Angle says he is honored to be fighting alongside Rousey at WrestleMania and he won't regret what he does to Triple H. Then he informs the crowd that Lesnar won't be showing up tonight and Roman Reigns comes out to share his thoughts on the matter.
Reigns says he's not surprised Lesnar won't show up and it's just another sign of Lesnar's disrespect for the company and the fans. He asks Angle if Brock will be punished for not showing up to work, but he knows he won't because he is Vince's boy. Angle tries to cover his mic and Roman tells him not to touch it. Reigns gets some cheers when he says the people of Detroit know what would happen if they didn't show up for work. Reigns says the real problem is Vince McMahon.
Reigns says McMahon disrespected him by not telling him about Lesnar and having to find out from Angle just like everyone else. He says he refuses to be disrespected by Vince and walks backstage to confront him. Shane is sitting next to Vince.. McMahon tells Reigns they should go to his office and says to cut to a commercial.
Renee Young tries to interview Reigns as he is coming out of Vince's office after the break, but he walks right past her. Vince comes out and tells Renee that Brock is nobody's boy. He is his own man. Vince says he never intended to disrespect Roman but he told him to know his role. Vince agrees that Brock probably doesn't respect the fans, but he does respect competition. He claims The Beast will definitely be at Raw next week. He also says Reigns has been temporarily suspended.
Sasha Banks vs. Sonya Deville
Sasha won
Bayley prevents Mandy from interfering. Bayley walks away after Sasha captures the win.
Absolution surrounds Sasha and attacks her after the match.
The Miz is in the ring when we return for another episode of MizTV
Miz says Axel and Dallas have a shot to make it on the WrestleMania card later, so they aren't out with him tonight. He talks about his title match at WrestleMania and how he is on the verge of breaking the record for longest IC title reign. Seth Rollins is brought out as his first guest.
Miz says he thinks it should be just him and Rollins at WrestleMania because they are the workhorses of WWE and Balor doesn't have their same level of accomplishments. Miz
calls Balor "The Man...in bingo halls." He warns Finn not to
trust Seth because he has a history of turning his back on his friends.
Balor and Rollins have an argument and almost come to blows. They both see The Miz standing there with a huge smile on his face and they decide to attack him instead. After Miz is driven out of the ring, Rollins belts Balor in the face and walks away.
The Bar is out after the break. They are standing in the corner posing when Dallas and Axel attack them from behind.
The Revival eventually join Dallas and Axel. This leads to every team in the division coming out and attacking the champs. It looks like everyone wants a shot at the gold at WrestleMania.
John Cena is out after the break to talk about his path to WrestleMania. He seems to be in good spirits despite losing last night at Fastlane. He says he has found his road to WrestleMania after all these weeks.
Cena says he tried to earn a spot at WrestleMania on both brands and couldn't get the job done. He only blames himself and offers no excuses. The crowd starts chanting Undertaker's name and Cena says he hopes those backstage are listening. Cena says he is here to let everyone know he won't be contributing to WrestleMania this year.. Cena says he will not be attending WrestleMania as a fan.
Cena goes out into the crowd and takes a sip of some guy's beer. He gets a This is Awesome chant going, but the crowd boos when he tries to make them chant Let's Go Roman. Cena says he could just do the thing he wasn't supposed to do in the ring right now. He says "Screw it. I challenge The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania." The crowd explodes into Yes chants.
Cena says the only thing standing between him and a match with The Undertaker is The Undertaker himself. He tells Taker to get over his own ego and stop hiding behind his lame excuses. He says Taker is not old, washed up or broken down or he wouldn't be posting workout videos on his wife's Instagram. He calls Taker a self-centered, conceited egomaniac. He asks if the crowd wants to see Taker kick his
butt at Mania and everyone cheers.
Cena says he would want one more match if he was in Taker's position before dropping the mic and walking away.
Sheamus and Cesaro are shown asking to be traded to SmackDown because they are sick of the tag team division on Raw. Angle books a tag team Battle Royal for tonight with the
winners earning a title shot at WrestleMania.
Then Cole throws to a recap of last week's Symphony of Destruction match
Elias is in the ring after the video wearing a neck brace. He doesn't ask if we want to walk with him, skips his song and leaves the ring after saying "This is your fault." We see Braun Strowman backstage and he brags about dropping a piano on Elias last week and asks why he doesn't have a match at
WrestleMania yet. He says he will carve a path of destruction until he gets a match.
Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor
Finn Balor won
Cole throws to a special tribute to Fabulous Moolah. WWE announces the first Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal for the women's division at WrestleMania during the video package.
Asuka is out after the break to explain why she chose to challenge Charlotte for the SD women's title at WrestleMania during an interview with Charly Caruso.
Before Asuka can say anything, Alexa Bliss and Mickie James come down to the ring. Bliss says Asuka is a great competitor and very smart. She puts over her undefeated streak, but James questions how she has remained undefeated for so long. Bliss says Asuka is afraid to step in the ring with someone like her and applauds her decision to choose the champion of the B-show. Asuka paraphrases Ric Flair and says to be the woman, she has to beat the woman, and that is Charlotte.
Asuka challenges Bliss to face her right now. Alexa stumbles over her words a little when she responds. She tries to call out “Nia Jax” to face Asuka, but she is nowhere to be seen. Alexa shoves Asuka and James lays her out with a running forearm
Asuka vs. Mickie James
Asuka won Nia Jax vs. A Jobber
Nia Jax won
For some reason, footage of James and Bliss talking trash about Jax backstage is shown on the big screen after the match. The mock Nia's weight and Bliss says uses her because she is a vulnerable human being.
Charly walks in and tells Bliss that the mic and camera for
their interview has been on the whole time and everyone heard what she said about Nia. We see Jax running toward the backstage area and Alexa is shown freaking out. She and James run out of the room as fast as they can. They escape seconds before Jax comes in and starts tearing the place apart.
WWE plays a video preview for The Ultimate Deletion. We get a view of all the major staples of the original broken gimmick, including Senior Benjamin and the rest of the family. After the video, Wyatt delivers a promo from a smoky room.
Tag Team Battle Royal (Winners face The Bar at WrestleMania 34 for the Tag Team Titles)
As the Battle Royal is about to begin, Braun Strowman
comes down and gets in the ring. It looks like he wants to be considered as a solo tag team performer.
Braun is declared the winner of the match, which means he now has a tag title shot against The Bar at WrestleMania.
Rating: 80/80
Great show and matches as we look onto WrestleMania 34. Let's see if Lesnar shows up next week or not. I don't know about you but I can't wait tell Reigns takes away that Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34.
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