8 Ups And 5 Downs From WWE Raw (Feb 10)

by Scott Carlson

1. Hardy Makes Impassioned Plea

Randy Orton Matt Hardy
WWE.com

The moment Randy Orton was interrupted by Matt Hardy, you knew where the segment was going to end. But the journey to get there was still entertaining.

Orton was out to attempt once again to explain his despicable attack on Edge two weeks ago, but Hardy interjected, demanding to know why Randy did it. He then went down a path of tracing his and Edge’s long, storied history, but diving way back to the early days to show how close they were, revolutionizing the ladder match and creating the TLC match. Matt said he buried his hatred for Edge after the Rated-R Superstar was forced to retire in 2011 due to injury.

But then Hardy asked Orton, “What in the hell is wrong with you?”, prompting Randy to attack. Hardy fought back, but he quickly succumbed to an RKO, and then a one-man conchairto.

The Viper soaked in the boos that rained down before leaving. Man oh man, the roof is gonna blow off whatever arena where Edge returns to confront Orton.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.