Roman Reigns comes through the crowd to kick off tonight’s show. They roll footage of what happened on Raw last night, where he attacked Fandango and Big Show.
Roman Reigns vs. Fandango
Reigns destroys him, easily. He starts out with shoulder thrusts, then tosses him around the ring and dumps him to the floor. Fandango comes back briefly with a drop-down over the ropes and a rest hold, but Reigns shakes it off and punches him out of the air. He hits the Superman Punch and follows up with a spear in a match that probably took three or four minutes longer than it needed to.
Winner: Roman Reigns
Dean Ambrose comes out and talks about his TLC match with Bray Wyatt, and says there’s a special place in hell for both of them. He wasn’t sure if it was luck, karma or an act of God, but he somehow lost. But the small victory was that he proved Bray Wyatt could be scared. It was the first time Wyatt was in the ring with someone equally as evil and twisted, and that scared him. A rematch is announced at this year’s Tribute to the Troops, which has already been recorded.
-Bray Wyatt shows up on the tron and cuts a promo about the rematch. He says the only reason Ambrose is still breathing is that they’re playing a game and he’s still having fun. He promises not to stop until all the heroes fall and all the cities crumble.
The Miz, Mizdow & Luke Harper vs. The Usos & Erick Rowan
This match is all about the Miz/Mizdow gimmick dynamic. They tease tagging in Mizdow the entire time, and it doesn’t happen, which draws heat from the crowd. He starts intimating Luke Harper, and Miz gets in his face about it. This distracts Harper who ends up getting double teamed by the Usos. Finally Mizdow makes a tag, but Miz blind tags in and that lasted all of two seconds. Rowan makes a hot tag for his team and goes to work on Miz with headbutts and elbows and right hands. The Usos hit the ring for a superkick party on the heels, and Harper ends up getting splashed over the ropes and into the announce table. They tell Rowan to “go up” and he reluctantly heads to the top rope. He hits a huge splash off the ropes for the 1-2-3.
Winner: The Usos & Erick Rowan
-Recaps, recaps and more recaps.
-Seth Rollins comes out to the ring bandaged up with J&J Security, before they go to a commercial break.
Seth Rollins vs. Ryback
-The match never actually happens as Rusev attacks the Big Guy from behind during his entrance. Rusev hits him with a superkick to knock him off the stage, and gives another big kick on the floor. He celebrates with the U.S. title and walks off as Ryback is checked on.
-Seth Rollins gets on the mic and says this is a great example of how lawless the WWE is without the Authority. He complains about the unsafe working conditions of the business, and blames John Cena and Sting for the state of things. On second thought, Rollins says that he deserves a night off after the week that he’s had, and decides to give himself an early Christmas gift. Out comes Dolph Ziggler in street clothes, who says the Authority is out of power because of Sting…and him. He goes on for a few minutes, and eventually convinces Rollins to face him in a match later tonight. Seth accepts the match, and Ziggler says he’s going to go get dressed, steal the show and win the main event because that is what’s best for business.
WWE Divas Championship
Nikki Bella (c) vs. Naomi
Nikki starts off strong with elbows and right hands, but Naomi actually controls most of the match. They collide in the middle of the ring and both go down. The Miz runs out and cheers Naomi back into the match and she almost gets a quick pin out of it. Bella dumps her to the floor and Miz goes to check on her, so Jimmy Uso runs down and attacks. The distraction allows Nikki to roll up Naomi for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Nikki Bella
-There’s a bit of dissension after the match, with Naomi obviously upset that her husband lost her the match and the Divas title.
Kane vs. Adam Rose
They show footage of Kane beating up Adam Rose and the Bunny on Raw. Rose gets excited that he manages to get Kane off his feet with a surprising dropkick. The big man comes back and hits him with a big boot and a chokeslam.
Winner: Kane
-Kane throws the Bunny into the ring after the match (he’s in a neck brace) and hits him with the Tombstone Piledriver.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins
Ziggler and Rollins lock up with about 30 minutes remaining on the clock for tonight’s show. Seth immediately bails and talks with J&J Security, and he plays that up for awhile. Eventually they lock up again and Ziggler out-wrestles him, taking him to the mat. Rollins again bails, this time protecting his injured ribs. Dolph goes out to meet him and spends several minutes working over the injuries. The security goons cause a bunch of distractions and it allows Rollins to block and Zig-Zag and gain control heading into a commercial.
The heels are still in control after the break. Rollins works over Ziggler with rest holds for several minutes. Eventually he comes back and breaks the hold, hitting a missile dropkick that takes them both down. They’re both selling injuries from TLC and Raw hard. They trade right hands and Ziggler hits a big DDT for a two-count. They go back to trading right hands, which turns into chops, which turns into stiff kicks and a big enzuigiri from Seth for a close two.
J&J get up on the apron and Dolph throws Rollins over the ropes on top of them. He hits the Fameasser for two, but the goons hit the ring and try to cause the DQ. The ref is smart and ejects them from the match, and Rollins throws a fit. Zig-Zag connects off the distraction for the main event win.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
-The heels go after him, but Ziggler escapes in time and celebrates on the entrance ramp with I.C. title to end the night.
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