Unforgiven

Unforgiven is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the 1999 edition. It originally started out as a In Your House pay-per-view event in April and featured the infamous Inferno match between The Undertaker and Kane. From 2003 and until 2006, the events were exclusive to the RAW brand.

1998
Unforgiven 1998 was the 21st pay-per-view under the In Your House name from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on April 26, 1998 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.


 * Faarooq, Ken Shamrock and Steve Blackman defeated The Nation of Domination (The Rock, D'Lo Brown and Mark Henry) (w/Kama) (13:07)
 * Faarooq pinned Rock after a Dominator.
 * Triple H (w/Chyna) defeated Owen Hart to retain the WWF European Championship (12:38)
 * Triple H pinned Hart after X-Pac hit Hart with a fire extinguisher.
 * Chyna was suspended in a cage over the ring, but escaped after Road Dogg lowered the cage.
 * The New Midnight Express (Bodacious Bart and Bombastic Bob) (w/Jim Cornette) defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) to retain the NWA World Tag Team Championship (7:20)
 * Bart pinned Gibson after a bulldog.
 * Luna Vachon (w/The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust) defeated Sable in an Evening Gown Match (2:35)
 * Luna ripped off Sable's dress while Sable was distracted by Marc Mero.
 * The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) defeated L.O.D. 2000 (Animal and Hawk) (w/Sunny) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (12:13)
 * Road Dogg pinned Animal when Animal failed to get his shoulders up during a German suplex pin.
 * The Undertaker defeated Kane (w/Paul Bearer) in the first Inferno Match (15:57)
 * Undertaker won the match by setting Kane's arm on fire.
 * Dude Love defeated WWF Champion Steve Austin (18:52)
 * Austin was disqualified by Gerald Brisco for hitting Vince McMahon with a steel chair, as a result Austin retained the title.

1999
Unforgiven 1999 took place on September 26, 1999 at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.


 * Val Venis defeated Steve Blackman (w/The Brooklyn Brawler as Special Guest Referee) (6:33)
 * Venis pinned Blackman after the Money Shot.
 * D'Lo Brown defeated Mark Henry (w/Tom Prichard as Special Guest Referee) to win the WWF European Championship (9:11)
 * Brown pinned Henry after the Lo-Down.
 * Jeff Jarrett (w/Miss Kitty) defeated Chyna by disqualification (w/Harvey Wippleman as Special Guest Referee) to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (11:52)
 * Chyna was disqualified after Debra hit Jarrett with his own guitar, as a result Jarrett retained the title.
 * The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young also interfered during the match.
 * Chyna originally won by pinfall after the guitar shot, but head scab referee Tom Prichard came out and reversed the decision and DQ'd Chyna.
 * The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (7:28)
 * Faarooq pinned D-Von after interference from Steven Richards.
 * The referee for the match was Jim Korderas, who was the only regular WWF referee not to go on strike.
 * Ivory defeated Luna Vachon in a Hardcore match to retain the WWF Women's Championship (3:37)
 * Ivory pinned Luna after hitting her with a pipe.
 * The New Age Outlaws (Mr. Ass and Road Dogg) defeated Edge and Christian to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (11:09)
 * Mr. Ass pinned Edge after a Fameasser.
 * The referee was non-striking ref Jim Korderas.
 * Al Snow (w/Head) defeated The Big Boss Man in a Kennel from Hell match to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship (11:42)
 * Snow won by escaping both cages after hitting Big Boss Man with Head.
 * X-Pac defeated Chris Jericho (w/Curtis Hughes) by disqualification (w/Tom Prichard as Special Guest Referee) (13:10)
 * Jericho was disqualified after Hughes attacked the referee. Road Dogg also interfered in the match.
 * Triple H defeated The Rock, Mankind, Kane, The Big Show and The British Bulldog in a Six-Pack Challenge to win the vacant WWF Championship (20:28)
 * Triple H pinned Rock after a Pedigree.
 * The original referee was Jim Korderas, but the striking referee's came down and attacked him, so Steve Austin took over as referee.
 * The Undertaker was originally supposed to be in the match and was even featured on the promotional poster, but was unable to compete due to nagging injuries. He also was going through a divorce at this time with his first wife, Jodie Lynn, so he also had several legal matters to deal with. The British Bulldog replaced The Undertaker.
 * The WWF referees were on (storyline) strike due to continuous assaults on them by wrestlers, so all the matches had guest referees as scabs.

2000
Unforgiven 2000 took place on September 24, 2000 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


 * Right to Censor (Steven Richards, Val Venis, Bull Buchanan, and The Goodfather) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and The APA (Faarooq and Bradshaw (6:04)
 * Venis pinned Bubba Ray after Richards hit a Steven Kick on Bubba.
 * Tazz defeated Jerry Lawler in a Strap Match (5:05)
 * Tazz made Lawler submit with the Tazzmission.
 * Steve Blackman was the final winner in a 10-Minute Hardcore Battle Royal for the WWF Hardcore Championship where all the winnners won the Hardcore Title. Also involved were: Test, Perry Saturn, Crash Holly, Al Snow, and Funaki (10:00)
 * Crash pinned Blackman while fighting outside (3:54)
 * Saturn pinned Crash after hitting him with a trashcan lid (4:06)
 * Blackman pinned Saturn (9:01)
 * Chris Jericho defeated X-Pac (9:03)
 * Jericho forced X-Pac to submit with the Walls of Jericho.
 * The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) defeated Edge and Christian in a Steel cage match to win the WWF Tag Team Championship (13:33)
 * The Hardy Boyz won by escaping the cage after hitting a Con-chair-to on Edge.
 * Eddie Guerrero (w/Chyna)defeated Rikishi to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship (6:03)
 * Rikishi was disqualified after attacking Chyna.
 * Triple H defeated Kurt Angle (w/Mick Foley as Special Guest Referee) in a No DQ match (17:26)
 * Triple H pinned Angle after a Pedigree.
 * Steve Austin was looking for who ran him down the year prior. Steve Blackman was accused by Shane McMahon of being the culprit, but it was just to get revenge on him from SummerSlam the month before and both ended up getting Stone Cold Stunners.
 * The Rock defeated Chris Benoit, The Undertaker and Kane in a Fatal Four-Way match to retain the WWF Championship (15:18)
 * Rock pinned Benoit after a Rock Bottom.

2001
Unforgiven 2001 took place on September 23, 2001 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. America the Beautiful was performed by Jennifer Holliday. The tagline was "The Greatest of Battles are Fought from Within".


 * Sunday Night HEAT match: Billy Gunn defeated Tommy Dreamer (3:12)
 * Gunn pinned Dreamer after a Fameasser.
 * The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated The Big Show and Spike Dudley, Lance Storm and The Hurricane, and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (14:21)
 * Big Show pinned Storm after a Chokeslam (6:52)
 * Matt pinned Spike after a Twist Of Fate (7:57)
 * D-Von pinned Matt after a Bubba Bomb by Bubba Ray (14:21)
 * Perry Saturn defeated Raven (w/Terri) (5:07)
 * Saturn pinned Raven after a Three Handled Moss Covered Family Credenza.
 * Christian defeated Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (11:53)
 * Christian pinned Edge with a roll-up after a low blow.
 * The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) defeated KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) (w/Steven Richards) to retain the WCW Tag Team Championship (10:22)
 * Undertaker pinned Clark after a Chokeslam.
 * Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship (16:33)
 * RVD pinned Jericho after a Five-Star Frog Splash and a distraction by Stephanie McMahon.
 * The Rock defeated Booker T and Shane McMahon in a Handicap match to retain the WCW Championship (15:23)
 * Rock pinned Booker T after a Rock Bottom.
 * Rhyno defeated Tajiri (w/Torrie Wilson) to win the WCW United States Championship (4:50)
 * Rhyno pinned Tajiri after a Gore.
 * Kurt Angle defeated Steve Austin to win the WWF Championship (23:12)
 * Angle forced Austin to submit with an Ankle Lock.
 * After the match Angle celebrated with his family inside the ring, then the WWF roster came out to congratulate him.

2002
Unforgiven 2002 took place on September 22, 2002 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The official theme song was "Adrenaline" by Gavin Rossdale.


 * Sunday Night HEAT match: Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero (8:58)
 * Mysterio pinned Guerrero after a West Coast Pop.
 * Kane, Goldust, Booker T and Bubba Ray Dudley defeated The Un-Americans (Lance Storm, Christian, William Regal and Test) (9:59)
 * Kane pinned Storm after a Chokeslam.
 * Chris Jericho defeated Ric Flair to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (6:16)
 * Jericho forced Flair to submit with the Walls of Jericho.
 * Eddie Guerrero defeated Edge (11:55)
 * Guerrero pinned Edge with a sunset flip off the middle rope.
 * 3-Minute Warning (Rosey and Jamal) defeated Billy and Chuck (6:38)
 * Jamal pinned Gunn after a Super Samoan drop.
 * Triple H defeated Rob Van Dam to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (18:17)
 * Triple H pinned RVD after a Pedigree.
 * Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly to win the WWE Women's Championship (5:46)
 * Stratus pinned Molly after a wheelbarrow Bulldog.
 * Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle (13:55)
 * Benoit pinned Angle with his feet on the ropes.
 * As a result of 3-Minute Warning winning earlier, Stephanie McMahon had to perform "Hot Lesbian Action". One of the lesbians turned out to be Rikishi, who ended up giving Eric Bischoff a Stinkface.
 * WWE Champion Brock Lesnar fought The Undertaker to a no-contest (20:27)
 * The match was declared a no contest after the referee lost control during a brawl between the two men, as a result Lesnar retained the title.
 * After the match, The Undertaker and Lesnar continued fighting, resulting in The Undertaker throwing Lesnar through the Unforgiven stage sign.

2003
Unforgiven 2003 took place on September 21, 2003 at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The official theme song was "Enemy" by Sevendust. "Suffocate" by Cold was the song used for a music video highlighting the Scott Steiner and Test feud. The tagline was "Face Your Fear".


 * Sunday Night HEAT match: Maven defeated Steven Richards (w/Victoria) (5:13)
 * Maven pinned Richards after a Tornado DDT.
 * The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated Rob Conway and La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and René Duprée) in a Handicap Tables match to win the World Tag Team Championship (10:17)
 * The Dudley Boyz put Duprée through the final table to win the titles.
 * Spike Dudley was scheduled to be in the match but had to be pulled out due to injury, turning it into a handicap match.
 * Test (w/Stacy Keibler) defeated Scott Steiner (6:56)
 * Test pinned Steiner after Stacy accidentally hit Steiner with a steel chair.
 * As a result of losing, Steiner had to become Test's property. If Test had lost, then Stacy would have been freed from Test.
 * Randy Orton (w/Ric Flair) defeated Shawn Michaels (18:47)
 * Orton pinned Michaels after hitting him with a pair of brass knuckles.
 * Trish Stratus and Lita defeated Molly Holly and Gail Kim (6:46)
 * Lita pinned Molly after a Moonsault.
 * Kane defeated Shane McMahon in a Last Man Standing match (19:42)
 * Kane won the match when Shane couldn't get up after missing a Leap of Faith off of the TitanTron.
 * Christian defeated Chris Jericho and Rob Van Dam in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (19:03)
 * Christian pinned RVD after hitting him with the title belt.
 * Al Snow and Jonathan Coachman defeated Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler (8:16)
 * Coach pinned JR after a dropkick by Chris Jericho.
 * The winners of this match won the right to be the announcers for RAW.
 * Goldberg defeated Triple H to win the World Heavyweight Championship (14:57)
 * Goldberg pinned Triple H after a Spear and a Jackhammer.
 * If Goldberg had lost the match, he would have had to permanently retire from wrestling.

2004
Unforgiven 2004 took place on September 12, 2004 at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon. The official theme song was "Survival Of The Sickest" by Saliva. The tagline was "Insane. Pain. Kane."


 * Sunday Night HEAT match: Maven defeated Rodney Mack (w/Jazz) (4:42)
 * Maven pinned Mack with a roll-up after Mack collided with Jazz.
 * Chris Benoit and William Regal defeated Ric Flair and Batista (15:05)
 * Benoit made Flair submit to the Crippler Crossface.
 * Trish Stratus (w/Tyson Tomko) defeated Victoria to retain the WWE Women's Championship (8:21)
 * Trish pinned Victoria after a Stratusfaction.
 * Tomko tried to attack Victoria after the match until she was saved by a man in drag (Steven Richards). Tomko challenged him to a match.
 * Tyson Tomko defeated Steven Richards (6:24)
 * Tomko pinned Richards after a modified swinging neckbreaker.
 * Chris Jericho defeated Christian in a Ladder match to win the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship (22:29)
 * Jericho won the match by retrieving the belt.
 * Shawn Michaels defeated Kane (w/Lita) in a No Disqualification Match (18:02)
 * Michaels pinned Kane after Sweet Chin Music.
 * La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier and Robért Conway) defeated Tajiri and Rhyno to retain the World Tag Team Championship (9:40)
 * Grenier pinned Rhyno after hitting him with the Quebec Flag.
 * Triple H defeated Randy Orton to win the World Heavyweight Championship (24:44)
 * Triple H pinned Orton after a Pedigree onto a steel chair.
 * Jonathan Coachman, Ric Flair and Batista all interfered during the match on HHH's behalf.

2005
Unforgiven 2005 took place on September 18, 2005 at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The official theme song was "Calling" by Taproot.


 * Sunday Night HEAT match: Rob Conway defeated Tajiri (3:44)
 * Conway pinned Tajiri after the Ego Trip.
 * Ric Flair defeated Carlito to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship (11:46)
 * Flair made Carlito submit to the Figure Four Leglock.
 * Trish Stratus and Ashley Massaro defeated The Ladies in Pink (Victoria and Torrie Wilson) (w/Candice Michelle) (7:05)
 * Trish pinned Victoria after a Chick Kick.
 * The Big Show defeated Snitsky (6:11)
 * Big Show pinned Snitsky after a Chokeslam.
 * After the match Big Show hit Snitsky with the ring bell.
 * Shelton Benjamin defeated Kerwin White (8:06)
 * Benjamin pinned White after a T-Bone Suplex.
 * Matt Hardy defeated Edge (w/Lita) in a Steel cage match (21:33)
 * Hardy pinned Edge after a Leg Drop off the top of the cage.
 * Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch defeated The Hurricane and Rosey to win the World Tag Team Championship (7:40)
 * Murdoch pinned Hurricane after the Sweet and Sour.
 * Shawn Michaels defeated Chris Masters (16:44)
 * Michaels pinned Masters after Sweet Chin Music.
 * Kurt Angle defeated WWE Champion John Cena by disqualification (17:15)
 * Cena was disqualified for hitting Angle with the title belt, as a result Cena retained the title.

2006
Unforgiven 2006 took place on September 17, 2006 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The official theme song was "Run" by Day of Fire.


 * Dark match: Super Crazy defeated Shelton Benjamin (7:01)
 * Crazy pinned Benjamin.
 * Johnny Nitro (w/Melina) defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship (17:36)
 * Nitro pinned Hardy after Melina hit Hardy with her boot.
 * Kane fought Umaga (w/Armando Alejandro Estrada) to a double count-out (7:03)
 * Both men were counted out when they started brawling to the back.
 * Spirit Squad (Kenny and Mikey) (w/Mitch, Johnny, and Nicky) defeated The Highlanders (Robbie and Rory McAllister) to retain the World Tag Team Championship (9:59)
 * Mikey pinned Rory after a Facebuster.
 * D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and The Big Show in a Handicap Hell in a Cell match (25:04)
 * Triple H pinned Vince after hitting him with a sledgehammer.
 * This Hell in a Cell match featured a new "Taller and heavier" styled steel cage structure.
 * Trish Stratus defeated Lita to win the WWE Women's Championship (11:34)
 * Stratus forced Lita to submit with the Sharpshooter.
 * This was Stratus' retirement match.
 * Randy Orton defeated Carlito (8:41)
 * Orton pinned Carlito after a midair RKO.
 * John Cena defeated Edge in a TLC match to win the WWE Championship (25:28)
 * Cena retrieved the belt to win.
 * If Cena had lost, he would have had to leave RAW and go to SmackDown!.

2007
Unforgiven 2007 will take place on September 16, 2007 from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee