WWE Armageddon

Armageddon was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every December (with the exception of 2001, where the event was temporarily 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, following WrestleMania 23, all PPV events became tri-branded. The final event was held in 2008, with TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs replacing Armageddon in 2009.[1]

Armageddon
Promotion(s)World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)Raw (2002–2003; 2007–2008)
SmackDown (2002; 2004–2008)
ECW (2007–2008)
First event1999
Last event2008

History

Armageddon was a pay-per-view (PPV) event consisting of a main event and undercard of 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.[2]

In 2002, WWF changed its name to WWE due to a court order[3] and held a Draft Lottery to split its roster into two distinctive brands of wrestling, Raw and SmackDown,[4] to which ECW was added in 2006.[5] After the split, 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. The following year, WWE announced that PPV events, excluding the "Big Four (WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and the Royal Rumble), would be made exclusive to one of the brands; Armageddon was first made exclusive to the Raw brand in 2003, but then remained exclusive to the SmackDown brand for the years 2004 to 2006. After that, events were again open to all three brands of WWE.[6]

Dates and venues
Raw-branded event SmackDown-branded event
# Event Date City Venue Main Event
1 Armageddon (1999) December 12, 1999 Sunrise, Florida National Car Rental Center[7] Triple H vs. Mr. McMahon in a No Holds Barred match[8]
2 Armageddon (2000) December 10, 2000 Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center[9] Kurt Angle (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H vs. The Undertaker vs. The Rock vs. Rikishi in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship[10]
3 Armageddon (2002) December 15, 2002 Sunrise, Florida Office Depot Center[11] Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Triple H in a Three Stages of Hell match for the World Heavyweight Championship[12]
4 Armageddon (2003) December 14, 2003 Orlando, Florida TD Waterhouse Centre[13] Goldberg (c) vs. Triple H vs. Kane in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship[14]
5 Armageddon (2004) December 12, 2004 Duluth, Georgia Gwinnett Center[15] John "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. The Undertaker vs. Booker T in a Fatal four-way match for the WWE Championship[16]
6 Armageddon (2005) December 18, 2005 Providence, Rhode Island Dunkin' Donuts Center[17] The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell match[18]
7 Armageddon (2006) December 17, 2006 Richmond, Virginia Richmond Coliseum Batista and John Cena vs. King Booker's Court (Finlay and King Booker)[19]
8 Armageddon (2007) December 16, 2007 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mellon Arena Batista (c) vs. Edge vs. The Undertaker in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship[20]
9 Armageddon (2008) December 14, 2008 Buffalo, New York HSBC Arena Edge (c) vs. Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship[21]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also
  • List of WWE pay-per-view events

References
  1. "Preview:Unified Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Big Show vs. D-Generation X (Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match)". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved November 24, 2009. 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.
  2. https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/94543-jim-ross-revela-por-que-wwe-no-ha-celebrado-mas-ppv-armageddon
  3. "World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. May 6, 2002. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  4. "WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. May 27, 2002. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  5. "WWE Launches ECW as Third Brand". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. May 25, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  6. "WWE Pay-Per-Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. March 14, 2007. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
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