[2001-01-31-OVW-Christmas Chaos] Randy Orton vs Robbie D

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Robbie D’s go behind is beautiful.  Orton reverses and he’s over to the ropes.  D complaints to Donna Derring of a tights pull, even hitching her short shorts up when doing so.  Dressed as she is is distracting (and she’s even more glammed up than usual), if Cornette wants a female official, have her in trousers and a regular shirt.  Cartwheel over the drop down by D.  Orton with a high, and I mean high, hip toss.  D tries the leap frog one time too many, Orton hooking him around the waist and dumping him with a slingshot wheelbarrow suplex.  He whips D into the corner, who springs to the top turnbuckle and catches him with a gorgeous super sunset flip.  That looked so nice.  A dropkick sends Orton over the top rope to the outside.  Insane suicide dive.  Seriously, the height D gets on that, the ease in which he clears the ropes, is ridiculous.  He rolls him back inside and then starts climbing the turnbuckles.  The ‘Slick One’ is taking an age on this, first jawing with the fans, then just moving at a snail’s pace.  Cornette’s even forced to comment on how slowly he’s going it’s that blatant.  Yeah, he was clearly waiting for Orton to get to his feet but they needn’t have took so long.  Orton falls into the ropes causing him to lose his balance.  Superplex, which is the first time we’ve seen him use his father’s old finisher.  Modified T-bone suplex, Orton having got his second wind.  D reverses the first full nelson attempt, however he’s caught second time around, Orton planting him with the full nelson slam for a big win.

A good little undercard match.  The work was solid and, even if I don’t say it I think it every time I see him, Robbie D can do some incredible stuff due to that leaping ability of his.  Donna Derring needs to go, bar the obvious I just don’t understand her purpose.