This match was during the 2014 Royal Rumble preshow. The panel for the preshow was Jim Duggan, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, & Josh Matthews.
John “Bradshaw” Layfield, Jerry “The King” Lawler, & Michael Cole are on commentary for this match, Lillian Garcia is our ring announcer
The challengers enter first, and Road Dogg gets some mic time before the match to wake up the crowd. Billy Gunn gets the microphone to put the exclamation point on it before a strange Rhodes Brothers mash-up theme plays and The Grandsons of the Plumber make their way down. As the bell rings, we have just passed the halfway point of the show. (14:28 left on the countdown).
GOLDUST & CODY RHODES © VS. NEW AGE OUTLAWS
WWE Tag Team Championships
WWE Royal Rumble 2014 Preshow (26th January 2014)
Road Dogg starts with Cody Rhodes. Rhodes is forced back into a neutral corner as they lock up, but he trips Road Dogg and shows some amateur wrestling.
Cody Rhodes is sent off the ropes but he knocks down Road Dogg with a shoulder tackle. Road Dogg catches Cody with a kick, fighting out of the corner, and he connects with his jab combination. Cody ducks the final shot but Road Dogg strikes first. Cody Rhodes reverses an irish whip but doesn’t notice the tag. Both Outlaws get sent out to the floor. Goldust hits a somersault senton on Road Dogg from the apron. Cody Rhodes hits a plancha from the top rope to the floor as we go to a break. The video package explains the Royal Rumble match, 30 guys, 1 winner etc. before hyping Batista’s return in this year’s match.
As we come back, Goldust and Road Dogg are legal in the match. Road Dogg slaps Goldust and puts him in a chinlock on the mat. Goldust fights to his feet but eats shit on a dropkick. Road Dogg covers for 2 as Goldust ends up in the wrong corner. Road Dogg shoves Goldust into the turnbuckles, Goldust fights out and hits a Code Red! That took a lot out of Goldust, though, and it allows Billy Gunn to make the tag. Gunn sends Goldust into the corner and covers for 2. Goldust is sent back the other way, Billy Gunn motions that the New Age Outlaws want another Tag Team Championship reign, but he walks into a snap powerslam by Goldust.
Both teams make the tag, Cody Rhodes knocks Road Dogg down with clotheslines, he hits the drop-down punch and sends Road Dogg off the ropes. Road Dogg ducks a clothesline, but not the kick that followed. Billy Gunn is drawn into the ring with a “Suck it” and he throws Cody over the top rope, Cody Rhodes lands on the apron and hits a double dropkick to the Outlaws. Cody knocks Billy Gunn out of the ring but turns around into the Pumphandle. Cody counters Road Dogg’s slam into a Cross Rhodes! Cody covers, but Billy Gunn breaks it up at 2. Goldust makes an appearance as Billy gets back to his corner, Billy Gunn sends Goldust into the barricade before getting a blind tag.
Cody Rhodes hits Road Dogg with a springboard kick from the middle rope, not quite a disaster kick, but Billy Gunn hits the Fame Asser on Cody for the win.
WINNERS: THE NEW AGE OUTLAWS (NEW WWE Tag Team Championships)
. This was a pretty good match, The New Age Outlaws’ prematch schtick gave the fans something to be in their seat for and the match was basic, but worked well. Getting in and out before it dragged. [*3/4] 3/10
After the match we’re 6 minutes and 50 seconds away from the Royal Rumble Pay Per View so we go back to the panel for a quick catch up and final push towards the show.
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