Cyber Sunday (2007)
Cyber Sunday | |||
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Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment | | ||
Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown! ECW | ||
Date | October 28, 2007 | ||
City | Washington, D.C. | ||
Venue | Verizon Center | ||
Attendance | 10,094[1] | ||
Buy rate | 194,000[2] | ||
Tagline(s) | Log on. Take over. | ||
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Taboo Tuesday chronology | |||
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The 2007 Cyber Sunday was the fourth annual
The main match on the SmackDown! brand was
Most of the existing
The event had 194,000 buys, down from the Cyber Sunday 2006 figure of 228,000 buys.
Production
Background
Storylines
The main
The main feud on the
The main feud on the ECW brand involved
The feuds between
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators
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Jim Ross (Raw) |
Jerry Lawler (Raw) | |
Michael Cole (SmackDown!) | |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (SmackDown!)
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Joey Styles (ECW) | |
Tazz (ECW)
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Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Backstage interviewers
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Anastacia Rose |
Todd Grisham | |
Ring announcer | Lilian Garcia (Raw) |
Justin Roberts (SmackDown!) | |
Tony Chimel (ECW) | |
Referees | Charles Robinson |
Mickie Henson | |
Mike Chioda | |
Marty Elias | |
Mike Posey | |
Chad Patton |
Before the event went live on pay-per-view,
Preliminary matches
The first match that aired was between Rey Mysterio and Finlay, voted by the fans to be a
It was announced that Matt Hardy was not medically cleared to compete (due to an injury suffered on a previous episode of SmackDown!), and a match was announced with Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) defending his
The voting results for the WWE Championship match were then revealed, with Shawn Michaels winning.[27] A bonus match was made between the two losers in the voting, Jeff Hardy and Mr. Kennedy. Hardy gained the advantage after dropkicking Kennedy off the apron to ringside. Kennedy came back after throwing Hardy out of the ring. Hardy regained control with a top rope Hurricanrana. Kennedy won the match via pinfall after Hardy missed a rope-aided corner dropkick.[27][31]
The fourth match was between MVP and Kane for the United States Championship. Kane quickly gained control, but MVP had the advantage after attacking Kane's injured ribs. Kane came back, and targeted MVP's ribs. Kane dominated until MVP rolled outside the ring and was counted out. Kane won the match, and MVP retained his title as a title could not change hands on a countout.[27][32]
Main event matches
The WWE Championship match between Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels followed. After starting back and forth, Michaels took advantage by targeting Orton's left arm. Orton regained the advantage after a
The sixth match was between Triple H and Umaga, voted by the fans to be a Street Fight, where the match could take place anywhere in the arena, and any weapon could be used. The match began in the entrance area and involved Umaga getting speared through the stage setting. The match moved into the audience before returning to the ring. Several weapons were used, and Umaga splashed Triple H through an announce table. The match ended when Triple H hit Umaga with a sledgehammer and performed a Pedigree to score the victory via pinfall.[27][34] Mickie James was then announced to be the winner of the Divas Halloween costume contest.[27][35]
The main event saw Batista defend the World Heavyweight Championship against The Undertaker, with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the
Aftermath
The feud between Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels continued the following night on Raw, when Michaels demanded a title rematch due to how the match ended. Their rematch was made for the following pay-per-view,
The feud between Batista and The Undertaker also continued, with both agreeing to compete in a
The feud between Triple H and Umaga continued after Cyber Sunday with the two choosing four other men to make a five-on-five elimination tag team match at Survivor Series.[40][44] Matt Hardy, who was chosen to be on Triple H's team suffered an injury caused by Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) on the November 16 episode of SmackDown!,[45] which made the match at Survivor Series a four-on-five elimination tag team match. Triple H's team won the match after Jeff Hardy pinned Umaga.[46]
This was the last Cyber Sunday PPV to air in 4:3 format until January 2008 when all WWE shows went in high definition.
Results
No. | Results dark match |
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Voting results
Poll | Results | |
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Stipulations for Rey Mysterio versus Finlay[28][47] |
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Opponent for CM Punk[30][47] |
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Opponent for Montel Vontavious Porter[32][47] |
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Opponent for Randy Orton[33][47] |
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Stipulations for Triple H versus Umaga[34][47] |
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Winner of the Divas Halloween Costume Contest [35] |
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Special guest referee for Batista versus The Undertaker[37][47] |
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