World Heavyweight Championship Tournament First Round Match: Bobby Lashley vs. Sheamus vs. The United States Champion Austin Theory
As soon as the bell rings, Theory rolls out of the ring. Lashley and Sheamus follow and proceed to beat the holy hell out of Theory. Sheamus and Lashley take turns working over Theory. Lashley clotheslines Theory over the top rope. After a bit of a struggle, Lashley pulls Sheamus down for a complete shot. Lashley hits the ropes and ends up getting power slammed by Sheamus. Sheamus sets up the ten beats on Lashley. Theory breaks it up and gets the ten beats by Sheamus for his troubles. Theory falls off the apron as Sheamus celebrates. After the break, Lashley drives Theory’s head into the ring post. Sheamus and Lashley square off.
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Lashley locks Sheamus in the Hurt Lock. Theory breaks it up with a dropkick. Rolling Blockbuster by Theory. Sheamus kicks out. Sheamus lands the Irish Curse Backbreaker on Theory. Avalanche white noise by Sheamus. Theory kicks out. Sheamus sets up the Celtic Cross. Theory reverses it into a roll up. Sheamus escapes. Sheamus calls for the Brogue Kick. Lashley appears out of nowhere, and Spears Sheamus. Theory sends Lashley into the ring post and tries to steal the pin. Sheamus kicks out. Lashley puts Theory in the Hurt Lock. Lashley’s head is bleeding. Sheamus Brogue Kicks Theory. Lashley tosses Sheamus out of the ring and pins Theory.
Winner- Bobby Lashley
Backstage, Grayson Waller gets Adam Pearce to agree to let him debut next week with his talk show, The Grayson Waller Effect. Pearce agrees.
Cameron Grimes vs. Baron Corbin
Before the match, Corbin grabs a mic and craps on Grimes for being the last pick in the WWE Draft. The bell rings, and Grimes immediately hits the Cave In for the win.
Winner- Cameron Grimes
In-Ring Segment: The Bloodline
Reigns tells the crowd to acknowledge him. Reigns says that’s what greatness garners. It garners respect. Reigns says there is only one royal family in wrestling. The men in the ring are the only ones who will have main evented both nights of WrestleMania. At Backlash, when he wasn’t even there, someone had to step up. Who was it? It was Solo Sikoa. Sikoa swims like a shark. If there is ever a problem, Sikoa handles it. Reigns puts Sikoa over for handling the Matt Riddle problem. Sikoa mentions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Reigns says Zayn and Owens aren’t the problems. The problem is Sikoa’s brothers, The Usos.
Reigns notes there was no way they were going to lose in the main event of WrestleMania and they weren’t gonna talk about it. They dedicated the rematch they begged for to him. He isn’t even a tag team wrestler. They have Hall of Fame tag teams in their family. The Usos disrespected the Bloodline. Reigns demands Jimmy and Jey apologize. Jimmy laughs. Reigns mushes Jimmy in the face for laughing. Reigns isn’t Jimmy’s clown. Jimmy bows up at Reigns, but Jey steps in the way and apologizes. The crowd showers them with boos. Jey says if Reigns gives them one more shot, they will bring the titles back to the Bloodline.
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Reigns says they are right. The tag team titles will be coming back to the Bloodline. Reigns tells Paul Heyman to fill them in. Heyman says the they flexed all their muscles, and the titles will be coming back to the Bloodline. Owens and Zayn will defend the tag team championships at Night of Champions against Sikoa and Reigns. Reigns dedicates their victory, and their tag team title reign to the greatest tag team of all time, Afa and Sika, the Wild Samoans. Reigns turns and looks at Jimmy and Jey.
