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WWE champion RANDY ORTON vs. JOHN CENA — WWE Title match
Story at the beginning was Orton going with an unexpected game plan of fists and right hand blows to start. Cena absorbed the blows, then fired off a quick burst of Cena Offense. Orton waited out the flurry, then knocked down Cena to the mat. He started a methodical attack on Cena, who made a quick comeback, but Orton cut him right off with a Freddy Prinze fallaway backbreaker. Crowd hot with dueling chants for Orton and for Cena. Orton continued to wear down Cena, who made a full comeback and did the Cena Routine for Cenation, as Lawler called it. Cena teased the FU, but Orton ducked and hit a powerslam for a two count. Orton started another offensive attack with a series of stomps before airballing a running knee drop. Cena with another comeback that the vocal minority audience booed until he missed with a flying shoulder tackle and rolled to the outside. Orton then dragged Cena into the ring, but stopped him on the ropes to set up his patented implant DDT. Orton so great waiting out the ref’s five count before delivering that Jake Roberts DDT with the slap on the back for a close two count.
Orton then stalked Cena for The Punt at 11:00, but Cena moved and did the full comeback. Cena with a facebuster, then he went up top and hit a guillotine leg drop clear across the ring for a two count. Cena then teased the FU, but Orton grabbed the top rope to block. Double clothesline. Both men on the mat. Crowd took a deep breath, then started dueling chants. They came to their feet and did a right hand blow exchange. Mixed Yeahs/boos for Cena, Yeahs for Orton. Suddenly, Orton walked over to the ref and shoved the ref, causing a DQ. Cena sold shock. Orton took his belt and left. Lilian Garcia then took the mic and said she just received word that Randy Orton is the new WWE champion. Um… She corrected herself that she received word from Mr. McMahon that the match must re-start and if Orton gets DQ’ed, he loses the title.
Match re-started with an exchange that led to both men brawling to the outside. Back in the ring, Orton made a cover for a two count. He then went to the outside and demanded the WWE Title belt. He then took his belt and started to walk away as the ref started a ten count. Orton high-tailed it up the ramp and took the ten count to lose. Lilian Garcia then re-introduced Mr. McMahon’s word that if Orton gets counted again, he loses the WWE Title. When did McMahon get involved in storylines again, by the way? Orton stormed back into the ring, avoided the FU, then rolled up Cena and put his feet on the ropes to score a pin and the win.
Lilian announced Orton as the winner, his music hit, and Cena sat in the corner stunned. A second ref then hit the ring and told Scott Armstrong that Orton used the ropes. Armstrong called for a re-start. Cena instantly put Orton in the STF. He pulled Orton back into center ring and re-applied, but a fan suddenly ran into the ring and attacked the ref. WWE head of security jumped on the dude and hauled him out of the ring, but everyone just stood there like what the heck? If that was a planted fan, it was a crazy spot. They cut to a second shot of the fan being hauled away. Cena acted stunned. Crowd didn’t know how to react. Ref tried to get everyone back into the match, then Orton caught Cena with an RKO across the middle rope and one in center ring to score the pin for the win.
WINNER: Randy Orton at 17:40 to retain the WWE Title. If that was a legit fan who hit the ring, it gives new meaning to “If Cena Wins, We Riot” since Cena was about to score a tap out win. Crowd was into the match, but WWE over-booked the crap out of this match. Fan interference – legit or not – was the icing on the cake. For the record – first stop at 13:31, second stop at 15:34, third stop at 15:50, and finish at 17:40. Looks like an Orton vs. Cena re-match at Breaking Point where only way to win is by submission. (**1/2)
