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Dean Ambrose vs Dolph Ziggler for the WWE United States championship
Ziggler started things off with a take down on Ambrose, but Ambrose came back and taunted Ziggler, which resulted in Ziggler delivering a drop kick for a 1 count. Ziggler delivered the 10 elbows for yet another 1 count. Ziggler took Ambrose to the outside over the top rope, but Ambrose came back with some elbows of his own. Ambrose took control of the match and slowed the pace down, dropping Ziggler with a underhook throw from the top rope. Ambrose climbed the top rope, but Ziggler brought him down for a 2 count. Ziggler hit a huge splash in the corner and took Ambrose down with a clothesline for a 2 count. Ziggler locked in the sleeper hold, but Ambrose reversed it with a back drop for a 2 count. Ziggler connected with the Fame Asser for a near fall, but Ambrose rolled out of the ring! Ziggler went for a splash, but Ambrose side stepped and connected with the face plant to pick up the victory after 12 minutes.
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Winner and still the WWE United States champion: Dean Ambrose
Rating: ** 3/4
Analysis: That was yet another solid match. Nobody expected Ziggler to win the match, but the fact that he was on the card may suggest that Ziggler is finally out of the WWE dog house. I’m a huge fan of Ziggler, and I hope he’ll make his way back to the main event scene in the near future. He put on yet another good PPV match with Dean Ambrose, and we’ll have to see where he goes from here.
The Shield vs The Prime Time Players for the WWE Tag Team championships
Titus and Rollins started things off and Titus caught Rollins in his way! Young tagged in and took control of the match. Rollins tagged Roman in, but Young sent Roman out and caught Rollins with an elbow! Titus came in and stomped on Rollins; back in the ring, Roman threw Young over the top rope! That was a great display of power. Rollins tagged in and worked on Young’s neck. Young countered with a huge belly to belly throw, but Reigns came in and stopped Young in his tracks. Young finally made the hot tag to Titus, who came in with a head of steam and took out both the members of The Shield. Rollins stopped him with a huge enziguri, but Titus came back with a Fall away slam. Reigns hit a spear on Titus without referee noticing him and Rollins covered Titus to pick up the victory after the 7 minute mark.
Winner (s) and still the WWE Tag Team champions: The Shield
Rating: **
Analysis: That was a fast paced match, with Titus being the aggressor. Titus can be a good main eventer in the future, and was well over with the fans. The Shield shouldn’t drop the titles just yet, and the loss didn’t hurt the Prime Time Players either. That was a good tag team match with a lot of fast paced action.
WWE aired a promo for the main event match between Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan. The Michael Cole – Triple H segment was highlighted, as Triple H gave reasons why Bryan shouldn’t be the face of the company. The underdog journey has been brilliant so far. Will Bryan beat Randy Orton for the WWE championship tonight? We’ll find out in our main event.
Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton for the WWE championship
Bryan came out first to a massive pop from the Detroit crowd! Loud “Daniel Bryan” chants by the crowd as Orton made his way out next to a chorus of boos. The crowd was firmly behind Bryan as Bryan and Orton locked up to kick things off. Orton took control of the match with a side headlock take down, but Bryan came back with a knee to the gut. Bryan started working on the arm of Orton and drilled Orton with some stiff kicks. Orton came back with a back breaker from the second rope! Orton meticulously stomped on Bryan, and hung him over the top rope for a near fall. Orton applied the chinlock, but Bryan took Orton down with a series of punches. Orton gained the advantage by stopping Bryan in his tracks, and worked on Bryan in the corner. Bryan came back with a flying clothesline as the crowd started the “Yes” chants! Bryan delivered drop kicks in the corner and brought down Orton from the top rope with a Hurricanrana! Bryan followed Orton on the outside with a suicide dive! Back in the ring, Bryan delivered yet another drop kick and took Orton down with yet another suicide dive! Bryan tried to do it for the third time but Orton drilled him with a right hand. Orton followed it up by delivering the double hand DDT on the outside!
Back in the ring, Orton tried to go for an RKO, but Bryan countered it into a dropkick and Orton inadvertently knocked the referee out of the ring! Orton came back with a powerslam for a 2 count! Orton tried to go for the DDT again but Bryan locked him in the Yes lock! Orton desperately reached for the ropes and finally held on to break the hold. Bryan went for the drop kick on the corner but Orton side stepped, sending Bryan crashing into the turnbuckles! Orton went for the superplex, but Bryan countered it into the tree of woe and delivered some kicks and finally the baseball slide! Bryan tried to go for the back drop from the top rope but Orton knocked him down. Bryan went back up and delivered a superplex! Bryan followed it up with a swan dive headbutt for a near fall! Bryan tried to go for the shining wizard, but Orton reversed it into a belly to back suplex! Bryan connected with the running knee to the head and pinned Orton to become the new WWE champion!
Winner and the new WWE champion: Daniel Bryan
Rating: *** 3/4
Analysis: That was a great main event which got about 20 minutes, and I honestly didn’t see it coming! The crowd erupted as Bryan pinned Orton, but I feel it is a little too soon to give the title to Daniel Bryan. Will that make this PPV one of the best this year? I would think so. It had many good – great matches and a solid main event. Daniel Bryan is now the face of the WWE! No, you’re not dreaming!
Over – all PPV rating: *** 3/4 (Out of 5 stars)
That was a great way to end the PPV. Was it as good as SummerSlam? I thought it fell a bit short, but it was nonetheless one of the best PPVs of the year! Daniel Bryan is once again the WWE champion! How will that affect the current state of WWE? We’ll have to wait and find out! There were a couple of solid matches on the card and the finish was memorable. This looks to be the beginning of the Daniel Bryan era in the WWE! How will Triple H react to this? We’ll have to wait for yet another 24 hours for this week’s Monday Night RAW. That’s all from us for now. Do join us in 24 hours as we see the fall out of the Night of Champions.
