WWE’s last PPV of the year, Roadblock: End of the Line, comes to us from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. The card was headlined by the dual championship matches between Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship and Sasha Banks vs Charlotte for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship.
The card also featured Seth Rollins vs Chris Jericho and matches for the WWE Cruiserweight and WWE Tag-Team Championships. We also finally got the much-awaited rematch between Sami Zayn and Braun Strowman.
Without further ado, let’s get to the results.
Rusev vs Big Cass (Pre-show)
This match was largely disappointing with Big Cass’ move-set largely consisting of kicks. Rusev was portrayed as the stereotypical foreign coward and the match ended with Big Cass losing by count-out. What a terrible way to start the card, even though it was a pre-show match.
Result: Rusev def. Big Cass by Countout
The New Day (C) vs Cesaro and Sheamus (for the WWE Raw Tag-Team Championships)
The record-setting champions came out first and cut a promo on their opponents of the night, Cesaro and Sheamus. They were followed out by their unimpressed opponents.
Cesaro and Kofi started us off with Cesaro landing an instant dropkick. He didn’t give Kofi a second to have a breather and tagged in Sheamus who hit a snap vertical suplex before rotating tag with Cesaro again as the pair continued to rotate tags till Kofi had Sheamus on the apron and made the tag to Big E.
Big E came in and immediately hit his mid-rope spear as both men crashed to the mat outside before Big E hit a modified powerbomb on Sheamus inside the ring, Big E then got Sheamus up and attempted a Big Ending before Sheamus powered out and tagged in Cesaro as they hit a modified double team DDT from the top rope.
Cesaro then went for the Swing and got hit by Sheamus by mistake as he went to hit Kofi Kingston. Sheamus then got driven out of the ring and Xavier Woods booted Cesaro in the face from behind the referee’s back. Big E then hit the Big Ending and went for the cover but Cesaro managed to kick out.
Cesaro then hit the Sharpshooter as Sheamus Brogue Kicked Big E on the outside. Xavier Woods had the referee distracted as Kofi started tapping. Cesaro then powered Kofi out of a roll up attempt and hit a Neutralized for the nearest of falls as Big E broke it up.
Kofi then came in and hit the SOS on Sheamus for the nearfall. He then went to tag in Cesaro who feinted, making the tag and ran into the ring and got hit by a trouble in paradise as Kofi went to tag him in. Sheamus then came in and rolled Kofi up for the pinfall as New Day’s record-setting title run finally came to an end.
Result: Cesaro and Sheamus def. The New Day
The New Day handed Cesaro and Sheamus the belts after the match. Sheamus grabbed both belts and posed on the turnbuckle as Cesaro celebrated with the fans.
Sami Zayn vs Braun Strowman
Sami looked to avoid Braun Strowman in the opening stages of the match. Sami used his speed to his advantage and hit Strowman with a hurricanrana and a running dropkick but they barely did any damage to Strowman. Strowman then tossed Zayn across the ring and sent him rolling to the outside.
Strowman rolled Sami back in and hit him with repeated kicks and knees as Strowman toyed with his prey.
The big man then choked Sami with his knee on the middle rope before charging at him. Zayn ducked and Strowman went over the top rope and to the outside. Zayn tried to hit a plancha but Strowman caught him and launched him face first into the apron before rolling him back into the ring and hit a clothesline.
He then went to work on Zayn’s head with repeated forearms as the match reached the 5-minute mark. Strowman hit Zayn with a bodyslam and screamed at him to stay down as he hit another devastating clothesline.
We entered the 4-minute mark as Mick Foley came out with a white towel in his hand as Strowman threw Zayn out of the ring at Foley’s feet.
Strowman yelled at Foley and asked him to throw in the towel as the crowd chanted DELETE. Foley told Zayn that he would throw in the towel but Zayn refused and the crowd started to chant “Let them fight” as Zayn threw the towel away.
Strowman pummeled Zayn from the back. He then charged at Zayn who moved out of the way as Strowman ran face-first into the ring post. Strowman then charged at Zayn again as Zayn moved out of the way and Strowman destroyed the barricade.
With 10 seconds left, Sami hit a Helluva Kick on Braun Strowman. The bell rang as time ran out as a livid Braun Strowman started pounding on Sami Zayn. This one isn’t over yet folks. Expect this feud to carry on.
Result: Sami Zayn def. Braun Strowman by surviving 10 minutes
Seth Rollins vs Chris Jericho
The crowd started with duelling chants of “Let’s go Rollins” and “Y2J” as the two men squared off.
They then locked up and Jericho hit Rollins with a shoulder, taking him down for a few seconds. Y2J then tried to lock in an arm-lock but Rollins transitioned out of it and drove Jericho into the apron and kicked him with his boots.
Jericho then hit Rollins with a boot of his own and hit a dropkick from the middle rope and started pounding on him in the corner.
Rollins then hit back and drove Jericho into the barricade outside before quickly getting him back into the ring. Jericho then hid behind the referee and raked Rollins in the eyes and tried to regain control.
Rollins got his momentum back soon and launched Jericho into the turnbuckle before Jericho used the referee as a shield again before tossing Rollins out of the ring.
Rollins barely avoided the 10-count before he rolled back in and Jericho locked in a chin lock. Rollins powered out of it and tried to get the run on Jericho but Y2J met him with a dropkick. Jericho then slapped Rollins who hit back with slaps of his own before Jericho met him with a knee to the gut. Rollins then hit an Enziguri as both men went down.
Jericho got up and went for a running bulldog but Rollins launched him crotch-first into the turnbuckle. Rollins followed up with a Slingblade before hitting multiple running forearms to the corner. Rollins then hit a jumping Blockbuster from the top rope as ‘The Architect’ finally gained control.
Rollins then went for a Pedigree but Jericho powered out. Jericho tried to capitalise with a Walls Of Jericho but Rollins blocked it. Y2J then went for a Lionsault only for Rollins to push him over the top rope. He then hit a running Plancha before driving him back into the ring.
Jericho jumped Rollins and locked in the Walls of Jericho but ‘The Architect’ managed to reach the ropes. Jericho then hit a Lionsault only to get a nearfall. Rollins gained the momentum once again but missed a Frog Splash from the top rope. He still managed to follow it up for a Falcon Arrow for the nearfall.
Jericho then blocked a Pedigree attempt and locked in another Walls of Jericho but Seth broke out quickly this time. He counted a double-axehandle attempt from Jericho and hit him with a Superkick.
Owens came out at this point to help distract the referee but Rollins kicked out of the roll-up pin attempt. Jericho then screamed at Owens and made him leave. Y2J then went for a Codebreaker but Rollins blocked it and hit a Pedigree to pick up the win.
Result: Seth Rollins def. Chris Jericho
Rich Swann (C) vs Brian Kendrick vs TJ Perkins (for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship)
The match started off with a nasty botch from Rich Swann as he hit Brian Kendrick with an ugly looking knee to the face. Perkins and Swann wrestled for a bit before Kendrick came back into the fray. Perkins tried to lock in a kneebar but Swann came in and hit an Enziguri before hitting a double hurricanrana on both men.
Swann then acrobatically avoided offence from Perkins before Kendrick booted him in the face.
Swann hit a dropkick to Perkins who rolled out of the ring as Kendrick locked in the Captain’s Hook on Rich Swann. Perkins finally came in to make the save and locked in a kneebar on Kendrick. Swann finally got up and hit a splash on Perkins as all three men went down.
Kendrick got up and went for a Sliced Bread No. 2 on Swann but he got thrown out of the ring by Swann. Perkins came in and locked a kneebar on Swann who tried desperately to reach the ropes. Swann finally reached the ropes as he and Perkins started trading blows in the middle of the ring.
Swann and Perkins then hit a double Superkick on an incoming Kendrick before Swann hit a Rich Kick to Perkins and covered him for the win.
Result: Rich Swann def. TJ Perkins and Brian Kendrick
Neville’s music hit as Rich Swann was celebrating. He came out and laid Perkins and Swann to waste, completely destroying both men. We saw a different side of Neville tonight as his dark side came out to play. Things just got interesting in the WWE Cruiserweight division.
Sasha Banks (C) vs Charlotte (30-minute Iron Man match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship)
Iron sharpens iron. Sasha and Charlotte are magic in the ring together. The final chapter in one of WWE’s best feuds of the year?
Sasha and Charlotte went at it again for the 6th time over the Raw Women’s Championship.
The women eyed each other as the bell rang and the clocked began to tick. The two finally locked up about 30 seconds in with Sasha overpowering Charlotte in the early stages before Charlotte broke out.
Sasha then started working on Charlotte’s arm before Charlotte took her down with a snapmare and honed in a headlock. Sasha then went for a jumping snapmare but Charlotte blocked it as Sasha modified her offence and hit a headlock takedown.
She then kneed Charlotte in the face before getting hit by a shoulder charge. Sasha got up and hit an Eddie Guerrero-esque hurricanrana before hitting knife-edge chops in the corner. She then locked in an early Banks Statement but Charlotte managed to get out of it and rolled out of the ring as we got 5 minutes into the match.
Charlotte then got back in and hit an impressive pinning combo but only got a 2-count.
Sasha then hit a pinning combo of her own, as unsuccessfully as Charlotte. Sasha then taunted Charlotte with talk of Ric Flair and Charlotte hit her with a nasty boot. Sasha went down and got back up, locking in a sleeper hold. Charlotte lifted Sasha up and drove her into the mat to break out and got a 2-count from the following pinfall.
Charlotte then looked to reverse Powerbomb Sasha onto the steel ring post from ringside, only for Sasha to block it and jump onto the apron instead.
Sasha hit back with the double knees before she rolled Charlotte back into the ring. She locked in a straight-jacket submission hold in the middle of the ring but Charlotte showed incredible strength to power out.
Sasha then hit a series of dropkicks to regain her momentum and tossed Charlotte back out to ringside before hitting a running suicide dive. She then rolled Charlotte back in the ring and covered her for a 2-count. Charlotte then kicked Sasha off the apron, sending her face-first into the steel steps as Sasha looked completely out of it.
Back on top. Charlotte showed her mean streak once again, relentlessly taking the attack to Sasha as we entered the 14th minute of this match. The Queen continued to work on Sasha’s neck and head before going for a jumping knee, only to miss.
Sasha tried to take advantage but Charlotte was having none of it. She continued to drive Sasha’s face into the mat as Sasha looked for a cheeky pinfall attempt. Charlotte kicked out easily and drove Sasha into the corner before smashing her face into the mat.
Sasha finally managed to regain her footing, as she cornered Charlotte and repeatedly struck her in the corner.
She then hit the double knees before heading to the top turnbuckle. She went for a diving crossbody but Charlotte moved out of the way and hit Sasha with a Natural Selection as she tried to recover from her miss. Sasha somehow kicked out.
Charlotte then headed to the top rope, looking to hit a moonsault but Sasha met her there. It turned out to be a bad idea as Charlotte hit a Natural Selection from the top rope to pick up the first fall with a little over 10 minutes left to go.
Charlotte then slapped Sasha around as she tried to get back on her feet but Sasha hit a hurricanrana which she somehow transitioned into a pinning combination and pinned Charlotte for the 3-count as the score went to 1-1 with 8 minutes left.
An irate Charlotte couldn’t believe that she’d just been pinned and she hit a huge boot on Sasha to show her dissent.
Charlotte then went for a moonsault and missed as Sasha locked in the Banks Statement immediately. Charlotte tried to crawl to the ropes but Sasha rolled Charlotte to the middle of the ring, the Banks Statement still in place as Charlotte was forced to tap out. Sasha 2, Charlotte 1 with 6 minutes left.
Sasha went to the top rope as Charlotte hammered Sasha’s left knee. She then targeted Sasha’s knee with destructive blows before driving Sasha’s knees into the ring post as she looked to destroy what was left of Sasha.
Charlotte then locked in a modified ankle-bar before locking in the Figure 8. Sasha somehow reversed the Figure 8 but it lasted just for a few seconds. Charlotte had the hold back in place as we entered the last minute of the match.
Sasha held on with just 20 seconds as the match finally entered the last 10 seconds. With the crowd counting down the last 10 seconds, Sasha finally tapped out, just seconds away from the match ending as the match got tied at 2 – 2.
The match then entered sudden death overtime.
Charlotte continued her relentless attack on Sasha Banks. Sasha almost stunned Charlotte twice with two epic pinning reversals but Charlotte kicked out of both.
Sasha then hit the backstabber out of nowhere and locked in the Banks Statement. Charlotte locked in the Figure 8, as a bloodied Sasha finally tapped out. 15-0 for Charlotte in PPV’s as Sasha lost to Charlotte on PPV once again. An incredible match from two once-in-a-generation performers.
Result: Charlotte def. Sasha Banks
Kevin Owens (C) vs Roman Reigns (for the WWE Universal Championship)
Kevin Owens was by far the more popular performer amongst the fans in attendance who greeted Roman Reigns with an outpouring of boos.
Owens rolled out of the ring as soon as the bell rang, taking his own sweet time. Owens rolled back into the ring, only to roll back out again.
Roman followed him out this time, hitting him with blows to the face before rolling Owens back in. Owens took Roman down with a headlock takedown before Roman slammed Owens down on the mat before driving him into the corner, forcing him to roll out again.
Roman met Owens at ringside and drove him into the barricade before taking the top off the German announcers’ table.
Owens attacked Reigns from behind at this point and rolled him back into the ring before hitting a trademark Senton. Roman hit back with multiple clotheslines as Owens rolled out again. Roman followed Owens, which turned out to be a bad idea.
Owens sent Roman throat-first into the barricade before driving him into the steel steps. He then got on the aforementioned steps and hit another Senton. Great start to the match.
Owens rolled Reigns back into the ring and it was time for chin lock city once again. He then hit a hangman neckbreaker before hitting an incredible somersault leg drop on Reigns before locking in another chin lock. Owens tried to follow it up with another Senton but Roman rolled away this time as both men crawled back up.
Roman regained his momentum again as he hit back at Owens with gusto. Both men then started trading forearms which Roman tried to follow up with a Samoan Drop but KO countered with a German Suplex. Owens tried to follow it up with a Cannonball but Reigns caught him with a beautiful Samoan Drop.
Reigns then signalled for the Superman Punch but Owens countered once again and hit a snap DDT. Owens then hit a cannonball which Roman immediately followed up with a Superman Punch, getting a 2-count with the ensuing cover.
The crowd started chanting “Roman sucks” at this point as Roman Reigns hit a running Superman Punch to Kevin Owens who was perched on the top rope. Owens, however, hit Roman with an incredible Fisherman Suplex from the top rope.
Owens then tried to hit a Swanton Bomb from the top rope but Roman met him with raised knees.
Reigns then signalled for the Superman Punch but KO rolled out. Reigns followed him and hit a Drive-By. Reigns went for a second one but KO met him with a huge boot. He then perched Roman onto the German announce table, hitting two Frog Splashes on him before the table broke.
Roman looked down and out but managed to crawl back into the ring with two seconds left for the count out.
Owens met him with another Frog Splash for the nearfall. Roman then got into his second wind as he caught Owens with an incredible Powerbomb for the nearfall. Not to be outdone, Owens hit back with a Pop-Up Powerbomb of his own and pinned Roman with Roman somehow getting his foot on the bottom rope to break the pin.
Owens then rolled to the outside with a sinister look on his face as he brought his title into the ring to hit Reigns in an attempt at getting disqualified. The referee stopped him and Reigns capitalised with a spear.
With both men down, Chris Jericho came out. He looked at the two downed men before hitting a Codebreaker on Kevin Owens.
This resulted in Reigns getting DQ-ed and in Owens retaining the title.
Result: Kevin Owens def. Roman Reigns by DQ
Owens and Jericho embraced after the match, which showed that Jericho was in cahoots with Owens all along. As they were leaving, Rollins’ music hit and Reigns hit Owens with a spear just as Rollins hit Jericho with a Pedigree. Reigns and Rollins then Powerbombed Jericho through the announce table.
Rollins and Reigns then followed Owens, who was trying to escape, before Powerbombing him through the announce table on the entrance ramp.
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