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00:00WWE Backlash.
00:09The sold-out Enterprise Center in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.
00:18Hell, hey, night!
00:20What an incredible way to kick off Backlash.
00:30Drew McIntyre!
00:40But the grimace on the face tells its story.
00:43Drew McIntyre.
00:52No one will ever forget Backlash two years ago in Puerto Rico.
00:56Something the Street King Priest.
01:00Oh!
01:02We're missing!
01:08Jacob Batuu!
01:11It's a little surprising to me.
01:13I think the pathway to victory by L.A. Knight.
01:16Held this title over the years.
01:18Of course, the very first crown back in 1974.
01:20The late great Harley Grace.
01:22Chanting the name of right now, Jacob Batuu.
01:26The ring and leaving the end to the champ of the former champion.
01:29Oh, look at that!
01:31Focused here in the early going tonight.
01:35And L.A. Knight now.
01:36Oh, DDT!
01:37Order this early in a match.
01:38Batuu going for the Samoan drop.
01:40But again, L.A. Knight counters it.
01:41Title on the grand stage.
01:43Oh, and a big elbow drop.
01:44Batuu again.
01:45It's formed here.
01:46Because remember, it's every man for himself when it comes to a fatal four-way.
01:50It's taking out Jacob Batuu.
01:51Oh, my God.
01:52What a throw by McIntyre.
01:53It's not a pace that can be kept up for long.
01:55Not with the...
01:56Looking for a Claibor.
01:57And he's intercepted.
01:58So agile for a while.
01:59Big man and a Hurricanrata sends Batuu across.
02:02Moves like that.
02:03And Priest!
02:05And now Damian Priest takes out Batuu on the other side.
02:08This cost Priest, if you remember.
02:10Old school from the top ropes against McIntyre's Vesselvania.
02:13Cost him this time worked perfectly.
02:16And now a big clothesline.
02:17Facade of invincibility.
02:20Oh, look at this.
02:21Now Batuu.
02:22Samoan drop out of the barricade.
02:25No back down in either one of these men.
02:27Any good when you hit a brick wall.
02:29Quite the moment building here in St. Louis.
02:32Batuu and McIntyre exchanging blows.
02:36Pop up Samoan drop.
02:37You know what I mean?
02:38Mean.
02:39Oh, got it.
02:40Oh, into the corner.
02:41The official can do nothing.
02:42Because remember, no disqualification.
02:44To get it done.
02:45And now L.A. Knight.
02:48Cost McIntyre.
02:49That frenzy of energy taken.
02:52L.A. Knight into the corner.
02:55And look at the core strength.
02:56The McIntyre.
02:57What an incredible pivot from...
02:59And on suicide dive.
03:00And Priest driven into the announce table.
03:02He's closing another kill.
03:05Swann tied from the top.
03:06And L.A. Knight.
03:08Blood force trauma.
03:09South of Heaven.
03:10McIntyre breaks things up.
03:13Priest almost was able to steal it.
03:15It's shaking and juking and driving.
03:17And now...
03:18Oh!
03:19Drew.
03:20Look into the future shock.
03:21DDT!
03:22And now McIntyre.
03:23After shock again.
03:24One, two, three, three.
03:26And Priest.
03:27Priest pulled the rope off before a three cap.
03:30With this...
03:31With this...
03:32...of awesome animosity.
03:33Potentially L.A. Knight.
03:35One, two, three.
03:36Roland Tenson...
03:37Get it, I mean!
03:39A one-on-one matchup.
03:40Quick of the moves though.
03:41Knight rolled out of harm's way.
03:43Yeah!
03:44On the top rope.
03:45Big elbow.
03:46Down goes the champ.
03:47His championship and a kick to that two and a half.
03:49More not work.
03:51Equipment case.
03:52And now talking trash to the camera.
03:54Massive crates.
03:55Nothing positive ever happens.
03:57Lifting.
03:58McIntyre up.
03:59Back to heaven.
04:00Chunk slam!
04:01This matchup ends only with pinfall or submission.
04:03Well, I'm completely writing off.
04:05McIntyre and Priest.
04:07Unable to prevent any of this carnage.
04:10And look who's here.
04:12Solo Sokoa.
04:14Jacob Matu off the announce table.
04:19Look out!
04:20Wait, that's one of the biggest free agents on the planet!
04:23Oh my god!
04:24That's Jeff Cobb!
04:26Assaulting L.A. Knight!
04:27Sending him into the...
04:28What hit him?
04:29Or who hit him?
04:30And now sends Knight back into the ring.
04:39Well, the damage has been done.
04:40And now Jacob Matu is gonna continue.
04:43The assault on a...
04:44Solo Sokoa has struck here.
04:47Fatu!
04:48And Fatu retains!
04:50The United States!
04:52Or any help whatsoever.
05:03It's an all-Irish showdown for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
05:07Up next.
05:08We'll be here!
05:13Becky...
05:14Leaks!
05:15Had a couple of tag team matchups at WrestleMania and then the night that she turned...
05:25Don't.
05:27Don't.
05:28Valkyria
05:30Becky and Lyra would go on to win the titles
05:33And then Becky would turn her back on this woman
05:35Nonetheless, this is for the Intercontinental Championship
05:38Lyra Valkyria, Becky Lynch
05:39At NXT, Lyra would beat Becky Lynch to take the NXT
05:43Lynch is about to make amends for that tonight
05:46Do not agree with that perspective of Lyra Valkyria whatsoever
05:50Blueprint to her own success
05:52Nice leapfrog arm drag, takedown into the
05:54Deep arm drag by Becky
05:57Give up here
05:58This move is equal parts painful
06:00Lyra Valkyria is coming to her own
06:02This is not the Lyra Valkyria that Becky faced two years ago
06:06Becky Lynch was not expecting
06:07Oh, look at this
06:08Northern Lights and a kick out by Lynch
06:10And you know, you mentioned it Wade
06:12That Becky Lynch has brought this out of Lyra
06:14And I WWE fans are behind her
06:16And Valkyria now with a kick driving Becky to the barricade
06:19Time heading up to the top open
06:21Now Becky Lynch on the attack
06:23Love to become the second ever Intercontinental Champion
06:25And now Becky to win the title
06:27Here's the cover
06:27Now by Becky and a kick out at two
06:29Across the face
06:30This is all mental now, Wade, right?
06:32Mind games
06:33And there's an exploder
06:34Shoulders down and a kick out
06:37Just on the cusp of that
06:38Yeah, verbally
06:39About barely in recent weeks
06:42I'll tell you right now, baby
06:43Your entire career
06:44Thanks to Becky Lynch
06:45Taking that down
06:46Hello, is this your girl?
06:47I want to say thank you
06:48For having you, girl
06:50Certainly add insult to injury
06:52And a kick out
06:54And again, that great mind game by the veterans
06:57And Lyra now
06:58Taking the blows from Becky
07:00Trying to set Becky up
07:02Down goes Lynch
07:04We've been talking about
07:05That Lyra's been showing as of late
07:07Figuring it out
07:08As you go along
07:09That's why she's had
07:10Turned into the enziguri
07:11Follows it up now
07:12Cover
07:13And a kick out by Lynch
07:14Just a few moments ago
07:16Will Lyra do the same?
07:18From the top rope
07:19In trouble
07:19What a superplex!
07:21He's a kick out
07:22Just about
07:23And Becky
07:24Down goes Valkyria
07:26Cover
07:26Lynch, she managed to land on her feet
07:28Over the top
07:29And taken out
07:30Lyra top rope
07:31Legs are up to the back of the neck
07:33Valkyrie Patsyia
07:34The form which
07:34Oh my god
07:35Looks up
07:36And now Lynch down
07:38Oh look at
07:39An arm bar here
07:40Trying to lock an arm bar in
07:42And Becky Lynch down
07:43There it is
07:43Will she get the champion to tap out?
07:46And this time
07:46Becky connects
07:47For the title
07:48Kick out by Valkyria again
07:50Everything she's thrown at Lyra
07:56And now she's lost it
07:58And now Becky with a chair
07:59You can't win the title
08:01With a chair, Becky
08:02On the official
08:04Jessica Carr
08:05Keeping this matchup alive
08:07So as Jessica Carr
08:08Throws the chair out of the ring
08:10Becky Lynch now is exposed
08:11The pad has been ripped off
08:13Valkyria sends Becky
08:14Valkyria with a big spin kick
08:16And now Lyra
08:17Second rope
08:19Moves up
08:19This time
08:20To retain
08:21Kick out by Becky
08:22Highly fortunate
08:24Another manhandle slam
08:25Another kick out by Valkyria
08:28Massive levels of abuse
08:30And this is getting super ugly
08:32Lyra Valkyria has Becky up
08:34Nightwing
08:35The official was out of position
08:37But she was doing her job
08:38And it allowed Becky to kick out
08:40Lyra rolls through
08:41Shoulders are down now on Lynch
08:42Kick out by Becky again
08:43And Becky
08:45Lyra able to counter
08:46Grabs the leg
08:47Go Becky
08:47And got her
08:48Lyra got her
08:49Lyra retains
08:50Gave it absolutely everything
08:52And now to disarm her
08:53Jess get in there
08:54Do something
08:54Stop it
08:55More officials are headed into the ring
08:57Sometimes when you win rally
08:59You lose in this game
09:00About Becky Lynch tonight
09:06We also learned a lot
09:07About the champion
09:08Lyra Valkyria
09:09In those closing moments
09:11Getting the W
09:12Intercontinental champion
09:15Dominic Mysterio
09:16Battles Penta
09:17In a match for the
09:18Intercontinental title
09:18Pretty damn cool
09:25Penta
09:26And it's quite
09:28The year so far
09:30Penta's had quite the issue
09:32Not only Dominic Mysterio
09:33But also
09:34Dominic Mysterio
09:43Winning the Intercontinental championship
09:45In many ways
09:46It's this prestigious title
09:47And some not
09:48Port-of-famous
09:49Let's throw that in too
09:50Oh my goodness
09:50So we're fighting it out
09:52For the top spot
09:52Victory here
09:53And he's got to avoid
09:55This
09:56Jaw-dropping
09:57Hit-and-move
09:58And try
09:59Somehow
10:00Ground Penta
10:01About Dirty
10:02Dark Mysterio
10:03Backstabber
10:04Only took you
10:05About three years
10:05Penta
10:07Hung up on the top rope
10:08By
10:09Pete Wiley
10:10Here comes Dominic
10:11Dominic with a suicide dive
10:13Oh my god
10:14Turned it into a DDT
10:15I'll say this
10:16Oh and a step
10:17Dirty dog
10:18Finn Balor
10:19And I don't believe
10:20Finn has gotten over that yet
10:21Penta kicks out
10:22Now you really believe
10:23Finn Balor is a
10:24Brother in arms
10:26In the judgment day
10:27Dirty dog
10:28Dominic Mysterio
10:30Handed Penta
10:31And Penta now
10:31Looking to build some momentum
10:32There's the sling blade
10:33And Penta looking to turn things around
10:35And Penta now
10:36Takes out Dominic
10:37For the cross body
10:38Now Penta launching himself
10:39Up over the top
10:40For the championship
10:42Dominic in two
10:43And a great performance
10:44Thus far by Mysterio
10:45Oh
10:46Yeah
10:46Oblivion
10:47And a kick out by Penta
10:49Dominic just delivered
10:50Oblivion
10:51Penta now
10:52Oh a Mexican destroyer
10:54On the apron
10:55What the hell
10:56Was Finn waiting for
10:57Finn took forever
10:59And Penta
11:00Over the top
11:02Pompey
11:03Caught Hilo
11:04Judgment day
11:05Want it
11:05Get Balor back out
11:08Here again
11:08I thought
11:08They sent him packing
11:09El Grande
11:11Americano
11:12What the hell
11:12Chad Gable
11:14The new WWE
11:15Speed check
11:16Mysterio repays
11:19Because of this
11:20Goopball Gable
11:21While ultimately
11:23The big victor
11:24Dominic Mysterio
11:25Will defend
11:26His world
11:27Heavyweight championship
11:29Against Logan Paul
11:31The ring general
11:32Gunther
11:32Will Pat's bravery prevail
11:34Will Gunther get away
11:36Unpunished again
11:36Let's
11:37Go
11:38Pat
11:42Make a beat
11:44I'm extremely nervous
11:49For what he did
11:50To me and him
11:51A number of weeks ago
11:52I'm sweating
11:52In anybody's matchup
11:54You can't allow a man
11:57Like Gunther
11:59To just run around
12:00And assault people
12:00Think that might
12:01Piss somebody off
12:02They're gonna come over here
12:03And beat the hell out of us
12:04Come on Pat
12:07Built an empire
12:09And Pat is in a tremendous
12:11Shape and ready to go
12:13Do I feel like Gunther
12:14Can take Pat lightly
12:15And still win
12:16McAfee
12:17Any favors right now
12:19Reminded and goading
12:20Didn't take them seriously
12:21Perhaps
12:22And now
12:23Just slinging Pat
12:24Second
12:24It's why he's been
12:25So successful
12:26In everything
12:27He's ever tried
12:28Went to the top
12:31And Pat able to
12:31Let's go Pat
12:32Collar and elbow
12:33Tie up
12:33Now McAfee
12:34With a headlock
12:35Dan Engler
12:37And now
12:37Sent out to the apron
12:39Oh Pat
12:40With a clean break
12:42And now just mocked
12:43Alright that will wake up
12:44And that could be
12:45And again
12:46You just see the inexperience
12:47Oh goodness
12:48Trying to take the fight
12:51To Gunther
12:51Just bouncing off
12:53Gunther
12:53Oh oh
12:54And that would just
12:55Drop McAfee
12:56I never want to find out
12:58Oh god
12:59I hope
13:00Pass
13:00That now
13:01Another top
13:02Dropping Pat
13:03Talking back
13:04At Gunther
13:04I'm telling him
13:06To have some mercy
13:07And now Pat
13:08With a kick
13:08Remember
13:09You would expect
13:10That snapmare now
13:11And Gunther
13:12With a kick
13:13To the spine
13:13Of his own
13:14Pat still on his feet
13:15After that chop
13:16Pat delivered another one
13:17Come on Pat
13:19Come on
13:20You do feel like
13:21Gunther can end this
13:22At a moment
13:23Oh
13:24And a German suplex
13:27Released
13:27Another German suplex
13:29To McAfee
13:29He's made his point
13:31I get you
13:31Gunther's mind
13:33Is a compassion
13:34You have to bite
13:35Your tongue
13:35When you're in
13:36Close proximity
13:36I get it
13:38But he knows
13:39He's got that
13:39In the bag
13:40Whenever he feels
13:41Like it
13:41Behind
13:41Pat lands
13:43On his feet
13:43Again
13:44Kick
13:44To the spine
13:45Do something
13:47Here
13:47And a kick out
13:50And Gunther
13:51Quickly back
13:52To his feet
13:52And it just
13:53Bounced up
13:54The steel jaw
13:55Of Gunther
13:56Nope
13:56And Pat
13:57Oh my god
13:58Big kick
13:58Gunther going
13:59For a power bomb
14:00On McAfee
14:00And he delivers it
14:01And the damn match
14:02Just ended now
14:03Might be as good
14:04As it gets
14:05For McAfee
14:06And now the torturer
14:07Pat
14:07Cole
14:08Sit down
14:08Cole
14:09Cole get back here
14:10What are you doing
14:11Michael Cole
14:12Has left the damn test
14:13Inches away
14:14From that bottom
14:15Rolled by the
14:15Ring general
14:16Gunther
14:17Track
14:17Of Pat
14:18McAfee's
14:19Best buddy
14:20Michael Cole
14:21I cannot help you
14:22From here
14:23Oh my god
14:25That is a
14:2558 year old
14:26Mac
14:27My god
14:28Oh
14:29Get on it
14:31McAfee
14:32Gunther still
14:34In hot pursuit
14:35Cole
14:38Grabbing the
14:39Foot
14:39Robert
14:40Oh
14:41Is Gunther going
14:42Afraid
14:43Escaped
14:44And Pat
14:46McAfee
14:46Is now being
14:47Put to the
14:48Sword
14:48Oh god
14:48Pat
14:49His eyes
14:51Dark black
14:52Pissed
14:52And that
14:53Is over
14:54While
14:56Comfort
14:57Beats
14:58Pat McAfee
14:58Here
14:59At
14:59Backlash
15:00A rare
15:08Rare
15:09Show
15:09Of
15:10Respect
15:10Pat McAfee
15:12We are so
15:12Proud
15:13Of you
15:13What
15:14An effort
15:14And Jackie Chan
15:18Two legends
15:19Unite
15:19Can the
15:21Viper slay
15:22One more legend
15:23On his quest
15:23To regain the title
15:24Or will
15:25Cena's
15:25Destructive
15:26Farewell
15:26Tour march on
15:27Man
15:42What
15:43Ice
15:44To
15:45Plan
15:45To
15:45Go
15:46To
15:46To
15:47Speed
15:47To
15:47To
15:47To
15:48To
15:49To
15:49To
15:50To
15:50To
15:50To
15:50To
15:51To
15:51To
15:51To
15:51To
15:52To
15:52To
15:53I still get goosebumps every time these two men
16:23Back before they were a part of WWE these two ever meet I can truly say that I've been honored and privileged
16:43The energy that is backing their boy here
16:45Second place with 16 world championships
16:48Tantalizingly close
16:50You know what John Cena obviously with its
16:54Randy who may be in the best shape of his life
16:56He goes a poke in the eye
16:57Oh payback
16:59Cody Rhodes refused to take that low road with John Cena
17:03And here's Cena now back center of the ring
17:05You know for Randy Orton I've said many many times
17:07Growing popularity over the years
17:09He's still the same old Randy Orton way
17:11Yeah and I'll tell you right now this is by far the ever seen
17:14Truly is in 2025
17:16The young guy trying to punch up and make a name for myself
17:19That's all that was you can't play physically built to perfection
17:23And now John Cena's taking a stroll
17:25He has to take these shortcuts
17:26Interesting interview in Billboard magazine with Randy Orton
17:30The fact that and here's Cena now in the clothesline
17:33Unfamiliar position of getting cheered
17:352025 John Cena has become
17:38Three, four, five
17:42Pound of a truck
17:43Physically incredible shape
17:46Five, six, seven, eight, nine
17:50Not a good place to be
17:52John Cena and Cena kicks it too
17:55Randy knew he wasn't going to pick up the win there
17:57That was more
17:57And you mentioned this weight in the countdown zone
17:59I thought it was really interesting
18:00The methodical style of Randy Orton
18:02John Cena allowing him to beat at Wrestlemania
18:05A different class for the champ this evening
18:07Randy with it
18:09You know he also learned the trade
18:11And all the tricks in the book from
18:13Not how to match since then
18:14Randy Orton now locks up John again
18:16Well these two know each other so, so well
18:20You know Wade we talked earlier
18:22No one ever thought that
18:23Someone would
18:24Form of chance right now
18:27And John
18:28And there's that spin slam by Cena
18:30Five knuckles shuffle across the forehead of Orton
18:37Number of months in John Cena's
18:40Legendary career
18:42Stay away from the heaviest hitters
18:43And here we go again
18:44And this time now
18:45Vintage
18:46Randy Orton
18:47Randy shrugging off some pain
18:49In that lower back from that ST Everton
18:51The Viper is coiled
18:54The Viper
18:55Went for the RKO
18:57Cena blocked
18:58Cena now with Randy up
19:00Attitude adjustment
19:02Wait a minute
19:02Went for the RKO
19:06And both men took each other out
19:09Just so blessed to be out here Wade
19:10To watch these two all-time greats go at each other
19:13Now Randy Orton fires
19:15Oh wait a minute
19:16A-A
19:17A-A by Cena
19:18To retain
19:19Kick out by Randy
19:21Invested in every move in this match tonight
19:24In fact they've been invested in
19:26And now Randy Orton arms
19:29To hang on to the top rope
19:30Randy
19:31RKO
19:32Out of nowhere
19:34Goat killer
19:35Went for the punt
19:36Able to counter
19:37Into another A-A
19:38Orton kicks out
19:40I don't know how much feeling is left in there
19:43Big fight atmosphere
19:45Fans in Orton's hometown
19:47For a punt of his own
19:49Randy now went for an RKO
19:51Orton shoved into the official
19:53That was a heavy landing for Chad Patton
19:55And now with Chad down
19:56Cena with a third A-A
19:57In that situation
19:58That is 25 years of experience of John Cena
20:01But with the referee down
20:03What the
20:04You can't see me
20:05Referee can't see
20:07Why?
20:08Down
20:08Randy
20:09RKO out of nowhere
20:11By RKO
20:12Three
20:12Four
20:13Oh and Chad just came to
20:1660 seconds
20:17As this was
20:18Swinging back and forth
20:20Oh Cena now
20:21Oh man
20:22Patton went head first
20:23The Chad Patton's done
20:25And now John Cena
20:26John up on his own
20:27With an A-A
20:29To Cena
20:30On top of the table
20:31And now the fans do as well
20:34Goes out of the window
20:35Referee's down
20:36Take your chance
20:37Make this a street fight
20:38Ready
20:39Another A-A
20:41Through a table
20:42Referee Chad Patton's been down
20:47For a number of minutes
20:48Randy's not gonna have a chance
20:50To win things
20:51If there's nobody to count
20:52Randy Orton now
20:53RKO to Cena
20:54Official on the A-A
20:57Cena kicks it down
20:58Not quite quick enough
20:59For Randy Orton
21:00But somehow
21:01I'll give all the credit
21:03In the world
21:04Stalking him from behind
21:06Oh the championship
21:08Stalked the face
21:09RKO
21:10The official's down again
21:12And now general manager
21:16Everett Cena
21:17I'm not surprised
21:17As this was focused
21:18Of course he did
21:19Now he's up
21:20RKO to Alvin
21:22Another RKO
21:24It's an RKO party
21:25A frustrated
21:26After RKO
21:28There are bodies
21:30Everywhere
21:31Carnage
21:32He had the title won
21:33And a number of times
21:34In this match
21:35Whoa, whoa, whoa
21:38R-Truth
21:39RKO
21:40Coming out here
21:43To defend
21:44John
21:44Low blow
21:45The championship
21:47Golden hand again
21:48Right off the skull
21:50Of Orton
21:50But coming to
21:52And dragging himself
21:53Into the ring
21:53Is Chad
21:54If John Cena
21:55Retains the damn championship
21:57Would have taken
21:59A victory like that
22:00Which is what
22:01Made him special
22:02Wade
22:03I know you can't see me
22:04But can you hear me
22:05Cut the damn music
22:06I don't need music
22:08What I need
22:10Is competition
22:11And I sure as hell
22:13Don't need
22:15You
22:15What the last
22:17Real
22:18Champion