WWE Bragging Rights: Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett

"So that we make one thing perfectly clear, if I don't win this match, you're fired."-Wade Barrett

Read that statement twice. It may seem obvious. Of course Wade Barrett is going to can Cena if he doesn't win the title, right?

Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett was the final showdown to cap last night's WWE Bragging Rights PPV. Suspense was added to the matchup when, earlier, David Otunga and John Cena (mostly Cena though) captured the tag team titles right before Cena sent Otunga flying with an Attitude Adjustment. Nexus later on attacked Taker and cost him his title shot against Kane in the Buried Alive match.

Calculatingly pacing to the ring, throughout the whole match, Orton was keeping his eye on Cena, who donned his extreme Droopy face. Throughout the match, Barrett would attempt to isolate Orton on the outside while barking orders and words of intimidation at John Cena. With all this attention being paid to Cena, it's not surprising that the actual wrestling in this match was not very elaborate. Rest holds here and there. I would say Cena vs. Barrett was far superior in ring wise.

Let's fast forward, shall we? During a point in the match, the ref is knocked out and Barrett orders Cena to attack Orton. Before Cena could reluctantly get his shot, Nexus quickly interferes. Similar to last Monday's Raw, they gang up on Orton. Suddenly, Cena fights them off, yelling at Barrett that he could get DQ'd.

Barrett adds more bark to Cena's dog. Cena then Attitude Adjusts Wade Barrett, and the match ends. Even though Cena helped Orton retain his retail. Orton RKOs both Barrett and Cena and poses for the crowd with his title.

Wade Barrett def. Randy Orton via DQ.

Ok wait, what?!

Now I know what you are saying right now. "WTF?! BUT IF BARRETT DIDN'T WIN THE TITLE, CENA WOULD BE FIRED!"

Rewind back to the beginning of this piece.

"So that we make one thing perfectly clear, if I don't win this match, you're fired."

Are we clear now?