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MINNEAPOLIS – After WWE COO Triple H engaged in a heart-to-heart with an alarmed locker room, RVD battled the “Face of WWE,” AJ Lee showed how dangerous beauty can be and Daniel Bryan overcame The Hounds of Justice both inside and outside the ring.
Triple H opened SmackDown, explaining that, in essence, “Cody Rhodes fired Cody Rhodes” on Raw by showing disrespect and insubordination towards the office of COO, the WWE Universe and to his fellow Superstars – before failing to do his job by losing to WWE Champion Randy Orton.
Photos: Superstars speak up | Exclusive WWE.com Triple H interview
To deal with the issue of Superstars and Divas who might have problems with the way business in WWE is being done, The Game presented an open forum, inviting any and all to the top of the ramp to speak their minds.
While Damien Sandow’s comments were dismissed as kissing up to the COO, the 13-time World Champion listened to the concerns of Kofi Kingston, Rob Van Damn, Heath Slater and Ryback. He then rewarded their words with a series of matches: Ryback vs. Dolph Ziggler; Kingston vs. Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel and RVD vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton.
In addition – pointing out Daniel Bryan’s absence during the forum (a meeting Bryan later claimed he was told he wasn’t invited to) – The King of Kings offered the submission specialist a one-on-one match against any member of The Shield.
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At the height of the action, after Del Rio assaulted Ricardo Rodriguez by throwing his former ring announcer into the steel ring post, RVD hurled himself over the ropes and onto the Mexican Champion. While payback was indeed served, The Viper would also strike – reengaging his opponent with a hanging DDT onto the ringside floor before hitting the RKO on his prey for the victory.
Afterwards, Del Rio sent a message to his pay-per-view foe, locking up his war-torn prey in the Cross Armbreaker.
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As the action raged on, the U.S. Champion explained that he attacked Ziggler because of the "disrespect" he showed the business. When asked if The Shield was, in fact, working for Triple H, Ambrose stated that The Shield works for The Shield, serving justice and establishing order.
In the final moments of the match itself, Ambrose baited Ziggler, causing a distraction that allowed the Human Wrecking Ball to blast the former World Heavyweight Champion with a furious Meathook Clothesline – setting up Shell Shocked for the victory.
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And it soon became very apparent what that grouping would mean, as the titleholder led her fired-up cohorts to the ring to take out both the Funkadactyls and The Bella Twins in a vicious sneak attack!
As the smoke cleared, AJ reaffirmed herself as the Divas Champion!
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And after decimating the outmatched Superstars, Big Show delivered a double chokeslam on Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal before finishing off Heath Slater with the KO Punch for the victory.
Triple H then led the still-fuming giant of the locker room away before he could do additional damage to the emerging Shield.
Photos: The Viper uncoils on Bryan
But Bryan would overcome. Despite a fierce opposition – not only from his opponent, but also from the other two Hounds of Justice – the No. 1 Contender to the WWE Title scored the important victory with an authoritative high knee.
However, as Bryan celebrated at the top of the ramp, leading the WWE Universe in a “YES!” chant, WWE Champion Randy Orton attacked him with the title, leaving his Night of Champions adversary in a world of hurt as he held championship gold above his head.
MINNEAPOLIS – After WWE COO Triple H engaged in a heart-to-heart with an alarmed locker room, RVD battled the “Face of WWE,” AJ Lee showed how dangerous beauty can be and Daniel Bryan overcame The Hounds of Justice both inside and outside the ring.
Triple H opened SmackDown, explaining that, in essence, “Cody Rhod...
Photos: Superstars speak up | Exclusive WWE.com Triple H interview
To deal with the issue of Superstars and Divas who might have problems with the way business in WWE is being done, The Game presented an open forum, inviting any and all to the top of the ramp to speak their minds.
While Damien Sandow’s comments were dismissed as kissing up to the COO, the 13-time World Champion listened to the concerns of Kofi Kingston, Rob Van Damn, Heath Slater and Ryback. He then rewarded their words with a series of matches: Ryback vs. Dolph Ziggler; Kingston vs. Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel and RVD vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton.
In addition – pointing out Daniel Bryan’s absence during the forum (a meeting Bryan later claimed he was told he wasn’t invited to) – The King of Kings offered the submission specialist a one-on-one match against any member of The Shield.
The World's Largest photos | Watch Big Show KO Bryan
And after decimating the outmatched Superstars, Big Show delivered a double chokeslam on Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal before finishing off Heath Slater with the KO Punch for the victory.
Triple H then led the still-fuming giant of the locker room away before he could do additional damage to the emerging Shield.
Photos: The Viper uncoils on Bryan
But Bryan would overcome. Despite a fierce opposition – not only from his opponent, but also from the other two Hounds of Justice – the No. 1 Contender to the WWE Title scored the important victory with an authoritative high knee.
However, as Bryan celebrated at the top of the ramp, leading the WWE Universe in a “YES!” chant, WWE Champion Randy Orton attacked him with the title, leaving his Night of Champions adversary in a world of hurt as he held championship gold above his head.