WWE: Way It Should've Gone 2.0

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April 4 2016

The #RAWAfterMania began with the entire roster surrounding the ring while Triple H and Stephanie McMahon stood in the ring. Triple H mentioned the title defense of Seth Rollins, who was at ringside, but Triple H said last night, a legend wrestled his final match. Triple H and Stephanie talked up before introducing The Undertaker, who would slowly walk down in his normal stuff before entering the ring and gets inside, as Triple H and Stephanie step to the corner to hear what Undertaker has to say. The Undertaker shows his gratitude for the people he has known his entire career, including the fans. Undertaker then unexpectedly called Finn Balor in the ring, who was at ringside, and Undertaker let the fans know what Balor had told Undertaker backstage, saying he was sorry. Undertaker told Balor not to apologize for anything, to never say sorry for anything, and Undertaker affirms his confidence in Finn Balor being the one to carry his legacy. After this emotional speech, Undertaker turned to the fans to thank them and told them to let his career "Rest in Peace", that the roster and fans echoed while Balor and Undertaker shook hands and hugged, as Triple H and Stephanie did the same before Brock Lesnar's music hit and ruined all of this, as he and Heyman came out to the top of the stage. Paul Heyman said he didn't hear Brock Lesnar's name in his gratitude speech, and that was okay, because Brock Lesnar will always be "The One" in his streak. Heyman then warned Finn Balor that he plays with the big dogs now (which Undertaker had told Balor), but Brock Lesnar is not a big dog, he's a beast and to watch his back. Heyman and Lesnar would leave, as Undertaker was then flooded with the roster thanking him for his career as Raw went to a commercial break.

Back from commercial, Undertaker had made his way up the ramp with everyone else gone, as he walked up the ramp and would turn away from the crowd and raise his arm up to a roar from the crowds before walking to the back.

Finn Balor was backstage getting interviewed by Renee Young who was asking about being the last opponent for The Undertaker, winning last night, and the opening to Raw tonight, in which Balor says it's all been an honor and he loved watching The Undertaker and it's a shame they won't be able to anymore, but he's grateful. During Balor's answer, he was attacked from behind by Brock Lesnar who would leave him coughing for air on the ground.

The New Day w/Xavier Woods def. The Vaudevillians in a non-title match
The New Day ended up winning this match with a Big Ending to Simon Gotch

Divas Champion Charlotte came out to boos and she introduced her "BFF" Paige, when Paige comes out and both of them said they fooled everyone. Paige said Becky Lynch was never championship material and is a long ways before she's on Eva Marie's level. Then Becky Lynch's music hit, as she stormed and wasted no time before tackling Paige, in which Charlotte pulls Becky off Paige and the two would beat Becky down and out before Natalya came out and chased Charlotte and Paige away as the Queen of Harts checked on Lynch.

Sheamus def. Jack Swagger
The former Money in the Bank holder would take his frustrations out on Jack Swagger and end him with a Brogue Kick, but would add another before leaving the ring.

Neville would meet backstage with Triple H and request that he's put in the main event. Triple H laughed before Neville gave a reason to, saying the United States Championship was treated like it was meaningful last year and he wants to bring the same prestige to it during his reign. Neville said he has a great opponent in mind, when Triple H would nod and tell Neville to go ahead.

The Usos def. The Ascension
An Uso Splash on Konnor ended this, but The Usos were attacked by The Dudley Boyz and each were put through tables, and during the attack the Dudley Boyz blamed Jimmy and Jey for not winning the titles last night.

Sami Zayn is backstage when Triple H walks up to him and tells Zayn that since Neville's defending his United States Championship later tonight, he wants Zayn to be a fighting champion, and tells Zayn to go out to the ring because his title defense is next!

Sami Zayn(c) def. Alberto Del Rio to retain the Intercontinental Championship
Zayn's title match sprung upon him didn't cost him everything, ending Del Rio with the Helluva Kick.

Big Show would come out and talk about winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal last night. Show would say back-to-back wins makes him better than new Hall of Famers Vader and Demolition, better than all 3 of them combined. Big Show said he was better than Kane, and he's also better than Andre the Giant himself. Big Show declares him the greatest big man of all-time, when The Wyatt Family's music comes out and Braun Strowman comes out by himself and just comes in the ring and stands in front of Big Show, who gets ticked off, and demands a match to Strowman, who isn't talking.

Braun Strowman def. Big Show
Strowman beats the "greatest big man of all-time" with a Chokeslam, making his presence felt.

Natalya is seen exiting the divas locker room as Renee Young comes over and asks about earlier tonight, in which Natalya complained about Charlotte and told Renee that all the divas are sick and tired of Charlotte's crap. Natalya said she's going to step up to the plate and take on Charlotte and Paige, and hopes that Becky Lynch will join her.

Kaval w/Emma def. Daniel Bryan
In an upset for the ages, Kaval was able to beat Daniel Bryan after Bryan would miss the Headbutt and have whiplash hard before Kaval went to the top himself and hit Warrior's Way.

To the surprise of all the fans, The Rock's music would hit! The Rock would come down and make a few jokes about Seth Rollins, poking fun he's not at the arena, before going to bat for Cesaro who Rock thinks should've won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship last night if it was a clean fight. The Rock blamed Triple H and said he's bad for business, when Triple H would answer and say Rock's talking about Rollins not being here, but where's Cesaro? Triple H would then say that he plans to put The Rock in his place if he doesn't step out of his ring. There would be a staredown when Cesaro's music hit and he'd charge the ring and tackle Triple H before hammering away and The Rock would get a spinebuster in before hitting the People's Elbow. Cesaro would then take the COO on a Cesaro Swing before Triple H would bounce off the mat and Rock would hit the Rock Bottom! The fans would roar as Cesaro and Rock stood tall as Stephanie came out demanding immediate medical attention for her husband.

Time for the main event after commercial, United States Champion Neville would come out. He'd say he has been dreaming of this moment ever since he debuted last year, and who would be his first opponent, when he'd call John Cena to the ring. Cena, confused, as Neville said he wants his first match to be against him now if he could have the honor. Cena would listen to the fans and consent, ready to win his United States Championship back, one he vacated after Fastlane.

John Cena def. Neville via disqualification for the United States Championship
The title doesn't change hands as Cena and Neville were exhausted and trying to beat the referee's ten count when Ziggler came out and attacked Cena, laying him out as Raw ends for the night.

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April 7 2016

Busy Thursday Night?

Dolph Ziggler would walk out and explain his actions, saying "It Should've Been Me", claiming he should've gotten a title shot on Raw, he should've been in the main event, and he should've gotten his arm raised at WrestleMania. John Cena would come out and scare Ziggler off, when Cena challenged him to a rematch if that's what Ziggler wanted, but Ziggler ran away before giving an answer.

The Vaudevillians would have a rematch against The New Day, in which The New Day had a clean win with Kofi Kingston hitting Trouble in Paradise while Big E hit a Big Ending on Aiden while he was stunned.

Kaval and Daniel Bryan would have a rematch from Monday, while Bryan would lose because of Emma this time.

The Usos would beat The Ascension, and afterwards, The Usos said they want their chance to put The Dudley Boyz through some tables, challenging them to a Tables Match for Extreme Rules on the 24th.

In the main event, Jeff Hardy and Sami Zayn would compete against one another with Hardy hitting the Twist of Fate to win. After the match, Hardy would signal a title belt around his waist, not too sure of what this could mean, as if he's going for another Intercontinental Championship reign.

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Here are the ones handed the pink slip in WWE's "Spring Cleaning"
Alicia Fox (requested release)
Darren Young
Diego
Fernando
Heath Slater
Jack Swagger (requested release)
King/Wade Barrett






Here are the ones who have been sent down to NXT at Full Sail
Cameron
Damien Sandow
Fandango
Zack Ryder

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April 11 2016

Raw begins with Dolph Ziggler coming out and declaring an outrageous title match for Seth's WWE World Heavyweight Championship, after saying he can top Cena. Ziggler says The Authority and Seth Rollins fears him and that he should be in that match at Extreme Rules, when Cesaro comes out and says The Authority's more afraid of him because he was robbed in every which way, and that he'll be taking the title off Rollins at Extreme Rules. Then Jeff Hardy would be the third party to come to the ring and bring up that he beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, the same guy who ended Undertaker's Streak. Hardy said he feels he's more than capable of being the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Stephanie McMahon would come out, and announce she's making a triple threat #1 contenders match for the main event tonight, as the crowd would cheer, but she'd only name Dolph Ziggler, Jeff Hardy, and another to be chosen later. Stephanie cited last week's events when Cesaro and The Rock would assault her husband, and considering that, she is suspending The Rock AND Cesaro. Stephanie had security escort Cesaro out of the ring, and when he refused to go, was hit from behind with a Zig-Zag and then the security was able to get him out of the ring easier.

The New Day w/Xavier Woods def. The Ascension in a non-title match
Using Kofi's Trouble in Paradise to Konnor, they won the match. Afterwards however, The New Day mocked the tag division, saying they beat them all, when the music of Roman Reigns hit and Dean Ambrose would step out as well.

Stephanie McMahon is backstage when Dolph Ziggler comes in and thanks Stephanie for putting him in this match and he won't disappoint, when Stephanie said he's lucky she did. Stephanie said she hasn't forgotten about the blatantly disobeying her and Triple H last month when he was supposed to handle Cesaro. Stephanie said she would've put Cesaro in, but he had to pay for what he did. Dolph nods and asks who his opponent would be, in which Stephanie hints Ziggler will find out later tonight.

Rusev w/Lana def. Daniel Bryan
The presence of Emma and Kaval at ringside would turn ugly for Bryan, as Lana distracted the ref, Emma would pull at the legs of Bryan and hold him down for Kaval to quickly hit Warrior's Way, exiting the ring and having Rusev pull Bryan towards the center and win.

Finn Balor came out and talked up about Undertaker once again, then bringing up Brock Lesnar and talking down on him. Balor called Lesnar out to find out who the better man is, in which Paul Heyman would walk out to the stage by himself and tell Balor that Brock Lesnar wouldn't be here tonight, in the reception of boos from a disappointed crowd, but said his client plans on being at Extreme Rules. Balor would jump the gun and demand Brock Lesnar at Extreme Rules and told Heyman to accept, in which Paul polled the audience, in which Heyman said that they are in luck because Lesnar thought of the same thing. Heyman said that since they were the only two men to keep Undertaker down for a three-count, Brock Lesnar wants to find out the one man who can keep the other down for a ten-count. Finn Balor clarified it was a Last Man Standing match, saying he's on.

Natalya def. Charlotte w/Paige via disqualification in a non-title match
Charlotte wouldn't let go of a ringpost Figure Four, calling for the match. Paige would smash a chair on Natalya's leg before Charlotte would let go and they'd set up to beat Natalya down before Becky Lynch returned the favor and saved Natalya.

Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose were backstage talking about how cool it'd be to become the WWE Tag Team Champions, in which Reigns says that he tried it with Rollins and it wasn't fun. Ambrose assured Reigns it would be different because unlike Seth, he's not afraid to get in the ring, winning or going down swinging. Roman likes the sound of that when Stephanie comes by and asks if they want a title shot, in which they answer yes. Stephanie tells them they must beat The New Day this Thursday on SmackDown to prove they can beat them, or else she'll have to look elsewhere for the next challengers. Reigns and Ambrose like the idea, and agree to do it.

The Vaudevillians def. The Usos
The Dudley Boyz would come out midmatch and accept The Usos offer for a Tables Match at Extreme Rules, when The Vaudevillians took advantage when Jimmy was hit with Whirling Dervish, winning the match. The Dudley Boyz would come down and set a table out, but when The Usos turned the tables on them, Bubba Ray and D-Von got out of dodge.

Seth Rollins is seen for the first time since his world title defense at WrestleMania, talking to Stephanie McMahon, in which Sheamus attacks Seth, shouting he should be world champion, in which Stephanie calls for nearby superstars and officials to get Sheamus off her champion. Stephanie asks what Sheamus' problem is, when Sheamus demands he wants his Money in the Bank briefcase back, and Steph said it's not how it works, but she can give him something a little better... Inserting him into the triple threat tonight. Sheamus left content when Seth Rollins looked at Stephanie as if she had lost her mind.

Sami Zayn def. The Miz in a non-title match
Sami Zayn would have Miz tap out to Koji Clutch, after The Miz's words prematch, claiming him to be one of the best Intercontinental Champions ever, and trashing Zayn's reign so far as one of the absolute worst.

Natalya was getting her knee checked out when Becky Lynch came into the picture telling Natalya if she'd like to help knock Paige and Charlotte off their high horses, she'd listen.

Big Show def. Ryback
After coming out and claiming Strowman's victory last week was a fluke and he was the greatest big man of all-time, he hit a Chokeslam on Ryback and won the same way Strowman did last week.

Seth Rollins is in Stephanie's office questioning her decision to put Sheamus in that match, in which Stephanie told Seth he needed to calm down and she has a plan, in which Curtis Axel walks into the office and smirks, before heading to commercial before the main event.

Jeff Hardy def. Dolph Ziggler and Sheamus in a #1 Contenders Triple Threat
John Cena would storm the ring and nearly get his hands on Ziggler, but Dolph fled through the crowd and Cena would hustle after him... Sheamus would have Hardy where he wanted him and after a few moments, Sheamus would set up for a Brogue Kick when Axel ran down and got it himself along with a few words, and then Sheamus would turn around into a gut kick and a Twist of Fate, losing the match.

As Raw came to a close, Seth Rollins would come out and hold the title up high, shouting at Hardy he'll never touch it. Jeff Hardy asked for a mic and said he begged a differ, seeing that April 24th is Extreme Rules, that he'd like to climb the ladder of success, as he climbs towards the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, declaring that his title match will be in a Ladder Match! Seth Rollins left the stage, too frustrated to bare, as Hardy celebrated in the ring as Raw went off the air.


EXTREME RULES
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match
Seth Rollins(c) vs. Jeff Hardy

Last Man Standing Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor

Tables Match
The Dudley Boyz vs. The Usos

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April 14 2016

Busy Thursday Night?

In their match with the WWE Tag Team Champions, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose would bulldoze through them and even avoid Xavier Woods trying to get involved, as Reigns and Ambrose would win after hitting Dirty Deeds on Big E, who would pop up into a Spear by Reigns.

Braun Strowman would come out by himself to defeat Titus O'Neil with a Lifting Arm Triangle Choke.

Natalya would get Becky Lynch booked in a match with Emma, and since Paige is by Charlotte's side, Kaval will be at Emma's side tonight. Becky Lynch would end up pinning Emma, but as Charlotte and Paige ran down, Natalya stood in their way. Emma would get up and attack Becky, getting Natalya's eyes of Charlotte and Paige for just a split-second for it to turn into a 3-on-2 beatdown, as Kaval would even hold Becky back to assist, as Daniel Bryan would charge the ring and Bryan and Kaval would brawl on the outside.

Announced for the Kickoff of Extreme Rules is Curtis Axel going against Sheamus in an Extreme Rules Match

Dolph Ziggler would come out to begin SmackDown with this "It Should've Been Me" attitude like last week, and Jeff Hardy came out to say he was bummed Ziggler left last week because he really wanted to kick his teeth down his throat. The main event would be these two, in which John Cena would come out and Ziggler would try turning around and running away when he got a spinning heel kick and then Hardy hit a Swanton Bomb to pin! And while having his moment at Ziggler, Cena would tease him with a "U Can't See Me" and leaves Dolph be for now.

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April 18 2016

The show begins with Jeff Hardy in the ring with ladders propped at each corner of the ring, talking about his title match in six nights against the champion Seth Rollins, who would then be the next to come out, calling Hardy a fool because he's owned the ladder match ever since coming to WWE, including winning his Money in the Bank briefcase that led to this historic title reign. Rollins tells Hardy that he should be afraid of tonight, considering he's been booked in a handicap match... against Erick Rowan and Luke Harper, the Wyatt Family! Jeff shakes his head as Seth leaves Hardy with that main event.

Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns def. The Dudley Boyz
With The Usos at commentary, a paranoid Bubba Ray had his eyes off the prize, when Reigns would run past Bubba and bounce off the ropes for a Spear to win the match for the #1 contenders to the tag titles.

Big Show was getting interviewed by Renee Young, as Show mentioned being the greatest big man of all-time, being a two-time Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner, yet not having a match for this Sunday's Extreme Rules. Big Show was brought to silence as the "Black Sheep" Braun Strowman came up to him, face-to-mask, as that's where we cut to the ring.

Paige w/Charlotte def. Natalya w/Becky Lynch
With the announcement of the four ladies in a tag team match this Sunday, Charlotte would use her father's cheating tendencies to help Paige leave with a win, only fueling the fire for Natalya and Becky for Extreme Rules.

Paul Heyman came out to advertise this Sunday's Last Man Standing contest between "The Beast" Brock Lesnar and "The Demon" Finn Balor at Extreme Rules. Heyman told Balor he's never been in the ring with Lesnar and after this Sunday, he'll beg management to never be put in this predicament ever again. Paul says that Brock wants to be known as the greatest to ever fight at WrestleMania, and proving that Balor is a flash in the pan will do just that.

Curtis Axel and Daniel Bryan def. Kaval and Sheamus w/Emma
After a B-Plus to Sheamus and then Axel coming in with the Swinging Neckbreaker, Axel would pin Sheamus in the ring!

Backstage, Stephanie McMahon is looking at her phone when the legendary Rob Van Dam comes up to Stephanie. He asks Stephanie how Hunter (Triple H) is doing and thanking him for his concern, he's at home recovering still. RVD said he'd like to help in anyway he can, and when Stephanie shrugs off his offer, Van Dam goes into more detail in saying he'd like to run Monday Night Raw for next week, and that was received by many laughs. Big Show then interrupted and demanded a match for this Sunday, when Stephanie gets an idea. Stephanie told Show to calm down and she was talking to RVD, but he might want to hear this, because she'll give RVD permission to run Raw for next week only, if he can beat Big Show in an Extreme Rules match on Sunday. Big Show nodded as he walked off, then Stephanie, leaving RVD in an unexpected rough spot.

John Cena came out to recap the last little bit with Dolph Ziggler and mocked his new attitude before calling him out on facing him this Sunday. Dolph Ziggler would come to the stage and respond from afar, telling Cena he's about ready to take him out of WWE for good, and he'll do it this Sunday. Ziggler asked Cena what he wanted his last match to be, almost like a last meal, and whatever it is, consider it already accepted... John Cena would ponder before officially making it a Steel Cage match! Telling Ziggler there'd be no more running come this Sunday, Dolph showed some fear as Cena's music played.

Neville def. Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match
After putting Del Rio away with the Red Arrow, he invited Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn to be at SmackDown this Thursday, mysteriously leaving things at that.

Dolph Ziggler in an interview with Renee Young was called on for the fear in his eyes, which he flat-out denied, telling Renee that he's fine with going in a Steel Cage to end the career of John Cena.

Jeff Hardy def. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper
Seth Rollins would come out for this handicap match, yet Hardy would win by hitting the Twist of Fate on Luke Harper and telling Rollins he's ready for Sunday's Ladder Match as he grabbed the ladder, slid it in the ring, and climbed up it, eyeing Rollins on the outside as Raw went off the air.


EXTREME RULES
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match
Seth Rollins(c) vs. Jeff Hardy

Last Man Standing Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor

Steel Cage Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. John Cena

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
The New Day(c) vs. Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns

Divas Tag Team Match
Charlotte and Paige vs. Becky Lynch and Natalya

Extreme Rules Match (if RVD wins, he gets control of Raw the next night)
Big Show vs. Rob Van Dam

Tables Match
The Dudley Boyz vs. The Usos

Extreme Rules Match - Kickoff
Curtis Axel vs. Sheamus

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April 21 2016

Busy Thursday Night?

The New Day would talk trash towards their #1 contenders before losing to The Vaudevillians in tag team action, when Ambrose and Reigns would come down and decide to play a factor in that outcome.

Neville would come out on top against Adam Rose with the Red Arrow before Sami Zayn showed up, asking Neville why he was out there. Neville said neither one of them are booked for this Sunday's show, so Neville suggested that they show WWE what the NXT guys can do, champion versus champion in a Two-of-Three Falls Match!! Neville told Zayn he didn't have to put the title on the line, when Sami said he was sure that without the belts up for grabs, they could steal the show, and that he's on. Before Neville could leave, Sami had an idea come to his mind, and he said in case the match goes to its third fall, let's make it an Extreme Rules! The fans loved it, and the two agreed for this match this Sunday.

Finn Balor would speak his final words before his Last Man Standing Match with Brock Lesnar, accepting the fact he's never wrestled The Beast Incarnate, but at WrestleMania he had never faced The Deadman, and Balor stated fact when saying Lesnar's never wrestled The Demon before, hinting that the Demon Balor will show up for Sunday. This would be after Finn Balor beat The Miz.

The Extreme Rules match for this Sunday's PPV between Rob Van Dam and Big Show has been announced as the one of two Kickoff matches.

On this SmackDown, Daniel Bryan went up against Kaval in singles action, when Kaval would use his girlfriend Emma as a way to shield himself, then pushing her aside and kicking Bryan in the side of the head, before going up for Warrior's Way.

The main event consisted of John Cena going one-on-one against Sheamus, in which Sheamus would fail with an Attitude Adjustment.

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This is the final card for WWE Extreme Rules 2016, per WWE.com

EXTREME RULES

LIVE APRIL 24 2016


WWE World Heavyweight Championship Ladder Match
Seth Rollins(c) vs. Jeff Hardy

Last Man Standing Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor

Steel Cage Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. John Cena

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
The New Day(c) vs. Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns

Two-of-Three Falls Match, with third fall being under Extreme Rules
Neville vs. Sami Zayn

Divas Tag Team Match
Charlotte and Paige vs. Becky Lynch and Natalya

Tables Match
The Dudley Boyz vs. The Usos

Pre-Show: Extreme Rules Match (if RVD wins, he gets control of Raw the next night)
Big Show vs. Rob Van Dam

Pre-Show: Extreme Rules Match
Curtis Axel vs. Sheamus

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Big Show def. Rob Van Dam in the Pre-Show's Extreme Rules Match
In the evening's first Extreme Rules match, RVD would dive off the top rope with a steel chair and receive a WMD before being chokeslammed on a trash can to lose an opportunity to be in charge of Raw tomorrow night.

Sheamus def. Curtis Axel in the Pre-Show's Extreme Rules Match
In a mismatch, Sheamus would bury Axel with a Brogue Kick after taking some frustration out over Axel's actions at WrestleMania.


April 24 2016

The Dudley Boyz def. The Usos in a Tables Match
As Jey Uso perched up top to hit a Splash off the top rope on Bubba Ray, who was laid out on the table, D-Von came out of nowhere and pushed Jey off the top rope and through a table set up on the outside.

John Cena gets interviewed before his Steel Cage Match tonight with Dolph Ziggler, saying whether win or lose, he'll get what he wants out of tonight, making sure Ziggler has no place to run and hide, but he's going to be eating fists for dinner tonight.

Neville def. Sami Zayn in a Two-of-Three Falls Match in a Champion versus Champion non-title showdown
1st Fall: Neville wins by Small Package fall
2nd Fall: Sami Zayn wins by submission, Neville tapping to the Koji Clutch
3rd Fall: After prompting the ladder using the middle rope, Neville would hit a 450 Splash on Zayn, breaking the ladder in half, pinning Zayn.

The New Day(c) def. Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships
Xavier Woods would hammer Ambrose with Francesca the Trombone behind the referee's back as Kofi falls for the cover.

Stephanie McMahon is backstage when the Big Show comes up and asks what she's going to do now that Rob Van Dam lost earlier on the Kickoff, and then he offers his services for tomorrow's Raw. Stephanie assures Big Show she's got things covered, and he can just focus on his opponent for tomorrow night. Big Show looks upset working back-to-back nights, asks who he is wrestling, but Steph leaves it at that.

Dolph Ziggler def. John Cena in a Steel Cage Match
In a brutal match between Ziggler and Cena, it came to an end as they had a duel at the top of the cage, and Cena would punch with his right hand, as Ziggler fell off and out of the cage, grabbing onto the cage wall for a second instinctively, but letting go, dropping to the floor and winning the match, as Cena knows he made a mistake.

Jeff Hardy is chatting it up with a few friends, when he tells them he has to go in the locker room for his facepaint and he'll catch a beer with them after he becomes the world champion tonight.

Charlotte and Paige def. Becky Lynch and Natalya
Charlotte would have the Figure 8 on Natalya, and when Becky would try to get in, she was caught by Paige and she'd use that opportunity to hit the Ram-Paige, and after that, Natalya had no choice but to tap.

John Cena's sitting on a barricade when he's asked for his thoughts about losing the Steel Cage match, as Cena's honesty shows, taking full responsibility for tonight. Cena says he lost the match, and that's on him, but he's certainly not lost the war.

Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman def. Finn Balor in a Last Man Standing Match
In a Last Man Standing Match that lasted over 20 minutes, "Demon" Balor refused to go down until he was F-5ed off the stage, where he laid unconscious as "The Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar stood victorious, but not without some battle scars.

A video package is played of Jeff Hardy's return to WWE and his journey to tonight where he challenges Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, a title that's been in his possession for 392 days.

Seth Rollins(c) def. Jeff Hardy in a Ladder Match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Appearing as if Seth's reign on top had come to an end while Hardy slowly scaled the ladder, Bray's intro popped up before the lights went out, and when they came back on, Bray was on the other side and he punched Jeff off the ladder before he'd disappear with the lights again, in which Seth would opportunistically climb the ladder and win.

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April 25 2016

Stephanie McMahon begins Raw and squashes the rumors now that she won't be going anywhere. She then makes an announcement that will change the course of WWE forever. Stephanie mentions a one-time tournament when she was younger, known as the "Wrestling Classic", and now, it will be coming back this Saturday night in the form of a tournament! In 3 weeks, WWE will air Payback and the winner of The Wrestling Classic, says Stephanie, will be guaranteed to be employed by the WWE for the next year, no matter what. Then Stephanie is interrupted by "The Man" Seth Rollins who comes down with his world title, and whines to Stephanie that after beating The Undertaker at Fastlane, Cesaro at WrestleMania, and Jeff Hardy last night, he's starting to get bored, and he mentions he's held the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for nearly 400 days. Stephanie chastises Seth, letting him know to never interrupt her like that again, but if he's bored, he can be watching Saturday night's Wrestling Classic on the WWE Network, because as of just now, the winner of the tournament will also be Seth's #1 contender at Payback. Stephanie would call for the qualifiers to begin, leaving Rollins in the ring pouting, when Sheamus came out and stared down Seth, who seemed intimidated.

Randy Orton def. Sheamus
After the first commercial break, Randy Orton returned to a huge pop! Orton would hit an RKO on Sheamus to qualify for Saturday's Wrestling Classic.

Randy Orton was interviewed after his match and declared his return to the ring, and that for Payback, he'll be coming for Seth's title and his head!

Neville came out for the next qualifying match, but before Del Rio could come out, Neville talked highly about his opponent last night, Sami Zayn, and told all the fans Zayn was one of the best on the roster and he'll be a big time player one day soon.

Alberto Del Rio def. Neville in a non-title match
Del Rio advanced to the tournament, thanks to Kevin Owens who telepathically worked with Del Rio to clothesline Neville on the outside before rolling the United States Champion in the ring and Del Rio capitalizing. Owens would further attack Neville before being saved by Sami Zayn.

Seth Rollins is backstage with Stephanie McMahon, apologizing and trying to backtrack on earlier tonight, but to no avail in which Stephanie warns Seth that if he doesn't leave her office right now, he'd be defending his championship next week opposed to at Payback, in which Rollins frustratingly leaves.

Sasha Banks w/Team BAD def. Becky Lynch
After beating Lynch with the Bank Statement, Sasha would attack both Tamina and Naomi, proclaiming she didn't need Team BAD anymore and she wants Charlotte's Divas Championship.

Big Show came out proclaiming himself the greatest big man of all-time and he's been instructed to come out and qualify for the Wrestling Classic tournament on Saturday, but said it's an automatic he'll be there... when Luke Harper came out here.

Big Show def. Luke Harper
A WMD would ruin Harper's chances of competing in the Wrestling Classic tournament this Saturday.

Sasha Banks was going on and on backstage, talking herself up to be the one to beat Charlotte, when Stephanie McMahon came up and told Sasha to be careful what she wished for, because next Monday, she'll be in a triple threat with Naomi and Tamina with the winner being the new #1 contender for the Divas Championship. Sasha said she wasn't worried and told Stephanie that she was The Boss and would be the next Divas Champion.

Daniel Bryan def. Kaval w/Emma via disqualification
Trying to help her boyfriend, Emma was caught low-blowing Bryan and causing Kaval to lose by DQ. Despite this, Kaval and Emma would beat down on Daniel Bryan and Kaval would lay Bryan out after Emma held him down for Warrior's Way, shouting Bryan won't be going for long, but he would be going to The Wrestling Classic on Saturday after winning.

The New Day comes out to pump everyone up for Big E's qualifier for this Saturday's Wrestling Classic, a qualifier he'll wrestle this Thursday on SmackDown against Kalisto.

Kofi Kingston w/The New Day def. Sin Cara w/Kalisto
SOS meant Cara was in trouble and lost a quick match.

Jeff Hardy comes out livid after being cost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship last night as he voices his disappointment, wanting to become the new world champion again so bad, and he called Bray Wyatt out to get out there for a fight. Bray, instead, popped up on the titantron and told Jeff he has the fate of the world title in his hands and there will be no world champion crowned unless it goes by him first, and before signing off, Bray Wyatt tells Hardy he'll never become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion again.

After commercial and before the main event, Dolph Ziggler came to the ring with this "It Should've Been Me" attitude, but this time telling everyone he had told them so, beating John Cena last night and also he'll be the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion after winning The Wrestling Classic on Saturday night.

Sami Zayn def. Dolph Ziggler
With things likely in the bag for Ziggler, the off-and-on theme song of his arch-nemesis John Cena would distract Ziggler into being caught in the Koji Clutch and being forced to submit, while Zayn qualifies for The Wrestling Classic.

As Dolph Ziggler laid in the ring humiliated, John Cena finally came out on the mic and joked as he walked to the ring, grabbing a steel chair and smashing Ziggler in the back before propping it up and sitting in it, telling Ziggler since he's free for Payback, how about a Submission Match at Payback, joking that Dolph is already an expert at tapping, as he left Dolph in the ring to end Raw tonight.


PAYBACK
Submission Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. John Cena