Get ready for WrestleMania
After the show, Ambrose went to the back with his friends and was greeted by other participants who wanted to congratulate him.
"Great work Ambrose, you deserve it", Sami said.
"Nice job, you're heading places, you too Roman, and especially you Seth", Jeff Hardy said.
Cena patted Ambrose, "You did great out there, you brought your A-Game and it worked out for you"
Neville also approached Ambrose, "Go big at WrestleMania". Scootaloo approached Neville and hugged him, "Thanks for helping me out there"
Neville returned the hug, "Any time"
Daniel Bryan approached them, "I hope the fans don't start hating you, every year they want me to win, and I was pretty close, but the better man won"
Apple Bloom grew concerned, "Wait, I'm the one who eliminated you...will people hate me fer that? I'm sorry for doing it but-"
"Don't be, it's every person for themselves, you're a great wrestler for your size, and you can only get better, don't worry, there's still next year, and besides, I didn't need the Rumble to Main Event WrestleMania, I just want to be WWE Champion, and I will get the belt back eventually"
Ambrose grinned, "Maybe I'll give you a shot when I win at WrestleMania". Apple Bloom spoke up, "If you'd like, ah can give you a shot at my title"
Daniel shook his head, "I don't want a shot out of pity, I want to earn my shot against your belt"
"Truth be told, I'd love to fight you, you're very experienced, even if ah lose I'll still get a learning experience"
Bryan nodded, "Good point, ok we run it by Triple H and we can have a match somewhere down the line"
Apple Bloom grinned, "Ah can't wait!"
They all left the room, Roman sat on the chair, still in pain from the powerbomb. "You ok Roman? How'd the doctors let you go back out there?"
"They didn't, I just went, I wanted to congratulate you, though my back hurts like hell". Ambrose helped Roman up, "Let's get you back to the trainer's room"
Scootaloo approached Roman, "Will you be ok?" Roman nodded, "I can handle it, it's the price of being a wrestler, learning to handle pain".
They all assisted Roman to the trainer's room.
The next night on RAW, the match between Bryan & Apple Bloom was made official, plus a match between Roman & Owens based on what happened the previous night at the Rumble. Roman wasn't cleared to wrestle, so Owens instead fought Rollins. Curiously during the match, J & J came out and caused a distraction with Jamie getting the ref's attention.
At first it seems like Joey wanted to help Seth, he grabbed a chair and entered the ring, but instead of hitting Seth, he hit Rollins and left the ring. Sweetie wanted to do something, but Jamie kicked her to prevent her from using her magic. Then Owens hit his Pop-Up powerbomb and pinned Rollins for the 3 count.
When Sweetie went into the ring to help Rollins, Owens hit her with the same Pop-up Powerbomb and left the ring with a sinister grin on his face.
A similar situation happened on Smackdown, Owens faces Ambrose and then J & J came out to cause the distraction that cost Ambrose the match. Owens can now brag that he beat The Royal Rumble winner and is owed a Title Match should Ambrose win at WresteMania.
Following RAW Owens teamed with J & J to have a match with Ambrose, Rollins & Apple Bloom. During the match Owens had abandoned J & J Security and left them to the mercy of Ambrose, Rollins & Apple Bloom. They were pinned after Apple Bloom hit the bulldog DDT and pinned Jamie.
Owens rushed back in afterwards to attack the trio, even threatening to powerbomb Ambrose on the ring apron until Roman made his return and fought away with Owens. After the match though, Big Show came out and hit his KO Punch on Rollins, then on Ambrose, then on Apple Bloom before leaving the ring.
On Smackdown, Owens was allowed to pick a partner for a Tag Team Title match against Roman & Dean. He didn't want a partner but since he had no choice, he picked someone who's had history with them, Nexus member Michael Tarver. However they were unsuccessful in winning the titles after Roman speared Tarver. Owens hit the powerbomb on Tarver through a table for his failure and left while Big Show came out to attack Roman & Dean, until Rollins made the save.
Soon came the PPV, Rollins had a match against The Big Show for the US Title. due to his recent interferences. Rollins was able to outmaneuver him by using his speed to tire out the giant Big Show and drop kicked his leg to make him hit the ground face first before hitting his curb stomp to pin Big Show.
Rollins celebrated until J & J came out to attack him. After pummeling him, he managed to shove them off but was hit with a surprise attack from Triple H, shocking the crowd. He grabbed Rollins and looked him in the eye, "I made you Rollins! I made you the star you are! I made you, and now I will destroy you!" he then hit Rollins with a Pedigree and left him laying in the ring.
Sweetie went into the ring to check on Rollins when the lights went out. When they came back on, Luke Harper was standing right next to her and looking at her with his crazy eyes, freaking her out. He said one thing, "Your king sends his regards!" he then grabbed her and tossed her in the air and hit her with a Discus Clothesline on her way down. He did his 'eyes' taunt and left the ring, leaving Sweetie Belle down and out.
Roman had his match with Owens, it was a real brawler type match, a test of strength between Roman & Owens. For every hard strike Roman delivered, Owens would hit a powerful slam. The finish came when Owens countered Roman's spear into a Pop Up Powerbomb and pinned him for the 3 count. After the match, Owens cleared the announce table and grabbed Reigns for a powerbomb and slammed him through the table.
Scootaloo started yelling at Owens, and got a Powerbomb for her troubles. After he left, the lights went out, once they came on, this time Erick Rowan was in the ring, standing around with his sheep mask and looking down on Scootaloo. He picked her up and hit her with a Full Nelson Slam. He took off the sheep mask and placed it on Scootaloo before walking out muttering, "King Sombra..."
Come the main event, Apple Bloom stood across the ring from Daniel Bryan, despite her power face, she was very excited for this match. Bryan won the Main Event of WrestleMania once, plus his experience in the indies, big opportunity.
The match started, Apple Bloom found her usual tactic of evade and attack wouldn't help much since Bryan was just as quick and knew her game plan. Each time she went to attack, Bryan would evade and do a quick kick before retreating back.
Those kicks hurt but Apple Bloom wouldn't relent, she went in a bit stronger and got a few shots but he was outmaneuvering her. It was clear that his skills would be too much for her, though she managed to survive for the time being until he got her in his 'Yes Lock', or a variation that would work on her size. It looked like she would tap until the lights went out and a loud "Deh!" was heard.
When the lights came back on, Bray Wyatt was standing there, he had then attacked Daniel Bryan and tossed him it the ring, then he looked to Apple Bloom with a sinister smile as she was recovering from the 'Yes Lock'. He picked her up and hit his 'Sister Abigail' on her and kneeled down with a laugh.
"Your King calls for you!" He started his maniacal chuckle as 'Live in Fear' played through the arena. Daniel Bryan regained composure and went into the ring to help out Apple Bloom, she was out of it. As he tended to her, soon Dean Ambrose also came down to check up on her, she started to move a bit, a bit dizzy but she would be fine. The two escorted her to the back for some further check up.
The night ended with Brock Lesnar retaining the WWE Title against Randy Orton, with Ambrose having shown up towards the end to watch the match and stare down against Lesnar.
The next night on RAW, there were several things to answer for, is Ambrose ready for Lesnar? Will Roman Reigns get revenge on Kevin Owens? How will Seth Rollins react to what The Authority did to him? And what does The Wyatt Family want with The Cutie Mark Crusaders?
First out to the ring were The Shield & The Crusaders, they weren't happy, they looked pretty furious after last night.
Rollins was the first to speak, "Triple H! Get your ass down here right now! I have a score to settle with you!"
They waited in the ring for a bit, Rollins pacing around, Ambrose having his spaz moments, Apple Bloom shouting at the stage, suddenly 'King of Kings' played, and Triple H came out to the stage, microphone in hand.
Before he could speak, Rollins shouted, "Just what the hell was that about attacking me at Fast Lane the way you did!? Huh!? Are you freaken serious!? You jumped me after I defeated that big dumb giant along with those useless security guards, what's wrong Hunter!? Can't fight me like a man!?" Why don't you-"
"Shut your mouth already!" Triple H shouted, causing more irritation from Rollins, he then started speaking, "Look, I get you're not happy about what I did, but I did what was Best for Business, and you lately aren't what's best for business".
Rollins was really curious now, what was Triple H talking about, "Hey maybe you haven't noticed, but I'm the United States Champion, or are you jealous that you've never held this Title? Huh is that it?"
"Rollins, I'm a 13 time World Champion, I don't need the United States Title, though I'm sure I'd make a better champion than you, point is that-"
"Hold up!" Rollins shouted, "Better than me? What is that a challenge? You want a shot at this belt Hunter? Well come on, I'm standing right here, I'm ready for a fight, bring it on!"
Triple H put his hand up, "Easy there hotshot, I never said I would challenge you, not that you'd last, but my point is that-"
"What do you mean wouldn't last!? Prove it, face me! Face me for this Title!" Rollins shouted. Triple H looked annoyed, "Rollins, I'm a busy man, I don't have time for someone like you, I'm here to address The Cutie Mark Crusaders, now last night all 3 of you were attacked by The Wyatt Family, correct?" The Crusaders nodded angrily, "I don't know why they attacked you, but it looks like they're trying to issue a challenge for you, so here's the thing girls, come WrestleMania, you're gonna have your first math on the Grandest Stage of them all, you 3 will team up to face the Wyatt Family in a 6 Person Tag".
The Crusaders looked a bit interested in that, though The Shield looked concerned, Roman spoke, "Hunter they're too dangerous for these girls".
"Hey they went through Hell in a Cell, I think they can handle The Wyatt Family, just because you 3 have a horrible win-loss record against them doesn't mean that The Crusaders won't fair any better...though like student like teacher as they say, right?" Triple H had a sinister smile.
Apple Bloom spoke on the mic, "We accept their challenge, wouldn't mind knocking the crazy out of those 3 weirdos, though you still have to answer for yer sins against Seth Rollins".
Triple H glared, "Watch yourself kid, now Ambrose, you also have a match at WresteMania, winning The Royal Rumble means you'll be able to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania, I hope you're ready for a trip to Suplex City".
Ambrose had a sick smile, "I'm more than ready, when I leave WrestleMania, I'm gonna be the one with that WWE Title around my waist, I will slay The Beast!"
Triple H simply said, "We'll see about that", he then left the stage, Rollins looked a bit unsatisfied and shouted a bit before the song 'Fight' played & Kevin Owens made his way to the stage, with Roman glaring at him, "By the way, I beat you last night Roman Reigns, in fact now I can say I beat all 3 of you Shield guys, so Ambrose, if you win that Title, and that's a big if, I'm coming for it".
Roman spoke again, "Why don't you come down here and say that!?" Owens backed away a bit, "Um Roman, I already beat you, I got nothing to prove to you".
"Nothing to prove? You got lucky last night, how about one more round? I'm ready to knock the teeth out of your mouth", Roman taunted. Owens looked like he was gonna come to the ring, but he changed his mind last minute and said, "Another time maybe".
Roman looked furious that Owens walked off, crowd booing. The Shield & The Crusaders weren't done yet, they had one major task ahead of them, focusing on WrestleMania.
Weeks passed by, leading up to the big event, The Wyatt Family cut several promos on the Cutie Mark Crusaders, describing them as poor lost children who have wandered into false idols who won't get them anywhere, though Apple Bloom's counter argument is that the friendship they have with The Shield will only make them stronger and ready to fight.
The mind games intensified for weeks, various promos, girls finding sheep masks everywhere, constantly hearing "Follow the Buzzards", almost getting to them a bit. At one point, after Apple Bloom successfully defended her IC Title against R-Truth, the Wyatts showed up and laid Apple Bloom to waist. the Crusaders tried helping but they also got over powered and beaten down. Bray Wyatt clearly enjoyed what he was doing, it was sickening to others.
Roman & Owens continued to cross paths, attacking each other at every opportunity, crossing paths more than once, got to a point where Owens nearly cost Roman & Ambrose a Tag Title Match against The Usos, and the two started brawling afterwards. Due to this a match at WrestleMania was set, Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns in a no DQ match.
Rollins continued to badger & taunt Triple H week in and week out, demanding to face him at WrestleMania. After a match Rollins had against Ryback, J & J came out with Big Show to attack Rollins a bit. Ryback ignored it at first, but soon felt some pity for Rollins, so he rushed into the ring and helped to fight away The Authority. Soon Triple H came out with his sledgehammer and attacked both Ryback & Rollins with it. He then looked down to Rollins and said, "You want your match? You got it, WrestleMania, you and me for the US Title".
Triple H left the ring with a Satisfied grin on his face, though Rollins felt some sense of accomplishment, having goaded Triple H into a match at WrestleMania.
Soon came time for the big event itself, WresteMania, sold out in Texas in a huge Stadium.
WrestleMania had a stacked card this year and the event opened with the No DQ match between Roman Reigns & Kevin Owens.
'Fight' played first as Owens made his way to the ring, cocky attitude and all. 'The Truth Reigns' played for Roman Reigns, coming in through the crowd as normal, though as soon as he got in the ring, Owens went for the offence and attacked him, the ref signaling for the match to start.
Owens pummeled Roman into the corner and started beating down on him, and then slamming him around the ring. He picked up Roman and hit a few strikes before Roman started to counter and then kick Owens and then hit him with a clothesline and did a brief pose to the crowd with an intense face before going in to attack again, but Owens countered and hit a few forearms to Roman.
Roman then kneed Owens and tossed him out the ring, with Roman quickly following outside and then stomped on Owens a few times before grabbing a chair, ready to strike down but Owens moved and did a side kick to Roman's gut, making him drop the chair. He then shoved Roman into the steel steps.
Roman held his back in pain but managed to dodge an oncoming kick from Owens, causing him to knock the steps over. Owens went to attack again but Roman stuck him a few times and knocked him over. Roman then grabbed the steel steps and rammed into Owens and then slammed the steps down on him.
He picked up Owens and started to strike him a bit, but Owens shoved Roman away and hit a strong clothesline. Owens then picked up Roman and slammed him on the announce table and pummeled him a bit. The commentators moved away, not wanting to get caught in the crossfire. Owens then grabbed the chair Roman dropped and attempted to slam down, but Roman moved out the way and went in to attack Owens a bit.
The two continued to brawl outside the ring for a bit, several shots traded, Owens at one point finally hitting Roman with the chair and assaulted him a bit before throwing him in the ring. Owens went to attack some more but Roman hit his gut a bit before shoving him away and going for a Superman punch, but Owens ducked and then hit Roman with a package slam and went for a cover but only got a two count.
They continued to battle a bit, Owens at one point set a table in the corner and grabbed Roman for a powerbomb, but Roman managed to counter out of it and then hit a Samoan Drop on Owens for a two count. They got up and started trading several shots to each other, the two having cuts on their heads from the hard strikes and weapon usage. Owens managed to hit Roman with a back body drop and he landed near the table.
When Roman got up Owens stuck him hard and made him fall down against the table. He went to the opposite corner and went for a cannonball splash but Roman dodged and Owens went through the table. Roman then went to the opposite corner and waited for Owens to stand up, once he was on his feet, Roman hit a viscous spear to Owens and pinned him for a 3 count.
"Here is your winner, Roman Reigns!" Lillian said as 'The Truth Reigns' played throughout the arena. Roman could barely stand, having been taken to the limit by Owens and rolled out the ring, making his way to the back. Owens got up a moment later and looked displeased at the loss, muttering something about Roman being lucky and went to the back himself.
Later on the familiar video package of The Wyatt Family played, "We're here". Soon the arena went dark as 'Live in Fear' played and all 3 members of The Wyatt Family, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Erick Rowan, made their way to the ring, Wyatt leading the way with his lantern.
Once Wyatt blew out the lantern, the entrance music ended and the lights came back on, Wyatt then entered the ring erratically and looked to the stage with his brothers beside him, calling out the Crusaders.
"Your king calls for you girls! King Sombra welcomes you back home!"
'Look here, are 3 little ponies, ready to sing for this crowd, listen up, cause here's our story, and we're gonna sing it VERY LOUD'
'We are the Cutie Mark Crusaders' played as The Crusaders made their way to the ring, though they were actually singing the entrance theme as they went to the ring, mostly Scootaloo, the others only joining for the chorus.
'We are the Cutie Mark Crusaders, and we're gonna find out who we are, and we'll never stop the jouney, not until we get out Cutie Marks!'
The girls stood together and did 'The Shield' triple fist bump pose as Apple Bloom held up her Intercontinental Title. Wyatt just glared at the 3 girls with a sick smile, Harper just looked with his crazy eyes, and Rowan took off his sheep mask.
"Am I the only one who hates that song? Seriously, those girls can't sing well", JBL said.
"They sing just fine, besides according to Seth Rollins, Sweetie Belle has the singing voice of an angel", Cole said.
"I heard she sings him lullabies sometimes to help him get to sleep, especially after a stressful day", King said.
Once the bell rang, Wyatt sent Rowan in to start the match; Scootaloo stepped up as the first challenger. Now at this point, Scootaloo is second to Apple Bloom when it comes to wrestling matches, having only wrestled a few times, as compared to Apple Bloom who's wrestled several times, and Sweetie Belle who hasn't wrestled that much.
Rowan went in to stomp on Scootaloo but she rolled out the way and then punched his legs a few times, moving quickly to make sure he doesn't grab her. Rowan stomped down a few times but Scootaloo rushed around the ring to avoid and then ran in to hit Rowan in the gut a few times, but the luck ran out when Rowan caught her with a big boot.
Scootaloo backed away to her corner; Sweetie Belle tagged in and entered the ring. Harper held his hand out for Rowan to tag him in, which he obliged. Sweetie pranced around the ring a bit while Harper just stared; his stare was quite scary and intimidating. She wasn't gonna let it get to her and she simply taunted him a bit before kicking his legs a bit and then hit a dropkick on his leg.
Sweetie continued to attack his leg until he hit her with a kick to her face and then picked her up and slammed her down hard. He grabbed her and put her in a corner where he elbowed at her and tossed her to the other side while shouting, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!" in an odd sort of way.
Sweetie Belle started to stand but Harper stomped on her a bit and kicked her back to her corner. Sweetie immediately tagged out to Apple Bloom, who went in ready for a fight. Harper went to attack Apple Bloom but she hit a strong front dropkick to his gut, and then ran to her corner and ran in for another front dropkick, knocking him back more. She got riled up and did one final dropkick, able to knock Harper back to the Wyatt corner.
Bray Wyatt then tagged himself in and stood across from Apple Bloom, each with a sadistic smile, Wyatt looking a bit maniacal, Apple Bloom doing a Dean Ambrose inspired smile, showing that she's not gonna let Wyatt get in her head.
Wyatt held his arms out, "We only want to get you back to your king!" Apple Bloom glared, "Tell King Sombra he can go to hell!"
Wyatt chuckled a bit before going to attack Apple Bloom but she dodged out the way and did a few strong kicks and then did a chop block to the back of his leg. Wyatt then kicked Apple Bloom away and then picked her p to slam her, but she countered with a drop kick to his face, making him stumble.
She then went and did another dropkick, knocking Wyatt into a corner, and then she rushed in and got to the top rope and got in good position to strike Wyatt in the face a few times before doing a strong kick to his head and then jumping in to do a DDT, bringing Wyatt down.
Apple Bloom riled up the crowd and waited for Wyatt to get up a bit and then attacked him a few more times with punches and kicks and then ran back a little and rushed in to do another dropkick but Wyatt caught her and did a side slam, taking her down and posing to the crowd, "Where is her magic now! The Magic of Friendship is nothing compared to my power!"
The crowd booed him, as did the Crusaders, who were yelling at him to shut his mouth, all Wyatt did was bow to them in a mocking way. The match continued on, the Wyatts and the Crusaders tagging in and out, though Apple Bloom handled herself a bit better than her teammates, but Scootaloo, being something of an athlete herself thanks to her skills with her scooter, was able to handle herself, knowing how to pace herself and moved pretty quickly. Scootaloo herself had gotten a few lessons from Neville and Baron Corbin.
Towards the end of the match, The referee got hurt when Wyatt attempted to attack Apple Bloom in the corner, but she moved and the referee got hit, taking him down.
At this point, the other Wyatt guys came into the ring and started to attack The Crusaders, the match was going into chaos. Harper & Rowan left the ring to grab some chairs, much to the disgust of the commentators.
"Aw come on! Is this necessary!?" Cole shouted.
Before they can enter the ring, two guys appeared form the crowd and attacked Harper & Rowan.
"Who are those guys!?" King asked.
Cole got a good look at them, "They're from NXT! Enzo Amrore & Colin Cassidy!"
Indeed NXT team Enzo Amore, alongside his partner Big Cass, had shown up to ringside and attacked Harper and Rowan respectively and slammed them against the barricade. They both glared into the ring and ran in, staring down Bray Wyatt, who looked unsure of this situation.
"Why are you here!?" he shouted at them. Enzo grinned at him before gesturing to Cass to attack. Wyatt managed to fight them off a bit but they overpowered him. Eventually Wyatt managed to shove away Cass and hit Enzo with a diving crossbody attack before focusing soley on Cass.
Then another NXT star arrived, The Lone Wolf, Baron Corbin, who went in and ambushed Wyatt from behind and started stomping away at him. Outside Harper is trying to recover, but was suddenly hit with a superkick.
"It's Tyler Breeze! He just hit the Supermodel Kick!" Cole shouted.
Tyler Breeze looked to the ring and went in to attack Bray Wyatt. Didn't just stop there, others like Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, Hideo Itami, Solomon Crowe & Samoa Joe came to the ring to attack The Wyatt Family, even NXT Graduate Neville came out to help during this situation.
After Harper and Rowan were dealt with, the NXT stars focused on Bray Wyatt, they surrounded him as it looked like he was trying to plea to them. Tyler went in and did his 'Beauty Shot' wheel kick, then Enzo & Cass did their Rocket Launcher splash to Wyatt. They picked up Wyatt and Itami did his running Kick to the face, Balor went to the top rope and did his 'Coup D'état' Foot Stomp on his chest.
They then got Wyatt to the corner and Sami Zayn did his 'Hellluva Kick' running boot, then Samoa Joe put Wyatt on the top rope and did his 'Muscle Buster' attack. Solomone Crowe did his 'Crow Bar' submission before setting Wyatt up for Neville's 'Red Arrow' Corkscrew Shooting Star Press.
They got him up once more so that Apple Bloom can do her bulldog DDT and then covered Wyatt as the NXT stars left the ring. The referee managed to recover and did a slow 3 count, resulting in a win for the Crusaders.
"Here are your winners, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo & Sweetie Belle, The Cutie Mark Crusaders!" Lillian said. The girls celebrated with the NXT stars, big win for them at WrestleMania and they all made their way out the ring.
"The NXT stars coming to help out their pupils", Cole stated.
Next match was for the US Title. 'The Game' played as Triple H came to the ring, in style as he arrived sitting on a throne being pulled by a few slaves, then standing and walking to the ring with a purpose. After he arrived, 'Second Coming' played as Rollins made his way to the ring with his US Title. Once in the ring they had an intense stare down. Once the bell rang, they started slugging it out, not relenting on their strikes.
They spent the first few minutes of the match striking each other and taking a break to stare down. They also locked up several times, trying to overpower each other, Triple H had more physical strength, but Rollins was a bit craftier.
They continued their fight, brawling all around the ring, trying to take each other out. Triple H hit Rollins with his 'Double A Spinebuster', and looked down on Rollins, "You could have been bigger! You threw it all away for your useless friendship! They'll never amount to anything, now neither will you!"
He picked up Rollins but Rollins kicked Triple H in the gut and punched him back and did a dropkick to the corner and rushed in with a few more strikes, yelling at Triple H, "I don't need you! I didn't need you in ROH! I definitely don't need you here! Besides if there's one thing I've learned from Sweetie Belle…", he threw Triple H on the ground and kicked him in the face before kneeling down to him, "Friendship is Magic!", he pinned Triple H but only got a two count.
Rollins looked frustrated and continued to attack, but Triple H fought back, they brawled for several minutes, locking each other in submissions, mostly headlocks, but soon Rollins managed to counter out and hit Triple H with a turnbuckle powerbomb and hit his curb Stomp then went for a pin.
"One, two-", much to the surprise of Rollins, Triple H kicked out. He looked furious and continued to attack, but Triple H started fighting back and then did his knee buster, smashing the face of Rollins on his knee, and then hitting a pedigree.
He pinned him but only got a two count, infuriating Triple H and he started yelling at the referee, threatening to fire him over the two count. During the distraction, Rollins attacked Triple H and the two continued to brawl.
Triple H continued to fight and managed to hit Rollins with a second pedigree, but only a two count, now Triple H was furious and left the ring and looked under the apron and grabbed a sledgehammer and went back inside the ring.
The ref started yelling at Triple H to drop the weapon but Triple H ignored him and went to strike Rollins with the hammer, but Rollins managed to move out the way and kick Triple H back, knocking the ref down a moment, stunning him.
During that Rollins quickly grabbed the sledgehammer and hit Triple H in the gut while the ref had his back turned and tossed it out and quickly hit Triple H with a curb stomp and pinned him for a 3 count.
"Here is your winner and STILL WWE United States Champion, Seth Rollins!" Lillian said as Rollins held up his US Title in victory. He looked down to Triple H a moment as he was being helped out of the ring and he got to the second turnbuckle and celebrated with his title.
Sweetie Belle rushed to the ring and hugged Seth for his win, "I knew you could do it!" Rollins picked her up and hugged her for a bit and left the ring with her.
Other matches happened, including Ryback vs. Big Show, Ziggler vs. Bryan, Cena vs. Neville & The Undertaker vs. Sting.
Soon came time for the Main Event, 'Retaliation' played as Dean Ambrose made his way to the ring. 'The Next Big Thing' played as Brock Lesnar came down with Paul Heyman in his corner.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall and is for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, in this corner the challenger, hailing from Cincinnati Ohio, The Lunatic Fringe, Dean Ambrose!"
The crowd cheered for Ambrose, "In this corner, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, he is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, The Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar!"
Lesnar posed with his belt and waited a bit before the bell rang and the match started.
Ambrose, being the Lunatic he was, rushed in to attack Lesnar but Lesnar caught him and tossed him back and rushed in with a clothesline. He picked up Ambrose and hit a German Suplex.
"Suplex City time!" Heyman shouted. Lesnar continued to attack Ambrose with his suplexes, after hitting 5, Ambrose rolled out the ring to catch a breather. Brock leaves the ring to pursue Ambrose, but he did a dropkick to Lesnar's legs, causing him to trip and Lesnar went face first into the ring pole.
"Thank you Abby!" Ambrose said and rushed in to capitalize on Lesnar being stunned and attacked some more, pummeling Lesnar. Lesnar managed to shove Ambrose off and when Ambrose went to attack again, Lesnar caught him and hit a belly to belly suplex.
Ambrose was in some slight pain as Lesnar picked him up and threw him into the ring, hell-bent on continuing his assault, tossing Ambrose to a corner and elbowing him and pummeling him. He then pulled Ambrose into a harsh clothesline.
During all this, Apple Bloom came to ringside to support Ambrose, "Come on Dean! You can do it!"
Lesnar looked to her and chuckled, "Did you like your last trip to suplex city little filly?" Apple Bloom didn't look pleased, "Y'all aint funny Lesnar!"
"Settle down little filly, go back to the stables where you belong!" Lesnar shouted, infuriating Apple Bloom, "Hey! You ain't the only farmer! Mah family runs an Apple Farm!"
"That's nice, I run two farms", Lesnar taunted, though the distraction allowed Ambrose to capitalize and attack him a bit, kicking Lesnar in the legs and striking his torso a few times.
Lesnar simply shoved Ambrose away and then as he rebounded, he hit Ambrose with another suplex. Lesnar taunted to the crowd as Apple Bloom cheered on Ambrose.
Heyman laughed at Apple Bloom's cheers, "Hey, little girl, you're wasting your breath! It's only a matter of time!"
Apple Bloom rolled her eyes and continued cheering for Ambrose. Lesnar got Lesnar on his shoulders and hit an F-5 and pinned Ambrose, luckily Ambrose got his foot on the rope, breaking the pin.
Lesnar looked unhappy, "You're just delaying the inevitable!" he picked up Ambrose and started kneeing him in the gut and then tossed Ambrose across the ring. He went to attack again but Ambrose managed to kick his gut a few times and elbowed Lesnar hard.
Lesnar went to attack but Ambrose ducked and did a jumping DDT to take Lesnar down, but he immediately got back up. Ambrose started pummeling but Lesnar hit Ambrose hard in the face, causing him to rebound against the ropes, but Ambrose came back with a clothesline to take Lesnar down, stunning him a bit.
"He's got Lesnar down, he needs to Capitalize!" Cole shouted.
Ambrose got up quickly and stomped down on Lesnar, at this point doing just about anything to keep Lesnar down, then going to the top rope and setting up for a diving elbow. He then jumped down with his elbow and took Lesnar down again; he was on fire and literally had Lesnar on the ropes.
Ambrose attacked more and managed to hit his Dirty Deeds DDT but only got a two count, causing some frustration from Ambrose. He looked to Lesnar, "Stay down you son of a bitch!" He stomped on him but Lesnar managed to catch a foot and shove Ambrose back and rushed in for a strong clothesline, then picked Ambrose up for some German Suplexes, he managed to hit two, keeping his arms wrapped around for another, however Ambrose grabbed the ring ropes to protect himself.
Lesnar tried to pull and eventually got him away and did another but Ambrose managed to do a back flip, landing on his feet, surprising everyone. Lesnar turned around and Ambrose set up for his Dirty Deeds DDT but Lesnar punched his gut a bit and shoved Ambrose against the ropes but once again he did the rebound clothesline to knock Lesnar down.
Lesnar got up and struck Ambrose hard and set him up for another F-5 but Ambrose managed to hop off and did a schoolboy roll-up to Lesnar, "1, 2, 3!"
The bell rang, Ambrose had just pinned Lesnar, taking everyone by surprise, from Heyman, to Lesnar, to Heyman, The Commentators, Apple Bloom and even Ambrose himself.
"Here is your winner and NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Dean Ambrose!"
'Retaliation' played as Ambrose celebrated his win with an excited smile, even grew even more excited as The Refree handed him the WWE Title. Ambrose fell to his knees, hugging the belt, almost in tears after winning.
Apple Bloom rushed into the ring and hugged him, herself feeling teary eyed, so happy for Ambrose. During the celebration, Lesnar just watched Ambrose, still in shock over the loss. Soon The other Sheild & Crusaders came out to celebrate with Ambrose, feeling very happy for their friend.
During this, Lesnar approached Ambrose, a look of slight irritation on his face. Ambrose just glared, ready for another fight if need be, but much to their surprise, Lesnar extended his hand as a sign of good sportsmanship.
Ambrose hesitantly shook his hand as Lesnar said, "Enjoy your win, next time you won't be so lucky".
Ambrose grinned, "We'll see about that Brock".
Lesnar nodded and left the ring with Heyman following, keeping an eye on The Shield & Crusaders, somewhat impressed by what transpired.
Ambrose continued to celebrate with his title as Triple H watched in the back, feeling a bit irate, with Stephanie by his side. Soon he heard a knock on the door and a familiar person entered, "Feeling ok there Hunter?"
Triple H grinned, "Good to see you again Dave".
In Triple H's room was his partner in Evolution, Batista, who looked like he was ready to do business.
As they were in the ring, they heard a Gong as the lights went off. After a few minutes, the Gong happened again and The Undertaker was standing in the ring, freaking out everyone, especially The Crusaders, who know off what The Undertaker was capable off.
Undertaker, mic in hand, looked to the girls and spoke, "Your time will come soon…contrary to what Bray Wyatt told you, your King won't welcome you home, unless you were captured and ready for enslavement", he approached them, "However, I am close to breaking his portal, his power is strong but my power is not to be underestimated, I promise to get you girls home, and I promise it will be soon".
The Crusaders looked happy, but confused, Apple Bloom grabbed the mic, "Why are you helping us sir?"
Undertaker spoke again, "Because I know you're lost, my job is to help those lost souls, living or not, plus his power is dangerous, if he comes here, all hope is lost, we need to get you home, I know your sisters are probably waiting for you, I have made some contact with your world, I spoke with your Princess Luna, the fate of your world, this world and many worlds are up in the air, and if we don't end this soon, all hope is lost".
The Crusaders nodded, then Ambrose grabbed the mic, "These girls won't be going back alone, if need be, we'll go to their world and, to Quote The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment, of course you know I'm talking about The Rock", that got some cheers, "We're gonna go to Equestria, find King Sombra, and Layeth The Smackdown, on his Candy Ass!"
The crowd cheered loudly at that, The Crusaders grinned as Apple Bloom grabbed the mic, "I'd like to quote WWE Hall of Famer, Stone Cold Steve Austin, when I said…And that's the bottom line, cause The Shield & The Cutie Mark Crusaders say so!"
More cheers rang through as Ambrose hugged Apple Bloom, very proud of her, "We'll get you girls home soon, but for now, it's time to celebrate, with a party!"
'Break Away' played as Adam Rose came down to the ring with his Rosebuds, "Did somebody say Party!?" everyone cheered as Adam Rose spoke, "For the record, if you do go to Equestria, take me with you, I'd so like to meet this Pinkie Pie mare, we can make one lovely party! For now! Party Time!"
Adam Rose, his rosebuds, The Crusaders & Shield celebrated for the time being as The Undertaker made his way out the ring in his own fashion, mysterious and enigmatic.
Meanwhile watching them through a monitor was the charismatic one, Stardust, who looked a bit fascinated, "So, the stars are aligning, soon the gateways will open, the new Dimension will be unveiled, and I shall finally gain the Cosmic Power I have been searching for!" Stardust then let out a loud hiss as he laughed maniacally.
While it may be a while before The Crusaders will get home, for now they are enjoying themselves in the WWE Universe, on top of the world, but what other challenges await them? They'll tackle it head on, but not without their Shield.
The Story ends for now, but The Crusaders have quite a path ahead of them, along with their friends in The Shield.