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Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella
Stephanie made her way out first, followed by Brie Bella. Ronda Rousey was also shown in attendance! Stephanie and Brie locked up to start the match as Stephanie over powered Brie. Brie took Stephanie down with an arm drag, and followed it up with another one. Stephanie drove her elbow into Brie, and drove her shoulders into her in the corner. Stephanie drilled Brie with kicks to her mid section, and continued to attack Brie in the corner. Stephanie mocked Daniel Bryan with the “Yes” chant, as Stephanie went to slap Brie, but Brie slapped her and nearly got her into the Yes lock. Stephanie demolished Brie with a double axe handle on the outside, to send her crashing to the floor.
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Stephanie planted Brie with a DDT for a nearfall! Stephanie drove her knee into Brie’s back, and clotheslined her again. Stephanie worked on Brie’s neck as the crowd started a “You still got it” chant. Stephanie continued to work on Brie’s back and neck region, and stomped on Brie’s face. Brie tried to fight back, with a series of kicks which angered Stephanie. Brie took Stephanie down with a Lou Thesz press, and delivered a series of kicks in the corner as the crowd chanted “Yes”. Brie tossed Stephanie around and kicked Stephanie in the gut. Brie came down with a missile dropkick for yet another 2 count. Brie continued to deck Stephanie with punches, which brought Triple H out. Stephanie tried to take advantage of the distraction, but Brie locked her in the Yes lock! Triple H pulled the official out of the ring, as Brie dropkicked Triple H down! Back in the ring, Nikki stopped Stephanie from crawling away, as Brie and Nikki surrounded Stephanie. Nikki then decked Brie with an elbow, as Stephanie had a big smile on her face. Stephanie then delivered the pedigree to Brie to pick up the victory!
Winner: Stephanie McMahon
Rating: ** ½
Analysis: That was a good match surprisingly, and lived up to the expectations and all the hype. The heel turn came out of nowhere, and adds more dimension to the already hot feud between Stephanie and Brie. This will likely lead to a match between the sisters at the next PPV, but it’ll be interesting to see where WWE goes with this from here.
Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns
Randy made his way out first, followed by Roman Reigns to a thunderous reception. Both men stared each other down, as Roman decked Orton with a huge right. Reigns then dropped Orton with a headbutt as Orton went to the outside. Roman followed Orton and brought him back into the ring, and continued his onslaught. Roman delivered more rights, and dropped Orton with another huge right hand. Roman then threw Orton out of the ring. Orton turned the tables by throwing Roman into the steel steps. Orton then brought Roman into the ring and hooked his leg for a pin attempt, but Roman kicked out at 1. Orton then locked Roman in a chin lock, and then planted Roman by pulling his hair. Orton then methodically picked Roman apart, but Roman moved out of a knee drop from Orton. Roman decked Orton with a big boot, but Orton brought Roman down with a superplex from the top rope for a nearfall!
Orton kept Roman down with a chinlock, but Roman reversed it. Orton fell on his back, planting Roman, but Roman got back with the chinlock again. Orton managed to drop Roman once again, and reversed the hold by locking Roman in another chinlock. Roman countered with a Samoan drop, as both men stayed down. Both men exchanged rights, and Roman got the better of the exchange. Roman dropped Orton with a clothesline, and followed it up with another right. Roman then decked Orton with the jumping dropkick, but Orton turned the tables by throwing Roman into the barricade. Orton then threw Roman on the announcer’s table, and then threw him into the steel steps!
Back in the ring, Orton went to the top, but Roman stopped him and dropped him with a Samoan drop from the second rope for a nearfall! The crowd started a “We want tables” chant, as Roman decked Orton with the Superman punch. Roman went for the spear, but Orton countered it into a powerslam for a nearfall! Orton connected with the underhook DDT from the middle rope and signaled for the RKO. Roman managed to reverse the RKO, but Orton caught Roman out of nowhere for the RKO, and Roman kicked out at 2! Roman finally put Orton down with a huge spear to pick up the victory.
Winner: Roman Reigns
Rating: *** ½
Analysis: That was a great back and forth action between Roman Reigns and Randy Orton. There was some hesitance going into the match, due to the negative reports of their live event matches, but the two delivered on the big stage. Roman Reigns got the better of Orton this time, and this will likely lead to a grudge match at the next PPV.
WWE then aired a video package, looking back at the rivalry between John Cena and Brock Lesnar.
John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (With Paul Heyman) for the WWE World Heavyweight championship
Lesnar made his way out first along with Paul Heyman to a big pop, followed by John Cena to mixed reaction. The crowd was split between both the superstars, as Cena and Brock stared each other down. Both men locked up, and Brock connected with an F – 5 for a 2 count! Brock toyed around with Cena as the crowd started the dueling “Let’s go Cena/Cena sucks” chants. Brock decked Cena and sized him up. Brock took Cena down with a huge German suplex with a release, as he stood over Cena. Brock drilled his knee into the side of Cena. Brock then dropped Cena with a suplex, as he dominated the match in the early going. Cena tried to turn things around, taking him to the corner and lashing out with rights, but Brock fought out of it and drilled Cena with another knee to the ribs. Brock locked Cena in a chinlock as the crowd was left stunned.
Cena burst out from the corner once again to take Lesnar down, but Lesnar stopped him in his tracks with another knee to the ribs. Lesnar dismantled Cena with another huge German suplex with a release, and decimated the current WWE World Heavyweight champion. Brock covered Cena for another nearfall. Lesnar drilled Cena with another knee to the ribs as Cena looked out of place. Brock dropped Cena with yet another German suplex with a release, throwing John to the other side of the ring! Brock delivered another German suplex with a release, and asked the referee to see if Cena would quit. Cena came back out of nowhere with elbows and rights, and as Brock tried to go for an F – 5, Cena countered it into an AA for a nearfall!
Cena tried to go at it again, but Lesnar took Cena down and drilled him with punches. Lesnar then delivered multiple German suplexes to Cena, leaving Cena in a pile of mess! Lesnar once again went for the triple German suplex, which pushed the referee to contemplate calling the match off! The crowd started a “Boring” chant, and Cena pulled Lesnar down and locked in the STF! Lesnar fought his way out of the hold, and pounded on Cena! Lesnar lifted Cena for another F – 5, and dropped Cena on his head. Brock covered Cena for the three count, and we have a new champion!
Winner and the new WWE World Heavyweight champion: Brock Lesnar
Rating: **
Analysis: That was something no one would’ve imagined. Don’t let the rating fool you; it was completely one sided, and might just be one of the most one sided WWE World Heavyweight championship matches in recent history! That was an incredible performance by the most dominant performer in the world today.
Post – match, the medics checked on Cena who was still lying on the mat.
Over – all rating of the PPV: **** (Out of 5 stars)
That was an amazing PPV, and might just go down as the second best PPV of the year after WrestleMania. As many as three titles changed hands, but none more surprising than the main event! Where will Cena go from here? What’s next for the beast incarnate? We’ll have to wait for 24 more hours to get our answers. Hope you’ve enjoyed the show.
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