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THE DAY IN HISTORY: DAVEY BOY SMITH PASSES AWAY, JUDGMENT DAY AND MORE

May 18th

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1987 - WWF ran at Madison Square Garden in New York City with the following results:
- Sam Houston defeated Terry Gibbs.
- Paul Roma & Jim Powers defeated Bob Orton & Don Muraco.
- Lanny Poffo defeated Dave Barbie.
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Harley Race.  After the match, Race attacked Hogan with the title belt and bloodied him, leading to Hogan challenging Race to a No Holds Barred match at the next MSG show.
- Debbie Combs defeated WWF Women's Champion The Fabulous Moolah via countout.
- Demolition defeated The Killer Bees.
- Ron Bass defeated Jose Luis Rivera.
- Ken Patera defeated Honky Tonk Man via DQ.

2002 - British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith, one of the top wrestlers of the 80's and 90's, passed away at the age of 39 after suffering a heart attack while on vacation in British Columbia.

2003 - WWE Judgment Day was held in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Charlotte Coliseum with the following results:
- Hurricane Helms defeated Steven Richards with the Shining Wizard in a match for Heat.
- John Cena, Chuck Palumbo & Johnny Stamboli defeated Chris Benoit, Rhyno & Spanky when Palumbo pinned Spanky after a backbreaker/legdrop combo with Stamboli.
- La Resistance defeated Scott Steiner & Test when Grenier pinned Steiner after a double spinebuster following Test accidentally kicking Steiner..
- Eddie Guerrero & Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas in a ladder match to win the WWE Tag Team Title when Guerrero grabbed the belts as Tajiri spit mist in Benjamin's eyes..
- Christian won a nine-man battle royale to win the revived WWE Intercontinental Title, last eliminating Booker T.  Also in the match were Goldust, Chris Jericho, Kane, Lance Storm, Test, Rob Van Dam and Val Venis.  The belt had been vacated when World Champion Triple H defeated Kane to unify the championships on October 20, 2002.
- Torrie Wilson defeated Sable in a bikini contest.
- Mr. America (Hulk Hogan) defeated Roddy Piper with a legdrop after Sean O'Haire accidentally hit Piper with a steel pipe.
- Kevin Nash defeated World Champion Triple H via disqualification when Triple H hit referee Earl Hebner with a sledgehammer as he was trying to use it on Nash.
- WWE Women's Champion Jazz defeated Jackie, Victoria and Trish Stratus in a four-way match by pinning Jackie with a DDT.
- WWE Champion Brock Lesnar defeated Big Show in a stretcher match after interference by Rey Mysterio allowed Lesnar to put Show on a forklift and carry him to the back.

2004 - During a Smackdown taping in Las Vegas, Nevada, Chavo Guerrero Classic defeated his son, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Spike Dudley in a a three-way match to win the Cruiserweight title when Classic accidentally fell on top of Chavo Jr. for the pin after colliding with Spike.

2008 - WWE held their Judgment Day PPV.  Here is the original report on the show:

John Cena vs. JBL.

This might be a first, as I can't remember a Wrestlemania main event (well, co-main event) being rematched a few years later as the opening match on a PPV. Cena got a positive reaction coming out. They had a staredown at the bell, then locked up with Cena backing JBL into the corner for a break.  Cena grabbed a waistlock, then put JBL in a side headlock.  JBL backed Cena in a corner and we had another clean break.  JBL hit a knee to the gut on the next lockup, then hit a forearm and applied a side headlock.  Cena shoved off JBL and went for a backdrop, but JBL pounded Cena with a forearm.  Cena hit a drop toe hold and went for the STFU, but JBL made the ropes.  JBL crawled to the apron, then grabbed Cena's arm and yanked it down across the top rope.  JBL went to work on the arm, throwing Cena shoulder first into the ringpost and then wrapping his arm around it. 

JBL worked over the arm with punches and kicks, then hit a swinging neckbreaker.  JBL applied an overhead wristlock, but Cena got to his feet in the hold.  JBL kicked Cena in the gut and rolled him to the mat.  JBL applied a jujigatame armbreaker, and Cena rolled to his feet in it and then lifted JBL up off the mat to break the hold.  Cena sold the arm like crazy, and JBL rammed Cena into a corner.  JBL stomped Cena.  There was light JBL chant, which was quickly drowned out by a Cena chant.  JBL and Cena traded punches, with Cena getting the better of it until JBL hit the arm of Cena.  Cena came back with a clothesline with his good arm, then hit a shoulderblock and hurt his bad arm.  Cena hit the Throwback, then went to the top rope, but missed the Rocker Dropper, as JBL moved and Cena crashed to the mat. 

JBL stomped Cena on the apron, then went to suplex Cena into the ring.  Cena teased reversing it, then JBL lifted Cena and dropped him gut first across the top rope.  JBL shoulderblocked Cena off the apron and Cena fell into the security wall on the floor.  JBL rammed Cena back first into the ring apron.  JBL rolled Cena into the ring for a two count.  JBL hit a kick to the head, then another, and followed with an elbowdrop for a two count.  JBL applied a bearhug, then punched Cena to the mat and applied a bodyscissors, adding a full nelson to the move.  Cena managed to get to his feet in the move, breaking the bodyscissors, but JBL kept the full nelson locked in.  JBL then powered out of it, and lifted JBL for an FU, but he was too weak to get him up.  JBL kicked Cena in the shoulder, then applied a bodyscissors with a chinlock.  Cena managed to turn around in the hold, lift JBL up off the mat, and hit a spinebuster to break out. 

Both men were slow to get up, then they slugged it out.  Cena got the better of it, but missed a splash in the corner.  JBL hit a boot to the face, then dropped four elbowdrops to Cena's back.  JBL hit a short arm clothesline, then stood over the downed Cena and stared at him.  JBL slapped his head, then stomped his fingers.  JBL went for another short arm clothesline, but Cena ducked it and hit the FU out of nowhere for the pin at the fifteen minute mark. 

Winner: John Cena. 

JBL was upset with himself over the loss, shaking his head as he walked to the back. John Cena got up, selling the ribs, before leaving.

William Regal was shown watching from a skybox. 

Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler introduced the other announce teams, with Michael Cole & Mick Foley and Tazz & Mike Adamle talking about the rest of tonight's car. 

They showed "The Dirt Sheet" where Miz & John Morrison mocked Kane & CM Punk. 

WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz vs. Kane & CM Punk.

Tazz and Mike Adamle get to call their one match for the night. Each wrestler had their own entrance for the match.  Punk and Miz started off, with Punk hitting a shoulderblock and a back kick.  Punk delivered a suplex for a one count, then applied a double underhook.  Kane tagged in, and he and Punk stomped Miz down in a corner.  Kane hit a kick to the gut, then put Miz in a Hangman.  Kane dropped Miz to the mat, then whipped him across the ring, only to be met with a shoulderblock to the midsection.  Miz shoved Kane into his corner and tagged in Morrison.  Morrison ran into a Kane bodyslam, then Kane dropkicked Morrison as he sat up on the mat.  Kane tagged Punk, and they hit a backbreaker/slingshot kneedrop combo.  Punk applied a Tarantula variation, then pulled Morrison into a sunset flip for two before applying a reverse Stretch Plum variation.  Morrison kneed out of it, and tagged in Miz for a double gutbuster.  

Miz put Punk in a chinlock, then switched to a front facelock.  Punk hit a kick to the head to escape Miz, then tagged in Kane, who gave Miz a side slam.  Kane went to the top rope and hit a clothesline.  Kane went for a slam, but Miz floated over it and made a blind tag to Kane, hit clipped Kane's leg and hit a neckbreaker.  Miz hit some punches on the mat and in a corner, then tagged in Miz who hit a jumping clothesline in the corner.  Miz tagged back in and kicked Kane in the chest.  Miz tagged back in and stomped Kane down.  Miz applied a chinlock, then hit a knee to the chest.  Kane came back with a kick to the chest as Miz charged him and Kane tagged in Punk as Miz tagged in Morrison.  Punk hit a flying forearm, a leg lariat and a roundhouse kick.  Punk knocked Miz off the apron and powerslammed Morrison for a two count.  Punk gave Morrison a jumping knee in the corner, then clotheslined Miz off the apron while bulldogging Morrison for two.  Punk gave Miz a pescado, then gave Morrison a springboard clothesline for a two count.  Punk went for the GTS, but Miz ran in, so Punk let go and tossed Miz to the floor.  Punk lifted Morrison for the GTS again, but Miz hooked Punk's leg from the floor and Punk let go of Morrison.  Kane ran to Miz on the floor and chokeslammed him on the outside.  Punk was watching that unfold, then turned around and was hit by Morrison with the Moonlight Drive neckbreaker for the pin at the eight minute mark.

Winners: John Morrison & The Miz.

The events leading to Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho were shown. 

Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels.

Chris Jericho wore the Intercontinental Title belt to the ring, but the match was not introduced as a title bout.  Both men got positive reactions from the crowd.  Jericho kept going for Michaels' leg at the start, but Michaels kicked him away.  Michaels grabbed a side headlock and took Jericho to the mat.  Jericho got to his feet and lifted Michaels, but HBK went into a sunset flip for a two count.  They went into a series of reversals and bridges for two counts, including Jericho attempting a back suplex but Michaels turning it into a bodypress only for Jericho to reverse it into his own cover.  Michaels grabbed an Indian deathlock variation (JR called it a "Native American deathlock") but Jericho made the ropes.  Jericho kicked Michaels leg, and Michaels slapped him in the face.  Jericho threw some punches and knocked Michaels into a corner.  The referee backed up Jericho, and Michaels grinned at him. Jericho looked angry.  Michaels put Jericho in a hammerolock, but Jericho elbowed him in the mouth, then hit a series of punches and kicks.  Jericho ran into a Michaels elbow, then put Jericho in an armbar, dropping over the top rope to yank the arm down.

Michaels continued the assault on the arm, but Jericho reversed a whip and sent Michaels upside down in a corner.  Jericho stomped Michaels, then set up for a back superplex.  Michaels elbowed Jericho to the mat, but Jericho crotched Michaels on the top rope.  Jericho went for a superplex, but Michaels blocked it and dropped Jericho face first to the mat.  Michaels went for a top rope elbowdrop, but Jericho got his knees up, and Michaels came down on them and hurt his ribs.  Jericho kicked Michaels in the gut, then dropped on him with a senton.  Jericho hit a back suplex, then kicked Michaels in the side.  Jericho applied an abdominal stretch, then punched Michaels in the side while maintaining the hold.  Michaels started to break free, but Jericho grabbed him in a gutbuster for a two count.  Jericho whipped Michaels hard into a corner several times, but when he went for a bulldog, Michaels shoved Jericho off and Jericho went into the ropes, with his legs going between the ropes and his chest going hard against the top rope like a clothesline.

Michaels hit a flying forearm, then did the kip up.  Michaels grabbed his ribs, and Jericho swept Michaels' legs and put him in the Walls Of Jericho.  Michaels reached the ropes to break the hold.  Jericho stomped Michaels on the apron.  Jericho went for his springboard dropkick, but Michaels moved, so Jericho landed on his feet on the apron.  Michaels, also on the apron, superkicked Jericho, who fell to the floor.  Michaels picked up Jericho and rolled him into the ring, but Jericho kicked out at two.  Michaels went to the top rope, and this time hit the flying elbow, but then grabbed his ribs in pain.  Michaels then set up for the superkick, stomping in the corner.  Jericho started to get up, then slumped to the mat, not facing Michaels.  Jericho got up again, but then went down again.  Michaels seemed to be getting antsy to hit the move. Jericho finally got up and turned around, and Michaels went for the superkick, but Jericho sidestepped it and hit the Codebreaker.  Jericho crawled onto Michaels slowly, but only got a two count.

Jericho picked Michaels up off the mat, but Shawn Michaels took Jericho down into a crossface.  Jericho struggled in the hold, and looked to be on the verge of tapping, but then made the ropes for the break.  Michaels went for it again, but Jericho rolled out of it, hit two knees to the gut, then hung Michaels gut first over the top rope.  Jericho set up for the Lionsault, but Michaels got his knees up.  Jericho landed on his feet though, and grabbed Michaels' legs for the Walls Of Jericho.  He tried to turn Michaels, but Michaels was blocking it, so Jericho tried to turn it the other way, and Michaels rolled Jericho up into a cradle for the pin at the sixteen minute mark.

Winner: Shawn Michaels.

Jericho offered a handshake to Michaels after the bout.  Michaels hesitated, and they shook hands, although both seemed wary of each other. Jericho applauded Michaels as he left the ring. 

William Regal was shown watching as Jericho left the ring. 

Todd Grisham interviewed Mickie James, who said she was confident about her title defense tonight.  Todd then asked her about her date with John Cena last week.  Mickie said it was nice, then JBL interrupted and told Mickie to go away.  JBL asked Todd to ask him a question about John Cena.  Todd pointed out that John Cena beat JBL, so he asked him what he planned to do in order to get revenge.  JBL said Todd obviously never was in a fight. JBL said he beat Cena up for 20 minutes, and that's why John Cena was in the trainer's room right now, and he wasn't.  JBL then ripped into Todd for asking such a stupid question. 

Women's Champion Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix vs. Melina.

As Phoenix came to the ring, they recapped how she beat the crap out of Melina backstage last week.  Melina did her usual entrance, but was glaring at Beth Phoenix the whole time. At the bell, Beth held open the ropes and told Melina she didn't belong in "her ring".  Melina responded by kicking Phoenix out of the ring.  Mickie rolled up Melina for a two count.  Mickie bounced off the ropes, but Phoenix held them open and mickie fell to the floor.  Phoenix nailed her with a lariat.  In the ring, Melina hit Phoenix with right hands, and Phoenix lifted her up, but Melina kept punching her down.  Phoenix kicked Melina and went to lift her up, but Mickie hooked her from behind for a sunset flip for two. They went into sequences where one wrestler would get an advantage over another, but the third would come in and break up a cover or hold.  Mickie hit Phoenix with a top rope Thesz press, then a dropkick for a two count.  Melina grabbed her and stretched Mickie over the top rope in a corner, but Phoenix went over and lifted Melina and Mickie James into an over the shoulder backbreaker.  She had both women, over the same shoulder, and was walking in the ring with them, it was incredible.  They finally crumbled to the mat, then Phoenix picked up Mickie in a choke.  Melina came up behind Phoenix and hit a neckbreaker.  Phoenix rolled to the floor, and Mickie James hit Melina with a DDT for the pin at the five minute mark.

Winner: Mickie James.

Backstage, Shawn Michaels was taking his gear off when Batista walked in.  Batista said he promised to hurt Michaels the next time he saw him (because he lied about his injury), but he wasn't going to hurt him now.  Batista said Shawn would have to wait, and that Batista would dictate the time and the place it happens.  Shawn looked worried as Batista walked away.

They showed the results of a fan poll, with fans picking Undertaker to beat Edge, 85% to 15%.

The events leading to Undertaker vs. Edge were shown.

The Undertaker vs. Edge for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship.

Edge came out along, then Undertaker made his entrance.  The World Title belt was in a glass case.  Taker stalked Edge around the ring at first, throwing out jabs at him.  Taker shoved Edge to the mat, and Edge rolled to the floor.  He got back in threw some punches at him. Taker grabbed him by the throat and tossed him in the corner, then hit a slew of punches and choked Edge down on the mat.  Undertaker kicked Edge on the apron, then wrapped his arm around the middle rope and kicked at it.  Taker took him to the floor and threw Edge shoulder first into the ringpost.  Back in the ring, Taker hit a short arm shoulderblock, then a second.  Undertaker rammed Edge shoulder first into the top turnbuckle, then kicked at the shoulder.  Undertaker went for Old School, but Edge crotched him on the top rope.  Edge stomped the Undertaker, kicking him to the floor.  Edge went out after him, but Taker yanked Edge off the apron by his tights, sending him into the security wall.

Outside the ring, Undertaker headbutted Edge and went to whip him into the ringsteps, but Edge reversed it and Taker went knees first into the steps.  Edge gave Undertaker a baseball slide kick, then threw him back into the ring.  Edge headbutted Undertaker, but Taker returned fire with his own headbutts.  Undertaker went for a running kick, but Edge moved and Undertaker got caught up in the ropes and fell to the mat hard.  Edge got a two count, then stomped Undertaker in the head. Edge landed some punches, but Undertaker returned fire. Undertaker missed a clothesline, and Edge kicked out his leg from behind.  Edge pulled Taker to the apron and wrapped his leg around the ringpost.  Edge hit some punches and tried another headbutt.  Undertaker returned fire again, but Edge kicked Taker in the arm.  Edge moved in and Taker teased the illegal gogoplata, before letting go at the referee's command.  Edge hit Taker and went for his own Old School ropewalk, but Taker crotched Edge on the top rope.

Undertaker and Edge traded punches, but Edge missed a clothesline and Undertaker hit Edge with the flying clothesline.  Undertaker hit a splash in the corner, then a clothesline in the opposite corner.  Undertaker threw Edge in a corner, then hit a boot to the face for a two count.  Undertaker hit the Old School forearm off the top rope, then went to lift Edge for a tombstone, but Edge floated over and dropped Undertaker to the mat with the reverse facebuster.  The Edgeheads came out to distract the referee while Edge pulled the pad off a turnbuckle.  The Edgeheads left.  Undertaker lifted Edge for a powerbomb, but Edge flipped out of it and hit an Impaler DDT for a two count.  Edge went for a spear, but Undertaker sidestepped it and Edge went into the ringpost.  Undertaker lifted Edge for a powerbomb, but threw him back first into the corner instead.  Undertaker covered, but Edge got his foot on the bottom rope for two.

Undertaker lifted Edge, and then noticed the exposed turnbuckle.  The hesitation allowed Edge to slip out and ram Undertaker back first into the exposed turnbuckle.  Edge hit some punches, but Taker shoved him back.  Edge charged, and Taker moved, but Edge put on the brakes to keep from hitting the exposed corner.  Undertaker lifted Edge and dropped him with Snake Eyes on the exposed turnbuckle.  Both men were slow to get up.  Undertaker went for a running boot, but Edge hit a spear, not a solid one, but good enough for a two count.  They exchanged exhausted punches, with Edge getting the better of it.  Undertaker grabbed Edge by the throat, but Edge punched out.  Edge bounced off the ropes, but Taker grabbed him by the throat and hit the chokeslam.  Taker crawled onto Edge and covered him, but Edge got his shoulder up at two.

Undertaker kicked Edge in the head and Edge fell to the floor.  Undertaker went outside and clotheslined Edge, sending both men over the security wall and into the crowd.  They punched each other as they crawled back to the ring.  Undertaker punched Edge, who fell backwards into the wall and Undertaker crawled into the ring at the seventeen minute mark to win the match via countout.

Winner via countout: The Undertaker.

Vickie Guerrero was wheeled out by the Edgeheads, saying "Excuse me" and the crowd, which wasn't that loud tonight, got VERY loud with boos and catcalls.  We're talking more heat than I've heard a heel get on a WWE show in a while.  Vickie kept stopping as the crowd was just overwhelming.  Vickie said a championship can only be won by pinfall or submission, not via disqualification or countout.  Vickie said that the World Title "remains vacant".   Vickie said that Undertaker is not the new World Champion. Taker threw down the belt, as the announcers debated her theory.  Undertaker grabbed Edge, who was at ringside, and yanked him into the ring.  Undertaker gave Edge a tombstone piledriver.  Vickie called Undertaker a "son of a bitch", with the word "bitch" being bleeped.  Yep, it was bleeped on PPV.  The Edgeheads pulled Edge from the ring as Undertaker glared at Vickie, who walked away, leaving her wheelchair behind.  The crowd was chanting "Vickie sucks" and was louder than at any point tonight.

Randy Orton cut a promo backstage, talking about his title reign, and the fact that Triple H got lucky when he won the title on his "third attempt".  Orton pointed out that this was not a three or four-way match tonight, and he would take back the belt. Orton said HHH never taught him anything in Evolution because he knew this day would come.

MVP came to the ring, with the announcers wondering what he was doing.  MVP wondered why he was left off the Judgment Day card, calling it "pure stupidity" and "bad business".  The fans were giving him the "What" treatment. MVP said if there was any "top tier talent" that wanted to get him out of the ring, they could try.  MVP said there had to be someone backstage that "thinks" they are on his level.  Matt Hardy's music hit.  Hardy came out, wearing street clothes.  MVP told Hardy to come to the ring, and to "bring my title" with him.  Matt said he had already proven he was better than MVP, and said there was someone else that wanted to prove it. Jeff Hardy's music then hit.

Jeff Hardy vs. MVP.

Matt Hardy returned to the back. Cole & Foley called the match. MVP went to work on Hardy with forearms and a rollup for two.  The fans were chanting for Hardy.  Jeff hit a flying forearm and tried to slide under MVP's legs.  MVP caught him and held a leg, but Hardy kicked him with the free leg.  MVP rolled to the floor, then regrouped and returned.  MVP tripped Hardy and hit some punches, then grabbed a waistlock, rolling Hardy over for a two count.  MVP applied a front facelock, but Hardy reversed into a hammerlock.  MVP backed Hardy into a corner, then hit a back elbow.  MVP charged Hardy, who pulled down the top rope and MVP fell to the floor.  Hardy went to kick MVP between the ropes, but MVP grabbed his legs and yanked him hard to the floor.  MVP rolled Hard back into the ring for a two count.

MVP hit a kneedrop to the arm of Hardy for two, then applied an armbar.  Jeff tried to punch out of it, but MVP yanked Jeff down to the mat by his hair.  MVP kicked Hardy in the gut, then pounded on the arm and reapplied the armbar.  MVP hit a knee to the arm, then a trapped arm bodyslam for a two count.  MVP applied an overhead armbar.  Jeff punched out of it, then went for a elevated leapfrog off the ropes in the corner, but his arm gave on him and he crashed to the mat. MVP hit a cross armbreaker drop for a two count, then stomped the arm and hit a kneedrop on it.  MVP applied a reverse Fujiwara armbar, then kicked Jeff in the shoulder.  MVP lifted Jeff in a fireman's carry, then dropped him to the mat.  MVP hit a running kick, and Jeff fell through the ropes and to the floor.

MVP threw Jeff shoulder first into the security wall, then rolled him into the ring for a two count.  MVP hit Jeff's arm with forearms, then went back to the armbar.  Jeff fought up, hitting punches, but MVP gave Jeff a bulldog into his knee.  MVP went for the Playmaker, but Jeff blocked it and hit a clothesline.  Jeff hit some punches, then a running forearm with the good arm.  Jeff hit a clothesline, then an elevated kick in the corner.  Jeff went to the top rope, but MVP rolled out of the way of the Swanton Bomb.  Jeff crashed to the mat, and MVP hit some forearms.  MVP measured for the big kick, but Jeff gave MVP a drop toe hold into the middle turnbuckle.  Jeff then hit the Whisper In The Wind (which didn't hit well) to get the three count at the ten minute mark.

Winner: Jeff Hardy.

William Regal was shown watching as Jeff exited.

They showed an interview with Sylvester Stallone about Rambo, which is sponsoring the PPV tonight and is coming out on DVD soon.  Stallone told a story about how the original director for the film didn't have the same vision for the film that he did, so the original director was let go, and Stallone ended up directing it.  Stallone said he wasn't prepared to do that, so he directed it with the idea that Rambo was directing it.

The events leading to Triple H vs. Randy Orton were shown.

WWE Champion Triple H vs. Randy Orton in a steel cage.

The only way to win is pinfall, submission or escaping the cage and having both feet touch the floor.  Orton, with his new theme music, walked really slowly to the ring, staring at the cage.  Triple H then did his entrance, including doing the spit fountain on the top of the cage.  Jim Ross pointed out that Triple H was the man to end all three of Randy Orton's World/WWE Title reigns.  They did the "big match" introductions here, as they did for all the championship matches tonight.

Randy Orton dove for the still open door at the bell, but Triple H grabbed him by the legs and hit some punches.  Orton grabbed the door and slammed it shut on Triple H's head to knock him back.  They exchanged punches, with Triple H starting to get the better of it when Orton hit a knee to the gut.  Triple H ducked a shot and hit a jumping knee in the ring.  Triple H went to ram Orton into the cage, but Orton blocked it.  Orton went to ram Triple H into the cage, but HHH blocked it.  Triple H finally rammed Orton into the cage.  Orton tried to climb the cage, but Triple H pulled him back into the ring.  Orton hit a punch, then went for a backdrop, but Triple H hit a neckbreaker to block it.  Triple H hit some punches on the mat, then delivered a kneedrop for a two count.

Orton grabbed HHH by the trunks and yanked him into the cage wall.  Orton then used a catapult to send HHH face first into the cage.  Orton flung Triple H over the top rope and into the cage.  Triple H was between the ropes and the cage, and Orton rammed the back of Triple H's head into the steel fence three times.  Triple H kicked Orton between the ropes, but Orton kicked Triple H in the chest as he tried to get back into the ring.  Orton pulled Triple H into the ring so he was hanging by his feet off the middle rope, and hit a DDT for a two count. Orton then choked Triple H and hit a series of right hands.  Orton slugged Triple H to the mat for a two count, then applied a rear chinlock. Triple H punched out of the move, but Orton hit a snap powerslam for a two count.

Orton stared at Triple H on the mat for a while.  Like, a long while.  Like, he-could-have-walked-out-several-times-already-while.  Orton did a long, and slow, Garvin stomp, then hit a kneedrop for two.  Orton then stomped him, much faster now, and pulled down his kneepad.  Orton missed the kneedrop this time, as HHH rolled away.  Orton went for a slam, but Triple H floated over it and hit a chopblock to the back of his leg.  Triple H hit another chopblock and then applied a figure four leglock.  Orton couldn't make the ropes, as Triple H moved the hold into the middle of the ring.  Orton struggled in the hold, while Jerry Lawler pointed out that Triple H shouldn't have to break the hold if Orton gets to the ropes.  Orton got to the ropes, and Triple H broke the hold as the referee requested.  Ross and Lawler wondered why.  Orton went for an RKO, but Triple H blocked it and went for a Pedigree, but Orton backdropped him.  Orton crawled for the door, but Triple H grabbed him.  Orton kicked him away.  Orton went to go out the door again, but Triple H dragged him back in.  Orton dragged a chair back in with him.

Orton kicked Triple H into a corner, then went for a chairshot, but Triple H blocked it.  Triple H hit a facebuster to the knee for a two count, then picked up the chair.  Orton hit Triple H with a low blow.  Orton hit Triple H across the back with the chair, then gave Triple H a DDT on the chair.  Orton covered Triple H, but HHH kicked out at two.  Orton set up the chair in the ring, and set up for an RKO on it.  Orton took a long time setting it up.  Orton grabbed Triple H, but Triple H threw off the move and sent Orton into the cage.  Triple H then gave Orton a drop toe hold into the chair and draped an arm over him for the two count.

Both men were slow to get up, and Orton started to climb the cage.  Triple H grabbed him by the trunks to stop him, then they battled on the top rope, with Triple H ramming Orton into the top of the cage.  Orton fell to the mat.  Triple H went to climb over the top, but Orton grabbed a foot and pulled him back down to the top rope.  Orton punched Triple H to the mat, then went to go over the top of the cage.  Triple H stopped him, and pulled Orton back over.  Triple H rammed Orton into the top of the cage several times, then set up for a top rope Pedigree, but Orton escaped and pulled Triple H by the hair off the top rope so he would crash to the mat.  Orton went to climb over the top and was all the way on the other side when Triple H grabbed him.  Orton's legs were dangling as Triple H held Orton by the head and pulled him back over.  Orton hit a back elbow and Triple H went down to the mat.  Orton went to go over again, but Triple H grabbed his foot and finally pulled Orton down, crotching him on the top rope.

Both men were slow to get up.  Orton charged Triple H, who gave Orton a spinebuster.  Triple H went for a Pedigree on the chair, but Orton grabbed a double leg takedown and Triple H went down back first on the chair.  The fans chanted for Triple H as Orton measured for the kick to the head.  Orton went for the kick, but Triple H dodged it and blasted Orton with a chairshot to the head.  Triple H then gave Orton the Pedigree for the pin at the twenty one minute mark. 

Winner: Triple H.

Triple H stood atop the cage with the title belt to end the show.

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