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This page will feature WWE Unforgiven live coverage on September 7, 2008. Unforgiven has been held by WWE every September since 1998. The main events will feature an all new "Championship Scramble" match to decide both the World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Championship.
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Unforgiven 2008 Fast Facts
- Date: September 7, 2008WWE.com: Unforgiven
- Location: Cleveland, OhioWWE.com: Unforgiven
- Venue: Quicken Loans Arena
- Theme song: "Rock Out" by MotorheadWWE.com: Unforgiven 2008
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Unforgiven 2008 Matches
- *World Heavyweight Championship Scramble: CM Punk (c), Rey Mysterio, Batista, Kane, JBL
- *WWE Championship Scramble: Triple H (c), MVP, The Brian Kendrick, Shelton Benjamin, Jeff Hardy
- *ECW Championship Scramble: Mark Henry (c), Chavo Guerrero, Matt Hardy, Finlay, The Miz
- *WWE Divas Championship: Michelle McCool (c) vs. Maryse
- *Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho
- *Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase vs. Cryme Tyme
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WWE Unforgiven Live Coverage Questions
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ECW Championship Scramble
Matt Hardy is out to the ring first. The Miz is out next and he will start things out with Matt. A new participant will enter every five minutes.Matt and Miz lock up and Matt takes the advantage. They are pretty much just running around the ring, not doing much at all. Matt slams Miz headfirst into the turnbuckle and then hits a big clothesline.
Miz now takes control. Hopefully someone else will join in this match soon. Miz goes for a cover but only gets two. Miz then hits the reality check on Matt, who slide out of the ring. Miz puts Matt back in, but can't get a three count.
The timer counts down to 0:00 and Chavo comes out to the ring. He immediately hits the ring and lands a frog splash on Matt. Chavo gets the fall and is now the current ECW champion.
Chavo now goes to work on Miz. He tries for a superplex, but Miz knocks him off the top rope. Miz then lands a cross body on the other two men.
Matt is now in control and landing offense on both men. Matt then hits the side effect on Chavo and gets the pin.
Matt Hardy is now the ECW champion.
Another five minutes is up and Mark Henry finally comes to the ring. The other three wrestlers stop and wait for Henry to get to the ring. They all attack Henry at once, but Henry fights out and knocks everyone down. Henry starts laying everyone out with clotheslines and gorilla presses. Henry powerslams Chavo and pins him to win his title back, for now.
Henry now has Chavo in a boring bearhug. Matt climbs to the top rope, but Henry catches him and now has Matt in a bearhug. More like borehug.
Countdown to the final participants. Finlay and Hornswoggle run down to the ring. Finlay rushes Henry and goes on attack. There are only five minutes left in the match.
Hornswoggle comes in to distract Henry while Finlay hits him with the Shelaligh. Finlay and Matt toss Henry to the outside. Finlay then hits the Celtic cross on Matt and pins him. Shortly after that, Matt pins Miz. Chavo then splashes Miz, but the pin is broken up. Everyone is all over the place and Henry is now cleaning house. He tries to pin Chavo, but Matt breaks it up. Henry powerslams Chavo yet again. Finlay tries a Celtic cross on Matt, but Henry breaks it up. Matt is trying desperately to hold on until the time runs out.
Everyone is scrambling as the time runs out and Matt Hardy holds on to win the ECW championship.
WINNER: Matt Hardy
A video package informs us that WrestleMania XXV tickets go on sale on September 20 at 10AM.
The announcers are recapping the first scramble. Jeff congratulates Matt backstage; Matt suggests a "Hardy sweep" for their respective scrambles.
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WWE Tag Team Championship
Cryme Tyme and Cody Rhodes/Ted DiBiase Jr. make their way to the ring. Are they really going to take the belts off Rhodes and DiBiase so soon after they reclaimed possession of their belts on Raw?Bell rings. JTG and Cody start off. JTG with the early advantage with a series of dropkicks. Shad clotheslines both opponents onto the floor. JTG into the ropes; Shad launches JTG over the top rope onto DiBiase and Rhodes. Surprisingly awesome.
Shad and DiBiase tagged in. Shad scores with a powerslam and hits an elbow drop on DiBiase. Two-count.
DiBiase tags Rhodes. Irish whip. Shad launchesJTG into the ring via tugging the top rope. JTG shoulderblocks Rhodes. Again, awesome. Rhodes to the outside, DiBiase tries to clothesline JTG and misses, but Rhodes nails JTG. Rhodes now on the offense, working on the left arm of JTG.
DiBiase tags Rhodes, who works on the elbow further. Rhodes wraps JTG's left arm around the top rope, further wearing it down. The ref reprimands Rhodes, and as expected, DiBiase gets a cheapshot in on the arm. Rhodes back on the arm. The crowd gets into it; JTG tries an offense, but Rhodes takes him down with a side Russian leg sweep. Tag to DiBiase, who dropkicks JTG and plays the crowd.
DiBase with an armbar on JTG. Crowd again getting into it. JTG with some elbows and a back suplex on DiBiase. both men down, both men need to make the tag. Rhodes tagged in, and takes Shad out on the apron. They continue to isolate and double-team JTG in their corner.
Rhodes continues to pound JTG on the ropes. JTG tries a comeback, but is hammered down. Again, back to the armbar. JTG escapes, but is kicked in the stomach hard by Rhodes. Rhodes with a slam; he goes up to the top rope and misses with a moonsault. He writhes in pain a bit too much on the canvas. Tags made on both sides!
Shad clotheslines and atomic drops DiBiase. Shad clotheslines him in the corner, followed by a snakeeyes and massive clothesline. Fall attempt; Rhodes makes the save but is clotheslined by JTG. Cody hits a DDT on Shad while the ref tries to restrain JTG. Two-count.
All four men in now. JTG hits a small package on Rhodes. Shad hits DiBiase, who falls conveniently close enough to turn the small package over onto JTG. Three-count. Rhodes and DiBiase retain.
A brawl ensues afterward. Some stranger enters the ring and assists Rhodes and DiBiase. They clear the ring. Looks like another Samoan wrestler, possibly from the Anoa'i family?
WINNER: Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, Jr.
Video promo for The Rock's DVD set. Then, a video package hyping the unsanctioned match. How many times do we really need to see this?
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Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels
Jericho comes to the ring. He stands there waiting for Shawn Michaels who comes out wearing jeans and a tank top instead of his traditional wrestling gear. He gets in the ring and immediately tackles Jericho. Michaels takes off his own boot and hits Jericho in the head with it. He takes another shot and sends Jericho to the outside.Both are now on the outside and into the crowd. Michaels catapults Jericho into the ring post. Michaels grabs a chair and swings at Jericho, but Jericho ducks and Michaels hits the ring post. Jericho now mounts some offense on the outside. Jericho now grabs a table from under the ring. He takes the table and throws it on top of Michaels. Jericho then sets up a table on the floor. Jericho tries for a powerbomb, but he instread drops Michaels on the apron.
Back in the ring, Jericho lands chair shots to the back of Shawn Michaels. Jericho sets up a chair in the corner ropes. He tries to send Michaels into the chair, but Michaels reverses and Jericho is sent into the opposite corner, shoulder-first.
Jericho now tries to suplex Michaels onto the outside table, but HBK coutners. Into the ropes, Michaels hits a flying forearm and does his kick up. Michaels goes to the top ropes and lands the flying elbow. He gets ready for sweet chin music. Michaels is about to go for it, but he stops short as Jericho falls to his knees. Michaels says he's not finished and starts pounding on Jericho. He tries to put Jericho in a crossface, but Jericho sends Michaels head-first into the chair.
Jericho now goes back to work on Michaels' eye. He tees off on Michaels who is staggering in the ring. Michaels starts to fire back in the corner. Michaels is sent into the corner for his signature flip, but he comes right back with a clothesline. Jericho then locks in the walls of Jericho. Michaels makes it to the ropes, but the ref can't break the hold since there are no rules.
Michaels manages to grab a fire extinguisher from under the ring. He blasts Jericho in the face with it to break the hold. Michaels then nails Jericho in the head with the extinguisher. He falls to the outside. They both work there way up the ramp. Michaels then hits a suplex on the steel ramp. Lance Cade runs down to help Jericho, but Michaels takes him down. Cade comes back and hits Michaels in his injured tricep, followed by a big clothesline. Cade and Jericho work together on Michaels. This has more or less become a two on one match. Cade holds Michaels down while Jericho hits Michaels in the arm with a chair, twice.
They put HBK's injured arm in the chair and Jericho goes to the top. Michaels kicks Cade off into the ropes and Jericho is stunned. Michaels hits Cade with a superkick. He then hits Jericho with the chair, causing him to fall from the turbuckle and through the outside table. Michaels swings the chair one-handed on Jericho. He then pick up Cade and sets him on the announce table. Michaels goes into the ring and climbs the top rope, but stops. He goes back out and puts Jericho on top of Cade in a slightly compromising position. Michaels climbs back to the top and flies onto both men, breaking the table.
Michaels is not done as he brings Jericho back into the ring. Michaels takes off his belt and starts whipping Jericho. His third shot with the belt appears to hit Jericho in the face. Michaels then begins pounding on Jericho. Michaels won't stop and the referee calls for the bell. Michaels is announced as the winner. Michaels goes back to work on Jericho, but the ref pulls him off. Michaels then hits the ref with a superkick. Everyone is laid out as more referees come to help the fallen men.
Michaels stands there staring at Jericho as his music starts to play.
WINNER: Shawn Michaels
Backstage segment: Randy Orton meets with Rhodes, DiBiase and their accomplice, Manu, revealed to be the son of Afa. Orton talks them down while obviously reading from a script. He says he is not impressed by their win, much to their dismay.
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WWE Championship Scramble
Jeff Hardy and makes his way to the ring. Shelton Benjamin, the U.S. Champion, drew #2. These two should wrestle a great five minutes.Shelton tries a cradle immediately; one-count. Jeff returns the favor, one-count. They tie up, Shelton with a headlock. Let's hope Triple H is last going into this. It'll be fast until then. Shelton with a shoulder-block. Two-count. Hardy tries a roll-up. Two-count. Kick to the gut by Hardy. Hardy sends Shelton to the turnbuckle. Another roll-up attempt. Two-count. Shelton slows the pace with a headlock.
Shelton powerbombs Hardy into a turnbuckle. Two-count. Shelton on the aggressive with a series of hits and kicks. Suplex on Hardy. Two-count. Shelton puts Hardy in a chinlock. Crowd immediately cheers on Hardy. Shelton tries a suplex, Hardy counters and two-count. They run into each other for a botched double-clothesline. Shelton goes down. Hardy slams Shelton and follows with a legdrop. Two-count.
Countdown starts as Hardy and Shelton keep at it. It's Kendrick. And the crowd... isn't reacting at all. Even Shelton and Hardy pay no attention to him.
Shelton and Hardy fight on the apron. Shelton tries to suplex Hardy from the apron. Kendrick hits Shelton off the apron, and goes after Jeff. Kendrick tries a flying forearm, but gets a two-count. He kicks Hardy all over, but gets another two-count. Kendrick whips Hardy into the turnbuckle, but misses a flying splash. Hardy nails Kendrick with a powerbomb into a flapjack. Three-count! Hardy is the interim champion.
Hardy takes Kendrick out of the ring. Shelton attacks Hardy from behind. Shelton takes Hardy to the turnbuckle, but also misses a splash. Hardy tries a Twist of Fate, but Shelton counters. Two-count. Kendrick throws Shelton out, and nails Hardy with The Kendrick and gets the 3-count! Kendrick is the new interim champion! And the crowd... doesn't react. Countdown time: it's MVP.
MVP knocks Hardy out of the ring. MVP then back body-drop's Kendrick out of the ring. He attacks Shelton. MVP tries to go for the Drive-By Kick, but Kendrick intercepts with a high kick to the face. Hardy knocks Kendrick out of the ring, and takes it to both Shelton and MVP in the corner.
Kendrick returns, takes out Hardy and kicks Shelton repeatedly. MVP is still out in the corner. Shelton hits a Samoan drop on Kendrick. MVP tries to pin Shelton (why?) and Kendrick stops the pin. Kendrick kicks both Shelton and MVP hard. Shelton clotheslines Kendrick and tries a powerbomb. Kendrick reverses into a hurricarana. Kendrick punches MVPin the corner. MVP fights back, but Kendrick again kicks him in the head. Where's Triple H? Countdown time. Hopefully, he won't do his entire entrance, or this match will be over before he finishes.
Triple H clotheslines Shelton out of the ring. He takes down Kendrick. He strikes MVP. Spinebuster on Kendrick. Then, a Pedigree. Three-count, of course. Triple H is now the interim champion. Must feel good to be the big star in a match full of mid-carders. All he has to do is keep them from scoring pins.
Shelton and Triple H to the outside. Shelton whips HHH into the steel steps. Hardy recovers, throws MVP into the ring. Hardy hits the Twist of Fate. Three-count! Hardy is again the interim champ!
Kendrick tries to hit Hardy, but is taken down by Hardy, who tries a high-risk move. Triple H crotches Hardy on the top turnbuckle. We are under two minutes away. Triple H Pedigrees Kendrick again, and pins him for the three. Again, Triple H is champ.
Hardy swanton bombs Kendrick! Three-count! Hardy and HHH are face-to-face. HHH kicks Hardy, tries a Pedigree, but Hardy flips him over the top. Hardy hits a plancha on HHH outside. We have one minute to go!
MVP sets Kendrick up for a top-rope suplex. Shelton leaps to the top. Three-man electric chair!
Hardy hits a Swanton on Shelton. Triple H hits a Pedigree on MVP. All men down! Triple H covers MVP with 3 seconds to go. Hardy tries to cover Shelton, but is a second too late. Triple H gets a three-count! Triple H retains the belt! Triple H and Hardy shake hands.
WINNER: Triple H
Video package for Mr. Perfect's DVD set. The best wrestler to ever not win the WWE Championship.
Backstage interview with Shawn Michaels, who says that it's the first PPV in three months where he doesn't have to spend the night in the hospital. He says he's getting on a plane, going home to his wife and kids. He says he is content with the match, but he is not satisfied. No closure at all. "If I had my choice, I would do what I did to Jericho tonight every night for the rest of my life. He awoke something inside me tonight that I don't know if I can control; I don't know if I want to." He says the worst has yet to come for Jericho.
New interview with CM Punk. Orton intervenes (of course) and they both talk about their pending in-ring confrontation. Punk calls Orton bitter, saying he will have the match of his career. Suddenly, DiBiase, Rhodes and company attack Orton. Orton with a hard kick to Punk's head! Punk's knocked out! New stable is clearly forming with these third-generation wrestlers
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WWE Diva's Championship
Maryse and Michelle McCool enter the ring. Some members in the crowd head for the bathroom as the match goes under way. McCool twists Maryse's arm over and over. Maryse reverses and twists McCool's arm back. McCool hits the second rope and flips over in a botched attempt to release the hold. Maryse throws McCool over the barricade. The guys at ringside go nuts!McCool kicks Maryse and hits a flying clothesline off the barricade. She throws Maryse back in the ring and hits with a European uppercut. Irish whip, Maryse ducks and clips McCool in the knee. She works on the McCool's knee with a leglock. McCool counters and works on Mary's left knee to return the favor. She drags Maryse to the center of the ring and tries a standing leglock, but Maryse rolls McCool over and reverses the hold.
Maryse chokes McCool with the second ring rope. McCool suddenly hits Maryse with a kick to the face. Sequins off McCool's boot fly everywhere. McCool hits Maryse in the face, but the fans are bored and booing. McCool hits an inverted suplex and scores a three-count. Thankfully, it is over.
WINNER: Michelle McCool
The great Mike Adamle hits the stage. He announces that CM Punk may not be able to compete (which means he will compete and probably win). Adamle says that if he cannot compete, he will find a "suitable replacement." He says Raw's scramble will take place tonight. Where's Santino and his Honk-A-Meter when you need him?
The Big Show makes his way to the ring. An AT&T poll the WWE held revealed that 77% of fans thought Vickie Guerrero should have let him compete in the WWE Championship Scramble. Too bad it is over and done.
"Hi!," says the Big Show. Show then says he would like to suggest that Adamle consider him as CM Punk's replacement. He asks if the fans would vote for him to be in the championship scramble. Vickie Guerrero then makes her way to the ring. She starts scolding the Big Show about causing a disruption. Vickie says that was the last time and that Show will deal with the circumstances. She tells Show to go back where he belongs.
Suddenly the druid music hits and a group of druids wheel a casket to the ring. Big Show is smiling and applauding. Undertaker appears on the titantron. He says that he promised Vickie that he was coming for her and that coffin would be her final resting place. He asks if she will go willingly or if he will have to come down there and grab her by the throat. The bell tolls and Undertaker makes his way out to the ring. Vickie tries to escape through the crowd, but Big Show stops her. Taker opens the casket and gets into the ring. Taker takes off his gear and approaches Vickie. Taker grabs Vickie by the throat, but Show then hits Taker with a right hand. Show begins pounding on Taker. The two end up outside the ring where Show slams Taker's spine into the ring post. Big Show continues his assault for what seems like forever. Show puts Taker back in the ring and continues the beating. He lands a big right hand to Taker's jaw. Show hits multiple elbow drops to a defenseless Taker.
Show now holds up Taker while Vickie slaps him and spits in his face. Show and Vickie leave together, leaving Undertaker lying in the ring. Finally it's over.
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World Championship Scramble
Batista boring makes his way to ring first. JBL is out next. We'll have to wait five minutes for someone with talent to come out. They both exchange punches and headlocks which makes the show look like it's moving in slow motion. Batista puts the figure-four leg lock on JBL and gets some "woos" from the crowd. JBL gets to the ropes and the hold is broken. Chants of Batista from member of the crowd that don't know any better. Batista sends JBL into the stairs.The timer clicks down and Kane makes his way out. He meets Batista in the ring and they go at it. Kane takes advantage with a big boot and a drop kick. Side slam from Kane to Batista. Kane goes up top, but misses the clothesline. Kane tries a chokeslam, but Batista breaks it. JBL is now back in the ring. He goes for a clothesline on Kane, but Kane ducks it and hits the chokeslam. Kane pins JBL and becomes the current champion.
The timer counts down again (much faster than five minutes). It's Rey Mysterio. Mysterio goes after Kane with some stiff kicks. Rey has a goofy looking mohawk. Kane gets back in and takes down Rey. Batista comes in and suplexes Kane. Batista then launches Rey off his shoulders and onto Kane. They go for it again, but Rey turns it into a pinfall attempt on Batista. Batista takes exception, but both and nailed by JBL. JBL is now on a tear and hitting everyone.
The clock counts down to reveal...
Chris Jericho! Jericho makes his way gingerly to the ring. You can see the welts on his back from the whipping Michaels gave him earlier. Jericho gets into the ring, but is immediately speared by Batista.
Batista tries to pin Kane, but Mysterio breaks it up. Batista tries a Batista Bomb, but Rey gets out and hits a 619 on JBL. Rey tries to propel off the top rope, but Batista nails him with a clothesline. JBL hits Kane with a clothesline from hell.
Kane is now working on Batista in the corner. About a minute and a half left. Kane goes up top and hits the clothesline on Batista. He then tries to pin for some reason, even though he's already the champ. Kane tries to set up a chokeslam, but Batista hits a spear and a spinebuster. Batista pins Kane and is the new current champ. Batista looked like he's about to win, but Rey comes in and tries to hit a hurricanrana on Batista. In the meantime, Jericho sneaks in and pins Kane as time runs out. Batista realizes what has happened as Jericho is crowned the new World Heavyweight Champion!
WINNER: Chris Jericho
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