Reigns sends Jericho to the outside. Reigns follows Jericho and tosses him into the barricade. Reigns then throws Jericho into the apron, then the barricade again. Reigns hits the drive by on Jericho. Reigns is NOT wasting any time here. After the break, Jericho is choking Reigns in the ropes. Reigns tries to fight back, but end up running into a dropkick by Jericho. Jericho slaps Reigns in the face over and over again. Reigns punches Jericho square in the jaw. Jericho goes up top but dives right into a uppercut from Reigns. Reigns sets up a Samoan drop, but Jericho turns it into a roll up. Reigns is caught in the ropes. Reigns hits a Samoan drop. Reigns calls for the Superman punch. Jericho surprises Reigns with a dropkick right to the jaw of Reigns. Jericho goes for the Code Breaker, but Reigns catches him in midair. Reigns sets Jericho on the top rope. Reigns hits a briskly walking Liger bomb (what? He didn’t run). Reigns hits the Superman punch. Owens hits the ring and attacks Reigns.
After the match, Owens and Jericho beat down Reigns. Owens calls for the shark cage to be lowered. Owens puts Reigns in the cage, but Reigns fights out of it. Reigns locks Owens in the shark cage. Reigns tells them to raise the cage. Jericho holds on to the side of the cage as it is being raised. Reigns Superman punches Jericho off the cage. Reigns hits the Spear on Jericho for good measure.
After weeks and weeks of Roman Reigns getting the shaft from Jericho and Owens, he gets the upper hand and last laugh tonight. He did not win the United States Championship, but that does not really matter at this point. I do like how Roman was booked tonight, a mixture of serious and comedy. They did not try too hard, but did just enough. As much as I have enjoyed these men working together, I pray to God that this is the last night for a while where they are all involved. We have seen so much of the same stuff from these guys over the past 2-3 months where creativity is lacking considerably. Tonight’s match was very solid and the interaction worked, so it is hard for me to be too tough on it. At the end of the night, I am more excited to see Reigns vs. Owens, so that is a success in my book.
