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Dusty Rhodes is in his office with Bo Dallas and Dusty says that it must have been unreal. Corey Graves wants to know what Bo is doing here. Dusty tells Corey that he asked him for something but Corey says that he does not want to give the title belt back to Dusty. Dusty says that Bo is here because he earned his spot as the winner of the Royal Rumble Challenge. Bo made it into the Royal Rumble and then he beat Wade Barrett the next night.

Dusty has an idea. He suggests that Corey faces Conor O’Brian and Bo Dallas in a Number One Contender Match. Bo likes the idea and Corey says that he will show Dusty, Bo, and Conor what he means by ‘Stay Down’.

We are in Winter Park, Florida and your announcers are William Regal and Tony Dawson.

Match Number One: Justin Gabriel (with Tyson Kidd) versus Leo Kruger

Tyson gives Justin some advise before they lock up. Kruger waits in the corner until he is ready. They lock up and they around the ring until Kruger is pulled out of the corner by the referee. Kruger misses a punch and Gabriel with a shot to Kruger. They lock up again and go around the ring to the opposite corner. Gabriel with a clean break and then he chops Kruger and takes him down with a side head lock.

Gabriel tries to isolate the arm and trap it while maintaining the side head lock. Gabriel holds on to the side head lock and then he takes Kruger down again. Gabriel with a shoulder tackle and he returns to the side head lock. Gabriel leans back and gets a near fall on Kruger. They return to their feet and Kruger rolls through but Gabriel holds on to the side head lock.

Kruger with a knee and he applies a side head lock and he takes Gabriel down. Gabriel with a head scissors and he applies an arm bar. Kruger escapes and Gabriel with a side head lock take down. Kruger gets a near fall with a rollup. Kruger with a punch to the head and he takes Gabriel down with a side head lock.

Gabriel with an arm bar but Kruger backs him into the corner and Kruger with a head butt and punches to Gabriel. Kruger with an Irish whip but Gabriel floats over and takes Leo down with a head scissors. Gabriel teases a dive to the floor but Kruger moves and we go to commercial.

We are back and Kruger punches Gabriel and returns to the side head lock. Kruger with a shoulder tackle. Kruger catches Gabriel on a leap frog attempt and Kruger with a spine buster for a near fall. Kruger sends Gabriel shoulder first into the ring post and then Kruger with an arm wringer to send Gabriel to the mat and he gets a near fall. Kruger with a key lock.

Gabriel with a jawbreaker and a series of kicks to the leg to take Kruger down. Gabriel with a kick to the chest and a spinning back heel kick to the head for a near fall. Kruger with a forearm followed by a single arm DDT and he gets a near fall. Kruger drops a knee to the injured arm. Kruger continues to work on the shoulder and he gets a near fall. Kruger with an arm bar and then he pulls the fingers apart to add extra pressure. Kruger with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Kruger with a key lock and chin lock but Gabriel with elbows. Kruger takes Gabriel down to the mat and he drops another knee to the arm. Kruger uses his leg for a hammer lock while working on the other arm. Kruger returns to the traditional hammer lock.

Gabriel with a flying mare and a drop toe hold that sends Kruger into the ropes. Gabriel with a series of kicks finishing with a jumping back heel kick. Gabriel with a round kick and a forearm to take Kruger down. Gabriel with a cross body into the corner and then he goes to the apron and hits a springboard cross body for a near fall.

Gabriel goes up top but Kruger pushes Gabriel off the turnbuckles and then drops the injured arm on the top rope. Kruger with a running clothesline that flips Gabriel but Gabriel kicks out at two. Kruger cannot believe that Gabriel kicked out. Kruger puts Gabriel on the turnbuckles and he punches Justin. Leo tries for a superplex but Gabriel with punches to the ribs and back. Gabriel with a sunset flip power bomb and then Gabriel returns to the apron and turnbuckles for the 450 Splash and he hits it and gets the three count.

Winner: Justin Gabriel

After the match, Leo hits Gabriel with one of Tyson Kidd’s crutches.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two: Aksana versus Emma

Before the match, Emma tries to pull herself into the ring but she has some trouble. The second attempt gets her barely into the ring.

Emma does her dance before Aksana kicks her and sends Emma across the ring with a hard Irish whip. Aksana slithers across the ring and she sends Emma face first into the mat. Emma goes to the apron and the referee has to hold Aksana back. Emma goes to the floor and regains her composure before going back to the apron. Emma drops Aksana on the top rope.

Emma gets a near fall. Emma throws Aksana to the mat by the hair and then she kicks Aksana and tosses her by the hair again. Emma mocks Aksana but Aksana with a drop toe hold. Aksana with a slam or two. Aksana with an elbow drop for a near fall.

Emma punches Aksana and she snap mares Aksana and pulls her by the hair and gets a near fall. Emma with a cravate. Aksana with punches but Emma pulls Aksana to the mat by the hair and gets a near fall. Emma sets for a suplex but she decides to dance first and Aksana sends Emma into the turnbuckles. Emma with a kick and then he dances towards Aksana but Aksana with a spinebuster for the three count.

Winner: Aksana

We go to the back and Renee Young is standing in front of Bo Dallas who is unconscious on the floor. The medical staff is checking on Bo.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three: Corey Graves versus Conor O’Brian versus Bo Dallas in a Number One Contender Match

Since Bo is still being checked out in the back, it is a singles match instead of a Triple Threat Match. Graves goes for the leg but O’Brian picks him up and throws him to the corner. Graves with a waist lock but O’Brian with a hip toss across the ring. Conor with a series of three shoulder tackles followed by three rolling side head lock take downs.

Graves with forearms and elbows but Conor takes Graves to the mat by the neck and then applies a nerve hold. Graves fights to get out of the hold and we go to commercial.

We are back and Graves with an Irish whip but Conor sends Graves over the top rope to the floor. Conor goes to the floor and he sends Corey into the apron. Graves with a punch but Conor sends Corey back into the apron and then hangs him over the apron and connects with a forearm to the chest.

Conor with a kick to the head when he returns to the ring. Graves gets in a few shots but Conor with kicks and Graves rolls to the floor. Graves with a drop kick to the leg when O’Brian returns to the ring and then Graves slams the leg into the apron and then wraps it around the ring post.

Graves pulls Conor into the ring and he starts to turn his focus to the leg. Graves keeps O’Brian from getting out of the hold and he adds more pressure to the knee and ankle. Graves with elbow drops to the leg. O’Brian escapes and drives Graves rear end first into the mat while in a body scissors.

Conor is unable to get back to his feet and Graves returns to the injured leg and he drives the knee into the ring. Graves with a kick to the head. Graves with an ankle lock while keeping Conor from using the other leg by trapping it with his leg. Graves with an elbow drop to the leg and then he returns to the ankle and knee. O’Brian with forearms to the chest.

Graves with a drop toe hold and then he applies an ankle submission. We go to commercial.

We are back and they are on the floor and Graves and O’Brian exchange punches. Graves sends O’Brian back into the ring and he gets a near fall with some help from the ropes. Graves with a forearm to the back of the injured knee. Graves sends the knee into the mat again and he kicks Conor. Graves returns to the knee and ankle. Graves has to release when O’Brian rakes the face. O’Brian with a punch and Irish whip followed by a splash and biel.

O’Brian with a flapjack to Graves and the lights go out.

When the lights come back on, The Shield have appeared in the ring and the referee calls for the bell.

No Contest

Reigns goes after O’Brian while Ambrose and Rollins work over Graves. They give Graves the Cerberus Power Bomb.

Dean says that this is a friendly reminder. There is no escape from the Shield. You cannot run from them. That is what is looks like and feels like when you are brought to justice by The Shield. Seth says that this is just the beginning. They are here to right the wrongs of an industry gone awry. Seth promises that things will get better, but before they do, they have to get a lot worse. Seth tells you to ask Sheamus if you don’t believe how bad it can get.

Roman says that they are everywhere and they are always watching. There is no one who is outside the reach of the Shield.

They tell everyone to Believe in the Shield.

We go to credits.

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