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00:00Rest in, rest in, rest in
00:30Do it all to get them on the beat
00:36Grounded here, about to fall
00:39Made for me to start the show
00:42Out the church lights, the world from home
00:52When I was younger
00:55Out the church lights, the world from home
01:00Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome from Atlanta Georgia
01:06The undisputed WWE Champion
01:11The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes
01:18A week removed from displaying all the versions through the years of the WWE Championship
01:24And now holding on to the only one that matters
01:28The question is, will it still be Cody's when this weekend in Vegas ends?
01:36Hear the crowd on the door
01:39Ready for me to start the show
01:42Out the church lights, the world from home
01:47Whoa!
01:49I said
01:52When I was younger
01:55I got three better than me
01:59The leading light of WWE, QB1
02:04The man who has the weight of the entire industry on his shoulders this weekend
02:11As he tries to protect the future of that championship
02:17From an opponent in John Cena
02:20Who seemingly wants to burn down everything to the ground
02:25Cody Rhodes, John Cena streaming on Peacock
02:28Wrestlemania Sunday begins 7pm
02:31Eastern Time
02:32I'm on my throne
02:34I don't think of a sufficient
02:37bow
02:38now
02:39yeah
05:44Shut your mouth, kid.
05:51This is going to be my 20th WrestleMania, my 12th title match at WrestleMania.
05:56I know just as well as anybody right around now, you can get lost in all the noise, all these voices.
06:06There is one voice you should listen to, and that's the one coming from the man looking to you in the eye.
06:13Sunday is the last time I will ever compete in a WrestleMania ring.
06:21No one has ever had the courage to end their career the way I have.
06:28And there is nothing you could possibly do to prepare to face a man who knows he's going to die.
06:37What I'm doing is so unprecedented, they don't think it's real.
06:45They don't believe it.
06:47They think I'm going to come back because everyone always comes crawling back.
06:52There's no such thing as a wrestling retirement.
06:54There's always one more match.
06:57The reason there isn't a wrestling retirement is because every other wrestler is a scared, insecure loser.
07:11Every other wrestler needs these people, needs these people to care about them, to post about them, to talk about them, because the second they get away from this, they're left alone.
07:25By themselves, with their pathetic lives, so they come crawling back as a shell of themselves.
07:33I have love, joy, and worth in my life.
07:37I don't need a single damn one of you.
07:40The only reason I'm here is to take that away from you and all of you forever.
07:54Don't say I didn't warn you because I did.
08:02Last year, when you won that championship, everybody's raising you on their shoulder and giving you watches and stuff and saying, good job, champ.
08:11When I had my moment alone with you like a man to your face, I didn't say, good job, champ.
08:17I said, every day you hold that, it gets heavier.
08:21And Sunday, it finally becomes too heavy for you to hold.
08:25You will lose.
08:27You will lose because you care about them.
08:37You people do not write history.
08:42Winners do.
08:50I came out here tonight because I wanted to share one more thing with you before Sunday.
08:56When I won that Elimination Chamber, I knew it would be impossible to beat you in a match at WrestleMania.
09:04And then in one moment, you changed all that.
09:09You changed all that with what you said to The Rock.
09:14You see, kid, The Rock just gave you a choice.
09:19Do you want to do what they think is right?
09:24Or do you want to win?
09:28And in the moment you made your choice, not only did I think I could beat you, I realized Sunday, you don't stand a chance.
09:39And that night, all that was left for me to do was the one thing you couldn't.
09:44Prove to them that they don't matter.
09:48You see, all of this, all of this noise from them, these people will always make up their own version of the truth they want to believe.
10:00And when you stop caring about that and stop caring about them, you can start accomplishing anything you want in life.
10:07But you are too weak to understand that.
10:09Sunday, in order to beat me, you are going to have to choose.
10:20Do you do what they think is right?
10:26Or do you win?
10:29And Cody, you are strong, you are tough, and you are driven, but you are also scared, insecure, and naive.
10:35You say you wear this suit because you want to be somebody.
10:41You have your tattoo because you want to be somebody.
10:44You didn't need the tattoo or the suit because Sunday I'm going to make you somebody.
10:48Somebody who finally realizes that to become a winner, you have to sever ties with all the losers in your life.
11:03Or somebody who had a chance to be a real winner and blew it.
11:13And in that very moment, you will realize that you are not the captain.
11:18You are not the quarterback.
11:20You're still just a kid in a man's world who doesn't have the balls of the last real champion.
11:29Okay, John, the noise, and you always have to say something, right?
11:42This crowd, how they feel about you.
11:58This is who you fight for.
12:04This, this matters to you.
12:09You said in London, you said that you don't bury talent, that you are talent.
12:16Well, I know a graveyard of talent that would disagree with that statement, but we're not talking about them.
12:25We're talking about WrestleMania.
12:27Let me ask you a question, John.
12:29Do you know, do you know his name?
12:36The one who handed you the microphone, you know his name?
12:39No, no.
12:40You don't know her name either, do you?
12:42And I'd wager if you walk backstage, you don't know any of those people either.
12:46This is a different WWE, John.
12:48And when this was your WWE, I worshipped you.
12:51They worshipped you.
12:53But since the GOAT hasn't shown up since Elimination Chamber, allow me to offer you a little perspective, okay?
13:00You called me underwhelming.
13:02Guess what?
13:03You're overrated.
13:07You're overbearing.
13:09And more importantly, you're out of touch.
13:11And you're out of time.
13:12Your face is melting wax.
13:14You got a stack of dimes for a neck.
13:16Spindly ass legs.
13:18You're paler than Sting at Star K97.
13:21And you're sanctimonious.
13:23Sanctimonious comments about how I'm an errand boy when the whole world watched you sonar on the Oscars stage butt ass naked for the people that you run errands for now.
13:37And by God, John Cena, it is 2025.
13:43And you still can't wrestle.
14:07It is.
14:08I.
14:09I.
14:10it is.
14:17I.
14:18IT IS.
14:22IT IS.
14:35They're just like you.
15:03They don't know what they want.
15:05And Cody, on Sunday to beat you, I don't have to wrestle.
15:13Oh, Cena.
15:19Oh, he tried to go AA, but instead.
15:23Crossroads.
15:24The war of words just went physical.
15:37The American nightmare, Cody Rhodes, with the undisputed WWE championship in his hand.
15:45He has been making a message of fighting for the fans to save the industry, to keep that
15:55championship for the present and future of sports entertainment.
16:01WrestleMania Sunday.
16:06It'll headline it all and cap what is turning out to be a spectacular weekend in Vegas.
16:15We have no further steps to take on this road to WrestleMania.
16:24We have arrived, Wade.
16:27The final face-off turned into this.
16:30Well, what a statement of Cody Rhodes.
16:36I don't have to wrestle.
16:39Cheap shot from John Cena.
16:41But we got a champ who was every bit ready for it and more.
16:48Is this a window into the main event of WrestleMania Sunday with the WWE championship on the line?
16:59One crossroads may be all it takes to put away Cena for good in his final WrestleMania.
17:06It is coming your way.
17:08WrestleMania 41 Sunday night will be the undisputed WWE championship match.
17:15Starts streaming at 7 Eastern, 4 Pacific on Peacock.
17:19Now, Wade, let's tell everybody what they're in store for tomorrow on night one.
17:23WrestleMania Saturday World Heavyweight Championship on the line as the ring general defense against main event.
17:31Jey Uso, will we have a stadium yeeting in unison for a new champ?
17:40The WWE Women's Championship.
17:43This thing has gotten red hot.
17:46There have been personal attacks.
17:48There have been honest conversations recently.
17:51And tomorrow, it is tippy time against the future Hall of Famer.
17:55Tiffany Stratton looks to defend against Charlotte Flair.
17:58We had a war earlier tonight here on SmackDown.
18:03A lot of damage absorbed by these two men.
18:06But the United States title will be on the line tomorrow as L.A. Knight defends against the terrifying Jacob Batu.
18:15And for Rey Mysterio, another WrestleMania.
18:18But this one comes against the luchador who has burst onto the scene recently.
18:25It is El Grande Americano against the Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio.
18:31And we got ourselves a World Tag Team Championship clash as the boo day.
18:37They suck.
18:38Well, they're challenging the champs, the war raiders tomorrow on WrestleMania Saturday.
18:43World Tag Team Championship clash tomorrow between those two.
18:50Proceed with caution, says Naomi.
18:54The storm is coming for Jade and Naomi.
18:59Perhaps the most emotionally charged of all the WrestleMania 41 matches.
19:05Three of the biggest names.
19:08Three of the biggest egos.
19:09Well, they're going to compete in triple threat action.
19:13In the main event of WrestleMania Saturday.
19:17Roman Reigns, Seth freaking Rollins and CM Punk.
19:22With the wise man, Paul Heyman in his corner.
19:25Who will be victorious in the main event tomorrow?
19:27Of course, moments ago, the face-to-face.
19:34John Cena and Cody Rhodes.
19:37As Cody was able to counter.
19:41The crossroads was hit on Cena.
19:44Cena's going for the record-breaking win Sunday night.
19:48But Rhodes is determined to save pro wrestling.
19:52There are just times in life that you know you have to take it all in with your eyes wide open.
19:59For all the fans, from the hardcores to the casuals, this, right now in Vegas, is that time.
20:06This weekend in Sin City, it is must-watch.
20:10It is can't-miss.
20:11It's the unthinkable now-a-reality.
20:14This version of John Cena.
20:15Against the hope for the current and future of the industry.
20:20Cody Rhodes.
20:21WrestleMania.