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| | WWE RAW RESULTS December 31, 2007Greensboro, South Carolina Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler INTERNET HEAT TAPINGS: Brian Kendrick w/Paul London defeated Nick Nemeth w/Big Rob in a dark match..Gene Snitsky defeated Super Crazy..D.H. (Harry) Smith defeated David Owen..Drew McIntyre defeated Charlie Haas..Hardcore Holly defeated Trevor Murdoch.. IN THE RING: WWE Champion Randy Orton + #1 Contender Jeff Hardy.. Randy Orton said in 2007 he went from being a Legend Killer to being a One Man Dynasty..Randy Orton promised to be more ruthless and dominant than ever in 2008 as WWE Champion..Jeff Hardy interrupted and showed a video of him pinning Randy Orton two weeks ago on RAW..Randy Orton talked smack at Jeff Hardy, but Hardy blocked the RKO and hit a Twist of Fate! VIDEO: Next Monday LIVE from the Mohegan Sun Casino they will bring back RAW Roulette..BACKSTAGE: Matt Hardy hugged Jeff Hardy and said he drove up to support his baby brother.. Matt Hardy hinted that when Jeff Hardy wins the WWE Championship that he wanted the first shot.. GRUDGE MATCH: Mr. Kennedy defeated Shawn Michaels in a last minute match of the year contender..INTERVIEW: Todd Grisham & "The Game" Triple H.. Triple H said losing is never an option to him - at least Ric Flair will go out while wrestling the BEST..Vince McMahon showed up and William Regal told HHH if he loses he will lose his spot in the Royal Rumble.. HAPPY NEW YEAR: Jillian Hall sang while Big Dick Johnson danced and then Ron Simmons yelled DAMN!BACKSTAGE: Vince McMahon asked William Regal to take out Hornswoggle and show him some "tough love"..ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFYING MATCH: Umaga defeated "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (winner of the 1st Royal Rumble)..BACKSTAGE: Ric Flair & Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes + Vince McMahon.. Ric Flair was shaking hands with fellow WWE Superstars when Vince McMahon showed up to harass him again..Ric Flair (wearing a DX t-shirt) stood there listening and realized once again it could be his last match.. IN THE RING: John Bradshaw Layfield + Chris Jericho.. JBL drove his white stretch limosine into the RAW arena and was showered with black and red balloons..JBL entered the ring, looked around and raised his arm and a bunch of fireworks went off (four times)..This went on forever, with JBL soaking it up as if the crowd were cheering (actually they were booing)..JBL said this day (January 31) would be known forever as the day that JBL returned and arrived on RAW..JBL started jabbering about being powerful until Chris Jericho hit the ring and started brawling with JBL.. BACKSTAGE: JBL reamed out the referees and road agents for being disrespected on his official RAW debut..WOMEN'S TITLE 3-WAY: Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James and Melina Perez (pinned) to retain..TOUGH LOVE MATCH: William Regal w/Vince McMaho vs. Hornswoggle ended in a No Contest... William Regal wrestled Hornswoggle down and had him in the position to punch him but he hesitated..Willaim Regal got up to talk to Mr. McMahon and Hornswoggle attacked him from behind with some kicks..William Regal grabbed Hornswoggle again but couldn't bring himself to punch him out with Brass Knuckles..William Regal let him go and Hornswoggle ran away - so Vince McMahon got in and slapped William Regal!Vince McMahon said he was testing William Regal and he just wanted to see if Regal would hit Hornswoggle..Vince McMahon asked what has happened to William Regal inside and ordered him to get out of the ring... NON (IC) TITLE MATCH: Jeff Hardy vs. Santino Marella (w/Maria Kanellis & Carlito Cool) ended in a No Contest.. Randy Orton came up on the big screen yelling at Jeff Hardy that he beat the crap out of Matt Hardy backstage..Jeff Hardy abandoned the match and ran backstage to check on his brother - Randy Orton had already escaped.. BACKSTAGE: Ric Flair took exception to Triple H assuming the result of their match was a foregone conclusion..FLAIR's CAREER VS HHH's RUMBLE SPOT: "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair defeated Triple H by Disqualification.. Ric Flair applied the famous figure four leg lock and it was several minutes before Triple H broke the hold..Triple H stood up and immediately Pedigreed Ric Flair, but didn't have the energy to cover The Nature Boy!William Regal punched Ric Flair with Brass Knuckles, thereby screwing Triple H out of the Royal Rumble!Triple H was upset but helped Ric Flair up and they hugged each other as the show went off the air.. And that's a wrap folks.. 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