The Bash 2009

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Just like he did at Extreme Rules, World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk crushed Jeff Hardy's dreams of donning the Heavyweight Title. However on this night, it was a mere matter of inches that separated Hardy from gold. (PHOTOS) Hardy thought he finally achieved what he had been scratching and clawing for when it appeared he

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - WWE Universe, meet your new Unified Tag Team Champions, Edge and Chris Jericho! Yes, you read that correctly. And while your eyes are probably working just fine, there's no way anyone, including you, could have seen this coming. The title match had originally pitted Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Carlito against The

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Triple H went into the WWE Championship Three Stages of Hell Match with a distinct advantage over Randy Orton, having competed in -- and won -- the only two contests of that type before tonight's Bash. Ultimately, however, courtesy of a win by disqualification and some help from his Legacy, it was Randy Orton who emerged

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In WWE's fourth-ever Championship Scramble Match, ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer overcame monumental odds at The Bash, defeating Christian, Jack Swagger, Finlay and Mark Henry to win the manic mat war and retain his cherished gold.  First held at Unforgiven 2008, the Championship Scramble Match is a unique contest with five

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - It was a match with everything at risk - honor, dignity, heritage, and championship gold -fused together into an intense battle of epic proportions. And when the smoke cleared, Rey Mysterio's mask proved to be Chris Jericho's downfall,  as the Master of the 619 reigned supreme, securing his heritage and once more capturing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Michelle McCool permanently inked her name into WWE's history books at The Bash. The sexy, smart and powerful Diva became the first ever to hold the Divas Championship and the Women's Championship, the latter which she won by defeating Melina Sunday night. (PHOTOS) With her sly student, Alicia Fox, in her corner, McCool

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - At The Bash, John Cena finally had his chance to shut up The Miz after his incessant verbal assaults over the last few weeks -- and Cena did so with a fury that the self-proclaimed "chick magnet" won't soon forget. (PHOTOS) Ever since being drafted to Raw, The Miz has seemed hell-bent on making a name for himself on Monday

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - His name is Dolph Ziggler. And if you didn't know that before, you will now. When Ziggler issued an open challenge to the entire SmackDown roster weeks ago, much to his dismay The Great Khali accepted his challenge and promptly taught the cocky Superstar a lesson. Since then, the two have battled back and forth with Ziggler