Pre-show Prior to the show airing live on pay-per-view, the fans in attendance were shown a
dark match pitting
Shad Gaspard and
JTG (collectively known as
Cryme Tyme) against
Tyson Kidd and
David Hart Smith with
Natalya in their corner (the three are known as
The Hart Dynasty); Gaspard scored his team the victory,
pinning Kidd to the mat following an
STO.
Preliminary matches was revealed as
Chris Jericho's partner to hold the
Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. The actual pay-per-view began with
Chris Jericho and his mystery partner defending the
Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against
The Legacy (
Cody Rhodes and
Ted DiBiase). It was revealed his partner was
Big Show, who was originally supposed to be in the six pack challenge for the
United States Championship later in the night. Big Show started the match taking advantage of his size on his opponents before tagging in his partner, who was double-teamed by the challengers. The match ended when Jericho caught DiBiase with the
Codebreaker, which led to Big Show placing a
camel clutch on DiBiase, causing DiBiase to
submit to retain the titles. Following was Tommy Dreamer defending the ECW Championship against Christian. The match was fought at a quick pace with both men being able to counter the others attempt at offense. The action made its way out of the arena and to the floor of the arena as Christian threw the champion into the commentator's table. He made his way back into the ring in an attempted a
dive onto Dreamer, who managed to dodge his opponent, who made his way onto the edge of the ring to execute a
senton bomb onto his prone opponent on the floor. Once both competitors returned to the ring, they continued to counter each other's moves until Dreamer attempted to deliver a
DDT, only to have Christian deliver a
Killswitch to pin his opponent and win his second ECW Championship. retained the
United States Championship. The next title to be defended was
Kofi Kingston's WWE United States Championship against
Jack Swagger,
Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP),
Carlito, The Miz, and
Primo who was replacing Big Show. The match maintained a fast pace with each wrestler making multiple attempts to pin someone. The end of the match came when Carlito performed a
Backstabber on Primo. Kingston was behind his challenger in time to perform the
Trouble in Paradise to the back of Carlito's head, leading to a pinfall victory. The bout for the WWE Women's Championship was next between
Michelle McCool and
Melina. As Melina made her way to the ring performing her signature split to enter, the champion
dropkicked the challenger to the floor of the arena, starting an aggressively-fought match. The match spent a portion of time on the floor with McCool holding Melina on the barricade, dropping her on her face on the structure with a
DDT. The match continued with both women trading
knee strikes and
kicks. McCool caught Melina by the shoulders as she went for a pin to retain her championship.
Main event matches was one of the two challengers for the
WWE Championship. The first main event of the evening was the WWE Championship match between Randy Orton, Triple H, and John Cena. The match started with Orton attempting to move away from the challengers in an attempt to let both of the fight each other; this was followed by Triple H and Cena following the champion outside of the ring. The three men took turns brawling with one another until Orton was dropped to the floor with a
double suplex from his opponents. Triple H hit Orton with a
spinebuster; he went to pin Cena only to have Orton grab him by the leg, and pull him out of the ring, throwing him into the commentator's table. Cena interjected himself into a fight between all three on the table, throwing Orton into the crowd. As Orton recovered and returned to the ring, he was thrown out while Cena caught Triple H in the middle of the ring with the
STF in an attempt to make him submit. Orton made his way back into the ring in an attempt to
punt Cena while he had Triple H in the hold; Cena quickly dodged, only to be taken down by the champion. This was followed by Orton
stomping down on both of his opponents. Once both challengers recovered, Triple H took down Orton with a
Sharpshooter while Cena also applied a
crossface hold. Orton proceeded to tap out, only for the referee to declare the match would continue, as he couldn't decide who won the match. Orton's protégés, Rhodes and DiBiase, interfered to assault the challengers. As Cena was looking to hit Rhodes with the
Attitude Adjustment, Orton hit Cena with an
RKO, leading to a pin on Cena. . Next, Maryse defended the WWE Divas Championship against Mickie James. The match centered around Maryse keeping her distance from James before descending to the floor in an attempt to use a can of hair spray to unleash onto the challenger's eyes; James snatched away the can to use it herself. The referee caught James and grabbed it away from her. The match returned to the ring as Maryse went to finish the match with the
French Kiss only to have James counter with her
Mickie-DT to pin Maryse and win the title. In the penultimate match, Rey Mysterio defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler gained an early advantage by muscling his opponent into the
turnbuckle with a
powerbomb. In attempt to ground his opponent, Ziggler locked Mysterio in a
headlock and rode him into the mat. Mysterio managed to escape his opponent's onslaught by connecting with a
kick to his opponent. He ascended the top turnbuckle in an attempt to
dive on his opponent, who countered with a
dropkick. The challenger ascended the turnbuckle himself with Mysterio on his shoulder and performed a
gutbuster off the second rope. After an attempt to pin him, Mysterio retaliated by hitting the
619 and a
body press to pin the challenger and retain the title. lost the
World Heavyweight Championship to
Jeff Hardy. In the final match, CM Punk defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Hardy. Punk dominated the challenger early with a series of
kicks and
armlocks before Hardy escaped to the floor. Punk performed a
suicide dive on Hardy, only to crash as his opponent moved away only to have Hardy go for a dive of his own and Punk reciprocate with his own dodge. The champion made his way back to the ring in the hopes of the referee declaring him the winner via
countout, the act of a wrestler failing to appear in the ring for the referee's count of 10; Hardy made his way back in the ring by nine. A frustrated Punk continued his assault with knees before Hardy countered with a
Whisper in the Wind followed by a pin attempt. Punk escaped the pin with a riding
dragon sleeper for a submission attempt. Hardy escaped with some offense before ascending the top turnbuckle and attempting with his finishing maneuver, the
Swanton Bomb, only to have the champion lift his knees up, driving them into Hardy's back. Punk exploited his advantage, and hit Hardy with the
GTS. He went for the pin, only to have Hardy respond by the referee's count of two. Punk decided to leave the ring at that time in hopes of getting counted out, which would allow him to retain his championship. Hardy headed him off on the entrance ramp, and threw him in the ring. Once both men were back in the ring, Punk made one more attempt at the GTS only to have the challenger counter with the
Twist of Fate. He then attempted the Swanton Bomb again, which fully connected for Hardy to pin Punk, winning the World Heavyweight Championship for the second time, his third World Championship overall. ==Reception==