Raw Review: 13 Nights Away from WrestleMania
By Mike Smith
WWE.com
Bad News Barrett, Stardust and Luke Harper vs. Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose
Ambrose started the match with Stardust, while R-Truth came out to join commentary, with the Intercontinental Championship belt strapped to his back, out of the sight of the six competitors in the ring.
Ambrose and Bryan looked good against Stardust, until Ziggler tagged himself in, and the match temporarily broke down before Raw went to commercial.
When Raw returned, Ambrose was taking a beating from Harper, before he made the hot tag to Ziggler.
Ziggler looked great against Stardust, until Harper provided a distraction, and help Stardust get back into it.
The heels went to work on Ziggler, until he was finally able to get the hot tag to Bryan. Bryan went to work on Barrett, before diving onto Harper after a blind tag from Ambrose.
The match broke down, and pretty much every man took a shot at one of his teammates, before Ambrose won with Dirty Deeds.
Ambrose, Bryan and Ziggler defeat Barrett, Harper and Stardust via pinfall.
After the match, Stardust took the title from Truth, then Ambrose chased him down for it. Stardust ran Ambrose down, and the belt fell at Truth’s feet. Truth went to walk out with it, but Harper stopped him, and Truth chucked the belt into the ring, right between Bryan and Ziggler, who started to brawl for it.
Barrett walked out with the title, after he hit about 1 million Bullhammers.
3.5 out of 5 stars – This is the obvious candidate to steal the show at WrestleMania.
Seth Rollins and The Authority backstage
Rollins walked into the office of The Authority, asking them what they plan to do to help him.
Stephanie said that Rollins made his bed, now he has to lie in it. Rollins sniped back that it’s all her fault, after she left him out to dry last week.
Triple H stood with an incredulous look on his face, before asking Rollins who he thinks he’s talking to. They had an intense staredown, before Stephanie broke it up and told Rollins that his actions have consequences, and he has to deal with them.
Bray Wyatt backstage
Wyatt talked about memories, like the first time he saw Abigail in “that” chair.
Wyatt talked about all the things that she taught him, including people like The Undertaker.
Wyatt said that The Undertaker tried to strike fear in the heart of Wyatt by igniting his chair, but all he did was turn it into dust.
Wyatt asked what’s left of The Undertaker, after we last saw him as a broken man. He said that it’s all The Undertaker’s fault.
Wyatt said that WrestleMania will be The Undertaker’s final resting place, and it will be Wyatt’s coronation.
Wyatt said that nobody will be safe after WrestleMania.