WWE Night of Champions 2009 (2009)
Night of Champions (2009) was a PPV which took place on July 26, 2009 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the second annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the ninth annual event under the Vengeance/Night of Champions chronology. The main event matches featured were: Jeff Hardy versus CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship, Randy Orton defending the WWE Championship against Triple H and John Cena, Mickie James versus the WWE Divas Champ Maryse, and Dolph Ziggler challenging WWE Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio. The undercard featured Chris Jericho and The Big Show defending the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Legacy, Christian versus Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Championship, Kofi Kingston defending the WWE United States Championship in a Six-Pack Challenge against Montel Vontavious Porter, The Miz, Carlito, Primo, and Jack Swagger, and Michelle McCool defending the WWE Women's Championship against Melina.
Director: Kevin Dunn
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Phil Brooks as CM Punk |
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Jeff Hardy as Jeff Hardy |
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Randy Orton as Randy Orton |
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Paul Levesque as Triple H |
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John Cena as John Cena |
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Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio as Rey Mysterio |
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Nick Nemeth as Dolph Ziggler |
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Mickie James as Mickie James |
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Maryse Mizanin as Maryse |
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Michelle Calaway as Michelle McCool |
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Layla El as Layla |
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Melina Perez as Melina |
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Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah as Kofi Kingston |
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Hassan Hamin Assad as MVP |
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Mike Mizanin as The Miz |
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Donald Hager Jr. as Jack Swagger |
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Carlos Colón Jr. as Carlito |
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Eddie Colón as Primo |
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Tom Laughlin as Tommy Dreamer |
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Jason Reso as Christian |
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Paul Wight as Big Show |
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Christopher Keith Irvine as Chris Jericho |
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Cody Rhodes as Cody Rhodes |
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Ted DiBiase Jr. as Ted DiBiase Jr. |
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Maria Kanellis-Bennett as Maria (Valet) |
| Directing | Kevin Dunn | Director |
