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00:00Rey Mysterio with those crazy eyes staring down Chad Gable
00:05He's warped his own mind
00:06It's a dream and that is El Grande Americano
00:09But taking his eye off the crease was a major error
00:12And now pushing down Rey Fenix off the top rope
00:16And then a German suplex on Dragon Lee
00:18As Chad Gable right in the center of the ring
00:21He was getting away from Rey
00:24And now American made
00:27All three corners
00:29The flying headbutts
00:33American made getting the best of things here in Vegas
00:37John Wade with you here
00:46The final step on the road to Wrestlemania 41
00:51And American made now giving the Lucha stars
00:56And especially Dragon Lee
00:58A taste of their own medicine
01:00Synchronized diving headbutts
01:02Destroying the frame of Dragon Lee
01:06And now he's isolated on the wrong side of the tracks
01:08With no help whatsoever
01:10From his tag team partners
01:12Rey Fenix and Rey Mysterio
01:14Who are similarly wiped out by American made
01:17We spoke a little earlier about a learning curve
01:25For the non-Lucha superstars
01:27When it comes to combating this star
01:29While the Lucha stars need to learn
01:32That there is a whole new level of dirty tricks here
01:36In the USA
01:37And the American made crew
01:39Are absolute experts at delivering that
01:42The compact powerhouse that Brutus is
01:45Now there has been a major issue
01:52To the team of Rey Fenix
01:55Rey Mysterio
01:56As they are now yelling from the sidelines
01:58To try and help out Dragon Lee
02:00Who's taken a ton of abuse
02:02You can see him reaching for that lower back
02:11As Julius Creed continues
02:14To keep them in control
02:16Really concerned for the wellness of Rey Mysterio
02:21Has been down a significant amount of time
02:23It's essentially at this point
02:24A three-on-two matchup
02:26Which is exactly
02:28What Chad Gable and his crew wanted
02:31Whatever advantage you can take
02:33In a match like this
02:34You grab it
02:35That is what American made is doing
02:37As Chad Gable
02:38Works on that left shoulder
02:40Of Dragon Lee
02:42What a well-drilled unit
02:47American made have become
02:48They train harder than anybody else
02:51High pressure creates diamonds
02:55And that's exactly what Chad Gable
02:57And the Creed are
02:57Here on SmackDown
02:59And there's no respite whatsoever
03:09For Dragon Lee
03:11And nor should there be
03:12He delivers a little something
03:15To Rey Fenix
03:17Yeah, didn't like three-on-two
03:18Will make it three-on-one
03:20Brilliant there from Chad Gable
03:22Dragon Lee
03:26Able to parry that right hand
03:28And deliver a series of overhand rights to himself
03:31Before Gable chops him down
03:32This is the picture of complete control
03:35From Chad Gable
03:37The 2012 Olympian
03:39Who has all the grit and drive
03:42You could ever want in a superstar
03:44It's been an outrageously entertaining Friday Night Smackdown
04:14Here in Las Vegas
04:16The night before Wrestlemania 41
04:19Chad Gable who was eliminated
04:22Earlier tonight
04:23From the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
04:26By Ray Fenix
04:27Has been in complete control
04:28Against Dragon Lee
04:29Who's looking
04:30For an opportunity to rally back
04:32Look at the teamwork
04:34From American Made
04:36Everybody getting involved
04:38Brutus Ball off the top rope
04:41Into the cover
04:42And coming in and making the save
04:45Is Ray Fenix
04:46Who eats a right hand
04:47From Julius Creed
04:48And it's beginning to feel
04:50Like a lost cause here
04:51For this Lucha crew
04:53There have been
04:54A plethora of dirty tricks
04:56Thrown their way
04:57By America Made
04:59It has been so effective
05:01That they may well not be regretting
05:03Demanding this matchup
05:05In the first place
05:06That's what happens
05:07After all the heated exchanges
05:10Backstage
05:11After the Battle Royal
05:12Remember stand and deliver
05:14Is coming your way
05:15Tomorrow Saturday
05:161pm Eastern
05:17Tickets still on sale
05:18If you want to get here
05:19To T-Mobile
05:20If you're local in Vegas
05:21For Wrestlemania
05:22Jack Gable
05:24Climbing right up there
05:25With Dragon Lee
05:26Dragon Lee's done a hell of a job
05:28Wow
05:28Now to get his way out of this
05:30He has all three of them hanging
05:32For the double stomp triples
05:34Well that is about the first daylight
05:39Dragon Lee has seen
05:41After about seven straight minutes
05:43Of abuse
05:44Now desperately
05:46Clawing his way over
05:47To the relatively fresh
05:49Ray Phoenix
05:50He's desperate to get there
05:52And he does
05:53And here comes
05:54The celebrated
05:55Widely accomplished
05:57Luchador
05:58Who has been a star in the making
06:00In his recent arrival
06:02To WWE
06:03Ray Phoenix has set the world
06:06On fire thus far
06:07But if he pulls a victory here
06:09It really will be something
06:11To shout about
06:12Time and again
06:13You see things out of Phoenix
06:14Just like that
06:15As Julius is able to survive
06:17And it's just over two weeks
06:20Since Ray Phoenix
06:21Debuted here in WWE
06:24And he has completely dominated
06:27The conversation ever since
06:29But that shot to the gut
06:31Will knock the stuffing
06:33Out of anybody
06:34Julius Creed
06:36Such an accomplished athlete
06:38The two-time All-American
06:40At Duke University
06:42Just unmatched physicality
06:48From someone who describes himself
06:49As an in-ring savage
06:51And Ray Phoenix
06:53This is the welcome
06:56This is the welcome
06:56You are certainly
06:57Not waiting for
06:58Boy did he ever get sent
07:01Into that corner
07:02His body
07:03Went arching
07:05And flying
07:06And I don't know how well adjusted
07:09Ray Phoenix is to competing
07:11Twice in one night
07:12Once the body cools down
07:14After the first match
07:15It can be difficult
07:16To get going again
07:17But Ray Phoenix
07:18Springboard
07:20And Phoenix
07:22Stops down
07:23On Julius
07:24And just no defenses
07:27Whatsoever
07:28For these kind of attacks
07:29Nobody trains
07:30In the U.S.
07:31To withstand
07:32This kind of abuse
07:33Oh
07:33Stepping stone
07:35Hurricane Rana
07:36Okay
07:36How quick
07:37Your reactions are
07:38You are not stopping
07:40Ray Phoenix
07:41Count like speed
07:45Goodbye Amigo
07:47Tried it earlier tonight
07:49And he was preventively connected
07:52This time
07:52Operation Dragon
07:54Would you look at the pace
07:56These two are setting
07:58Ray Phoenix
08:02Up top
08:02Meteora
08:04How about it
08:05For the win
08:06And it just cleared him out
08:09Here are your winners
08:12The team of
08:13Dragon Lee
08:15Ray Mysterio
08:17And Ray Phoenix
08:19Well it looked like
08:21It was game over
08:22For the Lucha crew
08:23But that brilliance
08:24From Ray Phoenix
08:26Combined with the fire
08:27Of Dragon Lee
08:28Managed to pull out
08:29That victory
08:30When it looked like
08:31All was lost
08:31Hey I'm excited for you
08:32You ready to call
08:33Wrestlemania
08:34Here at this desk
08:35With Pat McAfee
08:36And Michael Gold
08:37It's a dream come true
08:38It's going to be
08:38A magical weekend
08:39Well it's going to be
08:41Amazing
08:41The whole world
08:42Is going to be
08:43Waiting to see
08:43This tug of war
08:44Over the loyalty
08:45And friendship
08:46Of Paul Heyman
08:47And the reality check
08:49Of Seth Rollins
08:50The names
08:51In the bright lights
08:52That's what matters most
08:54Roman
08:54Seth
08:55Paul
08:56He's sailing to the black
09:2012 years ago
09:32We came down those stairs
09:34To remake this company
09:36In our image
09:38We died a long time ago
09:48All the dreams
09:52You messed up
09:57And your biggest mistake
09:59Is not understanding
10:00The danger
10:01That's right in front of us
10:02For two people
10:05It's clearly personal
10:07For me
10:09It's just business
10:11It's become simple math
10:13The two men
10:14Who want to stand
10:16In my way
10:17Gotta go
10:18It's in there
10:20You are a
10:21Wrestlemania
10:23Manie
10:24Tender
10:25Thank you
10:27But that's not
10:28The favor that I'm owed
10:29One favor
10:31I owe you a favor
10:33No
10:33Our
10:34Wise man
10:36Will owe me a favor
10:37At Wrestlemania
10:39In my corner
10:41You're a wise man
10:44Tell him no
10:50No my tribal chief
10:54I can't do that
10:55The black
11:04And the fight
11:05Go disappear
11:07Lost and forever broken
11:12Shatter like glass
11:15The scars and the sex
11:17The lies and the favors
11:20Of we tell
11:21And all we are
11:24The fate is in choice
11:26Running and good
11:28On us
11:29I brought you into this business
11:32I cannot wait
11:34To be the man
11:35That takes you both out of it
11:37There can be only one
11:38And it's gotta be me
11:40Wise man
11:41How could you betray me?
11:43I'm a wise man
11:46We still live to the black
11:56We still live to the black
12:05We still live to the black
12:16Their complicated history
12:29Has been fused together
12:31For years
12:31Tomorrow night
12:32They could all
12:33Explode apart
12:35Roman Reigns
12:36Seth Rollins
12:36CM Punk with Paul Heyman
12:37In his corner
12:38The Wrestlemania
12:39Night One main event
12:40A triple threat
12:41From here
12:42In Vegas
12:43And when we come back
12:48The record seeking
12:49John Cena
12:50The undisputed champion
12:52Cody Rhodes
12:53The final face off
12:55Is next
12:56It has been a spectacular
13:03Night before mania
13:05Here on Smackdown
13:06In Vegas
13:07The battle royal
13:09The Andre the Giant
13:10Memorial battle royal
13:11Was won by Carmelo Hayes
13:13With DIY causing
13:15A no contest interference
13:17In our tag team
13:18Championship match
13:19A super cold red
13:20By Zelina Vega
13:21Earned her
13:22The victory
13:23L.A.
13:24Knight
13:24Braun Strowman
13:25Came up with the win
13:27And that moments ago
13:28We just saw
13:30Ray Phoenix
13:31Do his damage
13:32In a six man
13:33Tag team match
13:34We're here to cook in
13:34Just know when it's time
13:35For me to get my lick back
13:36All y'all finna be finished
13:37Blue hair like
13:38One of the big cheese cheese
13:39Blue one blue
13:40Blue red
13:40Thank you
13:41Weston
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14:32Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome from this land of Georgia, the undisputed WWE Champion,
14:51the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes!
14:57A week removed from displaying all the versions through the years of the WWE Championship,
15:05and now holding on to the only one that matters.
15:08The question is, will it still be Cody's when this weekend in Vegas ends?
15:27The leading light of WWE, QB1, the man who has the weight of the entire industry on his shoulders this weekend,
15:52as he tries to protect the future of that championship from an opponent in John Cena,
16:00who seemingly wants to burn down everything to the ground.
16:06Cody Rhodes, John Cena streaming on Peacock.
16:09WrestleMania Sunday begins 7 p.m. Eastern Time.
16:25nenhuma
16:26type
16:27P.m. Eastern Time.
16:28Episode 9
16:30is our
16:34behold .
16:38,
19:09Shut your mouth, kid.
19:26This is going to be my 20th WrestleMania, my 12th title match at WrestleMania.
19:37I know just as well as anybody right around now, you can get lost in all the noise, all these voices.
19:46There is one voice you should listen to, and that's the one coming from the man looking to you in the eye.
19:53Sunday is the last time I will ever compete in a WrestleMania ring.
20:01No one has ever had the courage to end their career the way I have, and there is nothing you could possibly do to prepare to face a man who knows he's going to die.
20:18What I'm doing is so unprecedented, they don't think it's real.
20:26They don't believe it.
20:28They think I'm going to come back because everyone always comes crawling back.
20:32There's no such thing as a wrestling retirement.
20:35There's always one more match.
20:38The reason there isn't a wrestling retirement is because every other wrestler is a scared, insecure loser.
20:48Every other wrestler needs these people, needs these people to care about them, to post about them, to talk about them.
21:02Because the second they get away from this, they're left alone by themselves with their pathetic lives.
21:10So they come crawling back as a shell of themselves.
21:15I have love, joy, and worth in my life.
21:18I don't need a single damn one of you.
21:28The only reason I'm here is to take that away from you and all of you forever.
21:40Don't say I didn't warn you because I did.
21:43Last year, when you won that championship, everybody's raising you on their shoulder and giving you watches and stuff and saying,
21:51good job, champ.
21:52When I had my moment alone with you like a man to your face, I didn't say, good job, champ.
21:58I said, good job, champ.
21:59I said, every day you hold that, it gets heavier.
22:02And Sunday, it finally becomes too heavy for you to hold.
22:06You will lose.
22:07You will lose because you care about them.
22:17You people do not write history.
22:27Winners do.
22:28I came out here tonight because I wanted to share one more thing with you before Sunday.
22:37When I won at Elimination Chamber, I knew it would be impossible to beat you in a match at WrestleMania.
22:44And then in one moment, you changed all that.
22:48You changed all that with what you said to The Rock.
22:55You see, kid, The Rock just gave you a choice.
23:01Do you want to do what they think is right?
23:06Or do you want to win?
23:09And in the moment you made your choice, not only did I think I could beat you,
23:13I realized Sunday, you don't stand a chance.
23:18And that night, all that was left for me to do was the one thing you couldn't.
23:25Prove to them that they don't matter.
23:32You see, all of this, all of this noise from them,
23:36these people will always make up their own version of the truth they want to believe.
23:41And when you stop caring about that and stop caring about them,
23:45you can start accomplishing anything you want in life.
23:48But you are too weak to understand that.
23:56Sunday, in order to beat me, you are going to have to choose.
24:01Do you do what they think is right?
24:07Or do you win?
24:10And Cody, you are strong.
24:12You are tough and you are driven.
24:13But you are also scared, insecure, and naive.
24:18You say you wear this suit because you want to be somebody.
24:22You have your tattoo because you want to be somebody.
24:26You didn't need the tattoo or the suit because Sunday I'm going to make you somebody.
24:29Somebody who finally realizes that to become a winner, you have to sever ties with all the losers in your life.
24:44Or somebody who had a chance to be a real winner and blew it.
24:55And in that very moment, you will realize that you are not the captain.
24:59You are not the quarterback.
25:02You're still just a kid in a man's world who doesn't have the balls of the last real champion.
25:10Okay, John, the noise.
25:21You always have to say something, right?
25:24This crowd, how they feel about you.
25:44This is who you fight for.
25:47This.
25:49This matters to you.
25:51You said in London, you said that you don't bury talent.
25:55That you are talent.
25:58Well, I know a graveyard of talent that would disagree with that statement.
26:04But we're not talking about them.
26:06We're talking about WrestleMania.
26:09Let me ask you a question, John.
26:10Do you know, do you know his name?
26:17The one who handed you the microphone, you know his name?
26:20No, no.
26:21You don't know her name either, do you?
26:23And I'd wager if you walk backstage, you don't know any of those people either.
26:27This is a different WWE, John.
26:29And when this was your WWE, I worshipped you.
26:32They worshipped you.
26:34But since the GOAT hasn't shown up since Elimination Chamber, allow me to offer you a little perspective, okay?
26:41You called me underwhelming.
26:43Guess what?
26:44You're overrated.
26:45You're overbearing.
26:50And more importantly, you're out of touch.
26:52And you're out of time.
26:54Your face is melting wax.
26:56You got a stack of dimes for a neck.
26:58Spindly ass legs.
26:59You're paler than Sting at Star K97.
27:03And you're sanctimonious.
27:06Sanctimonious comments about how I'm an errand boy when the whole world watched you sonar on the Oscar stage.
27:14Butt-ass naked for the people that you run errands for now.
27:18And by God, John Cena, it is 2025 and you still can't wrestle.
27:44Butt-ass naked for the people that you're a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man and who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man who's a man
28:14They're just like you.
28:42They don't know what they want.
28:45And Cody, on Sunday to beat you, I don't have to wrestle.
28:54Oh, Cena.
28:59Oh, he tried to go A-A, but instead.
29:04Crossroads.
29:04The war of words just went physical.
29:17The American nightmare, Cody Rhodes, with the undisputed WWE championship in his hand.
29:25He has been making a message of fighting for the fans to save the industry, to keep that championship for the present and future of sports entertainment.
29:41Wrestlemania Sunday.
29:48It'll headline it all and cap what is turning out to be a spectacular weekend in Vegas.
29:57We have no further steps to take on this road to Wrestlemania.
30:03We have arrived, Wade.
30:07The final face-off turned into this.
30:13Well, what a statement of Cody Rhodes.
30:16I don't have to wrestle.
30:19Cheap shot from John Cena.
30:22But we've got a champ who has every bit ready for it and more.
30:29Is this a window into the main event of Wrestlemania Sunday with the WWE championship on the line?
30:39One crossroads may be all it takes to put away Cena for good in his final Wrestlemania.
30:47It is coming your way, Wrestlemania 41 Sunday night will be the undisputed WWE championship match.
30:55Starts streaming at 7 Eastern, 4 Pacific on Peacock.
30:59Now, Wade, let's tell everybody what they're in store for tomorrow on night one.
31:04Wrestlemania Saturday World Heavyweight Championship on the line as the ring general defends against main event.
31:12Jey Uso, will we have a stadium yeeting in unison for a new champ?
31:20The WWE Women's Championship.
31:24This thing has gotten red hot.
31:27There have been personal attacks.
31:29There have been honest conversations recently.
31:32And tomorrow, it is tippy time against the future Hall of Famer.
31:36Tiffany Stratton looks to defend against Charlotte Flair.
31:39We had a war earlier tonight here on SmackDown.
31:43A lot of damage absorbed by these two men.
31:46But the United States title will be on the line tomorrow as L.A. night defends against the terrifying Jacob Batu.
31:55And for Rey Mysterio, another Wrestlemania.
32:00But this one comes against the Luchador who has burst onto the scene recently.
32:05It is El Grande Americano against the Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio.
32:11And we got ourselves a World Tag Team Championship clash as the boo day.
32:18They suck while they're challenging the champs, the War Raiders, tomorrow on Wrestlemania Saturday.
32:25World Tag Team Championship clash tomorrow between those two.
32:30Proceed with caution, says Naomi.
32:35The storm is coming for her.
32:37Jade and Naomi, perhaps the most emotionally charged of all the Wrestlemania 41 matches.
32:44Three of the biggest names, three of the biggest egos.
32:50Well, they're going to compete in triple threat action in the main event of Wrestlemania Saturday.
32:57Roman Reigns, Seth freaking Rollins and CM Punk with the wise man Paul Heyman in his corner.
33:05Who will be victorious in the main event tomorrow?
33:08Of course, moments ago, the face to face.
33:14John Cena and Cody Rhodes.
33:17As Cody was able to counter.
33:22The crossroads was hit on Cena.
33:25Cena's going for the record-breaking win Sunday night.
33:28But Rhodes is determined to save pro wrestling.
33:32There are just times in life that you know you have to take it all in with your eyes wide open.
33:39For all the fans, from the hardcores to the casuals, this, right now in Vegas, is that time.
33:46This weekend in Sin City, it is must-watch.
33:50It is can't-miss.
33:52It's the unthinkable now-a-reality.
33:54This version of John Cena against the hope for the current and future of the industry.
34:00Cody Rhodes, Wrestlemania 41 comes your way tomorrow.
34:05We'll see you there.
34:06Waiting for me to start the show.