Unforgiven 2007 Unforgiven 2007 was the tenth annual Unforgiven pay - per - view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It took place on September 16 , 2007 from the FedExForum in Memphis , Tennessee and featured talent from the Raw , SmackDown , and ECW brands . The main match on the SmackDown brand was The Undertaker versus Mark Henry , which Undertaker won by pinfall after executing a Last Ride . The predominant match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Randy Orton for the WWE Championship ; Cena lost the match by disqualification but retained the title . The primary match on the ECW brand was CM Punk versus Elijah Burke for the ECW Championship , which Punk won after pinning Burke with a rolling cradle . The featured matches on the undercard included The Great Khali versus Batista versus Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship and Triple H versus Carlito in a match where Carlito could not be disqualified . The event had 210 , 000 buys , down from the Unforgiven 2006 figure of 289 , 000 buys . Background . The main feud heading into Unforgiven on the SmackDown brand was between The Undertaker and Mark Henry . Their rivalry started in early 2006 when Henry ' s interference caused Undertaker to lose a match for the World Heavyweight Championship against Kurt Angle . This culminated in a Casket match at WrestleMania 22 which Undertaker won , extending his WrestleMania winning streak to 14 - 0 . On the May 11 , 2007 edition of " SmackDown " , Henry , who made his return from an injury he sustained in mid - 2006 , assaulted The Undertaker after Undertaker had retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista in a Steel Cage match . Following the assault , Edge cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to defeat Undertaker and win the World Heavyweight Championship . As a result , Undertaker was out of action for four months . In August , vignettes started airing about Undertaker ' s return and his match with Henry at Unforgiven . The main feud on the Raw brand was between John Cena and Randy Orton for the WWE Championship . Cena had retained the title against Orton at SummerSlam . The following night on " Raw " , Orton demanded a rematch for the title , but his request was declined by General Manager William Regal . Orton proceeded his demands to Mr . McMahon , who also refused to give him a rematch unless he proved himself . That night , Orton interfered in Cena ' s match by assaulting Cena and kicking Cena ' s father , who was at ringside , in the head . The following week , Orton was granted a title rematch against Cena at Unforgiven . The main feud on the ECW brand was between CM Punk and Elijah Burke over the ECW Championship . The rivalry started on the September 11 , 2007 edition of " ECW on Sci Fi " , when Burke became the number one contender to the title . After the fact was revealed , Punk dropkick ed Burke . Later that same night , Punk teamed up with Stevie Richards in the main event against Burke and Kevin Thorn , which saw Punk and Richards win the match . The secondary feud on the SmackDown brand was between The Great Khali , Batista and Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship . After Batista was unable to win the World Heavyweight Championship from Khali at SummerSlam , he participated in a tournament in which he lost to Mysterio , the eventual winner . As a result , Mysterio got a title shot against Khali at Unforgiven . On the September 7 , 2007 edition of " SmackDown " , after Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero in an " I Quit " match , Khali put Mysterio in a Khali Vise Grip . Batista made the save , and as a result , he was made a part of the match , making it a Triple Threat match at Unforgiven . Aftermath . Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch continued to feud with Paul London and Brian Kendrick while Jeff Hardy got involved in a rivalry with Mr . Kennedy . At No Mercy , London and Kendrick teamed up with Hardy to take on the team of Cade , Murdoch and Kennedy in a six - man tag team match . Cade , Murdoch and Kennedy won the match after Kennedy delivered a Green Bay Plunge to London . On the September 17 episode of Raw , Candice Michelle and Mickie James defeated Melina and Jillian in a tag team match , while Beth Phoenix stood at ringside constantly glaring at Candice . On the following week , Phoenix pinned Candice in a mixed tag team match , putting her back in contention for the Women ' s Championship . At No Mercy , the evil Phoenix defeated Candice to capture the Women ' s Championship for the first time . On the September 18 episode of ECW on Sci Fi , General Manager Armando Estrada announced an " Elimination Chase " to determine the number one contender for the ECW Championship at No Mercy . The first match involved Elijah Burke , Kevin Thorn , Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards . Burke eliminated Richards from the Elimination Chase after pinning him . In the second round , which was held on the September 25 episode of ECW on Sci Fi , Burke went on to eliminate Kevin Thorn in a Triple Threat match after pinning him . On the October 2 episode of ECW on Sci Fi , Tommy Dreamer and Elijah Burke faced each other in the final match of the tournament . Dreamer won the final match after a DDT and was made the number one contender for the title until Estrada came and said that Elimination Chase was not over . He announced that Big Daddy V would be the final man in the Elimination Chase . Big Daddy V defeated Dreamer and became the number one contender to the ECW Championship . At No Mercy , CM Punk defended the ECW Championship against Big Daddy V and retained the title after Big Daddy V got disqualified . On the September 21 episode of SmackDown , Michael Cole interviewed Rey Mysterio until John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) said that he would conduct the interview instead . JBL claimed that he was the best wrestler ever and insulted Mysterio . Mysterio attacked JBL and challenged him to a fight until JBL introduced Finlay as Mysterio ' s opponent . Finlay attacked Mysterio with a shillelagh , which started a feud between the two . Finlay and Mysterio faced each other at No Mercy in a match which was fought to no contest . Also on the September 21 episode of SmackDown , the new World Heavyweight Champion Batista faced Mark Henry in a non - title match which Batista won by disqualification . Henry was disqualified after The Great Khali interfered and attacked Batista . After the match , Khali performed a Khali Vise Grip on Batista and challenged him to a Punjabi Prison match for the World Heavyweight Championship . At No Mercy , the two faced each other in a Punjabi Prison match for the World Heavyweight Championship , which Batista won to retain the title . John Cena and Randy Orton continued their feud over the WWE Championship , as the two were scheduled to compete in a Last Man Standing match for the title . The match , however , never occurred . On the October 1 episode of Raw , Cena defeated Mr . Kennedy in a non - title match . After the match , as a part of the storyline , Orton attacked Cena and then counted to ten , which Cena was unable to answer to . Cena was legitimately injured in the match , and as a result , the following night on ECW on Sci Fi , Mr . McMahon vacated the WWE Championship because Cena ' s right pectoral tendon was legitimately torn while executing a hip toss during his match with Kennedy . At No Mercy , Mr . McMahon entered the ring and said that a new WWE Champion was to be crowned , and Orton was crowned as champion , but he was challenged by Triple H for the title on the spot . Triple H , however , defeated Orton to win the WWE Championship , but later that same night , Triple H lost the title to Orton back in a Last Man Standing match after a title defense against Umaga , who he was booked to face in a standard wrestling match .