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Originally I thought Foley would come back last night, and then set up a one on one match with Orton at the Rumble.
However, now what I'm thinking is that Foley returns at Mania (for his first match) with Rock and they beat Orton and Batista. Maybe even with Foley pinning Orton, which normally I would be against.
However.......
The next month they have a RAW PPV so I would book Orton-Foley for the IC title, perhaps in a Street Fight or whatever. Anyway, here I would have Orton go over clean with the RKO.
That way the fans get to pop for the return of Foley, and he makes a successful comeback with a win over Evolution (which wont kill Orton cause its a tag match and he's a singles guy). Then at Backlash, I have confidence that not only will Foley put over Orton, but he will put him over in a way that makes him look like a top guy (like he did with Austin, Rock and HHH). That would coincide with HHH losing to Benoit for the 2nd straight PPV. So now you have Orton skyrocketing while Hunter is going south. Hunter then leaves for a while to do his next movie, and you have planted the seeds for Orton-Hunter next year.
As for Orton-RVD:
I really liked the match, and I liked the rest spots. Its interesting that rest spots to me, because they weren't done for so long can often times make a match much better. With the rest, guys can catch their breath, tell a better story in the ring, and at the same time when they do some high spots it seems like an even bigger deal.
Anyway, the match was really well done, especially considering how young Orton is, I think he's the real deal. I also loved the finish. I like when matches end with something other than a guys' finisher, it makes the thing seem more real. And its even better when they can do a move that looked as believable as that DDT.
Finally, its nice to see a heel booked like a heel, but still getting a clean win, instead of the tradition chairshots, interfernce that we've come to know and love or hate.
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