually he's going to get his opponent close enough to be able to punish him.
07:22All Gunther ever needs is a crack.
07:24And when he finds that crack, he keeps attacking it until it is a gaping castle.
07:29Yeah, CM Punk, though.
07:32The experience.
07:33Oh, my goodness.
07:34Again.
07:35A shotgun-like blast.
07:37The chop from Gunther to the chest to Punk.
07:40Now Gunther is looking to dissect Punk piece by piece, making a statement.
07:46Legends Fall 2.
07:47Watch the chest.
07:48Oh, my goodness.
07:49The sweat flying everywhere.
07:51Oh, the chop by Gunther, who now is wearing Punk down.
07:56And now you get into the mental aspect of this game.
07:58I mean, obviously, physically with the attack here.
08:00But the mental aspect of wearing your opponent down.
08:03Punk knows the champ's in control.
08:06Full control and the body of CM Punk is being broken down before our eyes.
08:13One of the most dominant forces the industry has ever seen.
08:17You know, we talked earlier today about what appeared to have been some vulnerability from CM Punk over the last number of weeks.
08:24Perhaps he knew what he was getting into and what was coming his way as this machine, the world champion, was going to beat him mercilessly in the middle of the ring.
08:35Yeah, and I've been watching WWE Unreal on Netflix.
08:38And if you see the behind-the-scenes moment before that main event at WrestleMania 41, Punk, for the first time, I think, in his career, was showing some nerves before he went out.
08:50Nerves in this game could be an absolute killer.
08:52I promise you, he had nerves coming into this tonight, too.
08:55By the way, we mentioned it earlier, the window closing and opportunities to win world championships.
09:00As your career marches on, of course, you can't beat Father Time.
09:04He's undefeated.
09:05When you're a young man, you think the opportunities will never stop.
09:08I'll keep winning.
09:09You know what?
09:10I lost this one.
09:11I'll get him back next year.
09:12Oh, look at this.
09:13After that, and now it's torture time.
09:15Yeah.
09:16Gunther knows so many holes, so many submissions.
09:19And he knows exactly how to twist and torque the body to maximize the damage.
09:28Yeah, torqueing the neck, also a type of abdominal stretch in here.
09:32See a Punk with a switch now into a abdominal stretch of his own.
09:35Gunther's trying to fight out of it.
09:37A lot of sweat on those bodies.
09:38It's difficult to get a grip.
09:40It's incredibly humidor.
09:41And now into the sleep ball.
09:43Went to the GTS Puck now.
09:44An incombination kick out by Gunther.
09:47Both men struggling.
09:48And Gunther just like that.
09:49Again, no wasted motion.
09:51Didn't take his time.
09:53Got right back to his feet.
09:54Delivered the kick to the face.
09:55I'm attacking your ribs.
09:56I'm attacking your ribs.
09:57I'm attacking your ribs.
09:58Oh, your hands are down.
09:59I'm going to attack your jaw now.
10:02Whatever you give me, I am taking.
10:04That is the philosophy of Gunther that is why he's so effective.
10:09Precision offense from Gunther.
10:11It's reflexive too for him.
10:13It's in a minute, in a moment.
10:16It's there.
10:16The window's there.
10:17I'm taking it every single time.
10:20Rapier like speed.
10:22And you feel suddenly like the air has come out of this building because Gunther realizes he is in control now.
10:29And I think the 53,000 plus here tonight understand the same thing.
10:33And the air has also come out of CM Punk and perhaps the belief too.
10:37But wait a second.
10:38Punk trying to fire back into this.
10:40Another chop.
10:41Punk back to his feet.
10:42How much more of these can he absorb?
10:46Now perhaps getting that second wind is Punk.
10:49Here we go.
10:49And now both men exchanging blows center of the ring.
10:53Punk trying to get the upper hand.
10:54Couple of forearms now from the number one contender.
10:57Gunther has never liked it thrown back at him.
11:01Leapfrog by Gunther.
11:02Big move.
11:03And Punk's ribbing into the ropes.
11:06That rang his bell.
11:07With all the momentum bouncing off the ropes for CM Punk.
11:10Oh my goodness.
11:11Just adding to that level of influence.
11:12And look at this.
11:13Look at this.
11:13Amazing.
11:14Amazing by Gunther.
11:16That first chop almost dropped Punk out of the ring.
11:19Gunther pulled him back in so he could give him more punishment.
11:22And not allow Punk to go to the outside to regroup at all.
11:25What a move by Gunther.
11:27I don't think CM Punk was trying to get out of the ring.
11:30His momentum was carrying him out.
11:31But Gunther kept him in.
11:32Hell no.
11:33There's more punishment coming your way.
11:36No respite whatsoever.
11:37And again watch this.
11:38This chop almost drives Punk out of the ring.
11:40Gunther had the wherewithal to not allow Punk to fall to the floor.
11:45So he could continue to deliver more punishment.
11:49Gunther is just so far ahead of the game.
11:51when it comes to the cerebral part of what's going on in the match.
11:55And that is the difference between the kind of main event matches.
11:58CM Punk was winning in 2011 when he was at his career zenith versus now.
12:04The game has moved on.
12:05Competitors have got better.
12:07And Gunther leads the pack.
12:10Come on, Punk.
12:12Come on.
12:14Come on, Punk.
12:16Come on, Punk.
12:17I was wondering when this was going to come.
12:19The classic trash talking from the ring general.
12:23Again, just continue to run salt in the room.
12:26You beat you down physically.
12:27Now I'm going to talk trash to you and beat you down mentally.
12:30Gunther has taken it as a major insult.
12:33But his dominance in this game is now up for debate
12:37because of the re-emergence of CM Punk as a major player.
12:42And now Punk's going to deliver.
12:44Oh, and Gunther just wants more.
12:46And now Punk says,
12:47OK, I'll go to the legs.
12:48I'll go to the body.
12:49I'll bring the kicks into play.
12:51And there's the weakness of Gunther.
12:52It's the arrogance of...
12:54Oh, God.
12:54That was a chop to the throat.
12:56Oh, my God.
12:59That'll destroy the trachea.
13:01Obviously make it hard to believe.
13:04No one being told exactly his chest.
13:06And that's good news for Punk.
13:08Certainly looked like the throat went behind,
13:10but perhaps you're right.
13:12Either way, incredibly affected knocking the stuffing out of Punk.
13:16What are you calling back to you, huh?
13:19Who's the kid?
13:21Huh?
13:22You can't be a kid, huh?
13:23There you go.
13:24Look like it, huh?
13:25Who's the kid now?
13:27I'm a very defiant Punk.
13:29You can't be a kid again.
13:30Come on.
13:31You can't be a kid again, huh?
13:34You're never going to be the best in the world.
13:37You're never going to be a long champion.
13:38He can't.
13:41That's your time.
13:43CM Punk!
13:44CM Punk!
13:45CM Punk!
13:45CM Punk!
13:46CM Punk!
13:50Punk trying to fight back to his feet.
13:52Something with that chin lock.
13:54And Punk now back to his vertical base,
13:56at least momentarily.
13:58And Punk now trying to lift Gunther up,
13:59put him in position for perhaps a desperation.
14:02GTS, but not enough left.
14:04Oh, goodness!
14:05Wow!
14:06What a counter by Punk!
14:07And now Punk looking to step through!
14:10And Gilmore fights him off.
14:11Punk last, trying for a sharpshooter there, denied.
14:14Oh, and a chop now drives Punk back.
14:16Back to the corner.
14:17Well, the lesson is there is fight still left in CM Punk!
14:20Yeah, but how much?
14:22I mean, was that the last gasp?
14:24Was that the final rally?
14:25The dying embers perhaps.
14:27Punk running on fumes now, and it's all about to be extinguished,
14:32and what a slap in the face it would be!
14:35Yeah, Gunther now into a sharpshooter.
14:38Of course, made famous by the Hall of Famer.
14:40The former world champion of Bretman Hitman Hart.
14:43Gunther with it locked in, and CM Punk, the last thing he wants to do with the grand stage of SummerSlam is tap out,
14:49but he may have no choice.
14:51Punk trying to drag himself to a rope to force a break here.
15:01Wade, can he do it?
15:02Oh, so much pain on the lower back, but wriggling his way out is Punk.
15:07I don't know how much damage has been done.
15:09Shoulders are down.
15:10Got to be careful.
15:10Reverse this.
15:11And now Punk!
15:16Punk powerful legs of Gunther.
15:18Gunther trying his best to fight.
15:19Punk with a submission of his own.
15:21Punk has found a reversal here.
15:23And Punk knows that Gunther's tapped out before.
15:26He tapped at WrestleMania in Uso.
15:28Will he tap again tonight?
15:30This is brilliant strategy from Punk.
15:34Gunther makes him to the rope to save his championship.
15:41Well, that has shocked Gunther, and you're right.
15:47Gunther's granite mindset has to be rocked somewhat
15:50by the fact that Jey Uso did tap him out at WrestleMania,
15:56and the chant that has been ringing in the ears of the champ ever since
16:00has been U-tapped out.
16:04There are ghosts in the mind of the ring general.
16:09This is SummerSlam Saturday.
16:10You see the steel cage above the ring.
16:12That'll be SummerSlam Sunday.
16:14It's a co-in for the United States Championship.
16:16But meanwhile, it is our main event here tonight for the world title.
16:20It's Gunther and Punk, and the champions regain control.
16:25Gunther has to be uncompromising here.
16:30You've seen flurry after flurry from CM Punk,
16:33and Gunther just keeps shutting it down.
16:36But the danger remains.
16:40Is this the way you expected this match to play out?
16:43It's two of the absolute best on the planet.
16:45It's been a chess game, but Gunther has found the upper hand.
16:50And Punk has no quit in him.
16:52And now he's just pegging the WWE fans to cheer for their hero, CM Punk,
16:59because Gunther continues to beat him down.
17:03Gunther appears to want to make an example of CM Punk here,
17:06just stalking him.
17:07Well, we mentioned it earlier.
17:09Gunther called it an obsession,
17:12a need to face the upper echelon of the sport.
17:16Proved to the world that he can beat the best in the world,
17:20the so-called best in the world, CM Punk.
17:24Oh, goodness, another chop.
17:26And you've got to wonder how much Punk has left.
17:28I mean, he just chest, head falls into the chest of Gunther,
17:32another chop delivered.
17:34And Punk trying to fight back, not much in that right hand.
17:37That was a weak shot from Punk,
17:39but perhaps something is starting to wake up in Punk here.
17:43Punk realizing this could be his last chance,
17:46looking to rally here.
17:50And Punk now with a clothesline,
17:51Gunther's still on his feet, the champ's wobbly.
17:54CM Punk is the picture of agony,
17:56the picture of exhaustion,
17:58but the picture of perseverance.
18:01Another attempted clothesline by Punk.
18:03Gunther now may be struggling.
18:05Oh, and Punk runs into Gunther again.
18:07Punk caught him.
18:10And he'll kick to the jaw.
18:12And now CM Punk looking to rally.
18:13No, and there's that swinging neck breaker by Punk,
18:16and Punk's starting to feel it a little bit.
18:19Just too much gloating,
18:21too much arrogance from Gunther.
18:24And Punk's back in this.
18:25And now the five-time world champion went for the knee,
18:28he got caught.
18:29Gunther dropping.
18:30Punk stacks him up into the cover.
18:32Punk kicks it too.
18:35Every time Gunther does that,
18:37opponent after opponent,
18:39they build momentum.
18:41You start to believe,
18:42and he shuts them down.
18:48Gunther's starting to question himself a bit.
18:50I think he was,
18:51but then he caught CM Punk in a signature
18:54and turned it into one of his own signatures,
18:57the powerbomb.
18:58Once again,
19:01knocking the wind out of CM Punk.
19:04And where do you go from here, Gunther?
19:05Now, CM Punk is trying somehow
19:09just to desperately hang on here.
19:15Now, Punk now trying to drag Gunther down now.
19:19Punk trying to,
19:19another submissional grab supply.
19:21Gunther could be in trouble.
19:22Center of the ring,
19:23trying to grab the arm here.
19:24Trying to drag or choke maybe,
19:25but I think Gunther,
19:27oh, looks like he's got it locked in now.
19:29Yeah, Punk's got that triangle in.
19:31Gunther's in trouble.
19:32Official Rod Zapata's right there.
19:34Will Gunther tap?
19:36Once again,
19:36going to that jiu-jitsu game.
19:39Yeah, but Gunther able to slip out of it.
19:41Now, trying to,
19:42trying to turn Punk over
19:43into the Boston Crab, perhaps.
19:45Punk had it blocked momentarily.
19:46Still got a grip on that leg of Gunther.
19:49Kicks his way out of there.
19:51Yeah, Punk now struggling
19:53just to make it back to his feet.
19:54Another chop by Gunther.
19:56Went to the back of the neck.
19:58Punk feeling that.
20:00And now Gunther from behind.
20:01Looking for the sweeper.
20:02Punk was ready.
20:03Side rushing leg sweep by Punk.
20:13The exhaustion is beginning to set in
20:16for both of these men.
20:18The great world champion, Gunther.
20:20The five-time world champion, CM Punk.
20:23And there's the running knee.
20:25Punk caught him that time.
20:26Second attempt is a good one for CM Punk.
20:29Running Bulldog by Punk.
20:30Punk into the cover.
20:31Looking for the world heavyweight championship
20:33and a kick at it too.
20:35And you're right.
20:35I felt CM Punk has looked exhausted.
20:38He's taken so much abuse over the past 10 minutes.
20:40Slowly but surely, CM Punk has managed to drag Gunther
20:45into a similar level of exhaustion.
20:48Yeah, Punk digging down deep.
20:51Showing a tremendous amount of guts and heart here tonight.
20:55It's almost been a level of rope-a-dope.
20:57Gunther has thrown so much offense the way of CM Punk.
21:00CM Punk has eaten all of it.
21:02And now it's Gunther who has blown himself out
21:05and is down in the middle of the ring.
21:07And that's a great analogy.
21:09CM Punk just surviving
21:11as Gunther makes it back to his feet.
21:12That chop.
21:13I think Punk was going to go from the patented elbow
21:15and from the top rope,
21:17but Gunther met him there.
21:18Well, both men moving so sluggishly at this point.
21:21You can't fault CM Punk for taking his time.
21:23Oh, look at this.
21:24Oh, my goodness.
21:26Gunther slamming Punk halfway across the ring.
21:28Huge beal off the top.
21:30And once again, CM Punk is down
21:32and this could be the kiss of death.
21:34And Gunther with a strong splash to Punk
21:37to retain the title.
21:39Punk just manages to get the shoulder up.
21:43Well, I gave you Gunther's greatest hits a little earlier.
21:47All the things that Punk needed to avoid.
21:50This was one of them.
21:51I think Gunther's pretty much hit all of them at this point.
21:55And still, CM Punk is ticking.
21:58That was like a flying pterodactyl
22:00from the top rope here at MetLife Stadium.
22:03Over 53,000 in attendance tonight
22:05for SummerSlam Saturday
22:07and our main event.
22:08What you're here for?
22:10Huh, kid?
22:11Come on.
22:14Come on.
22:18Gunther still talking trash.
22:21And I'm flabbergasted with the fact that Punk is still in this.
22:30Yeah, it's astounding.
22:32I'll say this.
22:33The one thing that management in WWE
22:36always hated about CM Punk was his stubbornness.
22:41But that stubbornness right now
22:43is keeping CM Punk alive in this match.
22:47And it's a stubbornness
22:48that could potentially see him through
22:51to that long stated goal
22:52of winning the world title.
22:55Yeah, but not if Gunther has anything to do with it.
22:57A smile crossed his face
22:58as he realizes he's got Punk in his target.
23:02And a close line drops Punk again.
23:09And do you think that reality is starting to sit in
23:13for the challenger Punk?
23:15Well, right now it appears
23:17after Lariat and Lariat,
23:20Gunther is simply geeing himself up more.
23:24Slowly but surely moving in for the kill.
23:27Wait out.
23:27Oh, no.
23:28But now Punkman
23:29with Gunther up on his shoulders.
23:30Punkman went for the GTS.
23:33Brought by Gunther.
23:34Gunther now with Punk.
23:35Powerball.
23:37The second one of the match
23:39added to a volley of offense
23:42that has headed the second City Saints way.
23:45Wait, that may have been a
23:46last opportunity to hit that.
23:49Go to sleep.
23:52That one against Gunther.
23:55You're pretty damn lucky.
23:56If you can't pull the trigger,
23:58you may be doomed to fail.
24:03There's that dinosaur dropkick
24:06sending Punk to the corner.
24:08And it's the beginning to the end, folks.
24:10Gunther now
24:11with Punk up top.
24:13Another powerslam.
24:14Stacks him up to retain.
24:16And Punk kicks it too.
24:17Not quite sure how Punk still has anything left in him.
24:21And Gunther now
24:22brought the seeds
24:23and now starting to be planted.
24:25Well, it has been
24:26shot after shot after shot
24:29and they have all connected
24:30flush against the CM Punk
24:32who's unable to protect himself
24:35but he is able to kick out.
24:38And again,
24:39starting to plant that seed.
24:41Gunther may be questioning himself now.
24:43What do I need to do
24:44to put away the veteran?
24:45Can I win this match?
24:46Can I retain my championship?
24:49I knew CM Punk was good.
24:51I did not know he was unbreakable.
24:54That is what's hanging in the mind
24:56of Gunther right now.
24:58Come on, Punk.
25:00Come on, I'm right here.
25:02I'm right here.
25:06I'm right here.
25:06The Defiant Punk
25:15will not die.
25:19And a chop
25:20by Gunther again.
25:23And another one is...
25:24Punk is just...
25:25Wait, I don't even know
25:27if he knows where he is.
25:28I mean, this is the point where...
25:30You see a shot coming your way.
25:32Even if you can't get your hand up to block it,
25:34you can kind of ride the shot
25:36to take some of the sting out of it.
25:39Punk is not even capable
25:41of doing that at this point.
25:42He's a rag doll.
25:43He's a carcass.
25:45Oh, he's got a five count now
25:46as Gunther.
25:47And this is turning into
25:48an unmitigated disaster for Punk.
25:53Literally collapsing
25:54to the apron.
25:56And Gunther just knocks him
25:57out of the ring.
25:58And now Gunther looking to do damage
26:00outside the ring.
26:01This is the merciless side
26:03of the ring, General.
26:05Yeah, he...
26:05As remorseless as they come.
26:10Barbarism begins here
26:12for Gunther.
26:14Savagery.
26:16Heinous and a...
26:17Oh, my goodness.
26:19Sierra Punk's neck snapping
26:20across that middle rope.
26:23Whiplash-like maneuver.
26:24I used to use this term
26:26to describe Randy Orton,
26:27but I'm going to use it
26:28for Gunther tonight.
26:29No absence of malice
26:32for this man.
26:35See this?
26:36That's what we talked about earlier.
26:37But they're always the best in the world.
26:39Yeah, I didn't know that line.
26:43He may be right.
26:44I mean, who's going to argue with him?
26:47Certainly not me.
26:48And at this point,
26:49certainly not CM Punk
26:51who has no clue
26:53where he's at.
26:56It's almost like Gunther's
26:57taking a victory lap already.
27:01And it is turning
27:02into a procession.
27:05Wait a minute, CM Punk
27:06back at his feet!
27:07And Gunther may have made
27:08a critical error there!
27:09The premature celebration!
27:12Gunther bounced face first,
27:14head first,
27:15off the monitors,
27:16off the announce table,
27:17collapsed to the floor,
27:18and Punk has himself
27:20an opportunity here.
27:21Well, was this one final shot
27:24of disdain from CM Punk?
27:27Or is it the window
27:28getting kicked open?
27:30Because whatever's happened,
27:32Gunther is down,
27:33CM Punk
27:34has some significant time
27:36to get his wits about him,
27:38regather his bearings,
27:40get some oxygen in those veins,
27:42and figure out
27:43how the hell
27:44you're going to try
27:45and win this match.
27:46And he's utilizing
27:46all of this time
27:47to try to get back in it,
27:49to try to regain his stamina,
27:51to try to fight back,
27:52to see if there was a,
27:53what would be an umpteenth win,
27:55win here tonight
27:56for the second city.
27:57Oh my goodness!
27:59Oh my goodness!
28:00Oh my goodness!
28:00Wow!
28:00The world champion
28:02has been busted open!
28:04Gunther is busted open!
28:06Oh my God!
28:06I don't know
28:07if I've ever seen
28:08Gunther covered
28:09in his own blood like that!
28:11Well, you're seeing it tonight.
28:13Gunther has been busted open,
28:15face first,
28:16off the announce table,
28:17the world champ
28:18back in the ring
28:19trying to regroup,
28:20and we're going to learn
28:20a lot about Gunther here tonight.
28:22We're going to learn a lot, Wade.
28:25Is that the nose
28:25of Gunther that got broke?
28:27He could have a broken nose.
28:28He hit the announce table hard.
28:30Well, he's blinded
28:31by his own blood too!
28:32And CM Punk,
28:33excuse the pun,
28:34smells blood.
28:35Punk now
28:36has the champ
28:37down the ropes.
28:38Gunther trying to beg off,
28:39I don't remember to your point
28:41the last time
28:41Gunther's tasted his own blood
28:43in a match, Wade.
28:44Well, I'll tell you right now,
28:45you get covered in blood
28:46in a match,
28:46you start feeling like
28:48you are losing this fight
28:49in a big way.
28:50And he might get everything
28:51that's happened previously.
28:53The game has changed.
28:54Punk is teeing off on Gunther.
28:56Here's the running knee.
28:58Punk now
28:59with a clothesline
29:00and suddenly
29:01that veil of invincibility
29:03may be fading away
29:05from the world champion.
29:06A shot in the office here.
29:08Punk is all in need.
29:09Elbow!
29:10Oh yeah!
29:11Punk delivers at the governor
29:13and Punk could be closing in
29:15on his championship.
29:18Gunther realizing
29:19he is mortal
29:21and CM Punk knows it too!
29:24Punk with Gunther blinded,
29:25no,
29:25Gunther though,
29:26turns around on a sleeper!
29:27Turns it into a sleeper!
29:29Gunther with a sleeper!
29:30Punk could be fading!
29:32Don't overcome it
29:33even when Gunther
29:34is covered in blood!
29:35Gunther now
29:36with a sleeper in.
29:37Punk's trying to fight
29:38out of this.
29:39Gunther cannot see
29:40a thing right now.
29:41He has to end this here!
29:43And Punk is fighting out!
29:45Punk trying to make it
29:45back to his feet
29:46and he does.
29:47CM Punk still
29:48with some life left.
29:49Punk now
29:50with Gunther up
29:50on his shoulders!
29:53Punk for the GTS!
29:54BALLSAY!
29:56A goal of sleep
29:57to the champion!
29:58The champion's stanked
29:59but he's still
30:00on his feet!
30:04Punk's gonna go
30:05for it again!
30:07Punk for the second GTS!
30:10Punk into the cover!
30:12Punk is a world champion!
30:14CM Punk is a world champion!
30:16Here is your winner
30:20and new world
30:24heavyweight champion!
30:27C.M. Punk!
30:33Ladies and gentlemen
30:34look up the word
30:36GTS!
30:38Look up the word
30:39Fortitude!
30:40Look up the word
30:42Survivor
30:43in your dictionary
30:44right now
30:45and I guarantee you
30:46you see the name
30:47CM Punk
30:48next to those words.
30:50Oh my god!
30:51Gunther taking his eye
30:52off the ball completely
30:54and that was the moment
30:56where Gunther
30:57grabbed his feet
30:58from the jaws
30:58of victory!
31:01One GTS!
31:05Two GTS!
31:08And a count of three!
31:11We have a new
31:13world heavyweight champ!
31:14Ladies and gentlemen
31:18after a decade
31:19of bitterness
31:20to finally
31:22returning home
31:23following disappointment
31:26after disappointment
31:27an emotional
31:29CM Punk
31:31filled with tears
31:33has finally
31:34silenced
31:35his critics!
31:36didn't translate
31:49of dinero
31:50and the
31:50power of
31:53CM partnering
31:54CM Punk
31:54CM Punk
31:55CM Punk
31:56CM Punk
31:56CM Punk
31:57All Frاضی
31:58ào
32:06CM Punk has finally proven beyond a shadow of a doubt
32:19that he is the best in the world!
32:36He won't hide and follow me, only you can set him free!
32:51Burn it down!
33:06Well, ladies and gentlemen, let's not forget that Seth Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank.
33:17A little reminder, Wade, Seth has until next June to cash in the contract.
33:25Enjoy your reign, CM Punk, because eventually, when the healing is over, I will be 40.
33:35Hold on, D-Y-U-K!
33:42Still playing Mind Game, The Architect!
33:48Oh-oh-oh-oh!
33:58Oh-oh-oh-oh!
34:01Oh. My. God.
34:25Oh, no.
34:26Oh, no.
34:27Not tonight.
34:29Not tonight of all nights.
34:33I'd call it a miracle, but I don't think it's that.
34:36And see how Puck and Seth Rollins now going after one another.
34:39Puck looking for a GTS.
34:41Rollins beating him down.
34:43Apparently nothing wrong with an E.
34:45At least it doesn't appear that way.
34:47And now Puck with a briefcase to the face.
34:51And another one.
34:52And another one.
34:54And Puck getting the hell being out of it by Seth Rollins.
34:58Seth Rollins looks as good as new.
35:00Oh, my God.
35:04Seth Rollins is cashing in the money.
35:06Ladies and gentlemen, Seth Rollins is cashing in his money in the bank briefcase.
35:12You've got to be kidding me.
35:14Puck is defenseless.
35:16Puck is helpless.
35:18A stomp to Puck.
35:20A cover by Rollins.
35:21Oh, my God.
35:24Rollins is the world heavyweight champion.
35:27Here is your winner.
35:32A new world heavyweight champion.
35:40Seth freaking Rollins.
35:45And Seth Rollins outmaneuvered CF Puck again.
35:54Why do you pay the Oracle Paul Heyman?
35:59It's because that man is a wizard at the machinations of this game.
36:08And he's pulled it off again.
36:10Puck's kryptonite.
36:12Seth Rollins promised Puck would never be on top as long as Seth Rollins is here.
36:19And he again made good on that promise.
36:24Seth Rollins.
36:25Yes, Seth Rollins is the world heavyweight champion and absolute power has come to Rollins and company.
36:36This game changes in the blink of an eye.
36:42After an epic performance from CM Punk, 12 years in the making,
36:48he got to the top of Mount Everest and didn't even have enough time to snap a selfie.
36:56CM Punk was world champion for just over five minutes until that man, Seth Rollins, pulled off the ruse of the century.
37:22Winning the world heavyweight championship.
37:28It's remarkable.
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