Vindication (Results and Fallout of No Mercy 2007)

Who would have guessed that WWE Chairman Vincent Kennedy McMahon would award the WWE Championship outright to Randy Orton? I didn't see it coming but I surmised that Orton would eventually become a two time champion (one time World Heavyweight Champion and now WWE Champion) – but not without a fight. It turns out that Orton didn't have to wait long for a match as Triple H immediately challenged him and won his 11th WWE Title (5 time World Heavyweight Champion and 6 time WWE Champion). That sucks, but Orton had the last laugh as evoked his rematch clause (ala the ultimate opportunist Edge) later that night and defeated Triple H (who has just come off a match with The Samoan Bulldozer Umaga) for the WWE Championship in a Last Man Standing Match. Two Last Standing Matches for Randy Orton in the span of a week – that is if you include the drubbing he gave an injured John Cena at the end of RAW last week.