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Backstage, Josh Mathews brought in Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase to talk about their match against DX tonight. Cody repeated all of the talking points about the Submissions Count Anywhere going anywhere in Montreal, finding DX’s Breaking Point, they’re great, but we’re better, etc. Ted cut to the chase and said they’re going to make DX tap. He then grabbed some DX glowsticks. He said DX is like these glowsticks. They’re fun and entertaining, but after a while, that glow burns out. You lose interest. And then you throw them away. Nice, nice promo from DiBiase. Well done.

DX vs. LEGACY — Submissions Count Anywhere

DiBiase didn’t even have time to take his t-shirt off, as DX took the fight right to them after the opening bell. Hunter and Michaels targeted the left knee of their respective opponents to set up for a future submission attempt. Heels bumping around for DX early on here. Michaels took Cody over the guardrail to the floor as Lawler talked about WWE production crew having cameras all over the arena for this one. Hunter knocked both opponents around before the fight moved into the stands. Team 3D and Beer Money brawled up the Impact Zone…oh oh, wrong promotion brawl-through-the-crowd. Um, Michaels choked DiBiase in one of the railings. Meanwhile, Hunter took Cody to the concourse to smash him into a Molsen beer vendor station. DiBiase suddenly blind-sided Hunter as a crowd began to circle around the brawl. Loud “You Screwed Bret” chant toward Michaels. Both members of Legacy were then put in a figure four on the floor of the concourse. Not very sanitary, I must say. “Ole, ole, ole” chant broke out. Fight then moved back down the stands. I’ve always wanted to see someone body surf during a brawl-through-the-crowd.

At 5:00, Michaels hung Cody across a guardrail in the cheap seats then put him an MMA submission trying to make him tap with his neck cranked in a vice hold. DX ran down the steps toward the ringside area and clotheslined Legacy back over the guardrail to the ringside area. Hunter then grabbed a chair and stabbed Cody in the gut with it. Hunter then slid Cody’s body through a chair an put him in a Sharpshooter through the chair. Michaels then sat on Cody’s back and put him in a Camel Clutch simultaneously. Crazy sick spot. DiBiase suddenly made the save before Cody could tap to a Sharpshooter Clutch in a chair. DiBiase then rolled Hunter into the ring, but Hunter nailed a spinebuster. He then put DiBiase in a Crossface, but Rhodes broke it up. Michaels snuck in too and chopped Cody, who then chucked Michaels over the top, but Michaels skinned the cat and flipped Cody to the floor. DiBiase avoided the cat flip and flung Michaels to the floor where Cody put Michaels in a standing submission hold on the floor. Hunter broke it up, then chucked Cody head-first into the ring steps.

At 10:00, Hunter worked over DiBiase in the ring while Michaels and Cody brawled to the production area in the limited view seating area. They took their fight up the stands for phase two of the brawl. Cody took a took seat on the third row, then flung Michaels over the guardrail onto a gimmicked production table down below. Michaels sold a back injury as the ref screamed for help. Hunter checked on Michaels as Cody and DiBiase regrouped on the floor. Hunter then went on the attack to fight for HBK. Fight moved to the entrance stage where Hunter took Cody through the curtain to the backstage area. Camera followed Hunter throwing Cody into a Storage trunk. DiBiase then snuck up behind Hunter to blast him with right hand blows. DiBiase held Hunter to allow Cody to blast him with right hand fists. DiBiase then put Hunter in the Million Dollar Dream as Cody verbally taunted him. Hunter escaped the hold by ramming him into a poll, then Hunter gave DiBiase a spinebuster through the catering table. Michaels came to his feet in the arena as Hunter put Cody in a Crossface. DiBiase came to life and broke it up, though.

At 15:00, DiBiase grabbed a steel chair and gave it to Cody to smash Hunter with. (Cody got 95 percent floor, 5 percent Hunter’s hair.) Hunter sold being KO’ed on the floor as the action kind of came to a halt. Camera then picked up Legacy slamming Michaels on the entrance stage back in front of the audience. Legacy then dragged Michaels by the hairplugs down the entrance ramp taunting and tormenting him. DiBiase screamed at Cody, “Right in the middle!” They stalked HBK in the ring, taking their time to allow Hunter the big Willis Reed run-down-the-ramp to make the save. Michaels fought back on his own and flung DiBiase to the outside. Cody ducked a superkick, then rolled into an Anklelock. Michaels tried to block ala Kurt Angle at WM21, then he finally kicked Cody away. He caught Cody with a superkick to the gut, but not a full connection. Meanwhile, Hunter was shown being helped to his feet backstage. Michaels kept trying to fight Legacy one-against-two in the ring, then DiBiase and Cody teased a spike piledriver, but Michaels escaped.

At 20:00, everyone was down in the ring. Crowd looking to the entrance for Hunter ala Monday Night Wars. Michaels then tuned up the band, but Cody cut him off from behind and smashed Michaels into the ringpost. Cody wanted a figure four around the ringpost, but Michaels made him work for it by blocking several times. Cody finally set it up, then locked it in around the post. Michaels sold agony, but wouldn’t tap. Crowd chanting for Triple H as DiBiase followed up with the Million Dollar Dream on Michaels as he was in the figure four. Suddenly, Hunter came rolling down the entrance ramp as SuperMichaels fought the hold. Hunter couldn’t make it down, though, and Michaels was forced to tap out with Hunter half-way to the ring.

Post-match: Cody and Ted sold half-shock/half-pain after winning. Hunter finally made it to ringside to check on his fallen comrade as Legacy celebrated on the entrance ramp.

Winners: Cody & Ted at 21:40. Excellent brawl that WWE doesn’t do very often, which made this match stand out. (Whereas TNA does this every month, so it feels like a repeat of the same formula match.) Legacy sold a ton early on, but weathered the storm like at Summerslam, but picked up the big victory here. Nice piece of business to elevate Legacy with a meaningful, “clean” major PPV victory over DX. What’s interesting will be the follow-up on how they continue to make Legacy stars and where Michaels/Hunter go from here in the storylines.