Result
Order of Elimination (Miz, R-Truth, Bubba Ray Dudley, Curtis Axel, Luke Harper, Boggeyman, Sin Cara, Zach Ryder, Tyson Kidd, DDP, Fandango, Daniel Bryan, Adam Rose, Kofi Kingston, Stardust, Golddust, Mizdow, Titus O'Neil, Giant E, Ryback, Jack Swagger, Wade Barrett, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Kane, Giant Show, Rusev)
Winner: Roman Reigns.
Highlights & Quotes
"Whomp there it is." �R. Truth on the innovative of 90's rap music.
Bubba Ray Dudley returns to WWE after years as a mainstay of rival TNA Wrestling.
Boogeyman comes out to outweird even the Wyatt Relatives."This is Bray Wyatt's year." �Bray Wyatt.
"Sin Cara is Italian for 'You're eliminated.'"�JBL. But like minutes after Sin Cara was eliminated. Some jokes are lovely to abandon I guess.
Stardust & Fandango with dueling Shawn Michaels spots.
Bray Wyatt hanging out in the corner. I am liking it when guys lounge through the match.
"Boo! Boo! Boo!"�crowd not amused by Daniel Bryan's elimination. Not positive why WWE didn't have a popular act set to come out & re- energize the audience.
"They teach that in yoga class?"�JBL as DDP hits the Diamond Cutter. DDP doesn't look a day over 70. Yoga must be lovely for the body.
"Daniel Bryan! Daniel Bryan!" �the fans are not going to forget. The match is dead. Roman Reigns hears it from the crowd when they comes out.
Giant E with an fabulous overhead belly-to-belly on Rusev.
"Bullsh*t! Bullsh*t!" �Fans not pleased with how this has gone. People are legitimately mad. Worse than last year, because they have been mad for most of the match now.
Giant Show comes out & overpowers the whole roster. But nothing is rescuing this show from a pissed off fanbase.
The Rock comes out to rescue Reigns from the Authority. But, though they didn't boo him, they didn't succeed in giving Reigns the rub.
Grade
D
Analysis
Everyone seems to know this. Everyone but WWE CEO Vince McMahon. They insisted on going with Reigns & eliminating Bryan early. The audience live, & on Twitter, wasn't having it.
There is obstinate & then there is WWE. Despite the crowd's obvious love for Daniel Bryan, the promotion has decided to go with their hand picked babyface Roman Reigns. He is a promising talent�but he is nowhere near prepared for a main event role.
Will they rescue themselves from the brink this year as they did last year? Or will they risk further alienating their audience? At this point the meta-show is every bit as entertaining as the show in the ring. I cannot wait to see what happens.Even an appearance by the Rock, designed as a way for him to give his official blessing to Reigns, failed miserably. For the second year in a row the WWE has planned a main event at WrestleMania no desires to see.