Arena Reports SHOW RESULTS - 7/18 WWE in Pensacola, Fla.: Reigns vs. Kane main event in Reigns's home market, champs in action, more
Jul 19, 2014 - 12:48:59 AM
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WWE Live show results
July 18, 2014
Pensacola, Fla.
Report Lucious H., PWTorch reader
The Pensacola Bay Civic Center was about 75-80 percent full. Very hot crowd.
(1) Rusev defeated Jack Swagger via submission to The Accolade. Very good, entertaining opener with the crowd involved for the entire match.
Damien "Florida beach bum" Sandow faced Adam Rose in a fan vote "match," which was a dance-off. Rose came out to a good reaction with the crowd humming his theme. After Rose twerked on the ropes, Beach Bum attacked him, but Rose fought back and won the altercation.
Sandow then challenged anyone in the back so that he could leave with his hand raised. Out came Great Khali.
(2) Great Khali beat Damien Sandow.
(3) Dean Ambrose beat Seth Rollins via DQ. Rollins came out to a big, but mixed reaction. Ambrose came out to a huge pop. These two had an amazing back and forth, action-packed match won by Ambrose when Seth him with the MITB briefcase. The crowd was into every nearfall and every time either man hit a signature spot.
They showed a memorial video for a child that Daniel Bryan granted a wish for and showed how to donate to help find a cure for pediatric brain and spine cancer.
(4) U.S. champion Sheamus beat Cesaro and Dolph Ziggler in a three-way match to retain the U.S. Title. Entertaining match won by Sheamus when he Brogue-kicked Cesaro.
(5) Nikki Bella & Summer Rae & Paige beat Layla & Alicia Fox & Rosa Mendes in a six-Divas tag match. Paige made Fox tap to her submission finisher for the win. The crowd loved Paige, but not much reaction for anyone else.
(6) WWE tag champions The Usos beat Rybaxel and The Wyatts in a three-team elimination tag match to retain the WWE Tag Titles. Huge pop for the hometown boys when they won. The crowd was emotionally invested throughout.
The Main Event was Kane vs. Roman Reigns in a Last Man Standing match. Kane came out to no reaction; Roman came out and you could not hear a thing because the crowd was so loud. The crowd was 100 percent behind the hometown boy Reigns.
(7) Roman Reigns beat Kane in a Last Man Standing match. The crowd was very emotionally invested. The match featured many close and convincing false finishes, then Seth Rollins ran in and attacked Roman with his briefcase. But, Dean Ambrose ran down to make the save. Roman then speared Kane through a table to a huge reaction. The crowd counted along with Reigns and the ref for the win.
Afterward, Reigns grabbed a mic to talk. He brought out the Usos to complete the homecoming, then said he and the Usos walk, talk, and bleed P'cola. And no matter where they go to represent the 8-5-0. The crowd said it along with them to send the crowd home happy.
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