Dark match Before the show started, an
untelevised match occurred between
Mickie James and
Beth Phoenix with her associate in her corner,
Rosa Mendes; James won the match by pinning Phoenix after performing a
DDT.
Preliminary matches The opening match was between Umaga and CM Punk. The match was based around Umaga dominating Punk and neutralizing any attempt Punk made at offense. Punk was able to move out of the way of a
diving headbutt off the top rope and then perform some offense maneuvers. At the end of the match, Umaga delivered a
Samoan Spike for the pinfall victory over Punk. Next up was the ECW Championship match between Christian and Jack Swagger. The match went back-and-forth with constant counters to each other's moves. This was followed by Christian attempting a
Killswitch, only to have Swagger counter but Christian pulled down the straps from his
singlet. Swagger then attempted a clothesline, but Christian ducked, caught him around the waist from behind, and rolled him to the mat, using the singlet he compromised for extra leverage, getting the pin. In the third match,
John Morrison faced
Shelton Benjamin (with
Charlie Haas). Haas unsuccessfully attempted to interfere before Morrison halted the effort, and he ended the match by pinning Benjamin after a
Starship Pain. After this match,
The Miz entered the ring and verbally berated 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 Cubs'
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. The Miz got the better of his opponent, ending by delivering a
DDT.
Chavo Guerrero also came out to attack Marella after comments made by the latter about Guerrero's aunt
Vickie Guerrero. In the next match, Rey Mysterio defended the
WWE Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho. At the start, both men attempted to throw each other out of the ring to get the advantage. Mysterio tried the
619, but Jericho stated before the match that he would make certain the 619 would not happen. 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 attempted a 619 but Jericho applied the
Walls of Jericho. Mysterio won the match after the 619, followed by a
Splash from the top rope to get the pin on Jericho.
Main event matches The fifth match saw Batista challenge Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. The match focused around the two brawling: Orton kept Batista down with
stomps and
chinlocks but Batista delivered a
spear. Orton spent 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 get
counted out, only to have Batista halt his efforts. After an attempt at the
RKO was blocked, Orton ran into the referee and slapped him in the face. This was rendered a disqualification victory for Batista, due to Orton attacking an official. Per title match rules, Orton retained the championship, 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 assaulted Batista until retired wrestler,
Ric Flair, made his return to the company to aide Batista against his assailants. Batista was then able to deliver the
Batista Bomb to Orton. John Cena faced Big Show next on the card. In the early part of the match, Big Show performed various
punches on Cena, but was ultimately countered by his opponent who attempted to apply the
STF, but it was unable to be fully applied due to Big Show's size. Cena then delivered the
Attitude Adjustment to Big Show for 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 a
Twist of Fate. The action would spill onto the floor, leading to both men positioned at the
barricade surrounding the ring area. Hardy tried to run across it, and Edge stopped him with a
spear through the barricade. Hardy set up the steel steps, ran up the steps and performed a
heel kick on Edge, leading to both competitors crashing into the crowd over the barricade. Once Edge managed to return to the ring,
Matt Hardy, came through the crowd and attacked Hardy with his cast (Jeff had broken Matt's hand in their previous encounter). At the end of the match, Edge delivered an
Edgecution off the top rope, pinning Hardy to retain the title. ==Reception==