Summer Slam 2009 Updates

I have to admit, I do LOVE this poster

SummerSlam will take place on August 23, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Unless something happens, here is the current line up of matches....

Randy Orton (champion) versus John Cena in a singles match for the WWE Championship.
Chris Jericho and The Big Show (champions) versus Cryme Tyme (Shad Gaspard and JTG) in a Tag Team match for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship
Rey Mysterio (champion) versus Dolph Ziggler in a singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Jeff Hardy (champion) versus CM Punk in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the World Heavyweight Championship. I kinda expect Jeff to lose since this is probably his last match for the WWE.
D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) versus The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase) in a Tag Team match
The Great Khali versus Kane in a singles match
Jack Swagger versus Montel Vontavious Porter in a singles match
Christian (champion) versus William Regal in a singles match for the ECW Championship

Also, this will probably be Lilian Garcia's last event.
That really makes me sad.

And so far no WWE Diva's match for SummerSlam

Last night at WWE Extreme Rules PPV......

Last night at WWE Extreme Rules PPV, a lot of belts changed hands.....

Fatal-Fourway Match: (United States Title)
Kofi Kingston (champion) vs. MVP vs. Matt Hardy vs. William Regal
Kofi Kingston wins and retains the title

No Holds Barred Match: (Intercontinental Title)
Rey Mysterio (champion) vs. Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho wins, becomes the new Intercontinental champion (for the ninth time), and removes Rey's mask in the process!

Samoan Strap Match:
Umaga vs. CM Punk
"Old School" strap match with CM Punk coming out on top.

Extreme Rules Match: (ECW Title)
Christian (champion) vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. Jack Swagger
Using a crutch and a DDT, Tommy Dreamer becomes the new ECW Champion

Hog-Pen Match: (Miss WrestleMania Title)
Vickie Guerrero (champion) vs. Santina
Why am I even mentioning this?
Even with Chavo involved, Santina wins and regains the title.

Steel Cage Match: (WWE Title)
Randy Orton (champion) vs. Batista
Batista gets a clean win and becomes the Winner and new WWE champion.
Oddly enough, the new champion is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday morning for a torn biceps muscle.
Will he lose the title on Raw tonight?

Submission Match:
John Cena vs. Big Show
John Cena wins with the STF.

Ladder Match: (World Title)
Edge (champion) vs. Jeff Hardy
Winner and new World champion: Jeff Hardy.

But wait......

As soon as Hardy wins, CM Punks music hits and he runs down saying that he's cashing in his Money In The Bank briefcase.
(Holy Edge Batman!)
Punk nails the GTS and becomes the new WWE World Champion.

WWE Wrestling News

Tonight on WWE Raw will be a handicap match, John Cena and Batista versus Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes.

It looks like The Undertaker will be requiring arthroscopic surgery to repair some long-term hip and knee damage. The WWE is hoping one..., that they can get him back before SummerSlam, and two....that Jeff Hardy will hang around until Taker gets back.
Yes Jeff is pretty hurt up too (if you have seen him wrestle you wont wonder why) and needs a break from wrestling for awhile.
Have you noticed that WWE wrestlers seem to be getting injuries at an alarming rate lately?

The Chris Jericho / Rey Mysterio feud was started because Chris wants to work with Rey.

And speaking of Rey, the UK's Daily Mail says that rapper Eminem was seen in London this weekend wearing a Rey Mysterio mask while out in public shopping.
Shades of Micheal Jackson!
Well, Eminem likes superheroes and wrestling...so why not?
You can see pics here:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2422092.ece

Rey Mysterio

Oscar Gutierrez was born on December 11, 1974, in San Diego, California.
He is better known by his wrestling name Rey Mysterio.

Rey is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE wrestling on its WWE RAW brand. He comes from a lucha libre family and has achieved success in heavyweight, cruiserweight and tag team divisions throughout his career. He is perhaps best known for his tenure with WCW from 1996 to 2001 as well as a short-lived tenure with ECW from 1995 to 1996.

Mysterio is known for having a high flying style, which helped kick-start the cruiserweight revolution in the United States, in the late 1990s during his time in WCW. His total Cruiserweight Championship reigns are record-setting 8 (5 in WCW, 3 in WWE). In WWE, he was a 1 time World Heavyweight Champion, a 3 time Cruiserweight Champion and a 4 time WWE Tag Team Champion as well as the winner of 2006 Royal Rumble. In WCW, he was a 5 time Cruiserweight Champion, a 3 time World Tag Team Champion and a 1 time Cruiserweight Tag Team Champion with Billy Kidman as part of Filthy Animals.

Rey Mysterio's bio page on WWE.com states that he is currently recuperating from a biceps injury.