Brock Lesnar is still your WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Find out the complete results from Sunday's pay-per-view and what they mean.
Sunday's Night of Champions pay-per-view from Nashville was an evening of rematches and retreads, but still managed to be another solid show overall. A shaky show on paper with a downright awful build-up culminated in a main event that felt like a big deal, despite what would normally seem like an anticlimactic finish.
Not a lot has changed, as most of the same matches from SummerSlam happened again one month later, but we did learn a few new things. A very few new things. Read on and learn everything that happened at Night of Champions 2014. Tag Team Championship Match: Goldust & Stardust def. The Usos (c)
At long last, the Dust/Rhodes Bros. are the tag team champions, ending the lengthy title reign of the Usos. This was a good match for a very hot crowd that ended when Stardust got the knees up on an Uso top-rope splash attempt and got the pin.
What we learned: Now begins the reign of Goldust and Stardust! This is more or less the culmination of a storyline that's been slow-burning since before WrestleMania, as the brothers finally win the big one. It's almost certain that this feud will continue, because with Ryback on the shelf, these are essentially the two teams in the tag division. I mean, Los Matadores are technically a tag team, but come on. Odds are that this feud continues, but that the Ascension arrives on the main roster soon, finally getting the call up from NXT. That should shake things up a bit, in theory. United States Championship Match: Sheamus (c) def. Cesaro
After a very hard-hitting brawl, Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick out of nowhere to pin Cesaro. It's yet another in a line of 'Sheamus takes a hellacious beating and hits the Brogue Kick out of nowhere' matches, which is fitting for a pair of wrestlers that have been treading water as long as these two. It's like that movie about the two stranded scuba divers in the Pacific Ocean, but more bleak.
What we learned: For a few months now, Cesaro has been the WWE's 'break glass in case of emergency' main event wrestler. Maybe Roman Reigns getting injured is that emergency? Either way, this moves both Sheamus and Cesaro on to other things (hopefully) where they can be involved in something more than a placeholder feud (hopefully). They both deserve a lot better. Intercontinental Championship: The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler (c)
In the second title change of the evening, The Miz regained the title he won just last month at SummerSlam, thanks to the distraction and help of his stunt double, Damien Mizdow. (And a healthy handful of tights.) Also, Florida Georgia Line was there, but the less said about that, the better.
What we learned: Second verse, same as the first. The Miz is great right now and Dolph Ziggler is great right now. Damien Mizdow is REALLY great right now. Having these two great wrestlers trade a title they don't need on back-to-back shows is whatever, but in
theory, this frees up Ziggler to move on to bigger and better things. In theory. So ... I guess expect this feud to continue until the Royal Rumble.
Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns did not happen, of course, because Reigns had to have emergency hernia surgery on Saturday and will be out of action for at least a couple of months. Rollins came out and demanded the bell be rung for his match with Reigns, and that he be announced the winner by count-out/forfeit. Rollins continued to run his mouth before a taxi pulled up backstage and DEAN AMBROSE MADE HIS GLORIOUS RETURN. They brawled through the crowd, to the delight of all. Finally, The Authority led security out to separate the wrestlers and led Ambrose away in handcuffs. Rusev def. Mark Henry
Mark Henry came out in an all-American singlet, gifted to him by the Big Show. If we're going by
Rocky rules, that seemed to have telegraphed that he's either going to win and earn Rusev's respect, or literally die in the ring at the hands of an unfeeling Russian. They really went all-in on the patriotism before the match, having Lillian Garcia sing the National Anthem.
As expected, the match was chock-a-block full of clubbering. Slobber was knocked. Henry hit the World's Strongest Slam, but Rusev managed to roll out of the ring and avoid being pinned. He recovered and made Henry tap out to the Accolade.
What we learned: Well, Rusev is still undefeated. The greatest hopes of America and all its Americans have failed time and again. Good thing Rusev has never once shown the slightest interest in trying to win a title, because ... that would be too interesting, I guess. Here's the thing: Rusev is actually really great, but he has NOTHING to do except have Lana insult America, have someone take offense and stand up to him FOR AMERICA and then lose handily a few times. Gotta move onto something else, people. Maybe a feud with ... John Cena? Yeah, probably that. John Cena is not only America's only hope, but he is also its main source of hustle, loyalty and respect (for export). Randy Orton def. Chris Jericho
Randy Orton's role lately has been 'cool the crowd down before the top matches.' And like everything else he does, he's great at it. Unfortunately, this leads a lot of people to believe he's 'boring,' which is untrue. But don't show THIS match you're trying to convince otherwise, because this was a pretty boring match. Randy Orton hit Jericho with an RKO when Jericho went for his patented 'jump off the top into an RKO' for the pin.
What we learned: Jericho is likely going on another hiatus after this, so their month-long insta-feud is over. Like so much of the rest of this card, the end result of this match was WWE hitting the reset button on two of their stars. And now we wait for Monday's 'RAW' to find out whether they'll be going around in circles or heading in a straight line to a new destination. Divas Championship Match: AJ Lee def. Paige (c) and Nikki Bella
Paige and AJ are both great wrestlers, but this match actually exceeded expectations right off the bat as Nikki held her own during her time in the ring. In fact, Nikki looked great, towering over both of the other women and really wrestling as a monster heel. Which was ... weird, but very welcome. Eventually, AJ made Paige tap with the Black Widow to once again become the Divas Champion.
What we learned: Paige and AJ continued their complicated 'frenemy' relationship (with Paige at one point screaming 'WHY WON'T YOU LOVE ME'), but the Divas division could really stand another influx of talent from the overflowing women's division in NXT. If that's not coming any time soon, at least things will be in good hands with AJ and Paige in the thick of things.
Really though, they need some other women to contend, because just passing the title back and forth between the two of them, because [see 'What we learned' in every other result so far]. WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: John Cena def. Brock Lesnar (c) by DQ
In another phenomenal match between Cena and Lesnar, John Cena had hit a fourth Attitude Adjustment on Lesnar and looked as if he had the match won, when Seth Rollins ran into the ring and hit Cena with his Money in the Bank briefcase. Cena therefore won the match by disqualification, but Lesnar retained his title. Rollins announced he was cashing in his contract for a guaranteed title match, but Cena attacked Rollins before the bell could ring and officially begin the match.
What we learned: This was probably the absolutely correct move, even if the result may seem 'wishy-washy' to some. Cena loses his guaranteed rematch and there's no reason for The Authority (or anyone else) to give him another title shot any time soon. In the meantime, this finish allows Cena to remain looking strong (as if he could look anything less than strong, ever), allows Lesnar to remain the champ without ever being actually beaten by Cena, makes Brock still look like an absolute universe-destroyer and -- perhaps best of all -- instantly inserts Seth Rollins into the main event picture for real, giving him an instant beef with both men. Most likely, Cena and Rollins will start a program together. Any number of challengers can stand up to Lesnar (and probably lose). Cena/Rollins would be fresh and exciting and Lesnar/anyone would be fresh and exciting. The main event possibilities, ONCE AGAIN, are limitless.
So be sure to tune into 'RAW' tomorrow night, so you can see the build to next month's rematch between John Cena and Brock Lesnar.
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