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WWE Unforgiven 2002

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4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This was the first PPV I saw live and man, it was a great show & looking back at it now...it still stands the test of time as one of the best WWE PPV's they've had over all they split up RAW & SmackDown.

Un-American's vs. Bubba Dudley, Booker T, Goldust, Kane - A fun six man opener and started to mark the end of the Un-Americans as they would split us the next night after losing the tag titles. It's comedy to see Bubba Ray & Goldust both mock Dusty Rhodes bionic elbow.

I.C. Champion Chris Jericho vs. Ric Flair - This was really the only dud because they were tryin' to put over a storyline for later in the night involving Flair instead of having a good match. This doesn't begin to touch their match the previous month at SummerSlam.

Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero - I remember being at this event & the crowd heavily cheered Eddie Guerrero (we were in L.A. afterall) & booed Edge. Another nice match between these two.

Billy & Chuck vs. 3 Minute Warning - A great tag team match between these two & because of this...Stephanie has to do HLA later in the night (to the cheers of every single male...and some females in the crowd)

World Champion Triple H vs. Rob Van Dam - Another good match between the two as RVD continued to mock HHH to everyone's delight but the ending came when Ric Flair (who HHH insulted before the match for losing earlier) hit RVD with the sledgehammer starting Flair & HHH's on-screen partnership.

Womens Champion Molly Holly vs. Trish Stratus - Again, another match that was quick & nothing really anything special besides Trish winning the belt back.

Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle - There two have never had anything below a five star match & this was no exception. While it's not on the same level their matches at WrestleMania 17 & Royal Rumble '03...it's still a damn near classic match.

There's a segment were Bischoff brings out two girls for the HLA with Stephanie McMahon (one of the girls you will recognize as one of the Miller Lite Cat Fight girls from WM19) but after they started teasing...Bischoff brought out a big huge woman who would later reveal herself as Rikishi & give Bischoff a huge stinkface.

WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker - People forget about this match since Hell In A Cell happened a month later but this match was the first time that someone actually kicked Brock Lesnar's a**. One hell of a match despite the double DQ ending. Taker threw Lesnar through the set at the end to everyone cheering.

DVD extras include RVD & Benoit commercials, pre & post match interviews, a "WWE Desire" video on Undertaker, and Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero from Heat.

Highly recommend.

Unforgiven 2002 was an awesome show. From top to bottom, all the matches were great. Here are the matches:1.8-Man Tag-The Un-Americans vs. Booker T, Goldust, Bubba Ray Dudley, and Kane. A very good opener. Also, Kane's first pay per view since Wrestlemania X8. 2.Billy & Chuck vs. Rosey and Jamal. This match was pretty short in my opinion. Also, the outcome wasn't what I hoped. I almost gave this event 4 stars because of this match, but what happened after this concerning Eric Bischoff and Stephanie McMahon made up for it. 3.Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero. Good fast paced action. I'll just tell you that the guy who lost this match at Summerslam didn't lose at Unforgiven. 4.Women's Championship-Trish Stratus vs. Molly Holly(c). Good short womens contest, and you just had to feel so happy for Trish. 5.Intercontinental Championship-Chris Jericho(c) vs. Ric Flair. Jericho outsmarts the Nature Boy, and proves that he's The Dirtiest Player in the Game. 6.Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit. Without a doubt, this match stole the show. Anytime these two get in the ring together it's great. Not the kind of ending you'd expect,though. 7.World HeavyWeight Championship-Triple H(c) vs. Rob Van Dam. A pretty good match, but not what I was expecting. I hoped that Triple H would earn the title here, but he did anything but that. What happened at the end I wouldn't have called in a million years. 8.WWE Championship- Brock Lesnar(c) vs. The Undertaker. This match turned into an all out Street Fight. I was so mad with the ref's decision, but was the the last man standing in the end. The way this pay per view ended was unlike any pay per view I've ever seen. I recommend that you buy it.

Kane, Bubba Ray, Goldust, Booker T vs The Un-Americans
After a flurry of action that featured all eight men brawling with each other, Kane demolished Lance Storm with a chokeslam and got the pinfall!
Winners: Kane, Bubba Ray, Goldust, Booker T

After the match, Stephanie McMahon told Billy and Chuck backstage that they were going to beat Rosey & Jamal that night for the pride of SmackDown!, and not so Stephanie would avoid kissing another chick!

Intercontinental Championship
Chris Jericho vs Ric Flair
Chris Jericho defended his newly-won Intercontinental Championship
for the first time, taking on 16-time World Champion and legend Ric Flair. Although the Nature Boy claims to be the dirtiest player in the game, it was Y2J pulling out the win after making use of an underhanded ploy. Jericho faked a knee injury, then popped to his feet and slipped Flair into the Walls of Jericho! The surprised referee called for the bell as Flair tapped out!
Winner: Chris Jericho

Backstage, Eric Bischoff told Rosey and Jamal that they are not just representing RAW, they're representing their RAW general manager as well. Rico came in and said that Rosey and Jamal are more than ready to take down Billy and Chuck.

Eddie Guerrero vs Edge
In a rematch of their outing at SummerSlam, Eddie Guerrero pinned
Edge after crashing him to the mat with a powerbomb delivered from the second rope. Eddie helped his cause by grabbing onto Edge's tights to make sure that he wouldn't kick out.
Winner: Eddie Guerrero


Rosey & Jamal vs Billy & Chuck
After an impressive, albeit hard fought, match, Rosey dropped Billy
with a flying Samoan Drop and got the three count before Chuck could rush in for the save! Back in his office, Eric Bischoff gloated over the win by starting up the HLA chant with three lesbians standing nearby!
Winners: Rosey & Jamal


World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H vs Rob Van Dam
RVD seemed to have the match wrapped up. Even though the referee
was out of commission, Mr. Pay-Per-View had momentum on his side. Things looked even brighter when Ric Flair raced into the ring and picked up a sledgehammer that The Game had dropped. Flair sneered and turned to Triple H, but suddenly whirled around and nailed RVD in the chest! Triple H gawked at Flair then cautiously set up Van Dam for the Pedigree! Flair helped the ref to his feet to count the 1-2-3! Flair and Triple H celebrated and left together with the World Heavyweight Championship in tow!
Winner: Triple H


WWE Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs Molly Holly
Trish countered some of Molly Holly's offense to hit the Stratusfaction,
giving her a third reign with the WWE Women's Championship! Afterwards, Trish could barely express how much winning her third title meant to her.
Winner and New WWE Women's Champion: Trish Stratus

Backstage, Rosey, Jamal, Rico and Eric Bischoff celebrated with several hot girls. Rico asked permission to go out and celebrated, and Bischoff told them all to go out on the town. However, The Bisch pulled two girls aside and told them they could help him out with some HLA later on!

Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle
In perhaps the most unpredictable match of the evening to that
point, Chris Benoit rolled up Kurt Angle and propped his feet up on the ropes for leverage to get the pinfall! Angle couldn't believe it, seeing as how he had Benoit wrapped up in the ankle lock just seconds before!
Winner: Chris Benoit

Brock Lesnar told Marc Loyd backstage that he's not sorry for intimidating the Undertaker's wife, and he had no problem with what he was going to do to the Undertaker that night!

RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff strolled down to the ring with a lesbian on each arm. Stephanie McMahon soon joined them in the ring and Bischoff began by telling the lesbians to lose some of their restrictive clothing. Stephanie looked less than excited when the girls removed her jacket and gave her a full body massage. Just as the girls were about to get their HLA on, Bischoff stopped and sent the two lesbians backstage. Bischoff explained that he wanted this to be the most humiliating experience of her life. Bischoff brought out one ugly-looking, fat lady, who Stephanie immediately grabbed and began kissing! Without warning, the lesbian dropped Bischoff with a kick and tugged at her face! A plastic mask gave way to Rikishi's face! Seconds later, Bischoff found himself getting the longest Stink Face ever seen!

The Undertaker vs Brock Lesnar
The match between the Undertaker and Brock Lesnar was heated throughout. Both Superstars beat each other bloody and the match turned into an all-out brawl. When the referee tried to separate the two in the corner, Brock's anger took over as he pushed Taker away and pushed the ref into the corner to intimidate him. Unable to control the match, the ref had no choice but to call for the bell and rule the match a draw!
DRAW

But that didn't stop Brock and Taker from finishing what they started earlier in the night. The Superstars traded more shots with each other and didn't finish until Dead Man Inc. tossed the Champion through the Unforgiven sign up on the stage!

Unforgiven 2002 was actually a very good, underrated PPV. It was the first PPV where both RAW and Smackdown had their own world champions.

1. Kane, Booker T, Goldust, Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Christian, Lance Storm, William Regal, & Test (8 Man Tag Match)
Great way to kick off the show. The match marked the return of Kane to WWE PPV's for the first time since Wrestlemania 18. Very entertaining high paced match. Great finish, with almost all of the competitors completing their finishing move. (8.5/10)

2. Chris Jericho vs. Ric Flair (Intercontinental Title)
Rematch of their Summerslam match. The match is a little slow and disappointing, but is needed for what happens later in the show. (6/10)

3. Eddie Guerrero vs. Edge
Another rematch of Summerslam. It was a lot better than their Summerslam match. Both men take some pretty heavy bumps in the match. They work well together. The two would go on to have an amazing No DQ, No Countout/Ladder match a few weeks later on Smackdown, but this match was great nonetheless. (8.5/10)

4. Rosey & Jamal vs. Billy & Chuck (Interpromotional Match)
If Rosey & Jamal won, Stephanie McMahon would have to kiss a girl. If Billy & Chuck won, Bischoff would have to kiss Steph's butt. This was Rosey & Jamal's first match on a WWE PPV. Very short, but good match. (8/10)

5. Triple H vs. Rob Van Dam (World Heavyweight Title)
The two competitors worked well together and put on a very good match. Contras of styles, but it went well. Ric Flair makes a surprise appearance. Good ending, but very shocking. (8.5/10)

6. Trish Stratus vs. Molly Holly (Women's Title)
Nothing special here. Who cares anyways. (2/10)

7. Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle
Another classic between these two. Match of the night. The crowd was really into it. Great reversals, submission holds, suplexes, and near falls. Everything that is expected when these two wrestle. The ending is a little disappointing. (9.5/10)

8. Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Title)
A lot of people were a little disappointed with the match, but I thought it was pretty good. The two mixed well together. Check out the chair shot Lesnar takes from Undertaker. The ending is very disappointing, but is needed. Good post match action. (8/10)

I would recommend picking up this DVD. All of the matches are good except for Jericho/Flair and the women's match. The Angle/Benoit match is worth the price of the DVD alone.

Overall Rating: 8/10

WWE Unforgiven 2002
September 22 2002
Los Angeles,California

1.Booker T,Kane,Goldust,Buba Ray Dudley vs Un-Americans

2.Edge vs Eddie Gurrero

3.Chris Beniot vs Kurt Angle

4.Billy & Chuck vs Jamal & Rosey
In Billy & Chuck win Eric Bischoff has to kiss Stephanie Macmahon Ass.
If Jamal & Rosey win Stephanie Macmahon will do Hot Lesbain Action.

WWE Womens Title
5.Molly Holly vs Trish Stratus

WWE Intercontinental Title
6.Chris Jericho vs Ric Flair

WWE World Title
7.Triple H vs Rob Van Dam

WWE Title
8.Brock Lesnar vs Undertaker

WWE Unforgiven 2002 was a solid PPV, although a lot of people will disagree. I would actually give this PPV 3.5 stars instead of 4. This PPV was held in September 2002 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. I will review and rank the matches. The matches are based out of 10 points.

1. KANE, BOOKER T, BUBBA RAY DUDLEY, & GOLDUST (VS) THE UN-AMERICANS (TEST, CHRISTIAN, LANCE STORM, & WILLIAM REGAL)
This was a great eight man tag match and a very good way to kick off the show. It was a fast paced match in which we saw almost every wrestler use his finisher. The team of Kane, Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley, and Goldust win it after Kane hits Lance Storm with a Chokeslam for the 1-2-3. (8/10)
2. CHRIS JERICHO (VS) RIC FLAIR (INTERCONTINENTAL)
This was not a very good match, but it was needed for what would happen later on in the show with Flair. Jericho faked an injury which distracted Flair. This gave Jericho the opportunity to lock on the Walls Of Jericho and retain the title. (4/10)
3. EDDIE GUERRERO (VS) EDGE
Very good match. This match was much better than their match at Summerslam. (Although, these two wrestlers No DQ/Ladder match the following Thursday on Smackdown was amazing). Nonetheless, this was a very fast paced and technical match filled with a lot of near falls. Guerrero picks up the win after hitting a Powerbomb on Edge off the top rope. Amazing move. (8.5/10)
4. ROSEY & JAMAL (VS) BILLY & CHUCK
This was the only interpromotional match on the card. The stipulations were if Rosey & Jamal won, Stephanie would have to particpate in HLA, and if Billy & Chuck won, Bischoff would have to kiss Stephanie's behind. This match was a lot better than I thought it would be. The match is relatively short. Rosey and Jamal pick up the win. Stephanie is forced to participate in HLA later on in the show. (7/10)
5. TRIPLE H (VS) RVD (WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE)
The two contrasting styles of these two competitors made for a pretty decent match. RVD looked like he was going to become new champ when Flair came out to attack Triple H. Right when it looked as though Flair was going to hit Triple H with the sledgehammer, Flair turned around at hit RVD in the ribs with the sledgehammer. Triple H applied the pedigree and covered RVD for the 1-2-3 to retain the title. (8/10)
6. TRISH STRATUS (VS) MOLLY HOLLY (WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP)
I don't remember this match. Trish wins the belt after connectin on the Stratusfaction. (2/10)
7. CHRIS BENOIT (VS) KURT ANGLE
This match definately stole the show. This match is a technical classic. Angle and Benoit have amazing chemistry in their matches that cannont be matched by anybody else. Great match. It is very fast paced with counter after counter. The crowd was on the edge of their seats for this match. It was very interesting because at the time both men were heels. The only problem about this match was the finish. Benoit picked up the 1-2-3, using the ropes for leverage. This match was not as good as their match at Royal Rumble 2003, but it was nonetheless an amazing match. (9.5/10)
8. BROCK LESNAR (VS) UNDERTAKER (WWE CHAMPIONSHIP)
This match ended up being a lot better than I originally thought it would be. There was a lot of intensity from both competitors in this match. The match ended horribly after the ref called the match a No-Contest because Lesnar and the Undertaker kept battling each other after warnings from the ref. It is pretty cool to see how much abuse Brian Hebner takes in this match. He gets tossed around. There is a lot of action after the match. The Undertaker gives Lesnar one of the biggest chair shots to the head that you will ever see. The show closes as Undertaker throws Lesnar through the video screen. (8/10)

EXTRAS
Nothing too spectacular. The Sunday Night Heat match between Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero is included. It is a decent match. There is cool Desire video for the Undertaker which features the theme song of Unforgiven, "Adrenaline."

At first I did not like Unforgiven, but after watching it a second time it was actually pretty decent. It wasn't one of the better PPV's of the year, but it is still pretty good. I recommend buying this DVD especially for the Angle and Benoit match.

Kane, Booker T, Goldust, Bubba Ray Dudley vs. The UnAmericans (Test, Christian, Lance Storm, William Regal) - I didn't care much for this opening matches. Tag matches with 8 men are seldom good as there is too much confusion and not enough time for wrestling. This ended pretty much how one might expect with everyone hitting their finishers. The match was one big mess.

Intercontinental Title: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Ric Flair - This was a much shorter match than I would have liked considering how good these two workers are. Jericho is the perfect "heel", and the ending to this match was classic.

Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero - Good match. These two can really go, and this pairing makes for a very interesting match. This would have been match of the night, if not for Angle/Benoit

Interpromotional Match: Billy & Chuck vs. Jamal & Rosey - I thought this match was junk. I've never cared for Jamal and Rosey or Billy and Chuck. The two big men are not very impressive in the ring. The gimmick for this match is that is the RAW team wins (Rosey and Jamal), Stephanie McMahon has to engage in some H.L.A. (Hot Lesbian Action). If the Smackdown team wins (Billy and Chuck), Eric Bischoff has to kiss the butt of Stephanie. The gimmick is the only reason this match wasn't completely pointless and uninteresting.

World Title Match: Triple H (c) vs. Rob Van Dam - After Bischoff created the World Championship for RAW, he gave the belt to Triple H. This is the first title defense of that gift of a belt. It isn't until the end of the match that RVD gets any offense in, and by that point we don't really believe he can win. Maybe it is just the pairing of the two wrestlers, but this wasn't that good of a match.

Women's Title: Molly Holly(c) vs. Trish Stratus - In a rematch from King of the Ring, this one falls short. The KOTR match was much better. This was what you would expect from a women's match. The women's division has improved significantly, but you wouldn't be able to tell from this match.

Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit - There is no question about it....this was the best match of the PPV! I watch quite a bit of wrestling, and this is the best match I have seen in a long time. This match featured quite a bit of chain wrestling with reversals, near falls and lots of action. Benoit and Angle put on a wrestling clinic. This match should go down as a classic, and had this been at a bigger PPV, it would be remembered for a long time.

WWE Title: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Undertaker - How do you follow the Angle/Benoit classic? With a brawl. Despite Lesnar's amateur background, this was little more than a streetfight in the ring. Some power moves, but mostly punching and kicking. Not bad for what it was, but this is a forgettable match. The ending was a major disappointment and a horrible way to end a PPV. Had I been in the arena, I would have been booing just like the rest of the crowd.

This was a slightly better than average PPV, but it is elevated by the greatness that was the Kurt Angle/Chris Benoit match. It more than makes up for the main event, and redeems the entire program.

Here is the Card

1. Eight Man Tag Team Match
Kane, Bubba Dudley, Booker T, and Goldust vs The Un-Americans

2. Intercontinental Championship
Chris Jericho vs Ric Flair

3. Edge vs Eddie Guerrero

4. Island Boyz from RAW vs Billy and Chuck from Smackdown!

5. World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H vs Rob Van Dam

6. Women's Championship
Molly Holly vs Trish Stratus

7. Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle

8. WWE Championship
Brock Lesnar vs The Undertaker

You could probably except more from this ppv

The Good Matches

Triple H vs. RVD
Two different styles of wrestling RVD highflying and Triple H power this match was a great match they really put on a great show
90/100

WWE Championship Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
Very good main event, but it was kind of messed up at the end great big man match and good powermoves you won't be excepting cruiserweight moves in this one
88/100
Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle
Great techinial wrestling with good suplexes counters, submissons and other stuff that made this match excellent
100/100
The Okay
Eight Man Tag Team Match Unamericans: Lance Storm, William Regal, Test, Chrsitan vs. Kane, Bubba Ray Dudley, Booker-T, Goldust
Not all the way because Kane should have been in this match longer and I like Kane. But this got an okay because at the end there is finisher after finisher and good teamwork good match
78/100

The Bad
Intercontential Championship Chris Jericho vs. Ric Flair
Well bad because it was not so smart of Jericho to fake a knee injury and Flair took the whole match not any highlights or high spots not very exciting either
61/100

Interpromotionial Match Billy, Chuck vs. 3 mintue Warning
Another slow and short match with really nothing cool in it all the wrestlers in this match aren't very good except for Rosey
59.5/100

Women's Championship Trish Stratus vs. Molly Holly
Skip Skip and Skip not intresting
23/100

Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero
Edge should have won that match this two have too many fueds not a good match high flying moves made the match pretty good until Eddie messed it up
45/100

I have to say that this was a great PPV, especially at the end where Eric Bischoff got the longest stinkface ever by Rikishi. Every match was pretty good in my opinion, except for the woman's championship match. Besides, there was no hype being built up for that match, all they did was make the match, and let Trish win. It sucked basically. Other than that, I LOVED the Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit match. A lot of different strategies and techniques used by each wrestler, and it was very entertaining every second you watched it. The WWE championship match was good, though it could've been a LOT better. I mean, come on. Matt Hardy interfeiring? That was dumb. And the referee had to stop the match because there was too much fighting going on? The referee should've been fired that night since it was so entertaining watching Undertaker and Brock Lesnar beat the hell outta each other. I have to say that when Taker threw Lesnar through the Unforgiven sign, THAT was awesome. Overall, nearly every match was good, and some matches had shockers, but overall, GREAT PPV!