WWE Unforgiven Results (9/16): Batista Wins Title, 'Taker!
Event: WWE Unforgiven Pay-Per-View Airdate: Sunday, September 16th, 2007 (Live On PPV) Location: The FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Results by Dan O'Hagan
- The WWE promo hits.
- A video package airs highlighting tonight's scheduled matches including John Cena defending the WWE Title against Randy Orton - can Cena make it a full year as champion?
- A graphic opening then welcomes us to Unforgiven. We go live to the FedExForum where a series of pyro goes off.
- CM Punk defeated Elijah Burke to retain the ECW World Title. Before the match, a video package ran highlighting CM Punk's victory over John Morrison two weeks ago to become the new ECW Champion. Lots of ground wrestling between Punk and Burke early on in the match. Punk gets the better of Burke with a quick kick to the back. Burke responds sending Punk's head into the ring. Burke then started working on the lower back of Punk and made that his focus for the majority of the match. At one point, Burke got a Boston Crab applied on Punk followed by a series of german suplexes. The finish saw Punk get a front rolling cradle pin on Burke to retain the title. Another example of an ECW Title Match that a PPV crowd wasn't into much at all. They gave off the impression that a program between Punk and Burke will continue after tonight.
- MVP & Matt Hardy defeated Deuce & Domino to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles. Lots of arguing early on between MVP and Hardy on who would start the match. MVP started off with Domino, got in some quick offense and then slapped Hardy across the chest to tag him in. Hardy then did some more impressive offense on Deuce (who was tagged in earlier by Domino) and bragged to MVP as well. Cherry tried to trip up Hardy at one point in the match. They did a spot where MVP was frustrated and started walking up the aisle. MVP came back after Hardy kicked out of a big double-team move by Deuce & Domino. Hardy with some quick offense in on D & D followed by MVP getting the tag. MVP cleaned house. The finish saw Hardy send MVP into Domino allowing him to hit the Twist of Fate on Deuce for the pinfall to retain the tag titles. After the match, Hardy celebrated with both WWE Tag Team Titles and threw the WWE U.S. Title at an angry MVP. Hardy left with both tag titles.
- A "WWE Mobile Exclusive" interview was shown with Rey Mysterio. Mysterio said he wasn't 100 percent, but would be ready to go tonight. He said he was going to have to dodge Khali's Vice Grip and that he wanted to shock the world again tonight by winning the World Title.