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List of Backlash 2009 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for Backlash 2009 on April 26, 2009 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island — the final Backlash event until 2016.

6 itemsUpdated Mar 24, 2026

Backlash 2009 on April 26, 2009 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence was the final Backlash event until the series was revived in 2016 — seven years later. Randy Orton retained the WWE Championship in a six-man tag with Legacy against Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Batista. John Cena and Edge had a brutal Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship.

#	Name	Loser	Finish	Winner	Match type
1	Matt Hardy def. Jeff Hardy — I Quit Match Matt Made Jeff Say I Quit — Hardy Brother Feud Continued Matt Hardy defeated Jeff Hardy in an I Quit match — Matt forced Jeff to say 'I Quit' after putting him through a table with a Swanton Bomb. The Hardy brother feud was one of 2009's most emotional storylines.	Jeff Hardy	Matt put Jeff through a table with a Swanton Bomb — Jeff ...	Matt Hardy	I Quit Match
2	Christian def. Jack Swagger — ECW Championship Captain Charisma Won ECW Title Christian defeated Jack Swagger to win the ECW Championship.	Jack Swagger	—	Christian (NEW ECW Champion)	ECW Championship
3	John Cena def. Edge — World Heavyweight Championship Last Man Standing Cena Won World Title in Brutal LMS — Both Men Were Counted Down John Cena won the World Heavyweight Championship from Edge in a Last Man Standing match — both men had been counted down after a brutal encounter near the end, but Cena got to his feet at 9. Big Show interfered.	Edge	—	John Cena (NEW World Champion)	World Heavyweight Championship Last Man Standing
4	CM Punk def. Kane — Singles Match Straight Edge Savior Won CM Punk defeated Kane in a singles match.	Kane	—	CM Punk	Singles Match
5	Miz & Morrison def. Koloff & Kozlov — Unified Tag Championship Awesome Tag Champions Retained The Miz and John Morrison retained the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against Nikita Koloff and Vladimir Kozlov.	—	—	—	Unified WWE Tag Team Championship
6	Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes def. Triple H, Shane McMahon & Batista — WWE Championship 6-Man Tag Legacy Won — Orton Retained WWE Title — Main Event 6-Man Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes (Legacy) defeated Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Batista in the 6-Man Tag main event — Orton retained the WWE Championship (pinfall on any Legacy member lost the title, and a pin on any opposing team member won the title for them). Legacy won, Orton retained.	—	—	—	6-Man Tag Team Match — WWE Championship On The Line

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 24, 2026.

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