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00:00There are a few prizes in the industry like it.
00:03Wait, the first Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was held at Wrestlemania 30.
00:07And here we are these years later.
00:09The beloved Starchemania weekend.
00:11The tradition, the newest arrival.
00:13Who gets us started?
01:00The following contest is the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
01:13The match starts with all superstars in the ring.
01:17When a superstar is tossed over the top rope and both feet hit the floor, they are eliminated.
01:23The last superstar standing in the ring will be declared the winner.
01:30Introducing first, from a Captain Pec, Mexico, weighing 182 pounds, Ray Phoenix!
01:43Thrilled to bring you this in what is a commercial-free first hour of Friday Night Smackdown.
01:49And Ray Phoenix has instantly become a fan favorite.
01:52The endless amount of artistic offense, his third match since joining WWE, impressed us against Nathan Frazier.
01:59Went to war with Birdo.
02:00And now gets this spotlight in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
02:06Been a massive impression since debut and a couple of weeks ago.
02:10And what a moment it would be if he could win his first piece of hardware tonight.
02:19The eighth wonder of the world, Andre the Giant!
02:25Larger than life.
02:27Look at the size of the Giant!
02:29Seven foot five!
02:30Unmatched in power, Andre the Giant towered over the competition with a nearly 15-year undefeated streak.
02:39Everywhere he went, people turned out to see him.
02:42There was just something magical about him.
02:44The first ever inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame, Andre holds the record for most Battle Royal victories in WWE history, including a dominating performance at WrestleMania II.
02:58And in 2014, WWE established the Andre the Giant Battle Royal, a yearly tradition that brings the same awe and excitement that Andre himself brought to the ring.
03:11Tonight, who will make their mark in history as the winner of the Andre the Giant Battle Royal?
03:41A recent United States Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura.
03:49At that hard-fought title match with LA Knight, found himself entangled in some other anger surrounding Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest recently.
03:58And now a chance here to reset things with a showing in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
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04:36Yeah, who needs a pal?
04:37Let's just start throwing this, guys!
04:40I love it.
04:40Why not?
04:41Well, I just counted up about 26 superstars in that ring right now.
04:46And I'll be honest with you, it's probably...
04:48But look at...
04:49Would you look at Carlito and R-Truth?
04:52This is not the time for three-match snack, Truth.
04:56What are they doing?
04:58Look at the...
04:59Oh, and now Carlito turns right on Truth.
05:01And gets after him.
05:03And Truth sends out Carlito!
05:05Well, what a disaster.
05:06Forget the Apple.
05:07Just trying to stay in the damn ring.
05:11That ain't cool.
05:12Now trying to get the best of Carmelo Hayes, who gets behind R-Truth.
05:19Now there is her out on the apron.
05:20Dangerous position to be in.
05:22Oh, and the Miz with a kick to his former championship tag team partner, Wade.
05:27Well, saving his now tag team partner in Nalo, Don't Miz.
05:31Real chemistry growing there.
05:32Uh-oh.
05:33Oh, Karrion Kross coming off that big Monday Night Raw battle he had.
05:36He gets his hands right around the neck of the Miz.
05:38Well, these two have some unfinished business.
05:40Although they were feuding somewhat back in their Raw days until very recently.
05:45And the newly minted tag team, Nalo, Don't Miz, teaming up on Karrion Kross.
05:51As he's able to wrap his leg around that bottom rope.
05:54Karrion Kross was competing last night in Bloodsport.
05:57Got a major victory there.
05:58He's been trying his best to manipulate the mind of AJ Styles.
06:02Los Garza with teamwork, Wade.
06:04Styles matchup on WrestleMania Sunday against Logan Paul.
06:07Boy, this is non-stop action right from the start.
06:12There's a lot of tag teams competing in this particular battle.
06:15Roll, roll, then.
06:16How about it?
06:18Well, Ray...
06:19Ray Phoenix there dropping.
06:23A good start by Phoenix.
06:25Oh, the uppercut.
06:26Two for two elimination on Los Garza for Ray Phoenix.
06:31And now Santos Escobar perhaps reminding him of the respect that was paid a week ago after
06:37that performance.
06:38And you could see the disdain in his face as he looked down at Angel Humberto.
06:42He's been far from impressed with the results of Legado, Del Phantasma of late.
06:46Maybe looking to add to the ranks in the form of Ray Phoenix.
06:49I'm sure quite a few of our lucha groups would love to...
06:52Oh, pretty deadly.
06:56Pretty deadly showcasing great teamwork, Wade.
06:59Yeah, this is simply non-stop.
07:02Pretty deadly looking to get back to the very top.
07:04We're competing recently for 10 gold.
07:06Now attacking fellow Brit, Tyler Bate, who's looking to make up for the lost time
07:11after a long injury layoff of Ray.
07:14Rayson Roller sends him out and over simultaneously.
07:19A-Town down under eliminating pretty deadly from the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
07:25Yeah, you've almost got zero chance of defending yourself when there are this many bodies in the ring.
07:31Need a little bit of luck and ideally some eyes in the back of your head at times.
07:35Now A-Town down again, but this time it's back, fighters on them.
07:39Once again, we see all of our tag teams working in cahoots
07:43to try and take out the rest of the field.
07:46It's a smart strategy.
07:47It simply can't work for all of them.
07:49Oh, big strong boy!
07:50Tyler Bate, remember both feet must hit the outside,
07:55trying to hang on for dear life and his survival.
07:58Look at the power!
08:00Kaiser!
08:00But Kaiser, with that shotgun dropkick to the midsection,
08:05then just stands over his fallen prey.
08:07I love that Kaiser was DMing me a little earlier,
08:10telling me this is going to be a golden weekend for both him and the ring general,
08:14Gunther, who's defending his title against Jey Uso tomorrow on WrestleMania Saturday.
08:20What a start this will be for the Imperium lads if they can pull this off.
08:24World Heavyweight Championship match.
08:26Remember, a big part of WrestleMania Saturday, 7 p.m. start time,
08:30streaming on Peacock.
08:32Well, the hood is starting to thin,
08:37yet we've still got at least 18 or so bodies left in that ring.
08:42We're sticking with this all the way through to a finish.
08:46Commercial free.
08:48Oh!
08:49Under near ropes right in front of us.
08:51Look what Kaiser finds himself in trouble.
08:54And one foot nearly hit the ground,
08:57but able to pull himself back up on the apron and wrap that lower leg to secure.
09:03Now you see the action starting to slow down.
09:05The wear and tear building up on all of these athletes.
09:08This really is an endurance event.
09:11And now it's Santos Escobar,
09:13who seems to be taking the ball by the horns of once again interacting with Phoenix.
09:16I hate you so much!
09:17He just got the best of Andrade moments ago,
09:20and now look at him trying to buddy up with Ray Phoenix.
09:23We saw this a week ago as well.
09:25Yeah, I'll tell you this, when you get a top star debuting,
09:28there's a lot of anger, a lot of bitterness, a lot of jealousy, however.
09:31Oh, watch your back, Santos!
09:33Well, there are no friends in Lucha Libre.
09:36Santos Escobar should know that.
09:38One of the most celebrated luchadors in modern history
09:41just eliminated Santos Escobar.
09:45And now Otis using Tozawa as a weapon on the airplane spin.
09:50Well, the 330-pound goodliest man in the match,
09:55who is perhaps, due to that size,
09:57the odds on favor,
09:59and now he's using Taipan to Tozawa.
10:01Human missile, but it's caught.
10:05Three brothers.
10:06Just built differently,
10:07and those Green brothers in Tozawa,
10:09turned down by the massive Brutus Green.
10:13Otis.
10:14Otis.
10:14Looking to avenge that.
10:17Oh, and Otis!
10:19All three over the top!
10:21Otis eliminated!
10:23Julius eliminated!
10:24Brutus eliminated!
10:25Oh, just a little overzealous there
10:28from Otis,
10:29who had simply too much momentum
10:31behind that massive frame.
10:34Let's tell it how it is, Joe Test.
10:36This is a bunch of guys
10:37who are pretty angry deep down
10:38that they have been left off the WrestleMania card,
10:41and a victory here is the ideal way
10:44to let management know,
10:46hey, guys, you made a mistake.
10:48Don't do this again this time next year
10:50at WrestleMania.
10:51Make sure I'm on the card.
10:53But that's exactly what I love about it.
10:56The hunger and intensity.
10:58The all-out passion that's been on display
11:00instantly from the start.
11:03Andrade takes care of things!
11:05Meanwhile, on the other side,
11:08Austin Theory as he battles out of it,
11:10and A-Town Down Under is eliminated!
11:14Well, Andrade just a one-man wrecking crew tonight
11:17doing a hell of a job in there
11:19taking out A-Town Down Under on his own,
11:22and now Chad Gable!
11:23He's surrounded by luchadors!
11:26Luchadors surrounding Chad Gable!
11:29And Ray Phoenix gets the best of them!
11:32What's the problem with Chad Gable, Joe Test?
11:34He's gone!
11:35The luchadors just got rid of Chad Gable!
11:38Well, they all spotted him in the center of the ring,
11:40and they said, attack!
11:43Well, there's a lot of allegations about Chad Gable
11:45being El Grande Americano,
11:47and that was clearly the motivation
11:48for those luchadors,
11:50a completely heinous allegation
11:52spread by people like Michael Cole
11:54and Ray Mysterio.
11:56Chad Gable being eliminated by Ray Phoenix
11:59as the rest of the gang started it.
12:02Oh, and a big right hand from Karrion Kross!
12:06He's using you!
12:08He's using you!
12:09And the message sent by Kross,
12:12the man with the silver tongue,
12:13and now Ray Phoenix is gonna take his...
12:15That is, in fact, Dragon Lee!
12:17Dragon Lee gonna take his shot at him!
12:19Dropped by the massive Karrion Kross,
12:21the devil you know,
12:23the Sin City hometown man
12:24could be a popular victor here in his hometown,
12:28but don't write off Dragon Lee!
12:30Kross is in trouble,
12:31and Dragon Lee does damage!
12:36Shinsuke Nakamura countering.
12:39Sinister and menacing Japanese star
12:43who has previously won the Royal Rumble in 2018.
12:46Great experience for a match of this time!
12:49But Dragon Lee is simply too quick!
12:52Dragon Lee showing you
12:54the great athleticism
12:56as he lines him up.
12:59Oh!
13:00But Shinsuke delivers!
13:01Cleaning the clock of Dragon Lee
13:04who's about to get tossed out!
13:06And he's eliminated!
13:07Dragon Lee is eliminated!
13:09And now we're starting to get a good idea
13:14of who potentially is gonna lift that trophy!
13:18Remember, Bronson Reed!
13:19Oh!
13:20Ludwig Kaiser clinging on for dear life
13:22against his fellow European,
13:25Pete Dunne!
13:26Grabbing Pete Dunne
13:27by the hair, by the neck,
13:29Kaiser and Dunne.
13:30Remember, both feet must touch
13:33both men.
13:34Precarious situation right on the apron
13:36as he takes down,
13:37and then as he's want to do,
13:39stomps on the hands!
13:41Trying to get leverage against Kaiser,
13:43but Kaiser's smart to crawl
13:44right under that bottom rope
13:45before delivering a kick.
13:47So crafty and devious
13:48is Ludwig Kaiser.
13:49Really has everything
13:50to be an absolute top star here
13:53on SmackDown!
13:54Would you look at this
13:56from Pete Dunne
13:57trying to create
13:58the necessary leverage
14:00to eliminate
14:01Ludwig Kaiser,
14:03and he does!
14:04The super from Pete Dunne,
14:07and Gunther must be
14:08distraught at his man.
14:10Kaiser being eliminated,
14:11he still has a big job
14:13to do tomorrow night
14:14against Jey Uso.
14:18Oh, Carmelo Hayes now
14:20almost out,
14:21inches away from elimination.
14:23He was mid-air bicycling.
14:25Well, Pete Dunne
14:26is going on a tear here.
14:27He smells victory.
14:28Pete Dunne on the
14:29offensive attack.
14:31Carmelo Hayes
14:32is bending back
14:33with the joint manipulation
14:34in the midst
14:35of the Battle Royal.
14:38Now,
14:39Melo don't.
14:40Miz balance precariously
14:41on the apron.
14:43Pete Dunne looking
14:44to clean them both out,
14:45and once again,
14:46The Miz has saved
14:47Carmelo Hayes.
14:48What a mentor!
14:49He was unselfish,
14:50and it cost him.
14:51It's rare for The Miz,
14:53but he is eliminated.
14:55Carmelo Hayes lives on.
14:57He's got a big thank you
14:58to say to The Miz
14:59after this one.
15:00And now Hayes
15:01and Pete Dunne
15:02lock up.
15:04And just like that,
15:06after Dunne went on a surge,
15:09Melo takes care of him.
15:10You simply can't stand back
15:11and admire your handiwork
15:13in this kind of match.
15:13Get away from those rotes
15:16as soon as you've eliminated someone.
15:18And we are down to the final four.
15:21Who is going to lift
15:22the Andre the Giant Memorial Trophy?
15:25Ray Finis,
15:25Shinsuke Nakamura,
15:26Andrade,
15:27and Carmelo Hayes.
15:28Now remember,
15:29this time last year,
15:30it was big boy Bronson Reed
15:32who lifted the trophy.
15:33What a launch pad
15:34it was for him
15:35to go on an absolute team
15:37for the rest of 2024
15:38and devastate the entire locker room.
15:42Who's going to grab
15:42that opportunity this year?
15:44I agree with you.
15:45You can gather
15:46such career momentum
15:47with a victory
15:49here tonight
15:50to start up
15:50Wrestlemania weekend
15:51here in Vegas
15:53as Shinsuke Nakamura
15:54looks to take hold
15:56of the situation here.
15:58Getting the best of Andrade.
15:59And Shinsuke
16:00looking to line up
16:01that can shots up.
16:05Andrade
16:05able to get out of the way.
16:07And a big boot.
16:08Oh, and Andrade!
16:13Up top dropkick
16:15and Shinsuke is gone!
16:17Unfathomable athleticism
16:21from the Lucha superstar Andrade!
16:25And then there were three-way.
16:28Phoenix,
16:29Melo,
16:30Andrade.
16:31Three of the best moogers
16:32we've got in the entire company
16:34battling it out!
16:35Oh!
16:35Phoenix nearly won it!
16:40If he can loosen up
16:41those hands
16:42but Melo
16:43able to secure
16:44his position
16:45and comes on the attack.
16:46It was just a lack
16:47of experience
16:48in this time
16:48a matchup there
16:49from Ray Phoenix
16:50who thought he had got
16:51the job done
16:52but simply
16:53did not catch
16:54the feet of Melo
16:55or Andrade
16:56on the floor.
16:57They live on
16:58for how much longer
17:00though?
17:00Well, Karana
17:01as Andrade
17:02just slid over
17:02that bottom rope
17:03remember top rope
17:04elimination
17:04both feet
17:05down.
17:06Look at this
17:07athleticism
17:08by Phoenix!
17:09What a dynamo he is!
17:10That is simply
17:11unfair!
17:12Pulling out moves
17:13like that
17:14the roster
17:14is just not used to it!
17:17As explosive
17:18and scintillating
17:19as you like!
17:20The explosive
17:21acrobatic
17:22high-flying
17:23intense style
17:25of Ray Phoenix.
17:26And here is
17:33Phoenix.
17:34Whoa!
17:34He was going
17:35for goodbye
17:36Amigo Springboard
17:37and all of a sudden
17:38it's El Grande
17:39Americano!
17:40El Grande
17:41Americano
17:42has just
17:43eliminated
17:44Ray Phoenix!
17:46Goodbye
17:47Amigo!
17:48Hello
17:48Americano!
17:50While Ray
17:51Phoenix
17:51has been
17:52on a tear!
17:53and what a
17:57shocking turn
17:58of events here!
18:00El Grande
18:00Americano
18:02came in
18:03out of nowhere
18:03and Ray
18:05Phoenix
18:06is eliminated!
18:08It comes down
18:08to Carmelo
18:09Hayes
18:10and Andrade
18:11and remember
18:12in 2024
18:13they had that
18:14sensational
18:15seven-match
18:17series!
18:17That is
18:19what is
18:19on the
18:19line!
18:20Well you have
18:20to think
18:21El Grande
18:21Americano
18:22was far
18:23from impressed
18:23with the
18:24lack of
18:24sporting
18:25behavior
18:25of the
18:26luchadors
18:26in this
18:27match
18:27who threw
18:28out
18:28Chad
18:28Gable
18:29they
18:29ganged
18:29up on
18:29it!
18:30A payback
18:31there from
18:31El Grande
18:32Americano
18:32I'm impressed!
18:33He was looking
18:34for the
18:34message
18:35Hayes
18:36looks to
18:36counter
18:37back and
18:38forth they
18:38go
18:38they have
18:39such
18:40familiarity
18:40with each
18:41other
18:41after what
18:42they went
18:42through
18:42in 2024
18:44doubling up
18:45the clothesline
18:45remember that
18:46great series
18:47was for the
18:47number one
18:48contender for
18:48the US
18:49title
18:49it was
18:50tied up
18:503-3
18:51when it
18:51came down
18:51to a
18:52quarter
18:52and quarter
18:52seventh
18:53match
18:53and LA
18:55night
18:55disrupted
18:56things
18:57they have
18:58had some
18:58of the
18:58great wars
18:59of the
19:00past year
19:00and they
19:00are
19:01delivering
19:01here
19:02the
19:02night
19:03before
19:03mania
19:04what a
19:05show
19:05by Carmelo
19:06Hayes
19:07and Andrade
19:0817,000
19:10plus
19:10here at
19:11T-Mobile
19:12Arena
19:12both men
19:13flattened out
19:14in the ring
19:14giving it
19:15everything
19:15they've got
19:16what an
19:17opportunity
19:17this is
19:18to set
19:19your compass
19:19for the
19:20rest
19:21of 2025
19:22by lifting
19:23this prestigious
19:24trophy
19:25undoubtedly
19:26using it
19:27as a
19:28launch pad
19:29for further
19:29greatness
19:30a lot
19:31on the
19:31line
19:31between
19:32these
19:32two
19:32one of
19:35the most
19:35distinct
19:35trophies
19:37in the
19:38industry
19:38two men
19:39now
19:39running
19:40on fumes
19:41desperate
19:41to lift
19:42this
19:42thing
19:42andrade
19:47seemingly
19:48in control
19:51but Hayes
19:52looks to
19:52lock him
19:53up
19:53and
19:53counter
19:54himself
19:54and he
19:55does
19:55suplexes
19:57to a
19:57cut-up
19:57move
19:58completely
19:59dropping
20:00andrade
20:01andrade
20:02looking for
20:02the win
20:02here
20:03instead
20:04both
20:04men
20:04find
20:05themselves
20:05on the
20:05second
20:06rope
20:06and with
20:07that
20:08we got
20:08a winner
20:09here
20:13is
20:13your winner
20:14of the
20:142025
20:15andrade
20:17the giant
20:18memorial
20:19battle
20:20royal
20:20Carmelo
20:22Hayes
20:24well the
20:26former
20:26first round
20:27draft pick
20:28of
20:29smackdown
20:29now
20:30really
20:31beginning
20:32to
20:32fulfill
20:32the promise
20:33that he
20:34has always
20:34had
20:35Carmelo
20:35Hayes
20:36clearly has
20:36magic in his
20:37boots
20:38but take a look
20:38again
20:38and this
20:39was the
20:39elimination
20:40of
20:40Rey
20:41Phoenix
20:41by
20:42El Grande
20:43Americano
20:44who clearly
20:46wanted to
20:47take out
20:47the new
20:48lucha
20:48superstar
20:49but this
20:51was the
20:51moment of
20:51glory for
20:52Carmelo
20:53Hayes
20:53dumping out
20:54Andrade
20:55and securing
20:57this prestigious
20:58trophy
20:59what a moment
21:00for Carmelo
21:00it is a moment
21:01and it is well
21:03earned
21:03and well
21:04deserved
21:05he has been
21:05through
21:06recent battles
21:07against the
21:08best
21:08in the
21:09biz
21:10and he
21:10proved
21:11himself
21:11here
21:11tonight
21:12and there's
21:13the celebration
21:13by the new
21:15tag team
21:15Melo
21:16don't
21:17miss
21:17that was a major
21:18assist from
21:19it was
21:20for Carmelo
21:21Hayes
21:21on several
21:22occasions
21:22these two
21:23the unfancy
21:24couple
21:25have shown
21:25some real
21:26chemistry
21:27of the past
21:27several weeks
21:28congratulations
21:29Carmelo
21:30Hayes
21:31and it came
21:31with some
21:32headlines
21:32Chad Gable
21:33was eliminated
21:34by Ray
21:34Phoenix
21:35and then
21:35a shocking
21:37arrival
21:37Valgrande
21:39Americano
21:40who then
21:41eliminated
21:41Ray
21:41I don't
21:42know what
21:42you're implying
21:43with those
21:43I am
21:44I am
21:45simply stating
21:45that
21:46between
21:46those two
21:47men
21:47stop listening
21:48to nonsense
21:49mongers
21:49like Michael
21:50Cole
21:51now
21:52nonetheless
21:52congratulations
21:53to Carmelo
21:54Hayes
21:55who is
21:55celebrating
21:56here in
21:56Vegas
21:57and coming
21:58up in a few
21:58hours right
21:59here in
21:59Vegas
22:00it is going
22:01to be
22:01the WWE
22:02Hall of Fame
22:03ceremony
22:04topped and
22:05headlined
22:06by the
22:06induction
22:07of Triple H
22:08here we go
22:13Triple H
22:15versus The
22:15Undertaker
22:16Shawn Michaels
22:17the special
22:17referee
22:18and the
22:19Menera
22:19inside
22:20hell
22:21in a cell
22:22it was
22:24like the
22:24last
22:25two
22:26toughest
22:26guys
22:27in the
22:27prison
22:27yard
22:28from
22:28a
22:28bygone
22:29generation
22:30when these
22:31two hooked
22:32up
22:32everybody
22:33in the
22:33yards
22:33watching
22:34it
22:34they were
22:37just
22:37absolutely
22:38blistering
22:39one another
22:39with the
22:40chairs
22:41and the
22:41steps
22:42to me
22:44that story
22:44had everything
22:45Shawn Michaels
22:45Mr. Wrestlemania
22:46here's the guy
22:47Undertaker
22:47who he couldn't
22:48beat at
22:48Wrestlemania
22:49here's his
22:50best friend
22:50Triple H
22:51now he's
22:51the rep
22:51he has to
22:52stay in
22:52partial
22:52look at
22:53this
22:53between
22:5510 years
22:55and a
22:5610 degree
22:56they done
22:57it
22:58they just
22:58oh they
22:58haven't
22:59done
22:59it
22:59it's not
23:00over
23:01storytelling
23:02at its
23:03finest
23:03to see
23:04it all
23:05happen
23:05it was
23:06just
23:07amazing
23:07that match
23:09that rivalry
23:10it's years
23:11of experience
23:12doing
23:13what
23:14they do
23:15best
23:15I knew
23:18that we
23:19had just
23:19finished
23:19something
23:20that was
23:20going to
23:20be so
23:21special
23:21that would
23:22last
23:22last
23:22through the
23:23animals
23:23of time
23:24the era
23:26has ended
23:27and what
23:28a way
23:28to go
23:29standing up
23:30there with
23:30those two
23:31guys
23:31who I had
23:32the utmost
23:33respect for
23:34it's probably
23:36one of the most
23:36special moments
23:37of my career
23:38well this is going
23:44to be at 10 o'clock
23:45pacific right down
23:47the street the
23:48fountain blue you
23:49can watch it
23:50streaming on
23:50peacock it'll be
23:51on youtube on
23:52tiktok on x some
23:54tickets are still
23:55available there's a
23:55two-hour window to
23:56get there after
23:57smackdown and this
23:59wait is the full
24:00class of 2025
24:01yeah some of the
24:02absolute greatest of
24:04all time of course
24:05headed up by triple
24:07h the undertaker's
24:08going to be there
24:09michelle mccall the
24:10heartbreak kid
24:12sean michaels and
24:13of course stone
24:14cold steve austin
24:15and brett the hit
24:16man heart what a
24:17class of what a
24:19class of 2025
24:20you know i'm spending
24:21time with sean
24:22michaels yesterday
24:22heartbreak kid telling
24:23me how much pressure
24:24he feels with the
24:25induction of his
24:27best friend triple
24:28h he's going to be
24:28making that speech
24:29introducing him a
24:30little later on
24:31you're going to
24:31have your exclusive
24:32one-on-one interview
24:33with charlotte flair
24:34airing during the
24:35countdown show but
24:36let's take everybody
24:37to what happened last
24:39week of course the
24:40future hall of famer
24:41on the attack again
24:42yeah so this was
24:42last week on
24:43smackdown stratton
24:44was celebrating a
24:45win against rex sam
24:46perez when charlotte
24:47flair had been sent
24:48home earlier in the
24:49day she struck beat
24:51the hell out of the
24:51champ and some of
24:52our security guys
24:53that was up until a
24:56handsome commentator
24:58bravely prevented
24:59further damage now
25:00i actually managed to
25:02have a sit down with
25:03charlotte flair a
25:03couple of days ago
25:04let's take it to a
25:05snippet of that right
25:06now
25:06well things between you
25:12and tiffany have
25:13certainly got personal
25:14of late there have
25:15been numerous verbal
25:17attacks physical
25:19attacks
25:19yeah you in fact
25:21have even been sent
25:22home from an arena by
25:24management
25:24not the first time
25:25which you then
25:25returned and attacked
25:26tiffany once again
25:28tell us why
25:29things have got so
25:30ugly between the two
25:32of you
25:32i don't love it
25:38we've moved past it
25:43um i have a chip on my
25:47shoulder and if i really
25:49look deep into tiffany i
25:51think she's got a chip on
25:52her shoulder
25:52uh like i said i don't
25:57love it but now people are
25:59really invested in this
26:00wrestlemania match and if
26:04there's anything that matters
26:06most to me it's that people
26:08tune in to see charlotte flair at
26:09wrestlemania they're going to
26:10tune in to see charlotte flair
26:11and tiffany stratton on the
26:13biggest stage and this is how
26:17we got there but um people are
26:24invested and i think at the end
26:26of the day that's what this
26:27business is about um sometimes it
26:30can be insensitive but uh that's
26:33how you how you get tough skin
26:35that's how you make it
26:36well the wait is over the heated
26:42conflicts that have defined the
26:43past few weeks leading to this
26:44championship they get settled
26:46at wrestlemania tomorrow
26:48streaming hot peacock at 7pm
26:50eastern tippy time meets one of
26:52the greatest of all time and we
26:54have got a lot to get through
26:56tonight on smackdown before we
26:57get anywhere near wrestlemania
26:59because the main event stars of
27:01wrestlemania sunday wwe champ
27:04kody rhoda
27:05esis on the
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