Jeff Hardy Pumping Up for Judgment Day

Jeff Hardy Pumping Up for Judgment Day

WWE Smackdown
May 15, 2009
Dayton, OH
Report by: Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com

Jeff Hardy vs. Ricky Ortiz

This is a weird match-up. Ortiz cut a promo backstage, which they showed while he was walking out, claiming that 50% of victory is hard work and the other 50% is believing in yourself but to beat Jeff Hardy he needs 100% of the WWE Universe to dig deep and rise up for him and to rally on. That rally gimmick is garbage.

Jack Doan calls for the bell. They circle the ring and lock up. Ortiz digs a knee into Hardy and clubs him. Ortiz hits a head-butt and hits a big hip toss. Ortiz goes into the ropes and hits a shoulder block for a no count. Ortiz goes into the ropes and hits another rough shoulder block and a pair of knee drops for a two count. Ortiz locks on a modified chin lock and the crowd is rallying behind Jeff Hardy instead. Hardy fights up but Ortiz pulls him down by his hair. Ortiz gets on top of Hardy and hits three head-butts for a near fall. Ortiz motions for the crowd to rally up but you can hear crickets. Ortiz now goes for the Big O but Hardy gets his knees up.

Hardy goes into the ropes and Ortiz hits a powerslam for a near fall. Ortiz locks a chin lock on and Hardy fights up and elbows out but Ortiz clubs him down. Ortiz goes into the ropes and Hardy hits him with his snap neckbreaker. Hardy hits a pair of forearm smashes and hits his flipping mule kick, which puts Ortiz down in the corner, allowing Hardy to hit his slingshot dropkick. Ortiz crawls to the other corner and Hardy hits a forearm smash. A whip into the opposite corner is reversed on Hardy but he hits Ortiz with a back elbow when he charges. Hardy now takes Ortiz down with Whisper in the Wind! Hardy motions for a Twist of Fate and hits it! Hardy goes up and hits a huge Swanton Bomb for the win!

Winner by Pinfall: Jeff Hardy

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see a replay of the end of the Hardy/Ortiz match. Hardy crushed him with that Swanton Bomb.

Josh Matthews is in the ring and he says that it appears Jeff Hardy has all the momentum heading into Judgment Day this Sunday. Hardy says that Edge is a creature of habit. If we’ve watched him over the last few months, we’ll notice he wins a title on one Pay Per View, and loses it on the next. Hardy says it’s a pattern and someone from the crowd yells that he’s the greatest and Hardy, off script, yells that that fan is the greatest. Hardy says at Backlash, Edge won the title again, and at Judgment Day he will LOSE again. It won’t just be for Hardy, it’ll be for each and every one of us who have supported him through thick and thin and always believed in what he stands for, and that is him, Jeff Hardy! Hardy poses for the crowd.

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