Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) w/Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa vs. Cody Rhodes
The crowd chants for Rhodes. Reigns waves to the crowd to calm down. Heyman hands Reigns a mic. Reigns tells WrestleMania to acknowledge him. After a lockup, Reigns retreats to the ropes to break Rhodes’ hammerlock. Side headlock by Rhodes. Reigns tries to escape, but Rhodes holds one. Reigns sends Rhodes into the ropes. Rhodes catches Reigns with a drop-down uppercut. Reigns rolls out of the ring and confers with Heyman. Heyman gives Reigns a pep talk. Reigns gets back in the ring and eat a dropkick from Rhodes.
Rhodes tries a disaster kick, but Reigns plucks him out of the air and powerbomb him. Rhodes kicks out. Reigns works over Rhodes. Reigns sends Rhodes out of the ring. Rhodes skins the cat and pulls himself back into the ring. Rhodes sends Reigns over the top rope. Reigns trips Rhodes on the apron. Reigns bodyslams Rhodes on the ramp. Rhodes counters Reigns’ second body slam attempt with one of his own. Rhodes and Reigns trade punches as they fight all over the outside area.
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Reigns distracts the referee as Sikoa hits Rhodes in the ribs with a steel chair. Drive-by by Reigns. Reigns continues his assault on Rhodes, working a cravat. Rhodes tries to fire up, but as he hits the ropes, Sikoa hooks his leg. Rhodes turns around and gets turned inside out by a lariat from Reigns. Reigns works over Rhodes’ injured ribs. Reigns sends Rhodes out of the ring. As Rhodes writhes in pain out on the floor, Reigns clears off both announce desks.
Reigns tries to powerbomb Rhodes off of one table through another. Rhodes counters with a back body drop that sends Reigns through the other announce desk. Reigns runs into a Cody cutter. Reigns kicks out at 2.9. Suicide dive by Rhodes. As Rhodes gets back in the ring, Sikoa hits him with the weight belt Rhodes gave to Brody Lee’s son in the crowd. The referee heard the shot and ejected Sikoa from ringside. Reigns tries to bring the weight belt into the ring, but the referee argues with him not to.
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Reigns turns around and gets superkicked by Rhodes. Rhodes hits Cross Rhodes. Reigns kicks out! Reigns sends Rhodes over the top, but he skins the cat again. As Rhodes tries to flip back in the ring, Reigns catches Rhodes and hits a uranage. Rhodes kicks out. Reigns tries the Superman Punch, but Rhodes reverses it into the Pedigree. Reigns kicks out again! Rhodes tries a disaster kick, but Reigns counters with a Superman Punch. Rhodes kicks out!
Reigns tries a Spear, but Rhodes reverses it into a sunset flip. Reigns kicks out. Rhodes turns it into a Figure Four. Reigns reverses the hold. Rhodes gets to the ropes for the break. Rhodes rolls out to the apron. Reigns and Rhodes trade strikes. Rhodes stuns Reigns on the top rope. Rhodes misses a dive but lands on his feet. Reigns destroys Rhodes with a Spear. Rhodes kicks out! Reigns ground and pounds Rhodes. Reigns says it’s over. Guillotine by Reigns. Rhodes starts to fade.
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Rhodes fires up, but Reigns drops down. Rhodes breaks the hold and unloads on Reigns with right hands. Reigns gets to his feet. Rhodes accidentally hits the referee. Rhodes floors Reigns with a clothesline. Reigns starts to stir. Rhodes picks up Reigns for the Cross Rhodes. The Usos hit the ring and double superkick. The Usos drop Rhodes with the 1D. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn hit the ring and attack the Usos.
Owens drops Reigns with a Stunner. Zayn Helluva Kicks Reigns. The Usos and Owens, and Zayn fight to the back. Rhodes crawls in for the cover as the referee starts to stir. Reigns kicks out. Reigns and Rhodes trade strikes. Rhodes counters a Superman Punch with the Dusty punches, followed by a bionic elbow. Rhodes hits two Cross Rhodes in a row. Heyman hops up on the apron to distract the referee. Sikoa hops the barricade, and Samoan Spikes Rhodes. Reigns Spears Rhodes for the win!
Winner and STILL Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns!
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