WWE shocked everybody after they revealed in the present’s opening half hour {that a} PLE-level showdown can be taking place later in the present, as the primary occasion was set to be World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso defending his Title in opposition to Seth Rollins. Jey then set about defending his Title as Bron Breakker and Paul Heyman watched at ringside, they usually simply couldn’t assist from getting concerned. Reinforcements arrived although in the type of Sami Zayn, however even that wasn’t sufficient to stability the scales, not less than till CM Punk made his return to WWE TV and took out Rollins and Breakker, saving Jey’s Title run in the course of.
After a fast lock-up, Rollins was trying somewhat assured, and that didn’t change after Rollins kicked Uso down and dodged a kick earlier than laying on the high rope and taunting the Champion. Uso got here again with a loud strike to Rollins’ face, sending a message to the challenger, and that’s after they began exchanging strikes and kicks, although Rollins rolled out of the ring to dodge a brilliant kick from Uso.
As soon as again in the ring, Rollins rapidly began a run of offense that knocked the Champ into the nook, although Uso recovered and despatched Rollins to the flooring after a clothesline after which launched Rollins over the announce desk.
Again from business, Rollins was again in management and was poised to launch Uso off the high rope, however Uso countered and landed on his toes. Then they each collided in the middle of the ring with a double crossbody, knocking each to the mat. Uso went on a roll with a collection of strikes and a Samoan Drop to Rollins, after which Uso hit the hip assault and crushed Rollins in opposition to the turnbuckle, although that also wasn’t sufficient for a pin.
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Rollins acquired away from Uso and to the outdoors of the ring, and managed to ship Uso into the barricade twice. Rollins then ate a superkick to the face after leaping from the high rope, however Rollins was in a position to recuperate and kick out in time. Rollins was lower open throughout his earlier collision with the announce desk, and it stored working all through the match. Uso dodged a transfer from the high after which went to Spear Rollins, solely to run proper right into a pedigree, and but Uso nonetheless kicked out of the pin to save lots of his Championship reign.
Rollins acquired again to his toes and arrange for a curb stomp, however Uso dodged it and went for the sleeper maintain. Rollins countered, after which Uso hit the spear and went for the pin, however Rollins kicked out. Breakker tried to become involved, however Uso kicked him away, solely to then have Rollins hit the superplex and a falcon arrow on him. Rollins solely acquired a part of the stomp on Uso after which went for the pin, however Uso nonetheless managed to kick out.
That’s when Sami Zayn got here out and leaped from the barricade and attacked Breakker, throwing him into the put up. Rollins then ate a brilliant kick and a spear from Uso in the ring, and Uso went up high and hit the Uso Splash. Uso pinned Rollins, however by some means Rollins kicked out, leaving everybody surprised. Breakker got here sprinting in and speared Zayn on the outdoors earlier than working beneath the ring. Uso then went to assist Zayn, and whereas Heyman had the referee distracted, Breakker hit a spear on Uso.
Again in the ring, Rollins then hit the stomp on Uso, and that’s when CM Punk’s music hit. Punk then hit Breakker with a chair and bumped into the ring. Punk bashed Rollins with a chair a number of occasions after which hit Breakker with it too, kicking him out of the ring. In any case of the shenanigans, it was Jey Uso nonetheless reigning as the World Heavyweight Champion.
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