
WWE Royal Rumble 2010 Results
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Backstage, Ted DiBiase approached Randy Orton and said he was there for him tonight. Orton asked where Cody was, and DiBiase said he didn’t know, and that all Cody has been talking about is winning the Rumble. Orton said he was about to go beat Sheamus, and he doesn’t need Cody or Ted to do it.
WWE Champion Sheamus vs Randy Orton
They reviewed the events leading to this match as Sheamus came to the ring. Orton came out second, to a more positive reaction, while they showed how he laid out Sheamus on Raw last week. Then they did the “big match” introductions for both men. Jerry Lawler pointed out the differences in skin color between the two Caucasians. Seriously.
The two men had a staredown at the bell, with chants starting up for Orton. They locked up and Orton grabbed a side headlock. They collided on a shoulderblock as Sheamus shoved him off, then Orton blasted him with a standing dropkick. They locked up again, and Orton backed Sheamus into the ropes. Orton hit a forearm, but Sheamus came back with a double axhandle, then hit an armbreaker. Orton rolled to the floor, and Sheamus followed, laying him out on the floor with a forearm uppercut. Sheamus slammed Orton’s arm into the steel ringsteps. Back in the ring, Sheamus applied an armbar on the injured arm. Sheamus picked up Orton for a slam, but Orton floated out of it and hit a chopblock to the leg.
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