After the commercial break, Foley was approached about firing rumors by Mahal, who said heâs a main event performer and blamed his struggles on Rusev. McMahon offered her a match against Raw womenâs champion Bayley later in the night. Jericho ate a power bomb before Owens and Joe walked off.īackstage confrontations - McMahon, Foley, Nia Jax and Jinder Mahal: McMahon suggested Foley fire Zayn, âan underperformer,â before Jax interrupted to complain about Banks being added to the WrestleMania triple threat match and not her, claiming she wants justice. Jericho momentarily broke up the beatdown, but as he attempted to put Owens in the Walls of Jericho, Joe stepped in leading to more doubleteaming as a pack of referees attempted to break things up. After the referee motioned for the bell, Joe put Zayn in the Coquina Clutch as Owens kicked him. Kevin Owens & Samoa Joe via disqualification: Fantastic Tope Con Hilo from Zayn onto the heel duo was the highlight of this short-lived match that ended when Owens and Joe wouldnât stop doubleteaming Zayn in the middle of the ring. "The only thing left of Y2J will be the TEARS of JERICHO.Cry it out, maaaaan!" - on at #WrestleMania #RAW /bcAlXZUC5Z- WWE March 14, 2017Ĭhris Jericho & Sami Zayn def. âAnd once Iâm done, the only thing left of Y2J will be the tears of Jericho. âI am going to take Chris Jerichoâs United States title just like he took my title away from me,â Owens said. Now that the spotlight is back where it belongs, Owens said he will deal Jericho âthe ultimate payback on the grandest stage of allâ at WrestleMania. In the ring - Kevin Owens: Strong ambiance as Owens entered a dimly lit ring with illuminated WrestleMania sign shining behind him. After Nese pushed Perkins into Tozawa, knocking him out of the ring, Nese rolled up TJP and held the tights to get the pin. A pair of pin attempts from TJP, including one following a sweet springboard DDT from the top rope, were interrupted by Kendrick run-ins. A diving suicide head butt from Tozawa was instantly followed by Perkinsâ hurricanrana from the ring apron on Nese in a strong double spot. TJ Perkins & Akira Tozawa via pinfall: Decent energy in this two-segment cruiserweight tag team match. Flair eventually escaped as a fired up Brooke soaked up âDana! Dana!â chants from the crowd. After threatening to get rid of her, Flair is viciously attacked by Brooke her in a one-sided brawl.
After the match, Charlotte Flair called Brooke âa disgraceâ who doesnât deserve to ride her coattails to WrestleMania. Dana Brooke via pinfall: With Bayley in her corner, Banks overcme early physicality from Brooke to score a quick three count on a roll-up, using two hands to grab Brookeâs tights.