Edge Retains World Heavyweight Title Against Jeff Hardy

Edge Retains World Heavyweight Title Against Jeff Hardy


WWE Judgment Day PPV Results - 5/17/09
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Commentators: Michael Cole & Jerry "The King" Lawler, Jim Ross & Todd Grisham and Josh Mathews & Matt Striker
Report by: Adam Martin of WrestleView.com

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Edge (c) vs. Jeff Hardy

They did ring introductions for the challenger Jeff Hardy and champion Edge.

The bell rings and both circle each other. Lock up and Edge goes to work on Hardy's left arm. Hardy does the same to Edge, but takes Edge down to his knees and wrenches back. Edge is back up and hits a kick and then applies a side headlock. Edge with a shoulder block to Hardy, but Hardy comes back with two big arm drags. Hardy then works on Edge's left arm again. Hardy with another arm drag on Edge. More arm drags by Hardy on Edge. Edge then rolls out of the ring and Hardy flips over the top rope taking out Edge on the outside. Back in the ring, Hardy attempts a Whisper in the Wind and Edge moves out of the way. Edge follows up sending Hardy into the steel ring post and then hits a Spear to the lower back on Hardy who goes flying off the ring apron to the mat below. Edge tosses Hardy back in the ring and starts kicking him repeatedly. Edge with a cover and Hardy kicks out after two. Hardy is up against the ropes and Edge hits a crossbody over Hardy's back. Another cover by Edge and Hardy kicks out. Edge counters a Twist of Fate attempt into an inverted DDT into a cover that results in a two count. Hardy with a crossbody into a cover that results in a quick two count. Hardy with a jawbreaker and front face suplex on Edge. Hardy is up top, jumps and Edge moves out of the way with Hardy crashing to the mat.

Edge quickly goes for the cover and Hardy again kicks out. Edge misses a big boot allowing Hardy to hit a big clothesline, atomic drop and leg drop to the crotch followed with a dropkick to the face. Cover by Hardy and Edge again kicks out. Hardy charges at Edge in the corner, Edge jumps up, Hardy slides under him, trips up Edge, goes up top, hits a crossbody into a cover and gets a close two count. Hardy with an inside cradle that results in a two count. Hardy counters an Impaler DDT and locks on a Sharpshooter! Very different for Hardy here. Edge reaches and eventually makes it to the bottom rope to break up the submission. Hardy catches Edge with a Twist of Fate, but Edge is able to kick out just barely after two. Hardy with a clothesline on Edge in the corner causing Edge to fall down. Hardy attempts his dropkick in the corner, Edge catches him, Hardy flips over Edge and gets in a quick pinfall attempt that results in a very close two count. Hardy starts going up top when Edge gets in a shot to stop him. Edge climbs up with Hardy and Hardy gets in some shots. Hardy with a sunset flip on Edge from the top turnbuckle into a cover and Edge barely kicks out after two. Hardy kicks Edge down into the corner, Edge slides to the side, Hardy is up attempting his dropkick and catches it on Edge as he tries to slide out.

Hardy follows Edge to the outside and sends him into the security wall. Hardy clears the Smackdown announce table and throws Edge over it. Hardy then gets on top of the security wall, runs across it towards Edge, but Edge jumps up and hits a Spear on Hardy in mid air! Hardy is down and Edge is in the ring as the referee starts the count. The referee gets to 9 as Hardy slides in the ring. Edge can't believe it as he falls to his knees. Edge starts kicking Hardy over his back. Hardy pulls himself up to his feet on the ring apron. Edge charges and Hardy drops Edge's head off the ropes with a leg drop. Hardy with a TWist of Fate on Edge over the ropes. Hardy then springboards in hitting a leg drop on Edge, hooks the leg and Edge gets a boot on the bottom rope to break the pinfall. Hardy with a Whisper in the Wind on Edge, hooks the leg and Edge barely kicks out after two. Edge rolls out of the ring and Hardy follows. Hardy sends Edge into the ring barricade and then slides the steel ring steps near Edge. Hardy backs up, runs, jumps off the steel steps and hits a big flying side kick to Edge and both go over the ring barricade into the crowd! Hardy tosses Edge over the ring barricade to the ringside area. Matt Hardy then hits Jeff over the head with his cast and Jeff looks out.

Edge tosses Jeff back in the ring, covers and Jeff somehow kicks out after taking that shot from Matt using his cast. In the ring, Jeff gets to his feet, dodges a Spear from Edge, goes up top, Edge catches him with a right, goes up top and hits a superplex on Jeff into a DDT from the top rope. Edge covers Jeff and gets the pinfall.

Winner & STILL WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Edge

After the match, we see a shot of Edge and Jeff Hardy laying back on the mat after a grueling match. We then see highlights of the match leading to the finish. Back live, we see a shot of Edge heading up the ramp with the WWE World Heavwyeight Championship over his shoulder. The PPV goes off the air with Edge holding up the title as WWE officials check on Hardy.

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