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Match Number Four: Nikki Bella versus Natalya
Natalya sulks after seeing the footage from Total Divas. They lock up and Natalya with a hip lock take down and she gets a near fall. They lock up again and Nikki with a monkey flip and she floats over for a near fall. Natalya with a kick that is blocked and Natalya slaps Nikki and Natalya with a take down into a leg lock. Nikki with a side head lock but Natalya rolls through to escape.
Nikki with forearms but Natalya with knees in the corner. Nikki with an elbow followed by a cross body for a near fall. Natalya slaps Nikki and Nikki slaps back. Natalya with a slap and Natalya with an abdominal stretch and she pulls the leg to add more pressure. Nikki with a reversal but Natalya with a hip toss into the ropes to escape. Natalya with forearms and the referee warns her.
Nikki with a drop toe hold into the ropes and Nikki with punches and she slams Natalya’s head into the mat. Nikki with a push and Natalya pushes back. Nikki with a rollup for a near fall. Natalya with a double leg take down and jackknife cover for a near fall. Nikki with a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Nikki Bella
After the match, Brie comes into the ring to celebrate with Nikki and Nikki pats Natalya on the head as she goes out of the ring. Natalya goes after the women at ringside.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Slam of the Week: Sheamus winning the United States Title in a battle royal.
Ryback and Sheamus cannot decide on who faces Sheamus so they decide on a coin flip.
Match Number Five: Sheamus versus Curtis Axel (with Ryback) in a Non Title Match
They lock up and go around the ring but Sheamus with a side head lock take down. Axel with a knee and forearm but Sheamus with a punch and forearm followed by a back elbow. Sheamus with a knee drop for a near fall. Sheamus with a European uppercut but Axel with a kick.
Axel with a running knee to the head and Axel gets a near fall. Axel with kicks and punches to Sheamus against the ropes. Sheamus with punches but Axel with a drop kick. Axel kicks Sheamus but Sheamus pushes him away and then Sheamus with a Finlay Slam. Sheamus with a running knee into the corner and then he goes up top but Axel crotches Sheamus and then he connects with a forearm to the back and then he hits a hangman’s neck breaker.
Axel gets a near fall. Axel goes for the fisherman’s suplex but Sheamus blocks it. Axel avoids White Noise. Sheamus with a Cloverleaf and Axel taps out.
Winner: Sheamus
After the match, Ryback attacks Sheamus and we go to commercial.
Match Number Six: Sheamus versus Ryback (with Curtis Axel) in a Non Title Match
The match is joined in progress and Ryback with a side head lock. Sheamus with punches but Ryback with a knee and then he hits a power slam for a near fall. Sheamus with punches to Ryback but Ryback with a boot and slam. Ryback goes for a splash but Sheamus gets his knees up.
Sheamus punches Ryback but Ryback sets for a power bomb but Sheamus gets to his feet. Sheamus with two running double sledges followed by a shoulder in the corner and a knee lift. Sheamus goes to the apron and he sets for the ten forearms and he connects. Sheamus goes for the slingshot shoulder but Ryback catches him and he hits a backpack stunner for a near fall.
Ryback pounds his chest and he sets for the lariat but Sheamus ducks and hits White Noise for a near fall. Sheamus with boots to the midsection but Ryback kicks Sheamus away. Sheamus misses a Brogue Kick and Ryback with a spinebuster for a near fall. Ryback with forearms to Sheamus while Axel tells Sheamus to stay down. Ryback sends Sheamus into the corner but Sheamus with an elbow followed by a boot. Sheamus with a power slam for a near fall.
Sheamus pounds his chest, signaling the Brogue Kick is near but Axel distracts Sheamus and Ryback with a clothesline and he sets for the marching musclebuster but Sheamus gets to his feet and Sheamus hits the Brogue Kick for the three count.
Winner: Sheamus
We are back and Sheamus will be facing Cesaro on Main Event.
Stephanie McMahon makes her way to the ring.
She says that earlier tonight, Daniel Bryan came out and told his story about overcoming the odds to win the WWE World Championship at Wrestlemania. Then he beat the Demon Kane at Extreme Rules. Daniel did do all of that, but at the end of the day, Daniel Bryan has to undergo neck surgery on Thursday. It proves one thing, but Daniel Bryan is not an A+ player. It is what she has been trying to tell him all along.
Daniel’s body could not keep up with his heart. His heart is in it, but unfortunately, he just can pull through. Daniel knows that she has been trying to protect him, but he wouldn’t listen. Now they have to do what is best for business.
Since we don’t know what the outcome of this surgery is, she wants Daniel to come to the ring so she can say something to him face to face.
Kane’s pyro goes off instead and he is dragging Daniel Bryan to the stage and Daniel is not moving.
The medical staff checks on Daniel. Brie comes out along with officials. Stephanie comes up to check on Daniel. They put Daniel onto a stretcher and they take him to the back.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Stephanie apologizes to Daniel for what happened.
Brie looks at Stephanie and then she pushes Stephanie and tells her to stay away. She gets into the ambulance with her husband.
We take a look at Summer’s attempt to romance Fandango on Total Divas. Then we see what happens when Fandango gets into his work.
Match Number Seven: Dolph Ziggler versus Fandango (with Layla El)
They lock up and Fandango with a waist lock and Ziggler with a standing switch into a side head lock. Ziggler with a shoulder tackle. Fandango with arm drags and he does some gyrating to counter Ziggler’s earlier moves. Ziggler with a drop kick but Fandango with a back body drop that sends Ziggler over the top rope to the floor.
Layla gazes lovingly at Fandango before Fandango goes to the floor to bring Ziggler back into the ring to get a near fall. Fandango with elbows to the upper chest. Fandango with a European uppercut and then he chokes Ziggler in the ropes. Ziggler with punches but Fandango with a knee and suplex for a near fall. Fandango with a reverse chin lock. Ziggler with a jaw breaker and elbow to Fandango. Fandango misses a splash into the corner and Ziggler leaps into the corner and he punches Fandango followed by a neck breaker and both men are down.
Ziggler misses a Famesasser and Fandango hits a Falcon Arrow for a near fall. Fandango goes up top for the FandangoBama Jam but Ziggler gets up and Fandango jumps over Ziggler. Ziggler with a Fameasser and he gets a near fall. Layla gets on the apron and she complains about what Ziggler is doing.
Fandango with a spinning heel kick for a near fall. Layla gets caught in the apron and she is a bit frustrated. Ziggler with a Zig Zag for the three count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
After the match, Layla comes back into the ring and Fandango has a mic. He tells Layla that he might have lost, but he knows that he is a winner because no woman has made him feel the way that she makes him feel. When she is in his arms, it is like the world disappears and reappears. Dolph may have won, but you have won something much more valuable. His heart. Fandango says that he loves Layla.
Fandango and Layla kiss.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Hacksaw Jim Duggan makes his way to the ring. He gets the crowd to chant USA. Jim throws out a hooooooooo. He wants to know how all of the Tough Guys are. He says that it is great to be around the WWE Universe after living in Legends House.
Lana interrupts Duggan and she makes her way to the stage to pose before telling Jim Duggan that he symbolizes America. Once a great nation, but just like England, his empire crumbles and you are the laughing stock of the world. Did you not know that China has passed you and has the biggest economy in the world. This is why Rusev is proud to represent Mother Russia and the greatest leader in the world, Vladimir Putin.
Duggan says that there is something she should hear. Duggan gets everyone to chant ‘USA’.
Lana says that Duggan continues to prove his country’s inferiority. Witness the rise of the Super Athlete, Rusev.
Duggan has a confused look on his face as he tries to figure out if he should leave the ring or fight. Duggan gets ready to swing the 2x4.
Lana tells Mr. Duggan that she gives him one chance to beg for mercy. Rusev takes the 2x4 and he breaks it over his knee. Lana says that was his one chance. She tells Rusev to CRUSH.
Big E makes his way to the ring and Rusev with a knee into the corner and a savate kick.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Damien Sandow tells people to watch the Raw Pre Show. He says that he had to sneak out this talking stick to be heard. He says that people are afraid to hear what he has to say. He could come out here on live television and say what he is feeling, but it is a lot better . . .
Sandow is interrupted by Cody Rhodes and Goldust.
Match Number Eight Cody Rhodes (with Goldust) versus Damien Sandow
Sandow with a waist lock and Cody with a back heel trip followed by a fireman’s carry. Sandow swings and misses but Cody with a hammer lock. Sandow with an elbow. Cody with a sunset flip for a near fall. Cody with a punch. Cody with a punch but Sandow with a kick and leg sweep followed by punches.
Sandow with a knee drop and then he slams Cody into the mat. Sandow with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Sandow with a reverse chin lock. Cody with an elbow and arm drag followed by a jackknife cover for a near fall. Cody with an inside cradle for a near fall. Sandow sends Rhodes into the ropes with a drop toe hold. Sandow with punches and a running hip to the back.
Sandow with a side Russian leg sweep into the Elbow of Disdain, but Rhodes moves. Sandow with a forearm and he pulls Rhodes to the apron where he connects with forearms and an Elbow of Disdain to Rhodes on the apron and Sandow gets a near fall. Sandow with a reverse chin lock. Rhodes with punches followed by a clothesline and a drop down uppercut.
Rhodes with a springboard drop kick and then he hits the kick to the solar plexus and he sets for Cross Rhodes but Sandow with a snap mare and shoulder in the corner. The referee warns Sandow and Sandow punches Cody. Cody with a rake of the eyes when Goldust took the referee’s attention from the match and Cody hits Beautiful Disaster for the three count.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
We go to commercial.
We are back and you need to BOLIEVE.
Bray Wyatt says that your actions don’t surprise him anymore John. All humans are flawed. It is their ignorance and their greed and their lust for power that prevents you from thriving in this paradise. It turns you into a parasite. You are no different John. You are all the same. Your boundless narcissism brings him back to Bray. Where does this end?
Will John bring the head of the beast home with him so he can brag about how he slayed him? The beast is waiting. John says that he would never give up and he would be the last one standing. He likes that very much. Bray says that he would like to put that theory to the test at Payback. When Mountains crumble, he will stand. How far will you go to take this devil down?
Bray starts to sing.
Match Number Nine: Batista (with Randy Orton and Triple H) versus Roman Reigns (with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose)
Batista goes for a take down but Reigns sends him into the corner. They lock up and Batista with a knee and he sends Reigns into the corner. Batista with shoulders and the referee warns him. Reigns with punches and shoulders of his own. Reigns with a hard Irish whip and they go to the floor. Batista and Reigns fight by the ringside barrier and Reigns sends Batista’s head into the ring steps. Reigns sends Batista back into the ring.
Reigns misses a splash into the corner and Reigns hits the ring post. Batista with a punch and Irish whip followed by a clothesline into the corner. Batista sends Reigns shoulder first into the ring post and he gets a near fall. Batista with a boot to the chest. Reigns with a forearm across the eyes.
Batista with a kick followed by an Irish whip but Reigns with a clothesline out of the corner. Reigns blocks a punch and he punches Batista while the other four men return to the floor. Reigns with a boot and clothesline in the corner. Reigns with a punch and then he goes to the floor for the broad jump crop kick but Hunter and Orton get in the way. Rollins and Ambrose with suicide dives to Hunter and Orton and Reigns with the broad jump drop kick.
Reigns sets for the Superman punch but Hunter pulls him out of the ring for a Pedigree but Rollins with a splash onto Hunter. The referee calls for the bell.
No Contest
After the match, Hunter is Irish whipped into the ring steps and Hunter is brought back into the ring and the Shield surround them. Rollins kicks hUnter.
Stephanie sends wrestlers to the ring to go after The Shield. Ambrose is sent to the floor while everyone in the ring works over Reigns.
Hunter grabs a chair while Clay and Titus hold Reigns. Reigns gets free and hits a spear on Hunter. Rollins and Ambrose have chairs and they swing for the fences. Ambrose with the Dean Driver to Fandango on the chair. Rollins with Black Out to Axel on the chair. Reigns with a Superman punch to Slater. Ryback is the only one left in the ring and Reigns with a spear. Ryback falls victim to the Cerberus Bomb.
We go to credits.
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