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The WWE Raw Report 6/1/15 – Elimination Chamber Fallout

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WWE Raw 6/1/15 Preshow Notes

– Stanford, Otunga & Graves in the studio. We learn that Kevin Owens will be at Raw tonight to address beating John Cena.

– Recap of Rollins vs. Ambrose from last night. Ambrose gets a screwy Dusty finish DQ win over Seth when he should be the champion. Dean leaves with the title. HHH addresses Ambrose stealing the belt, giving him a warning and stating that Dean better return the title by the start of Raw tonight… Gimme a ladder match with these two and I’ll be happy… Though I’d rather see Dean win MITB.

– Kevin Owens beat John Cena. Beat it into everyone’s head. They have a rematch at MITB. The panel puts Owens over like he’s untouchable, and to HHH he probably is.

– Ryback talks about working developmental, being released, being rehired and injured, but he’s worked hard and won the IC Title… Just too bad he won it in one of the most boring matches ever. 🙁

Ryback defends the title against The Miz tonight on Raw. Blah.

– We’ve got 6 guys in MITB so far. Orton, Reigns, Neville, Sheamus, Ziggler, and Kofi… Kofi??? The tag team champion Kofi??? Gee, I wonder if he’s in it for the spots.

Randy Orton is announced to take on Sheamus tonight. Blah X2

– Paul Heyman on the Stone Cold Podcast tonight.

The WWE Raw Report 6/1/15 from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

– Raw opens with a video showing Ambrose leaving the Chamber PPV with the title after being screwed out of the title win… Here comes the Authority in full force. Trips, Steph, Rollins, Kane, J&J, and none of them appear happy. Rollins is of course without the belt. Steph points out that Seth is the champion even if Ambrose stole the belt. Stephanie talks about everything Dean has stolen, the IC Title, Seth’s MITB contract, now the WWE Title. Steph and HHH tease everything they should do to Dean, suspension, expulsion, etc… HHH says Dean can hand over the title and THEN they can talk about repercussions… HHH demands Dean to come out here right now, instead we get……

Roman Reigns to the ring… Reigns explains that Dean is gone and he might not come back… Unless he gets a rematch… A LADDER MATCH… at MITB… Boom, nail it! haha

Stephanie refuses to make deals with a lowlife like Ambrose. Reigns points out that Dean pinned Seth last night, but Seth is quick to point out he’s still the champion. Reigns starts naming people who has beaten Seth, and how he rolls with “mom & dad” and has the smallest security of all time. Roman says Seth may be the worst Champion of all time.

This pisses Seth off, and Rollins agrees to give Ambrose the rematch. Seth says he will prove to everyone that he doesn’t need anyone’s help, he can do it on his own. Rollins calls Kane a 7 foot piece of crap. lol…. HHH tries to calm Seth down and talk him out of it, but Rollins is enraged by being called a crap champion. Seth says he will prove himself the champion at MITB against Ambrose…

Now HHH is pissed at Reigns, so he books a match with Reigns tonight, and if Roman loses he is out of the MITB match. HHH leaves to find an opponent for Reigns…

— Commercial Break —

1. Roman Reigns vs. King Barrett

Wow, this is what they come up with? We’ve got the briefcase hanging above the ring. Barrett tries early on, but Reigns takes over, he sends Barrett to tghe mat and goes for the dropkick on the apron, but Barrett rolls away. Back inside, Roman clotheslines the King back to the floor. It’s back and forth on the floor until Barrett kicks the steps into Reigns knee. Yes, he kicked the 900 pound steel steps and they moved. Barrett then tosses Roman into the steps and we go to break…

No more second screen experience, so no more commercial break wrestling updates… Sometimes that’s a good thing, sometimes not so much. I’m thinking this is one of those good times.

Back on USA, Barrett with the Royal Chinlock. Reigns escapes but Barrett beats him down in the corner. If Barrett wins he’s in MITB. Another Royal Chinlock from Wade. Reigns breaks out again and counters with a Samoan Drop. Punches Traded and Reigns chases Barrett down with a nice clothesline. Barrett fights back, Reigns blocks Wasteland, but Barrett lands WINDS OF CHANGE for a near fall.

Barrett looking for the Bull Hammer, Reigns ducks and tries a one handed powerbomb but they botch it. Reigns ends up double clutching and still hitting it. Roman looks for the Superman Punch, Barrett goes to the apron and rakes Reigns eyes. Back inside Barrett tries the Bull Hammer again, Roman ducks, SPEAR, and it’s over in 13:07. Reigns keeps his spot… Yayyy

I’ve never seen a finishing move dodged more than the Bull Hammer.

— Commercial Break —

– Back from break, HHH and Steph tell Roman Reigns that NOW he has to beat Mark Henry to keep his MITB spot. HHH walks off singing Henry’s song. lol… Reigns looks disgruntled…

– Byron Saxton interviews Nikki Bella. This looks like a set up, otherwise it’s pointless. Nikki starts putting herself over, but she’s interrupted by Paige. Paige speaks thick English and I dunno WTF she’s saying… Paige talks about winning the Battle Royal for a title shot and she still wants that shot. Nikki accepts the challenge, but she wants that match TONIGHT…

– Ryback to the ring for a promo. I hope it’s not more sappiness. It works once, but repeated “I shall overcome” promos start to sound whiny, and it’s even worse when you’re jacked up and weight 300 pounds.. Apparently, this is the arena Ryback returned in last October when the crowd popped huge. Ryback thanks this crowd for putting him back on the map and now he is the IC Champion… Ryback defends against the Miz… Next. Sigh.

— Commercial Break —

2. IC Champion Ryback vs. The Miz

Just as the match is about to start, The Big Show’s music hits… Well, I was wondering if this could get worse… Show steps into the ring and squares up with Ryback, Show cocks his fist, but turns and KNOCKS OUT THE MIZ… Well, Show just saved me from some pain. Big Show takes the mic, he has issue with the “BIG GUY”, and says Ryback has to deal with the BIG SHOW. Show then walks off…

Alllll righty then….

Match never happened, obviously.

— Commercial Break —

– Kevin Owens to the ring. Promo City tonight… Kevin Owens delivers on everything he says. He won the NXT Title, he took out Sami Zayn, and he beat John Cena. Owens should be happy but he’s not. When he called home last night his son wanted to know how John Cena was. Owens says it’s false prophecy. Cena has been portrayed as a superhero with the catch phrases and bright colors. Owens said while he traveled the indies, his son was busy following John Cena. Owens talks about beating “Super Cena”. Owens says he will make sure his son will watch every single second of the rematch at MITB, when he proves who the real role model is….

And here comes Cena… Please don’t turn this into a “Why I’m a real role model” promo… Cena mocks Owens for continuing to run his mouth instead of just taking the win. Cena said until Owens opened his mouth 5 minutes ago, he was going to shake his hand and give him the U.S. Title… But after the whiny promo, Cena says he shouldn’t even be NXT Champion. Cena says Owens is a great wrestler, but he’s not a real man. Cena talks about the marketing comments that Owens made and how marketing doesn’t always work (Funkasaurus, Adam Rose, XFL)… Cena talks about the fans and his catch phrases that HE created, not creative… The meaning they have, and everything he’s put into this business and life for the last decade.

A child with a sign “I am beating cancer” is pointed out by Cena, and he uses it to make his point. Never Give Up.

Cena says the three words that define Kevin Owens are Never Give Up and he needs to realize that. Cena gives advive, man to “almost man”. Cena tells Owens not to make a promise he can’t keep, because at MITB the great WRESTLER Owens is going to have his ass kicked by the real MAN.

Owens teases a fight with Cena, but leaves the ring. Good promo by Cena, actually.

— Commercial Break —

– New Day promo to draw some heat. Xavier rips on Tim Duncan. New Day is what’s up. Kofi says he’s going to be Mr. MITB. LOL. Couldn’t keep a straight face there… New, Day Sucks… You know the drill…

2. Kofi Kingston (w/New Day) vs. Dolph Ziggler (w/Lana)

Okay, so this is the real second match… Dolph has Lana watch from the stage for some reason. Feeling out process to start, Dolph dropkicks Kofi’s face off, but Kingston still takes over the match. Kofi misses a corner charge and Dolph takes over with all of his signature stuff, the splash in the corner, neckbreaker, jumping elbow drop. Kofi catches a Superkick, but Dolph still manages to hit the jumping DDT for a near fall on Kingston… Xavier distracts on the apron, Kofi with a roll up and a hook of the tights, but Dolph reverses the roll up and gets the win in 3:14…

Immediately after the win, Xavier & Big E attack Dolph and it;s a 3 on 1 beat down… Explain to me what Lana sees in this guy??? New Day beat Dolph’s ass until the Prime Time Players make the save…

— Commercial Break —

3. WWE Tag Champs New Day vs. The Prime Time Players & Dolph Ziggler

Impromptu match that apparently ran through the commercial. The Players are putting a whippin’ on Xavier, but Big E tags in, Xavier trips up Darren and E hits a overhead belly to belly. New Day takes over on Young. Kofi gets sling shotted into the corner by Big E and dropkicks a seated Young’s face off. New Day dominates Darren, Big E with a Snake Eyes into a boot from Kofi gets a near fall… Big E randomly knocks Dolph off the apron, but Darren gets his knees up on a Big E splash… E then misses a shoulder in the corner and HOT TAG TO TITUS & Woods. Titus takes out E, he tosses Woods across the ring, he tosses Kofi across the ring.. The crowd goes nuts… Titus drops Xavier, but Big E stops the count. Darren Young takes E out with a neckbreaker… Dolph takes Kofi out with a Superkick, and Titus finishes Woods off with a pump handle powerslam for the win in 5:24 of what was shown.

PTP and Dolph do the Millions of Dollars Dance… Lana should be so impressed… Dolph never even tagged in. lol…

— Commercial Break —

– Think about this for a minute… We had a Reigns match, Dolph vs. Kofi, Dolph vs. Kofi in a 6-man, and now another Reigns match… This feels like an episode of Memphis Studio Wrestling and half the wrestlers are snowed in. How many times can you watch Bill Dundee wrestle on one show??? Cummon guys. Who booked this crap? Oh, wait, nevermind… I’d literally be feeling ripped off right now if I bought a ticket to this poo.

4. Roman Reigns vs. Mark Henry

So Reigns spot in MITB is on the line again. Not only does the guy wrestle twice, but it’s the same stipulation. God, I only hope Austin and Heyman don’t disappoint… Reigns tries a slam early but Henry falls on top for a near fall. Reigns jacks Roman in the eye and Reigns sells it. Come to think of it Reigns was selling his eye after the Barrett match too. Henry mauls Reigns but misses a charge in the corner. Reigns comes back with a series of clotheslines, Samoan Drop (that Henry jumped too early for and they nearly died)… Henry rolls to the floor… SUPERMAN PUNCH on the floor. Reigns beats the count back in just before 10… Reigns wins in 3:45.

Really, a f’n count out? Henry the jobber couldn’t JOB? Do we really need the return match next week?

Mark Henry back in with the WORLD’s STRONGEST SLAM after the match… I guess that means we do… And a SPLASH for good measure… Believe that….

— Commercial Break —

– HHH informs Roman Reigns that he’s not done yet… For Roman’s next task he will have to… Follow the buzzards…

– Sonic Restaurant WWE skit with various wrestlers making “commercials” for their milkshakes… Big Show, New Day, and the “Mega Powers” are in this segment.

WWE Divas Title match is next.

— Commercial Break —

5. WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella vs. Paige

The girls get the top of the hour segment. Wow. Nikki is acting extremely heelish early on, slapping Paige and doing jumping jacks. I’m not sure if she’s a face, heel, or what. I don’t think Nikki has a clue either. Nikki controls early. And then some push ups. I coulda swore she was just a face last week. Nikki busts out the old Tully Blanchard Slingshot Suplex for 2… Nikki with a leg submission but Paige gets the ropes. Nikki has dominated the entire match… Paige finally drops Nikki with a shot into the ropes, but Nikki rolls to the floor to escape. While outside, Nikki decides to do crunches, then back inside Nikki tries the Alabama Slam, Paige escapes and knees Nikki in the face for 2…

Nikki escapes a PTO attempt, and Nikki lands the Alabama Slam for 2… Nikki runs into not one, but two superkicks from Paige for a near fall. Nikki tries the Rack Attack, Paige escapes… Some weird confusion leads to Paige landing a SUPER DDT off the bottom rope, but Nikki rolls right out to the floor… TWIN MAGIC… Even though Brie looks nothing like Nikki anymore… Twin Magic happens, Brie rolls in and cradles Paige for the win in 5:42… Heels again…

Wonder what the Bellas will be next week?

— Commercial Break —

6. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus

It’s a lengthy back and forth feeling out process to start. The match spills to the floor, Sheamus blocks a back suplex on the barricade, but Orton lands the back suplex on the announce table instead! Orton drops Sheamus with a clothesline outside as Raw goes to break…

To quote one Crazymax reader “these guys SUCK together. they never have good matches”

I tend to agree…

Back from break, Sheamus with a stomp fest of boring… Sheamus tries the 10 beats, Orton escapes. Sheamus misses the Brogue Kick and Orton catches him with the snap powerslam… Sheamus escapes the suspended DDT, but Orton escapes the rolling senton, and Orton lands the T-Bone suplex, and then the suspension DDT… Orton wants the RKO but Sheamus goes to the floor… The two men fight out on the floor, Orton sends him over the time keeper brricade and Sheamus blasts Randy with a steel chair, causing a DQ in 13:10 or something… What a great payoff to a lousy match…

Anyway, after the match Sheamus nails a Brogue Kick and beats the crap out of Orton on the floor, repeatedly driving him into the barricade. Referees check on Orton. Sheamus with ANOTHER BROGUE KICK… That’s a great way to get that Viper over hot again…

FELLLLLAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

– Byron Saxton interviews Rusev backstage. RUsev is on crutches and looks dejected. Rusev talks about having nothing. No title, no career, no woman, he’s just a broken man, with a broken ankle, broken spirit. Rusev says he is the one that’s CRUSHED this time. Rusev says he’s determined to get back all of it!

Rusev forgot to mention that he’s being sabotaged by creative. Blah. Poor guy.

— Commercial Break —

– Bo Dallas headed to the ring. He says he tried to help Neville, but now he just wants to hurt him. BOLIEVE that…

7. Neville vs. Bo Dallas

The PPV match wasn’t all that great, so let’s have a rematch. Dallas attacks Neville and beats him down to get things going. Dallas beats Neville out to the floor and back inside for a 2 count… Crowd is pretty much dead outside of a short clapping chant. Neville finally makes the come back with all of his kicking routine and the flippies across the ring. Dallas gets knocked flat and the Red Arrow ends it quickly in 3:08.

— Commercial Break —

8. Roman Reigns vs. Bray “Creative Has Nothing For You” Wyatt

You know the drill, Reigns loses, he loses his MITB spot. Cummon Rowan and Harper, get out here and beat some azz… Reigns is selling his ribs, but has control to begin. Wyatt gets control for a moment, but Roman right back on top… J&J, Rollins & Kane come out to the stage and Wyatt takes over the match with a flying body attack… Reigns rolls to the floor but Bray lays him out with a clothesline as we go to the final break…

Back from break, Wyatt sends Reigns to the apron. Wyatt with the DDT on the apron gets a near fall. Wyatt continues to dominate until Reigns comes charging out of the corner with a big clothesline. Both men down, Wyatt misses a charge in the corner and Reigns capitalizes with a crappy DDT… Roman with some intense offense and an apron dropkick with Bray on the floor, changing up the spot a little… Wyatt catches Reigns on his way back inside, WYATT WITH A STIFF ASS CLOTHESLINE and a senton gets a near fall for Bray!!!

Wyatt glances at the briefcase and tells Roman that it’s his. The two men laugh and trade slaps, Wyatt runs into a Samoan Drop from Reigns… WYATT COUNTERS THE SUPERMAN PUNCH WITH A URINAGE!!! 1…2… Reigns kicks out… Wyatt with the spider walk, he looks for Sister Abigail, but Reigns with a roll up for two and the SUPERMAN PUNCH….

J&J, Kane, Rollins surround the ring now… Kane distracts on the apron… Bray hooks Sister Abigail… Reigns counters and shoves Wyatt into Kane… SPEAR…. Reigns gets the win… BLAH. 12:14…

The Authority surround the ring to attack Reigns when DEAN AMBROSE MAKES THE SAVE…. Rollins is sent flying across the announce table, Merucy laid out with a spear… DIRTY DEEDS ON ROLLINS ends the show… Dean tries to give Seth the title back, but Rollins is laid out, so Dean takes it back…

HHH & Stephanie are out, and they are pissed off….

This Reigns crap is over the top though… I’m off to watch the Podcast. Goodnight all.

To end Raw we see Paul Heyman join Steve Austin for the Podcast for the final plug…

Tommy Rogers, One Half Of The Fantastics, Passes Away At 54 Years Old

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Source: F4WOnline

Dave Melter is reporting at F4WOnline.com that Thomas “Tommy Rogers” Crouch, best known as one half of The Fantastics with Robert “Bobby Fulton” Hines, passed away today at the age of 54 at his home in Honolulu. He was due to be sentenced tomorrow on charges relating to a brawl with police officers. Details on cause and matter of death are still pending.

An incredibly gifted worker from his debut in 1981, he floated around various territories, most visibly in Georgia before getting his big break in late 1984 when he went to Dallas. There, he was put together with Fulton (who had briefly been half of “The Fantastic Ones” with Terry Taylor in the Georgia satellite territory out of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1983) as The Fantastics, the primary dance partners of the Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey with Jim Cornette), who had also just started in the territory. They quickly established themselves as one of the best working teams in the business, probably just below the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express as far as American babyface teams, though they had a flashier in-ring style at times.

Pretty much always as the top babyface team in the territory, floated from Dallas to Mid-South to Memphis, almost back to Mid-South and then back to Dallas before getting the biggest break of their careers in 1988. The Midnight Express, now with Stan Lane instead of Condrey, needed fresh opponents in Jim Crockett Promotions (which became WCW later in the year), asked for The Fantastics to be brought in, and immediately put them over in a classic free TV match. Their most famous match, a wild brawl at the first Clash of the Champions, got series match of the year consideration.

They eventually moved on to All Japan Pro Wrestling, considered one of the best jobs in wrestling at the time because you made great money and could live a normal life during your weeks off at home. For the next several years, they were mainstays competing for the All Asia Tag Titles, AJPW’s equivalent of the WCW U.S. Tag Team Titles. Eventually, they went their separate ways, winding down their careers working indies, with Rogers also having an ECW stint where he looked great in undercard tag team matches.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that with his look, physique, and working ability that Rogers likely would have been a much bigger star if he was taller. As it was, he was one of the most underrated workers in the business his whole career, usually thought of more as a great tag team wrestler than an outstanding individual performer.

Kevin Owens Cuts Babyface Promo After Elimination Chamber, Kevin Owens Special

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ytNnIlsaYk

– In the video above, an emotional Kevin Owens talks his big win over John Cena at Elimination Chamber. Owens talked about proving the naysayers wrong, admitting that it was the best feeling.

“There’s a lot of emotions,” Owens said. “You know when you’re told that you can’t do something for long enough, it usually weighs on your mind. It did weigh on my mind, but the thing is, I knew they were all wrong, the people who said that… It’s the greatest night of my career, no doubt about that.”

– WWE will premiere a special today on their YouTube channel on Owens titled, “A Day With Kevin Owens.”

 

 

WWE Network Is Free Again For June For New Subscribers

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WWE will be offering another free month for the WWE Network to new subscribers for the month of June. It is the third straight month that WWE is running the promotion for new subscribers.

New subscribers will be able to catch the Money in the Bank pay-per-view on June 14th, as well as the Stone Cold Podcast with guest Paul Heyman tonight after Raw. You can also watch last night’s Elimination Chamber special event on VOD.

WWE RAW Preview For Tonight – HHH Issues Warning To Ambrose, What Opens Raw?, More

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Tonight’s WWE RAW takes place from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX with the fallout from Elimination Chamber and the hype for Money In the Bank. Superstars advertised include John Cena, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Dolph Ziggler, Kane, Sheamus and Dean Ambrose.

Triple H reacted to Dean Ambrose leaving Elimination Chamber with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt, despite defeating Seth Rollins via disqualification. Triple H stated “Dean Ambrose has until the beginning of RAW to bring that championship belt back or… or…,” Triple H said before walking off.

Based on Triple H’s comments, Ambrose will open the show to react to Triple H. Below are videos of Ambrose after he “hijacked” the WWE Championship belt:

WWE is focusing on the following points for tonight:

* Is The Lunatic Fringe the rightful World Champion?

* Will Raw feel the shockwaves of one of the greatest debuts in WWE history?

* Feeding frenzy with Ryback

* Who will look to build up Money in the Bank credits?

* Who should be the WWE Tag Team Title No. 1 contenders?

As always, Crazymax’s own BJack will provide live coverage of tonight’s WWE Raw as it happens.

First Six Names Announced For WWE Money In The Bank Match

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WWE announced that Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Neville, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler and Sheamus will be competing in this year’s WWE Money In The Bank ladder match. It was noted that more names will be announced for the match. Last year’s Money In The Bank match featured eight participants.

WWE Money In The Bank will take place in two weeks on June 14th at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

WWE Elimination Chamber Results 5/31/15

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Credit: Matt Boone

WWE Elimination Chamber Kickoff Show

The WWE Elimination Chamber Kickoff Show begins with the panel, which consists of Renee Young, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves and Booker T talking about tonight’s show.

From there, we are told that Rusev, who is scheduled for tonight’s Intercontinental Championship Elimination Chamber match, is no longer going to be competing. We aren’t told who his replacement will be, just that Rusev will not be part of the match.

We then go to a quick “social media lounge” segment, straight to a backstage segment with Kane and The New Day.

Stardust vs. Zack Ryder

After some more typical pre-show stuff, we shoot to the announce table where we are joined by Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL. It looks like it’s not time for a MizTV segment, instead, we’re getting an impromptu match.

Both Stardust and Zack Ryder make their way to the ring. We’re getting a bonus one-on-one match here on the Elimination Chamber Kickoff Show.

The bell sounds and here we go. Early on, it doesn’t take long before Stardust is in control of the action. Stardust dominates for a while until Ryder gets in his series of offensive moves.

Ryder hits the Broski Boot and sets Stardust up for more, although Stardust, out of nowhere, hits his new finisher, “The Queens Crossbow,” on Ryder for the 1-2-3.

Winner: Stardust

Social Media Lounge With Lana

After the match, we shoot to Tom Phillips in the social media lounge. He is joined by Lana, who WWE allowed fans to use social media to send her questions.

Phillips brings up Rusev’s injury and the fact that he’s out of his scheduled Chamber match tonight. She says she’s not talking to him, but she heard he’s injured. She doesn’t want to say anything further.

Lana is then asked about Dolph Ziggler. She says he’s cute and makes her laugh and he sends her snapshot pictures. She also talks about the fans now finally treating her well. She basically says she was mean in the past but she’ll now try to be understanding in the future.

MizTV With Daniel Bryan

After the social media lounge segment with Lana, we go to the ring where Summer Rae does a big overly-kiss-ass style introduction for her “The Marine 4” co-star, The Miz.

The Miz makes his way to the ring in a goofy-ass outfit, which the announcers make fun of. Miz brags on the mic and does a big speech about how he’s “finally back.” The announcers joke that most didn’t even know he was gone.

Miz then introduces a clip of Daniel Bryan giving up the Intercontinental Championship so the new person who holds the title can be a fighting champion. After the clip, Miz and Bryan take their seats for the MizTV segment.

After Miz asks his first question, he interrupts Bryan before he can answer it. He goes on and on about how he feels bad for Bryan, but he feels like the victim because he put so much time into Bryan to “make him a star” when he was his mentor during their NXT days years ago.

Bryan then guarantees fans his career inside the ring isn’t over. He talks about what he’s been doing while he’s been out of action, such as writing a book. Miz then goes on a giant heel-rant, mocking and putting down Bryan in every way he can think of.

Miz keeps babbling until finally Bryan heard enough. Bryan yells “Miz …shut up!” He says the reason he is here tonight is to present the winner of tonight’s I-C title Elimination Chamber match with the belt. He then guarantees all of his fans again that he isn’t done wrestling.

Bryan and Miz go at it again until finally Miz annoys Bryan enough again that he cuts him off and tells him that MizTV is boring. He says he knew it would be so he came prepared. He says knowing it would be, he brought “this.”

With that said, Bryan snaps his finger and then Macho Man Randy Savage’s music plays. Out comes Macho Mandow and Axelmania. They come out dressed up like Savage and Hogan and beat down Miz. Hulk Hogan’s music plays as Axelmania and Mandow play to the crowd. Bryan tries to leave while they celebrate, but they stop him and have him celebrate with them.

Backstage: Eden With Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns

Backstage, Eden introduces Dean Ambrose. Ambrose walks in and Eden asks him if he feels any extra pressure tonight. Ambrose says he doesn’t, because he has everything to gain and nothing to lose. He then says on the other hand, he feels a lot of pressure in his guts. He says it’s bubbling hatred he feels for The Authority. He says he can relieve that by punching Seth Rollins in the face and taking his WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

As Ambrose continues to talk, in walks Roman Reigns. Reigns asks if he got the ice or the cold ones. Ambrose says he didn’t. Reigns laughs and says “good thing I already did.” Reigns tells Ambrose to take care of Rollins and he’ll take care of the rest.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2015

The 2015 WWE Elimination Chamber special event opens with the usual bad-ass video package highlighting all of the key storylines heading into tonight’s show.

WWE Tag-Team Championship
(Elimination Chamber Match)
– The Prime Time Players vs. Los Matadores vs. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro vs. The New Day (c) vs. The Ascension vs. The Lucha Dragons

After the opening video package, we shoot into the ring, which is covered by the Elimination Chamber. Lilian Garcia does a lengthy introduction/explanation of the first match, which will be the WWE Tag-Team Championship Elimination Chamber match.

Out first come the Prime Time Players. As they make their way to the ring, the announcers try to better explain and elaborate on what the rules are for this first-ever WWE Tag-Team Championship Elimination Chamber match. Titus O’Neil and Darren Young are locked into their pod.

From there, the Los Matadores, accompanied by El Torito, make their way to the ring. As they make their way to the ring, we are introduced to tonight’s Spanish commentary team, who quickly introduce themselves at ringside. El Torito is helped on top of the pod, where the Los Matadores are locked inside.

Next out are Tyson Kidd and Cesaro, who make their way to the ring accompanied by Natalya. Those two are locked in a pod as well.

The WWE Tag-Team Champions — The New Day — make their way out next. All three members come out clapping. And as announced during the Kickoff Show by Kane, all three members of the team will be part of this match. All three guys are locked in their pod.

Finally, the last two teams, both of which will be starting out the match inside the ring, make their way out. First out are Konnor and Viktor, The Ascension. Finally, The Lucha Dragons — Kalisto and Sin Cara make their way out.

The bell sounds and finally, here we go. The Lucha Dragons dominate the action early on, flying all over the place and taking it to both members of The Ascension. Eventually, the size and power advantage takes over the speed and quickness of The Lucha Dragons.

Kalisto climbs on top of a pod but gets his foot stuck in the chains. The Ascension climb to the top rope and beat up Kalisto. Sin Cara, on the other side of the ring on top of a pod, hits a huge flip off of the top and lands on top of one of The Ascension members. Kalisto tries to follow up, but The New Day yank his foot from inside the pod and now he’s stuck up there again.

The clock ticks down and it’s time for our next team to enter the match. The buzzer sounds and it’s Tyson Kidd and Cesaro. Both guys exit their pod, enter the ring and immediately take it to both the Lucha Dragons and The Ascension.

Once they establish control of the three guys in the ring, Cesaro climbs to the top rope and free’s Kalisto from having his foot stuck in the pod beneath him.. Cesaro, from the top rope, hits a giant superplex on Kalisto, who is on top of the pod. Both guys crash down to the mat below. The fans in Texas pop huge for that spot.

On commentary, Jerry Lawler actually refers to Michael Cole as “J.R.” Cole doesn’t let it go for a while. Meanwhile, the action continues in the ring, with Kalisto climbing all over the fencing like Spiderman. He climbs back on top of a pod, this time it’s the Prime Time Players pod. Now he’s trying to climb to the roof of the cage upside down.

As Kalisto continues his Spiderman act, the clock ticks down. Now the Los Matadores exit their pod and enter the cage. From the top of their pod, El Torito hits a flying splash onto several of the guys in the ring. Kalisto is now swinging from the roof of the Chamber. Literally, he is on the very tip-top of the cage holding on and occassionally swinging.

Finally, Kalisto swings his body back-and-forth and lets go. Once he does, everyone is in the ring right in the middle and Kalisto comes crashing down on all of the guys. The fans break out into a “This Is Awesome” chant as the action continues in the ring.

Now El Torito is climbing to the roof. He lets go but is caught and slammed. The Ascension hits their finisher on Los Matadores. 1-2-3. Los Matadores are eliminated from the match. Seconds later, they hit their finisher on the Lucha Dragons. 1-2-3. Now the Lucha Dragons are eliminated.

The clock starts ticking down again and this time it’s the Prime Time Players who are let loose. Titus O’Nel and Darren Young come exploding out of their pod and the team is immediately beat down by The Ascension.

The action continues, now with Kidd and Cesaro getting involved, and out of nowhere The Ascension are pinned and eliminated. Now it’s down to Kidd and Cesaro and O’Neil and Young, with all three members of The New Day waiting to be let out of their pod.

The fans in Texas break out into another “This Is Awesome” chant as Kidd and Cesaro seem to be taking control of the action. It isn’t long, however, both all guys of both teams are down on the mat trying to get back to their feet. The fans try and clap and cheer to encourage the guys to get back to their feet.

As the guys slowly start to make their way back to their feet, the clock ticks down, the buzzer sounds and in comes the WWE Tag-Team Champions — The New Day.

All three members, Big E., Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods immediately enter the ring and go to work on their opponents. All pods are clear now as the fans chant “New Day …sucks! New Day …sucks!”

Cesaro and Kidd momentarily beat all five guys down, both PTP members and all three New Day members. They lock Xavier Woods back in the pod so now things are even, with all three remaining teams only having two members involved in the match.

Cesaro gets a hold of Kingston and does the big Cesaro Swing to him, which the fans in Corpus Christi seemed to enjoy. Unfortunately, as soon as Cesaro is done with the swing, Darren Young rolls him up and pins him. Cesaro and Kidd are eliminated.

The only two teams left in the match now are the Prime Time Players and The New Day. Big E. gets Xavier Woods out of the pod, so now we’re down to a three-on-two advantage in favor of the tag-champs. The New Day are easily dominating the action due to the numbers game.

The New Day continue to dominate, squeezing O’Neil’s face through the fencing until finally Darren Young freaks out and in Superman mode, goes berzerk on all three members of New Day, including slamming Big E. through one of the pods.

O’Neil is back up now and he and Young are double-teaming any member of The New Day that approaches them. Finally, the numbers game is too much, as The New Day seems to be in control again. The finish comes when the three team up on O’Neil after taking out Young. Kingston hits his Trouble In Paradise kick while O’Neil was distracted. 1-2-3. The New Day retains.

Winners and STILL WWE Tag-Team Champions: The New Day

Backstage: Dolph Ziggler & Lana

After recapping Rusev’s injury with a video package, we shoot backstage to see Dolph Ziggler warming up when Lana approaches him. She wishes him good luck. Lana says tonight isn’t about Rusev or making him jealous — it’s about him. Ziggler says when he is champ and he comes back here, maybe it will be about “us.” He says he’s going to do what he does better than anyone else tonight.

WWE Divas Championship
– Nikki Bella (c) vs. Naomi vs. Paige

From the backstage segment, we go back live inside the arena where Nikki Bella’s music hits. The WWE Divas Champion makes her way to the ring for her triple-threat title defense.

Out next is his first of two challengers in this match, Naomi. Naomi makes her way to the ring as the commentary team promotes some stuff. Finally, out last is the third and final opponent in this match, Paige.

The announcers point out that Tamina Snuka isn’t in Naomi’s corner and Brie Bella isn’t in Nikki Bella’s corner tonight because everyone is banned from ringside for this triple-threat Divas title match.

The bell sounds and here we go. Early on, Paige and Naomi take out Bella and they are left in the ring alone to battle it out. Paige dominates the action from the start. She remains in control until Nikki re-enters the scene.

Nikki misses a big kick off the top rope and is then slammed hard on the floor. She is getting knocked around pretty good in this one. Meanwhile, Naomi is in control of Paige in the ring while Nikki is down and out on the floor. They seem to be keeping Nikki out of the match so that Paige and Naomi can get things going.

Bella is back in the ring and the three try to do a stack-job-slam in the corner off the top rope, however they mess it up a bit. Nikki tries pinning both girls but both of them kick out.

Nikki goes for the Rack Attack on Paige but Naomi interferes with the Rear View. Paige then super kicks Naomi out of the ring. Paige goes for her submission finisher on Nikki but Naomi breaks it up. Finally, Nikki hits the Rack Attack on Naomi. 1-2-3. Bella retains.

Winner and STILL WWE Divas Champion: Nikki Bella

Kevin Owens vs. John Cena

After the Divas match and some WWE Network programming plugs, the pre-match video package airs for John Cena vs. Kevin Owens.

Following the video package, Lilian Garcia introduces the NXT Champion Kevin Owens. Owens makes his way to the ring to a nice pop. Once his music dies down, the “Fight Owens Fight!” chants start up.

Out next is Owens’ opponent for tonight, longtime WWE United States Champion John Cena. Cena’s music hits and out he comes to a mixed-bag reaction as usual. The fans in Corpus Christi quickly switch from mixed-bag reaction to “John Cena sucks!” singing chants.

The bell sounds and here we go with our “champion vs. champion” match. Straight from the word “go,” Owens dominates the action. Owens easily handles Cena for several minutes, hitting him with every move you can think of, including many I’m not even sure what to call.

Cena finally starts fighting back. The two get into a punching exchange, which Owens wins. Owens re-establishes dominance, however now Cena is making his real “comeback.”

Owens is dealing with Cena now, as Cena is on fire. Cena is hitting Owens with every move in the playbook until out of nowhere Owens, hits his Pop-Up Powerbomb finisher on Cena. He immediately covers him and of course, Cena kicks out of Owens’ finisher in his first PPV match on the main roster. Super-Cena at his finest.

Owens climbs to the top rope and Cena tries to stop him, but Owens knocks him off. Cena gets back to the ropes and now both guys are up there. The fans break out into a loud, dueling “Let’s Go Cena / Cena Sucks!” dueling chant.

Thankfully, Cena hits his Attitude Adjustment on Owens, but Owens kicks out, so at least Owens got to kick out of Cena’s finisher as well.

Owens goes to do the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Cena trips him down and locks him in the STF. Owens nears the ropes, so Cena yanks him back. As he does, Owens kicks him off of him and nails him with the Attitude Adjustment. Cena kicks out at two and a half.

As both guys recover, Cena goes to the middle rope and hits a tornado DDT on Owens for a near fall. Both guys go for their finisher but each guy avoids it. Owens hits a big slam on Cena for a two count. Owens is throwing a fit now because Cena keeps kicking out.

Both guys get into a punching exchange again until this time, Cena springboards off the middle rope and hits the Springboard Stunner. Owens, however, kicks out at two. Now Cena is throwing a fit because Owens keeps kicking out.

Both guys go to the middle or top rope in one corner and in a crazy reversal I’m not even sure how to explain, Owens somehow turns a Cena move attempt into a suplex off the top in mid-air for a near fall. That was pretty insane. Owens is again upset that Cena managed to kick out at two.

Owens waits for Cena to get up, but when he runs at him, Cena blasts him with a big clothesline. Back on their feet, out of nowhere, Owens hits Cena with a Pop Up Powerbomb. 1-2-3. Owens wins.

Winner: Kevin Owens

After The Match

After the match, Owens says he said on RAW anyone who doesn’t know him isn’t worth his time. He says everyone now knows who Kevin Owens is. He says he’s the man who started a fight with John Cena — but he’s also the man who finished that fight.

Owens goes on to say that now that he’s beaten Cena, he’s got some veteran advice for him — it’s time for Cena to go. He says Cena’s time is up and his time is now, because “the champ is here.” His music hits as he raises his NXT title up in the air.

Bo Dallas vs. Neville

After a quick check-in with the Kickoff Show panel, Bo Dallas’ music plays and out he comes. Dallas cuts a promo on his way to the ring. He talks about how he tried to be nice to Neville and once Neville denied him, he left Dallas no choice but to force him to “Bo-Lieve.”

With that said, Neville’s music hits and out he comes. “The Man That Gravity Forgot” makes his way to the ring as the announcers try to tell the story of the match, as this one, much like the Divas match, didn’t get a big video highlight package.

The bell sounds and the fans in Corpus Christi immediately breaks out into “NXT! NXT!” chants. The announcers put over how this is a big night for NXT considering this match and what Kevin Owens just did to John Cena in the previous match.

Meanwhile, in the ring, Dallas is struggling with Neville, who is in control of the action in the early going. Neville flips across the ring and knocks Dallas down with a kick. Dallas tries rolling out to the floor while Neville is on the top rope, so Neville simply changes gears and hits a big impromptu moonsault onto Dallas on the floor.

Back in the ring, Neville controls Dallas on the mat with a headlock as replays of his moonsault are shown. As Neville continues to punish Dallas, Dallas drops to his knees and begs off, telling Neville that he’s doing this “for him.” Neville doesn’t buy it, so he continues the beatdown.

As Neville continues to control the action, Dallas finally cuts him short and takes over the offense in the match. Dallas tries to control Neville, but it doesn’t take long before Neville is back to dominating the action.

Finally, the finish comes when Dallas goes for the running Bo-Dog, only for Neville to counter, knock him down and go to the top rope. Neville hits the Red Arrow and scores the pinfall victory.

Winner: Neville

Backstage: Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Triple H

Backstage we see Dean Ambrose taping up his wrists talking to Roman Reigns. We can’t hear what they’re saying until Triple H walks up. HHH mentions that he heard Reigns say he wants to be in Ambrose’s corner tonight. Triple H informs Reigns that he doesn’t have the authority to insert himself into a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match.

“The Game” goes on to explain to Reigns that Kane will be out there in an official capacity, however if Reigns gets involved, Ambrose will be immediately disqualified. HHH wishes them good luck and before he leaves, says he has a good feeling about this.

WWE Intercontinental Championship
(Elimination Chamber Match)
– Mark Henry vs. Sheamus vs. R-Truth vs. Ryback vs. King Barrett vs. Dolph Ziggler

After the quick backstage segment, we see the Elimination Chamber slowly being lowered over the ring. We then see the last person to hold the Intercontinental Championship — Daniel Bryan — sitting at ringside.

From there, we shoot to a video package that shows Bryan giving up the I-C title so that the person who wins it tonight can be a fighting champion.

Next, the ring announcer does the formal introductions and rules explanation for our next match, which will be the Intercontinental Championship Elimination Chamber match.

Mark Henry’s music hits and out he comes. Henry is the replacement in this match for the injured Rusev, who prior to getting injured, was scheduled for this slot in the bout. Henry gets locked into his pod.

Out next is Sheamus. Sheamus makes his way to the ring and gets locked into his pod. After Sheamus, R-Truth’s music hits and out he comes, without rapping, to pretty much no reaction from the Texas fans. Finally, the last person to be locked into a pod — Ryback — makes his way out.

And finally, the final two participants who will be starting the actual match itself out, make their way to the ring. First out is “King” Bad News Barrett. After he makes his way out, Dolph Ziggler’s music hits and out he comes.

The bell sounds and our six-man Elimination Chamber match for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship — with Barrett and Ziggler kicking things off — is officially underway. After this one is all said and done, Daniel Bryan, the previous I-C champ, is supposedly going to crown the new champ with the belt.

Early on, Ziggler and Barrett roll around on the mat in amateur wrestling fashion. It isn’t long, however, before King Barrett, the bigger of the two men, is controlling the action inside the ring.

Barrett dominates Ziggler all the way until the clock ticks down, the buzzer sounds and out comes the next participant in the match — R-Truth.

The fans boo when the next participant is announced, almost like “Booo — really? R-Truth?!” Anyways, as soon as Truth exits his pod, Barrett stops stomping and beating the crap out of him with ease.

Truth finally starts fighting back and getting some offense in, all-the-while Ziggler, who was dominated by Barrett for several minutes in the early goings of this match, is still outside of the ring selling.

Barrett finally turns the tides on Truth, only for Ziggler to re-enter the picture and attempt — unsuccessfully — to roll him up from behind. Barrett blasts Ziggler with a huge boot to the face and tries to pin him, however Ziggler manages to kick out at two as well.

King Barrett puts Ziggler through Mark Henry’s pod. Because Henry’s pod was smashed open, Henry was free to come out and enter the match, so he does. Henry goes to work on Barrett, slamming him and beating him all over the ring.

Just seconds later, because someone was about to be let loose anyway, the clock ticks down to zero and it’s time to let someone else out. I guess Henry is just legal in this match, as the announcers are selling the fact that this is a no disqualification match.

Anyways, once the clock reached zero, Ryback was the next person to be let out. Ryback immediately goes to work on Henry. After beating Henry down, Ryback starts beating on any-and-everyone in sight. The only person left locked in a pod is Sheamus.

As the action continues and Barrett takes a beatdown from Henry, Truth hits his finisher on him and pins him. 1-2-3. Truth eliminates King Barrett.

Now Henry, Truth, Ryback and Ziggler are circling each other and are unsure what to do. Finally, they close in on each other. Henry and Truth go to one corner while Ryback and Ziggler go to the other.

The clock counts down to zero and finally, Sheamus is let loose from his pod. Unfortunately, the referee has trouble unlocking and opening Sheamus’ door. The guys in the ring take turns doing quick pointless roll-ups, one after the other, while the refs try and get Sheamus’ door open.

This might be part of the plan of the match, but it is coming off as total confusion and cover-up-city. Either way, the attention is off of Sheamus now, who is still locked in his cage. Ryback hits Truth with his Shellshock finisher and pins him. 1-2-3. Truth is eliminated.

Ryback goes to work on Ziggler now as Henry sells in the corner of the ring. Why someone doesn’t just throw someone into Sheamus’ pod to smash it open the same way Henry entered the match is beyond me. It would obviously lead one to believe that the Sheamus thing is part of the match, although it’s being explained awfully — almost not at all — on commentary, so it just comes off as an issue that they’re working on in the background.

Finally, the camera focuses on Sheamus, so it looks like we’re going to get to the storyline point of all of this. And there we have it. Sheamus picks the lock with his Celtic Cross.

Sheamus finally enters the ring now and asks the fans — off mic — loudly, if we are entertained. He then goes to work, stomping all the guys, all of whom are down in and outside the ring.

Henry goes for a big slam on Sheamus and a pin, however Sheamus kicks out. Sheamus hits Henry with a Brogue Kick and pins him. 1-2-3. Henry is eliminated. The fans were dead silent, and have been dead silent, for everything since the Sheamus pod confusion. The announcers are trying to back-track and explain it, however the damage is done. That spot, if it was a spot, really took a lot of momentum out of this match.

Anyways, back to the action — Sheamus is having his way with Ziggler in the ring. Ryback is still legal, but he is selling on the outside of the ring. Ziggler tries to fire up on offense, but Sheamus easily continues to control him.

The crowd is completely and totally dead right now. A pocket of fans break out into a “Let’s Go Ziggler” chant which is somewhat spreading around the arena, but it immediately dies down. I’m not sure how it sounds live, but this crowd sounds completely dead on television.

Ryback is back in the action now in the ring, only to walk right into a superkick from Ziggler. Ziggler hits a FameAsser on Sheamus but Sheamus seconds later hits his finisher on Ziggler. 1-2-3. Ziggler is eliminated. That was a weird setup to an elimination as well. There’s something really “off” about this match and the crowd is reflecting that.

With just Sheamus and Ryback remaining in the match, the fans try to start up a “Feed Me More” chant, but it too quickly dies down. The announcers point out that both Sheamus and Ryback have never been Intercontinental Champion before. Both guys battle back-and-forth for a minute or two, with each guy trying to hit their finisher. The end saw Ryback hit Sheamus with his finisher for the 1-2-3. We have a new I-C champ.

After the match, Ryback’s music plays and he celebrates. The Chamber lifts back up to the ceiling and Daniel Bryan, the previous I-C champ, makes his way into the ring. Bryan presents Ryback with the I-C title.

Winner and NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion: Ryback

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
– Seth Rollins (c) vs. Dean Ambrose

After the final of our two Elimination Chamber matches tonight, the video package for our WWE World Heavyweight Championship main event match of the evening airs.

First out is the challenger for tonight, Dean Ambrose. Out next is his former Shield teammate and opponent for tonight, the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.

The bell sounds and here we go. Early on, Ambrose is like a mad man and is all over “The Future of WWE.” Ambrose is hitting Rollins with every move in the playbook.

Finally, Rollins takes over control of the match and slows the pace down. Rollins controls Ambrose for several minutes, with some distraction and interference help.

In the end, Ambrose was on the top rope and Rollins pulled the referee in front of him. Ambrose ended up taking them both out with the flying elbow smash.

The match would continue, only for Rollins to roll right into a Dirty Deeds from Ambrose. Ambrose covers Rollins and a second referee runs into the ring. 1-2-3. Ambrose wins.

WWE lets Ambrose do the big celebration, ala Daniel Bryan last year. Several minutes later, the referee pulls Lilian Garcia aside and explains to her that because Rollins pulled the ref in front of him, Ambrose wins — but by disqualification, so Rollins is still the champion.

After the match, Rollins is in the aisle celebrating, so Roman Reigns’ music hits and out he comes. Reigns helps Ambrose clean house of Rollins and J&J Security, along with everyone else in sight.

Eventually, Ambrose gets on the mic and announces that he won and because he’s got the title, he’s keeping it. His music plays again as he and Reigns exit through the crowd. WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 goes off the air on that note.

Winner via Disqualification: Dean Ambrose

Final Betting Odds For WWE Elimination Chamber

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The smart money is now in on WWE Elimination Chamber, and a lot of movement happened in the hours leading to the show as it pertains to betting lines.

While Sheamus is still the favorite to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship, there’s been some late action on Ryback, as he’s moved up to the second highest favorite. Rusev has been pulled from the match and will be replaced.

Naomi was originally favored to win the Divas title, but current champion Nikki Bella moved ahead of her late Sunday afternoon. Also, Nikki Bella’s boyfriend John Cena’s line had some late interest, as it drew closer to even. Still, Cena is listed as a favorite over Kevin Owens.

You can see the full current betting lines below from 5 Dimes, and we’ll keep you updated on any major changes throughout the day.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Seth Rollins (-460) vs. Dean Ambrose (+325)

WWE Intercontinental Title Elimination Chamber
Sheamus (-350) vs. King Barrett (+1050) vs. Ryback (+350) vs. Dolph Ziggler (+1400) vs. R-Truth (+5000)

WWE Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber
New Day (-300) vs. Kidd & Cesaro (+220) vs. Lucha Dragons (+600) vs. Prime Time Players (+1000) vs. Los Matadores (+2500) vs. The Ascension (+4000)

John Cena (-210) vs. Kevin Owens (+160)

Divas Championship
Nikki Bella (-105) vs. Naomi (+115) vs. Paige (+235)

Neville (-530) vs. Bo Dallas (+350)

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