Charly Caruso interviews Seth Rollins backstage, who gets a mixed reception. She asks how he prepares for Bray Wyatt tonight. Seth says he’s been asking himself the same question and he doesn’t know. He says he’s never faced anyone like Bray and tonight will be the biggest test of his career. However he won’t any choice but to fight and survive, no choice but to burn it down. He then turns around and adds, “at least, I hope so.”
Randy Orton Vs. Ali
The match gets underway and Orton takes a wristlock. Ali tries to fight out but gets backed into the corner and chopped into next week. Ali fights out of the corner and heads to the top rope but Orton sweeps his feet and knocks him to the floor.
Orton goes out after Ali and kicks him around ringside, followed by a front-suplex on the announce table. Ali gets back inside and Orton stomps him in the gut over and over. Orton then takes Ali outside and looks to hit a back suplex on the announce table but Ali lands on his feet and hits a jumping kick. Orton then shoves Ali chest-first into the ringpost.
Back in the ring, Orton covers for a two-count. Orton applies a submission to torque the mid-section of Ali. Orton transitions into a chinlock and punches the gut of Ali. Orton whips Ali to the corner but eats a kick to the face, then a few elbows. Ali knocks Orton from the ring and hits a suicide dive that sends Randy over the announce table. Ali pounds Orton and sends him back inside.
Ali dives through the ropes and hits an X-Factor for a two-count. Orton dodges Ali and hits him with a snap powerslam for a near-fall. Ali drops Orton heads to the top rope for a 450 but nobody’s home. Orton looks for the RKO but Ali shoves him off, ducks a clothesline, and hits a springboard tornado DDT. Ali heads to the top rope and again looks for the 450 but again Orton moves.
Ali rolls to the apron and Orton drags him through the ropes for the draping DDT. Orton pumps-up and looks for the RKO but Ali counters it by doing a handstand!
Ali rolls-up Randy but he kicks out. Ali looks for the rolling X-Factor again but this time he gets caught with the RKO and that’s that!
Winner: Randy Orton
Orton poses after the match and taps his chest at Ali as a sign of respect.
