It started out as a regional promotion, broke away from the National Wrestling Association, fought through the wars of the Big 3, and now stands as the biggest wrestling organization on the planet. From the World Wide Wrestling Federation to today's World Wrestling Entertainment, the McMahon family has truly built a dynasty that can be admired and envied. Through this listing of the major cards and pay-per-views that have taken place in the history of the organization, I hope you'll get to remember the matches and individuals that helped mold the history of sports entertainment.
For a little more information on the cards (such as the time of the matches and who picked up the falls), be sure to check out the WWE section of www.prowrestlinghistory.com.
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- In a dark match, Shannon Moore & Jimmy Wang Yang defeated Deuce & Domino
- Ric Flair won a "Ric Flair Career" Match over MVP
- JBL won, via DQ, over Chris Jericho
- Edge retained the World Title, defeating Rey Mysterio
- Randy Orton retained the WWE Title, defeating Jeff Hardy
- John Cena won the "Royal Rumble" Match over Batista, Shelton Benjamin, Big Daddy V, Elijah Burke, Carlito, Tommy Dreamer, Finlay, Mick Foley, the Great Khali, Chavo Guerrero, Mark Henry, Hardcore Holly, Hornswoggle, Kane, Mr. Kennedy, Santino Marella, Shawn Michaels, the Miz, John Morrison, Jamie Noble, Chuck Palumbo, Roddy Piper, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Gene Snitsky, Jimmy Snuka, Triple H, Umaga, and the Undertaker
- In a dark match, Kane defeated Shelton Benjamin
- Chavo Guerrero retained the ECW World Heavyweight Title, defeating CM Punk
- The Undertaker won a "Smackdown #1 Contenders Elimination Chamber" Match over Batista, Big Daddy V, Finlay, the Great Khali, and MVP
- Ric Flair defeated Mr. Kennedy. Flair's career was on the line in the match.
- Edge retained the World Title, defeating Rey Mysterio
- John Cena won, via DQ, over the WWE Champion, Randy Orton
- Triple H won a "Raw #1 Contenders Elimination Chamber" Match over Jeff Hardy, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, JBL, and Umaga
- In a dark match, Kane won a "ECW World Title #1 Contenders Battle Royal" over Elijah Burke, Lance Cade, Deuce, Domino, Tommy Dreamer, Jim Duggan, Festus, the Great Khali, Mark Henry, Hardcore Holly, Jesse, Brian Kendrick, Kofi Kingston, the Miz, Shannon Moore, Trevor Murdoch, Jamie Noble, Chuck Palumbo, Cody Rhodes, Snitsky, Matt Striker, Val Venis, and Jimmy Wang Yang
- JBL won a "Belfast Brawl" Match over Finlay
- CM Punk won a "Money In The Bank Ladder" Match over Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, John Morrison, and MVP
- Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Ric Flair, Eddie Graham, Rocky Johnson, Peter Maivia, Gordon Solie, and Mae Young were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
- Batista (representing Smackdown) won a "Brand Supremacy" Match over Umaga (representing Raw)
- Kane won the ECW World Heavyweight Title, defeating Chavo Guerrero
- Shawn Michaels won a "Career Threatening" Match over Ric Flair. Due to the loss, Flair had to retire.
- Beth Phoenix & Melina won the "Bunnymania Lumberjill" Match over Ashley & Maria
- Randy Orton retained the WWE Title, winning a "Triple Threat" Match over John Cena and Triple H
- Floyd Mayweather won a "Boxer vs. Wrestler" Match over the Big Show
- The Undertaker won the World Title, defeating Edge
KOTR Tournament, Quarter-Finals:
- Chris Jericho defeated MVP
- CM Punk defeated Matt Hardy
- Finlay won, via DQ, over the Great Khali
- William Regal defeated Hornswoggle
KOTR Tournament, Semi-Finals:
- CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho
- William Regal defeated Finlay
KOTR Tournament, Finals:
- William Regal defeated CM Punk
- In a dark match, John Morrison & the Miz retained the WWE Tag-Team Titles, defeating Shannon Moore & Jimmy Wang Yang
- Matt Hardy won the WWE United States Heavyweight Title, defeating MVP
- Kane retained the ECW World Heavyweight Title, defeating Chavo Guerrero
- The Big Show defeated the Great Khali
- Shawn Michaels defeated Batista. Chris Jericho was the special referee.
- Jillian Hall, Natalya Neidhart, Beth Phoenix, Layla, & Melina defeated Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Michelle McCool, Ashley, & Cherry
- The Undertaker retained the World Heavyweight Title, defeating Edge
- Triple H won the WWE Title, winning a "Four Way Elimination" Match over John Cena, Randy Orton, and JBL
- In a dark match, Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes retained the WWE Raw Tag-Team Titles, defeating Santino Marella & Carlito
- John Cena defeated John Bradshaw Layfield
- John Morrison & the Miz retained the WWE Smackdown Tag-Team Titles, defeating CM Punk & Kane
- Shawn Michaels won a "Non-Title" Match over the WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Chris Jericho
- Mickie James retained the WWE Women's World Title, winning a "Three Way" Match over Beth Phoenix and Melina
- The Undertaker won, via Countout, over Edge. The match was supposed to be for the World Heavyweight Title, but since the Undertaker won via countout, Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero declared the belt was still vacant.
- Jeff Hardy defeated MVP
- Triple H retained the WWE Title, winning a "Steel Cage" Match over Randy Orton
- Jeff Hardy won a "Falls Count Anywhere" Match over Umaga
- The Big Show won a "Five Way Singapore Canes On Poles ECW #1 Contenders" Match over Tommy Dreamer, Chavo Guerrero, John Morrison, and CM Punk
- John Cena won a "First Blood" Match over JBL
- Beth Phoenix won an "I Quit" Match over Melina
- Batista won a "Stretcher" Match over Shawn Michaels
- Triple H retained the WWE Title, winning a "Last Man Standing" Match over Randy Orton. This was the match where Orton broke his collarbone.
- Edge won the vacated World Title, winning a "Tables, Ladders, & Chairs" Match over the Undertaker. By losing the match, the Undertaker was banished from the WWE.
- In a dark match, Jeff Hardy defeated MVP
- John Morrison & the Miz retained the WWE Tag-Team Titles, defeated Finlay & Hornswoggle
- Matt Hardy retained the WWE United States Heavyweight Title, defeating Chavo Guerrero
- Mark Henry won the ECW World Heavyweight Title, winning a "Triple Threat" Match over Kane and the Big Show
- Ted DiBiase (Jr) & Cody Rhodes won the World Tag-Team Titles, defeating Hardcore Holly. Rhodes was originally Holly's partner, but turned on him at the beginning of the match, teaming with DiBiase as his mystery partner instead.
- Kofi Kingston won the WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title, defeating Chris Jericho
- Mickie James retained the WWE Women's World Title, defeating Katie Lea Burchill
- Edge retained the World Heavyweight Title, defeating Batista
- Triple H retained the WWE Title, defeating John Cena
- In a dark match, Umaga defeated Mr. Kennedy
- Rated Rmy (Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder) won the WWE Tag-Team Titles, winning a "Fatal Fourway" Match over John Morrison & the Miz, Finlay & Hornswoggle, and Jesse & Festus
- Shelton Benjamin won the WWE United States Heavyweight Title, defeating Matt Hardy
- Mark Henry retained the ECW World Heavyweight Title, defeating Tommy Dreamer
- Chris Jericho won, via ref stoppage, over Shawn Michaels
- Michelle McCool won the first WWE Diva's Title, defeating Natalya Neidhart
- CM Punk, as the World Heavyweight Champion, fought to a Double Disqualification with Batista
- John Bradshaw Layfield won a "NYC Parking Lot Brawl" Match over John Cena
- Triple H retained the WWE Title, defeating Edge
- John Bradshaw Layfield, Kane, & Simply Priceless (Ted DiBiase Jr & Cody Rhodes) defeated John Cena, Batista, & Cryme Tyme (JTG & Shad)
- The Great Khali defeated Jimmy Wang Yang
- Edge defeated Jeff Hardy
- In a dark match, The Big Show defeated Bam Neely
- MVP defeated Jeff Hardy
- Santino Marella & Beth Phoenix won the WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title and the WWE Women's World Title, respectively, winning a "Winner Takes All" Match over Kofi Kingston & Mickie James
- Matt Hardy won, via DQ, over the ECW World Heavyweight Champion, Mark Henry
- CM Punk retained the World Title, defeating John Bradshaw Layfield
- Triple H retained the WWE Title, defeating the Great Khali
- The Undertaker won a "Hell In A Cell" Match over Edge
- In a dark match, Evan Bourne defeated John Morrison
- Matt Hardy won the ECW World Heavyweight Title, winning a "Scramble" Match over Chavo Guerrero, Mark Henry, Finlay, and the Miz
- Simply Priceless (Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes) retained the World Tag-Team Titles, defeating Cryme Tyme (JTG & Shad)
- Shawn Michaels won an "Unsanctioned" Match, via ref stoppage, over Chris Jericho
- Triple H retained the WWE Title, winning a "Scramble" Match over Shelton Benjamin, Jeff Hardy, The Brian Kendrick, and MVP
- Michelle McCool retained the WWE Diva's Title, defeating Maryse
- Chris Jericho won the World Heavyweight Title, winning a "Scramble" Match over John Bradshaw Layfield, Rey Mysterio, Batista, and Kane. Jericho was a substitute for the former World Champion, CM Punk, who was taken out by Randy Orton, Simply Priceless, and Manu earlier in the night.
- Matt Hardy retained the ECW Heavyweight Title, defeating Mark Henry
- Beth Phoenix retained the WWE Women's World Title, defeating Candice Michelle
- Rey Mysterio won, via DQ, over Kane. Mysterio's mask was on the line in the match.
- Batista won a "#1 Contenders" Match over John Bradshaw Layfield
- The Big Show won, via Knockout, over the Undertaker
- Triple H retained the WWE Title, defeating Jeff Hardy
- Chris Jericho retained the World Heavyweight Title, winning a "Ladder" Match over Shawn Michaels
- In a dark match, Shelton Benjamin retained the WWE United States Heavyweight Title, defeating R-Truth[59%]. (The other possible wrestlers were Festus[26%] and MVP[15%])
- Rey Mysterio won a "No Holds Barred" Match[39%] over Kane. (The other possible matches were Falls Count Anywhere[35%] and 3 Falls[26%].)
- Matt Hardy retained the ECW Heavyweight Title, defeating Evan Bourne[69%]. (The other possible wrestlers were Finlay[25%] and Mark Henry[6%])
- John Morrison & the Miz defeated Cryme Tyme (JTG & Shad) [38%]. (The other possible matches were Simply Priceless (Ted DiBiase Jr & Cody Rhodes) vs. Kofi Kingston & CM Punk [35%] and Jamie Noble & Mickie James vs. William Regal & Layla [27%])
- The Honky Tonk Man[35%] won, via DQ, over the WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Santino Marella. (The other possible wrestlers were Roddy Piper[34%] and Goldust[31%])
- The Undertaker won a "Last Man Standing" Match[49%] over the Big Show. (The other possible matches were an "I Quit" Match[42%] and a "Knockout" Match[9%])
- Mickie James won the "Diva Halloween Costume" Contest over Brie Bella, Eve, Jillian Hall, Kelly Kelly, Layla, Katie Lea, Maria, Maryse, Michelle McCool, Candice Michelle, Natalya Neidhart, Beth Phoenix, Tiffany, Victoria, and Lena Yada
- Triple H retained the WWE Title, defeating Jeff Hardy[57%]. (The other possible match-ups were Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov [5%] and Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Vladimir Kozlov [38%])
- Batista won the World Heavyweight Title, defeating Chris Jericho. Steve Austin[74%] was the special referee. (The other possible refs were Shawn Michaels[22%] and Randy Orton[4%])
- In a dark match, The Brian Kendrick defeated Kung Fu Naki
- Team HBK (Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, the Great Khali, & Cryme Tyme [JTG & Shad]) won an "Elimination" Match over Team JBL (John Bradshaw Layfield, Kane, The Miz, John Morrison, & MVP). Michaels, Mysterio, and Khali were the 'survivors'.
- Team Raw (Jillian Hall, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Candice Michelle, & Beth Phoenix) won an "Elimination" Match over Team Smackdown (Maria, Maryse, Michelle McCool, Natalya, & Victoria). Phoenix was the sole 'survivor'.
- The Undertaker won a "Casket" Match over the Big Show
- Team Orton (Shelton Benjamin, Mark Henry, Randy Orton, William Regal, & Cody Rhodes) won an "Elimination" Match over Team Batista (Batista, Matt Hardy, Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, & R-Truth). Orton & Rhodes were the 'survivors'.
- Edge won the WWE Title, winning a "Triple Threat" Match over Vladimir Kozlov and Triple H. Edge substituted for Jeff Hardy, who was apparently attacked by Edge at his hotel and taken out of the match.
- John Cena won the World Title, defeating Chris Jericho
IC #1 Contenders Tournament, First Round:
- Kofi Kingston won, via DQ, over Kane
- John Morrison defeated Finlay
- Rey Mysterio defeated the Miz
IC #1 Contenders Tournament, Semi-Finals:
- CM Punk defeated John Morrison
- Rey Mysterio defeated Kofi Kingston
(Finals At Armageddon '08)
- In a dark match, John Morrison & the Miz retained the World Tag-Team Titles, defeating Jesse & Festus
- Vladimir Kozlov won a "Non-Title" Match over the ECW World Heavyweight Champion, Matt Hardy
- CM Punk defeated Rey Mysterio in the finals of the "Intercontinental Heavyweight Title #1 Contenders" Tournament
- Finlay won a "Belfast Brawl" Match over Mark Henry
- Batista defeated Randy Orton
- Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Michelle McCool, & Maria won a "Santa's Little Helper" Match over Jillian, Maryse, Natalya, & Victoria
- John Cena retained the World Title, defeating Chris Jericho
- Jeff Hardy won the WWE Title, winning a "Triple Threat" Match over Edge and Triple H