WWE Live Event Results From Lake Charles (6/7): John Cena Open Challenge, Steel Cage Main Event
Thanks to WrestlingINC.com reader Casey Jones for sending in these results for tonight's WWE live event in Lake Charles:
We start the show with a message from Ryback to Bray Wyatt, who will fight for the Intercontinental Title.
Jojo is standing on the stage and sings the national anthem. Beautiful singer, by the way.
We get a video message from Triple H hyping the crowd for the show.
Jojo is now in the ring and she will be introducing for the night.
* Ryback vs. Bray Wyatt for the intercontinental title is up first. Ryback is SUPER over with the crowd. About halfway through, Bray hits a scary apron DDT on Ryback. Lots of close falls in this one and it's a really good match. Ryback wins with Shellshocked.
* Adam Rose (w/ Rosa Mendes) vs. Fandango is next. Rosa is getting some major heat with the crowd. Fandango eventually wins a slow match with a school-boy.
Seth Rollins comes on the screen and says he will not defend his title in his steel cage match against Orton tonight.
* The Miz is out next to face Jack Swagger. This was a match with a lot of comedy spots. The Miz tries to leave but Swagger brings him back in. Swagger makes Miz tap with the Ankle Lock.
* The Miz is pissed and makes an open challenge for anyone but Swagger, and he will make them tap out. Macho Mandow is out next and makes the Miz tap out with a figure-four in about 15 seconds.
A video for the Warrior award and Connor plays on screen.
* Triple threat for the Diva's Title: Nikki vs. Paige vs. Naomi (w/ Tamina). Good match with some good crowd reaction and a sick super-kick to Paige from Tamina. Nikki wins after a Rack Attack on Naomi.
* John Cena is out next with a U.S. Open Challenge. Wade Barrett answers the challenge and it is, of course, for the United States Title. He gets a HUGE reaction in his entrance. Dueling chants for Cena from the beginning of the match. After another good back-and-forth match, Cena wins with the AA.
After the match, Cena grabs a towel as he is bleeding. He grabs a microphone and tells the crowd he actually broke his nose. Although, that may have been for more cheers.
Intermission
* Jojo announces that we have a triple-threat tag title match up next. The Ascension is out first, as New Day is out next. The get huge heat from the crowd as they lay out poor statistics about the state and say the name of the city wrong twice. They try and get the crowd to sing,"We Are The Champions" with no success. Prime Time Players are out last to a huge reaction from the crowd. It is apparently an elimination match as Darren Young pins Konnor and The Ascension is eliminated. PTP and New Day are left. With Xavier Woods, Kofi, Young and Titus in the ring, Big E interferes while the ref's back is turned. New Day gets the win and retains. PTP double team Woods after the match to have the last laugh.
* Bo Dallas is out next and cuts a promo saying how our town is a piece of garbage and that we came to only see him. He says he is giving us a gift and that gift is the power to Bo-lieve. Jimmy Uso is out next as they will go one on one. Bo takes a lap around the ring and comes back in to a super kick and a diving splash. Jimmy Uso wins in about 3 minutes.
* The steel cage comes down as we get ready for the main event. Just a reminder, this is a non-title match. Rollins is out first to some major heat. They're keeping to the storyline as he has no title belt. Orton is out next to a good reaction from the crowd. Loud "Justin Bieber" and "You Sold Out" chants for Rollins really early on in the match. Even louder "RKO" chants for Orton. Multiple escape attempts by both Rollins and Orton. Scary moment when the cage door is slammed on Randy's head. Rollins almost escapes, but Orton grabs him by his hair last second and pulls him back in. They both stand on the top rope but Rollins pushes Orton off. Randy sweeps his leg and catches him mid-air for an RKO and the win.
Great match, great crowd and it looked to be only about 50-60 seats empty. About 5,000 people.
Biggest Pops:
Cena
Ryback
PTP
Biggest Heat:
New Day
Rollins
Wyatt