Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley
Lashley shoved Rollins down and showboated a bit. Rollins headbutted Lashley and fought back but The Dominator picked him up and slammed him down. Lashley had Rollins in his grip and slammed him from turnbuckle after turnbuckle before running into him. He then had him in a master lock position.
Rollins got a bit of momentum and sent Lashley outside the ring. He hit a suicide dive and his head hit the barricade. Rollins got into a brawl with Lashley and his agility and slickness led to him hitting the curb stomp and getting the pin.
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Seth Rollins def. Bobby Lashley and advanced to the next round
Kurt Angle vs. Dolph Ziggler
Angle was caught in a headlock but hit a belly to belly suplex and then two German Suplexes to get the upper hand. Ziggler threw Angle off the apron and sent him crashing into the steel steps. Back in the ring Angle hit another German Suplex and got a near-fall. Dolph missed the Zig Zag and Angle his the Angleslam but only got a 2 count.
Ziggler hit a big move and got a near fall as well, so far a very even match. The anklelock was in and Ziggler struggled for a while before managing to escape. Dolph sent Angle into the ring post before hitting the ZigZag and getting the pin.
Result: Dolph Ziggler def. Kurt Angle and advanced to the next round
The first round of the World Cup ended with Rey Mysterio, The Miz, Seth Rollins, and Dolph Ziggler moving on to round 2.