Unforgiven (2004)
Unforgiven | |||
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Rose Garden[1] | |||
Attendance | 10,000[2] | ||
Buy rate | 239,000[3] | ||
Tagline(s) | Insane. Pain. Kane. | ||
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Unforgiven chronology | |||
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The 2004 Unforgiven was the seventh annual
The
Production
Background
Storylines
Seven
The main
The second main feud heading into the event was between Kane and
The third main feud heading into the event was between
Event
Role: | Name: |
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English commentators
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Jim Ross |
Jerry Lawler | |
Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Hugo Savinovich | |
Interviewers
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Jonathan Coachman |
Todd Grisham | |
Ring announcer | Lilian Garcia |
Referees | Mike Chioda |
Chad Patton | |
Jack Doan | |
Earl Hebner |
Before the event aired live on
Preliminary matches
The first match of the event was the
The next match was the encounter of Victoria and Trish Stratus (with Tyson Tomko) for the WWE Women's Championship. Victoria gained control over Stratus early into the match, however, Stratus gained control after Tomko interfered on her behalf. After Stratus gained the advantage, she performed a Stratusfaction on Victoria and got a successful pinfall, thus Stratus retained the Women's Championship. After the match, Tomko tried to attack Victoria, until she was saved by an unknown man in a dress. Tomko then challenged the mystery superstar into a match.[19][20]
The third match was between Tyson Tomko and Stevie Richards, the man dressed in women's clothing. Tomko quickly gained the advantage after stripping off all of the clothes on Richards, leaving Richards left wearing a pair of woman's underwear. Tomko continued his attack on Richards by delivering a swinging neckbreaker and winning the match via pinfall.[19][20]
The fourth match was for the vacant
Main event matches
The next match was a
The following match was for the
The main event was between Randy Orton and Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship. Both Orton and Triple H managed to get the upper hand in the match. During the match, Ric Flair and Batista interfered on behalf of Triple H, as they attacked Orton while the referee was knocked out. Jonathan Coachman also took part in the match as he ran down with a referee shirt and tried to act as a guest referee. Orton managed to get the upper hand over Flair, Batista and Coachman as he delivered an RKO on all of them. Triple H, however, managed to hit Orton with a steel chair, which proceeded with a Pedigree onto the same chair. Batista then rolled the referee into the ring, as Triple H covered Orton for the win via pinfall and score his 9th world championship.[19][20][24][25]
Aftermath
Following Unforgiven,
Randy Orton began a feud with Ric Flair, after Flair was the one responsible for making Orton lose the match against Batista.[27] Orton commented on every accomplishment that Flair had made and criticized him for calling Triple H the greatest wrestler of all.[35] Flair retaliated to Orton's comments, stating that individuals like Shawn Michaels and Mick Foley, who Orton had previously feuded with, were not legends, therefore Orton was not a Legend Killer.[36] Flair also stated that he and Orton would have a match at Taboo Tuesday and the fans would have the opportunity to choose what type of match they face in.[36] At Taboo Tuesday, Orton and Flair met in a Steel Cage match, which was the fans selection.[33] Orton won the match after delivering an RKO to Flair.[33] After the match, Flair shook Orton's hand.[34][37]
At Taboo Tuesday,
On the October 11, 2004 edition of Raw,
Results
No. | Results | ||||||
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8 | Triple H defeated Randy Orton (c)[24] | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 24:47 | ||||
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Notes
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- ^ a b "Bright Lights, Big Event". PWWEW.net. 2004-10-04. Archived from the original on 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ "Raw results - October 4, 2004". Online World of Wrestling. 2004-10-04. Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
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References
- (2004). Unforgiven [DVD]. World Wrestling Entertainment.
- Michaels, Shawn; Feigenbaum, Aaron (2005). Heartbreak and Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story. ISBN 978-0-7434-9380-2.
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