Continental Airlines Arena / Izod Center – 2000-2009 Results

2000

WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – January 16, 2000 (18,782; sell out)
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated Gangrel & Mideon
The Acolytes defeated the Dudley Boyz
Rikishi defeated Steve Blackman
Edge & Christian defeated the Headbangers and Too Cool
Kane defeated the Big Bossman
Kurt Angle defeated Test
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Hardcore Holly
The Big Show defeated Al Snow
WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Cactus Jack & the Rock defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & X-Pac

WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – March 13, 2000 (sell out)
Rodney & Pete Gas defeated the Dupps
Scott Vick pinned Joey Abs
Jakked:
The Godfather pinned Gangrel with a roll up at 2:15
Albert pinned the Inferno Kid at 2:50 with the Albert Bomb
The Headbangers defeated Julio Fantastico & Ty Street at 4:29 following the Stage Dive
Viscera pinned JR Ryder with a splash at 2:53
Raw is War – included an in-ring promo by WWF World Champion Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, the Big Show, and Shane McMahon in which Stephanie introduced the Rock’s opponents for WrestleMania, two midgets that went by the name of the Twin Towers; the four then discussed what the stipulation should be, with Triple H finally suggesting it be a Midget on a Pole match before the Rock interrupted; Rock then challenged the Big Show to a one-on-one bout with the stipulations being that if Rock won he would get a world title shot at WrestleMania and if Rock lost he would quit the WWF; Rock then stated that there would be no interference from Triple H, Shane, and Stephanie and, if there was, Rock would win the match and get the title shot by default; Triple H then accepted the challenge; Jayson Williams from the New Jersey Nets was in attendance; featured footage from earlier in the day of the Mean Street Posse, Albert, and WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly fighting at the Newark Airport in which Pete Gas pinned Crash to win the title after hitting him with a piece of luggage; moments later, Crash pinned Pete and regained the title after hitting him with the weight scale, then ran out of the luggage area (WWF Hardcore):
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman when Matt pinned Blackman with an inside cradle at 3:20 immediately after Matt missed a top rope standing moonsault
Mark Henry fought WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz to a no contest in a handicap match at around the 4-minute mark when, after hitting the 3D on Henry, the Dudleyz pushed the wheelchair-bound Mae Young to the top of the stage where Bubba Ray then hit a sit-down powerbomb from the stage through a table on the floor; earlier in the bout, Bubba Ray went backstage and found Mae in the dressing room, then brought her ringside; after the bout, Mae was attended to by Henry and EMTs, with her eventually being taken away in an ambulance; later in the broadcast, the Fabulous Moolah – who was supposed to be watching Mae in the dressing room – called Mae a bitch and said Mae had been trying to steal her spotlight
WWF European & IC Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho and Tazz in a No DQ match at 3:14 by pinning Jericho after hitting him in the face with the Euro title belt immediately after Jericho hit a springboard dropkick to send Tazz to the floor; as Tazz made his way to the ring, Tazz demanded the No DQ stipulation; moments prior to the finish, Chyna came to the ring to counter the interference of Bob Backlund; only the European title was on the line
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon), the Road Dogg, & X-Pac (w/ Tori) defeated Rikishi & Too Cool when Triple H pinned Rikishi at 5:03 after X-Pac hit Rikishi in the face with the timekeeper’s bell as Rikishi attempted the Bonzai Drop
Kane pinned the Big Bossman with the chokeslam at 3:13 after avoiding being hit by Bossman’s nightstick
Dean Malenko (w/ Eddie Guerrero) pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) to win the title at 4:15 by blocking a victory roll moments after Guerrero caught Lita coming off the apron with a hurricanrana and hit a powerbomb to the floor
The Acolytes (w/ Mideon) defeated Edge & Christian at 3:06 when Bradshaw pinned Edge with the Clothesline from Hell immediately after Edge hit the spear on an interfering Mideon; Terri, who came ringside before the bout began, distracted Christian during the cover so that he could not make the save; after the bout, Edge & Christian double clotheslined Mideon out of the ring
Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn defeated Test & Val Venis at 4:25 when Benoit pinned Test with a German suplex into a bridge after Eddie Guerrero, who was on the ring apron, hit Test in the face; Guerrero came ringside mid-way through the bout
The Rock pinned the Big Show with the Rock Bottom at 9:16, moments after Vince McMahon arrived to the arena, knocked down Triple H backstage, then came to the ring, hit guest referee Shane McMahon over the head with a steel chair, and put on Shane’s referee shirt to declare himself the new referee; prior to the bout, Shane McMahon came ringside and told referee Earl Hebner to leave the ring as he was the guest referee for the bout; due to prematch stipulations, Rock earned a world title shot for WrestleMania; had Rock not won, he would have had to quit the WWF

WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – August 8, 2000 (17,891; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat:
The Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz when X-Pac pinned D-Lo with the X-Factor
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Just Joe
Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) when Jeff made the pin following the Swanton
Smackdown! – included an in-ring segment with Commissioner Mick Foley to begin the show in which he addressed who, between Triple H and Kurt Angle, should be the #1 contender; moments later, Kurt Angle, with Shane McMahon, came out to tell Foley why he should be #1 contender; Triple H, with WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, soon followed and did the same; eventually Foley announced that it would be Kurt Angle vs. Triple H vs. WWF World Champion the Rock at Summer Slam and that later in the night it would be Angle & Triple H vs. the Undertaker & the Rock; featured a backstage segment with the stars of “Highlander: Endgame” – Christopher Lambert, Adrian Paul, and Lisa Barbuscia – in which they came to say hi to Edge, who was also featured in the film, but were more excited to meet Gangrel than to hear Edge & Christian tell the story about winning the tag team titles at WrestleMania; included a trailer for “Highlander: Endgame”; featured Chris Jericho confronting Mick Foley backstage regarding wanting a match with Chris Benoit, with Foley saying he could have him at Summer Slam; included Jonathan Coachman conducting an interview with Victoria, one of the Godfather’s hos who was put through a table by RTC on Monday and hospitalized, with Victoria saying she planned to sue Steven Richards for his actions:
Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) & WWF IC Champion Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) at 3:37 when Benoit pinned Guerrero with the diving headbutt as Guerrero had Venis, the illegal man, covered following the frog splash; after the bout, Jericho briefly put Shane in the Walls of Jericho before eventually being locked in the Crippler Crossface by Benoit; moments later, Albert came ringside, caught Guerrero in a plancha to the floor, and rammed him into the steel ring post; Benoit broke the hold when referees swarmed the ring but briefly reapplied it before leaving the ring
Rikishi pinned X-Pac with the Bonzai Drop at around 3:45 after blocking a sunset flip out of the corner and hitting a sit-down splash
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn & Terri Runnels defeated Al Snow & the Kat at 2:46 when Saturn pinned Snow with a northern lights suplex after Kat hit Snow with Head; after the bout, Kat tackled Terri to the mat, with the two fighting with each other until Saturn pulled Kat off and Snow sent Saturn to the floor
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 4:29 when Edge hit Bubba Ray in the back with a steel chair as D-Von went to pull a table out from underneath the ring; prior to the bout, the champions were given good luck by Christopher Lambert, Adrian Paul, and Lisa Barbuscia who sat ringside; after the bout, the Hardy Boyz threw the champions back inside the ring, with Edge then being crushed in-between two ladders by the Hardyz and sustaining a double aerial attack while Christian was put through a table via a Bubba Ray powerbomb off the top
Tazz fought Crash Holly to a no contest when, before the bout began, Jerry Lawler attacked Tazz from behind and the two fought in and outside the ring until they could be broken apart by officials; prior to Holly’s entrance, Tazz argued with Lawler at the commentary table and ended up hitting him across the head with a metal water pitcher and busting him open
Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) defeated Too Cool when Buchanon pinned Scotty 2 Hotty scissors kick off the top after Goodfather landed a kick to the midsection; Steven Richards did guest commentary for the bout
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) at 3:18 following a kendo stick blow to the head, from the ring apron to the floor; prior to the bout, Lawler returned ringside with his head bandaged; after the bout, Val Venis hit Blackman in the back with the kendo stick, with Albert then hitting the Baldo Bomb
WWF World Champion the Rock & the Undertaker defeated Triple H & Kurt Angle at 7:32 when Taker pinned Angle with the powerbomb moments after Triple H walked out of the match; early in the bout, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon came ringside to be in the corner of Triple H & Angle; after the bout, Rock attempted to hit the Rock Bottom on Stephanie but Triple H returned to the ring and made the save but eventually sustained a chokeslam from Taker and the People’s Elbow from Rock

WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – December 4, 2000
The Dupps defeated Charlie & Russ Haas
Sho Funaki pinned Chris Chetti
Jakked:
D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/ Tiger Ali Singh) defeated Too Cool at 3:37 when D-Lo pinned Grandmaster Sexay following the Lo Down
Eddie Guerrero pinned Essa Rios at 4:09 with a cradle after Rios failed a moonsault
Raven pinned Taka Michinoku with the DDT at 3:30
Al Snow pinned Mike Bell at 3:37 with the Snow Plow
Raw is War:
Rikishi pinned the Undertaker with a sit-down splash after Taker became distracted by Kurt Angle at ringside; after the bout, Angle further attacked the Undertaker
WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy after Buchanon hit the scissors kick on Jeff as the referee was distracted by the Dudley Boyz at ringside; before the bout, the referee sent Ivory backstage but allowed Lita to remain at ringside – where she was watched from afar by Dean Malenko
Chris Benoit defeated Hardcore Holly via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Edge & Christian defeated the Road Dogg & K-Kwick
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho with the Angle Slam after Kane distracted the challenger; after the bout, Kane laid Jericho out in the ring
WWF IC Champion Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna) defeated Val Venis (w/ Ivory) after Chyna interfered; after the bout, the two members of RTC attacked both Gunn and Chyna
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Lita via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf; due to prematch stipulations, Lita would be forced to go out on a date with Malenko on Smackdown!
William Regal defeated WWF European Champion Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) at 2:24 to win the title via submission with the Regal Stretch; prior to the match, Regal cut an in-ring promo about his loss of the title two days earlier in England; after the bout, Regal kept the hold applied until Molly came off the top with a crossbody; moments later, Regal dropped Molly with a back suplex and locked her in the Regal Stretch until Hardcore Holly made the save and threw Regal to the floor

2001

WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – February 12, 2001 (15,345; sell out)
Jakked:
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki
Crash Holly pinned Low-Ki with a tornado bulldog
K-Kwick defeated the Inferno Kid
Albert defeated Mike Bell
Raw is War:
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Walls of Jericho after blocking a hurricanrana; after the bout, X-Pac attacked the champion
Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, & Terri when Lita pinned Terri with the Twist of Fate / moonsault combo; after the bout, Dean Malenko helped Lita to her feet before hitting a clothesline on her
The Undertaker & Kane fought Edge & Christian to a no contest when both teams began brawling with the Dudley Boyz, who did guest commentary for the match; the winners of the contest would have become the #1 contenders to the tag team titles
Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Billy Gunn with the Pedigree after avoiding the Fameasser
X-Pac pinned Grandmaster Sexay with a kick to the midsection and X-Factor; X-Pac’s original opponent was Scotty 2 Hotty but Scotty injured his foot during the match – resulting in X-Pac challenging his partner; after the match, Chris Jericho attacked X-Pac until Justin Credible made the save (Credible’s debut)
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & WWF Hardcore Champion Raven defeated the Big Show & Essa Rios when Raven pinned Rios following Angle’s Olympic Slam; after the match, the masked woman aided Raven in attacking the Big Show until Show fought back by hitting the chokeslam on Raven as Angle ran backstage
The Rock (w/ Triple H & Stephanie McMahon) pinned Rikishi (w/ Steve Austin) with the Rock Bottom; after the match, Rikishi and Triple H double teamed the Rock until Austin hit the Stunner on Rikishi and had a face off with Triple H; due to prematch stipulations, Triple H earned the right to choose the stipulations for his match with Austin at No Way Out

King of the Ring 01 – East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – June 24, 2001 (announced at 19,000+; 16,024; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat – featured Lillian Garcia interviewing Spike Dudley & Molly Holly backstage in which Spike challenged WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz to face he and a partner of his choice during the show:
WWF European Champion Matt Hardy pinned Justin Credible at 7:03
Pay-per-view bouts ? included Jim Ross & Paul Heyman on commentary; featured an opening segment in which Diamond Dallas Page came through the crowd to cut an in-ring promo saying he would beat the Undertaker in his own yard and the following night on Raw he would be the first WCW wrestler to step foot in Madison Square Garden; DDP then showed a sign he brought with him, which read “Make Me Famous” and with an arrow pointed towards him, and then took a ringside seat to await the Undertaker; included Heyman interviewing DDP at ringside, during which footage was shown on the big screen of DDP earlier in the day with the implication that the Undertaker was responsible for filming it; featured additional footage of DDP shot earlier in the day; included Billy Gunn at WWF New York in which he complained about being a former King of the Ring but not even getting a spot in this year’s tournament; featured DDP cutting a second in-ring promo, after having to watch footage of himself throughout the show, in which he called out the Undertaker; moments later, footage of DDP arriving to the arena was shown with the camera person turning the lens around to show it was Sara, with she then saying it was time for DDP to become famous; moments later, the Undertaker came out and dominated a brawl over DDP for several minutes – with Sara coming out with a camcorder to record the confrontation – until Page eventually escaped through the crowd:
King of the Ring Semi-Final Match: Kurt Angle pinned Christian at 8:17 with an Olympic Slam into the ring after Shane McMahon, who came ringside late in the bout, pulled Christian out of the ring after he hit the Unprettier; it was later revealed Shane caused Angle to win the match so he would have to wrestle twice before their scheduled streetfight later in the night
King of the Ring Semi-Final Match: Edge pinned Rhyno at 8:54 with a DDT after Rhyno hit an exposed middle turnbuckle while attempting the Gore
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Spike Dudley & WWF IC Champion Kane at 8:33 when Bubba Ray pinned Spike with the 3D after D-Von avoided the Dudley Dog; after the bout, Kane hit a powerbomb on D-Von and a chokeslam through a table on Bubba Ray
King of the Ring Finals: Edge pinned Kurt Angle with a DDT at 10:20 after Shane McMahon came through the crowd and speared Angle after the referee was knocked down; prior to the bout, Angle cut an in-ring promo telling Edge the right thing for him to do would be to forfeit the match so that Angle could be fresh when he fought Shane later in the show, with Edge then attacking Angle in response; late in the bout, Christian briefly came ringside and accidentally distracted the referee as Edge had Angle covered (The Best of King of the Ring)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy pinned X-Pac at 7:12 with the Swanton after shoving the challenger off the top; X-Pac originally won the match at 6:06 with the X-Factor but the referee noticed the champion’s foot on the rope and had the match continue (The Best of King of the Ring)
Kurt Angle pinned Shane McMahon in a streetfight at 25:58 following an Olympic Slam off the top, as Angle stood on a piece of wood laid across the top rope; late in the bout, Angle shattered part of the entrance stage by suplexing Shane through one area and then throwing him head-first through another; after the match, McMahon was helped backstage by referees (The Best of King of the Ring)
WWF World Champion Steve Austin defeated Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit at 27:50 by pinning Benoit when Benoit seemingly knocked himself out after dropping Jericho with a back suplex off the top; late in the bout, WCW World Champion Booker T came out of the crowd to attack Austin on the floor before putting him through the Spanish announce table and leaving back through the crowd when security came down to grab him; pre-match stipulations stated that if Austin lost the match his partnership with Vince McMahon would be over; rumors going into the match said that if Benoit or Jericho were to win they would jump to WCW with the championship (Benoit’s last match for 13 months; Booker T’s surprise debut)

WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – November 6, 2001
Randy Orton pinned Steven Richards with a modified suplex
Brock Lesnar defeated Tommy Dreamer
Ron Waterman defeated Rico Constantino
Sunday Night Heat:
Billy Kidman pinned Spike Dudley with a modified neckbreaker
Edge pinned Diamond Dallas Page with the DDT
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated Hugh Morrus & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Scotty pinned Chavo following the Baldo Bomb / Worm combo; after the match, Albert hit the Worm on Morrus
Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn defeated Raven & Justin Credible when Palumbo pinned Credible with the Jungle Kick after avoiding Credible’s superkick
Smackdown!:
WCW Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated the Acolytes (w/ Jackie) at 4:40 when Farooq was pinned following the 3D; late in the contest, Stacy and Jackie began fighting in the ring
WWF IC Champion Test pinned Matt Hardy at 2:51 with the boot to the face after the challenger thought he had won the match; after the contest, Edge attacked Test and hit the spear
WCW World Champion the Rock defeated Booker T via disqualification at 4:30 when Rob Van Dam attacked the champion as the Rock had the Sharpshooter applied; earlier in the contest, Chris Jericho attacked the champion while the referee was knocked out; after the match, RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash on Booker, Rock hit the Rock Bottom on RVD, and Jericho hit the Rock with a steel chair
The Big Show fought William Regal to a no contest at the 26-second mark when Show hit a chokeslam on the interfering Shawn Stasiak, Billy Kidman, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Mike Awesome, and Justin Credible
Jeff Hardy & Lita defeated Lance Storm & Ivory at 3:14 when Lita pinned Ivory with the moonsault
WWF European Champion Christian pinned Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) at 2:55 with the Unprettier after avoiding the challenger?s kick to the head
The Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin & WCW US Champion Kurt Angle in a handicap match at 6:56 by pinning Austin with a roll up after Taker sent Austin into Angle as Austin attempted to use the Stunner on his opponent; after the match, Austin and Angle continued to attack the Undertaker with Austin eventually hitting the Stunner; moments later, Austin hit the Stunner on Angle for costing him the match (Rebellion 01)

2002

WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – March 28, 2002 (13,500)
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Christian with the Diamond Cutter
WWF Women?s Champion Jazz defeated Molly Holly via submission with the STF
Rikishi pinned Tommy Dreamer with the Bonzai Drop
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy after Rico interfered and Billy hit the Fameasser
Brock Lesnar defeated Spike Dudley & the Hurricane in a handicap match by making a double pin
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal with the Five Star Frog Splash
Booker T pinned Tazz with an axe kick
The Acolytes (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated the Dudley Boyz following the Clothesline from Hell; after the match, both teams along with Arn Anderson, Matt & Jeff Hardy shared a few beers – since it was the last time either duo would team before splitting due to the expansion
WWF World Champion Triple H & Hulk Hogan defeated Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, & X-Pac in a handicap match when Hogan hit the legdrop on Hall as Triple H hit the Pedigree on X-Pac to score double pins

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – July 15, 2002
Chuck Zito from ‘Oz’ was in attendance
Sunday Night Heat – only shown internationally:
D-Lo Brown pinned Crash Holly at 5:06
Matt Hardy pinned Raven at 5:40
Goldust pinned Shawn Stasiak at 6:17
Raw:
William Regal, Chris Benoit, & Eddie Guerrero defeated WWF European Champion Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley, & Spike Dudley in an elimination match; Guerrero pinned Spike by reversing a pin attempt into an inside cradle; Bubba was disqualified for using the European title as a weapon on Regal, who attempted to use it on Hardy; Hardy pinned Regal with the Swanton after Bubba used the title belt as a weapon; Hardy pinned Guerrero with a roll up and sitting down on Guerrero for the win; Benoit defeated Hardy with the Crippler Crossface after Regal interfered and hit Hardy with a pair of brass knuckles; after the match, Benoit and Guerrero attempted to put Hardy through a table until the Dudleyz made the save
Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven Richards in a Singapore Cane match after breaking a cane over Richards’ head
WWF Women’s Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus by avoiding the bulldog and putting her feet on the ropes
Booker T defeated the Big Show via disqualification when Show began using a chair on his opponent; after the match, Show hit the chokeslam on the commentary table
Johnny Stamboli pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after hitting him in the head with a kendo stick backstage as Bradshaw was defending the title against Christopher Nowinski
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Johnny Stamboli with the Clothesline from Hell to win the title as Stamboli was talking with Eric Bischoff in his office
WWE World Champion the Undertaker & Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Ric Flair & WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam when Taker pinned RVD with the powerbomb after RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash on Lesnar; after the match, Lesnar attacked the Undertaker from behind and hit the F5

2003

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – January 12, 2003
Nova defeated Aaron Stevens
Velocity:
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Bryan Danielson with a neckbreaker at 6:53
Chuck Palumbo pinned ROH Heavyweight Champion Xavier at 4:33 with the Jungle Kick; Xavier was not recognized as champion nor did he appear with the belt
The Jet (Spanky) pinned Shannon Moore at 5:38 with the Sliced Bread #2
Smackdown! – taped this night due to the Raw 10th Anniversary show on Tuesday:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated John Cena & Bull Buchanon at 5:03 when Chavo pinned Buchanon with a frog splash; prior to the bout, a pre-taped backstage promo by the Guerreros showed them discussing their chances in the Royal Rumble match; after the bout, Cena and Buchanon argued before Cena and Red Dogg, who was sitting in the front row, attacked Buchanon and rammed him shoulder-first into the steel ring post before Red Dogg applied an armbar on the floor (Red Dogg’s TV debut)
Bill DeMott pinned Rikishi at 4:13 with a powerbomb
Nunzio (w/ Jamie Noble & Nidia) pinned Tajiri at 4:52 with a springboard armbar DDT after Tajiri fought off Noble and Nidia
Brock Lesnar & Rey Mysterio Jr. (mystery partner) defeated the Big Show & Albert (w/ Paul Heyman) in 37 seconds after Rey hit the 619 on Albert (Mysterio’s return match from surgery)
Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) pinned Sho Funaki (w/ WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman) at 4:24 with the Twist of Fate
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle, Charlie Haas, & Shelton Benjamin defeated Edge & Chris Benoit via disqualification in a handicap match when Benoit hit Angle with his own crutch at 15:01

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – November 11, 2003 (5,500)
Sean O’Haire & Shannon Moore defeated Jonah Andelman & Chad Wicks when Moore pinned Wicks
Horshu pinned Billy Berger
Velocity:
Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin defeated Ultimo Dragon & Sho Funaki when Dragon submitted to the Haas of Pain at 5:07
Rhyno pinned Kanyon with the Gore at 4:50
Spanky & Paul London defeated John Walters & Bryan Danielson when London pinned Walters at 3:03 following the Flatliner / enzuiguri double team
Nunzio, Johnny Stamboli, & Chuck Palumbo defeated Orlando Jordan, Scotty 2 Hotty, & Rikishi at 9:27 when Stamboli pinned Jordan following Palumbo’s Jungle Kick; after the match, Nunzio recieved the Stinkface
Smackdown!:
Kurt Angle defeated Nathan Jones via disqualification when Matt Morgan interfered
Akio & Sakoda defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Jamie Noble
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. in a handicap match
Bradshaw defeated Albert
Chris Benoit & John Cena defeated WWE Smackdown! World Champion Brock Lesnar & WWE US Champion the Big Show
Dark match after the show: Hardcore Holly defeated WWE Smackdown! World Champion Brock Lesnar via disqualification after the challenger sustained a low blow

2004

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – March 15, 2004 (17,418; sell out)
Kevin Fertig pinned Chad Wicks after setting him up for a front suplex but dropping his throat across Fertig’s shoulder
Sunday Night Heat:
Rico (w/ Jackie Gayda) pinned Steven Richards at 3:50 by avoiding the DDT and using a double leg pick up into a roll up; after the bout, Richards attacked Rico and slammed his knee into the ringpost
Lance Storm defeated Ken Phoenix at 3:23 via submission with the Canadian Maple Leaf
The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade at 15:16 when Hurricane pinned Cade with a splash off Rosey’s shoulders as Rosey stood on the middle turnbuckle
Raw – included an opening segment in which Chris Benoit and Triple H had a face-to-face confrontation which later led to Benoit and Shawn Michaels holding off all of Evolution from ringside; featured Christian and Trish Stratus attacking Spike Dudley as Spike made his way to the ring, which was followed by an in-ring promo; included Steve Austin beating down Rene Dupree in the ring:
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria & Lita defeated Molly Holly & Jazz (w/ Teddy Long) at 3:07 when Lita pinned Jazz with the DDT moments after Molly walked out of the match when Lita ripped her wig off, revealing her bald head
Matt Hardy defeated Chris Jericho via disqualification at 2:10 when Jericho began choking his opponent with TV cables at ringside; immediately after the decision, Jericho walked backstage and left the arena
Kane pinned Val Venis at the 43-second mark with a flying clothesline and the chokeslam
Stacy Keibler fought Jackie Gayda to a no contest at around the 1:10 mark when Vince McMahon came to the ring and cut a promo announcing that a draft would be held the following Monday in which every WWE talent would be involved and it would determine as to which show they would be featured
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Booker T defeated the Dudley Boyz when Booker pinned Bubba Ray with the Bookend at 18:09
WWE Raw World Champion Chris Benoit & Shawn Michaels defeated WWE IC Champion Randy Orton, Ric Flair, & Batista (w/ Triple H) in a handicap match at 11:48, despite interference from Triple H, when Batista submitted to Benoit’s Sharpshooter; earlier in the bout, Mick Foley arrived to the arena and battled Orton into the crowd – taking him out of the match

WWE (Smackdown!) @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – July 31, 2004
John Heidenreich (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Shannon Moore at around the 3-minute mark
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. and Chavo Guerrero Jr. by pinning Chavo
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Paul London & Billy Kidman defeated the Dudley Boyz when Kidman pinned D-Von
Kenzo Suzuki pinned Scotty 2 Hotty after hitting him in the throat with Hiroku’s fan
Luther Reigns pinned Charlie Haas with his feet on the ropes
The Undertaker defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification at around the 15-minute mark when the Dudley Boyz and Luther Reigns interfered
WWE US Champion Booker T pinned Rob Van Dam with a roll up
Nunzio (w/ Johnny Stamboli) pinned Rene Dupree after Stamboli pushed Dupree off the ropes
John Cena pinned Kurt Angle with the FU at around the 15-minute mark

No Mercy 04 (Smackdown!) – East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – October 3, 2004
Sunday Night Heat – featured Josh Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Billy Kidman about the past 6 weeks and his match later in the show against Paul London:
Mark Jindrak pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with a left hand punch at 2:47 after avoiding the bulldog (No Mercy 04)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary; included Josh Matthews interviewing Dawn Marie backstage, with Dawn leading the camera into Jackie Gayda’s locker room, catching Jackie with her top off, and telling her that her engagement to Charlie Haas wouldn’t last; featured Matthews conducting a backstage interview with WWE World Champion John Layfield Bradshaw about his title defense later in the night against the Undertaker; included clips throughout the show from all the Undertaker’s world title victories:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Luther Reigns (w/ Mark Jindrak) with the frog splash at 13:24 after hitting Reigns in the face with a baton Guerrero stole from a security guard at ringside; late in the bout, Jindrak was knocked to the floor after Guerrero dropkicked a steel chair into Reigns’ face, knocking Reigns into Jindrak on the apron
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley (w/ the Dudley Boyz) pinned Nunzio (w/ Johnny Stamboli) at 8:49 after Bubba Ray Dudley crotched the challenger against the steel ringpost as D-Von Dudley fought with Stamboli around ringside
Billy Kidman pinned Paul London at 10:38 with the Shooting Star Press after lifting his knees to block London’s attempt at the move; after the bout, Kidman cut an in-ring promo, saying the crowd made him hit the move, as London coughed up blood and was placed on a stretcher; moments later, as London was strapped to the stretcher, Kidman hit the move a second time; pre-match stipulations stated Kidman would be fired if he didn’t wrestle the match or if he walked out of the match
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroku) & Rene Dupree defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Rob Van Dam at 9:15 when Suzuki pinned Mysterio with a roll up and grabbing the ropes for leverage moments after Dupree tripped Mysterio as he attempted the springboard dropkick, with Mysterio landing throat-first across the top rope
The Big Show pinned Kurt Angle at 14:07 with the chokeslam as Angle stood on the top rope; Show originally won the match via count-out at 3:36 after Angle walked out of the contest and attempted to leave through the crowd but Smackdown! GM Teddy Long came out and ordered that the match continue and threatened to fire Angle if he didn’t get back in the ring; late in the bout, Angle attempted to shoot Show with a tranquilizer gun but Show broke the gun over his knee; pre-match stipulations stated if anyone interfered in the match they would be fired; after the match, Angle was helped backstage by Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak (The Big Show: A Giant’s World)
WWE US Championship Best of 5 Series: John Cena pinned WWE US Champion Booker T with the FU at 10:22; Cena – 3, Booker – 2; due to Cena winning the series, he won the US title; after the bout, Cena autographed a New Jersey Nets jersey and threw it into the crowd (The John Cena Experience)
Charlie Haas, Rico, & Jackie Gayda defeated the Dudley Boyz & Dawn Marie at 8:48 when Rico pinned D-Von with a moonsault after Haas hit D-Von with a reverse double axe handle off the top; Dawn Marie wore a t-shirt for the match which read “Charlie loves Dawn Marie;” the shirt was torn off by Jackie early in the bout
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield defeated the Undertaker in a Last Ride Match at 21:07 after hitting the Clothesline from Hell at the entranceway and, with John Heidenreich, stuffing Taker in the hearse; late in the bout, Heidenreich came out of the back of the hearse and smothered Taker with a liquid substance but Taker escaped the hearse before it drove out of the arena; after the bout, Paul Heyman revealed himself as the driver of the hearse and parked the vehicle backstage, allowing Heidenreich to ram into the back of it with a pickup truck, causing an explosion

2005

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – July 11, 2005 (9,000)
Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated Johnny Candido & Damian Adams at 4:31 when Balls pinned Adams with the Nutcraker Suite
Sunday Night Heat:
Victoria pinned Talia with the Widow’s Peak at 4:02
Rene Dupree defeated Val Venis via submission with the cobra clutch at 4:53
Rob Conway pinned Mo Sexton with the Ego Trip at 3:15 (Conway’s debut as the Con Man)
Viscera, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the Hurricane & Rosey (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Tyson Tomko & the Heart Throbs at 4:37 when Viscera pinned Tomko with a splash after Tomko sustained the flying crossbody from Hurricane and a splash from Rosey
Raw – featured an in-ring segment of Carlito’s Cabana in which WWE IC Champion Carlito Caribbean Cool introduced his guest as Shawn Michaels, with Chris Jericho coming out instead; Jericho then claimed his Highlight Reel was taking over and that Michaels would be his guest; after the two argued, Roddy Piper came out and said Michaels would be a guest of his Piper’s Pit later in the show; included an in-ring promo by WWE World Champion John Cena in which he called out Chris Jericho, only for Eric Bischoff to come out instead to clarify only he could make title matches; Jericho eventually came out and Bischoff said Jericho would challenge Cena at Summer Slam; after Jericho left, Cena dropped Bischoff with a FU; featured a closing in-ring segment of Piper’s Pit in which Michaels said the reason he hit the superkick on Hulk Hogan was so he could face him in the ring; as Piper continued to question his motives, Michaels hit the superkick on him as well:
Chris Masters defeated Tajiri at 3:09 when the referee stopped the match as Tajiri was in the full nelson
Shelton Benjamin defeated WWE IC Champion Carlito Caribbean Cool via count-out at 10:37 when the champion walked out of the match
Kurt Angle defeated Matt Striker via submission at 2:59 with the ankle lock in a Kurt Angle Invitational Challenge; stipulations stated Striker would have to only avoid defeat for 3 minutes to win Angle’s gold medals; prior to the bout, Striker claimed his name was Matt Martel but Angle said he was the school teacher from Philadelphia that had recently been in the news who took sick days in order to persue his wrestling career
Kane defeated Edge (w/ Lita) via disqualification at 1:56 when Gene Snitsky ran out and attacked Kane; the two then brawled through the crowd as Matt Hardy jumped in the ring and attacked Edge, with officials then running out to keep the two apart; Hardy then grabbed the mic and called “Adam” a “bastard,” Lita a “whore,” and said the WWE could kiss his ass; security then handcuffed Hardy and escorted him backstage
Dark match after the show: World Heavyweight Champion Batista & WWE World Champion John Cena defeated Triple H & John Bradshaw Layfield

2006

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – January 2, 2006 (14,500; announced as 17,896)
Heat:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Mike Mondo with the Frog Splash at 4:33
Gene Snitsky pinned Val Venis at 4:10 with a boot to the face
The Heart Throbs defeated Fred Samson & Scotty Charisma at 3:17
Viscera pinned Tyson Tokmo at 2:48
Raw – featured a WWE Unlimited promo from Gregory Helms on Jerry Lawler, taped the previous week; moments later, Helms came out and asked Lawler to get in the ring; Lawler then said Helms was no longer the Hurricane, just a guy that sucks; that led to a brief brawl in which Lawler won and then challenged Helms to a match at New Year’s Revolution which was later accepted; included a video montage of the Elimination Chamber matches held at Survivor Series 02 and Summer Slam 03; featured Mickie James confronting Trish Stratus in the shower, taking Trish’s towel long enough so she could apologize for kissing her the previous week; before giving the towel back, Mickie complimented Trish’s boobs; included Edge & Lita on the interview stage in which he cut a promo on Ric Flair, then showed ‘amateur footage’ of Flair’s road rage incident in which Edge, dressed as Flair, chopped a motorist and put him in the figure-4; Edge then said he would “rescue” the IC title from Flair at the pay-per-view; moments later, Flair appeared and brawled with Edge into the ring, eventually locking the figure-4 on Lita to close the segment; featured a video package on Stacy Keibler’s involvement with the upcoming series “Dancing with the Stars”; included footage of Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers, attending a live event in Pittsburgh and meeting John Cena, Trish Stratus, Chris Masters, Jonathan Coachman, and Chavo Guerrero Jr.; featured an in-ring promo by Triple H on his match with the Big Show at New Year’s Revolution, then cued footage of him jabbing Big Show in the face with a pen the previous week and smashing his hand with a sledgehammer; as a mistake, footage was instead shown from 5 weeks ago of Show confronting Triple H in the ring; moments later, Show came out with a cast on his right hand and stalked Triple H around ringside while demonstrating the cast was rock hard and could be used as a weapon; included the debut of Shelton Benjamin’s momma, played by actress Thea Vidale:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Kane pinned Shawn Michaels with the chokeslam at 14:02; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon cut an in-ring promo, saying he would no longer take any crap from anyone and would be doing things for his own personal amusement, rather than what’s in the best interest of the fans; he then instructed Lilian Garcia to make the ring introductions; pre-match stipulations stated Michaels would be disqualified for using the superkick; during the closing moments of the contest, Michaels prepared to hit the superkick despite the stipulations but McMahon, who sat ringside, threatened to kick him out of the Elimination Chamber match if he used the move; during the commercial break, Michaels was informed by Todd Grisham that McMahon selected him as the first entrant in the Elimination Chamber match
Maria pinned Victoria (w/ Candice Michelle & Torrie Wilson) with a roll up at 1:37 after Victoria hit the corner; Victoria wore a neckbrace for the duration of the match, selling an injury sustained at the hands of Carlito the previous week; after the bout, Ashley attempted to make the save as Maria was triple teamed but was eventually beaten down herself; during the commercial break, Vince McMahon came out and said that as a result of the altercation, there would be a bra & panties gauntlet match at New Year’s Revolution
Chris Masters defeated Shelton Benjamin via submission with the full nelson at 4:38
Kurt Angle (w/ Daivari) defeated WWE World Champion John Cena in a non-title first blood match at around the 10-minute mark following a chair shot to the head; moments later, the champion caught Angle in the STFU, with Angle tapping out; after the bout, Carlito Caribbean Cool, Daivari, and Chris Masters attacked Cena, with Angle applying the ankle lock until Masters applied the full nelson on Angle and Carlito attacked Daivari; Kane then appeared and hit the chokeslam on Masters, Carlito, and Daivari, and kicked Angle in the face; Shawn Michaels then appeared and hit the superkick on Kane, with Cena then hitting the FU on Michaels to close the show (the bout began during the commercial break)
Dark Match after Raw: WWE World Champion John Cena defeated Triple H and Kurt Angle at 6:28 by pinning Angle with the FU after the Big Show chased Triple H backstage

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – July 31, 2006 (17,401; 14,000 paid; sell out)
Hardcore Holly pinned Simon Dean with the Alabama Slam at around the 9-minute mark
Raw – featured an opening in-ring segment with Vince & Shane McMahon in which they said nothing could take the smile off their faces now that Stephanie gave birth the previous week and at Summer Slam they would face DX in a tag team match; moments later, Micahels & Triple H came out and showed doctored baby photos of Vince, Shane, and Vince’s granddaughter; there were multiple production errors during the segment, where theme music played either too early or too late; included Randy Orton hosting a “Orton Knows Best” segment in which he brought out Hogan family lookalikes, dropped “Nick” and “Hulk” with the RKO and then kissed “Brooke;” moments later, as Randy and “Brooke” stared at each other, Randy suddenly slapped Jerry Lawler across the face; after the commercial break, Lawler challenged Orton to face him the next week in Memphis; featured an in-ring promo by Mick Foley, with Melina, in which he insulted Ric Flair until Flair came out; after a lengthy tirade from both men, Flair knocked Foley out of the ring after making light of his road rage arrest; moments later, Jonathan Coachman came out and announced Vince McMahon had authorized Flair to face Foley at Summer Slam, but Foley argued that according to his contract he only wrestled who he wanted to wrestle and he wouldn’t waste his time on Flair; included the announcement that John Cena would challenge WWE World Champion Edge at Summer Slam and if Edge was disqualified he would lose the title; featured several clips of the Diva contestants sharing who they would like to see be eliminated; included a 2006 Diva Contest segment hosted by Mike Mizanin in which Rebecca was eliminated; featured footage from the previous Tuesday’s WrestleMania fan rally in Detroit:
WWE IC Champion Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) defeated Shelton Benjamin and Carlito Caribbean Cool at 7:15 by pinning Carlito with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after sending Carlito into Benjamin, knocking Benjamin to the floor
Trish Stratus & Candice Michelle defeated WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James & Candice Michelle at 4:15 when Trish pinned Mickie with the Stratusfaction; Torrie Wilson was the guest referee for the bout; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Torrie’s photo shoot for the cover of FHM
John Cena defeated Matt Striker via submission with the STFU at 1:00 after hitting the FU; prior to the bout, WWE World Champion Edge & Lita came out and did commentary at their own announce table on the stage
Rory McAllister (w/ Robbie McAllister) pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Johnny with an inside cradle at 4:24; the four other members of the Spirit Squad were in Johnny’s corner early on but were sent backstage after the referee caught them trying to interfere
Umaga (w/ Armando Allejandro Estrada) pinned Shawn Michaels at 11:42 with the thumb strike to the throat after Michaels fought off an interfering Vince & Shane McMahon; prior to the bout, federal agents escorted Triple H out of the building after finding Cuban cigars in his bag, planted there by the McMahons; after the bout, Vince whipped Michaels with his belt and Shane superkicked a steel chair into Michaels’ face (The New & Improved DX)
Smackdown! – featured backstage clips of the 2006 Diva contestants cutting 30-second promos to argue why they should be voted in by the fans, with each one interrupted by a stagehand throwing a pie on their face; included an in-ring promo by Chavo Guerrero Jr. in which he said he attacked Rey Mysterio at the Great American Bash because Rey was leeching off the Guerrero name and couldn’t win or retain the world heavyweight title without help from a Guerrero; moments later, Mysterio came out and brawled with Chavo until Vickie Guerrero appeared and broke the fight up, saying they were embarassing her; featured Teddy Long speaking with Montel Vontavius Porter about Porter possibly working for Smackdown!:
William Regal defeated WWE US Champion Finlay via disqualification at 5:03 when Finlay stole his shillelagh away from Regal and hit Regal in the midsection with the weapon; after the bout, Finlay fought off an interfering Bobby Lashley with the weapon before leaving ringside as Lashley dropped Regal with a running powerslam
Elijah Burke (w/ Sylvester Terkay) defeated Scott Wright via submission with a Rings of Saturn after a Russian legsweep at 3:03; prior to the bout, Terkay – who Wright was to have fought – told Burke to take his place in the match; after the bout, Terkay assaulted Wright before locking him in a submission hold
Kristal pinned Ashley at 2:00 by grabbing the tights for leverage; during the bout, Ashley broke her hand
Tatanka pinned Sylvian with a modified urinagi at 4:28; prior to the bout, a vignette was shown recapping Tatanka’s journey with the Lakota tribe
Batista pinned Ken Kennedy with the sit-down powerbomb at 8:39; after the bout, Michael Cole attempted to interview Batista at ringside but Batista told him to save his congratulations until after he regains the World Heavyweight Title
Vito defeated the Brooklyn Brawler via submission with a standing armbar at 2:40; prior to the bout, footage of Vito working out at a Brooklyn gym was shown
KC James & Idol Stevens (w/ Michelle McCool) defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Sho Funaki at 5:34 when Stevens pinned Funaki following a catapult / missile dropkick double team (James & Stevens’ TV debut)
The Undertaker defeated World Heavyweight Champion Booker T (w/ Sharmell) via disqualification in a non-title match at 13:06 when the Great Khali, with Daivari, interfered and attacked Taker after Booker sustained the chokeslam; moments later, Taker clotheslined Khali to the floor before grabbing the mic and challenging him to a last man standing match for Summer Slam

WWE (Raw) @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – December 28, 2006 (20,411; sell out)
Included the announcement Summer Slam 07 would be held at the venue on August 26, 2007 and tickets would go on sale the following Saturday
Cryme Tyme defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas at 13:33 when JTG pinned Haas after Shad hit a legdrop behind the referee’s back
Vladimir Koslov pinned Val Venis at 8:20 with a Torture Rack into a backbreaker across his knee
Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated Robbie & Rory McAllister at 9:14 when Cade pinned Rory following the lariat / clip to the leg double team
WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James pinned Victoria at 7:37 by reversing the Widow’s Peak into a sunset flip
WWE IC Champion Jeff Hardy defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool and Johnny Nitro in a ladder match at 15:20 after Nitro was knocked off the ladder and landed crotch-first across the top rope
Jim Duggan pinned Viscera at 2:10 with a roll up after Viscera became distracted by Eugene running around the ring like he was an airplane; the bout came about when Duggan made the save for Maria when Viscera interrupted her Kiss Cam segment and wanted a kiss
Triple H, Shawn Michaels, & Ric Flair defeated Kenny, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Edge & Randy Orton at 16:57 when Michaels pinned Kenny with the superkick after Edge & Orton left ringside
WWE World Champion John Cena defeated Umaga via disqualification at 16:07 when Armando Allejandro Estrada interfered as the challenger was caught in the STFU; after the bout, Cena dropped Estrada with the FU

2007

Summer Slam 07 – East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – August 26, 2007 (17,441; sell out)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated Paul London & Brian Kendrick when Cade pinned Kendrick with a sit-down powerbomb
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Michael Cole & John Bradshaw Layfield on commentary for Smackdown!, Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for Raw, and Joey Styles & Tazz on commentary for ECW; included a backstage segment with Vince McMahon and Jonathan Coachman in McMahon’s office – decked out like a beach house – in which McMahon spoke with William Regal, Teddy Long, and Armando Estrada in which McMahon told them to send the mystery mother of his illegitimate child to see him when she arrives later in the night; moments later, Santino Marella appeared and suggested McMahon was his father; WWE US Champion MVP then appeared and argued to McMahon that Long dropped the ball by not having him on the show and suggested he have a competition with Matt Hardy later in the show, with McMahon agreeing; after MVP left, Regal suggested he himself was McMahon’s son; after Regal left, McMahon said he wouldn’t “do” an English woman; featured a vignette promoting the return of Rey Mysterio Jr. later in the night; included two vignettes promoting the return of the Undertaker at Unforgiven; featured an ad for Raw airing live on the Sci-Fi Channel the following night; included Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Booker T, with Sharmell, regarding his match later in the night against Triple H; featured an in-ring promo by WWE US Champion MVP in which he challenged Matt Hardy to a beer drinking contest; moments later, Hardy appeared and said he wasn’t going to compete but, because MVP recently had Evander Holyfield sub for him, Hardy had his own stand-in; Steve Austin then appeared as Hardy’s substitute, who ran the ropes, did push ups, and jumping jacks to prepare for the contest; just as MVP attempted to take his first drink, Austin dropped him with the Stunner; included an ad for WrestleMania 24; featured a backstage segment with McMahon, Coachman, Regal, and Long in which Cryme Tyme appeared and suggested one of them could be McMahon’s son, with them, Long, and Coachman eventually dancing around McMahon and Regal, and then Regal too dancing with them with a sideways ball cap on his head; moments later, Ron Simmons appeared, looked at Regal wearing the hat and dancing, and said “Damn;” Kat DeLuna was shown in attendance; included an ad for the DVD of “The Condemned;” featured a backstage segment with McMahon, Coachman, and Regal in which Regal said a woman was here to see him, with him then bringing in Mae Young and the Fabulous Moolah; Regal then said Mae wasn’t the mother of the bastard child but wanted to have “relations” with McMahon and then have his bastard child; Mae then jumped on McMahon and kissed him until Regal pulled her away by her hair; after Mae was taken away, McMahon said he kinda liked it:
Kane pinned Finlay with the chokeslam at 8:49, despite interference from WWE Cruiserweight Champion Hornswoggle; Kane wrestled the bout with taped ribs following an attack from Finlay weeks earlier
WWE IC Champion Umaga defeated Ken Kennedy and Carlito Caribbean Cool at 7:23 by pinning Kennedy with the thumb strike to the throat immediately after Kennedy hit a fireman’s carry into a forward roll on Carlito
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 12:08 with the 619 and springboard splash (Mysterio’s TV return after a 10-month absence)
Beth Phoenix won a 12-Divas battle royal by last eliminating Michelle McCool at 7:09; order of elimination: Brooke by Phoenix via a bodyslam to the floor (1:19); Maria by Jillian Hall via a blow knocking Maria off the apron (1:58); Layla by Melina (2:22); Victoria by Kristal (3:46); Kristal by McCool via an accidental forearm as Kristal was on the apron (4:07); Kelly Kelly by McCool, Torrie Wilson, Melina, & Jillian (4:39); Jillian by Torrie (5:13); Mickie James by Melina via a knee to the ribs (5:22); Melina by Torrie & McCool (6:12); Torrie by Phoenix (6:43); McCool by Phoenix; prior to the bout, Lilian Garcia introduced WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle; due to pre-match stipulations, Phoenix earned the #1 contender spot for the Women’s title
ECW World Champion John Morrison pinned CM Punk at 8:09 with his feet on the ropes for leverage after avoiding a hurricanrana off the top
Triple H pinned Booker T (w/ Sharmell) at 7:57 with the Pedigree after avoiding the Harlem Hangover (Triple H’s return after a 8-month absence) (Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come)
Batista defeated World Heavyweight Champion the Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) via disqualification at 6:55 when Khali hit the challenger over the back with a steel chair, handed to him by Singh, after Batista kicked out of a sit-down chokeslam; after the bout, Khali attempted to use the chair a second time but Batista knocked him down with a spear and repeatedly hit him with the chair
WWE World Champion John Cena pinned Randy Orton with the FU at 21:20, moments after kicking out of the RKO; during the bout, the fans were vocal with chants of “Let’s go, Cena” and “Cena sucks” (The John Cena Experience)

2008

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – IZOD Center – April 28, 2008 (17,166; 14,000 paid; sell out)
Ron Killings defeated Nic Nemeth
Heat:
Shad (w/ JTG) defeated Charlie Haas; after the match, Cryme Tyme sold Haas’ luchadore mask to someone in the crowd
Snitsky defeated Jim Duggan
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Hardcore Holly defeated DH Smith
Raw – featured an opening video package highlighting the results of the WWE World Title match at Backlash; included an in-ring promo by the new WWE World Champion Triple H regarding his return from injury in August and ending the ‘Age of Orton’ until he was interrupted by Randy Orton; after Orton complained the odds were against him at Backlash, he said he would get his rematch at Judgment Day; moments later, when Orton refused to leave the ring, Triple H hit him with the mic and knocked him to the floor, with Orton then demanding the title shot later in the show instead of at the pay-per-view; featured the announcement ECW World Champion Kane would face Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Bam Neely in a handicap match the following night on ECW; included a look at the national coverage the previous week’s appearances of Sen. John McCain, Sen. Barack Obama, and Sen. Hillary Clinton received; featured Todd Grisham conducting a backstage interview with Orton regarding his match with Triple H later in the show; included the in-ring coronation of William Regal as ‘King’ in which he said he was the most powerful man in the company; moments later, Ken Kennedy appered and complained that he wasn’t even invited to participate and if he had been, he would have won; Regal then told him to apologize, then repeatedly punched Kennedy until he was out of the ring, with the two men brawling in the ring until the fight was broken up by referees; featured an ad for “Twist of Fate: The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story” DVD, available the following day; included a segment of The Highlight Reel in which WWE IC Champion Chris Jericho presented the award for ‘Best Actor in Sports Entertainment’ – with the nominees as Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji for ‘Fuji General,’ Michael Cole in ‘Deliverance Part 2′ (a segment with Heidenreich on Smackdown! from Sept. 16, 2004), and Shawn Michaels faking a knee injury the night before at Backlash; after announcing Michaels as the winner, Jericho introduced him as the night’s guest; Michaels confessed he was really hurt but Jericho continued to brag about Michaels’ acting ability and called for Michaels’ music to play before Jericho left the ring; featured a backstage segment in which Santino Marella bumped into Roddy Piper, with Santino mentioning Piper was in the Goonies’ music video and then asking Piper to dance like the fat kid in the movie, with Piper then slapping him:
WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James, Maria, Ashley, Michelle McCool, Cherry, & Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix, Melina, Jillian Hall, Victoria, Natalya Neidhart, & Layla at 3:14 when Mickie pinned Jillian with a waistlock into a roll over
John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Robbie McAllister (w/ Rory McAllister) with the Clothesline from Hell at 1:05; after the match, Rory backed off when JBL approached him; moments later, JBL put on a headset at the commentary table, challenged the winner of the Triple H vs. Randy Orton match later in the show, and blamed John Cena for him not being WWE World Champion
Paul London & Brian Kendrick defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch at 1:59 when Kendrick pinned Murdoch with a roll up after avoiding a clothesline; after the match, Cade yelled at Murdoch before Murdoch grabbed the mic, stood on the commentary table, and sang a verse from Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places,” with Cade then leaving ringside
Paul Birchill & Katie Lea defeated Super Crazy in a handicap match at 2:00 when Katie scored the pin after Paul hit the Curb Stop; prior to the match, Katie announced William Regal had granted their request to make the bout a handicap match
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Cody Rhodes (w/ WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Hardcore Holly) pinned Santino Marella (w/ Carlito Caribbean Cool) with the DDT at 3:16; prior to the match, Marella cut an in-ring promo saying he didn’t like New Jersey and didn’t like ‘The Soppranos’ because of their fake Italian accents; after the bout, Rhodes cut an in-ring promo on Santino until Carlito came in behind him, dropped Rhodes with the Back Stabber, and then slid out of the ring before Holly was able to make the save
WWE World Champion Triple H fought Randy Orton to a no contest at around the 22-minute mark when, as Triple H had Orton in the Crippler Crossface, William Regal was shown in the director’s truck complaining about how the fans didn’t deserve to see the ending of the match because of how they disrespected him earlier in the show; moments later, Regal assaulted the director until he gave in to Regal’s demands to take the show off the air; in footage shot exclusively for WWE Home Video, Regal appeared two minutes after the show went off the air and told the fans he would not be disrespected and stopped the bout after the champion hit a spinebuster on Orton; moments later, Triple H attacked Orton on the ramp, took him back to the ring, and dropped him with the Pedigree

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – Izod Center – December 30, 2008 (13,000)
R Truth pinned Ryan Braddock with the scissors kick
Smackdown! – 1/2/09 – featured an opening in-ring announcement by Vickie Guerrero in which she announced WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy would defend against Edge at the Royal Rumble and that the Smackdown! stars who will be taking part in the Rumble match will be announced later in the show; moments later, Triple H appeared and argued she should go ahead and announce who would be in the Rumble match and that he should be in the match to guarantee a Smackdown! performer won; Triple H then said if a Smackdown! performer didn’t win then Vickie would be seen as a weak GM, then pulled out her action figure to show how realistic it was; Vickie then told Triple H he was in the Rumble, with Triple H taking off the action figure’s shirt and said it was hot; Triple H then said he went playing on the Internet earlier in the show and found nude photos of her on eBay; she eventually ran backstage after Triple H said the auction ended in 5 minutes and that he keeps getting outbid by someone named chavog2009; included a vignette promoting the return of Umaga; featured Eve conducting a backstage interview with Michelle McCool regarding her losing the WWE Divas Champion the previous week to Maryse and then attacking guest referee Maria after the bout, with Michelle claiming Maria cost her the title; included a backstage segment with Edge, Big Show, and Vickie in which they discussed Vickie’s photos on eBay; after Vickie left, Show and Edge traded words; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE is watched by more than 15 million people every week in the US; included a look at the props used in “Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;” included an in-ring segment in which Jim Ross announced that Triple H, the Big Show, Vladimir Kozlov, and WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin would help make up the Smackdown! contingent at the Rumble; moments later, Benjamin interrupted and corrected Ross’ announcement by saying he should have named him the odds-on winner; Ross then left the ring as Benjamin cut a promo on having held the belt 6 months and that he would leave WrestleMania as WWE World Champion; Benjamin then said Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Finlay, or R Truth couldn’t compare to him; moments later, the voice of the Undertaker was heard saying “I think you forgot someone;” the lights then went out and when they came back on Taker was in the ring; Taker then hit the chokeslam on Benjamin; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Kizarny later in the show; included an in-ring promo by McCool in which she said Eve was right and Maria deserved an apology; McCool then asked Maria, who was not in the building, to accept her apology; she then asked Eve to come out so she could apologize to her in person; Eve then appeared and accepted McCool’s apology; after the two hugged, Eve went to go backstage but was jumped from behind by McCool; McCool then assaulted Eve around ringside, ending by throwing her into the ringpost, until referees came out to stop it; featured a backstage segment with Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Vickie in which Triple H appeared, with Vickie saying Triple H would compete the following week in a tables match, handicap match, and last man standing match; included the announcement that WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon would defend the following week against The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson:
The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) & Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder at 4:04 when Khali pinned Ryder with one foot on his chest after hitting the tree slam on Ryder and the chop to the head on Hawkins; after the bout, Finlay & Hornswoggle attacked the opponents with Finlay dropping Hawkins with the Celtic Cross and Hornswoggle following with the frog splash
The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson defeated Jesse & Festus at 4:43 when Jackson pinned Jesse with a uranagi after making the blind tag
Vladimir Kozlov pinned Hurricane Helms at 4:02 following the headbutt to the chest and uranagi
Kizarny pinned MVP at 6:27 with a double arm DDT into a float over; prior to the bout, a degected MVP, without his trademark necklaces, asked his opponent to come on in so he could get it over with already; MVP was cheered during the bout and Kizarny booed; after the match, Ken Kennedy came out, told MVP not to let the loss get to him, and then plugged his new movie, “Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia” (Kizarny’s TV debut)
WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy & ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Edge & the Big Show at 14:23 when Jeff pinned Edge following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo; prior to the bout, Edge cut a promo on everything the fans blame him for, then adding they could blame him once Jeff loses his title; late in the bout, Show walked out of the match
Smackdown! – 1/9/09 – featured the announcement that WWE World Champion Jeff Hardy and his fiancee Beth had been involved in a car accident overnight near Jeff’s home of Cameron, NC; the Beth featured in the segment was not Hardy’s fiancee; included police dashcam footage from the scene in which Hardy said the wreck was caused by someone speeding behind him; featured Taz conducting a backstage interview taped earlier in the day with Edge regarding Jeff’s wreck, during which Edge said he felt bad for Jeff and that he wished he and his fiancee the best; included a look at the action scenes in “Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia;” featured a vignette showing Vladimir Kozlov in training; included Ken Kennedy as a guest of the VIP Lounge in which Kennedy plugged his movie before telling MVP that both he and the fans have had enough of MVP’s losing streak; moments later, a production crew came out to repossess MVP’s set; Kennedy then told MVP that things could always be worse; after Kennedy left ringside, the Boogeyman appeared and hit the pumphandle slam on MVP; featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read WWE programs can be seen in 465 million homes worldwide, more than the NBA, MLB, and NFL combined; included cell phone footage from the scene of the wreck capturing the moments Hardy was speaking with the police officer; featured comments from Hardy, via satellite, in which he said he was on his way back from a party attended by ECW World Champion Matt Hardy, R Truth, and Hurricane Helms when he was ran off the road:
Triple H defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion John Morrison (w/ WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin) in a tables match after throwing Morrison off the top and through a table on the floor; after the contest, Triple H knocked Mizanin off the apron but was attacked from behind by Chavo Guerrero Jr., who threw Triple H through a table in the ring; following the commercial break, Vickie Guerrero confronted Triple H backstage to remind him of the other matches he had scheduled that night
The Undertaker pinned WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match at 12:35 with the tombstone after catching Benjamin attempting to jump over Taker in the corner
Brie & Nikki Bella defeated Michelle McCool & Victoria at 3:24 when Victoria was pinned with an Oklahoma side roll after missing a moonsault; after the match, Michelle attacked Victoria and laid her out for losing the contest
Triple H defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Mike Mizanin in a handicap match at 4:18 by pinning Mizanin with the Pedigree, moments after Guerrero refused to be tagged into the match; after the contest, Vickie Guerrero appeared on the big screen and announced Triple H would face the Big Show later in the night in the last man standing match
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated The Brian Kendrick & Ezikial Jackson at 6:07 when Carlito pinned Kendrick with the Back Stabber
The Big Show defeated Triple H in a last man standing match at 16:25 following a right hand punch after hitting a chokeslam onto one of the commentary tables; after the match, Vickie Guerrero appeared and joined Show on stage as they watched Triple H lying on the table

2009

WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ – IZOD Center – December 29, 2009
ECW – featured a backstage segment in which Zack Ryder, alongside Rosa Mendes, confronted Tommy Dreamer and told him to hang it up; moments later, Dreamer grabbed Ryder by the shirt, told him he was nothing but a catchphrase, and said he was sick and tired of losing to guys like Ryder week after week; Dreamer then said he would leave ECW forever if Ryder could beat him later in the show, with Ryder agreeing; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read ECW was SyFy’s #1 show the previous week; featured an in-ring promo by Ezekiel Jackson regarding his partnership with William Regal against Vladimir Kozlov; after Jackson called Kozlov the weak link, Kozlov appeared and promptly knocked Jackson to the floor; included a backstage segment with Dreamer and ECW World Champion Christian in which they discussed Dreamer’s match later in the show with his career on the line, during which Christian said Dreamer would forever be the heart and soul of ECW; featured the announcement that CM Punk, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Mark Henry would compete in ECW Homecoming Qualifying matches the following week; included a backstage segment in which Tiffany wished Dreamer good luck in his upcoming match; featured a trailer for “The Marine 2;” included a backstage segment in which Yoshi Tatsu tried to teach Goldust how to speak Japanese; moments later, Caylen Croft & Trent Baretta interrupted and ask how to say “future WWE tag team champions” in Japanese, and then said it was their own names; they then said they hoped Dreamer loses his match and that Goldust and Tatsu would join him in leaving ECW:
ECW Homecoming Qualifying Match: Matt Hardy pinned Finlay with a modified Twist of Fate at 5:15; ECW World Champion Christian provided guest commentary for the match
ECW Homecoming Qualifying Match: Evan Bourne pinned Mike Knox with a kick to the head and the Shooting Star Press at 3:45
Zack Ryder (w/ Rosa Mendes) pinned Tommy Dreamer at 11:08 when Ryder reversed a back suplex off the top and landed on Dreamer for the win; Dreamer originally won the match at 9:54 with the DDT but referee Scott Armstrong noticed Ryder’s foot under the bottom rope after making the pinfall; stipulations stated Dreamer would leave ECW if he lost; after the match, Dreamer took the mic and talked about the first time he sat in the crowd in that venue and saw a live Piper’s Pit that featured a woman from Yonkers; Dreamer then thanked everyone from the original ECW and new ECW; an emotional Dreamer said wrestling was his dream since the age of 9 and he proved that passion can take you anywhere, noting he made it in both ECW and WWE; Dreamer said WWE wants to recognize the fans as the WWE Universe but to him they’ve always been his family; Dreamer then said his daughters go to school and say their dad falls down a lot but always gets back up; his wife Beaulah and two daughters were then shown in the crowd; Dreamer told the fans to be good to each other, he would miss them, and he loved them (Dreamer’s last match)
WWE Superstars – 12/31/09:
Shelton Benjamin defeated Vance Archer via disqualification at 3:52 when Archer repeatedly stomped Benjamin as Benjamin was hung upside down in the corner; Josh Matthews & Byron Saxton provided commentary for the match; after the bout, Archer dropped Benjamin with the reverse DDT
Cryme Tyme defeated Mike Knox & Charlie Haas at 4:44 when JTG pinned Haas with the Shout Out; Todd Grisham & Matt Striker provided commentary for the match
Smackdown! – 1/1/10 – featured a “Did you know?” graphic which read fans from 50 states and 22 countries had bought tickets to WrestleMania 26; included a “Did you know?” graphic which read the WWE had more live events in Europe in 2009 than the NBA, NHL, MLB, and NFL combined:
Beat the Clock Challenge: CM Punk (w/ Luke Gallows) pinned Matt Hardy at 7:20 with a kick to the head and the Go To Sleep; prior to the match, Punk, alongside Gallows, cut an in-ring promo in which he spoke of the New Year’s resolutions the fans were making and then led the crowd in a pledge admitting they were tired of damaging their bodies and would not smoke, drink, or do drugs in 2010; Punk then said he would save a member of the crowd the following week and his message would continue to grow until the youth all lived under his straight edge lifestyle; Punk then said he would go on to win the Beat the Clock challenge and regain the World Heavyweight Title at the Royal Rumble; after the contest, Hardy attempted to fight off an interfering Gallows until Punk assaulted Hardy from behind, allowing Gallows to hit the 12th Step
Beat the Clock Challenge: Kane fought Dolph Ziggler to a time-limit draw at 7:20; CM Punk & Luke Gallows were shown watching the match backstage; Ziggler had Kane in a sleeper when the match ended; after the contest, Ziggler dropped Kane with the Zig Zag
The Great Khali pinned the Carolina Panther with the tree slam at the 18-second mark and putting one foot on his chest during the cover; the Panther wore a Carolina Panthers jersey for the match, stemming from the Panthers beating the New York Giants days earlier in the last game at Giants Stadium
WWE IC Champion Drew McIntyre defeated John Morrison via disqualification at 4:48 when, after Morrison twice moved the referee out of the way while attacking McIntyre in the corner, the champion shoved Morrison into the referee, with the ref thinking Morrison did it intentionally; after the match, Morrison jumped McIntyre from behind in the aisle, with the two fighting until referees came out to break up the fight
Mickie James pinned Beth Phoenix with a roll up at 1:03 after WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool accidentally kicked Phoenix in the head from the ring apron; McCool, who wore a “Piggy James loves food” T-shirt, and Layla, who wore a “We love the Glamazon” T-shirt, sat ringside for the match; after the bout, McCool & Layla double teamed Mickie until Phoenix began fighting McCool, eventually clearing her from the ring and kicking Layla off the apron; moments later, Phoenix slapped Mickie’s hand but then dropped her with the Glam Slam
Beat the Clock Challenge: Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chris Jericho at 7:19 with an inside cradle; prior to the match, Jericho cut an in-ring promo claiming he was bigger than Smackdown and the WWE and that he and the Big Show would regain the WWE Unified Tag Team Titles from Triple H & Shawn Michaels the following Monday on Raw; Jericho then said his resolution would be to win every title in the WWE, and he would beat Mysterio to go on to the Royal Rumble where he would beat the Undertaker; Punk & Gallows were seen watching the match backstage
David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd, & Natalya Neidhart defeated Jimmy Wang Yang, Slam Master J, & Maria at 3:16 when Smith pinned Yang with a modified back suplex (the match did not air)
Beat the Clock Challenge: Batista fought R-Truth to a no contest at 7:20 when Rey Mysterio Jr., who sat ringside for the match, pulled referee Charles Robinson out of the ring as Batista had Truth covered following the sit-down powerbomb; stipulations stated the winner of the Beat the Clock series – Mysterio – would earn a World Heavyweight Title match at the Royal Rumble; after the match, Mysterio ran up to the entrance stage and stared at Batista; moments later, Vickie Guerrero came out, said Mysterio cheated Batista out of a victory, and said Mysterio would face Batista in a singles match the following week to determine the true #1 contender