Clash Of Champions 2016 - RR - SR

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Roman Reigns def. United States Champion Rusev



INDIANAPOLIS — Sorry, Rusev. The honeymoon’s over.
After celebrating his marriage to Lana for the better part of the last month, The Super Athlete suffered a bitter divorce from his United States Title courtesy of Roman Reigns, who left WWE Clash of Champions with Team Red’s star-spangled prize draped over his shoulder.

As a beaming Lana looked on from ringside, Rusev used his size advantage to manhandle the challenger for much of the match — a rare predicament for The Big Dog.

It was when The Super Athlete miscalculated an aerial attack that Reigns found his opening and went on the offensive, hurling his momentarily-dazed foe into the barricade and the steel steps.

As exhaustion began to set in for both competitors, Reigns executed a perfectly-timed Superman Punch that bought him enough leeway to set up the Spear.

The Super Athlete was saved, however, by a brief distraction from Lana, who left Reigns susceptible to a savage kick from Rusev that kept Reigns down for a two-count.

Punishing Reigns with three more kicks to the spine, Rusev went for the Accolade, but Reigns was quick to his feet and even quicker to hit the Spear.

In an attempt to force a disqualification win for her champion, The Ravishing Russian pulled the referee out of the ring before the three-count, prompting the official to eject her from ringside.

Rusev was ultimately able to lock Reigns in the punishing Accolade — a move The Big Dog’s all too familiar with — but with no more distractions and no potential for interference, Reigns was able to escape the hold and hit The Bulgarian Brute with a second Spear, this one keeping Rusev down for the count.

Rusev will undoubtedly look to regain his prize but, for now, Reigns is Raw’s proud bearer of Old Glory.
Believe that.

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WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens def. Seth Rollins



INDIANAPOLIS — The Kevin Owens Show rolls on. The longest-reigning WWE Universal Champion of all time will extend his record now that Owens has defeated Seth Rollins in his first title defense at WWE Clash of Champions.

That being said, Owens should probably send a fruit basket or something to his “best friend,” Chris Jericho, who teed The Prizefighter up for the maneuver that ultimately put Rollins away.

All of which is to say The Architect should be doubly bitter over this loss, since he had promised to prove he was still “The Man” in WWE to Raw General Manager Mick Foley and Commissioner Stephanie McMahon (who he still held responsible for Triple H’s betrayal), and Rollins made good on that promise for the entirety of the match.

Owens put up a smothering front, but Rollins hung tough, battling back from an attack that focused on his repaired knee and hitting Owens with a Frog Splash after K.O. accidentally put himself through the Spanish announce table.

That was when Jericho, in a “Kevin Owens Show” shirt and his signature scarf, sprinted to ringside and swung the match, setting off a scuffle that ended in the referee getting, well, KO’ed. Not only did Rollins hit a Pedigree that went unrecorded by an official (the audience managed a 15-count, though), he was forced to fight off both Jericho and Owens before Stephanie sent out a replacement ref. By then, however, Owens was ready to go, and quickly put Rollins down with a Pop-up Powerbomb that Stephanie observed with an inscrutable expression from the entrance ramp.

Redesigned.
Rebuilt.
Denied.