Quick Results
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* Pre-show Fatal 4-Way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship on the
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) (c) def. Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando), The Real Americans (Cesaro and Jack Swagger) and Ryback & Curtis Axel to retain the titles
* Singles match for the third spot in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat match
Daniel Bryan def. Triple H via running knee to the head to qualify for the third spot in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat match
* Six-man tag team match
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) def. Kane and The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn)
* André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
31-man battle royal for the André the Giant Memorial Trophy
The other participants were: Yoshi Tatsu, Brad Maddox, Brodus Clay, The Great Khali, Zack Ryder, Darren Young, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Heath Slater, Mark Henry, Titus O'Neil, The Miz, Santino Marella, Xavier Woods, Damien Sandow, Justin Gabriel, David Otunga, Big E, Fandango, R-Truth, Sin Cara, Tyson Kidd, Goldust, Cody Rhodes, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Sheamus, Big Show, Cesaro
Winner Cesaro
* John Cena def. Bray Wyatt via Attitude Adjustment
* Streak is on the line
Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker via F5 to end the streak
The Undefeated Streak finally comes to the end
21-1
* Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational
14-Diva single-fall match for the WWE Divas Championship
AJ Lee (c) vs. Aksana vs. Alicia Fox vs. Brie Bella vs. Cameron vs. Emma vs. Eva Marie vs. Layla vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Nikki Bella vs. Rosa Mendes vs. Summer Rae vs. Tamina Snuka
Winner AJ Lee
* Triple Threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Daniel Bryan def. Randy Orton and Batista to become new WWE World Heavyweight Champion
Detailed Results
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The WWE WrestleMania XXX pre-show opens up with the set reveal video that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon put out on Friday night. We get a look at the amazing WrestleMania stage and set from the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
We go to Josh Mathews. He has Mick Foley, Booker T and Shawn Michaels on the panel tonight. We see fans filing into their seats. Foley talks about the arena is mostly empty but there is lots of electricity already. They talk about the WWE Tag Team Title match and Foley predicts it will be a big moment for Cesaro.
We go to Renee Young in the social media lounge. She plugs tonight's hashtags and shows us some tweets from fans on Twitter. She shows us a tweet from actor Hugh Jackman, who is one of tonight's social media ambassadors. We go back to the panel and get the Eminem "Legacy" video for Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena.
Shawn talks about how you shouldn't worry about legacies, you should just perform, when the lights flicker and The Wyatt Family appears on the screen from the back. Bray talks about hurting someone he was close to and says he will do much worse to Cena. We get the video for Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker. We go back to the panel to talk about Cena vs. Wyatt again. Shawn says Cena has a problem because Wyatt is in his head. We get more hype for Taker, Lesnar and The Streak. Shawn says the timing is good for Lesnar because the last 5 matches have taken their toll on Taker. Byron Saxton is outside of Lesnar's locker room when Paul Heyman walks up from the hall. Heyman says it wouldn't be a good idea to ask Lesnar questions. Heyman says Lesnar is prepared, prepared to do what no one else has ever been able to do. We go back to the panel. They talk about Taker's entrance.
Mathews leads us to the WrestleMania hype video set to Kid Rock's theme song, the one that's been airing over the past week. We go outside in Champions Square with Alex Riley and a bunch of WWE fans. Riley interviews a younger Daniel Bryan fan and lets the fan take a selfie of them. They get a "yes!" chant going before sending us back to Renee in the social media lounge for more tweets. We see the Superdome start to fill up and everything is coming together. We go back to the panel and former NFL player and noted WWE fan Shawne Merriman is on the panel. Merriman talks about some of his favorite WrestleMania moments and being fan. We get hype for Daniel Bryan and a backstage interview where he insists he will wrestle both matches tonight and win.
More hype from the panel. We see Booker T's sit down interview with Batista that aired on WrestleMania Today. We come back and Booker says he knew Batista during his first run with WWE and he thought Batista was soft but he's a different Animal now. That's interesting because of the backstage incident that's been reported. We see the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal statue at Axxess earlier. It was escorted by security. Merriman predicts his friend Rey Mysterio will get the win. Booker predicts Kofi will have a good performance and HBK says Big Show is the favorite. We get a Hulk Hogan hype video. Merriman talks about he's always been a Hulkamaniac. Merriman is apparently leaving the panel as Mathews hypes tonight's show. That's it for the first hour.
We come back and Jimmy Hart is on the panel. They talk about tonight's WWE Tag Team Title match. Hart says he spent some time with The Real Americans and they are ready. We go to a video package for Andre the Giant. We see the statue being unloaded by security and brought into the Superdome. Hart predicts Ryback will win the battle royal but he's not even in the match. HBK sticks with Big Show. Mathews announces the tag match is now elimination style. HBK leaves the panel and we go to more promos.
We go back to the panel and there are some sound issues. Booker and Mathews run down tonight's matches. We hear a "yes!" chant out in the crowd. Alex Riley is out on the panel now. The sound is extremely bad now. Riley talks about the excitement among fans for Daniel Bryan. The crowd erupts as Lilian Garcia makes her way to the ring. Mathews shows us Michael Cole's recent interview with John Cena. We come back and Jerry Lawler is making his way out to ringside. The panel talks more about Cena vs. Wyatt. We get hype for The Shield vs. Kane and The New Age Outlaws now. We get a backstage promo from The Shield. They are united and ready to fight. We come back to the panel and Trish Stratus has replaced Jimmy Hart. She talks about the Hall of Fame and the Divas Invitational. Trish says it's time for a change when it comes to AJ Lee holding the Divas Title.
Elimination Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles: Cesaro & Jack Swagger vs. Los Matadores vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel vs. The Usos
We go to the ring and Zeb Colter is in the ring for a promo. He introduces The Real Americans and out comes Cesaro and Jack Swagger. Michael Cole welcomes us to the Superdome. He's joined by JBL and Jerry Lawler. Ryback and Curtis Axel are out next. Los Matadores are out next with El Torito. WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos are out next with their big entrance.
Axel starts off with Jey Uso. They lock up and trade holds. Uso takes Axel down and a "we the people" chant starts up. Uso and Axel trade chops. Cesaro avoids a tag from Axel. Axel with a big dropkick on Uso. Ryback tags in and bullies Uso around. Uso fires back but catches a big boot. Ryback readies for a Meathook clothesline but Diego tags himself in and steals a 2 count. Uso goes at it with Diego now. Jimmy Uso tags in for some double teaming. Uso and Diego trade holds. Fernando tags in for some double teaming. 2 count on Uso. Cesaro tags himself in and hits Fernando with uppercuts. Swagger tags in for a big double team in the corner. Swagger levels Fernando for a 2 count. Another "we the people" chant starts up. Fernando with a springboard back elbow and some moves off the ropes. Swagger catches him in mid-air but they both tumble out to the floor. Cesaro gets sent to the floor. Uso sends Ryback to the floor. Fernando dropkicks Uso to the floor. Los Matadores leap out from the top onto everyone else on the floor. El Torito hits the ring and starts jumping on the ropes. He goes up but Axel throws him to the mat. Axel climbs to the top but Matadores stop him. Torito ends up knocking Axel and Matadores out onto everyone else on the floor. All teams are down at ringside. Swagger and one of the Matadores come back in. Swagger hits a superplex into a Patriot Lock and Los Matadores are eliminated.
Uso goes at it with Swagger. Uso blocks a Patriot Lock. They go at it until Axel cuts them off. Ryback comes back in and lifts Uso for a long vertical suplex. Ryback with a 2 count. Ryback with a slam. He comes off the top with a splash. Axel tags in and also hits a splash on Uso for a 2 count. More tags by Ryback and Axel as they keep Uso in their corner. Ryback ends up on the floor and Axel comes in. Uso fights back. Swagger comes in and has a Swagger Bomb blocked by Uso. Ryback comes in with spinebusters. He calls for the clothesline on Swagger and nails it. Ryback goes for Shellshocked on Swagger but Cesaro tags in and makes the save. Ryback sends Swagger to the floor and drop Cesaro. Cesaro nails a huge uppercut on Ryback out of nowhere. Cesaro with the Neutralizer on Ryback for the elimination. Ryback and Axel are eliminated.
Both teams face off in the ring. We get a big "we the people" and they go at it. They end up on the floor and the Usos leap out with splashes. Cesaro ends up in the ring with Jimmy and has a Neutralizer blocked by a jackknife pin. They trade holds and Cesaro goes for the Cesaro Swing but Uso blocks it. Cesaro hits the other Uso with a big uppercut and brings him in. Swagger tags in but they miss a double team move. Uso leaps off the top and takes them both off for a 2 count on Swagger. Swagger blocks the splash in the corner and applies the Patriot Lock. They struggle but Swagger gets it locked in. Cesaro runs in and blocks the other Uso. Cesaro hits a big uppercut. The other Uso with a Samoan Drop on Cesaro. Fans chant "this is awesome" as Cesaro waits for a tag. Both teams tag in. Cesaro runs into Swagger after a throw from Uso and knocks Swagger off the apron. Usos hit a double team move on Cesaro. They go to separate corners and splash Cesaro at the same time for the win.
Winners: The Usos
After the match, The Usos celebrate with their titles before heading up the ramp. Zeb Colter is in the ring with Cesaro, who is still down. Swagger comes in and yells at Cesaro for losing the match and knocking him off the apron. Fans start chanting for Cesaro. Zeb tries to calm Swagger down. Swagger applies the Patriot Lock on Cesaro, briefly before Zeb stops him. Zeb and Swagger argue. Zeb tells Swagger to shake hands and apologize. Swagger extends his hand and fans boo. Fans chant "no" as Cesaro gets to his feet. They shake hands but Cesaro tackles him and does a big Cesaro Swing. Zeb looks on and throws a fit in the corner. Cesaro sends Swagger flying and the crowd pops. Cesaro gets the crowd hype and they do a big "we the people" as he makes his exit to the Real Americans theme. Cesaro heads up the ramp and looks back at the ring smiling.
We go back to the panel and they talk about the match. Trish talks about Lita going into the WWE Hall of Fame. We get hype for the Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational next. Riley predicts Tamina will win. Trish agrees and says it's her time to shine. Booker agrees that Tamina is the biggest threat but doesn't put anything past AJ Lee. Riley talks about looking forward to Triple H's entrance. They talk more about Bryan vs. Triple H as the crowd starts to roar in the background. We're under one minute away from WrestleMania XXX. Mathews thanks all of the guests who came by the panel and that's it for the pre-show.
The WrestleMania XXX pay-per-view kicks off with a video package with a Mardi Gras theme. We're live from the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans as the fireworks go off. Michael Cole calls WrestleMania the greatest live entertainment event and welcomes us. Justin Roberts introduces tonight's host and out comes Hulk Hogan to a big pop. Hogan makes his way to the ring and fans start chanting his name. Hogan welcomes us and calls it the Silverdome, not the Superdome. Hogan calls it the Silverdome twice and gets a boo on the second go-round. Hogan realizes he messes up and apologizes. He says he was just thinking about bodyslamming Andre the Giant. Nice save by Hogan. Hogan says some WrestleMania moments will be made tonight when all of a sudden the glass breaks. Out comes Steve Austin to a huge pop. Austin gets in Hogan's face and asks the crowd for a hell yeah. He jokes that it's good to be in the Silverdome. Austin says usually when he's in a ring at WrestleMania, he's whipping someone's ass. Austin asks if the fans want him to open up a can on Hogan and they do. Austin says they had a good night at the Hall of Fame last night and he sat beside Hogan. Austin names off all the WrestleMania events he saw Hogan kicking ass in and gets a "what?" chant after each one. Austin said watching what Hogan did, he has nothing but respect and appreciates the living hell out of what Hogan did for the business. They shake hands. Hogan asks the crowd for a "hell yeah" for Austin and he gets a huge one. Austin says he wants to talk all night but it's time for the current crop of stars in WWE to come out and do what they do for the fans. Austin says to always remember that Austin 3:16 means I just whipped your ass. The Rock's music hits and out he comes to a huge pop.
The Rock warms up on the stage for a minute before making his way out. He hugs Hogan and Austin before hitting the turnbuckles. Fans chant "this is awesome" as Rock goes to speak. The Rock does his "finally" intro and the crowd pops again. Rock also jokes about the Superdome and laughs with Hogan. Rock says he doesn't see just two of the biggest Legends of all-time, not just two of the biggest icons of all-time, he sees his good buddy Austin and his childhood hero Hogan. Rock says he sees the two biggest names in the history of WWE. Rock talks about how facing them at WrestleMania impacted his career. Rock brings up John Cena and the crowd boos. Rock says Cena wouldn't be here if Hogan wasn't here 29 years ago. Rock brings up Daniel Bryan and a huge "yes!" chant starts. Rock says that doesn't happen unless Austin had the guts to cross the boss and whip his candy ass. Rock says those are facts. Rock jokes about WWE fans having birthdays 9 months after WrestleMania because of his electrifying performances. Rock sings a quick tune about WrestleMania. He says it's an honor to be here. He says it's boots to asses time, if you smell... Austin says that's the bottom line... and Hogan asks what we're gonna do. Hogan gets the Superdome name right this time and his music hits to end it. Austin calls for beers as Rock and Hogan hug. We get a beer bash with Hogan, Austin and Rock as Austin's music hits. Austin calls for more beers and we go to the announcers.
We get a hype video for Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H.
Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H
We go to the ring and Stephanie McMahon has a spotlight on her. She's introduced as one of the principle owners of WWE. Stephanie says she's honored to introduce the most powerful man in WWE. She gives him a grand introduction and we go to the entrance area. There's a giant skull with red eyes. Triple H is sitting on a throne with a huge helmet on. He has three women dressed up. They take off his armor and he removes his helmet. The women were actually Sasha Banks, Charlotte and Alexa Bliss from NXT. His normal theme plays now and Triple H heads to the ring. Stephanie waits in the ring and claps as Triple H does his entrance. They wait as fans begin to chant "yes" and Daniel Bryan's music hits. Bryan comes out to a huge pop. Bryan gets a bigger chant going as he bounces down the ramp. Bryan hits the ring and fans continue to chant. His shoulder is still taped up. Fans chant for Bryan as Stephanie kisses Triple H and she leaves the ring. The bell rings and here we go. Fans chant for Bryan as they stare each other down. They meet in the middle and Triple H extends his hand. Fans boo. Bryan kicks Triple H's hand and rolls him up for a 2 count. The lock up and Triple H takes it to the corner. Bryan turns it around with kicks. Triple H ducks the roundhouse and goes to the floor to regroup. Triple H takes his time and comes back in. Triple H goes to work on the arm now. Bryan breaks free and nails a dropkick. Bryan with a headlock takedown now. Triple H comes back with a big shoulder tackle and fans boo. Bryan with a knee to the gut and another headlock takedown for a 1 count. They trade holds on the mat now. Bryan with an uppercut and another. They go at it in the corner again. Triple H takes out Bryan's leg and he goes down. Triple H goes to use the ring post but Bryan blocks it. Bryan knocks Triple H off the apron. Bryan runs the apron ad leaps out, hitting a DDT into the floor and they land bad. Bryan goes back to the top and leaps out but Triple H tries to throw him from the air to the barrier but they land hard again. Bryan brings Triple H back in for a 2 count. Stephanie talks trash from ringside. Bryan gets crotched on the top turnbuckle. Triple H knocks Bryan out to the floor. He takes the top off the announcers table. Triple H goes for the Pedigree on top of the table but Bryan fights back. Bryan gets dropped on the table by his arm and Triple H goes back to the ring as the referee counts. Bryan makes it back in and Triple H starts beating on him again. Triple H works on Bryan's arm again. They go at it in the ring. Bryan with a knee to the chest before sending Triple H over the top rope. Bryan runs the ropes and goes to leap out but Triple H decks him at the last second with a big forearm to the head. Triple H with a big slam on the apron. Triple H comes back in and waits as Stephanie yells at Bryan on the floor. Bryan makes it back in at the 9 count. Triple H with a crossface chicken-wing now. Triple H takes Bryan to the mat and applies a crossface submission.
Bryan breaks the hold but Triple H keeps control of the match. Triple H with another beatdown in the corner now. Bryan fights back and they trade right hands in the middle of the ring. Bryan takes Triple H down with a big forearm shot. More back and forth. Bryan blocks a German suplex and nails one of his own for a 2 count. Bryan hits another for another 2 count. Triple H goes for another chicken-wing but just tosses Bryan on his shoulder. Triple H with a 2 count. Triple H takes him up for a superplex but Bryan blocks it. They fight up top and fans start a "yes" chant. Bryan with a sunset flip powerbomb to the mat. Bryan with the running kicks in the corner. Triple H blocks the third with a hue clothesline. Bryan blocks a Pedigree and hits a jackknife pin for 2. Bryan with a kick to the head and Triple H goes down. Fans start chanting as Bryan goes up top. Bryan leaps off but Triple H gets his knee up. Triple H with another crossface submission.
The crowd gets quiet as Triple H keeps the hold locked. Bryan finally turns it around and gets the Yes Lock barely applied. Triple H finally makes it to the bottom rope and breaks the hold. HHH goes to the floor but Bryan leaps out with a big dive and sends him into the barrier. Bryan nails another big dive. Bryan with kicks against the barrier now. Bryan brings it back in the ring and goes to the top. Bryan nails a missile dropkick. Bryan with kicks to the chest now. Bryan nails the roundhouse kick and covers for a 2 count. Triple H blocks the running knee with a big spinebuster. Triple H goes for the Pedigree and nails it but Bryan barely kicks out at 2. Stephanie looks on shocked. Stephanie cheers Triple H on. Bryan with a roll up for 2. HHH with more offense in the corner. Bryan blocks a Pedigree and gets a 2 count. Triple H goes for another Pedigree but Bryan blocks it. HHH starts dropping knees to the head. Bryan blocks another Pedigree attempt and nails a kick to the head. HHH ducks another kick. They counter. Bryan nails the knee to the head out of nowhere for the win.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
After the match, Daniel Bryan celebrates with the fans. Stephanie comes in the ring and starts slapping him hard in the face, repeatedly. Triple H nails Bryan from behind and lays him out. Triple H wraps Bryan's arm around the ring post and smacks him in the shoulder with a steel chair. Stephanie taunts Bryan as the referee and trainers check on him. Stephanie and Triple H make their way up the ramp as fans boo. We get replays. Triple H and Stephanie pose on the stage as fans boo. We see Bryan being helped up the ramp and he's clutching his shoulder.
The Shield vs. Kane and The New Age Outlaws
We go to the ring and out comes The New Age Outlaws. They talk about representing The Authority but The Shield's music cuts them off. The Shield make their way through the crowd and to the ring. The pyro explodes next and out comes Kane.
Dean Ambrose and Kane start off and they go at it. Roman Reigns tags in early and goes at it with Kane. Reigns takes out both of the Outlaws and Kane. Reigns hits a double dropkick from the floor on both Outlaws. Road Dogg gets a Superman punch. Kane grabs Reigns for a chokeslam but Seth Rollins leaps off the top and breaks it up. Rollins leaps out on the floor and takes out Kane. Ambrose stops a Fame-asser from happening on Reigns. Ambrose sends Dogg into the barrier. Reigns with a Superman punch to Billy Gunn. It's all over the place early in the match. They corner Billy Gunn but he slides out with Road Dogg. Ambrose and Rollins run the ropes and leap out onto them. Reigns spears Kane. Reigns with a double spear on the Outlaws. Rollins tags in. They manage to triple powerbomb Gunn and Dogg at the same time. Rollins covers Gunn for the surprising squash win.
Winners: The Shield
We go backstage to Sgt. Slaughter, Ricky Steamboat in character and Hacksaw Jim Duggan playing with Slam City toys. A man in a suit takes it away and says it belongs to someone else. Ted DiBiase comes in and laughs about buying it. Ron Simmons says "damn!' and that's it for another rushed segment.
Andre the giant Memorial Battle Royal
We go to the ring and everyone is already out. Sheamus and Big Show get their own entrances. Yoshi Tatsu is the first one out and he wasn't announced ahead of time. Brad Maddox is the next man out. The Great Khali eliminates Brodus Clay next. Khali gets eliminated next. 3MB eliminate Zack Ryder. Darren Young is out next. Mark Henry tosses Rey Mysterio but he hangs on. Dolph Ziggler also hangs on. Henry eliminates Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre. Henry tosses Heath Slater next. Big Show eliminates Henry. Show eliminates Titus next. Santino Marella pulls out his Cobra but The Miz tries to block it. Cesaro is in the match and wasn't announced before. He goes at it with Sheamus. Alberto Del Rio eliminates Santino. Damien Sandow is out next. Big E eliminates Justin Gabriel with a big powerbomb over the top. Rey and Sin Cara go at it. David Otunga also wasn't announced and he gets eliminated. Big E and Fandango go at it on the apron. Big E is eliminated. Fandango dances on the apron and fans start to do the Fandango. Sheamus grabs Fandango for the forearm shots to the chest on the apron. Sheamus hits about 30 shots to the chest and Fandango is eliminated.
Show eliminates R-Truth. Del Rio eliminates Goldust. Del Rio and Cody Rhodes go at it. Del Rio eliminates Cody. Tyson Kidd also got eliminated a few minutes ago by Del Rio. Rey with a 619 on Del Rio. Cesar blocks 619 and eliminates Rey with a huge uppercut. Show grabs Cesaro but Cesaro punches him in the face. Cesaro with a big uppercut on Ziggler. Cesaro sends Kofi flying out of the ring and to the steel steps. Kofi's feet stayed on the steps and never touched the floor so he's still in. Kofi comes back and has shots for everyone. Show grabs him for a chokeslam but Kofi nails Trouble in Paradise on him. Cesaro grabs Kofi and hits a lengthy Cesaro Swing. Show chokeslams Cesaro and the fans boo big time. Sheamus with a Brogue Kick on Show. Kofi gets eliminated by a Brogue. Ziggler with a big DDT on Sheamus. Ziggler gets the crowd hype and hangs on. Del Rio eliminates Ziggler with a big kick to the face. Fans boo. Sheamus and Del Rio brawl now. Del Rio with the cross armbreaker. Sheamus stands up with Del Rio still holding him. They both tumble over the top and are eliminated. It's down to Cesaro and Big Show. Show goes for a chokeslam but Cesaro slides out and hits uppercuts. Cesaro with a clothesline but Show won't go over the top. Cesaro tries clotheslines and uppercuts but show grabs him by the throat. Show tosses him but Cesaro hangs on. Cesaro goes to the top and Show chops him out of mid-air with a huge shot. Show goes to throw Cesaro out but Cesaro slides out and hits an uppercut. Cesaro scoops Show up off his feet which gets a huge pop. Cesaro slams Show over the top for the win.
Winner: Cesaro
Cesaro is shocked after the win. Show sticks his hand through the ropes and they shake as fans pop. Cesaro raises his fist in the air as we go to replays. Officials bring out the statue and Cesaro kneels down with it. Cesaro manages to lift the big statue up and poses with it as we go back to the announcers.
We get the Legacy video for Cena vs. Wyatt
John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt
We come back to the arena and fire starts shooting up from the stage. Dancers are dancing around with swords to the beat of drums. All of a sudden the Wyatts graphic flashes. Bray Wyatt appears on the screen and says they're here. Mark Crozer and his band start performing The Wyatt Family theme song as Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper make their way out.
The Wyatt Family hits the ring. Bray poses on his knees as John Cena's music hits to a big mixed reaction. Cena comes out to the stage and stares down at the ring. Cena salutes and runs down the ramp. The Wyatt Family just stares at him from the corner. The bell rings and here we go. Bray drops to his knees and tells Cena to come finish him, too be the monster the people want him to be. Cena tells Bray to get up. Bray charges and Cena ducks. Cena takes Bray down with a headlock to boos. Cena with another takedown. Bray turns it around and works Cena over. Bray drops a knee and stomps away on Cena. Bray with a big forearm off the ropes. Bray whips Cena hard into the corner and he goes down. Cena comes back with a big clothesline and fans boo. Cena charges Bray and wails away on him. Cena backs off and Bray laughs. Cena goes back to beating on Bray. Rowan and Harper get on opposite sides of the ring on the apron. They back off and fans do dueling chants. Cena looks frustrated. Cena unloads on Bray in the corner some more. The referee has to pull Cena away. Cena with a big boot to the face and more right hands on Wyatt. An angrier side is coming out of Cena. Cena acts conflicted with himself. Bray comes back and drops Cena. Bray mounts him and talks trash.
Cena comes back with a dropkick. Wyatt catches him with a sleeper hold. Cena fights out and hits the shoulder tackles. Cena with the big slam. He goes for a Five Knuckle Shuffle and smiles at the crowd as they boo. Cena comes back to drop the fist but Bray is standing upside down and it freaks Cena out. Rowan distracts Cena and Bray lays him out for a 2 count. Bray gets the crowd to sing "the whole world, in his hands" just by moving his hands around. Wyatt keeps control of Cena. Cena manages to hit a big DDT out of the corner for a 2 count. Cena goes for the top rope leg drop but Wyatt catches him in a powerbomb for a 2 count. More back and forth. Cena hits the big slam and this time hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Bray blocks the Attitude Adjustment and slams Cena on his ribs for another 2 count. Bray with a big slam on the apron and another 2 count. We hear "the whole world..." starting up in the crowd again. Bray sings with them this time.
Bray takes Cena to the top for a superplex but Cena fights him off with headbutts. Wyatt hits the mat. Cena looks to leap to the mat but instead turns and splashes on Rowan and Harper out on the floor. Bray goes to the floor and takes control, sending Cena into the steel steps. Bray grabs part of the steps but Cena blocks it and unloads with right hands. Cena sends Bray into the ring post. Cena grabs part of the steps and has second thoughts and can't bring himself to hit Wyatt with them. They come back in the ring and Wyatt hits the big flying forearm for a 2 count. Bray sits down and holds Cena's head in his hands. Wyatt sings "the whole world..." and looks around. Wyatt goes for a big splash but Cena moves. Cena nails the Attitude Adjustment for a close 2 count. Rowan distracts the referee while Harper cracks Cena in the skull. Bray with a splash and another 2 count. Bray tosses Cena back out to the floor.
Cena tackles Harper and they go crashing through the timekeeper's area. Bray goes back to work on Cena and brings him in the ring. Bray turns upside down in the corner and the crowd pops. Cena blocks Sister Abigail and rolls Wyatt up and then into the STF. Fans boo. Wyatt grabs the bottom rope and breaks the hold. Wyatt hits Sister Abigail out of nowhere but Cena kicks out at 2. Wyatt looks surprised now. Wyatt goes out and takes apart the Spanish announce table. He grabs a steel chair and the referee warns him not to bring it in the ring. Bray brings it in and the referee argues. Rowan comes in to argue with the ref but he leaves. Bray tosses Cena the chair and tells him to use it. Another "the whole world" tune starts up in the crowd. The referee warns Cena. Wyatt begs Cena to hit him. Cena swings the chair but knocks Rowan off the apron. Back and forth. Cena blocks Sister Abigail and hits an Attitude Adjustment for the win.
Winner: John Cena
After the match, Cena celebrates with fans as Rowan and Harper help Bray up the ramp. Cena goes ringside to celebrate with his friends and family. John Cena Sr. raises his hand. Cena also hugs The Rock's mom before heading to the back.
Cole leads us into a look back at the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. We come back to the Superdome and Howard Finkel introduces Michael & Daniel Moody on behalf of Paul Bearer, Mr. T, Carlos Colon, Jake Roberts, Lita and Razor Ramon. The Ultimate Warrior's music hits and he comes out last to be introduced.
We go backstage and see Daniel Bryan having his shoulder worked on by trainers.
Cole shows us the Spanish announcers, including Ricardo Rodriguez. Earlier we were shown the French announcers at ringside. Cole leads us to a video for The Streak.
Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
We go to the ring and out first comes Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman. They get a big pop. The lights go down and the druids start up as a video flashes looking at The Undertaker's WrestleMania victims. A casket is rolled out to the stage. The lights go out as Taker's gong begins. Taker comes walking out to a huge pop. We see the casket pop open on the stage as Lesnar looks on and Taker starts marching to the ring. Taker looks back at the casket and it explodes in flames for some reason. Taker continues heading to the ring. Taker and Lesnar meet in the middle of the ring and the bell rings. They start brawling and Taker takes Lesnar to the corner. Taker gets reversed and Lesnar hits a big belly to belly suplex. Lesnar clotheslines Taker out tot he floor but Taker lands on his feet. Taker fights back in the ring but Lesnar hits knees to the gut. Lesnar with the forearms to the chest like Sheamus. Taker drops him over the top rope. Taker with more strikes in the corner. Taker works on the arm now. Taker sends Lesnar flying into the ring post shoulder first. They fight outside of the ring and come back in. Lesnar blocks Old School and hits shoulder thrusts in the corner. Lesnar charges but Taker moves and Lesnar runs into the ring post. Taker sends Lesnar into the steps and boots his shoulder. The crowd doesn't seem into it much as they fight around ringside. Taker hits the big leg drop on the apron. Taker brings it back in and nails Snake Eyes. Taker goes for a chokeslam but Lesnar slides out. Lesnar goes for a F5 but Taker counters and sends Lesnar back into the corner. Taker misses a running boot and gets hung up in the corner. Brock slams Taker's leg into the ring post. Taker with an elbow to the face. Taker slams Taker by his leg hard on the floor. Lesnar brings it back in the ring and keeps control of Taker. Lesnar works on the leg but Taker tries to fight back. Lesnar knocks him back down and stomps as Heyman looks on. Lesnar with a boot to the throat now. Lesnar keeps up the assault and sends Taker into the barrier. Taker fights back but Lesnar whips him hard into the barrier again. Lesnar brings Taker back in and hits a suplex.
Lesnar continues beating Taker around. Taker manages to hit a big DDT out of nowhere finally. Lesnar runs into a big boot in the corner. Taker backs Lesnar into the corner and hits a big clothesline. Taker with another running clothesline. Taker scoops Lesnar and drops him for Snake Eyes again. Taker with a running big boot. The crowd wakes up some. Taker with a big leg drop and a 2 count. Taker goes for a chokeslam and nails it. Taker with a close 2 count. Taker goes for a Tombstone but Lesnar slides out. Lesnar nails a big F5 and covers for a 2 count. Taker can't seem to get up as Lesnar stands over him. Taker suddenly pulls Lesnar into a Hell's Gate submission. Taker tightens the hold but Lesnar breaks it with a powerbomb. Lesnar drags Taker back but Taker locks another Hell's Gate in. Lesnar breaks it again by lifting Taker for another big powerbomb.
Lesnar comes back and applies the Kimura Lock. Taker turns it around with a submission on Lesnar. They struggle but Taker keeps it tight. Lesnar grabs the bottom rope and breaks the hold. Lesnar with shots to the kidney now. Lesnar with shoulder thrusts in the corner. Lesnar runs into a big boot and goes down. Taker walks the rope for Old School but Lesnar grabs him off the rope and hits a F5 for a close 2 count. Lesnar with a German suplex to Taker and another. Heyman screams a pep talk at Lesnar as he unloads on Taker in the corner. Lesnar mounts Taker in the corner with right hands but Taker turns it into a Last Ride. Taker gets to his feet and waits. Taker scoops him for a Tombstone and nails it but Lesnar kicks out at 2.
Taker sits up, stands up and cuts his throat. Lesnar counters the Tombstone and turns it into a F5. He nails it for the win.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
Everyone is shocked. It looks like every single person in the crowd is just shocked and can't believe what they just saw. Heyman hits the ring and is freaking out that Lesnar won. Lesnar can't believe it but starts to smile. There are people in the crowd who look like they're about to be sick. Lesnar and Heyman hit the stage but get booed. Taker sits up in the ring after Lesnar leaves. Taker gets to his knees and fans start chanting his name. Taker struggles to get up as we see a 21-1 graphic on the big screen in the Superdome. Taker finally gets to his feet and we hear a loud "you suck" coming from a fan. All of the announcers stand at ringside and applaud Taker, who is still trying to get up and out of the ring. Taker heads up the ramp and holds his head high. Fans give him another big pop as his music hits.
Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational
We come back from a promo and the announcers talk like The Undertaker may be done. The ring is full of Divas as Lilian Garcia announces the rules. The first Diva to get a pin is the winner. WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee makes her way out to the ring. Vickie Guerrero is standing on a podium at ringside and wishes all the Divas good luck, especially AJ. The bell rings and the Divas surround Tamina Snuka and AJ. Fans are booing. They all go at it when the bell rings.
This match is all over the place. A bunch of Divas go for pins at the same time but the referee can't count them all. AJ drops Summer Rae face first in the corner. Cameron with knees to AJ's face. Cameron and Emma go at it. Emma dances and splashes Summer in the corner. Alicia Fox takes Emma out. Layla takes care of Alicia. Aksana slams Layla. Natalya slams Aksana. Rosa with a sideslam on Natalya. Naomi with the Rear View on Rosa. Tamina with a superkick on Naomi. Eva Marie pushes Tamina down and taunts her. Tamina gets up and chases Eva until she slides out of the ring and hits the floor. Brie Bella takes care of Tamina. Nikki Bella joins her and they dropkick what looks like AJ off the apron. The Bellas run the ropes and dive out onto the other Divas. They come back in and have some tension. They go at it and Nikki hits her finisher on Brie but the other Divas break the pin up. Alicia with a big tilt-a-whirl slam on Nikki. Natalya takes out Layla and Alicia. Tamina with a Samoan Drop on Natalya. The crowd is dead for this one. Tamina goes for the big splash but Naomi knocks her off the top. Aksana climbs up in the corner with Naomi for a superplex but Natalya sends them both to the mat. Natalya with a 2 count. Natalya and Tamina go at it on the floor. AJ and Naomi are left in the ring. AJ gets the Black Widow applied and Naomi taps out.
Winner: AJ Lee
We go backstage to Hulk Hogan and Mean Gene Okerlund. This leads to Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper coming in. They argue about the WrestleMania I main event and in comes Mr. T and then Pat Patterson in a referee shirt. Hogan says it's time to bury the hatchet and they do after Piper hesitates shaking T's hand.
We see Bruno Sammartino, Harley Race, Bob Backlund, Dusty Rhodes and Bret Hart at ringside.
WWE World Heavyweight Title Match: Batista vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton
We go to the ring and out comes WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton with Rev Theory performing his theme song. Batista is out next to boos and it looks like they botched his pyro. Out last comes Daniel Bryan and he's ready to fight. We get formal ring introductions from Justin Roberts. Bryan gets a big pop and a chant. Batista gets booed and there's a mostly positive reaction for Orton. Batista takes Orton out and goes to powerbomb Bryan but it's countered. Bryan with kicks in the corner. Orton slams Bryan by his injured arm and goes to work on it. Batista with thrusts in the corner on Orton now. Batista with a clothesline. Orton counters a slam and hits a backbreaker. Orton knocks Bryan off the apron. Batista sends Orton out to the floor. Batista slams Orton into the apron and then the announce table. Batista whips Orton into the barrier. Orton fights back on the floor and turns it around on Batista. Batista sends him into the steps.
Orton counters and backdrops Batista on the steel steps. Orton takes control on the floor and brings it back in for a 2 count. Bryan comes out of nowhere with a double missile dropkick. Bryan hulks up and hits both men with kicks as the fans chant. Orton blocks the roundhouse and tosses Bryan on his shoulder for a 2 count as Batista makes the save. Batista with a powerslam on Orton for a 2 count as Bryan breaks the pin. Batista stomps Bryan and beats on him in the corner as fans boo. Bryan trips Batista into the turnbuckle and we've definitely seen better WrestleMania crowds. Bryan with several dropkicks in the corner for both of them. Batista ends up on the top but Orton climbs for a superplex. Bryan is down on the outside. Orton with headbutts before nailing the superplex. Bryan comes flying out of nowhere again. He gets the Yes Lock applied but Triple H and Stephanie McMahon come through he crowd. Triple H yanks the referee out of the ring. Bryan stares Triple H down and turns around to a spinebuster. Crooked referee Scott Armstrong appears and enters the ring. Batista with a Batista Bomb on Bryan but Bryan kicks out at 2. Fans start a "yes" chant. Batista charges but Bryan moves and he hits the ring post. Triple H tells the referee to do something to Bryan. Bryan kicks the referee in the head. Bryan leaps out onto Triple H, Stephanie and Armstrong, taking them down. Fans chant "yes" all over the building now. Triple H grabs a sledgehammer from under the ring but Bryan hits him on the apron. Bryan grabs the sledgehammer and nails Triple H in the face, sending him off the apron. Bryan rolls Batista up but Orton breaks it. The original referee is back now. Orton knocks Bryan to the floor and follows. Orton beats Bryan up outside of the ring.
Batista and Orton team up to beat down Bryan on the floor. Orton rams him with the steel steps. Orton and Batista come face to face before Batista starts taking apart all three announce tables. Orton helps him as Bryan lays on the floor. Batista decks Bryan in the head with a monitor. Fans were booing and doing a "no!" chant. Fans chant for CM Punk now. Batista takes Bryan on top of the announce table. Orton climbs on the other one. They do a Batista Bomb into a RKO through the announce table and both Bryan and Orton land hard. There's a brief "holy shit" chant. Orton actually landed pretty bad on his back right on top of a monitor it looked like. Trainers check on Bryan and Orton before calling the stretchers out. Batista takes a cheap shot on Orton. They put a neck brace on Bryan. Batista tosses Orton into the barrier. Batista continues beating Orton around the ring. The announcers say Bryan hasn't moved or opened his eyes.
Batista brings Orton in the ring but Orton backdrops him and turns it around. Bryan is loaded on a stretcher. Orton with a draping DDT from the apron. Bryan stops and rolls off the stretcher as fans chant "yes" and he crawls back to the ring. Orton comes over and sends Bryan into the steps. Orton brings Bryan in the ring and fans chant Bryan's name. Orton poses and the fans boo. Orton readies for the RKO. Bryan blocks it and goes for the Yes Lock. Bryan gets it locked but Batista breaks the hold. Bryan pulls Batista into the Yes Lock next. Orton breaks the hold this time. Orton tosses Bryan into the corner. Orton beats Batista down now. Orton readies for the RKO on Batista but it's blocked. Bryan catches a spear and ends up on the floor. Orton hits the RKO on Batista but he kicks out at 2. Bryan nails the flying knee on Orton. Batista tosses Bryan to the floor and steals the pin on Orton but he kicks out right before 3. Batista hits a Batista Bomb on Orton but Bryan nails the knee on Batista. Bryan puts the Yes Lock on Batista for the win.
Winner and New WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Daniel Bryan
As soon as the bell hits the crowd goes nuts with "yes!" chants as Bryan grabs both titles and celebrates. Bryan drops to his knees and chants with a belt in each hand. Cole says there is the new face of WWE. Bryan goes and stands on top of the announce table and celebrates as the fireworks go off on the stage. Bryan hits the ring as it fills with confetti. Bryan has a little girl brought into the ring and he hugs her. Another woman comes in the ring and it looks like it may have been 2 family members, his sister and niece. Bryan hits the turnbuckles again and poses with his belts as fans chant. Bryan drops back to his knees and looks around as the confetti continues to fall. Bryan raises his titles up again and continues the chant. Michael Cole thanks us and says goodnight from New Orleans as WrestleMania goes off the air.
Quick Results
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* Goldust and Cody Rhodes def. Ryback and Curtis Axel
* WWE Intercontinental Title Match:
Big E (c) def. Jack Swagger via big ending to retain the title
* WWE Tag Team Title Match:
The New Age Outlaws (c) def. The Usos to retain the title
* Titus O'Neil def. Darren Young via Clash of the Titus
* The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper) def. The Shield (Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose )
* WWE Divas Title Match:
Cameron def. AJ Lee (c) via disqualification when Tamina interferes
* Batista def. Alberto Del Rio via Batista Bomb
* Elimination Chamber for the WWE World Heavyweight Title: Antonio Cesaro vs. Sheamus vs. Christian vs. Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton (c)
- Orton superplexes Sheamus to the mat. Christian nails a big splash from the top of the pod to Sheamus. Christian pins Sheamus and he is eliminated.
- Bryan with the flying knee on Christian for the pin. Christian is eliminated.
- John Cena def. Antonio Cesaro STF submission. Cesaro taps and is eliminated.
- Bray Wyatt interferes and hits Sister Abigail on Cena. Orton slides over and covers Cena. Cena is eliminated.
- Kane interferes and decks Bryan with a big right hand and Orton nails the RKO for the win.
_ Winner and Still WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton
Detailed Results
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The 2014 WWE Elimination Chamber Kickoff pre-show starts with Josh Mathews welcoming us to the Target Center in Minneapolis as fans continue to find their seats. Mathews is joined by The Miz, Rey Mysterio and Mark Henry. Miz shows off his wedding ring. We have a new panel setup tonight. The panel talks about tonight's matches. Henry is looking forward to the Chamber match the most. Miz hypes Big E vs. Jack Swagger and The New Age Outlaws vs. The Usos. Rey is most looking forward to The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family. They talk about the pre-show match and Miz predicts The Brotherhood will win. Henry says there hasn't been this much excitement in the tag team division since the Attitude Era.
We go backstage to Renee Young in the social media lounge. Tonight's hashtag is #WWEChamber. Renee shows us some Chamber predictions from fans on Twitter.
They show the Chamber hanging high above the ring. Mathews hypes tonight's main event. We see footage from the big brawl at the end of Monday's RAW. We get more hype for the Chamber. Henry says there will be a victor but there are no winners in the Chamber.
We go backstage to Cesaro, Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter. He says tonight will be great for The Real Americans but tomorrow will be even better because they will be champions. Zeb says this is a new opportunity for America. Zeb has them place their hands over their hearts and say, "we the people!"
JBL makes his way out for commentary to a big pop. The panel talks about Batista vs. Alberto Del Rio. Jerry Lawler is out next to another big pop. We cut to a video of The Bella Twins hyping the WWE Network. We come back to a CM Punk chant as Michael Cole welcomes us. He talks about the WWE Network launching tomorrow.
Goldust and Cody Rhodes vs. Ryback and Curtis Axel
We go to the ring and out first comes Goldust and Cody Rhodes. Ryback and Curtis Axel are out next. They're accompanied by Axel's grandfather, Larry "The Axe" Hennig. Goldust and Axel start off before Cody and Ryback come in. Ryback takes control on Cody and drops him with an elbow to the face. Ryback with thrusts in the corner before tagging in Axel. Fans chant for Axel as Cody turns it around. Cody sends Axel and Ryback to the floor. Cody and Goldust both leap out to the floor and take Ryback and Axel out. We cut to a commercial.
Back from the break and Axel is in control of Goldust. Axel shows off for his grandfather and goes for a pin attempt. Ryback tags in for some double teaming in the corner. Ryback with a big vertical suplex on Goldust for another 2 count. Axel tags back in and keeps Goldust in the corner. Goldust dodges a move and gets a 2 count. They both go down and try for a tag. Ryback tags in and stops Goldust. Goldust fights them both off and hits a big hurricanrana. Ryback stops another tag but Goldust dumps him over the top. Cody and Axel tag in. Cody unloads and hits a big knee to the face. Cody goes up top and nails a moonsault for a 2 count. Cody with an Alabama Slam but Ryback pulls him out of the ring. Cody nails a Disaster Kick. Cody springboards back in but Axel catches him with a powerbomb for a close 2 count. Cody blocks a Perfect-plex but goes for CrossRhodes. Ryback interrupts that. More back and forth. Cody nails CrossRhodes for the win on Axel.
Winners: Cody Rhodes and Goldust
We go backstage to Bryon Saxton and The Usos. They've been dreaming about this day one and will walk out with the titles tonight.
More hype from Renee Young in the social media lounge with fan predictions.
We go back to the panel. Rey goes with Cesaro as the Chamber winner, Henry predicts Sheamus will win and The Miz also goes with Cesaro as the winner.
The 2014 WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view kicks off with a promo video for tonight's main event. We're live from the sold out Target Center in Minneapolis as the pyro goes off and Michael Cole welcomes us.
WWE Intercontinental Title Match: Jack Swagger vs. Big E
We go too the ring and out first comes Jack Swagger with Zeb Colter. Zeb has the music stopped and cuts a promo on the way to the ring. Zeb talks about how Big E has done nothing to help North America since he's been champion. WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E is out next to a decent reaction.
We see Ricardo Rodriguez doing Spanish commentary again tonight. They lock up and go to the corner, then to the next corner. They lock up again and Swagger hits a big knee to the gut. Swagger with shoulder blocks. They run the ropes and Big E nails a flying shoulder tackle. Swagger goes to the floor for a breather and the crowd boos. Swagger comes back in and works Big E over. E turns it around and hits a big belly to belly suplex. Big E nails another big throw and a spear in the corner. Swagger rolls back out to the floor.
E follows and sends Swagger into the steps. Zeb distracts Big E, allowing Swagger to attack from behind. Big E fights back and thrusts Swagger back into the steps. Big E brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Swagger ends up pulling Big E to the floor and throws him down. Swagger with a big clothesline on the floor. Swagger brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Swagger with a running knee in the corner. More knees to the gut in the corner. Swagger with a short clothesline and a 2 count. More offense from Swagger. He levels Big E with a big boot and drops a leg for 2. They both collide with clotheslines in the middle of the ring.
Big E misses a big thrust in the corner and hits the ring post. Swagger rolls him up for a 2 count. More back and forth. Swagger nails a big spinebuster for a 2 count. Big E blocks a Swagger Bomb. Big E struggles but Swagger ends up on the apron. Big E runs the ropes and spears Swagger from the apron to the floor. They both land hard and the fans chant "holy shit." Big E brings it back in for a 2 count. Big E runs the ropes and nails a big splash for another 2 count. Big E goes to the top rope but Swagger cuts him off. Swagger climbs up but E sends him to the mat. Swagger runs back up and throws Big E to the mat for another 2 count. Swagger takes out Big E's knee and goes for the Patriot Lock. E rolls through but Swagger locks it in again. E breaks the hold and they trade shots. Swagger takes the knee out again. Big E blocks a gutwrench but runs into a big kick. Big E runs over Swagger and drops his straps. Swagger with another Patriot Lock as the crowd pops. E breaks it with an enziguri. Big E nails the Big Ending for the win.
Winner: Big E
After the match, Bad News Barrett appears on his podium by the stage. Barrett gives us bad news about the Russians winning more gold medals than the Americans at the Winter Olympics.
We get hype for Hulk Hogan's WWE return.
Cole talks about Daniel Bryan not being 100% for tonight. We see footage from his impromptu match against Kane on last week's RAW. Byron Saxton is backstage with Bryan, who has his shoulder taped up. A "yes!" chant starts in the arena. Bryan says his mindset is the same, whether he's 100% or not. Bryan gets another "yes!" chant going.
WWE Tag Team Title Match: The Usos vs. The New Age Outlaws
We go to the ring and out first come WWE Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws. They do their usual schtick before The Usos come out. Billy Gunn starts off with Jimmy Uso. Back and forth action. Gunn drops Uso with an elbow. Gunn stalls before they lock up again. Road Dogg finally tags in as does Jey Uso. Dogg dances around to a pop. Dogg with a kick to the gut. Uso comes back with a headbutt and some dancing of his own to a pop. Dogg runs into a big kick from the corner but launches Uso with a hip toss into the corner. Uso lands bad and looks to hurt his leg. Dogg struts and tosses Uso out to the floor. Gunn with a big clothesline on the floor. Gunn brings it back in the ring for a 2 count.
A big CM Punk chant starts up as Road Dogg comes back in and keeps control. Dogg with more offense and a pin attempt on Uso. The other Uso and Gunn come in at the same time. Uso unloads. Dogg comes in but gets tossed to the floor. Uso barely hits a Samoan Drop on Gunn. Dogg pulls Gunn out and saves him from the splash int he corner. Jimmy runs the ropes and leaps out, taking both of the Outlaws out. Gunn comes right back with a big clothesline. Jimmy and Gunn come back in. Uso ducks a Fameasser and nails a superkick for a close 2 count. Uso goes to the top for a Superfly Splash. The other Uso goes at it with Dogg on the floor. Back and forth. Dogg catches a superkick. Gunn rolls Uso up for the win.
Winners: The New Age Outlaws
After the match, Bad News Barrett appears and says Daniel Bryan won't be winning tonight and for that, fans will turn on him. Barrett chants "yes" while the fans chant "no."
We get more hype from the announcers for the WWE Network. Jerry Lawler is showing us how to use the Network on his iPad. JBL is showing us how to use it on his laptop.
Darren Young vs. Titus O'Neil
Darren Young is out first as we see footage of their break-up. Titus O'Neil is out next. The bell rings and they go at it. Titus plays the heel and drops Darren when he's arguing with the referee. Titus with a headlock now. A we want "Lesnar" chant starts up.
Titus runs over Darren with a big shoulder. Titus with a knee to the gut now. Young with a big right hand and a dropkick. Young clotheslines Titus out to the floor. Young goes to the top and nails a flying clothesline for 2. Titus turns it around and whips Young hard to the floor. Young fights out of a bearhug and comes off the top but Titus catches him with a backbreaker. Titus tosses Young across the ring. Titus with an abdominal stretch now. Young makes a comeback and gets some offense going. Young with a neckbreaker on the apron for a 2 count. Titus blocks a move and nails a kidney shot. Titus nails Clash of the Titus for the win.
Winner: Titus O'Neil
After the match, Bad News Barrett appears again. His podium isn't working and he's now speaking from the stage. He rips Minnesota's electricians and football teams. Barrett brings up Hulk Hogan returning and says his spotlight will be forever dimmed by the charisma of Bad News Barrett.
We go back to the panel to discuss what has happened so far tonight.
We get hype for The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family.
The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family
We go to the ring and out first comes Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose through the crowd. The lights go out, the lantern lights up and out comes Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper.
Before The Wyatts even enter the ring a "this is awesome" chant starts up. Both teams face off with the referee in between them. Bray and Ambrose have words. A "let's go Wyatt/let's go Shield" chant starts. Ambrose attacks Bray and here we go. They all start brawling before the bell can even ring. The Shield clear the ring as the referee tries to restore order. More dueling chants from the fans as Bray talks with Rowan and Harper. The bell rings and it's going to be Rowan starting off with Rollins.
They go at it. Rollins with a big dropkick from a block. Reigns tags in and they beat Rowan down in the corner. Rollins tags right back in but Rowan shoves him away. Rowan with a massive clothesline. Harper tags in for some double teaming. Harper turns it around in the corner and tags in Bray. Bray takes Rollins to the corner and works him over. Rollins ducks a clothesline and tags in Reigns. The crowd pops as Reigns stares down Bray. They go at it. Bray tags back in Harper for some double teaming. Harper tries to suplex Reigns but can't. Reigns nails a suplex and beats Harper to The Shield's corner. Ambrose comes in for some double teaming. Rollins tags back in as does Reigns for a triple team move. Reigns with a 2 count on Harper.
Ambrose tags back in and nails a double dropkick. It's Rollins and Harper going at it now. Rollins with a headbutt as Ambrose tags back in. Quick tags from The Shield here. More back and forth. Harper nails a big dropkick on Ambrose. Bray tags back in and beats down Ambrose. Bray taunts The Shield and tags back in Rowan. Reigns with a big slam and a vise on Ambrose's head. Harper comes back in and steps on Ambrose's head. Ambrose and Harper trade shots now. Harper with a big suplex and a 2 count. Ambrose turns it around with a neckbreaker and a tag to Rollins. Rollins unloads on Harper. Rollins with a big leaping right hand in the corner. Rollins goes to the top and knocks Rowan away. Harper runs up and cuts Rollins off. Harper climbs up with a huge super throw on Rollins but Rollins lands on his feet. Rollins sends Harper to the floor and nails a suicide dive. They come back in and Rollins hits a top rope knee to the head. The crowd goes nuts. Rollins misses a knee and Harper nails a big sideslam for a 2 count.
Bray comes back in and turns it around on Rollins. More dueling chants from fans. Rowan tags in and keeps Rollins down. Rowan with a forearm shot to the kidney and another 2 count. The fans chant for tables now. Harper tags back in for a big right hand to the face of Rollins. Harper boots Rollins in the face and taunts him. Harper with a big slap to the face. Harper takes Rollins to the corner for more offense. Harper with the running knee in the corner. Harper catapults Rollins under the second rope. Bray tags back in and drops a knee on Rollins. Bray with a headlock now.
Bray runs into a big boot and goes down. Bray catches Rollins with a chokeslam for a 2 count. Harper runs in and sends Ambrose flying with a boot. Harper tags in and stomps on Rollins. Rollins counters Harper and rallies for a tag now. Reigns tags in as does Rowan. Reigns takes Rowan and Bray out. Reigns with a big Samoan Drop on Rowan. Right hands for Rowan now. Harper tosses Reigns to the floor. Reigns runs around the ring and hits the apron dropkick on Rowan's head. Reigns comes back in and slams Rowan for a 2 count as Bray breaks the pin. Dean tackles Bray and unloads on him. Harper pulls Ambrose off but Ambrose decks him. Ambrose dropkicks Bray off the apron. Harper leaps out with a suicide dive on Ambrose. Rollins leaps over the top and takes out Harper. Reigns with a close roll up on Rowan. They both collide with clotheslines and go down. Fans pop.
Rollins sends Harper into the ring post. Rollins takes apart the Spanish announce table but Bray stops him. Ambrose makes the save for Rollins as they prepare to put him through a table. Bray and Ambrose tumble over the barrier and brawl in the crowd. Roman and Rowan are still in the ring. They trade shots in the middle of the ring now. Rowan with a knee to the gut before tossing Reigns into the ring post. Rowan yells at Reigns and slaps him. Reigns nails a Superman punch for a 2 count. Rollins and Harper go at it on the floor now. Reigns uses a monitor but Bray runs back over the barrier and drops Rollins. They take apart the normal announcers table now. Harper and Bray put Rollins on top of it and work him over. In the ring, Rowan with a big fallaway slam on Reigns that sends him to the floor. The Wyatt Family stands tall.
Rowan and Harper stand on top of the announce table with Rollins. Bray looks on as they double chokeslam him from one announce table through the Spanish announce table. A huge "holy shit" chant starts. Rollins landed hard. Ambrose is nowhere to be seen. Reigns gets cornered by The Wyatts in the ring now. Bray comes in but Reigns attacks. Rowan beats Reigns down. Harper double teams Reigns in the corner with Rowan. Harper nails a massive big boot on Reigns. Bray tags in and turns upside down in the corner with a smile on his face. Bray kisses Reigns' head and goes for Sister Abigail but Reigns powers out. Bray hits a headbutt. Reigns powers into a big Samoan Drop. Harper runs in but Reigns tosses him to the floor. Reigns with a Superman punch for Rowan. And one for Bray. Reigns stands tall by himself now. Harper runs in and catches a spear. Bray nails Reigns and hits Sister Abigail for the win.
Winners: The Wyatt Family
After the match, we go to replays. The last we saw of Dean Ambrose was he and Bray brawling into the crowd. The Wyatts pose on the ramp as we see Reigns and Rollins trying to recover.
Renee Young catches up with Christian backstage. He plays sort of a heel and says he's desparate, which makes him very dangerous.
WWE Divas Title Match: Cameron vs. AJ Lee
We go to the ring and out comes WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee with Tamina Snuka. AJ takes the mic and a CM Punk chant barely starts up. AJ talks about being the longest reigning Divas champion of all time. AJ doesn't care who her opponent is tonight because she's beaten everyone. She jokes about Naomi's eye injury. Out comes Cameron by herself as AJ laughs.
Cameron hits AJ with her pom poms before the bell. Cameron takes AJ to the mat first for a 2 count. Cameron with another move before skipping around and mocking AJ. Cameron drops AJ and hits the split leg drop for a 2 count. Cameron runs into a kick for a 2 count. AJ with a neckbreaker and another 2 count. AJ keeps control and skips around. Cameron rolls her up for 2. Cameron with clotheslines. Cameron with a dropkick for another 2 count. They end up on the floor. Cameron ducks a shot from Tamina and AJ gets knocked out. Cameron goes for a 2 count and Tamina breaks the pin. Cameron comes to the floor to argue and Tamina runs her over with a clothesline for the disqualification.
Winner by DQ: Cameron
After the match, Tamina stomps on Cameron and brings AJ her title into the ring. AJ looks pissed at Tamina for accidentally kicking her.
Bad News Barrett comes to the stage. He says the WWE Network will be so amazing that people will lose their jobs, get suspended from school, let their houses become dirty and condemned.
Santino Marella is backstage playing with some WWE toys. Emma comes in and he tries to play the toys off. The Great Khali enters and says he's here now. El Torito and Los Matadores are in next. They thank Santino for the invite to play with toys. Santino says he doesn't play with toys, he's a man. Santino storms off. Emma says that's too bad because she loves toys. She plays toys with the guys and that's it.
Batista vs. Alberto Del Rio
We go to the ring and out comes Batista to a very mixed reaction, mostly boos. Alberto Del Rio is out next. Del Rio comes out in regular clothes, wearing a neck brace and using a crutch. Del Rio says he can't compete tonight due to Del Rio putting him through a table on RAW. Del Rio kicks Batista while he's talking to the referee and beats him down with the crutch. Del Rio takes off his warmup suit and is in his wrestling gear. Del Rio wails away with the crutch. Del Rio smiles and the fans boo him. Del Rio with more crutch shots to the knee. Fans chant "si!" as Del Rio tells them to ring the bell. Batista gets up in the corner and says he's ready to go. Batista fights back on one leg and the fans boo. Del Rio with offense as the crowd cheers. They start a "Bootista" chant up. Del Rio with a cross armbreaker on the second rope as fans cheer again. Del Rio with stomps now. Fans chant for Daniel Bryan. Del Rio goes back to working on Batista's arm. Fans chant for CM Punk now. Batista fights back and the fans boo big time. Del Rio drops Batista's arm over his knee and the fans cheer. The announcers are pointing out now that the fans are cheering for Del Rio instead of Batista. A chant for Chris Jericho starts now. Batista sends Del Rio into the ring post.
Fans continue cheering for Del Rio when he hits Batista. A Rob Van Dam chant starts up. Del Rio with an enziguri for a close 2 count. Fans boo as Batista gets his foot on the bottom rope. Another 2 count by Del Rio. Del Rio dropkicks Batista to the floor. A chant for Brock Lesnar starts up now. Batista brings it back in the ring but Batista nails a spear as the crowd boos. 2 count for Batista. More back and forth with Del Rio taking control. Del Rio misses a shot from the top rope and lands hard. Batista with a spinebuster to boos. Batista tries to get hype on the ropes but fans boo him. Del Rio blocks a Batista Bomb and takes out the knee. Del Rio with a kick to the head and a 2 count. Del Rio points up at the WrestleMania XXX sign to a mixed reaction. A "si!" chant goes again. Batista counters and shoves him into the exposed turnbuckle. Batista nails a Batista Bomb for the win.
Winner: Batista
After the match, we go to replays as Batista gets booed. Batista sells the arm injury and hangs around in the ring. He tells the crowd to "deal with it" and that's it.
We get a promo for the WWE Network and go back to the panel. The Miz changes his prediction to Daniel Bryan. Mark Henry sticks with Sheamus and Rey sticks with Cesaro as his prediction. The Chamber starts lowering around the ring. We go to a promo video for the main event.
Elimination Chamber for the WWE World Heavyweight Title: Antonio Cesaro vs. Sheamus vs. Christian vs. Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton
We go to the Chamber and out first comes John Cena. He enters his pod and is locked away. Christian is out next followed by WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton. Daniel Bryan is out next to a huge pop. Fans chant "yes!" as Bryan enters his pod. Cesaro is out next followed by Sheamus and they will be the two starters.
The bell rings and Cesaro dropkicks Sheamus. Cesaro stomps away and sends Sheamus out to the steel. Cesaro tries to slam Sheamus into the steel chains but Sheamus clotheslines him back into the ring. Back and forth in the ring now. Cesaro with a big uppercut. Fans chant "we the people" as Sheamus lands out on the steel. Cesaro runs the ropes but Sheamus nails a battering ram for a 2 count. Sheamus with a kick to the back and a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Sheamus with a big shoulder thrust in the corner and a high knee. Sheamus clotheslines Cesaro out to the steel. Sheamus goes for the forearm shots to the chest but Cesaro fights him off. Sheamus finally gets the forearm shots in.
Sheamus with a big clothesline. Sheamus goes for a suplex but Cesaro fights it. They fight on the steel now. Cesaro sends Sheamus into the post of Orton's pod. Cesaro with a stomp to the chest from the second rope as Orton looks on. Cesaro works Sheamus over in front of Cena's pod now. Cesaro mocks Cena. Sheamus tells Cesaro to bring it. Cesaro drops him with a huge uppercut. Sheamus pulls himself to the top rope but Cesaro nails another big uppercut. Cesaro with a headbutt. Cesaro climbs up but Sheamus knocks him off and hits a shoulder tackle. The timer goes off and the next man in is Daniel Bryan to a big pop.
Bryan with a missile dropkick on both men. Bryan unloads and takes them both out again. Bryan with kicks to both men now. Fans chant "yes!" with every kick. Bryan nails a roundhouse on Cesaro. Sheamus kicks Bryan and uppercuts him. Bryan counters a move and hits a drop toe hold on Sheamus. Bryan with a submission on Sheamus. Cesaro comes over but Bryan suplexes him into a pin while Sheamus is still in the submission. 2 counts for Bryan. Bryan comes off the second rope but Cesaro catches him in a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a 2 count.
Sheamus goes back to work on Cesaro now. Cesaro fights back with knees. Cesaro clotheslines Sheamus out to the steel. Cesaro presses Sheamus' face into the steel. Bryan with an uppercut on Cesaro. Bryan sends Cesaro into the chains. Cesaro whips Bryan through his empty pod and he hits shoulder first, going through the plexiglass. Sheamus with uppercuts on Cesaro now. Cesaro with uppercuts of his own as they trade them. Sheamus with a big slam on the steel. Sheamus with a 2 count. Bryan goes for a superplex on Sheamus but gets sent to the mat. The timer goes off and the next man in is Christian. He pushes Sheamus to the steel and stomps on Bryan as fans boo.
Christian unloads on Bryan's injured shoulder. Christian slams a pod door on Bryan's arm. Christian goes to the top and nails a tornado DDT on Bryan for a 2 count. Sheamus takes control but Sheamus plants him on the steel. Cesaro gets kicked into the chains by Christian. Cesaro blocks Killswitch. Christian leaps up to the chains to block an uppercut. Cesaro pulls him down and they trade holds. Cesaro powerbombs Christian into plexiglass on the pod and nails a big uppercut for a 2 count. Cesaro puts a piece of plexiglass on Sheamus and uppercuts it into him. Cesaro with a big gutwrench slam on the steel. The timer goes off and the next man in is John Cena.
Cena comes in to boos and throws Christian into Cesaro. Bryan hits a hurricanrana on Cena from the top. Bryan with kicks to Cena's chest now. Christian blocks the roundhouse and nails Killswitch on Bryan for a 2 count. Cesaro grabs Christian for a Cesaro Swing but Cena nails Cesaro and then slams Christian. Fans boo Cena. Sheamus stops a Five Knuckle Shuffle and hits White Noise on Cena for a 2 count. Sheamus and Cesaro go at it again. Cesaro and Christian double team Sheamus. Sheamus blocks a Neutralizer. Sheamus gets sent to the steel. Christian with a tornado DDT on Cesaro for a 2 count. Christian goes for Killswitch but stops to swing at Cena. Cena grabs him and slams him into the chains. Cena enters the ring with a shoulder tackle on Cesaro. Cesaro counters with a huge uppercut for a 2 count.
Cesaro, Bryan and Cena go at it now. Christian gets knocked back into the chains. Bryan saves Cesaro from an Attitude Adjustment. Bryan unloads with kicks on Cesaro in the corner. Bryan and Sheamus go at it now. Sheamus rams Bryan into the post and chains, Bryan goes down. Cesaro suplexes Sheamus into the ring for a 2 count. The timer goes off again and here comes Randy Orton. Orton stomps on Cesaro and goes after Cena. Orton stomps on Sheamus and then Bryan. Orton knocks Cena back down and fans chant "boring" then boo. Orton poses to more boos. Orton points at the WrestleMania XXX sign. He goes for the punt kick on Bryan but Bryan moves. Everyone has Orton cornered now. Orton goes back into his pod and shuts the door. The other Superstars fight while Sheamus taunts Orton from outside his pod. The crowd chants "pussy" and Orton laughs.
Sheamus turns around and Brogue Kicks Orton through the pod, breaking the plexiglass. Sheamus sends Orton into the chains and clotheslines him into the ring. Cena slams Orton and Sheamus goes down. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle on Orton. Cesaro comes in and tosses Cena out to the steel. Cesaro drops Orton and does the Cesaro Swing. Cesaro does 30 rotations and the crowd pops. Bryan takes advantage and lays out Cesaro. Sheamus runs over Bryan. Sheamus slams Christian next. Sheamus poses. Christian ducks a Brogue Kick but it hits Sheamus. Christian rolls up Sheamus for 2. Christian covers Cena for 2. Sheamus backs Christian to the steel. Sheamus goes for a big slam on the steel but Christian slides out and climbs to the top of the pod. Orton climbs up and fights with Sheamus. Orton superplexes Sheamus to the mat. Christian nails a big splash from the top of the pod to Sheamus. Christian pins Sheamus and he is eliminated.
Trainers help Sheamus out of the Chamber as Christian backdrops Orton to the steel. Bryan with the flying knee on Christian for the pin. Christian is eliminated. Christian is also helped out of the Chamber. It's down to Cena, Cesaro, Bryan and Orton. Cena and Cesaro go at it while Orton and Bryan do. Cena dropkicks Cesaro to the steel and throws him into the chains. Bryan sends Orton into a pod. Cena and Bryan lock eyes and meet in the ring. Bryan and Cena go at it trading shots. Bryan goes for the Yes Lock but Cena powers through. Bryan kicks him away. Cena goes for an AA on Bryan but Cesaro comes from behind and hits a German on both of them. Cesaro with a 2 count on Cena. Cesaro with a big boot to the face on Orton. Cena drops Cesaro for the STF but Cesaro counters. Cesaro with a big gutwrench move but Cena counters with a hurricanrana. Cena goes for the AA again and nails it onto the steel. Cesaro lands hard. Cena drags him back in the ring and goes for the STF. Cesaro taps and is eliminated.
Cena goes for he STF on Orton. The lights go out and it's The Wyatt Family. The lights finally come back on and The Wyatts are in the Chamber. Orton decks Cena from behind. Luke Harper runs over Bryan. Harper and Rowan beat Cena down. Bray joins in. Harper whips Rowan into Cena with a big splash. Rowan throws Cena into a Harper clothesline. Bray turns upside down in the corner before hitting Sister Abigail on Cena. A "thank you Wyatts" chant starts. The Wyatt Family leaves the Chamber. Orton slides over and covers Cena. Cena is eliminated.
The Wyatts stand outside of the Chamber but Kane comes out and makes them leave. A "you sold out" chant starts at Kane. Kane enters the Chamber to check on Cena as trainers help him out. Bryan leaps and takes out Kane with a flying knee. Orton sends Bryan into the pod and takes him up top. Bryan counters and turns Orton upside down in the corner. Bryan unloads with kicks. Bryan with three running dropkicks to the face. Fans chant Bryan's name as he takes Orton up top for a super side suplex and nails it. Bryan with a close 2 count. Bryan goes to the top but Orton cuts him off. Orton with a second rope draping DDT. Orton readies for the RKO. Bryan blocks it. Bryan nails the flying knee but Kane pulls the referee right before the 3 count. Bryan drops Kane with a kick to the head. Orton nails the RKO but Bryan barely kicks out. A huge "yes!" chant starts but Orton says no. Bryan with a roll up for 2. Bryan with a kick to the head and Orton goes back down. Kane decks Bryan with a big right hand and Orton nails the RKO for the win.
Winner: Randy Orton
After the match, Orton takes his titles as Bryan recovers in the Chamber. Orton poses on the ramp as Cole rants about how Bryan got screwed again. We see a lot of sad fans in the crowd. Elimination Chamber goes off the air with Orton celebrating on the ramp.
Quick Results
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* WWE Tag Team Title Match
The New Age Outlaws def. Cody Rhodes and Goldust (c) to become new champions
* Bray Wyatt def Daniel Bryan via Sister Abigail
* Brock Lesnar def. Big Show via F5
* WWE World Heavyweight Title Match
Randy Orton (c) def. John Cena via RKO to retain the title
* 30-Man Royal Rumble Match Winner - Batista
Detailed Results
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The 2014 WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show begins with a live shot from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as fans file into the building. Josh Mathews welcomes us. He's joined by Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair and Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Duggan does a big "hooooo!" and Shawn says he's honored to be here tonight. Flair does a big "whoooo!" and shows off his Hall of Fame Rolex with Shawn. Shawn talks about the strategy of winning the Royal Rumble match and Flair and Duggan chime in. Next they talk about The New Age Outlaws taking on Cody Rhodes and Goldust. Shawn is pulling for his boys but gives props to Cody and Goldust. Flair picks the Rhodes Brothers to win. Duggan also picks the Brotherhood to get the win.
We go backstage to Renee Young in the social media lounge. She shows off some tweets and encourages fans to join in on the discussion.
We get hype for John Cena vs. Randy Orton. The panel discusses Cena vs. Orton. Shawn and Duggan pick Cena to win. JBL comes out for commentary to a huge pop.
We go backstage to the locker room. Everyone is arguing. Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox have a lottery and let everyone pick their numbers. Alberto Del Rio goes first and seems happy. Kofi Kingston says his number could be better. R-Truth is next and he doesn't look so happy about his number. Antonio Cesaro is next and he's happy. Jack Swagger goes next and wants to trade numbers with Cesaro. The Great Khali is next and doesn't seem so sure about his number. Damien Sandow walks up and laughs at him. Sandow picks his number and Khali laughs at him.
They talk about Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt, which will open the show. Duggan and Michaels pick Bryan to win. Flair goes with Wyatt.
We go ringside to JBL, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler.
WWE Tag Team Title Match: The New Age Outlaws vs. Cody Rhodes and Goldust
We go to the ring where Lilian Garcia does introductions. Out first comes Road Dogg and Billy Gunn. They do their usual schtick. Out next comes WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Goldust.
Dogg starts out with Rhodes and they lock up, going to the corner. Cody with a quick pin attempt and then a headlock. Cody drops Dogg with a shoulder. Dogg turns it around and talks some trash. Dogg ducks a Disaster Kick and tags in Gunn. Cody sends them both out to the floor. Goldust leaps out and takes out Dogg. Cody leaps from the top and takes out Gunn. We take a break.
We come back and Dogg is in control of Goldust with a 2 count. Dogg with a big right hand and a takedown to the mat. Dogg blocks a shot and drops an elbow for a 2 count. Goldust finally counters and they both go down. Gunn tags in and keeps Goldust from tagging. Gunn beats Goldust down in the corner. Gunn whips Goldust hard into the opposite corner and he goes down again. Gunn with a 2 count. Gunn slaps Goldust around and whips him into a corner again. This time Goldust nails a big powerslam and rallies for a tag.
Dogg and Cody tag in and go at it. Cody with a high knee. Cody tells Gunn to suck it. Gunn comes in and they tangle. Cody springboards in with a missile dropkick that hits both of his opponents. Cody kicks Gunn out of the ring but turns around to Dogg. Cody counters a pumphandle slam and nails CrossRhodes for a 2 count as Gunn breaks the pin. Gunn sends Goldust into the fan barrier. Gunn tags himself in. Cody nails a Disaster Kick on Dogg. Gunn nails the Fameasser on Cody for the win and the titles.
Winners and New WWE Tag Team Champions: The New Age Outlaws
After the match, The Outlaws celebrate as we go to replays.
We go back to the panel to discuss the match.
The panel talks about Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar next. We get a hype video for the 30-man match. HBK says one of the three Shield members will win. Flair picks Batista. We see Daniel Bryan walking backstage and that's it for the pre-show.
The 2014 WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view kicks off with a video package. We're live with JBL, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler as we go right to the ring.
Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt
Daniel Bryan is out first to a huge pop. A "yes!" chant starts up. We see Ricardo Rodriguez on commentary with the Spanish announce team. The lights hit and out comes Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. Bray enters the ring and takes his time as fans continue to chant for Bryan. Bryan is very focused and continues to stare Bray down. The bell rings and here we go.
Bryan unloads and takes Bray to the floor early on after leaping out. Bryan brings him back in and hits a big crossbody for a 2 count. Bryan with kicks in the corner now. Bryan gets knocked off the top and lands hard on the outside. Bryan comes back in and takes control with kicks and a submission. Bryan works on Bray's leg now. Bryan stomps Bray's face into the mat and unloads with more kicks. They end up tangling on the apron. Bray gets the upper-hand and slamming Bryan face first down into the apron. Bray brings Bryan back in and tosses him across the ring.
Bryan fights out of a hold and nails Bray with forearms. Bray tosses Bryan over the top and back out to the floor. Bray follows and puts Bryan's head against the ring post. Bray hits Bryan with punches and forearms while his head is against the post. Bray drops Bryan hard on the floor and brings him back in for a 2 count. Bray taunts and stomps on Bryan now. Bray with another 2 count and another. Bray works on Bryan's neck now. Bryan tries to make a comeback but Bray knocks him back down. Bray turns upside down in the corner and falls on his back. He starts doing the spider walk and splashes Bryan in the corner.
Bray blocks a third clothesline and levels Bryan but Bryan kicks out at 2. Bryan blocks Sister Abigail and rolls Bray up for 2. Bryan goes for the Yes Lock and gets it applied. Bray bites Bryan to break the hold. Bray takes back control now. Bray takes Bryan to the corner and works him over. Bryan fights back with headbutts but so does Bray. Bryan sends Bray to the mat. Bryan climbs up and nails the flying splash. Fans and Bryan chant "yes!" but Wyatt avoids the running knee by rolling out of the ring. Bryan kicks him and leaps out with a suicide dive but Bray catches him in mid-move and drops him with Sister Abigail on the floor. Bryan's head hits the barrier and fans start a "holy shit" chant.
Fans chant "this is awesome" as Bray rolls Bryan back in the ring. Bray nails Sister Abigail for the win.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
After the match, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan pose with Bray before they leave.
Renee Young interviews Paul Heyman backstage. He apologizes for what's about to happen and says Brock Lesnar is ready to challenge for the WWE World Heavyweight Title.
We see Pittsburgh Steeler Ben Roethlisberger sitting in the crowd.
We go back to the panel to talk about the show so far. Shawn says the future of the WWE is in the hands of Bray and Bryan and praises Bryan specifically. They talk about Lesnar vs. Show next.
Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar
We go to the ring and out first comes Big Show. Lesnar attacks Show before the bell and takes him down. Lesnar unloads on Show. Heyman tosses a steel chair in. Lesnar smacks Show with it several times. The bell still hasn't rang yet. Lesnar with more chair shots. The referee checks on Show but Lesnar comes over with another big chair shot. Show rolls out of the ring now. Lesnar drops the chair and waits on Show to come fight. Show rolls in and Lesnar goes right to work with stomps. Lesnar grabs the chair and whacks Show with it again. Lesnar yells for the bell to be rang but the referee won't do it. The referee grabs the chair and tosses it out of the ring. Heyman hands Lesnar another chair. The bell rings and Show blocks a chair shot and nails a knockout punch. Both are down now.
They go to the floor and Show tosses Lesnar. Show with a big body shot against the barrier. Show rolls Lesnar back in and both are hurting. Show come in and calls Lesnar a son of a bitch. Show with another big body shot. Lesnar ducks a knockout punch and lifts Show on his shoulders. Lesnar walks around with Show on his shoulders and nails a big F5 for the quick win.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
After the match, we go to replays. Lesnar looks a bit shocked and goes outside of the ring to grab a steel chair. Heyman watches as Lesnar walks around the ring with the chair. Lesnar enters the ring as a referee checks on Show. Lesnar unloads with chair shots and Show rolls out to the floor. Lesnar follows with more chair shots as Heyman cheers him on. Lesnar beats on Show's back and legs with the chair. The chair is destroyed so Heyman tosses him another. Lesnar continues the steel chair attack. Lesnar goes under the ring for something. A referee tries to stop him but gets shoved to the floor. Lesnar grabs another chair and whacks Show with it some more. Lesnar tosses the chair and walks off with Heyman. We go to replays. We see scars and bruises on Show's back as he's checked on.Show walks to the back with trainers and we see part of one of the broken chairs laying at ringside.
We go backstage to The Shield. They understand only one of them can win and say The Shield will still be standing when it's over. Roman Reigns feels like he has the winning number and there's some tension there with Dean Ambrose. Seth Rollins tries to pull them together.
Renee Young is backstage with Randy Orton. Orton isn't worried about John Cena or the line forming of other potential challenges. He says none of them are worthy like him. He calls Bray Wyatt a Duck Dynasty reject.
We get a WrestleMania XXX promo.
We get a promo for tonight's WWE World Heavyweight Title match.
WWE World Heavyweight Title Match: John Cena vs. Randy Orton
We go to the ring and out first comes WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton. John Cena is out next to a big pop. Lilian Garcia does official ring introductions and we get the bell. They lock up and Orton goes to the mat with a headlock. They trade holds and go back to their feet. We get dueling Cena chants from the crowd. Fans chant for Daniel Bryan as Orton applies another headlock. Cena drops Orton with a shoulder and a "yes!" chant starts. Cena takes Orton down for a 1 count. A "we want Daniel" chant starts now. Orton with a suplex and another pin attempt. Orton with a headbutt and another pin attempt. Orton with a headlock now.
Cena tries for a crab but Orton kicks him out of the ring. They come back in and Orton goes for another pin attempt. The fans have totally hijacked this match with chants. Cena sends Orton outside of the ring now. Orton whips Cena shoulder first into the steel steps. Orton brings Cena back in for a 2 count. Orton yells at the fans and says they should be chanting for him. Cena comes from behind. Orton blocks an Attitude Adjustment and drops Cena with a big DDT for another 2 count. Orton stomps away on Cena now. Orton poses in the corner and the fans boo. Cena comes from behind and falls back with Orton on his shoulders. Cena with a 2 count. Cena with flying shoulders now. Cena with the big side slam as the fans boo. Orton blocks the Five Knuckle Shuffle and powerslams Cena for a 2 count.
Cena with a full nelson into a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Cena goes to the top but Orton cuts him off and climbs up with him. Cena headbutts Orton to the mat. Cena hits the top rope leg drop. Orton blocks another AA with a backbreaker and covers for 2. Orton goes for the second rope draping DDT but Cena backdrops Orton over the top rope to the floor. Orton does the draping DDT from the apron and drops Cena face first on the floor. Orton rolls Cena back in and covers for a 2 count. Cena ends up blocking a RKO and applying the STF. Orton breaks it and drops Cena's neck over the top rope.
Orton comes in and Cena nails the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Orton blocks an AA and the referee gets knocked down. Cena applies the STF again and this time Orton taps out but the referee is still down. Orton grabs the title and lays Cena out with a shot to the face. The referee wakes up with the help of a WWE trainer. Orton covers as the referee crawls over but Cena kicks out at 2. Orton has words with the referee. It sounds like fans are chanting "this is awful" now. Orton turns around to an AA from Cena for a close 2 count. Orton nails a RKO for a close 2 count. Orton poses and gets booed some more. Cena dodges a punt kick and goes for another AA but Orton slides out. Orton applies the STF on Cena this time. Cena breaks his own hold and applies it on Orton. Orton goes for an AA and nails Cena's own move on him again. Cena kicks out at 2. Cena nails a RKO out of nowhere but Orton kicks out at 2. Cena lifts Orton and takes him to the top. Cena goes for a super AA from the second rope but Orton slides out. They trade shots and Cena turns it into a tornado DDT. Cena applies the STF again. Orton crawls for the rope but Cena pulls Orton back and tightens the hold. The lights go out and it's The Wyatt Family. They come back on and Rowan, Harper and Bray are on the apron. Cena motions towards them but they drop down to the floor. Cena turns around to a big RKO from Orton for the win.
Winner: Randy Orton
After the match, Orton avoids The Wyatt Family and leaves through the crowd. The Wyatt Family enters the ring where Cena is still laid out. Rowan shoves Cena into a big boot from Harper. Rowan beats Cena down in the corner. Harper whips Rowan into Cena with a big splash and follows up with a clothesline from Harper. They hold Cena while Bray laughs. Bray turns upside down in the corner and walks over to Cena again. Bray says, "behold the creators of the new world" and nails Sister Abigail on Cena and a "yes!" chant starts up. The Wyatts pose over Cena as their music hits and they leave together. We go to replays. We come back to Cena being helped out of the ring. Cena leaves on his own as his music plays.
We get a WWE Network promo.
Renee Young is backstage with new champions The New Age Outlaws. We see how they won the titles on the pre-show earlier tonight. They brag about the win and have a victory party to go to but Renee isn't invited.
We get commercials for pizza rolls and Elimination Chamber.
They air a video of several Superstars talking about why they will win the Royal Rumble match tonight. The Miz, The Usos, Big E Langston, Fandango, Batista, Damien Sandow, Ryback and Rey Mysterio all speak.
We go back to Mathews, Duggan, Flair and Michaels. Duggan picks Dolph Ziggler to win the match, Michaels picks either The Shield or CM Punk to win and Flair sticks with Batista.
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
We go to the ring and Justin Roberts is in explaining the rules. Out first comes CM Punk to a big pop. Out next comes Seth Rollins to start the match with Punk. The bell rings and they go at it. Rollins beats Punk down in the corner and starts trying to get him over the top rope. Punk fights back with forearms and kicks. The next man out is Damien Sandow. Sandow goes down and Punk tries to toss Rollins but can't. Punk with a shoulder thrust. Sandow beats Punk down as Cody Rhodes makes his way out. Cody rushes the ring and goes at it with Sandow. They trade shots in the middle of the ring. Sandow misses a clothesline and gets hit with CrossRhodes. Cody tries to toss Sandow but Rollins stops him. Rollins and Cody go at it now. Punk eliminates Sandow.
Punk and Cody both work on Rollins. Kane is out next in suit pants. Kane shoves Cody and boots him. Kane drops Punk with a big right hand. Kane with more right hands on Punk in the corner. Kane stomps away now. Kane with a big sideslam on Punk. Kane calls for a chokeslam but Punk blocks it with a roundhouse kick. Punk eliminates Kane. The next man out is NXT star Alexander Rusev. Rusev hits the ring and levels Rollins. Rusev tosses Rollins but he hangs on. Rusev levels Cody with a big kick and tosses him to the apron. Rusev blocks a Punk kick and hits him with big knee shots. Rusev scoops Punk and hits a huge overhead slam. Rusev goes back to work on Cody and beats him up in the corner. Rusev tries to toss Cody but Rollins make the save. The next man out is Jack Swagger with Zeb Colter. Swagger hits the ring and nails a Swagger Bomb on Rollins and one on Cody. Rusev works on Punk in the corner. Rusev and Swagger go at it in the middle of the ring now. Rusev with a huge knee to the gut and a splash in the corner. Rusev tries to toss Swagger but Rollins makes the save. Everyone gangs up on Rusev now except for Punk. Swagger tries to dump Cody. Punk comes over and helps Rollins with Rusev. The next man out is Kofi Kingston.
Punk and Swagger go at it for a minute. Cody tries to eliminate Punk next. Rusev has control of Kofi. Swagger almost dumps Rollins but Rollins hangs on. Cody and Kofi double team Rusev now. The next man out is Jimmy Uso. He and Rollins go at it. Uso unloads and hits Rusev next and then Cody. Uso spears Kofi in the corner and unloads. Rusev kicks away on Swagger in the corner. Cody dropkicks Uso. Swagger with shoulder thrusts on Rusev. Uso dumps Cody to the apron but he hangs on. The next man out is Goldust as Rusev breaks a sleeper hold from Punk. Goldust runs down and nails Rollins and then Uso. Goldust with a powerslam on Rollins. Rusev drops Goldust. Punk and Cody and Rollins triple team Rusev now. Cody fights with Rollins. Cody and Rollins try to elimiante Rusev now. Punk and Kofi join in and Rusev is eliminated.
Kofi leaps out of the ring but Rusev catches him. Rusev slams Kofi on top of the barrier and is forced to leave by referees. Kofi's feet still haven't touched the floor. Kofi leaps from the farthest barrier on the entrance all the way to the ring apron to stay in the match. That was a very long leap. The next man out is Dean Ambrose. Ambrose hits the ring and Punk goes at it with him. Goldust and Cody try to eliminate Swagger. Swagger dumps Goldust to the apron but Kofi makes the save. The next man out is Dolph Ziggler to a huge pop. Ziggler hits the ring and goes to the top. He nails a missile dropkick on Rollins and leaps onto him in the corner with right hands. Ambrose and Ziggler go at it now as fans chant for Ziggler. Ziggler fights from the apron and Goldust makes the save. Punk and Kofi work on eliminating Swagger but Punk goes for Kofi. The next man out is #13 and it's R-Truth. Punk hangs on the apron and stays in. Truth goes at it with Ambrose but Rollins makes the save and they beat him down. Ambrose eliminates Truth.
Ambrose eliminates Jimmy Uso. Swagger tries to boot Kofi off the apron but Kofi hangs on to Swagger's leg. Kofi is inches from hitting the floor and pulls Swagger's boot off. Swagger comes over and Kofi nails him in the head with the boot. Kofi pulls himself back into the match and the fans applaud. The next man out is Kevin Nash to a big pop with nWo music.
Nash eliminates Swagger and goes at it with Ambrose and Rollins. Nash fights them off and big boots Cody. Rollins and Ambrose work on eliminating Nash now. Punk works on Ziggler but he hangs on. The next man out is Roman Reigns. Reigns hits the ring and dropkicks Punk in the head before he even enters. Reigns decks Goldust and spears Cody. Reigns fights Nash off. Kofi leaps but Reigns catches him in mid-air. Reigns eliminates Kofi. Ziggler nails a big DDT on Reigns. Ziggler gets a huge spear from Reigns. Ziggler is eliminated. Everyone watches Reigns as the fans boo at Ziggler's elimination. Nash charges and Reigns dumps him over the top. Nash is eliminated. Cody and Goldust work on dumping Reigns but Rollins makes the save. The next man out is The Great Khali.
Khali goes at it with The Shield. Reigns nails a Superman punch on him. The Shield eliminates Khali. Punk and Goldust attack The Shield. Goldust eliminates Cody. Reigns eliminates Goldust. It's down to CM Punk and The Shield. #17 is Sheamus to a huge pop.
Sheamus comes in and unloads on The Shield. A big spear for Rollins in the corner. Sheamus with the forearm shots to the chest on Ambrose on the apron. Rollins gets hit with an Irish Curse and Sheamus nails a Brogue Kick on Reigns. The Shield beat Sheamus down now. The next man out is The Miz. The Miz attacks Rollins and tosses Ambrose to the apron but he hangs on. Reigns attacks Miz now. The next man out is Fandango with Summer Rae. He hits the ring and goes at it with Miz. The crowd starts doing the Fandango chant. Fandango hangs on as Sheamus goes after Miz. Fans chant for Daniel Bryan. Out next comes Los Matadores but it's El Torito that's in the match. Torito hits the ring and springboards in on Rollins with a hurricanrana. Torito takes down Miz. Everyone else looks shocked. Torito calls out Punk. Torito charges but Punk stops him with his hand. Punk laughs but Torito takes him down with a scissors. Fandango attacks Torito and gets booed. Fandango presses Torito in the air but also gets taken down and sent to the apron. Torito springboards up and knocks Fandango off the apron. Fandango is eliminated. Torito with another springboard but Reigns catches him. Reigns presses Torito high and tosses him out onto Fandango. Torito is eliminated. The next man out is Antonio Cesaro.
Cesaro comes in and hits the Cesaro Swing on The Miz, tossing him into Punk. Punk misses a kick and catches a Swing until The Shield breaks it up. Cesaro takes out Ambrose and Rollins. Rollins gets a lengthy Swing now. The crowd pops as Cesaro keeps spinning. The next man out is Luke Harper. Reigns spears Cesaro. Harper nails Reigns and Cesaro and then Punk. Punk and Harper trade shots now. Sheamus and Ambrose tangle on the apron. Jey Uso is the next man out. He tries taking out Cesaro but Rollins attacks. Ambrose stops Sheamus from eliminating Reigns. Uso superkicks Cesaro. Sheamus works on Ambrose again. Harper and Cesaro go at it. The next man is... JBL. JBL gets up from commentary as Cole points out this is JBL's first-ever Rumble match. JBL gets in with his suit and tie on. He takes off his suit coat and tells Cole to come get it. Reigns comes from behind and dumps JBL quickly. The crowd boos. JBL is eliminated.
The next man out is Erick Rowan. He hits the ring and helps Harper with The Miz. Rowan scoops Miz and tosses him to the apron. Miz slides back in but Rowan tosses him back to the apron. Harper with a big clothesline and The Miz is eliminated. Rowan and Harper work on Uso now. Harper eliminates Jey Uso. The Shield faces off with The Wyatt Family as Ryback is the next man out. He scoops Cesaro and slams him into the ropes. Ryback with thrusts to the gut on Cesaro. Fans chant Goldberg's name at Ryback. Ryback works on dumping Sheamus and then Rollins.
#27 out is Alberto Del Rio. Ryback and he go at it. Cesaro drops Ambrose and catapults him into the ropes. Rowan and Harper double team Reigns. The next man out is Batista to a huge pop. Batista hits the ring and runs over Ambrose, Rollins and Cesaro. Fans start booing now. Batista eliminates Rowan. Batista and Ryback come face to face now. They have words and Batista unloads. Ryback tosses Batista in the corner and he goes down. Batista blocks a Meathook clothesline and Ryback is eliminated. Del Rio takes out Batista's leg and superkicks him. Del Rio unloads on Batista. Batista eliminates Del Rio. Big E Langston is out next and comes out to manhandle Sheamus. Big E dumps Sheamus but he hangs on. Cesaro works on Ambrose. Sheamus fights back against Big E. Punk works on Batista. Fans start chanting "yes" as we get ready for #30. The last man out is Rey Mysterio to no reaction. Everyone was expecting Daniel Bryan. Fans boo now as Rey hits the ring and goes to work.
Fans are not happy at all about the last entrant. Sheamus ends up eliminating Big E with a big clothesline. There's a continous boo from the crowd. Cesaro unloads with European uppercuts. Cesaro drops Harper with a big boot. Batista and Ambrose go at it as the fans continue to boo. Rey nails 619 on Rollins. Rollins eliminates Mysterio and fans cheer. Ambrose and Harper go at it now. Reigns beats down Sheamus in the corner. Ambrose and Rollins work on Harper. Reigns comes over and decks Harper off the apron. Ambrose gets pissed and tries to eliminate Reigns but he hangs on. Rollins and Ambrose argue. Cesaro tries to eliminate them but can't. Reigns eliminates Cesaro, Ambrose and Rollins at the same time. Reigns yells at his partners. Reigns turns around to a big spinebuster from Batista. Sheamus hits a Brogue on Batista. Punk with GTS on Sheamus and then Reigns.
Kane comes from under the ring and eliminates Punk. Kane takes apart the Spanish announce table and chokeslams Punk through it. Officials check on Punk now as Kane leaves through the crowd. It's down to Reigns, Batista and Sheamus. We see Punk talking to a medic. Fans still want Daniel Bryan and are booing the final three. Sheamus runs over Reigns. Batista goes at it with Sheamus. Batista with a big clothesline in the corner. Batista with a powerslam on Reigns. A "no!" chant starts up now. Batista eats a big boot from Sheamus. Sheamus lays out Batista and points at the WrestleMania XXX sign. Batista ducks a Brogue Kick and then a clothesline. Sheamus blocks a Batista Bomb. Batista dumps Sheamus to the apron and Reigns knocks him off. Sheamus is eliminated.
Batista tries to dump Reigns but he hangs on. They take a second to breathe and meet in the center of the ring. Batista strikes first and they go at it. Reigns with a huge clothesline out of the corner. Reigns goes for a Superman punch but Batista blocks it with a spear. More boos from the crowd. All they want is Daniel Bryan. Batista turns around to a big spear from Reigns. Reigns gets a pop. They tangle and Batista just tosses Reigns over the top like it's nothing.
Winner: Batista
After the match, fans chant "no!" before booing some more. We go to replays of some of the bigger eliminations. Batista stands tall after the match but most of the fans just boo. He hits the turnbuckle and motions for the belt around his waist. Pyro goes off as Batista points at the WrestleMania XXX sign. More pyro goes off on the stage but the fans aren't happy. Royal
Rumble goes off the air with Batista posing in the corner.
ORDER OF ELIMINATIONS:
Entry no. 1 - CM Punk eliminated by Kane
Entry no. 2 - Seth Rollins eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 3 - Damien Sandow eliminated by CM Punk
Entry no. 4 - Cody Rhodes eliminated by Goldust
Entry no. 5 - Kane eliminated by CM Punk
Entry no. 6 - Alexander Rusev eliminated by EVERYONE
Entry no. 7 - Jack Swagger eliminated by Kevin Nash
Entry no. 8 - Kofi Kingston eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 9 - Jimmy Uso eliminated by Dean Ambrose
Entry no. 10 - Goldust eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 11 - Dean Ambrose eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 12 - Dolph Ziggler eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 13 - R-Truth eliminated by Dean Ambrose
Entry no. 14 - Kevin Nash eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 15 - Roman Reigns eliminated by Batista
Entry no. 16 - Khali eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 17 - Sheamus eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 18 - The Miz eliminated by Luke Harper
Entry no. 19 - Fandango eliminated by El Tonto
Entry no. 20 - El Tonto eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 21 - Antonio Cesaro eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 22 - Luke Harper eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 23 - Jay Uso eliminated by Luke Harper
Entry no. 24 - JBL eliminated by Roman Reigns
Entry no. 25 - Erik Rowan eliminated by Batista
Entry no. 26 - Ryback eliminated by Batista
Entry no. 27 - Alberto Delrio eliminated by Batista
Entry no. 28 - Batista (WINNER)
Entry no. 29 - Big E Langston eliminated by Sheamus
Entry no. 30 - Rey Mysterio eliminated by Seth Rollins
Quick Results
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* The Shield def. Big E Langston, Cody Rhodes and Goldust
* Fandango def. Xavier Woods via the big top rope leg drop from the top rope
* CM Punk def. Billy Gunn via GTS
* Alberto Del Rio def. Rey Mysterio via cross-arm breaker submission
* Cameron and Naomi def. AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka
* The Usos def. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper
* Randy Orton def. Kofi Kingston via DQ when John Cena interfered
Detailed Results
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Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with a video package for Martin Luther King.
We're live from the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio as Michael Cole welcomes us. We go to the ring and Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have made their way out. Stephanie also welcomes us. Triple H says the Road to WrestleMania begins this Sunday. He hypes the Royal Rumble pay-per-view and how the winner gets a shot at WrestleMania XXX. Triple H says it's honor to welcome back one of those 30 men. A man who has sometimes been a foe and sometimes been a friend. Triple H says they have evolved together. Instead, Randy Orton's music hits and out comes the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Triple H doesn't look happy about it.
Orton wants to get right to it but Stephanie is upset. She plugs the WWE Network. She talks about Orton losing to Kofi Kingston last week and we see footage, including Orton's attack on John Cena's father. Stephanie yells at Orton for attacking a helpless old man with his back turned. Stephanie says these actions are unbecoming of the WWE World Champion. She says this is a new era, a new regime and a new authority. If Orton can't abide by that authority, he can lose his title or even his spot on the roster. Orton blames everything on Stephanie and Triple H. He's not happy about facing Cena at the Royal Rumble. Orton brings up Brock Lesnar and Batista being brought back. Orton says there wouldn't be a Network without him. Fans start chanting for Batista. Orton wants them to tell him how he's supposed to react to all the blatant disrespect. Orton says if he could go back and do it all over again, he wouldn't change a thing. Triple H tells Orton to take the bass out of his voice real fast. Triple H says they made Orton the face of WWE because they believe in him. They believe he is the complete package and that he has the goods to walk through any obstacle. They believe he is that good. Triple H says Orton has lost the faith in himself and brings up the loss to Kofi. Triple H expects Orton to rise up and make the loss right but that's not what he did, he punched an old man in the face. Triple H says Orton can get through Cena, Lesnar and Batista if he rises up. Triple H says Orton needs to fix a lot of things tonight. Orton vs. Kofi is announced for tonight. Triple H shows us the parking area in the back. He says that's where John Cena will arrive tonight. Triple H has a camera there so we all know when Cena arrives. Triple H says Orton will have the opportunity to step in the ring with Cena and make things right. Triple H says Orton will do all these things alone. Batista's music hits to a huge pop.
Batista comes out to a huge pop and gets pyro. He's dressed in street clothes and makes his way into the ring with a spotlight on him. Batista hits the turnbuckles and poses for the fans as Orton looks on. Fans start chanting Batista's name as his music stops playing. Batista drops and kisses the mat before hugging Triple H and Stephanie. Orton extends his hand and gets booed. Batista says hello to Orton. Batista understands Orton has some questions about his return. Batista says he is back because he wants the WWE World Heavyweight Title. Batista doesn't care if it's Orton, Cena or someone else. He says he's back to win the Royal Rumble and be WWE World Heavyweight Champion and go on to headline WrestleMania. Batista drops the mic and tells Orton to deal with it as his music starts up again. Batista heads up the ramp as Orton fumes.
Still to come, Lesnar and Big Show face off plus Cody Rhodes, Goldust and Big E Langston vs. The Shield. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and we get a look at the parking lot waiting on Cena to arrive.
The Shield vs. Big E Langston, Cody Rhodes and Goldust
The champions wait in the ring as The Shield make their way out. Langston and Dean Ambrose start things off and go at it. Big E knocks Ambrose down first with a big shoulder. Big E presses Seth Rollins high in the air and drops him. Goldust tags in and goes to work on Rollins. Rollins takes him to the corner. Cody comes in and keeps control of Rollins. They end up on the outside and we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Roman Reigns is in control of Cody. Rhodes tries to make some offense but Reigns cuts him off. Ambrose and Rollins both do quick tags for some triple teaming. Rollins with a 2 count on Cody. Rollins works over Cody in the corner now. Rollins misses a huge splash in the corner and goes down. Reigns tags in and knocks Goldust off the apron. Cody counters and nails a Disaster Kick on Reigns.
Langston finally tags in and unloads on Ambrose. He sends Reigns over the top rope. Reigns runs over Ambrose again. Big E goes for the Big Ending but Rollins makes the save. Big E sends Rollins to the floor. Goldust leaps out and takes out Rollins. Ambrose comes off the top but Big E catches him with a big overhead throw. Big E runs the ropes and nails a splash on Ambrose for a 2 count as Reigns breaks the pin. Reigns knocks Cody out of the air with a Superman punch. Goldust hits Reigns but gets speared hard. Big E runs over Reigns. Ambrose with a knee to Big E's gut. Rollins tags in and stomps on Big E's head for the win.
Winners: The Shield
We get a look back at last week's RAW with The Usos vs. Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt in the main event where Bryan turned on The Wyatt Family. Up next, Bryan will break his silence about his time with the Wyatts. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and we get hype for the WWE Network. Daniel Bryan is making his way out and leading a big "yes!" chant with the fans. Bryan takes the mic and everyone starts chanting his name. Bryan says, "and some people think I shouldn't be the face of this company." Bryan says people have asked him if he had a plan when he joined The Wyatt Family. Another "yes!" chant starts up. Bryan says to take down a guy with a Messiah complex, you have to take him down mentally and physically. To do that, Bryan had to do some things he's not proud of. Bryan says he absolutely despises The Wyatt Family but he did it just to get that one moment. Bryan says last week he became a buzzard and chewed on the carcass of Bray Wyatt. Bryan says the truth is that he exposed Bray. Bryan says before he came out tonight, he was informed that Erick Rowan and Luke Harper will be in the Rumble match on Sunday. Bryan announces he will face Bray in a singles match at the Rumble. Bryan gets another "yes!" chant going. The lights go out and Bray appears on the big screen.
Bray says Bryan only exposed himself. Bray calls the people animals and talks about how they cheered for Bryan while he stamped Bray out. Bray calls Bryan a traitor. Bray tells Bryan to go home and hug his mother, tell her he loves her, tell her he's sorry because everything that happens to Bryan from now on is his own fault. Fans start chanting for Bryan as Bray laughs. The lights go out and we go to commercial.
Fandango vs. Xavier Woods
Back from the break and Summer Rae is doing her entrance with Fandango. R-Truth is on commentary as Fandango and Xavier start going at it. Xavier with a lot of offense early on. Xavier goes for a splash but Fandango moves and he hits the ropes. Fandango slams Xavier and goes to the top. Fandango nails the big top rope leg drop for the quick win.
Winner: Fandango
After the match, Truth hits the ring to check on Xavier. We see Emma in the crowd with another "#emmataining" sign and she's dancing.
We go backstage to Kane and Brad Maddox. Stephanie McMahon storms in and asks Brad to excuse them. She isn't happy about Kane chokeslamming CM Punk on SmackDown. He apologizes but she wants him to apologize to Punk tonight. Fans start chanting Punk's name as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and out comes Kane. He calls CM Punk to the ring. Kane says he says he overstepped his boundaries and let his anger get the best of him. He apologizes for chokeslamming Punk. Punk says he didn't hear him. Kane says he apologizes again. A "one more time" chant starts up and Punk looks confused. Punk decks Kane with the microphone and pushes him into the ropes. Punk knocks Kane out of the ring. Kane takes off his coat and goes towards the ring but Brad Maddox comes out and tells him to stop. Maddox announces Punk vs. either Road Dogg or Billy Gunn, who both come out to the stage. The New Age Outlaws head to the ring as Maddox calls for a referee.
CM Punk vs. Billy Gunn
The Outlaws do rock, paper, scissors and discuss who's going in. Road Dogg joins commentary as Gunn hits the ring. Gunn goes to work but Punk beats him down in the corner and unloads. Punk whips Gunn hard across the ring and he rolls out to the floor. Punk follows and slams Gunn into the apron. Punk has words with Road Dogg. Gunn attacks from behind and lays Punk out, turning things around. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Gunn is in control with a sleeper. Punk goes down and Gunn goes for a pin attempt. Gunn nails a big dropkick and shows off as the crowd boos. Gunn with another 2 count. Gunn ends up on the floor. Punk goes to run the ropes but stops and attacks Road Dogg while he's on commentary. Punk beats up Dogg and leaves him laying. Punk goes back in the ring and hits a heel kick on Gunn. Punk with clotheslines and a swinging neckbreaker for a 2 count. More back and forth. Dogg gets knocked off the apron. Gunn with another big slam for a 2 count. Gunn misses a splash in the corner and goes down. Punk climbs up for the big elbow drop but Dogg pulls Gunn to safety. Punk leaps out and takes out Dogg. Gunn clotheslines Punk and brings him back in. Punk dodges the Fame-asser and nails a GTS for the win.
Winner: CM Punk
After the match, Maddox appears on the stage and congratulates Punk on his victory. Kane appears and snatches the mic, saying he's got this. Kane also congratulates Punk. Kane talks about the Royal Rumble match on Sunday and says every number is drawn at random except Punk's. Punk will be going in first.
We get another look at the parking lot as we wait for John Cena to arrive. We see Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar walking into the building as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and we get a promo video for the Royal Rumble.
The announcers talk about Mae Young and lead us to a tribute video.
Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio
We go right to the ring and out comes Rey Mysterio to a pop and pyro. We see footage from this match on SmackDown. This will be the third match between these two in a week. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Alberto Del Rio is making his way out. They lock up and Del Rio applies a headlock. Del Rio keeps up the offense and starts stomping on Rey for a 2 count. They run the ropes and Rey turns it around. He kicks Del Rio in the face for a 2 count. Del Rio catches Rey and drops him over the top rope. Del Rio with more stomps. Rey ends up kicking Del Rio to the floor. Rey nails a big springboard moonsault from the apron. They come back in and Rey kicks Del Rio in the corner. Rey charges with a baseball slide kick to the knee.
Rey mounts Del Rio with right hands in the corner. Del Rio runs into a boot but gets Rey tangled in the ropes and stomps on his head. Del Rio unloads with right hands and stomps. They go to the floor and Del Rio runs Rey into the steps. Del Rio rolls Rey back in and goes to the top. Del Rio comes off the top rope and decks Rey for another 2 count. Del Rio with a headlock on the mat now. Del Rio with a big tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for another 2 count. Del Rio keeps up the attack on Rey and kicks him in the back. Del Rio with a boot to the throat now. Rey fights back but Del Rio throws him under the bottom rope and out to the floor face first. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Del Rio has thrown Rey into the steel steps. Del Rio brings him back in for another 2 count. Del Rio tries to take Rey's mask off but the referee pulls him away. Del Rio with more offense in the corner. Rey goes to the floor to adjust his mask and re-group. Del Rio brings Rey back in the ring and wraps his body around the ring post as the referee counts. Del Rio with another pin attempt. Rey fights back but misses in the corner and runs into the ring post. Del Rio turns Rey upside down in the corner and kicks him some more. Del Rio charges, Rey moves and Del Rio hits the ring post.
Rey takes down Del Rio off the top rope. Back and forth now. Rey goes to the top and nails the senton. Del Rio with a kick and a roll up but Rey rolls through and kicks him in the face. Rey with a 2 count. Del Rio counters a move but Rey drops him for 619. Rey goes for it but Del Rio catches his legs. Del Rio catapults Rey into the corner. Del Rio with a big superkick to the face for a 2 count. Del Rio goes for the cross armbreaker but Rey dodges it. Rey drops Del Rio for 619 again and nails it this time. Rey drops the dime and covers for the pin but Del Rio gets his arm on the bottom rope. Rey goes back to the top and is holding his arm. Rey comes off the top but Del Rio catches him and slams him face first. Del Rio applies the cross armbreaker for the win.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
After the match, Del Rio hits the turnbuckles and poses. Batista's music hits and the crowd goes nuts. Batista makes his way out and Del Rio readies for a fight. Batista enters the ring and Del Rio yells at him, telling him to get out. Fans chant for Batista as he stares Del Rio down. Del Rio charges but Batista catches him with a spinebuster. Batista gets hype and the crowd pops. Batista puts his thumbs down and nails a Batista Bomb. Batista hits the corners and motions for the WWE Title around his waist. We go to replays. Batista greets fans at ringside on his way out.
We see Big Show backstage as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and out comes Big Show. We see footage of him tossing Brock Lesnar at Old School RAW. Show does an impersonation of Paul Heyman that was pretty good. Show says the match with Lesnar at Royal Rumble will be one of the biggest of his career. Show praises Lesnar but says he still doesn't like him. Show mocks Heyman some more. Show calls Lesnar out to the ring and challenges him to get in his face and see what happens. Show waits and out comes Heyman as the crowd boos.
Heyman doesn't speak but the fans start chanting walrus. After a minute, Lesnar's music hits and out he comes. Lesnar slowly walks to the ring with Heyman behind him as Show looks on. Lesnar laughs, turns around and walks back up the ramp as the fans boo. Lesnar and Heyman walk straight to the back. Show grabs a mic and tells Lesnar to drag his ass back out here and get in his face. Lesnar comes back out with Heyman. Lesnar walks to ringside and stands there with his arms crossed, staring down Show. Lesnar takes his time walking to the steel steps and finally into the ring. Lesnar gets right into Show's face and they stare each other down. Lesnar motions like he's going to headbutt Show and Show jumps. Lesnar laughs. Lesnar goes to leave the ring but charges for a takedown but Show tosses him to the corner. They tangle in the corner and Show backdrops Lesnar high in the air, over the top rope and onto the floor. Lesnar is pissed now. He takes apart the announcers table. Lesnar grabs a steel chair and goes in the ring but Show steps on it. Lesnar trips back onto the floor. He grabs a monitor and throws it in the ring but Show avoids it. Show holds the chair and dares Lesnar to enter the ring. Show challenges Lesnar to come in the ring and says he will knock his ass out. Lesnar and Heyman head up the ramp as the fans boo. Lesnar yells back at Big Show as Show's music hits. We go to replays.
Still to come, Orton vs. Kofi. We get another look at the parking lot as they wait on Cena to arrive. Back to commercial.
AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka vs. Cameron and Naomi
Back from the break and we see footage from earlier where AJ Lee had a party for herself but nobody showed up. Bad News Barrett appears and informs her that nobody likes her. AJ accidentally smashed her cake in Tamina Snuka's face. Out next comes Cameron and Naomi. Cameron starts off with Tamina.
Tamina strikes first and levels Cameron. AJ tags in and keeps it up. AJ drops her for a 2 count. AJ works Cameron over and tags Tamina back in for some double teaming. Tamina keeps control of Cameron but runs into a big boot. Naomi tags in and goes at it with Tamina. Naomi with a big clothesline and a botched hurricanrana. Naomi with the elbow off the second rope. Naomi with a dropkick but Tamina nails a big boot.
AJ tags back in and skips around Naomi. Naomi rolls her up out of nowhere for the win.
Winners: Cameron and Naomi
We see footage from earlier where Batista returned and confronted Randy Orton.
Still to come, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper vs. The Usos. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and we get more hype for the Rumble. They air the third or fourth MLK video also.
The Usos vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper
We go to the ring and out come The Usos. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and Bray Wyatt watches from his rocking chair as we get ready to go. Harper starts out with Uso and unloads on him. Rowan comes in and keeps up the attack. He tosses Uso to the floor and Harper goes to hit him but Uso ducks and Harper hits the ring post. Uso drops Harper and tags in his brother. Jey leaps off the apron and takes out Harper. The Usos take control and bring it back in the ring. Uso with big right hands on Harper. They trade shots now. The Usos with some double teaming. Jimmy nails a crossbody for a 2 count as rowan breaks it up. Rowan clears both Usos out. Harper with a big boot on Jimmy and a 2 count.
Harper and Rowan keep control and make tags now. Harper runs into a big boot. Uso goes to the top but Harper shoves him off and into the fan barrier. Bray claps as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and The Wyatts are still in control. Rowan works over Jimmy. Harper comes back in and keeps up the attack. Bray takes a mic and starts talking about Daniel Bryan and the Rumble. Bray says hell awaits Bryan and starts laughing. He sits back down in his chair and watches the match. Uso turns it around with a big kick. Jey tags in and unloads on Harper and Rowan. Uso with a big Samoan Drop on Harper. Uso with the back splash in the corner and a superkick to Rowan on the apron. Uso runs the ropes and leap out onto Rowan on one side of the ring. The other Uso goes to leap on Harper but gets decked. More back and forth. Harper with a close 2 count. Bray yells to finish them. Daniel Bryan runs down and lays Bray out from behind. Bryan unloads on Bray as the fans go nuts. Harper goes to help but Uso rolls him up for the win.
Winners: The Usos
The Wyatt Family recovers at ringside as fans chant "yes!" and Daniel Bryan's music hits. Bryan and The Usos chant "yes!" from the stage as Bryan taunts Bray.
We get another look at the back as we wait on Cena to arrive. Up next is Orton vs. Kofi. Back to commercial.
Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton
Back from the break and out comes Kofi Kingston. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton is out next for tonight's main event. Orton strikes first and unloads on Kofi for a quick 2 count. Orton keeps looking at the entrance and yells out at Cena. Kofi comes back and unloads on Orton, sending him out to the floor to re-group. Kofi follows and throws Orton into the fan barrier and back in the ring. Orton goes back to the floor for a breather and the fans boo him. Kofi charges but Orton hits a knee to the gut. Orton takes control and slams Orton into the announcers table. Orton rolls Kofi in at the 6 count and covers for 2.
Orton stomps on Kofi. Kofi fights back with right hands and kicks. Kofi with a leaping right hand in the corner and a 2 count. Orton mocks Kofi with the "you can't see me" gesture. Kofi fights back out of the corner but Orton hits another knee to the gut. Orton with a nice suplex. Orton looks at the entrance and calls out for Cena again. Orton with a big uppercut but Kofi backslides him for 2. Orton with a clothesline and a 2 count. Orton goes for the second rope draping DDT but Kofi counters with SOS for a close 2 count. Orton with a big shoulder and more shots in the corner. We see John Cena arriving in the back. Orton sees it on the big screen as Cena starts running.
Kofi holds Orton's leg so he can't leave the ring. Cena runs down and brawls with Orton for the disqualification.
Winner by DQ: Randy Orton
Cena unloads on Orton on the floor and throws him into the ring post. Cena whips Orton into the fan barrier and over into the crowd. Cena follows and beats him up the stairs. Cena goes for an Attitude Adjustment on the stairs but Orton fights out and keeps walking through the crowd and higher up the stairs. Cena follows. They brawl up to the cheap shots and in front of a private suite. They enter the suite and fight out into the concessions area. Fans are waiting and screaming. Cena follows Orton outside of the arena. We see Orton getting into the passenger side of a car and driving off. JBL says Orton may have just stolen a car. Cena is upset and walks back up into the concessions area where fans are chanting his name. Cena heads back into the arena and his music starts playing. Cena makes his way back to ringside and poses with the fans as we go to replays. Cena makes his way through the crowd, stopping to greet some fans. RAW foes off the air with Cena celebrating in the ring.
