411’s LIVE Raw Coverage 08.22.05 | Matt Hardy Vs Rob Conway

Match #2: Matt Hardy vs Rob Conway

Oh shit! He’s jobbing already? Actually, I guess you could say that about either guy. The bell rings, and Edge‘s music hits, so he and Lita watch from the announce table as Conway beats on Matt in the corner with the element of surprise. Referee Chris Kay tries to get them to break it up in the corner. Edge and Lita sit on the announce desk as Edge brags about having performed legalized assault, as promised. Hardy blocks a right and wins the slugfest. But Conway ducks a third and gets a sleeper. Matt backs him into the corner. He gets a back suplex, but Conway hangs on. Matt can’t escape until he gets a jawbreaker to finally make his way out. Matt’s abandage is coming off. Conway runs into a series of rights. Matt clotheslines Conway in the corner. Conway reverses, but Matt reverses too and gets a series of forearms to the back of the head as Kay tries to get him to stop. Matt is selling the concussion pretty well. He runs into a dropkick from Conway, though, and Conway heads up. JR says “high-risk district” as Coach is rolling over in his grave. Matt intercepts him and they slug it out. Conway punches Matt off! FLYING ELBOW! One… two… THREE?!

Winner: Rob Conway via pinfall (3:53)

Continuity, I guess. The hosts insist Matt should’ve taken the night off. Is this Matt’s ‘punishment?’ If this was all a work, they’re doing a great job with the booking of the actual confrontations themselves. Edge runs down to the ring to pick up the bones and beat on Matt. He slugs it out in the ring with him, then drapes his head over the apron, jams it between the steel steps and the ring in the corner… and then hits the steps with a running boot. OUCH! Edge and Lita pose at the top of the ramp to taunt Matt, who gets attended to by the medics.

Promised for tonight:
– Big Show vs Gene Snitsky
– Ric Flair on Carlito’s Cabana – NEXT!

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