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Post by Elliot on Mar 31, 2012 16:30:34 GMT -5
| WWE WrestleMania XXVIII; April 1st, 2012 – Miami, Florida. |
Santino Marella wins the Pre-Show Twenty-Eight Man Battle Royal Participants: Drew McIntyre, David Otunga, Mason Ryan, WWE Tag Team Champion Primo, WWE Tag Team Champion Epico, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Jinder Mahal, Yoshi Tatsu, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, Tyson Kidd, Trent Barreta, William Regal, Hornswoggle, JTG, Alex Riley, Hunico, Camacho, Heath Slater, Ezekiel Jackson, Percy Watson, Titus O’Neil, Johnny Curtis, Darren Young, Derrick Bateman & Goldust“Yes, sir, we promised you a great Main Event…”The scene fades in to see Justin Roberts introduce Lilian Garcia who will sing ‘America the Beautiful’. She sings a fantastic version of the song to a huge pop from the WWE Universe as the scene fades to black. It’s time for the showcase of the immortals, the grandest stage of them all, the most anticipated event in wrestling history – it’s time for WrestleMania XXVIII! Before the show opens up, we are shown an incredible video package which highlights the historical Main Events of WrestleMania, featuring Hulk Hogan versus Andre the Giant, Triple H versus Chris Jericho, The Rock versus Hulk Hogan, The Rock versus Stone Cold Steve Austin, John Cena versus Shawn Michaels, Shawn Michaels versus The Undertaker, until finally we are shown the confrontation between The Rock and John Cena… the most anticipated match in the history of WrestleMania. It shows how it came to fruition and goes through clips of their confrontations over the past year, culminating in their most recent face-to-face stand-off this past Monday on Raw during Piper’s Pit. The WrestleMania logo flashes up over the top of the scene before finally exploding into colourful sparks and sending the screen to black. “And now, WWE presents – WrestleMania XXVIII!”An incredible fireworks display explodes from an astonishing stage setup here in the sold out Sun Life Stadium. The WWE Universe erupt as the WWE|HD banner flashes across the screen and “Wild Ones” by Flo Rida plays around the arena. We are taken down to the commentary booth where a tuxedo-wearing trio greets us: Michael Cole, WWE Hall of Famer, Jerry ‘The King Lawler and Booker T. They welcome us to this extravaganza, Booker T is marking out like crazy and much like the WWE Universe can’t wait for this one to start. They run down a few of the matches, focusing mainly on the WWE Championship Match between CM Punk and Chris Jericho, the Hell in a Cell Match between The Undertaker and Triple H, and finally the highly anticipated match between The Rock and John Cena which is a year in the making. They say that not only is tonight huge, but also unpredictable; nobody knows who’s going to walk out the victor at the end of the night. They tell us that the atmosphere is indescribable. But now it’s time, it’s time to kick off the biggest show of the year, and what better way to start than with the return of a match not seen on WrestleMania for two years. | All eight participants stood in the ring, staring up at the prize that hangs above them. Ladders surround the ring, the only way of reaching the briefcase containing the contract, which entitles them to a Championship Match anywhere, any time for up to a year. The bell rings and all men look down at their opponents, realising that they’re only chance of victory is by taking these guys out. Suddenly, everyone leaves the ring to grab a ladder. That is everyone apart from Wade Barrett and The Miz who stand face-to-face in the center of the ring. This animosity has been growing for weeks between these two, and it finally boils down when the two start to trade blows to a pop from the crowd. The battle back and forward as the superstars on the outside fight to grab ladders. After a few seconds, ladders are thrown into the ring and all the superstars re-enter. Barrett and Miz turn their attentions elsewhere and join in the mass brawl for the ladders. The fight breaks down, Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler remaining allies, almost beheading Kofi Kingston with a shot from a ladder. They go to clothesline R-Truth with it, but he does the splits underneath and then pops back up, dropkicking it back into the chests of Ziggler and Swagger. Justin Gabriel trades blows with The Miz, but Miz throws him through the ropes. He sets up a ladder and attempts to climb but gets ripped off by Ted DiBiase. R-Truth tried to climb after, but is also ripped off by Wade Barrett. Kofi Kingston tries to climb, and Ziggler and Swagger try to get him off, but he hangs onto the ladder with just his arms as the duo try to pull Kofi’s legs. The WWE Universe are in astonishment as Kofi continues to climb the ladder using only his hands. Kingston is stretched out from the ladder to the ring ropes. Suddenly, he is drilled in the ribs with a ladder shot from The Miz. Kingston loses his grip and goes face first into the canvas. The Miz attempts to get Ziggler and Swagger on his side by telling them to go get some ladders, but they simply toss him over the top rope. They set up a ladder of their own and climb either side. Then, both men find themselves at the top, the briefcase directly above and staring each other in the face. Swagger goes to grab it but Ziggler pulls his hand down and asks what he thinks he’s doing. Ziggler then reaches for it but Swagger does the same, telling Ziggler he isn’t just going to let him win. Out of nowhere, Ziggler slaps Swagger! The crowd erupt as Swagger responds with a thunderous right hand, knocking Ziggler from the ladder! Swagger reaches up, looking to claim his second Money in the Bank victory, but not before Justin Gabriel jumps onto the ladder and delivers a forearm to Swagger. They trade blows on the top of the ladder when suddenly, R-Truth shoves the ladder over and while Swagger gets hung up to dry on the top rope, Gabriel flies over the top rope and lands right on Ted DiBiase and Wade Barrett who collapse to the floor. The WWE Universe are loving this match. We are told that #MITB is trending worldwide right now.
R-Truth picks the ladder up and gets ready to swing for his life, drilling Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and Jack Swagger. He then sees he’s all alone and sets it up, but on the opposite side of the ladder, Kofi Kingston shoves another ladder into it, wedging it in a rung of the ladder and balancing the other side on the top rope. What is Kofi doing? He climbs the ladder and comes face-to-face with his friend, R-Truth. However, there are no friends in a match like this. The two trade blows until R-Truth shows his insanity when he does a sunset flip over the ladder, driving Kingston’s spine into the ladder that Kingston set up! Both men collapse to the canvas with a gasp from the crowd. Ted DiBiase returns to the ring, and so does Wade Barrett. They climb the ladder, and then Jack Swagger comes in and set up a ladder directly next to it. On the opposite side, The Miz sets up a ladder too. Now there are three ladders in a row, with one ladder jammed into the middle one. Dolph Ziggler joins he Miz on his ladder while Justin Gabriel joins Jack Swagger. It’s point out that on the outside, another ladder is set up by the announce tables. These six men brawl in an attempt to grab the briefcase. First to drop are The Miz and Dolph Ziggler who land throat first on the top rope. Then, Swagger and Gabriel are shoved over. Swagger crashes to the canvas, but Gabriel leaps to the outside and lands on the ladder by the announce table! The crowds are in awe! Gabriel stands on the top of the ladder and does something amazing – he leaps onto the top rope and springboards himself onto the ladder in the middle with Wade Barrett and Ted DiBiase. Gabriel manages to kick Wade Barrett off, sending him crashing into the vertical ladder that is wedged into the ladder they're on. Gabriel takes his place and brawls with DiBiase before sending him crashing to the canvas after a huge roundhouse kick. The crowd erupt as it looks like Justin Gabriel is about to grab the briefcase! However, not many people noticed Ziggler lifting the ladder that he was tipped off back up. Ziggler backs up and he takes a run up the ladder… OH MY GOD! Ziggler leaps from the ladder and grabs the shoulders of Gabriel, dragging him from the ladder he was on and down to the vertical ladder… putting him through it! The crowd chant “This is awesome!” as Gabriel lays motionless in the remains of the steel ladder which is now bent completely in two. Michael Cole says we may need paramedics for Justin Gabriel. The Miz takes the opportunity to climb up the ladder and crowd don’t know whether to boo or cheer as The Miz’s fingertips touch the briefcase! Kofi Kingston and R-truth returns to the action, deliver a double powerbomb to The Miz! Kingston and Truth climb the ladder on the same side, both climbing it by hopping up due to there being no room for all four feet. Kingston and Truth trade blows as Jack Swagger climbs up the other side. He laughs smashes both Kingston and Truth’s heads into the ladder, stunning them. But Dolph Ziggler is back up, and climbs the same side as Swagger. These four men battle it out to a huge pop from the crowd. A graphic informs us that #PoorJustin and #ThisIsAwesome are trending worldwide.
R-Truth is the first to fall, losing his grip and falling down and unfortunately for Ted DiBiase, landing right on him. Kofi Kingston tried to fight off Ziggler and Swagger, and he succeeds for the most part and somehow, someway manages to hit a modified Trouble In Paradise while still on the ladder, connecting with Swagger’s skull! Swagger limply falls from the ladder and down to the canvas. It’s Kingston and Ziggler, two long-time rivals! Just then, Dolph Ziggler locks in the Sleeper Hold on Kingston! Kingston does the perfect reversal and jumps down from the ladder, uppercutting Ziggler with the ladder! But Ziggler remains on the ladder while Kingston is blasted by a ladder shot from Wade Barrett. Barrett goes to climb the ladder but is caught by The Miz who drops him with the Skull-Crushing Finale right onto the ladder! The Miz then climbs the ladder, meeting Dolph Ziggler at the top. They both grabs the briefcase and appear to be struggling for it. Out of nowhere, R-Truth comes and shoves over the ladder… but Miz and Ziggler hang from the briefcase! Truth doesn’t know what to do because he can’t reach them. He grabs a ladder and swings wildly, finally connecting… with The Miz! Miz collapses to the canvas from high up, but Ziggler remains hanging. Then it happens – Ziggler manages to unhook the briefcase! He drops from the suspender and crashes to the canvas! Dolph Ziggler has won! Dolph Ziggler is Mr. Money in the Bank! | Dolph Ziggler wins the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. |
The WWE Universe erupt, simply for the effort of all the men. Dolph Ziggler is on the canvas holding his ribs, but suddenly the adrenaline of the victory kicks in and he climbs to his feet, throwing the briefcase up in the air, screaming “Woo! Yes!” as the WWE Universe look on in awe at everything they had just seen. EMTs rush to ringside to get Justin Gabriel and R-Truth looks on in disappointment. Even Ziggler’s partner Jack Swagger looks annoyed that he couldn’t get the win. Ziggler continues to scream in celebration, crying at the victory and clutching the briefcase tightly to his chest as he drops to his knees. We are shown that Dolph Ziggler is now trending worldwide. Cole, Lawler and Booker congratulate Dolph Ziggler as the scene fades to black. We are shown a promo package promoting the new DVD of The Rock’s story, ‘The Epic Journey of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’. We then return to WrestleMania. Backstage, we see Josh Mathews standing by and he introduces his guest to be none other than The Viper, Randy Orton! The WWE Universe erupts as Orton walks onto the scene. Mathews asks Orton if he is mentally ready to take on the World’s Strongest Man. Orton says that Mark Henry might be big, he might be bad, but he is beatable. Orton says that this past Friday on SmackDown, he put Henry out with an RKO and he will do exactly the same tonight. He promises that Henry’s reign of terror will come to an end. Suddenly, the General Manager of SmackDown, Theodore Long walks onto the scene to a pop. He says that he wants to wish Orton good luck in the match tonight, saying that Henry has taken it too far and needs to be stopped. Orton says that he isn’t doing this for Long, or for SmackDown, but he can assure that Henry won’t be doing any more bullying after he’s finished with him. The crowd pop as Orton walks off leaving Teddy Long and Josh Mathews looking on. | These two sinister rivals stand across the ring from each other, just waiting for the bell. The referee calls for it and they start to circle the ring. Orton runs at Henry, only to be dropped to the canvas with a shoulder block, followed by picking Orton up and throwing him into the corner. Henry starts to club Orton in the corner, knocking him to the canvas. He once again picks Orton up and throws him across the ring with a huge hip toss. Henry looks to be dominating this match, but then Orton starts to come back, delivering right hands to Henry. He goes to whip Henry off the ropes, but he reverses it and throws Orton instead. Orton ducks a clothesline and rebounds, hitting Henry with a clothesline, but doesn’t take him down. Orton does it again, but Henry still doesn’t leave his feet. Orton does it one more time but ends up flying over Henry’s head and crashing to the canvas, momentum once again shifting. Henry bounces of the ropes and nails a big splash! He hooks the leg, but Orton kicks out at two, the crowd willing Orton on. Henry picks Orton up and locks in the Bearhug; not a good situation to be in for Orton. After thirty seconds of pure agony, Orton finally pulls together the will to deliver multiple right hands to Henry’s skull, forcing him to be dropped. Orton chops at the left knee of Henry, taking him down to one knee. A small graphics pops up to tell us that Randy Orton and #RKO are trending worldwide. Orton then hits a dropkick directly to the jaw of Henry, knocking him onto his back! Orton covers Henry, but Henry launches him in the air at two. Orton backs himself into the ropes and Henry runs at him, but Orton pulls down the ropes and Henry flies over the top, but hangs on. Orton sees this as an opportunity and punches Henry in the gut before grabbing his head and pulling him through the rope. Everyone knows what Orton’s going for… DDT! Orton then goes into that ‘zone’ and drops to the canvas, smashing his fists down and preparing to finish Mark Henry. Henry gets to his feet and Orton leaps up for the RKO, but Henry throws him down to the canvas and when Orton gets back to his feet, he’s lifted up and planted with the World’s Strongest Slam! The crowd are in shock as Henry covers Orton… but he kicks out! Randy Orton kicks out of the World’s Strongest Slam! Henry gets frustrated and lifts Orton to his feet and up for another World’s Strongest Slam. He goes for it… but Orton reverse it into an RKO! He plants Henry in the center of the ring and covers him for the one, two, three! | Randy Orton defeats Mark Henry. |
Orton’s theme plays as the WWE Universe erupts. He gets to his feet, holding the back of his neck, raising his right hand. The Viper has defeated the World’s Strongest Man on the grandest stage of them all. Wanting to congratulate Orton, Theodore Long appears in the ring and raises Orton’s hand as Henry leaves in anger. Orton does his signature taunt on the turnbuckle as Long applauds him. We then fade to black. We see John Cena backstage in his locker room preparing to an enormous pop. Michael Cole reminds us of tonight’s Main Event between John Cena and The Rock – the most anticipated match in the history of WrestleMania. We return to commentary and they inform us that up next is the Intercontinental Championship Match. Michael Cole says that Cody Rhodes has been tormenting the Big Show for weeks and it’s finally come down to this. We see a video package hyping the match, showing what Cody Rhodes has put Big Show through the past few weeks and culminates with Cody Rhodes calling Big Show a joke. The word “joke” repeats over and over, fading out like an echo as the scene returns to WrestleMania. | Before the match starts, we are shown that former basketball player, Shaquille O’Neal is in the front row for tonight’s WrestleMania event, and we see a graphic, which shows Shaq’s tweet regarding this match. Big Show gives him a special point out before the bell rings. Cody Rhodes doesn’t seem to know when to stop as he mocks the Big Show even when he’s in the ring with him, saying that it is fate for Big Show to leave with a loss. Rhodes tells Show to bring it on and he swings for Rhodes, but he ducks under the huge right hand and delivers some boots to Big Show’s left leg. He takes the giant down to one knee and starts delivering right hands to Show’s head. Rhodes grins and taunts to the crowd who give him a ton of heat. A graphics shows that #ShaqMania, Cody Rhodes and Big Show are trending worldwide. Show gets to his feet and Rhodes backs off again, laughing at Show. Rhodes shouts that Big Show is a joke and Show gets angry, running at Rhodes with a full head of steam. Rhodes hops out of the ring and runs around to the announce area. Show follows him and Rhodes cleverly dropkicks Show’s knees, causing him to collide head first with the announce table. Rhodes laughs, admiring his own intelligence as he rolls back in the ring. The referee gets to the count of seven before Big Show re-enters the ring. Rhodes continues to mess around with Show, shouting “You couldn’t catch me if you tried!” and other insults. Big Show goes to grab Rhodes, but he once again escape, hitting Show in the back with hard shots, then jumping backwards and avoiding any harm. Rhodes once again leaves the ring, making his intentions clear; he wants to win this match by countout. Big Show realises this and appears to concoct a plan in his head. He goes to leave the ring as Rhodes slides in, but Show outsmarts Rhodes and doesn’t leave the ring, grabbing Rhodes as the WWE Universe erupt. Cody starts to apologise to the Big Show, saying he didn’t mean any of it as Show has his hand around the back of Cody’s head. Show laughs and shakes his head before delivering a sickening chop to the chest of Rhodes that echoes around the Sun Life Stadium. He lifts Rhodes up and throws him into a corner, delivering two more of those cringeworthy chops. Rhodes drops to the canvas and rolls out of the ring to catch his breath. Rhodes ends up seeing Shaquille O’Neal in the front row and approaches him, saying “You think this big idiot is going to win? You’re just as much of a joke as he is!”. The fans around him gasp in shock, and Shaq shakes his head before standing up to a huge pop. Rhodes stumbles back a bit, startled by the seven-foot one frame of Shaq. Rhodes turns around and is met by another chop from the Big Show. Show shoves Rhodes up against the barricade where Shaq is and tells him to listen carefully. Shaq comically cups his ear as Big Show delivers yet another sickening chop to the chest of Cody Rhodes; O’Neal humorously rubbing his ear, suggesting the chop was loud. Show throws Rhodes back in the ring and then signals that it’s about to be over, measuring him for the W.M.D. Rhodes gets to his feet but ducks the right hand and dropkicks Show’s legs from under him, taking the giant down. Rhodes then mounts Show and delivers rights and lefts to the skull. Rhodes shouts “Who’s the big man now?!”, but his cockiness backfired on him as Show grabs Rhodes by the throat and stands up. Rhodes manages to escape the grip with a rake of the eyes. The referee warns Rhodes but he just brushes it off. Rhodes looks towards the ropes and then goes for the Disaster Kick… W.M.D.! The Big Show just KOed Cody Rhodes in mid-air! Big Show covers Rhodes and gets the three count and the victory, becoming the new Intercontinental Champion! | Big Show defeats Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes to become the new Champion. |
The WWE Universe are on their feet as Big Show has overcome the statistics and the bullying from Rhodes and won his match, and in the process, become the WWE Intercontinental Champion for the very first time. The reign of Rhodes is over! Big Show raises the belt high, almost crying at his victory as the WWE Universe are elated with the result. We see Shaquille O’Neal jump the barricade and enter the ring, celebrating with Big Show to a huge pop. We are told that #ShowShaqRedemption is trending worldwide. Shaq raises Show’s hand as the victor as Cody Rhodes struggles to his feet. Apparently, Rhodes has a microphone and begins to speak. Rhodes tells Big Show that he just got lucky tonight, and if it wasn’t for the help his idiotic giant freak of a friend gave him, he wouldn’t have even come close. Big Show goes to hit Rhodes again… but Shaq stops him. Why? Shaq tells Show to calm down and relax – BAM! Shaquille absolutely drills Cody Rhodes with a big boot to an eruption of cheers from the WWE Universe! Cody Rhodes is out cold! Big Show laughs and both he and Shaq celebrate once more as Big Show’s theme plays and we fade to black. We see a promo package for WWE Extreme Rules, which will air on April 29th, 2012. We return to commentary where Booker T says that Extreme Rules is going to be off the chain, but forget about all that, because WrestleMania is going on, baby! Michael Cole then tells us that #WrestleMania is currently the number one trend worldwide on Twitter! But up next, it’s time for the World Heavyweight Championship Match between Daniel Bryan and Sheamus. We see a promo package which starts with Sheamus’ Royal Rumble victory, and how his rivalry with Bryan became heated over the past couple of weeks. We then return to WrestleMania. | Daniel Bryan comes out with his lovely girlfriend, AJ, although she doesn’t look too happy to be there. The bell rings and the match gets underway to a huge pop. However, AJ starts talking and smiling with fans on the outside, and Bryan doesn’t like this one bit. He leaves the ring and drags her away from the fans, telling her to stay at the apron and support him. She looks really upset as Bryan re-enters the ring and locks up with Sheamus. Sheamus’ power comes into play as he throws Bryan across the ring into the opposite corner. The fans chant his name as Sheamus smiles and nods his head at Bryan, who gets back to his feet and back into his fighting stance. They lock up again, but this time, Bryan spins around and has a waistlock on Sheamus. He tries to deliver a german suplex, but Sheamus won’t go, and instead throws Bryan around him and down to the canvas. He lifts him up and throws him into the corner. Sheamus climbs to the middle rope and goes to deliver ten shots to Bryan’s head, but Bryan stops him at five and throws him off. Bryan quickly capitalizes and dropkicks Sheamus right in the mouth as Sheamus is on his knees. Bryan covers him but only gets a two count. He continues to stay on Sheamus though, booting him at any opening he can get. He delivers repeated kicks to the chest of Sheamus, followed by a roundhouse to the back of the head. Just like it was on Raw, #DumpHimAJ is trending worldwide on Twitter. Bryan picks Sheamus up and whipe him into the corner. He goes for a running dropkick but Sheamus moves and Bryan collides with the top turnbuckle. Sheamus grabs Bryan and lifts him high above his head for a gorilla press, but Bryan slips off the back and then rolls Sheamus up, but Sheamus kicks out at two. Bryan leaves the ring and grabs AJ by the wrist, apparently whispering something in her ear. She doesn’t look too happy as Bryan re-enters the ring to face Sheamus. AJ jumps onto the ring apron and the referee goes over to tell her to get down. This allows Bryan to deliver a low blow to Sheamus, the referee not having a clue what was going on. AJ jumped down from the apron looking extremely guilty at what she had just done. Bryan laughs and taunts to the crowd who give him nothing but heat. He climbs the turnbuckle and waits on Sheamus to get to his feet. When he does, Bryan jumps and drills Sheamus with a huge dropkick. Bryan then signals that this one was going to be over, waiting for Sheamus to get to his feet for a second time. He does and Bryan goes for the LeBelle Lock, dragging Sheamus to the canvas, and he locks it in! Sheamus struggles, trying to stop himself from taping, but the pain is excruciating. Sheamus crawls and crawls, attemptin to get to the bottom rope, and somehow he does, leaving Bryan frustrated. He gets out of the ring and grabs his World Heavyweight Championship… and then goes to leave. The crowd boo as Bryan grabs AJ’s wrist yet again and starts to drag her up the aisle. But suddenly, AJ snatches her hand from Bryan and screams “No!” to a huge pop from the crowd. Bryan looks astonished and asks her what she thinks she’s doing, but AJ doesn’t pay attention and snatches the World Heavyweight Championship from him and walks back down to ringside. Bryan follows her, confusion on his face, demanding to know what she’s doing. AJ stands at the ring apron and tells Bryan to get in and defend his title. He rolls back in the ring, but leans through the middle rope and suddenly, Bryan grabs AJ by the hair to a shocking gasp from the WWE Universe. He looks angry and tells her “Don’t you ever disobey me like that, do you understand me?!”, but AJ is having none of it… SLAP! AJ slaps the taste right out of Bryan’s mouth! Bryan stumbles backwards holding his cheek and turns right into a Brogue Kick from Sheamus! The WWE Universe erupt as Sheamus covers Bryan… and gets the three count! | Sheamus defeats World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan with AJ to become the new Champion. |
The atmosphere is incredible as Sheamus basks in the glory of his victory. The referee hands Sheamus the World Heavyweight Championship as Lilian Garcia makes the official announcement. Sheamus grabs the title and raises it high. Not only has he won the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career, but he has broken the curse of the Royal Rumble winner, the winner having not won their match at WrestleMania since The Undertaker at WrestleMania 23. Daniel Bryan rolled out of the ring as AJ slid in. AJ personally congratulated Sheamus with applause and a kiss on the cheek, clearly fed up of the way Daniel Bryan was treating her. Bryan backed up the ramp, a frown on his face as he had lost both his World Heavyweight Championship and his girlfriend. Sheamus didn’t even take a moment to look at Bryan and just celebrated, making Bryan feel invisible. Booker T and Jerry Lawler agree that this is a long time coming for Bryan, and that he deserves every second. The scene then fades to black. Much like we saw John Cena earlier, we see The Rock this time to a gigantic pop. He is warming up backstage as Michael Cole reminds us that he will take on John Cena in tonight’s Main Event – the most anticipated match in WrestleMania history. Josh Mathews is backstage alongside the WWE Champion, CM Punk to a huge pop. He asks Punk is he thinks that tonight will truly decide who is the ‘Best in the World’. CM Punk says he honestly doesn’t care if Chris Jericho wants that nickname or not, because this goes further than just nicknames. He says that Jericho accused him of wanting to be him, being a copycat, and that’s something he will not stand for. Punk says that he is not a gimmick, he is not copied from another person, he is what he is. He says people can like him, people cane hate him, but he is the ‘Best in the World’ and Chris Jericho will soon see that he isn’t some carbon copy like Jericho believes; he’s his own man, and one that is going to kick Jericho’s ass tonight at WrestleMania. The crowd pop as Punk walks off and we return to ringside. WWE Hall of Famer, Howard Finkle is in the ring to a huge ovation. He says that it’s now time to introduce to the Hall of Fame Class of 2012. The theme plays and first out is The Four Hoursemen, followed by Mil Máscaras, then comes Ron Simmons, followed by The Uso Brothers representing Yokozuna, and finally Mike Tyson takes his position on his star to a huge pop. The theme fades and the WWE Universe goes silent as Howard Finkle begins a very special introduction – the Rated R Superstar, Edge! The theme of Edge hits and the WWE Universe erupts, Edge appearing on the stage amidst the smoke, receiving applause from the fellow inductees and the WWE Universe. Edge waves to the fans, mouthing “thankyou” as he does. Howard Finkle once again welcomes them all to the WWE Hall of Fame before sending them off as we cut to ringside. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and Booker T show their appreciation for the Hall of Fame inductees, and let us know that #ThankyouEdge and #WWEHOF are both trending worldwide. They then tell us that up next is a match that came about when Christian became jealous of Rey Mysterio being contacted to be the number thirty spot in the Royal Rumble and not him. | These two men square off in the center of the ring as the bell rung. Christian starts trash talking Mysterio, though we can’t hear what he’s saying. Christian suddenly slaps Mysterio across the face with a huge amount of disrespect. Suddenly, Mysterio retaliates with a huge right hand. Christian swings for Mysterio, but Rey ducks under and dropkicks Christian in the back, sending him onto the middle rope. A 619 this early? Clearly not, as Christian gets up and clotheslines Rey just as he was going for it. Christian hooks the leg but only gets a one count. He continues to deliver right hands to the head of Mysterio, shouting “I’m worth more than you, Rey!” every other shot. Rey fights back with a series of kicks to get Christian off him, eventually getting to his feet and taking Christian down with a dropkick. Mysterio whips Christian into the corner, runs at him, but Christian moves, and hits the pendulum kick on Rey. Rey stumbles back as Christian goes up top, leaping off and hitting a huge diving reverse elbow. He hooks the leg but only gets a two on Mysterio. Both men get to their feet and Christian goes for a DDT, but Rey wriggles out of it and hits a hurricanrana on Christian to a huge pop. Mysterio starts building momentum, springboarding off the middle rope with a crossbody, and following it up with a huge leg drop. Rey covers Christian, but he kicks out at the count of two. Rey lifts Christian up, which proves to be a mistake as Christian rakes Mysterio’s eyes while the referee’s view is obscured; this gets a ton of heat. We are told that Rey Mysterio is trending worldwide, but unfortunately Mysterio isn’t in any condition to be happy with that as Christian has him in a headlock. Mysterio bounces Christian off the ropes and goes to hit him with a dropkick on the rebound, but Christian holds onto the ropes and Mysterio crashes to the canvas alone. Christian then drops Mysterio with an inverted DDT and goes for the cover, but Rey kicks out. Christian tells us all that it’s over, stalking Mysterio as he gets to his feet. Christian goes for the Killswitch, but Mysterio shoves Christian into the turnbuckle and then follows it up with a dropkick to the back, sending Christian onto the middle rope. 619! Mysterio hits it and Christian collapses to the canvas! He climbs the turnbuckle for a torpedo splash, but before he can, Christian is back on his feet and battling Mysterio. Christian climbs the ropes too and both men are left in a dangerous situation, unsteadily fighting on the top rope. Mysterio hits some right hands and it’s looking like he’s going to knock Christian off, but suddenly – OH MY GOD! A Killswitch from the top rope! It’s got to be over! Christian crawls to the cover, feeling the impact of that himself, but he manages to get the pinfall victory. | Christian defeats Rey Mysterio. |
Christian raises his hand in pain, this match taking as much of a toll on him as it did Mysterio. The crowd give a mixed reaction; partly for the effort that both men put in, partly because they just don’t like Christian. He gets to his feet and celebrates, finally getting his WrestleMania moment and screaming “I’m the best, Rey! Not you!” in Mysterio’s face. Christian celebrates the victory as we fade to black. We see a promo package which hyped tonight’s Main Event, calling it the biggest match in the history of WrestleMania and featuring clips from the past year where John Cena and The Rock have faced off. We then return to WrestleMania. We’re taken into the ring where Michael Cole is standing to a ton of heat. He says that tonight has been an amazing night, mostly due to his superb job on commentary. Then he says that he has been told to come up here and conduct an in-ring interview with a certain superstar. Cole rolls his eyes when he says that the superstar is considered an internet sensation and hasn’t been seen in over two months. Please welcome – Zack Ryder! The crowd erupt as Ryder’s theme hits and he walks down the WrestleMania ramp, taking pictures on his phone in amazement at the spectacle that is WrestleMania. He enters the ring and goes to shake hands with Cole, but Cole refuses. He says that he wants to make this short and sweet because he’s got a show to commentate on. Cole asks Ryder is he’s at 100% after his brutal assault at the hands of Kane over two months ago. Ryder says he’s fit and healthy, and can’t wait to get back in the ring after WrestleMania! Cole says “Whoopie…” before then asking Ryder what plans he has for his return. Ryder says that he plans on getting back what was rightfully his, and that’s the United States Championship, reminding us all that he wasn’t medically cleared to compete the night that he lost it to Jack Swagger, and John Laurinaitis screwed him out of it. A “Let’s Go Ryder!” chant breaks out. We are told by a graphic that #WooWooWoo is currently trending worldwide. Michael Cole then says that there’s one final question – who will win John Cena versus The Rock? Ryder is about to answer when… BANG! A huge fiery pyro explodes from the stage and the whole arena goes dark. The crowd are in horror as the theme of Kane hits. The lights turn a dark red and Zack Ryder is clearly terrified. Kane comes out from the smoke and enters the ring, taking off his metal mask and the lights returning to normal. Kane sadistically smiles at Zack Ryder who is shaking with fear after what he did to him two months ago. Kane snatches the microphone from Michael Cole and says “Welcome back, Zack… I believe we have some unfinished business…”. Kane then drops the microphone and grabs the throat of Zack Ryder as the crowd beg him not to do it. Ryder struggles, and that’s when this happened… YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME! For the second time tonight, the crowd explodes as the theme of Edge hits! The WWE Hall of Famer runs to the ring, seemingly in aid of his former protégé, Zack Ryder. Kane releases his grip and goes to deliver a clothesline to Edge, but he ducks, bounces off the ropes and – SPEAR! Kane rolls out of the ring and Edge grabs the microphone as the WWE Universe are going crazy. Edge says “I’m retired, I know that, but I’m not going to stand by and watch you pick on my friends like that. I may never wrestle again, but you can bet your ass that I’m not going anywhere!” and with that, the crowd erupt once more. Edge’s theme hits as Kane backs up the ramp, holding his gut and anger filling his face. A graphic tells us that #SPEAR is trending worldwide on Twitter. Zack Ryder thanks Edge and they share a hug in the ring. Suddenly, Michael Cole chimes up, saying “This is really sweet, but I have a job to do – can I go now before I vomit?”. He gets some serious heat for this, but Edge and Ryder look at each other. Edge gives a gesture to Ryder as if to say “Go ahead”, and he does just that – Rough Ryder! Ryder levels Michael Cole with the Rough Ryder and not only do the WWE Universe love it, but so do Jerry Lawler and Booker T. They cheer too as Edge’s theme hits once more as he and Zack Ryder share a celebration. We are shown a promo package which highlights all the happening of this week at WrestleMania Axxess. We then return to WrestleMania. The crowd go nuts when the theme of the legendary WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross hits! Good old JR is coming to replace Michael Cole on commentary, and both Lawler and Booker are loving it. Jim Ross back at the commentary desk for WrestleMania XXVIII! But now it’s time to get serious. It’s not time for the Hell in a Cell Match between The Undertaker and Triple H. We are taken into an incredible video package which tells us how this match came about, showing us clips from last year’s WrestleMania where Triple H came so close to ending the Streak, only to tap out to Undertaker’s Hell’s Gate. We see how Undertaker returned looking for revenge on The Game after he was unable to leave WrestleMania under his own power and was stretchered off. We see Shawn Michaels’ involvement over recent weeks before finally seeing a shot of The Undertaker and Triple H face-to-face in the light of the WrestleMania sign on Raw. The package is played to the theme of “The Memory Remains” by Metallica. It’s now time for the match to take place. First to enter is Triple H, who comes out to a new version of his theme “The Game” played by Metallica. The Undertaker follows, and is joined by multiple druids carrying flaming torches. There are twenty druids, ten on each side, alluding to the Streak reaching 20-0 if he is to defeat Triple H tonight. Both men stand in the ring as the lights begin to flash and thunder rumbles, the Hell in a Cell lowering from the LED box it is contained in high above the ring. The cell finally reaches the floor to a huge rumble of thunder and the lights return to normal. There is no door on this cell, so nobody will be getting in, and more importantly, nobody will be getting out. The WWE Universe wait in anticipation as The Undertaker lowers his hood... to reveal a brand new short hairstyle. Triple H looks shocked by the change and the WWE Universe pop, the Deadman looking extremely intimidating with his new look. It’s time to find out who will leave here tonight with their pride. Will Triple H finally be able to end the illustrious Streak and end The Undertaker’s career? Or will the Deadman continue to reign supreme at WrestleMania and send The Game into darkness? | We are told that #HIAC is trending worldwide. There’s a clash of chants here in Miami, with one half of the WWE Universe chanting “Undertaker!” and the other, “Triple H!”. The bell rings and we get this match underway, only the second Hell in a Cell match in WrestleMania history, and Undertaker was involved in that one too. Undertaker makes the first move, drilling Triple H with a right hand, but The Game returns the favour and a brawl begins, both men slugging it out in the center of the ring. Undertaker gets the advantage and backs Triple H into the corner, unloading with rights and lefts to the head and ribs of the Cerebral Assassin. He finishes it off with one final right hand to head of Triple H as he drops to his knees. Undertaker lifts him up and bounces him off the ropes, going for a big boot on the rebound, but Triple H ducks underneath and spins around, hitting a flurry of right hands to Undertaker, sending him staggering backwards into the ropes. He whips Undertaker across the ring and connects with a huge Harley Race knee to the skull, knocking Undertaker down. The Game lifts him up and throws him into the corner climbing to the middle rope and then delivering ten straight punches to the head of the Phenom. Triple H taunts after the tenth, pointing to himself and shouting “This is my time!”, but it may have cost him as Undertaker grabs the hips of Triple H and plants him tino the canvas with the Last Ride! The crowd erupt as Undertaker covers Triple H… but only gets a two count! He lifts Triple H back to his feet and to the joy of the crowd, throws him out of the ring. It seems it’s time for the cell to play a part in this match. Undertaker lifts The Game up and throws him into the cell wall, Triple H bouncing off the steel mesh. After he bounces back, Undertaker throws him right back into the wall. He does this three times before Triple H collapses to the floor. Undertaker walks away from The Game and grabs the steel steps, wanting to completely destroy Triple H just like he was destroyed last year. He measures Triple H, but The Game ducks underneath the shot and Undertaker drops the steps. The Game hits right hands on Undertaker before throwing him head first into the cell wall. Triple H goes under the ring and pulls out a steel chair before smacking it right across the spine of Undertaker, the Deadman grasping the steel mesh with both hands in agony. Triple H drills Undertaker with nine more chair shots to the spine, dropping the Phenom to his knees. Triple H shouts at Undertaker, screaming “Just stay down! This is over!”, but he should know better as Undertaker hits an elbow to Triple H’s gut, causing him to drop the chair. Undertaker rolls him back into the ring and then throws in the steel chair and the ring steps. Undertaker grabs the throat of The Game and it looks like he’s going to Chokeslam Triple H right onto the steps, but The Game battles out and instead lifts Undertaker up… SPINEBUSTER ONTO THE STEPS! The crowd erupt as both men lay out, Undertaker bent across the steel steps. Triple H covers him, but Undertaker kicks out at two! He lifts Undertaker up and then seems to be going for a Pedigree on the steps, but Undertaker lifts The Game over his head and send him crashing down to the canvas from an elevated height. Triple H rolls out of the ring to catch his breath on the side of the cell near the announce desks. Undertaker gets to his feet and looks over at Triple H… what’s he planning? He bounces off the ropes and – OH MY GOD! Undertaker flies over the top rope and drives Triple H right through one of the cell panels, which dislodged from the cell wall, falling onto the Spanish announce table. Luckily nobody on the outside was hurt, but both Undertaker and Triple H lay in pain on the cell panel which is leant up against the announce desk. Somehow, Undertaker gets up and is now on the outside of the cell. He drags Triple H off the cell panel and bounces his head off the Spanish announce table. He throws The Game to the floor and then grabs the cell panel.
The Undertaker lifts the cell pan high, but Triple H kicks him in the gut and the Phenom drops it. He throws Undertaker into the outside of the cell wall and lifts up the cell panel himself. He throws it at Undertaker, sandwiching him between the cell wall and the cell panel! Undertaker collapses to the floor as Triple H stumbles back, holding himself up by the announce table. Triple H looks up to the top of the cell, then looks down at The Undertaker. Suddenly, for some reason, The Game starts ascending the cell wall! The crowd erupt as Triple H climbs to the top of the cell. He taunts to a huge pop from the crowd and then waits for Undertaker to get to his feet. He does and he looks up to see Triple H stood on top of the cell. Undertaker starts to climb the cell and the crowd go wild! He finally reaches the top and both men stand face-to-face in a confrontation of the ages. We see Triple H mouth “This is where it ends, Undertaker”, to which he gets a right hand as his response. They slug it out as they did at the beginning of the match, trading rights and lefts. Undertaker grabs Triple H by the throat and Chokeslams him into the cell roof! The crowd are holding their heads at the thought of the roof falling through. Undertaker does his signature cut-throat taunt and signals for the end. He lifts Triple H up and puts his head between his legs; it’s time for Triple H’s Last Ride! He lifts The Game up and the crowd are going wild! But The Game hits right hands to The Undertaker, forcing him to drop him. Triple H then kicks Undertaker in the gut – Pedigree! Pedigree on the steel! But then The Game realises that he can’t end the match on the cell roof and looks around him for an easy way down. Then, instead of looks around him, he looks below him… he starts pulling at the cell roof beneath him as if to check if it was loose. He looks up and we see a sadistic smirk appear on The Game’s face. He shouts “The end is here, Deadman! I’m going to finish this… I’m going to finish you!” The Game looks to be going for a Last Ride of his own and does his taunt as Undertaker is bent over and between The Game’s legs. He goes for it, but Undertaker won’t go up. Suddenly, Undertaker throws Triple H over his head with a back body drop… and luckily the cell roof doesn’t go through. Both men lay on the cell roof as the fans chant “This is awesome!”. Undertaker gets to his feet and lifts Triple H up, putting his hand around the throat of The Game. He turns him upside down, apparently going for the Tombstone Piledriver, but The Game fights it off and goes for the Pedigree, but Undertaker gets out and grabs The Game by the throat again – Chokeslam! OH MY GOD! TRIPLE H JUST WENT THROUGH THE CELL ROOF! Not only that, but Triple H left a great big dint in the canvas too! As expected, the WWE Universe follow it up with a “Holy sh*t!” chant, and rightfully so. The referee checks on Triple H who isn’t moving at all. Undertaker makes his way down the cell wall, re-entering through the hold in the wall from earlier. Paramedics rush down to the ring and enter the cell through the hole in the wall, checking on Triple H as Undertaker stands in the corner. Suddenly, Undertaker throws the paramedics and referees out of the way, dragging Triple H from the indent in the ring canvas, lifting him up and spinning him upside down. TOMBSTONE PILDRIVER! Tombstone Piledriver to The Game! The Undertaker wasn’t going to let this one be thrown out, covering Triple H with both his arms over his chest. The referee reluctantly counts the three and calls for the bell. The Undertaker is now 20-0! | The Undertaker defeats Triple H. |
The WWE Universe erupt as The Undertaker rolls onto his back, exhausted from the battle. Paramedics return to their duties and check on Triple H, looking seriously worried for his health. Undertaker uses the ropes to climb to his feet and stands over The Game’s motionless body. The cell gets raised so that officials can get a stretcher to the ring. Undertaker looks down at Triple H who hasn’t moved since the Tombstone and almost tips his hat at Triple H. He nods slightly, as if to say “It’s over” and then leaves as his theme plays. Pyrotechnics explode from the stage as graphics fill up the stage of “20-0”. Undertaker walks up the ramp and disappears on the stage. His theme cuts and we see paramedics putting Triple H on the stretcher and carting him off. It’s ironic that this is the scene we are seeing as last year it was in reverse, and The Undertaker was the one who was carted off on a stretcher. Both men promised that this would be the end, and it seems like it finally is indeed… over. The scene fades to black. We see a promo package, which highlights the feud of The Rock and John Cena, saying tonight, will be the biggest night of both men’s careers. Tonight, we will see the most anticipated match in WrestleMania history. We return to the commentary desk where Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Booker T are in awe at what they just witnessed. They say that Triple H was taken away on a stretcher and has been taken to a nearby hospital. They say that they will give us updates whenever they come through. They also say that people came down to fix the ring canvas and they have apparently done so, meaning that the rest of the night can continue as planned. We are also told that 20-0 and #RestInPeaceHHH are trending worldwide on Twitter. Up next, it’s time for the Divas Championship Match. | Both Divas stand in the ring across from each other. Beth has told for weeks how she isn’t scared of Kharma, and it’s showing right here. They get right up in each other’s faces before Beth actually slaps Kharma across the face! Kharma grins as if the slap felt good, suddenly grabbing Phoenix by the throat and shoving her to the canvas. She gets back to her feet and delivers some vicious right hands, but it doesn’t even seems to affect Kharma as she fights back, lifting Beth above her head with a gorilla press and then slamming her into the canvas. Natalya jumps onto the ring apron, only to be dragged into the ring by Kharma. Kharma lifts Natalya up and BAM! Plants her with a huge powerbomb. Beth Phoenix uses the distraction wisely and goes for the GlamSlam, but she can’t list Kharma up. Kharma spins around, kicks Phoenix in the gut and then plants her in the center of the ring with the Implant Buster! She rolls Phoenix over and covers her for the three count. | Kharma defeats Divas Champion Beth Phoenix with Natalya to become the new Champion. |
The crowd pop as Kharma quickly disposes of the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix, becoming the new Divas Champion! Kharma raises the Divas Championship high above her head as Beth Phoenix and Natalya regroup on the outside. Obviously not the greatest match in the world and the WWE Universe know this, but they’re happy to see Kharma become the new Divas Champion and take the title away from Phoenix. We then cut to commentary. The commentators congratulate Kharma on her victory and then say that it is now time for the WWE Championship Match between CM Punk and Chris Jericho, reminding us that this isn’t just about the WWE Championship, but about who is the ‘Best in the World’. We are shown a video package highlighting the feud, showing us how Chris Jericho’s promos hyped his return to the WWE, claiming that he would take back what was “rightfully his”, which was later revealed to be the name ‘Best in the World’ from CM Punk. However, Chris Jericho also believes that the WWE Championship belongs to him as well, being the only person capable of holding the belt if dignity and class. It closes on a shot of Chris Jericho standing tall over CM Punk with the WWE Championship in his hand after a Codebreaker. We then return to WrestleMania. | CM Punk and Chris Jericho stand across the ring from each other, both looking deadly serious. Jericho shouts across the ring that this is “the end of the world” and Punk just shakes his head. The bell rings and this gets underway, both men locking up. Jericho gets Punk in a headlock and drags him to the floor to get extra leverage. Punk delivers some hard knees to the spine of Jericho until he lets go, but Jericho gets to his feet and kicks Punk directly in the face. Jericho starts slapping Punk, screaming “You’re nothing but a wannabe – a fake!”. This only anger Punk who gets back to his feet and unloads on Jericho, whipping him into the corner. He goes for the shining wizard, but Jericho moves and instead drags Punk from the ropes with a school boy, smashing Punk’s head into the canvas to a gasp from the crowd. He has Punk in a pinning predicament but he kicks out at two. Jericho lifts Punk up and throws him into the corner. He delivers a few kicks to the gut and after Punk drops to the floor, he shoves his knee into Punk’s face, just pushing as hard as he can, causing Punk to scream in pain. The referee finally gets him to stop, giving Punk time to recover. Jericho runs in to kicks Punk again, but he moves and instead delivers a roundhouse to Jericho’s ribs, and another, and another! Punk gets the crowd behind him before delivering a big one right to Jericho’s head, knocking him to the canvas. We are told that #BestInTheWorld is currently trending worldwide on Twitter. Punk covers Jericho but only gets a two count. He picks Jericho up and whips him off the ropes, hitting him with a calf kick on rebound. Punk then shouts “It’s clobberin’ time!” to a huge pop from the crowd. Jericho gets to his feet and Punk lifts him onto his shoulder for the Go To Sleep, but Jericho slips off and then hits Punk with a huge enziguiri, taking him out. Jericho tells the referee to move and then springboards off the middle rope for a Lionsault… and it connects. Jericho grins and then hooks the leg, but Punk kicks out at two! Jericho gets angry and stands up, dragging Punk into the center of the ring. Jericho says that the end is now and grabs both Punk’s legs, going for the Walls of Jericho it seems, but Pnuk grabs Jericho’s head and drags him into a small package! One, two – kickout by Jericho! Jericho is seriously angered now and unloads with stomps onto the chest of Punk, telling him that he doesn’t know who he’s messing with. He mounts Punk and drills him with right after right until the referee is forced to try to remove him. Jericho gets off and tells the referee to keep his hands off him. Jericho goes back over the Punk and gets kicks in the gut, then in the head. Punk gets to his feet and throws Jericho to the ground with a snapmare, before delivering multiple elbows to the shoulder/neck area. Punk screams and then drags Jericho to his feet, going for another GTS… but Jericho reverse it into a Codebreaker! Codebreaker on Punk! Jericho crawls to the cover! One – two – KICKOUT! Punk kicks out of the Codebreaker and Jericho can’t believe it! He has had enough and goes to lock in the Walls of Jericho, and this time he does. He doesn’t go all the way over and instead does the version of the Liontamer, twisting and distorting Punk’s spine. Jericho repeatedly shouts “Ask him!” to the referee as Punk screams in pain, but yet he refuses to tap. Punk manages to roll onto his back, Jericho trying to turn him back over, but Punk uses his leg strength to send Jericho flying through the air. Punk struggles to his feet, and Jericho goes for another Codebreaker, but Punk somehow manages to hold Jericho up in the air. He throws Jericho forward and – GO TO SLEEP! The kne connects to Jericho’s skull. Jericho stands stunned, and Punk lifts him onto his shoulder and – A SECOND GO TO SLEEP! Two GTSs in a row! Jericho collapses to the canvas, and then to add insult to injury, Punk locks in the Anaconda Vise! Jericho struggles to escape and tries to reach the ropes with his legs, but he’s in the center of the ring. Finally, Jericho is forced to give in and taps out to a huge pop from the crowd. | WWE Champion CM Punk defeats Chris Jericho to retain the Championship. |
The WWE Universe erupt as CM Punk is named the winner in this match! Finally, CM Punk has proved that he is indeed the ‘Best in the World’ and also keeps the WWE Championship. He climbs the turnbuckle and raises his title high, screaming “Best in the world!” as Chris Jericho lays on the canvas with disappointment in his face. He gets to his feet, nearly crying after the loss. He is forced to leave the ring by the referee and Jericho reluctantly leaves up the ramp, allowing CM Punk to celebrate with his fans. We are told that CM Punk and Chris Jericho and worldwide trends at the moment. The scene then cut to commentary. They congratulate CM Punk and then tell us that WrestleMania has been outstanding the whole way through. We’re about to go to Justin Roberts for the official fan count. Roberts says that he hopes the fans are enjoying WrestleMania and reveals that the attendance for tonight’s event is an astounding 76,474! The WWE has set an all-new record for seating in the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida! The crowd erupt as “Good Feelin’” by Flo Rida plays across the arena.
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We go to commentary where Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Booker T thank everyone for joining them for WrestleMania XXVIII and they have just one match left. It just so happens to be the most anticipated match in the history of WrestleMania – John Cena versus The Rock. They say how they cannot wait for this match just like the rest of the world, Jim Ross saying he never imagined himself ever calling this match. We are taken into an absolutely unbelievable video package which truly captures the amazing atmosphere this match has. It shows the history behind both men, from their childhood to their superstardom, and being sure to include all their confrontations over the past twelve months. It shows all the media publicity the two have been getting, featured in magazines, on talk shows, all surrounding their WrestleMania encounter. The package comes to a close on a shot of The Rock and John Cena shaking hands on the Raw after WrestleMania XXVII confirming their match for tonight. The package was set to “Invincible” by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Ester Dean. Ladies and gentlemen… it’s now time for the most anticipated match in WrestleMania history. Speaking of Machine Gun Kelly, we return to WrestleMania to see him standing on the stage to a huge pop. He pumps the crowd up and then we hear the beginning of John Cena’s theme. Suddenly, John Cena comes out – and he’s rapping! John Cena is actually rapping his own theme as he makes his way to the ring. Machine Gun Kelly joins in on the chorus and then raps the second verse. Cena and MGK rap Cena’s entrance theme all the way to the ring and after it finishes, the WWE Universe erupt. Cena and MGK share a huge and MGK leaves as Cena warms up inside the ring. The crowd are loving it. Suddenly, “If you smell… what The Rock… is cookin’! and out emerges The Rock to a huge pop. He makes his way to the ring ready to fight as the WWE Universe are going wild. John Cena applauds him as he stands on the turnbuckle taunting to the fans in the Sun Life Stadium, situated in his home town of Miami. The fans are really split, as per usual for a John Cena match, but even more so for this huge encounter. His theme dies and the chants become clearer, half the crowd chanting “Rocky!” and the other chanting “Cena!” with a few “Cena sucks!” chants mixed in. The atmosphere is incredible here at WrestleMania, this match is already living up to the hype, and only the entrances have taken place. The referee speaks to both men prior to the match and then… he rings the bell. | These two men stand toe-to-toe, the crowd absolutely loving the tension between the two. They circle the ring and everyone is just itching to see them lock horns. They do, locking up and there is an instant pop as the match finally gets underway. Cena uses his power to throw Rock across the ring as the crowd cheer. Rock looks up at Cena and smiles, getting back to his feet and locking up again. The Rock locks in a headlock on Cena, but Cena bounces him off the ropes. Rock rebounds with a clothesline, taking Cena off his feet. Cena gets back up and is met with a flurry of right hands from The Rock, but Cena reverses it and delivers some right hands of his own. The Rock comes back, throwing Cena into the corner and unloading some vintage Rocky punches, finishing it off with the classic delayed punch, sending Cena to the canvas. The crowd erupt as The Rock is pumped off the adrenaline. We are shown a graphic that says that Boots2Asses, #TeamCena and #’TeamBringIt are trending worldwide. Also, #WrestleMania is once again the number one tweet in the world! The Rock picks up John Cena and whips him into the ropes, he goes for a clothesline but Cena ducks it and comes back with a huge flying shoulder block, and another one, and then a final one before dropping The Rock with a huge protobomb! Cena stands at The Rock’s head and does “You can’t see me” to a mixed reaction as he bounces off the ropes. But, before Cena can reach The Rock, Rocky kips up to a huge pop and starts delivering right hands to Cena. He bounces Cena off the ropes and nails him with his signature Spinebuster! Rock goes to Cena’s head and takes off his right elbow pad… PEOPLE’S ELBOW! He nails it and covers Cena – one – two – kickout! Cena kicks out of the People’s Elbow! The Rock doesn’t believe it and starts to stalk Cena for the Rock Bottom. Cena gets to his feet and walks right into Rock, but he elbows him in the head, shoving him away. Rock runs at Cena and he trips him up – STF! Cena has the STF lock in! Will The Rock tap out?! Rock struggles and struggles, and it looks like he’s about to tap, but he eventually reaches the ropes and Cena is forced to break the hold. He drags Rock back into the center of the ring, apparently going for it again, but Rock rolls over and kicks Cena off. He gets to his feet and drops Cena with a Samoan drop to the canvas. Rock is pumped and he stalks Cena again – ROCK BOTTOM! He covers Cena, one – two – kickout! Cena kicks out again! This time out of the Rock Bottom. Has The Rock truly met his match at WrestleMania? Rock gets to his feet and stalks for another Rock Bottom… Cena lifts The Rock up and BAM! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT OUT OF NOWHERE! He hooks the leg – one – two – kickout!
The fans are absolutely insane as The Rock kicks out of the Attitude Adjustment. This is definitely living up to the hype; such a fantastic match. John Cena holds his head in disbelief, wondering if this match can actually have a winner. Cena lifts Rock up and goes for another Attitude Adjustment, but Rock slides off and drills Cena with a DDT. Both men lay on the canvas, spent from this encounter. The fans chant for their favourite superstar, willing them on to get to their feet. They both use the ropes to get to their feet before turning around and coming face-to-face in another epic confrontation. They smirk at each other before trading blows once more. Cena throws Rock out of the ring and follows him. He bounces Rock’s head off the announce table, but Rock returns the favour and does the same to Cena. Rock taunts to the crowd and starts tearing the Spanish announce table apart. He then grabs Cena and looks to be going for the Rock Bottom through the table, but Cena stops it and lifts The Rock onto his shoulders, going for an Attitude Adjustment… Rocky slips off and delivers right hands to Cena, finally hitting one big one. Rock then grabs Cena – ROCK BOTTOM THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! The fans erupt as Cena is driven through the Spanish announce table by Rock who lays beside him, equally exhausted. The referee doesn’t count, knowing full well that this match can’t end via double countout, simply out of respect for both men. He checks on them both as The Rock gets to his feet and throws Cena back in. The Rock rolls him into the center of the ring and he takes of his left elbow pad, going for a second People’s Elbow – Cena trips him up… STF! For the second time in the match, John Cena locks in the STF and has The Rock screaming in pain! Rock once again manages to reach the bottom rope and Cena is frustrated. He waits for The Rock to get to his feet, but then looks to the corner. He drags The Rock over to the corner and places him on top. He then climbs himself… and he looks like he’s going for a top-rope Attitude Adjustment… but Rock fights back. He throws Cena to the canvas below. What is this? The Rock climbs to the top and swings his arms – TOP ROPE PEOPLE’S ELBOW! The crowd erupt as The Rock uncharacteristically leaps from the top to his the People’s Elbow! He covers John Cena… one – two – KICKOUT! John Cena just kicked out! The Rock has had enough and lifts Cena up, going for a second Rock Bottom, but Cena… ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! The crowd are in awe at this amazing match. But Cena does go for the cover, and instead lifts The Rock up and lifts him onto his shoulders – A SECOND ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! John Cena does the “You can’t see me taunt” and covers The Rock for the victory… THE ROCK KICKS OUT! The Rock just kicked out of two consecutive Attitude Adjustments and Cena cannot believe it! Cena gets to his feet, dragging The Rock with him – A THIRD ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! John Cena hooks the leg… one – two – three! John Cena has won! John Cena has defeated The Rock! | John Cena defeats The Rock. |
The WWE Universe erupt as John Cena is names the winner of this match. It took three Attitude Adjustments to finish off The Great One here tonight at WrestleMania, but John Cena has done it, overcoming the odds and showing why he is the face of the WWE. He celebrates, extremely delighted with his victory as The Rock struggles to get to his feet with the referees helps. John Cena jumps down from the turnbuckle he was celebrating on and comes face-to-face with the man he just beat – The Rock. The two stare into each other’s eyes before John Cena extends his hand to The Great One. The crowd go absolutely silent before The Rock takes his hand and they share a handshake of respect in the middle of the ring. The Rock applauds Cena and allows him to celebrate. Pyrotechnics explode from the stage as John Cena is once again announces as the winner. Confetti rains down from the canopy above as The Rock swallows his pride and raises Cena’s hand to a huge ovation. The WWE Universe is honoured to have witnessed such an encounter. This was certainly “One in a Lifetime”. He scene fades to black on a shot of The Rock raising John Cena’s hand as WrestleMania comes to an astonishing close. We are shown a brilliant recap package of everything that happened tonight from Lilian Garcia’s incredible performance of “America the Beautiful” to John Cena’s victory over The Rock. The package is played to “Good Feeling” by Flo Rida for a really feel-good finish to WrestleMania XXVIII. Thankyou to everyone for viewing. The package closes with a shot of The Rock raising John Cena’s hand in victory. © 2012 World Wrestling Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.WWE WrestleMania XXVIII Quick Results John Cena defeats The Rock. WWE Champion CM Punk defeats Chris Jericho to retain the title. Kharma defeats Divas Champion Beth Phoenix to win the title. The Undertaker defeats Triple H. Christian defeats Rey Mysterio. Sheamus defeats World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan to win the title. Big Show defeats Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes to win the title. Randy Orton defeats Mark Henry. Dolph Ziggler wins the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
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