Judgment Rendered: WWE Judgment Day Recap

The distraction was enough for Edge to remove the padding from turnbuckle, hit the Edgeucutioner and then get nailed with a modified Last Ride. However as Taker is going for Snake Eyes, he gets caught in the exposed turnbuckle, but Edge suffers the wrath of his own deceitful ways as he gets nailed with the same turnbuckle. The Rated R Superstar recovers and hits the Spear, but gets only a two-count.

As Edge continues his punishment, Taker hits the Chokeslam, but he only gets a two-count. This is where the match took a turn for the obscene. The Deadman sends Edge to the outside, and then he sends him into the crowd. As the referee begins his count, both men went towards the ring, but before he could get in, Edge gets yanked off by the Undertaker, who crawls in to beat the count, thereby winning the match and the gold—or so we thought.

Vickie Guerrero comes out to interrupt to a sea of boos and announces that since it was a count out, the championship is still vacant. To show his appreciation to his General Manager, the Deadman Tombstones Edge is in the middle of the ring, much to the chagrin of Edge’s fiancée.

When we all were preparing for the Steel Cage Match between Triple H and Orton, MVP came out to express his frustration for being left off the card for tonight’s show. With that said, he issued an open challenge to anyone in the back, which prompted the arrival of Matt Hardy. But Hardy was not out there to compete. He was out there to introduce MVP’s opponent: Matt’s brother, Jeff.

Jeff Hardy defeats MVP

Right off the bat, MVP goes on the attack with shots to the midsection, but Hardy recovers and sends Porter to the outside. Back in the ring, a miscue gives MVP the advantage as he begins to wear down Hardy’s left arm. A series of devastating blows keeps the high-flyer grounded for most of the match, but as MVP goes for the Playmaker, Hardy counters with a flying Neckbreaker.

Hardy then goes for the Swanton Bomb, but Porter moves out of the way, and goes in for the kill. As he goes for his Corner Boot, Hardy counters and nails the Whisper in the Wind to pick up the victory. Hardy shows that he’s better than MVP tonight, much to the chagrin of an already irate William Regal.

As Sly Stallone’s interview about Rambo concludes, the dangerous 15-foot high cell begins to lower on the awaiting ring.

Triple H defeats Randy Orton to retain WWE Championship

As the bell rings, Randy Orton tries to sneak his way to the still-opened cage door, but Triple H quickly pulls him, only to get nailed with the door. As the match progresses, both men proceed to beat the holy hell out of each other.

The match shifted when Orton slingshotted Triple H into the cage. Orton continues the assault by ramming the back of The Game’s head into the cage followed by a devastating DDT.

The Legend Killer resumes his punishment with closed fists, followed by a snap-slam. But then Orton miscues a knee drop and gets chop blocked a la Ric Flair to his exposed knee. The champion then locks in the Figure Four, but Orton makes it to the ropes. Orton drops The Game and then tries to escape through the door. As he is brought back in, he snags a steel chair from the outside.

The chair becomes a pivotal weapon in the match as both Triple H and Orton vie for possession. As the champion prepares to nail his opponent, Orton low blows him and smacks him across the back with the chair. He then sets it up for an RKO, but gets countered into the cage, followed by a drop toe hold onto the awaiting chair. Following a series of shots, Orton starts to climb the cage, and just when it looked as if he would wear gold again, Triple applies a headlock that brings Orton back into the ring.

Both men lay drained from the match, but Orton recovers quicker and prepares for the punt. But Triple H counters, nails him with the steel chair, and drops him with the Pedigree for the victory.

Judgment was rendered—almost. Expect fireworks this week, especially from SmackDown! See ya tomorrow night on RAW.

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