Curtis Axel vs Macho Man-dow
Sandow elbows Axel and hits a few scoop slams, then he heads up top but The Ascension cuts things off. Konnor says this isn’t entertaining, and these delusional idiots in the ring are just trying to jump start their careers. Viktor says there’s a difference between laughed at and laughed with, and this is the dawning of their time. They scream ‘welcome to the wasteland’ and run in the ring, but Sandow knocks Viktor down and helps Axel up. Axel hits a legdrop and Sandow heads up top, but Konnor pulls Viktor outside and retreats.
Result – No Contest
BP: I joked about the Mega Powers 2.0 a few weeks ago, but man that was awful on a few levels.
Daniel Bryan comes out and says he’s had a lot of downtime lately and he doesn’t do well with that, but he’s glad to be back. He says he’s been accepted and treated better by the fans over anyone backstage, and last year was really hard for him. Bryan says the fans got him his opportunity at Wrestlemania 30 because no one else wanted him to have it, and it’s hard to admit Stephanie was right to strip him of the title. He says he didn’t know how long he would be out, and they deserve a fighting champion, which is why he is out there tonight. Bryan says he’s been told his return is indefinite, but they deserve a champion who fights for this title, and it deserves to be in the ring. Bryan says that’s exactly where he is leaving it, because he is officially relinquishing his Intercontinental Championship.
Big E (w/ The New Day) vs Cesaro (w/ Tyson Kidd & Natalya)
Cesaro uppercuts Big E and sends him in the corner, then he knocks him outside as we go to a break. We get back to see Cesaro break an abdominal stretch by E, then he throws E back and punches him a few times. E slams him down and hits the ropes, but Cesaro springboards off the ropes and drops him with an uppercut. Cesaro hits a few suplexes, then he goes for a Giant Swing but Woods jumps on the apron so Kidd kicks him in the face. Kofi knocks Kidd down, but Cesaro counters a pin attempt by E and gets a modified crucifix roll up for the win.
Winner – Cesaro
