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[NOISE] >> The following is
the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
In this match eliminations will occur when a superstar is
thrown over the top rope with both feet hitting the floor.
The last man in the ring will be declared the winner.
Introducing first from Saturday Night Live fame,
Michael Che and Colin Jost.
>> First of all, does Colin Jost have a death wish?
He's wearing a Odell Beckham Jr. Brown's jersey in the MetLife Stadium.
The home of Beckham's former team, the Giants.
>> Let's just start a hashtag right now everyone.
Hashtag pray for Jost and Che.
>> Meanwhile Colin Jost, rather Michael Che got his head gear on at least.
>> Are you kidding me?
Of course he knows what he's doing.
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>> And here comes the monster everyone is talking about leading up to this match.
>> Weighing in at 385 pounds,
Braun Strowman.
>> So Che and Jost are screwed, right?
They're dead, they're done.
>> That's a nice way to put it.
>> They're never gonna do Weekend Update again.
We will never, ever see them on Saturday Night Live fame again.
>> Never.
>> They're just lucky that they have to sit down for their job.
Because they're not gonna be able to stand for a month.
>> But listen, I'm just sorry for Michael Che.
He didn't want to be part of this.
Look at the shape that Braun Strowman is in walking towards the ring.
And that is what it's all about on the road to WrestleMania.
>> Bolt to rumble cut to mania.
And he took that to the nth degree.
What a bazook.
>> Now Byron, traditionally, at over the top rope Battle Royal's again,
you have to throw a superstar over the top rope until both feet touch the floor to be
eliminated.
Last man standing is winning.
Traditionally, larger superstars are targets.
>> Uh-oh, get Braun.
Get him, come on.
>> Wait a minute.
Did Che and Jost crawl under the bottom roe?
They crawled under the ring.
>> That's actually very smart.
>> Yeah, smart but cowardly.
>> Not satisfying.
>> Wait a minute.
Lince Dorado, you saw his nine lives there.
I believe there's another elimination, one member of the B team.
>> [NOISE] >> This is fast and
furious right off the bat.
>> As we mentioned before Andy,
you've been in the title of the world Battle Royal twice.
Tyler Breeze is gone.
>> That's right.
This is- >> [INAUDIBLE] happens that fast.
>> You gotta keep six eyes in the back of your head.
>> There's Shelton Benjamin, I believe.
It's Braun Strowman who's doing all the clearing house.
>> Dropping like flies in this match.
>> There goes Bo Dallas.
>> Braun Strowman, uh-oh, staring down Harper.
>> Baby. >> The returning Harper.
They say Luke Harper taught him everything he knows.
>> Once former brothers in the Wyatt Family.
But now swarmed by the rest of the field here at WrestleMania.
>> [NOISE] >> And
the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal continues.
Braun Strowman came into this fight looking to get a piece of Michael Che and
Colin Jost of Saturday Night Live fame, but right now, it's anybody's game.
>> See a lot of superstars in the corner ganging up on Braun Strowman.
>> Whoa. >> Smart strategy.
Give yourself the best chance to eliminate the favorite.
>> Near side, Heath Slater, near.
>> Heath Slater.
>> Those kids aren't gonna be happy.
>> Not Heath, he's the Cal Ripkin in this thing, man.
He's been in every one.
>> And he has been eliminated from every one.
>> Clearly.
>> And now it is Harper trying to get rid of Apollo Crews.
And Bobby Roode trying to help out.
Titus O'Neill looking for another elimination on Ali.
This is Titus's fifth.
There goes Titus.
>> Trying to say fifth Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and
fifth time he's lost.
>> Ali giving up a lot of size in this match.
But as we've seen, he's got a ton of heart.
>> And a lot of fight.
>> Ali matching up with a larger No Way Jose, and
the satellite DDT out of the corner.
>> What a great story of redemption this would be for Ali.
>> And No Way Jose is gone.
And think about what this matchup has meant to former winners.
>> Did you see that heavy machinery just lifted Braun Strowman and
dropped him dead center in the ring?
Not many people do that.
>> That is heavy machinery for you.
>> We mentioned Matt Hardy won the Battle Royal last year.
Strowman went through the ropes.
Through the ropes he is not eliminated.
>> Names like The Big Show, Baron Corbin,
have all been able to hoist that trophy up here at WrestleMania.
>> And Mojo Rawley's rollback in 2017.
>> And there's Karl Anderson over the top rope.
He's eliminated.
>> Good brother out.
>> [SOUND] >> Somebody just uncorked one.
I believe Kalisto and Andrade are tying up and here comes Gran Metalik.
Also the Lucha House Party trying to help out.
>> For Gran Metalik,
this is his very first Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
>> Twist of fate.
Rhino knows the Hardy's all too well.
The Hardy's want to get rid of Rhino.
>> I don't know what's gonna happen if this thing comes down to Matt and
Jeff Hardy.
>> The same can be said for heavy machinery Bobby Roode and Chad Gable,
The Ascension.
>> Lot of teams in this.
Can work together only for so long.
>> The former Raw tag team champions Gable and Roode, working together.
Roode misses in the corner and now Matt Hardy, as we mentioned.
Last year's winner trying to set him up.
Poetry in motion.
>> [NOISE] >> Hardy is working awfully.
>> Good together as expected.
Bobby Roode, goodbye.
>> Less than glorious exit.
>> Apollo Crews trying to get the Ascension out.
There goes Gran Metalik.
>> That was highly uncomfortable to watch.
>> That was high.
Did you see how far he fell?
>> That too.
>> It was a trajectory really.
Went for the Soledad Del Sol, and a back elbow by Andrade.
>> My, Andrade tossing Kalisto out, that was creative.
Took out Gran Metalik again.
Ooh, and now the Chairman suplexes here by Chad Gable not letting him go of Andrade.
>> [CROSSTALK] >> Just
watched Chad Gable get eliminated by Andrade.
The field is beginning to thin.
>> So many guys who I know are such well conditioned athletes have already been
eliminated.
This has been madness.
>> And there's Tucker of heavy machinery, and
he's calling- >> Wait a second.
>> For others.
Right now? >> Hold on.
>> Sit back, enjoy it.
It's the caterpillar.
>> WrestleMania, my god.
>> Double caterpillar.
>> What did I just watch?
>> My life is complete.
>> And there goes both members of the Ascension, Connor and Victor.
>> Heavy machinery making a statement.
>> And wait a minute, wait a minute.
Braun Strowman back in.
Remember he went through the ropes earlier on and has now been eliminated
>> Good grief.
A monstrous drop kick and
down goes 650 pounds of heavy machinery.
>> Talk about statements, Byron.
This is what I thought was a dangerous move.
I know they put him through the post.
But he had that time to recover and now he's here to clean house.
>> This is a statement of dominance right now by Strowman.
>> And watch Ali.
>> Wait a minute, Harper tied up with Ali along the ropes.
Ali trying to hold on for all he's got.
>> He's wiggling.
>> [NOISE] >> That is the danger of the Andre
the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
There goes Jinder Mahal, a runner up from a few years ago in this match up.
>> Harper going again, trying for that suplex again.
>> And struggling.
>> Got them both right in front of us.
My gosh.
>> [NOISE] >> Watch this one more time.
Harper was going for a nasty suplex.
A boot by Strowman takes them both out.
I believe Strowman has set the record for
most eliminations in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
>> No kidding, mid suplex, good.
>> This face off here.
The Hardy's now, targeting Strowman.
>> Andrade trying to take care of Apollo Crews.
Opposite side, down to five superstars left inside the ring.
>> Now, two are on the outside.
>> Dangerous time to be there.
>> Curious part of town.
The hardest team.
Braun Strowman, and Andrade eliminated himself.
>> Getting rid of Crews.
>> Jeff Hardy barely hanging on.
>> Jeff Hardy over the tight rope back inside.
Thought about the Twist of Fate.
>> This is dangerous territory.
Trying to pull over together.
>> They almost got them.
They got to pull.
>> He is too big.
>> Jeff trying to work together.
>> But wait a minute.
No, no, no, no, no.
>> We forgot about Che and Jost.
>> Hold on, hold on a second.
Don't you dare.
This will be a disgrace.
>> Come on, they're trying to screw Braun Strowman's chances.
>> No way.
>> [INAUDIBLE] mania.
Thank goodness.
>> The Monster eliminate the Hardys.
>> My goodness.
>> Here we go.
>> Finally, best part of the match.
>> [NOISE] >> Any final wishes, boys?
>> [NOISE] >> You wanna waltz into our business.
You're gonna get those hands.
>> Braun.
>> [NOISE] >> Braun.
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>> There are other solutions.
>> [NOISE] >> Not everything has to end
in violence, right?
>> [NOISE] >> That's why
I've invited here my therapist.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> I want you
guys to work through some of this anger.
>> [NOISE]
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>> Well Strowman's not big on
therapy sessions.
Braun, will you smash this quack?
>> [NOISE] >> Uh-oh.
>> [NOISE]
>> There's your therapist.
>> What?
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> Yeah, yeah, smart move, Che.
>> Che's trying to eliminate himself, and- >> Did you think you were going to get
away Scott free, did you?
>> [SOUND] >> Thank you for coming, goodbye.
>> Strowman eliminates Michael Che.
We are down to two.
>> Jost is all alone with the Monster Among Men.
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>> And Strowman.
Strowman went ahead with a Big Buddha.
Colin Jost was able to avoid.
>> No, no, no, no, no, no, >> Go fo it,
Jost is trying to eliminate Strowman.
Crazier things have happened.
Jost, can he muscle him over?
>> You gotta be kidding me.
Jost can't happen.
>> Jost is fighting to protect his life here.
>> Now, they eliminated the Monster Among Men.
>> No.
>> This is it.
>> [NOISE] >> Time to pay for your sins there, Jost.
>> Show what we do to intruders.
>> And Jost is eliminated.
Strowman wins the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
>> Here is your winner of the Andre
the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Braun Strowman.
>> Well, we expected Che and Jost to get these hands.
And we expected Strowman to be the favorite.
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And every expectation was delivered.
>> Walking in the footsteps of another incredible giant the Hall of Famer,
Andre the Giant, Strowman wins.
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