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WWE WrestleMania 31 Results (3/29) – New IC Champ, Sting vs HHH, Who Leaves As The WWE Champion?

 Triple H vs Sting 

HHH hits Sting but Sting hiptosses him a few times, then they tie up and HHH hits Sting a few times and knocks him down. He catches Sting with a kneedrop, but Sting pops back up and psyches HHH out before going for a Scorpion Deathlock. HHH gets free and rolls outside to regroup, then Sting chases but HHH slams him into the barricade. HHH rolls him in and punches Sting a few times, then he whips him into the turnbuckles and smirks at the crowd. He whips Sting again and Sting falls down, so HHH does a crotch chop and knees him in the head. Sting fights out of a headlock but HHH hits a spinebuster for two, then HHH goes back to a headlock but Sting fights him into the corner.

Sting whips him but HHH kicks him, then HHH comes off the middle rope but Sting catches his legs and goes for a Scorpion Deathlock. Degeneration-X (New Age Outlaws and X-Pac) runs down to the ring, but Sting fights them off and ends up splashing them on the floor. HHH connects with a Pedigree after the interference, but Sting kicks out and HHH can’t believe it. He goes under the ring for a sledgehammer, then the nWo music cues up and Hogan, Nash and Hall make their way to the ring! The crowd goes nuts as the nWo and DX starting brawling at ringside, then Sting uses the distraction to hit HHH with a Scorpion Deathdrop for two.

Sting rolls HHH over and puts him in the Scorpion Deathlock, and HHH reaches for the sledgehammer, but Hogan takes it from him! X-Pac runs over and drops Hogan, then both factions continue to fight, with Hall attempting an Outsider’s Edge on the floor. Billy backdrops him, then Sting tries to get HHH to tap out but Shawn Michaels runs in and superkicks Sting! HHH rolls over for the cover but Sting narrowly kicks out, then Billy hands HHH the sledgehammer and he backs Sting into a corner. Hall flips a bat to Sting and they circle each other, with Sting striking first with a shot to the ribs. Sting smashes the sledgehammer in half, then he repeatedly stomps and kicks HHH in the corner. Sting splashes him once and calls for a second, but HHH grabs the sledgehammer head and hits him in the face and makes the cover. 

Winner – Triple H 

BP: I thought there was no way at all Triple H won here and I’m a bit shocked to be honest. I never thought I’d see Scott Hall take a bump again and he looked awesome. I didn’t think this would be a classic by any means, but the outside interference stuff was a little much. Not as bad as Bret Hart versus Vince McMahon, but a little much. There were so many markout moments in this one, from HBK kicking Sting, to both factions showing up and fighting, not to mention Sting just being in WWE. It was a bit odd seeing the nWo help Sting, but they tie in to the DX/nWo fantasy feud. Mixed emotions about this one. 

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