10 Most Shocking WWE TitanTron Moments

10. New Heights

As a turbulent 2007 came to a close for the company, one man stood out as a genuine new star created in the chaos. Positioned against WWE Champion Randy Orton on Raw, Jeff Hardy had never been more popular as a singles performer, and looked poised to dethrone 'The Apex Predator' in the duo's upcoming Royal Rumble clash.

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The highlight of his meteoric rise came at the climax of a January edition of Raw, when then-Intercontinental Champion Hardy was made to defend his title against Orton as a preview for their upcoming clash over The Viper's Championship.

Hardy had dazzled a week earlier in his defence of the title during a steel cage match with Umaga, flying from the cage in spectacular fashion, but topped that dive with an even greater risk against 'The Legend Killer'.

First threatening to jump off the rig of girders supporting the TitanTron at stage level, Hardy went even higher, leaping from around 30 feet in the air to nail a stunning Swanton Bomb on his rival.

Both men were stretchered out of the scene to close the show, highlighting the scale of the stunt, but Hardy's momentum from the dive was halted in eventual defeat to Orton, and a disappointing February Wellness Policy violation that kept him out of that year's WrestleMania card.

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