Paige vs. Nikki Bella
Paige attacks quickly and chases Nikki. Paige grabs her leg and then throws her into the ropes to unleash a knee. Paige is blocked and thrown to the outside. Nikki hits an Alabama Slam for a two count. Nikki rolls her up for another quick two count. Paige hits a nice stiff kick and then gets a two count.
Nikki fights out of Paige’s finisher with a knee to the face. Paige hits a dropkick off the ropes and gets another quick count. Paige tries to head up top and Nikki is sitting. Both Divas fight and Nikki hits a sunset flip into a powerbomb. Paige kicks out at two…again.
Paige reverses Nikki and tries to lock in the PTO. Nikki is able to drag herself to the bottom rope. Nikki throws Paige into the second turnbuckle and grabs her tights for the win.
A cheap win for the heel. Man, I really wanted to see Paige pick up the victory here, but it could be in store at WrestleMania. They could really capitalize on how good Paige has been. There needs to be something that spices it up. Do they add another Diva into the mix? If so, who? I would not mind Charlotte. She is ready. The pacing was alright, but there was not a big moment in the match to make it better than the normality.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Quick punches and stiff shots give Ambrose the upper hand. He hits an elbow and Barrett kicks Ambrose to the outside. BNB punches Dean and then hangs him on the top rope. He slugs away with forearm shots and Ambrose gets taken down to the mat. Ambrose hits a Tornado DDT and hits punches, kicks and elbows to the champion. He knocks him down a few more times and then hits a running bulldog. Barrett hits a stiff shot to the stomach and then Ambrose hits a diving dropkick. He goes up top and hits an elbow drop for a two count. Barrett hits a kick and then Wasteland.
Barrett, upset, tries to set up the Bullhammer. Ambrose ducks it into a roll-up and hits a clothesline off the ropes. Barrett grabs his title and tries to escape. Ambrose hits a Suicide Dive. Ambrose drags Barrett back into the ring and then Barrett grabs the ropes. The count is at 5 and Ambrose is Disqualified.
The way this night is going, it seems like WWE has a handful of rematches on their hand in 5 weeks. This is NOT a good thing. Ambrose grabs the title and begins to beat down Barrett. I am still waiting for a big moment from Ambrose. his matches are good, but that is about it. WWE writer cannot seem to book his crazy gimmick. He steals the title. Could this set up a stipulation match? There needs to be something else.