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00:00in his career he is 2-0 against chad gable chad gable had penta's very first match here
00:06when penta arrived on the scene in wwe penta also caused the shoulder injury that cost chad gable
00:15nearly a year of his career it was chad gable not being able to beat luchadors which forced him to
00:22mexico on this quest to learn the lucha libre style which led him down into this downward spiral
00:28that all started over the fact that he couldn't win the intercontinental championship
00:34can chad gable rewrite this novel here tonight
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01:30orango the intercontinental championship which has played such a huge role in the lore of summer slam
01:3791 minnesota's mr perfect and red heart 92 bulldog and hart and wembley 1995 sean and razor in a ladder
01:48match
01:4898 triple h in the rock in a ladder match 2003 guther and mcintyre and tonight in 2026 gable and
01:57penta for the intercontinental gold
02:03so wade let's talk pressure there is a ton of pressure on the shoulder of chad gable here tonight
02:09trying to win the championship in his hometown in front of his family and friends you've had the
02:14opportunity to compete in your hometown what is it like i'll tell you right now pressure affects
02:19everybody differently some people it crushes other people the likes of roman reigns
02:26right to seth rollins cody rhodes etc it heightens their senses it gives them an extra gear that the
02:34rest of us simply cannot find the question for gable is does he have that gear we're going to find
02:40out
02:41tonight and did his uh study of uh lucha libre and of course uh being under the mask for a
02:47long time
02:48before that mask versus mask match against the original el grande americano did that teach gable something
02:54that's going to help him knock off penta tonight well chad gable started out as a parody of a lucha
03:01and all but learned the deep respect for the art of lucha libre and certainly picked about a lot of
03:08skills on the way and some of those skills we're now seeing in the early goings yeah and chad gable
03:13showing very little nerves in the early going but that boot collapsed the jaw of gable no nerves this is
03:22the guy he's up against in penta who simply has no fear the epitome of a fighting champion has taken
03:29on all covers and beaten all covers gable rushing into a backbreaker by penta cover now look at the
03:36leg and a kick out by gable take another look at this flush kick bang on the money from penta
03:44not just a
03:45high flyer about as well rounded advisor as they come
03:52well let's go gable chance bringing through the stadium here tonight in minnesota
04:01penta in his first summer slam here tonight
04:08chad gable his third in his career and penta now look at the penta driver gable able to counter
04:15momentarily catches penta there's the power of gable so deceptively powerful and he turns it into a
04:21german suplex yeah power plus technique plus conditioning has really been the chad gable story
04:29yeah he works out at his home gym which is known as the shack here's the cover and penta kicks
04:34out
04:34in two i mean most human beings would never even contemplate a trying a bridge like that let alone
04:41bridging all the way into it from a standing base and add on to that the fact that you're grappling
04:46with
04:46a 220 pound superstar like penta and gable a man who represented the united states in the 2012 olympics now
04:53you saw gable go shoulder first into the turnbuckle mentioned earlier the shoulder injury that had
04:58been sustained by gable a little ptsd there for gable if you tweak that shoulder again looks to have
05:05shrugged it off now though and penta was going for a backstabber gable quickly down to the top rope
05:10god how nimble is chad gable oh and a kick as he came down with the moonsault well penta with
05:16a great
05:16counter cover now by the champ hooks both legs gable kicks out well penta almost had a sixth sense for
05:22what was coming there new full well chap was going to leap with that moonsault and just busted him
05:27right on the jaw with a kick point accuracy and timing from the jack
05:36and this is when it gets interesting when both men have a couple of knots on my body
05:40can they move quite as well as they were in the early goings who's gonna be affected more and a
05:45spectacular pent up as gable gets his boots up and gable nice take down looking for an ankle lock here
05:52on penta ankle lock center of the ring penta able to send gable over the top rope into the floor
05:59and now penta with a tomei cut he likes that was about as high risk as it gets just about
06:07catching gable i've noticed gable again grabbing that left shoulder wincing i know penta took an ugly
06:14landing on that too but clearly it did maximum damage to the last shoulder attack gable and that's
06:20now a concern penta lives and dies by high risk as you see here
06:28again champion's advantage gable has to pin or submit penta to win the title on a count of four
06:35gable back into the ring i mean gable was trying to hide that shoulder issue a few moments ago in
06:41the
06:41match he can't hide it now and he's screaming in agony and it's affecting gable in a major walk
06:46oh the penta driver cover now by penta gable at two and ear fall well gable kicking out astonishingly
06:54on that one but i have bigger questions about chad gable and what can he actually do in that ring
07:00if that shoulder is as bad as it looks are you saying that penta has realized the shoulder is acted
07:06up again do we know that i don't know that 100 percent that landing on the outside that really
07:10seemed to exacerbate that damage penta wasn't actually looking it but what's happening is chad
07:16gable keeps grabbing the shoulder and that's the tell and if penta sees that he is going to go for
07:21it
07:21with a major bullseye and penta with a chop to gable drops him to his knees
07:31gable is not afraid to stand toe-to-toe with his opponents
07:49chops echoing through the stadium
07:54penta with a kick drives gable back toward the corner
07:58penta over the top and sent into the corner cover by gable looking to win the championship
08:04kick out by penta at two and what chad cannot do here wade is get frustrated they can't get
08:11frustrated but especially with that shoulder that will frustrate anybody i think chad gable's got a
08:16little bit of blood on his head too he's been bashed around a ton in this one already and if
08:21he's smart
08:22he'll try and end it here and with penta a long way out this is going to take a giant
08:28leap from chad
08:29gable but he's capable gable got caught oh no bad shoulder at all he does not want this he does
08:35not want
08:36this from penta penta focusing on the shoulder but chad can't defend himself here and there's the
08:43sacrifice which will dislocate your shoulder cover by penta gable kicks out but how much damage was done
08:52well cable is a competitor he's gonna keep on fighting but you're right michael cole with that
08:58shoulder clearly busted as you like right now i don't even know if gable can put up a fight from
09:04here
09:04certainly can't defend himself and you can't blame penta for targeting that now there is a
09:12championship on the line yeah this is a fight penta will do anything he needs to do to retain the
09:19championship says i'm sorry penta knows full well chad gable would do exactly the same thing
09:29if the roles were reversed right now it's about winning looking for the mexican destroyer gable though
09:36somehow able to counter rolls through ankle lock by gable
09:42and now it's penta that's in trouble gable sent back to the far corner yeah is that shoulder weakness
09:48something that is able to bust out quickly from that ankle lock regardless penta back on top but no
09:54and look at gable he's got a five count here that arm bar applied now to penta well you can't
09:59get a
09:59tap out from there but you can hamper your opponent without moving it looks like chad gable succeeded
10:06that hurt right to the midsection yeah this one's breaking down in a big way now both
10:11men making minor mistakes that are getting and penta
10:17gable german suplex on the apron
10:23oh that was a horrific landing there for penta bounce to the outside of course we know gable cannot
10:30win the title on a count out
10:34gable doing anything in his power to take out penta gonna go high risk here
10:40up to the top rope moves up by gable penta taken down there's some of those lucha skills we talked
10:48about earlier as well rounded as it gets now is chad gable but can he secure the goal to set
10:54back into
10:54the ring by gable gable now with an opportunity gable quickly trying to make it to the top rope
10:58penta's in trouble chad gable looking to fly here this is vintage gable with a flying headbutt
11:04injured his shoulder though penta kicks out at two and you saw the issue on the pin immediately
11:11grabbing that left shoulder again this was a picture perfect oh let's see this one first hold
11:16on this is what set it up the german suplex on the outside and this was just a picture perfect
11:22moonsault
11:23to the outside and then following it up with a beautiful dive an absolute bullseye but chad gable
11:30really couldn't hook a tight pin here with one arm and again how do you win the match with one
11:35good
11:35arm if you're chad gable all that technique all that specialty that you have kind of out the window
11:40now yeah we're going to learn a lot about chad gable because he just can't use the left arm wave
11:46i mean you can use it but what's it at 20 strength it's almost worthless here you've got to be
11:52able to
11:52be creative if you're chad gable in this situation gable now back to the apron penta from the second
11:58row next again destroyer on the apron and i don't know if that connected flush on chad gable but it's
12:06certainly got some it may not matter wade into the cover to retain the championship gable able to power
12:12out somehow at two yeah i'm telling you right now if that had hit as crisply as penta had intended
12:19that would have been a clear knockout great point but you see chad gable somehow able to roll through
12:26it might be a a sense of perhaps exhaustion in penta but it was damn close and he's not going
12:32to make
12:32that mistake twice penta measuring gable trying to make it to his feet in the center of the ring
12:38penta oh looking for the mexican new players picked out of the air ankle off by gable
12:42green counter by gable ankle locking now will he make penta tap no penta tap can penta tap out here
12:48cinch did deep middle of the ring long way from the room so now he's dragging himself closer
12:53cracking it up now yeah but chad gable gable's got it locked in penta just to the rope
12:59pull back to the middle of the ring pull back to the middle of the ring gable's got a chance
13:02here
13:02we'll put the tap oh get the tap gable's done it gable's done it gable's the champion
13:11here is your winner
13:22chad gable
13:24after years and years of near misses
13:37chad gable has finally done it chad gable wins the first singles championship of his storied career
13:48and all of that pressure just dissipated replaced by emotion there's that attempt from penta to put this
13:58one away looking to follow it up a second time around but the ultimate reversal this ankle lock
14:05cinched in deep and penta the warrior that he is scrambling fighting tooth and nail to get the hell out
14:11of
14:11there chad gable says no not tonight watch it in there's your tap out there is your new intercontinental
14:18champion as this place erupted his wife his kids and now the emotion
14:26in pouring out of this man chad gable and wade for those of us who have been along for this
14:37decade ride of
14:39chad gable
14:57for those of us who know what this man has gone through
15:02the different characters and changes in his life the smiles and tribulations and the downward spirals
15:12but it finally pays off wade you know better than anyone this business
15:19we'll give back and it gave back tonight to chad gable
15:29so
15:30yeah
15:33and
16:37And I was born, raised, and I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
16:50And this is my family who's stood by me through the highs and lows all the way to this moment
16:55right now when I can finally say I am the Intercontinental Champion.
17:08How can you not love this?
17:20The epitome of never say die, of never give up.
17:29The epitome of never say die, of never say die, of never say die, of never say die.
18:11They say Triple Mania couldn't get any bigger.
18:16They were gone.
18:18For the first time ever, two nights, two cities, one historic Triple Mania.
18:27Y por tu increÃble demanda, night one moves to the MGM Grand Garden Arena en Las Vegas.
18:33And then, the celebration continues, and see you early in Mexico.
18:39This is Lucha Libre at its best.
18:42Nos vemos en Triple Mania.
18:46Money in the Bank is coming to Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Saturday, October 10th.
18:53Tickets are on sale now.
18:55Money in the Bank will air live right here on ESPN.
19:02Ladies and gentlemen, we are moments away from our main event here tonight.
19:08It includes a two-time Money in the Bank winner.
19:11It's Seth Rollins taking on Roman Reigns, the World Heavyweight Champion.
19:17We're getting ready for the post show, which will follow SummerSlam immediately after the main event.
19:21Let's check in with the crew, led by Joe Tess.
19:24Thank you very much, Michael.
19:26And we're thrilled to tell everybody that on the SummerSlam post show,
19:29we will have as live guests, Kevin Owens and Chelsea Green.
19:34Joe Tessitore alongside Big E and Corey Graves.
19:37Real quick in previewing this main event, give me the angle for Seth Rollins to win this.
19:41If Rollins can exist tonight in his wheelhouse, be the architect, execute his game plan to perfection,
19:47Rollins will leave with the World Heavyweight Championship.
19:50Failure to execute perfectly, though, and still.
19:53And for Roman Reigns to retain, Big E?
19:55Roman has to forget about the betrayal.
19:57He has to forget about sealed chair lore.
20:00Put all that aside.
20:01Remember who you are.
20:03You're bigger.
20:03You're faster.
20:04You're stronger.
20:05You're the OTC.
20:06Remember who you are.
20:08Well, these fans here in Minneapolis just love their hometown hero, Chad Gable.
20:12And speaking of local favorites, what do you say we had just behind us to NFL superstar, WWE superfan, Vikings
20:23great, Justin Jefferson.
20:29Minnesota, what's good?
20:33Minnesota, what's good?
20:37Oh, no.
20:38Y'all not loud enough for me.
20:39Y'all not loud enough.
20:40I said, what's good?
20:45Yeah.
20:45I need y'all to have that same energy because y'all know what time it is.
20:51It's time for the main event.
20:55So let's get it.
21:07Hello, my brother.
21:09We came in here.
21:11One goal in mind.
21:12We were committed to the cause.
21:15We were committed to take over.
21:1714 years.
21:19You and I have been tied together.
21:23There is one thing that you have not been able to do.
21:27Beat me.
21:28I don't want to beat you.
21:30I need to beat you.
21:34I could be a veteran.
21:36I owe you.
21:39WrestleMania 31.
21:41I cashed in on your ass and sent your whole family home in tears.
21:47Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
21:52And I'll be back to the cause of your ass and sent your whole family home in tears.
21:57You and I could beat you.
22:00I could beat you.
22:01Seth Rollins beats Roman Reigns every single time.
22:10I could beat you.
22:13I could beat you.
22:16I could beat you.
22:17I could beat you.
22:19I could beat you.
22:22Chiefs number one hater.
22:24What if you do beat me at SummerSlam?
22:27You're going to carry it for a couple of months and get hurt again.
22:34Some people just can't handle the pressure and the burden of being the top guy around here.
22:40I'm the only real superstar that WWE has.
22:47Who's on your Mount Rushmore?
22:49This man is his own mountain.
22:52Acknowledge me.
22:54After all these years, he still needs a money in the bank briefcase to become champion.
23:03You're number two, always going to be a number two.
23:05I'm number one, always going to be number one.
23:08And just acknowledge it, bitch.
23:10I could beat you.
23:14I could beat you.
23:20I need to beat you.
23:24My brother, I will always love you.
23:27Little brother, I hate you.
23:31At SummerSlam, I'll show you what number one looks like.
23:38You will never be able to escape the ghosts of Seth Rollins.
24:04I'll show you what number one feels like.
24:10You will never be able to escape the ghosts of Seth Rollins.
24:10I'll show you what number one looks like.
24:11I'm the only real person who's at the beach.
24:13I am the only real person who's at the beach.
24:14I don't know anything yet.
24:29Burn it out!
24:58Burn it out!
25:03There's an interesting story Wade about the gear that Seth Rollins is wearing tonight.
25:10He said the white and these colors indicate that he believes his redemption arc is complete tonight.
25:18He returned from injury and he was on a path to revenge that was signified by the all-black and
25:25the death of the visionary.
25:27Tonight is his rebirth.
25:41I mean the outfit is one thing Michael Cole, the not-so-subtle Shield references to me are far more
25:50important.
25:51That is a vivid, visceral signal to the man he's competing against tonight.
25:58I still own you just like I did 12 years ago.
26:30Let's go!
26:32Don't miss any of the action.
26:34Get flavor delivered to your door at wingstop.com.
26:47Burn it out!
26:49Burn it out!
26:58Run it out!
32:35And then, 2018.
33:54Introducing first the challenger from Davenport, Iowa, weighing in at 225 pounds, Seth
34:12Braykin Rollins!
34:34And his opponent.
34:39From Pensacola, Florida, weighing in at 265 pounds!
34:51He is the World Heavyweight Champion!
35:00Get in!
35:02The O-T-C!
35:12Roman Reigns!
35:26Sean Bennett will be the official of the World Heavyweight Championship match tonight.
35:33Roman Reigns told me this week that this is about him proving to the world that he's moved on, that
35:41he's been short, that he's put the shield in his rearview mirror.
35:47In many ways, Seth Rollins needs to close this chapter and end his obsession with Roman Reigns as well.
35:55Yeah, to me, Cole, words from both men put them aside.
36:00All those feelings of resentment, bitterness, brotherhood, betrayal, they're all coming flooding back the second this bell rings.
36:10And we are underway for the World Heavyweight Championship.
36:28A symbol of the days of old.
36:32And Seth continues to play mind games with the O-T-C.
36:38Yeah, I mean, the O-T-C, as always, a picture of ice-cold confidence externally.
36:45But you know, internally, there is just a mania building in his mind right now.
36:51And the ghost of Christmas pest right there.
36:54Seth Rollins continues to haunt the Island of Relevancy.
36:59This is our main event of SummerSlam Sunday.
37:41The talking is over.
37:44It's time to fight for the world title.
37:50Big fight feel here tonight at US Bank Stadium in Minnesota as Roman Reigns looked at Power Rollins early on.
37:58One, two, three.
38:02Power was always going to be Roman Reigns' advantage here.
38:06How does Roman keep his championship tonight?
38:08He has to keep the red mist from descending.
38:12That neurosis in his head.
38:14He has to block it out as best he can.
38:17If he gets emotional, if he gets raggedy in there.
38:20I promise you Seth Rollins is going to exploit that crack and turn it into a major chasm.
38:27And Seth Rollins, right from the off, just toying with Roman Reigns.
38:31He's trying to make him pray.
38:33We mentioned the 1,300, 16-day reign of Roman Reigns as champion.
38:38It ended because Roman Reigns let his emotions get the best of him at WrestleMania when Seth Rollins came to
38:46the ring and allowed Cody Rhodes to win the title.
38:49Roman Reigns has never forgotten that night.
38:51So if you're Rollins, how do you beat Reigns to win a seventh world title tonight?
38:57You make Reigns come unglued.
38:58Look, everyone's aware that physically speaking, very few can match the all-round abilities of Roman Reigns.
39:05Although, let's face it, Seth Rollins gets a hell of a lot closer than most.
39:09What you have to do is throw Roman off his game and stop moments like this.
39:19Rollins with a leapfrog.
39:21Went for the side headlock.
39:23Rollins with one of his own.
39:26Set now.
39:28Across the ring.
39:30Fast pace to start things here.
39:32Roman Reigns got turned around a bit.
39:34And Rollins turns it into a sling blade.
39:36And again, a speed, a technical advantage has to go to Rollins.
39:41And there's really not much between either of them at any level here.
39:47It's interesting.
39:48Two of the most popular, most respected superstars in the world.
39:53Yes, they are.
39:55But there is a historical ledger between these two whenever they encounter.
40:02And it's completely one-sided in favor of Rollins.
40:06Again, Reigns missed wildly.
40:08Seth Rollins now teeing off on the champion, Roman Reigns.
40:12Well, Seth is just baiting Roman in at this point.
40:14He's inside the head of Roman.
40:16And again, pure power winning out.
40:17But again!
40:18Well, he's been inside the head of Roman most of Roman's career.
40:22Every big match they've had, Seth Rollins wins.
40:35And Roman explodes out of the corner with a close line.
40:39Yeah, this is some rage inside Roman now.
40:41A little catharsis temporarily, perhaps.
40:45Reigns across the ring.
40:46Missed wildly.
40:47Rollins with a kick right to the knee.
40:49Drops Roman.
40:50Reigns to an E.
40:51Super kick to the face.
40:52And again, Rollins is countering everything that Roman's trying.
40:58And this historical ghost that haunts Roman is continuing right now.
41:03That is how you get in the head of the OTC.
41:06Well, you heard what Rollins said, right?
41:07This has been followed...
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