| Unforgiven (2003) | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand (s) | Raw | |
| Date | September 21, 2003 | |
| Venue | Giant Center | |
| City | Hershey, Pennsylvania | |
| Attendance | 10,347[1] | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| SummerSlam (2003) | Unforgiven (2003) | No Mercy (2003) |
| Unforgiven chronology | ||
| Unforgiven (2002) | Unforgiven (2003) | Unforgiven (2004) |
Unforgiven (2003) was the sixth annual Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events The GIANT Center is a 12500-seat multi-purpose Arena in Hershey Pennsylvania, in the Harrisburg metropolitan area SummerSlam (2003 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on August 24 No Mercy is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Unforgiven is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the Unforgiven is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the Unforgiven (2004 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on September 12 Unforgiven is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, It took place on September 21, 2003 from the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The GIANT Center is a 12500-seat multi-purpose Arena in Hershey Pennsylvania, in the Harrisburg metropolitan area [2] The official theme song was "Enemy" by Sevendust. Seasons is the fourth Studio album by American Hard rock band Sevendust. Sevendust is an American Alternative metal band from Atlanta Georgia. [3] "Suffocate" by Cold was the song used for a music video highlighting the feud between Scott Steiner and Test. Year of the Spider is the third Studio album by Floridian Post-grunge /hard rock quintet Cold. Cold is a American five-piece Post-grunge / Alternative metal band based in Jacksonville, Florida. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (born on March 17, 1975 in Whitby Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler. [3] The tagline was "Face Your Fear".
The main event was for the World Heavyweight Championship between Triple H and Goldberg, which Goldberg won by pinfall after executing a Spear and a Jackhammer. Main Event is Australia 's only Pay-per-view channel It transmits through Foxtel, Optus Television and Austar. The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling [4] The predominant match on the card featured a Last Man Standing match between Shane McMahon and Kane, which Kane won after Shane failed to answer the referees ten count. The undercard or preliminary matches refers to preliminary bouts that occur before the headline or 'Main Event' of a particular Boxing, Wrestling Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest [2][5][6] Another primary match on the undercard was Randy Orton versus Shawn Michaels, which Orton won by pinfall after performing an RKO. The undercard or preliminary matches refers to preliminary bouts that occur before the headline or 'Main Event' of a particular Boxing, Wrestling Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. [2][5][6][5] Another match featured on the card was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship between Rob Van Dam, Chris Jericho and Christian, which Christian won by pinning Van Dam after hitting him with the title belt. The undercard or preliminary matches refers to preliminary bouts that occur before the headline or 'Main Event' of a particular Boxing, Wrestling Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler [2][5][6]
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The main feud heading into Unforgiven was between Triple H and Goldberg with the two battling over the World Heavyweight Championship. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Unforgiven is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE One month prior at SummerSlam, Triple H won an Elimination Chamber match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship by last eliminating Goldberg. SummerSlam (2003 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on August 24 The Elimination Chamber is a match type in Professional wrestling (seen in World Wrestling Entertainment) [7][8] After the match ended, Triple H, along with Evolution members Ric Flair and Randy Orton, Handcuffed Goldberg to the Chamber and attacked him with a sledgehammer. Evolution was a Professional wrestling heel stable on World Wrestling Entertainment 's Raw brand consisting of Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's Wrists close together A sledgehammer is a Tool consisting of a large flat head attached to a Lever (or handle [7][8] The next night on Raw, Goldberg challenged Triple H to a match later that night. Triple H declined and said that they will face off at Unforgiven instead. Triple H then added the stipulation were if he wins, Goldberg must retire from professional wrestling. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff [9][10] On the September 1 edition of Raw, Goldberg, Shawn Michaels, and Maven defeated Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton, and Ric Flair). Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Maven Klint Huffman Early life Maven was born to an African American father and a white mother Towards the end of the match, Orton attacked Goldberg from behind as he was preparing to Spear Triple H. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Goldberg was able to kick out of the pinfall attempt and hit Orton with a Jackhammer for the win. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling [11][12] The next week on Raw, Co-General Manager Steve Austin added the stipulation where if Triple H gets himself counted out or intentionally disqualified, he would lose the World Heavyweight Championship. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the [13][14]
The other main match on the card was a Last man standing match between Shane McMahon and Kane. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest On the June 23 edition of Raw, Kane was forced to unmask himself after he had lost a Mask vs. Title match to Triple H. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley [15][16] Shortly after Kane unmasked himself, Kane turned on and chokeslammed his tag team partner Rob Van Dam. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam [15][16] Three weeks later on the July 14 edition of Raw, during an interview between Kane and Jim Ross, Kane kayfabe set Ross on fire after he thought he was mocking him. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional [17][18] The following week on Raw, after a match between Kane and Van Dam ended in a no-contest, Linda McMahon came out to try and stop Kane from attacking Van Dam; however, Kane gave McMahon a Tombstone Piledriver on the steel ramp. Linda Marie Edwards-McMahon (born October 4 1948) is the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position [19][20] On the July 28 edition of Raw, Shane McMahon made a surprise appearance by attacking Kane for his actions the week before. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings [21][22] The next week on Raw, Eric Bischoff defeated McMahon after Kane interfered and gave McMahon a Tombstone Piledriver on the steel ring steps. Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer [23][24] On August 24 at SummerSlam, Kane defeated Rob Van Dam in a No Holds Barred match, and Shane McMahon defeated Eric Bischoff in a No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere match. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River SummerSlam (2003 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on August 24 Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing [7][8] The following night on Raw, during a match between McMahon and Chris Jericho, Kane interfered and hit a chokeslam on McMahon. Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage Shortly afterwards, McMahon superkicked Kane into a dumpster that was on fire and full of gasoline. A Superkick is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick attack in Professional wrestling, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike Dumpster with grafitti & postersJPG|thumb|350px|Green Dumpster with Graffiti and Posters]] A dumpster is a large steel Waste receptacle designed to [25][10] On the September 8 edition of Raw, Bischoff announced that McMahon and Kane would face each other in a Last Man Standing match at Unforgiven. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing [13][14] The next week on Raw, after both men signed a contract for their match at Unforgiven, McMahon gave Kane multiple low blows, followed by a Leap of Faith through an announce table. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler [26][27]
One of the main matches on the undercard was between Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels. Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. At the previous Raw brand pay-per-view, Bad Blood, Ric Flair defeated Shawn Michaels after Randy Orton interfered and hit Michaels with a steel chair. WWE Bad Blood (originally Badd Blood) was a World Wrestling Entertainment Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event that was held in 1997 2003 Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion A folding chair is a light portable chair that can be stored in a stack row or on a specially designed Cart (or dolley [28][29][30] One month later on the July 21 edition of Raw, Chris Jericho defeated Michaels. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage In the match, Orton interfered on Jericho's behalf by RKOing Michaels while the referee was distracted. Jericho won the match by forcing Michaels to submit to the Walls of Jericho. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with the opponent laying supine on the mat with the wrestler standing and facing them [19][20] The following week on Raw, during Jericho's Highlight Reel, Orton claimed that he was becoming a "Legend Killer" and that Michaels was going to be the next legend killed. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Michaels came out shortly afterwards and the two started brawling. [3][31] On the September 1 edition of Raw, Steve Austin announced that Orton would face off against Michaels at Unforgiven. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the [11][12] Two weeks later on the September 15 edition of Raw, Orton told Michaels that he was going to use him as a "stepping stone towards greatness. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. " Michaels responded by telling Orton that if he was going to use him as a stepping stone, he had better step hard. [26][27]
Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Maven defeated Stevie Richards in a Heat match. Maven Klint Huffman Early life Maven was born to an African American father and a white mother For similar names see the disambiguation page Stephen Richards Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler and WWE Heat (formerly known as WWE Sunday Night Heat and capitalized as WWE HEAT) was a Professional wrestling show for The first match that aired was a Handicap Tables match between The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and Rob Conway and La Resistance (Sylvan Greinier and Rene Dupree). Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing For the rest of the stable see Dudley family. For the competitive video game team formerly known as Team 3D see 3D Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling Devon Hughes (born August 1 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling This article is about a Professional wrestling stable. See French Resistance for the World War II resistance movement and La Resistance The Dudleyz put Dupree though the last table to win the World Tag Team Championships. [2][5][6]
The next match was between Test and Scott Steiner. Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (born on March 17, 1975 in Whitby Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Before the bell rang, Keibler hugged Steiner to make Test jealous. The match officially started when Test was giving a series of hits to the back, and series of hits to the body when down on the mat. After Test tried to get a Clothesline on him, Steiner reversed with a powerful Fallaway slam and quickly went to the cover, but Test kicked out right after the referee counted one. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Steiner then continued hitting him with a series of chops to the chest. Later during the match, Test had the upper hand over Steiner, until Test went for a flying Double Axe handle and Steiner reversed it into a suplex. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling At the end of the match, Test tried to go for a chair shot to Steiner but, Keibler came inside the ring and took the chair, however, tried to hit Test but ended up hitting Steiner, concluding that, Test hit him with a Running Big Boot and got the pin. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Therefore, Steiner became Test's property. [2][5][6]
The third match was Shawn Michaels versus Randy Orton in a match billed "Legend vs. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Legend Killer. " Michaels hit Sweet Chin Music onto Orton and covered him for the pin, but on the outside, Flair put Orton's foot on the bottom rope. A Superkick is the name used when referring to a high side thrust kick attack in Professional wrestling, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike Flair passed Orton a pair of brass knuckles, but Michaels hit Flair with another Superkick. Brass knuckles, also sometimes called knuckles, knucks, brass knucks, B-Nux or knuckle dusters, are Weapons used in Michaels went for a back suplex, which did not succeed when Orton hit Michaels with the brass knuckles. Orton pinned Michaels to win the match. [2][5][6]
Next was a Divas tag team match between the team of Trish Stratus and Lita and the team of Molly Holly and Gail Kim. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Patricia Anne Stratigias (born December 18 1975 strætɨˈdʒiːəs better known as Trish Stratus, is a former fitness model, former professional wrestler Noreen "Nora" Kristina Greenwald She also trained as a gymnast Gail Kim (born February 20 1976 is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent valet, model, and actress. When the match began, all four divas were battling each other. When the two legal divas were inside the ring, it was between Lita and Kim. Lita started out, getting Kim with arm takedowns, then a throw back. Through out the match, Lita's team had the upper hand over Kim and Holly. Later at the end of the match, Stratus throws out Kim and then Lita, her partner, does a moonsault to Molly Holly, therefore gets the pin. A moonsault, moonsault press or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique with much of its popularity in American wrestling being attributed This was one of Lita's first match's. [2][5][6]
Next on the card was a Last Man Standing match between Kane and Shane McMahon. The undercard or preliminary matches refers to preliminary bouts that occur before the headline or 'Main Event' of a particular Boxing, Wrestling Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Before the match began, Kane was still doing his entrance, until McMahon popped up from behind and hit Kane with steel chair in the back, multiple times. As the referee officially called to ring the bell to start the match, Kane pushed McMahon away, to block another chair shot from McMahon. And after McMahon got back into the ring, this time he jumped and hit Kane. After multiple shots with the chair, McMahon dropped the chair and went after Kane's knee using the steel pole on the turnbuckle. Later during the match, Kane attempted to do a Big Boot to McMahon, but he moved away, and instead, it hit the referee. After back and forth action, Kane went to the outside of the ring and brought in steel steps into the ring, in attempt to Tombstone McMahon, but McMahon countered and reversed it into a bulldog. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Later at the end of the match, McMahon had Kane down, near the entrance area, and McMahon attempted to do his signature move the Leap of Faith from the top of the arena Titantron, instead he missed, when Kane moved out of the way. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Therefore Kane won because McMahon didn't get up from a ten count. [2][5][6]
A Triple Threat match, for the WWE Intercontinental Championship involving Christian, Chris Jericho and Rob Van Dam was next. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam The match started off with Jericho and Christian teaming up on RVD, both giving him multiple stomps to the back. After a couple of fists, RVD managed to reverse Jericho and Christian's, by doing a Double Dropkick (One dropkick taking down two superstars). Not to be confused with Drop kick, a maneuver in the Football codes In the middle of the match, RVD did a double DDT on the two, which brought Christian to the outside of the ring, leaving RVD and Jericho into back and forth action between each other. In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat Later during the match, RVD got thrown out of the ring, leading to a battle between Christian and Jericho. At the time, Christian was about to jump off the turnbuckles and RVD was about to get back into the ring, but Jericho ran and pushed the ring ropes, which caused RVD to fall back to the outside, and caused Christian to lose balance and fall on his Groin before the jump attempted. In Human anatomy, the groin areas are the two creases at the junction of the Torso with the Legs on either side of the Pubic At the end of the match, RVD was about to do another one of his signature move, the Frog Splash but when the referee's back was turned, Christian took the belt, and when RVD was about to land on him, instead, he landed on the belt, and Christian quickly went for a pin, and scored a title retain. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler [2][5][6]
The seventh match was Al Snow and Jonathan Coachman taking on Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler for the commentator position of Raw. Allen Ray Sarven (born July 18 1963) is a professional wrestler and Actor better known by his Ring name of Al Snow Jonathan William Coachman After this he would have an on-screen role as the "lackey" to then General Manager of Raw Eric Bischoff. James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling Chris Jericho came out and interfered, allowing Al Snow and The Coach to get the victory. Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage [2][5][6]
Next was the main event, which saw Triple H defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Goldberg. Main Event is Australia 's only Pay-per-view channel It transmits through Foxtel, Optus Television and Austar. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII The match started off with a Staredown, then separated. Triple H made the first attack when he threw a fist at Goldberg, then threw him face first into the turnbuckle. Triple H later, tried to throw Goldberg into the other turnbuckle but Goldberg reversed, Goldberg did his Signature move the Pumphandle fallaway slam with Triple H falling on his back, then rolling to the outside. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Later during the main event, Goldberg tried to go for his Signature Move, the Spear, but Triple H countered and reversed it into, a Facebreaker Knee Smash. This is an article about a particle accelerator For uses of spear, see Spear or Spear (disambiguation. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Triple H, had the upper hand almost the whole match, but after Triple H tried to go for another Knee Facebreaker, Goldberg strongly held Triple H's knee before it could hit Goldberg's face. Goldberg gave a quick kick to the stomach, later giving a clothesline. Later at the end of the match, Goldberg did a Spear and a Jackhammer, quickly got the cover, and became the new World Heavyweight Champion. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. [2][4][5]
Following Unforgiven, Triple H offered a $100,000 bounty to anyone who can "take out" Goldberg. Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII [32] The first individual to act on the bounty was Steven Richards. For similar names see the disambiguation page Stephen Richards Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler and He was unsuccessful, as he was quickly taken out by Goldberg. [32] Others included Mark Henry, Rodney Mack and Tommy Dreamer, but resulted in all three being unsuccessful. Mark Henry (born June 12 1971 Career World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment WWF debut (1996 Henry was billed as the " World's Rodney Begnaud (born October 12, 1972) is a professional wrestler and Mixed Martial Artist. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW [33][34] On the October 20 edition of Raw, Goldberg faced Shawn Michaels in a World Heavyweight title match, after Raw Co-General Manager Eric Bischoff booked the match the week before. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer During the match, Goldberg and Michaels were down, along with the referee. Batista made a run-in, as he attacked Michaels and dragged him out of the ring. David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional [35][36] He then proceeded to attack Goldberg, which led to Batista inserting a chair on Goldberg's ankle, in which he proceeded to go jump off the second rope onto the chair, shattering Goldberg's ankle. A chair is a kind of Furniture for Sitting, consisting of a back and sometimes arm rests commonly for use by one person In Human anatomy, the ankle Joint is formed where the Foot and the leg meet In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional [35][36] Afterwards, Evolution gave the $100,000 bounty to Batista. Evolution was a Professional wrestling heel stable on World Wrestling Entertainment 's Raw brand consisting of [35][36] The following week, Bischoff set to present Triple H with the World Heavyweight title, after the events that took place the week before, but Co-General Manager Steve Austin intervened and announced a title match at Survivor Series between Goldberg and Triple H. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Survivor Series (2003 was the seventeenth annual Survivor Series Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling [37][38] On the November 10 edition of Raw, Goldberg and Batista were scheduled in a match, which resulted in a disqualification, after Triple H interfered. [39][40] Triple H tried to injure Goldberg's knee with a use of a chair and sledgehammer. A sledgehammer is a Tool consisting of a large flat head attached to a Lever (or handle Goldberg, however, managed to get the advantage over Batista and Triple H, as he speared Triple H and attacked Batista with the sledgehammer. [39][40] At Survivor Series, Goldberg retained the title, after he hit Triple H with a Spear and Jackhammer for the pinfall. A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent [41]
On the October 20 edition of Raw, Co-General Manager Eric Bischoff proposed that he and Co-General Manager Steve Austin face off at Survivor Series in a "Traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series match", to determine the future of Raw. This is a list of authority figures, people who hold on-screen power in selective Professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the The stipulation of the match was that if Austin's team defeated Bischoff's team, Austin could no longer have to be physically provoked before assaulting a Raw Superstar; if Bischoff’s team, however, are victorious, Austin must resign his position as Co-General Manager. [35][36]
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
| Royal Rumble • No Way Out • WrestleMania • Backlash • Judgment Day • One Night Stand • Night of Champions |
| The Great American Bash • SummerSlam • Unforgiven • No Mercy • Cyber Sunday • Survivor Series • Armageddon |
| WWE Unforgiven |
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| Unforgiven: In Your House • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 |
| Former pay-per-view events |
| The Wrestling Classic (1985) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) • King of the Ring (1993-2002) |
| In Your House (1995-1999) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003-2004) • Fully Loaded (1998-2000) • Over the Edge (1998-1999) |
| InVasion (2001) • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005-2007) |
| Former International pay-per-view events |
| One Night Only (1997) • Mayhem in Manchester (1998) • Capital Carnage (1998) |
| No Mercy (UK) (1999) • Rebellion (1999-2002) • Insurrextion (2000-2003) |