Extreme Rules 2012

CHICAGO — The pain came, was felt and was conquered by John Cena at Extreme Rules, where the dogged warrior reacquainted himself with ruthless aggression against a reborn threat in Brock Lesnar. In a grisly, torturous and barbaric Extreme Rules Match, the Cenation leader stood blow-for-blow with a veritable fighting machine, hell-bent on

The Great White reigned supreme in epic fashionCHICAGO – With Chicago’s Allstate Arena filled to the rafters for Extreme Rules, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus successfully defended his title against Daniel Bryan in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match. ( MATCH PHOTOS | WATCH SHEAMUS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)In the end, it wasn’t a match as much as an

CHICAGO – For weeks upon exhausting weeks, Chris Jericho attempted to publicly humiliate WWE Champion CM Punk and damage his family's reputation with wild accusations.At Extreme Rules, in front of a sold-out crowd that included his sister and other family members at ringside, Punk finally got an opportunity to destroy his most hated adversary

CHICAGO –In an all-out brawl that went all over the sold-out Allstate Arena, Randy Orton gained a measure of retribution over Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere Match, vanquishing The Big Red Monster with a vicious RKO onto a steel chair.The rules of this contest were designed to be simple, yet brutal. Pinfalls and submissions could be counted

Less than one month after he put his best foot forward at WrestleMania, Big Show took one errant step that ultimately cost him his championship gold.The title reign of The World’s Largest Athlete came to an abrupt end at Allstate Arena in Chicago on Sunday night as Cody Rhodes came away victorious from their Tables Match at WWE Extreme Rules to

CHICAGO – The Miz's quest to reclaim championship gold fell short yet again when he challenged Santino Marella for the United States Championship in the live WWE.com Pre-Show for Extreme Rules 2012. ( PHOTOS) The Awesome One has made it a point to claw his way back to the top of the WWE ladder, and his chance to claim The Italian Stallion's

CHICAGO – It seems The Funksaurus won’t be facing extinction anytime soon. Despite a Herculean effort by Dolph Ziggler, The Funky One rolled through his opponent to keep The Show-Off in check at Extreme Rules at Chicago's sold-out Allstate Arena. ( PHOTOS)This unlikely rivalry between Ziggler and Brodus Clay first unspooled the night after

CHICAGO – After being absent from WWE for nearly a year, Layla stunned Nikki Bella and the entire WWE Universe with a surprise appearance at Extreme Rules to capture the Divas Championship inside the sold-out Allstate Arena. ( PHOTOS)The win came via a vicious neckbreaker from Layla to Brie, who entered the fray when the twins switched places in

CHICAGO– When Ryback marches into an arena, there’s only one certainty for his opponents – destruction. It was no different for the two Chicago-based competitors who took on the machine-like Superstar at Extreme Rules.The two competitors thought they had a mathematic advantage prior to the opening bell. Showing their work to the WWE

WWE.com has you covered with Extreme Rules 2012 results for all of Sunday night's pay-per-view matches, including John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar in an Extreme Rules Match and WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight. Check out complete results and exclusive photos of all the action-packed battles that took place at the sold-out

At first blush, the 2-out-of-3 Falls Match stipulation for the World Heavyweight Championship bout between Sheamus and Daniel Bryan could appear slightly archaic when set against a backdrop of Extreme Rules Matches and Chicago Street Fights. The event of Extreme Rules, after all, represents the one time of the year when the entire WWE Universe

"Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago." - Lincoln SteffensAnd it is in The Windy City that two men - Chris Jericho and WWE Champion CM Punk - will take their fighting spirit to the next level during their Chicago Street Fight in mere days at Extreme Rules.The WWE Universe is well-aware that in street fights