The entire show revolved around the main event, the "final meeting" between John Cena and Randy Orton, in the latter's hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. There were a few highlights, but the match went off the rails late,

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Despite the five-match card delivering majorly in the way of in-ring action, none of the four championships that were on the line changed hands and there were several finishes that ultimately took away from the brilliance of the contests themselves.