The Bash 2009 PPV Results

Welcome to The Bash 2009 WWE Pay-Per-View Results page, presented by WWE Characters the Blog! At this page you'll find match-by-match recaps and results from WWE's 2009 The Bash Pay-Per-View.

The Bash 2009 was held at Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA, on Sunday, June 28th, 2009. It featured a full slate of championship matches including CM Punk defending the World Heavyweight Title against Jeff Hardy, Chris Jericho defending the Intercontinental title against Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton doing battle with HHH over the WWE Title in a "3 Stages of Hell" match. It also featured John Cena against The Miz, and the WWE Divas from Smackdown, Melina and Michelle McCool, battling over the WWE Women's Championship.

See The Bash 2009 PPV predictions here.

Here's the final results from WWE's The Bash 2009:

Christian vs. Finlay vs. Jack Swagger vs. Mark Henry vs. Tommy Dreamer
ECW Championship Scramble

The Scramble opened with the two most recent former ECW champs, Christian versus Jack Swagger. Neither man scored a pinfall until Finlay came in the next 2 minute interval. After fighting outside the ring with Christian and Swagger, Finlay tossed Swagger into the ring. As Finlay came in, Swagger raked his eyes and rolled Finlay up for a pin to become ECW Champ. Just moments later, Finlay was able to hit the Celtic Cross on Swagger to become current champ. Dreamer had entered into the Scramble next, followed by Mark Henry. Henry was able to hit the World's Strongest Slam on Dreamer to become champ. At one point, Mark Henry looked to be climbing the corner to jump out of the ring at Christian and Dreamer. Swagger attacked Henry in the corner from behind to Vader bomb him for a pin. Swagger became current champ.

As the match became more furious, Tommy Dreamer broke up Christian's pin attempt on Swagger, then DDT'd Christian for a pinfall to become current champ. With Dreamer as the champ and time running out, all 4 of his opponents tried to pin him but had no success.

Winner: Tommy Dreamer wins the Championship Scramble to retain the ECW Championship.

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Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho
Mask vs. IC Title Match

In this match it was Jericho's title or Mysterio's mask on the line, depending on who won. Both men gave a tough fight from the get go. Jericho continually tried to rip the mask off in the start. At one point, Jericho tried to tackle Rey in the corner, but Rey avoided it and Jericho hit the ringpost shoulder-first. Mysterio was able to land a moonsault on Jericho, but Jericho was able to get Rey into Walls of Jericho. Rey eventually got to the ropes to break the hold. Later still in the match, Mysterio is able to DDT Jericho but only got a 2 count. Jericho hit the Codebreaker on Rey, but Mysterio somehow kicked out at 2 as well. Jericho placed Rey up on the corner turnbuckle and was going to try for a Hurricanrana, but Rey avoided the attempt and prepared for 619. Mysterio went for the West Coast Pop, but Jericho countered and put him into Walls of Jericho again. Mysterio escaped under Jericho and the two men exchanged Sunset flip pinfall attempts. Jericho yanked off Mysterio's mask, but Rey had a second mask on. Jericho was surprised and this allowed Mysterio to kick him to the ropes, hit the 619 and then a splash off the top ropes for the winning pin!

Winner: Rey Mysterio wins via pinfall over Chris Jericho to become the new Intercontinental Champion.

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The Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler
No DQ Match

The much larger Khali continually manhandled Ziggler in the early part of the match. At one point, he went for a boot on Ziggler and got caught in the ropes, allowing Ziggler to target Khali's leg. Ziggler tried to use a steel chair, but Khali punched it from his hands. Ziggler had a face lock on Khali, but Khali slammed him back to escape it. With Khali in control, suddenly Kane's theme music came on, and the Big Red Machine came to the ring to attack Great Khali with a chair. Kane continued the bashing on Khali with a chair before leaving the ring. Ziggler was able to steal a pinfall victory thanks to Kane's chair shots on Khali.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler wins via pinfall over The Great Khali.

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Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase vs. The Colons vs. Edge & Chris Jericho
Unified Tag Title Match

Originally scheduled as the Colons vs. Legacy, Smackdown GM Theodore Long arrived out to the ramp and announced that it would be a Triple Threat match with Edge & Chris Jericho also competing!

Edge and Jericho tried to tag themselves in after being dumped out by Legacy and the Colons early on. Eventually Edge was able to tag himself in and went for a Spear on Primo. Primo avoided it and Ted Dibiase was able to hit Edge for a tag in. Dibiase hit several elbow drops and scored a near pinfall on Primo before Rhodes tagged in for the doubleteaming efforts. Cody continued to attack Primo with knee drops and stomps to his body.

The final moments of this match were an all-out frenzy with bodies flying everywhere. Edge and Jericho tried desperately to make a tag into the match. At one point, Carlito hit the Backstabber on Cody Rhodes, but Edge was able to hit Rhodes for the tag. As Carlito got up, he was quickly speared down by Edge and pinned, giving Jericho and Edge the titles.

Winners: Edge and Chris Jericho win via pinfall over The Colons to win the WWE Unified Tag Team Championships.

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Michelle McCool vs. Melina
WWE Womens Championship

Alicia Fox joined Michelle McCool at ringside for this match. Early on, Michelle McCool attacked and went after Melina's leg, stretching it against the ringpost at one point. Michelle was able to stretch Melina's leg so that her foot reached her head. McCool whipped Melina to the corner but ended up running into a double boot. McCool went for her finisher but Melina countered. The fight went to the corner turnbuckle with Melina able to knock McCool away. Melina went for the pin with A-Fox putting Michelle's leg on the ropes. Melina angrily kicked Alicia away sending her crashing to the floor, and Michelle took advantage by grabbing Melina and hitting the Faithbreaker.

Winner: Michelle McCool wins via pinfall over Melina to become the new WWE Womens Champion.

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Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk
World Heavyweight Match

Early in this match Punk and Hardy exchanged headlocks, before each tried to pull off their finisher. After Jeff countered GTS into a rollup pin, later Punk fought out of Hardy's Twist of Fate attempt. The fight went to the outside where Punk dropped Jeff into the crowd barricade, and Jeff barely made it back into the ring before 9. Punk was able to lock in a Figure Four Leglock on Jeff in the ring, with Jeff able to crawl to the ropes. Punk tried for a legdrop off the corner, with Hardy rolling away to avoid it. Jeff began to gain some momentum after hitting Whisper in the Wind and a series of moves on the champ. Jeff went to the top turnbuckle with Punk down, but Punk rolled to the outside. Jeff turned it into a jumping clothesline to take out Punk outside the ring. The fight continued in the ring where Punk regained control and hit his running knee in Jeff's face followed by the bulldog from the corner. Jeff was able to counter a Punk move and hit Twist of Fate, then missed on a Swanton Bomb attempt. Punk got Hardy up in the GTS, but Jeff fought out and countered, hitting Twist of Fate, followed by the Swanton. Jeff scored what seemed to be a winning pinfall.

The referee stops Jeff's victory celebration saying Punk's leg was under the ropes during his pin, so the match must restart. Jeff tries to argue it but the match restarts. Jeff went for another Twist of Fate, but misses so Punk went for GTS and also couldn't get it. Hardy ended up hitting Punk in his eye, causing Punk to kick the ref getting himself disqualified.

Winner: Jeff Hardy wins due to disqualification of CM Punk. CM Punk retains the World Heavyweight Championship.

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John Cena vs. The Miz

Cena easily showed himself to be the superior wrestler against the constantly trash-talking Miz. In this match early on, Cena took Miz to the mat repeatedly. An angry Miz eventually escaped the ring and Cena ran after him. Back in the ring, Miz took control briefly as he clotheslined Cena in the corner, then jumped off the ropes to hit Cena in the head. Miz failed to get the pinfall at this point. Cena began to make his comeback, fighting back with intensity. After a shoulder block off the ropes and a belly-to-belly suplex, Cena hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle and The Attitude Adjustment followed by the STF to make Miz tap out.

Winner: John Cena wins via submission over The Miz.

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Triple H vs. Randy Orton
3 Stages of Hell
WWE Title Match

The first stage of this hellish contest was a standard wrestling match. The two men fought in the ring, using the corner and ringpost to their advantage. Orton also wisely targeted HHH's hurt leg but repeatedly stomping on him and dropping his weight on The Game's knee. HHH was able to block an RKO attempt, and the fight went to the outside of the ring. Orton got into the ring then kicked HHH off the apron. As Orton tried to pull HHH into the ring, Triple H bashed a steel chair over Orton and was disqualified.

Stage 1 winner - Randy Orton due to DQ of Triple H (1-0 Orton)

With Orton still in pain from the first stage of this match, HHH got into the ring and repeatedly bashed the steel chair on Orton. Orton rolled to the outside with HHH following him out. Triple H hit the Pedigree on Orton on the concrete and since it was a Falls Count Anywhere match, HHH pinned outside the ring.

Stage 2 winner - Triple H wins via pinfall over Randy Orton (1-1 tie)

The final stage of Hell in this contest was a Stretcher Match. As it kicked off, HHH tried to wheel Orton up the ramp on a stretcher immediately. Orton recovered to kick the stretcher into HHH's leg and stay alive in the match. The two fought down the ramp and near the crowd barrier, with Orton using the barricade as a weapon to smash HHH with. Orton eventually put HHH on the stretcher but Triple H escaped it to continue. After sending HHH into the steel steps, Orton brought one of them into the ring to try to hit HHH with. HHH countered and tripped Orton so he fell face first into them, then used the steps to ram Orton before moving him onto the stretcher. As HHH pushed it up the ramp, Orton started fighting back. The two wrestlers fought on the stretcher as it rolled down the ramp, where Orton eventually DDT'd Triple H down on the ramp.

From there, Orton tried for the Punt Kick, but missed. HHH went for the Pedigree, with Orton countering and backdropping HHH onto the stretcher. Orton rolled the stretcher up the ramp but right before the top, HHH got off. Orton tried for the RKO, with HHH pushing him away and then connecting on the Pedigree. As HHH put Orton on the stretcher again, Cody Rhodes rushed out to prevent him from crossing the line. HHH took Rhodes down, but as he went back to the stretcher for Orton, Ted Dibiase came out to attack. Rhodes & Dibiase attacked HHH putting him on the stretcher with HHH fighting back. Eventually, Triple H grabbed his Sledgehammer to take Dibiase and Rhodes down. Orton had some sort of weapon of his own which he attacked HHH with from behind, then placed HHH on a stretcher to wheel him across the finish line.

Stage 3 winner - Randy Orton wins the Stretcher Match. (2-1 Orton wins)

Winner: Randy Orton wins the 3 stages of Hell match 2-1 over Triple H to retain the WWE Championship.

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