The Hardy Boyz Take on Rated RKO: WWE RAW Results, 11-27-06

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The show opened with JR and King hyping a World Tag Title match b/t The Hardy Boyz and Rated-RKO…

Ric Flair was in the ring, in his wrestling gear, to state that while he was victorious last night, he got his butt kicked post-match by a bunch of male cheerleaders. Footage aired of the ending to the Team Flair vs. Team Squad match from last night, as well as the post-match Squad assault on the Nature Boy. The crowd booed as Flair continued, saying that he wants this whole issue with the Spirit Squad to end tonight. He said he wanted them all to come to the ring and face him and his partners. At that point, the Squad’s music hit and the cheerleaders came out to the ramp. They did a cheer about Flair being a toy, not a Nature Boy, and a very old wrestler that should promptly retire. All of the above led to…

Match 1: The Spirit Squad vs. Ric Flair and Degeneration X
- Eventually, Kenny came in and scored with an elbow drop for a near fall. He then slammed Michaels and tagged Mikey. They went for a Mikey splash off of Kenny’s shoulders, but HBK rolled out of the way and tagged HHH. Trips went wild with his signature offense of facebusters, spinebusters, and running high knees. Flair then tagged in and tried to lock in the Figure Four on Mikey. The Squad tried to run interference, but DX took care of them. Kenny and Johnny came in to even the odds, but HHH and HBK locked them in Figure Fours. Thus, Flair and both members of DX had three Squad members in the Figure Four leg lock. The finish came when Kenny, Johnny, and Mikey tapped out. DX and Flair defeated the Squad at 10:22.

- During a commercial break, Triple H got his sledgehammer out from under the ring, prompting the cheerleaders to hightail it…The camera then cut backstage, where Trips and HBK placed the Squad members in a large metal case and locked them inside it. They placed a “Destination OVW” sticker on it. An “OPS” mailing service guy showed up and asked when it needed to be delivered. HBK said “by Christmas.” They said they didn’t need it insured, as HHH said it wasn’t worth crap. HBK signed it “Mr. McMahon.”- JR and King hyped the Extreme Elimination Chamber for ECW’s December to Dismember this Sunday. They hyped the Hardy Boyz open challenge for the PPV, and said that Johnny Nitro had something to say about that…

- Backstage, Nitro and Melina introduced Joey Mercury, who said they accepted the challenge and would reform their three-time WWE tag team title winning team, MNM, for one night only.

Match 2: Battle Royal- Melina vs. Candice vs. Torrie vs. Victoria vs. Maria
- Candice and Torrie double-teamed Victoria, as Melina immediately went after Maria and tried to throw her over the top rope. Victoria took control of her attackers and singled out Torrie. Melina then joined the fray and ran at Torrie, but Victoria blasted her with a clothesline. Victoria eliminated her. Maria tried to eliminate Victoria, but Victoria reversed it and knocked Maria over the top rope. Maria held on for dear life and eventually got knocked off the apron and to the floor. Torrie was eliminated, too. Candice nearly had Victoria out of the ring, but the former women’s champ recovered and got the win. Victoria became #1 contender at 2:52. After the match, Victoria taunted Mickie James with a Widow’s Peak on Candice.

Match 3: Eugene vs. Jim Duggan
- Duggan yelled in Eugene’s ear before the match. Eugene offered a handshake. Duggan shrugged it off, so Eugene slapped him in the face. Hacksaw then took early control with repeated bodyslams. The crowd chanted “USA,” as Duggan got in his three-point stance. Eugene rolled out of the ring, though. Duggan grabbed him by the hair and tried to pull him back in the ring, but Eugene dropped his neck across the top rope. The finish came when Eugene pinned Hacksaw at 1:59. After the match, Eugene got a mic and screamed for the crowd not to laugh and make fun of him. He said he was special, damn it!

- The Rated-R Superstar came to the ring for a special edition of the Cutting Edge, which was hyped to have a special guest. Before the segment began, Edge congratulated DX for beating up the Squad for the millionth time. He said that failed in comparison to the number of times he had beaten the Hardys in his career. He said he and Orton would do it again tonight and dedicate their victory to the greatest Women’s Champion of all-time, Lita.

Edge tried to introduce his guest, but no one showed up. Orton showed up and said that his guest was backstage, but he needed Edge to come back there and confirm it. Edge headed to the back to check it out. The World Tag Champs proceeded to drag Ric Flair’s bloody and beaten body out to the ring. Edge asked if this wasn’t the part where DX came down and made the save. Orton said that they were cowards. Edge said DX only thought about themselves. He told the crowd that DX didn’t care about them either. Edge then drilled Flair with a one man conchairto. Orton gave him one, too.
Match 4: Jerry Lawler vs. Chris Masters
- The crowd was dead. Masters stomped Lawler in the abdomen and followed with a snap suplex. He went to the second rope for a fist drop of his own, but Lawler moved. King came back with a series of jabs and a hard right hand. Masters raked Lawler’s eyes and choked him across the top rope in retaliation. He then geared up for and applied the Masterlock. As Lawler wore down, Carlito’s music hit and CCC came to the ringside area chewing an apple. Masters let go of the hold to tend to Carlito. CCC spit apple in his eyes, allowing Lawler to get the win with a roll-up at 4:43.

- Umaga and Armando Alejandro Estrada came to the ring. AAE said that Umaga was unstoppable at Survivor Series last night and introduced footage of him taking out Team Cena with a video monitor. Estrada hyped the list of competitors that Umaga has beaten since April. He said that the time has come for Umaga to become WWE Champion. Estrada called out John Cena, put him on notice, and made the official challenge for a WWE title match. At that point, the WWE Champion John Cena came to the ring. Cena ripped the mic away from Estrada as the crowd chanted his name. He said he accepted the challenge and the two had a stare down in the middle of the ring.

- Backstage, IC Champ Jeff Hardy was warming up when Edge approached him. He asked Jeff if he and Orton’s beat down of Flair was a painful reminder of how he used to beat down he and Matt back in the day. Edge reminded Jeff of his impressive resume and called Matt Hardy the most overrated piece of crap on the roster…claiming that Matt was holding Jeff down. Orton and Matt showed up to give final hype to their upcoming tag title bout…

Match 5: World Tag Team Champions Randy Orton and Edge vs. Matt Hardy and Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy
- After back and forth action, The Hardys hit a double suplex on Orton. They went to opposite top turnbuckles for the Event Omega, but Edge pushed Jeff off the top rope. Orton, meanwhile, caught up to Matt. Matt pushed him back to the canvas and went for a top rope moonsault. Unfortunately for V1, Orton moved and tagged out to Edge. The former WWE Champion set-up in the corner for a Spear, as we got a dreaded mid-match commercial break. Damn! Back from the break, Orton had Matt in a rear chinlock with a grapevine. Hardy battled back to his feet, but Orton took him right back to the mat with a knee lift. Edge tagged in and taunted the crowd. Matt tried to take advantage and get to his corner, but Edge grabbed him with a rear necked choke and grapevine. During the break, Edge speared Matt, but Jeff broke up the pin. Back to live action, Hardy again battled back to his feet, but Edge back body dropped him to maintain control.

Edge backed Matt into the corner with forearm shots. Hardy fought back, but Edge gave him a drop toehold and tagged Orton. Randy came in and proceeded to give Matt three consecutive jumping knee drops. The Legend Killer then blasted Matt with several clubbing forearm shots to the chest before again grabbing a rear chokehold with a grapevine. The crowd chanted for Hardy. Edge tagged in and placed Matt on the top turnbuckle for a super back drop. Hardy fought back and hammered Edge off the turnbuckle. Matt connected with his moonsault this time! 1…2…No! Edge kicked out and tagged Orton, who prevented Matt from tagging Jeff. Hardy fought back again and traded blows with Orton in the middle of the ring. Matt eventually got the best of him, countered an Orton back drop, and made the hot tag to Jeff. Jeff came in on fire with a double dropkick and the Whisper in the Wind on Orton for a close near fall. Matt hit the Side Effect on Edge and combined with Jeff for a double Side Effect on Orton for a very close near fall. They proceeded to combine for a second rope leg drop and leg drop to the groin combo.

Edge pulled Jeff out of the ring, but Matt caught him with a plancha over the top. The Hardys went for Poetry in Motion on Orton, but Randy moved out of the way and went for the RKO on Jeff. Jeff countered and pushed Orton right into a Matt Hardy Twist of Fate. Jeff hit the Swanton Bomb! 1…2…No! Edge broke up the pin with the help of the tag title belt, prompting the DQ. The Hardys defeated Edge and Orton via DQ at 16:49. After the match, Edge and Orton took turns hitting their finishers on the Hardys.

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