Edge v Jeff Hardy (SNME 2008)
Edge and Jeff Hardy have one of the great rivalries in WWE history. From the tag team division to the singles arena, these men have gone to war with every championship on the line. They defined the ladder match gimmick, competing all over the globe. When Edge needed an opponent to gear up for a SummerSlam showdown with the Undertaker, Jeff Hardy was the man WWE chose to stand opposite him.
In the long history of Edge and Jeff Hardy, this match won’t be talked about much. That is not a comment on the match quality, as this was a tight 12-minute match that was more than deserving of the main event spot.
There wasn’t any new ground broken, but the chemistry was there with both men putting their best effort forward for the Washington crowd. Saturday Night’s Main Event revival didn’t have many great matches, but this one was the best of the lot.
The Legend Killer Goes After Hulkamania
Randy Orton’s career took an upward turn when he adopted his Legend Killer gimmick. The list of Hall of Famers that fell by Orton’s hand was incredible. He showed no respect to any man who laid the groundwork that Orton stood on, and the heat showered on him was insane. In the summer of 2006, Randy Orton took things to another level when he put the biggest legend of them all in his sights.
On an episode of Saturday Night’s Main Event, Randy Orton was putting the moves on Hulk Hogan’s daughter, Brooke. A move that didn’t go unnoticed by Hogan, and the Immortal One shunted Orton aside. This spurred Randy Orton into attacking Hulk Hogan in the parking lot and delivering a devastating RKO onto a car.
This vicious act started a chain of events that would lead to Randy Orton taking on Hulk Hogan at SummerSlam. Hogan was the biggest legend for Randy Orton to go after, and while it didn’t end the way he would have wanted, it was a watershed moment for the Legend Killer.
