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Lillian Garcia introduces Jon Stewart (and John Cena is no longer the most hated Jon to be in a WWE ring).
Jon gets some ‘Thank You Stewart’ chants and he welcomes everyone. He says last night, he did upset some people. He says some of those people are here tonight. Some people were happy. For the people who had to comfort their children and tell them who the little old mean man was and why would he do that.
He did not do it to help Seth Rollins retain the championship. It was not to help the Authority because it was best for business. In his heart, he could not let John Cena tie Ric Flair for sixteen championships because the Champ is Flair. Not on his watch. He wasn’t going to let it happen.
Ric Flair’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Ric says he appreciates what Jon did last night, but he was pulling for John Cena.
Sooner or later, the record will be broken and he prefers that it be done by someone he respects. Flair says you don’t gotta like it, but you gotta learn to love it. Flair says God’s in the house tonight.
Ric says he respects John Cena.
Jon says he should have run it by Ric and he thought he was protecting him.
Ric says he appreciates that Jon acknowledges that he is the greatest. Ric tells Jon he screwed everything up.
Jon says he was saving the sixteen titles.
Ric says you have messed up everything.
John Cena’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Cena says it is time to settle business and he needs to talk with Stewart.
Stewart asks Cena what does he want to talk about.
Cena tells the people to let it out. You did what you did last night because you thought you did the right thing. There are people who agree with what you did. You did not want him to tie the record and he is at peace with that.
Do you realize that Seth Rollins is the WWE Champion and he is the United States Champion?
Stewart says he did not think it through.
Cena reminds Stewart that Rollins has the title that he pried from the hands of Rusev and made sure to make it a symbol of excellence so people could get a main event shot. Names like Ambrose, Neville, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Cesaro, and Stardust were in those matches.
Stewart says that Cena seems upset. He says he did not think it through.
Cena tells Stewart that this is not a comedy show.
Stewart says it was a beautiful match last night and you did a lot for the United States title and he respects that. As good as you are, I could not see you tying the record against Seth Rollins. He apologizes for not seeing it through.
Cena mentions that the United States and the WWE Championship are in the hands of the Authority. They do not listen to the people.
Stewart suggests that Cena can win the title from Rollins and he can win the fans.
Cena brings up Stewart’s moment when he came out last night and did what he had to do. Cena says he is going to do what he gotta do.
Cena gets Stewart up and hits an Attitude Adjustment on Stewart.
Cena shakes Flair’s hand and leaves the ring while Jon Stewart knows how Bo Dallas felt after the first German suplex.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of John Cena showing Jon Stewart that you don’t mess with Ric Flair’s Butterfly Effect and he gets an Attitude Adjustment.
Renee Young asks John about what he just did. John says he did what he thought was right. He was glad to get to talk with Jon Stewart. Later on he will have a talk with Seth Rollins.
Match Number Four: Sheamus, Kevin Owens, Big Show and Rusev (with Summer Rae) versus Ryback, Randy Orton, Cesaro, and Dolph Ziggler (with Lana)
Ryback and Rusev start things off and they lock up. Rusev with a knee to the midsection followed by a forearm to the back and Ryback with a Thesz press and he sends Rusev’s head to the mat. Cesaro tags in and he punches Rusev in the ribs. Cesaro with a side head lock. Cesaro catches Rusev on a leap frog and Cesaro with a power slam for a near fall.
Cesaro with a wrist lock and he tags in Ziggler and Ziggler with a drop kick. Ziggler tries for a hesitation DDT but Rusev stops him. Rusev avoids a super kick attempt and he takes his time getting back into the ring so Ryback with a running shoulder tackle and we have a staredown that rivals the Sharks and the Jets.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Big Show stands in the center of the ring while Ziggler punches him and looks very tiny. Show sends Ziggler into the corner but Ziggler with an elbow. Ziggler comes off the turnbuckles into a chop. Show with a Shhhh chop to Ziggler and Ziggler goes down. Show with a slam to Ziggler.
Ziggler with kicks and punches. Show with a shoulder tackle. Show grabs Ziggler by the ankle and tags in Owens. Owens punches Ziggler and then he drops Ziggler onto the top rope and hits a back senton for a near fall. Owens mocks Ziggler and kicks him. Owens runs Ziggler into the corner and tags in Sheamus.
Sheamuswith a suplex throw to Ziggler. Sheamus with a stretch muffler and he elevates Ziggler off the mat. Ziggler with punches to get out of the hold. Ziggler charges at his corner but Sheamus stops him with a uranage back breaker.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Show and Ziggler are back in the match and Show grabs Ziggler by the throat for a choke slam but Ziggler with a kick and a DDT. Rusev tags in and he kicks Ziggler and then Rusev looks at Ziggler’s partners in the match. Rusev kicks Ziggler in the back and chokes him in the ropes. Sheamus gets in a kick and Summer with a slap.
Lana with a spear to Summer.
Rusev looks around and sees Lana. Ziggler with a kick and Fameasser. Owens tags in and he stops Ziggler from making the tag, but Cesaro is tagged in. Cesaro with European uppercuts followed by an Irish whip and European uppercut. Cesaro with four total and it is time for the Giant Swing but Rusev tries to get involved so he is the swingee. Owens with a kick but Ryback tags in and him and Owens go back and forth with punches. Owens sends Ryback into the turnbuckles and then Owens prepares for the cannonball but Ryback with a spinebuster.
Ryback with the lariat and he gets Owens up for the marching muscle buster but Owens escapes. Show pushes Ryback to Owens for a rollup and a near fall. Owens and Ryback with clotheslines at the same time and both men are down. Sheamus and Orton tag in and Orton with two clotheslines and he ducks a clothesline and hits a power slam.
Orton puts Sheamus in the ropes and he hits the IEDDT. Orton with a drop kick to Show and that allows Sheamus to try for a power slam. Sheamus is accidentally punched by Show and Orton with an RKO for the three count.
Winners: Randy Orton, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, and Ryback
After the match, Rusev yells at Show and so does Owens. Show tries to explain himself. Owens talks about how Show has been letting him down since he was 13 years old. Show pushes Owens and Rusev down. Show grabs Owens by the throat and then Rusev with a jumping thrust kick. Owens sends Show into the corner and Owens is Irish whipped into the corner by Rusev for a cannonball.
Ryback, Orton, Cesaro, and Ziggler come into the ring and Ziggler with a super kick. Ryback and Cesaro press Show over their heads for an RKO.
In case you missed any of the coverage of the end of the Undertaker/Brock Lesnar match and the fabricated controversy, we see how the match ended . . . and then how it really ended.
We continue the look at statues through the years . . . leading to what is going to happen later tonight when we see the Seth Rollins statue.
We are back and Byron Saxton is going to do some cross promotion with Dominos and he has just ordered a pizza by text message.
Bray says he tried to warn you Roman. He tried to tell you that so long as you walk this Earth and your heart is beating in your chest, I will put you down. You infect everything and everyone around you. Take your so called brother. You have pulled him into our game and he is another pawn to play with.
Last night, the world witnessed your moment of glory. I hope you cherished it because tonight you witnessed HER greatest gift. This is Braun Stroman. He is Abigail’s ‘black sheep’.
Stephanie McMahon congratulates John Cena for attacking the beloved Jon Stewart. Cena says he is looking forward to speaking with Seth Rollins.
Stephanie says that in order to steal the spotlight, like you always want to do, you will not be here. Stephanie tells John that these security members will escort John out of the arena.
The statue is being brought into the arena and to the ring by a forklift.
We continue the look at the three statues that have been bronzed and honored with a statue.
We go to commercial.
We are back and there is a giant box in the ring with what we assume is the statue we saw earlier tonight on Raw.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon make their way to the ring.
Stephanie says that there is a big celebration to be had for Seth Rollins, but there is a big celebration for all you see here. The man who is the Father of the WWE and the man who is celebrating his 70th birthday, her father Vince McMahon.
They sing Happy Birthday to Vince.
Hunter says that Vince is so pissed off in the back.
Hunter says it is time to get down to business. If you are looking for a superstar to immortalize in bronze, you look for something specific. You want somebody who will work harder than anybody else. You want the first to arrive and the last to leave every night. That is because that man has hustle. That man is Seth Rollins.
If you are looking for someone to immortalize in bronze, you want someone who will pay back the people who showed you trust. You want someone with loyalty.
You also want someone who will show respect.
Seth Rollins has all of that and he has one thing that no one else has at this time. Seth Rollins, unlike some people, is a winner. He will do whatever it takes to ensure that he is a winner. Seth Rollins is a winner because he is the WWE World Champion. He is also the United States Champion. That means that Seth Rollins deserves to be immortalized in bronze.
Triple H brings out the man who is no longer the future, he brings out The Man. Hunter brings out Seth Rollins.
Seth thanks Steph and Hunter. He says tonight is an incredible night, not just for him and for you, but for everybody in this building and in the WWE Universe. This is incredible. Tonight, he joins the Mount Rushmore of WWE. The Elite of the Elite. This might be bigger than a hall of fame induction. This is like Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth, Joe Dimaggio, Mickey Mantle. And whatever you have here to immortalize the Brooklyn Nets. Wait, there isn’t really anyone because they stink.
Seth says he is reminded of an appropriate adage. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Last night, in this very ring when he defeated John Cena to become the first man to hold both the WWE and US titles at the same time. At that point, he became a legend.
Tonight, with the unveiling of this statue . . . Seth says that he needs a minute.
Seth says tonight, with the unveiling of this statue, he becomes immortal. He said many things about John Cena and they were well deserved. He called John Cena a disease and he said that he was the cure. He meant every single word of it. There is a reason why John Cena sat at the top of the WWE for ten years. He has worked every day to be the man. Make no mistake about it, for the last ten years John Cena was the man.
To be the man . . . you know where this is going . . . you gotta beat the man. That is what I did last night. He is no longer the future of the WWE, he is THE MAN.
After he headlines Wrestlemania after Wrestlemania, this statue will live on for his legend.
Bruno Sammartino, the Ultimate Warrior, Andre the Giant, and now Seth Rollins.
He cannot wait any more so it is time to see what is under the drapes.
Seth says the Champ is here and then after a drumroll, we see the statue is a life like version of Sting.
Sting punches Rollins and then he connects with punches and chops in the corner and the Vigilante gets ready for the Stinger Splash and he clotheslines Rollins over the top rope and to the floor.
Sting picks up the WWE title belt and it looks like we have an opponent for Seth Rollins.
We are told that Triple H will be interviewed on the WWE Network.
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