One night after “The Showcase of the Immortals” WrestleMania 29, the 1037th edition of WWE Monday Night RAW came to you, live, from the Izod Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ. After finally exercising his demons by defeating The Rock for the WWE Championship on “The Grandest Stage of Them All”, the brand new eleven-time WWE Champion John Cena would appear, live on RAW, as the WWE Champion for the first time in nearly two years! Also at WrestleMania, Triple H waged an absolute war with Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred Match as both ring warriors absolutely destroyed each other, but in the end, it was a sledgehammer shot and the Pedigree on the steel steps that would secure the victory for “The Game” and, more importantly, keeping Triple H’s career intact and, for the first time since his brutal victory over “The Beast”, Triple H would appear on RAW. At WrestleMania, CM Punk brought his A-game against The Undertaker, using every tactic in his arsenal to try and end the undefeated WrestleMania streak of “The Phenom”, but as The Undertaker has done for the last two decades, “The Deadman” survived the onslaught, putting CM Punk at number 21 on his list of WrestleMania victims. What will CM Punk have to say following his loss at the hands of The Undertaker? What is next for the self-proclaimed “Best in the World”?
Match Results
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* Big E. Langston (with Dolph Ziggler & AJ Lee) def. Daniel Bryan (with Kane) by pin following the Big Ending.
* Intercontinental Championship
Wade Barrett def. The Miz (c) via Bull Hammer Elbow to win the Intercontinental Title
* 2-on-1 Handicap Match
Alberto Del Rio def. Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter by Jack Swagger tapping out to Alberto Del Rio’s cross armbreaker.
* World Heavyweight Championship:
Dolph Ziggler def. Alberto Del Rio (c) via Zig Zag to win the World Heavyweight Title.
* 6-Man Tag:
R-Truth, Zack Ryder, & Santino Marella def. 3MB by Santino Marella pinning Heath Slater following the Cobra Strike.
* Winner Faces Big Show:
Sheamus and Randy Orton fight to a No Contest after Big Show comes out.
* Fandango def. Kofi Kingston by DQ after Chris Jericho interferes.
* 8-Person Mixed Tag Match:
Tons of Funk & The Funkadactyls def. Team Rhodes Scholars & The Bella Twins by Brodus Clay pinning Damien Sandow following the double Funkasplash.
* Non-Title:
John Cena def. Mark Henry by count-out.
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With a chorus of “boos” filling the arena, RAW kicks off with the man who defeated The Rock at WrestleMania 29 to become the brand new WWE Champion, John Cena. The reigning eleven time WWE Champion says that it should be every Superstar’s “dream” to be in the main event of WrestleMania, saying that, when you win in the main event of WrestleMania, you get to soak in the “respect” and the “cheers” of the fans. Cena continues, telling the fans that they’ve known each other for ten years and he can tell that they are a little “angry”. Cena says that the fans are upset because WrestleMania is over and, as the crowd chants “boring” at Cena, Cena says that the RAW after WrestleMania is always legendary, recalling the RAW after last year’s WrestleMania when Brock Lesnar made his return, leaving Cena laid out. “The Champ” then pitches the idea of doing a “championship dance”, proposing some moves to the raucous crowd, asking if they want a little “heel turn”! Cena says that two warrior went to war in the main event of WrestleMania and The Rock was even injured during their match, but now he can proclaim that “the champ is here”! As the crowd stirs up a less-than-flattering chant directed at Cena doing the “same old” material, Cena says that he is not dropping any balloons here tonight, he is going to be a fighting champion and he will defend the WWE Championship on RAW tonight! The new WWE Champion then says that he does not care who wants a shot, whether it be Randy Orton or CM Punk, but this brings out “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry, who looks ready to take Cena up on his challenge. Mark Henry tells Cena that, the problem with asking for trouble, is that you get what you ask for. As the crowd chants “sexual chocolate” at Mark Henry, Henry says that he “destroyed” Ryback at WrestleMania and, the way he sees it, they need to have a match. Cena does not back down from “The World’s Strongest Man”, saying that, if Mark Henry wants a shot at him and the WWE Championship, then he’s got it!
The newly inducted WWE Hall of Famer and SmackDown General Manager Booker T comes out, saying that he will not have Cena coming out there and making his own championship matches. Booker then states that the fact of the matter is that, as the former champion, The Rock is entitled to a rematch for the WWE Title, so The Rock is the #1 Contender for the WWE Title. As the crowd voices their disapproval, Booker T tells Mark Henry that, if Mark Henry can defeat John Cena in a non-title match tonight, then Mark Henry will earn himself a future shot at the WWE Championship! Mark Henry then tells John Cena that he will put Cena in the Hall of Pain tonight, so Cena better bring his “A-game”.
After he and Dolph Ziggler failed to capture the WWE Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 29, Big E. Langston would make his one-on-one in-ring debut as, with Dolph Ziggler & AJ Lee in his corner, Langston went one-on-one with one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Daniel Bryan, with Kane in his corner. During the match, AJ Lee would distract the referee, allowing Dolph Ziggler to knock Daniel Bryan off of the top rope. However, Dolph then gets too close to Kane and Kane grabs Ziggler by the throat, but before Kane can plant “Mr. Money-in-the-Bank” with a chokeslam, Big E. Langston tosses Daniel Bryan onto Kane, breaking up the fight. Shortly after this, Dolph rolls Daniel Bryan back into the ring where Langston hits the Big Ending on Bryan en route to picking up the win.
One night after making Wade Barrett tap out to the Figure-Four Leg Lock on the WrestleMania 29 Pre-Show to win the Intercontinental Title for a second time, new Intercontinental Champion The Miz would defend the title in a rematch against the former champion, Wade Barrett. During the intense match, Wade Barrett managed to survive The Miz’s Figure-Four Leg Lock by making it to the ropes. Shortly after this, a collision with the steel ring post would set The Miz up perfectly for the Bull Hammer Elbow as Wade Barrett puts “The Awesome One” down, pinning The Miz to become the new Intercontinental Champion just one night after losing the title!
Backstage, Randy Orton confronts WWE Hall of Famer and SmackDown General Manager Booker T, demanding a one-on-one match with Big Show on RAW. The GM informs “The Viper” that RAW Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero has already put Sheamus in a match against Big Show later tonight. However, Randy Orton uses flattery to his advantage, saying that Booker is not only a Hall of Famer, but he is also an actual General Manager while Vickie is just a Managing Supervisor. The ploy works as Booker overrules Vickie by booking Randy Orton vs. Big Show for later on in the evening!
After making Jack Swagger tap out to the cross armbreaker to successfully retain the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania, the World Heavyweight Champion would be in for another tough fight on RAW as Alberto Del Rio, with the hobbled Ricardo Rodriguez in his corner, would face “The Real American” Jack Swagger & “The Founding Father” Zeb Colter in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. Throughout the match, Alberto Del Rio would repeatedly find himself locked in the Patriot Lock of Jack Swagger and, despite barely being able to stand, Del Rio would catch Swagger with the cross armbreaker, leaving Swagger no choice but to tap out as Del Rio picks up the win. After the match, Ricardo Rodriguez and a WWE Physician enter the ring to check on the ankle of Alberto Del Rio as the champion is unable to stand on his own two feet. The crowd then comes unglued when Dolph Ziggler’s music hits as, with AJ Lee & Big E. Langston in tow, Ziggler marches down to the ring, handing the Money-in-the-Bank briefcase over to the referee, cashing in his Money-in-the-Bank contract for a guaranteed World Heavyweight Title match! The referee first checks on Alberto Del Rio, who tells the official that he is ready to defend the title and, with that, the impromptu match for the World Heavyweight Championship is underway! Ziggler immediately targets the injured leg of Del Rio, kicking and pummeling the leg before dropping Del Rio with the Fame Asser, but Del Rio somehow manages to kick out. Undeterred, Ziggler returns to assaulting the injured leg, but Del Rio manages to fight back, hitting the enziguiri on Ziggler, but Dolph kicks out to the pin attempt that follows. Del Rio then locks in the cross armbreaker on Ziggler, but Dolph frantically pulls at the injured leg of Del Rio, forcing Del Rio to break the hold. Dolph then measures Del Rio, hitting the Zig Zag on Del Rio and pinning Del Rio to become the brand new World Heavyweight Champion!
One night after defeating CM Punk in a war at WrestleMania 29 to increase his undefeated WrestleMania streak to a staggering 21-0, “The Phenom” himself, The Undertaker, made a rare appearance on RAW! The Undertaker states that he dedicated his match at WrestleMania to the memory of Paul Bearer, but before “The Deadman” can continue, he interrupted by the trio known as The Shield! Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns then surround the ring, targeting their biggest Superstar to date, but before The Shield can get their hands on The Undertaker, the WWE Tag Team Champions rush to the aid of “The Phenom” as The Undertaker’s brother, Kane, and his tag team partner, Daniel Bryan stand tall with “The Deadman” in the center of the ring, forcing The Shield to rethink their attack and retreat through the crowd!
In 6-Man Tag action, 3MB, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre, would face the team of R-Truth, Zack Ryder, & Santino Marella on RAW. In the end, it was Santino Marella hitting the Cobra Strike on Heath Slater en route to picking up the win for his team.
Backstage, an argument erupts between Sheamus and Randy Orton as Sheamus accuses Orton of taking the match against Big Show away from him behind his back while Orton tries to explain that he made a mistake in thinking that they could form a functional team with Big Show, so he wants to make it right. However, Sheamus tells Orton then he will handle it, storming out of the locker room!
After he and Randy Orton were both leveled by the K.O. Punch of Big Show at WrestleMania, “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus comes out to the ring, asking the fans if they want to see him face Big Show tonight, asking Vickie Guerrero to come out there and sort things out. Instead, Sheamus gets Randy Orton as “The Viper” says that, while Sheamus is out there “begging for support”, he knows that Big Show is his tonight. Orton then polls the crowd himself, asking who wants to see him face Big Show later tonight.
The fans then text in their votes and, with 77% of the votes, the fans vote that Randy Orton will be the one facing Big Show. Despite the votes cast by the fans, the Managing Supervisor of RAW Vickie Guerrero and the General Manager of SmackDown Booker T come out, announcing that, tonight, Sheamus will go one-on-one with Randy Orton and the winner will face Big Show and the match will happen right now. Throughout the match, the crowd chants everything from “JBL” to “Cole” to “ECW” to “Randy Savage”, but in the middle of a hotly-contested match, Big Show comes out to ringside, sending Sheamus face-first into the steel ring post. As the crowd chants “thank you Big Show”, Big Show enters the ring, leaving Randy Orton lying with the K.O. Punch! The giant then drags Randy Orton out to the ringside area, sending “The Viper” into the ringside barricade before annihilating Orton with a vicious Spear on the outside of the ring! Big Show then takes Orton and completely hurls Orton over the announce table and into the ringside barricade behind the table! “The World’s Largest Athlete” then clears the area before stomping on Orton’s head, finally walking away and leaving Orton laid out on the floor.
After his surprising victory in his debut match at WrestleMania, where he defeated Chris Jericho, Fandango was in action on RAW as “The Dancing Enigma” went one-on-one with Kofi Kingston. In the middle of the match, Chris Jericho rushes out to get a piece of Fandango, pummeling the dancing Superstar and sending over the top rope. Jericho then follows Fandango to the outside, sending Fandango into the ringside barricade before sending Fandango shoulder-first into the steel ring steps. Jericho then rolls Fandango back into the ring, delivering right hands to Fandango before locking “The Dancing Enigma” in the Walls of Jericho, refusing to release the hold! Referees are finally able to pull Jericho off of Fandango, but Jericho puts an exclamation point on the assault by dropping Fandango with the Codebreaker! Even after taking a beating, Fandango still makes it a point to correct ring announcer Justin Roberts on how to correctly pronounce his name as the bizarre crowd actually hums along with Fandango’s entrance theme.
In a match that was originally slated for WrestleMania, Tons of Funk & The Funkadactyls would face Team Rhodes Scholars & The Bella Twins in an 8-Person Mixed Tag Match. At the end of a bizarre and chaotic match, it was both Brodus Clay & Tensai hitting the Funkasplash on Damien Sandow en route to Brodus pinning Sandow to pick up the win for Tons of Funk & The Funkadactyls.
Then it was time for the main event as the new WWE Champion, John Cena, would go one-on-one with “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry in a non-title match and, if Mark Henry wins, then he will earn a future shot at the WWE Championship. It would not take long for the match to spill to the outside of the ring as Mark Henry would rip apart the announce table, trying to put the WWE Champion through the table with the World’s Strongest Slam. However, Cena would fight out of it and would send “The World’s Strongest Man” into the steel steps. Cena then rolls back into the ring, narrowly beating the referee’s ten-count, but Henry was not as fortunate as Henry fails to get back into the ring in time and Cena wins the match via count-out. Cena’s was not over, however, as Mark Henry re-enters the ring, squashing the WWE Champion with the World’s Strongest Slam, holding the WWE Title belt above his head! Mark Henry’s WrestleMania opponent, Ryback, then marches to the ring, taking it to “The World’s Strongest Man” and dropping Mark Henry with a thunderous spinebuster before Henry makes a quick exit from the ring. Ryback then sets his sights on John Cena, but instead of attacking the WWE Champion, Ryback helps Cena to his feet. Ryback then chants “feed me more” to the fans with Cena joining in on the chant, but then, in a shocking turn of events, Ryback turns on John Cena, leveling the WWE Champion with the Meat Hook Clothesline before slamming Cena down with Shell Shocked! Ryback then holds the WWE Title belt up high, letting the world know that he wants the WWE Championship and will get it by any means necessary.
Match Results
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* Intercontinental Championship: Pre-Show Exclusive:
The Miz def. Wade Barrett (c) by submission to the Figure-Four Leg Lock to win the Intercontinental Title.
* 6-Man Tag:
The Shield def. Big Show, Sheamus, & Randy Orton by Dean Ambrose pinning Randy Orton following the Spear by Roman Reigns.
* Mark Henry def. Ryback by pin after Ryback collapses under the weight of Mark Henry.
* WWE Tag Team Championship:
Team Hell No (c) def. Dolph Ziggler & Big E. Langston (with AJ Lee) by Daniel Bryan (c) pinning Dolph Ziggler following the flying headbutt to retain.
* Fandango def. Chris Jericho by roll-up.
* World Heavyweight Championship:
Alberto Del Rio (c) (with Ricardo Rodriguez) def. Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) by submission to the cross armbreaker to retain.
* The Undertaker def. CM Punk (with Paul Heyman) by pin following the Tombstone Piledriver to remain undefeated at WrestleMania with a record of 21-0.
* Triple H’s Career on the Line: No Holds Barred:
Triple H (with Shawn Michaels) def. Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) by pin following the Pedigree on the steel steps.
* WWE Championship:
John Cena def. The Rock (c) by pin following the Attitude Adjustment to win the WWE Title.
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“The Showcase of the Immortals” kicks off with a major league 6-Man Tag Match as the super-team of “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus, “The Viper” Randy Orton, & “The World’s Largest Athlete” Big Show collides with Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns, the dangerous and undefeated trio known as The Shield. Despite dominating The Shield for much of the match, The Shield would manage to regroup and take out both Randy Orton and Sheamus on the outside of the ring, but when Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns try for the three-man powerbomb on Sheamus, Big Show hits a Spear on Dean Ambrose, breaking up the powerbomb attempt. Shortly after this, Sheamus crawls to try and make a tag to Big Show, but Orton takes the tag away from Big Show. Orton then takes control of the match, catching Seth Rollins in mid-air with the RKO, but before Orton could capitalize, Roman Reigns hits a Spear on Orton and, as Big Show watches from the ring apron, doing nothing to break up the pin, Dean Ambrose pins Randy Orton to pick up the win for The Shield. After the match, the super-team immediately falls apart as, after an argument between Big Show and Randy Orton, Big Show levels Sheamus with the K.O. Punch, followed soon by a K.O. Punch to Orton, leaving both men laid out in the ring.
In a titanic clash of two powerhouses, “The Sin City Cyborg” Ryback would finally get his hands on “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry as the two super heavyweights squared off at WrestleMania. While Mark Henry would manage to dominate Ryback for the majority of the match, Ryback would manage to fight back, but when Ryback goes for Shell Shocked on Mark Henry, Ryback is unable to deliver the finisher to Mark Henry as Henry grabs the top rope, using it to force his weight down on Ryback, making “The Sin City Cyborg” collapse under Mark Henry’s weight before Henry then pins Ryback for the win! After the match, Mark Henry tries to deal even more damage to Ryback, but Ryback fights back, slamming Henry with a spinebuster before hoisting “The World’s Strongest Man” up and delivering Shell Shocked!
Then it was time for the first title match on “The Show of Shows” as Team Hell No, Kane & Daniel Bryan, defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against “Mr. Money-in-the-Bank” Dolph Ziggler & Big E. Langston, with AJ Lee in their corner. After failing to use the Money-in-the-Bank briefcase to his advantage against Kane, Dolph Ziggler would be dropped with a chokeslam by “The Big Red Monster”, followed up with the flying headbutt by Daniel Bryan as Bryan pins Ziggler to successfully retain the WWE Tag Team Titles.
Then it was time for Fandango to dance his way onto the WrestleMania stage for the first time ever as “The Dancing Enigma” would make a grand entrance with his lovely dance partner as Fandango would go one-on-one with the six-time World Champion and WrestleMania veteran, “Y2J” Chris Jericho. During an intense, back-and-forth battle, Fandango would hit the leg drop off of the top rope, but Jericho would manage to kick out. After avoiding a second and third attempt at the leg drop, Chris Jericho would go for the Lionsault on Fandango, but Fandango would get his knees up and Jericho would land awkwardly on his knee. Jericho then goes for the Walls of Jericho on Fandango, but Fandango counters, surprising Jericho with a roll-up to pick up the upset win in his WrestleMania debut!
Following a live performance from the Grammy Award-winning Sean “Diddy” Combs, it was then time for the World Heavyweight Championship to be decided as Alberto Del Rio, with the still-hobbled Ricardo Rodriguez in his corner, defends the World Heavyweight Title against the self-proclaimed “Real American” Jack Swagger, with Zeb Colter in his corner. During the intense match, Alberto Del Rio looked to have the victory secured, but Zeb Colter would put Jack Swagger’s foot on the bottom rope during a pin attempt, keeping Swagger in the match. Ricardo Rodriguez then makes his way around the ring to Colter, but Zeb kicks the crutch out from under Rodriguez, knocking Ricardo down. Del Rio then jumps to the outside, threatening to hit Colter with a crutch, but Swagger would protect Colter, hammering Del Rio from behind. After both men narrowly made it back in the ring before the referee’s ten-count, Del Rio would catch Swagger with the cross armbreaker, forcing “The Real American” to tap out to successfully retain the World Heavyweight Title.
Then it was time for the undefeated WrestleMania streak of The Undertaker to be put to the test as, after weeks of disrespecting the memory of Paul Bearer, the self-proclaimed “Best in the World” CM Punk, with Paul Heyman in his corner, would go one-on-one with the angry and vengeful “Phenom” The Undertaker. During the intense match, CM Punk would mock The Undertaker by successfully hitting the signature Old School maneuver on its innovator, but when Punk goes for a second Old School, Undertaker counters before knocking Punk to the outside. The Undertaker then goes for a dive to the outside, but Paul Heyman gets on the ring apron, distracting Undertaker long enough for Punk to regain the advantage in the match. Shortly after this, The Undertaker is able to catch Punk with a thunderous chokeslam, but Punk manages to kick out. After exchanging some of their best moves, the match spills to the outside of the ring as Punk takes the Spanish announce table apart. However, The Undertaker catches Punk, attempting to put Punk through the table with the Last Ride, but Punk fights out of it, delivering a kick to Undertaker and laying him prone on the table. Punk then comes off of the top rope with an elbow drop to The Undertaker and the announce table does not even budge an inch! After hitting the huge elbow drop, Punk manages to get back into the ring and, at a count of nine, Undertaker barely rolls back into the ring, keeping the match going.
Punk then crawls over to try and pin Undertaker, but The Undertaker tries to catch Punk in Hell’s Gate. Punk manages to avoid getting locked in the maneuver, countering Undertaker and locking in the Anaconda Vise. Undertaker then stands up with the Anaconda Vise still locked in, trying to deliver another chokeslam to Punk. However, Punk hits the GTS on The Undertaker, but Undertaker uses the momentum gained from catching himself on the ropes to come right back at Punk, drilling Punk with the Tombstone Piledriver, but Punk manages to kick out! After brawling with one another, Undertaker goes for the chokeslam again and, as Punk flails his arms around trying to fight out of the chokeslam, he inadvertently knocks the referee down. Shortly after this, Undertaker goes for the Last Ride on CM Punk, but Paul Heyman hands the urn to Punk, who drives it into the skull of The Undertaker! Punk then goes for the pin on Undertaker as the referee slowly makes his way to try and make the count, but Undertaker kicks out before three! Punk then goes for the GTS on The Undertaker again, but Undertaker counters it into a Tombstone attempt and Punk counters again. Finally, The Undertaker counters the GTS again, spiking Punk with the Tombstone Piledriver to finally put CM Punk down for the three-count, successfully going 21-0 at WrestleMania! After the match, The Undertaker regains the legendary urn, setting it in the center of the ring and getting down on one knee, doing his signature pose and paying homage to the late, great Paul Bearer before Undertaker exits the ring with urn in hand, momentarily stopping on the stage to raise his fist in the air.
After eighteen years in the WWE, WrestleMania 29 could very well prove to be the final WrestleMania for Triple H as an active competitor as, with Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels in his corner, thirteen-time World Champion “The Game” Triple H would collide with the unforgiving beast known as Brock Lesnar, with Paul Heyman in his corner, in a No Holds Barred Match and, if Triple H loses, his wrestling career will be over. It wouldn’t take long for the No Holds Barred stipulation to become a factor as, on the outside of the ring, Brock Lesnar sends Triple H over the ringside barricade before grabbing a steel chair. However, Triple H would clothesline Lesnar off of the top of the ringside barricade with Brock landing on his head. After spending a couple of minutes in the ring, the fight would resume on the outside of the ring as Brock hits a belly-to-belly suplex on Triple H onto the arena floor. Then, without hesitation, Brock lifts Triple H up and drives him through the Spanish announce table with a suplex! Triple H then tries to fight back, but Brock sends Triple H onto the rubble of the broken announce table with a hip toss before dragging Triple H back into the ring. Lesnar then takes his time in picking apart Triple H and, while “The Game” manages to hit the high knee on Lesnar, Brock knocks Triple H right back down. Triple H would continue to try and fight back, but Brock would keep halting Triple H from gaining any momentum by ravishing Triple H with suplex after suplex. After Triple H manages to get a few right hands in on Lesnar, Brock sends Triple H to the outside, right in front of Shawn Michaels.
Lesnar then heads to the outside, backing Shawn Michaels up away from Triple H, but the distraction allows Triple H to take advantage as he sends Lesnar over the ringside barricade. Triple H then uses a steel chair, driving it into the spine of Lesnar before “The Game” rolls Brock back into the ring, but Lesnar still refuses to let Triple H take advantage as Brock hits a German suplex with a bridge on Triple H, but Triple H kicks out. Both Paul Heyman and Shawn Michaels then get on the ring apron, which results in Brock knocking HBK off of the ring apron. Triple H then goes for the Pedigree on Lesnar, but Lesnar counters, hoisting Triple H up for the F-5. Shawn Michaels then gets involved, trying to hit Sweet Chin Music on Lesnar, but Lesnar blocks the kick before putting the Hall of Famer down with the F-5! Triple H then hits the Pedigree on Brock, but Lesnar kicks out, so Triple H retrieves a sledgehammer, but before he can use it, he is caught with the F-5 of Brock Lesnar! However, Triple H still kicks out and, soon, the fight heads back to the outside of the ring. Brock then takes apart the steel steps, using the top half of the stairs as a weapon, driving the steel into the skull of Triple H! The remorseless monster then tosses the larger bottom half of the steps into the ring before bringing Triple H back in before Lesnar uses the larger steps, driving the steel into the shoulder of Triple H, but “The Game” still refuses to quit! Brock then screams at Triple H to “retire”, but Triple H slaps Lesnar across the face, which leads to Brock locking in the Kimura Lock on Triple H, trying to break the arm of Triple H for a third time. However, Triple H manages to break out of the move twice in a row before Lesnar locks the Kimura Lock for a third time, this time seating himself on the top rope and wrapping his legs around the torso of Triple H! “The Cerebral Assassin” then uses his strength to lift Brock up, hitting a modified spinebuster on Lesnar to break out of the hold. Triple H then utilizes a low blow to regain the advantage in the No Holds Barred contest before “The Game” pulls Lesnar to the corner of the ring, slamming Brock’s arm into the steel ring post. Triple H then grabs a steel chair, sandwiching Lesnar’s arm between the chair and the ring post! Back in the ring, Triple H uses the chair again, this time sandwiching Lesnar’s arm between the steel chair and the steel steps!
Triple H then uses Lesnar’s own Kimura Lock against him and, with his client clearly in trouble, Paul Heyman would scramble into the ring, trying to get to the steel chair, but Shawn Michaels would put an end to it by dropping Heyman with Sweet Chin Music! After repeatedly coming close to tapping out, Lesnar manages to stand up with the Kimura Lock still locked in, dropping Triple with a spinebuster on the steel steps, but Triple H manages to quickly lock the Kimura Lock in again before Brock again drops Triple H on the steel with a spinebuster! Determined to break the arm of Brock Lesnar, Triple H locks in the Kimura Lock for a third time and, yet again, Brock stands up with the move locked in, but, this time, Triple H grabs the head of Lesnar, driving Brock’s skull into the steel steps! Triple H then crawls to retrieve his sledgehammer, squarely driving it into Brock’s skull. Realizing that it will take more than a sledgehammer shot to put Lesnar down, Triple H drives Lesnar’s skull into the steel steps again, this time with a thunderous Pedigree! Triple H then pins Brock Lesnar, finally defeating the monster and surviving WrestleMania 29 with his career intact!
Fellow WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel then introduces the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013 as “The Hardcore Legend” Mick Foley, the five-time WCW Champion Booker T, the seven-time Women’s Champion Trish Stratus, the second longest reigning WWE Champion of all-time Bob Backlund, celebrity inductee Donald Trump, and the longest reigning champion in the history of men’s professional wrestling, “The Living Legend” Bruno Sammartino all take a bow at “The Showcase of the Immortals”.
With a crowd of 80,767 fans packing the MetLife Stadium, it was time for the main event of WrestleMania 29 as the WWE Championship would be on the line in an intense, career-changing rematch as “The People’s WWE Champion” The Rock would defend the most prestigious championship in the history of the sport against the ten-time former champion, John Cena. Throughout the match, The Rock and John Cena would exchange their best moves, even using their opponent’s finishers against them. After kicking out of the Rock Bottom, John Cena repeatedly goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but The Rock continues to counter the move. After dropping Cena with a DDT, The Rock would go for another Rock Bottom, but Cena would counter, finally hitting the Attitude Adjustment on The Rock to pin The Rock and become the brand new WWE Champion for the eleventh time in his career! After the match, the new champion and the former champion face-off in the center of the ring, exchanging words and shaking hands before embracing each other in a show of respect. John Cena then leaves the ring, allowing The Rock to stand alone in the spotlight as The Rock says “thank you” to the fans in attendance before The Rock exits the ring, taking the time to greet his family and the fans in the front row. The Rock then meets new champion John Cena at the top of the ramp as both men salute each other before The Rock raises the hand of the brand new WWE Champion, passing the torch and putting John Cena back into the spotlight on the biggest night of Cena’s career.
