[Applause] here comes the Austrian anomaly gther a man with one purpose to prove the math sacred the following Champion versus Champion contest is a championship first round match making his way to the ring representing Imperium from Vienna Austria weighing in at 297 lb the WWE Intercontinental Champion [Music] gter look at the pure determination on his face it's determination and confidence Cole because Gunther knows exactly how good he is Gunther knows he is on another level it seems like Gunther is rarely in a good mood I mean does it hurt to smile that's not necessarily true gther Smiles on the inside when he filets an opponent's chest with his chops Gunther is so unflinching as if nothing phases him the man's impervious to distraction because he's constantly focused on the task at hand yeah it's like watching a machine the Viper is here and his opponent representing r k bro from St Louis Missouri weighing in at 250 lb one half of the NXT Tag Team Champions the Viper r [Music] Andy this first round tournament match will help determine the landscape of the routs to come and no one wants to get knocked out this early in the tournament so while this isn't the finals I'm still expecting a big match field you're right Saxton these Superstars have every intention of winning this whole thing so they'll be fighting hard for the right to move on and now he's starting to make his way up the cage getting ever so close to the very peak of the steel cage try and desperately to escape oh this is not going to end well Power Bomb unceremoniously s right back down to the canvas o kind of a rough Landing that's what you got to expect in a steel cage match Saxton I felt the vibration of that one from all the way over here I've seen Saxon throw out of a few local bars like that before H please don't remind me Cory evading offense W oh God Orton gets the better there catches a punch oh targeting the net can he do it here surprisingly quick kick out maybe that was just to keep his opponent off balance pulled right back again side slam oo hip Dro oh the damage he's taking is starting to pile up the Viper escapes hard power slam and he begins his Ascent up the cage wall the Sprint up the cage is on ripped off the top turnbuckle only one way to go electric chair ah he takes a painful fall for the cage got to be more aware of your opponent oh swinging neck breaker Gunther just a force of nature to contend with driven down he's taking a moment to feel the crowd but he better focus on the opposition double under hook Power Bomb no mus no fuss on that delivery someone clearly doesn't want this match to go on much longer than it has to back breaker uh-oh he's got him scouted a had that well scouted this is not uhoh and he was ready for Orton double under hook driven down with a Power Bomb and fiery larat in the ring General he gets what he deserves for all that gloating placing them into the corner knife Ed chop echoing through the arena oh that's just insulting vicious right forearm watch the quickness on this bang snap suplex I don't blame you that cage has got to be looking pretty good right about now he's starting to struggle here honestly considering this is a cage match I'm surprised it took this long for the damage to power up there's two and still in this somehow someway he is still in this oh God face first and gother clearly not impressed by his opponent thus [Applause] far double under hook driven down with a power bomb and his eyes are piercing through the opposition [Applause] now hooked up driven down looking end it here this could be it kicks out before one shrugging off the pin like it's nothing and after this match is already gone for so long oh gther put a stop to that flor's Tak down he was elusive there gther looking a bit rough for wear after that yeah this is the type of damage that is going to really build in a tournament setting like this power Stam solid contact from the Viper oh man right to the arm hyperextend your elbow here he goes moving up the cage wall and every inch climbed puts you in a more perilous position and here we go he's headed up the cage and victory looking more and more likly for him now in this steel cage match this is the moment for him this is how win are [Applause] made oh my goodness Power Bomb and he hits the mat with a thud yeah he's going to have to try something else [Applause] now into the corner he goes a perfectly Place Target sequence of reversals here both Superstars clearly studied game tape ahead of time stiff elbow will break that upce good putting it together sidewalk slam almost drove him through the r ring that could end Orton now we might have a successful escape on our hands and there's the Survivor of this steel cage match here is your winner G broken be beaten and scarred but there is your winner and that's about as conclusive a win as you can get in the cage the apex predator felt prey to a better opponent tonight I can't believe it happened