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WWE Judgment Day is a WWE Pay-Per-View event. The first edition of Judgment Day was in October 1998 as an In Your House event. This Pay-Per-View (usually held in May) was originally known as "Over The Edge" in 1998 and 1999 but the name was replaced after the fatal tragedy at the 1999 event with the death of Owen Hart. In 2000, Judgment Day became the annual May event which follows the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Backlash Pay-Per-View in April. Judgment Day is now exclusive to the SmackDown! Brand.

Results

1998

The event was held October 18, 1998, at the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, Illinois.

2000

On May 21, 2000 WWE Judgment Day was held Louisville, Kentucky at Freedom Hall.

2001

On May 20, 2001 WWE Judgment Day was in Sacramento, California at the Arco Arena.

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  • Chyna defeated challenger Lita to retain her WWF Women's Championship. Chyna pinned Lita by reversing a Twist Of Fate attempt by Lita and nailing her with a deadly Powerbomb. This was also Chyna's last appearance in the WWE as she left the following day after a 5 year run with the company. Chyna also took the Women's Championship title with her leaving no diva exclusive championship for the other women to compete for.
  • Kane went up against Intercontinental Champion, Triple H in a chain match; Kane won to become the new Intercontinental Champion.
  • Next up was a "Tag Team Turmoil" match to determine who would be the number 1 contenders for the tag team titles the next night on RAW. The Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) eliminated the Radicalz (Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko) first. Then the Acolytes eliminated the Dudley Boyz after interference from Hardcore & Crash Holly. Up next X-Factor (X-Pac & Justin Credible) eliminated the Acolytes. Then came the Hardy Boyz who were eliminated by X-Factor. Then Chris Jericho teamed up with Chris Benoit and eliminated X-Factor. Next up were Edge & Christian who were eliminated by Benoit & Jericho, giving the Tag Team Turmoil win to Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho*.
  • WWE Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated The Undertaker in a no DQ match to retain the title.

  • Note-Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin & Triple H the next night on Raw to become the WWE Tag Team Champions

2002

On May 19, 2002 WWE Judgment Day was held in the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Judgment Day 2002 was the first ever PPV under WWE since changing its name from WWF. The theme song was "Broken" by 12 Stones.

2003

Judgment Day 2003 was held in Charlotte, North Carolina's Charlotte Coliseum on May 18, 2003. Judgment Day 2003 was the last joint pay-per-view before they started having brand exclusive pay-per-views. After Judgment day that year, there were only four joint pay-per-views, which are Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and its flagship show, Wrestlemania.

2004

2005

2006

The theme song for this event was "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage.

  • Jillian Hall defeated Melina via pinfall (4:17).
    • Melina actually grabbed the bottom rope when she was pinned, but the referee failed to see it and counted the pin anyway.
    • After the match, Melina and Nitro stormed into Theodore Long's office. Long was slapped by Melina. Theodore Long then fired both Melina and Nitro.

  • Mark Henry defeated Kurt Angle via count out (9:11).
    • After the match, Angle locked Henry in the Ankle Lock, and Henry tapped out. After, he nailed Henry with the Angle Slam over the announcer's table.

  • King of the Ring Final: Booker T w/ Sharmell defeated Bobby Lashley via pinfall after Finlay hit Lashley with his shillelagh and a scissors kick (9:15). After the match, Booker T was crowned by Sharmell, but Lashley speared Booker into the King's throne.
    • Judgment Day 2006 marked the first time that the King of the Ring tournament final match would be held on a pay-per-view other than WWE King of the Ring, and is also the first King of the Ring final in 4 years.

2007

The 2007 edition of Judgment Day is to take place on May 20, 2007 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.

Trivia

  • JBL became the only wrestler to main event three consecutive Judgment Day cards, each time challenging for Smackdown's main title (2004 - 2006), with a win-loss record of 1-2, but he has never walked out with the title he had challenged for.
  • Judgment Day 2006 marks the first time there wasn't a WWE Championship match as the Main Event. However, instead the World Heavyweight Championship was on the line.
  • Both Judgment Day 2006 main eventers Rey Mysterio and JBL defeated Eddie Guerrero by disqualification in the past two Judgment Days.
  • Judgment Day 2006 marks the 3rd year in a row a Hispanic wrestler has challenged an American for the Cruiserweight title.
  • The US champion has always left the event with the championship.

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