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Your announcers are Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.
Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring with Paul Heyman, Jimmy Uso, and Solo Sikoa.
Roman takes the mic and he looks around to tell Washington DC to acknowledge him.
Cody Rhodes' music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Cody says contrary to what Mr. Heyman told you, he is not here to invade or engage in reckless negotiation. He is here to discuss matters man to man. Cody says Roman shouldn’t need his associates unless he needs them to be here.
Roman tells Paul to leave them. He also says that Solo goes too.
Jimmy also leaves the ring.
Roman asks Cody if that makes him more comfortable.
Roman puts the title belts down in the center of the ring to get more comfortable.
Roman asks Cody what does he want to talk about.
Cody wants to talk about Roman. Nine hundred and fifteen days, you have been our WWE Undisputed Universal Champion. No need to print the legend. The reality has become legendary. You have exceeded hyperbole. Cody says he wants to talk about Roman’s Wrestlemania opponent. For some, you have become this impossible mountain to climb. Cody says that has become his thing. He can’t be more than Randy’s understudy. He can’t get past Stardust. There would be no way 10,000 people would watch his and his friend’s indie show. I continue to move the goalposts and punch it through the uprights. To some, Roman Reigns might be impossible, but not for him.
Roman says Cody is good. That is like you have been rehearsing that all week. It was flawless. Roman wants to ask Cody a question. Have you ever won that one? Roman says we know the answer. Have you ever competed for one of these? Have you ever been in the main event of Wrestlemania before? Roman says he has done did all of that. Roman says he is the most experienced main event of all time. Here’s the kicker. I have been groomed since I was a little boy. Not only by my father, but by your father too.
Roman says he is not done with his story. Let’s talk about your dad. Roman says he has too much love for that man to degrade him. He did too much for him. They spent a lot of time together. He says The Dream is the one to put confidence in him. Roman does a Dusty impression to talk about what Dusty said about him having ‘it’. Roman says it was a lot about what is going on right now. He talked about being the guy, being the main event of Wrestlemania. He was the best. Roman asks Cody if he wants to hear what Dusty said about him.
Roman says he said nothing about Cody. He never said anything about you when he was with him. Maybe when Seth, Kevin, or Becky were in there. When Roman was with Dusty, you didn’t exist. Roman says he wishes Dusty was here right now. Roman says he knows that Cody misses him and Roman says he misses him too.
Roman picks up his title belts and he says he knows Dusty isn’t here any more, but if there is anything he didn’t teach you, Roman says he will.
Roman offers his hand to Cody.
Cody says he’s not playing on the same field. He says this is not chess. You didn’t send Mr. Heyman to Raw to get inside my head. You sent him to relay and convey the real life situation. You sent Paul to tell him the truth? If that is the truth, one of the fabled ‘Dusty’s Kids’ is better than Dusty’s actual kid. The truth is that you are the son he always wanted. That changes absolutely everything. It is not just a dream, an urge, a want, or a desire, or a story that needs to be finished. This is a necessity. I have to exist and the only way I can exist is to beat you at Wrestlemania.
Cody says may the better man win, and he shakes Roman’s hand.
Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio walk in the back as we go to commercial.
Match Number One: Rhea Ripley (with Dominik Mysterio) versus Liv Morgan
Liv with a drop kick as the bell rings. Liv with forearms in the corner and Rhea pushes her away. Liv with a kick to the midsection but Rhea blocks a kick. Liv with an arm drag and she goes for a springboard move but Rhea holds on and sends Liv to the mat. Rhea with a boot. Rhea chokes Liv in the ropes. Rhea has some words for Charlotte. Rhea with forearms to the back and she picks up Liv but Liv goes for a sunset flip. Rhea stays on her feet and she sends Liv into the corner. Rhea misses a splash and Liv with a hip into the corner and a knee. Liv with a missile drop kick.
Rhea goes to the floor and Liv goes for a suicide dive but Rhea sees it coming and she punches Liv. Rhea has some more stuff to say to Charlotte as we go to commercial.
We are back and Rhea with a forearm to the lower back. Rhea with another forearm to the lower back. Liv avoids a forearm and she lands on her feet on a belly-to-back suplex attempt. Liv with a lungblower and a kick. Liv goes to the turnbuckles and hits a head scissors. Liv with kicks a facebuster. Liv with a springboard facebuster and Rhea staggers. Liv goes to the turnbuckles and does a crotch chop before hitting a Codebreaker for a near fall. Liv goes for ObLIVion and Rhea catches Liv. Liv escapes RipTide and hits an enzuigiri followed by a running knee into the corner.
Liv goes up top and is caught by Rhea for a power bomb. Rhea with RipTide. Rhea with the inverted cloverleaf and puts her knee on the back of Liv’s neck to force Liv to tap out.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
We go to commercial.
We are back and Paul talks to Jimmy while Roman seethes. Roman asks Jimmy if he talked to Jey and Jimmy says he did. He says that Jey is a hothead and he needs some time. Jimmy says Jey is better today than the day before.
Roman says he is running out of patience.
Jimmy says he will tell Jey.
Roman says he is running out of patience with Jimmy.
Jimmy says he will let Jey know.
We take a look what happened last week between Rey and Dominik Mysterio.
We see Rhea and Dom walking in the back.
Rhea says Charlotte is scared and that is why she isn’t here.
Santos Escobar shows up and says that Rey should have punched you last week. He understands why he cannot do it. Santos says he can and he talked to Adam Pearce and he is going to the ring. He tells Dom if he is man enough to come to the ring and face him.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Santos Escobar versus Dominik Mysterio (with Rhea Ripley)
The bell rings and Dom goes into the ropes when Santos charges into the corner. Dom with a drop kick and a side head lock. Dom holds on when Santos tries to send him off the ropes. Santos with a drop kick and he puts Dom in the corner. Santos with forearms and then he puts Dom on the turnbuckles to look at the mask and Santos asks Dom if he respects his legacy and Dom says no. Santos gets Dom up for a surfboard. Dom sends Santos into the turnbuckles.
Dom with a springboard cross body onto Santos.
We go to commercial.
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