Armageddon 2007 Armageddon 2007 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on December 16 , 2007 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . It was the eighth event produced under the Armageddon name and starred wrestlers from the Raw , SmackDown , and ECW brands . Eight professional wrestling matches were scheduled for the event , which featured a supercard , a scheduling of more than one main bout . The first of these was a Triple Threat match from the SmackDown brand that featured Edge defeating World Heavyweight Champion Batista and The Undertaker to win the title . The second was a singles match from the Raw brand , in which Chris Jericho defeated WWE Champion Randy Orton by disqualification . Orton , however retained the championship per WWE regulations that a title cannot change hands on a disqualification . The other was a tag team match from the ECW brand , in which the team of Big Daddy V and Mark Henry defeated the team of CM Punk and Kane . Armageddon grossed over $ 450 , 000 in ticket sales from an attendance of approximately 11 , 000 and received 237 , 000 pay - per - view buys , and was instrumental in helping WWE increase its pay - per - view revenue by $ 11 . 9 million compared to the previous year . Background . The event featured eight professional wrestling matches with wrestlers involved in pre - existing scripted feuds , plots and storylines . Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or fan favorites as they followed a series of tension - building events , which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches . All wrestlers belonged to either the Raw , SmackDown , or ECW brand – storyline divisions in which WWE assigned its employees to different programs . The predominant rivalry scripted into Armageddon on the SmackDown brand was between was between Batista , Edge and The Undertaker , over the World Heavyweight Championship . At Survivor Series , Batista and Undertaker fought in a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship . Edge ( who was disguised as a cameraman at ringside ) interfered and cost Undertaker the match . He was then given a title shot for the World Heavyweight Championship on the November 30 , 2007 episode of SmackDown by SmackDown ! General Manager Vickie Guerrero , who was his storyline love interest . The same night Batista faced Edge for the World title . Batista looked set to retain his title once again , but Undertaker interfered and chokeslam med Batista , but Edge ran out of the ring to escape similar treatment . Theodore Long returned as Assistant General Manager and booked Batista to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Edge and the Undertaker in a Triple Threat match at Armageddon . The main feud on Raw brand was between Randy Orton and the recently returned Chris Jericho , with the two battling over the WWE Championship . Jericho returned to WWE on the November 19 , 2007 edition of " Raw " , interrupting Orton during Orton ' s orchestrated " passing of the torch " ceremony . Jericho revealed his intentions to reclaim the WWE Championship in order to " save " WWE from Orton . He then laid a challenge to Orton with the WWE Championship on the line , which Orton did not accept . A week later Jericho cost him a match against Ric Flair to further convince him to accept the challenge . After Raw went off the air , Orton accepted the challenge . The main feud on the ECW brand was between CM Punk and Kane against Big Daddy V and Mark Henry . The rivalry started on December 4 edition of " ECW " , Punk was forced to choose either V or Henry to face in the main event ; Punk chose Henry . Punk got a disqualification victory when Big Daddy V interfered . The two tried to double - team Punk until Kane made the save and attacked both Big Daddy V and Henry . This made the Armageddon match of Kane and CM Punk against Big Daddy V and Mark Henry . On December 11 edition of " ECW " , Punk and Kane received a victory against Deuce ' n Domino . Event . Before the event went live on pay - per - view , Jesse and Festus defeated WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz in a dark match . Preliminary matches . The opening match was between Rey Mysterio and Montel Vontavious Porter for MVP ' s WWE United States Championship . Mysterio used his quickness and aerial techniques to be on the top . Mysterio wrestled a good match by sending MVP who crashed on the arena floor and then he hit MVP with a flying headscissors takedown , otherwise known as a hurricanrana . Mysterio got into the ring to break the referee ' s 10 count and MVP also got up at 8 count but he simply walked out instead of coming back into the ring after he climbed on the ring apron . MVP was counted out and thus he retained the title because a title does not change hands by countout . After the match , Mysterio threw MVP back into the ring and hit him with the 619 . The second match was a tag team match in which ECW Champion CM Punk teamed up with Kane against Big Daddy V and Mark Henry . V and Henry dominated the match by destroying Punk and Kane . The two managed to control these unstoppable monsters in the middle of the match when Punk was able to bring V to one knee but V overpowered Punk by hitting him a body avalanche and a Samoan drop to get the victory . The third match was between Shawn Michaels and Mr . Kennedy . Michaels reeled Kennedy in the beginning of the match . A stomp of Michaels almost broke Kennedy ' s left hand . Kennedy cried in pain throughout the match . Kennedy was blowed by Michaels many times . Michaels went on to hit Kennedy a diving elbow drop and then he also attempted a Sweet Chin Music but Kennedy countered it into a roll - up . Michaels kicked out but Kennedy continued to punch Michaels with his injured left hand . It was paining for Kennedy and Michaels took the opportunity of the situation and hit Kennedy a Sweet Chin Music for the victory . The fourth match was a number one contender ' s non - title match between WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy and Triple H . The pre - match stipulations were that the winner would get a WWE Championship match at Royal Rumble 2008 against the winner of Orton vs . Jericho match . Before the match started , Hardy and Triple H shook hands . During the match , Hardy seemed dazed after he suffered a series of clotheslines and shoulder blocks . Triple H tried to hit Hardy with a Pedigree but Hardy countered it into a jackknife roll - up which won Jeff Hardy the match . As Jeff Hardy celebrated Triple H was smiling at the fact that he was pinned so easily , Triple H then celebrated with the number one contender for the WWE Championship . The fifth match was between Finlay and The Great Khali . The referee ' s back was turned and he was distracted by Finlay until Hornswoggle took advantage and hit a shillelagh in the groin of Khali . Finlay hit a shillelagh in the head of Khali followed by a successful pinfall victory for Finlay . Main event matches . The sixth match of the night and Raw ' s main event was Randy Orton defending the WWE Championship against Chris Jericho . Jericho controlled the match by beating Orton and performing many moves . Jericho would then knock Orton onto the outside with a clothesline , which made Orton lay in front of SmackDown ' s announcer ' s table . Jericho would then launch into Orton , but Orton would move , which made Jericho run into JBL . Then Jericho and Orton would get back into the ring . Jericho would then apply the Walls of Jericho on Orton . He tried to reach the ropes but he failed to do so . JBL then interfered and then kicked Jericho in the side of the head which disqualified Orton . A title cannot change hands by disqualification , therefore Orton retained the WWE Championship . The seventh match was a divas match between Beth Phoenix and Mickie James for the WWE Women ' s Championship . During the match , Phoenix overpowered Mickie but Mickie bounced back with several near - falls . The match came to an end when Phoenix hit a powerful Fisherman suplex and then she pinned Mickie to retain the WWE Women ' s Championship . The main event was a Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between , defending champion Batista , Edge and The Undertaker . Before the match , Edge told Vickie that her love gave him the strength of three men . Batista and Undertaker fought each other to decide who would fight Edge first . Edge kept his distance outside the ring . In the ring , Undertaker applied his Triangle choke on Batista . Edge sounded the ring bell and everyone ( even Undertaker himself ) thought that the match was over . Edge took the opportunity and speared both men but came up short on both pinfall attempts . Batista dominated the match in the end when he hit The Undertaker with a Spinebuster and speared Edge outside the ring . Undertaker chokeslam med Batista and sent an attacking Edge to the floor . Batista and Undertaker were fighting inside the ring until the three " Edges " appeared on the outside floor . Undertaker executed a Tombstone Piledriver on Batista , after which until the " real " Edge hit Undertaker with a steel chair onto his spine and another on his skull . Edge took advantage and quickly pinned Batista to win the World Heavyweight Championship . Aftermath . After the PPV , the feud between Randy Orton and Chris Jericho slowly died down . Jericho once again defeated Orton on the Tribute to the Troops " Raw " by disqualification when former SmackDown ! announcer John " Bradshaw " Layfield entered the ring . After Jericho requested JBL ' s presence on the December 17 edition of " Raw " , JBL was outraged , left SmackDown , and announced his return to Raw to wrestle after a one - and - a - half - year retirement . The two began a feud with each other and had a match at the next pay - per - view , Royal Rumble 2008 in Madison Square Garden which JBL won by disqualification , when Jericho hit JBL with a steel chair . The feud between the World Heavyweight Champion Edge and Batista continued the following week on " SmackDown ! " , where Batista challenged Edge to a title rematch , but the general manager Vickie Guerrero announced that it was a three - on - one title match with the Major Brothers ( rechristened as the " Edge - heads " earlier that night ) siding with Edge . After Batista pinned one of the Edge - heads , Guerrero announced that Batista could only become the champion by pinning Edge . After Guerrero restarted the match , Batista took advantage , and went to hit Edge with a Batista Bomb , but Curt Hawkins hit Batista in the leg with a steel chair , resulting in the entire team being disqualified . Due to the fact a title cannot be won when the champion loses by disqualification Edge retained the title . Rey Mysterio won a Beat the Clock match series and earned himself a match against Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship . At Royal Rumble 2008 , Edge retained his title against Mysterio with help from Vickie Guerrero . Randy Orton began a feud with the new number one contender for his WWE Championship , the WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy who earned himself a title shot by defeating Triple H in a number one contender ' s match at Armageddon . Orton gave Jeff ' s brother Matt , a running punt to the gut and then one to the head . Two weeks later , Jeff hit Orton a Swanton Bomb from the top of a 30 - foot high scaffolding which knocked out both Orton and Hardy and they were taken off on stretchers . At Royal Rumble 2008 , Orton retained his title against Hardy after pinning Hardy following an RKO .