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Judgment Day (2009)
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Judgment Day, a professional wrestling
pay-per-view
(PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE), took place on May 17, 2009 at the Allstate Arena
in Rosemont, Illinois
, a suburb of Chicago
. It was the eleventh and final show under the Judgment Day name
and the tenth show held annually; it featured talent from the Raw
, SmackDown, and ECW brands
. The event's card
featured seven matches.
The main event for the show saw Edge successfully defend the World Heavyweight Championship
against Jeff Hardy
. Two other highly-publicized matches also occurred. The first pitted WWE Champion
, Randy Orton
, against Batista, which saw Orton get disqualified to retain his title. The other match was between Big Show and John Cena
.
The undercard for the show had four other singles matches: CM Punk
versus Umaga, ECW Champion Christian defending the championship against Jack Swagger, John Morrison versus Shelton Benjamin
, and Rey Mysterio defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship
against Chris Jericho
.
The event had 228,000 buys, down from the Judgment Day 2008
figure of 252,000 buys.
that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing script
ed feuds, plots, and storyline
s that played out on Raw
, Friday Night SmackDown, ECW on Sci Fi and WWE Superstars
—World Wrestling Entertainment
's (WWE) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed either a villain
or a hero
as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The event featured wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands—a storyline division
in which WWE employees are assigned to the television program of the same name.
The main rivalry
heading into Judgment Day from the Raw brand was between Randy Orton
and Batista, who were feuding over the WWE Championship
. Since January 2009, Orton had been feuding with the McMahon family
, attacking Vince
, Shane
and Stephanie McMahon en route to his match with Triple H
for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXV
, which Triple H won. At Backlash
, Orton, along with his protégés
, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase
(collectively known as The Legacy
), defeated the defending WWE Champion Triple H, Batista and Shane McMahon in a Six-man tag team match to win the title. On the April 27 episode of Raw, Batista defeated The Big Show
via countout to earn a WWE Championship match against Orton at Judgment Day.
ECW's primary contribution to Judgment Day was announced on the April 28 episode of ECW on Sci Fi by the interim general manager of the show, Tiffany (Taryn Terrell
), that the ECW Champion, Christian, would be defending his championship against the previous champion, Jack Swagger, who had chosen to invoke his rematch clause guaranteed to him after losing the title at Backlash.
On the May 1 episode of SmackDown, a match took place to determine who would face Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship
at Judgment Day. Jeff Hardy
defeated Kane
, Chris Jericho
and Rey Mysterio in a fatal four-way elimination match to become the number one contender.
At Backlash, during the World Heavyweight Championship match, The Big Show interfered and threw the former champion, John Cena
through a spotlight, resulting in Cena being incapacitated enough to lose the World Heavyweight Championship to Edge, as well as receiving storyline
internal injuries. During the match to determine the number one contender for the WWE title on the April 27 episode of Raw, Cena entered the arena, and distracted Big Show, leading to him losing the match against Batista. The following week on Raw, The Big Show demanded a match to Cena, only to have the general manager, Vickie Guerrero
, set up a match between the two for Judgment Day, when Cena would be medically cleared.
At WrestleMania XXV
, CM Punk
won the Money in the Bank ladder match
, which meant he earned a guaranteed chance to challenge any world champion at any time over the course of the next year. On the May 1 episode of SmackDown, Punk was about to invoke his championship match against the World Heavyweight Champion, Edge, only to have Umaga
interfere, and assault him. The following week, Punk was given another match against Edge, but was again attacked by Umaga. It was announced later that night that Punk would face Umaga at Judgment Day.
and Beth Phoenix
with her associate in her corner, Rosa Mendes; James won the match by pinning Phoenix via a reversal into a DDT
.
The opening match for the show was between Umaga and CM Punk. The match was based around Umaga beating down on Punk early, keeping him down with heavy strikes and a claw hold on his trapezius muscle
, as well as being able neutralize any attempt Punk made at that point to get in any offense before he made an unsuccessful attempt at a diving headbutt off the top rope that saw Punk move out of the way, leading to him retaliating with some kicks and knee strikes of his own and a dive over the top rope onto the floor before he made an attempt at putting Umaga on his shoulders in attempt to connect with his finishing maneuver, the Go to Sleep, which has him hit a knee in his opponent's face after dropping him off his shoulders; Umaga would escape and hit a kick to the face before throwing Punk in the corner of the ring to throw his hip into his face with a move he dubbed the Samoan Wrecking Ball. Following that, Umaga grabbed his opponent, and knocked him down with a thumb strike to the throat referred to as the Samoan Spike before he got the pinfall victory over Punk.
Next up was the ECW Championship match between the champion, Christian, and challenger, Jack Swagger, in Swagger's guaranteed rematch after losing the title at Backlash. The match went back-and-forth with constant counters to each others moves outlined with Swagger holding down the champion with pinfall attempts with Christian maintaining resilience by hitting a number of signature moves before Swagger caught Christian in position for his finishing move, the Gutwrench powerbomb, which was countered by Christian by sliding behind him after being lifted onto his shoulder; this was followed by Christian grabbing Swagger's arms to attempt to execute his finishing move, the Killswitch, only to have Swagger muscle out of the position and turn around before Christian pulled down the straps from his singlet, before Swagger attempted a clothesline ducked by Christian before catching him around the waist from behind, and rolling him to the mat on to his pack, using the singlet he compromised for extra leverage, getting the pin.
The third match saw John Morrison wrestle Shelton Benjamin
with his longtime tag team partner, Charlie Haas
, in his corner. The match started with Benjamin hitting a quick throw called the exploder suplex setting a physical pace to the match that saw the action go onto the floor of the arena, and Morrison capitalizing on Benjamin's prone state by performing a springboard jump off of the top rope before executing a 450 degree flip onto his opponent. The action returned to the ring with Haas unsuccessfully attempting to interfere on behalf of his partner before Morrison halted the effort, and ended the match by pinning Benjamin with a split-legged jump off of the top turnbuckle, then performed a backflip whilst twisting his body before landing on his opponent with a move called the Starship Pain.
Following this match, The Miz
entered the ring, and proceeded to verbally berate the live crowd, insulting them and John Cena claiming, "He's like a lovable loser, much like the Chicago Cubs
." He then turned his attention specifically to the Cub's left fielder
, Alfonso Soriano
, who was in attendance, insulting him before being interrupted by Santino Marella, who took exception to The Miz's comments, leading to a fight between the two with The Miz getting the better of his opponent, and driving him on his face with a DDT
, leading to Chavo Guerrero
coming out to beat down on Marella himself after comments made by the latter about Guerrero's aunt Vickie Guerrero.
The following match was for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
between champion, Rey Mysterio, and Chris Jericho. The match started with both men attempting to throw each other out of the ring to get the advantage before they settled back in with Mysterio trying to connect with his signature kick through the ropes, the 619, with Jericho stating prior to the match that he would not allow the move be hit. At one point, both competitors sat on the top turnbuckle, and Jericho made an attempt to remove Mysterio's mask, only to be knocked away. Mysterio maintained his advantage, and went for the 619 only to be caught by the challenger, and brought down to the mat before being placed into Jericho's signature hold, the Walls of Jericho
. Mysterio escaped, and attempted to connect with his kick again with similar results of Jericho catching him, and applying his hold again. Mysterio escaped one last time, and would go on to win the match by being able to hit the 619, followed up by a body press from the top rope to get the pin.
The fifth match saw Batista challenge Randy Orton for the WWE Championship
. The match focused around the two brawling: Orton keeping Batista down with his patented stomps and chinlocks; Batista regaining strength through a spear. Orton would spend the latter portion of the match trying to get himself disqualified by trying to use a steel chair and the WWE title belt as a weapon, as well as trying to stay out of the ring for the count of ten (referred to as a count out), only to have Batista halt his efforts. After an attempt at his finisher, the RKO
, was blocked, Orton ran into the referee, and proceeded to slap him in the face. This was rendered a disqualification victory for Batista, due to Orton attacking an official, but per title match rules, Orton retained, as the title cannot change hands on a disqualification unless stated otherwise. Following the match, Orton's protégés, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, came down to the ring, and proceeded to assault Batista until retired wrestling icon, Ric Flair
, made his return to the company to aide Batista against his assailants, leading to Batista catching Orton and executing his finisher, the Batista Bomb.
John Cena would face The Big Show next on the card. The match had The Big Show beat down Cena, not letting him have any room for offense by connecting various punches, but was ultimately countered by his opponent who attempted to apply his signature submission hold, the STF, which had him trap the leg and wrap his arms around his opponent's neck, but it was unable to be fully applied due to The Big Show's size. The match would continue, and Cena would hoist The Big Show onto his shoulders, and drop him with his finishing throw, the Attitude Adjustment, followed by a pinfall victory.
The main event saw Edge defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Hardy. The match kept a quick pace between the two, trying to gain the upper hand with a number of strikes and takedowns, as well as Hardy executing his signature takedown, Twist of Fate
, driving Edge's face into the mat. The action would spill onto the floor, leading to both men positioned at the barricade
surrounding the ring area; once Hardy tried to run across the it, Edge would stop him with a tackle called the spear. Once the action got back into the ring, it would ultimately end up back outside with Hardy setting up the steel steps in the corner of the ring to be across from Edge, who was prone on the guard rail, leading to Hardy running up the steps, and hitting a kick in mid air, leading to both competitors crashing into the crowd over the barricade. Once Edge managed to return to the ring, Hardy's brother and former tag team partner, Matt Hardy
, came through the crowd, and hit him upside the head with the cast on his right arm (Jeff had broken Matt's hand in their previous encounter), once Hardy returned to the ring, Edge went for another spear unsuccessfully as his opponent managed to ascend to the top rope, only to be caught by the champion on the top turnbuckle, as Edge would grab Hardy in a facelock, and dropped off their position, spinning in mid-air, dropping the challenger on his face with an Edgecution. This led to Edge pinning Hardy and retaining his title.
Also, on the May 18 episode of Raw, it was announced that The Big Show would have a rematch with his Judgment Day opponent, John Cena at Extreme Rules as well; this time, however, the match was to be a submission match, which a wrestler can only win by forcing an opponent to submit.
On the SmackDown immediately following Judgment Day, SmackDown general manager, Theodore Long
, felt that Edge's retention of the World Heavyweight Championship was questionable due to Matt Hardy's interference, so he declared that Jeff Hardy would have a rematch for the championship at Extreme Rules. Hardy and Edge had a match that night, with the stipulation that whoever won would be allowed to choose the stipulation for the match at Extreme Rules. Hardy won the match, and chose a ladder match
, which requires the competitors in the match to climb a ladder to obtain the title belt suspended over the ring in order to win.
After defeating CM Punk at Judgment Day, Umaga continued to attack Punk. He interfered in Punk's match with Chris Jericho on the May 22 episode of SmackDown, assaulting Punk with a leather strap, and issuing a challenge to Punk for a Samoan strap match at Extreme Rules.
After Christian retained the ECW Championship against Jack Swagger at Judgment Day, Swagger attacked Christian on the following episode of ECW and pushed him off the entrance ramp. Two days later, on Superstars, Swagger interfered in a title match between Christian and Tommy Dreamer
, resulting in the match being ruled a no contest. On the May 26 episode of ECW, Swagger announced that he would have a rematch against Christian at Extreme Rules, but the ECW general manager, Tiffany, stated that Dreamer had been added to the match, making it a triple threat hardcore match
, a match with no disqualifications or countouts, and the first man to score a pinfall or submission would win. As Dreamer's contract with the company was set to expire one day before the show, it was announced that he had signed a one-day extension to give him a chance at winning the title; if Dreamer were to fail to win the title, he would no longer wrestle for ECW.
Following Mysterio's victory over Jericho at the event, Jericho went to SmackDown general manager, Theodore Long
, and demanded a rematch for the title the next month at Extreme Rules; Long would then announce that would happen in a No Holds Barred match at the event.
's wrestling section, called it, "intriguing in more ways than one." He commented on how three of the company's big stars (Triple H, Shawn Michaels
, and The Undertaker) were absent from the show; he also commented on the fact that all seven of the matches were singles matches, and commented, "...there was hope that the better in-ring performers on the show would have the opportunity to wrestle – a rarity in today’s over-the-top wrestling climate." The show was rated pretty average, but "fun", with the highest score being 6.5/10 for Punk versus Umaga, the Intercontinental title match, and the World Heavyweight title match. Well-known wrestling journalist, Dave Meltzer
, of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, summarized the show by saying, "No great matches but six or seven matches were good to very good. A lot of good finishes." He also praised The Miz in speaking role, calling it the "best mic work Miz has ever done".
Writing for The Sun
, however, The LilsBoys
rated the event 6.5/10, stating the event "was simply OK. And that’s not enough." They criticized the finishes of the WWE and World Heavyweight Championship matches, claiming that the "cheap finishes in both world title matches... just felt you leaving a bit ripped off." They praised the Intercontinental Championship match between Mysterio and Jericho, stating that it "was the only match on Judgment Day that is worth catching on the repeat."
Professional wrestling
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pay-per-view
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(PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
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(WWE), took place on May 17, 2009 at the Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Rosemont, Illinois.It is home to the Chicago Rush, of the Arena Football League, DePaul University's men's basketball team, the Chicago Wolves, of the AHL, and the Chicago Sky, of the WNBA.It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and...
in Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that...
, a suburb of Chicago
Chicago
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. It was the eleventh and final show under the Judgment Day name
WWE Judgment Day
Judgment Day was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every May by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 1998, with its inaugural event produced as an In Your House event in October of that year. The event was then replaced in 1999...
and the tenth show held annually; it featured talent from the Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, SmackDown, and ECW brands
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
. The event's card
Card (sports)
In sports, a card comprises a listing of the matches taking place in a title-match combat-sport event. Organizers divide overall cards into a main-event match and the undercard, which encompasses the rest of the matches. One can also further subdivide the undercard into midcard and lower card,...
featured seven matches.
The main event for the show saw Edge successfully defend the World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
against Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
. Two other highly-publicized matches also occurred. The first pitted WWE Champion
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
, Randy Orton
Randy Orton
Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand...
, against Batista, which saw Orton get disqualified to retain his title. The other match was between Big Show and John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
.
The undercard for the show had four other singles matches: CM Punk
CM Punk
Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion....
versus Umaga, ECW Champion Christian defending the championship against Jack Swagger, John Morrison versus Shelton Benjamin
Shelton Benjamin
Shelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In addition, Benjamin has acted...
, and Rey Mysterio defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
against Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
.
The event had 228,000 buys, down from the Judgment Day 2008
Judgment Day (2008)
Judgment Day was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on May 18, 2008 at the Qwest Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska...
figure of 252,000 buys.
Background
Judgment Day featured professional wrestling matchesProfessional wrestling match types
Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of performing art that is professional wrestling....
that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing script
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
ed feuds, plots, and storyline
Narrative thread
A narrative thread, or plot thread , refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry 'All knowing' sort of narration...
s that played out on Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, Friday Night SmackDown, ECW on Sci Fi and WWE Superstars
WWE Superstars
WWE Superstars is a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment that originally aired on WGN America in the United States. It debuted on April 16, 2009 and ended its domestic broadcasting on April 7, 2011...
—World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
's (WWE) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed either a villain
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
or a hero
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The event featured wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands—a storyline division
WWE Brand Extension
WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment , currently promotes its core business of professional wrestling through two "brands" named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown...
in which WWE employees are assigned to the television program of the same name.
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
heading into Judgment Day from the Raw brand was between Randy Orton
Randy Orton
Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand...
and Batista, who were feuding over the WWE Championship
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
. Since January 2009, Orton had been feuding with the McMahon family
McMahon wrestling family
The McMahon wrestling family are the founders and owners of WWE.It began when Roderick McMahon, known as "Jess", started promoting wrestling shows in 1925. When he died in 1954, his son, Vincent J. McMahon, took over the business. Vincent J. had two wives, Victoria and Juanita, with Vickie still...
, attacking Vince
Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler. McMahon is the current Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of professional wrestling promotion WWE...
, Shane
Shane McMahon
Shane Brandon McMahon is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment , he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and former US Senate candidate Linda...
and Stephanie McMahon en route to his match with Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXV
WrestleMania XXV
WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas...
, which Triple H won. At Backlash
Backlash (2009)
Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on April 26, 2009 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The 11th and final event under the Backlash banner, it featured talent from all three WWE brands: Raw,...
, Orton, along with his protégés
Mentorship
Mentorship refers to a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps a less experienced or less knowledgeable person....
, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase
Ted DiBiase, Jr.
Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Jr. is an American professional wrestler and actor signed with WWE, where he appears on its SmackDown brand...
(collectively known as The Legacy
The Legacy (professional wrestling)
The Legacy was a villainous alliance of professional wrestlers in World Wrestling Entertainment. The group was led by Randy Orton and contained the tag team of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase....
), defeated the defending WWE Champion Triple H, Batista and Shane McMahon in a Six-man tag team match to win the title. On the April 27 episode of Raw, Batista defeated The Big Show
Paul Wight
Paul Donald Wight, Jr. , better known by his ring name, Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand....
via countout to earn a WWE Championship match against Orton at Judgment Day.
ECW's primary contribution to Judgment Day was announced on the April 28 episode of ECW on Sci Fi by the interim general manager of the show, Tiffany (Taryn Terrell
Taryn Terrell
Taryn Nicole Terrell , better known by her ring name Tiffany is an American model, professional wrestler and former general manager. She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment . She also trained at WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling...
), that the ECW Champion, Christian, would be defending his championship against the previous champion, Jack Swagger, who had chosen to invoke his rematch clause guaranteed to him after losing the title at Backlash.
On the May 1 episode of SmackDown, a match took place to determine who would face Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
at Judgment Day. Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
defeated Kane
Kane (wrestler)
Glenn Thomas Jacobs is a Spanish-born American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name, Kane. He is signed to WWE, appearing on its SmackDown brand, but is currently inactive due to injury....
, Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
and Rey Mysterio in a fatal four-way elimination match to become the number one contender.
At Backlash, during the World Heavyweight Championship match, The Big Show interfered and threw the former champion, John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
through a spotlight, resulting in Cena being incapacitated enough to lose the World Heavyweight Championship to Edge, as well as receiving storyline
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
internal injuries. During the match to determine the number one contender for the WWE title on the April 27 episode of Raw, Cena entered the arena, and distracted Big Show, leading to him losing the match against Batista. The following week on Raw, The Big Show demanded a match to Cena, only to have the general manager, Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
Vickie Lynn Guerrero is an American professional wrestling personality, manager, shifting authority figure and occasional wrestler. She is the widow of professional wrestler Eddie Guerrero, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand...
, set up a match between the two for Judgment Day, when Cena would be medically cleared.
At WrestleMania XXV
WrestleMania XXV
WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas...
, CM Punk
CM Punk
Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion....
won the Money in the Bank ladder match
Money in the Bank ladder match
The Money in the Bank ladder match is a professional wrestling ladder match held by WWE. The match can feature anywhere from six to ten participants from any WWE brand, with the objective being to retrieve a briefcase that is suspended 20 feet above the ring...
, which meant he earned a guaranteed chance to challenge any world champion at any time over the course of the next year. On the May 1 episode of SmackDown, Punk was about to invoke his championship match against the World Heavyweight Champion, Edge, only to have Umaga
Eddie Fatu
Edward Smith "Eki" Fatu was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga...
interfere, and assault him. The following week, Punk was given another match against Edge, but was again attacked by Umaga. It was announced later that night that Punk would face Umaga at Judgment Day.
Event
| Role: | Name: |
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| Commentator | Michael Cole Michael Cole Michael Sean Coulthard , better known by his ring name Michael Cole, is an American professional wrestling commentator, currently signed to WWE on both its Rawand SmackDown brands. Coulthard is a former news journalist.... Raw |
| Jerry Lawler Jerry Lawler Jerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional... Raw |
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| Jim Ross Jim Ross James William "Jim" Ross is a professional wrestling commentator, former professional wrestling referee, restaurateur, occasional wrestler, and former company executive of WWE, where he currently works as a commentator on the WWE Raw brand... SmackDown |
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| Todd Grisham Todd Grisham Todd Grisham is an American presenter/announcer who is best known for his time in the WWE as a backstage interviewer, play-by-play commentator and occasional ring announcer... SmackDown |
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| Josh Mathews ECW | |
| Matt Striker ECW | |
| Interviewer | Josh Mathews |
| Ring announcer | Tony Chimel Tony Chimel Anthony "Tony" Chimel is an American professional wrestling ring announcer, currently employed by WWE working as the ring announcer for SmackDown brand.-WWE :... ECW |
| Lilian Garcia Lilian Garcia Lilian Annette García , is a Spanish-American singer. She is best known as the former ring announcer for WWE's Raw brand. During her time in WWE, she became the first Diva to remain with the promotion for ten years.-Early life and career:... Raw |
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| Justin Roberts Justin Roberts Justin Jason Roberts is an American professional wrestling ring announcer, currently working for WWE appearing on its Raw brand.-Career:... SmackDown |
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| Referees | Scott Armstrong |
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| Charles Robinson Charles Robinson (referee) Charles Shane Robinson is an American professional wrestling referee currently signed to WWE.- Beginnings and World Championship Wrestling :... |
Dark match
Before the show started, the fans in attendance experienced an untelevised match between Mickie JamesMickie James
Mickie Laree James , better known simply as Mickie James, is an American professional wrestler and singer of mixed Native American-Caucasian descent, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is a former two-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion.James began her professional...
and Beth Phoenix
Beth Phoenix
Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion....
with her associate in her corner, Rosa Mendes; James won the match by pinning Phoenix via a reversal into a DDT
DDT (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock, and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat...
.
Preliminary matches
Trapezius muscle
In human anatomy, the trapezius is a large superficial muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae and laterally to the spine of the scapula...
, as well as being able neutralize any attempt Punk made at that point to get in any offense before he made an unsuccessful attempt at a diving headbutt off the top rope that saw Punk move out of the way, leading to him retaliating with some kicks and knee strikes of his own and a dive over the top rope onto the floor before he made an attempt at putting Umaga on his shoulders in attempt to connect with his finishing maneuver, the Go to Sleep, which has him hit a knee in his opponent's face after dropping him off his shoulders; Umaga would escape and hit a kick to the face before throwing Punk in the corner of the ring to throw his hip into his face with a move he dubbed the Samoan Wrecking Ball. Following that, Umaga grabbed his opponent, and knocked him down with a thumb strike to the throat referred to as the Samoan Spike before he got the pinfall victory over Punk.
Next up was the ECW Championship match between the champion, Christian, and challenger, Jack Swagger, in Swagger's guaranteed rematch after losing the title at Backlash. The match went back-and-forth with constant counters to each others moves outlined with Swagger holding down the champion with pinfall attempts with Christian maintaining resilience by hitting a number of signature moves before Swagger caught Christian in position for his finishing move, the Gutwrench powerbomb, which was countered by Christian by sliding behind him after being lifted onto his shoulder; this was followed by Christian grabbing Swagger's arms to attempt to execute his finishing move, the Killswitch, only to have Swagger muscle out of the position and turn around before Christian pulled down the straps from his singlet, before Swagger attempted a clothesline ducked by Christian before catching him around the waist from behind, and rolling him to the mat on to his pack, using the singlet he compromised for extra leverage, getting the pin.
Shelton Benjamin
Shelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In addition, Benjamin has acted...
with his longtime tag team partner, Charlie Haas
Charlie Haas
Charles "Charlie" Doyle Haas II is an American professional wrestler and former collegiate amateur wrestler. He competes on the independent circuit, and is signed to Ring of Honor , where he is one-half of the reigning ROH World Tag Team Champions with Shelton Benjamin...
, in his corner. The match started with Benjamin hitting a quick throw called the exploder suplex setting a physical pace to the match that saw the action go onto the floor of the arena, and Morrison capitalizing on Benjamin's prone state by performing a springboard jump off of the top rope before executing a 450 degree flip onto his opponent. The action returned to the ring with Haas unsuccessfully attempting to interfere on behalf of his partner before Morrison halted the effort, and ended the match by pinning Benjamin with a split-legged jump off of the top turnbuckle, then performed a backflip whilst twisting his body before landing on his opponent with a move called the Starship Pain.
Following this match, The Miz
Mike Mizanin
Michael "Mike" Gregory Mizanin is an American professional wrestler and reality television personality better known by his nickname and ring name The Miz. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its Raw brand...
entered the ring, and proceeded to verbally berate the live crowd, insulting them and John Cena claiming, "He's like a lovable loser, much like the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
." He then turned his attention specifically to the Cub's left fielder
Left fielder
In baseball, a left fielder is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
, Alfonso Soriano
Alfonso Soriano
Alfonso Guilleard Soriano is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs....
, who was in attendance, insulting him before being interrupted by Santino Marella, who took exception to The Miz's comments, leading to a fight between the two with The Miz getting the better of his opponent, and driving him on his face with a DDT
DDT (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock, and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat...
, leading to Chavo Guerrero
Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
Salvador "Chavo" Guerrero IV also known as Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero, Jr., is a third generation Mexican-American professional wrestler and member of the famed Guerrero wrestling family who was well known for working with World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling...
coming out to beat down on Marella himself after comments made by the latter about Guerrero's aunt Vickie Guerrero.
The following match was for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Championship
The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand...
between champion, Rey Mysterio, and Chris Jericho. The match started with both men attempting to throw each other out of the ring to get the advantage before they settled back in with Mysterio trying to connect with his signature kick through the ropes, the 619, with Jericho stating prior to the match that he would not allow the move be hit. At one point, both competitors sat on the top turnbuckle, and Jericho made an attempt to remove Mysterio's mask, only to be knocked away. Mysterio maintained his advantage, and went for the 619 only to be caught by the challenger, and brought down to the mat before being placed into Jericho's signature hold, the Walls of Jericho
Boston crab
The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with the opponent lying supine on the mat, with the wrestler standing and facing them. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent’s legs in one of his arms, and then turns the opponent face-down,...
. Mysterio escaped, and attempted to connect with his kick again with similar results of Jericho catching him, and applying his hold again. Mysterio escaped one last time, and would go on to win the match by being able to hit the 619, followed up by a body press from the top rope to get the pin.
Main event matches
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963...
. The match focused around the two brawling: Orton keeping Batista down with his patented stomps and chinlocks; Batista regaining strength through a spear. Orton would spend the latter portion of the match trying to get himself disqualified by trying to use a steel chair and the WWE title belt as a weapon, as well as trying to stay out of the ring for the count of ten (referred to as a count out), only to have Batista halt his efforts. After an attempt at his finisher, the RKO
Cutter (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term that refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver. The move is also described as an inverted neckbreaker, though it is not one, it only bears an inverted style to it...
, was blocked, Orton ran into the referee, and proceeded to slap him in the face. This was rendered a disqualification victory for Batista, due to Orton attacking an official, but per title match rules, Orton retained, as the title cannot change hands on a disqualification unless stated otherwise. Following the match, Orton's protégés, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, came down to the ring, and proceeded to assault Batista until retired wrestling icon, Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
, made his return to the company to aide Batista against his assailants, leading to Batista catching Orton and executing his finisher, the Batista Bomb.
John Cena would face The Big Show next on the card. The match had The Big Show beat down Cena, not letting him have any room for offense by connecting various punches, but was ultimately countered by his opponent who attempted to apply his signature submission hold, the STF, which had him trap the leg and wrap his arms around his opponent's neck, but it was unable to be fully applied due to The Big Show's size. The match would continue, and Cena would hoist The Big Show onto his shoulders, and drop him with his finishing throw, the Attitude Adjustment, followed by a pinfall victory.
The main event saw Edge defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Hardy. The match kept a quick pace between the two, trying to gain the upper hand with a number of strikes and takedowns, as well as Hardy executing his signature takedown, Twist of Fate
Cutter (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term that refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver. The move is also described as an inverted neckbreaker, though it is not one, it only bears an inverted style to it...
, driving Edge's face into the mat. The action would spill onto the floor, leading to both men positioned at the barricade
Guard rail
Guard rail or guardrail, sometimes referred to as guide rail or railing, is a system designed to keep people or vehicles from straying into dangerous or off-limits areas...
surrounding the ring area; once Hardy tried to run across the it, Edge would stop him with a tackle called the spear. Once the action got back into the ring, it would ultimately end up back outside with Hardy setting up the steel steps in the corner of the ring to be across from Edge, who was prone on the guard rail, leading to Hardy running up the steps, and hitting a kick in mid air, leading to both competitors crashing into the crowd over the barricade. Once Edge managed to return to the ring, Hardy's brother and former tag team partner, Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy
Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is a semi-retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stints in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, came through the crowd, and hit him upside the head with the cast on his right arm (Jeff had broken Matt's hand in their previous encounter), once Hardy returned to the ring, Edge went for another spear unsuccessfully as his opponent managed to ascend to the top rope, only to be caught by the champion on the top turnbuckle, as Edge would grab Hardy in a facelock, and dropped off their position, spinning in mid-air, dropping the challenger on his face with an Edgecution. This led to Edge pinning Hardy and retaining his title.
Aftermath
Following Randy Orton's retention of the WWE Championship against Batista at Judgment Day by getting himself intentionally disqualified, Ric Flair, an associate of Batista's, announced on the May 18 episode of Raw that, as ordered by the Raw General Manager, Vickie Guerrero, Orton would face Batista in a steel-cage match at Extreme Rules, which would prevent both interference from outside parties and deliberate disqualifications.Also, on the May 18 episode of Raw, it was announced that The Big Show would have a rematch with his Judgment Day opponent, John Cena at Extreme Rules as well; this time, however, the match was to be a submission match, which a wrestler can only win by forcing an opponent to submit.
On the SmackDown immediately following Judgment Day, SmackDown general manager, Theodore Long
Theodore Long
Theodore R. "Teddy" Long is an American professional wrestling manager and former referee who currently works for WWE on its SmackDown brand as its General Manager.-National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling:...
, felt that Edge's retention of the World Heavyweight Championship was questionable due to Matt Hardy's interference, so he declared that Jeff Hardy would have a rematch for the championship at Extreme Rules. Hardy and Edge had a match that night, with the stipulation that whoever won would be allowed to choose the stipulation for the match at Extreme Rules. Hardy won the match, and chose a ladder match
Ladder match
A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...
, which requires the competitors in the match to climb a ladder to obtain the title belt suspended over the ring in order to win.
After defeating CM Punk at Judgment Day, Umaga continued to attack Punk. He interfered in Punk's match with Chris Jericho on the May 22 episode of SmackDown, assaulting Punk with a leather strap, and issuing a challenge to Punk for a Samoan strap match at Extreme Rules.
After Christian retained the ECW Championship against Jack Swagger at Judgment Day, Swagger attacked Christian on the following episode of ECW and pushed him off the entrance ramp. Two days later, on Superstars, Swagger interfered in a title match between Christian and Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
, resulting in the match being ruled a no contest. On the May 26 episode of ECW, Swagger announced that he would have a rematch against Christian at Extreme Rules, but the ECW general manager, Tiffany, stated that Dreamer had been added to the match, making it a triple threat hardcore match
Hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments, using foreign objects that are not normally permitted...
, a match with no disqualifications or countouts, and the first man to score a pinfall or submission would win. As Dreamer's contract with the company was set to expire one day before the show, it was announced that he had signed a one-day extension to give him a chance at winning the title; if Dreamer were to fail to win the title, he would no longer wrestle for ECW.
Following Mysterio's victory over Jericho at the event, Jericho went to SmackDown general manager, Theodore Long
Theodore Long
Theodore R. "Teddy" Long is an American professional wrestling manager and former referee who currently works for WWE on its SmackDown brand as its General Manager.-National Wrestling Alliance / World Championship Wrestling:...
, and demanded a rematch for the title the next month at Extreme Rules; Long would then announce that would happen in a No Holds Barred match at the event.
Reception
The show was generally well-received by critics and fans. Brian Elliot, writing for the Canadian Online ExplorerCanadian Online Explorer
Canadian Online Explorer is a bilingual online news and information site from Canada.A subsidiary of Quebecor Media, Canoe.ca is a leading local and national interactive media provider of news, entertainment and services, helping to inform and connect Canadians...
's wrestling section, called it, "intriguing in more ways than one." He commented on how three of the company's big stars (Triple H, Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American television host and retired professional wrestler. He presents the Outdoor Channel show MacMillan River Adventures, and is currently signed to WWE, where he has served in an ambassadorial role since December...
, and The Undertaker) were absent from the show; he also commented on the fact that all seven of the matches were singles matches, and commented, "...there was hope that the better in-ring performers on the show would have the opportunity to wrestle – a rarity in today’s over-the-top wrestling climate." The show was rated pretty average, but "fun", with the highest score being 6.5/10 for Punk versus Umaga, the Intercontinental title match, and the World Heavyweight title match. Well-known wrestling journalist, Dave Meltzer
Dave Meltzer
David A. Meltzer is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Sports Illustrated senior writer Frank Deford has praised Meltzer's work, saying that "Meltzer, I believe, is the most accomplished reporter in sports journalism." Meltzer has written for the Oakland Tribune, the Los Angeles...
, of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, summarized the show by saying, "No great matches but six or seven matches were good to very good. A lot of good finishes." He also praised The Miz in speaking role, calling it the "best mic work Miz has ever done".
Writing for The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
, however, The LilsBoys
The LilsBoys
The LilsBoys, Simon and Richard, are online wrestling columnists for The Sun newspaper in the UK since June 2001.It is not known where their ring name comes from, but the close friends used it in E-Feds in the late 1990s and decided to take it with them to The Sun as their real names made them...
rated the event 6.5/10, stating the event "was simply OK. And that’s not enough." They criticized the finishes of the WWE and World Heavyweight Championship matches, claiming that the "cheap finishes in both world title matches... just felt you leaving a bit ripped off." They praised the Intercontinental Championship match between Mysterio and Jericho, stating that it "was the only match on Judgment Day that is worth catching on the repeat."
Results
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Time |
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| Dark | Mickie James Mickie James Mickie Laree James , better known simply as Mickie James, is an American professional wrestler and singer of mixed Native American-Caucasian descent, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is a former two-time TNA Women's Knockout Champion.James began her professional... defeated Beth Phoenix Beth Phoenix Elizabeth Kocianski is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where she wrestles on the Raw brand under the ring name Beth Phoenix, where she is the reigning WWE Divas Champion.... (with Rosa Mendes) |
Singles match | Unknown |
| 1 | Umaga Eddie Fatu Edward Smith "Eki" Fatu was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga... defeated CM Punk CM Punk Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion.... |
Singles match | 11:52 |
| 2 | Christian (c) defeated Jack Swagger | Singles match for the ECW Championship | 09:33 |
| 3 | John Morrison defeated Shelton Benjamin Shelton Benjamin Shelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment. Benjamin has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling in high school and at the University of Minnesota. In addition, Benjamin has acted... (with Charlie Haas Charlie Haas Charles "Charlie" Doyle Haas II is an American professional wrestler and former collegiate amateur wrestler. He competes on the independent circuit, and is signed to Ring of Honor , where he is one-half of the reigning ROH World Tag Team Champions with Shelton Benjamin... ) |
Singles match | 10:10 |
| 4 | Rey Mysterio (c) defeated Chris Jericho Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer... |
Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship WWE Intercontinental Championship The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in WWE. It is the original secondary title of the promotion. Currently, it is the secondary championship exclusive to the SmackDown brand... |
12:37 |
| 5 | Batista defeated Randy Orton Randy Orton Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand... (c) by disqualification |
Singles match for the WWE Championship WWE Championship The WWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It was established under the then WWWF in 1963... |
14:44 |
| 6 | John Cena John Cena John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand.... defeated The Big Show Paul Wight Paul Donald Wight, Jr. , better known by his ring name, Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand.... |
Singles match | 14:57 |
| 7 | Edge (c) defeated Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion... |
Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand... |
19:53 |
See also
- WWE Judgment DayWWE Judgment DayJudgment Day was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every May by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 1998, with its inaugural event produced as an In Your House event in October of that year. The event was then replaced in 1999...
- List of WWE pay-per-view events