Unforgiven 2008 Results
The Unforgiven Pay-Per-View is officially in the history books! This year's event gave us three Championship Scramble matches with the ECW, World Heavyweight and WWE titles each on the line. Also the Divas Championship and World Tag Team titles were up for grabs, and Shawn Michaels battled Chris Jericho in an Unsanctioned contest. Two of tonight's Championship Scrambles have produced brand new champions. Without further ado, let's take a look the match recaps and results from the 2008 Unforgiven Pay-Per-View.
Finlay was the last entrant for the Scramle and was able to score a pinfall with under 4:30 left in the match against Matt Hardy. Finlay became the ECW champion briefly, until Matt Hardy was able to knock down the Miz and score a pinfall to become current champ.
The Miz got Matt Hardy into a roll-up pinfall but Mark Henry came over to break things up. Henry then hit his trademark World's Strongest Slam on Chavo Guerrero, but Matt Hardy came over to interrupt his 3 count. Finlay went for a quick pinfall on Matt Hardy, but Matt escapes. Mark Henry hit a huge splash on The Miz, but Matt Hardy again breaks up his pinfall attempt.
In the final minute of the Scramble, Matt Hardy went to work on mark Henry who was trying to pin Finlay. Hardy tossed Miz and Chavo to the outside, but Chavo is able to get back in. In the final 10 seconds there was a flurry of pin attempts, but none official, leaving Matt Hardy as the winner and new ECW champ!
Winner: Matt Hardy scores the final pinfall of the ECW Championship Scramble to become the new ECW Champion.
Cryme Tyme vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase
In this match, Big Shad had the offensive advantage against Ted Dibiase as he used several moves including a running slam face-first into the turnbuckle. Shad tried for a pinfall, but Cody Rhodes was quick to get involved, breaking up the pinfall. With the ref not seeing it, Rhodes was also able to hit a DDT on Shad. Dibiase went for the pinfall, but Shad had a leg on the ropes.
Shad made the tag to JTG and Dibiase tagged in Rhodes at the same time. Rhodes was able to steal a quick pinfall win with a roll-up pinfall.
After the victory, Cryme Tyme got into a further battle with Dibiase & Rhodes. A mystery wrestler hit the ring and attacked Cryme Tyme, then celebrated in the ring with the World Tag Team championships.
Winners: Ted Dibiase & Cody Rhodes win via pinfall over Cryme Tyme to retain the World Tag Team titles.
Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho
In this long-running feud, HBK and Y2J took the ring in a match in which WWE was not liable for the consequences. In the match, Shawn Michaels let it be known Jericho would suffer, as he hit a flying elbow on the outside of the ring. HBK then tossed a lifeless Jericho back into the ring, and took off his belt to beat Jericho with. A bloody Jericho continued to be beaten up by a furious Shawn Michaels, until finally the referee called for the bell, saying Jericho couldn't continue.
After the bell, HBK continued to beat on Chris Jericho, and then delivered Sweet Chin Music to the referee, capping off his anger and frustration in the ring.
Winner: Shawn Michaels wins due to the referee stopping the match because Jericho couldn't continue.
Jeff Hardy hit the Swanton Bomb off the top rope onto Kendrick and scored a pinfall to become the current WWE Champion. Triple H and Hardy then fought it out, with Hardy tossing HHH outside. Jeff followed with a high-risk move on HHH and the two were on the outside.
In the closing moments of the match, an Electric chair was done off the top rope involving Kendrick, MVP, and Benjamin. Jeff Hardy was able to hit Whisper in the Wind on MVP then a Swanton Bomb on Shelton. HHH managed to get back into the ring, hits a Pedigree on MVP and gets the cover for the three count while Hardy was pinning Benjamin.
Winner: Triple H wins the Championship Scramble to retain the WWE title.
Maryse vs. Michelle McCool
This match began with Michelle and Maryse trying for quick roll-up pinfalls on each other, Michelle was then able to hit a bulldog on Maryse from the middle rope. The two divas spilled to the outside, and Maryse eventually gained the advantage. Back inside the ring, Maryse started to work on Michelle's knee.
Maryse attempted several chokeholds on Michelle, but it wasn't enough to defeat the champ as Michelle hit a spinning kick to pick up the pinfall victory.
Winner: Michelle McCool wins via pinfall over Maryse to retain the WWE Divas Championship.
After the divas matchup, Vickie Guerrero went to the ring to demand an apology from Undertaker. The Big Show came to the ring and an infuriated Vickie asked if he understood English, since on Smackdown she asked him not to cause disruptions, or he'd get suspended. Vickie called Show a "dumb giant" and Big Show stared her down. As Vickie demanded Show leave the ring, all of a sudden a casket was walked down to the ring by Undertaker's druids.
Undertaker appeared on the Titantron and told Vickie she could get into the coffin voluntarily or else he'd be forced to come get her himself. Since Vickie refused to get into the coffin, Undertaker's music came on with the Deadman arriving to the ring. Despite Undertaker arriving to the ring on a mission, Vickie Guerrero and Big Show ambushed him. The Big Show began to drop elbows on Taker, and punched him down to the mat, then held Undertaker for Vickie to slap and spit on.
Prior to the World Heavyweight Scramble, CM Punk got into a backstage confrontation with Randy Orton. Orton continued to accuse Punk of being a "fluke" as champion. All of a sudden, Dibiase, Rhodes and the mystery wrestler from earlier (Afa) attacked Punk, leaving him layed out. Kofi Kingston ran in to assist Punk but ended up getting knocked down as well. Later on, William Regal petitioned to GM Mike Adamle to be inserted into the Scramble, but Adamle said there's a chance Punk could still compete.
The close of the match saw Kane go to the top rope and right onto Batista with a huge clothesline. Kane went for the chokeslam to finish off Batista, but Batista was able to suddenly hit a Spear on Kane. With the clock down under a minute, Batista hit a Spinebuster on Kane, then a 3 count to become World Champion. Rey Mysterio came over to work on Batista, but with Kane still down, Chris Jericho took the opportunity to sneakily score the final pinfall of the Scramble, becoming new World Heavyweight champ!
Winner: Chris Jericho wins the World Heavyweight Championship Scramble to become the new World Heavyweight champ.
Congratulations to all of tonight's big winners, including new ECW champ Matt Hardy and new World Heavyweight champ, Chris Jericho. Be sure to tune in to Monday Night Raw on USA at 9PM EST for all the fallout from tonight's event!
ECW Championship Scramble
The match started off with Matt Hardy facing off against the Miz. Next, Chavo Guerrero arrived to the ring, and capitalized on a fallen Matt Hardy by scoring a Frogsplash off the turnbuckle and then a pin. Chavo became ECW champ momentarily, until Matt Hardy hit the Side Effect and became champ. Mark Henry was the 4th entrant to the match and went to work on Hardy, but Finlay entered next and DDT'd Henry.Finlay was the last entrant for the Scramle and was able to score a pinfall with under 4:30 left in the match against Matt Hardy. Finlay became the ECW champion briefly, until Matt Hardy was able to knock down the Miz and score a pinfall to become current champ.
The Miz got Matt Hardy into a roll-up pinfall but Mark Henry came over to break things up. Henry then hit his trademark World's Strongest Slam on Chavo Guerrero, but Matt Hardy came over to interrupt his 3 count. Finlay went for a quick pinfall on Matt Hardy, but Matt escapes. Mark Henry hit a huge splash on The Miz, but Matt Hardy again breaks up his pinfall attempt.
In the final minute of the Scramble, Matt Hardy went to work on mark Henry who was trying to pin Finlay. Hardy tossed Miz and Chavo to the outside, but Chavo is able to get back in. In the final 10 seconds there was a flurry of pin attempts, but none official, leaving Matt Hardy as the winner and new ECW champ!
Winner: Matt Hardy scores the final pinfall of the ECW Championship Scramble to become the new ECW Champion.
Cryme Tyme vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase
World Tag Team Title Match
In this match, Big Shad had the offensive advantage against Ted Dibiase as he used several moves including a running slam face-first into the turnbuckle. Shad tried for a pinfall, but Cody Rhodes was quick to get involved, breaking up the pinfall. With the ref not seeing it, Rhodes was also able to hit a DDT on Shad. Dibiase went for the pinfall, but Shad had a leg on the ropes. Shad made the tag to JTG and Dibiase tagged in Rhodes at the same time. Rhodes was able to steal a quick pinfall win with a roll-up pinfall.
After the victory, Cryme Tyme got into a further battle with Dibiase & Rhodes. A mystery wrestler hit the ring and attacked Cryme Tyme, then celebrated in the ring with the World Tag Team championships.
Winners: Ted Dibiase & Cody Rhodes win via pinfall over Cryme Tyme to retain the World Tag Team titles.
Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho
Unsanctioned Match
In this long-running feud, HBK and Y2J took the ring in a match in which WWE was not liable for the consequences. In the match, Shawn Michaels let it be known Jericho would suffer, as he hit a flying elbow on the outside of the ring. HBK then tossed a lifeless Jericho back into the ring, and took off his belt to beat Jericho with. A bloody Jericho continued to be beaten up by a furious Shawn Michaels, until finally the referee called for the bell, saying Jericho couldn't continue.After the bell, HBK continued to beat on Chris Jericho, and then delivered Sweet Chin Music to the referee, capping off his anger and frustration in the ring.
Winner: Shawn Michaels wins due to the referee stopping the match because Jericho couldn't continue.
WWE Championship Scramble
Jeff Hardy and Shelton Benjamin started this one off, with Kendrick the next man to enter. Jeff Hardy was able to overcome the two heels and pinned Kendrick to become interim WWE champ. Later, Shelton took control against Jeff hitting the Paydirt, but Brian Kendrick broke things up. Kendrick then hit his finisher on Jeff Hardy and amazingly became interim WWE Champ! MVP was the next entrant to the Scramble followed by the Game, Triple H. Triple H was able to toss Shelton to the outside, then hit a Spinebuster on Kendrick and threw MVP out of the ring. After a Pedigree on Kendrick, Triple H became the current champ.Jeff Hardy hit the Swanton Bomb off the top rope onto Kendrick and scored a pinfall to become the current WWE Champion. Triple H and Hardy then fought it out, with Hardy tossing HHH outside. Jeff followed with a high-risk move on HHH and the two were on the outside.
In the closing moments of the match, an Electric chair was done off the top rope involving Kendrick, MVP, and Benjamin. Jeff Hardy was able to hit Whisper in the Wind on MVP then a Swanton Bomb on Shelton. HHH managed to get back into the ring, hits a Pedigree on MVP and gets the cover for the three count while Hardy was pinning Benjamin.
Winner: Triple H wins the Championship Scramble to retain the WWE title.
Maryse vs. Michelle McCool
WWE Divas Championship
This match began with Michelle and Maryse trying for quick roll-up pinfalls on each other, Michelle was then able to hit a bulldog on Maryse from the middle rope. The two divas spilled to the outside, and Maryse eventually gained the advantage. Back inside the ring, Maryse started to work on Michelle's knee. Maryse attempted several chokeholds on Michelle, but it wasn't enough to defeat the champ as Michelle hit a spinning kick to pick up the pinfall victory.
Winner: Michelle McCool wins via pinfall over Maryse to retain the WWE Divas Championship.
After the divas matchup, Vickie Guerrero went to the ring to demand an apology from Undertaker. The Big Show came to the ring and an infuriated Vickie asked if he understood English, since on Smackdown she asked him not to cause disruptions, or he'd get suspended. Vickie called Show a "dumb giant" and Big Show stared her down. As Vickie demanded Show leave the ring, all of a sudden a casket was walked down to the ring by Undertaker's druids.
Undertaker appeared on the Titantron and told Vickie she could get into the coffin voluntarily or else he'd be forced to come get her himself. Since Vickie refused to get into the coffin, Undertaker's music came on with the Deadman arriving to the ring. Despite Undertaker arriving to the ring on a mission, Vickie Guerrero and Big Show ambushed him. The Big Show began to drop elbows on Taker, and punched him down to the mat, then held Undertaker for Vickie to slap and spit on.
Prior to the World Heavyweight Scramble, CM Punk got into a backstage confrontation with Randy Orton. Orton continued to accuse Punk of being a "fluke" as champion. All of a sudden, Dibiase, Rhodes and the mystery wrestler from earlier (Afa) attacked Punk, leaving him layed out. Kofi Kingston ran in to assist Punk but ended up getting knocked down as well. Later on, William Regal petitioned to GM Mike Adamle to be inserted into the Scramble, but Adamle said there's a chance Punk could still compete.
World Heavyweight Championship Scramble
CM Punk's World Heavyweight title was on the line here but Punk wasn't even a participant in the Scramble. The match started off with Batista and JBL as first entrants, with Batista clearing JBL out of the ring and waiting for his next opponent. Kane was the third entrant to the match and was able to eventually hit a Chokeslam on JBL, to become interim World Heavyweight champ. Rey Mysterio was fourth to enter the match followed by Y2J. Chris Jericho ended up being the replacement for CM Punk who was attacked earlier in the night.The close of the match saw Kane go to the top rope and right onto Batista with a huge clothesline. Kane went for the chokeslam to finish off Batista, but Batista was able to suddenly hit a Spear on Kane. With the clock down under a minute, Batista hit a Spinebuster on Kane, then a 3 count to become World Champion. Rey Mysterio came over to work on Batista, but with Kane still down, Chris Jericho took the opportunity to sneakily score the final pinfall of the Scramble, becoming new World Heavyweight champ!
Winner: Chris Jericho wins the World Heavyweight Championship Scramble to become the new World Heavyweight champ.
Congratulations to all of tonight's big winners, including new ECW champ Matt Hardy and new World Heavyweight champ, Chris Jericho. Be sure to tune in to Monday Night Raw on USA at 9PM EST for all the fallout from tonight's event!
Labels: Batista, Big Show, CM Punk, ECW Title, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Rey Mysterio, Triple H, Undertaker, Unforgiven, World Heavyweight Title, WWE Divas, WWE Title
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