WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Curtis Axel (c) w/ Paul Heyman vs. R-Truth
R-Truth with some quick shots to Curtis Axel early on including a big elbow. Truth with right hands to Axel in the corner. Truth clotheslines Axel over the top rope to the outside. Axel picks up Truth and drives him back first into the ring barricade. The referee is continuing a count. Both men are back in at 8. Axel with a cover and Truth quickly powers out. Axel catches Truth with a huge dropkick to the jaw. They catch a great shot of this on the new slow motion camera. Truth with a counter into a roll up for a close two count. Truth with an axe kick, hooks the leg and gets another two count. More counters between the two. Axel with his swinging neckbreaker finish driving Truth’s face into the mat. Axel gets the pinfall.
Winner and still WWE Intercontinental Champion: Curtis Axel
Earlier tonight, we see Dolph Ziggler defeating Damien Sandow during the pre-show.
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