Punk holds on and goes back to the Anaconda Vise, but Rock also counters and locks in the Sharpshooter, with Punk fighting to make it to the ropes. Punk finally reaches the ropes to break the hold, then he falls outside but Rock goes right after him and drops him with a running clothesline. Rock takes the broadcast table apart and throws Punk on top of it, but Punk kicks him in the head and pulls him on it before calling for a GTS. Rock counters and goes for a Rock Bottom but the table collapses underneath them, then Rock hits a Rock Bottom on the floor as the ref makes a count. Rock gets up and rolls him back in, then he gets a near fall before getting stunned with a roundhouse kick that warrants an eight count.
Punk pulls himself and continues to kick Rock, then they slug it out before Rock whips him into the ropes and drops Punk with a flying elbow smash. Rock hits a spinebuster and calls for the People's Elbow, and he hits the ropes but the lights go out and you can hear Cole screaming that The Shield is here. The screen remains black as Cole says what is happening, and they attack Rock at ringside and triple powerbomb him through the table. The lights come back on and we see Rock laying on the floor, then Punk smirks before rolling outside and pulling Rock into the ring and making the cover.
Vince McMahon comes out to the ring as Punk celebrates with Heyman, and he says Punk's celebration is over because he told him what would happen. Vince says they technically couldn't see The Shield, but he has a duty to uphold and he is officially… The Rock says no, they aren't ending this like that. Rock pulls himself up and says Vince isn't taking the title, because he is, then he asks for the match to be restarted and Vince agrees. Punk stomps Rock in the corner and comes back with a corner clothesline, then he talks trash before hitting a top rope elbow drop for two. Punk calls for a GTS but Rock fights out of it, then he hits a spinebuster and connects with a People's Elbow and makes the cover.
Winner – The Rock
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