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The John Report: WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Review

By John Canton • Published 1st February 2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Review

It’s the WWE Royal Rumble featuring two huge Rumble matches featuring the men and women, Cody Rhodes against Kevin Owens in a Ladder Match, and more.

The Royal Rumble is here. It’s the first WWE PLE of the year and it’s the first time the Rumble is taking place in February since WWE went with the February 1st date this year instead of doing it one week earlier. I have reviewed all the Royal Rumbles as you probably know and it’s my second favorite event of the year other than WrestleMania. They are expected to have over 65,000+ fans in Indianapolis for this show and it’s the biggest crowd for a non-WrestleMania event ever. Amazing.

It’s also the first WWE PLE on Netflix for me in Canada and many of you outside the US. The Netflix is going well for me since I’ve been watching Raw, NXT, and Smackdown on it every week and there have been no issues. I like the earlier 6 p.m. start time for the Royal Rumble for this show. It’s certainly better for my friends in Europe too, so that’s great.

There was a two-hour Royal Rumble Countdown Show on WWE’s YouTube channel, but I don’t review those shows. Let’s get to the main show.

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WWE Royal Rumble
From Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana
Saturday, February 1, 2024

It was a packed house as Michael Cole welcomed us to the 38th annual WWE Royal Rumble event.

They showed some backstage walking earlier in the day of Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens on a golf cart, the World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER, CM Punk was walking around with some coffee, Seth Rollins was there with a ridiculous outfit as usual, last year’s Women’s Royal Rumble winner Bayley, the Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair & Naomi and Roman Reigns with the “Wise Man” Paul Heyman.

Stephanie McMahon appeared by the entrance to welcome us to the show. Stepanie talked about how the show was on Peacock in the US and Netflix around the world. Stephanie thanked the fans for making this the biggest Royal Rumble in history. Stephanie welcomed us to the 2025 Royal Rumble and some fireworks went off.

Analysis: It’s good to see Steph. We know she has that ESPN show featuring WWE stars coming soon and I would imagine she does more with WWE moving forward.

A video package aired featuring Pat McAfee talking about how great Indianapolis is. Pat did the cold open talking about the Royal Rumble matches. Great stuff as usual.

The commentary team was Michael Cole, Pat McAfee at ringside. The ring announcer Alicia Taylor went over the rules. She said 2-minute intervals in the match. Sometimes there are 90-second intervals. I’m fine with it either way.

Women’s Royal Rumble Match

The former WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY was #1 in the match. She was the Women’s Champion going into WrestleMania last year and now she’s first in the Rumble. The former Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan was #2 in the match. Liv is one of two women to be in every Women’s Royal Rumble match – the other one is Natalya. Liv was the runner up the last two years.

Sky was on a flurry by jumping over Liv and hitting a running dropkick. Liv sent Sky over the top to the apron and kicked Sky, but Sky fought back to get back into the ring. Sky sent Liv over the top to the apron. Liv managed to hang on. The #3 entrant is Roxanne Perez of NXT for her third Royal Rumble appearance. Perez ran into the ring and hit a Thesz Press on Sky along with punches. Perez gave Sky a hurricanrana and a running uppercut to Liv. Perez hit a legsweep/DDT combo on both women at the same time. Perez sent Liv over the top to the apron, but Liv held on. Perez did a headscissors on Sky. Liv hit a Codebreaker on Perez. It’s Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria at #4 wearing her title on her way to the ring. Lyra went into the ring with jumping kicks on Liv and Perez. Lyra hit a spinning kick on Liv. Lyra hit a DDT on Sky. Lyra had a wardrobe malfunction and a referee had to help her at ringside. Here’s another champion at #5 because it’s Chelsea Green as the Women’s US Champion. Green took a long time strutting down to the ring while other women ran down there. Green tried to eliminate the four women in the ring, but the four women all held onto the apron. Green celebrated even though nobody got eliminated. The four women all beat up Green with punches and kicks.

The #6 entrant is B-Fab in her second Royal Rumble match. She didn’t get a big reaction, but she has improved a lot since she started in WWE. B-Fab ran over Green with a shoulder tackle and hit a kick. B-Fab slammed Liv onto Lyra. B-Fab lifted up Sky leading to a twisting suplex. The six women were all battling by turnbuckles with not much going. Ivy Nile was #7 from the American Made group and it’s her second Rumble match. Nile went into the ring and hit a spinebuster on Lyra. Nile almost eliminated Lyra and then Nile hit German Suplexes on Sky and Liv back to back. They did a double German Suplex spot with Nile doing it to Green, who slammed Perez at the same time. That drew a good pop. There wasn’t much going on after that. Zoey Stark was #8 from the Pure Fusion Collective group and she had face paint to show she was ready to fight. Stark hit a German Suplex on Sky who did a moonsault bump. Stark hit a knee, a dropkick and an overhead suplex. Green tried to eliminate Stark, but Stark held on and Stark hit a neckbreaker off the top. Lash Legend was #9 from NXT and she sprinted to the ring. Lash has been a standout in NXT in recent months. Lash hit some forearms, a kick and a backbreaker. Lash hit a delayed vertical suplex on Lyra. Lash slammed Stark onto Lyra. Lash pointed at the WrestleMania sign. Lash swung Ivy around to knock down other women and Lash spiked Lyra with a Powerbomb. B-Fab and Lash exchanged forearms Lash and B-Fab kicked eachother at the same time. Green tossed B-Fab over the top for the first elimination of the night. Lash held on to avoid an elimination. Bianca Belair was #10 as a former Rumble winner in 2021 and a current Women’s Tag Team Champion. Belair won from the #3 spot in 2021. Belair hit a cross body block off the top. Belair hit a vertical suplex on Sky. Belair did a backflip off the top rope leading to shoulder tackles on three women against the turnbuckle. Belair punched Lash a few times while three women were under Lash. Belair hit a backbreaker on Liv. Belair suplexed Lash as well. Belair did a press slam to Sky, but Sky held on to avoid elimination.

The #11 spot went to Shayna Baszler, who hit a suplex on Sky and stomped on the arm. Baszler hit Liv with a knee. Lyra hit a running kick on Baszler. Stark slipped off the top and was able to hit a clothesline on Lyra. Stark and Baszler worked together as PFC teammates, but Lyra fought back with a missile dropkick. Nile managed to toss Lyra over the top to the floor. Nile signaled that she was coming after Lyra’s title. Bayley was the #12 entrant and she was last year’s winner. Bayley hit her rival Perez with a knee smash. Bayley hit a spinning sidewalk slam on Perez. Bayley faced off with her former ally Sky, but Baszler and Sky stopped that with punches. Bayley tried to fight off the PFC women. Sonya Deville was #13 as the third member of the PFC group. Deville ran down to the ring with running knees on multiple women. Deville tackled Liv as well. Green shook hands with Green, so Deville hit a neckbreaker. Baszler hit a German Suplex on Belair. Stark hit a rolling senton on Perez. Maxxine Dupri was #14 while the three PFC women were waiting for her. Nile shoved her former friend Dupri and Dupri knocked down Nile with punches along with a spin kick that didn’t touch Nile. Dupri hit a suplex. The trio of Bayley, Sky and Belair fought with the PFC women. Dupri hit a German Suplex on Nile. Dupri hit her own Caterpillar elbow drop on Nile. Dupri put Nile on the apron and Dupri did a spin kick to eliminate Nile. The PFC women dumped Dupri over the top so it was a short run for Dupri. Naomi was #15 as the other half of the Women’s Tag Team Champions. Naomi hit double knees onto Stark on the apron. Naomi hit a cross body block on Green and a kick to Perez’s back. Belair and Naomi hit a double team KOD on Stark. Sky hit Over the Moonsault on Deville. Belair and Naomi eliminated Stark, Bayley eliminated Baszler and Sky eliminated Deville. All of PFC were eliminated.

The #16 entrant was Jaida Parker from NXT. Parker ran over Bayley with a shoulder tackle. Parker hit a front suplex on Morgan and a running hip check. Parker hit a hip drop on Green by the turnbuckle. Green got in the middle of Belair, Naomi, Lash and Parker bonding, so they beat up Green. Lash hit Parker by accident, so Green eliminated Lash. Piper Niven was #17 as an ally for Green, who was shouting for Niven to hurry so she can help her. Niven went under the rope to hide while Niven hit Naomi with a body slam. Niven hit a running cross body block and a sidewalk slam. Piper hit a uranage slam on Sky. Green was sent over the top to the apron, Niven charged, the other women moved and Niven knocked Green off the apron to the floor. The fans booed because they liked Chelsea. Natalya was #18 as the second woman who has been in every Rumble along with Liv Morgan. Natalya nailed Bayley with a clothesline, a German Suplex for Liv and Natalya hit suplexes on Naomi and Belair. Natalya tried to dump Sky, but Sky held on. Perez jumped on Natalya and Natalya was able to slam her down. Natalya sent Perez to the apron. Parker hit a running hip attack on Natalya. Jordynne Grace was #19 as an official WWE superstar and it’s her second straight year in the Rumble. Grace hit a German Suplex and a spinebuster. Grace hit multiple clothesline along with a backpack slam. Parker charged, Grace sent her over the top to the apron and Grace used her hip to eliminate Parker from the match. Niven knocked down Grace, so Grace picked up Niven and hit a Death Valley Driver and that got a huge pop. Pat shouted “Holy Shit” and the fans popped for that. Naomi hugged Grace in the middle of the ring since they were TNA buddies. Belair was like “what are you doing” and Belair nearly eliminated Grace, but Grace held on. It is Michin at #20 from Smackdown and she hit a dropkick on Niven. Michin hit a running kick on Natalya. Michin hit a jumping kick followed by a cannonball splash against the turnbuckle. Natalya sent Belair over the top to the apron, but Belair held on. Naomi hit a leg drop.

There was a huge pop for the return of #21 Alexa Bliss. Cole said that the internet said she wasn’t coming back and Barrett told Cole to stop reading the dirt sheets. That’s funny. Alexa was away for two years after giving birth to her daughter. The fans were loud for her. Bliss locked down Bayley and hit knee drops. The fans cheered as Bliss posed for the fans. Natalya tried to eliminate Bliss, but Alexa held on to avoid elimination. Zelina Vega was #22 and she had a unique outfit as usual. It is her sixth Rumble match. Vega hit a jumping kick on Liv and Vega hit a knee on Sky. Vega hit a Tornado DDT on Niven. Vega battled Grace by the turnbuckle and Vega hit a Code Red off the turnbuckle on Grace. Naomi and Belair hit a double team hiptoss on Michin followed by a moonsault/leg drop combo on Michin. Candice LeRae was #23 for her fifth Royal Rumble. LeRae went into the ring with a neckbreaker. The ring was full with 13 women (nice stats on the screen) and there wasn’t a lot going on. There was another NXT entrant as Stephanie Vaquer made her first Rumble appearance as the #24 entrant. Vaquer ran down to the ring and hit a springboard cross body block on Bayley and a belly-to-back suplex. Vaquer hit a suplex on Natalya. Vaquer did her knee slam repeatedly on Natalya. Vaquer did a dragon screw leg whip on Bayley out of the corner. Naomi and Belair hit a double suplex on Bliss. It’s my favorite, the WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus as #25 and she debuted in WWE 25 years ago. It’s great to see her back in the ring. Trish worked over Natalya with punches. Grace blocked a Stratusfaction attempt, but Trish came back with a double bulldog. Trish gave Natalya a Stratusfaction as my two Canadian favorites must have loved doing that spot. Niven ran over Trish. There are five women left.

The #26 entrant was Raquel Rodriguez with a boot to knock Natalya down. Raquel gave her buddy Liv a Powerbomb onto Natalya. Raquel sent Natalya over the top and Liv hit a Codebreaker on Natalya to eliminate Natalya from the match. Bliss hit a shoulder tackle on Live on the apron, but Liv held on. Liv hit a Codebreaker on Bliss on the apron and the fans booed Bliss being eliminated. It’s return of “The Queen” Charlotte Flair at #27 and she got a pyro display for her entrance. It’s her first match since suffering a torn ACL in December 2023 that required surgery and a long rehab process. Flair did a very slow walk on her way down to the ring. The fans popped for Flair making her return. Flair had a big knee brace on her left knee. Flair was on fire with strikes and chops for a bunch of different women. Flair knocked Grace down wit ha chop. Flair kicked Michin while she was on the apron so that eliminated Michin. Flair hit a cross body block onto Grace and Vaquer in the ring. Grace and Vaquer hit a double team suplex attempt on Flair, but then Flair hit a double DDT. Flair was able to eliminate the powerhouse Niven. It was a lot longer than two minutes for Flair’s entrance. The NXT Women’s Champion Giulia was next at #28 for her first Royal Rumble match. Sky faced off with Giulia as they exchanged some moves, but there wasn’t going on otherwise. It was one hour in the ring for Sky and Bliss. Giulia battled with Grace on the apron and Giulia hit a knee to eliminate Grace. Giulia, Vaquer and Perez fought with Flair, Bayley and Belair and then all the women went to turnbuckles. Nia Jax was #29 as the biggest woman in the match and a former WWE Women’s Champion. Jax did a slow walk into the ring with 14 women in the ring. Vega was on the apron and Jax pulled her off the apron to eliminate Vega. Jax faced off with Trish, LeRae tried to throw out Trish and then Trish eliminated LeRae. Trish chopped Jax a few times. Trish hit a hurricanrana on Jax, but then Jax picked up Trish and put her onto the apron. LeRae held Trish’s leg and Jax hit Trish with a forearm. The fans booed that and I am booing that too. You can look but you can’t touch because it’s WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella at #30, which was expected since she talked about coming back. Nikki is back after three years away. The fans popped big for Nikki. Multiple women attacked Jax at the same time, but that didn’t work and Jax knocked them all down. It said there were 12 women in the ring left.

Nikki slapped Perez in the face after Perez tried to smack talk her. Vaquer went for a headscissors to eliminate Sky, but Sky held on. Liv There were five women on the apron trying to hang on. Nia Jax eliminated a bunch of people at once including Iyo Sky, Bianca Belair, Naomi, Stephanie Vaquer, Raquel Rodriguez, Liv Morgan and maybe somebody else. There were six women left in the match. The six women all hit moves so that they were all knocked down. Nikki tried to eliminate Giulia, but Perez nailed Nikki with an uppercut. Flair went for a running kick, but Giulia avoided it. Flair got knocked down and Flair went back into the ring. Perez shoved Giulia into the ring post to eliminate her. Bayley was fighting on the apron, but Jax eliminated her and Jax eliminated Nikki as well.

The final three were Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax and Roxanne Perez. Jax eliminated a lot of women. Flair was in the ring for 67 minutes as she hit a chop block to Flair’s left knee which was surgically repaired. Jax went for a running attack, but Flair avoided it. Jax lifted up Perez to the apron and Flair dumped Jax over the top to the floor. Perez was on the apron, she hit Flair with a shoulder tackle and Flair hit Perez with a big boot to eliminate Flair Perez from the match. The match went 70:20 or 1:10:20.

Winner: Charlotte Flair

Analysis: ***3/4 I enjoyed that Royal Rumble match. The result didn’t surprise me because I thought Flair would win and I wasn’t shocked when she did. Nia Jax had a dominant performance with a lot of eliminations at the end of the match. Jax’s nine eliminations are a record in a Women’s Rumble match. There were impressive performances by Roxanne Perez, Liv Morgan and Iyo Sky lasting a long time. It was one of those Rumbles when there were a lot of people in there most of the way. I was so happy to see Alexa Bliss get a huge pop in the match. It was cool to see Trish Stratus back in there as well. I know people wanted to see others in there like AJ Lee or Becky Lynch or whoever else, but we can’t get everybody in there. I don’t think it’s right to hate on people who are in the match. Charlotte Flair winning was the result that I expected and I think it should set her up against Tiffany Stratton at WrestleMania.

Charlotte Flair pointed to the WrestleMania 41 sign to celebrate the win. The pyro went off as well. The fans were cheering for Flair. Flair said “I’m back” while on the apron. That was the end of the match.

There was some Slim Jim WrestleMania sweepstakes commercial with Big E hanging out with some fans.

There was some shilling for WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas and the WWE World that will be there during the week.

They showed WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather, the legendary future Hall of Famer Mickie James (one of my favorites) and the WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle with his daughter Nicoletta with her dad. Kurt’s wife was there.

Drew McIntyre was shown backstage getting ready. Sami Zayn was also shown getting ready as well.

The Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman and his family were at ringside. Actor Stephen Amell was also there in the crowd.

There was a video package for the #DIY/Motor City Machine Guns match up next.

The Motor City Machine Guns duo of Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin made their entrance. The #DIY duo of Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa entered as the heel WWE Tag Team Champions.

WWE Tag Team Championships: #DIY – Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano vs. Motor City Machine Guns – Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin

It’s a 2/3 Falls Match. This is the Guns first WWE PLE match.

Sabin and Shelley were in control with double clotheslines. They dumped the champions out of the ring. Shelley and Sabin hit sliding dropkicks on their opponents. Sabin hit a suicide dive onto the champions. The champions took over with Ciampa hitting a clothesline while Gargano was holding Sabin’s arm. Ciampa blocked Sabin from tagging out. Ciampa charged at Sabin, who hit a jumping kick to the head. Gargano didn’t actually make a tag while faking it and Shelley went after Gargano, so Ciampa hit a running knee on Shelley for the pinfall win. Cole pointed it out when Gargano did the fake out spot.

#DIY lead 1-0

Ciampa was in control of Shelley with a chinlock and Shelley broke free. Gargano tagged in as the champs continued to work over Shelley. Gargano chopped Shelley. Ciampa made a tag, so Shelley fought off both opponents with a DDT/flatliner combo. Ciampa left the ring, crawled under the other side of the ring and Ciampa grabbed Sabin, who kicked Ciampa away. Shelley made the tag to Sabin, but the referee didn’t see it so there was no tag. Ciampa and Gargano worked over Shelley with punches. DIY hit a Shatter Machine on Shelley for a two count. Barrett trashed the officiating saying it was like the Kansas City Chiefs game and McAfee added to that. Well played. Gargano kicked Sabin on the apron. Shelley hit a Spear to block a Gargano Spear attempt. Sabin got the tag leading to punches and a leaping clothesline. Sabin hit a running kick on Ciampa and a running kick for Gargano too. Sabin hit a springboard cross body block onto both guys on the floor. Shelley hit a DDT on Ciampa on the apron and Sabin hit a DDT on Gargano. Shelley got the tag, the Guns each kicked Gargano and Shelley jumped off the top for the Skull & Bones double team neckbreaker/top rope splash. Shelley covered Gargano for the pinfall.

The match is tied 1-1.

The next fall wins the match. Sabin hit Gargano with a superkick and Gargano came back with a clothesline. Ciampa was back in as Gargano hit a superkick and Ciampa hit a Fairytale Ending for a two count because Shelley made the save. Gargano hit a dive onto Shelley on the floor. Ciampa hit the Project Ciampa double knee to the back for a two count. Ciampa worked over Sabin with chops on the turnbuckle. Sabin slipped underneath Ciampa and Sabin shoved Ciampa into the ring post. Shelley suplexed Gargano into Ciampa, who was upside down against the turnbuckle. Sabin hit a running dropkick while the fans came alive for the fast-paced action. The Guns hit a double team Powerbomb/Blockbuster neckbreaker on Ciampa and Gargano broke up the pin attempt to save his partner. Gargano tagged in against Sabin and Gargano accidentally kicked Ciampa after Sabin moved. Shelley held Gargano for a dropkick by Sabin. Sabin and Shelley kicked Gargano against the turnbuckle. Montez Ford appeared with a hoodie on the apron, the referee was distracted by that and Angelo Dawkins used a crutch to hit Shelley on the turnbuckle. Gargano eye gouged Sabin in the ring. #DIY hit the Meet in the Middle knee/superkick combo and covered Shelley for the win. It went 14:03.

Winners 2-1: #DIY – Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano

Analysis: ***1/4 I liked the match for the most part, but the ending was cheap with the Profits getting involved. The fans weren’t really into the match the whole way and I understand that because it’s tough to do a regular match after a Royal Rumble match. I thought this would be a better match, but it just never got into that next gear where I would call it a great tag team match. I’m not surprised that #DIY retained although I was surprised to see The Street Profits getting involved.

After the match, The Street Profits hit Ciampa and Gargano with the crutch. The Profits held up the WWE Tag Team Titles.

Analysis: I thought it might be a heel turn by The Street Profits, but attacking #DIY showed they are just angry about

There was a commercial for Intuit Turbotax featuring Sheamus…fella. A commercial aired for the WWE 2K25 video game. There was also a commercial for Riyadh Season since WWE has their deals with the Saudi Arabia folks.

A commercial aired for WWE Clash In Paris on August 31st. That will be one of the best crowds of the year.

They showed some stats about Lucas Oil Stadium and some of Pat McAfee’s punting stats during his career with the Indianapolis Colts. They also showed some Pat McAfee highlights from his NFL career.

There was a clip shown of Bianca Belair and Chelsea Green meeting a family of fans who were given tickets to the show by Xfinity. They showed The Hill Family in the crowd.

There were more legends shown in the crowd including WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons (Damn!), WWE Hall of Famer Rick Steiner and WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam with his wife. RVD got the biggest pop out of that trio.

The UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad was at ringside and legendary singer John Mellencamp was shown as well.

It was time for the Cody Rhodes-Kevin Owens match, so there was a video package to set that up. It’s been a long term story and a good one.

Kevin Owens made his entrance with the Winged Eagle version of the WWE Championship. Owens was wearing his great shirt about how he was “The Canadian Dream Son of a Security Systems Technician” which was a way to mock a classic Dusty Rhodes shirt. I’m sure security system technicians love the KO shirt.

Cody Rhodes got a big ovation for his entrance as the Undisputed WWE Champion. Cody had the WWE Championship around his waist as he made his entrance and the fans did the “WHOA-OH” shout when it reached that part of the song. Cody has been WWE Champion for 330 days and this is his 8th title defense according to a graphic on the screen. Cody went underneath the giant ladder that was in the aisle so he didn’t care about the superstition about how walking under a ladder is bad luck. Ring announcer Alicia Taylor did the in-ring introductions with the two men in the ring. The referees put the WWE Title and Winged Eagle WWE Title on the apparatus that would hang above the ring.

Undisputed WWE Championship Ladder Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens

The only way to win the match is to climb a ladder and retrieve the two WWE Titles hanging above the ring. No pinfalls, submissions, countouts or disqualifications.

The crowd was loud before Cody and Owens even touched. After they exchanged punches, Owens hit an elbow smash to knock Cody down. They left the ring where a ladder was and the ladder got knocked over. Cody teased a suplex, Owens blocked that and Owens gave Cody a body slam through the metal piece in the middle of the ladder. Owens put the metal piece of the ladder over Cody’s mouth. Owens sent Cody into the barricade. Cody and Owens went fighting over the barricade and they were fighting into the crowd. Owens slammed Cody into the camera. Owens sent Cody ribs first into the top of a barricade. Owens put a ladder against the ring apron and Owens slammed Cody onto the ladder. Owens put the ladder into the ring. Owens climbed the ladder, but Cody was back in to stop that. Cody sent Owens into the ladder to knock it over. Cole said that it was the third largest gate in WWE history. Owens threw the hood of the commentary table at Cody. Owens set up a ladder bridge from the apron to the commentary table. Cody sent Owens into the steel steps. Owens hit a step ladder that he used to hit Cody in the back and Owens threw it at Cody. Cody got a hold of the smaller ladder and threw it at Owens to knock Owens down. Cody climbed the ladder, but Owens was back up with a ladder shot to the knee and the smaller ladder to the ribs. Owens slammed Cody onto the small metal ladder. Cody sent Owens into the ladder to knock Owens down. Cody climbed the ladder, Owens got a hold of his feet and Cody was hanging on the apparatus that had the two titles on it. Owens pulled Cody down leading to Owens countering a move into a Powerbomb. Owens trapped Cody under the ladder leading to Owens trying a climb, but Cody pushed the ladder to break free. Owens sent Cody into the barricade right by green shirt guy in the front row as usual. Owens brought another ladder into the ring. Cody suplexed Owens onto a ladder that was in the ring.