WWE Unforgiven
WWE Unforgiven is a pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which usually takes place every September. It originally started out as a In Your House pay-per-view event in April and featured the infamous Inferno Match between The Undertaker and Kane. Since 2003, it has been a RAW brand-exclusive pay-per-view.
Kane holds the record for most times competed at Unforgiven. He fought at every Unforgiven until 2005, and holds a win-loss record of 3-4.
Results
1998
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | April 26, 1998 | ||
| City | Greensboro, North Carolina | ||
| Venue | Greensboro Coliseum | ||
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- Faarooq, Ken Shamrock and Steve Blackman def. The Nation of Domination (The Rock, D'lo Brown and Mark Henry (13:07)
- Faarooq pinned The Rock after a Dominator.
- Triple H def. Owen Hart to retain the WWF European Championship (12:38)
- Triple H pinned Owen Hart to retain the title after X-Pac hit Hart with a fire extinguisher.
- The New Midnight Express (Bart Gunn and Bob Holly) def. The Rock 'N Roll Express to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championships (7:20)
- Gunn pinned Robert Gibson after a bulldog to retain the titles.
- Luna Vachon def. Sable in an Evening Gown Match (2:35)
- Luna ripped off Sable's dress while Sable was distracted by Marc Mero.
- The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) def. L.O.D. 2000 to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships (12:13)
- Road Dogg pinned Animal to retain the titles when Animal failed to get his shoulders up during a German suplex.
- The Undertaker def. Kane in an Inferno Match (15:57)
- Undertaker won the match after Kane caught his arm on fire. This was the first Inferno Match in WWF history.
- WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin and Dude Love fought to a No Contest (18:52)
- No decision was made after Steve Austin hit a Stone Cold Stunner on Dude Love and administered his own count. Austin retains the title.
1999
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | September 26, 1999 | ||
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| Venue | Charlotte Coliseum | ||
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- Val Venis def. Steve Blackman (6:33)
- Venis pinned Blackman after the Money Shot.
- D-Lo Brown def. Mark Henry to win the WWF European Championship (9:11)
- Brown pinned Henry after the Lo-Down to win the title.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett def. Chyna by Disqualification (11:52)
- Chyna was disqualified after Debra hit Jarrett with his own guitar. Jarrett retains the title. The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young also interfered.
- The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) def. The Dudley Boyz (7:28)
- Faarooq pinned D-Von Dudley after interference from Steven Richards.
- Ivory def. Luna Vachon in a Hardcore Match to retain the WWF Women's Championship (3:37)
- Ivory pinned Luna after hitting her with a pipe to retain the title.
- The New Age Outlaws def. Edge & Christian to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships (11:09)
- Billy Gunn pinned Edge after a Fameasser to retain the titles.
- Al Snow def. Big Boss Man in a Kennel from Hell Match to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship (11:42)
- Al Snow escaped the cage to retain the title after hitting Big Boss Man with Head.
- X-Pac def. Chris Jericho by Disqualification (13:10)
- Chris Jericho was disqualified after Curtis Hughes attacked the referee. Road Dogg also interfered.
- Triple H def. The Rock, Mankind, Kane, The Big Show and the British Bulldog to win the WWF Championship (20:28)
- HHH pinned Rock after a Pedigree to win the vacant title. Stone Cold Steve Austin was the special referee.
- The Undertaker was originally suppose to be in the match and win. He was even featured on the promotional poster but was unable to compete due to nagging injuries. He also was going through a divorce at this time with his first wife, Jodie Lynn, so he also had several legal matters to deal with.
2000
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | September 24, 2000 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | First Union Center | ||
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The logo for the event was used from 2000 to 2001. The 2001 logo also depicted a three-faced morph image of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
- Right to Censor (Steven Richards, Val Venis, Bull Buchanan, and The Goodfather) def. The Dudley Boyz and The APA (6:05)
- Venis pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley after Richards hit a Stevie-Kick on Buh Buh Ray.
- Tazz def. Jerry Lawler in a Strap Match (5:07)
- Tazz forced Lawler to submit with the Tazzmission. Raven also interfered.
- Steve Blackman def. Test, Perry Saturn, Crash Holly, Al Snow, and Funaki in a Hardcore Battle Royal to win the WWF Hardcore Championship (10:00)
- Crash pinned Blackman while fighting outside of the ring to win the title. (3:55)
- Saturn pinned Crash after hitting him with a trashcan lid to win the title. (4:02)
- Blackman pinned Saturn to win the title. (9:00)
- Chris Jericho def. X-Pac (9:05)
- Jericho forced X-Pac to submit with the Walls of Jericho.
- The Hardy Boyz def. Edge & Christian in a Tag Team Steel Cage Match to win the WWF Tag Team Championships (14:00)
- The Hardy Boyz exited the cage to win the titles after hitting a Con-chair-to on Edge. Lita also interfered.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Eddie Guerrero def. Rikishi by Disqualification (6:10)
- Rikishi was disqualified after attacking Chyna. Guerrero retains the title.
- Triple H def. Kurt Angle (17:28)
- HHH pinned Angle after a Pedigree and interference from Stephanie McMahon. Mick Foley was the guest referee.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin returned to investigate who ran him down the year prior. Steve Blackman was accused by Shane McMahon of being the culprit, but it was just to get revenge on him from SummerSlam the month before, thus, ending in both getting Stone Cold Stunners. (Shane receiving 3 more than Blackman).
- The Rock def. Chris Benoit, The Undertaker and Kane to retain the WWF Championship (16:03)
- Rock pinned Benoit after a Rock Bottom to retain the title. Benoit pinned Undertaker earlier in the match, but his win was overruled by commissioner Mick Foley since Undertaker's foot was on the ropes.
2001
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | September 23, 2001 | ||
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | Mellon Arena | ||
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This event was held on September 23, 2001 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Sunday Night HEAT Match: Billy Gunn (WWF) def. Tommy Dreamer (Alliance) (5:13)
- The Dudley Boyz (Alliance) def. The Big Show & Spike Dudley (WWF), Lance Storm & The Hurricane (Alliance), and The Hardy Boyz (WWF) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships (14:15)
- Big Show pinned Storm after a Chokeslam. (6:51)
- Matt Hardy pinned Spike after a Twist Of Fate. (7:56)
- D-Von Dudley pinned Matt after a Bubba Bomb by Bubba Ray Dudley. (14:15)
- Perry Saturn (WWF) def. Raven (Alliance) (5:06)
- Saturn pinned Raven after a Three Handled Moss Covered Family Credenza.
- Christian (Alliance) def. Edge (WWF) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (11:52)
- Christian pinned Edge after a low blow to win the title.
- Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) (WWF) def. Kronik (Brian Adams & Bryan Clark) (Alliance) to retain the WCW Tag Team Championship (8:52)
- Undertaker pinned Clark after a Chokeslam to retain the titles.
- Rob Van Dam (Alliance) def. Chris Jericho (WWF) to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship (16:27)
- RVD pinned Jericho after a Five Star Frog Splash to retain the title. Stephanie McMahon interfered.
- The Rock (WWF) def. Shane McMahon and Booker T (Alliance) in a Handicap match to retain the WCW Championship (15:23)
- Rock pinned Booker T after a Rock Bottom to retain the title. Test interfered for the challengers.
- Rhyno (Alliance) def. Tajiri (WWF) to win the WCW United States Championship (4:46)
- Rhyno pinned Tajiri after a Gore to win the title.
- Kurt Angle (WWF) def. Stone Cold Steve Austin (Alliance) to win the WWF Championship (23:40)
- Angle forced Austin to submit with an Ankle Lock.
2002
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Date | September 22, 2002 | ||
| City | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Venue | Staples Center | ||
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The theme song was "Adrenaline" by Gavin Rossdale. Also, this was the first PPV ever to Feature WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship matches in one night Though its logo had some variations, at its core this is the same Unforgiven logo used from 2002 through the present.]]
- Sunday Night HEAT Match: Rey Mysterio def. Chavo Guerrero (8:58)
- Kane, Booker T, Goldust and Bubba Ray Dudley def. The Un-Americans (Lance Storm, Christian, William Regal and Test) (9:58)
- Kane pinned Storm after a Chokeslam.
- Chris Jericho def. Ric Flair to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (6:16)
- Jericho forced Flair to submit to the Walls Of Jericho to retain the title.
- Eddie Guerrero def. Edge (11:48)
- Guerrero pinned Edge after a sunset flip off of the second rope.
- Three Minute Warning def. Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo (6:30)
- Jamal pinned Billy after a flying samoan drop.
- Triple H def. Rob Van Dam to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (18:17)
- Ric Flair interfered and turned on RVD by attacking him with a sledgehammer. HHH pinned RVD after following a Pedigree to retain the title.
- Trish Stratus def. Molly Holly to win the WWE Women's Championship (5:43)
- Trish pinned Molly after a Wheelbarrow Bulldog to win the title for the 3rd time in her career, tying with both Ivory and Alundra Blayze!
- Chris Benoit def. Kurt Angle (13:58)
- Benoit pinned Angle after a series of rollup reversals.
- WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker fought to a No Contest (20:25)
- The match was declared a no contest after the referee lost control during a brawl between the two men. Lesnar retains the title. Several Pay Per View buyers were angry with this outcome and sent many complaint letters to WWE.
2003
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Date | September 21, 2003 | ||
| City | Hershey, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | Giant Center | ||
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The theme song for Unforgiven 2003 was "Suffocate" by Cold. "Enemy" by Sevendust was the theme song for the main event.
Sunday Night HEAT Match: Maven def. Steven Richards(w/Victoria) (5:13) Maven pinned Richards after a Tornado DDT.
- The Dudley Boyz def. Rob Conway and La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier & René Duprée) in a Table match to win the World Tag Team Championships (10:16)
- The Dudley Boyz put Duprée through the final table to win the titles.
- Test def. Scott Steiner (6:56)
- Test pinned Steiner to retain Stacy Keibler's services and obtain Steiner's services after Stacy inadvertently hit Steiner with a steel chair.
- Randy Orton def. Shawn Michaels (19:22)
- Shawn Michaels had the match won, however, as he was celebrating, Ric Flair placed Orton's legs on the rope, leading the referee to think that Orton had obtained a rope break, and the match was quickly restarted. Before the match could actually be restarted, Flair handed Orton a pair of brass knuckles, and Orton managed to attack Michaels with them and quickly pinned to get the win.
- Lita & Trish Stratus def. Molly Holly & Gail Kim (6:41)
- Lita pinned Molly after a Reverse Twist Of Fate, followed by a dangerous Moonsault.
- Kane def. Shane McMahon in a Last Man Standing match (19:54)
- Kane won the match after Shane went for a a Leap of Faith off of the stage apparatus and Kane was able to get out of the way.
- Christian def. Chris Jericho and Rob Van Dam in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (19:03)
- Christian hit Van Dam with the title belt while he was attempting a Five-Star Frog Splash.
- Al Snow & Jonathan Coachman def. Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler to win the rights to announce RAW (8:17)
- Coach pinned JR after a dropkick by Chris Jericho to win the commentators' spot.
- Goldberg def. Triple H to win the World Heavyweight Championship (14:56)
- Goldberg pinned HHH after a Jackhammer to win the title. Per stipulation, if Goldberg were to lose the match, he would have to permanently retire from wrestling. Triple H may lose the title if he gets disqualified or counted out.
2004
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Date | September 12, 2004 | ||
| City | Portland, Oregon | ||
| Venue | Rose Garden | ||
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The theme song was "Survival Of The Sickest" by Saliva.
- Sunday Night HEAT Match: Maven def. Rodney Mack (4:42)
- Maven pinned Mack with a rollup after Mack collided with Jazz.
- Chris Benoit & William Regal def. Ric Flair & Batista (15:05)
- Benoit made Flair submit to the Crippler Crossface.
- Trish Stratus def. Victoria to retain the WWE Women's Championship (8:25)
- Trish pinned Victoria after hitting the Stratusfaction to retain the title.
- Tyson Tomko def. Steven Richards (6:20)
- Tomko pinned Richards after a modified swinging neckbreaker.
- Chris Jericho def. Christian in a Ladder match to win the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship (22:22)
- Chris Jericho retrieved the suspended belt to win the title.
- Shawn Michaels def. Kane in a No Disqualification Match (17:57)
- HBK pinned Kane after hitting the Sweet Chin Music.
- La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier & Rob Conway) def. Tajiri & Rhyno to retain the World Tag Team Championships (9:35)
- Grenier pinned Rhyno after hitting him with the Quebec Flag to retain the titles.
- Triple H def. Randy Orton to win the World Heavyweight Championship (24:40)
- HHH pinned Orton after a Pedigree onto a steel chair. Jonathan Coachman, Ric Flair and Batista also interfered.
2005
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Date | September 18, 2005 | ||
| City | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
| Venue | Ford Center | ||
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The theme song was "Calling" by Taproot.
- Sunday Night HEAT Match: Rob Conway def. Tajiri
- Ric Flair def. Carlito to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship (11:53)
- Flair made Carlito submit to the Figure Four Leglock
- Trish Stratus and Ashley def. Victoria and Torrie Wilson (6:53)
- Trish pinned Victoria with a Chick Kick after dazing both she and Torrie Wilson with an impressive Double Head Scissors/Headlock Takedown combo.
- The Big Show def. Gene Snitsky (6:10)
- Big Show pinned Snitsky after a Chokeslam
- Shelton Benjamin def. Kerwin White (8:49)
- Benjamin pinned White after a T-Bone. Also, this was Chavo Guerrero's only pay-per-view appearance as Kerwin White. Chavo would wrestle using his given name after the death of his uncle Eddie Guerrero.
- Matt Hardy def. Edge in a Steel Cage Match (21:23)
- Hardy pinned Edge after a leg drop off the top of the cage
- Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch def. The Hurricane and Rosey to win the World Tag Team Championships (7:37)
- Murdoch pinned Hurricane after the Sweet and Sour.
- Shawn Michaels def. Chris Masters (26:42)
- Michaels pinned Masters after a Sweet Chin Music, ending Master's undefeated streak
- Kurt Angle def. WWE Champion John Cena by Disqualification (17:13)
- Cena was disqualified for hitting Angle with his title belt after interference from Eric Bischoff and retained his title.
2006
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Date | September 17, 2006 | ||
| City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Venue | Air Canada Centre | ||
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The 2006 edition of Unforgiven is set to take place on September 17, 2006 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.