page_title: Judgment Day (2009)
section_title: Main event matches
hierarchical_section_title: Judgment Day (2009) / Event / Main event matches
caption_attribution_description: English: Jeff Hardy at a SmackDown taping in November 2008
context_page_description: Judgment Day (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, took place on May 17, 2009, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It was the eleventh and final show under the Judgment Day name and the tenth show held annually; it featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The event's card featured seven matches.
  The main event for the show saw Edge successfully defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Hardy. WWE Champion Randy Orton was disqualified in a match against Batista and therefore retained his title. In addition, John Cena defeated Big Show.
  The undercard for the show had four other singles matches: CM Punk versus Umaga, ECW Champion Christian defending the championship against Jack Swagger, John Morrison versus Shelton Benjamin, and Rey Mysterio defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho.
  The event had 228,000 buys, down from the Judgment Day 2008 figure of 252,000 buys.
context_section_description: The fifth match saw Batista challenge Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. The match focused around the two brawling: Orton kept Batista down with stomps and chinlocks but Batista delivered a spear. Orton spent the latter portion of the match trying to get himself disqualified by trying to use a steel chair and the WWE title belt as a weapon, as well as trying to get counted out, only to have Batista halt his efforts. After an attempt at the RKO was blocked, Orton ran into the referee and slapped him in the face. This was rendered a disqualification victory for Batista, due to Orton attacking an official. Per title match rules, Orton retained the championship, as the title cannot change hands on a disqualification unless stated otherwise. Following the match, Orton's protégés, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, came down to the ring and assaulted Batista until retired wrestler, Ric Flair, made his return to the company to aide Batista against his assailants. Batista was then able to deliver the Batista Bomb to Orton.
  John Cena faced The Big Show next on the card. In the early part of the match, The Big Show performed various punches on Cena, but was ultimately countered by his opponent who attempted to apply the STF, but it was unable to be fully applied due to The Big Show's size. Cena then delivered the Attitude Adjustment to Big Show for a pinfall victory.
  The main event saw Edge defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Hardy. The match kept a quick pace between the two, trying to gain the upper hand with a number of strikes and takedowns, as well as Hardy executing a Twist of Fate. The action would spill onto the floor, leading to both men positioned at the barricade surrounding the ring area. Hardy tried to run across it, and Edge stopped him with a spear through the barricade. Hardy set up the steel steps, ran up the steps and performed a heel kick on Edge, leading to both competitors crashing into the crowd over the barricade. Once Edge managed to return to the ring, Matt Hardy, came through the crowd and attacked Hardy with his cast (Jeff had broken Matt's hand in their previous encounter). At the end of the match, Edge delivered an Edgecution off the top rope, pinning Hardy to retain the title.
caption: Jeff Hardy competed in the main event at Judgment Day
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