WWE Armageddon
WWE Armageddon is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event that began in December 1999, and followed the Survivor Series pay-per-view in November. Following the brand extension, Armageddon became an exclusive event for either RAW or SmackDown! (as of 2004), allowing any feuds stemming from Survivor Series to be finished. The only year that Armageddon has not been held was in 2001, when it was determined that the pay-per-view name should not be used due to the events of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent activities in Afghanistan; WWE Vengeance was shown in its place for that year only.
The origins of this pay-per-view however originated from a promo The Undertaker performed in which he said "What used to be known as SummerSlam is now known as Armageddon" prior to the SummerSlam event in 1999. WWE did not, at the time, have a proper Pay-Per-View event for the month of December (going from "Rock Bottom" and "D-Generation X" in previous years for December) and therefore Armageddon was taken. In 2007, however it will move out of it's traditional December slot into early November.
Results
1999
| Armageddon 1999 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | December 12, 1999 | ||
| City | Sunrise, Florida | ||
| Venue | National Car Rental Center | ||
| Attendance | 15,749 | ||
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Armageddon 1999 took place on December 12, 1999 from the National Car Rental Center in the Ft. Lauderdale suburb of Sunrise, Florida.
- The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) won a Tag team battle royal (10:54)
- Also in the match were: The Godfather and Mark Henry, The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher), Edge and Christian, The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff), The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von), The Mean Street Posse (Pete Gas and Rodney), and Too Much (Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor).
- Faarooq last eliminated Jeff Hardy to win a shot at the WWF Tag Team Championship at the 2000 Royal Rumble.
- Kurt Angle defeated Steve Blackman (6:56)
- Angle pinned Blackman.
- Miss Kitty defeated Ivory, Jacqueline, and B.B. (w/The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young as Special Guest Referees) in a Four Corners Evening Gown Pool match to win the WWF Women's Championship (2:45)
- After the match Miss Kitty took off her dress and flashed the crowd in celebration.
- The Holly Cousins (Hardcore and Crash) defeated Rikishi and Viscera (4:23)
- Hardcore pinned Rikishi.
- Val Venis defeated The British Bulldog (c) and D'Lo Brown in a Triple Threat match to win the WWF European Championship (8:20)
- Venis pinned Bulldog.
- Kane defeated X-Pac in a Steel cage match (8:12)
- Kane pinned X-Pac.
- Chris Jericho defeated Chyna (w/Miss Kitty) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (10:17)
- Jericho forced Chyna to submit with the Walls of Jericho.
- The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mankind) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws (Mr. Ass and Road Dogg) by disqualification (16:28)
- NAO were disqualified after Al Snow interfered, so the NAO retained the titles.
- The Big Show defeated The Big Boss Man to retain the WWF Championship (3:11)
- Big Show pinned Boss Man after a Chokeslam.
- Triple H defeated Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match (29:45)
- Triple H pinned Vince after Stephanie McMahon turned on Vince and Triple H hit him with a sledgehammer.
2000
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | December 10, 2000 | ||
| City | Birmingham, Alabama | ||
| Venue | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center | ||
| Attendance | 14,920 | ||
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Armageddon 2000 took place on December 10, 2000 from the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. The official theme song was a remake of "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Scotty 2 Hotty defeated D'Lo Brown
- Scotty pinned Brown.
- The Radicalz (Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, and Eddie Guerrero) defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) and Lita in a Elimination match (8:06)
- Jeff pinned Guerrero after a Swanton Bomb (2:57)
- Saturn pinned Jeff after a Powerslam(3:41)
- Matt pinned Saturn after a Twist of Fate (5:08)
- Malenko pinned Matt after a Roll-up (5:34)
- Malenko forced Lita to submit with the Texas Cloverleaf (8:06)
- William Regal defeated Hardcore Holly to retain the WWF European Championship (4:59)
- Regal pinned Holly after Raven interfered and hit the Raven Effect DDT on Holly.
- Val Venis (w/Ivory) defeated Chyna (5:02)
- Venis pinned Chyna.
- Chris Jericho defeated Kane in a Last Man Standing match (17:16)
- Jericho won when he pushed a stack of barrels onto Kane and Kane couldn't get up.
- Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von), Right To Censor (Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather), and Road Dogg and K-Kwik in a Fatal Four-Way match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (9:42)
- Christian pinned Bubba Ray.
- Chris Benoit defeated Billy Gunn to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (10:03)
- Benoit forced Gunn to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
- Ivory defeated Trish Stratus and Molly Holly in a Triangle match to retain the WWF Women’s Championship (2:12)
- Ivory pinned Trish after Molly hit a Sitout Powerbomb on Trish.
- Kurt Angle defeated Steve Austin, Triple H, The Undertaker, Rikishi, and The Rock in a Hell in a Cell match to retain the WWF Championship (32:14)
- Angle pinned Rock after Austin hit Rock with a Stone Cold Stunner.
2002
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! | ||
| Date | December 15, 2002 | ||
| City | Sunrise, Florida | ||
| Venue | Office Depot Center | ||
| Attendance | 9,000 | ||
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Armageddon 2002 took place on December 15, 2002 from the Office Depot Center in the Ft. Lauderdale suburb of Sunrise, Florida.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Jeff Hardy defeated D'Lo Brown (4:56)
- Hardy pinned Brown.
- Booker T and Goldust defeated Lance Storm and William Regal, The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von), and Chris Jericho and Christian (c) in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match to win the World Tag Team Championship (16:43)
- Regal pinned Bubba after a Top rope leg drop by Storm (5:23)
- Goldust pinned Regal after a Directors Cut (5:32)
- Booker pinned Jericho after a Book End (16:43)
- Edge defeated A-Train by disqualification (7:12)
- A-Train was disqualified for hitting Edge with a chair.
- After the match, Edge attacked A-Train with a chair seven times.
- Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero (16:47)
- Benoit forced Guerrero to submit with the Crippler Crossface to win a shot at the WWE Championship.
- Batista defeated Kane (6:38)
- Batista pinned Kane after a Batista Bomb.
- Victoria defeated Trish Stratus and Jacqueline in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Women's Championship (4:28)
- Victoria pinned Jacqueline after Stratus hit a Clothesline to Jacqueline.
- Kurt Angle defeated The Big Show to win the WWE Championship (12:36)
- Angle pinned Big Show after Brock Lesnar interfered and hit Big Show with the F-5.
- Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels in a 3 Stages Of Hell match to win the World Heavyweight Championship (35:25)
- Triple H pinned Michaels in a Street Fight after a Pedigree (20:33)
- Michaels pinned Triple H in a Steel cage match after a Splash off the cage through a table (29:45)
- Triple H defeated Michaels in a Ladder match after retrieving the title belt (35:25)
2003
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW | ||
| Date | December 14, 2003 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | TD Waterhouse Centre | ||
| Attendance | 12,672 | ||
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Armageddon 2003 took place on December 14, 2003 from the TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando, Florida.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Rico (w/Miss Jackie) defeated Heidenreich (1:28)
- Rico pinned Heidenreich after a kick to the midsection and then a neckbreaker.
- Booker T defeated Mark Henry (w/Theodore Long) (9:19)
- Booker pinned Henry after a Scissors Kick.
- Randy Orton (w/Ric Flair) defeated Rob Van Dam (w/Mick Foley as Special Guest Referee) to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship (17:59)
- Orton pinned RVD after an RKO.
- Chris Jericho and Christian defeated Trish Stratus and Lita (6:37)
- Christian pinned Stratus with a Schoolboy.
- Shawn Michaels defeated Batista (w/Ric Flair) (12:28)
- Michaels pinned Batista after the Sweet Chin Music.
- Ric Flair and Batista won a Tag Team Turmoil match to win the World Tag Team Championship (20:48)
- The other participants were The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (c), La Résistance (Robért Conway and René Duprée), Val Venis and Lance Storm, Scott Steiner and Test, The Hurricane and Rosey, and Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade.
- Hurricane pinned Conway after a Super Hero Splash (3:16)
- Jindrak pinned Hurricane after a Roll-up (3:34)
- Jindrak pinned Venis after Cade clipped Venis' legs during a suplex and held his legs down (7:17)
- Bubba Ray pinned Jindrak after after a 3D (11:29)
- Bubba Ray pinned Test after a Bubba Bomb (16:38)
- Batista pinned D-Von after a Batista Bomb (20:48)
- Molly Holly defeated Ivory to retain the WWE Women's Championship (4:23)
- Molly pinned Ivory by rolling through a pin attempt and grabbing Ivory's tights for leverage.
- Triple H defeated Goldberg (c) and Kane in a No disqualification Triple Threat match to win the World Heavyweight Championship (19:28)
- Triple H pinned Goldberg after Kane Chokeslammed Goldberg.
2004
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | SmackDown! | ||
| Date | December 12, 2004 | ||
| City | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Venue | Gwinnett Center | ||
| Attendance | 5,000 | ||
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Armageddon 2004 took place on December 12, 2004 from the Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Sunday Night HEAT match: Akio and Billy Kidman defeated Paul London and Chavo Guerrero (5:44)
- Akio pinned Chavo.
- Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio defeated René Duprée and Kenzo Suzuki to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (17:12)
- RVD pinned Duprée after a Five-Star Frog Splash.
- Kurt Angle defeated Santa Claus (0:25)
- Angle forced Santa to submit with the Ankle Lock.
- Daniel Puder defeated Mike Mizanin in a Dixie Dog Fight (3:00)
- Puder won by judge's decision after the match went through all three 1 minute rounds.
- The Basham Bros. (Doug and Danny) defeated Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas (6:50)
- Danny pinned Holly.
- John Cena defeated Jesús (w/Carlito) in a Street Fight to retain the WWE United States Championship (7:50)
- Cena pinned Jesús.
- Dawn Marie defeated Miss Jackie (w/Charlie Haas as Special Guest Referee) (1:43)
- Marie pinned Jackie with a Rolling Clutch Pin and a handful of tights.
- After the match Haas proposed to Marie but then called both of them sluts and walked away.
- The Big Show defeated Mark Jindrak, Luther Reigns and Kurt Angle in a Handicap match (9:55)
- Big Show pinned Jindrak after a F-5.
- Funaki defeated Spike Dudley to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:29)
- Funaki pinned Dudley with a Bridge Pin.
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated Eddie Guerrero, The Undertaker and Booker T in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the WWE Championship (25:36)
- JBL pinned Booker after a Clothesline from Hell.
- During the match, Heidenreich attacked Undertaker twice.
2005
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | SmackDown! | ||
| Date | December 18, 2005 | ||
| City | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| Venue | Dunkin' Donuts Center | ||
| Attendance | 8,000 | ||
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Armageddon 2005 took place on December 18, 2005 from the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. It was the first Armageddon where the World Title/WWE Title was not defended.
- HEAT match: Jamie Noble defeated Funaki (3:30)
- Noble beat Funaki by submission with a Dragon Sleeper.
- John Bradshaw Layfield (w/Jillian Hall) defeated Matt Hardy (6:44)
- JBL pinned Hardy after a Clothesline from Hell.
- MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (w/Melina) defeated The Mexicools (Super Crazy and Psicosis) (8:55)
- Mercury pinned Super Crazy after the Snapshot.
- Chris Benoit defeated Booker T (w/Sharmell) (20:09)
- Benoit forced Booker to submit with the Crippler Crossface.
- This was Match 4 in a "Best of 7" series for the vacant WWE United States Championship (After the match, Booker lead the series 3-1).
- Bobby Lashley defeated William Regal and Paul Burchill in a Handicap match (3:38)
- Lashley pinned Burchill after a Dominator.
- A promo (which would later turn into a weekly feature called "Lunchtime Suicide") aired where Tim White appeared to commit suicide.
- Kid Kash defeated Juventud to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:25)
- Kash pinned Juventud after a Dead Level.
- Kane and The Big Show defeated Rey Mysterio and Batista (8:37)
- Kane pinned Mysterio after a Chokeslam.
- The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton (w/Cowboy Bob Orton) in a Hell in a Cell match (30:31)
- Undertaker pinned Randy after a Tombstone Piledriver.
2006
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | SmackDown! | ||
| Date | December 17, 2006 | ||
| City | Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Venue | Richmond Coliseum | ||
| Attendance | 8,200 | ||
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Armageddon 2006 took place on December 17, 2006 from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.
- Dark match: Oleg Prudius defeated Scotty 2 Hotty
- Prudius pinned Scotty.
- Kane defeated Montel Vontavious Porter in an Inferno match (8:21)
- Kane won when he set the back of MVP's ring attire on fire.
- Paul London and Brian Kendrick defeated William Regal and Dave Taylor, MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro), and The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) in a Ladder match to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship (20:13)
- London and Kendrick won when London grabbed the belts.
- This match was originally scheduled to be a regular match between London/Kendrick and Regal/Taylor.
- During this match, Mercury suffered a (legit) serious face injury - a broken nose and lacerations around his eye - causing him to leave the match early.
- The Boogeyman defeated The Miz (2:51)
- Boogeyman pinned The Miz after a Sit-out chokebomb.
- Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero (w/Vickie Guerrero) to retain the WWE United States Championship (12:14)
- Benoit forced Chavo to submit with the Sharpshooter.
- Gregory Helms defeated Jimmy Wang Yang to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (10:51)
- Helms pinned Yang after a roll-up.
- The Undertaker defeated Mr. Kennedy in a Last Ride Match (19:08)
- Undertaker won by throwing Kennedy into the hearse and driving away after a Tombstone Piledriver on top of the hearse.
- A "Naughty or Nice" Lingerie contest was held featuring: Layla El, Jillian Hall, Kristal Marshall and Ashley Massaro. Contest judge Big Dick Johnson (dressed as Santa Claus) declared all the participants winners.
- Batista and John Cena defeated Finlay and King Booker (w/Queen Sharmell) (11:29)
- Batista pinned Booker after a Batista Bomb.
2007
| Armageddon 2007 | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Date | November 4, 2007 | ||
| City | San Jose, California | ||
| Venue | HP Pavilion | ||
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Armageddon 2007 will take place on November 4, 2007 from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Production theme song
The official Armageddon theme song is called "The End", which originally appeared on WWE Anthology Disc 3. The song was composed by the WWE's music producer, Jim Johnston. "The End" has continuously been remade/remixed since the original version (on Anthology) was used in 1999, including an extended version reaching nearly four minutes in length that has been the mainstay theme for the past few Armageddon PPVs. The extended version was made available for purchase and download on WWE.com.