Fastlane
February 23rd:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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After the usual opening video package plays for the pay-per-view, we cut to the arena as the usual pyro goes off and the commentary team of Michael Cole, Elias and Big Show get ready to welcome us to the show.
Michael Cole: It's Sunday Night, you know what that means. Welcome to Fastlane taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota!
Elias: And we have a big night in store as we are on the Fastlane to Wrestlemania!
Big Show: All of the titles on Monday Night Raw are on the line tonight including in our main event as Andrade Cien Almas's Universal title is on the line inside the Elimination Chamber against hometown boy Brock Lesnar, Aleister Black, Sheamus, Braun Strowman, and Bobby Lashley.
Michael Cole: But right now we are starting off with a match type we have never seen in the WWE before!
The camera turns around to show us the ring, we can see the ring set up with no ropes and turnbuckles set up. The ring posts are gone as well leaving a flat canvas almost like the World Martial art arenas in Dragonball.
Elias: No ropes, no ring posts and no pinfalls in our opening match!
Big Show: The only way to win is via submission or knockout.
Cheers from the live crowd as Sonya makes her way out to a new remixed version of her theme song and is joined by her tag team partner Mandy Rose at the top of the entrance ramp. Mandy Rose gives her best friend a hug before heading backstage as Sonya walks down the ramp. She is noticeably wearing a more MMA-inspired attire and looks focused as she climbs onto the ring.
Michael Cole: This is the biggest match of Sonya's career tonight. She steps into the ring with Ronda in an element that favours our Women's Universal Champion. Can she stun the world and insert herself into the Wrestlemania main event?
Elias: Last year Sonya was able to win her first gold in WWE becoming a Women's tag team champion. Will this be the year she wins her first singles title?
Big Show: But what will be her strategy for a match type we have never seen before in WWE?
Massive boos ring out as Ronda Rousey walks out with the rest of the Real Horsewomen behind her. Duke and Shafir clap their hands bigging up their close friend ahead of her title defense. Shayna remains stoic and nods to Ronda fisting bumping her before leaving with the goons heading backstage. Ronda walks down the entrance ramp with an intense glare as she stares daggers at Sonya in the ring.
Michael Cole: Same could be said for Ronda.
Elias: Maybe Michael but no one in the WWE has had the success she has managed in the UFC and this match will surely favour someone from her background.
Big Show: Plus Ronda has the Real Horsewomen in the back who will be ready at any time to get involved on her behalf.
Ronda is now in the ring as he stares down Sonya Deville. Both women walk around the ring staring each other down. The usual title announcements are done for the live crowd to remind them of the stipulations on the match. The referee then calls for the bell to get this match underway!
Women's Universal title submission or KO only match: Ronda Rousey (c) vs Sonya Deville
Once the bell rings, both women spend the opening few seconds circling the ring staring each other down. Both women take their time knowing one mistake could mean this match is over within seconds. Eventually, Ronda makes the first move and moves in looking to punch Sonya but she dodges it and COUNTERS WITH A JUDO THROW SENDING RONDA DOWN TO THE MAT! Loud cheers from the crowd as Sonya goes to grab the ARM OF RONDA EARLY BUT THE CHAMPION PUNCHES HER SENDING HER BACK!
Ronda rolls off the ring to the outside taking a moment to take a breather as she slams the ring apron in anger. Sonya inside the ring gloats meanwhile and dares Ronda to set back inside. Ronda takes her time on the outside of the ring and even mouthes off to a few of the fans at ringside! Ronda carries on mouthing off but turns around AS SONYA LEAPS OFF THE RING HITTING HER WITH A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE! A loud pop from the crowd as Sonya poses for the fans before grabbing hold of Ronda and lifting her back into the ring!
Once Ronda is back in the ring Sonya gets on top of her and lays into her with several hard elbow strikes trying to knock Ronda out cold BUT RONDA GETS HER HANDS UP TO BLOCK! Sonya looks to adjust to this grabbing one of the arms but RONDA HEADBUTTS SONYA! Ronda gets back to her feet and clocks Sonya with a BRUTAL KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD! Sonya drops to the mat and is noticeably a bit staggered but still OK to carry on as Ronda cranks her neck.
Ronda grabs hold of Sonya and slams her down with a GERMAN SUPLEX! Ronda isn't done though as she slams down Sonya with ANOTHER ONE BUT HOLDS ON! Ronda follows up with a THIRD SUPLEX TOSSING SONYA ACROSS THE RING! Sonya noticeably goes to reach for the ropes but there are none here! Ronda makes her way over to Sonya as she stomps on her with a few boots, enjoying being in control.
Ronda grabs hold of Sonya pulling her up before HITTING HER WITH A TOMOE-NAGE FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF STRIKES! Ronda batters Sonya on the mat as she tries to knock Sonya out but Sonya fights back with a HEADBUTT OF HER OWN NOW! Ronda is rocked as Sonya charges in BUT RONDA COUNTERS WITH A SNAP SUPLEX SENDING SONYA OUT OF THE RING AND TO THE FLOOR WITH A HARD BUMP! Boos ring out as Sonya rolls on the floor clearly in a ton of pain!
Ronda smirks and walks over to the ring apron as she takes a seat on it in front of Sonya. Ronda taunts the challenger getting loud boos from the crowd. Sonya slowly gets back to her feet wincing in pain so Ronda hops off the apron and clobbers Sonya with a series of hard kicks! She grabs Sonya before lifting her onto her shoulders as LOOKING FOR PIPER'S PIT ONTO THE RING APRON... BUT SONYA COUNTERS WITH A NECKBREAKER ONTO THE RING FLOOR!
Both women lay on the outside of the ring for a moment with Sonya hurting her back even more with that counter but she gets to her feet first grabbing Ronda by the hair and lifting her up for a GUTWRENCH SUPLEX FROM THE FLOOR ONTO THE RING! Ronda's back slams off the ring as Sonya takes a moment to follow up once again clutching her back. She climbs onto the ring as she grabs hold of Ronda Rousey on the mat and locks in a CROSSFACE!
Sonya wrenches back on the hold as she looks to work over the back of Ronda and force the champion to tap out! Ronda is in a ton of pain on the mat as Sonya is putting pressure on her back but Ronda starts to crawl across the mat. Commentary wonders what she is doing as there are no rope breaks in this match! Sonya though works out what Ronda might be trying to do and modifies the hold keeping it locked in with one arm before HITTING RONDA WITH SEVERAL CLUBBING BLOWS WITH THE OTHER!
Sonya is pummelling Ronda but the Champion gets to the edge of the ring pulling herself off the ring and flipping them both over onto the ring floor landing ON SONYA'S BACK FORCING HER TO BREAK THE HOLD! Both women lay on the ring floor for a moment as Sonya is noticeably in a lot of pain after Ronda landed her full body weight on Sonya's back. Sonya gets to her feet first using the ring apron as she grabs Ronda BUT COUNTERS BY SENDING SONYA BACK FIRST INTO THE RING APRON!
Sonya slumps down on the ring apron as Ronda looks annoyed and grabs Sonya as she rolls her back onto the ring. Ronda climbs into the ring too as she makes her way over, looking to grab the RIGHT ARM OF SONYA LOOKING TO END THIS... BUT SONYA FIGHTS HER OFF! Sonya climbs to her feet as the two women stand across the ring from each other... AND THEY CHARGE IN TRADING PUNCHES IN THE CENTRE OF THE RING! Both women are full-on scrapping with each other and SONYA TAKES CONTROL OF THE EXCHANGE!
Sonya grabs hold of Ronda and looks for the HELLEVATOR... BUT SONYA'S BACK GIVES OUT ON HER AND SHE DROPS RONDA! Sonya falls to the mat clutching her back as Ronda gets back up and smirks evilly. She pounces on Sonya hitting her with several punches to the head keeping her down. Boos from the crowd but Ronda doesn't give a damn, as like a shark she senses blood and scoops SONYA UP OFF THE MAT AND CONNECTS WITH A POWERBOMB!
The commentary team mentions that whilst Ronda can't go for a pinfall, she can win by incapacitating her opponent. Ronda is clearly enjoying the suffering she is causing Sonya. She scoops up Sonya and plants her with ANOTHER POWERBOMB! Sonya is in a ton of pain as Ronda scoops her up one more time, this time placing her onto her shoulders and connecting with PIPER'S PIT! Sonya's back bounces off the mat with a hard thud as Ronda taunts the fans and bends down over her challenger.
She taunts Sonya promising to end this as she bends over Sonya and starts KNEEING HER ON HER BACK! Sonya shouts in pain as Ronda bends down and grabs her legs locking her in a SHARPSHOOTER! Shades on Bret Hart as Ronda makes sure to put extra pressure on the back of Sonya on the mat! Sonya is noticeably in a ton of discomfort on the mat as Ronda wrenches the hold back putting more pressure on her...
As Sonya realizes she won't be able to make it to the end of the ring, as Ronda earlier in the match due to the pain her back is in! She lifts her arm up and presses on the mat! Ronda tries to keep Sonya down but SONYA USING ALL OF HER STRENGTH PUSHES OFF THE MAT AND BREAKS OUT OF IT! She sends Ronda flying off as Sonya lays on the mat in a ton of pain but she breathes a sigh of relief after coming so close to tapping out. Ronda is back to her feet first and once again taunts Sonya as she tries to get up... BUT SONYA HITS A JUMPING ROUNDHOUSE KICK!
Ronda is staggered by the kick to the head and SONYA FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A SPEAR! She brings Ronda down to the mat and goes for the DEVILLE KICK TO THE SKULL! Ronda falls to the mat as the crowd goes wild! The referee goes over to Ronda to check on her but she is still conscious! Sonya though looks to end this and lines Ronda up as SHE STARTS LAYING INTO HER WITH KICKS GOING AFTER THE HEAD TRYING TO KNOCK RONDA OUT!
She batters the champion with kick after kick rocking the Champion who is a little shaky before grabbing hold of her by the head and LOCKING IN A GUILLOTINE CHOKE! She wrenches back on the neck of Ronda as she tries to choke the life out of the champion! Ronda is struggling for air and tries to fight out of it by punching Sonya in the back... BUT SHE WON'T LET GO! Sonya is wrenching on Ronda's neck as she brings her down to the mat... Ronda is on her last legs...
AND USING THE LAST OF HER STRENGTH LIFTS SONYA UP HITTING A GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB FORCING A BREAK! Boos ring out as Ronda finds a way to survive the hold and rolls away from Sonya for the moment. Sonya meanwhile is in a ton of pain and stumbles to her feet as RONDA CLOCKS HER WITH A SUPERMAN PUNCH! Sonya is stunned and Ronda hits a JUDO THROW SENDING SONYA BACK TO THE CENTRE OF THE RING AND LOCKS IN A CROSS ARMBREAKER!
Ronda wraps her arms around the right arm of Sonya and yanks on it! Sonya is in the centre of the ring and knows she is nowhere near the edge of the ring! Sonya tries to get her left arm free to fight out of it but she can't! She even tries to push off the mat but RONDA PUTS EXTRA WEIGHT ON HER BACK! Sonya soon realizes she has no way out and nowhere to go or Ronda will break her arm...
SO SHE TAPS OUT!
Winner via submission and still Women's Universal Champion: Ronda Rousey (9:07)
Ronda holds onto the submission for a few extra seconds after the bell rings before letting go and getting to her feet having been given a tougher challenge than she expected tonight from Sonya. Sonya meanwhile lays on the mat with her back in a ton of pain and clutching her right arm.
Michael Cole: Ronda Rousey retains her title tonight but not without a few scares.
Elias: Sonya stepped into a world that favoured Ronda Rousey and more than held her own tonight. On another night, she might be walking out as Universal Champion.
Big Show: Guys I don't think Ronda is done.
Paul is right as Ronda looks at Sonya as she tries to get to her feet and CLOBBERS HER WITH THE TITLE! Nuclear heat for the cheap spot as Ronda smirks standing over Sonya Deville. She stands over her ready to do more damage as... MANDY ROSE RUNS OUT LOOKING TO MAKE THE SAVE! She climbs into the ring looking to go after Ronda but SHE GETS TAKEN DOWN WITH A SUPERMAN PUNCH! Boos ring out as Ronda looks at Mandy and tells her...
Ronda Rousey (off-mic): Fine I'll break your arm instead.
Ronda grabs Mandy Rose's right arm and locks her in a CROSS ARMBREAKER! Ronda is yanking on the arm of Rose and looks to break it as the crowd reign down boos on Ronda. Some of the fans meanwhile chant for Becky hoping she comes out...
Ask and you shall receive! Becky Lynch storms down the entrance ramp getting a massive ovation! She jumps onto the ring and comes face to face with Ronda who drops Mandy's arm. And the two women start brawling in the centre of the ring! Loud cheers as the two women who will collide in the main event of Wrestlemania batter the hell out of each other in the middle of the ring but it is Becky who gains the upper hand! Ronda is worn out after going to battle with Sonya and Becky gets her in position for MAN DOWN...
But Ronda slips out and runs out of the ring fleeing up the entrance ramp. The crowd boos Ronda for running away from The Man Becky Lynch as she dares Ronda to come back to the ring but the champion wants no part of Becky tonight! Becky turns to the mat and looks down at the Women's Universal title on the mat as she lifts it into the air to loud cheers from the crowd. She holds it for a moment before tossing it to Ronda shouting, she'll be taking it back real soon.
Michael Cole: Well thank god The Man came around otherwise Mandy Rose might have a broken arm.
Elias: Ronda won't be happy about being shown up by her most hated rival.
Big Show: Could this be a sign of what's to come at Wrestlemania? Becky stood holding the Women's Universal title.
Ronda Rousey carries on glaring at Becky in the ring as The Man goes to check on her allies in the last few months Fire and Desire. They are both OK and she helps them get back to their feet as she stares down her opponent at Wrestlemania and we cut to the backstage area...
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And we see Bobby Lashley is in the gym working out backstage. He seems focused on what he is doing as he puts down the weight he was lifting and gets up. He looks over and gets annoyed as we see it is MVP walking over to him.
MVP: Hey hey listen big man I come in peace.
Lashley doesn't seem happy either way but says nothing as MVP gets right next to me.
MVP: I know you don't want to hear about Lio being your manager again and he's not here right now. He's showering after his victory tonight, the one I lead him to. The kind of victory I can lead you to as well.
Lashley looks at MVP for a moment.
Bobby Lashley: You think I haven't heard this speech before from Lio? I'm good.
MVP steps in front of Bobby which angers him but MVP puts his hands up defensively.
MVP: I'm not Lio. The kid is good. Hell, he will be great but he is not someone who should be a manager right now. He doesn't have the veteran experience I have. He hasn't been around the world like I have and he doesn't know what it's like to come this close to becoming World champion but falling just short.
Lashley steps forward towering over MVP.
Bobby Lashley: Well after tonight, I'll know what it's like to be a Universal Champion so I'm good.
Lashley walks past MVP and heads off elsewhere leaving MVP standing there looking slightly annoyed. MVP shakes his head as we then cut to a video package for the NWO's hall of fame induction whilst we stall for time for the ring crew to rebuild the ring.
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NWO Hall of Fame hype video:
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Once the video package comes to an end we cut to a dark room where we can see Aleister Black sitting down on a chair in a black suit and trousers as he stares at the camera ready to speak.
Aleister Black: Tonight is the night I get the devils off my back.
We see a clip of Andrade escaping the Rumble with his Universal title and Brock beating Black at Armageddon.
Aleister Black: Things very rarely in life work out this well and part of me would think this is too good to be true.
Black smiles slightly.
Aleister Black: Both of the goals that have escaped me, locked inside the chamber with me.
We see an image flashing of the Elimination Chamber being locked shut.
Aleister Black: Brock, I've overcome my anger. I do still want payback for what you did but the best payback would be beating you on the way to winning the Universal title.
We see an image on the screen flash of Black hitting Black Mass on Brock.
Aleister Black: And Andrade, there will be no one to save you. There will be no salvation. No help from Zelina...
We see flashing images of Zelina, Cesaro, Ilja Dragunov, Angel Garza, Dominik Dijakovic, and Shinsuke Nakamura all helping Andrade to win matches over the last few months ever since the Ungovernables had been formed.
Aleister Black: No help from the Ungovernables and no one else is going to save you inside the chamber!
Black clenches his fist before getting to his feet.
Aleister Black: The Universal title will finally be mine and the other three men in the match, I've not forgotten about you.
We see flashing images of Sheamus, Bobby Lashley, and Braun Strowman as we see Aleister Black letting out a rare smile as we cut back to the commentary team at ringside.
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Michael Cole: Strong words from Aleister Black but we have seen first-hand that he has been chasing that Universal title ever since he officially became a Raw Superstar.
Elias: Every single time he has fought for the Universal title, someone has stopped him from winning it. Tonight, with a structure like the Elimination Chamber there should be no one to get in his way!
Big Show: But beating Brock Lesnar is easier said than done!
Boos from the crowd as Angel Garza swaggers out with a cocky smirk on his face and a rose in his hand. He is joined by the leader of the Ungovernables Zelina Vega who walks down the ramp next to Garza and leads him by the head to ringside. Angel teases giving a lady in front row his rose but pulls it away! Garza instead is passed some aftershave which he squirts himself with before passing it back to Zelina.
Michael Cole: Angel Garza has made an immediate impact upon debuting on Monday Night Raw but he might have beaten off more than he can chew when he angered Rusev.
Elias: Flirting, sorry I mean harassing Lana over the last few weeks was certainly not a plan I would advise.
Big Show: Garza already made an enemy out of Black and felt his wrath, however he more than held his own with arguably the favourite in tonight's main event two weeks ago. He might be able to make it out of this match alive.
A decent pop from the live crowd and we even get a Rusev Day chant starting up from the live crowd as he walks to the ring with a purpose glaring as he marches down the ramp, staring at Angel Garza.
Michael Cole: If looks could kill.
Big Show: I've not seen Rusev this angry since I destroyed the Russian flag!
Elias: There is nothing Rusev loves more than his wife. You disrespect her and he will crush you.
Rusev slides into the ring and marches towards Garza who immediately slides out of the ring to loud boos. Garza and Vega instruct the referee to get Rusev to back up. The Bulgarian Brute ignores the referee but does listen to his wife and backs off for the moment as Garza smirks. He hands his rose to Vega and slides back into the ring as the referee calls for the bell to get the match underway!
Angel Garza w/Zelina Vega vs Rusev w/Lana
Rusev as soon as the bell rings charges in looking to take Garza's head off but Angel slides out of the ring! He wags his fingers to boos from the crowd but Rusev this time isn't waiting as he rolls out of the ring and gives chase to Angel Garza! Garza runs around the ring before sliding back into the ring and turns around as Rusev follows him inside. Angel responds by turning around and stamps on him as he enters the ring... RUSEV POWERS OUT AND SENDS GARZA FALLING ONTO HIS BACK!
Rusev towers over Angel Garza and batters the fuck out of him with a series of punches as he looks to give Garza the beating he has been due for weeks. He picks Garza up off the mat and YEETS HIM INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING! Rusev follows up by smashing him with a WICKED SHOULDER TACKLE! Garza is clearly in pain as Rusev follows with a series of clotheslines carrying on the beating in the corner, having to be warned by the referee when he gets to 4!
Rusev grabs Angel by the head and looks to toss him out of the corner again but Angel gets off a couple of elbows breaking free! Rusev stumbles back as Angel SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE ROPES AND HITS A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE! Rusev is staggered as Angel climbs to the top rope and flies off AS RUSEV CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A BACKBREAKER! Angel rolls away in pain as Rusev looks at Garza and thinks about going for the ACCOLADE early but he wants to make Garza suffer some more.
He grabs Garza as he is crawling away and hits him with a STUN GUN ON THE ROPES! Garza winces in pain as Rusev follows it up with a SUPLEX slamming down Garza with authority! Rusev runs off the ropes and hits him with a RUNNING SPLASH! Rusev crushes Garza on the mat. He then grabs hold of Garza and lifts him onto his shoulders as he looks to put him in a TORTURE RACK! Rusev is wrenching on the back of Garza as he looks to make him suffer but Garza gets a foot free and kicks Rusev in the head breaking free!
Rusev drops Garza who lands on his feet and the lothario connects with a SUPERKICK TO THE HEAD! Rusev is stunned slightly as Garza runs off the ropes and connects with a DROPKICK! Garza knocks Rusev off his feet for the first time and makes the cover 1 Rusev powers out! Garza realizes he will have to do a lot more to keep Rusev down and lays into him with a series of kicks. He finishes off with a BASEMENT DROPKICK to Rusev before making the cover once again. 1 Rusev powers out again!
Garza looks a bit worried and runs off the ropes but gets his HEAD TAKEN OFF WITH A WICKED CLOTHESLINE! Rusev once again cuts off Angel Garza and takes back control of the match to the delight of the live crowd. Rusev scoops Garza up off the mat and hits him with a FALLAWAY SLAM! Garza winces in pain again as Rusev follows up with a series of kicks to the back! Garza gets back to his feet and tries to punch Rusev but the Brute catches him before countering with a SPINERBUSTER!
Garza once again winces in pain as Lana claps enjoying what her husband is doing whilst Vega looks slightly worried about her client. Rusev signals he is ready to end this as he lines up Garza for the MACHKA KICK... GARZA GOES TO ROLL OUT OF THE RING! Rusev reacts quickly trying to grab Garza... who counters PULLING RUSEV DOWN ONTO THE ROPES! Rusev falls back as Garza climbs onto the ring apron and hits a SLINGSHOT SPRINGBOARD TORNADO DDT! Garza makes the cover 1 2 Rusev kicks out!
Garza though is making progress in fighting back as he looks over to Lana and gives her a wink which disgusts her. Garza goes back on the attack and lays into Rusev with a series of kicks before grabbing hold of him on the mat as he looks to lock him in the RINGS OF SATURN! Garza wrenches back on the hold as he looks to force a tap out from Rusev! Garza makes sure to twist the hold around so Rusev is looking directly at Lana from the ring and once again Garza gives her a wink, taunting the Ravishing Russian!
Lana makes her way over to the ropes and climbs in looking like she wants to SLAP GARZA DISTRACTING THE REFEREE! As this is going on Rusev manages to power out of the hold but as he sends Garza backward... HE GETS A THUMB TO THE EYE BEHIND THE REFEREE'S BACK! Loud boos for the cheap trick and Zelina Vega applauds this! Garza follows up with a STEP-UP ENZUIGIRI! Rusev falls to the mat and Garza hits a SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT! Garza makes the cover as the referee turns around
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Garza gets to his feet a little shocked that Rusev was able to kick out and wonders what he needs to do to win. He though has an idea as he grabs hold of Rusev as he lifts him off the mat and looks to get him in the WING LOCK (Butterfly choke)! He starts to yank on the neck of Rusev as he tries to choke him out! Rusev is in a ton of pain in the hold as Garza looks to choke the life right out of him but Rusev clenches his fist and breaks out of the hold hitting Garza with a HEADBUTT TO THE CHEST ONCE FREE!
Garza stumbles backward as Rusev follows this up by hitting Garza in the head with a MACHKA KICK! Garza drops to the mat and flops down as Rusev looks to make a cover until he looks at his wife Lana. She looks at him and raises her fist as she SIGNALS TO CRUSH HIM! He grabs hold of Garza and STOMPS ON HIS BACK BEFORE LOCKING IN THE ACCOLADE! Rusev starts to wrench back on the hold as he looks to bend the spine of Garza as he wrenches back on the hold!
Garza is in a ton of pain and looks like he is thinking about tapping out! Vega on the outside meanwhile shouts something to him in Spanish! Garza grits his teeth and starts to crawl to the ropes. Rusev tries to wrench it back but Garza carries on the crawl but Rusev stops him inches away from the ropes! Garza can't quite reach the ropes as the referee watches Garza... SO VEGA MOVES THE ROPES FORWARD OUT OF THE VIEW OF THE REF INTO GARZA'S HAND!
Garza grips the rope tightly as Rusev holds on and gets to a 4 count before letting go dropping Garza. Vega checks on Garza making sure he is OK as she grabs his hand. Whilst this is going on the referee tells Rusev off. On the outside we see LANA CHARGE AROUND THE RING AND ATTACK ZELINA VEGA! The two women brawl which distracts the referee who looks to get things under control outside the ring. Meanwhile, Rusev grabs Garza's leg looking to drag him back to the centre of the ring...
AS GARZA SPRAYS HIM IN THE EYE WITH SOME AFTERSHAVE!
Rusev stumbles back rubbing his eyes as Garza smirks before tossing the bottle out of the ring. Garza then SUPERKICKS RUSEV AND GRABS HOLD OF HIM! HE STRUGGLES TO LIFT HIM UP BEFORE MANAGING IT AS HE CONNECTS WITH THE WING CLIPPER! Garza gets the referee's attention as the fight carries on outside the ring.
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Angel Garza picks up the win!
Winner via pinfall: Angel Garza (8:47)
Boos ring out as Angel Garza rolls off of Rusev and gets to his feet celebrating his victory! Lana meanwhile gets to her feet getting off Zelina Vega and realizes her husband just lost. Angel has a smug smirk on his face as he looks directly and Lana smiling at her.
Michael Cole: Angel Garza picks up a big win in his PPV debut tonight!
Elias: Not without controversy.
Big Show: Zelina must have slipped him the aftershave whilst checking on his after he made it to the ropes.
Michael Cole: Zelina proving her cunning and tactical genius.
Elias: But as we know, she will not be able to get involved in tonight's main event.
Big Show: But we've felt the impact she can have already.
And inside the ring we see Lana checking on Rusev. Angel sees this and signals to Vega. Vega who is holding her jaw passes Angel a rose who walks up to Lana and DROPS IT ON RUSEV. Garza looks at Lana and winks before leaving the ring, heading up the entrance ramp with Zelina Vega as the duo gloat and we cut to the backstage area...
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As we see Renee Young walking up to a locker room door with a sign saying BROCK LESNAR on it! She goes to walk in but... well you know who walks out! It's PAUL HEYMAN!
Paul Heyman: Don't you ever knock Renee? Come on you should know better.
Renee rolls her eyes before speaking.
Renee Young: Paul I just wanted to get a word with Brock Lesnar ahead of...
Paul Heyman: Then you need to do more research Renee. Brock doesn't talk. Brock doesn't have time to talk. If Brock is out there, he isn’t talking, he's destroying everyone in his path like he did Monday night!
Renee Young: Do you think that will paint a target on his back?
Paul chuckles and looks baffled by the question.
Paul Heyman: Obviously.
Paul shakes his head.
Paul Heyman: Brock always has a target on his back. Listen to who every one of the entrants was talking about in the lead-up to tonight.
Paul is getting really animated and fired up as he speaks.
Paul Heyman: The name on everyone's lips hasn't been the Champion Andrade, as great as he is. A former NXT Champion, Money in the Bank winner and Universal Champion for one hundred and thirty-three days.
Paul putting over the champion strong.
Paul Heyman: Yet all of his opponents are focused on Brock Lesnar. That tells you how much of a threat Brock Lesnar is!
Paul points for extra emphasis getting his point across.
Paul Heyman: Sheamus wants to fight Brock Lesnar, Braun is a monster among men but has never been able to defeat the Beast, Lashley wants after his friend saved his career from ending, Aleister Black wants revenge and Andrade wants to prove he is a worthy Champion.
Paul has an evil smirk.
Paul Heyman: All eyes are on Brock and even that won't be enough to stop him!
The smirk turns sinister as Paul gets animated.
Paul Heyman: And soon he will once again be the reigning defending undisputed Universal Champion Broccccccck Lesnar!
Paul heads back into the locker room having sent his message to Renee Young and we cut back to the ring.
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And as we return from the commercial break, we see The One Twos walking out with a pair of snooker cues in hand ready for a fight tonight! They get a decent amount of boos from the live crowd as they are ready to start a war in this street fight!
Michael Cole: Well up next we are about to see the World Tag Team Titles on the line as The Authors of Pain take on The Usos and the men we see walking to the ring, The One Twos.
Elias: The One Twos might be the underdogs in this match but you don't want to rule them out. They know how to fight on the streets.
Big Show: We both know first hand how tough you have to be to win in a street fight and these two might not match The Authors of Pain in size or Usos for experience, but they can fight for sure!
A massive pop from the live crowd as The Usos make their way out next and they are more than ready for a fight. Wearing black hoodies and jeans they march to the ring with kendo sticks in hand, pointing them at The One Twos inside the ring.
Michael Cole: Well the One Twos may love a fight on the streets but so do The Usos.
Elias: You don't come from their family without being able to fight.
Big Show: And I don't think The Usos are waiting for the champions to make their way out!
Big Show is right as The Usos slide into the ring and comes face to face with The One Twos and BOTH TEAMS START SWINGING AT EACH OTHER! The snooker cues and kendo sticks collide with each other a few times before The One Twos miss The Usos and they connect with a FEW KENDO STICK SHOTS! The One Twos drop the snooker cues to the mat as The Usos lay into them with several shots to the back as...
And now the champions start to make their way out! Akam and Rezar walk out in their usual swat gear with the World tag team titles on their shoulders. In the ring, The Usos are still wailing on The One Twos causing the duo to roll out of the ring before turning to The Authors of Pain on the entrance ramp and pointing the kendo sticks at them as they dare the champions to come to the ring! The champions nod and march down the entrance ramp dropping the tag team titles to the outside and sliding into the ring as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!
World tag team titles triple threat tornado tag street fight: The Authors of Pain (c) vs The Usos vs The One Twos
The Usos swing the kendo sticks at the tag team champions BUT AKAM AND REZAR GRAB THE KENDO STICKS! The Usos look shocked as The Authors of Pain clock them in the face with a wicked right hand! The Usos fall to the mat as Akam and Rezar hold the kendo sticks in their hands AND SMASH THEM OVER THE BACK OF THE USOS! They wear out the sticks on the back of the Usos until they break! The Authors of Pain toss the kendo sticks out of the ring before turning back to The Usos.
The pair grab hold of a Uso each and slams them down to the mat with authority hitting DUAL SPINEBUSTERS! Both men wince in pain on the mat as The Authors of Pain cover one each 1 both Usos kick out! The Authors of Pain look annoyed as they get back to their feet but before they can go on the attack ONEY AND DANNY SMASH THEM IN THE BACK WITH SNOOKER CUES! Akam and Rezar however no-sells it as the cues break on their back.
Oney and Danny look shocked as the Authors of Pain grab each one by the throat and slam them down to the mat with DUAL CHOKESLAMS! The One Twos look to roll out of the ring but Akam and Rezar are far from done with the duo as they climb out of the ring following the pair to the outside of the ring. Akam and Rezar lift The One Twos up slamming them on the RING FLOOR OUTSIDE! The Authors stand over The One Twos and turn around INTO A DUAL SUICIDE DIVE WIPING THEM OUT!
Cheers from the crowd as The Authors of the Pain for the first time are knocked off their feet but it doesn't last long as they are soon up to their feet... DUAL SUPERKICK FROM THE USOS! The Authors of Pain fall into the crowd as The Usos look at each other and have an idea. They nod as they climb onto the barricade and HIT DOUBLE UCE OFF THE BARRICADE TO THE AUTHORS OF PAIN IN THE CROWD! Cheers from the crowd as The Usos clutch their stomach.
The Usos get back to their feet as they high-five some fans in the crowd but get clobbered as they turn around with a PAIR OF EUROPEAN UPPERCUTS! The Usos stumble backward as Oney and Danny lay into the pair with a series of hard uppercuts as the brawl carries on into the crowd! The One Twos are in control as they grab hold of The Usos but the duo counters SENDING THEM BACK FIRST INTO THE WALL BY THE FANS!
The Usos follow it up with a series of punches as they lay into the One Twos. Jey and Jimmy follow up with a series of JUMPING CLOTHESLINES! The One Twos slump down on the wall as Jey and Jimmy high-five each other. They look around at the walls as Jey nods and heads to the wall in the background as Jimmy lays into Oney and Danny with a few clubbing blows keeping them down! However, as he is doing this AKAM WIPES HIM OUT WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK!
Jimmy falls to the mat as Akam stands there, touching his ribs as he looks annoyed. He grabs Jimmy and picks him up TOSSING HIM AT AN INCOMING ONEY! Both men fall to the floor in a heap as Akam stands over them cutting an imposing presence BUT GETS SPRAYED BY JEY USO! He sends Akam backward before following it up by smashing him in the head with the FIRE EXTINGUISHER! Cheers from the crowd as Jey smashes him in the head with it a few more times... RUNNING BIG BOOT FROM REZAR!
Rezar wipes out one-half of the Usos as he looks furious. Danny Burch though gets back to his feet and starts firing off on Rezar with a series of punches as he starts brawling with the monster of a man BUT REZAR COUNTERS AND SLAMS DOWN DANNY BURCH WITH A ONE-HANDED SPINEBUSTER! Brutal move as Danny's back bounces off the hard concrete floor and he winces in pain as Rezar stands tall. He picks Danny up and drags him back towards the ringside area as he MILITARY PRESS TOSSES HIM OVER THE RINGSIDE BARRICADE TO THE RING FLOOR!
Danny's back bounces off the floor as Rezar looks to follow him back towards the ring... JIMMY CONNECTS WITH A CHOP BLOCK TO THE KNEE! Cheers from the crowd as Rezar buckles before Jimmy follows up with a LOW SUPERKICK dropping Rezar for the moment. Jimmy stands over Rezar as he talks some trash to Rezar before climbing over the barricade as he grabs hold of Danny Burch and SENDS HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS DISLODGING THEM!
Danny grabs his shoulder and grits his teeth clearly in pain as Jimmy heads to the ring apron and pulls it up as the crowd starts up a WE WANT TABLES chant. Jimmy nods listening to the crowd and pulls out a TABLE FROM UNDER THE RING! Jimmy smiles as he starts to set up the table outside the ring before making his way back over to Danny. Jimmy grabs Danny but the Brit fires back with a few punches before sending him into the barricade!
Danny follows it up with a series of punches before making his way over to the ring apron as he looks to find some more plunder under the ring. He takes a few minutes before pulling out a CRICKET BAT from under the ring! He has a smirk on his face as he makes his way over to the rising Jimmy Uso and smashes him in the gut with the bat! Jimmy doubles over as Danny smashes it over his back! Danny drops the bat before grabbing Jimmy and rolls him into the ring as he makes the cover 1 2 Akam breaks it up!
Akam saves the tag team titles for his team as he grabs hold of Danny Burch and SENDS HIM FLYING WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Danny winces in pain as Akam turns around to grab Jimmy Uso and hoists him up sending him into the turnbuckle with a DEATH VALLEY BOMB! Jimmy's back bounces off the turnbuckle and falls to the mat in pain as Akam makes the cover 1 2 Danny breaks the cover! Danny saves the match and tries to lay into Akam but the big man powers him off sending him flying backward!
Akam turns around and starts battering Danny with several punches before lifting him up and MILITARY PRESS DROPS HIM TO THE OUTSIDE THROUGH THE TABLE SET UP EARLIER! Danny crashes through the table upon impact as Akam smiles happily at the pain he is causing! Akam slides out of the ring and makes his way back to the outside as he looks for a weapon and grabs a STEEL CHAIN FIRST BEFORE TOSSING IT TO THE SIDE! After a while, he grabs a TRASH CAN and tosses it over the ropes into the ring.
Akam climbs back into the ring as Jimmy tries to fight back but Akam easily overpowers him with a LARIAT sending Jimmy crashing to the mat. Akam isn't done though as he grabs Jimmy and gets him up for a POWERBOMB... JEY USO HITS A LOW DROPKICK TO THE KNEE OF AKAM! Jey saves his brother as Jimmy lands on his feet next to Jey and the two brothers nod at each other. They hit Akam with DUAL BACK ELBOWS before placing the trash can over Akam's head on the mat!
Both men run off the ropes before hitting DUAL ELBOWS DROP ONTO THE TRASH CAN ON AKAM'S HEAD! Jey makes the cover as Jimmy stands guard 1 2 Akam kicks out! Akam still has the trash can over his head but still has enough awareness to power out! Jimmy nods to his brother as Jey stomps on Akam a few times. Jimmy meanwhile climbs to the top rope ready to fly off... AS REZAR APPEARS AND SMASHES HIM WITH ONE HALF OF THE BROKEN SNOOKER CUE!
Jimmy falls to the ring floor as the crowd boos one-half of the Authors of Pain. Jey charges in but Rezar clocks him with a right hand sending him back towards Akam WHO TOSSES THE TRASH CAN AT HIS HEAD! Jey falls to the mat whilst outside the ring, Rezar grabs Jimmy and hits him with a POWERBOMB ONTO THE DISLODGED STEEL STEPS OUTSIDE THE RING! Jimmy's back bounces off the steps as he winces in pain as Rezar smirks.
Rezar climbs into the ring joining his tag team partner as Jey stands up looking at both of The Authors of Pain. Jey thinks for a moment before throwing hands as he tries to fight off both of The Authors of Pain! He gets a few shots off but the numbers game becomes too much very quickly as the champions beat him down! Rezar hoists Jimmy up into the air as Akam grabs him by the neck AS THEY CONNECT WITH A POWERBOMB/NECKBREAKER COMBO ONTO THE TRASH CAN! Rezar makes the cover as Akam stands guard
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ONEY LEAPS OFF THE ROPES AND BREAKS IT UP BEHIND AKAM!
Cheers from the crowd that Oney kept the Authors of Pain from retaining the titles but Akam soon turns around grabbing him by the throat! Akam looks to yank Oney up but the brawler clocks him with a KICK TO THE DICK! As big and powerful as Akam is, even he falls over in pain. Oney Lorcan lands on his feet as Rezar charges in but gives him a EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Rezar stumbles back as Oney plants him to the mat with a DROPKICK! Oney makes the cover 1 2 Rezar powers out!
Oney gets back to his feet as he flips Rezar over onto his front and looks to lock in a HALF BOSTON CRAB... BUT REZAR KICKS HIM OFF INTO THE ROPES! Rezar gets to his feet as he stands next to his tag team partner Akam. Oney gets ready for a fight as he turns around to see JEY USO BACK ON HIS FEET! The two men who have been rivals against each other over the last two months as part of their respective teams look at each other before turning to face The Authors of Pain!
The two enemies realize they need to work together for now and charge at The Authors of Pain as ONEY HITS A LEAPING EUROPEAN UPPERCUT TO REZAR AND JEY USO HITS A JUMPING CORKSCREW HEADBUTT! Akam and Rezar fall backward as Oney and Jey follow it up by running off the ropes and hitting both men each with a LARIAT! They stumble but stay standing as the pair run the ropes again before going after The Authors of Pain... BUT THEY CATCH THE PAIR AND SLAM THEM DOWN WITH DUAL SPINEBUSTERS!
Boos ring out as The Authors of Pain once again show off their pure power and dominate this match! Jey Uso and Oney Lorcan are in a ton of pain as The Authors of Pain grab hold of them grabbing one of them each and BIEL TOSS THEM INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING! The Authors of Pain follow up crushing them each in the corner with a BODY AVALANCHE! They smash Jey and Oney in the corner each before lifting both men into the air and getting them in position FOR THE SUPER COLLIDER! They clink the pair together and powerbomb them to the mat as they each make the cover!
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DANNY BURCH WITH A CRICKET BAT AND JIMMY USO WITH A CHAIN BREAK IT UP!
Cheers from the crowd as one-half of each of the challengers saves the match for their team! Danny and Jimmy though don't let up as he smashes Rezar with the cricket bat whilst Jimmy lays in a few hard strikes to Akam with the chain around his fist! Akam and Rezar though wisely look to roll out of the ring to escape but DANNY AND JIMMY AIN'T LETTING THEM GET AWAY!
Akam and Rezar have stumbled to their feet as Danny clocks REZAR IN THE HEAD WITH BAT WHILST JIMMY HITS A MODIFIED SUPERMAN PUNCH WITH THE CHAIN! Shades of his cousin Roman Reigns as The Authors of Pain fall backward and land by the commentary desks! Danny and Jimmy look at each other as the two enemies look to the Spanish and English announce desk before nodding and THEY START TO TAKE THEM APART!
They take the covers off and toss them to the side before grabbing a monitor each as AKAM AND REZAR GO FOR A CLOTHESLINE... JIMMY AND DANNY DUCK BEFORE TURNING AROUND CLOCKING THEM WITH A MONITOR EACH! Akam and Rezar fall backward as the duo go to swing them again but this time AKAM AND REZAR CUT THEM OFF WITH A WICKED UPPERCUT EACH! Akam and Rezar take a moment to recover before looking at the commentary desk and having evil intentions!
They grab hold of Danny Burch and Jimmy Uso each ready to send both men through the TABLES WHEN ONEY LORCAN AND JEY USO HIT DUAL SUCICDE DIVES STOPPING THE AUTHORS OF PAIN! Akam and Rezar fall to the floor as Oney and Jey check on their respective partners. Danny and Jimmy confirm to their partners confirming they are OK as they look at the tables and each starts double-teaming one of The Authors of Pain!
Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan then grab hold of Akam as they lift him up together and hit him with a DUAL POWERBOMB THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! Jimmy and Jey Uso meanwhile lay into Rezar before they lift hit a DOUBLE UNDERHOOK SUPLEX SENDING REZAR THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE AS WELL! Loud cheers from the crowd who go wild for the champions being sent through both announce tables... BUT SOON TURNS TO BOOS AS THE ONE TWOS JUMP THE USOS LAYING INTO THEM!
The short-term alliance between the warring teams is over as Oney and Danny look to take advantage now the champions are out for the count as they batter The Usos with a series of clubbing strikes before sending the Usos into the ring apron! The One Twos roll The Usos into the ring before looking around the ring as Danny grabs the cricket bat from the outside whilst Oney grabs his own from underneath the ring. Both men have evil intentions as they slide into the ring and clock each of The Usos with a CRICKET BAT SHOT TO THE HEAD! Oney and Danny make a cover each
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JIMMY AND JEY KICK OUT AT 2.9!
The One Twos look in total shock that The Usos were able to stay alive in this match and shake their heads. They drop the cricket bats in the middle of the ring and Oney nods to Danny sending him outside of the ring! Oney in the ring lays into them with a series of strikes to keep them down whilst Danny looks for some more plunder and he PULLS OUT A PAIR OF TABLES! Cheers from the crowd as Danny makes it clear he ain't doing it for them!
He slides both tables into the ring as Danny starts to set up one of the tables in the centre of the ring but as he is doing this JEY USO IS BACK TO HIS FEET AND CATCHES ONEY WITH A JUMPING CLOTHESLINE! Oney falls down for the moment as Danny charges at him so JEY GOES FOR A SUPERKICK... DANNY CATCHES HIS FOOT AND BEFORE HITTING A SPINNING LARIAT! Jey falls out of the ring to the outside of the ring as The One Twos turn their attention back to Jimmy Uso.
Danny sets up the second table in the centre of the ring as Danny then makes his way back over to Jimmy Uso as the duo looks to lift him up for the same DUAL POWERBOMB THEY HIT AKAM WITH! They scoop him up BUT JIMMY FIGHTS BACK WITH PUNCHES TO BOTH THEIR HEADS BEFORE HITTING A DOUBLE DDT PLANTING BOTH MEN TO THE MAT! Jimmy rolls away for a moment before looking over and seeing the CRICKET BATS ON THE MAT! He grabs one of them and sizes up Oney Lorcan as he HITS HIM FOR SIX!
Oney falls to the mat in pain as Danny Burch charges in BUT HE GETS A SHOT TO THE GUT AS WELL! Jimmy goes to smash him in the back BUT DANNY LOW BLOWS HIM IN DESPERATION! It's all legal in this match and Jimmy falls to the mat dropping the cricket bat. Oney Lorcan meanwhile is by the ropes struggling to stand up BUT HE GETS DROPPED BY JEY USO SMASHING HIM WITH A PUNCH USING THE STEEL CHAIN! Oney drops behind Danny Burch as Jey Uso slides into the ring and we see Danny Burch lift Jimmy up for a POWERBOMB THROUGH THE TABLES...
JEY USO HITS A STEEL CHAIN-ASSISTED CHOP BLOCK TO THE LEG OF DANNY! Dannys' leg buckles completely as he falls to the mat dropping Jimmy. Jey then shouts to his brother as he grabs Danny in a HEADLOCK USING THE STEEL CHAIN as he signals for Jimmy to go up top. Jimmy does and DIVES OFF HITTING A DIVING STOMP TO THE RIGHT LEG OF DANNY! Danny screams in pain and as JEY GRABS THE STEEL CHAIN AND LOCKS IN A MODIFIED TEQUILA SUNRISE ON THE RIGHT LEG OF DANNY! Danny is in a ton of pain as he lifts his hand up ready to tap out due to the immense pain...
BUT ONEY BREAKS THE SUBMISSION HOLD PUSHING JIMMY INTO JEY!
Oney saves the match for The One Twos! Danny Burch though is in too much pain and rolls out of the ring for the moment. Oney gives a few stiff uppercuts to Jey Uso as he tries to get up before going to grab the cricket bat on the mat... BUT JIMMY GRABS IT TOO STOPPING HIM! Oney tries to pull it away from Jimmy BUT THAT LEAVES HIM FREE FOR A SUPERKICK FROM JEY USO! Oney falls to the mat and drops the cricket bat. The Usos then look at the tables and have an idea.
Jimmy and Jey pick up Oney Lorcan placing him on the dual tables. Jimmy gives him a whack with the cricket bat as well for good measure to keep him down before tossing it away. Jey meanwhile heads to the top rope and steadies himself before flying off as he hits the SAMOAN SPLASH THROUGH THE TABLES CRUSHING ONEY LORCAN! Jey crawls back onto Oney Lorcan and makes the cover
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THE USOS ARE NOW SEVEN-TIME TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!
Winners via pinfall and NEW World tag team champions: The Usos (17:44)
A loud pop from the live crowd as once again The Usos are back on top of the tag team division and they are absolutely delighted. Jimmy Uso heads back into the ring joining his brother and they share a hug as they are passed the World tag team titles lifting them into the air now seven-time tag team champions.
Michael Cole: The Usos have done it once again!
Elias: Seven times they have held those belts and you could argue they are one of the greatest WWE tag teams of all time!
Big Show: The Authors of Pain requested this match and in the end, they lost their tag team titles without even being pinned. Their own hubris cost them their tag team titles.
The Usos carry on their celebrations in the ring as on the outside of the ring we see The One Twos limping up the ramp in a ton of pain as Danny struggles to walk on his right foot. On the other side of the ring, we see the former tag team champions The Authors of Pain looking furious as we cut elsewhere...
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And we see a darkroom before seeing a few flashing lights appear. We see a woman standing with her back to the camera before seeing her outfit start to glow. The woman turns around and we see it is NAOMI!
Naomi: For eight long months, I've been unable to wrestle. I've had to sit on the shelf and watch the rest of the division pass me by.
Naomi doesn't look happy as she shakes her head.
Naomi: Rehabbing due to my broken neck but it gave me a new perspective.
Naomi's outfit lights up one more time.
Naomi: And I've got no plans to waste time when I come back.
Naomi smiles.
Naomi: And I plan on going right to the top. No more waiting. It's time for me to glow up.
The package comes to an end as the lights go out other than the ones on Naomi's outfit as we see on the screen appear “Naomi returns to Monday Night Raw: Soon” before we cut elsewhere backstage...
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And we see Sheamus walking through the backstage area in a good mood. As he is walking through the backstage area he ends up coming face to face with SAMOA JOE who is also walking through the back.
Samoa Joe: I suggest you move out of my way.
Sheamus smiles and shows no fear.
Sheamus: Are you going to make me fella?
Samoa Joe: Don't try me. I'm not letting anyone or anything get in the way of taking back what's mine.
Sheamus chuckles at that thought.
Sheamus: What's yours? Chad beat you for that United States title fair and square.
That line noticeably pisses Joe off but Sheamus carries on.
Sheamus: I mean I'm quite proud of the help I gave him last year, maybe you can come on Celtic Warrior workouts and get a good workout on there?
Joe looks furious as he gets nose to nose with Sheamus.
Samoa Joe: Run your mouth in front of me again and I'll give you a fight.
Sheamus doesn't back down as Samoa Joe barges past Sheamus and walks off elsewhere backstage as Sheamus smirks to himself and carries on walking through the arena as we cut back to the commentary team in front of their destroyed commentary desk as the ring has been cleared of all the blunder and destruction from the tag team titles match.
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Michael Cole: Well tensions running high for two men in big title matches later on tonight.
Elias: Sheamus may love a fight but we know when Joe fights, he doesn't just fight you psychically he'll try to fight you mentally.
Big Show: And we could see that match for either the Universal title or the United States title depending on what happens later on tonight.
Boos ring out as The Brian Kendrick makes his way out, looking wild and crazed as he normally does. He looks focused as he walks to the ring, knowing tonight might be the last chance he gets to win the Cruiserweight title. He ignores the fans and steps into the ring.
Michael Cole: The Brian Kendrick knows he is reaching the twilight of his career and this could be his last shot.
Big Show: When you know it might be your last chance to win a title, you get desperate and do things you would never have done before.
Elias: Speaking from personal experience there?
Big Show just smiles and says nothing as Kendrick stands in the ring glaring as he looks up the entrance ramp and waits for the champion to make his way out.
Cheers from the crowd as Mustafa Ali walks out and lifts his Cruiserweight title into the air. He looks at Kendrick in the ring who remains stoic and focused as Ali walks down the ramp. He climbs into the ring and keeps his eyes on Kendrick who hasn't moved just yet.
Michael Cole: Ali is on edge here and he is right to be.
Elias: Kendrick has promised to pull every trick he can think of to try to become Cruiserweight champion for one final time.
Big Show: But Mustafa Ali we have seen take on all comers as champion. Dethroning him even with every trick in the book isn't going to be easy for Kendrick.
Once the usual title announcements are done, the referee passes the title to the timekeeper as Ali remains on edge but Kendrick doesn't do anything yet as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!
Cruiserweight title match: Mustafa Ali (c) vs The Brian Kendrick
Once the bell rings we see The Brian Kendrick offer Ali a handshake. Ali shakes his head but Kendrick insists on it. Ali goes for the handshake... and KENDRICK SHAKES HIS HAND! Ali remains on edge as he goes to pull away but Kendrick holds on, going for a cheap shot... ALI AVOIDS IT AND HITS AN ENZUGIRI TO THE HEAD! Kendrick falls to the mat as Ali just shakes his head looking disgusted at Kendrick before hitting a low dropkick. Ali makes the cover 1 2 Kendrick kicks out!
Ali stays on the attack as he gives a few kicks to Kendrick on the mat before grabbing hold of him looking to go for the KOJI CLUTCH EARLY... BUT KENDRICK GIVES HIM A THUMB TO THE EYE! Loud boos for the cheap and desperate move but Kendrick is living up to his pre-match promise. Kendrick follows it up by hitting him with a BACK SUPLEX! Kendrick makes the cover 1 Ali kicks out! Kendrick responds to the quick kick out almost immediately and wildly lays into Ali with a few hard strikes before grinding him down on the mat.
The crowd lay into Kendrick who only has taken back control thanks to his cheap tricks as Ali looks to get to the ropes but not before KENDRICK USES THE ROPES FOR EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE SUBMISSION! Loud boos and the referee spots this so tells Kendrick off! Kendrick breaks the hold off and acts innocent before grabbing hold of Ali connecting with a TIGER SUPLEX! Kendrick makes the cover 1 2 Ali kicks out! Kendrick shakes his head but remains calm as he once again looks to grind Ali down on the mat.
Ali though starts to fight back hitting Kendrick with a series of elbows to break free of the submission! Kendrick stumbles back as Ali hits a SPRINGBOARD TORNADO DDT! He plants the skull of Kendrick into the mat before making the cover 1 2 Kendrick kicks out! Ali though keeps the pressure going as he grabs the right arm of Kendrick and looks for a FUJIWARA ARMBAR... BUT KENDRICK REVERSES IT INTO A ROLL-UP HOLDING THE TIGHTS!
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Ali kicks out!
Kendrick looks angry that he wasn't able to pick up the win with that cheap trick as he goes for a SPIN KICK BUT ALI DODGES UNDERNEATH BEFORE CONNECTING WITH A SUPERKICK! Ali makes the cover 1 2 Kendrick kicks out! Ali nods to himself before looking at Kendrick and pulls him towards the ropes as he hangs his right arm off the ring apron. Ali climbs to the top rope and steadies himself before hitting a 450 SPLASH ONTO THE RIGHT ARM ON THE RING APRON!
Kendrick rolls back into the ring clutching his right arm in pain as Ali lays on the floor outside clutching his ribs after doing the painful move. The referee starts to count as we get to 3 but Ali climbs into the ring apron and hits a SPRINGBOARD SLINGSHOT MISSILE DROPKICK TO KENDRICK! Ali makes the cover putting pressure on the right arm of Kendrick! 1 2 Kendrick kicks out! Ali nods to himself and thinks about what to do next before looking at the top rope.
Mustafa Ali hops to the top rope and positions himself ready to go for the 054... BUT KENDRICK KICKS THE ROPES CROTCHING ALI! A cheap way to stop him but it is effective! Kendrick leans on the ropes for a moment before climbing up to the top joining Ali. Kendrick lays into Ali with a few forearms to the back before grabbing hold of him and hitting an AVALANCHE BACK SUPLEX! Ali lands on the mat with a hard thud as Kendrick makes the cover
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Ali kicks out!
Kendrick slams the mat clearly frustrated he wasn't able to put away the champion with that move. He though focuses on the task at hand as he grabs Ali by the head and looks to lock in THE CAPTAIN'S HOOK (GROUNDED REVERSE CHINLOCK)! He wrenches back on the hold as he looks to choke the life out of Ali but he can't get the full grip due to the damage done on the right arm earlier in the match by Ali! Kendrick though still tries to get the tap out but Ali reverses it into a PINNING PREDICAMENT!
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Kendrick kicks out as he releases the hold!
Kendrick looks furious and immediately tries to go back on the attack but Ali is ready for him as he smashes him in the jaw with a EUROPEAN UPPERCUT! Kendrick is rocked as Mustafa Ali follows it up by lifting him up for a SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Ali makes the cover 1 2 Kendrick kicks out! Ali lifts Kendrick up off the mat and looks to get him in position for the SPANISH FLY... BUT KENDRICK GOES FOR A LOW BLOW... ALI BLOCKS IT READY FOR THE CHEAP SPOT!
Kendrick looks in total shock as Ali hits him with a SPIN KICK SENDING HIM INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING! Kendrick slumps over as Ali charges in BUT KENDRICK ELBOWS HIM SENDING HIM BACKWARD! Ali stumbles backward and quick as a flash KENDRICK RIPS THE TURNBUCKLE PAD OFF! Kendrick charges in and grabs Ali looking to send him into it... BUT ALI STOPS HIMSELF... KENDRICK USES THIS TO LEAP OFF THE ROPES AND HIT SLICED BREAD #2! Kendrick lets out a wicked smirk as he makes the cover
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ALI KICKS OUT!
Kendrick pulls at his hair and can't believe it! He argues with the referee insisting it was a 3 but the referee shakes his head. Kendrick punches the mat in anger thinking he had it there. He thinks for a moment and shakes his head knowing what move he will need to hit to end this. He grabs Mustafa Ali and places him on his shoulders ready to hit Ali WITH A BURNING HAMMER! He gets ready to go for it BUT ALI SLIPS OUT AND HITS A STO! He plants Kendrick onto the mat before locking him in a KOJI CLUTCH! Ali wrenches back on the hold as Kendrick tries to find a way to escape BUT HE CAN'T...
SO HE TAPS OUT!
Winner via submission and still Cruiserweight Champion: Mustafa Ali (6:33)
Cheers from the crowd as Mustafa Ali gets to his feet releasing the hold upon the bell straight away. The referee raises his hand into the air as Kendrick is left sitting on the mat looking broken as he looks off into the distance wondering if there was any way he could have won the Cruiserweight title.
Michael Cole: Mustafa Ali picks up the win and once again holds onto his Cruiserweight title.
Elias: Kendrick tried every trick in the book, even writing a few new ones but the face of the Cruiserweight division would not be denied tonight.
Big Show: And you have to wonder who is next for Mustafa Ali as we head towards Wrestlemania.
Mustafa Ali carries on his celebrations to the delight of the crowd as we cut to the backstage area...
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And we see BRAUN STROWMAN walking through the back! He looks to be in a bad mood (when have you ever seen a monster smile) before being stopped by Renee Young looking for an interview.
Renee Young: Braun, tonight you enter into the Elimination Chamber. A match type you have dominated in the past but never won. What are your thoughts?
Braun glares for a moment before sighing.
Braun Strowman: You're right. I've never won an Elimination Chamber. I've never won a singles title. I've destroyed men, cars, production trucks, tag teams but I've never held the Universal title.
Braun clenches his fist.
Braun Strowman: I even had Money in the Bank and wasted my opportunity. But tonight, I destroy everyone in my way. Everyone is going to get these hands. And I'll finally be the monster at the top of this company.
Braun walks off bringing the interview to an end as we cut back to the commentary team in front of their broken announce desk at ringside.
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Michael Cole: Braun Strowman is a motivated monster ahead of tonight's main event.
Elias: I've seen first-hand what Braun can do inside an Elimination Chamber when he eliminated five men in one match. He repeats that performance and he walks out as Universal Champion.
Big Show: But we know he has never defeated Brock Lesnar. Can he finally do it tonight?
Taynara Conti makes her way out to the new theme song (stealing her AEW theme as it fits better than the WWE one she had) with a slight smile on her face. Xia Li walks out with her tag team partner. She shares a hug with Conti before bowing in front of her. Conti smiles as Xia Li heads backstage and leaves Conti to walk to the ring.
Michael Cole: Taynara Conti stunned the world making it to the final four of the Royal Rumble last month eliminating Sasha Banks along the way. She repeated that by pinning Sasha Banks a few weeks ago. Can she do it again tonight?
Elias: We know how proud Sasha Banks is. She sees herself as the Boss of the entire WWE let alone the Women's division. She will be out for blood tonight.
Big Show: But Conti has shown a lot of heart and spirit putting in a great performance against the current Universal Women's champion Ronda Rousey on Raw a couple of months ago. She has grown as a superstar on Raw these last few months and tonight could be her reaching that next level.
A massive mixed reaction from the crowd leaning toward boos but there is a lot of cheers for the Legit Boss Sasha Banks. She shows off to the fans in attendance before walking down the ramp pointing at Taynara Conti in the ring as the trash talk begins.
Michael Cole: It's Boss time!
Elias: Sasha wants her title back and she will go through the entire roster if she needs to, to get it back.
Big Show: But is Sasha taking Conti lightly? And if is, will it cost her once again tonight. Conti has already eliminated her from matches twice in the last month. Can she beat her one-on-one?
Sasha Banks steps inside as she carries on mouthing off at Conti. The Brazilian beauty though bites her tongue for now. The referee then calls for the bell to get this match underway!
Sasha Banks vs Taynara Conti
Once the bell rings both women charge in and immediately start laying into each other with several hard strikes and chops! Both women fire off on each other early in the match and Sasha Banks starts to win the opening exchange sending Conti back. Conti tries to stay on her feet BUT SASHA RESPONDS WITH A HARD SLAP TO THE FACE! Conti stumbles back as Sasha shouts she ain't on her level and goes for another hard strike... CONTI REVERSES IT HITTING A JUDO THROW SLAMMING SASHA TO THE MAT!
Sasha lands with a hard thud and Conti looks to follow up as she grabs the arm of Sasha looking to lock her in an ARMBAR! Sasha though fires off some right hands sending Conti back as The Boss rolls out of the ring for a moment to loud boos from the crowd. Sasha turns to the fans and shouts some abuse at them as we see a smirking Conti in the ring daring Sasha to come back inside.Sasha glares at Conti telling her to back up which the Brazilian does to allow Sasha to come back inside.
Sasha takes her time, having been shown up by Conti in the first minute. She looks to lock up as the two women start to grapple in the centre of the ring. Sasha once again talks trash as she takes control of the hold BUT CONTI REVERSES IT AND ONCE AGAIN GRABS SASHA'S ARM TWISTING IT! Sasha reacts quickly and scrambles to the ropes as she grabs hold of them forcing a break. Conti keeps the hold on till 2 before backing up smiling as Sasha looks furious.
Sasha gets to her feet and charges in BUT CONTI CLOCKS HER WITH A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE! Sasha falls to the mat and Conti makes the cover 1 2 Sasha kicks out! Conti nods and looks to press the advantage as she gives Sasha a few kicks on the mat before grabbing hold of her and SLAMS HER DOWN WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! Conti holds on for the bridge 1 2 Banks kicks out! Sasha once again looks to roll out of the ring BUT BEFORE SHE CAN ESCAPE CONTI GRABS HER ARM OVER THE ROPES!
Conti then wraps herself around the left arm of Sasha and LOCKS IN A HANGING ARMBAR OVER THE ROPES! Cheers from the crowd as she wrenches on the arm of Sasha over the ropes as the referee starts to count 1 2 3 4 Conti lets go of the hold and Sasha falls to the floor clutching her left arm! The commentary team put over the great opening Conti has had, taking the Boss by surprise and she isn't looking to let up as she rolls to the outside!
Conti runs around the ring and lifts Sasha up as she SLAMS HER ON THE RING FLOOR! Banks is in pain grabbing her back as Conti picks her up and SENDS HER ARM FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE! Cheers from the crowd as Conti is taking full control of the match! Sasha leans against the barricade as in the ring the referee gets to a 3 count. Conti gets a bit of room between herself and The Boss as she charges in looking for a JUMPING KNEE STRIKE... SASHA COUNTERS TRIPPING HER SENDING HER FACE FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE!
Conti slumps down on the barricade as Sasha lets out an evil smirk having found an opportunity to turn the tide of this match. She then heads over to the ring and climbs onto the apron as SHE DIVES OFF HITTING A METEORA TO CONTI SENDING HER HEAD INTO THE BARRICADE! A brutal move from Sasha as the referee gets to a 5 count in the ring. Sasha slides back inside the ring and tells the referee to start counting faster!
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Sasha though senses an opportunity and lays into Conti with a series of boots as soon Conti tries to get back into the ring! Boos ring out from the crowd as she forces Conti back into the corner. The referee has to tell Sasha Banks off but she does eventually break away from Conti holding her arms up. Sasha though is quick to follow it up as she charges in and connects with a FRONT DROPKICK! She grabs Conti with her right arm and makes the cover 1 2 Conti kicks out!
Sasha doesn't look too disappointed by the kick-out though as she is now in complete control of the match. Sasha grabs hold of Conti and looks to work over her on the mat as she locks her in a STRAIGHT JACKET HOLD as she grinds down the young rookie on the mat. Sasha makes sure to focus on the head and neck as she looks to get Conti ready for the BANK STATEMENT! Conti is in pain but manages to escape after being trapped in the hold for a while as she elbows Sasha in the left arm!
It's enough to get free for a moment as she gets some breathing room and looks to go for a ROUNDHOUSE KICK BUT SASHA AVOIDS IT AND SWEEPS CONTI'S LEG OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HER! Conti lands back and head-first on the mat with a hard thud as Sasha runs off the ropes and hits her with a STANDING METEORA! A brutal attack by Sasha as she makes the cover once again! 1 2 Conti kicks out! Sasha grabs Conti by the head once again and looks to grind her on the mat.
Banks though doesn't keep the hold in for long as she lifts Conti into the air and PLANTS HER WITH A POWERBOMB! Banks makes the cover 1 2 Conti kicks out! Banks starts to look a little annoyed by the fight being shown by Conti and lifts her up off the mat as she looks to hit her with a DDT BUT CONTI COUNTERS LOOKING FOR A ROLLING ARMBAR BUT SASHA ROCKS CONTI WITH A WICKED HEADBUTT!
Conti falls back and Sasha runs off the ropes hitting her with a SHINING WIZARD! Banks makes the cover 1 2 Conti kicks out!Banks shakes her head and looks angry she was unable to get the job done! She gives Conti a few punches on the mat before flipping her over onto her front as she gets ready to go for the BANK STATEMENT! She looks to grab hold of Conti and lock it in... CONTI REVERSES IT INTO A ROLL-UP!
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Conti nearly stunned the legit boss one more time! Sasha gets back to her feet and looks furious as she charges in BUT CONTI TAKES HER HEAD OFF WITH A BICYCLE KICK! Sasha is staggered and falls back into the ropes before bouncing back as Conti grabs hold of her and TOSSES HER ACROSS THE RING WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! An insane amount of power is shown by Taynara Conti! Conti makes the cover 1 2 Banks kicks out!
Conti nods to herself, noticeably grabbing her head after the assault throughout this match. She knows she will have to do something special to put Sasha Banks away. She grabs Sasha by both arms before hitting Sasha with a BRAZILIAN KICK (Wrist-lock bicycle kick a seated opponent)! Conti though doesn't let go of the hold as she hits Banks with a SECOND ONE... BUT SHE STILL HOLDS ON AND HITS A THIRD! Conti finally drops Sasha's arm and makes the cover pressing on the left arm!
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Conti looks a little surprised but the commentary team reminds us that Banks may be very mouthy and cocky but she can back it up in the ring being a 5-time women's champion. Conti though remains fairly calm as she grabs hold of Sasha Banks looking to lift her up off the mat for the TAYOGOSHI... BUT SASHA SLIPS BEHIND GRABBING HER ARMS AS SHE CONNECTS WITH BANKRUPT! Sasha plants Conti to the mat! Banks smirks as she makes the cover
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Sasha Banks looks furious but she signals to the crowd she is ready to end this match! Sasha rolls Conti onto her front and grabs her head/neck locking in the BANK STATEMENT ON CONTI! Sasha Banks is wrenching back the hold as she tries to force a tap out from the Brazilian here but Conti refuses to give up just yet! Sasha is wrenching back on the hold causing a ton of pain to Conti! The young rookie thinks about tapping but she shakes her head refusing to give up! She starts to crawl to the ropes as Sasha pulls back on the hold... BUT CONTI MAKES IT TO THE BOTTOM ROPE!
Sasha though makes sure to keep the hold on for the full referee's count before letting go. She finally lets go of the hold before looking annoyed as Conti tries to use the ropes to get herself up... BUT SASHA RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND HITS A RUNNING METEORA TO CONTI IN THE ROPES! Sasha drags Conti back to the centre of the ring and makes the cover
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Sasha punches the mat in frustration, angry she cannot find a way to keep the young rookie down for a 3 count. Sasha shakes her head and says fine as she gets to her feet, heading to the corner of the ring! She makes the climb to the top rope and stands up top as she taunts the crowd by doing Eddie's famous taunt before flying off looking for the FROG SPLASH... CONTI GETS HER KNEES UP AND ROLLS OVER GRABBING THE LEFT ARM OF SASHA BANKS LOCKING IN AN ARMBAR!
Conti wrenches back on the arm of Sasha as she looks to force a tap out from Sasha Banks whose left arm is in considerable pain. Sasha starts trying to shift her body weight to escape the hold or reverse it into a pinning predicament. However, Conti has the hold locked on tight as she is wrenching on the hold with her full power desperate to get a tap out from Banks. Banks grits her teeth though in a ton of pain as she starts trying to crawl to the ropes... CONTI WRENCHES THE HOLD BACK EVEN MORE!
BANKS IS STRUGGLING AS SHE REACHES FOR THE ROPES...
BUT CONTI IS WRENCHING BACK ON THE HOLD!
BANKS STRUGGLES...
BUT SHE FINALLY GETS TO THE ROPES FORCING A BREAK!
Conti holds onto the armbar for an extra few seconds making use of the count before letting go of the hold. Sasha noticeably winces in pain and uses the ropes to stand up as Conti thinks about how she is going to finish Sasha off. She grabs hold of Sasha by the head as she looks to go for DD-TAY (Hammerlock DDT)... BUT SASHA COUNTERS ROLLING UP CONTI!
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Winner via pinfall: Sasha Banks (13:49)
Boos from the crowd as Conti kicks out just after 3 but Sasha rolls out of the ring immediately as she lifts her right hand into the air celebrating the victory! Conti meanwhile shakes her head knowing how close she came to winning tonight.
Michael Cole: Sasha steals the victory tonight!
Elias: By hook or by crook the Boss promised to win and she certainly did that.
Big Show: Taynara Conti pushed her to the limit tonight. On another night, she might have had Sasha's number and when she sees the replay of the finish, she'll want another shot at Sasha Banks.
Big Show is right as Taynara Conti looks up at the screen and sees Sasha grabbing the ropes in the closing stages of the match. The Brazilian looks furious whilst Sasha smirks as she walks backwards saying “If cheating you ain't trying”. Conti shakes her head promising Sasha this isn't over but The Boss walks off smirking.
Michael Cole: Well I'm sure this issue between Conti and Banks will carry on however right now we are about to see the United States title on the line in a Last Man Standing match between the champion Chad Gable and Samoa Joe. Let's see who we got here!
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Loud boos though a few fans cheer as Samoa Joe makes his way out with a snarl on his face. Joe is ready for a fight tonight as he walks out onto the entrance ramp.
Michael Cole: Samoa Joe did not react well to losing his United States title and in response put Kurt Angle in the hospital.
Elias: Joe thinks he was robbed by the referee so he took something from Gable. Now he wants to take back his title.
Big Show: But has he lit a fire under Chad Gable ton... we might have the answer to that right now!
Samoa Joe is still walking as the crowd goes wild as CHAD GABLE SPRINTS DOWN THE ENTRANCE RAMP AND CLOCKS JOE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH THE US TITLE BELT! Chad Gable stands over Joe on the mat as he looks at the referee and tells him to ring the bell which he does getting this United States title match off with a bang!
United States title last man standing match: Chad Gable (c) vs Samoa Joe
The referee in the ring climbs out as Joe is on his knees on the entrance ramp. Chad Gable stalks him from behind and CLOBBERS HIM WITH THE TITLE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD ONCE AGAIN! Joe falls down as Gable places the title down on the floor as he tells the referee not to start counting just yet. He grabs hold of Joe struggling to lift him up but he manages to pull his head up before hitting a LOW DDT ONTO THE TITLE! Gable rolls away from Joe as the referee starts the count! 1 2 3 4 Joe starts to stir! 5 Samoa Joe uses the barricade to get to his feet!
Gable seeing this charges in at Joe, full of rage looking for another belt shot BUT JOE STOPS HIM WITH A SUPERKICK! Gable falls to the mat and rolls over dropping the title as Joe takes a moment to rub his jaw having been smashed with the belt a few times early on. Joe though is ready to go back on the attack as he grabs Gable whilst he is on the floor and SENDS HIM INTO THE RING APRON BACK FIRST! Gable slumps down as Joe follows up with a FACEWASH AGAINST THE LED BOARD FACING TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE!
Gable slides down the board as Joe has a sinister smirk. He turns to the referee and tells him to do his job so the referee starts to make the count. 1 2 Gable though is going to need a lot more to stay down and is already getting up using the ring apron SO JOE CHARGES IN CRUSHING HIM WITH A BODY AVALANCHE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE RING APRON/LED BOARD! Joe then grabs Gable and BIEL TOSSES HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS! Gable's back bounces off the steps and is clearly in pain as Joe stands over him.
The referee goes to start count but Joe instead stays on the attack as he climbs on top of Gable pounding him with a series of punches on the floor. Joe then grabs hold of Chad Gable placing him onto his shoulders AS HE GETS HIM IN POSITION FOR A MUSCLEBUSTER ON THE STEEL STEPS! Gable though elbows Joe in the head until he gets free and uses the ring post TO HIT A TORNADO DDT FROM THE STEEL STEPS TO THE FLOOR! Gable rolls away and slides into the ring for a moment as the referee starts his count.
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Samoa Joe is back on his feet but Chad Gable has no plans to let him rest as he climbs to the top rope and FLIES OFF HITTING A MOONSAULT PLANCHA WIPING OUT JOE OUTSIDE THE RING! Loud cheers from the crowd as Gable signals to the referee to start counting once again. 1 2 3 4 Joe gets back to his feet once again as Gable charges in and hits Joe with a DROPKICK keeping him down before heading to the ring apron as he looks for a weapon! He takes a moment before pulling out a STEEL CHAIR!
Gable makes his way back over to the rising Joe and SWINGS THE CHAIR AT JOE... BUT JOE MOVES OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME! Gable slams the chair into the ringside barricade which allows Joe to pounce connecting with a RUNNING BIG BOOT! Joe snarls before looking at the chair that had fallen into the crowd area as he grabs hold of it lifting it up as he looks at Gable! He thinks about smashing it down on him but Joe has a much worse idea. He puts his boot down on Gable's chest and PRESSES THE CHAIR DOWN ON GABLE'S THROAT CHOKING HIM!
Massive heat from the crowd as Joe viciously presses on the neck of Gable before relenting! Gable is on the floor coughing and spluttering as Joe tosses the chair away. Joe shouts to the referee to start counting once again. 1 2 3 4 5 Chad Gable who is still stumbling and coughing gets to his feet. Joe though immediately follows this up by plowing through Gable with a SHOULDER BLOCK!
Gable falls to the mat as Joe grabs hold of Gable SLAMMING HIM ONTO THE RING APRON WITH AN EXPLODER SUPLEX! Joe smirks as Gable clutches his back. Joe makes his way over to the steel chair he tossed away and opens it up taking a seat on it as he tells the referee to make the count again!
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Joe shakes his head smirking as Gable is clearly starting to struggle against his much larger opponent. Joe gets back to his feet and CLOBBERS GABLE sending him right back to the floor! Gable rolls in pain selling his back and head after the attack from Joe as the Samoan Submission machine taunts Gable grabbing him by the hair promising “the suffering will continue until I break you”! Gable responds by clocking Joe in the jaw and manages to grab the right ankle of Joe LOCKING IN THE ANKLE LOCK!
Loud cheers from the crowd as Gable locks in the lethal submission on Joe by the ring apron! Joe is clearly in a ton of pain as Gable is trying to take away Joe's leg and make him suffer. Joe is clearly struggling and looks to go under the ring apron searching for something to help him escape from the hold... AND FINDS A BASEBALL BAT! Joe gets in position and clocks Gable in the arm a few times until he finally breaks the hold rolling away from Joe!
The referee once again starts to count 1 2 3 4 5 Joe gets to his feet though he is limping AS CHAD GABLE HITS HIM WITH A CHOP BLOCK! Joe's leg buckles in pain as he falls to the floor clutching his right leg! Gable stands over Joe as he then looks over to the side and sees THE BASEBALL BAT JOE PICKED UP!
He walks over and grabs hold of it as he starts SMASHING JOE IN THE RIGHT LEG WITH THE BAT! Gable wails on Joe's right leg going after it hitting him several times as the commentary team mentions that if Joe can't stand he won't be able to break the 10 count. Gable finishes up and tosses the bat to the side and the referee starts to count once again!
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Gable though has no intention of easing up as he grabs the steel chair Joe was using earlier in the match and SMASHES IT INTO THE BACK OF JOE! Joe falls down to his knees and GABLE RESPONDS BY JABBING JOE IN THE KNEE WITH IT! Joe falls to the floor in a ton of pain as Gable whacks him in the back a few more times. The referee looks to start his count again but Gable stops him from counting!
He gets the steel chair AND WRAPS IT AROUND JOE'S RIGHT LEG! Gable climbs onto the ring apron before diving off GOING FOR A CANNONBALL SENTON OFF THE RING APRON ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR ON JOE'S LEG... JOE KICKS THE CHAIR OFF AND MOVES JUST IN TIME CAUSING GABLE TO CRASH ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR! Gable winces in pain as both men lie on the floor and the referee starts the count once again!
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The two men come face to face with Gable struggling with his back and Joe struggling to stand on his right foot! Neither man intends to back down as they come face to face and START THROWING HANDS TO THE DELIGHT OF THE CROWD! Gable holds his own for a little while but even with the busted wheel on Joe, he is still too much when it comes to a striking battle. Joe sends Gable stumbling back before grabbing hold of him and HITS HIM WITH AN URANAGE ONTO THE RINGSIDE BARRICADE! Gable's back bounces off the barricade and he falls into the crowd as Joe leans on the ring apron as the referee starts to count one more time!
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Gable breaks the count which annoys Joe who is noticeably struggling still due to this right leg. Joe limps over to Gable grabbing hold of his head looking to slam him into the ring apron BUT GABLE COUNTERS SENDING JOE BACK! Chad then climbs onto the barricade and flies off hitting a JUMPING CLOTHESLINE! Joe falls to the floor as Gable gets back up and thinks he will have to do even more to keep Joe down.
He sees the steel chair from earlier in the match and unfolds it, setting it up in a seated position. He goes back to Joe as he looks to lift him up for an ANGLE SLAM...BUT HE STRUGGLES DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO HIS BACK! GABLE GOES FOR IT AGAIN BUT JOE HEADBUTTS HIM AND COUNTERS HITTING A POWERBOMB ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR BREAKING IT! Joe falls back thanks to his damaged leg as the referee starts the count once again!
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Gable keeps his title alive and Joe clearly is not happy. However, he stalks Gable like a lion stalks his prey and grabs hold of Joe locking him IN THE COQUINA CLUTCH! Joe is trying to choke the life out of Chad Gable here and render him unconscious! Gable's eyes are starting to close as he struggles to remain conscious. Just as it looks like Gable might be about to go unconscious he SENDS JOE BACK FIRST INTO THE RING APRON! Joe doesn't want to let go of the hold but Gable KICKS HIM IN THE BAD RIGHT LEG UNTIL FINALLY, HE RELEASES THE HOLD!
Joe falls away selling the damage done to his right leg as Gable coughs and splutters due to being locked in the Coquina clutch for so long! Joe charges back in BUT GABLE HITS A BASEMENT DROPKICK TO THE RIGHT LEG! Joe falls to the floor in pain as Gable looks at Joe and has an idea. He grabs a steel chair from under the ring and climbs to the top rope with it. He takes a moment to size up Samoa Joe before FLYING OFF THE TOP ROPE AND CONNECTS WITH A MOONSAULT WITH THE STEEL CHAIR! Gable rolls off Joe as both men lay on the ring floor as the referee starts up the count again!
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Both men stare each other down, with the toll of this match starting to tell on the bodies of both men with Gable's back being in agony and Joe struggling to stand due to his right leg. Joe makes the first move swinging at Gable but HE MOVES OUT OF THE WAY AND GRABS JOE FROM BEHIND LOOKING FOR THE ANGLE SLAM... JOE LOW BLOWS GABLE WITH HIS DAMAGED RIGHT LEG STOPPING HIM! Nuclear heat for the cheap but legal shot from Joe, which sends Gable falling to the floor in a ton of pain. Joe though hurt himself with that move as he leans on the ring apron before looking at the broken chair from earlier in the match and walks over to it.
He takes a moment before SNAPPING PART OF THE CHAIR OFF! He bends down over Chad Gable and looks to LOCK IN A MODIFIED COQUINA CLUTCH USING THE METAL BAR FROM THE CHAIR AS HE CHOKES THE LIFE OUT OF GABLE! Joe is once again squeezing the life out of Gable and he knows it as he tries to slam Joe's back into the apron but Joe brings him down to the floor! GABLE IS STARTING TO FADE IN THE HOLD AS HE REACHES OUT FOR ANYTHING TO HELP HIM...
AND GRABS THE BASEBALL BAT CLOCKS JOE IN THE SKULL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL HE LETS GO!
Joe rolls away in pain as Gable once again coughs and struggles to breathe having nearly had the life choked out of him. He struggles to stand, using the baseball bat to support himself whilst Joe rubs his jaw. We then see JOE'S NOSE HAS BEEN BUSTED OPEN HARD WAY!Joe charges forward as Gable swings the baseball bat at him BUT THE CHAMPION MISSES! Joe takes advantage and scoops him up onto his shoulders... MUSCLEBUSTER ONTO THE RING FLOOR! Joe stays down after hitting it due to the damage done to his leg but Gable is out for the count as the referee starts his count!
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AND COLLAPSES STRAIGHT AFTER!
Loud cheers from the crowd as the champion keeps his hopes alive somehow by the skin of his teeth and Joe looks furious! The referee goes to start the count again but Joe grabs him by the shirt stopping him. Joe grabs Gable who is still down on the ring floor and promises he will make sure he stays down for good. He starts to drag him away from the ringside area and TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE RAMP? Gable is too exhausted to fight back as he gets dragged up the entrance ramp.
Gable only has the strength to pick up the United States title belt as he is dragged along. Joe gets him to the top of the entrance ramp and let's go of the feet of Gable as he sees him holding the United States title... SO HE STANDS ON THE HAND OF CHAD GABLE WITH HIS LEFT LEG! He smiles and taunts Gable before grabbing the title telling Gable it has always been his. Gable responds to this BY PUNCHING THE BAD LEG OF JOE WITH HIS LEFT HAND! Joe is forced to get off his right hand and GABLE POUNCES GOING FOR THE ANKLE LOCK!
Gable starts full-on wrenching on the right leg of Joe once again but can't get a full grip on it allowing Joe to kick Gable off with his left leg! Gable stumbles back as Joe limps back to his feet. Gable tries to go for a CHOP BLOCK BUT JOE AVOIDS IT AND COUNTERS WITH A STANDING SENTON CRUSHING GABLE! Joe struggles back to his feet before hitting Gable with a few punches. He then drags Gable onto his shoulders and gets him up for a MUSCLEBUSTER AS HE WALKS TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE STAGE READY TO SEND GABLE FLYING...
The crowd goes wild as we see KURT ANGLE slowly walk out and he is noticeably limping on a pair of crutches! Joe turns around to see Kurt Angle and smirks!Angle limps towards Joe on a pair of crutches saying to him “That's enough Joe. You've done enough to the kid”! Joe smirks as Angle gets closer and tells him “I only stopped to make sure you watch what I'm about to do to him”! Joe looks to turn around as ANGLE DROPS A CRUTCH AND LIFTS ONE UP BEHIND JOE SMASHING HIM IN RIGHT LEG! Joe's knee buckles and GABLE USES THAT TO SLIP OUT OF JOE'S GRASP!
Gable grabs one of the crutches on the floor next to Kurt Angle and SMASHES IT OVER JOE'S HEAD! Gable then turns to his mentor and manager Kurt Angle as the pair share a massive hug! Gable is still struggling though as he makes his way over to Joe who is struggling to stand up due to his leg as Gable grabs hold of him struggling slightly BUT GETS HIM UP AND HITS AN ANGLE SLAM ONTO THE UNITED STATES TITLE! Gable plants Joe before rolling away from him as the referee starts the count again
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Winner and still United States Champion: Chad Gable (20:25)
Loud cheers from the live crowd as Chad Gable grabs his United States title and lifts it into the air before having his arm raised by his manager and mentor Kurt Angle. Samoa Joe meanwhile is still on the floor in front of Gable gritting his teeth in pain as he struggles to stand due to the damage done to his right leg.
Michael Cole: Chad Gable wins and holds onto his United States title!
Elias: Not without an assist from his mentor Kurt Angle!
Big Show: We saw what Samoa Joe did to Kurt Angle a few weeks ago. Kurt was clearly out for revenge tonight!
Elias: And y'know Samoa Joe will be furious about this. He now will not be able to get another shot at the United States title that he held for the majority of last year.
Big Show: Joe is facing the consequences of his actions tonight and he only has himself to blame.
Chad Gable and Kurt Angle celebrate the victory as Chad Gable is still hugging his mentor. Samoa Joe meanwhile is being checked over by the medical team, giving Gable and Angle a death glare the whole time.
Michael Cole: Well up next, we are about to see the Rated R Superstar return to the ring for the first time since his shock return at the Royal Rumble as he teams up with Seth Rollins and Montez Ford to take on The Club. Let's see how we got here!
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The Club make their way out getting a mixed reaction from the live crowd. It is still a majority of boos but some fans can't help but cheer for AJ Styles. They have a cocky smirk on their faces as they head into the ring ready for action.
Michael Cole: AJ Styles and The Good Brothers have had a problem with The Street Profits and Seth Rollins for several months now as well as their recent issues with Edge.
Elias: AJ clearly doesn't want another superstar taking his spotlight. He has spent the last few months claiming he is owed a one-on-one title shot.
Big Show: Well he did cost Seth Rollins his opportunity so Seth cost him his. Turnabout is fair play.
A decent pop from the live crowd as one half of the Street Profits Montez Ford makes his way out. Less of the usual dancing from him as he walks to the ring and no red cup. He looks focused as he waits at the top of the entrance ramp whilst Karl Anderson mockingly mimics a snapping motion making fun of what happened to Montez's tag team partner Angelo Dawkins.
Michael Cole: This could be the biggest match of Montez Ford's career so far. Teaming with Edge upon his return to the ring after nearly nine years away and former Universal Champion Seth Rollins as well.
Big Show: Montez has almost had to act years beyond his age keeping these two from ripping each other's heads off!
Elias: But will he have to focus too much on keeping Seth and Edge calm?
A mixed reaction from the live crowd but once again it leans towards boos from the crowd. He looks at the fans and looks disappointed for a second before shaking his head. He lets out a big smile and slaps hands with the few kids in the front row who are cheering for him. He joins Montez Ford halfway down the entrance ramp as the two men start to talk strategy.
Michael Cole: Seth Rollins hasn't been the most popular man with the WWE Universe as of late but he will need to focus on The Club if he wants to win this match.
Elias: But will he be able to co-exist with Edge?
Big Show: Edge doesn't trust Seth. Is he right to not trust Seth?
The loudest pop of the night with only Becky coming close to matching it as Edge makes his way out. He takes his time soaking it in with a massive smile on his face. You can see it means the world to him as he slowly walks down the entrance ramp before doing the full pose with the pyro and everything. He then catches up to Seth and Montez but only shares a handshake with Montez as he leads the pair to the ring as Seth gives him a dirty look.
Michael Cole: It's been nearly nine years since Edge last wrestled before his return in the Royal Rumble. This match tonight, has to mean so much to him.
Elias: And I know his wife Beth Phoenix will be watching at home with their two kids, proud of him.
Big Show: But if Edge thinks he is in for an easy night upon his return, he's in for a shock. The Club has been one of the most dominant forces on Raw for the last year and will be looking to make twenty-twenty their year once again!
The trio step into the ring and the arguments begin as Edge and Seth Rollins both want to start the match. Neither man can agree with each other on who is starting so MONTEZ as a compromise steps into the ring starting for his team. Edge and Seth not wanting the argument to carry on shrug leaving the ring whilst a cocky AJ Styles steps into the ring starting for The Club as the referee calls for the bell to get this match underway!
Seth Rollins, Montez Ford and Edge vs The Club (AJ Styles, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows)
AJ carries on talking some trash to Montez Ford who shakes his head remaining calm. AJ goes for a lock-up BUT FORD MOVES AND CATCHES HIM WITH A DROPKICK! AJ gets sent backward and looks annoyed as Montez follows up looking for a SUPERKICK... STYLES DUCKS AND TAGS IN KARL ANDERSON! Boos from the crowd for AJ acting like a coward but the machine gun steps into the ring, resuming hostilities with Montez Ford once again. Anderson charges in as Montez runs to ropes and leaps into the air but Anderson cuts him off with a shoulder block!
Montez falls to the mat as Anderson starts working over him on the mat. Anderson doesn't stay in control for too long though as Ford hits a kick to the head of Anderson sending him back before making the tag to SETH ROLLINS! Seth steps into the ring and gets a mixed reaction from the live crowd. Seth shakes his head upon hearing the crowd before going after Anderson with a KNEE STRIKE! Seth makes the cover 1 Anderson kicks out! Seth nods as he grabs hold of Anderson and looks to bring him towards the corner as he makes the tag BRINGING EDGE INTO THE MATCH!
There is still some tension between the two men but the crowd goes wild as the RATED R SUPERSTAR steps into the ring. Edge takes his time soaking in the reaction from the live crowd as Karl Anderson talks some trash to Edge. The veteran ignores him as Karl Anderson charges in BUT EDGE COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP! Loud cheers from the crowd as Karl Anderson looks angry at being shown up! He charges in at Edge but EDGE LEAPFROGS OVER HIM AND CATCHES ANDERSON ON THE REBOUND WITH A BIG BOOT!
Cheers from the crowd as Anderson falls back to his corner as LUKE GALLOWS TAGS IN! Luke Gallows talks some trash to Edge who remains unfazed. Gallows goes to fire a few punches at Edge but the veteran dodges them hitting him with a SPINNING HEEL KICK TO THE HEAD! Gallows falls to the mat as Edge makes the cover 1 Gallows kicks out! Edge though grinds down Gallows on the mat and works over him getting loud cheers from the crowd who love whatever he does upon his return to the ring!
Gallows though starts to fight back trying to escape from the hold and overpower the veteran. Edge though reverses it and hits GALLOWS WITH AN INVERTED DDT! He plants one-half of the Good Brothers to the mat before making the cover 1 2 Gallows kicks out! Edge once again looks to go on the attack as we can hear Rollins calling for the tag but Edge ignores him staying on the attack. Gallows though gives Edge a BOOT TO THE GUT before uppercutting him sending him backward as he tags in their leader AJ STYLES!
The crowd goes mental at the prospect of Edge and AJ Styles coming head to head! Edge gets back to his feet after landing next to his corner. He gets up ready to fight AJ Styles AS SETH ROLLINS TAGS HIMSELF INTO THE MATCH! Loud boos from the crowd as Seth Rollins steps through the ropes as Edge glares at him. Rollins says he did ask and Edge didn't listen as AJ STYLES LOOKS TO POUNCE AS HE PUSHES SETH INTO EDGE BEFORE ROLLING HIM UP!
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AJ nearly stole it thanks to the issues within their opponent's team as Seth gets to his feet but AJ TRIPS HIM UP! AJ follows it up by bringing Seth back to their corner with a GERMAN SUPLEX! AJ makes the cover 1 2 Seth kicks out! AJ works over Seth's arm on the mat holding onto it as she drags Seth over to the corner and makes the tag bringing Karl Anderson back into the match. Anderson upon stepping into the ring sticks a bunch of boots to Seth whilst AJ holds onto the arm before returning to the ring apron. Karl Anderson lifts Seth Rollins up before slamming him down with a FISHERMAN'S SUPLEX!
Anderson holds on for the cover 1 2 Rollins kicks out! Anderson grabs hold of Seth and starts working over him on the mat before looking to slam him down to the mat some more. Ford looks eager to get in there and help him whilst Edge remains unfazed on the ring apron, not concerned about Seth's wellbeing. In the ring, Karl Anderson carries on using his power to overwhelm Seth until SETH COUNTERS WITH A SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Rollins makes the cover 1 2 Anderson kicks out!
Seth Rollins follows it up by running off the ropes and connects with a RUNNING KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD! He then heads to the corner and makes the tag bringing Ford back into the ring. Ford leaps over the ropes as Seth grabs Karl Anderson lifting him up FOR A FALCON ARROW INTO A STANDING MOONSAULT BY MONTEZ FORD! Montez makes the cover as Rollins heads back to the ring apron. 1 2 Anderson kicks out! Montez though follows up with a series of knees to the head of Anderson keeping him down for a moment.
Montez follows it up by running off the ropes with a BASEMENT KICK TO THE FACE! Anderson falls back down to the mat as Ford makes the cover 1 2 Anderson kicks out again! AJ and Gallows on the ring apron look a little bit nervous about how much Anderson is struggling. Ford makes his way over to the corner as Edge sticks his hand out for a tag... BUT ROLLINS TAGS HIMSELF IN ONCE AGAIN! Edge looks pissed off but Ford keeps him calm as Rollins steps into the ring hitting a SINGLE LEG DROPKICK TO ANDERSON'S HEAD before making another cover 1 2 Anderson kicks out!
Seth carries on the attack laying into Anderson with a series of kicks and strikes to keep him grounded to the mat. Seth lifts Anderson back off the mat as he connects with a GERMAN SUPLEX! Seth holds on as he hits the SECOND ONE! Seth holds onto Anderson and gestures to the crowd he is going for the THIRD AMIGO... BUT GETS LOUD BOOS INSTEAD OF THE CHEERS HE IS HOPING FOR! This distracts Seth for a moment allowing Anderson to kick elbow his way out before hitting a STUN GUN TO THE ROPES!
Rollins let himself get distracted and it costs him! Anderson heads over to his corner and makes the tag bringing Gallows back into the match. Rollins meanwhile tags in Montez Ford, ignoring Edge who gives him a look. Ford sprints into the ring as Gallows charges in looking for a big boot... MONTEZ DUCKS UNDERNEATH THE BOOT OF GALLOWS AND RUNS BACK HITTING A SUPERMAN PUNCH ROCKING GALLOWS! Gallows is wobbling as Montez grabs him and slams him down with a BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Montez makes the cover 1 2 Gallows kicks out! Montez though smirks and is fired up as he smashes Gallows in the chest with a few kicks keeping him down for the moment.
Montez then heads up top teasing he is going for FROM THE HEAVENS... ANDERSON RUNS AROUND THE RING APRON GRABBING MONTEZ'S LEG! Montez looks annoyed as EDGE SPRINTS ACROSS THE RING AND SENDS HIM TO THE FLOOR... AS AJ CATCHES HIM BY SURPRISE WITH A PHENOMENAL FOREARM! AJ smirks as Seth charges into the ring and fights with AJ sending the pair out of the ring as Montez re-steadies himself BUT GALLOWS GRABS HIM AND SLAMS HIM DOWN FROM THE TOP ROPE WITH A BRUTAL CHOKESLAM! Gallows makes the cover
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Gallows nearly won the match for The Club there as Ford is in a lot of pain still. Gallows though smirks as outside the ring we see AJ Styles SEND SETH ROLLINS INTO THE BARRICADE! Seth's back bounces off it as Gallows grabs hold of Ford and BIEL TOSSES HIM ACROSS THE RING! Ford's back lands with a hard thud as he tries to stand up in The Club's corner BUT LUKE GALLOWS SMASHES FORD WITH A BODY AVALANCHE! He follows it up before dragging Ford out of the corner and SENDING HIM FOR A SPIN WITH A SHORT-ARM CLOTHESLINE!
Gallows makes the cover 1 2 Ford kicks out! Gallows get back to his feet and makes the tag bringing AJ Styles back into the match. The leader of The Club has a cocky smirk on his face as he steps into the ring mocking Montez Ford. We see Edge getting back up onto the apron shaking his head, still feeling the effects of the phenomenal forearm. AJ looks him in the eyes and LOCKS HIM IN A MUTA LOCK! Edge starts to climb into the ring looking to break the hold BUT GET CUT OFF BY GALLOWS AND ANDERSON!
The Good Brothers lay into the legend sending him out of the ring whilst Styles looks to make Ford suffer. Seth Rollins from the other side of the ring tries to slide in BUT ONCE AGAIN THE TEAMWORK OF THE GOOD BROTHERS CUTS HIM OFF! The superior teamwork of The Club is paying dividends as Ford is still stuck in the hold but eventually makes it to the ropes forcing a break. Styles holds it on for a few more seconds before finally letting go. The Good Brothers climb onto the ring apron as AJ makes the tag bringing Anderson back into the match whilst Edge and Seth are down outside the ring!
Anderson grabs hold of Ford and slams him down with a TILT-A-WHIRL BACKBREAKER! He slams Montez down with authority before making the cover 1 2 Ford kicks out! Anderson though is happy to dominate and keep Ford away from the corner even with Edge and Rollins down as he sends Ford into The Club's corner. Karl catches him with a KNEE LIFT TO THE HEAD before tagging Gallows into the match. Gallows and Anderson both grab an arm each of Montez Ford... DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!
The Good Brothers flatten Montez Ford as Gallows makes the cover 1 2 Ford kicks out! Ford struggles back up to a seated position as on the apron we see Edge and Rollins reappear still selling the damage done by The Club. Gallows keeps up the pain on Montez Ford as he picks him up and SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A POWERSLAM! Gallows makes another cover 1 2 Ford kicks out! Gallow gives Ford a kick to the ribs as he STEPS ON FORD PUTTING PRESSURE ON HIS CHEST AS HE SMIRKS TO HIMSELF.
Rollins shouts some abuse at Gallows who mouths off back to the referee. This distracts the referee as Edge shakes his head annoyed at what is happening because it allows STYLES AND ANDERSON TO GET SOME CHEAP SHOTS IN! Edge tries to step into the ring to stop them but the referee sees him and now Edge is distracting the referee. Gallows smirks as Anderson and Styles return to the apron whilst Gallows scoops up Montez Ford hitting him with a SAMOAN DROP! Gallows makes the cover 1 2 Montez Ford kicks out!
Gallows drags Montez Ford to The Club's corner as he carries on his trash talk to Seth and Edge on the ring apron. Anderson makes the tag as Gallows lifts Ford up hitting a SNAP SUPLEX AS ANDERSON RUNS OFF THE ROPES HITTING AN ELBOW DROP! Anderson makes the cover 1 2 Ford kicks out! The domination carries on as Karl grabs Ford in a headlock and works over his mid-section pressing him over his knee as Ford struggles to stay alive in this match!
He scoops Montez up into the air one more time and SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A SPINNING SPINEBUSTER! Anderson makes the cover 1 2 Ford kicks out! Anderson looks down at Ford who is trying to make it to his corner for the tag but Anderson stops him with a boot to the back before twisting him around locking in a BOSTON CRAB! Ford is in a lot of pain as Anderson wrenches back on the hold. Edge and Seth will him on as they think about breaking the hold but choose not to, not wanting to use up their one break here.
Ford is still in pain but starts to make his way to the ropes as Anderson carries on putting pressure on Ford's back! Ford eventually gets to the bottom rope as he forces a rope break! Anderson holds on for an extra few seconds before letting go of the hold. Anderson backs off for a moment though as he looks for a ROPE-ASSISTED BICYCLE KICK... MONTEZ COUNTERS WITH A SUPERKICK! Loud cheers from the crowd as Anderson falls to the mat. Ford looks to the corner and starts to crawl to the ropes looking for the tag...
GALLOWS AND STYLES PULL SETH AND EDGE OFF THE APRON STOPPING THE TAG! Ford sees this happen and punches the mat in anger. Outside the ring Edge and Seth get tossed into the ringside barricade to boos as Styles and Gallows put the boots to the pair! Meanwhile, Ford lines up Anderson who is rising and goes on the attack himself hitting a SUPERMAN PUNCH! He rocks Anderson before grabbing hold of him and PLANTS HIM WITH THE ROCK BOTTOM! Ford makes the cover
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Gallows keeps the match alive using The Club's one break to save his team from defeat. Gallows grabs hold of Montez and BIEL TOSSES HIM INTO THE CORNER ADJACENT TO THE CLUB'S CORNER! Gallows charges in looking for a BIG BOOT BUT FORD MOVES SO GALLOWS GETS HIS FOOT STUCK! As this is going on Anderson has crawled to the corner and makes the tag bringing their leader AJ Styles back into the match! Montez meanwhile hits GALLOWS WITH A SUPERMAN PUNCH! Montez turns around fired up as AJ HITS A PELE KICK! AJ smirks as he makes the cover 1 2 Ford kicks out!
AJ looks annoyed by this before shaking his head as he makes his way over to the ropes before stepping onto the ring apron as he waits for Montez to get up AND GOES FOR THE PHENOMENAL FOREARM... MONTEZ COUNTERS WITH A MID-AIR DROPKICK! The crowd goes wild for the insane counter as AJ falls to the mat and Montez looks to the corner as EDGE AND SETH ARE BACK ON THE APRON! Montez crawls to the corner looking at both men as Seth clutches his ribs SO HE MAKES THE TAG TO BRING EDGE BACK INTO THE MATCH!
The crowd goes insane as Edge steps back into the ring as Seth looks over at Edge before looking at Ford. Edge runs into the ring as AJ gets back to his feet so EDGE PLANTS HIM WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK! Edge grabs hold of AJ Styles and lifts him up off the mat hitting him with an INVERTED DDT! Edge makes the cover 1 2 Styles kicks out! Edge nods his head and at this point heads to the corner of the ring as he lines AJ up for the SPEAR!
He charges in but AJ LEAPFROGS OVER EDGE AND HITS HIM WITH A PELE KICK! Edge falls to the mat as AJ gets hold of him and looks to get Edge in position for the STYLES CLASH! The commentary put over how much damage that move can do to someone's neck as Seth on the apron thinks about stepping into the ring... BUT EDGE FIGHTS OUT OF IT SENDING STYLES BACK! Edge then grabs hold of Styles from behind and hits him with the KILLSWITCH! A massive pop from the crowd as Seth stays on the ring apron and Edge makes the cover
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Edge gets back to his feet but before he can react he gets jumped by THE GOOD BROTHERS! Anderson and Gallows lay into Edge giving him a few hard strikes as they dominate Edge. The Rated R Superstar tries to fight back but they soon overwhelm him and get him up for the MAGIC KILLER... EDGE SLIPS OUT AND MONTEZ FORD LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE HITTING DUAL JUMPING CLOTHESLINES! Gallows and Anderson fall back as Edge and Ford send them over the top rope with clotheslines!
Montez looks at Edge and whilst he is still clutching his ribs he runs off the ropes before SOARING THROUGH THE AIR AS HE CONNECTS WITH A SUICIDE DIVE TO THE GOOD BROTHERS WIPING THEM BOTH OUT! Edge meanwhile turns his attention to AJ Styles in the ring who stumbles to his feet AS EDGE CONNECTS WITH THE SPEAR! A massive pop from the crowd as Edge makes the cover...
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The crowd reign down nuclear heat on Seth Rollins as he just stands over Edge stone-faced before HE SNARLS AT EDGE! Seth grabs AJ Styles and drags his prone body onto Edge as he tells the referee to make the count
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Winners via pinfall: The Club (17:03)
The crowd reigns down heat on Seth Rollins as the bell rings and The Club have somehow escaped with the win thanks to Seth Rollins! Seth looks at Edge giving him daggers as AJ Styles starts to come to and looks very confused, having no clue what happened.
Michael Cole: Guys I am in shock!
Elias: Why did Seth just do that?
Big Show: Was Edge right all along?
Seth Rollins looks at AJ Styles telling him to move. AJ looks confused but does what Seth says as he remains nervous. After Styles backs away from Edge, SETH BACKS UP AND HITS ANOTHER CURB STOMP TO EDGE! The boos get even louder as the commentary reminds us of the history of neck problems Edge has, the problems that ended his career for 9 years! AJ Styles still remains confused as SETH ROLLINS SLIDES OUT OF THE RING HEADING TO THE RING APRON!
He takes a few moments before grabbing hold of a STEEL CHAIR! Seth looks at it as we see MONTEZ FORD WALKING OVER TO CONFRONT HIM! Montez looks confused and asked Seth why he attacked Edge. Seth stands there for a moment before saying to Ford “You betrayed me too just like these people” Montez shakes his head and looks confused as SETH SMASHES HIM IN THE GUT WITH THE STEEL CHAIR! Montez doubles over in pain as SETH SMASHES THE CHAIR INTO HIS BACK!
AJ Styles watches from the ring shocked by what Seth is doing. The Good Brothers pull their leader out of the ring and start to head to the back not really giving a shit about what's going on with Seth Rollins. Seth meanwhile wails on Montez Ford with several chair shots to the back. Ford falls to the floor in pain as Seth looks almost psychotic before sliding the chair into the ring. Seth then grabs another chair from underneath the ring and slides back inside.
The referee in the ring works out what is going on and tells Seth to stop... SETH CLOBBERS THE REFEREE IN THE GUT WITH THE CHAIR! That's going to be a fine! Seth turns his attention back to Edge who is still struggling to move on the mat and BATTERS HIM WITH THE STEEL CHAIR! The crowd is furious with what Seth is doing before he places the steel chair on the mat. Seth grabs Edge by the hair and drags him onto the steel chair... CURB STOMP ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR!
Michael Cole: This is too far.
Big Show: Someone needs to stop him.
Elias: Can't be me. My leg's still broken.
Edge's arm starts to twitch as we see medics at ringside start to climb onto the ring apron ready to help Edge... BUT SETH THREATENS THEM WITH A STEEL CHAIR SENDING THEM BACK! Seth turns his attention to Edge whose arm is still twitching on the mat and his head is still on the steel chair. Seth slowly walks over to Edge and whispers to him “I should have done this years ago” BEFORE HITTING A CON-CHAIR-CO TO EDGE! Edge's arm stops moving as Seth stands over him and sticks his arms out in a Jesus-like pose as the boos ring down.
Michael Cole: Guys Edge hasn't moved.
Elias: When you step into that ring, you put your body on the line and your career can end at any time. What Seth did tonight though crossed the line. This wasn't part of a match... he just... he...
Big Show: He showed his true colours.
Big Show clenches his fist and looks furious in front of the broken commentary desk. The medics meanwhile finally get into the ring as they start to check on Edge before slowly placing him on a stretcher. Seth Rollins looks at Edge being placed on the stretcher and smiles before leaving the ring. The crowd meanwhile reigns down heat on Seth Rollins who sticks his arms out and taunts the fans as he retreats up the entrance ramp.
In the ring meanwhile, we see Montez Ford slide inside, still clutching his mid-section after the damage done by Seth Rollins. He looks to check on Edge who isn't moving. The crowd who was booing the shit out of Rollins go silent as they watch Edge being taken to the back as Montez Ford follows after him. As Edge is taken out of the ring, BETH PHOENIX appears and stands next to the entrance ramp with her head in her hands as she checks on her husband and is clearly distressed.
Michael Cole: Edge is going to get the best medical attention available and will be taken to a local medical facility.
Elias: You saw how worried Beth his wife was. Have you ever seen the Glamazon look that worried about anything?
Big Show: Seth went way too far tonight. Way too far. I'm going to check on Edge and make sure he is OK. I'll see you guys tomorrow night
Big Show takes his headset off and walks off after Edge and the medics looking to make sure he is OK leaving Elias and Michael Cole alone on commentary.
Michael Cole: Hopefully Edge is OK and I'm sure Big Show will give us an update before the night comes to a close. However, the show must go on and up next we will see Becky Lynch go one on one with Shayna Baszler. Let's take a look at how we got here!
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Video package for the next match
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Boos from the crowd though not as loud as the heat Seth was getting as Shayna Baszler walks out with a smirk on her face. She is in her signature leather jacket as she walks to the ring and cranks her neck, doing some stretches before stepping into the ring.
Michael Cole: Shayna has made her intentions clear coming into this match, she is planning on stopping Becky Lynch from making it to Wrestlemania.
Elias: Shayna has been a thorn in Becky's side ever since arriving from NXT at Summerslam and playing a big part in costing her the WWE and Universal Women's titles.
Michael Cole: We also saw her reign of domination in NXT where she held onto the NXT Women's title with an iron grip staying on top for a long time over two different reigns.
Elias: And if she takes out Becky, maybe she fights her best friend at Wrestlemania instead?
Loud cheers from the live crowd but slightly less loud than earlier in the night as this is the second time we have seen Becky Lynch tonight. She looks focused as she walks to the ring, trash-talking and shouting at Shayna in the ring whilst climbing inside.
Michael Cole: Becky has been on the warpath looking for revenge against The Real Horsewomen after they cost her not only her titles but also broke her arm.
Elias: Losing months of your career can leave you longing for vengeance against the person who cost you that time from personal experience.
Michael Cole: But Becky will have to have her eyes on the prize, making sure she wins tonight and makes it to Wrestlemania to fight Ronda Rousey.
Elias: Becky may want to hurt Shayna for all she has done but the priority is getting the win tonight.
Becky Lynch and Shayna Baszler stand across from each other in the ring, with both women trash-talking. The referee then calls for the bell to get this match underway!
If any member of the roster interferes, they will be fired:
Becky Lynch vs Shayna Baszler
Once the bell rings both women charge at each other and start brawling! Months of animosity have built up to this point and both women beat the hell out of each other in the middle of the ring! Becky ends up winning the exchange and looks to grab Shayna getting her in position for the MAN DOWN EARLY... BUT SHAYNA FIGHTS OUT OF IT SENDING BECKY BACK WITH A HARD RIGHT! Becky falls back into the corner as Shayna looks for a knee strike but BECKY MOVES AS SHAYNA STOPS HERSELF COLLIDING WITH THE TURNBUCKLE!
Shayna turns around as BECKY CONNECTS WITH A FLYING FIRE-ARM (Corner forearm smash)! Becky lays into Shayna with a series of clotheslines in the corner before tossing her out of the corner towards the centre of the ring. Becky climbs to Bret's rope hitting a DIVING LEG LARIAT! Shayna falls to the mat as Becky makes the cover for the first time 1 Shayna kicks out! Becky will have to do a lot more to keep Shayna down for the 3 count.
She grabs the arm of Baszler and starts twisting the arm of Shayna as the commentary team mentions the fact you would want to take away the submission ability from the submission magician. Becky carries on the twisting as she locks the arm behind the back of Shayna BUT SHE PUNCHES BECKY IN THE JAW SENDING HER BACK! Shayna gets back to her feet as she lays into Becky with a series of strikes sending her into the ropes! Shayna then runs off the ropes and THIS TIME CONNECTS WITH A KNEE STRIKE SENDING BECKY TO THE FLOOR!
Shayna follows Becky to the outside of the ring as she looks to carry on the brawl outside the ring. She grabs Becky and sends her into the barricade! Shayna isn't done there as she follows up with a KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD! Shayna follows up with a SERIES OF SHOOT KICKS TO THE CHEST OF BECKY! Shayna lays in several kicks getting about 5 or 6 off before BECKY CATCHES THE RIGHT LEG AND HITS A DRAGON SCREW LEG WHIP!
Shayna falls to the ring floor with a hard thud as the referee in the ring is up to the count of 6. Becky slides into the ring and back out breaking the count, not wanting to the match via count-out. Becky heads back over to Shayna hitting her with a few clubbing blows to the back before lifting Shayna up off the ring floor AS SHE CONNECTS WITH A BEX-PLODER! Shayna lands with a hard thud as Becky gets decent cheers from the crowd. Becky grabs Shayna and rolls her back into the ring following her back inside.
Becky once inside the ring doesn't make a cover straight away, running off the ropes and connects with a RUNNING LEG DROP! Becky then climbs back onto Shayna as she makes the cover 1 2 Shayna kicks out! Becky then goes back on the attack as she goes over to the leg of Shayna, carrying on the work from outside of the ring with the leg whip and LOCKS IN A FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! I'm sure Ric will bitch about it on Twitter or his podcast as The Man locks the hold in tight working over Shayna's leg!
Shayna is in pain in the hold as Becky has the hold locked in tight but Shayna shifts her body weight making it to the bottom rope! Becky keeps the hold on till the count of 3 before letting go. Becky backs away from Shayna as she gets to her feet and grits her teeth, slightly limping. Becky charges in looking to keep up the attack but Shayna knocks her back with a right hand! Shayna follows that up with a DOUBLE LEG TAKEDOWN AND LAYS INTO HER WITH A SERIES OF PUNCHES!
Shayna works over The Man with a series of strikes grounding her for the time being. Noticeably Shayna doesn't attempt to make the cover instead smirking as she plans out her next move and looks at the right arm of Becky Lynch! Shayna has an evil smirk as she twists the previously broken arm of Becky looking to inflict a ton of pain. Becky tries to fight out of the hold but Shayna clocks her in the jaw a few times keeping her down before looking to transition placing Becky's right arm BENT ON THE MAT!
Shayna keeps the right arm in place as she GETS READY TO STOMP ON IT BUT BECKY MOVES JUST IN TIME! Shayna winces slightly as she stamps her foot on the mat as BECKY SWEEPS THE LEG sending Shayna back first down to the mat. Becky climbs on top of Shayna and it's her turn to pound on her laying into her with a series of strikes! She lays into Shayna once again...
BUT SHAYNA COUNTERS TRANSITIONING INTO AN ARMBAR ON THE RIGHT ARM OF BECKY! She wrenches back on the right arm of The Man as she tries to rebreak the arm that was broken at Survivor Series. Becky winces in pain as Shayna uncomfortably twists the arm but Becky manoeuvres her body transitioning the hold into a ROLL-UP!
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Shayna looks annoyed as she gets to her feet whilst Becky smirks to herself before touching her right arm. Commentary put over the fact Becky will have been preparing for armbars ahead of her Wrestlemania main event match with Ronda Rousey so would have had the move scouted. Shayna goes back on the attack looking to grab hold of Becky but she counters and hits Shayna with a REVERSE DDT! Becky takes a moment to favour her right arm before making the cover 1 2 Shayna kicks out!
Becky looks down at Shayna on the mat and starts to grab hold of her arm as she goes for a SHOULDER LOCK USING HER FOOT! She puts pressure on the arm of Shayna as she once again looks to weaken the primary method of offense her opponent uses. Shayna though makes it to the ropes as Becky once again holds on till the count of 3! Becky once she lets go of the hold gives Shayna a swift boot to her right arm which causes Shayna to wince in pain as she tries to get some breathing from The Man.
Becky grabs hold of Shayna and looks to get her in position for the BEX-PLODER... BUT SHAYNA FIGHTS OUT OF IT WITH A SERIES OF ELBOWS! Becky falls back slightly and SHAYNA FOLLOWS IT UP WITH A GUTWRENCH SUPLEX! Becky's back slams off the mat as she winces in pain and Shayna smirks to herself. Shayna grabs Becky from behind and brings her down to the mat as she works over her before getting her right arm pressed down on the mat and HITS A DOUBLE KNEE DROP TO THE RIGHT ARM OF BECKY!
Becky flinches due to the pain but makes sure she doesn't show too much to Shayna who goes for the move again! She is clearly trying to re-break the right arm of Becky. Shayna then once again looks to go for an ARMBAR BUT BECKY KICKS SHAYNA OFF! Shayna stumbles backward as Becky looks to go for a DROPKICK BUT SHAYNA DEFLECTS IT AND GRABS BECKY AS SHE LANDS SLAMMING HER DOWN WITH ANOTHER GUTWRENCH SUPLEX!
Becky once again lands with a hard thud this time ending up by the corner of the ring as Shayna has an evil smirk on her face. Shayna rolls to the outside of the ring with a sinister smirk on her face. She grabs the arm of Becky pulling to the outside before SLAMMING THE RIGHT ARM OF BECKY INTO THE RING POST! Becky shouts in pain due to the impact with the ring post but Shayna is far from done as she SLAMS IT INTO THE RING POST TWICE MORE!
Becky is in a ton of pain now as Shayna smirks and gets a warning from the referee for how long she has spent out of the ring. Shayna isn't done as she grabs the right arm of Becky one more time. Shayna climbs onto the ring apron as she bends it into place and STOMPS ON THE RIGHT ARM ON THE RING APRON! Loud boos ring out for the lethal attack on the right arm of Becky Lynch. Becky rolls back into the ring in a ton of pain and Shayna is loving it.
Shayna climbs back into the ring as the referee warns her about her actions but Shayna shows zero regrets as she grabs Becky from behind looking to use the damaged right arm and locks in a MODIFIED KIRIFUDA CLUTCH... BECKY ELBOWS OUT WITH HER LEFT ARM! Becky gets Shayna off her and fires on Shayna with a series of left hands trying to fend Shayna off but SHAYNA COUNTERS WITH A BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Becky lands with a hard thud as Shayna stays in control.
Shayna smirks and once again doesn't make a cover, instead looking to hurt Becky as she starts SMASHING HER IN THE RIGHT ARM WITH A SERIES OF SHOOT KICKS! Shayna fires off a series of kicks to Becky and really pinpoint targets the right arm of Becky. Shayna then looks to finish off the sequence with a PENALTY KICK... BECKY COUNTERS GRABBING THE RIGHT LEG LOCKING IN A HEEL HOOK! Loud cheers from the crowd as Becky using mostly her left arm locks the hold in tight!
She wrenches on the right leg of Shayna though can't get a full grip on the hold due to the damage done to her right arm during the match! Shayna struggles in the hold as Becky is twisting the right leg but she starts to crawl to the ropes looking to escape from the hold. Shayna does struggle with the pain but she eventually makes it to the bottom rope which forces a break. Becky holds on this time making the full use of the 4 count before rolling away.
Becky rolls to the ring ropes and uses them to help herself up as she is struggling due to the damage to the right arm. Becky realizes the damage done to her arm and sizes up Shayna as she gets ready to go for MAN DOWN... SHAYNA ESCAPES AND COUNTERS HITTING A ROLLING GUTWRENCH SUPLEX! Shayna though holds on to Becky as she transitions into a CROSS ARMBREAKER! She wrenches on the right arm of Becky but Becky is close enough to the ropes and gets her foot on them forcing a break!
Shayna though like Becky holds onto the hold for the full 5 count before letting go of the hold as she smirks to herself. Becky is struggling once again as Shayna slightly limps as she walks around the ring but as Becky tries to use the ring ropes to get to her feet using her left arm SHAYNA HITS HER WITH A PENALTY KICK TO THE RIGHT ARM! Another brutal shot to the right arm of Becky and Shayna follows it up with a RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX sending her away from the ropes!
Becky is now back in the centre of the ring as Shayna with a big smile on her face stalks Becky like a lion stalks its prey. She stalks Becky from behind as she grabs the arms of Becky before hitting her with an INVERTED FACEBREAKER STOMP! Shayna looks to keep Becky down so she doesn't fight back before transitioning from that move as she smirks to the live crowd and locks Becky in THE DIS-ARM-HER!
Nuclear heat from the live crowd as Shayna Baszler steals her finishing move! She wrenches back on the right arm of Becky, using the lethal finisher move of The Man here to cause her as much pain as possible. Becky though is fairly familiar with her own move and using her experience with her own move she counters and uses her left arm plus legs to push Shayna into a BACKSLIDE POSITION!
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Becky nearly caught Shayna out again and she knows it looking pissed off as she grabs hold of Becky looking to deadlift her off the mat going for another GUTWRENCH SUPLEX BUT BECKY COUNTERS USING THE ROPES TO HIT A SPRINGBOARD CALF KICK! Shayna is sent stumbling backward as Becky gets back to her feet and using all her strength grabs hold of Shayna hitting her with MAN DOWN! Becky plants Shayna to the mat...
BUT BECKY'S ARM IS IN TOO MUCH PAIN TO MAKE THE COVER STRAIGHT AWAY!
BECKY EVENTUALLY SLIDES ONTO SHAYNA MAKING THE COVER
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Becky nods as the commentary mention the time it took to make the cover might have cost The Man the chance at victory. She clutches her right arm, as she rolls Shayna over as she gets her in position for the DIS-ARM-HER... SHAYNA FIGHTS OUT OF IT AND COUNTERS AS SHE GRABS HOLD OF BECKY AND LOCKS HER IN THE KIRIFUDA CLUTCH! Shayna has the lethal hold locked in as she tries to choke the life out of Becky! Becky knows she is in trouble and shifts her body weight but...
SHAYNA PULLS HER AWAY SO BECKY INSTEAD FLIPS OVER INTO A PINNING PREDICAMENT!
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Shayna is still choking the life out of Becky here and she knows she is in trouble so she uses all of her strength to get back to a standing position but SHAYNA BRINGS HER BACK DOWN AS BECKY IS STARTING TO FADE ONCE AGAIN... SO SHE USES THE LAST OF HER STRENGTH TO SMASH SHAYNA IN THE LEG UNTIL SHE LETS GO OF THE HOLD! Shayna rolls away clutching her right leg as Becky in the meantime rolls out of the ring coughing and spluttering due to the damage done by the kirifuda clutch.
Shayna eventually gets back to her feet, struggling due to the damage done to her right leg, and is noticeably limping but she wants to inflict even more pain to Becky as she follows her out of the ring. She limps over to Becky who is still struggling on the ring floor as she grabs hold of Becky and LIFTS HER UP LOOKING TO GUTWRENCH SLAM HER ONTO THE APRON BUT BECKY COUNTERS WITH A NECKBREAKER ONTO THE RING FLOOR!
Becky lands on the floor and grabs her right arm once again favoring it due to the damage done throughout the match. Shayna looks to get back to her feet but Becky climbs onto the ring apron before DIVING OFF HITTING SHAYNA WITH A FLYING FOREARM SMASH! Shayna is grounded as Becky grabs hold of her and whilst it takes a while due to the damage done to her right arm, she lifts Shayna back into the ring. Becky then looks at Shayna on the mat and looks to take advantage of the damage done to the right leg so far as she locks in a KNEEBAR!
Shayna is in a ton of pain from the lethal hold as Becky carries on working over the leg. Becky can't get it locked in as strongly as she would like but it's still on tight as she causes a ton of pain to the Queen of Spades! Shayna lifts her arm into the air as she teases tapping out but refuses to tap out, however! She grits her teeth as she tries to get back to a standing position but can't get to her feet due to the pain of the hold. She once again lifts her arm into the air but this time uses it to crawl to the ropes!
Shayna is struggling as Becky pulls back on the kneebar one more time but she still can't get the full power on the hold so SHAYNA MAKES IT TO THE BOTTOM ROPE FORCING A BREAK! Becky keeps the hold on till the count of 4 before letting go of Shayna's leg! Shayna struggles to stand as she leans on the ropes after being trapped in the hold as Becky rolls away from Shayna, still favoring her right arm! Becky charges in looking to grab Shayna for the BEX-PLODER... BUT SHAYNA FIGHTS HER OFF!
Becky falls back and Shayna goes for a kick to the head WITH HER INJURED RIGHT LEG PLANTING BECKY BUT HURTS HERSELF IN THE PROCESS! Shayna winces in pain but Becky falls to the mat! Shayna takes a moment to recover before she rolls over as she grabs Becky's right arm and LOCKS IN ANOTHER ARMBAR! Shayna wrenches back on the right arm of Becky as she tries to force her to tap out! Becky is in a ton of pain as Shayna wrenches on the hold...
AND BECKY RAISES HER LEFT ARM INTO THE AIR...
AS SHE PUSHES OFF THE MAT LIFTING SHAYNA UP...
AND HITS A DEADLIFT POWERBOMB BREAKING THE HOLD!
Becky rolls away, as she tries to get the feeling back into her right arm as Shayna stumbles to her feet after the powerbomb and turns back around as BECKY GRABS HOLD OF HER AND HITS HER WITH THE SECOND MAN DOWN! Becky plants Shayna and this time fights through the pain to make the cover!
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Winner via pinfall: Becky Lynch (17:41)
Loud cheers from the crowd as Becky rolls off of Shayna and gets her feet as she clutches her right arm which is still in a ton of pain having gone to war with the Queen of Spades tonight. Shayna meanwhile is still down on the mat selling the impact of Man Down.
Michael Cole: The Man Becky Lynch has defeated Shayna Baszler tonight!
Elias: But she had to go through a war to do it!
Michael Cole: Shayna relentlessly targeted the right arm of Becky Lynch that Ronda Rousey broke at Survivor Series.
Elias: Shayna came into this match intending to hurt Becky and whilst she succeeded in that, she didn't beat our Royal Rumble winner who will now go on to fight Ronda Rousey at Wrestlemania Thirty-Six!
Becky Lynch carries on the celebration as she heads up the entrance ramp still clutching her right leg. In the ring, we can see Shayna Baszler looking at Becky Lynch in pain and even though the Queen of Spades is limping she lets out a slight smile promising that Ronda will do far worse as we cut to a video package to hype up the 2-night Wrestlemania.
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Video package to hype Wrestlemania being a 2-night event
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Once the video package to hype up the 2-night Wrestlemania we cut to the backstage area as we can see an ambulance backstage as Big Show, Beth Phoenix, and Montez Ford talking to the medics outside as Renee Young approaches them looking for an interview.
Renee Young: Beth, how is Edge doing?
Beth shakes her head.
Beth Phoenix: Not good.
Beth goes to speak but can't bring herself to speak instead shaking her head.
Beth Phoenix: Listen I've got to go with him to the hospital and make sure he is OK. I'm sorry Renee.
Beth walks off and heads towards the ambulance as she climbs inside. The door shut and we hear the sirens as it drives off before the camera cuts back to Renee.
Renee Young: Paul, what are you feeling right now?
Big Show takes a moment clearly in thought but he looks furious.
Big Show: When you reach my age or Edge's age, you know your body isn't what it used to be.
Montez nods along taking in the wise words from Big Show.
Big Show: You accept each time you step into that ring it might be your last. It's why I stepped behind the commentary desk to give my body some rest.
Big Show shakes his head and clenches his massive fist.
Big Show: But you don't step into a ring excepting that. Seth didn't just try to end his career, he tried to end his life.
Montez nods agreeing and looking quite angry.
Big Show: He crossed the line. He knows how much Edge has suffered from his injured neck and if I didn't want to lose my job on commentary, I would have knocked you out there and then!
Big Show shakes his head.
Big Show: I did some horrible things with you as part of the Authority Seth but I learned that was wrong. I thought you did the same but it's clear it wasn't the authority that poisoned you. No, you were always like that.
Big Show at that point storms off but not before we see him punching a wall in anger before leaving backstage, leaving Montez Ford alone with Renee Young.
Renee Young: Montez, how are you feeling right now having been allies with Seth Rollins for months?
Montez looks dead ahead and his eyes are full of rage. He turns back to Renee before speaking quietly.
Montez Ford: Seth's going to pay.
Montez Ford storms off clearly still furious bringing the interview to a close as we cut back to the remaining commentary team at ringside.
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Michael Cole: Well our well wishes go to Edge and his family as hopefully the injuries are not as severe as they seem.
Elias: I feel bad for what I did at the Royal Rumble to Baron Corbin because the warning I got from Adam Pearce stopped Big Show from doing what we both wanted to do to Seth Rollins.
Elias shakes his head as Michael Cole nods putting his hand on the shoulder of his commentary partner before we cut to the ring as we see the Elimination Chamber start to descend ready for the main event.
Michael Cole: Well it's time for our main event as six men step inside the Elimination Chamber but only one man will walk out as Universal Champion. Let's take a look at how we got here.
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The video package comes to a close as the Elimination Chamber has finally descended and the ring announcer gives us a run down of the rules one more time before we get the first entrance.
A decent pop from the live crowd as Braun Strowman marches out and heads straight down the entrance ramp. He looks serious as he marches down the entrance ramp and steps inside the Elimination Chamber as he makes his way over to the pod in the left-hand corner bottom corner closest to the commentary team's broken desks.
Michael Cole: Braun Strowman is known as a monster among men who have torn through fields inside the Elimination Chamber before. Eliminating six men in one match before.
Elias: I've thought him inside the chamber and there is no one I would dread facing again more inside this environment. If Braun pulls out that kind of performance again, he will become Universal Champion.
Boos ring out as Bobby Lashley walks out all by himself with a scowl on his face. He pounds his fist as he side-eyes the fans before stepping into the ring and inside the chamber. He gives Braun Strowman a glare as he steps into the pod adjacent to him as the two former rivals stare each other down.
Michael Cole: Bobby Lashley came very close last year to taking the Universal title from Seth Rollins inside the Elimination Chamber. Can he go all the way tonight?
Elias: Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman are two men who have let to defeat Brock Lesnar. Both men will be desperate to pin him tonight!
A pretty decent pop from the live crowd as The Celtic Warrior walks out. He stands at the top of the entrance ramp and does his signature pose before walking to the ring with a smirk on his face. He slaps hands with a few of the kids in the front few rows before stepping inside. He looks at both Braun and Lashley eyeing up two of his opponents tonight before stepping into his pod.
Michael Cole: Sheamus made his return at the Royal Rumble last month and made it to the final three before being eliminated by Brock Lesnar.
Elias: The Celtic Warrior loves a fight and he is in for one tonight with the Universal title on the line.
A massive loud pop as Brock Lesnar returns to his hometown. He jogs on the spot and smirks as he looks at the fans in attendance. Paul Heyman walks out with him and nods to his client. Normally Brock Lesnar doesn't give a damn about the fans but tonight he seems to be playing up to them. He steps into the ring and inside the chamber. We see Braun and Lashley glaring at Brock who walks around the ring taking his time, taunting the pair before walking up to Sheamus's pod. Sheamus smirks and tells Brock he's ready for a fight. Brock signals to bring it before finally heading to his pod with it shutting behind him.
Michael Cole: Brock Lesnar very rarely gets such a warm welcome but he is in his home state of Minnesota! And listen to the warm welcome.
Elias: All eyes have been on Brock in the lead-up to this match and now we know he isn't starting the match, every entrant in the match will have the creeping dread of Brock entering the match whilst they aren't fresh.
A loud pop as Aleister Black makes his way out and does his usual full entrance as he slowly rises from the depths of the arena. He takes a moment to stand on the entrance ramp before he starts walking to the ring. He climbs into the ring as he takes his time to look at each man in the pods before turning to face Brock Lesnar. Brock shows no fear and taunts Black from inside his pod as Aleister Black heads back to the centre of the ring taking a seat in a cross-legged position as he waits for Andrade.
Michael Cole: Aleister Black has been chasing the devils on his back for months. Tonight he gets the chance to take care of both of them if he can walk out of the Elimination Chamber as Universal Champion.
Elias: Easier said than done with three other men in the chamber.
And last but certainly not least we see the Universal Champion Andrade Cien Almas walkout followed by his manager and leader of the Ungovernables Zelina Vega! She has a smug smirk before we see the rest of the Ungovernables walk out but Andrade and Zelina whisper a few words to them as they send them backstage before approaching the ring.
Michael Cole: Andrade has a tough challenge ahead of him starting this match from the very beginning.
Elias: And The Ungovernables can't get involved in the match due to being locked out of the Chamber. Andrade will have to do this all by himself.
Andrade steps inside the Elimination Chamber as the referees lock it behind him. We see Zelina pass Andrade's Universal title to the other referees before coming face to face with the advocate for Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman. Heyman smirks whilst in the ring Black gets to his feet as the two rivals come face to face as the bell rings getting the main event underway!
Universal elimination chamber title match: Andrade Cien Almas (c) vs Aleister Black vs Bobby Lashley vs Braun Strowman vs Brock Lesnar vs Sheamus
Once the bell rings both men circle the ring, both very familiar with each other from their time in NXT and on Raw over the last few months. Black eventually makes the first move looking to fire off a series of kicks but Andrade retreats and slides under ropes to boos from the crowd. Zelina from the outside can be seen telling him this is a good strategy BUT BLACK CHASES AFTER LOOKING FOR A SUICIDE DIVE AS ANDRADE MOVES... BUT BLACK BOUNCES BACK INTO THE CENTRE OF THE RING SITTING CROSS-LEGGED!
Andrade kicks the steel fence in anger as Brock noticeably laughs at Andrade from inside the pod. The champion gets distracted by this and turns his attention to Brock as he shouts something at him in Spanish! Brock just smirks AS BLACK LEAPS OFF THE ROPES AND HITS A SPRINGBOARD JUMPING KNEE STRIKE SENDING ANDRADE CRASHING INTO THE STEEL FENCE! Andrade slumps down as Aleister Black now stands in front of Brock Lesnar before focusing on the task at hand!
Andrade is slumped against the chamber wall as Aleister Black lays into him with a SERIES OF KICKS TO THE CHEST WHILST ANDRADE IS PRESSED AGAINST THE FENCE! Black grabs hold of Andrade and SLAMS HIM INTO THE GLASS IN FRONT OF BROCK! Brock doesn't look impressed with that but Black grabs Andrade tossing him back into the ring. Black then SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE ROPES HITTING A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO ANDRADE'S CHEST! Black makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out!
Andrade though is 100% struggling as Black grabs hold of him and starts putting pressure on his mid-section as he tries to lift him up looking to lock him in the DRAGON SLAYER BUT ANDRADE FLIPS OVER KICKING BLACK IN THE HEAD SENDING HIM BACKWARDS! Andrade follows it up with a PITCH PERFECT DROPKICK SENDING BLACK INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING! Andrade then charges in and connects with a JUMPING KNEE STRIKE TO THE HEAD!
Andrade then pulls Black out of the corner as he LEAPS TO THE SECOND ROPE AND HITS A MOONSAULT! Andrade hooks the legs 1 2 Black kicks out! Andrade now smirks to himself as he looks to stay in control giving Black a few chops to the chest before picking him up off the mat for a GERMAN SUPLEX... BUT BLACK LANDS ON HIS FEET BEHIND ANDRADE! Andrade spins round as BLACK GOES FOR BLACK MASS... BUT ANDRADE DUCKS AND FALLS THE MAT BACKING AWAY!
Andrade knows how close he came to being eliminated as Black follows up WITH A SINGLE LEG BASEMENT DROPKICK! Black makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out! Black gets back to his feet and once again starts to go after the chest of Andrade hitting them with a series of kicks. He then drags Andrade off the mat and connects with a DEADLIFT GERMAN SUPLEX! Black holds on for the bridge 1 2 Andrade kicks out! Andrade winces in pain as Black thinks about what to do next and climbs to the top rope.
He steadies himself on the top rope as he comes face to face with Brock one more time as The Beast glares at him however this distraction allows Andrade to recover as he hits a TOP ROPE ENZIGURI! Black is stunned as Andrade smirks before leaping into the air HITTING BLACK WITH AN AVALANCHE FRANKENSTENIER! The crowd let out a loud pop for the spectacular move and even a few holy shit chants startup from the fans. Andrade takes a moment to recover before slowly making the cover 1 2 Black kicks out!
Andrade looks annoyed Black was able to survive as the commentary team put over how much of a threat Aleister Black has been to his title reign since the Royal Rumble. Black is struggling on the mat so Andrade heads back over to him as he takes a moment to lift him up off the mat and CONNECTS WITH A DEADLIFT POWERBOMB! He plants Black back first on the mat and makes another cover 1 2 Black kicks out! Andrade looks annoyed once again but he doesn't have time to focus on that as the clock slowly starts to tick down...
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Entrant 3: Braun Strowman
The lights finish flashing before landing on the Monster Among Men Braun Strowman! The door opens and Braun marches out ready for action. Andrade looks a little nervous as he runs to the ropes and SPRINGBOARDS OFF THEM HITTING A DROPKICK BUT BRAUN BOUNCES BACK OFF THE ROPES AND NO-SELLS IT! Andrade looks a little shocked as Braun takes his head off with a CLOTHESLINE! Aleister Black gets back up but Braun runs through him as well with a CLOTHESLINE!
Braun stands over the two men as he grabs hold of Black and GORILLA PRESS TOSSES HIM FROM THE RING INTO THE CHAMBER WALL! Black's back bounces off the cage wall as he falls to the floor outside the ring in front of the empty pod and Lashley's pod. Braun turns his attention back to Andrade who LAYS INTO HIM WITH A SERIES OF KNIFE EDGE CHOPS! Andrade fires off on Braun but the MONSTER NO-SELLS IT!
Andrade's eyes bug out as Braun grabs him by the throat and SLAMS HIM DOWN TO THE MAT WITH A CHOKESLAM! Andrade's back bounces off the mat as Braun bends over and makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out! Braun grabs hold of Andrade and BIEL TOSSES HIM ACROSS THE RING SENDING HIM INTO THE CORNER! Andrade's back bounces off the turnbuckle as Braun charges in and hits a series of hard CLUBBING CLOTHESLINES!
Braun crushes Andrade in the corner as he hits a BODY AVALANCHE SQUASHING HIM! Zelina on the outside of the ring looks worried whilst Paul Heyman can be seen whispering a few words to his client who nods from inside his pod. Braun grabs Andrade and HITS HIM WITH AN INVERTED TURNBUCKLE SMASH! Andrade is in a ton of pain as Braun follows up by hitting the DOMINATOR! Braun makes the cover 1 2 Andrade kicks out!
Andrade is struggling on the mat as Braun is in total control. Andrade tries to get back to his feet and fires off a few chops to Braun's chest BUT BRAUN DROPS HIM WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER TO THE HEART! A wicked punch to the chest of Andrade plants him back down as the champion is being totally dominated. Braun gets to his feet as he lifts Andrade into the air ready to TOSS HIM OVER THE ROPES... AS BLACK REAPPEARS AND HITS A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT BODY PRESS DROPPING BRAUN FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MATCH!
Black makes the cover 1 BRAUN POWERS OUT! Black fires off a series of kicks on Braun BUT HE NO-SELLS IT AS WELL! Braun grabs Black's foot and lifts him up hitting him with a SPINEBUSTER PLANTING BLACK TO THE MAT! Braun makes the cover 1 2 Black kicks out! Braun follows up as he looks to lift Black up to hit a VERTICAL SUPLEX... BUT ANDRADE STARTS TRYING TO CHOP BRAUN! Braun drops Black for a moment before PUNCHING ANDRADE IN THE GUT STUNNING HIM!
Braun then grabs both men as he holds both men by the neck AND LIFTS BOTH MEN INTO THE AIR AS HE HITS A DOUBLE VERTICAL SUPLEX! Loud cheers for the impressive show of strength by Braun as he makes the cover on Andrade first 1 2 Andrade kicks out! Braun then covers Black 1 2 Black kicks out! Braun looks annoyed as he grabs hold of Black and looks to get him in position for the RUNNING POWERSLAM... BUT BLACK COUNTERS AND GETS HIM IN THE DRAGON SLAYER (Modified dragon sleeper!)
Black wrenches back on the neck of Braun as he tries to subdue the monster among men and either knock him unconscious or get a tap out! Braun though is too fresh and starts to power out of the hold as HE HITS A POWERBOMB TO BLACK DROPPING HIM! Braun for the first time this match is staggered and has to lean on the ropes after the powerbomb... AS ANDRADE HITS A DROPKICK SENDING BRAUN OUT OF THE RING OVER THE ROPES! Andrade isn't done and runs off the ropes as he connects with a BULLET TOPA (Suicide dive through the middle rope) sending Braun crashing into the wall of the chamber!
Braun is staggered as Andrade looks at the cell wall and has an idea. He starts to climb up the chamber before stepping on top of Sheamus's chamber pod! Braun is still down on the mat as Andrade steadies himself before flying off HITTING A MOONSAULT FROM THE TOP OF ONE OF THE PODS TO BRAUN! Loud cheers from the crowd for the high-risk offense as Andrade gets back to his feet but before he can do any more damage to Braun BLACK CONNECTS WITH A BIG BOOT!
This sends Andrade back as he falls into the back of Braun's empty pod. Andrade is slumped against the pod as BLACK LOOKS TO KICK ANDRADE IN THE HEAD WITH BLACK MASS... BUT ANDRADE MOVES IN TIME CAUSING BLACK'S FOOT TO SMASH AGAINST THE POD! Black winces in pain as Andrade capitalizes on this and connects with a LARIAT dropping Black for a moment. The clock once again starts to tick down and the lights flash ahead of the next entrant...
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Sheamus steps through his pod and he has a big smile on his face as he heads straight for Andrade laying him out with a RUNNING DOUBLE AXE HANDLE! Andrade falls to the floor as Sheamus grabs hold of him and sends him into the chamber wall with a hard thud! Sheamus turns his attention to Black who he sees has rolled into the ring looking to recover so he grabs the Dutch Destroyer from behind and STARTS UP THE BEATS OF BODHRAN!
He pummels the chest of Black getting off 10-12 clubbing blows to the chest before dropping him as Black falls into the ring. Sheamus turns around smirking AS HE COMES FACE TO FACE WITH THE MONSTER AMONG MEN! The commentary team reminds us that these two collided in a tag team title match a couple of years ago at Wrestlemania as Sheamus starts laying into Braun trying to overpower the Monster BUT BRAUN GRABS SHEAMUS AND SLAMS INTO THE CHAMBER WALL!
Sheamus winces in pain as Braun picks him up and GORILLA PRESS TOSSES HIM INTO ALEISTER BLACK IN THE RING KNOCKING HIM BACK OVER! Andrade though is back up and jumps onto Braun's back trying to stop the Monster Among Men! Andrade tries to wrap his arms around the throat of Braun but the Monster just SMASHES HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE CHAMBER WALL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL FINALLY HE LETS GO! Braun looks angry as he grips Andrade by the throat and BIEL TOSSES HIM IN THE GLASS OF EMPTY POD!
It holds firm as Andrade's back slams off the pod. The champion stumbles to his feet as BRAUN CHARGES IN AND SENDS ANDRADE CRASHING THROUGH THE POD! A holy shit chant starts up from the live crowd and even Brock from his pod looks kind of impressed as he smiles at Heyman pointing at what happened. Bobby Lashley remains stoic though as he looks across the ring at the one man he wants to defeat. Braun and Andrade stay laid out in the pod as back in the ring Sheamus and Black are both on their feet.
Both men look at each other as Sheamus goes to lay into Black with a few punches but Black avoids them and goes for a LEGSWEEP BRINGING SHEAMUS DOWN TO THE MAT! Black runs off the ropes and looks to follow up with a DOUBLE FOOT STOMP BUT SHEAMUS IS BACK UP CATCHING BLACK AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX! Black lands with a hard thud as Sheamus follows up with a series of KNEE DROPS TO HIS HEAD!
Sheamus follows it up by making the cover 1 2 Black kicks out! Sheamus gives Black a few punches to the head before lifting him up off the mat but Black elbows out of the hold! Sheamus falls back and BLACK CONNECTS WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE HEAD! Black then follows it up grabbing hold of Sheamus hitting him with a SAITO SUPLEX! Black holds on for the bridge 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Black is back to his feet and immediately follows it up with BLOOD MOON (STANDING DOUBLE FOOT STOMP)!
Black makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Black looks to follow up with a series of SHOOT KICKS AS HE LAYS INTO SHEAMUS! He gets off a series of kicks before Sheamus avoids a ROUNDHOUSE KICK AND HITS THE IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Sheamus makes the cover 1 2 Black kicks out! Sheamus follows it up by grabbing the legs of Black and twisting him over as he locks him in a TEXAS CLOVERLEAF! Sheamus wraps the hold on tight as he works over the back and legs of Aleister Black!
Sheamus makes sure to keep the pressure up even pressing on the right foot on Black for some extra damage too after Black smashed it into the pod earlier in the match. Sheamus is wrenching back the hold but before we can find out if Black is going to tap out or escape... BRAUN IS BACK IN THE RING AND CLOBBERS SHEAMUS WITH A BIG BOOT! Sheamus falls back, breaking hold as Braun scoops him up and hits him with a SIDEWALK SLAM!
Braun makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Braun looks to get back off of Sheamus BUT BLACK JUMPS INTO THE AIR AND HITS A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP THE BACK! Braun falls down to the mat next to Sheamus as Black runs off the ropes and hits a SINGLE LEG BASEMENT DROPKICK! Black makes the cover on Braun 1 2 Braun powers out! Black though gets his feet and starts to size up the Monster Among Men as he waits for him to rise to his feet getting ready to go for BLACK MASS...
Braun avoids it and runs off the ropes CONNECTING WITH THE T-REX DROPKICK! Braun gets back to his feet as he grabs Black scooping him up onto his shoulders ready for the RUNNING POWERSLAM... BLACK SLIPS OUT PUSHING BRAUN INTO A BROGUE KICK BY SHEAMUS! Braun is staggered and bounces back off the ropes AND GETS HIT BY BLACK MASS! Braun falls to the mat as Black and Sheamus both pile on Braun to make the cover!
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Eliminated by Sheamus and Aleister Black by pinfall: Braun Strowman (14:15)
Black and Sheamus both roll off of the Monster Among Men breathing a sigh of relief having taken care of one of the biggest threats in the match. Paul Heyman and Zelina Vega on the outside of the ring are noticeably happy Braun is no longer a part of the equation though Zelina noticeably heads over to the empty pod Andrade is still lying in the wreckage of to make sure he is OK. Back in the ring both Sheamus and Black are back to their feet as they smile and start to fight once again! Sheamus is starting to take control with his punches.
Black though fires back with a series of rapid kicks before hitting Sheamus with a SPINNING BACK ELBOW! Sheamus is staggered and Black connects with a BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX! 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Black then heads to the top rope as he waits for Sheamus to get to a seated position and CONNECTS WITH A DIVING METEORA! Black makes the cover 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Black thinks about the next move but soon realizes the clock is ticking down as he stands in the centre of the ring as the lights flicker and we find out the penultimate entrant into the match!
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Entrant 5: Bobby Lashley
Boos ring out from the live crowd as Bobby Lashley cranks his neck before stepping out of his pod. He heads for the ring as BLACK GOES ON THE ATTACK BUT LASHLEY AVOIDS IT BEFORE SLAMMING DOWN BLACK WITH AUTHORITY! Lashley turns around as he comes face to face with SHEAMUS! Sheamus gets off a few punches but Lashley shrugs them off and takes him down with a CLOTHESLINE! Lashley stands tall in the ring as the camera cuts to Andrade who has recovered and is chatting to Zelina but STAYS WHERE HE IS FOR NOW!
Back in the ring Lashley grabs hold of Sheamus and lifts him into the air HOLDING HIM UPSIDE DOWN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE HITTING HIM WITH A VERTICAL SUPLEX! An impressive show of strength by Lashley as he makes the cover on Sheamus 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Lashley picks up Sheamus lifting him off the mat and SENDS HIM INTO THE CORNER OF THE RING WITH SNAKE EYES! Sheamus's head bounces off the turnbuckle as he lands with a hard thud! Lashley turns around as BLACK TRIES TO KICK HIM IN THE HEAD BUT HE DUCKS AND SENDS BLACK INTO THE CORNER TOO!
Lashley follows it up by charging in and hitting both men with a SHOULDER BLOCK IN THE CORNER CRUSHING THEM BOTH! Lashley follows it up with several shoulder blocks as he pressures the pair in the corner before letting both men stumble out of the corner, falling to the floor. Lashley is looking totally dominant here as he stands over the two men as they fall to the mat clutching their ribs. Meanwhile, Zelina whispers something to her client as Andrade comes to life and CATCHES LASHLEY OFF-GUARD WITH A SLINGSHOT SPRINGBOARD MISSILE DROPKICK!
Boos from the crowd for the cheap shot by Andrade as he smirks and taunts the crowd. Andrade follows it up by looking to go for a MOONSAULT TO LASHLEY BUT THE ALMIGHTY ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY... SO ANDRADE LANDS ON HIS FEET AND SPRINGS FORWARD THIS TIME HITTING LASHLEY! Andrade holds on for the cover 1 2 Lashley kicks out! Andrade smirks as he talks some trash to the fans and looks to do more damage as BLACK SLOWLY RISES BEHIND HIM AND CONNECTS WITH BLACK MASS!
He clocks Andrade in the head but the champion falls through the ropes and out of the ring before Black can grab him! The commentary team reminds us you can only be pinned inside the ropes in an Elimination Chamber. Black looks to follow after him and bring him back into the ring. However, as he goes to grab Andrade and bring him back inside SHEAMUS CLOCK HIM FROM BEHIND WITH A DOUBLE AXE HANDLE! Sheamus follows this up by lifting Black up and connects with an INVERTED FACELOCK BACKBREAKER!
Sheamus drops Black to the mat and makes the cover 1 2 Black kicks out! Sheamus gets back to his feet BUT HE SEES LASHLEY CHARGING LOOKING FOR A SPEAR AND MOVES JUST IN TIME! Lashley stops himself before colliding with the turnbuckles and ring post as Sheamus charges in with a HIGH KNEE STRIKE SENDING LASHLEY OUT OF THE RING OVER THE TOP ROPE! Sheamus grabs hold of Lashley holding him over the ropes getting him in position for the BEATS OF BODHRAN!
Sheamus wails on the chest of Bobby Lashley once again looking to get as many clubbing blows off as possible but LASHLEY POWERS OUT OF THE MOVE AND SLAMS SHEAMUS'S HEAD AGAINST THE RING ROPES! Sheamus is staggered as Lashley grabs hold of Sheamus taking a moment to lift him but eventually LIFTS HIM OVER THE ROPES AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A VERTICAL SUPLEX! Once again Lashley shows off his insane strength as he slams down Sheamus with authority!
Lashley gets back to his feet as he looks at the pod that is adjacent to the broken one as he grabs Sheamus and IRISH WHIPS HIM INTO THE POD! Sheamus's back bounces off the pod as Lashley gets some distance between them ready to send Sheamus through the pod... BUT BLACK LEAPS OVER THE ROPES WITH A JUMPING KNEE STRIKE AS HE SPRINTS AT SHEAMUS! Black sends the skull of Lashley into the cage wall and may have just saved Sheamus in this match!
Black takes a moment to catch his breath having been in this match since the start before making his way over to Sheamus. He grabs hold of him and sends him into the chain-link fence a few times before sending him back into the ring as he follows Sheamus. Black once again lights up Sheamus with a series of kicks before grabbing hold of him and hits an EXPLODER SUPLEX! He sends Sheamus across the ring and as he stumbles to his feet he follows up with a ROUNDHOUSE KICK INTO A BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX!
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Black nods as Sheamus stays alive in this match. He isn't done though as he grabs hold of Sheamus lifting him off the mat as he gets him in position for ANTI-CROSS (Modified Octopus hold)! He wraps the hold on tight as he wrenches on the arms and back of Sheamus trying to force a tap out from the Celtic Warrior! Sheamus though is a fighter and doesn't plan on tapping out as he slowly starts to transition to a standing position and REVERSES THE SUBMISSION INTO A WHITE NOISE! Sheamus makes the cover
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Sheamus nods to himself and even smirks slightly admiring the fight being shown by Black before getting to his feet as he signals he is going for the BROGUE KICK! He beats his chest as he sizes up Black BUT BEFORE HE CAN HIT IT BOBBY LASHLEY SPEARS HIM! Boos from the crowd but before Lashley makes the cover he hears the clock count down as the final entrant gets ready to enter the match. And Lashley has his eyes on one man...
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Entrant 6: Brock Lesnar
The final boss enters the match! He cockily smirks as he starts to walk out of the pod BUT LASHLEY HAS ALREADY CLIMBED OUT OF THE RING TO MEET HIM! Brock smirks as he comes face to face with Lashley and the two MMA heavyweights start brawling with each other! Brock though is fresher and sends Lashley into THE CHAMBER WALL! Brock clobbers Lashley a few more times before grabbing him from behind HITTING A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX THROUGH THE CHAMBER POD SMASHING IT OPEN!
Bobby lays in the rumble as Brock Lesnar smirks to himself as ANDRADE FROM OUT OF SHOT DIVES OFF THE CHAMBER POD AND HITS BROCK WITH A DIVING MOONSAULT PRESS! A high-impact desperation move as Andrade tries to take out arguably the biggest threat to his title. Andrade grabs hold of Brock and looks to roll him back into the ring before SLINGSHOTTING OFF THE ROPES AND HITTING AN ELBOW DROP! Andrade makes the cover 1 2 Brock kicks out!
Andrade slams the mat in anger before turning around AS HE GETS A SUPERKICK FROM BLACK! Black sends Andrade through the ropes to the outside, as he clutches his back but before he can go after Andrade or the downed Brock... SHEAMUS IS BACK ON HIS FEET! Sheamus catches him with a few clubbing strikes and whilst Black tries to fight back SHEAMUS CATCHES HIM AS HE GOES FOR A KICK TO THE HEAD HITTING A BACKBREAKER INTO A FALLAWAY SLAM! Sheamus makes the cover 1 2 Black kicks out!
Sheamus once again heads over to the ropes BUT AS HE DOES ANDRADE CATCHES HIM WITH A SLINGSHOT DROPKICK THROUGH THE ROPES! Sheamus falls to the mat as Andrade grabs hold of Sheamus lifting him up as he HITS HIM WITH THE THREE AMIGOS! On the last one he holds onto Sheamus for the bridge 1 2 Sheamus kicks out! Andrade gets back to his feet ready to do more damage BUT BLACK SWINGS A KICK BUT ANDRADE DUCKS! The two men who started the match come face to face...
AS BROCK LESNAR IS BACK UP AND WIPES THEM BOTH OUT WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE! Black and Andrade fall to the mat as Brock looks furious. He grabs both men LIFTING THEM BOTH UP AS HE CONNECTS WITH A DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! Both men roll out of the ring as Brock gets back to his feet AND COMES FACE TO FACE WITH SHEAMUS! The Celtic Warrior talked about fighting Brock in the lead-up to the match and now he gets the chance as the two men stand face to face.
Sheamus lays into Brock with a series of punches BUT BROCK FIRES BACK WITH A SERIES OF STRIKES OF HIS OWN! Sheamus is sent back into the ropes as he goes for a HIGH KNEE BUT BROCK TAKES HIM TO SUPLEX CITY! Brock starts to toss Sheamus around the ring with authority! Sheamus is in a ton of pain as Brock charges in and scoops Sheamus onto his shoulders...
SHEAMUS COUNTERS WITH A DDT! Sheamus makes the cover 1 2 Brock kicks out! Sheamus shakes his head and knows what he needs to do. He heads to the corner of the ring and beats his chest as he signals for the BROGUE KICK! He waits for Brock to get up before charging at him... BROCK COUNTERS AND SCOOPS HIM ONTO HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE PLANTING SHEAMUS WITH A MASSIVE F5! Brock makes the cover
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Eliminated by Brock Lesnar via pinfall: Sheamus (23:23)
And just like that, the Celtic Warrior is out of the match! Brock is getting loud cheers from the crowd and Brock plays up to them before heading to the ropes, as he approaches the Universal Champion Andrade Cien Almas! He climbs over the ropes as we see Andrade stumble to his feet and see Brock Lesnar in front of him! Andrade tries to fire off a series of OPEN HANDED CHOPS TO BROCK BUT HE NO-SELLS THEM! Brock grabs hold of Andrade and LAUNCHES HIM WITH AN OVERHEAD BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX!
Andrade's back lands with a hard thud getting loud cheers from Brock's hometown crowd... AND ANDRADE TRIES TO CLIMB UP THE CHAMBER WALL TO ESCAPE FROM BROCK LESNAR! Boos for the cheap act but it is no use as Brock drags him off the wall AND SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX! Andrade lands with a hard thud as Zelina Vega outside the ring looks terrified and noticeably starts to fiddle with her handbag. Brock meanwhile gets Andrade on his shoulders AND F5'S HIM INTO THE WALL!
Andrade's back slides down the wall as the Universal Champion is in trouble... AS BROCK GRABS HIM LOOKING TO SEND HIM BACK INTO THE RING... BUT BLACK LEAPS ONTO BROCK WITH A MOONSAULT PRESS! Andrade falls to the floor and noticeably starts to crawl away from Brock and Black. Black meanwhile has Brock pressed against the chamber wall as HE LAYS INTO HIS STOMACH WITH A SERIES OF KICKS TARGETING BROCK'S WEAK SPOT! Brock is struggling but COUNTERS WITH A CLOTHESLINE SENDING BLACK BACK INTO THE RING!
Black lands on his feet as Brock follows him back inside as Black once again tries to lay into Brock with a series of kicks BUT BROCK JUST CATCHES HIS FOOT SLAMMING HIM DOWN WITH A BRUTAL SPINEBUSTER! Brock then scoops Black up and SENDS HIM TO SUPLEX CITY... BUT BLACK LANDS ON HIS FEET! Loud cheers from the crowd for the landing as BROCK TURNS AROUND... BLACK MASS! Black drops Brock and immediately makes the cover
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Even the commentary team is confused why Lashley would break up the cover in an elimination match but we soon hear why as he drags Black up and shouts “That only he will get to eliminate Brock!”. He tosses Black out of the ring and sends him to the outside with a hard thud! Outside the ring, we see Andrade by one of the pods as he nods to Zelina and she nods back. In the ring, Bobby lays into Brock with several clubbing blows before lifting him up and hitting a RUNNING POWERSLAM! Lashley plants Brock and makes the cover
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Lashley's eyes bug out and he immediately responds by jumping onto Lesnar laying into him with several right hands... BROCK GOES FOR KIMURA BUT LASHLEY IS READY AND HITS BROCK DOWN BELOW WITH A BOOT! Brock breaks the hold and loud boos reign down from the fans in Minneapolis for the cheap shot on their hometown boy. Lashley though is ready to bring this to an end as he heads to the corner and LINES UP BROCK FOR A SPEAR... BROCK CATCHES HIM WITH A JUMPING KNEE AS HE RUNS IN! Lesnar then scoops Lashley up onto his shoulders and PLANTS HIM WITH AN F5! Brock makes the cover
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Eliminated via pinfall by Brock Lesnar: Bobby Lashley (26:31)
Loud cheers from the crowd as Brock picks up another elimination but as he stands tall in the ring he comes FACE TO FACE WITH ALEISTER BLACK! Black once again lays into the Beast incarnate with a series of kicks and strikes, making sure to target the stomach of Brock. Brock goes to swing at him with a LARIAT BUT BLACK DUCKS UNDERNEATH AND SWEEPS THE LEGS FROM UNDER HIM! Black follows it up by leaping into the air and HITS A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO THE STOMACH OF BROCK! Black makes the cover
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Black knows how close he was to winning as Paul Heyman looks worried on the outside but there is soon a commotion AS THE UNGOVERNABLES RUN DOWN THE RAMP! Paul Heyman notices this as well as Bobby Lashley is being escorted out of the chamber... THE GROUP LOOKS TO GET INTO THE CHAMBER! Lashley heads to the back not caring about this whilst Paul Heyman feebly tries to stop them AND GETS CHOKESLAMMED BY DOMINIK DIJAKOVIC FOR HIS TROUBLES TO MASSIVE HEAT!
In the ring, Black is sizing up Brock and is getting ready to go for BLACK MASS... BUT THE UNGOVERNABLES BREAK INTO THE CHAMBER AS BLACK CONNECTS! Black doesn't even get to make the cover as he gets jumped from behind by ANGEL GARZA AND ILJA DRAGUNOV! Cesaro, Shinsuke, and Dijakovic all step inside as the crowd wildly boo this as they all start putting the boots to Brock Lesnar. Zelina Vega smirks and shouts instructions to her clients as in the corner Andrade gets to his feet and smirks soaking in all the boos.
Garza and Dragunov lay into Black though he gets a BLACK MASS OFF ON THE MAD RUSSIAN sending him out of the ring to the outside! Garza though plants him with the WING CLIPPER whilst Shinsuke Nakamura hits him with the KINSHASA! Meanwhile, Dijakovic gets Brock up and hits him with FEAST YOUR EYES before Cesaro follows up lifting Brock up and HITS HIM WITH THE RICOLA BOMB! Andrade smirks following up with a SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT ONTO BROCK before making the cover as the referee makes the reluctant count
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Eliminated via pinfall by Andrade Cien Almas: Brock Lesnar (28:22)
Massive heat from the live crowd as Andrade starts to gloat before making his way over to his rival and STICKS HIS ARMS OUT BEFORE PUTTING ONE FOOT ON BLACK'S CHEST!
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The crowd goes wild and Andrade looks to be in total shock! However, before he can react BROCK LESNAR IS BACK ON HIS FEET AND CLOBBERS ANDRADE FROM BEHIND! The Ungovernables start trying to fight Brock off but BROCK STARTS TOSSING THEM AROUND THE RING IN A FIT OF ANGER! Adam Pearce suddenly appears and HE SENDS AN ARMY OF SECURITY TO THE CHAMBER! Brock is on a rampage but eventually, they get into the chamber getting The Ungovernables out!
And this proves to be enough to get Brock out as he CHARGES AT THE UNGOVERNABLES OUTSIDE THE RING TAKING THEM DOWN! Brock carries on brawling as he GRABS DIJAKOVIC AND F5'S HIM WITH EASE! Cesaro starts laying into Brock with a series of UPPERCUTS BUT BROCK COUNTERS WITH A LARIAT! Garza and Shinsuke try to subdue the Beast however they all get swarmed by even more security as they finally get the situation under control escorting all 5 away to the backstage area.
We cut back to the ring as Black and Andrade are still down inside the ring! Both men slowly rise to their feet having been in the chamber for about 30 minutes at this point, starting the match off together. Black fires off with a series of punches but Andrade fires back as both men trade blows in the centre of the ring with Black getting loud cheers and Andrade getting loud boos. Eventually, Black sends Andrade back with a series of kicks before throwing him into the air AND HITS A POP-UP KNEE STRIKE! Andrade is staggered as Black HITS A SNAP POWERBOMB! Black makes the cover
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Black remains focused as he gets to his feet and signals this is the end! He lines Andrade up waiting for him to rise as he LOOKS READY TO HIT BLACK MASS! Andrade stumbles to his feet... TORPEDO MOSCOW TO BLACK BY ILJA DRAGUNOV! He was still in the chamber after being hit with Black Mass! The Mad Russian smirks as Andrade who is still feeling the effects of this 30 minute plus match grabs Black's prone body hitting him with LA SOMBRA (Hammerlock DDT)! Andrade makes the cover
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ANDRADE ESCAPES THE CHAMBER WITH HIS UNIVERSAL TITLE!
Winner and still Universal Champion: Andrade Cien Almas (31:08)
Nuclear heat rings out as Andrade Cien Almas clings onto his Universal title by hook or by crook. Ilja Dragunov makes his way over to his fellow stablemate and they share a hug as Andrade is passed his title by the referee!
Michael Cole: Andrade retains his title but the way he did it leaves a bitter taste in my mouth!
Elias: We said he would have to get the job done without the Ungovernables tonight but they found a way to break into the Chamber to screw not only Aleister Black but Brock Lesnar too out of the title!
Michael Cole: And just when we thought security had gotten every member of The Ungovernables out of the Elimination Chamber, Ilja Dragunov was still hiding in the corner waiting for the right moment to screw over Aleister Black!
Elias: Andrade though won't give a damn because he walks out of Fastlane still the Universal Champion!
Elias is right as Andrade Cien Almas lifts the Universal title into the air gloating to live crowd with Ilja taunting the fans. Meanwhile back in the ring we see Aleister Black sitting cross-legged in the ring, and if looks could kill... Fastlane comes to a close with the final image of Aleister Black looking furious as we fade to black...
Matchcard for Wrestlemania 36: (Night 1)
April 4th
Tampa, Florida
Women's Universal title match:
Ronda Rousey (c) vs Becky Lynch
Intercontinental title match:
Daniel Bryan or Pete Dunne (c) vs Shelton Benjamin or John Morrison or Buddy Murphy or Apollo Crews or The Miz or Jinder Mahal or Ricochet or Erick Rowan
Matchcard for Wrestlemania 36: (Night 2)
April 5th
Tampa, Florida
WWE title match:
Roman Reigns (c) vs Drew McIntyre
