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Christian told him he had to do it and the bell rang, only for Flair to deliver a low blow and allow Orton to score a punt and pin immediately. In the end, Christian did accept and as the match was set to start to close the show, Flair made his way to the ring to discourage Christian from going ahead with the bout. He was also visited by Big Show and Ric Flair, who both offered moral support, though Flair suggested Christian not take Orton up on his offer. Orton's response to Christian's fiery interruption was to challenge him to an unsanctioned match in an attempt to avoid the fact that Christian hadn't been medically cleared to return to competion.Ĭhristian spent the rest of the night internally debating the idea of returning to action to take on Orton, who had told him everyone would know he is a coward if he didn't accept by the end of the night. Orton talked about ending Edge's career for good and the feeling of once again becoming "The Legend Killer" only to be interrupted by Christian. The show opened with Randy Orton in the ring, addressing his victory over Edge in the "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" at Backlash. While the headlines coming into the show revolved around Rey Mysterio's son, Dominick, taking up Seth Rollins on his invitation to come to Raw, the talk coming out of the show will center around the surprise in-ring return of Christian, even if the return was a spectacular failure for the long-retired superstar. One night after the Backlash pay-per-view, WWE delivered fans a highly entertaining edition of Raw.