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Backstage, Miz and Morrison knocked on Bad Bunny's dressing room. They wanted to give compliments from A-Listers to A-Lister. They called him Mr. Bunny and offered an alliance merging brands with them. Morrison rapped to impress him. They promised to turn him into a bona fide superstar but he turned them down, saying he was fine. They said they were the favorites to win the Rumble plus they have the Money in the Bank briefcase. They knocked him for hanging out with Booker T, who turned up behind them. He said, "Tell me you didn't just say that." Morrison bolted. Miz backed down. Booker and Bunny told him good luck in the Rumble and walked off. Gotta sell that Bunny Rumble merchandise.
The panel were talking about what we have seen. R-Truth showed up. Peter Rosenberg told Truth he saw John Cena. Truth looked and Rosenberg rolled him up and won the title. Truth chased him off. JBL, rightfully, said this may have been the worst moment in wrestling history. If this doesn't lead to Sam Roberts vs. Peter Rosenberg in a Tuxedo match...
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns with Paul Heyman vs. Kevin Owens - Last Man Standing Match.
They started brawling and went to the floor early. It was all good, believable fighting. Roman grabbed the ring steps and nailed Owens with them in the shoulder in the aisle to the ring. Owens pulled himself up but was nailed again. Owens was almost counted out but pulled himself up. He kicked Roman down. They battled up into the Thunderdome screens and used a chair on each other. Roman gained control and beat Owens down but Owens fired back with a big right. Owens gained control and kept hitting him over and over with the chair in the mid-section and legs. Roman was almost counted down but regained his footing at 7.
They kept battling. Roman nailed a Superman Punch and tossed Owens off the elevated area, sending him crashing down through several tables below that held equipment. Owens dragged himself to his feet at nine. They battled into another area of the stadium where there was another practice ring. Roman hit him with a golf cart. It looked EVIL. Cue the "they stole this from AEW" emails. Google Jerry Lawler and Eddie Gilbert kids! Owens still pulled himself up at nine.
Roman, enraged, began battering him with right hands. Roman mocked him for mentioning his grandfathers on a recent promo, which PISSED OFF Owens and he went nuts attacking him and kept beating Reigns' head against the wall. He said they were more men than Roman will ever be and slammed him on an announcing style table. He climbed and nailed a splash through the table. Hell of a scene.
Reigns kept beating the count. Owens nailed him with a small ladder. Owens climbed into an forklift. He lifted its forks all the way up and climbed up to a pallet they were holding. He nailed a swanton off through a table. The visual on this was great. Reigns came up bloody. Owens dragged him back to the ring in the official Thunderdome, slamming him into different things along the way. He tossed Reigns back onto the official entrance stage. Roman was almost counted down but at 7, he returned and hit a Superman Punch. He speared Owens through one of the digital walls. Owens was almost counted out but rolled off the stage and landed on his feet to escape the count.
Roman, brandishing a pair of handcuffs, beat the hell out of Owens with a series of rights, beating down down to the floor. He went to cuff Owens, who fought him back and nailed a stunner on the floor. The referee began counting them both down. Owens recovered and beat Roman with them and cuffed him to a piece of the metal holding the lighting rig. The idea was Roman would be trapped and can't step up onto his feet. He was almost counted out but Reigns grabbed the referee and smashed him into the metal, KOing him and preventing the title loss.
Paul Heyman came out to unhook Reigns but it appeared they were having problems as it took forever for that to happen. Reigns grabbed Owens and sunk in a front guillotine choke. Owens' face turned bright red. A new official began counting them both out. Owens did not recover in time.
Your winner and still WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns!
This was an off the charts brawl with some insane bumps and absolutely excellent work from Owens and Reigns. This is what a Last Man Standing Match should be all about. I loved the hell out of this.
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