Mark Henry v. The Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship
Mark Henry enters first to his never before used theme "The Wall" followed by The Big Show. Match opens with formal ring intros and an intense staredown before a collar and elbow tie-up. Henry breaks the hold first, takes to the ropes and throws a body block and Show doesn't budge. Show takes to the rope himself and throws a shoulder block of his own with no effect. Both men then take to the ropes in opposite directions, but Show’s reaction time is slightly better and he throws a nasty spear, very nearly picking up the pinfall.
Henry quickly returns to his feet and exchanges a series of headbutts with The Big Show. A particularly gnarly headbutt opens up a gash over Henry’s left eye, which incenses The World’s Strongest Man who throw a series of three clotheslines that stagger Big Show, but fail to knock him off his feet. Henry summons the adrenaline from his injury to deliver a ring-rattling scoop powerslam. Henry follows up with a Jumping Elbow Drop and collects a 2 1/2 count. Henry disputes the count with the ref while Show recuperates. Show recovers and drops Henry with a Sidewalk Slam and heads to the top rope.
A rumbling Madison Square Garden rattles the rafters with a “Randy Savage” chant as Show leaps from the top and delivers the most devastating Diving Elbow Drop scored to date. Show goes for the cover, but Henry gets his foot on the bottom rope. Show locks on a Dragon Sleeper and connects with The Final Cut for another two count. Show tries again, this time with the Showstopper Leg Drop for another two.
Growing impatient, Show cinches in The Colossal Clutch in an attempt to get the World’s Strongest Man to tap out. Henry struggles and writhes to break the hold before finally marching on his elbows to the bottom rope to force the break of the hold. Big Show sits back, perplexed as to what it will take to dispatch of the World Champion. Show locks in an Abodominal Stretch, but after several minutes of struggling, Henry finds it in himself to break the hold with an incredible hip toss.
Show digs into his arsenal and tosses Henry to the buckle, delivering five overhand chops before letting Henry stagger out of the corner and into a Cobra Clutch Backbreaker. Show signals for a chokeslam and gets his hand around Henry’s throat. Upon the lift, Henry escapes the grip, whips Show to the corner and crushes him with a Body Avalanche.
As Show leaves the corner, Henry demonstrates incredible strength, hoisting the World’s Largest Athlete over his head and dropping him with a Military Press Slam. As Show crawls to the middle rope, the relentless Henry continues his barrage with a Leapfrog Guillotine, landing on his feet on the outside. The World Champion crawls back into the ring and delivers a Running Splash to a prone Big Show. Henry slashes his throat to signal the end and scales to the middle rope for a Slingshot Splash and connects. Somehow, Big Show escapes the pinfall at the last possible second and for Henry, frustration has given way to disbelief.
Show regains his feet and begins tossing a flurry of body blows before taking hold for another chokeslam. This time, Show is successful in his attempt and Henry’s impact rattles the canvas. Show begins to rage and balls up his fist. Just as Henry had done earlier, Show hoists the World Champion over his head Gorilla Press style before dropping Henry directly into the path of Show’s waiting WMD. Henry crumbles to the mat and the World Title is almost certain to change hands. Out of nowhere, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and Michael McGillicutty jump the barricade and hop onto the ring apron, creating the distraction for the referee and the opening for Ezekiel Jackson and Mason Ryan to jump the barricade on the other end of the ring.
Jackson and Ryan collaborate on a double chokeslam of their own and jump back through the crowd. The trio on the other end leave the ringside area without a fight just as Henry is getting back to his feet. The World Champion climbs to the top rope and delivers and UNBELIEVABLE moonsault before lifting Big Show clean off the canvas and dropping him with The World’s Strongest Slam for the three count.
Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Mark Henry
Henry celebrates his successful title defense after the match, but the lights go down shortly thereafter and it begins raining in the arena. As the rain clears, A man driving a tram comes down the entrance ramp. As the tram approaches, we see that the driver is Paul Bearer and that the vehicle is carrying the immobile body of The Undertaker, just as we left him at Wrestlemania. Bearer holds the urn up to the light and a bolt of lightning passes through it, knocking it out of Bearer’s hands and striking the tram; causing it to burst into flames with The Undertaker still aboard.
Dumbstruck by what he is witnessing, Henry watches as the tram burns. As the smoke and fire begin to clear, “Ain’t No Grave” begins to play and a rejuvenated Undertaker stands on the charred tram before him, motionless. Distracted by this phenomena, Henry fails to witness DANIEL BRYAN approaching from behind. Bryan springboards from the top rope and delivers a missile dropkick to the back of Henry’s head. In this time, The Big Show has also regained his bearings. Show clocks Henry with another WMD and the World Champion drops like a stone. Big Show leaves the ring, frustrated that he came up short.
The lights come back up and The Undertaker has vanished. Daniel Bryan goes to the ringside area and grabs his Money In The Bank Briefcase, handing it to Charles Robinson. Robinson gives word to Justin Roberts, Roberts makes the announcement that Daniel Bryan is cashing in his MITB briefcase and the crowd ERUPTS. Henry staggers back to his feet and the ref signals for the bell to ring.
Mark Henry v. Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship
A groggy Henry falls quick victim to a Running Leg Lariat that brings him to his knees. Bryan throws a series of six roundhouse kicks to Henry’s torso and shoulders before winding up and planting the seventh squarely into the World Champion’s right temple. Daniel Bryan locks in the crossface to a defenseless Mark Henry and with very little persuasion, an exhausted Henry taps out and the Madison Square Garden crowd comes ABSOLUTELY UNGLUED.
Winner and NEW World Heavyweight Champion: Daniel Bryan
An understandably ecstatic Daniel Bryan stage dives into the crowd and begins body surfing those in attendance. After ten minutes of making the rounds around the arena, Bryan returns to the ring and is finally awarded the belt. Bryan climbs up on the barricade and holds the title high for all fans to rejoice in. The new World Champion receives congratulations from every member of the broadcast table and makes his way back up the entrance ramp. Daniel Bryan is your NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.
Kevin Nash backstage being interrogated by his teammates. Nash tries to reason with them, telling them that Wade Barrett is clearly trying to stir the pot and make everyone paranoid. Nash insists that he has nothing now nor ever to do with Wade Barrett or the Nexus. Christian discusses Nash’s history with both Triple H and his history of forming renegade factions. Miz chimes in saying that he has reason to suspect that a former Outsider is more than capable of an inside job. Nash’s teammates wander off. R-Truth leaves with a few parting words, saying that if it’s one thing he can’t stand, it’s being okey-doked by a conspiracy...
Another PPV Promo is run announcing that The 40-Man Royal Rumble is 10 Weeks Away.
Randy Orton cuts a backstage promo talking about how this year's upcoming Royal Rumble takes place in his hometown of St. Louis and makes the observation for the last five years, the superstar who won the match has failed to win the title at Wrestlemania. Orton says rest assured if he enters the Rumble match this year that that statistic will change.
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