Daniel Bryan makes his way to the ring to kick off the show. The crowd chants YES for Bryan, but he starts in with the NO chant. He then says that is what he used to say a few years ago, because he was frustrated because he felt he was alone and not getting the chances he deserved. But he was wrong, because he fans were in his corner and opportunity. So much so, he main evened WrestleMania 30 and won the WWE World Title. And then due to injury he lost that title. At Fastlane, he had a second chance to get back to WrestleMania and to get it all back. But he failed. So this year, there is no WrestleMania main event, no WWE Title match and without that dream there have been people asking him if the YES movement dead. He repeatedly yells NO along with the crowd, and says he will not give up. He has big plans, so this year at WrestleMania…
Bad News Barrett interrupts and makes his way to the ring, without his IC Title, which Dean Ambrose stole. Barrett asks how much longer Bryan will carry on with this, because no one wants to hear about this sob story. He also has some bad news for him. Bryan won’t have a WrestleMania moment this year because he’s a loser that doesn’t deserve it. Barrett then says Ambrose stole his title, and he is still the champion. He tells Bryan to leave, and then Ambrose appears. Ambrose comes to the ring and brawls with Barrett. They fight to the floor, and while they do that Bryan picks up the IC Title. Barrett is back in the ring, and demands the belt back. The crowd chants no, and Bryan then hands the title back. Unfortunately for Barrett, Ambrose attacks and then Bryan lays out Barrett with a kick. Ambrose and Bryan celebrate, and then have a brief stare down.
Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz: Miz pretends he’s flying and then takes off his glasses. Lock up, off the ropes and a roll up by Ambrose gets 2. Slam by Ambrose, elbow drop follows and the cover gets 2. To the corner and chops by Ambrose connect. Miz battles back and his the neck breaker combo, and the cover gets 2. Miz works a chinlock, Ambrose works to his feet and escapes. Off the ropes, boot to Miz and then rights follow. Ambrose slams Miz to the corner and lays in the boots. Corner forearm smash and then a bulldog connects for Ambrose. He heads up top and Barrett is out to steal his title back. Ambrose stops him, Miz then tries to hit the skull-crushing finale, but Ambrose escapes and hits the jawbreaker lariat. Barrett runs away with his title as Ambrose hits dirty deeds for the win.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Dean Ambrose @ 2:46 via pin
* Barrett leaves with the title as Ambrose looks on.
* Commentary discusses the return of Randy Orton at Fastlane.
* We get highlights from Raw’s main event.
* Renee Young tries to interview Barrett. He says he got his title back from that lunatic Dean Ambrose. He says Ambrose and Bryan cannot stand up to him in the ring.
Natalya w/Kidd & Cesaro vs. Naomi w/The Usos: Natalya was actually limping to the ring, selling the fall from Raw. Lock up to begin, side headlock takedown by Natalya. Naomi works to her feet, off the ropes and a shoulder block by Natalya. Counters follow, and Naomi with a cradle for 2. Trip by Natalya, Naomi kips up and they have a stand off. Trip by Natalya, but then Naomi with a head scissors takedown. Natalya powers to her feet, spins Naomi around but Naomi gets a sunset flip. Natalya right out, both off the ropes and they collide as they both tried a cross body block. They work to their feet, leg kicks by Naomi to the injured leg of Natalya. The men brawl at ringside, with the Usos getting the better of things. The ref checks on Natalya, who then levels Naomi with a clothesline and scored the win.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Natalya @ 2:54 via pin
* Rusev and Lana are out. They mocked Cena, noting that Cena was like every other American and gave up when things got rough. Rusev reminded the crowd that he was their American Champion. Lana said she was surprised that Cena wanted more of Rusev, and Rusev said that he doesn’t have to agree to anyone’s terms. Lana then showed a message from Vladimir Putin on the big screen, which was written in Russian. She said Putin praised Rusev as a hero and praising his victory. Rusev vowed to defend the title at WrestleMania against a deserving opponent, one that deserved the title shot. Jack Swagger came out for another beating. Swagger claimed Rusev was afraid of Cena, and that real Americans here surrounded him in Atlanta. Swagger attacked, but got laid out with the superkick and then Rusev applied the accolade to make him tap. The Russian flag dropped as Rusev and Lana celebrated.
* R-Truth is on commentary, and calls Byron Saxton “Coach,” letting him know that he loves him on SportsCenter and is glad he’s back.
Non-Title Match: Champion Bad News Barrett vs. Daniel Bryan: Lock up to begin, Bryan shoots for and gets a single leg, but then Barrett kicks him away. Knee to the gut by Barrett, sends Bryan to the corner and lays in the boots. Whip to the opposite corner, but Bryan drop toeholds Barrett into the buckle and lays in kicks and then uppercuts. Bryan works the knee and then looks for the surfboard; Barrett fights it off so Bryan does the double stomp on the legs. Barrett fight back with boots and a snap suplex, the cover gets 2. Bryan fires back with some uppercuts and kicks, off the ropes and runs into the winds of change, and Barrett covers for 2. Barrett tosses Bryan to the floor, and Barrett celebrates with the IC Title as we head to commercial…
Back from commercial as Barrett works over Bryan in the ropes and then covers for 2. Barrett works a chinlock to try and keep Bryan grounded, but Bryan gets to his feet and escapes for a moment, but eats an elbow to the head. Counter out of the corner for Bryan, he fires up and lays in the kicks to Barrett and covers for 2. Leg kicks by Bryan, shotgun dropkick connects. He goes for another, but Barrett avoids it and Bryan crashes in the corner. Barrett’s title fell to the floor and gets distracted as he goes to get it. He places it back in the corner and Bryan connects with a running dropkick and then a suicide dive. Back into the ring they go, Bryan up top and Barrett crotches him. Barrett snags up Bryan for wasteland, Bryan counters into the YES lock and Barrett tries to make it to the ropes. Truth then sneaks up on the IC Title and hides it under his shirt. Barrett makes the ropes and Bryan has to break. Sidekick by Barrett follows, and then posts Bryan. Barrett sets for the bull hammer, but Bryan connects with the running knee and pins Barrett.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Daniel Bryan @ 9:05 via pin
* Truth is happy for Bryan, who celebrates his victory. Barrett makes it to his feet and looks for his title, but it has disappeared. Barrett is pissed as he searches for the title and questions Truth about the title. Barrett looks completely depressed now.
* Byron Saxton interviewed Roman Reigns earlier in the day. We get highlights of Heyman on Raw, explaining that while he would normally back Reigns that there is no way Reigns can defeat Lesnar. Reigns vowed to train hard and watch tapes to be prepared for the Lesnar match. He then added that he thought about seeking the advice of his family, who has performed on the big stage of WrestleMania, but he likes to do things on his own. Reigns then says that he can defeat Lesnar, and will prove it at WrestleMania.
* Fandango makes his entrance.
* Backstage Ambrose meets with Truth and wants the IC Title back. Truth gives it back and jokes that there were two title changes on Smackdown tonight.
* Curtis Axel makes his entrance. Axel says not to turn the channel, and discusses not being eliminated from the Rumble match. He’s the new Rumble Iron Man, being in there 32 days and 7 hours. He even has a countdown clock. He then says he will win the Andre the Giant battle royal and chants AXELMANIA several times.
Curtis Axel vs. Fandango: Fandango with a go behind and then eats an elbow. Axel lays the boots to him, and then tosses Fandango over the top rope and celebrates. Axel points to the Mania sign, and Fandango in and rolls him up for 2. Suplex by Fandango, up top, leg drop connects and that is all.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Fandango @ 1:03 via pin
* We see Sandow filming his commercial, and then Miz interrupts and says he has done a horrible job. Miz mocks him and makes bad jokes. Miz tells the director to pick the Miz for this job, and the director says they’d love to use Miz and hands him a script. Miz tosses it and says he doesn’t need it. Miz dismisses Sandow and calls for makeup.
* They announce that Bad News Barrett will defend his IC Title at WrestleMania in a ladder match “against several opponents”. Ambrose, Bryan, Ziggler and Truth look to be set at this time.
* Commentary discusses the Sting and Triple H confrontation from Fastlane. They then show the Sting video from Raw.
* Adam Rose makes his entrance. Earlier in the day Rose says he will win the Andre battle royal and crash the party.
* We get highlights of Stardust attacking Goldust after their match at Fastlane.
Adam Rose vs. Goldust: Rose attacks at the bell, taking Goldust to the corner and laying in rights and kicks. Chops follow, off the ropes and Goldust with the uppercut. Chops by Goldust now, to the corner and a snap slam by Goldust follows and that gets 2. Enziguri by Rose, he heads up top, leaps over Goldust, but then Goldust catches him with the final cut and that is all.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Goldust @ 1:10 via pin
* Post match, a Rosebud dressed as a Monkey attacks Goldust. It’s Stardust in disguise, I am shocked. He beats down Goldust and tosses him into the ring and works him over with mounted rights. Stardust tosses Goldust to the corner and then hits Cross Rhodes and stands tall.
* We get a Bray Wyatt promo. Bray asks if his words mean anything to the dead man and questions if he hears him. Bray says he is not just a man, he is the serpent, and even the bravest rat can outrun the fangs of the snake for so long. Your ignorance mocks him, how long can you hide from him? Bray would go to the darkest depths to see his face. Time is ticking and WrestleMania approaches, show yourself dead man, “fine me, find me”.
* We get clips of the Seth Rollins/Jon Stewart feud.
Dolph Ziggler, Ryback, and Erick Rowan vs. Seth Rollins, Big Show, and Kane: Kane and Rowan to begin. Kane works the arm, side headlock now and then off the ropes and they shoulder block each other and no one budges. Rowan then gets a shoulder block and takes Kane down. Off the ropes and a sack of shit slam by Rowan follows. Off the second rope with the back spinning elbow, and the cover gets 2. Kane slammed to the corner, Ziggler tags in and Kane cuts him off. Ziggler then counters a suplex, dropkick follows and the cover gets 2. Kane takes Ziggler to the corner, Rollins tags in and delivers rights to Ziggler. Off the ropes and a boot by Ziggler, corner splash connects and then the neck breaker follows. Elbow drop by Ziggler, and the cover gets 1. Rollins counters the fameasser, and the roll up by Rollins gets 2. Big Show tags in, applies a cobra clutch to Ziggler and then slams him down as we head to a commercial.
Back from commercial as Kane works over Ziggler and applies a chinlock. Ziggler works to his feet, but Kane drops him with a right but then misses an elbow drop. Ziggler fires up, but then runs into a big boot. Rollins tags in and covers Ziggler for 2. Rights by Rollins follow and another cover gets 2. Tag to Show, head butts to Ziggler follow and then goes for the Vader corner splash. He connects, but Ziggler kicks out at 2. Show picks up Ziggler and slams him to the corner, but runs into a boot by Ziggler. Fameasser connects and both men are down. Kane in, stops the tag for moment as he takes out Rowan, but eats a DDT from Ziggler. Tag by Ziggler to THE BIG GUY! Ryback in and works over Rollins, off the ropes and a Thesz press and slams to the mat follow. Overhead belly-to-belly by Ryback, and then runs into a boot by Rollins. Press into a powerslam by Ryback follows, and looks for the clothesline. That connects, and then he takes out J&J. Shell shock try on Rollins, he also grabs Mercury and has them both up, but Show makes the save. Rowan is back and does the Cactus clothesline, and both go to the floor. A suicide dive by Rollins wipes out Rowan, back into the ring he goes and he heads to the second rope. He leaps off, caught by Ryback and Kane is in to make the save, but Ziggler takes Kane out. Rollins tosses him to the floor and superkicks Ryback. He looks for the curb stomp, Rowan tosses on Noble and that distracts Rollins. SUPERKICK by Ziggler, and then Ryback snatches him up and connects with shell shock, and that is all.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Rowan, Ryback and Ziggler @ 10:25 via pin
* Our heroes celebrate their victory.
