SummerSlam (2009)
SummerSlam (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on August 23, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.[2] It was the 22nd annual SummerSlam event and featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.[3] Eight matches were contested on the event's card.[4]
| SummerSlam (2009) | ||||
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| Tagline(s) | The Biggest Event of the Summer | |||
| Theme song(s) | "You Gotta Move" by Aerosmith[1] | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
| Date | August 23, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Staples Center | |||
| City | Los Angeles, California | |||
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Results
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Time[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Beth Phoenix last eliminated Kelly Kelly and Eve Torres[6] | Battle royal | Unknown |
| 1 | Rey Mysterio (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler[7] | Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | 12:27 |
| 2 | Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jack Swagger[8] | Singles match | 06:24 |
| 3 | Chris Jericho and The Big Show (c) defeated Cryme Tyme (Shad Gaspard and JTG)[9] | Tag Team match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship | 09:46 |
| 4 | Kane defeated The Great Khali (with Ranjin Singh)[10] | Singles match | 05:59 |
| 5 | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase)[11] | Tag Team match | 20:02 |
| 6 | Christian (c) defeated William Regal (with Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson)[12] | Singles match for the ECW Championship | 00:10 |
| 7 | Randy Orton (c) defeated John Cena[13] | Singles match for the WWE Championship Had Orton got himself Counted out or Disqualified for the second time he would lose the championship | 17:50 |
| 8 | CM Punk defeated Jeff Hardy (c)[14] | Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 21:34 |
SummerSlam (2009) Media
The event was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Inside Staples Center during SummerSlam. The venue hosted the event again the following year.
Cryme Tyme unsuccessfully challenged Chris Jericho and The Big Show for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship.
Triple H and Shawn Michaels reunited at the event as D-Generation X to challenge The Legacy.
The Undertaker returned to WWE at SummerSlam and received a World Heavyweight Championship match at WWE Breaking Point against the champion CM Punk.
Other websites
- ↑ "Aerosmith Rocks SummerSlam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ "SummerSlam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ "WWE Pay-Per-Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ "SummerSlam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ↑ "Matches for SummerSlam '09". Internet Wrestling Database. 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ↑ Gray, Richard (2009-08-23). "Dark Match Result For Tonight's WWE SummerSlam". Wrestling News World. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ↑ Passero, Mitch (2009-08-23). "Results:Mysterio retains but Ziggler improves his game". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ↑ Vermillion, James (2009-08-23). "Results:War of the worlds". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ↑ Burdick, Michael (2009-08-23). "Results:Punishment hits the cryme". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ↑ Raymond, Katie A. (2009-08-23). "Results:Diabolical destruction". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ↑ Sitterson, Aubrey (2009-08-23). "Results:How DX won the war". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ↑ Medalis, Kara A. (2009-08-23). "Results:Extreme celebration soured". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ↑ Adkins, Greg (2009-08-23). "Results:The Viper's Hiss-trionics". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ↑ Murphy, Ryan (2009-08-23). "Results:CM Punk comes out on top". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
