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COMPLETE WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2023 REPORT: DID SAMI PASS THE FINAL TEST, MANY RETURNS, A FEW SURPRISES, TWO RUMBLES, PITCH BLACK, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-01-28 19:00:00

It is time for a performance from Hardy.

Match Number Five:  Undisputed Men’s Championship Match: Kevin Owens versus Roman Reigns (with Sami Zayn and Paul Heyman)

Roman says we are going to teach him a lesson tonight.

They lock up and Roman with a side head lock.  Roman with a shoulder tackle.  Roman tells Sami to watch.  They lock up and Roman with a side head lock.  Roman with a shoulder tackle that flips Owens.  They lock up and Roman with a side head lock.  Owens with a back elbow and a back elbow.  Owens kicks Roman in the corner.  Owens with a cannonball and Roman rolls to the floor.  Owens goes to the floor and punches Roman and follows with a forearm to the back.  Roman with punches and Owens with a chop and punches.  Roman with a kick and Owens Irish whips Roman into the ringside barrier and hits a clothesline.  Owens with a back senton to Roman.  Owens sends Roman into the ring and Owens with punches.  Roman with an Irish whip and Owens falls on the back of his head.  Roman chokes Owens in the ropes.  Roman goes to the floor for a Drive By.

Roman gets a near fall.  Roman with a reverse chin lock.  Roman with a punch.  Roman with more punches.  Owens with a forearm and punches.  Roman with a boot to Kevin and Kevin with a clothesline.  Owens with forearms.  Roman with a kick and Owens clotheslines Roman over the top rope to the floor.  Owens with a splash off the apron to the floor.  Owens sends Roman into the ring and Kevin goes up top.  Owens with a frog splash for a near fall.  Owens has a super kick blocked by Roman and Roman with a sit out power bomb for a near fall.  

Roman puts up his finger and then he sets for the Superman punch but Owens avoids it.  Owens with a German suplex.  Owens charges into the corner but he is met with a Superman punch for a near fall.  Roman sets for the spear but Owens moves and sends Roman into the ring post.  Owens with a super kick and swanton for a near fall.  Roman stops Owens on the turnbuckles.  Owens and Roman exchange punches on the turnbuckles.  Roman sets for a superplex but Owens blocks it.  Owens with head butts and an elbow to the head to send Roman to the mat.  Owens goes for a double jump moonsault but he slips on the ropes and lands on Roman.

Owens misses a moonsault and Roman with a spear for a near fall.  Owens with a knee to stop a spear.  Owens goes for a stunner and Roman pushes Owens into the referee and the referee goes down.  Owens with a pop up power bomb and there is no one to make the count.  Roman with a low blow to Owens.Roman looks at Sami and tells him to get a chair but Sami tells Roman that Roman told him to do nothing.

Sami cannot find a chair so he goes under the ring to look for one.  Sami gets a chair and Sami gives it to Roman.  Roman looks at Sami and Owens with a kick and Stunner.  The referee recovers but Roman kicks out at two.  Owens sets for a pop up power bomb but Roman with a Superman punch and spear for a near fall.  Owens is sent to the floor in front of Sami.  Sami tells Owens to stay down.  Owens grabs Sami's leg and Roman with a spear through the ringside barrier.  Roman sends Owens back into the ring.  Owens falls to the floor and Roman follows after him.  Owens is sent back first into the ring steps.  Roman sends Owens into the ring steps again.  Roman sends Owens back into the ring.

Paul tells Roman that he acknowledges him.  Roman slaps Owens in the face and Owens with a punch.  Roman with a spear for the three count.

Winner:  Roman Reigns (retains championship)

After the match, The Usos and Solo Sikoa join Roman, Sami, and Paul in the ring.

Jey prepares to put the lei around Sami's neck but Roman stops him.  

Jimmy and Jey punch Owens and then they kick him.  They give Owens 1D while Roman, Solo, Sami, and Paul watch.  

They pull Owens into the corner for Solo to hit the running hip, but first they put a chair around Owens' neck.  Solo with the running hip into the corner.  Paul gives Roman two sets of handcuffs.  Jimmy and Jey cuff Owens to the ropes.  Jey with a super kick and Jimmy with a super kick.  They continue the attack with more super kicks.  They hit a double super kick.  

Roman tells them that is enough, for now.

Roman says that Sami is part of his family and if you disrespect him, you disrespect Sami.

Sami steps between Roman and Kevin when Roman is about to hit Kevin with a chair.  Sami says this is beneath him and he doesn't have to do this.  He says this is enough and Roman is better than this.  Roman thinks about it and he hands the chair to Sami.  Sami says he doesn't want that and Roman tells him to do it.

Sami says this is done and he doesn't need to do this.  Roman tells Sami he is one of them.  Roman tells Sami that Kevin does not care about him.  Roman says he loves Sami and he has given him everything.  Roman yells at Kevin and Sami stands behind Roman.  Roman tells Sami to pull the trigger.   

Sami says he can't do it and Roman pie faces Sami.  Roman tells him to do this.  

Sami hits Roman with the chair and he goes down.  

Jey wants to know why did Sami do that.  Jimmy with a super kick.Jimmy punches Sami and Roman gets up.  Solo pushes Jimmy off and Solo picks up Sami and hits a Samoan Spike.  Roman, Jimmy, and Solo beat down Sami but Jey does not join in.

Jimmy tells Jey to do it and then Jimmy punches Sami.  Jey rolls to the floor and walks away.

Jey starts to cry and he walks away.

Roman hits Sami many more times with the chair.

Jimmy hands Roman the lei and he pulls off the flowers to drop them on Sami.  They rip off Sami's shirt and then Jimmy punches Owens who is still cuffed to the ropes.

We go to credits.

 

 

 


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