WWE Insurrextion
| WWE Insurrextion | |
|---|---|
World Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand | Raw (2002–2003) |
| First event | 2000 |
| Last event | 2003 |
WWE Insurrextion was an annual
To coincide with the brand extension, the events in 2002 and 2003 were Raw-exclusive shows, with the 2002 event being the promotion's very first Raw-exclusive PPV. Following the 2003 event, all-UK exclusive PPVs were discontinued as WWE started to broadcast Raw and SmackDown! from the UK in 2004. Triple H was featured in the main event of all four editions of the PPV.
The 2002 event is also associated with the infamous "
History
In 1999, the American
The 2002 event was the promotion's final PPV event held under the WWF name,[2] as just two days after the event, the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),[3] with the 2003 event being the only Insurrextion held under the WWE name.[4] The 2003 event was the final Insurrextion as all-UK exclusive pay-per-views were discontinued as WWE started to broadcast Raw and SmackDown! from the UK in 2004.[4]
To coincide with the brand extension introduced in March 2002, in which the promotion divided its roster into two separate brands, Raw and SmackDown!, where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform,[5] the 2002 and 2003 events were held exclusively for the Raw brand.[2][4] The 2002 event was also WWE's very first Raw-exclusive PPV held.[2]
Events
| Raw-branded event |
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Insurrextion (2000) | May 6, 2000 | London, England | Earls Court | WWF Championship
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[1] | |||
| 2 | Insurrextion (2001) | May 5, 2001 | WWF Championship
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| 3 | Insurrextion (2002) | May 4, 2002 | Wembley Arena | Triple H vs. The Undertaker | [2] | ||||
| 4 | Insurrextion (2003) | June 7, 2003 | Newcastle, England | Telewest Arena
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Triple H (c) vs. Kevin Nash in a Street Fight match for the World Heavyweight Championship | [4] | |||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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See also
References
- ^ a b "WWF Insurrextion 2000 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "WWF Insurrextion 2002 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "WWE Insurrextion 2003 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands" (Press release). WWE. March 27, 2002. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ "WWF Insurrextion 2001 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved April 18, 2018.