WWE Armageddon
Armageddon was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every December (with the exception of 2001, where the event was replaced with Vengeance) by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 1999, with its inaugural event taking place on December 12, 1999 at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida. To coincide with the brand extension, the event was made exclusive to the SmackDown brand in 2004 (with the exception of 2003, when the event was made exclusive to the Raw brand). In 2007, to follow the format of WrestleMania, all PPV events became tri-branded. The final event was held in 2008, with TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs replacing Armageddon in 2009.[1]
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[edit] History
Armageddon was a pay-per-view (PPV) event consisting of a main event and undercard that featured championship matches and other various matches. The first Armageddon event took place on December 12, 1999 at the National Car Rental Center and aired live on PPV. The event was replaced by Vengeance in 2001 due to the September 11 attacks; WWE felt that the name of the event would offend victims of the attacks.
In 2002, WWF was court ordered to change their name, which resulted in the promotion changing its name to WWE.[2] Later that year, WWE held a draft that split its roster into two distinctive brands of wrestling, Raw and SmackDown,[3] and ECW in 2006.[4] Before the draft, matches featured wrestlers from the roster without any limitations; after the draft, matches only consisted of wrestlers from their distinctive brands. The first Armageddon event to be produced under the WWE banner and with roster limitations was Armageddon (2002), which took place on December 15, 2002. The following year, WWE announced that PPV events, excluding WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and the Royal Rumble, would be made exclusive to each brand; Armageddon was made exclusive to the SmackDown brand (the event was however made exclusive to Raw in 2003 before soon changing to SmackDown). After three years of being produced as a brand exclusive event, Armageddon (2006) was the final Armageddon event that was brand exclusive, as WWE announced that PPV events from then on would feature all three brands of WWE.[5]
[edit] Dates and venues
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December 12, 1999 | Sunrise, Florida | National Car Rental Center[6] | Big Show (c) vs. Big Boss Man for the WWF Championship (First main match) Triple H vs. Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match (Second main match)[7] |
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December 10, 2000 | Birmingham, Alabama | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center[8] | Kurt Angle (c) vs. Steve Austin vs. Triple H vs. The Undertaker vs. The Rock vs. Rikishi in a Six Man Armageddon Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship[9] | |
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December 15, 2002 | Sunrise, Florida | Office Depot Center[10] | The Big Show (c) vs. Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship (SmackDown's main event) Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Triple H in a 3 Stages of Hell match (Street Fight, Steel Cage and Ladder match) for the World Heavyweight Championship (Raw's main event)[11] |
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December 14, 2003 | Orlando, Florida | TD Waterhouse Centre[12] | Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Intercontinental Championship (First main match) Goldberg (c) vs. Triple H vs. Kane in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship (Second main match)[13] |
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December 12, 2004 | Duluth, Georgia | Gwinnett Center[14] | John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. The Undertaker vs. Booker T in a Fatal Four-Way match for the WWE Championship[15] | |
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December 18, 2005 | Providence, Rhode Island | Dunkin' Donuts Center[16] | Kane and The Big Show vs. Batista and Rey Mysterio (First main match) The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell match (Second main match)[17] |
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December 17, 2006 | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Coliseum | Batista and John Cena vs. King Booker and Finlay[18] | |
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December 16, 2007 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Mellon Arena | Big Daddy V and Mark Henry vs. Kane and CM Punk (ECW's main event) Randy Orton (c) vs. Chris Jericho for the WWE Championship (Raw's main event) Batista (c) vs. Edge vs. The Undertaker in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship (SmackDown's main event)[19] |
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December 14, 2008
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HSBC Arena | CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio to determine the #1 Contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship (First Raw's main match) John Cena (c) vs. Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship (Second Raw's main match) Edge (c) vs. Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship (SmackDown's main event)[20] |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Preview:Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Big Show vs. D-Generation X (Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match)". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/matches/12728814/preview/. Retrieved 2009-11-24. "Although the innovative, new WWE pay-per-view will feature matches utilizing ladders, tables and chairs, the Unified Tag Team Title Match will be the one battle that will incorporate all three."
- ^ "World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. 2002-05-06. http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. 2002-05-27. http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "WWE Launches ECW as Third Brand". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. 2006-05-25. http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2006/2006_05_25_02.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "WWE Pay-Per-Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. 2007-03-14. http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2007/2007_03_14.jsp. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ "Armageddon (1999) Venue". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/1999/venue. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Armageddon (1999) Main Event Synopsis". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/1999/mainevent. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Armageddon (2000) Venue". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2000/venue. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Armageddon (2000) Main Event Synopsis". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2000/mainevent. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Armageddon (2002) Venue". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2002/venue. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Armageddon (2002) Main Event Synopsis". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2002/mainevent. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Armageddon (2003) Venue". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2003/venue. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Armageddon (2003) Main Event Synopsis". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2003/mainevent. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Armageddon (2004) Venue". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2004/venue. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Armageddon (2004) Main Event Synopsis". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2004/mainevent. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Armageddon (2005) Venue". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2005/venue. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Armageddon (2005) Main Event Synopsis". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2005/mainevent. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Armageddon (2006) Main Event Synopsis". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2006/matches/347294412. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Armageddon (2007) Main Event Synopsis". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2007/matches/554660422. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Armageddon (2008) Main Event Synopsis". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2008/8764234. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
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