King of the Ring tournament kicks off in Green Bay
Tuesday 28 April 2015 16:15, UK
Seth Rollins won’t have one problem at Payback – but TWO.
That’s because The Aerialist will defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against both Randy Orton and Roman Reigns in Baltimore on May 17, as decided by the WWE Universe on Raw.
Kane urged grappling fans to vote for who they wanted to face Rollins at the Royal Farms Arena – Orton, Reigns or the pair of them – and viewers overwhelmingly opted for a Triple Threat Match.
That news was revealed at the end of a ding-dong tag-team tussle in Green Bay, Wisconsin in which Orton and Reigns bested Kane and Rollins after The Big Red Monster became irate.
Kane was accidently dropkicked by Rollins and subsequently attacked J&J Security and threw The Aerialist back into the ring, where he fell victim to a Reigns Superman punch and an Orton RKO.
Elsewhere on Raw, the King of the Ring tournament kicked off with wins for Bad News Barrett, R-Truth, Neville and Sheamus over Dolph Ziggler, Stardust, Luke Harper and Dean Ambrose respectively.
However, there were a couple of tainted victories, with Barrett only besting Ziggler after Sheamus’ interference and Ziggler then pummelling Sheamus to hand his arch-enemy a disqualification triumph.
Heath Slater did not get to fight, though, with the West Virginian attacked by Rusev before he could challenge John Cena for the United States Championship, while Brie Bella lost to Naomi by pinfall after a brutal backstage beat-down.
Bray Wyatt blasted Ryback with Sister Abigail following The Big Guy’s mauling of Bo Dallas; Xavier Woods helped New Day pal Big E pin Tyson Kidd; and Adam Rose overcame Fandango after the latter had been distracted by Rosa Mendes.
Plus, Damien Sandow vowed to reinvent himself after ending his association with The Miz – and quickly showed his new side by walloping Curtis Axel with an Elbow of Disdain and a Hulk Hogan-esque leg drop.
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