Raw Results 08/17/15

Here are tonight’s quick match results for the August 17, 2015 episode of Monday Night Raw. This latest Raw took place at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota less than one week before SummerSlam 2015. Full match recaps available here at RingsideResults.com website.

Cesaro & Randy Orton defeated Sheamus & Kevin Owens via pinfall. Orton got the pinfall on Sheamus after hitting the RKO.

Roman Reigns defeated Luke Harper via pinfall. Reigns hit a Superman Punch and Spear on Harper. Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt were ringside.

Becky Lynch defeated Tamina via submission.

Ryback defeated The Miz via pinfall in a non-title match. Ryback hit Shellshocked for the win with Big Show watching from guest commentary.

Rusev defeated Mark Henry via submission with The Accolade. Summer Rae got slapped down by Lana in the ring after the match. Rusev tried to intimidate Lana in the ring but Dolph Ziggler showed up for a big save. Later, he announced backstage he'll take on Rusev at SummerSlam.

John Cena showed up and both he and Rollins signed the contract for the Title vs. Title match. With HHH in the ring, Cena informed Rollins he will defeat him for his 16th championship reign to break the record of HHH's mentor, Ric Flair. HHH gave Rollins several looks at the end of the segment with Cole saying "The pressure's on."

Sasha Banks defeated Nikki Bella in a non-title match via submission. Team BAD and Brie/Alicia Fox were ringside.

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar were on hand to address SummerSlam and Undertaker’s demise at the event. Taker showed up and chokeslammed then Tombstoned Lesnar to close the show.

SmackDown Results 06/25/15

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The opening segment had Seth Rollins come to the ring with Kane and Joey Mercury. They spoke about Brock Lesnar and how Jamie Noble was in the hospital after the attack. Seth said tonight’s episode is dedicated to Noble and he’d want them to celebrate, not wallow in misery. Seth talked up Kane chokeslamming Ambrose recently and said he really is “the Devil’s Favorite Demon.” Kane talked about Big Show not being there to join the Authority’s “extended family” tonight due to an unprovoked attack from Ryback. 

Kane called out Ryback who came out and talked some trash about Kane and then Rollins. He said he wished Ambrose had his grip strength at the PPV so he could be champion instead of a sellout overprotected champ like Rollins. Kane told Ryback he’ll teach him some respect in a match later. As they were leaving, Rollins said tonight he’ll finish the job in a match against Dean Ambrose.

Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall. Lana was ringside for the match. At one point, Ziggler locked a sleeper hold onto Sheamus, but The Celtic Warrior broke out of it using the turnbuckle to back Ziggler onto. He crotched Ziggler on the top rope before hitting a Brogue Kick for the win. Backstage, an irate Rusev had been watching the monitor as Lana was tending to a hurt Ziggler out in the ring. He yelled at the staff nearby, until Summer Rae walked up and put her hand on him saying Lana wasn’t worth it, before walking away.

Alicia Fox defeated Naomi via pinfall. The Bellas were ringside for the match. At one point, Naomi was knocked outside of the ring and got up to get into some trash talk with the Bellas. Taming was also ringside and snuck behind to super kick Brie and then Nikki. In the ring, Alicia was able to hit a new finishing move to get the pin on Naomi.

Ryback defeated Kane via disqualification. Late in the match, Ryback hit the Meathook and signaled for the Shellshocked. Big Show interfered and kicked Ryback, causing a DQ. Post-match, Kane and Big Show teamed up to beat up Ryback. Show and Kane smirked about it as they went up the ramp. 

The Lucha Dragons & Prime Time Players defeated New Day & Bo Dallas via pinfall. Late in the contest, Sin Cara dove out onto most of the competitors at ringside. In the ring, Kalisto hit a springboard 450 move on Xavier Woods to get the pin.

Backstage, Reigns and Ambrose talked about the games Wyatt is playing. Ambrose told Reigns it’s pissing him off. He suggested they search the building to give Wyatt a beatdown. Reigns said he’d handle him at Battleground PPV. Reigns warned Ambrose to be careful with The Authority. The former tag partners said they’d have each other’s backs. Ambrose walked off and Reigns picked up another picture that Wyatt left in his locker room.

Backstage, Reigns was tossing around people as he looked for Wyatt. Kane showed up and told him he was becoming a liability there with his actions so he was tossing him out of the arena for tonight. Security showed up and Reigns shoved them to walk out on his own.

Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose via pinfall in a non-title matchup. Kane was ringside along with Joey Mercury but no Jamie Noble. Rollins avoided Dirty Deeds at one point. Ambrose was able to take out Joey Mercury, then hit a DDT on Rollins for a near pinfall. Later, Ambrose climbed up on the corner to launch himself out onto The Authority on the floor outside. Ambrose took a kick but then hit a huge clothesline on Rollins. Mercury caused another distraction which allowed Rollins to eventually hit The Pedigree for the win.

The Authority all stood tall in the ring with Dean Ambrose lying down on the mat to close SmackDown.

Raw Results 06/15/15

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Seth Rollins came out with his championship belt to gloat about winning his match against Ambrose at MITB. He talked about getting it done without The Authority. He listed off a list of people he wanted to thank for helping him get to the top. All of the names he said were “Seth Rollins.” Dean Ambrose’s music hit and he rushed into the ring, clotheslining Rollins over the top rope. The two fought on the outside with Ambrose getting the better of Rollins who escaped through the crowd. Ambrose set up a chair in the ring and said the title slipped through his hands last night, but he’s not going to leave the ring until Rollins gets back in there with him.

Backstage, Rollins came into the office of The Authority. They said they had Ambrose handled. They didn’t like Rollins’ earlier comments about not needing them. He said he was just trying to put it in everyone’s faces that he got it done on his own. Triple H said he’d have another title match coming up. Rollins asked if he could pick his opponent and HHH said he had it handled.

Sheamus came out with his Money in the Bank briefcase, saying he and Ambrose both made bold predictions heading into MITB, but he was the only winner and Ambrose was a loser. He said he’s one Brogue Kick away from becoming WWE Champion. Ambrose slid his chair out of the ring and invited Sheamus to join him inside.

Dean Ambrose defeated Sheamus via pinfall. Late in the match, Ambrose ducked a Brogue Kick attempt. He quickly rolled up Sheamus for the win. Post-match, Randy Orton rushed out to attack Sheamus. Orton got in a few moves including the DDT off the ropes. Sheamus was able to get away before the RKO.

Rollins interacted with J&J backstage telling them “I told you so.” Noble put over Mercury pinning Rollins and said that maybe Mercury will get the next title shot. Rollins brushed it off, with Mercury claiming Rollins is scared of him. Mercury said it’s not a question of “if Rollins will lose the title, but when.”

R-Truth defeated King Barrett via pinfall. Truth came out wearing his own homemade cape and crown along with a plunger as his scepter.  Barrett threw some punches at Truth and tried to put him away quick with the Bull Hammer, but Truth rolled him up to get the surprise win. Barrett angrily hit a Bull Hammer on Truth post match and cut a promo on the mic saying Truth is making a mockery of his King of the Ring win. He said “you will all hail King Barrett.”

They had a backstage segment with various superstars and divas gathered around Machine Gun Kelly. Heath Slater referred to him as Shotgun Gordon. Ryder corrected him and then Paige introduced herself, saying “this is for the ladies.”

The commentary team discussed the Owens vs. Cena match from MITB and how Owens attacked Cena after the match leading to contusions, spasms and bruising.

Kevin Owens came out to the ring and said Cena can only blame himself for what happened to him last night. He said Cena disrespected him saying he could be in WWE, because he doesn’t need Cena to tell him that. He said Cena didn’t want to shake his hand he just wanted more spotlight for himself. He said he’s beaten Cena before and can wants a rematch, but this time for the WWE US Championship. Owens said usually Cena would rush out and issue his open challenge for the title but since Cena’s not around tonight, he’s going to issue an open challenge to anyone in the locker room.

Dolph Ziggler came out with Lana. He said Owen had a lot of guts to stand in the ring talking about sacrifice. He said he’s scratched and clawed for everything he’s got in the WWE. He told Owens if he wants an NXT challenger, “you’re looking at him brother.” Lilian Garcia did ring introductions for a title match but Owens cut her off and said he never said the title was on the line tonight.

Kevin Owens defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall in a non-title match. Owens went for his finisher late, but Ziggler avoided it and came back to hit the Zig Zag for a near fall. Moments later, Owens kicked Ziggler in the knee and then Superkicked him. He finished him off with a Pop-up Powerbomb for the win.

Paige had a meeting with all the other divas (besides Bella Twins) backstage. She told the other divas they need to take a stand against the Bella Twins dominating their division. The other divas seemed to have trouble trusting Paige since she abandoned her previous tag partners. Paige apologized for that. She said she’s got a handicap match against The Bellas and invited the other divas to join her. The Bellas showed up and Nikki talked about becoming Divas champion ever since she helped out Stephanie McMahon at SummerSlam. Nikki said it’s a free country and the other divas could join Paige if they like. The other divas walked off. Paid said “this isn’t over,” and Nikki said “looks like it is.”

Kane defeated Randy Orton via pinfall. A bit into the match, Sheamus’s music hit and he came out with the MITB briefcase in hand. Kane got on the mic to say he decided the rest of this match is a No Holds Barred contest where anything goes. Moments later, Sheamus hit a Brogue Kick to lay out Orton. Kane took the winning pinfall.

Backstage, Seth Rollins ran into Kane and congratulated him on his win. He brought up Kane losing on the same night he won, last night, and said maybe now Kane is in a better mood. Rollins and Kane trash talked a bit with Rollins bringing up how Kane always had the help of his family such as Paul Bearer or his brother. Kane grabbed Rollins and told him never to bring up his family again. Rollins said he hopes The Authority makes Kane his next opponent, because he's a sad human being who needs to be put out of his misery.

The Miz defeated Big Show via contout. Ryback was on guest commentary, and apologized for Tough Enough bringing The Miz into everyone’s lives. During the match, Show threw Miz to the outside and then hit a chest slap on him in front of the commentary team. He tossed Miz onto Ryback. Miz managed to get away and crawled back into the ring as Ryback and Show were trash talking at each other.

Roman Reigns came out demanding Bray Wyatt get out there now because he isn’t waiting until Battleground for him. Wyatt appeared on the big screen laughing and talking about how he took away his dream last night because Reigns did the same to him a few weeks ago. He said he will haunt and destroy Reigns, but not tonight. He asked what example that would set right before Father’s Day. He held up a photo of Reigns with his daughter having a tea party. He sang the teapot song and told Reigns to be patient because their fun is just getting started.

The Bella Twins defeated Paige via pinfall in a handicap match. At one point, Paige gained control against Brie, hitting some clotheslines on her before kicking her in the corner. She shoved Brie into Nikki on the apron and Nikki fell off. Paige hit the Rampage on Brie, but Nikki was in to break up the pin. Nikki hit a Rack Attack and then got the pinfall win.

Machine Gun Kelly was introduce as Cleveland’s own. He came out and performed a song with a live band. After his song was done, Kelly slapped hands with ringside fans. Kevin Owens came out and was clapping on stage. Kelly went up for a handshake. Owens didn’t reciprocate, so Kelly shoved him. Owens responded by kicking MGK and then powerbombing him off the stage before commercial.

The Prime Time Players & Neville defeated New Day via pinfall. Neville got the win for his team by hitting the Red Arrow on Kingston.

Backstage, Dean Ambrose was throwing darts at a dartboard with Rollins’ picture on it. Kane entered and Ambrose laughed at him. Kane said his job is to make sure everything runs smoothly around there. Ambrose said Kane’s still loyal to The Authority, as much as he talks smack about Rollins. Ambrose told Kane he lives for trying to obtain the WWE title and won’t stop until he gets it. He asked Kane, “What do you live for?” as the segment closed.

The Authority came out to Triple H’s music. Stephanie apologized to fans for what happened to Machine Gun Kelly earlier and said disciplinary action will be taken against Owens because it’s best for business. They began to talk about the WWE title situation and said Rollins’ next opponent won’t be Mercury, Noble, Kane or Dean Ambrose. Fans booed that Ambrose won’t get a shot. Rollins’ music hit and he came to the ring gloating. In ring he said The Authority was right about him all along, because no one on the roster is good enough to defeat him for the title. Triple H said sometimes as a business you have to evaluate your investment to see if it will pay off or is a lost cause.

He said when you need to know what you have, you treat it like a piece of coal; stick it under immense pressure to see if it is crushed into dust, or turns into a diamond. HHH said they will now see if Rollins is the diamond they have invested in. He told Rollins “the pressure is on.” Rollins nodded in agreement, until Brock Lesnar’s music hit. Lesnar and Heyman came out and down to the ring. Lesnar came staring down Rollins who looked away a couple times. Rollins stepped back as Lesnar took a step forward. Rollins backed out of the ring and up the ramp. “You got this,” Hunter said to Rollins. Lesnar’s music hit to end the show. Cole said Lesnar takes on Rollins in five weeks at WWE Battleground PPV.

SmackDown Results 06/12/15

SmackDown Results from Lafayette, LA:

Opening segment had Ambrose reminiscing about his time this past week in New Orleans and about how he interfered to help J&J defeated Rollins. He said he hopes Rollins got a good idea of how it feels to get abandoned by his friends and get humiliated in the ring. Rollins came out demanding his championship belt back. Ambrose left it laying in the ring and left. Rollins realized it was a replica belt. Ambrose said he had a wild week and would have to find where he left the belt. He said he’d have the belt back with him at MITB and would walk out with it. Ambrose left, but Kane came out and told Rollins he isn’t done for the night as he’ll face Dolph Ziggler, one of the MITB ladder match competitors, tonight.

Ryback defeated The Miz via pinfall in a non-title match. Miz hit Skullcrushing Finale for a near fall late. He teased doing Ryback’s Meat Hook clothesline but then got blasted by the move by Ryback. Ryback hit Shellshocked for the win. Post-match, Big Show came out to talk trash with Ryback about their match this Sunday.

King Barrett defeated Jack Swagger via pinfall. R-Truth was at the announce table for the match and at one point put on Barrett’s cape and crown to mock Barrett. That distracted Barrett enough for Swagger’s near fall. Barrett chased off Truth who got rid of the cape and crown. Swagger went for the Ankle Lock, but Barrett shoved him away and then hit BullHammer elbow for the win.

They had a backstage segment with Paige, where Alicia Fox came in to tell her off for speaking for the divas division. She said the only change that needs to happen is her removing Paige from the division tonight.

Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall in a non-title match. Ziggler had control of the match late and hit a Fameasser for a near fall. He went off the top rope and hit a flying cross body pinfall. Rollins rolled through it and then secured Ziggler’s tights to get a win.

Paige defeated Alicia Fox via submission. Late in this one, Alicia got on the corner for a move, but Paige went up and hung her on the top rope, before Alicia fell to the outside. Alicia got back on her feet but Paige did a somersault splash off the apron to take Alicia down again. Back in the ring, Paige put on the PTO for the tap out win.

They had a video package of John Cena and Kevin Owens’ recent feud which will culminate in their rematch at the MITB PPV. Backstage, Prime Time Players gave an interview about their status as a tag team and their next title match against New Day.

Roman Reigns, Randy Orton & Neville defeated Kane, Sheamus & Kofi Kingston due to disqualification. Late in this one, Reigns got the hot tag in from Neville and took down Kofi Kingston. Xavier Woods tried to get involved but was knocked down. Kane prevented Reigns’ Superman Punch, but Orton hit an RKO on him. Sheamus Brogue Kicked Orton, but then Neville hit a missile dropkick on him. Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise on Neville but then Reigns hit the Superman Punch on him for a pin attempt. The other New Day guys got in to stop the pin and cause the DQ.

Post-match, the New Day set up a ladder in the ring with Woods and Big E clapping as Kofi climbed up. Dolph Ziggler came rushing down with a smaller ladder and ended up taking out all of New Day. A big ringside brawl occurred, with everyone ending up down except Neville who was able to do a huge splash on everyone at ringside. SmackDown closed with Neville climbing the ladder to retrieve the briefcase and celebrating.

SmackDown Results 06/05/15

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The opening segment featured Seth Rollins coming to the ring and bringing a steel chair in to sit in. He talked about how he turned against The Shield and how he doesn’t need The Authority to help him destroy Ambrose in their ladder match at MITB. Ambrose appeared on the Titantron telling Rollins that all the help he’s had from The Authority has made him weak, while Ambrose has just become stronger. He said he likes the idea of the ladder match because he’s never afraid to fall. 

Prime Time Players defeated The Ascension and Lucha Dragons via pinfall in a triple threat match to determine new #1 contenders for the tag team titles. The finish saw Titus connect on a pump-handle slam on Viktor of The Ascension for the pinfall wn.

New Day was interviewed by Renee Young backstage about having to face PTP at the MITB PPV with the titles on the line. They called PTP corrupt and greedy because all they care about is money. Kane came in to interrupt and told Kofi he’ll face Neville on tonight’s show. He told New Day to “have a pleasant day.”

Ryback defeated Stardust via pinfall in a non-title match. At one point, Stardust went off the ropes but Ryback caught him and hit a spine buster. He followed with the Meathook Clothesline and then Shell Shock for the win.

Renee Young interviewed Paige on the top of the ramp. Paige talked about being sick of the Bella Twins and them using “Twin Magic.” She said some things never change, but if you want change sometimes you have to use your power to change things. She said she intends to do that so the Bella Twins will stop holding the Divas Division back.

Kevin Owens came out to trash talk John Cena, saying Cena thinks Owens hangs on his every word like his son, but he doesn’t. Owens said his son is seven and doesn’t know any better, but he doesn’t want him influenced by a guy spouting so much garbage like Cena does. He called Cena delusional for all the crap he says. Owens issued an open challenge to the locker room for his NXT title.

Kevin Owens defeated Zack Ryder via pinfall to retain the NXT Championship. Owens issued his Open Challenge for the NXT belt. Zack Ryder came out and was squashed by Owens in about a minute. Post-match, Owens attacked Ryder with a pop-up power bomb to send a message to Cena.

Neville defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall. Big E and Xavier Woods joined Kofi at ringside. At one point, Neville landed an impressive moonsault on Big E and Kofi on the outside. Later, Kofi had roll up pinfall attempt, but Neville countered the pin and was able to twist his foot around Kofi’s arm, then sat down to hook the legs for a secure pinfall. 

They had a MizTV segment where Miz’s special guest was Lana. He baited her into trying to say she ditched Rusev because he lost to Cena, so it was a business move. Lana said she genuinely cared about Rusev but he didn’t respect her so she had to leave him. Miz introduced his surprise guest, Rusev, who came to the ring on crutches. He begged Lana to give him another chance and to “be my crutch.” He put the crutches aside. Lana took the crutch and shoved it into him. Rusev became irate and started to yell at Lana, but out came Dolph Ziggler who led Lana out of the ring, further irritating Rusev.

Roman Reigns defeated Sheamus due to disqualification. The match lasted about 10 minutes. At one point, Sheamus had an Irish Curse backbreaker for two. He missed on the Brogue Kick and Reigns hit a Superman Punch. However, Kane was ringside and entered the match, delivering a big boot to level Reigns. That caused the ref to call the match. Kane went for a chokeslam on Reigns, but Reigns avoided it. Sheamus connected on a Brogue Kick on Reigns to put him down. Kane chokeslammed Sheamus, then looked up at the MITB briefcase hanging over the ring as SmackDown closed.

SmackDown Results 05/22/15

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The opening segment featured Roman Reigns cutting a promo about Payback, and then saying he’s going to enter the upcoming Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Dean Ambrose came out and said he doesn’t plan to enter MITB because he’ll be champion after defeating Rollins at Elimination Chamber. Kane came out to hype The Authority and how they always win. He booked Ambrose to face Bray Wyatt tonight and told Reigns he could watch backstage to contemplate all his failures in order to grow as a performer. Reigns said he’d watch to make sure Kane did everything that was best for business.

The Lucha Dragons defeated Los Matadors, The Ascension and the team of Kidd & Cesaro in a four corner tag match via pinfall. Late in the match, Sin Cara splashed everyone on the outside of the ring. Back in the ring, Diego got in and went for a rollup on Kalisto. Kaliston reversed the pinfall and hit a surprise head scissors to get the win.

Axelmania & Macho Mandow defeated Adam Rose & Heath Slater via pinfall. Late in the match, Mandow hit a backdrop on Slater before tagging in Axel. Axel ripped off his shirt Hulkster style and did the various crowd taunts. After three punches, he hit the big boot and leg drop Hulk-style for the pinfall win on Slater.

Dolph Ziggler defeated King Barrett via pinfall. Late in the match, Dolph went for a jumping DDT with Barrett throwing him to center of the ring. Barrett tried for a Bull Hammer with Ziggler countering and hitting Zig Zag for the win. Post-match, Lana came out and shared smiles with Barrett, less than a week after she kissed Dolph in the ring to upset Rusev.

Paige came out to cut a promo about Naomi’s attack on her and Tamina helping her. Tamina and Naomi went for the attack on Paige, but Nikki Bella rushed down to save her. Paige set up a RamPaige on Naomi, but Nikki took out Paige as payback from what Paige did to her on Raw. 

After a Bray Wyatt promo, they announced Paige vs. Nikki vs. Naomi for Elimination Chamber PPV.

R-Truth defeated Stardust via pinfall. At one point, Stardust took off his glove to punch Truth. Truth grabbed a glove and threw it up in the air, distracting Stardust. Truth hit Whats Up to get the pinfall win.

Dean Ambrose defeated Bray Wyatt via pinfall. At one point in the match, J&J Security along with Seth Rollins interfered, but Roman Reigns came down to intervene and make the save. Reigns hit Wyatt with the Superman Punch and then Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds on Wyatt to get the win.

2015 WWE Payback Results Coverage (Updated)

Welcome to 2015 WWE Payback live results coverage. The latest edition of Payback was scheduled for Sunday, May 17th at Baltimore, Maryland. Among the matches on the card for this huge event were a Fatal Fairway for the WWE World Heavyweight Title featuring champion Seth Rollins against Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton. Also on the card, John Cena defends the United States Championship against Rusev in an “I Quit” match and New Day defends their tag team titles against Tyson Kidd and Cesaro. The latest live updated results for matches can be seen below.

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Payback Kickoff Show:

The Kickoff Show commentary team consisted of Renee Young, Booker T, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton. They discussed the various matches for the main card while also introducing video packages, highlights and backstage interviews, before giving their analysis of the matches.

They showed a video replay of Daniel Bryan relinquishing his WWE Intercontinental Championship on Raw. Renee Young said they’ll decide a new champion at the Elimination Chamber PPV in a few weeks from now.

R-Truth defeated Stardust via pinfall. The two had an impromptu match to start off the Payback Kickoff Show. Stardust took off his gloves late in this one and tried to slap R-Truth around. Truth responded with a scissor kick and slapped Cody back then hit the Whats Up for the pin.

The Ascension defeated The Meta Powers via pinfall. Damien Sandow was in characters as Macho Mandow, while Curt Axel had his #Axelmania gimmick going. In the match, The Ascension was able to hit Fall of Man to get the big win on the Kickoff Show.

WWE Payback Main Pay-Per-View:

Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus

Ziggler got some revenge late by making Sheamus kiss his backside. Sheamus fled to the outside to get some water to wash out his mouth. Back in the ring he attacked Ziggler and went for a Brogue Kick but Ziggler avoided it and came back with a Zig Zag for the near fall with Sheamus escaping at 2 1/2. Moments later, Ziggler followed up by going at Sheamus on the corner with a few punches until Sheamus hit a power bomb for his own nearfall. He had another after a powerslam from the corner. A bit later, Dolph butted heads with Sheamus which caused Dolph to start bleeding profuself from the forehead. After that, Dolph staggered around on his knees on the mat and Sheamus hit a quick Brogue Kick for the win.

Winner: Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall.

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Backstage, Seth Rollins walked in with J&J to talk to Kane, asking that they put their differences aside tonight. Kane talked about how he doesn't need to do anything for Rollins to ensure he keeps the WWE Title. Rollins told Kane he appreciated his honesty, but if he loses the WWE Title tonight then Kane losing his job will be the least of his worries. J&J stepped up to Kane to try to intimidate him but Kane laughed in their faces. Rollins shook his head and they walked off.

Tyson Kidd & Cesaro vs. New Day - WWE Tag Team Championship Match

New Day came out with all three guys holding miss. In the ring, they called out Baltimore Orioles star Adam Jones who stood up in the front row holding up a replica championship belt. New Day got the crowd heat by reminding Baltimore they haven’t won the title in 32 years. They tried for the New Day Rocks chant, but the crowd added in sucks. Kidd and Cesaro came to the ring.

Kidd & Cesaro took the first fall by pinfall about 2:48 into the match after hitting a double team Big Swing and basement dropkick combo on Kofi. After that, Xavier Woods got on the apron to run interference. Natalya yanked him off the apron and then Kidd or Cesaro dove out to take Woods down. Back in the ring, Kidd avoided a charging Big E who went out of the ring. Tyson and Cesaro took down Kofi in the ring, then Kidd tried to dive onto Big E. E caught Kidd and hit a German Suplex with him on the floor, giving New Day the control.

New Day took the second fall to even things up 1-1. At one point, Cesaro got knocked to ringside, leaving Kidd against Big E and Kingston. They hit their double team finisher to grab the second fall by pin.

During some late confusion, Xavier Woods snuck in as Kofi went to the outside. The ref didn’t notice as Cesaro went at Kofi through the ropes. Kofi grabbed Cesaro to yank him by the head against the top rope. Cesaro snapped back and Woods put a small package on him to get the pin for the third fall. Natalya was shocked at what just happened, but nobody else in the ring saw it.

Winners: New Day won the best-of-3-falls match 2 falls to 1 to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship.

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Ryback vs. Bray Wyatt

At one point, Wyatt hit a huge Senton bomb from off the apron to land on Ryback's midsection on the outside. Ryback pounded his fist on the outside floor with the commentators speculating he broke a rib or two. The ref’s count got up to 9 as Ryback found the energy to slide back into the ring where Wyatt was in control, hitting a huge splash on Ryback in the corner for more damage. Wyatt tried to go after Ryback in the corner, but Ryback power bombed him away. Later, Wyatt exploded for a splash in the corner then tried to run back to the opposite corner to set up another. Ryback chased after him and hit a huge splash of his own and eventually a spine buster for the near fall. One of the turnbuckle pads got ripped off to expose the steel and that came into play late as Wyatt hit a shoulder block sending Ryback into it. The bruised ribs got to Ryback and Wyatt hit Sister Abigail on him for the win.

Winner: Bray Wyatt defeated Ryback via pinfall.

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Rusev vs. John Cena - WWE U.S. Championship I Quit Match - TBD in progress...


Early on in the match, Rusev got the mic to ask Cena if he wanted to quit before they even started. Cena shrugged him off and went for the attack. Later on, the crowd chanted "We Want Lana" which irritated Rusev, causing him to go to ringside, grab a steel chair and make her sit near the commentary table as punishment.

Later on in the match, Cena took control and beat up Rusev on the ramp. The ref asked Rusev if he wanted to quit and he yelled “No” as he was catching his breath. Cena grabbed a guard rail and rushed down the ramp to jab Rusev in the gut with it. Cena set it up against the ring and went for the AA but Rusev slid off and supplied Cena on top of it instead. Both men were down and the ref asked Cena, but he said “Hell no.” Rusev put The Accolade on Cena, but Cena managed to power up with Rusev on his back. Rusev kept it locked on him as Cena looked to be fading. He got up and rammed Rusev back first into the turnbuckle, but Rusev kept the hold on as Cena fell back to the mat with Rusev still on him.

Cena passed out so he couldn’t say “I Quit” to the ref. An angry Rusev went over the turnbuckle and disconnected the top ring rope. Rusev went to the outside and grabbed a bottled water to pour on Cena to wake him up. Rusev took the free metal turnbuckle piece attached to the rope and went to hit Cena, but Cena ducked it and then put an STF on Rusev with the top rope pulling against Rusev’s face. Lana stood up from her ringside seat and screamed into the ring as she saw Rusev screaming in pain with the ring rope pulled against his eyes. Lana yelled at the ref then crawled into the ring and grabbed the mic yelling “He quits, he quits!” The ref called for the bell. The commentators reviewed the footage with Rusev yelling something in Bulgarian and then Lana got into the ring to say I quit for him.

Winner: John Cena won the I Quit match against Rusev to retain the US Championship.

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The Bella Twins vs. Naomi & Tamina 

Late in this match, Tamina got into it with Brie on the outside of the ring, eventually grabbing her and tossing her hard into the crowd barrier. Nikki was distracted by it while she was on the top rope ready for a move, which led to Naomi being able to get the advantage, and eventually slam her down for the pinfall. The commentators made note that Naomi pinned the WWE Divas Champion in the match.

Winners: Tamina & Naomi defeated The Bella Twins via pinfall.

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During a backstage interview, Byron Saxton informed New Day they are going to defend the titles in the first ever Elimination Chamber Tag Team title match. New Day was shocked asking how that would work, saying “that’s not happening.”

Neville vs. King Barrett

Late in the match, Neville went for Red Arrow but Barrett rolled out of the ring to avoid the move. Neville adjusted himself on the top rope and leapt out for a big splash onto Barrett on the outside. Neville seemed to tweak his knee on the fall though. He limped back in the ring to beat the ref’s count by 8. Barrett was still on the outside and about to get in at nine, but decided not to and got counted out. Post-match, Barrett shrugged off the boos and started walking up the ramp. Neville had his arm raised in the ring and Barrett rushed in to attack, eventually beating him up on the outside. Neville recovered as Barrett was posing with his King gear in the ring and attacked, eventually hitting Red Arrow on Barrett.

Winner: Neville defeated King Barrett due to countout.

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Fatal Fourway for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship - Seth Rollins (c) vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Randy Orton

Late in the match, Orton and Rollins fought it out in the ring with J&J, Kane, Ambrose and Reigns all down on the outside. Orton took control several times in the match and hit a Superplex at one point off the corner for a near fall. On the outside, Orton tore apart the commentary table and set up for a move with Rollins. Ambrose and Reigns got involved and helped Rollins to hit a Triple Powerbomb on Orton, causing Cole to yell out about The Shield seeming to be back together. Rollins put his arms around Ambrose and Reigns then put a fist out for them to put theirs with. Ambrose and Reigns jawed at him, then punched Rollins with Cole exclaiming, “one time only.” Kane tried to help out Rollins but Ambrose and Reigns got the upperhand and then powerbombed Kane on top of Rollins on the Spanish commentary table. The table didn’t break. A huge “one more time” chant broke out so Ambrose and Reigns obliged them, picking up Kane again to this time smash him through Rollins and the table.

Reigns and Ambrose played buddy-buddy for a few moments, but then realized they were the only two competitors on their feet. Ambrose slid into the ring and prepared for a fight. Reigns came in and they jawed at each other for a bit before throwing punches back and forth. Reigns hit a power bomb for a near fall. The two traded near falls with Reigns having one after a Superman Punch. Reigns hit a huge spear moments later and had a pinfall but Rollins rushed in to break up the pin. Reigns chased Rollins on the outside with J&J trying to intervene and getting punched down. 

Things broke down with Ambrose hitting a huge pendulum clothesline to punch Reigns down. He hit Dirty Deeds on a staggering Rollins, but then Kane pulled Ambrose off the winning pin. Kane threw Ambrose into the steel steps on the outside and then smashed the steps on Reigns. Orton got involved again to knock Kane down on the outside, then hit several RKOs in the ring on J&J. He seemed to have control against Rollins, but Kane got in the ring again. Orton managed to fight off Kane, but Rollins grabbed control and hit Triple H’s finisher, The Pedigree on Orton to get the pinfall win. Cole noted Rollins took a play out of “the master’s playbook” with that move. The commentators reviewed match highlights as Rollins celebrated the win laying down on the ramp.

Triple H came down the ramp to help Rollins up and raised up his hand with the title belt to celebrate. An on-screen graphic showed that Elimination Chamber will be in Corpus Christi, Texas on Sunday, May 31.

Winner: Seth Rollins won via pinfall over Randy Orton in the Fatal Fourway to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

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SmackDown Results 05/07/15

SmackDown results from Ottawa, Ontario:

The opening segment had Jerry “The King” Lawler conducting an in-ring interview “from one king to another” with King Barrett. Barrett took exception to Lawler referring to them as some sort of equals and said Lawler should say “All hail King Barrett,” instead. Eventually, Barrett’s rant was interrupted by Dolph Ziggler, leading to the opening match.

Dolph Ziggler defeated King Barrett due to disqualification. Sheamus interrupted at one point in the match to cause a DQ. Sheamus and Barrett started a beatdown after the bell, but Neville rushed into make a save. After commercial, a tag match had been set up.

Neville & Dolph Ziggler defeated Sheamus & King Barrett via pinfall. Neville splashed on Sheamus on the outside late in the match. Barrett tried to get a rollup pin on Ziggler, but Neville broke that up. Moments later, Ziggler hit a Zig Zag for the win.

Luke Harper defeated Fandango via pinfall. Harper hit a big boot kick late and then a discus clothesline for the win. Post-match, Erick Rowan’s music hit and Rowan came to the ring to destroy Fandango some more. Harper and he stared at each other. Rowan left his mask in the ring.

Lana did a segment in front of the crowd asking that they don’t cheer for her since it upsets Rusev. She introduced him and then he dismissed her backstage, causing boos. Rusev cut a promo about Cena showing mercy for Sami Zayn on Raw, but that at Payback he’s going to make Cena say the words “I Quit.”

New Day defeated Kidd, Cesaro & Ryback via pinfall in a six man tag match. Bray Wyatt’s sound effect hit late in the match with the lights going out. When they flashed back on, Woods was holding Ryback’s legs which allowed Big E to deliver a huge clothesline. Kofi Kingston later got the win by rolling up Tyson Kidd and grabbing his tights to secure the pin.

Naomi defeated Emma via pinfall. Tamina was also there with Naomi who got the win when she hit the Rearview.

Lucha Dragons defeated Los Matadores via pinfall. Sin Cara missed a Swanton on Diego in the ring, but later rolled him up for the winning pinfall. A frustrated Diego shoved Torito down after the match.

Payback championship match contract signing: Kane came out to introduce the contract signing for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at Payback. Reigns, Orton and Ambrose all came into the ring. Rollins came out but stood on stage saying he authorized Kane to sign for him. Kane eventually ordered him to come to the ring. Once there, Rollins told each of his competitors what the others used to say about them, to incite them. After everyone had signed, it turned into an all-out brawl. Reigns hit the Superman Punch on Kane, and Orton RKO’d Ambrose. Reigns hit another Superman Punch to take down Ambrose but then Rollins kicked Reigns in the face to stand tall at the close of SmackDown.

Raw Results 04/27/15

Raw results from Green Bay, WI:

An opening segment occurred with Seth Rollins, Kane, Randy Orton and then Roman Reigns. Rollins and Kane were still at odds after last night’s Extreme Rules finish. Orton and Reigns both said they deserve title shots. Kane booked he and Rollins to face Orton and Reigns in a tag match tonight and said the fans will get to decide who gets the title shot.

Bad News Barrett defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall in a King of the Ring tournament match. Barrett hit a Bull Hammer elbow when Ziggler was distracted.

Big E defeated Tyson Kidd via pinfall. Big E clotheslined Kidd late in the match. Woods held on Kidd’s leg from the outside to help with the pin.

Ryback defeated Bo Dallas via pinfall. Ryback finished off Dallas with a Meathook clothesline and Shell Shocked for the win. Post-match, Bray Wyatt’s sound effect went off. Wyatt appeared in the ring behind Ryback and hit Sister Abigail on him. He did his crab walk and then some trash talking after.

John Cena came out to cut a promo about his Payback title defense against Rusev in an I Quit match. He said if he loses by saying “I quit,” then Rusev will never see him again because Cena will have disgraced his nation. Rusev came out and Lana came out behind him. She waved to the crowd who seemed to be in favor of her, but Rusev sent her backstage. He said the people are all quitters just like Cena. He said they’ll be saying “I quit” soon. The Russian flag fell behind Cena in the ring as Rusev posed on chest while his music played out the segment.

R-Truth defeated Stardust via pinfall in a King of the Ring tournament match. Late in the match, Truth hit a move on Stardust as he was jumping off the ropes to get the win.

Adam Rose defeated Fandango via pinfall. Rosa Mendes was in disguise among the Rosebuds and started dancing, which distracted Fandango. Rose hit the Party Foul to collect the pinfall win. Post-match, she said she found someone who treats her like a sweet flower. She kissed Rose to show up Fandango.

Backstage, Renee Young interviewed Brie Bella about her husband Daniel Bryan and his injury situation. She said it’s been like a Cinderella story for Daniel and he loves WWE and the fans more than anything. She said he really wants to be there and they’re both grateful for all the fans supporting him in this. Just then, Naomi came in and shoved Brie down, saying nobody cares about her or her husband.

Naomi defeated Brie Bella via pinfall. Late in this one, Brie started a comeback after a missile dropkick. Naomi delivered a kick to put down Brie, then used an inside cradle pinfall for the win.

Sheamus defeated Dean Ambrose due to disqualification in a King of the Ring tournament match. Late in this one, the two competitors fought out to ringside. Ambrose ran Sheamus into the post. Sheamus retaliated with a Brogue Kick. Dolph Ziggler came running out and attacked Sheamus causing the DQ. Post-match, Ambrose was upset at the result.

Damien Sandow came out to talk to the fans about his stint as the guy wearing the bathrobe who was more enlightened than everyone else. He said he was told it wasn’t good enough. He talked about how he used to do imitation gimmicks of people like Magneto and Vince McMahon. Then he brought up being Mizdow and how if not for the fans he wouldn’t be here today. Curtis Axel came out to interrupt him saying one thing he can’t stand is a guy who doesn’t know who he is trying to be someone else. The trash talk continued but Sandow started to repeat everything Axel said. Axel got flustered and tried to attack, but Sandow punched him then hit an elbow drop on him. Some new theme music played for Sandow as the segment closed out.

Another Bray Wyatt pre-recorded video was shown talking about how he “can see right through you.” He said it was only the beginning. Bray finished by saying “Run.”

Neville defeated Luke Harper via pinfall in a King of the Ring tournament match. Neville had several moonsaults late in the contest. One was a standing moonsault for a near fall. Harper made a comeback, but Neville was able to get a German Suplex and then a dropkick to take Harper down. Harper had a power bomb for a near fall. Neville made his comeback and hit Red Arrow to get the big win and moves on in the tournament.

The commentary crew said the next round of KOTR matches will be Neville vs. Sheamus and R-Truth vs. Wade Barrett. The matches will be shown on WWE Network Tuesday night.

Everyone came out for the main event tag match, with Reigns making his usual entrance from the crowd.

Roman Reigns & Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins & Kane via pinfall. Late in the match, Seth accidentally dropkicked Kane. Later, Rollins went for a suicide dive to the outside and landed hard when Orton and Reigns moved away, making it seem as if Rollins hit Kane. Kane attacked J&J Security then Rollins. Back in the ring, Reigns hit the Superman Punch on Rollins. Orton hit the RKO on Rollins for the win.

Post-match, Kane announced that 78% of the fans voted for a Triple Threat match at Payback with Orton, Reigns and Rollins for the title. Reigns hit a Spear on Rollins in the ring as Orton watched from the stage, and Kane from ringside. 

2015 WWE Extreme Rules Results Coverage (Updated)

The 2015 WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view arrives on Sunday night as multiple championships are on the line in matches with rules that are - extreme! Among them are a Russian Chain match featuring US Champion John Cena against challenger Rusev. Roman Reigns takes on Big Show in a Last Man Standing Match. Dean Ambrose and Luke Harper will battle it out in a Chicago Street Fight while Seth Rollins puts his WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Randy Orton in a steel cage match! Kane will be looming outside to guard the cage door, so anything's possible, except for the RKO, which has been banned from use for Randy Orton tonight.

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Neville defeated Bad News Barrett via pinfall. (Pre-show match)

The match appeared on the Extreme Rules Kickoff show. Barrett had Neville set up on the ropes late and went for a Bullhammer but Neville avoided it. Moments later, Neville was able to land a kick followed by the Red Arrow for the victory.

Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper - Chicago Street Fight 

The match eventually went outside the ring and then backstage. Harper got into an SUV of some sort parked at the garage exit. He got in the driver's seat to start up the car but Ambrose jumped in the passenger side as it drove out the garage exit. The commentators were shown looking baffled as to how the match was going to finish with no cameraman or ref with them.

Backstage, Triple H was texting someone on his phone when Kane came in. HHH told him to go find Harper and Ambrose. Just then, Rollins walked in. He and Kane got into a bit of a war of words. HHH told Kane to get on the same page as Rollins tonight. Kane reluctantly agreed after telling Rollins he's been an ungrateful punk since winning the title.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Sheamus via pinfall in a Kiss Me Arse Match. 

Sheamus went for a Brogue Kick late but Ziggler avoided it for a near fall. Moments later, Ziggler got the inside cradle pinfall win. Post-match, Sheamus kept ducking out in disgust not wanting to honor the stipulation. At one point, Dolph set up with Sheamus kneeling down behind him to kiss his arse. Instead, Sheamus hit a low blow and attacked Ziggler. He got the mic and said he wasn't going to kiss Dolph's arse in this awful town. Sheamus, move aside part of his trunks and then rubbed Ziggler's face on his arse instead before leaving the ring and going backstage to boos.

Big E and Kofi Kingston defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro via pinfall to become new tag team champions.

Late in the match, Cesaro had control but Woods got up on the apron to interfere. The ref told him to get down, and then Natalya came over to slap him. Tyson Kidd rushed over to kick him down to the floor. Cesaro set up for the winning move but Big E came in to disrupt it. Moments later, Kofi was able to roll up Cesaro from behind to steal a win, making New Day the new champs.

Backstage: Renee Young interviewed the new champs who said A New Day is going to start now. Just as they were doing a “New Day, New Champs” chant, the black SUV from earlier that had Harper and Ambrose in it came crashing into the nearby scene. Harper fell out in front of New Day. Dean Ambrose climbed up on top of the SUV and jumped off taking out all of New Day. He and Harper ended up going back out to the ring.

Dean Ambrose defeated Luke Harper via pinfall in the Chicago Street Fight. 

Back in the ring, about ten chairs ended up in play, with Harper able to knock Ambrose onto the mat and pile chair after chair on top of him. Harper climbed up onto the corner to jump but Ambrose busted out from under the chairs, rushed over and slammed Harper from the corner onto the chairs. From there, he hit Dirty Deeds and took the pinfall cover to win.

Rusev vs. John Cena (C) - United States Championship Russian Chain Match

The rules had Cena and Rusev chained together with the winner having to tap all four corners of the ring in succession while chained to their opponent. At one point, the crowd was chanting “We Want Lana” so she got up on the apron to acknowledge the chants. Rusev got upset and told her to get down and motioned for her to head backstage. A distraught Lana walked up the ramp and backstage as the crowd started a “No” chant. Back in the ring, Cena hit a backbreaker and then eventually put on the STF until Rusev seemed out. Cena managed to touch 3 corners of the ring to bring up green lights, but Rusev rolled out of the ring to prevent the 4th one. The close saw Cena able to tap two corners and Rusev able to reach two. They each tapped a third with the court one up for grabs. Cena managed to yank Rusev away from reaching it, then hit the AA before tapping the final corner for the win.

Daniel Bryan vs. Bad News Barrett - Intercontinental Championship

Nikki Bella defeated Naomi via pinfall to retain the WWE Divas Championship.

At one point, Naomi put a full nelson on Nikki and then dropped down to the mat to stun her, before wrapping her legs around her torso, twisting and making a pinfall cover. The ref pulled Nikki away from Naomi at one point because she was in the ropes. With Naomi hanging out of the ropes towards the end, Brie delivered a kick to her with the commentators saying it was payback from before. Nikki grabbed Naomi and hit the Rack Attack to get the pinfall win.

Roman Reigns defeated Big Show in a Last Man Standing Match.

Two tables were set up outside the ring, with Show able to toss Reigns out and through them late in the match. Reigns still managed to get up and remain in the match. Later, Show went over and ripped up the steel steps and then the commentators table with JBL, King and Cole all getting up to avoid harm. Back in the ring, he had Reigns against a table set up in the ring. Show charged and tried to jump on him for a splash with Reigns moving aside and Show crashing through the table. The ref started a count but both guys got up with Reigns connecting on a big Spear. On the outside of the ring, Show was leaning against the timekeeper barricade area. Reigns rushed around the ring and then landed a Spear to crash Show through the barricade. Both guys got up yet again. 

Moments later, Show grabbed Reigns and stood on the commentators table to try a chokeslam. Reigns elbowed out and got off the table, then set up for a Spear which he landed by running up some nearby steps and crashing Show through the table. Show managed to get up to beat the official’s count, but Reigns was able to lift up the announce table and shove it over on top of Show’s lower half. With Show pinned under the table, the ref started counting. Reigns stood on the table for extra weight as the ref’s count hit 10.

Backstage segment: Kane was walking backstage when he came upon Randy Orton. Orton told him they’ve known each other for a decade or so and fought side-by-side and against one another. Orton suggested that Kane needs to do the right thing for himself tonight because The Authority will just keep using him.

Cameras cut back to the carnage at ringside from the previous match with Cole, JBL and King still standing up to commentate. They introduced a promo video about the new WWE Tough Enough.

Bo Dallas came out to cut a promo about how bad Chicago is and the negative things they are #1 in. The crowd started getting on him and he went to deliver his “All you gotta do is Bo-“ line when Ryback’s music hit. Ryback came to the ring and ran through several moves including Shell Shocked on Dallas to get the crowd in a frenzy. He led them in a “Feed Me More” chant to close the segment.

Byron Saxton started interviewing Rusev backstage, but Rusev started yelling into the mic that Cena is a cheater and has never beat him. Lana showed up and Rusev asked her something in Russian. She said "It is done, the final chapter of Rusev vs. Cena will come at Payback in an I Quit Match." Rusev gloated saying that is the perfect match for him to defeat Cena and his American pride. Rusev walked off with Lana trailing behind.

Seth Rollins defeated Randy Orton by escaping the cage through the door in a WWE Championship Steel Cage Match. Orton's RKO move was banned from use in the match. Kane will serve as "gatekeeper" outside the cage door.

Rollins made attempts to get out of the cage at one point going for the door with Kane having to unlock it. Orton grabbed him to prevent it. Again, Rollins tried to scale the cage, but Orton climbed up to fight him down. Rollins hit a quick move to drop Rollins to the mat then ran and hit him with an elbow in the corner of the ring.

Late in the match, Orton had Rollins down so he dropped to the mat and began to pound his fists like he does to set up for the RKO. Rollins stood up staggering and Orton kicked him in the gut, then set up and hit the Pedigree to mock HHH. He took the pinfall but Rollins managed to kick out last second. With Rollins down near the cage door, Orton looked at Kane for a moment at the door. Orton moved back then prepared for a punt kick. He ran and went for it but Rollins moved out of harm’s way, then landed a kick to drop Orton. Rollins told Kane to open the door, which Kane did. The champ started to crawl for the opening but Orton grabbed him and hit a backbreaker.

Orton saw Rollins was down then saw the open door and walked over to exit. Kane pushed the door closed and held it. Orton screamed at him asking what he was doing. Rollins charged for Orton who moved aside causing Rollins to kick the door and knock Kane to the floor. Moments later, Kane slammed the door on both Rollins and Orton. He ripped off his suit jacket at ringside and got into the ring enraged. J&J followed him in telling him to stop but he hit a double chokeslam on them. A few moments later he went over and looked at Orton and Rollins on the mat. He put up his hand for a chokeslam then reached down and grabbed Orton, picked him up and hit the move. Rollins got up and went for the door, but Kane grabbed him and hit another chokeslam on him.

Kane rolled Rollins on top of Orton thinking it was the winning pinfall. As Kane went to exit, Orton kicked out at the last second. Kane turned and went to grab Orton again, but Orton retaliated and hit the RKO on Kane. Rollins was back to his feet and delivered an RKO on Orton, then crawled out the open cage door with both Kane and Orton down.

Rollins fell to the floor clutching the championship belt. The commentators bickered over Orton using an RKO in the match on Kane, with King saying Kane wasn't part of the match and JBL saying it didn't matter. King said he thought the RKO was banned, but JBL said it wasn't banned for Seth to use it. Cole wished fans good night from Chicago.

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SmackDown Results 04/24/15

SmackDown results from Providence, RI:

Seth Rollins opened the show to hype up his match on Sunday at Extreme Rules saying he’s glad Randy Orton got the RKO out of his system on Raw because he won’t be using it on Sunday. Rollins also mocked Kane a bit as the “gatekeeper” for Sunday’s cage match, which brought Kane out in his business suit. Kane told Rollins he might want to think twice about talking down to him, and Rollins kept up the cocky trash talk. Kane said since he did a favor for Rollins by laying down, he wants Rollins to return the favor in a match, next.

Seth Rollins and Kane match never happened. Kane demanded Rollins adhere his instructions to lay down or he’d rip his guts out. Eventually, Rollins dropped to his knees and told Kane to get it over with. Kane laughed saying he was just joking. He said Rollins will have a match though so he can remember what extreme is. Dean Ambrose came out for the match.

As Ambrose came out, so did Luke Harper. Ambrose ended up fighting Harper and beating him up on the announce table. Rollins got involved as he and J&J Security overwhelmed Ambrose. Roman Reigns came out to make a save with Seth Rollins dodging the Superman Punch. 

Dolph Ziggler & Neville defeated Wade Barett & Sheamus via pinfall. Late in the match, Ziggler hit a Zig Zag on Barrett. He tagged in Neville and kept Sheamus from breaking up the match as Neville hit Red Arrow to get the win.

Bray Wyatt had a promo talking about how someone’s strength is an illusion and he is going to expose them for the weakling they are. He said he would take the one thing they can’t live without and “what’s the use for a butterfly without wings?”

Naomi defeated Natalya via pinfall. Natalya tried for the Sharpshooter late, but Naomi escaped by slapping her away. Naomi then whipped Natalya to the ropes and hit the Rear View to collect the victory.

Lana and Rusev were out for a promo talking about the Russian Chain and the match with Cena on Sunday. Rusev said Cena won’t escape on Sunday, and no mercy will be shown. Ryback came out for their match.

Ryback defeated Rusev via disqualification. Late in the match, Ryback was able to hit a spine buster followed by a Meathook, with Rusev able to kick out at 2. Ryback went for Shell Shocked but Rusev ducked out, then grabbed the Russian chain causing a DQ. Post-match, he wrapped the chain on his hand and hit Ryback with it. He stood tall for a moment then put The Accolade on Ryback, using the chain to help. He eventually released the hold.

New Day came out to cut a promo talking trash about the people not being positive enough and not clapping enough. Big E talked about the tag champs Cesaro and Kidd not embracing the positive message. Xavier Woods compared New Day to a medicine that doesn’t taste good going down, but cures any problem you might have. New Day said once they become new tag champs things will be more positive in WWE.

Kofi Kingston defeated Cesaro via pinfall. The match lasted just about a minute and a half. Cesaro was going to go for a Cesaro Swing at one point but didn’t get to it as a distraction broke out. Kofi was able to hit his Trouble in Paradise for the win.

Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns defeated Luke Harper and Seth Rollins via pinfall. Kane was ringside during the match as were J&J Security. Late in the contest, Rollins hit a Bucklebomb and then Harper had a clothesline on Reigns. Ambrose was able to break up the pinfall. Harper and Reigns both tagged out to bring in Ambrose and Rollins. Ambrose hit his slingshot clothesline from the ropes and sent the two opponents out of the ring. He jumped off the top rope with an elbow drop to take out all the heels outside the ring. Reigns had tagged in as legal man for his side. Kane tossed Rollins back into the ring and Reigns hit a Spear to get the win. Post-match, the commentary team discussed how Reigns had just pinned the WWE champion. They brought up Kane’s actions wondering what his motives were as SmackDown ended.

Raw Results 04/20/15

Raw Results from Albany, NY:

The opening segment featured Randy Orton coming out to talk up the RKO and Seth Rollins interrupting to claim he will go down as the greatest champion in WWE history. Orton promised to RKO everyone he sees tonight and said he will RKO Rollins before the end of the night.

Luke Harper vs. Dean Ambrose was a double contout. Late in the match, the two men fought to the stage where Harper tried to power bomb Ambrose. Ambrose slipped away and Harper shoved him to the floor before going backstage.

Big E & Kofi Kingston defeated Lucha Libres via contout to become new #1 contenders for the WWE Tag Team titles. Late in the match, Xavier Woods was under the ring and grabbed one of the Luca Libres by the leg to cause them to get counted out. Randy Orton hit the ring post match and hit the RKO on Woods and Kingston, with Big E able to leave the ring before getting one.

Fandango defeated Curtis Axel via pinfall. Fandango came out to his former theme music and without Rosa with him. In the end, he hit a top rope leg drop for the win on Axel.

Triple H came to the ring to announce that the next Tough Enough competition will begin June 23 to find the next big star for WWE. HHH encouraged fans to send in submissions and they might be among the 10 men and five women on the competition show.

Kane came to the ring and told Hunter he was upset at how he’s been treated lately, especially by the guy they helped become the champ. He said The Authority could’ve made anyone champion, even El Torito. Rollins came out to interrupt. Kane eventually gave his two weeks notice, but HHH eventually offered him to be the guardian of the gate for the Orton vs. Rollins cage match at Extreme Rules, meaning Kane will be ringside and anyone that wants to get in our out of the cage has to go through him first. Kane thanked him and said he wouldn’t let him down. Rollins questioned HHH’s decision and HHH suggested he get on the same page as Kane real fast. Rollins put out his hand for a handshake and Kane eventually reciprocated. 

After commercial, they had a backstage talk involving HHH, Kane and Rollins. HHH told Kane he’s known him for 20 years and he’s one of the toughest guys he knows, but now he’s corporate, he’s not hellfire and brimstone anymore. Kane said he’d prove to him he still is. Rollins asked HHH if he sees what he means now. HHH told Rollins he’s giving him the match tonight he was supposed to have last week, against Dolph Ziggler, so he can show the world what he already knows. Rollins promised to destroy Ziggler and show them what he’s all about, saying he’s no longer future, but now he is “the man.”

Naomi defeated Brie Bella via pinfall. Naomi had a pop-up video before the match asking how many times she has to defeat a Bella before she gets a title shot. In the match, she was able to rally for the win and hit her RearView finisher to get the pin.

Roman Reigns came out for a promo but got interrupted by the return of Bo Dallas. JBL talked it up like the greatest thing since Tim Tebow returning to the NFL. Dallas said that Reigns is a bust but he can make it to the top if he “Believes.” In the ring, Reigns hit a Superman Punch on Dallas and then speared him. He got back on the mic to call out Big Show saying he’ll brin the fight to him at Extreme Rules on Sunday and you can believe that.

Sheamus defeated Zack Ryder due to disqualification. Sheamus hit a quick Brogue Kick but then continued taunting everyone on the mic, saying Ryder deserves a longer match than five seconds. He beat up Ryder more but eventually Dolph Ziggler came to the ring for the save, causing the DQ. Sheamus set up for the Brogue Kick but Ziggler avoided it, then cleared Sheamus out of the ring to talk trash at him. Sheamus headed up the ramp, reeling from the attack.

John Cena defeated Kane via pinfall to retain the United States title. Cena issued his weekly “open challenge” with Kane accepting. The two fought back and forth in a six minute match, where Kane chokeslammed Cena at one point for a two count. Cena eventually came back and hit the AA for the win.

Renee Young interviewed Miz backstage about putting his brand name on the line against Mizdow. Miz talked up the release of his new movie “The Marine 4” on Tuesday and held up a copy to show off. Renee said she had to leave for another interview which seemed to upset Miz.

Backstage, Byron Saxton tried to interview Cena, but the interview was cut short when Rusev attacked Cena. He put The Accolade on Cena using the chain that will be part of their Extreme Rules match. One ref rushed in to try to yell at Rusev to stop. Eventually Rusev let go and Cena looked to be hurting from the attack.

The Miz defeated Mizdow via pinfall to retain use of “The Miz” brand name. Summer Rae was ringside for Mizdow, until she turned on him at one point and gouged him in the eye. That allowed Miz to get the pinfall win. Post-match, Miz was going to give his catchphrase, but Randy Orton rushed in and hit an RKO to shut him up.

Bray Wyatt had a pre-taped video promo talking about his latest "target" he intends to take down.

Ryback defeated Adam Rose via pinfall. The match lasted about a minute and a half with Ryback hitting the Meathook Clothesline and then Shellshocked for the win. Post-match, he hit Shellshocked on two Rosebuds dressed up in banana and hot dog costumes. Rosa Mendes came out to check on Adam Rose following his loss.

Backstage, Renee Young was interviewing Kane and mentioned a tweet Jamie Noble sent out which suggested Kane needs Depends and dentures. That enraged Kane who went to HHH’s office. Rollins was in there and apologized saying this whole thing with Orton has him on edge. He said he’s going to dedicate his match against Ziggler tonight to Kane. Rollins left the room along with his security team. Orton was shown watching them before Raw went to commercial break.

Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall in a non-title match. The steel cage was hanging above the ring as a reminder of Sunday’s cage match. At one point in the main event match, Sheamus arrived down to taunt Ziggler about how he’ll beat him in their Kiss Me Arse match at Extreme Rules. The distraction helped Rollins hit a Buckle Bomb and then a new DDT finisher for the win. 

Post-match, Rollins cut a promo on the mic about being the man in WWE and how Orton’s RKO won’t be able to save him on Sunday. Hunter came down to the ring and got on the mic to say that this is the man who will defeat Orton on Sunday. Rollin snatched the mic back saying he wanted to finish his thought. He said he’s going to prove this is his WWE by pinning Orton’s shoulders to the mat Sunday, making Kane’s role in the match useless.

Kane’s music played and he came out. HHH was able to help J&J Security stop Kane up on stage. As they were all distracted, the cage lowered down around Rollins, with Randy Orton sliding in before Kane could come down. Orton attacked Rollins who tried to escape the cage, but Orton hit him with the RKO from the cage wall. Orton stood tall in the ring with the title belt, dropping it on Rollins as HHH and the rest of the crew looked upset by what went down to close the show.

Raw Results 04/13/15

Raw results from London, England:

John Cena came out to start the show, trying to win over the jeering fans in London by suggesting they need to host WrestleMania there. He issued his open challenge for anyone who wants to fight him for the US Title. Home area favorite Bad News Barrett came out to accept and said he won’t wait to take on Daniel Bryan for the IC title when he can fight Cena tonight in front of the world’s greatest fans.

John Cena defeated Wade Barrett via pinfall to retain the United States Championship. Cena hit the Attitude Adjustment for the win.

Paige won the Divas Battle Royal to become new #1 contender for the Divas Championship. The finish came down to Paige vs. Naomi with Paige winning but Naomi attacked her after.

Booker T did an interview with Roman Reigns who talked about WrestleMania, Seth Rollins and then called Big Show a name and said he’ll shove the trophy he won at Mania down his throat.

The Lucha Dragons defeated The Ascension via pinfall. Late in the match they hit a Swanton Bomb on The Ascension's legal man for the win.

Randy Orton defeated Cesaro via disqualification. Orton won but Kane came out to restart the match as a handicap match with Kidd and Cesaro against Orton.

Randy Orton defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro via pinfall. As Kidd dove off the top rope, Orton caught him with the RKO for the win.

Backstage, Rollins joked about having to face Dolph Ziggler tonight. He suggested he could go against Jamie Noble and he’ll lie down for him to get the pin. Rollins joked Kane should get in the main event and let him pin him.

Dean Ambrose defeated Adam Rose via pinfall. Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds for the win in a three minute match. 

Backstage, Big Show suggested to Kane that he should make the main event Seth Rollins vs. Kane. Kane said he’d do what’s best for business.

Stardust defeated Fandango via pinfall.

Daniel Bryan spoke to Kane backstage and said he shouldn’t be such a stooge for The Authority.

Seth Rollins defeated Kane via pinfall in a non-title match. Kane entered the ring in his suit and took off his jacket and shirt. He towered over Rollins a bit, but then laid down on the mat. Rollins had a pin but Kane kicked out at two. J&J got involved but Kane threw them both off him. He eventually hit a chokeslam on Rollins. Kane then got on the mat and put Rollins’ arm over him for the winning pinfall.

Damien Mizdow defeated The Miz via pinfall. Mizdow had a rollup pinfall for the win. Summer Rae was ringside for him.

Ryback defeated Luke Harper via disqualification. Harper threw part of the commentators table at Ryback during the match, causing a DQ.

Dolph Ziggler came out to issue an open challenge since he no longer has a match. Adrian Neville accepted it.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Adrian Neville via pinfall.

SmackDown Results 04/10/15

SmackDown results from Dallas, TX:

The opening segment featured Daniel Bryan coming to the ring to put over winning the IC title at Mania and his title defense against Dolph Ziggler. He talked about Sheamus attacking him and then Wade Barrett attacking him. Barrett came out to talk up his Bull Hammer elbow, then Sheamus came out and said he Brogue Kicked Bryan just for fun. Seamus said he tolerates Barrett because he’s not a munchkin.  Dolph Ziggler came out to interrupt and talk some trash about the “giants” and why they are so big. Big Show interrupted next to say he is the greatest giant in the history of WWE. Eventually, Roman Reigns came out and the babyfaces cleared the rings of the heels together.

Tyson Kidd and Cesaro defeated New Day via pinfall in a non-title match. Prior to the match, Big E cut a promo asking the crowd why they chant they suck since New Day is trying to bring positivity to their lives. They said the fans will learn to like and love them. In the match, eventually Cesaro hit his uppercut on Kofi late, then Kidd hit his neck breaker for the win.

They had a backstage segment with the divas talking up a battle royal to determine the new #1 contender for the Divas Championship.

Natalya defeated Alicia Fox via submission. Cameron was special guest referee for the match. Late in the match after some back and forth exchange, Natalya put on the Sharpshooter for the win.

Bray Wyatt came out and cut a promo about how he first helped to fix Erick Rowan, but the fans broke him. He said tonight he has to teach him one last lesson by destroying Rowan. Wyatt questioned if he can do that to Rowan then “what could he do to you?”

Bray Wyatt defeated Erick Rowan via pinfall. Late in the match, the two men were both down. Wyatt was able to get up first and did his crab walk before hitting Sister Abigail. Post-match, he cradled Rowan’s head in his arms as if he had saved him.

They had an in-ring MizTV segment with The Miz talking up “The Marine 4” with Summer Rae, his co-star, also there. Miz kept saying it was his movie and Summer tried to say they were co-stars but Miz talked down to her. Damien Sandow came out to interrupt after Miz brought him up. Miz suggested Sandow had been fired twice already and was on his way out for a third time. He told Sandow he could still save him if he would just say two small words, “I’m sorry,” and shake his hand. Miz reiterated it with his hand out. Sandow thought about it and then shook for a while, saying “I’m sorry…that I hadn’t done this sooner.” Sandow punched Miz in the face and then threw some set chairs in his direction. Sandow finished by kissing Summer Rae to infuriate Miz more.

Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler defeated Big Show, Sheamus and Wade Barrett via pinfall. Reigns hit a Superman Punch on Barrett and then Show late. Sheamus came in to break up the pinfall. Ziggler delivered a Superkick to Sheamus. Meanwhile, Bryan took out Show at ringside. Barrett looked to be preparing the Bull Hammer Elbow, but Reigns recovered to surprise him with a Spear for the win. Post-match, the winning team celebrated in the ring as the show ended.

2015 WWE WrestleMana 31 Results Coverage (Updated)

Welcome to live coverage of WWE WrestleMania 31 results updates. This year’s event is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, 2015 from Levi Stadium in California. The main event will feature Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Also on the card will be Sting vs. Triple H, John Cena vs. Rusev, Bray Wyatt vs. Undertaker and Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton among other matches. A seven man ladder match for the Intercontinental Title will also highlight tonight’s show.

WrestleMania 31 gets started at 7 p.m. EST with an approximate run time of four hours. The latest updated results for each match with recaps will be posted below.

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WrestleMania 31 Pre-Show Results:

Tyson Kidd & Cesaro defeated The Uso Brothers, Los Matadores & New Day to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships.

Big Show won the 2015 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

WWE WrestleMania 31 Results & Match Recaps:

7-Man Intercontinental Title Ladder Match

At one spot, Ambrose was climbing the ladder but Harper grabbed him and power bombed him out onto a ladder set up across the outside. Ambrose fell through it and appeared to hurt his neck, requiring medical personnel for the rest of the match. The finale saw Barrett hit multiple Bull Hammer elbows to knock out R-Truth and Stardust. Daniel Bryan managed to get up the ladder, with Dolph Ziggler climbing to try to prevent it. The two traded shots including multiple headshots with Ziggler falling off and Bryan snatching the title for the win. 

Winner: Daniel Bryan won the 7-man ladder match to become new Intercontinental Champion.

Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins

Late in the match, Orton stunned Rollins. They traded a few moves and Seth went to grab Orton but got flipped over top of him. Orton hit the quick RKO but Rollins kicked out last second. Orton went for the punt kick, but J&J got involved. Orton RKO’d each guy, and Rollins quickly kicked down Orton. He hit the Curb Stomp but Orton kicked out. Rollins went for the corkscrew moonsault but Orton rolled away. Rollins landed to his feet and Orton tried for an RKO but Rollins shoved him to the ropes. A few seconds later, Rollins tried for a Curb Stomp but got pushed up in the air by the back of Orton’s head. Orton RKO’d Rollins down from the air for the win.

Winner: Randy Orton wins via pinfall over Seth Rollins.

Sting vs. Triple H

Triple H made his entrance complete with Terminator-style robots rising up alongside him. He arrived out wearing a skeleton mask and arms in Terminator style, and then had an intro from Arnold Schwarzenegger saying "This is Judgment Day." Lilian Garcia announced the only way to win is by pinfall or submission. Michael Cole listed off Sting's various accomplishments with WCW, but ignored referring to anything TNA.

During the match, Sting had the upperhand and put on the submission hold. Out of nowhere, DX theme music hit and out came Billy Gunn, Road Dogg and X-Pac. Each man got punched or knocked off the apron. HHH tried to hit a Pedigree but Sting backdropped him out of the ring. From there, The Icon dove out on top of everyone to crash in a pile. Back in the ring, HHH reset and hit the Pedigree, but Sting kicked out. A frustrated HHH went out and got his sledgehammer since there were no DQ’s. More theme music hit and it was the NWO. Out came Kevin Nash, Hulk Hogan and Scott Hall wearing black and white NWO shirts. The three older legends walked down the ramp to confront DX, knocking them down at the bottom of the ramp as Cole yelled “The Monday Night War has come to WrestleMania!” In the ring, Sting grabbed HHH and hit the Scorpion Deathlock, but HHH kicked out. Sting put the submission on him and HHH tried to grab the sledgehammer but Hogan pulled it away. The DX and NWO guys all fought outside the ring while Sting kept the submission on HHH in the ring. Triple H eventually reached and grabbed a bottom rope to break it.

Out of nowhere, Shawn Michaels appeared in the ring wearing a DX shirt. Sting turned and saw him just as Michaels hit the Sweet Chin Music. Michaels hit a DX crotch chop and left the ring as Triple H rolled on top of Sting. The ref counted with Sting barely breaking out of the pin.

Triple H crawled on top of Sting and made the surprising pinfall win. Post-match, the members of DX helped up HHH while NWO helped up Sting. They faced each other from opposite corners. HHH walked to center ring and extended his hand for Sting. Sting shook as the two shared some words.

Winner: Triple H defeated Sting via pinfall.

Backstage, Maria Menounous interviewed new IC title holder Daniel Bryan who spoke about how great it was to win for the first time. He was interrupted first by Pat Patterson congratulating him and then Rowdy Roddy Piper. Ric Flair stopped by next, followed by Ricky The Dragon Steamboat and Bret Hart. They all started up a “Yes” chant, but then Ron Simmons came in and looked at them, drawing silence. Maria asked if he ever won the IC title. Simmons looked around a moment then yelled “DAMN” into the mic before walking off. They started back up their “Yes” chant again.

They had a performance by Travis Barker, Skylar Grey and rapper Kid Ink.

Paige & AJ Lee vs. The Bella Twins

Paige & AJ Lee defeated The Bella Twins via submission. The early story was the Bellas isolating Paige to wear her down as they knocked AJ off the apron several times to get rid of a tag partner for Paige. Eventually, Paige threw both Bellas to the outside and then dove onto them from the apron. She managed to crawl over and escape Nikki to make a hot tag to AJ. AJ took it to Nikki, with Paige grabbing Brie on the outside and tossing her into the ring steps. From there, AJ slapped on her Black Widow and Nikki eventually tapped giving Paige and AJ the big win.

Winners: Paige & AJ Lee defeated The Bella Twins via submission.

They showed highlights from last night's WWE Hall of Fame 2015 induction ceremony. Members of the 2015 Hall of Fame were all introduced on stage in front of the WrestleMania crowd including Rikish, Larry Zbyszko, Alundra Blayze, Steve Michalek on behalf of his son Connor "The Crusher" Michalek, The Bushwackers, Tatsumi Fujinami, Lanny Pofo on behalf of his brother Macho Man Randy Savage, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kevin Nash.

John Cena vs. Rusev - United States Championship Match

The close saw Cena power up with Rusev holding The Accolade on him. Cena broke out of it. Lana tried to cause some interference on the apron. The ref started to try to get her to get off the apron. Meanwhile, Rusev charged at Cena who stepped aside with the ref. Instead, Rusev bumped Lana who flew off the apron and onto the outside floor near the ramp. Rusev was distracted and Cena grabbed him to hit a winning Attitude Adjustment and the pinfall. Post-match, Rusev yelled at Lana who was being checked on by refs and medical staff. Rusev walked off without her, still angry at his first loss and losing the title. Cena went over and kissed some family members in the front row.

Winner: John Cena defeated Rusev via pinfall to become new United States Champion.

Stephanie announced a new record of 76,976 in attendance for the event. Triple H gloated about defeating Sing and all of the fans watching there and around the world tonight. He said he owns Sting, just like they own all the superstars, divas and fans. Triple H said The Authority always wins. Just then, The Rock’s theme music hit and out came The Rock to interrupt. 

Rock said HHH doesn’t own the people backstage and damn sure doesn’t own him. He talked about how they can talk all this trash or simply create another WrestleMania moment. HHH got in Rock’s face and said they had a hell of a rivalry, but he remembers kicking Rock’s butt for most of it. He said he has nothing to prove and walked away. Rock told him it sounds like he left his balls in Stamford, CT. HHH took off his jacket and prepared to fight, but Stephanie got in between them and reminded Rock that he wouldn’t be anywhere if not for the McMahons. Rock made a comment that Steph wouldn't be in power if not for Vince McMahon's "Johnson." Steph shook her head for a few moments then said "still crass as always" and slapped Rock in the face. She asked what he was going to do about it, hit a woman? Steph told Rock to leave, and he got out of the ring and went up the ramp, but stopped, then walked back to ringside.

Rock walked over the crowd and stopped at Ronda Rousey of the UFC who was in the front row. They shared a look and then Rock invited her over the barrier and into the ring with them. Rousey obliged. Steph tried to pretend that she and Ronda were friends, but Rhonda shook that off. Ultimately, Triple H said he was getting fed up with this whole routine. He tried to walk over and strike Rock, but Rock fought back and beat up HHH in the corner. HHH went across the ring and Rhonda threw him down with an armbar takedown. Steph yelled at Rhonda over what just happened, and tried to hit her, but Rhonda grabbed Steph into an armlock several times. She eventually let go and Steph rolled out of the ring to HHH to back up the ramp. Rock got on the mic to say that was the WrestleMania moment of the night with The Rock and Ronda laying the SmackDown on The Authority.

The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt

Wyatt arrived out carrying his lantern down the ramp and was trailed by staggering faceless scarecrows who acted like zombies. Wyatt stopped at one who was motionless on the ramp, tapped it on the forehead and it was able to follow along with the others to the ring.

Late in this one as both guys were worn down, Taker hit a huge clothesline and then stumbled near the ropes. He signaled the cutthroat and then picked up Wyatt for a Tombstone Piledriver. Taker had the cover, but Wyatt kicked out of it to everyone’s surprise. Taker signaled another cutthroat and went for a Tombstone but Bray reversed to hit Sister Abigail for a near fall of his own. The WWE Network video feed cut out but audio stayed on. Later, Wyatt went for Sister Abigail again, but Taker countered and hit the Tombstone Piledriver another time on Wyatt. This time, the pin was good for the win, giving Taker a 22-1 record at Mania. JBL yelled “The Deadman does it again!”

Winner: The Undertaker wins via pinfall over Bray Wyatt.

Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Championship)

Reigns hit another big Spear on Lesnar but was recovering near the corner. Just then, Seth Rollins’ theme music hit and he arrived out with the MITB briefcase sans J&J Security. Rollins headed down to the ring quickly as both wrestlers were still on the ring mat. He handed over the briefcase to the ref, who gave it to the outside. Lilian announced that Seth was cashing in for the championship, making this a Triple Threat. He went over and kicked Rollins out of the ring, then set up in the corner. As Lesnar started to got on his hands and feet, Rollins rushed over and hit a Curb Stomp on him. He went over to check the outside for Reigns to make sure he was down, then went for a second Curb Stomp on Brock. This time, Brock caught him and prepared for the F5. Just then, Reigns came in and Speared down Brock for a pinfall. Rollins hit the ropes, came over and Curb Stomped Reigns, then pinned him for the win with Brock out of it. Rollins posed at top of the stage with the WWE Championship as fireworks went off in the stadium to celebrate his victory.

Winner: Seth Rollins defeated Roman Reigns via pinfall in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship.

Raw Results 03/23/15

Raw results from Los Angeles, CA:

The opening segment had Sting come to the ring to talk about how it feels to kick off Raw, and about that he isn’t here to fight for WCW, because that’s pointless now. He said he’s there to take down Triple H. Stephanie came out to interrupt and called Sting a big fish in a tiny little pond at WCW. She said he lost his dignity and pride when WCW was lost, and he’ll lose whatever’s left of it at WrestleMania against HHH when he gets pinned. Steph called him a face-painted freak, but Sting let out a “Woooo!” Steph went to slap him, with Sting stopping her by grabbing her by the arm.

Triple H’s music hit and he arrived out, removing his tie as he came to ringside to check on Steph’s wrist. She eventually gave HHH the sledgehammer. Sting revealed he had the bat. HHH backed off from getting in the ring and went up the ramp with Stephanie, as Sting continued to motion for HHH to get in the ring with him.

Dean Ambrose & R-Truth defeated Luke Harper & Stardust via pinfall. Truth got control of Stardust late, but Harper broke up a pin attempt. Ambrose came in and they all brawled, with Ambrose taking Harper out of the ring. Truth hit his finisher on Stardust for the win.

Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Ryback, Zack Ryder & Erick Rowan defeated The Miz, Mizdow, Adam Rose & The Ascension. ESPN’s Bill Simmons joined the commentary team and talked about wanting to do an E60 documentary about Andre the Giant. He also helped Cole promote WWE Network. In the match, Ryback was able to gain control against Miz, hitting a Meathook clothesline and then Shell Shocked for the win.

Fans voted on Randy Orton’s opponents for the night. Seth Rollins along with J&J Security won the poll overwhelmingly over Kane and then Big Show.

Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins, Jamie Nobiel and Joey Mercury via pinfall. The match lasted a bit over three minutes with Orton getting the best of J&J in the ring late as Rollins was on the outside. Orton hit a double draping DDT. Rollins attempted to sneak back in, but Orton saw him first so Rollins ran away. Orton finished Noble with an RKO to win. 

Nikki Bella defeated Paige via pinfall to retain the Divas title. The match was over 10 minutes long, with a mishap at ringside. AJ Lee and Brie Bella were ringside, with Lee taking out Brie late. Paige went near AJ outside the ring and got elbowed in the face with AJ seeming to do it on accident. Nikki took advantage, bringing Paige back in the ring for a Rack Attack and the pinfall. Post-match, Paige attacked AJ, punching at her. The two rolled around a bit before refs separated them.

They had a segment with Snoop Dogg in the ring to hype up WrestleMania 31. Curtis Axel interrupted, coming to the ring to talk about AxelMania and insulting Snoop’s lyrics. Snoop said Axel is missing the most important Mania of them all. Hulk Hogan’s music hit and he came out to the ring. Hogan joked with Snoop asking what Axel is smoking over here? Axel ripped off his shirt before trying to attack Hogan, but Hogan blocked and punched Axel. Snoop was able to toss Axel out of the ring, then ripped off his shirt to reveal a Hogan shirt. He and Hogan posed in the ring to close the segment.

Los Matadores & El Torito defeated Tyson Kidd, Cesaro and Natalya. Usos were on guest commentary. Torito was able to counter Nat’s power bomb attempt and rolled her up into a pinfall for the win.

They had a backstage segment where Kane told Bad News Barrett to hand over the IC title so it could be hung above the ring. He said if he doesn’t comply, he’ll be stripped of the title. Barrett called it a travesty, but Kane joked he didn’t know why he’s so upset, all he has to do is beat six other men in a ladder match.

Cole reminded fans that on SmackDown the main event is John Cena tagging with Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, and Mark Henry to take on Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins, Big Show and Kane.

Rusev defeated Jack Swagger via submission in a non-title match. Lane was not at ringside as she is shooting a movie. Rusev won in over four minutes, using the Accolade to make Swagger tap out. He kept the hold on after the match, but John Cena’s music hit. Cena rushed the ring to attack. Rusev got the upperhand and shoved Cena into the barricade near the ring. He kicked Cean in the face, before tearing the announcers’ table up and putting Cena on it for The Accolade. Rusev posed after releasing the hold.

Bray Wyatt came down to stand in the ring with a spotlight shining on him while the rest of the arena was dark. He talked about people not liking the person they’ve become and that they’re all liars. He said he may be a lot of things, but a liar isn’t one of them. He said the sword of truth will cut through the deception of your world. He said Undertaker is like them, a liar, denying that he wants his soul set free. Wyatt called himself the one to take him back to the other side. Undertaker’s lightning flickered and Wyatt said that’s what the fans are addicted to, but the lights and demons belong to him now. He said he has judged Taker to be guilty and he will meet his fate in the form of Sister Abigail’s Kiss.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall. Dean Ambrose was voted by fans to be the special referee for the match. Late in this one, Bryan had the advantage and was throwing kicks at Dolph. Bryan charged Ziggler in the corner moments later only to get super kicked by Ziggler and then hit by the Zig Zag. Post-match, Ambrose attacked Ziggler, then went to ringside to grab a ladder. He went up the ladder in the ring where the IC title was hanging up. The rest of the ladder match participants came out to get in a brawl. Eventually, Harper shoved a ladder over when Stardust and Ambrose were on it. The ladder bounced back to land on Harper’s leg. He rolled out of the ring holding his leg in pain.

Paul Heyman arrived out with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar for the final segment. Heyman put over his client for the WrestleMania main event, saying if you want to see him put a beating on another human being, this is the fight to watch. He said Brock has made failures of all others put in his path. He also mentioned that John cent is not the main event at WrestleMania this year, Brock Lesnar is. Heyman concluded by mocking Roman Reigns’ catchphrase line. Reigns’ music hit and he arrived out to the ring to stare down Lesnar. Lesnar held up his title belt to brag a bit, before Reigns snatched it away and held it up, drawing boos. The two men tugged on the belt between them, glaring at each other as Raw went off the air.