Captures | Digitals
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase came to the ring looking confident with themselves. Cody talked strategy in DiBiase’s ear on the way to the ring before Cody entered the ring and posed on the top turnbuckle. Cody and DiBiase just have such a great heel charisma to them. It’s slow and methodical, which is perfect.
Cody Rhodes (w/Ted DiBiase) vs. Triple H (w/Shawn Michaels)
Cody Rhodes took it to Hunter early on and beat him down in the corner. Great aggression from Cody, but he missed with a shoulder tackle and ate the ringpost. Hunter then reintroduced Cody to the ringpost two more times to inflict more punishment. Hunter then slapped on the Crossface center ring. Hunter trying to show he doesn’t just use submissions to sell a submissions-PPV. Cody scored a rope break, then retreated on the floor, but Hunter kicked him through the ropes. Hunter in control going to break.
Back from break, Cody had control over Hunter as the announcers talked up Legacy increasing in confidence after their win over DX at Breaking Point. Cody put Hunter on the bottom rope to choke him, then the ref reprimanded him and DiBiase landed a cheap shot from the floor. HBK gave chase briefly, but DiBiase ran away and Cody made a cover for a two count. Hunter then dumped Cody to the outside and things broke down on the outside. Cody slapped Michaels, who tried to chase down Cody and DiBiase, but they smashed him into the announce table. Michaels was then laid out with a high-low clothesline and legsweep. Nice spot. Cody then ran into the ring to go after Hunter, but he ducked a clothesline and wanted the Pedigree. However, DiBiase stormed the ring with a chair to the back on Hunter to cause a DQ.
Post-match, Crowd was hot as DiBiase then wound up and nailed Hunter with a chair shot to the head. (Hunter got one hand up to block, but the intense heat does not justify a chair shot anywhere near the head, especially with a company leader calling for it.) Anyways, DiBiase and Rhodes attacked Hunter and laid him out with the Cross Rhodes and Dream Street finishers. Crowd was hot as DiBiase and Rhodes stood tall over Hunter. They wanted to finish him with a chair around the neck, but Michaels jumped into the ring with a sledgehammer and chased off Legacy. Legacy slowly backed away with a great heel look in their facial expressions as Michaels limped around in the ring before holding up a lifeless Hunter.
Winner: Hunter via DQ at 9:10. Let’s get it out of the way first. Chair shots near the head don’t prove anyone’s toughness in 2009; it proves stupidity. Anyways, this was very intense and a great segment to build to Legacy vs. DX. WWE is planting seeds to see those punk kids Legacy get theirs in the Cell in two weeks. Well done.
Locker room, DiBiase and Cody Rhodes were talking backstage. Randy Orton then walked in and said he doesn’t want them out there for the contract signing. He told them to take the night off since they’re on the cusp of taking out DX once and for all. Orton said it’s just a contract signing; he’s got it taken care of. Legacy walked off, then Orton stared off camera in deep thought.
