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- So what do we want to talk
about?
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- Cody Rhodes, the face of WWE's
modern era.
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- Once undesirable, become
undeniable,
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and now WWE champion.
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- The American Nightmare is
truly the definition of the word
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"Superstar."
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- I gave my soul to this ring
and these people
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a long time ago.
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- The son of a Hall of Famer is
well on his way
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to becoming one himself.
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- He is one.
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He is the American Nightmare.
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- Today we celebrate the career
defining moments of Cody Rhodes.
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Cody Rhodes has gone back to
back.
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This is WWE's Greatest Moments.
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♪
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- Acknowledge me.
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- My God.
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Stone Cole with a beer bath.
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- This is surreal.
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- Look at this.
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- He slammed him.
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- Welcome, everyone to WWE's
Greatest Moments.
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I'm Michael Cole, and on this
edition, we take a look back at
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one of the premiere superstars
of Sports Entertainment today,
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The American Nightmare Cody
Rhodes.
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Cody began his WWE journey in
2007,
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and audiences were immediately
impressed by the son
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of WWE Hall of Famer the
American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.
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It wouldn't take long for Cody
Rhodes to carve out
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his own path to greatness.
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But there was one point in his
young career where his ego may
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have gotten the better of him.
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The narcissistic, Dashing Cody
Rhodes never met
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a mirror he didn't like.
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- Dashing.
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- But tragedy struck on an
episode of SmackDown
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when Rey Mysterio broke the nose
of the dashing one,
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leaving Cody less than perfect.
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Rey Mysterio shattering
Cody Rhodes face,
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causing Rhodes to have
reconstructive surgery,
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forcing him to wear
a hideous mask.
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He's no longer dashing.
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- It's a singles match on a pay
per view at WrestleMania.
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It's also my first singles match
on a pay per view.
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It was a banger.
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It was a doozy.
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- All that anger just pouring
out of Rhodes tonight,
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directed at Mysterio.
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- We connected right away, and
WrestleMania 27
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was a really fun match.
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- Precarious situation here for
both of these superstars.
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- Wow.
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And now Cody Rhodes gets the
best of it.
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- Really all came together for
me, and uh-
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as a performer know right
away we're onto something.
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- Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh.
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- No no no no no no no no no.
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- Oh, oh,
wait a second.
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Cody's mask is-is off.
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Cody Rhodes face has been
exposed.
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- Yeah he's vulnerable.
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Cody is very vulnerable.
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- And here comes Rey Mysterio.
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Oh, the referee's attention was
averted.
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- Yes, Cross Rhodes.
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Cross Rhodes.
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Retribution for Cody.
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- Cody wanted to create his own
path,
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and that was a great
beginning for him.
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- The contributions to the
Rhodes family
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cannot be denied with the
American Dream
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Dusty Rhodes as the patriarch
and his brother Goldust,
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the strength of Cody's family
were never tighter than in
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2013, when their very
livelihoods were threatened
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by the Authority-
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The Hounds of Justice-
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The Shield.
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- Cody-
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You're fired.
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- We'd like to give you the
opportunity
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to gain your employment,
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if you can beat Seth Rollins and
Roman Reigns at Battleground.
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- If you lose, you will never
work in the WWE again.
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- The legacy of the Rhodes
family's at stake.
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Rhodes family walked
into Battleground
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against The Shield,
which nobody had beaten.
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It was very emotional and real.
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- There was something about the
energy of potentially never
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being able to step foot in the
WWE again if we did not succeed,
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and then getting our jobs back
if we did.
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- It is a must win situation for
Cody and Goldust tonight.
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- We just had a great chemistry
with them for whatever reason.
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- Oh look at this.
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- Alabama slam.
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- To be out there not only
judged by the entire arena,
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be judged luminary individuals
like my brother and my father.
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- The American Dream.
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- The bionic elbow.
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And we're left with a legal man.
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Rollins and Cody.
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Rollins looking to steal one.
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Cody, not this way.
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Cody stays in it.
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- It's up to you, Cody.
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- Cody stays in it.
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He's got it.
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- It's up to you Cody.
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- Cody's got him.
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Cross Rhodes.
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Cross Rhodes.
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- It's for your family.
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- The Rhodes have done it.
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Cody and Dustin are going back
to work.
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- Battleground with my two kids-
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Emotionally, that night, I was
drained.
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That was the most
real emotion,
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raw emotion that I ever had in
my life.
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- That night in Buffalo was a
really special, special night.
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It was just a beautiful
experience.
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And to be carrying the torch for
the family,
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it's one of the most blessed
things I was ever part of.
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- The Judgment Day has certainly
left their mark in the last few
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years as one of the most lethal,
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dominant factions
of the modern era.
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The best course of action is to
stay on their good side.
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- I want Main Event Jey Uso in
the Judgment Day.
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- And when Main Event Jey Uso
refused to join them,
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the group let him know he had
made a huge mistake.
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Cody Rhodes-
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going after the Judgment Day.
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Coming to the rescue
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was none other than
Cody Rhodes,
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leading to Fastlane 2023,
when the unlikely pair took
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on Finn Bálor and Damian
Priest
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for the undisputed tag team
titles.
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And here we go now for the
undisputed tag team titles.
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- Jey and Cody-
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Two individual guys.
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- Cody and Jey, have been
adversaries most
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of their career together.
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- And it was lightning in a
bottle.
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- Uso and Cody, obviously
a game plan
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coming into this match.
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- Anything that could get the
fans excited to scream and yell,
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that's what we live for.
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- Here comes Jey.
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- Double team
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Cody Cutter.
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[bell rings]
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We got new tag team champions.
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- That's a-that's a special
moment, man,
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and what a team to be a part of,
man.
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And I got to sit back and-
and appreciate everything.
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- And the celebration now
underway.
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- At the return of Saturday
Night's Main Event
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in December of 2024,
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Kevin Owens failed to capture
the WWE Championship
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against Cody Rhodes,
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who in retro form was defending
the famed Winged Eagle title.
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Enraged by the loss, Owens
delivered a devastating package
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piledriver to the champ, putting
him out of action for weeks.
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This lunatic, Kevin Owens.
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What the hell is wrong with you?
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So the rematch was set to take
place at the 2025 Royal Rumble
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in a ladder match.
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Both titles will be hung high
above the ring.
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The superstar that retrieved
them would be declared champion.
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There are over
70,000 people
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at Lucas Oil Stadium
in Indianapolis.
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Cody Rhodes is the champion.
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Kevin Owens is the challenger.
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- Cody and Kevin's ladder match
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brought like 4 or 5 different
moments throughout
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the match, where I was visibly
and audibly asking people
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around me, "Are they okay?"
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- They are determined on
punishing each other.
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- I had seen ladder matches
before,
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but never to the extent was
the ladder used
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like those two used it.
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- He's taking a beating tonight.
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- Cody-
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he's the face of a company to
be at this point in his life
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and take the physical
risks that he takes-
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It's crazy.
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- There's going to be those
matches that require you to do
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something that scares you to
death.
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- Fisherman buster through
the ladder.
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- Nothing more real than that.
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- Looking for that package
piledriver.
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Kevin Owens turned inside out.
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- I think the very end is
probably going to
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be a big reason why people are
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going to talk about it for a
long time,
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because he tried
to decapitate me.
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- Cody Rhodes wins.
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- One of the most sickening
matches
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we have ever witnessed.
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- There are certain scenes in
WWE that you will never forget.
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Cody Rhodes is celebrating in
the near distance
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and Kevin Owens is
there suffering.
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What an image.
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- As WWE continues to grow and
expand into our international
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markets, there was much
anticipation for Backlash 2024
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taking place in Lyon, France.
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As newly crowned undisputed WWE
champion, it was time for Cody
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Rhodes to defend his title
against the best of the best.
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Enter the number one contender,
The Phenomenal AJ Styles.
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- Backlash in
Lyon, France.
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Here we go.
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- Can I describe Backlash?
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Oh, man.
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Wow.
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That's-
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That is about the best way I can
describe it as wow.
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[fireworks]
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- That song echoing through
Lyon, France.
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- What a main event for the WWE
Championship.
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- AJ Styles felt like a random
opponent to be the first person
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for Cody to get after such a
huge moment at WrestleMania.
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AJ and Cody just had an amazing
chemistry.
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They just work really well
together.
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So as a result, what you got to
see was just
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an awesomely executed match,
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but it was also violent.
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- How much does Cody have left?
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- Cody's fired up.
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Cross Rhodes.
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Cody retains.
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- A lot of times when guys get
their first title run,
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you're like, "Oh, we'll see
how he does."
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That night he created
something memorable.
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That's what this business is
about.
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He can handle it.
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He can deliver.
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- Now on to our fifth selection.
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Cody Rhodes would enter himself
into the 2023 Royal Rumble with
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a clear focus being victory and
headlining WrestleMania.
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Main event spot at WrestleMania
on the line.
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Here comes
number 30.
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[buzzer]
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[Cody Rhodes' music]
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- The American Nightmare is
here.
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The pomp and circumstance.
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The emotion is all great, but
now it's time to get
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down to business.
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Enter at number 30 and try to
win the Royal Rumble.
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There it is.
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- Cody Cutter.
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- One of my biggest dreams as a
kid ever was-
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I want to win the Royal Rumble.
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The WWE Championship, to me is
without a doubt
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the richest prize in the game.
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- Logan Paul sent over the top
rope and it's down to two.
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Cody Rhodes
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Cross Rhodes to Gunther.
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Gunther eliminated.
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The American Nightmare one step
closer to the American dream.
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- It's about getting the one
title-
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no one in my family did.
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If you're the WWE champion, you
are the top of every mountain.
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- Finish the story at
WrestleMania.
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2023 The American Nightmare The
Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar
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was on a collision course.
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- You wanted a fight.
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- The two waged war inside the
squared circle
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and each held one win apiece.
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- You have a victory over me.
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I have a victory over you.
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- Cody's got it.
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Cody's got it.
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At SummerSlam Brock-
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I end this.
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[crowd cheers]
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- Be all smiles now, but
in a matter of moments
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he is going to be in a
fight for his life.
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- I tell people all the time, I
like to feel it.
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I like the violence.
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- Total disregard for Cody's
well-being.
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- That's as violent and physical
and aggressive as it gets.
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- This is only gonna get worse."
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- Oh, God.
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Oh, God.
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- F-5 right through the table.
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Damn it, Cody, just stay down.
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- The words I would use are
earning it.
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Brock Lesnar makes you earn it.
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- Looking for the F-5.
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Cody Rhodes able to counter into
a Cross Rhodes.
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Cover.
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Cody Rhodes does it.
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[bell rings]
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- Cody Rhodes conquered the
Conqueror.
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- He wins at SummerSlam, and
that was one of the legacy
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building moments for Cody
Rhodes.
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- Cody Rhodes took one massive
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step toward the top of the
proverbial mountain.
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- How many times have you seen
Brock Lesnar show respect
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to an opponent?
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I don't think he ever did.
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But he did to Cody.
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- And that just surprised that I
got at the end of the match
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with his respect was special.
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- And with that handshake, the
American Nightmare has arrived.
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In 2016, personal differences
between Cody Rhodes and WWE
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led to Cody leaving the company
seemingly forever.
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In his absence, new superstars
rose to the top of the ranks,
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namely Seth Rollins.
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But as the road to WrestleMania
38 grew shorter,
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there appeared to be no opponent
in sight for Rollins.
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- Seth Rollins is not going to
partake in WrestleMania.
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- That is until a mystery
opponent was promised
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at the 11th hour.
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- Seth Rollins
has no clue
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who his opponent
will be here tonight.
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[Cody Rhodes' music]
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- Cody.
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- Oh my God.
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[yelling]
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- My eyes met a lot of people's
eyes and it was
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just a beautiful experience.
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- The prodigal son has returned.
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- I'm so excited for this match
because I know it's going
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to be something awesome.
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- This has all of the makings of
one hell
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of a WrestleMania match.
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- I think he was the perfect
opponent for me in that match.
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And I think you just saw
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two of the best all timers
out there trying to push each
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other to the limit.
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- I sort of like looking around
and everyone's faces
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are just like-
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- Cross Rhodes.
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And Seth 'Freakin' Rollins
WrestleMania dreams
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became a nightmare.
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- I had anticipated I would
never come back to WWE.
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It's still surreal to me.
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- What a moment for Cody Rhodes.
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- The sheer desire to be the
very best was the driving factor
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between Cody Rhodes and the
revolutionary
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Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
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After two absolute
classic encounters,
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the third match was set, this
time inside
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the dangerous Hell in a Cell.
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- Anyone who's ever stepped foot
in that cell with me
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is changed for ever.
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- The stakes at an all time
high-
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Cody Rhodes is training harder
than ever and suffered
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a torn pectoral muscle.
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Would he compete?
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Could he compete?
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- Cody Rhodes truly has
the weight of the world
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on his shoulders
tonight.
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- Oh my God.
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I can't even fathom
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the pain being experienced by
Cody Rhodes.
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- Cody knew that this was an
opportunity.
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This is a main event match at
Hell in a Cell.
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He couldn't disappoint his fans.
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- This is just ruthless.
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This is gruesome.
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- For Cody Rhodes to go through
that match and for it to be a
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highly entertaining match is
just a testament to what he's
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willing to go through in order
to entertain the fans.
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- The heart of Cody Rhodes
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that continues to power
him through this match.
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- Seemed painful and
looked painful,
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00:16:34,193 --> 00:16:36,762
and you feel invincible
in that moment.
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It was-
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It's very surreal.
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Like takes you outside of your
body.
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- Sledge hammer to Rollins.
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Has him out on his back.
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Unbelievable.
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00:16:49,742 --> 00:16:51,077
- Sometimes you got to go out
there ready
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to take it on the chin.
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00:16:52,745 --> 00:16:56,115
We had drawn all this interest
over Seth and I finishing it.
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00:16:56,182 --> 00:16:59,585
No human being could have kept
me from getting in the ring.
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00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:04,924
- That was a downright Herculean
effort that we will likely never
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see again in a WWE ring.
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00:17:10,997 --> 00:17:14,300
- And now we've reached our
number one moment.
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The famed story of Cody Rhodes
was something embedded into the
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WWE universe when The American
Nightmare returned
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to WWE in 2022.
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He wanted to capture the WWE
Championship
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that his father never did.
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- I cannot bestow it upon the
American Dream Dusty Rhodes,
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but I certainly can put it
around
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the waist of the American
Nightmare.
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- He had his chance at
WrestleMania 39,
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but was unsuccessful.
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No.
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Now, a year later, he would once
again face the Tribal Chief,
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who was now on an historic
run as WWE champion for
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over a thousand days, and a
match being contested
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under bloodline rules where
anything goes.
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It is our main event.
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Cody Rhodes hopes
to finish the story.
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- Biggest night of your life
Cody Rhodes.
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- Being in that moment, going on
last,
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00:18:13,025 --> 00:18:15,127
carrying the torch for the
family,
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00:18:15,194 --> 00:18:16,662
that one's very special.
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00:18:16,762 --> 00:18:18,998
- I worked my entire life for
this.
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00:18:20,066 --> 00:18:20,900
- Ring the bell.
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00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:21,634
[bell rings]
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- And here we go.
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Big fight feel in Philadelphia.
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This will be contested under
bloodline rules,
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which means anything goes.
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00:18:30,543 --> 00:18:31,610
Jimmy Uso.
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00:18:32,678 --> 00:18:34,146
- Cody can't do it alone, right?
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So who do we got?
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00:18:38,718 --> 00:18:39,752
- Oh, yeah.
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Cody Rhodes has got some
friends too.
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- Jimmy and Jey on a collision
course.
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00:18:45,624 --> 00:18:47,159
- Off the stage.
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00:18:47,626 --> 00:18:49,829
Cody's got chance.
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00:18:51,797 --> 00:18:53,466
- Solo Sikoa.
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[John Cena's music]
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00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:58,471
- Oh, yeah.
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00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:00,439
Cena's coming to get some.
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00:19:02,208 --> 00:19:03,843
Cena's evened the playing field.
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[The Rock's music]
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- Holy-
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- The Final Boss.
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- The Final Boss
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infuriated at John Cena.
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00:19:21,027 --> 00:19:23,629
- Get the [bleep] out of The
Rock's ring.
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Now.
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[The Undertaker's music]
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[crowd cheers]
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- Undertaker's back at
WrestleMania.
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00:19:40,079 --> 00:19:43,282
- And now Reigns setting up Cody
Rhodes.
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Cody caught him.
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Cross Rhodes.
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- Finished the story.
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For the first time,
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a Rhodes can call himself WWE
champion.
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00:20:01,300 --> 00:20:02,568
- What a beautiful story.
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00:20:02,635 --> 00:20:04,870
I mean this is the story that
you make movies about.
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00:20:06,072 --> 00:20:06,972
- I'm very happy.
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00:20:07,039 --> 00:20:09,475
I am, I'm very just blessed.
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00:20:09,475 --> 00:20:11,043
And I got to have this moment.
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00:20:14,513 --> 00:20:15,214
- Damn it.
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00:20:15,281 --> 00:20:17,917
I love professional wrestling.
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00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:21,487
There's no question that the
American Nightmare is at the top
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of this industry, and his
journey to get there
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is truly inspirational.
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00:20:26,759 --> 00:20:28,027
Well, that'll do it for this
edition
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of WWE's Greatest Moments.
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Hope you've enjoyed this
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look back at the very best of
the American Nightmare
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Cody Rhodes.
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