Flag Match: John Cena vs Rusev
As soon as the bell ring Rusev goes for his flag. Cena cuts him off. Rusev floors Cena with a kidney shot. Rusev goes for the flag again. Cena cuts him off once more. Rusev flattens Cena with a clothesline. Rusev climbs up top and almost reaches his flag. Cena climbs up top and bulldogs Rusev off the top. Cena goes to his corner and starts to climb. Rusev grabs Cena and hits an electric chair drop. Snap suplex by Rusev. Rusev motions towards his corner. Cena tries to stop him. Rusev crushes Cena with another clothesline. Cena tries to mount a comeback. After a few punches, Cena is starting to feel it. Rusev kicks Cena in the gut and lands a DDT. Rusev misses a clothesline. Cena hits the five moves of doom. Rusev counters the AA into a spine buster. Rusev tosses Cena out of the ring.
Rusev starts to climb to get his flag. Cena climbs up and knocks Rusev off the top rope. Cena tries his diving leg drop. Rusev counters it into a power bomb. Rusev gets his flag off the mount. Rusev now has to get his flag to the pedestal on the stage to win the match. Rusev turns around and Cena dropkicks him. Rusev charges at Cena but Cena moves out of the way. Rusev goes face first into the turnbuckle. Cena hits the AA. Cena starts to climb. Rusev grabs Cena in a power bomb position. Cena reverses it into a sunset flip. Cena transitions into the STF. Rusev taps out but it doesn’t matter. Cena climbs up top and finally pulls down the American flag. Rusev superkicks Cena. Rusev tries to bring his flag to the stage.
Cena dives off the apron onto Rusev. Cena sends Rusev into the ring steps. Cena grabs the American flag and starts the long walk up the stage. Rusev attacks him from behind. Rusev hits Cena in the head with the ring steps. Rusev and Cena fight up the ramp. Cena tosses Rusev into the LED board. Cena dives off the pedestal but Rusev catches him. Rusev fallaway slams Cena on the stage. Rusev grabs two tables and sets them up on the stage. Rusev slams Cena head first into the American pedestal. Rusev tells Cena that he can’t see him. Rusev picks up Cena for the AA! Cena counters and knocks Rusev off the pedestal. Double clothesline on the ramp. Cena grabs the American flag. Cena crawls up the ramp with the flag. Cena is inches away from the flag stand. Rusev grabs the flag stand and hits Cena with it. Rusev locks Cena in the Accolade on the stage. Cena looks to be out. Rusev grabs his flag and almost gets it in the stand. Cena catches the flag and stops it from going in. Cena tries to AA Rusev but reverses and kicks Cena in the head. Rusev tries to put Cena in the Accolade again but Cena turns it into the AA through the tables. Cena plants his flag in the pedestal for the win.
Winner – John Cena
HE DID IT…FOR AMERICA! @JohnCena wins the #FlagMatch at #WWEBattleground!
