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WWE Unforgiven was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. It was first held as the 21st In Your House PPV in April 1998. Unforgiven returned as its own PPV in September 1999 and continued as the annual September PPV until ...
This event saw the first Inferno match and WWF's first evening gown match. This was one of the In Your House events which later became the title of an annual pay-per-view, replacing the method at the time of making new names for all events aside from the "Big Five" (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series).
The first match to air live was between Kane and Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) in an Inferno match. The only way to win an Inferno match is by throwing one's opponent into a fire that surrounds the ring on all four sides. This match was the first time that the Inferno match had been used on pay-per-view in more than seven years. [11]
The match was taped on March 25, according to McIntyre's memoir, A Chosen Destiny: My Story. [192] WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on April 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay. [193] 138 Randy Orton: October 25, 2020: Hell in a Cell: Orlando, FL: 10 22: 22 This was a Hell in a Cell match. [194] 139 Drew McIntyre: November 16 ...
The match between Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 21 has been named one of the greatest matches in WWE history. Though Angle won the match, Michaels received praise for his "courageous effort". [61] In 2006, Michaels would reunite with Triple H to once again form the popular 1990s group D-Generation X (DX).
WCW also attempted an Inferno match, known as the Human Torch match, at The Great American Bash in 2000 between Sting and Vampiro. Another version of the match known as the Firefly Inferno match was held at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in 2020, between "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton; its title referenced Wyatt's "Firefly Fun House ...
The pre-shows also used to host some matches but these were phased out in early 2022, although some pre-shows still occasionally have matches. WWE also airs a post-show media press conference following some events, including NXT events. Previously, they would air a post-show for some events, known as Fallout.
This was a chain match. WWE recognizes Kane's reign as ending on June 28, 2001, when the following episode aired on tape delay. [92] [93] 77 Albert: June 26, 2001: SmackDown! New York, NY: 1 27: 24 This was a no disqualification match. WWE recognizes Albert's reign as beginning on June 28, 2001, when the episode aired on tape delay. [94] 78 ...