Backstage: Renee Young With Jon Stewart
Backstage, Renee Young catches up with Jon Stewart. Stewart, still in full-on comedy mode, is afraid of facing repercussions from Rollins and/or J&J Security, so he quickly makes an excuse and gets the hell out of there.
Luke Harper vs. Daniel Bryan
After the quick backstage segment, Luke Harper makes his way to the ring. Following his entrance, Daniel Bryan comes out to a loud “Yes!” chant from the fans in Newark. The bell sounds and here we go with our next match of the evening.
With seconds, Harper is dominating the action. He throws Bryan out to the floor. On that note, we head to a mid-match commercial.
When we return from the break, Bryan is beating up Harper with “Yes!” kicks, seemingly making a comeback, however Harper ends up dropping Bryan face-first into the turnbuckle.
Harper nails Bryan with a German suplex for a near fall. Both guys trade holds until Bryan finally locks Harper in the “Yes! Lock,” which leaves the former Wyatt Family member no choice but to tap out.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
After The Match: WrestleMania Match Promotion
After the match, Luke Harper, Daniel Bryan, R-Truth, Bad News Barrett, Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler all fight over the I-C belt In the end, Ziggler has it.
Next WWE Hall Of Fame Announcement
The next WWE Hall Of Fame induction announcement video airs. This week’s inductee is Alundra Blayze, aka Madusa. The usual “career retrospective” video airs for the former WWE Women’s Champion. We head to commercial.
Paul Heyman Promotes WrestleMania 31
Paul Heyman, by himself, makes his way to the ring. He talks in-depth about WrestleMania 31 and “his client’s” match against Roman Reigns. Unfortunately for him, his mic keeps cutting out. It seems to be legit, as finally he gets a new mic and his promo goes on without a problem.
Heyman talks about the history of some of the legendary champions of WWE’s time, and then talks about Reigns’ realistic chances of beating Lesnar, odds he says Reigns doesn’t have much of a chance of pulling off.
Now it seems like the mic issue is a problem, as Heyman plays into it again by tapping on the mic over and over again. He continues talking into the same mic without switching mics though, so maybe he’s working overtime to make it seem like part of the angle.
Heyman continues, promising Reigns that he will be conquered by Lesnar at WrestleMania. He tells Reigns to “believe that.”
Before Heyman can leave, Reigns’ theme hits and out he comes, making his way to the ring through the crowd.