On Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 9:20 PM EST
#1 Contendership Match
Batista vs. JBL
The bell rings and JBL backs up to the corner avoiding Batista. Lock up and Batista shoves JBL to the corner. JBL fires some big rights and sends Batista face first into the turnbuckle. Batista fires back with some rights of his own followed by a big clothesline. Batista catches JBL with a big elbow followed by a boot to the head. Cover by Batista and JBL kicks out quickly. Batista puts JBL in the corner and hits a few rights and elbows. JBL attempts a Clothesline From Hell when Batista takes him out with a huge Spear! Batista starts to get fired up when JBL rolls out of the ring in what Michael Cole called a veteran move. Batista goes to the outside and drives JBL spine first into the ring. Batista tosses JBL back in and JBL kicks Batista as he tries to get in through the ropes. JBL with another big right that knocks Batista off the ring apron to the outside. JBL hits a few more right hands, rolls Batista in and covers to get a quick two count.
JBL then drops an elbow over the chest of Batista, gets another two count and then goes to work with a headlock on Batista. Batista with a big side suplex. Batista takes out JBL with a quick suplex and then a charge in the corner. Shoulder charges by Batista on JBL. Batista with a big scooping slam on JBL from his shoulders planting him in the middle of the ring. Batista charges and JBL catches him with a big boot. Batista somehow fires back with a big spinebuster on JBL. Batista goes for a Batista Bomb, gets JBL up and connects with force. Cover by Batista and he gets the pinfall.
Winner & #1 Contender for the World Title: Batista
After the match, Batista celebrates his quick win over JBL. We see highlights of the match leading to the finish. Back live, Batista stares down JBL who is still in the middle of the ring out of it. Batista motions to the camera saying, "That quick." Batista smiles and heads to the back. In the ring, JBL asks for a mic and says, "This has been the most unbelievable week of my life." He said he thought he would beat Batista tonight, move on to face Jericho or Michaels and win the World Title again. JBL said he has to be honest with his fans because that is why they love him. He said this hurts to say, but his heart wasn't in this match tonight. JBL said after the week on Wall Street that this has been the most traumatic week of his life. He said he is the happiest most blessed man alive and thanks Congress for bailing him out. JBL said it could cost everyone $10,000 per household, but so be it. He thanks Senator Obama and Senator McCain for keeping money in his pocket. JBL ends it saying, "God bless you all, God bless America and most of all God bless me!" Now that is a heel promo folks. Looks like we aren't done when Cryme Tyme's music hits. Shad said since the taxpayers bailed him out, they would bail out his limo tonight and invite some WWE Divas to join them. Sgt. Slaughter even shows up smiling and gets in the limo. Ending was pretty cheesy with Mickie James popping up at the top with JTG and Shad doing the "Money, Money" lines.
- A video package airs highlighting the events between The Undertaker and The Big Show leading into tonight's match.
---> The Undertaker vs. The Big Show is up next.
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