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Match Number Five: Seth Rollins versus Vince McMahon’s Hand Picked Opponent
Seth waits for his opponent to come out and the lights go out in the stadium. It is Cody Rhodes.
Cody shakes the referee’s hand before Seth and Cody lock up. They go to a stalemate. They lock up and Cody with a side head lock. Cody with an arm drag and he does a Stardust cartwheel. Seth with a side head lock. Cody with a forearm to the ribs and Seth with a shoulder tackle. Both men block hip toss attempts. Seth with a side head lock and Cody with a drop down uppercut. Rollins with a punch and Cody punches back.
Cody blocks a Pedigree and Rollins blocks Cross Rhodes. They go for suplexes but each block it until they both go over the top rope to the floor. Seth backs Cody into the apron but Cody pulls Seth’s shoulder into the ring post. Cody punches Seth in the midsection. Cody with a wrist lock and take down. Cody turns it into an arm bar. Cody with a figure four arm scissors. Seth with a rollup for a near fall. Cody with a top wrist lock and Rollins with a forearm. Cody goes for an O’Connor Roll and then he grabs Rollins and kicks him in the midsection.
Cody pulls Rollins off the ropes and Rollins lands on his feet and hits an enzuigiri. Cody with an arm wringer. Cody goes up top and goes for a cross body but Seth with a drop kick to Cody. Seth with knees to the midsection and then he hits a gutbuster out of a fireman’s carry position for a near fall. Seth with forearms as he welcomes Cody ‘back to the big leagues’. Seth with an Irish whip and a bear hug. Cody with an uppercut to the arm but Rollins with a back elbow and chop. Cody with a running forearm and he floats over Rollins and hits a power slam. Cody with a clothesline that sends Rollins over the top rope to the floor. Cody with a suicide dive that sends Rollins over the announce table.
Cody with a twisting cross body for a near fall. Seth goes to the floor and Cody follows. Rollins blocks Beautiful Disaster and catches Cody and then he power bombs Cody into the ringside barrier. They return to the ring. Rollins with a springboard knee to the temple and super kick. Rollins with a Falcon Arrow for a near fall. Rollins sets for the Stomp but Cody moves and rolls up Rollins. Rollins misses a Stomp and Cody goes for Cross Rhodes. Seth with a near fall. Cody with Cross Rhodes for a near fall. Cody goes to the turnbuckles and Rollins drops Cody on the turnbuckles. Rollins goes to the turnbuckles and sets for a belly-to-back superplex. Rhodes with elbows to send Rollins to the mat. Rollins sets for a reverse superplex and hits it and then hits a reverse side slam for a near fall. Seth sets for a Phoenix Splash and rolls through when Cody moves. Rollins with a kick and he tries for a Pedigree. Cody with a kick and he sets for a Pedigree. Rollins with a jackknife cover. Cody with a Tiger Bomb.
Cody with a Cody Cutter for a near fall. Rollins with a kick and Pedigree for a near fall. Cody with a punch and Seth punches back. They continue the exchange. Cody with forearms and kicks. Rollins with a kick. Rollins with Kawada kicks and a rolling elbow. Rolliins sets for the KO and connects. Cody with Cross Rhodes and then he holds on and hits one more. Cody with jabs and a Bionic Elbow. Cody with Cross Rhodes for the three count.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
We take a look at the Hall of Fame ceremony.
It is time for the Hall of Fame Class of 2022 to appear on the stage.
Michael Cole mentions Boogs’ injury during the Smackdown Tag Title Match. Cole says that he has a torn quad and patella tendon. He will have to undergo surgery.
We are told that attendance for tonight’s show is 77,899.
Match Number Six: Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Charlotte Flair versus Ronda Rousey
They lock up and Charlotte goes for a punch on the break but Ronda blocks it. Ronda with punches and Charlotte gets to the ropes. Charlotte with a punch and chop followed by a waist lock take down. Ronda with a rollup into an ankle lock but Charlotte escapes. Ronda with a judo throw but Charlotte goes for a figure four and Ronda with an inside cradle for a near fall. Charlotte with a front face lock and Ronda with an Irish whip and Charlotte does the Flair Flip to the apron. Charlotte punches Ronda and connects with a kick. Ronda with a springboard knee to Charlotte. Ronda with a head scissors in the ropes. Charlotte with a kick and a back breaker and elbow drop.
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