[2004-07-19-WWE-RAW] Randy Orton vs Edge

[ohtani's jacket]

Just to prove their Vengeance match was no fluke, here is an excellent television rematch from the WWE’s best matchup. They play up Edge’s title victory like it was a fluke, and continually refer to the fact that Edge’s first IC reign lasted a day whereas Orion’s reign lasted for seven months. Edge doesn’t always get his dues, and deservedly so at times, but he was excellent in his role here and seemed legitimately hungry after sitting on the sidelines for so long. I’m not sure how they’ve going to repackage Orton as a number one contender for the World’s Heavyweight Title after coming out on the losing side of this feud, but this mini-feud with Edge was the perfect warm up for that bout. Orton has a done of momentum heading into SummerSlam in terms of his working ability.  His growth as a worker since the Foley match has been meteoric. This was the feud of the month for my money.