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United States Championship
The Miz vs Antonio Cesaro (c)
Miz goes for a quick rollup before tying up with Cesaro, then he fights out of a side headlock and throws Cesaro into the ropes. Cesaro hits a shoulder block and a goes for a clothesline, but Miz ducks and comes back with an elbow strike for two. Miz hiptosses Cesaro before putting him in a side headlock, then Cesaro gets to the ropes and punches him before applying a headlock of his own. Cesaro connects with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker when Miz tries to fight back, then he connects with a seated scoop slam before choking Miz on the ropes. Cesaro drops Miz with an uppercut, then he picks him up and connects with a gutwrench slam for a near fall.
Cesaro kicks him in the corner but Miz kicks back, then he runs across the ring but Cesaro catches him in midair and slams him on the mat before kicking him in the head. Cesaro puts Miz in an underhook submission but Miz makes it to his feet, then he breaks the hold and hits the ropes before he hits a neckbreaker/backbreaker combo. Miz slugs it out with Cesaro and sends him into the corner, then he connects with a diving corner clothesline before heading up top. Cesaro ducks a leg lariat but Miz turns and DDT's him for a near fall, then he is slow to his feet and favors his knee. Cesaro tries to roll him up but he get caught putting his feet on the ropes, then Miz chopblocks his knee and sets up for the Figure Four leglock. Cesaro kicks him back and rolls outside, then Miz goes after him but Cesaro throws him into the side of the ring before rolling him in and hitting the Neutralizer for the win.
Winner - Antonio Cesaro
Big Show makes his entrance for his title match while we cut backstage to see Alberto Del Rio, and Ricardo is trying to warn him about tonight's match. Alberto says he already beat that fat jackass once, and he will do it again so Ricardo should not worry. Ricardo points behind Alberto and they show Bret Hart standing there, and Bret says he just wanted to wish Alberto luck in his match tonight. Bret says Alberto is like a Mexican Bret Hart, then he thanks him and Ricardo tells Bret how much of a 'Hitman' fan he's always been. Bret says he has one more thing, then he puts a pair of 'Hitman' glasses on Ricardo and Alberto laughs and says he always thought Bret was a Canadian Alberto Del Rio, too.Big Show charges the corner and headbutts Alberto, then he chops his chest but Alberto comes right back with a kick to the chest. Show knocks him on the mat and punches him in the head, then Alberto tries to fight back with a top rope move but Show chops him on the way down. Show sets up a powerbomb but Alberto counters with a hurricanrana, then he heads back up top and sends Show to the mat with a seated senton. Alberto connects with a step-up enziguiri in the corner before going for the Cross Armbreaker, but Show counters and slams him on the mat. The ref makes a count on Alberto as he rolls outside, then Show chops him near the ring apron and rolls him back into the ring. Show grabs a chair and brings it inside, but Alberto sees it coming and dropkicks Show in the stomach before beating him with the chair.
Alberto slams the chair into Show ribs and back, then he takes the chair up to the top turnbuckles but Show grabs him by the throat and chokeslams him. Alberto makes it to his feet at a nine count, but he falls outside of the ring and Ricardo tries to warn him that Show is coming right after him. Show yells at the ref to count again, but Alberto makes it up at eight before Show scoop slams him and asks for another count. Show pulls Alberto up and ends up getting kicked in the groin, then Alberto drops him with an enziguiri that keeps him down until a nine count. Show goes right back after him and kicks him in the head, then he throws Alberto headfirst into the floor before whipping him into the stage.
Show tries to kick Alberto but ends up hitting part of the set, then he turns and hits Alberto with a light tube before setting up a table. Show chops him a couple of times before climbing on part of the set, then he pulls Alberto up by the hair and chokeslams him through the table. Alberto somehow makes it to his feet at nine before falling back down, then Show climbs down from the set piece and leads Alberto back to the ringside area. Show kicks him in the stomach and throws him back in the ring, then he calls for a knockout punch but Alberto rolls outsideShow goes outside but Ricardo punches him in the back, then he throws Ricardo into the barricade and goes after Alberto. He sets up a spear but Alberto moves away, and Show crashes through the barricade before Alberto beats him with a chair. Alberto puts Show's arm in between the steps and smashes the chair on his shoulder, then he sprays a fire extinguisher in his face and puts him in the Cross Armbreaker. Ricardo duck tapes Show's legs around the bottom rope, then Alberto gets up and waits for the ref to count to ten and Show is unable to break free from the ropes.
Winner - Alberto Del Rio
Matt Striker joins Dolph Ziggler backstage to talk about winning the 'Beat The Clock' Challenge, and Dolph says Vickie is just jealous and she is trying to screw him over. Dolph says number one and two is the same thing in the Rumble, so he's picking number one because that's what he is. Striker tries to ask another question but AJ quiets him, then she says Striker doubts Dolph and she wants to know how fast he can run. Big E Langston gets in his face and takes the mic, then Dolph says he is going to win the Rumble and cash in his contract, and he's going to merge both titles at Wrestlemania because he can.
Tag Team Championship
Rhodes Scholars vs Team Hell No (c's)
Cody applies an elevated armbar but Bryan flips out of it and hits a dropkick before hitting the ropes and putting Cody in a surfboard stretch. Bryan makes a tag and Kane dropkicks Cody while he's still in the submission hold, then Kane throws him into the corner and punches him a few times. Cody comes back with some kicks and makes a tag, then Kane bodyslams Sandow and drops an elbow that gets a two count. Bryan tags back in and dropkicks Sandow in the corner, then he repeatedly kicks Sandow in the chest before Kane tags in and kicks him in the headKane kicks Sandow out of the ring and throws Cody right after him, then Bryan hits a suicide dive and rolls Sandow back inside before going after him. The ref is distracted with Kane so Cody pulls the ropes down, then Bryan gets shoved out of the ring before Cody puts him in a single leg Boston crab. Bryan fights out of the hold but Sandow tags in and elbows him, then he drops him with a side Russian leg sweep before connecting with the Elbow of Disdain. Sandow gets a near fall before tagging back out, then Cody backs Bryan into the corner but Bryan kicks him in the head and drops him with a heel kick.
Sandow makes a tag and dives to prevent Bryan from tagging out, then Cody gets right back in and lifts Bryan over his shoulder. Bryan floats over and punches Sandow on the apron, then he drops Cody with a swinging DDT and makes the tag to Kane, who sets up a chokeslam. Sandow blocks it but Kane comes back with an uppercut and a side slam for two, then Kane heads up top but Sandow ducks a clothesline. Sandow hits the ropes and runs into a choke, then Cody runs in and also gets choked while Bryan blindtags in and heads up top. Kane suplexes both of them and Bryan dropkicks Sandow, then Kane chokeslams Cody while Bryan gets Sandow to tap to the NO! Lock to retain.
Winners - Team Hell No
Kane and Bryan are shown backstage celebrating when Vickie Guerrero comes up and says it's an honor to give them their Royal Rumble entry numbers. Kane opens his and sees Bryan's, then Bryan wants to know what number Kane has but Kane denies him and screams 'NO' at him. Bryan says it's only fair they share it, and he says Kane is supposed to show him but Kane says it would be bad strategy to do that. Bryan says he won't need any help because he's going to show Kane how he's going to win the Rumble, but Kane laughs and holds up his entry card and says he isn't so sure about that.
Royal Rumble Match
Dolph Ziggler starts things off with a promo talking about how he's going to steal the show, and he doesn't care who number two is so they should get out there. BREAK THE WALLS DOWN! Chris Jericho is entrant number two and he comes back to a huge pop, then Jericho points at the Wrestlemania sign and applies a headlock. Jericho knocks him down and heads up top, then he almost eliminates Dolph and gets a 'you still got it' chant. Jericho says he never lost it as he connects with a superplex, then Cody Rhodes makes his way in at number three. Cody runs at Jericho and runs into a clothesline, then Dolph hits Jericho from behind and helps Cody kick him in the corner. They both try to eliminate Jericho but he fights them off, then Cody kicks him in the ribs but Jericho puts him in the Walls of Jericho. Dolph breaks it up and he chokes Jericho on the bottom rope, then he slingshots him into the ropes as we await the fourth entrant.
Kofi Kingston leaps in the ring and takes Cody out with a springboard forearm, then Dolph whips him into the ropes but Kofi bounces back and throws him outside. Jericho tries to toss Cody out before choking him with his boot, then we get a few more elimination attempts before Santino Marella enters. Santino goes right after Cody and Jericho and tries to send them both out, then they hold the ropes and Santino calls for a time out. Santino pulls out Cobra and hits Kofi, then Jericho avoids it and Santino gets kicked over the top rope to be the first elimination. Drew McIntyre makes his way out and kicks Kofi in the face, then he goes for an elimination and Jericho tries to help him while Cody tries to toss Dolph outside. Jericho also avoids an elimination by hanging onto the bottom rope, then Titus O'Neil runs out and clotheslines Cody and Kofi before doing his trademark bark. Titus drops Kofi with a backbreaker before tossing him across the ring, then Jericho hits a springboard dropkick that sends Drew out to the floor.
Dolph fights to stay in the match as Jericho and Titus try to send him out of the ring, then Cody gets a big surpise as Goldust comes in the match and goes right after him. Goldust throws Cody over the ropes but he lands on the apron, then Titus works on Jericho as we wait for number nine, which ends up being David Otunga. He runs to the ring and elbows Goldust in the head, then Titus clotheslines Goldust as Otunga chokes Jericho in the corner. Goldust and Cody work together to try and eliminate Titus, then Cody also tries to send Goldust outside as Heath Slater makes his way out. Slater stomps Otunga in the corner before going after Goldust, then Jericho once again tries to throw Dolph outside but he slams him into the ringpost. Otungs works on Golust while the other go for some corner eliminations, then Sheamus comes in at 11 and unloads with some clotheslines and an Irish Curse backbreakerSheamus follows with some rolling fireman's carry slams, then he clubs Titus on the apron before whipping Otunga into him and sending him to the floor. He clubs Otunga and Brogue Kicks him out of the ring, then Slater jumps on his back as Tensai comes in and chokes Jericho in the corner. Brodus Clay enters at 13 and he goes right after Jericho, then Goldust and Sheamus go after Dolph while Cody hits his brother and taunts him. Goldust gets a near elimination before they fight on the apron, then Goldust clotheslines him but Cody comes back with an Irish whip that sends Goldust to the floor. Rey Mysterio runs out at 14 and heads right for Dolph, then he connects with a quick 619 before hitting Jericho with one. Rey hits a top rope splash before getting attacked by Cody, then Cody kicks him a few times while Sheamus and Tensai try to send each other outside.
We're halfway through here as Darren Young is the 15th entrant, and he taunts the crowd as Brodus and Tensai are both thrown from the ring. Kofi gets thrown outside but he lands on Tensai's back, then he applies a headlock but Tensai throws him onto the commentary table and leaves. Kofi measures the jump and tells JBL to stand up, then Kofi takes his chair and tries getting back in the ring while Bo Dallas makes his entrance. Kofi hops with the chair to pogo himself back to the ring, then he gets back inside as everyone is fighting on the other side of the ring. He gets hit on the apron but ends up eliminating Darren Young, then Cody surprises Kofi with a Disaster Kick that eliminates him from the match. The Godfather makes his return at entry 17, then he dances as he gets in the ring but Dolph eliminates him with a dropkick. Godfather shrugs it off and heads backstage, then Wade Barrett heads down to the ring as Jericho knees Bo and sends him to the apron.
Wade unloads with some corner kicks and right handed punches, then he powerslams Sheamus on the mat and tries to throw him outside, with assistance from Jericho. Rey kicks Dolph in the head before getting dropkicked by Cody, then they continue to fight in the corners as John Cena comes out at number 19. Cena gets beatdown as he runs to the ring, but he fights everyone off and sends Slater outside before eliminating Cody with an Attitude Adjustment. Jericho tries to put Cena in the Walls Of Jericho but Cena fights it off, then Damien Sandow comes in and tries to send Bo outside. They fight a bit more before Daniel Bryan enters and kicks the hell out of everyone, then he puts Jericho on his shoulders and tries to throw him outside. Sheamus tries to help but Jericho holds on, then Cena avoids an elimination as the clock counts down.Antonio Cesaro comes in and hits a few guys with uppercuts, then Wade headbutts Cena in the corner before dropping him with a back heel kick. Cesaro punches Jericho in the corner as The Great Khali heads to the ring, then he chops and headbutts a few people before choking Jericho with his boot. Sheamus fights off an elimination by Cesaro as Kane makes his way out at number 24, and he immediately kicks Dolph in the head and throws him outside. Dolph hangs on and pulls himself in the ring, then Kane takes a headbutt by Khali while Sheamus is attacked by Sandow on the apron. The clock counts down and we get Zack Ryder at number 25, and he drops Dolph with a surprise Rough Ryder as Kane eliminates Khali. Bryan runs behind Kane and sends him outside, then Cesaro sends Bryan off the apron but he lands in Kane's arms.
Bryan yells at him and tells him to put him on the apron, but Bryan loses his balance and Kane drops him on the mat and Bryan can't believe it. Randy Orton runs out as the next entrant (26) and throws Bo on the apron, then he sets up for a DDT and drops Dolph and Bo with a hanging DDT. Zack Ryder goes after Orton from behind but Orton RKO's him and sends him outside, then Jinder Mahal is the final 3MB representative as Cesaro is eliminated by Cena. Dolph gets slingshotted to the apron but he grabs the ropes, then Cena and Jinder try to send Bo outside as Miz makes his way out. Miz brawls with Cesaro in the entry way, then he heads down to the ring as the announcers mention his injured knee. Jinder gets thrown outside as Miz drops Cena with a DDT, then Wade works on Sheamus on the apron as Orton throws Dolph into the corner.
Sin Cara makes his way out at 29 and hits Dolph with an enziguiri from the apron, then Sandow kicks him in the stomach and sends him into the corner. Sheamus tries to eliminate Cena as Bo sends Wade over the ropes, then Wade argues with the ref as Sheamus throws Sandow on the apron. Jericho floats over the ropes but saves himself from elimination, then Wade loses his temper and pulls Bo out of the ring. Wade hits the Bullhammer before leaving, then Ryback enters as the final competitor and he goes right after Sandow and sends him outside. Cara tries to dive at Ryback but he gets shoved away, then Ryback press slams him outside and sends Miz over the ropes right after him. Jericho drops Ryback with a Codebreaker then he hits Cena with a Lionsault, and Jericho keeps it going by hitting Dolph with a CodebreakerDolph is able to stay in the ring and pulls Jericho over the ropes, then he eliminates Jericho as Orton avoids a spear by Ryback and drops Dolph with a RKO. Orton RKO's Cena and Sheamus, then he DDT's Ryback and calls for another RKO but Ryback clotheslines him and eliminates him. Sheamus throws Dolph on the apron and Brogue Kicks him out of the match, and Sheamus falls on the ropes as we are down to the final three men. Cena and Sheamus go after Ryback and drop him with a double team suplex, then they both look at the Wrestlemania banner before slugging it out. Cena hits a spinout side slam and goes for a Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Ryback hops up and drops him with a Meathook before lifting Sheamus for Shell Shocked.
Sheamus counters with White Noise in the middle of the ring, then he calls for a Brogue Kick and backs into the corner. Sheamus runs across the ring but Ryback counters it and flips him over the ropes, then Ryback starts to psych himself up as he stares back at Cena. Ryback looks at the Mania banner and chants feed me more, then Cena does his 'You Can't See Me' taunt before taking a swing at him. Ryback avoids it and drops him with a side slam, then he goes for a Meathook but Cena coutners with a drop toe hold before he locks in the STF. Ryback starts fading away and Cena lets go of the hold, then Cena tries to lift Ryback on his shoulders to try and throw him outside. Ryback comes to and hits a top rope Thesz press, then he slams Cena's head on the mat and tries to eliminate him, but Cena holds the ropes and sends him out to the floor for the final elimination.
Winner - John Cena
Josh Mathews joins The Rock for his thoughts on his title match, and The Rock quiets him and says he has FINALLY... come back to Phoenix. Rock says he was busted up, but he's been through it all and he knows adversity just like when he missed out on getting onto an NFL team. He says he had nothing when he was a kid, and he saw his mom have cancer but she never gave up and she fought to be there tonight. Rock he won't quit either, and he says the fans matter to him and they all inspire him, so he's going to end Punk's reign of misery with them together. Rock says they will beat CM Punk tonight, and they will become WWE Champion because he is one with the people, if you smell what The Rock is cookin'.
WWE Championship
The Rock vs CM Punk (w/ Paul Heyman)
Rock rushes Punk and punches him near the ropes, then Punk sends him into the corner and runs at him but Rock drops him with a clothesline. Rock sends him outside and throws him in the commentary table, then he throws him into the barricade before taking the Spanish announce table apart. Punk hits him from behind and rolls him inside, then he puts the top back on the announce table and tells the team he respects them. Rock comes back out and whips Punk into the barricade, then Punk kicks him in the face and distracts the ref while Heyman hits Rock from behind. Heyman tells Rock to watch out as Punk hits him from behind, then Punk rolls him inside and knees him in the ribs.
Punk puts him in a bodyscissors on the mat but Rock elbows out of it, then he makes it to his feet and tags Punk with some right hands. Punk hits the ropes and knees him in his ribs, then he applies a chokehold variation before hitting a side kick and focusing on Rock's injured ribs. Punk suplexes him on the ropes and gets a near fall, then he kicks Rock in the corner and backs away while Heyman hits Rock behind the ref's back. Punk hits a springboard dropkick that sends Rock on the floor, then he heads up top and leaps towards Rock as Cole mentioned he landed awkwardly on his knees. Rock targets Punk's knee and kicks it several times, then Punk throws him back on the floor to regain his composure.
The ref starts a count as Punk connects with a suicide dive, then he rolls Rock back inside and heads back to the top turnbuckle. Punk misses a springboard clothesline when Rock moves out of the way, then Rock attacks Punk's knee again and slams it off the mat before punching him. Rock hits a side Russian legsweep for a two count, then he goes for the Rock Bottom but Punk elbows his way out and sets up a GTS. Rock blocks it on the way down and goes for a Sharpshooter, but Punk rolls through and puts him in the Anaconda Vise. He keeps it locked in but Rock rolls over and gets a near fall, then Rock waits for Punk to get up and once again goes for a Rock BottomPunk holds on and goes back to the Anaconda Vise, but Rock also counters and locks in the Sharpshooter, with Punk fighting to make it to the ropes. Punk finally reaches the ropes to break the hold, then he falls outside but Rock goes right after him and drops him with a running clothesline. Rock takes the broadcast table apart and throws Punk on top of it, but Punk kicks him in the head and pulls him on it before calling for a GTS. Rock counters and goes for a Rock Bottom but the table collapses underneath them, then Rock hits a Rock Bottom on the floor as the ref makes a count. Rock gets up and rolls him back in, then he gets a near fall before getting stunned with a roundhouse kick that warrants an eight count.
Punk pulls himself and continues to kick Rock, then they slug it out before Rock whips him into the ropes and drops Punk with a flying elbow smash. Rock hits a spinebuster and calls for the People's Elbow, and he hits the ropes but the lights go out and you can hear Cole screaming that The Shield is here. The screen remains black as Cole says what is happening, and they attack Rock at ringside and triple powerbomb him through the table. The lights come back on and we see Rock laying on the floor, then Punk smirks before rolling outside and pulling Rock into the ring and making the cover.
Vince McMahon comes out to the ring as Punk celebrates with Heyman, and he says Punk's celebration is over because he told him what would happen. Vince says they technically couldn't see The Shield, but he has a duty to uphold and he is officially... The Rock says no, they aren't ending this like that. Rock pulls himself up and says Vince isn't taking the title, because he is, then he asks for the match to be restarted and Vince agrees. Punk stomps Rock in the corner and comes back with a corner clothesline, then he talks trash before hitting a top rope elbow drop for two. Punk calls for a GTS but Rock fights out of it, then he hits a spinebuster and connects with a People's Elbow and makes the cover.
Winner - The Rock
