Just six nights before they stare across the ring at each other in the biggest match of the year, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar and No. 1 contender Roman Reigns came face-to-face on Monday Night RAW.
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Paul Heyman talked up Lesnar ending The Streak of The Undertaker and decimating John Cena and he told Reigns that he says he can and he will, but "The Beast" says Reigns can't, so he won't.
Reigns then came out and ripped the WWE World Heavyweight Championship out of Lesnar's hands an the two had a tug-of-war over it, both grasping onto the gold as the show went off the air. Now, destiny awaits one of them in six nights at WrestleMania 31.
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Sting opened up RAW and said that Triple H backstabbed his way to the top and that he wasn't there to fight for WCW, he came to the WWE to take Triple H down.
Stephanie McMahon then interrupted Sting and talked about how loyal he was to WCW and then added that WCW lost the war and Sting was part of that losing effort. Stephanie went to slap Sting, but he caught her hand.
This led to Triple H coming out to meet his WrestleMania opponent face-to-face six nights before their big clash. Stephanie handed "The Game" his sledgehammer and Sting countered by taking out his bat. Triple H backed down and left the ringside area.
Also on the show, Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins and J&J Security in a handicap match after "Mr. Money in the Bank" ran away and Orton hit Jamie Noble with the RKO for the pin.
The feud between United States Champion Rusev and John Cena was also furthered. After Rusev defeated Jack Swagger with the Accolade and wouldn't let it go, Cena came out and attacked him.
The mighty Russian then got the upper-hand and launched Cena over the announce table before locking in the Accolade to the "Cenation" leader on top of the announce table, causing Cena to pass out.
The seven-man Ladder Match also got a lot of buildup as Dolph Ziggler defeated Daniel Bryan with the ZigZag in a singles match with Dean Ambrose serving as the special guest referee.
After the match, all of the participants poured out of the locker room and tried to climb a ladder to grab the belt that was hanging above the ring at different points. The segment ended with all seven competitors laid out on the floor with the title suspended high above the squared circle out of reach.
Hulk Hogan made a surprise return in a segment with special host and rapper Snoop Dogg and Curtis Axel. After Snoop Dogg hyped WrestleMania and SnoopMania, Axel came out and spoke about AxelMania.
Snoop Dogg then said the most important Mania of all was Hulkamania, and out came Hogan. The WWE Hall of Famer then knocked Axel down and Snoop threw him over the top rope.
There was also a title bout as the Divas Championship was defended when Nikki Bella took on Paige. The ending saw AJ Lee take out Brie Bella on the outside and accidentally elbow Paige when she grabbed her from behind and Lee believed it was Nikki. Paige was then knocked out and Nikki hit the Rack Attack for the win.
Elsewhere, Bray Wyatt cut a promo on The Undertaker and he called the "Deadman" and the WWE Universe liars. As lightning struck inside the arena, Wyatt said he now controls the light and the darkness and that at WrestleMania he'll become the true face of fear in the WWE. The "Eater of Worlds" said 'Taker will finally be able to Rest in Peace after WrestleMania.
Quick Match Results:
--Dean Ambrose and R-Truth def. Luke Harper and Stardust.
-- Ryback, Zack Ryder, Titus O'Neil, Darren Young and Erick Rowan def. The Miz, Damien Sandow, Adam Rose and The Ascension in a 10-man tag team match after Ryback hit Miz with Shellshocked.
--Randy Orton def. Seth Rollins and J&J Security in a handicap match.
--Nikki Bella w/ Brie Bella def. Paige w/ AJ Lee to retain the Divas Championship.
--Los Matadores and El Torito def. Cesaro, Tyson Kidd and Natalya after El Torito pinned Natalya.
***Los Matadores were at ringside for the match.
--Dolph Ziggler def. Daniel Bryan w/ Dean Ambrose as special guest referee.
With just six nights until WrestleMania 31 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., here is what looks to be the final card:
WWE World Heavyweight Championship:
Brock Lesnar (c) w/ Paul Heyman vs. Roman Reigns
Icon vs. Icon:
Sting vs. Triple H
Singles Match:
The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt
WWE United States Championship:
Rusev (c) w/ Lana (?) vs. John Cena
WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match:
Bad News Barrett (c) vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Stardust vs. Luke Harper vs. R-Truth
Singles Match:
Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins
2nd Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal:
Participants: The Miz, Curtis Axel, Ryback, Fandango, Adam Rose, Zack Ryder, Jack Swagger, Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Big Show, Kane, Erick Rowan, Damien Mizdow, Sin Cara, Goldust, Heath Slater, Mark Henry, Konnor, Viktor and the winner of the NXT WrestleMania Axxess Tournament.
Divas Tag Team Match:
AJ Lee and Paige vs. The Bella Twins (Nikki & Brie Bella)
WWE Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way Pre-show Match:
Cesaro & Tyson Kidd (c) w/ Natalya vs. The Usos w/ Naomi vs. Los Matadores w/ El Torito vs. The New Day
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