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WWE RAW REPORT: WAS THE FINAL PERSON IN THE GAUNTLET MATCH THE 'WINNER'?, IS SOMEONE READY FOR ASUKA?, WILL THE ALLIANCES CONTINUE ON SUNDAY?

By Richard Trionfo on 2018-02-19 23:03:00

We are in Phoenix, Arizona and your announcers are Corey Graves, Michael Cole, and Jonathan Coachman.

Roman Reigns is asked about starting off the gauntlet match and participating in this match less than a week before the Elimination Chamber.  Roman says he is not concerned about tonight, but he is concerned about the Elimination Chamber. He has never been in one before but he has seen what happens to the participants.  He will be in there against the toughest in the world.  People like John Cena, Seth Rollins, the Miz, Elias, Finn Balor, and Braun Strowman.  Those men have one thing in common.  They cannot beat Brock Lesnar, but Roman says he can.  Roman tells everyone to watch the last time he faced Brock at Wrestlemania.

Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring.

Match Number One:  Men's Elimination Chamber Participant Gauntlet Match

Segment One:  Roman Reigns versus Seth Rollins

They circle each other before locking up.  Roman with a clean break.  Seth with a waist lock but Roman with a wrist lock.  Rollins with a reversal.  Roman with a side head lock and take down.  Rollins with a head scissors and Roman escapes.  Roman with a side head lock take down.  Roman with a shoulder tackle but Rollins with an arm drag and rollup for a near fall.  Rollins with a backslide for a near fall.  Rollins with a back heel kick and then Roman and Rolins have a stand off.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Roman with a side head lock.  Rollins with punches to the midsection followed by a jaw breaker.  Roman with a back elbow.  Roman punches Rollins in the corner.  Roman with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot.  Roman with a tilt-a-whirl slam for a near fall.  Rollins with a kick and back elbow to Reigns.  Roman runs into a boot and then Rollins goes to the turnbuckles for a blockbuster and slingblade.  Rollins hobbles and charges gingerly into the corner but he is sent to the apron.  Rollins with an elbow and a springboard clotheslline.

Rollins clotheslines Reigns over the top rope to the floor.  Rollins sets for a suicide dive but the attempt is thwarted by a Reigns uppercut.  Reigns with a broad jump drop kick to Rollins.  Rollins misses a punch but Reigns with a flying clothesline followed by NeverEnding Story.  Reigns with a boot to the head and Rollins goes down.  Rollins avoids the Superman punch but Reigns with a head butt.  Rollins avoids the Superman punch again and Rollins with a buckle bomb but Reigns comes out of the corner with a Superman punch and both men are down.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Rollins goes up top but misses a frog splash when Roman moves out of the way.  Rollins with forearms but Reigns with punches and forearms followed by an uppercut.  Rollins sends Roman over the top rope to the floor.  Rollins with a suicide dive that connects.  Rollins goes for a second one and he hits it.  Rollins goes for the springboard knee to the temple but Roman with a Superman punch and Roman gets a near fall.

Roman looks around and he sets for the spear.  Rollins with a kick and thrust kick.  Rollins misses Black Out and Roman with a rollup for a near fall.  Rollins with a rollup for the three count.

Segment Winner:  Seth Rollins

Roman says something to Seth and he offers his fist to Seth, but Seth's next opponent comes out.

Segment Two:  Seth Rollins versus John Cena

Rollins with a clothesline for a near fall.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cena with a side head lock.  Cena gets a near fall.  Cena with a clothesline and then the shirt comes off and he throws it into the crowd before he makes the cover and gets a near fall.  Cena with a punch followed by a hard Irish whip and he gets a near fall.  Rollins gets out of the body scissors but Cena holds on to the side head lock.  Cena with a forearm to the back of the neck.  Cena with a boot to the head and then he sends Rollins to the floor.  Cena lets the referee start his count.

Rollins gets back into the ring before the ten count.  Cena kicks Rollins in the head.  Cena tells Rollins to stay down as the referee makes his count with Rollins on the mat.  Cena with a belly-to-belly suplex and he picks Rollins up for a second one.  Cena with a third belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Seth Rollins gets back to his feet.  Cena gets Rollins on his shoulders but Rollins escapes and hits a DDT for a near fall.  Rollins with punches and chops.  Cena with a pop up cutter for a near fall.  Rollins backs himself into the corner to avoid Cena and Cena stands over him like a predator waiting to finish off a weakened victim.  Rollins gets to his feet and Cena punches Rollins and Seth goes back to the mat.  Cena with another punch and Rollins goes down again.

Cena does laps around Rollins as Seth struggles to get back to his feet.  Rollins misses a punch and Cena with a punch of his own for a near fall.  Rollins pushes Cena and punches John.  They go back and forth with punches.  Cena with a back elbow for a near fall.  Rollins is knocked off the apron by Cena and the referee makes his count.  Rollins gets back into the ring at nine.

We go to commercial.

We are back and John Cena is standing over Seth Rollins while the referee checks on Seth.  Cena with two flying shoulder tackles and a Blue Thunder Bomb that is countered into a side head lock take down.  Rollins is sent to the apron and he connects with a forearm.  Cena catches Rollins on a springboard move and Cena with an STF.  Rollins kicks Cena away and hits Slingblade for a near fall.  

Rollins with a running forearm into the corner followed by a suplex and he rolls through for the Falcon Arrow but Rollins cannot get him up.  Cena with a rollup for a near fall.  Cena with a Blue Thunder Bomb and then he sets for the Five Knuckle Shuffle but Rollins with a kick and thrust kick followed by a super kick for a near fall.  Rollins tries to suplex Cena from the apron into the ring but Cena blocks it.  Cena brings Rollins to the apron and Rollins charges at Cena but Cena moves and Rollins hits the ring post shoulder first.

Cena charges at Rollins but Rollins moves and Cena hits the ring steps.  The referee makes the count and both power up to get back into the ring and both collapse upon re-entry.  Cena with punches and then he hits another Blue Thunder Bomb.  Cena with a five knuckle shuffle and he gets Rollins up for the Attitude Adjustment but Rollins counters into a rollup for a near fall.  Rollins with a crossface.  Cena gets back to his feet and he gets Rollins on his shoulders for an Attitude Adjustment but Rollins lands on his feet.  Rollins with an enzuigiri and Seth goes up top for a frog splash and hits it for a near fall.

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