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Backstage, Josh Mathews brought in WWE champion Randy Orton. He asked him about John Cena winning the Beat the Clock challenge to get a title shot. Orton sarcastically said the bright idea WWE and Shaq came up with was Beat the Clock to find a new challenger? Orton told Cena to watch him methodically pick apart Primo tonight so he knows what’s in store for him at Summerslam. “Congrats, John Cena, you beat the clock; at Summerslam, I’m going to beat you,” he said.

WWE champion Randy Orton slowly made his way to the ring for a non-title match in his Superstars debut. Primo then bounced out high-energy in stark contrast to Orton’s methodical walk to the ring.

Randy Orton vs. Primo Colon
Orton with a one-up, then he stared a hole through Primo with his sinister eyes. Primo then surprised Orton with a series of deep arm drags that flustered Orton and sent him rolling to the outside to collect himself. Back in the ring, Orton landed clubbing blows on Primo, who came back with a series of dropkicks. Primo missed a third, then rolled to the outside. Odd edit. They cut to break with Orton in control.

They came back with Orton in control “sending a message” to John Cena by stomping and pounding on Carlito. Cole sold the Summerslam re-match of the re-match of the re-match of Orton vs. Cena as the “renewal of a personal feud.” Announcers also talked about Orton having something to prove to “critics” who say Orton isn’t capable of keeping the WWE Title without help from DiBiase and Rhodes. Orton continued his methodical attack, but walked into a side Russian legsweep. Primo followed with a running European uppercut into a dropkick. Building momentum. Primo then went up top and hit a missile dropkick for a close two count. He got his close-call, then Orton ducked a springboard splash and started to stalk Primo. Orton nailed the RKO without a counter to actually get the move over since he hardly ever hits the move when he telegraphs it ahead of time. Orton with the pin for the win. They closed the show with Orton walking out of the ring with some measure of confidence away from Raw when he’s routinely booked to be back-pedaling away from competition, namely Triple H, John Cena, celebrity guest hosts, or anyone with a pulse.

Winner: Orton in 10:00