{"id":15262,"date":"2016-04-03T22:48:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T03:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=15262"},"modified":"2016-04-04T07:36:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T12:36:00","slug":"mcneill-live-blogs-longest-wrestlemania-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/03\/mcneill-live-blogs-longest-wrestlemania-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"McNEILL Live-Blogs The Longest WrestleMania Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4080298664\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/StaffMcNeill07_120.jpg\" alt=\"StaffMcNeill07_120\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" \/>Yes, PWTorch Columnist Pat McNeill is here for the longest day in the history of our sport.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Six, maybe seven hours of this?\u00a0 Really?<\/p>\n<p>True story: ESPN2 had its Baseball Opening Day game start an hour ago.\u00a0 Would you like to guess what song ESPN used for its Opening Day video montage?\u00a0 Go on, guess!<\/p>\n<p>Renee Young has Booker T &amp; Lita with her for the pre-show.\u00a0 Jojo gets to talk to Kevin Owens.\u00a0 Owens has that whole &#8220;ribbing on the square&#8221; thing down pat.<\/p>\n<p>Corey Graves is testing out his new gold suit, and mingling with the fans outside AT&amp;T Stadium.\u00a0 He&#8217;s not making the boo boo face, though.\u00a0 Good for him.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Phillips is still in the social media lounge, but now he has Stephanie Wiand\u2026I mean, Cathy Kelley to cohost with him in there.\u00a0 That&#8217;s nice.\u00a0 Paul Heyman is their guest.\u00a0 Tom asks what will happen if Ambrose beats Lesnar.\u00a0 Paul thinks that&#8217;s hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>Corey Graves has finally made it inside the building.\u00a0 Hello, Cleveland!<\/p>\n<p>Hall of Fame recap from last night.\u00a0 When did Jimmy Garvin trade bodies with &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Bill Watts?<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-185555174\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Mauro Ranallo &amp; Byron Saxton &amp; JBL are at the announce table.\u00a0 We may have a match!<\/p>\n<p>Kalisto has an awesome outfit. \u00a0His opponent is&#8230;OHMYGOD! \u00a0It&#8217;s Goldberg! \u00a0Bill Goldberg IS&#8230;Oops. \u00a0My mistake. \u00a0It&#8217;s Ryback.<\/p>\n<p>I know there was issue with the wireless ticket-taking system, but portions of the building look like the last World Class Parade of Champions.<\/p>\n<p>Commercial break in our US Title match to hype Undertaker vs, Shane McMahon. \u00a0Listen, they&#8217;ve already bought the show. \u00a0No point scaring them off now.<\/p>\n<p>Kalisto gets some offense in, as Mauro compares Kalisto to Hayabusa.\u00a0 Lawler pretends not to know who that is.\u00a0 At least, I think he&#8217;s pretending.\u00a0 Ryback throws himself into an exposed turnbuckle, and loses to Kalisto&#8217;s finisher.\u00a0 Score one for the good guys.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, am I supposed to go over to USA Network now?\u00a0 Or do I stay tuned to WWE Network?\u00a0 I&#8217;M SO CONFUUUUUSED!!!<\/p>\n<p>Mauro says over 100,000 fans are expected tonight for WrestleMania. \u00a0Hey, he didn&#8217;t say &#8220;paid fans,&#8221; so I&#8217;ll allow it.<\/p>\n<p>We have ten divas out for the big tag match.\u00a0 The set and the entrances are pretty damned impressive.\u00a0 In honor of her character on Total Divas, can we change Eva Marie&#8217;s gimmick to Eva Blivious?<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1031923649\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Ad for Total Divas.\u00a0 Nikki Bella hates all the drama, don&#8217;t you know.<\/p>\n<p>Mauro Ranallo can&#8217;t keep track of all the nicknames, and complains that there are too many divas in this match.\u00a0 Jerry Lawler immediately shuns Ranallo.<\/p>\n<p>Lana tags in.\u00a0 Lawler claims that people have been waiting for these blown spots for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>The announcers actually make the joke that you don&#8217;t want to bring Tamina Snuka home after curfew.\u00a0 (Because her dad will, you know\u2026)<\/p>\n<p>Eva Marie performs a wrestling move.\u00a0 Standing ovation.\u00a0 Lana decks Eva Marie.\u00a0 Another standing ovation.\u00a0 Everyone hits a finisher.\u00a0 Naomi misses her finisher.\u00a0 Brie climbs to the top rope and has to wait freaking forever for Lana to interfere.\u00a0 Brie still rallies to make Naomi tap to the Yes Lock.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Bella comes to ringside with a neckbrace.\u00a0 I hope nobody in WWE went back to watch that Pitbull angle from ECW in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Moments ago, I had supper.\u00a0 Also, Lita introduced the new WWE Women&#8217;s Championship Title.<\/p>\n<p>I know you have questions about that.\u00a0 The answer is: barbecued chicken, green beans and sweet potatoes.\u00a0 And iced green tea.<\/p>\n<p>The Usos vs. The Dudleys.\u00a0 The Dudleys aren&#8217;t using tables any more.\u00a0 They&#8217;re perfectly capable of jobbing without them.<\/p>\n<p>Question from Twitter. &#8220;@WrestlSupremacy asks: Do you think Mark Cuban will help Shane win against the Undertaker?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Answer: Absolutely not.\u00a0 Cuban&#8217;s a C-lister.\u00a0 It&#8217;s John Stamos or bust.<\/p>\n<p>The Usos win with a superkick.\u00a0 The Dudleys get the tables.\u00a0 The Usos end up using them.\u00a0 Double Samoan Splash.\u00a0 Welcome back, Dudleys!<\/p>\n<p>Someone should tell that guy with the sign that he spelled Kylin&#8217;s name wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Teddy Fan from Minnesota asks: &#8220;Has Lita been drunk all weekend?&#8221;\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know.\u00a0 I wasn&#8217;t with her last night.<\/p>\n<p>Corey Graves describes the announcer entrances as &#8220;100,000 people booing Michael Cole&#8221;.\u00a0 Come on.\u00a0 We know it&#8217;s 92,000, tops.<\/p>\n<p>We close with the Roman Reigns-Triple H video package. \u00a0I&#8217;m all for seeing it now, unless I have to watch it again in three hours. \u00a0Time for the main show.<\/p>\n<p>We close with the Roman Reigns-Triple H video package. \u00a0I&#8217;m all for seeing it now, unless I have to watch it again in three hours. \u00a0Time for the main show.<\/p>\n<p>==========================<\/p>\n<p>Unauthorized viewers, beware and be forewarned.\u00a0 This means you.<\/p>\n<p>Then, now, five hours from now.<\/p>\n<p>Here to sing America the Beautiful: not Aretha Franklin.<\/p>\n<p>This intro is a story.\u00a0 A story about an event.\u00a0 An event that was booked much better than tonight&#8217;s event.<\/p>\n<p>Are they really inserting Fort Minor into this video?\u00a0 Did George W. Bush reclaim the White House when I wasn&#8217;t looking?\u00a0 (If so, cool.)<\/p>\n<p>You are looking LIVE at Michael Cole, JBL, Byron Saxton and a crapload of ladders.\u00a0 It must be time for the WWE Intercontinental Title Spotfest!<\/p>\n<p>Michael Cole declares that the ladder is a &#8220;tool of exultation&#8221;.\u00a0 That&#8217;s not the only tool that comes to mind right now.<\/p>\n<p>We have a shocking moment during the intros, as the German announce table is overrun by migrant Arabic announcers.\u00a0 (What?\u00a0 WWE can reference current events, but I can&#8217;t?\u00a0 Hypocrites.)<\/p>\n<p>The bell rings.\u00a0 The six challengers go to get ladders.\u00a0 Kevin Owens stays inside the ring, eating a roast beef sandwich.<\/p>\n<p>Cole mentions that the first Intercontinental Champion was Pat Patterson, who won it in a seven-way ladder match in Rio De Janeiro.<\/p>\n<p>You know, I always heard it was bad luck to do a plancha under an open ladder, but Sami Zayn does not agree.<\/p>\n<p>Sin Cara comes off the ladder and does a springboard flip dive.\u00a0 The other wrestlers are so impressed they barely manage to run under him.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re all hitting their finishers.\u00a0 Is it 20 after the hour already?<\/p>\n<p>Owens sets up Zayn on a ladder and hit Zayn with a frog splash.\u00a0 Of all the ideas in this match so far, that was the worst.<\/p>\n<p>Ziggler plants Zack Ryder, but injures his knee and can&#8217;t complain.\u00a0 More finishers, and Cody is laid out on a ladder.\u00a0 Okay, this can&#8217;t be good.<\/p>\n<p>Sin Cara uses Stardust to break the ladder.\u00a0 Two down, four to go.<\/p>\n<p>Owens and Zayn brawl, and Zayn gives Owens a dragon suplex ONTO THE LADDER.\u00a0 Aaaauuugggghhhh!\u00a0 Why did you do that?\u00a0 WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?<\/p>\n<p>The Miz climbs the ladder and pauses to gloat.\u00a0 This gives Zack Ryder time to push Miz off the ladder, and win the title.\u00a0 No, really!<\/p>\n<p>Up next, Chris Jericho vs. AJ Styles, AJ STYLES, <strong>AY-JAY STY-LES<\/strong>!\u00a0 The video package plays as they clear ringside of the bodies from the opening madder match.<\/p>\n<p>For crap&#8217;s sake, if you&#8217;re not watching live, the visuals and ring entrances alone are worth the ten bucks.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry, I won&#8217;t be able to type fast enough to describe this.<\/p>\n<p>JBL compares Chris Jericho to Michael Jordan.\u00a0 (In Jericho&#8217;s defense, he never traded for Jerry Stackhouse.)<\/p>\n<p>Still trying to figure out how Saxton knows AJ Styles is teasing a Styles Clash when Styles has yet to do the move in WWE.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the Styles Clash, Jericho gets to kick out of it. \u00a0That&#8217;s better than a gold watch, if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>This is Chris Jericho&#8217;s thirteenth WrestleMania.\u00a0 In other news, I am old. \u00a0In even stranger news, Jericho wins with the Codebreaker.\u00a0 Well then.<\/p>\n<p>Maria Menounous interviews Zack Ryder backstage.\u00a0 Ryder still has the Intercontinental Title.\u00a0 Ryder winning, Styles losing, I must be hallucinating.\u00a0 Or dreaming.\u00a0 Good first hour, though.<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING NEWS: BootyO&#8217;s now come in economy size.\u00a0 Michael Cole explains that New Day&#8217;s outfits are inspired by Dragon Ball Z.\u00a0 I&#8217;m just going to go ahead and take his word for it.<\/p>\n<p>Cole: That may be one of the strangest entrances in WrestleMania history.<\/p>\n<p>Jethro Gibbs: YA THINK?!<\/p>\n<p>This is a six-man tag, meaning (as usual) Wade Barrett doesn&#8217;t count.<\/p>\n<p>Dear JBL: You can&#8217;t compare the League of Nations to the Four Horsemen. \u00a0Unless you&#8217;re saying something like &#8220;The League of Nations are no Four Horsemen!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Big E eventually gets the hot tag and massacres the Big Three members of the League.\u00a0 Xavier and Kofi hit the Decapitation Double Stomp on Sheamus.\u00a0 Of course that&#8217;s not the finish.\u00a0 What was I thinking?<\/p>\n<p>Sheamus wins with the Brogue kick on Xavier, like someone predicted.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Shawn Michaels comes out, as no one predicted.\u00a0 He is joined by Mick Foley.\u00a0 So, we need two more\u2026Glass shatters.\u00a0 Right.\u00a0 Maybe one more.\u00a0 They pause.\u00a0 No fourth guy.\u00a0 (* shrug *)<\/p>\n<p>The three Hall of Famers are enough to beat The League.\u00a0 But really, it&#8217;s not fair.\u00a0 The League already wrestled a match.<\/p>\n<p>The New Day wants to dance with the Hall of Famers.\u00a0 Foley dances along.\u00a0 Austin dances back.\u00a0 Yeah, here comes the Stunner.\u00a0 Beers all around.\u00a0 &#8220;What a night!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I still think we&#8217;re going to see the fourth guy later in the show.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the question.\u00a0 Does WWE recognize that the number of people who want to see Foley, Austin &amp; Michaels beat up the current roster member is, um, shrinking?<\/p>\n<p>Ambrose vs. Lesnar is next.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s table that question for the time being.\u00a0 Dean Ambrose tells us he&#8217;s not crazy.\u00a0 (His mom had him tested.)\u00a0 Paul Heyman does Brock&#8217;s intro.<\/p>\n<p>Dean Ambrose&#8217;s entrance.\u00a0 Um, Dean\u2026I think you left some stuff backstage, like your weapons\u2026(Suplex.)<\/p>\n<p>Suplex, suplex.\u00a0 Ambrose hits a bunch of shots with a kendo stick\u2026Nope.\u00a0 Suplex, and another suplex.<\/p>\n<p>Suplex, suplex, suplex.\u00a0 Lesnar offers Dean a free shot, not realizing that Ambrose would use the free shot for a donkey punch.\u00a0 Ouch. \u00a0And&#8230;suplex.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, Dean uses weapons.\u00a0 Couldn&#8217;t get the chainsaw started, but the chair and the monitor and the fire extinguisher all work.<\/p>\n<p>Ambrose makes a pile of chairs in the ring, and gets suplexed.\u00a0 Missed the chairs, though.\u00a0 Ambrose gets to Barby the Barbed Wire Bat, but can&#8217;t hit Lesnar.\u00a0 Suplex.\u00a0 F5 on the pile of chairs.\u00a0 And Brock wins.<\/p>\n<p>WWE uses one of their Snickers commercials to make fun of Zack Ryder.<\/p>\n<p>Hall of Fame recap.\u00a0 There&#8217;s just something heartwarming about a man and his ho train.<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed it, Sting announced his retirement last night.\u00a0 And yes, Dixie Carter is still heartbroken.<\/p>\n<p>@KJSamra tweets: &#8220;I think you&#8217;re just looking for something negative to say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Answer: That&#8217;s not true.\u00a0 I&#8217;m saving the negative for Raw tomorrow.\u00a0 More time to fill there.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte vs. Becky vs. Sasha.\u00a0 If you missed the Kickoff show, they&#8217;re no longer Little Divas.\u00a0 They&#8217;ve now become Little Women.<\/p>\n<p>Wait a minute.\u00a0 That&#8217;s not Sasha Banks.\u00a0 Oh, I get it.\u00a0 Snoop Dogg is playing Sasha down to the ring.\u00a0 With a storm of confetti.\u00a0 Gee, I wonder who&#8217;s winning this match?<\/p>\n<p>With all due respect, this is a lot more interesting than the times Sable defended the title.<\/p>\n<p>Three matches left after this.\u00a0 Well, we&#8217;re in World Class territory.\u00a0 Is it too late to call the UK and put money on Reigns and Hunter going to a 60 minute draw?<\/p>\n<p>Becky gets Charlotte in an arm submission.\u00a0 Normally, this is the point where Raw goes to commercial.\u00a0 Not this time.\u00a0 Sasha makes the save.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha does a sick dive onto Charlotte.\u00a0 This distracts Ric Flair long enough for Becky to dive onto the ex-champ.\u00a0 Then Charlotte hits the top turnbuckle moonsault onto the others.\u00a0 Good gravy.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone tries a submission move, and they all get saved by the third woman.\u00a0 Finally, Charlotte catches Becky with the Figure Eight while Daddy Flair holds Sasha outside the ring.\u00a0 Charlotte keeps the title.<\/p>\n<p>I have no complaints. \u00a0Very good show so far.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon inside the cell.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know why Shane brought his kids with him, unless he plans to use them as weapons.<\/p>\n<p>IM from my boy Payne: &#8220;Damn, the Mean Street Posse shrunk!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was nine years old when I first saw The Undertaker\u2026&#8221; Shut up, Byron.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, I need to explain this to some of you, and I&#8217;ll use my indoor voice.\u00a0 This summer, we saw Undertaker beat Brock Lesnar in a 20 minute match.\u00a0 Then, we saw Lesnar beat Undertaker in a 20 minute cell match last fall.\u00a0 When Shane McMahon can go even-steven with The Undertaker, you&#8217;re then stating that the owner&#8217;s son is on a par with former UFC champion Brock Lesnar.\u00a0 No.\u00a0 A thousand times no.<\/p>\n<p>Shane climbs to the top of the Cell.\u00a0 Look, guy, I know you&#8217;ve had a tough time of it, but this isn&#8217;t the answer.\u00a0 Shane drops the elbow.\u00a0 Undertaker moves out of the way.<\/p>\n<p>So, Shane kicks out after this, right?<\/p>\n<p>Tombstone.\u00a0 Three count.\u00a0 Guess not.\u00a0 Undertaker wins.<\/p>\n<p>Hawkeye and the MASH unit come out to cart the loser away.\u00a0 I&#8217;m glad Shane McMahon isn&#8217;t dead.\u00a0 Having said that, let&#8217;s never do another Shane McMahon match again.<\/p>\n<p>Andre the Giant Battle Royal.\u00a0 You know, I would be okay with Mark Henry winning a WrestleMania match in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Dallas Page is in. \u00a0Saxton says DDP winning would be &#8220;absolutely insane&#8221;. \u00a0Ain&#8217;t that the truth?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s freaking Shaquille O&#8217;Neal!\u00a0 He&#8217;s the last entrant! \u00a0Shaq and Show! \u00a0Show and Shaq! \u00a0The others get tired of this silliness and dump Show and Shaq out over the top.<\/p>\n<p>Tatanka is in this match.\u00a0 And Baron Corbin.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve also had three visits from Morganna the Kissing Bandit and the astonishing return of Jim Brown.<\/p>\n<p>Corbin runs amuck until Kane cuts him off.\u00a0 Everybody gets a few seconds of show, until Corbin sneaks up on Kane and eliminates Kane.\u00a0 Score one for NXT!\u00a0 Baron&#8217;s actually a better fit for the main roster than he is at Full Sail.<\/p>\n<p>We get a shot of the earth, then a lot of satellite footage. Apparently WrestleMania 33 will be taking place on the moon.\u00a0 (Just kidding, it&#8217;s Orlando.)<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboy Cheeerleaders come out to do a routine.\u00a0 See, I told you WWE had scouts at WrestleCon.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, why is The Rock carrying a T-shirt cannon?\u00a0 I stand corrected.\u00a0 The Rock is carrying a flamethrower.\u00a0 So, why is the Rock carrying a flamethrower?<\/p>\n<p>WWE claims the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash\">WrestleMania<\/a> attendance record tonight (which is legit), but not the AT&amp;T Stadium record. Hooray for relative honesty!<\/p>\n<p>Rock makes the announcement, and he is interrupted by Bray Wyatt and the Wy-ettes.\u00a0 Bray claims The Rock represents a lie.\u00a0 Look, this worked attendance deal isn&#8217;t worth holding up the show.<\/p>\n<p>Kudos to the Rock for working Cracker Barrel into his promo.\u00a0 I knew he was a regular McNeill reader.<\/p>\n<p>The Rock says he&#8217;s been watching Bray Wyatt.\u00a0 The Rock sees Bray when he&#8217;s sleeping, The Rock knows when he&#8217;s awake\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Rock vs. Erick Rowan.\u00a0 Impromptu match!\u00a0 I defecate you not. \u00a0The Rock pins Rowan in six seconds. \u00a0Well, that was fun. \u00a0See you next year!<\/p>\n<p>Nope, The Wyatts come after The Rock, and John F&#8217;n Cena comes to the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Cena stands beside Rock, and Rock turns on him! \u00a0Rock Bottom! \u00a0Rock Bottom! \u00a0(Oh, come on, let me dream&#8230;) \u00a0So, Rock and Cena clean house. \u00a0Obviously, John Cena is back and ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>You know, I was worried WWE didn&#8217;t have enough main event heels.\u00a0 But Reigns &amp; Cena together should be enough to carry the load.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, welcome to the seventh hour of our WrestleMania coverage.\u00a0 Yes, WWE knew they were going long, and they already told the pay-per-view providers.\u00a0 Why didn&#8217;t they tell you?\u00a0 Um\u2026Look, there&#8217;s Bill Simmons!<\/p>\n<p>Triple H vs. Roman Reigns.\u00a0 Those of you still standing after the last six hours are in for quite a match.\u00a0 Time for the champ&#8217;s entrance, and\u2026Okay, what stupid f&#8212;ing movie are we whoring for this year?<\/p>\n<p>Princess Ardala sure has a raspy voice. \u00a0Hunter and his gang from Occupy Nepotism make their way to the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Time for the challenger&#8217;s entrance.\u00a0 I hate that they changed his gimmick, I wanted to see Reigns come in through the crowd.\u00a0 Granted, they would have had to start around 3pm\u2026<\/p>\n<p>So far, the crowd is squarely behind the&#8230;condescending authoritarian heel. \u00a0(And yet, you people don&#8217;t think Trump can win the election.)<\/p>\n<p>Is JBL losing his voice? \u00a0That&#8217;s a storyline to keep your eye on during this match.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter kicks Reigns in the balls.\u00a0 Huge babyface pop.\u00a0 Atomic drop to the balls.\u00a0 And another.\u00a0 The crowd chants &#8220;Ro-man sucks!&#8221;\u00a0 Stephanie sees the camera and shrugs, like, what can you do?<\/p>\n<p>A lot of offense by the champ.\u00a0 So, the guy with two torn quads is the one in charge of creating motion here?<\/p>\n<p>Roman puts Hunter through a barricade, yadda yadda yadda.\u00a0 Hunter goes to work on Roman&#8217;s injured arm.\u00a0 The audience does not appear sympathetic.\u00a0 Look, it&#8217;s not like this is a bad match.\u00a0 But it&#8217;s been a long night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think the word quit is in Reigns&#8217; vocabulary&#8221;.\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 How about &#8220;take it home, for Christ&#8217;s sake&#8221;?\u00a0 Will he understand that?<\/p>\n<p>Reigns accidentally spears Stephanie McMahon.\u00a0 And there was much rejoicing.\u00a0 Hunter counters the spear, and Stephanie hands her husband the sledgehammer.\u00a0 Cole talks about how Hunter will get disqualified.\u00a0 Isn&#8217;t this a no disqualification match?<\/p>\n<p>Hunter misses the sledge spot and gets speared.\u00a0 Roman Reigns is your new champ.\u00a0 The crowd is not upset about this.\u00a0 However, I feel like they&#8217;re waiting for something else to happen.<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn&#8217;t. \u00a0Join James &amp; Greg for the postgame show. \u00a0VIP members, we&#8217;re about to set the Audio Roundtable attendance record, so check it out after we post it. \u00a0Good night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1158224458\"><div id=\"pwtor-652788004\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Yes, PWTorch Columnist Pat McNeill is here for the longest day in the history of our sport. Six, maybe seven hours of this?\u00a0 Really? 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