With 30 Superstars surrounding the ring — including newly crowned
Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel and brutes like Kane and Sheamus —
the rivals had no opportunity to roll to the outside for a second of
reprieve. This became a serious issue for Cena as Ryback repeatedly
hoisted The Champ in the air and tossed him back to the mat as if he
were a dumbbell. When the challenger launched Cena to the outside,
villains like Antonio Cesaro and Cody Rhodes swarmed on the Superstar
like lions on a wounded antelope.
Ryback wasn’t immune to the
wrath of the Lumberjacks, but when all 30 Superstars ganged up on the
"Human Wrecking Ball," Cena climbed to the top rope and threw his
250-pound frame onto the scrum. The high-risk dive may have been a
tactical error on The Champ’s part as Ryback was able to Shell Shock
Cena soon after to pin the WWE Champion and claim the first fall.
Now
at a disadvantage, the Cenation leader knew he had to win the ensuing
Tables Match, but the effects of Ryback’s finishing maneuver left the
Superstar reeling. Cena had lost the WWE Title to Sheamus in a Tables
Match at WWE TLC in 2009 and he had no interest in repeating that
disappointing evening in Chicago. Still, there was little he could do
against his hungry opponent.
Just when it looked like Cena’s fate was sealed, the WWE Champion
managed to reverse Shell Shocked and send Ryback through the pine with
an Attitude Adjustment. The Three Stages of Hell Match was now even, but
the Superstar from Sin City still held the upperhand — something he
made abundantly clear when he viciously powerbombed Cena through the
announce table.
The rules of the Ambulance Match dictated that a
Superstar had to place his opponent in the vehicle and close the doors
in order to win. These dangerous stakes led Ryback to drag Cena up the
entryway of the Allstate Arena into a chaotic environment of sharp steel
and unforgiving concrete. Sensing that both his WWE Title and physical
wellbeing were now in serious jeopardy, Cena brought the fight to
Ryback, blasting him with crutches and throwing him into the side of the
ambulance with such force that the door flew off.
The
ambulance itself became a weapon as The Human Wrecking Ball tore off a
piece of paneling and teed off on the champion. The two Superstars then
scrambled onto the vehicle's hood where Cena whacked his destructive
opponent with the ambulance’s flashing lights. No matter what The Champ
hit Ryback with, the monster continued to come forward — until both men
stood atop the ambulance.
As the Chicago crowd hit their feet, the
Cenation leader hoisted all 290-pounds of Ryback onto his shoulders and
executed an Attitude Adjustment, plunging him right through the steel
roof. Not only was it a physically remarkable feat, but it was
strategically brilliant — by putting Ryback inside the ambulance, Cena
had won the match and successfully defended his WWE Title.
The
brutality of Three Stages of Hell had clearly taken its toll on The
Champ, but as Cena rose to embrace the WWE Universe with his title in
hand, it was apparent that even the devil himself would have second
thoughts about testing this man’s resolve.
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