Armageddon (2005)
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand (s) | SmackDown! | |
| Date | December 18, 2005 | |
| Venue | Dunkin' Donuts Center | |
| City | Providence, Rhode Island | |
| Attendance | 8,000[1] | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Survivor Series 2005 | Armageddon (2005) | New Year's Revolution 2006 |
| Armageddon chronology | ||
| Armageddon (2004) | Armageddon (2005) | Armageddon (2006) |
Armageddon (2005) was the sixth Armageddon professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on December 18, 2005 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island and was a SmackDown! brand-exclusive event.[2]
The main event was a Hell in a Cell match between Randy Orton and The Undertaker, which The Undertaker won by pinfall after performing a Tombstone piledriver.[3] One of the predominant matches on the card was an Interpromotional tag team match between WWE Tag Team Champions Batista and Rey Mysterio and World Tag Team Champions Kane and The Big Show. Kane and The Big Show won the match after Kane pinned Mysterio following a chokeslam.[4] Another primary match on the undercard was Booker T versus Chris Benoit in the fourth match of their "Best of 7" series for the vacant WWE United States Championship. Benoit won the match by forcing Booker to submit with the Crippler Crossface, thus earning his first victory in the series.[4]
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[edit] Background
The main feud heading into Armageddon was between Randy Orton and The Undertaker. The feud began at WrestleMania 21, where The Undertaker defeated Orton, a Raw superstar at the time, in an Interpromotional match.[5][6] On the June 16 edition SmackDown!, Orton was drafted to the SmackDown! brand. Two months later, at SummerSlam, Orton defeated The Undertaker, pinning him after executing an RKO following interference from his father, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. This led to a Handicap Casket match between Undertaker and Orton & his father at No Mercy. At the event, Orton and his father defeated Undertaker, and set the casket, which Orton locked Undertaker in, on fire. The proceeding month, at Survivor Series, Undertaker returned and attacked several SmackDown! superstars following a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match between Raw and SmackDown!. Orton, who won the match for SmackDown!, was able to escape the attack.
[edit] Event
Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, Jamie Noble defeated Funaki on Sunday Night HEAT, which aired on Spike TV.[7][8] The first match of the event was Matt Hardy versus John "Bradshaw" Layfield.[4][7]
[edit] Results
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Heat match: Jamie Noble defeated Funaki (3:30)[1][9]
- Noble forced Funaki to submit with a Dragon Sleeper.[1][9]
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield (w/Jillian Hall) defeated Matt Hardy (6:44)[4][10]
- JBL pinned Hardy after a Clothesline from Hell.[4][10]
- MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (w/Melina) defeated The Mexicools (Super Crazy and Psicosis) (8:55)[4][10]
- Chris Benoit defeated Booker T (w/Sharmell) (20:09)[4][10]
- Benoit forced Booker to submit with the Crippler Crossface.[4][10]
- This was match 4 in a "Best of 7" series for the vacant WWE United States Championship. Booker lead the series 3-1 after the match.[4][10]
- Bobby Lashley defeated William Regal and Paul Burchill in a Handicap match (3:38)[4][10]
- A promo, which would later turn into a weekly feature called "Lunchtime Suicide," aired where Tim White appeared to commit suicide.[11]
- Kid Kash defeated Juventud to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship (9:25)[4][10]
- Kash pinned Juventud after a Dead Level.
- Kane and The Big Show defeated Rey Mysterio and Batista (8:37)[4][10]
- The Undertaker defeated Randy Orton (w/"Cowboy" Bob Orton) in a Hell in a Cell match (30:31)[3][10]
- Undertaker pinned Randy after a Tombstone Piledriver.[3][10]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Armageddon 2005 results. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ Sokol, Chris (2005-12-18). Taker-Orton rises above Armageddon. SLAM! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ a b c Undertaker vs. Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell Match. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Armageddon 2005 results. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk (2005-04-03). Main events weak at WrestleMania 21. SLAM! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ Martin, Adam (2005-04-03). WWE WrestleMania 21 PPV Results - 4/3/05 - Los Angeles, CA. WrestleView. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ a b WWE Armageddon 2005 Results. Warned.net. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
- ^ WWE Armageddon 2005 Results. Hoff Co, Inc.: CompleteWWE.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
- ^ a b Armageddon 2005 results. Online World of Wrestling (2005-12-18). Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Csonka, Larry (2005-12-18). 411’s WWE Armageddon Report 12.18.05. 411mania.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ Dee, Louie (2006-01-06). Not Dead Yet. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
[edit] External links
| Royal Rumble • No Way Out • WrestleMania • Backlash • Judgment Day • One Night Stand • Night of Champions |
| The Great American Bash • SummerSlam • Unforgiven • No Mercy • Cyber Sunday • Survivor Series • Armageddon |
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| 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 |
| Former pay-per-view events |
| The Wrestling Classic (1985) • This Tuesday in Texas (1991) • King of the Ring (1993-2002) |
| In Your House (1995-1999) • Bad Blood (1997, 2003-2004) • Fully Loaded (1998-2000) • Over The Edge (1998-1999) |
| InVasion (2001) • December to Dismember (2006) • New Year's Revolution (2005-2007) |
| Former International pay-per-view events |
| One Night Only (1997) • Mayhem in Manchester (1998) • Capital Carnage (1998) |
| No Mercy (UK) (1999) • Rebellion (1999-2002) • Insurrextion (2000-2003) |
