We take a look back at some photos from the main event of Wrestlemania 29.
The man who walked out of MetLife Stadium as the WWE Champion makes his way to the ring.
Michael Cole mentions that Rock tweeted that he suffered an injury last night and his doctor said the same thing.
The people of the Izod Center are not Cena fans. John says that it should be ever superstar’s dream to be in the main event of Wrestlemania and to win that match. When you win the main event at Wrestlemania, you get to enjoy the adulation, the respect, the cheers . . . the cheers . . . the cheers.
John says that we have known each other for ten years and he might be going out on a limb tonight but he thinks people might be angry . . . maybe a little more than angry. John says that he is upset too. Wrestlemania is over and that is why everyone is upset.
John says that the WWE isn’t like the day after Christmas, it is the Raw after Wrestlemania. It doesn’t matter how you feel about him. John says that every Raw after Wrestlemania is more than that. Last year, Brock Lesnar returned to whip his ass.
John says that he is feeling good tonight. We have a very volatile crowd and John says that he might do a championship dance. It might have a little shake . . . a little kick. John suggests a heel turn. Now we are ready for Monday Night Raw.
A Hall of Famer told him in order to be the man, you have to beat the man. Even the Rock got hurt and in the end, a champion rose. John proudly says that tonight . . . the Champ is HERE.
John says that this is exactly what he wanted for a Wrestlemania Main Event celebration. Right now and right here it is his post-Wrestlemania Celebration. John says that he is going to celebrate the only way he knows. Balloons will not fall from the ceiling, he is going to defend his title.
John says that he doesn’t care who the Number One Contender is. He doesn’t care if it is Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton, or CM Punk . . .
Mark Henry’s music plays and Cena is frozen in the ring.
Mark enters the ring and he looks at Cena. Mark wants to know what is up with the champ. He says the problem with coming out here and asking for trouble is that trouble might just find you. Mark says that Cena won his match at Wrestlemania, but . . . he tells John to look at him while John wonders why the crowd wants to have sex with chocolate.
Mark tells John not to pay attention to them. He says that he destroyed Ryback last night. With all of this talk, they need to have some action.
John says that the crowd wants to have sex with chocolate and then they want to eat some more.
John introduces himself to Mark Henry. He sees the look in Mark’s eye and he is afraid. He is afraid to tell Mark that he has the breath of 1,000 asses. Tonight, Mark faces him for the WWE Championship.
Booker T comes out and he says that he cannot and will not have John make WWE Championship matches. It will not go down like that. The deal is that the Rock is entitled to a rematch.
John wants to know if Once in a Lifetime is now Best of Three.
Booker says that Rock is the Number One Contender but Rock suffered an injury and he cannot be here tonight. Booker tells Mark that if he wants a shot at the WWE Championship, he will have to earn it. If he can beat John Cena in the middle of the ring tonight, he will get his shot.
Mark tells Booker to get his hands off of him. Mark says that he is not laughing. All that those jokes will get Cena is admission into the Hall of Pain.
We go to commercial.
We are back with more photos from Wrestlemania.
Match Number One: Daniel Bryan (with Kane) versus Big E Langston (with AJ Lee and Dolph Ziggler)
Bryan with a knee and kicks to Langston but Langston pushes Bryan away. Langston with a uranage in the corner. Langston with a shoulder to the midsection. Langston with another shoulder into the corner and then he picks up Bryan and back drops him. Langston with punches but Bryan with a sunset flip for a near fall.
Bryan with kicks of No to the chest followed by a round kick to the head. Bryan goes up top but AJ gets on the apron and Ziggler crotches Bryan. Kane grabs Ziggler but Langston tosses Bryan onto Kane on the floor. Langston hits the Big Ending and gets the three count.
Winner: Big E Langston
Josh Mathews is with Kurt Warner to talk about The Moment, a new show on USA about people getting second chances. He is looking forward to giving ordinary individuals a chance to get a second chance to be at the top of their field.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Slo-Mo Slam: Miz putting Wade Barrett in the figure four leg lock on the Wrestlemania Pre Show.
Match Number Two: Wade Barrett versus The Miz for the Intercontinental Title
Barrett with a punch and kicks but the referee warns Barrett. Barrett with a head butt and Irish whip but Miz floats over and he connects with a shoulder tackle followed by a kick to the head for a near fall. Miz with a suplex and he gets a near fall.
Barrett sends Miz into the corner and he punches Miz followed by kicks. Miz with an Irish whip but Barrett sends Miz to the apron. Miz rolls under and gets a near fall. Miz sends Barrett into the turnbuckles and then he punches Barrett. Miz with a knee and he gets a near fall. Miz with a reverse chin lock but Barrett with a punch and kick.
Barrett with an elbow drop for a near fall. Barrett with a reverse chin lock and he tries for a belly-to-back suplex but Miz lands on his feet and he sends Barrett to the floor and he hits a drop kick and then he hits a double sledge from the apron. Miz sends Barrett into the ringside barrier and he goes up top. Miz leaps over Barrett and he sends Barrett to the apron. Barrett with a kick to the chest and a neck breaker in the ropes.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Miz runs into the Blackpool Slam for a near fall. Barrett sends Miz to the floor and he mocks Mick Foley with the bang bang before the elbow drop off the apron and he brings Miz back in for a near fall. Barrett with a reverse chin lock but Miz with a belly-to-back suplex to escape.
Miz with punches and kicks and a running forearm followed by a running knee lift and a boot to the head. Miz tries for the Awesome Clothesline but Barrett comes out of the corner. Miz stops Barrett and hits the Reality Check. Barrett misses a charge into the corner and Miz with the Awesome Clothesline followed by a double sledge from the top. Miz sets for the Figure Four Leg Lock but Barrett kicks Miz into the turnbuckles. Miz with a kick and DDT for a near fall.
Barrett with a punch and he gets Miz on his shoulders for Wasteland but Miz with elbows. Miz tries to float over but Barrett catches him and Barrett tries for a kick but Miz blocks it and he applies the Figure Four leg lock. Barrett tries to get to the ropes and he succeeds.
Barrett with a boot to a charging Miz and then Barrett goes to the turnbuckles but Miz with a punch to the midsection. Miz with punches and then he climbs the turnbuckles for a superplex. Barrett stops Miz and Barrett sends Miz into the top of the ring post. Barrett sets for the Bull Hammer and Barrett connects and he gets the three count.
Winner: Wade Barrett
Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox are in the office talking about the job they did. Sheamus enters and Vickie asks him how he is. Sheamus reminds Vickie that Big Show knocked him out last night. He said that nobody should trust Big Show. Sheamus demands a match with Big Show. Brad reminds Sheamus that he owes them one. Sheamus doesn’t care because he wants to kick the head off that giant piece of crap.
Vickie says that she will give Sheamus a match.
We are back with more photos of Wrestlemania.
Booker T is walking in the back and Randy Orton stops him and he congratulates Booker on his induction into the Hall of Fame. Randy wants a favor from Booker. He wants Big Show tonight in the ring. Orton says that he talked Sheamus into believing in Big Show and he wants to prove it.
Booker says that there is nothing he can do because Vickie has a match for Big Show with Sheamus.
Orton tells Booker that he can do what he wants because he is a Hall of Famer and a real GM.
Booker tells Randy he has his match.
Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter make their way to the stage. Zeb says that their country is in bad shape and after last night it got worse. He says that he told everyone. Zeb says that he is asking for something now that he never asked for before. He wants everyone’s support. He volunteered for the war in Vietnam because he loves his country. He is going to do that tonight in the ring with Jack Swagger. This country is on the edge of anarchy.
Zeb wants everyone to start a USA chant when Alberto makes his way to the ring.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) versus Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger
Swagger starts off and they lock up. Swagger with a clean break. They lock up again and Swagger with punches. Del Rio with punches and an Irish whip to the sternum. Del Rio with a kick to the back and then he clotheslines Swagger over the top rope to the floor. This is not lucha rules so Colter stays on the apron.
Del Rio with a suicide dive that sends Swagger into the announce table and then Del Rio with a boot to the head and he sends Swagger back into the ring. Del Rio with a cross body for a near fall. Colter hits Swagger from behind and that allows Swagger to take advantage and he dives for the knee. Swagger with elbow drops to the knee.
Swagger sends Del Rio into the corner and he connects with knees. Swagger takes his time with the referee and Colter rakes the eyes. Swagger with a snap mare and then he applies a step over toe hold. Del Rio with a kick to the head. Del Rio goes for the step up enzuigiri but Del Rio is unable to hit it due to the work that was done on the knee.
Swagger applies the ankle lock. Del Rio escapes the hold and he goes to the apron. Del Rio applies the cross arm breaker in the ropes and he lets go before the referee gets to five. Swagger with a running elbow that knocks Del Rio off the apron and we go to commercial.
We are back and Swagger with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. We see footage from the commercial break when Swagger continued to work on the lower leg. Swagger with a step over toe hold and Colter twirls his mustache for support. Swagger charges into the corner and Del Rio moves so Swagger goes shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Del Rio with two clotheslines and then he avoids one from Swagger. Del Rio has to hit the tilt-a-whirl back breaker and he hurts his knee more.
Del Rio with a super kick and he gets a near fall. Del Rio tries for the float over into the cross arm breaker but Swagger counters and applies the ankle lock. Del Rio makes it to the ropes and Swagger almost forgets to release the hold in time. Swagger returns to the ankle lock. Del Rio with the cross arm breaker and Del Rio pulls the hair and he locks it in fully and Swagger taps out.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
After the match, the medical staff checks on Del Rio and . . .
Dolph Ziggler’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring with AJ Lee, Big E Langston, and the briefcase.
Match Number Four: Dolph Ziggler versus Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Title
Del Rio struggles to get back to his feet and Ziggler with punches and kicks to the leg. Ziggler with the Fameasser for a two count. Ziggler kicks Del Rio in the injured leg. Ziggler misses a splash into the corner and Del Rio gets to his feet and this time he hits the step up enzuigiri. Del Rio gets a near fall. Del Rio with the cross arm breaker and Ziggler grabs the ankle to get out of the hold.
Ziggler with the Zig Zag and he gets the three count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
After the match, Ziggler celebrates with AJ and Langston.
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