Cesaro def. Rob Van Dam and Jack Swagger - Triple Threat Elimination Match
The action continued with one jaw-dropping maneuver after another, testing the determination of both competitors. While RVD introduced the trash can, Cesaro quickly kicked it back at him. The weapon then helped switch momentum back and forth. But when the King of Extreme tried to deliver his second Five-Star Frog Splash of the night with the trash can on his adversary’s chest, Cesaro moved at the last second, then hit RVD with the Neutralizer onto the metal implement for the three-count.
Cesaro scored a strong victory equal to his power at Extreme Rules. What’s up next for the Swiss Superman? Find out on Monday Night Raw
Alexander Rusev def. R-Truth & Xavier Woods (2-on-1 Handicap Match)
Rusev’s explosive agility proved to be the difference in the contest. After a series of counters, both Superstars hit the ropes and ran across the ring, only for the Bulgarian Brute to launch himself skyward and impale Truth with a high leg to the skull. Lana gave Rusev the one-word command to “crush” and that was all the Ravishing Russian wrote. R-Truth tapped out mere seconds after Rusev’s Accolade was applied.
The European duo was not finished administering carnage. Lana gave Rusev another order outside the ring while Woods was being attended to by WWE medical personal, hitting the felled Superstar with a bone-rattling Samoan Drop. Somewhere in Moscow, President Putin is smiling.
Bad News Barrett def. Big E to become the new Intercontinental Champion
Highlighting the importance of the Intercontinental Championship, the battle raged with the WWE Universe on the edge of its collective seat. Late in the contest, Big E ducked the challenger’s Bad News Bull Hammer Elbow, only to be caught by the devastating elbow as Barrett rebounded off the ropes.
For Big E, it truly was bad news as Barrett immediately secured the pinfall for the championship victory. Barrett's victory was certainly good news for him, but the question remains: How long can he deliver the news in his favor?
The Shield def. Evolution
Early on, Evolution effectively isolated first Seth Rollins and then Dean Ambrose. The Game turned The Shield’s Architect inside-out with a vicious clothesline, and with Rollins hanging off the ring apron, Batista found opportunity to boot the blond-and-black-haired highflier in the skull. Ambrose managed to lock in a Figure-Four Leglock — alluding to “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, a founding member of Evolution who publicly endorsed The Shield days ago — but the advantage was short-lived.
Reigns’ Spear attempt outside the ring was sidestepped by The Game, causing The Powerhouse to slam into the steel steps. A dive to the floor by Rollins was similarly avoided by The Cerebral Assassin, leaving Rollins in a heap on the floor.
Divas Champion Paige def. Tamina Snuka
The youngest Divas Champion ever was not about to give in; however, as the tenacious titleholder mounted a gritty comeback, trading blows with her much larger opponent. In the end, the Divas Champion’s intense, in-your-face in-ring attack proved to be more than her formidable foe could handle. When the opportunity presented itself, Paige locked in her trademark modified Scorpion Crosslock submission, forcing Tamina to tap.
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan def. Kane (Extreme Rules Match)
It was all Kane from the get-go with Bryan occasionally rallying — a top rope Frankensteiner here, a suicide dive there — only to have his legs cut out from under him repeatedly by his onetime ally. The Demon took slow pleasure in assaulting the champion, slamming him onto steel chairs and smashing him with a kendo stick with sadistic glee. At times, it seemed as though Kane wasn’t so much interested in winning the WWE World Heavyweight Title as he was in brutalizing Bryan.
