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1/26, RUMBLE
MISTAKE OF
THE YEAR
NOMINEE
Wyatts set sights
on Cena, aim high
Was it something John Cena did?
It certainly wasnt anything he said
because, to be fair, it was Randy Orton
who called Bray Wyatt a Duck Dynasty
reject after Wyatt laid out Daniel Bryan
to kick off the Royal Rumble. Regardless,
with Cena about to defeat the WWE World
Heavyweight Champion using the STF,
the lights went out and The Wyatt Family
surrounded him. The distraction allowed
Orton to floor his challenger with the
RKO and retain his championship. After
costing Cena the match, Wyatt knocked
him out with Sister Abigail, making his
next objective clear.
68 WRESTLEMANIA XXX APRIL 6
april 6 wrestlemania xxx 69
RINGSIDE
726
Weeks between WWE
Tag Team Title reigns
for The New Age
Outlaws.
1/31, SMACKDOWN
BREAKUP OF
THE YEAR
NOMINEE
ONeil eyes Prime Time
1/29, MAIN EVENT
IMPACT OF THE
YEAR NOMINEE
3MB sandwiched by Big E, Usos
1/20, RAW
2/3, Raw
Youve Still Got
it! NomiNee
The Outlaws ride again with an
upset inside Steel Cage
70 wrestlemania xxx april 6
A PERFECTLY TIMED double splash and Big
Ending crushed 3MB before Jimmy & Jey
Uso invited Big E to break out his finest
Fresh-Prince-inspired dance moves.
Goldust made one of the best returns
ever in 2013, so he can appreciate The
New Age Outlawss 14-year journey for
redemption. Road Dogg and Billy Gunn
last held the Tag Titles in 2000, but they
stunned The Brotherhood at Royal Rumble
to capture them again. The Outlaws stood
tall in the Cage rematch, surviving a
bananas Cody Rhodes moonsault to retain.
It was high-riskjust with no reward.
RETURN OF THE
YEAR NOMINEE
Animal unleashed, Batista struggles
to make friends upon his return
Star of Guardians of the Galaxy, Batista
wasted no time in reminding the
roster why he used to dominate WWE
when he confronted former Evolution
running buddy Randy Orton.
TITUS ONEIL didnt know much about
losing before coming to WWE, and
after another loss for The Prime Time
Players, ONeil hit his breaking point.
Darren Young pleaded with The Big
Deal, but ONeil wouldnt hear any of
it, throwing him into the barrier. We
thought family stuck together.
BEING
FAMOUS
DOESNT
MAKE
YOU A
CHAMPION.
ALBERTO DEL
RIO, QUESTIONING
BATISTAS QUEST FOR
THE WWE WORLD
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE;
2/3/14, RAW
APRIL 6 WRESTLEMANIA XXX 71
RINGSIDE
69
All-time win
percentage for John
Cena against Randy
Orton on Raw.
2/11, RAW
RIVALRY OF THE
DECADE NOMINEE
Long-standing enemies add new
chapter in storied history
RANDY ORTON may have had the better of
his bitter rival lately, defeating John Cena for
the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
at WWE TLC and retaining the title at Royal
Rumble. But with The Viper completely
1/26, ROYAL RUMBLE
ATHLETE OF THE
YEAR NOMINEE
Kingston continues to turn lemons
into lemonade at the Royal Rumble
72 WRESTLEMANIA XXX APRIL 6
KOFI KINGSTON CONTINUES to set the
standard for Royal Rumble acrobatics,
as The Wildcat lunged from the
entrance ramp to the apron, staving
off elimination and rejecting gravity.
paranoid as he prepared to defend the
title inside the Elimination Chamber, Cena
dropped him in Los Angeles. Despite Ortons
success against Cena of late, the loss added
plenty of fuel to this already roaring fire.
KOFI
KINGSTON
JUST
TURNED
INTO BOB
BEAMON!
JBL, COMPARING
KINGSTON TO A RECORDBREAKING LONG JUMPER;
1/26/14, ROYAL RUMBLE
2/3, RAW
HR NIGHTMARE OF
THE YEAR NOMINEE
Director of Operations Chokeslams
former best buddy, goat man
DANIEL BRYAN didnt have much reason to trust The Authority when they gave him a nontitle matchup with WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Ortontheir track record in
his matches isnt the best. After Bryan clocked The Viper with a Running Knee, Kane snuck
into the ring and joined Orton in a post-match beatdown before finishing his former tag
partner with a Chokeslam. Kane may be corporate, but theres a wolf in that sheeps suit.
APRIL 6 WRESTLEMANIA XXX 73
RINGSIDE
13
Times Clevelands
85-mile-long
Cuyahoga River
caught on fire.
City Of the year
NOmiNee
Hometowners battle for bragging
rights in Cleveland
P38 WWE FAN ART OF THE MONTH CONTEST FOR April 14. NO PAYMENT OR ENTRY
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Online entries must be received between
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Go to WWW.WWE.COM/MAGAZINE/ and
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74 wrestlemania xxx april 6
Cleveland stiCks by its owneven if its
adopted but fictional Clevelander Ricky
Vaughn. Sorry, Wild Thing, theres a new
hero in Ohio. Thanks to a Zig Zag on an
unsuspecting Miz, Dolph Ziggler became
entry by uploading artwork depicting WWE
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Fan Art of the Month Contest for April 14,
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Cuyahogas favorite son in the Battle of
Cleveland. The heated matchup didnt drive
a wedge in between these Clevelanders,
though, as Ziggler encouraged Miz to always
fight for their city after the match.
Stamford, CT 06902. Mail-in entries must
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