New Day vs. Sheamus & Cesaro (WWE RAW Tag Team Championship match)
As per Stephanie McMahon’s orders from Survivor Series, Sheamus and Cesaro were granted a shot at the Tag tam titles for seeing their team to the finish line last night on Survivor Series.
New Day was the first to come out as they addressed their early elimination from last night match and said it doesn;t matter as their team won. They went on to finally mention the fact that they are on the cusp of breaking Demolition’s Tag Team Title reign record. They promised to demolish the record and finished their promo with Big E leading the New Day chant.
Big E and Cesaro kicked off the match and the Swiss Superman showed off his raw strength from the get go. The dysfunctional duo worked well in tandem in the initial stages with a double team suplex. Kofi Kingston tipped the scales momentarily in his team’s favour with a cross body, but Cesaro kicked out at two and grabbed his legs for a Cesaro Swing.
Kofi grabbed the ropes and Sheamus in the meantime, tagged himself in. After a brief round of dominance, Kofi created some separation when he caught Sheamus with a dropkick in mid-air. Sheamus asserted control with an Irish Curse Backbreaker. The physicality of the Celtic Warrior was on display as the thunderous strikes echoed around the arena.
The momentum shifted when Kofi ducked from a Sheamus clothesline, who ran into Cesaro. Kofi crawled to his corner and Big E tagged in. The trademark belly-to-belly on Sheamus was followed by a White Noise. It was a stalemate by this time with all the men recuperating. Cesaro and Kofi came in to amp up the pace. An insane spot followed when Cesaro caught Kofi in mid-air to deliver a backbreaker.
The crowd was then given a chance to do the 10 chant with the Cesaro swing transitioned into a Sharpshooter. Big E looked to pull Kofi towards the ropes but gets Brogue kicked in the face. Xabier Woods jumped up to the apron and distracted the referee while Kofi was tapping in the ring. Cesaro broke the hold and looked to be in sheer in disbelief. Kofi took advantage and rolled up Cesaro into a small package for the win. And just like that, New Day retained to continue their pursuit of demolishing New Day’s record. 23 days to go folks!
Result: New Day def. Sheamus and Cesaro via pinfall to retain WE RAW Tag Team Championships
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