10 Genius Wrestling Decisions Made Up On The Fly
6. Rated-RKO Vs. D-Generation X (WWE New Year's Revolution 2007)
If you ever need evidence of Shawn Michaels being one of the best ever to lace up a pair of boots and being an outstanding in-ring general, look no further than New Year's Revolution (2007) when he tagged with Triple H to take on Edge and Randy Orton for the World Tag Team Championship.
Towards the end of the match Triple H, after a hot tag, ended up taking out Edge and delivering a spinebuster on Orton that tore his quad. HHH quickly realized the extent of the injury, with the referee immediately throwing up the dreaded X sign. ‘The Game’ was barely able to stand, but tried to hobble through the remaining spots they had planned out in the match. Shawn took note of Triple H’s struggle and right away went to work on saving the match.
HBK hit a suicide dive through the ring on Orton, took out the referee without hesitation, started throwing chair shots at Rated-RKO like a man possessed, and laid out a bloody Orton with an elbow drop through the announce table as the match ended in a no-contest.
Throwing together a finish like this on-the-spot is an underappreciated career highlight for The Showstopper.