[BELL RINGS] Triple threat Match on the way, remember the rules,
the first man to score a pinfall or a submission will win this match up,
so what is the strategy Tazz?
>> Well, I would say, If I'm Kurt Angle and John Cena I would try and
work together to eliminate the the big fact or The Big Show but
I don't think that's going to happen.
>> I don't think that Cena and Kurt will work together, don't like each other.
Also the other strategy, hello, stay away from the Big Show.
>> Or do what John Cena does, stand in the corner and let Big Show and
Kurt Angle beat the hell out of each other.
>> Well that's what Cena's doing, you can't blame him.
>> And look at this, Kurt Angle caught in mid air, and
that's the scrape of this 500 pound Big Show.
John Cena is rooting on the Big Show.
But, I think Kurt isn't too happy about this here.
>> John Cena isn't all up for the match up.
Kurt Angle and John Cena came up close early night tonight.
With John Cena slapped Kurt Angle and then Kurt Angle blamed either Cena or
Big Show for knocking him out with a chair on Smackdown three nights ago and
look at Big Show.
>> Big Show is just so powerful than both Kurt Angle and John Cena,
dominating right now, Big Show, get a new name right now, man handled.
>> Giant Handled, you won't like it.
Now Kurt Angle doing what Cena was doing ,say,
Big Show just seeing around the ring, and there it goes, Kurt Angle and John Cena
exchanging blows now Big Show takes a backseat, and watches these two Superstars
hammer away at each other in this Triple Threat Match up with so much on the line.
>> If you're the Big Show let these two athletes wear each other out.
>> Nice suplex by Kurt Angle, beautiful belly-to-belly there.
>> And to a cover hook of the leg, shoulders down,
Big Show says uh-uh not right now.
Again first man, to score a pinfall or a submission wins this matchup.
Let's see in a Big Show now what you got,
[NOISE] Kurt Angle knocking John Cena out there.
>> There's the knee.
Remember the knee brace, the injured knee a picture internet knee when he
toss John Cena over the top rope at the Royal Rumble.
[SOUND] John Cena has that knee brace on it may have tweaked the knee when he was
knocked off the apl, yeah, and
that chop right there to the chest of Kurt Angle numbing the body of Angle.
Look at Angle, coming out of nowhere with this punches, another one.
>> Kurt Angle with the big right hands to the Big Show.
Kurt Angle, look at Big Show, sidewalk slam.
This could be Big Show's opportunity.
>> Look at this. >> Hook of the leg,
John Cena saves the matchup, not only for himself but also for Kurt Angle.
And John Cena had no options but to do, whoa, what he just did, but
also just received a headbutt John Cena.
>> And Big Show- >> Big Show just looking so
good out here tonight.
>> Following the Big Show's career,
I cannot remember a time when Big Show has been this dominant, Tazz.
I mean he has been completely dominating SmackDown.
>> Why do you think I picked the man to win this match tonight?
>> Big Show, slowly, methodically, trying to pick apart John Cena here.
>> Trying?
I think that it's safe to say, [INAUDIBLE] it's pretty obvious that
the Big Show is in complete control of John Cena.
The winner of this matchup will meet the WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
And look at Big Show dropping a 500 pound log across the neck of John Cena.
>> That's a lot of leg coming down on someone's throat too.
Another one!
Two 500 pound leg drops and John Cena looks to be about down and out here.
>> John Cena just- >> Hey!
>> Look at Kurt.
>> Big Show forgot about Kurt Angle for a moment.
>> So did I. >> Kurt Angle back up on the apron.
>> My, here.
Big Show, one arm wrap around the neck of Kurt Angle, Kurt's in trouble,
and John Cena trying to knock Big Show of the apron, look at Angle,
Angle trying to suplex Big Show, his trying to German suplex, still hanging on,
Big Show got Cena with one arm, knocks referee Nick Patrick, a low blow,
men men, Kurt Angle the opportunist,
John Cena was knocking to the referee and Kurt Angle took advantage.
>> That's one way to get that big redwood down, Cole, you chop it down.
>> Look at this.
Kurt Angle's had enough.
John Cena head first, bouncing off the steel steps.
And Kurt Angle.
>> John Cena's in la la land after hitting those steel steps.
>> Kurt Angle's so smart here.
Realizing Big Show's been knocked down, Angle gets, its a cover, cover.
>> Come on. >> In this match up.
>> Shoulders down and a kick out.
But how smart was that of Kurt Angle to get his opponent back in the ring,
when the big man has been knocked down outside the ring?
>> Kurt Angle is an opportunist.
Kurt Angle is not just physically a great athlete, but intentionally.
Intelligently, I mean, I'm sorry.
Excuse me.
One of the three I's.
He's so smart there.
He picks apart his man.
>> Kurt Angle's been in the main event at WrestleMania.
He knows what it's all about.
He knows what it feels like to get there.
These three superstars are battling for a spot in the main event,
in the greatest sports entertainment spectacular of all time.
>> [NOISE] >> That's what this match up is about
here.
>> Look at Kurt Angle, in trouble.
John Cena trying to take advantage.
John Cena- >> Spinning Back Suplex, nice.
>> Big Show back on the apron.
>> John Cena taking the Big Show out with ease.
Rolls in to the cover.
>> Hook to the leg >> John Cena, Cena!
Kurt Angle just kicks out.
Wow, Kurt Angle has been to the top of the mountain,
has been the main event in WrestleMania.
Once you get there, you want to keep coming back there, and that's why Cole, is
the second suplex ,the finish or walked by Kurt Angle and most level pops those hips.
Another one The only Olympic gold medalist in WWE history.
Into the cover hooks the lane and Big Show into the ring to break up the three count,
and now Big Show, >> Referee Nick Patrick
>> Kurt Angle shoulder first into
that steal post.
>> Tough job for the referee here in this match, Kurt hit that steal post.
Extremely hard.
>> Now that was great strategy.
By Big Show, now you eliminate angle from the equation and
it allows Big Show to work on John Cena who again may not be
100% >> Thanks to the Big Show as you pointed
out earlier, Big Show another one of those thunderous shops.
That's like taking a huge skillet from your kitchen a cast iron skillet and
hit yourself in the chest with it, that's what its all about.
That's how big Big Show hands is.
It is humungous peel hypnosis.
By the The Big Show now stepping on the knee, look at that knee.
>> [NOISE] >> [INAUDIBLE] Superstar and legal, and
illegal.
And possibly with the body weight and size of the Big Show,
[INAUDIBLE] >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> It was legal to work on the knee,
the referee Nick Patrick, [INAUDIBLE] Big Show can't use the ropes for
leverage there,
Nick Patrick realizing that made Big Show break as Big Show continues the assault.
Now Big show is just [INAUDIBLE] to John Cena,
500 pounds, just walked across the back of Cena.
Not a good way to spend in San Francisco but the way out.
He's having that monster standing on the bottom.
And one thing we've noticed over the past few weeks is the competence is really,
listen, listen, the competence you can see it building and
brewing inside the Big Show.
>> He's not only dominant, but he's been extremely competent.
>> And look at John Cena trying to back the big man up.
>> Got to give Cena credit, John Cena is not a quitter,
lot of intestinal fortitude by Cena.
But the Big Show might just be too dominant here.
>> Look at the strength of him,
the world's largest athlete Big Show delivering the suplex.
>> An extremely technically sound with that delayed vertical suplex.
>> Here's the cover, hook on the leg, shoulders down and
John Cena displaying that intestinal fortitude you talked about.
You know with a mouth like John Cena has,
you got to have some intestinal fortitude to make any sense with his raps.
>> Well, normally John Cena can back it up.
>> John Cena was having a hard time here tonight with the Big Show as anybody
would, but they couldn't blame Cena for that.
>> And Big Show picks John Cena across the ring.
You can see the welt on the chest of John Cena.
>> Uh-oh, look at this.
>> John Cena, out of the way, Big Show bounces off the turnbuckle.
John Cena try not picked the man off his feet.
>> That jaw kick to the knee.
John Cena pumping it up.
John Cena gonna go up to the top rope.
Big Show looks a bit confused as he- >> Careful, Cena.
>> Look at this.
John Cena, elbow to Big Show.
>> Flying elbow.
>> Here's Kurt Angle.
>> Big Show won't go down, as Kurt Angle, off the top rope.
Missile drop-kick, now the big man's down.
>> Big Show's in trouble!
>> Here's the cover, hook of the leg.
>> One! >> Shoulders down.
>> Two! >> And John Cena saves
the Triple Threat matchup.
>> The match could go either way right now to anyone of these three men.
>> It's the first man to score a pinfall or submission to win this matchup.
And look at John Cena.
John Cena stalking the Big Show.
>> John Cena's smart.
[APPLAUSE] John Cena connecting, and Kurt Angle,
going for Angle Slam, counter, crashed Kurt Angle,
this matchup now maybe John Cena's, if you can capitalize,
John Cena, quite possibly injured his knee with
500 pounds across his back with that FU.
>> Great point, great point.
John Cena, into the cover.
>> One, two! >> Shoulders down, there's the cover.
Big Show got his feet underneath the bottom rope.
>> Well it pays to have legs as long as a highway.
So you can get that foot under that rope to break that cover.
>> John Cena over the top rope, hits the apron, lands on the floor.
Now, Kurt Angle stalking the Big Show.
Kurt Angle trying to seize the opportunity here.
John Cena outside the ring.
>> Maybe go for an Angle Slam.
Look at this, Angle Slam!
>> Angle Slam to the Big Show.
Here's the cover.
>> Kurt might've done it!
>> Is Kurt Angle going to WrestleMania?
[SOUND] Big Show kicked out, how do you beat the picture.
This the point where Kurt Angle goes to another zone now with John Cena,
back into the ring, counter, counter.
Watch that.
Watch that Angle Lock.
Angle Lock.
You can win by submission.
You can win this match by submission.
>> And Angle's a master in submission and Cena is in trouble.
>> John Cena reaching for the rope, but
Big Show grabbed Kurt Angle around the neck.
A Chokeslam planting Kurt Angle.
Look at this, Big Show- >> Look at this, look at Cena.
>> Shoulders down.
Big Show just kicked out.
>> Man.
>> John Cena ever the opportunist, but Big Show kicked out.
>> Uh-oh. >> And
John Cena in all kinds of trouble here.
Slam, the cover.
>> Big Show hooks the leg.
Kurt Angle, Ankle Lock.
>> Here we go. >> Ankle Lock [INAUDIBLE] Big Show.
>> Kurt's got Show, Kurt's got Show.
Big Show writhing, screaming in pain.
Will Big Show tap out?
Will Kurt Angle be going to Mania?
>> No signs of Kurt Angle letting go of that hold.
>> Big Show trying to grab the referee, anything for leverage here.
>> Right flat in the middle of the ring.
>> Kurt Angle may break the ankle of the Big Show.
>> Show, hold on, buddy, hang on Show, hang on big man, Big Show so
dominant, you wanna go to Mania, and Big Show countered,
wow, men, Big Show having a, Spine Buster,
Cena planting Kurt Angle, it is, Five Knuckle Shuffle.
>> Connecting for John Cena.
>> [NOISE] John Cena is beginning to build here.
>> Second, >> John Cena's adrenaline's rolling.
>> Yeah, could be the second win for John Cena.
Second win is in, You Can't See Me.
>> [NOISE] >> Look at that,
Big Show went right to the injured knee of John Cena.
How wise was that of The Big Show?
>> You cannot get much wiser if you're The Big Show.
Big Show was down on the mat.
And not only wise Cole, but Big Show was desperate but got that injured knee.
>> And look at Big Show.
>> My God. >> Picking John Cena up.
>> Knee first, knee first into the turnbuckle.
Wow, vicious.
>> Kurt Angle going for a German Suplex.
Kurt Angle knocked out of the way by Big Show.
>> One elbow and that grip was Counted.
>> Look at Kurt Angle.
>> Angle Slam!
>> Over the top rope an Angle Slam over the top rope.
>> My God.
>> Kurt Angle measuring John Cena.
>> Wow. >> Takes the knee out.
Now the Angle Lock.
>> The ankle lock!
>> Kurt's got that thing leg bond.
An ankle lock!
Cena is in trouble.
>> And it's the bad knee.
John Cena taps out!
[SOUND] Kurt Angle is going to Wrestlemania!
>> [MUSIC]
Here is your winner, and the number one contender.
>> Kurt Angle.
>> Kurt Angle, showing he takes advantage when opportunity knocks.
Big Show did the damage, Kurt Angle took the reward.
>> Ever the opportunist, Kurt Angle, you're not kidding.
Wow, I thought the Big Show would do it.
But Kurt Angle, man, what a match that was.
[MUSIC]