Unforgiven (2002)
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown! | ||
| Date | September 22, 2002 | ||
| City | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Venue | Staples Center | ||
| Attendance | 16,000[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | The Next Big Thing has Arrived | ||
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Unforgiven (2002) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by Castrol GTX that took place on September 22, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It was the fifth annual WWE Unforgiven event and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands.[3]
Eight professional wrestling matches were scheduled for the event—which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main bout. The main event from the SmackDown! brand featured WWE Champion Brock Lesnar fighting The Undertaker to retain the title after both men were disqualified. After the match, The Undertaker continued to attack Lesnar, throwing him through the wall of a set.[4] The main event from the Raw brand featured World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeating Rob Van Dam to retain the title.[5] Four matches were featured on the undercard. The first was a singles match where Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle. The next was between Trish Stratus and WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly, where Stratus won and captured the title. The third was a singles match between Eddie Guerrero and Edge, in which Guerrero won. The final featured undercard match had WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho defeating Ric Flair to retain the title.[6]
Background
The event featured nine professional wrestling matches, with outcomes predetermined by WWE script writers. The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event. All wrestlers were from one of the WWE's brands--SmackDown or Raw--the two storyline divisions in which WWE assigned its employees.
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Night Heat | Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero | Singles match | 08:58 |
| 1 | Kane, Goldust, Booker T and Bubba Ray Dudley defeated The Un-Americans (Lance Storm, Christian, William Regal and Test) | Eight-man tag team match | 08:58 |
| 2 | Chris Jericho (c) defeated Ric Flair via submission | Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship | 06:16 |
| 3 | Eddie Guerrero defeated Edge | Singles match | 11:55 |
| 4 | 3-Minute Warning (Rosey and Jamal) (with Rico) defeated Billy and Chuck | Tag team match | 06:38 |
| 5 | Triple H (c) defeated Rob Van Dam | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | Unknown |
| 6 | Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly (c) | Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship | 05:46 |
| 7 | Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle | Singles match | 13:55 |
| 8 | Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) fought The Undertaker to a double disqualification | Singles match for the WWE Championship | 20:27 |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Unforgiven 2002". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^ "Unforgiven 2002 results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "STAPLES Center - Los Angeles". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ "Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker for the WWE Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ "Triple H vs. Rob Van Dam for the World Heavyweight Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ "Unfogiven 2002 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-12-06.