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411’s WWE WrestleMania XXX Report 4.06.14
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The Usos (Champions) vs. Los Matadores w/ El Torito vs. The Real Americans w/ Zeb Colter vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel
Jimmy Uso starts the match with Curtis Axel. Jimmy chops Axel, but Axel fights back with a running drop kick. Axel makes the tag to Ryback, and the crowd is none too pleased about it. Ryback makes the tag to Diego and Jimmy makes the tag to Jey. Diego flips over Jey and lands a back kick to the gut. Fernando gets the tag and covers Jey for a two count. Jey makes the tag to Swagger, and Swagger pounds on Fernando’s face. Fernando lands a springboard back elbow shot but misses a springboard moonsault. Fernando sends both real Americans to the outside, and most of the rest of the competitors soon join them. Fernando and Diego head up top and hit diving elbow drops to the outside. El Torito heads up top, but Axel pulls him back down to the ring apron. Curtis Axel heads up top, but Los Matadores head up onto the ring apron to halt his progress. Los Matadores and El Torito hit a modified Doomsday Device on Axel to the outside. Swagger drags Fernando back into the ring. FERNANDO TAPS, AND LOS MATADORES HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED! Axel and Jimmy become the legal men, but Axel quickly makes the tag back to Ryback. Ryback hits a delayed vertical suplex in the middle of the ring for a two count. Ryback hits a big splash from the second rope, and Axel follows up with second rope fist drop. “We the people! We the people! We the people!” Ryback toys with Jimmy in the corner and locks in a modified sleeper hold. Jimmy fights back to his feet and tries to make the tag, but Ryback whips Jimmy to the corner. Ryback charges Jimmy in the corner, but Jimmy evades, causing Ryback to post himself in the corner. Jimmy make the tag to Jey, but Ryback makes the tag to Axel. Jey hits a Samoan Drop and clotheslines Axel over the top rope. Jey hits the ropes and sets up for a dive to the outside, but Swagger makes the blind tag on Axel, and Swagger intercepts Jey with a power slam. Ryback makes the blind tag on Jey and hits Swagger with a spinebuster. Ryback goes for Shellshocked, but Cesaro makes the save. Ryback charges at Cesaro, but Cesaro catches him with the popup European uppercut. CESARO HITS RYBACK WITH THE NEUTRALIZER FOR THE THREE COUNT. RYBACK & CURTIS AXEL HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED! Cesaro and Swagger head to the outside, but the Usos dive to the outside and take them out. Jimmy rolls Cesaro back into the ring and heads up top, but Cesaro catches him in mid-air and transitions into a backbreaker for a two count. That was sweet. Cesaro sets up for the Neutralizer, but Jimmy counters into a jackknife pin, but Cesaro bridges out of it. Jey and Swagger get the tags, and Jey hits a gorgeous corkscrew moonsault for a two count. Swagger picks the ankle and locks in the Patriot Lock, but Jimmy makes the save. Cesaro takes out Jimmy, and Jey catches Cesaro with a Samoan Drop. Jimmy and Cesaro finally get legal tags, and Jimmy sends Cesaro into Swagger. The Usos hit a double team super kick on Cesaro and follow up with a double team top rope splash from opposite corner for the three count. THE REAL AMERICANS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED!
Match Result: Jimmy Uso defeats Antonio Cesaro after a double team top rope splash.
Match Length: 16:13
After the match, Swagger blames Cesaro for the loss. Swagger locks in the Patriot Lock on Cesaro, but Colter pulls him away. Colter demands that Swagger shake hands with Cesaro, but the crowd is BEGGING for Cesaro to turn on Swagger. Cesaro begins to shake Swagger’s hand, but he transitions into the Big Swing on Swagger. Colter is apoplectic, as it appears that we may have just witnesses the end of the Real Americans.
The main card opens with the host of WrestleMania XXX, Hulk Hogan, making his way down to the ring. Hogan grabs the mic, and let me tell you something, brother! He welcomes everyone in the Superdome… which he calls the Silverdome… and everyone watching on the WWE Network to WrestleMania XXX. Tonight is about 30 years of WrestleMania moments, and there are definitely more to come tonight. And you never know when there’s going to be another… THE GLASS SHATTERS! THE GLASS SHATTERS! THE GLASS SHATTERS! STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN IS HERE! Austin grabs a mic and asks the crowd if they’re ready for WrestleMania XXX. He jokingly mocks Hogan for accidentally calling the Superdome the Silverdome a few minutes ago. Austin asks the crowd if they want to see him kick Hulk Hogan’s ass, and they answer in the affirmative. Austin has seen everything that Hogan has done, and he has a lot of respect for him. Austin would like to stay out here and flap his gums with Hogan, but tonight is the night for today’s stars to come out here and put everything they’ve got on the line. And always remember, Austin 3:16 says I just whopped your ass… IF YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN’! THE ROCK IS HERE! Rock climbs into the ring and shakes hands with Hogan and Austin. “Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!” “This is awesome! This is awesome! This is awesome!” Rick says that it’s a true WrestleMania moment when all five of your senses are on five. You can see it. You can hear it. You can feel it. You can taste it. And you can sure as hell smell it. Because FINALLY, the Rock has come back to WrestleMania! Rock takes his own jab at Hogan for the Silverdome incident a bit earlier. When Rock looks across the ring, he sees his good buddy Steve Austin and his childhood hero Hulk Hogan. And he sees the two biggest names in the history of WWE. Tonight a man comes out here to fight for hustle, loyalty, and respect, but he never would have done that if a man hadn’t come out thirty years earlier to say his prayers and take his vitamins. Tonight, a man comes out here to fight the Authority, but he never would have done that if a man hadn’t come out here and whooped his boss’ candy ass. The world is lookin’, if you smell what the Rock is cookin’! And that’s the bottom line, cause Stone Cold says so! And whacha gonna to when Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and the Rock run wild on you, brother?
Triple H stares down Daniel Bryan with a smug look on his face. “Daniel Bryan! Daniel Bryan! Daniel Bryan!” Triple H offers to shake Bryan’s hand (perhaps mocking the Code of Honor?), but Bryan kicks the leg and goes for a quick rollup pin for a two count. Bryan traps Triple H in the corner and works him over with kicks to the ribs. Bryan goes for a roundhouse kick to the head, but Triple H rolls out of the ring. Stephanie gives Triple H a pep talk on the outside as Bryan mockingly offers a handshake in the ring. Triple H climbs back into the ring and wrenches on Bryan’s injured left shoulder. Bryan rolls through and hits a standing drop kick. Bryan gets a side headlock takedown, but Triple H fights back to his feet. Triple H whips Bryan to the ropes and levels him with a shoulder block. Bryan springs back to his feet and gets another side headlock takedown. Triple H scissors the head, but Bryan bridges out an floats over the top back into a head lock. Triple H fights back to his feet and traps Bryan in the corner. Triple H drives his shoulder into Bryan’s gut, but Bryan fights out with kicks to the ribs. Triple H slides out of the ring and tries to drive Bryan’s shoulder into the ring post, but Bryan kicks him away. Bryan dives off the apron and hits a gorgeous tornado DDT on the outside. Stephanie checks on Triple H, but Bryan heads up top and hits a senton to the outside. Triple H partially countered and used Bryan’s momentum to throw him into the barrier. Bryan drag Triple H back into the ring and once again heads up top, but Triple H hits the ropes to make Bryan lose his balance. Bryan tumbles to the outside, and Triple H follows him out. Triple H goes for a Pedigree on the announce table, but Bryan counters, so Triple H jumps off the table and slams Bryan’s injured arm and shoulder into the table. Triple H heads back into the ring and lets the referee count, but Bryan makes it back into the ring at seven. Triple H locks in a key lock on the injured arm. Bryan fights out of the hold and tosses Triple H out of the ring. Bryan goes for a suicide dive to the outside, but Triple H counters with a straight right hand that damn near knocks out Bryan. Triple H heads up onto the ring apron and drops Bryan shoulder-first on the apron. Bryan falls to the outside, and once again the referee begins his count. Bryan struggles back to his feet and slides back into the ring at nine. Triple H drags Bryan back to his feet and locks in a Crossface Chicken Wing. Bryan tries to fight out, so Triple H transitions to the Crippler Crossface. Bryan is in seriously trouble, but he finally manages to make it to the ropes to break the hold. Triple H again wrenches on the injured shoulder. Bryan begins to fight back with a volley of punches and takes Triple H off his feet with a running forearm shot. Both men get back to their feet, and Triple H goes for a German Suplex, but Bryan counters into a German of his own. Triple H kicks out at two, but Bryan hits a second German Suplex for another two count. Triple H tries to go back to the Crossface Chicken Wing but instead hits a release Tiger Suplex. Triple H takes Bryan up top and goes for the superplex, but Bryan blocks. Bryan counters into a top rope sunset flip powerbomb, and Stephanie looks more than a bit concerned. Bryan hits a running drop kick in the corner. He follows up with a second, but Triple H counters the third with a vicious clothesline. Triple H goes for the Pedigree, but Bryan counters into a jackknife pin for a two count. Bryan heads up top and goes for the flying headbutt, but Triple H gets a boot up and counters into the Crippler Crossface. Bryan struggles to make it to the ropes, but it looks like he might pass out from the pain. Bryan rolls, but Triple H rolls all the way through to end up back on top. Bryan rolls into a two count and then counters into a Crippler Crossface of his own. Triple H scratches and crawls and finally makes it to the ropes to break the hold. Triple H rolls to the outside and writhes in pain. Bryan hits the ropes and hits a suicide dive to the outside. Bryan hits a second suicide dive to the outside and rolls Triple H back into the ring. Bryan heads up top and nails a top rope drop kick. Bryan kips up! Bryan works over Triple H with kicks to the chest and lands the roundhouse to the back of the head for a two count. “This is awesome! This is awesome! This is awesome!” Bryan starts a Yes! chant and sets up for the running knee, but Triple H counters into a spinebuster. TRIPLE H HITS THE PEDIGREE… BUT BRYAN KICKS OUT AT TWO! Triple H tries to drag Bryan back to his feet, but Bryan rolls up Triple H for a quick two count. Triple H traps Bryan in the corner and beats him senseless. Stephanie tells Triple H to take the arm out of commission. Triple H goes for a second Pedigree, but Bryan flips backward into a pinning predicament for a two count. Triple H again goes for the Pedigree, but Bryan simply crumbles to the mat. Triple H once again goes for the Pedigree, but Bryan counters into a roundhouse kick. Triple H yet again goes for the Pedigree, but Bryan flips over and hits the running knee for the three count!
Match Result: Daniel Bryan defeats Triple H with the running knee.
Match Length: 25:59
After the match, Stephanie gets in the ring and slaps Bryan. Triple H attacks from behind and tosses Bryan into the corner. Triple H heads to the outside, grabs a steel chair, and slams the chair into Bryan’s injured shoulder, sandwiching it between the chair and the ring post. Triple H and Stephanie head back up the ramp as the medical staff checks on Bryan.
The Shield vs. Kane & The New Age Outlaws
All hell breaks loose almost as soon as the match starts. The Shield toss Kane and Road Dogg to the outside in order to isolate Billy Gunn. Road Dogg pulls Gunn to the outside to save him, but Rollins and Ambrose dive to the outside to take them out. Reigns spears Kane in the ring and follows up with a double team spear to Road Dogg and Gunn. Ambrose and Rollins lift Road Dogg and Gunn to their feet, and the SHIELD HITS A DOUBLE TRIPLE TEAM POWERBOMB TO ROAD DOGG AND GUNN! Rollins covers Gunn for the three count. That was pretty much a squash match. And it was glorious.
Match Result: Seth Rollins defeats Billy Gunn after a double triple team powerbomb.
Match Length: 2:49
Yoshi Tatsu and Brad Maddox get eliminated early. Khali chops Brodus Clay down to the floor, but 3MB toss Khali. 3MB continue the momentum by eliminating Zack Ryder. Darren Young gets tosses soon after. 3MB go after Mark Henry, but he easily tosses McIntyre and Mahal. Henry presses Slater and launches him out onto McIntyre and Mahal. Big Show catches Henry from behind and eliminates him. Big Show follows up by eliminating Titus O’Neil. Santino goes for the Cobra on Miz, but Miz blocks. Xavier Woods tries to eliminate Miz, but Miz catches himself on the ring apron. Santino hits Miz with the Cobra to knock him off the ring apron and eliminate him. Cody Rhodes tosses Damien Sandow as Big E dumps Justin Gabriel. Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara brawl on the ring apron as David Otunga gets eliminated on the other side of the ring. Fandango eliminates Big E, and the crowd starts Fandangoing! Fandango dances on the ring apron, but Sheamus catches him from behind with the clubbing forearm shots to the chest. Sheamus beats Fandango senseless and easily knocks him off the apron. Big Show presses R-Truth and launces him to the floor. Tyson Kidd heads up top, but Del Rio hits his patented step-up enzuigiri to eliminate him. Cody Rhodes tries to eliminate Cesaro, but Cesaro catches the top rope. Del Rio eliminates Cody Rhodes, and at some point Goldust seems to have disappeared as well. Mysterio hits Del Rio with the 619, but Cesaro catches him when he tries it again. Del Rio uppercuts Mysterio off the top rope to eliminate him. Cesaro hits Ziggler with the popup uppercut. Cesaro tosses Kingston, but he lands square on his back, and his feet never touch the floor. Kingston scoots over the ring and legally climbs back into the match! Cesaro gives Kingston the big swing. Sheamus finally Brogue Kicks Kingston out of the ring to eliminate him. Del Rio eliminates Ziggler. The final four are Big Show, Sheamus, Cesaro, and Del Rio. Del Rio locks in the cross arm breaker on Sheamus, but Sheamus gets his feet under him and lifts him. Sheamus tries to dump Del Rio, but Del Rio maintains the hold, and both men tumble to the outside and are eliminated. The final two are Big Show and Cesaro. Cesaro tries to clothesline Big Show over the tope rope, but that doesn’t work. Cesaro heads up top and flies at Big Show, but Big Show swats him out of mid-air. Cesaro hits Big Show with an uppercut. CESARO SCOOP SLAMS BIG SHOW OVER THE TOP ROPE TO ELIMINATE HIM AND WIN THE MATCH!
Match Result: Antonio Cesaro wins the match, last eliminating the Big Show.
Match Length: 13:22
Wyatt starts the match by kneeling in front of Cena and pleading with Cena to be the monster that his is. Wyatt wants Cena to attack him while he’s defenseless. “Finish me! Finish me! Finish me!” Cena refuses to attack Wyatt, so Wyatt finally climbs to his feet. Cena gets a side headlock takedown, but Wyatt fights back to his feet. Wyatt traps Cena in the corner and works over the ribs. Wyatt slugs Cena in the middle of the ring and follows up with a head butt. Wyatt drags Cena back to his feet, whips him to the ropes, and levels him with a back elbow shot. “This is your hero? This is the one you call hero?” Wyatt is firmly in control and presses his advantage with another head butt. Wyatt whips Cena to the corner, and Cena falls to the mat. Wyatt charges toward Cena, but Cena regains control with a running clothesline. Cena pounces on Wyatt and punches him repeatedly. Cena seems to have lost control, and Wyatt can only laugh at how well his plan has worked. Harper and Rowan hop up onto the ring apron, but Wyatt orders them to step down. Wyatt has Cena right where he wants him. Cena grinds Wyatt’s face into the bottom turnbuckle and them damn near decapitates him with a Big Boot. Cena is showing a vicious side that we’ve rarely even seen from him… and that’s exactly what Bray Wyatt wants. Cena tries to regain his composure, but Wyatt slaps him across the face and throws him across the ring. Wyatt goes to work with the ground and pound. Wyatt drags Cena back to his feet, but Cena counters with a standing drop kick. Wyatt catches Cena in a standing sleeper hold and drags Cena down to the mat. Cena slowly fights back up to his feet and levels Wyatt with a running shoulder tackle. Cena hits the Protobomb and goes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but WYATT BRIDGES UP INTO THE CRAB STANCE! That’s creepy every single time. Rowan distracts Cena, and that allows Wyatt to regain control. Wyatt splashes Cena in the corner, but Cena heads up top and hits a tornado DDT for a two count. Cena again heads up top and goes for a diving seated senton, but Wyatt counters into a powerbomb in mid-air for a two count. Cena goes for the STF, but Wyatt escapes, but Cena catches him with another Protobomb. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle and goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Wyatt counters into a gut buster for a two count. Cena and Wyatt brawl on the ring apron. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment off the ring apron, but Wyatt counters into a DDT on the apron. Wyatt drags Cena back into the ring for a two count. Wyatt takes Cena up top and goes for a superplex, but Cena fights out and knocks Wyatt back down to the mat. Cena sets up for a top rope diving leg drop, but instead he flies to the outside to take out Harper and Rowan. Wyatt heads to the outside and whips Cena into the ring steps. Wyatt picks up the steps and charges at Cena, but Cena knocks the steps out of his hands. Cena lifts the steps and threatens to drop them right on Wyatt’s head, but instead he tosses them aside. Cena rolls Wyatt back into the ring. Wyatt regains control with a running elbow shot. Wyatt holds Cena’s head in his lab and gently sings to him. Creepy. Cena fights back to his feet and hits the Attitude Adjustment. Rowan distracts the referee while Harper cheap shots Cena. Wyatt hits a running senton for a LOOONG two count. Wyatt tosses Cena to the outside, and Harper stalk him menacingly. Cena charges Harper and drives him through the barrier into the time keeper’s area. Wyatt rushes to the outside and rolls Cena back into the ring. Wyatt goes for Sister Abigail, but Cena counters into the STF. Wyatt crawls to the ropes and gets the break. Wyatt gets to his feet and hits a quick Sister Abigail for another LOOONG two count. Wyatt heads to the outside and starts dismantling announce tables. Wyatt grabs a steel chair from ringside and brings it into the ring. Rowan distract the referee, and Wyatt slides the chair to Cena. Wyatt gets on his knees and begs Cena to hit him with the chair. “Finish it! Finish it, John!” Cena sets up for a chair shot, but instead he uses the chair to knock Rowan off the ring apron. Wyatt goes for Sister Abigail, but Cena counters into the Attitude Adjustment for the three count.
Match Result: John Cena defeats Bray Wyatt with the Attitude Adjustment.
Match Length: 22:36
Taker traps Lesnar in the corner early, but Lesnar fights out with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Lesnar tosses Taker out of the ring, but Taker climbs back up onto the ring apron. Taker bounces Lesnar’s neck off the top rope and climbs back into the ring. Taker wrenches Lesnar’s arm around the top rope and posts Lesnar’s shoulder in the corner. Lesnar tumbles out of the ring, and Taker gives chase. Taker slams Lesnar shoulder-first into the ring post and rolls him back into the ring. Taker goes for Old School, but Lesnar traps him in the corner and drives his shoulder into Taker’s gut. Lesnar charges Taker in the opposite corner, but Taker evades, once again causing Lesnar to post himself in the corner. Both men head to the outside and slug it out at ringside. Taker positions Lesnar on the ring apron, kicks the side of his head, and hits the apron leg drop. Taker rolls Lesnar back into the ring and hits Snake Eyes. Taker goes for the Choke Slam, but Lesnar counters into the F5, but Taker slides out and shoves Lesnar to the corner. Taker goes for a big boot in the corner, but he gets hung up on the top rope. Lesnar take control for the first time in the match and drags Taker to the outside. Lesnar grabs a leg and drives Taker to the floor. Lesnar rolls Taker back into to the ring and kicks him down to the mat. The crowd is surprising quiet at the moment. Lesnar refuses to let Taker get to his feet and continues to beat him down to the mat. Lesnar stomps on Taker’s leg, and it looks like the story of the match is going to be Taker’s leg and Lesnar’s shoulder. Taker rolls to the outside, but Lesnar follows and again kicks him down to the floor. Taker gets a quick clothesline, but Lesnar recovers and whips Taker into the barrier. Lesnar rolls Taker back into the ring and hits a snap suplex in the middle of the ring. Lesnar pounds on Takers back again and again and again. Taker gets to his feet and tries to get his hands up, but he’s having trouble defending himself. Lesnar repeatedly lands short punches to the ribs, and Taker crumbles to the mat. Lesnar whips Taker to the ropes, but Taker buys himself some time with a running DDT. Taker clotheslines Lesnar in the corner two times and seems to be mounting a rally. Taker hits Snake Eyes once again and follows up with a big boot. Taker hits a running leg drop and gets a two count. Taker hits the choke slam for a LOOONG two count. Taker drags Lesnar back to his feet, but Lesnar hits the F5 for a LOOONG two count of his own. Lesnar heads for Taker, but Taker catches him in Hell’s Gate. Lesnar is close to tapping, but he gets his feet under him and lifts Taker into a slam. Lesnar definitely didn’t get all of that slam, but he did manage to break the hold. Lesnar drags Taker back to the middle of the ring, but Taker once again catches him in Hell’s Gate. Lesnar again lifts Taker, and this time he gets the slam more solidly. Taker crawls toward Lesnar, but Lesnar catches him in the kimura, but Taker rolls and reverses into a kimura of his own. Lesnar drives Taker into the corner to break the hold. Taker gets back to his feet for the first time in about five minutes. Taker is on spaghetti legs, but he goes for Old School anyway. Taker is on the ropes, but Lesnar pulls him right into the F5 for yet another two count. Lesnar hits a sloppy German Suplex and follows up with a second. Taker is spent, and Lesnar isn’t far behind. Lesnar gets to his feet before Taker and stomps on him in the corner. Lesnar goes to the mounted corner punches, but Taker counters into the Last Ride. Taker gets back to his feet and hits the Tombstone Piledriver… BUT LESNAR KICKS OUT OF THE TOMBSTONE! TAKER SITS UP! Taker calls for the finish and goes for a second Tombstone, but Lesnar floats over and counters into a third F5. Lesnar covers Taker… AND GETS THE THREE COUNT. BROCK LESNAR JUST ENDED THE STREAK.
Match Result: Brock Lesnar defeats the Undertaker with the F5.
Match Length: 25:20
The crowd wants no part of this match. Or, you know, absolutely anything else in the universe at this point. Okay, here we go. Natalya goes for a double Sharpshooter but can’t get it rolled. We get a quadruple suplex with four two counts. Summer Rae goes after AJ, but AJ traps her in the corner and beats her down to the mat. Emma dances in the middle of the ring and takes out Summer Rae in the corner. Alicia Fox drops Emma, but Layla drops Alicia. Eva Maria shoves Tamina down to the mat and then runs like hell when Tamina gets back to her feet. The Bella Twins clear the ring and drop kick AJ off the ring apron. The Bellas are alone in the middle of the ring… THE BELLAS HIT STERIO SUICIDE DIVES ONTO THE REST OF THE DIVAS ON THE OUTSIDE! The Bellas get back into the ring and go after each other, but the other Divas storm back into the ring to complicate the situation. Tamina delivers a Samoan Drop to Natalya and heads up top. Tamina goes for the Superfly Splash, but Naomi knocks her off the top rope. Aksana heads up top with Naomi, and Natalya completes the Tower of Doom. Tamina pulls Aksana out of the ring as AJ locks up Naomi in the Black Widow. Naomi fights valiantly, but eventually she has to tap.
Match Result: AJ Lee defeats Naomi with the Black Widow.
Match Length: 7:05
We head to the back where Mean Gene is interviewing Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and Paul Orndorff. Orndorff hears every day of his life that Hogan beat him in the very first WrestleMania. How do you think that makes him feel? Mr. T shows up, and Hogan says that it’s finally time to bury that hatchet. Hogan and Ordorff shake hands, and Piper and Mr. T hug it out.
Randy Orton (Champion) vs. Batista vs. TBD
Batista goes for a quick Batista Bomb, but Bryan counters into a hurricanrana that sends Batista tumbling out of the ring. Bryan goes after Orton, but Orton slams him shoulder-first down to the mat. Bryan rolls out of the ring, and Batista clotheslines Orton out of the ring. Batista heads to the outside and slams Orton’s back into the ring apron. Batista whips Orton into the barrier and bounces his head off the ring steps. Batista sets up for a Batista Bomb onto the steps, but Orton counters into a back body drop onto the steps. Orton goes after Bryan and drops him back-first onto the barrier. Orton returns his attention to Batista and drops him back-first onto the barrier. Orton rolls Batista back into the ring and makes the cover for a two count. Orton drags Batista back to his feet, but Bryan flies off the top rope and hits both men with a double drop kick. Batista gets back to his feet and catches Orton with a power slam, but Bryan breaks up the pin. Batista stomps on Bryan in the corner as the crowd loudly boos him. Bryan bounces between Orton and Batista and delivers multiple drop kicks to both men in the corner. Bryan takes Orton up top and hits a top rope hurricanrana. Batista sends Bryan to the outside, and Orton takes Batista up top. Orton hits the superplex, and Bryan follows up with a diving head butt. Bryan locks in the Yes Lock on Orton… BUT TRIPLE H AND STEPHANIE APPEAR FROM OUT OF THE CROWD! Triple H pulls the referee out of the ring before Orton can tap. Batista catches Bryan with a spinebuster while Triple H has him distracted. SCOTT ARMSTRONG APPEARS FROM OUT OF THE CROWD AND BECOMES THE NEW REFEREE! Batista hits the Batista Bomb, but Bryan kicks out at two. Armstrong checks on Bryan, but Bryan kicks him in the face. It’s a no disqualification match! Triple H and Stephanie help Armstrong to his feet on the outside, but BRYAN HITS A SUICIDE DIVE TO TRIPLE H, STEPHANIE, AND SCOTT ARMSTRONG! Triple H grabs a sledgehammer, but Bryan takes it from him. BRYAN TAKES OUT TRIPLE H WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER! Bryan rolls up Batista, and the original referee makes the two count before Orton makes the save. Orton tosses Bryan out of the ring and beats him at ringside. Batista heads out of the ring to help Orton destroy Bryan on the outside. Batista drops Bryan shoulder-first onto the barrier, and Orton drives the steel steps into Bryan’s shoulder. Orton and Batista strategize before dismantling the announce tables. Bryan fights back to his feet, but Batista levels him with a monitor. Orton sets up the steps next to one of the announce tables. Batista takes Bryan up onto an announce table as Orton climbs the steps. BATISTA HITS BRYAN WITH A BATISTA BOMB INTO AN RKO FROM ORTON THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! Orton and Bryan are both in rough shape, and Batista is the only man standing. They’re bringing a stretcher down to ringside for Bryan. Orton finally gets back to his feet, but Batista clotheslines him. Batista whips Orton into the barrier and then into the ring post. Batista whips Orton into the ring apron and back into the barrier. Batista tries to take the match back into the ring, but Orton sets up for the rope-assisted DDT, but Batista back body drops him to the outside. Orton pulls Batista down to the mat and an apron-assisted DDT to the arena floor. The medical team is rolling Bryan up the ramp, but he fights his way off the stretcher. Orton whips Bryan into the steps and rolls him back into the ring. Orton goes for the RKO, but Bryan counters into the Yes Lock! Batista makes the save before Orton can tap, but Bryan catches Batista in the Yes Lock. Orton makes the save this time and tosses Batista into the corner. Orton goes for the RKO on Batista, but Batista tosses him away. Batista spears Bryan, and Orton hits the RKO on Batista for a LOOOOOONG two count. I honestly thought Orton had it there. Orton sets up for the Skull Punt on Batista, but Bryan catches him with the running knee. Batista tosses Bryan out of the ring and covers Orton, BUT ORTON KICKS OUT! Batista hits the Batista Bomb, but Bryan hits the running knee! Bryan locks in the Yes Lock on Batista… BATISTA TAPS! BATISTA TAPS! BATISTA TAPS! BRYAN WINS! BRYAN WINS! BRYAN WINS!
Match Result: Daniel Bryan defeats Batista with the Yes Lock.
Match Length: 23:18
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