18th January 2013

Location: AT & T Arena, San Antonio, Texas

 Opening Credits.

Commentary: Following the assault last week on Bobby Lashley by The Corre Members, what response will they get from Lashley, also will we find out tonight the next challenger to Lesnar's World Championship..............

Also tonight in a Royal Rumble Qualifying Match Triple H will try and get himself back into contention for a World Title match at Wrestlemania when he faces Jeff Hardy............Team 3D also compete in the Tag Team Tournament against Titus O Neill & X-Pac.

just then World Champion Brock Lesnar flanked by The Corre makes his way down to the ring.........


Promo: Lesnar claims that last week, the mystery was answered when The Corre revealed their identities to everyone, he also claims that was all the proof he needed that Lashley was not worthy of a World Title shot, he then claims that there is a long line of Superstars after his Title , which is why 37 hopefuls will enter the Royal Rumble hoping to face him at Wrestlemania, but he will in fact be havng the night off at Wrestlemania because The Corre will come out on top in the Royal Rumble...........

Just then the Titantron comes to life, showing footage of a car pulling up in the Parking Bay............as Lesnar looks on, the doors open and out steps.................Chris Jericho & Kofi Kingston...........both of whom are making their first appearance since going missing in November...........an incident which now was the responsibility of The Corre.

As a result of this development, Lesnar & The Corre exit through the WWE Universe...............


Coming up next WWE Women's Champion takes on Maria.........


Summer Rae v Maria


Mid Match: Summer Rae took a spill to the outside, but as she got back to her feet, suddenly from under the ring came Rosemary who delivered a severe beating to Summer, giving the referee no alternative...........

  

 Winner: Summer Rae via Disqualification.

 

Post Match: But this had nothing to do with the result, this was a message to Summer Rae, as then Maria joined Rosemary in delivering a further beating to the fallen Summer Rae...............

and then the attention was drawn to the entrance ramp as Gail Kim dragged a limp Brie Bella out and stood over her with the Knockouts Championship in her hand............

 

 Backstage: Brock Lesnar is confronted by Paul Heyman, he makes an offer to Lesnar............rejoin forces with Heyman, aligning himself with TNA, thus ensuring he doesn't have to face Lashley, and also will have no need to woory about Jericxho & Kofi's return............

Lesnar's response is simply to walk away, humiliating Heyman in the process................


Backstage Interview: Renee Youg has been jopined by Smackdown General Manager Teddy Long, Long has an announcement about the World Title, Bobby Lashley will get the next Title Shot and it will happen at The Royal Rumble........and talking of The Royal Rumble, Lesnar seems to think the 3 members of The Corre are already in..............no they will have to qualify first..........


Backstage: CM Punk has some information for Jeff Hardy in his Rumble Qualifying Match against Triple H, Triple H is going to fail tonight, just like he failed at TLC...................


Coming up next Tag Team Tournanment Action...............


Titus O Neill & X-Pacl v Team 3D

  

Winners: Team 3D via Pinfall on Titus O Neill by Bully Ray

 

Post Match: X-Pac approaches Titus and helps him to his feet................and then delivers a massive low blow...................before storming out of the ring.

Backstage Interview: Renee Young has Matt Hardy with her, she refers back to Survivor Series in November when Matt Hardy was denied the World Title due to interference by The Corre, tonight he gets a chance at redemption when he faces Brock Lesnar for the first time since, can he use this opportunity to put himself back in the Title hunt?

Coming up next Darren Young in hius qualifier for The Royal Rumble.........
 

Darren Young v Fandango


Winner: Darren Young via Pinfall.

 

Backstage: Bully Ray confronts one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Jinder Mahal, he tells Jinder that what happened to Titus & X-Pac earlier, is what wawaits him & Steiner the next time they meet in the ring, Jinder laughs, reminding him of what happened at TLC, then as Jinder turns to leave, Bully Ray smashes him from behind with his TNA Tag Title.........


Promo: Out in the ring, Crazzy Steve claims last week he came to the forefront of TNA, when he defeated Christian and qualified for The Royal Rumble...........which his mission is to turn every WWE entrants chances of winning to decay...........this prompts an appearance from Christian, who reminds Steve that he's in the Rumble and he has made it his mission to win the Rumble.............


Backstage Interview: With Renee at this time............Daniel Bryan who last week along with his partner Matt Hardy defeated The Society to progress in the Tag Team Number 1 Contenders Tournament, now after tonight they know their next opponents, Team 3D, how does he feel?

Daniel claims that he relishes the challenge, and it will take a huge effort to keep him down............just then he is attacked on the blind side by an irate Kurt Angle............who after the beatdown leaves without a word...................


Coming up next Royal Rumble Qualifying............

 

Jeff Hardy v Triple H


Mid Match: The referre takes a bump, which allows CM Punk to come down to ringside and  hand Jeff Hardy a Steel chair which Jeff Duely used.............


Winner: Jeff Hardy via Pinfall.

 

Post Match: And with that defeat Triple H will NOT be in the Royal Rumble, a fact that CM Punk was immensely pleased about...............


Backstage: D'Von approaches Sciott Steiner, Steiner asks why can't the Dudleys ever do things face to face, why is it always attacking from behgind, referring to Bully Ray's attack on Jinder earlier, D'Von tells him the next message will be to his face before turning to leave.......and then sucker punching Steiner, but Steiner is not having that, he immediately tackles D'Von to the ground and a full on brawl is on.........until it's broken up by Security.............


And now it's time for the Main Event


Brock Lesnar comes down to the ring ready for his opponent Matt Hardy................but then out come Darren Young & Micheal Tarver to be at ringside............but before they get there, Chris Jericho & Kofi Kingston arrive and take them out..........meaning that Lesnar will have to go it alone in this match..............


Brock Lesnar v Matt Hardy


Mid Match: This intriguing match was a close fought battle........until Randy Orton & D'Von Dudley turned up storming the ring and laying out both competitors..............

  

No Contest

 

Backstage: Renee Young has been joined by the TNA World Champion, and Number 1 Contender to Brock Lesnar's World Title, Bobby Lashley..........following what has just occurred, did he have anytrhing to do with it, maybe retaliation for last week?

Lashley flat out refuses having anything to do with it, he claims he prefers to do his own retaliating, and at The Royal Rumble, that is what he will do, when he takes the World Title from Lesnar..........


End Credits.