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Unforgiven (2002)
Promotional poster featuring Brock Lesnar
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown!
DateSeptember 22, 2002
CityLos Angeles, California
VenueStaples Center
Attendance16,000
Tagline(s)The Next Big Thing has Arrived
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Unforgiven (2002) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that took place on September 22, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It was the fifth annual WWE Unforgiven event and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown! brands.[2]

Eight professional wrestling matches were scheduled for the event--which featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main bout. The first match from the SmackDown! brand featured WWE Champion Brock Lesnar defeating The Undertaker to retain the title after both men were disqualified. After the match, The Undertaker continued to attack Lesnar, throwing him through the wall of a set.[3] The second match from the Raw brand featured World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeating Rob Van Dam to retain the title.[4] Four matches were featured on the undercard. The first was a singles match where Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle. The next was between Trish Stratus and WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly, where Stratus won and captured the title. The third was a singles match between Eddie Guerrero and Edge, in which Guerrero won. The final featured undercard match had WWE Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho defeating Ric Flair to retain the title.[5]

Background

The event featured nine professional wrestling matches, with outcomes predetermined by WWE script writers. The matches featured wrestlers portraying their characters in planned storylines that took place before, during and after the event. All wrestlers were from one of the WWE's brands--SmackDown or Raw--the two storyline divisions in which WWE assigned its employees.

Results

# Results Stipulations Times
Sunday Night Heat Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero Singles match 08:58
1 Kane, Goldust, Booker T and Bubba Ray Dudley defeated The Un-Americans (Lance Storm, Christian, William Regal and Test) Eight Man tag team match 06:16
2 Chris Jericho (c) defeated Ric Flair Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 11:55
3 Eddie Guerrero defeated Edge Singles match 11:55
4 3-Minute Warning (Rosey and Jamal) (with Rico) defeated Billy and Chuck Tag team match 06:38
5 Triple H (c) defeated Rob Van Dam Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 18:17
6 Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly (c) Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship 05:46
7 Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle Singles match 13:55
8 Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) fought The Undertaker to a double disqualification Singles match for the WWE Championship 20:27

See also

References

  1. ^ "Unforgiven 2002 results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  2. ^ "STAPLES Center - Los Angeles". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  3. ^ "Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker for the WWE Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  4. ^ "Triple H vs. Rob Van Dam for the World Heavyweight Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  5. ^ "Unfogiven 2002 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-12-06.