WWE Unforgiven 2007 Live Recap

WWE Unforgiven takes place on September 16, 2007 LIVE from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. We'll be bringing you the results throughout the show so hit F5 or refresh as often as you like!

The PPV opens with a montage of spooky music and Undertaker footage, including his last casket match with Mark Henry. Then we get a shot of a horse drawn chariot and Undertaker standing alone atop a desolate hill as a voice whispers UNFORGIVEN. This kicks off the Alter Bridge music and the start of the main show.

* CM Punk {C} v. Elijah Burke (ECW World Championship)

Punk comes out first and we get recap footage of him beating Morrison for the title a couple of weeks ago. An anti-Cena sign shows up in the crowd during the match: "THE CHAMP IS QU**R." Good match so far with Punk largely dominating Burke. Burke lays into him with knees and boots in the corner before bouncing his head off the mat (watch those concussions guys) before taking control of the match. Burke keeps trying to put Punk into submissions that twist up his spine and back but Punk either gets the ropes or counters out. Punk hits an enzuguiri to begin the comeback and eventually counters Burke into a roll-up for three! WINNER AND STILL ECW CHAMPION: CM PUNK.

After the match we get footage of the Matt Hardy v. MVP rivalry, including Evander Holyfield knocking MVP out, Hardy punking him out at basketball, and Hardy doing all the work when he and MVP won the tag titles. Time for another match!

* MVP & Matt Hardy {C} v. Deuce & Domino (WWE Tag Team Championship)

MVP comes out first wearing his US title and carrying his tag title. Hardy comes out to his usual good pop. The Greasers come out and nobody cares. Hardy and MVP fight over who will start the match, tagging each other in. Then throughout the match they keep doing each other's signature moves - MVP does Hardy's yell on the top rope, Hardy does the ballin' elbow drop, and so on. Eventually MVP walks away from the match and Hardy nearly gets pinned but after he kicks out at two MVP changes his mind and runs back down to the ring apron. MVP gets the hot tag and starts cleaning house, Hardy gets the tag on MVP when he's not looking, MVP does the ballin' elbow and Hardy throws MVP out of the ring into the other half of the Greasers then hits the Twist of Fate himself for the pin! WINNERS AND STILL WWE TAG CHAMPIONS: MATT HARDY & MVP. Hardy jumps up and down afterwards with both tag titles AND the US title before dropping the US belt back at MVP's feet.

Interview package afterwards where Rey Mysterio says he proved the doubters wrong when he won the world title at WrestleMania and despite Khali's size and girth you can never count him out.

* Triple H v. Carlito (No DQ for Carlito only)

To no one's surprise Carlito pulls out everything under the sun to use as a weapon - multiple trash cans (J.R. called him a Carribean garbage man), a ring bell, a steel chair (which Triple H blocked) and a TV monitor from the ECW table. J.R. was in fine form here, slobberknockers and government mules and the whole nine. Carlito gave Trips a powder shot and STILL ate a spinebuster. If you didn't guess how this match would end take a shot in the dark. If you said that the ref would get the wool pulled over his eyes while Triple H finally managed to cheat, you'd be correct - Hunter went to hit Carlito with a steel chair, the ref took it away, Hunter hit him with a low blow and when the ref turned around Hunter hit the Pedigree. WINNER: TRIPLE H.

Batista is interviewed afterwards and says the time for talking and promises is over. Tonight, friend or foe, it's every man for himself, and he's the man who will be leaving with the world title.

* Candice Michelle {C} v. 'The Glamazon' Beth Phoenix (WWE Women's Title)

Beth Phoenix overpowers her for almost the entire match. Fan sign in the crowd: "Don't see Dragon Wars." Most of Candice offense consists of countering or avoiding Beth, but she still eats a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, a whip into the corner, and somewhere along the line gets some of her hair pulled out. Eventually when Beth picks her up for a torture rack, Candice escapes out of it and counters to a roll up for the pin. WINNER AND STILL WOMEN'S CHAMPION: CANDICE MICHELLE.

Khali cuts a promo backstage and the translator explains that he's going to crush everybody's heads. To prove the point they put a Rey Mysterio mask on a canteloupe and have him squash it between his hands. Then the translator gives him a watermelon. What is this - the Gallagher Comedy Hour? Khali squashes it too with much more difficulty (must have been too ripe).

* The Great Khali {C} v. Batista v. Rey Mysterio (World Heavyweight Title)

Batista comes out first to a pretty good pop. Mysterio out next to high-five the fans at ringside, including next to a fan with the sign "KHALI = HOOKED ON PHONICS." He gets in the ring and Batista backs off, then poses in the corner in front of a group of fans whose green t-shirts spell out G-A-M-E. Khali is the last to come out, carrying the title over his left shoulder. Batista and Khali to start, then Batista whips Mysterio into Khali for a headbutt. They double team Khali briefly then Mysterio tries to roll up Batista for the quick pin. Double teaming over! A pissed Batista goes after him but eats a tilt-a-whirl headscissor. Eventually Khali knocks him down with a big boot. Batista blocks the Khali vice grip but eventually gets thrown out of the ring over the announce table. Khali stalks Mysterio relentlessly. Khali goes for the vice grip on Mysterio's head and Batista makes the save. Khali gets knocked into the ropes and twists up in them Andre the Giant style. Batista gets the SEG on his face and starts raining down punches at Khali's head. Batista and Rey get into it again and Batista gets knocked off his feet, so Rey gives him a 619 and then runs to the opposite side to give Khali one too. Khali falls backwards out of the ropes onto his butt. Batista grabs Mysterio and proceeds to give him a Batista bomb - right on top of the Great Khali! As Mysterio gets up, Batista makes a choice of who to pin for the title - and throws Rey out of the ring. He picks Khali up for a spinebuster and gets the 1-2-3. WINNER AND NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: BATISTA.

Video package from Raw of Hornswoggle being named as Mr. McMahon's son. They promise us Mr. McMahon and Hornswoggle McMahon will be together tomorrow night on Raw for some segment or skit - who knows what.

* Cade & Murdoch {C} v. London & Kendrick (World Tag Team Championship)

Cade starts out in control until the ref calls for the clean break, and he gives a cute-ass little bow to show he's playing by the rules. London & Kendrick have no such compunctions - they double-team the hell out of Cade and use quick tags to cut off the ring. Eventually they hit double suicide dives to the outside but Cade & Murdoch end up back in control and do the same thing to Kendrick - double teaming and cutting off the ring with quick tags. Murdoch goes for a double axe off the top and Kendrick gets his legs up to block. London gets the tag as does Cade. London does the Low-Ki Warrior's Way stomp right to Cade's back and gets a long two count. Cade tries to come off the ropes with an elbow and London gets out of the way. London goes for the pin and it gets broken up. Kendrick gets the tag and goes for a crossbody but Cade kicks out. Murdoch gets the tag and they double team Kendrick for a boot to the head but he kicks out of Murdoch's cover at 2. They complain loudly to the ref. Murdoch winds up for a big punch but misses. Cade hits a sitdown spinebuster, London clears him out over the ropes, but Murdoch eventually gets the pin. WINNERS AND STILL TAG CHAMPIONS: CADE & MURDOCH.

Promo for The Condemned on DVD coming out this week. J.R. talks about the John Cena v. Randy Orton feud and Lawler says it's gotten so personal that Cena's dad got dragged into it. They throw to a video package.

* John Cena {C} v. Randy Orton (WWE Championship)

Orton comes out first to a mixed reaction. John Cena's father is sitting at ringside staring a hole through Orton. Cena's reaction is equally mixed, especially at the bar I'm watching this PPV from (say hello to the crowd at DJ's Dugout). A number of anti-Cena signs pop up in the crowd. "No Cena F-U!" Cena is trembling with rage when the bell rings and quickly rocks Orton with a hard clothesline. When Orton goes on offense for an extended period of time a loud LET'S GO ORTON chant breaks out. An equally vocal John Cena chant follows shortly after, although it does sound like women and children are in the Cena chant more and the men are cheering Orton by the tenor of the pops. Crowd sign: "Cena's reign is R-K-Over." Even Lawler acknowledges it. John Cena starts punting the heck out of Orton's head in the corner and the ref DQ's him. RANDY ORTON WINS BY DISQUALIFICATION - CENA RETAINS THE TITLE. Cena's father is pulled over the barricade again but Cena gets to Orton before he can do anything and locks on the STFU. Cena encourages his father to get a piece and dad does the same running boot to the head Orton did to him, then walks away up the ramp with a satisfied smirk on his face.

The ref lectures Cena as he hands him back the belt. Lawler and Ross keep discussing the post-match punt over and over as they show replay footage. Coach lectures Cena's father backstage. "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE! You knew your son couldn't beat Randy Orton. Your son got himself intentionally disqualified. Because of you, Randy Orton deserves a rematch. The next time these two meet there will be no DQ's, no countouts, no pinfalls. The next time they meet it will be the match we call LAST, MAN, STANDING!" Coach continues to lecture to Cena's father and John shows up and grabs Coach by the lapels. "You mess with him, you mess with me!" John tosses Coach to the ground and leaves with dad.

* The Undertaker v. Mark Henry

Mark Henry comes out first to his Three Six Mafia music. He complains loud and long as he stands alone in the ring sweating buckets that Undertaker is nowhere in sight. They slowly lower the lights and let the fog drift in before turning them out altogether for the eerie music and the glowing Undertaker symbols, which are lit on fire by "lightning" on either side of the stage. Finally Undertaker walks out through the stage entrance, shrouded in fog, pyros shooting off into the air on either side of him. 'Taker stops on the ramp and raises his hands up slowly and even MORE pyros go off. Chimel announces him as weighing in at 312 pounds. Mark Henry tries to cock his head back and up high like he's not concerned as Undertaker slowly walks up the steel steps to enter the ring. This whole entrance has to have taken at least five minutes if not more. Henry stares into Undertaker's eyes - Undertaker's icy glare stares right back. The two slowly come face to face in the middle of the ring as the smoke clears and JBL declares the ring Undertaker's yard. Undertaker takes a step towards Henry and he backs away. 'Taker throws a right hand at Henry's head and the ref calls for the bell to start the match.

Undertaker in full control early. He goes to the ropes for old school and Henry knocks him back down onto his butt. Henry gets up on the ropes, 'Taker fights him off, but eventually Henry hits a superplex that launches Undertaker across the ring. 'Taker comes back with fists and eventually spooks Henry before pushing him over the ropes. They brawl on the outside. 'Taker fires off lefts and rights boxing style, rolls back in the ring to break the ten count, and comes back to punish Henry some more. He rips the top off the ECW announce table, everybody's favorite target tonight (seems to have replaced the spanish announce table as low man on the totem pole). Henry gets his comeback and repeatedly shoots Undertaker's back into the ring before throwing him back in for a nonchalant cover that gets 2. Big 400 pound splash, a 2.5. Another splash, another near fall. A third splash and 'Taker rolls out of the way. Taker on offense for a bit, Henry takes control again. Another splash by Henry. Henry smiles like it's all over but Taker sits up, puts a paw around his throat, and shoves him into the corner for punches. A chokeslam soon follows. Undertaker wants the tombstone but Henry counters and eventually gets the bearhug. Henry goes to the second rope to finish him off but Undertaker gets under him and hurks him up for the Last Ride, launching the 400 pound man with ease. He hooks the leg and covers for 3! THE WINNER: UNDERTAKER. Cole: "Don't be afraid, be terrified! The Deadman cometh!" Undertaker symbols for a belt around his waist. That's it for Unforgiven!