WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT: 2014
"The Changing of the Guard"
At WrestleMania XXX, the WWE made a clear statement; it was time for a change of the guard. Whether it be the ending of the fabled WrestleMania Streak of the Undertaker, the crowning of a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion in Daniel Bryan, the continued rise of young talents such as Cesaro and The Shield or simply the impressive performance of the Wyatt Family, the message was clear. The youth movement was taking over in the WWE. True, the likes of John Cena, Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar continue to be huge stars but the way that the legends of Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock and The Undertaker were finally moved on told the story. As WWE evolved into the era of the WWE Network and the fourth decade of WrestleMania, no longer would the youth movement be able to rely on the veterans of the past. Now, it is their time and it is up to them to prove that they can carry this great company. Question is will they manage it?
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WRESTLEMANIA XXX RESULTS
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 6, 2014
Pre-Show on WWE Network
FATAL 4 WAY TAG MATCH FOR THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Usos (c) defeated Los Matadores (w/El Turito), Real Americans (w/Zeb Colter) & Rybaxel
WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING MATCH
Daniel Bryan defeated Triple H (w/Stephanie McMahon)
SIX MAN TAG MATCH
The Shield defeated Kane & New Age Outlaws
ANDRÉ THE GIANT MEMORIAL 30-MAN BATTLE ROYAL
Cesaro eliminated Big Show to win the Battle Royal
SINGLES MATCH
John Cena defeated Bray Wyatt (w/Erick Rowan & Luke Harper)
STREAK MATCH
Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) defeated The Undertaker
VICKIE GUERRERO DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL
AJ Lee (c) made Naomi tap out to retain the Divas Championship
WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
Daniel Bryan defeated Batista & Randy Orton (c) to become the new champion
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MONDAY NIGHT RAW RESULTS
April 7, 2014
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The April 7, 2014 edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw emanates live from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and opens with Daniel Bryan, the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He talks about how two years ago he started the Yes! chant and now that word unites them all. The crowd chants "You deserve it!" Triple H's music hits and he heads to the ring with Stephanie McMahon. The crowd chants "assh*le" at him. Hunter stands on the apron and says he won't get in the ring, so Bryan walks right up to him and hoists both belts for a Yes! chant. Triple H tells him to enjoy the moment because it won't last. Triple H says he will defend the belt tonight against him.
Batista walks in on Triple H and Stephanie backstage and says he doesn't understand why Hunter gets a title shot tonight. Batista says he deserves a one-on-one match. Orton comes in and wants to exercise his rematch clause. Hunter says he is the COO and he runs the company as he sees fit. Stephanie says they are both right and they deserve their matches, but tonight they will face The Usos for the WWE Tag Team Championships. Orton and Batista are not happy, but HHH says when the three of them are on the same page, then no one can stop them.
The Wyatt Family comes to the ring to face John Cena, Sheamus and Big E. in six-man tag team action. The Wyatts win when Bray Wyatt plants Big E. with Sister Abigail. The crowd was SOLIDLY behind the Wyatts in this match.
Fandango and Summer Rae face Santino Marella and Emma and the latter team earns an extremely quick win thanks to the Emma Lock.
Brock Lesnar cones out with Paul Heyman (and a black eye). Heyman praises Lesnar and says he understands how the fans feel, but they told the fans Lesnar would win. Heyman calls himself the greatest manager in history and says the fans doubted them. He says Lesnar is here to shock fans and put tears in the eyes of children. Heyman says let's "shoot from the hip" and says Undertaker collapsed five seconds after walking through the curtain after the match last night. He says Vince McMahon left Mania and rode with Undertaker to the hospital, where he was treated for a concussion. Heyman also says he nearly had a broken neck and fractured skull. Heyman says the announcers and fans gave Undertaker a standing ovation, but Lesnar won the match. He says this is supposed to be the rowdiest crowd of the year, but, like the rest of the locker room, they are all a bunch of wannabes. He says no one in the locker room applauded Lesnar last night. He continues to praise his client, who he says barely tolerates him, and says he is on a platform above all other Hall of Famers and Legends.
The Tag Team Championship match ends in a double count-out as Orton and Batista beat up The Usos outside the ring. Batista hits a Batista Bomb to one of the Usos on the steel steps and Orton hits the hangman's DDT off the barricade on the other. The two pose together in the ring.
Rob Van Dam makes his return to WWE and beats Damien Sandow with the Five Star Frog Splash.
Bad News Barrett defeats Rey Mysterio with the Bullhammer. This is the closest Rey Mysterio has ever been to being a heel, as the crowd booed him throughout the match but cheered Barrett.
Lana comes out and introduces Alexander Rusev, who squashes Zack Ryder with a submission maneuver called The Accolade.
The Ultimate Warrior heads to the ring and puts on a mask to resemble his old face paint. He says the fans are the ones who made him a legend and praises the crowd.
AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka make their way to the ring and the champ talks about her 295-day title reign. She references her pipe bomb from a few months ago and calls herself "The Best Diva in the World," which draws a "CM Punk" chant. She says she IS the Divas division, but Paige's music hits and she makes her way to the ring. Paige says she came to do what no one else would, which is congratulate AJ. The champ thanks her but tells her to run back to NXT. The champ challenges her to a match, but Paige says she isn't ready. AJ slaps her and says she'll put her title on the line as a special post-WrestleMania treat. The match begins and AJ tries to lock in the Black Widow, but Paige counters into the Paige Turner and pins AJ to become the new Divas champion.
Hulk Hogan comes to the ring to present the Andre The Giant trophy to Cesaro. He talks about Cesaro throwing Big Show over the top rope and how it filled him with emotion. He introduces the winner, who comes out with Zeb Colter. Hogan congratulates him and gives him the mic, but Zeb takes it and says he brought Cesaro into the fold as a Real American months ago. He says he made him a "Zeb Colter Guy," but Cesaro takes the mic and says he is not that guy anymore because he is now a "Paul Heyman Guy." Heyman comes out and says he is the advocate for the King of Swing, Cesaro. Colter is angry, but Heyman calls him "grandpa" and says this is a week of shocking moments for Paul Heyman Guys. Jack Swagger runs out, attacks Cesaro and destroys the trophy. Cesaro rushes the ring and attacks Swagger, which sets up a match. Cesaro tries to set up a Giant Swing, but Swagger flees the ring and gets counted out.
Stephanie McMahon is backstage with Kane and The Shield. She says what happened between them at Mania was irrelevant and that they need to be on the same page to help Triple H win tonight. The Shield makes fun of the New Age Outlaws' absence. Kane calls them pawns, but Stephanie yells at him and tells them all to fall in line.
Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring for his title defense, but Orton and Batista come out after him and attack him in the ring. Orton hits an RKO and Batista hits a Batista Bomb. Kane emerges and chokeslams Bryan. Triple H's music hits and he heads to the ring with Stephanie for the match as Bryan is down in the middle of the ring. Triple H tries to get referee Mike Chioda to ring the bell, but he hesitates. He eventually rings it and Triple H moves in on Bryan, but The Shield comes through the crowd (with masks on). They jump up on the apron with Batista, Orton and Kane on the other side. The Shield gets in the ring and Triple H gets in their faces. He tries to calm down Orton, Batista and Kane, but he turns around into a spear from Roman Reigns. All hell breaks loose as Reigns delivers a Superman punch to Kane. They surround Triple H, who eats a running knee from Daniel Bryan. The champ leads a Yes chant from the turnbuckle as The Shield poses in the ring as the show goes off the air.
Batista walks in on Triple H and Stephanie backstage and says he doesn't understand why Hunter gets a title shot tonight. Batista says he deserves a one-on-one match. Orton comes in and wants to exercise his rematch clause. Hunter says he is the COO and he runs the company as he sees fit. Stephanie says they are both right and they deserve their matches, but tonight they will face The Usos for the WWE Tag Team Championships. Orton and Batista are not happy, but HHH says when the three of them are on the same page, then no one can stop them.
The Wyatt Family comes to the ring to face John Cena, Sheamus and Big E. in six-man tag team action. The Wyatts win when Bray Wyatt plants Big E. with Sister Abigail. The crowd was SOLIDLY behind the Wyatts in this match.
Fandango and Summer Rae face Santino Marella and Emma and the latter team earns an extremely quick win thanks to the Emma Lock.
Brock Lesnar cones out with Paul Heyman (and a black eye). Heyman praises Lesnar and says he understands how the fans feel, but they told the fans Lesnar would win. Heyman calls himself the greatest manager in history and says the fans doubted them. He says Lesnar is here to shock fans and put tears in the eyes of children. Heyman says let's "shoot from the hip" and says Undertaker collapsed five seconds after walking through the curtain after the match last night. He says Vince McMahon left Mania and rode with Undertaker to the hospital, where he was treated for a concussion. Heyman also says he nearly had a broken neck and fractured skull. Heyman says the announcers and fans gave Undertaker a standing ovation, but Lesnar won the match. He says this is supposed to be the rowdiest crowd of the year, but, like the rest of the locker room, they are all a bunch of wannabes. He says no one in the locker room applauded Lesnar last night. He continues to praise his client, who he says barely tolerates him, and says he is on a platform above all other Hall of Famers and Legends.
The Tag Team Championship match ends in a double count-out as Orton and Batista beat up The Usos outside the ring. Batista hits a Batista Bomb to one of the Usos on the steel steps and Orton hits the hangman's DDT off the barricade on the other. The two pose together in the ring.
Rob Van Dam makes his return to WWE and beats Damien Sandow with the Five Star Frog Splash.
Bad News Barrett defeats Rey Mysterio with the Bullhammer. This is the closest Rey Mysterio has ever been to being a heel, as the crowd booed him throughout the match but cheered Barrett.
Lana comes out and introduces Alexander Rusev, who squashes Zack Ryder with a submission maneuver called The Accolade.
The Ultimate Warrior heads to the ring and puts on a mask to resemble his old face paint. He says the fans are the ones who made him a legend and praises the crowd.
AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka make their way to the ring and the champ talks about her 295-day title reign. She references her pipe bomb from a few months ago and calls herself "The Best Diva in the World," which draws a "CM Punk" chant. She says she IS the Divas division, but Paige's music hits and she makes her way to the ring. Paige says she came to do what no one else would, which is congratulate AJ. The champ thanks her but tells her to run back to NXT. The champ challenges her to a match, but Paige says she isn't ready. AJ slaps her and says she'll put her title on the line as a special post-WrestleMania treat. The match begins and AJ tries to lock in the Black Widow, but Paige counters into the Paige Turner and pins AJ to become the new Divas champion.
Hulk Hogan comes to the ring to present the Andre The Giant trophy to Cesaro. He talks about Cesaro throwing Big Show over the top rope and how it filled him with emotion. He introduces the winner, who comes out with Zeb Colter. Hogan congratulates him and gives him the mic, but Zeb takes it and says he brought Cesaro into the fold as a Real American months ago. He says he made him a "Zeb Colter Guy," but Cesaro takes the mic and says he is not that guy anymore because he is now a "Paul Heyman Guy." Heyman comes out and says he is the advocate for the King of Swing, Cesaro. Colter is angry, but Heyman calls him "grandpa" and says this is a week of shocking moments for Paul Heyman Guys. Jack Swagger runs out, attacks Cesaro and destroys the trophy. Cesaro rushes the ring and attacks Swagger, which sets up a match. Cesaro tries to set up a Giant Swing, but Swagger flees the ring and gets counted out.
Stephanie McMahon is backstage with Kane and The Shield. She says what happened between them at Mania was irrelevant and that they need to be on the same page to help Triple H win tonight. The Shield makes fun of the New Age Outlaws' absence. Kane calls them pawns, but Stephanie yells at him and tells them all to fall in line.
Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring for his title defense, but Orton and Batista come out after him and attack him in the ring. Orton hits an RKO and Batista hits a Batista Bomb. Kane emerges and chokeslams Bryan. Triple H's music hits and he heads to the ring with Stephanie for the match as Bryan is down in the middle of the ring. Triple H tries to get referee Mike Chioda to ring the bell, but he hesitates. He eventually rings it and Triple H moves in on Bryan, but The Shield comes through the crowd (with masks on). They jump up on the apron with Batista, Orton and Kane on the other side. The Shield gets in the ring and Triple H gets in their faces. He tries to calm down Orton, Batista and Kane, but he turns around into a spear from Roman Reigns. All hell breaks loose as Reigns delivers a Superman punch to Kane. They surround Triple H, who eats a running knee from Daniel Bryan. The champ leads a Yes chant from the turnbuckle as The Shield poses in the ring as the show goes off the air.
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN RESULTS
April 11, 2014
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The April 11, 2014 edition of WWE's Friday Night Smackdown emanates live from Lafayette, Louisiana and begins with John Cena, who says that we are in a new era after WrestleMania 30. He talks about Daniel Bryan, Cesaro and The Shield winning their matches at the Showcase of the Immortals.He calls himself the "measuring stick" and "standard bearer" and says again that anyone who wants to make a name for himself in the WWE must go through him. The Wyatt Family cuts a promo backstage and Bray Wyatt says he must go to "new extremes" to bring the monster out of John Cena.
Cesaro (w/Paul Heyman) defeats Big Show via disqualification. He works as a heel throughout the match. The match ends with Jack Swagger attacking Cesaro and putting him the Patriot Lock. Cesaro hits Big Show with the Neutralizer. Before the match, Heyman cuts a promo about Cesaro and Brock Lesnar.
Ryback and Curtis Axel defeat Los Matadores.
Rob Van Dam defeats Damien Sandow.
Hulk Hogan comes down to the ring and talks about hosting WrestleMania 30. He brings out Daniel Bryan, who comes out and says he idolized Hogan as a child. Bryan insists they play Hogan's music and the two lead a Yes! chant together.
Bad News Barrett defeats Kofi Kingston.
Fandango (w/Layla) defeats Santino (w/Emma). Fandango had "broken up" with Summer Rae on Twitter earlier this week.
The Usos and Daniel Bryan fight Kane, Batista and Randy Orton to a double count-out. The heels beat up one of the Usos for most of the match, which ends with all the babyfaces diving to the outside and everyone getting counted out. Orton and Batista then beat down the Usos and Kane prepares to attack Bryan, but The Shield emerges to make the save. Bryan hits Kane with the running knee and the faces celebrate to end the show.
Cesaro (w/Paul Heyman) defeats Big Show via disqualification. He works as a heel throughout the match. The match ends with Jack Swagger attacking Cesaro and putting him the Patriot Lock. Cesaro hits Big Show with the Neutralizer. Before the match, Heyman cuts a promo about Cesaro and Brock Lesnar.
Ryback and Curtis Axel defeat Los Matadores.
Rob Van Dam defeats Damien Sandow.
Hulk Hogan comes down to the ring and talks about hosting WrestleMania 30. He brings out Daniel Bryan, who comes out and says he idolized Hogan as a child. Bryan insists they play Hogan's music and the two lead a Yes! chant together.
Bad News Barrett defeats Kofi Kingston.
Fandango (w/Layla) defeats Santino (w/Emma). Fandango had "broken up" with Summer Rae on Twitter earlier this week.
The Usos and Daniel Bryan fight Kane, Batista and Randy Orton to a double count-out. The heels beat up one of the Usos for most of the match, which ends with all the babyfaces diving to the outside and everyone getting counted out. Orton and Batista then beat down the Usos and Kane prepares to attack Bryan, but The Shield emerges to make the save. Bryan hits Kane with the running knee and the faces celebrate to end the show.
MONDAY NIGHT RAW RESULTS
April 14, 2014
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The April 14, 2014 edition of WWE's Monday Night Raw emanates live from the BJCC Arena in Birmingham and begins with every Superstar on the stage as they pay tribute to the Ultimate Warrior. A video package rolls celebrating the man's life, then they toll the bell 10 times during a period of silence. Everyone then bursts into applause as Jerry "The King" Lawler invites everyone to celebrate Warrior's life. Many of the fans are wearing Ultimate Warrior masks. The Superstars and fans join together in a "Warrior" chant.
Rob Van Dam and Alberto Del Rio face off in the first match of the night, as well as the first match of the eight-man, single-elimination tournament to determine the No. 1 Contender to Big E.'s Intercontinental Championship. RVD picks up the win when he counters the Cross Arm Breaker and then hits a Five Star Frog Splash for the pin.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are backstage with Randy Orton and Batista. They all shake hands, but we can't hear what they're saying. After a commercial, Triple H informs them that Daniel Bryan is not here but it doesn't matter because The Shield is the bigger problem. He says they will not let either of them near the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and that The Shield reminds him of Evolution. Triple H says no one might be able to stop them, but Stephanie says the three of them can, and Triple H agrees. Batista and Orton both reaffirm their singles goals and say Triple H is on his own. They leave, but Stephanie says she has an idea.
Rybaxel defeat The Rhodes Brothers when Ryback.hits Cody Rhodes with a Meathook Clothesline.
Paige faces Alicia Fox and the new Divas Champion picks up the win via submission with the Scorpion Cross Lock.
The Usos get a rematch with Randy Orton and Batista but the match ends in a disqualification when The Shield runs in and assaults Orton. They surround Batista in the ring and he eats a Superman Punch from Roman Reigns.
Orton and Batista are walking backstage when Triple H and Stephanie walk up. Hunter simply says, "Told ya."
Paul Heyman comes out and says multiple times that Brock Lesnar conquered the streak. He praises Lesnar some more and then brings out Cesaro for his match with Mark Henry in the No. 1 Contender's tournament. Cesaro earns the win when he hits the Neutralizer on Henry.
Alexander Rusev (w/Lana) defeats Xavier Woods (w/R-Truth) in a squash when he makes him tap to the Accolade. R-Truth jumps in to help Woods, but Rusev stares him down and attacks him after Lana gives the command.
Sheamus defeats Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter) with a Brogue Kick out of nowhere to advance in the Intercontinental Championship tournament.
Damien Sandow comes out and says he deserves this time in front of the crowd. Big Show comes out, but Sandow mocks the crowd for cheering Show and booing him. Sandow says everyone should beg to shake his hand and asks Show if he has anything to say. The big man is silent, but Sandow gets in Big Show's face and calls himself the future of the WWE. Show hits him with the Knockout Punch and leaves.
The Wyatt Family makes their way to the ring and Bray cuts a promo. He says he has never lied to any of them, but John Cena has made a career of it. He says he has Cena up against the ropes and on the edge, and all he needs is a push. Bray says he does not want to slay the monster yet, but he does want it to come out and play. Cena emerges and says he wants to have some fun. He talks about getting Bray drunk to loosen him up. Cena shows a picture of Sister Abigail Wyatt and it's just Bray in a dress. He shows another female family member that is Luke Harper and a baby that is Erick Rowan. Bray says all Cena knows how to do is make jokes, but Cena gets serious and talks about his WrestleMania win. He challenges Bray to a match in a steel cage match at Extreme Rules with no family members there. Bray says they play with knives and one of them will get stabbed, and he thinks it will be Cena.
We learn The Shield will face a mystery opponent later tonight.
Santino Marella and Emma face Fandango and Layla and the latter team picks up the win when Layla pins Emma with a roll up.
Stephanie McMahon is backstage and tells Kane that his job performance has been lacking. She says she does not want to hear his apologies, but instead she wants the strong man she and Hunter hired as Director of Operations. She calls him a shell of what he used to be and asks what happened to him. He stands up and stares her down before he walks over to the glass case with his mask in it. He stares at the mask, removes the glass and picks up the mask. He says he will send Daniel Bryan to the depths of Hell.
Wade Barrett defeats Dolph Ziggler with the Bull Hammer. He cuts a "bad news" promo and calls himself the next Intercontinental Champion.
This means Cesaro will face RVD and Sheamus will face Barrett in the semifinals of the No. 1 Contender's tournament.
The Shield comes out to face their mystery opponents, and out come Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Fandango, 3MB, Titus O'Neil, Rybaxel, Alexander Rusev and Wade Barrett. Reigns spears Ryback on the outside after a bit of action and all the heels gang up on him to cause the referee to ring the bell. The Shield manages to fight everyone off after Seth Rollins takes everyone out with a dive over the top rope. The heels flood the ring and beat down The Shield. Evolution's music then hits and Triple H, Orton and Batista emerge. They slowly make their way down the ramp and the heels clear the ring. Evolution then gets in a few shots and Orton RKOs Reigns. Batista follows that up with a Batista Bomb. Seth Rollins gets the same treatment and Dean Ambrose eats the Batista Bomb/RKO combo (similar to what happened to Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 30). Roman Reigns tries to crawl but Triple H taunts him. He grabs a microphone and tells them to "believe in Evolution." They pose on the ropes and turnbuckles as the show goes off the air.
Rob Van Dam and Alberto Del Rio face off in the first match of the night, as well as the first match of the eight-man, single-elimination tournament to determine the No. 1 Contender to Big E.'s Intercontinental Championship. RVD picks up the win when he counters the Cross Arm Breaker and then hits a Five Star Frog Splash for the pin.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are backstage with Randy Orton and Batista. They all shake hands, but we can't hear what they're saying. After a commercial, Triple H informs them that Daniel Bryan is not here but it doesn't matter because The Shield is the bigger problem. He says they will not let either of them near the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and that The Shield reminds him of Evolution. Triple H says no one might be able to stop them, but Stephanie says the three of them can, and Triple H agrees. Batista and Orton both reaffirm their singles goals and say Triple H is on his own. They leave, but Stephanie says she has an idea.
Rybaxel defeat The Rhodes Brothers when Ryback.hits Cody Rhodes with a Meathook Clothesline.
Paige faces Alicia Fox and the new Divas Champion picks up the win via submission with the Scorpion Cross Lock.
The Usos get a rematch with Randy Orton and Batista but the match ends in a disqualification when The Shield runs in and assaults Orton. They surround Batista in the ring and he eats a Superman Punch from Roman Reigns.
Orton and Batista are walking backstage when Triple H and Stephanie walk up. Hunter simply says, "Told ya."
Paul Heyman comes out and says multiple times that Brock Lesnar conquered the streak. He praises Lesnar some more and then brings out Cesaro for his match with Mark Henry in the No. 1 Contender's tournament. Cesaro earns the win when he hits the Neutralizer on Henry.
Alexander Rusev (w/Lana) defeats Xavier Woods (w/R-Truth) in a squash when he makes him tap to the Accolade. R-Truth jumps in to help Woods, but Rusev stares him down and attacks him after Lana gives the command.
Sheamus defeats Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter) with a Brogue Kick out of nowhere to advance in the Intercontinental Championship tournament.
Damien Sandow comes out and says he deserves this time in front of the crowd. Big Show comes out, but Sandow mocks the crowd for cheering Show and booing him. Sandow says everyone should beg to shake his hand and asks Show if he has anything to say. The big man is silent, but Sandow gets in Big Show's face and calls himself the future of the WWE. Show hits him with the Knockout Punch and leaves.
The Wyatt Family makes their way to the ring and Bray cuts a promo. He says he has never lied to any of them, but John Cena has made a career of it. He says he has Cena up against the ropes and on the edge, and all he needs is a push. Bray says he does not want to slay the monster yet, but he does want it to come out and play. Cena emerges and says he wants to have some fun. He talks about getting Bray drunk to loosen him up. Cena shows a picture of Sister Abigail Wyatt and it's just Bray in a dress. He shows another female family member that is Luke Harper and a baby that is Erick Rowan. Bray says all Cena knows how to do is make jokes, but Cena gets serious and talks about his WrestleMania win. He challenges Bray to a match in a steel cage match at Extreme Rules with no family members there. Bray says they play with knives and one of them will get stabbed, and he thinks it will be Cena.
We learn The Shield will face a mystery opponent later tonight.
Santino Marella and Emma face Fandango and Layla and the latter team picks up the win when Layla pins Emma with a roll up.
Stephanie McMahon is backstage and tells Kane that his job performance has been lacking. She says she does not want to hear his apologies, but instead she wants the strong man she and Hunter hired as Director of Operations. She calls him a shell of what he used to be and asks what happened to him. He stands up and stares her down before he walks over to the glass case with his mask in it. He stares at the mask, removes the glass and picks up the mask. He says he will send Daniel Bryan to the depths of Hell.
Wade Barrett defeats Dolph Ziggler with the Bull Hammer. He cuts a "bad news" promo and calls himself the next Intercontinental Champion.
This means Cesaro will face RVD and Sheamus will face Barrett in the semifinals of the No. 1 Contender's tournament.
The Shield comes out to face their mystery opponents, and out come Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Fandango, 3MB, Titus O'Neil, Rybaxel, Alexander Rusev and Wade Barrett. Reigns spears Ryback on the outside after a bit of action and all the heels gang up on him to cause the referee to ring the bell. The Shield manages to fight everyone off after Seth Rollins takes everyone out with a dive over the top rope. The heels flood the ring and beat down The Shield. Evolution's music then hits and Triple H, Orton and Batista emerge. They slowly make their way down the ramp and the heels clear the ring. Evolution then gets in a few shots and Orton RKOs Reigns. Batista follows that up with a Batista Bomb. Seth Rollins gets the same treatment and Dean Ambrose eats the Batista Bomb/RKO combo (similar to what happened to Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 30). Roman Reigns tries to crawl but Triple H taunts him. He grabs a microphone and tells them to "believe in Evolution." They pose on the ropes and turnbuckles as the show goes off the air.
FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN RESULTS
April 18, 2014
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The April 18, 2014 edition of WWE's Friday Night Smackdown airs from Nashville and begins with WWE COO Triple H, who opens the show with a promo. He announces that Evolution, which officially reformed on Monday Night Raw, would face The Shield in a six-man tag team match at Extreme Rules.
Intercontinental Champion Big E. defeats Alberto Del Rio by disqualification in the first match of the night.
Paul Heyman comes out and cuts a promo to once again remind fans that Brock Lesnar ended the Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania and that he is the one in 21-1.
Divas Champion Paige beats Aksana in the next match.
Sheamus does an interview backstage.
El Torito defeats Hornswoggle.
Alexander Rusev (w/Lana) defeats R-Truth (w/Xavier Woods) in a squash match. He then destroys Woods after the match.
Santino Marella (w/Emma) defeats Fandango (w/Layla) with a sunset flip. Emma distracts Layla at the end, which allows Santino to pick up the win. After the match, Emma asks for a high five but Santino forgets to take off the cobra, which leads to a comedic moment.
Batista defeats Sheamus with the Batista Bomb in the main event.
Intercontinental Champion Big E. defeats Alberto Del Rio by disqualification in the first match of the night.
Paul Heyman comes out and cuts a promo to once again remind fans that Brock Lesnar ended the Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania and that he is the one in 21-1.
Divas Champion Paige beats Aksana in the next match.
Sheamus does an interview backstage.
El Torito defeats Hornswoggle.
Alexander Rusev (w/Lana) defeats R-Truth (w/Xavier Woods) in a squash match. He then destroys Woods after the match.
Santino Marella (w/Emma) defeats Fandango (w/Layla) with a sunset flip. Emma distracts Layla at the end, which allows Santino to pick up the win. After the match, Emma asks for a high five but Santino forgets to take off the cobra, which leads to a comedic moment.
Batista defeats Sheamus with the Batista Bomb in the main event.
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EXTREME RULES
Izod Center
East Rutherford, New Jersey
May 4, 2014
*** ALREADY CONFIRMED ***
STEEL CAGE MATCH
Bray Wyatt (w/Erick Rowan & Luke Harper) vs. John Cena
SIX MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Evolution vs. The Shield
DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP
Paige (c) vs. Tamina Snuka
