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After a three day travel ban the group traveled to Denver, Colorado for Monday Night RAW. While everyone else gathers around the monitors for The Authority's announcement; Seth, Siren and Reigns go change as they are up in the first segment.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon make their way to the ring. WWE superstars are seen huddled around a television monitor waiting for this announcement. Stephanie welcomes the crowd to Monday Night RAW. Before they get to their announcement, they want to talk about the incredible Super Bowl game. The Patriots, their team, got the victory. The crowd boos that of course as they are in Broncos territory. Triple H says it wasn't without controversy. Some people were outraged by the outcome of the game. Stephanie says The Patriots are the champions, and that's best for business. Triple H says he hopes the NFL can survive the #CancelNFLNetwork movement.
As controversial as the Super Bowl was, the Royal Rumble had its share of controversy as well. Stephanie says they listened to the WWE Universe that night. They've been reading social media and hearing the comments. They understand there is some outrage in terms of what happened at the Royal Rumble. They understand why and are going to do something about it. At the end of the day, they can't let something like this happen. Footage is shown of Roman Reigns eliminating Big Show and Kane to massive boos from the Philadelphia crowd. Big Show and Kane attacked him after the match until The Rock made the save. Reigns then eliminated Rusev to win.
Triple H wants to address the controversy from the start. Big Show and Kane got back in the match after being eliminated. That was wrong. They were guilty of being unsportsmanlike, like the Seahawks. Triple H doesn't have a problem with that. What he has a problem with is The Rock. The Rock has no business here. He's one of the biggest superstars in history and will always have a place here (a "Rocky" chant breaks out). They will cheer him and should because he's transcended the business to go to Hollywood to become the biggest box office attraction ever. He's not a WWE superstar anymore and had no business getting involved in the Royal Rumble. Part of that is his fault. He lets people back in here because they have a name. Then those people think they can affect what happens in the WWE. That lays on him because he let Sting get away with it at Survivor Series. Sting came back and affected the course of the WWE. That's unacceptable, and then he did it again. That stops at Fastlane. That's why he's called Sting out. Triple H wants Sting to stand in the ring and look him in the face. Triple H promises to resolve their problem. The crowd chants, "We want Sting!" Stephanie asks if they really want him. They'll get him at Fastlane, which is available on the WWE Network for the low price of $9.99. For new subscribers, it's available for free.
Triple H says that problem brings us back to the original problem, which is the controversy surrounding the Royal Rumble and its winner, Roman Reigns. Stephanie wonders what would have happened if The Rock didn't interfere. They could have had a different outcome and winner going on to WrestleMania. It makes them question whether that outcome should apply. Roman Reigns will go down in the record books as the winner of the Royal Rumble, but should he go on to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania?
Roman Reigns' music hits, and he makes his way down to the ring to a mixed reaction as always as he gets up in Triple H's face. "So you're telling me that I won the Royal Rumble match, earned the right to main event Wrestlemania and you're just gonna take that away from me? Hell no."
Anyone watching at home would've seen Triple H mouth the words "I don't give a fuck what you want." Stephanie steps between them and says they haven't announced anything yet. She says how Reigns then talked very eloquently about his family and heritage. Stephanie says the very family he wants to impress more than anything in this world is the very reason why he should probably not go on to main event WrestleMania.
Daniel Bryan's music hits, and the crowd explodes in glee. The entire arena breaks out in a "YES!" chant as he comes down to the ring in a new t-shirt. Bryan stands in the ring and listens to the crowd as they do the "YES!" chant. Stephanie sarcastically says the chant is awesome. Bryan says he's sorry they're messing with Reigns because he's been dealing with that for a long time. If they want to talk about a controversy, how about when they stripped him of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and didn't give him a rematch? If there's a World Title shot on the line at WrestleMania right now, then he officially throws his name in the hat because he wants to do it one more time. Triple H says there was nothing out of the ordinary about them stripping him of the title. Bryan failed to meet his contractual obligations. Bryan does deserve a rematch, and they would have given him the opportunity right away. Bryan came back all full of himself and put himself in the Royal Rumble. Bryan shouldn't have been in the match in the first place. Bryan never lost the championship, and Lesnar never beat him. Triple H says he can see Bryan getting the championship match at WrestleMania.
Seth Rollins' music then hits and he makes his way to the ring with Siren and J&J Security. Rollins speaks, but the microphone isn't on. They then awkwardly go to commercial as Stephanie says amusedly, "We can't hear you."
As they come back from the break Rollins, Siren and J&J Security are getting into the ring. Siren gives a nod to Roman as she stands in the corner leaning against the turnbuckle.
"Live TV huh." Seth laughs as he glances between Daniel and Roman. "Look the reason I came out here is because if I'm hearing what I think I'm hearing, then this is getting ridiculous. Daniel you want a match with Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Let me tell you something, Brock Lesnar would eat you alive. And if you thinks you deserve it just because you got stripped of the title… hey you got hurt pal. That's nobody's fault but you. Welcome to the deep end, where the big boys play alright. And you wouldn't even be number one contender, you wouldn't have even won the Royal Rumble if it weren't for The Rock. So I don't even know why you thinks you deserve to go to WrestleMania. If we're looking for anybody that deserves to go on and main event WrestleMania, it's the man who stole the show in the triple threat match at Royal Rumble. It's the man who put a chin in the piece of armor, I broke Brock Lesnar's ribs and if anyone deserves a one-on-one match with Brock Lesnar, it's Mr. Money—"
"You get any closer and I'ma knock you into next week." Roman states sternly causing Siren to snicker in the corner.
Triple H tells them to take it easy. They had a huge announcement to make. They listened to the WWE Universe. They're listening to everyone right now. Triple H and Stephanie whisper to one another. Triple H says he wants to propose something. Tonight, they're going to have a match. Daniel Bryan versus Seth Rollins. The winner goes on to Fastlane to face Roman Reigns. The winner of the match at Fastlane goes to WrestleMania to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Booker T complains that Reigns got screwed. Triple H says Reigns is the one with everything to lose. Reigns can shut down the controversy, remove the asterisk, and stop the booing by accepting this. Stephanie says she understands this sound preposterous. This is Reigns' chance to prove to the WWE Universe and his family that he belongs in the main event of WrestleMania.
Both Bryan and Siren warn Reigns not to listen to them. "How about this?" Daniel suggests. "I'll beat Seth Rollins tonight. And you and I wrestle at Fastlane, and we rip each other apart, and tear the house down; and we go out and prove who deserves to be in the main event of WrestleMania."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, hey, hey, hey. No one wants to see Roman Reigns versus Daniel Bryan. Roman we both know that you would break him in half real quick. To be honest with you, if you don't accept this offer, it's really because you're afraid to face me. You don't have- you don't have the guts if you don't say yes."
Stephanie and Triple H ask what he has to say. Does Reigns accept this? A "YES!" chant breaks out. Reigns thinks about it. Stephanie says this is the most defining moment of his career.
Reigns after a look over at Siren who nods her agreement with the Universe says, "Screw it. I'll fight you. I'll fight you. It's been one versus all this whole time. Let's do it."
Triple H says we have our match. Daniel Bryan will face Seth Rollins. The winner goes on to face Roman Reigns at WWE Fast Lane. The winner of that match goes on to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. Triple H tells Roman Reigns not to go anywhere. Big Show's music hits, and he storms his way down to the ring. They'll face each other, next.
Seth reaches out and grabs Siren's elbow gently, she instantly rips it from his grasp as if he'd burned her with his touch. "Don't fucking touch me. I'm staying."
With a nod from Stephanie, Rollins scowls as he turns and heads up the ramp. The princess turns back to Siren offering a few parting words. "Remember you're not his manager."
"I remember." Siren states glaring at The Authority as they take their leave.
Of course leave it to Rollins to throw a kink in Siren's plans as he chose to stay ringside along with J they are seen as the show comes back from commercial with the match already in progress.
Big Show is applying a bear hug to Reigns. Rollins and J&J Security stand by the announcer's table whilst Siren in on the side to the right of the three. During the commercial break, Big Show threw Reigns over the top rope before throwing him into the barricade. Reigns fights out of the bear hug, but Big Show head-butts him out of the ring. Big Show bring him up to the apron with one hand.
Reigns snaps him off the top rope before coming back into the ring to his a clothesline. Reigns comes off the second rope with a flying clothesline. Reigns clotheslines him in the corner before backing up and hitting a second one. Reigns hits the ropes and clotheslines him over the top rope. Reigns gets out of the ring and hits an apron dropkick on Big Show. Reigns gets in the ring and sets up for a Superman Punch, but J&J Security distract him. Big Show spears him down for a two count.
Big Show lifts Reigns up by the throat, but Reigns kicks out and punches him. Jamie Noble is on the apron, Reigns knocks him off sending him crashing into Rollins, before hitting Big Show with a Superman Punch.
Three key things then happened as Reigns set up for a spear; Noble distracted the ref whilst Mercury held Siren in a bear hug preventing her from interfering; allowing Rollins to get up on the apron and slam the briefcase into Roman's lower back. Big Show then choke-slams Reigns for the win.
Big Show walks off with Seth Rollins and J&J Security, who are shoving Siren with them up the ramp as replays are shown of the end of the match. Reigns angrily looks at them.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are seen smiling in their office watching what just happened. Triple H says that was easier than he thought. It was so easy to manipulate them. They didn't even have to talk about stripping Reigns of the match at WrestleMania. Contractually they can't even do it. Stephanie says as soon as they put it out there that Reigns might not compete at WrestleMania, here comes The Beard. She knew Bryan would come out. Triple H said Seth Rollins then came out. Tonight, Big Show took care of Roman. Seth will take care of Bryan tonight and beat Reigns at Fast Lane. Stephanie says then he'll go on to WrestleMania. All that's left tonight is this Stone Cole Steve Austin podcast after RAW. Stephanie wonders what he'll ask. Triple H says the reality is Austin can ask anything he wants. He'll manipulate him like they did to everyone else. They kiss as the show goes to commercial.
Back from commercial the cameras cut to backstage where Rollins can be seen chasing a livid Siren down the hallway. After a good 30 seconds of him screaming her name she finally stops and whips around to face him, her eyes burning with fury.
"Did you miss all of that!? They just manipulated us all into doing exactly what they wanted. That's what they do Seth, they use people for their own gains."
"We are both benefiting from this Siren. When I beat Reigns at Fastlane, I'm going to Wrestlemania and I'm gonna beat Brock Lesnar, for everything he's done to you." He says cupping her cheek with his gloved hand.
Siren slaps his hand away from her, taking a step back. "No. Don't you dare make this out like you're my knight in shining armor gonna slay the beast for me. You're only doing this for you, because there's only one person that Seth Rollins cares about, and it's the man looking back at him in the mirror. Mark my words Seth, one day you will outlive your usefulness to The Authority, they will chew you up and spit you out like you never mattered to them; that manipulation they used to get you to the top of the mountain, will then be used to tear you apart. Think I'm lying? Ask yourself one question, where's Randy Orton?"
Seth stood with a pensive look as she walked off down the hall, clearly her words struck a chord with him.
Curtis Axel is out in the ring complaining about his Royal Rumble experience when Dean Ambrose's music hits, and he makes his way out to the ring wearing his leather jacket. Ambrose punches away at Axel before throwing him over the top rope.
Ambrose picks up the mic and simply says, "Now you're eliminated. While we're out here making demands, I got a demand of his own. After the Royal Rumble PPV last week, I took a long walk to clear my head, plan my next move. I trudged through the ice and snow all the way to WWE Headquarters and I took a look around. I found a wall with a bunch of nice pictures hanging on it. Past WWE Champions, former Intercontinental Champions, all the greats. And I started thinking you know, I take a pretty nice mugshot, my face would look great on that wall. Two weeks ago, I pinned Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett. That means I'm in line for a title match, and I'm afraid I've got some bad news." He says in a horrible British accent.
"I'm coming after that championship, I'm gonna get my face on the wall at WWE Headquarters. Strap yourself in for a wild ride with Dean Ambrose on the road to Fastlane."
Axel attacks Ambrose from behind and rips his jacket off. Axel punches him into the ropes, but Ambrose rebounds with a clothesline. Ambrose connects with Dirty Deeds, his music hits and he poses for the crowd.
After completing their promo Siren and Seth went to the office to watch Cena's segment with Ziggler, Rowan and Ryback. Once again Seth couldn't help the jealousy that sprung up in him as his girlfriend watched her ex-husband head down to the ring.
John Cena makes his way to the ring to his usual mixed reaction. Cena will face Rusev at WWE Fastlane for the WWE United States Championship.
"You know I'm beat up, half blind, and almost broken. But after hearing that reaction, there wasn't no way I was missing Monday Night RAW in Denver, Colorado. And tonight is a special night too because when RAW goes off the air live on the WWE Network, man you saw before the COO of the WWE, Triple H, well he has to sit down with Stone Cold Steve Austin. And they're gonna talk about the state of the WWE. And here's what I like about this. You see Steve Austin is not afraid of Triple H, so Steve Austin is gonna ask Triple H questions, questions that we wanna know the answers to.
I'm just waiting to find out if Triple H does what he always does and dances around the answers. Now one thing Triple H didn't dance around was last week on Smackdown when he stood right here and said that John Cena is the past. I know that there will always be some of you that side with him, and some that side with me; but he said that because he's got Seth in his back pocket, and they've deemed Seth Rollins the future of the WWE. Triple H has single handedly rebranded NXT and has a whole stable of WWE superstars ready to come up here and take my spot. You see Triple H has a vision for Triple H's WWE and Triple H's WWE is a WWE without John Cena. You see here's where I don't like that. You guys, you always tell me how you feel, you think I suck, you tell me I suck straight to my face. A guy like Triple H, naw-naw-naw-naw, he'll do business with me in this ring, yeah, yeah, because he's afraid to fire me. If he fires me, then he's gotta talk to TV affiliates, and sponsors, and shareholders, and a Board of Directors. I would say he's gotta answer to you guys, but Triple H don't care about you guys.
So The Authority cracked up a scheme to make my life so bad, I do something I've never done before in my life and that's give up. They put me in lopsided matches, they tried to break my will, test my resolve; tarnish everything that I've ever worked for. And hell, if you take a look at my face, you might think that plan is working. I just came out here tonight to say no matter how tall the mountain, no matter how many chumps I gotta knock down to stay on top, giving up is one thing I will never do. All that crap The Authority puts me through only makes me stronger and along the way, we get to enjoy history-making moments just like this."
He points to the titan-tron where footage is shown of Sting showing up on RAW two weeks ago to help Cena beat Rollins to get Ziggler, Rowan, and Ryback their jobs back.
"That's right, for the first time ever on Monday Night RAW, the WWE Universe got to see Sting. And I owe him a heartfelt thanks because we're making history right now by officially welcoming back to Monday Night RAW Erick Rowan, Ryback, and Dolph Ziggler.
Ryback, Erick Rowan, and Dolph Ziggler come out to the ring to Ryback's music.
"These three men are proof that The Authority can be beat. And if their next roadblock for me is Rusev at WWE Fastlane, I prove that Rusev can be beat. He is a 300-pound undefeated weapon of mass destruction. But he bout to find out, I ain't the past, I am built to last."
Stephanie McMahon appears on the titan-tron and says she'd hate to break up a momentous occasion.
"But you're going to anyway Steph, aren't ya? Classic." Dolph comments snidely. "Don't you get tired of constantly putting obstacles in our way and watching us overcome them? Over and over and over."
Stephanie says neither of them with the exception of John Cena has fought any battles. Everyone has fought their battles for them. That'll change tonight. Since Ziggler decided to mouth off, she'll make his match first. Ziggler will face Bray Wyatt. Erick Rowan will face the man John Cena is about to become very familiar with. He'll face Rusev. As for Ryback, he'll be in action, next. A "Feed me more" chant breaks out. Stephanie says he'll be fed until he chokes, gags, and wishes he never came back to WWE. His match is next, and it's against Luke Harper.
Luke Harper's music hits, and he makes his way out to the ring. He'll face Ryback, next.
After a brutal physical match, Ryback hits a meat hook clothesline before connecting with Shell Shocked for the win!
John Cena is sitting in his locker room when Erick Rowan walks in. Rowan removes his mask and says, "My whole life, I've been treated like an animal. An outcast. You see no one's ever stood up for me like that. So I'd like to thank you for standing up for me."
"You shouldn't have been fired in the first place man."
"You know my time away, I'd like to think it made me a changed man. Gracious. Someone I can recognize when I look into the mirror. Thank you John. And for that, I'd like to do you a favor tonight when I take on Rusev."
"You just gotta be on your game, Rusev is a dangerous man. He's is a wrecking machine, he's got a mean streak on him. Just don't take him lightly okay."
They shake hands, and Rowan walks off with a "good luck" from Cena.
Dolph loses his match but to no fault of his own as he fought his heart out, but the fiend Wyatt was just unstoppable.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are talking about her Fit DVD. Seth Rollins still thinking about his managers words, walks in pointing to the DVD case. "Oh, that's an awesome DVD. Phenomenal. Almost as phenomenal as that plan tonight. Holy crap. I can't believe how good that worked. You guys told me, but I just didn't believe it."
"You have to trust us." Stephanie tells him.
"Look I gotta kinda ask, what's the deal with the Daniel Bryan thing?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're not really considering…"
"Oh my goodness Seth. We had to appease the crowd a little bit. You have to understand, and just have that faith in us because we wouldn't for a moment consider Daniel Bryan going to Fastlane, let alone WrestleMania."
"Okay, I just wanted to make sure."
"It's a sign of the faith and the confidence that we have in you."
"You know Seth, just take advantage of that. It's one of the things about Randy Orton. When Randy was who we thought was the face of the WWE. No matter how many times we gave him an opportunity to go out in front of the world and prove how great he was, he just didn't get it and he'd complain and whine about it. You have an opportunity to do something more. That's why Orton wound up where he did."
"That's why Randy Orton ended up underneath my boot when I curb stomped him into the announce table. But hey, look, I get it, I'm not Randy Orton, God forbid thank you. But Randy Orton is not Seth Rollins. I'm gonna take this opportunity tonight to prove once again, just like I did at the Royal Rumble, why nobody in this entire locker room can touch me. And I know the fans are gonna be going nuts for Daniel Bryan, it's what they do "Yes! Yes! Yes!" all that nonsense. But it doesn't matter because tonight, I'm gonna punch my ticket to Fastlane and stomp out the YES! Movement once and for all."
Roman Reigns is sitting in a locker room when Daniel Bryan walks in and takes a seat beside him. "Hey man, I saw what Rollins did out there tonight."
"Oh believe me, Seth is gonna get what's coming to him. Cause I don't get mad; I get even."
"Well I hope you're not banking on getting your revenge at WWE Fastlane, cause you're not gonna be facing him, you're gonna be facing me."
"Is that a threat?" Roman asks standing up.
"No it's not."
"I don't care what it is. I don't care who I face at Fastlane. Whether it's Seth or you. I'm gonna win and I'm going to WrestleMania, whether the world or you like it or not. Now get the hell out of my locker room."
Bryan says, "No problem," and leaves.
Seth Rollins' music hits, and he makes his way to the ring with Siren and J&J Security. Daniel Bryan heads to the ring right after, the bell rings and they circle one another. They lock up and tussle for position before Rollins pushes him into the ropes; he release after a 5 count from referee Mike Chioda shoving Daniel's head in disrespect. Bryan shoves Seth's face back, Rollins applies a side headlock, but Bryan whips him off. Rollins shoulder blocks him down, Bryan back to his feet trying for a hip toss, but Rollins blocks it. Bryan flips over, drops down, and twists his arm. Bryan hits an over the shoulder arm breaker. Bryan repeats the move, and Rollins grabs his arm in pain. Bryan punches him before sending him into the ropes. Bryan lowers his head and eats a kick. Bryan counters a clothesline and his a double under-hook suplex into an arm bar! Rollins quickly gets to the ropes to break the hold. Bryan kicks him in the arm a few times before wrenching the arm. Bryan applies a hammerlock, but Rollins throws him out of the ring.
The referee holds Rollins back as J&J Security throw Bryan into the barricade. Before Siren can intervene Rollins takes Bryan out with a suicide dive. Bryan holds his neck in pain as the show goes to commercial.
When it comes back from the break Bryan is trapped in a neck vice. During the commercial, Rollins hit Bryan with a back elbow and the Big Show is now at ringside for this match. Bryan fights up, but Rollins takes him down with a neck-breaker for a near fall. Rollins stomps away at him before choking him with his boot. Rollins taunts the crowd before hitting Bryan with a running forearm smash for a two count. Rollins clubs him down before punching him in the neck. The crowd chants for Bryan. Bryan sidesteps an avalanche before punching away at him. Each punch gets a loud "YES!" from the crowd. Bryan backs up and charges, but Rollins catches him with a reverse STO into the turnbuckle. Rollins stomps away at him before the referee backs him up. Jamie Noble gets a cheap shot in. Big Show laughs at ringside. Rollins talks trash to Bryan as he pulls his beard.
Rollins wrenches the arm and sends him to the corner, but Bryan scales the ropes and backflips over him. Bryan ducks a clothesline and hits the ropes for a flying elbow. The crowd loudly chants, "YES!" before Bryan starts kicking away at Rollins. Bryan hits the ropes and hits a running kick for a near fall. Bryan uppercuts him before kicking him in the corner again. Bryan hits a running dropkick before putting him on the top rope for a super hurricanrana, but Rollins counters into a sunset flip for a near fall! They trade wild punches before Bryan knees him in the midsection. Rollins kicks back at him, but Bryan ducks one and goes for the YES! Lock. J&J Security gets on the apron, but Bryan dropkicks them off. Bryan then gives Rollins a back body drop onto Noble. Bryan then takes all three out with a suicide dive that sends them over the commentary table!
Bryan rolls Rollins back into the ring and goes to the top rope, but Rollins crotches him on the top rope. Big Show is talking trash from ringside. Rollins goes for a super hurricanrana, but Bryan slips out and crotches him. Bryan then hits a ridiculous super back suplex for a near fall! The crowd chants, "This is awesome!" Bryan waits for Rollins to get up and leads the entire arena in a "YES!" chant. Bryan goes for the Busaiku Knee Kick, but Rollins counters into a turnbuckle powerbomb for a near fall! Another "This is awesome" chant breaks out.
Big Show shouts encouragement at Rollins as he goes to pick Daniel up, but Bryan applies the YES! Lock! Rollins takes a few moments, but he claws his way to the bottom rope to break the hold. Rollins rolls out of the ring, and Big Show checks on him.
Roman Reigns runs down and annihilates Big Show with a spear! He then stalks Rollins as Siren comes around to cut off Seth's escape and goes to spear him at ringside, but Joey Mercury is thrown in the way! However in his haste to save his own ass, Seth inadvertently elbowed Siren in the face causing her to tumble backwards to the floor.
Rollins gets in the ring and stares at Reigns. Jamie Noble comes in with the briefcase, but the referee sees it and stops him. With the ref distracted Reigns hits Rollins with a Superman Punch from the outside. Bryan kicks Noble in the head and sets up in the corner. Bryan gets the entire arena doing a loud "YES!" chant before killing Rollins with the Busaiku Knee Kick for the win!
Triple H is seen angrily watching backstage as Bryan celebrates in the ring. Renee Young asks if Triple H has a comment, but he says he'll say what he has to say to Steve Austin on the podcast.
Michael Cole hands Daniel Bryan a microphone. Bryan says the fans put him here. They are the ones who have made him. For the fans, he is going to beat Roman Reigns at WWE Fastlane and go on to main event WrestleMania. Bryan leads the arena in a "YES!" chant as RAW comes to an end.
Smackdown from Colorado Springs opens up with a camera crew filming Siren as she sits in her office dabbing makeup onto her left eye. The door bursts open and she momentarily panics until she sees it's just Ambrose and Reigns.
"Babygirl, what are you doing?" Roman asks her seeing the dark power on her finger.
She grins sheepishly like a kid caught by their mother. "Giving myself a black eye." She says with a wide smile.
"Why in the hell are—" Ambrose stops mid-sentence and grins. "Oh! You are an evil woman."
"Why thank you Deano." She smiles as if it was a compliment.
"You know your obsession with torturing Seth, I wholeheartedly approve of it." Roman laughs knocking fists with her.
She finishes up her eye just as there's a knock on the door, she smiles looking over to her brothers. "Showtime boys. Come in!" The door opens as Rollins steps inside. His eyes immediately zone in on her black eye, his eyes grow wide as he then looks at the murderous looks Reigns and Ambrose are giving him as they stand up.
"I should give you one to match." Roman growls as he clenches his fist.
"Yeah, then I'll do the other and have you looking like a raccoon." Dean adds grinning evilly.
"Boys, stand down." Siren says pushing her chair back and standing up behind her desk. "You know he's protected by The Authority. We can't damage their golden boy. I'll see you guys later."
The two hounds push past their former brother, who then turns to Siren with a deep frown. "I'm so sorry."
He sounds so genuine and upset that Siren almost feels bad for tricking him… almost. She leans back as he tries to touch her face. "Don't touch me. You know, being around you, it's like being married to John Cena all over again. Well, except for the, me actually liking him part." She says smiling as she walks out the door. Seth sighs running a hand over his face before he follows.
The Miz is introduced with his personal assistant, Damien Mizdow. The Miz admonishes Mizdow for posing for the fans. Miz then instructs him to sit at ringside for the segment. Miz gets in the ring and poses for the crowd to boos. Miz welcomes everyone to Miz TV. Miz goes to talk about his two guests, but the crowd interrupts him with a "We want Mizdow" chant. Miz says they have Mizdow sitting at ringside like a good personal assistant. Miz tells them to shut up while he does the show. Miz composes himself and continues on. His two guests tonight will face each other at WWE Fast Lane with the winner going on to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.
Daniel Bryan is introduced first, and the arena breaks out a huge "YES!" chant. Miz goes to introduce Roman Reigns, but the Big Dog isn't waiting as his music cuts an incensed Miz off.
Reigns comes out to the ring to a decent reception from the crowd. Reigns gets in the ring and immediately takes Miz out with a Superman Punch. Reigns and Bryan stare at each other. Reigns picks up the microphone and asks, "You think you just gonna slide in and take my opportunity don't ya. Well the reality is I went through 29 other superstars to win the Royal Rumble to get to this point right now. I don't have any problem going through one more. Cause I am going to WrestleMania, I am fighting Brock Lesnar, and I'm going to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Would you like to know how I'm going to do that? I'm going to beat you at Fastlane. But I'm starting to see it in your eyes right now, I don't think we should wait. Na, na, I think we should do it right here, right now."
Reigns throws some chairs out of the ring. Bryan drops his microphone and throws the last chair out. But before the two can come to blows, Seth Rollins' music hits, and he comes out to the stage with Siren and J&J Security.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen, I really hate to be a party pooper, but, well it's kind of my thing actually. And besides I have a bone to pick with both of you. You see Daniel Bryan, Daniel you know, as well as all of you people know, that last Monday on RAW, I was on the verge of defeating you and punching my ticket to Fastlane and eventually the main event of WrestleMania. But I was not victorious and you know why? Do you know why?"
Roman is standing in the ring smiling wide and nodding his head in arrogance; Siren is standing behind Seth laughing as she throws Roman a thumbs up.
"It's because of that jerk in the ring next to you, Roman Reigns tried to stick his nose in my business."
Roman smiles with his tongue between his teeth, crossing his arms as the crowd cheers for him.
"Roman you sucker punched me because you are a coward and you don't have the guts to face me one-on-one like a man. And you know what boys, I get that. I get that if I were you, I wouldn't want to face me either. After the roll I've been on lately, are you kidding me? In case you forgot, I'm the guy who single-handedly brought back The Authority; oh I almost slayed the beast Brock Lesnar himself at the Royal Rumble. And you know what, it doesn't matter what happens at Fastlane, and honestly it doesn't matter what happens at WrestleMania because I, and I alone hold the future in my hands." He states holding up the Money in the Bank briefcase.
"And while we're on the subject of futures Daniel Bryan, I also wanted to come out here and let you know that your future is kind of in jeopardy because later on tonight per The Authority, you've got a match… against J&J Security." Bryan laughs at that as Rollins adds, "and Mr. Money in the Bank Seth Rollins. Good luck making it to Fastlane." Reigns doesn't look upset about that at all.
Renee Young is backstage with a very unhappy Miz. Miz is holding his jaw in pain. That was a pathetic attempt at a publicity stunt. Miz was out there to ask the hard-hitting questions about the so-called controversy, but the only controversy he sees is the fact that he's not in the main event of WrestleMania. Roman Reigns doesn't belong in the main event of WrestleMania, and he'll prove it if Reigns accepts his challenge.
Curtis Axel is in the ring with a microphone when the show returns from commercial. Axel has two black eyes. He tells the viewers to not change the channel because he's going to change the course of history. Axel says he was never eliminated from the Royal Rumble match and should be headlining WrestleMania. He asks everyone to join the movement of #AxelMania.
He's quickly cut off as Ambrose's music cues up and the lunatic enters the arena. The bell sounds and Axel throws his t-shirt at Dean. Axel takes the fight to Dean, kicking and punching him in the corner. Ambrose turns him around and punches away at him before stomping him down. Ambrose rakes his face on the ropes before chopping the chest. Axel reverses a whip, but Ambrose comes right back with a running cross-body block followed by some punches. Ambrose drops an elbow before rubbing his forearm on his face. Axel reverses a whip to the corner and blocks a boot. Axel turns him around and clubs him before slamming him down off the ropes. Axel elbows him in the head before giving him some forearms to the face. Axel then throws him over the top rope and claims that would have made him the Royal Rumble winner. Axel punches away at him by the commentary table before looking wildly at Michael Cole. Axel throws him into the ring, but Ambrose comes right back out and clotheslines him at ringside.
Ambrose throws him back into the ring and hits a running forearm in the corner followed by a running bulldog. Ambrose goes to the top rope and jumps off, but Axel kicks him in the midsection. Axel goes for the Perfect-Plex, but Ambrose fights out, then rebounds off the ropes with a clothesline. Ambrose pops up and hits Dirty Deeds for the win.
Bad News Barrett appears on the titan-tron. Barrett has some breaking news courtesy of the Bad News Zone, or BNZ. A news scroll full of quite funny bad news stories from around the world appears. Barrett says Ambrose is a deranged vagrant of a superstar who is trying to make himself relevant by challenging him for the Intercontinental Championship. Unfortunately for Ambrose, things aren't looking good for him because he is too much of a lunatic to deserve an opportunity. Barrett finishes by saying, "For more breaking news, please stay tuned to BNZ."
Before the match between Reigns and Miz begins, the A-lister orders Damien Mizdow to hand him a microphone. Miz says Reigns has embarrassed him on Miz TV for the last time. If Reigns wants to headline WrestleMania, then he should face someone who has actually done it. Reigns then makes his way to the ring. When Reigns gets on the apron, Miz punches him to the floor. Miz goes outside the ring and viciously throws him into the steel steps. The referee falls down trying to keep Miz away from Reigns. The referee checks on Reigns, who is holding his arm, but he insists that he's fine.
The bell rings, and Miz immediately starts punching away at him in the corner. The referee backs him up, but Miz goes right back on the attack. The referee backs him up again, but Miz goes back and kicks away at him. Miz whips him to the corner, but Reigns quickly pops out with a clothesline. Reigns kicks away at him before bouncing him off the turnbuckle. Reigns head-butts him before sending him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Miz hits the ropes, but Reigns shoulder blocks him out of the ring. Miz yells at Mizdow to do something before turning into a clothesline from Reigns.
Reigns throws him back into the ring and sidesteps a shoulder block from Miz. Reigns kicks him in the face, but he soon runs into a boot. Miz big boots him down before punching away at him. Miz hits a running boot for a one count. Miz rips away at his face before applying a chin lock. Reigns fights up and breaks the hold before punching him. Miz comes right back with a Reality Check for a one count. Miz chokes him on the ropes before splashing him for a two count. Miz rips at his face before applying a chin lock. Reigns fights up and punches out. Miz reverses a whip before kneeing him in the midsection. Miz poses in the corner before attempting his patented corner clothesline, but Reigns clotheslines him down. Reigns clotheslines him in the corner a few times before hitting a short-arm clothesline. Reigns lifts him up, but Miz elbows him. Miz goes for a kneeling DDT, but Reigns blocks it and hits a fireman's carry flapjack. Reigns punches the mat and connects with the Superman Punch, then battle cries before spearing him down for the win.
Siren walks into her office to see Roman sitting on her couch rubbing his right arm, the one that Miz slammed into the steel steps. She smiles holding out a bag of ice to him. "Thought you might need this."
"Thanks Babygirl." He says gratefully taking it from her.
"Anytime big bro." She says kissing his cheek before she heads off to the promo area.
Replays are shown of The Bella Twins spraying Paige with tanning liquid.
Renee Young is backstage with Paige. Renee says she's been having a tough go with the Bella's lately. We're just weeks away from her WWE Divas Championship opportunity at WWE Fastlane.
"Honestly Renee, I do not get embarrassed easily, but Monday night I was really embarrassed. And I get it, I'm pale, I'm milky white if that's what you wanna call it. I'm not like every other diva, I don't act like every other diva and to be honest I'm not a cookie cutter cutie pie like The Bella Twins. But I'm also not a conformist. I don't fit into the little category people have made for me, but I'm not the only one. I know The Bella's outnumber me, and no I don't have friends really back here— but who needs friends… when I've got a Siren."
She smirks as Siren steps up beside her, the two wrapping arms around one another's waists. "The Bella's have been irritating me for months, Renee." Siren states. "Talking down to all the other women here like they're better than us. Nikki's the Divas Champion, woo big deal. I am a three time Women's Champion and the youngest in history along with my Glampire bestie here." She says hip bumping Paige who laughs. "At Fastlane I will be in Paige's corner and it will be a night that The Bella's will never forget."
Paige nods in agreement before adding, "Exactly. They're the ones who are gonna be walking out embarrassed when I beat Nikki for the Divas Championship." The two fair-skinned women smile as they walk off together.
Daniel Bryan's music hits, and it's time for the main event. The crowd is really buzzing for Bryan. He'll be in action against Seth Rollins and J&J Security, who make their way out to the ring along with Siren who now lags behind the group keeping her distance from Seth.
Joey Mercury will start the match out for his team. Mercury wants to do a test of strength before trying to drag Bryan to his corner. Bryan stomps the foot and gets away. Mercury talks strategy before going for a waistlock, but Bryan takes him down. Mercury quickly scurries to the ropes and gets away from him. Mercury goes back to his corner to talk strategy, and Jamie Noble tags in. They lock up, and Bryan wrenches the arm. Bryan bounces him off the turnbuckle before kicking away at him. Bryan sends him into the ropes and turns him inside out with a knee to the midsection for a one count. Bryan wrenches the arm and takes him down. Bryan bends his arm and stomps it before applying an arm bar. Noble screams in pain and gets out of the ring.
Seth Rollins tags in, and he talks trash to Bryan. They lock up, and Bryan applies a hammerlock. Rollins elbows him in the face before hitting the ropes. Bryan quickly comes back with a dropkick for a one count. Rollins powers him to his corner and punches away at him. The referee backs Rollins up, but Bryan is able to fight off J&J Security. Rollins forearms him down before hitting a neck-breaker. Noble tags back in, and he drops a knee before hitting a short-arm clothesline. Noble drops a leg before talking some trash. Bryan takes him down, but Noble gets to the ropes. Noble kicks him away, but Bryan comes back with some punches and kicks. Bryan goes for a turnbuckle dropkick, but Rollins moves Noble out of the way. Rollins tags in, and he sends Bryan into the barricade. Bryan holds his neck in pain.
Back from the break Rollins is applying a neck vice to Bryan. Bryan fights up, but Rollins hits him with a German Suplex. Bryan holds his neck in pain as Rollins mocks Brock Lesnar by doing his bounce. Rollins then hits a second German Suplex before mocking Lesnar again. Rollins talks trash before stomping Bryan's neck. Mercury tags in, and he drops an elbow for a one count. Noble tags in, and he stomps Bryan before dropping an elbow. Noble taunts Bryan before stomping him again. Mercury is tagged back in, and he stomps Bryan before hitting a dropkick for a two count. Rollins tags in, and he stomps Bryan. Rollins smiles at the crowd before taunting Bryan. Rollins clubs his neck a few times before reapplying a neck vice. Bryan fights up and elbows out. Bryan hits the ropes, ducks a clothesline, and they take each other out with a double clothesline.
Bryan gets to his feet and punches away at Rollins before Rollins catches him with a reverse STO into the turnbuckle. Rollins stomps away at him before tagging Noble in. Mercury immediately tags in, and they go to give Bryan a triple powerbomb off the top rope. Bryan counters by giving Rollins a super hurricanrana! Bryan gives Noble a drop-toe-hold into the turnbuckle before kicking the middle rope into his face. Mercury clubs him in the neck and sends him to the corner, but Bryan scales the ropes and backflips over him. Bryan hits the ropes, ducks a clothesline, and hits Rollins with a suicide dive! Bryan snaps Mercury off the top rope before hitting J&J Security with a missile dropkick! Bryan kips up and starts taking turns kicking Mercury and Noble in the chest. Rollins interrupts the big kick to the head by attempting a German Suplex, but Bryan lands on his feet! Bryan ducks a clothesline and clotheslines Rollins over the top rope. Bryan then gives Noble a back body drop over the top rope. Bryan ducks a shot from Mercury and kicks him in the midsection. Bryan gets the crowd going with a "YES!" chant before knocking Rollins off the apron. Mercury rolls Bryan up for a near fall. Bryan immediately locks him in a YES! Lock for the win!
Daniel Bryan immediately gets out of the ring and starts a "YES!" chant. Siren suddenly yells out to him, "Daniel look out!" But it's too late as Kane attacks him from behind and throws him back into the ring. J&J Security throw Bryan into Kane for a choke-slam. Rollins, Kane, and J&J Security stand over Bryan. Rollins orders Kane to do it again, so Kane hits a second choke-slam.
"Seth that's enough! You've proven your point!" Siren yells as she stands on the apron.
With a smirk he then directs traffic again, as J&J Security hold Bryan up for a vicious Curb Stomp! Rollins taunts the crowd as they loudly boo, Siren boring a hole through him with her glare.