The bell rings and the two lock up. They take turns wearing one another down with submission holds, but GUNTHER fires off chops and delivers a neck crank to Orton. GUNTHER hits another chop on Orton, then levels him with a second one and sends him crashing into the ring steps. Orton then sends GUNTHER crashing into the ring steps and sends him repeatedly colliding into the announce desk.

Orton wears down GUNTHER's arm, and the pair get back inside the ring. Orton connects with a Fallaway Slam and goes for a pin, but GUNTHER kicks out and the two look to level one another with clotheslines. He catches GUNTHER with a powerslam, then sets up for a hanging DDT. GUNTHER escapes and Orton fires off right hands on him on the top rope, then lands a superplex on him.

GUNTHER and Orton then fire off right hands on one another, but Orton lands a hanging DDT on GUNTHER. He looks to follow it up with an RKO, but GUNTHER counters into another move and delivers a missile dropkick. He ascends to the top and hits a splash, then goes for a pin but Orton kicks out. GUNTHER runs over Orton with a clothesline, then looks to send him crashing into the mat. Orton prevents him from doing so, but GUNTHER connects with a powerbomb. Orton lands an RKO and goes for a pin, but GUNTHER kicks out.

Orton clears the German announce desk, then pulls one of the ring steps out of the corner and drags it over to the German announce desk. GUNTHER fires off a right hand on him, but Orton sends him crashing on top of the ring steps before he sends him crashing repeatedly into the English announce desk face first. He sends GUNTHER's head bouncing off the ring steps several times and drags him up them, then sends GUNTHER crashing through the German announce desk.

Orton dumps GUNTHER back inside the ring and sets up for an RKO. Unlike the vast majority of times Orton lands the move, it doesn't come out of nowhere as GUNTHER sees him coming and sends him crashing into the mat. GUNTHER then locks in a Sleeper on Orton and rains down Hammer and Anvil elbows on him. Orton escapes the hold by sending GUNTHER crashing into the mat spine first. GUNTHER locks in the submission hold once again and fires off more Hammer and Anvil elbows on him. Orton fades, and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner (and still): GUNTHER

After the match, GUNTHER and Orton shake hands with one another and GUNTHER stands tall with the World Heavyweight Championship around his waist as the show goes off the air.