3. Michelle McCool and Layla defeated Mickie James in a handicap match. Decent reaction when McRibs hit the Styles Clash.
One guy got busted for recording the match, but was let off on a warning. Big pop for Batista still walking backstage. I don’t know how that’s gonna play on TV.
After a recap video of what happened post-Raw with Cena last week, Batista came out to a more mixed reaction which turned into boos as he took the ring. Matthews asked him what provoked him to attack John Cena last week, and why he walked out on his Chamber qualifying match last week. Batista stared him out of the ring, walked around the ring for a bit, sat on the turnbuckle, left the ring, got into it with a fan wearing a Cena shirt (which the crowd marked hard for). He got back into the ring, dropped the mic, walked back up the ramp, back to the ring, dropped the mic again, then walked to the back. That was badass live but probably will seem like a waste of time on TV.
Teddy Long came out and announced that Batista would face Edge to a chorus of cheers. Next week…which drew plenty of boos.
4. Matt Hardy and The Great Khali defeated the Hart Dynasty.Hardy and Khali came out. Hardy introduced his valentine, Maria. Hart dynasty came out. Hardy rolled up Kidd and won on what looked like a two count, after a fun Natalia/Maria scrum that set up some interference. Short match.
5. R-Truth beat John Morrison via ref stoppage due to an injury to Morrison’s ankle in :57 seconds. A good show of sportsmanship by Truth helping Morrison up and out of the ring.
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