1 00:00:02,178 --> 00:00:05,048 - It’s the greatest combat athlete of all time 2 00:00:05,148 --> 00:00:07,278 versus the greatest Sports Entertainer of all time. 3 00:00:07,384 --> 00:00:08,784 - Reigns with a spear. 4 00:00:08,885 --> 00:00:10,255 The Beast Incarnate. 5 00:00:10,353 --> 00:00:12,523 Oh, my God. 6 00:00:12,622 --> 00:00:13,192 Lesnar- 7 00:00:13,290 --> 00:00:13,950 - No. 8 00:00:14,057 --> 00:00:15,427 - -F5. 9 00:00:15,525 --> 00:00:18,225 - One of the most physical and unpredictable rivalries 10 00:00:18,328 --> 00:00:19,268 in history. 11 00:00:19,362 --> 00:00:21,132 - What the hell is Lesnar doing? 12 00:00:21,231 --> 00:00:22,801 - The surprises are so cool. 13 00:00:22,899 --> 00:00:24,559 I felt like a little kid. 14 00:00:24,668 --> 00:00:26,278 - I’m not a superstar. 15 00:00:26,369 --> 00:00:28,739 I’m an ass-kicker, that’s it. 16 00:00:28,838 --> 00:00:30,768 - After being in the ring with Brock, 17 00:00:30,874 --> 00:00:33,414 I don’t fear any human physically. 18 00:00:33,510 --> 00:00:37,140 - Brock Lesnar does not know what it’s like to be number two, 19 00:00:37,247 --> 00:00:44,687 neither does Roman Reigns, and only one can be number one. 20 00:00:46,990 --> 00:00:51,660 - This rivalry has just escalated to into a war. 21 00:00:51,761 --> 00:00:55,301 - When two legends collide, their rivalries stays pinned 22 00:00:55,398 --> 00:00:59,198 in our minds forever. 23 00:00:59,302 --> 00:01:01,732 This is where we break down the legendary stories behind 24 00:01:01,838 --> 00:01:04,968 the greatest rivalries of all time. 25 00:01:05,075 --> 00:01:10,645 I’m Freddie Prinze Jr. and this is WWE Rivals. 26 00:01:13,283 --> 00:01:16,053 - Brock not scared of anything. 27 00:01:16,152 --> 00:01:17,722 - And Reigns going right after Lesnar. 28 00:01:17,821 --> 00:01:20,051 And the fight is on. 29 00:01:20,156 --> 00:01:24,226 - This rivalry is about the two alphas of the WWE, 30 00:01:24,327 --> 00:01:27,437 and that’s Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. 31 00:01:28,131 --> 00:01:30,901 - Brock Lesnar is the biggest freak I’ve ever seen 32 00:01:31,001 --> 00:01:32,901 on any level in any sport. 33 00:01:33,003 --> 00:01:34,433 - I remember when I was in high school, 34 00:01:34,537 --> 00:01:37,807 I saw this clip online of this freak athlete doing 35 00:01:37,907 --> 00:01:39,877 a shooting star press in OVW. 36 00:01:39,976 --> 00:01:42,186 And it was Brock Lesnar. 37 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:44,940 - Brock Lesnar on the top rope. 38 00:01:45,048 --> 00:01:46,388 My God. 39 00:01:46,483 --> 00:01:48,083 Shooting star press. 40 00:01:48,184 --> 00:01:51,324 - This rivalry started right around 2012. 41 00:01:51,421 --> 00:01:54,621 Brock had already sort of been established as this monster 42 00:01:54,724 --> 00:01:57,094 from WWE. 43 00:01:57,193 --> 00:02:02,633 - Who in the hell will be able to stop Brock Lesnar? 44 00:02:02,732 --> 00:02:06,232 - On the other side, we saw what the WWE 45 00:02:06,336 --> 00:02:09,476 hoped was their future. 46 00:02:09,572 --> 00:02:12,172 - Roman Reigns reigning over the ring. 47 00:02:12,275 --> 00:02:14,975 - I mean, Roman Reigns was the guy we knew was going 48 00:02:15,078 --> 00:02:16,388 to be the man going forward, and this to me 49 00:02:16,479 --> 00:02:17,909 is just the perfect matchup. 50 00:02:18,014 --> 00:02:21,384 You’ve got the ordained one, you’ve got this freak of nature 51 00:02:21,484 --> 00:02:23,324 that has walked into our business. 52 00:02:23,420 --> 00:02:25,250 I think it’s just the perfect setup. 53 00:02:26,489 --> 00:02:28,449 - See that rather large individual over there? 54 00:02:28,558 --> 00:02:29,558 See him? 55 00:02:29,659 --> 00:02:30,789 That’s Brock Lesnar. 56 00:02:30,894 --> 00:02:32,634 Clearly, you look at the dude, 57 00:02:32,729 --> 00:02:34,389 and he’s the Incredible Hulk, right? 58 00:02:34,497 --> 00:02:37,067 So you know the look is there. 59 00:02:37,167 --> 00:02:40,607 You put him in any era, and it’s going to work. 60 00:02:40,704 --> 00:02:42,444 If you put him in the ’80s, yep. 61 00:02:42,539 --> 00:02:44,269 Put him in the ’70s, yeah. 62 00:02:44,374 --> 00:02:45,514 ’60s, yeah. 63 00:02:45,608 --> 00:02:46,938 ’50s, my God. 64 00:02:47,043 --> 00:02:48,983 They’d run. 65 00:02:49,079 --> 00:02:52,479 Is King Kong walking in the building? 66 00:02:52,582 --> 00:02:56,552 - When you have someone as massive as Brock Lesnar, 67 00:02:56,653 --> 00:02:59,593 you see him just throwing Mark Henry, 68 00:02:59,689 --> 00:03:02,319 you see him throwing the Big Show. 69 00:03:02,425 --> 00:03:06,095 Being someone his size has its advantages, that’s for sure. 70 00:03:07,263 --> 00:03:10,203 - The industry was looking for the next big thing. 71 00:03:10,300 --> 00:03:13,030 Hogan’s time was over, and then it was The Rock and 72 00:03:13,136 --> 00:03:16,446 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and the Attitude Era. 73 00:03:16,539 --> 00:03:18,869 And the Attitude Era ran its course. 74 00:03:18,975 --> 00:03:23,245 Do you realize now what position you’re in, Brock? 75 00:03:23,646 --> 00:03:27,916 And the next big thing was Brock Lesnar. 76 00:03:28,017 --> 00:03:28,927 - And The Rock- 77 00:03:29,018 --> 00:03:29,648 - Here we go. Here we go. 78 00:03:29,753 --> 00:03:30,383 - -wasting little time- 79 00:03:30,487 --> 00:03:31,757 - The Rock’s on the- 80 00:03:31,855 --> 00:03:32,925 - -and the Brahma Bull rushing the ring. 81 00:03:33,022 --> 00:03:34,422 And here we go. 82 00:03:34,524 --> 00:03:38,094 The Rock and Brock colliding with the title on the line. 83 00:03:38,194 --> 00:03:39,294 - Whoa-ho. 84 00:03:39,395 --> 00:03:41,965 - And what a belly-to-belly by Brock Lesnar. 85 00:03:42,065 --> 00:03:44,805 - There’s opportunities every day out there in life, 86 00:03:44,901 --> 00:03:46,331 but you got to fight for ’em. 87 00:03:46,436 --> 00:03:49,076 You got to take ’em because there might not be tomorrow. 88 00:03:49,172 --> 00:03:50,042 - Ducked under. 89 00:03:50,140 --> 00:03:51,270 - Brock Lesnar, he countered. 90 00:03:51,374 --> 00:03:51,974 - Fireman’s carry. 91 00:03:52,075 --> 00:03:52,975 Oh, man. 92 00:03:53,076 --> 00:03:53,646 F5. 93 00:03:53,743 --> 00:03:54,213 - Look out. 94 00:03:54,310 --> 00:03:55,440 F5. 95 00:03:55,545 --> 00:03:57,445 Brock Lesnar is champion. 96 00:03:57,547 --> 00:03:59,317 - And that’s exactly what I did. 97 00:03:59,415 --> 00:04:01,855 I went in and beat The Rock and became the youngest 98 00:04:01,951 --> 00:04:05,021 WWE Champion in history. 99 00:04:05,121 --> 00:04:07,191 Look like a killing machine, don’t I? 100 00:04:07,290 --> 00:04:09,390 Born to fight, fight to kill, but ready to die, 101 00:04:09,492 --> 00:04:11,522 but I never will. 102 00:04:11,628 --> 00:04:14,238 - If an alien was to come down to earth and say, 103 00:04:14,330 --> 00:04:17,300 "Hey, listen, I’m going to ruin this whole thing you guys got 104 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:21,100 going on unless one of your people can beat me up." 105 00:04:21,204 --> 00:04:23,404 We’re sending Brock Lesnar. 106 00:04:23,506 --> 00:04:25,276 That dude is the alpha male of our species. 107 00:04:25,375 --> 00:04:30,145 - Brock Lesnar scratched and clawed his way to the top 108 00:04:30,246 --> 00:04:34,586 of the mountain to become the WWE Champion. 109 00:04:34,684 --> 00:04:41,254 - Paul Heyman is one of the greatest managers, advocates, 110 00:04:41,357 --> 00:04:45,567 special counsels that wrestling has ever seen. 111 00:04:45,662 --> 00:04:49,632 - When you see Paul Heyman hitch his wagon to any superstar, 112 00:04:49,732 --> 00:04:52,232 you know that he’s got dollar signs in his eyes, 113 00:04:52,335 --> 00:04:54,535 he sees what that person is going to bring to the table. 114 00:04:54,637 --> 00:04:56,547 Paul Heyman is the best. 115 00:04:56,639 --> 00:04:59,909 - The reason Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman made a perfect 116 00:05:00,009 --> 00:05:04,239 pairing was because Brock Lesnar was the greatest athlete 117 00:05:04,347 --> 00:05:07,217 on the face of the planet. 118 00:05:07,617 --> 00:05:12,957 Brock Lesnar’s ambitions and dreams were not limited to WWE. 119 00:05:13,056 --> 00:05:15,296 - You know, to be able to transition the way he did from 120 00:05:15,391 --> 00:05:22,831 amateur to pro-wrestling to MMA. 121 00:05:24,100 --> 00:05:26,200 - I left the WWE because I wanted more. 122 00:05:26,302 --> 00:05:29,902 And I went out and challenged myself. 123 00:05:30,006 --> 00:05:32,276 - The guy just takes over the WWE, 124 00:05:32,375 --> 00:05:33,875 and then he leaves out of nowhere. 125 00:05:33,977 --> 00:05:37,547 When you’re Brock Lesnar, you’re going to go fight. 126 00:05:37,647 --> 00:05:42,127 - I got into the UFC, became the UFC Heavyweight Champion, 127 00:05:42,218 --> 00:05:45,448 climbed that mountain, and here I am. 128 00:05:47,190 --> 00:05:49,990 Why did I come back to the WWE? 129 00:05:50,093 --> 00:05:52,933 I came back for one reason and one reason only, 130 00:05:53,029 --> 00:05:56,159 and that’s to be the top guy, to be the same guy 131 00:05:56,266 --> 00:06:00,036 that I was eight years ago when I left, to be the dominant 132 00:06:00,136 --> 00:06:02,906 wrecking machine that I am. 133 00:06:04,207 --> 00:06:08,747 - Brock Lesnar, he had come back and immediately been in the 134 00:06:08,845 --> 00:06:12,485 position as one of the biggest stars in the WWE. 135 00:06:12,582 --> 00:06:19,292 Roman Reigns, on the other hand, had to prove all that. 136 00:06:19,389 --> 00:06:21,989 - If you really want to know who Roman Reigns is, 137 00:06:22,091 --> 00:06:25,791 you have to understand who Joe Onoa’i is. 138 00:06:26,429 --> 00:06:29,099 I was born and bred to be in that ring. 139 00:06:29,198 --> 00:06:31,958 This is just what we come from. 140 00:06:32,068 --> 00:06:38,648 - Roman Reigns is a part of the Onoa’i Samoan wrestling dynasty. 141 00:06:38,741 --> 00:06:41,841 This dynasty is massive. 142 00:06:41,945 --> 00:06:45,855 - My family is always obviously super engrained in the business. 143 00:06:45,949 --> 00:06:48,479 - The Wild Samoans. 144 00:06:48,952 --> 00:06:53,822 - My father, Sika, my Uncle Afa, my cousins, Yokozuna, Rikishi, 145 00:06:53,923 --> 00:06:59,933 Umaga, the Usos, The Rock’s grandfather, Peter Maivia. 146 00:07:00,029 --> 00:07:04,699 - He’s making his dream come true, and he’s making my dream 147 00:07:04,801 --> 00:07:07,901 and also his family proud. 148 00:07:08,004 --> 00:07:09,274 - He pulled the hair. 149 00:07:09,372 --> 00:07:12,172 The first time I ever saw Roman Reigns was in 1988 150 00:07:12,275 --> 00:07:16,045 in Panama City, Florida, when his father, Sika, was wrestling 151 00:07:16,145 --> 00:07:20,515 for the Continental Wrestling Federation, and he brought Roman 152 00:07:20,616 --> 00:07:24,256 into the locker room, holding his little boy by the hand, 153 00:07:24,354 --> 00:07:28,964 and you could just tell the charisma of this three-year-old. 154 00:07:29,058 --> 00:07:32,458 - First time I laid eyes on him, good-looking kid. 155 00:07:32,562 --> 00:07:36,332 Sika was so proud of him, so proud of him. 156 00:07:36,432 --> 00:07:38,702 - Joe was a big cousin, man. 157 00:07:38,801 --> 00:07:41,531 Came up from the sandbox for real, like for real, grew up 158 00:07:41,637 --> 00:07:44,847 together, like maybe three, four years old, met each other. 159 00:07:45,575 --> 00:07:46,645 - We’re the best team here, the mini mites. 160 00:07:52,048 --> 00:07:53,188 - That’s big cousin right there, 161 00:07:53,282 --> 00:07:55,212 Roman Reigns is the big dawg, big cousin. 162 00:07:55,718 --> 00:07:57,148 So I’m not surprised where he’s at today. 163 00:07:57,253 --> 00:07:58,953 - Good Joe. 164 00:07:59,055 --> 00:07:59,995 Hey, Joe. 165 00:08:02,258 --> 00:08:04,618 - That was always my thing is, "I’m going to play football." 166 00:08:04,727 --> 00:08:07,637 D1, that’s the step, and then NFL. 167 00:08:07,730 --> 00:08:09,360 It didn’t go that way. 168 00:08:09,465 --> 00:08:13,805 - From Pensacola, Florida, weighing 265 pounds, 169 00:08:13,903 --> 00:08:16,273 Roman Reigns. 170 00:08:16,372 --> 00:08:18,542 - And I did go right into the family business, 171 00:08:18,641 --> 00:08:21,511 but the mindset was still the same, carve my own path 172 00:08:21,611 --> 00:08:24,411 within the path of our family. 173 00:08:25,948 --> 00:08:27,848 - Powerful throwdown. 174 00:08:27,950 --> 00:08:29,750 [Crowd yells "One, two, three"] 175 00:08:29,852 --> 00:08:32,422 - For the win. 176 00:08:32,522 --> 00:08:36,592 - Roman Reigns very early on was felt as if he had that 177 00:08:36,692 --> 00:08:40,962 chosen-one light placed upon him. 178 00:08:41,064 --> 00:08:42,864 - When I talked to Triple H, you know, he was explaining 179 00:08:42,965 --> 00:08:44,765 to me Roman’s background. 180 00:08:44,867 --> 00:08:47,907 They had their eye on him to be the guy, if he could step 181 00:08:48,004 --> 00:08:52,614 into that mold, you know, and find himself. 182 00:08:54,410 --> 00:09:01,110 - 2015 all I cared about was being the last man standing. 183 00:09:01,217 --> 00:09:02,527 [buzzer] 184 00:09:02,618 --> 00:09:05,318 - In the Royal Rumble, every two minutes or so, 185 00:09:05,421 --> 00:09:07,921 another superstar enters the match. 186 00:09:08,024 --> 00:09:10,124 - When it comes down to it, you have to eliminate everyone. 187 00:09:10,226 --> 00:09:13,666 If you are the last surviving superstar in the ring, 188 00:09:13,763 --> 00:09:16,203 you win the Royal Rumble. 189 00:09:17,300 --> 00:09:19,170 - The winner goes to WrestleMania to face 190 00:09:19,268 --> 00:09:21,668 the WWE Champion. 191 00:09:21,771 --> 00:09:24,971 - Roman Reigns has won the Royal Rumble. 192 00:09:25,074 --> 00:09:27,574 - The crowd wasn’t digging me too much that night. 193 00:09:27,677 --> 00:09:30,487 They booed me. 194 00:09:31,814 --> 00:09:36,154 - There was tension in the room and it wasn’t the good tension. 195 00:09:37,887 --> 00:09:40,027 They did not want Roman to win. 196 00:09:40,123 --> 00:09:42,323 - And the energy in the arena was just so, I don’t know, 197 00:09:42,425 --> 00:09:44,795 there was just something about that many people being angry 198 00:09:44,894 --> 00:09:46,264 at the same time. 199 00:09:46,362 --> 00:09:50,332 [crowd boos] 200 00:09:50,433 --> 00:09:51,833 This is not what the crowd wanted. 201 00:09:51,934 --> 00:09:54,134 - The last, uh, image of that Royal Rumble, though, is, like, 202 00:09:54,237 --> 00:09:57,277 the show ending with The Rock raising Roman’s hand 203 00:09:57,373 --> 00:09:59,073 and the crowd just booing 204 00:10:00,543 --> 00:10:01,813 - To hell with the crowd. 205 00:10:01,911 --> 00:10:04,511 There was a bigger plan going forward. 206 00:10:07,917 --> 00:10:08,857 - Yeah. 207 00:10:10,620 --> 00:10:11,920 - Yep, yep. 208 00:10:13,656 --> 00:10:15,526 - It was a story about respect. 209 00:10:15,625 --> 00:10:17,925 That’s been my whole career. 210 00:10:18,027 --> 00:10:24,307 - That’s the prize that awaits Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar. 211 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:28,300 - The same night that Roman Reigns wins the Royal Rumble, 212 00:10:28,404 --> 00:10:33,214 Brock Lesnar successfully defends the WWE Championship. 213 00:10:33,309 --> 00:10:35,839 - Lesnar is still champion. 214 00:10:35,945 --> 00:10:36,885 - Whoa. [laughs] 215 00:10:38,281 --> 00:10:42,681 - Brock has a just a completely different aura to him. 216 00:10:42,785 --> 00:10:47,225 With Brock, you’re about to be in a really physical match. 217 00:10:47,924 --> 00:10:50,424 - It’s like magic watching these two. 218 00:10:50,526 --> 00:10:54,366 Roman believed in himself enough and he’s solid as a rock, man. 219 00:10:54,463 --> 00:10:58,863 - I’m gonna beat you at WrestleMania. 220 00:10:58,968 --> 00:11:01,108 I’m gonna take that title. 221 00:11:01,204 --> 00:11:05,774 You know it, I know it. 222 00:11:07,076 --> 00:11:10,246 - Everybody knows how dangerous Brock is, but Roman steps right 223 00:11:10,346 --> 00:11:12,616 up to him and he’s more than an equal. 224 00:11:12,715 --> 00:11:15,725 He’s more than an equal. 225 00:11:20,223 --> 00:11:22,053 And, you know, they come at each other like two bulldozers, 226 00:11:22,158 --> 00:11:24,398 two pit bulls. 227 00:11:24,493 --> 00:11:26,563 - I don’t respect you. 228 00:11:26,662 --> 00:11:29,532 - They both believe it. 229 00:11:29,632 --> 00:11:31,302 - But you will. 230 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,600 - So I believe it. 231 00:11:35,204 --> 00:11:39,414 - It’s funny because it started back in 2015 and-and we were 232 00:11:39,508 --> 00:11:43,008 just completely different competitors at that point. 233 00:11:43,112 --> 00:11:44,542 I was still so young. 234 00:11:44,647 --> 00:11:50,087 I was still so fresh on the scene, trying to take, 235 00:11:50,186 --> 00:11:52,496 earn respect. 236 00:11:53,589 --> 00:11:55,149 - Roman Reigns is great. 237 00:11:55,258 --> 00:11:58,328 Is he great enough to beat Brock Lesnar? 238 00:11:58,427 --> 00:12:00,737 - And if I couldn’t get it from Brock that day, 239 00:12:00,830 --> 00:12:02,660 I knew I wasn’t ever gonna be able to get it 240 00:12:02,765 --> 00:12:03,735 from our audience. 241 00:12:09,639 --> 00:12:12,709 - We’re always looking for a storied rivalry. 242 00:12:12,808 --> 00:12:14,568 Hogan versus Macho. 243 00:12:14,677 --> 00:12:16,487 Austin versus Rock. 244 00:12:17,346 --> 00:12:21,656 Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar. 245 00:12:21,751 --> 00:12:22,411 [bell rings] 246 00:12:22,518 --> 00:12:23,748 - And here we go. 247 00:12:23,853 --> 00:12:26,493 Brock Lesnar powering Reigns to the corner. 248 00:12:26,589 --> 00:12:28,119 - When you’re in the ring with Brock, 249 00:12:28,224 --> 00:12:30,824 if there’s any softness about you, 250 00:12:32,561 --> 00:12:35,391 it’s going to be exposed real quick. 251 00:12:35,498 --> 00:12:36,638 - Wow. 252 00:12:36,732 --> 00:12:39,932 And now, again, German suplex to Roman Reigns. 253 00:12:40,036 --> 00:12:42,176 Lesnar wants to punish Reigns. 254 00:12:42,271 --> 00:12:44,341 - I don’t care who my opponents are. 255 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:48,670 I got one job to do and one job only, and that’s to kick ass. 256 00:12:48,778 --> 00:12:51,088 - I think, going into it, I think we could all agree 257 00:12:51,180 --> 00:12:53,610 a lot of people paid a lot of money to see Brock 258 00:12:53,716 --> 00:12:57,086 kick the -- out of me. 259 00:12:57,186 --> 00:12:59,996 - And Lesnar, and another German. 260 00:13:00,089 --> 00:13:02,589 - Suplex city, bitch. 261 00:13:02,692 --> 00:13:06,262 - Oh, no, and Roman Reigns drives Lesnar in to the post. 262 00:13:06,362 --> 00:13:08,892 - Roman Reigns knows this is his chance. 263 00:13:11,801 --> 00:13:13,401 - Superman punch. 264 00:13:13,869 --> 00:13:15,099 Lesnar is in trouble. 265 00:13:15,671 --> 00:13:16,971 - That was one of the first times 266 00:13:17,073 --> 00:13:20,713 I could really feel the crowd turn. 267 00:13:21,310 --> 00:13:23,940 But if you were out there in the middle of that storm, 268 00:13:24,046 --> 00:13:25,646 we could feel that energy change. 269 00:13:25,748 --> 00:13:29,988 I could feel that respect coming through the performance. 270 00:13:30,086 --> 00:13:30,726 - Reigns. 271 00:13:30,820 --> 00:13:31,650 Spear. 272 00:13:31,754 --> 00:13:32,554 - No. 273 00:13:32,655 --> 00:13:33,995 - For the championship. 274 00:13:34,090 --> 00:13:36,360 Oh, and another two and a half. 275 00:13:37,393 --> 00:13:41,333 Reigns caught, caught. 276 00:13:41,430 --> 00:13:45,530 Lesnar a vicious F5. 277 00:13:45,634 --> 00:13:48,134 Who can capitalize? 278 00:13:49,305 --> 00:13:50,675 [Seth Rollins’ music plays] 279 00:13:50,773 --> 00:13:52,813 - What the hell? 280 00:13:52,908 --> 00:13:55,338 - Seth Rollins. 281 00:13:55,444 --> 00:13:57,484 - We have a little something called Money in the Bank 282 00:13:57,580 --> 00:14:01,010 which allows the winner of that match to cash in 283 00:14:01,117 --> 00:14:03,857 for the World Championship whenever they’d like. 284 00:14:03,953 --> 00:14:06,723 And in this instance, it was Seth Rollins running 285 00:14:06,822 --> 00:14:09,392 in and making the match a triple threat. 286 00:14:09,492 --> 00:14:11,692 - Mr. Money in the Bank. 287 00:14:11,794 --> 00:14:17,264 - I’m watching Brock Lesnar beat the hell out of Roman Reigns. 288 00:14:17,366 --> 00:14:20,176 - Ladies and gentlemen, Seth Rollins is cashing 289 00:14:20,269 --> 00:14:22,869 in his Money in the Bank. 290 00:14:22,972 --> 00:14:25,912 - I ran in made their first encounter at WrestleMania 291 00:14:26,008 --> 00:14:27,268 a little bit better. 292 00:14:27,376 --> 00:14:30,116 - Taking no chances here at all. 293 00:14:30,212 --> 00:14:32,512 - Lesnar, Lesnar picked him out of the air. 294 00:14:33,182 --> 00:14:35,282 Reigns with a spear. 295 00:14:35,384 --> 00:14:37,784 A wicked spear. 296 00:14:37,887 --> 00:14:39,497 - Look out. 297 00:14:39,588 --> 00:14:40,988 - Stomp to Reigns. 298 00:14:41,090 --> 00:14:42,820 Cover by Rollins. 299 00:14:42,925 --> 00:14:43,925 [bell ringing] 300 00:14:44,026 --> 00:14:46,236 Rollins with the heist of the century. 301 00:14:51,267 --> 00:14:56,207 [clapping] 302 00:14:56,305 --> 00:14:58,675 - I was in the ring with Brock Lesnar. 303 00:14:58,774 --> 00:15:00,644 There’s not a lot of human beings who can say that. 304 00:15:01,777 --> 00:15:03,417 Sorry. 305 00:15:04,246 --> 00:15:08,086 And my only goal was to be able to show that 306 00:15:08,184 --> 00:15:12,454 no matter the mountain, I’m willing to climb. 307 00:15:12,555 --> 00:15:13,625 Did I get the job done tonight? 308 00:15:13,722 --> 00:15:15,022 No. 309 00:15:15,124 --> 00:15:18,124 Did I represent? 310 00:15:18,227 --> 00:15:20,837 In my heart, I feel like I did. 311 00:15:20,930 --> 00:15:22,700 It was hard to think like, oh, we’re about to do this 312 00:15:22,798 --> 00:15:24,798 for a few years. 313 00:15:24,900 --> 00:15:27,700 I was just extremely grateful for the opportunity 314 00:15:27,803 --> 00:15:29,673 and then the outcome. 315 00:15:29,772 --> 00:15:31,672 I think I saw Bret Hart like later that night and he was 316 00:15:31,774 --> 00:15:34,844 like "instant classic." 317 00:15:34,944 --> 00:15:37,444 I didn’t know if this was going to be what it has ended 318 00:15:37,546 --> 00:15:41,456 up becoming, but I knew off of that it was special. 319 00:15:41,550 --> 00:15:43,820 It was very special. 320 00:15:43,919 --> 00:15:46,389 - This match doesn’t give you an end to their rivalry. 321 00:15:46,489 --> 00:15:48,049 In fact, it’s the very beginning. 322 00:15:48,624 --> 00:15:51,764 - I think they kind of knew that there’s legs to this. 323 00:15:51,861 --> 00:15:53,431 This isn’t going to be the end of this story. 324 00:15:53,529 --> 00:15:54,829 This is going to be the beginning of these 325 00:15:54,930 --> 00:15:56,060 are our two guys, right? 326 00:15:56,165 --> 00:15:57,105 We got Brock. 327 00:15:57,199 --> 00:15:58,559 We got Roman. 328 00:15:58,667 --> 00:16:00,077 We’re probably going to have a 10-year story here 329 00:16:00,169 --> 00:16:02,939 they’re going to go after. 330 00:16:03,038 --> 00:16:07,138 - In the years that followed their match at WrestleMania 31, 331 00:16:07,243 --> 00:16:11,983 both Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns continued to grow. 332 00:16:12,848 --> 00:16:17,778 Roman Reigns beating some of the top superstars in the WWE 333 00:16:17,887 --> 00:16:20,597 Brock Lesnar becoming the Universal Champion, 334 00:16:20,689 --> 00:16:23,219 beating guys like Goldberg. 335 00:16:23,325 --> 00:16:27,295 But even with all this going on, you knew in the back of your 336 00:16:27,396 --> 00:16:32,976 head that these two were bound to meet again. 337 00:16:33,068 --> 00:16:36,768 - Bock Lesnar is an entitled piece of crap. 338 00:16:36,872 --> 00:16:40,012 My family and my Bloodline is this business? 339 00:16:40,109 --> 00:16:44,109 I don’t respect Brock Lesnar, 340 00:16:44,213 --> 00:16:47,783 and I damn sure don’t fear that bitch. 341 00:16:49,184 --> 00:16:52,854 You take a guy like Brock, who had done it all. 342 00:16:52,955 --> 00:16:55,555 He brought so much knowledge and experience with him. 343 00:16:57,192 --> 00:17:00,032 You put me with somebody like that. 344 00:17:01,697 --> 00:17:02,237 Give it to me. 345 00:17:02,331 --> 00:17:03,131 Give me it all. 346 00:17:03,232 --> 00:17:04,002 You know what I mean? 347 00:17:04,099 --> 00:17:05,399 I’m gonna take a lot of it. 348 00:17:05,501 --> 00:17:09,971 - At WrestleMania, Roman Reigns isn’t man enough 349 00:17:10,072 --> 00:17:15,972 to take the universal title away from the reigning, 350 00:17:16,078 --> 00:17:25,448 defending heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar. 351 00:17:25,554 --> 00:17:26,454 - Oh, my God. 352 00:17:26,555 --> 00:17:27,255 He’s here. 353 00:17:27,356 --> 00:17:29,996 Roman Reigns is here. 354 00:17:30,092 --> 00:17:33,462 - At the end of the day I knew, this is my time. 355 00:17:33,562 --> 00:17:34,692 You know what I mean? 356 00:17:34,797 --> 00:17:35,697 I’ve done everything the right way. 357 00:17:35,798 --> 00:17:37,038 This is my time. 358 00:17:37,132 --> 00:17:38,302 - And Lesnar and Reigns. 359 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:42,840 And Lesnar just cleaned Reigns’ clock. 360 00:17:42,938 --> 00:17:48,438 Oh, and Reigns driving Lesnar face first into the post. 361 00:17:48,544 --> 00:17:49,914 And Lesnar caught Reigns. 362 00:17:50,012 --> 00:17:52,582 Oh, my God. 363 00:17:52,681 --> 00:17:54,111 - No, no, no. 364 00:17:54,216 --> 00:17:56,056 - And this time an F5. 365 00:17:56,151 --> 00:17:59,281 Ribs first to the steps. 366 00:17:59,388 --> 00:18:00,858 It comes down to this. 367 00:18:00,956 --> 00:18:02,966 It is WrestleMania. 368 00:18:03,058 --> 00:18:08,358 Will it be Reigns or will it be Lesnar? 369 00:18:13,969 --> 00:18:15,999 - Tonight is the biggest night of the year because 370 00:18:16,105 --> 00:18:17,845 this is WrestleMania. 371 00:18:19,575 --> 00:18:22,415 - I’m not here to, uh, be lost in the mix. 372 00:18:22,511 --> 00:18:24,781 I’m here to make a statement. 373 00:18:25,814 --> 00:18:27,354 You can’t help but to get excited. 374 00:18:28,317 --> 00:18:31,687 - The rivalry gets halted for a few years, then comes back full 375 00:18:31,787 --> 00:18:38,427 speed at the biggest stage, WrestleMania 34, 376 00:18:38,527 --> 00:18:41,297 where yet again Roman Reigns is able to get to the top 377 00:18:41,397 --> 00:18:44,637 of the mountain, but there’s one guy there 378 00:18:44,733 --> 00:18:47,403 and there’s only room for one. 379 00:18:47,503 --> 00:18:51,903 - Brock Lesnar. 380 00:18:54,109 --> 00:18:59,009 Oh, there was a lot of tension going into WrestleMania 34. 381 00:18:59,114 --> 00:19:04,724 Brock with UFC calling, beckoning for his return. 382 00:19:04,820 --> 00:19:10,190 Roman Reigns with the entire WWE Universe watching him. 383 00:19:10,292 --> 00:19:15,732 - The following contest is for the Universal Championship. 384 00:19:15,831 --> 00:19:17,701 - It comes down to that in the locker room as well. 385 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,100 Like, is Brock gonna win the title and then just 386 00:19:20,202 --> 00:19:21,302 disappear for six months? 387 00:19:21,403 --> 00:19:22,633 [bell rings] 388 00:19:22,738 --> 00:19:23,808 - Is he gonna be a part-time guy that wants to go 389 00:19:23,906 --> 00:19:25,246 do a UFC fights? 390 00:19:26,108 --> 00:19:29,018 - And Brock Lesnar quickly goes to work. 391 00:19:29,111 --> 00:19:32,241 - But when it comes to Roman, the anticipation is there, 392 00:19:32,347 --> 00:19:35,787 and can this kid deliver against one of the best? 393 00:19:35,884 --> 00:19:38,124 - Superman Punch. 394 00:19:38,220 --> 00:19:41,220 Roman Reigns looking to put the Beast away. 395 00:19:41,323 --> 00:19:43,363 - That might have been one of the most critical days 396 00:19:43,459 --> 00:19:48,729 of my career, to be able to handle that adversity. 397 00:19:49,765 --> 00:19:52,435 - I’ve always found in every Brock match, 398 00:19:52,534 --> 00:19:55,204 there’s just a different feeling. 399 00:19:55,304 --> 00:19:56,674 I don’t know what it is. 400 00:19:56,772 --> 00:19:59,642 There’s just a certain element of danger that he brings 401 00:19:59,742 --> 00:20:01,372 to the show and a match in general. 402 00:20:01,477 --> 00:20:03,287 You just don’t know what can happen. 403 00:20:06,882 --> 00:20:09,882 - What is Brock gonna do next? 404 00:20:11,153 --> 00:20:13,253 Oh, my God. 405 00:20:13,989 --> 00:20:16,959 - Brock Lesnar used his elbow and cut the head 406 00:20:17,059 --> 00:20:19,929 open of Roman Reigns. 407 00:20:21,163 --> 00:20:22,433 - It happens out there with Brock. 408 00:20:22,531 --> 00:20:25,731 He’s a big old boy, sometimes you get split open. 409 00:20:28,670 --> 00:20:29,800 - Lesnar-- 410 00:20:29,905 --> 00:20:30,545 - No. 411 00:20:30,639 --> 00:20:31,999 - F5. 412 00:20:32,107 --> 00:20:33,977 [crowd "one, two, three] 413 00:20:34,076 --> 00:20:36,316 [bell rings] 414 00:20:36,411 --> 00:20:38,681 - Everyone thought Roman Reigns was finally going to slay 415 00:20:38,781 --> 00:20:40,151 the Beast, that he was finally gonna win 416 00:20:40,249 --> 00:20:41,549 the Universal Championship. 417 00:20:42,918 --> 00:20:44,188 And it didn’t happen. 418 00:20:44,286 --> 00:20:46,896 The reign continues. 419 00:20:52,294 --> 00:20:54,834 - That was one of those really ough days. 420 00:20:54,930 --> 00:20:56,360 - Any neck pain or anything? 421 00:20:56,465 --> 00:21:03,905 - Every inch of you physically, every fiber of you mentally. 422 00:21:04,006 --> 00:21:09,746 That’s the only way to get to the top and stay on top. 423 00:21:09,845 --> 00:21:11,785 And that’s why I do what I do. 424 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,110 And I’m not gonna stop. 425 00:21:14,216 --> 00:21:20,796 I’m not gonna stop until I’ve earned that respect. 426 00:21:24,459 --> 00:21:28,259 - Four years that Roman Reigns has tried to shake this burden 427 00:21:28,363 --> 00:21:31,263 known as Brock Lesnar. 428 00:21:31,366 --> 00:21:35,036 - It’s time for Brock Lesnar to go. 429 00:21:35,137 --> 00:21:36,777 ’Cause I’m sick of hearing about him. 430 00:21:36,872 --> 00:21:38,342 I’m sick of talking about him. 431 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:39,710 I’m sick of looking at him. 432 00:21:39,808 --> 00:21:41,238 I’m tired of it. 433 00:21:41,343 --> 00:21:45,913 So, it ends this Sunday at SummerSlam. 434 00:21:47,382 --> 00:21:52,322 - Welcome everybody to SummerSlam. 435 00:21:53,222 --> 00:21:56,922 - For Roman, he’s sacrificed enough blood, enough sweat, 436 00:21:57,025 --> 00:22:02,135 enough tears on that canvas, and it’s time for him to get 437 00:22:02,231 --> 00:22:07,431 that the championship over the man he’s never beaten. 438 00:22:07,536 --> 00:22:09,636 - How do you achieve the impossible? 439 00:22:09,738 --> 00:22:11,568 How do you beat the Beast? 440 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:18,810 How do you take what belongs to Brock Lesnar? 441 00:22:20,482 --> 00:22:22,812 - Oh, Roman Reigns with the Superman Punch 442 00:22:22,918 --> 00:22:23,888 from outta nowhere. 443 00:22:23,986 --> 00:22:24,926 - And another one. 444 00:22:25,020 --> 00:22:25,850 - And another one to Lesnar. 445 00:22:25,954 --> 00:22:27,854 And Lesnar is in trouble. 446 00:22:27,956 --> 00:22:30,996 And now Roman Reigns with a Spear at Lesnar. 447 00:22:31,093 --> 00:22:32,723 A Spear to the champion. 448 00:22:32,828 --> 00:22:34,138 Brock is stunned 449 00:22:34,229 --> 00:22:35,729 Brock’s in trouble. 450 00:22:35,831 --> 00:22:39,361 A Spear to the champion. 451 00:22:40,469 --> 00:22:41,229 Reigns did it. 452 00:22:41,336 --> 00:22:42,536 Roman Reigns did it. 453 00:22:42,638 --> 00:22:44,478 Reigns is the champion. 454 00:22:45,340 --> 00:22:47,770 - Here’s your winner and the new-- 455 00:22:47,876 --> 00:22:50,146 - I can’t believe it. 456 00:22:50,245 --> 00:22:54,115 - Roman Reigns finally did it. 457 00:22:55,684 --> 00:22:59,554 - This really was that career-defining moment. 458 00:22:59,655 --> 00:23:03,565 I think it was that culmination of the fans finally getting 459 00:23:03,659 --> 00:23:05,219 on board with Roman Reigns and really having 460 00:23:05,327 --> 00:23:07,737 that full circle moment. 461 00:23:07,829 --> 00:23:09,559 - There was times where I was, "Why, why did I do that?" 462 00:23:09,665 --> 00:23:10,865 "Why did I put my body through that?" 463 00:23:10,966 --> 00:23:13,336 "Why do I continue to abuse myself?" 464 00:23:13,435 --> 00:23:15,335 This is why. 465 00:23:15,437 --> 00:23:17,447 This-- As crazy as it sounds, man. 466 00:23:17,539 --> 00:23:20,209 And, you know, outside of my health, you know, my-my family, 467 00:23:20,309 --> 00:23:24,739 this-this is-- this is the biggest thing in my world. 468 00:23:24,846 --> 00:23:30,586 I mean, just that moment, highest of highs to-- 469 00:23:30,686 --> 00:23:33,296 None of this crap really matters anymore. 470 00:23:33,388 --> 00:23:35,488 Real life is happening now. 471 00:23:37,092 --> 00:23:41,832 - And we’re kicking things off with the Universal Champion. 472 00:23:42,965 --> 00:23:45,935 - At that time, he is essentially the guy, right? 473 00:23:46,034 --> 00:23:48,804 And no idea anything was wrong. 474 00:23:48,904 --> 00:23:52,704 And then just in a blink of an eye just shows how quickly 475 00:23:52,808 --> 00:23:55,118 things can change. 476 00:23:55,210 --> 00:23:57,510 - I feel like I owe everybody an apology. 477 00:23:57,612 --> 00:24:02,152 I’ve come out here and spoke as Roman Reigns. 478 00:24:02,250 --> 00:24:05,480 That’s all lies. 479 00:24:05,587 --> 00:24:11,267 My real name is Joe, 480 00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:16,900 and I’ve been living with leukemia for 11 years. 481 00:24:20,502 --> 00:24:23,702 And unfortunately it’s back. 482 00:24:30,645 --> 00:24:45,025 [crowd chants "Thank you, Roman"] 483 00:24:49,564 --> 00:24:53,274 [crowd chants "Thank you, Roman"] 484 00:24:53,368 --> 00:24:57,938 - This story gets halted in the most brutal way possible, 485 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,610 as on national TV, Roman comes out 486 00:25:00,709 --> 00:25:04,339 and he has that infamous promo where he says, 487 00:25:04,446 --> 00:25:06,586 "I’m just a guy named Joe." 488 00:25:06,681 --> 00:25:10,181 And he tells the world that he has leukemia. 489 00:25:10,285 --> 00:25:15,595 This was brutal for whether you loved Roman or not. 490 00:25:15,690 --> 00:25:18,360 You-you loved what he brought to the table. 491 00:25:18,460 --> 00:25:21,790 And anyone you have love for, when they get sick, it hurts, 492 00:25:21,897 --> 00:25:26,137 it feels personal and it takes him away from us 493 00:25:26,234 --> 00:25:29,174 for quite some time while he’s dealing with that. 494 00:25:33,608 --> 00:25:35,668 - The last thing I ever wanted to see was my white blood cell 495 00:25:35,777 --> 00:25:38,617 count to be over 100,000 again. 496 00:25:38,713 --> 00:25:40,113 Where I’m at now, the main thing is just 497 00:25:40,215 --> 00:25:42,015 to continue to take my medication. 498 00:25:42,117 --> 00:25:43,387 This is a lifelong medication. 499 00:25:43,485 --> 00:25:44,555 It’s oral chemotherapy. 500 00:25:46,021 --> 00:25:49,121 I know that I’m extremely lucky just based off the research 501 00:25:49,224 --> 00:25:52,894 and the different advancements that we’ve made in medicine. 502 00:25:53,528 --> 00:25:55,428 Whether I’m the face of the company or uh, 503 00:25:55,530 --> 00:25:58,000 an integral part of this business, I-- 504 00:25:58,100 --> 00:25:59,460 that wasn’t necessarily concerned. 505 00:25:59,568 --> 00:26:02,738 It was literally just, can I do my job again? 506 00:26:02,838 --> 00:26:05,848 Can I be what I was or who I was? 507 00:26:05,941 --> 00:26:07,841 And most importantly, can I continue to grow 508 00:26:07,943 --> 00:26:11,343 from this huge chunk of adversity that’s in my way? 509 00:26:11,446 --> 00:26:13,856 Anytime you have to relinquish the biggest title in our 510 00:26:13,949 --> 00:26:16,579 business, you’re gonna want that back. 511 00:26:16,685 --> 00:26:21,655 And, um, 100% I wanted my stuff back, you know. 512 00:26:23,992 --> 00:26:25,792 [Roman Reigns’ music plays] 513 00:26:25,894 --> 00:26:27,694 [crowd cheers] 514 00:26:27,796 --> 00:26:33,306 - Please welcome, Roman Reigns. 515 00:26:36,238 --> 00:26:39,048 - I’m probably gonna say this a lot, but I’m gonna start 516 00:26:39,141 --> 00:26:42,411 off by saying, "Thank you." 517 00:26:46,915 --> 00:26:49,085 When I made my announcement, I said that I was gonna 518 00:26:49,184 --> 00:26:52,124 swing for the fences. 519 00:26:54,256 --> 00:26:56,726 We did better than that, y’all. 520 00:26:56,825 --> 00:26:58,395 [crowd cheering] 521 00:26:58,493 --> 00:27:01,463 [crowd chants "Roman"] 522 00:27:02,731 --> 00:27:03,601 I’m in remission, y’all. 523 00:27:03,698 --> 00:27:10,438 [crowd cheers] 524 00:27:10,539 --> 00:27:18,379 - And we echo the sentiments of WWE Universe, this is your yard. 525 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:22,180 Welcome back, Roman Reigns. 526 00:27:22,284 --> 00:27:23,354 - Went kinda short, I think. 527 00:27:23,451 --> 00:27:24,481 We’re short, right? 528 00:27:24,586 --> 00:27:25,126 [clapping] 529 00:27:25,220 --> 00:27:25,850 - Yeah. 530 00:27:25,954 --> 00:27:27,794 Quite the talent. 531 00:27:27,889 --> 00:27:29,549 - Big son of a gun you. 532 00:27:29,658 --> 00:27:32,928 - Beautiful, wow, nice. 533 00:27:33,728 --> 00:27:35,958 - When I came back, I was just floating, uh, 534 00:27:36,064 --> 00:27:39,634 you know, still the big dog, still doing my thing. 535 00:27:39,734 --> 00:27:42,004 There was almost like a honeymoon phase of like, 536 00:27:42,103 --> 00:27:43,943 "Hey, wait, we can’t go hard on this guy." 537 00:27:44,039 --> 00:27:47,469 And I was just not satisfied creatively. 538 00:27:48,743 --> 00:27:53,283 - When he’s able to come back, we then have the pandemic, 539 00:27:53,381 --> 00:27:55,981 and because of a compromised immune system, 540 00:27:56,084 --> 00:28:00,124 he now has to step away again. 541 00:28:00,222 --> 00:28:02,422 - I went into the hole, I went back to the lab. 542 00:28:02,524 --> 00:28:04,424 You gonna sit here and be one of the boys 543 00:28:04,526 --> 00:28:06,126 or you gonna be a megastar. 544 00:28:06,228 --> 00:28:08,968 Let’s do something that’s never been done before. 545 00:28:09,598 --> 00:28:11,808 - There’s this moment after Roman Reigns 546 00:28:11,900 --> 00:28:15,430 returns that the camera pans out. 547 00:28:15,537 --> 00:28:17,207 And we see the truth. 548 00:28:17,305 --> 00:28:20,945 - Believe that. 549 00:28:21,042 --> 00:28:24,212 - Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman had been aligned for something 550 00:28:24,312 --> 00:28:26,782 like two decades at this point. 551 00:28:26,881 --> 00:28:33,621 But Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns are now working together. 552 00:28:33,722 --> 00:28:38,022 - Roman Reigns has won the Universal Championship. 553 00:28:38,126 --> 00:28:41,536 - He went from the big dog to the Tribal Chief. 554 00:28:41,630 --> 00:28:44,100 He went from being the best of this generation 555 00:28:44,199 --> 00:28:48,429 to the greatest of all time just like that. 556 00:28:48,536 --> 00:28:54,676 - Now, the whole world can acknowledge me. 557 00:28:54,776 --> 00:28:59,786 - He doesn’t want affirmation, or love, or respect, 558 00:28:59,881 --> 00:29:02,311 he wants it all. 559 00:29:02,417 --> 00:29:05,927 - Man, it’s like putting a wild dog in a damn kennel. 560 00:29:06,021 --> 00:29:08,791 Came back a different Roman, and you could see it too. 561 00:29:08,890 --> 00:29:10,690 You could feel it. 562 00:29:10,792 --> 00:29:13,932 - When he comes back, he’s not the same Roman Reigns, 563 00:29:14,029 --> 00:29:17,199 and he’s not a Roman Reigns that wants you to cheer for him, 564 00:29:17,299 --> 00:29:21,269 he’s a Roman Reigns that demands your respect. 565 00:29:21,369 --> 00:29:25,599 The person that helped bring this together was Paul Heyman. 566 00:29:27,075 --> 00:29:30,515 - As we had seen this reunion between Roman Reigns 567 00:29:30,612 --> 00:29:35,312 and Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar was nowhere in sight. 568 00:29:35,417 --> 00:29:37,857 - Having Paul Heyman in my corner is a 100% 569 00:29:37,952 --> 00:29:39,852 advantage for me. 570 00:29:39,954 --> 00:29:46,264 I’m tough enough to deal with by myself, you put us-- 571 00:29:46,361 --> 00:29:50,501 There ain’t nobody back here that has a chance. 572 00:29:50,598 --> 00:29:54,598 - The man who’s on a different level, The Tribal Chief. 573 00:29:54,703 --> 00:29:56,733 - Roman Reigns with a spear. 574 00:29:56,838 --> 00:30:01,008 And just like that, Roman Reigns will retain the championship. 575 00:30:01,109 --> 00:30:02,669 [bell rings] 576 00:30:02,777 --> 00:30:08,287 - Roman Reigns took John Cena’s best shot. 577 00:30:12,887 --> 00:30:14,297 [Brock Lesnar’s music plays] 578 00:30:14,389 --> 00:30:15,289 [crowd cheers] 579 00:30:15,390 --> 00:30:19,790 - What? 580 00:30:19,894 --> 00:30:21,534 - Oh, my God. 581 00:30:21,629 --> 00:30:22,989 - Let’s go. 582 00:30:23,098 --> 00:30:24,238 - Oh, my God. 583 00:30:24,332 --> 00:30:26,032 Are you kidding me? 584 00:30:26,134 --> 00:30:28,304 Brock, Brock, Brock is here. 585 00:30:28,403 --> 00:30:29,473 - Yes. 586 00:30:29,571 --> 00:30:30,401 - Holy --. 587 00:30:30,505 --> 00:30:31,375 - Say it. 588 00:30:31,473 --> 00:30:38,243 Brock Lesnar is back in WWE. 589 00:30:44,552 --> 00:30:48,122 - The alpha male of our species. 590 00:30:48,223 --> 00:30:50,793 - At SummerSlam after Roman Reigns defeated me, 591 00:30:50,892 --> 00:30:54,632 I’m sitting there, and I hear Brock’s music play like, 592 00:30:54,729 --> 00:30:55,859 "He’s not supposed to be here." 593 00:30:55,964 --> 00:30:58,464 And you could hear it in the audience too. 594 00:30:58,566 --> 00:30:59,906 - That was awesome. 595 00:31:00,001 --> 00:31:01,531 I mean, what a moment that I’ll never, ever forget. 596 00:31:01,636 --> 00:31:03,236 But had no idea what was happening, 597 00:31:03,338 --> 00:31:05,708 almost passed out in that moment when it happened. 598 00:31:05,807 --> 00:31:07,347 Like I was starting to say, "Oh, my--" 599 00:31:07,442 --> 00:31:08,572 like losing my mind. 600 00:31:08,676 --> 00:31:13,286 - Brock Lesnar staring a hole through Roman. 601 00:31:13,381 --> 00:31:16,211 - That staredown was a different one than I had ever 602 00:31:16,317 --> 00:31:17,827 experienced with him before. 603 00:31:17,919 --> 00:31:20,119 It was finally like, "Respect. 604 00:31:20,221 --> 00:31:22,491 I know exactly who you are, what you’ve done, and where you come 605 00:31:22,590 --> 00:31:25,860 from, but, like, I’m the man now." 606 00:31:26,361 --> 00:31:31,361 - This rivalry was back on and bigger than it had ever been. 607 00:31:31,566 --> 00:31:34,306 It somehow got even grander 608 00:31:35,036 --> 00:31:38,176 when Brock Lesnar went to the Day 1 event- 609 00:31:38,406 --> 00:31:38,876 - And Brock Lesnar 610 00:31:40,241 --> 00:31:44,241 now a part of the Fatal 5-Way here, live, tonight. 611 00:31:44,345 --> 00:31:46,915 - -and captured the WWE Championship. 612 00:31:47,015 --> 00:31:48,485 [bell rings] 613 00:31:48,583 --> 00:31:51,353 - Brock gets the WWE Championship. 614 00:31:51,453 --> 00:31:55,493 Roman Reigns is in possession of the Universal Championship, and 615 00:31:55,590 --> 00:31:59,360 now, we have two champions, and it sets up the perfect match 616 00:31:59,461 --> 00:32:01,961 which is a unification match. 617 00:32:02,063 --> 00:32:05,433 - Why don’t we give everybody what they want? 618 00:32:05,533 --> 00:32:07,433 [crowd cheers] 619 00:32:07,535 --> 00:32:10,405 - Title versus Title. 620 00:32:11,973 --> 00:32:15,943 - During that time, Brock comes out, and he loves the people. 621 00:32:16,044 --> 00:32:17,844 He loves that they’re screaming his name. 622 00:32:17,946 --> 00:32:21,086 He’s got the samurai knot, he’s got the cowboy hat, 623 00:32:21,182 --> 00:32:22,952 he’s smiling, he’s feeling good. 624 00:32:23,051 --> 00:32:28,891 - News flash, Paul, Brock Lesnar is doing just fine 625 00:32:28,990 --> 00:32:31,090 without Paul Heyman. 626 00:32:31,192 --> 00:32:32,992 [crowd cheers] 627 00:32:33,094 --> 00:32:35,594 - For years, he was just this mute beast that Heyman 628 00:32:35,697 --> 00:32:37,207 would bring out. 629 00:32:37,298 --> 00:32:39,998 And because Heyman then switched sides, we got to see what Brock 630 00:32:40,101 --> 00:32:42,601 was really like, and it gave him new life. 631 00:32:43,671 --> 00:32:46,941 - At this point in his career, Brock felt it appropriate 632 00:32:47,041 --> 00:32:49,671 to let people in on what he’s like at home, 633 00:32:49,777 --> 00:32:54,017 and it’s a whole lot different than the Beast that we’ve all 634 00:32:54,115 --> 00:32:57,125 come to know in the past 20 years. 635 00:32:57,218 --> 00:33:01,218 - Real-life Brock Lesnar is just a flannel-wearing, jean-wearing, 636 00:33:01,322 --> 00:33:04,122 cowboy-boot-wearing guy that loves to go out and farm 637 00:33:04,225 --> 00:33:06,065 and be with his family. 638 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:07,790 That’s it. 639 00:33:07,896 --> 00:33:09,496 - I’m -- gristled. 640 00:33:09,597 --> 00:33:10,867 I’ve been through wars, 641 00:33:10,965 --> 00:33:12,605 [horn blowing] 642 00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:15,630 and it builds confidence and character. 643 00:33:15,737 --> 00:33:17,347 So that’s who I am now. 644 00:33:17,438 --> 00:33:21,208 I’m confident with who I am, and what I’ve accomplished. 645 00:33:21,676 --> 00:33:24,046 Whoo. 646 00:33:24,145 --> 00:33:28,185 This Sunday, at WrestleMania, they will chant, 647 00:33:28,283 --> 00:33:34,423 "Your new reigning, defending Unified Heavyweight Champion 648 00:33:34,522 --> 00:33:39,592 of the World, Brock Lesnar." 649 00:33:39,694 --> 00:33:41,234 [fireworks] 650 00:33:41,329 --> 00:33:47,229 - Welcome to the most stupendous live event in entertainment. 651 00:33:47,335 --> 00:33:51,445 Welcome to WrestleMania. 652 00:33:54,309 --> 00:33:56,839 - I’ve been in these situations many times, 653 00:33:56,945 --> 00:33:59,315 but this one has a little more gravity to it. 654 00:33:59,414 --> 00:34:02,054 This match is built as the greatest WrestleMania 655 00:34:02,150 --> 00:34:03,380 match of all time. 656 00:34:03,484 --> 00:34:07,054 It’s a Title versus Title unification match. 657 00:34:07,155 --> 00:34:10,355 Everything that I’ve done, it’s not there if I don’t go out 658 00:34:10,458 --> 00:34:13,828 there and showcase why I’m the greatest of all time, 659 00:34:13,928 --> 00:34:17,258 showcase why I’m the very best in this industry. 660 00:34:17,999 --> 00:34:19,199 [Roman Reigns’ music plays] 661 00:34:19,300 --> 00:34:20,200 - Have you ever seen a champion- 662 00:34:20,301 --> 00:34:22,801 [fireworks] 663 00:34:22,904 --> 00:34:24,574 -as dominant as Roman Reigns? 664 00:34:24,672 --> 00:34:27,412 - No, sir, I have not. 665 00:34:27,508 --> 00:34:32,238 Roman Reigns has achieved and exists in god mode. 666 00:34:35,216 --> 00:34:37,326 But this is beyond supremacy. 667 00:34:37,418 --> 00:34:41,888 Tonight is a battle for immorality. 668 00:34:42,590 --> 00:34:45,090 - And there is the Beast. 669 00:34:45,193 --> 00:34:47,133 [fireworks] 670 00:34:47,829 --> 00:34:52,599 - WrestleMania 38 gives Roman an opportunity to have 671 00:34:52,700 --> 00:34:56,170 the kind of match that Brock would normally have. 672 00:34:56,270 --> 00:34:58,000 It was his time to shine. 673 00:34:58,106 --> 00:35:01,316 - Roman Reigns, spear. 674 00:35:01,409 --> 00:35:03,369 And Roman Reigns now locked and loaded. 675 00:35:03,478 --> 00:35:06,018 Now, Roman Reigns is rolling. 676 00:35:06,114 --> 00:35:08,884 - I’m the greatest of all time. 677 00:35:08,983 --> 00:35:11,983 - Lesnar driven into the official. 678 00:35:12,086 --> 00:35:16,196 - This time, it was the last one, and it was going 679 00:35:16,290 --> 00:35:17,290 for all the marbles. 680 00:35:17,392 --> 00:35:18,722 - Oh, wait a second. 681 00:35:18,826 --> 00:35:19,596 - Oh, low blow. 682 00:35:19,694 --> 00:35:21,094 Official Patton was down. 683 00:35:21,195 --> 00:35:23,595 Reigns took advantage with a low blow. 684 00:35:23,698 --> 00:35:26,668 - So you wanted to see, "All right, this rivalry 685 00:35:26,768 --> 00:35:30,878 has been through many years and many mash nations." 686 00:35:30,972 --> 00:35:32,842 - Oh, on the skull of Lesnar. 687 00:35:32,940 --> 00:35:36,370 - Now, one of them is going to come out as the man, 688 00:35:36,477 --> 00:35:40,517 the Undisputed Unified Champion. 689 00:35:40,615 --> 00:35:43,615 - And Reigns with another spear in survival mode. 690 00:35:43,718 --> 00:35:45,088 Cover for the win. 691 00:35:45,186 --> 00:35:46,086 He got it. 692 00:35:46,187 --> 00:35:48,097 [bell rings] 693 00:35:48,189 --> 00:35:50,489 - And Roman Reigns is the 694 00:35:50,591 --> 00:35:57,201 Undisputed WWE and Universal Champion. 695 00:35:57,298 --> 00:36:00,598 [clapping] 696 00:36:00,702 --> 00:36:02,102 [laughing] 697 00:36:09,343 --> 00:36:10,173 - I appreciate it, man. 698 00:36:10,278 --> 00:36:11,048 Thank you. 699 00:36:11,145 --> 00:36:12,245 - Nice work. 700 00:36:12,346 --> 00:36:14,016 - Roman, what he was able to accomplish, 701 00:36:14,115 --> 00:36:16,615 and what he was able to do, and how dominant he has been, 702 00:36:16,718 --> 00:36:18,558 it immediately puts him in the onversation 703 00:36:18,653 --> 00:36:19,653 of greatest of all time. 704 00:36:19,754 --> 00:36:21,294 - Roman, spear. 705 00:36:21,389 --> 00:36:23,849 - We’re lucky to be able to experience watching him 706 00:36:23,958 --> 00:36:25,518 catapult to the top. 707 00:36:25,626 --> 00:36:33,066 - For 657 days, Roman Reigns has been champion. 708 00:36:33,167 --> 00:36:35,537 - Dominance personified. 709 00:36:35,636 --> 00:36:36,706 - Wise Man- - 710 00:36:36,804 --> 00:36:38,004 Yes, my Tribal Chief? 711 00:36:38,106 --> 00:36:39,806 - -there is no one left. 712 00:36:39,907 --> 00:36:41,117 - No one for you, my Tribal Chief. 713 00:36:41,209 --> 00:36:42,339 No one. 714 00:36:42,443 --> 00:36:43,843 - Nobody. 715 00:36:43,945 --> 00:36:47,115 - And then there’s been this two-decade enigma almost 716 00:36:47,215 --> 00:36:48,885 that is Brock Lesnar. 717 00:36:48,983 --> 00:36:50,583 [Brock Lesnar’s music plays] 718 00:36:50,685 --> 00:36:51,855 [crowd cheers] 719 00:36:51,953 --> 00:36:53,483 - Holy hell. 720 00:36:53,588 --> 00:36:56,158 - Roman Reigns has seen a ghost. 721 00:36:56,257 --> 00:36:57,627 - It didn’t feel maxed yet. 722 00:36:57,725 --> 00:37:00,225 It was almost one of those deals where like, 723 00:37:00,328 --> 00:37:01,898 "Man, do we have one more?" 724 00:37:01,996 --> 00:37:04,336 - The Beast is back. 725 00:37:04,432 --> 00:37:06,702 - I knew there was still meat on the bone. 726 00:37:12,907 --> 00:37:17,317 - An incredible atmosphere here tonight at Nissan Stadium. 727 00:37:17,411 --> 00:37:24,721 For 680 days, Roman Reigns has been a champion. 728 00:37:24,819 --> 00:37:28,689 He said, "It’s one last trip to the Island of Relevancy before 729 00:37:28,790 --> 00:37:33,160 I send Brock back to the farm for good." 730 00:37:34,061 --> 00:37:39,061 - Tonight, I’m approaching this like I approach anything 731 00:37:39,167 --> 00:37:40,907 athletic in my life. 732 00:37:41,002 --> 00:37:43,072 I’m coming out to win tonight. 733 00:37:43,171 --> 00:37:49,341 I’m a fighter, I’m a farmer, and a badass -- cowboy. 734 00:37:49,443 --> 00:37:51,613 Now, get the -- out of here. 735 00:37:53,147 --> 00:37:54,957 - See in whatever generation you have a few guys, 736 00:37:55,049 --> 00:37:56,649 when they come out, it’s different from everybody 737 00:37:56,751 --> 00:37:57,921 else on the card. 738 00:37:58,019 --> 00:37:59,619 Roman is like that, Brock is like that. 739 00:37:59,720 --> 00:38:02,090 It feels different when they walk out. 740 00:38:02,190 --> 00:38:03,750 It feels like a prize fight. 741 00:38:03,858 --> 00:38:05,568 - Where is Lesnar going? 742 00:38:05,660 --> 00:38:09,890 - Brock Lesnar is bringing the farm to SummerSlam. 743 00:38:09,997 --> 00:38:12,107 Look at the smile on Lesnar’s face. 744 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,670 He is driving a tractor. 745 00:38:14,769 --> 00:38:16,229 - The peanut butter needs jelly. 746 00:38:16,337 --> 00:38:20,047 It feels like Roman and Brock are the two that have just been 747 00:38:20,141 --> 00:38:22,611 running concurrently against each other. 748 00:38:22,710 --> 00:38:24,810 Lucky to be a fan of this era. 749 00:38:24,912 --> 00:38:26,712 [bell rings] 750 00:38:26,814 --> 00:38:33,584 - The following contest is a Last Man Standing match. 751 00:38:33,688 --> 00:38:34,558 [crowd cheers] 752 00:38:34,655 --> 00:38:35,755 - Oh, my God. 753 00:38:35,857 --> 00:38:37,627 - Brock Lesnar didn’t waste any time. 754 00:38:37,725 --> 00:38:41,535 A Thesz Press off the tractor and we’re underway, 755 00:38:41,629 --> 00:38:42,729 Last Man Standing. 756 00:38:42,830 --> 00:38:44,330 - This is gonna be ugly. 757 00:38:44,432 --> 00:38:46,662 The only rule, keep your opponent down 758 00:38:46,767 --> 00:38:49,207 for the count of 10. 759 00:38:49,303 --> 00:38:53,403 Lesnar is savoring the suffering of the Tribal Chief. 760 00:38:53,507 --> 00:38:55,547 - We have Cowboy Brock, Tribal Chief-- 761 00:38:55,643 --> 00:38:58,883 I mean, we’re completely locked into who we are. 762 00:38:58,980 --> 00:39:00,710 To be able to do it this many times, on-- 763 00:39:00,815 --> 00:39:03,055 in that many stadium shows. 764 00:39:03,150 --> 00:39:05,680 To me this is where me and Brock showed them, 765 00:39:05,786 --> 00:39:08,996 we’re so much better than everybody else. 766 00:39:09,090 --> 00:39:12,620 - Who knows what sort of horrible ideas Lesnar 767 00:39:12,727 --> 00:39:14,167 had in his mind. 768 00:39:14,262 --> 00:39:16,432 - Lesnar just dumped them into that front loader. 769 00:39:16,530 --> 00:39:20,870 And now Lesnar’s taking out the trash. 770 00:39:20,968 --> 00:39:23,198 - God almighty, what the hell is Lesnar doing? 771 00:39:23,304 --> 00:39:25,474 - Anything he wants. 772 00:39:25,573 --> 00:39:27,513 - This isn’t my first -- rodeo. 773 00:39:27,608 --> 00:39:30,978 You know, I wear a cowboy hat because I’m a -- cowboy. 774 00:39:31,078 --> 00:39:33,008 I farm, I ranch. 775 00:39:33,114 --> 00:39:35,854 This is -- Brock Lesnar. 776 00:39:36,417 --> 00:39:40,457 - Lesnar’s lifting up the ring with Roman Reigns in it. 777 00:39:41,422 --> 00:39:45,722 Brock Lesnar just lifted the ring 15 feet off the ground 778 00:39:45,826 --> 00:39:47,766 with a damn tractor. 779 00:39:48,796 --> 00:39:50,436 Heyman’s mouth cashed a check. 780 00:39:50,531 --> 00:39:51,061 Look at this. 781 00:39:51,165 --> 00:39:52,065 Oh, my God. 782 00:39:52,166 --> 00:39:53,736 Heyman F5’ed through the table. 783 00:39:55,703 --> 00:39:58,143 Reigns with a title off the face of Lesnar. 784 00:39:58,239 --> 00:39:59,999 That’s gotta be it. 785 00:40:00,875 --> 00:40:05,485 - And now the Usos burying the Beast beneath the rubble. 786 00:40:05,579 --> 00:40:08,909 - We showcased what a Sports Entertainer looks like. 787 00:40:09,016 --> 00:40:10,986 To be able to take that level of physicality, 788 00:40:11,085 --> 00:40:13,155 that level of brutality and violence, 789 00:40:13,254 --> 00:40:16,654 and then to entertain and- and have showmanship. 790 00:40:16,757 --> 00:40:19,627 There’s just so many elements to it that just showcase 791 00:40:19,727 --> 00:40:21,137 greatness in my opinion. 792 00:40:21,228 --> 00:40:22,288 - It’s over. 793 00:40:22,396 --> 00:40:23,666 Reign retains. 794 00:40:23,764 --> 00:40:24,764 [bell ringing] 795 00:40:24,865 --> 00:40:27,475 - Roman Reigns. 796 00:40:27,568 --> 00:40:33,198 - It took the Usos, it took Paul Heyman, it took every piece 797 00:40:33,307 --> 00:40:36,747 of equipment at ringside to bury the damn Beast. 798 00:40:36,844 --> 00:40:43,584 And for Roman Reigns to continue his historic championship reign. 799 00:40:45,186 --> 00:40:47,596 - To me it was by far their best match they’ve ever had. 800 00:40:47,688 --> 00:40:50,548 They found a way to make all the chaos work, to really make it 801 00:40:50,658 --> 00:40:54,298 seem like Brock overcame a lot and ultimately 802 00:40:54,395 --> 00:40:56,195 couldn’t overcome anymore. 803 00:40:56,297 --> 00:40:57,437 - The ring is a mess. 804 00:40:57,531 --> 00:40:58,961 It’s still propped up from the bulldozer. 805 00:41:00,334 --> 00:41:03,434 And Brock does something that I’ve never seen, 806 00:41:03,537 --> 00:41:06,847 he climbs to the top of this broken ring, 807 00:41:06,941 --> 00:41:11,311 up where the bucket of the tractor is and he thanks 808 00:41:11,412 --> 00:41:15,712 the fans, puts on the cowboy hat and lets them know like, 809 00:41:15,816 --> 00:41:17,356 "Yo, this was for you." 810 00:41:17,451 --> 00:41:22,721 [crowd cheers] 811 00:41:22,823 --> 00:41:25,823 - I think that that was Brock’s way of-of saying this chapter 812 00:41:25,926 --> 00:41:29,536 may be closed for right now and, uh, 813 00:41:29,630 --> 00:41:30,960 I’ll see you on down the road. 814 00:41:31,832 --> 00:41:34,332 - I don’t think that there was anybody really except 815 00:41:34,435 --> 00:41:38,905 for Brock Lesnar to make Roman Reigns the star that he is. 816 00:41:39,006 --> 00:41:41,876 I can’t think of anybody else really that-that could have been 817 00:41:41,976 --> 00:41:43,576 in that spot to get Roman Reigns 818 00:41:43,677 --> 00:41:47,147 to catapult him to this superstardom. 819 00:41:48,449 --> 00:41:53,449 - When this all first started with Roman, he was a young man. 820 00:41:53,554 --> 00:41:55,594 You just know when somebody has it, 821 00:41:55,689 --> 00:41:59,119 and-and I think he’s a special talent. 822 00:41:59,226 --> 00:42:02,166 - I’m really proud of Roman for the work that he’s put in. 823 00:42:02,263 --> 00:42:04,733 Obviously, the struggles that he’s had personally 824 00:42:04,832 --> 00:42:06,032 with his health. 825 00:42:06,133 --> 00:42:08,533 It’s really a testament to his-his passion 826 00:42:08,636 --> 00:42:10,206 for this business. 827 00:42:10,304 --> 00:42:15,074 - I think it’s really cool to see somebody become great. 828 00:42:15,176 --> 00:42:20,986 Looking how Brock stepped up and figured this business out, 829 00:42:21,082 --> 00:42:22,512 and so does Roman. 830 00:42:22,616 --> 00:42:25,226 They both look dangerous, and I love watching. 831 00:42:25,319 --> 00:42:26,619 If one of these guys are gonna wrestle, 832 00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:28,790 I make sure I watch that match. 833 00:42:28,889 --> 00:42:30,819 - No one will ever do what Brock has done. 834 00:42:30,925 --> 00:42:34,025 And then you have someone like me who is just so focused 835 00:42:34,128 --> 00:42:37,098 and locked in on this world, the WWE world, pro wrestling, 836 00:42:37,198 --> 00:42:39,368 Sports Entertainment. 837 00:42:39,467 --> 00:42:43,207 Two elite level, once in a lifetime, once in a generation 838 00:42:43,304 --> 00:42:47,344 performers that have completely different backgrounds 839 00:42:47,441 --> 00:42:50,471 and upbringings and different journeys. 840 00:42:50,578 --> 00:42:53,418 But we are able to get to the same peak of the-the same 841 00:42:53,514 --> 00:42:58,024 mountain, you know, just from different sides. 842 00:42:58,119 --> 00:43:01,119 That’s our legacy.