How does that feel to hold the most coveted prize in all of W w e of all of sports entertainment is a childhood dream come true, and this is my second time.

It's been 10 long years since I've held the W W e championship and you know, it's been a long, hard road and I've dedicated myself, You know, a lot of people have came and gone.

I am still here each week, in and out doing the best I possibly can for the W W E universe and I sit here before you cashing in the money in the bank contract on Drew McIntyre, who fought an incredible match in the elimination chamber, went through.

I think six or seven people and then Bobby Lashley just whooped on him after the match and I found a prime position to have the money in the bank contract to cash in anytime, anywhere, and I did exactly that and I've been telling people for quite a long time that I was going to do this, I would find my perfect opportune time on the master Strategist.

And I did exactly that.

And I sit here before you your w w e champion.

So Friday you kind of warned everybody, didn't you?

Of course I'm gonna opt out of it.

Because then I could have those people just brutalize each other, hurt one another.

And then at the end of the day, whoever the W w e champion is, I can cash in my money in the bank contract being 100% those guys are not gonna be 100%.

They're barely gonna be 20%.

This is a great opportune time for the miss to become W W e champion.

You don't come across as anyone that says I told you so.

You don't know me that well.

I am the person that will say I told you so.

And honestly, I cannot wait for tomorrow on Monday night raw on the USA Network.

And you should definitely wanna watch as well.

Because Monday night Raw is going to be very awesome.

I will have a celebration.

I will make sure that everybody knows who the w w e champion is.

Yeah, I miss you're headed down the road down to Tampa and I want you to look into your crystal ball for us.

Who do you expect to be your opponent with you in the ring?

Look, you know, that's the thing about being W w e champion.

You have a target on your back and look on Raul.

We have a ton of talent, and obviously Drew McIntyre just lost the W W championships.

So I imagine if he could even get up because, honestly, Bobby will actually walked on him.

The elimination chamber was extremely, extremely painful looking.

Luckily, I wasn't in it because I opted out, which was a smart move by me.

And honestly, everyone's coming at me.

WrestleMania season.

We're on the road to WrestleMania, April 10th and 11th.

You know, we're gonna be in a stadium.

I want to have this coveted prize being the main event, and I plan on being in the main event of WrestleMania, and you might be like, Well, you never know.

I told you I was going to cash in the money, the bank contract and I did exactly that.

And I became the W W e champion.

So when I say something, it happens.

That is the definition of a heady play, and that is the definition of the W W E champion, a 10 year hiatus.

But he's back on top.

That is the minutes drawing Sports Nation.

We appreciate it, thank you guys very much.

And, uh, I'm excited to see what happens next.

But to be honest, the most excited I am is to go home to see my daughter's Monroe and Madison, who really don't understand W W E because they're three and one, uh, anytime I let him watch it, it's kind of just see the bright lights.

But to bring this title home to them and let them play with it is going to warm my heart the most.

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