Daniel Bryan came to the ring first, followed by Seth Rollins. When both superstars were in the ring, the referee called for the bell and the two men locked up. Bryan applied a headlock, then took Rollins down to the mat. Rollins broke free and both men got to their feet, Rollins then grabbed Bryan and whipped him against the ropes, before taking him down with an arm drag. Bryan got to his feet and Rollins whipped him into the corner, then ran at him and hit a corner forearm smash. Bryan staggered out of the corner and Rollins grabbed him, hitting a reverse STO into the turnbuckle before hooking the leg. The referee counted – 1... 2... kickout! Rollins pulled Bryan to his feet and set him up for a German suplex. Rollins lifted Bryan up, but Bryan went over Rollins' head a landed on his feet behind Rollins, before hitting a German suplex of his own! The crowd cheered the impressive display of athleticism, then as Rollins got back to his feet, Bryan took him down with a roundhouse kick. Bryan hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1... 2... kickout! Both men got to their feet and locked up once again. Bryan applied a hammerlock, but Rollins broke out of it, hitting Bryan with a back elbow smash and forcing him to break the hold. Rollins turned to face Bryan and hit him with an enzuigiri, then took Bryan down with a fireman's carry facebuster. Rollins ran against the ropes and hit a running shooting star press, much to the delight of the crowd. He covered Bryan and the referee counted – 1... 2... again Bryan kicked out! Rollins seemed frustrated and as he got to his feet, he began stomping and kicking Bryan repeatedly. As Bryan tried to get to his feet, Rollins stepped back, signalling for the Curb Stomp. Rollins went for it... but Bryan moved out of the way! Bryan got to his feet and lifted Rollins up for a butterfly suplex, then as both men got back to their feet, Bryan took Rollins down and applied the Yes Lock! Rollins cried out in pain and after realising he wasn't able to get to the ropes, he tapped out. As the referee called for the bell Bryan broke the hold, then got to his feet and the referee raised his arm in victory.
Jim Ross: Good evening and welcome to Warfare! I'm Jim Ross, joined by Jerry "The King" Lawler!
Jerry Lawler: We are live from Columbia, Missouri and King of the Ring is just six days away!
Jim Ross: Tonight we'll see the Queen of the Ring semi-finals and the King of the Ring quarter-finals, with last year's King Randy Orton going up against the man he beat in the semi-final last year, Justin Gabriel! We'll also see Brian Kendrick in action against Bully Ray, who picked up a huge win over John Cena last week, in our main event.
Jerry Lawler: Up first though, we've got divas action JR! We'll see two beautiful blondes go head to head as Summer Rae takes on Trish Stratus!
Summer Rae headed to the ring first to boos from the Missouri crowd. After Summer had entered the ring, "Bossy" by Kelis hit and the crowd cheered as the four-time Women's Champion, Trish Stratus, made her way to the ring. Trish had a confident swagger, and as she entered the ring she began taunting Summer, trying to get under her skin. The referee called for the bell and the two divas locked up. Summer applied a headlock, but Trish countered with a hammerlock, then broke the hold and turned Summer around, taking her down with a clothesline. Summer got to her feet and Trish whipped her against the ropes, then took her down with a hip toss. Summer got back to her feet again and Trish took her down with a bulldog, then hooked the leg. The referee counted – 1... 2... kickout!
Jim Ross: A strong start by Trish Stratus!
Both divas got to their feet and Trish went to whip Summer into the corner, but Summer reversed it, sending Trish into the corner. Summer ran at Trish and hit her with a running knee, which caused Trish to fall into a sitting position. Summer then applied a corner foot choke, but the referee forced Summer to break the hold. Summer stepped back, allowing Trish time to get to her feet, then went Trish was up, Summer rolled her up with a small package. The referee counted – 1... 2... Trish reversed it! 1... 2... Summer kicked out! Both divas got to their feet and Trish went for a spinebuster, but Summer countered with a DDT. Trish got back to her feet and Summer hit the Summer Crush, then made the cover. The referee counted – 1... 2... 3!
Jerry Lawler: That's it JR! Summer Rae advances to the final!
Summer celebrated, as Trish watched on disappointed.
AJ? AJ?! Where are you?
As EBWF programming returned from its commercial break it was to a backstage scene that left them popping big when they saw World Champion Dolph Ziggler walking quickly through the hallways, looking left and right. He was wearing a white collared button up shirt, rolled to the elbows, and dark wash jeans. The World title belt was thrown over one shoulder and, as he rounded a corner, he all but crashed into Todd Grisham.
Dolph Ziggler: Todd! Hey man, sorry. Have uh, have you seen AJ? Her bags are in our locker room, her stuff is all there, but I haven’t been able to find her all night.
Todd suddenly looked a little nervous and that, in turn, seemed to make Dolph nervous.
Todd Grisham: I saw her back near the loading docks.
Dolph’s brow furrowed and his eyes narrowed as he started to shake his head.
Dolph Ziggler: The loading docks? Why would she be back th...
Todd Grisham: You should know... I saw Cena leaving that area not long after.
Ziggler seemed to grow pale as that sunk in, no doubt remembering Cena’s threats from two weeks before. Then he took off down the hallway at a run.
“You Can Look but You Can’t Touch” Nikki and Brie Bella entered the stage area together as they proceeded to the ring doing their usual entrance. Once inside the referee separated them, and checked their boots.
Jim Ross: We’ll see now which one of The Bella Twins will go on to face Summer Rae at King of the Ring.
The two ladies hugged in the center of the ring and then Nikki whispered something to Brie. She laid down on her back in the center of the ring.
Jerry Lawler: What the hell? What is this?
Brie pinned her sister and the confused referee made the count. Nikki bounced back up, happily raising Brie’s arm in victory.
Jim Ross: That’s it? In this very unorthodox manner, Nikki Bella has helped her sister advance to meet Summer Rae in the final.
The two sisters hugged again before exiting the ring.
Dolph Ziggler’s frantic shouts were heard before the Titantron lit up and the fans saw that now their World Champion was running throughout the loading dock area of the arena. The audience looked on as Dolph suddenly skidded to a stop and seemed to grow pale as his eyes locked onto something. It was one of the massive black equipment trunks used to transport cables and on the side was a taped piece of paper. Nick moved closer, grabbing the paper and reading it out loud.
Dolph Ziggler: "Your weak link. This was too easy. Protect what’s yours, before someone steals it. Signed... the real champ."
Angrilly Dolph crumpled up the paper, mumbling as he threw it to the ground and began to try and open the trunk.
Dolph Ziggler: Cena. I’m gonna kill him... Damn mind games...
From inside the trunk the fans could now hear some muffled shouts and then those same shouts grew louder as Dolph unlatched the final buckle and threw the heavy trunk open. Instantly he was reaching inside just as AJ was launching herself at him and he was pulling her out of the trunk and holding her in his arms.
Dolph Ziggler: Munchkin! I was so worried! I got to the arena and found your stuff and...
Then her relief turned to anger and she was climbing out of his embrace and shoving him hard, her words loud.
AJ Lee: Where were you?!
He looked perplexed.
Dolph Ziggler: I just told you. I got to the arena and you were already gone! You knew I had that meeting with the people at Wounded Warrior and...
AJ Lee: What kind of boyfriend are you?!
Dolph Ziggler: Hey, babe, listen Cena’s just trying to hurt me and get under my skin. What did he say to you? What happened? Listen, he’s toying with me because he’s bored and pissed off that Ikeda took him out of the tournament last week and he’s using you to...
AJ Lee: And I bet Cena can protect HIS woman!
She turned and stormed off in a huff leaving Dolph to look after her with a look of complete disbelief.
Dolph Ziggler: What.the.fu-
And then the scene abruptly went black as the fans gave a loud reaction of mixed cheers, laughter, and a large group of the masses finishing that word for the champ.
As the show returned from the break, Dean Ambrose's theme hit and out he came to a huge pop. Stardust followed and the crowd seemed to be behind him as well. Both Ambrose and Stardust are out now. This one is about to officially get underway. The bell sounded and Ambrose rolled Stardust up. Stardust kicked out at two. Ambrose went at Stardust, chopping the hell out of him until Stardust scooted out of the ring to catch a breather. He couldn’t, however, because Ambrose came out and attacked him. Ambrose took it to Stardust on the floor. The fans were loving it.
Jim Ross: Uptempo to start off!
Back in the ring, Ambrose continued to deliver the punishment to Stardust. He clotheslined him down and dropped some elbows on him. Ambrose suplexed Stardust down. Stardust finally cut Ambrose off with a kick to the gut and now he was in control of the offense.
Stardust continued to beat on Ambrose until finally Ambrose knocked Stardust out of the ring and out to the floor. Stardust was down as we headed to a mid-match commercial break.
When we returned from the break, Stardust was still in control of the offense, as he was stalking a laid out Ambrose in the middle of the ring. Ambrose started fighting back, however, and now the pace of the action was picking up. Stardust dropped Ambrose throat first on the turnbuckle in the corner. Stardust springboarded into the ring from the apron but came directly into a tornado DDT from Ambrose. Both guys were up now and were trading punches back and forth. Ambrose got the better of it. Ambrose hit a running bulldog on Stardust. He climbed to the top rope but when he came off, Stardust ducked out to the floor. Ambrose ran and dove through the ropes and crashed into Stardust on the floor.
Ambrose brought the action back into the ring where he was in control of the match now. He hit Stardust with a big move and tried to pin him but Stardust just managed to kick out.
Ambrose went to the top rope and came off with a flying elbow smash onto a standing Stardust. They crashed onto the mat together and Ambrose stayed on top of him for a pinfall attempt. Stardust kicked out at two.
Ambrose punched his way back to his feet. The fans were hanging on every move, every punch, everything at this point. Both guys flew into each other near the ropes. They went over the top and spill out to the floor, landing hard. The fans loudly chant "This Is Awesome" as Stardust powerbombed Ambrose into the barricade on the floor. Stardust rolled back in the ring and let the referee count. He was content to have Ambrose counted out so he could continue in the tournament, but Ambrose barely managed to roll in at 9 1/2. Stardust, who thought he had won, started stomping Ambrose in the corner
Ambrose splashed Stardust in the corner and then blasted him in the center of the ring. Ambrose picked Stardust up for Dirty Deeds and went for the pin getting the 1..2..3!
Jim Ross: It’s over! It’s over! Dean Ambrose proceeds in the King of the Ring tournament!
As Warfare returned from a commercial break, "Fear Nothing" hit and the crowd gave a mixed reaction as Justin Gabriel came to the ring, accompanied by Velvet Sky.
Jim Ross: Welcome back! Before the commercial break, we saw Dean Ambrose defeat Stardust to become the first superstar to advance to the King of the Ring semi-finals. Here comes Justin Gabriel, who will take on Randy Orton in this match, and the winner will face Dean Ambrose this Sunday!
Jerry Lawler: These two actually met in the semi-final last year, JR! I'm looking forward to seeing them go one on one again!
After Gabriel had entered the ring, "Counting Bodies Like Sheep" hit and the crowd cheered as Randy Orton made his way to the ring. Upon entering the ring, Orton stared across the ring at his opponent, who smirked cockily in response. The referee called for the bell and Orton wasted no time getting started, charging at Gabriel and hitting him with a series of punches. Orton then whipped Gabriel against the ropes, before taking him down with a clothesline. Gabriel got to his feet and Orton hit an inverted headlock backbreaker, then stomped on him repeatedly. After wearing Gabriel down, Orton pulled him to his feet and hit a swinging neckbreaker, before hooking the leg. The referee counted – 1... 2... kickout!
Jim Ross: A strong start from Randy Orton!
Orton pulled Gabriel to his feet once more and dragged him towards the corner, then went to slam his head against the turnbuckle. Gabriel grabbed the ropes, blocking it, then hit Orton with an elbow smash. As Orton staggered backwards, Gabriel went to the top rope, then hit Orton with a dropkick. Both men got to their feet and Gabriel hit an enzuigiri, before whipping Orton against the ropes. As Orton ran back towards him, Gabriel took him down with a jumping back kick, then as Orton got back to his feet, Gabriel hit an STO. Gabriel hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1... 2... kickout!
Jerry Lawler: Another near fall! This time Gabriel gets the two count!
Gabriel got to his feet and stomped on Orton several times, then dragged him to his feet and whipped him into the corner. Gabriel ran at Orton and was about to hit a running knee, but Orton moved out of the corner and took Gabriel down with a drop toe hold, causing Gabriel to headbutt the top turnbuckle. Gabriel looked dazed and Orton took full advantage, lifting him up for a back drop. Orton followed it up with a leaping knee drop, then stomped on the ring mat, signalling for the RKO! The crowd cheered in anticipation, and as Gabriel got to his feet, Orton went for it... but Gabriel blocked it, countering with a reverse DDT! Both men were down for several seconds, and as they got to their feet, they exchanged right hands back and forth. Orton looked to have the upper hand, and he went to hit Gabriel with a forearm smash... but Gabriel ducked out of the way, then hit Orton with a spin-out powerbomb. Orton was down, and Gabriel went to the top rope... then hit Orton with the 450 Splash!
Jim Ross: 450 Splash from Gabriel! This could be it King!
Gabriel hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1... 2... 3! The referee called for the bell and raised Gabriel's arm in victory. The South African superstar celebrated with Velvet Sky, then the two of them made their way to the back.
Jim Ross: Still to come in our main event, Brian Kendrick takes on Bully Ray to determine the fourth and final superstar in our King of the Ring semi-finals. Up first though, we'll find out who the third semi-finalist will be as "The Beast" Brock Lesnar takes on the former Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn!
"World's Apart" by CFO$ hit and the crowd cheered as Sami Zayn made his way to the ring. Zayn wasn't his usual happy-go-lucky self as he headed down the ramp.
Jerry Lawler: Can you see the look of resolve on Sami Zayn's face, JR? All week, people have been saying there's no way he can beat Brock Lesnar... Zayn is determined to prove his doubters wrong!
Jim Ross: Zayn has a lot of heart, King, no doubt about that. You'd have to be foolish to count him out!
As Zayn entered the ring, he focused on the stage, awaiting the arrival of his opponent. "Next Big Thing" hit and the crowd booed as Brock Lesnar stepped out onto the stage, accompanied by his advocate Paul Heyman. After doing the Brock bounce, Lesnar made his way to the ring. As he entered the ring, Lesnar glared at Zayn, who glared back, refusing to be intimidated by him. The referee called for the bell and Zayn and Lesnar charged at one another, exchanging right hands back and forth. Lesnar overpowered Zayn, and after hitting him with a series of punches in quick succession, he lifted him up for an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Both men got to his feet and Lesnar hit a fisherman's suplex, which he followed up with a belly-to-back suplex.
Jerry Lawler: Brock Lesnar is taking Sami Zayn to Suplex City, JR!
Lesnar lifted Zayn to his feet and hit a pumphandle suplex, then hooked the leg. The referee counted – 1... 2... kickout! Both men got to their feet and Zayn challenged Lesnar to come at him, mouthing the words "is that all you've got?"
Jim Ross: Such confidence and defiance from Sami Zayn!
Jerry Lawler: That's going to piss Lesnar off, JR! That's the last thing you want to do when you're in the ring with a monster!
Lesnar snarled at Zayn and hit him with a kick to the midsection, then lifted him up for a powerbomb... but Zayn countered with a hurricanrana! Both men got to their feet and Zayn whipped Lesnar against the ropes, then ran at him and hit a clothesline, sending him to the outside. As Lesnar got to his feet, Zayn rolled out of the other side of the ring and ran around the ring, then suicide dived through the ropes and hit Lesnar with a tornado DDT!
Jim Ross: What a manoeuvre!
Both men were down and the referee began counting – 1... 2... 3... at the count of four, Zayn got to his feet and rolled back into the ring. By the count of six, Lesnar was back on his feet and he re-entered the ring at the count of seven. Lesnar ran at Zayn and went for a clothesline, but Zayn ducked out of the way, then got behind Lesnar and hit the Blue Thunder Bomb!
Jerry Lawler: How did Sami Zayn hit Lesnar with the Blue Thunder Bomb, JR? Lesnar outweighs him by 80 pounds!
Jim Ross: I told you Zayn has a lot of heart, King! He's obviously got some strength to go with it!
Zayn hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1... 2... kickout! Both men got to their feet and Zayn hit Lesnar with a kick to the midsection, then sent to whip him against the ropes, but Lesnar reversed it, sending Zayn into the ropes. As Zayn ran back towards him, Lesnar took him down with a powerslam. Lesnar got to his feet and stomped on Zayn several times, then picked him up and whipped him into the corner. Lesnar ran at Zayn, going for a bodypress, but Zayn got his knees up and blocked it. As Lesnar staggered backwards, Zayn hit an exploder suplex into the turnbuckles, then stepped back and ran at Lesnar, hitting him with the Helluva Kick!
Jerry Lawler: Helluva Kick by Sami Zayn! He might have Lesnar beat, JR!
Zayn hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1... 2... no! Lesnar kicked out at the last second, and Zayn held his head in frustration. He pulled Lesnar to his feet and set him up for a reverse STO, but Lesnar blocked it and countered with a snap suplex. Both men got to their feet once more and Lesnar hit a knee to the midsection, then hit Zayn with a double powerbomb. Lesnar hooked both legs and the referee counted – 1... 2... kickout! Zayn got to his feet and Lesnar whipped him into the corner, then hit a running corner shoulder block. As Zayn staggered out of the corner, Lesnar lifted him up for the F-5... but Zayn wriggled free and countered with a DDT! Both men were down for several seconds once again, the effects of the match taking their toll on the two superstars.
Jim Ross: You have to hand it to Sami Zayn, King. He's really held his own against Lesnar tonight!
Jerry Lawler: He can certainly be proud of his performance tonight, JR. But I don't think that will mean much to him if he loses!
At ringside, Heyman shouted words of encouragement his client. Around the arena, the crowd chanted "Olé", showing their support for Sami Zayn. Both men got to their feet and Lesnar took Zayn down to the mat, before hitting him with mounted forearms. Lesnar pulled Zayn to his feet and set him up for a dragon suplex, but Zayn broke out of it, got behind Lesnar and hit him with a half-and-half suplex. Both men got to their feet, and Zayn whipped Lesnar into the corner, then hit a second Helluva Kick! Zayn hooked the leg once more and the referee counted – 1... 2... 3!
Jim Ross: It's over! Sami Zayn gets the victory!
Jerry Lawler: What a match!
Zayn celebrated as Warfare went to a commercial break.
A promo package for the upcoming King of the Ring Pay-Per-View was shown and then, when it ended, the audience broke out into massive amounts of heat as the screen at the front of the set came to life and they were all looking at a close up for John Cena’s face.
John Cena: Bully. Ray. I lost to a guy who probably has six toes on each foot and calls his dad his uncle. All because...
The camera had been slowly zooming out and now the crowd could see Cena was standing in his private locker room backstage. He wasn’t alone either and the fans gave another, even more deafening, reaction.
John Cena: ... of your brother.
John silently seethed as he looked down at Nicole Ikeda. Both of Nicole’s hands found John’s chest, and she shook her head.
Nicole Orton: We’ve been over this. Wes is a selfish loser who has to see others fail, so he can feel good about himself. You…
Her index finger traced his pec and she grinned up at him.
Nicole Orton: ...do not need to win a tournament to be King of anything.
Already the tension in John’s face and body seemed to be visibly relaxing. His eyes had been following the movement of her finger but now he looked into her face as he moved a step closer and put his arms around her.
John Cena: Hmm... that’s right. You don’t even need to enter a tournament to be a Queen either.
Nicole Orton: There he is.
She settled comfortably into his arms.
Nicole Orton: They’re alllllll jealous, because they know who owns the throne. Wes wants this match, and we’re not going to give it to him.
John Cena: You know he can’t stand the fact that maybe it’s his name on company letterhead but it’s our names that people are talking about. He’s always gotta be the best, it’s always got to be all about him. And now, we’ve hurt him.
He gave a sick, sly smile, drawing her closer to his body.
John Cena: He’s not getting what he wants this time. No amount of power, or money, is gonna help him. We’re. not. giving it to him.
Nicole Orton: We did hurt him. We did. And I think I. liked. it.
She chuckled.
Nicole Orton: And I can’t wait to see the temper tantrum he throws.
He gave a low laugh of his own now and lowered his face a little more toward hers.
John Cena: There’s my girl. I love the way your mind works.
Nicole Orton: Well, I’m in you corner.
She ran a long fingernail against his jaw.
Nicole Orton: And I’m going to make sure that you get every. little. thing. you deserve.
He bit his bottom lip a little, his dimples flashing.
John Cena: A woman in power is so damn sexy. Together, we are gonna be unstoppable.
Nicole Orton: Completely.
She gave his lips a small peck.
Nicole Orton: I’ll handle my brother. You just worry about the rest.
John Cena: It’s already being taken care of, baby.
He smiled again and leaned in for another kiss.
Nicole Orton: These idiots didn’t book you. I see no reason to be here. What do you say you and I go back to our room, order a little room service, and do anything except watch Brian Kendrick and Bully Ray main event this pitiful excuse of a show?
John Cena: I love your ideas. The last one was perfect. Such a good little actress.
He nodded.
John Cena: Yeah. No reason to grace any of these losers with our presence a second longer. I have a few ideas of my own about what we could do in our room too.
She smiled.
Nicole Orton: Oh, that could also involve my acting skills. I like the one where I’m the overindulgent, bossy queen and you’re the…
She leaned up on her toes and whispered something in his ear to complete that thought. When she was finished she raised an eyebrow and looked up at him. His eyes had widened a little at whatever she’d said and he was practically beaming now as he began to nod emphatically as his ears and cheeks visibly turned red. He cleared his throat.
John Cena: Yes. Yes, I really like that one. Let’s go. Now. Right now.
She took his hand.
Nicole Orton: Right now.
He kept her hand in his and then, moving quickly, he snatched up her purse and seconds later, both of them smiling, they’d disappeared through the locker room door and the scene slowly faded to black.
Warfare returned from commercial to the ring as Bully Ray's entrance music played. Bully Ray came out to the ring, ready for battle.
Jim Ross: Bully Ray is coming into this match after an astounding upset of John Cena in the last round of the King of the Ring Tournament.
Jerry Lawler: I don't think anyone expected Bully Ray to pull out such an impressive win over Cena, JR!
Jim Ross: Judging by the words we heard from Kendrick this week, neither did Bully Ray's opponent tonight.
Bully Ray's music was replaced by "Death Camp" by Tyler, the Creator. The bizarrely catchy song heralded the entrance of Brian Kendrick, who made his way down to the ring, unmoved by the reaction of the crowd in attendance.
Jim Ross: I've seen some disturbed men in my day, King. But Brian Kendrick takes the BBQ sauce, so to speak.
The two of them were ready to go on this final match of the King of the Ring quarterfinals. The bell rang. The two locked up. Kendrick was able to clamp on a headlock and Bully Ray fought out of it. Kendrick worked over Bully Ray's arm, but Bully Ray muscled out of the hold and got a quick roll up for a near fall. Kendrick cinched in a headlock again, and backed into the ropes. Kendrick stood and Bully Ray went behind, but Kendrick was able to get Bully Ray back into a headlock. Bully Ray fought out and fell to a shoulder block. Bully Ray popped back up and clotheslined Kendrick. Kendrick bailed to the outside, sizing up his opponent.
Jim Ross: Wise move here by Kendrick, trying to dictate the pace of the match. Bully Ray building up momentum, but he's got to stay on him.
The match went back in the ring as Kendrick slid in and narrowly missed a stomp. Kendrick got up and whipped Bully Ray into the turnbuckle. Kendrick bullied Bully Ray in the corner with a series of rights and kicks. The ref backed Kendrick off and when he came back in, Bully Ray turned it around and kicked at Kendrick's gut. Bully Ray kicked at the back of Kendrick's leg, dropping him to the mat and leading him to bail outside, trying to distance himself from his opponent. Kendrick limped around on the outside and Bully Ray pulled him up to the apron, but when he tried to suplex him into the ring, Kendrick landed on his feet. Bully Ray reared back with a horse kick and connected with Kendrick's gut. Bully Ray went for a suplex but Kendrick wriggled out. Kendrick got up and was able to land a dropkick before clotheslining Bully Ray over the top rope to the outside.
Jim Ross: This match just doesn't seem to be able to stay in the ring! These guys want to go to war!
Kendrick went out after Bully Ray on the floor, but Bully Ray popped up, ran full steam towards Kendrick and steamrolled him with a big body splash. Bully Ray took things back into the ring and got another two count. He headed to the top and Kendrick swept out the legs, trapping Bully Ray in the tree of woe. Kendrick held Bully Ray up and hit him with several huge clubbing blows before backing up and hitting a double foot dropkick in the corner. Kendrick rolled Bully Ray over and got a two count. Kendrick hit Bully Ray with a big right, then an elbow to the top of the head before catching Bully Ray in a rear chin lock and grinding him to the mat.
Jerry Lawler: You can call him crazy, or disturbed, but you can't deny Brian Kendrick's skills in the ring! He can be a high flyer, or a mat technician.
Kendrick hit a big side slam on Bully Ray. Kendrick nailed Bully Ray with a big German suplex and it was good for a long two count. Kendrick wrenched Bully Ray's neck putting pressure on Bully Ray. Bully Ray fought up to his feet and out of the hold. Bully Ray ducked a clothesline, but ran into another. Kendrick pinned Bully Ray but he kicked out at two. Kendrick walked over Bully Ray's face in a disrespectful display, then laid in some hard kick stomps on his prone opponent. Kendrick picked Bully Ray up to his feet and buried his knee in Bully Ray's midsection. Kendrick then hit a snap mare then flipped over, sending Bully Ray to the mat for another two count. Kendrick got right back into another rear chin lock, but Bully Ray fought back up and out of it. Bully Ray avoided a clothesline and reversed into a tornado DDT.
Jim Ross: Can't deny the heart of Bully Ray here, the man is a fighter.
Bully Ray hit a chop, then another, then a dropkick. Bully Ray missed a flying forearm, but caught Kendrick with the boots in the corner. Bully Ray threw Kendrick out of the corner and mounted the second turnbuckle. He flew off with a cross body, landing squarely on Kendrick and getting a two count. Bully Ray hit Kendrick with a running knee to the face, then followed it up by stuffing Kendrick between his legs. Bully Ray began hyping up the fans. Bully Ray missed a power bomb attempt when Kendrick converted it into a sitout face buster for a long two count. Kendrick picked up Bully Ray, but got a right and for his efforts, and was backed into the corner. Bully Ray buried his shoulder into Kendrick's midsection, but ran into a kick in the corner. Kendrick leapt off the top and hit a giant dropkick to Bully Ray's chest, but Bully Ray wouldn't stay down.
Kendrick plowed right over Bully Ray with a hard lariat for a two count of his own. Kendrick mounted his opponent and hit Bully Ray with a series of right hands, then got up to his feet. Kendrick picked Bully up, but Bully turned him around and hooked his arms. Bully Ray tried for the Bully Bomb but Kendrick countered. Bully Ray missed another attempt. Kendrick tried for a neckbreaker but Bully Ray countered into a bridged German suplex. Bully Ray pinned Kendrick but only got two.
Jim Ross: Kendrick kicks out again! Back and forth the match goes!
Bully Ray nailed Kendrick with a bunch of kicks. Bully Ray went up in the corner and Kendrick caught him in electric chair position, but threw Bully Ray into the ropes. Kendrick ran forward and grabbed Bully Ray's head, and hit him with the Sliced Bread #2 and went for the pin. He got the 1..2...3!
Jerry Lawler: What a match!
Jim Ross: Both men came off impressive victories in their last round, but it's Brian Kendrick that advances to King of the Ring to fight in the semi-finals!
The referee held Kendrick's hand up as Warfare went off the air.
