Armageddon 2000 Armageddon 2000 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) that took place on December 10 , 2000 , at the Birmingham - Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham , Alabama . It was the second annual Armageddon event , and the only WWE pay - per - view event ever to be held in the state of Alabama . Background . The event featured nine professional wrestling matches with outcomes predetermined by World Wrestling Federation script writers . The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned storylines that took place before , during and after the event . The central feud heading into Armageddon was between WWF Champion Kurt Angle , The Undertaker , Triple H , Steve Austin , The Rock , and Rikishi inside a Hell in a Cell for the WWF Championship . At No Mercy Kurt Angle won the championship from The Rock in a No Disqualification Match . Kurt would later retain the title against The Undertaker at Survivor Series and again at Rebellion in a Fatal Four Way Match against The Rock , Rikishi , and Steve Austin . Commissioner Mick Foley would later announce on SmackDown that Kurt Angle would defend his title inside a Six - Man Hell in a Cell Match . Mr . McMahon would try desperately to get all six men to back out but ultimately failed to do so . Another feud heading into Armageddon was between Chris Jericho and Kane in a Last Man Standing Match . It started at Survivor Series when Kane defeated Chris Jericho by pinfall . They would later fight again at Rebellion only for Kane to defeat him . It was later announced on Raw that their feud would come to an end at Armageddon in a Last Man Standing Match . Event . Before the event aired live , Scotty 2 Hotty pinned D ' Lo Brown on " Sunday Night Heat " Preliminary matches . The first event to air live on pay - per - view in the event was the six - person Intergender tag team elimination match between The Radicalz ( Dean Malenko , Perry Saturn , and Eddie Guerrero ) ( w / Terri ) and Team Extreme ( Matt and Jeff Hardy and Lita ) . Other Radical Chris Benoit could not compete in the match as he was scheduled to face WWF Intercontinental Champion Billy Gunn for the title . The early stages of the match were dominated by Team Xtreme as Jeff Hardy blocked Guerrero ' s huricanrana and then performed his High - Angle Senton which he calls " Swanton Bomb " on Guerrero for the three - count , eliminating Guerrero . Jeff then executed his Flying Top - Rope Kick , which he calls " Poetry In Motion " on Malenko . However , the momentum began to shift towards the Radicalz when Malenko immediately tagged in Saturn , who promptly eliminated Jeff with a Death Valley Driver . Matt then came into the match and blindsided Saturn with a bulldog for a near fall . Matt then attempted a Swinging Neckbreaker , which he calls " Twist Of Fate " on Saturn but it was countered into a suplex . Matt tried again and this time nailed it to eliminate Saturn by pinfall . Afterwards , Radicalz manager Terri slapped Matt and Lita speared Terri for her efforts . Malenko took advantage and rolled Matt up from behind for the pin . He wouldn ' t have long to celebrate though , as Lita performed a headscissors kick on Malenko . She then executed her Moonsault , which she calls " Litasault " , on Malenko only to have him kick out at two . After taking a subsequent DDT , Malenko superplexed Lita and stopped his own pinfall . He pulled her up from a pin again after a backbreaker , and instead forced Lita to tap to his finisher , the " Texas Cloverleaf " . The second match of the night featured WWF European Championship action pitting Hardcore Holly against the champion , William Regal . After cutting Regal ' s mic work short with his entrance theme , Holly quickly went to work on Regal . After back and forth punches outside the ring , Regal finally got the momentum on his side when he sent Holly into the back of a ring post . When the two came into the ring , Holly replied with a belly - to - back suplex for a near fall . Regal did a superplex on Holly for a two - count as well . Holly took control from that point until late in the bout when Raven interfered and DDTed Holly , thus allowing Regal to take the easy pinfall Win . The third match saw Chyna take on Val Venis , who was accompanied to the ring by fellow Right To Censor stable member and WWF Women ' s Champion , Ivory . The early portions of the match were dominated by Chyna until Venis whip tossed her out of the ring and Ivory started attacking her at ringside . The momentum swung back and forth until Ivory became more and more aggressive in interfering on Venis ' behalf . She really got into Chyna ' s head when she tripped her , causing Chyna to chase her until Venis intercepted Chyna and delivered a Fisherman ' s suplex for the pinfall . Chyna was about to beat up Ivory after the match but Venis once again saved her from Chyna ' s wrath , powerbomb ing her . The fourth match of the evening was a Last Man Standing Match between Kane and Chris Jericho . The match started as Kane attacked Jericho on the aisle and quickly returned him to the backstage area . Mideon was attacked by both men as he was in the way . Kane and Jericho finally made their way to the ring shortly afterwards . The match was a roller - coaster affair , as neither competitor could gain a huge momentum advantage over the other . After connecting with his signature flying clothesline on Jericho , Kane delivered his chokeslam on Jericho . Jericho recovered and low blowed Kane , who was about to whack him with a chair . Jericho had the momentum on his side once more and took advantage with his Top - Rope Moonsault , which Jericho calls " Lionsault " , on Kane , who was lying face - down on the chair . Kane took temporary control with a big boot until he dragged Jericho into the tech area . Jericho then knocked a ton of stacked barrels on Kane to keep him down for the 10 - second count and the victory . The fifth match on the card was for the Right To Censor ' s ( Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather ) World Tag Team Championships . the challengers were Edge and Christian , the Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray and D - Von ) and Road Dogg and K - Kwik . The Right To Censor started off the match attacking the Dudleys . D - Von responded with a back elbow on Buchanan . The match featured lots of double teaming until Steven Richards , the leader of The Right To Censor , attempted to interfere on his team ' s behalf and DDTed D - Von just when it looked like the Dudleys had the match won . It didn ' t go as planned for Richards though , as Edge spear ed Bubba Ray and Christian nailed the tomakazie on Bubba for the pin and the title of World Tag Team Champions . The sixth match of the event had the Intercontinental Championship on the line as Billy Gunn defended his title against Chris Benoit . Benoit got the initial momentum with a series of stomps on Gunn until he was thrown out of the ring by Gunn . Benoit locked in the figure four leg lock when the action returned to the ring , but Gunn managed to struggle his way to the ropes . Gunn started to gain some momentum with a jackhammer followed by his " Fame - Asser " when it only netted him a near fall . Benoit then caught Gunn in his " Crippler Crossface " , but Gunn got his foot on the rope . Gunn was showing signs of injury when his knee buckled during a tilt - a - whirl on Benoit . Benoit took advantage by once again applying the " Crippler Crossface " on Gunn , forcing a submission and therefore becoming the new Intercontinental Champ . The seventh match of Armageddon 2000 was a Triple Threat match for Ivory ' s WWF Women ' s Championship . The other competitors were Trish Stratus and Molly Holly . Molly starts it off with an attack on Stratus before being monkey flipped on by Stratus . Molly was then double suplexed by Stratus and Ivory . Molly hit a crossbody for a near fall on Stratus after wasting some time on putting Ivory out of position to break up the count . T & A ( Test and Albert ) interfered in the match as Ivory picked up the win . After the match Molly ' s cousin , Crash came out and challenged T & A with the Acolytes ( Bradshaw and Farooq ) . The Acolytes and Crash and Molly Holly successfully beat up T & A . Main event match . The eighth and main event match of Armageddon 2000 was a six - man Hell In A Cell Match for Kurt Angle ' s WWF Championship . The challengers were The Undertaker , The Rock , Triple H , Rikishi , and Stone Cold Steve Austin . Austin attacked Angle at the start of the match , and then slammed Triple H into the steel cell . Meanwhile , The Rock was working on Rikishi , and Undertaker was fighting Angle . Austin executed his signature Lou Thesz Press on Triple H for a two - count . Triple H answered by wrapping Austin ' s knee around a ring post . Rock performed the Samoan drop on Angle , but Rikishi promptly whipped Rock into the cage . Rikishi shortly got his head slammed into a ring post by Angle . Taker Irish whipped HHH into an Austin clothesline . Rikishi then blindsided Austin with a kick to the neck . Triple H performed his Pedigree finishing move on Rikishi . However , The Rock interrupted the count and DDTed HHH but Angle interrupted that count and nailed an " Angle Slam " on Rock . Stone Cold broke up the pin . Austin unleashed his " Stone Cold Stunner " , on Angle . Taker denied Austin the pinfall . Undertaker Chokeslam ed Stone Cold . HHH saved the match . Afterwards , Taker rammed HHH into numerous areas of the cell panels . Austin was beating up Rikishi , clotheslining and then Lou Thesz pressing him . While all of the carnage was occurring , Vince McMahon , Pat Patterson , and Gerald Brisco were working together to stop the match by attempting to demolish the cell with a truck . They had just torn down the cell door when WWF Commissioner Mick Foley ordered the trio to allow the match to run its course . The trio ignored Foley , and the Commissioner sent the police to escort McMahon out of the arena as he fought Patterson and Brisco . Meanwhile , during the match , Triple H was running away from Austin , and chaos broke out as every member involved in the match exited the cell . Then everybody started climbing to the top of the cell . As Rikishi was fighting off both Angle and Taker , Taker Chokeslammed Rikishi off the cell and into the pine chip filled bed of the truck . Austin and Rock had a stare down inside the cell and traded blows . Rock delivered the Spinebuster on Austin , but was clotheslined by HHH before he could execute his signature " People ' s Elbow " on Austin . The Rock punched Triple H out of the ring and nailed the " Rock Bottom " on Angle . Stond Cold recovered to stop the count and Stun The Rock , but HHH broke up the pin and delivered a spinebuster and neckbreaker on Austin . Angle snuck on top of The Rock and pinned him to retain his WWF Championship . Afterwards , Austin Stunned Angle for his sneaky pin . Aftermath . After Kurt Angle retained the WWF Championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin on the January 8 , 2001 edition of " Raw " , Vince McMahon announced that Angle would defend his title against his son - in - law Triple H at the Royal Rumble . Triple H claimed that Angle could only have become the champion because he ( Triple H ) allowed him to . Angle disagreed . At the PPV Kurt Angle defeated Triple H in a Singles Match for the WWF Championship following interference from Austin . WWF Commissioner Mick Foley would opt to resign due to a promise that he made on Sunday Night Heat where if anyone suffered serious injury in the 6 - man Hell In A Cell match , he would resign as Commissioner . Instead , Foley chose to keep his job due to support from Steve Austin and the WWF fans . However , on the December 18 , 2000 edition of " Raw " , when the Board of Directors deemed Linda McMahon incompetent to continue being CEO due to a ( kayfabe ) nervous breakdown , they granted Vince McMahon 100 % control of the WWF , allowing him to fire Foley as Commissioner . The Undertaker also began to feud with Triple H , albeit immediately after HHH ' s feud with Angle began to wane . On an episode of Smackdown , Undertaker had a restraining order placed against him after attacking Triple H ' s on - screen wife , Stephanie McMahon - Helmsley , but Taker would exploit a loophole in his restraining order by assigning his kayfabe half - brother , Kane , to stalk Stephanie . When new WWF Commissioner William Regal refused to grant him a match against Triple H at Wrestlemania , an event Undertaker had never lost at , he threatened him with Kane holding Stephanie over his head and about to toss her off the balcony just above them . Commissioner Regal finally gave Taker his match . Undertaker would go on to up his Mania record to 9 - 0 with his victory over " The Game " . Stone Cold Steve Austin would go on to enter the Royal Rumble Match at the Royal Rumble PPV despite being attacked and busted open by Triple H before Austin officially participated in it by entering the ring for costing him a chance to become the WWF Champion earlier that night in revenge for Triple H robbing Austin of a reign with the same title on a past episode of " Raw Is War " . On the way he fought long - time rival The Rock , who claimed to have won the Royal Rumble for the second time in a row . At the PPV Steve Austin won the match after eliminating Kane . He would go to WrestleMania to defeat The Rock in a No Disqualifictaion Match to win the WWF Championship with some highly unlikely help from former arch - rival Mr . McMahon , thus being his heel turn .