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. "[59], The Randy Orton vs. 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. 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. He finished off the review by stating: "It was just too bad that the potential of the card wasn't lived up to", also giving it an overall rating of seven out of 10. reaction that first came to mind. 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. [31] The next week on Raw, Undertaker and Michaels defeated Kozlov and JBL in a tag match. 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. [53], A singles match for the Intercontinental Championship was next, in which Rey Mysterio faced defending champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield. 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. The match marked the first time since WrestleMania X8 that the Intercontinental Championship has been defended at a WrestleMania event.[54]. 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. As the event went live on pay-per-view, Nicole Scherzinger sang "America the Beautiful". "[61] Wade Keller gave the match 3.75 out of 5. [14] WWE later began using "The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania" name in late-2008 to primarily promote the event. [2] The event featured talent from all three WWE brand divisions: Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. [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. "[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. At Backlash Randy Orton and The Legacy defeated Triple H, Shane, and Batista for the WWE Championship. Jericho was able to regain control of the match by connecting with the Codebreaker, pinning Steamboat to win the match. The spot, however, did not go as intended. "[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. [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. 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. [32] Simultaneously, Orton began to assault the McMahon family, the owners of the WWE. The main event received a seven out of ten. 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. [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. Cena returned Edge to the ring before applying the STF before Big Show came to his senses, and broke up the action, leading to Cena and Edge teaming up to remove Big Show from the equation before turning on each other. Santino Marella, who portrayed a diva called "Santina", his twin sister, won the match and was crowned "Miss WrestleMania". 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 action began with some brawling and some early teamwork from Big Show and Edge before their alliance crumbled. As the briefcase guaranteed a title shot, CM Punk capitalized from an exhausted Jeff Hardy. On the March 30 episode of Raw, JBL was pinned by Mysterio in a non-title match. Sports Quiz / WWE Smackdown Main Events 2009 Random Sports or WWE Quiz Can you name the WWE Smackdown Main Events 2009? [6][16], The official theme songs for the event were AC/DC's "War Machine" and their live version of "Shoot to Thrill",[17] as well as "So Hott" by Kid Rock. John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) defeated CM Punk on the March 9 episode of Raw to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The eleventh event under the Backlash banner, it involved talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. [1 [31] The following weeks saw Triple H attack Orton both backstage and at his house. The two teams wrestled again on the February 13 episode of SmackDown, with the winning team earning a date with the Bellas. The Undertaker also returned at SummerSlam and attacked the then-World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk. by mattemery26 Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . [57] Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter also criticized Kid Rock's performance, but praised the Undertaker vs. Michaels match. Have fun and enjoy. This blog is dedicated to give you more information about various main event matches of World Wrestling Entertainment. 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. [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. 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. It took place on April 5, 2009, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. 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. 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. 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. 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. Throughout the match, fans were split, chanting for both superstars, and at one point chanted "This is awesome", referring to the match itself. 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. 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. [52], The fourth bout was the Extreme Rules match between brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy. When he arrived, Edge joined him in tying Cena up within the ring ropes. However, Snuka was standing too far back and Undertaker landed almost head first on the protective mats surrounding the ring. The champion had his signature weapon, the sledgehammer, in hand only to relinquish it prior to entering the ring by throwing it through a glass wall. Matt then talked about the fire to Jeff's house a year prior, killing his dog Jack. Shawn came back to reform D-Generation X with Triple H so that they came face to face with The Legacy at SummerSlam. The match continued with both men performing all of their respective finishing moves. 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. With the match accepted by JBL, this would be the first time since WrestleMania X8 that the Intercontinental Championship would be defended at WrestleMania. It was the final Backlash event until 2016. As a result of this victory, The Undertaker remained undefeated at WrestleMania, extending his record to 17–0. 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. photo. Backlash 2009. added by Cazzy702. It featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. Before long, Jericho had caused Snuka to submit the Walls of Jericho. This WWE Main Events photo contains anime, comic book, manga, and cartoon. It is the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April. [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]. 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. The following week, Jericho challenged Flair to a match. Blasphemy!" The card comprised six matches. by LeicchaTiger2 Plays Quiz not verified by Sporcle . During this conflict, Orton punted both Vince and Shane McMahon (father and son, respectively) in the head as well as RKO-ing Stephanie McMahon (Vince's daughter), which enraged the WWE Champion (and Stephanie's husband)[33] Triple H.[29] On the March 2 episode of Raw, Triple H convinced Orton to use his title opportunity in a match for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. [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. Rate 5 stars Rate 4 stars Rate 3 stars Rate 2 stars Rate 1 star . Survivor Series was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). [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.. [28] A week later, JBL's old rival Rey Mysterio issued a challenge to face JBL for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania. In retaliation, Orton attacked Triple H's wife Stephanie McMahon. At WrestleMania XXVI The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels in a Streak vs Career Match, thus ending Michaels' career. [49] Over the coming weeks, Jericho was confronted by a number of legends including Roddy Piper,[29] Ricky Steamboat,[30] and Jimmy Snuka on an episode of Piper's Pit hosted by Jericho himself. [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. 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. [12] It has been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment. It took place on April 5, 2009, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. As Orton made his way back to the ring, Triple H delivered a punt kick to Orton. 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. [31] Each confrontation resulted in Jericho viciously attacking each respective wrestler. [37] Both Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) and Shelton Benjamin qualified for the match on the March 6 episode of SmackDown by defeating Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in respective singles matches. [5], Tickets for the event commenced sale to the public on November 8, 2008. Rourke finally entered the ring and knocked Jericho onto the canvas with a punch before being commended by Ric Flair. 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. [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. 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. Prior to CM Punk defeating Jeff Hardy, Hardy was involved in a World Heavyweight Championship ladder match with Edge. [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". 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. After the match, Michaels attacked Undertaker. Overall, he rated the event 7.5 out of ten. The animosity between Matt and Jeff Hardy continued on the episode of SmackDown following WrestleMania, leading to continued assaults between the two; newly appointed SmackDown general manager, Theodore Long would announce one last match between the two at Backlash, an "I Quit" match. Rock bottom. The Colóns won the encounter after Primo executed the Backstabber on Morrison. 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. [19][20], According to WWE's executive vice president, Michelle Wilson, WrestleMania 25 featured the most extensive promotional campaign in WrestleMania history. 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. The buildup to WrestleMania 25 also included a rivalry between brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy. 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. Sports stated that "the top of this year's card looked an awful lot like last year's. wwe. This has been JBL's last singles match as an active performer. "[56] Dale Plummer of Canadian Online Explorer's Slam! [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. After the introductions were made, Austin drove to ringside and all around the ring in an ATV, and toasted the fans with beer. 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. CM Punk had hit the "GTS" (Go to Sleep) yet remarkably Hardy kicked out. 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. 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. [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. It took place on April 26, 2009, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Then at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Shawn cost The Undertaker his World Heavyweight Championship. [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. On April 4, WWE hosted its annual WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at the Toyota Center, where the Class of 2009 were inducted. 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WrestleMania 25 (also marketed as The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania) was the 25th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Early in the match, Triple H did everything in his power to hurt Orton without being disqualified in the process. Edge then speared Big Show and sent a message that he would retain his title at WrestleMania. [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". [58] Arash Markazi of Sports Illustrated wrote that Mickey Rourke's appearance "may have been one of the worst executed in WrestleMania history. Undertaker won the match after Michaels attempted another moonsault only to be caught in mid-air, and landed into another Tombstone Piledriver. "[60] Nick Tywalk of Slam! Following the match, a frustrated JBL grabbed a microphone and proclaimed, "I quit!". This match won Match of the Year at the 2009 WWE Slammy Awards which took place live on WWE Raw. 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. Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). [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. [35] Christian qualified the next night on ECW by winning a battle royal when he last eliminated Chavo Guerrero. Popular Quizzes Today. The Rock & John Cena def. [38] Finlay was the final wrestler to qualify for the match when he defeated The Brian Kendrick on the March 13 episode of SmackDown. [31] The next night on ECW, Mark Henry qualified for the match by defeating Santino Marella. 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. At No Way Out, Shawn Michaels defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) in a match with the added stipulation that if JBL had won, he would have become the owner of Michaels' name and likeness.