Unforgiven (2008): Difference between revisions
Revert way back |
BarryTheUnicorn (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
==Background== |
==Background== |
||
The |
The Main Event on the [[WWE Raw|Raw]] brand is a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)#Championship scramble|Championship scramble]] for the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. On the August 18, 2008 episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General Managers|General Manager]] [[Mike Adamle]], announced the match<ref name="Raw8/18">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/results/|title=Hometown Heartbreak|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|date=2008-08-18|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-08-19}}</ref>, set at a time limit in which participants can become the champion by [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinfall]] or [[Professional wrestling#Submission|submission]]. The final wrestler who gains a scoring condition in the time limit will leave the match as the champion. The match will involve the champion [[CM Punk]], [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]], [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]], [[Dave Batista|Batista]], and [[John Cena]]. |
||
==Matches== |
==Matches== |
||
Revision as of 15:20, 20 August 2008
| Unforgiven (2008) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| File:UF 120x240.jpg | |||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown ECW | ||
| Date | September 7, 2008 | ||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Venue | Quicken Loans Arena | ||
| Pay-per-view chronology | |||
| |||
| Unforgiven chronology | |||
| |||
Unforgiven (2008) will be the eleventh annual Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It will take place on September 7, 2008, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. As of August 18, 2008, one professional wrestling match, performances with pre-determined outcomes between wrestlers with fictional personalities that are portrayed as real, is scheduled on the event's card. The buildup to the matches and the scenarios that take place before, during, and after the event are planned by WWE's creative writers. The event will feature talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands: a storyline expansion of the promotion where employees are divided into wrestling brands under the WWE banner.[2]
Background
The Main Event on the Raw brand is a Championship scramble for the World Heavyweight Championship. On the August 18, 2008 episode of Raw, General Manager Mike Adamle, announced the match[3], set at a time limit in which participants can become the champion by pinfall or submission. The final wrestler who gains a scoring condition in the time limit will leave the match as the champion. The match will involve the champion CM Punk, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Kane, Batista, and John Cena.
Matches
| Match | Stipulation |
|---|---|
| CM Punk (c) vs. Batista vs. John Cena vs. Kane vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield[4] | Championship scramble for the World Heavyweight Championship[4] |
See also
References
- ^ "WWE Unforgiven official website". World Wrestling Entertainment.
- ^ "Greatest Moments in Pay-Per-View History". WWE Magazine: 64–65. 2007.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-08-18). "Hometown Heartbreak". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ a b "Preview: World Heavyweight Championship scramble match". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-19.