Prior to the show airing live on pay-per-view,
R-Truth defeated
CM Punk in a
dark match.
Preliminary matches The opening match was the ladder match for the
ECW Championship between
Christian and
Shelton Benjamin. As the match went underway, both men retrieved a ladder. As Christian tried to retrieve the belt, Benjamin pulled him down; Christian later reciprocated, but as he made another attempt to climb, Benjamin forced the ladder on top of him. Benjamin climbed a ladder at ringside and performed a
senton bomb onto Christian. As the action returned to the ring, the two countered the other's attempts at climbing the ladder. As Christian climbed, Benjamin threw him off the ladder with a
powerslam. As both men recovered, Christian propped a ladder up in the corner but Benjamin executed a
stinger splash on him against the ladder. As the match progressed, Christian climbed the ladder, and grabbed the belt but Benjamin pulled the ladder out from underneath him and executed a
powerbomb into a ladder. In the end, Christian executed a
frog splash on Benjamin, who was laid out on a ladder bridged between the apron and the broadcast table, causing the ladder to break in half. Christian retrieved the belt to retain the title. Next,
John Morrison defended the
WWE Intercontinental Championship against
Drew McIntyre. McIntyre gained control by applying various
submission holds. Morrison gained the advantage by executing a
tilt-a-whirl DDT. Outside the ring, Morrison executed a
Flying Chuck. Morrison executed a
Starship Pain but the count was stopped when the referee saw McIntyre's foot was under the ropes. Later in the match, McIntyre raked Morrison's eyes and executed a
Future Shock to win the title. After that,
Michelle McCool defended the
WWE Women's Championship against
Mickie James. The match started with both competitors holding the advantage until the match ended up outside the ring. With
Layla distracting James, McCool threw her into the barricade. McCool executed a
big boot to retain the title.
Main event matches The next match was a Tables match for the
WWE Championship between
John Cena and
Sheamus. After countering attempts to put each other through a table, Cena fought with Sheamus in the ring until Sheamus executed the
Brogue Kick. Sheamus tried to put Cena through a table in the corner but Cena countered. Cena attempted an
Attitude Adjustment from the top rope but Sheamus countered and the two fought on the top rope. The match ended when Sheamus fell off the top rope to the outside but Cena fell through the table, meaning Sheamus won the title. The next match was a Chairs match for the
World Heavyweight Championship between
The Undertaker and
Batista. Batista retrieved a chair and The Undertaker attempted a
big boot, but missed and Batista attacked The Undertaker with a chair. After multiple chair shots, The Undertaker executed a
leg drop on Batista, who was hung on the apron. Back in the ring, Batista executed a
superplex on The Undertaker. Batista attempted a
Batista Bomb, but The Undertaker countered with a
back body drop onto a chair. The Undertaker executed
Snake eyes and
Old School on Batista. Batista executed a
spear, a
spinebuster on a chair and threw The Undertaker into a chair wedged between the middle and top turnbuckles. Batista pushed The Undertaker into the referee, executed a
low blow and a chair shot to win the match. As Batista celebrated his win,
Theodore Long walked out and restarted the match. The Undertaker hit Batista with a chair and executed a
Tombstone Piledriver to retain the title. Next,
Kofi Kingston faced
Randy Orton in a singles match. During the match, the two used many submission holds. While Orton was outside the ring, Kingston attempted a
diving crossbody but Orton countered with a
dropkick and targeted his abdomen. Kingston executed
Trouble in Paradise but Orton touched the ropes, voiding the pin. Orton executed an
RKO on Kingston to win the match. The main event was the
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the
Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, between
JeriShow (
Chris Jericho and
Big Show) and
D-Generation X (
Shawn Michaels and
Triple H). Jericho fought with Michaels while Triple H fought Big Show. While Big Show and Triple H fought near the stage, Michaels dominated Jericho in the ring until Jericho countered. Jericho helped Big Show attack Triple H but Michaels attacked Jericho with a chair. Big Show executed a
chokeslam on Michaels onto Triple H through a table positioned against the barricade. Big Show destroyed all the ladders and Jericho climbed on Big Show's shoulders in an attempt to retrieve the belts but Michaels executed
Sweet Chin Music on Big Show, knocking Jericho into a table outside the ring. Triple H held half a ladder as Michaels retrieved the belts to win the match and the titles. ==Reception==