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8. Hardy's Twist Of Fate Was More Like A Stunner

Jeff Hardy Shelton Benjamin
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Right before WWE took a commercial break in the opening tag match, Jeff Hardy hit Shelton Benjamin with his Twist Of Fate move. Well, almost. The move Hardy hit was more like a Stone Cold Stunner. Benjamin leaned forward as usual without kicking his legs out.

Was that deliberate? Perhaps. Hardy was teaming with Randy Orton, and he was performing his own RKO move later in the match. Maybe WWE felt it'd be best if Jeff didn't use a move earlier in the match that is, effectively, the same as Randy's finisher.

It looked rather awkward however, almost like Shelton had forgotten which move he was about to take. In fairness to Benjamin, this isn't the first time someone has taken the Twist Of Fate that way, and it was used as set up for a Swanton Bomb attempt.

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