[intro theme music plays]
[narrator] You hear the sounds.
[screaming]
Fear sets in.
The pain.
The suffering. The agony.
The Chamber has returned. Locked inside...
[Cole] All these teams will be in the Elimination Chamber Match
for the Tag Team Titles.
[man] Two separate wars.
[man 1] We will crown a new Intercontinental Champion.
[narrator] One common goal.
Elimination.
And in the shadows of this monstrosity, what's more threatening?
One's pride...
John Cena is the man to beat.
Give me your best shot.
[narrator] ...or one's arrogance.
You and I, we are going to fight. But it's gonna be on my terms
[Cole] Champion versus Champion.
[Owens] Not yours.
[narrator] And with a lunatic on the brink of destruction...
[Cole] Ambrose going after Rollins with the entire Authority there.
[JBL] Seth trying to get away.
-[Cole] Ambrose taking on The Authority. -[JBL] He's out of control.
[Cole] Arrested for simple assault.
[narrator] What does the future hold?
[King] He stole a police van.
Can you imagine that lunatic as the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion?
[narrator] Tonight, the torture, the anguish,
and the despair return.
The championship battles and unforgiving challenges arrive.
The Elimination Chamber is back.
[TV announcer] And now, Totino's presents
WWE Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] You are looking live at a sold-out American Bank Center
in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Welcome to this WWE special event.
Welcome to WWE Elimination Chamber.
And tonight, two championships will be decided
inside this 16-foot-high ten-ton structure.
For the first time ever, the tag team titles will be decided.
And also the vacant Intercontinental Championship, all live tonight.
[bell dings]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, the following is the first-ever
WWE Tag Team Championship
Elimination Chamber Match.
Now, this match begins with two teams in the ring
while the other four teams are enclosed in their perspective pods.
Every four minutes, a pod door will open at random,
allowing another team to enter.
This process will continue until all the pods are empty.
However, at any time, if a Superstar is pinned or submits,
their team will be eliminated and must exit the Chamber.
The last team remaining will be declared the winner
and the WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Titus O'Neil theme song plays]
[announcer] Introducing first, at a combined weight of 509 pounds,
the team of Titus O'Neil and Darren Young,
The Prime Time Players!
[Cole] Well, for the most part, it's luck of the draw
where you will enter the Elimination Chamber.
Hey, everybody, Michael Cole, the legend, JBL,
the Hall of Famer, Jerry "The King" Lawler.
What we do know is The Prime Time Players, since they're out first,
will be locked in a pod.
The Prime Time Players look all jacked up, ready to go because they can make history.
This is the first time ever for this type of match.
[JBL] There's a lot of strategy. Stay in the pod as long as you can.
That's the strategy.
[Cole] So, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young will be locked in a pod together.
Remember, first time we've determined the Tag Team Titles
inside Elimination Chamber, so for the first time,
we're gonna have more than one man locked in a pod.
[King] Yeah, this is gonna be awesome.
It's hard to keep coming up with first-time-evers here in the WWE,
but we've done it here tonight, and it's gonna be great.
But as you said, JBL, only bad things can happen once your pod opens up, right?
[JBL] Worst thing that ever happened to me in my Elimination Chamber, my pod opened.
-[King] It was all downhill from there? -[JBL] Straight downhill from there.
[Lilian speaking Spanish]
[announcer] El Torito, Fernando, y Diego, Los Matadores!
[Cole] Also joining us here at ringside,
none other than our Spanish commentary team,
Carlos Cabrera and Marcelo Rodriguez!
Hola, gentlemen!
[speaking Spanish]
[JBL] Either The Bull's been working out, or he's got Gonzales' grandson.
[King laughs] Hey, look out! Wait a minute.
[JBL] What's he doing up there?
[King] That may be the safest place to watch this match from.
[Cole] Diego and Fernando will be locked in the pod.
Apparently, El Torito's gonna get a--
[JBL] You can't put your wildlife on top of your pod.
[Cole] Oh, apparently, you can, John. Remember, first time ever.
[Cesaro theme music plays]
[King] What if Mother Nature would've called?
[JBL] That's why they wear masks.
[announcer] Being accompanied by Natalya,
at a combined weight of 436 pounds,
the team of Tyson Kidd and Cesaro!
[Cole] Gentlemen, out of the 13 Superstars who will compete in this match-up tonight,
only two have Elimination Chamber experience.
One of those men is Cesaro,
entering his second Elimination Chamber Match.
For Tyson Kidd, match number one inside the Chamber.
[King] And Cesaro's not only one of the strongest men
we've ever witnessed here in the WWE, but he's so innovative.
I can't wait to see what he's gonna come up with
to do damage to his opposing tag teams in this match-up.
[Corey] Well, The Prime Time Players, Los Matadores,
Kidd and Cesaro will be locked inside pods.
The next team to enter will be the fourth pod,
meaning we will know the two teams who will start this match-up.
Once the match-up gets underway, every four minutes, a pod will be opened,
and other Superstars will be entered into this match-up.
-[man] Oh, Corpus Christi! -[King] Oh, boy.
[man] Don't you dare be sour!
Clap for your tag champs, and feel the power!
It's a new day.
[Cole] Feel the power, King!
[King] Don't be sour, JBL.
[announcer] Next, they are the WWE
Tag Team Champions,
The New Day!
[Cole] So, I mentioned before, guys, that there are 13 Superstars
who are participating in this match-up.
That's because all three members of New Day
are gonna be able to compete tonight.
The Director of Operations, Kane,
on the Elimination Chamber Kickoff Show rewarded New Day.
Remember, King, Thursday night on SmackDown,
New Day came out to help take out Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns
on the request of The Authority.
[King] Exactly, and as you say, got quite the reward from Kane,
because if you ask me, this doesn't seem fair.
[Cole] Well, John, we did learn on the Elimination Chamber Kickoff Show
that Xavier Woods is a bit claustrophobic.
He's gonna be locked inside a pod with Kofi and Big E.
You've been inside one of those pods. It's pretty cramped quarters.
[JBL] I've never been by myself, not to mention having huge Big E
and somebody else in there, apart from me.
I think Xavier Woods,
if he's claustrophobic, he's in for a lot of trouble here.
[King] I thought claustrophobic was the fear of Santa Claus.
That not right?
[Cole] So we do know one thing, New Day is not gonna start this match,
which definitely increases their chances of retaining the tag titles.
[King] If he doesn't like cramped spaces, he's in trouble now.
[The Ascension theme music plays]
[announcer] At a combined weight of 487 pounds,
Konnor and Viktor, The Ascension!
[Cole] So, we now know The Ascension and The Lucha Dragons
will be the two teams starting this Elimination Chamber tag-team match-up.
So, I guess, one of those two teams, the best thing to do would be to knock off
the other team pretty quickly and buy sometime before the next team enters.
[King] I think one of the reasons these guys started
is no way those shoulder pads would have fit inside those pods.
[JBL] I guess The Bull doesn't fit inside the pod, either,
'cause he's still on top of The Matadores.
[Cole] Well, but The Bull isn't actually officially in the match.
[JBL] He's officially in the Elimination Chamber.
Why is he standing up there?
[Cole] Uh, he's their mascot.
[JBL] What if I had a mascot of another person?
Could I bring that person?
[Cole] It wouldn't be part of the match, so he couldn't pin anyone or submit.
[JBL] I just don't agree that chimpanzee and horns on top of the pod.
[King] Chimpanzee?
[Lilian speaking Spanish]
[announcer] The Lucha Dragons!
[King] Lilian loves a chance to show off her Spanish.
[Cole] On SmackDown, this past Thursday night,
The Lucha Dragons knocked off Cesaro and Kidd
in a Lumberjack Match. Helped build some momentum toward tonight.
[King] They've drawn the short straw on this one
because they've got a huge disadvantage starting this match with Ascension.
Same as Ascension.
[JBL] The strategy, stay in the pod as long as you can.
[Cole] The door now will be locked. Lucha Dragons and Ascension starts things.
Every four minutes, another team will enter this.
Once one member of a team is either pinned or submitted,
they have to leave the Chamber, head back to the locked room.
Last team standing becomes the tag team champions.
[bell dings]
[Cole] So, here we go. Konnor and Viktor starting things off
against The Lucha Dragons, Sin Cara and Kalisto.
[King] And just as you predicted, JBL, Konnor, and Viktor
off to a fast start against these two young men.
[Cole] These two teams know each other so well.
-Both former NXT Tag Team Champions. -[King] Nice.
[Cole] In fact, The Lucha Dragons, John, knocked off Ascension down at NXT.
[all exclaiming]
[JBL] Yeah, it was an Ascension's tag-team record run
that The Lucha Dragons knocked them off.
[Cole] Again, as you see here, what's interesting,
you don't have to tag in and out in an Elimination Chamber Match.
You just work together with your teammate.
[King] There you go, that's one thing different.
Usually when you get thrown out of a ring here in the WWE,
you land out on the floor. You land on steel.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] John, you've been in an Elimination Chamber Match,
was it one of the most physically demanding of your career?
[JBL] Absolutely, because there's nothing that gives.
Once you get inside that ring, everything there hurts.
-Lucha, Lucha. -Lucha, Lucha.
[JBL] You just want to avoid it.
[King] You want to, but you can't.
[Cole] This is the 20th Elimination Chamber Match in history.
First Chamber Match ever was at Survivor Series in 2002.
That was the night that Shawn Michaels would return to WWE
and once again become WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Shawn had been out almost five years with a back injury.
It was that year that Triple H lasted nearly 40 minutes inside the Chamber.
Oh, and look, oh, man!
[King] What in the world?
[Cole] Kalisto climbing to the top of a pod.
-[King] What's he doing up there? -[Cole] Sin Cara heading to the top rope.
Sin Cara caught by Ascension.
[King] This is not good.
[Cole] Double team by Konnor and Viktor.
And meanwhile, Kalisto's in trouble.
His feet now to the top of that pod, and New Day,
not allowing Kalisto to get involved in the match-up.
This is all legal.
[King] Or are they trying to pull him down into that pod
where they can beat the heck out of him?
[Cole] No disqualifications in an Elimination Chamber Match.
And you see the clock ticking. We're under two minutes
till the next team will come out of a pod and into this match-up.
[King] Kalisto's really at a disadvantage here.
It's like five against one.
[Cole] Kofi Kingston of the New Day, the only other member besides Cesaro
in this match-up that has Elimination Chamber experience.
He's been in two prior Chamber Matches.
[crowd] New Day sucks!
[King] "New Day sucks" chant.
It started early. They haven't even gotten into the match yet.
[Cole] Uh-oh. Konnor and Viktor down.
Sin Cara, now, on the left side of your screen, scaling the Chamber.
Kalisto on top of New Day's pod.
[King] What are these guys doing? They're up there with El Torito.
[Cole] What has Sin Cara got planned now from the top of the pod?
[King] Kalisto still can't get his leg free, can he?
[Cole] He's being held hostage by New Day.
Oh, man!
[King] Oh, baby! That did it.
[Cole] Yeah, but can Sin Cara capitalize?
[King] It looks like that hurt Sin Cara as much as it did--
Was it Konnor or Viktor?
[Cole] And I believe Kalisto has finally got himself, uh, unhooked
by the grasp of New Day.
[King] He's free.
And he's gonna fly.
[crowd chanting] Lucha!
[Cole] Kalisto, top of the New Day's pod.
[King] Oh, my God, guys, this is dangerous.
[Cole] Extremely dangerous, and now again, New Day
grabbing Kalisto and pulling him down into the top of the pod.
[JBL] Oh, my gosh.
[Cole] And New Day from within a pod, neutralizing The Lucha Dragons.
[JBL] Look, they're doing the Lucha Jam inside the pod.
[Cole] Which team will be released from their pod into this match?
No eliminations thus far.
[King] Who's it gonna be?
[buzzer]
[Cole] And the former tag team champions, Cesaro and Kidd, enter the equation.
[King chuckles] Here we go.
[Cole] Ascension, Lucha Dragons,
all showing the effects already from the Elimination Chamber.
And again, no tags in and out,
allowing Cesaro and Kidd to work as a team.
[JBL] This is the disadvantage I was talking about
with Ascension and with The Lucha Dragons.
[all exclaiming]
-[Cole] Oh! -[King laughs]
[King] I told you there were gonna be some innovative moves
and things we've never seen before.
[Cole] And there's another uppercut by Cesaro. Cover.
Will The Ascension be eliminated?
Kick-out by Konnor at two.
[JBL] It almost looks like a Dudley Boyz 3D with an uppercut to it.
[King] Now look at--
What is Tyson Kidd-- Is he trying to?
[JBL] If I was Tyson, I'd just leave him there.
[Cole] Tyson Kidd been trying to free Kalisto and now--
But remember, Kalisto is legal in this match-up at this point.
[King] His leg isn't.
[Cole] But if Kidd could somehow get him into the match-up,
a superplex perhaps, that would-- There's an uppercut.
He might be able to pin Kalisto.
Under three minutes till the next team is entered.
[King] That almost knocked Kalisto out of the top of this Chamber.
Do it again?
[King] Oh, wait a minute.
Come on, Cesaro, that's too high. That's too far.
No, no, don't do this!
-[all exclaiming] -[Cole] Superplex!
From the top of the pod to Kalisto.
[King] It's a super-duper-plex.
[Cole] Kidd on the elbow. Can they capitalize and eliminate Kalisto?
Cover, hook to the leg. And it's Sin Cara saving the match.
[King] Can he save himself?
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] I mean, imagine what that feels like.
[King] Imagine being suplexed all the way from the top of that pod.
-Oh, no! -[Cole] Oh, man!
[King] Let's go back and look at this uppercut by Cesaro.
Pow!
[King] And then this is amazing. The super-duper-plex.
[Cole] Again, no eliminations yet.
Ascension and Lucha Dragons started this.
Kidd and Cesaro entered from their pod.
WWE Tag Team Titles up for grabs.
No champion's advantage at all for New Day in this match.
Unless you count the fact that all three members will be legal when they enter.
-[JBL] And No one has been eliminated yet. -[Cole] Cover by Viktor.
[JBL] New Day hasn't entered yet. Prime Time Players haven't entered yet.
The Matadores have not entered yet.
The Ascension and Lucha Dragons started this, and they're still in there.
[Cole] Going for the Sharpshooter.
Remember, Viktor taps here and is set to head back to the locker room.
-[King] This could be it. -[JBL] Submission or pinfall.
[Cole] And Konnor, breaking up the Sharpshooter.
[King] Watch this, J.R.
-Now, you've been in these, you can-- -[Cole and JBL] J.R.?
-[King] Did I say J.R.? -[Cole] Yes, you said J.R.
[JBL] Well, that's John and who else?
[laughter]
[JBL] Keep trying.
-[King] Yeah, you're right. -[Cole] My God.
[King] I had a flashback.
-[Cole] Oh, man! -[King] Oh!
-[JBL] Talk about a flashback. -[King] This is not gonna be good.
Wait!
-He saved himself. -[Cole] Look at Kalisto.
[JBL] The last time he climbed up, it didn't work out so well for him.
[King] Oh, boy.
[Cole] Kalisto scaling the Chamber.
[King] Barely.
-[JBL] Looks like Alex Honnold. -[King] Who?
-[JBL] Rock climber. -[King] Rock climber.
Whoa!
[Cole] Here's the cover!
And Kalisto, now, on top of Prime Time Players pod.
[grunting]
[King] Kalisto must love the view from up there.
[JBL] Looks like the old Dominator.
[Cole] And it's Cesaro breaking things up.
Next team about to enter. Who's it gonna be?
[JBL] What is Kalisto doing?
[King] You said El Torito looked like a chimpanzee with horns.
Kalisto's climbing around like a chimpanzee up there.
[buzzer]
[King] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Los Matadores. Diego and Fernando.
-[King] Wait a minute! -[Cole] Now enter the pod--
El Torito from the top of the pod!
[King] I thought you said he couldn't do that.
[Cole] There's no disqualification, it's legal. Backstabber!
-[King] Look at Kalisto up there! -[JBL] What is he doing?
[Cole] He's at the top of the Chamber!
[JBL] What is that silly Bull doing?
[Cole] He looks like a spider!
[King] Oh, no!
[Cole] What is Kalisto gonna do from up there?
-[King] That's crazy! -[Cole] There are bodies everywhere.
[King chuckles] Yeah, don't look down. You're not gonna like that view.
[Cole] Los Matadores with a double team on Cesaro.
Ascension getting back in the middle of things.
Kalisto, top of the Elimination Chamber.
-[King] What on-- -[Cole] Oh, man!
[King] That was awesome!
[Cole] And meanwhile, Los Matadores looking to pick up the scraps.
Cover! And Tyson Kidd breaking things up.
[JBL] That was awesome? That was dumb!
[King] He's hanging around up there for a while.
[JBL] I admire the effort. I'm just not sure--
-Oh, no! -[Cole] That wasn't wise either.
[King] JBL, that's what I was gonna ask you before.
When you get thrown onto that steel floor, that doesn't feel good, does it?
[JBL laughs] Absolutely horrible.
-[King] Yeah, this is awesome. Ooh!
-[Cole] No eliminations yet. -[King] Look at that.
[Cole] There goes The Bull!
[King] Guys, this is insane!
[Cole] I've never seen one person, let alone two, come off the top!
Uh-oh!
[JBL] We saw Bodacious climb like that.
-[King] Oh, no! -[JBL] Oh, man.
[Cole] Now, it's The Ascension dominating.
Fall of Man!
-Cover! -[JBL] That's it.
[Cole] And The Ascension eliminate Los Matadores.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, Los Matadores have been eliminated.
[Cole] So, five teams remain.
Under two minutes, another team will enter.
Waiting on The Prime Time Players, and then, all three members of New Day.
Right now, you got Kidd and Cesaro,
The Ascension, Lucha Dragons, still alive in this match.
[JBL] Tag team championship at stake.
[King] Oh, boy, look at this.
[JBL] If I were Kalisto, I'd quit climbing up stuff.
[King] No kidding.
Every time he goes up there, something bad happens.
[King] Something bad just happened to Kalisto again,
and his partner, Sin Cara.
I got him.
Get him up!
[grunts]
[Cole] Fall of Man again by Ascension.
Cover this time by Konnor, and they eliminate The Lucha Dragons.
[announcer] The Lucha Dragons have been eliminated.
[Cole] This is the best The Ascension has looked.
[King] All right, Ascension dominating here now.
Look at this, earlier on, this is what we're talking about.
Kalisto climbing all the way to the top,
hanging around up there in the Chamber, and then dropping.
And onto everybody.
[Cole] So, The Ascension has eliminated Los Matadores and Lucha Dragons
as you take a look at what The Ascension did to El Torito.
[JBL] Fallen Bulls, fallen Luchadores.
[King] And then, the Fall of Man.
[Cole] Kidd and Cesaro, and The Ascension,
the two teams that are still in this match,
and maybe only be one team.
Here's the cover on Kidd! The kick-out at two.
[JBL] The Ascension started this match.
They are still in it and looking very good.
[King] You're right about that.
This may be, as you said, Michael,
the best they've looked since they arrived here at WWE.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Cesaro with a right to the back of the neck.
[King] That'll change your looks.
[Cole] And will it be Prime Time Players or New Day to enter the Chamber next?
[King] Oh, my God.
[JBL] Ascension just leveled Cesaro with a huge clothesline, but who's next?
[buzzer]
[King] There you go.
[Cole] Here come The Prime Time Players.
[King] Exploding out of the pod, Michael.
[Cole] Titus O'Neil and Darren Young, they realize the opportunity
that they have tonight to win the tag team titles.
[JBL] Welcome to the Roman theater. You don't know what's waiting on you.
Unfortunately, it was bad news.
[King] Yes, it was.
[Cole] Darren Young sent out a tweet earlier that said he and Titus are ready,
and tonight we show up and show out for our loyal Prime Time Players fans.
And look at Titus go.
[King] Titus really showing out now.
[grunting]
[King exclaims]
[Cole] Titus and Darren. Darren Young!
[King] Oh, man.
[Cole] Knees to Viktor.
Here's the cover and Prime Time Players have eliminated Ascension.
[King] Holy mackerel.
[announcer] The Ascension have been eliminated.
[Cole] So, three teams remain. Prime Time Players,
Cesaro and Kidd, and The New Day, who have yet to come into the match-up.
[King] Prime Time Players made short work of The Ascension.
After The Ascension have been dominating this match.
[JBL] Well, again, it's luck of the draw. Ascension had been out there a long time.
[Cole] Yeah, they had started the match actually, John.
Prime Time Players, the fresh team, and they're showing why right now.
New Day, the defending tag team champions, not only get to enter last,
but they're gonna have all three members of their team legal in this match.
Tyson Kidd.
Oh, and Titus.
[all exclaiming]
[JBL] That's a clothesline.
[King] You're right about that. You would know.
You're gonna send him a fan letter after that?
[JBL laughs] I enjoy a good clothesline.
-[Cole] Wow. Or a dropkick. -[King] That is athletic ability.
[Cole] Cesaro has been impressive.
[JBL] He's unbelievable. The Swiss Superman.
[King] Watch him fly here. Look, up in the sky!
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Cesaro.
[Cole] And another uppercut.
[King] Cesaro loves suplexing people from high places, doesn't he?
[JBL] Yes, he does.
[King] Get up here, come here. Get up here.
-Now gravity will-- Oh, no. -[Cole] Uh-oh.
Look out, Cesaro.
-Look out, everybody. -[Cole] Oh, man!
[King] Who got the worst of that, guys?
[man chanting] This is awesome!
[JBL] The mat got the worst of it, I think.
[laughter]
[Cole] Prime Time Players, and Cesaro and Kidd, down and out.
Titus trying to crawl and pull himself into a cover.
Cesaro and Tyson Kidd saving the match-up.
[JBL] Gutwrench suplex, powerbomb.
[King] Who hits the deck the hardest?
[Cole] All of this occurring at once.
[King] I think Darren Young got the worst. Oh!
[Cole] Oh, what a spinebuster by Titus.
Less than a minute away from the tag team champions.
All three members of New Day to enter the match.
[King] Darren Young.
-[Cole] Cover by Darren. -[King] An opportunity--
Cesaro breaking things up.
[King] Yeah, too close to Cesaro on that pinfall.
[crowd chanting] Tyson Kidd!
[King] Guys, these guys have taken a lot of abuse.
And how lucky is this for the tag team champions?
[JBL] Completely fresh. Luck of the draw.
Best strategy, stay in the pod.
[Cole] You really think it's luck of the draw when it comes to New Day?
They were already rewarded for helping The Authority.
Thursday night on SmackDown
by Kane allowing all three members to participate.
[King] That's a good observation.
[JBL] It's unquestionably luck of the draw.
You and your conspiracy theories.
Yeah, it was treasure buried on Oak Island, right.
[Cole] And here comes New Day as we get set for them to enter the match.
All three members in that pod for New Day.
Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, Big E, out of the pod, and here they come.
Here come New Day. Going right after Titus.
Prime Time Players, and Cesaro and Kidd.
[grunting]
[King] Luck of the draw.
[JBL] Luck of the draw, that's what it is.
New Day is very lucky today.
They also gambled on American Pharoah last two races.
[King] Is that right?
[JBL] Here's what the Universe thinks of them and their luck.
[Cole] Oh, look at this. We got a scrub going.
-[all exclaiming] -[JBL] This looks like
what the Harlequins are gonna be doing in Bermuda this weekend.
[Cole] Prime Time Players, and Cesaro and Kidd.
And they give themselves the numbers game.
Team up momentarily against the three members of The New Day.
[King] And it looks like Cesaro has had about enough of this.
He is ticked.
Oh, no.
Oh, boy. Now what?
Wait a minute. Look out!
[Cole] Xavier Woods sent into a pod.
Great strategy by Cesaro and Kidd, locking Woods in the pod.
Now things are even.
[King] Woods has re-entered the pod. Look at this triple suplex.
Oh, boy. Ow.
[JBL] This past weekend.
[King] Bad day for New Day.
[Cole] And it's gonna get even worse.
Cesaro.
Uh-oh. Planet Kofi about to go a-swinging.
[King] Now, this is a-swinging.
Oh, be careful, Jon Anderson. Here you go.
[King] Ouch.
-[Cole] From behind. -[King] Look out!
Kidd got him!
[JBL] That is huge.
[announcer] Tyson Kidd and Cesaro have been eliminated.
[Cole] Prime Time Players eliminated Ascension,
and now Cesaro and Kidd, we're down to two teams.
Either The Prime Time Players or the New Day
are gonna be tag team champions.
[King] Man, Cesaro had all his attention on The New Day there
and, uh, forgot about Tyson.
[King] Look at this.
[Cole] This is how they even things up, King.
Cesaro and Kidd locking Xavier Woods in the pod.
[King] It didn't work to their advantage
because they had the attention on The New Day.
-Look at-- -One, two, three.
[Cole] What we might not have seen just a few moments ago
is Big E actually got Woods out of the pod.
So now, New Day, again, has the numbers advantage of three on two.
[King] Oh, boy.
He's out here.
[JBL] Clothesline, Darren Young down.
Now they're turning their attention to Titus O'Neil.
Titus is looking groggy here.
[Cole] And even groggier.
[JBL] More groggy.
New Day!
[JBL] The champions had a one in six chance of walking out here champions.
Now it's down to 50/50.
[Cole] They entered the Elimination Chamber last,
and they have a three-on-two advantage now.
[JBL] Just luck of the draw.
[King] I don't think it's exactly 50/50.
-Look it, look it, look it. -[groaning]
John, considering its three on two.
[wrestler] How does that feel?
[Cole] Using the Chamber to their advantage.
[King] I'm never gonna know what situation...
[JBL] We told you this match is brutal.
[man booing]
Get him up. Get him up.
[JBL] Is this what you call a 50/50 situation here tonight?
[King] Maybe slightly better than 50/50.
But the champs deserve a better than 50/50 chance.
[Cole] Titus taken out of the equation, and now,
New Day turn their attention to Darren Young.
And Darren, look at Darren trying to fight back.
[Cole] Big E! Sent right into the post in the pod.
[JBL] He hit that Lexan glass.
[King] Which is harder.
[Cole] And it gives Darren Young and The Prime Time Players a chance.
[King] That had to knock Big E loopy.
[Cole] Darren Young's gotta get his partner Titus out of his predicament.
Or drag somebody from New Day into the ring for a pin.
[yelling]
-[King] Listen to this. -[Cole] Wow.
[King] There's some heavy-duty action inside that Chamber.
[Cole] There certainly is.
[JBL] Tag team championship at stake.
First time ever in Elimination Chamber.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Titus is back to his feet.
-[King] These guys have all-- -[Cole] And Titus O'Neil!
[King] These guys have all taken quite a beating.
[Cole] That's what the Chamber's all about.
Darren Young now.
And Big E and Titus.
-[yelling] -[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Now Titus, using the Chamber to his advantage.
[grunting]
[Cole] You can hear that.
[King] Yeah, this is the edge of this Chamber.
-It's really close to us. -[Cole] Went for Trouble in Paradise.
Titus caught Kofi, bouncing off the Chamber.
[King shrieks]
[King] Titus will just sling you.
He'll just grab his opponent and just sling him.
[JBL] Titus is a one-man wrecking crew.
What a performance Titus O'Neil is putting on tonight.
Is it gonna be enough to get the tag team championship
for him and Darren?
-[King] He's a determined man right now. -[Cole] Darren Young!
He may have him!
[King] That did it. New champions. Cover him!
[Cole] Somebody's gotta go for a cover here.
[King] Cover him. They got no help. There it is!
[Cole] Cover by Darren! Hook of the leg!
-He got him! No! -[King] What?!
[Cole] Two and a half, so close.
[King] How did Kofi kick-out of that the last second?
[Cole] The Prime Time Players.
[yelling]
[Cole] Big E catches Titus with an elbow. Darren Young.
There are bodies everywhere.
[King] Man, oh, man, what a battle this has been.
Oh, no. Not on the floor!
-[King] Oh, on the steel floor! -[Cole] Goodness.
[King] That, guys, may have just taken Darren Young
-out of the equation. -[Cole] Titus may not need him. Cover.
Is it enough to win the tag team titles? And Big E kicks out.
Watch this impact.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Meanwhile, Titus.
[JBL] I cannot tell you how bad that hurt.
[Cole] And Big E from behind.
And a Trouble in Paradise. New Day using the numbers advantage.
[bell dings]
[Cole] And New Day retain the tag team titles.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, your winners
and still the WWE Tag Team Champions,
The New Day!
[JBL] New Day rocks!
And New Day is still your tag team champions.
[Cole] What a great Elimination Chamber match-up.
[JBL] You aren't kidding.
[King] First time in history. It made history.
[Cole] All the teams here tonight, great performance, but in the end,
The New Day, who entered the Chamber Match last
and had a three-on-two advantage,
able to retain the tag team titles here tonight.
[JBL] And luckily, were last coming out of their pod.
[King] Well, you mentioned that all night long, JBL.
-Luck of the draw. Luck of The Kane. -[JBL clears throat]
[JBL] Easy, Sepp Blatter, we don't do that around here.
Luck of the draw.
[cheering]
[King] Yeah, congratulations.
-We told you. -We told every single person.
-On the call. -We told all of you.
The power of positivity.
Now you believe.
[man] They are global entertainers, professionally trained athletes,
WWE Superstars, but they are not invincible.
They take real risks and endure unimaginable pain.
Broken bones, torn muscles, dislocations, separations.
Be smart, be safe.
Don't try this at home.
[announcer] The following is a Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
And it is for a World Heavyweight Championship Contract.
[Cole] Which of these Superstars will climb the ladder, grab the contract,
and guarantee themselves a world title opportunity?
Christian is all alone at the top of the ladder.
Ziggler from out of nowhere.
Dolph Ziggler is Mr. Money in the Bank.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Ziggler's cashing in the contract.
Zig Zag!
We got a new world champion.
Dolph Ziggler, World Heavyweight Champion.
And we are just two weeks away from the Money in the Bank WWE special,
live on the WWE Network.
And the question is who will become this year's Mr. Money in the Bank?
We have big news coming up a little bit later on tonight.
We're going to tell you some of the participants
who will be involved in this year's Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
You saw Dolph Ziggler win a couple of years ago.
He is involved tonight in the Elimination Chamber Match
for the Intercontinental Championship.
He's had some run-ins with Rusev over Lana.
And speaking of Rusev, breaking news, ladies and gentlemen,
Rusev will not be a part of tonight's Elimination Chamber Match.
When you say breaking, no pun intended, right?
Not at all because Rusev suffered a fractured foot
this past Thursday night on SmackDown.
We're gonna take it back to the action. King, you were there.
[King] I was there. I saw it happen. I knew it happened.
Watch this now, as he's tossing-- Right there.
Rusev lands wrong, badly, fractured that foot.
Watch this. His right foot. Oh, man.
I told my broadcast partners, Tom and Byron, I said, "He's hurt."
I knew he was hurt.
[Cole] And the match-up would continue.
Ryback would win via disqualification,
but then Rusev would actually have to be helped back to the locker room area.
This now is exclusive footage from WWE.com.
Rusev on crutches, leaving the arena this past Thursday night.
[King] Don't you know that Bulgarian Beasts
hated to have to use those crutches?
[Cole] And Rusev actually sent out a tweet a bit earlier today.
An interesting one.
[King reading] "Little broken foot, big deal.
Stupid American doctor won't let me compete.
In my country, I put on duct tape and fight."
-[JBL] Duct tape? -[Cole] And because of the fractured foot,
Rusev is not being allowed to compete tonight by orders of WWE doctors.
[JBL] Who is gonna take his place?
[King] Duct tape will fix anything.
[Cole] We're gonna find out who will take his place.
We know Sheamus, R-Truth, Ryback,
King Barrett, and Dolph Ziggler are involved
in the Elimination Chamber Match for the Intercontinental Championship.
Who will be the sixth Superstar?
[crowd cheering]
I just wanted to wish you good luck
and that the Intercontinental Championship would look really nice around your waist.
Yeah, yeah, it would. I want that title more than anything.
Real shame about Rusev.
I was looking forward to pinning him first tonight.
It's not about Rusev or about making him jealous.
It's about you tonight.
Yeah, and right now, it is.
When I come back as champ,
maybe it'll be about us.
I would really like that.
I'm gonna go do what I do better than anyone else in this business.
Be careful, and good luck.
[Nikki Bella theme song plays]
[King] A mutual admiration society going on.
I don't know how she does that, guys.
[bell dings]
[announcer] This is a Triple Threat Match,
and it is for the Divas Championship.
Introducing first, from Scottsdale, Arizona,
she is the Divas Champion,
Nikki Bella!
[Cole] Nikki's held the Divas title for 188 days
since Survivor Series last November.
No champion's advantage tonight, though, under Triple Threat rules.
WWE Elimination Chamber is presented by Totino's.
Try new, blasted, crushed Totino's Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
in ranch and cheddar flavors now.
[Naomi theme song plays]
[announcer] Next, the challengers.
First from Orlando, Florida, Naomi.
[Cole] As Naomi gets set for action, we invite you, ladies and gentlemen,
to watch your favorite TV shows and movies online with Hulu, and get next day,
unlimited, instant streaming access to all of WWE's weekly programs,
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Visit hulu.com for a free trial,
and start watching your favorite WWE shows today.
You notice, no Brie Bella, no Tamina out here tonight.
That's because The Authority says no one is allowed at ringside
for this Triple Threat Title Match.
[King] Another bad move by The Authority.
-[JBL] I agree. -[King] It gives us less to look at.
[Paige theme song plays]
[announcer] And from Norwich, England, Paige!
[Cole] Well, back in April, in her homeland of England,
Paige won a Divas Battle Royal
to become the number one contender for the Divas Championship.
In an interview immediately following that match-up, she was attacked by Naomi.
Naomi put her out of action for over a month.
As Naomi moved into the number one contender role,
Paige, though, an opportunity to win the title tonight.
[King] Paige looks ready to go.
Look at that ring, guys.
That's the reason men fall in love.
[Paige] This is my ring.
[Cole] Interview with Paige on WWE.com this past week.
She told me she's not here to make friends.
She's just here to become a three-time Divas Champion.
That would tie Eve Torres and AJ Lee with the most Divas Titles ever,
if that would happen tonight.
We invite you to talk about this match-up on social media
using the hashtag #DivasTitle.
-So again, the rules. -[bell dings]
[Cole] First Diva to gain pinfall or submission
becomes the Divas Champion,
meaning Nikki Bella does not have to be involved
in the decision to lose the title.
[King] Oh, wait a minute, oh!
[Cole] And there's Paige taking down Nikki.
Naomi dropped out of the ring,
and now it's a one-on-one contest for this moment.
[King] Yeah, we may see some-- You said moment, we may see
some momentary alliances, as we did there to start this match.
I don't think any of them will last long.
[Cole] No love lost between any of these Divas.
Oh, look out, Nikki sent right into the--
Hey, come on!
Right into our announce table.
[JBL] If you're gonna throw her into the announce table,
at least throw her over the table onto us.
At least I'd break the fall.
[Cole] Naomi, big kick to Paige.
-Naomi going up to the top rope. -[King] Whoa, oh!
[Cole] And a crossbody. Paige rolled out of the way.
Paige pins her here, she wins the title. And a kick-out.
[JBL] This is what you hate as a champion.
You can have a championship change hands and not even be part of the finish.
[King] Our champion is out of it right here on the floor in front of us.
[Cole] The one good thing for Nikki Bella, if this match-up does continue,
is there are no countouts in a Triple Threat Match,
or disqualifications.
[King] Right. Nikki just now getting to her feet.
That would've been about a count of 20 outside the ring.
Whoa.
Naomi, very athletic, ducking under that boot by Paige,
but now she's caught by Paige.
[JBL] Fallaway slam.
-[Cole] Paige crawling for the cover... -[King] Cover.
...for the Divas Title, and a kick-out by Naomi.
[King] Nikki determined to get back in, and now she's back in the match-up.
Ooh, boy, Paige's face right across the knee of Nikki Bella.
Cover by Nikki, looking to retain her title, and Paige kicks out.
[grunting]
[Cole] What's Nikki gonna do here?
[King] She's got 'em both in her sights. Yes.
Clothesline with part of that impact going on Naomi as well.
-[JBL] Way down... Alabama slam. -[King] Watch it.
[Cole] Naomi looking to steal the Divas Title, and a kick-out by Nikki.
[King] Wow. Good grief.
She would've knocked me out.
Cover here.
Paige landed hard.
Naomi, don't take time to talk smack. It could cost you.
[Cole] Nikki missed wildly with that kick.
It's now Paige looking to capitalize, and Naomi breaking things up.
[JBL] I think Nikki's rattled from running into this table down here.
Not running into it,
she had a little bit of help, but she missed that kick badly.
Watch out, now, into the post and sent out of the ring.
[King] She landed hard again.
[JBL] If she was rattled before, she's out of it now.
[Cole] And Naomi making sure the champ's not involved here.
She turns her attention to Paige.
[JBL] There's gonna be a new champion if it's down between these two.
[Cole] Suplex by Naomi.
New attitude.
[JBL] I love Naomi's attitude.
-I think it's perfect. -[King] You would.
[Cole] Leg drop.
Who's the best?
[crowd booing]
[JBL] You are. I'll answer that. You are, Naomi.
[King] What kind of attitude do you love? Looking down your nose at everybody?
[JBL] No, I love the fact that she beat the champion a couple times, and also,
they made this stupid battle royal for number one contender.
She took matters into her own hands.
And because of that, she's in a title match right now.
I hope she walks out of here as the new Divas Champion.
[King] So, you're on record as pulling for Naomi here.
[JBL] Well, I think it'd be justice. I'm being an unbiased commentator.
No, I don't pull for anybody.
[Cole] I think it'd be justice for Paige if she could knock off Naomi
for what Naomi did to her, embarrassed in her homeland of England.
[King] Nikki's back in the action, and watch this!
[Cole] Oh, no!
[Cole] Can Nikki capitalize? Damage done to Paige and Naomi.
-[King] Cover somebody! -[JBL] Nikki, just cover anybody.
Here she goes.
[Cole] Cover to retain the title, and Naomi kicks out.
[King] Cover Paige, cover Paige.
One, two--
[Cole] And again, another near-fall for the champion.
[King] Nikki was devastating.
Still not enough.
[Cole] And looking for the Rack Attack on Paige.
-[King] Watch out! -Naomi now with the Rear View.
Cover to crown a new champion, and Paige not gonna allow it to happen.
[King] As much to my delight, this match could go on for a long time.
Watch this Rear View coming up, oh!
[JBL] That would have been it, if not for Paige.
[King] All of these Divas are so determined,
they're not gonna let anyone get the upper hand.
[Cole] Paige looking for the submission.
Remember, you can win the Triple Threat under submission,
Naomi not gonna allow it to happen.
[King] That had to rattle Paige.
[JBL] Paige blocked that boot with her ear.
[Cole] Paige was going for the PTO, the Paige Tap Out.
Naomi, now looking to win the Divas Championship.
Maybe she'll change the glowing shoes to gold if she wins tonight.
[JBL] I'll love those gold shoes. I'm gonna get some boots like that.
[King] Yeah, that'd be wonderful.
[Cole] Planning on getting into the ring again?
[King] Oh, wait a minute here.
-Come on, Naomi! -[Cole] Oh!
[King] Good grief!
[Cole] My goodness!
-[King] Paige is out. -[JBL] What a move!
[Cole] And Naomi, to win the Divas Championship.
And Paige. That's gotta be just on instinct, kicking out at two.
[King] You're kidding.
I was thinking Paige's only hope was gonna be Nikki saving her.
Somehow Paige kicked out.
[Cole] And Nikki ducking underneath the kick by Naomi there.
Now looking for the Rack Attack.
Nikki with Naomi up, there's the Rack Attack.
-[King] That may be it! -[Cole] Nikki Bella, cover!
And Nikki retains the Divas Championship.
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and still the Divas Champion,
Nikki Bella!
[Nikki Bella theme song plays]
[King] That was awesome!
And here comes Brie to celebrate with her sister.
[Cole] Nikki Bella wins the Triple Threat tonight, and her championship reign,
which began all the way back at Survivor Series in November,
continues here tonight.
What a heck of a champion, John.
[JBL] Congratulations, Nikki Bella.
She has developed into a great Divas Champion.
[King] Let's look at some highlights.
I thought Paige might've had it here, but--
Oh!
That kick by Naomi took Paige right out of the equation.
And then, Paige came right back.
Oh!
But not for long.
[JBL] I don't know what that was, but it was innovative.
[King] Yes, it was. And then, the Rack Attack!
That spelled the end for Naomi.
-[bell dings] -[King] Victory for Nikki!
-Retaining the Divas Championship. -[Cole] Bella wins again.
-[Cole] Not a happy Naomi, -[King] But the Bellas are happy.
Congratulations!
-Dude, Totino's Blasted Rolls. -Sweet.
[cat meows]
[car alarm blaring]
-[man] Totino's Blasted Crust Rolls. -Yeah.
[man] Flavor at full blast.
[man 1] What happens when the director of Jackass and Bad Grandpa
meets the world of WWE?
Top ten most shocking WrestleMania moments?
What's up, everybody. I'm Big Show.
-[electric crackling] -Ah, damn it. Damn it.
-Does it look... -With the nachos...
-I'm gonna have to ask you to cool off. -[woman] Hi.
-[electric crackling] -Sweet Jesus!
Whoo-whoo-whoo-- Whoa!
[snoring]
-Sorry. -That's all right, baby.
[man 1] You get swerved.
You got smarter.
Oh, come on.
You're watching WW--
Seriously, what's going on?
That is gonna be awesome.
I bet you think you're getting swerved every week.
You're out here between me and JBL.
Especially when you call me J.R. But thank you for joining us here
live on the WWE Network and in 79 countries around the world
for our Elimination Chamber special. King, we gotta do some business now,
and thank The Offspring for giving us the music tonight.
[King] Absolutely It's called "Coming For You,"
and it's the official WWE Elimination Chamber theme song,
and it's available right now on iTunes.
[Cole] And coming up next, it is Champion versus Champion.
It is the proud, the respectful, time-honored U.S. Champion, John Cena.
The brash, disrespectful NXT Champion, Kevin Owens.
And this all started at John Cena's United States
Open Championship Challenge a couple weeks ago.
[Cena] This is the championship of our United States of America.
This is a true symbol of excellent sportsmanship.
Each week, I give an opportunity for anybody to make history.
All they gotta do is accept the challenge.
So, the John Cena U.S. Open Challenge starts now.
You want some? Come get some!
[Cole] This is extremely interesting.
Hello, John.
You know exactly who I am, don't you?
[Cole] That is the NXT Champion, Kevin Owens.
[JBL] To win that title, he dominated Sami Zayn like nobody I've ever seen.
You know what? I am a prize fighter, but I already have a prize,
and it's the NXT Championship.
So, when it comes to your little U.S. Open Challenge,
my answer is, uh...
No.
We are going to fight,
but it's gonna be on my terms, not yours.
And if you think that you have me all figured out,
-you're gonna realize-- -[Cole] Oh!
Owens with a cheap shot.
And look at this!
The Pop-Up Powerbomb.
Owens, Pop-Up Powerbomb to Cena!
Wow.
An emphatic, brash,
in-your-face statement from the NXT Champion, Kevin Owens.
[Cena] Last Monday on RAW, Kevin Owens proved to the world
that he knows how to start a fight.
This Sunday at Elimination Chamber,
we'll see if Kevin Owens knows how to finish one.
John Cena, 15 World Championships. Two Royal Rumble match victories.
Eleven WrestleManias.
Fifty-seven terrible T-shirt designs. And over 1,000 different ways to suck.
John Cena has beaten every single person
that's ever stepped foot in a WWE ring with him.
But he's never beaten me.
I've been in this business for 15 years.
I've competed all over the world.
Not just competed, mind you, but I dominated.
Sami Zayn was my best friend.
Someone I was closer to than almost any other human being on the planet.
And that's what I did to him. Imagine what I'll do to John Cena.
And once I do that, there will be no more doubts.
The entire WWE Universe will know that the real champ is here.
[Kevin Owens' theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[bell dings]
The following is a Champion versus Champion Match.
And it is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Marieville, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 272 pounds,
he is the NXT Champion, Kevin Owens!
[Cole] Well, if you don't think that Kevin Owens
is only looking out for himself, you just have to look back
at what we just saw and how he treated his one-time best friend, Sami Zayn.
Kevin Owens believes he has nothing to prove here tonight, gentlemen.
That's why initially he didn't take the U.S. Open Challenge from John Cena.
He just wanted to come out, John, and disrespect the 15-time world champion.
[JBL] It wasn't a matter of disrespect that he has right here.
Kevin Owens thinks he's disrespected
for not having the recognition that John Cena has.
[King] Well, I've heard a lot about this man.
He's really looking forward to being in the same ring with John Cena.
Look at him. Chomping at the bit. He can't wait for Cena to get out here.
[John Cena theme music plays]
[King] The wait is over.
[announcer] His opponent, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 251 pounds,
he is the United States Champion,
John Cena!
[King] The champ is here!
[JBL] That's what it's all about.
[Cole] This match can really be summed up by using one word.
Pride.
That's what it's about for this man, the current United States Champion,
the 15-time World Champion, John Cena.
And that's what it's about for Kevin Owens,
the current NXT Champion.
But a man, guys, who,
well, says he's been in the sports entertainment business for 15 years,
and deserves to be respected on that note alone.
But he never got a break.
[King] Well, guys, this is all the break that Kevin Owens needs.
In the same ring with John Cena, Champion versus Champion.
[JBL] It feels like watching Dr. J in the ABA.
You wonder how he compares against Magic or Larry.
Well, now we're gonna find out.
[King] You're right, we are gonna find out, guys.
I may be surprised, but I just-- I don't get the feeling.
I don't think that Kevin Owens is up to muster.
[Cole] We expect a lot of social activity on this match-up.
We invite you to join the chatter by using the hashtag #CenaVsOwens.
[King] Michael, you said this is about pride,
it's about more than pride to Kevin Owens.
[JBL] This is all about-- I mean,
you know, he could be the G.O.A.T. in all of this.
I mean, if he doesn't come out big here tonight,
he's a flash in the pan in the first degree.
[Cole] You know, the thing about Kevin Owens
is that he believes he's as good as, maybe even better than John Cena.
That's the, "In the Mind of Kevin Owens."
[King] Well, you gotta believe that. When you step in a WWE ring,
if you don't believe you're better than your opponent, you're gonna lose.
[Cole] Kevin Owens tweeting throughout the week that--
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] That this is about showing the world that he belongs here at WWE.
[JBL] He tried to show the world
when he stomped on John Cena's United States Heavyweight Championship.
[Cole] Kevin Owens came up in his career
with many current Superstars here in WWE.
[bell dings]
[Cole] Feels like he was left behind and now looks to prove himself.
[JBL] What he was doing, King, was stomping on John Cena's reputation.
Kevin Owens feels like he has been overlooked.
I believe Kevin Owens has been overlooked.
However, he's now in there with the best of our generation.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] This match-up tonight came about thanks to Triple H of The Authority.
After Owens arrived on the scene a couple of weeks ago.
And there's a shoulder tackle by Cena.
Welcome to the WWE, Mr. Owens.
[King] Yeah, welcome to the big time.
[Cole] John you have been in the ring with John Cena,
if you're Kevin Owens, you can say whatever you want,
you can do whatever you want, you can attack Cena from behind,
but when you get in the ring, and you face the 15-time world champion,
for the very first time, the nerves have gotta be getting to you.
It's gotta be like something you've never experienced before.
[JBL] I fought the greatest in the last 20 years.
I held the WWE championship longer than anybody in Smackdown history.
I've never faced anybody like John Cena.
There's a reason he's a 15-time world champion,
and Kevin Owens is going to find that out right now.
[Cole] And Owens is yet to be intimidated. Nice forearm right to the jaw of Cena.
[King] Well, Kevin Owens has been around for 15 years, guys,
and I'll tell you this, I've been in the ring against Kevin Owens,
and he is not a guy that you can intimidate.
And he is as tough as they come. As John Cena's finding out right now.
[Cole] There's an example of it by Owens.
We've learned a lot about Kevin Owens on NXT,
which can be seen on the WWE Network every Wednesday night.
Kevin Owens is cold and he's calculated. He's remorseless.
It's all about Owens. And there's Cena with a running bulldog.
[JBL] Ouch.
[Cole] And John Cena is gonna keep the pace...
where he wants it.
Keep it quick.
Not allow Owens to settle in
because, John, Owens has got that methodical style.
[JBL] The style that has been very successful to Kevin Owens.
He throws one hell of a punch.
When Kevin Owens is out here, people chant "Fight, Owens, fight!"
[Cole] Owens has got a five count.
[JBL] Owens loves to fight. And he's good at it.
[King] I like to sort of refer to this as like an old-school fight.
That's what Kevin does.
He doesn't go out there and try to be flashy.
You're not going to see him do any triple moonsaults off the top rope,
but he will fight, and he will beat you up.
[Cole] And now, we're settling into the kind of pace that Owens likes.
Where he can dominate and take his time and physically--
[King] Watch this forearm.
-Just watch this. -[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Wear down his competition just like that.
[JBL] When Kevin Owens won that NXT Championship,
he didn't just defeat a great champion, Sami Zayn,
he absolutely dominated him.
[Cole] John, what about what he did to Sami Zayn
a couple of weeks ago at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable?
[King] His "friend" Sami Zayn.
[JBL] If he's willing to do that to his best friend.
Think about what he's willing to do to John Cena.
To get what he thinks he deserves, and that is respect.
You hear me?
[indistinct yelling]
[Cole] Here's the cover. Hook of the leg on Cena,
who's gotta power out now.
Owens is in control, and you gotta wonder if Cena's
thinking to himself, "What did I get myself into?"
And Owens wearing Cena down.
Cena back to his feet.
[King] Well, it doesn't look good for John Cena right now, but you saw,
and we see it every single night when John Cena
comes out to the ring. He raises that towel that says, "Never give up."
And that's what John Cena lives by. He never gives up.
[JBL] Well, there's a reason I nicknamed him Big Match John.
I've never seen a guy win bigger matches on bigger stages
against...
That forearm though, is right underneath that chin,
trying to cut off all the air and the wind to John Cena.
[King] You see John trying to get it off of his neck, that air passage there.
Now, John gonna maybe show Kevin Owens a little bit of his strength.
A little bit of John Cena's power. Oh, there he goes!
-Oh, there you go! -[JBL] And now, going for the AA.
And Kevin Owens able to plant Cena with a DDT.
Cover! For the win! Hooks the leg, and Cena just kicks out at two.
[King] I hope that John hasn't underestimated,
or I don't think John would underestimate Kevin Owens,
but somehow maybe, taken him a little bit for granted.
Look at John get him up in the air,
but Kevin Owens was able to slip out of there and then plant John.
Come on!
[Cole] So close for Owens. But again, that's just an example
of why John Cena is a 15-time world champion.
The resilience in the heart and guts of Cena.
Owens, though, with a boot right to the face.
[King] The response from this crowd, it's electric in here.
[JBL] This is a true big fight feel.
You were right, King. Champion against champion.
Where you going, John?
[King] I saw a tweet from Triple H just a few moments ago.
A picture of him with Kevin Owens saying, "Future is now."
[Cole] Cena! For the win!
Almost surprised a cocky Owens who follows it up with a clothesline.
[King] Oh, boy.
There's that fight that we know is inside Kevin Owens.
He just wants to beat you up.
[Cole] Wearing him down, cover by Owens again on Cena, who powers out at two.
Make no mistake about it, Cena knew he was gonna be in a fight tonight.
[JBL] This man, Kevin Owens, is tenacious.
He is fighting for what he believes
he has not achieved in 15 years, and that is respect.
I don't think anybody's been able to stay there with Cena like this in a long time.
[King] Don't stand there and gloat too long.
That's where you're gonna get it, Kevin Owens.
-[JBL] Cena's not afraid to throw hands -[Cole] Or shoulder tackles.
[King] Here we go. Uh-oh, look at this.
Cena caught.
Wow!
[Cole] Owens, for the win!
Kick-out by Cena at two.
[King] Kevin Owens thought he had this thing.
Almost did.
Watch this.
[all exclaiming]
[King] All his weight on John Cena, but Cena getting those shoulders up.
John has taken a lot of abuse in this match.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] A cannonball by Owens for the win on Cena,
who kicks out again at two. And Kevin Owens is learning
about the resilience of John Cena.
-Three. -[King] Never give up.
[JBL] What a big, tough man. He used to beat up people.
That used to do this as well.
How would you like to have that coming at you?
[King] No, thanks.
[JBL] He just threw his own body into John Cena.
Never give up.
It's time to give up, John.
It's time.
[Cole] And the trash-talking.
[grunts]
[groans]
[King] John Cena gonna let his actions speak for him.
[Cole] Oh, but for the Pop-Up Powerbomb.
Owens wanted to end it right there. Cena, though, able to counter.
And now the shoulder tackles, and here comes John Cena.
[King] John Cena's had that Pop-Up Powerbomb
dropped on him two times now. He wasn't gonna go for it a third time.
[Cole] Momentum shift coming.
[King] I read your book, Kevin Owens. "You can't see me."
But you're gonna see this Five-Knuckle Shuffle.
[Cole] Cena in position for the AA.
[King] Here we go. Whoa, no.
Kevin Owens able to slip out again. Wait a minute!
-[Cole] Pop-Up Powerbomb! -[JBL] It's over.
[Cole] Kevin Owens, cover.
-Cena at two! -[King] What?!
Owens hit the Pop-Up Powerbomb, and John Cena was able to kick-out.
Owens can't believe it.
[King] You better believe it, Kevin. This is Champion versus Champion.
[JBL] Like it or not, you're in the ring with John Cena.
-[Cole] One of the greatest of all time. -[JBL] And Kevin Owens,
you are finding out what we have found out for years around here.
It is tough to beat this man in a big match.
[King] Oh, man.
Look what that does to your spinal cord, gentlemen.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Cena in trouble. Kevin Owens gonna pull out all the stops.
[King] Well, I said earlier you won't be seeing
this guy flying off the top rope.
I guess I was wrong.
Look out! Uh-oh!
That's a lot of weight coming down across the wrong place there.
John Cena may have bought himself some time.
[Cole] And #WWEChamber trending number one in the world right now.
Watch out!
[King] John climbing up there.
Oh, man.
Caught that right in the jaw.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
-[Cole] Cena again in trouble. -[JBL] That's not gonna end well.
-[Cole] Kevin Owens, oh, man. -[King] What?!
[Cole] Cena!
AA! Cover!
[JBL] Cena's done it again.
[Cole] Owens kicks out!
[King] Wow.
[Cole] Owens showing tremendous agility.
I want you to watch this how he turns this into a moonsault here,
and John Cena rolling out of the way.
And then he delivers the AA, King, but somehow Owens kicked out.
[King] Well, if Owens had hit that moonsault from the top rope,
it would already be over, but he missed it.
And then, John Cena did hit the AA, and I thought it was over.
But, no, Kevin Owens kicks out, somehow.
[Cole] It is an electric feeling here tonight.
Sold out American Bank Center in Corpus Christi.
[JBL] I knew Kevin Owens was gonna be impressive.
I didn't know he was gonna be quite this impressive.
[King] You think John Cena might be thinking the same thing about now?
[Cole] Cena and Owens in a stalemate.
[King] Oh, wow! What an attack. Look out.
[JBL] I think Cena, in a weird way, enjoys it.
The better and the harder the fight gets, the more Cena has to dig down.
[Cole] He loves the challenges. He wants everyone to step up.
-Oh, superkick! -[JBL] It's what great athletes do.
[King] Owens with the upper hand,
but does he have the strength to cover John Cena?
-Look at this kick. -[Cole] Boom!
Right on the button.
[JBL] This match is taking a great deal out of both men.
[King] Just looking at the physique of Kevin Owens.
[JBL] What is Kevin Owens thinking?
[Cole] Oh, man.
[King] Well, we call him brash, we call him arrogant.
[Cole] Owens mocking Cena. Got caught.
That cockiness is gonna cost Owens.
[JBL] Wrong guy to mock.
[Cole] STF. Is Owens gonna tap to the STF?
Owens trying to drag himself to the bottom rope.
[King] Look at John. Dragging him back to the middle.
Wait a minute.
[Cole] Oh, look at this!
Look at this!
-AA! An AA! -[JBL] Get him with his own finish.
[Cole] Using Cena's move against him! And Cena powers out at two.
Kevin Owens using the Attitude Adjustment.
[JBL] How audacious is that? I love it.
[King] This guy is arrogant.
[JBL] He wants to beat a 15-time world champion at his own move.
And that is not arrogant. That's not cockiness,
-if you can back it up. -[King] Yes, that is arrogant.
[JBL] And Kevin Owens is backing it up.
[King] He needs to be taught some respect.
[JBL] Fight, Owens, fight!
This is the chance of a lifetime for Kevin Owens.
[man] Fight!
[grunting]
[King] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Cena, Tornado DDT!
Cena! Hooks the leg. Is this enough here?
Owens at two!
Another near-fall in this match.
[King] I've said this before.
I think Kevin Owens needs to be taught some respect.
And we all know that John Cena is a man that is good at that.
Watch this move from Cena.
[all exclaiming]
[King] Planting Kevin Owens.
[crowd] One, two--
[JBL] Right now, Kevin Owens is doing everything he said he would do.
He is taking the fight to John Cena.
[Cole] First, Owens to the top rope. And now Cena.
Leg drop, back of the neck. Owens could be out.
[JBL] Thanks for coming.
-[Cole] A near fall! -[JBL] Wow!
[King] Kevin Owens is taking absolutely everything that John can dish out.
[Cole] Including Cena's patented leg drop from the top rope.
These Superstars are kicking out of everything.
[King] That's why this is Champion versus Champion.
[JBL] I always had respect for NXT.
I got a brand-new respect right now.
Oh, man!
[Cole] Kevin Owens
powering himself, and it's Cena again.
And now, Owens getting frustrated. What has he gotta do?
[King] We may be in a situation where we got two Superstars in the ring
that can't beat each other.
[JBL] I've always wondered how different leagues compare.
How different Superstars that don't cross paths would do.
I'll tell you what. This is awesome!
Kevin Owens in his first WWE match
is taking John Cena to the limit.
[Cole] Watch the innovation of Kevin Owens.
[King] This cannot feel good.
[Cole] But yet Cena was still able to stay alive.
This has been an incredible match.
[King] I think you said it best a little bit ago.
These guys are both wondering what it's gonna take
to put the other man down for a count of three.
You're done.
[JBL] Owens got one.
Cena will throw hands with the best of them.
-[King] Throwing bombs here. -[JBL] Yes, they are.
Springboard Stunner! Springboard Stunner by Cena!
-For the victory! Oh! It's a kick-out! -[King] That's it.
[King] Now, the frustration sitting in on John.
[JBL] That's right. You don't often see that.
[Cole] Well, that Springboard Stunner has been very successful for John.
His last few outings.
[JBL] This is something you rarely ever see.
Two champions in the prime of their lives fighting it out.
[King] Oh, man.
That should've put anybody away.
[Cole] But Kevin Owens with the wherewithal to get the shoulder up.
I wonder what's running through Cena's mind.
What does he need to do to put Owens away?
[all exclaiming]
-[Cole] What a counter! -[JBL] He's got him!
[Cole] Counter by Owens and Cena again, at two-and-a-half!
Kevin Owens with a tremendous counter!
[King] Both these men just refuse to lose.
[Cole] Kevin Owens has been so impressive.
Gonna go to the top rope. Launching himself!
Senton for the win!
Hooks the leg on Cena, who again powers out!
Kevin Owens, I know you got quite a repertoire.
I know you got a big bag of tricks you need to dig a little deeper.
[Cole] Well, look at this, King. Talk about the innovation of Kevin Owens.
[JBL] That was awesome.
[Cole] And right here.
But again Cena able to stay in the match.
And Cena with a clothesline!
Man, oh, man. And that buys Cena time to create some separation.
Allows Cena to regroup.
[King] I don't know. You talk about regrouping.
I don't know how that's possible.
I don't know how these guys are even able to get back to their feet
after what we've seen from these two.
Watch this. Good grief!
[Cole] And another one!
[King] Almost taking Kevin Owens' head off!
[JBL] Owens has found a way to win more big matches
over his career than John Cena.
Is he going to find a way to do it again?
[King] Missed that clothesline.
[Cole] Owens! Pop-Up Powerbomb!
Cover on Cena! Hook of the leg!
-Owens got him! -[JBL] He got him!
[Cole] Kevin Owens has beaten John Cena!
[announcer] Here is your winner, the NXT Champion,
Kevin Owens!
[Cole] That may be the most monumental win
in WWE history when you consider this!
This was Owens' first WWE match tonight,
and he beat a 15-time world champion!
Kevin Owens has defeated John Cena!
[King] Unbelievable!
[JBL] I've got to agree with you, Michael.
This is akin to Joe Willey Namath claiming that he's gonna beat the Chiefs.
You had Kevin Owens call it!
Kevin Owens called his shot like a Bambino on Wrigley Field
and said, "I'm going to beat John Cena!"
Kevin Owens walked out here and did just that.
He did the unthinkable!
It's the greatest called shot in sports entertainment history!
[King] I'm like that man we got sitting on the front row shaking his head.
I am shaking my head, I'll admit it, in disbelief.
Let's go back and watch this unbelievable clothesline right there from--
Ow, wow.
That knocked him for a loop!
How'd Kevin Owens survive that?
But look at this!
John Cena could not survive
this massive Pop-Up Powerbomb!
Watch the impact when John lands.
[Cole] It was an incredible match of innovation!
John, we've seen moves in this match
we've never seen in a John Cena match before!
-Incredible! -[JBL] Champion versus Champion!
We have watched history, and that was one hell of a ride.
Greatest called shot in sports entertainment.
On my first night on Raw, I said,
"Anybody who didn't know me yet wasn't worth my time."
Well, now, everyone knows who Kevin Owens is!
[crowd cheering]
I'm the man who started a fight with John Cena,
but I'm also the man who just finished that fight.
[crowd cheering]
And now that I've beaten John Cena,
John,
I have some veteran advice.
It's time for you to go, because your time is way up,
but my time is now,
because the champ is here!
[King] Wow.
[Kevin Owens' theme music plays]
[JBL] He called it. He backed it up.
He did it.
[Cole] An absolutely just incredible match
between Kevin Owens and John Cena, but this was it.
The Pop-Up Powerbomb that'll be forever remembered.
On the night where Kevin Owens from NXT, the champion,
marched in and defeated John Cena at Elimination Chamber.
[JBL] You're right, Michael.
This was Kevin Owens' night, and I'm impressed.
But my question is,
can Kevin Owens do this night in and night out?
[Cole] Before every WWE special,
we have an hour-long Kickoff Show.
Let's check in with our all-star panel hosted by Renee Young.
Please welcome the Elimination Chamber Kickoff panel, we have WWE Hall of Famer,
Booker T, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton.
Gentlemen, your reaction to everything you just saw with Kevin Owens.
Shock. Absolute shock.
And I'm gonna take a page out of Kevin Owens' book.
He said, "Everyone knows who Kevin Owens is now."
Right now, you can Facebook it, you can tweet it,
Instagram, three Words, #FightOwensFight,
because Kevin Owens just shocked John Cena.
You know who Kevin Owens didn't shock? Himself.
Because Kevin Owens walked into this building tonight
telling everyone and believing that he was better than John Cena.
And right now, you can't argue with that.
[Booker] Kevin Owens is a hybrid athlete, guys.
He can do things you never would think he can go out there and do.
He went out there and shocked the world just like B said.
And at the Elimination Chamber,
the guy has my endorsement as a bona fide Superstar.
His debut on the main roster here in the WWE.
Kevin Owens is here, baby.
We've seen a lot of action here tonight already.
What are you looking forward to?
I'll tell you what I'm looking forward to. The same thing as every week.
Seth Rollins retaining the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
That's what I'm looking forward to.
I'm going to have to disagree with you, respectfully, and I'm gonna say
that to take a page out of Jon Bon Jovi's handbook,
Dean Ambrose is not only going out in a blaze of glory,
he's going out with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Guys, that Chamber is gonna lower. We still got one more Chamber Match,
and I cannot wait to see somebody get hurt.
Well, like I said, we've got a lot more action to come here.
This is Elimination Chamber.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Brooksville, Florida,
weighing in at 234 pounds,
"The Inspirational" Bo Dallas!
[King] Good luck, Bo. I'd hate to follow what we just saw, wouldn't you, JBL?
[JBL] You aren't kidding. How do you follow that?
I tried to be nice to you, Neville.
I saw a little bird with a broken wing, and I wanted to help.
But you denied me.
You think you can handle everything on your own.
Everybody needs help.
All you need is help.
It's too late for you, Neville.
Tonight, I am gonna force you
to Bo-lieve.
[Neville theme song plays]
[announcer] His opponent,
The Man That Gravity Forgot, The New Sensation,
Neville!
[Cole] What Bo Dallas is referring to is a knee injury that Neville suffered
a number of weeks ago in the King of the Ring tournament
that Bo Dallas has targeted over the past few weeks.
We understand that Neville's been rehabbing the knee,
although it still may not be 100% tonight.
So, this is a battle, guys, of two former NXT Champions.
Neville took the NXT Title from Bo Dallas, hence the reason
many people believe Dallas is still jealous about that fact.
[King] Yeah, but also the reason that Bo Dallas says,
"If not for him, you'd never have heard of Neville."
Neville putting in that mouthpiece.
He may need it in the mood that Bo Dallas is in here tonight.
[Cole] Two contrasting styles in this match-up.
Neville's got that hybrid style,
can really be mat-based if he wants, and also a high flyer.
Bo Dallas straightforward, straight ahead.
[King] Big night for NXT, huh?
These two young men battling it out, what we just saw from Kevin Owens. Wow.
[JBL] Incredible.
Incredible match by Kevin Owens and John Cena.
[Cole] Xavier Woods, The Lucha Dragons, The Ascension,
of course, came from NXT, as well.
They were in the Elimination Chamber Match to kick off the night.
[JBL] Neville saying, "Come get that leg, it's fine."
[Cole] We know Bo Dallas has targeted it recently.
[JBL] He says he's doing it to help Neville.
[Cole] I'd love you to explain that to me.
Why? So he can overcome?
[JBL] Yes, Michael, he's teaching him how to overcome, how to adapt.
Bo was kind of taking Neville under his wing.
It's tough love.
[King] That's tough logic.
Oh, man.
[Cole] Look at Neville go.
-[JBL] Here we go. -[King] And that's the Neville style.
[Cole] Neville top rope and Bo Dallas wisely-- Maybe not.
Moonsault!
[King] Bo Dallas didn't want any of that, but he got it anyway.
[JBL] A secret of Neville, roll far, far away.
[Cole] Sometimes, when you're out of the ring, it's good,
but not when it comes to Neville.
Neville can create offense from anywhere. Cover.
Kick-out by Bo.
[groaning]
[King] Watch this. Outside the ring? Yeah, it doesn't matter. Here I come.
[Cole] The height that Neville has.
[JBL] It's incredible.
I am impressed.
This Neville is something else to watch.
[King] But you think Bo Dallas is something to listen to, right?
You love his inspiration, his motivational speaking.
Get back!
[referee] You've got to come off the rope.
-You've got this wrong. -"Get back," he says.
[JBL] Bo is inspirational.
-I'm doing this for you. -[Cole] What?
I'm trying to help you.
This is all for you.
I'm your friend. I'm making you better.
Why don't you unders--
[all exclaiming]
-[JBL] What an ingrate. -[King] What?
[JBL] Bo's trying to help Neville.
[King] You don't get out in the middle of a match with someone and try to--
[JBL] Look at all this high flying.
Enjoy it while you can because these guys don't last long.
Guys like Bo Dallas, The Inspirational Ones, they're the ones
that'll be around, because they're leaders.
[Cole] Leaders of what?
[JBL] Of men, Michael.
Men in a generic sense. Men of the world.
Three!
[King] And you can picture Bo Dallas someday as being like a world leader?
[JBL] Absolutely.
[Cole] Using the ring skirt to his advantage.
Get inside this ring right now.
[Cole] You could join that crowded Republican primary field.
[JBL] Real role model.
[Cole] Be inspirational.
[JBL] He's better than Seth Ryder.
[Cole] Cover. On Neville. Kick-out at two.
[King] I just don't see how Bo Dallas, who just said, "I'm doing this for you.
I'm just trying to help you." How's this trying to help Neville?
[JBL] It's tough love, King.
You don't always understand the things that people like Dr. Carl Jung
or Sigmund Freud go through
when they go through psychoanalysis of people like Neville.
[Cole] You keep calling it "tough love," but tough love for what?
[JBL] He's helping Neville improve.
I don't know what you guys are watching, but Bo has explained this.
[King] Somehow, when he's talking, I'm not listening.
[grunts]
[JBL] Well, you should be, King.
Cover by Dallas. Looking to knock off Neville.
Near-fall for Bo.
[grunting]
[King] JBL, earlier you said that, uh--
Well, let's go back earlier in this match right here.
[all exclaiming]
[King] Neville got dumped on his head.
[JBL] That was innovative.
[King] I was going to say, JBL, earlier you said that Kevin Owens
did the greatest call of a shot since, uh,
Joe Namath called his victory against Kansas City Chiefs.
I think it was Joe Namath against the Indianapolis Colts.
[Jbl] Well, so, Baltimore, the Baltimore Colts.
[JBL] And you were probably there, King.
And you're the one that called me J.R.
It was the greatest called shot I've ever seen.
[Cole] Shoulders down.
[JBL] The Colts, not the Chiefs.
[Cole] There we go.
[JBL] Like the Bambino at Wrigley Field when he called that shot.
Best called shot in sports entertainment.
[Cole] I thought he called that shot at Yankee Stadium.
[JBL] No, sir. He called it at Wrigley Field.
So, there.
-There, Internet troll. -[Cole laughs]
[Cole] So they've been all over you, huh?
[JBL] Yeah, they have.
[King] So now call this one, J.R., I mean--
[laughter]
[Cole] And Neville fighting back. Bo Dallas, look at the knees from Dallas.
Just punishing Neville.
-And enjoying it. -[JBL] That is inspirational.
That is a man of the people right there, Bo Dallas.
[Cole] Yeah, the people seem to support him, huh?
[JBL] They love him.
[Cole] He just got a standing "boo."
[grunting]
[King] JBL, you gotta agree, it's difficult to like somebody
who just is obviously pretending to be nice.
[JBL] There's no pretense here, King.
[King] So you think he's really a nice guy?
[JBL] He's a wonderful human being.
I've talked to him many times. All about positive things.
[Cole] You guys are obviously talking about Bo Dallas, right?
[King] I know what he says.
But what he says and what he does are two different things.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] A turning point perhaps for Neville.
[King] What he meant to do and what he did were two different things there.
[Cole] Ouch!
[King] Face introduced to that second turnbuckle hard.
Three!
[King] I don't know.
Bo needs some inspirational speech to get up from this.
Back in.
[grunting]
[Cole] Here comes Neville fighting back into this.
Ow!
[King] Just when you think you've got to watch out
for Neville's fist, here come his feet.
[JBL] Thank goodness he's not an octopus.
[King] I bet Bo Dallas thinks he's in there with an octopus right now.
[JBL] Hitting him with everything he has.
[Cole] Shooting Star press.
The standing diversion and a kick-out by Bo.
And Neville thought he had him.
[King] A bit frustrated.
[man chanting] Let's go, Neville.
Let's go, Neville.
[grunting]
[King] And Dallas, he's still got a lot left in the tank.
-Watch out. -[Cole] DDT. Plants Neville.
Dallas, hook of the leg and a near-fall as Neville kicks out at two.
[JBL] You know what I love about Bo Dallas is those victory laps.
[King] Victory laps?
You like watching him run around and around the ring after he's won?
[JBL] Giving back to the WWE Universe.
[King] I've always wanted to reach out from the announce table and trip him.
How's that giving back?
[JBL] Because he's getting close to the WWE Universe.
He's letting them touch him. He's letting them see positivity up close.
Running bulldog!
[all exclaiming]
[King] Oh, wow!
What in the world? Bo Dallas has gotta be...
[JBL] Uh-oh. Here we go, Neville!
[King] Go for it, baby! This is gonna be good!
[Cole] Neville going to the top rope.
[JBL] This isn't good for Bo.
[Cole] The Man That Gravity Forgot.
[King] I love to watch this.
-Wow! -[Cole] The Red Arrow!
[King] Goodbye, Bo.
-[Cole] Neville with the win! -[bell dings]
[Neville theme music plays]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Neville!
[King] Well, back to the inspirational drawing board for Bo Dallas.
But watch this one more time.
Whoa!
A Red Arrow. Well, okay, watch it two more times.
In slow motion, it's even prettier.
[JBL] Bo Dallas worked. He inspired Neville.
[King] What?!
So, you mean that Bo Dallas did what he came out here to do?
[JBL] Absolutely. This is a victory for Bo Dallas.
[Cole] I wonder if he feels the same way you do.
[King] For Bo Dallas, it's a victory
that hangs with somebody else, namely Neville.
[Cole] Neville celebrating here tonight in Elimination Chamber.
[King] Congratulations, Neville.
Big victory.
[Cole] And there is Dean Ambrose on your left,
Roman Reigns on your right,
former Shield brothers as Ambrose gets set for his match--
Good night, huh?
I hope that Kevin Owens will fight.
Hey, um, heard earlier in the Kickoff that you said you were gonna be
in your buddy Dean's corner here. It's admirable.
It's refreshing, quite honestly, to have that kind of a bond.
But, um...
you don't really have the authority to just insert yourself
in a WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match like that.
I mean, I know Kane is gonna be out there...
in an official capacity.
You, you would just be there to be a disruption.
Unfortunately, I'm not gonna be able to allow that to happen.
You get involved in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match tonight,
and Dean here is gonna get disqualified.
You hear me?
Loud and clear.
But, hey, good luck. I got a good feeling about this.
Me, too.
[King] Yeah, I'm sure Triple H does have a good feeling
now that he threw that little stipulation in.
[JBL] Great leaders have to make tough decisions.
[Cole] That's still to come later on tonight, but up next, our second match
of the evening to be contested inside the Elimination Chamber.
This will be for the vacant Intercontinental Championship.
One of six men will become the Intercontinental Champion tonight.
The reason that the Intercontinental Championship was vacated
was because Daniel Bryan had to give up the Intercontinental Championship
due to injury a number of weeks ago.
[King] Who's gonna be taking Rusev's place, though?
[Cole] Yeah, that's what we wanna know, because Rusev with a fractured foot
will not be involved in this match tonight.
He's not medically cleared to compete.
We'll find out in just a bit
who will replace Rusev inside the Elimination Chamber.
There's the vacated Intercontinental Championship.
There's the former Intercontinental Champion, Daniel Bryan,
looking on from ringside.
Daniel Bryan was a guest of Miz TV earlier on tonight
as part of the Elimination Chamber Kickoff Show.
We know that Daniel Bryan will present the championship
to the winner of this Elimination Chamber Match.
Why did he vacate the Intercontinental Title?
Daniel Bryan told us all about it a few weeks ago on RAW.
The Intercontinental Championship should not be sitting
on a physical therapist's chair.
It deserves to be in this ring.
And in this ring is where I'm going to leave it.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Thank you, Daniel!
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following is an Elimination Chamber Match.
And it is for the vacant Intercontinental Championship!
This match begins with two Superstars in the ring
and the four other competitors enclosed in their respective pods.
Every four minutes, a pod door will open, allowing another competitor to enter.
This process will continue until all of the pods are empty.
However, at any time if a Superstar is pinned or submits, he is eliminated
and must exit the Elimination Chamber.
The last Superstar remaining
will be crowned the new Intercontinental Champion!
[Mark Henry theme song plays]
[King] Oh, my gosh!
Oh, my gosh!
Is this the man that's taking Rusev's place?
[announcer] Introducing first, from Silsbee, Texas,
weighing in at 399 pounds,
he is The World’s Strongest Man,
Mark Henry!
[Cole] Yes, he is!
Rusev is out with a fractured foot. He's been replaced by Mark Henry,
who will be locked in a pod to be released at some point in this match-up
for the vacant Intercontinental Championship!
[JBL] What a wild card to enter The World’s Strongest Man into this!
-[King] No kidding! -[JBL] That is great!
[Cole] This changes the complexion, doesn't it?
[JBL] It certainly does.
[King] Mark Henry gotta be happy about this turn of events.
[Cole] Looking back through the records
from Elimination Chamber here,
and it appears Mark Henry has appeared
in one other Elimination Chamber Match in his career.
[Sheamus' theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer speaks indistinctly]
[announcer] "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus!
[Cole] Gentlemen, for Sheamus, it's the fourth time in his career
he'll enter an Elimination Chamber Match.
Chris Jericho holds the record with eight appearances
inside the Chamber in his career.
Triple H has the most wins with four.
[King] Yeah, Sheamus looking up at this imposing Chamber,
but I gotta tell ya, Sheamus is pretty imposing himself. That is one mean man.
[R-Truth theme music plays]
[announcer] From Charlotte, North Carolina,
weighing in at 220 pounds, R-Truth!
[Cole] R-Truth, just as experienced as Sheamus,
entering his fourth Elimination Chamber Match.
He told us Thursday night on SmackDown that beware, he's a veteran,
he's dangerous, and he knows what the Chamber can do.
[JBL] A lot of luck involved.
[King] One thing I don't think we'll see tonight
is this man R-Truth climbing around on the top of this Chamber
like we saw Torito and those guys do earlier,
'cause he's got a fear of heights.
Stay grounded, R-Truth.
[JBL] I think Mark Henry will keep him grounded.
[Ryback theme song plays]
[King] Another big guy.
Wake up, it's feeding time!
[announcer] From Las Vegas, weighing in at 291 pounds, Ryback!
[Cole] First time in his career, Ryback will be inside the Elimination Chamber.
There's a very emotional video on Facebook that you can check out
of Ryback telling a story about how he ran into a young man
at a gas station after he got beat up and lost a match.
The kid asked him why he lost.
Ryback said, "Hey, sometimes the bad guys win."
And then, it dawned on Ryback it didn't have to be that way.
He said, "If you work your tail off,
if you do everything you can do to win, it'll happen."
So, tonight, for that kid who he knows is watching, this match is for him.
Tonight, Ryback says, "The good guy wins."
[King] Well, he better be hungry because inside that Chamber,
he's got a lot on his plate tonight.
[JBL] A lot of people calling their shots on Joe Namath's birthday.
[Cole] And we now know the two men who will start
the Elimination Chamber Match for the Intercontinental Championship.
[King] Joe Namath's got a lot of mentions here tonight.
[JBL] Beat the Colts and the Chiefs, apparently.
[King] He'll be trending before you know it.
[JBL] All hail King Barrett.
[King Barrett theme music plays]
[announcer] From Preston, England, weighing in at 246 pounds,
he is the 2015 King of the Ring,
King Barrett!
[Cole] King Barrett entering the Elimination Chamber
for the third time.
But he's gonna start things off.
Remember, pinfall or submission, you head back to the locker room.
Last man standing is the Intercontinental Champion.
[JBL] We're starting with a king.
[Cole] Well, Barrett did tweet earlier this week
that the five other men in the Chamber
will bow before The King where the championship
will be returned to its rightful owner.
[Dolph Ziggler theme song plays]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And residing in Hollywood, Florida,
weighing in at 218 pounds, Dolph Ziggler!
[JBL] Has to be one of his favorites to win it all, Dolph Ziggler.
[Cole] Lana wished Dolph Ziggler good luck earlier on tonight.
Of course, Dolph has been involved in that issue with Lana and Rusev.
[King] I know one thing, if I were Dolph,
once they get this match started, I'd hate to see any of those pods open.
[Cole] Yeah, but the one good thing for Dolph Ziggler
is Rusev isn't in one of the pods. Not medically cleared to compete tonight.
We know the emotional run that Rusev has been on
over this Lana and Dolph situation.
Wouldn't want to be locked in the Chamber with Rusev.
[King] You're right about that.
[Cole] Barrett and Ziggler will start things off every four minutes.
Another Superstar will be released from a pod and enter.
And here we go for the Intercontinental Title.
Two men who've had a tremendous amount of experience.
[King] Hey, look at this.
Quick cover. Another pin.
[Cole] Another kick-out.
[King] What would happen if Dolph
had got a three count right there on King Barrett?
-Would we have to wait around? -[Cole] I believe so.
[King] Four minutes for somebody else to enter?
[JBL] You don't see that very often. Leg takedown like that by Dolph.
[Cole] Count again. And King Barrett, a five-time Intercontinental Champion.
Dolph Ziggler, a four-time Intercontinental Champion.
If Barrett would win tonight, he would creep ever so closer
to the record nine times of Jericho. Kick-out by Ziggler.
Ow.
[Cole] John, this is obviously a much different Chamber Match
than we saw earlier tonight which involved the tag teams.
Again, you've been in Chamber Matches before.
Any particular strategy you use,
especially if you're the first two men out?
[JBL] If you're the first two men out, the key is to survive.
Look, you can't win it early, but you can lose early.
The key thing you have to do
is wait till all those pods open and be the last one in there.
Survive. Whatever you have to do, go do it.
[Cole] Barrett. Ziggler.
[JBL] Get away from the action, hide from the action,
whatever you have to do to make it to the end.
Because you can't win it until the end. You can lose, but you can't win.
[King] I think Dolph was trying to prove
that you could beat your first opponent early.
Doesn't happen very often,
but I think that's what Dolph was hoping for.
[JBL] You need to have a little rest period before you open that next Chamber.
If you could keep that kind of a roll going, that would work.
[Cole] We saw in the first Chamber Match tonight
the importance of how late you enter the Chamber.
New Day entered last and retained the tag team titles.
The number five slot.
Fifth person to enter the Chamber Match has yielded
the most winners over the years. Five winners.
Triple H has won three times from the number five position.
The number six spot now with five winners as well,
thanks to The New Day win tonight.
[JBL] The one strategy that changes is if you start,
you want to take your opponent, like you said, out as quick as possible.
[King] Dolph may throw one of the prettiest dropkicks
in the business right now.
[Cole] Ziggler.
-Neckbreaker. -[yelling]
[JBL] Ziggler's feeling it.
Hey, if you're Dolph or The King, any of these... cover!
Any of these pods opens, it's bad news.
You've got Mark Henry, The World’s Strongest Man.
You've got Ryback. You've got Sheamus, R-Truth.
[King] Why is it bad news for me if I've got--
[all exclaiming]
[King] Oh, you're talking about King Barrett.
[JBL] I'm talking about the King of the Universe, King Barrett.
[Cole] Ziggler landing hard on that steel grating.
And in less than a minute,
one of the four men will be released from the pod.
[King] Now he's King of the Universe?
[JBL] Yes, he won the King of the Ring, that means he's King of the Universe.
-[grunts] -[all exclaiming]
[JBL] Looks like a Ragnar Lothbrok or King Richard,
-he's King of the Universe. -[Wade] I will eat your ass alive.
[Cole] Barrett's mouthing off to everyone, isn't he?
Did he forget the pod's gonna open soon?
[JBL] He better stop sticking that big nose of his in other people's business.
[Cole] And Barrett now using the entire Chamber
to his advantage.
We saw him bounce Ziggler off the Lexan pod,
and now using the chain link.
[JBL] You said, "That's not a big nose?"
I bet he can smell what's for dinner tomorrow.
Hey, you want some of that? You want some of that, huh?
Huh?
[Cole] Barrett's screaming at Sheamus. It could be Sheamus that's released.
[JBL] Who's it gonna be?
[King] Barrett's ready for whoever it is.
[buzzer]
-[King] R-Truth. -[Cole] Here comes Truth.
[grunting]
[Cole] And Barrett not even letting him get out of the pod.
-Good strategy if you're King Barrett. -[JBL] That's great strategy.
[Cole] Remember, no disqualifications, so Barrett can do what he wants.
As soon as that pod door opens, it's fair game.
[grunting]
[grunts]
[King] Come on, let the guy get out of the pod and into the match.
[Cole] Barrett's a brawler by trade.
Look at Barrett go.
And Truth has had no chance.
[King] Let's take a look at, again, what happened.
Truth is watching him.
As soon as that pod opened, Barrett, basically,
he didn't let R-Truth come out of the pod.
Barrett went into the pod after Truth.
[Cole] Now, Dolph, turning things around.
Momentarily.
[King] If Dolph could get to his feet,
this would be a time to form a little bit of an alliance.
Dolph and R-Truth double-team up on Snuffleupagus face there.
[JBL] That's King Snuffleupagus to you.
[Cole] Oh! Ziggler right off the ring post.
Boom!
[JBL] It's so good to see a fighting King.
[Cole] And here comes Truth.
[King] Watch out.
Oh, man. Right in the nose.
[Cole] Missile dropkick. Drives Barrett down.
Truth looking to eliminate The King.
Is it enough? And a kick-out at two by Barrett.
[King] Whoa!
Now, cover him.
[Cole] Dolph is still out in the corner after being bounced off the ring post.
-Oh, Truth. What a scissors kick. -[JBL] That should do it right there.
[Cole] Yeah, but Barrett wisely rolled out of the way.
[King] What's up? I'll tell you what's down. King Barrett.
[Cole] Truth has been so impressive ever since he was able
to battle back after Barrett's assault early on.
But Barrett, cover.
Is it enough by Truth? And a kick-out.
[King] Oh, good.
[Cole] Dolph Ziggler. Shoulders down.
[groans]
-Oh! -[King] Good grief.
Watch out!
[Cole] Barrett, again, with another kick right to the jaw.
[King] That's it for Dolph.
[Cole] And Barrett looking to eliminate Ziggler.
Hook of the leg. Shoulders are down.
And a near-fall for Barrett.
[JBL] Guys, listen to this, listen.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Barrett can't believe
that he wasn't able to put away Ziggler there.
Seamus, Ryback, and Mark Henry, still in the pods.
Under a minute to one of those three men being released.
[JBL] See how Dolph's holding on to those ropes.
He doesn't want to land on that grate.
[Cole] Nothing great about that grate.
[all exclaiming]
[King] What?
Oh, look at that.
[Cole] Uh-oh.
[King] Oh, boy.
[Cole] That Lexan was just knocked out of the pod.
Mark Henry.
[King] Mark Henry is saying, "Hey, does that mean I can escape?"
[Cole] Get out of there. There's no disqualification, Mark.
Mark Henry getting involved in the match-up now.
[JBL] What a mistake Barrett just made.
[Cole] An extreme mistake.
[JBL] Barrett had Dolph. It looked like he could pin him.
And made a mistake and opened up Mark Henry's pod.
[Cole] What a leg drop.
Cover. Hook to the leg.
Barrett kicks out. Someone else is gonna get into this match.
[JBL] What if it was Mark Henry's pod? What if it's somebody else's?
[King] Oh, there's only two left.
Mark Henry's in this thing officially.
-And now, it's Ryback as well. -[Cole] Here comes The Big Guy.
No eliminations yet.
Mark Henry and Ryback have had a rich history.
In fact, these two men met at WrestleMania one year.
Barrett and Ziggler in it, too.
Along with R-Truth.
All five men still alive.
Sheamus still in his pod.
[King] Oh!
Ryback just bulldozed down Mark Henry.
[Cole] Cover by Ryback. Henry at two.
[King] Let's go back and look again. Listen to this.
[objects clattering]
[King] But this is how Mark Henry got into the match,
much to the dismay of King Barrett.
[JBL] Yeah, a terrible tactical error by King Barrett.
[King] I think all King Barrett was trying to do was just smash Dolph Ziggler
-as hard as he could. -[Cole] Spinebuster.
Cover by Ryback.
And Barrett again.
[JBL] Unfortunately, you're right, King. He let out The World’s Strongest Man.
[King] Yeah, that pod gave way.
Whoa!
[Cole] Ryback landing on the steel grate.
Ziggler underneath the boot. Dolph Ziggler.
Shoulders down, looking to send King Barrett
to the locker room and a kick-out at two.
[King] If he could have just held him for another second.
[JBL] Mark Henry's doing the smart thing here.
Yeah. Just let him fight. He's a spectator for the moment.
That's exactly what I would do.
[Cole] Wasteland.
Cover.
[JBL] Oh, Mark.
Mark couldn't resist.
He should've climbed on top of Barrett.
[Henry] You think you're a tough guy?
[King] I hear Mark Henry's saying, "Some of this tough guy."
[Cole] Under two minutes.
You talked a lot of noise when I was in that cage.
[Cole] Until Sheamus will enter.
[grunting]
[JBL] Wait a minute. Mark Henry's not officially in the match yet,
what if Mark Henry's pod opens?
[Cole] His pod never opened. His pod broke.
[JBL] Royal Bull Hammer.
-[Cole] Uh-oh. -Come on.
[King] Oh, no.
-Watch it, Dolph. -[all exclaiming]
-[JBL] That hurt. -[Cole] Ryback.
Truth, Lie Detector!
[JBL] Can't do that to The King.
-No! -[King] Ah-ha!
[Cole] Truth just did.
[announcer] King Barrett has been eliminated.
[Cole] Five men remain, including Sheamus, who's still locked in the pod.
Barrett's got to head back to the locker room.
[King] All hail The King as he walks back to the locker room.
[Cole] Under a minute till Sheamus getting involved.
[King] Look at these four.
Every man for himself here.
Is Dolph trying to talk over an allegiance here?
Trying to make a deal with somebody in there?
-[JBL] I would. -[King] Me, too.
Mark Henry.
[King] Nope. I don't think any deals were struck.
[Cole] Henry and Truth.
[King] The only thing being struck right now is Dolph.
-[Cole] Ryback and Dolph. -[King] And R-Truth.
[JBL] Who negotiated that? Neville Chamberlain?
[King laughs]
[Cole] It's about to...
be Celtic Warrior time.
-[buzzer] -[Cole] Things are about to change.
[King] All four of these guys have taken a lot of abuse.
-Nobody in great shape. -[Cole] Wait, wait, wait.
[JBL] What's up?
[King] The door's stuck.
[Cole] Sheamus is supposed to be in this match,
and the official can't get the door open.
Open the door!
[JBL] Problems with our Elimination Chamber.
[King] One broke, and one won't open.
Won't open too soon.
[JBL] Sheamus wants out.
-He's stuck there. -Open the door!
[Cole] He rightfully should be out. It's his turn to enter the match.
Meanwhile, from behind, R-Truth looking to steal one on Ryback.
Now Dolph Ziggler.
And Ziggler.
Truth popped out.
Ryback, now on Ziggler from behind.
[indistinct conversation]
[JBL] I would try to beat everybody else before Sheamus gets out.
[King] No, I think that they figured they're gonna take three of them
to beat Mark Henry, I believe.
[JBL] That's great strategy. Take out The World’s Strongest Man.
[King] Yes, I agree completely.
Everybody hit him with everything you've got.
[Cole] Spinebuster!
[King] Oh, no. So much for that deal.
-Should've know that would happen. -[Cole] It's every man for himself.
Feed me more!
[crowd chanting] Feed me more!
R-Truth and Shell Shocked!
[JBL] Ball game! Cover.
[King] Goodbye, R-Trizzle.
[Cole] And Ryback's eliminated Truth.
[announcer] R-Truth has been eliminated.
[Cole] Meanwhile, Sheamus is still in his pod.
[JBL] He can't get out.
[Cole] Ryback--
[JBL] Sheamus is dying to get into this match.
[Cole] Ryback, Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry are.
Sheamus is supposed to be in, but the door's stuck.
[JBL] Who's doing our equipment? The Patriot's equipment guy?
[Cole] Oh, man.
[King] This is not gonna be good for Dolph.
[Cole] Ryback, vertical suplex.
-Look at the power of Ryback. -[King] Oh, no.
[King] He's gonna eventually let him down, but it's not gonna be a good landing.
Blood gotta be rushing to the head.
Dolph Ziggler.
[Cole] That could be it.
[JBL] Cover him, Ryback.
[crowd chanting] Feed me more!
[Cole] Ryback looking for the meat hook, and he ran into a superkick.
And now all three men in the match are down.
Sheamus is supposed to be in the match, still locked in his pod.
[JBL] So what's gonna happen if Sheamus never gets out?
Do we have a winner?
[Cole] I don't know what to tell you.
[King] Sheamus cannot believe this.
[JBL] Sheamus fixed it.
[King] He picked the lock?
With that Celtic cross?
-One way or the other, Sheamus is now-- -[Cole] In the match.
Are you guys entertained?
[King] Free from the pod, and free to dish out some punishment.
[Cole] And that's what Sheamus is about to do.
There goes Dolph.
[King] That's the second time he's broken a pod with his head.
Oh, and there goes Ryback out onto that steel grate.
[JBL] This Lexan is bulletproof, but I don't think it's Dolph-proof.
[King] Listen again.
[loud crash]
[Cole indistinct]
Henry, huh? The World’s Strongest Man.
I don't think so, huh?
Come on, Henry.
[grunting]
[Cole] World's Strongest Slam coming up.
[King] Oh, maybe not.
[all exclaiming]
[King] This may be worse.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Cover by Henry. Sheamus kicks out.
[King] Sheamus was squashed.
[JBL] Sheamus was squashed. He just wasn't pinned.
[grunts]
[King] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Sheamus looking to eliminate Mark Henry, and he does.
-That's it for the World's Strongest Man. -[King] Brogue Kick did it.
[announcer] Mark Henry has been eliminated.
[Cole] So, we're down to Sheamus, Ziggler, and Ryback.
[JBL] Sheamus is the only one standing.
He benefited from--
It looked like his Celtic cross had gotten stuck in that cage opening.
[Sheamus] Come on, big guy.
[Cole] And look at Sheamus driving Ryback off the chain link.
[King] Well, I bet right now these guys are wishing that pod had stayed closed.
Sheamus has done nothing but wreak havoc ever since he entered this match.
[JBL] Oh, Sheamus, throw Dolph through another pod. That's fun.
-[King] What? -[JBL] It's fun.
[King] For Sheamus, maybe.
And you,
you find humor in the misfortunes of others.
[JBL] This is certainly a different kind of Elimination Match than we saw before.
[Cole] Indeed it is.
-[all exclaiming] -[Cole] Good grief.
[JBL] Sheamus looks in complete control out there.
[King] You know why he looks like that? Because he is.
[Cole] Sheamus may be moments away
from winning the Intercontinental Championship.
[Cole] Not if Dolph has something to do with it. Dolph fired up here!
[King] Dolph said, "I believe I've had enough of this."
[Cole] Maybe not. Maybe it'll take a little more.
[JBL] Almost messed up Sheamus' hair.
[Cole] Sheamus has never won the Intercontinental Championship.
He said it's on his bucket list. Could do it here tonight.
Cover by Sheamus on Dolph.
Kick-out by Ziggler.
[JBL] I asked Sheamus where he got his hair cut
because I didn't want to go there by mistake.
[JBL] I think it looks great.
[King chuckles] You would.
I think that look would look good on you, John.
[King] Oh, boy.
Oh, boy. Hey, hey, hey. Look at this.
[Cole] Oh, and I thought he had him.
Sheamus shoulders down. Dolph Ziggler and again, a near-fall.
And Dolph Ziggler!
-Shoulder first. -[all exclaiming]
-[Cole] DDT. -[King] Wow!
Cover him!
[Cole] Oh, Sheamus. And a near-fall for Ziggler.
Now, Ryback starting
to get back into the ring.
The Big Guy.
[JBL] Sheamus off that DDT. His hair alone coming through his scalp--
[King] Look at this. No.
Ziggler, superkick. Down goes Ryback.
Went for the Brogue.
Famouser by Ziggler.
[King] Look at Ziggler go now.
[all exclaiming]
[King] That may do it for Dolph.
[Cole] To eliminate Ziggler, and he does. Oh, man.
[announcer] Dolph Ziggler has been eliminated.
[Cole] And it is down to Sheamus and Ryback.
One of those two men will be Intercontinental Champion.
[crowd chanting] Feed me more!
[Cole] As the "Feed me more" chants begin
here at American Bank Center.
[JBL] Only one of these gentlemen
has ever been the Intercontinental Champion.
[King] Guys, this is about to be brutal.
[all exclaiming]
[yelling]
[Cole] Sheamus, to win the Intercontinental Title.
Hooks the inside leg on Ryback and a kick-out.
[King] You can't beat The Big Guy that easy.
[Cole] Sheamus has eliminated Mark Henry and Dolph Ziggler.
[indistinct yelling]
[Cole] Sheamus pointing over here.
[JBL] And this is tough.
[Cole] And Daniel Bryan and the vacant Intercontinental Championship.
That's what it's all about. He's never won the Intercontinental Title.
There's Ryback.
[King] Too much gloating.
Count your chickens before the hatch here.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] That is power.
[grunts]
[King] Looks like Ryback wants to be the next Intercontinental Champion.
[King] Uh-oh.
[King] Ryback coming in too quickly. Now he's got Sheamus in.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] The power of Ryback.
[King] This does not look good for Sheamus.
[JBL] Ryback is scary.
Whatever you do, Sheamus, don't get up and look around
and see what all the noise is about. You're not gonna like the view.
Attaboy, Sheamus.
[Cole] There's not really anywhere to run.
[King] What's he doing now?
I think he's-- Is he trying to get back in his pod?
[Cole] He was trying to get out, and now he's trying to get back in.
[King] Oh.
[JBL] It was unfortunate he was mistakenly locked in so long.
[King] Oh, boy. Not on the steel grate.
[JBL] Oh, no.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] White Noise on the steel.
-[JBL] I think that has to be it. -[King] Yep.
[JBL] We're about to have a new Intercontinental Champion.
[Cole] Sheamus for the championship.
-Did he get it? -[King] No.
Guys, listen to this impact.
[all exclaiming]
Even a body like Ryback's can't take that kind of abuse.
[JBL] Yeah, I don't know how Ryback kicked out of that.
[King] He's crawling now instead of walking.
[JBL] He's smart enough and has enough sense
to get away from Sheamus so he can't get covered again.
Not quickly.
However, he's in the wrong spot.
[grunts]
[crowd] Three, four!
[Cole] Oh, no.
[all exclaiming]
[King] Look out! This is not gonna be good again.
[Cole] No! Rolling senton on a steel.
[groans]
[King] These guys are gonna destroy each other in that Chamber.
[King] Uh-oh, Sheamus just waiting for Ryback to get to his feet.
-Broken-- No. Wait. -[Cole] Oh, no.
[King] Oh!
[Cole] Oh, The Big Guy. Oh, man!
[King] Whoa!
[JBL] The incredible strength of Ryback.
[Cole] Here's Ryback, looking for Shell Shocked.
Shell Shocked by Ryback.
Cover.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Cole] Ryback is the Intercontinental Champion!
[King] Unbelievable.
[announcer] Here is your winner
and the new Intercontinental Champion,
Ryback!
[Cole] Ryback wins his first singles championship in WWE.
[Ryback's theme song plays]
A long time coming for The Big Guy.
[King] What an impressive victory.
It was hard-fought. It was well-deserved. It was earned.
[Cole] I told you the story about Ryback earlier on tonight.
For Ryback tonight, The Good Guy picks up the win.
[King] Let's go back and look at some of the action
earlier on in this Chamber Match.
You saw King Barrett
breaking into R-Truth's cell or pod.
And another pod just destroyed
courtesy of Dolph Ziggler's body,
but then, released Mark Henry into the action.
And then, Dolph Ziggler a second time into a pod.
Then look at this.
This is a difference-maker right here.
[JBL] It certainly is.
You got to have almost superhuman strength to be able to do that.
And this is Shell Shocked from Ryback and the one, two, three!
[bell dings]
[King] New champion!
[JBL] A great victory for Ryback, the new Intercontinental Champion.
[Cole] It has been a long wait for Ryback,
but he finally can call himself champion.
[crowd chanting] Yes!
I think a congratulations is in order to the Ryback.
[crowd cheering]
Do you guys think he deserves it?
[crowd] Yeah!
Do you guys think he deserves it?
[crowd] Yeah!
Do you know what?
I think he deserves it.
[crowd chanting] Yes!
I just want to say from the bottom of my heart,
you're not only an inspiration to all these people,
you're an inspiration to The Big Guy, and I thank you, Dan.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] What an incredible moment by a very humble Ryback tonight.
He wins the Intercontinental Championship by winning the Elimination Chamber.
[crowd chanting] Feed me more!
[King] Congratulations to Ryback!
Big, big-time victory!
[JBL] The Big Guy. Our new Intercontinental Champion.
Feed Me More!
Wake up, WWE!
It's feeding time!
[Austin] Give me a hell, yeah!
[man] It's the return of the Stone Cold Podcast.
Tomorrow night, immediately following RAW.
[Cole] Stunner to Heyman!
[man] Live with the outspoken Paul Heyman.
[Heyman] Let's go a little bit off-page and shoot from the hip.
[man] No question is out of line.
[Heyman] Right here! Right now!
[man] This is gonna get loud.
I got this.
[man] The Stone Cold Podcast with Paul Heyman.
Live, tomorrow night, immediately following RAW.
Exclusively on WWE Network.
[Cole] It is all about the contract inside that briefcase.
You win it, you're guaranteed an opportunity at the WWE World Title.
[King] The rods of steel.
Those ladders hurt when they hit you like that.
[Cole] Rollins entering his first Money in the Bank Ladder Match here tonight.
-Many believe he's the odds-on favorite. -[man 1] Few more feet, Seth.
[bell dings]
[Cole] Welcome to Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins.
What on earth? Seth Rollins!
Mr. Money in the Bank!
This is brilliant!
Rollins with a heist of the century!
[JBL] First time in WrestleMania history someone's cashing in Money in the Bank
and walking out the WWE World Heavyweight Champion!
[Cole] And that man, Seth Rollins, is the WWE World Champion today
because of what he accomplished in WrestleMania.
Who will be the next Mr. Money in the Bank?
We'll find out in two weeks at the Money in the Bank special event.
Well, we are in Corpus Christi tonight.
We are sold out at the American Bank Center.
And still to come is our main event
with the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins,
to take on The Lunatic Fringe, Dean Ambrose.
And we'd like to thank all of you tonight watching all over the world,
live in 79 countries. Thank you for watching Elimination Chamber.
And if you're watching in the United States
exclusively on the WWE Network,
and, King, if it's your first time watching this on the Network, thank you.
Yes, and welcome. I mean, the WWE Network is awesome.
I mean, you gotta admit.
And John, what a night it's been, including an incredible match,
Champion versus Champion, John Cena versus Kevin Owens.
This was incredible.
You called it. It was the biggest victory
we've seen here at WWE after this debut match against John Cena,
15-time world champion. Absolutely incredible.
[Cole] Let's pick you up here. This is at the end of the match-up.
John Cena was rallying
with that clothesline against the NXT champion, Kevin Owens.
[King] You're right about that. Turned Kevin Owens inside out.
But he went for it again.
Kevin Owens ducked and watch this Pop-Up Powerbomb.
And that spelled victory for Kevin Owens.
Let's look at that one more time.
This is what Kevin Owens is all about.
[Cole] The Pop-Up Powerbomb that will be forever remembered as the night
Kevin Owens marched in to Elimination Chamber
and knocked off the 15-time world champion.
[JBL] He said he was gonna do it. Kevin Owens did it.
[Cole] And we have breaking news now.
This just in, that in two weeks at the Money in the Bank event,
live on the WWE Network from Columbus, Ohio, the rematch.
[King] What?
John Cena versus Kevin Owens.
[King] Oh, my gosh. They're gonna do it again?
[JBL] I want to see more. I thought it was incredible.
[Cole] And, of course, at the Money in the Bank event,
we also have the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Who will become Mr. Money in the Bank this year?
We can tell you that part of the field is already set.
Six men. Dolph Ziggler, Neville, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton,
Kofi Kingston, Sheamus
will all vie for the opportunity to become Mr. Money in the Bank.
The Money in the Bank event takes place in Columbus, Ohio
two weeks from tonight. And gentlemen, we all know
what winning the Money in the Bank Contract means.
That is one of the most star-studded Money in the Bank matches
we have ever seen. It virtually guarantees you
the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
You can cash it in any time, any place. That's up to you.
Like you said, you're almost guaranteed to be the next champion.
And again, we do want to just reiterate
that it's not all the participants who will be a part of that match-up,
-just the six that have been named so far. -That six is pretty good.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next, it is our main event.
It is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins
set to take on The Lunatic Fringe, Dean Ambrose.
For Dean Ambrose, it's about settling serious bad blood
with his former brother from The Shield.
You know, it's truly amazing to me how one bad decision
can change your entire life.
You can choose to put your trust in someone.
[Cole] Those three men may have affected the long-term history of the WWE.
[Ambrose] Treat them like family.
Treat them like blood.
Together, you build a juggernaut.
[man] The Shield has owned this yard for well over a year.
[Ambrose] Become absolutely invincible.
Now watch as they plunge the knife into your back.
Watch as that betrayal sends them straight to the top.
[Cole] Seth Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank.
Right where they want them to be.
[Cole] Rollins with the heist of the century!
[Seth] The future is now.
And the future is the greatest champion of all time!
The world needs someone like Dean Ambrose to make sure someone like Seth Rollins
doesn't get too comfortable.
Seth Rollins thinks that because he calls himself the future, that he's untouchable.
But he's not.
You can surround yourself with all the suits and sycophants you want.
It won't matter. Tweedledee and Tweedledum can't save you.
Your Big Red lapdog can barely stand you, let alone save you.
Even Mommy and Daddy can't save you.
Stop! Stop!
Let him go and we'll give you the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match.
Even Mommy and Daddy can't save you!
This is the guy that insulted you, right?
[Cole] Down goes Noble! There goes Mercury!
[man] Oh, where did he come from?
[Cole] That cameraman in the wrong place at the wrong time.
-Put your hands behind your back. -You're kidding me!
-Being arrested for cynical assault. -This is crap.
Even Mommy and Daddy can't save you.
I mean, did you honestly think a trip to a local clink on some trumped-up charges
was enough to keep me from getting my hands on you?
[Cole] Dean Ambrose is back!
I think he was clear of the charges once that YouTube video showed up.
And here comes The Lunatic Fringe!
He's got a nightstick to help him out.
The truth is, Seth, once upon a time, you made a bad decision.
You betrayed your brothers.
Now, I'm gonna take everything from you.
Your safety.
Your security.
Your smile.
Your peace of mind. Your well-being.
Your WWE
World Heavyweight Championship.
[Seth Rollins theme music plays]
[Cole] And there is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
flanked, of course, by J&J Security.
Joey Mercury on the right, Noble on the left,
and the Director of Operations, Kane,
who Triple H said has business being out here, in quote, "official capacity."
[King] Yeah, that's what Triple H said was best for business.
[JBL] When you're the boss, it's tough making tough decisions.
Roman Reigns doesn't belong out here.
Triple H had to ban him. Great decision.
[Cole] J&J Security does belong out here, I guess, right?
[JBL] Well, they're Seth Rollins' security.
[Cole] John, what official capacity do you think that Kane brings?
[JBL] He's the Director of Operations.
I'm not sure what rock you guys have been under,
but he actually has the official role of running this entire place.
Underneath Triple H, of course.
Who does a wonderful job, by the way.
I am the man!
There's nothing you can do about it!
[crowd booing]
[JBL] What a great champion.
[Dean Ambrose theme music plays]
[Cole] You know, it is true, Dean Ambrose did force The Authority
to make this match tonight,
but let's not forget, Dean Ambrose owns a pinfall victory
over the WWE World Heavyweight Champion a few weeks ago.
Ambrose has earned this opportunity tonight.
[JBL] It's pure thuggery.
That's thuggery.
[Cole] The victory over Rollins wasn't thuggery.
That was in the middle of the ring.
[bell dings]
The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger, from Cincinnati, Ohio,
weighing in at 225 pounds, Dean Ambrose!
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent, from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 217 pounds,
he is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth Rollins!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] #AmbroseVsRollins to talk about this on social media.
It's for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
There's one thing we know about Ambrose, King,
he will not be intimidated by the fact
that J&J Security and Kane are hanging out at ringside.
[King] I know what you're thinking, JBL.
You'll probably say Ambrose is too stupid to be intimidated.
[bell dings]
[King] Let me tell you something. Ambrose is crafty.
He's smarter than you think.
[JBL] Crafty is a kind word.
[Cole] Two former Shield brothers battling it out now
for the WWE World Heavyweight Title.
[King] Both sharing a sarcastic smile with each other
before this match-up gets started.
[Cole] Ambrose said there's a lot of things that's gonna change in WWE
when he becomes champion.
[JBL] What a disaster that would be.
An absolute catastrophe if Dean Ambrose walks out here
the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[King] What's wrong with him being the face of WWE?
[JBL] You'd have to hide children.
Couldn't use him on a billboard.
[King] His hair's a little unkempt, but that's okay.
[JBL] At least he dressed up for the title match.
[King] Success hadn't gone to his clothes yet. It's okay.
I respect that in a guy.
[JBL] Imagine Ambrose representing WWE in a corporate environment.
What a disaster that would be.
[King] I still don't see why.
[JBL] He would scare everyone around him, King. He's scary.
He scares me.
[King] Just think.
[Cole] Oh, a nice deep arm drag by Ambrose and another.
[JBL] Can you imagine him in a shareholder meeting?
"Here's our champion," and he walks out.
People would run for the exits.
[King] You know what, JBL, that could happen tomorrow.
They could be in that big meeting tomorrow morning, and Dean Ambrose
may be walking in the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] Yeah, what a way to start off the month of June.
[JBL] What a terrible day that would be.
[King] Look, he's even inviting company into the ring.
[groaning]
[King] Ooh, that arm's not supposed to bend that way.
Hey, Kane.
[Cole] Ambrose would win the championship if he gets Seth Rollins
to tap out or submit. Or he can do it via pinfall.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] And the hobbits are calling for time out.
[JBL] They're not hobbits, they're trained security.
There's nothing wrong with that.
[JBL] I always wonder who's baking the cookies back at Keebler's
while these guys are here.
Two!
[King] And our old buddy The Iron Sheik tweeted out
calling the Jabroni & Jabroni Security.
That's what "J&J" stood for.
[Cole] Ambrose is begging Rollins to get back in the ring.
[JBL] I understand they're trained by MI6. Same people that trained Bond.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Now, Rollins looking to get the upper hand.
The man who won the championship back at WrestleMania
cashing in his Money in the Bank Contract. And the officials separating the two men.
I don't know why Ambrose just doesn't thank Seth Rollins
for creating him and just leaves.
You know, the animosity he feels. Seth Rollins beat him.
Seth Rollins built him.
Without Seth Rollins, you'd never hear of Dean Ambrose.
[King] You know, Dean Ambrose was a part of The Shield just as Roman Reigns was.
-I mean-- -[JBL] Oh, no. Come on.
[King] What do you mean "No, come on"?
[JBL] No, Seth Rollins was The Architect. He was the leader.
[King] He only watched The Shield dominate the WWE for like a year.
[Cole] And there was enough concern about Reigns and Ambrose
being together that Reigns has been banned from ringside.
And if there is a disruption, Reigns would come out here,
and Ambrose would be automatically disqualified, according to Triple H.
[JBL] Yeah, and that was a smart move, without a doubt,
by Triple H, keeping Roman out of here.
That hothead, there's no telling what Roman Reigns would do out here.
[King] I like this. I love it when he punches,
then chops, then punches, and chops.
[Cole] It's that unorthodox style.
You're not the only one that loves him, King.
[JBL] He's not unorthodox.
He's not a-- He's a lunatic. There's a big difference.
[Cole] Cover by Ambrose for the championship. Kick-out at two.
[JBL] You guys are trying to find words to describe Dean Ambrose in a kind way.
He's nuts. He's a lunatic.
There's a reason they call him a Lunatic Fringe.
There's a reason that Seth Rollins is a great WWE champion,
and Dean Ambrose would be a terrible one.
[King] All that being said, tomorrow morning you may wake up, JBL,
with a lunatic for WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] Oh, top rope. High risk.
[King] Oh.
Seth Rollins is not gonna take that risk.
He's getting outta there.
[King] Hey, wait a minute. Now, look at this.
[Cole] Oh, and Rollins takes advantage of the distraction by Mercury.
[King] I'm sure that's okay--
[Cole] And now Noble.
[King] All of this kind of interference I'm sure is okay with The Authority.
[Cole] The Director of Operations is right there and he's not doing anything.
[JBL] Not a thing. Just looking on.
-[Cole] And Rollins to Ambrose. -Oh, no!
[Cole] Rollins, cover.
Is it enough to put Ambrose away?
Not there.
[King] Oh, this is vicious, right here.
[all exclaiming]
[JBL] Kane isn't doing something because Kane knows
he doesn't want to interfere in a championship match.
[King] So, J&J Security jumping up and down on the ring apron
is not technically interfering, right?
[JBL] Technically, they didn't interfere.
Oh, man.
[Cole] And after the distraction by J&J, Rollins is in complete control
and feeling pretty proud of himself right now.
[crowd chanting] Justin Bieber!
[King] And "Justin Bieber" chants start.
Watch this. Kick to the head.
Oh!
[Cole] Oh, man. To the spine. Cover. Forearm right in the face.
Ambrose powering out.
Look at Ambrose.
In trouble.
[JBL] Look, I'll give you this. Ambrose is tough.
There's no doubt about that.
WWE Universe loves him.
He's just not exactly what we need as champion.
-[King] Did you say "we"? -[JBL] "We." As in us.
I'm speaking for you, too.
[King] You got a mouse in your pocket, or what?
[JBL] Why would I have a mouse in my pocket?
[King] Whoa!
[Cole] And Ambrose,
tried to build momentum, and Rollins was able to counter.
[JBL] Incredible counter by Seth Rollins.
[Cole] Face first off the turnbuckle. Cover by Rollins.
And Ambrose again stays in it.
[King] I know, you just talk about how horrible it would be,
what a disaster it would be to have Dean Ambrose champion.
I remember when there was another guy that spit in the face of authority
that made a pretty good champion around here.
Stone Cold Steve Austin.
And you're saying that Dean Ambrose has a personality
a lot like Steve Austin sometimes.
[JBL] Yeah, it took us years to get over Steve Austin.
-Oh, my God. Yeah, right. -[JBL] Years.
Couldn't take him anywhere. You couldn't take him to a party.
He drank all the beer. He couldn't take him to a corporate event.
He's liable to beat somebody up.
Come on, Deano.
We don't need to go through all that again, King.
[King] I thought it was fun.
[Cole] And then, Stone Cold Steve Austin will be on the WWE Network
following Monday Night Raw tomorrow night.
Podcast returns as guest Paul Heyman--
And Rollins. Oh, man!
Enough to put Ambrose away to keep the championship?
Kick-out at two by Dean.
Again, cover. Hooks both legs this time.
[indistinct arguing]
[JBL mockingly] Look, look.
You can't do that.
[Cole] Rollins and J&J all over official John Cone.
[King] Who would listen to those two?
[JBL] People with intelligence.
[King] People with intelligence?
[crowd booing]
[King] Now, there's a good face of the WWE right there.
[JBL] I couldn't agree with you more, King. Snarls.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] And J&J Security loving it.
[King] Let me ask you this, JBL.
How many corporate events has Seth Rollins attended?
[JBL] Well, not many.
He's very busy, King.
-[King] Well, how many is not many? -[JBL] A few.
How many times has he shown up at a board of directors meeting?
-[JBL] Well, none. -[King] Oh, I see.
"You sold out" chants from the WWE fans directed at Seth Rollins.
-Collision -[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Both men are down. And who can take advantage?
[referee] One.
Two.
Three.
[King] Watch this impact here.
[all exclaiming]
[King] Good grief.
Five.
[JBL] Already up to a count of five. Let's watch this one more time.
[King] Oh, man, in slow motion it's gonna be even tougher.
[Cole] Both Rollins and Ambrose now back to their feet.
Dean Ambrose with the right hands.
[King] There's that punch you like so much.
-[Cole] Here comes Ambrose. -[King] Yes!
Get him.
[Cole] Down goes Rollins and Ambrose starting to build momentum.
[King] There's a reversal.
Hey! Cover.
[Cole] Shoulders down. Almost had him.
[JBL] You were cheerleading, King.
[Cole] Rollins, stacking him up. Ambrose, cover on his side.
Rollins reverses it.
Another reversal. This time for Ambrose.
[King] I just think it's time for a new face of the WWE. Whoa!
Watch out.
[Cole] And it could happen right here. Ambrose for the WWE World Title.
And Rollins at two.
[King] Oh, that was close.
-Come on, Seth. -[King] Look at Kane.
The expression on his face has not even changed.
Come on, Seth.
[JBL] Take a look at this.
[all exclaiming]
One, two--
[King] That should have done it.
Ever notice J&J Security sound like the people on The Jerry Springer Show.
[Cole] Ambrose. Pins Rollins in the corner.
Went for the running bulldog.
And J&J Security pulled the champ out of harm's way.
And here comes Ambrose.
[King] Look out!
[Cole] Driving Rollins.
[King] Oh, wow!
[man] Everybody okay?
[groaning]
[JBL] We have got bodies everywhere.
[King] Yeah. Unfortunately, ours are three of them.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And now Ambrose trying to get Rollins back into the ring.
And he does.
[King] Oh, man!
-[Cole] Went for a backslide. -[King] You okay, Michael?
[Cole] Rollins, shoulders down.
He's using the ropes! And the official caught him.
[King] Oh, my goodness.
[Noble] Did you see that?
I know what he did. I saw what happened.
You can hear Jamie Noble screaming over here.
Watch out!
[Cole] And blasted J&J. Ambrose for the victory.
Rolled him up. Almost had him.
[King] Uh-oh.
-And Rollins. A kick right to the jaw. -[JBL] On the button.
Seth Rollins to retain the WWE World Title.
[King] Man, things have really heated up.
[Cole] And right here. Ambrose was gonna win the championship.
And Rollins managing to stay in it.
[King] Wasn't over, though.
[Cole] Look at this. Right to the jaw.
One, two--
[Cole] And Ambrose on instinct alone able to get the shoulder out.
[King] And Seth Rollins looks like he's gonna try to go to the top.
I don't think this is a wise move,
not when you're as wobbly as Seth Rollins is right now.
[Cole] And Ambrose right back to his feet.
-[JBL] You were right, King. -[Cole] Oh, man!
That wacko smile on the face of Ambrose.
[King laughs] I love it.
Watch this now. Nope.
[King] Seth Rollins
still got some fight left in him.
Dean Ambrose trying to take it out of him, though.
[Cole] Fingernails up the back.
[JBL] That wasn't necessary.
[King] Seth Rollins.
-[JBL] That is dangerous up there. -[King] Uh-oh.
Seth Rollins trying to run Dean Ambrose
all the way across the ring into that turnbuckle.
[Cole] Oh, man, both men over the top rope.
[King] Wasn't able to do it.
[man] Let's go, Dean!
[King] I like the action out here.
Watch out.
[King] Dean Ambrose putting J&J Security back in their place.
[Cole] And that slight distraction
allowed Rollins to momentarily regain control.
Rollins saw it coming. Ambrose in trouble outside the ring.
Oh, right into the barricade!
-[King] Guys, that whiplash effect. -[JBL] I think that's it.
[man] And Rollins for the win.
Cover. Hooks the leg on Ambrose.
And a near-fall for the champ.
Are you kidding me?
[King] Somehow, Dean Rollins--
Dean Ambrose survives what Rollins did to him.
How did Dean Ambrose kick-out of that?
And Rollins slammed Ambrose into that wall.
[Cole] And again, a critical moment of this match here.
[JBL] And it's what I said before,
only a lunatic would kick out of something like that.
[Cole] Why? It's for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
[JBL] Anyone else would say, "Okay, I'm gonna fight another day."
Not Dean Ambrose.
[Cole] He may not fight another day after that.
Rollins for the win. Cover.
Is it enough to put Ambrose away right here?
And a kick-out at two.
[Cole] Rollins again. Hooks the leg.
Somehow, The Lunatic Fringe continues to kick-out.
[King] That's what you need in a champion.
Refuse to lose mentality.
[JBL] I think that's what we have in Seth Rollins.
[King] Oh, please.
Watch this impact here. This knee.
[Cole] Bang. Man.
[King] That's what I'm saying. Refuse to lose.
How is Dean Ambrose getting up
after all of these things that Seth Rollins is doing to him?
You think you're championship material, huh?
You think you can hang with me?
-[referee] Two! -It was never about you.
-Come on, get him out there.
[yells]
[JBL] Well, Seth Rollins has taken Dean Ambrose to school.
[King] It may just be a matter of time now.
Seth Rollins firmly in control.
-Come on, boy. -[Cole] Mouthing off to Ambrose.
[King] It looks like he's on his last legs.
[JBL] Just controlling. Seth Rollins is enjoying this.
Dean Ambrose should get college credits for this.
Because you're the future.
That's right.
[clapping]
[King] Watch out!
[Cole] Man, what a forearm.
[King laughs] Hey, look at this.
[Cole] Here comes Ambrose.
-[all exclaiming] -[King] Oh, man.
It looks like these guys read each other's book.
[Cole] Tornado DDT!
Stands Rollins up.
Ambrose, gonna celebrate his championship.
-Kick-out at two. -[JBL] Oh, my God.
[King] Oh.
[King] Guys.
Watch this sequence.
And at this point, when Dean moves out of the way.
Followed up with this.
Oh, I thought we had a new champion.
[JBL] We almost had a disaster.
[Cole] Yeah, but Dean Ambrose feels like he's closing in on the title.
[King] I think Joey Mercury might have wet himself out there at that point.
[JBL] He does that often.
[King] Oh, boy.
[all exclaiming]
[King] Things have turned around. Dean Ambrose.
Oh, no. Just as quickly as Dean Ambrose gains some momentum, it's gone.
[Cole] Rollins averted disaster momentarily.
[JBL] The Architect is still in control.
-Look at this! -Clothesline!
[Cole] He just turned him inside out. Is it enough?
-No. -[King] Yes.
[King] And the referee confirming that that was just two.
But look at this.
Man, oh, man.
[Cole] So close for Ambrose to winning the WWE World Title.
[King] JBL, I'm gonna give the props his due.
Seth Rollins is doing everything a champion has to do.
But do you think that-- Oh!
-Dean Ambrose has a chance. -[Cole] Hook to the leg.
And a kick-out at two.
Again, a near-fall.
[King] JBL, I'm asking you, is Ambrose gonna take the title?
[JBL] If he does, I'll eat my hat.
[King] Uh-oh.
[JBL] That's how confident I am in Seth Rollins.
[King] Okay.
[Cole] Ambrose fired up.
[King] Oh, no, here they come again.
-Oh, see that distraction. -[Cole] And Rollins takes advantage.
[King] Yes, always.
[Cole] Uh-oh. And Ambrose sent over the top rope.
Here comes Seth Rollins again.
Driving Ambrose right off our announce table.
[King] Oh, man. Watch out here.
Seth Rollins looks like he's determined to finish him off.
[Cole] And he may do it right there.
No!
Ambrose exploding out of the corner.
Mercury. Noble.
Finish those two dwarfs.
[King] Oh, look at Kane.
Kane's down.
[Cole] It's getting ridiculous.
[JBL] You're right. Ambrose is out of control.
[King] That's the kind of champion we need.
[Cole] Ambrose perched on the top rope.
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Down goes J&J and Kane.
[King] It hurt Ambrose as well.
[JBL] Ambrose doesn't care. He's indestructible.
[referee] One!
[King] That's the good thing about being in The Lunatic Fringe.
You don't even know when you're hurt.
-Watch out again! -[Cole] A clothesline.
[man] Come on, Dean.
[King] You would think the champ would be sick and tired of taking those.
Watch again as Ambrose decides to take out J&J and Kane
before he takes out Seth Rollins.
[Cole] Meanwhile, Ambrose gets the champ back in the ring.
That's where he's gonna have to win the title from.
[King] No, no, no, wait!
[all exclaiming]
[Cole] Ambrose.
He just wiped out the official.
[King] Well, thanks to-- In my eyes,
it looked like Seth Rollins pulled the official in front of him.
[JBL] I'm not so sure.
[King] What do you mean you're not so sure?
[JBL] I'm not so sure what happened.
[Cole] Rollins is going for the pedigree.
Dean Ambrose launching Rollins down to the second rope.
[King] Oh, man.
These guys are relentless.
[Cole] Rollins top rope. Nobody home. Lands on his feet. Rolls through.
Ambrose midsection.
Dirty Deeds! Dirty Deeds!
[King] Cover him!
[Cole] Ambrose to win the championship,
but the official's been knocked out outside the ring.
Hook of the leg.
-Here comes another official. -[King] Yes.
[Cole] Here's the cover!
-Ambrose is the new champion! -[bell dings]
-[JBL] Oh, my God! No! -[Cole] Ambrose is the champion!
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
here is your winner
and the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Dean Ambrose!
[Cole] Dean Ambrose is the WWE World Champ!
Ambrose has done it!
Dean Ambrose with Dirty Deeds has done it!
Ambrose shocking The Authority tonight!
Shocking the world!
We've got a Lunatic Fringe as champion!
[King] JBL...
Look at this!
Seth Rollins coming off the top. Landing on his feet, but not for long.
He lands on his head.
[Cole] Dirty Deeds!
[King] And as you said, Michael, the first referee was down and out,
but thank goodness.
Here comes a second official.
-One, two, three! -[JBL] This is the darkest day
in the history of the WWE, and I have to eat my hat now.
[Cole] The emotion, the elation
of the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[JBL] I cannot believe this has happened.
[King] The new face of the WWE!
[JBL] The darkest day in the history of the WWE.
[Cole] Rollins, I think, is crying out here.
[JBL] This is a disaster.
[King] This may start a new Attitude Era.
[crowd booing]
Lilian, Dean Ambrose won this match as a result of a disqualification
[indistinct conversation]
Ladies and gentlemen, I have just been informed
that the winner of this match is Dean Ambrose!
[JBL] Oh, come on.
However, the win was by disqualification.
Therefore, still, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
is Seth Rollins!
[crowd booing]
Give me my title.
[King] I think the first official is explaining
that they're trying to get the championship
away from Dean Ambrose to give it back to Seth Rollins.
I think the first official explained that he realized Seth Rollins
pulled him in front of Dean Ambrose, and that caused the disqualification.
[Cole] Now Ambrose is in trouble.
J&J Security came, Seth Rollins--
[King] And Dean Ambrose clinging to that championship.
[Cole] Well, it happened.
[King] He was clinging to it.
[Roman Reigns theme music plays]
[Cole] Wait a minute!
[JBL] What does this hothead want?
[Cole] Oh, Rollins sending the troops out to cut Roman Reigns off at the pass.
But Roman Reigns had other plans.
[JBL] A hit with a Superman Punch.
[Cole] Roman Reigns had other plans.
[King] Roman Reigns came from the back and--
[Cole] Spear!
Reigns coming out to help his friend Ambrose.
[King] Watch, J&J Security again.
Trying to get-- Oh!
-[Cole] A Superman punch to both of 'em! -[King] A double punch.
And there goes Seth Rollins flying.
[Cole] Reigns and Ambrose standing tall.
[King] And as far as Dean Ambrose is concerned,
he still considers himself the World Heavyweight Champion.
[JBL] Well, he may, but he's not.
I won this match.
That means I'm taking the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
[King] I don't blame you.
Hey, baby. What? You gonna do something?
Not much on your side now, are they?
Hey, baby, tonight, the champ buys the beer.
[Dean Ambrose theme music plays]
[Cole] Well, Seth Rollins is still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
if he survives here tonight.
[King] Well, it looks like in everybody else's eyes,
Dean Ambrose is the World Heavyweight Champion.
[JBL] Yeah, but everybody else's eyes don't matter.
[King] Everybody knows that Dean Ambrose is leaving here with the prize.
[Cole] Dean Ambrose did win the match via disqualification.
[JBL] Yeah, but there is your WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins.
And thank God he is.
[Cole] Rollins is livid.
[JBL] It was a great performance, Dean, but you're not the champion.
[King] Okay, here's what the issue's all about. Look at this.
[Cole] Rollins clearly grabbed the official
and tossed him right into a flying Ambrose.
-Look at this. -[King] The match continued.
[JBL] Seth tried to push the referee out of harm's way.
[Cole] That was Dirty Deeds.
A second official would come down to the ring,
and this official-- Watch.
With the other official knocked out, this official would count
the one, two, three, and Dean Ambrose, at this point in time,
thought he was the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner...
[Cole] Dean Ambrose won via disqualification.
And Rollins keeps the title.
[King] Seth started the league with the title,
but then he got decked by that Superman Punch
from Roman Reigns, and Roman Reigns went through there.
Spear for Kane.
And you see there, Dean Ambrose picking up the championship.
Watch this. This is great.
A double Superman Punch from Roman Reigns took out both J&J Security.
Dean Ambrose took out Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose
takes out the WWE Championship as he leaves here tonight.
[King laughs] Seth Rollins is beside himself.
He doesn't know what to do.
[Cole] What a night, and thank you for joining us,
especially on the WWE Network for Elimination Chamber.
Good night, everybody, from Corpus Christi, Texas.
He's leaving. erybody, from Corpus Christi, Texas.