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WWE: 'Unforgiven ' PPV
Sunday 16th Sep, 2007 - 8 PM | US EST
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole & JBL and Joey Styles & Tazz

The WWE promo hits.

A video package airs highlighting tonight's scheduled matches including John Cena defending the WWE Title against Randy Orton but mainly focusing on the return of The Undertaker.

A graphic opening then welcomes us to Unforgiven.

We go live where a series of pyro explodes.

Joey Styles and Tazz welcomed us to the PPV, and they went right to the ECW match of the night, without even going to the other announce teams.

Punk makes his way to the ring. After Punk entered the ring, they did a video package on CM Punk's ECW Title win over John Morrison. When they came back from the package, Burke was already in the ring.

ECW World Title
CM Punk vs Elijah Burke

There was a chant for Punk at the bell. They locked up and the referee broke them up on the ropes. Punk shoved Burke, and grabbed a front facelock. They exchanged holds on the mat, with Punk bridging out of a waistlock and hitting a drop toe hold and applying a chinlock. Punk switched into a jujigatame armbar, but Burke grabbed the ropes. Burke backed Punk into the corner, then hit an elbow to the side of the head. Burke hit some more elbows, but Punk leapfrogged Burke and hit a kick to the gut. Punk followed up with a side Russian legsweep, then hit a forearm to the chest. Punk hit a chop to the chest and a few kicks, including a hard kick to the back after a snap mare. Punk hit a backbreaker for a two count. Punk hit a right hand in the corner, then they botched up an Irish Whip spot. Burke caught a Punk kick and threw Punk to the mat after hanging him on the middle rope. Burke stomped Punk for a two count.

Burke hit some kicks and put Punk in a surfboard. Punk broke out of it with a mule kick. Punk hit a jumping knee in the corner, then a bulldog. Punk followed with a springboard clothesline for a two count. Burke went to the floor, and when Punk came out after him, Burke yanked him off the apron to the floor. Burke rammed Punk back first into the ring apron. Burke showboated a bit, then rolled Punk into the ring. Burke got a two count and hit a forearm to the back for another pair of two counts. Burke went for a Boston Crab, and Punk tried to block it, but Burke rolled it over. Punk struggled and made the ropes for the break. Burke gave Punk a pair of German suplexes, but on the third attempt Punk elbowed out of it. Punk went for a clothesline, but Burke blocked it and hit an STO for a two count. Burke grapevined Punk's legs into a reverse Cloverleaf variation. Punk tripped out of it, but Burke hit a series of forearms to Punk's back and said "Why don't you quit?"

Burke kicked Punk, but Punk came back with an enzugiri. Burke returned fire with a kick to the gut and an uppercut to Punk for a two count. Burke raked Punk's eyes with his boot. Burke slapped a downed Punk on the mat twice, and when he reached down to slap him again, Punk cradled him into a Victory Roll and got the pin at the 12 minute mark.

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Winner: CM Punk

JBL and Michael Cole then got to welcome us to the show, and reviewed the Matt Hardy-MVP feud.

MVP and Hardy had separate entrances, and came out before the challengers. Hardy and MVP argued over who would start.

WWE Tag Team Championship
MVP & Matt Hardy (c's) vs Deuce & Domino

MVP ended up starting with Domino. They locked up, and MVP took Domino to the mat with a wristlock. MVP hit an armdrag and bragged to Hardy. MVP slammed Domino and then tagged in Hardy off the chest. Deuce tagged in as well. Hardy and Deuce locked up and Hardy hit an armdrag, then slammed Deuce. Hardy hit a swinging neckbreaker, and noted to MVP that he hit three moves. Hardy pulled Deuce into the corner and tagged MVP. Deuce punched to an advantage on MVP, but MVP reversed a whip to the corner then hit a clothesline in the corner and a bulldog. MVP for on the second rope and mocked Hardy's gesture. The two argued and Domino tagged in. Matt tagged in as well, and slammed Domino. Hardy then did his gesture on the second rope and hit an elbow to the back of the head. Hardy then did MVP's "Ballin'" bit and dropped an elbow. MVP tried to come in, and while the referee stopped him, Deuce ran in and knocked down Hardy.

Deuce tagged in and worked over Hardy with a cobra clutch. Deuce missed a charge in the corner and Hardy rolled him up for two, then Deuce hit a kick to the gut and tagged in Domino. Domino slammed Hardy and hit a legdrop for two. Domino yanked Hardy throat first across the top rope and Deuce tagged in and applied an armbar. Hardy punched and kicked out of it, then Cherry tried to trip Hardy. Deuce charged Hardy and MVP yelled to Hardy to look out for him. Hardy ducked the charge and hit the Side Effect. Domino tagged in before Hardy could crawl to his corner, knocked MVP off the apron, then gave Hardy a double knee lift and applied a cobra. MVP stood on the floor annoyed. Hardy broke out of the cobra, but Domino pulled him into his corner. MVP walked up the aisle. Deuce and Domino hit the Rockerplex on Hardy, but Hardy kicked out. MVP changed his mind and went back to the ring and got on the apron.

Matt broke out of a Deuce headlock, and bulldogged Deuce while clotheslining Domino on the apron. Matt ducked a Deuce clothesline and tagged MVP on the chest. Deuce punched Hardy out of the ring, then went after MVP on the apron. MVP returned fire and started to clean house, backdropping Deuce and giving Domino a facebuster on the knee. MVP then did the Ballin' kneedrop on Deuce, but Matt tagged himself in off of MVP's back as he bounced off the ropes. Matt rammed MVP into Domino on the apron, then hit the Twist of Fate on Deuce for the pin at the ten minute mark.

Winners: MVP & Matt Hardy

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Aftermath:
Hardy celebrated with all the title belts, then dropped the U.S. belt on MVP, who was sitting on the mat and fuming. Hardy then left with both tag belts.

Lilian Garcia explained that this was a No DQ match, but only for Carlito. Carlito was allowed to use any weapon or break any rule and not be disqualified. Triple H entered first, which allowed Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross to welcome us to the show. Highlights of Triple H defeating King Booker at Summerslam was shown. Carlito then made his entrance. He wasn't carrying weapons.

HHH vs Carlito

Triple H hit some right hands at the bell and hit a back elbow, knocking Carlito to the floor. Carlito went to look under the ring for a weapon, but Triple H grabbed him and yanked him back into the ring. Triple H hit a shoulderblock in the corner and a backdrop. Carlito rolled out of the ring again. Carlito went under the ring and grabbed a trash can. As he got into the ring, Triple H flipped him in. Triple H went for the can, but the referee took it and put it in the corner. Triple H clotheslined Carlito to the floor. Triple He went to the outside and Carlito hit some punches. Carlito grabbed a chair, but Triple H ducked and Carlito hit the ringpost. Triple H rammed Carlito back first into the security wall and the ring apron, then threw him into the ring. Triple H hit two elbows to the back, then a side backbreaker.

Triple H applied an abdominal stretch and grabbed the top rope for more leverage while the referee wasn't looking. While the ref discussed the ropes with Triple H, he would pull Carlito's hair with his other hand. The ref finally caught him grabbing the hair and made him break the hold. Carlito went to the floor and grabbed a monitor, but Triple H cut him off and flung him over the ECW announce table. Triple H told the referee "I'm trying to get him in the ring". Triple H went after Carlito, but Carlito hit him in the head with the ring bell, then hit a body shot with it. Carlito then choked Triple H with a cable. Carlito then went for his apple, and took a few bites. He went to spit it at Triple H, but Triple H hit him in the gut and Carlito spat apple everywhere. Carlito grabbed the trash can that the ref had left in the ring and blasted Triple H in the head with it. Carlito hit Triple H repeatedly with the can, but only got a two count.

Carlito went under the ring and got another trash can. Carlito gave Triple H a back suplex into the side of the trash can, crushing it, and got a two count. Carlito then went for a third trash can and wedged it in a corner between the ropes. Carlito went for a whip, but ending up getting clotheslined by Triple H. Carlito ducked another clothesline, but was hit with a jumping knee. Carlito reversed a whip and went for a backdrop, but Triple H gave him a facebuster on the knee for a two count. Triple H hit some punches in the corner, but Carlito came back with powder to the face. Carlito went to the floor and grabbed a chair. As he went for the chairshot, Triple H scooped him up and hit a spinebuster. Triple H picked up the chair, but the referee took it away. As the ref was putting it back at ringside, Carlito went after Triple H with a trash can. Triple H hit Carlito with a low blow (unseen by the referee) and hit the Pedigree for the win at the eleven minute mark.

Winner: HHH

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Aftermath:
HHH celebrates in the ring as he slowly walks towards the back.

Backstage:
Maria interviewed Batista, who seemed more interested in flirting with Maria than his title match. He eventually focused on the match, noting that it is "every man for himself" tonight. Batista said the time for talking is over, and he was going to leave Unforgiven as a three-time World Heavyweight Champion. No reference to being laid out by Khali on Smackdown.

Video package leading up to tonights Womens Championship Match.

Women's Championship Match
Candice Michelle (c) vs. Beth Phoenix

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Jim Ross noted that Beth Phoenix was the strongest female competitor in WWE since Bull Nakano. They locked up at the bell, and Phoenix shoved Candice to the mat. Candice jumped onto her for a headlock, but Phoenix tossed her to the mat. Candice tried a waistlock, but Phoenix powered out and started working on Candice's arm, doing the old Davey Boy Smith wristlock lift. Candice slid to the apron to avoid Phoenix and hit a kick, then hit a top rope armdrag. Candice went for a headscissors, but Phoenix turned it into a backbreaker. Phoenix hit a kick to the back, then rammed her into the corner. Phoenix whipped Candice into a corner, then rammed her face first into the mat. Phoenix drove her elbow into Candice's back. Candice got a two count, then applied a double arm chicken wing, ala 1989 Ricky Steamboat. Phoenix threw Candice to the mat for a two count, then applied a chinlock. Phoenix applied a surfboard.

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Phoenix threw Candice in the corner and hit a forearm to the back, then two to the chest. Candice applied a bodyscissors in the corner, then a headscissors and kicked Phoenix in the head. Phoenix stopped her rally with an elbow, then sent Candice to the mat by snapping her off the ropes. Phoenix put Candice in an over-the-shoulder backbreaker, circa 1980's Big John Studd. Yes, I have been watching a lot of old wrestling lately. Candice struggled, then managed to elbow out of the hold. Candice hit some forearms and a weak dropkick, then delivered a clothesline. Candice leapfrogged Phoenix in a corner and yanked her to the mat by the hair. Candice charged Phoenix, who scooped her up and rammed her hard into a corner. Beth Phenix then did a full extension Gorilla Press and dropped Candice to the mat. Phoenix scored a two count. Phoenix then went for another slam, but Candice floated over and grabbed a crucifix for a three count at the eight minute mark.

Winner: Candice Michelle

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Aftermath:
Candice went right to the floor, while Phoenix just boiled with anger in the ring. They showed strands of Candice's hair on the mat. Candice walked off in victory as Beth looked on.

Backstage:
The Great Khali and Singh were backstage for an interview. Khali jabbered, then Singh translated that Mysterio and Batista's comments made him laugh. They put over the Vice Grip, then Singh put a Rey Mysterio mask on a cantaloupe. Khali then squashed it. Singh then gave Khali a watermelon to represent Batista's head, and Khali squashed that. Singh chanted for Khali as the segment ended.

Video package leading up to tonights Heavyweight title match betwen Khali (c), Batista and Mysterio.

Batista entered first, then Rey Mysterio, neither looking hurt, then Khali.

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Khali (c) vs Batista vs Mysterio

Batista and Rey went at Khali and he shoved them both away, with Rey rolling to the floor. Khali went to work on Batista, kicking him down in a corner. Khali hit what I think were supposed to be elbows in the corner. Khali then missed a shot and Batista hit shoulderblocks in the corner. Batista then whipped Mysterio shoulder first into Khali. Mysterio and Batista double teamed Khali in the corner, then Mysterio cradled Batista for a two count. Batista looked stunned. Mysterio hit a headscissors for a two count. Mysterio hit Batista with some shoulderblocks from the apron, then hit a springboard senton on Batista. Khali then kicked Rey in the head, and Mysterio went to the floor.

Khali went for the Vice Grip on Batista, but Batista blocked it. Khali hit a chop to the head. Batista was bleeding from his ear, I think from the headscissors. Khali put Batista in a Vice Grip. Rey ran in with a chair and hit Khali in the back with it (no DQ in a Triple Threat match). Khali released Batista, who rolled to the floor. Khali decked Rey with one punch. Khali went to the floor and threw Batista over the ECW announce table. Khali got into the ring, and Rey tried to avoid him, but was thrown into a corner and kicked over and over.

Khali choked Rey in the corner, then hit a short arm clothesline. Khali decided to pose for a while. Khali then applied a nervehold, because why would he go for his Vice Grip? Sorry for the sarcasm. Rey broke out with punches to the body, but Khali decked him with a boot to the face. Khali then applied the Vice Grip. Batista ran in to break it up, hitting shots to the back. Batista hit a shoulderblock and Khali got tied up in the ropes. Batista hit a series of rights on Khali. Batista went for a Batista Bomb on Mysterio, but Mysterio turned it into a rana and put Batista in 619 position. Mysterio gave Batista the 619, then gave Khali the 619. Khali was in a seated position on the mat. Mysterio gave Khali the springboard senton. Batista then powerbombed Mysterio onto Khali. Batista then shoved Rey to the floor, and gave Khali a spinebuster for the pin at the eight minute mark. Crowd popped huge for the finishing sequence.

Winner and new World Heavyweight Champion: Batista

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Aftermath:
Batista celebrated in the ring.

Video package of McMahons bastard son fiasco was shown.

Backstage:
Triple H approached Batista. Triple H gave him a bottle of water, then congratulated him and they shook hands and embraced. Triple H then said "You and I both know, it is one thing to win it, it is another thing to keep it" before walking off.

London & Kendrick ran to the ring and then Cade & Murdoch made there way to the ring.

World Tag Team Championship Match
Cade & Murdoch (c's) vs. London & Kendrick

Kendrick started out with Cade. They locked up and went to the corner, and Cade broke clean. Kendrick grabbed a hammerlock, but Cade reversed. Kendrick rolled through it and went to the ropes, leapfrogging Cade, but being caught with a hiptoss. Cade grabbed a side headlock, and Kendrick struggled until he broke free. Kendrick hit a dropkick, then nailed Murdoch with one when he ran in, which allowed Cade to hit Murdoch with a shoulderblock. Murdoch tagged in and went for a suplex, but Kendrick turned it into a small package for a two count, then hit an armdrag. London tagged in and hit an elbow to Murdoch's outstretched arm. Kendrick tagged in and did the same. London then tagged in and stomped the arm off the top rope. Murdoch backdropped London to the apron, but London hit a slingshot dropkick. Kendrick came in with a sunset flip on Murdoch for two, but Murdoch kicked out and hit a lariat. Cade tagged in and hit some hard shots to the back of Kendrick. Kendrick flipped over a back suplex attempt and hit a headscissors. Murdoch ran in and London dropkicked him. Kendrick and London clotheslined Cade to the floor, then sent Murdoch outside as well. London and Kendrick hit stereo topes on their opponents.

In the ring, Kendrick missed Cade with a top rope bodypress. Murdoch hit a running forearm, knocking Kendrick to the floor. Kendrick was almost counted out, but made it back in. Murdoch hit a forearm, and Cade tagged in for a clothesline. Murdoch tagged in and Cade picked him up and dropped him into a legdrop on Kendrick. Murdoch went for a backdrop, but Kendrick kicked it away. Cade tagged in and knocked London off the apron. Cade set up Kendrick for a superplex, but Kendrick knocked him down off the ropes. Cade recovered and powerslammed Kendrick off the ropes, but London broke up the cover. Murdoch tagged in and hit Kendrick with an elbowdrop for a two count. Murdoch put Kendrick in a chinlock, but Kendrick broke out and hit a side kick. Cade tagged in and ran into a Kendrick boot. Cade came back with an elbow, then tagged Murdoch. Murdoch jumped off the top rope into Kendrick's boot. Cade tagged in, but Kendrick made the hot tag to London. London gave Cade two dropkicks, a reverse atomic drop and a standing rana. Murdoch ran in, but London knocked him out of the ring with a forearm. London came off the top rope with a double stomp to the back of a slumped over Cade for a two count. London ran into a Cade boot, then Cade missed a second rope elbow and London hit a standing Shooting Star for a two count. Kendrick tagged in and hit a top rope bodypress on Cade for a two count. Cade managed a blind tag to Murdoch as Kendrick was going for a whip. Cade scooped up Kendrick and Murdoch hit the running boot to the head for a two count.

Murdoch missed a charge in the corner. London ran in and hit Cade, and the referee went to get London out. Kendrick was going for Sliced Bread #2 on Murdoch, but Cade grabbed him and hit a spinebuster. London ran in and Cade sent him over the top rope and to the floor, while Murdoch covered Kendrick for the pin at the twelve minute mark.

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Winners: Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch

Aftermath:
Cade and Murdoch celebrate.

Video package of Cena holding the title for the last humdred years that leads into how the WWE Championship came about tonight with Randy Orton.

John Cena's father was at ringside, staring at Randy Orton. Orton was about to approach him at ringside when John Cena's music hit. Cena walked right out and stood between his father sitting at ringside and Orton in the ring. JR noted it was Cena's 364th day as champion. There was a "Randy" chant from part of the crowd.

WWE Championship
John Cena (c) durrr vs Randy Orton

Cena stared at Orton at the bell, got angry and charged Orton and the two exchanged punches, with Cena getting the better of it. Cena pounded Orton on the mat with right hands. Cena hit a lariat, then rammed Orton face first into a turnbuckle. Orton rolled to the floor, but Cena went outside and hit a clothesline, then stood on Orton's throat. Back in the ring, Cena went for an STFU, but Orton rolled away from it. Cena decked Orton with a punch, and Orton rolled to the floor. Cena threw Orton back in the ring, and as Cena got in, Orton hit an uppercut. Orton pulled Cena into the ring, his feet hanging off the second rope, and hit a DDT for a two count. Orton pounded Cena with punches to the head, but Cena tackled Orton and hit some punches. Cena missed a charge in the corner and Orton applied a sleeper. Cena tried to get out, but Orton switched to a side headlock to take Cena to the mat, then went to a chinlock. There were "Let's Go Orton" and "Let's Go Cena" chants.

Cena struggled up in the chinlock, broke free and hot some body and head shots to Orton. Cena hit a clothesline, then a splash in the corner. Cena pounded Orton with punches, and shoved the referee out of the way twice. Cena kept throwing punches, and the referee called for the bell at the seven minute mark.

Winner via DQ: Randy Orton

Aftermath:
Orton, from the apron, pulled Cena throat first across the top rope. Orton then grabbed Cena's dad and pulled him over the barricade to the floor. Orton was measuring for a kick, but Cena tackled Orton on the floor and put him in the STFU. Cena then yelled to his dad, and Papa Cena kicked Orton in the head while he was in the STFU.

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Papa Cena then walked out, followed by security, while Cena stood over the unconscious Orton.

I am officially bored of Cena winning now.

Video package showing the lead up tonights return of the Undertaker vs Mark Henry.

Undertaker vs Mark Henry

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Undertaker and Henry had a staredown, then Taker hit a barrage of punches. Henry came back by picking up Taker and ramming him into the corner for a few shots. Taker came back with punches, then knocked Henry down with a headbutt. Undertaker started to work on Henry's arm, and went for the Old School rope walk, but Henry stopped him and went for a superplex. Taker knocked Henry off the ropes, but Henry nailed him with a punch and went for it again. Henry hit a headbutt, then delivered the superplex.

Henry hit some punches in a corner, but Taker reversed positions and hit a series of body shots. Henry came back with a clothesline. Taker reversed a whip and went for a backdrop, but Henry kicked Taker in the chest. Undertaker stared at Henry, then clotheslined (more like shoved) Henry over the top rope and to the floor. Undertaker pounded Henry at ringside, and took the top off of the ECW announce table. Henry caught Taker with a shot on the floor and rammed him back first into the ring apron twice, then tossed him into the ring.

Mark Henry hit a clothesline for a two count, then hit a big splash for another two. Henry hit another splash for another two count. Mark Henry missed a third splash. Undertaker and Mark Henry exchanged punches, with Undertaker getting the better of it. Mark Henry came back with a STO variation, then argued with the referee for some reason. Henry choked Undertaker briefly, then awkwardly slammed Taker and hit a splash. Mark Henry smiled, and Undertaker sat up and grabbed Henry by the throat. Undertaker hit a series of punches to Henry, then a pair of running splashes in the corner. Undertaker hit the Old School rope walk forearm on Henry. Chokeslam on Mark Henry, then Undertaker folded Henry's arms across his chest, but Henry kicked out at two. Undertaker set up for the Last Ride, but Henry punched out of it. Undertaker hit Henry with a big boot, but then ran into a Mark Henry bear hug. Taker grabbed Henry by the throat, and Henry rammed Taker into the corner. Henry hit a few punches, then stood on the second rope to hit more punches, but before he could land one, Taker walked out of the corner with the powerbomb for the pin at the twelve minute mark.

Winner: The Undertaker

The announcers speculated as to what the Undertaker would "want next" now that he has taken care of Mark Henry. Undertaker then gestured that he wants the title, and they ended the PPV with Michael Cole saying he wants was was "wrongfully taken" from him to end the show. Undertaker ontinued to wander about the ring as th show closed.

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