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00:00And as we celebrate the legacy and career of Sting, here tonight as he heads into his first matchup in Monday Night Raw.
00:07We'll take you back to last Monday, where Sting was a problem for WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.
00:14There's a statue given to Seth Rollins by the authority made in Seth's image.
00:18Seth was prepared to become a living legend when Sting would cause what Seth Rollins called the most embarrassing moment of his career.
00:30The statue destroyed at the hands of the man called Sting.
00:38Well the time is here. I never thought I would see it happen.
00:41This is the first time Sting has been in a match on Monday Night Raw.
00:44It could be the last. Sting vs. The Giant. It is up next.
00:53And there is Triple H and Stephanie showing you the magnitude of this historic matchup.
00:58They're down here at ringside to watch Sting compete on Raw for the first time ever.
01:16And there is the world's largest athlete, the man that Triple H called the problem solver.
01:21One of the most celebrated athletes in the world today. The Big Show.
01:28Well ladies and gentlemen, we invite you to stay tuned for a sneak peek of the new series, The Player, tonight after Raw.
01:34The Player premieres Thursday, September 24th at 10, 9 central on NBC.
01:43The Big Show knows Sting very well.
01:46Countless battles these two have had in WCW, competing for world titles, and they've teamed up together.
01:58The anticipation.
02:28Triple H! Triple H! Triple H!
02:59Triple H!
03:18For the first time ever, Sting in a match.
03:21Live on Monday Night Raw, as he heads Tonight of Champions on Sunday.
03:26And battles Seth Rollins for the one championship that has eluded him in his career.
03:31The WWE World Heavyweight Title.
03:38John, no one in their right mind ever thought that this moment here would happen.
03:44I've been here for 20 years. I never thought I would see something like this.
03:49I never thought I would see Sting on Monday Night Raw.
03:57He's had 99 WCW pay-per-views.
04:0189 of them he had matches. He's defeated 9 former or future WWE Champions.
04:09This match is scheduled for one fall.
04:13Introducing first, standing at 7 feet tall, weighing in at 450 pounds,
04:20he is the world's largest athlete, The Big Show!
04:31And his opponent, weighing in at 250 pounds, this is Sting!
04:42It is a surreal moment.
04:44And it shows you how far we've come in sports entertainment and in this industry over the past
04:4915 to 20 years. The two men in the ring in our main event here tonight on Monday Night Raw
04:54were two men who were the cornerstones of WCW during the Monday Night Wars.
04:59WCW battled WWE in the late 1990s.
05:02And now tonight, Sting and Big Show are battling it out in a WWE ring.
05:07Go for that knockout early.
05:09And Sting realizing he's in there against the world's largest athlete.
05:13Sting has had countless battles with and against this man over the years.
05:18Big Show hesitated for just a second and Sting jumped on it.
05:23Sting went into the corner by Big Show. Here comes Big Show.
05:26Sting steps out of the way and Sting right back on the attack.
05:29Sting came ready for battle tonight.
05:31Not just WCW, Michael, Sting was also the cornerstone of the NWA, cornerstone of Starrcade.
05:39A legendary performer.
05:41Started here in Memphis.
05:48One, two, three, four.
05:53Uh-oh, uh-oh.
05:55Big Show with that big hand wrapped around Sting and
05:59Oh no!
06:00Sting planted Big Show with a DDT.
06:04Sting here in Memphis with another person that became an icon,
06:07the Ultimate Warrior as his tag team partner.
06:09Indeed.
06:10Sting, one of the most popular performers in the history of sports entertainment.
06:16Sting now hammers away on Big Show.
06:19Moments like this have made Sting so popular.
06:21The ability to overcome obstacles.
06:23Fighting through adversity.
06:29It's Stinger Splash!
06:33Oh, there he is!
06:35The man Sting meets for the WWE World Title.
06:38Seth Rollins just came rushing right into the ring.
06:40And no bones about it, he came right after Sting and now Big Show attacking Sting.
06:48This is a set up, no doubt about it.
06:50Don't lie to this.
06:51Welcome to Monday Night Raw.
06:54Seth Rollins made a beeline for Sting and now the assault along with Big Show.
07:01And here comes John Cena!
07:02There we go.
07:03Rollins' other opponent comes Sunday Night of Champions.
07:07And Cena now under Big Show.
07:11Do it again.
07:13And now Cena and Sting working together.
07:15Look at this.
07:20And Rollins thinking twice.
07:21And Rollins wants no part of him now.
07:26Another sight I thought I would never see.
07:28Tell me about it.
07:31Two of the greatest of all time in a WWE ring together, Sting and John Cena.
07:41All right.
07:43This is how we're going to play this.
07:45It's fine.
07:46We've had enough controversy here for one night.
07:49So let me tell you what we're going to do here.
07:52We're going to have ourselves a little tag team match.
08:00Seth Rollins and the Big Show against John Cena and Sting.
08:08And it starts now.
08:12Oh, that's awesome.
08:14That is awesome.
08:20And we are back live on Raw with this impromptu main event.
08:23John Cena and Sting versus Big Show and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.
08:30Match made by The Authority.
08:33A few moments ago, there you see Stephanie and Big Show.
08:36There you see Stephanie and Triple H looking on.
08:39And what a tackle by Big Show.
08:42And a big right hand.
08:45Watch this.
08:46Boom!
08:48What happens when you run into a giant?
08:50It's interesting.
08:51The two men that Seth Rollins will battle in separate matches on Sunday.
08:54John Cena and Sting on the same team here tonight in this tag team match.
08:59But Big Show's enjoying this.
09:02You know, Seth Rollins joined WWE's periscope tonight for one hour.
09:08And he explained that it wouldn't be the season premiere of Raw without Seth Rollins.
09:12Well, Seth gets his wish in the main event.
09:16Seth has his chance to try to soften up John Cena and Sting firsthand.
09:20Big Show with a slam to Cena.
09:24An interesting way Big Show has manhandled John Cena so far.
09:30Think about the history we're seeing.
09:32John Cena and Sting teaming up on Monday Night Raw.
09:36You know what's interesting about this too?
09:38We showed you the highlights a little bit earlier on tonight.
09:40Uh-oh, look at John Cena.
09:42John Cena trying to lift up the 400-plus pounder.
09:46Cena's strong.
09:47Can't quite do it.
09:49You know, with Survivor Series last year, that was the first moment that Sting ever stepped foot inside WWE.
09:55And it was Team Cena versus Team Authority.
09:58Remember, Team Authority battling to stay in the power.
10:00Big Show was part of Team Cena, and it was on that night that Big Show left Team Cena
10:07and turned his back on him to join the Authority.
10:11It's interesting how we end up here tonight.
10:14He's a businessman.
10:16That's a smart giant.
10:18Sting would appear later on that night.
10:22Well, Team Cena pick up the victory.
10:24Seth Rollins now goes to work.
10:27The man he defends the United States Championship against.
10:30Night of Champions Sunday.
10:34Think about what Seth Rollins faces on Sunday, guys.
10:37Cena.
10:38That man, Sting.
10:40And the possibility of the Mr. Money in the Bank contract holder, Sheamus, cashing in.
10:47Cashing in.
10:50Oh, wow!
10:51Seth Rollins.
10:59Big Show looking to help Seth regroup.
11:03Seth Rollins.
11:05If you're just joining us, ladies and gentlemen,
11:07John Cena sent the WWE World Heavyweight and United States Champion
11:11launched over the top rope in his impromptu tag team main event.
11:15Big Show teaming with Rollins against John Cena and Sting.
11:18That's right, ladies and gentlemen.
11:20First matches ever here in WWE for Sting,
11:23or I should say on Monday Night Raw.
11:27Night of Champions comes Sunday.
11:30Only on the WWE Network.
11:33The biggest star of WCW, the NWA,
11:35now with the biggest star for the WWE for the last decade,
11:40and John Cena teaming up together here on Monday Night Raw,
11:43a season premiere.
11:44Dominated by the world's largest athlete.
11:51Oh, look at that, Cena!
11:52Oh, and he collapses under the 400-plus pound weight of the Big Show.
12:01Rollins is loving this.
12:02He would love to see Cena just picked apart, damaged, and destroyed tonight.
12:07One obstacle out of the way for Sunday.
12:09It's such a far cry that Seth Rollins we saw last week.
12:12I mean, obviously, he was stressed out.
12:13He's perturbed.
12:14He was worried, sick.
12:16But tonight, he does have a chance to change his fortune a little bit.
12:21Sting was doing so well against Big Show,
12:23Rollins had no choice but to come down here and interrupt.
12:26John, it was a setup from the beginning.
12:27You know that.
12:29Rollins walked right into the ring.
12:30We welcome you, ladies and gentlemen,
12:32if you're just joining us to Monday Night Raw.
12:35This is our season premiere.
12:36We are live tonight at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee
12:39in an impromptu tag team main event set up by The Authority.
12:43On one side, Big Show and Seth Rollins,
12:47the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and United States Champion.
12:50On the other side, John Cena.
12:52And for the first time ever in a match on Monday Night Raw,
12:55that man, The Vigilante, Sting.
13:01What an incredible night it's been.
13:02Nikki Bella setting the record as longest reigning Divas Champion of all time.
13:08Although that matchup with Charlotte surrounded in controversy.
13:12The New Day successfully retained their WWE Tag Team titles.
13:22Uh-oh, look at this now.
13:23Tag made to Big Show.
13:24Can John Cena get to Sting?
13:26He's got to hurry.
13:27And the world's largest athlete just mocking Sting.
13:30And a big right hand to the midsection of John Cena.
13:37John Cena, remember, he was in a very physical match
13:41earlier on tonight against Mr. Money in the Bank, Sheamus.
13:44And he's out here yet again.
13:48Begs the question again, after now two matches,
13:50what kind of shape is John Cena going to be in this Sunday at Night of Champions?
13:54Look at Big Show.
13:56Huge hand.
13:58Football size hand.
13:59I like that rest of your runner claw in the belly of John Cena.
14:03It all seems pretty calculated that
14:05Cena would be involved in a match with Sheamus
14:07and now in the main event tonight.
14:09And Sting was put in a match with Big Show
14:12and now involved in this tag team match.
14:14The two men who face the authorities.
14:17Handpicked Seth Rollins.
14:18Uh-oh.
14:21400 plus pounds.
14:22Big Show, second rope.
14:27Cena in trouble.
14:28Splat.
14:29Is it enough to put Cena away?
14:31Hook of the leg and Cena just got the shoulder.
14:33How?
14:34How does Cena do it?
14:36That was funny.
14:39That was funny.
14:42Big Show claiming it was three when the official didn't see it that way.
14:47Great strategy driving Cena back to Big Show's corner.
14:52Big Show the veteran staying in between Cena and his help and Sting.
15:01Tag and here's Rollins.
15:05I'll tell you, you say a lot about Seth Rollins.
15:07Whether or not he's been a great champion.
15:10You want to come out here and play superhero?
15:13You want to come out here and be Superman?
15:17This is my show.
15:20Rollins has survived in the championship since Wrestlemania.
15:23And if he can defeat.
15:30If he can beat John Cena then Sting on Sunday.
15:33Because they claim to be a great one.
15:37He certainly can because he certainly has.
15:40Wow.
15:44Trash talking Sting and Cena able to fire back.
15:48Rollins just got turned inside out.
15:52Watch this.
15:53Boom.
15:58Tag, Big Show again.
15:59Cena just desperately trying to make it to Sting.
16:01But Show and Rollins not allowing it to happen.
16:05This situation is becoming dire for John Cena.
16:08Big Show is going to go for the splash again.
16:10Not again.
16:12He almost crushed Cena moments ago.
16:14Cena able to get down.
16:15And now Big Show again.
16:16Cena though rolls out of the way.
16:20But Cena is an entire ring's length away from Sting.
16:26Cena's got to get out of the way.
16:28Cena's got to drag himself across the ring to get to the icon.
16:33Cena's mind is trying to make the tag.
16:35Can his body follow?
16:36Sting is in.
16:38Here comes Sting.
16:40Here comes Rollins.
16:41Little preview and now the champions.
16:43Oh yeah.
16:49Stinger Splash.
16:50I can't believe what we're seeing.
16:52Oh we're seeing it all right.
16:54Again.
16:58Sting with a running bulldog.
17:02Oh and Big Show just like that.
17:06But John Cena.
17:09No way.
17:10Yes way.
17:11Big Show.
17:13Rollins going for the pedigree.
17:16Oh maybe not.
17:19Scorpion.
17:21Sting.
17:24Oh he's not done.
17:28Stingo.
17:31Scorpion.
17:32Death Lock.
17:35Tapping out is Rollins.
17:37No way.
17:41Here are your winners by submission.
17:44John Cena and Sting.
17:50Seth Rollins taps out to the Scorpion Death Lock.
17:54And if that happens Sunday night at Champions.
17:56Sting's going to become the brand new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
18:03If John Cena can hit an AA on Rollins Sunday he can become the new United States Champion.
18:10You think it's safe to say the plan backfired for the authority?
18:17Not the way that Triple H and Stephanie expected the season premiere of Monday Night Raw to end.
18:27But Rollins is still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and United States Champion.
18:33Yeah but maybe not for long Michael.
18:35For tonight.
18:47Might be one more missing piece to the puzzle for Sting.
18:51The capture of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
19:04For Seth Rollins Sunday could be night of champions turned to night of nightmares.
19:11Cena, Sting, possibly Sheamus only on the WWE Network.
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