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Unforgiven was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. The show made the debut on April 26, 1998 and since then it has been arranged every year until 2008 by the World Wrestling Entertainment authority. Although in the debut year the show was held in the month of April but from the very next year the show was scheduled to take place on every September and thus occupied the September month slot of the WWE PPV schedule. The show actually started as an “In Your House” event and featured the Inferno Match between The Undertaker and Kane. The event took place 11 times and after the 11th and the very last edition in 2008, the program was replaced by the Breaking Point in 2009.
The Greensboro Coliseum Complex of Greensboro, North Carolina got the privilege to host the inaugural edition of the show. In the main event of that show, Stone Cold Steve Austin squared off with Dude Love for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. The very next edition of the show was hosted by another North Carolina based venue Charlotte Coliseum. First Union Center of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the venue for the very first WWE Unforgiven of the 21st century which was held on September 24, 2000. The 11th and so far the latest edition of the program took place on September 7, 2008 and Quicken Loans Arena of Cleveland, Ohio hosted the event. More than 8,700 fans went to attend the show on this occasion. A vacant World Heavyweight Championship was on the card and the likes of Chris Jericho, Batista, Kane, John “Bradshaw” Layfield and Rey Mysterio faced each other in a Championship Scramble match. Y2J Chris Jericho had the last laugh as the Canadian beat his other counterparts to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
Promotion : World Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Entertainment
Brands : Raw, SmackDown, ECW
Debut : April, 1998
Number of Editions : 11
PPV Schedule Slot : September
First Edition : 1998
Venue of the First Event : Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Location of the First Event : Greensboro, North Carolina
Last Edition : 2008
Venue of the Last Event : Quicken Loans Arena
Location of the Last Event : Cleveland, Ohio
Replaced by : Breaking Point
Participating Superstars :
- John “Bradshaw” Layfield
- John Cena
- Batista
- The Miz
- Kane
- Zack Ryder
- Christian
- Kofi Kingston
- R-Truth
- Dolph Ziggler
- Jack Swagger
- Sheamus
- Randy Orton
- Chris Jericho
- Alberto Del Rio
- CM Punk
- Cody Rhodes
- Ryback
- Daniel Bryan
- Brodus Clay
- Camacho
- Heath Slater
- Michael McGillicutty
- JTG
- Yoshi Tatsu
- Ezekiel Jackson
- Jey Uso
- Drew McIntyre
- Curt Hawkins
- Tyler Reks
- Jinder Mahal
- The Great Khali
- Titus O’Neil
- Jimmy Uso
- William Regal
- Darren Young
- Alex Riley
- Tyson Kidd
- David Otunga
- Jerry Lawler
- Michael Cole
- Big Show
- Sin Cara
- Mason Ryan
- Chavo Gurrero
- Wade Barrett
- Rey Mysterio
- Montel Vontavious Porter
- Ted DiBiase
- David Hart Smith
- Edge
Participating Divas :
- Layla
- Beth Phoenix
- Naomi
- Brie Bella
- Nikki Bella
- Kelly Kelly
- Natalya
- Eve Torres
- Maryse
Broadcasting TV Channels : The following TV Channels broadcast the show in different countries and regions.
| Countries | TV Channels |
| Australia | Main Event |
| Austria | Sky Select Event |
| Brazil | FOX Premium |
| Germany | Sky Select Event |
| India | Ten Network |
| Ireland | Sky Sports Box Office |
| Italy | Sky Primafila |
| Malaysia | WWE Network |
| New Zealand | Sky Arena |
| South Africa | Super Sports 4 HD |
| Sri Lanka | Ten 1 |
| Switzerland | Sky Select Event |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Box Office |
