The 2006 Unforgiven was the ninth annual

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(PPV)

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produced by

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(WWE). It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's

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brand division. The event took place on September 17, 2006, at the

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. The

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was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the

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between

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and

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, which Cena won after retrieving the belt suspended above the ring. One of the predominant matches on the

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was

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(

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and

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) versus The Big Show,

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and

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in a Handicap

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match. Triple H and Michaels won the match after Triple H pinned Vince following a

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shot to his back. Another primary match on the undercard was Lita versus

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for the

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in what was Stratus' final match of her full-time wrestling career. Stratus won the match after forcing Lita to submit to the

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, thus becoming a record setting seven time WWE Women's Champion. As many of the existing feuds ended following the event, some did not. Notably,

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continued to feud with Johnny Nitro, facing off against him for the

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throughout September. The feud between D-Generation X (DX) and The McMahons ended after the event, as DX began an

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with Edge and

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. Following his win against Edge, Cena began an angle with

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, which started the following month at

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and lasted throughout the year.

Production

Background

was first held by

(WWE) as the 21st In Your House

(PPV) in April 1998. Following the discontinuation of the

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series in February 1999, Unforgiven branched off as its own PPV in September that year, becoming WWE's annual September PPV. The 2006 event was the ninth event in the Unforgiven chronology and took place on September 17 at the

. Like the previous three years' events, it featured wrestlers exclusively from the

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Storylines

The event featured seven

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with different wrestlers involved in pre-existing

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ed feuds,

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s and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either

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or fan favorites as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. All wrestlers belonged to the

brand – a storyline division in which WWE assigned its employees to a different program, the other being

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. The main

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heading into Unforgiven was between

and

over the

. The two were evenly matched, with one victory each. Cena defeated Edge by disqualification at ''

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'', and Edge had beaten Cena at

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to retain his championship. On the edition of August 21, 2006 of ''Raw'', Lita, Edge's girlfriend, threw Cena's customized belt, which had a spinning center plate of the WWE logo, into the

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. Afterwards, Edge proclaimed that it was the end of the "Cena era" in his life. Edge went on to unveil a new version of the belt, which had a spinning center plate of his "Rated-R Superstar" logo. Later in the evening, Edge had a match with the returning

; however, the match ended in a no-contest after Cena interfered and attacked Edge. After the match, the two fought outside the arena, and Cena tossed Edge into the Long Island Sound. On the edition of August 28, 2006 of ''Raw'', Edge demanded that

, who was in charge of ''Raw'' that night, fire Cena for his actions the week before. Cena, however, interrupted and told Edge that if he got another WWE Championship match and lost, he would sign a contract with

and leave Edge's life. Edge agreed, but on the condition that he decided when, where, and what type of match it would be. After Cena defeated

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later that night, Edge hit Cena with a chair, a ladder, and later put him through a table. Following his attack, Edge told Cena that the match was going to be a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at Unforgiven in his hometown of

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. The other main match on the card was

(DX) (

and

) versus The McMahons (

and

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) and The Big Show in a

match. At SummerSlam, DX defeated The McMahons in a tag team match. On the edition of August 21, 2006 of ''Raw'', as part of the storyline, DX vandalized the WWE headquarters and Vince McMahon's personal jet plane and limousine. On the edition of August 28 of ''Raw'', The McMahons viciously attacked DX after their 3-on-2 handicap match with their SummerSlam opponents,

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and

William Regal Darren Kenneth Matthews (born 10 May 1968), better known by the ring name William Regal, is an English retired professional wrestler. He is known for his over 20 years spent in WWE, as both a performer and an on-screen authority, and for his ti ...

. But before Vince and Shane proceeded to attack DX, Big Show attacked DX, giving the advantage to The McMahons. Moments after the assault, Vince booked a match at Unforgiven, where he teamed up with Shane and Big Show to take on DX in a 3-on-2 handicap Hell in a Cell match. One of the main

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matches was between Lita and

for the

. Lita engaged herself in a feud with Trish Stratus, after Lita and Edge interrupted Stratus' title match with

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. Lita and Edge then went on to attack Stratus', only to involve Carlito, who was in an on-screen relationship with Stratus, to brawl with Lita and Edge. A scheduled tag team match between Lita and Edge versus Stratus and Carlito occurred, in which Edge and Lita were the winners. On the edition of August 28, 2006 of ''Raw'', Lita revealed that Stratus would retire following Unforgiven, which was later confirmed by Stratus. On the edition of September 4 of ''Raw'', Stratus challenged Lita to a match at Unforgiven for the WWE Women's title, for her retirement match, in which Lita accepted.

Event

The event unofficially began with a

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between

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and

Shelton Benjamin Shelton James Benjamin (born July 9, 1975) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under his real name. He is also known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wres ...

. Crazy pinned Benjamin for the win.

Preliminary matches

The first match was between

and Johnny Nitro for the Intercontinental Championship. In the start of the match, Hardy gained the advantage over Nitro by countering his attacks. Hardy performed the

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, but Nitro put his foot on the rope to break a pinfall attempt. Melina, however, hit Hardy with her boot, and Nitro pinned Hardy and retained the title. The match that followed was between Kane and Umaga. The match was taken to the outside of the ring. Kane performed a clothesline on Umaga into the crowd for a double countout called by the referee. The third match was for the

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between the

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(

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and

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) and The Highlanders. back and forth action was seen by both teams. The members of the Squad, who were at ringside, interfered in the match and gave the upper hand to their teammates, as Mikey was able to pin Rory after a Facebuster, thus able to retain the World Tag Team Championship.

Main event matches

In the next match,

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and

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faced

and

(DX) in a Handicap

match. At first, DX got the upper hand over the McMahons and Big Show. Back and forth action occurred between the teams. During the match, Triple H wrapped a chair around Shane's neck and Michaels dropped an elbow onto the chair, injuring Shane. Michaels proceeded to perform Sweet Chin Music on Big Show. DX then pulled Big Show's trunks down and shoved Vince's head up Big Show's

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. Michaels performed Sweet Chin Music, before Triple H hit Vince with a

and covered him for the win. The next singles match was between

and Lita for the

. Stratus gained control early in the match, but Lita took it from her after she threw Stratus from the top rope. Stratus won the match after she locked in the

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on Lita, who submitted to the move, and Stratus became Women's Champion for the last time in her career. In the sixth match,

faced Carlito. As the match began, Carlito spat on Orton and momentarily was followed by a

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. Mid-way in the match, Carlito performed a

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from each side of the ring. His elbow caught Orton in the mouth on the second moonsault causing Orton to bleed from the mouth. After back and forth action, Carlito attempted an aerial maneuver, only to be countered into a mid-air

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. Orton then pinned Carlito for the win. In the main event,

faced

in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the

. The match stipulation added that if Cena lost to Edge, Cena would move to the

brand. At the start, Cena took the advantage over Edge. Edge, however, countered Cena's moves with a

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. The match saw Cena sandwich Edge in a ladder as he applied the STFU on Edge, to which Edge submitted. At one point, Cena began to climb the ladder, as he was moments away from retrieving the title, Lita, who interfered on Edge's behalf, tipped the ladder over, making Cena fall off the ladder through a table at ringside. Lita's interference was short, as Cena would later recover, and as Edge was climbing the ladder, Lita hit Cena with a steel chair to the back, only for him to inadvertently fall towards and push the ladder, making Edge fall off the ladder through a table at ringside. Lita then received an FU off Cena. Cena then began to make his way up the ladder, as did Edge when he re-entered the ring. The two fought until Cena performed an FU off the ladder through two tables that were stacked on Edge. Cena then grabbed the belt to win the WWE Championship for a third time.

Reception

The event received mostly positive reviews from critics. Writing for

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, Brian Elliott stated that the event was "a card of averages, with nothing excellent and little poor". He rated the overall event 7 out 10 stars. The main event between Edge and John Cena for the WWE Championship was rated 9 out of 10 stars, the Hell in a Cell match was rated 9 and a half out of 10 with the Sun saying it was an extreme bloodbath that lived up to its hype, the World Tag Team Championship between the Spirit Squad and the Highlanders was rated a 5 out of 10 stars, and the Intercontinental Championship match between Johnny Nitro and Jeff Hardy was rated a 7 out of 10 stars.

Aftermath

On the edition of October 2, 2006 of ''

'',

was scheduled to defend the

against

in a

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, after Edge invoked his rematch clause for the title. Cena defeated Edge to retain the title, as he was able to perform an FU for the win, and thus ended the feud between the two. Edge, however, would begin a feud with DX, after Edge blamed DX for costing him the title match against Cena, due to interference from DX the previous week. The following week, Edge used an edition of ''

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'' to join forces with

to form a

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and began a feud against DX. Edge cited Randy Orton's lack of success after being kicked out of

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by Triple H and DX's "stale" antics "taking up TV time" as reasons to join forces. The duo dubbed themselves Rated-RKO. At

, Edge and Orton became the first team to finally defeat DX since their reunion in June. Kane and Umaga continued their feud, as both individuals interfered in one another's matches. On the edition of October 9, 2006 of Raw, Kane and Umaga were scheduled in a " Loser Leaves Raw match"; Umaga defeated Kane and sent him to the SmackDown! brand. Despite their separation into different brands, Umaga and Kane had one final match at Cyber Sunday. Umaga won again, after fans selected him to be Umaga's opponent instead of Chris Benoit and

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. The angle between Johnny Nitro and

continued, as the two were involved in another Intercontinental Championship match where Nitro retained the title. Nitro, however, lost the title to Hardy, on the edition of October 2 of ''Raw''. The

was vacated on September 18, 2006, following

' win at Unforgiven. On the edition of September 25 of ''Raw'', a Women's title tournament began, and the first match was won by Lita, after she defeated

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. The second tournament match was a Lingerie match between

and

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, which James won. On the edition of October 9 of ''Raw'', Melina defeated

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in a

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to advance in the tournament match. The following week,

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won a Fatal Four-Way Bra and Panties match against Victoria, Candice Michelle, and Torrie Wilson to advance to the semi-finals. On the edition of October 23 of ''Raw'', James defeated Melina to advance in the semi-finals. The following week on ''Raw'', Lita advanced in the tournament, after she defeated Maria. At Cyber Sunday, Lita and Mickie James advanced to the seventh match of the tournament. Lita won the vacant Women's title, after she pinned James with a Swinging snap DDT. John Cena was placed in an inter-

to determine the "Champion of Champions" – or who was the most dominant champion in WWE's three brands. Cena, King Booker (SmackDown!'s

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), and

( ECW's

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) engaged in a feud leading to a

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at Cyber Sunday in November; viewers chose which championship would be placed on the line. At the same time, Cena became involved in a storyline with non-wrestler

when he began appearing on ''Raw'' with Johnny Nitro and Melina. After getting into a worked physical altercation with Federline on ''Raw'', Federline helped King Booker retain his title at Cyber Sunday in the Triple Threat match by hitting Cena with the World Heavyweight Title belt. The 2006 Unforgiven would be the final brand-exclusive Unforgiven, as following

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the following year, brand-exclusive pay-per-views were discontinued.

Results

Notes

References

*(2006). ''SummerSlam VD World Wrestling Entertainment''. *(2006). ''Unforgiven VD World Wrestling Entertainment''.

External links

Unforgiven Official Website
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