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The History of Unforgiven

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© 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The first Unforgiven took place in April 1998 and was part of the In Your House PPV series. The next year, the event was moved to September. From 2003 - 2006, the event featured only wrestlers from the RAW brand. As part of the WWE rebranding their PPV events in 2009, the WWE replaced Unforgiven with a new submission-themed event called Breaking Point.

Title Changes
1999 - European Title: D-Lo Brown beat Mark Henry
1999 - WWF Championship: Triple H won the six-pack challenge for vacant title in a match that also included the Rock, Davey Boy Smith, Kane, Mankind, & the Big Show
2000 - Hardcore Title: Steve Blackman won the 10 minute battle royal
2000 - World Tag Team Titles: The Hardy Boyz beat Edge & Christian in a steel cage match
2001 - I-C Title: Christian beat Edge
2001 - US Title: Rhyno beat Tajiri
2001 - WWF Title: Kurt Angle beat Steve Austin
2002 - Women's Title: Trish Stratus beat Molly Holly
2003 - World Tag Team Titles: The Dudley Boyz beat La Resistance & Rob Conway in a 3 on 2 handicap tables match
2003 - World Heavyweight Championship: Goldberg beat Triple H
2004 - Intercontinental Title: Chris Jericho beat Christian in a ladder match to win the vacant title
2004 - World Heavyweight Championship: Triple H beat Randy Orton
2005 - Intercontinental Title: Ric Flair beat Carlito
2005 - World Tag Team Title: Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch beat the Hurricane & Rosey
2006 - Women's Championship: Trish Stratus beat Lita
2006 - WWE Championship: John Cena beat Edge in a TLC Match
2007 - World Heavyweight Championship: Batista beat Champion The Great Khali & Rey Mysterio
2008 - ECW Championship: Matt Hardy beat Champion Mark Henry, the Miz, Chavo Guerrero, and Finlay in a Scramble Match
2008 - World Heavyweight Championship: Chris Jericho (subbing for champion CM Punk) beat Batista, Rey Mysterio, Kane, and Batista in a Scramble Match

Unforgiven: In Your House '98 – Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, NC 4/26/98
- Ken Shamrock, Steve Blackman & Farooq beat The Rock, D-Lo Brown, & Mark Henry
- European Title: Champ Triple H beat Owen Hart
- NWA Tag Team Title: Champions The New Midnight Express beat The Rock-n-Roll Express
- Evening Gown Match: Luna beat Sable
- Tag Team Titles: Champs the New Age Outlaws beat L.O.D. 2000
- Inferno Match: Undertaker beat Kane
- WWF Title: Dude Love beat Champ Steve Austin by DQ

Unforgiven '99 - Charlotte Coliseum; Charlotte, NC 9/26/99
- Val Venis beat Steve Blackman
- European Title: D-Lo Brown beat Mark Henry to win the title
- I-C Title: Champ Jeff Jarrett beat Chyna by reverse decision
- The APA beat the Dudley Boyz
- Hardcore Match for Women's Title: Champ Ivory beat Luna
- Tag Team Title: Champs the New Age Outlaws beat Edge & Christian
- Kennel from Hell Match: Al Snow beat the Big Bossman
- Chris Jericho beat X-Pac by DQ
- Six-pack challenge for vacant WWF Title: Triple H won the title by beating the Rock, Davey Boy Smith, Kane, Mankind, & the Big Show

Unforgiven 2000 - First Union Center; Philadelphia, PA 9/24/00
- Right To Censor beat the Dudley Boyz & the APA
- Tazz beat Jerry Lawler
- 10 minute Hardcore Battle Royal: Steve Blackman won to become champ
- Chris Jericho beat X-Pac
- Cage Match for Tag Team Title: the Hardy Boyz beat Edge & Christian to become champs
- I-C Title: Champ Eddie Guerrero beat Rikishi by DQ
- Triple H beat Kurt Angle
- WWF Title: Champ the Rock beat Chris Benoit, Kane, & the Undertaker

Unforgiven 2001 - Mellon Arena; Pittsburgh, PA 9/23/01
- WWF Tag Team Title: Champs the Dudley Boyz beat the Hardy Boyz, the Big Show & Spike Dudley, and the Hurricane & Lance Storm
- Perry Saturn beat Raven
- I-C Title: Christian beat Edge to win the title
- WCW Tag Team Title: Champs Kane & the Undertaker beat Kronik
- Hardcore Title: Champ Rob Van Dam beat Chris Jericho
- Handicap Match for the WCW Title: The Rock beat Booker T & Shane McMahon
- US Title: Rhyno beat Tajiri to win the title
- WWF Title: Kurt Angle beat Steve Austin

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