BACKSTAGE Orton visits with Edge. Orton wants to forget the past and focus on teaming up and taking out Cena tonight. They have a big love in before saying they're both out to get Cena tonight. "You're the best partner I ever had" – Edge. "I was just about to say the same thing bro".
Sidenote – does anyone else think those two lines were leading towards either a big man-hug complete with tears?
NEXT WEEK – John Cena v Shawn Michaels in a Wrestlemania re-match.
RATED RKO v JOHN CENA
They're enforcing tags with Edge starting. Cena picks him off with the fisherman suplex for 2. Crowd isn't quite so anti-Cena as earlier. Orton gets a tag and the heels give Cena a shoeing. Lawler points out the crowd hate Cena. He picks Orton off with a bulldog for 2. Orton boots him back down and the crowd get some anti-Cena emotion going. Orton hammers away and hits the European uppercut as a local tribute. Edge comes back in and the crowd pop. Final ad break! We return with Edge pounding Cena down. Cena gets shoved off the apron into the Italian announce table. Crowd pops. Orton follows to drop Cena's face first on the table. Orton throws a load of right hands only stopping to satisfy the ref that he isn't constantly cheating. Cena fires back on Edge but runs into a big boot. Orton back in for his big dropkick. No cover because he wants to pound away on the ribcage. Kneedrop. "Let's go Randy". Edge in and Cena goes after the FU but Edge gets out quickly to stop that. Cena is looking weakened. Edge pounds away and the crowd cheer every shot. "Cena sucks" – Milan. Edge looks for a superplex but Cena fights him off. Flying Rocker Dropper but in comes Orton to kick his ass. SHAWN MICHAELS is out here. Edge has a chair but the ref stops it. Shawn low bridges Orton. That leaves Cena alone with Edge. Protobomb! Edge can't see him. Five Knuckle Shuffle. Edge is staggered. FU but Orton comes in and dropkicks everyone over. The referee ends up on the bottom. Orton and Cena collide leaving everyone down. Edge signals for the spear. Cena & Orton are really close together though and Edge miscues hitting Orton. HBK is in there – SUPERKICK for Edge! Cena FU's him and Cena gets the pin at 12.37.
Winner: John Cena via pinfall . It should be noted that Shawn was aiming at Cena who ducked.
That's the show. Next week we get a Wrestlemania main event rematch. Until then, and Raw in London, take it easy.
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