TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009) was the first annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs PPV. It took place on December 13, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Each main match contained a stipulation utilizing tables, ladders and chairs as legal weapons. The primary matches included Christian challenging Shelton Benjamin in a Ladder match for the ECW Championship, Sheamus challenging John Cena in a Tables match for the WWE Championship, the reigning World Heavyweight Champion, The Undertaker, defending his title against Batista in a Chair match and the main event, where Chris Jericho and The Big Show defended against D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. Other matches in the card included John Morrison versus Drew McIntyre for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, Michelle McCool versus Mickie James for the WWE Women's Championship and Randy Orton versus Kofi Kingston.
Chris Irvine
as Chris Jericho
Paul Wight
as Big Show
Paul Lévesque
as Triple H
Michael Hickenbottom
as Shawn Michaels
Mark Calaway
as The Undertaker
Dave Bautista
as Batista
John Cena
as John Cena
Stephen Farrelly
as Sheamus
Randy Orton
as Randy Orton
Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah
as Kofi Kingston
Michelle Calaway
as Michelle McCool
Mickie James
as Mickie James
