Elimination Chamber | WWE Fast Tracking Of Former Shield Members Continues

It is no longer news to most observers and fans of the WWE that former members of the Shield are being fast tracked by the company to become the main center of attraction in the WWE.

With the aging of the likes of Kane and near retirement of The Undertaker and Triple H, the company is in desperate need of new attractions to carry on with the tradition of the WWE being the Mecca of professional wrestling.

Of course the likes of John Cena and Randy Orton still have some years of active competition in them but it is important that the company injects new and exciting athletes into the main roster.

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This has informed the rise of Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose into prominence. The three started off as members of the Shield but since the group broke up, all three have recorded massive strides in their singles career.

Seth Rollins currently holds the WWE World Heavyweight title but before his championship win at WWE Wrestlemania earlier in the year, former members of the Shield have stared in the main event of WWE in the last five months at least.

The progression will continue at WWE Elimination Chamber in two weeks when Seth Rollins defends his title against his former partner Dean Ambrose, as for Roman Reigns, it is generally believed that the Samoan is being primed to take over from John Cena as the face of the company in the near future.

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Randy Orton To Challenge Seth Rollins For The WWE World Heavyweight Title

With Brock Lesnar suspended from WWE indefinitely, Randy Orton became the number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight title currently held by Seth Rollins after the Authority anointed one cash-in his Money in the Bank contract at Wrestlemania.

However, it was not an easy ride for Orton in his quest to regain the title has he had to do battle with two other contenders to the crown in a triple threat match.

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At the beginning of RAW on Monday, WWE’s director of operations, Kane made a main event match which pitch Orton against Ryback and Roman Reigns in a triple threat match the winner of which will go on to challenge Rollins for the title at WWE Extreme Rules in three weeks.

Orton won the match despite interference by the Authority, however, despite his win the Apex Predator still suffered a Cub Stomp from Rollins at the end of the fight.

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Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns survives the Authority inspired tag team turmoil

In its continued bid to further expand the friction between Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns and also to put the rebelling duo in their place, the Authority decided to create a tag team turmoil which will pitch the two against most of the WWE tag team roaster in one night.

At the beginning of SmackDown, WWE Director of Operations, Kane informed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos, Los Matadores, The Miz & Damien Mizdow, Titus O’Neil & Heath Slater and The Ascension that they will be involved in a tag team turmoil which will see randomly selected teams do battle against each other, the winners of the match will remain in the ring to fight another randomly selected tag team.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns survives the Authority inspired tag team turmoil

Kane however stated that Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns are automatically selected to be the first contestant and they will to battle against another tag team within the ranks.

As it turned out, the first tag team to emerge was The Miz and Damien Mizdow. Despite the apparent friction between Bryan and Reigns, they were still able to overcome their foes.

The two WWE Fastlane opponents were able to overcome the rest of the challenges thrown at them by the Authority. However, just as it appears that the two have pass the Authority test, Kane and Big Show took to the ring in a bid to inflict the final punishment on the jaded duo.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns survives the Authority inspired tag team turmoil

The Authority had expected the friction between Bryan and Reigns to cause the two to implode under pressure, but ironically, it was Big Show and Kane that appears not to be on the same page.

The two giants kept getting in each other’s way all through the bout and a frustrated Big Show was forced to deliver the KO Punch on his tag team partner in the closing moments of the match.

Roman Reigns took advantage of the confusion to deliver the Spear on Big Show, leaving the World Largest Athletes open to the Running Knee from Bryan for the win.

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Daniel Bryan Defeats Kane In Casket Match On SmackDown

WWE fans were treated to an exciting match between Kane and Daniel Bryan on Thursday after both wrestlers engaged each other in a casket match.

Both Kane and Daniel Bryan had been at each other’s case for quite some time. They use to be tag team partners and they won the tag team title together a few years back.

However, after Kane declared his allegiance to the Authority, both superstars have been on the opposite sides of the fence and they have constantly been at loggerheads.

Following Bryan’s return from neck injury (which Kane was partly responsible for) that kept him away from competition for nearly a year, Kane resumed his usual torment of the leader of the YES movement.

Angered by his early elimination from the Royal Rumble and Kane’s continuous attacks, Bryan decided to end his feud with the Corporate Demon once and for all and a casket match as arranged.

The rules of the match is simple, the wrestler that successfully lock his opponent in a casket wins.

The fight itself was an0 highly intense encounter as was expected. Both wrestlers used every weapon and tactics to incapacitate the each other. Kane used his strength and bigger body mass to his advantage but Bryan’s determination made him a difficult customer.

The WWE Yes Man bravely recovered from each of Kane’s attacks and in the end his persistence paid off when he knocked the Authority’s resident demon out with a Running Knee. The move was enough to help Bryan close the casket and sealed the win.

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Roman Reigns Wins 2015 WWE Royal Rumble

The 2015 WWE Royal Rumble event took place on Sunday night and it lived up to its exciting reputation.

The annual 30-man chaotic melee saw a few surprise inclusions as former ECW star, Bubba Ray Dudley, for WCW champion Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) and the legendary Boogeyman all fought for the chance to feature in the main event at Wrestlemania 31.

Also, fans were shocked at the early exit of former WWE champion, Daniel Bryan after the fan favourite was eliminated by Bray Wyatt.

Roman Reigns entered the chaos as contestant number 20 and immediately set to assert his dominance. The Authority giants of Kane, Big Show and Rusev soon made their way to the ring and immediately set out to clear the desk.

Dolph Ziggler entered the Royal Rumble as the final contestant and his energetic display light up the arena. However, his influence was cut-shot by Big Show who promptly eliminated him.

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In the end Reigns, Ambrose, Big Show and Kane (Rusev had sneaked out of the ring) were left in the ring. Big Show eliminated Ambrose before he and Kane turned their attention to Reigns.

However, the Authority hatchet men turned against each other giving Reigns the opportunity to eliminate both of them at the same time.

It appeared Reigns had won the Royal Rumble but both Kane and Big Show returned to the ring and proceeded to give the former Shield strong man a beat down. But just as it seems the night will end in tragedy, The Rock made a surprise entry to the ring and helped Reigns disperse the assaulting duo.

But the night was not over yet as Rusev who had stayed out of the ring but has not been eliminated from the Royal Rumble got back in the ring and tried to initiate a sneak attack on the Reigns, however, the former tag team champion sealed his Royal Rumble win by eliminating Rusev and earned a chance to battle for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania 31 in March.

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WWE SmackDown Main Event Ends In Chaos As Royal Rumble Approaches

The hard hitting main event match between Daniel Bryan and Kane on SmackDown last Thursday provide wrestling fans with entertainment symbolic of the company.

However, it was how the evening ended that will leave fans salivating ahead of the Royal Rumble scheduled for Sunday.

Daniel Bryan booked his place in the 30-man melee after he pinned Kane in a no disqualification, anything goes bout on SmackDown. But the victory did not come easy for the YES man as he had to cope with assaults from both the Devil’s Favourite Demon and J&J securities at ring side.

However, after Bryan overcame the overwhelming odds and secured his place in the Royal Rumble, he was attacked on his way out of the arena by Big Show and was brought back to the ring for a four on one beat down.

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Eric Rowan, Ryback and Dolph Ziggler entered the ring to even the odds, but more athletes soon followed and before long the entire locker room was involved in the Royal Rumble-like free for all.

When the dust finally settled, Ziggler, Ryback, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Big Show, and Kane were left in the ring. A remainder that alliances to last long in the Royal Rumble.

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Sting Helps John Cena Secure Return Of Fired Trio To WWE

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It was an exciting finale to Raw on Monday night. The Evening began with WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar taking to the ring and demanded a fight with Seth Rollins after the Authority favourite son Curb Stomp the champion on Raw last Monday.

However, he was interrupted by John Cena who suffered the same fate in the hands of Rollins. The Cenation leader reiterated his determination to win the WWE World Heavyweight championship match at Royal Rumble and hold it hostage until the Trio of Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Erick Rowan were reinstated.

However, Triple H stated that Cena will get the chance to help his fired colleagues get their jobs back if he won the nights main event, if he failed to triumph, his friends will not only remain fired, but he will also lose the chance to compete for the WWE title at the Royal Rumble.

The night’s main event happened to be a triple threat match which pitched Cena against the trio of Seth Rollins, Kane and Big Show. The fight was more of a beat down than a wrestling match. The Authority trio took turns to dish out punishment to Cena but just as Rollins was about to Curb Stump the powerless former WWE champion, Sting appeared on the giant screen.

The former WCW icon later appeared on the entrance ramp and distracted the Big Show and Kane long enough for Cena to secure a rollup win on Rollins and help reinstate his fired colleagues.

However, just has Triple H demanded that Sting returned to the Ring, an angry looking Brock Lesnar matched down the entrance and laid waste to the Kane and Big Show but Rollins managed to escape the beast’s rage.

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