FULL SEGMENT – Rhodes and Rollins accept The Rock and Reigns’ Challenge: SmackDown, March 8, 2024

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>> Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome special counsel,

the wise man, Paul Heyman,

Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa and

the undisputed WWE Universal Champion,

Roman Reigns.

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>> For 1,286 days, Roman has

reigned as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.

Disregard the graphic at the bottom, one of us has our numbers mixed up.

It's been a long time.

And last week after the acknowledgement by the Rock of Roman as the tribal chief,

Wade, correct me if I'm wrong, but

the bloodline has just been propelled into untouchable territory.

>> Roman Reigns and The Rock,

two men who have already achieved immortality in this industry.

Yet, their growth, their climb, their demand for more simply continue, Corey.

>> Well, we are headed at breakneck speed to Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, the biggest WrestleMania of all time as Roman Reigns

will defend his championship against the winner of the 2023 and

2024 Men's Royal Rumble matches.

The American nightmare, Cody Rhodes, who will stop at nothing to finish his story.

But the question still remains, Wade.

What will the rest of Roman's WrestleMania weekend look like?

We hope to have an answer tonight.

>> And indeed, what will the stipulation potentially be for

said main event of WrestleMania Sunday between the American nightmare and

the head of the table for the WWE Championship?

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>> Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome, The Rock.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> The atmosphere

tonight in Dallas in a word, electrifying.

The great one is here.

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We have been around this game for a long, long time and

there is still absolutely nothing like experiencing The Rock in person.

>> Cody Rhodes taking back the main event of WrestleMania Sunday,

awaiting a side of The Rock that has laid dormant for over 20 years.

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Man, what a treat for

a couple of old school fans like us to be here to witness it, Corey.

>> No doubt about it.

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>> [APPLAUSE]

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>> Dallas, Texas.

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>> Greatness stands before you now.

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>> Acknowledge us.

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>> Wait a minute, Cody Rhodes making his entrance from through the WWE Universe.

>> We saw earlier Nick Aldis and his security crew had realized Cody and

Seth had gone AWOL, it's one way to avoid security.

Well, Pete Aldis is trying to save a few bucks on security and

the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Freakin Rollins is in the house as well.

Rollins and Rhodes, Reigns and The Rock under the same roof.

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>> That's Freakin Rollins and

Cody Rhodes made their arrivals through the WWE Universe just moments ago.

And as you can see, there's additional security on high alert for

what is a combustible situation.

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>> [APPLAUSE]

>> I know it's a little tense,

lot of bad blood.

But if I'm being honest,

I feel very lucky to be standing in this ring.

>> [APPLAUSE >> I think

perhaps the four of us should take a moment,

feel this right here in a sold out Dallas, Texas.

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>> Rock, I have heard your challenge and

I've heard the stipulations that come with said challenge for

a match, this match, a Tag Team Match at WrestleMania.

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>> I gotta ask, do you have the authority

to make that stipulation?

I mean, I'm only asking because I believe it was last week

you acknowledged Roman as your tribal chief.

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>> I think we can cut through all this.

You wanted an answer about WrestleMania, you wanted it face-to-face.

So here's our answer when it comes to

your- >> Yeah,

you shut your mouth right now, boy.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> You

shut your mouth and you walk in clown show.

You shut your mouth before you even start talking.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> And before you go ahead and

say something stupid and accept this challenge in front of the world,

let The Rock drop some gospel on your punk ass right here, right now.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> The Rock acknowledged him

as his tribal chief because it's what family, it's what family does.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> We are family, it's what we do.

WrestleMania night one, let The Rock reiterate the stakes.

If you and you beat The Rock and Roman Reigns on night one,

then on night two of WrestleMania, you will be free of the Bloodline.

You will be free,

you are free to achieve that story and

the dream of your dad.

Now when The Rock and Roman Reigns beat.

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>> Now when The Rock and

Roman Reigns beat both your candy asses on night one,

then on night two, it's bloodline rules.

Anything goes, which means a Rock will do anything and

everything in his power to make sure you do not walk out Universal Champion.

That said, do you accept?

>> Will you shut the hell up?

>> [APPLAUSE] >> For

once in your life, will you shut the hell up?

We know the stakes.

The future of the industry is on the line.

We get that.

But you listen to me and you listen to me good, Mr. Midlife Crisis.

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>> You had your time, you had your time.

You damn sure can't have ours, so you want your answer?

Biggest WrestleMania of all time, biggest tag match of all time, we accept.

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>> [LAUGH] My God.

[LAUGH] You just gonna let him answer for you?

You must be an idiot, you must be from Texas or something.

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>> You gonna let this cross dresser make

your future decisions for you?

I mean, come on.

This is it right here, understand?

This is your future.

When I beat you at WrestleMania on Sunday, that's it.

As far as I'm concerned, you don't get another shot.

Your story is over, it's done for you now.

[LAUGH] >> It is over and

let The Rock tell you something and

let The Rock tell you something, you walk in, clown emoji piece of.

You shut your mouth and you listen to The Rock and you listen to The Rock,

because it goes down like this.

The Rock will do everything in his power to make sure that you don't win and

to make sure that title goes away.

The Rock is a director of the board, of TKO which means it owns WWE,

which means he's your boss and your boss.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> Cody Rhodes,

listen to The Rock with everything in The Rock's guts.

If you do not complete this story and if you don't win,

you will never, ever get another shot at this again.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> You run your mouth,

you chant your chance.

Listen, look in The Rock's eyes when he tells you this.

This is family, this right now is family.

Roman's grandfather, looking down is proud.

The Rock's grandfather, the high chief is looking down.

And right now, your dad, the American dream,

one of the Rock's heroes is looking down.

Isn't it true that you're the youngest of three?

And isn't it true that your sister was a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys?

>> [APPLAUSE] >> And isn't it true that your brother,

your brother is a future hall of famer?

Yeah, and you're 20 years younger than your siblings, is that right?

You know why?

Because you were a mistake.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> Let him go, let him go.

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