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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown ECW | ||
| Date | September 7, 2008 | ||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Venue | Quicken Loans Arena | ||
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Unforgiven (2008) will be the eleventh annual Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It will take place on September 7, 2008, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The event will star wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands.[2] As of August 25, 2008, four professional wrestling matches are scheduled on the event's card.
Background
Four professional wrestling matches are scheduled on the event's card. These matches are planned with predetermined outcomes by WWE's creative staff and feature wrestlers playing a character for the entertainment of the audience. The buildup to these matches and the scenarios that take place before, during, and after the event are also planned by WWE's creative staff. The event is planned to star wrestlers from WWE's three brands, Raw, SmackDown and ECW: storyline expansions of the promotion where employees are divided into wrestling brands under the WWE banner.
The main rivalry written into the pay-per-view on the Raw brand is a Championship Scramble for the World Heavyweight Championship. On the August 18 episode of Raw, General Manager Mike Adamle, a portrayed matchmaker and rules enforcer, announced the bout, which would involve CM Punk (Phil Brooks), John "Bradshaw" Layfield (John Layfield), Kane (Glen Jacobs), Batista (Dave Bautista), and John Cena. This match has a 20-minute time limit in which participants can become the temporary champion by pinfall or submission. The final superstar who gains a scoring condition when the time limit is over will leave the match as the champion. Only the person who wins the match will be officially recognized as the champion. On the August 25 edition of Raw, Adamle announced that Cena had suffered a herniated disc in his neck in his match with Batista at SummerSlam, taking him out of the Scramble. Rey Mysterio (Oscar Gutierrez) was subsequently named as Cena's replacement.
Another rivarly in the Raw brand is between Shawn Michaels (Michael Hickenbottom) and Chris Jericho (Christopher Irvine). At SummerSlam, Jericho accidentally punched Michaels' wife Rebecca in the face when Michaels publicly announced that he was (kayfabe) "retiring" from WWE. On the August 25 edition of Raw, Michaels revealed that he had denounced his decision to retire and challenged Jericho to an Unsanctioned match at Unforgiven.
The predominant rivalry on the SmackDown brand is another Championship Scramble for the WWE Championship held by Triple H (Paul Levesque). The match was announced on the August 22 broadcast of SmackDown by General Manager Vickie Guerrero, who also announced a series of qualifying matches. The qualifiers were The Brian Kendrick (Brian Kendrick), Shelton Benjamin, Montel Vontavious Porter (Alvin Burke, Jr.), and Jeff Hardy.
Matches
| Match | Stipulation |
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| CM Punk (c) vs. Batista vs. Kane vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs. Rey Mysterio[3] | Championship Scramble for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| Triple H (c) vs. Montel Vontavious Porter vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. Shelton Benjamin vs Jeff Hardy[4] | Championship Scramble for the WWE Championship |
| Mark Henry (c) vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA vs TBA[5] | Championship Scramble for the ECW Championship |
| Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels[6] | Unsanctioned match |
| Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase (c) vs. Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad)[7] | Tag team match for the World Tag Team Championship |
- Notes: John Cena was originally supposed to take part in the Championship Scramble for the World Heavyweight Championship but suffered a legit injury, thus being replaced by Rey Mysterio.
See also
References
- ^ "WWE Unforgiven official website". World Wrestling Entertainment.
- ^ "Greatest Moments in Pay-Per-View History". WWE Magazine: 64–65. 2007.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Preview: World Heavyweight Championship Scramble match". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Preview: WWE Championship Scramble". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Preview: WCW Championship Scramble". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Preview: Unsanctioned Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ "Preview: World Tag Team Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2008-08-26.