The buildup to WrestleMania 25 also included a rivalry between brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy. Jericho was able to regain control of the match by connecting with the Codebreaker, pinning Steamboat to win the match. John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) defeated CM Punk on the March 9 episode of Raw to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship. posted by Cazzy702. [39] Over the following weeks, the participants competed in eight-man tag team matches and an eight-man battle royal. 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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. [46] On January 28, it was announced Rourke's spokesperson that the actor would not compete at the event,[47] but would still be in attendance. 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. Extreme Rules 2009 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on June 7, 2009 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.It was the first event promoted under the Extreme Rules name and initially noted by WWE to be a direct continuation of the One Night Stand chronology. The two teams wrestled again on the February 13 episode of SmackDown, with the winning team earning a date with the Bellas. [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. [22] To commemorate the event, THQ and Yuke's produced a video game, WWE Legends of WrestleMania, that was released a few weeks prior to the event and featured past competitors from the company. After executing an RKO on Triple H, Orton tried to gain more advantage and went out of the ring to pick up Triple H's signature weapon, the sledgehammer. As the briefcase guaranteed a title shot, CM Punk capitalized from an exhausted Jeff Hardy. At WrestleMania XXVI The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels in a Streak vs Career Match, thus ending Michaels' career. [58] Arash Markazi of Sports Illustrated wrote that Mickey Rourke's appearance "may have been one of the worst executed in WrestleMania history. It was at this point that CM Punk cashed in his "Money in the Bank" briefcase. Punk went on to win the match after he grabbed the hanging briefcase. WrestleMania 25 received mixed reviews from various sources. On the March 30 episode of Raw, JBL was pinned by Mysterio in a non-title match. Rate 5 stars Rate 4 stars Rate 3 stars Rate 2 stars Rate 1 star . [31] The next night on ECW, Mark Henry qualified for the match by defeating Santino Marella. Steamboat, however, would outlast his partners as he was able to execute a number of his signature moves including arm drags, chops, and a plancha. The next night on Raw, Shawn said farewell to WWE, with his best friend and DX member Triple H right next to him as they spent their last time, together before Shawn finally left the building. As Edge and Cena battled, Big Show walked down the ramp toward the ring. Prior to CM Punk defeating Jeff Hardy, Hardy was involved in a World Heavyweight Championship ladder match with Edge. Edge then speared Big Show and sent a message that he would retain his title at WrestleMania. [35] Christian qualified the next night on ECW by winning a battle royal when he last eliminated Chavo Guerrero. Triple H main event was generally regarded by critics as a disappointing ending to the show. He rated it five out of five, and stated that "the match that deserved to end this show was Taker-Michaels. It was the final Backlash event until 2016. 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. Per the traditional stipulation of the match, Orton was given the opportunity to choose to wrestle for the WWE, World Heavyweight, or ECW Championship at WrestleMania. Punk's victory marked his second consecutive victory in the match.[36]. Matt then talked about the fire to Jeff's house a year prior, killing his dog Jack. When he arrived, Edge joined him in tying Cena up within the ring ropes. Gordon Holmes of Comcast criticized the mini-concert by Kid Rock, stating that "Kid Rock gets ten minutes and The Miz and Morrison don’t? 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. 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. As her first act, Guerrero announced that John Cena would defend his World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash against Edge in a Last Man Standing match. However, he praised the Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels match by rating it a ten out of ten, his highest rated match. On the February 16 episode of Raw, Michaels challenged JBL to another match, with the winner advancing to WrestleMania to challenge The Undertaker to attempt to end his undefeated streak at the event. Rate 5 stars Rate 4 stars Rate 3 stars Rate 2 stars Rate 1 star . 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. Throughout the match, fans were split, chanting for both superstars, and at one point chanted "This is awesome", referring to the match itself. As a result, Triple H recruited his brother-in-law and father-in-law, Shane and Vince McMahon respectively. The match would pit Triple H, Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon against The Legacy (Orton with his protégés, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes). [45] The announcement led to a storyline confrontation between the two on Larry King Live, which showed signs of second thoughts from Rourke. After losing his Money in the Bank qualifying match to MVP on the March 6 episode of SmackDown, Matt interfered in Jeff's qualifying match later that night by punching Jeff's opponent, Shelton Benjamin, disqualifying Jeff from the match. [1 randy orton. [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. This has been JBL's last singles match as an active performer. [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. [28] A week later, JBL's old rival Rey Mysterio issued a challenge to face JBL for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania. The match spilled to the outside seeing Edge spear Big Show through the guardrail. 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. The Miz & R-Truth. Sports stated that "the top of this year's card looked an awful lot like last year's. The idea was for Michaels to push the referee out of the way, and pull Snuka into the path of Undertaker and for Snuka to catch Undertaker before he hit the ground. [40] Instead, Matt turned on Jeff by hitting him with a steel chair, costing Jeff the match and his WWE title. Promotion for the event included a merchandise deal with Kmart enabling discounts on the pay-per-view's retail price, as well as deals with DirecTV and Dish Network to promote through interactive television. 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. 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. However, Snuka was standing too far back and Undertaker landed almost head first on the protective mats surrounding the ring. As the event went live on pay-per-view, Nicole Scherzinger sang "America the Beautiful". CM Punk had hit the "GTS" (Go to Sleep) yet remarkably Hardy kicked out. [30] The next week of Raw, Kane defeated Rey Mysterio and Mike Knox in another Triple Threat match. [26] The event featured wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands—a storyline division in which WWE's employees are assigned to a television program of the same name.[27]. [51], The Money in the Bank ladder match was the start of the event as the participants: CM Punk, Kane, Mark Henry, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, Christian, and Finlay, fought for the briefcase that was suspended. TLC Results: Results of Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match 2009. This led to The Undertaker attempting a suicide dive over the top rope, only to have Michaels pull the nearby cameraman (played by Sim Snuka) into Undertaker. [5], Tickets for the event commenced sale to the public on November 8, 2008. 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. It featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. Before the match started, JBL kicked Mysterio and punched him down to the ground for a few seconds. [1 The pair played mind games with each other over the following weeks. Holmes of Comcast.net believes that the match "never seemed to click"[56] and Kevin Eck of The Baltimore Sun stated that he was "disappointed that it didn’t feel more special after some great angles on TV. [6] For the third consecutive year, WrestleMania broke the record for the highest-grossing pay-per-view in WWE history, grossing US$6.9 million in ticket sales, which included fans from all 50 U.S. states, 24 countries, and seven Canadian provinces. 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. On the same episode of Raw, it was announced that Vickie Guerrero would vacate her role as SmackDown general manager to become the new permanent Raw general manager. At one point, Orton threw Triple H to a turnbuckle where the referee was standing, causing him to collide, and knocked out the referee. Wrestlers were portrayed as either a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches. 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. [2] The event featured talent from all three WWE brand divisions: Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. [3] It was the second WrestleMania to be held in Houston, with the first being WrestleMania X-Seven at the Reliant Astrodome, which was held in 2001. Shawn came back to reform D-Generation X with Triple H so that they came face to face with The Legacy at SummerSlam. The finish came with Punk and Kane on top of the ladder, which saw Punk execute a series of kicks on Kane from atop the ladder, knocking him off. [35] The next week on Raw, Edge, Vickie and Big Show were set to confront Cena due to Cena revealing the affair between Vickie and Big Show, much to the chagrin of all three. The fifth annual Money in the Bank ladder match was announced for WrestleMania 25 on the February 23 episode of Raw. Backlash 2009. added by Cazzy702. 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. As Orton made his way back to the ring, Triple H delivered a punt kick to Orton. Undertaker won the match after Michaels attempted another moonsault only to be caught in mid-air, and landed into another Tombstone Piledriver. After the match, Kid Rock performed a live medley of songs: "Bawitdaba", "Rock N Roll Jesus", "Cowboy", "All Summer Long", and "So Hott". Cena won the match by lifting both The Big Show and Edge at the same exact time and set up the Attitude Adjustment on Big Show, then dropping Edge onto Big Show with the same move before pinning The Big Show to win his second World Heavyweight Championship. Have fun and enjoy. Vince's part in the match was later replaced by a returning Batista. As a result of this victory, The Undertaker remained undefeated at WrestleMania, extending his record to 17–0. "[55] IGN offered their own review of WrestleMania 25, with IGN TV writer Dan Iverson praising Kofi Kingston, Shawn Michaels, and Ricky Steamboat for their performances, but also criticizing WWE for not showing the Tag Team unification match during the event itself. It took place on April 5, 2009, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Rourke finally entered the ring and knocked Jericho onto the canvas with a punch before being commended by Ric Flair. The briefcase holds a symbolic contract which the holder would be able to exchange for a WWE, World Heavyweight, or ECW Championship match at any time or location of his choosing up until one year. He called the match "good, both well-plotted and well-executed, appropriate to the storyline and feud", but added that "it just wasn't able to follow the classic two matches earlier. Featured matches on the undercard included Jeff Hardy versus Matt Hardy in an Extreme Rules match, Chris Jericho versus the team of Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka, and the annual Money in the Bank ladder match. [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. 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. Hardy had managed to trap Edge between the ladder, climb it, and retrieve the hanging belt. In retaliation, Orton attacked Triple H's wife Stephanie McMahon. Two months later, Batista later suffered the same fate and was taken out of the building by security, while Triple H made his return and continued his feud with Randy Orton. Sports Quiz / WWE Smackdown Main Events 2009 Random Sports or WWE Quiz Can you name the WWE Smackdown Main Events 2009? 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. CM Punk then hit the second to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Then at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Shawn cost The Undertaker his World Heavyweight Championship. On April 4, WWE hosted its annual WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at the Toyota Center, where the Class of 2009 were inducted. Triple H took his sledgehammer from Orton, hit him with it and executed the Pedigree to retain the WWE Championship. by LeicchaTiger2 Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . This featured a multitude of moments that saw the Hardys assault each other with many different weapon-based attacks, which included assaults with numerous objects under the ring and Jeff splash from the top turnbuckle through a pair of tables, with Matt sandwiched between the two and a chair. 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. At Backlash Randy Orton and The Legacy defeated Triple H, Shane, and Batista for the WWE Championship. It was soon revealed that the match would involve the new challenger based on Cena extorting Guerrero with footage of the general manager having adulterous relations with Big Show. WWE spent US$10 million for cross-channel spots on television networks such as ESPN, MTV and the USA Network. Just swap out Floyd Mayweather for Shawn Michaels and everyone else was the same." As per a pre-match stipulation by Vickie Guerrero, if Triple H had been disqualified or had been counted out during the match, he would have lost the title to Orton. Next after that, the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame class was introduced in this order by Justin Roberts: Terry and Dory Funk, "Cowboy" Bill Watts, Howard Finkel, Koko B. Ware, the Von Erich family (represented by Kevin Von Erich), Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. [43] The two teams continued their feud in the coming weeks, and while the initial focus of the feud was the competition for the Bella Twins, the feud took on a dual purpose as each team successfully defended their respective titles in subsequent matches with both teams retaining their respective belts; it was announced on the March 17 episode of ECW that the WWE and World Tag Team titles would be unified at WrestleMania into what would be called the "Unified WWE Tag Team Championship". [32] Simultaneously, Orton began to assault the McMahon family, the owners of the WWE. It took place on April 26, 2009, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Later that night, it was announced that Matt and Jeff would fight each other at WrestleMania[39] with a subsequent announcement a week later declaring the match to be held under Extreme Rules. [12] It has been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment. 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. CM Punk would be drafted to SmackDown brand, which would see him try on multiple occasions to invoke his contractually-guaranteed title match from winning the Money in the Bank ladder match; Punk would be able to get his match at Extreme Rules in June by defeating Jeff Hardy to win the World Heavyweight Championship. After the events of WrestleMania, both Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker took a four-month hiatus from the WWE. He then pinned Piper after an enzuigiri. The card comprised six matches. WWE WrestleMania Revenge Tour 2009 - Birmingham Promotion WWE Date April 22, 2009 Venue LG Arena City Birmingham, England Last Event Liverpool Next Event Glasgow WWE WrestleMania Revenge Tour 2009 - Birmingham was a House show of the WrestleMania's tour of Europe, which took place on April 22, 2009 at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. Blasphemy!" [7] WrestleMania 25 generated approximately 960,000 pay-per-view buys, grossing $21.0 million in revenue. [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. 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. [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. Santino Marella, who portrayed a diva called "Santina", his twin sister, won the match and was crowned "Miss WrestleMania". Following the match, a frustrated JBL grabbed a microphone and proclaimed, "I quit!". The Colóns won the encounter after Primo executed the Backstabber on Morrison. The following week, Jericho challenged Flair to a match. The Undertaker also returned at SummerSlam and attacked the then-World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk. Popular Quizzes Today. [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". Survivor Series was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). 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. At the Slammy Awards, the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels won the Best Match of the Year, with Shawn expressing that he was glad that he had created history at WrestleMania, but just when he was about to leave, he challenged the Undertaker to a rematch at the next WrestleMania. Get match results of famous events in wrestling like Wrestlemania, Summer Slam, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, Extreme Rules, and so much more. The first of these matches saw The Undertaker defeat Shawn Michaels. The match marked the first time since WrestleMania X8 that the Intercontinental Championship has been defended at a WrestleMania event.[54]. The event featured talent from all three WWE brand divisions: Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. [18] Other songs used at the event include "Crash" by Decyfer Down and "Touched" by VAST. It was the 23rd annual Survivor Series event and starred wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions.. As a result, Guerrero arranged a match pitting Edge against Cena with herself serving as a special guest referee. "[60] Nick Tywalk of Slam! For the second consecutive year, WrestleManiArt, an art exhibition and auction featuring work by WWE wrestlers and local artists, was held at the Julia Ideson Building on April 1, with the proceeds going to Houston Public Library Foundation. This blog is dedicated to give you more information about various main event matches of World Wrestling Entertainment. The headline of WrestleMania 25 was a confrontation over the WWE Championship, rooted at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event in January by Randy Orton winning the Royal Rumble match. 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. The main event received a seven out of ten. [21] The Army National Guard were the primary sponsor for the event, using the event to help enhance their recruitment. It took place on April 5, 2009, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. [19][20], According to WWE's executive vice president, Michelle Wilson, WrestleMania 25 featured the most extensive promotional campaign in WrestleMania history. [34] A week later, Matt provoked Jeff even further by referring to Jeff's recent accidents, including Jeff's incident at the night of Survivor Series where he was found unconscious in a hotel stairwell (which caused him to be removed of the WWE Championship match and being replaced by Edge at that event), the recent account of someone driving Jeff off the road, and the misfiring of the pyrotechnics in his entrance. [57] Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter also criticized Kid Rock's performance, but praised the Undertaker vs. Michaels match. 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. Orton performed a Back Body Drop to Triple H onto the Spanish announce table. After the match, Jericho challenged Mickey Rourke, sitting at ringside, to come into the ring. The name of the event was voted by fans via WWE's official website. 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. Rock bottom. 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. Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Popular Quizzes Today. [38] Finlay was the final wrestler to qualify for the match when he defeated The Brian Kendrick on the March 13 episode of SmackDown. [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.