WWE Survivor Series 2015 - Roman Reigns vs Dean Ambrose (Vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship)
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00:00So it was earlier tonight that Roman Reigns beat Alberto Del Rio in our first semi-final
00:20matchup to find his way in the finals, one win away from being WWE World Heavyweight
00:27Champion, and finally came climbing to the top of the mountain.
00:31And the next time we see Roman Reigns come down through the WWE Universe like this, he
00:36may be wearing the World Heavyweight Championship around his waist.
00:40Or he may get just that close again and not win it.
00:45Okay.
00:46That is a possibility that John mentions, been close on several different occasions
00:51as Roman Reigns.
00:52Tonight he looks to seal the deal.
00:53And here is our updated, terminate, terminate, easy for me to say, right?
01:01Tournament brackets.
01:02Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose in the finals, one of these two men will be the WWE World
01:07Heavyweight Champion.
01:0816 men started.
01:09We're down to the final two.
01:10And nothing matters but this match.
01:11The great matches Roman Reigns has had, the great matches Dean Ambrose has had, none of
01:12it matters.
01:13What matters now is this match, one man walks out, WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
01:36Dean Ambrose, earlier tonight beat Kevin Owens, Ambrose now goes one-on-one with a man he
01:47considers his best friend, as close as a brother, Roman Reigns.
01:51But earlier tonight, Dean Ambrose told Roman, hey, we knew this day was coming since the
01:57beginning.
01:58Tonight, it's about the championship.
01:59Brotherhood gets thrown out the window.
02:00The following is the finals of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament.
02:07Introducing first, from Pensacola, Florida, weighing in at 265 pounds, Roman Reigns.
02:18And his opponent, from Cincinnati, Ohio, weighing in at 225 pounds, Dean Ambrose.
02:49Hashtag, WWE title, to discuss this matchup on social media.
02:57Well, we saw the brackets earlier, 16 superstars were entered into this tournament.
03:0214 of them have had their dreams of being the WWE Champion dashed.
03:06And we know this, for the 11th time in Survivor Series history, a new champion will be crowned.
03:13Reigns and Ambrose, and look at this, going right on to start this matchup.
03:18And Roman Reigns tossing Ambrose.
03:23Brotherhood went out the window pretty quick when he put a championship on the line.
03:27Well, they told Dean that's what was gonna happen.
03:30You see all the time, when you come into this business, it's about winning a championship.
03:33That's what it is for Ambrose and Reigns.
03:36Reigns, oh, what a collision.
03:41Talk about how many incredible superstars have never won a championship.
03:45These two great superstars right here are incredible, but neither one have held that WWE World Championship yet.
03:51One of them will.
03:53This is the opportunity of a lifetime.
03:55Ambrose wants some more, ducks underneath the right hand.
03:58And Ambrose sends Reigns over the top rope.
04:03These two men, I guarantee you, are gonna leave it all out of the line for an opportunity at the title.
04:08Who wants it more?
04:09Who does want it more?
04:11Who does want it more?
04:14Oh, and Ambrose sent into the barricade.
04:16In your opinion, John, wants it more?
04:19I think it's almost impossible to measure.
04:22I think Roman Reigns being so close so many times earlier in the year, I think that goes a little bit to Roman Reigns.
04:28But he almost got a taste of it.
04:30Once you get a taste of it, King, you've held many championships.
04:34You know, you are the promised land.
04:37You are the promised land.
04:39You want it back.
04:42John, you have been a champion on top here in WWE.
04:45You know how important having that title is.
04:47Absolutely changes your life and changes everybody's perspective of you and your career.
04:52And that's a great way to look at it, because one of these men, one of these lives, this man here tonight, will be changed forever.
04:58You're right about that.
05:00I said earlier, 14 superstars' dreams of being champions have already been dashed.
05:04One of these superstars' dreams is going to be dashed as Ambrose.
05:07Missile dropkick, top rope into the cover.
05:09Hooks the leg.
05:10Now, and Reigns who kicks out.
05:14Some incredible athletes.
05:15Ted DiBiase, Arn Anderson.
05:17All the legends in this business.
05:19Some of the greatest of all time.
05:20Never been world champion.
05:21Yeah, great strategy here for Ambrose.
05:23Continuing to work on the shoulder and the arm.
05:26These guys have really been going at it hard.
05:28Watch this.
05:30Remember the...
05:33There's Ambrose again taking out Reigns.
05:36Shoulder and arm was worked on last week by Cesaro.
05:39And then earlier tonight by Del Rio.
05:40Ambrose realizing that could be the target.
05:43Look how far that arm is bending backwards in Roman Reigns.
05:47Look how big and strong you are.
05:48That arm's not supposed to bend like that.
05:51These guys have been through hell to get to this point.
05:54There is no reason to walk out without leaving everything out there.
05:59You mentioned the fact that
06:01winning the World Heavyweight Championship here in the WWE
06:05changes your life.
06:06Hey, what about when you come this close
06:08and you lose it here tonight?
06:10One of these guys is going to have his life changed in that way.
06:13How do you go on after a loss when you come this close?
06:18King, I think that's one of the toughest things
06:19that you're going to have to face.
06:21That's the downside of this whole thing.
06:23That's why the stakes are so high.
06:25You never know when you're going to get that next opportunity.
06:27Or if you're going to get that next opportunity.
06:29And Roman Reigns was favoring the injured shoulder.
06:31Oh, man.
06:32Again, there we go.
06:33Sit-out powerbomb.
06:34Is it enough to put Ambrose away?
06:35The crowd a new champion in an air fall for Reigns.
06:37Roman Reigns was the number one contender.
06:39He could have got into this spot very easily.
06:41Dean Ambrose was not.
06:43Dean Ambrose is lucky to be here.
06:45He could walk out right now.
06:47He's here because of talent.
06:49But it's luck to have the tournament in front of him.
06:52He could walk out of here WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
06:54Seth Rollins forced to vacate the title after a serious knee injury.
06:58Needed surgery to repair out six to nine months.
07:00Hence the reason for this tournament.
07:03Remember, Triple H offered Roman Reigns a bye pretty much into the finals.
07:09Roman Reigns said, I want to earn it myself.
07:12And he's done that so far.
07:14But he's got to win this match to become champion.
07:18I've got to be thinking that this match is a nightmare to Triple H right now.
07:21You know he's going to win.
07:23You know he didn't want either one of these.
07:25Not Dean Ambrose, not Roman Reigns to be the face of the WWE.
07:32Reigns hit hard.
07:34Barely got enough of Roman Reigns.
07:36Huge opportunity, here it comes.
07:39Dean Ambrose take advantage.
07:40Top rope.
07:42Wait for Reigns to make it back to his feet.
07:44Roman not quite sure where he's at.
07:46Dean Ambrose.
07:47What a collision.
07:49Is that a Superman punch?
07:50Roman Reigns cover.
07:51Shoulders down.
07:52Shoulders down and Ambrose kicked out.
07:55Reigns thought that that was his moment.
07:58This will answer your question, King.
08:00Yes, it was.
08:01A Superman punch by Roman Reigns caught Dean Ambrose.
08:04In midair.
08:05How did Ambrose survive that?
08:11Once again, Roman Reigns was about a half a second away from being champion.
08:15John, that's got to weigh on your mind.
08:17If you're Roman Reigns, you hit Ambrose with your best shot.
08:19The Superman punch and he was still able to kick out.
08:21You got to wonder, is it going to slip away from you again?
08:24You think that's creeping into his mind, perhaps?
08:26I think it has to be.
08:33Reigns focused.
08:34Ambrose back to his feet.
08:36Roman Reigns measuring his man.
08:38Here comes Reigns, went for the Superman punch again.
08:40Dean Ambrose looking for dirty deeds.
08:42Reigns able to counter with a right of his own.
08:45And Ambrose with a clothesline off the ropes.
08:48And now Ambrose fired up.
08:50Ambrose is feeling it.
08:52Spear! Spear by Reigns!
08:54Cover for the championship and Ambrose kicked out.
08:59Now the doubts really have to be there for Reigns.
09:03Yeah, how could they not be?
09:05Roman has been so close so many times this year.
09:12Just hit Dean Ambrose with a move that he has finished off so many superstars here in the WWE.
09:17And he did not finish Dean Ambrose off.
09:19Not to mention the Superman punch just a bit earlier, John.
09:23I can tell you one thing that has set in on both of these guys, these former friends.
09:28Reality.
09:29They both realize at this point that each one of these guys is going to do absolutely anything in their power to win.
09:34Forget about friendship.
09:36Forget about the shield.
09:37You throw that all out the window.
09:38And remember, they both already had matches earlier tonight.
09:41Fatigue setting in.
09:42Which one of these men wants it more?
09:45And a residual effect of this entire tournament.
09:48These guys have been in battle after battle to get to this point.
09:51Yeah, because it was sudden death the whole way.
09:53Pressure situation.
09:54Oh, what for the spear?
09:55Ambrose caught him.
09:58And now Dean Ambrose had to get up the shoulder.
10:00The back shoulder into the post.
10:01Ambrose looking to win the championship and a kick out at two.
10:05Twice.
10:06Dean Ambrose will be...
10:07Donny Daines!
10:08Ambrose for the title!
10:10For the title!
10:13Roman Reigns kicks out at two!
10:15Ambrose knew it.
10:16He knew that was his moment.
10:18Reigns kicked out.
10:20Man, oh man.
10:24Dean Ambrose able to avoid two match-ending spears from Roman Reigns
10:29and then delivered that move of his own.
10:31Still didn't get it done.
10:32Yeah, dirty deeds connected.
10:34Roman, though, stayed alive.
10:40Two!
10:43Three!
10:45Referee Charles Robinson now on a count of four.
10:50Five!
10:52Back and look at this, as you say, dirty deeds.
10:54Oh!
10:56I was hoping it was going to come down to this.
11:00Two guys literally beating the hell out of each other for a championship.
11:11Four!
11:12Five!
11:13Six!
11:14Seven!
11:15Eight!
11:16Nine!
11:17Ten!
11:18Eleven!
11:19Twelve!
11:20Thirteen!
11:21Fourteen!
11:22Fifteen!
11:23Sixteen!
11:24Seventeen!
11:25Eighteen!
11:26Nineteen!
11:27Twenty!
11:28Twenty-one!
11:29Twenty-two!
11:30Twenty-three!
11:31Twenty-four!
11:32Twenty-five!
11:33Twenty-six!
11:34Twenty-seven!
11:35Twenty-eight!
11:36Twenty-nine!
11:37Twenty-eight!
11:38Twenty-nine!
11:40These guys are hurting big out of me.
11:45Can you take a fight in a row?
11:48I don't think you'd expect anything less from the lunatic frowns, Dean Ambrose.
11:52Think about the immunity test, that's what the saying titled.
11:55Held by Stone Cold, The Rock, Bruno Sammartino.
11:59One of these guys goes down in immortality tonight.
12:02Three!
12:06And the other one just goes down.
12:08There!
12:09There it is!
12:10For the championship!
12:12Roman Reigns has done it!
12:14Roman Reigns is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion!
12:19As the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Roman Reigns!
12:27An incredible journey, so many obstacles, and Roman Reigns has conquered them all.
12:33Reigns, the true survivor tonight.
12:36He survives the tournament, he wins the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
12:42And in the end, for Roman Reigns, it's all worth it.
12:48I disagree with the method that Roman Reigns chose, but I admire what he's done.
12:54Phenomenal performance this entire tournament.
12:57Roman Reigns, congratulations.
12:59How can you disagree with success?
13:02Biggest moment in this young man's life.
13:04Yeah, look at the emotion pouring out of Roman Reigns.
13:07He finally did it.
13:09The proud heritage of his family.
13:12Roman Reigns has talked a lot about that over the past number of months.
13:18Walking in the footsteps of the all-time greats.
13:22Wanting to become one of them.
13:24Wanting to live up to that reputation.
13:26And that's what Roman Reigns has done tonight.
13:29Let's go back and look at this as Dean Ambrose gets speared right out of his boots.
13:36But guys, speaking of Dean Ambrose, nothing to be ashamed of.
13:39What a fight that young man put up.
13:42Oh, Ambrose had an incredible tournament.
13:50But for Roman Reigns, Big Show, Cesaro, Del Rio, Ambrose.
13:57All fall on Reigns' climb to the top.
14:02Roman Reigns did it the hard way, but he did it his way.
14:08And just tremendous respect and admiration between these two young men.
14:14Brought up together here at WWE from their days at our developmental center down in Florida.
14:19And of course, up now to WWE, coming aboard as members of The Shield.
14:24They suffered through Seth Rollins stabbing him in the back.
14:27But through it all, Ambrose and Reigns have stayed true to one another.
14:31And now Ambrose gives the ring to the celebration of Roman Reigns.
14:41As WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
14:55What an incredible moment.
14:58Confetti everywhere.
15:02The emotion, the tears in the eyes of Reigns.
15:05It's the way it should be.
15:08Sometimes when you come so close, and you come so close, and you finally get to the summit.
15:16It becomes so special.
15:19It becomes so special.
15:22And here comes congratulations.
15:25Special congratulations from the balls.
15:29Official congratulations from Triple H.
15:34Triple H, the head of the authority.
15:37Handed Roman Reigns a free pass into the finals.
15:40Roman Reigns telling him, I'm not going to take your pass, going to win it the hard way.
15:43I'm going to earn it.
15:48First of all, from the police.
15:54You're right, JBL. Congratulations.
15:58From Triple H.
16:14What else can he do?
16:15He's got it all.
16:16What's wrong with Roman Reigns?
16:24Triple H comes out here and does what's best for business.
16:28And a spear!
16:29A spear to Triple H!
16:31The definitive moment in the career of Roman Reigns has come tonight.
16:36And wait a minute!
16:37A front kick!
16:38It's Sheamus!
16:39Wait a minute, Sheamus is cashing in!
16:41Sheamus is going to cash in!
16:43Sheamus is going to cash in!
16:45You've got to be kidding me!
16:47Ladies and gentlemen, Sheamus is cashing in his Money in the Bank contract!
16:52There's two!
16:53Kick out!
16:54Kick out by Reigns!
16:55Reigns is kicked out!
16:56Sheamus is cashed in!
16:58This match is now official!
17:01This is a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match!
17:05Sheamus versus Reigns!
17:08Reigns the new champion!
17:10Kicked out of a broke kick!
17:12This is unbelievable!
17:14Reigns doesn't know where he is!
17:16Reigns has no idea where he is!
17:19Trying to fight his way up!
17:22Here comes Reigns!
17:23No kick again!
17:24Sheamus, cover!
17:27You've got to be kidding me!
17:28We've got a new champion!
17:29Sheamus is champion!
17:30Here is your winner, and the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
17:37Sheamus!
17:39Are you kidding me?
17:41I told you Roman would regret it!
17:43Sheamus has held that contract since the 14th of June!
17:47The hell have we just witnessed?
17:50Roman Reigns finally reaches the summit,
17:53and he got broke kicked right off the freaking mountain!
17:59Reigns speared Triple H,
18:01and he turned around into a broke kick by Sheamus,
18:04and don't tell me!
18:06This is awful!
18:08This is awful!
18:09This is awful!
18:12Sheamus is now a four-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion!
18:19This is incredible!
18:22This is absolutely stunning!
18:2414,000 plus are stunned in Atlanta!
18:34One thing to win it, you better hold on to it!
18:39One thing to win it, you better hold on to it!
18:44I know what you're thinking, JBL.
18:46This is a lesson in life.
18:48Don't cross the boss.
18:51Lesson number one.
18:54Roman Reigns should have took Triple H's offer.
19:04Roman made it to the top of the mountain,
19:06only to be cut down by the Celtic Warrior,
19:09and broke kicked right off of it.
19:13I mean, I...
19:14Sheamus is our WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
19:18Guys, think about this.
19:19Look at this.
19:20Think about Roman Reigns.
19:21The Celtic Conqueror!
19:22Roman Reigns climbed the mountain.
19:24Roman Reigns survived the tournament.
19:26Reigns beat his best friend in the middle of the ring tonight
19:29to finally do what he's been trying for two years to do,
19:32and that's win the WWE World Title,
19:34and then this happened.
19:36Roman Reigns with a spear to Triple H
19:38as he turns around.
19:41Mr. Money in the Bank.
19:43Sheamus with a broke kick from out of nowhere.
19:49He would then call for the official cash-in.
19:52Once the official rings the bell, it's official.
19:56Ladies and gentlemen,
19:57Sheamus is cashing in his Money in the Bank contract.
20:00We couldn't believe this.
20:01Reigns able to kick out perhaps
20:03I didn't stick the low kick.
20:05Yeah, Sheamus shocked.
20:07But that second broke kick did the trick.
20:13And Sheamus is WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
20:18Here is your winner and the new WWE World Heavyweight...
20:24Sheamus waiting for his spot,
20:26and he couldn't have had a better one.
20:28Roman Reigns went through hell.
20:31The problem is he couldn't go through a broke kick.
20:35Roman Reigns made it,
20:36but he's not leaving Atlanta WWE World Heavyweight Champion
20:40because a Celtic Warrior is.
20:43Man, what a historic night.
20:4525 years of The Undertaker for it to end like this.
20:50You're right.
20:51If you ask me, it's a damn shame.
20:54A nightmare for Roman Reigns.
20:57Ladies and gentlemen,
20:59Ladies and gentlemen,
21:00that man Sheamus steals history at Survivor Series.
21:11What is that man thinking?
21:17Roman should have a broken jaw.
21:20He's certainly got a broken heart.
21:23Good night, everybody from Atlanta.
21:25Thank you for joining us at the 29th Annual Survivor Series.
21:32And don't forget, ladies and gentlemen,
21:33coming up next immediately on the WWE Network,
21:36an all-new episode of Breaking Ground.
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22:52Yes, sir.
23:00Run thewith it!
23:15Thank God.
23:16Thank God I'm alive.
23:17I'm alive.
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