Extreme Rules (2009) was a PPV which took place on June 7, 2009 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana and was presented by AT&T. It was the first event promoted under the Extreme Rules name, and initially noted by WWE to be a direct continuation of the One Night Stand chronology. It featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The main event was a Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship, which saw Jeff Hardy challenge reigning champion Edge. There were also two other highly-publicized matches; the first was a steel cage match for the WWE Championship between the champion Randy Orton and Batista, as well as a submission match between The Big Show and John Cena. Featured matches on the undercard included a No Holds Barred match between Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, CM Punk versus Umaga in a Samoan Strap match and a Triple Threat Hardcore match for the ECW Championship.
Adam Copeland
as Edge
Jeff Hardy
as Jeff Hardy
Randy Orton
as Randy Orton
Dave Bautista
as Batista
John Cena
as John Cena
Paul Wight
as Big Show
Anthony Carelli
as Santina Marella
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
as Chavo Guerrero
Vickie Guerrero
as Vickie Guerrero
Jason Reso
as Christian
Tom Laughlin
as Tommy Dreamer
Donald Hager Jr.
as Jack Swagger
