WWE One Night Stand Opener:

One Night Stand opened with all three announce teams welcoming us to the show.

Extreme Stretcher Match Referee: Mike Posey Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam

The stretcher was set up at ringside, and there was a "finish line" at the end of the aisle. A person has to be stretchered past the line to win. As Randy Orton made his entrance, they reviewed the events leading to this match. Rob Van Dam walked slowly to the ring, staring at Orton the whole time, while Orton returned the glare from the ring. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler are calling this match.

The Start:They went face to face at the bell and exchanged words. RVD did the "Rob Van Dam" pose, but instead of doing three points to himself, he did two and then kicked Orton right in the head with a spin kick. Van Dam hit a forearm in the corner, then tossed him into the opposite side and kicked him in the head again. RVD hit a forearm and a series of punches in the corner. RVD monkeyflipped Orton, and there was an "RVD" chant.

Mid-Match Notes:

Van Dam kicked Orton in the chest, then hit a kick to the cut. Orton rolled to the apron and Van Dam hit a slingshot legdrop onto Orton's chest on the apron. Orton tried to kick a charging RVD, but Van Dam caught the kick and blasted Orton with a spinkick to the head. Orton reversed a whip, but as he tried a backdrop, Van Dam grabbed him, hit a heel kick to the head, then another spinkick, followed by a corkscrew legdrop.

RVD hit a series of forearms and then another kick. RVD went for a backdrop, but Orton went to kick him on the attempt. RVD caught the kick, but Orton hit one (weak) punch to the head and RVD sold it like he had another concussion. Orton went for an RKO, but Van Dam kicked him in the head. Van Dam went to go to the top rope, but slipped and fell to the floor.

Orton went to the floor and hit a glassy-eyed RVD with a a pair of forearm uppercuts. Orton took Van Dam in the ring and dropkicked him. Orton stomped Van Dam, including a shot to the head, and rolled RVD near the stretcher. Van Dam grabbed the bottom rope to avoid the stretcher, so Orton pulled him back into the ring and stomped him some more. Orton lifted RVD into an over-the-shoulder backbreaker, then dropped him to the mat suplex style. Orton rolled Van Dam to the floor. Van Dam got up and threw some jumping punches, but was still woozy. Van Dam threw Orton head first into the ringpost. Van Dam staggered up and put Orton on the stretcher. Van Dam got on the apron, did his pose, then hit a corkscrew legdrop off the apron onto Orton on the stretcher.