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411’s LIVE Wrestlemania 23 Report: Bobby Lashley v Umaga
Hair v Hair. Battle of the Billionaires: Donald Trump’s representative BOBBY LASHLEY v Vince McMahon’s representative UMAGA w/Armando Estrada
The barber’s chair gets it’s own entrance music. Special referee; STEVE AUSTIN. More money rains on the crowd as Trump comes out here. Umaga’s ranting results in Vince getting an eyeful of spit, which he sells in delightful fashion. They bounce off each other to start and no sell punches. Lashley eventually gets on top and Austin hauls him out of the corner. Lashley gives him shit so Austin tells him to get his head in the match. Lashley shoulderblocks Umaga over but Estrada puts his foot on the ropes. Lashley drags him in for the running powerslam. Estrada is thrown out of the ring and Umaga flies over the top as Lashley ducks. Vince seems pissed off about Estrada getting injured. Lashley charges him as he comes in and Umaga side steps it. Lashley lands hard off a tope. That’s one sick bump each already. Umaga splashes him for 2. Umaga chokes away and Austin points out to him that infringements of the rules will not be tolerated. Umaga chokes away some more so Austin drags him off by his hair. Umaga continues to be in control and he hits a Samoan drop. Vince seems in jovial mood. Lashley goes for a slam but Umaga falls on top for 2. Vince is up on the apron to complain about a slow count and Lashley knocks him off. Umaga with a Flatliner. Trump continues with his “shake it off” encouragement. Umaga up top but Lashley throws him off. Umaga breaks out the 360 sell. Austin refuses to count both guys out. SHANE MCMAHON is out here. Umaga continues to break the rules so Austin hooks him in the eye, like he said he would. SAMOAN SPIKE FOR AUSTIN! Shane jumps in there. He stings Lashley with punches but gets caught. Umaga saves him. Butt avalanche! Shane tells Vince to break out the trashcan for the Van Shaneinator. Umaga holds the can in place and Shane heads up. VAN SHANEINATOR! Shane takes his shirt off and HE HAS A REF SHIRT ON! Umaga heads up top for the splash. Shane counts 2 but Austin is up and he drags Shane outside and beats him up. Umaga pokes him in the neck again. “What’s going on over here?” – Trump. Vince lays the badmouth on Austin but Trump has had enough and he lays Vince out. Umaga has Austin again but Austin ducks…STUNNER! Lashley is back up – SPEAR and he’s pinned at 13.02.
Winner: Bobby Lashley via overbooked pinfall .
POST MATCH Vince has reality setting in rapidly and thinks about bailing so Austin throws him into the ring. Shane attacks him. Austin breaks out the Thesz Press. FU Elbow drop. STUNNER! Shane sells it through the ropes to the floor. Vince has bailed and he’s trying to crawl out of here. He tries to sneak out in front of 80,000 people. Austin sees him. Lashley gives chase and Vince breaks out the comedy running before being caught and carried back to the ring. We get the barber equipment in the ring and Vince backs up into Austin. He can tell because he feels Austin’s bald head. STUNNER! Austin nearly cracked there. Vince gets tied into the barber chair. Trump has the clippers, so does Lashley. Trump takes liberties and removes an eyebrow too. Vince is now sans hair as “Bald Headed Blues” plays. They break out the wet shave to finish him off. Austin breaks out the beers to toast the victory. Vince senses his hair has gone. Vince falls out of his chair when he sees the mirror.