4/5 A Minority Vote
  by R.A. McKenzie (New York)
I'm put in a strange situation:
"The Bash 2009" is surely going to be one of the most disliked events of the year. So, I tried to join the crowd and just trash away at it. But I have to be honest, and admit that I enjoyed myself. I never once felt like turning off my DVD player. So, I guess I'll plug away at the review, and see what happens:

1) ECW Championship Scramble
---In case you don't know the rules, basically two wrestlers compete for a few minutes, and then another one enters. After all five guys have entered, the 5 wrestlers only have a few more minutes to compete. Whoever has the last pinfall or submission victory before the time limit expires will walk away as the champion. Christian and Jack Swagger started things off, and worked very well together, like they always do. Finlay is always a reliable performer. I hope WWE realizes the value in having a hard knocks worker like Finlay with their company. Tommy Dreamer (the champion) and Mark Henry did what we expected them do as the hard-working veteran and giant athlete, respectively. I guess my overall reaction is that I enjoyed this Scramble Match, especially when all five men are...well, scrambling to get the title with very little time left. However, as the WWE's fourth Scramble Match, I didn't get into this quite as much as the first three from the "Unforgiven 2008" event in Cleveland. But that's just nitpicking. Bottom line is that ECW's only match on the card got me into the mood for the rest of the event.
"7.0 / 10"
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2) Mask-vs-Title
Chris Jericho (Intercontinental champion)
v. Rey Mysterio (Must Unmask If Defeated)
---If you can forget that Rey was demasked 10 years ago in WCW, then you can get into this match like the rest of us. Don't you hate it when everyone seems to love a match, and you're wondering, "What's the big deal?" Let me assure you, just like everything you read about HBK/Undertaker from "WrestleMania 25", this seesaw classic is the real deal. Jericho and Mysterio play off their previous matches, by adding more counters and twists, just like Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn used to do in their ECW contests. There's really nothing I need to say to persuade you to check this out. Even if the "Judgment Day" or "Extreme Rules" showdowns weren't your cup of tea, I beg you to give this one a chance. If you know what Jericho is capable of, and you know what Mysterio is capable of, then you need to at least YouTube or rent this DVD just to watch this match. At the time I'm writing this review, we've got a few months before 2010 hits us. But so far, I haven't seen a better match this year. Watch it immediately!
"9.0 / 10"
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3) No Disqualifications
Dolph Ziggler v. The Great Khali
---This match got its own video package? O...Kay. Now, like everyone else who watched "SmackDown" leading up to this, I just knew that Kane was going to ruin everything for our beloved Punjabi Giant, giving the cocky Ziggler his 3rd "win" over Khali. However, I had some fun watching this. There's something about seeing a giant just manhandle the tar out of a smaller jackass that I just love watching. I mean, come on, don't you like seeing Ziggler pounding and trash talk to Great Khali, only to have Khali's palm smack Ziggler's chest? I can't believe I'm sticking up for this one, but I have to be honest, and say that Ziggler really worked his tail off to make this fresh.
"6.0 / 10"
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4) Unified Tag Team Championships
Carlito & Primo (champions)
Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes v.
v. Edge & Chris Jericho
---Alright, this is one of the crazy things from "The Bash" that I won't stick up for. You see, Edge & Jericho were last-minute additions so that "SmackDown" GM Theodore Long could shake things up to keep his job. That's cool. But, the whole match basically has the Colons and Legacy duking it out for the gold, as if it was the original advertised match before Y2J & dge were added. Now, the commentoators and WWE try to spin this as a storyline, because Edge & Jericho do nothing until the very end. But just because you're letting us in on the joke doesn't make the joke funny. In fact, the original two-on-two suspense was taken away from me, and I didn't even get to see my two favorite working Canadian wrestlers participate in the action. What a ripoff! To be fair, Legacy & The Colons had a decent match together, but I felt just as screwed as they did when Edge got the pinfall.
"5.5 / 10"
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5) Women's Championship
Melina (champion) v. Michelle McCool
---To my surprise, I really enjoyed this match too. Melina and Michelle McCool are Divas who usually try to throw different things into their performances, the former more high-risk, the latter more technically diverse. The Sacramento crowd didn't getinto this match much, which is common for women's matches in the WWE. But I still enjoyed watching McCool and Melina put on their aggressive battle.
"7.0 / 10"
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6) World Heavyweight Championship
CM Punk (champion) v. Jeff Hardy
---One of the highlights of 2009 is definitely going to be CM Punk's slow gradual turn into a villain. At this point in time, he was merely an opportunist rather than the self-righteous Straightedge Superstar he became. When it came time for Jeff Hardy to challenge Punk for the gold, they both put on a very good match. The two men complement each other quite well, especially because Punk seems to show off his skills more than he used to in the past few years. This man is an ROH veteran, you know. I also was a bit late to the Jeff Hardy wagon; he really is a reliable and entertaining singles competitor. This "Bash" title bout, like Punk's character turn, takes its time to put the piece together, but doesn't test your patience. It's just a solid back-and-forth affair. What'll frustrate some people is the cheap finish in which Punk got himself disqualified. I say that it's alright to be ticked off once in a while, because we can't have justice 100% of the time. We'd have no storylines! The ending helped the storyline and was well-executed.
"7.5 / 10"
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7) John Cena v. The Miz
---Like everybody else who watched this match, I was disappointed to see 4 months of Miz's trash ta,lking result in a glorified 6-minute squash. I naively hoped that Miz would get to look like a million bucks, and move to the next level. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be. However, just like Ziggler/Khali somehow managed to entertain me, I can't say I was bored. Sure, if I paid $40 for this PPV, I would've been harsher. But from the DVD viewing, I guess I'm grateful that it was longer than most squash matches, and admire seeing some unusual offense from both men.
"6.0 / 10" (most will rate this lower)
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8) 3 Stages of Hell - WWE Championship
Randy Orton (champion) v. Triple H
---Like many hardcore fans, I'm tired of seeing these two work together. Over the past two years I've seen these guys in a Steel Cage, three Last Man Standing Matches, two title matches in a single night, home invasions, family assaults...what else could they do? Unfortunately, this 3 Stages of Hell Match probably won't please most people. It lacks the feeling of a long gurleing battle, like what Steve Austin and HHH put together at "No Way Out 2001". Even the "Armageddon 2002" HBK/HHH showdown (overrated in my opinion) had a lot more intensity. This 3 Stages of Hell Match was entertaining enough for me, but I have a feeling I'm just the forgiving type. The first two falls end in a matter of minutes; WWE would call it storytelling, I call it time-crunching. The rest of the match seems to be WWE's new definition of brutality: If both guys are fatigued, it must be a brutal match. But for a match with the word "Hell" in it, this one was a little soft. But like most other matches on this card, I never got restless, and I somehow enjoyed it. I like this match, but I won't recommend it to anybody else.
"7.0 / 10"
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"The Bash 2009" really shouldn't get a positive review like this. But if I like something, I'm gonna say it, even if there are a lot of conventional reasons why I shouldn't. "ECW" has had a good PPV year so far, and their Championship Scramble was another good match. It was nice to see "SmackDown" stay reliable as the wrestling show, with an incredible IC Title match, and solid Women's & World Heavyweight Championship matches. Even Khali/Ziggler wasn't too bad in my book. "RAW" is sadly becoming the weakest of the three brands, with barely passable PPV matches like what we saw from this PPV. It's also too bad that the Unified Tag Team Titles seem doomed to be an afterthought.

I understand why most won't like "The Bash 2009", but I bought it on a whim, and I'm glad I did.

*****P.S. Amazon's price is worse than WWE Shop. Go to Wal-Mart or K-Mart for better deals.*****

3/5 The Bash 2009
  by Horror Spooky
Championship Scramble ECW Championship Match: Tommy Dreamer (Champion) vs. Christian vs. Finlay vs. Jack Swagger vs. Mark Henry (with Tony Atlas)
I enjoy this kind of match, though Christian and Swagger started out kind of slow since we've seen them wrestle against one another three straight pay-per-views in a row. Finlay and Tommy Dreamer added a lot to the match and made it the most exciting, though Mark Henry didn't do too bad of a job. Towards the end of the match, Dreamer managed to pin Christian following a Dreamer DDT, and then everything just got a bit sloppy, and the lack of any weapon usage was a bit disappointing considering it is technically a No Disqualification Match, but overall, it serves as a good opener and a fairly entertaining and interesting match. Winner: Tommy Dreamer. Match Rating: 4/5

Mask vs. Title Intercontinental Championship Match: Chris Jericho (Champion) vs. Rey Mysterio
Another classic match-up from these two. There was a ton of back-and-forth action, though things started out kind of slow. Jericho whipped Mysterio head-first into the security barricade and then the action went into Jericho's favor as he kept countering all of Mysterio's moves. Mysterio regained the advantage soon enough though, but missed a 619 attempt. Mysterio hit a series of high-impact moves like a tornado DDT though Jericho continuously kicked out. At one point, they both kept rolling each other up, and then Mysterio kicked out of a Lionsault by Jericho. Mysterio powered out of the Walls of Jericho twice, which Jericho applied after countering a hurracanrana, though Jericho countered a springboard crossbody into a Codebreaker. Mysterio STILL kicked out, though when Jericho tried for a Super Codebreaker, Mysterio pushed him off the top turnbuckle and jumped at him. Jericho ripped off his mask, but Mysterio had another mask on underneath! Mysterio hit a running insiguri on Jericho, followed by the 619, and capped off with the Swan Dive to get the victory and the IC title. Winner: Rey Mysterio Match Rating: 5/5

No Disqualification Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. The Great Khali (with Ranjin Singh)
Ziggler's pay-per-view debut is a No DQ Match against Khali. Not the best odds I'd say. Regardless, Khali was relentless in his attacks, chopping Ziggler so hard that it made the poor guy fall to the ground. When the fight spilled to the outside when Khali dumped Ziggler over the top turnbuckle, Ziggler dodged a chop that sent Khali's hand SMASHING into the steel ring post. This gave Ziggler the advantage, who hit some pretty unique offensive maneuvers, including a Fameasser, before Khali started getting the advantage again. Ziggler brought a steel chair into the ring and went to attack Khali, but Khali punched it away. Khali chopped Ziggler down and called for the Chokeslam, but then Kane suddenly entered the arena! Kane grabbed a chair and beat Khali down with it, capping off his assault with a chairshot to the skull. This gave Ziggler the opportunity to pin Khali. Not very exciting or amazing, but it was still entertaining with some nice chair shots to see. Winner: Dolph Ziggler. Match Rating: 4/5

Triple Threat Unified WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Carlito and Primo (Champions) vs. Chris Jericho and Edge vs. Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase)
Edge was pissed that he wasn't on the pay-per-view card and Chris Jericho was pissed about losing to Mysterio yet again, so Theodore Long made this match triple threat. While it was hardly a triple threat match, with Jericho and Edge being in the match for mere seconds, it was still a good showing by Carlito, Primo, and Legacy. Primo was grounded for most of the match though, which was a shame and a bad move by the competitors in my opinion. The match got a bit confusing during the end, but what happened was Edge got the pin on Cody Rhodes while Jericho brawled with Primo and DiBiase on the outside. Carlito didn't know that Edge was the legal man and hit the Backstabber, followed by a cover. When Carlito turned around, he ate a Spear from Edge, who then pinned Carlito to win the titles. The ending was confusing and the match wasn't really what it was advertised to have been, but it was still quite entertaining. Winners: Chris Jericho and Edge. Match Rating: 4/5

Women's Championship Match: Michelle McCool (Champion) vs. Melina
This match was okay. There wasn't really anything of note that happened, just some basic women's offense from both competitors, and nothing we haven't seen before. Michelle McCool managed to pick up the win without much of a battle after hitting the Faithbreaker (or whatever it's called nowadays) on Melina to end the "eh" match in a particular sweet fashion. Winner: Michelle McCool. Match Rating: 3/5

World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk (Champion) vs. Jeff Hardy
This match was actually very well done. Both men hit their usual offense, with Jeff being grounded for part of the match thanks to Punk's submission holds. Punk even pulled out some pretty interesting submissions, including a Figure Four Head Lock (no joke). Hardy hit the Twist of Fate and even the Swanton Bomb, after powering out of the Go To Sleep attempts by CM Punk, but Punk's foot was under the rope, which is a technical rope break. A frustrated Hardy tried to attack Punk some more, but Punk hid behind the referee after a short struggle and then kicked the referee in the side, prompting the ref to call for the disqualification and end the match in a very poor manner. Winner: Jeff Hardy. Match Rating: 4/5

John Cena vs. The Miz
Another bad match from John Cena. Go figure. Anyway, Cena was actually dominated for the majority of the match, with Miz hitting some nice offense moves as well as some high-flying stuff. The match did drag on like crazy during this portion though, with Miz applying very boring submission holds and hitting Cena with basic strikes. In the end, Cena hit the "Attitude Adjustment" (yes, they changed the freaking name of the only thing Cena was really good for), and then applied the STF, forcing Miz to submit. Lame match with a lame ending. Winner: John Cena Match Rating: 2/5

Three Stages of Hell WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton (Champion) vs. Triple H
The only real problem with this match is that Triple H and Orton have wrestled a ridiculous amount of times over the last few years and that the match ends up not being what was advertised. Regardless, the match starts out as a regular wrestling match, with some nice offense and signature stuff from both men. However, Triple H nailed Orton in the head with a steel chair out of nowhere to give Orton the win via disqualification for the first fall. This gave Triple H the advantage though during the Falls Count Anywhere Match that followed. Triple H beat up on Orton with the steel chair and then hit a Pedigree on the outside to get the pinfall! The stretcher match was a little more exciting, with brawling all over the arena and some wicked shots into the security barricade and such. Towards the end of the match, Triple H hit the Pedigree to Orton on the steel and nearly had him rolled over the line, but Cody Rhodes ran out! Rhodes prevented Triple H from making it across, but Triple H quickly eliminated Rhodes from the competition. Just when Triple H was about to win again, Ted DiBiase ran out, prevented Triple H from winning, and then he and Rhodes beat up on Triple H. However, Triple H pulled a steel grating off the stage floor and pulled out his sledgehammer! Triple H went to town on Legacy, hitting them with his sledgehammer multiple times, but Orton smacked the steel grating Triple H took off the floor right onto The Game's head. This knocked Triple H unconscious and gave Orton the chance to roll him over the line and retain his title. An angry Triple H then nailed Orton in the face with the sledgehammer after the match. This is a greatly entertaining match with the perfect pace, but there is a serious problem with the lack of brutality here. Winner: Randy Orton Match Rating: 5/5

OVERALL EVENT
The Bash was okay. It wasn't as good as a pay-per-view should be, but it wasn't really disappointing either. The Cena/Miz match was a big letdown, though the main event did deliver, and the rest of the card was pretty good, save for the average women's match. It's not going to win any awards, but it was still an interesting pay-per-view that just fell short of being something you would want to spend your money on without blinking an eye.

3/5 This is a 3 1/2 star show
  by phenomenal
1)Christian,Jack Swagger,Finley,Tommy Dreamer,Mark Henry Scramble Match ECW Title 8/10
I havn't seen the other scramble matches so I can't compare but this is was a good way to open the PPV it was action from the start there were a few botched spots but nothing major everyone in the match won the title except for Christian i think they could've finished the match a little better it got very cluttered but overall a good title match
2)Chris Jericho vs Rey Mysterio Intercontinental Title 10/10
This is the match of the night it started out a little slow with Jericho dominating the match but once the match gets going it doesn't stop back and forth action counters galore and plenty of near falls this match will have you on the edge of your seat i liked the ending it was done well another great match in this fued
3)Dolph Ziggler vs Khali 4/10
Yawn...sorry this match is a snorefest but thats what you expect from a Khali match he does his chops and thats about it Khali stands there while Ziggler gets in some offense this match would be totally useless if it wasnt for the return of Kane to start the Kane and Khali fued which didnt work 2 years ago so it im guessing it wont succeed now
4)The Colons vs Legacy vs Edge and Jericho Unified Tag Titles 7/10
The addition of Edge and Jericho didnt really have an effect on this match until the end it's basically just an average Tag Match if Edge and Jericho had been more involved this could've been a match of the night contender but it is funny seeing them begging to be tagged in the match the ultimate opportunist strikes again
5)Melina vs Michelle Mccool Womens Title 5/10
This is another disappointing match Mccool basically dominates this whole match working on Melina's leg Melina gets in a few shots but nothing to shift the momentum you get a little interference from Alisha Fox Mccool makes history after hitting the Faith Breaker AKA The Styles Clash and becomes the first Diva to hold the Divas Title and Womens Title
6)CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy World Title Match 7/10
I was really looking forward to this match but it let me down Punk grounds Hardy with some submissions after Hardy crashes and burns on the outside then Hardy gets disappointed again after the referee reverses his decision when he sees Punk's foot under the rope and restarts the match then Punk gets hit in the eye and purposely kicks the referee to get disqualified bad ending to a mediocre title match
7)John Cena vs The Miz 6/10
Everyone knew who was going to win this match but i was hoping Miz would at least get a chance to show some of his skills and he did for a whole 2 minutes this was a relatively short match which was another disappointment Cena dominates Miz in this squash match and makes him tap like a baby what a shocker
8)Randy Orton vs Triple H WWE Title 3 Stages of Hell 9/10
This is basically just a stretcher match which turned out to be a good thing the first fall lasts about 7 minutes until Triple H gets intentionally DQ'd and destroys Orton with a chair quickly Pedigrees him on the floor to win the second fall the third fall is fought on the floor pretty much the whole time its extremely physical with both guys taking some hard shots with Triple H nearly winning twice the interference from Legacy doesnt hurt the match much because it's short lived Orton hits Triple H with a part of the stage and quickly pushes him across the line before getting blasted with the sledgehammer

3/5 Triple H vs. Randy Orton...For The 14th Time
  by D.P. (California)
Scramble Match: ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer vs. Christian vs. Finlay vs. Mark Henry vs. Jack Swagger - This was just alright match but nothing about it really stood out to me past Swagger continuing to deliver impressive performances for his "rookie" year in WWE. This picked up towards the end but was easily the weakest ECW Championship match in almost a year & a heavy stepdown from the ECW Scramble match last year.

Mask vs. Title: Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio - The feud of the year (IMO) continues here as they used the motto "it it ain't broke, don't fix it" as they used the same formula that's worked before & even had some counters to moves in their previous matches (watch out for that Codebreaker in mid-air). Just like what this feud was based on, the mask did come into play at one point but it was another creative finish here that again delivered the match of the night.
And as a personal sidenote, I'm glad to see after this 3 PPV match series (4 matches total if you include their final match on SmackDown around a week later) elevate the Intercontinental Championship back to what it's suppost to be since the beginning...the championship that revolves around the "hardest workers" in the company.

No Disqualification Match: Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler - This was the obivious dud of the night that was only here for two reasons...to setup Dolph as the next challenger for the Intercontinental Championship and the return of Kane but past that, you can easily skip this one.

Unified Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo vs. Legacy vs. Edge & Chris Jericho - If anyone wants to know how Edge & Jericho got added to the match, pay attention to the backstage skits with Teddy Long all night. However, don't let the title fool you as this was really the Colons vs. Legacy featuring Edge & Jericho as this was a better match than expected as both teams did have a well worked match & also told a great story in how they kept Edge & Jericho out of the match by avoiding them the whole time to the point where the blind tags in & out between them & Legacy/Colons were almost comedic and their facial expressions for being shutout of the match were almost priceless (no pun intended). At the most, Edge & Jericho were probably in the ring for less than a minute combined (maybe even less than 30 seconds) but it was actually a good match if you can value the story being told here.

Womens Champion Melina vs. Michelle McCool - This is one of those matches that it's either good or bad depending on what your looking at because this was below the level that I expect from Melina but one of the better McCool matches that I've seen with McCool targeting Melina's leg throughout the match. This is watchable & not bad but nothing really memorable either past the fact that McCool became the first to hold the Divas & Womens Championship using a move that I've swear I've seen some other guy use on a Thursday night.

World Champion C.M. Punk vs. Jeff Hardy - For two guys who I can't recall ever facing each other before (the Extreme Rules PPV doesn't count), they had a good match as it went back & both match here as both men vibed well against each other here. I know some are disappointed with the ending but it as a good story told based off the story told throughout the match that Hardy proved he could beat Punk while Punk just couldn't put Hardy down & out while still building to his full "heel" turn. A good match overall.

John Cena vs. The Miz - Flashback to 1998 when Chris Jericho called out Goldberg for months only for it to end with Goldberg kicking the crap out of Jericho very quickly in one forgettable segment & that's it...then fast foward to 2005 when Christian called out John Cena for months only for them to finally have a match where Cena beat him & that's it...now let's jump to today where it was complete "deja vu" as Cena out-classed, out-wrestled (with some "technical" wrestling if you want to call it that), and quite frankly just completely dominated Miz to the point where when Miz was tapping out, he screaming & acting like he was a 5 year old getting spanked on the butt by his parents. This was either a comedic squash or a huge burial...depending on how you choose to look at it.

3 Stages Of Hell Match (Regular, Falls Count Anywhere, Stretcher): WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Triple H - This match was just like the Tag Team Title match earler in that you don't let the match "stipulation" fool you as this was really just a stretcher match as the first two falls went by really quick & could have been left out because that ended up hurting this match more than helping in the end. This was your typical Triple H/Orton brawl as it went in the ring, through the crowd, and made it's way onto the stage with a few nice spots with the stretcher with a nice story of Orton focusing on Triple H's bad leg throughout the match. Overall, just like how their WrestleMania match wasn't a bad match but it wasn't at the level you would & should expect for a WrestleMania main event...this was a good stretcher match but a horrible 2 Out Of 3 falls/3 Stages Of Hell match which was the match advertised.

The only DVD extra here is Tony Atlas trying to cheer up Mark Henry backstage in what I believe is Tony Atlas' last appearence due to Mark Henry going to RAW without him right afterwards. In the end, this was really just an average but watchable PPV so this is one where you should get it as a rental & make your call because there are some things on here that some people will like that others won't.

3/5 WWE The Bash 2009
  by j-man
The bash is really a dissapointing ppv. Nothing really stood out except the jericho/mysterio match. Thanks for reading!

ECW Championship Scramble Match
Tommy Dreamer vs. Christian vs. Jack Swagger vs. Mark Henry vs. Finlay
This was o.k., but if you want to see a good scramble match, watch the unforgiven 2008 ecw scramble. The match started out with christian and swagger. Some nice wrestling throughout by swagger and the crowd was really rooting on christian. Towards the end of the match, dreamer got the final pin. The match really became a cluster after that. Average scramble, but nowhere near the caliber of the 2008 ecw scramble. Match Rating:3.5/5

Intercontinental Championship Vs. Mask
Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio
Match of the night without question. This is the only reason I gave the ppv a 3. So far these two have put on some of the best matches against each other this year and this one is my personal favorite. So many breathtaking spots, including mysterio's rope to rope springboard on jericho and Y2J giving rey a codebreaker in mid-air. Great wrestling here and tons of exciting counters. Clever moment towards the end where jericho pulled of rey's mask, but mysterio had another one on. In the end, mysterio wins back the ic title and keeps the mask. Match Rating:5/5

No Disqualification Match
Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler
This match really shouldn't have been on the ppv. This fued was really pointless, so it is pretty stupid to put this on here. The match was terrible and khali dominated the whole thing. Only good moment in this one is where kane returns and hits khali with a chair for ziggler to pick up the win. Match Rating:1.5/5

Triple Threat Match For The Unified Tag Team Championships
Carlito and Primo vs. Edge and Chris Jericho vs. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase
Before the match even started, teddy long came out and annouced that edge and jericho would be added to this match. I thought that would make this match really good, but it turns out it didn't because edge and jericho were barely in the match. For almost this whole thing it was legacy vs. the colons. At the end of this match, edge tagged himself in and gave a spear out of nowhere to carlito and won the tag team titles for jericho and him. Match Rating:2.75/5
NOTE:Jericho and Big Show are now unified tag team champions.

WWE Women's Championship
Melina vs. Michelle McCool
Honestly, I didn't even care about this match. This wasn't anything special at all and nothing really even stood out in this match. This was o.k. at best,but both melina and mccool can do better. Match Rating:1.5/5

World Heavyweight Championship
CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy
This was really kind of a letdown. The match had a slow start, but it picked up some faster pace as it went on. Some nice offense in this match by hardy and punk from time to time. Later in the matchup, hardy got the swanton on punk and the ref counted the 3, but then saw that punk's foot was under the rope. Becuase of that, the match went on. Kind of a cheap ending when punk got hit in the eye by hardy and then (accidentilly)? kicked the ref. The end was played out well though. If you want to see a better hardy/punk match, look to night of champions '09. This was good, but still a dissapointment in my eyes. Match Rating:3.5/5

John Cena vs. The Miz
This is nothing but a 5 minute squash match. Cena dominated the miz in this one, with the miz getting almost no offense. The match was really pointless, because the miz isn't quite on the level that cena is. The miz tapped out like a little kid to cena's stf. There match the next night on raw is better and both men got in the same amount of offense. This match didn't belong on the ppv. Match Rating:1.25/5

3 Stages Of Hell Match For The WWE Championship
1st Fall-Regular Match
2nd Fall-Falls Count Anywhere
3rd Fall-Stretcher Match
Randy Orton vs. Triple H
This match was stale, due to how many times the have faced. The first two falls were only a couple of miutes each. This was pretty much just a stretcher match. The stretcher match had a few good spots, but it still wasn't that brutal. The match had some wild moments like a pedigree to orton on the stage by triple h and orton giving hhh a ddt of the stretcher. The end involved legacy, where they caused just enough of a distraction on triple h so orton could put him on the stretcher. Orton retained the title, but triple h did get some revenge on orton by hitting him with the sledgehammer after the match. Match Rating:3.5/5

In the end, the bash was a big dissapointment. I only recommend this for a rent because of the great ic title match.