Date: May 20th, 2013
We are LIVE in: Kansas City, Missouri
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, JBL
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The show starts with Ryback coming out in an ambulance. Ryback climbs the ambulance and stands on top of it before addressing the fans.
Ryback: As far as the records indicate there was no real winner in my match with John Cena last night. While Cena may have walked away with the championship, he didn’t walk away. He was carried away.
A video plays showing last night when Cena was taken away in a stretcher following the match. Cena got up from his stretcher and refused medical attention.
Ryback: Last night Cena refused to be put in an ambulance, but I assure you next time we meet he won’t refuse. So I stood on top of this ambulance to let all you stupid people know I don’t care what you think anymore. I challenge John Cena to a match at WWE Payback in an ambulance match. It doesn’t matter if you’re standing or not. All that matters is throwing a man in the back of an ambulance, and that man will be John Cena. And from there John Cena will be taken to a medical facility just like where all of you will go. Hell, most of you will skip that and go right to the morgue. Look at all your people. Fat and weak. Weak in society! You don’t know what it’s like to wake up every day wanting to be the best. You are all lost souls of society, yet you worship John Cena. You wanna be like John Cena. John Cena’s your hero. Absolutely pathetic! None of you have anything in common with John Cena. You know nothing about working out, nutrition, and hard work. You don’t know what it takes. So i’ll tell you what. At WWE Payback I take John Cena to the medical facility, to the morgue, and i’ll take all of you to the morgue with John Cena. Because there’s only one fact of life, and that is Ryback…rules!
Tonight Paul Heyman reveals his newest client.
Up next, The Miz and Chris Jericho take on Wade Barrett and Fandango.
[Commercial]
Fandango comes out and heads to the ring with his dance partner Summer Ray for the tag match.
His partner, Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett, comes out next.
Their opponents, Miz and Chris Jericho, come out in their respective entrances.
[Match 1]
[Tag Match]
[The Miz & Chris Jericho vs. Wade Barrett & Fandango]
Bell sounds. Barrett and Jericho start things off. They grapple. Wade with a side headlock. Jericho shoves him and Wade with a shoulder bump. Off the ropes and Jericho catches him with a dropkick. Jericho with chops to the chest. He whips Wade, Wade counters with a back elbow. Fandango tags himself in and pummels Jericho with right hands. He stomps Jericho in the head before putting him at the turnbuckle and whipping him across the ring. Fandango with an uppercut and more right hands. Jericho fights back, whips Fandango into the turnbuckle. Fandango with a boot to the face. He smacks Wade back into the ring.
[Commercial]
Barrett with a headlock on Miz. Fandango is outside the ring watching the match. Miz whips Wade and delivers a knee to the gut. Miz grabs the leg and goes for the figure four, but then-
Fandango: FAAAN-DAAAN-GOOO!!
Fandango’s music plays and he starts dancing with Summer while Wade knocks Miz down. Wade looks over at Fandango and yells at him for not paying attention. Miz tags in Jericho. Jericho with shoulder tackles to a distracted Wade. Jericho climbs the top and hits a double axe handle. Off the ropes and he hits a bulldog. Jericho springs off the ropes and hits the lionsault. Wade gets up and Jericho connects with the Codebreaker. Fandango continues to dance. Jericho tags Miz in. Miz grabs Wade’s leg and applies the figure four leg lock. Wade taps out! Fandango keeps on dancing.
[Winners via Submission: Chris Jericho & The Miz]
[Time: 08:20]
Jericho and Miz look at Fandango, give each other a look and leave the ring. They surround Fandango. Fandango sees this and runs into the crowd leaving Summer Ray alone. Jericho gives Summer a cheeky look and offers his hand. Summer takes it and the two embrace with a dance. They get close and look like they’re about to kiss, but Jericho waves her off and walks away laughing leaving Summer angry.
Tonight we’ll get another look at the Brock Lesnar/Triple H cage match at Extreme Rules. Plus, Heyman’s new client revealed.
[Commercial]
Vickie: EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME!
Vickie Guerrero comes out on stage.
Vickie: I said excuse me! As the managing supervisor of Raw I have decided that later tonight Jack Swagger will compete in a match. And anyone who has the WWE App will be able to vote for his opponent. Your choices are The Great Kahli, R-Truth, or Randy Orton. The polls will be open later tonight, but remember you can only vote on the WWE App.
She leaves.
Backstage, Daniel Bryan is in the locker room. He looks angry. Kane walks over to him.
Kane: You ready?
Bryan: It finally hit me. I’m not the tag team champions. You’re not the tag team champions. WE are not the tag team champions.
Kane: Look, don’t get mad about it.
Bryan: Said the man who said embrace the hate. I feel naked without the title.
Kane: Well you’re not wearing a shirt…or pants.
Bryan: Jokes? The Shield took us to the woodshed last night. How can you make jokes?
Kane: Because i’m confident! And you should too. We get a rematch. But if we want a chance, we can’t show weakness. The Shield prays on vulnerability.
Bryan: Are you saying i’m the weakness?
Kane: We’ll talk about this later.
Bryan: No, we’ll talk about this now! I am not the weak link-
Kofi Kingston walks over to them.
Kingston: Guys! Guys! Relax!
Bryan leaves them looking disgruntled.
At ringside, Sheamus comes out and heads to the ring for a match.
[Commercial]
Before the match an exclusive video plays showing Mark Henry, after the strap match, saying he was “going home”.
Sheamus’ opponent, Titus O’Neil of the Prime Time Players, comes out with Darren Young at his side.
[Match 2]
[Singles Match]
[Sheamus vs. Titus O’Neil w/Darren Young]
Bell sounds. They grapple. Titus and Sheamus push each other around the ring until they force a break. Another grapple. Sheamus with a side headlock. Titus shoves him off and Sheamus with a shoulder bump. Titus with a knee to the gut and a side headlock. Sheamus shoves him off and Titus with a shoulder bump. Titus goes after him and Sheamus tosses him over the top and out of the ring. Titus gets back on the apron. Sheamus grabs him and lands a 10 count of clubbing blows to the chest. Titus falls back outside. Sheamus goes after him. Darren goes to attack him and Sheamus tosses him into the barricade. Titus comes out of nowhere with a running clothesline. Titus tosses Sheamus into the ring, picks him up and hits a fallaway slam. Titus with kicks and right hands. He stomps Sheamus into the corner. Sheamus retaliates and runs the ropes only for Titus to land a back elbow. He covers and gets a two count.
Titus with an arm and head lock. Sheamus gets up and Titus throws him back down. He stomps the abdomen, lifts Sheamus and drops him with another slam followed by an elbow drop for two. Back to the arm/headlock combo. Sheamus headbutts out of it and throws him down. Titus gets up and runs into Sheamus’ boot. Sheamus waits for Titus to get up before landing two forearm clotheslines and a shoulder tackle into the corner. Sheamus with a running knee. He lifts up Titus and goes for White Noise, but Titus throws Sheamus out of the ring. Sheamus gets back in and hits a jawbreaker. Darren pulls on Sheamus’ leg giving Titus enough time to recover and catch Sheamus with a boot to the head for two. Titus goes for a powerslam, but Sheamus slips out of it, lifts Titus up and is able to hit White Noise. Sheamus waits for Titus to get up before hitting the Brogue Kick for the three count.
[Winner via Pinfall: Sheamus]
[Time: 06:30]
Up next, Heyman reveals his new client.
[Commercial]
Paul Heyman comes out and enters the ring.
Heyman: I get it. I understand. I’m the one that catches the wrath of your boos. So go ahead, get it out of your system. Boo me all you want! So now tell me something ladies and gentlemen, what does it feel like to be powerless? Because your boos will not change the historical fact that a true Paul Heyman guy, the beast incarnate Brock Lesnar defeated Triple H in a steel cage match at Extreme Rules. See history won’t record boos and jeers. History will prove that my client Brock Lesnar was victorious. And just like I told you on Raw, the cerebral assassin himself Triple H will go down in history against my client as a loser. So tonight, while I stand before you, my client is enjoying the spoils of war and Triple H had to put his sledgehammer between his legs and go back home to mommy. It takes a desperate man to bring a sledgehammer into a steel cage against my client, but now that client my fulfilled his obligations to WWE, the question remains…what’s Paul Heyman gonna talk about now? Well it’s time for something new. Something different. It’s time to give to you, the WWE Universe, that moment in time you set your DVRs and play this moment back 10 years from now. It’s time for that YouTube clip you look back in and say “That’s the moment history took a left turn”. Because you’re all live to witness history. Ladies and gentlemen now’s the time to hit record because I Paul Heyman give to you the newest Paul Heyman guy!
Michael Mcgillicutty comes out. But he’s no longer called Michael. He’s called Curtis Axel. And he’s coming out to a remixed version of Mr. Perfect’s theme music! Curtis walks down to the ring and meets with Heyman.
Heyman: Ladies and gentlemen you have proven me right again. It’s the same reaction I warned my client he was going to face. It’s the same reaction you gave in 2002 when I introduced you to the NCAA Division 1 Champion Brock Lesnar. It’s the very same reaction they gave me in 2006 when in the new ECW I presented to them a man who would one day reign for 434 as the WWE Champion CM Punk. Now I understand how everybody here feels. They say “my God this man has a legacy, such heritage, such a pedigree”. So the Alice in Wonderland “up is down, black is white” mentality, why isn’t he as big as he should be? Because this is a company that sinks heritage to the bottom of the talent pool. This man wants to carve out his own niche. He wants to make his own legend. Which is why we have taken his father Mr. Perfect’s given name Curt, and we have taken his grandfather Larry “The Axe” Hennig and created a man who will be known within the WWE Universe as Curtis Axel!
The fans boo.
I guess you weren’t paying attention. Let me try again. Ladies and gentlemen…CURTIS AXEL! Perhaps you could appreciate it if-
Triple H comes out! He makes his way into the ring.
Triple H: Wow. You can really whip up a batch of kool-aid can’t you?
Curtis: Hey, don’t you-
Triple H: Excuse me. The adults are having a conversation. Heyman, you can put whatever spin you wanna put on last night, but don’t come out and say i’m embarrassed by my loss. That I ran away. I’m not embarrassed about last night. I went to war with Brock Lesnar. And you’re damn right he beat me. Just like I beat him at WrestleMania. Brock Lesnar beat me last night, but he didn’t just walk away from that battle. He limped away. But I was sitting in back listening to you run your garbage chute and it just dawned on me. You know what would make me really happy? For me to come out here and, just because I can, beat the ever loving crap out of you.
Curtis: Hey!
Curtis and Triple H stand face to face.
Curtis: I don’t think you understand. “The Game” around here has changed. You wanna talk to him? How about you talk to me first?!
Triple H smirks, and then smacks Curtis in the face.
Triple H: You know what? I just changed my mind. First, i’m going to have a match tonight…with you. And when I get done kicking your ass…
He points at Heyman.
Triple H: I’m going to kick yours!
Triple H leaves the ring. Heyman talks to Curtis.
Up next, Alberto Del Rio takes on Big E. Langston.
[Commercial]
Ricardo Rodriguez comes out and announces Alberto Del Rio to the ring.
His opponent, Big E. Langston, comes out with AJ Lee.
[Match 3]
[Singles March]
[Alberto Del Rio w/Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Big E. Langston w/AJ Lee]
Bell sounds. They grapple. Del Rio puts Langston in the corner and lands right hands. Langston with a knee to the gut. He goes for a tackle, but Del Rio moves and Langston hits the post. Del Rio grabs Langston and goes for the Cross Arm Breaker, but Langston powers him down. Del Rio hangs on until Langston puts a foot on the bottom rope. He tries to leave the ring and Del Rio grabs Langston for another Cross Arm Breaker. Langston holds Del Rio up with one arm and slams him on the outside. He tosses Del Rio back into the ring and gets a one count. Langston picks Del Rio up and delivers a backbreaker into a back submission. Del Rio counters with knees to the head. Langston knocks Del Rio Del Rio puts himself in the corner and kicks Langston back. He grabs Langston by the head and connects with a tornado DDT. Del Rio with a dropkick. Langston goes for a clothesline and Del Rio ducks before landing a backstabber. Del Rio with a crescent kick to the head for a two count. Del Rio sets Langston up for an inzigiri kick, but Langston manages to shove Del Rio out of the ring. Del Rio recovers, gets back in and connects with the inzigiri kick. Del Rio picks Langston up. AJ grabs Ricardo’s bucket and throws it into the ring. It distracts Del Rio and Langston catches him with a thumb to the eye. He lifts Del Rio up and hits The Big Ending for the three count.
[Winner via Pinfall: Big E. Langston]
[Time: 04:37]
Later tonight, Team Hell No and Kofi Kingston take on The Shield in a six man tag match. Also, for the first time in three years Triple H will compete on Raw to face Curtis Axel.
[Commercial]
Layla and AJ are in the ring ready to face each other.
[Match 4]
[Singles Match]
[Layla vs. AJ Lee]
Bell sounds. AJ with a running clothesline to Layla followed by two swinging neckbreakers. She covers and gets a two count. Layla gets up and lands some right hands. She shoves AJ into the ropes and AJ with a running back elbow. AJ skips around Layla before picking him up. Layla with a kick to the stomach and chest knocking her down. Layla mocks AJ’s skip before connecting with a butt bump and a dropkick. AJ crawls to the corner and Layla stomps on her. Layla picks AJ up and AJ counters into the Black Widow submission. Layla has no choice but to tap.
[Winner via Submission: AJ Lee]
[Time: 01:55]
AJ gets on top of Layla and blows her a kiss before leaving.
Voting for Jack Swagger’s opponent is now open on the WWE App. Choose between either Great Kahli, R-Truth, or Randy Orton.
Still to come, Triple H takes on Curtis Axel.
[Commercial]
Cody Rhodes is taking on Zack Ryder.
[Match 5]
[Singles Match]
[Cody Rhodes vs. Zack Ryder]
Match is already happening. Ryder with a boot to the face of Cody. Cody counters and shoves Ryder into the corner. He stomps on Ryder for a bit, then lifts him up and hits a forward suplex for two. Ryder gets back up and goes to the corner. Cody runs and Ryder with knees to the face followed by a dropkick off the top. Cody falls against the corner and Ryder with a Broski Boot for two. Ryder goes over to Cody and Cody slips out of his grasp. He grabs Ryder and tries to roll him up. Ryder counters and goes for a clothesline. Cody ducks, springs off the ropes and his the disaster kick for three.
[Winner via Pinfall: Cody Rhodes]
[Time: 01:27]
After the match Ryback comes out. Cody leaves immediately while Ryder is still down and out in the ring. Ryback enters the ring, waits for Ryder to get up and nails him with the meathook clothesline. Ryback picks Ryder up and delivers a powerbomb. He picks a knocked out Ryder, lifts him over his head and delivers Shellshock. He picks Ryder up and hurls him over the top. Ryback picks Ryder up and carries him on his shoulder to the ambulance at the stage. Ryback opens the ambulance door and shoves Ryder inside. He closes the door and the ambulance carries Ryder off while Ryback taunts the crowd.
The six man tag match is next.
[Commercial]
The Tag Team and United States Champions The Shield come down from within the crowd and enter the ring for their match, but speak to the crowd first.
Rollins: Rollins
Reigns: Reigns.
Ambrose: And they are the WWE Tag Team Champions. I’m Dean Ambrose and I am the United States Champion. Last night at Extreme Rules The Shield brought power back to these titles. Kofi Kingston, Team Hell No, they didn’t believe. They do now. The Rock also believes. We broke him down so bad he had to get surgery. The Undertaker didn’t believe and now he’s resting in peace so you won’t see him again. Ryback. We made him feel so helpless, alone and betrayed that he snapped and went after Ryback. And Cena being carted off last night? That was The Shield’s doing. All your heroes, one by one, are going down by the swift arm of justice.
Rollins: You know I heard it said that justice is blind. But after what we did last night, justice can see just fine. And all of you can now see what a cohesive unit looks like. You can see the meaning of unbreakable right before you. You can see the future. You know what the scary part is, boys? This is just the beginning.
Reigns: You put them in front of us, and we take them out. The hounds of justice run this yard. And we carry the collars to back it up.
They hold the titles over their heads.
Ambrose: The fires of justice is burning bright and we are the flames. Believe in The Shield!
Kane and Daniel Bryan come out and head down to the ring. They slide in and The Shield heads outside.
[Commercial]
Kofi Kingston is in the ring already.
[Match 6]
[Six Man Tag]
[Kane, Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston vs. The Shield]
Bell sounds. Kingston and Ambrose start off. They grapple. Hammerlock from Ambrose. Counter bt Kingston. Ambrose reverses. Kingston with a snapmare takedown followed by a dropkick for one. Ambrose slaps Kingston in the face. Kingston runs and money flips Ambrose down. Kingston with an arm lock. Tag to Bryan. Bryan with a kick to the chest followed by uppercuts in the corner. Off the ropes, Bryan with a knee to the gut. Bryan with a knee to the throat for a one count. Ambrose gets up and lands an elbow. Tag to Rollins. Bryan drop toe holds Rollins and delivers an elbow to the back. Bryan with a surfboard submission followed by a double foot stomp on the back of the legs. Rollins in the corner and Bryan with kicks to the chest. Bryan with a snapmare. Tag to Kane and Kane with a running dropkick. He delivers a jab to the throat and stomps on Rollins in the corner. Kane picks Rollins up and whips him before delivering an elbow to the face for two. Tag to Kingston. Kingston with a right hand followed by an arm lock. Kingston with a double knee drop to the arm. Rollins to his feet and an elbow to the head. Off the ropes and Rollins with a clothesline. Once more off the ropes but Kingston with two leap frogs and a dropkick for two. Rollins shoves Kingston into his corner and tags Reigns in. Reigns with a stomp and a boot choke in the corner. Reigns off the ropes and he delivers a running tackle. Reigns applies a camel clutch submission.
Kingston gets up, runs the ropes and tries to slide under the legs, but Reigns grabs him by the waist and powers him into a slam for two. Tag to Ambrose. Ambrose grabs the legs and applies an Indian bow submission. Ambrose lets go after a few seconds, runs the ropes and dropkick Kingston into the ropes. He covers and gets a two count. Tag to Rollins. Rollins with right hands. He slams Kingston into the corner and chokes him with his boot. Rollins is distracted by Team Hell No giving Kingston the chance to fight back, but Rollins with a STO into the middle turnbuckle pad for two. Kingston applies a chin lock. Kingston gets back up and Rollins delivers a scoop slam. He gets cocky and mocks Kingston. Kingston recovers with a head scissors. Tag to Bryan! Bryan is whipped, but he back flips off the turnbuckle and hits a running forearm clothesline. Rollins in the corner and Bryan with a running dropkick. Bryan gives vicious kicks to the chest followed by a spin kick to the head for two. Bryan climbs to the top, but Rollins stops him by pushing the ropes. Tag to Ambrose. Ambrose climbs to the top, grabs Bryan and goes for a superplex, but Bryan counters with a front suplex. He leaps off and hits Ambrose with a dropkick off the top for two. Bryan tries to apply the No Lock, but Ambrose grabs the bottom rope. Rollins and Reigns pull Ambrose out of the ring and tries to outnumber Bryan, but Kane and Kingston run in to stop them from advancing.
[Commercial]
The Tag Team and United States Champions The Shield come down from within the crowd and enter the ring for their match, but speak to the crowd first.
Rollins: Rollins
Reigns: Reigns.
Ambrose: And they are the WWE Tag Team Champions. I’m Dean Ambrose and I am the United States Champion. Last night at Extreme Rules The Shield brought power back to these titles. Kofi Kingston, Team Hell No, they didn’t believe. They do now. The Rock also believes. We broke him down so bad he had to get surgery. The Undertaker didn’t believe and now he’s resting in peace so you won’t see him again. Ryback. We made him feel so helpless, alone and betrayed that he snapped and went after Ryback. And Cena being carted off last night? That was The Shield’s doing. All your heroes, one by one, are going down by the swift arm of justice.
Rollins: You know I heard it said that justice is blind. But after what we did last night, justice can see just fine. And all of you can now see what a cohesive unit looks like. You can see the meaning of unbreakable right before you. You can see the future. You know what the scary part is, boys? This is just the beginning.
Reigns: You put them in front of us, and we take them out. The hounds of justice run this yard. And we carry the collars to back it up.
They hold the titles over their heads.
Ambrose: The fires of justice is burning bright and we are the flames. Believe in The Shield!
Kane and Daniel Bryan come out and head down to the ring. They slide in and The Shield heads outside.
[Commercial]
Kofi Kingston is in the ring already.
Bell sounds. Kingston and Ambrose start off. They grapple. Hammerlock from Ambrose. Counter bt Kingston. Ambrose reverses. Kingston with a snapmare takedown followed by a dropkick for one. Ambrose slaps Kingston in the face. Kingston runs and money flips Ambrose down. Kingston with an arm lock. Tag to Bryan. Bryan with a kick to the chest followed by uppercuts in the corner. Off the ropes, Bryan with a knee to the gut. Bryan with a knee to the throat for a one count. Ambrose gets up and lands an elbow. Tag to Rollins. Bryan drop toe holds Rollins and delivers an elbow to the back. Bryan with a surfboard submission followed by a double foot stomp on the back of the legs. Rollins in the corner and Bryan with kicks to the chest. Bryan with a snapmare. Tag to Kane and Kane with a running dropkick. He delivers a jab to the throat and stomps on Rollins in the corner. Kane picks Rollins up and whips him before delivering an elbow to the face for two. Tag to Kingston. Kingston with a right hand followed by an arm lock. Kingston with a double knee drop to the arm. Rollins to his feet and an elbow to the head. Off the ropes and Rollins with a clothesline. Once more off the ropes but Kingston with two leap frogs and a dropkick for two. Rollins shoves Kingston into his corner and tags Reigns in. Reigns with a stomp and a boot choke in the corner. Reigns off the ropes and he delivers a running tackle. Reigns applies a camel clutch submission.
Kingston gets up, runs the ropes and tries to slide under the legs, but Reigns grabs him by the waist and powers him into a slam for two. Tag to Ambrose. Ambrose grabs the legs and applies an Indian bow submission. Ambrose lets go after a few seconds, runs the ropes and dropkick Kingston into the ropes. He covers and gets a two count. Tag to Rollins. Rollins with right hands. He slams Kingston into the corner and chokes him with his boot. Rollins is distracted by Team Hell No giving Kingston the chance to fight back, but Rollins with a STO into the middle turnbuckle pad for two. Kingston applies a chin lock. Kingston gets back up and Rollins delivers a scoop slam. He gets cocky and mocks Kingston. Kingston recovers with a head scissors. Tag to Bryan! Bryan is whipped, but he back flips off the turnbuckle and hits a running forearm clothesline. Rollins in the corner and Bryan with a running dropkick. Bryan gives vicious kicks to the chest followed by a spin kick to the head for two. Bryan climbs to the top, but Rollins stops him by pushing the ropes. Tag to Ambrose. Ambrose climbs to the top, grabs Bryan and goes for a superplex, but Bryan counters with a front suplex. He leaps off and hits Ambrose with a dropkick off the top for two. Bryan tries to apply the No Lock, but Ambrose grabs the bottom rope. Rollins and Reigns pull Ambrose out of the ring and tries to outnumber Bryan, but Kane and Kingston run in to stop them from advancing.
[Commercial]
Kane and Reigns are in the ring. Kane tags in Kingston and Kingston with a top rope axe handle to Reign’s hand. Reigns with a powerful right hand knocks Kingston down. Tag to Ambrose. Ambrose grinds Kingston’s face against the ropes. Kingston counters and shoves Ambrose into the corner. He delivers a 10 count of punches and follows it with an uppercut. Tag to Bryan. Bryan picks Ambrose up and puts him in a tree of woe position. Bryan with kicks to the chest followed by a running dropkick to the face for two. Bryan whips, Ambrose counters and Rollins with a surprise knee to the back. Tag to Rollins. Rollins picks Bryan up and powerbombs him into the turnbuckle for a two count. Rollins with right hands. Tag to Reigns. Reigns with a short arm clothesline. Reigns stands on Bryan’s hand and taunts him by calling him weak. He applies a headlock. Bryan fights back with right hands and runs the ropes only for Reigns to catch him with a knee to the face for two. Tag to Ambrose. Ambrose stomps on Bryan’s abdomen and covers for two. Ambrose picks Bryan up and hits a back suplex for two. Ambrose takes the hand and stretches the fingers back. Bryan with headbutts as he recovers. Off the ropes and Ambrose with a knee to the gut. Tag to Rollins. Rollins shoves Bryan’s face into the ropes and calls him weak. Tag back to Ambrose. Ambrose plays around with him and continues calling him weak. Bryan suddenly catches Ambrose with a roundhouse kick to the face. Ambrose tags in Reigns. Bryan crawls to his corner, leaps and tags Kane in!
Kane with shoulder tackles to Ambrose and Rollins. Reigns off the ropes and Kane with a scoop slam. Kane with a clothesline into the corner once, twice, followed quickly by a side slam. He covers and Ambrose breaks the counter. Kingston runs in and clothesline Ambrose over the top. Kingston and Bryan run opposite sides and deliver suicide dives on Rollins and Ambrose. Kane and Reigns are in the ring. Reigns whips Kane and Kane with a running DDT for two and a half! Rollins shoves Kingston head first into the turnbuckle post. Ambrose takes Bryan out with a suplex to the outside. Reigns grabs Kane, but Kane shoves him into the ropes and hits a big boot. Ambrose jumps off the top and Kane catches him with a jab to the throat. He grabs Reigns once more and Rollins with a knee to the head off the top. Reigns goes off the ropes and hits a spear for the three count.
[Winners via Pinfall: The Shield]
[Time: 22:48]
The Shield celebrate in the ring with their titles before leaving.
Backstage, Triple H is preparing for his match. An EMT guy walks over to him.
EMT: Doc wanted me to tell you you’re not ready to compete tonight.
Triple H You think Doc likes having a job here? Well i’m going out there, and if he doesn’t like it he can seek employment elsewhere.
The EMT leaves Triple H to go back to preparing.
[Commercial]
Kaitlyn is looking at her phone. Natalya walks over to her.
Natalya: Any news on the secret admirer?
Kaitlyn: He gave me his number.
Natalya: Have you tried calling?
Kaitlyn: He has voice mail, he says he’s too shy.
Natalya: Kahli can snoop around and-
Kaitlyn: No. That’s not-
Cody Rhodes walks by them texting on his phone. Kaitlyn and Natalya get suspicious. Natalya grabs him while Kaitlyn takes his phone away and looks at it.
Cody: What the-HEY!
Natalya: Is it him?
Kaitlyn: No….
She returns the phone.
Kaitlyn: What are you doing?
Nothing. I’m glad it’s not you.
They leave. Cody looks confused.
At ringside, Jack Swagger comes out and heads to the ring with Zeb Colter.
Lawler: Well ladies and gentlemen, if you downloaded the WWE App, and we know most of you did, over 150,000 votes have been cast. So let’s not wait any longer. Who did the WWE Universe vote for?
Not surprisingly, Randy Orton wins with 72% of the votes.
Randy Orton comes out and heads to the ring to face Swagger up next.
[Commercial]
[Match 7]
[Singles Match]
[Jack Swagger vs. Randy Orton]
Bell sounds. Swagger with a side headlock to Orton followed by a takedown. Orton gets back up and applies a headlock of his own. Swagger powers out of it and brings Orton down on the mat with an arm lock. Orton gets back to his feet and hits a dropkick. He sends Swagger outside the ring and back suplexes him into the barricade. Orton goes back in to stop the count, then goes back out and clotheslines Swagger down. He tosses Swagger back into the ring and covers for a one count. Orton puts Swagger in the corner and delivers punches at the turnbuckle followed by a suplex for a two count. Swagger runs the ropes and gets a shoulder tackle. Swagger delivers knees to Orton. Orton with kicks to the chest. Swagger ducks a clothesline but gets hit with a Lou Thez press. Orton with the Garvin stomp around Swagger. He whips him and Swagger clips Orton’s leg. Orton works the leg to set up for his finishing move. Orton with right hands. Swagger gets to his feet and runs at Orton. Orton back body drops him out of the ring. Orton goes out, puts Swagger on the apron and goes for a DDT to the outside, but Swagger tackles Orton into the barricade. He then rams Orton into the apron. Swagger throws Orton back in the ring and gets a two count.
Swagger works the leg again. Orton grabs the hair and punches him off. Orton with punches and a headbutt into the corner. He whips, Swagger counters, and Orton with a boot to the face. Orton climbs the turnbuckle and Swagger shoves him off. Orton lands on the outside and holds his knee.
[Commercial]
Swagger drives his knee into Orton’s left leg. Orton grabs the ropes for a rope break. Swagger shoves Orton into the turnbuckle and delivers knees to the chest. He runs at him for a shoulder tackle, but Orton moves and Swagger hits the post. Orton recovers at the ropes. He then grabs Swagger and pulls him up to the top of the turnbuckle for a superplex. He covers and gets a two count. Orton with a knee to the face followed by uppercuts. Swagger grabs Orton and hits a belly to back for two. Swagger runs and goes for the Swagger Bomb, but Orton gets up and kicks Swagger in the gut. He hits two clotheslines and connects with a powerslam. Swagger rolls into the apron. Orton goes for the DDT again, but Swagger counters with a powerslam of his own for two. Swagger grabs Orton’s leg and applies the Patriot Lock. Orton flips out of it, grabs Swagger and hits the reverse neckbreaker for two. Orton puts Swagger on the apron and finally manages to hit the DDT off the ropes. Orton sets up for the RKO. Swagger drops down, hits the ankle and applies the Patriot Lock. He maintains the hold while Orton tries to fight out of it. Orton eventually grabs the bottom rope. Swagger pulls him off and Orton with a boot to the face knocking him out of the ring. Swagger slides back into the ring. He goes for a clothesline, but Orton ducks and catches him with the RKO for the three count.
[Winner via Pinfall: Randy Orton]
[Time: 16:09]
Up next, Triple H faces Curtis Axel.
[Commercial]
Triple H comes out and heads to the ring for his match.
His opponent, Curtis Axel, comes out and heads to the ring with Paul Heyman.
[Match 8]
[Singles Match]
[Triple H vs. Curtis Axel w/Paul Heyman]
Bell sounds. Axel looks at Heyman, then turns to Triple H. He throws a couple fake punches but Triple H doesn’t flinch. Heyman says something to him. Triple H grabs Axel and punches him in the corner. He hits Axel with a short arm clothesline followed by a second one for a two count. Triple H throws Axel over the top. Heyman runs away from him. Triple H throws Axel back in the ring. As he gets back in Axel catches him and lands a flurry of punches and kicks to Triple H at the turnbuckle. He stomps on him a bit, but Triple H fights back, whips Axel and Axel with a surprise dropkick for two. Axel stomps on Triple H in the corner again. Axel whips, Triple H counters, but Axel with an elbow to the jaw. Axel lands a few elbows to the face, then climbs the turnbuckle and lands a diving knee for two. Axel with a headlock. Triple H gets to his feet and tackles him into the corner. Triple H with shoulder tackles to the abdomen. He whips, Axel counters and Triple H with a knee to the face. Triple H whips Axel and delivers a spinebuster. Triple H looks shaken, but he clotheslines Axel over the top. He exits the ring and smacks Axel against the apron. Something is off about Triple H. Axel lands some right hands and runs, but Triple H with a clothesline. He puts Axe back in the ring. He tries to get back in, but stops himself to catch his breath. He walks to the timekeeper’s position and sits in a chair. He asks for water. He takes some and catches his breath. He tries to get back in the ring, bu his legs nearly buckle. He goes back to the chair and EMTs check on him. He gets off the chair and collapses on the ground. The referee stops the match as it’s clear Triple H can’t continue.
[No Contest]
[Time: 07:42]
Triple H tries to get back up, but he keeps falling down. As referees and EMTs continue checking up on him the show comes to an end.