"I’m the heart and soul of the WWE, I am the face of the WWE"

Triple H: "I'd like to start out by clarifying some confusion from last week. You see, we told the world that if Daniel Bryan could come out here in this ring and defeat the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton, then we would reconsider him as the face of the WWE. Keyword being ‘reconsider'. Now we are reconsidering Daniel Bryan, we're also reconsidering Sheamus and Christian and Cesaro and yes, we're even reconsidering John Cena because in two weeks' time at the Elimination Chamber—"

[Randy Orton kommt zum Ring]

Stephanie McMahon: "Randy, are you seriously doing this again? Considering the fact that we're out here talking about the potential new face of the WWE? I highly recommend you go back to the locker room and prepare for your main event match tonight."

Randy Orton: "Well Stephanie, I've been doing some thinking—I've been doing some thinking and I decided that I need to come out here and apologize for my actions. I don't wanna confuse anybody. I'm not out here to apologize to them [Deutet mit dem Kopf ins WWE Universe], I'm out here to apologize to you, Stephanie. I'm out here to apologize to you, Hunter. Frankly, I've been childish, selfish lately. Foolish. I understand now more than ever that I've I wanna get what I want, I give you what you want. And for both of these things to happen I need to bring the viper for the rest of my championship reign. And guys, that starts tonight when I beat John Cena again."

Stephanie McMahon: "Randy, I mean that all sounds fantastic but how can we trust you? I mean where is this all coming from anyway?"

Randy Orton: "Stephanie, it's coming from the heart. ["Daniel Bryan"-Chants] It's coming from the heart."

Stephanie McMahon: "I mean are you feeling the pressure about Daniel Bryan since all these people are talking about him?"

Randy Orton: "No, no, no, don't think about six month ago, Steph. Six month ago at Summerslam this very ring, this very arena, the Staples Center in Los Angeles, I cashed in my money in the bank briefcase on Daniel Bryan right here. And you two called me the face of the WWE for the very first time on that night. We stood here united. I—I want to make good on a promise that was made to me on that night. I don't wanna just be the face of the WWE in the ring, I wanna be the face of the WWE outside the ring as well. I want the television interviews, I want the talk shows, I wanna be on Kelly & Michael, I want this face to be on every cereal box and billboard and everything in between. [Buhrufe] That's right, I'm the face of the WWE not anyone else, certainly the five men that I'm competing against in the Elimination Chamber. Not anyone in the back in the locker room and most definitely not Batista. I'm the heart and soul of the WWE, I am the face of the WWE [Buhrufe]"

[Daniel Bryan kommt unter lautem Jubel hinzu]

Daniel Bryan: "So Randy, you think you are the heart and soul of the WWE? [Buhrufe] Seems to me like you're a different body part entirely."

Stephanie McMahon: "Listen, let me make one thing perfectly clear. I don't appreciate the two of you interrupting Triple H and I especially not on live television. So going forward every superstar and diva in that locker room will need to make an appointment with our Director of Operations." [Buhrufe]

Daniel Bryan: "You see, Stephanie, that's why I'm out here. It seems like your Director of Operations, Kane, is nowhere to be found. Except of course doing yourabiding like last week when he tried to interfere in my match with Randy. But guess what, Kane failed. And last week I beat Randy Orton. [Jubel und "YES!"-Chants] So I thought this week I go over his head and I don't want an appointment with Kane, I want a match with Kane right here tonight!" [Jubel]

Stephanie McMahon: "Let's be perfectly clear, Daniel. Last week you were the one who attacked Kane first. Now that's being said, Triple H and I do not condone Kane's actions. Therefore, Kane is on administrative leave for one week and he has an incredibly strongly worded letter of reprehend [?] on his performance appraisal file." [Buhrufe]

Daniel Bryan: "Wow that seems like a real serious punishment there, Stephanie. But just—But just out of curiosity—who's doing your performance approval? [Raunen] Because it seems to me like you guys are a combination of arrogance [deutet auf Stephanie] and stupidity [deutet auf Triple H]." [Jubel]

Randy Orton: "Wow, wow, hey! Who do you think you're talking to, huh? This is The Authority! You need to show them some respect! That's not only Triple H, the COO of the WWE and one of the greatest of all time. And this is Stephanie McMahon! Need I say more? Her vision will lead the WWE into the future. You need to kiss the ground they walk on, Daniel. You need to at least be honored to be in the same ring as them." [Buhrufe]

Daniel Bryan: "Listen, Randy. We all know that you really—I mean really like Stephanie. I mean, I remember—I remember not to long ago when you handcuffed Triple H to the ropes and in this very ring you kissed Stephanie." [Raunen]

Randy Orton: "Triple H just gets the word that I will punt this little troll's head all the way back to Seattle."

Triple H: "Here's the thing, this is not gonna be necessary, Randy. Stephanie and I have decided that Daniel Bryan, tonight in this very ring, right here in live on Monday Night Raw, Daniel Bryan, you will face—no one. [Buhrufe] We are gonna do what's best for business and what's best for business is tonight is what's best for Daniel Bryan. And in you agitated state I think the best thing for you is to give you a well-deserved night off. Enjoy." [Daniel Bryan startet "NO!"-Chants, worauf die Fans natürlich einsteigen]

Daniel Bryan:[ohne Mikro] "Listen to them! They wanna see me wrestle!"