The 2009 SummerSlam was the 22nd annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on August 23, 2009, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California and was the first of six consecutive SummerSlam events to take place at the arena. It was the last SummerSlam to include the ECW brand.
Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers
The event was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Randy Orton defended the WWE Championship against John Cena at SummerSlam.
Inside Staples Center during SummerSlam. The venue hosted the event again the following year.
SummerSlam is a professional wrestling event, produced annually since 1988 by the world's largest professional wrestling promotion, WWE. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind their flagship event, WrestleMania. It is also considered one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five". The event has been broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV) since the inaugural 1988 event and via livestreaming since the 2014 event.
Madison Square Garden has hosted SummerSlam three times to date: 1988, 1991, and 1998
Staples Center hosted SummerSlam six years in a row: 2009–2014 and the tagline was California Sun
Barclays Center hosted SummerSlam four years in a row: 2015–2018