Early on, Edge flips Del Rio over the top rope, but Del Rio countered, and smashed the injured arm of Edge into the guard rail and then into the steel steps. Moments later, Del Rio bounces Edge’s arm off the announce table. Edge flipped over the top rope, and landed on Del Rio on the outside. The referee started to count both men on the outside, but Edge tossed Del Rio back at seven. Del Rio has gained the upper hand for the most part in the opening six minutes of the contest. Del Rio continues to work on Edge’s injured arm. Del Rio applies the cross arm, but Edge gets to the bottom rope to get a break. Rodriquez got involved, which got Christian to go after him, but Clay knocked Christian to the floor on the outside. Cross-arm breaker in the middle, but Edge countered out. Edge applied a submission maneuver, as Christian took about Clay on the outside. Edge spears Del Rio and retains the World title at 11:07.

After the match, Edge takes a close look at the Rolls Royce, and then starts to kick it. He goes to the top, and drop an elbow on the roof. Del Rio comes up the ramp, but Christian has a crowbar. Edge smashes the car with the crowbar. Edge holds up the title belt, as Del Rio looks on in disgust.

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We go backstage with Todd Grisham and World Heavyweight Champion Edge. Edge talks about tonight’s match when Drew McIntyre walks up. Drew says Edge took something from him, Kelly Kelly, so he will take Edge’s prized possession tonight. Edge says like Kelly Kelly, the belt will never be seen with Drew.

SmackDown Elimination Chamber for the World Heavyweight Title: Edge vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Kane vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Wade Barrett

We see the Chamber being lowered down over the ring. Kane is the first man out for tonight’s SmackDown Elimination Chamber. Out next comes Drew McIntyre. Kane enters his pod as does Drew, but not before taunting Kane in his. Kane just laughs. Out next comes Wade Barrett, representing The Corre. Teddy Long comes out and talks about firing Dolph Ziggler on SmackDown. His replacement is… Big Show. Show comes out to a big pop and enters his pod. Out next comes Rey Mysterio and he will be starting the match out. The last man out is the World Heavyweight Champion Edge to another big pop.

The bell rings and Edge starts it off with Mysterio. Rey runs the ropes but Edge drops him on his face for a 2 count. More back and forth action. Rey with a headlock and right hands on Edge. Rey charges but Edge backdrops him onto the steel floor of the Chamber. Edge goes to the top but Rey fights him off. Rey punches Drew’s pod. Rey goes to the top and takes Edge to the mat with a hurricanrana for a 2 count. They go at it on the apron. Edge shoves Rey repeatedly into the steel wall.

Edge keeps in control and gets a 2 count on Rey. Edge rushes in the corner but Rey drops him with a toe hold. The counter goes off and Wade Barrett is released from his pod. Wade comes in and kicks Rey then starts stomping on him. Wade works Rey over in the corner and goes after Edge. Edge dodges him. Edge beats Wade down in the corner with right hands. Rey charges Edge but Edge throws him into Wade. Edge slides Rey under the bottom rope and face first into the Chamber wall. Edge turns around to a big slam from Barrett for 2.

Barrett continues to go back and forth between Edge and Rey. Wade with another big slam on Rey for 2. Wade power whips Rey into a corner and goes back to Edge. Wade uses the steel on Edge. Wade gets tossed by Edge onto the steel. Rey takes out Edge and goes to the top. Wade stops Rey on the top. Wade grabs Rey on his shoulders and knocks Edge down with his feet. Rey jumps from Wade’s shoulders to the cage wall and climbs. Barrett grabs him for a powerbomb but Rey counters and brings Wade into the ring. Rey goes for 619 on Barrett but Edge drops him in mid-run for a 2 count.

Edge stomps on Barrett in the corner. The timer goes off again and the next man let into the match is Kane. Kane comes in and drops Edge, Rey and Barrett with right hands. Kane with knees on Edge in the corner. Edge boots Kane in the face. Edge goes to the top but Kane drops him in mid-air with a right. Kane drops Barrett and dropkicks him in the face for a 2 count. Kane goes back to work on Rey in the corner. He throws Edge into Barrett in the corner and splashes them both. Kane drops Rey and then Edge with boots. Kane with a big sideslam on Barrett. Rey kicks Kane in the head for a 2 count. Edge now kicks Kane for another 2 count. Barrett then kicks Kane in the head for another 2 count. Rey and Edge goes to double clothesline Barrett but all three go down.

Barrett ends up on the outside of the ring on the platform. Kane beats him down up against the steel wall. Barrett fires back. Kane counters and slams Wade’s head into the steel. Rey and Kane go at it now. Rey climbs to the top but Kane knocks him off with a big uppercut. Rey is tangled up in the corner, hanging upside down. Edge comes over and kicks Rey while he’s hanging for a 2 count. Kane drops Edge with a big back elbow and starts stomping. The counter goes off and the next man in the match is Drew McIntyre. He comes in and torpedo launches Rey head first into a pod. Drew then goes to work on Kane, beating him down. Wade and Drew double team Kane and slam him back into the steel. Double clothesline to Kane. Drew turns on Wade and kicks the ropes below his belt. Drew shoves Wade back into a pod and he crashes through the glass.

Drew goes to work on Edge now. Snap suplex by Drew for a 2 count. Drew goes for his finisher but Edge counters and takes him down. Back and forth action here. Kane goes down and Rey goes for 619. Kane ducks it and drops him and Edge with big boots. Kane throws Rey hard into the corner and into the ring post. Drew goes for his DDT on Kane but Kane backdrops him into Barrett. Edge and Kane collide and both go down. Big Show comes in next and takes everyone out. He hits Drew with a knockout punch. Show singles out Barrett next and Barrett tries dodging him. Show grabs Barrett by his neck and shoves him back through the glass of a pod. Show unloads on Barrett with huge chops to his chest. Show slams Wade into the steel then brings it in the ring. Show drops Wade with a knockout punch and pins him. Wade is eliminated.

Rey Mysterio is on a pod. Kane drops Big Show with a shot from the top. Edge comes down with a top rope shot also and gets 2 on Big Show. Drew comes over and hits the Futureshock DDT on Show but only gets a 2 count. Rey is still up on the pod. Rey leaps down and hits a seated senton on Show for a 2 count. Show ends up on the ropes. Rey hits 619 on Show. Edge spears Show. Kane takes out Edge and Rey. Kane signals for a chokeslam on Show. Kane chokeslams Big Show for the thre count. Big Show is eliminated. Kane chokeslams Drew and eliminates him also.

Edge and Rey get chokeslammed at the same time by Kane. Edge is dumped to the platform. Kane and Rey go at it with Rey dropping him with a DDT. 2 count for Rey. Rey with a dive on Kane and another 2 count. Rey comes off the ropes but gets grabbed by the throat. Rey counters and hits 619 on Kane. Rey goes up top but Kane catches him. Edge hits a double spear on Kane and Rey. Edge pins Kane and he is eliminated. Kane drops Edge with a big boot after he’s eliminated. Kane won’t leave the ring. He grabs Rey and chokeslams him. A chokeslam for Edge also. Kane finally leaves the Chamber as the crowd boo’s.

It’s down to Edge and Mysterio now. They both go down again. Rey counters a spear and rolls Edge up for a 2 count. Rey hits a springboard crossbody. Edge counters a pin and Rey kicks out. Rey counters again in the corner and hits his bulldog for a 2 count. Rey goes to the top but Edge fights him. Rey knocks Edge back to the mat. Rey jumps onto Edge’s shoulders. Edge counters with a sitdown powerbomb and a 2 count. Rey counters now and drops Edge onto the ropes. Rey goes for 619 but Edge catches his legs. Edge applies a crab variation submission hold. Rey rolls out and gets a 2 count on Edge. Edge readies for a spear. Rey ducks and Edge hits the corner. Edge comes right back and nails the spear on Rey. Rey kicks out at 2.

They get to their feet. Rey kicks Edge and drops him for 619. Rey hits it this time. Rey hits the springboard splash but only gets a 2 count. Rey counters Edge yet again and hits 610 again. Rey goes to the top now. Edge catches him in mid-air with a spear for the pin and the win.

Winner: Edge

- After the match, Edge is recovering when Alberto Del Rio runs down. Del Rio attacks Edge and lays him out. Officials try to stop him as he locks on the armbar finisher on Edge. Edge is tapped out as Christian’s music hits! Christian runs to the ring and takes Del Rio down. Edge unloads on Del Rio with right hands. Christian takes his coat off and repeatedly kicks Del Rio. Christian continues the assault on Del Rio. Referees hold him back but Christian breaks through. Christian hits the Killswitch on Del Rio and lays him out. Christian’s music hits as he heads to the back, staring at Del Rio in the Chamber. We go to replays. Edge raises his World Title and looks down at Del Rio before exiting the Chamber.

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World Heavyweight Title Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Edge

hey lock up and Edge hits Dolph with a knee and right hands. Edge starts an offense but Ziggler makes a comeback and takes Edge to the corner. Dolph unloads with right hands. Edge comes back, drops a series of knees for a 1 count on Ziggler. Edge with a gutbuster for a 2 count. Edge continues the offense for a third pin attempt. Edge knocks Dolph around the ring with right hands. Edge pulls Dolph’s face down on the apron and throws him into the barricade outside of the ring.

Edge beats Ziggler up on the outside of the ring. Dolph comes back and brings it back in the ring for a 2 count, working on Edge’s neck. Ziggler stomps away on Edge’s back. Ziggler elbows Edge’s neck on the apron as the referee counts. Ziggler comes back in the ring and chokes Edge on the ropes. Ziggler with a 2 count. Ziggler goes back to working on Edge’s neck with a headlock. Edge fights out of it and whips Ziggler into the corner but runs into his boot. Ziggler with a sunset flip off the top but Edge rolls out of it. Edge slingshots Ziggler head first into the corner for a 2 count. Ziggler goes after Edge’s knee and drops him with a neckbreaker. 2 count.

Back and forth action. Ziggler goes back to work on Edge on the mat. A big elbow drop and a 2 count from Ziggler. Edge ends up on the apron. Ziggler runs and knocks him off, sending him into the fan barrier. Ziggler brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Ziggler continues the attack on Edge and focuses on the neck. Edge fights to his feet again. Both men go for a crossbody and collide in mid-air. Ziggler charges Edge in the corner with a flying elbow but misses. Ziggler charges again but Edge drops him on his face. They run the ropes and Edge makes a comeback with a series of moves and a 2 count.

More back and forth. Ziggler goes for his leg drop finisher but Edge counters with a powerbomb and he only gets a 2. Edge climbs up to the top but Ziggler meets him. Ziggler climbs up and hits Edge with headbutts. Ziggler goes for a superplex but Edge fights back and knocks him to the mat. Edge hits a flying crossbody but Ziggler turns it into a close 2 count. They get to their feet and Ziggler dropkicks Edge for a 2 count. Edge eventually locks on a sharpshooter but Ziggler makes it to the ropes. Edge runs the ropes and gets hung up on the ropes. Ziggler hits the leg drop on Edge for a very close 2 count. Edge takes back control. He looks as if he’s going for a spear while Vickie screams. Ziggler takes advantage and goes for the sleeper hold. Edge counters and hits the big DDT for a 2 count as Vickie pulled the referee.

Vickie gets on the apron and slaps Edge. Dolph tries to come from behind but Edge moves and he almost hits Vickie. Edge rolls up Ziggler for a close 2 count. Vickie gets back on the apron and slaps Edge again. Kelly Kelly comes down and beats up Vickie Guerrero. Edge looks on. Ziggler hits his finisher on Edge from behind but still can only get a 2 count. They go for their feet. Ziggler applies the sleeper hold. Eventually Vickie and the referee go down. Edge hits the spear without anyone seeing it and lays Ziggler out. Edge drops Ziggler on his face for the pin and the win.

Winner: Edge

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TLC Match for the World Heavyweight Title: Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Kane vs. Rey Mysterio

Kane goes right for Edge at the beginning of the match, taking him to the outside. Del Rio goes after Mysterio with a kick to the leg and a series of rights to the side of Mysterio’s head before whipping him across the ring. Mysterio comes right back with a headscissors that sends Del Rio into the middle turnbuckle, setting him up for a low dropkick. Kane and Edge take each other out on the outside and Mysterio rolls to the floor to grab a ladder. Mysterio brings the ladder into the ring and sets it up under the title, running right up the ladder and reaching for the belt. Del Rio comes in from behind and tips the ladder over, sending Mysterio crashing to the outside on top of Edge and Kane.

Mysterio is quick to get back to his feet and comes into the ring with another ladder in hand, but he finds himself crashing down to the mat at the hands of Del Rio. Del Rio sets the ladder up in the corner, but eats a drop toe hold into the ladder. Del Rio tries to send Mysterio into the ladder from electric chair position, but Mysterio is able to jump onto the ladder, and use it with a seated senton on top of Del Rio. Kane makes his way into the match and tosses Mysterio into the ladder, easily taking him out. Kane is taken out by Edge, but he’s quick to come back, taking Edge out with the ladder, then throwing a ladder over the top rope out on top of both Del Rio and Mysterio. Kane teases the chokeslam, but Edge blocks it and hits an implant DDT before using a ladder to knock Kane over the top rope to the outside.

Edge goes to the outside and grabs a really tall ladder, heading back inside the ring with it. Edge stops setting up the ladder to hit a baseball slide to Kane, who’s trying to bring another ladder into the match, sending the ladder right back into Kane’s own face. Edge sets up a table on the outside and goes toward Kane, but eats a quick right hand to the face. Kane slams Edge head first into the announce table before sending Edge over the barricade to the timekeeper’s area, kicking Del Rio in the face, and hitting Mysterio, laying him out. Kane grabs a table, and goes to set it up but actually rips off one of the legs of he table in the process. Kane attacks Mysterio and then Del Rio before propping up the table against the announce table. Kane catches both Mysterio and Del Rio in chokeslam position, but Edge comes in from behind to stop it, and all three men gang up on Kane. This only lasts for a little bit before Kane and Edge turn on Del Rio, slamming him into the barricade.

Edge and Mysterio fight off Kane and use their time to set up a table. Edge and Mysterio get Kane on the table, pounding away at the Big Red Machine and trying to wear him down. Edge goes back into the ring and sets the ladder in place, climbing up and launching himself off with a big dive, sending himself crashing down through Kane and the table. Mysterio uses the opportunity to climb into the ring and set up the ladder. Mysterio goes to climb the ladder, but Del Rio is able to sneak in from behind to stop things, sending Mysterio into the corner and following with a big enzugiri. Del Rio goes to the outside where he’s handed a chair by his ring announcer. Del Rio comes back into the ring but he eats a drop toe hold. Mysterio goes for the 619 but Del Rio ducks it, Mysterio spins around and walks right into a spear from Edge. Del Rio gets up and he too gets a spear for his troubles. Edge begins the climb up the ladder, but Kane is in to tip the ladder over, crotching Edge on the top rope. Del Rio and Mysterio come in and team up, clotheslining Kane and themselves over the top rope, but Kane is quick to come back, slamming both men into the ringside barricade. Continue reading »

World Heavyweight Title Match: Edge vs. Kane

We go to the ring and out comes the World Heavyweight Champion Kane, with no Paul Bearer in sight. Out next is Edge to a nice reaction from the crowd. Edge brings the wheelchair to the ring but its empty, no Bearer. This just makes Kane more mad.

The bell rings, and Kane tries to clothesline Edge, but eats a slap to the face instead. Edge comes back with a couple more rights to the face, rolls to the outside where he sweeps Kane off of his feet. Edge goes to the top and jumps off, almost getting caught with a chokeslam, but Edge fights out of it and hits a heel kick to put Kane on his back. Kane is able to fight back, clubbing Edge across the back. Edge rolls back to the outside, and wheels around the wheelchair, further maddening Kane. Kane rolls out to chase Edge, but Edge rolls back into the ring, hits a baseball slide, and sends Kane into the barricade. Edge sends Kane back into the ring, ducks a big boot and takes Kane back down to the mat, where he begins stomping at his knee and pounding his head.

Edge rolls to the outside and drags Kane by the leg to the corner of the ring, where he wraps his leg around the ring post. Edge rolls back into the ring and goes right back to work on Kane’s knees, stomping away at both of them before dragging him into the center of the ring and locking in a leg lock. Kane is able to fight out of it with a couple of quick leg drops. Both men get up to their feet and Edge tries for the Impaler DDT, but he’s instead placed across the top rope and kicked out to the floor. Kane follows out and he picks Edge up to his feet, catching him with a big right hand. Edge rolls back into the ring, but Kane drags his head out to the apron and lays into him with a series of rights. Kane makes his way back into the ring and sends Edge into the corner with a hard Irish whip. Kane chokes Edge against the bottom rope before picking him up and whipping him hard across the ring again. Kane chokes Edge with his boot while asking where his father is. Kane backs Edge up into the corner and comes at him hard with a couple of quick combinations and a big kick, that’s good for a near fall.

Kane continues to ask where Bearer is while holding on to a front chancery. Edge is able to fight up to his feet, but Kane snap mares him back down and hits a giant low dropkick. Kane goes for the cover but he’s only able to get a two count. Kane goes back to the chancery, continuing to wear down Edge. Edge is able to score a couple of shots to Kane’s stomach, staggering him. Edge finds himself backdropped out to the apron, but he comes back, slamming Kane head first into the turnbuckle, and hitting a big cross body from the top rope. Edge lays into Kane with a few right hands, but when he tries to whip Kane across the ring it’s reversed and he eats a big slam instead. Kane climbs to the top rope and leaps off with a dive, but he’s caught with a big dropkick from Edge instead.

Both men are able to make it back to their feet, where Edge ducks a clothesline and hits a running forearm, then a clothesline of his own before hitting a drop toe hold that sends Kane into the ropes. Edge hits a splash onto Kane’s back before trying for a quick roll up that’s good for a two count. Kane charges Edge in the corner only to walk into a big boot, but when Edge jumps from the second rope, it’s right into a big right hand from Kane. Kane tries for a suplex, but Edge reverses out of it into a fall away neckbreaker that’s good for another near fall. Both men are back up and Edge runs right into a big side slam from Kane that’s good for a near fall for the champion. Kane goes back up to the top, but Edge is able to stop him, sitting him down on the top rope instead. Edge scales the ropes, but Kane pushes him off, crotching him on the top rope. Kane jumps off the turnbuckle with a big lariat that puts Edge down on the mat for a two count. Kane tries for the chokeslam but Edge is able to fight it off and connect with the Impaler DDT instead.

Edge sets up for the spear, but Kane is able to meet him with a big boot instead, stopping Edge dead. Kane goes for, and connects with a big chokeslam, but it’s still not enough to keep Edge down for a three count. Kane argues with the ref for a bit before getting back up to his feet, frustrated. Kane tries for the tombstone, but Edge fights out of it and is able to connect with a spear. Both men have their shoulder’s down, and the ref counts three. Edge is announced as the winner and new World Champion.

The referee takes the World Title and waves off the announcement. The ref informs Tony Chimel that both Edge and Kane’s shoulders were down and the match results in a tie. It’s announced that Kane is still the World Heavyweight Champion. Kane’s music plays and he gets his belt back.

Winner and Still World Heavyweight Champion: Kane

- After the match, Kane attacks Edge and throws him out to the floor. Kane goes for a chokeslam but Edge counters and trips him into the steel steps. Edge throws Kane into the ringpost and sits him in the wheelchair. Edge runs Kane and the wheelchair through the fan barrier at ringside. Edge’s music hits and he leaves Kane laid out.

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Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown Elimination Match

We go to the ring for tonight’s Bragging Rights elimination match. Out first comes The Miz, RAW’s captain, followed by John Morrison, CM Punk, Ezekiel Jackson, Santino Marella, R-Truth and finally Sheamus. Team SmackDown is out next as the captain Big Show comes out with their mascot, Hornswoggle. We see the trophy at ringside. Rey Mysterio is out next, followed by Jack Swagger, Tyler Reks, Kofi Kingston, Alberto Del Rio and Edge. Del Rio had his own personal ring announcer out there. The two teams face off in the middle of the ring.

Reks eliminates Santino.
Sheamus eliminates Kofi Kingston.
Morrison eliminates Swagger
Sheamus eliminates Tyler Reks.

Big Show fights with Sheamus on the outside, they’re eventually counted out and both eliminated

Edge comes in and so does Truth. Edge hits a series of clotheslines, but Truth is quick to fight back with a big back heel kick and a clothesline of his own. Truth tries for an axe kick, but Edge avoids it, hits the spear, and goes for the pin. R-Truth is eliminated.

Morrison is right in and he tries for the starship pain, but Edge avoids it, hits another spear, and eliminates another. Morrison is eliminated.

Punk tries for the G2S, but Edge fights it off. Edge tries for another spear, but he misses and Del Rio tags himself in. Punk is able to surprise him with a backslide out of nowhere, and he scores a three count. Alberto Del Rio is eliminated.

Del Rio makes his way to the back, and while he does, he attacked by Rey Mysterio, who’s back in the match. Edge is able to score an enzugiri on Punk, and Punk tags out to Miz, who comes in and stops Edge from makes his own tag. Miz pounds on Edge before laying a boot into his chest. Miz distracts the ref so Jackson can kick Edge in the face. Miz tags out to Jackson, who hits Edge with a clubbing blow across the back before standing on his head, pushing it into the mat. Jackson slams Edge down into the mat before hitting a giant elbow drop that’s good for two.

Miz tags in and locks in a rear chin lock on Edge, trying to wear him down. Edge is able to fight back up to his feet, and out of the hold, but when Edge tries for an impaler, Miz counters with a neckbreaker combo. Edge tags out to Punk, who comes in and hits Edge with a series of kick, just being relentless. Punk sends Edge into the corner, but Edge avoids the high knee and counters with an electric chair drop.

Edge makes the tag and Mysterio comes in with a vengeance, scoring a kick to the head to Punk. Mysterio hits a springboard cross body, but Punk rolls through and gets a two count. Punk catches Mysterio in G2S position, but Mysterio fights out and he and Punk trade near falls for a bit. Mysterio sends Punk into the ropes and hits the 619, following up with a springboard splash, and scoring a three count.
CM Punk is eliminated.

Jackson is right in, taking advantage of an off guard Mysterio, and laying into him with punches and stomps. Jackson sends Mysterio into the corner, but charges into a couple of big boots. Jackson comes back with a nasty pounce, launching Mysterio across the ring. Jackson slams Mysterio into the corner.

Mysterio is able to get Jackson into the ropes, but when he tries for the 619, Jackson comes back with a shoulderblock. Mysterio is able to score a DDT. Mysterio gets Jackson into the ropes and hits the 619, following up with the springboard dive, which is botched pretty badly. Mysterio pins Jackson and Jackson is gone.

Jackson is eliminated.

Miz comes in and attacks Mysterio right away. Mysterio goes for the 619, but Riley distracts him. Mysterio goes for it again, hitting it on both Miz and Riley, who’s trying to protect Miz. Springboard splash and Miz gets his knees up but it’s not enough. Miz tries for the SCF, but Mysterio fights out, tags Edge, and Edge hits the spear. Edge pins Miz, and that’s it for this one. Miz is eliminated.

Winners: Team SmackDown, Edge and Rey Mysterio

- After the match, Edge, Hornswoggle and Rey Mysterio celebrate with the Bragging Rights trophy before heading to the back.

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Del Rio cuts a promo on the fans in Texas. He says he can buy every single one of them. Del Rio says he is better than everyone and says he is going to challenge…. Edge’s music interrupts and out he comes to the ring.

Edge says he is out here not to defend anyone, but to fight against stupidity. Edge says Del Rio has some parts of him that are stupid. Del Rio says he isn’t stupid, he’s the man who’s going to hurt you. Edge says Del Rio’s wink is stupid, his ring announcer is stupid and his scarf. It looks like we’re about to see a fight when Jack Swagger’s music hits and out he comes. Swagger says what’s stupid is a Canadian and an American arguing while he, the All-American, isn’t even wrestling tonight. Swagger is upset about Edge’s actions on Friday. Edge attacks Swagger but gets beatdown by Del Rio and Swagger. Del Rio slips away when the e-mail alert from RAW’s General Manager comes in. It’s announced that on RAW tomorrow, Edge must apologize to the GM. It’s also announced Edge vs. Swagger will take place right now. Continue reading »

Backstage with Edge and Todd Grisham. Grisham asks how he plans on winning. Edge says he will rise to the occasion and on night like this, he shocks people. Edge says he will walk out the new WWE Champion tonight.

Six Pack Challenge Elimination for the WWE Title: Randy Orton vs. Edge vs. Chris Jericho vs. John Cena vs. Wade Barrett vs. Sheamus

We go to the ring and out first comes the WWE Champion Sheamus. Out next is John Cena and he definitely gets a mied reaction from the crowd. Lots of boo’s as Cena heads to the ring. Edge is out next to a big pop from the crowd, bigger than Cena. Chris Jericho comes out next, also to a decent reaction. Out next is Wade Barrett to the lowest reaction of the night. And finally, Randy Orton comes out to the biggest pop of the match. They do formal introductions and here we go.

The bell rings, and it’s mayhem as things break down and everyone is just brawling. Please bear with me as this one will be difficult to call. Jericho and Orton are left as the only men in the ring and Jericho pounds on Orton. It doesn’t last long though as Cena comes in and he and Jericho stare each other down before trading blows. Jericho pounds on Cena in the corner, but he eats a bulldog in return. Jericho gets an RKO from Orton and Orton pins Jericho for the three. WOW!

Chris Jericho has been eliminated.

The whole match stops as Jericho is eliminated. Jericho is stunned. He takes his time heading to the back, looking shocked and upset. The other Superstars just stare at Jericho as he walks to the back. The match starts again and the RAW stars have Wade Barrett surrounded.

Everyone but Orton jumps Barrett, and even he eventually joins in before Barrett is clotheslined over the top rope by Sheamus and Edge. Orton and Cena toss Edge and Sheamus to the outside and we get an Orton/Cena tease, but Barrett breaks it up. Everyone is back in the ring and Barrett tries to order Sheamus and Edge around, but to no avail. Edge and Sheamus team up on Barrett instead, taking him down with a double shoulder block. Again we’re left with Cena and Orton alone in the ring.

Orton goes for the RKO but Cena blocks. Cena goes for the STF but Orton blocks. Orton tries for the rope assisted DDT but he can’t get it, Cena tries for the AA but can’t get it. Orton and Edge even try to double suplex Cena to the outside but they can’t get it done as Barrett pulls them to the outside. Sheamus focuses on Cena in the ring, hitting him with a clubbing blow across the chest before he goes to the outside and focuses on everyone else all at the same time. Sheamus throws Orton into the barricade at ringside before turning back to Cena in the ring.

Sheamus hits a high knee to Cena taking him down to the mat yet again. Sheamus tries for a short arm clothesline, but Cena responds with a series of right hands, only to walk into a high elbow from Sheamus. Sheamus pounds on Cena in the corner and sits Cena on the top turnbuckle facing away from the ring. Sheamus tries for the high cross, but Cena fights it off. Sheamus goes for a super belly to back suplex, but Cena fights that off too. Cena goes for the high leg drop, but Edge pulls him off the top rope. Edge and Sheamus place Cena on the top turnbuckle and go for a double superplex, taking Cena down to the mat hard.

Edge goes for the cover but Sheamus breaks it up inexplicably. Sheamus and Edge continue to team up on the outside of the ring, sending Barrett crashing into a ringside barricade. Sheamus turns to Orton, rolling him back into the ring and pounding away at him. Sheamus tries for a cover but he only gets a two count. Sheamus and Edge both kick away at Orton before Sheamus rolls to the outside and buries his elbow in Orton’s throat. Sheamus goes for another cover on Orton, but it’s still not enough to hold him down.

Sheamus and Edge pound on Orton in the corner before they both whip him across the ring. Sheamus sends Edge into Orton with an Irish whip, but Orton comes right back, attacking both Edge and Orton. Sheamus is able to cut Orton off with a high clothesline that takes him down to the mat. Barrett tries to get back into the match, but he’s sent off the apron with a big shoulder block. Edge and Sheamus turn their attention to each other, and Edge goes for a spear, but Sheamus sidesteps it before hitting a urunage backbreaker.

Sheamus stalks Edge and goes for the bicycle kick, but Edge ducks it and hits a spear. Out of nowhere Cena is in the ring going for an AA on Orton but Orton fights out and gets his with a spear from Edge. Cena hits an AA on Edge and pins him for the three count.

Edge has been eliminated.

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Going into the night, Team WWE’s seventh man remained a mystery. The Miz was convinced it was he who would be tapped, which made him all the more apoplectic when Cena revealed that the seventh man was actually Daniel Bryan.

As the audience in the STAPLES Center roared their approval, Daniel Bryan took his place alongside his new teammates. Despite a shrewd strategy employed by The Nexus, the group simply could not overcome their veteran counterparts and the momentum accompanying Daniel Bryan (despite an attack on him from The Miz during the match). With looks of shock and dismay, the members of The Nexus were humbled as, one-by-one, they found themselves eliminated from the bout until finally all seven were forced to admit defeat.

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Despite repeated attempts to escape the confines of their Steel Cage Match, Chris Jericho could not avoid Edge’s determined onslaught and fell victim to a hard-hitting Spear from The Rated-R Superstar.

In a Steel Cage Match, victory can only be achieved through pinfall, submission, or by escaping the cage. At the start of the night, Edge flatly stated that his game plan did not include leaving the cage.

Early in the match, Jericho had the chance to walk out of the cage door while Edge was down, but instead he turned and reentered the cage to go after The Rated-R Superstar. The decision proved to be a huge mistake for Jericho.

Similarly, Edge had a chance to climb out of the cage, but instead chose to remain to inflict more punishment on his rival. Despite Jericho’s pleas for mercy, Edge reveled in dishing out repeated pain and suffering. Then, just when it looked like Jericho could take no more, The Ultimate Opportunist put him out of his misery with a brutal Spear.