The following week, Jericho challenged Flair to a match. This blog is dedicated to give you more information about various main event matches of World Wrestling Entertainment. photo. [14] WWE later began using "The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania" name in late-2008 to primarily promote the event. With the match accepted by JBL, this would be the first time since WrestleMania X8 that the Intercontinental Championship would be defended at WrestleMania. [23], As with previous WrestleMania events, a series of events were held in the week preceding WrestleMania 25. This ultimately led to Jeff retaliating against his brother after weeks of passive resistance. As the event went live on pay-per-view, Nicole Scherzinger sang "America the Beautiful". As a result, Guerrero arranged a match pitting Edge against Cena with herself serving as a special guest referee. SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on August 23, 2009, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California and was the first of six consecutive annual SummerSlam events to take place at the arena. [8][9] The event pumped an estimated $49.8 million into the local economy and generated $5.7 million in local tax revenue, equating to 600 full-time jobs for the area. The next match featured Chris Jericho facing Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Snuka, and Roddy Piper (who were accompanied to the ring by Ric Flair) in a three-on-one handicap elimination match. Sports Quiz / WWE Smackdown Main Events 2009 Random Sports or WWE Quiz Can you name the WWE Smackdown Main Events 2009? [12] It has been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment. Breaking Point was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on September 13, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At one point, Orton threw Triple H to a turnbuckle where the referee was standing, causing him to collide, and knocked out the referee. However, he praised the Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels match by rating it a ten out of ten, his highest rated match. Early in the match, Triple H did everything in his power to hurt Orton without being disqualified in the process. [42] After their loss, Miz and Morrison proceeded to harass their defeaters on their weekly Internet show, the Dirt Sheet, as well as profess the brothers' impotence towards their associates, The Bella Twins. It featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. Sports stated that "the top of this year's card looked an awful lot like last year's. [18] Other songs used at the event include "Crash" by Decyfer Down and "Touched" by VAST. It took place on November 22, 2009, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. "[61] Wade Keller gave the match 3.75 out of 5. The match began with a fast pace by both men going for strikes to have them countered before Michaels feigned a knee injury to gain the advantage, and the pace slowed. Before the event was aired live, the crowd in attendance were treated to a dark match, which featured the WWE Tag Team Champions The Colóns (Carlito and Primo) compete against the World Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz in a Lumberjack match, which has a number of wrestlers surround the ring in order to keep any competitor from avoiding the match, to unify the World Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship. This led to an exchange of signature moves and submission holds, which saw Michaels escape The Undertaker's Hell's Gate and dodge multiple attempts at the chokeslam while Undertaker blocked attempts at Michaels' Sweet Chin Music. [52], The fourth bout was the Extreme Rules match between brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy. Undertaker won the match after Michaels attempted another moonsault only to be caught in mid-air, and landed into another Tombstone Piledriver. As the second WrestleMania to be held in Houston and the state of Texas after WrestleMania X-Seven at the Astrodome, WWE mainly promoted WrestleMania 25 under the tagline "Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Especially WrestleMania" since its announcement at WrestleMania XXIV in March 2008. Matt then talked about the fire to Jeff's house a year prior, killing his dog Jack. The match was littered with many notable moments, including a series of the match's combatants performing dives onto the floor of the arena onto each other, as well as Benjamin diving off of the top of a ladder with a senton bomb onto his opponents. Mae Young acted as the special guest timekeeper of the match while Candice Michelle was the one who gave the sash and crown to Santina. "[56] Dale Plummer of Canadian Online Explorer's Slam! The match spilled to the outside seeing Edge spear Big Show through the guardrail. [sic] He also criticized the 25-Divas Battle Royal which "was a bit of a mess, we didn't even get proper introductions for returning Divas like Sunny, Molly Holly, and Torrie Wilson. WrestleMania's annual fan convention, WrestleMania Axxess, was held from April 2 through April 5 at Reliant Center. But once the referee started the match, Mysterio surprised JBL by quickly executing the 619 before pinning him for a win via pinfall in twenty seconds. [11] It was the first of WWE's original four pay-per-views, which includes Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Four". Following another postponement due to the effect of Ike on the state of Texas, WWE announced that ticket sales would be postponed until November 8, 2008. Throughout the match, fans were split, chanting for both superstars, and at one point chanted "This is awesome", referring to the match itself. After the match, Michaels attacked Undertaker. Rourke finally entered the ring and knocked Jericho onto the canvas with a punch before being commended by Ric Flair. [51] During the last song, the female competitors of the WWE would come to the ring to compete in a 25-Diva battle royal, to crown "Miss WrestleMania". It took place on April 5, 2009, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Undertaker later denied the challenge, saying he had nothing more to prove to Michaels, and told Michaels that he would have to earn the spot. During Jeff's match against Edge at the Royal Rumble for the WWE Championship, Matt came down to the ring, appearing to help his brother. [29] The next week on Raw, Michaels defeated JBL, but it was later announced that another competitor would stand in his way to prevent him from advancing to the show in the form of Vladimir Kozlov, who also made a challenge to Undertaker;[30] the two wrestled the next week on Raw with Michaels defeating Kozlov, and earning his match with Undertaker. Overall, he rated the event 7.5 out of ten. [36] To participate in the match, a wrestler had to first qualify for it by winning a match; this process began on the February 23 episode of Raw, in which CM Punk qualified by defeating The Miz and John Morrison in a Triple Threat match. This blog is dedicated to give you more information about various main event matches of World Wrestling Entertainment. Triple H was put out of action after being punted by Orton after the events of the pay-per-view, while Shane was attacked by Legacy and was taken out on a stretcher. Before the match started, JBL kicked Mysterio and punched him down to the ground for a few seconds. [48] Jericho's narrative subsequently evolved towards one of the themes from The Wrestler, which was the respect for older wrestlers after their careers start to decline, of which Jericho disapproved. by mattemery26 Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . It was almost a "That's it?" Hardy had managed to trap Edge between the ladder, climb it, and retrieve the hanging belt. Although Flair declined (honoring his retirement from active competition), he offered to be in the corner of Piper, Steamboat, and Snuka for their challenge against Jericho in a handicap match. On the March 30 episode of Raw, JBL was pinned by Mysterio in a non-title match. The ladder was also used as a weapon by the competitors, which saw it being thrown at each other or, in the case of Kingston, to be used as extra force dropped on their chest as Kofi incapacitated them by draping the collapsed ladder over their bodies and leg dropping onto the ladder. The Rock & John Cena def. The final match of the night was a singles match for the WWE Championship that featured the champion, Triple H, defeating Randy Orton to retain the title. The second was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship, which saw John Cena defeat the champion, Edge, and the third participant in the match, The Big Show, to win the championship. As Edge and Cena battled, Big Show walked down the ramp toward the ring. Just swap out Floyd Mayweather for Shawn Michaels and everyone else was the same." [38] Finlay was the final wrestler to qualify for the match when he defeated The Brian Kendrick on the March 13 episode of SmackDown. Michaels made his entrance descending on a platform to symbolize the light; in sharp contrast, The Undertaker entered second, ascending from the floor with fire shooting up from the stage. This has been JBL's last singles match as an active performer. [31] The next week on Raw, Undertaker and Michaels defeated Kozlov and JBL in a tag match. [31] Each confrontation resulted in Jericho viciously attacking each respective wrestler. Survivor Series 2009 fue la vigesimotercera edición de Survivor Series, un evento pago por visión de lucha libre profesional realizado por la World Wrestling Entertainment.Tuvo lugar el 22 de noviembre del 2009 desde el Verizon Center en Washington D.C. El tema del evento fue "Get Thru This" de Art of Dying. The referee began to count as the Undertaker started to revive, and when the official got to the count of 9, Undertaker rolled into the ring, managing to beat the count of 10. Jeff, seeking to end the match, attempted to set up a ladder for him to ascend while he would perform a maneuver similar to a leapfrog over the hurdle, and diving down in a seated position known as a leapfrog leg drop, ultimately missing his target, due to Matt's last-minute dodge, which resulted in Matt gaining the advantage over his brother. He remained on the floor of the arena for some time, while Michaels revived the referee, rolling him back into the ring and having the referee start to count out the Undertaker. This match won Match of the Year at the 2009 WWE Slammy Awards which took place live on WWE Raw. [35] Christian qualified the next night on ECW by winning a battle royal when he last eliminated Chavo Guerrero. [31] A contract to be signed to make the match official was intended to be held on the next episode of SmackDown; however, John Cena, from whom Edge won the World Heavyweight Championship at the previous month's pay per view, No Way Out (in the Elimination Chamber match), interfered with the signing before whispering a message in Vickie's ear prompting the signing to be canceled. [44], At the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards, actor Mickey Rourke, who gained critical acclaim at the time for his role in the film The Wrestler, had announced he would be competing at WrestleMania, specifically targeting Chris Jericho. After the introductions were made, Austin drove to ringside and all around the ring in an ATV, and toasted the fans with beer. The World Heavyweight Championship was contested for in a Triple Threat match between the champion, Edge, Big Show, and John Cena, who entered through an aisle of look-alikes to start the match; Vickie Guerrero was brought out to ringside in a wheelchair by Chavo Guerrero due to her emotional investment in both Edge and Big Show. Sports Quiz / WWE PPV Main Events 2009 Random Sports or WWE Quiz Can you name the main events of every WWE PPV in 2009? With all that misdirected hostility focused on Cena, who could not touch Vickie or he would sacrifice his World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania, a lopsided confrontation seemed inevitable. It took place on April 5, 2009, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. 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As a result of this victory, The Undertaker remained undefeated at WrestleMania, extending his record to 17–0. "[55], The match between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels was widely acclaimed and received the 2009 Match of the Year award by both Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. It was the twenty-second annual SummerSlam event and included talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW … He then forced Jeff's head in between the seat and back of a steel chair, then executed the Twist of Fate with Jeff's head in the chair to win the match via pinfall. After the main event of the March 2 episode of Raw, SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero announced that her husband Edge would defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show at WrestleMania. However, Snuka was standing too far back and Undertaker landed almost head first on the protective mats surrounding the ring. Orton performed a Back Body Drop to Triple H onto the Spanish announce table. On the February 9 episode of Raw, Ric Flair appeared to protest Jericho's tirades, professing that the wrestlers should be respected, as they had paved the way for the future generations to make a living, leading to a heated exchange between the two. [41], On the January 23 episode of SmackDown, WWE Tag Team Champions The Colóns (Primo and Carlito) defeated World Tag Team Champions, John Morrison and The Miz in a tag team match. Fittingly, each drove their anger in his direction: Edge speared him, Vickie slapped him and Big Show drove his giant fist into Cena's ribs several times before clocking him in the jaw. The action went to the outside of the ring with Michaels attempting a moonsault, only to have The Undertaker avoid the attempt. Rate 5 stars Rate 4 stars Rate 3 stars Rate 2 stars Rate 1 star . Popular Quizzes Today. The rivalry between Triple H and Randy Orton continued after WrestleMania when both men would meet in a six-man tag team match at Backlash on the following episode of Raw. [55] It also won Match of the Year from Pro Wrestling Illustrated and Wrestling Observer Newsletter. After the match, Kid Rock performed a live medley of songs: "Bawitdaba", "Rock N Roll Jesus", "Cowboy", "All Summer Long", and "So Hott". The spot, however, did not go as intended. [24][25], WrestleMania featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw, Friday Night SmackDown, and ECW on Sci Fi—World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) primary television programs. [13] The event featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands—it was the last to feature ECW, and subsequently the ECW Championship, as the brand was disbanded in February 2010, deactivating the championship along with it. randy orton. Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). CM Punk then hit the second to win the World Heavyweight Championship. by LeicchaTiger2 Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . The Bragging Rights results prove to favor the fans with the triumph of John Cena defeating the former WWE champion Randy Orton and prevent a humiliating experience of being evicted from Monday Night Raw; as well as the victory of the Undertaker being still the WWE Heavyweight Champion of the world.