Small minded skeptics.
Small minded skeptics throughout history have
oppressed the great minds, the radical thinkers,
Thomas Becket, Joan of Arc, Socrates.
I'm sorry, they're not superheroes or celebrities so
none of you would know who these people are.
>> [NOISE] >> Ignorant.
>> [NOISE] >> And
all of you, you try to will this beautiful title off of me by
forcing me inside the Elimination Chamber but guess what?
Daniel Bryan survived.
>> [NOISE] >> And
how, how?
Because I serve a higher purpose, to enlighten,
to educate, even though none of you want to be educated.
That's what I'm here to do.
>> [NOISE] >> And
I am going to educate you once more.
Educate you about my opponent at Fastlane.
>> [NOISE] >> But
I'm not going to tell you who it is, I'm going to tell you who it's not.
My opponent will be none of the men in this match tonight.
>> [NOISE] >> Because I defeated all
of them inside the Elimination Chamber.
[MUSIC]
>> Last time I checked, Daniel Bryan couldn't decide who he's gonna face.
>> Six-man tag team match underway, next.
[SOUND] >> We are back here on SmackDown Live,
six-man tag team action, the WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan tags out immediately.
Bryan what a no party Kofi Kingston.
>> All six of these competitors competed in the grueling Elimination Chamber
match up this past Sunday.
The difference is they can rely on one another now as opposed to every man for
himself.
>> Byran I am still so amazed and so
impressed with everything that Kofi Kingston has done over the last two weeks.
The max performance last week for
less than an hour cover barely put away Samoa Joe there.
>> Kofi Kingston is really recaptured the imagination of the WWE Universe
in basically, the last two weeks.
New Day has always been wildly popular but you almost take for
granted how talented Kofi is.
It was a big time reminder for everybody.
Now it's a reversal by Samoa Joe.
Hardy and Samoa Joe recent rivalry.
Joe tried to target Jeff Hardy multiple times.
>> And now it's Hardy, right to the midsection, dropkick to Joe.
What could prove to be- >> Into a cover, into a cover, kick out.
>> On the other side of the coin is Kofi Kingston could prove to be something of
a flash in the pan, maybe handle lucky couple of weeks, maybe tonight's
Jeff Hardy's night or Samoa Joe's to really impress the WWE Universe.
Thought about the twist of fate instead spike face first into the matter.
In comes Randy Orton.
>> One thing we did learn per Daniel Bryan, the WWE Champion,
is that none of these men will be challenging him in FastLane.
>> Who gave Daniel Bryan the authority to make that decision?
He can't choose his opponents gonna be at FastLane.
>> He already defeated all these competitors inside
the Elimination Chamber.
Literally, all of them.
Daniel Bryan was the first man in the ring.
He and Samoa Joe, Daniel Bryan outlasted everybody.
You may not like his message, you may feel that he's condescending that he's
forcefully enlightening the WWE Universe, but
you cannot deny the talent of the new Daniel Bryan.
No one's doing that, Cory, but it is simply a fact that Daniel Bryan does not
have control over who his opponent is going to be a FastLane.
Daniel Bryan's mission is to educate the masses.
>> What a kick, hook to the leg and Hardy hand on the bottom rope breaks it up.
You talk about Daniel Bryan educating the masses, how about him comparing himself to
martyrs of history like Thomas Becket, Joan of Arc and Socrates?
Are you kidding me?
>> He is a martyr, Tom.
>> Now you're telling me he's on the level of those icons.
>> Yes. When you put when you put Daniel Bryan in
the chamber, the new Daniel Bryan, what he did was amazing.
It makes him a martyr.
Thomas Becket never fought in the Elimination Chamber.
>> Like as good as Daniel Bryan,
the new Daniel Bryan is the new Daniel Bryan's also kind of lost his mind.
>> How do you figure?
>> How do you figure, Byrond.
How do you, he's lost his mind?
He's opened his eyes.
He's changed and altered his worldview.
Maybe you should open your mind and your eyes and listen to some of the teachings.
>> My eyes are watching Kofi right now tear it up.
And in comes Kofi, lasted over 41 minutes in the Elimination Chamber on Sunday.
He pinned Randy Orton in critical fashion to make it one on one with him and Bryan.
>> And ultimately, we know the only time almost counts in horse shoes and
hand grenades.
So Kofi had a great performance, but he's still not the champion.
Boom drop from Kingston.
>> He's got a prime opportunity to build on all that momentum,
Cory >> What a momentum tonight.
>> Kingston able to sidestep Bryan, sends Orton out of the ring.
Easy.
>> All right, Kingston has been on fire.
>> What is Kofi doing?
>> Kofi about to take flight.
And Brian from behind, takes Kofi off his perch.
Meanwhile, back inside the ring, some old shoulders level styles.
Randy Orton- >> [NOISE]
>> This match continues on SmackDown Live.
>> Six-man tag team match continues here on SmackDown Live.
Kofi Kingston taking a beating, courtesy of the WWE Champion.
>> Daniel Bryan just unleashing on Kofi Kingston.
>> Obviously, six superstars were competing in the Elimination Chamber match
this past Sunday for the WWE title.
>> Tonight competing in two teams of three.
We do know that tonight or at least we're hopeful tonight that we're going to
learn who will face Daniel Bryan for
his WWE Championship two weeks from Sunday at the FastLane pay per view.
In the event we don't stay tuned to our digital platforms.
Kofi Kingston into a desk.
>> A relentless viper.
>> Am I the only one astonished that here in New Orleans of all places,
Orton and Bryan are working together perfectly.
Put to the leg here and Kofi a kick out.
>> Weird things have happened.
>> Hey, listen, you gotta look at it this way too,
as much as Kofi Kingston has received a lot of praise a lot of headlines,
Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, Daniel Bryan,
they don't want to be supporting actors in Kofi Kingston success story.
So you almost feel like to have that added impetus,
that added motivation to disable Kofi Kingston.
>> Ultimately, five of these men had the opportunity to become WWE Champion this
past Sunday, only one survived and that was the new Daniel Bryan.
There's five other men looking for a path to WrestleMania.
>> Right now, shoulder first into the post.
[SOUND] [NOISE] >> Kofi with an opportunity to tag one of
his teammates.
Can Kingston make it that far?
>> Kofi's reaching.
>> A wounded Viper makes the tag.
>> And comes by at AJ Styles comes in styles smashing both Joe and
Bryan and now Orton.
>> Preemptive strikes to Orton and Joe, Bryan trying to catch Styles.
What a backbreaker by Styles.
Bryan the matter took the WWE title from AJ Styles last year.
>> Styles able to unleash all the frustration.
>> From the back of the neck, cover.
>> Kick out.
>> The frustration Daniel Bryan has caused him since losing the WWE title.
And now Styles is calling for the Styles' clash, could this be it for Bryan?
>> And instead it's Orton.
One of the RKO and a kick.
>> Styles has felt the wrath of the RKO inside the Elimination Chamber.
The most spectacular RKOs we've ever seen.
>> A phenomenal RKO.
>> And now trying to turn it around.
Keep pressure on Bryan.
>> Daniel Bryan is in jeopardy.
>> And it's Samoa Joe who breaks it up.
Jeff Hardy, twist of fate.
Orton, his recent rival.
>> My god.
What a nasty landing for Hardy.
>> Styles sends off the ring.
>> Daniel Bryan from behind.
>> Bryan looking for the pinfall.
>> And now it's AJ, AJ cover.
No.
What bell rock.
WWE Champion center of the ring.
>> AJ Styles fighting his way to the bottom rope to force the break.
Great where with all from Styles.
>> Styles very familiar with Daniel Bryan's offensive repertoire.
>> Going for the knee, kick.
>> [NOISE] >> Bryan and Styles down and
in a wild six-man tag team match and look who's back up, Kofi Kingston.
>> All the chaos and carnage outside the ring.
>> Here comes Kofi.
>> Here goes Bryan.
>> Here goes Kofi.
[APPLAUSE] >> Kofi took everybody out.
>> Including his own partners.
>> Yeah, look out.
>> [NOISE] >> Kofi with authority,
right to the face of Bryan.
And now Kingston up to the top rope.
Big dropkick to the champion.
And the new Daniel Bryan retreats to the safety of Rowan on the outside.
>> I'm not sure how safe it is, Cory.
>> Kingston takes them both out.
>> Rowan and Bryan are down, Kofi Mania is running wild.
>> You gotta believe this is what Kofi wanted, Daniel Bryan all to himself.
>> [NOISE] >> Trouble in paradise.
Kingston cover.
Kofi has pinned the WWE Champion.
>> Here are your winners AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy and Kofi Kingston.
>> Impressive victory for Kofi and his teammates, able to outlast
their opponents, but once again Kofi able to ride the wave of momentum.
[NOISE]