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We are back and Stephanie McMahon makes her way to the ring.
Stephanie welcomes everyone to Raw (at 8:54) and she complains about the fans booing her announcement. Stephanie introduces the man who handily defeated Dean Ambrose at Roadblock and will defeat Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania . . . Triple H.
Hunter says on Saturday, live on the WWE Network, the whole world watched Roadblock with hope in their eyes that Dean Ambrose would be the one to stand up to the Authority and be the one to become the WWE World Champion. Then he failed and Hunter says he beat Dean Ambrose. He says the Authority always wins. Hope is not a strategy. It is a dangerous commodity. Hope is how all of you live your lives. That is why they relate to Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. They hope that they are going to be the one to end the reign of the Authority.
You come out of high school full of hope that your life will change. Then you get a job, get married, and have kids. Then it starts. You hope and that is all you do. You hope you get the raise or promotion. You blame your boss and the authority above you. You never blame yourself. You go about your life day after day and don't complain. You go home to your wife who hates you because you are a failure. Your kids don't respect you because you are a failure. You hang out with your friends and you complain about your boss because it is not your fault.
You keep going to your job that you hate and put up with the boss that you hate. Your biggest hope is that you win the Lotto and thinks get better but it doesn't. Thirty years later, maybe you get a watch or a clock. You go home to your apartment because your wife left you and took the house. The kids don't stop by because you are still a loser. You are at home drooling and hope that mercifully this will all be over soon. It is pathetic. That is why you love people like Dean Ambrose. He gives you hope. That is why you love Roman Reigns. Maybe he will be the hope who will rise up against the Authority and he will be the one to become the WWE World Champion.
Hunter says that Roman will fail. Hunter says he will beat Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania. Time and time again, he has said that the Authority always wins.
Dolph Ziggler makes his way to the ring.
Stephanie calls Dolph a failure and Dolph says that was a good one.
Dolph says he was in the back listening and he could not take it anymore about people knowing that they need to understand his place. Dolph says his place is right here busting his ass for everyone.
Stephanie says that Dolph is very Cena-esque with his pandering. She says that Dolph is good, but not that good.
Dolph asks Stephanie is going to dare to fire him? How many times can they do that? Deep down inside, after being threatened with being fired, you realize there is nothing left to lose. He says he will not quit. He cannot take hearing Hunter running down the people. He says that him and Dean Ambrose are not failures. They were screwed by the System . . . your system. He had to say it. You can fire him, but he is not going to go away.
Hunter says they are not going to fire Dolph because that is not good for business. They see the big picture and see that the people love Dolph Ziggler. It is because he is a lovable loser like all of you so you can relate. He says that you don't have to be a loser. You are good . . . really good. You could be great but you don't have the right people backing you up and giving you advice, you can get everything you want in life.
Dolph says he would not side with you or your egotistical, tyrannical, idiot wife if it was the last thing he could do.
Stephanie slaps Dolph and she says she will give you hope. Do you want a match at Wrestlemania? You can have any match except for the WWE World Title Match, but you need to win one match tonight. You will have the hope but it will be yanked out from under you. You are not going to win, Stephanie says she will break his spirits until he is a shell of a man.
Dolph says he does not care what type of match it is, he will take it.
Stephanie says you will go one on one with Triple H.
We are back and Kevin Owens is on commentary for the next match.
Match Number Three: Sami Zayn versus Miz
They lock up and Zayn with a wrist lock into an arm bar. Zayn leaps over Miz and hits a few arm drags and follows with a satellite arm drag. Miz goes to the floor and Zayn teases a dive to the floor but he does an Arabian Press back into the ring. Miz pulls Zayn to the floor and he sends Zayn into the ringside barrier but Zayn lands on the barrier and hits a moonsault.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Mz stretches Zayn. Zayn kicks Miz and he chops him. Zayn with a drop kick to Miz. Miz with a DDT for a near fall. Miz sets for the Skull Crushing Finale but Zayn counters with a victory roll. Miz with a clothesline and an Awesome Clothesline. Zayn with clotheslines but Miz with a kick and Zayn with another clothesline. Zayn with an uppercut and then he hits a double jump cross body for a near fall. Zayn clotheslines Miz over the top rope to the floor in front of the announce table. Zayn with a flip plancha onto Miz and Owens gets up from his seat.
Owens says something to Zayn and Miz hits Owens from behind. Zayn and Miz go back into the ring and Miz with an inside cradle. Miz is distracted by Owens and Zayn with a Helluva Kick for the three count.
Winner: Sami Zayn
After the match, Owens makes his way to the back.
We see highlights from the WWE Tag Title Match that started the show. We also see what happened after the match.
Renee is in the back with Sheamus and his Fellas. She points out that they did not win tonight. Alberto says they sent a message and it was loud and clear. Rusev says no one makes fun of him and his friends. Are they laughing now. Sheamus makes a challenge for Wrestlemania. If they accept, it won't be a comedy, it will be a tragedy.
We go to a video package announcing that the WWE will also be working with the V Foundation.
Before the match can start, Lana's music plays and she makes her way to the ring in her Smackdown style leather outfit.
Match Number Four: Brie Bella and Alicia Fox versus Tamina and Naomi
Naomi and Alicia start things off and Naomi in control with a series of kicks and then Tamina gets in a shot while the referee is out of position. Naomi with a drop kick for a near fall. Naomi with elbows to Alicia. Tamina tags in and clotheslines Alicia and applies a rear chin lock. Tamina gets Alicia up for a slam but Alicia escapes and Brie with a forearm and missile drop kick. Brie with kicks of Yes and a drop kick. Brie knocks Naomi down and Brie calls for the BRIE MODE knee and she connects. Brie kicks Tamina from the turnbuckles and she tells Lana this is how to do the X Factor and she hits it but Naomi breaks it up. Alicia goes after Naomi and then Tamina sends Alicia to the floor.
Lana gets on the apron and that allows Tamina and Naomi to hit a power slam and DDT combination for the three count.
Winners: Tamina and Naomi
After the match, Alicia gets in Lana's face and Lana tells Alicia to turn around and Naomi and Tamina with a double super kick.
The Social Outcasts are here with the Social Moment. Curtis Axel has some grilled hot dogs from Burger King. They are cut off and Adam Rose put a Burger King crown on Axel's head and leave.
We go to commercial.
We are back and JoJo is with Paige in the back. JoJo brings up Paige's situation on Total Divas. Paige says that it is time to talk about Wrestlemania. You need to make an impact in and out of the ring.
Lana stops by and she says that Paige used to be a strong European woman. You couldn't keep your title or your friends becuase of your friends on Total Divas like Brie.
Paige says that Brie is not her friend. She points out that Lana has no friends and she has never had a match or a championship. She will show Brie up close and personal.
Naomi and Tamina stop by and Naomi says that if you are making threats, you might want to be careful because you don't know who is listening.
Renee Young is with Charlotte in the interview area and she is joined by Ric Flair. Renee asks about her match at Wrestlemania and her history wtih Becky and Sasha. She is asked about having to face them in her first Wrestlemania Match.
Charlotte says she has known Sasha and Becky before they were SASHA and BECKY. Charlotte says she was holding Sasha's hair back while she threw up before her first match. Sasha is not the boss in her eyes. Becky wanted to be included in things with them.
Ric says that Charlotte called him after two weeks in NXT. She told them that there were two girls who were going to be great, but she had to be better. Charlotte says she is better because she is the champion.
Renee asks Charlotte if she can shed some light on what Charlotte is going to talk about with Sasha and Becky.
Charlotte says that she will make sure that they cannot walk away from their past.
We are back and the Dudleys are at the announce table for the next match.
Match Number Five: Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso versus Bo Dallas and Adam Rose (with Curtis Axel and Heath Slater)
Bo goes after Jey but Bo issent to the floor and it is time for the BO TRAIN. Jey with an uppercut and a flying forearm into the corner. Jey with a running butt splash into the corner. Bubba gets up and Bo with a rollup for a near fall. Jey wtih a super kick and then Jey with a kick to Rose and Jimmy kicks Rodse. Slater and Axel go down from super kicks. Jimmy tags in as the Dudleys leave. Jimmy with a super kick to Bo and he goes up top for a frog splash and the three count.
Winners: Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso
Dean Ambrose is in the locker room with his crowbar and Mick Foley is there. Mick says he needs to talk to Dean about his match with Brock. Dean says he is hoping that Mick is not going to talk him out of the match.
Mick says it is a bad idea. You are going to get hurt for a long time. Can he accept that? Dean says he is not a baseball player.
Mick has a question for Dean. Why? Why Dean Why?
Dean asks Mick when he was on top of the Hell in a Cell, here . . . RIGHT HERE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, were you scared or afraid?
Mick says he was afraid. The people looked like ants and he was terrified.
Dean asks why did he do it.
Mick says he was Mick Foley and that is what he did.
Dean says he is Dean Ambrose and this is what he does.
Mick says he wants to take Dean on a journey since he is sick of hearing about Suplex City. He wants Dean to take Brock into the deep, dark resources (sic) of his mind. Mick says that a crowbar is nice, but with 100,000 fans he will need something special. Mick gives Dean a gift and he says it is a passing of the torch. Mick with a bang bang and he leaves.
Dean opens the present and it is a barbed wire baseball bat.
We go to commercial.
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