WWE Cyber Sunday
| WWE Cyber Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|
Promotions World Wrestling Entertainment | | |
| Brands | Raw (2004–2008) SmackDown (2007–2008) ECW (2007–2008) NXT (2022) | |
| Other names | Taboo Tuesday (2004–2005) | |
| First event | Taboo Tuesday (2004) | |
| Last event | Cyber Sunday (2008) | |
| Event gimmick | Interactive pay-per-view in which fans vote on certain aspects of the matches | |
WWE Cyber Sunday (originally known as WWE Taboo Tuesday) was an annual
During the event's first two years as Taboo Tuesday, it was held exclusively for wrestlers from the
History
In 2004,
To coincide with the brand extension, in which the promotion divided its roster into brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform, the inaugural event was held exclusively for the Raw brand. Taboo Tuesday returned in 2005, but was pushed back to early November and was also Raw-exclusive.[3] In 2006, which was again Raw-exclusive and held in November, the show was moved to a more traditional Sunday night slot—alleviating problems with the taping schedule of SmackDown!, usually held on Tuesdays. As a result, the event was renamed Cyber Sunday.[4] Following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs, thus the 2007 and 2008 events, which were both held in October, featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.[5][6][7] In 2009, the event's pay-per-view slot was replaced by Annihilation then later renamed Bragging Rights.[8][9]
Almost a decade after the discontinuation of the PPV, elements of this event were incorporated into NXT's television program for its NXT 2.0 one-year anniversary special but the event is not called Taboo Tuesday.[10]
Concept
The most distinctive feature of the event was the ability for fans to vote on certain aspects of every match, using their personal computers and text messaging via mobile phones. The voting typically began in the middle of an episode of Raw a few weeks beforehand and ended during the pay-per-view, often moments before the match was slated to begin. Because of this, the event was billed as an "interactive pay-per-view."[2] For the first four events, voting was made online through WWE.com, with the official tagline for the PPV being "Log On. Take Over."[11][3][4][6] In 2008, however, this was replaced by votes through text messaging, but this was only available to United States mobile carriers. However, the match between The Undertaker and Big Show was made universal, as fans were allowed to vote for the match stipulation on WWE.com.[7] After Cyber Sunday was discontinued, the fan interaction aspects of the pay-per-view were incorporated into Raw as WWEActive (originally RawActive) for some Raw episodes, which was eventually dropped altogether.[12]
Events
| Raw-branded event |
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taboo Tuesday (2004) | October 19, 2004 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Bradley Center | Steel Cage match
|
[11] | |||
| 2 | Taboo Tuesday (2005) | November 1, 2005 | San Diego, California
|
iPayOne Center
|
triple threat match for the WWE Championship
|
[3] | |||
| 3 | Cyber Sunday (2006) | November 5, 2006 | Cincinnati, Ohio
|
U.S. Bank Arena
|
triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship
|
[4] | |||
| 4 | Cyber Sunday (2007) | October 28, 2007 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | special guest referee
|
[6] | |||
| 5 | Cyber Sunday (2008) | October 26, 2008 | Phoenix, Arizona | US Airways Center
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special guest referee
|
[7] | |||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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References
- ^ "Cyber Sunday Pay-per-view History". WWE. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ World Wrestling Entertainment Corporation. October 5, 2004. Archived from the originalon March 13, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
- ^ World Wrestling Entertainment. October 17, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Cyber Sunday 2006". Pro Wrestling History. 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
- ^ "WWE Pay-Per-Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2007-03-18. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Cyber Sunday 2008 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
- ^ "Preview:WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. John Cena (Anything Goes Iron Man Match)". WWE. Archived from the original on October 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
Find out when the first-ever WWE Bragging Rights airs Sunday, Oct. 25 live on pay-per view.
- ^ https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/191893-trademark-infringement-is-why-wwe-is-changing-ppv-names/
- ^ https://www.f4wonline.com/.amp/news/nxt/wwe-reveals-fan-vote-options-for-nxt-anniversary-show-title-matches
- ^ a b Tarlach, Gemma (2004-10-18). "Choose and Bruise Taboo Tuesday gives WWE fans a chance to have a say in the ring action". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 01.
- ^ "Your Guide to Getting RAWactive!". WWE. Retrieved March 16, 2021.