World Title:
-Alberto Del Rio vs. Edge
Del Rio’s personal announcer introduces him. He comes out in some fancy car. He gets out of the car and makes his way to the ring while his announcer babbles in Spanish. Christian’s music hits and out he comes. We get our first shot of the announce booth with Josh Mathews and Jerry Lawler at the desk and Michael Cole glassed in his little booth. Edge’s music hits and out he comes. He gets an enormous pop. Edge controls the match early on, but it’s not long before Del Rio goes directly to work on the injured arm of Edge. Christian is on the outside trying to get the crowd to rally behind Edge while he’s stuck in an arm lock. Del Rio misses a big spot and goes crashing to the floor. Edge is recovering in the ring. Edge flips over the top rope and crashes into Del Rio on the floor. That looked cool. Edge goes to the top rope. Del Rio races up to the top himself and arm-drags Edge off it. Del Rio teases his armbar finisher. Edge hits a spinning kick to slow things down. Del Rio applies his armbar finisher but Edge escapes. Edge goes to the top but Del Rio catches him with an awesome jumping spin-kick to knock him down. Christian and Brodus Clay get into it on the outside. This distracts Del Rio as Edge tries a roll-up pin attempt. No dice, Del Rio kicks out at two. Edge face-plants Del Rio and now the crowd is chanting “Spear.” Edge gets the phsycho peepers going as he prepares for the spear. And he pulls on the goldylocks. Edge misses the spear and Clay smashes Edge’s injured arm into the ring post. Del Rio locks in the cross-armbreaker finishing hold. Edge is trying to fight it off. Del Rio pulls on it hard. Edge manages to escape. Edge is going for some modified sharpshooter type hold. He’s got it and Del Rio is crawling to the ropes. Christian hits a spinning DDT off the apron onto Clay on the floor. Del Rio is still fighting out of the submission hold in the ring. He finally gets out but Edge immediately spears him and pins him. Edge retains the title.
Winner and STILL World Champion Edge
After The Match:
After the victory, Edge walks up the ramp. He stops at Del Rio’s expensive car. He starts kicking the door. Christian comes out with a crowbar and a lead pipe. Edge smashes the hell out of the car. Del Rio looks on looking sad. Edge’s music hits one more time and to the back he goes.
Tough Enough Commercial
A “Tough Enough” commercial airs for tomorrow night’s premiere episode.
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler bicker a bit back and forth before the next match, hyping up their bout later in the evening.
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