From the opening bell, Roman Reigns and Sheamus were two bulls charging at each other. They slugged it out in the ring and bashed each other all around it.
Up on the entrance ramp, they left tables splintered. The fight remained intense, with each man using every weapon available to him.
After breaking several ladders, the two foes fought at the top of the ladder. Reigns looked ready to close in on victory. The League of Nations arrived to prevent that.
Reigns fought it off but couldn't beat The Celtic Warrior to the title. He did get to spear The League of Nations afterward as a consolation prize.
The Authority came out to stop Reigns' rampage, leading to The Big Dog clocking Triple H, smashing him with a chair as Stephanie McMahon screamed at ringside.
Sheamus wins after retrieving the championship.
Memorable Moments and Quotes
- Fans chant, "We want Cena!" and "Cena sucks!"
- JBL: "Do Irishmen have a granite jaw or what?"
- Reigns throws Sheamus into a stack of tables and chairs.
- Sheamus hits White Noise through a table.
- Reigns power-bombs Sheamus onto a ladder.
- Reigns snaps a ladder in half with a Samoan Drop.
- Reigns knocks Sheamus off a ladder with a Superman Punch.
- Michael Cole: "How much more can Roman Reigns take?"
- Reigns power-bombs Triple H onto a table and follows up with an elbow drop.
The aftermath outshone the match itself.
Despite Sheamus and Reigns' great effort and aggression, the match lagged. Fans were busy chanting for other wrestlers and twiddling their thumbs no matter what the wrestlers did to each other.
However, when Reigns went berserk and beat the hell out of his boss, the audience lit up. The energy shifted, becoming more frenzied. WWE has found what works with Reigns—making him a snarling, take-no-prisoners warrior.
This set up a huge Reigns-Triple H showdown for the future and, more importantly, found a direction for Reigns that maximizes his gifts.
