The WWE presented Monday Night RAW live this week from the Pepsi Center in Denver and in the end Daniel Bryan defeated Seth Rollins to get a chance to earn his way into the WrestleMania 31 main event.
Per the stipulations of the match, Bryan will now face Roman Reigns at Fast Lane on Feb. 22 in Memphis to determine who will battle Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31.
The finish saw Bryan nail Rollins with the running knees after Reigns took out Show with a spear and hit a Superman Punch on "Mr. Money in the Bank" from the outside. Bryan pinned Rollins to set up his match with Reigns later this month.
Bryan then cut a promo and thanked the fans and guaranteed a win against Reigns to get him to WrestleMania.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon kicked off the show teasing a major announcement and eventually revealed the stipulation for the main event between Bryan and Rollins.
The Authority said they were upset with The Rock getting involved in the Rumble Match. "The Game" also talked down Sting and others that just show up because they have a legacy and discussed challenging "The Vigilante" to a showdown at Fast Lane.
The two pondered if Reigns should face Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31. Reigns interrupted and got a mixed reaction, telling The Authority they can't take what he earned away from him.
Daniel Bryan then came out to a roaring reaction and discussed being stripped of the title without getting a rematch, saying he should fight Lesnar at WrestleMania 31.
Triple H talked him down and Seth Rollins came out and insulted both faces before saying he should be the No. 1 contender. Triple H then announced the main event of Rollins vs. Bryan with the winner meeting Reigns at Fast Lane to determine the true No. 1 contender to Lesnar.
Reigns was in action and lost to The Big Show after Rollins hit him in the back of the head with the MITB briefcase and Show landed a chokeslam.
John Cena had a segment where he talked down Triple H and then Rusev before their match at Fast Lane. He then welcomed back Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Erick Rowan.
Stephanie McMahon interrupted and announced Ziggler vs. Bray Wyatt, Rowan vs. Rusev and Ryback vs. Luke Harper for RAW.
Ryback defeated Harper after hitting him with Shellshocked, Ziggler fell to Wyatt in a great match via Sister Abigail and Rusev defeated Rowan with The Accolade.
Wyatt also cut another eerie promo that seemed to hint at a clash with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 31 again.
In another segment, Curtis Axel came out to complain about never being eliminated in the Rumble Match and wanting a title shot at 'Mania. Dean Ambrose then interrupted and threw him out saying, "Now you're eliminated." Ambrose then said he is going after Bad New Barrett and the Intercontinental Championship.
Here are the complete results of this week's Monday Night RAW:
Quick Match Results:
--The Big Show def. Roman Reigns.
--The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) def. Goldust and Stardust.
***After the match, Stardust yelled at Goldust. Backstage, Stardust got mad when Goldust called him Cody.
--Ryback def. Luke Harper via Shellshocked.
--Cesaro w/ Tyson Kidd and Natalya def. Jimmy Uso w/ Jey Uso and Naomi after hitting Uso out of midair with an uppercut.
--Bray Wyatt def. Dolph Ziggler via Sister Abigail.
--Paige def. Alicia Fox via a rollup with The Bella Twins on commentary.
***After the match, The Bellas and Fox attacked Paige and Nikki sprayed her with tanning spray.
--Sin Cara def. The Miz after a distraction from Mizdow on the outside.
***The Miz fired Mizdow as his stunt double and made him a personal assistant earlier in the show.
--Rusev def. Erick Rowan via The Accolade.
--Daniel Bryan def. Seth Rollins w/ Big Show and J&J Security after hitting the running knees.
This episode aired 20 nights before Fast Lane on Feb. 22 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis and here is the updated card:
Singles Match to determine the No. 1 contender for Brock Lesnar's WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31:
Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan
WWE United States Championship:
John Cena vs. Rusev w/ Lana
WWE Divas Championship:
Nikki Bella (c) w/ Brie Bella vs. Paige
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