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Wyatt said there was a wicked feeling in the air and asked if you could feel it. He said that he could never forget the first time he saw him...."He made me tremble. His eyes were so cold, man and behind them, there is nothing but darkness...I feared him, but now, he is just like everyone else...weakened and broken. He is just like everyone else."
Wyatt said the monster is now just a mere mortal and is lost, stuck between worlds. Bray said it was time for Undertaker to go home. He said his mission is clear and that's for him to claim the soul of The Undertaker at Wrestlemania. He began laughing and laid back down in the casket.
Great promo from Bray Wyatt.
WWE United States champion Rusev vs. John Cena
Cena had control early but Rusev took him down and stomped him in the corner. Rusev smothered him with his foot. Dueling chants for Cena. Cena fought back but was caught with a spinkick as he rebounded off the ropes. Cena is driven into the barricade on the floor. Rusev controlled Cena for a long time. Cena finally fired back with right and left. Cena nailed several tackles and hit the Blue Thunder Bomb. Cena called for the Five Knuckle Shuffle and nailed it.
Cena went for the AA but Rusev slipped out and drilled Cena with a big shoulderblock for a two count. Rusev drilled him with a swinging Uranage. Cena made a comeback and went for the AA bur Rusev grabbed the ropes. He caught Cena and went for a Fall Away Slam but Cena slipped out and locked on the STF. Rusev was able to use his power to break the hold and wiped Cena out. He covered Cena for a two count. You could tell with this bout that the crowd was into it but not loud, so it sounds like the crowd wasn't mic'd well.
Rusev worked over Cena and called for The Accolade but Cena blocked it and cinched in the STF. Rusev wasn't able to break it this time ut made it to the ropes. Cena caught Rusev and went for the AA but his ribs hurt. Rusev went for a superkick and nailed it but Cena absrobed it and nailed the AA for a two count. Cena went to the top for the Alabama Jam but was caught and powerbombed.
Rusev locked in the Accolade. Cena kept trying to break it but Rusev would prevent it and sink it in deeper. Cena pulled himself to his feet. Lana got into the ring and distracted the referee. Rusev lowblowed Cena, then superkicked him in the face. He locked the Accolade and really pulled back. With Cena out, the referee declared a submission.
Your winner, Rusev!
Rusev celebrated over Cena as the Russian flag came down. Cena walked out in a daze refusing medical help.I thought this was really well done. Solid match and the right man went over to set up the Wrestlemania showdown.
Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns to earn Wrestlemania main event and WWE World Heavyweight championship bout.
The story early on was the wrestler vs. the powerhouse as Bryan would gain control early but Reigns would power out before he could try a big submission hold. Bryan began attacking him with kicks to take down the bigger man. Bryan tried to build some momentum but was caught with a tiltowhirl slam and then sent to the floor.
Roman drilled Bryan into the barricade, then the apron, then the barricade again. Reigns worked over Bryan for some time. He drilled Bryan with a clothesline and charged him in the corner but Bryan nailed a drop toehold. Bryan went for a charging move but was sent upside down with a hard clothesline for a two count.
Roman continued the assault with several suplexes. He nailed the apron dropkicik from the floor and teased the Superman Punch. Bryan countered with a hard kick to the liver, playing off Reigns' hernia surgery. Bryan kept working him over as Reigns was down in the corner. Bryan nail several running dropkicks into the corner.
Bryan went for a top rope rana but was caught and powerbombed off the top for a two count. Roman worked him over but when he got on the buckles to reign down punches, Bryan slipped out from underneath and crotched him. Bryan nailed a belly to back superplex for a two count. Bryan locked in the Yes Lock. Reigns fight to the ropes and Bryan breaks the hold.
Reigns went to the floor to try and recover, leaving him easy prey for a pair of Bryan dives. Bryan went for a third but Reigns caught him and nailed a belly to belly overhead suplex on the floor. When Bryan recovered, Reigns went for a spear but Bryan sidestepped him and Reigns drilled the ringsteps hard. This allowed Bryan time to recover and he returned to the ring at the 8 count. Roman jumped in at the last second, preventing a countout.
Bryan went to the top rope and went for a move but was drilled with a big punch for a two count. Reigns was shocked. Reigns set up for the spear but Bryan turned it into a small package for a two count. He kicked Reigns in the face and nailed the running knee for a two count. Now it was Bryan's turn to be shocked. Great stuff.
Bryan began nailing Roman with stiff kicks to the chest. Roman blocked the last one but Bryan began nailing strikes and slaps. Roman grabbed him by the throat but Bryan went for an armbar and turned it into the Yes Lock. Reigns finally broke it and began pounding the hell out of Bryan with strikes. Bryan grabbed an armbar but Roman lifted and powerbomed Bryan down. They were both down and out with the referee counting them down.
They began exchanging kicks and strikes on the mat. Bryan nailed the KO kick to the head. He lined up for the running knee again but was speared and Reigns pinned him.
Your winner, going to Wrestlemania, Roman Reigns!
After the bout, Daniel Bryan endorsed Reigns and told him he better kick Lesnar's ass. They shook hands.
A hell of a main event. Roman earned it. Great performance by both men.
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