2015 WWE Royal Rumble Results Coverage (Updated)

The 2015 WWE Royal Rumble takes place Sunday night from Philadelphia, PA. On the line in a huge 30-man Royal Rumble match is a ticket to compete at WrestleMania 31 for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. It will also be known after tonight's event just who is the champion that should head to WrestleMania as John Cena, Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins will compete in a Triple Threat match for the WWE title. One of those three will be the champ, and will know who is expected to challenge them come April's huge pay-per-view.

The main events include the 30-Man Royal Rumble match. Among the featured superstars who may be considered favorites to win are Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, Big Show, Rusev, Bray Wyatt, Dolph Ziggler and Roman Reigns. Which of these stars will follow up last year's winner, Batista, to qualify for the main match at WrestleMania 31?

John Cena, Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar will compete in a Triple Threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Seth Rollins is also holding onto that coveted Money in the Bank briefcase. That basically gives him two chances to win the title tonight. Will he cash in?

Below you'll find all the important results for the matches. Click here to refresh for updated results.

Latest 2015 Royal Rumble Match Card:

Cesaro & Tyson Kidd defeated Big E & Kofi Kingston via pinfall. Adam Rose interfered from the outside of the ring late. Kofi had a near rollup, but Kidd shoved him towards the ropes. Cesaro hit a European Uppercut as Kofi hit the ropes. He fell back into Kidd who got the big pinfall.

The Ascension defeated New Age Outlaws via pinfall. After one of The Ascension avoided Billy Gunn's Fameasser, Ascension made a blind tag for a doubleteam move to get the big win. JBL called this a statement win as they have defeated one of the all-time great tag teams.

The Usos defeated The Miz & Damien Mizdow via pinfall to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles. Mizdow managed to hit a Skullcrushing Finale for The Miz, but Miz was unable to crawl over in enough time to make a good pin. Later, with Mizdow still on the outside, Miz fought one of The Usos on the top rope. The other Uso tagged in and Superkicked Miz down from the top then hit a Superfly Splash for the win.

The Bella Twins defeated Paige & Natalya via pinfall. The Bellas kept control of Natalya throughout the match and didn’t allow Paige a chance to tag in. Towards the end, Natalya fought off Brie and went over for the tag, but Brie yanked Paige off the apron hard to the floor. With no tag available, Natalya turned around to take a big forearm from Nikki who grabbed the win.

John Cena vs. Seth Rollins vs. Brock Lesnar - WWE World Heavyweight title Triple Threat  Lesnar started things off in dominant fashion with continuous German Suplexes on Cena, J&J Security and then Rollins. Brock got the Kimora Lock on Cena with Cena fighting to stand up.

Brock Lesnar won via pinfall over Seth Rollins to retain the WWE Championship. At one point in the match, Cena tackled Lesnar through the timekeeper’s wall. Moments later, Cena smashed the steel steps into Lesnar causing him to fall onto the Spanish announcers table. Rollins managed to hit a huge flying elbow off the corner to smash through Lesnar and the table. That caused Lesnar to stay down for some time as doctors went to check on him. Rollins and Cena kept fighting in the ring. 

At one point, Rollins had J&J come in to help out but Cena hit a double AA on them. Later, Rollins got control and hit a huge flying corkscrew moonsault off the top rope. He had the pinfall but Lesnar was back in and yanked him off, before supplying Cena and tossing him out of the ring. Rollins hit Lesnar twice with the MITB briefcase, but when he went for the Curb Stomp, Lesnar avoided it and grabbed him for a huge F5 for the win. Lesnar walked off with the belt holding his hurt ribs, which Cole said doctors said he had at least broken a rib during the elbow drop Rollins hit on him.

30 Man Royal Rumble Match
It started off with The Miz and R-TRuth, followed by the return of Bubba Ray Dudley to a big pop. Another surprise came when Curtis Axel was on his way to the ring but Erick Rowan attacked from behind and got in the match with Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper. Bray Wyatt had multiple eliminations, before getting on the mic to sign Whole World in his Hands. Zack Ryder was next out, and next eliminated by Bray who continued to dominate.

At one point, Ziggler was on fire, but he jumped off the top rope into a KO punch by Show. He and Kane lifted Ziggler’s lifeless body and dumped it out to eliminated him. Show hit Wyatt with a KO punch and eliminated him with Kane’s help next. It came down to a final four of Ambrose, Reigns, Show and Kane with the former Shield guys squaring off against the two Authority guys. They eliminated Dean Ambrose, bringing it down to Show and Kane versus Roman Reigns.

Reigns was able to show a feat of strength and eliminated Kane and Show together to win the Rumble. The fans seemed upset with the winner and booed. Show and Kane rushed back in to beat up Reigns post-match with a double chokeslam. Suddenly, The Rock’s music hit and he arrived out from backstage. Rock ducked several clothesline attempts from Show and Kane, then knocked both down. Reigns got in on it to help out. Rock left the ring after it was cleared of the two heels, but Rusev had not been eliminated. He rushed back in to go after Reigns, but Reigns avoided him and then tossed Rusev out to official win. 

View Royal Rumble order of entries and eliminations

Post-match, The Rock came into the ring to congratulate Reigns, pointing to the WrestleMania sign. Triple H and Stephanie arrived out onto the stage to stare down at the ring. Reigns stared up at them on the stage as Rock got back in the ring to celebrate. Rock left the ring and Reigns posed up on the ring corner looking at the WrestleMania sign as fireworks and pyro went off. Cole signed off reminding fans to watch the post-show on WWE Network.

Stay tuned for the latest results from Sunday's 2015 WWE Royal Rumble. You can check back here after 11 p.m. EST for the full and complete results. Enjoy!

2013 WrestleMania 29 Results Coverage

Welcome to results coverage of WWE's 2013 WrestleMania 29 Pay-Per-View. The annual sports entertainment extravaganza gets started at 6 p.m. EST on Sunday night, with plenty of big stars and big matches on the card. Among them are John Cena vs. The Rock, CM Punk vs. Undertaker, and Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar!

The official Pay-Per-View is set for a start time of 7 p.m. EST on cable, satellite and live stream video feed. However, a special live streaming pre-show begins at 6 p.m. EST online. Fans can see this at WWE's YouTube channel, Facebook fan page, or WWE website. The pre-show features a championship match as The Miz challenges Wade Barrett for the Intercontinental title.

Tonight has three main events really, with John Cena fighting The Rock for the WWE Championship, a return bout from last year.  Also, Triple H will take on Brock Lesnar in a match which could end The Game's WWE career.  Finally, CM Punk will attempt to end The Undertaker's legendary undefeated streak in their epic match, with Taker looking for vengeance after Punk has brought his deceased manager Paul Bearer into play as part of the feud.

Full results for all of the matches from WrestleMania 29 will be listed right below. The complete final results will be available here after 11 p.m. EST on Sunday night.

Use this link to refresh this page for the latest updated results!

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WrestleMania 29  Live  Pre-Show

Josh Matthews and Matt Striker handled the WrestleMania 29 pre-show, hyping up the big matches. They encouraged fans to send out Tout videos with #ManiaMoment. Striker voted on his mobile phone via Facebook for which match would steal the show tonight.

They kicked it to Scott Stanford who was set up in the arena along with a panel of Jim Ross, Kofi Kingston and Dusty Rhodes. Each of them gave their thoughts on Mania tonight.

They showed a video package promoting the Jack Swagger's "America" campaign and his upcoming title match against Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Title. Del Rio was shown as the hero, who came to America where anything is possible for anyone.

Matthews and Striker discussed the magnitude of WrestleMania and the possibility that Triple H's career will end tonight. They showed a video package chronicling the HHH vs. Brock feud.

They sent it outside to Tony Dawson with a huge group of fans outside of MetLife Stadium, who talked about all the fans that have come from all over the world to the Pay-Per-View and are ready to file inside.

Snooki was shown backstage tweeting when The Miz walked in and said she was Social Media Ambassador, then called her a "MILF - Mother I'd like to friend."  Snooki said she thought he meant the other thing.  Wade Barrett walked in and told her to tweet something, but Snooki said it was more than 140 characters.  Miz told her to tweet he's going to take the only thing that makes Barrett relevant, the Intercontinental Title.  Barrett threw another jab at the reality stars before they both said "Really," and Barrett responded, "Yes, really" then walked off.  Snooki told Miz not to worry because his spray tan looks awesome.

More from Matthews & Striker, before they sent it to a video replay of what happened in the bench press contest with Ryback and Mark Henry on SmackDown.

A female interviewer talked to Mark Henry backstage.  Henry talked about Ryback not matching his strength and power but gasping for air.  The interviewer started to ask a question about it being WrestleMania tonight.  Henry interrupted saying tonight will be memorable for Ryback, because tonight he's getting entered into the Hall of Pain.

They showed highlights of the press conference earlier this week for WrestleMania 29 with Triple H, Stephanie, Vince McMahon, John Cena and The Rock.

Scott Stanford fed to a video package about CM Punk vs. The Undertaker with the streak on the line.

A video package was shown about The Shield and Big Show, Randy Orton, Sheamus' upcoming six- man tag match, along with the feud that started it all.

The Miz vs. Wade Barrett
Intercontinental Championship Match

The Miz was introduced first for the match, followed by Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett. Miz got control early, but Barrett quickly took over after a hard move in the corner. He hit Miz a few times, then slammed him up on the corner to hammer away on him. Miz ran at him then delivered a huge knee to the gut for a near fall.

Miz went for his running knee on Barrett in the corner, but Wade ran forward and caught Miz for Winds of Change to slam him down for a near fall. He went for the Bullhammer Elbow, but Miz ducked it and put on the Figure Four leg lock. Barrett fought to not tap out, then reached to grab the bottom rope and break it. Moments after that, Barrett hit Wasteland with Miz able to barely kick out after 2.

Right after that, Miz took down Barrett and locked on another Figure Four leg lock. This time Barrett had nowhere to go and finally had to tap out. An ecstatic Miz rushed over and jumped on the ropes to start celebrating with his newly-won title belt.

Winner: The Miz defeated Wade Barrett via submission to win the Intercontinental Championship.

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WrestleMania 29 Pay-Per-View Results

The PPV started off with a video and narrator Gov. Chris Christie talking about October 29th and Hurricane Sandy that brought unfathomable destruction and damage.  The video ended with a "Welcome to WrestleMania" from Gov. Christie before showing the live stadium and crowd.

Cole said there was a record crowd on hand approaching 80,000, before another video package was shown.  This time it was about awe-inspiring moments being born.  They showed footage from past WrestleManias including Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, John Cena, Stone Cold and The Undertaker.

Randy Orton, Sheamus & Big Show vs. The Shield

In the late part of the match, Show hit a Spear on The Shield to break up their Powerbomb attempt on Sheamus.  Show then went back to the corner and reached in for a tag to Sheamus.  Randy Orton slapped Show to tag himself in, which annoyed Show.  Orton hit his DDT from the ropes on Ambrose, then went for the RKO.  Rollins jumped from the top rope for a move later, but Orton hit an RKO mid-air on him.  Reigns hit a quick spear on Orton though, allowing Ambrose to steal the pinfall for the win as Big Show watched.  Post-match, Orton started arguing with Big Show.  Show knocked out Sheamus and then Orton.

Winners: The Shield win via pinfall over Randy Orton, Sheamus and Big Show.

Ryback vs. Mark Henry

Mark Henry defeated Ryback via pinfall.  Late in this one, Ryback was able to beat a near count out, getting back into the ring at eight.  Henry worked a bear hug on him, with Ryback getting to the ropes to break it.  Henry quickly clotheslined Ryback out over the top rope.  This time, Ryback got back into the ring at nine, with Henry putting another bear hug on him.  Ryback finally fought out of the hold, hitting away on Henry, before hitting a Meathook Clothesline.  He then was able to lift Henry up, but Henry grabbed one of the ropes and Ryback collapsed.  Henry then took the pinfall to cover.  After the match, the ref called for some trainers to check on Ryback.  Henry chased them off, but then Ryback got back up and hit a spine buster on Henry, followed by Shellshocked.

Winner: Mark Henry wins via pinfall over Ryback.

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Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston vs. Team Hell No
WWE Tag Team Championship match

Towards the finish of this one, Daniel Bryan hit a running knee on Langston, but Ziggler ran up to hit Zig Zag on Bryan for a near fall.  Ziggler called for AJ to give him the briefcase, which Ziggler swung at Kane.  Kane ducked it, then hit a chokeslam on Ziggler.  From there, Kane tagged in Bryan and took out Langston, before Bryan hit a diving headbutt on Ziggler for the win.

Winners: Team Hell No wins via pinfall over Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston to retain the WWE Tag Team titles.

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Chris Jericho vs. Fandango

Late in this one, Fandango went for his big leg drop but Jericho rolled out of the way.  Jericho apparently landed badly on his left knee on the Lionsault from the middle ropes.  Jericho tried for a Walls of Jericho but his knee was bothering him.  Fandango then grabbed him into a small package and stole the pinfall win.

Cole called it "one of Wrestlemania's biggest upsets."  Fandango stumbled to the bottom of the ramp where his dancer helped him to his feet as they backed up the ramp celebrating.

Winner: Fandango wins via pinfall over Chris Jericho.

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They showed a video package about fans supporting The Rock as he comes to WrestleMania to defend the WWE title.

Diddy had a special live performance up on the stage of a medley of his hits including "Mo Money, Mo Problems" and "Coming Home."

They showed a video package to profile Jack Swagger's "America" and he and Zeb's campaign against Del Rio.

Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio
World Heavyweight Championship match

They showed the "Border Patrol" vehicle outside the ring decked out in camo.  Swagger and Colter cut a promo in the ring ahead of the match, finishing with their "We The People" phrase right before Ricardo Rodriguez came out on stage on crutches to introduce Del Rio.

During the match, Del Rio had control and stepped on Zeb Colter's hand which was on the ringside apron.  From there, Del Rio kicked Swagger in the head to knock him to the mat.  Del Rio prepared for a big move, but Swagger countered it and slammed ADR down for a near fall.  Swagger put on a Patriot Lock but Del Rio countered it.  Moments later, Del Rio countered a near Swagger Bomb and then punched Swagger in the back 10 times before hitting a Backstabber on him.

Del Rio went for a Cross Armbreaker, but Swagger countered it and hit a Gutwrench Powerbomb for another near fall.  Colter kept yelling at the ref after the count.  Swagger got the Patriot Lock on again with Del Rio struggling to try to reach the ropes.  He got yanked back by Swagger, but then flipped him over and put on the Cross Armbreaker.  Swagger blocked it by clasping his hands together.  Del Rio hit his hands apart with it looking like it was over.  Swagger countered though and stood up to put the Patriot Lock on and wouldn't let up until the 4 count of 5.  Swagger did it a second time, then went for the Gutwrench, but ADR landed on both feet and hit an enziguiri to the back of Swagger's head.  Del Rio followed with a running kick to Swagger's head in the corner, then a pinfall.  Zeb Colter rushed over and put Swagger's foot on the ropes.

Outside the ring, Zeb Colter went after Ricardo Rodriguez and managed to steal one of his crutches.  Del Rio escaped the ring and got the other crutch to start stalking Colter.  Swagger got out of the ring and tossed Del Rio down then threw him into the crowd barrier.  Del Rio barely beat a 9 count into the ring and Swagger went to attack.  However, Del Rio quickly jumped on him and put on the Cross Armbreaker.  This time Swagger was forced to tap out.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio wins due to submission over Jack Swagger to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

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CM Punk vs. The Undertaker

During the match, Punk worked to taunt Taker early on.  At one point, Taker got enraged and began to beat up Punk unmercifully outside the ring, tossing him into the timekeeper's area, and clearing off the commentators table for a move.  The ref warned Taker he'd disqualify him if he kept it up.

Later in the match, Taker was in control and got up on the ropes for Old School, but Punk tossed him off balance.  Moments after that, Punk mocked him by using the move on Taker.  Punk tried it again later, but this time Taker crotched him on the top rope and then punched him out of the ring.  Taker prepared for a running dive out of the ring but Heyman got up on the apron to block it.  Taker grabbed his throat, and the distraction helped Punk jump off the  corner to take down Taker.

At one point, Punk got chokeslammed down and barely escaped the pinfall.  Moments later in the match, Taker hit Snake Eyes, but then Punk came back with a huge heel kick to Taker's jaw for a near fall of his own.  Later still, Taker had Punk outside the ring and tried for the Last Ride.  Punk slipped off, then hit a kick to Taker's head, leaving him laying on the commentators table.  Punk then went to the ring and jumped off the corner for a huge flying elbow.  He hit it, but the table didn't collapse under Taker, and could have hurt both men.

The ref checked on both guys and Punk got back to the ring first.  Taker had to crawl back and at 8 looked in trouble.  He rushed to dive into the ring and beat the count barely.  The ensuing moments saw several big counters, including Punk escaping a chokeslam, Taker escaping the GTS and Taker hitting a Tombstone.  However, Punk kicked out of the pinfall sending the crowd into a frenzy.

The two men finally got to their feet and traded punches.  Taker looked to have a chokeslam ready, but somehow Punk hit the ref inadvertantly and knocked the ref down.  Taker gained control with the ref down and had Punk up for Last Ride.  This time, Heyman jumped on the apron and gave Punk the urn.  Punk smashed it on Taker's head and fell to the mat with him.  The ref came to as Heyman yelled at him, and Punk pinned Taker with his arms crossed.  However, Taker barely kicked out.

Punk stood up and mocked the cutthroat behind Taker, then picked him up for GTS.  Taker elbowed out of it, then had a Tombstone ready.  Punk escaped it and put Taker up for GTS, but Taker countered that one, and locked a Tombstone on him.  He hit the move and took the final pinfall with Punk out for the 3 count.  Taker is now 21-0.

Winner: The Undertaker wins via pinfall over CM Punk.  The undefeated streak is now at 21-0.

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Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar
No Holds Barred Match

In this match, there are no countouts and no holds barred. Also, if Brock Lesnar wins, Triple H must retire.  The Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels was introduced first, followed by Brock Lesnar who came out accompanied by Paul Heyman.  As Lesnar jumped up on the ring, fireworks shot off up in the air around the stadium. Triple H got introduced last and came out from a special King of Kings scene on the stage.

In the early part of the match, Triple H had control and was beating up Lesnar inside and outside of the ring.  As things progressed, Lesnar gained control and at one point slammed Triple H on the commentators table to make it collapse.  Lesnar let out a huge roar each time he hit a move.  At another point he hit a German suplex, throwing The Game onto the debris of the commentators table.  Lesnar chased Michaels a bit on the outside, then started beating up HHH more in the ring.  HHH got up to fight a bit but got knocked back down fast.

Triple H fought back from one of the ring corners, but Lesnar hit another German Suplex, throwing HHH across the ring for a near fall.  Paul Heyman kept yelling for HHH to "Stay down, it's over!"  Lesnar kept on beating on HHH to try to put him away, with Brock's lip bloodied up.  Triple H gained some momentum, but Lesnar reverse whipped him to the corner, sending HHH out of the ring to the floor.  Lesnar went out to stalk Michaels but made the mistake of taking his eyes off The Game.  Triple H ran him down and clubbed Lesnar down.  Later still, he hit Lesnar with a steel chair then pushed him back in the ring.  HHH got in and Lesnar slammed him backwards with a bridge pin for a near fall.

Heyman got up on the apron to yell at the ref, with Michaels getting on the opposite side.  Lesnar elbowed Michaels hard off the side of the ring, with HHH seeing it and responding with a huge spinebuster on Lesnar.  Later on, HBK got in the ring and went for Sweet Chin Music but Lesnar grabbed his leg to block.  He hoisted Michaels up and hit the F5 on him.  Triple H quickly kicked Lesnar in the gut then hit the Pedigree, but Lesnar barely kicked out.  The same result happened moments later when Lesnar hit the F5 on HHH.

Later on, Lesnar tossed part of the steel steps into the ring with Triple H and then rammed him hard with them as HHH got up.  Triple H kicked out of another pinfall, but barely.  Lesnar crouched down to taunt HHH in his face, but Triple H slapped him then started to punch away.  Lesnar blocked a move and went for his arm submission hold on The Game.  Triple H managed to fight out of it, with Lesnar trying for it two more times.  Lesnar went to sit on the corner to put more leverage on HHH's arm for more power.  The Game lifted up Lesnar who was wrapped around his torso, then slammed him down.

Lesnar went for a running move at HHH, who moved away causing Brock to hit the ringpost shoulder first.  HHH then hit a low blow on Lesnar and left the ring before slamming Lesnar's arm against the ringpost.  The Game went and grabbed a steel chair and smashed it against Lesnar's arm on the ringpost.  Back in the ring, HHH slammed the chair on Brock's arm on the steel steps.  Moments later, HHH put the Kimora arm hold on lesnar.  Lesnar called for Heyman to help.

Paul got in the ring with the steel chair, but Michaels got in and hit Sweet Chin Music to stop him.  After trying to fight it for several moments, Lesnar stood up and slammed HHH onto the steel steps in the ring.  However, HHH locked the arm hold back on again.  Lesnar again picked him up and slammed him on the steel steps.  Triple H put the Kimora Lock on for a third time with Lesnar again withstanding it and slamming The Game onto the steps.  However, this time HHH DDT'd Lesnar head first into the steps as pointed out by the commentators.  HHH crawled over and grabbed the sledgehammer, then as Lesnar stood up, he clocked him in the forehead with it.  The Game erupted in rage, then got Lesnar up to hit the Pedigree on the steel steps.  With that, HHH took the pinfall on Lesnar for the big win.

Winner: Triple H wins via pinfall over Brock Lesnar.  Triple H does not have to end his career.

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They ran a video highlights package from last night's WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. Howard Finkel was in the ring and introduced all of the Hall of Famers for 2013 as they were up on stage. Mick Foley, Booker T, Trish Stratus, Bob Backlund, Donald Trump and Bruno Sammartino were all introduced to the crowd at MetLife Stadium.

They showed a promo for next year's edition of WrestleMania. WrestleMania 30 will be held in New Orleans on Sunday, April 6, 2014.

Justin Roberts announced to the crowd at MetLife Stadium that they've set an attendance record of 80,676.

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John Cena vs. The Rock

WWE Championship Match

John Cena's music hit and he came out on stage to a lot of boos at MetLife Stadium. Cena left the ring and went over to slap hands with Michael Strahan in the crowd. The two men circled each other to start things off, before finally going at it. Cena ran right into Rock with a shoulder block to send him to the mat. They surveyed the crowd after backing to different corners, and then locked up, this time with Rock using a shoulder tackle to send Cena down. Lawler called this the "feeling out process." JBL said a place in history is at stake here, since Rock has defeated Cena last year, and Stone Cold and Hogan at different editions of Mania.

Rock got the upperhand and had Cena layed across the apron, before leaving the ring to beat on Cena a bit from the outside. Rock got back in the ring, only for Cena to pop up and clothesline him down. After a near fall, Cena put a headlock on Rock to wear him down some. Cole talked about Cena going into a downward spiral after losing to Rock last year.

Moments later, The Rock sent Cena against the ropes and put a sleeperhold on him on the way back. Cena used his strength and power to pick up Rock and slam him down, then took a pinfall for a near win. The two men countered each other's moves several times, with Rock putting on a Sharpshooter at one point, and Cena putting on the STF at one point. Both men managed to escape the other's hold though. Rock managed to roll over on Cena to turn the STF into a near fall. Cena catapulted Rock into the corner turnbuckle moments later, then hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle on him. Cena went for AA, but Rock fought out of it and shoved Cena to the ropes. Rock hit a Spinebuster then revved up for the People's Elbow, but Cena tripped him down and locked on the STF.

The Rock used his strength and pulled apart Cena's hands to get out of the STF. Cena charged at him, but Rock grabbed him for the Rock Bottom and then pinned Cena. Cena barely kicked out of it. Both guys got to their feet, and this time Cena hit his finisher, the AA. Rock powered out of the pinfall attempt, with both men laying on the mat to recover after the near fall.

Cena went for a legdrop from the corner, but Rock avoided it causing Cena to hit the mat. Rock hit the Spinebuster, then set up for People's Elbow and hit it. Rock with the pinfall, but Cena barely kicked out of it, then rolled out of the ring to recover. Rock recovered on the side of the ring before getting to his feet and looking a bit dazed. Rock then left the ring to go collect Cena on the outside.

Back in the ring, and Cena and The Rock traded punches. Rock ran against the ropes and flew at Cena with a cross body, but Cena caught him in the air and put Rock on his shoulders for the AA. Rock escaped it and hit Rock Bottom for a pinfall attempt, with Cena barely escaping it. With Cena down, Rock set up and did a You Can't See Me taunt on him. Rock ran the ropes but Cena sprang to his feet and grabbed Rock for the AA, hitting it and pinning Rock. Rock barely kicked out to send the crowd into another frenzy.

Later, The Rock grabbed Cena for another Rock Bottom. Cena countered and then hit Rock with his own move for another near fall. Cena got up and looked at his hand, then took off an elbow band to prepare to do the People's Elbow. However, as he went to the ropes Cena held himself there as Rock bounced up. Cena did the You Can't See Me, then ducked a move by Rock. Rock countered and hit Rock Bottom for yet another near fall. Moments later, Rock waited for Cena to stand. Rock went for the Rock Bottom, but Cena escaped it and hit the AA to finally put Rock away.

Cena is the new WWE Champion! Cole and JBL talked about Cena slaying his personal demons and finally winning the big one.

Post-match, The Rock was collecting himself in the ring.  Cena held up the belt looking at it then motioned towards Rock.  Rock walked towards him and the two had a conversation at the middle of the ring.  Rock shook Cena's hand and then hugged him.  Cena left the ring, and Rock's music played on with Rock looking around in the ring, thinking about what just happened.  Cena walked up the ramp holding the WWE belt as Rock's music kept playing.

Rock left the ring to slap hands with fans at ringside including giving kisses and hugs to his family.  He walked to the top of the ramp where he and Cena saluted each other, then raised one another's arms up as the fireworks shot off to close out the show with Cena holding up the WWE Championship.

Winner: John Cena defeated The Rock via pinfall to become the new WWE Champion.

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Main Event Results 04/03/13

Main Event results from Washington, DC:

JBL and Michael Cole were on commentary for the show.  Wade Barrett's music hit and he made his entrance to join them on commentary for the first (and only) match of the night.

The Miz defeated The Prime Time Players via submission in a 2-on-1 handicap match.  The heels worked to wear down Miz in this one, as he kept getting distracted by Barrett over on commentary.  Miz made a few comebacks, only for the tag team to tag in and out to wear him down.  However, late in the match Miz was able to get re-energized and hit the Reality Check for a near fall.  Later still, and D-Young tagged in after O'Neill wore Miz down some more.  However, Miz recovered and managed to lock Young into a figure four leglock for the win.  Post-match, Miz and Barrett had a stare down ahead of their title bout at WrestleMania.

They showed a replay of CM Punk's attack on The Undertaker on Raw where he dumped ashes out of the urn on him.

Cole and JBL introduced a replay video showing the Raw segment with Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar.

Michael Cole said that hip hop star Diddy will perform at WrestleMania 29.

They showed a replay of Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger out in the streets of D.C. talking about Swagger's new America.

Backstage, Matt Striker talked to The Big Show.  Striker asked if Show was turning a new leaf.  Show said that's the last thing his partners need him to do, because they need him to be his most vicious at WrestleMania.

Main Event concluded with a video package to detail The Rock and John Cena's feud ahead of Mania.

Raw Results 04/01/13

Raw Results from Washington, DC:

John Cena started off the show and was getting booed quite often as he made his speech about WM29 and The Rock.  He said this time around it's bigger than before because the WWE title is up for grabs.  He talked about how the WWE Universe may see a moment happen this year they never thought was possible.  Cena said he won't replace this new championship belt with his own design, because he wants to hold it as a symbol, that he's better than Rock.  He finishes with "The Champ, is Here!" before dropping the mic and drawing more boos.

Randy Orton, Big Show & Sheamus defeated Team 3MB via pinfall.  Sheamus hit an Irish Curse backbreaker before tagging in Big Show.  Show ran over Jinder and all of the competitors got involved before the faces picked up the win.  Post-match, The Shield comes into the crowd.  Ambrose gives them congratulations on the match, then tells them they'll be on their backs at WrestleMania.  Rollins and R oman each speak with Reigns saying the whole world will believe in Shield after WM29.

They had a promo from Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter recorded earlier in Washington, DC.  Swagger talked about how he'll win the title from Del Rio, then introduces the fans to his new America.

Striker interviewed Del Rio backstage with Del Rio talking about Colter and Swagger.  Del Rio will face Colter later on.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall.  Late in the match, Ziggler and Bryan traded near falls.  They collided in the air with cross body attempts.  AJ started to skip around Kane, and then Big E ran over Kane to knock him down.  Bryan saw it all and then hit Big E through the ropes.  The distraction allowed Bryan to roll up Bryan for the win.  Post-match, Big E got in the ring to knock down Bryan, then hit his finisher on him.  Ziggler started to taunt Bryan with Kane coming in to try to intervene.  He beat up on Ziggler and Big E, and went to chokeslam Big E.  E broke the grip and then hit his finisher on Kane.  Big E and Ziggler then posed with the tag team titles while AJ stood between them.

Shawn Michaels came out to the ring to speak about Triple H vs. Brock at WM29.  He talked about having his arm broken by Lesnar before and mentioned that he got real concerned when he heard the stipulation for the match, with HHH's career on the line.  Michaels said he has serious doubts and concerns.  That brought HHH's music and The Game comes to the ring.

HHH told HBK he knows what he's doing and thought they talked about this before.  He told HBK it's the same situation he was in.  HBK says the situations couldn't be more different.  HBK told Hunter that Lesnar respects no one, and only does this for money and to hurt others.  Triple H tells Shawn he won't be able to talk him out of this.  HBK says that's not why he came out, but because he will be in Triple H's corner at Mania.  Brock Lesnar's music hit and he came out with Paul Heyman.

Heyman spoke saying Lesnar will beat HHH into retirement this Sunday.  Heyman brought up all the people HHH will disappoint when he loses, but mentions he's probably used to disappointing his wife anyway.  Heyman asked Shawn if he really wants to be that close to Lesnar this Sunday.  HBK took off his shirt, ready to fight.  Heyman tells HHH he should have just walked away, because he'll have to crawl away with his tail between his legs after Sunday.  Heyman keeps on insulting The Game and talking up Lesnar, before saying HHH is committing professional suicide.  The two head backstage as Lesnar's music plays and HBK/HHH stare at them.

Wade Barrett defeated Zack Ryder via pinfall in a non-title match.  The Miz was on commentary.  Before the match they announced Miz will face Barrett for the IC title during the WM29 pre-show.  In the match, Ryder hit the Broski Boot late for a near fall, but Barrett came back after and hit his Bullhammer Elbow for the win.

Santino Marella payed a visit backstage to Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero.  Santino tells them he just saw Vince McMahon go storming out of the arena to his limo complaining he was upset about Vickie and Brad.  Santino walks off, then after a few moments returns to tell them it was an April Fool's joke.  Vickie isn't amused and told Santino to go to the ring because he's got a match next.

Mark Henry defeated Santino Marella via pinfall.  Santino joked around early on and kicked Henry in the leg, then kicked Henry in the head.  Henry got upset by it and grabbed Santino.  Santino threatened to use the Cobra.  Santino goes for it, but Henry runs him over, then hits World's Strongest Slam for the win.

Henry got on the mic telling Ryback he has no right to threaten him, then reminded Ryback of their no-contact clause before Mania.  Henry said only thing that will happen tonight is him smiling.  Henry tried to leave the ring, but Ryback grabbed Santino and used his body to knock Henry to the outside.  He then pressed Santino overhead and tossed him out onto Henry outside the ring.  The crowd started up a "Feed Me More" chant.

Matt Striker talked to CM Punk backstage.  Punk said he will do something nobody else has done before at WrestleMania.  He said he'll do whatever he has to in order to end The Streak.  Punk promises that every time anyone thinks about WrestleMania, they will think about Punk.  He has the urn and gives it a kiss to finish the promo interview.

Alberto Del Rio defeated Zeb Colter due to disqualification.  During the match, Del Rio kept taunting Colter and swiping at him as Colter stayed towards the ropes and the corner to avoid him.  Swagger began stalking Ricardo outside the ring and RR held up his crutch to wave at Swagger as a weapon.  Zeb reached out and grabbed the crutch then taunted Del Rio to come at him.  Just then, Swagger took down Ricardo on the outer floor.  ADR kicked Swagger down through the ropes, but as he went back in the ring, Zeb hit him with the crutch.  The ref called for the bell for a DQ on Colter.

Post-match, Del Rio managed to grab the crutch away but Swagger was in the ring and took down Del Rio from behind.  From there, Swagger and Colter kept bashing Del Rio with crutches until refs got them to leave.  Del Rio pulled himself up with the ropes and stared at them as they went up the ramp.

The Rock's music hit and he came out onto the stage with the WWE championship belt.  As he made his way to the ring, Cole plugged "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" movie as #1 in the entire world.  Cole told fans to use hashtag #ROCKvsCENA on Tout.com to talk about the upcoming match, and they'll use the touts on tonight's Raw.

Rock waited out crowd cheers and chants before speaking.  Rock talked about their monumental upcoming match, and eventually going to the White House, from President Barack to President The Rock.  He asked the people if he can count on their votes.  They roared with a "Yes" response.  Rock did his "Finally...The Rock has come back to Washington - D.C."

Rock said the match on Sunday won't be about redemption or Cena getting the torch.  Rock said only way Cena is getting the torch is if he lights the belt on fire and sticks it straight up Cena's candy ass.  He said on Sunday Cena can not deny the will of the people and he can not beat The Rock.  Rock finished up with his classic "If you smell, what The Rock...is cookin" before posing on the corner of the ring.

Chris Jericho defeated Antonio Cesaro via submission in a non-title match.  During the match, Cesaro gained control and went up on the corner ropes.  Jericho shook the side ropes and Cesaro fell to the seated position on the ropes.  Jericho climbed up and hit a hurricanrana to throw Cesaro to the mat.  Just then, Fandango's music hit and his dancer arrived out on stage.  Several moments later, Fandango arrived out and the two danced to his music with Jericho looking on before Raw went to break.  After break, they showed Jericho hitting an impressive kick move to send Cesaro to the outer floor and Fandango held up a "2" score card from the stage.

Towards the finish, Fandango and his dancer moved closer to the ring.  Fandango held up a score card and turned his back to the ring, so Jericho ran over and dropkicked him through the ropes. Moments later, Jericho finally got the Walls of Jericho locked in and Cesaro tapped out.

Post-match, Fandango rushed to the ring and got in to attack Jericho.  He beat him down, then went to the top rope for a huge leg drop on Jericho.  Two refs tried to get Fandango to get out, and he looked to be leaving, but then climbed to the top for another leg drop, this time on the back of Jericho's head.  From there, Fandango got right in Jericho's face then went and grabbed a mic to pronounce his name to everyone.

When Raw returned, Cole brought up how Trish Stratus tweeted on Twitter asking Stephanie McMahon will do the honors of inducting her into the Hall of Fame on Saturday.  Cole said moments later Stephanie tweeted back that it would be her honor to induct one of the greatest divas of all time.

They showed four different tout videos from fans saying who they think will win The Rock vs. Cena match at WM29.


The Bella Twins defeated Cameron & Naomi via pinfall.  During the match, chaos broke out at ringside with Clay, Tensai and Rhodes Scholars all getting into a brawl heading up the ramp.  In the ring, Cameron ran the ropes, then hit a crossbody on Nikki, but Nikki reversed the pin to steal the victory.

The Undertaker's music hit and he made his entrance to the ring.  Once in the ring, Taker got on the mic to talk about how long Punk's reign lasted as champion, but then said the pain he's going to feel will last an eternity.  He said since Punk made it personal, he will suffer.  Taker said defeating him at WrestleMania is not good enough, because the disrespect he showed Paul Bearer will cause him to pay the ultimate price.  Taker said the streak may come to an end on Sunday, but Punk will never live to talk about it.

Just then, ominous music hit and two druids came out from backstage carrying torches.  Six more druids came out and then lined up on the sides of the ramp as the music kept playing.  Cole talked about how strange the event was in our nation's capital.  All of a sudden, an eery voice mocking Paul Bearer said "Ohhhh yesss" and someone came to the stage dressed as Bearer holding the urn up.  Taker took off his robe and started up the ramp towards the fake Bearer.  Suddenly, he stopped as he realized he was surrounded by druids.  Taker grabbed several of them and threw them off the ramp, before one launched himself at Taker, revealing himself as Punk.

From there, Punk kept beating up Taker and took the urn from the fake Paul Bearer.  He smashed it into Taker's gut, then kept beating him down with it, taunting Taker to get back up.  With Taker on his back on the ramp, Punk opened up the urn, and then poured some ashes into his hand before throwing it in Taker's face.  Punk then dumped all of the ashes out onto Taker, before rubbing some over himself to further desecrate the urn and memory of Paul Bearer.  Raw ended with Taker down, covered in ashes and Punk rubbing ashes on himself.

SmackDown Results 03/29/13

Smackdown Results from Hershey, PA:

The Rock came out to start off SmackDown and discussed Hershey, PA from when he was younger.  He started to cut a promo about John Cena and WrestleMania, but John Laurinaitis interrupts and comes down to the ring.  JL says that he was given permission to come out by Teddy Long.  He says Cena is the reason he was fired and wants to be in Rock's corner at WrestleMania.  Rock says it's up to the people to decide, and they boo JL.  Rock says he and Laurinaitis should send Cena a message together, but first they need to shake.  Rock then hit a Spinebuster and People's Elbow on Laurinaitis before leaving.

Chris Jericho defeated Wade Barrett in a non-title match.  Jericho said post-match he'd love to face the IC champ at Mania but guesses he'll face Fandango instead.  Fandango comes out and Jericho picks on his name.  Fandango walks to the ring but decides to just turn around and leave.

They had an interview featuring Paul Heyman talking to Matt Striker about the Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H match.

They had a weight lifting competition between Mark Henry and Ryback with Teddy Long and Booker standing nearby to officiate it.  During the contest, the two men achieved the same score.  Booker told them they have a no contact policy.  Henry dropped the weight bar across Ryback's neck and Ryback rolled around as if he was choking.

Team Hell No & Kaitlyn defeated Dolph Ziggler, Big E Langston & AJ via pinfall.  Late in the match, Kane gave a big boot to Big E.  Kaitlyn scored the pinfall on AJ for the win.

They had a promo from The Shield directed towards their WrestleMania opponents.

Jack Swagger and Great Khali wrestled to a double countout.  Swagger put a Patriot Lock on Hornswoggle.  Ricardo Rodriguez came out and challenged Swagger to come get him, then Del Rio snuck in the ring and put an armbreaker on Zeb Colter.  Del Rio held onto Zeb and Ricardo hit him with his crutch.  Swagger tries to come back and Del Rio hits him.

They had a backstage interview with Big Show, Randy Orton and Sheamus about WM29 and The Shield.

They talked about an Arnold Schwarzenegger tweet where he talked about inducting his friend Bruno Sammartino into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Sheamus, Big Show and Randy Orton defeated Rhodes Scholars & Antonio Cesaro via pinfall.  The action broke down late with Show shoving Sandow to Orton for an RKO.  From there, Orton and Show revved up Sheamus for a Brouge Kick on Cody for the pinfall win.  The Shield showed up post-match with Orton, Sheamus and Show chasing them off into the crowd before posing at the top of the stairs to end SmackDown.

Raw Results 03/25/13

WWE Raw Results from Philadelphia, PA:

CM Punk came to the ring to talk about his match with Taker and the "Streak."  Punk brought up the urn and how it relates to Taker's powers.  Punk mentions that Taker's career is being re-written by the best in the world.  Punk says for the first time ever, Taker's at a psychological disadvantage and is scared.  He throws the urn to the mat.  The lights go out and Taker appears in the ring, then starts unloading on Punk in the corner.  Heyman picks up the urn and runs backstage.  Punk escaped the ring and ran up the ramp, with Heyman coming out with the urn to hand to Punk.  Punk taunted Taker who then did the cutthroat signal in the ring as he stared out at Punk and Heyman.

Fandango arrived out for his "debut" match along with his dancer.  He got on the mic and says his name but then Chris Jericho interrupted and ran down to spear Fandango in the ring.  Jericho beat up on Fandango who finally escaped and headed backstage with his dancer.  Cole says Jericho is going to go up against Dolph Ziggler in the upcoming match.

Chris Jericho defeated Dolph Ziggler by submission.  Late in the match, Big E got on the apron with Jericho in control, so Jericho jumped off the side ropes to hit a dropkick move, sending Langston to the floor.  Dolph caught Jericho off guard with a DDT getting a near fall.  Moments later, Jericho regained control and locked the Walls of Jericho on Ziggler, forcing him to tap.

Post-match, Jericho was celebrating his win in the ring when Big E smashed him down from behind.  He put his finisher on Jericho then yelled at him that his time is over.  After Ziggler and his crew left, Fandango came to the ring with his dancer.  He did a brief dance near Jericho on the mat before sending his dancer out of the ring.  From there, he beat up Jericho a bit, with Jericho trying to fight back.  Fandango kicked him down, then got on the corner for a flying leg drop.  He got on the mic a bit later telling everyone his name.

Matt Striker talked to Sheamus backstage about what happened on SmackDown and the tension between he and Big Show.  Striker asks Sheamus if he and Orton have buried the hatchet with Show.  Shield comes in and attacks Sheamus, giving him a beatdown.  Orton arrives with a steel chair, but Shield starts to beat him up.  Big Show comes in and makes the save with Shield fleeing.

Mark Henry defeated The Uso's via pinfall in a 2-on-1 handicap match.  Late in this one, Henry was getting doubleteamed by the Uso's after a Superfly Splash for a nearfall.  Henry fought the Uso's off and sent one flying off the apron into the crowd barrier.  He then clotheslined down the other Uso and hit World's Strongest Slam for the win.  Post-match, Henry left the ring to grab the other Uso and brought him into the ring for World's Strongest Slam.  He hit another slam on the other one, then does a splash on the Uso.

Antonio Cesaro defeated Alberto Del Rio via countout.  During the match, Jack Swagger appeared at ringside and attacked Ricardo, ripping off his protective ankle boot.  Del Rio leaped out at Swagger and unloaded on him, taking the fight into the crowd.  Del Rio kicked Swagger in the jaw and eventually got counted out.  After the bell, Del Rio came into the ring and put the cross armbreaker on Cesaro before pointing up at the WM29 sign.  Del Rio then left the ring to check on RR with the trainers.

Kane and Daniel Bryan defeated The Prime Time Players via pinfall.  During the match, Ziggler, AJ and Big E came to the stage to scout their WM29 opponents.  Kane and Bryan got the easy win after lots of back and forth with PTP.  Post-match, Hell No had words with Ziggler and crew up on stage.


Triple H came to the ring talking about what will happen should he lose to Brock Lesnar at WM29.  He talked about fighting before like his life depended on it and advised Lesnar to show up like his career is on the line and like his life is on the line, because it just might be.  HHH said he's not just coming to fight, he's coming to kick Lesnar's ass.  HHH dropped the mic and left the ring to head up the ramp.  Wade Barrett's music hit and he stopped as he came down to stare at HHH.  He motioned for HHH to go backstage, but HHH kicked him in the lower area, then looked at the WM29 sign before going backstage.

The Miz defeated Wade Barrett via submission in a non-title match.  Late in this one, Barrett went for the Bullhammer Elbow, but Miz ducked it and had a near fall.  Barrett threw Miz onto the apron.  Miz ducked another move and Barrett got caught up in the ropes.  Miz dropped Barrett from there and put the Figure Four on to make him tap out.


Team Hell No was backstage arguing about Ziggler, Langston and then AJ.  They argued that neither one of them had got over her.  Kaitlyn came in to tell them to just get over AJ.  Bryan said easier for her to say since AJ isn't after her title.  AJ was shown listening nearby as Kaitlyn started talking about how crazy AJ is.  AJ suddenly snapped and attacked her with Hell No having to pull her away.


The Shield defeated Great Khali, Zack Ryder & Justin Gabriel via pinfall.  The Shield won in under 3 minutes, getting the pin Gabriel after a double-team combo.  Post-match, Khali got back in the ring and Shield beat him down.  The followed that with the Triple Powerbomb to make an example for Orton, Sheamus and Show.

After their antics, Sheamus' music hit and he came to the ramp.  Orton came out next to join him and they started down the ramp towards Shield in the ring.  Suddenly, Show appeared on the other side of the ring from out of the crowd.  Show, Orton and Sheamus got in the ring to clean house.  Shield took off into the crowd.

Team Rhodes Scholars defeated Brodus Clay and Tensai via pinfall.  A brawl broke out at ringside involving the Bellas, Naomi and Cameron.  Tensai went over to try to pull the Funkadactyls away.  Meanwhile, Sandow was on the apron with Clay trying to hit him.  Sandow yanked Clay against the top rope causing him to stagger back with Cody hitting a Disaster Kick on Clay for the win.

Cole and Lawler introduced a clip from "G.I. Joe Retaliation" opening this week starring The Rock.

Ryback defeated 3MB in a 3-on-1 handicap match via pinfall.  Ryback dismantled 3MB, knocking Drew out of the ring at one point.  To finish things off, Ryback put Slater and Jinder up on his shoulders and hit Shellshocked on them both at once.

They showed video replays of what Swagger did to Ricardo during ADR's match with ADR rushing over to attack Swagger.

After a commercial break, Cole and Lawler talked about how Arnold Schwarzenegger will induct his friend Bruno Sammartino into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.

AJ defeated Kaitlyn via countout in a non-title match.  Kaitlyn was able to lift up AJ and dropped her across her knees.  AJ rolled to the outside with Kaitlyn following out to attack some more.  She went for a Spear, but AJ avoided it and tossed Kaitlyn hard into the timekeeper's barrier.  AJ laughed about it as she got into the ring, with Kaitlyn unable to make it in before the 10 count.

Cole confirmed Big Show, Orton and Sheamus will take on The Shield at WrestleMania 29.  He sent it to Lawler who was in the ring for the WWE Hall of Famer Q&A panel for Cena and The Rock.  Lawler introduced the four superstars on the panel: 2013 WWE Hall of Fame inductees Booker T and Mick Foley along with Dusty Rhodes (2007 WWE HOF class) and Bret Hart.  Each of the four Hall of Fame superstars got to ask questions to Cena and Rock about last year's match or this upcoming one.

Cena talked about how Rock's been the only guy to cloud his judgment enough to make him make a stupid decision.  He said he had him beat, but made the stupid choice to use Rock's own dumb move on him and then he lost.  Rock said if Cena had him beat then he should've beat him.  Rock quoted Flair saying "To be the man, you've got to beat the man."  Rock said Cena will never be the man though.

Cena talked about his goal not to just defeat Rock but to dominate him at WrestleMania.  He said Rock will be looking up at the open air stadium at Met Life after the loss and he realize he lost to the best.  Rock said he lives and breathes the words on his shirt, "Just Bring It," and after Mania he'll still be the WWE champion and the greatest.

Eventually, Rock told Cena why not bring it right now.  Cena took off his shirt and then his chain, before getting right in Rock's face.  He gave the "You Can't See Me' sign right in Rock's face, and Rock shoved him.  Cena grabbed him and put him up for the AA, but Rock slipped out of it then countered hitting Cena with Rock Bottom.  He gave his own "You Can't See Me" taunt before picking up his belt and leaving the ring.  Cena was shown looking up from the mat towards the stage area where Rock was posing with his title as Raw closed.

2013 Raw & Smackdown Schedule: Road to WrestleMania 29

The Road to WrestleMania 29 continues with WWE Raw and Smackdown leading the way to the epic Pay-Per-View. There's been a recently-reported schedule of upcoming live shows and which superstars are expected to be part of the show, or absent.

The PWTorch website reports on March 2nd about the "part time" superstars who will appear on particular shows. They include The Rock, Triple H, Brock Lesnar and Chris Jericho. No mention is made of The Undertaker, yet.

On the March 4th show which will be Monday night in Buffalo, NY, The Rock and Triple H are both scheduled to appear on the show. However, Chris Jericho and Brock Lesnar will not be there. The March 5th episode of SmackDown will not have any of the aforementioned stars. Jericho will be at live house shows on March 9th and 10th.

Brock Lesnar and Triple H are scheduled to appear on next week's Raw (3/11/13), as is Jericho, but The Rock isn't. Meanwhile, only Jericho will be on the March 12th Smackdown in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Of note, April 7th is the official date for WrestleMania 29 which features John Cena vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship, and a tentative match between HHH and Brock Lesnar. The day after Mania will be Raw from East Rutherford, NJ where The Rock and Jericho are scheduled to appear but Brock Lesnar is not. On the April 9th SmackDown from Boston, John Cena will be in his hometown. Also appearing will be Triple H and Chris Jericho.

Whether or not these appearances indicate potential brawls between feuding stars (i.e. Lesnar & Hunter) or who will win at WM29 remains to be seen. However, is it a spoiler that Lesnar won't be on Raw the day after Mania?


WWE Raw Schedule through WM29:

3/4 Buffalo, NY (Rock, HHH, no Lesnar or Jericho)
3/11 Indianapolis, IN (Lesnar, HHH, Jericho, no Rock)
3/18 Pittsburgh, PA (Lesnar, HHH, Jericho, no Rock)
3/25 Philadelphia, PA (Rock, Jericho, no Lesnar)
4/1 Washington, DC (Rock, HHH, Lesnar, Jericho)
4/8 E. Rutherford, NJ (Rock, Jericho, no Lesnar)

WWE Smackdown Schedule through WM29:

3/5 Albany, NY (None)
3/12 Ft. Wayne, IN (Jericho)
3/19 Cincinnati, OH (Jericho)
3/26 Hershey, PA (The Rock, Jericho)
4/9 Boston, MA (HHH, Cena, Jericho)


(Source: PWTorch.com)

Raw Results 02/18/13

WWE Raw Results from Lafayette, LA:

John Cena started off in the ring talking about how The Road to WrestleMania has heated up.  He mentioned Swagger vs. Del Rio, and then himself vs. The Rock.  That brought out CM Punk to complain.  Punk talked about Cena getting lucky at the Rumble, but never actually defeating him.  Cena said Punk's had his chances but blew it.  Punk brought up his lengthy title reign and suggested that he had the Rock defeated last night and also that Rock should've been disqualified.

Cena asked Punk what he wants and Punk suggested for Cena to leave the WWE, get out of his life and just walk away.  Cena pretended he was about to leave the ring, but turned back saying he won't give away a golden ticket to WrestleMania.  He suggested that he and Punk fight in a match tonight, with the winner going on to WrestleMania 29 to face The Rock.  Punk talked it over with Heyman, then said Cena made a huge mistake.  He said they'll have a match, but on his terms.  Punk said they'll have it next week, before leaving the ring.  Cena vowed to defeat Punk and go to WrestleMania so everyone will know "The Champ is Here!"

Backstage Matt Striker talked to Sheamus and Ryback about their match last night at Elimination Chamber with Shield.  Sheamus says they let everyone down.  Ryback is pacing around so Sheamus stops him, saying they need to adapt and overcome.  He asks Ryback if he's a machine or a mindless neanderthal.  Ryback grabs Sheamus by the collar, but then Chris Jericho comes in to break it up.  He gives them a pep talk how they need to unite and take down The Shield.  He says he'll talk Vickie into setting up a match for the three of them against The Shield.

Mark Henry defeated Sin Cara via pinfall.  Late in this one, Cara hit a kick on Henry, then tried for some more.  Henry grabbed him and stopped that with a huge powerslam, then hit World's Strongest Slam for the win.  Post-match, Henry was looking for another WSS on Cara, but Great Khali comes out to intervene.  Henry escapes the ring as Khali is in, then makes fun of him from the outside.

The Miz defeated Antonio Cesaro by submission in a non-title No DQ match.  Late in the match, Miz made a comeback and avoided Cesaro in the corner, with Cesaro crashing knee-first into a chair he had positioned there.  As Cesaro stumbled back, Miz tripped him down causing him to fall on a set up chair in the ring.  Miz locked on the Figure Four to make him tap out.

Cole and Lawler talked about Swagger winning the Elimination Chamber.  Cole said some of Swagger and Zeb's propaganda is leaking on YouTube.com/WeThePeopleZeb.  They showed a clip from it with Swagger standing in the background with his arms folded as Zeb talked about all the delinquents crossing the borders to come to America to take handouts.  Zeb said he and Swagger will give them a handout, a helping hand, they'll give them a hand back to wherever they came from.

They brought up how Swagger will face Del Rio for the World Championship at WM29, but that CM Punk and John Cena will fight next week to determine who goes to WrestleMania to face The Rock for the WWE Championship.

Backstage, Daniel Bryan told Kane he's not comfortable teaming up with him after what happened last night.  Bryan said he asked Vickie for a singles match and is facing Jack Swagger tonight.  He told Kane not to come to the ring.  Kane said he'd get his own match and tells Bryan not to come out with him either, because he doesn't deal well with snakes.  Randy Orton shows up asking if someone is talking about him.  Kane talks about stomping out snakes, prompting Orton to respond he used to be intimidated by Kane but not since he's doing group therapy and hugging it out.  Orton calls Kane more like Barney the Dinosaur nowadays.  Bryan laughs at the joke and Kane glares at him.  When Kane turns back, Orton is gone.

They showed Vickie backstage on the phone talking about big things she has planned for the show.  As she hangs up, Paul Heyman walks in.  Vickie congratulates Heyman for putting the stipulations on Rock and Punk's EC match.  She says she has big news regarding Heyman's whole career tonight.  Heyman asks her what it is, but she won't say.  Heyman tells her he doesn't like surprises.  Vickie gets right in his face and says "I know," laughing before she leaves.

Alberto Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler by submission in a non-title match.  Late in the match, Ziggler hit several forearms to ADR's back, then hit a Backstabber for a near fall.  Big E gets up on the apron to run some distraction, but Del Rio kicks his legs to cause him to fall off.  Ziggler goes for a move, but Del Rio counters and puts him into the Cross Armbreaker to make him tap.

Post-match, Del Rio was celebrating, but Big E gets in the ring and smashes him down.  He yells that Del Rio's time is over.  Langston hits his finisher on Del Rio to leave him laying on the mat.  Ziggler prepares to cash in with the briefcase, but Ricardo snatches it away and starts to run off with it.  Big E chases Ricardo who drops the case.  AJ rushes and gets it then goes to bring it to Ziggler in the ring.  Before he can cash in, Del Rio hits an enziguiri kick on him to prevent it.

They had a promo from Wade Barrett talking about a new WWE Studios movie "Dead Man Down," with a trailer shown.  Sheamus appeared on the Titantron to say the movie doesn't star Barrett, but Colin Farrell.  He said he loved the new movie because Barrett doesn't say a word in it.  He said if he has any response to please let him know now.  Sheamus then looked off camera saying "Whats that, we're out of time? Sorry fella."  Barrett was upset in the ring that Sheamus "ruined his special moment."

Cole and Lawler played around with some of the new WWE wrestling figure toys.  They showed a promo ad for how they work.

Brodus Clay, Tensai & Naomi defeated Epico, Primo & Rosa Mendes via pinfall.  With Naomi taking out Rosa and Epico on the floor, Tensai and Brodus hit a double splash move on Primo.  Clay took the pinfall for the win.  Clay, Tensai and the Funkadactyls danced to celebrate the win.

Video highlights shown of how WrestleMania 30 will be in New Orleans, LA in April 2014.  Vince McMahon, The Rock, Stephanie McMahon and John Cena were among those who spoke at the big press conference.

Jack Swagger and Zeb Coulter came to the ring to give their State of the Union address.  Swagger talked about winning the Chamber match and now has the weight of our nation on his shoulders.  Del Rio and Ricardo were seen watching backstage.  Swagger says tonight's all about American and the "state of the union."  He says only one man is honest enough to deliver that - Zeb.  Zeb talks about how the state of the union is currently pathetic due to all the people in the country that try to take everything.  Zeb brings up WrestleMania 29, saying the World Heavyweight Championship match is more like a battle for the heart and soul of America.  Zeb says Del Rio came into America to take advantage, but Swagger will win the World Title and reclaim America.  Swagger chants "We the People," as his music plays on.  Daniel Bryan's music hits and he comes out for their match.

Jack Swagger defeated Daniel Bryan via submission.  Late in the match, Bryan managed to get a No Lock on Swagger, but Swagger got his foot on the bottom rope to break it.  Later, Bryan misses his dropkick attempt in the corner, then falls on his head.  Swagger drops a knee on Bryan's leg, then takes Bryan's leg out after with a chop block.  He puts on the Patriot Lock and makes Bryan tap out.

After break, Paul Heyman was in the ring with Vickie Guerrero.  She announces that she has a new assistant, and out comes Brad Maddox.  Maddox says Vince was so happy with him, he gave him this opportunity.  Heyman says he doesn't care what they have to say, and goes to leave, but then Vince McMahon appears on screen.  Vince tells Heyman that wasn't his surprise.  He said he granted Heyman the stipulation for Punk vs. Rock last night.  They rolled a clip last week with Heyman saying he'd "do anything if Vince approved the stipulation."  He told him anything means he could fire him right now, and while it might be a good idea it's too easy.  Instead, Vince will come to the ring on crutches next week and fight Heyman.  Heyman drops the mic shocked by the news.


The Shield defeated Ryback, Chris Jericho and Sheamus via pinfall.  Late in the match, Sheamus broke away to make the hot tag to Ryback who exploded in the ring.  He smashed down Set Rollins with several moves, including the Meathook Clothesline.  He went for Shell Shocked, but the other two guys from Shield ran some interference, which allowed for Reigns to rush in the ring and Spear down Ryback.

Ryback was getting triple teamed for a while but finally escaped Shield to tag in Jericho who the crowd was hot for.  Jericho ran through multiple moves including a Lionsault for a near fall on Ambrose.

Later still, Reigns took out Ryback on the outside as Jericho kept battling Ambrose in the ring.  He was able to slap on the Walls of Jericho and Ambrose had nowhere to go.  Rollins got involved to distract the ref, with Sheamus coming in to fight him.  The ref broke that up, but Rollins had got up on one of the corners of the ring and flew off to hit Jericho with a knee to the head.  Ambrose managed to get the pinfall on Y2J with Sheamus still fighting Reigns on the outside.  The Shield escaped out into the audience celebrating their win.

Damien Sandow cut a promo on his way down to the ring about President's Day and how many of the Sandow relatives were advisors to presidents.  Before the bell could even ring, Sandow attacked Kofi Kingston in the ring and kept attacking him.  All of a sudden, R-Truth's music hit and he rushed down to the ring in street clothes.  Truth tackled Sandow at bottom of the ramp, then beat him up in the ring hitting the Lie Detector scissors kick on him and then clotheslining him out of the ring.  Truth helped up Kofi as his music played on.

Josh Matthews interviewed DJ Cotrona and Adrienne Palicki of "G.I. Joe Retaliation" at ringside.  They both talked about being excited for The Rock's championship celebration tonight, then Matthews introduced a trailer for the movie they're all in.

Randy Orton defeated Kane via pinfall.  Kane hit a sideslam on Orton late for a 2 count.  Orton made a comeback, and went for his DDT through the ropes, but Kane countered it.  He set up for a chokeslam, but Daniel Bryan came down to the ring and distracted him.  Orton hits the quick RKO on Kane for the win.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette marching band came out performing and formed an aisle down the ramp to the ring.  The Rock came out to a big round of cheers from the crowd.

For his celebration he talked about how the WWE Championship belt needs to mean something and not be a toy that spins.  He took the belt and handed it off to a crew member telling them to make sure it makes it into the Hall of Fame.  He then unveiled a new championship belt with Brahma Bull logos on the side and a large face.

Rock then talked up WM29, with the Cena vs. CM Punk match.  Cena's music hits and Cena comes out, but Punk attacks him from behind on the ramp.  Punk has the old title belt in hand and throws it down the ramp, then points at Rock.  Rock prepares for another fight, with Punk heading backstage as the crowd boos.  Cena's still down on the ramp as Raw ends.

2013 Elimination Chamber Results Coverage

Welcome to 2013 Elimination Chamber results coverage from WWE Characters the Blog! The latest edition of this Pay-Per-View will be held on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 from the New Orleans Arena, with plenty of WrestleMania 29 implications on the line.

Among the major matches will be CM Punk getting his rematch against The Rock for the WWE title, and Big Show getting another chance to win back the World Heavyweight title from Alberto Del Rio. Don't forget about the Elimination Chamber match itself where six superstars will be locked inside the hellacious structure and battle until one remains. The last man remaining will go on to compete at WrestleMania 29 for the World Heavyweight title!

The night starts at 7:30 PM EST with the free live streaming pre-show. During the show, Brodus Clay and Tensai team up to take on Rhodes Scholars in tag team action!

Full results will be presented below as matches finish. Click here to refresh this page for the latest results!

Free Live Stream Pre-Show on YouTube

Commentators Matt Striker and Tony Dawson started things off for the live stream pre-show from New Orleans Arena.  They showed fans still filing into the arena, with Striker saying the line went all the ay outside to the Superdome.  Striker and Dawson talked about the PPV card including Punk vs. The Rock for the WWE title, Big Show vs. Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship, and the six man tag match: Team Cena vs. The Shield.  They showed a video of what happened on Smackdown involving Randy Orton and Mark Henry in their match.

Backstage, Josh Matthews spoke with Orton about his strategy for once he's inside the chamber.  Orton said he planned on using every ounce of the steel to put his opponents down.  He said tonight he shows the world how dangerous he can be.  

They cut to a video package for The Shield talking about their cause as highlights were shown of them dismantling Sheamus, Ryback and Cena during various moments in the ring.

Brodus Clay & Tensai vs. Rhodes Scholars
Free Live Stream Pre-Show Match

Sandow's music hit and brought out Rhodes with him.  They spoke on the mic saying they have reunited for a tag team appearance and demanded the fans stand in support of them.  Brodus Clay's music hit and brought out Naomi and Cameron followed by Clay.  He started dancing then went backstage to fetch Tensai who came out wearing a beret on his head.

Clay dominated early, and made a quick tag for Tensai to come in against Cody.  Tensai whipped him to the corner, then went for a huge move off the corner, only for Rhodes to move away.  Rhodes finally gained control after hitting a Disaster Kick off the ropes.  Sandow tagged in to start hammering away on Tensai, keeping Rhodes Scholars in control.  Later, Sandow hit a huge knee drop on Tensai followed by the Elbow of Disdain.  Tensai escaped moments later from a charge in the corner, allowing Clay to come in and run over Cody.  After several more moves and a combined effort from Clay and Tensai, Brodus crushed Cody for a pinfall to get the win.

Brodus and the Funkadactyls started up their dance routine, then got Tensai to join in finally as part of the celebration.

Winners: Tensai and Brodus Clay win via pinfall over Rhodes Scholars.

Elimination Chamber PPV Results:

A video package started with the narrator saying how the Road to WrestleMania brings opportunity, but "with opportunity there is always a price to pay." Who is willing to hurt and play through the pain to get a headline match for WrestleMania. Also previewed: Team Cena vs. The Shield, The Rock defending his new WWE championship against former champ CM Punk who held the title 434 days.

After the pyro erupted to start things off, Michael Cole welcomed fans to the New Orleans Arena for the final PPV before WrestleMania. Cole noted it's a sold out show with 15,669 fans on hand for the PPV tonight, right before Lilian Garcia introduced the World Heavyweight title match.

Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio
World Heavyweight Chamionship

Early on, Big Show displayed his raw power and anger as he slapped Del Rio's chest corner to corner.  Del Rio tried to fight back only to get hammered down. Del Rio staged a comeback, putting Show down to one knee, then hit a Superkick to put Show on his back for the near fall.  The crowd started up the "Si!" chant but Del Rio's cross arm breaker attempt saw Big Show shove him away, then spear him down for a near fall of his own.

Show kept beating up Del Rio and then talked some trash to Ricardo Rodriguez.  Del Rio got up for more fighting, only to be booted back down by Show.  Show put Del Rio near the corner, then got on the second rope to splash down on Del Rio.  Somehow, ADR kicked out of the pinfall at the last moment.  Right after, Del Rio was quick to put the Cross Armbreaker onto Show but Show pulled himself towards the bottom rope and put a leg on it.

At one point Ricardo was near the side apron with his bucket.  Show grabbed the bucket off the apron and tossed it at Ricardo outside the ring.  Show tried to pick up Del Rio for a Powerbomb, but Del Rio fought back and hit a huge hurricanrana.  Moments later, Show was outside the ring and Del Rio hit the suicide dive to take him down.  Show managed to barely beat the ref's count into the ring, only for Del Rio to hit a seated Senton on him for the near fall.

Moments later, Show took control and hit the chokeslam.  The crowd exploded when Del Rio kicked out of the pinfall.  A close-up showed that Del Rio's forehead area above his eye was bruised.  Show got ready for the KO punch with Del Rio rolling out of the ring.  Show picked him up by his hair and then lifted him back into the ring.  Show tried to pick up ADR for another big move, only for ADR to counter with a DDT.

Several more near falls occurred with both men coming close to a pinfall win.  Del Rio slapped a second cross arm breaker on Show.  Show tried to get towards the ropes again but couldn't as the crowd yelled "Tap Tap Tap!"  Show managed to use his size to stand up with Del Rio still wrapped around his arm, then slammed him down to the mat.

Ricardo got on the side apron so Show rushed over and booted him off.  He picked up the bucket ready to throw it at Ricardo.  Del Rio rushed over and botched an enziguri kick, but then went for a second and smashed the bucket into Show's head.  He landed a second enziguiri in another corner, then put on the Cross Armbreaker.  Show struggled to escape it but finally tapped out, giving ADR the win.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio wins via submission over Big Show to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

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The Miz vs. Antonio Cesaro
United States Championship

They showed a sneak peek of "G.I. Joe Retaliation" starring The Rock due out in theaters in several months.

Miz came out with his left shoulder and arm area wrapped up in a bandage.  Cesaro wisely targeted that throughout the match.  However, during one moment on the outside of the ring, Miz slipped off Cesaro's shoulder and shoved him hard into the steel steps, causing Cesaro to hurt his leg.  Back in the ring, Miz kept focusing on Cesaro's hurt knee.  Miz had a near fall after a DDT, with JBL saying it "may be an even ballgame here."

The Miz responded to the crowd's "Woo" chants and tried for a Figure Four.  Cesaro blocked it by kicking Miz's leg out, which caused Miz to fall knee first on Cesaro's groin.  Cesaro pointed that out to the ref who then called for the bell for the DQ.  The commentators talked over how it was an accident.  An angry Miz responded after the bell by giving Cesaro a knee to the groin sending him reeling to the outside floor with his US title belt.

Winner: Antonio Cesaro wins due to disqualification of The Miz in the US Championship match.

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Elimination Chamber Match

Winner is #1 Contender for World Championship at Wrestlemania 29. Competing in the match are: Randy Orton, Jack Swagger, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry and Jack Swagger. Swagger was introduced first and was led to the ring by Zeb Coulter.

Swagger cut a promo on the mic telling the crowd to stand and respect Zeb if they have any respect for their country.  Zeb called New Orleans a land of inequality.  He brought up Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase, saying he thinks Jefferson would be ashamed to see what's become of our once great nation.  Zeb said WWE just like New Orleans is full of intruders and excuse makers.  He brought up illegal border crossers asking for a handout in the country as well, and said together they'll set things right.  Zeb said tonight marks the beginning of a "Jack Swagger America - We the People."

The next introduction was Kane who Cole said is making his fifth appearance in a Chamber match, followed by World's Strongest Man Mark Henry, and then "The Viper" Randy Orton.  Daniel Bryan was introduced next to last, followed by the lights going out for Chris Jericho to make the final entrance in his LED light-up jacket.  Cole noted that it's Jericho's 8th appearance, making the most for any superstar.  In 2010 he won the match to win the World Heavyweight Championship.  He's also eliminated the most individuals in the history of the matches, with 10.

Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan started things off with the other four men locked inside their pods looking on.  Jericho nearly had Walls of Jericho, with Bryan countering to try the No Lock, which Jericho escaped.  Bryan kept landing kicks on Jericho in the corner as the crowd yelled out "Yes!" after each one.  The two competitors fought on the outside grating area near the cage wall with Swagger watching as Jericho launched Bryan head first into the chain wall.

A countdown timer started as Jericho suplexed Bryan into the ring.  The lights stopped on Swagger's pod and he came in to start attacking Jericho as Zeb clapped for him on the outside.  A Swagger Bomb nearly put Jericho away but Y2J kicked out.  Swagger went after Bryan next, ramming him into the side wall.  The crowd rallied behind Y2J as he attacked Swagger for a bit in one corner.  Moments later he charged at Swagger in a corner, but Swagger moved and Jericho fell to the outside area.  Swagger kept attacking Jericho against the wall, but Jericho jumped off the ropes and landed a big knee on Swagger.

The countdown started yet again with Swagger on the outside recovering and Jericho battling Bryan.  Next entrant: Kane, who came in and immediately went after Jericho, then Swagger.  Kane helped Bryan do a doubleteam move onto Swagger and Jericho in the corner.  Kane threw Swagger over the ropes, then Bryan tried for a sneaky pinfall on his tag team partner.  Kane escaped it and then confronted Bryan who tried to calm him down asking for a hug.  Kane shook his head no then pointed at the WM29 sign.  The tag champs exchanged strike moves and Bryan hit a huge running dropkick on Kane in the corner.

With four men already in the chamber, another countdown started for entry #5, Randy Orton.  Orton rushed in and clotheslined Swagger over the top rope, then took down Jericho.  Kane chopped Orton in the face and tried to whip him against the ropes, but Orton ducked a clothesline and then hit a dropkick on the Big Red Monster.  He took down Bryan next, then avoided Kane's chokeslam attempt before shoving Kane into the side chained wall.  Orton followed with a DDT from the middle rope driving Kane's head into the steel grating on the outside apron area.

Moments later, Orton superplexed Swagger from one corner, then Jericho superplexed Bryan from the other.  Mark Henry was banging on his pod walls waiting to get in the match still.  His countdown finally started and Henry got into the chamber to make for all six competitors in the ring.  Henry took it to all his opponents and hit the World's Strongest Slam on Bryan, then pinned him for the first elimination.  Right after that, Henry grabbed Orton and threw him through a pod wall, crashing through the lexicon.

Kane started to take it to Henry in the corner, and then set up for a flying clothesline from the corner.  Kane jumped off, but Henry grabbed him then hit World's Strongest Slam to eliminate Kane second.  Henry started to take it to Jericho with Orton still recovering in a pod, and Swagger recovering on the outside with Zeb coaching him.  Jericho escaped a move by Henry and then he and Swagger worked together to smash Henry into the side wall.  Swag and Jericho hit a double duplex on the outside to slam Henry into the grating.

Jericho gained control against Swagger and went for a Lionsault.  Unfortunately for him, Mark Henry was standing on the other side of the ropes and grabbed Jericho then tossed him into the wall. Henry pressed Jericho overhead then threw him over the top rope onto Swagger.  Henry tried to put both men stacked near the ropes, then went for a splash.  However, Swagger and Jericho moved away.  Jericho hit a Codebreaker to make Henry stumble in his tracks, where Orton was back up and waiting to hit the RKO.  Henry was eliminated leaving Randy, Jericho and Swagger.

Henry was leaving the chamber and staggering up the ramp, but then turned back and opened the door and went back into the chamber.  Henry grabbed each of the final three men and hit a World's Strongest Slam on them one-by-one.  Five refs got into the ring, and then Booker T came down with Teddy Long to order Henry to head backstage.

Jericho, Orton and Swagger traded pinfall attempts for a bit.  Swagger locked the Patriot Act onto Orton, but Jericho hit an enziguiri on Swagger to save him.  Swagger put the submission on Jericho who countered into a near Walls of Jericho.  Orton rushed over to break it up with the commentators questioning his strategy.  Moments later, Orton hit a double DDT with Swagger and Jericho from the middle ropes.  The crowd got riled up for Orton as he dropped down for an RKO.  Orton went for it on Jericho but Y2J countered and dropped Orton, then went for the Lionsault.  Orton put up his knees causing Jericho to stagger around.  Orton then followed with the RKO to eliminate him.

Moments after Orton had eliminated Jericho, Swagger rushed over and grabbed the quick pinfall on Orton to make the final elimination for the win.  Swagger quickly backed out of the cage and up the ramp with Zeb Coulter with the commentators noting he's heading to WrestleMania 29.

Winner: Jack Swagger wins the Elimination Chamber match by eliminating Randy Orton last.  Swagger is now the #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29.

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Team Cena vs. The Shield

The Shield gained control of Sheamus at one point and started wearing him down. The Celtic Warrior eventually escaped and tagged in cent, who befell a similar fate with Shield wearing him down and keeping him from the tag. The commentators noted that Ryback had yet to even enter the matchup.

Cena tried to escape Ambrose, but Ambrose countered his move and hit a huge DDT on Cena. However, moments later, Cena managed to toss Ambrose out over the ropes to the outside. Ambrose got back in the ring just as Cena made a hot tag to Ryback. Rollins tagged in as well, but Ryback destroyed both him and Ambrose multiple times. He scooped up one of them to smash into the other in the corner. Roman Reigns rushed in as Ryback prepared for the Meathook Clothesline.

Sheamus got in the ring to take out one of the other guys, but ended up getting smashed through the timekeepers barrier area near Lilian Garcia. Ryback caught Rollins as he jumped off the corner and pressed him over head, but Ambrose rushed over to start punching away on Ryback. Ryback dropped Rollins. All of Shield came into the ring and attacked Ryback, then prepared for the Triple Powerbomb. However, Cena was on the outside and yanked one of them out of the ring to break it up.

Back in the ring, Cena set up and hit AA on Ambrose, Ryback was going for Shell Shocked on Rollins, but Reigns rushed in and Speared Ryback down. Rollins took the pinfall for the win, with Cena shocked at what happened. The Shield escaped the ring and got into the audience to leave, celebrating on the way as they recovered. Ryback left the ring with Cole saying he looks disgusted over what just happened. Cena looked around in the ring, still trying to figure out what happened just now.

Winners: The Shield wins via pinfall over John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus.

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Dolph Ziggler's music hit and brought him out to the ring along with A.J. Lee and Big E. Langston. Ziggler cut a promo in the ring talking about how he wasn't even booked tonight, yet is the most "phsyically-gifted wrestler" on the rosters. He said Swagger probably thinks he's guaranteed a championship now that he's going to WrestleMania 29, but Dolph said "this guarantees it" and held up the MITB briefcase. As Ziggler kept bragging and ranting, Booker T's music hit and he came to the ring. He said he thinks there's another guy who can do all of the stuff Ziggler does, better. He introduced his opponent for tonight: Kofi Kingston.

Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler

At one point in this match, Kofi managed to knock Ziggler to the outside.  Big E went over to help him, but Kofi dove out on top of Big E.  Later on, Big E got up on the apron with Kofi fighting him off.  AJ jumped on another apron with Kofi going over to her and getting slapped in the face.  He avoided Dolph and nearly sent him into the ropes.  Dolph stopped himself so he wouldn't run into AJ, but then turned into a Trouble in Paradise kick from Kofi.  However, Ziggler escaped to the outside to recover.

Later still, the two battled up on the ropes, with Ziggler able to drop Kofi face first on the turnbuckle.  He followed up with Zig Zag to collect the pinfall win.

Post-match, Dolph backed up the ramp with AJ hugging him.  Meanwhile, Big E went back into the ring and attacked Kofi, hitting multiple moves including a clothesline, knees to the gut, and then his finisher to leave Kofi layed out in the ring.  The crowd chanted "one more time!" but Big E. just let out a huge yell as he stood over Kofi.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler wins via pinfall over Kofi Kingston.

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Tamina vs. Kaitlyn
WWE Divas Championship

Before the bell, they showed a video of Kaitlyn saying she'll be successful in her first title defense since surviving crazy A.J. and Eve Torres.

Tamina controlled things early on, but when she went for her Superfly Splash later on, she missed on the attempt.  Kaitlyn then quickly hit her finishing move to collect the win and keep her title.

Winner: Kaitlyn wins via pinfall over Tamina to retain the WWE Divas Championship.

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CM Punk vs. The Rock
WWE Championship Match

CM Punk was introduced first and brought the WWE Championship belt with him that he took from Rock on Monday's episode of Raw.  He bullied ring announcer Justin Roberts to announce him as "The People's Champion," then held the belt up and paraded around the ring.

At one early point in the match, Punk taunted Rock in the corner area, drawing Rock in to beat away on him.  The ref kept backing Rock away threatening to DQ him and he'd lose the title.  Punk followed that by walking up to Rock in the middle of the ring and spitting in his face.  A furious Rock smashed down Punk then threw him to the outside.  Rock followed by whipping Punk to the barrier and then clotheslining him down hard.  Moments later, Punk raked Rock in his eyes and went back n the ring.  As Rock got in the ring, Punk clotheslined him down to take control.  Punk settled into the headlock on Rock to work on wearing him down more.

Rock fought out of another side headlock and started punching back.  He began unloading on Punk in the corner, so the ref warned Rock who backed off. Punk went for a big shot to Punk's face, but Punk avoided it then hit the high knee on Rock's face.  He followed with a running knee on Rock in the corner, then went for the Macho Man elbow drop from the corner and connected.  The Rock kicked out of another pinfall attempt with Heyman looking surprised on the outside.

The two fought on the outside a bit more, and then back inside Rock went for the Rock Bottom.  Punk blocked that and hit a roundhouse kick to knock Rock to the mat for yet another near fall.  JBL said the stipulations of the match seem to have knocked Rock off his game plan.  Punk picked up Rock and just threw him out through the ropes.  Heyman got on the apron to start an argument with the referee.

Punk went to the outside and brought Rock up on top of the Spanish commentators table, then hit the Rock Bottom on him.  Punk left Rock laying out there and slid back in the ring to watch as the ref counted.  Rock barely got up to his feet and stumbled over towards the ring, then got back in before 10.  Moments later, Rock managed to counter Punk's move for a Samoan drop.

Later on in the match, Punk had momentum and tried for a move off the corner.  He jumped but Rock caught him in the Rock Bottom to slam him down for what fans thought was the winning pin.  Punk barely kicked out at the last moment.  Just moments later, Punk wisely shoved Rock towards the ropes into the referee, causing the ref to go flying off the apron to the outside floor.  Punk grabbed The Rock and hit the GTS then pinned Rock but there was no ref to count it.

Several refs came down to ringside where Paul Heyman was with the knocked out ref.  Back in the ring, Punk tried for a second GTS, but Rock countered him and hit the huge Spinebuster.  Rock managed to hit People's Elbow, and a new ref slid in to count the pinfall.  Punk barely escaped again.  After that, Punk somehow rolled onto the new ref's ankle causing him to fall to the mat clutching his ankle.  He fell to the outside still in pain with Rock also down near the ropes recovering from a move by Punk.

With no ref in the ring again, Heyman went over and retrieved the WWE belt to hand off to Punk in the ring.  Punk clutched at it hiding the belt.  Heyman helped Rock up near the ropes area and then tried to hold him there.  Punk rushed over and went to clock The Rock, but Rock moves and Heyman got hit instead.

With Heyman down on the outside, Punk turned around and Rock hit yet another Rock Bottom.  The original ref, Mike Chioda crawled into the ring and counted the 1-2-3, to give Rock the win.  Rock is the champion heading to WM29.

Cole said at April 7, it will be John Cena going against The Rock for the WWE title at WrestleMania 29.  JBL called them "two of the greatest icons in sports history period."  Cole signed off from New Orleans saying to fans they'll see them on the Road to WrestleMania.

Winner: The Rock wins via pinfall over CM Punk to retain the WWE Championship.

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