Beat the Clock #1
Randy Orton v. Jeff Hardy

The two locked up and Orton grabbed a side headlock. Orton immediately went for a pin. Hardy snagged a roll up but Orton quickly kicked out and hit a drop kick to send Jeff to the outside. Orton went for another cover and again Jeff kicked out.

Orton charged Hardy and Hardy avoided him and back dropped him to the floor before hitting a baseball slide drop kick and a flying body press to the outside. Hardy went for a cover of his own and only got a two count. Orton reversed an Irish whip but no one was home. Hardy turned around only to get lambasted with a lariat that turned into turn near falls.

Orton hit a body slam before hitting the Garvin stomp and an uncharacteristic leg drop. Orton stretched out Hardy from behind as the crowd cheered on their hero. Hardy tried to roll out of the hold but found himself stuck in a rear bear hug. Orton continued to work over Hardy with some clubbing blows and a scoop slam for a two count.

Orton hit another hard body slam and went for yet another cover and yet Hardy kicked out. Orton repeated the body slam-pin combo before going back to a body scissors. Orton seemed to lack a sense of urgency as the clock began to tick over the four and a half minute mark. Sensing that he needed to get going, Orton brought Hardy to his feet and began connecting with European Uppercuts. Hardy fought back with some kicks and then hit his takedown for a two count.

Hardy connected with the mule kick before hitting his sling shot double drop kick in the corner. Hardy almost got a three count but couldn’t quite hold down Orton’s shoulders. Hardy hit an inverted suplex and looked for the Swanton but Orton rolled out of harm’s way. Orton snapped Hardy’s neck off the top rope and got another two count.

Orton looked for a whip but got nailed with whisper to the wind. Orton barely kicked out at two before Hardy looked for the twist of fate. Orton countered into the RKO and that is all she wrote.

Winner: Randy Orton via pin fall at 7:06

Bobby Lashley & Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Kennedy & King Booker w/Queen Sharmell..

King called him a sucka and whatnot before cuffing him in the chops. Booker continued in with some forearms before hardy reversed an irish whip only to eat an elbow in the corner. Hardy made a little bit of a comeback with a double leg drop to the groin area for a near fall.

Booker regained the advantage and tagged in Kennedy who put a beat down on Hardy briefly before getting a mule kick to the chest. Hardy hit his catapult drop kick in the corner before going for a cover and getting a two count. Hardy quickly tagged in Lashley.

Kennedy wanted no part of Lashley and looked for a tag to Booker who ran from the apron. Lashley nabbed Kennedy and hit a standing vertical suplex for a two count. Kennedy came back with some forearms before Lashley tossed Kennedy into Booker who accidentally was tagged…. I think.

Anyways Lashley made the tag to Jeff and got down on all fours to do the leap frog. Fun stuff. Kennedy eventually reversed an irish whip and Booker nailed Jeff with a knee. Kennedy seized the opportunity and hit a lariat for a two count before tagging in the real king of kings.

Booker hit a kick to Hardy’s grill and whipped him into the buckles only to get hit with whisper to the wind. Lashley desperately looked for the tag and eventually got it. Lashley came in a house of fire, connecting with a pair of clotheslines and a fall away back breaker.

All hell broke loose and Hardy took Booker over the top rope and to the floor. Lashley leap frogged a charging Kennedy and nailed him with a spear for the win. VERY good match.

Winners: Jeff Hardy & Bobby Lashley via pin fall

#1 Contender’s Match for the IC Championship
Fatal Four Way Elimination Match
Jeff Hardy v. Shelton Benjamin v. Santino Marella v. William Regal
The four all went at it with Shelton and Jeff careening over the top rope while Regal and Santino Marella grappled on the mat. Marella grabbed a cross arm breaker but Regal was able to take him through the ropes and to the floor. Shelton and Jeff climbed in the ring and the two duked it out in the corner before the two collided, both attempting a cross body.

Regal dropped an elbow on Hardy and Shelton and tried to cover each of them. Marella caught Regal by surprise with an inside suplex before tossing Regal to the outside.

Shelton caught Marella from behind and hit a suplex for a two count. Shelton landed some punches before Marella hit some kicks and muy thai knees to Shelton’s face. Santino hit a flying forearm before Shelton caught a roll up but had it reversed. It looked like Marella might have had the match but he absolutely ate a knee to the face from Regal. Three seconds later, Santino is buh bye.

Santino Marella has been Eliminated

Hardy and Regal went at it for a little while until Shelton snagged him in an electric chair drop for a two count from Regal.

****Commercial****

We came back to Regal and Shelton working over Jeff Hardy. Both went for the cover before they got into a philosophical disagreement over who should make the cover. Regal went to make happy and instead decided to kill Shelton with an exploder. Regal still showed his lustful hate for Jeff Hardy and kicked him in the face before bitter Benji came back with some punches.

Regal and Benji’s heads clacked together in a criss cross before Hardy took advantage hitting Shelton with a mule kick and connecting with the catapult double drop kick to Regal. Hardy connected with the twist of fate shortly thereafter to eliminate Regal.

William Regal has been Eliminated

Benjamin came hurtling off the top rope with a high cross body block and managed a two count. Hardy came hurtling off the top rope with whisper to the wind before cleaning out both Haas and Benjamin on the outside. Hardy tossed Shelton back into the ring before looking for the Swanton bomb but Shelton rolled out of the way. Shelton went for a cover but again, Hardy kicked out.

Shelton looked for a power bomb but Hardy countered with a roll up for the win.

Winner and #1 Contender for the IC Championship: Jeff Hardy via pin fall

Mr. Kennedy v. Jeff Hardy

The two circled it up and locked horns and ended up in the corner with a clean break surprisingly enough. Kennedy grabbed an arm wringer and yanked away at the limb of the former IC Champion.

Hardy countered the move and was able to take Kennedy off his feet. It didn’t last long because Kennedy was able to nip up and horde Jeff to the ropes and mug the heck out of the unorthodox baby face. Kennedy hit a clothesline and got a two count out of the deal. Kennedy looked for an enzeguiri but Jeff avoided it and hit a drop kick to the shoulder of Kennedy.

Hardy slammed Kennedy’s head off the corner buckle before Kennedy fought right back with some kicks and punches. Kennedy grabbed a hammer lock before Jeff reversed it. The two exchanged the hold a few times before dancing in and out of the ringside area. Jeff was able to hit a double drop kick to Kennedy’s face and his suicide dive that left both men laid out on the arena floor.

****Commercial****

We came back to Jeff Hardy in firm control with a side headlock. Kennedy tossed Hardy to the corner. Hardy kipped up on the corner but Kennedy caught him and almost Alabama slammed him to the mat for a near fall.

Kennedy hit the running splash on the ropes before hanging on Hardy and wrenching back on his face for fun. Kennedy went for another cover and yet again, Hardy kicked out. Hardy fought back only to get caught in a Kennedy neck breaker for yet another cover attempt.

Kennedy hit some clubbing blows to the back before slapping on a cravat in the middle of the ring, working the back of the head and neck. Hardy went for a whisper in the wind but botched it and landed squarely on top of his head. Kennedy went for a cover and hardy kicked out.

After some time killing, they repeated the spot and Hardy connected this time. Hardy hit some back elbows and the mule kick before the springboard drop kick in the corner. Hardy went for a cover, but Kennedy’s hand was under the ropes. Hardy hit his inverted face buster before going to the top rope.

Kennedy rolled underneath the bottom rope for a breather before Jeff followed him to the outside and ran the railing for a clothesline on the outside. The two brawled up the aisle as the referee counted away. The ref’s count hit ten as Jeff SPRINTED back to the ring in the nick of time for the win.

Winner: Jeff Hardy via count out