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Armageddon (2007)

**Armageddon (2007)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) SmackDown brand, which took place on December 16, 2007 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was the eighth Armageddon pay-per-view event.

Including one match on the *Bottom Line* pre-show, there were seven matches on the event card. The main event was an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship. Brock Lesnar defended the title against Randy Orton, Eddie Guerrero, John Cena, Umaga and Rey Mysterio. This was the first time that the SmackDown brand hosted an Elimination Chamber match. Another featured match on the card was an interpromotional match for the ECW World Championship between ECW's Rob Van Dam and SmackDown's Shawn Michaels.

Other matches on the undercard included Bret Hart versus Mr Kennedy, Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch versus The Hardys for the Unified Tag Team Championship, and a 10-man Cruiserweight Open for the Cruiserweight Championship.

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To include Cruiseweight Open eliminations and Elimination Chamber stats.

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New Year's Revolution (2008)

**New Year's Revolution (2008)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Raw brand, which took place on January 6, 2008 at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. This was the third and final New Year's Revolution pay-per-view event.

Including one match on the premiere edition of the *Countdown* pre-show, there were eight matches on the event's card. The main event was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Edge, Batista and Bobby Lashley. Other featured matches on the undercard included Triple H versus Ric Flair, The Undertaker versus Snitsky, Mickie James versus Lita for the vacant Women's Championship, and Booker T versus Carlito.

## Featured matches background

#### **Lita vs. Mickie James (Tournament final for the vacant Women's Championship)**

Due to Trish Stratus winning the Women's Championship then retiring post-match, the Women's Championship was declared vacant. On the December 3 edition of *Raw*, Jonathan Coachman announced that there would be a tournament to determine a new champion. Over the next few weeks, tournament matches were held on both *Raw* and *SmackDown* in preparation for the final at New Year's Revolution.

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SmackDown 258 (February 5, 2010)

***Friday Night SmackDown* #258** was taped on February 2, 2010 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. It was broadcast on February 5, 2010. This was the first episode of *SmackDown*following Royal Rumble.

The main event featured a Fatal 5-Way match to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship between Kane, Carlito, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk and Edge.

## Match results

* World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated Curt Hawkins (non-title match)
* World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated Zack Ryder (non-title match)
* Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Martin to retain the United States Championship
* Alicia Fox (with The Gatecrashers) defeated Kelly Kelly to advance to the finals of the Divas Championship tournament
* The Gatecrashers (c) (with Alicia Fox) defeated Finlay & Hornswoggle to retain the Unified Tag Team Championship
* Brian Kendrick (with Ezekiel Jackson) defeated Jimmy Wang Yang (c) to **win** the Cruiserweight Championship
* Vladimir Kozlov defeated Shad (with JTG)
* CM Punk defeated Edge, Umaga, Carlito and Kane in a five-man battle royal to become the #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship

## Episode notes

* Brian Kendrick won his first Cruiserweight Championship, defeating Jimmy Wang Yang.
ECW 131 (March 16, 2010)

***ECW on Syfy* #131** was broadcast live on March 16, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The main event featured a six-man tag team match with the ECW Champion Christian and the WWE Tag Team Chamoions The Gatecrashers versus the number one contender Jeff Hardy, Hurricane Helms and Chris Masters.

## Match results

* Shelton Benjamin (Raw) defeated Mr Kennedy (ECW) in an interpromotional match
* Alicia Fox defeated Maria
* Evan Bourne defeated Sheamus to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI
* ECW Champion Christian & WWE Tag Team Champions The Gatecrashers (with Alicia Fox) defeated Jeff Hardy, Hurricane Helms & Chris Masters
WrestleMania 23

**WrestleMania 23** was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on March 25, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

WrestleMania 23 was an interpromotional event, featuring performers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. Including a match on the Bottom Line pre-show, eleven matches were featured on the event's card, which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main bout. The first of these matches was the main event of the SmackDown brand for the WWE Championship between champion Shawn Michaels and Brock Lesnar. The main event of the Raw brand featured Kurt Angle versus Batista for Angle's World Heavyweight Championship. The third main event was an interpromotional match between Raw's Sting and SmackDown's The Undertaker.

Featured matches on the undercard included Triple H versus Rob Van Dam in a Last Man Standing match, Randy Orton defending his United States Championship against John Cena, Hulk Hogan and Big Show versus John "Bradshaw" Layfield, William Regal and Finlay in a Handicap match, Eddie Guerrero versus Bret Hart, and the third annual Money in the Bank ladder match.

## Match results

#### **Notes**

* The other wrestlers in the battle royal were: Gregory Helms, Chavo Guerrero, Tajiri, Paul London, Hardcore Holly, Shannon Moore, Psicosis, Scotty Too Hotty, Charlie Haas, Funaki, Test, Nunzio (SmackDown), R-Truth, Snitsky, Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, Vito, Eugene, Sylvain Grenier, Doug Basham and Val Venis (Raw).

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December to Dismember

**December to Dismember** was an event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) ECW brand, which took place on December 6, 2008 at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. This was the fourth event to be branded as an Extreme Takeover special, but the sixth event in the series retroactively. It was broadcast on NBC.

Six matches were featured on the card. The main event was a Triple Threat match between CM Punk, Rob Van Dam and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) to unify the ECW World and Television Championships. Stone Cold Steve Austin was assigned as the special guest referee for the match. Featured matches on the undercard included Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von versus The Hardys for the Unified Tag Team Championship, Mark Henry versus Sabu, Tommy Dreamer versus Hardcore Holly in an Extreme Rules match, and an open challenge issued by Rhyno.

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#### **ECW World Champion CM Punk vs. Television Champion Rob Van Dam vs. MVP (Championship Unification Triple Threat match)**

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Superstars 36 (March 18, 2010)

***WWE Superstars* #36** was taped on March 15 and 16, 2010. It was broadcast on March 18, 2010.

The main event was a match between two Raw wrestlers as R-Truth faced Kenny Dykstra.

## Match results

* Mark Henry defeated Drew McIntyre
* Shad & Eve Torres (with JTG) defeated Brian Kendrick & Jillian Hall (with Ezekiel Jackson) in a mixed tag team match
* Cody Rhodes defeated Chavo Guerrero
* R-Truth defeated Kenny Dykstra
Cyber Sunday (2007)

**Cyber Sunday (2007)** was a pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on October 21, 2007 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. This was the first Cyber Sunday pay-per-view event, and the second event in the Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday chronology.

Including one match on the the *Bottom Line* pre-show, there were ten matches on the event's card, featuring wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. The Raw brand main event was an interpromotional match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Rob Van Dam was scheduled to defend the title against Booker T, who was the winner of the fan vote, however he was assaulted prior to the match by Edge and Lita, with the former taking his place. The SmackDown brand main event was a Loser Leaves WWE match for the WWE Championship between Brock Lesnar and John "Bradshaw" Layfield. The ECW brand main event was Rob Van Dam defending the ECW World Championship against Matt Hardy, who won the fan vote.

Other matches on the undercard included Triple H versus R-Truth in a Steel Cage match, Rey Mysterio versus Umaga, and Batista and Bobby Lashley versus Kurt Angle and Snitsky for the World Tag Team Championship.

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#### **Notes**

* As a result of Brock Lesnar winning the match, John "Bradshaw" Layfield had to leave WWE.
* Booker T won the fan vote to challenge Rob Van Dam for the World Heavyweight Championship, however prior to the match, Edge and Lita assaulted Booker T. Edge took Booker's place in the match.

#### **Cyber Sunday voting results**

* **Handicap match (77%)**
* John Cena vs. Daivari (15%)
* Tag team match (8%)
* **Matt Hardy (35%)**
* Edge (33%)
 Partner for Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
* **Ric Flair (60%)**
* "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (21%)
* Dusty Rhodes (19%)
* **Strap match (55%)**
* No Countout match (29%)
 Stipulation for Triple H vs. R-Truth
* **Steel Cage match (72%)**
* Street Fight (15%)
* Stretcher match (13%)
* **Loser Leaves WWE (57%)**
* Loser's last chance at the WWE Championship (32%)
 Opponent for Rob Van Dam (World Heavyweight Championship)
* **Booker T (47%)**
* Kurt Angle (46%)
* Snitsky (7%)

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Backlash (2005)

**Backlash (2005)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on April 21, 2005 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. This was the seventh Backlash pay-per-view.

Including one match on the *Bottom Line* pre-show, there were ten matches on the event card, featuring wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. The main event of the Raw brand was Triple H versus Chris Benoit in a two out of three falls match for the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event of the SmackDown brand was Eddie Guerrero versus Big Show for the WWE Championship. Other matches on the undercard included The Undertaker versus Booker T, Sting and Mick Foley versus Christian and Tyson Tomko, a Fatal 4-Way match for the United States Championship between John Cena, Rob Van Dam, René Duprée and John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Randy Orton versus Chris Jericho for the Intercontinental Championship.

## Featured matches background

#### **United States Champion John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield vs. René Duprée (Fatal 4-Way match)**

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SmackDown 257 (January 29, 2010)

***Friday Night SmackDown* #257** was taped on January 26, 2010 at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was broadcast on January 29, 2010. This was the final episode of *SmackDown* before Royal Rumble.

The main event was Batista versus Kane.

## Match results

* Natalya defeated Jillian Hall to advance to the semi-finals of the Divas Championship tournament
* Martin & Brian Kendrick (with Ezekiel Jackson) defeated Cryme Tyme
* Kofi Kingston (c) defeated CM Punk via disqualification to retain the United States Championship
* Big Show defeated Lance Cade
* Edge defeated Rey Mysterio
* Finlay (with Hornswoggle) defeated Unified Tag Team Champion Dolph Ziggler (with The Miz & Alicia Fox) in a Belfast Brawl
* Batista defeated Kane
Bad Blood

**Bad Blood** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on June 28, 2005 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Including two matches on the the *Bottom Line* pre-show, there were eleven matches on the event's card, featuring wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. The main event of the Raw brand was Chris Benoit versus Shawn Michaels for the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event of the SmackDown brand was Kane versus The Undertaker for the WWE Championship. The event also featured the semi-finals and finals of the 2005 King of the Ring tournament.

Featured matches on the undercard included Sting versus Triple H with Ric Flair as the special guest referee, Eddie Guerrero versus Kurt Angle, and John Cena versus Luther Reigns in a Street Fight.
Royal Rumble (2007)

**Royal Rumble (2007)** was the twentieth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 28, 2007 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown brands. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania 23) for the world championship of their designated brand (the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw, or the WWE Championship on SmackDown).

Including a match on the Bottom Line pre-show, seven professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The main event was the annual 30-competitor Royal Rumble match which featured wrestlers from both brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was for the World Heavyweight Championship between reigning champion Kurt Angle and Sting. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was a Street Fight between John Cena and Shawn Michaels for Cena's WWE Championship. Featured matches on the undercard included Rob Van Dam versus Ric Flair for the Intercontinental Championship, and an eight-Diva Gauntlet match for Trish Stratus' Women's Championship.

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No Way Out (2005)

**No Way Out (2005)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on February 14, 2005, at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the seventh annual No Way Out event and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. Including a match on the Bottom Line pre-show, nine matches were contested on the event's card.

The main event of the SmackDown brand was Kurt Angle versus John Cena in a Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship. The main event of the Raw brand was a six-man tag team match featuring Evolution's Triple H, Batista and Ric Flair versus Sting, Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit. Other featured matches on the undercard include: Eddie Guerrero versus John "Bradshaw" Layfield for Guerrero's WrestleMania 21 championship match, Big Show versus Hardcore Holly, and Randy Orton versus Matt Hardy for the Intercontinental Championship.

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Superstars 33 (February 25, 2010)

***WWE Superstars* #33** was taped on February 22 and 23, 2010. It was broadcast on February 25, 2010.

The main event featured two SmackDown wrestlers, as Ezekiel Jackson faced Finlay.

## Match results

* Shelton Benjamin defeated Trevor Murdoch
* Jack Swagger defeated Jamie Noble
* Ezekiel Jackson (with Brian Kendrick) defeated Finlay (with Hornswoggle)
* The Hart Dynasty (with Natalya) defeated Cryme Tyme
SummerSlam

**SummerSlam** is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced annually in August by WWE.

## History

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## Dates and venues

 2006 | August 21, 2006
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Unforgiven (2007)

**Unforgiven (2007)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Raw brand, which took place on September 30, 2007 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Including one match on the Bottom Line pre-show, there were eight matches on the event's card. The main event was a First Blood match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Rob Van Dam and Kane.

Other featured matches on the undercard included an interpromotional Extreme Rules match between Raw's Edge, Carlito and Snitsky and ECW's Tommy Dreamer and the Dudley Boys, Triple H versus R-Truth, Big Show versus Kurt Angle and Batista and Bobby Lashley versus William Regal and Finlay in a Steel Cage match for the World Tag Team Championship.

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Judgment Day (2006)

**Judgment Day (2006)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on May 21, 2006 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the eighth Judgment Day pay-per-view.

Including one match on the *Bottom Line* pre-show, there were nine matches on the event card, featuring wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. The main event of the Raw brand was Brock Lesnar versus Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event of the SmackDown brand was John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Championship. Other matches on the undercard included The Undertaker versus Kurt Angle, Triple H versus Chris Jericho, Bret Hart and Mark Henry versus Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash, and a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship between Big Show, Randy Orton, Batista and Kane.

## Featured matches background

#### **Batista vs. Big Show vs. Kane vs. Randy Orton (World Heavyweight Championship number one contender's Fatal 4-Way match)**

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ECW 125 (February 2, 2010)

***ECW on Syfy* #125** was broadcast live on February 2, 2010 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. This was the first episode of *ECW* following Royal Rumble.

At the beginning of the episode, ECW General Manager Tiffany Terrell announced that the challenger for the ECW Championship at WrestleMania XXVI would be determined, as last year, via the "Elimination Chase to WrestleMania" series. The first round of the series, and the main event of the episode, would be a Six-Pack Challenge. ECW Champion Christian provided guest commentary for the main event.

## Match results

* Sheamus fought Chris Masters to a no contest
* Finlay & Hornswoggle defeated Unified Tag Team Champions The Gatecrashers & Alicia Fox in a Handicap tag team match via disqualification (non-title match)
* Mr Kennedy defeated Jeff Hardy, Evan Bourne, Mark Henry, Hurricane Helms and Chavo Guerrero in a "Elimination Chase to WrestleMania XXVI" series Six Pack Challenge. As Guerrero was pinned, he was eliminated from the series.
Judgment Day (2008)

**Judgment Day (2008)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) SmackDown brand, which took place on May 18, 2008 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. This was the tenth Judgment Day pay-per-view.

Including one match on the *Countdown* pre-show, there were nine matches on the event card. The main event was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship between John Cena, Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton. Other featured matches on the undercard included Shawn Michaels versus Matt Hardy, Mr Kennedy versus Rey Mysterio for the vacant United States Championship, Umaga versus Sting, and an interpromotional match for the Women's Championship between Raw's Mickie James and SmackDown's Michelle McCool.

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#### **Notes**

* As a result of Michelle McCool winning the match, the Women's Championship was transferred to the SmackDown brand.
* This was Brock Lesnar's final match as a full-time wrestler. He would make a one-off appearance at Survivor Series (2008).

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WrestleMania 25

**WrestleMania 25** (also promoted as **"The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania"**) was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event, which took place on March 29, 2009 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

WrestleMania 25 was an interpromotional event, featuring performers from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. Including a match on the *Countdown* broadcast, twelve matches were featured on the event's card.

Three matches on the card were promoted as main events. In the main event of the Raw brand, Triple H defeated World Heavyweight Champion Batista and Shawn Michaels in a Triple Threat match to win the title. In the main event of the SmackDown brand, John Cena defeated WWE Champion Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat match to win the title. In the main event of the ECW brand, CM Punk defeated ECW Champion Edge to win the title.

In the featured undercard matches, Chris Jericho defeated Ric Flair in a Career Threatening match, which as a result, Flair had to retire from professional wrestling; The Undertaker defeated Mr McMahon; SmackDown wrestler Sting defeated Raw wrestler Kane in an interpromotional match; Martin defeated Matt Hardy in a 'Loser Leaves SmackDown' Street Fight to win the United States Championship; and ECW wrestler Mr Kennedy won the fifth annual Money in the Bank ladder match.

## Results

#### **Notes**

* The other wrestlers in the battle royal were, in order of elimination: Val Venis, Jamie Noble, Snitsky, Stevie Richards, Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, Hardcore Holly, William Regal, Drew McIntyre, Kenny Dykstra, Paul Burchill, Rhyno, Kenny Dykstra, Matt Morgan, Tommy Dreamer, Big Daddy V, MVP and Mark Henry.
* As a result of Chris Jericho winning, Ric Flair had to retire from active competition.
* As a result of Martin winning, Matt Hardy had to leave the SmackDown brand.

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Judgment Day

**Judgment Day** is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced annually in May by WWE.

## History

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## Dates and venues

 2006 | May 21, 2006
 2007 | May 13, 2007
 2008 | May 18, 2008
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The Bash (2009)

**The Bash (2009)** was a pay-per-view event which took place on July 12, 2009 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was a SmackDown brand pay-per-view event. The Bash was a continuation of the Great American Bash pay-per-view series.

Including one match on the *Countdown* broadcast, there were nine matches on the event's card.

In the main event, Edge defeated WWE Champion John Cena, Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match to win the title.

In the featured undercard matches, Sting defeated Kane in an Unsanctioned Steel Chain match; Batista fought Umaga to a no contest; Big Show defeated Snitsky; R-Truth and Kofi Kingston defeated Paul London and Brian Kendrick to retain the Unified Tag Team Championship; and Martin defeated Carlito and Finlay in a Triple Threat match to retain the United States Championship.

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ECW 128 (February 23, 2010)

***ECW on Syfy* #128** was broadcast live on February 23, 2010 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The main event was The Gatecrashers versus Rob Van Dam and Daniel Bryan for the WWE Tag Team Championship. The episode also featured a six-man tag team match containing the eliminated and remaining wrestlers in the "Elimination Chase to WrestleMania XXVI" series.

## Match results

* Jeff Hardy, Evan Bourne & Hurricane Helms defeated Mr Kennedy, Chavo Guerrero & Mark Henry
* ECW Champion Christian defeated Cody Rhodes (non-title match)
* Sheamus defeated local wrestler
* The Gatecrashers (c) (with Alicia Fox) defeated Rob Van Dam & Daniel Bryan to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
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* Debut (if after 2005)
* Brand designation
* Championships and other accomplishments
* Number of matches and WLD record
* First and last appearance (and matches if different)
The Great American Bash (2007)

**The Great American Bash (2007)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) SmackDown brand, which took place on July 22, 2007 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

Including one match on the Bottom Line pre-show, there were nine matches on the event card. The main event was Brock Lesnar versus Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. Other featured matches on the undercard included Hulk Hogan versus Martin, The Undertaker versus Umaga in a Last Man Standing match, Bret Hart and DH Smith versus Los Guerreros for the WWE Tag Team Championship, and John Cena versus Chris Masters for the United States Championship.

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* The Cruiserweight Championship match was originally a Triple Threat match, Daivari was added as a last minute entrant. Daivari made his first appearance since Survivor Series (2006).

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Unforgiven (2008)

**Unforgiven (2008)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Raw brand, which took place on September 28, 2008 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Including one match on the *Countdown* pre-show, there were nine matches on the event's card. The main event was a rematch from SummerSlam for the World Heavyweight Championship between Batista and The Undertaker.

Other featured matches on the undercard included Triple H versus Bobby Lashley, John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus Kane, and the Dudley Boys versus Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von for the Unified Tag Team Championship.

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SmackDown 261 (February 26, 2010)

***Friday Night SmackDown* #261** was taped on February 23, 2010 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was broadcast on February 26, 2010. This was the first episode of *SmackDown* following Elimination Chamber.

Due to the controversial endings of both the number one contender's Elimination Chamber match and the World Heavyweight Championship match at Elimination Chamber, SmackDown General Manager Bret Hart booked a Triple Threat match between the affected wrestlers, Batista, CM Punk and Edge, with the World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton as the special guest referee. Following the match, Hart announced that the new SmackDown main event for WrestleMania XXVI would be a Fatal 4-Way match between the aforementioned wrestlers for the World Heavyweight Championship.

## Match results

* Divas Champion Natalya & Kelly Kelly defeated Victoria & Jillian Hall
* Rey Mysterio defeated Brian Kendrick (with Ezekiel Jackson) to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI
* Umaga defeated Kofi Kingston (c) to **win** the United States Championship
* Kane defeated Lance Cade
* Edge (with Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder) defeated CM Punk and Batista in a Triple Threat match. Randy Orton was the special guest referee

## Episode notes

* Umaga won his first United States Championship, defeating Kofi Kingston. This was also Umaga's first championship in WWE.
* This was Lance Cade's final match before leaving WWE.
Armageddon (2008)

**Armageddon (2008)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) SmackDown brand, which took place on December 14, 2008 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York. This was the ninth and final Armageddon pay-per-view event.

Including one match on the *Countdown* pre-show, there were nine matches on the event card. The main event was the first ever six-man tag team Hell in a Cell match. The WWE Champion John Cena teamed up with the ECW Champion CM Punk and Raw's World Heavyweight Champion Batista to face Randy Orton, Umaga and Shane McMahon. This was the first time ever that the three world champions were partners in the same match.

Other featured matches on the undercard included Kurt Angle versus Rey Mysterio to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship, Mr Kennedy versus Sting in a First Blood match, Ric Flair versus Johnny Nitro in Flair's first match as a member of the SmackDown roster. Matt Hardy was scheduled to compete in two matches at the pay-per-view, the first being a United States Championship match against Martin, and the second, teaming with his brother Jeff versus Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von in a two out of three falls match for the Unified Tag Team Championship.

## Background

#### **Unified Tag Team Champions Elijah Burke & Marcus Cor Von vs. The Hardys (Two out of three falls match)**

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ECW One Night Stand (2007)

**ECW One Night Stand (2007)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on June 4, 2007 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. It was the second and final ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view event.

There were seven matches on the event card, featuring alumni from the original Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion and wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. The main event match was Tazz versus Bam Bam Bigelow. Other featured matches included a non-title match between the World Heavyweight Champion Rob Van Dam versus Eddie Guerrero, the Dudley Boys and Sandman versus Rhyno and the Impact Players in a Tables match, Sabu versus Chris Benoit, and Tommy Dreamer versus Snitsky.

It was also announced during this event that ECW would be returning full time as a third brand, complementing Raw and SmackDown. The ECW brand would officially launch at Battleground in September.

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Unforgiven (2006)

**Unforgiven (2006)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Raw and SmackDown brands, which took place on September 28, 2006 at the Air Canada Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Including one match on the Bottom Line pre-show, there were ten matches on the event's card (though only nine were advertised). The main card was unique in that every match was a championship match, with all WWE titles defended at the event. The main event from the SmackDown brand was John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus John Cena for the WWE Championship. The main event from the Raw brand was Batista versus Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Other featured matches on the undercard included a five-man match for the Intercontinental Championship between Edge, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Mark Henry and Kane, Sting and Mick Foley versus Snitsky and Heidenreich for the World Tag Team Championship, and an interpromotional match between SmackDown's Bret Hart and Raw's Muhammad Hassan for the United States Championship.

## Featured matches background

#### **Intercontinental Champion Edge vs. Kurt Angle vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Mark Henry vs. Kane (Five-man match)**

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#### **Notes**

* As a result of Bret Hart winning, the United States Championship transferred back to the SmackDown brand.
* Super Crazy made his debut.
* After winning the first match via disqualification (therefore not winning the championship), John Cena cashed in his Money in the Bank contract immediately following the match for a second championship match.

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Backlash (2008)

**Backlash (2008)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Raw brand, which took place on April 20, 2008 at the First Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the tenth Backlash pay-per-view event.

Including one match on the *Countdown* pre-show, there were nine matches on the event's card. The main event was a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship between The Undertaker and Edge. Other featured matches on the undercard included Triple H versus Ric Flair in a Steel Cage match, Raw's Batista versus ECW's Mark Henry in an interpromotional match, Carlito versus Bobby Lashley for the Intercontinental Championship, the Dudley Boys versus William Regal and Finlay for the Unified Tag Team Championship, and Booker T versus Kane.

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Raw 263 (March 8, 2010)

***Monday Night Raw* #263** was broadcast live on March 8, 2010 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.

The main event was a non-title match between the WWE Champion John Cena and Shawn Michaels. The episode also featured the first ever "Miss WWE Universe" pageant, hosted by Mr McMahon with Jerry "The King" Lawler and Tazz acting as judges, a play on Donald Trump's "Miss Universe" contest. The pageant was won by Maryse. Following the match, McMahon challenged Trump to a match to be held on the following week's episode.

Raw General Manager William Regal was on an important business trip regarding WrestleMania XXVI, therefore was not present at *Raw*. Mr McMahon presided over *Raw* for the evening. As a result of Triple H and Cena fighting at the end of last week's episode, McMahon enacted a "no physical confrontation" policy between the two wrestlers until WrestleMania. If either wrestler was to break the rule, they would be out of the WrestleMania main event, and, in Cena's case, would be stripped of the WWE Championship.

## Match results

* Rob Van Dam defeated The Great Khali to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXVI
* WWE Tag Team Champions The Gatecrashers (with Alicia Fox) defeated Jesse & Festus (non-title match)
* Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Michelle McCool (non-title match)
* MVP defeated Jamie Noble
* Shelton Benjamin defeated John Morrison to qualify for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania XXVI
* Bobby Lashley defeated Jack Swagger
* Chris Jericho (c) defeated Kurt Angle to retain the Intercontinental Championship
* Shawn Michaels defeated WWE Champion John Cena (non-title match)
Judgment Day (2007)

**Judgment Day (2007)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) SmackDown brand, which took place on May 13, 2007 at the Scottrade Center in St Louis, Missouri. This was the ninth Judgment Day pay-per-view.

Including one match on the *Bottom Line* pre-show, there were nine matches on the event card. The main event was Brock Lesnar versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship, with Kevin Nash as the special guest referee. The other featured match was The Undertaker versus Umaga. Other matches on the undercard included Bret Hart versus Los Guerreros in a Handicap match, John Cena versus Chris Masters for the United States Championship, MNM versus Matt Hardy and Super Crazy in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the WWE Tag Team Championship, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus Chris Benoit.

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SmackDown 265 (March 26, 2010)

***Friday Night SmackDown* #265** was taped on March 23, 2010 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. It was broadcast on March 26, 2010. This was the final episode of *SmackDown* before WrestleMania XXVI.

The main event featured wrestlers competing in the three world championship matches at WrestleMania in an eight-man tag team match. There was also a 10-man tag team match on this episode, as the five Raw wrestlers competing in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania teamed to face the five SmackDown and ECW wrestlers also in the match.

## Match results

* Martin, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne & Mr Kennedy defeated MVP, Ted DiBiase, Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin & John Morrison (with Layla)
* Tyson Kidd (with David Hart Smith & Natalya) defeated WWE Tag Team Champion Dolph Ziggler (with The Miz & Alicia Fox)
* United States Champion Umaga defeated JTG (with Shad) (non-title match)
* Alicia Fox & Victoria (with The Gatecrashers & Jillian Hall) defeated Divas Champion Natalya & Kelly Kelly (with The Hart Dynasty & Eve Torres)
* The Undertaker (Raw) defeated Vladimir Kozlov (SmackDown) in an interpromotional match
* WWE Champion John Cena, Batista, CM Punk & Jeff Hardy fought World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton, ECW Champion Christian, Edge & Triple H to a no contest

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SummerSlam (2008)

**SummerSlam (2008)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on August 24, 2008, at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the twenty-first annual SummerSlam event and featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown and, for the first time, ECW brands. Including a match on the *Countdown* pre-show, ten matches were contested on the event's card.

The show was what is known as a supercard, which featured more than one main event match. The main event of the Raw brand was The Undertaker versus Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event of the SmackDown brand was a Fatal 4-Way match for the WWE Championship between Randy Orton, Umaga, John Cena and Kurt Angle. The main event of the ECW brand was Rhyno versus Rob Van Dam for the ECW World Championship.

Other matches on the undercard included D-Generation X versus The Hardys in an Extreme Rules match, Sting versus Shane McMahon, Kane versus Bobby Lashley, Rey Mysterio versus Mr Kennedy with both the Money in the Bank contract and the United States Championship on the line, and a four-team Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the Unified Tag Team Championship.

## Match results

#### **Countdown**

* MVP (c) defeated Tommy Dreamer to retain the Television Championship

#### **Pay-per-view**

* Bobby Lashley defeated Kane
* Edge & Lita defeated Ric Flair in a Handicap match
* "Mr Money in the Bank" Rey Mysterio defeated United States Champion Mr Kennedy in a 'Winner Takes All' match to retain the Money in the Bank contract and **win** the United States Championship
* Dudley Boys (c) defeated MNM (w/Martin), Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin and CM Punk & Sabu in a Fatal 4-Way Tables, Ladders and Chairs match to retain the Unified Tag Team Championship
* Sting defeated Shane McMahon (w/Chris Masters)
* D-Generation X defeated The Hardys in an Extreme Rules match
* Rhyno (c) defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the ECW World Championship
* Randy Orton (c) defeated John Cena, Kurt Angle and Umaga (w/Armando Estrada) in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the WWE Championship
* Batista defeated The Undertaker (c) to **win** the World Heavyweight Championship

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SmackDown 264 (March 19, 2010)

***Friday Night SmackDown* #264** was taped on March 16, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It was broadcast on March 19, 2010.

The main event was a non-title match between the World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton and Batista.

## Match results

* Finlay (with Hornswoggle) defeated Carlito
* Natalya (c) defeated Victoria in a two out of three falls match to retain the Divas Championship
* The Hart Dynasty defeated WWE Tag Team Champions The Gatecrashers (with Alicia Fox) (non-title match)
* CM Punk defeated Martin
* United States Champion Umaga defeated Jimmy Wang Yang (non-title match)
* Kane defeated Mike Knox in a No Disqualification match
* Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton via countout (non-title match)
Armageddon (2006)

**Armageddon (2006)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on December 21, 2006 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. This was the seventh Armageddon pay-per-view event.

Including one match on the *Bottom Line* pre-show, there were ten matches on the event card, featuring wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. The main event from the Raw brand was Batista versus Kurt Angle for the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event from the SmackDown brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship.

Other matches on the undercard included Triple H versus Kane, Randy Orton versus Bret Hart for the United States Championship, Sting and Booker T versus Heidenreich and Snitsky, and Rikishi and Scotty Too Hotty versus MNM in a Steel Cage match for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

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Unforgiven (2005)

**Unforgiven (2005)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Raw and SmackDown brands, which took place on September 21, 2005 at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Including two matches on the Bottom Line pre-show, there were ten matches on the event's card. The main event from the Raw brand was Sting versus Ric Flair for the World Heavyweight Championship. The double main event from the SmackDown brand was The Undertaker versus Kane in a Hell in a Cell match, and Chris Jericho versus Big Show for the WWE Championship.

Other featured matches on the undercard included Edge versus Christian for the Intercontinental Championship, Chris Benoit versus Randy Orton, John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship, and a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship between Kurt Angle, John Cena, Eddie Guerrero and Booker T.

## Match results

 2P | Rob Van Dam defeated Chavo Guerrero
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New Year's Revolution (2007)

**New Year's Revolution (2007)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Raw brand, which took place on January 14, 2007 at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York. This was the second New Year's Revolution pay-per-view event.

Including one match on the *Bottom Line* pre-show, there were eight matches on the event's card. The main event was an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship as Batista defended the title against Edge, Kurt Angle, Triple H, Booker T and Sting. Other featured matches on the undercard included Kane versus Big Show, Rob Van Dam versus Ric Flair for the Intercontinental Championship, and Torrie Wilson versus Trish Stratus for the Women's Championship.

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ECW One Night Stand (2006)

**ECW One Night Stand (2006)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on June 7, 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York. It was the first of two ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view events.

There were eight matches on the event card, featuring alumni from the original Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion and wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. The main event match was Rob Van Dam and Sabu versus the Dudley Boys. Other matches include Mike Awesome versus Tommy Dreamer, Chris Benoit versus Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio versus Chris Jericho, and Little Guido versus Super Crazy versus Tajiri in a Three-Way Dance.

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ECW 127 (February 16, 2010)

***ECW on Syfy* #127** was broadcast live on February 16, 2010 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

The main event featured the third round of the "Elimination Chase to WrestleMania XXVI" series, a Fatal 4-Way match between the remaining wrestlers: Mr Kennedy, Jeff Hardy, Evan Bourne and Hurricane Helms.

## Match results

* Sheamus & Chavo Guerrero defeated Chris Masters & Cody Rhodes
* ECW Champion Christian defeated Drew McIntyre (non-title match)
* Evan Bourne defeated Jeff Hardy, Mr Kennedy and Hurricane Helms in an "Elimination Chase to WrestleMania XXVI" series Fatal Four-Way Match. As Helms was pinned, he was eliminated from the series.
SmackDown 259 (February 12, 2010)

***Friday Night SmackDown* #259** was taped on February 9, 2010 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. It was broadcast on February 12, 2010.

The main event was Batista versus Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship, in Orton's contractual title rematch.

The episode also featured the SmackDown General Manager Bret Hart retiring the Cruiserweight Championship, feeling that the title diminished the opportunities of the wrestlers in the cruiserweight division. In return for giving up his title, Hart gave Brian Kendrick a United States Championship match.

## Match results

* Daniel Bryan (with Rob Van Dam) defeated Unified Tag Team Champion Dolph Ziggler (with The Miz & Alicia Fox)
* Natalya defeated Maria to advance to the finals of the Divas Championship tournament
* Edge, Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder defeated Rey Mysterio & The Hart Dynasty
* Finlay defeated Martin by DQ
* Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Brian Kendrick (with Ezekiel Jackson) to retain the United States Championship
* Vladimir Kozlov defeated local wrestler
* Randy Orton defeated Batista to **win** the World Heavyweight Championship

## Episode notes

* Randy Orton won his second World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Batista. This was Orton's third overall world championship reign.