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>Roman is down after Cody hits a Cody Cutter
>The ref gets too close to the action and is inadvertently kicked by Cody in mid-air
>Paul Heyman gets on the ropes and slams Cody with the WWE championship right in the face
>Roman recovers from the Cutter and Spears a dazed Cody
>A new ref enters the match
>He counts the pin 1, 2, Cody kicks out
>Roman prepares for another spear
>He launches towards Cody but he misses and hits the corner steel post
>Cody takes advantage and goes for three Cross Rhodes before pinning Roman
>The new ref makes the count 1, 2, 3
>Cody wins the titles
>He celebrates and the confetti comes down
>The announcer gets the mic but is stopped and spoken to by the referee downed by the Cody Cutter
>HHH comes out, mad as hell and speaks with both the announcer and the referee
>HHH nods along to what the ref is saying
>He looks frustrated but he tells the announcer to go ahead and make the announcement
>“Ladies and gentlemen, there seems to have been a problem with the rules of this contest. One of our in-ring referees witnessed Paul Heyman hitting Cody Rhodes with the WWE championship.”
>A replay is shown
>The downed referee is crawling towards the corner of the ring
>The groggy ref turns around just in time to see Heyman as he hits Cody with the belt
>“Per the match stipulations, Cody Rhodes has won this match … due to disqualification. Roman Reigns is still your reigning WWE Undisputed Universal Champion.”
>Paul Heyman laughs
>The confetti stops as Cody is asked by HHH to give him the title belts
>Cody hesitates, but ultimately acquiesces
>Roman takes the titles from Hunter
>Roman smiles as he seemingly stares at Cody
>But he’s not looking at Cody
>He’s smiling at what’s behind Cody
>Cody turns around to see the massive Titantron screen
>The image of his father, Dusty Rhodes, holding up the world title
>Haunting him
>Mocking him
