WWE Judgment Day
Judgment Day is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. The first edition of Judgment Day was in October 1998 as an In Your House event. This pay-per-view replaced Over the Edge after the 1999 event, which saw the death of Owen Hart. In 2000, Judgment Day became the annual May event which followed Backlash. From 2004 to 2006, Judgment Day was exclusive to the SmackDown! brand.
Results
1998
| Judgment Day: In Your House | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | October 18 1998 | ||
| City | Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| Venue | Rosemont Horizon | ||
| Attendance | 18,153 | ||
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Judgment Day: In Your House took place on October 18 1998 at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Steve Blackman defeated Bradshaw (2:58)
- Blackman pinned Bradshaw after a Pump Kick.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: The Oddities (Giant Silva, Kurrgan and Golga) defeated Los Boricuas (Jose Estrada, Miguel Perez, Jr. and Jesus Castillo) (2:31)
- Golga pinned Castillo after an Avalanche Splash
- Sunday Night HEAT match: The Godfather defeated Faarooq (1:54)
- Godfather pinned Faarooq after a Thrust Kick.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Scorpio defeated Jeff Jarrett (3:41)
- Scorpio pinned Jarrett after a Roll-up.
- Al Snow (w/Head) defeated Marc Mero (w/Jacqueline) (7:13)
- Snow pinned Mero after a Snow Plow.
- L.O.D. 2000 (Hawk, Animal, and Droz) defeated the Disciples of Apocalypse (8-Ball, Skull and Paul Ellering) (5:55)
- Droz pinned 8-Ball after the Doomsday Device.
- Christian (w/Gangrel) defeated TAKA Michinoku (w/Yamaguchi-san) to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (8:34)
- Christian pinned Michinoku with a Cradle.
- Goldust defeated Val Venis (w/Terri Runnels) (12:07)
- Goldust pinned Val after the Shattered Dreams.
- X-Pac (w/Chyna) defeated D'Lo Brown to win the WWF European Championship (14:37)
- X-Pac pinned Brown after an X-Factor.
- The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) (14:01)
- NAO was disqualified when Road Dogg hit Mosh with a boombox, NAO retained the title.
- Ken Shamrock defeated Mankind to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (14:36)
- Shamrock beat Mankind by KO when Mankind applied the Mandible claw on himself.
- Mark Henry (w/D'Lo Brown) defeated The Rock (5:02)
- Henry pinned Rock after a Splash.
- The Undertaker fought Kane (w/Steve Austin as guest referee) to a no-contest (17:41)
- Austin attacked both men and declared himself the winner of the vacant WWF Championship. As a result, Austin was "fired" from the WWF by Vince McMahon.
2000
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | May 21 2000 | ||
| City | Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Venue | Freedom Hall | ||
| Attendance | 16,827 | ||
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Judgment Day 2000 took place on May 21 2000 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty, Grand Master Sexay and Rikishi) defeated Team ECK (Kurt Angle, Edge and Christian) (9:46)
- Scotty pinned Edge after Sexay hit a Hip Hop Drop.
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF European Championship (7:57)
- Guerrero pinned Malenko after a Roll up after Chyna hit him with a vase.
- Shane McMahon defeated The Big Show in a Falls Count Anywhere match (7:12)
- Shane pinned Big Show after hitting him in the head with a cinder block.
- Albert, the Big Bossman, Bull Buchanun and Test interfered in the match on Shane's behalf.
- Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a Submission match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (13:27)
- Benoit forced Jericho to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
- D-Generation X (Road Dogg and X-Pac) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) in a Double Tables match (10:55)
- Triple H defeated The Rock (w/Shawn Michaels as Special Guest Referee) in a 60 minute Iron Man match to win the WWF Championship (1:00:08)
- Triple H won 6-5.
- Rock pinned Triple H after a Rock Bottom (10:42)
- Triple H pinned Rock after a Pedigree (25:27)
- Triple H pinned Rock with an inside cradle (26:28)
- Triple H pinned Rock after a Back to belly piledriver (32:24)
- Rock pinned Triple H after a Flowing DDT (40:35)
- Triple H was disqualified after a chair shot (43:44)
- Triple H pinned Rock using the ropes for leverage (44:07)
- Triple H forced Rock to submit to the Sleeper Hold (48:17)
- Triple H was counted out after a Pedigree on the announcer's table (56:06)
- Rock pinned Triple H after a Spinebuster and People's Elbow (58:02)
- Rock was disqualified when Triple H was attacked by The Undertaker. (1:00:08)
2001
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | May 20 2001 | ||
| City | Sacramento, California | ||
| Venue | Arco Arena | ||
| Attendance | 13,623 | ||
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Judgment Day 2001 took place on May 20 2001 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California.
- Sunday Night HEAT Match: Raven defeated Val Venis (4:09)
- Raven pinned Venis.
- Sunday Night HEAT Match: Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly defeated Kaientai (TAKA Michinoku and Funaki) (3:46)
- Hardcore pinned Michinoku.
- William Regal defeated Rikishi (3:57)
- Regal pinned Rikishi after a Regal Cutter.
- Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit in a Two out of three falls match (23:54)
- Benoit pinned Angle after a Angle Slam ("Pinfalls Only") (1:07)
- Angle made Benoit submit with the Ankle Lock ("Submissions Only") (12:10)
- Angle won the third fall with the help of Edge and Christian (Ladder match) (23:54)
- Rhyno defeated Test and The Big Show in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship (9:15)
- Rhyno pinned Big Show after a Gore with a garbage can.
- Chyna defeated Lita to retain the WWF Women's Championship (6:29)
- Chyna pinned Lita after a Powerbomb. This was also Chyna's last appearance in the WWF.
- Kane defeated Triple H (w/Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) in a Chain match to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (12:29)
- Kane pinned Triple H after Steve Austin accidentally hit Triple H with a steel chair.
- Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho won a Tag Team Turmoil match to become #1 contenders to the WWF Tag Team Championship (25:48)
- The APA (Faarooq and Bradshaw) defeated Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko when Farooq pinned Saturn after a Spinebuster (1:32)
- The APA defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) when Bradshaw pinned Bubba after a Clothesline from Hell (6:28)
- X-Factor (X-Pac and Justin Credible) defeated The APA when X-Pac pinned Bradshaw while Albert was holding Bradshaw's foot (10:13)
- X-Factor defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) when X-Pac pinned Matt after a superkick from Credible (13:24)
- Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit defeated X-Factor when Benoit forced Credible to submit to the Crippler Crossface and Jericho forced X-Pac to submit to the Walls of Jericho (18:40)
- Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit defeated Edge and Christian when Benoit forced Christian to submit to the Crippler Crossface (25:48)
- Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match to retain the WWF Championship (23:07)
- Austin pinned The Undertaker after Triple H hit Undertaker with a sledge hammer.
2002
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! | ||
| Date | May 19 2002 | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | Gaylord Entertainment Center | ||
| Attendance | 14,500 | ||
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Judgment Day 2002 took place on May 19 2002 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The tagline for the event was "Judge, Jury and Executioner". The official theme song was "Broken" by 12 Stones.
- Sunday Night HEAT Match: William Regal defeated D'Lo Brown to retain the WWE European Championship (6:22)
- Regal pinned Brown.
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (10:17)
- Guerrero pinned RVD with a backslide using the ropes for leverage.
- Trish Stratus (w/Bubba Ray Dudley) defeated Stacy Keibler (w/Reverend D-Von and Deacon Bautista) to retain the WWE Women's Championship (2:54)
- Trish pinned Stacy after a Bulldog.
- Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) (4:47)
- Heyman pinned Jeff after Brock hit Jeff with an F-5.
- Steve Austin defeated The Big Show and Ric Flair in a Handicap match (15:36)
- Austin pinned Flair after a Stone Cold Stunner.
- Edge defeated Kurt Angle in a Hair vs. Hair match (15:30)
- Edge pinned Angle with a roll-up.
- Triple H defeated Chris Jericho in a Hell in a Cell match (24:31)
- Triple H pinned Jericho after a Pedigree on the top of the cell.
- Rikishi and Rico defeated Billy and Chuck to win the WWE Tag Team Championship (3:50)
- Rikishi pinned Chuck after Rico hit Chuck with a Roundhouse Kick.
- The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan to win the WWE Undisputed Championship (11:17)
- Undertaker pinned Hogan after a Chair Shot followed by a Chokeslam.
2003
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! | ||
| Date | May 18 2003 | ||
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| Venue | Charlotte Coliseum | ||
| Attendance | 13,000 | ||
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Judgment Day 2003 took place on May 18 2003 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the last joint pay-per-view before WWE started having brand exclusive PPVs.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: The Hurricane defeated Steven Richards (2:58)
- Hurricane pinned Richards after a Shining Wizard.
- John Cena and The F.B.I. (Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli) defeated Chris Benoit, Rhyno and Spanky (3:58)
- Stamboli pinned Spanky after the Kiss of Death.
- La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and René Duprée) defeated Test and Scott Steiner (w/Stacy Keibler) (6:19)
- Grenier pinned Steiner after a Bonsoir.
- Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri defeated Team Angle (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) in a Ladder match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship (14:18)
- Eddie grabbed the belts to win.
- Christian won a Battle Royal also involving: Val Venis, Chris Jericho, Lance Storm, Test, Rob Van Dam, Kane, Goldust and Booker T to win the re-activated WWE Intercontinental Championship (11:38)
- Christian last eliminated Booker T to win.
- Christian had originally been eliminated by Booker, but re-entered that ring after the referees did not notice his elimination.
- The battle royal consisted entirely of men who had previously held the Intercontinental Championship (with the exception of Booker T).
- Torrie Wilson defeated Sable in a Bikini contest
- Tazz was the host and declared Wilson the winner without consulting the crowd.
- Mr. America (w/Zach Gowen) defeated Roddy Piper (w/Sean O'Haire)(4:58)
- Mr. America pinned Piper after a leg drop.
- Kevin Nash defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H by disqualification (7:25)
- Triple H was disqualified after hitting referee Earl Hebner with a sledge hammer, Triple H retained the title.
- After the match, Nash Jacknife Powerbombed Triple H through the announcer's table.
- Jazz defeated Victoria, Jacqueline and Trish Stratus in a Fatal Four-Way Match to retain the WWE Women's Championship (4:48)
- Jazz pinned Jacqueline after a DDT.
- Brock Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a Stretcher match to retain the WWE Championship (15:27)
- Lesnar put Big Show on the stretcher on a forklift and dragged him across the line to win.
2004
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | SmackDown! | ||
| Date | May 16 2004 | ||
| City | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Venue | Staples Center | ||
| Attendance | 18,722 | ||
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Judgment Day 2004 took place on May 16 2004 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The tagline for the event was "Souls Will Cry".
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Mark Jindrak (w/Theodore Long) defeated Funaki (3:47)
- Jindrak pinned Funaki after a Mark of Excellence.
- Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (15:19)
- RVD pinned D-Von after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
- Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie (6:14)
- Wilson pinned Marie after a Backslide.
- Mordecai defeated Scotty 2 Hotty (3:01)
- Mordecai pinned Scotty after a Crucifixion.
- Charlie Haas and Rico (w/Miss Jackie) defeated Hardcore Holly and Billy Gunn to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (10:26)
- Haas pinned Holly after a Sunset Flip roll up, aided by a Superkick by Rico.
- Chavo Guerrero (w/Chavo Classic) defeated Jacqueline to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (4:47)
- Guerrero pinned Jacqueline after a Gory Bomb behind the referee's back.
- Per a pre-match stipulation, Guerrero had one arm tied behind his back. During the match, however, Chavo Classic untied Chavo Jr.'s hand.
- John Cena defeated René Duprée to retain the WWE United States Championship (9:54)
- Cena pinned Duprée after an FU.
- The Undertaker (w/Paul Bearer) defeated Booker T (11:25)
- Undertaker pinned Booker after a Tombstone Piledriver.
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero by disqualification (23:22)
- Guerrero was disqualified when he hit JBL with the WWE Title belt. As a result, Guerrero retained the championship.
2005
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | SmackDown! | ||
| Date | May 22 2005 | ||
| City | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| Venue | Target Center | ||
| Attendance | 9,500 | ||
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Judgment Day 2005 took place on May 22 2005 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Sunday Night HEAT Match: Nunzio defeated Akio (3:29)
- Nunzio pinned Akio with a roll up.
- MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (w/Melina) defeated Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (8:04)
- Mercury pinned Haas after the Snapshot.
- Carlito (w/Matt Morgan) defeated The Big Show (4:41)
- Carlito pinned Big Show after Morgan hit Big Show with the F5.
- Paul London defeated Chavo Guerrero to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (10:41)
- London pinned Guerrero after a 450° splash.
- Booker T defeated Kurt Angle (14:09)
- Booker pinned Angle after reversing the Angle Slam into a small package.
- Orlando Jordan defeated Heidenreich to retain the WWE United States Championship (4:54)
- Jordan pinned Heidenreich after a DDT.
- Rey Mysterio defeated Eddie Guerrero by disqualification (18:31)
- Guerrero was disqualified after hitting Mysterio with a steel chair.
- John Cena defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield in an "I Quit" match to retain the WWE Championship (22:40)
- Layfield quit as Cena was about to hit him with a large exhaust pipe.
2006
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | SmackDown! | ||
| Date | May 21 2006 | ||
| City | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
| Venue | US Airways Center | ||
| Attendance | 15,421 | ||
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Judgment Day 2006 took place on May 21 2006 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The official theme song was "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage.
- Dark match: Matt Hardy defeated Simon Dean (4:57)
- Hardy pinned Dean after a Twist of Fate.
- Paul London and Brian Kendrick defeated MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (w/Melina) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship (13:43)
- London pinned Mercury after a roll-up.
- After the match Nitro and Melina turned on Mercury.
- Chris Benoit defeated Finlay (21:10)
- Benoit forced Finlay to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
- Jillian Hall defeated Melina (4:18)
- Hall pinned Melina with a roll-up, Melina grabbed the bottom rope but the referee counted anyway.
- After the match, Melina and Nitro stormed into General Manager Theodore Long's office. Melina slapped Long and Long then fired both Melina and Nitro.
- Gregory Helms defeated Super Crazy to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:55)
- Helms pinned Super Crazy using the ropes for leverage.
- Booker T (w/Sharmell) defeated Bobby Lashley to win the 2006 King of the Ring (9:15)
- Booker pinned Lashley after a shalleigh shot from Finlay and a Scissors kick from Booker.
- After the match, Booker T was crowned by Sharmell, but Lashley speared Booker into the King's throne.
- Mark Henry defeated Kurt Angle by count-out (9:11)
- Angle was counted out after being splashed against the ring post.
- Following the decision, Angle attacked Henry with a chair and put him through a table.
- The Great Khali (w/Daivari) defeated The Undertaker (8:31)
- Khali pinned Undertaker after a boot to the head.
- Rey Mysterio defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (15:56)
- Mysterio pinned JBL after a Frog splash.
2007
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! ECW | ||
| Date | May 20 2007 | ||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Venue | Scottrade Center | ||
| Attendance | 16,219 | ||
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Judgment Day 2007 took place on May 20 2007 from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The official theme song was "I Don't Wanna Stop" by Ozzy Osbourne.
- Dark match: Kane defeated William Regal (w/Dave Taylor) (9:30)
- Kane pinned Regal after a Chokeslam.
- Ric Flair defeated Carlito (15:35)
- Flair forced Carlito to submit with the Figure-Four Leglock.
- Bobby Lashley defeated ECW World Champion Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and Umaga in a Handicap match (1:14)
- Lashley pinned Shane after a Dominator powerslam.
- The match had been for the ECW World Championship, but after the match Vince declared that the title wouldn't change hands since he had not been pinned.
- CM Punk defeated Elijah Burke (16:51)
- Punk pinned Burke after a GTS (Go To Sleep).
- Randy Orton defeated Shawn Michaels (4:31)
- Orton won when the referee stopped the match after Michaels collapsed.
- The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch to retain the World Tag Team Championship (15:03)
- Jeff pinned Cade after a Twist of Fate from Matt and a Swanton Bomb from Jeff.
- Edge defeated Batista to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (10:38)
- Edge pinned Batista with a school boy.
- Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Chris Benoit in a 2 out of 3 Falls match to win the WWE United States Championship (14:10)
- MVP pinned Benoit after a Playmaker (8:13).
- MVP pinned Benoit with an Inside Cradle (14:10)
- John Cena defeated The Great Khali to retain the WWE Championship (8:16)
- Cena forced Khali to submit with the STFU, Khali's foot was under the rope but the referee didn't see it.
2008
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! ECW | ||
| Date | May 18 2008 | ||
| City | TBA | ||
| Venue | TBA | ||
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Judgment Day 2008 will take place on May 18 2008.[citation needed]