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Kofi Kingston came out at the top of the hour as Cole reset the show live from Univ. of Tennessee. Cena and Kofi slapped hands before Legacy’s music hit to bring out Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Cole cited recent bickering between Legacy, but a video showed them on the same page helping Orton win the #1 contender deal last week. Uh-oh, Lawler with a huge slip, calling Randy Orton “Randy Savage” during a voice-over on the replay from last week.
JOHN CENA & KOFI KINGSTON vs. LEGACY (CODY RHODES & TED DIBIASE)
Legacy isolated Cena early in the match and cut off a brief comeback, but Kofi eventually got the hot tag at 2:45 to do his routine on DiBiase. Kofi hit the Boom Drop, then teased Trouble in Paradise, but DiBiase moved away to a neutral corner. Cody then caused confusion in the corner allowing DiBiase to land a smashing clothesline to cut off Kofi. Legacy took control going to break. Back to the tag match where Cena urged Kofi to make the tag while Legacy kept working Kofi over. DiBiase missed with a clothesline on Kofi in the corner, then Cody just ran across the ring and knocked Cena off the ring apron to keep Legacy on the advantage. Kofi back-dropped out of a suplex attempt, then Cena begged for a tag and took the tag with the crowd exploding for Cena’s full comeback routine. Cena called for the Five Knuckle Shuffle on Cody and delivered center ring. Cody then countered the FU with a Russian Legsweep for a two count. Cena then blocked a bulldog and hit the FU on Cody, but DiBiase broke up the pin. The action broke down and Kofi took a blind-tag with Kofi coming off the top with a high cross-body splash on Cody after DiBiase ducked. Kofi made the cover on Cody for the pin and the win.
Post-match, Cole over-suggested Kofi is really hot right now going into the Rumble. Did he not pay attention to the video before the match of Orton pinning Kofi last week? Kofi and Cena celebrated at the top of the ramp after some replays, while back in the ring, Cody shook off DiBiase’s help and left him in the ring. Cody sold not being pleased with DiBiase setting him up for the fall.
WINNERS: Cena & Kofi at 10:55. Good formula TV tag match with high energy and some good work from Legacy extending the iso on Kofi and the teased finishes before Kofi won the match. More tension between Cody and Ted will probably be played up, yet again, in the weeks to come. Overall, it was good to see Kofi get a win and Legacy standing alone without Orton.
