Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton from WWE’s Raw TV 2013

 

Recap from TJ Hawke:

This was the blowoff to the Daniel Bryan/Randy Orton “saga.” The fans voted for this match to be a Street Fight. This was the main event of the Raw it aired on.

 

They quickly ended up on the floor. Bryan got back in the ring and went for a tope suicida, but Orton blocked it with a chair! Orton and Bryan later got fined for doing a chairshot to the head.

 

Back from commercial, Orton was in complete control. Orton took out a table. The crowd chanted “We want tables!” Orton responded, “What is this?” while pointing at the table. Orton is great. Bryan came back, and they started brawling near the entrance ramp. Orton hit a backdrop onto the ramp.

Commercial Break

 

Orton was in control again. Orton brought the table into the ring, and he set it up in the corner. Bryan made a comeback. Orton threw a chair at Bryan to cut him off: 1…2…NO! Bryan tried to send Orton through the table on the floor. After multiple dropkicks failed, Bryan powerbombed Orton through the table! Bryan then got a Singapore cane. Bryan alternated kicks to the chest and cane shots to the shoulder. Orton caught him though and hit an exploder through the table set up in the corner! This match! Bryan was firing back, but Orton hit a dropkick to cut him off. Bryan went for a missile dropkick, but Orton reversed it into a powerbomb: 1…2…NO! Bryan tried to go for the LeBell Lock, and he locked it in! Orton managed to grab the Singapore cane and hit Bryan in the face! He then hit multiple shots to the shoulders and back. Orton then hit the elevated DDT and called for the RKO. Bryan reversed the RKO attempt into a backslide for a nearfall. Bryan hit multiple cane shots and got the LeBell Lock again! Orton grabbed the cane, but Bryan got the cane used it to lock in the LeBell Lock!!! ORTON TAPS OUT!!!

 

Orton followed the Code of Honor after the match. The fans chanted “You Tapped Out!” Bryan chanted “Yes!” a lot.

 

This was an awesome Raw main event, and it was very satisfying conclusion to this mini-feud Orton and Bryan had. They played off their past matches effectively, and they managed to keep the crowd entertained all the way through. The crowd wasn’t as molten as I would have expected, but from what I read, this crowd was pretty shitty by Raw standards.

Match Rating: ***3/4