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The Intercontinental Champion Big E makes his way to the ring.
Tom Phillips mentions the WWE.com story about Christian not being able to wrestle tonight because of a concussion suffered on Raw.
Byron mentions that the other three men from the match on Raw will wrestle to see who will compete against Big E tonight.
Match Number One: Sheamus versus Dolph Ziggler versus Alberto Del Rio in a Number One Contender Match for the Intercontinental Title
Sheamus kicks Del Rio and punches him in the corner. Ziggler with punches to Del Rio but Sheamus pulls Ziggler out of the corner. Both men work over Del Rio until Ziggler punches Sheamus. Sheamus punches back and he connects with a back elbow. Del Rio with punches and kicks to Sheamus.
Del Rio sends Ziggler over the top rope to the floor but that allows Sheamus to recover and he connects with a clothesline followed by a series of knee drops. Sheamus gets a near fall. Sheamus punches Del Rio in the corner followed by an Irish whip but Del Rio with an elbow. Sheamus with the Finlay Slam for a near fall.
Del Rio rolls to the floor and Ziggler and Sheamus circle each other. They lock up and Sheamus pushes Ziggler into the corner. They lock up again and Sheamus with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Sheamus waits for Ziggler to get up. Ziggler with a waist lock and Sheamus with an elbow and side head lock of his own. Sheamus with a shoulder tackle.
Ziggler with a drop kick to Sheamus for a near fall. Ziggler with a kick to Sheamus but Sheamus with a running forearm and then he punches Del Rio off the apron. Ziggler with a rollup for a near fall. Sheamus with a slam and elbow drop for a near fall. Sheamus with a quarter nelson and chin lock on Ziggler. Ziggler punches Sheamus and kicks him but he misses the Fameasser. Sheamus sends Ziggler to the apron and Del Rio with an enzuigiri to Sheamus while setting for the forearms to Ziggler. Del Rio sends Ziggler into the ringside barrier as we go to commercial.
We are back and Del Rio with a reverse chin lock on Ziggler. Del Rio with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker on Ziggler for a near fall. Del Rio kicks Ziggler and then Del Rio with a baseball slide to Sheamus to keep him out of the ring. Del Rio goes up top but he is met with a Ziggler drop kick when he comes off the turnbuckles.
Ziggler avoids a clothesline and he connects with a flying clothesline and then he jumps into the corner for rapid fire punches and then he gives Del Rio a neck breaker for a near fall. Del Rio with a back heel kick, but when he goes for a splash in the ropes, Ziggler moves. Sheamus pulls Ziggler out of the ring and then he connects with the ten forearms to Del Rio on the apron. Sheamus with two running double sledges but Ziggler stops the shoulder in the corner. Sheamus with a uranage back breaker to Ziggler and then one to Del Rio for a near fall.
Sheamus looks around and he pounds the chest for the Brogue Kick but Ziggler with a drop kick to Sheamus. Del Rio with a boot to Ziggler and then Sheamus kicks Del Rio from the corner and Sheamus pulls himself up to the turnbuckles. Sheamus knocks Ziggler off the turnbuckles and Del Rio with a German suplex on Ziggler for a near fall.
Sheamus with a flying shoulder tackle to Del Rio for a near fall. Sheamus with punches to Del Rio but he misses a short arm clothesline. Del Rio with a back heel kick. Sheamus runs Del Rio into the corner and then he hits a knee lift and clothesline that sends Del Rio to the floor. Ziggler with a DDT for a near fall on Sheamus.
Ziggler goes for the neck breaker on Sheamus but Sheamus counters and he tries for White Noise but Ziggler escapes. Sheamus with the Cloverleaf on Ziggler and Del Rio with a super kick to Sheamus for a near fall. Del Rio does not know what to do after not being able to put Sheamus away. Ziggler with a Fameasser on Del Rio for a near fall.
Ziggler goes for a sleeper on Del Rio but he turns around into a Brogue Kick from Sheamus, but Ziggler goes to the floor. Del Rio with a rollup for a near fall on Sheamus. Sheamus hits White Noise on Del Rio but Del Rio kicks out at two. Sheamus goes for the Cloverleaf on Del Rio but he blocks it. Del Rio with an arm breaker on Sheamus and then he locks in the Cross Arm Breaker on Sheamus.
Sheamus rolls over and he picks up Del Rio. Sheamus misses a Brogue Kick and he gets his leg caught on the rope. Del Rio with a lungblower to Sheamus and Ziggler pins Del Rio for the three count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
After the match, Renee Young congratulates Dolph in his victory along with Big E in the ring. Dolph says that he did it. He is going to Wrestlemania. He says that he is going to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. He is going to do it as the Intercontinental Champion. Big E knows him better than anyone else. He taught Big E almost everything. Tonight Big E is getting in the ring with Dolph Ziggler.
Big E says that he was taught the ins and outs by Dolph and he was there when Dolph won the World Title. He might not be a show off, but he is the Intercontinental Champion. He will walk out of the match as the Intercontinental Champion. He wishes Ziggler luck and they shake hands.
It is time to take a look back at the opening segment from Raw.
Batista will be on Smackdown to address the WWE Universe.
We go to commercial.
We are back and AJ Lee has joined Tom and Byron at the announce table.
Match Number Two: Natalya, Eva Marie, Emma, Naomi, Cameron versus Tamina Snuka, Alicia Fox, Aksana, Summer Rae, and Layla El
Layla and Natalya start things off and Layla with a slap but Natalya with clotheslines. Layla turtles and Natalya spanks her. Natalya with a suplex for a near fall. Emma tags in and she kicks Layla and then she dances. Layla does her own dancing and then she misses a clothesline. Emma with a rollup for a near fall but Layla kicks Emma. Layla with an Irish whip but she misses a charge into the corner.
Emma with the DilEmma on Layla and then she kicks Layla to the mat. Alicia tags in and she is given a drop toe hold. Eva tags in and she rolls up Alicia for a near fall. Eva with a side head lock and take down. Alicia runs Eva into the corner and she connects with shoulders. Eva with elbows to get out of the corner and then everyone gets in the ring and there is pandemonium.
Alicia with a wrist lock on Eva followed by an elbow to the head and a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Summer tags in and she kicks Eva. Summer with a front face lock and she tags in Alicia. Alicia with a snap mare and reverse chin lock and then she pulls Eva to the mat by the hair. Alicia misses a flip leg drop and Tamina and Naomi tag in.
Naomi with a forearm and a round kick from the apron. Tamina gets Naomi on her shoulders but Naomi gets to her feet and she hits a running forearm into the corner followed by a cross body for a near fall. There is more pandemonium in the ring and Emma shows Eva Marie how to dance and Tamina with a double clothesline. Naomi with an uppercut. Tamina with a super kick to Naomi for the three count.
Winners: Summer Rae, Layla El, Alicia Fox, Aksana, and Tamina Snuka
After the match, AJ celebrates with Tamina Snuka and Tamina does not look happy that AJ is sharing the spotlight with her. AJ hugs Tamina and Tamina lets Tamina survive for now.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is now going to be a Fatal Four Way at Wrestlemania for the Tag Titles. The Real Americans and Los Matadores will join Curtis Axel and Ryback as the opponents for the Usos.
We take a look at the John Cena and Bray Wyatt feud.
The Barrett Cylinder rises and Wade asks for some decorum. He is afraid that he has some bad news. It is clear that John Cena is freaked out by Bray Wyatt and the Wyatt Family. It is the same way that everyone gets freaked out when you look in a mirror. Everyone in this arena and watching at home should wear the same mask that John Cena wore on Raw. This way, your friends, family and the average man on the street will not have to deal with the reality of your hideous faces.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Big E versus Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Title
They lock up and Big E sends Ziggler to the mat. They lock up again and Big E sends Ziggler to the mat again and then he connects with a clothesline. Ziggler gets back to his feet and he applies a waist lock. Big E powers out of the hold and he takes Ziggler down with a hip lock into a side head lock.
Big E with a side head lock take down. Big E with a shoulder tackle but Ziggler with a drop kick and Big E gets to the ropes and the referee pulls Ziggler away. Ziggler with a waist lock but Big E with an elbow and punch. Big E with a clothesline and Ziggler goes to the floor to regroup.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Big E sends Ziggler into the corner but Ziggler moves when Big E charges into the corner and Big E hits the ring post with his shoulder. Ziggler with a cross body and punches to Big E. Ziggler leaps into the corner and he hits a neck breaker for a near fall. Big E with two clotheslines and he ducks a clothesline from Ziggler. Big E with a belly-to-belly suplex. Big E tries for the Ultimate Warrior splash but Ziggler with a drop kick.
Big E with a uranage for a near fall when Ziggler charges at him in the corner. Ziggler with a DDT and he gets a near fall. Ziggler goes for a sleeper but Big E pushes him away. Big E with a clothesline for a near fall. The straps comes down and he picks up Ziggler for the Big Ending but Ziggler escapes and he hits the Fameasser but he can only get a two count.
Big E sends Ziggler high into the air and then he hits the Big Ending for the three count.
Winner: Big E
After the match, Ziggler and Big E stand face to face and they hug and Ziggler raises Big E’s hand in victory.
We go to credits.
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