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WWE Armageddon

World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event series

Summary

World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event series

FieldValue
nameWWE Armageddon
image[[File:WWE Armageddon logo.png200px]]
captionWWE Armageddon logo
altThe WWE Armageddon logo for 2008
promotionsWorld Wrestling Entertainment
brandsRaw (2002–2003, 2007–2008)
SmackDown (2002, 2004–2008)
ECW (2007–2008)
firstevent1999
lastevent2008

SmackDown (2002, 2004–2008) ECW (2007–2008) WWE Armageddon was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 1999, when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed to WWE in 2002). It was held every December except in 2001, as that year, Vengeance replaced Armageddon as the event's name was thought to be insensitive following the September 11 attacks, although Armageddon was reinstated in 2002 with Vengeance moving up to July.

To coincide with the brand extension introduced in 2002, the event was made exclusive to the Raw brand in 2003 before becoming SmackDown-exclusive from 2004 to 2006. Following WrestleMania 23 in 2007, brand-exclusive PPVs were discontinued. The final event was held in 2008, with TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs replacing Armageddon in 2009.

History

From May 1995 to February 1999, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) held a series of monthly pay-per-views (PPV) titled In Your House. The WWF discontinued the In Your House series to establish permanent names for the monthly PPVs that would be held annually. Armageddon was established that year to be held as the annual December PPV. The inaugural Armageddon was held on December 12, 1999, at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida and it aired live on PPV. The first two Armageddon events were held when the promotion was still called the WWF. In 2001, Armageddon was replaced by Vengeance due to the September 11 attacks; the promotion felt that the name "Armageddon" would offend victims of the attacks. Armageddon, however, was reinstated in 2002 with Vengeance moving up to July.

In 2002, the WWF changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) due to a court order following a lawsuit from the World Wildlife Fund over the "WWF" initialism. The promotion also held their very first draft that year to split its roster into two distinctive brands of wrestling, Raw and SmackDown!, where wrestlers would exclusively perform—ECW was added as a third brand in 2006. The 2002 event featured wrestlers from both Raw and SmackDown!, but the 2003 event was held exclusively for the Raw brand. It was then held exclusively for the SmackDown! brand from 2004 to 2006. Following WrestleMania 23 in 2007, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs. The 2007 event was the last pay-per-view to be broadcast by WWE in 480p standard definition format. In January 2008, all WWE programming switched to 720p high definition. The 2008 event was the final event as Armageddon was discontinued and replaced by TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in 2009.

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Events

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#EventDateCityVenueMain EventRef.
1Armageddon (1999)December, 12, 1999Sunrise, FloridaNational Car Rental CenterTriple H vs. Mr. McMahon in a No Holds Barred matchtitle=Armageddon (1999) Venueurl=http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/1999/venuepublisher=WWEaccess-date=2011-07-17archive-date=March 4, 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054540/http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/1999/venueurl-status=live}}
2Armageddon (2000)December 10, 2000Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham–Jefferson Civic CenterKurt Angle (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H vs. The Undertaker vs. The Rock vs. Rikishi in a Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championshiptitle=Armageddon (2000) Venueurl=http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2000/venuepublisher=WWEaccess-date=2011-07-17archive-date=March 4, 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102551/http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2000/venueurl-status=live}}
3Armageddon (2002)December 15, 2002Sunrise, FloridaOffice Depot CenterShawn Michaels (c) vs. Triple H in a Three Stages of Hell match for the World Heavyweight Championshiptitle=Armageddon (2002) Venueurl=http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2002/venuepublisher=WWEaccess-date=2011-07-17archive-date=March 4, 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081443/http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2002/venueurl-status=live}}
4Armageddon (2003)December 14, 2003Orlando, FloridaTD Waterhouse CentreGoldberg (c) vs. Triple H vs. Kane in a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championshiptitle=Armageddon (2003) Venueurl=http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2003/venuepublisher=WWEaccess-date=2011-07-17archive-date=June 4, 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604231039/http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2003/venueurl-status=live}}
5Armageddon (2004)December 12, 2004Duluth, GeorgiaGwinnett CenterJohn "Bradshaw" Layfield (c) vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. The Undertaker vs. Booker T in a fatal four-way match for the WWE Championshiptitle=Armageddon (2004) Venueurl=http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2004/venuepublisher=WWEaccess-date=2011-07-17archive-date=March 4, 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064749/http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2004/venueurl-status=live}}
6Armageddon (2005)December 18, 2005Providence, Rhode IslandDunkin' Donuts CenterThe Undertaker vs. Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell matchtitle=Armageddon (2005) Venueurl=http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2005/venuepublisher=WWEaccess-date=2011-07-17archive-date=March 4, 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100933/http://www.wwe.com/shows/armageddon/2005/venueurl-status=live}}
7Armageddon (2006)December 17, 2006Richmond, VirginiaRichmond ColiseumBatista and John Cena vs. King Booker's Court (Finlay and King Booker)first=Brianlast=Elliottdate=December 17, 2006url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/12/18/2859158.htmlarchive-url=https://archive.today/20120604192955/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/12/18/2859158.htmlurl-status=usurpedarchive-date=June 4, 2012title=Unexpected ladder contest steals Armageddonpublisher=Canadian Online Explorerwork=Slam! Sportsaccess-date=March 29, 2008}}
8Armageddon (2007)December 16, 2007Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMellon ArenaBatista (c) vs. Edge vs. The Undertaker in a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championshipurl=http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/eventdetail/?id=5546578title=WWE presents Armageddon sponsored by Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfarepublisher=WWEaccess-date=December 17, 2007archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218201654/http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/eventdetail/?id=5546578archive-date=December 18, 2007url-status=dead}}
9Armageddon (2008)December 14, 2008Buffalo, New YorkHSBC ArenaEdge (c) vs. Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy in a triple threat match for the WWE Championshipurl=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/armageddon.html#2008title=Armageddonaccess-date=December 24, 2008publisher=Pro Wrestling Historyarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116011200/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/armageddon.html#2008archive-date=January 16, 2009url-status=dead}}

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