Elias is in the ring for a little show. He plays a lick to start proceedings and it’s funny how much he has improved at guitar. He calls the fans scumbags and they chant “we are scumbags”. He tells them they don’t deserve a song for booing him and out comes the Champion.
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
(C) Seth Rollins Vs. Elias
The bell rings, and they stand for a few moments across the ring looking at each other. Elias takes Seth down with a snapmare and applies a chin lock, but Rollins escapes and applies a hammerlock. Elias takes him down with a drop-toe-hold, but Rollins quickly applies another hammerlock. Slow pace to start. Elias fights up and elbows out, then clubs away at him and stomps him.
Elias connects with a shot to the injured neck, and Rollins clutches his neck in pain. Rollins gets to his feet and punches back. Rollins whips him off and hits the ropes before hitting a dropkick. Elias rolls out of the ring, so Rollins takes him down with a plancha. Rollins chops the chest and punches him at ringside. Rollins gets him in the ring and hits a springboard diving clothesline. Rollins hits a running forearm in the corner and punches away at him. The referee backs him up. Rollins goes to the apron, but Elias clotheslines him down. Rollins lands awkwardly on his neck and falls to the floor.
Elias gets him in the ring and stomps away at him. Elias talks a little trash before pulling him out to the apron and snapping his neck off the apron. Elias gets him in the ring and picks up a two count. Rollins fights back, but Elias spikes him with a big DDT for a near fall. Elias drops a knee for a one count. Elias hooks the head, but Rollins gets to his feet. Rollins tries to roll out of it, but Elias keeps it applied. Rollins appears to be bleeding from the mouth. Rollins fights up, but Elias kick him in the midsection and sends him to the ropes, but Elias lowers his head and eats a kick.
Rollins tries for a suplex, but Elias blocks it and takes him down. Elias tries for another knee drop, but Rollins moves. Rollins knocks him into the turnbuckle and boots him back. Rollins hits the ropes and hits a pair of running forearms. Elias hits the ropes, but Rollins follows and hits a Sling Blade. Rollins then sends him to the floor. Rollins gets pumped up and connects with a wild suicide dive. Rollins grabs his neck in pain. Rollins pulls himself up and gets him in the ring before coming off the second rope with a blockbuster for a two count. Rollins is trying to stretch his neck. The crowd is really into this. Elias drops him on the apron. Rollins springboards off the top rope, but Elias moves. Rollins’ knee buckles, and he screams in pain. Elias quickly connects with a knee to the head for a near fall. Hard to tell if his knee is actually hurt or it’s part of the story.
Elias gets him up for an electric chair, but Rollins fights out. Elias rolls him up for a two count. Elias continues to punch away at him. They trade punches with the crowd cheering and booing for each man. Elias takes him down with a big boot. Rollins goes for a roll-up, but releases it and superkicks Seth for a two count. Rollins goes to the apron and pulls himself to the top rope on one leg. Rollins goes for a frog splash on Elias half-way across the ring, but Elias gets his knees up for a near fall!
Elias goes to the top rope, but Rollins crotches him up there. Seth punches and goes for a superplex, but Elias fights him off. Rollins then scales the ropes and hits a superplex before following up with a falcon arrow for a near fall. Rollins sets up for the Stomp, but Elias moves. The Drifter catches him trying a suicide dive and launches him into the barricade before sending Rollins into the ring post. Elias throws him into the steps and gets him back in the ring.
Elias goes to the top rope for a big elbow drop and covers, but Rollins kicks out! Both men are down, and the crowd is really getting into i. Elias lifts up Rollins for Drift Away, but Rollins grabs the ropes. Elias clubs away at him and pulls him up. Elias puts him on the top rope and chops him. Rollins slides off and goes for a turnbuckle powerbomb, but his leg gives out and he drops. Elias looks for Drift Away, but Rollins counters into an inside cradle for a near fall. Elias rolls him up, but Rollins rolls through to a pin attempt, grabs the tights and gets the win!
Winner: Seth Rollins
Great match between these two, they had believable false finishes and I really thought Elias was gonna win. Glad to see Seth retain though.
