WWE The Bash 2009

June 28, 2009 – Sacramento, California
OFFICIAL QUICK & DIRTY RESULTS:


Tommy Dreamer won the ECW Championship Scramble Match
Rey Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho (Mask vs. IC Title Match)
Dolph Ziggler defeated The Great Khali with help from Kane
Edge/Jericho beat Colons & Legacy (Unified Tag Team Titles)
Melina Perez vs. Michelle McCool (WWE Women’s Title Match)
Jeff Hardy defeated C.M. Punk by DQ (World Heavyweight Title)
John Cena defeated Mike “The Miz” Mizanin (Grudge Match)
Randy Orton beat Triple H (WWE Championship – 3 Stages of Hell)

WWE Great American Bash

DARK MATCH: R-Truth defeated Shelton Benjamin..

CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE FOR THE ECW WORLD TITLE
Tommy Dreamer defeated Christian and Jack Swagger and Fit Finlay and Mark Henry to retain the ECW World title: Christian vs. Jack Swagger started the match, then Fit Finlay entered. Swagger pinned Finlay to “win” the title. Tommy Dreamer entered the match. Finlay pinned Swagger to “win” the title. Mark Henry entered the match. Henry pinned Dreamer to “win” the title. Swagger pinned Henry to “win” the title. Dreamer pinned Christian to “win” the title. Time expired and Dreamer retained the ECW championship!

WWE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE VS. MYSTERIO’s MASK MATCH
Rey Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho to win the WWE Intercontinental title and retain his mask: The finish saw Chris Jericho unmask Rey Mysterio, but he was wearing a back-up mask underneath. Mysterio got up and hit the 619, followed by a Springboard Splash for the victory!

NO-DISQUALIFICATION MATCH
Dolph Ziggler defeated The Great Khali: Kane made his return to the WWE and attacked Khali with chairshots, leading to Ziggle pounding on Khali for the pinfall..

BACKSTAGE SEGMENT: Vince McMahon told Theodore Long he was on probation and had better accomplish something as SmackDown! General Manager soon!

UNIFIED TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
The Colon Brothers (Carlito & Primo) vs. Legacy (Ted DiBiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes): Pressured to do something “exciting,” SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long made this a triple threat match including Edge & Chris Jericho as the third team!

UNIFIED TAG TEAM TITLE 3-WAY
Edge & Chris Jericho defeated The Colon Brothers (Carlito & Primo) vs. Legacy (Ted DiBiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes) to capture the Unified Tag Team titles: At first, the Colons and Legacy refused to take in Edge & Jericho. The crowd chanted “We Want Christian!”

BACKSTAGE SEGMENT: Randy Orton told Rhodes & DiBiase not to worry because it was more important that he retain his WWE championship tonight. Ted DiBiase said Orton doesn’t care about them and walked out on him!

WWE WOMEN’S TITLE MATCH
Michelle McCool defeated Melina Perez to win the WWE Women’s title: Michelle McCool used the Faith-breaker (aka Styles Clash before it was stolen) to win the title! McCool becomes the first woman to hold both the Diva’s title and the Women’s title..

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
Jeff Hardy defeated World Heavyweight champion C.M. Punk by DQ: Jeff Hardy initially scored the pin after a Twist of Fate and a Swanton-bomb but C.M. Punk’s foot was on the ropes and the referee restarted the match. Punk claimed he got poked in the eye, and while blinded, he kicked the referee causing the disqualification – to save his title. Punk was booed out of the building while being carried away. Hardy went into a rage and attacked Punk after the match and had to be dragged off by WWE officials.

GRUDGE MATCH
John Cena defeated Mike “the Miz” Mizanin: John Cena finished off the Miz with the Attitude Adjustment (F-U), followed by the STF (STF-U) in 5:00.

THREE STAGES OF HELL FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (REGULAR MATCH)
WWE champion Randy Orton defeated Triple H by DQ: Triple H was immediately DQ’d after a dozen chairshots.

THREE STAGES OF HELL FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE)
Triple H defeated WWE champion Randy Orton: Triple H quickly won the second fall after a Pedigree on the ringside floor.

THREE STAGES OF HELL FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (STRETCHER MATCH)
Randy Orton defeated Triple H to retain the WWE Championship: Triple H had the match won, but then Rhodes & DiBiase showed up to help Orton. Triple H found a sledge-hammer and took care of them. Orton recovered and low-blowed HHH. Orton smashed HHH with a weapon and pushed him “over the line” on a stretcher to retain the WWE championship! After the match, Triple H whacked Orton with a sledge-hammer – which got boos from the audience..