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00:00Well, what a main event!
00:02You get me? I'm no damn ready to sit here. I'm no damn people against me.
00:06Even the best people pray that I'll go to the best of luck.
00:09Especially when it comes to me.
00:10And ladies and gentlemen, the extreme enigma and number one contender for the world's heavyweight title will be in action.
00:17We'll see Jeff Hardy next.
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00:31The main event at Judgment Day would be a triple threat match if Jericho wins tonight.
00:37That's Rey Mysterio, the Intercontinental Champion.
00:40Jericho being distracted somewhat by Rey Mysterio.
00:44Jericho doing all he can tonight to try and get back in the title picture.
00:47Jericho trying to steal this one.
00:49And look, Rey Mysterio there to point it out.
00:52I think he made the right call.
00:55Jericho, oh, walks right into that twist of fate.
00:59Rey Mysterio distracting Jericho.
01:01Hardy capitalizing with a slanton bomb.
01:06And that's it.
01:08Jericho's dreams of Judgment Day just evaporated.
01:25This bout is set for one fall.
01:27Making his way to the ring from Cameron, North Carolina.
01:30Weighing 225 pounds.
01:34Jeff Hardy!
01:38In just two nights, Sunday night at Judgment Day, Jeff Hardy gets his shot.
01:45Jeff Hardy!
01:48In just two nights, Sunday night at Judgment Day, Jeff Hardy gets his shot
01:54to get heavyweight championship gold back around his waist.
01:58Man, what an explosive, unpredictable night.
02:02And Jeff Hardy's got to be loving our general manager, Teddy Long,
02:06stepping up to the plate and making a match there.
02:10What an event, momentous.
02:12Edge against Chris Jericho.
02:16The world's champion against a man that could be the next Intercontinental champion.
02:25The extreme enigma that is Jeff Hardy always electrifies any arena he walks into.
02:32Jeff Hardy is a human thrill ride.
02:35He will take any chance he must to win the world title this Sunday.
02:39And his opponent, from Paradise Valley, Arizona, weighing 256 pounds,
02:45Ricky Ortiz!
02:48Well, ladies and gentlemen, we caught up earlier today with the ever-optimistic Ricky Ortiz
02:52to find out his thoughts tonight on facing Jeff Hardy.
02:58You beat 50% of your competition through hard work.
03:01You beat the other 50% by believing in yourself.
03:06But, to beat the enigmatic Jeff Hardy,
03:10I need 100% of you, the WWE Universe,
03:14to dig deep, to push forward,
03:17and above all, rally up.
03:23Obviously, Ortiz is an amazing athlete,
03:26but he's got a little motivational sphincter in him, it sounds like.
03:30You gonna rally up with him, JR?
03:34I'd like to get to know this gentleman a little bit more.
03:37I know Todd, you've seen him a lot on ECW.
03:40Yeah, Ricky Ortiz with a very impressive winning streak on ECW.
03:44Very athletic, strong, knows his way around the ring,
03:48and tonight, making his debut here on SmackDown.
03:50Well, it's all about opportunity in WWE,
03:53and certainly Jeff Hardy has got to be thinking about this Sunday at Judgment Day,
03:57his chance to win the world's title against Edge.
04:00The fact that Edge now and Chris Jericho are meeting tonight,
04:03in our main event, could be a good night for Ricky Ortiz,
04:07against Jeff Hardy.
04:09Ortiz, desperate to impress the higher-ups,
04:12going for a cover here,
04:14and certainly a win over the number one contender,
04:16would impress everyone in this building.
04:18Ortiz, very physical, and very gifted athletically.
04:23He's a very physical linebacker in college,
04:26Cover the near fall!
04:31JR, Ricky Ortiz has that laid-back, west coast persona.
04:35Do you think that's a good attitude to have here in the WWE?
04:38Will it get you far?
04:39Well, I haven't seen anything laid-back about this match.
04:41I haven't seen him sitting on any lattes.
04:45This guy's as aggressive as he can be.
04:48Very physical, and again, it could be a great night for Ricky Ortiz,
04:52in more ways than one.
04:54Certainly it's off to a fantastic start for this athlete
04:57from Paradise Valley, Arizona.
05:01256 pounds, Ricky Ortiz going right at Hardy.
05:05Three headbutts!
05:06They do it!
05:07A very unorthodox physical offense.
05:10It shows tenacity.
05:11You gotta be a tough son of a gun to deliver three headbutts in succession.
05:15Rally up, JR.
05:16Look at him go!
05:18I'm rallying.
05:19The big O did not connect,
05:21as Hardy lifted the knees in just the nick of time,
05:24but walked right into that slam.
05:25Ortiz, for the biggest win of his career.
05:28No.
05:30Ortiz will be singing his own praises even louder and longer
05:33if he can beat the number one contender for the World's title here tonight.
05:40And Ortiz has that casual approach,
05:42but as you see so far, he can bring it.
05:46It's all about timing and opportunity.
05:48Great opportunity for Ricky Ortiz, the timing.
05:51Here on Friday night, Swagdam could be perfect.
05:54Again, a tip.
05:55Hardy's thinking about Sunday's Judgment Day
05:58and not about this match tonight.
06:00Ricky Ortiz has everything to gain in this match
06:03and nothing to lose.
06:06Hardy on a very impressive run,
06:08winning that fatal four-way to qualify as the number one contender
06:12for the World's title.
06:14And then last week, knocking off Chris Jericho,
06:17preventing the match this Sunday from being a triple threat match.
06:32And Hardy trying to get back into this match.
06:35I can't believe I'm saying that.
06:37Ricky Ortiz has surprised, I think, everyone so far.
06:41High risk is Jeff Hardy's WWE mantra.
06:44The former WWE champion.
06:46This Sunday will be one big move away from...
06:50And that could be it right there.
06:52Twist of fate by Hardy, but he's not done.
06:55Going to where he's most comfortable, Hardy.
06:59To the high-risk district.
07:02Oh, swanton bomb.
07:04Jeff Hardy lives living on the edge.
07:07It just paid off with an impressive victory
07:10for the Ricky Ortiz.
07:16Well, first of all, I like Ricky Ortiz.
07:18He's a heck of an athlete.
07:20But Jeff Hardy rallied the pun intended.
07:23He rallied all right, and swanton turned his way
07:27to a very impressive victory
07:29just two days before Judgment Day.
07:34Ladies and gentlemen, we return here on Friday
07:36at SmackDown, we're trying to get a word
07:38with Jeff Hardy, the number one contender
07:40for the World Heavyweight Championship.
07:42And there's no doubt about the fact that Jeff Hardy...