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No video package tonight. Instead, Lilian Garcia introduced Randy Orton.
Orton said the McMahons pride themselves on listening to their audience, but they need to stop listening and start acting like them. He said when the fans deal with adversity, they don’t fight back – they sit there and take it. “Why? Because all of you are cowards. You pay to live your life through people like me. You pay to see me do the things that I do, like last week when I put an end to the McMahon era.” A clip aired of Orton bashing Shane McMahon’s ankle with the metal steps. He said the fans and all of WWE needs to realize WWE revolves around him. He said that applied especially to Batista. He said Vickie Guerrero enacted a no physical contact rule between he and Batista between now and Sunday. He said just because they can’t touch doesn’t mean they can’t talk. He said Batista is going to want to hear what he has to say, so he called him to the ring “for a little chat.” Batista’s music instantly played. Lawler said, as Batista made his way to the ring almost instantly, that there was no hesitation from him in answering Orton.
Orton said he’s going to tell Batista something he already knows, which is that he’s not going to win the WWE Title – “not this Sunday, not ever.” He then said he hasn’t offered this to a WWE Superstar unless he was second or third generation, but he wanted to offer Batista a slot in Legacy. Ted DiBiase stepped up and said he’s still upset over Randy kicking him in the skull, and he can relate, but he called it the best thing that ever happened to him. He said it was a wake-up call for him. Orton said if he joins Legacy, it would be bigger than the Four Horsemen, bigger than DX, and “even bigger” than Evolution (the implication being that Evolution was bigger than the Horsemen or DX, when in fact it is historically behind those two in most measurable and intangible categories).
Orton said a future Hall of Famer, Arn Anderson, was Ric Flair’s enforcer and right hand man. He said he wanted to give him the opportunity to be his enforcer. “Well, it seems like a great opportunity. And I have to tell you that everything you said makes perfect sense,” said Batista. “But there’s just one problem. I don’t like you. Wait, no, no. I take that back. I despise you. No, no, no. I loathe you!” The crowd cheered. He said he’s never been and will never be his back-up. Batista told Orton that he’s not there to help him, he’s there to hurt him. He said there is nothing he can do to stop him. Orton said it’s a good thing there’s a no physical contact ruling or else he’d drop him right now. Batista laughed and said he’s tired of listening to him and Vickie. “I don’t know about you and all of you, but I’m tired of hell as waiting, as hell of waiting,” he stumbled. He then said he doesn’t think there’s a chance in hell Vickie would call off the main event at Judgment Day, so there’s nothing stopping him from destroying him.
Vickie interrupted with, “Excuse me! Excuse me! I said excuse me!” She said to prove she’s not predictable, she’s tearing up tonight’s no physical contact rule. She said she’s fine with that. But she insisted the title match will take on Sunday no matter what. “In the mean time, things are going to get interesting,” she said. She then booked a two-on-one handicapped match and if Batista wins, then Judgment Day comes early as he’ll face Orton one-on-one tonight, but if Rhodes & DiBiase win, then Orton will join Rhodes & DiBiase in a three-on-one match later. She announced Batista vs. Rhodes & DiBiase was up next.
Josh Mathews interviewed Orton backstage. DiBiase interrupted and said, “Cody’s gone.” Orton asked what he meant. DiBiase said he couldn’t find him. Orton shoved the camera away and then they went looking for Batista
They cut to Orton and DiBiase splitting up to try to find Rhodes. Orton found Rhodes. Rhodes didn’t get why Orton was so panicked. Orton said they now had to go find DiBiase. He said it wouldn’t surprise him if Batista tried to take one of them out, so they have to watch each other’s backs. Suddenly there was chaos and people calling for a doctor. Rhodes and Orton rushed over to see DiBiase knocked down and groggy. Rhodes immediately said aloud, “Batista, Batista.” Orton shook his head.
Rhodes told Orton if it was Batista who attacked DiBiase, they need to get to him before he gets to another one of them. Orton said he’s right. He said it’s time to prove himself by finding Batista and taking him out.
BATISTA vs. RANDY ORTON
Orton went for an instant RKO, but Batista shoved him off of him and hit a clothesline. Orton tried to escape through the crowd, but Batista yanked him back to the ring and hit a spinebuster. Batista grabbed a chair from ringside and bashed Orton across the abck and shoulder with it four times, then jabbed his ankle with it. He swung the chair at the ankle, then dropped it as Orton writhed on the mat. Batista kicked apart the ringside steps. Batista brought the stair bottom into the ring, but before he could repeat what happened to Shane last week, Rhodes ran out for the save. DiBiase joined in a three-on-one attack. Batista set up a Batista Bomb on Orton after fighting off Rhodes and DiBiase, but DiBiase intervened. Batista clotheslined DiBiase hard to the mat, then threw the ringside stair bottom over the top rope at Orton. Orton moved. Lawler said Batista had snapped. Cole said the raging animal is back.
WINNER: Orton via DQ in 3:00.
