WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament Match: Cesaro vs. Roman Reigns

We go to the ring and out comes Roman Reigns through the crowd. Reigns asks if the Roman Empire is in the house tonight. He talks about the long road here and says he hit a big detour due to the Seth Rollins injury. He talks about turning down Triple H’s offer last week and says he will never sell out. Reigns goes on and says this ride ends with him being WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Back to commercial.

Back from the break and out comes Cesaro. They lock up to start the match. Back and forth. Cesaro with a head scissors but Reigns powers out. They lock up again and Cesaro applies a headlock. More back and forth. Cesaro with pin attempts after a counter out of the corner with a cartwheel. Cesaro takes Reigns down with a headlock. Reigns eventually catches Cesaro in a tilt-a-whirl slam for a 2 count. Cesaro ducks a clothesline and hits a big flying uppercut. Cesaro goes for the Swing but Reigns blocks it. Reigns charges but hits the ring post shoulder first. Cesaro drives Reigns into the post and he falls out to the floor.

Cesaro comes to the floor and hits a big uppercut for a 2 count as we go back to commercial.

Back from the break and Reigns drops Cesaro with a big boot on the floor. Reigns brings it back in the ring and kicks Cesaro a few times. Reigns with a big clothesline. Reigns runs into an uppercut. Cesaro with another uppercut and one in the corner. Cesaro goes for another but runs into a right hand. He comes back and takes another punch. Reigns with clotheslines in the corner now. Cesaro with more uppercuts. Reigns with a big clothesline and a slam. Cesaro avoids the Drive By and pulls Reigns in for a Cesaro Swing. Cesaro goes for the Sharpshooter and locks it in.

Reigns crawls but Cesaro turns it into a Crossface and pulls Reigns to the middle of the ring. Reigns powers this into a Samoan Drop for a 2 count. Cesaro gets dumped to the floor and his elbow hits the apron hard. Reigns runs around with a Drive By as fans boo. Reigns brings it back in the ring and hits a big clothesline. Reigns with more big blows in the corner. More back and forth. Reigns with a powerbomb for a 2 count. Cesaro goes on and hits an uppercut for a close 2 count after countering a Superman punch. Fans chant “this is awesome” now. Reigns finally connects with a Superman punch as fans boo, knocking Cesaro off the top. Reigns calls for a spear to bigger boos. Reigns runs into an uppercut. Reigns blocks the Neutralizer. Cesaro with a close 2 count off a backslide. Reigns with a Superman punch and a spear for the win. Reigns advances.

Winner: Roman Reigns

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