Night of Champions (2014)

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Night of Champions
Promotion
WWE
DateSeptember 21, 2014
CityNashville, Tennessee
VenueBridgestone Arena
Attendance11,000[1]
Buy rate48,000[2] (excluding WWE Network views)
Tagline(s)Rematch. Resolve. Redemption.
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The 2014 Night of Champions was the eighth annual

Nashville, Tennessee, and was the first Night of Champions event to livestream on the WWE Network
, which launched in February. The theme of the event was that every championship promoted on WWE's main roster at the time was defended.

Eight matches were contested at the event. Of the five championships contested, three changed hands. The main event saw

Paige and Nikki Bella to win her record-tying third WWE Divas Championship. This was also the last WWE PPV to date to feature Justin Roberts
as a ring announcer as he would be released the following month. The event had 48,000 buys (excluding WWE Network views). The previous year's drew 175,000 buys.

Production

Background

Nashville, Tennessee
.

WWE Tag Team Championship, and the WWE Divas Championship.[4]

Storylines

The card consisted of eight matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed

less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers,[5][6] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Raw and SmackDown
.

At SummerSlam, Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.[7] On the August 19 episode of Main Event, a rematch was scheduled for Night of Champions.[8]

Divas Champion
.

At SummerSlam,

triple threat match
.

On same show, Dolph Ziggler, who at SummerSlam had defeated The Miz for the WWE Intercontinental Championship,[7] lost a rematch by countout.[10] On the September 2 episode of Main Event, another title defense against The Miz was scheduled for the event.[11]

On the August 25 episode of Raw,

Cesaro by defeated Rob Van Dam and thus became the number one contender for the WWE United States Championship, held by Sheamus.[12]

On the August 18 episode of Raw,

Lana accepting on Rusev's behalf.[13]

On the August 18 episode of Raw,

Goldust and Stardust won a title match by count-out and attacked The Usos after the match.[12] Goldust and Stardust attacked The Usos again after their respective matches against Jey and Jimmy on the following episodes of SmackDown[12] and Raw, resulting in Jey Uso injuring his leg.[9] On September 8, the Usos were scheduled to defend the titles against Gold and Stardust at the event.[14]

On the September 1 episode of Raw,

Steel Cage match.[14] On September 9, a match between Jericho and Orton was scheduled for the event.[15]

Event

Pre-show

The Bridgestone Arena interior prior to the pay-per-view beginning.

On the pre-show,

Renee Young
.

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English Commentators Michael Cole
Jerry Lawler
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Tyler Hubbard (Miz vs. Ziggler)
Brian Kelley
(Miz vs. Ziggler)
Spanish commentator Carlos Cabrera
Interviewer
 Byron Saxton
Ring announcer Lilian Garcia
Justin Roberts
Referee Mike Chioda
Pre-show panel
Renee Young
Booker T
Big Show
Alex Riley

Preliminary matches

The actual pay-per-view opened with The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) defending the WWE Tag Team Championship against Goldust and Stardust. The Usos dominated throughout the match until Jey attempted a Samoan splash on Stardust but landed on Stardust's raised knee. Stardust immediately rolled up Jey for a pinfall, thus winning the titles.

Cesaro

Next, Sheamus defended the United States Championship against Cesaro. In the end, after an evenly contested match, Sheamus executed a Brogue Kick on Cesaro to retain the title.

After that, Dolph Ziggler (accompanied by

Damien Mizdow
. Miz rolled up Ziggler while holding his tights to win the match and his fourth Intercontinental Championship.

Dean Ambrose being carried out of the arena after attacking Seth Rollins
.

The next match on the card was scheduled between Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. The match was cancelled the day before the event, as Reigns was rushed to the hospital for surgery on an incarcerated

Dean Ambrose attacked Rollins. The Authority
emerged from backstage to separate the two and restore order. Security later tied Ambrose's hands behind his back and escorted him out of the arena.

In the fifth match, before the match Lillian Garcia sang the American Anthem. Rusev (accompanied by

Lana
) faced Mark Henry. During the match, Henry executed The World's Strongest Slam, but couldn't capitalize. In the end, Henry submitted to The Accolade.

In the next match, Randy Orton faced Chris Jericho. In the end, Jericho executed a Codebreaker on Orton for a nearfall. Jericho dove off the top rope but Orton countered into a mid-air

RKO
and pinned Jericho to win the match.

AJ Lee's victory in a triple threat match earned AJ her record third and final WWE Divas Championship reign.

In the penultimate match, Paige defended the Divas Championship in a triple threat match against Nikki Bella and AJ Lee. After leaving Bella unconscious out of the ring, Lee forced Paige to submit to the Black Widow to win the title. With this win, Lee tied the record for most reigns alongside Eve Torres with three.

Main event

In the main event, Brock Lesnar (accompanied by Paul Heyman) defended the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena. Cena executed an Attitude Adjustment on Lesnar, who kicked out at one. Lesnar then applied the Kimura Lock four times, but Cena reached the ropes to break the submission each time. Later in the match, Cena performed a second Attitude Adjustment on Lesnar for a nearfall. Cena later applied the STF, however, Lesnar countered. As Lesnar applied a fifth Kimura Lock on Cena, Cena escaped by repeatedly driving Lesnar into the corner. Cena then executed a third Attitude Adjustment on Lesnar and applied a second STF, only for Lesnar to reach the ropes. Cena applied a third STF, but Lesnar again reached the ropes. Cena then locked Lesnar in a fourth STF, but Cena let Lesnar out of the hold when he refused to submit. In the end, Cena executed a fourth Attitude Adjustment on Lesnar. As Cena went for the cover, Seth Rollins emerged to attack Cena with the Money in the Bank briefcase, causing a disqualification. Rollins attacked Lesnar with a Curb Stomp and then attempted to cash in his contract but Cena attacked and drove him away before the match could actually begin. Lesnar then executed an F-5 on Cena to close the show, still WWE World Heavyweight Champion.[17]

Reception

Night of Champions received mostly positive reviews. The Sheamus vs. Cesaro match was highly acclaimed. James Caldwell of Pro Wrestling Torch gave the main event 3.75 out of 5 stars, calling it a "solid title match". However, he complained about the Intercontinental and Divas title changes.[17] Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter referred to the US Title match and the Orton vs. Jericho match as "excellent matches." About the US Title match, he said it looked "like a G-1 match with a lot of stiff blows and reversals back-and-forth."[18]

Aftermath

The following night on Raw, The Miz defended his Intercontinental title against Dolph Ziggler in a Night of Champions rematch. Ziggler regained the title after rolling up The Miz with a handful of tights.[19] During his weekly interview with Michael Cole, Triple H scheduled a battle royal for the September 26 episode of SmackDown, with the winner receiving a title match against Ziggler later in the night.[20]

Also on Raw, Mark Henry addressed his loss to Rusev, but was interrupted by Rusev and Lana. A rematch between Rusev and Henry took place afterwards, with Rusev again victorious.[19]

The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) teamed with Sheamus to take on and defeat Cesaro, and The WWE Tag Team Champions (Goldust and Stardust) on the following Raw.[19]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
Singles match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[27]
14:10
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match


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